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After ten years of working to create sustainable and equitable communities around transit, Reconnecting America is closing its doors and transferring some capacity to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). For over 40 years, NRDC has worked to build sustainable, healthy and equitable communities in the United States and around the world. NRDC was the first national environmental organization to devote full-time staff to urban issues, beginning in New York City and Los Angeles; the first to devote staff to environmental equity and environmental justice; and the first to establish a smart growth and transportation program. NRDC has worked to make buildings and neighborhoods more energy efficient and healthy, to promote policies and financing tools that support green infrastructure for clean urban watersheds, and, most recently, to strengthen regional food systems and access to healthy food for underserved city populations. Led by Shelley Poticha (former Reconnecting…
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Reconnecting America, Smart Growth America, and Transportation for America are preparing to launch a new venture and we are looking for an experienced entrepreneur to join us in co-founding a startup opportunity. The new venture will create a social community for those living an urban, car-lite lifestyle by providing news, events, and local resources, an easy connection to urban goods & services and bring people together on and offline.
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CNN's Alarming Naiveté About Nation's Rail System
February 11, 2013
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When you get annoyed with people you tell them to take a hike, or get outta town. In my case, I'd like to tell CNN to take a ride, in particular, a train ride; even more specific, a loooong train ride across America through big cities and small towns. I'd be happy to escort them.
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October 22, 2012
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In October 2012, 43 of the nation's young urban leaders met up in St. Louis for the Next American City Vanguard conference, an annual competition to find the "40-under-40" urban leaders who have "bright ideas for cities, experience in the field and ambition for the future." I was honored to take part in the two-day conference and meet some of my peers from around the country while also experiencing the sights and sounds that make the city of St. Louis one of America's great cities.
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August 22, 2012
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Transportation for America has created a guidebook, "Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit Projects," which is designed to help community leaders to meet the demand for transit by identifying options for raising the money needed to build and operate an expanded transit system.
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As an organization that does a lot of research, we at Reconnecting America appreciate the importance of quickly finding something. That's why we recently asked our website developer to enhance the tagging system for our content.
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Reconnecting America and its partners in the Center for Transit-Oriented Development are out at Rail~Volution in Washington, DC, Oct. 16-Oct. 19. A list of their workshops and seminars is here.
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Sprawling From Grace, a documentary co-sponsored by Reconnecting America and originally aired in 2009, will make its prime time debut April 20 on CNBC at 10pm EDT.
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Sidney Bechet was a child prodigy in New Orleans. He was such good clarinet player that, in his youth he was featured by some of the top bands in the city. Bechet's style of playing clarinet and soprano sax dominated many of the bands that he was in. He played lead parts that were usually reserved for trumpets and was a master of improvisation. In 1917 he moved to Chicago. In 1919 he was playing with Will Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra and with Louis Mitchell's Jazz Kings in Europe. While overseas he bought a soprano sax and from then on it was his main instrument. Back in the U.S. Bechet made his
recording debut in 1923 with Clarence Williams and during the next two years he appeared
on several of Williams' records backing up blues singers and on a classic session with the Clarence Williams Blue Five, featuring Louis Armstrong whom he knew as a child in New Orleans. He played in an early version of Duke Ellington's Washingtonians but unfortunately never recorded with them. From 1925 to 1929 Bechet lived and played in Europe, playing in England, France, Germany and Russia. While living in Paris, Bechet got into a dispute with another musician and a gun fight broke out. Three people were wounded and Sidney spent a year in a French jail as a result of the fracas. He was deported upon release from prison and went to Berlin, Germany. He could not stay in France and he would not get a visa for England so he stayed in Berlin till 1931 then joined the Noble Sissle Orchestra and returned to America. Bechet managed to keep playing during the Thirties, but he also ran an unsuccessful tailor's shop with Tommy Ladnier and made some memorable recordings with the trumpeter under the name of the New Orleans Feetwarmers. In 1938 he had a hit record of "Summertime". In the Forties Bechet worked regularly in New York with Eddie Condon and tried to start a band with Bunk Johnson. Bechet was a popular figure of the Dixieland revival of the late Forties often recording with Mezz Mezzrow. Bechet returned to France in 1952 and was warmly received there. While in France he recorded hit records that rivaled the sales of pop stars. Bechet was one of the great soloists of early Jazz. He lived a very rich life, always managing to "make the scene" where it was "happening", whether it be in New Orleans, Chicago, New York, Berlin or Paris.
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|Sidney Bechet, The Wizard of Jazz by John Chilton, MacMillan Press, 1987
Treat It Gentle: An Autobiography by Sidney Bechet, London, Cassell & Co., 1960
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Brett clenched two wooden poles which supported a large banner. The sound of the subway hummed as he felt the eyes of everyone else on the train. They knew that today there was a large protest scheduled for 911 Truth, and that Brett was one of those "crazy conspiracy theorists." Making things even more uncomfortable: today was the ten year anniversary of the event and occupying the subway were also people holding candles and photos they were going to place at ground zero. The doors opened and two large black police officers entered the subway. Brett's hands stiffened around the wooden pole. "Are they looking at me" Brett thought to himself. "yes, yes they are definitely looking at me". Brett peered up from his seat and met eyes with one of the officers. Sergeant Reynolds, Badge number 3232.
Brett's hand could make out the outline of the pipe inside his pocket. He had been told previously by event organizers never to bring drugs to a demonstration, and he had been stupid, and done it anyway. The subway slowed, and the doors opened again, this time a squirrelly looking security guard with a German Shepherd came into the car. "For fucks sake" Brett thought. The security guard reeked of cigarettes and plopped his boney ass down on the seat right next to Brett. Almost immediately the dog began growling and barking at Brett. Sergeant Reynolds cocked his head to the side and gave the Security guard a stern gaze. The dog continued to bark and growl which caused Sergeant Reynolds to finally speak up. "Hey buddy, get your dog under control" The Security guard looked up with an embarrassing smile and stated "Oh he's a good boy, real well trained. Probably just mad cause this boy's holdin onto them sticks" The Security Guard continued to flap his mouth as he forcefully pushed his dog to the floor, making it yelp. But it shut up. "come to think of it, is that legal? you know. holding big sticks like that in public? I'd figure they'd be used as a weapon". His gaze turned to Brett. "So where you headed with those sticks then?" Brett didn't really like cops all that much, but had pretty much universal disdain for all security officers. He believed that cops were like the jocks who wanted to remain cool and powerful, but security guards? Security guards were tthe losers who never had any power in their lives and now were playing out their fantasy of actually having some authority. They devoted their life to protecting the special interests of corporations, which is even worse than cops really, because at least cops help people from time to time. All of this flooded into Brett's head before he looked up at the Security Guard and replied. "I'm going to a demonstration. This is a banner. You know. Freedom of speech?" Brett felt kind of childish saying the last part as if now he had been completely branded in this guy's eyes as a gay communist pinko faggot fascist. The Security Guard continued as the doors opened again, the two police officers walked out. "Freedom of speech? You got your ideas I got mine! My ideas are that you shouldn't protest on a day of remembrance. You know, we should let the people vote on it. Have a preserve our holiday law or something like that. No protests on holidays. That's what I think." A few of the other passengers holding candles had begun to notice the exchange between the two.
Brett could feel the adrenaline begin to flow. Not out of any sort of fear. He knew damn well this guy was just a clown in a uniform with delusions of grandeur. But he had to say something back, Brett stated "So you'd take away people's right to protest on a holiday because it annoys you. But that's what living in a democracy is all about. We've got to put up with other people's shit". The Security Guard's eyes narrowed and the top of his lip turned up a bit. "Hell you don't know nothin bout Democracy kid. It's my democratic right to have a peaceful day. Let the people vote. That's Democracy." Brett knew he could pummel this guy intellectually into the ground. As a Political Science major he knew he could tell him all about the founding fathers, and how the US was originally created as a Republic, and that people like Thomas Jefferson talked about the tyranny of the majority. But why bother? Brett thought. The Security Guard continued what was becoming increasingly incomprehensible to anyone with even a Middle School education in civics. "You see, everyone's got something to say. Then you say it. You know this is America and we can say whatever you want. But if what you're saying is causin other people problems then I say screw it" Brett looked up at the Metro map above the doors and replied "that's interesting" in a completely uninterested manner. His stop was up next. The babbling continued. "Same thing with all them muslims comin here. They're coming here because they want to build a monument on the ashes of their conquests. That's what they do I tell ya. There was even some mosque in Spain and they built it there after they killed all the Spainards. That's why Spanish people are so dark still you know. Muslims raped their moms couple hundred years ago." The Security Guard paused for a moment to ponder the weight of what he believed before stating "changed the face of the country. …Thatt it sure did." Brett nodded slowly, basically giving up on any sort of dialog with the guy. The doors opened and he walked out onto the platform.
Brett felt relieved he had got away from the idiot as he joined the masses who were lining up for the escalator. Once outside he was catapulted into a herd of New Yorkers all hurrying wherever they needed to go. He spotted his friends immediately as they were on the corner giving out free DVDs and pamphlets. His best friend Jeremiah was holding a large sign which had a picture of a pyramid with an eye at the apex, and the eye was bleeding all over. Underneath it, it read "Death To The New World Order!" As Brett walked up he was greeted by all of his buddies in "The Movement". He walked up to Jeremiah who was obviously very excited about something. Jeremiah started speaking immediately as they shook hands "You hear about Dr Macintosh is Scotland?" Brett shook his head. "Well, he got some of the wreckage from the towers. He processed it in his lab and guess what? Fucking thermite dude." Brett feigned excitement, he had heard so many different theories and contsant new revelations for so long that he was fairly immune to any new information but he had to reply "wow. that's fucking nuts" he stated. Jeremiah continued "Yeah, the lid's about to blow man. There's no denying it anymore. Once this information goes public there's gonna be a major shit storm. I'm talking Dick Cheney in handcuffs style!" Brett glanced across the street and noticed a large guy who looked like he should be a cop getting something out of the back of his car. He kept his eyes on him as he responded in a monotone manner "Yeah, fuck the bastards". Jeremiah noticed Brett's attention was somewhere else. "Who are you looking at man?" Jeremiah said. "Dude looks shady over there. Look how he's checking us out." Jeremiah turned his head and noticed a big white guy with sun glasses in a skin tight white shirt and camo jeans. Jeremiah then smiled "paranoid much Brett?" Brett continued to look straight at the guy before stating "probably an undercover cop. fucking surveillance pigs". Jeremiah looked back at the guy. He was definitely either preparing or getting something out of the trunk of his car. He put his hand on the top of the trunk and as he slammed it shut "Gun!" Brett yelled. The man was carrying an AR15 and the shots began to ring out immediately. Jeremiah took a round to his left arm splattering Brett's face with blood as he ducked down behind a car.
The entire block was like an overturned termite mound. The shots kept on firing. Pop Pop Pop Pop. He was firing completely indescriminately. Brett didn't know whether to run or stay but tried to triangulate his position by the sound of the gun fire. Then ….click. click. Brett knew that sound from when he went to visit his grandfather's farm in North Dakota to go shooting. The gun had jammed. Peering through the windows of the car he could see the man was now directly on the other side of the car. Looking intently at his rifle and trying to dislodge the bullet. It was then that Brett realized he was still holding the banner with the large wooden poles. Without thinking Brett stood up and he swung with all his might. For a split second the gunman looked right at Brett before getting clobbered smack in the temple. It was enough to stun the gunman. Still dazed the gunman tried to regain his footing and focus. Brett came into the street and swung again. whack! This time hitting him squarely beneath his jaw line on his neck. The gunman was stumbling backwards now and again Brett came at him again. Whack! this time he connected with the back of his head and the gunman went down like a sack of potatoes. Once on the ground Brett continued to go hog wild on the man's back, trying to do as much damage as he could to his kidneys. "Fuck yeah! Kill that fucker!" a man in a business suit yelled at him. There was a mob growing around Brett now, and the gunman lay disarmed on the street.
On the corner lie a small latina girl with a bullet bullet wound to the chest. Women were screaming hysterically all around her and an overweight latino man in a chefs outfit came bounding out of a Mexican restaurant. "Where's that motherfucker!" he screamed. At least a dozen other restaurant employees were now outside. Slicked back black hair with white aprons covered in food stains. "That fucker killed my baby!" A young woman yelled, pointing at Brett and the lumpy bloody man in the street. Brett stood above the gunman, stunned, and unable to move as he watched one of the restaurant employees pick up a newspaper box. The man walked over to the body and slammed the box onto the gunman's head. Crushing it into the pavement. Brett looked away only to see Jeremiah bleeding up against the side of a car. He ran to his side.
"You're gonna be ok man" Brett said as he applied pressure to the wound on Jeremiah's arm. The blood seeping in between his fingers. Jeremiah looked up at Brett and stated "These people are all fucking crazy". To which Brett replied "I know man, bunch of fucking lunatics"
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Batting at least 20 inches X 15 inches
Layout your honey bun strips and choose 18.
Cross cut the strips at 6 inches. Flip the strip and trim to 5 1/2 inches X 1 1/2 inches.
Trim to 19 inches. Sew a strip to each side of the block.
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I chose a simple built in stitch on my machine and just sewed rows. It's very simple but effective and breaks the monotony of stippling.
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Anyone know about these two runaway slaves?
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General Saunders (b. circa 1793 - d. ?)
General Saunders was born into slavery around 1793. He had at least one brother, David ("Davy"), as well as a sister whose name is currently unknown. Saunders was enslaved on Thomas Reynolds' farm near Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County, while his brother and sister were enslaved on John H. Chew's farm in the same county.1
On a Sunday evening in October 1814,2 General Saunders escaped with David Saunders and Harry Quary, both slaves of John H. Chew, and Elleck, a slave of William Ward.3 Saunders' sister had encouraged him to escape, but did not accompany him.4 The four men reached the British sloop-of-war Dauntless, part of a squadron lying near Sharp's Island in the Chesapeake Bay by the Choptank River's mouth.5 General and David Saunders had transferred to the HMS Orlando by March 6, 1815.6
Rear Admiral George Cockburn of the Royal Navy had initially considered Sharp's Island too remote to serve as a location for taking in runaway slaves. In April 1814, Cockburn had written to Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane in the Chesapeake Bay: "The places you have pointed out to me, as fit for Posts for receiving the Refugee Negroes &c., will not I think any of them answer... Sharp's Island being too far distant from those parts of the Country, from which alone we find the Slaves inclined to emigrate."7
John H. Chew later heard that both General Saunders and David Saunders were serving "as Marines on board The British fleet after peace."8 The British had organized the Colonial Marines in 1814 from men who fled slavery during the war.9 Cochrane referred to the Colonial Marines, based on Tangier Island, as "infinitely more dreaded" than British soldiers."10
General Saunders and his brother were listed among black refugees who arrived between 1815 and 1818 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The list of African American refugees in Halifax also recorded a twenty-year-old "wife of General Saunders."11 Whether he and his wife remained in Halifax is unknown, since they did not appear in subsequent lists for the refugee settlements at Preston, Hammonds Plains, or Windsor Road. However, Britain gave each former Colonial Marine sixteen acres of land in Trinidad around 1816,12 so Saunders and his wife may have joined with the ninety-five Nova Scotia refugees who left for Trinidad and settled in the "Company Villages."13
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Leadership Summit focuses on leading with integrity
PLAINVIEW – Leaders possess many traits, but according to Judge Rick Story, three key components of leadership set the best apart from all others. Story, who serves as U.S. District Court Judge in Atlanta, highlighted the importance of leadership qualities at the first High Plains Leadership Summit at Wayland Baptist University.
Story named the three standout traits of a good leader as having the power of discernment, the ability to connect with people, and the ability to see things as they could be not only as they are.
"All of these traits can be traced to the same source: the heart," Story said. "Discernment comes from trusting your heart, and relationships come from opening your heart up to others. Vision comes from leading with your heart and not just with your brain."
Story said discernment is important as leaders are often making decisions and they must be able to weigh the consequences beforehand in order to make a wise choice. As a judge, Story said he often meets people at the point of facing the consequences of bad decisions, and he shared three stories of individuals who could trace their downfall to one poor decision along life's road.
"I realize that many decisions leaders make involve complex issues, but many simply come down to what is right and what is wrong," Story said. "Our Creator has gifted each of us with the gift of discernment. We may not listen to it from time to time, but it is there if we pay attention."
Story also highlighted the connection factor for leaders as important, noting that leaders must be able to empathize with others and serve not out of power but out of the pleasure of helping fellow man. Sharing stories of his youth in tiny Harlem, Ga., and later as a student at LaGrange College, a small Methodist school in Georgia, Story showed how the small environment such as that at LaGrange and at Wayland is beneficial to students.
"You are receiving an educational benefit for which you didn't bargain," he said.
Using a story from his childhood, Story shared how having vision – being able to see how things could be – and going after that vision sets true leaders apart. Leaders don't consider the obstacles or the difficulty in achieving their vision, he added, they just set out to accomplish it.
The summit began with a luncheon featuring remarks on leadership by Wayland President Dr. Paul Armes, the presentation of the first Legacy Leadership Award to longtime Wayland trustee and legal counsel Gene Owen and an address by Story. The event continued with afternoon breakout sessions, with students choosing from four offerings at each time slot.
Community and university leaders served as speakers for the sessions. Panel discussions were held with specific issues facing men and women in leadership, with several participating. The women's panel featured Nell Hardage, President of American State Bank; Cynthia Trevino, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Vice President at Wayland; Paula Lusk, Homemaker and Community Volunteer; and Muff London, Vice President of Marketing & Development for The Greenways. Betty Donaldson, vice president at Wayland for advancement, served as moderator. The men's session, moderated by Wayland vice president for academic and graduate services Dr. Bobby Hall, featured Danny Andrews, editor of the Plainview Daily Herald; Danny Wrenn, head coach of the Plainview High Lady Bulldogs; and Jared Melton, an attorney with Owen, Voss, Owen and Melton in Plainview.
Other sessions included "Leadership Accountability: Lessons Learned from King David," led by First Baptist Church pastor Dr. Travis Hart; "Leading with a Servant's Heart: Habitat for Humanity," led by Chris Llewellen and Rev. Drew Travis; "Avoiding the Pitfalls of Leadership," led by Dr. Yvonne LaMar, assistant professor of education at Wayland; "Leadership in My Generation," led by Wayland vice president for enrollment management Dr. Claude Lusk; and "Leading with Vision," led by WBU development director Martha Cross.


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A Study Assessing Change in Sense of Smell After Rasagiline Use in Parkinson's Patients (PD-SOAR)
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A decrease or loss of the sense of smell is very common in patients with Parkinson's Disease even in the earliest stages of the disease. There have been no treatments that have been proven to improve sense of smell in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
Rasagiline (brand name: Azilect) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 16th 2006 to be used by Parkinson's patients to treat the motor symptoms associated with the disease. The purpose of this study is to see if there is change in sense of smell after starting Rasagiline.
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- be 90 years old or younger
- have a decreased loss of smell or complete loss of smell
- have not taken Selegiline or Rasagiline within the past 12 months
- have not smoked within the last year
- be on a stable dose of Parkinson's medication (or not on any PD medicines)
- have no history of head trauma, nasal surgery, nasal inflammation causing congestion or polyps, nasal/sinus infection, or prior Zicam use
- have not used decongestants, antihistamine or inhaled steroids within 2 weeks of the study and be willing to avoid such treatments during the study
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|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|36 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Prospective Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study Assessing Change in Olfactory Function After Initiation of Rasagiline in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
|Study Start Date :
|November 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|January 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|January 2014
Active Comparator: Rasagiline
0.5mg of Rasagiline for 14 days, then switch to 1mg of Rasagiline for remainder of the study (approximately 10 weeks total).
Drug: Rasagiline
0.5mg for 14 days, then switch to 1mg for remainder of the study (approximately 10 weeks total)
Other Name: Brand Name: Azilect
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
0.5mg of placebo for 14 days, then switch to 1mg of placebo for remainder of the study (approximately 10 weeks total)
Drug: Placebo
0.5mg for 14 days, then switch to 1mg for remainder of the study (approximately 10 weeks total)
- Change from baseline in UPSIT score at 10-week visit [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ]
- Tolerability: Number of subjects (%) who discontinue the study due to AEs [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ]
- Safety: AE incidence [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 90 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women with Parkinson's Disease (PD), defined as the presence of at least two of the cardinal signs of PD (bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity) without other identifiable cause of parkinsonism or signs of atypical parkinsonism
- Functional hyposmia or anosmia, as defined by UPSIT scores less than the 25th percentile for age- and gender-matched norms
- Have been on stable dose of PD medications for at least 30 days
- Age < or = 90 years
- Willing and able to give informed consent
- Women of child-bearing potential may participate provided they are willing to use adequate contraceptive methods during the duration of the study. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at the screening visit and be non-lactating.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior use of an MAO inhibitor, including selegiline or rasagiline within the last 12 months
- Presence of other conditions that in the investigator's opinion may significantly cause olfactory impairment, including prior head trauma, nasal surgery, nasal inflammation causing concurrent congestion or polyps, nasal or sinus infection, prior intranasal zinc salt (Zicam) use, history of smoking within the past year
- Presence of dementia or significant cognitive impairment with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 24
- Present of a medical or surgical condition which in the opinion of the investigator would preclude participation in and completion of study procedures
- Use of any experimental medication within 60 days of baseline
- Use of decongestants, antihistamines, inhaled steroids within 2 weeks of baseline
- Use of any medication contraindicated with use of rasagiline (Investigator will take into consideration concomitant antidepressant use as per prescribing information guidelines for rasagiline)
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01007630
|United States, California
|The Parkinson's Institute
|Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94085
|Principal Investigator:
|Grace S Liang, MD
|The Parkinson's Institute
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Grace Liang, Principal Investigator, Director of Clinical Trials, The Parkinson's Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01007630 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|November 4, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 2, 2013
|Last Verified:
|November 2013
Keywords provided by Grace Liang, The Parkinson's Institute:
Parkinson's Disease
Sense of Smell
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Parkinson Disease
Parkinsonian Disorders
Basal Ganglia Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Movement Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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The NFL indicated it would be looking extra close at Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's kick of Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub for possible discipline because of Suh's prior history.
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Suh's track record wasn't enough to get him suspended.
"Our office has notified the Lions that (Ndamukong) Suh will not be suspended for last Thursday's incident. It will be reviewed for a potential fine," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tweeted Monday.
We'd expect the fine to be hefty. In choosing not to suspend Suh, the NFL might have decided it was difficult to establish clear intent in this particular Thanksgiving Day case. It also might have thought the severity of Suh's kick didn't warrant a full suspension.
It did draw the ire of Schaub, who said Suh's actions were not "Texan-worthy."
Suh hasn't stuffed the stat sheet this year, but he has played fairly well alongside Nick Fairley for the disappointing, dead-in-the-water Lions.
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Jeff Corbett on being young, dumb and covered in tatts | Opinion
SOMEONE has to call it, and so I am today. We have reached peak tattoo. The great herd of morons that has been massing at the front of the pop-up tattoo industry for 20 years is now massing at the bottom of the chute out the back wondering what the hell happened.
What happened to my stand against conformity? To my expression of individualism? To my urge to be different?
There are stragglers, of course, and you'll see them waiting out the front of the tattoo parlour, or studio these days, to be put through. They're usually frumpy teenage girls in black desperate to be different like all the others and young skulkers in saggy pants trying to buy manhood.
Not many clean-skin young fellows will be craving a sleeve of tribal motifs or more meaningful cartoon characters, not many unstamped tramps of any age will feel the need for twirls across their lower back, and all those who were going to be sucked in for a discreet butterfly or the Chinese characters for sweet and sour pork when tatts went temporarily posh have been sucked in.
And as you know that great financial contributor to the tattoo industry, the baby bonus, is no more. Among teenage girls in the more heavily inked areas the baby arrived before the tattoo, which may have had as much to do with the minimum age for a tattoo being 18 as with the need for the baby bonus to pay the tattooist.
Of course the absence of tattoos in someone under 40 now, especially in men, is a reliable indicator of uncommon worth and independence, of someone with enough nous to travel clear of the herd.
The idiocy of the tribal sleeve on other than Pacific islanders must be painfully obvious now to those who were so idiotic, the tramp stamp that dives into and out of skin folds must appear now in the mirror as gruesome to the tramp as it always did to the rest of us, and the posh will giggle that they were so silly.
Then there are those who have moved on from the floozy or stud in the love-you-forever tatts found usually on a calf, shoulder or upper arm, and that the smitten have been stupid enough to declare their eternal devotion so indelibly must throw doubts on the circumstances of the devotion. Is it to someone who shared their stash one drunken night?
And what can persuade an adult that a dragon is a good thing to have drawn permanently on their leg or arm is beyond me. Is it because they read books about dragons as a child? Because their theme song is Peter Paul and Mary's Puff The Magic Dragon? There's no good reason for any sane person to have on their arm a dragon drawing that will wash off in the shower that night, let alone one that will never wash off.
Art, some say. Body art. If these so-called works of art were on paper no one would buy them, yet people pay thousands of dollars to have this worthless art stamped forever onto their skin! How can something that has no value as art when it's on paper be art when it's on skin?
In the second decade of the tattoo madness it became a measure of devotion for those who need such measures to have the face of a child or lover or parent etched onto the leg for all to admire, the face surrounded by swirls of vine and other such artistic stuff. Sometimes the face was accompanied by a drawing of a gravestone.
My children will be thrilled that my wife and I haven't so honoured them, and my wife and I are as thrilled that they won't be honouring us with tattooed memorials when we're gone, none of which should surprise you.
But we all make mistakes, and, sure, it is unfortunate that all these feeble-minded followers will be wearing forever the evidence of their gormless days, when others can simply unhook the nose ring or toss the safari suit and move on. It is especially unfortunate that the more severely graffitied among them will be trapped in their station in life, denied the opportunity to improve their lot. Most of us benefit from consigning our embarrassments and periods of idiocy to forgotten history, but no such privilege for the inked. Not, at least, unless tattoo removal becomes cheaper and more effective.
But there is nothing unfortunate about the stigmatising of some. These are the people the police would force to wear a flashing red light on their head if they could, but no need now to even dream of that. These people have identified themselves with the next best thing, face and neck tatts. I imagine I hear sirens every time I see them.
So effective are these neck and face tattoos that I believe they should be publicly funded.
Anyway, vale tattoo mania. The vacuousness of man has seldom been so stark.
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Eastern bishops at the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, assembled at the Vatican from Oct. 10 to Oct. 24, began their extraordinary meeting with expressions of concern for the future viability of the Christian presence in the region and a call for religious freedom in the Middle East. "We must emerge from a logic in defense of the rights of Christians only and engage in the defense of the rights of all," said the introduction to the synod prepared and read by the Coptic patriarch Antonios Naguib of Alexandria, Egypt, the synod's recording secretary.
But freedom to practice their faith within different Middle Eastern societies was not the only church freedom the bishops sought. Within the Catholic Church itself, the Eastern bishops demanded greater respect for Eastern authority and tradition. Many bishops protested the lack of autonomy their churches experience and suggested that structural reforms would be required to preserve the identity, authority and heritage of the 22 Eastern churches.
Six different churches from the Middle East were represented in the synod: Armenian, Chaldean, Coptic, Maronite, Melkite and Syrian. As the synod opened, various prelates from those churches proposed that patriarchs and other heads of Eastern churches should have authority over their communities all around the world, not just in regions of origin. The bishops also argued that Eastern churches in Europe, North America and elsewhere should be allowed to have married priests, according to their tradition, anywhere it takes root and not just within their historical Middle Eastern boundaries.
The Eastern Catholic churches have their own canon law and disciplines, their own liturgies, spiritualities, histories and heritage. While they tend to be identified with one country or geographical region, many of them now find that the majority of their faithful live abroad. Bishop Vartan Waldir Boghossian, the Argentina-based bishop for Armenian Catholics in Latin America, used paticularly strong language regarding limits placed on Catholic patriarchs. He said, "Of the 23 churches in their own right that make up the Catholic Church, only one—the Latin church—is not subject to this limitation" of its authority within the bounds of its ancient geographical borders. For example, while the bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church elect bishops for dioceses in Armenia, it is the pope who selects Armenian bishops for dioceses in the United States or Australia.
Antonios Aziz Mina, the Coptic bishop of Guizeh, Egypt, said that especially when there are more faithful of an Eastern church living outside than inside the church's territory, "it is not entirely logical that some faithful who belong to a sui iuris church have no relationship with the church they belong to, other than liturgically.
"My request is that the patriarch be granted personal jurisdiction over the faithful of his church wherever they might be," he said. The Coptic bishop also asked Pope Benedict XVI to revoke a decision made in the 1930s that Eastern churches can ordain married men only in their homelands.
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In the past I have written about the impact of energy costs and a strong Asian price on the U.S. rice farmer. Energy costs over the last two years have raised the production costs of U.S rice farmers by at least $1.75 per hundredweight. The other fly in the ointment is the rising price of Asian rice and of Brazilian rice as well, which affects both medium and long grain prices globally.
As Asian prices rise, the amount of loan deficiency payment (LDP) to the farmer decreases. The LDP is one of two variable subsidies for rice. I expect that the LDP may be zero next year because of strong prices in Asia.
Our measure of rough rice prices in key trading countries is at about $8.50 per hundredweight or about $2 per hundredweight over the U.S. loan rate. I expect that level in Asia to rise, not sink in the next six months.
The other variable subsidy is the counter-cyclical payment. It is can be as high as $1.65 as it is calculated at the difference between a $10.50 "target price" and $8.85 per hundredweight.
It has been declining since the 2002 crop, when it reached the maximum of $1.65 per hundredweight. It is forecasted to be about 52 cents per hundredweight for the 2005 crop and perhaps zero next year.
For the 2003 crop, another bull market year, the counter-cyclical payment was only 7 cents per hundredweight due to very strong rice prices in the United States.
At the same time, Asian prices were weak and the LDP very generous. In fact, in November 2003, the LDP was a whopping $2.60 per hundredweight and a farmer would have received a total price of $7.82 on a $5.65 per hundredweight futures price.
The 2004 crop was even more generous than the 2003 crop to U.S. long grain rice farmers. If you hedged the 2004 crop on March 15, 2004, in 2004 November futures (the market closed that day at $9.05 per hundredweight), you could have pulled down a total return of about $10.30 per hundredweight, not bad for government subsidy work.
The rice LDP is tied to prices outside the United States via the world market price; the counter-cyclical payment is tied to prices inside the United States, which are driven by local stocks and world prices as well.
I believe that over the next 12 months the U.S. price for long and medium grain rice will average well above $8.15 per hundredweight. So I forecast no LDP in 2006-07 and most likely no counter-cyclical payment next year.
Medium grain prices in California should average at or above $11 per hundredweight, for example. Medium grain is a major price component that determines the annual counter-cyclical payment.
How generous is $9 nearby futures this season? Let us start with a $9 per hundredweight futures price, take off 80 cents per hundredweight for basis, $1.75 per hundredweight for the energy cost increase, which implies so far a $6.45 per hundredweight "real" price, net of energy cost increases.
As I stated above, incredible though it sounds, in 2004, a $9 futures picked up 82 cents of average counter-cyclical payment subsidy, $1.43 per hundredweight of LDP subsidy and the basis was around $1 per hundredweight under. The total net price received by a rice farmer in November 2004 was about $10.30 per hundredweight.
How much net return is a farmer likely to make in 2006 with the above market expectations? The difference between $9 in 2006 and $9 in 2004 is about $4 less to a rice farmer. Ask yourself the question — where will the $4 come from?
If the market needs the acreage that was cut this year, that $4 must come from Chicago rice futures. If the price does not go up, 2007 acreage will go down, not just a little bit but a whole bunch.
We calculate about a $9 price just for an Arkansas farmer to breakeven. Put another way, a real "energy adjusted" rice price of $6.45 per hundredweight just doesn't make much sense or dollars.
If rice futures insist on staying at $9 and the Asian rice price does not collapse, then the market might be facing a very large cut again in long grain acreage in the South and much less rice left for export.
So my story about $9 rice losing $4 worth of benefit in the last two seasons can be summed up this way. The market goes up this crop year or it goes up a whole bunch next crop year. We are already trading 2007 futures with 2006 rice futures contracts.
Put another way, your entire rice returns this coming season may come from the market rather than rice subsidies for the first time in many years. Market your rice carefully. Ask your local buyer to buy your rice with a "stay in the market" type contract. You cannot afford to sell and walk away from this market this year or you may not return to farm rice again next year.


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It's a tossup which of these perfectly crafted bits of patter in the unwitting gangland noir parody "Dead Man Down" takes the cake for over-the-top irrelevance.
Do you want "Rabbits don't come in chartreuse"?
Or how about "Thank you for returning my Tupperware"?
The former is delivered by Colin Farrell, "Dead Man Down's" taciturn, tough-guy protagonist, a hitman who has made the acquaintance of his emotionally and physically scarred apartment building neighbor, Beatrice (Noomi Rapace). She gives him a shocking-green rabbit's foot for good luck. Farrell does his best to sound Bogie-esque as he offers his matter-of-fact observation. If there's irony there, it's lost on Beatrice. And on Farrell, too.
The Tupperware line belongs to Isabelle Huppert, the great French actress consigned to a few short scenes here as Beatrice's hearing-impaired but nonetheless impossibly snoopy mom. She and Beatrice live on the 18th floor of a building in Queens, where they can stare (moodily) from the windows at the Manhattan skyline — or, from another vantage, stare straight into the apartment of Victor (Farrell).
Set in New York (but filmed, in large part, in Philadelphia), "Dead Man Down" teems with thugs and mugs, with references to dead Jamaicans and troublesome Albanians. The film has been directed in a murky, rhythmless fashion by Niels Arden Oplev, who directed Rapace in the original — and terrific — Swedish-language "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Farrell's Victor is the aide-de-camp to a crime lord named Alphonse (Terrence Howard), who holes up in a manor and is increasingly on edge, thanks to a series of cryptic notes and menacing cut-out photographs he's been getting lately.
"Three months of letters!" he anguishes. "Three months of torment!" If only he could find the culprit — somebody who crosses his 7s, European-style.
And then Pauly, another mobster, shows up in a basement freezer, a very cold stiff. Unsettling, no?
You don't need to be a genius to figure out that Victor may not be the loyal soldier Alphonse takes him for. Beatrice figures it out soon enough, trailing Victor as he sets up his sniper's rifle on a building roof. Pity the fool in the wine bar below.
But it takes Darcy (Dominic Cooper), Victor's gangmate and best buddy, almost the entire movie to arrive at the same conclusion. His moment of revelation prompts yet another screenwriting gem: "You lied to me!" he says to Victor. "The godfather of my son!"
Talk about betrayal.
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The political philosophy: "Earth is dying if we let it. Stop burning and cutting, or die. Without ecology there can be no economy. We must work less and live more. Live free and green."Human growth in population and industry, at the expense of ecosystems is destroying the natural world, causing mass extinction, abrupt climate change, and economic as well as biosphere collapse. The challenge facing humanity, the greatest challenge of all time, is to foster a political, social, and economic transformation that realigns the human project with its ecosystem habitat.
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Earth is collapsing and dying. Humanity is systematically destroying the biodiversity, ecosystems, climate, and biosphere upon which all life depends. Earth's ecosystems continue to be plundered for profit as if air, land, water and oceans have no intrinsic value. Climate change is an important yet singular part of a more widespread collapse of the global biosphere – the thin mantle of life arrayed in ecosystems surrounding the planet – as industrial growth destroys nature for stuff.
There remains only a short time to stop the industrial growth machine from irreparably destroying the biosphere. There is NO replacement, no backup biosphere. Either the human family comes together now to cut emissions and protect ecosystems, or being may well end – certainly well-being.
The central tenets of a Green Liberty political philosophy affirm that abrupt climate change, global ecosystem loss, and biosphere collapse threaten the well-being of the entire human family and of all life. This crisis is only survivable if we drastically cut emissions and move at once to protect natural ecosystems. Continued exponential human and industrial growth at the expense of life-giving ecosystems can only end in ecological and social collapse. We have met ecocide, and it is us. Yet not even this ecocidal state of affairs excuses loss of humanity's inherent rights, freedom, and duties.
Earth's people want and deserve universal democracy, political liberty, economic justice, and sustained ecology for everyone, for the whole world, and they want it now. It is time for a monumental global political realignment as lovers of ecology and liberty unite to topple the ecocidal nanny state and corporate oligarchy, at the ballot box and marketplace when possible, otherwise in the streets.
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Sauk's Scheppers named all-american
Sauk Valley Community College freshman Kalli Scheppers was named to the NJCAA Division II All-American volleyball second team.
Scheppers, an outside hitter from Mendota High School, amassed 465 kills on the season for a .299 hitting efficiency and had 290 digs.
Illinois leaps nine spots to No. 13
A 75-62 victory over Georgia Tech last Wednesday during the ACC-Big Ten Challenge catapulted Illinois to No. 13 in the most recent Associated Press poll.
The Illini were 22nd in last week's poll and host Western Carolina at 7 tonight. Indiana and Duke held steady as the top and second-ranked teams, respectively. See the poll in its entirety on B4.
Deshaies to replace Brenly in Cubs booth
The Chicago Cubs hired former Houston Astros pitcher and broadcaster Jim Deshaies as their new TV analyst, replacing Bob Brenly.
Deshaies received a 4-year deal. Dan Plesac, Eric Karros, Mark DeRosa and Todd Hollandsworth were among the candidates considered.
Trio elected to
Hall of Fame
Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Hank O'Day and barehanded catcher Deacon White were elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday for their excellence through the first half of the 20th century.
The trio was picked by the Hall's pre-integration panel – part of what once was known as the Veterans Committee.
Red Sox sign Napoli; Pagan gets big deal
The Boston Red Sox signed All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on first baseman James Loney, and the San Francisco Giants re-upped with outfielder Angel Pagan on Monday at the winter meetings.
Napoli got a $39 million, 3-year deal. The World Series champs gave Pagan, a former Cub, a 4-year, $40 million contract. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers brought back another former Cub, catcher Geovany Soto.
Crennel tried to talk Belcher out of suicide
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said on Monday he tried to talk linebacker Jovan Belcher out of shooting himself outside the team's practice facility before the player committed suicide on Saturday.
Belcher shot himself in the head in a parking lot in the presence of team personnel that included Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli. A few minutes earlier, he shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, to death in the couple's home.
Breaking their silence for the first time, Perkins' family said Monday their "hearts are truly broken" and asked for privacy while they grieve the loss of two loved ones.
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There are a myriad of issues surrounding Carlos Beltran that make him logically impossible to deal, but there reports out of Boston the Mets and Red Sox are talking.
Undoubtedly, it is Boston's cobra-mongoose struggle with the Yankees that has the Red Sox thinking about adding Beltran.
The Red Sox have a hole in the outfield and the designated hitter to slot in on an occasional basis (don't forget David Ortiz will get most of those at-bats after the trade for Adrian Gonzalez).
Clearly, the Red Sox would be gambling to catch lightning in a bottle with Beltran in his walk year as worth taking the risk on the outfielder's balky knees and $18.5 million salary.
Reportedly, the Red Sox are willing to part with Daisuke Matsuzaka, who will make $10 million in each of the next years. So essentially, the Mets would be trading a bad one-year contract for a bad two-year contract.
And, if the Mets have to eat about $8.5 million of Beltran's contract to make the trade work, then what's the benefit? They wouldn't open up any payroll room because they'd still be on the hook for Beltran's balance and Matsuzaka's salary plus the latter's salary for 2012.
The Mets would be trading the hope of Beltran bouncing back to hoping Matsuzaka will rebound. Yes, the Mets need pitching, but would Matsuzaka really help them?
That Boston is so eager to get rid of Matsuzaka should tell you something about what the Red Sox think of his ability to turn it around.
The one thing certain about the Mets and Beltran is this will be their last season together. Clearly, the Mets want to clear the books and think ahead to 2012. Beltran is not enamored with the organization for how it handled his knee problems and is seeking one more payday.
The Mets would like to trade Beltran, but their best hope for a good return will be if he gets off to a good start and stays healthy and they are able to swing something at the deadline.
Hope. That's the best word to describe the Mets' immediate prospects for 2011.


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Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray sees a link between two of the big stories of the NFL offseason: The new rule against hitting opponents with the top of the helmet, and Tony Romo's new contract.
Murray told reporters that he'll continue to go head first into opposing tacklers, regardless of the rule against it, and that if he gets fined for it, he thinks Romo can help him out
"I'm not changing my running style," Murray told the San Antonio Express-News. "If I get fined, hopefully Romo will take care of the first couple for me. I'm doing it for him."
Romo did get a new six-year, $108 million contract this year, but there are a few problems with Murray's plan: First, it's against the rules for one player to pay the fines of another player. Second, if Murray does break the new helmet rule, he'll cost his team 15 yards in addition to costing himself money — and Romo may not be able to bail him out there. And third, the helmet rule is designed not just to protect the tackler but to protect the running back as well.
That's why Cowboys running backs coach Gary Brown says he is instructing Murray to keep his head up rather than lowering his helmet, and to try harder to run past defenders, instead of trying to run through them.
"We've talked about it. We are going to have a plan to try to get better than that. He's explosive enough that he can freeze people's feet and get away from them and do the things he needs to do to gain more yards," Brown said. "What is going to happen is he's going to be better because he will be able to see. He will have to keep his eyes up, his head up. . . . We want them to be safe. We want them after their careers are done to be able to play with their children and things like that. So it is a bigger picture. It's for their future. . . . If you keep your head up, you can see what's going on. If you drop your head . . . you are going to break your neck eventually."
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, Well its actually a totally different type of Wrinkly Rocker altogether . Anyway, I just replaced my head gasket, which wasn't showing any signs of leaking but I knew it had never been changed in the lifetime of the car so I thought I would hit it with a pre-emptive strike and just do it now, I got the gasket from Murray Lotus in Edinburgh and fitted it earlier in the week, but whilst I had the access I decided to do a few other jobs, replaced a multitude of nuts and bolts with fresh new ones and cleaned all the awkward to reach bits, I also removed a fair bit of weight by taking off, and/or modifying bits that are not really needed, like the engine hoisting brackets (if I ever need to remove the engine I can bolt them back on), also hid all the unused wiring connectors and just generally made everything as clean and tidy as possible, the downside of making it so clean is I am even more reluctant to take it out on dirty roads but I will!.
My Rocker Cover wasn't in bad condition but it wasn't perfect either so I thought it was time to redo it, I used VHT Red Wrinkle paint, it looks a lot better in reality than the picture but it gives you an idea, it certainly looks fresher than Ronnie Wood .
Whilst the head was off I had a closer look at the possibilities of fitting a B18 Type R engine in there, I came to the conclusion that it would be VERY difficult,maybe not impossible but there would be several major hurdles, one of the biggest would be the shift linkage, on the Honda it is two solid rods from the gear stick to the box, I tried offering them up to the underside of the car in the rough position they need to be and there is no space for them whatsoever, and I couldn't see a way round it, so that in itself virtually rules it out.
However, I had an EP3 Civic Type R (2.0) here whilst doing the head and had a good look at that possibility, it looks almost dead certain that it would go in fairly easily,the dimensions of the engine fit, the orientation is the same as the Lotus (engine on the right), although the exhaust manifold is at the back there is room for it, or a custom made one to fit, heat may be an issue?. The other good thing is it has gear cables. Obviously there would be a mountain of other considerations, but provisionally the K20 looks like a goer, a fantastic VTEC engine with massive tuning potential and a proven engine in the conversions world including many Lotus Elises . If I ever find an Elan with a totally blown engine I would definitely attempt to put a K20 in it.
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Rites are set for victim of home fire
Funeral services for Dean Ingmire will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home.
Ingmire, 59, died Tuesday in a fire at his home in Roe Acres, north of Monmouth. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday and one hour prior to services. (See obituary notices.)
Decatur Police Chief Ken Ketzler said this morning that police officers will be attending the funeral en masse, in uniform. A bagpiper is expected to be involved in the ceremony.
Ingmire was a second-trick dispatcher for the police deparment. He had spent 14 years as a dispatcher and 16 years as a member of the city's reserve police force, serving as captain of the latter.
He also was one of the department's instructors in firearms, defensive tactics and other areas.
The home at 217 W. Roeville Road was equipped with smoke detectors, officials said.
It is speculated that the fire was going on inside the home for two, maybe three or more hours before smoke began escaping. A neighbor saw the smoke and called 911, with city firefighters dispatched at 8:36 a.m.
Smoke inhalation has been declared as the cause of death.
The city fire department's chief investigator, Jim Hitchcock, said this morning that the cause of the fire has not been determined."We're going over our notes, trying to come up with some answers," he said.
A representative of the State Fire Marshal's office has been at the scene and is involved in the investigation.
Ingmire had spent 15 years working for Hitchcock in his business, Hitchcock Concrete.


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I like this book so much because it is a great book about made up machines that really don't exist. My favorite part is when the machines get crazy and become extreme. They work so fast and so hard that they get messed up. I like to look inside things and see all the parts that are in their insides. I thought the illustrations were so beautiful and detailed because they really helped me see inside a machine and see what it might be made up of.
I recommend this because it is one of the best books I have ever read. I think kids who like machines would like this book because they are really foolish and funky too. Students who are interested in how things work should want to read this book.


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Although Windows Phone 8 is now available (for some users at least), the big advertising campaign has yet to begin. The good news is that's going to start this weekend, specifically during Sunday's NFL games, which we think should get a lot of eyes.
The ad they will be using is the one that premiered during the big Windows Phone announcement at the end of October. It features numerous people of every stripe and color talking about how their Windows Phone is their own, focusing on the phrase the smartphone "reinvented around you".
Microsoft has had mixed success with advertising in the past but we think this commercial is quite effective and should raise interest from those looking for something new. We should also point out that this is just the initial phase of advertising, so expect more things in the coming weeks.


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The old Latin experession, frequently cited by Bill Buckley, has it that "Quod licet Jovi, non licet bovi." Translated literally, it means: "What is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to bulls." More loosely, it can be translated: "What is allowed a god is not allowed a dog." The saying represents a recognition of the reality principle or a testament to the permanence of double standards.
The saying comes to mind in connection with our left-wing trolls. First and foremost among them is one Caley Bovee, who commented (sort of) several times on "Lives saved or preserved." Her initial comment on the post reads: "Shut up Scott Johnson you disgusting American hater. You don't respect other peoples religions or American values. Take your free speech and shove it up your azz." Sic, sick, sic.
A reader wrote yesterday complaining that Ms. Bovee's comment had crossed the line and asking me to talk some sense to her or ban her. I agreed, but thought it better to let her reveal herself in her gory glory than to remove the comment or ban her.
Our reader signed off with a quasi metaphysical question. Do these trolls exist, or exist as advertised under their screen names? He commented: "It's pretty obvious that the Caley persona is one of many. Brandon Qwerty, JP Mann, the other Mann teeth avatar, and Graeme McNeil…" Faithful readers, comment away.
STEVE adds: Scott, Scott, Scott!! You're close to giving away our biggest traffic generating secret! No such person as Caley Bovee actually exists. (It's rather obvious if you think about it.) "Caley Bovee" is the product of our genius Computer-Algorithm-Comment-Aggregator (CACA for short–patent pending), designed with the sole intention of upping our comment traffic and page views. Didn't you get the memo? Now we're going to have to change the name, and establish a new identity for our phantom troll (though as you let on, beta testing for several successors–Brandon Qwery, etc–is already under way.)


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To enter a lucky draw, users must perform in app purchase to purchase gems and then consume some gems to participate in any Lucky Draws. Winners are chosen randomly with a well-balanced algorithm.
In-app notifications will be sent to all users announcing the opening and closing of various lucky draws. The gifts that can be won through each lucky draw can be viewed prior to participation. Those who have won are suitably notified through the app and through an email. Winners then need to claim their gift within 72 hours, by providing their mailing address added in their profile and the gift will be sent to that address.
This app can be downloaded and played by people from any country.
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2. Membership system with register, login, purchase history
3. Admin of the app can change the lucky draw algorithm (i.e. winning rate)
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5. Payment to purchase gems through Paypal, App Store and Google Play
6. Level system to unlock different type of lucky draw. 10 Level will be set
7. Lucky draw are separated into different categories (e.g. electronics, woman, health, child products etc)
8. Roulette animation for lucky draw
9. User profile include user contact info, number of gems, mailing address, lucky draw history, purchase history, gift earned.
10. List of winners can be browsed
11. Allow Ten Pumping (十連抽) for lucky draw
12. Input for "I am not a machine" testing should be performed every time user draw to prevent fraud
Since the gifts are in very high value, the developer should pay much attention to the security of the app.
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Liberty News
Construction begins on new tennis complex
Crews are currently clearing an area of land located behind Campus North in preparation of Liberty's upcoming tennis center. Once the bulk grading is completed, construction will begin on a new 12-court complex, accommodating the university's NCAA Division I men's and women's tennis teams.
"We are going to build (the courts) as quickly as humanly possible," said LU's Director of Auxiliary Services Lee Beaumont, who hopes to have the project completed by mid-spring.
Last month, workers demolished LU's previous facility, the Esbenshade-Hershey Tennis Center, making way for a gated faculty parking lot below Reber-Thomas Dining Hall. The future complex is a four-court upgrade from the former and will allow Liberty to host conference tournaments and invitationals.
Lady Flames tennis experienced its most successful year in program history this past spring, rounding out the 2008 campaign with a 13-4 record. The men also finished strong, taking seven of their final 10 regular season matches.
For more information on men's and women's tennis, visit libertyflames.com.


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JDownloader is a Download Manager written in Java. JDownloader can download normal files, but also files from online file hosting services like Rapidshare.com.
For running JDownloader you need Java installed. I recommend OpenJDK, it works flawless with jDownloader.
# pacman -S openjdk6
You can use the jdownloader package in the AUR.
Use the command jdownloader to start JDownloader. When you just installed JDownloader from AUR, this will run the update tool to download some required files for JDownloader, else this will start JDownloader directly.
When you first start JDownloader you can choose your preferred language and also your download directory. On the next window, JDownloader asks you if you want to install FlashGot, a Firefox extension. I recommend clicking on Cancel. If you want this extension, you can still download it through the official mozilla addons website.
If you enable the Light(GTK) theme and the fonts appear to lack anti-aliasing, modify
~/.bashrc as appropriate following the directions here.
Tips and tricks
Making JDownloader faster
In its default configuration, JDownloader is very slow and uses a lot of resources. You can atleast make it a bit faster by applying the following changes in the Settings Tab.
Choose General and then turn the logging level to OFF.
Choose User Interface and then switch the style to Light(GTK). (If you're using GNOME).
Tucan Manager available in community
plowshare available in AUR (CLI).