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Magnets draw stem cells to heart damage
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have used magnets to guide cardiac stem cells to damaged areas of animal hearts. In a press release, senior author Eduardo Marban said:
"Stem cell therapies show great promise as a treatment for heart injuries, but 24 hours after infusion, we found that less than 10 percent of the stem cells remain in the injured area. Once injected into a patient's artery, many stem cells are lost due to the combination of tissue blood flow, which can wash out stem cells, and cardiac contraction, which can squeeze out stem cells. We needed to find a way to guide more of the cells directly to the area of the heart that we want to heal."
Although this paper was not funded by CIRM, Marban has a CIRM Disease Team Award to develop a therapy for heart failure.
Circulation Research, April 8, 2010

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Fashion Cop Games
Could be many reasons why women spend much of their attention to look good, some will make it to be fine before their partners, others to look good for a topic of personal self-esteem and others may do so to be competitive against other females, we can not overlook the idea that there are many women who dress well to outperform their peersI see that as competition. Either way, the important thing is interested in women look good dressed to where you want to go, even in your workplace, space in which, most, so many passes and long hours. As well this reality also has been reflected in the games of dress and makeup online, where it is possible to find titles that include the idea of seeking the best look for the girls in their work places. And as well as work stations are different, so also what styles of clothing that can be found. There are sets of clothing and makeup to advise teachers, Secretaries and even to women firefighters or police officers. In Article of today want to leave you with the description of two sets of clothing and makeup in which we are invited to play with the working styles. In the first title you will enjoy searching for the best clothing for a police woman. In the second of these games of dress and makeup you will have the opportunity to help a sympathetic teacher to look beautiful and radiant in its first day of work.
Then, all the details of these interesting games of dress and makeup. Dress and makeup games: Fashion Cop in this title will find you with an interesting and attractive graphics which will teach us to a nice girl police and various designs of garments alluding to his profession. This installment will provide the opportunity to dress, makeup and even combing his protagonist. It will be mission of dress and apply makeup to find the best designs and accessories that make this girl the prettiest of all followers of the games. In the same way as it is customary in many games of dress and makeup, to play you will need to use the mouse from the computer, with your help we can select between dresses, pants, blouses, shoes and even police caps. Dress and makeup games: Fashion Cop is an interesting release that we will provide long hours of entertainment in view of its wide variety of designs and applications. It is totally recommended. Dress and makeup games: The New Teacher Is Coming a sympathetic teacher will face his new class on her first day of work.
To do this you will need to look elegant and well dressed. Therefore, the Mission of dress and makeup games fans will help her and choose for her the most fascinating designs and accessories. The game will be captivating for girls since it will show a large amount of clothing different or well achieved. Accessories will also be present in this installment, we will come with jewelry, hats, sunglasses, scarves, etc. The New Teacher is Coming is one of the games of dress and makeup better achieved in the last time, its attractive graphics and wide range of costume designs give proof of this.


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Extra warm and comfortable jacket made of water resistant material. The abdominal part perfectly covers chest and belly. The symmetrical closure on sides prevents sliding of the suit. The long collar protects neck against cold and the neckline is good dimensioned also for robust dogs. The adjustable closure and the reduction around the neck allows to use this jacket for a wide range of breeds.
Upper material has water-repellent finish. The lining is from fleece with long hair (fleece fur), inner filling is made of polyester wool. The jacket is fitted with reflective print and reflective strips for more safety of your pet.
The sizes are derived from sighthound breeds: S sizes are for whippets whippets (S2 std. female, S3 std. male). M for sloughies, salukies etc., L for Greyhounds, Borzois etc.
Don´t forget to check the pictures: you will see how the suit should fit on the dogs body and also for which type of dogs it is addressed and what type of body and tail the dogs on pictures have.
It is possible that this coat won´t fit to your dog!
Made by SOFA Dog Wear PRODUCTION, s.r.o.,Czech Republic
Upper material: 60% Nylon, 40% PES
Lining: 100% PES (Micropes 300g/m2)
Filling: 100% PES (VAFIX)
Do not tumble dry or dry in sunlight. Do not iron over reflective marks.


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Dolphins Trade Brandon Marshall to Bears
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Perhaps we'll know more about Jeff Ireland's master plan within the next few days (hours?), but as it stands right now, the Dolphins have traded Pro Bowl WR Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears for two third-round picks. Miami, of course, gave up two second-round picks for the talented but controversial wideout two years ago.
It's possible, albeit unlikely, that the move was done to clear salary cap space to sign Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Pierce Garcon, Dallas Clark, Marvin Harrison, Brandon Stokley, Qadry Ismail and every other past and present Indianapolis Colts pass-catcher who hopes to take his talents to South Beach.
If – at this point, let's face it, when – Manning signs elsewhere, the Dolphins would conceivably turn their focus to Matt Flynn, as well as hopefully another top-tier WR to replace Marshall (as much as I like Davone Bess, Brian Hartline and Clyde Gates and all). And let's not even think about what this team will look like if Miami strikes out there.
I'll reserve further judgment until the dust settles, since as Miami Herald columnist Armando Salguero reports, a team source said to "be patient" (possibly my two least favorite words).


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A Man with a Withered Hand
3 cAgain dhe entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And ethey watched Jesus,1 to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here." 4 And he said to them, f"Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. 5 And he glooked around at them with anger, grieved at htheir hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." iHe stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 jThe Pharisees went out and immediately jheld counsel with kthe Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
A Great Crowd Follows Jesus
7 lJesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and ma great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and nIdumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around oTyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to phave a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they qcrush him, 10 for rhe had healed many, so that all who had sdiseases pressed around him tto touch him. 11 uAnd whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they vfell down before him and cried out, "You are wthe Son of God." 12 And xhe strictly ordered them not to make him known.
The Twelve Apostles
13 yAnd he went up on the mountain and called to him those zwhom he desired, and they came to him. 14 yAnd he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 yand have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: aSimon (to whom bhe gave the name Peter); 17 cJames the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and dMatthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,2 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
20 Then he went ehome, and the crowd gathered again, fso that they could not even eat. 21 gAnd when hhis family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He iis out of his mind."
Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
22 And jthe scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, k"He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." 23 lAnd he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But mno one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. nThen indeed he may plunder his house.
28 o"Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29 but whoever pblasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"— 30 for they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."
Jesus' Mother and Brothers
31 qAnd his mother and his rbrothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers3 are outside, seeking you." 33 And he answered them, "Who are my mother and my brothers?" 34 And slooking about at those who sat around him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 tFor whoever udoes the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."
The Parable of the Sower
4 Again vhe began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, wso that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And xhe was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 "Listen! yBehold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. 6 And zwhen the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, ait withered away. 7 Other seed fell among bthorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. 8 And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and ca hundredfold." 9 And he said, d"He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
The Purpose of the Parables
10 And ewhen he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, f"To you has been given gthe secret of the kingdom of God, but for hthose outside everything is in parables, 12 iso that
"'they jmay indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they kshould turn and be forgiven.'"
13 lAnd he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 mThe sower sows nthe word. 15 And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. 16 And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it owith joy. 17 And they have no root in themselves, but pendure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately qthey fall away.1 18 And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, 19 but rthe cares of sthe world and tthe deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and ubear fruit, vthirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold."
A Lamp Under a Basket
21 wAnd he said to them, x"Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 yFor nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 zIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 24 And he said to them, "Pay attention to what you hear: awith the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you. 25 bFor to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
The Parable of the Seed Growing
26 And he said, c"The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. 27 He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; dhe knows not how. 28 The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the grain is ripe, at once ehe puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
30 fAnd he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? 31 It is like ga grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
33 hWith many such parables he spoke ithe word to them, jas they were able to hear it. 34 He did not speak to them kwithout a parable, but lprivately to his own disciples he mexplained everything.
Jesus Calms a Storm
35 nOn that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves owere breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" 39 And he awoke and prebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and qthere was a great calm. 40 He said to them, "Why are you rso afraid? Have you still no faith?" 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, s"Who then is this, that even tthe wind and the sea obey him?"
Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon
5 uThey came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.1 2 And when Jesus2 had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 vHe lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and wfell down before him. 7 And xcrying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, ySon of zthe Most High God? aI adjure you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is bLegion, for we are many." 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, "Send us to the pigs; let us enter them." 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.
14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed3 man, the one who had had cthe legion, sitting there, dclothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And ethey began to beg Jesus4 to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, "Go home to your friends and ftell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in gthe Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus's Daughter
21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 hThen came one of ithe rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and jlay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." 24 And he went with him.
And a great crowd followed him and kthronged about him. 25 And there was a woman lwho had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." 29 mAnd immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her ndisease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that opower had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" 31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, "Daughter, pyour faith has made you well; pgo in peace, and be healed of your ndisease."
35 While he was still speaking, there came from qthe ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why rtrouble sthe Teacher any further?" 36 But overhearing5 what they said, Jesus said to qthe ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except tPeter and James and uJohn the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus6 saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, v"Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but wsleeping." 40 And they laughed at him. But he xput them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41 yTaking her by the hand he said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, zarise." 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43 And ahe strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
6 bHe went away from there and came to chis hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And don the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and emany who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 fIs not this gthe carpenter, the son of Mary and hbrother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And ithey took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, j"A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household." 5 And khe could do no mighty work there, except that lhe laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And mhe marveled because of their unbelief.
nAnd he went about among the villages teaching.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
7 oAnd he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to pwear sandals and not put on two tunics.1 10 And he said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, qshake off the dust that is on your feet ras a testimony against them." 12 sSo they went out and tproclaimed uthat people should repent. 13 tAnd they cast out many demons and vanointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
The Death of John the Baptist
14 wKing Herod heard of it, for Jesus'2 name had become known. Some3 said, x"John the Baptist4 has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." 15 xBut others said, "He is Elijah." And others said, "He is ya prophet, like one of the prophets of old." 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised." 17 zFor it was Herod who had sent and seized John and abound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. 18 zFor John had been saying to Herod, b"It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 19 And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, 20 for Herod cfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he dheard him gladly.
21 But an opportunity came when Herod eon his birthday fgave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you." 23 And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, gup to half of my kingdom." 24 And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's5 head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his hdisciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
30 ijThe apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and kthey had no leisure even to eat. 32 lAnd they went away in mthe boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and nrecognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When he went ashore he osaw a great crowd, and ohe had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. 35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 36 pSend them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat." 37 But he answered them, q"You give them something to eat." And rthey said to him, s"Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii6 worth of bread and give it to them to eat?" 38 And he said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go and see." And when they had found out, they said, t"Five, and two fish." 39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he ulooked up to heaven and vsaid a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. 42 And they all ate and were satisfied. 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45 wImmediately he xmade his disciples get into ythe boat and go before him to the other side, zto Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, ahe went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when bevening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about bthe fourth watch of the night7 he came to them, walking on the sea. cHe meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 for they all saw him and dwere terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, e"Take heart; it is I. eDo not be afraid." 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for fthey did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts gwere hardened.
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
53 hWhen they had crossed over, they came to land at iGennesaret and moored to the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately jrecognized him 55 and ran about the whole region and began to bring kthe sick people lon their beds to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, mthey laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even nthe fringe of his garment. And oas many as touched it were made well.
Traditions and Commandments
7 pNow when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes qwho had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were rdefiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly,1 holding to sthe tradition of tthe elders, 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.2 And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as uthe washing of vcups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.3) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to sthe tradition of tthe elders, wbut eat with rdefiled hands?" 6 And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you xhypocrites, as it is written,
y"'This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as zdoctrines the commandments of men.'
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men."
9 And he said to them, "You have a fine way of arejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, b'Honor your father and your mother'; and, c'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 11 But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban"' (that is, given to God)4— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus dmaking void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do."
What Defiles a Person
14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, e"Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 fThere is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him."5 17 And when he had entered gthe house and left the people, hhis disciples asked him about the parable. 18 And he said to them, "Then iare you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19 since it enters not his heart jbut his stomach, and is expelled?"6 (kThus he declared all foods clean.) 20 And he said, l"What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, mmurder, adultery, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, nsensuality, oenvy, pslander, qpride, rfoolishness. 23 sAll these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
The Syrophoenician Woman's Faith
24 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon.7 And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. 25 But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. 26 tNow the woman was a uGentile, va Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said to her, "Let the children be wfed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and xthrow it to the dogs." 28 But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's ycrumbs." 29 And he said to her, "For this statement you may zgo your way; the demon has left your daughter." 30 And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
Jesus Heals a Deaf Man
31 aThen he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to bthe Sea of Galilee, in the region of the cDecapolis. 32 And they brought to him da man who was deaf and dhad a speech impediment, and they begged him to elay his hand on him. 33 And ftaking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and fafter spitting touched his tongue. 34 And glooking up to heaven, hhe sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35 dAnd his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36 And iJesus8 charged them to tell no one. But jthe more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. 37 And they were kastonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."


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Destination Wedding by Robyn Neeley (Kindle Big Deal Summer Promo)
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planner Kate Ashby's fear of flying is eased by a sexy stranger and one slow
lip lock that rockets her into another obit.
CEO Luke
Cannon has just traded seats with his identical twin. Little did he know that
an innocent kiss while pretending he was his brother would soon create havoc.
happens in the air doesn't stay up there. Once on tropical land, Kate believes
that the handsome stranger who gave her the best kiss of her life is now her
new client, Drew Cannon, fiancé to the beautiful and wealthy Lauren Kincaid.
While Kate struggles with the intense feelings she thinks she has for Drew,
Luke discovers Kate's been hired to plan his brother's destination wedding. He
also realizes the initial sparks they shared 30,000 feet up are now mistakenly
aimed at Drew.
Can Luke
get Kate to realize that the feelings she has are for him? He's got forty-eight
hours in paradise to try.
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Presented by Huntington Theatre Company
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Billy Porter
March 10 – April 9, 2017
Avenue of the Arts
Boston, MA
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Review by Kitty Drexel
Trigger warning – gunshots
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But what happens after the wedding?
The last few months of Mia Harrington's life have been tumultuous, to say the least. Losing her father, the bombshell in his will, followed by her multiple whirlwind romances and subsequent marriage—it's little wonder she's so thrilled to be spending three weeks in a tropical paradise with her four men. Rest, relaxation and a hefty dose of fun is precisely what they all need.
But the unconventional honeymoon isn't all sea, sun, sand, and scorching sex. Back home in England, they have careers, responsibilities, other things that take up their time. Being in each other's pockets on a tiny island is a challenge—but is it one they can rise to? Will this make or break their relationships? And when being away from it all gives them time to think, what impact will that have on the decisions they make about their futures?
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Mia Harrington sighed contentedly and tipped her head back to allow the sun's rays to bathe her face. Her blonde hair swished gently behind her in the sea breeze. She couldn't remember the last time she'd been so thoroughly relaxed. Sitting on the wooden deck of her bungalow with her bare feet dangling over the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean was exactly what the doctor ordered.
She snorted. Her surgeon boyfriend, Alex Cartwright, hadn't even organised this trip, though she was sure he'd had some input. No, this supremely unconventional yet utterly perfect honeymoon was all the doing of her brand-new husband, Elias. It wasn't the location that was unconventional—honeymooners probably flocked to these secluded islands in their droves to celebrate their nuptials. No, it was the fact Mia and her husband had three tagalongs—Alex, Thomas Walker, and Arjun Chaudary—each of whom she was in a romantic relationship with. And everyone involved was perfectly okay with it.
Elias had even had the foresight to book five separate over-water bungalows—money was no object for her investment banker husband, after all—giving each of them the opportunity for their own space. Yes, the picturesque thatched huts were all in a row with a wooden walkway connecting them, but if any of the group wanted some alone time, they could easily get it. Essential, really, when five adults were living in each other's pockets for three weeks on a tiny island, no matter how stunningly beautiful it was.
They'd been on honeymoon for three days, and so far, it was working out well. Being together—or at least within shouting distance of one another—twenty-four seven was a little weird, and not even close to how things would be when they got back to England, but Mia figured it would be a good test of the strength of their relationships. If there were any cracks, they would definitely be showing by the end of the trip. But if they all got along, then it was a good sign for their quirky future as a fivesome.
Quirky hardly covered it, if Mia was honest with herself. Her life had been nuts since the death of her father almost eight months previously. As an only child, and with her mother already dead, Mia stood to inherit her father's estate—which included her beloved childhood home, a considerable fortune, the land and wider estate on which the house stood, and more besides.
But, to her shock and dismay, her father had put a caveat in his will, requiring Mia to marry what he deemed to be a suitable husband in order to inherit. A husband who would be willing to not only take her last name, ensuring any offspring they had would continue the Harrington line, but to sign a prenuptial agreement stating that he wouldn't get a penny if they divorced.
Mia didn't care about the money, but she did care deeply about her home, and the estate, which provided jobs for so many in the area—herself included. Added to that, if she didn't marry, her worthless, money-grabbing cousin, Quinn, would get his hands on everything. Knowing perfectly well he wouldn't give the house, the tenants, or the employees a second thought, Mia had resolved to find herself a husband—no matter how unimpressed she was about the idea. It was the only way to keep her home, protect the livelihoods of the estate workers, and prevent Quinn from squandering it all away.
It had all happened a great deal faster than she'd been expecting, however, and with a bunch more variables thrown in. Which was how she'd ended up on honeymoon with her new husband and three other men—all of whom she adored, and who adored her right back.
It was truly idyllic. Not just the location, but the situation. The company. She was with her four gorgeous guys on a private island with no prying eyes, no one to see or care what they were up to. The members of staff who kept things clean and tidy for them and provided their food packages were incredibly efficient and discreet, so she wasn't worried about them gossiping. It was more than their jobs were worth, after all, and in this part of the world she imagined jobs were few and far between. Although part of her felt guilty they were having such a lazy, luxurious time while the locals worked so hard and probably earned very little for their efforts, another part of her was glad they were injecting money into the area. It likely relied on tourism to keep things going.
Mia and her men had surrendered their phones and tablets on arrival, and the resultant lack of contact with the outside world meant none of their jobs or other responsibilities would encroach on their time in this island paradise—though they could be contacted in an absolute emergency. Even better, there were no interruptions, diary clashes, or physical distances between them. They could be themselves, spend quality time together, relax, have fun, and do whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted to.
Up until now, they hadn't done very much at all since they were getting over the long journey and the time zone change. Alex seemed to have recovered quickest—probably since he was used to working different shifts and insane hours at the hospital back home. He'd grown used to snatching hours or even minutes of sleep as and when he could. For Mia, Thomas, Elias, and Arjun, who all worked more regular hours, it had taken longer, but everyone finally seemed to be back on an even keel.
The deck creaked: someone was coming. Mia didn't turn; the staff had disappeared after clearing away their breakfast things, so it could only be one of her men, and she honestly didn't mind which. Half the fun of having them all in the same place at the same time was not knowing what was going to happen next, or with whom. Her new life was unpredictable, but in a safe way, a status quo which suited Mia's personality perfectly—she liked adventure and excitement, but not too much. If controlled chaos was a thing, that was what she was aiming for.
A moment later she sensed a person right behind her, felt their body heat, and then gentle hands covered her eyes. A whiff of cologne reached her nostrils, telling her exactly who it was, but she kept quiet—she didn't want to ruin the game.
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Tactical collaboration with the European, especially German, extreme right characterised even the Cold War period of Russian history despite the horrors of the Second World War and the Soviet Union's official condemnation of fascism. One example of Soviet collaboration with the German extreme right is the Soviet financial support for the extreme right neutralist movement in West Germany in the beginning of the 1950s. That period was marked by the beginning of the Cold War, and, in its struggle against the West, the Soviets employed a broad range of what they called "active measures" – actions comprising of establishing espionage rings in Western societies, spreading disinformation among Western publics, buying political influence, supporting socialist and communist parties, infiltrating Western peace movements, etc. The beginning of the 1950s was also a period in which West German political elites discussed a prospect of their country joining NATO. The Soviets opposed such a development and supported not only left-wing organisations in West Germany, but also extreme right neutralist movements that also opposed NATO membership.
While the Soviet collaboration with the European far right had a covert nature and was invisible for a regular observer, the cooperation between various Russian actors and European far right parties in the post-Soviet era has had a largely open character. This cooperation is best analysed through examining its three particular phases distinguished on the basis of different positions of Russian representatives involved in this cooperation.
The longest phase so far was the period between 1991 and 2004. In this period, Russian ultranationalists such as Alexander Dugin, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Sergey Glazyev and some others established contacts with far right politicians in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, the US and other Western countries. At that time, Dugin was a fringe politician yet an influential ideologue of Neo-Eurasianism and National Bolshevism who was engaged in cultural, rather than political, struggle against liberal democracy. Zhirinovsky was the leader of the misleadingly name far right Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia – a party that emerged as the strongest political force after the 1993 parliamentary elections and as the second strongest – after the 1995 parliamentary elections. Glazyev was, for a short period of time, Minister of Russia's External Economic Relations, then an MP and, later, head of the analytical department of the Federation Council of Russia.
Jeam-Marie Le Pen, the leader of the French National Front , and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia. Moscow, 1995 |
While Dugin, Zhirinovsky and Glazyev were apparently interested in implementing some of the ideas of their Western far right associates in Russia, they seemed to understand that those ideas clashed with the regime of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and they were too far removed from the state power to either associate themselves with the state or act on its behalf. For Dugin, Zhirinovsky and Glazyev, the immediate enemy was inside Russia, so at that time they could only use their Western far right contacts to strengthen their own positions inside the country, rather than instrumentalise their Western counterparts against the perceived external adversaries of the Russian state. The most important characteristic of this phase of the cooperation between Russian actors and the European far right was that official Moscow was not interested in any contacts with the European far right – the Kremlin actively developed relations with mainstream Western politicians and officials who, perhaps erroneously, believed that Russia would become part of the liberal-democratic West.
The second phase covers the period between 2005 and 2012. The start of this period is rooted in the Kremlin's reaction to the series of "colour revolutions" in Georgia (2003), Ukraine (2004) and Kyrgyzstan (2005). These "revolutions", which were in fact mass street protests against fraudulent elections, were interpreted by official Moscow as attempts by the West in general and the US in particular to undermine Russian political and economic influence in the post-Soviet space. The Kremlin increasingly turned to anti-Western and anti-American narratives in its rhetoric, and launched various initiatives to thwart the largely imaginary threat of a "colour revolution" in Russia. Furthermore, given the role that the results of independent electoral observation played in mobilising protesters against stolen elections, Moscow started to look for alternative instruments of international election observation missions that would be either genuinely pro-Kremlin or controlled by the political circles close to the Kremlin. The Russian, formally independent electoral monitoring organisation CIS-EMO headed by former Russian fascist activist Aleksey Kochetkov provided such an alternative. CIS-EMO started cooperating with two EU-based organisations, the Belgian Eurasian Observatory for Democracy and Elections and the Polish European Centre for Geopolitical Analysis – both were led by far right activists, Luc Michel and Mateusz Piskorski respectively. The three organisations invited far right and far left politicians and activists for international election observation missions, and, since 2005-2006, have been engaged in legitimising practices of electoral authoritarianism in the post-Soviet space while always remaining loyal to the objectives of Russia's foreign policy centred around maintaining Russia's perceived sphere of influence.
(left to right) Luc Michel and Aleksey Kochetkov. Trasnistria, September 2006 |
The second development that characterised this second phase was the start, in 2008-2009, of the active cooperation between the Russian state-controlled media and European far right politicians. This development started after the Russian-Georgian war in August 2008. The Kremlin understood that it could win the war easily, but could not convince Western societies in the allegedly justified nature of the aggression against Georgia. As Moscow was facing criticism from the West, the Russian state-controlled changed the tactics: previously, they relied on promoting the argument that Moscow's international and domestic activities were driven by good intentions, but since 2008-2009 the Russian media also started pushing the message that the West could not appreciate Russia's actions because Western liberal-democratic societies were decadent, plagued by same-sex marriages, moral crisis, failing multiculturalism and disrespect for the rights of the majority. To promote this message, the Russian media have engaged with activists and politicians coming from the fringes of the sociopolitical life in the West, namely the far right, far left, conspiracy theorists and isolationists.
The third development was the mobilisation of far right organisations and parties in Italy, Austria and France that have increasingly started operating as Russia's front organisations since 2006-2009. In Italy, the first pro-Russian efforts were launched by the Eurasia Coordination Project led by Stefano Vernole and Alberto Ascari, as well as the Institute of Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences headed by Tiberio Graziani and Daniele Scalea. In Austria, the initial pro-Russian activities were carried out through the company Austrian Technologies GmbH closely linked to the Freedom Party of Austria and headed by Barbara Kappel. In France, these were the France-Russia Collective led by André Chanclu and the Association France-Europe-Russia Alliance led by Fabrice Sorlin.
While the Russian element of the first phase of cooperation with European far right activists and politicians was represented only by Russian ultranationalists, the second phase was marked by the increasing involvement of Russian stakeholders of a higher status. These included representatives of Russian institutions aiming to influence public opinion outside Russia and cooperating with Russian-speaking diasporas: Rossotrudnichestvo, Russian World Foundation, and the Paris-based Institute of Democracy and Cooperation. Moreover, representatives of Russian embassies and consulates in particular European countries started helping build contacts between the far right organisations and Russian officials.
The third – and current – phase of the cooperation between Russian actors and the European far right has started in 2012-2013 and is characterised by the engagement of the top-ranking politicians and officials from the Russian side. Their engagement was a result of two major, sometimes overlapping developments. The first one was the ongoing process of the anti-Western and anti-American radicalisation of Putin's regime that had started to develop already in 2004-2005 but was deepened by Moscow's negative reaction to the "Arab Spring", i.e. the wave of protests, riots and regime changes in the Arab world in 2010-2012, as well as the anti-Putin protests in 2012-2013. The second was the growing criticism of domestic and foreign policies of Putin's Russia coming from Western mainstream politicians and state officials. This criticism related, in particular, to (1) the failure of the Russian authorities to investigate the death of imprisoned corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 – the US and EU imposed sanctions related to Magnitsky in 2012; (2) the Kremlin's crackdown on the anti-Putin protests and the polarising measures employed by the Kremlin to divide the opposition (most importantly, the Pussy Riot show trial and the "anti-LGBT propaganda law"); (3) Putin's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad whose suppression of the anti-government protests resulted in the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011; and (4) Russian annexation of Crimea and invasion of Eastern Ukraine in 2014.
As many mainstream politicians and officials in Western countries gradually withdrew their political support for Putin's regime, the latter started looking for non-mainstream political allies in Europe and the West in general. In result, high-ranking members of the ruling "United Russia" party, Russian diplomats and state officials such as Chairman of the Russian Parliament Sergey Naryshkin or the head of the Russian Parliament foreign affairs committee Aleksey Pushkov, as well as President Vladimir Putin himself, increasingly developed contacts with the European far right, especially the French National Front, Italian Northern League and Bulgarian Attack party.
(left-right) Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Northern League, and Aleksey Pushkov, the head of the Russian Parliament foreign affairs committee. Moscow, October 2014 |
In April 2014, Putin declared that electoral victory of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal-democratic" Fidesz and electoral successes of the far right parties such as Hungarian Jobbik and National Front pointed to the "rethinking of values in European countries" along the lines promoted by Moscow (i.e. "conservative values"), thus providing Moscow's ideologically driven opening to the European far right. Moreover, the low-interest multi-million loan granted, in 2014, to the National Front by a Russian bank owned by Putin's close associate implied that, at least in some cases, Moscow was ready to financially support the far right struggling to subvert the liberal-democratic in the West, undermine the EU and weaken the transatlantic cooperation thus contributing to Moscow's geopolitical objective that consists in the conclusion of a "new Yalta agreement" that would fix a Russian sphere of influence and legitimise the indefinite rule of the authoritarian kleptocratic regime in Russia.
Originally published in German language as "Moskau und die Rechten", Die Politische Meinung, No. 539 (2016), pp. 99-103.


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by Emma Hart
Expected publication: January 24th 2017 by Emma Hart
Once upon a time, I loved him.
He broke me and he didn't even know it.
I ran from him.
He didn't chase me.
He never needed to, because he knew I'd come back.
He was right.
Death brought me home to him.
Brett Walker.
Drop dead gorgeous and filthy-mouthed with a smile that turns saints to sinners.
A casanova to his core.
My ex-best friend.
And the bad boy whose reputation precedes him—the same reputation I'm tasked with turning to gold... Or so they think.
Revenge is a dish best served cold, after all...
It was that or she was laughing at me...
"I have no idea why I'm laughing," she breathed. Every other word was broken by a terrible attempt at keeping her laughter inside. "But thank you. Whatever you did, I needed that."
"Happy to be of service."
"I'm sure you are."
Slowly, I raised my eyebrows. "Was that an innuendo?"
She ran her hand through her hair, pushing it right back from her face, and rested her hand behind her neck. "No, but of course you took it like that."
"If it sounds like an innuendo..."
"It's proof that you have a dirty mind, Brett Walker. Nothing else."
"I don't need the innuendo to prove that."
"As evidenced by your obsession with my boots."
"Ah," I smiled, "The fuck me boots."
Her jaw dropped, but she was kind of smiling too. "Fuck me boots? You call my boots the fuck me boots?"
"Shit. Did I say that out loud?"
She nodded, desperately fighting a smile, which only made me smile wider. "Loud and clear, I'm afraid."
"Look," I said, lighting pulling on a bit of her hair. "If you wear boots that go up to your knees with heels, I can only assume you're inviting me to fuck you, okay? That's why they're fuck me boots."
"Okay, now this makes sense." She dropped her hand to her lap and blinked at me. "I wore those boots to our disastrous first meeting. Is that why you're bugging me with the dirty stuff? My boots invited you to fuck me?"
"No. I'm 'bugging' you 'with the dirty stuff' because I want to fuck you. The boots are a bonus."
"You...want to fuck me."
I stared at her flatly. "Yes, Lani. I want to fuck you, and you have no idea how many ways I've imagined it."
"Imagined it," she echoed.
"You're much less sassy when you're tired. I'm not sure I like it. This conversation would be way more fun if you were tearing me a new one."
That snapped her out of what I could only describe as a daze. "All right. Fine. I'm going to bed. Alone," she added as she stood. "Thank you for your sweater. I'll add that to my list of Brett's Gentlemanly Things."
I got up and took the sweater from her. "Look, I'll even open the door for you." I stepped around her and clasped the door handle. I slowly turned it and opened the door.
"Nice." She'd apparently found her sass again, because the word was injected with a cocky sarcasm. "Goodnight, Brett."
She stopped when she was one step inside the door. "Yeah?"
I swept my arm around her and spun her against the open front door. My grip on it kept it firmly in place as her back collided with the wood, and she inhaled at the exact same moment. Lust burned through my veins, and I took one step in front of her, pinning her to the door.
"What are you doing?" Her voice was breathy, and as I dropped my gaze to her chest, the quickness of her breathing was impossible to miss. Her chest was rising and falling like crazy.
I dipped my head so my lips ghosted over her cheek on their way to her ear. "In case you were wondering," I murmured against her earlobe. "Against the door is one of the ways I've imagined fucking you. With your legs around my waist, your nails in my shoulders, and your wet pussy hugging my cock."
She exhaled on a shudder. "Asshole," she whispered.
I placed my fingertips on her heaving chest, right above her heart. The quick dum-dum-dum of its racing beat told me everything I needed to know--she wanted me as much as she hated me.
I stepped back with a smirk curving my lips. "Sweet dreams, kitten."
By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies - usually wine - and writes books.
Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.
She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.


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The wwPDB partners have joined forces in creating the next generation of PDB deposition and annotation tools, OneDep. This system created to enhance the wwPDB's ability to meet the evolving deposition requirements from the scientific community over the next decade. The system unifies the deposition and annotation systems across all wwPDB deposition centers and focuses on improving data quality and completeness in the PDB archive, while supporting growth in the number of depositions and increases in size and complexity of the structures deposited.
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The 23-year-old gunman facing a murder charge in a deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport told authorities, as he was arrested, that he acted alone and had been dropped off at the airport by a roommate, a source confirmed to NBC4 on Sunday.
Paul Anthony Ciancia is accused of entering Tom Bradley Terminal 3 on Friday and using an assault rifle to shoot and kill a TSA officer and wound four others before he was shot and wounded by LAX police.
The identity of the roommate who had unwittingly dropped the alleged gunman off at the airport was not revealed.
Ciancia was heavily sedated on Sunday and being watched by an armed guard at a hospital, the Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous law enforcement source briefed on the investigation.
Sources told NBC4 that he was shot in the face numerous times and had significant wounds to his jaw, mouth and tongue. He had not spoken to police as of Sunday afternoon.
Prosecutors said Ciancia could face the death penalty.
The rampage began after 9:20 a.m. Friday when the suspect entered the airport with a Smith & Wesson M&P-15 assault rifle and up to 100 rounds of ammo, according to a federal criminal complaint. He took the rifle out of his bag and fired multiple rounds at point-blank range at a TSA officer who was on duty and in uniform, wounding the officer, officials said.
The suspect walked up an escalator, looked back at the officer, and returned to shoot the TSA agent again, mortally wounding him, the complaint said.
"His intention was very, very clear," FBI special agent in charge, David Bowdich said. "He indicated his anger and his malice, I would say, to TSA officers."
He allegedly carried five loaded magazines into the terminal and had a signed, handwritten note, saying he wanted to instill fear into the "traitorous minds" of TSA officers, Bowditch said.
The note found in the suspect's duffel bag talked about killing TSA agents and mentioned how easy it is to get a gun, agents said.
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The first TSA agent to be killed in the line of duty, officer Gerardo I. Hernandez of Porter Ranch was working in the pre-screening area, the first line of defense on the upper level ticketing hall.
In addition to a charge of murder of a federal official, Ciancia, 23, will be charged with commission of violence at an American airport.
Under federal law and policy, Justice Department officials in Washington will evaluate the case to determine which of two penalties they will ask for Ciancia: life in prison with no possibility of parole, or death.
The FBI announced it was using crowdsourcing to properly understand and document Friday's sequence of events.
The agency has requested anyone at the airport who shot images or made recordings to upload them here. Information can also be submitted by phone through a tip line: 888-226- 8443.
As Terminal 3 reopened midday Saturday, there was high police visibility. At ticket counters and in the garage on World Way, passengers and others were picked up abandoned suitcases, laptops, purses and parked cars.
LAX's other eight terminals reported normal operations, "just very, very busy," said the airport's executive director, Gina Marie Lindsey.
One victim, a man, remained in critical condition. Another victim, Brian Ludmer, a teacher at Calabasas High School, remains in fair condition but faces at least one additional surgery for a fractured leg, along with extensive physical therapy, according to Mark Wheeler, Senior Media Relations Rep at UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations.
He was waiting for a flight when he was shot in the leg and then dragged himself to a closet, where he hid until he heard a police officer outside the door.
Another patient was believed to have been taken to Marina del Rey Hospital. A third shooting victim was treated at released Friday afternoon, said Wheeler.
TSA security agents at LAX and nationwide began wearing black mourning bands Friday in honor of Hernandez, the first TSA agent to die in the line of duty in the agency's 12 years of existence.
Officials said Hernandez was working as a pre-screening officer, contradicting reports from a union official in Washington Friday that the agent was working as a behavior detection officer in the ticket hall.
The iconic, oscillating-color 100 foot-high glass pylons at the LAX entrance will stay blue through Sunday to honor Hernandez.


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Following in the growing popularity of the selfie (which was crowned word of the year for 2013 by the Oxford English Dictionary), the International Journal of Communication is launching its call for paper entitled: "Studying Selfies: Evidence, Affect, Ethics, and the Internet's Visual Turn." They are looking for articles of 5000 words, formatted in APA and must be submitted before the June 15 deadline.
I am aware that selfies will probably fall outside of most of our research interests (at least for most the people I know), but I share this with you in case this just happens to be the call for paper you were waiting for. In my case at least, this is an unexpected yet welcomed opportunity.
As usual, you can find all the relevant details down below. And please remember to send calls for papers our way if you think they might be of interest.
Studying Selfies: Evidence, Affect, Ethics, and the Internet's Visual Turn A special section of the International Journal of Communication (IJoC)
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Dr. Theresa Senft Master Teacher in Global Liberal Studies New York University email@example.com
Dr. Nancy Baym Principal Researcher Microsoft Research email@example.com
The fact that "selfie" was Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year for 2013 indicates that the selfie is a topic of popular interest. Yet for scholars, the selfie phenomenon represents a paradox. As an object, the selfie lends itself to cultural scorn and shaming. As a cultural practice, however, selfie circulation grows by the moment, moving far beyond the clichéd province of bored teenagers online. The rapid spread of camera-enabled mobile phones worldwide means that selfies have become a global phenomenon. Yet dominant discourses about what selfies are, and what they mean, tend to be extremely U.S. focused.
In this special section, we aim to provide international perspectives on selfies. As an act of production, we are interested in why selfie-making lends itself to discussions featuring words like "narcissistic" or "empowering." As a media genre, we are interested in the relationship of the selfie to documentary, autobiography, advertising, and celebrity. As a cultural signifier, we ask: What social work does a selfie do in communities where it was intended to circulate, and what happens when it circulates beyond those communities?
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We are seeking scholarly articles from diverse fields, and a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches, including: media studies, communication, anthropology, digital humanities, computational and social sciences, cultural geography, history, and critical cultural studies.
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Selfie as discourse: What is the history (or histories) of the selfie? How do these histories map to contemporary media and scholarly discourses regarding self-representation, autobiography, photography, amateurism, branding, and/or celebrity?
Selfie as evidence: What are the epistemological ramifications of the selfie? How do selfies function as evidence that one attended an event, feels intimate with a partner, was battered in a parking lot, is willing to be "authentic" with fans, or claims particular standing in a social or political community? One uploaded, how do selfies become evidence of a different sort, subject to possibilities like "revenge porn," data mining, or state surveillance?
Selfie as affect: What feelings do selfies elicit for those who produce, view, and/or circulate them? What are we to make of controversial genres like infant selfies, soldier selfies, selfies with homeless people, or selfies at funerals? How do these discourses about controversial selfies map to larger conversations about "audience numbness" and "empathy deficit" in media?
Selfie as ethics: Who practices "empowering" selfie generation? Who does not? Who cannot? How do these questions map to larger issues of class, race, gender, sexuality, religion and geography? What responsibilities do those who circulate selfies of others have toward the original creator of the photo? What is the relationship between selfies and other forms of documentary photography, with regard to ethics?
Selfie as pedagogy: How can selfies be used as case studies to better understand the visual turn in social media use? How do selfies "speak," and what methods might we develop to better understand what is being said?
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Welcome to Everglades National Park
Welcome to the Everglades National Park Information Page
Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the park.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.
Everglades National Park is located in the southern tip of Florida, just west of the city of Miami
Getting to Everglades National Park
The closest major airport to Everglades National Park is Miami International about 45 miles northeast of the park.
Main Park Entrance and Flamingo
From the North
Visitors coming from the Miami area and points north may take the Florida Turnpike (Route 821) south to the Florida City exit. Turn right at the first traffic light onto Palm Drive and follow the signs to the park.
From the South
Visitors driving north from the Florida Keys should turn left on Palm Drive (344th Street) in Florida City and follow the signs to the park.
Shark Valley
Take the Florida Turnpike to the exit for SW 8th Street (also known as US 41 and Tamiami Trail). Travel 25 miles west on US 41 to signs marked Shark Valley. From the Naples area, take US 41 (Tamiami Trail) east to signs marked Shark Valley.
Gulf Coast Visitor Center
Take U.S. 41 west from the Miami area to the intersection of US 29, then take US 29 south three miles into Everglades City and follow the signs to the park visitor center. From the Naples area, take US 41 east and turn south on US 29.
Take Krome Avenue (S.W. 177th Ave.) north from Homestead or south from US 41. Go west on SW 168th Street and follow the signs to the park.
Miami and Fort Meyers are serviced by international airports, buses, and numerous car rental agencies. Miami has an Amtrak station. The park may be explored by personal vehicle, commercial tour bus, bicycle, motor boat, or canoe. There is NO public transportation in the park.
Establishment the Everglades National Park
On 30 May 1934, an Act was passed authorizing a park to be acquired through public donations. Everglade National Park was to be "…wilderness, (where) no development … or plan for the entertainment of visitors shall be undertaken which will interfere with the preservation intact of the unique flora and fauna of historic values the essential primitive natural conditions now prevailing in this area." This mandate to preserve wilderness and its biota is one of the strongest in the legislative history of the National Park System. Thirteen years later, through a combination of federal, state and private lands, a vast wetland teeming with life was dedicated as a national park. Everglades was the first national park preserved primarily for its abundance and variety of life, rather than for scenic or historic values.
Size & Visitation of Everglades National Park
Boundary changes since 1947 have substantially increased the size of the park from the original 460,000 acres (186,159 hectares). In 1950, the Secretary of the Interior increased the size of the park to 1,228,500 acres (497,167 hectares), including the former wildlife refuge. Two additional boundary changes increased the park to 1,400,533 acres (566,788 hectares) by 1958. In 1989, Congress passed legislation that expanded the eastern boundary of the national park by 109,000 acres (44,112 hectares), primarily for the purposes of ecosystem restoration and protection.
Acreage – as of September 23, 2000
Everglades Expansion
- Federal Land – 89,282.70
- Non-Federal Land – 20,210.40
- Gross Area Acres – 109,493.10
Everglades National Park
- Federal Land – 1,398,617.13
- Non-Federal Land – 461.13
- Gross Area Acres – 1,399,078.26
Visitation – 1999 Total Recreation Visits – 1,073,982
Everglades National Park is open year round. Highest visitation is from December through April, and the lowest visitation is May through November. Walking and canoe trails, boat tours and tram tours are excellent for viewing wildlife, including alligators and a multitude of tropical and temperate birds.
History of Everglades National Park
At the end of the nineteenth century the south Florida coast was still largely wilderness, one of the last coastal regions east of the Mississippi to be settled. Only three small communities, Chokoloskee, Cape Sable and Flamingo, existed along the coast of what is now Everglades National Park.
Early mariners knew about Cape Sable, located west of Flamingo as it appeared on their maps. It was here in 1838 that Dr. Henry Perrine was given a grant of land. Unfortunately his plans for a settlement did not materialize due to his untimely death at the hands of Indians. Another plan for settlement was proposed by Surgeon General Thomas Lawson who explored the Cape in 1838 for the U.S. government. He built Fort Poinsett on Cape Sable. In 1856 during the Third Seminole War, Fort Cross was established at Middle Cape.
The town of Flamingo was established in 1893; its citizens had to choose a name in order to obtain a post office. According to records from the National Archives, Howell C. Low was the first postmaster. He was appointed on December 13, 1893. Cape Sable had its own post office and Jay L. Watrons was appointed postmaster on February 23, 1904.
The 1910 federal census record shows 49 people living in Flamingo and Cape Sable. Most listed their profession as farming. There were ten heads of households, with 18 children and seven servants. Five people were cane farmers and one worked in charcoal making. (Charcoal was sold in 100 pound sacks at Key West.) Jobs that other individuals held were boatmen, farmer, hauling cane, cane farming (13) and one was retired. Many, if not all, fished for cash and food. Most also hunted. At the turn of the century plume hunting was a major source of cash income.
Endangered Species in Everglades National Park:
- American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
- Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Atlantic Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi)
- Atlantic hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Atlantic leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritima mirabilis)
- Snail (Everglades) kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)
- Wood stork (Mycteria americana)
- West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
- Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi)
- Key Largo wood rat (Neotoma floridana smalli)
- Key Largo cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)
- Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
- Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Papilio aristodemus ponceanus)
- Garber's Spurge (Chamaesyce garberi)
Accessibility at Everglades National Park
Many wonders may be seen from a car window, but the Everglades reveals its greatest treasures to those who take the time to get out into it and experience its beauty firsthand. Each of us has different abilities and needs. This page should help you find and take full advantage of the facilities and resources available to you in the park.
Camping: There are three campgrounds in the park. All three have accessible campsites. Each has wheelchair accessible restrooms.
There is one backcountry site that is accessible to people with mobility impairments. It is the Pearl Bay Chickee, which is about a four hour canoe trip from the main road. It features handrails, a canoe dock, and an accessible chemical toilet.
Lodging: The Flamingo Lodge has two accessible rooms. A second floor restaurant is accessible by a steep ramp.
Boat and Tram Tours: Many of the boat tours from Flamingo are accessible. Other tours on smaller, privately owned boats may not be. Ask when making reservations. The Shark Valley tram tour is accessible; call ahead to make arrangements. This tour includes a stop at an observation tower which is reached by a 10% ramp.
Bicycling is permitted along the main park roads, on the Shark Valley tram road, on the Old Ingraham Highway, on Long Pine Key Nature Trail, and on the Snake Bight and Rowdy Bend trails at Flamingo.
Bicycling at Shark Valley is a great way to experience the quiet beauty of the Everglades. As the saw grass prairie slowly unfolds before your eyes, stop and take a moment to enjoy the life that abounds.
The park's inland and coastal waters lead to the remote Everglade spots. Rent boats and slips at Flamingo. Buy navigational charts at Flamingo marina, Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, and Everglades City.
There are three campgrounds inside the park; Long Pine Key, Flamingo, and Chekika. All campgrounds are open year round. Camping from May through October will be by self-registration at all campgrounds. Fees are not charged from June to August. If you have a Golden Age Pass (U.S. citizen 62 or older) or Golden Access Pass (permanently disabled), camping is half price. This does not apply toward group sites.
Canoeing is an excellent way to explore the Everglades, because more than one third of the park is made up of marine areas and shallow estuaries. Check at the Flamingo or Gulf Coast Visitor Centers for maps and directions. Canoes may be rented at Flamingo and Gulf Coast.
Entrance Fees
- Private Non-commercial Vehicle $ 35.00 (Seven Day Pass)
- Motocycle: $ 30.00 (Seven Day Pass)
- Individual Entry (Bike, Foot) $ 20.00 (Seven Day Pass)
- Annual Everglades Pass $ 25.00 (Season)
- Gold Access Pass (Blind or permanently disabled individuals) Free (Lifetime – good in all natl parks)
- Golden Age Pass (1 time fee – for those 62+ years young) $ 10.00 (Lifetime – good in all natl parks)
- National Park Pass (good 1 year from date of purchase) $ 50.00 (good in all natl parks)
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All waters from, and including, Nine Mile Pond northward along the Main Park Road are considered fresh water. Interior rivers in the northern part of the park, such as the Turner River, are fresh water. Contact the Visitor Center and get up to date information on your catch limit. You are responsible to know your catch limit.
Birds are some of the most colorful and interesting creatures that share our world. The name "Everglades" has always been associated with birds. The warm, shallow, and vast Everglades "river" attracted mainly wading birds to this region for thousands of years. In the 1800's, the well-known naturalist and artist, John James Audubon, wrote during a visit to south Florida, "We observed great flocks of wading birds flying overhead toward their evening roosts …. They appeared in such numbers to actually block out the light from the sun for some time." In Everglades National Park, over 350 different species of birds have been sighted. There are many different ways to identify one group of birds from another. In this article, the terms wading birds, land birds, and birds of prey will be used.
Food and Supplies
There is a restaurant and store at Flamingo. The restaurant may be closed during the summer; however, food is always available at the marina store. Local restaurants and grocery stores are available in Homestead, Florida City, Everglades City, and Miami. There are no banks or automatic teller machines in the park. Gasoline may obtained at the Flamingo Marina, and in communities adjacent to the park.
Everglades National Park has many miles of hiking and biking trails. Choose the area of the park you are interested in exploring.
Horseback Riding
Horseback riding in the park requires a special use permit. Contact the chief ranger's office at 305-242- 7700 for more information.
The Flamingo Hotel is the only lodging available in the park:
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There is lodging and services available in the local communities of:
- Homestead
- Florida City
- Miami
- Everglades City
- Chokoloskee
Permits and Fees
Permits are required for backcountry camping. Film permits and special use permits are handled on an individual basis; call: 305-242-7700. For research and collection permits, call: 305-242-7800.
Backcountry Fees
This fee, for the issuance of the required backcountry permit, will be a single charge per group.
Camping Fees
- Regular Sites: $ 14.00 – maximum of 8 persons
- Group Sites: $ 28.00 – maximum of 15 persons at Flamingo and Lone Pine Key
- Group Sites: $ 28.00 – maximum of 20 persons at Chekika
Pet Information
Pets must be physically restrained and are not allowed on trails or in the amphitheaters.
Programs and Activities
Walking and canoe trails, boat tours and tram tours are excellent for viewing wildlife, including alligators and a multitude of tropical and temperate birds. Camping, whether in the backcountry or at established campgrounds, offers the opportunity to enjoy what the park offers firsthand. Ranger Led activities, offered throughout the park, may help you to enjoy your visit even more.
Visitor Centers at Everglades National Park
Visitor centers are located at the main entrance (west of Homestead), Royal Palm, Flamingo, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast (south of Everglades City).
- Main Entrance (near Homestead and Florida City) is open daily: 24 hours a day
- The Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center is open all year from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
- The Royal Palm Visitor Center is open daily from 8:00 am to 4:15 pm
- The Flamingo Visitor Center is open from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm – Nov through Apr
- Shark Valley is open daily, 8:30 am to 6:00 pm while the Visitor Center is open daily from 8:30 am to 5:15 pm
- Gulf Coast Visitor Center is open daily – Nov to Apr 7:30 am to 5:00 pm and – May to Nov 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Weather of Everglades National Park
The Everglades is mild and pleasant from December through April, though rare cold fronts may create near freezing conditions. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures around 90 F / 32C and humidity over 90%. Afternoon thunderstorms are common and mosquitoes are abundant.
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