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Make sound investments with CDs: Edgy and indie work dominates the fall release schedule
Make sound investments with CDs: Edgy and indie work dominates the fall release schedule
This fall album release schedule has something for everyone. There are new Best-of albums (Faith Hill and Led Zeppelin), return of indie favorites (Ani DiFranco, Iron & Wine), surprises (Matchbox Twenty, Wu-Tang Clan) and a ridiculous drama (a presidential-style debate between 50 Cent and Kanye West on who has the better album).
Also in the pipeline is 9th Wonder's first solo effort since leaving hip-hop group Little Brother. Kid Rock's newest album has been garnering a lot of positive buzz. Indie-rock lovers will be salivating over a new Band of Horses and Fiery Furnaces (on the same day!). And Amy Winehouse's 2003 debut album is finally released in the States.So, onward, music fanatics! Sept.11:
50 Cent "Curtis"
Kanye West "Graduation"
Ani DiFranco "Canon" (2 disc greatest hits)
The Go! Team "Proof of Youth"
Hot Hot Heat "Happiness Ltd"
Pinback "Autumn of the Seraphs"
Eve "Here I Am"Black Francis "Bluefinger" Sept. 18:
James Blunt "All the Lost Souls"
Charmillionaire "Ultimate Victory"
The Donnas "Bitchin'"
Ben Lee "Ripe"
Mya "Liberation"
KT Tunstall "Drastic Fantastic"Sept. 25:
Melissa Etherridge "The Awakening"
Foo Fighters "Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace"
Iron & Wine "Shepherd's Dog"
Bettye Lavette "The Scene of the Crime"
Kid Rock "Rock and Roll Jesus"
Will.I.Am "Songs About Girls"Oct. 2:
Faith Hill "Hits"
The Cult "Born Into This"
Matchbox Twenty "Exile on Mainstream"Oct. 9:
Fiery Furnaces "Widow City"
9th Wonder "Dream Merchant Vol. 2"
Band Of Horses "Cease to Begin"
She Wants Revenge "This Is Forever"Oct. 16:
Jimmy Eat World "Chase the Light"
Avenged Sevenfold "Avenged Sevenfold"Oct. 23:
Alicia Keys "As I Am"
Coheed And Cambria "No World For Tomorrow"Chris Brown "Exclusive" Nov. 7:
Amy Winehouse "Frank"Nov. 13:
Wu-Tang Clan "The 8 Diagrams"
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I received this email invitation in my Facebook account the other day, and was reminded of a couple of previous incidents, one with Mara Keisling and one with my local newspaper. I think things are different now, but despite the benefits to the trans*community, I still think family has to come first. Selfish? Overly protective? Maybe.
Hi Joyce,
I'm working for a production company that is producing a documentary for PBS about being an out LGBTQ person in America. It's going to be a 1-hour national PBS documentary event that will share a layered collection of powerful, compelling and poignant stories of LGBTQ Americans and their families. We'll be interviewing some celebrities along with typical (and not so typical) Americans who fall along the spectrum. Your story came to mind and I was wondering whether you were interested or comfortable with sharing your story?
The production team has done Emmy Award winning work: check out the link below to learn more about their films and the team I'm working with.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.
My response:
I'm going to have to think about this and confer with my wife. What do you think the odds are of getting any air-time? How specific would the documentary be regarding my workplace, etc? I ask not because of myself, but because Mary Jo and I agreed we'd keep the trans* stuff low-key for a few years for the sake of the kids, who are in Junior High right now. Once they're out of high school in 5 years, then publicity would be much less of an issue.
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I think the odds are high for on-air time if you agree to being interviewed and are comfortable sharing your story. I completely understand the decision to be low-key, but we are definitely looking to profile a handful of dynamic individuals who are living extraordinary lives. We're looking for people who are comfortable discussing their experiences, so again, the chances are high that we'd be looking to discuss workplace/family issues. Up to you, really, and again, completely understandable if this type of thing is a little to "close to home" as far as your desire to maintain the privacy of your family, etc. Not sure when we'll actually begin filming, but PBS has rolled out a bit of funding and we're in development right now — I honestly think that you represent ad really key and interesting part of the LGBT community and so you immediately popped into mind when I thought about people I'd like to see represented in this piece. Think about it, and if you'd like to speak further to one of our Senior Producers about further details and possibility of involvement, you can email the producer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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As much as I'd love to do this, and as much as I agree with you about being a good example of a successful transsexual with a healthy job and family and social life, my hunch is that it's simply not the right thing to do for my family at this time. I feel a bit selfish as I write this — I realize that I have all sorts of privilege that allows me to say no to you and to put on blinders regarding other trans people who might benefit from seeing the documentary, but I have to go with my gut feeling that it's unwise to introduce media into a family that has worked through a lot of issues, but that still has far to go, including two boys entering puberty.
I remain happy to help your production company with background material and with other interesting ideas. For example, my local PFLAG chapter has a very progressive approach to trans people in addition to its historically activist stance around parents and friends of lesbian and gay family members. If you ever do a documentary about PFLAG or about supporting diversity in the Bible Belt, our chapter would be a great place to start.
In any event, please accept my apologies and convey my regrets to your producer.


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With rural land being gobbled up at a rapid rate, it's increasingly difficult to forage many once-common wild delicacies. However, we've found that grafting a few scions from an old roadside apple tree to commercial rootstocks can insure our household against the awful possibility, some autumn, that our nearby source of wild apples will be bulldozed to make way for a new shopping mall. And our transplanted backyard brambles eliminate long expeditions to a favorite patch of wild berries, many of which used to end with the discovery that the local bears had beaten us to the crop!
Adaptable and Hardy
Most wild fruits and berries will thrive in home gardens, since such varieties are typically very hardy. In fact, in our section of Vermont—where winter temperatures often reach 30 below—many domestic species can't survive, but transplanted native berries and fruits, born and bred to withstand the rigorous weather, are strong and productive.
However, before you dash off and invite wild edibles into your yard, heed a word of warning. We've been lucky, so far, to find healthy stock in our remote area, but wild plants sometimes do harbor diseases ... many of which can attack and devastate tender, virus-free commercial breeds.
So if you're already raising fancy hybrid raspberries or blackberries, it would be wise to plant their wild cousins as far from the "commercials" as your space allows to prevent possible infection by leaf curl, orange rust, or verticillium wilt (the most common ailments of wild brambles). Also, keep all your foraged bushes away from tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and apple and maple trees ... and don't place wild stock in soil where those plants or trees have grown within the previous two years, in case the former "residents" might have harbored diseases that could damage your transplants.
There are three seasonal stages in taming wild fruits and berries. First, as the fruit ripens (in its original habitat), we mark the most productive and healthy plants or trees with a stake or some bright ribbon tied to a branch or cane. Then, later in the fall, we prepare the beds to which the wild natives will be transplanted, working organic matter into the soil, and correcting its pH balance if necessary. And finally, the following spring, we go forth with a shovel, burlap sacks, and anticipation, dig up our prizes, and quickly place them in their new homes.
Succulent Strawberries
The perennial wild strawberry (genus Fragaria ) is among the most delicious of all fruits (sample the berries a season before transplanting, however, because some wood strawberries— Fragaria vescaare all but tasteless). The large, commercially grown hybrids developed from native North American wildings have never matched the delectable, aromatic, "strawberry" flavor of most of their uncivilized ancestors.
Such plants are so vigorous, and transplant so well, that it's difficult to make a mistake with them! Simply fill your strawberry bed with well-tilled, slightly sandy, compost-enriched loam and adjust the pH range—if necessary—to between 5.8 and 6.5. Remember, though, that good air circulation and water drainage (the plants can't tolerate standing water) are more important than either pH levels or soil composition.
In the early spring, before the plants have flowered, scoop up the previously selected, shallow-rooted strawberry crowns with a trowel—keeping plenty of soil around the roots to lessen the shock of transplanting—and set them out, leaving 12 inches between plants and three feet between rows. (Be careful not to cover the crowns with earth.) Then, when the flowers appear, pick them off for heavier fruit production the following year. (Any runners that sprout after August should also be snipped away.)
In order to meet their early ripening schedule, the plants almost always put out blossoms before the last of spring's treacherous weather is over. Therefore, here in the North, they must be planted on a slope above low-ground frost pockets if they're to give the highest possible yields. Even so, if the thermometer takes a quixotic plunge, you should cover the plants to protect their tender blossoms.
By late August, we have several rows of flourishing dark-green plants, which promise us a good yield during the summer to come. After the first few fall frosts, we mulch the plants with straw or dry calamus or cattail leaves. Then, come spring, the covering is removed and spread between the rows, and—as we keep a careful ear tuned to late frost reports—we start counting our strawberry shortcakes.
Versatile Elderberries
One of the most useful woodland plants is the elderberry ... the flowers and fruits of which can be used to make superb wine, jelly, fritters, pies, muffins, pancakes, chutney, and a deliciously refreshing non alcoholic drink. In the Northeast, several kinds of elderberries grow wild, but the common elderberry ( Sambucus canadensis ) is the most familiar.
Each spring we dig up plants of a size we can handle and pack the roots in moist mulch before we take them home. If a bush is tall and rangy, we prune it back by half in the field, and then plant it as we would a bare-rooted tree: an inch deeper than it grew in the woods.
Fast-growing common elderberries enjoy damp habitats, and tend to spread vigorously if not cut back. The best place to transplant one is in a moist area near a compost heap, for they're reported to help speed the fermentation of compost and produce a fine humus soil around their roots.
The easy-to-care-for wildings are prey to very few insects and diseases, but over 43 species of birds place elderberries high on their list of delicacies, so be prepared to share—or to use protective nets—as the clustered treats ripen.
Zesty Wild Apples
Wild apples might be either neglected old cultivars found in abandoned "tame" orchards, or seedling crab apples long since descended from domestic trees. Since apple seeds don't propagate true to type (it's been computed that only one of 10,000 kernels will produce an outstanding eating apple), the majority of wild trees revert to the characteristics of their ancient crab-stock ancestors, producing small, tart fruits that make excellent pies, jellies, and sauce and superior sweet (or hard) cider.
Naturally seeded trees growing in the wild can be dug up and transplanted to develop into mature specimens, or can be used as rootstock after a year of adjustment to their new locale. For either purpose, the transplanting must be done while the trees are dormant.
It's best to prepare roomy holes to receive the wild seedlings, and replace any hardpan or poor earth with rich topsoil. As soon as we dig up a wild tree, we immediately wrap its roots in burlap or plastic and rush the sapling to the already prepared planting site.
Once there, we snip off any shovel-frayed roots and spread the rest out on the bottom layer of rich, well-worked soil, positioning the tree about an inch deeper than it grew in the wild. The earth is next built up around the roots, then patted firm. The final layer of dirt is tamped down, by foot, to make a two-inch-deep water-holding depression all around the tree. After that, each new transplant gets a bucket of water, which soaks the earth and helps collapse any hidden air pockets.
Top-pruning is important, both to balance root loss and to conserve the tree's vigor during its period of adjustment, so slice off—flush with the trunk—any crossed, dead, and obviously weak or badly angled branches, prune the remaining limbs, and cut the top halfway back. Finally, paint the pruning wounds with a special tree sealer or non-leaded paint.
If the weather is dry, water the trees every few days, but don't add any fertilizer during the first season: Strong substances could injure trimmed and weak roots.
Don't try a graft on a freshly planted seedling, either. It would probably fail, so it's best to wait a year until the tree has recovered from transplantation shock. Once established, however, wild apple seedlings—because they're suited to your climate— can provide especially hardy rootstock for your grafting experiments. (All apples are related through the genus Malus , so all are graft-compatible.) Be sure, though—when grafting—that the trees from which you choose scions can also tolerate your region's weather. It's useless, for example, to expect a warmth-loving Granny Smith scion to survive a Vermont winter simply because it's been grafted onto a northern New England rootstock.
Dealing With Brambles
The fruiting canes of both raspberries and blackberries are fast-growing biennial croppers, while their roots are perennial. You'll notice, however, that the two "relatives" are seldom found together in the same bramble thicket. Raspberries can be a host of anthracnose , you see, a blight which isn't fatal to the carrier, but which might destroy nearby blackberries.
Both of these wild berry species should be dug up in the spring, while still dormant. You ought to know, before you set out, that sorting the primocanes (canes produced during the previous season, which will bear fruit during the coming summer) from the floricanes (those that bore last season and will soon be either dead or unproductive) takes a little time. At first glance, they'll all look much the same, but—on closer inspection—you'll discover that the primocanes are smaller, and of a brighter color, than are the floricanes. (It's best to simply tag the primocanes during the late summer berry season, prior to your planned spring digging.)
Black and Red Beauties
Blackberries are the most complex of the Rubus genus, and some 122 species have been recorded. A few of these have small protective "prickles," but the most widely spread wild blackberry species in the Northeast defends itself with fierce, stout thorns that can make foraging something of a martyr's task. In the orderly rows of a transplanted wild blackberry patch, however, the harvest is much less hazardous.
Cut your planted blackberry canes back to the roots. Allow about 30 inches between plants, and six to ten feet between rows, to lessen the chance of fungus contagion. Cultivate or use mulch to keep weeds down and help the plants give higher yields.
Wild red raspberries can be substituted for blackberries in almost any recipe and—when served fresh—can turn an ordinary meal into a royal feast. It's tempting to take the entire raspberry cane in the hope of a greater fruit reward, but the roots—which will be injured and smaller after transplanting—can't support the whole cane (which would either become barren or die back). For that reason, you should prune the canes to the first bud—or to any bud that's no more than six inches above ground level—and plant them an inch deeper than they grew in the wild.
Raspberries need frequent waterings in dry weather, and a hay or grass-clipping mulch to keep the soil moist and weeds in check.
Of course, adventurous gardeners who are interested in experimenting with wild fruit can choose from many other undomesticated edibles: Wild cherries, serviceberries, blueberries, and more will gladly leave their woodland homes for your farmstead fields. All they'll ask in return is a little care.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Needless to say, to-be-transplanted wild fruits and berries should be dug only from your own acre age or from the property of a landowner who has granted you permission. Furthermore, certain wild plants may be in danger of extinction in your area: Consult your state chapter of the American Federation of Garden Clubs for information on local endangered species. Always be careful not to disturb surrounding habitat while gathering your transplants, and leave enough trees or bushes in the wild to make sure that the grove or patch you have "borrowed" from will survive.


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Over the Easter weekend I showed my new girlfriend my ADRIFT games and she said she would like to try to play them. I do not, however, think they are suitable for an absolute beginner (she had never heard of text adventures/interactive fiction until she met me) so I would appreciate any suggestions for a game, or games, (not necessarily ADRIFT) that might be more suitable for her to cut her IF teeth on.
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Celebrity portraits grown from stars' own bacteria
Well-known faces including Stephen Fry and Carol Vorderman are helping make art out of science by taking part in an experiment to grow portraits using their own bacteria.
The celebrities teamed up with American microbiologist and photographer Zachary Copfer to make the images by contributing a swab covered in bacteria from their arms.
He then took a digital photograph of the stars which was made into a negative and placed over a petri dish and shot through with radiation to burn away the bacteria in places leaving the image to emerge over 48 hours.
Children's TV presenters Dick and Dom also had their portraits created, along with Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson and Bang Goes The Theory presenter Liz Bonnin in a bid to promote The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair where the pictures will go on show.
As a patron of The Big Bang Fair, engaging young people in science, technology, engineering and maths is a very big part of what I do. It was great fun taking part in this project, and the portrait looks brilliant - it's definitely one of a kind. I hope that by showing young people the interesting and unusual ways that science can be applied, they're inspired to discover more about science and engineering careers for themselves.
The fair takes place in March at the NEC in Birmingham and is aimed at encouraging young people to get involved in science and engineering.
It's been great to have been given the chance to get involved with The Big Bang Fair. I'm particularly excited that my work will be a big part of the fair's central aim to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers - and hope that my work will not only help get young people excited about science but that it will also encourage them to apply the scientific knowledge they gain in fun and unique ways.


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"It was a very tough decision, especially when it happened fairly quickly. But the way I looked at it at the time and still do today, its a huge challenge for myself personally, both on and off the ice," Alfredsson told NHL.com. "Its a big challenge for our family and I think I will look back at this down the road as something that was a stepping stone for me in my life, in a lot of different areas." The 40-year-old played in 17 seasons with Ottawa before departing as the clubs all-time leader in goals (426), assists (682), points (1,108) and games played (1,108). He was selected to six All-Star Games in that span and served as the captain of the Senators from 1999-2013. Alfredsson, who has a goal and eight assists in 10 games with the Red Wings, will face the Senators again in Detroit on Nov. 23 just over a week before his first scheduled trip to Ottawa on Dec. 1. 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FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the leading global consulting firm to organizations confronting the critical legal, financial and reputational issues that shape their futures, today announced that Dennis Shaughnessy, FTI's chairman of the board, and David Bannister, executive vice president and chief development officer, will present to investors and financial analysts during the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 36th Annual Institutional Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be broadcast live through the Internet and a replay will be available 24 hours after the presentation, and will remain archived for 90 days.
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Sun World International LLC has added two marketer licensees Freshworld and Fresh Produce Group-Western Australia to distribute its grapes.
Stellenbosch, South Africa-based Freshworld was granted rights to supply Sun World grape varieties from South Africa to Dairy Farm, a Far East supermarket retailer.
Fresh Produce Group-Western Australia has rights to source Sun World grapes grown in that region to clients there and to export markets.
Both companies are licensed to use Sun World brands, including Midnight Beauty, Scarlotta Seedless and Sable Seedless, in the marketplace, according to a news release.
Fresh Produce Group-Western Australia is owned by Robert Nugan"s Fresh Produce Group, Sydney, Australia, along with agronomists Ben Tanner and Tim Hyde.
Freshworld, a produce marketer and exporter, was founded in 2001 by Danie Kieviet. It exports fruit to the Far East, Scandinavia, North America, the Middle East and Russia.
Sun World"s fruit licensing program includes more than 1,000 producers and marketing companies.


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The Esperia Mission – October 2007
Thanks to the Esperia Mission, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli will deliver to the ISS the Italian-built connector Node 2, also known as Harmony, allowing ESA to put in orbit its long awaited first real estate: the European Columbus laboratory.
During a 10-day stay on the Space Station, Paolo Nespoli will coordinate three spacewalks from inside the ISS during which Harmony will be installed. He will also carry out experiments on behalf of ESA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
In return for Europe providing high-tech nodes for the Space Station, NASA will soon carry the European Columbus laboratory into orbit. Columbus, ESA's most important contribution to the ISS so far, will be used for science experiments and to prepare for the exploration of the Moon and Mars.


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Is it just me, or is everything about this interview with Kate Beckinsale ridiculously charming? She talks about her anxiety when shooting fight scenes in the Total Recall reboot: "When it came to the actual hour of it, I was like, 'Oh, my God, am I gonna be the person who breaks Jessica Biel's nose?' I've only really fought with stuntmen and hairy werewolves before." She talks about how totally useless action-movie training would be if she were actually attacked by a madman: "I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my opponent didn't know the other half of the routine, I don't know how well I'd do." And she talks about how she maintains such a successful long-term relationship with director Len Wiseman: "I think it helps if neither of you is shagging 12 other people at the same time. That's a hot tip," she jokes. "I think it's entirely down to picking the right person. My husband and I are pretty un-Hollywood, you know. Neither of us has tried cocaine, and I think I've been drunk once, by accident, in my life." Could someone please go back in time and remind younger me to start loving Kate Beckinsale way sooner? [Us]
Charlie Sheen claims that he's the one who came up with Winona Ryder's stage name, but the ungrateful she-beast never gives him any credit: "We were listening to the Doors, to 'Riders on the Storm.' [Winona's] real name is Horowitz. And I said, 'You know, I'm thinking Winona Ryder sounds cool,' and she was like, 'Yeah!'..."[She] never, never gave me credit to this day!" [E!]
You know, I used to think that Justin Bieber was just a good-hearted kid in an overwhelming situation, but I'm starting to pretty firmly turn the corner. Fuck that boring, entitled douche. He got a speeding ticket this morning on LA's 101 freeway, claiming that he was "being chased" by unspecified ne'er-do-wells. According to police, "the chase exceeded 100 mph." Now, I don't know if the alleged chasers were paparazzi or fans or friends or enemies or Dick Dastardly and Muttley or what-the-fuck, but I do know that ugh Justin Bieber fart bock bock zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. [Yahoo!]
Apparently Seal has moved on from Heidi Klum, just three months since their divorce, reportedly "cozying it up on a yacht with a gorgeous bikini-clad brunette." He's also been "smooching," "working out," and "goofing." Sounds pretty fun! Seal's take: "I'm in an excellent place right now. In a situation like this, your priority is the children. As long as the children are happy, I'm happy." Okey dokey. [E!]
- Lady Gaga tweeted that she's "freaking out" about the new No Doubt album. It's so funny to remember that underneath the straitjacket made of duck tongues she's a 26-year-old girl from New York who grew up on Tragic Kingdom just like the rest of us. [JustJared]
- Someone named "Jackson Rathbone" made a baby and then smoked a cigar about it. And then Us Weekly was all, "[he's] a true 'Bone Daddy' now!" and the whole thing made me feel like Encino Man because WTF. [Us]
- Colin Farrell went for a walk. [JustJared]
- Joe Mangianengananananaana kissed his girlfriend, causing E! to go into a fugue state and use the word "hunkster" like it's English. [E!]
- Sofia Vergara went on vacation to Mexico and stood next to a big cannon. [E!]
- Ringo Starr doesn't give a SHIT about his 50-year anniversary with the Beatles: "It's just another number, isn't it? You know, that's how it is. ... It used to be just two years. Ooh, now five. Now 40." [ONTD]
- Tom Cruise's lawyer says Tom Cruise is "really sad." [Us]
- Brian Austin Green kissed Megan Fox on the mouth. [E!]
- Ha ha, unlike every 6th grader on earth, Mitt Romney doesn't know what a Venn diagram is. When reached for comment, he replied, "Sssshhhh! I'm trying to finish Island of the Blue Dolphins before snack." [BoingBoing]


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Microbe Mission/Diseases List
|This page is incomplete. It does not cover all the important aspects of this subject. You can help by adding relevant information where applicable.
This page is for detailed information about each disease on the Microbe Mission Diseases List.
The event Microbe Mission specifies a list of diseases that may be tested on. The 2018 list may be found here. Lists from past years are linked in the Resources section.
- 1 Viral Diseases
- 2 Bacterial Diseases
- 3 Fungal Diseases
- 4 Protozoan & Algal Diseases
- 5 Prionic Diseases
- 6 Parasitic Worms
- 7 Archaea
- 8 Diseases from Past Years
- 9 Resources
Viral Diseases
Viruses are nonliving obligate intracellular parasites that utilize either DNA or RNA as their genetic material. A virus usually has a proteinaceous capsid studded with different glycoproteins, which facilitate entry into a host cell. The capsid itself protects the genetic material of the virus.
Viruses are usually extremely species-specific, rarely infecting different species. Virus replication may be halted by antiviral medications such as aciclovir. Furthermore, vaccines, comprised of heat-killed or live attenuated viruses and/or antigens, may be injected into a host animal to provoke a humoral immune response. Antibodies produced will circulate and memory T/B cells proliferate, protecting the host from further infection.
Viruses are usually classified by the Baltimore Classification System, which separates viruses into groups by nucleic acid properties:
- Type I viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses
- Type II viruses are single-stranded DNA viruses
- Type III viruses are double-stranded RNA viruses
- Type IV viruses are positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses
- Type V viruses are negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses
- Type VI viruses are RNA retroviruses
- Type VII viruses are DNA retroviruses
There are also several types of viruses classified by structure. Naked viruses are generally icosahedral in structure, having a capsid made of repeating protein units. Adenoviruses, which cause several foodborne diseases, are naked icosahedral viruses. Helical viruses also have a repeating capsid, but they are arranged into a helical structure. Many plant viruses, such as tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), the first virus discovered, are helical. Enveloped viruses are covered with a layer of phospholipid membrane, usually derived from their previous hosts. These viruses bud off from the membrane of animal cells. Complex viruses have a complex shape, such as bacteriophages.
Caused by an RNA retrovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which emerged in the 1980s. HIV attacks CD4+ T-cells of the immune system, crippling its ability to defend against opportunistic infections. Several classes of retroviral medications may be given to patients, but no cure is currently available. Late-stage AIDS is marked by opportunistic infections and Kaposi's Sarcoma, a cancer caused by a human herpesvirus. AIDS is an STD, although blood transfusions and needle sharing also spreads the disease. The disease is generally diagnosed with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). AIDS is the most severe stage of HIV.
- Increassd infections
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Weight loss
Although there is no cure, antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be used to keep HIV/AIDS under control.
In the United States, most people with HIV do not develop AIDS because of ART therapy.
Chicken Pox and Shingles
Chicken Pox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus. It is highly contagious and infectious.
- blister-like rash
- tiredness
- itching
- fever
- Chicken Pox Vaccine
- Over-the-counter medication
- Doctor-prescribed treatments
- For itching:
- Colloidal oatmeal baths
- Calamime lotion
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, can develop anytime after someone recovers from chicken pox. The risk for shingles increases as a person ages, which accounts for why it is mostly seen in the elderly.
- rash
- itching
- chills
- fever
- pain
- headache
- upset stomach
- shingles vaccination
- antiviral medications
- acyclovir
- valacyclovir
- famciclovir
- analgesics (pain medicine)
- For itching:
- calamime lotion
- wet compresses
- colloidal oatmeal baths
Common Cold
The common cold, or rhinovirus, is a viral infection of the throat and nose. Caused by about 200 different types of rhinovirus, it makes medicine/vaccinations unable to develop. The disease tends to not be serious.
- coughing
- sore throat
- runny nose
- sneezing
- watery eyes
There is no cure for the common cold, but there are many ways to obtain relief from the illness. These include:
- drinking lots of fluids (mainly water)
- over the counter medicine
- cough drops or throat sprays
- getting plenty of rest
- gargling warm salt water
Dengue Fever
Dengue is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes. It is very rare in the United States. It causes flu-like illness and can occasionally develop into severe dengue, a potentially lethal condition.
- Dengue
- high fever (usually 104 degrees Fahrenheit/40 degrees Celsius)
- rash
- pain behind eyes
- muscle/joint pain
- vomiting
- severe headache
- swollen glands
- naseau
- Severe Dengue
- bleeding gums
- severe abdominal pain
- persistent vomiting
- blood in vomit
- fatigue
- restlessness
- rapid breathing
Although there is no specific treatment for dengue, medical care from physicians and nurses experience with the disease can help save lives.
Prevention of dengue can be obtained from a dengue vaccine. It is not required in the United States and is only recommended for countries where dengue is widespread.
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Ebola is a severe and often fatal illness. It is caused by one of the filoviruses, a group notorious for causing highly lethal hemorrhagic fevers. It is transferred from wild animals to humans.
- First Symptoms
- sore throat
- fever
- muscle pain
- diarrhea
- fatigue
- Followed by
- rash
- symptoms of impaired liver/kidney function
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- internal/external bleeding
- Lab Findings
- elevated liver enzymes
- low white blood cell count
There is no proven treatment for Ebola. However, there are a few things someone may do to try and help. These include:
- treatment of specific symptoms
- supportive care rehydration
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the river. There are five main types of hepatitis virus, known as A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis A and E are usually caused by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B, C, and D are usually caused by contact with infected body fluids.
Five separate viruses, collectively known as the hepatoviruses. One of the viruses is a satellite virus. The viruses affect the liver, causing fever, vomiting, pains, and potential liver failure, resulting in jaundice. In addition, infection may lead to chronic liver cirrhosis and eventually hepatocarcinoma.
Commonly known as the flu. Most common symptoms include a fever, runny nose, sore throat, and aches. There are three types of influenza virus that can infect humans, known as Type A, Type B, and Type C.
Caused by an RNA virus known as the measles virus. Infects the respiratory system, causing coughing, runny nose, red eyes, and fever, in addition to the disease's characteristic rash.
Mumps is a viral and contagious infection. It is caused by a paramyxovirus, which is a member of the Rubulavirus family.
Commonly referred to as "Mono" or "Kissing Disease". The disease is spread via saliva, hence its nickname. The disease is typically short term. Caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Polio is a rare virus that is caused by the Poliovirus. In 1979, the disease had been eradicated in the US. Global efforts are being taken to eradicate the disease worldwide. The disease had only 36 cases in 2016. It is preventable by vaccine, but is incurable after infection. Polio is known to cause paralysis, which often leads to death.
Rabies is a rare disease spread to humans by the saliva of infected animals. Once symptoms appear, it is almost always lethal. These symptoms include spasms, fever, headache, and confusion. However, the disease is preventable by vaccination.
Also known as German Measles, rubella is a disease caused by the Rubella Virus. The disease causes the appearance of a distinctive rash on the skin. The disease is typically short term.
Eradicated in 1980, smallpox was an extremely infectious disease that caused a rash along the body. Although it was preventable with a vaccine, the vaccine had risky side effects which made it dangerous to use.
West Nile Virus
The West Nile Virus is a mosquito borne virus which causes no symptoms in the majority of cases. Less than 1% of cases are serious or fatal. The most common form of prevention is to prevent mosquito bites themselves.
Yellow Fever
Bacterial Diseases
Anthrax is a serious and rare infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. People may become sick with anthrax if they come in contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. It can be treated and prevented with antibiotics.
Botulism is a serious food borne illness caused by Clostridium Botulinum. It is found in canned foods and the spores can be found in honey, but the pores do not pose a threat to anyone with a developed immune system. The bacteria releases a toxin that affects the nervous system. The symptoms are weakness in the face and arms, nausea, and breathing problems. It can be prevented by properly preparing canned foods, not feeding honey to infants under a year, and heating foods to 85 degrees Celsius for at least five minutes. It can be treated with antitoxins.
Cholera is a bacterial infection spread in contaminated water. It can be very severe and dangerous if untreated. Cholera is caused by Vibrio Cholerae. It causes diarrhea and vomiting. This leads to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. It can be treated with oral rehydration therapy. To prevent cholera, filter and boil water, wash hands, and cook food thoroughly.
Dental Caries
Legionnaire's Disease
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread by ticks carrying the pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi. The disease is named for the place where it originates: Lyme, Connecticut. The most common symptom is a rash originating from the tick bite that slowly spreads across the body. Other symptoms include fatigue, headache, and fever. Lyme Disease can be prevented by staying on trails when hiking, avoiding brushing against bushes and trees, and wearing long-sleeved shirts. Lyme Disease can be treated by taking antibiotics for one to four weeks.
MRSA, or Methicillin-resistant "Staphylococcus aureus", is a type of bacteria that is resistant to many types of antibiotics. This infection is often healthcare-associated, so proper sanitation measure should be taken in hospitals. The fist symptoms are usually a small red bump on the skin that grows larger and more painful. There can also be a rash and fever. It can be treated by giving the patient antibiotics that work against MRSA.
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Strep throat
Tetanus is an infection that affects the muscles and nervous system, cussing them to spasm. It is caused by Clostridium Tetani. The bacteria enter the body through a cut or contact of a cut with an infect surface. It can be mild or severe, causing muscle spasms. It is preventable by vaccine.
Fungal Diseases
Athlete's Foot
Dutch Elm Disease
Ergotism is cause by eating the Claviceps Purpurea fungus which grows on rye and other wheats. It causes diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting followed by neurological symptoms like seizures, mania, convulsions, and itching. It can also cause gangrene. It can be prevented by avoiding ergot infections in grains with methods like checking grains for ergot, preventing the fungus from germinating, and chemicals.
Early Potato Blight
White Nose Syndrome
Protozoan & Algal Diseases
Malaria is a disease cause by multiple parasites. They are all spread by mosquitoes. It can cause flu-like symptoms in addition to vomiting, yellow skin, comas, seizures, and death. It can be treated with antimalarial drugs like quinine and artimisinins. It can be prevented by preventing mosquito bites with nets, sprays, avoiding going outside during dusk and dawn, etc.
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) is an algal infection caused by eating contaminated shellfish. PSP is caused by dinoflagellates and is commonly associated with algal blooms. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and numbness, especially around the mouth.
Estuary Associated Syndrome
Prionic Diseases
Prions are one of the two classes of nonliving pathogens. Commonly found in animal neural tissues, proteinaceous infectious agents (prions) are misfolded proteins that induce misfolding in other normal versions of itself into the prion form. Because of the subtle differences between homologous proteins of different species, prionic diseases are usually species specific, with the exception of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which is able to spread from cattle to humans, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). The function of normal prions are not completely understood, but it is believed they play a role in nerve bundle myelinization. Prions are especially dangerous because they are heat-stable, meaning sterilization requires extensive autoclaving and chemical degredation, which may be hard to achieve in the field. Prion diseases are fairly rare in humans, mainly passed on by genetic disorders. Prion diseases are progressively fatal, causing brain plaques that resemble Alzheimer's in postmortem autopsies. Treatment is limited, but several drugs and genetic treatments are being research.
This is a spongiform encephalopathy that occurs in sheep. It is so named because one of the symptoms is affected sheep scraping their fleece on rocks. Another symptom is excessive lip smacking. Because the prions don't degrade, they can easily infect other sheep. There are no cases of scrapie infecting humans, however.
This is a unique prion disease that occurs in humans, spread by cannibalism. In the past, the Fore tribes in Papua New Guinea engaged in funerary cannibalism as part of their culture. The body is allowed to partially decompose, and then be consumed. The brain was most commonly consumed by women, resulting in a higher mortality rate among females. Funerary cannibalism is no longer performed among the Fore, but it is hard to determine whether the disease has truly been eradicated due to the long incubation period, up to 50 years. There are three stages of the disease, initially causing tremors but eventually causing loss of motor abilities and eventually death.
Parasitic Worms
Parasitic worms, known as helminths, are multicellular eukaryotes. They are split into several classes: nematodes (roundworms), platyhelminthes (flatworms), cestodes (tapeworms), and trematodes (flukes). Most helminth infections are spread by the fecal-oral route, where contaminated water containing worm spores is consumed. The worms hatch and grow in the lower GI tract, where they lay their eggs and spores. Many worms cause Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), due to poor sanitation in tropical developing nations.
Anthelmintics are drugs with action against helminths. They include mebendazole, albendazole, and pyrantel palmoate. They work either by killing the worms, or paralyzing the worms, so that they drop out of the intestine in the stool. Many herbal remedies also show efficacy against helminths.
Archaeans are not known to cause any human diseases, but because they are mentioned in most Microbe Mission tests, an introduction will be given here.
Archaea comprise of the most ancient domain of life. They are prokaryotes with distinct eukaryotic traits. Archaeans are most known for certain extremophilic members, although most archaeans are mesophilic. They have no membrane-bound organelles, being prokaryotes, but certain aspects of their genetic material replication and translation are more eukaryotic.
A more detailed description can be found in the event page: Microbe Mission
Diseases from Past Years
Information about diseases that were on previous years' lists but have since been removed. Occasionally these are tested on by inexperienced or less dedicated event supervisors who mistakenly use past lists or reuse old questions indiscriminately.
- 2017 list
- 2012 list
- 2011 list


text: Capella, also known as Alpha Aurigae or the Goat Star, is the brightest star in Auriga and the sixth brightest star in the sky. The only stars in the northern celestial hemisphere brighter than Capella are Arcturus in Boötes constellation and Vega in Lyra. The only other star visible from northern latitudes that is brighter … [Read more…]


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Sunday, 23 December 2007
Yuletide Cheer
For those of you that don't celebrate Christmas, Ivonne and Lis' selection also represents life, prosperity, warmth, protection and light during the dark winter. All good things. Although the burning of the Yule Log is associated with European cultures, this delightful creation spreads Christmas cheer all the way to the southern hemisphere.
While fiddly and time consuming, this challenge was yet another joy to prepare. There were just enough crises such as the risk of the butter cream curdling to keep this baker on edge without adding to holiday stress. Having a slight aversion to strong coffee desserts I opted for a mocha butter cream. The addition of cocoa and chocolate to the espresso created a beautifully rich dark log. I opted for the meringue mushrooms but otherwise stayed true to the original recipe as below. I warmly invite you to browse the creations of the other Daring Bakers here.
Thank you again for all your kind comments and for following my culinary adventures over the past year. I hope your holiday season is filled with plenty of warmth and light in the spirit of the Yule Log and that the year ahead is filled with delicious moments.
Yule Log
from Perfect Cakes by Nick Malgieri and The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Dessert
Plain Genoise:
3 large eggs
3 large egg yolks
pinch of salt
3⁄4 cup of sugar
1⁄2 cup cake flour - spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off (also known as cake & pastry flour)
1⁄4 cup cornstarch
one (1) 10 x 15 inch jelly-roll pan that has been buttered and lined with parchment paper and then buttered again
1.Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
2.Half-fill a medium saucepan with water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat so the water is simmering.
3.Whisk the eggs, egg yolks, salt and sugar together in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer. Place over the pan of simmering water and whisk gently until the mixture is just lukewarm, about 100 degrees if you have a thermometer (or test with your finger - it should be warm to the touch).
4.Attach the bowl to the mixer and, with the whisk attachment, whip on medium-high speed until the egg mixture is cooled (touch the outside of the bowl to tell) and tripled in volume. The egg foam will be thick and will form a slowly dissolving ribbon falling back onto the bowl of whipped eggs when the whisk is lifted.
5.While the eggs are whipping, stir together the flour and cornstarch.
6.Sift one-third of the flour mixture over the beaten eggs. Use a rubber spatula to fold in the flour mixture, making sure to scrape all the way to the bottom of the bowl on every pass through the batter to prevent the flour mixture from accumulating there and making lumps. Repeat with another third of the flour mixture and finally with the remainder.
7.Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
8.Bake the genoise for about 10 to 12 minutes. Make sure the cake doesn't overbake and become too dry or it will not roll properly.
9.While the cake is baking, begin making the buttercream.
10.Once the cake is done (a tester will come out clean and if you press the cake lightly it will spring back), remove it from the oven and let it cool on a rack.
Coffee Buttercream
(I opted for a chocolate version)
4 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
24 tablespoons (3 sticks or 1-1/2 cups) unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons rum or brandy
1.Whisk the egg whites and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Set the bowl over simmering water and whisk gently until the sugar is dissolved and the egg whites are hot.
2.Attach the bowl to the mixer and whip with the whisk on medium speed until cooled. Switch to the paddle and beat in the softened butter and continue beating until the buttercream is smooth. Dissolve the instant coffee in the liquor and beat into the buttercream.
Meringue Mushrooms:
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1⁄2 cup (3-1/2 ounces/105 g.) granulated sugar
1/3 cup (1-1/3 ounces/40 g.) icing sugar
Unsweetened cocoa powder for dusting
1.Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Have ready a pastry bag fitted with a small (no. 6) plain tip. In a bowl, using a mixer on medium-low speed, beat together the egg whites and cream of tartar until very foamy. Slowly add the granulated sugar while beating. Increase the speed to high and beat until soft peaks form when the beaters are lifted. Continue until the whites hold stiff, shiny peaks. Sift the icing sugar over the whites and, using a rubber spatula, fold in until well blended.
2.Scoop the mixture into the bag. On one baking sheet, pipe 48 stems, each 1⁄2 inch (12 mm.) wide at the base and tapering off to a point at the top, 3⁄4 inch (2 cm.) tall, and spaced about 1⁄2 inch (12 mm.) apart. On the other sheet, pipe 48 mounds for the tops, each about 1-1/4 inches (3 cm.) wide and 3⁄4 inch (2 cm.) high, also spaced 1⁄2 inch (12 mm.) apart. With a damp fingertip, gently smooth any pointy tips. Dust with cocoa. Reserve the remaining meringue.
3.Bake until dry and firm enough to lift off the paper, 50-55 minutes. Set the pans on the counter and turn the mounds flat side up. With the tip of a knife, carefully make a small hole in the flat side of each mound. Pipe small dabs of the remaining meringue into the holes and insert the stems tip first. Return to the oven until completely dry, about 15 minutes longer. Let cool completely on the sheets.
Assembling the Yule Log:
1.Run a sharp knife around the edges of the genoise to loosen it from the pan.
2.Turn the genoise layer over (unmolding it from the sheet pan onto a flat surface) and peel away the paper.
3.Carefully invert your genoise onto a fresh piece of parchment paper
4.Spread with half the coffee buttercream (or whatever filling you're using).
5.Use the parchment paper to help you roll the cake into a tight cylinder.
6.Transfer back to the baking sheet and refrigerate for several hours.
7.Unwrap the cake. Trim the ends on the diagonal, starting the cuts about 2 inches away from each end.
8.Position the larger cut piece on each log about 2/3 across the top.
9.Cover the log with the reserved buttercream, making sure to curve around the protruding stump.
10.Streak the buttercream with a fork or decorating comb to resemble bark.
11.Transfer the log to a platter and decorate with your mushrooms and whatever other decorations you've chosen.
29 comments:
- Agnes said...
The yule log looks very impressive. Have a merry xmas. :)
- 23 December 2007 at 2:10 am
- Sweet and Savory Eats said...
Great job! I really like the dark frosting--looks like real wood. Your mushrooms are fun and whimsical.
- 23 December 2007 at 3:27 am
- Mikey said...
This time of year is always busy! Too many Christmas Parties!!
Love the colour of your Log.
- 23 December 2007 at 4:08 am
- glamah16 said...
Im loving the richness of your frosting. And how fun to get to travel a lot. Happy Hoildays.
- 23 December 2007 at 7:42 am
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Excellent job on the Yule Log or Buche de Noel as we call it. I finally got mine finished for my first DB challenge. I never got around to doing the mushrooms..I just left the challenge till too late.
- 23 December 2007 at 8:28 am
- Gigi said...
The frosting looks so chocolate-y! Great job on decorating the log.
- 23 December 2007 at 10:41 am
- Sylvia said...
Wow these looks beautiful and very well done. I wish to be there to eat a slice :)
And talking about wishes I wish you had a wonderful holiday ,paceful and full of best wishes and love
- 23 December 2007 at 11:28 am
- Katie Zeller said...
It's gorgeous Truffle! I muche prefer the chocolate-mocha....
Besides, Yule Logs are supposed to be brown, right?
I hope you travels were lovely - with lots of good food!
- 23 December 2007 at 12:48 pm
- Fool for Food said...
Love your meringue mushrooms. The color of your log really looks like wood! Happe holidays!
- 23 December 2007 at 2:46 pm
- Cynthia said...
I wondered where you'd disappeared to :) Glad to have you back.
- 23 December 2007 at 5:48 pm
- Sheltie Girl said...
You yule log turned out very nicely.
Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go
- 23 December 2007 at 8:37 pm
- Truffle said...
Agnes- thanks! You too!
Sweet and savory eats- I was surprised but pleased how well the dark version worked.
Mike- thanks! It certainly is a busy season!
Glamah- Thanks so much. You too!
Bellini valli- Congratulations on your first challenge!
Gigi- I'm so glad you liked it. It was certainly fun.
Sylvia- thank you very much! I wish I could send you a slice.
Katiez- thank you! I'll be posting all about them soon hopefully :)
Claudia- Thank you! I was surprised how much fun the mushrooms were to make.
Cynthia- It's been great catching up on all your lovely posts.
- 23 December 2007 at 8:54 pm
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year Truffle. We'll catch up properly in 2008. Have a good one!
- 24 December 2007 at 6:22 am
I wasn't able to do the yule log this year, but I'm in love with all the fabulous DB efforts. Your frosting looks so rich and intense! Marvelous. Happy Holidays!!!
- 24 December 2007 at 10:26 am
- Nora B. said...
Oh I love that dark colour of your frosting!
Merry Christmas, Truffle. I hope that you and your loved ones will have a wonderful day and also best wishes for 2008.
x Nora
- 24 December 2007 at 2:39 pm
- Truffle said...
Amanda - thanks. My warmest Christmas wishes to you and your family.
sher - it certainly was a tricky one to manage at this time of year. Thank you so much!
Nora- thank you very much! I hope you have a lovely Christmas day!
- 24 December 2007 at 7:48 pm
- Helene said...
Gorgeous Log! I am just happy to see you :)
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
- 25 December 2007 at 6:59 am
- Unknown said...
Beautiful! This is great!
- 25 December 2007 at 1:01 pm
- Tara said...
I love your chocolate icing, I also made mine chocolate but yours looks MUCH richer!... It's gorgeous...
- 26 December 2007 at 4:02 am
- Dana said...
Lovely! I love the coffee buttercream. I hope you had a merry xmas!!
- 26 December 2007 at 7:08 am
- Deborah said...
You've done a wonderful job! I love the dark brown of your buttercream!
- 26 December 2007 at 12:54 pm
- Hilda said...
I love how dark your log is, I also changed my buttercream to a chocolate flavor.
Happy Holidays!
- 27 December 2007 at 7:06 am
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
What an enticingly deep, dark chocolate that is, Truffle. Quite impressive.
- 28 December 2007 at 12:25 pm
- Big Boys Oven said...
Such a lovely yule log! have a great jolly new year!
- 29 December 2007 at 7:59 am
- Wendy said...
What a luscious rich and thick buttercream! Your yule log looks wonderful. Wendy
- 29 December 2007 at 10:30 pm
- Jen Yu said...
That is the most lovely dark frosting I've seen. I love it. Very well done!
jen at use real butter
- 30 December 2007 at 4:40 pm
- Christina said...
Amazing color of your buttercream! The mushrooms are really cute.
Christina ~ She Runs, She Eats
- 6 January 2008 at 1:48 pm
- Barbara said...
That looks fabulous.
- 18 January 2008 at 12:54 am
- Dolores said...
I love how dark and luscious your chocolate mocha buttercream turned out. I'm only sorry it's taken me so long to visit. Happy new year!
- 18 January 2008 at 7:47 am


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October 28, 1938-February 2nd, 2013
"RT" passed away Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 with his family by his side. He was born to Reuben T. and Edith B. Hebb in Elkins, West Virginia on October 28th, 1938.
His family moved from West Virginia to NE Ohio in 1955 and he graduated from Windam High School in 1956. A fierce love of air flight established by his beloved uncle Gene who sat him in a model E17 airplane at the age of five propelled Ron to enlist in the United States Air Force right out of high school. He spent 25 years in the Air Force where he went through two tours of Vietnam surrounded by various base assignments in Japan, the Philippines, Greenland, and state side assignments in Florida, New York, and his final retirement base at Fairchild out of Spokane, Washington. RT retired as a Senior Master Sergeant and he was very proud to serve his country.
During a five year tour in Japan he met the first love of his life, Kimmie Murakami of Kyoto, Japan, and they were married on December 1st, 1960 in Tokyo. Kim developed cancer and after a courageous seven year battle she passed away in 1988. He met the second love of his life Barbara Anderson in Spokane and they married in 1989. RT retired from Acrafab in the Spokane Valley and Barbara retired from Inland Asphalt a few years later. He loved to spend time up on the Yaak River in NW Montana with friends and family fishing, hunting and enjoying the beautiful river and mountains.
RT is survived by his wife, Barbara, her son, Brett Anderson (Erin), his daughter, Michelle Duke (Dave), and his son, Robert Hebb, all of Spokane. He is also survived by his mother, Edith Hebb, brother, John Hebb (Paula), sister, Colletta Stanley, and numerous nieces and nephews, all of Windam, Ohio. He is also survived by grandchildren, Matthew, Nicholas, and Maria. He was preceded in death by his father Reuben, and his first wife Kim. There was a military memorial service in his honor on Friday, Feb. 15th, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Thornhill Valley Chapel, 1400 S. Pines Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99206. A reception followed.
(Thornhill Valley Chapel, 509-924-2211, RC 2-21-13)


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I-5 Bias: The Freeway Series Edition
Welcome to I-5 Bias: the Freeway Series Edition! This is the fourth in what we hope will be an occasional, throughout the season collaboration between this Angels blogger and Matt Lowry of Dodger Familia Thoughts, a great Dodgers blogger and friend of this blog. Between two Giants World Series wins in three years (sorry Matt 😉 ), the AL West making quite the exciting splash in September 2012 and the ensuing Postseason, and recent shrewd personnel moves throughout the AL and NL West, MLB's attention sure seems to be packing up and heading west these days. Despite the Dodgers and Angels terrible 2013 starts, Matt and I are both incredibly excited by this development want to share our perspective on these two Freeway Series rivals, to entertain, inform and, hey, to spark conversation and debate. Why not! East Coast bias? Nah, forget that. From now on it's I-5 bias instead!
For this edition, we have posed six Angels and Dodgers oriented questions to be answered on both of our blogs prompted by the first two months of the 2013 season and the Freeway Series that begins today. We hope you enjoy this continuing freeway collaboration and, hey, if anyone has any burning questions for future editions (yes, even snarky ones), please ask away:
So, the 2013 Dodgers and Angels. Hmmm…how can I put this delicately? What the hell happened??
Kristen says: While I love SABR and all of the increased attention even the average fan pays to statistics and analysis these days, the drawback is that no one is satisfied until they have a specific, detailed answer to performance questions these days and, I'm sorry, but sometimes that just isn't possible. I mean, if there were a specific, detailed answer to the question of the Angels slower than molasses in a blizzard start to the season, don't you think the problem would have been quickly solvable? In a nutshell, I think this was a perfect storm for the Angels. Heading into the season, player transactions were very tightly concentrated on beefing up the offense, and very much at the expense of the quality of the Angels starting rotation while virtually ignoring the bullpen. I was already queasy over the idea of assuming the offense would always pick up the pitching and then Murphy's Law struck with a vengeance with a series of injuries taking out the only ace in the Angels pitching staff, turning the starting rotation and bullpen into personnel revolving doors, removing key set up pieces from the lineup and hampering the starts of Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton – severely, in the case of Pujols. Does that fully explain the Angels start? Perhaps not for everyone, but when you throw in the added pressure of not living up to sky high expectations as each new calamity occurred, it explains things for me…not that I've been obsessing over this since Opening Day or anything…*whistles innocently*
Matt says: Well with the Dodgers I am still trying to figure out what is going on. This season hasn't been the start we all expected for them. To be fair Injuries has hit the Dodgers pretty good but that's no excuse. Between issues with batting with RISP, Bullpen meltdowns, and mismanagement in games the Dodgers have found themselves in a good hole.
Be honest. Do you think the Dodgers/Angels' issues are fixable? How fixable? And what would it take at this point for you as a fan to call the season a success?
Matt says: Yes I do believe it is but that's up to the Manager. Switch up the line up to where it's more effective to get runs, Make better bullpen decisions and not put the same guys who keep blowing the game in. As far as what will make this season successful? Winning and getting back to the Playoffs is what will save this season. At the start all the expectations were going to be on but missing the playoffs after spending on the Starting Pitching and making changes will be a disapointment. They have to get it in gear ASAP.
Kristen says: Well, don't look now but the Angels offense is back online, the pitchers are performing well enough and then some, and the guys have quite a nice little winning streak going on heading into the Freeway Series. And the cherry on top? Ace Jered Weaver is coming off the DL and scheduled to pitch on Wednesday…the game I have tickets for. Score! If this level of play continues, then I will count the Angels season a success, no matter what the standings say at the end. It's not that I don't care about making the playoffs, I very much do. And I'm not counting the Angels out at all. If they keep playing like this, anything is possible especially with two wild card opportunities. No, I'm just acknowledging the fact that when a team digs themselves this deep of a hole to start the season, they are no longer fully in control of their own destiny – final standings are as much a matter of the other teams having off days as your team having good ones, something that we as baseball fans know you can hope for all you want but never, ever count on.
There have been talk/rumors of Don Mattingly and Mike Scioscia possibly getting fired. Do you believe it's time for them to go or should they even take blame?
Kristen says: Nope. Never. You will not see me calling for Sosh's head over this. Not going to happen. I may cringe over his bullpen management from time to time…er…all the time and yes, there have been and will always be instances of mismanagement. But I really think that as fans we have a tendency to point to the handful of mismanaged plays and ignore the rest of the game. Besides, injuries aren't the manager's fault. Personnel changes are not the manager's fault. And somehow, despite all of the setbacks, the Angels are climbing back into this race and I think that that speaks volumes for the players' grit, of course, but also for Sosh's ability to keep them together even through the rough times.
Matt says: I'm going to be straight up with Mattingly. From the looks of this he isn't the right fit for the Dodgers. He has mismanaged games on his part and at times shows lack of fire but as of late he is starting to pick up that fire and take action. Benching Ethier and Kemp as well as calling out the team is a start right there. Now should he take blame. Yes but not ALL of it. Blame has to go around to everyone on their part. Mattingly has messed up on his part and it's going to cost him his job at some point.
One more uncomfortable question: What do you think about emergency/closed door team meetings — players only or otherwise? Are they ever effective or do they just feed the drama?
Matt says: You know about those meetings I actually really like them. You have time to really air out whatever issues their are and talk about what you have to do as a team to get it going in the right direction. The Media will always make it more than what it needs to be but they are an effective way to talk as a team to get things going in a positive spin.
Kristen says: I think that, like any other tool, closed door meetings can be useful at times, useless at others and downright detrimental at others. I think a team meeting certainly can turn things around and, when such things become necessary, I do love it when the players show enough passion, initiative and team spirit to take ownership and have their own meeting. Here's the thing though. Back in the day, fans would never hear about a closed door meeting or certainly not about every closed door meeting. Now we hear about every single one, often as they're happening. Frequently we even hear what was said at the meetings – pretty contrary to the point of 'closed door' don't you think? This is the part I don't think it healthy. It adds to the drama and it also leads to the tail wagging the dog. When things start to go downhill, everyone expects a closed door meeting creating external pressure for the meeting to happen, rather than the meeting just occurring or not occurring naturally in keeping with the rhythms and chemistry of that particular team.
With the new schedule and league realignment, rivalry matchups including the Freeway Series have shrunk from 6 games to 4 for the season. Do you like this development or is it messing too much with tradition, albeit a relatively recent tradition?
Kristen says: I love the Freeway Series and the rivalry fan energy that both surrounds it at the ballparks and spills over into our work and social lives for a few days. I'm really going to miss that lasting for two full series and, to be honest, a shorter more compacted Freeway Series cuts into my ability to attend one game at each stadium, a mini-tradition Seth and I have enjoyed for a few years. But, at the same time, I get the necessity of trimming down the rivalry matchups under the new schedule. I also understand how awkward and underwhelming two series' worth of rivalry matchups were under the old schedule for teams/fan bases who had no natural rival and were stuck with 6 games against an, in essence, MLB manufactured and assigned rival. So, while I'm disappointed for Angels and Dodgers fans, I get that this was the best course of action.
Matt says: Well I ALWAYS have enjoyed the freeways series. To be honest I don't have an issue with the series being 4 games because you have 2 in LA then right then another 2 in Anaheim. So more of a 4 game series home and home. I know this will eventually end up being a Opening Day match up soon with the realignment so 4 games isn't bad. Though I did like the 6 game format.
Make your predictions now. Which team will win the Freeway Series and with what record?
Matt says: With what I have seen from the Dodgers they for some reason can't get it together. Against St Louis they were shut out where they didn't even show up and Yesterday where errors took them out of the game. This series starts off with Greinke and Ryu so it's not pitching that I am worried about but the lack of offense. With that said I see this series going 2-2. Dodgers taking one in LA and one in Anaheim but with the Dodgers I really don't know what to expect out of them at times especially with a hot Angels team coming into Dodger Stadium.
Kristen says: The Angels are hot right now and, since the start of interleague play, have owned the NL, including the Dodgers. I predict the Angels will win 3 out 4.
Meet the Bloggers Bonus Question: Do you enjoy the Freeway Series and, if so, what is your first/best Freeway Series memory?
Kristen says: I can't pick out one specific, favorite memory – there are just too many! But the thing I love the most about the Freeway Series and the warm, fuzzy sense of family tradition I get from it. Growing up, my family primarily rooted for the Dodgers, but the Angels were Grandpa's team, so I always knew both teams and loved watching them play each other. And, coming from such a Freeway family, as it were, my parents always took my sister and I to at least one Freeway Series game. There was no interleague play when I was a child so the Freeway Series was a pre-season exhibition. This meant that the Freeway Series was frequently my first live baseball game after the long winter without, adding to the specialness of the occasion.
Matt says: Theres so many favorite memories and moments from this series. I enjoy the Freeway Series because it's two teams that's close to each other clashing. As far as my favorite/best Freeway Series memory wellll theres so many that I can't pin point on one. Mine would have to be my first trip to Angels Stadium in 2009. The night before Juan Rivera (Angels player at the time) hit a walk off Home Run. This night Jarred and Jeff Weaver pitched against each other. The Dodgers won that night but what made it memorible was that it was my Very First Freeway Series that I witnessed (The First of Many).
These Shoes Weren't Made for Batting Average
Money can make people do some pretty strange things and that in turn can lead to awful decision making. And the more money we're talking about, the more things can get even stranger and the decisions even worse. This proportional relationship explains but in no way excuses baseball GM thinking, which at times provides us with arguably some of the most ridiculous occurrences of this phenomenon. Allow me to explain by putting a, completely random of course, GM big money/bad decision situation into everyday terms. Say I went shoe shopping and on a bizarre whim committed…oh, let's pull a completely random number out thin air here…let's say $86 million give or take on some sort of weird four season…er…month…four month payment plan. I mean, personally, I usually spend more like $40 to $60 on a pair of shoes and I don't believe I've ever spent more than a bill on a pair but I have heard of Manolo Blahniks and the like – hello, I do have two X chromosomes! – so I suppose that $86 million might be reasonable for someone else. 😉
Now let's say these shoes just plain turn out to be bad shoes. I mean, they're certainly nice, personable shoes…er, I mean pretty. That's it, pretty. They look good on my feet. But other than that, they're bad shoes. They give me blisters, pinch my heels and make my feet ache. Every now and then it finally seems like they're starting to get comfortable but then they don't allow me to walk for any length of time before all the blisters and pinching start up again. And, to top it all off, they're not just affecting my feet. When I wear these shoes, more often than not, they wreak havoc with the whole starting lineup…er…my back. My back and, actually my legs. Now these shoes worked out okay for a friend of mine but, as anyone can tell you, she's much more hitter friendly…er…I mean she has much, much better arches.
So what should I do about these shoes? I mean, I committed all of that money to them, so I suppose I should just keep wearing them until I'm crippled right? There's no way I could eBay the silly things. Who else would be crazy enough to commit so much money to them. And, in the mean time, other, better, more reliable shoes are just sitting there riding pine – in my closet that is, it's one of those new fangled pine closets – and gathering dust. So, just to be fair, I should probably trade those better, more reliable shoes for another aging reliever and a few sticks of used bubble gum right? …er…I mean used gym socks, old flip flops and a couple of packs of mothballs. Suffice to say, this is completely ridiculous and I am thrilled that Major League GMs don't get to make my sartorial decisions for me.
So, baseball. Because this blog is about baseball after all, not about shoes, crazy monitory decisions or strange, badly used literary devices…okay, maybe it is frequently about strange, badly used literary devices, but I digress. Peter Bourjos. The trade talk has been flying through the rumor mill again like crazy and, coincidentally or not, he's riding the pine again tonight. I know his bat has been terrible so far this season. I also know that, so far, when Sosh puts him back in for a game, he hits…and then is benched again, which isn't exactly sensible or positive reinforcement. I also know he started out slow last season and finished out 2011 hitting a respectable .271, a figure we sure wish Vernon Wells had achieved. And his defense? Oh my word, his defense!! So this makes no sense to me.
As far as Bourjos' latest replacement goes, I love Mike Trout. I want him to stay in the lineup, batting leadoff, and in the outfield every game. But I want to see Peter Bourjos in the outfield with him instead of Vernon Wells. Bourjos is younger. Bourjos is faster. Bourjos catches everything in sight! Bourjos made changes at the plate last season that lead to a respectable batting average and appears to be on the verge of doing the same thing this season while Wells is, at best, one step forward, two steps right back to last season. Keeping and playing Bourjos and Trout together would mean many more seasons of an amazing outfield combination that can't even see their peak approaching from where they stand, as opposed to aging outfield.
If the team hadn't committed so much money to Wells, I don't think we'd even be having this conversation. But they did and we are. However, I don't think any amount of money justifies the team cost of continually not using the best tool we currently have available…and it certainly doesn't justify trading that tool for another bullpen arm. Since I first saw Bourjos play in 2010, I have been dying to see a regular outfield with Trout in left, Bourjos in center and Torii in right (for as long as Torii's an Angel and I do hope that's longer than this just this season). I just hope Jerry Dipoto wants to see the same thing.
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And now the highly anticipated Angels/Rangers game is about to begin! Go Halos!!! Of course…I'll be catching it delayed by about an hour and 15. Seth doesn't get off work until 6 and the Friday Night Ritual just isn't the same if I start the game without him – besides, he'd wait for me. 🙂 In the mean time, I'll be preparing the Friday Gourmet, Wine and Angels spread – blue cheese bacon burgers with fried leeks and fresh tomatoes. Wine still to be determined, but definitely, definitely red. I'm thinking something in a Syrah.


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First, let's look at how health insurance premiums are treated for tax purposes under current law.
(1) The days of employer-provided health insurance coverage are pretty much gone. Most workers in the private sector pay for part, or all, of their health insurance coverage, either directly or via payroll deduction. Any portion paid by the employer is tax-free. In many cases, when an employee pays for his health insurance premiums via payroll deduction the amount withheld is treated as "pre-tax" under a "Section 125" (aka "cafeteria") employee benefit plan. The employee payment is deducted from taxable wages, thus reducing his Adjusted Gross Income (AGI), as well as from Social Security and Medicare wages and in many cases state wages (although not NJ state taxable wages), on the W-2.
(2) A self-employed individual, and a 2% sub-S corporation shareholder, can claim an "above-the-line" deduction for 100% of the health insurance paid, up to the amount of net earnings from self-employment reduced by ½ of the self-employment tax paid. This deduction reduces his AGI, but not self-employment tax.
(3) An employee who pays his own health insurance, either directly to the insurance company or via payroll withholding that is not pre-tax, first must be able to itemize on Schedule A to claim a deduction for the amount paid. If he can itemize, health insurance premiums are included in total medical expenses, which are subject to a 7½% of AGI exclusion.
The employee with employer-provided or pre-tax health insurance, (1) above, comes out the best of all under current tax law. Any premiums he pays reduces his federal, and possibly state, income tax, his Medicare, and possibly Social Security, tax, and, as it reduces his AGI, could increase the tax benefits of items affected by AGI.
The self-employed individual, (2) above, comes out second best. The premiums paid reduce his federal, and possibly state, income tax and could produce side benefits from a reduced AGI. They do not, however, reduce self-employment tax. However, a Schedule C filer can get a "back-door" reduction of self-employment tax if he employs his spouse and pays family health insurance premiums as an "employee benefit".
The taxpayer who pays for health insurance directly, or is not a participant in a Section 125 plan, (3) above, is basically screwed. Depending on the amount of the premiums and his income he may be able to deduct some of the premiums from federal, and possibly state, income tax. But they do not reduce his Medicare or Social Security tax or his AGI.
Many lower income taxpayers who pay for health insurance directly, and there are a lot who have absolutely no insurance coverage at all, get no tax benefit because they already pay no federal or state income tax.
George W has proposed taxing employer-provided health insurance, doing away with pre-tax treatment of employee-paid premiums, and providing a new standard deduction for health insurance.
The taxpayer in category (1) loses slightly because the premiums paid no longer reduce his Medicare and possibly Social Security tax.
The taxpayer in category (2) is basically unaffected.
The taxpayer in category (3) comes out the most ahead, assuming his income is such that he gets a tax benefit from the new standard deduction.
Taxpayers in all three categories could end up with a few more bucks in their pockets if the standard deduction amounts of $7,500 and $15,000 are more than the actual amount of premiums paid, or provided by an employer.
The low-income taxpayer who already pays no federal income tax continues to be screwed. So does the lower-income taxpayer with no insurance coverage who pays tax at the 10% or 15% bracket. If he does not have insurance because he cannot afford it, a tax benefit of from $750 (Single at 10%) to $2,250 (family at 15%) will barely make a dent in the cost of health insurance. This is especially true in New Jersey where the cost of high-deductible, and I do mean high, health insurance premiums ranges from $4,000+ for single coverage to $12,000+ for family coverage.
In addition, the George W proposal would do away with employer-sponsored "flexible spending accounts" (FSA) for medical expenses and the itemized deduction for medical expenses, after the 7½% exclusion, for everyone except Medicare beneficiaries. This is not good.
So I would say, "Thanks, but no thanks" to Dubya. There has got to be a better way. While his proposal will help some taxpayers who pay for their own coverage, those in category (3), it does nothing whatsoever to address the real problem – the growing number of Americans who cannot afford health insurance.
So what do you think?


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