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The year 2013 is a milestone year for two particular names: CAR CRAFT Magazine and Chevrolet. Both are joining forces for the 2013 CAR CRAFT Summer Nationals presented by Chevrolet Performance which will be more than just a car show.
Along with the weekend-long car show will be a bikini contest, dyno challenge, burnout contest, meet-and-great with the Linda Vaughn and Courtney Hansen, and a marketplace midway with over 30 vendors. Read the full preview of the 2013 Summer Nationals presented by Chevrolet Performance HERE
As you may already know, 2014 marks a huge year for Chevrolet. The manufacturer has redesigned the Corvette, bringing back the nameplate "Stingray," and also launched a new generation of the Impala. Earlier this year, Chevy unveiled the Z/28 Camaro delivering the long awaited package on the 5th-gen platform. Chevrolet's final blow to the competition was the announcement of the all-new 2014 Chevrolet SS Sports Sedan, the first real-wheel drive sport sedan since 1996.
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Most of the residents who fled a two-alarm fire in a six-story, 112-unit Elmwood Avenue apartment building Tuesday morning were able to return to their residences by the end of the day, according to fire officials and the Red Cross.
But 23 residents on the second floor in the Brent Manor Apartments, where the blaze started in a studio apartment, needed temporary housing because of the estimated $500,000 in damage to the brick building on the 300 block of Elmwood, Fire Commissioner Garnell W. Whitfield Jr. said late Tuesday.
About half of those residents received housing vouchers from the Red Cross, and the others made arrangements to stay with family and friends, a Red Cross official said.
The occupant of the apartment where the fire started at 9:55 a.m. said his oxygen tank somehow caught fire, but Whitfield said city fire marshals are conducting an investigation to determine if cigarette smoking might have played a role in the blaze.
"We have a statement from the guy saying he awoke and his oxygen tank was on fire. That is all going to be investigated. But he did smoke, and there are questions on whether he was inappropriately smoking in the room with oxygen," the commissioner said.
The tenant's name was not released, but he was one of two people taken to area hospitals for treatment of minor injuries.
Whitfield lauded a quick-thinking maintenance worker at Brent Manor for placing a ladder against the building and helping the tenant escape from his burning dwelling.
"The maintenance person threw a ladder up and got the man in the unit on fire out. He certainly did a great job intervening on the guy's behalf, and we were very happy to have that help," Whitfield said, adding that firefighters went through the other floors getting tenants out of the building, though not everyone was required to leave. "Some tenants were not affected by the fire. It was mostly those on the floors above and below the second floor."
Red Cross communications coordinator Jay Bonafede said efforts were made throughout the day to make sure displaced residents would have accommodations. He credited Red Cross Disaster Action Team members Jose Latalladi and Nicole Roma with leading the effort to not only provide housing vouchers, but food and clothing.
Whitfield said an electrician was brought in to restore power to Brent Manor and that a cleaning company was "mitigating damage from smoke and water throughout the building."
Brent Manor is at 366 Elmwood between Bryant and Summer streets. Of the 112 apartments, 110 are occupied, the commissioner said.
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In my post last night about Eugene McCarthy, I noted the opportunism of Robert Kennedy, who entered the 1968 presidential race only after McCarthy had exposed President Johnson's vulnerability on the issue of the Vietnam war. My post caused reader Mark Arnold to recall what he aptly describes as "one of the great political insults of all time."
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CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES THE 64th STATE ARBOR DAY IN ASBURY PARK
Iconic Shore City Exemplifies Sandy Recovery Effort with Tree Planting Work
(13/P40) TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection's Community Forestry Program, the New Jersey Community Forestry Council and the New Jersey Tree Foundation celebrated Arbor Day today by planting three dozen trees in Library Square Park in Asbury Park, Monmouth County.
"We gather in Asbury Park this Arbor Day to help restore a shore community which suffered damage not only along its beaches during Superstorm Sandy but also lost valuable shade trees along its streets," said DEP Commissioner Bob Martin, who joined the re-planting effort. "The Christie Administration is committed to rebuilding our state and restoring our Sandy damaged environment.
"These trees planted today will provide clean air, shade, and beautiful views to residents and visitors at this Shore community for many years to come,'' added Commissioner Martin. "It's especially fitting to do this planting and restoration work during Earth Week."
More than 50 volunteers joined Commissioner Martin in Library Square Park to replace trees lost during Sandy. Some species planted will showcase fragrant flowers in the spring, such as eastern redbud, star magnolia, and Kousa dogwood. The dense foliage of the swamp white oak, sweetgum, and American elm will help shade sidewalks from the summer sun. During autumn, amur maple, ginkgo, and serviceberry planted today will provide splashes of striking color throughout the park.
"Sandy swept across Asbury Park and took down 16 shade trees in Library Square Park alone," said State Forester Lynn Fleming. "The replacement trees, however, were carefully chosen to fit the site and will be able to grow strong and healthy, withstanding the many environmental stressors of a street tree."
"The new trees adhere to the original plan of Library Square Park, which was created in the late 1890's, by having the pathways lined with large shade trees and the perimeter of the park filled small and medium size flowering trees," said Tom Pivinski, the Chair of the Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission.
Asbury Park Deputy Mayor John M. Loffredo noted the "extraordinary efforts of the city's Department of Public Works that cleared away the felled trees and prepared Library Square Park for its arboreal facelift."
The state has been celebrating Arbor Day since 1949, when the Legislature designated the last Friday in April as the official day to honor trees and the people who take care of them.
The State Arbor Day celebration this year included the assistance and cooperation of many partners, supporters, and volunteers who promote the efforts of the New Jersey State Forestry Services Community Forestry Program. Included were the City of Asbury Park, Asbury Park Environmental and Shade Tree Commission, New Jersey Shade Tree Federation, New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forestry Council, New Jersey Tree Foundation, Society of Certified Tree Experts, and local volunteers.
During the Arbor Day ceremony, the DEP presented the prestigious Joyce Kilmer Award for outstanding contributions to community forests to retired state supervising forester Michael D'Errico.
This Arbor Day also commemorates Asbury Park's 11th year as a Tree City USA. With 181 Tree City USA communities in New Jersey, more than any state in the northeast and ranked fourth overall, New Jersey shows a strong commitment to maintain and enhance our community forests.
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That signed photo is pretty neat. Do not recall ever seeing the doll before, it is in very good shape. Interesting post Lori.ReplyDelete
What a lovely tribute Lori. How fortunate you are to have her autograph - a very special connection for sure. I love the doll with the wedding dress recreation from "Father of the Bride." Cat On A Hot Tin Roof was one of my favorite movies. Here in northern Wisconsin we have a connection to Elizabeth Taylor - sounds like a good Facebook post! I enjoyed your post and congratulations again on a much-deserved One Lovely Blog Award!ReplyDelete
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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson School of Management will host its third annual Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference at the school's campus on Feb. 27, 2009. The all-day conference, titled "China: Redefined on the World Stage," will bring together a unique mix of business leaders, professionals and academics to explore topics including China's vast clean tech market and post financial crisis investment opportunities in Greater China.
"This year's conference could not be timelier considering today's economic climate," said Michael Woo, Los Angeles' first Chinese-American city councilman and son of conference founder Wilbur K. Woo. "China is such a vital economic partner to the U.S. that it is essential for every businessperson to know the inherent challenges and emerging opportunities in the ever-growing Chinese market."
Opening the conference is speaker James Zukin, Asia chairman & senior managing director at Houlihan Lokey. Four panel discussions will follow throughout the day, featuring industry experts from Greater China and the U.S. to explore: (1) post-financial crisis investment opportunities and challenges in China, (2) strategies to elevate China's position from a manufacturing giant to a center of innovation and creative design, (3) China's clean tech market, which is valued at over $200 billion in environmental protection and renewable energy industries, and (4) the emerging consumer power of China's urban middle class.
An afternoon CEO exchange program will feature David Liu, president & founder of Danwoo, and Zhu Shen, chief executive of BioForesight, in an open exchange about emerging business opportunities in Greater China. Moderating the exchange is journalist Dong Qian of CCTV, the influential Chinese-language news channel in China. The conference will close with a video keynote by UCLA Anderson alumnus Cheng Si-Wei ('83), former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a founder of the venture capital industry in China.
"China's presence is felt everywhere in the global economy. But the impact of the current economic crisis on China is complex, and could reverberate through every major economy," said Judy Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management. "The Woo Conference serves as a forum for people across several industries to examine these important developments within China, and to explore how other markets can react and prepare." Olian is a member of the International Advisory Council at Guanghua School of Management at Peking University in Beijing, China.
The Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference originated in 2007 to promote understanding of economic ties between China and the United States. Wilbur K. Woo, who was born in China in 1916, received a bachelor's degree in business administration from UCLA and endowed the first annual conference at UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2007. For more information or to view the full schedule for this year's conference, please visit: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/wooconference.
The 2009 Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference is presented in association with UCLA Anderson School of Management, the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and Greater China Business Association. The finance panel is sponsored by Cathay Bank, and networking reception sponsors include the North American Representative Office of Shenzhen, P.R. China (NAROS) and Southern California Edison.
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Giants down Phillies in extras, avoid sweep
San Francisco, CA – Andres Torres singled in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, enabling the San Francisco Giants to salvage the finale of a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies by posting a 4-3 victory at AT&T Park.
Marco Scutaro went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in the win, while Hunter Pence had a solo home run to help the Giants prevent Philadelphia from notching its first three-game sweep in San Francisco since 1984.
Barry Zito did his part as well for the Giants, limiting the Phillies to a run and four hits over seven-plus innings on the mound and contributing an RBI single at the plate. He was in line for his fourth win of the season, but Philadelphia scored twice against closer Sergio Romo in the ninth to force extras.
Javier Lopez (1-0) earned the decision after hurling a scoreless top of the 10th.
Chase Utley and Delmon Young each drove in runs during the Phillies' ninth- inning rally, with Kevin Frandsen slugging a solo homer earlier in the game.
"We came back in the ninth and gave ourselves a shot to actually win it," Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins remarked. "The way we wanted to play it is what matters most. We can stand tall on that and hopefully take that to Arizona (for the next series) and throughout."
Philadelphia starter Jonathan Pettibone was touched for three runs over 5 2/3 innings, with Antonio Bastardo (1-1) saddled with the loss after giving up a run on two hits in the 10th.
Bastardo was greeted by Buster Posey's pinch-hit single to begin the bottom of the 10th, with the reigning NL MVP moving up a base on Joaquin Arias' sacrifice bunt and reaching third when Bastardo uncorked a pitch in the dirt, but was on the verge of escaping trouble after fanning Guillermo Quiroz for the second out.
Torres delivered, however, by lining the first pitch he saw from Bastardo over second baseman Utley's head and into shallow right center to put the Giants on top.
"I want to be aggressive," Torres said of the at-bat. "I was sitting on one of his sliders, but he threw me a fastball."
Philadelphia's offense was held squarely in check by Zito, but sprung to life when Romo entered to protect a 3-1 lead in the ninth.
Rollins began the comeback with a leadoff double into the right-field corner, then took third on a Frandsen flyout before Michael Young drew a walk to put two men aboard. Utley then laced a single up the middle that brought in Rollins and advanced Michael Young to third, with Delmon Young following with a sacrifice fly to right that evened the score at 3-3.
Pettibone matched Zito through the game's first four innings by surrendering just a single run to that point, but the Giants broke through against the rookie with a two-out surge in the fifth to move in front.
After Gregor Blanco singled off the right-field wall and stole second to move into scoring position, Scutaro hit a flare into center that dropped in front of the Phillies' John Mayberry to give San Francisco a 2-1 lead.
Zito extended the margin with a clutch two-out hit of his own in the sixth, with the veteran lefty's slap single plating Brandon Belt and ending Pettibone's afternoon. Belt had reached on a leadoff walk, one of two free passes issued by Pettibone during the inning.
"I got a fastball in and tried to pull my hands in," said Zito of his key hit. "I don't try to pull the ball too often, but I was able to have a quicker bat through the zone right there."
Pence opened the scoring by clubbing a hanging slider from Pettibone into the seats in left to begin the bottom of the second, but Philadelphia countered on Frandsen's leadoff homer in the fourth, only the second hit allowed by Zito on the day.
Game Notes
Frandsen's homer was only the second run Zito has allowed in five home starts this season, spanning a total of 33 innings ... Charlie Manuel participated in his 1,331st game as the Phillies' skipper, tying Gene Mauch (1960-68) for the most by a manager in club history ... Scutaro extended his hitting streak to eight games and is batting .500 (15-for-30) during the tear ... Giants reliever Santiago Casilla exited the game with an injured right knee after facing just two batters in the eighth ... The Phillies' last 13 home runs have all been solo shots following Frandsen's blast.


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WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University sophomore guard Hannah Cain of Gloucester, Mass., has been named to the University Athletic Association (UAA) women's basketball All-Association second team. Additionally, junior guards Kasey Dean of Southbury, Conn., and Janelle Rodriguez of Peabody, Mass., were All-UAA honorable mentions.
Cain finished second on the Judges in scoring, averaging 8.3 points per game. She also led the squad in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and steals (1.7 spg) was second in assists (2.3 apg) and 3-pointers (13). Cain led the Judges in scoring in six games this season, in rebounding 10 times and in assists seven times. She scored in double figures 12 times in 25 contests, including a career-high 17 points in a 62-57 loss to then-13th-ranked Washington University on Feb. 17. Cain started the season with Most Valuable Player honors at the Brandeis Invitational, helping the Judges to their first title since 2010.
Dean was Brandeis's leader in scoring and assists this season, averaging 8.6 points and 2.4 helpers per game. She was second with 1.6 steals per game and fourth with 3.8 rebounds per contest. Dean led Brandeis in scoring nine times, assists 10 times and rebounding once. She had 12 games this season scoring in double figures, including back-to-back UAA contests in which she had 16 points, a 63-60 win over NYU on Jan. 5 and a 65-60 loss to Carnegie Mellon on Jan. 11. Dean also had a fine performance in a 62-49 win over Rochester on Feb. 3 when the Yellowjackets were leading the UAA. In that game, Dean had 10 points and a career-high five steals.
Rodriguez, who missed the first two games of the season, averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game overall in 2012-13, but improved those numbers to 7.9 points, 3.6 boards and 2.1 assists per game in UAA play. Rodriguez was the team's leading scorer three times, all in UAA play, while topping the squad in rebounding once and assists five times. Rodriguez's career game came on Feb. 15 in a 68-50 win over the University of Chicago, when her 22 points were Brandeis's season-high, coming on 8-of-12 from the field with four 3-pointers. She also had a career-best six assists in the contest.
The Brandeis women's basketball team, under head coach Carol Simon, posted a 10-15 record, 4-10 in the UAA, good for sixth place. The Judges suffered more than half of their losses at the hands of NCAA tournament teams and knocked off a Rochester squad that was leading the UAA at the time. They finished second in the UAA and 94th in Division III in scoring defense, allowing just 55.5 points per game this season.
Cain is a 2011 graduate of Gloucester High School. She is the daughter of Thomas and Holly Cain, Gloucester, Mass.
Dean is a 2010 graduate of Pomperaug High School. She is the daughter of Chip and Kim Dean, Southbury, Conn.
Rodriguez is a 2010 graduate of Peabody Veterans Memorial High School. She is the daughter of Jose and Marcy Rodriguez, Peabody, Mass.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The next two to three days will be critical for the Alexandria motorcycle officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop Wednesday, says the chief medical officer at Medstar Washington Hospital Center.
"Officer Laboy suffered what we would consider a catastrophic gunshot wound to the head," says Dr. Janis Orlowski.
"It's actually quite remarkable that he is alive today."
Officer Peter Laboy, who has been described as a "cop's cop," remains in critical condition.
"We remain cautious and concerned over the next 48 to 72 hours," Orlowski says.
Laboy has not regained consciousness but has moved his arms and legs.
"It's remarkable that he has survived this gunshot wound. It's remarkable that he is moving his extremities," she says. "Most people would not have survived this injury."
The shooting occurred near Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy Wednesday before noon, as children played outside. Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook says police have not finished identifying all of the witnesses, and says there are witnesses who have yet to be interviewed.
Laboy, 45, who suffered other injuries in addition to the gunshot wound, underwent several hours of surgery. He remains in the intensive care unit.
"This is an exceptionally shocking day for Alexandria and its police department," Cook says about the shooting of the 17-year veteran.
"I've known Peter for a long time and words cannot express how we feel about this horrific event," he says.
"Our prayers go out to Peter and his family as he struggles to regain his life."
Cook would not say how many shots were fired, but did say Laboy, who has been a motorcycle officer for six years, was off his motorcycle and approaching the cab.
"The number of times that he may or may not have been shot we're not disclosing at this time. The most serious is the head wound," Cook says.
Orlowski says the bullet entered through his temple and broke into pieces.
"Fragments were removed," she says.
Laboy is a married man with children who volunteers in Alexandria City Public Schools.
"Peter is kind of a cop's cop," Cook says. "He loved the job, he worked diligently."
Police arrested Kashif Bashir, 27, of Woodbridge, Va. — the driver of a Yellow Cab — on charges of malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
After the shooting, Bashir — the only person in the cab — led police on a chase that ended when the cab struck a white Mercedes Benz at Fort Hunt Road and Belle View Boulevard in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, police say.
The Mercedes was traveling in the opposite direction on a steep curve. Neither Bashif nor the driver of the Mercedes was seriously injured, police say, and Bashif was taken into custody after the crash.
Authorities haven't yet pieced together what happened when Laboy approached Bashir during the traffic stop near Washington and Wilkes streets. Laboy stopped the cab just before noon Wednesday.
Police recovered a weapon at the scene in Old Town Alexandria, but Cook says ballistics tests on the gun are not back yet, so it's not known whether it is the weapon used in the shooting.
"It will take days, if not weeks, for us to completely put together what has happened in this incident," Cook says.
Police said several bystanders called to report the shooting and that Laboy did not communicate that he had been shot. Laboy, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, did not return fire, the chief says.
Anyone with information about the shooting and related chase is asked to call the Criminal Investigations Section of the Alexandria Police Department at 703-746- 6711.
A fund has been established by the Alexandria Police Association to help the Laboy family. Anyone wishing to make a donation should drop it off at the Alexandria Police Department, 3600 Wheeler Avenue, Alexandria, Va. 22304.
Or they can send it:
The Alexandria Police Association
c/o Peter Laboy
P.O. Box 1228
Alexandria, Va. 22313
WTOP's Hank Silverberg contributed to this report. Follow @WTOP on Twitter.


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Glee Sneak Peek: Will Channels Fred Astaire to Woo Emma — Will It Be Enough?
Mar 1, 2013 5:02 PM EST
Hey, Gleeks! Remember back in the show's early days when Mr. Schue (Matthew Morrison) sang and danced and was basically the coolest teach' ever? Good news: He's back! In this sneak peek from Thursday's new episode of Glee (9/8c on Fox), Will pulls ou… Read more


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Once you've sanded, scraped, etc. as well as you can to remove loose rust, Dupont MetalPrep (or similar, such as Jasco) etc can be used to prep the metal for primer and paint... This is an phosphoric acid which will convert light remaining rust to a different oxide which will accept paint.
soda blast it. sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) works extremely well.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbath...Jewish Shabbat ... is a weekly day of rest, observed from sundown on Friday until the appearance of three stars in the sky on Saturday night;
...Many Christians affirm commonly that... "Sabbath was made for man", meaning all mankind (Mark 2:27).
...Counting from the new moon, the Babylonians celebrated the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th as "holy-days",
...Buddhist rest day occurs "every seven or eight days"
...Thai Chinese likewise observe their Sabbaths
...The first day of the new moon, beginning at sunrise, is a holiday of quiet reflection and prayer among the Cherokee.
...The Quran states: "When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday, hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business"
...Wicca... Eight sabbats ... are spaced at approximately even intervals throughout the year.
... (Confucianism): Laws of the Han Dynasty... required imperial officials to rest on every ... fifth day, within a ten-day Chinese week
Making Sea Org workers toil through 364 or 365 days a year violates this humane custom. Plus, people, especially those in heavy labor, will be refreshed and work better after periodic rest. And, it gives them time to reflect... maybe they could have a job that values them instead of exploits them.
Many ministers, rabbis, imans, etc. work on their own Sabbath running the religious service, but often they have their own "days of rest." My Unitarian minister did church duties Wednesday-Saturday, preached on Sunday and took off Monday and Tuesday.
CoS orgs have "Sunday services" which are an empty copy of Christian or Jewish religious services, and mostly serve to make Scientology look like a religion. However, Sea Org workers, the supposed elite, don't get Sunday mornings off to sit in a service (unless ordered to do so to put on a show). They get a few hours to do their laundry and other personal tasks, but even that is trimmed down when Sea Org has some crisis. The true all-important day in Sea Org is Thursday, when weekly sales statistics are due at 2 PM.
Sea Org makes workers work all day, every day, without extra pay, for the supposed increased production, but workers are likely inefficient and sloppy from exhaustion. But there is an even more important reason that Sea Org makes its workers work every day - if they had a full day off, they could visit relatives, or take a long drive sightseeing. This means at least that they have time to listen to other people, who might offer them a better life, and at best they could get a 24-hour head start on an escape.
This especially relates to the RPF, the imprisoned state that is supposedly voluntary, but that ends up being tightly guarded and controlled. If the RPF workers were allowed all Sundays off, to do as they wish, and be with their spouse and family, they are even likelier to quit than regular Sea Org workers.
The US government can't make CoS give its workers a day of rest, because CoS would boo-hoo about "interfering with religion." The best we likely can do is make CoS follow federal and state minimum wage laws, including overtime, especially for the RPF inmates.


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Get all the major supplies needed to make this project with the Mini Easter Baskets Bundle or you can order them separately.
Susan's Tip: This cute little fry box is perfect for holding some fun Easter treats! Layer contrasting papers across the front of this fry box to create a space that's perfect for a row of colorful Easter Eggs across the center. Pink ribbon and a tag are the perfect finishing touches. If you prefer, write a name on the tag to personalize it.
Easter Decorated Fry BoxBy Susan Cobb


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Le système immunitaire – Plus de détails
The immune system is one of nature's more fascinating inventions. With ease, it protects us against billions of bacteria, viruses, and other parasites.
Most of us never reflect upon the fact that while we hang out with our friends, watch TV, or go to school, inside our bodies, our immune system is constantly on the alert, attacking at the first sign of an invasion by harmful organisms.
« The Immune System – in More Detail ». Nobelprize.org. 3 Jul 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/immunity/immune-detail.html
The immune system is one of nature's more fascinating inventions. With ease, it protects us against billions of bacteria, viruses, and other parasites. Most of us never reflect upon the fact that while we hang out with our friends, watch TV, or go to school, inside our bodies, our immune system is constantly on the alert, attacking at the first sign of an invasion by harmful organisms.
The immune system is very complex. It's made up of several types of cells and proteins that have different jobs to do in fighting foreign invaders. In this section, we'll take a look at the parts of the immune system in some detail. If you're reading about the immune system for the first time, we recommend that you take a look at the Immune System Overview first (see link below).
The Complement System
The first part of the immune system that meets invaders such as bacteria is a group of proteins called the complement system. These proteins flow freely in the blood and can quickly reach the site of an invasion where they can react directly with antigens – molecules that the body recognizes as foreign substances. When activated, the complement proteins can
|trigger inflammation
|attract eater cells such as macrophages to the area
|coat intruders so that eater cells are more likely to devour them
|kill intruders
This is a group of immune cells specialized in finding and « eating » bacteria, viruses, and dead or injured body cells. There are three main types, the granulocyte, the macrophage, and the dendritic cell.
|The granulocytes often take the first stand during an infection. They attack any invaders in large numbers, and « eat » until they die. The pus in an infected wound consists chiefly of dead granulocytes. A small part of the granulocyte community is specialized in attacking larger parasites such as worms.
|The macrophages (« big eaters ») are slower to respond to invaders than the granulocytes, but they are larger, live longer, and have far greater capacities. Macrophages also play a key part in alerting the rest of the immune system of invaders. Macrophages start out as white blood cells called monocytes. Monocytes that leave the blood stream turn into macrophages.
|The dendritic cells are « eater » cells and devour intruders, like the granulocytes and the macrophages. And like the macrophages, the dendritic cells help with the activation of the rest of the immune system. They are also capable of filtering body fluids to clear them of foreign organisms and particles.
Lymphocytes – T cells and B cells
|The lymphatic system
|The receptors match only one specific antigen.
White blood cells called lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow but migrate to parts of thelymphatic system such as the lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus. There are two main types of lymphatic cells, T cells and B cells. The lymphatic system also involves a transportation system – lymph vessels – for transportation and storage of lymphocyte cells within the body. The lymphatic system feeds cells into the body and filters out dead cells and invading organisms such as bacteria.
On the surface of each lymphatic cell are receptors that enable them to recognize foreign substances. These receptors are very specialized – each can match only one specific antigen.
To understand the receptors, think of a hand that can only grab one specific item. Imagine that your hands could only pick up apples. You would be a true apple-picking champion – but you wouldn't be able to pick up anything else.
In your body, each single receptor equals a hand in search of its « apple. » The lymphocyte cells travel through your body until they find an antigen of the right size and shape to match their specific receptors. It might seem limiting that the receptors of each lymphocyte cell can only match one specific type of antigen, but the body makes up for this by producing so many different lymphocyte cells that the immune system can recognize nearly all invaders.
T cells
T cells come in two different types, helper cells and killer cells. They are named T cells after the thymus, an organ situated under the breastbone. T cells are produced in the bone marrow and later move to the thymus where they mature.
|Helper T cells are the major driving force and the main regulators of the immune defense. Their primary task is to activate B cells and killer T cells. However, the helper T cells themselves must be activated. This happens when a macrophage or dendritic cell, which has eaten an invader, travels to the nearest lymph node to present information about the captured pathogen. The phagocyte displays an antigen fragment from the invader on its own surface, a process called antigen presentation. When the receptor of a helper T cell recognizes the antigen, the T cell is activated. Once activated, helper T cells start to divide and to produce proteins that activate B and T cells as well as other immune cells.
|The killer T cell is specialized in attacking cells of the body infected by viruses and sometimes also by bacteria. It can also attack cancer cells. The killer T cell has receptors that are used to search each cell that it meets. If a cell is infected, it is swiftly killed. Infected cells are recognized because tiny traces of the intruder, antigen, can be found on their surface.
B Cells
The B lymphocyte cell searches for antigen matching its receptors. If it finds such antigen it connects to it, and inside the B cell a triggering signal is set off. The B cell now needs proteins produced by helper T cells to become fully activated. When this happens, the B cell starts to divide to produce clones of itself. During this process, two new cell types are created, plasma cells and B memory cells.
The plasma cell is specialized in producing a specific protein, called an antibody, that will respond to the same antigen that matched the B cell receptor. Antibodies are released from the plasma cell so that they can seek out intruders and help destroy them. Plasma cells produce antibodies at an amazing rate and can release tens of thousands of antibodies per second.
When the Y-shaped antibody finds a matching antigen, it attaches to it. The attached antibodies serve as an appetizing coating for eater cells such as the macrophage. Antibodies also neutralize toxins and incapacitate viruses, preventing them from infecting new cells. Each branch of the Y-shaped antibody can bind to a different antigen, so while one branch binds to an antigen on one cell, the other branch could bind to another cell – in this way pathogens are gathered into larger groups that are easier for phagocyte cells to devour. Bacteria and other pathogens covered with antibodies are also more likely to be attacked by the proteins from the complement system.
The Memory Cells are the second cell type produced by the division of B cells. These cells have a prolonged life span and can thereby « remember » specific intruders. T cells can also produce memory cells with an even longer life span than B memory cells. The second time an intruder tries to invade the body, B and T memory cells help the immune system to activate much faster. The invaders are wiped out before the infected human feels any symptoms. The body has achieved immunity against the invader.
Although rather long and complex, our presentation is just a glimpse of the immune system and the intricate ways in which its various parts interact. Immunity is a fascinating subject that still conceals many secrets. When the immune system is fully understood, it will most likely hold the key to ridding humankind of many of its most feared diseases.


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Report blames Arizona Forestry Division for firefighter deaths
An Arizona commission that oversees workplace safety blamed the state's Forestry Division on Wednesday for the June deaths of 19 firefighters, saying state fire officials knowingly put protection of property ahead of safety and should have pulled crews out earlier.
The ruling by the state Industrial Commission came after its investigative agency, the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health, released its findings and recommended citations and financial penalties. The commission levied a $559,000 fine.
The ADOSH report was a stinging rebuke of an earlier investigation commissioned by the Forestry Division, which found that state fire officials communicated poorly but followed proper procedures when 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots were killed in a blaze near the small community of Yarnell northwest of Phoenix.
All but one member of the crew died June 30. The Hotshots were trapped as the flames they were battling changed direction in a fierce thunderstorm. The Arizona State Forestry Division oversaw the fight against the blaze that sparked on state land.
The ADOSH investigation found that state fire officials lacked key personnel to battle the Yarnell Hill Fire at critical times. Marshall Krotenberg, the safety agency's lead investigator, told the commission there should have been officers to ensure firefighters' safety, a planning section chief and a division supervisor, who wasn't replaced after he abandoned his post.
Family members who attended the hearing sobbed softly when the names of the dead were read.
Juliann Ashcraft, whose husband, Andrew Ashcraft, was killed, said the report provides important insight.
"Finally, people that are educated, that are experienced, that have researched it and have a less biased opinion — they're just there objectively — that they get it," she said.
Krotenberg told commissioners that fire managers should have removed firefighters an hour before the thunderstorm arrived.
"The storm was anticipated, it was forecasted, everybody knew it," he said. "But there was no plan to move people out of the way."
In addition, senior fire managers had already determined that the town itself was indefensible, he said.
The commission's chairman, David Parker, said he believed the fire management team on site did everything in its power to defend the community and provide for the safety of people.
"But it's not the intention of the people that (is) in question, it's that employees remained exposed after they no longer should be exposed," he said.
Carrie Dennett, a spokeswoman for the Forestry Division, said the agency fully cooperated with the investigation and declined comment. The Forestry Division has 15 working days to appeal.
Gov. Jan Brewer's office also declined comment, citing pending litigation. The mother of one of the firefighters has filed a $36 million notice of claim against the state, Yavapai County and the city of Prescott, saying their negligence led to the death of her son.
The safety agency's review occurred simultaneously but separately from a three-month investigation by national experts into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. That report was released in September and found lapses in communication from the crew in the hour before the firefighters died. It also found that proper procedure was followed but did not say whether deaths were avoidable nor did it place blame.
The ADOSH investigation found that the state Forestry Division didn't respond to a request the evening before for two safety officers, key positions in large firefighting efforts.
Krotenberg said the oversight was the result of an unknown mistake. "Apparently, it got dropped," he said. "The ball got dropped."
Firefighting crews were still battling the fire even after the incident command post was evacuated, according to the ADOSH report.
The bulk of the proposed fine is $475,000 — $25,000 for each of the 19 deaths. That money will be paid to the firefighters' families. They were employed by the city of Prescott but working under a standing contract with the state Forestry Division for the Yarnell Hill Fire. The ADOSH investigation found that the city of Prescott was in compliance with standards for training and crew rest.
The crew members had been in a relatively safe position on a ridge top. For an unknown reason and without notifying anyone, they moved down the mountainside through an unburned area where they were trapped by a wall of flames when winds shifted the fire in their direction.
They deployed their emergency shelters but perished in the scorching heat.
The surviving crew member, Brendan McDonough, was away from the others and acting as a lookout. He might have suffered the same fate had he not been picked up by another crew leader who happened to be driving by after McDonough radioed in to say he was retreating, Krotenberg said.
"Essentially, it was in the nick of time, and he didn't have to deploy his shelter," Krotenberg said.
The report praised the Granite Mountain Hotshots for remaining "alert, unimaginably calm, thinking clearly and taking decisive action." While the crew followed most of standard firefighting guidelines, the safety agency faulted the men for not scouting or timing alternative escape routes, not having a lookout as they moved toward a ranch property identified as a safety zone, and not notifying their supervisor of their movements.
The fire destroyed more than 100 homes and burned 13 square miles before it was fully contained on July 10.
Dan Parker, whose son Wade Parker was killed, is a firefighter himself in northern Arizona. He said it's time for the state "to change the coach."
"As far as blaming somebody at this point, right now, on a personal level, I think it's futile," Parker said. "But having been a captain on a fire engine, and worked in the fire service as long as I have, I know that if I was involved in an incident where somebody was injured or killed, then my butt would have been on the hot seat and I would have been held accountable."


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Today I received a spam email from "Sicherheits-Center" ("security center") with subject "Vorsicht! Ihr Paypal-Konto wurde begrenzt!" ("Attention! Your paypal account has been restricted!"). Not only the subject but the whole message was in really bad German - I am sure everybody had the chance to delete similar spams and you know what they look like. The advertised link was already down and also already included in Google's "Safe Browsing" list of malicious URLs. But the message contained a piece of interesting information which I think is interesting.
The salutation was "Mit besten Grüßen" which is fairly correct German, but it's quite unusual. Then, at the very bottom of the email, the following lines were included:
The link leads to a "Google Traduction" page, which is the French version of Google's translation service. As you can see, it searches for the German translation of "Cordialement". The explanation is probably that it was accidentally included in the spam mail. So spammers seem to use Google's translation service to produce spam in the native language for the recipient address's top level domain. OK, we all knew that before... :)


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[Verse 1: Kool AD]
Isabelle Allende, no comprender? (get it?)
White niggas with djembes (oops) white bitches with hair spray (oops)
Which way did he go? Slim Jim? Tempeh?
Or Henny or Penny Lane or feather brain
Cheddar cane, leather interior range
Inferior Timothy Leary estranged theories of nearly insane
Bleary eyed beardies whose gained sheerly by years of the same fears
It's weird to the same ears whose careers
Is to aim spears at the gears in the chains
And weird to the ears of the lame squares of the gear and chain set
Who perusing their tame losers approvingly
Name truthers to losers of games blibbity blibbity blop
Hideous all bark, no bite
Mama said, "don't fight." Papa say "yeah, right."
Sister in the dark with a flashlight
I'm walking through the park in the lamp light, I'm a shark on the lamb with the
Land mines, darts in the damn eye of the bull
The mouth is the eyes of the soul, the soul is the ass of the brain
The brain is the back of the train, back of the bus
Acting and such, crack, discuss, act with us
Or pack it up, or slice the price to twice as nice and jack it up
Who gives a fuck what I'm talking bout?
Walk it out, knock em out the spot, let em talk it out
Do the wop, baseball bat, all that
Fall back, give a fuck about what you wanna call that
[Verse 2: Heems]
New school Terror Squad, Tarragon, terror gods
Little white bumps on gold keys, People act like they know me
Finna go back to the old me, people act like they know me
They say I act white, but sound black, but act black
But sound white, but what's my sound bite supposed to sound like?
I think I sound aight, I sound tight
Ey El, don't worry bout how I sound aight?
Wanna make enough to send to cousins in the motherland
And Planned Parenthood at home, which is my other land
Confused, wish I had a hovercraft to crash, I'd love that man
My brother man said I could cop one for a hundred grand
A hundred grand is all I need, a hundred is enough for me
Enough for me to twist some weed, make some funnies with my beats
Some more money with my G's, half a million in rupees
Ya'll know Heems, I ain't bougie, Dig my dookie
If you feel like poopie, addicted like Pookie that pussy do something to me
Yo, my man
You ain't funny, you Robin Williams, you got me all mad
If you doubt I spit fire you probably a drag
Mrs. Doubtfire, you probably all sad
Probably wack like Affleck in Hollywoodland
I probably would land on American Bandstand
If I was from back then and not a tan man
It's Himanshu, who could it be
In that red Budweiser hat, who but me?
White dad swag, my seeds change the world
Don't have kids, you're not that ill, too much greed in the world
[Verse 3: El-P]
You can see hilarity ensue, polarity rule truth
The street meat feed youth, the boogie men bend rules
Elite scene double breast monocle men move
When backroom blood boils the ink dries quite smooth
Dim lights might prove, to bend eyesights oooh
Eyelines obscured, skyline's removed
I'm fine, and you? Fine like sinew
In arm outstretched, inject in you
The flash mob holds hands, chants "we want food!"
Cargo bay loads, the drones just hit Mach 2
Burner hatch opens, the drone stops drops two
Like kumbaya bitches - you flash us? Flash you
Fuck us? Fuck that, burn air, vaccuum
Now there's a hot flash for that ass babe, achtung
Yeah I stay guerilla mouth pouncing the block, true
Come on it's the way of things, relax act cool
No habla Inglés, only hobble, break disgrace
Kick punch run pause piss repeat delete trace
No option to talk it out, no route labeled 'escape'
Flame your fuzzy friend crunchy plus cuddle with hate
El-product plucking the little wings off your fly shit
Ants under the magnifier fry quick
Pinning back eyelids, gaze upon the god that has subjected us
My whole squad's Federal Reserve, no checking us
El-P aka El Producto, the founder of the late, great Definitive Jux Records, blesses Das Racist with an ill verse. Just killed it.
Shut Up, Dude is the name of their first mixtape and Sit Down, Man is their second. Both mixtapes have a title track (El-P appears on the second one). This title of this song is a portmanteau of the previous mixtape/song titles.


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Some of you who regularly read this blog will recall my recent outing with Patrick after which I surmised that New Jersey birders coming to bird in New York were cursed. You may also recall that in that same post I mentioned that we would have a chance to break the dreaded Jersey Curse in the near future, when a bunch of bird bloggers were going to gather at Jamaica Bay to see shorebirds. Well, that day came, it was yesterday, Patrick, afraid of the rain, canceled, other New Jersey residents showed and, well, the rain stopped just before we started birding and the rest of the day looked like this! The Jersey Curse has been broken and The Patrick Belardo Curse is just getting started!
But I get ahead of myself with mentioning the day's weather. To appreciate the weather I firs had to get to Jamaica Bay which I did by walking across Forest Park in the drizzlymist and then catch the Q53 to Jamaica Bay. I arrived at about 7:30, half an hour before we bird bloggers were scheduled to meet, and was amazed at the sheer number of birders already there. Apparently, not only were we bird bloggers meeting up, but The Linnaean Society had a scheduled shorebird walk, the New York State Young Birders Club was on a field trip, and a rumored fourth group whose name I never learned was also present at the preserve. It was great to see so many birders (and the 30+ Chimney Swifts that went by overhead, the most, by far, that I had ever seen at Jamaica Bay)!
It was even greater when the rest of the bird bloggers showed. Carrie of Great Auk – or Greatest Auk? was the first, followed by Christopher of Picus Blog and Birding Bev of Behind the Bins, and then Anne Marie, who tweets as iheartwarblers. Rounding out our crew were Catherine of Birdspot, Cindy from Living in Brooklyn – Longing for Maine, Scott from Peace, Caffeine, Linux, Laura from Somewhere in NJ, and Jay from birdJam. Our motley crew gathered at the visitor center and then regathered at the most convenient lot to access the north end of the East Pond, which we decided we wanted to visit first in case the rain did not hold off for long. Why did we want to visit the north end of the East Pond first? Because of recent reports like this and this (on that second link make sure to watch the phalarope video).
Though we were eager to see the Marbled Godwit, American Golden Plover, Wilson's Phalaropes, and American Avocet that had been reported of late none of us complained in the least when we got to watch a confiding Sora, normally an elusive rail, wander the edge of the reeds. Of course, by that point we had already seen all three of the Wilson's Phalaropes and a host of other shorebirds too. The American Avocet, my first in New York State since September of 2007 (also sighted on the East Pond) was visible already as well, though distant, and it would only be a matter of time before one of the many searching birders we joined would spot the godwit and the plover. No one found the godwit or the plover during the hours we spent on the East Pond. But we did see plenty of other good birds!
It was fun being on the East Pond, watching folks new to the pond adjust to the most disgusting mud in the world, seeing great birds, and feeling like part of a community of like-minded people. And when the excitement of an odd bird started it was easy to join in the speculation and help raise the level of excitement, even though it turned out to be a regular bird in a plumage most of us weren't used to seeing: a juvenile Ruddy Turnstone (Doh! Well, you learn something new every day…).
Can you name all the shorebirds with the juvenile Ruddy Turnstone?
And, of course, some of the other common shorebirds were fun to photograph too…
Eventually though, we grew tired of the shorebirds and decided to make moves to the West Pond. So once we removed our mucky boots and washed them off and refreshed ourselves with Bev's delicious muffins and water that she thoughtfully brought we headed back to the visitor center and started birding some more. One of the few highlights of our walk around the West Pond was the juvenile Little Blue Heron below, which, of course, looked nothing like the adult Little Blue Heron we had seen on the East Pond, a photograph of which is also below.
Other birds we spotted on our West Pond wander included Northern Shovelers, Blue-winged Teal, Tricolored Heron, Peregrine Falcon, and some Brant. All nice birds, but nothing amazing. After our West Pond stroll it was time for a food break, and half of us ended up at a clam shack and the other half of us ended up at the diner. I was one who ended up at the diner and was I ever stuffed by the time we walked out of there! Back to Jamaica Bay we went, a couple of birders fewer, but no less enthusiastic. The south end of the East Pond held few birds at all, but I was surprised that there were still Mallard ducklings around: I thought that they would all have been fully grown by late August.
Also interesting at the south end of the East Pond was an uncountable bird, an escaped or released Black Swan, a bird that is normally found in Australia. If it was actually a wild bird and if it had actually flown to Jamaica Bay, New York, under its own power it would most likely be considered a Black Swan Event, at least within North America's birding community! However it got here it is a very striking species.
From there we went and took a look at Big John's Pond, where a young Yellow-crowned Night Heron posed nicely for us directly in front of the blind.
Once we got back to the visitor center again we discovered that the Marbled Godwit had been seen earlier on the West Pond, so some few of us went and tried to find it but it had taken advantage of the now-low tide and flown elsewhere…once we discovered this we called it a day and headed home.
It was a heck of a day's birding with great birds and cool people. Thanks to Birding Bev for getting the day together!
I had a great time!!! Well except for the scary black ooze that tried to swallow me whole. What say you to Sandy Hook or Hawk Mountain next?
Oh man, that looks awesome. I'm going to try to get down that way in the next two weeks and get my shorebird fix. Funnily enough, I too just saw a wayward Avocet (@ Montezuma), only my second ever.
It was a great day (if not a little hot and humid) of birding. I loved the Avocet, Thanks Corey for guiding us around and Bev for organizing. It was great for me to have seen the immature black-crowned night heron on the Gowanus Canal on Thursday night and then the immature yellow crowned at Jamaica bay of Sat.
sob..sigh…sob sigh, and ditto Patricks .Grumble Grumble and add a massive jealous to that.
Out west enjoying the big sky..but sure would have loved to be there with you all!
Still looking for someone to event something that would enable me to be a two places at a time.
So Glad you guys are continuing events..hope to join you all next summer, fall when we will be back east again.
I just moved from Puerto Rico to Ithaca and I feel like a fish out of water, back to square one I guess, learning about lots of knew species, for me at least, and some familiar faces also. I saw an ebird sighting of an American Avocet in Myers Point in Tompkins county and since I was so near I made the road trip, but no American Avocet!, Ive never seen this species, I would always cross my fingers that a few would pass by Puerto Rico each season. Its tempting, but got lots of moving stuff to do and the 4 hour drive to get there maybe a little to much right know. Nice post!
It was really great to meet all of you, and great write up!
The Avocet at Montezuma was seen as recently as yesterday, and an Avocet was seen at Myers Point today. Myers Point is really only a brief stopover sight for moving shorebirds, cool birds sighted there never seem to stick around for more than a couple hours. If you haven't already found it, this listserve will keep you informed about birds in Central NY, and it can help you find some great folks to bird with:
Thanks all,
I went to Myers Point again today after I saw the post, but no Avocet, Ill try tomorrow in the morning and see if Im lucky and he returns. Saw some Killdeers, a Black-bellied Plover and a Semipalmated Plover. The 3 Least Sandpipers that I saw yesterday were gone. I have a busy day tomorow 🙁 dont know if ill make it to Montezuma.
Looks like the Black Swan has a white bill tag of the Sydney Bird Observatory, or am I mistaken? If we crop the image, maybe we can read the band's numbers?
I vote for Sandy Hook next!
It was great to meet you Corey… a fun day with nice birds and that mud is something else!
BTW, I have three black swans in the lake across from me… neat birds… all have that white stripe on their bills, I think.
Laura, you see the Sydney Bird Observatory was really busy "banding" ALL the wild Black Swans in Australia with white bill tags, so of course everyone is thinking this would be their natural bill colouration.
Great photos, Corey! I'm sorry I missed this.
A great day and great write-up, Corey! I enjoyed meeting everyone and hope to be able to bird with ya'll again soon!
Hi Corey,
I'm just getting a chance to check your posting & photos. It was good to put a face to the name finally. I'm up for Sandy Hook or Hawk Mountain (never been to the latter).
Thanks again to Bev for organizing, baking muffins (which were extra tasty after "warming" up in the hot car) & bringing enough water for our group & then some.
Great writeup. If I hadn't been chasing dragonflies and moths in the rain, I might have enjoyed the scary mud too. Sandy Hook sounds great; I hope I can make that meetup. 🙂
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LOS ANGELES - This story begins with a group of women who met in Los Angeles while going to school and later decided to put some of their acquired skills to use with no real goal in mind. It ends – so far – in India where the fruits of their labors benefits and enriches the lives of women who are not, in the end, really so different.
Charlotte Brownlee, Kristin Sager, Ilene Resnick, Ferrell McDonald, Maria (Masha) Zhdanovich-May, Pam Dressler and Janet Harlow met as members of UCLA Anderson's Class of 1997. After earning their degrees, they stayed in touch, even forming an informal activities group where each member would choose something to share each month. Eventually, the friends decided to form an investment group, the better to keep their analytical skills sharp and their research skills refined. Instead of joining each other on a walking tour of San Francisco, they met to discuss investments and investment strategies, sharing their analysis and picking stocks as a group.
"It was fun and interesting," Brownlee recalled recently.
The group met regularly for about two years before the members started peeling off. Sager moved to the Bay Area, Harlow to Australia and Zhdanovich-May headed off to Mississippi. They put their money in an index fund and left it there.
Uniting Through Unitus
Kate Cochran is another member of the Class of '97. Currently, she is the Vice President, Finance and Operations at Unitus, a company with a noble mission, a mission to fight global poverty by increasing access to microfinance.
Quoting their web site, Unitus works toward this vision by accelerating the growth of the world's highest-potential emerging microfinance institutions, providing capital investments and capacity-building consulting, thus empowering these organizations to scale and provide life-changing financial services to dramatically more of the world's working poor.
Put more simply, Cochran says, "Unitus helps microfinance companies increase their reach."
Kate moved to Seattle about four years ago, when she happened to attend an event where the chairman of Unitus spoke. Inspired, she joined the company in a fundraising capacity, running that part of the company for two-and-a-half years. Throughout that period, she was transitioning to the operations side and last year she began to oversee the company's financial functions, while maintaining her relationships with large, institutional investors like The Gates Foundation. She says she still keeps a copy of Prof. Eric Flamholtz' book Growing Pains on her desk, a prime resource for those transitioning small entrepreneurial companies to large, professional organizations.
Parallel to Cochran's time at Unitus, Brownlee and the rest of the investment group sought ways to stay in touch. As it happens, Brownlee and her husband Alex Corman ('96) are good friends with Cochran and her husband Jeff (also '97). It occurred to Brownlee that maybe it was time to do something with the money the investment club still had and that perhaps Unitus could be the facilitator of a humanitarian action – and help the friends re-unite.
"I knew from Kate that Unitus did partner expeditions," she explained. "I thought we could invest the money and then travel together to see the gift at work.
"I remember Charlotte called and said, 'We have this portfolio, it's worth something and we aren't managing it,'" Cochran said. "I want to make a proposal to the club that we donate it to an organization that would make a difference in the lives of women and I thought of you." As it happens, Cochran explained, much of the work Unitus does focuses on women and many of their partners focus exclusively on women. She did a web conference with the group, explained the company's model and demonstrated what a donation to Unitus would mean.
The group as a whole invested more than $13,000 to Unitus and Cochran arranged for a trip to India, where the group could meet the women whose lives were impacted.
"It's funny that we had to go to India to get together," Brownlee said.
Indian Giving
Brownlee and Cochran were eventually joined on a trip to India by Dressler and Harlow, the others unable to make the journey. Cochran and Dressler had journeyed there before, but the trip was a first for Brownlee and Harlow.
While there, they visited Unitus partner microfinance institutions in urban settings in Bangalore and also traveled to rural areas to see how microfinance was impacting the lives of women and families there. During the trip, Brownlee was struck by many things, including the harmonious way in which Hindus and Muslims lived peacefully without judgment as neighbors in small villages.
In Bangalore they met a visionary CEO, Samit Ghosh of Ujjivan, whose life, she says, was "like a B-School case." The mission of his institution is to provide financial services to the working poor. The goal for his customers is to be free of poverty within five years.
There were many success stories, like the women whose business it was to take the used and empty bags of grain and re-stitch them so that they could be used as layers under concrete slabs. They met people who bought cows to milk and another woman who sold herbs and used a loan to expand her line to include coconuts, which have a better shelf-life than herbs. And then there was the widow, aided by microfinance, who was paying off the debts left behind by her husband. Though the scale and circumstances were different, the links between entrepreneurial women working to help feed their families and better their communities were clear.
The trip also deepened the relationship between old friends.
"All of us used the time to reflect. We were able to have those deep conversations with multiple layers that you aren't always able to have when you just meet someone for dinner," Brownlee said. "I remember we were driving around in the countryside, asking questions like three-year-olds, asking what different things were. The trip really gave us a better appreciation for the things we have and the things we take for granted."
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UCLA Anderson School of Management is ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment.
The mission of UCLA Anderson School of Management is to be a global leader in management education, research and service. Established in 1935, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,400 students enrolled in MBA and doctoral programs, and some 2,000 executives and managers enrolled annually in executive education programs. UCLA Anderson alumni number more than 35,000 graduates around the world dedicated to continued networking, professional development and educational activities.


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The power steering pressure sensor, also referred to as a power steering pressure switch, gives your vehicle's computer information about the demand being placed on the power steering system. The power steering system uses hydraulic pressure generated by a pump which is driven by the crankshaft via a belt. Demand on the power steering system puts a demand on the engine. The engine must speed up when you are turning at low speeds like when you are parking your car or truck. If that didn't happen, then the engine might stutter or stall.
The power steering pressure sensor contains a diaphragm that activates a switch. A spring pushes against the diaphragm. Fluid from the power steering lines can press on the diaphragm. When the pressure on the diaphragm overcomes the spring, the diaphragm presses the switch, which signals the computer that there is high demand on the power steering system. In response the computer can speed up the engine so that the power steering pump can work more effectively.
In terms of location, you will be able to find the power steering pressure switch by following the lines from the car or truck's power steering pump to the steering rack or steering gearbox. The pressure sensor will be attached to the line near the rack or gearbox.
How do I Know if my Power Steering Pressure Sensor Needs to be Replaced?
The power steering pressure sensor can wear out over time due to the high pressures it is exposed to. If this happens, then the computer will not be able to respond to increased demand on the power steering system. If your power steering pressure sensor isn't working, you may find that the engine slows down when you try to turn the wheel while moving at low speed or at idle. In some cases the engine may stall or it may slow down and then speed up as the computer overcompensates. If the computer recognizes that the power steering pressure sensor has become stuck in an always-on or always-off position, then the check engine light will come on. When a bad sensor has triggered the check engine light, a mechanic with a diagnostic scan tool can identify power steering pressure sensor failure as code P0551, as can a basic OBD2 scan tool.
Can I Replace a Power Steering Pressure Switch Myself?
Fortunately, the power steering pressure switch will prove relatively easy to replace. You can find it by following the lines from the power steering pump to the steering rack or steering gearbox. You will find the pressure sensor attached to the line near the rack or gearbox. Before you remove it, you'll want to drain the fluid from the power steering fluid reservoir. Then you can disconnect the wiring harness from the old sensor and remove it from the power steering line. Then insert and connect the new one and add power steering fluid as necessary. Upon installation, you can the test the system by trying some turning maneuvers at low speed. You'll want to try and get any air out of the lines that were drained, usually by turning the wheels from one extreme to the next a few times. You will also want to check for any leaks to make sure the switch has been properly installed.
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's dreaming of a white Christmas.
Lucky for us, we think this dream is actually going to come true. As a part of this special holiday edition of the column, we're compiling a list of weird traditions.
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1. In English, Caga Tio is "the pooping log." Really. The Catalan custom is still celebrated in Spain, where you can buy your own el Caga Tio. The log is hollowed out, with legs and a face added.
You must "feed" him every day beginning on Dec. 8. On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, put him in the fireplace and beat him with sticks until he poops out small candies, fruits and nuts. When he is through, the final object dropped in a salt herring, a garlic bulb or an onion.
2. The celebration of Christmas in Asia usually involves KFC. Yes, Kentucky Fried Chicken. The fast food franchise let it be known that fried chicken is traditional for the Christmas feast. And so it is – in Japan.
And you might have to make reservations to get a table at KFC – it's the place to be.
The holiday places special emphasis on romantic love, so it's a day to spend with a sweetheart or spouse. Bakeries sell Christmas cakes as traditional sweetheart treats.
3. The Yule Log is a tradition that dates back hundreds of years. The Yule Log on TV is a relatively new tradition for those who have no fireplace to burn their own log.
WPIX in New York has broadcast 24 hours of a burning fireplace on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day since 1966. The original film was shot at Gracie Mansion, but a carpet fire during the first filming made the mayor wary of a re-shoot a few years later, so the loop seen now was filmed in California.
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Though we know of quite a few full meals of the medieval and renaissance era, our understanding on how to compose an entire meal properly are limited at best. While the dishes can be reproduced fairly well, we only have tidsbits of information suggesting when in a meal they should be served.
However, in quite a few places we do find suggestions on what to end a meal with, both with the purpose to aid digestion and general wellbeing. A common suggestion would be to eat pears and cheese, which in other words is a tradition with a rather old origin. Another tradtion that we have more or less lost by now was to end a meal with wafers and spiced wine.
As the manor did have an ancient (or probably 18th century) wafer iron, I decided that I should have a go at making wafers. Making wafers at least dates back to the 14th century, as is evident in this image from 1340. (Note the bowl of batter next to the wafermaking king)
The recipes I used for this trial was a French recipe from the late 14th century and a dutch recipe from the mid 16th century. It seems that the proper definition of wafers and waffles is a bit vague why the recipes chosen use the term waffles instead of wafers.
Le ménagier de Paris (1393)
Waffles are made in four ways. In the first, beat eggs in a bowl, then salt and wine, and add flour, and moisten the one with the other, and then put in two irons little by little, each time using as much batter as a slice of cheese is wide, and clap between two irons, and cook one side and then the other; and if the iron does not easily release the batter, anoint with a little cloth soaked in oil or fat. – The second way is like the first, but add cheese, that is, spread the batter as though making a tart or pie, then put slices of cheese in the middle, and cover the edges (with batter: JH); thus the cheese stays within the batter and thus you put it between two irons. – The third method, is for dropped waffles, called dropped only because the batter is thinner like clear soup, made as above; and throw in with it fine cheese grated; and mix it all together. – The fourth method is with flour mixed with water, salt and wine, without eggs or cheese.
Nyuewen Coock Boek (1560)
To bake good wafers.
Take grated white bread. Take with that the yolk of an egg and a spoonful of pot sugar or powdered sugar. Take with that half water and half wine, and ginger and cinnamon.
For the first recipe I chose to use the simpler of the two recipes, that of a 16th century dutch origin. The first part of making the dish was fairly straight forward, mixed the ingredients until I got a a nice thick batter. However using a "cooking wine" instead of a proper wine was not really a wise choice as it did not add anything to the flavour – but there was no chance to get myself some wine from the winestore.
The waferiron was then heated over embers and greased with butter. At first parts of the the wafers got stuck onto the iron. But with a somewhat higher temperature the wafers both got a nicer colour and loosened easier from the iron. I felt that the addition of spices were a bit to sparingly for my taste – but that could be changed once I redo the dish. Actually the fact that it was usually served at the end of a meal in order to help digestion would make it likely that it was both more spicy and sweet.
The next dish was based on the third variety of wafers/waffles found in the French cookbook, a dish called dropped wafers bases on the texture of the dough. As this dish included grated cheese I predicted that it would stick to the iron even worse than the first recipe. I made a mixture that was not so sticky and thick as the first recipe. Apart from the cheese and the texture of the batter it was made more or less like the above version, with the same problem of a wine that was almost tasteless. Much as I predicted the batter would stick even at a higher temperature. To solve this I added a bit flour with a much better result, even though I am not sure if the batter coud be said to be dropping (still it was more liquid than the batter for the first dish)
This time the wafers turned out fine with a quite nice taste of the cheese. Though the taste was nice in both cases (though a bit underspiced), the main result was to see how well they both turned out visually.
The main practical problem in making the wafers alone, apart from risking that the wafers got stuck, was the problem in handling the hot wafer iron when removing the wafers, which required something of an advanced balancing act.
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Skipper Peter Clarke bundled in the winner as Huddersfield came from two goals down to beat nine-man Plymouth 3-2 on Tuesday.
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Skipper Peter Clarke bundled in the winner as Huddersfield came from two goals down to beat nine-man Plymouth 3-2 on Tuesday.
Argyle's Joe Mason volleyed the visitors in front at the near post after just 54 seconds from Rory Patterson's by-line cross.
Plymouth's Curtis Nelson saw red after 11 minutes for being the last man when he hauled down Jordan Rhodes on the edge of the box.
Pilgrims boss Peter Reid was then sent to the stands, possibly for dissent when referee Paul Tierney stopped him coaching from the touchline following Nelson's dismissal.
Huddersfield then gifted Plymouth a second goal when Kevin Kilbane's loose free-kick handed possession to Patterson in the 14th minute. He put Mason in the clear and the striker scored his second of the night with a shot which went in off goalkeeper Alex Smithies as he advanced off his line.
Town roared back and hit three goals in 13 minutes midway through a breathless first half.
Plymouth's Kari Arnason scored an own goal after 19 minutes when he diverted Anthony Pilkington's cross into his own net.
Rhodes made it 2-2 with a sweet half-volley struck from 18 yards in the 29th minute and Clarke put the Terriers in front three minutes later, scrambling the ball home after Rhodes had a shot blocked on the line.
It got worse for Plymouth in the 53rd minute when Stephane Zubar was sent off for a second yellow. It is Plymouth's 10th red card of the season including Reid's dismissal.
To cap an extraordinary night, Plymouth's Mason received a standing ovation from home fans for his two-goal blast when he was substituted after 76 minutes.
Town fans then roundly booed their own team at the final whistle for struggling against nine men, even though they won.