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The Answer Debuts for Denver, Kobe Overcomes the Flu and Yao Leaves the Spurs Yearning for Rasho NesterovicThe NBA delivered plenty of action on Friday night in addition to Gilbert Arenas' 54 messages to Mike D'Antoni. Here are brief comments about a few other notable games/performances:
***The Allen Iverson era for the Denver Nuggets began with a 101-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Iverson came off the bench after sitting out the first 8:35 and played for the rest of the game, finishing with 22 points and 10 assists while shooting 9-15 from the field, an unusually small number of attempts and high rate of accuracy for him. The Nuggets used only eight players and were missing the services of starters Marcus Camby (broken finger), Carmelo Anthony (suspended by the NBA) and J.R. Smith (suspended by the NBA). Earl Boykins led the Nuggets with 25 points but shot 8-23 from the field; the Nuggets shot .371 as a team. Brad Miller and John Salmons topped the Kings with 21 points each.
*** Kobe Bryant had 21 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as the Lakers beat the Nets, 99-95. Bryant battled the flu and a gritty Nets' defense that was determined to force other players to make shots. Of his illness, Bryant said, "It's a struggle. I'm looking forward to going back to the room and getting some rest. I have been struggling with it right before we came out on the road trip. I've been trying to fight it off. Last night it caught up to me."
The Nets' philosophy against Bryant is to swarm him and make him give up the ball. Bryant has no problem doing that: "(The Nets are) one of those teams that is absolutely bent on me not scoring. They throw everything but the kitchen sink. The challenge I have is to make teams see that I can just be as big a threat passing the ball."
Bryant shot just 4-13 from the field, uncharacteristically low numbers for him in terms of attempts and field goal percentage. He shot 11-12 from the free throw line and was the highest scoring of six Lakers who reached double figures in points. Vince Carter led the Nets with 33 points but shot just 13-30 from the field and missed a three pointer that could have tied the game with two seconds left.
***Last year, the Houston Rockets could barely win a game when Tracy McGrady did not play. Couple that with the fact that the Rockets had lost 17 straight games in San Antonio and their chances on Friday night did not look good. THAT, Chris Berman would intone, is why they play the games. Yao Ming had 22 points--including 18 in the first half when Houston built a 53-36 lead--and the Rockets soundly defeated the Spurs, 97-78. The Spurs' center tandem of Francisco Elson and Fabricio Oberto is not able to deal with Yao, so the task of guarding him falls to power forward Tim Duncan. After the game, ESPN's Greg Anthony said that this assignment wore Duncan down and took away from his rhythm on offense (Duncan finished with 14 points on 4-13 shooting, adding 11 rebounds, four assists, five steals and two blocked shots). Then Anthony uttered words that would surely cause Stephen A. Smith to pass out: Anthony said that the Spurs miss Nazr Mohammed and Smith's favorite whipping boy, the much maligned Rasho Nesterovic. Anthony pointed out that those two players provided a legitimate defensive post presence alongside Duncan that the Spurs are lacking now.
Another key factor for Houston was the play of Bonzi Wells, who scored a season-hihg 15 points. He shot 6-11 from the field as the Rockets shot .514 from the field overall, a very high percentage against the Spurs, a team that always ranks among the leaders in defensive field goal percentage. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 23 points.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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1. Above is Joe Paterno's diagram and coffee. Read all about it. (Ht Black Shoe Diaries.)
2. Why do players hold out of training camp? And what agency is doing all this holding out?
3. And the cat came back, thought he was a goner.
4. "No one should feel sorry for Bob," said Kansas Coach Mark Mangino, a former assistant at Oklahoma under Stoops, "because he doesn't feel sorry for himself."
5. "These camps run by schools and their coaching staffs have become critical components in the recruiting process, allowing coaches to measure heights and weights, get 40-yard dash times and meet players up-close before deciding whether to offer a scholarship."
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Doesn't that effectively end the Jim Delaney "no playoffs b/c it affects big10/pac10 rose bowl soveriegnty" claim?
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Re: #5, reading the article, I'm sure this isn't the way the author intended it to imply, but I'm glad someone said it. Yes, these harmless and benign summer camps are certainly meant as an "american idol" kick-the-tires shortcut of recruiting. This is especially true of smaller colleges, as well.
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I think it might be officially spring.....maybe about to be summer....the weather can't make up it's mind here in Arkansas. BUT my rose bush is giving me a TON of the most beautiful roses this year, and they smell amazing also. I am pretty proud that I have not killed this plant....Brand has tried several times with the weed-eater, but it lives and it is beautiful.
My step-daughters aunt got married a couple of weeks ago and of course I could not help but take my camera and take some candid shots.
It was a super sweet and beautiful wedding. Congrats to Justin and Starla.
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Did I mention that my birthday is not too far away???? June 5th ...... hint, hint..... :-)
Everything has been going really good around the homestead. Getting the house and yard ready for all the summer festivities that having a HUGE pool brings. :-) I did rescue about 2,000 tadpoles eggs from our pool before we put all the chemicals in it. We put them in a mini fish tank in the kitchen.....a good 600 have hatched and are growing into the cutest little things. Don't have any pics, but .... YAY they survived!
We have a pretty big event coming up next week at the Church, our 8th Annual Big Press. It's a weight lifting competition for all of our local jr and sr high students! We are expecting about 100 lifters and a TON of parents and friends coming out to support. We also have the amazing minister Chip Brim and as a special guest we got Peyton Hillis! Don't worry I didn't know who it was either, but he is pretty big and it is really bringing in the media and the people.... so yay. I will have TONS of pics to post about that, it is on Monday Night.
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In the second part of our two part 'Caps for Canada Year in Review, we take a look at the men's side of call-ups for the Blue and White this year.
While much attention was given to the senior men's national team and their efforts to get to the hexagonal phase of World Cup qualifying, the younger age groups were putting in work to ensure that we can look forward to a bright future for Canadian men's soccer.
Of note, Russell Teibert earned his first call-up to the senior men's national team, while a parade of 'Caps Residency products littered U-20, U-18, U-17 and U-15 rosters.
On the men's side there were a total of 25 current male players who were called up to Canadian national teams in 2012. That number increases to 27 player call-ups when you factor in that Teibert (U-23 and senior MNT) and Bryce Alderson (U-23 and U-20) were each called up to two seperate national squads.
Breaking it down:
- 1 to the senior men's national team
- 2 to the men's U-23 Olympic team
- 7 to the men's U-20 team
- 6 to the men's U-18 team
- 6 to the men's U-17 team
- 5 to the boys' U-15 team
Promising 'Caps first team youngster Russell Teibert (pictured below right) was one of four new faces in head coach Stephen Hart's 18-man squad for Canada's international friendly with Trinidad & Tobago in Florida in in August.
The teenager played 28 minutes in the 2-0 victory after coming on for Patrice Bernier in the 62nd minute, impressing those who saw him play. Expect additional call-ups for the 'Caps youngster in the not-so-distant future.
In early March, Whitecaps FC midfielders Bryce Alderson and Russell Teibert were called up to Canada's U-23 Olympic team for an eight-day training camp from March 13 in Sunrise, Florida, ahead of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.
The pair made the final 20-player roster and played important roles for the team during the qualifying tournament in Nashville, Tennessee from March 22 to April 2.
In addition to Alderson and Teibert, fellow Whitecaps FC Residency graduates Philippe Davies and Randy Edwini-Bonsu were also on the squad, as well as former 'Caps men's team striker Marcus Haber.
Six Whitecaps FC players, including five from the Residency program were called up by U-20 national team coach Nick Dasovic for a nine-day training camp in Mexico at the start of July.
Among the 20 players were Under-18 Whitecaps FC Residency graduates Callum Irving (goalkeeper, University of Kentucky), defender Daniel Stanese (Florida Gulf Coast), midfielders Ben McKendry (University of
New Mexico) and Ben Fisk, as well as first team midfielder Bryce Alderson and current U-18 Residency striker Yassin Essa.
Homegrown players Alderson and striker Caleb Clarke (pictured left) were then called up for an eight-day camp with the U-20 team in Florida in early September. The side played two exhibition matches against Trinidad and Tobago during the camp, with Clarke creating headlines thanks to his three goals in the two matches.
At the start of October, Clarke, Alderson and Fisk were chosen for a 10-day camp in Spain which began on October 7. The camp included the four-team Marbella Cup, which resulted in a stunning 2-1 win over USA and defeats to Azerbaijan and Scotland.
This month, Alderson, Clarke, Essa, Fisk, Stanese, and Irving were called up for a 10-day camp in the United States and Costa Rica from November 20-30. Notably, Clarke scored two goals in a 2-0 win over Costa Rica, with one assisted by Fisk. Essa and Fisk also scored in an exhibition match against local competition, with Clarke setting up Fisk's goal.
The U-18 team played the United States twice, on November 21 and 23, during an eight-day training camp in California in November.
Included in head coach Rob Gale's squad were six Whitecaps FC Residency players: goalkeeper Nolan Wirth; defenders Sam Adekugbe, Quinton Duncan, and Jackson Farmer; as well as strikers Sebastian Cabrera and Brody Huitema.
The six 'Caps players selected for this project will be eligible to play at the CONCACAF and FIFA U-20 levels until 2015.
Four players from Vancouver Whitecaps FC's Residency program earned call-ups to the U-17 national team in mid-April.
Goalkeeper Marco Carducci, defenders Alex Comsia and Jordan Haynes (pictured below) as well as midfielder Marco Bustos took part in a training camp under head coach Sean Fleming in Verona, Italy before playing in the eight-team Torneo della Nazioni tournament in Trieste from April 25-29.
On September 24, six players from Whitecaps FC's Residency program were selected to represent the under-17 national team that took part in the AGS Cup in Spain.
Carducci, Comsia, Bustos and Haynes were joined by U-18 Residency midfielder Kianz Froese and striker Matthew Chow.
This month, Carducci, Froese, Comsia, Haynes and Bustos were called up once again to the U-17 team for a 10-day camp in the United States and Panama. During this November camp, Canada played the United States in Florida on November 18 before flying to Panama on November 21 to tackle the Panamanian U-18s on November 23 and 25.
The team is preparing for next year's CONCACAF Men's Under-17 Championship in April next year, with four CONCACAF teams to qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in October-November.
The fruits of Whitecaps FC's Residency program were there for all to see when five players were selected to participate in an eight-team tournament in Mexico in June.
The Residency squad had more representatives in the U-15 side than any other Canadian club.
Residency defender Evan Libke and midfielders Olamide Ajibike, A.J. Lopez, Marcello Polisi and Francesco Saporito were all named to the 20-player squad by national head coach Michael Findlay.


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By Michael Spindelegger, Karl Erjavec, Eamon Gilmore and Villy Søvndal, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Michael Spindelegger, Karl Erjavec, Eamon Gilmore and Villy Søvndal are the foreign ministers of Austria, Slovenia, Ireland and Denmark, respectively. The views expressed are their own.
Over the months, we have been following the events in Syria with growing concern. We support the aspirations of the Syrian people to freely choose a government that represents all the enriching diversity of this multi-confessional nation, one that respects the rule of law, human rights and democracy. It is deplorable that the current regime in Damascus has not heeded the repeated calls for a peaceful transition of power. As do our colleagues from the Arab League, we strongly condemn the violence by the al-Assad regime against the Syrian people. We call on all sides to end the violence and to genuinely support the U.N.-led efforts to achieve a political solution.
But recent developments have given reason for even more serious concern. U.N. peacekeepers were seriously injured when a convoy of the UNDOF peacekeeping operation on the Golan Heights was attacked. Reports about possible preparations for the use of chemical weapons circulate. The al-Assad regime is preparing Damascus for confrontation with the rebels and we know that these situations of last stand urban fighting often result in the most terrible atrocities being committed in armed conflict, with particular dangers for civilians. Concerned that the crisis in Syria may soon reach a new level of violence, we publicly appeal to all parties to the conflict to abide by international law, especially international humanitarian law and human rights law, and to recall that all those that commit or order war crimes and crimes against humanity will be held accountable. This principle cannot and will not be negotiated.
As we know from the work of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria, horrendous crimes have already been committed during the conflict in Syria, but there have been no consequences for the perpetrators. It is precisely for situations like this that the international community established the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) ten years ago. This independent judicial body can provide justice when a state is unable or unwilling to prosecute the most terrible crimes. Since Syria is not a party to the ICC Statute, jurisdiction of the Court requires a decision of the U.N. Security Council. In view of the grave concerns mentioned above, and the lack of prosecution in Syria, we call on the U.N. Security Council to urgently refer the situation in Syria to the ICC. In this respect, we welcome the Conclusions of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council on December 10, 2012 and the Swiss initiative at the United Nations to achieve this goal.
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A referral to the ICC – which has repeatedly been suggested by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay – has several advantages. The Court is a neutral and impartial institution that investigates and prosecutes the most serious crimes on all sides. A referral would give the leaders of the Syrian opposition a strong argument to call for discipline among its diverse forces. It would give the members of the al-Assad regime a further reason to question their allegiance. And it could assist the search for a political solution to the conflict. As we saw in other crises, parallel political and judicial processes are mutually supporting. There is no decision to be taken here between either peace or justice – a sustainable, long-term solution requires both.
Most important, however, a referral to the ICC would make clear to every fighter on all sides of the conflict that the gravest crimes will eventually be punished. We owe this not only to the victims and their families, but also to future generations of Syrians who want to live in a free state founded on the principles of peace and justice. And we owe it to the future of humankind: After thousands of years of sometimes gruesome history, human civilization must no longer accept impunity for the most atrocious crimes. Only if we make absolutely clear that these crimes will not go unpunished, can we reduce the likelihood that humankind will have to suffer from them in the future.
Hmmmm....ya think maybe the opposition fighters, with the Jabhat al-Nusra leading in most of the battles these days, might also be guilty of one or two war crimes?
O wait, I forgot, that would be okay cuz once they finish the dirty work you lot are going to put your own "puppets" in charge, and since they haven't lived in Syria in many years you know their hands won't be soiled with blood.
Go back to Austria, Slovenia, Ireland and Denmark and look after your own problems, in an honest and unbiased fashion!!
Wow so it appears Mr. Squarepants is an Assad nut hugger. Who'd thunk it? Or perhaps a paid Russian astro turfer who forgot to change his name from the kids article he was posting his propaganda on.
The ICC is a CRUEL JOKE, used to "prosecute" ONLY the little guys. The BIG GUYS are of course IMMUNE to this "so-called" court.
I honestly don't think America sholud get involved. Every time conflict arises in the Middle East we rush to go sort things out, just like in Afghanistan and Iraq. I understand we have good intentions and want to help everyone, but sometimes being a nation we need to think about ourselves first. If we go to help fix the situation between Israel and Syria we will have to send our troops over there, who just got home from Iraq. Sending more troops over there would really hurt our country and its people. We need to stay out of this one, and let Israel and Syria figure it out. It's apart of their growing as nations too. If every time something bad happens and America comes to fix it, they'll never learn. They will never be able to fix their own conflicts and make peace if we interfere.
STAY OUT OF IT. America may have great intentions but picnkig fights with the Middle East has never been a good idea no matter what the intentions are. We need to focus on our country before we can worry about others. You can't prevent a war with war. It's a never ending cycle that will continue to persist. We can't interfere with every conflict the world has that we think is incorrect. The fact of the matter is that we can't fix everything. I personally think that if we tried to help then America would be biting off more than we can chew. We're in no place to worry about other countries.
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I'm getting sick and tired of all this right-wing propaganda about the Assad regime being responsible for all the civilian deaths in Syria. At least half, if not more, of these people are being killed off by these so-called "rebels". Let's face it, those bozos in Washington want nothing less than another U.S. backed pseudo-democracy installed in Syria! I say, let the Syrians decide their own future!
They are deciding just with AKs instead of votes. Unfortunately it will be the Muslim fundamentalists that ultimately win which may be a bigger loss to the US than even Assad staying.
Talk about war criminals, how about getting Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, David Cameron, etc. to stand trial for what they did? Obama alone, has more blood on his hands than all the members of the Chicago Mob, both past and present, including Al Capone! The above mentioned people are primes examples of just how fair life is not!!!
> Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, David Cameron
You do realize nobody on your list is or was a member of the governments of Austria, Slovenia, Ireland and Denmark right? Easy to invoke the US boogieman but we are staying out of it to the point of making things worse.
America should stay out of this. Let Syria and Israel fight their own batlte. We just got out of a war, why should we go into another one. I feel that we already are trying to get soldiers out of the Middle East so why should we send them back. Just like Kalli, I feel like to improve a country they have to fight sometimes and figure it out. America helps everyone and i feel that we need to pick our batltes and stay out of this one. Plus other countries are going to get involved so it is going to turn into a world war. I also feel that we should stop giving money and supporting Israel. This means that we might become enemies with Israel for not supporting them anymore.
Ppl like you get all the brinas. I just get to say thanks for he answer.
This is an Arab/Muslim problem and needs to be left to them to deal with.
Anytime the civilized world get involved in muslims problem they start to riot.
So let them handle it themselves.
Travis...? realy...
Not to defend Syria or the ultimate tyrants that are the Assad clan but I thought the ICC was set up only for the Balkans and Africa. That seems to be the only people they go after.
Absolutely, the atrocities in Syria are appalling. Let's put out some more STRONGLY WORDED censures and have a group of international "give-peace-a-chance" nuts in a "court room" go through the motions of condemning these atrocities.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
– George Orwell
More anti-Assad propaganda. To hell with you! You are not Syrians, do not speak in their name! Many Syrians support their president.
Indeed, Syria is not a signatory of the ICC Statute, so jurisdiction of the Court requires a decision of the U.N. Security Council. Yet the Security Council has more urgent matters to attend to: a cease-fire is much needed, but in vain. Besides China and Russia would prefer the Syrians to deal with Assad and other war criminals themselves rather than have them extradited to the Hague to face charges before the ICC.
We need to realize that the authors represent NATO propaganda. While they write about human rights and democracy elsewhere ,they do not have it in the EU. Globalism rules the EU and one can go to jail for expressing an unpopular view as was the case with jailing of the historian David Irving in Austria. One may disagree with his views ,but he writes good historical books . One may even hate him , but to jail the man for writing historical facts ? That is Globalist tyranny.
Well put, rightospeak. Thank you.
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A close colleague recently received a well-deserved promotion, and I am thrilled for her and her manager. I believe that this sort of thing – "promotion" in the very best sense of the word – has the power to change careers … and lives.
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It's always nice to get a raise (more money) or a promotion (a loftier title and/or higher-level job responsibilities), of course. But I find that when done thoughtfully and purposefully, it can be much more than a "nice to have" or a brief shot-in-the-arm for morale purposes. In my friend's case, the promotion:
- Showed her that she and her contributions were valued by the organization
- Gave her increased standing and confidence to interact with clients, colleagues, and vendors on a more equal footing as professional peers
- Changed her own thinking about what future steps her career might hold in store —what possibilities could become realities for her
- Increased her already strong appreciation for her manager, knowing that he had gone to bat for her when he didn't have to
- And, in part that she's not aware of yet, the promotion sets her up for other jobs (inside and outside the company) for which holding her new title/level is an unstated (but very real) requirement.
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Helen B. Sherwood of Livingston Manor, NY, a retired medical receptionist and a lifelong area resident died Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Roscoe Regional Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility, Roscoe, NY. She was 81.
The daughter of the late Herman C. and Elsa Hillig Bressler, she was born December 18, 1931 in Liberty, NY.
Helen worked for 30 years in the offices of Dr. Alan Fried and Dr. Lewis Denman; she was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Liberty, NY; a former member of the Livingston Manor Hoos Truck Auxiliary; she was an avid NY Mets fan and she enjoyed gardening and playing cards.
She is survived by her husband, Robert J. "Jack" Sherwood, at home; one daughter, Erika Barth of Cochecton, NY; one son, Craig Sherwood of Livingston Manor, NY; one granddaughter, Monique Fernstrom and her husband, Captain Bradley Fernstrom of Greenwood, IN; two great-grandsons: Christian and Steele; two sisters: Alma Curran of Liberty, NY, and Edna York and her husband, Wayne of Liberty, NY; and one brother, Otto Bressler of Liberty, NY; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by one son, Erik Karl Sherwood; five sisters: Elsie Kelly and her husband, William, Olga Fritz and her husband, Carlton, Marguerite Rupert, Irmgard Starr and her husband, Henry, Gretel McCausland and her husband, Mac; and one brother, Herman Bressler and his wife, Mildred.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday, July 30th, at 1 p.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Chestnut Street, Liberty, NY. The Rev. Johanna Andritz will officiate. Burial will be in the Orchard Street Cemetery, Livingston Manor, NY.
Memorial contributions in Helen's name may be made to the Roscoe Regional Rehab. & RHCF - Patient's Fund, 420 Rockland Road, Roscoe, NY 12776.
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Folic acid intake associated with reduced risk of autism: study
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute suggests that women who consume the recommended daily dosage of folic acid, the synthetic form of folate or vitamin B-9, during the first month of pregnancy may have a reduced risk of having a child with autism.
The study furthers the researchers' earlier investigations, which found that women who take prenatal vitamins around the time of conception have a reduced risk of having a child with autism. The current study sought to determine whether the folic acid consumed in those supplements was the source of the protective effect. The finding suggests that, in addition to women who already have conceived, those who are attempting to become pregnant should consider consuming folic acid supplements, the authors said.
The study found that women who each day consumed the recommended amount of folic acid (600 micrograms, or .6 milligrams) during the first month of pregnancy experienced a reduced risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder, specifically when the mother and/or her child had a specific genetic variant (MTHFR 677 C>T) associated with less efficient folate metabolism. The study will be published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
"This research is congruent with the findings of earlier studies that suggest that improved neurodevelopmental outcomes are associated with folic acid intake in early pregnancy," said lead study author Rebecca J. Schmidt, assistant professor of public health sciences in the UC Davis School of Medicine and a researcher with the UC Davis MIND Institute. "It further supports recommendations that women with any chance of becoming pregnant should consider consuming folic acid at levels of 600 micrograms or greater per day."
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication deficits and repetitive behaviors and often is accompanied by intellectual disability. An estimated 1 in 88 children born today will be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"What's reassuring here is knowing that, by taking specific action in terms of their intake of folic acid from food or supplements, women can reduce the risk of autism spectrum disorder in their future children," said study senior author Irva Hertz-Picciotto, chief of the division of environmental and occupational health in the Department of Public Health Sciences and a MIND Institute researcher.
The study authors said that folic acid offers protection against problems in embryonic brain development by facilitating DNA methylation reactions that can lead to changes in the way that the genetic code is read. An ample supply of methyl donors such as folic acid could be especially important in the period around conception, when the DNA methylation road map is set forth.
For the study, the researchers collected data from approximately 835 Northern California mothers of 2- to 5-year-old children who had autism, developmental delay or typical development and who were participants in the Childhood Autism Risk from Genetics and the Environment (CHARGE) study between 2003 and 2009.
Each mother's average daily folic acid intake was assessed on the basis of the amount and the frequency of consumption of folic acid-containing dietary supplements such as prenatal vitamins and multivitamins, as well as the consumption of food supplemented with folic acid such as fortified breakfast cereals or energy bars. Information was collected for the period when the women were pregnant and for the three months before they became pregnant.
The study found that mothers of typically developing children reported greater-than-average intake of folic acid, and were more likely to meet intake recommendations during the first month of pregnancy than were mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. Among study participants, as the amount of folic acid consumed increased, the associated risk for autism spectrum disorder decreased. Mothers of children with developmental delay tended to have lower estimated folic acid intake when compared with mothers of typically developing children during the three months before pregnancy.
The mothers of infants who were developing normally said they consumed an average 779 micrograms of folic acid daily and 69 percent of them at least met the daily guidelines. The mothers of children with autism consumed an average of 655 micrograms of folic acid. Fifty-four percent of them consumed the recommended 600 micrograms or more per day
Consuming supplemental folic acid before and during early pregnancy has been recommended for decades, after studies demonstrated its potential to prevent up to 70 percent of neural tube defects, or improper formation of the embryonic brain and spinal cord. Folic acid's protective effect on neural tube defects also was stronger when mothers and/or children carried the MTHFR 677 C>T gene variant. Early maternal folic acid supplementation has more recently been shown to improve other social, attention and behavioral outcomes in the developing child.
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RECIPES: Bethenny's Tuna Burger and Mac and Cheese
Cheesey, zesty mac and cheese and a tuna burger from chef Bethenny Frankel.
Jan. 04, 2011 -- Tuna Burgers with Wasabi Mayonnaise
Serves 12
For the tuna burger:
4 pounds sushi-grade ahi tuna
5 basil leaves, chopped
4 scallions, chopped
2 heaping tablespoons black sesame seeds
4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
4 tablespoons honey
whole wheat slider buns
For the wasabi mayonnaise:
2 tablespoons wasabi paste
3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise (such as safflower)
Salt and pepper to taste
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Juice of 1/2 lime
For the tuna burger:
Combine all ingredients and form into 12 patties.
Grill, turning once, until medium-rare.
Top with wasabi mayonnaise and place on whole wheat slider bun
For the wasabi mayonnaise:
Combine all ingredients. (If you are pressed for time, wasabi mayonnaise can by found in most upscale supermarkets and health food stores.)
Zesty, Cheesy Mac and Cheese
Serves 4
This recipe is amazing – the best macaroni and cheese you've ever had with great flavor but a fraction of the fat and calories the old fashioned kind has. This is true comfort food. Just remember to taste it, and not overdo it.
12 ounces whole wheat mini pasta shells (these hold the cheese better than elbows)
1 cup soy milk
1 cup freshly shredded Parmesan
1 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup frozen butternut squash, thawed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp. chili powder or a few dashes of Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs
2 tablespoons reduced fat Monterey jack cheese, shredded
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Boil pasta shells in salted water until slightly firm, according to package directions.
In another saucepan, combine the soymilk, Parmesan, cheddar, and butternut squash over medium heat until melted and combined. Turn off the heat. Add salt, mustard, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and chili powder or Tabasco.
Drain the pasta but don't rinse it. Add it to the cheese sauce (use a large bowl if necessary) and toss to coat the pasta. Taste and add more salt or pepper, according to your taste.
Spray a shallow baking pan with cooking spray and put the pasta-cheese mixture in it. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Monterey jack cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Drain pasta (don't rinse) and combine with cheese sauce in another bowl. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed. Place in shallow baking dish, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Monterey jack cheese and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly browned. Serve hot or warm.


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Last season's color-washed eyes and wine stained lips got us thinking … thinking of a less polished look we could wear every day. One that was simple, yet striking, and easy to wear. Countless trials and tests later, we found it: soft-focus beauty, a slightly less polished version of our favorite looks. Post-make-out lipstick smudged carefully along your lips and smoky eyes with a hint of hidden depth to detract from harsh pigments and liners. It's the perfect look to take you from summer to fall because it uses ripe reds, slate greys, and taupey browns. Here are some tips to help take the impact out of your standard looks.
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A Deeper Smoky Eye
A smoky eye is not the most subtle of looks and it can often look harsh against otherwise bare skin. The best way to soften a smoky eye is to take from your base and blend. With your contour or bronzer color on a fluffy blending brush, apply it just under your brow bone and into the socket line. Try Tarte's Mineral Powder Bronzer, $29, if you're looking for a new shade. The light and blendable powder will work well into your shadows, especially if you use mineral makeup. Blend out the edge of your black or grey shadow with the brow, and it will not only soften the overall look but add depth to your eyes for a subtly dramatic shading.
Stained Lips
Wine stained lips have long been a plague on women (because it never really looks like you just walked off the Prabal runway) but there's a way to get the look without the unpredictable staining. For the skeptical, the best place to start is with your favorite red or wine toned lipstick. Apply as normal but run your finger along the edge of your lips to soften the line. Another simple way to get this look is with a tint/balm hybrid such as Bite's Lush Lip Tint, $24. Apply it just to the inside of the lips for a more natural looking stain.
Softer Liner
Greys and slate tones are often underused. Many women find that grey shadow makes them look sunken and ill, but when applied correctly it can really lift a look. Apply your gel or pencil liner as usual and blend it into an ombre shadow look with a dusty palette such as Bobbi Brown's Desert Twilight Eye Palette, $60. Blend the darker aubergine shade into the liner and then blend further up with the grey/plum. This subtle ombre will bring your everyday look to a whole new level.


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LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says about 148,000 state mortgage customers who lost their homes to foreclosure are being sent claims forms as part of a $25 billion national settlement of complaints about improper conduct by lenders.
Schuette said Tuesday that those eligible to share in the settlement lost their homes to foreclosure in 2008-2011. He says his office continues to look at possible criminal actions involving what are called "robo-signing" practices in foreclosures.
Robo-signing involves people signing documents without proper review.
Eligible borrowers had mortgages serviced by Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. The companies agreed to the settlement with the federal government and attorneys general for 49 states and the District of Columbia.
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It actually only lasts a moment, but the WINTER SOLSTICE is celebrated by many cultures with a spirit of rebirth and long tradition. Holidays and festivals mark the winter solstice, the time when exactly when the Earth's axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. What does this mean for us? Longer nights, shorter days and plenty of celebrations.
"Solstice" comes from the Latin "sol" meaning sun, and "sistere," which is "to cause to stand still". In ancient times, these astronomical events actually influenced everything from harvests to moods, and so people around the planet observed the occasion in different ways.
Even today, gatherings are valued for emotional well-being in the gloom of winter during the darkest time of the year. Midwinter festivals often feature evergreens, lots of lights, cozy fires, feasts, time with family and friends, and the practice of dancing and singing to get warm in the cold weather.
The span of celebrations in December is diverse in both religion and culture. Observances around the winter solstice include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and traditions of Neopagan Wiccans, as well as the Native American tribes.
Familiar symbols and practices that have evolved with the holidays come from Pagan times: the decoration of homes with holly, ivy, mistletoe; the burning of the yule log; the giving of gifts; the decoration of an evergreen tree; the belief in magical reindeer, and more.
This year, the Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere (UT) will take place exactly on December 21, 2010 at 23:38 (or 11:38pm). However you celebrate, remember to take the time to appreciate family and friends, and to count your blessings.
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Our 92-room inn accentuates the irresistible charms of contemporary hotel living at the country's cloud-kissed Summer Capital. Presenting a home-like enclave, this property lives up to its commitment of providing affordable accommodations that adhere to international standards of quality. Choose from rooms that come in Single, Double, and Suite-perfect for solo travelers to families on vacation.
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After a great morning talk by Guido van Rossum's inspiration from and application of Django's role in Google App Engine, the crowd of 200 attendees broke into two tracks for the rest of the day.
I was able to attend a session on Satchmo, a web store built on Django that's surprisingly configurable and robust. The package ships with a number of shipping and payment models and can be configured for a wide range of sellable products (physical items with many configurations, downloadable products, et cetera). The team is currently focusing on releasing a 1.0 version with a revamped product system and a focus on a cleaner administrative interface now that the newforms-admin branch of Django was merged to trunk for 1.0.
Adrian Holovaty, BDFL of Django
The second session I attended was on the State of Django, a talk given during lunch by two of the projects co-founders: Adrian Holovaty and Jacob Kaplan-Moss. They wound through the beginnings of Django at a small newspaper in Kansas and showed off some of the first commits and code from their internal code repository. It was a light-hearted explanation of some of the original design decisions and how the project has gotten from its humble beginnings to the mass of code checked into the project for the push to their first stable version. For those curious it breaks down like this:
About half of the code that's gone into Django over the past three years has been contributed by someone other than a core committer. Since our last stable release, we've made over 4,000 code commits, fixed more than 2,000 bugs, and edited, added, or removed around 350,000 lines of code. We've also added 40,000 lines of new documentation, and greatly improved what was already there.
James Bennett, Django Release Manager
The third session I attended was a talk given by Django's release manager, James Bennett, titled Reusable Applications. Django's philosophy of small, encapsulated bits of functionality that can be mixed and matched between projects are called applications. Django (and Python's) architecture encourages this sort of design methodology which James refers to as Django's "killer feature." James covered much of what he wrote in his book, Practical Django Projects (Ars review), but expanded his thoughts on best design practices, documentation driven development, and packaging.
During a snack break, the conference supporters were auctioning off a number of items for the Django Software Foundation. I was able to win an auction for a DjangoCon 2008 tshirt (which I failed to secure this morning at registration), signed by Guido van Rossum himself. It was the best-spent $80 of my life.
The fourth talk I attended was about a web site development platform composed of many, small, orthogonal Django Applications called Pinax. A report on Pinax and the social network Cloud27 written on top of the platform were published earlier this morning.
The closing session of the day was a humorous bit given by Cal Henderson, head of engineering at Flickr. The talk was titled Why I Hate Django and had the audience in stitches. Cal doesn't really hate Django as much as he claims to, and in between vignettes of cute kittens he laid out a number of suggestions that Django could adopt to increase uptake in load situations similar to those they experience at Flickr. Many of these were database related: multiple-database support (for master-master replication and more complicated configurations) and sharding. Others touched upon no standard deployment method, no schema evolution, poor SQL generation and the poor state of sessions (which are stored in the database)—Cal suggests they be replaced with signed cookies. The list of suggestions was a good one and would help Django wriggle its way into extremely high-load scenarios (Webmonkey coverage).
This sessions I missed today were David Cramer's "High Performance Django" session, the slides and information from can be found at the previous link. Also missed were Brian Rosner's talk on newforms-admin, Christian Hammond and David Trowbridge's explaination of their code review application, Reviewboard, Malcolm Tredinnick's dive into the Django object-releational mapper, and Justin Bronn's talk on the now-in-core GIS application called GeoDjango (Webmonkey coverage).
For anyone who would be interested in the above talks, all were recorded by Google and will be made available shortly (depending on your definition of "shortly") on YouTube for the world to watch. We'll keep Open Ended updated when the videos drop.
DjangoCon loot
For more photos from the event, check out my Flickr photoset of day one.


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A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide as Maintenance Therapy for Patients With B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Following Second Line Therapy
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00774345
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : October 17, 2008
Last Update Posted : December 13, 2019
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|Condition or disease
|B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
|Drug: Lenalidomide Drug: Placebo
|Phase 3
This is a phase 3, randomized (computer assigned by chance to treatment arm), study being completed an multiple sites to compare the safety and efficacy (how well a drug works) of lenalidomide maintenance therapy to placebo (dummy capsule that contains no lenalidomide or active substances) maintenance therapy.
Patients are assigned by a computer with a 50/50 chance to receive placebo or lenalidomide study treatment. Study drug will be taken once each day until the patient discontinues the study. Patients will remain on study drug until progression of disease.
Patients will visit their study doctor every 28 days until disease progression to complete safety and efficacy assessments. Quality of life assessments will be completed every other month. If a patient who discontinue study drug prior to disease progression (i.e. due to an adverse reaction to the study drug), they will continue to visit the study doctor each month to complete the efficacy assessments up to progression of disease. Safety assessments may include laboratory blood tests, ECG tests and questions about any medical conditions or side effects experienced during the study. Efficacy assessments may include laboratory blood tests and focused physical exams.
Computed tomography (CT) scans along with blood tests and bone marrow samples will be collected to confirm if a patient has improvement of response while on study.
After disease progression, patients will be contacted every 12 weeks for survival information, next CLL treatments and quality of life questions.
Subjects currently on lenalidomide treatment will discontinue lenalidomide treatment immediately and complete the Treatment Discontinuation assessment. The subjects will then transition to the survival follow-up period.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|317 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) as Maintenance Therapy for Patients With B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Following Second-Line Therapy (The Continuum Trial)
|Actual Study Start Date :
|January 27, 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|October 27, 2020
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|October 27, 2020
Experimental: 1
Lenalidomide po qd on days 1-28 of a 28 day cycle
Drug: Lenalidomide
Lenalidomide capsules given orally on days 1-28 of a 28 day cycle
Other Name: Revlimid
Placebo Comparator: 2
Placebo capsules given orally on days 1-28 of a 28 day cycle
Drug: Placebo
Placebo capsules given orally on days 1 - 28 of a 28 day cycle
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 8 years ]Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to death of any cause
- 240 Events For Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 6 years ]Progression free survival (PFS) is defined as the time from randomization to disease progression or death due to any cause during or after the treatment period, whichever comes first
- The number, type, frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 8 years; All AEs will be recorded by the Investigator(s) from the time of signing of informed consent ]An adverse event (AE) is any noxious, unintended, or untoward medical occurrence occurring at any dose that may appear or worsen in a subject during the course of a study. It may be a new intercurrent illness, a worsening concomitant illness, an injury, or any concomitant impairment of the subject's health, including laboratory test values (as specified by the criteria below), regardless of etiology. Any medical condition that was present prior to study treatment and that remains unchanged or improved should not be recorded as an AE. If there is a worsening of that medical condition, this should be considered an AE.
- Tumor Response [ Time Frame: 6 years ]Tumor response is defined as the patient's best response to treatment as defined by the iwCLL guidelines.
- Duration of Response [ Time Frame: 6 years ]Duration of response is defined as the time from first evaluation of an improved response from the patient's baseline condition until progression of disease.
- Health Related Quality of Life-Fact Leukemia Survey Version 4.0 [ Time Frame: 6 years ]The FACT-Leu scale is a valid, reliable, and efficient measure of leukemia-specific health-related quality of life for acute and chronic disease.
- Health Related Quality of Life EQ5-D [ Time Frame: 6 years ]The standardized extended version of EQ-5D was designed for the collection of health state. The participant is asked to indicate his/her health state by ticking (or placing a cross) in the box against the most appropriate statement in each of the 5 dimensions
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Must understand and voluntarily sign an informed consent form.
- Must be greater than or equal to 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form.
- Must be able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
- Must have a documented diagnosis of B-cell CLL (IWCLL guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia [Hallek, 2008]).
Must have been treated with one of the following in first and/or second line:
- a purine analog-containing regimen
- a bendamustine-containing regimen
- an anti-CD20 antibody-containing regimen
- a chlorambucil-containing regimen
- an alemtuzumab-containing regimen (for those subjects with a 17p deletion)
- Must have achieved a minimum response of partial response (PR, nPR, CRi, CR, and MRD-negative CR) (IWCLL guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia [Hallek, 2008]) following completion of second-line induction therapy prior to randomization (documentation of response status must be available). Second-line induction therapy must be documented to have been of sufficient duration.
- Must have completed last cycle of second-line induction no less than 8 weeks (56 days) and no greater than 20 weeks (140 days) prior to randomization.
- Must have an ECOG performance status score of less than or equal to 2.
Females of childbearing potential (FCBP)† must:
- Have two negative medically supervised pregnancy tests prior to starting of study therapy. She must agree to ongoing pregnancy testing during the course of the study, and after end of study therapy. This applies even if the subject practices complete and continued sexual abstinence.
- Either commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual contact (which must be reviewed on a monthly basis) or agree to use, and be able to comply with, effective contraception without interruption, 28 days prior to starting study drug, during the study therapy (including dose interruptions), and for 28 days after discontinuation of study therapy.
Male subjects must:
- Commit to continued abstinence from heterosexual contact or agree to use a condom during sexual contact with a FCBP, even if they have had a vasectomy, throughout study drug therapy, during any dose interruption and after cessation of study therapy.
- Agree to not donate semen during study drug therapy and for a period after end of study drug therapy.
All subjects must:
- Have an understanding that the study drug could have a potential teratogenic risk.
- Agree to abstain from donating blood while taking study drug therapy and following discontinuation of study drug therapy. • Agree not to share study medication with another person.
- All subjects must be counseled about pregnancy precautions and risks of fetal exposure.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any serious medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from participating in the study.
- Active infections requiring systemic antibiotics.
- Systemic infection that has not resolved > 2 months prior to initiating lenalidomide treatment in spite of adequate anti-infective therapy
- Autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplant as second-line therapy.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Systemic treatment for B-cell CLL in the interval between completing the last cycle of second-line induction therapy and randomization.
- Participation in any clinical study or having taken any investigational therapy for a disease other than CLL within 28 days prior to initiating maintenance therapy.
- Known presence of alcohol and/or drug abuse.
- Central nervous system involvement as documented by spinal fluid cytology or imaging. Subjects who have signs or symptoms suggestive of leukemic meningitis or a history of leukemic meningitis must have a lumbar puncture procedure performed within two weeks prior to randomization.
Prior history of malignancies, other than CLL, unless the subject has been free of the disease for ≥5 years. Exceptions include the following:
- Basal cell carcinoma of the skin
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
- Carcinoma in situ of the cervix
- Carcinoma in situ of the breast
- Incidental histologic finding of prostate cancer (TNM stage of T1a or T1b)
- History of renal failure requiring dialysis.
- Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), and/or active Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection.
- Prior therapy with lenalidomide.
- Evidence of TLS per the Cairo-Bishop definition of laboratory TLS (subjects may be enrolled upon correction of electrolyte abnormalities).
Any of the following laboratory abnormalities:
- Calculated (method of Cockroft-Gault) creatinine clearance <60 mL/min.
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1,000/μL (1.0 X 109/L)
- Platelet count <50,000/μL (50 X 109/L)
- Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or alanine transaminase (ALT)/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) > 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Serum total bilirubin >2.0 mg/dL (with the exception of Gilbert's Syndrome)
- Grade 4 rash due to prior thalidomide treatment
- Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
- Venous thromboembolism within one year
- Greater than or equal to Grade-2 neuropathy
- Uncontrolled autoimmune hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia
- Disease transformation (active) (ie, Richter's Syndrome, prolymphocytic leukemia)
- Known allergy to allopurinol for subjects assessed with PR following their second-line induction therapy.
- Prisoners.
- More than 2 prior lines of CLL therapy.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00774345
|Study Director:
|Richard Delarue, MD
|Celgene Corporation
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
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|First Posted:
|October 17, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 13, 2019
|Last Verified:
|December 2019
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Leukemia, B-Cell
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Angiogenesis Modulating Agents
Growth Substances
Growth Inhibitors
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This workshop explores the core functionality of iMovie, Apple's popular introductory-level video editing application for MacOS. It will cover all of the basics of iMovie along with some advanced features such as audio enhancement, color correction, and video stabilization. Students should expect to leave with a full understanding of iMovie and the knowledge to start creating their own video projects.
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Note: Even though the classroom is booked for 1.5 hours, the workshop is one hour long and the last 30 minutes will be used to answer specific questions students may have (you are welcome to bring the projects you are working on if you require any additional help).


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By Cathy Callopy
Like her mother before her, Isabella was born on the Dinsmore farm. Although educated in St. Paul and New York, she often returned to Boone County to spend her summers. At the age of nineteen, Isabella married Robert H. Munro Ferguson, nineteen years her senior. They had two children, Martha and Bobby. One year after Robert died of tuberculosis, Isabella married his good friend, John C. Greenway and the couple had one son, Jack. Following Greenway's death, Isabella started her own furniture company, the Arizona Hut, and then designed a hotel on the edge of Tucson, Arizona, called the Arizona Inn. It is a historic inn and is still owned and managed by her descendants.


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• Chassis
• Seat Unit
• Carrycot
• Car Seat Adaptors
• Maxi Cosi Pebble Plus
• Maxi Cosi 3wayFix Isofix Base
• Matching Changing Bag
• Matching Footmuff
• Parasol
• Cup Holder
• Oyster Lock
• The Rockit
• Rain Cover
The revolutionary Babystyle Oyster 3 is larger than its predecessor, providing a higher seating position, larger footprint, larger wheels and bigger weight capacity whilst providing an exceptionally compact fold – even with the seat unit still attached.
The Oyster 3 provides true versatility - with the seat still attached (both world and parent facing), the Oyster will fold compactly for storage or travel and comes complete with a convenient retractable carry handle.
The multi-function seat unit features a full lie-flat recline position, 5-point safety harness and extendable sun canopy with pull out sun visor and ventilation net. The Oyster 3 also features an innovative height adjustable canopy and harness straps to perfectly accommodate your growing child.
The expertly crafted Oyster 3 Chassis includes a hand-stitched leatherette bumper bar and handle, Large turbine design foam filled wheels and soft suspension with lockable front swivel wheels for all terrain outings.
Pushchair Features
• Suitable from birth to 20kg
• Compact fold with seat attached
• Full lie-flat recline position
• 5-Point safety harness
• Extendable sun canopy
• Pull out sun visor and ventilation net
• Lockable front swivel wheels
• Height adjustable canopy and harness
Pushchair Dimensions
• Open - 77cm x 57cm x 109cm
• Folded - 70cm x 57cm x 37cm
• Weight - 12kg
Oyster 3 Carrycot
Turn your BabyStyle Oyster 3 into a travel system with the Babystyle Oyster 3 carrycot! The carrycot is large and sits high on the chassis - great for C-section mums or taller parents so they don't have to bend over as far to interact with their newborn.
• Rocker bars to soothe your little one
• Perfect height for C-Section mums
• Softly padded for your baby's comfort
• Mattress included
Maxi Cosi Pebble Plus Car Seat
The Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus i-Size is sturdy and safe and suitable from birth up to approx. 12 months (45 cm to 75 cm).
The Pebble Plus i-Size has the latest safety technologies and offers a comfortable and adjustable design.
When installed with the 3wayFix Base (Included), the car seat complies with the new i-Size regulations giving you peace of mind when travelling with your little one.
The Pebble Plus i-Size car seat offers the L.S.P. System (Linear lateral impact protection system) and ISOFIX anchors that provide protection during transportation. The cushioned 3-point safety harness, comfortable baby-hugger inlay, adjustable headrest & harness and the UV protection hood (that can be hidden) prepares you for all the adventures you take with your little one.
i-Size (ECE R-129) is the new EU standard for child safety, making rear-facing travel mandatory until your child reaches 15 months.
• Suitable from birth up to approx. 12 months (45 cm - 75 cm)
• Part of the 2Way and 3way Family
• Comfortable baby hugger inlay
• Impact-absorbing material
• L.S.P. System (Linear lateral impact protection system)
• ISOFIX anchors
• Cushioned 3-point safety harness
• Adjustable headrest
• UV protection hood
• Compatible with other branded pushchairs when used with Maxi Cosi Car Seat Adaptors.
Maxi Cosi 3wayFix Isofix Base
The Maxi-Cosi Base 3wayFix is the successor to the well-known 2wayFix and complies with the latest i-Size safety regulations. As part of the 3wayFamily, the base provides maximum transportation safety for your child from birth up to the age of 4 years.
Using the ISOFIX anchor points of your car, you can quickly and easily attach the base so that you are provided optimum safety. The 3wayFix is equipped with a visual and acoustic signal to confirm the base has been correctly installed, making sure your little one is always safe and secure before starting any journey.
The 3wayFix is compatible with the comfortable Jade carrycot, the Pebble Plus infant car seat, Pearl Smart and the Pearl Pro i-size child car seat.
• ISOFIX base conforms to i-size standard (R129)
• Part of the 3wayFamily
• Compatible with Jade Carrycot, Pebble Plus, Pearl Smart and Pearl Pro i-size.
The Rockit
If you're struggling to get your baby settled without taking them for a walk around the block, or would just like an extra 10 minutes of extra time to get things done before your baby wakes when you arrive home from a walk, the Rockit is just what you need. This small device uses a gentle rocking motion to safely soothe your baby - the vibrations mimic the normal hand-rocking of a pushchair and is more gentle than pram moving over paving stones.
Rockit Features
• Simply attach to your pram or stroller, push the button and adjust the speed to gently rock your baby, just like you would with your hand
• Gentle rocking motion to safely soothe your baby
• Scientific tests show the vibration level closely mimics the normal hand rocking of a pushchair and the subtle yet soothing movement is gentler than a pushchair moving over paving stones
• Fits all makes of strollers and prams
• Quiet motor with adjustable speed
• Gentle 30 minute rocking cycle
• Showerproof: Use inside and out
• Safe to use from birth
• Up to 60 hours battery Life
Delivery Zone
Order Value & Size
Below £49.99 (Postal Items)
Below £49.99 (Boxes)
Above £49.99+
Zone A (England, Wales and Southern Scotland)
Applicable postcodes: AB10-16, AB21-25, AB30-35, AB39, AB41-AB45, AL1-AL10, B, BA, BB, BD, BH, BL, BN, BR, BS, CA, CB, CF, CH, CM, CO, CR, CT, CV, CW, DA, DD, DE, DG, DH, DL, DN, DT, DY, E, EC, EH, EN, EX, FK1-16, FY, G, GL, GU, HA, HD, HG, HP, HR, HU, HX, IG, IP, KA1-9, KA11-12, KA16-26, KA29-30, KY, KT, L, LA, LD, LE, LL, LN, LS, LU, M, ME, MK, ML, N, NE, NN, NG, NP, NR, NW, OL, OX, PA1-19, PE, PH1-14, PL, PO1-22, PR, RG, RH, RM, S, SA, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SN, SO, SP, SR, SS, ST, SW1, SW, SY, TA, TD, TF, TN, TQ, TR, TS, TW, UB, W, WA, WC, WD, WF, WN, WR, WS, WV, YO
Zone B (Highlands and Islands of Scotland) Excludes Furniture orders
Applicable postcodes: AB1-9, AB36-38, AB40, AB55-56, AB99, FK17-21, HS1-9, IV, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-98, PH15-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE, TR21-25, PO30-41
Zone C (UK Islands and the Republic of Ireland) Excludes Furniture orders
Applicable postcodes: BT, IM, EI
We offer free delivery for all orders above £49.99 to anywhere in UK Mainland (Zone A). Please note Free Delivery excludes furniture orders that are delivered direct from the manufacturer unless otherwise stated in the product description.
Additional delivery information for furniture delivery: Order acceptance is only once suppliers confirm to us they can deliver to your specified address at the checkout, if they cannot delivery to your postcode we will contact you as soon as possible to notify you.
Collect In-Store
Our Collect In-Store Service is available on all items from our Solihull showroom: BabyBabyOnline, Rear of 187-189 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3AU. Once Payment has been confirmed, please call the sales team on 0800 1 223 023 to confirm your collection date.
A signature is required upon delivery. All orders are insured, goods must be opened and checked for damages before signing and accepting the items from the courier as received in good condition. Once items are signed and accepted in good condition, no claims can be made for damaged or missing items.
Delivery Time Slots
We advise customers to provide us with a mobile number when placing an order which will be used by our courier to send you an SMS message on the morning of delivery estimating a 1-hour window for your delivery. Please note deliveries are between 8am to 6pm and the hour slot cannot be chosen.
How Do I Returned Unwanted Goods?
At BabyBabyOnline, we understand that from time to time, you may purchase a product that doesn't quite fit your requirements. Everything we sell is covered under Distance Selling Regulations by a 14-day cooling off period. All you must do is notify us that you wish to return the item(s) within 14 days of receiving your items(s) by contacting our customer services team via 0121 744 6786 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com. The item(s) must be returned in an unused condition in original packaging with all the relevant accessories and/or booklets, along with a returns form which you can find here. Any parcel returned to us without authorisation will be refused.
It is the customers responsibility for the return shipping cost and to take great care in ensuring the item(s) are returned to BabyBabyOnline in the original state, unused and undamaged. We cannot accept a return on any personal hygiene items such as mattresses where the original packaging has been opened/unsealed or used.
We do offer a collection service using our preferred courier DPD, which is £15.00 per parcel. This provides a reliable and fully insured service. To arrange a collection please contact our customer services team via 0121 744 6786 or by email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Alternatively, if you prefer to arrange your own courier, item(s) must be returned by a registered Courier or the Royal Mail for insurance purposes. All returns must be returned to the following address: BabyBabyOnline Returns, 190 High St, Birmingham, B6 4XA.
Once the returned item(s) has been processed and authorised, your refund will include the full price of the goods; any deposit/part payments and the cost of the original standard delivery service (premium delivery services will not be refunded). The refund will automatically be put back into the original payment method that was used. The refund will be completed within 14 days of receipt of the goods.
BabyBabyOnline reserve the right to make a deduction from the amount of any refund for loss in value of the item(s) returned where the item(s) show signs of damage or unreasonable use. Unreasonable use in some cases may include assembling of goods. If the returned product is found to be used, the product may be returned to you, in which charges will apply.
Please note an admin charge will be deducted from your refund: £6 charge will be deducted for orders upto £50.00 & a £10 charge for orders of a higher value
Incorrect Item(s) Sent
At BabyBabyOnline we take every step to ensure your purchase goes smoothly. Very rarely, due to human or technical failure, we do, on occasion, send an incorrect item. If you do happen to receive an incorrect item, please contact our customer services team via 0121 744 6786 or by email to email@example.com.
Our helpful team at BabyBabyOnline will try to resolve the matter for you as soon as they can. Please not on such occasions, re-delivery can only take place once we have received the goods back from you. Please ensure you obtain proof of postage that the goods have been returned to us. Alternatively, we can arrange for the collection/exchange using our preferred courier DPD.
How Long Will It Take to Receive My Refund?
We aim to process refunds within 14 days of receipt of the goods, although it is often quicker than this. If our collection service is used, the charge will be deducted from your refund. All refunds are processed to your original method of payment.
Are Any Products Non-Refundable?
The following Furniture brands are non-returnable or refundable items:
· Boori
· BabyStyle
The only exception to this is if the items were delivered damaged, which must be communicated in writing to our customer service team with photographic evidence on the day you received your item(s).
We cannot accept a return on any personal hygiene items such as mattresses where the original packaging has been opened/unsealed or used.
Without prejudice, no refund or exchange will be given for: - self-assembly furniture once fully or partially assembled, curtains and bedding once removed from packaging. We advise measurements are taken of furniture/windows.
My Item is Faulty
If your product becomes faulty, we will do our very best to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. The quickest and most convenient way to resolve a faulty product is usually to send spare parts which we arrange with the manufacture of your product. We may request photographic evidence of the faulty product.
Faulty products are sent back to the manufacture for inspection. If your product is found to be a fault from general wear and tear, then unfortunately return & repair charges will be applicable.
If you believe your product is faulty due to a manufacturing fault/defect please get in touch with a member of our customer services team via 0121 744 6786 or by email to email@example.com.
Manufacturing Faults – 28 Days
If you believe your item(s) is faulty due to a manufacturing fault within 28 days from the date of receipt, we will give you a replacement or a refund, following verification from the manufacturer.
If you believe your product is faulty due to a manufacturing fault/defect please get in touch with a member of our customer services team via 0121 744 6786 or by email to email@example.com.
Manufacturing Faults – 28 days +
If you believe your item(s) is faulty due to manufacturing fault after 28 days from the date of your receipt, we will get in contact with the manufacture on your behalf to see what can be done. Manufacturers warranty with each product varies (this will usually be stated in the manuals of your product). Photographic and video evidence may be required.
How Long Is My Guarantee For?
Typically, all products will be covered under a 12-month warranty, however this is dependant on which products you purchase. Some manufacturers offer 12 months warranty where as some manufacturers offer 2 years, with some manufacturers even offering further warranty. Please check your manuals or ask a member of the customer service team to clarify.
All prices are shown in pounds sterling (£) and are inclusive of 20% VAT (where applicable). All prices at their current rates are correct at the time of listing. However, if a product is advertised at an incorrect price due to (a) typographical error or (b) supplier error, we reserve the right to refuse or cancel the order. In this instance, we will update you on your order status and provide a full refund, if required.
For the majority of our products which are dispatched directly from our warehouse, the delivery fee is included in the order total at the payment page. However, for significantly larger goods such as furniture, they will be delivered directly to you from the manufacturer/suppliers, which may incur an additional charge at any point between order confirmation and despatch. We will notify you as soon as possible on such occasions.
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Morenci mayor Keith Pennington is hoping that federal money dedicated for bringing high speed internet service to rural areas might benefit Morenci.
Pennington and city council member Joe Varga spoke to Morenci Area Chamber of Commerce members last week about a $41.6 million project that will link Monroe and Hillsdale with a fiber optic cable.
The line will pass through Adrian, Varga said, and serve the colleges and community colleges between Monroe and Hillsdale. Spurs off the main line will also connect with several municipal offices.
The line is being built by Merit Network of Ann Arbor along with four internet providers, including Adrian-based TC3net.
Instead of passing through copper lines, data moves much faster through the fiber optic cable, Pennington said. Enormous amounts of data flow are possible, he said, and security improves.
The main east/west line will be largely funded through a $33 million federal grant and Pennington thinks funding opportunities may exist to bring a line south into Morenci.
A 13-mile line to the city's industrial park would cost $330,000, Pennington said, and the city wouldn't be able to tackle the cost of the project on its own.
Chamber of Commerce president Brad Frederick said that it's good to be ahead of the curve and investigate the possibility before the main line is laid. The cost would increase significantly if the spur were created later.
Pennington said that fiber optics could lead to many labor-saving moves for city workers, such as remote water meter readings.
"There are probably more benefits than we can think of," he said.
Varga said he's also spoken to TC3net about bringing WiFi internet to the city, possibly through an antenna. WiFi zones could be created for public use, such as in a spot downtown or in a park.
"We don't know what businesses are doing now," Pennington said. "Would it be a benefit to businesses to offer this or is it just a service that a modern community offers to visitors?"
Varga said he's been told that WiFi availability is like a magnet for communities.
Chamber members voted to provide a letter of support for city council's efforts to attract high speed internet service.


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Well, I completed a personal challenge, one that was on my bucket list. I managed to read all of the books on a prize shortlist before the prize was chosen. I'm glad I did it because I don't think I'll do it again. Next time I might just read the winner. This insanity was partly motivated by a great event that is coming up!
Windsor Public Library is having an Orange Prize Event on June 8, the same day that the Orange Prize winner will be revealed. The evening will see each of the six books promoted and as a group we will choose which one we think will win. Then we'll see if we are right! It proves to be a great evening, mostly because it will be a huge group of people gathering who enjoy books and reading! It'll be like a massive book club meeting and I'm really looking forward to it!
The Orange Prize is awarded to women of any nationality. Traditionally, Orange Prize winners have been more "readable" than some other prize winners. In the interest of brevity, I will comment only briefly about each of the books. You will find a synopsis of each book and a biography of each author on the website. (Orange Prize for Fiction 2011)
All of the books are well written. The order of the books here is my ranking from highest to lowest. If you have read any of them, please comment if you think it should be ranked higher or lower and why. I'd love to hear what you think!
An amazing story of survival. A boy and his mother are locked in a small shed for years without hope of escape. There is however, hope in the love they share and the ways in which they cope. Although the circumstances are horrific, the tale is rendered readable because it is narrated by the innocent voice of the 5 year old boy.Check out a full blog post in the December Archive or by putting 'Room' into the Search box.
This book is about finding identity beyond gender. A beautiful story set in the harsh and remote landscape of Labrador. A child is born intersex, with both male and female genitalia. His journey to adulthood and finding his place in society is remarkable. Check out a full blog post in the May Archive or by putting 'Annabel' in the Search box.
This is the story of a severely mentally and physically challenged girl sent to an institution in the 1950's. Her treatment there is appalling but she finds love and humanity in her friends, especially Daniel. Though Grace cannot speak, the story is narrated in her voice, both childish and poetic. There are some graphic scenes which make it at times difficult to read.
Evocative and delightfully haunting, this story has an old world quality but felt fresh and new. Set in the Balkans after the war, it is a folk tale with magic realism. It didn't matter to me not to be able to distinguish tale from reality, they were artfully interwoven. Unfortunately the story got too complex towards the middle, losing the thread and the crisp, muscular writing which was so enjoyable at the start.
This is a book about the war in Sierra Leone, but more about the before and after. It shows how ordinary lives can be affected by atrocities in the past. Forna's own father was killed for his political beliefs and her personal story informs the writing. Researching her background enhanced the reading and helped me to understand the themes in the book. Also the fact that I lived in this country for many years.
A large ominous desk looms large in this novel, connecting several individuals who are affected by its mystery and power. This framework could have worked well for her novel but it became unsatisfying because of many loose ends. What I liked about Krause's writing was the way she captured the complexity of relationships, especially how people can wield such power over one another.