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November 20, 2012 -American Hockey League (AHL) Springfield Falcons
Springfield, Mass. - The Springfield Falcons, AHL affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced details of Gary Rome Auto Group Night, which will take place when the club hosts the Manchester Monarchs on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the MassMutual Center.
The game will begin with a ceremonial puck drop by Gary Rome, owner of Gary Rome Auto Group and one of the Falcons' valued corporate partners, along with his dog Jack. The first 3,000 fans into the building that night will receive a postcard with details about a Gary Rome Auto Group Facebook promotion, which includes a grand prize of dinner for two at Picks Restaurant, an overnight stay at the Sheraton Monarch Place, and tickets to a Falcons game. Visit GoToGary.com for details on Gary Rome Hyundaiin Holyoke, Mass. and Gary Rome Kia in Enfield, Conn.
As part of the evening, fans are encouraged to bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots, a program run by the United States Marine Corps which distributes toys to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them gifts for Christmas. The Toys for Tots bins will be located next to the Pride table in the concourse under section 29 and will be manned by on-site Marines. As an incentive to support this program, any fan who brings a toy for donation will receive a free ticket voucher for the Falcons' home game on Saturday, Dec. 15 when Springfield welcomes St. John's to the MassMutual Center at 7:30 p.m. (one voucher per person).
Fans will be invited to participate in a holiday sing-a-long during the intermissions. Santa Claus will also be venturing down from the North Pole to meet and greet Falcons fans and hang out with his friend Screech.
Single-game tickets to see the Falcons in 2012-2013 can be purchased at the MassMutual Center Box Office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. through game time on Saturday home dates, and starting four hours prior to Sunday home contests. Fans can also purchase tickets by logging onto Ticketmaster.com. For information about discounted group packages to Falcons home games, call (413) 739-GOAL (4625).


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Cultured products
Cultured products, such as yogurt and sour crème must be handled with great care to preserve the individual cultures and protect any fruits and berries. This makes Grundfos' range of sanitary pumps highly suitable for this specific application. Throughout the process – from milk reception to packing – the dosing as well as the handling is carried out with great precision and care, ensuring that your final product is one of high quality.
Milk reception: In by far the majority of dairies the milk is transported from the milk tanker into the tanks using a single-stage centrifugal pump. If higher pressure is required, a multi-stage pump is available. In order to completely empty the milk tanker, a single-stage priming pump, creating vacuum on its own, can be supplied.
Milk treatment: During the treatment process single-stage centrifugal pumps transport the milk from one tank to the next, while an end-suction pump enables quick heating of the milk to kill all bacteria – and an equally quick cooling process. A speedy pasteurisation is crucial in order to protect the flavour of the milk.
Process: Gentle handling is a key word in the production of cultured products. First of all the pumps must ensure that the increasingly viscous liquid is not exposed to any shaking that could ruin the characteristic texture. Next, it is important that any whole berries are preserved. Grundfos' lobe pumps have been developed to do both – and to do it with great care. Moreover, the high quality pumps are capable of precisely dosing culture and any colour, fruits and berries.
|In the production of cultured products the liquid becomes increasingly viscous.
|Grundfos' lobe pumps have been developed to handle highly viscous liquid – and to do it with great care in order to maintain the defined texture of the cultured product.
|Cultured products may contain whole berries that must be preserved.
|Grundfos' lobe pumps offer dedicated lobes for whole berries, ensuring that they are not squashed or ruined in any way.
|In order to protect the flavour of the milk – and consequently ensure high quality in the finished product – a very quick heating and cooling process is crucial.
|Grundfos' end-suction pump enables efficient pasteurisation of the milk to kill all bacteria.
|In dairies it can be necessary to adjust the production speed to match the packing speed.
|Grundfos offers advanced E-solutions that will automatically adjust the speed of the pumps, ensuring that the packing process is able to keep up with production itself.
|Maximum hygiene is essential in all dairies. Particularly in the production of cultured products, it is important to ensure that every single remain of yoghurt is washed out.
|All Grundfos' sanitary pumps are CIP-compatible, allowing tanks, pipes and process lines to be efficiently cleaned without having to dismantle the equipment. Precise dosing pumps speed up the CIP-process by adding only the necessary detergent, consequently reducing the flushing of the system. Every CIP- system is followed by a single-stage priming pump that removes every last drop of detergent in tanks and pipes. A CIP-system can also be applied to the milk tanker to allow easy and 100% reliable cleaning of the inside of the tank.
Important notes
- All Grundfos' sanitary pumps carry the EHEDG certificate. Certain models also carry the 3A certificate.
- By-wing lobes are specially constructed to preserve whole berries in the production of cultured products.
- Choose SiC/SiC mechanical shaft seals if the oxidizing disinfection agents could potentially cause corrosion.

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3M Scotch Corrugate Sealing Tape Addresses Challenges of Recycled Corrugated Materials
Recycling materials often need specially designed products.
Known for its innovation and adhesive technologies, 3M continues to introduce tapes that solve sticky business situations — in particular those posed by recycled corrugate materials. With the expansion of its portfolio of Scotch Recycled Corrugate Tapes, 3M is arming companies with the tape necessary to tackle the wide range of corrugate in the marketplace in a cost effective manner. The expanded line offers options for tape weight, backing strength and performance.
Designed specifically for use with recycled corrugated boxes and substrates (which are more difficult to seal because of shorter, flatter fibers and a less smooth surface area) 3M's family of Scotch Recycled Corrugated Tapes have up to 10 times the tack of conventional box sealing tapes. As a result, the versatile, super-sticky tape will stick to most packaging material in use today.
According to 3M, the constant state of flux of packaging materials is due to the rapidly changing environmental standards, which force companies to continually seek new ways to reduce cost and improve their company's environmental footprint.
"Nearly all of the products being shipped today use corrugated cardboard and with upwards of 85 percent of it being recovered, the majority of boxes contain some recycled content," said Brian Kenady, U.S. marketing manager. "With so much variation, it is important that companies are equipped with sealing tape that doesn't require multiple applications in order to keep the products secure. It makes sense not only from an environmental footprint perspective but also from the bottom line."
In late 2010, 3M unveiled the first product in the Scotch Recycled Corrugate Tape line. Since its introduction, the tape has helped manufacturers across industries cut their costs by thousands of dollars. In one instance, the Recycled Corrugate Tape enabled a major apparel manufacturer to realize significant cost savings by using only a single strip of tape on their boxes instead of using multiple strips.
3M's Recycled Corrugate Tape products can be applied by hand for low volume packaging with a hand-held tape dispenser or with a 3M-Matic™ Case Sealer for high productivity packing. For more information about the complete line of 3M Recycled Corrugate Tapes, visit www.3M.com.


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Ground water
When it comes to getting water out of the ground, Grundfos' deep well pumps and pump systems stand out. No matter how deep you need to go, our high pressure multistage pumps will do the job effortlessly, providing you with the water volumes required. Once the water is out of the ground, single-stage and booster pumps are available for moving the water along to the next stage – either for further treatment or for instant use.
If the ground water is to be pumped straight out of the ground and used instantly, Grundfos' products efficiently help treat the water in the ground to remove any chemical. On-site treatment of water may also be the obvious solution, if storage space is scarce.
All Grundfos deep well pumps can be supplied with a control solution, customised to reliably control and measure the pump activity. If further control is required, an advanced monitor is available for keeping immaculate track of what is going on underground. In case of irregularities or deviances the monitor will issue a warning, allowing immediate action in order to avoid downtime. The quality of the groundwater can also be monitored at every treatment step by means of reliable measurement and control.
|Service on deep well pumps is difficult, because they are placed under ground.
|Grundfos' deep well pumps are available with a flexible hose greatly facilitating getting the pump up if service is required.
|Once under ground, the pump's status is not immediately available.
|Grundfos offers an advanced monitor, allowing you to reliably keep track of the pump and intervene in case of any irregularities.


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Celebrate local author, illustrator and artist Virginia Lee Burton with story time, playing and art making in the Children's Activity Center. Burton authored and illustrated some of the most memorable books ever written for children, and won the 1942 Caldecott Medal for .
She went on to author many children's books with wonderful illustrations depicting the adventures of her well developed characters, all with happy endings. Later in life Virginia Lee Burton went on to become a recognized artist and founder of the world-reknown Folly Cove Designers. She lived in Folly Cove (part of Lanesville) with her husband and two sons.
Celebration activities include:
- Story Times
- Games
- Creating Art
- Hands on play
Story Times
- 11:30 Choo Choo
- 12:30 Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
- 1:30 Katy and the Big Snow
Virginia Lee Burton books include:
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Liverpool proved they could win without talismanic striker Luis Suarez as they fought from behind to take three points from a 3-2 victory over West Ham at Upton Park.
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Former Hammers' defender Glen Johnson opened the scoring with a tremendous effort before a Mark Noble penalty and a Steven Gerrard own goal turned the game in West Ham's favour. It was another West Ham academy graduate in substitute Joe Cole who pulled the visitors level with a James Collins own goal completing the comeback for Liverpool.


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Chinooks back in first place
Adam Humes and Kris Kwak provided the fireworks as Chugiak-Eagle River blasted the Peninsula Oilers 9-1 on Wednesday, July 4 at Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark in Kenai.
Kwak went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBIs, while Humes homered and drove in four runs.
Kwak currently leads the Alaska Baseball League with five homers, while Humes has driven in a league-high 20 runs.
Clint Manzo gave up just one run on three hits in eight innings of stellar work to earn the win for the Chinooks, who improved to 10-7 in ABL Play.
Chugiak-Eagle River is tied with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots atop the league heading into today's (Thursday, July 5) seoncd of four games against the Oilers in Kenai.
The Chinooks return to Loretta French Park on Tuesday, July 10 against the Oilers at 6 p.m.
Read more about Wednesday night's game at the Peninsula Clarion.


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Guardian of the Dead
Karen Healey
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 333
Genre: Thriller, Mythological, Young Adult
"You're Ellie Spencer."
I opened my mouth, just as he added, "And your eyes are opening."Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just like any other teenager at her boarding school. She hangs out with her best friend Kevin, she obsesses over Mark, a cute and mysterious bad boy, and her biggest worry is her paper deadline. But then everything changes. The news headlines are all abuzz about a local string of serial killings that all share the same morbid trademark: the victims were discovered with their eyes missing. Then a beautiful yet eerie woman enters Ellie's circle of friends and develops an unhealthy fascination with Kevin, and a crazed old man grabs Ellie in a public square and shoves a tattered Bible into her hands, exclaiming, "You need it. It will save your soul." Soon, Ellie finds herself plunged into a haunting world of vengeful fairies, Maori mythology, romance, betrayal, and an epic battle for immortality.
From the title and synopsis, I thought that Guardian of the Dead was going to be a horror/thriller novel, however, that was far from what it ended up being. I was instead led on an incredible journey through Maori legends of
The style and way the mythology was dealt with in the book reminded me strongly
of O.R. Melling's The Book of Dreams (my
all time favourite faerie book). New Zealand
Healey has created a world filled with mythology of all the world, but focusing on Maori legends due to the fact that it takes place in
It includes faeries, but of the Maori sort, which are similar to the popular
take on faeries nowadays (amazingly beautiful, tempting but dangerous). There
is also a promise underneath it, however, that in the feature if this world is
explored more Greek and Roman myth may play a much bigger role. New Zealand
As for the characters, I really liked Healey's take on many of them. They were varied and pretty complex, even many of the side characters. One thing that I was very impressed with is the inclusion of an asexual character which is not a well known sexual preference and I loved how it was dealt with but not made out to be a big deal by the characters. I also loved that it actually pertained to the plot since the Maori faerie was trying to seduce him and that kind of doesn't work that way.
There was no instalove in the book as well so points for that. Ellie of course had had a crush for forever on Mark, but he hadn't really even noticed her before they bumped into each other and his feelings developed rather than happened instantly. They also started with like before jumping straight to love.
I love, love, love the way the climax of the book played out with Ellie and the goddess and the faerie. It is an incredibly interesting bit of mythology with the goddess and then how Ellie and her conversed at the end about being tired of being lied to. I also adored how Ellie invoked the legend of Orpheus to return Mark from the dead, it was inspired by her part and the author had made sure to make mention of Orpheus's story earlier in passing so that those who may not be familiar with it understood what would be going on.
At the same time, everything didn't happen perfectly, although it worked. Mark returned, but not in human form which was a really interesting touch and makes me put out hope for more books as it gives a problem for them that doesn't include angst, angst "Oh no I love you, but I don't want to love you, our love is wrong", though knowing most YA books it probably will anyway.
Ellie's magical powers are also pretty cool. I love the idea of the mask and I hope if there are more books that that comes into importance as well as I'd love to learn its origin.
I recommend this book to people who love Young Adult Paranormal books that use mythology from various cultures instead of clear cut popular tales. I also recommend it if you like O.R. Melling, as Healey's style reminded me of hers.


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Social Distance Run - Run for the NHS Virtual 5k is aimed at thanking the NHS and carers who have worked so hard in these difficult times.
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
Monthly Update - April 2009
With the wet season finally drawing to a close and the river starting to drop it was time for a bit of damage control at Taricaya as we headed out onto our extensive trail system to assess the condition of our more distant trails that had been hard to reach previously. There was a secondary aim also as we search for a suitable pre-release site for our spider monkeys as construction may begin now that the heavy storms have passed. Our first task was to perform what we call the "Big Loop" which involves an all day hike around the perimeter of the reserve. This is always an adventure and more so at this time of year as we must cross many temporary swamps, often swimming from tree to tree! Considering the extent of the storms this year the trails were in good shape and we had to negotiate just a few fallen trees and despite being caught in a torrential downpour halfway around the circuit a good time was had by all. The walk culminated with the capture of a beautiful 3.5m snake. The Yellow-tailed Crebo (Drymarchon corais) was slithering off the trail in front of me and after a hectic chase through the undergrowth and some help from the other staff members present we were able to corner it and take some important biometric data (length, weight etc..).
At this stage I was content that the disruption to our trails was minimal and a few days clearing would see us reopen all the routes again. But later the same week as we headed out to search for an old trail we have not used for a couple of years I saw perhaps the worst case of storm damage I have ever come across. Passing the canopy and heading straight into the heart of the reserve we were heading for the main swamp and our old mammal colpa when we came across an area of maybe 3 or 4 hectares that had been completely levelled by the weather. Lightening damage is common in the rainforest and fallen trees are essential in maintaining the dynamism of the forest ecosystem as light reaches the ground and permits the continual plant succession that prevents any group of trees from out-competing others and thus reducing diversity. That said I have never seen such a huge natural clearing and the sheet lightening that struck must have been incredibly powerful. It left a lateral scar maybe a kilometre long crossing many of our trails with trees ripped apart halfway up and the falling giants had taken much of the surrounding vegetation down with them. After the initial shock had worn off it was time to get stuck in and reopen the trails that had been affected and with the routes now passable again it will be a case of time as the forest will regenerate and eventually swallow up the gaping hole.
At Taricaya we always take advantage of any situation and the huge clearing will give us a golden opportunity to hunt for new species of orchids and epiphytes (plants that live in the tops of other trees) that would normally be inaccessible in the high canopy. The area is also a perfect candidate for some reforestation studies in a natural environment and later this year we shall make the most of the site to perform some new studies based away from the pilot farm.
On the topic of reforestation we have finished working on our reforestation transects in the Ese'eja community of Palma Real and now we are moving on to a much larger project to get the community fresh water. The 80 families of the community have struggled for water for a long time and a couple of years ago we proposed to help them with the construction of a dam similar to the one we use seasonally in Taricaya. After a warm initial reaction they appeared to lose interest with a prospective better offer from another organisation but, as is often the case in such matters, nothing came of the rival offer and last month they approached us again for help. This active approach is very promising as it indicates a genuine interest in receiving aid and the community had formed a committee designed just to work on getting fresh water and a formal request signed by their president demonstrated their seriousness further. Nonetheless, the scale of the proposal put it beyond our means to help financially but we were not about to abandon the community after such an effort on their part and so Fernando and I began to work our contacts in Puerto Maldonado. The local government has funds available for such humanitarian projects and we offered to take the head of the council to Palma Real to assess the need himself. After I was interviewed on local television for a second time this year I focussed on the Palma Real problem and coupled with Fernando's long standing contacts we are pushing the project forward and once the budget is approved we shall provide the technical support based on our successful system at Taricaya. Upon completion this will be perhaps the most satisfying success of our developmental projects at Taricaya as we have worked over the years to gain the confidence of a mistrusting community by our work with the freshwater turtles, rubbish collection and reforestation program. After the failures of many other groups over the years we shall be able to make a real difference to over 500 people on a daily basis!
Every month I also keep you updated on our wildlife inventories and April gave us a few great sightings as I have come to expect. First in the mist netting as we continue our study of the mid-canopy we caught a bird that we had only heard around the reserve before. The White-winged Shrike Tanager (Lanio versicolor) is a truly spectacular species usually found in mixed species flocks which makes picking them out difficult and it was a fine catch as we moved our nets along the edge of the creek. One would expect birds to be the only captures during the day but early one afternoon we had a real surprise when we found a bat entangled in the net. The fact that it was active during the day aside; it was a rare species of which we had only previously captured a female. This fine male was the largest of the White-lined Sac-winged bats (Saccopteryx bilineata) and whilst most actively hunting small airborne insects around dusk it was still very early for it to be out of its roost. It must have been very hungry or equally confused!
Elsewhere on our long trail hikes we came across many different animal tracks in the fresh mud. Having scrambled across the swamp on a recently fallen tree we were greeted by tapir (Tapirus terrestris) tracks on all sides. The reason soon became apparent as we started to clear the abandoned trail and stumbled on an open area under a dead log. This favoured sleeping place was freshly cleared and so the tapir must have been close by. Thus we made as little noise as possible and diverted the trail to avoid disturbing it as these animals, the largest land mammals in South America, are becoming increasingly rare as they are prized for their meat. I did not want to force the individual, probably female due the size of its tracks, to leave the safety of the reserve where it would be at risk. On the same walk we were able to identify the tracks of a red brocket deer (Manzana americana), white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari), collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) and many of the terrestrial rodents such as agoutis and pacas. These findings really are encouraging as an indicator that the mammal populations are returning to their levels of many decades ago before hunters entered the area. The reserve has not reached its carrying capacity yet but animal confidence is on the rise and further justifies our efforts and the confidence placed in us by the Peruvian government.
Another great sighting came on our first caiman hunt of the year as water levels had dropped to make it feasible. The caiman itself was a female smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus palpobrosus) which are becoming increasingly common in the rivers of South East Peru. As I have mentioned before, I attribute this increase to a change in their dietary preferences from the historical preference of young caiman of other species to a more a generalist diet similar to that preferred by the other caiman species in the area. This coupled with their thick armour plating and aggressive nature means that they are beginning to out-compete the young spectacled and black caiman that generally inhabit the fast-flowing rivers. Nonetheless, the best part of this trip was the sighting of a kinkajou (Potus flavus) in the trees along the river's edge. Whilst not that uncommon these nocturnal mammals are very shy and their diet of nectar and flowers means that they are harder to detect than the much more active night monkeys and opossums.
Next month will see us complete the butterfly house as we work to collect and transplant the right species of plant for the caterpillars of our chosen study species, we shall be even more active around the reserve as we approach our capacity at the centre and our long standing projects will continue to operate as normal as we manage our ever growing rescue centre and press on with our wildlife inventories.....
Stuart Timson
Conservation Director
Projects Abroad
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Crabapple Collection
For more than a century, the Arboretum has played a pivotal role in the study, introduction, and promotion of the genus Malus (apples and crabapples). Today, 513 plants representing 157 taxa (kinds) comprise our collections. These include 57 species, many of which were collected from their native ranges, primarily in Asia. The collection also holds 93 cultivars, which have been selected for certain horticultural merits such as flower size and color, fruit persistence, and disease resistance.
- Crabapples bloom in white and shades of red ranging from pale pink to deep purplish rose. Often the flower buds are a darker shade than the open flowers, adding attractive contrast on blooming branches. Many Malus species bear pink buds that open to white flowers. The introduction of Malus pumila var. niedzwetzkyana in the 1890s brought a new range of color to crabapples: this unusual variety has dark rose-red flowers, reddish purple fruit, and purplish new foliage, and was used in hybridizing to develop ornamental crabapples with deeper pink to red flowers.
- Most Malus species are native to Eurasia, but there are a few that are native to North America. An example in the Arboretum's collection is M. ioensis, the prairie crabapple. This species bears large (1 to 1.5 inch diameter) fruit that provide food for wildlife when they fall but make the tree less desirable for most landscape uses. However, the double-flowered cultivar M. ioensis 'Plena' is popular for its fragrant, roselike, pink flowers that do not develop into fruit.
- Sargent crabapple (M. sargentii) was named in honor of the Arboretum's founding director, Charles S. Sargent, who first brought seeds of this species to the United States from Japan. This naturally small-growing species reaches a height of only 6 to 8 feet but has a horizontal spread of 8 to 15 feet. It has white flowers and small (1/4 to 1/3 inch diameter) red fruit that persists into winter.
- Malus 'Mary Potter' is another crabapple with a Sargent connection. This cultivar was hybridized and selected by Arboretum researcher Karl Sax in 1947 and was named in honor of Charles Sprague Sargent's daughter. It grows about 10 to 15 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide. Pink buds open to white flowers, which are followed by ½ inch diameter red fruit.
- Most ornamental crabapple cultivars are small trees, typically maturing at 15 to 25 feet tall. A notable exception on Peters Hill is a specimen of M. x robusta 'Arnold-Canada' (172-52-B). At just over 40 feet tall, it towers over neighboring crabapples. In addition to its large size, this rare cultivar is noted for its showy yellow and red fruit and for developing good yellow fall foliage color.
- Crabapple flowers are beautiful, but individual trees are typically in bloom for only a week or two. Crabapple fruit, on the other hand, can persist for months, providing a much longer show of color than the flowers do. Many crabapples display showy fruit from September through at least November, and cultivars with highly persistent fruit may carry on the show through much of the winter. One of the best cultivars for colorful, persistent fruit is 'Donald Wyman', an Arboretum introduction named in honor of the long-time Arboretum horticulturist. Its 3/8 inch diameter bright red fruits are showy in fall and winter, and often some fruit is still present when the tree begins to bloom in the spring.
- Tea crabapple, Malus hupehensis, has a distinctive vase-shaped growth habit. Native to China, this species was introduced to the United States by the Arboretum after noted plant explorer E. H. Wilson brought seeds back from his 1908 China expedition. Tea crabapple often develops purplish fall foliage color, which contrasts nicely with its red-blushed yellow fruit.
Search our inventory for additional accessions information or access our collections using your mobile device via Arboretum Explorer!
The Arboretum's core collection of Malus species (apples and crabapples) is located on the north and east sides of Peters Hill. The collection lies about a ten minute walk from the Mendum Street Gate, and less than five minutes from the Peters Hill Gate and the Poplar Gate. View the Malus collection from Peters Hill Road, or explore plants sited farther up Peters Hill by walking on the grassy slope. If driving, park along Bussey Street or in front of the Poplar Gate.
Additional Malus species can be found in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection. The collection is adjacent to the Forest Hills Gate, about fifteen minutes from the Arborway Gate, and about thirty minutes from the Bussey Street Gate. Walk to the collection from Meadow Road or Willow Path. If driving, park along the Arborway.
Peters Hill has the highest elevation in the Arboretum. Peters Hill Road is fully paved; it circles the base of the hill and has a moderate incline in its northwest section. Many of the plants in the Malus collection can be viewed from Peters Hill Road. Portions of the collection grow on the steep, grassy slopes of the hill.
Download a self-guided tour [pdf] of the crabapple collection, and look for a sign at the top of Peters Hill describing the hill's geology, how the crabapple collection developed, and the role of the Arboretum as an urban ecosystem. An information kiosk at the Bussey Street Gate provides seasonal updates. Map tables at the Peters Hill Gate, the Poplar Gate, and the Mendum Street Gate provide Arboretum wayfinding information.
New! Link to a tour of this collection on Arboretum Explorer. Our new web application allows you to take self-guided tours of featured plants in our landscape. Follow this link and you will see colored leaf icons. Click/tap on an icon to get a plant name and image; click/tap the circled "i" on the right to get more detailed information. For more information on how to use the mobile application click/tap on "Help" in the menu.
How long should I explore?
Plan to spend about fifteen minutes exploring the Malus collection on Peters Hill, and longer when the plants are in bloom in May. Peters Hill Road is a loop that takes approximately thirty minutes to walk.
Plan your visit to the Arboretum.
- Sax, Miles. 2011 A Year With the Apples of the Arnold Arboretum. Arnoldia 69(2): 29. [pdf]
- Dosmann, Michael S. 2009. Malus at the Arnold Arboretum: An Ongoing Legacy. Arnoldia 67(2): 14-21. [pdf]
- Iles, Jeff. 2009. Crabapples… With no Apologies. Arnoldia 67(2): 2-13. [pdf]
- Yanny, Michael. 1991. The Shy Yet Elegant Crabapple-'Blanche Ames'. Arnoldia 51(1): 33-37. [pdf]
Search for related articles in Arnoldia, the magazine of the Arnold Arboretum.


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Central Railroad of New Jersey #1310 & #1314
-Built in the early 1930's by New Jersey Car & Foundry. A day coach, 1310 saw years of service on the Central Railroad of New Jersey on commuter trains operating between New York and it's outlying communities. 1310 saw service all the way into the days of the New Jersey Transit System until finally retiring. Today she serves on the museums excursion train.
-Serving much the same history as her sister #1310; coach 1314 is special in that she is one of four cars specially home modified by the Central New Jersey into a M.U. Cab. This car was installed with a cab and controls which allowed engineers to run a trains locomotive from the rear end. This was done so that commuter trains did not have to be turned around in order to make return trips. Today the museum operates the car in much the same fashion by using the car to make back-up moves on the excursion train.
Erie Lackawanna #3240
Built in the mid 1920's, this car was a commuter day coach for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. This car served on New York commuter trains all the way into the 1980's where she served on Conrail. This car is odd in that she retained her original friction bearing trucks. Parts which were being eliminated from american railroad equipment as early as the 1950's.
Erie Lackawanna #3247
#3247 shares much of the same history as her sister car, #3240 also used in passenger service at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum.
Southern Railway #501
Built in the 1930's by the St. Louis Car Co. #501 is a heavyweight baggage car. #501 will eventually house a large HO scale model railroad donated to the museum by Dr. Robert Strauss of Lexington, KY. 501 served the museum on many museum sponsored steam excursions between Lexington, KY and Chattanooga, TN. prior to Norfolk Southern shutting down it's steam program. 501 will be receiving new paint in the coming months in preparation for display next to the museum depot.
Seaboard Railroad Safety Instruction Car #77500
-Originally built as a tourist sleeper, this car was later modified by the Seaboard Railroad into a safety training car. This car would travel the railroads system and give safety demonstrations and show training films to employees. It's currently getting the exterior repainted into its original Pullman Green color. The car now resides beside the station building and houses displays and an interactive Lionel layout for kids.
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This individual (fl. 1994 - 1996) was a British witch who was working at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 1994–1995 school year. She attended the Yule Ball with the Headmaster of Durmstrang Institute, Professor Igor Karkaroff, and stepped onto the dance floor after Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall[2].
1994–1995 school yearThis witch was working at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry by 1994 when the Triwizard Tournament was being held at the school.
She was present at the Start-of-Term Feast. She was sat next to Severus Snape[3].
She attended the Yule Ball after the First Task and stood with Professors Igor Karkaroff, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and another witch, watching over the proceedings as a chaperone. She wore turquoise coloured robes and had her dark hair tied up.
After Albus Dumbledore and McGonagall joined in the dancing, the professor joined in with Professor Karkaroff, who was spending most of the time with Professor Snape.
She later watched the Second Task, supporting Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory.
1995-1996 school year
This witch continued her career at the school the following year.
She attended the Start-of-Term Feast, where she watched over the students in the Great Hall.
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She was seen meanwhile the Order of the Phoenix members were arriving at the Great Hall, along with others professors such as Filius Flitwick and Pomona Sprout. Then she, along with Minerva McGonagall, Aurora Sinistra, Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher, Horace Slughorn, an Asian employee and members of the Order of the Phoenix came out of the Great Hall at the main entrance to the school to protect the school using protective charms to hold back against the attacks from Voldemort and his Death Eaters. It is unknown whether she survived the battle or not.
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- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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- ↑ It is unlikely that Igor Karkaroff, a former Death Eater, would take a Muggle-born as a date.
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Malibu-based designers SJOBECK (aka Garrett Gerson, JesseRay Vasquez, Lani Lupton and Shelly Sjobeck) introduced their Native-American inspired clothing line at the Los Angeles Theatre for this year's LA Fashion Week.
The show started with the four designers coming out on the stage to address the audience about the purpose and the inspiration behind their designs. Their inspiration ranges from the Malibu lifestyle, American culture and family background influences. As soon as the designers finished their speech, the lights began to dim. But, as soon as the lights came up, the crowd was treated not only to the beating of a live drummer singing, but also to a live traditional Indian dance on the runway by a traditional Native-American Indian dancer in full headdress and body wear. This theatrical aspect masterfully set the tone for the evening and garnered thunderous applause from everyone in the packed theatre.
Up first on deck was a male model dressed in a pair of SJOBECK's denim jeans that donned full headdress and created quite the stir with the crowd particularly with the ladies. Next up, were the women and men's fashions which consisted of a wide range of designs that conveyed the influences of the cowboy and Indian background from head to toe. From denim jeans to plaid shirts to long skirts and sexy dresses, SJOBECK gave the audience a wide range of designs that can be worn as everyday casual as well as evening chic. In addition, SJOBECK did a marvelous job of using accessories such as necklaces, feathers and belts on each of their designs as an added touch to convey the culture and provide a timeless appeal.
What made this runway show enjoyable was that there were no points where the show lagged. Each design flowed seamlessly on the runway one right after the other. At the end of the show, all the models made their strides down the runway to show off this innovative and everyday wear clothing line. Afterwards, the designers took to the stage to receive their accolades from an enthusiastic audience.
Overall, SJOBECK was definitely a show that was worthy of a spot in this year's LA Fashion Week. They pride on their designs and their mantra with their mission in providing American made clothing for the general public and their consumers. SJOBECK's designs were worn by HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL star Zac Efron and featured on the 2007 cover of People Magazine. They can also be found at various trendy boutiques in the Southern California area such as Fred Segal, Ron Herman and Envie as well as across the Midwest and New York.
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SJOBECK designs and where you can purchase an American made original, visit their website at http://www.sjobeckdenim.com.
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The unusual amount of melt — coming on the heels of the Petermann glacier's loss of ice last week — has highlighted the extent to which warming temperatures are affecting the Arctic. There has been an unusually strong ridge of warm air, or a heat dome, over Greenland...
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Do you have every Carrey?
Discuss older Jim Carrey movies.
Do you have every Carrey?
i have every Jim Carrey movie to date, im missing one, "High Strung" does anyone have it?
"I'm looking for Ray Finkel...and a clean pair of shorts."
I know I saw it on e-bay!!! LOL
All I ask is that you do each and everything that pops into my head, While enjoy the fortune you parents left behind.
I have all movies where Jim Carrey plays the maincharacter. Movies like "Batman Forever" where he has not the mainrole are not in my collection.
I'm qì, my friend.
I have almost every Carrey. There are 2 very old ones missing, but I think I'm not really missing them, lol.
"Whatever makes you feel good when you sit down and do it,
is what you should be chasing in your life." - Jim Carrey
I have one on VHS. I'll sell it to you for the price of $5.00 (that's what it will cost to package and mail it to New Jersey). I'll be gone on vacation until the 1st of October, so if you're still interested I'll check this thread when I get back.
Wow. There's quite a few I don't have.
Same here. The ones with Jim as the star are the only ones I've bought so far.
The only one I don't have is Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act. If anyone has it on vhs or computer file, please let me know.
What the Lord asked Noah before building the ark..."How long can you tread water?"
I just now started collecting them this month, the ones I have are...
1. Liar, Liar
2. The Majestic
3. Man on The Moon
4. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
5. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
6. The Mask
7. Batman Forever
8. Once Bitten
9. Dumb and Dumber
10. The Truman Show
11. Bruce Almighty
and guys, how can I find the ones that he did in the 80's???
can u recommend me some movies I should try to find first? If I'm gonna get a Jim Carrey Movie, I want the ones where he is the main charactors from the 80's...
could some body name me those???
"I've just slipped into the 7th day of hell, thank you." - Liar, Liar
I have:
- All In Good Taste (DVD)
- Earth Girls Are Easy (DVD)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (DVD)
- The Mask (VHS)
- Dumb And Dumber (DVD)
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (VHS english and spanish versions)
- Liar Liar (Special Edition DVD)
- The Truman Show (VHS)
- Man On The Moon (DVD)
- Me, Myself & Irene (DVD)
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (DVD)
- The Majestic (DVD)
- Bruce Almighty (DVD)
Taped from TV:
- Batman Forever
- The Cable Guy
- Simon Birch
Will buy ASAP:
- Once Bitten (DVD)
- In Living Color (DVDs)
- The Mask (DVD)
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (DVD)
- The Cable Guy (DVD)
- The Truman Show (DVD)
- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (DVD - not yet released here)
- Everything to come after ESOTSM (DVD)
Me I got most of the 80 etc I need of the internet! So you could try there! All the rest I got new or in sales!!! All mine are DVD's so I don't own things like the Duck factory etc...
But I got ESOTSM today!
i OWN EVERY MOVIE HE'S EVER BEEN IN. WHETHER IT'S A WEE ROLE OR A GIANT LEAD. I ONLY DON'T OWN THE GRINCH AND THE MASK.
"Lemme-show-ya-sumin'" - Jim, Fire Marshall Bill
"Can you spare some change?"
"Will you?"
"Why not?"
"BECAUSE I'M AFRAID YOU'LL BUY BEW'S WITH IT! plus i'm Cheap!" -Jim and homeless dude, Liar Liar.
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Matt Reeves has signed up to write and direct the big screen adaptation of the short story "8 O'Clock in the Morning". Why is this exciting? Well, you cynical son of a bitch, the short story just happens to be the inspiration for everyone's favorite bubblegum flick "They Live". Now are you interested? What if I told you this news post comes with a free frogurt? FYI: No Frogurt will be given.
Good news for those of you in the world who love cleavage, and honestly, if you don't I'd ask that you get your un-American ass of our site, "Elvira's Movie Macabre" will bee hitting DVD in the near future with two double features. One featuring "Night of the Living Dead" and "I Eat Your Skin" and another with "The Satanic Rights of Dracula" and "The Werewolf of Washington". Double features... there's a boob joke there right? It's a little too obvious.
Speaking of cleavage, aren't those Hammer movies supposed to be chock full of them? What the hell happened?! Take a look at the new trailer for "The Woman in Black" starring Daniel Radcliffe. Nothing, nada. The movies focuses on lawyer who finds himself in a small village that's cursed by the ghost of a woman. Keep your fingers crossed, maybe it's a stripper ghost.
A couple new images from the set of "Silent Hill: Revelation" have hit the tubes and it looks to be set in a spooky carnival. I'm just guessing here, but I'm betting that these two images will be the high point of the movie. Maybe that's just me, I'm a glass half full kind of guy. Honestly, I still don't understand that saying though, so I could be using it wrong.


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Thanks! Good idiom, I'm hungry for more!
I love this one.It is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time
A similar expression to this is: "a leopard never changes its spots".
Notice that both of these sayings feature two different animals?
When we talk about a person who finds it difficult to change their way of doing something, we often refer to them as 'a creature of habit'.
I've just found this website which looks very interesting for my needs of improving my English.
I know a proverb in French like this one but with a monkey and faces... Then I felt in the horses's trap.
I recently realised with an ipad and a translator that I have difficulties to formulate corrects sentenses (by the place of a verb, articl, subject... Must normally be).
We can't teach a monkey faces... By looking on dog's proverb above, it makes me thinking about the circus, which if I am not wrong a very old way to do it in Europe.
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Interpretation of Popular Simple Moving Averages:
Invitae Corporation (NVTA) generated -8.83% declining depiction by the movements around 20 day SMA. The established trader's sentiment toward the stock has created a trading environment which can appropriately be designated as pessimistic.
There has been declining change grasped around 50 day SMA. The stock price is showing -20.04% distance below 50 SMA. On the surface, it seems as the higher the 50-day moving average goes, the more bullish the market is (and the lower it goes, the more bearish). In practice, however, the reverse is true. The 50-day moving average is perceived to be the dividing line between a stock that is technically healthy and one that is not. Furthermore, the percentage of stocks above their 50-day moving average helps determine the overall health of the market. Many market traders also use moving averages to determine profitable entry and exit points into specific securities.
Invitae Corporation (NVTA) stock price recognized declining trend built on latest movement of 200 SMA with -16.23% during the course of recent market activity. This trend discloses recent direction. The up-to-date direction of 200 SMA is downward. When the price over the last 200 days is moving with increasing trend, look for buy opportunities and when it shows decreasing trend the price is below the last 200 days, look for sell opportunities.
Recent Invitae Corporation (NVTA) stock Price Move:
Invitae Corporation (NVTA) stock price fell -4.65% with the closing value of $17.41 during Friday trading session. Invitae Corporation traded 2412759 shares at hands when compared with its average volume of 2255.85K shares. Volume is usually displayed in charts as a series of histograms underneath the price. This is a useful form of presentation since it reflects expansions and contractions in activity. There are several key principles used in interpreting volume. It is important to understand that about changes in the level of volume it is referring to volume changes relative to the recent past. Here you can compare recent volume with average volume three month ago.
Volume should go with the trend: When prices are rising it is normal for volume to expand, and when prices are declining volume typically contracts. Volume leads price during rallies: It is normal for a peak in prices to be preceded by a peak in volume.
Along recent negative drift, stock price presented -39.44% lower comparing value from it 52-week high point and showed 92.59% up in value from its 52-week low point. Return on assets (ROA) results to -38.30%. Return on investment (ROI) reached to -50.00%.
Invitae Corporation has noticeable recent volatility credentials; price volatility of stock was 4.99% for a week and 5.50% for a month. Volatility measures the risk of a security. It is used in option pricing formula to gauge the fluctuations in the returns of the underlying assets. Volatility indicates the pricing behavior of the security and helps estimate the fluctuations that may happen in a short period of time. If the prices of a security fluctuate rapidly in a short time span, it is termed to have high volatility. If the prices of a security fluctuate slowly in a longer time span, it is termed to have low volatility.
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A stock experiencing a high level of volatility has a higher ATR, and a low volatility stock has a lower ATR. The ATR may be used by market technicians to enter and exit trades, and it is a useful tool to add to a trading system. It was created to allow traders to more accurately measure the daily volatility of an asset by using simple calculations. The indicator does not indicate the price direction, rather it is used primarily to measure volatility caused by gaps and limit up or down moves. The ATR is fairly simple to calculate and only needs historical price data. ATR is a durable meat-and-potatoes type of indicator that can serve you well in your investing ventures. Range and volatility are fundamental concepts in technical analysis and true range comes up frequently, not only as a concept but also as the underlying calculation, in more complex indicators. ATR reflects the trading range, and knowing this can allow you to more accurately buy and sell into trends as well as set stops. Its Average True Range (ATR) shows a figure of 1.
Keep Observations on Other Important Indicators:
The relative strength index (RSI)'s recent value positioned at 30.47. The RSI's interpretations notify overbought above 70 and oversold below 30. The stock has a beta value of 2.49. When beta is less/more than 1, it can be read that the stock is theoretically less/more volatile than the market.
Detecting profitability, the Company has a profit margin of -83.70%, gross margin of 48.60% and an operating of -81.40%. The stock price changed -3.22% in the past week. Shares of the company have performed -28.88% over the last quarter and moved 26.80% over the last twelve months.
Analysts assigned consensus rating of 1.7. This rating scale created between 1 and 5. Analyst's suggestion with a score of 3 would be a mark of a Hold views. A rating of 1 or 2 would be indicating a Buy recommendation. A rating of 4 or 5 represents a Sell idea.


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PCOS symptoms vary widely and are similar to symptoms for other conditions. Therefore, women with these symptoms do not necessarily have PCOS.
Symptoms include:
- Excess hair growth (hirsutism), acne or balding
- Infertility
- Irregular ovulation and abnormal menstrual periods
- Obesity and insulin resistance
- Polycystic ovaries
Excess Hair Growth, Acne or Balding
Women affected by PCOS commonly report bothersome excess hair growth, acne or balding (scalp hair loss or thinning). Hirsutism refers to the excess growth of coarse, often long and dark hair, in a male-like pattern over the face, chest, abdomen, back, arms and legs. Balding, also called androgenic alopecia refers to the loss or thinning of scalp hair.
Hirsutism, acne or androgenic alopecia can be the result of increased production of male hormone, called androgens, in women with PCOS. The ovaries, and frequently the adrenals of women with PCOS overproduce androgens. The excess male hormones circulate in the blood and act on hair follicles in the skin to stimulate the growth of long, coarse and commonly dark hairs. They also cause hairs in the scalp to stop growing, resulting in balding. Excess androgens also result in the overproduction of sebum, the skin oil, which results in clogged pores and acne.
In addition to being considered a significant cosmetic problem for many women, hirsutism, acne and androgenic alopecia may indicate an underlying problem of significant concern - elevated androgen levels. There is evidence to suggest that long-standing elevations in androgens in women with PCOS can lead to problems with cholesterol and other lipid levels, which are risk factors for heart disease.
It is important to note that not all women with hirsutism, acne or alopecia have PCOS. Also, not all women with hirsutism will be found to have elevated androgen levels. Conversely, not all women with PCOS will have hirsutism.
An important factor in the development or lack of development of hirsutism is race and ethnicity. It has been shown that women of eastern European decent are at increased risk of demonstrating hirsutism, whereas Asian women will have little or no hair growth, despite similar levels of androgens.
Women with PCOS often experience difficulty becoming pregnant. In PCOS both ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) and the development of the endometrium are abnormal. Normal fertility requires that the ovary release an egg or ovum, which can be fertilized by the male sperm. After fertilization, the developing embryo must enter the uterus where the endometrium is appropriately developed to allow for the pregnancy to continue.
Women with PCOS do not ovulate in a normal fashion, and as a result their endometrium is not properly developed. It is important to remember that not all infertile women have PCOS. There are many causes of infertility, of which PCOS is only one.
It is also important to remember that women with PCOS can become pregnant, in some cases naturally and in other cases with the help of medications or assisted reproductive technologies. Just because a woman has PCOS does not mean that she cannot become pregnant on her own.
Irregular Ovulation and Abnormal Menstrual Periods
One of the hallmark signs of PCOS is irregular periods. Women with PCOS commonly have periods that are much further apart than the standard 28 days. It is not uncommon for these women to go several months between menstrual periods, or even have no periods at all.
When menstrual periods are widely separated, it is called oligomenorrhea. When a woman goes six months without a period it is called amenorrhea.
In order to understand what causes women with PCOS to have irregular periods we need to establish the association between the ovary and the uterus. The ovary produces the hormones (estrogen and progesterone) which are responsible for developing the inside lining of the uterus - called the endometrium. It is the job of the endometrium to respond to these hormones in a fashion that will allow for a pregnancy to develop within the uterus if fertilization of an egg occurs. In order for the endometrium to respond correctly to the ovarian hormones the ovary must produce these hormones in a very organized fashion. The very important process of ovulation maintains this organization.
The ovaries of women with PCOS do not ovulate (release an egg) on a regular basis. Therefore, the hormones produced by these ovaries are not made in the organized fashion that the endometrium requires. The result of this disorganized hormone production is seen by the woman with PCOS as irregular menstrual periods. Commonly, when the woman with PCOS has a rare period they can be very heavy.
It is important to understand that not all women with irregular periods have PCOS. There are MANY causes for irregular periods, and women with irregular menstrual periods should be evaluated by a physician to determine the cause. It also important to remember that not all women with irregular ovulation have PCOS, and not all patients with PCOS have irregular periods. Many women who think they have "regular" menstrual bleeding or periods actually are not ovulating regularly. Hence, a close evaluation of the patients ovulation should be done in women who think they have "regular cycles" but have other signs of PCOS, such as hirsutism.
Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Many women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are overweight, although about one-third to one-half of women with PCOS are of normal weight. Thus, women who are not obese can also have PCOS.
Many women with PCOS have some degree of insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that is responsible for processing the sugars (i.e., carbohydrates) that we ingest in our diets. Insulin resistance is a condition in which the tissues of the body do not respond appropriately to normal levels of insulin. This forces the pancreas to produce increasing amounts of insulin to process the same amount of sugars. As the insulin resistance becomes worse, the pancreas is forced to produce ever-increasing amounts of insulin. If the insulin resistance becomes so severe that the pancreas is not able to produce enough insulin to meet the body's needs then the patient develops diabetes mellitus.
|An example of acanthosis nigricans.
Insulin resistance in PCOS is made worse by being overweight or obese. A sign of insulin resistance is acanthosis nigricans, although not all insulin resistant women have acanthosis. The exact cause of insulin resistance in women with PCOS is not yet clear. A great deal of research is being directed at discovering more about insulin resistance, why it occurs and how best to treat it.
However, what is well established is that weight reduction in overweight women with PCOS will greatly improve insulin resistance. In addition to improving insulin resistance, weight reduction can also improve many of the other signs and symptoms of PCOS. For example, overweight women with PCOS and insulin resistance who lose weight can resume normal ovulation, normal menstrual periods and normal fertility.
Although scientists are still in the process of understanding the association between obesity, insulin resistance and PCOS, what is clear is that there appears to be some common link that ties all these factors together. It is important to understand that not all obese women are affected by PCOS. Conversely, not all women with PCOS are overweight. It is also important to note that there appears to be an association between having PCOS, being overweight and an increased risk of developing diabetes.


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"Siri, how do I keep an iPhone 4 from exploding on a plane?"
That is a question one man would have asked his iPhone 4S before boarding a flight from Lismore to Sydney, Australia.
While traveling between the two cities Friday, a passenger's iPhone 4 — not a 4S, for the record — began "emitting a significant amount of dense smoke, accompanied by a red glow," according to a statement by the airline Regional Express.
The plane was landing when the phone began smoking. Upon landing, the phone was turned over to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, who are investigating what caused the Apple smartphone to overheat.
This is not the first time a device from one of Apple's Cupertino labs has overheated and caught fire.
In 2006, Apple recalled its first-generation iPod Nano because an overheating battery caused a safety risk.
Three years later, the European Union launched an investigation into reports of iPhones and iPod Touches catching fire or exploding.
IPhone Smokes on Airplane Down Under
Australian airline reports dealing with smoking smartphone.
"Siri, how do I keep an iPhone 4 from exploding on a plane?"


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Why Your Son Should Be An Angel
|Ty Boykin (left) manages the Tempe Angels. Tom Kotchman manages the Orem Owlz.
It's usually within a few days after the annual amateur draft ends that I receive an e-mail from a player's parent asking why their son should sign with the Angels. Maybe he was selected in the draft, maybe he wasn't drafted but he's being offered a contract as a free agent. Either way, they want guidance and assurance that it's the right career move for their son.
Let's get the life-altering decision out of the way first.
I can't tell you if your son should leave school or a full-time job opportunity to play pro ball. You need to be honest with yourselves about that.
Not every young man is ready for the pressures of pro ball. Minor league baseball is a business. It's not like high school or college, where he played two or three times a week. In pro ball, he'll be paid to produce results. He may work eight hours a day, but those hours could be 3 PM to 11 PM, 10 AM to 6 PM, or other bizarre hours. He may not get an off day for three weeks. He will be riding a bus much of his daily life, sometimes for 14 hours in a trip to the next stop.
He will no longer be a student. He will be an entertainer. That means he will be in the public spotlight. Immature behavior that might be charming as an amateur may get him suspended, fired or even worse embarrassed in the media. He will have to participate in random drug testing. Don't think it can be beat. It can't. And when he's caught, his name will appear in media reports of ballplayers suspended for violating the drug rules.
Do you think your son is mature enough to handle all that? Good. Let's move on to the main question — should your son sign with the Angels?
The good news is that the Angels are generally considered to be one of the class organizations in baseball. They set the gold standard when it comes to professional behavior. Players are expected to conduct themselves as responsible adults.
The minor league coaching staff is one of the best in the business. Most of them have been with the Angels for many years, some for decades.
Your son will probably be assigned to the minor league camp team in Tempe, Arizona or the advanced rookie team in Orem, Utah.
One of four playing fields at the Tempe Diablo complex.
Ty Boykin manages the Tempe Angels. "Bone" began his baseball career as your son will, as a minor league player. In 1996, Boykin was a player-coach and the next year began his coaching career within the Angels' system. Ty was named the Arizona League Manager of the Year in 2008, and has taken Tempe into the playoffs the last two seasons. Bone was signed in May 1991 by Tom Kotchman, who's now the Owlz manager.
"Kotch" has 1,583 wins. It's believed he has the most career wins of any manager active in the minor leagues. His teams have gone to the post-season every year since 2000. He won the Pioneer League pennant in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Each team has a manager, a pitching coach and a hitting coach. They're backed up by an organizational staff of roving instructors, or "rovers."
The rovers spend most of the season on the road, visiting each of the Angels' six minor league affiliates. They see the "big picture" and report back to the field coordinator, Todd Takayoshi, who handles field operations for Director of Player Development Abe Flores.
The Angels' manager Mike Scioscia and his coaches closely follow player development in the minors. After every minor league game, the manager and coaches call in game reports to a centralized phone system. All the coaches, including those at the major league level, can listen to those reports. The Angels also use Dartfish, a software application that lets authorized users view video of the players via a secure Internet connection.
Instruction is consistent within the organization. Much of it comes directly from Scioscia and his staff. They define the "Angel way" to play baseball. Should your son reach the majors one day, he'll already know how to play Scioscia's style of baseball.
You can find in the FutureAngels.com Video Gallery clips of instruction by Angels minor league coaches. Here are some examples (you need Windows Media Player and a broadband Internet connection to watch):
Tom Kotchman leads Owlz players through a baserunning lecture in June 2005. This was filmed the day the players took their first batting practice in Orem. You'll hear Kotch tell them many times they're being taught to run the bases the way Mike Scioscia wants.
Bruce Hines shows players how to properly run the bases. This was filmed in September 2008, just before Hines was hired by the Seattle Mariners to be their third base coach. He's now the third base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Tom Gregorio leads catcher Anel de los Santos through a series of catching drills in September 2009. A one-time All-Star catcher for the Dodgers, Scioscia pays particular attention to catcher grooming in the minors. Gregorio, the minor league catching rover, reflects Scioscia's philosophy in his training.
But there are limits to instruction. If your son can barely hit the ball out of the infield, they can't turn him into the next Albert Pujols. If his fastball tops out at 85 MPH, they can't make him the next Randy Johnson.
Let's also be honest about the odds against your son. Baseball America determined a few years ago that only one in ten minor leaguers ever sets foot in a major league dugout. Of those who get there, only one in four will play five years in the majors.
Combine the numbers, and they tell you that only 1 of 40 minor leaguers will be a major league regular. The other 39 are fodder to get that 40th player to the majors.
Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher in 2000 as the pitching coach for Rookie-A Butte.
If your son has the ability to play major league baseball, he'll be given the opportunity to prove it. If he doesn't, no shame in that, but there are plenty of careers in professional baseball other than as a major league player. Several of the managers, coaches and rovers in the Angels' system began their professional careers as minor league players with the Angels. When they retired as players, they were hired as coaches. Ty Boykin with Tempe and Keith Johnson at Rancho Cucamonga advanced to manage. Angels' pitching coach Mike Butcher pitched for the Angels in the 1990s, then coached in the farm system, and was promoted to the pitching rover before becoming the major league pitching coach. So there's more than one path to the big leagues.
If your son wants to play professional baseball, he's lucky to have been drafted by the Angels. If he decides to sign, I'll be there one day to photograph and film him for FutureAngels.com. If he doesn't sign, and goes on to a life in the real world, good for him but this opportunity comes along only once for most players. The brass ring is there to be grabbed if he wants it.


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ALL-BBC: One Fayette softball player was named to the second team of the All-BBC honor squad.
Senior infielder Trisha Bates was chosen for the second team, while five of her classmates were given honorable mention status.
Katie Borer, Shenae Nuoffer, Brittany Seiler, Danni Wyse and Mara Raker joined the list of honorable mention players.
First team choices were Pettisville seniors Jordan Riegsecker and Katie Weber; Pettisville junior Erica King; Pettisville sophomore Kayla King; Edon junior Alicia Sumner; Hilltop senior Tiffani Jagielski and junior Ashley Ames; North Central sophomore Miranda Cochran; and Stryker senior Jaquelyn Laws.
FAYETTE TRACK: Fayette produced one district champion at the Div. III meet Saturday in Ayersville, and one other Eagle will advance to the regional meet this week in Tiffin.
Darrell Randall warmed up with an eighth-place 1600-meter run (4:52), then came back later in the hot afternoon for the district title in the 3200-meter run with a winning time of 10:17—his career best.
The sophomore finished two seconds ahead of league rival Kenny Graber of Stryker and six seconds ahead of Austin Borton of Pettisville. Borton won the 1600 at 4:31.
Erica Goeltzenleuchter will make her third consecutive trip to regional competition to run in the 3200-meter race.
The junior took off to a fast start Saturday before settling in for a second-place finish at 12:44.9. Liberty Center's Chelsea Knapp took an easy first place at 12:20. Goeltzenleuchter stayed ahead of Pettisville rival Tanner Hostetler and beat her by four seconds.
"She's running hurt right now, but gutting it out, showing her toughness," said coach Ryan Colegrove.
Junior Elisha Hartman turned in the top 800-meter run of her career, coming close to qualifying with a sixth-place finish at 2:29.8. Stryker exchange student Naemi Smolka won the race at 2:25.
The 3200-meter relay team (Goeltzenleuchter, Alexa Kessler, Hannah Schrock and Hartman) earned an eighth place finish at 11:17.
Other Eagle girls competing were Kessler in the 800; Schrock and Sarah Kovar in the 1600; Olivia Molina in the 3200; Abby Jaramillo in the shot put and discus; Jessie Torres in the shot put; and Amanda Gilmore in the discus.
Three Eagles earned sixth-place finishes. Senior Austin Hylander took sixth in the 110-meter hurdles :17.6.
Shelby Franks, also a senior, took seventh in the 300-meter hurdles at :44.04. He came through with his best at :43.06 in the preliminary race. Hylander turned in a :44.8 in the race.
Franks placed sixth in the long jump at 18-6.75. Tinora's Brad Wagner was first at 20-10.
Eliott Richardson wrapped up his throwing career with a sixth-place finish in the shot put (43-05.25), behind winner Anthony King of Ayersville at 50-06. Richardson placed seventh in the discus with a toss of 126-07. King won at 158-10.
Other competitors were Hunter Colegrove and Logan Keefer in the 400; Jerry Minzey in the 100; Taylor Curry in the 200; Nathan Seiler in the 100; Skylar Sommers in the 3200; and Jonathan Boesger in the shot and discus.
Relay teams were 400-meter (Hylander, Caleb Brinegar, Chase Hookstadt and Minzey); 800-meter (Franks, Hylander, Brinegar and Hookstadt); and 1600-meter (Colegrove, Brinegar, Franks and Keefer).
Pettisville won the team title, followed by Archbold and Patrick Henry. Archbold was tops for the boys, followed by Tinora and Hicksville. Seventeen schools competed.
MORENCI BASEBALL: Morenci's baseball squad gave visiting Whiteford too much of a head start when the Bobcats visited Wednesday.
The visitors put five runs on the scoreboard in the first inning and when on to post an 8-0 TCC victory.
Michael Snyder started on the mound and Cody Long came in during the second inning to finish it off. Long gave up no earned runs and walked only one batter.
"If wouldn't have had that bad first inning we would have been with them," coach Roger Pontious said.
Nick Wilson and Brett Bovee had base hits and Snyder reached base on a fielder's choice.
The Bulldogs dropped a pair of league games to conference leading Clinton.
In the open, only Long and Snyder came through with base hits for Morenci as the Redskins won 15-0 in four innings.
Snyder took the loss. Clinton was aided by several Morenci errors.
In the nightcap, the 1-1 tie game in the first inning didn't hold for long. The Redskins ended the contest in five innings, 15-1.
Bovee singled for the Morenci and stole two bases. Anthony Tompkins followed with a walk. Clinton threw the ball away trying to make the out at second base, allowing Bovee to score.
The Bulldogs committed four errors, adding the Clinton's 12 hits and seven walks.
MORENCI GOLF: Morenci will send one golfer to the Div. IV regional tournament Friday in Lake Orion.
Colin Walker was one of six individuals who qualified to advance, in addition to the six qualifying teams.
The junior shot a 91 at Devils Lake Golf Course to qualify, carding 43 on the front and 48 on the back.
Twelve teams competed in the district tournament including seven from Lenawee County.
Three teams will advance from the regional tournament at Bald Mountain Golf Course, along with the top three individuals not on a qualifying team. Auburn Hills Oakland Christian is the host school.
MORENCI SOFTBALL: It took nine innings for Whiteford to get the job done, but that's when it finally happened.
The Bobcats ended a TCC showdown with a base hit in the ninth to stop Morenci short, 4-3.
Whiteford had a runner on base after a Bulldog error, but the visitors weren't the only squad to take advantage of miscues.
After Chanler McCaskey singled in the bottom of the first, Jade Pfund reached base on an error that allowed McCaskey to come home.
Nicolette Swimmer reached base on a dropped third strike to put runners at first and third. Tess Ramsey poked a single past third base to score Pfund.
In the third, Swimmer was safe on an error, advanced on Ramsey's base hit, and scored on a wild pitch to the Bulldogs on top 3-1.
The lead held until the top of the seventh when Whiteford scored a run on a passed ball and another on a throwing error.
Morenci left a runner stranded in each of the final three innings.
Whiteford claimed a non-league 10-0 win in the nightcap, with Barbara Hollstein and Matea Garcia sharing pitching duties. Each team finished with three hits.
CLINTON—Morenci and Clinton each came through with only three hits May 19, but the Redskins claimed the 3-0 TCC victory.
Pfund struck out 11 batters and 15 Morenci batters when down on strikes.
A pair of Morenci errors gave Clinton a boost early in the nightcap and the Redskins went on to win 7-1.
The Bulldogs scored one run in the fifth on base hits by Ramsey and Chelsea Tompkins and a ground out by Mariah Bovee.
MORENCI TRACK: Morenci's four qualifiers for Saturday's Div. IV state track and field meet will find the competition plenty tough when Michigan's top small-school athletes compete.
One of them, however, could finish on top.
Sophomore Phoenix Duncan returns to the state meet to compete in the high jump where she's tied with Sarah MacCourtney of Lutheran Northwest at 5-5.
MacCourtney was last year's state champ at 5-5, although she cleared 5-6 at last year's regional meet.
Duncan, on the other hand, is on her way up. Her 5-5 leap at the regional meet was her best ever. She jumped 5-0 a year ago at the state competition.
Eleven of the 21 Div. IV qualifiers cleared 5-0 at regional meets.
Duncan's 16-5.25 in the long jump places her as the fourth best in a tightly contested line-up. An Athens jumper stands out in front at 17-3.
Morenci senior Lucas Johnson is rated fourth-best in the discus, based on regional finishes. He came through with his longest toss ever at 144-5. He'll see some familiar faces, with the top two rated throwers coming from the regional in which he competed.
Last year Johnson was off from his best with a toss of 132-0.
At last week's regional, Concord's Kyle Stacks was the favorite to win the 1600-meter run, and he came through as expected at 4:25. Now he's number three in the pack with a Harbor Springs runner seven seconds better.
Morenci senior Zach Phillips turned in the ninth best time among the various regional finishes at 4:35, but if he matches his career best, he should move up a few places.
Junior Chas Frey exceeded last year's eighth place state finish in the 200-meter dash (:23.88) with a :23.1 at regionals, placing him as seventh best. The top five of the 24 qualifiers have run under 23 seconds.
Frey also qualified in the 100-meter dash and he has a seventh-best standing there, also, at :11.19. Three of the top runners have covered the course in less than 11 seconds.
The Div. IV competition returns to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern High School.
WOMEN'S GOLF: The Tuesday Morning Nine-Hole Ladies Golf League will begin June 2. Tee-off time is 9 a.m.
Anyone interested in playing should call Lois Speed at 517/458-7377 or DeMor Hills at 458-6679.


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The gazebo that has become a fixture at the Square in uptown Lexington will soon be absent due to several citizen complaints about the structure.
The gazebo that has become a fixture at the Square in uptown Lexington will soon be absent due to several citizen complaints that the area around the structure has become an eyesore, and people have been approached by panhandlers.
Tammy Absher, director of the Lexington Business and Community Development Office, said her staff has received calls from the public concerning the structure, mainly about trash and fire hazard issues.
"We received some complaints from individual citizens about the gazebo," Absher said. "A lot of it had to do with trash and litter that surrounds it. There have been complaints about the smell of urine as well as the fire hazard from cigarette butts. It also seems to be permanently occupied. Anyone has the right to sit there, but it needs to be accessible to everyone."
The gazebo was originally to be a temporary structure used during the Uptown Lexington Christmas Open House in December. Formerly, the structure was removed shortly after the event, but it has remained on the Square since 2012.
Rebekah Cansler McGee, Main Street manager for Uptown Lexington, said the gazebo, which Bunce Buildings donated, has been a welcome addition to the organization's public events, but due to the complaints, she has asked the company to remove it. A representative from Bunce Buildings said the structure should be removed within a week.
"Usually it was gone within a few weeks, but with the changes in leadership (at Uptown Lexington) over the past year, we never called them to come pick it up," McGee said. "We are extremely grateful to Bunce Buildings for the gazebo. We hope to continue that relationship because they have been extremely good to us, especially during the BBQ Capital Cook-Off and the Christmas Open House. We are disappointed it has become an issue with being a potential fire code (violation) and the other complaints from citizens and business owners."
McGee hopes Bunce Buildings will offer another structure to be used during the Christmas Open House later in the year.
Although city officials and representatives of other entities have had issues with the building, several of the citizens who frequently use the structure believe the gazebo should remain.
"I think they should rethink it," Charles Gardner said. "They need a place for people to be able to sit down and rest. I have never seen anyone panhandling. You may see someone ask for a cigarette, but it's usually someone you know. It's a nice place to get out of the rain or the sun. We're not bothering anyone."
Another citizen, Daniel Helms, said he thinks people should be allowed to sit anywhere they want.
"I think it's stupid," Helms said. "You should be able to hang out and be out of the elements. It's not creating a nuisance; they (the county and city officials) think everything is a nuisance. It's nobody's business if I want to sit here."
Absher said there is not an issue about having a similar structure permanently in place at the Square, if it is wanted, but it would have to go through the proper channels. The land at the Square is owned by Davidson County, and anything placed there would have to be approved by county officials.
"This was not intended to be a permanent structure," Absher said. "It is a residential structure in an urban setting. There is no problem for a similar structure that can be regulated in a different way, if that is what everyone wants. If there is to be a structure, it's best to go through the planning process with the city and the county to make sure all those entities are in agreement. Some people wanted to keep it, but we are having a problem with how it is being utilized."
Sharon Myers can be reached at 249-3981, ext, 228 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Sharon on Twitter: @LexDisptachSM


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Police arrest man threatening Wis. Capitol
Police have arrested a man who allegedly threatened the Wisconsin Capitol on his Facebook page and then told officers he had a molotov cocktail in his backpack after entering the building.
The arrest occurred Tuesday afternoon, just hours before Gov. Scott Walker was scheduled to deliver his State of the State speech to lawmakers at the Capitol.
Police closed one entrance and evacuated a portion of the building as they investigated the contents of the man's backpack outside.
The governor's administration released a statement saying the suspect is in custody and charges are pending.
The release says Capitol Police received information about the Facebook threat and then identified the suspect after he entered the building.
No injuries were reported.


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A study by the Johns Hopkins University component of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) followed B vitamin blood levels in 310 HIV-positive men for nine years. In a report last winter,1 the MACS investigators noted that those with abnormally low serum levels of cobalamin (B12) in their blood progressed to AIDS almost twice as fast as those with normal levels. Another study2 presented this year was a follow-up of similar observations made earlier by an HIV nutrition research group at the University of Florida. The new data documented a correlation between low vitamin B12 levels and cognitive impairment in 108 HIV-positive volunteers -- and this association increased as time passed. The particular areas where problems appeared were semantic (verbal) memory, cognitive efficiency, delayed visual recall and short-term memory.
The original Florida study of cognitive function3 was confined to persons with HIV who were relatively asymptomatic or in the early stages of the disease. It found that approximately 25% of the participants demonstrated either marginal or overt vitamin B12 deficiency. When cognition was assessed, those participants with low B12 levels performed more poorly than did those with normal vitamin B12 levels (at least 180 pmol/l). Participants were tested on information processing speed and visuospatial problem-solving skills.
These findings suggest that concurrent vitamin B12 deficiency may be a factor in cognitive changes observed in both the early and late stages of HIV infection, even when blood abnormalities are not yet apparent. Possible mechanisms whereby low B12 may cause psychoneurological symptoms involve increased oxidative stress in the brain, as signaled by the accumulation in the cerebrospinal fluid of metabolites such as methylmalonic acid and homocysteine, which are related to oxidative stress in the brain. The results emphasize the potential importance of early clinical intervention in the possible prevention of such early-onset cognitive changes.
Suggested vitamin B12 supplementation can be very high. Lark Lands, a nutrional advocate who specializes in HIV, recommends 1,000 micrograms in nasal gel or injection, administered two to seven times per week along with folic acid (5,000 to 10,000 micrograms per day).
1 Tang AM et al. Journal of Nutrition. February 1997; 127(2):345-51.
2 Posner G et al. "Nutrition and HIV Infection." April 23-25, 1997; Cannes, France (abstract O-23).
3 Beach RS et al. Archives of Neurology. May 1992; 49(5):501-6.