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It's no longer wise -- or safe -- for IT to stay entrenched in the old approach of merely deploying and maintaining a company's hardware and software. Technology has taken center stage in helping to transform a business and enhance its competitive edge, especially in today's mobile-centric, on-demand world. Therefore, IT must stay agile and the traditional network infrastructure no longer cuts it when the focus is on applications that will be responsive to customers and changing market forces.
But deploying a new application "requires a complex chain of administration as well as review by several different teams," writes Zeus Kerravala, founder of ZK Research, in the report An Application-Centric Infrastructure Will Enable Business Agility. This type of approach doesn't fit in well with the concept of "Fast IT," which is sometimes used to describe an agile IT organization, he notes.
One way to accelerate the path to Fast IT is through an approach that "separates application requirements, operations and infrastructure, such as Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), [which] allows all teams to work together in parallel," says Kerravala. "ACI is a vision, an architecture and a transformative operational model in which IT becomes a fluid, dynamic set of resources where processes can be automated, bringing unprecedented levels of speed and agility to the business."
Using ACI can "shed many of the legacy challenges in running IT and finally align business goals with the direction of IT,'' he says.
Susan Feldman, CEO of Synthexis, an advisory and research firm specializing in cognitive computing, adds that when thinking about becoming app-centric, IT organizations have to consider the platform aspect as well so they can build apps that integrate and relate to one another. She notes, "A platform has all the tools you need but not the expertise and time, and all those are baked into a good app."
Always start by considering the outcome you want, Feldman advises. In the mobile space, platforms are especially important since they connect to the back end of infrastructure and provide information on things like sales, transactions and tracking customer queries. Then understand what processes are the most critical and look for apps that support that.
Clearly, what IT should be doing is really what its mission has always been: make it as easy as possible for folks generating revenue to do their jobs and address the needs of the business -- not from an infrastructure point of view -- but rather a business point of view. Says Feldman, "Anything you can do to free people from the complications of having to learn to deal with technology … is going to give them the opportunity, the time to do more thinking and more valuable business work -- which is what you hire them for." And you'll decrease your costs while increasing revenue, because your customers will love you too, she adds.
Ultimately, the apps are what keeps the company running – so it's critical to put their priorities first. As Feldman says, "So apps that are designed with them in mind, rather than designed for IT reasons, are going to give you more return on your investment."
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Chico war veteran says trauma takes enormous toll
CHICO, Calif. — As families of victims in the Connecticut school shooting will come to realize, healing from psychological trauma and overwhelming loss can be a long, uncertain process.Their humanity and sense of justice have been assaulted by an insufferable act, and will be tested again as they seek closure and understanding.The brand of violent terrorism visited upon Sandy Hook Elementary, and the challenges faced by survivors, is familiar to veterans of modern warfare, particularly those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Two of those veterans, each being followed in American Homecomings profiles, have had their share of difficulties in overcoming the trauma of war and adjusting to civilian life.
Tim Kenney, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and now runs a fishing guide business near Montrose, Colo., recently took several steps backward on a path that seemed for months to be steering him away from alcoholism and the worst symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The latest installment in his story said he is drinking again after 18 years of sobriety, using psychotropic medications, and may be admitted for in-patient care at a veterans hospital. He recently shocked his wife and children by admitting, "My life pretty much sucks right now."
Nick Wright, a former Marine from Chico, served three tours of duty in Iraq. Although it's been seven years since he was wounded, and more than five since being diagnosed with PTSD, Wright can still relate to how Kenney, several years fresher from the battlefield, became derailed.
"Of course Kenney would suffer a setback returning to civilian life," Wright said. "You were expected to act and behave a certain way while serving, and when you get back you expect people (civilians) to act the same way. It feels like you've been thrown into a crowd of rude, ungrateful people."
Wright dealt with his disappointment by reminding himself that he went to war to help guarantee the freedom of Americans who may disagree with his beliefs.
Wright said he witnessed civilian deaths in Iraq, including a crash that killed the occupants of a vehicle that had been playing "chicken" with his convoy.
"As much as we don't want innocent civilians to get involved and die, you have to keep in mind that it is war, and it is going to happen," Wright said.
Wright also witnessed the death of several U.S. troops when a powerful car bomb exploded as a convoy passed. Wright was among a squad of Marines providing security for the convoy, and has only recently forgiven himself for not stopping the terrorist driving the car.
Kenney hasn't been able to reconcile the deaths he believes was responsible for in Afghanistan, and one in particular haunts him. "I think I killed a little baby," he told a Denver Post reporter.
While traveling in an armored convoy, Kenney tossed a canteen of water to a beggar woman sitting in the road with her child — an act of kindness, and not his first in Afghanistan, Kenney recalled. He is fairly certain the full canteen hit and killed the infant. That memory, and the recent suicide of a close former comrade, pushed Kenney to a breakdown.
"I just went berserk. I snapped," he said.
Wright said Kenney's mental anguish is understandable, but knows war can be confusing.
"It helps not to think of the worst result in every possible situation," Wright said.
Ask what advice he would share with Kenney, Wright said he would advise Kenney to continue counseling sessions and talk with other veterans.
"What helped me most was talking with my family, but with certain memories, talking with other veterans who have gone through war helped a lot," Wright said.
During a nearly six-year transition to civilian life, Wright said he learned a lot about the importance of his primary support system — his wife and five children.
"When he (Kenney) gets angry, he can't lash out at his family. The best thing to do is just walk away and be given some space to calm down. It took me awhile; I know it's easier said than done," Wright admits.
Wright, 29, is having more good days now than bad, and has landed a job with a medical supply company he believes will lead to a career. Through his lowest points, Wright said he was buoyed by the fact that his grandfathers went through world wars and still made it happily through life with the help of their families. "I can do the same," he said.
"If there is any further advice I can give Kenney, it would be to keep his head high and know his family loves him," Wright said. "He needs to focus on what's going on now with his family and be there for them, instead of letting what 'could have' happened get the best of him."
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MNET has announced that the ninth edition of Africa's biggest reality series, Big Brother Africa will kick off in September. The question now is who will be the new housemates. Who will find their names and their faces hailed by Africans?
According to organisers, this year's entry process is slightly different as potential housemates are invited to come in their numbers for auditions in their respective country venues. Audition in Nigeria is expected to take place at Protea Hotel, Leadway, Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, June 30 and Tuesday, July 1.
"We are very grateful and remain pleasantly surprised by the overwhelming response that the show has received over the years. We look forward to the selection of our potential housemates from the large numbers coming to auditions at the specified venues," says M-Net Africa Regional Director (West Africa) Wangi Wa-Uzoukwu, adding; "The fact that the fans truly adore the show is all the motivation we need to keep it fresh and that is always made possible by the enthusiastic and fun-loving young Africans who will answer to Big Brother.
" We are rearing to go and we know that this will definitely be another exciting season that is full of quality entertainment."
Also speaking on this year's show is Endemol MD Sivan Pillay, who said: "We have been producing this series for M-Net for a number of seasons now and as partners, together we have seen this show grow to the phenomenon that it has become. We hope the season will be even better as we strive to improve on our offering, season after season. We will not hold back on the quality and exciting unpredictability that has become synonymous with Big Brother Africa. Audiences and fans can expect yet another high quality production and, of course, another group of fun-loving housemates who will keep you guessing who will be left standing on day 91."
All persons over the age of 21, who are citizens of one of the participating countries and have a valid passport, can enter Big Brother Africa 9. This year, entries are open to the following 14 countries comprising Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.


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I love the look of this jar. It is tall enough to stand alone and be the center of attention. The finish has an old world handsomeness. It can fit in many different rooms. By far, more than I expected. I highly recommend this jar.
It is absolutely beautiful looks just like the picture--wish you had a taller one also.
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Wood and other plant materials used to make pulp contain three main components (apart from water): cellulose fibres (desired for papermaking), lignin (a three-dimensional polymer that binds the cellulose fibres together) and hemicelluloses, (shorter branched carbohydrate polymers). The aim of pulping is to break down the bulk structure of the fiber source, be it chips, stems or other plant parts, into the constituent fibers.
Chemical pulping achieves this by degrading the lignin and hemicellulose into small, water-soluble molecules which can be washed away from the cellulose fibers without depolymerizing the cellulose fibres (chemically depolymerizing the cellulose weakens the fibers). The various mechanical pulping methods, such as groundwood (GW) and refiner mechanical (RMP) pulping, physically tear the cellulose fibres one from another. Much of the lignin remains adhering to the fibres. Strength is impaired because the fibres may be cut. There are a number of related hybrid pulping methods that use a combination of chemical and thermal treatment to begin an abbreviated chemical pulping process, followed immediately by a mechanical treatment to separate the fibers. These hybrid methods include thermomechanical pulping (TMP) and chemithermomechanical pulping (CTMP). The chemical and thermal treatments reduce the amount of energy subsequently required by the mechanical treatment, and also reduce the amount of strength loss suffered by the fibers.
Much of the information about the technology in following subsections is from the book by C.J. Biermann.. The chemistry of the various pulping processes can be found in Sjöström's book.
The material fed into the digester must be small enough to allow the pulping liquor to penetrate the pieces completely. In the case of wood, the logs are chipped and the chips screened so that what is fed to the digester is a uniform size. The oversize chips are rechipped or used as fuel, sawdust is burned. The screened chips or cut plant material (bamboo, kenaf, etc) goes to the digester where it is mixed an aqueous solution of the pulping chemicals, then heated with steam. In the kraft process the pulping chemicals are sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide and the solution is known as white liquor. In the sulfite process the pulping chemical is a mixture of metal (sodium, magnesium, potassium or calcium) or ammonium sulfite or bisulfite. After several hours in the digester, the chips or cut plant material breaks down into a thick porridge-like consistency and is "blown" or squeezed from the outlet of the digester through an airlock. The sudden change in pressure results in a rapid expansion of the fibers, separating the fibres even more. The resulting fiber suspension in water solution is called "brown stock".
Brown stock washers, using countercurrent flow, remove the spent cooking chemicals and degraded lignin and hemicellulose. The extracted liquid, known as black liquor in the kraft process, and red or brown liquor in the sulfite processes, is concentrated, burned and the sodium and sulfur compounds recycled in the recovery process. Lignosulfonates are a useful byproduct recovered from the spent liquor in the sulfite process. The clean pulp (stock) can be bleached in the bleach plant or left unbleached, depending on the end use. The stock is sprayed onto the pulp machine wire, water drains off, more water is removed by pressing the sheet of fibers, and the sheet is then dried. At this point the sheets of pulp are several millimeters thick and have a coarse surface: it is not yet paper. The dried pulp is cut, stacked, bailed and shipped to another facility for whatever further process is needed.
Bleached kraft pulp and bleached sulfite pulp are used to make high quality, white printing paper. One of the most visible uses for unbleached kraft pulp is to make brown paper shopping bags and wrapping paper where strength is particularly important. A special grade of bleached sulfite pulp, known as dissolving pulp, is used to make cellulose derivatives such as methylcellulose which are used in a wide range of everyday products from laxatives to baked goods to wallpaper paste.


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Vikings stadium plan to be debated Monday in Minnesota legislature
May 4, 2012 at 4:00 am in DL-Online
It will be a Monday night football game like none other. The Minnesota Legislature plans to finally debate a Vikings stadium plan Monday, a debate many predict to last 12 hours in each chamber. The $975 million facility is the single largest construction project state lawmakers ever have considered. Continue Reading


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Cruel Use of Animals in ATLS Courses Ends at Two More Universities
In September, PCRM confirmed that the University of Vermont College of Medicine and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have stopped using live animals to teach emergency procedures in Advanced Trauma Life Support courses. The confirmations came less than four months after PCRM filed official complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service citing the unlawful use of live animals by the two universities.
Unfortunately, the cruel and unnecessary use of live animals in Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses continues at a handful of institutions, including the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's (UMDNJ) University Hospital in Newark. But PCRM is optimistic that, with your help, we will persuade the programs that continue to use and kill animals to switch to the approved, cost-efficient teaching tools that are so widely available.
This fall, the UMDNJ system offers ATLS programs at three facilities—but there's one major difference among the courses. In September, participants at University Hospital cut into live, anesthetized pigs who were killed at the end of the course. On October 2 and 3, ATLS trainees at Cooper University Hospital in Camden will sharpen their skills on cutting-edge human patient simulation technology. Likewise, UMDNJ's Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick uses simulators instead of animals.
Cooper University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital are two of the 90 percent of U.S. facilities that teach ATLS courses exclusively with nonanimal models. The vast majority of those facilities use the TraumaMan System, approved by the American College of Surgeons, the ATLS oversight body, which has also approved other nonanimal models such as SimMan and cadavers for use in these courses.
Of the three UMDNJ campuses that offer ATLS courses, University Hospital is the only one that continues to have students practice on live animals. In fact, this is the only ATLS course in New Jersey that uses animals.
"Every other trauma training program in New Jersey has stopped using animals to pursue better, more humane teaching methods. It's time for University Hospital's trauma training course to do the same," said John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., a senior medical and research adviser for PCRM.


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Leadership Staff
Hamilton Family Center is successful thanks to the hard work and expertise of our staff, from the Leadership Team listed here to the dedicated Residential Counselors, Case Managers, Coordinators, Therapists, and other professionals working in all of our programs.
Executive Director
Jeff Kositsky assumed leadership of Hamilton Family Center in 2013. His commitment to social and economic justice spans an impressive career of more than 20 years directing nonprofit human service programs and organizations. From 2001 to 2010, he was executive director of Community Housing Partnership, a nonprofit affordable housing developer in San Francisco that provides support services and job opportunities to thousands of homeless adults and families. He has served on several nonprofit boards, including San Francisco's Coalition on Homelessness, and was a Commissioner on Sacramento's Hunger Commission. Jeff earned a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Relations from American University in Washington, D.C. He lives with his wife and two daughters in San Francisco.
Deputy Director, Programs
Devra Edelman has worked at Hamilton since 2005 and previously worked for five years asExecutive Director of the Haight Ashbury Food Program. She received a Master of Social Work and a Master of Arts in International Development from the University of Denver in 1996 and worked in Colorado, California and internationally with homeless families and individuals for more than 18 years. She directly supervises and oversees the program directors of Hamilton Family Center's shelter programs, homelessness prevention services, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing and youth programming, and provides operational oversight for all of these programs.
Deputy Director, Operations
Jack Fagan joined Hamilton in 2008, but has been working in nonprofit human services since 1987. At Penn State, he majored in Individual and Family Studies with minors in women's and African American studies. For many years, he directed programs at disability service and advocacy agencies, and has extensive experience in organizational development, strategic planning and outcomes management. From 2003-07, he was Co-Chair of the San Francisco Mayor's Disability Council under both Willie Brown and Gavin Newsom. At Hamilton, he oversees human resources, technology and facilities, and works closely with the leadership team to measure and ensure operational efficiency and quality assurance.
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Elizabeth Hewson
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Director of Finance
Rosa Martinez has worked for Hamilton Family Center as Director of Finance since 1998. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University. As Director of Finance, Rosa works closely with the Executive Director, the Board of Directors, the Board Finance Committee, and the agency's Independent Auditors, as well as with the San Francisco Mayor's Office on Housing, the Department of Human Services and the Superior Court, among other local, state, and federal agencies.
Director of Development
Debbie Wilber initially joined Hamilton Family Center in October 2009 as the Children's Program Coordinator at our emergency shelter but soon transitioned to managing volunteer services & community partnerships agency-wide. In June 2015, Debbie was promoted to Development Director, overseeing the development team staff and providing oversight of Hamilton's fundraising plan. Prior to coming to Hamilton Family Center, Debbie worked for Conservation Corps North Bay and The Salvation Army. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University and worked for several years managing construction projects for a private firm as well as for Habitat for Humanity International for 5 years in Poland and Hungary.
Program Director, First Avenues
Keely McCave began her role as Program Director for First Avenues Program in 2010, although she previously worked for Hamilton Family Center from 2004 to 2007 in various roles including Associate Program Director at First Avenues. Keely brings additional experience as a program officer with the National Association of Community Health Centers to her position. She has a Master of Public Administration from San Francisco State University.
Program Director, Transitional Housing Program
Joscelyn Meador has been working at THP for more than 5 years; and prior to her employment, volunteered in the children's program at HFC's emergency shelter. She has a BA from San Francisco State University and interned for San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). She has also volunteered with the Coalition on Homelessness. Before working at Hamilton Family Center, Joscelyn managed Residential Services at San Francisco State University for 5 years.
Program Director, Hamilton Family Shelter
Ralph Payton joined our team in August 2011. He has several years of experience directing homeless shelters, transitional housing and youth programs in Miami and The Bronx, and has a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.
Human Resources Director
Eli Peña joined our team in March 2014. Prior to working at Hamilton Family Center, Eli worked at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as a Human Resources Generalist for 12 years. Before joining UCSF, Eli worked for a non-profit serving youths & adults with psychiatric disabilities in employment services for 5 ½ years.


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Recently retired Harold Fry receives a letter from Queenie Hennessy, an old friend he hasn't heard from in twenty years. She has written from a hospice and is very ill. Harold walks to the corner mailbox to post his reply but just keeps walking, believing he must deliver the letter to Queenie by hand so she will not die. He has 600 miles to cover - in boat shoes and without any appropriate gear. During his pilgrimage he will meet many people and reflect upon his life. A beautiful story, very well told.
Mostly an interior dialogue, so unworthy of sharing.
This was a good story. Sometimes a bit slow but overall it kept me entertained. It was about a man named Harold Fry who gets a letter from this woman Queenie Hennesey. The letter was to inform Harold that's she had cancer and she was dying. Harold writes her a quick reply and goes to put it in the mail box only he keeps walking, so he will post it at the post office, he keeps walking, next he meets this girl in a garage and because of what she says he is going to walk to save Queenie. Much more happens on the walk. So much healing. This was such a good book with a surprise ending, at least for me it was.
My favorite quote: "He learned that it was the smallness of people that filled him with wonder and tenderness, and the loneliness of that too. The world was made up of people putting one foot in front of the other;and it might appear ordinary simply because the person living it had been doing it for a long time. Harold could no longer pass a stranger without acknowledging the truth that everyone was the same,and also unique;and that this was the dilemma of being human.
I find it's usually better to go into things with no expectations. I tend to grab things randomly to read, and this was just some book I saw on the bargain table that I knew nothing about. What a great surprise this was.
I thought it would be a predictable, feel good sort of story and that's kind of what I thought I wanted at the moment. The problem is every time I think that I end up getting bored with the whole thing. It starts off that way, a bit of a fable feel and nothing too challenging, but then a lot of real life creeps in. It somehow manages to be that feel good fable without being hokey or cloying, and even though there wasn't much in the end that I didn't see from the beginning, it is filled with subtle twists and moments so real you can feel them. It's laugh out loud funny in parts and tearjerking in parts, and there's a lot more to it than I thought going in.
After 20 years with no contact, Harold receives a note from a former co-worker, Queenie, telling him that she's dying. Guilt immediately attacks Harold's conscience, so he sets out to save her by walking the length of England unprepared for the journey - physically, mentally, emotionally and financially. The tale of journey and the enlightenment he receives along the way point the reader to soul searching of their own.
Ultimately, the success of Joyce's writing depends less on the credibility (or otherwise) of what actually happens, so much as her unerring ability to convey profound emotions in simple, unaffected language. Here, for example, is Harold contemplating the gulf that opened up between himself and his wife following the birth of their son: "It both deepened his love for her and lifted her apart, so that just at the moment when he thought their marriage would intensify, it seemed to lose its way, or at least set them in different places."
And, appropriately for a novel inspired by loss, it contains a brilliant summation of grief – not expressed by Harold, but by his neighbour Rex (Bunyan called him Plausible), who is gradually coming to terms with the death of his wife: "I miss her all the time. I know in my head that she has gone. the only difference is that I am getting used to the pain. It's like discovering a great hole in the ground. To begin with, you forget it's there and keep falling in. After a while, it's still there, but you learn to walk round it."
Joyce's novel is prone to sentimentality, while the overpoweringly good intentions of its hero can seem a little pious. But there's no doubt that it's an original, quietly courageous testament to the inhuman effort of being normal.
Very rarely, you come upon a novel that feels less like a book than a poignant passage of your own life, and the protagonist like an acquaintance who has gently corrected your path. Never mind that the protagonist possesses all the realism of a painted clown and his tale the moral fibre of a fable.
Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starts off in just this way. A rumpled retiree determines to walk 500 miles, believing his hope-filled steps will keep his dying friend alive. The premise seems quaint and predictable, but morphs gracefully into a smart, subtle, funny, painful, weirdly personal novel.
The unlikely but lovable hero of Rachel Joyce's remarkable debut novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, doesn't call his walk a pilgrimage. He never even calls it a hike, which would suggest planning, a map and hiking boots, all of which Harold lacks....Pilgrimage, one of the 12 novels just long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, Britain's top literary award, is a gentle adventure with an emotional wallop. It's a smart, feel-good story that doesn't feel forced.
"The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" is not just a book about lost love. It is about all the wonderful everyday things Harold discovers through the mere process of putting one foot in front of the other. "The world was made up of people putting one foot in front of the other," ........The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" takes its opening epigraph from John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." It takes the stirring spirituality of its ending from Bunyan too. In between Ms. Joyce's book loosely parallels "The Pilgrim's Progress" at times, but it is very much a story of present-day courage. She writes about how easily a mousy, domesticated man can get lost and how joyously he can be refound.
Joyce slowly reveals what he has to walk away from, and there are some surprises. His progress is measured in memories as well as miles; memories of parents who didn't want him, and of the early days of his marriage and his only son David's childhood. There are a few lapses in the story—events and characters that come along at convenient moments—but Joyce captures Harold's emotions with a tidiness of words that is at times thrilling. It's a trip worth taking.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0812993292, Hardcover)Amazon Best Books of the Month, July 2012: Harold Fry--retired sales rep, beleaguered husband, passive observer of his own life--decides one morning to walk 600 miles across England to save an old friend. It might not work, mind you, but that's hardly the point. In playwright Rachel Joyce's pitch-perfect first novel, Harold wins us over with his classic antiheroism. Setting off on the long journey, he wears the wrong jacket, doesn't have a toothbrush, and leaves his phone at home--in short, he is wholly, endearingly unprepared. But as he travels, Harold finally has time to reflect on his failings as a husband, father, and friend, and this helps him become someone we (and, more important, his wife Maureen) can respect. After walking for a while in Harold Fry's very human shoes, you might find that your own fit a bit better. --Mia Lipman
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Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
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Beer Can Dads
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011 at 9:37 am in On Beer.
With Father's day less than two weeks away, I thought I'd share this fun project done by the folks at Every Guyed, where they designed eight beer can dads.
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To celebrate Father's Day, EveryGuyed and Moxy Creative House have teamed up once again to deliver the second installment of the 'Cheers!'. This time we had creative director Glenn Michael raise a glass — and his brush — to 8 iconic animated dads, re-envisioning them as beer cans.
When you were a kid, Father's Day was a pretty boring affair. Now you're of age, and all of a sudden you have the chance to do something with your dad that he'll actually enjoy: share a cold one together.
See if you can guess all of the cartoon dads. I'll post a new poster each day leading up to Father's Day, revealing who each beer can represents. Or, if you just can't wait, you can see all the answers at EveryGuyed.
You can even buy any of the prints as a poster at Moxy Creative House.
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On Sunday 8 December 2013 I am happy to be joining some 700 people in Glasgow for a celebratory Common Weal launch event, hosted by the pioneering Jimmy Reid Foundation.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is right that not much from the key policies being implemented by the government was put before the voters, says Mark Field MP.
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has criticised the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's policies on a wide range of issues.
PM David Cameron's comments about Christianity and politics this week have led to strong criticism about the impact of his policies on the most vulnerable.
People of faith have been on the streets of London over the weekend, as an act of prophecy against the greatest attack on the vulnerable in society for the last 50 years, says David Haslam. Those from many different belief backgrounds, including Christians, joined the 'March for the Alternative' - for good spiritual and theological reasons.
Thousands of Christians have joined with people of many religions and of none to demonstrate their opposition to the UK government's cuts agenda.
Christians are being urged to join in a national protest against the Government's cuts in public spending, and their impact on poor and vulnerable people.
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Has there been any talk of the UFC adopting a WWE style selling point for their network ala offering 12 ppvs a year in the price?
Has there been any talk of the UFC adopting a WWE style selling point for their network ala offering 12 ppvs a year in the price?
I often wonder how the PPV buys stack up in earnings compared to sponsership money they make for selling ad space on the free to tv cards. Im not going to complain about watered down cards, but I will admit I dont often buy ppv's anymore. I think I would much rather watch a soft card every saturday night for free on fox or vs, then buy a slightly better ppv once a month.
The UFC has the talent pool to run weekly shows, they just need to stop laying fighters off after every event.
The whole PPV business model reminds me of the bull story from the supranos. "a father and a son bull were standing above a field watching the cows graze. The son says "hey dad, why dont we run down there and f*ck one of those cows?" the father replies, "Why not walk down, and f*ck em all?" Rather then grabbing 50 bucks a viewer once a month, they would be better served to get say 10 in ad revenue/viewer(just pulling that number out of my *ss, but...) weekly.
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In announcing his candidacy for sheriff, Charles R. Sanders said, "To the citizens of Oktibbeha County: Thank you for your overwhelming support as I make my bid for Sheriff. I will bring to you over 30 years of experience serving the public in a management position, in both emergency and non-emergency situations. I have many years of diversified and specialized training and would like to put this experience to work for you. I will hold firm to my professional training and knowledge to assure you that my staff and I will provide professional, courteous, and firm law enforcement. I will consider it an honor and a privilege to serve as your next sheriff.
"Oktibbeha County is where I was born and raised. As a young adult, I began my career by serving our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon receiving an honorable discharge from the military, I went to work for the City of Memphis, Tenn. fire department and retired from the position of fire chief completing 25 years of service.
"Following my retirement from the Memphis fire department, I filled the position of Auxiliary Deputy of Oktibbeha County for approximately eight years. During the past 10 years, I have been employed with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, managing both the Oktibbeha County Lake and Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area in Lowndes County.
Notwithstanding our educational facilities, the most important feature people consider when planning relocation to our county, is the safety of the area. It is my goal, and will be that of the Sheriff's department, to make a significant impact on the reduction of crime and the illegal use and distribution of drugs in Oktibbeha County, thereby making the area a safe and desirable place to live. We will face these challenges head-on by staying abreast of our ever-changing laws and by cooperating with other law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal). I will welcome your comments and suggestions on improving the services and outreach of the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office. Again, I offer you the background of experience, education, training, and focus to serve as your sheriff. If I do not get around to seeing everyone personally, I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your continued prayers and support in the upcoming August 2 Democratic primary by casting your vote for me."


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Weird auto trend 'rolling coal' picking up steam
By John-Henry Perera | July 9, 2014
It's not a new trend, but "rolling coal" is gaining notice among people. The trend involves installing smokestacks on trucks and literally blowing smoke wherever you please.
Source: YouTube
Some of Houston's drivers are in desperate need of some self-awareness. Here are some of the biggest automotive faux pas that we've all been subjected to on the road.
Photo By Dave Ryan/The EnterpriseOffender: Bumper sticker portfolio
Why: Look, I made the honor roll. You made the honor roll. At this point, they should just call it "the roll." Also, keep your dog posts where they belong: Your Facebook feed.
Photo By Mayra Beltran/Houston ChronicleOffender: "84s"
Why: Are you driving an '80s Cadillac Eldorado? No? Then stop posing and stick to your stock rims before you poke an eye out.
Photo By Philip Kamrass / Times UnionOffender: Trucks with obnoxious lift kits
Why: It's the vehicle equivalent of someone slowly getting to their seat in a movie theater while the movie is still playing.
Photo By Visions of America/UIG via Getty ImagesOffender: Cars with obnoxious drop kits
Why: For anyone having to sit behind one of these things after they try to climb over the tiniest of speed bumps, you have my sympathies.
Photo By Nick Trippe / Flickr Creative CommonsOffender: Trucks with obnoxious drop kits
Why: While it's not actively bothering anyone like a jacked-up truck, look at this thing. It's a crime against common decency is what this thing is.
(Photo by Nick Trippe / Flickr Creative Commons)
Photo By DOUG PIKE/CHRONICLEOffender: Trucks with grille guards
Why: No off-road truck is complete without a front-end brush guard. Then again, I don't see your truck off any established roads.
Photo By Damian Dovarganes/APOffender: Hummers
Why: Apart from being a moving symbol of America's previous economic crisis, these garish vehicles are the automotive equivalent of wearing camouflage as a fashion statement.
Photo By Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesOffender: Undercarriage lights
Why: Everyone likes Lite-Brite, but undercarriage neon lights aren't nearly as captivating. They're tacky and often highlight some of the nicks and scratches of the vehicles that feature them. Leave the LED lights inside, people.
Photo By AFP/Getty ImagesOffender: Spoilers
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Offender: Mismatched mufflers
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Photo By Dave Ryan/The EnterpriseOffender: Vehicles with dirty exhausts
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Photo By Whizchickenonabun / Flickr Creative CommonsOffender: Truck nuts (also known as bumper bollocks)
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When black smoke trails off from a vehicle's exhaust, one would think it's time for a vehicle check-up.
But according to Slate Magazine's David Weigel, throwing dirty, black smoke everywhere is intentional and deliberate.
Dubbed "rolling coal," truck drivers are willfully modifying their vehicle's exhaust to stick it to the man: In this case, U.S. President Barack Obama, the EPA and any other namby-pamby environmentalist who wants cleaner air.
It can cost around $500 to install the smoke stacks, putting this right up there with throwing your money out the window.
You can spot other useless and offensive car gimmicks in Houston too. Just take a look at the gallery above.


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- Is your flight on time? Almost all airports these days have websites that give weather and flight status. Also, you can call your airline to verify everything is ok.
- Get there early. If you are checking luggage, this is particularly true. Check in at least an hour before your flight if you are carrying on all your things. 2 hours is best if you are checking luggage.
- Check in online. Most airlines will allow you to check in online and print your boarding pass 24 hours before your flight.
- Don't forget your I.D. You absolutely need your I.D. for getting on the plane and getting your BlizzCon badge. Keep it in a safe place on or severely close to your person.
- Pack properly. Overweight and oversized luggage costs extra. This is the link to what you cannot bring on the plane. Also, if you are carrying your toiletries on, don't forget 3-1-1.
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- Avoid heavy traffic. If you are from a non-congested part of the world, all traffic in the greater Los Angeles area will seem like heavy traffic to you. But believe me, it can be particularly horrendous from 7-9am and 4-7pm. Sigalert.com is a great resource for avoiding traffic issues.
- Be careful where you exit. I highly recommend avoiding Los Angeles proper on your drive. But if you do drive through the city, make sure you only exit where there are many visible franchise signs from the freeway. Bad neighborhoods are bad.
- Don't forget your duck.
- Print out your confirmation barcode. If you forget, there are certain to be copy shops nearby to print them out. But save yourself the hassle and print it out before your trip to bring with you.
- You need a photo I.D to pick up your badge. If you are a minor without any photo identification, the FAQ page addresses your issue.
BlizzCon 2009 is coming up on August 21st and 22nd! We've got all the latest news and information. At BlizzCon, you can play the latest games, meet your guildmates, and ask the developers your questions. Plus, there are some great looking costumes.


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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 | Zine Archive Project | No Comments
Every time I go to work on cataloging I inevitably find some new exciting (to me) zines. Today was no exception while I was cataloging Perzines. I want to share some:
– Breakfast #22. This zine was written by a 13 year old girl, Athena, in the Philippines in 1999, and she explains that this is the 39th zine she's written. Fucking impressive. She is remarkably perceptive, really into Riot Grrrl, and lists among her favorite bands: 7 Year Bitch, The Butchies, Crass, Spitboy, and the Indigo Girls. I am dying to find out what she's up to now, 12 years later…
-Another Day.. Another Fight. Some traveler/ squatter kids found a great abandoned college kid house in Portland to stay in one summer in 2003 and found a bunch of journals/ letters between the former inhabitants, which they then compiled into this zine. Like a punker, more involved Found magazine. Aptly, in my opinion, filed in the Squatting section.
-Persiflage #4. "The Journal of Spectacularism"– Goth zine alert! Compilation of whimsical Goth things, my favorite being a poem/ song entitled "Bad Luck Makes a Fat Graveyard" by Tony Vaguely. Here is an excerpt:
"If you get a chill up your spine,
then someone has just walked over the spot you'll be buried at.
If three persons who have the same first name happen to come
together, you can be sure that one of them is a fool.
The baby who doesn't fall down the stairs before it is a year old,
will grow up to be a fool.
If the back of your legs itch, then you are an idiot.
If your nose itches, it means you're a liar.
Something bad is bound to happen!
Boogedy, boogedy, boogedy."
Maybe this could be the Long Haul pledge?
Anyway, the point is that there is some cool shit in this archive and if you want to come help catalog/ organize them, you get to hang out with them all you want!
See the Long Haul Zine Archive Project link at the menu at the top of this page for more information.
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Check out the new zine archive page, which we made in an attempt to share our project of cataloging the zine archive and generating interest and hopefully volunteers.
In the future, we hope to post more details about cataloging decisions we made, parts of the catalog we have done, information about zines and events, and other interesting bits and pieces.
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As Told By Ginger is an American emmy nominated animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon in October 2000. The show focuses on Ginger Foutley and her adventures at Lucky Jr. High, as she records them in her diary. The series was noted for its storylines, character development and the fact that the characters change outfits each time a new day comes.
In the United States, about half the episodes of the third and final season remain unaired. Also, several episodes that were once available through reruns have been taken out of the rotation. This came as a disappointment to fans during its initial run.
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In the first season, Ginger's age group is hinted as being in seventh grade. By the second season, they move up to eighth grade rather than remaining the same age. They graduate Jr. high in the third season and move on to becoming freshman in high school. Carl's age group works in a similar way, as they become Jr. high students by the third season. As the episode with the Jr. high graduation aired in 2004, Ginger is most likely part of the class of 2008. Also in the second season, Darren had his unwieldy orthodontia that he had been wearing for the entire first season removed, which resulted in rising popularity. Also, many episodes (mostly seasons two-three, although season one did this too) have references to previous episodes, giving the episodes a definite order.
One of the more noticeable developments is the fact that the characters change clothes each time a new day comes. Many cartoons have their characters remain in the same outfits to save time and money. The girls in Ginger's age group (Dodie, Courtney, Macie, Miranda, and Ginger herself) and some of the adults were the only ones to do this at first. But after Darren got his orthodontia removed, he changed clothes as well. Carl's age group only changes clothes so often, most of the time with little changes. Hoodsey's coat rack has identical purple hooded-sweatshirts, mocking cartoons that always remain in the same outfits. Also, unlike live-action shows whose characters only wear an outfit once, As Told By Ginger characters wear their outfits in rotation, and new outfits are added every few episodes.
The show also deals with several deeper themes than other Nicktoons. In Wicked Game, Ginger's two best friends betray her after feeling jealousy toward her new boyfriend, Darren. In And She Was Gone, the staff and students at school think Ginger is depressed after she writes a disturbing poem. In the episode No Hope For Courtney, Carl's pranks cause his teacher to retire. After she agrees to come back, Mrs. Gordon passes on. In actuality, the voice actress, Kathleen Freeman died and the episode was dedicated to her. A Lesson in Tightropes has Ginger going through an emotional break-up with Darren while, at the same time, having to get surgery for acute appendicitis. Furthermore, the episode Stuff'll Kill Ya shows Ginger dealing with what could be conceived as a caffeine addiction.


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Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sturgis.
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Born on Oct. 24, 1929, Mr. Jackson was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer and was also a veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
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One company using Credibles is Driver's Market in Sausalito, California. To raise funds to pay off an emergency generator, it's offering up to 10 percent in extra food as interest for people that pre-pay for product. Credibles
The UpTake: The crowdfunding space has gotten so, well, crowded that to stand out, you need to target a niche market and you should have a unique model. The food crowdfunder Credible does both of those things.
A new San Francisco-based crowdfunding startup for the food industry is encouraging lenders to literally eat their tab. Called Credibles, the company allows lenders to contribute money to a farm, restaurant or artisan food business that needs to grow, expand or launch new products in return for the amount they investment to be paid back in food over time.
In other words, "this is edible credit," said founder Arno Hesse, whose involvement in the slow food and slow money movement — which revolves around finding new sources of capital for small food enterprises to promote sustainable, local food systems — encouraged him to found the company.
While somewhat similar to a Kickstarter, Indigogo or other crowdfunding sites, Credibles is different in that money that lenders give companies through the site is not a donation — it's a credit paid back in a product, or a pre-purchase of a product. And since it's not really a loan, either, the companies on the site must already be established and have products that consumers are familiar with.
Hesse first tested the model when he and eight other co-lenders pooled $40,000 to fund a loan for Slow Food Farms in Vacaville, where the interest payment would be made in eggs.
He and the other investors then realized the model could be replicated at other food businesses — from farms to restaurants to producers — with local investors in the form of pre-payments for foods.
While (purposefully) off to a bit of a slow start, Credibles has already helped fund more than 50 small and growing companies across the country since launching last summer, while more continue to join the site.
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Message from the Director of Academic Programs
Thank you for considering the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) in the School of Engineering and Computer Science (RSECS) at the University of Denver (DU) for your studies. As a faculty member of this department and the former Department of Engineering since 1986, I am proud of the graduate and undergraduate programs we have developed and offer at DU in general, and at RSECS in particular. In my experience in higher education, which also includes five years teaching at the United States Air Force Academy, I can honestly say that the engineering programs at DU are among the finest in the country. Being a faculty member here at DU has afforded me opportunities to expand my view of engineering practice, engineering education, and higher education in general. I have taught courses in my discipline, as well as interdisciplinary courses, which include fundamentals from electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering; integrative courses with multidisciplinary teams working on multidisciplinary projects; a course on economics and ethics for engineers; and a general education course open to all DU students addressing electronic music, technology, and culture.
Since coming to DU after a 21-year career in the Air Force as a development engineer, we have made several exciting program changes to our curricula, all driven by the need to stay current with the latest technological advances, as well as the changing methods and practices in engineering education. It is my responsibility as ECE Associate Chair to ensure that our programs continue to be at the leading edge of engineering practice.
The ECE Department has entered a new era of dynamic expansion and growth on all fronts, and this includes curriculum enhancements and revisions and new program development. By incorporating stronger ethics and entrepreneurship components, our undergraduate curricula in Electrical Engineering (EE) and Computer Engineering (CpE) will better prepare you for a quality position of employment or graduate study. The EE curriculum is strengthened in the areas of sustainable energy and control systems; whereas the CpE curriculum includes networking, VLSI, fault tolerant computing and multimedia technologies for all CpE students. We have also developed a special degree in the area of mechatronic systems - the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Mechatronic Systems Engineering (EE-MSE).
Two distinct features of our programs, which make them unique compared to what other Universities offer are: common curriculum at the first and second year levels, and integrated engineering design curriculum encompassing all four year levels. The common curriculum and the integrated design curriculum are shared by the ECE Department and Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) Department. The common curriculum ensures a common foundation for all EE, CpE and Mechanical Engineering (ME) students; whereas the integrated design curriculum promotes integrative multidisciplinary thinking and engineering practice. To build on these elements of the EE, CpE and ME curricula, we now have the Electrical Engineering with concentration in Mechatronics Systems Engineering.
This is indeed an exciting time for our department. We hope that you will soon become a part of the experience.
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Your body is now perfect after years of training and eating the right thing. Your self confidence is at an all-time high. However, there is still that one little thing that isn't quite right and you can't quite put your finger on it can you?
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With Facebook, Greece & A 100 Point SP500 Correction, Less Is More
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When the markets are going nuts and participants are frenzied and confused, I want to take the other side of the trade.
Emotions are running red hot with high energy across the full spectrum from excitement over the $FB IPO to angst over Europe and the $SPY price correction, I am doing very little here and remaining dispassionate by taking a mid afternoon run and listening to Brazilian music.
I want to stay far from the maddening crowd and let everyone else spin their wheels and run roughshod over each other.
Facebook will be a zoo tomorrow but you don't have to trade it so unless you have a quantified and unemotional edge, just take a break.
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Canada Lynx (Felis lynx)
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo is the home for two lynx, a male and a female. The male is originally from the Minnesota Zoo and was born in May of 1991. The female is from Hogle Zoo in Utah and was born May 1992. The lynx are often found playing with and stalking each other, as well as having fun with a variety of animal enrichment items zookeepers put in their exhibit, such as hidden food treats and cardboard. They are similar in appearance to a bobcat, however lynx are larger and have longer legs.
Lynx are light brown to gray in color. The tip of the tail is black and they have long black ear tufts. Lynx weigh between 11-65 pounds. They have a head and body length of 26 to 43 inches and a tail length of 2 to 7 inches.
Mostly forests with dense undergrowth, occasionally open forest, rocky areas and tundra.
Western Europe to Siberia; Spain and Portugal; Alaska, Canada and northern United States.
Rodents, hares, rabbits, deer, fish and ground birds.
10-21 years.
Lynx lead a solitary life except during the breeding season and when females travel with their immature young. Breeding season is February to early April. Females can give birth to 1 to 5 young, called cubs or kittens, after a 60 to 74 day gestation period. The young are weaned in 2 to 5 months.
Lynx are hunted for sport and for their fur. They also suffer from habitat loss.
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Jason F. Huntley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Director, BSL3 Laboratory
Francisella tularensis pathogenesis
Read: UT NEWS article on Jason's new NIH grant
Dr. Huntley's laboratory studies the intracellular pathogen Francisella tularensis. Projects in the lab are focused on identifying bacterial virulence factors, examining how the bacteria bind to and invade host cells, analyzing changes in expression profiles inside host cells, and surveying the host immune responses to infection.
Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium that causes rapid, fatal disease in a number of mammalian species, including humans. F. tularensis is well-recognized as one of the most dangerous bacterial pathogens known because of its low infectious dose (< 10 organisms), ease of aerosolization, multiple routes of infection, and ability to induce severe disease and death. Additional causes for concern come from reports that Soviet scientists engineered antibiotic- and vaccine-resistant strains of F. tularensis through the 1990s. Given these considerations, F. tularensis has been recognized as a potential bioweapon and thus has been designated as a Tier 1 select agent by the CDC. Despite a relatively recent surge in F. tularensis research, surprisingly little has been reported, or is known, about the molecules that the bacterium uses to bind to and invade host cells, to survive inside host cells, or to evade immune detection. As compared with other bacterial pathogens, the robust infectivity and pathogenesis of F. tularensis suggest that it has unique bacterial effectors and virulence mechanisms. To date, no secreted proteins or functional secretion systems have been identified from the virulent strains of F. tularensis, arguing that intracellularly-induced outer membrane proteins (OMPs) are likely involved in initiating and sustaining F. tularensisinfection and disease pathogenesis. Indeed, OMPs have been shown to be virulence factors in many bacterial pathogens and, for this reason, are ideal vaccine targets. Given these considerations, research projects in the Huntley laboratory are currently underway to: (1) Identify F. tularensis OMPs up-regulated during mammalian infection; (2) Create OMP-deficient F. tularensis mutants to confirm the roles of in vivo-upregulated OMPs as virulence factors; (3) Characterize the function of these OMPs in pathogenesis; (4) Identify host cell molecules that F. tularensis OMPs interact with to promote disease; (5) Define OMP-specific immune responses that protect against F. tularensis infection. These projects are designed to answer fundamental questions about F. tularensis virulence and have practical applications for the development of safe, efficacious vaccines to prevent F. tularensis infection and disease.
Dr. Huntley received his M.S. in Veterinary Microbiology in 1999 from Iowa State University
under the mentorship of Drs. Kenneth B. Platt (Iowa State University) and Steve R.
Bolin (National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA). Dr. Huntley received his Ph.D.
in Veterinary Pathology in 2004 from Iowa State University under the mentorship of
Drs. Mark R. Ackermann (Iowa State University) and Judith R. Stabel (National Animal
Disease Center, ARS, USDA). Dr. Huntley completed post-doctoral training at The University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 2010 in the laboratory of Michael
V. Norgard. Dr. Huntley joined the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
at the University of Toledo in July 2010.
Current Grant Funding:
NIH - R01 - Preclinical Development of a Tularemia Vaccine, 3/15/2011-2/28/2016
Department of Defense – Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Adjuvanted Nanolipoprotein Particles for use in Enhancing the Protective Efficacy of Francisella tularensis Membrane Protein Antigens. 10/1/2014 – 9/30/2017
Representative Publications:
Curtis MM, Russell R, Moreira CG, Adebesin AM, Wang C, Williams NS, Taussig R, Stewart D, Zimmern P, Lu B, Prasad RN, Zhu C, Rasko DA, Huntley JF, Falck JR, Sperandio V. (2014). QseC Inhibitors as an Antivirulence Approach for Gram-Negative Pathogens. MBio. 5(6). pii: e02165-14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25389178
Ren G, Champion MM, Huntley JF. (2014). Identification of disulfide bond isomerase substrates reveals bacterial virulence factors. Mol Microbiol. 94(4):926-44. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25257164
Mahawar M, Atianand MK, Dotson RJ, Mora V, Rabadi SM, Metzger DW, Huntley JF, Harton JA, Malik M, Bakshi CS. (2012). Identification of a novel Francisella tularensis factor required for intramacrophage survival and subversion of innate immune response. J Biol Chem. 287(30):25216-29.
Huntley JF, Robertson GT, and Norgard MV. (2010). Method for the isolation of Francisella tularensis outer membranes. J Vis Exp. 2010 Jun 29;(40). pii: 2044. doi: 10.3791/2044.
Huntley JF, Conley PG, Rasko DA, Hagman KE, Apicella MA, and Norgard MV. (2008). Native outer membrane proteins protect mice against pulmonary challenge with virulent Type A Francisella tularensis. Infect. Immun. 76(8): 3664-3671.
Rasko DA, Moreira CG, Li DR, Reading NC, Ritchie JM, Waldor MK, Williams N, Taussig R, Wei S, Roth M, Hughes DT, Huntley JF, Fina MW, Falck JR, and Sperandio V. (2008). Targeting QseC signaling and virulence for antibiotic development. Science. 321:1078-1080.
Kiss K, Liu W, Huntley JF, Norgard MV, and Hansen EJ. (2008). Characterization of fig operon mutants of Francisella novicida U112. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 285(2): 270-277.
Huntley JF, Conley PG, Hagman KE, and Norgard MV. (2007). Characterization of Francisella tularensis outer membrane proteins. J. Bacteriol. 189(2): 561-574.
Huntley JF, Stabel JR, Paustian ML, Reinhardt TA, and Bannantine JP. (2005). Expression library immunization confers protection against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection . Infect. Immun. 73(10): 6877-6884.
Huntley JF, Whitlock RH, Bannantine JP, and Stabel JR. (2005). Comparison of diagnostic detection methods for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from North American bison. Vet. Pathol. 42(1): 42-51.
Huntley JF, Stabel JR, and Bannantine JP. (2005). Immunoreactivity of the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis 19-kDa lipoprotein. BMC Microbiol. 5(1): 3-26.
Bannantine JP, Huntley JF, Miltner E, Stabel JR, and Bermudez LE. (2003). The Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis 35kDa protein plays a role in invasion of bovine epithelial cells. Microbiology 149(8): 2061-2069.


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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Unveils a New Logo
July 30, 2012
Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation officially unveiled its new visual identity and logo. The new mark bears the words, adding tomorrows – the organization's tagline – and features the image of a rising sun, symbolizing past progress and hope for the future for all people with the disease.
The new logo, which is only the second in the CF Foundation's history, captures the spirit of forward momentum in the fight against the disease. Through its successful "venture philanthropy" model, the Foundation has raised and invested hundreds of millions of dollars in promising CF research and a robust pipeline of potential therapies that target the disease from every angle. Nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of the Foundation's support and ongoing work with researchers and the pharmaceutical industry to find a cure.
The new visual identity launches during a landmark year of progress in treating cystic fibrosis. This includes the January 2012 U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Kalydeco, the first drug to address the underlying cause of the disease for a small segment of the CF population.
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Here's a little history on the first two bridges that I rode to on that day.
The Root bridge spans 70' 5" over the Hocking River and it's located a few miles north of Decaturville, Ohio just off SR555 on CR6. The bridge was originally built for $461.50. 461.50.....fifty cents......
....I guess back then fifty cents was quite a bit of money to have in your pocket.
It is also known as the Qualey Covered Bridge.
The Henry bridge was built in 1894 and spans 45' over West Branch. Located southeast of Bartlett, Ohio on TR 61. It was built after a little girl slipped off of a swinging footbridge on her way to school and drowned in the flood swollen waters of the creek. It's also known as the Goddard Covered Bridge.
And now on to bridge number 3.....
The Shinn bridge was constructed in 1886 and then renovated in 1998. It's a single span of 99' over Wolf Creek located southwest of Wolf Creek, Ohio. It is still in use today.
The bridge was built as a result of a near drowning which happened when the Shinn family was crossing Wolf Creek in a rowboat. As they docked the boat their youngest child, a three year old girl, fell into the fast moving water. Only the quick action of her older brother saved her life. The bridge was originally built at a cost of $762.30.
It's interesting to know that two of the bridges were built because of tragedies or near tragedies.
Signing out and moving on................
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