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The Founder of Adrian
In the last twenty-five years of his life, Thomas Jefferson James was known as a builder of railroads. At the turn of the 20th Century, Captain James, as he was dubbed by all those who admired him, built a small metropolis in the wiregrass fields of East-Central Georgia. James died in Atlanta one hundred years ago on November 28, 1911. This is his story.
Thomas Jefferson James was in the northeast Central Georgia county of Jones on June 20, 1846. His mother, the former Miss Druscilla Lyles, died just before Thomas' fourth birthday. His father, Benjamin Jones, while visiting his elder sons in the Confederate Army fell victim to a fatal case of pneumonia and died on September 11, 1861.
Thomas was sixteen, strong, and eager to join his brothers, Abel and William. He traveled to Caroline County, Virginia, where on the 2nd day of June 1863, Private Thomas James subscribed his name before J.N. Beall on the enlistment roll of Company B, 12th Georgia Regiment, known as the Jones Volunteers. A single month later, Thomas James would witness the greatest carnage in the history of North American warfare. Serving in the brigade of George P. Doles, of Milledgeville, James's regiment attacked from the north into the town of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Luckily, the regiment was not heavily engaged and casualties during the three-day epic battle were relatively light.
Things wouldn't be so easy at Spotsylvania Court House on the 10th of May 1864. The 12th regiment was overrun by Union forces at the Mule Shoe salient. Nearly all of Company B's soldiers still in action were captured, including James and his brothers Abel and William. They were taken prisoners and imprisoned at Point Lookout Prison in Maryland. The James boys were then transferred to the den of death, Elmira, New York, where Confederate prisoners died at a rate equal to or greater than their Union counterparts in Andersonville, Georgia.
By the end of October the number of prisoners crammed into an inefficacious facility designed for three thousand men had swollen to more than ten thousand prisoners. Decades after his imprisonment, T.J. James told of the horrors of his internment at Elmira. T.J. James recovered from a severe bout of measles. William succumbed to Typhoid pneumonia on October 1, 1864. To pass their time, the James brothers learned how to make gutta percha rings made from silver or pearl with thirteen stars representing the Confederate states. They sold them to the Yankees for a few dollars each. Abel and Thomas along with another prisoner used spoons and case knives to dig a tunnel under the house sixteen feet under the outer wall. Their escape was foiled, probably by a camp snitch.
Some five weeks after General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, Thomas James told his captors that he would sign an oath of allegiance to the United States, because all he wanted was to go home. Finally, a month later in the middle of June and after eleven months in prison, Abel and James began their long trek home.
When Thomas James returned home, he found his homeland decimated, barren, and burned. He returned to farming, going to school when he could. By the age of twenty-five, Thomas James's future began to be apparent. In 1868, James went to work as a common laborer on the Macon and Augusta Railway. He saved his scant salary until the "Panic of '73" tolled railroad construction in the state. James went to work for the contracting firm of J.T. and W.D. Grant on the Chattachoochee River. The firm purchased the 4,060- acre, $100,000-dollar, Old Town Plantation just below Louisville, Georgia in Jefferson County. James bought out the Grants in 1884 with other partners, including U.S. Senator and Civil War Governor of Georgia, Joseph E. Brown.
After the economy rebounded, Thomas James bought out his partners and began the practice of leasing convicts from the State of Georgia. Within fourteen months, James' gang of convicts, reportedly numbering as many as three thousand men, built more than 225 miles of railroads across the state. Capt. James, as he was known then, joined a large saw milling operation under the name of the Southern Lumber Company. When the company faltered, James purchased the assets and transformed the ailing company into a profitable operation.
Capt. T.J. James built his own railroad, the Wadley and Mt. Vernon, which ran from its terminus in Jefferson County, southwesterly through Kite, Adrian and Rockledge. The railroad never made it to Mt. Vernon, but did run another line into Emanuel County and operated at the Wadley Southern Railroad.
James expanded his operations to include timber and farming. He was one of the largest planters in the state and certainly the largest in East Central Georgia. His operated gristmills, sawmills, and cane syrup plants on his farm and timberlands which encompassed 38,000 acres.
Thomas James moved his headquarters to the western corner of Emanuel County in a small community named Adrian. James personally made improvements to the infrastructure of the fledgling town, furnishing the town with water from his well east of town on the Ohoopee River and his electric light plant. He owned James Mercantile Company and the Farmers Bank of Adrian.
Captain James was always looking for ways to improve his railroads. In the early spring of 1899, he traveled to Atlanta to put in a bid for the trains of an insolvent traveling circus company. There he met George V. Gress, who was solely there to acquire the circus animals. James and Gress discussed their wants, entered a joint bid of $4,485.00, and walked off with their respective prizes. James took his train cars back to Adrian. Gress offered the animals to the city of Atlanta. The city council accepted. Gress, a lumber dealer, built a building and cages, which became the Atlanta Zoo.
On June 30, 1881, Mr. James was united in marriage to Miss Alice Cheatham, of Jefferson county and a direct descendant of Gov. David Emmanuel, America's first Jewish born governor. They had six children, Thomas Jefferson, Jr., Alice N., Arthur Emanuel, Frank C., Albert H. and Annie M. James.
James told biographer A.B. Caldwell, that he found relaxation in horseback riding and musical evenings spent at home. James credited his success to his parents and the "habits of industry and frugality" that they taught him, along with private study and contact with business men. To the young he commended, "truthfulness, honesty, careful calculations and thoughtful execution, regular and temperate habits."
James held few political offices, but he did serve on the town council of Adrian. He was so loved and so admired that during the "new county" movement of the early 20th Century, residents of the area nearly succeeded in garnering a new county, James County, with its seat in Adrian, Georgia.
It was in 1909 at the height of his business career when Capt. James' health began to fail. He moved to Atlanta in hopes of better medical care. He died in an Atlanta hospital just before 2:oo o'clock, p.m. on November 28, 1911.
Capt. Thomas J. James left his footprints across East Central Georgia. Along the 680 miles of railroads his crews built grew the small towns which are the roots of our area's long and rich heritage, all of which ended one hundred ago.


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Is an accent enough for you to be interested in a boy at your age? Is that all you need?
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ItsMev wrote:
Is an accent enough for you to be interested in a boy at your age? Is that all you need? :P
Please stop trying so hard.
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ItsMev wrote:
Is an accent enough for you to be interested in a boy at your age? Is that all you need? :P
Please stop trying so hard.
'Tis really really sad that he's trying so hard yet being so obvious about it... makes me wonder if he thinks he's being subtle.
Re the question; I find certain physiological makeups attractive and certain accents attractive but would I seek only those accents and looks? No, too restricting to bother.
Ther are SEXY... For a gay man this is a pleasure but many are uncut ( means its Christmas everyday lol) their mannerisms are sexy , they are exotic, it's ur style too oh and the fact that all Australian men are in fact totally fuckable like I would never stop .... Ever
I'm Welsh and I love the Australians and New Zealanders, we have a common enemy (the English!) and a common love (Rugby, though you Aussies better stop beating us Welsh or we'll thrash New Zealand and then come for you!). When it comes down to it, Rugby is the great diplomacy of the world, you'll see Welshmen hugging Frenchmen in a stadium and singing together, cheering on their teams and not throwing a hissy fit and demanding violence like footie fans do.
However, you can't pronounce your names properly, lots of Aussies come to Cornwall (where I live) because we have Newquay and an Aussie without a beer can and a surfboard isn't a true Aussie (..... okay, not really) but they come here for the surfing and so we have a fair few Australian nurses working in our hospitals so they can hit Newquay beach, but, even with the strong Cornish connection..... you cannot pronounce Launceston, it's Lawn Stun, not Lawn Ces Stun!
Also, ignore the fact us Brits used you as a prison colony, we also used North America as a prison colony first too, but what other nation would send their people to a country as beautiful as Australia but us?
I think Australia and the UK have a really special relationship, we've never gone to war against each other for a start (I think we're still technically at war with New Zealand but people forgot so it doesn't matter). You also gave us Neighbours but I'm not sure I can forgive you for the following:
Home and Away
Jason Donovan (he lives over here now, please, take him back! We'll also give you the Spice Girls as a reward....)
I like Australians because we're pretty close to each other, we're more like first cousins than distant relatives, but, you're still really a young country (okay, a young white country, a really old country if you include aboriginals) and you don't have the history that the UK has, we imported lovely people from the West Indies and exported British kids to Australia, then told them their parents had died so they have to stay in Australia even though their parents were not dead, then we exported more with an offer of "move to Australia for £10" or something, so really the vast majority of your immigration is from the UK.
Was that the topic? Umm, I like the accent?
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ItsMev wrote:
Is an accent enough for you to be interested in a boy at your age? Is that all you need? :P
Please stop trying so hard.
Huh? What exactly am I trying so hard at..?
I forget to log off when I leave, ALOT
I think it depends on where from Australia the accent is from. I got a friend from Sydney with a cool accent that's popular with women, and I know another guy with a more trashy Aussie accent (don't know where from) that the women I know find really unattractive. On the other hand, Aussie girls have told me that they find American accents attractive.
desny, I do believe your post qualifies as both so does indeed make discerning between the two quite difficult
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australians are the sexiest people ever.. our accents.. our personalities. australian guys are hawt :D
If your Australian, then indeed there hot. lol
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Please, light up my favorite childhood toy.
Men from any country can be sexy.
As long as there are women who like penis, it's all good.
Sparkle nails. Can't touch this.
I generally find that I am attracted to male actors who are originated from Australia, such as: Andy Whitfield, Chris Hemsworth, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Jai Courtney, Sam Worthington, and Simon Baker. Despite their good features, I like the appreciation they have for their country, the accent they carry (it's a little rougher, sort of gruff, than the English accent which is attractive), and their culture.
Personally, there's not one particular nationality or race of a man that I like. Why? Because I like everything. What I look for in a man is one who was brought up to respect women, that they carry morals and values, are loyal, and romantic (not clingy!).
I hope this helps.
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I have a hard time discerning between trolling and raw dumbness these days.
No. Australian accents aren't manly, they're funny and I'd probably miss half of your jokes. And if you aren't born with a good voice to go with that accent, I feel really bad for you (not really).
Lastly, how about getting a manly haircut to go with this 'manly accent'? This hair of yours with a manly voice and accent would be like hearing a sheep's moos.
Can't exactly tell what I did to upset you, none of this was generalized at myself you fool, it was on Australia in general.
The question was not "HEY GUYS, DO YOU LIKE ME?!"
Fuck off and die somewhere else, alone, would you?
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This thread is a production of person with a huge and insecure ego. The bigger the ego, that smaller the person is. Why care if people like you or not? Who gives a shit.
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I'm writing a big feature for HGTV right now. I love working for that magazine but hate the way it makes me feel about my house—i.e., that my style (or lack therof) sucks and that I should renovate/redecorate immediately. Why on earth did I think dark wooden blinds were a good idea for my dark, wooden living room? Grrr…. Fortunately the mag offers lots of cheapy DIY tips that don't require massive budgets (or a great eye) and it's those little things that, for better or worse, empower amateurs like me. The super-cool designer I'm currently writing about rocks at creating beautiful, interesting collage walls using mostly inexpensive art. Inspired by her (and stir crazy over Thanksgiving weekend), Alex and I tried one of our own in the playroom using pieces we had laying around the house. What do you think?
The collage mixes a few of my own paintings (the flower and the fish watercolor), one of Alex's (hung with blue painter's tape, which is what the cool people do), some old ski posters of mine that I dug up from the basement, signed prints from one of our favorite kid's artists in Traverse City (Linda Chamberlain), an Orangina girl I bought for $5 in Paris because she reminded me of, well, me, a vintage Babar poster that a friend took out of someone's trash a few years ago (love love love it) and a piece of embroidered silk my Grandma Ruth brought back for me from China 25 years ago that I stuck in a frame. It's still a work in progress (I want to fill the space on the upper right) and I realize some of these are crooked. I also want to get vintagey, less-formal frames (not so many mats!), but I kind of dig the vibe it gives the playroom. It's certainly more fun than the two matching boring prints (and all the beige space) I had up there before. And the kids love it (also good: Alex managed to not bust either of our thumbs while hammering most of the nails into the wall).
I'm always amazed at how moving furniture and changing the wall art can totally freshen up a room. It's one of my favorite things to do but I've never tried a collage wall before. And, since it's Friday and the weekend is here, I may be taking my newfound passion elsewhere in the house! (Nick, you've been warned.) Of course I still can't quite tell if I love this or hate it but I think that's a good sign for me. I tend to go very safe (almost every wall in my house is beige—including the playroom!) and this is definitely not safe. If I change my mind, there are only about 86 holes in the wall that need to be covered (I didn't measure first because all the cool experts say you don't need to). So be honest, do you like it? Would you ever do something like this?


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|December 30, 2008, 05:45 PM
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Training the handicapped ??
I have a question for some fellow firearms instructors. I have 2 people that want to take one of our defensive pistol classes, and they are confined to a wheelchair. Other than the basic shooting techniques, what are some drills and excersises that I can have them do from their wheelchair ? I am looking for some different ideas from some of you that have had some experience teaching handicapped shooters. any ideas and techniques would be appreciated. Thank you
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I can think of one really quickly.
Chair out of position in relation to the target. Also, target on opposite side of gunhand.
The limited mobility is going to decrease the manuverability of the student. This sounds like a real challenge. Also, look at having them shoot from out of the chair, on the ground. Often a chairbound person will find themselves in this position IRL.
You can also look at how they carry their reloads and have them do a lot of one handed drills because depending on the degree of disability, they may need to support themselves with one arm while they are on the ground, thus they would only have one hand/arm to use for firing.
I hope that helps. I'm not a trainer, but tried to think like a less manuverable person for a couple of minutes. Good luck and I'm interested to hear what you come up with.
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I'm an Adapted Physical Education Specialist for a large school district here in Texas. I work with students K-12 who have mental or physical disabilities that affect gross motor skills and performance in PE, their PE teachers and special ed teachers. I have a number of students that use a wheelchair.
A few observations:
1. Instead of using the terms "confined to a wheelchair" or "chairbound", just say "wheelchair user". While the difference may seem small to most of us or even an attempt at being politically correct, it is actually a more accurate description of their situation. Odds are, they aren't confined or bound- they just use a wheelchair while awake or for mobility. Many wheelchair users CAN stand or walk for limited periods.
2. Focus on what they CAN do- not what they CAN'T do. I'm sure they will be happy to tell or show you what they CAN do. I have students with Spina Bifida who believe they can do ANYTHING and everything- they just don't use their legs. Many wheelchair users have TREMENDOUS upper body strength- a benefit when firing a handgun.
3. Ask the student what do they foresee as a situation they would need to be trained in.
4. Put yourself in their shoes, so to speak. What do they need to know about defensive shooting from a seated position? There are similiar issues that affect the driver and passengers in a car. Drawing while seated is much different than while standing.
5. What techniques would be affected by a wheelchair? On an unlevel surface they roll unless the brake is applied. Applying the brake seems to be one technique that needs to be practiced while the other hand is drawing the firearm.
6. Concealment while in a wheelchair will definitely be an issue. Some may be able to carry IWB or OWB, while others may have physical conditions that prevent actually carrying the firearm on their person.
7. A large part of my job is modifying the class activity so my students can participate in a meaningful way. You don't have to invent something new- just modify what you already do. Ask yourself "what would I do if I were in a wheelchair?".
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I would suggest getting a wheelchair and actually doing the same stuff you usually teach from the weelchair. Thinking about how it would be is good, but actually doing it and experiencing it is great. You could learn a lot of good stuff so you'll be very prepared to instruct them. And with your own wheelchair you can demonstrate, and you'll be ready to take on additional handicapped students later on.
I wish I could help more, I'm not an instructor, I'm just a student . I think it's great that you're taking a proactive approach to instructing wheelchair users. BG's love to prey on the weak. That's why the handicapped and elderly are often sought out as easy targets.
The answers before me are both great. I can't wait to read more because I've never really given this much thought. It would be good information to have on hand. Accidents happen every day and if my legs were suddenly taken away from me my whole tactical outlook would change a lot.
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|January 2, 2009, 09:43 AM
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I appreciate the input so far. Anyone else have any ideas to share ? Thanks
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Tincup Al,
If I were writing the curriculum, I would make sure that the students had each learned:
We would also discuss, I think, one of the more common forms of attack against people in chairs -- where the criminal simply dumps the intended victim out of the chair at the beginning of the encounter. For that reason, I'd encourage my students to carry on-body rather than in-chair if at all possible, and I'd make sure they'd each had the experience of firing from the ground in various positions.
Hope some of that helps.
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Exercise classes led by Mrs. Ruby Gonzales, are still meeting on Thursday nights at 7 in the all purpose room at the school. Anyone can still join the class. There is no charge.
At a town board meeting held Wednesday, Nov. 8, the board of trustees took under consideration a petition from citizens living on 11th street asking for road improvements. The board decided to try to get something done there.
Lee Stephens and Margaret Nielson were in Durango on Saturday and Margaret visited with her mother at the Eventide Nursing Home that afternoon.
Hazel Smith entertained her bridge club on Thursday evening, Nov. 9, with Helen Fogel as a guest.
Bill Swank is a patient in the Presbyterian Medical Center.
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- Acute ethanol gavage attenuates hemorrhage/resuscitation-induced hepatic oxidative stress in rats (2012)
- Acute ethanol intoxication increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Hemorrhagic shock with subsequent resuscitation (H/R) also induces ROS resulting in cellular and hepatic damage in vivo. We examined the role of acute ethanol intoxication upon oxidative stress and subsequent hepatic cell death after H/R. 14 h before H/R, rats were gavaged with single dose of ethanol or saline (5 g/kg, EtOH and ctrl; H/R_EtOH or H/R_ctrl, resp.). Then, rats were hemorrhaged to a mean arterial blood pressure of 30 ± 2 mmHg for 60 min and resuscitated. Two control groups underwent surgical procedures without H/R (sham_ctrl and sham_EtOH, resp.). Liver tissues were harvested at 2, 24, and 72 h after resuscitation. EtOH-gavage induced histological picture of acute fatty liver. Hepatic oxidative (4-hydroxynonenal, 4-HNE) and nitrosative (3-nitrotyrosine, 3-NT) stress were significantly reduced in EtOH-gavaged rats compared to controls after H/R. Proapoptotic caspase-8 and Bax expressions were markedly diminished in EtOH-gavaged animals compared with controls 2 h after resuscitation. EtOH-gavage increased antiapoptotic Bcl-2 gene expression compared with controls 2 h after resuscitation. iNOS protein expression increased following H/R but was attenuated in EtOH-gavaged animals after H/R. Taken together, the data suggest that acute EtOH-gavage may attenuate H/R-induced oxidative stress thereby reducing cellular injury in rat liver.
- Circulating leukotriene b4 identifies respiratory complications after trauma (2012)
- Background. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a proinflammatory lipid mediator correlates well with the acute phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, LTB4-levels were investigated to determine whether they might be a useful clinical marker in predicting pulmonary complications (PC) in multiply traumatized patients. Methods: Plasma levels of LTB4 were determined in 100 patients on admission (ED) and for five consecutive days (daily). Twenty healthy volunteers served as control. LTB4-levels were measured by ELISA. Thirty patients developed PC (pneumonia, respiratory failure, acute lung injury (ALI), ARDS, pulmonary embolism) and 70 had no PC (ØPC). Results. LTB4-levels in the PC-group [127.8 pg/mL, IQR: 104–200pg/ml] were significantly higher compared to the ØPC-group on admission [95.6 pg/mL, IQR: 55–143 pg/mL] or control-group [58.4 pg/mL, IQR: 36–108 pg/mL]. LTB4 continuously declined to basal levels from day 1 to 5 without differences between the groups. The cutoff to predict PC was calculated at 109.6 pg/mL (72% specificity, 67% sensitivity). LTB4 was not influenced by overall or chest injury severity, age, gender or massive transfusion. Patients with PC received mechanical ventilation for a significantly longer period of time, and had prolonged intensive care unit and overall hospital stay. Conclusion. High LTB4-levels indicate risk for PC development in multiply traumatized patients
- Rapid development of intestinal cell damage following severe trauma : a prospective observational cohort study (2009)
- Introduction Loss of intestinal integrity has been implicated as an important contributor to the development of excessive inflammation following severe trauma. Thus far, clinical data concerning the occurrence and significance of intestinal damage after trauma remain scarce. This study investigates whether early intestinal epithelial cell damage occurs in trauma patients and, if present, whether such cell injury is related to shock, injury severity and the subsequent inflammatory response. Methods Prospective observational cohort study in 96 adult trauma patients. Upon arrival at the emergency room (ER) plasma levels of intestinal fatty acid binding protein (i-FABP), a specific marker for damage of differentiated enterocytes, were measured. Factors that potentially influence the development of intestinal cell damage after trauma were determined, including the presence of shock and the extent of abdominal trauma and general injury severity. Furthermore, early plasma levels of i-FABP were related to inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6), procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP). Results Upon arrival at the ER, plasma i-FABP levels were increased compared with healthy volunteers, especially in the presence of shock (P < 0.01). The elevation of i-FABP was related to the extent of abdominal trauma as well as general injury severity (P < 0.05). Circulatory i-FABP concentrations at ER correlated positively with IL-6 and PCT levels at the first day (r2 = 0.19; P < 0.01 and r2 = 0.36; P < 0.001 respectively) and CRP concentrations at the second day after trauma (r2 = 0.25; P < 0.01). Conclusions This study reveals early presence of intestinal epithelial cell damage in trauma patients. The extent of intestinal damage is associated with the presence of shock and injury severity. Early intestinal damage precedes and is related to the subsequent developing inflammatory response.
- Differential relevance of NF-κB and JNK in the pathophysiology of hemorrhage/resususcitation-induced liver injury after chronic ethanol feeding (2015)
- Background: Chronic ethanol (EtOH) abuse worsens pathophysiological derangements after hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation (H/R) that induce hepatic injury and strong inflammatory changes via JNK and NF-κB activation. Inhibiting JNK with a cell-penetrating, protease-resistant peptide D-JNKI-1 after H/R in mice with healthy livers ameliorated these effects. Here, we studied if JNK inhibition by D-JNKI-1 in chronically EtOH-fed mice after hemorrhagic shock prior to the onset of resuscitation also confers protection. Methods: Male mice were fed a Lieber-DeCarli diet containing EtOH or an isocaloric control (ctrl) diet for 4 weeks. Animals were hemorrhaged for 90 min (32 ± 2 mm Hg) and randomly received either D-JNKI-1 (11 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, i. p.) or sterile saline as vehicle (veh) immediately before the onset of resuscitation. Sham animals underwent surgical procedures without H/R and were either D-JNKI-1 or veh treated. Two hours after resuscitation, blood samples and liver tissue were harvested. Results: H/R induced hepatic injury with increased systemic interleukin (IL)-6 levels, and enhanced local gene expression of NF-κB-controlled genes such as intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)9. c-Jun and NF-κB phosphorylation were increased after H/R. These effects were further increased in EtOH-fed mice after H/R. D-JNKI-1 application inhibited the proinflammatory changes and reduced significantly hepatic injury after H/R in ctrl-fed mice. Moreover, D-JNKI-1 reduces in ctrl-fed mice the H/R-induced c-Jun and NF-κB phosphorylation. However, in chronically EtOH-fed mice, JNK inhibition did not prevent the H/R-induced hepatic damage and proinflammatory changes nor c-Jun and NF-κB phosphorylation after H/R. Conclusions: These results indicate, that JNK inhibition is protective only in not pre-harmed liver after H/R. In contrast, the pronounced H/R-induced liver damage in mice being chronically fed with ethanol cannot be prevented by JNK inhibition after H/R and seems to be under the control of NF-κB.
- Transient down-regulation of beta1 integrin subtypes on kidney carcinoma cells is induced by mechanical contact with endothelial cell membranes (2007)
- Adhesion molecules of the integrin beta1 family are thought to be involved in the malignant progression renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Still, it is not clear how they contribute to this process. Since the hematogenous phase of tumour dissemination is the rate-limiting step in the metastatic process, we explored beta1 integrin alterations on several RCC cell lines (A498, Caki1, KTC26) before and after contacting vascular endothelium in a tumour-endothelium (HUVEC) co-culture assay. Notably, alpha2, alpha3 and alpha5 integrins became down-regulated immediately after the tumour cells attached to HUVEC, followed by re-expression shortly thereafter. Integrin down-regulation on RCC cells was caused by direct contact with endothelial cells, since the isolated endothelial membrane fragments but not the cell culture supernatant contributed to the observed effects. Integrin loss was accompanied by a reduced focal adhesion kinase (FAK) expression, FAK activity and diminished binding of tumour cells to matrix proteins. Furthermore, intracellular signalling proteins RCC cells were altered in the presence of HUVEC membrane fragments, in particular 14-3-3 epsilon, ERK2, PKCdelta, PKCepsilon and RACK1, which are involved in regulating tumour cell motility. We, therefore, speculate that contact of RCC cells with the vascular endothelium converts integrin-dependent adhesion to integrin-independent cell movement. The process of dynamic integrin regulation may be an important part in tumour cell migration strategy, switching the cells from being adhesive to becoming motile and invasive.
- Therapy of hemorrhagic shock with following resuscitation-induced liver injury : in vivo study (2010)
- Shock resulting from life-threatening blood-loss (hemorrhagic shock) represents the most frequent injury pattern after a traumatic insult. Hemorrhagic shock induces inflammatory changes, characterized by highly complex pathophysiological pathways often resulting in death. In this study, we establish an experimental in vivo model of H/R in rats and study the mechanisms which determine the hepatic injury after H/R. Furthermore, we show that hemorrhagic shock with following resuscitation is accompanied with release of systemic and local pro-inflammatory mediators, increased infiltration of hepatic neutrophils in the liver, increased oxidative and nitrosative stress, enhanced cell death of both types, apoptosis and necrosis, conspicuous cytoskeletal rearrangements, loss of hepatic integrity and finally high general mortality rates, up to 80%. In addition, the effects of two potential therapeutic interventions to prevent the H/R induced liver injury are explored in a model of H/R in rats. First, the role of JNK and its inhibition by D-JNKI-1 in preservation of hepatic integrity following H/R was analyzed. Second, we investigated the potential of simvastatin to prevent the disturbed inflammatory response and hepatic injury after H/R. The effects of both therapeutic interventions were studied by looking at several inflammatory parameters, markers of oxidative and nitrosative stress, cytoskeleton integrity, microcirculatory parameters, underlying signaling cascades, liver damage and mortality. Highly specific blockade of JNK with the potent, inhibitory peptide D-JNKI-1 revealed the crucial role of the JNK signaling pathway in the H/R induced pathophysiology and strong protective effects of DJNKI- 1 in H/R induced liver injury, when the peptide was applied before and even after hemorrhagic shock. The other therapeutic intervention tested in this study was the use of simvastatin which also revealed protective effects after H/R and even a remarkable improvement in survival after H/R. We show that H/R induced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, hepatic PMNL infiltration, increased oxidative and nitrosative stress, apoptosis and necrosis can be diminished by treatment with D-JNKI-1 but also with simvastatin in vivo. Furthermore, simvastatin reduces H/R induced cytoskelatal rearrangements, loss of liver integrity and the mortality rate after H/R. The key pathway which underlies these beneficial effects of simvastatin is the Rho kinase pathway. Identification of both mechanisms as well as the effectiveness of both substances provide new insights in the close interaction between hypoxia and the immune system and present a promising basis for the anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective treatment after H/R.
- Mycophenolate mofetil modulates adhesion receptors of the beta I integrin family on tumor cells: impact on tumor recurrence and malignancy (2005)
- Background: Tumor development remains one of the major obstacles following organ transplantation. Immunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus directly contribute to enhanced malignancy, whereas the influence of the novel compound mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on tumor cell dissemination has not been explored. We therefore investigated the adhesion capacity of colon, pancreas, prostate and kidney carcinoma cell lines to endothelium, as well as their beta1 integrin expression profile before and after MMF treatment. Methods: Tumor cell adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers was evaluated in the presence of 0.1 and 1 μM MMF and compared to unstimulated controls. beta1 integrin analysis included alpha1beta1 (CD49a), alpha2beta1 (CD49b), alpha3beta1 (CD49c), alpha4beta1 (CD49d), alpha5beta1 (CD49e), and alpha6beta1 (CD49f) receptors, and was carried out by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. Results: Adhesion of the colon carcinoma cell line HT-29 was strongly reduced in the presence of 0.1 μM MMF. This effect was accompanied by down-regulation of alpha3beta1 and alpha6beta1 surface expression and of alpha3beta1 and alpha6beta1 coding mRNA. Adhesion of the prostate tumor cell line DU-145 was blocked dose-dependently by MMF. In contrast to MMF's effects on HT-29 cells, MMF dose-dependently up-regulated alpha1beta1, alpha2beta1, alpha3beta1, and alpha5beta1 on DU-145 tumor cell membranes. Conclusion: We conclude that MMF possesses distinct anti-tumoral properties, particularly in colon and prostate carcinoma cells. Adhesion blockage of HT-29 cells was due to the loss of alpha3beta1 and alpha6beta1 surface expression, which might contribute to a reduced invasive behaviour of this tumor entity. The enhancement of integrin beta1 subtypes observed in DU-145 cells possibly causes re-differentiation towards a low-invasive phenotype.
- Correction : renal cell carcinoma alters endothelial receptor expression responsible for leukocyte adhesion (2017)
- Present: Due to an error in the production process, figures 5 and 6 were switched. Each figure legend is correct, but is associated with the wrong figure.


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When Project Blue Book was closed down in January 1970, the original files were transferred to Maxwell AFB where they were made available on request for public viewing until 1975. In 1975 these documents were microfilmed by the Air Force for internal use and then transferred to the National Archives for public release. Before microfilming these documents for public release, however, the Air Force blacked out witness names and other personal information in accord with its policy of protecting the privacy of witnesses despite the fact that the files had been available for copying and inspection for years without these deletions. In 1998 a set of the original unredacted Air Force microfilm was discovered at the National Archives. In addition to witness names and information, it has been confirmed that these rolls contain some pages that are not on the NARA rolls.
Maxwell Blue Book 1
Contains Project Sign, Grudge, and Blue Book Reports including the Project Twinkle Final Report, Project Stork Status Reports, and Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14.
Maxwell Blue Book 2
Contains various supplementary data and publication correspondence associated with Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 as well as Case Files for June and July 1947. An index to all case files is also included.
Maxwell Blue Book 3
Contains Blue Book Case Files covering August, 1947 through to the end of August, 1948.
Maxwell Blue Book 4
Contains Blue Book Case Files covering July, 1948 through to the end of December, 1948. Notable cases include the Chiles-Whitted sighting, the Gorman UFO dogfight, and the Green Fireball sightings.
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Contains Blue Book Case Files covering February, 1949 through to the end of April, 1949.
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The 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid isn't just a midsize sedan with a clever method for saving gas. It's also a pleasant way of getting around. For this model year, the Optima Hybrid receives a freshened look and builds on changes from 2013, which amounted to a refinement of the gasoline/electric powertrain it shares with its sister car, the 2014 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid.
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One recognizable aspect of the company's styling is the so-called tiger nose. Look at any Kia and there's some version of it, but it's never identical from one model to another. On the Optima Hybrid, it's big and somewhat rounder than the conventional sedan, although not unattractive.
This remodeling -- along with the revised front bumper, lower lip and vents -- are all in the service of optimum aerodynamic efficiency, while model-specific LED headlamps and LED tail lamps (found on more cars in Kia's lineup) underline the car's modernity and technology.
A choice of 16-inch or 17-in wheels display new designs, chosen not only for their looks but also by how they contribute to the car's fuel consumption and drag coefficient of 0.26 (a Toyota Prius has a coefficient of 0.25).
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A 2.4-liter, 4-cylinder gasoline engine and electric motor bring a tasty 199 horsepower and 235 lb-ft of torque. Getting up to freeway speed is as simple as prodding the throttle pedal and riding the wave of acceleration. It never feels out of puff on uphill stretches and packs a decent punch for overtaking. Drive goes to the front wheels via a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Smooth operation and improved fuel consumption -- 36 miles per gallon in the city, 40 mpg on the highway and 38 mpg combined, compared with the earlier model's' 34/39/36 numbers -- are a result of the refinements mentioned earlier. Under normal driving conditions, it's virtually impossible to perceive when the engine stops or fires back up. That's how smooth it is.
You can tell if the engine goes off by the EV Mode light shining in the instrument panel or by looking at the special hybrid-related graphics display in the center console, neither of which is a good idea when driving, especially in stop-start traffic where the hybrid system really comes into its own.
Don't bother trying to listen for it, either. The cabin is super-quiet, with only some subdued tire rumble. The car runs on low-rolling-resistance tires, which usually involve some degree of compromise with handling (extremely little in this case) and noise. With a set of good-quality regular tires, however, sound levels would probably decrease to a barely audible whisper.
Another hybrid trait is the potential for a weird brake-pedal feel, because the system captures braking energy and stores it in the battery. It takes around one stab of the Optima's pedal to become familiar. Even if it doesn't feel exactly like conventional braking, it's not so far off to be in any way unnerving.
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Bluetooth, airbags, a rearview camera, leather seating, a heated steering wheel, the MyUVO infotainment system and a long list of other available features can all be found in a cabin that deploys soft-touch plastics and molds them into agreeable shapes. This feels like a car at least one pay grade above its middle-class level.
Trunk space still amounts to a useful 10.78 cu ft., despite accommodating the lithium-polymer battery pack. A nonhybrid Optima's trunk is 15.4 cu ft.
Just one gripe: The seat cushions for the driver and front passenger seem a touch on the short side, not providing enough under-leg support for adults of average height. It may not be an issue for everyone, but pay attention to this area on a test drive.
The 2014 Kia Optima Hybrid comes in LX and EX trim levels. Please note that the better-equipped, and therefore heavier, EX trim returns slightly inferior fuel-consumption figures: 35/39/37 mpg. On a route including freeway, suburban and town driving, our test car averaged 36 mpg according to the on-board trip computer.
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ASHLAND — In a building on Oak Street, Jim Trombly is designing protective clothing that will allow U.S. Army Special Operations Forces to survive in temperatures reaching 50 below zero.
The product line director for Massif Mountain Gear traveled to northern Minnesota during a storm last month to test the gear alongside troops.
"Unfortunately, it wasn't that cold — it got down to zero degrees, but that wasn't quite cold enough," he said. "So they've extended the testing to Kodiak, Alaska."
Last year, Massif was awarded a military contract to create a set of pants, a vest and a jacket that will allow special forces to survive in extremely cold weather, said executive vice president Chris Wasgatt.
The company began designing fire-resistant clothing for the military in 2006, but this is the first time Massif has been asked by the Department of Defense to create non-fire-resistant clothing, he said.
"Jim comes from the outdoor industry and he's applying those principles to military garments, which hadn't really been done before," Wasgatt said. "He showed them and they're like, 'We love you.' So now the head of all special operations command calls Jim on his cell phone and asks him, 'What do you think we should do here?' "
The Layer 7 Protective Clothing Uniform Puffy looks like a lightweight camouflage snowsuit, but it also compacts into a small ball that can easily fit in a soldier's pack.
"The testing has gone exceptionally well so far," Trombly said. "These garments are 30 percent lighter and 25 percent more packable than what the guys have today."
The company began working on the project last summer and is finalizing designs now. Massif expects the Department of Defense to approve the final design in May or June, so the gear can be manufactured this summer and be in soldiers' packs next winter, Trombly said.
The Special Operations Delta Force will wear the Massif garments, as will U.S. Navy Seals, U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumpers and U.S. Army Rangers, Wasgatt said.
The company's headquarters are at 498 Oak St. in Ashland. A team of 15 developers and designers creates each garment in-house.
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Then the prototypes are put together by sewing professionals who work behind one of more than a dozen sewing machines in the building. The company is always looking to hire more sewing professionals because there appears to be a shortage in the Rogue Valley, Wasgatt said.
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Massif works with the military to do more testing in other locations, such as Alaska or Afghanistan, and makes any modifications necessary. When the final designs are approved, they are manufactured off-site in a variety of locations, including Portland, New York, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, Wasgatt said.
The Layer 7 gear will be manufactured in Kentucky through the government's National Institute for the Severely Handicapped, which creates jobs for people with disabilities, Wasgatt said.
Massif, founded in 2001 in Ashland, also has contracts with the Bureau of Land Management and other groups to design protective clothing, particularly for firefighters, he said.
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The company has photos of soldiers whose skin has been spared burns in the places covered by the Massif clothing.
"What I tell people is, 'Regardless of your politics, we all want our troops safe and there wasn't anything that was safe out there before," Wasgatt said.
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Lindsay Lohan Accused Of Being A High-Class Whore By A Former Marine
The late Elizabeth Taylor's effort to possess the body of Judge Stephanie before sentencing Lindsay Lohan to Death Row so she can't barf all over the image of La Liz in a new Lifetime biopic failed today. Because LiLo was in court for another probation hearing and Judge Stephanie slipped on a Hazmat-made rubber glove to pat her head for doing what she's supposed to do. BORING! But the day wasn't completely a loss, because right before LiLo strolled into court, a process server served her with a reasonable and accurate lawsuit. No, Sebastian Bach is not suing LiLo for stealing his 2010 look. A man named Thomas A. Green is suing LiLo for $300,000 claiming she went back on a business deal with him, because he was close to uncovering the truth about her involvement in the death of Osama Bin Laden. Naturally.
TMZ says that the 12 page, handwritten lawsuit looks about as crazy as a letter to a fan Lindsay Lohan writes on the back of a cocktail napkin after one of the voices in her head tells her that the potted plant in the corner wants an autograph. Thomas, a former U.S. marine who regularly has hallucinations, writes in the lawsuit that during a Facebook conversation with LiLo, she said she would help to promote his dot-com business. When LiLo started tip toeing away from the deal, Thomas found out that she had a huge part in the killing of Bin Laden and is a high-class prostitution whore. Thomas scribbled this in the lawsuit:
"[Thomas] set out to command [Lohan] to twitter and stated if [Lohan] acknowledges this is an Osoma Bin Ladden op all civilians in past wrong doing will receive clemency.
[Lohan] might be a high end prostitute."
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There really is a fine line between a Lohan and a delusional sometimes-homeless crazy person, and LiLo snorted up that line a long time ago, so White Oprah should adopt this dude. They need to put their differences aside, because delusional crazies belong together.


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Picture of the Week: Slash Honored by Hollywood RockWalk of Fame (1179)
No guitarist deserves to be immortalized on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles more than Slash. On 1987's Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses immortalized the sleazy dark side of L.A.'s Sunset Strip with an album so ferocious it almost single-handedly obliterated the androgynous, pretty boy pop metal and '80s new wave that had become synonymous with the city. It also introduced a whole new generation of guitarists to the power and beauty of the Les Paul. Slash's playing was as raw and powerful as the song's subject matter—and the band's lifestyle. Here, for a world of starved rock 'n' roll fans, was the true Hollywood, blasted through 100-stacks, and more than any other guitarist of his time, Slash was able to turn the tawdriest tale of sex, drugs, alienation into something epic. From the majestic, arena operatics of "Paradise City" to the greasy, funk breakdown of "Welcome to the Jungle" to the Bo Diddley grit of "Mr. Brownstone," Slash invested the songs with a drama and passion that few guitarists have ever been able to match.
In the years since leaving Guns N' Roses, Slash has assumed a role of true guitar hero, appearing on albums by artists as varied as Michael Jackson and the Yardbirds. In 2003, he formed Velvet Revolver with Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, and Gun N' Roses bassist and drummer Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. Once again, Slash was at the center of a band that was redefining and revitalizing guitar-heavy hard rock for a whole new generation of fans.
Congratulations, Slash. More than 20 years ago, you made an indelible impression on rock 'n' roll and Los Angeles. Now it's official.


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There doesn't seem to be support for RHEL 5 (and therefore no support for CentOS 5 either). When will this happen? RHEL 5 beta has been out for some time now.
- RHEL 5 support has been out for a couple of months by now. It is after all one of only two Linux distributions officially supported by AMD.
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Jim Yanko took off the yellow Livestrong bracelet in October when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released 1,000 pages of documents that confirmed Lance Armstrong cheated in order to win seven Tour de France races.
Jim Yanko took off the yellow Livestrong bracelet in October when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released 1,000 pages of documents that confirmed Lance Armstrong cheated in order to win seven Tour de France races.
The evidence against Armstrong didn't strike at Yanko's heart because of a rigged time trial or a stage in the Alps. Yanko's a baseball man, having played and coached at University of the Pacific and coached at San Joaquin Delta College. No, Armstrong's cheating betrayed Yanko, just as it betrayed every other cancer survivor who found inspiration whenever they looked at Armstrong.
Armstrong beat testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs, then conquered the cycling world's most challenging race. He formed Livestrong to raise money for cancer and encouraged other cancer victims to look forward and see shiny futures of their own.
For Yanko, who was diagnosed at 35 with brain cancer, that vision didn't have him back on the field playing one more game of baseball. His dream was to see his two daughters grow up, graduate from high school, walk down the aisle on his arm and dance with him at their weddings.
"That fired me up," Yanko said. "That, and my wife, Lynn."
Lynn Yanko was his rock. As she taught elementary school and looked after their two young girls, she nursed her husband from the time he was diagnosed in November 2003. She didn't tell him the grim news doctors had shared with her, that Yanko had maybe 10 months to live. Instead, she let the man she's now been married to for 19 years take on the insidious disease as he'd taken on every challenge he'd ever faced.
"Mostly it was a positive attitude," Yanko said. "When I was diagnosed, they said I had three things in my favor: my age, I was in decent shape, and I can't remember the third. That was the third of my brain they cut out."
Maybe the third thing was a sense of humor.
Or, maybe it was his determination to continue to share a life with Lynn; Miranda, now 15; and Abbie, now 11. Maybe it was the deep faith he discovered as he underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
One thing's for sure. It wasn't by pretending to be something he wasn't, which is what makes Armstrong and his admission of using illegal drugs to succeed such a disappointment.
Armstrong's lies gave a false sense of hope to very vulnerable people.
Imagine a cancer patient sitting in a facility having a toxic cocktail pumped into his or her body in an attempt to kill those deadly cells, and looking up and seeing a poster of Lance Armstrong staring back. Or, maybe in an effort to distract from the pain and discomfort, he or she sat reading Armstrong's encouraging story. Good heavens, if this man could come back from this despicable disease and win seven Tour de France races, surely I can get out of bed tomorrow and take my kids to school.
Now they know Armstrong's story was as tainted as his blood.
The sad reality is Armstrong's story had the potential for greatness before he had his first fix of EPO (erythropoietin). Armstrong beat the odds when he survived cancer. Just getting on a bike again was a victory, whether he ever wore the yellow jersey again or not.
That wasn't enough for him, though. He cheated. He's a fraud.
In creating the fantasy that cancer couldn't stop you from winning cycling's greatest race, Armstrong raised a lot of money for cancer research and treatment. Consequently, neither the Livestrong Foundation, from whose board he stepped down, nor the American Cancer Society, have denounced him. Livestrong's statement said it was disappointed Armstrong "misled" people during his career, and the cancer society pointed only to the money raised by Livestrong, an organization Armstrong helped found.
Maybe that's enough for fellow cancer survivors, and current and future cancer patients. Maybe wrapping his ill-gotten comeback in the cloak of philanthropy lessens his deceit for some.
It doesn't for me.
Countless dollars have been poured into cancer research for years, and will continue to be. As a result, there is better diagnosis and treatment, which will continue, God willing, to improve.
A cure may not be found in our lifetime, but we take hope from the successes we already see: an increase in survival rates and the knowledge that a diagnosis of cancer no longer means a death sentence.
That's a result of science. Recovery, though, also depends on the power of the human body and the human spirit.
Armstrong's story epitomized that triumph of will, but in cheating to embellish it, he cheated those who most needed the truth.
"It surprised me when he admitted everything," Yanko said. "I thought he was the face of a cancer survivor, and was supporting (other survivors). I was devastated. I thought he was a better man."
The truly inspiring faces of cancer survival are not on a poster of a bicyclist or symbolized by a yellow bracelet. They're on those who walk all night long at Relay for Life events, or Make Strides Against Cancer. It's that of Jim Yanko, who in the nine years since his initial diagnosis and seven since his last surgery, continues to teach, as does his wife, coach and say yes to every invitation to speak about surviving cancer.
Yanko isn't a hero but there's something heroic about a guy who wasn't supposed to live 10 months talking about his life nine years later. It's heart-warming to know that he has been saying thank-you for his life in ways big and small every day since.
It's too bad Armstrong didn't understand how valuable and meaningful that could be and use his spot on the world stage to show it.
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What's the word to describe the tone of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against New Bedford and Gloucester in their lawsuit against NOAA's fishing regulations?
"Withering" might be good. Let's settle on withering.
After systematically unrolling a somewhat incomplete narrative of the dispute over the ruthless enactment of "catch shares" and "sector management," the court then dismantled, one by one, every allegation made by the city.
I won't get into the particulars. Suffice it to say that it was painful to see so many uses of "not so," "incorrectly" and "misapprehended."
It goes on for 68 pages, and I sympathize with the attorneys in their grief, because what they had submitted was, in former New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang's view, a "very, very good" argument.
Mayor Jon Mitchell was circumspect about the loss, saying that it's time to examine the options and take the city's battles with fishing regulators to other venues. That would be the New England Fishery Management Council and the Congress. Good luck with that.
The mayor's attorney, John A. Markey Jr., with a lofty quotation from Theodore Roosevelt about getting into the arena and fighting the good fight, praised those who got involved for their efforts, their time and their "treasure."
I thought I could hear Abba singing "Fernando."
"You are the person in the arena. And there is no greater devotion than our mission to advocate for our hometown, our people, and our way of life," Markey wrote.
Lang was not inclined to accept the court's reasoning. "I think our points were extremely valid. I think the agency acted as a renegade when it comes to laws and the day-to-day implementation of fishing regulations."
It was Lang who called for the Commerce Department's Inspector General to look into the rulemaking process at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He never got it, but who can tell what lies ahead?
There's something else we're looking forward to, as well: Part 2 of the scathing Charles Swartwood III "special master" investigation, ordered by the Commerce Secretary, into fishery law enforcement in the Northeast.
Whatever is in there must be truly awful because Commerce has been keeping the report top secret while everybody waits around speculating on how bad it must be.
But as far as the lawsuit, Markey is right, Lang is right and Mitchell is right about one thing: This fight had to be fought. NOAA needed to be challenged because once again it was making decisions with disregard or even contempt for the fishing communities it tells us that it cares for.
As expected — and hoped by some — sector management is decimating the fleet, collapsing it into fewer and larger boats, and putting people out of work.
After all we've been through, here's a quote from the No. 1 sector advocate, the person who came from the Environmental Defense Fund to become administrator of NOAA, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, on the announcement in September of a fishery state of emergency in the Northeast:
"Fishing is the lifeblood of many coastal communities, providing jobs, a continuation of an historic tradition and culture, recreational opportunities for millions of anglers, and contributing to food security for the nation. Finding solutions will not be easy but, by continuing to work together, we can have healthy fish stocks, profitable fisheries and vibrant fishing communities."
Those sure are nice words. We've heard a lot of nice words from NOAA in the past two or three years, haven't we?
The real lesson runs counter to the lofty pronouncements about caring and cooperation. Instead, it is, Don't challenge anything NOAA does or says, or question its motives as it buries embarrassing reports, or point out the bugs in the science, or wonder why no one has lost their job over the law enforcement fiasco.
And if you want to take it to court, then remember: The law makes it almost impossible to overturn a regulation, which is what New Bedford and Gloucester and all the others were trying to do to save their communities and save their livelihoods.
P.S. Credit where credit's due: the briefs in the lawsuit and appeal were written by attorneys Mikaela McDermott, Julie Peterson and Pamela Lafreniere.
Steve Urbon's column appears Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in The Standard-Times and SouthCoastToday.com. He can be reached at 508 979 43448 or email@example.com.
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Occasionally (or all of the time for we messy bakers) there's that little bit of cupcake batter that drips or overflows and sticks to the cupcake tin. After baking, those little bits (cupcake poop) become secret special treats that only the baker gets to enjoy. Burnt cookie fans may even find that the poop is better than the cupcakes themselves.
I received a comment on my pound cake cupcakes that got me thinking about deliberately making cupcake poop.
To answer the first part of the commenter's (who later identified herself as Beth) question, I'm not sure why she ended up with so many more cupcakes than I. It's certainly possible that I wrote the wrong number. If I get a chance to make the recipe again, I'll be sure get an accurate count. In the meantime, if anyone else makes them, please let me know how many cupcakes you get!
But, on to the cookie part of Beth's comment. Whenever anyone ends a comment or email with, "Am I just crazy?", I get really excited. I LOVE crazy baking ideas and I had to try it out.
I followed my pound cake recipe, but instead of filling cupcake tins with the batter, I put small spoonfuls of it (not larger that a quarter or they will start to be too cakey) onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet and baked at 350 F for 15 minutes. The resulting cupcake poop wasn't the prettiest (it is poop after all), but it's a way to share with the rest of the world the crispy, chewy burnt on batter that we bakers know and love.
I imagine that this technique would work with any cupcake recipe, but I make no promises.


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Intel unveiled a power gate feature incorporating a "turbo" mode for its upcoming Nehalem family of processors. With the turbo mode, in a situation where not all the cores are necessary for a particular workload, the ones that are idle will be turned off and power is channeled to the cores that are active, making them more efficient. Intel also showcased the Nehalem-EX for the expandable server market, which consists of eight-core processors on a single die.
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pls i really don't want to fight with anyone here. i was just talking about my really bad experience with vista contra all other OS's i'm using. i'm not the first nor the last one. maybe it's because my comp maybe it's because ppl around me always say they want XP not vista i don't know just forget it


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Eau des Baux will meet your requirements handily. But you could always try annointing yourself with that toilet air freshener just for the fun..unless a rash breaks out
I've recently found a Vanilla scented toilet air freshener that I love the scent of! I like the scent of this more than the majority of colognes I own! lol...
What mens colognes are there with a dominant Vanilla fragrance with good projection and silage? Something similar to Dior Hypnotic Poison
Eau des Baux will meet your requirements handily. But you could always try annointing yourself with that toilet air freshener just for the fun..unless a rash breaks out
Vanille Orientale by Le Senteurs Gourmands
Tobacco Vanille.
Spiritueuse double vanille is boozy and extremely strong - but unpleasantly so. But many people love it.
The standard for me remains Caron pour un homme, or, more in general, old auntie Shalimar, still great and still wearable by men.
Le Male. Tobacco Vanille.
I like Rochas Man and Michael Jordan Legend. Nice and simple.
Also, don't be afraid to wear Hypnotic Poison, which you mentioned. It can easily be a unisex fragrance and it's one of my personal favorites. I prefer it over Le Male or just about any other masculine vanilla I've tried.
I forgot about Vanille Absolument.
Pi is actually benzoin, but smells like vanilla to a strong degree and is widely available. Check it and see if it meets your needs.
I thought Tobacco Vanille is unisex. A cigar stubbed out in the melted scoop of vanilla ice cream that fell out of the cone. Pretty strong admittedly.
Vanilla Bourbon by Laurence Dumont , impossible to remove for 24 hours....
Ive wanted to try Tobacco Vanille for ages now but cant find samples anywhere here. Also twice as much as I like to spend on fragrances
Guerlain SDV has the best projection and sillage of any vanilla I've tried. Good God, even when I just use two or three sprays, my mom makes a face the second I walk into a room (she doesn't care for vanilla).
Anything more than three sprays at most and you're going to be a dense vanilla cloud for hours and hours.
I'm currently wearing Eau Duelle, which projects and lasts very nicely as well. Put it on eight to ten hours ago, and it's still clearly here.
Current Top Five:
1. Creed Green Irish Tweed
2. Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
3. Hermes Concentre d'Orange Verte
4. Bond No. 9 New Haarlem
5. Creed Original Vetiver
For Pi, he's talking about Givenchy's Pi. It's ok, and is sweet, but to me, doesn't really smell like vanilla. It smells more ambery to me and kind of dated. (more like a sweet scent from the past, before the current, more realistic gourmand trend). It kind of reminds me of some sort of candy I had as a kid. It also kind of reminds me of those chewable children's orange aspirin pills for some reason). Anyway, it's worth a try, but it's not really a true, edible vanilla type scent.
Guerlain SDV is a vanilla beast, but may not quite fit what you mean by "mens"
Tobacco Vanille is a little more masculine than SDV, and also a beast, as is Eau Des Baux.
Current Summer Favorites:
1. Xerjoff - Nio
2. Tom Ford - Rive dAmbre
3. Dior - Homme Cologne 2013
4. The Different Company - De Bachmakov
5. Armani - Code Sport Athlete
6. Montale - Aoud Legacy
7. Dior - Homme Sport 2008
8. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
9. Ermenegildo Zegna - Sicilian Mandarin
10. Creed - Pure White Cologne
I agree with many of the aforementioned scents, especially Caron pour un Homme and Pi. Though very different amongst each other, they both have one feature in common: extremely good strength and longevity, at least to my nose and on my skin.
Havana Vanille by L Artisan Parfumeur -I found it to be a very thick vanilla parfume.
Shalimar Eau de Parfum
The great Tobacco Vanille
I cannot believe that no-one has mentioned the almighty Jaïpur Homme de Boucheron.
In the EdP concentration, you'll find one of the most beautiful and strong male vanillas.
Another vote for Tobacco Vanille. Though Eau des Baux would fulfill your needs at a much lower price point (IMHO it's a beautiful scent for winter and very reasonably priced)
I'm not OLD...I'm VINTAGE!
Vanille Absolu by Montale
another vote for SDV!!!
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We are targeting mostly corporate companies that will use our venue for the functions events (also weddings & private parties)
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3) A4 brochure (see attached document, the brochure has already been designed (all information is there, we just looking for it to be refreshed, with maybe a different colour scheme/shapes/ similar to new logo - if you need any information, contact me.
You can also add if you want free images from the net of conferences, seating, music concerts, weddings, parties etc (all events that take at private venues)
Very important aswell is to attach the following three pictures - you can search google images with the following query & get it directly from there.
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Colours & some design elements that match our logo
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Voices of Cherokee Women
This new collection of first-person accounts by Cherokee women includes letters, diaries, newspaper articles, oral histories, ancient myths, and accounts by travelers, traders, and missionaries who encountered the Cherokees from the 16th century to the present. Among the stories told are those of Rebecca Neugin being carried as a child on the Trail of Tears; Mary Stapler Ross seeing her beautiful Rose Cottage burned to the ground during the Civil War; Hannah Hicks watching as marauders steal her food; and girls at the Cherokee Female Seminary studying the same curriculum as women at Mount Holyoke College. Edited by Carolyn Ross Johnston, "Voices of Cherokee Women" recounts how Cherokee women went from having equality within the tribe to losing political and economic power in the 19th century to again regaining power in the 20th, as Joyce Dugan and Wilma Mankiller became the first female chiefs of the Cherokee Nation. Softcover, 256 pages, $12.95; $9.73 e-book (Kindle).
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This past week I went on my long study tour with my core course to Istanbul, Turkey! In class we have been discussing the various ethnic, religious, and political groups in Turkey and we got to see these groups firsthand during our trip. As a class we were divided between the following groups to study: Political Islam, Secularism & Kemalism, Non-Muslim Minorities, The Kurdish Question, and The Muslim Alevi. Our final assignment will be writing a new constitution for Turkey that our assigned group would enjoy. My group is the Non-Muslim Minorities, aka the Armenians, Greeks, and Jews.
I was very excited to go to Istanbul. Istanbul is very populated and is a predominantly Muslim country. Istanbul is also where Asia and Europe meet. I have a good friend from SMU that is from Istanbul, and I had heard many wonderful things about the city from him. Right when I walked off the plane (to take a bus to the baggage area), the sun shined in my eyes. It made me smile. My first impressions of Istanbul were great. The people seemed nice, and the area was beautiful. Also, because local elections were a week away, there were many political flags hanging around Istanbul.
At this time I would like to note that all of the photos in this post were taken by my amazing photographer classmate, Uzma, unless otherwise noted.
The first thing we did was take a boat tour of the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe and Asia.
Later on that night we saw a belly dancing performance. All of the dancers were very talented! I had never seen a male belly dancer before, but he was amazing. I imagine it is even more difficult for males to belly dance than females since they have smaller hips. My favorite performer was the solo female belly dancer. Her first performance was amazing and I didn't think her second performance could top it, but it did! Her second performance was in the dark and she wore a glow-in-the-dark outfit. Very creative! All of the outfits in each of the performances were very beautiful.
The next day we went to the Spice Market. Lots of Turkish delights, teas and spices were sold there. I found the vendors to be very charming while trying to sell you their merchandise. Many used pick up lines such as:
"You dropped something… my heart"
"It's free… if you're from heaven"
Then there were the non-pick up lines, but still blatant and funny:
"Come spend your money!"
The next day we toured the Hippodrome, the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, and the Topkapi Palace.
There were many academic visits throughout the week although I am only highlighting a few.
On Monday we visited the Soroptimists, an international organization that works to improve the lives of women. The word Soroptimist means "Best for Women" in Latin. They were so nice and cooked us lunch. I had my favorite meal here: homemade Turkish pasta! It was so delicious, I want more already!
We also saw the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, where the head of the entire Orthodox Church resides. The picture below is of the golden wall inside the Patriarchate.
In the evening we met with some students from Bilgi University. They had also been divided into groups so we were able to discuss with them more about the group we were focusing on. Afterward we had a nice dinner with them. It was nice to meet Turkish people our own age and bond with them. They were a bit shy (mostly because of their English), but very friendly!
Photo courtesy of my classmate, Robin.
Many groups had meetings on Tuesday, but my Non-Muslim Minority group had most of the day off. We decided to go to the Grand Bazaar. I thought I would like the Grand Bazaar more than I did, but it turned out to be very expensive. Of course, you are supposed to bargain, but once you did you were left with maybe a fair price, but definitely not a bargain. Perhaps I am just not good at haggling. I did get a nice pair of earrings, though.
The next morning my Non-Muslim Minority group went to the Hrant Dink Foundation. The Hrant Dink Foundation is based on an Armenian man named Hrant Dink's principles of dialogue, empathy, and peace. Hrant Dink tried to improve the relations between Armenians and Turks, but was prosecuted for criticizing "Turkishness". He was assassinated by a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist. The Hrant Dink Foundation works toward equal opportunity, recognition of cultural differences, cultural relations, and more.
Later in the day our whole group met with the Turkish Youth Union. This group disliked the American mindset (they called it imperialism) yet they seemed to want separation of church and state and equality for all, just like the way America was founded … not to mention they showed a video of a model of President Barack Obama being beaten on the ground in a mob. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but that is just disrespectful and violent.
For dinner, our whole group enjoyed a meal on the rooftop of a nice restaurant that later turned into a club. Our professor is so good at social engineering. He purposely had us eat there so we would dance together instead of going off on our own in groups. It was so fun to dine and dance with everyone!
Other than the planned events, I liked walking around Istaglal (the walking street), trying new foods like the chestnuts being sold on the street, drinking the amazing fresh juices, $2.50 shawarma! (It is around $7.50 for shawarma in Denmark) and Taksim square:
Turkey was an amazing experience. I am so lucky.