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|Transmission electron micrograph of two adenovirus particles
|Virus classification
|Group I (dsDNA)
Adenoviruses (members of the family Adenoviridae) are medium-sized (90–100 nm), nonenveloped (without an outer lipid bilayer) viruses with an icosahedral nucleocapsid containing a double stranded DNA genome. Their name derives from their initial isolation from human adenoids in 1953.[1]
They have a broad range of vertebrate hosts; in humans, more than 50 distinct adenoviral serotypes have been found to cause a wide range of illnesses, from mild respiratory infections in young children (known as the common cold) to life-threatening multi-organ disease in people with a weakened immune system.
Group: dsDNA
- Family: Adenoviridae
- Genus: Atadenovirus
- Bovine atadenovirus D
- Duck atadenovirus A
- Ovine atadenovirus D
- Possum atadenovirus A
- Snake atadenovirus A
- Genus: Aviadenovirus
- Falcon aviadenovirus A
- Fowl aviadenovirus A
- Fowl aviadenovirus B
- Fowl aviadenovirus C
- Fowl aviadenovirus D
- Fowl aviadenovirus E
- Goose aviadenovirus A
- Turkey aviadenovirus B
- Genus: Mastadenovirus
- Bat mastadenovirus A
- Bat mastadenovirus B
- Bovine mastadenovirus A
- Bovine mastadenovirus B
- Bovine mastadenovirus C
- Canine mastadenovirus A
- Equine mastadenovirus A
- Equine mastadenovirus B
- Human mastadenovirus A
- Human mastadenovirus B
- Human mastadenovirus C
- Human mastadenovirus D
- Human mastadenovirus E
- Human mastadenovirus F
- Human mastadenovirus G
- Murine mastadenovirus A
- Murine mastadenovirus B
- Murine mastadenovirus C
- Ovine mastadenovirus A
- Ovine mastadenovirus B
- Porcine mastadenovirus A
- Porcine mastadenovirus B
- Porcine mastadenovirus C
- Simian mastadenovirus A
- Tree shrew mastadenovirus A
- Genus: Siadenovirus
- Frog siadenovirus A
- Great tit siadenovirus A
- Raptor siadenovirus A
- Skua siadenovirus A
- Turkey siadenovirus A
This family contains the following genera:
- Genus Atadenovirus; type species: Ovine atadenovirus D
- Genus Aviadenovirus; type species: Fowl aviadenovirus A
- Genus Ichtadenovirus; type species: Sturgeon ichtadenovirus A
- Genus Mastadenovirus (including all human adenoviruses); type species: Human mastadenovirus C
- Genus Siadenovirus; type species: Frog siadenovirus A
Classification of Adenoviridae can be complex.
In humans, there are 57 accepted human adenovirus types (HAdV-1 to 57) in seven species (Human adenovirus A to G):[3]
Different types/serotypes are associated with different conditions:
- respiratory disease (mainly species HAdV-B and C)
- conjunctivitis (HAdV-B and D)
- gastroenteritis (HAdV-F types 40, 41, HAdV-G type 52)
- obesity or adipogenesis (HAdV-A type 31, HAdV-C type 5, HAdV-D types 9, 36, 37) [7]
When not restricting the subject to human viruses, Adenoviridae can be divided into five genera: Mastadenovirus, Aviadenovirus, Atadenovirus, Siadenovirus, and Ichtadenovirus.[3]
Adenoviruses represent the largest nonenveloped viruses. They are able to be transported through the endosome (i.e., envelope fusion is not necessary). The virion also has a unique "spike" or fiber associated with each penton base of the capsid (see picture below) that aids in attachment to the host cell via the receptor on the surface of the host cell. (See Replication Section below for discussion of diverse receptors.)
In 2010, scientists announced that they had solved the structure of the human adenovirus at the atomic level, making the largest high-resolution model ever. The virus is composed of around 1 million amino acid residues and weighs around 150 MDa.[8][9]
The adenovirus genome is linear, non-segmented double-stranded (ds) DNA that is between 26 and 48 Kbp. This allows the virus to theoretically carry 22 to 40 genes. Although this is significantly larger than other viruses in its Baltimore group, it is still a very simple virus and is heavily reliant on the host cell for survival and replication. An interesting feature of this viral genome is that it has a terminal 55 kDa protein associated with each of the 5' ends of the linear dsDNA. These are used as primers in viral replication and ensure that the ends of the virus' linear genome are adequately replicated.
Adenoviruses possess a linear dsDNA genome and are able to replicate in the nucleus of vertebrate cells using the host's replication machinery.
Entry of adenoviruses into the host cell involves two sets of interactions between the virus and the host cell. Most of the action occurs at the vertices. Entry into the host cell is initiated by the knob domain of the fiber protein binding to the cell receptor. The two currently established receptors are: CD46 for the group B human adenovirus serotypes and the coxsackievirus adenovirus receptor (CAR) for all other serotypes. There are some reports suggesting MHC molecules and sialic acid residues functioning in this capacity as well. This is followed by a secondary interaction, where a motif in the penton base protein interacts with an integrin molecule. It is the co-receptor interaction that stimulates entry of the adenovirus. This co-receptor molecule is αv integrin. Binding to αv integrin results in endocytosis of the virus particle via clathrin-coated pits. Attachment to αv integrin stimulates cell signaling and thus induces actin polymerization resulting in entry of the virion into the host cell within an endosome.[10]
Once the virus has successfully gained entry into the host cell, the endosome acidifies, which alters virus topology by causing capsid components to disband. These changes, as well as the toxic nature of the pentons, destroy the endosome, resulting in the movement of the virion into the cytoplasm. With the help of cellular microtubules, the virus is transported to the nuclear pore complex, whereby the adenovirus particle disassembles. Viral DNA is subsequently released, which can enter the nucleus via the nuclear pore.[11] After this the DNA associates with histone molecules. Thus, viral gene expression can occur and new virus particles can be generated.
The adenovirus life cycle is separated by the DNA replication process into two phases: an early and a late phase. In both phases, a primary transcript that is alternatively spliced to generate monocistronic mRNAs compatible with the host's ribosome is generated, allowing for the products to be translated.
The early genes are responsible for expressing mainly non-structural, regulatory proteins. The goal of these proteins is threefold: to alter the expression of host proteins that are necessary for DNA synthesis; to activate other virus genes (such as the virus-encoded DNA polymerase); and to avoid premature death of the infected cell by the host-immune defenses (blockage of apoptosis, blockage of interferon activity, and blockage of MHC class I translocation and expression).
Some adenoviruses under specialized conditions can transform cells using their early gene products. E1A (binds Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein) has been found to immortalize primary cells in vitro allowing E1B (binds p53 tumor suppressor) to assist and stably transform the cells. Nevertheless, they are reliant upon each other to successfully transform the host cell and form tumors.
DNA replication separates the early and late phases. Once the early genes have liberated adequate virus proteins, replication machinery, and replication substrates, replication of the adenovirus genome can occur. A terminal protein that is covalently bound to the 5' end of the adenovirus genome acts as a primer for replication. The viral DNA polymerase then uses a strand displacement mechanism, as opposed to the conventional Okazaki fragments used in mammalian DNA replication, to replicate the genome.
The late phase of the adenovirus lifecycle is focused on producing sufficient quantities of structural protein to pack all the genetic material produced by DNA replication. Once the viral components have successfully been replicated, the virus is assembled into its protein shells and released from the cell as a result of virally induced cell lysis.
Multiplicity reactivation
Adenovirus is capable of multiplicity reactivation (MR)[12] (Yamamoto and Shimojo, 1971). MR is the process by which two, or more, virus genomes containing lethal damage interact within the infected cell to form a viable virus genome. Such MR was demonstrated for adenovirus 12 after virions were irradiated with UV light and allowed to undergo multiple infection of host cells.[12] In a review, numerous examples of MR in different viruses were described, and it was suggested that MR is a common form of sexual interaction that provides the survival advantage of recombinational repair of genome damages.[13]
Adenoviruses are unusually stable to chemical or physical agents and adverse pH conditions, allowing for prolonged survival outside of the body and water. Adenoviruses are spread primarily via respiratory droplets, however they can also be spread by fecal routes. Research into the molecular mechanisms underlying adenoviral transmission provide empirical evidence in support of the hypothesis that cellular receptors for adenovirus and coxsackievirus (CARs) are needed to transport adenoviruses into certain naive/progenitor cell types.[14]
Humans infected with adenoviruses display a wide range of responses, from no symptoms at all to the severe infections typical of Adenovirus serotype 14.
Bat adenovirus TJM (Bt-AdV-TJM) is a novel species of the Mastadenovirus genus isolated from Myotis and Scotophilus kuhlii in China.[15] It is a double stranded DNA virus with no RNA sequence. It is most closely related to the tree shrew and canine AdVs.[16]
Two types of canine adenoviruses are well known, type 1 and 2. Type 1 causes infectious canine hepatitis, a potentially fatal disease involving vasculitis and hepatitis. Type 1 infection can also cause respiratory and eye infections. Canine adenovirus 2 (CAdV-2) is one of the potential causes of kennel cough. Core vaccines for dogs include attenuated live CAdV-2, which produces immunity to CAdV-1 and CAdV-2. CAdV-1 was initially used in a vaccine for dogs, but corneal edema was a common complication.[17]
Adenovirus in Reptiles is poorly understood, but research is currently in progress.
Adenoviruses are also known to cause respiratory infections in horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats. Equine adenovirus 1 can also cause fatal disease in immunocompromised Arabian foals, involving pneumonia and destruction of pancreatic and salivary gland tissue.[17] Tupaia adenovirus (TAV) (Tree shrew adenovirus 1) has been isolated from tree shrews.
Otarine adenovirus 1 has been isolated from sea lions.[18]
The Fowl adenoviruses are associated with many disease conditions in domestic fowl like Inclusion body hepatitis, Hydropericardium syndrome, Egg drop syndrome, Quail bronchitis and many respiratory conditions.They have also been isolated from wild kites (Milvus migrans).[19]
Titi monkey adenovirus was isolated from a colony of monkeys.[20]
In the past, US military recruits were vaccinated against two serotypes of adenovirus, with a corresponding decrease in illnesses caused by those serotypes. That vaccine is no longer manufactured. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command announced on 31 October 2011 that a new adenovirus vaccine, which replaces the older version that has been out of production for over a decade, was shipped to basic training sites Oct. 18, 2011. More information is available here.
Good hygiene, including handwashing, is still the best way to avoid picking up the adenovirus from an infected person.
Most infections with adenovirus result in infections of the upper respiratory tract. Adenovirus infections often show up as conjunctivitis, tonsilitis (which may look exactly like strep throat and cannot be distinguished from strep except by throat culture), an ear infection, or croup. Adenoviruses, types 40 and 41 can also cause gastroenteritis.[21] A combination of conjunctivitis and tonsilitis is particularly common with adenovirus infections. Some children (especially small ones) can develop adenovirus bronchiolitis or pneumonia, both of which can be severe. In babies, adenoviruses can also cause coughing fits that look almost exactly like whooping cough. Adenoviruses can also cause viral meningitis or encephalitis. Rarely, adenovirus can cause hemorrhagic cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder—a form of urinary tract infection — with blood in the urine).
Most people recover from adenovirus infections by themselves, but people with immunodeficiency sometimes die of adenovirus infections, and — rarely — even previously healthy people can die of these infections.[22]
Adenoviruses are often transmitted by expectorate, but can also be transmitted by contact with an infected person, or by virus particles left on objects such as towels and faucet handles. Some people with adenovirus gastroenteritis may shed the virus in their stools for months after getting over the symptoms. The virus can be passed through water in swimming pools that do not have enough chlorine in them. As with many other illnesses, good handwashing is one way to inhibit the spread of adenoviruses from one person to another. Heat and bleach will kill adenoviruses on objects.
There are no antiviral drugs to treat adenoviral infections, so treatment is largely directed at the symptoms (such as acetaminophen for fever). A doctor may give antibiotic eyedrops for conjunctivitis, while awaiting results of bacterial cultures, and to help prevent secondary bacterial infections. Currently, there is no adenovirus vaccine available to the general public, but a vaccine is available for the United States military for Types 4 and 7.
Use in treatment of unrelated diseases
Adenoviruses have long been a popular viral vector for gene therapy due to their ability to affect both replicating and non-replicating cells, accommodate large transgenes, and code for proteins without integrating into the host cell genome. More specifically, they are used as a vehicle to administer targeted therapy,[23] in the form of recombinant DNA or protein. This therapy has been found especially useful in treating cystic fibrosis. Specific modifications on fibre proteins are used to target Adenovirus to certain cell types;[24] a major effort is made to limit hepatotoxicity and prevent multiple organ failure. Adenovirus dodecahedron can qualify as a potent delivery platform for foreign antigens to human myeloid dendritic cells (MDC), and that it is efficiently presented by MDC to M1-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes.[25]
In China, oncolytic adenovirus is an approved cancer treatment.[26]
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External links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--National Center for Diseases--Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch
- MicrobiologyBytes: Adenoviruses
- Stanford University - Adenoviruses
- Adenoviruses General Concepts
- General information on Adenovirus
- DNA virus replication strategies
- Sequenced adenoviruses
- Kids Health - Adenoviruses
- Viralzone: Adenoviridae
- Adenovirus Research Discussion Group
- USAMRMC protects Soldiers against unseen enemy
- 3D macromolecular structures of Adenoviruses archived in the EM Data Bank(EMDB)
- Molecule of the Month: Adenovirus


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Southampton County was created in 1749 from Isle of Wight County, and part of Nansemond County was added later. During the 17th century, shortly after establishment of Jamestown in 1607, English settlers explored and began settling the areas along Hampton Roads. Most of Southampton County was originally part of Warroquyoake Shire, later called a county. In 1637 the Warrosquyoake Shire was renamed Isle of Wight County. It was in 1749 that the portion of Isle of Wight County west of Blackwater River became Southampton County. The first courthouse was built on the eastern bank of the east bank of the Nottoway River in 1752. The current courthouse building was built in 1834 and is the latest of several which have served the county. Southampton County is the origin of many families of southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
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- William Clegg estate dated 1780
- Joseph Mackey, LWT 1779 (transcription)
Testators:Arrington, John; Arrington, John; Barham, Robert; Barns, Edward ;Barrett, Edward; Bittle, John; Blunt, Benjamin; Blunt, Henry; Booth, Robert; Bowen, John; Bowen, John; Braddy, Margaret; Bradshaw, Joseph; Branch, Elizabeth; Briant, Lewis; Bryant, Mary; Bryan, Robert;Charles, Rebecca; Clark, Thomas; Cob, William; Cobb, Nicholas; Cooper, William;Crocker, Elisha; Crocker, Moses; Crocker, Robert; Crumpler, William; Davis, John; Davis, Martha; Davis, Nathaniel; Dawson, John; Delk, Joseph ;Denson, John; Doyle, Edward; Drake, John; Drake, Richard; Drake, Thomas; Drew, Edward; Dunkley, Catherine ; Dunkley, John; Edmunds, Jeremiah; Edwards, Benjamin; Edwards, Elizabeth; Edwards, John; Edwards, William; Emelly, Giles; Evans, Elizabeth ;Evret, Simon; Exum, Francis;Exum, William; Fort, John;Gilliam, Walter ;Griffin, Mary ;Griffin, Matthew; Gurley, Nicholas; Harris, Martin; Hatfield, William; Hickman, William;Hollaman, Thomas;Ingraham, William ;Jarrel, John; Jarrell, Thomas ;Johnson, Benjamin; Johnson, John ; Johnson, Richard ;Jones, John; Jones, William; Joyner, Brigman; Joyner, Hennaretta; Joyner, John;Joyner, Jonathan; Joyner, Joseph; Joyner, William;Kindred, Mary; Kirby, Moody ;Kirby, Richard ;Lewis, Joshua; Love, Elias; Mackey, Daniel; Manning, Samuel; Matthews, Hugh; Matthews, John; Morgan, William; Mounger, Robert; Newsum, Elizabeth; Newsum, Robert; Norton, Joseph; Pate, Edward; Person, John; Pleasant, John ;Pope, Benjamin; Pope, Elizabeth ;Pope, Henry; Pope, John ;Pope, Stephen; Ricks, Elizabeth ;Ridley, Nathaniel; Ritching, James; Rotchell, John; Sandefur, William; Saul, Elizabeth; Scott, Elizabeth; Scott, William; Simmons, John; Simmons, J.; Simon, Augustus; Smith, James; Smith, Jane; Smith, John; Smith, Virgus; Spence, William; Stephenson, Katherine ;Taylor, Etheldred; Taylor, Thomas; Thorp, Timothy; Turner, Simon; Vasser, Benjamin; Vick, Joseph; Vicks, Pritchard ;Washington, Arthur; Washington, John; Web, Charles; Westbrooke, John;Westbrooke, Samuel ; Whitehead, Arthur ;Whitehead, Lewis ;Williams, Arthur ;Williams, Sarah;Williams, Thomas;Williamson, Joseph;Williford, John;Wills, Francis;Wright, JamesDigital Images of Wills, No. 2, 1762 to 1772
Testators:Adams, Henry; Atkinson, Thomas; Barnes, Thomas; Barron, Thomas; Beel, John; Beel, Thomas; Bennet, John; Berry, Thomas O. ;Bittle, William ;Blow, Samuel ;Booth, Arthur; Booth, Faitha ;Branch, George ;Branch, Martha ;Branch, William; Browne, Jesse ;Browne, John; Browne, Thomas; Bull, William; Calthorpe, Charles ;Carr, Robert ;Cary, Miles ;Cobb, Michael ;Colliar, George ;Crafford, Henry ;Crumpler, William; Davis, Lewis ;Day, Thomas; Denson, Francis ;Drake, John; Edmunds, Ann ;Edmunds, Howell ;Edwards, Micajah;Fort, Arthur; Fort, Rebecca ;Foster, Newel;Francis, Thomas; Gavin, Amos ;Gilliam, John; Gray, Benjamin ;Gray, Joseph ;Gresswell, Thomas; Gurly, George;Halliman, Josiah John; Harris, John;Harris, Mary ;Harris, Simon ;Hart, Elizabeth ;Hart, Robert ;Hart, Henry ;Hasty, James ;Hines, John; Howell, William; Jarrel, Benjamin;Jelks, William; Jenkins, Valentine; Johnson, Benjamin ;Johnson, Jacob ;Johnson, Lazarus ;Johnson, Stephen ;Jones, James ;Jones, William; Joyner, Joshua; ;Kitchen, Thomas; Little, John; Long, Arthur; Marks, Thomas; Moore, Thomas; Myrick, John; Napier, Nathan ;Newsom, David ;Newsom, Joseph ;Nicholson, Joshua ;Person, John; Person, William; Pope, Henry ;Pope, John; Pope, Joshua; Pope, Nathan ;Pope, William; Porter, Christopher ;Pursell, Arthur; Ramsey, James ;Ricks, Robert ;Rose, Richard;Simmons, Benjamin ;Stephenson, Thomas; Thomas, Henry; Thomas, John; Thorpe, John; Thorpe, Timothy;Thweatt, William; Turner, James;Turner, Simon ;Turner, Thomas; Turner, William; Vaughn, William; Vick, Joshua ;Warren, John;Washington, George; Washington, John; Washington, William; Westbrooke, Thomas; Westbrooke, William; Whitney, Joshua;Wiggins, John; Williams, Jonah ;Williams, Thomas; Williamson, Arthur; Williamson, Benjamin ;Wood, George ;Worrell, William;Digital Images of Wills, No. 3, 1772 to 1782
Testators: Adams, Thomas; Andrews, William; Atkinson, Neal; Atkinson, Timothy; Austin, William; Avery, Fortune; Avery, Richard; Bailey, Robert ;Bailey, Sarah; Bailey, William; Barham, Benjamin; Barker, William; Barnes, Benjamin; Barrett, William Sr.; Barron, John; Bass, Charles; Bass, Joshua; Beale, Hardy; Beale, William; Beall, John; Blunt, Priscilla; Blunt, Thomas; Booth, Robert; Bowers, William; Bradshaw, Joseph; Branch, Howell; Brewer, John; Britt, John; Britt, John Sr.; Brown, Jesse; Brown, John; Buggs, Henry Burn, Patience Burnett, Charity Butts, Peter Bynum, Elizabeth Bynum, Michael Bynum, William; Byrd, John; Carroll, Thomas; Catthorpe, Elenor Claud, Joseph; Claud, Joseph; Claud, Philip Clements, Benjamin; Clements, Benjamin; Cleveland, William; Clifton, Benjamin; Clifton, Thomas; Crenshaw, Thomas; Crocker, Sarah Curl, Thomas; Dawson, Henry Demmery, Frederick; Davis, Thomas; Davis, Thomas; Deloach, William; Drake, Ann; Drake, Jesse; Drake, John; Drew, Jesse; Drew, Newett Drewry, Thomas; Drewry, William; Edmunds, David Edmunds, Mary Edwards, Micajah Edwards, Thomas; Edwards, William; Elzey, John; Everitt, Joseph; Everitt, Thomas; Fort, Ann; Fort, Joshua; Foster, Alis Fowler, James; Fowler, William; Francis, Thomas; Gardiner, John; Gay, Edmund George, William; Gilliam, Jesse; Glover, George Griffin, Benjamin; Grisswit, William; Grizard, William; Grizard, Ambrose Hall, George Harris, Benjamin; Harris, John; Harris, Mary Harris, Simon Harrison, Samuel Harrison, William; Hatfield, Josiah Ivy, Henry Ivy, John; Jackson, Sarah Jenkins, Edmund Johnson, Job Johnson, John; Johnson, Joseph; Johnson, Robert Johnson, Samuel Joiner, Israel Jones, Honer Jones, Martha Jones, Nathan Jones, Richard Jones, Robert Jordan, James; Joyner, Brigman Joyner, William; Kennebrew, Ann; Kinnebrew, Edwin Kinnebrew, William; Kirby, Mary Kirby, Richard Kirby, William; Kitchen, Benjamin; Lankford, Thomas; Lundy, Byrd Lundy, Edward Lundy, Edward (2) Lundy, James; Mackey, Joseph; Menefee, James; Mercer, John; Mercer, Robert Morgan, John; Morgan, John; (2) Myrick, Mary Newsom, Jacob Newsom, Sampson Nicolson, Joshua; Oney, Leonard Person, Collin Person, John; Person, Philip Phillips, John; Pitman, John; Pond, Richard Pope, John; Pope, Patience Pope, William; Rawlings, John; Ray, William; Reese, Joseph; Revel, Sampson Ricks, Richard Ridley, James; Ridley, Nathan Right, Mary Scarbrough, John; Simmons, William; Smith, John; Speed, Mary Stephenson, Ann;Sturgeon, John; Tatum, Joshua; Taylor, Charles Taylor, Etheldred Taylor, James; Taylor, Lucy Taylor, William; Thorpe, John; Tucker, Benjamiin Turner, Benjamin; Turner, John; Turner, Joseph; Turner, William; Vasser, Lydia Vick, Arthur Vick, William; Wade, Christopher Warren, Faith Warren, Joseph; Wellons, John; Westbrooke, James; Westbrooke, Thomas; William;s, Nathan Robert Williams, Sarah Williamson, Francis Wilson, William Wombwell, James; Woodard, Charles Wright, JamesIndexes to Probate Records
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- Index to Will Book 3, 1772 to 1782
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My countdown to my debut novel's release and a chronicle of my attempt to not go stir crazy while waiting. (I post here on Mondays and Fridays. See you then!)
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hi, Sam. It's Me, Sunday.
30 comments:
- Cathy K said...
Absolutely divine. Love the rounded archways. Any real life tours going?
- March 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Haha! Thanks, Cathy! :D I'll post the tour schedule on the sidebar ;-)
- March 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Kate Evangelista said...
You have a beautiful home! And Sundays do bring out the lazybones in me.
- March 20, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Malen T. Leon said...
Your beautiful home is so lovely especially the well manicured green grasses and the bed of flowers.. :-)
- March 20, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- MuMuGB said...
Very nice home Sam! And it looks like Spring is coming too...enjoy your Sunday!
- March 20, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- EQ said...
Your house has very good vibrations!Happy home,happy family.
- March 20, 2011 at 6:04 PM
You have a beautiful home, Sam! I wish Sunday would greet me so nicely! I had to make my own coffee. :)
- March 20, 2011 at 6:22 PM
Yes, lovely home, so nice to have friends to share that with isn't it? Thank you for sharing with us. You know, I dont' think there's anything more depressing than to be blessed and have no one to share with. It's a true sign that we need humanity. And Sunday. Coffee's great by the way:)
- March 20, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- C.M. Villani said...
*Sigh* Alas the North East is still on the chilly and dormant side. :P The bulbs are just starting to sprout and the first tinges of green are peppered thru the lawn. There is still the occasional snow drift here and there - refusing to relinquish our yard to Spring. But Spring should prevail soon (hopefully by the end of March).
It was a lovely post. Makes me wish I lived where you do. You have a gorgeous home and lovely garden by the way. (P.S. if that is your daughter holding the flower she is absolutely adorable!!!)
- March 20, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- Scrollwork said...
Tranquility, ahhhh. I remember hearing about the little play structure floating about in the flood some years ago, so it's great to see everything is in order. Loved the interplay of straight and curvy shapes in your home (and I just got inspired to make something similar to your wind chime!)
I felt like calling out to your boys, "Hey, wait up!" Tell the little princess thanks for the flowers! Were those sampaguitas? Fragrant!
- March 20, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- Socky said...
What lovely garden to write novels in :-)
- March 21, 2011 at 2:51 AM
- stacey said...
So beautiful!
- March 21, 2011 at 3:31 AM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Kate - Thanks! We have a license to be lazy on Sundays :D
Malen - Hi! Thank you! The garden was pretty sad-looking before Summer started. I'm really happy the flowers are starting to bloom. :D
MuMuGB -Thanks! (It' a happy place, but it doesn't have the same history as "The Sutffed Cat's House" ;-) My hubby and I built it before we got married.) I miss Springtime in Europe. We only have two seasons over here: wet and dry!
EQ - Thank you! It's the people in it that make a house a home :D
Kelly - Thanks! :D I've trained the coffee maker timer, er, Sunday well ;-)
Abigail - Thank you for sharing my Sunday with me. It wouldn't be Sunday without coffee and lovely people to share it with :D
Christina - Thanks!! Your box of sunshine is in the mail :D Yes, the little girl in the photo is my five year old (and the boys running in the park are the hubby and my son.) :D
Scrollwork - Haha! Yes! The playhouse survived the flood. Sadly, it's a bit neglected now. The kids have outgrown it, I think. Sigh. p.s. I don't know what the white flower is. The princess just picked it in the park. :D
Socky - Thank you! It is a nice place to write and daydream :D
Stacey - Thank you!!! :D
- March 21, 2011 at 10:17 AM
- Elizabeth Young said...
What a beautiful Sunday/family post! Love your home with its' lovely 'open' feel and lots of flowers outside. Thanks for sharing this very special place and time. Elizabeth.
- March 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM
- Meredith said...
What a beautiful, happy home! Sunday mornings must be divine there.
- March 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Elizabeth - Hi! So glad that I was able to share a glimpse of this day with you. I felt that I needed a place to capture and preserve this magical time :D
Meredith - Thank you! :D It's really my favorite time of the week. Who doesn't love Sunday? (Poor Monday - it's has an impossible benchmark! LOL)
- March 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Brynne said...
You are like a juicy morsel of love...and it shows not only in your words and perspective but in your home, the cradle of your core. Thank you for sharing your magic with us, Samantha.
- March 21, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Awww...thanks, Brynne :D
- March 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Serendipity's Library said...
Great photos! Your "sunday" seems so nice. My sunday sort of yells GET THE HECK UP!.
- March 21, 2011 at 10:07 PM
- Julie Flanders said...
What a beautiful home you have! I'm totally in love with the garden and the stone steps. Wonderful photos, Samantha!
- March 22, 2011 at 1:57 AM
- Donea Lee said...
I definitely need coaxing to wake early on a Sunday! Such fun photos ~ :) You're home is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
- March 22, 2011 at 2:50 AM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Serendipity - LOL! Your Sunday must be related to my Monday ;-)
Julie - Thank you! The stone steps are one of my favorite parts too. The initial plans for the house didn't include them, but when we found out how much it would cost to make the backyard level with the rest of the house, the stone steps saved the day! :D
Donea - Thanks!! Sunday must have an effect of gravity - it makes it harder to get out of bed! ;-)
- March 22, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Malen T. Leon said...
Hi, Sam!
I really love springtime as it conveys with blooming of flowers. :-)
- March 22, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Hi, Malen! Flowers are the reward after the rain :D
- March 22, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Stacey said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures!
- March 23, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Thanks, Stacey!!! :)
- March 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- March 24, 2011 at 11:44 PM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Mymommyology - We should have dinner at my house when you get back! :D
- March 25, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Carmen Esposito said...
You have a beautiful home and after looking at your pictures I'm getting the urge to redecorate the house! It was so nice of Sunday to wake you up so gently. My Sundays yell at me to clean and do the laundry. Bummer!
- April 3, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Samantha Sotto-Yambao said...
Haha! Don't be fooled. The house only looks this way before everyone gets out of bed and messes it up :D
- April 3, 2011 at 6:38 PM


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Darrin Christenberry
Home TownSpencer, Indiana
Archery StyleCompound Target, 3D Archery
Pro SummaryAt the age of eight, Darrin Christenberry pulled back the string for the first time and watched an arrow fly from a bow made with a wooden limb and a boot string. He has been building arrows and watching them fly ever since.
Professional Achievements
- 2006 IBO Triple Crown, 1st
- 2003 IBO Triple Crown, 1st
- 2006 ASA Classic and Shooter of The Year
- 2007 Vegas, 3rd
Darrin Christenberry
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At the age of eight, Darrin Christenberry pulled back the string for the first time and watched an arrow fly from a bow made with a wooden limb and a boot string. He has been building arrows and watching them fly ever since.
Darrin, a commercial electrician by trade, began competing with a bow and arrow in 1994.
"I am a very competitive person," says Darrin through a warm-hearted and earnest grin. "Guys like Jeff Hopkins and Randy Ulmer were paving the way for me. I watched what they were doing and saw the checks they were cashing. I wanted to see how good I could get."
He got very good.
"I love the Vegas face. Trying to hit the little super-x as many times as possible is more rewarding than the other faces."
By 2000, Darrin was shooting pro indoors.
"I was shooting scores that were good enough to be competitive. I was ready to test my nerves."
Two years later, he turned pro in 3D.
"3D is definitely my strongest venue," says Darrin about the respect he has earned outdoors.
Darrin has won the IBO Triple Crown twice, in 2003 and 2006. He won the ASA Classic and Shooter of The Year in 2006 and finished 3rd at Vegas in 2007.
While his constant smile and steady reputation may indicate otherwise, Darrin is the first to admit that professional archery requires patience and hard work.
"Archery has become a labor of love," says Darrin after watching his favorite hobby turn into a second career.
In addition to practicing his shots, Darrin trains for endurance by running and doing push-ups and sit-ups.
"Becoming pro and gaining sponsorship adds a whole new responsibility to the game."
Archery is like life
"Don't set the bar too high, too fast," says Darrin. "Archery is like life. You get out of it what you put into it. But you've got to keep it fun!"
To keep life fun Darrin enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, hunting and fishing. He enjoys eating Italian food, watching Adam Sandler movies and listening to music while he shoots.
"My practice is rarely a routine. If I'm shooting good, I shoot as long as I can to reinforce the positives of my shooting. If thing are not going as well as I would like, I go and do something else."
When things are going well, Darrin practices 3D by shooting his bow at marked distances to check his marks. He regularly uses a range finder to improve his distance judging of the targets and even spends time without the bow working on range estimation.
Darrin is an upbeat guy who believes that everyone performs better with a positive and confident attitude.
"If I stay focused in practice, leagues or tournaments, I can perform without regret. If I start wondering what the rest of the field is doing or start worrying about my score, I don't give my best performance."
Tools of the trade
Darrin has an indoor range at his home that he built in 2006 and a shop in his basement for storing and tuning his equipment.
A large L-shaped work bench in his shop houses an arrow saw, fletching jigs, grain scales, ASD's, wrap mats, and bow presses . A 4' x 8' sheet of peg board hangs on the wall and is filled with additional tools and components.
Ladder hooks screwed into the joists hold his collection of 31 bows.
"I pay attention to the feel of a bow at full draw," says Darrin. "I need a certain amount of holding weight to achieve the right amount of resistance to execute shots."
Darrin experiments with stabilizer setup to improve his shooting and steady his sight picture. "It's amazing what 1 oz. in the right place will do to the aiming of a bow."
Darrin is careful not to overdo it with his scope and aiming configuration. "I like to magnify my target just enough to increase the detail. If I use too much magnification, the target looks great, but unless I am super steady, it can be tough to execute a shot properly. A lower power lens obviously still has the same movement but my eyes tell my brain that I seem to be holding really good on the target."
Shooting competitively indoors and outdoors has given Darrin some ideas of mixing up his setup. "Indoors, I have been experimenting with a .019 green fiber, the same set up I use for 3-D. A little black dot is still my favorite for the spot game."
Darrin prefers a three finger trigger-style release. "I have shot a true back tension release off and on for a while but am still more consistent with the trigger style."
Darrin initially paper tunes new arrows to get a feel for how the arrow performs. "When I have a good Idea that the arrow will work," says Darrin, "I do some group tuning and try to do some bare shaft tuning as well."
Most memorable moment in archery
"In 2006 I was in a race with Jeff Hopkins for the shooter of the year title and he had me by 11 points. With just the ASA Classic to go, I had 40 targets to make up 12 points on Jeff. Not an easy task!
"Mother Nature was doing her part to keep me from capturing the title. Severe thunderstorms cancelled the first day of competition.
"Now, with just 20 targets to make up the difference, it seemed impossible! In just the first few targets the second day, my deficit was now only 1 point! Then we swapped a 1 point lead for several targets until about target 18 for the day.
"If I remember correctly, it was a 39 yard Hyena and Jeff had just taken an 8 on it. I knew this was my chance. Somehow I got a 12 on it, giving me a 3 point lead.
"Tying on the next target, I took a 3 point lead into the final target. All I could think about was, 'center 10!' I knew if I shot a 10 on this target, I would take home the title.
"For some reason, when I came to full draw, I thought, 'I can 12 this thing!' Sure enough, I did. Little did I know, that arrow got me into the final shoot down and allowed me to go on and win the Classic Championship that weekend!"
Ambitions for the coming year
"I would truly love to win a tournament in every venue I shoot: Indoors, 3-D and FITA," says Darrin. "That would be the ultimate!"
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DENVER (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is a hardworking champion of women, children and the poor. Or she's a wealthy elitist more comfortable in Davos, Switzerland, than Davenport, Iowa.
Which is it? If Clinton decides to again run for president, how voters answer that question could play a role in whether she's able to win the White House.
"They raised the bar on these issues with Mitt in 2012," said Ron Kaufman, a longtime adviser to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, whose wealth and business record were targeted by Democrats. "Now their candidates for president have to get over the same bar."
Perhaps the biggest news to come from the recent launch of Clinton's memoir of her time as Secretary of State isn't what the book says about the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, but what she's said about her personal finances while plugging the book.
It started with an interview with ABC News in which she said she and husband Bill were "dead broke" when they left the White House in early 2001, grappling with millions of dollars in legal bills. Then came an interview with The Guardian, in which Clinton appeared to draw a distinction by saying her family paid an "ordinary income tax, unlike a lot of people who are truly well off."
The couple's daughter, Chelsea Clinton, was pulled into the fray when Politico reported that she earned $600,000 a year at NBC News, where she has infrequently appeared as a special correspondent.
Those statements don't mesh well with the fact the Clintons are, by almost any measure, quite wealthy, with an annual income that places them solidly among the top 1 percent of Americans. As secretary of state, Clinton's financial disclosure report filed in 2012 showed the couple had an estimated net worth between $5 million and $25 million.
The former first lady and New York senator is by no means a billionaire but can command $200,000 or more for a single speech — four times what the median American household takes home each year. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said Tuesday that Clinton would be paid $225,000 to speak at the university foundation's annual dinner in October.
Being rich isn't necessarily a political liability for potential presidents. Democrats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy both entered politics after privileged upbringings. The last two Republican presidents, George H.W. Bush and his son, George W. Bush, could vacation at the family's Maine seaside compound or at the younger president's sprawling Texas ranch.
Former President Bill Clinton, who defended his wife this week as someone who isn't "out of touch," said a president's wealth should matter less than the policies they seek to promote.
"I think I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office. But I still could have been tone deaf," Clinton said, adding: "The real issue is, if you've been fortunate enough to be successful, are you now out of touch and insensitive to the agonizing struggles other people are facing?"
And yet Republicans still remember how President Barack Obama's campaign dissected Romney's business dealings and capitalized on his reluctance to release certain tax records. The campaign successfully created an image of Romney tied to his wealth that was cemented by a video of him telling donors that 47 percent of Americans would automatically vote for Obama because they don't pay income taxes and are "dependent upon government."
Romney's campaign tried to respond by portraying him as a success story and a business turnaround artist. But their efforts were undermined by a series of ready-for-YouTube gaffes, telling out-of-work Floridians that "I'm also unemployed," a New Hampshire audience that he liked "being able to fire people" and a Detroit gathering that his wife "drives a couple of Cadillacs."
Such comments are reminiscent of Clinton's recent struggles to talk about her money and lifestyle, including a January remark in a speech to auto dealers that she hadn't driven a car since 1996.
While Clinton said this week any comparisons to Romney were a "false equivalency," they lend themselves to a still-forming GOP strategy of portraying her as a Washington insider who has enjoyed a privileged life sheltered by private jets, fancy homes and hobnobbing with the elites of Wall Street and Hollywood.
Democrats argue Clinton's personal wealth won't be able to overshadow a long career in public service, which began as an advocate for poor families at the Children's Defense Fund and led to years of work in Arkansas and Washington on issues such as early childhood education, expanded health care coverage and job creation.
"Attacks are most effective when they play into a pre-existing stereotype about a candidate," said Ben LaBolt, a former Obama campaign spokesman. "Nobody thinks that Hillary Clinton spent her career focused on making money. She was in the public eye advocating for a policy agenda."
In the interview with PBS NewsHour broadcast Wednesday, Clinton said her record "speaks for itself" and her "unartful use of those few words doesn't change who I am, what I've stood for my entire life, what I stand for today."
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The discussion around whether affiliate links may be penalized by search engines and other networks is now getting the full attention it deserves. It appears that Commission Junction's "androezers.net" redirect links, used by tens of thousands of its affiliates, are encountering the dreaded red signal on McAfee Site Advisor.
The implications are quite significant; affiliates and merchants could lose sales or commissions and damage their reputation equally. According to McAfee's SiteAdvisor service, the domain, which CJ uses for redirecting users from affiliate sites to merchant sites, found potential security risks with the site and encourages visitors of the site to use "extreme caution".
CJ is apparently aware of the problem according to an ABestWeb forum thread, and has verified that McAfee blacklisted the link. There are instances when removing the "red" designation has taken months and in some cases years to have it reversed. In the meantime, perhaps its time to shift gears and change networks?


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What began as a way to honor the bravery of two, has now become a venue to honor the bravery of many.
What began as a way to honor the bravery of two, has now become a venue to honor the bravery of many.
A group of motorcyclists began a trek down U.S. 17 in 2009 as a way to remember two men � Steven Boehm, an Onslow County Sheriff�s Deputy, and Gene Thomas, a deputy chief of Verona � who died responding to a car wreck on U.S. 17 near Verona in 2008.
But this year, the run will pay tribute to fallen emergency responders all over Onslow County.
Piney Green Volunteer Fire Department Chief Roy Hall is one of the original organizers of the event now called the Hometown Heroes Run. Hall, who has been fighting fires for 51 years � 27 of which have been with Piney Green VFD � said it�s an honor to be a part.
�It gives (the families) a little closure,� he said. �It�s been years since some of them died, but this is healing for them.�
The run will start at 11 a.m. June 22 at New River Harley Davidson. Registration costs $10, and all proceeds go directly toward construction of the Onslow County Public Safety Memorial "Reflected in Our Eyes" at Burton Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and continues until the run begins Saturday.
Before the ride starts, all the names of the fallen emergency responders in Onslow County since the early 1900s are read aloud.
The run is being put on by the Onslow County Firefighters� Association and the Red and Blue Knights Motorcycle Clubs, according to Lucinda Williams, the secretary for the firefighters� association and one of the event organizers.
The Red Knights is a club consisting of firefighters and their family members, and the Blue Knights are law enforcement individuals and their family who ride motorcycles.
�This year we decided to take it a step up,� Williams said. �The Onslow County Firefighters� Association has been trying to get the memorial built for several years now.�
The memorial has been in the works for years, Onslow County officials said, but its construction depends solely on private donations.
Onslow County Deputy County Manager David Cotton said the total cost of the memorial is estimated at $95,000, and currently $20,000 has been raised.
�So we have a long way to go,� he said.
Hall said the first year they put on the run, they split the proceeds in half and donated $750 to the Verona Fire Department in honor of Thomas and gave the remaining $750 to White Oak High School in honor of Boehm.
The last four runs� yields have been dedicated to building the memorial.
The run is expected to take approximately 45 minutes to an hour for those on a bike or in a car. The route takes the participants by the place where the original honorees, Boehm and Thomas, died. The route will also take the participants by the beach.
Hall said people who show up for the run can expect camaraderie and those who don�t have bikes can catch a ride on the back of a motorcycle. Anyone can participate in the run, whether on a bike, in a car, or even on foot, Hall said.
Local fire departments will have trucks out there for the children to have a great time as well.
�Just show up and the registration fee is $10 and every dime is going toward the memorial,� Williams said.
Beyond the ride, people can also buy t-shirts from the association to help raise money for the memorial. The t-shirts sport an artist�s rendering of the memorial on the back with the association�s logo on the front, and they go for $12 and $15 depending on size. Wristbands will also be available for sale with proceeds going toward the memorial.
Williams said making sure the memorial goes up is a personal thing for her.
�It�s personal because our department has a name that�s going on that wall,� she said.
Beyond that, her cousin, Jimmy Davis Sr., who volunteered for the White Oak Volunteer Fire Department, died of a heart attack as he was walking out the door responding to a call about a fire.
�They deserve a little bit of recognition for what they gave,� Williams said. �They didn�t expect anything, but their families were left with these holes in their heart.�
When the memorial is constructed, it will honor all fallen emergency responders, including fire, EMS, law enforcement, and even private citizens who were rendering aid to someone in an emergency situation.
Joseph Williams Jr., a Camp Lejeune Marine and a volunteer firefighter has participated in the run twice.
�It�s a humbling experience, a good experience to remind everyone about their family,� he said.
Williams Jr. volunteers with Swansboro Rescue and White Oak VFD, and is a member of the Red Knights Motorcycle Club.
�It keeps our eyes open to the dangers of guys not coming home,� Williams Jr. said. �Nobody ever thinks about it, the sacrifice they make until they need the help.�
Williams Jr. said he hopes the memorial and the run will also inspire young people to find a passion for serving and becoming emergency responders themselves.
Riders will begin and end at New River Harley Davidson. A hot dog lunch donated by the Red Knights will be served following the run at Harley Davidson.
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Research studies have confirmed the negative effects of stress on many different diseases. On the physiological level, stress increases the cortisone output from the adrenal glands, impairs immune function, elevates blood pressure and heart rate, and affects hormonal balance. In women with fibroids and endometriosis, stress may negatively affect hormonal balance and muscle tone, upsetting the estrogen and progesterone balance and triggering excessive output of adrenal stress hormones. This can impair the body's ability to limit the scarring and inflammation caused by the endometrial implants. Growth in the size of fibroid tumors is also seen during times of stress.
Stress in fibroid and endometriosis patients can arise over such issues as job security and performance, money worries, relationship problems with family and friends, overwork, and a host of other common problems. In addition, women with fibroids and endometriosis have specific stress due to the diseases themselves, including concerns about their health and about the painful symptoms that are disrupting their lives and well-being. The infertility that can result from fibroids and endometriosis is a particularly upsetting problem for women who are trying to start a family. The pain during intercourse that is also common in women with endometriosis can disrupt a healthy sexual relationship, causing anguish and discord.
A variety of stress management techniques can help women suffering from fibroids and endometriosis. Some women find counseling or psychotherapy to be effective, while others depend heavily on the support of family and friends. Many women find it helpful to rethink their way of handling stressful situations and to implement lifestyle changes. Practicing stress reduction techniques like meditation and deep breathing exercises on a regular basis also helps them handle stress more effectively, as does a program of physical exercise. Whatever methods you decide to practice, I urge you to look at your stress level carefully and make every effort to handle emotionally charged issues as calmly as possible.
The stress management exercises described in this chapter are a very important part of the fibroid and endometriosis self help program I recommend to my patients. For many women, the intensity of menstrual pain and cramps varies from month to month, depending on many lifestyle factors. My patients frequently tell me their bleeding and cramps are worse when they are more upset. As you begin to anticipate the onset of your menstrual period, I recommend using stress reduction techniques on a daily basis. They can really make a difference. If you break up the tasks of the day with a few minutes of stress reducing exercises, you will feel much more relaxed. With the use of these stress reduction techniques, you can accomplish tasks on time but in a much more relaxed, enjoyable, and health enhancing manner.
Exercises for Relaxation
To help you cope with the emotional stresses that may become magnified if you are suffering from fibroid and endometriosis related symptoms, I recommend a variety of relaxation methods. Focusing, meditation, muscle relaxation, affirmations, and visualizations can each help foster a sense of calm and well-being if practiced on a regular basis. This chapter includes exercises from all of these categories for you to try. Pick those you enjoy most and practice them on a regular basis. I have taught these exercises to women patients for many years and love to practice them myself. Sometimes I recommend that my patients learn these techniques on their own through books and tapes; other times I teach the exercises to patients at my office. My patients have been very enthusiastic about the results they attain through stress reduction exercises. They often tell me that they feel much calmer and happier. They also find their physical health improves. A calm mind seems to have beneficial effects on the body's physiology and chemistry, restoring the body to a normal condition.
To prepare yourself for the relaxation exercises in this chapter, I suggest taking the following steps:
First Step.Wear loose, comfortable clothes. Find a comfortable position. For many women, this means lying on their backs. You may also do the exercises sitting up. Try to make your spine as straight as possible. Uncross your arms and legs.
Second Step.
Focus your attention on the exercises. Do not allow distracting thoughts to interfere with your concentration. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths, in and out. This will help remove your thoughts from the problems and tasks of the day and begin to quiet your mind.
Exercise 1: Focusing
If you have fibroid or endometriosis related menstrual cramps and pelvic pain, this focusing exercise takes your attention off your pelvic region and lower part of your body as you focus elsewhere, clearing your mind and breathing deeply. At the end of this exercise, you may find that your discomfort is less severe. This is also a helpful exercise for inducing a sense of peace and calm.


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Batman: My mistake was to try to Match is Savagery. To fight like a Young man.
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Robert Stacy McCain Sept 14th 2012
The AP reports that the Journal News has decided to take down its interactive map of gun owners or rather disable it:
The maps remained online late Friday but could no longer be manipulated to find names and addresses.
The story suggests the reason for the change is the new gun law in. I say BALDERDASH!
When the Journal News published its online map of gun owners and where they live, it produced a firestorm of critique.
Pixels poured out like water. Television and Radio pushed the outrage and the defense of the paper, James O'Keefe skewered them via Project Veritas, threats poured in to the point where the anti-gun paper in a twist of Irony hired armed guards to protect folks on their staff and it became the target of the Blaze and the subject of multiple Drudge stories.
This is not a bug, it's a feature.
Obviously the interactive map was a web feature alone. It likely took a fair amount of time and effort to put together and such effort is done on an online site for a reason. The reason is to generate hits, and as the AP article notes:
She said the maps had been viewed nearly 1.2 million times since they were published Dec. 23.
Mission Accomplished!
And not those 1.2 million hits were in under 30 days and that number doesn't include side hits to other stories on the site generated through those views. Bloggers like myself dream of traffic at that level.
The value of an online site and the price of its advertising is directly related to the number of hits the site gets. The Journal news may claim this map was all about journalistic discretion and advancing the story and discussion, but when it comes down to it, that map was no different than the first two paragraphs of this post from The Other McCain last year:
Traffic to the blog has gotten a slight and unexpected boost the past couple of days because the entire world, it seems, is Googling for nude photos of Kate Middleton or rather topless photos of Kate Middleton. Don't bother clicking those links, as they are merely a round-trip ticket back to this post, part of Ye Merry Olde Google Bomb Trick.
Donald Douglas has a post cleverly titled "Kate Middleton Topless" and our friendly Evil Blogger Lady offers "Kate Middleton topless photos? French magazine Closer publishes them. Rule 5 Britannia! Update: Reports of outraged Brits storming French embassy in protest!"
As Robert Stacy constantly reminds us, he writes for money. The Journal News does the same. That map was a google bomb directed at 2nd Amendment advocates nationwide, a red cloth in front of a bull to make it charge. The Map fuels outrage among gun advocates, outrage fuels interest, interest creates searches, searches mean clicks, clicks mean traffic, and traffic dictates what the Journal News can charge for the ads that generate the revenue.
That being the case, the map as a successful revenue generator, why take it down? Why are we seeing posts like this:
Glenn Reynolds 9:50 PM January 18th EVEN A FLATWORM IS SMART ENOUGH TO TURN AWAY FROM PAIN: NY newspaper removes handgun permit holder data. Punching the bully in the nose works.
It's not punching in the nose? You already had armed guards at homes and outraged people who own deadly weapons and that didn't get the interactive map down. (BTW Guards not withstanding, the willingness to outrage those armed people tell you all you need to know about how much they actually think those people were going to come to seek revenge)
Nearly a month of outrage and debate didn't pull down the map, if the interactive map going away is the effect, what was the cause?
The answer is a simple cost benefit analysis thus:
Glenn Reynolds 11:31 PM January 17th I SMELL A LAWSUIT: Burglars steal two guns from home featured on weapons permit map published by newspaper, just days after break-in at another address on the list.
Lawsuits cost money. All the outrage, anger or potential danger for law-abiding citizens in the world was going to move the Journal News. The potential of a lawsuit turning a source of profit into a loss, now That's punching back twice as hard.
So the interactive map is gone having served it's purpose, but the raw map will remain, still able to generate hits for years to come and the Journal News will slowly sink back into the level of obscurity it had before…
…until they find another red cloth to wave in front of an internet bull.


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Have you ever tried talking on the phone, cooking, helping a child with homework, and thinking about a problem at work all at the same time? What happens? Dinner is half cooked or burnt, children are frustrated because they're not getting your full attention and your friend on the phone knows you're not really listening.
It's not surprising that studies have found that people who are "masters at multitasking" actually get less done and the quality of their work suffers. They are more easily distracted, their memories are worse, and they can't filter out irrelevant material. The brain slows way down when we leap from project to project. Each shift in attention causes us to redirect our thoughts and it takes a while to get back into the flow of things.
The simple truth is we can only truly focus on doing one thing at a time. And if we honor that, it will allow us to be more present in the moment and truly enjoy what that moment brings, whether it be quality time with the kids or family, quiet time for yourself or simply watching TV (without being on the internet and talking to your spouse at the same time)!
So how do we retrain ourselves to become more efficient as a unitasker?
Here are some tips I discovered on unitasking:
1.) Being organized is essential. You must have clearly in mind what's important and what is just causing clutter in life.
2.) Determine what hours in the day are to be devoted to the family and stick with it. Shut off the phone, computer, and television -- anything that causes distractions.
3.) Schedule household chores by the week or month so you know exactly what has to be accomplished. Then do it right away rather than procrastinate. Often it works best to do the hardest or least-liked job first. (If there aren't certain chores you can't stand or never seem to get around to doing you may want to outsource them.)
4.) Spend a few minutes the night before or first thing in the morning to make a written list about what has to be done for the day. Focus on doing one at a time. Do the hardest when you are at your peak strength and attention.
5.) Use the Internet and read emails only at a set time of day and for a specific amount of time. You could even set a timer to help you stick to your commitment.
6.) Fill the times you have to wait with small projects that can be done. For example, reading the mail or filing information while you're waiting for dinner to come out of the oven.


text: This book contains essays and documents about physicist Enrico Fermi that deal primarily with his research and teaching from 1945 to 1954 and with his ideas about the development of nuclear energy during that period. Among the items contained within the book are a brief biographical overview of Fermi's life written by physicist Emilio Segrè; scientific documents and essays; and correspondence between Fermi and fellow scientists, such as Leo Szilard, Erwin Schrödinger, Samuel Goudsmit, and George Kistiakowsky; as well as Fermi's correspondence with politicians, including President Harry Truman, James F. Byrnes, and Dean Acheson. Also included are reminiscences of those who worked with Fermi and of his students at the University of Chicago. The documents and letters are reproduced in facsimile and are edited by one of Fermi's former students, who also includes commentary on the items. Many of the documents were originally assembled for a symposium at the University of Chicago celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fermi's birth.


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OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Half-Marathon and 5K races went off without a hitch last weekend as April's dreary weather broke just long enough to provide picture-perfect weather for the two annual events.
The event began as a full marathon five years ago, but was shortened to a half-marathon for the first time last year because of logistical problems related to ongoing work on the Route 50 Bridge. Work on the bridge continued this year, adding a subtle wrinkle to the half-marathon course again, but the event was a huge success with hundreds of runners from all over competing.
The half-marathon course started at the Ocean City Inlet parking lot, headed down the Boardwalk to North Division Street and crossed over the bridge into West Ocean City. From there, the course snaked through the Park and Ride to Old Bridge Rd. to Route 611, where it continued with a long stretch down to the finish line on Assateague Island. The 5K race was run entirely on the Boardwalk in Ocean City. Runners in both races were transported back to the Francis Scott Key Family Resort for an after-party and awards ceremony.
For the record, Tommy Neeson of Virginia Beach was the top finisher in the half-marathon again. Neeson has become a fixture at the annual event after winning the first-ever Ocean City Marathon five years ago and finishing third in the second annual event. Neeson came in first this year, finishing in 1:22:42, or about two minutes behind his winning time in the half-marathon last year.
Kevin Burcham of Colonial Heights, Va. finished second in the Ocean City Half-Marathon this year, coming in at 1:23:13, or about a half a minute behind Neesonm. Steve Moore of Baltimore finished third overall at 1:28: 41.
Kelly Horowitz of Wilmington was the top female finisher and sixth overall, coming across the line at 1:30:56.
Ocean City's own Corrine Banks was the second-place female finisher and the ninth overall with a time of 1:32:50. Banks was also the top local finisher. Deice Meekins of Catonsville was the third-place female and 14th overall with a finishing time of 1:35:56.
This year's event was one of the most successful ever with 541 total competitors including 409 half-marathon racers and 132 competitors in the 5K. The local area was well represented with 22 competitors in the half-marathon and they all performed well.
Among the top 10 local finishers in the half marathon were Corrine Banks, Ocean City, 9th, second female; Dean Pierson, Ocean City, 17th and fourth in the male 40-49 bracket; Brandon Phillips, Berlin, 23rd; Tracey Sapia, Ocean City, 31st, and first in the female 30-39 age bracket; John McLaughlin, Berlin, 50th; George Bush, Berlin, 53rd; Mark Solito, Berlin, 55th; Jeff Michael, Berlin, 90th; Todd Smallwood, Fenwick Island, 97th; and Mark Shipley, Ocean City, 123rd.