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The 2 major classes of cells are defined by the presence or absence of a nucleus; '''Eukaryotic''' (with nucleus) and '''Prokaryotic''' (without nucleus).
The 2 major classes of cells are defined by the presence or absence of a nucleus; '''Eukaryotic''' (with nucleus) and '''Prokaryotic''' (without nucleus).
Revision as of 11:11, 27 January 2016
- 1 Introduction
- 2 About Human Body
- 3 Cell Sizes
- 4 Divisions of Life
- 5 Unicellular and Multicellular
- 6 Prokaryote
- 7 Biological (but not alive)
- 8 Biological Levels
- 9 Plasma Membrane Images
- 10 Compartments
- 11 Membrane Functions
- 12 Membrane Components
- 13 Bacterial Membranes
- 14 Membrane Features
- 15 Additional Information
Lecture: 2015 Lecture Page | 2014 | 2013 14 pages PDF | 2012 Page | 2012 14 pages PDF
The 2 major classes of cells are defined by the presence or absence of a nucleus; Eukaryotic (with nucleus) and Prokaryotic (without nucleus).
Eukaryotes can be further divided into unicellular (only one cell, like prokaryotes) and multicellular (like us) organisms.
A major difference between eukayotes and prokaryotes is the presence of physical compartments (membrane bound) and organelles within the cell. These compartments allow the separation/specialization of processes within the cell. There also exist within each of these physical compartments, functional compartments where specific processes may occur or are restricted.
This lecture is also an introduction to cell compartments and describes the structure of membranes forming these compartments.
About Human Body
Human Cells
- 210+ cell types in body
- total number of estimated cells in the body - 1013 (American Ten trillion/British Ten billion)
- bacteria, fungi and archaea
- found on all surfaces exposed to the environment
- skin and eyes, in the mouth, nose, small intestine
- most bacteria live in the large intestine
- 500 to 1000 species of bacteria live in the human gut
- total number of estimated flora ten times as many bacteria 1014 (American One hundred trillion/British One hundred billion)
Cell Sizes
|Cell History
|Background only, you do not need to know the details.
Divisions of Life
- bacteria and archaea (single-celled microorganisms previously called archaebacteria)
- no cell nucleus or any other organelles within their cells
- organisms that can live in extreme habitats Archaea
- cell nucleus
- plants, animals, fungi, protists
Unicellular and Multicellular
- Unicellular
- All prokaryotes and some eukaryotes (Yeast + budding, non-budding)
- Protozoa + classified by means of locomotion: flagellates, amoeboids, sporozoans, ciliates + often "feed" on bacteria
- Multicellular
- Eukaryotes - Plants and Animals
- Allowed development of specialized cells, functions and tissues
Karyote from the Greek, Karyose = kernel, as in a kernel of grain; referring to the presence or absence of a nucleus.
Escherichia coli
Micrococcus luteus bacteria
Bacteria shape (morphology)
Bacterial morphologies
Not all bacteria are dangerous or disease causing - The adult human in addition bacteria to the skin surface and lining of the respiratory/digestive tract, also has intestines contains trillions of bacteria made up from hundreds of species and thousands of subspecies)
Prokaryotes Cell Wall
- Bacterial Shape - Bacterial shapes and cell-surface structures
- Bacterial Membranes - A small section of the double membrane of an E. coli bacterium
- Bacterial outer membranes - outer membrane contains porins
- Bacterial cell walls - Bacterial cell walls
- Gram-negative bacteria surrounded by a thin cell wall beneath the outer membrane
- Gram-positive bacteria lack outer membranes and have thick cell walls
(MH - note that some unicellular eukaryotes can also have a cell wall)
- Antibiotics - inhibit either bacterial protein synthesis or bacterial cell wall synthesis Antibiotic targets Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
Bacterial Replication
- Links: Molecular Biology of the Cell Figure 25-4. Bacterial shapes and cell-surface structures | Figure 11-17. A small section of the double membrane of an E. coli bacterium | Medical Microbiology Figure 2-6. Comparison of the thick cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria with the comparatively thin cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria
Prokaryote Mycoplasmas
- smallest self-replicating organisms, smallest genomes (approx 500 to 1000 genes)
- spherical to filamentous cells, no cell walls
- surface parasites of the human respiratory and urogenital tracts
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae infect the upper and lower respiratory tract
- Mycoplasma genitalium a prevalent sexually transmitted infection
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis found in patients with AIDS
- Links: The Cell- A Molecular Approach | Table 1.1. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells | Antibiotic Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis | Molecular Cell Biology Figure 12-6. DNA replication and cell division in a prokaryote | Biochemistry Figure 28.15. Transcription and Translation two processes are closely coupled in prokaryotes, whereas they are spacially and temporally separate in eukaryotes.
Biological (but not alive)
Nature 3Mar14 - Giant virus resurrected from 30,000-year-old ice
- Links: MCB - Viruses: Structure, Function, and Uses | MCB - Retroviral life cycle | NPR - Virus Infection | Foodbourne Illness
- an infectious prion protein, no compartments, no membrane
- not alive, misfolded normal protein (three-dimensional structure), can form aggregates
- Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) and Kuru a human neural prion disease
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathyvery (BSE) in cattle, "mad cow disease"
- Scrapie in sheep
- Links: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | Molecular Biology of the Cell Figure 6-89. Protein aggregates that cause human disease | Prions Are Infectious Proteins | Gene Reviews Prions | Neuroscience Prion Disease
Biological Levels
Plasma Membrane Images
The cell membrane (plasma membrane or plasmalemma) encloses or covers all cell types and is 7 nanometers thick (1000 times smaller than the RBC).
Here are some different ways of looking microscopically at membranes.
Light Micrograph
Scanning Electron Micrograph
Transmission Electron Micrograph
Links: Membrane Images | Serial Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Physical Compartments - membrane bound Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Organelles - cell nomenclature based upon presence or absence of these compartments (eukaryotic, prokaryotic).
- Functional Compartments - spatial localization for targeting, activation and inactivation, signaling.
Major Cellular Compartments
- Nucleus (nuclear) - contains a single organelle compartment
- Cytoplasm (cytoplasmic) - contains many organelle compartments
Organelle Number/Volume
- How many organelles?
- How much space within the cell do they occupy?
- Are all the cells the same?
Take a typical mammalian liver cell....
Table 12-1. Relative Volumes Occupied by the Major Intracellular Compartments in a Liver Cell (Hepatocyte)
Table 12-2. Relative Amounts of Membrane Types in Two Kinds of Eucaryotic Cells
Compartments are Dynamic - Movies showing flexibility of membranes and their changing shape and size.
Nuclear Compartment
- Nuclear matrix - consisting of Intermediate filaments (lamins)
- Nucleoli (functional compartment - localised transcription DNA of RNA genes)
- Chromosomes (DNA and associated proteins)
(MH - you will not see chromosomes in interphase nuclei only during mitosis)
Cytoplasmic Compartment
- Cytoplasmic Organelles - Membrane bound structures (Endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes, vesicles)
- Cytoskeleton - 3 filament systems
- Cytoplasmic "structures" - Ribosomes (translation)
- Proteins - Receptors, signaling, metabolism, structural
- Viruses, bacteria, prions
Functional compartments (you cannot see a membrane)
- occur in nucleus, cytoplasm, in organelles and outside organelles
- signaling, metabolic reactions, processing genetic information, cytoskeleton dynamics, vesicle dynamics
Membrane Functions
Cell membrane (Plasma membrane , plasmalemma) encloses or covers all cell types.
- Regulation of transport, Detection of signals, Cell-cell communication, Cell Identity
Internal membranes
- form compartments, Allow "specialisation" - metabolic and biochemical, Localization of function
Membrane Components
Model of Cell (plasma) membrane structure
- phospholipids, proteins and cholesterol
- first compartment formed
- prokaryotes (bacteria) just this 1 compartment
- eukaryotic cells many different compartments
- Membranes contain phospholipids, glycolipids, and steroids
- The main lipid components include: phosphatidylcholine (~50%), phosphatidylethanolamine (~10%), phosphatidylserine (~15%), sphingolipids (~10%),cholesterol (~10%), phosphatidylinositol (1%).
Phospholipid Orientation
- A liposome (lipid vesicle) is a small aqueous compartment surrounded by a lipid bilayer.
- A micelle is a small compartment surrounded by a single lipid layer.
Links: MBoC - Three views of a cell membrane | MBoC - Phospholipid structure and the orientation in membranes
|Membranes History
|Background only, you do not need to know the details.
Membrane Proteins
- 20-30% of the genome encodes membrane proteins PMID 9568909
- Proteins can be embedded in the inner phospholipid layer, outer phospholipid layer or span both layers
- Some proteins are folded such that they span the membrane in a series of "loops"
- Membrane Protein Functions - transport channels, enzyme reactions, cytoskeleton link, cell adhesion, cell identity
Links: Figure 17-21. Topologies of some integral membrane proteins synthesized on the rough ER
- Membrane Glycoproteins - Glycoproteins are proteins which have attached carbohydrate groups (sugars)
- produce these proteins go through a very specific cellular pathway of organelles (secretory pathway)
- reach the cell surface where they are either secreted (form part of the extracellular matrix)
- or are embedded in the membrane with the carbohydrate grouped on the outside surface (integral membrane protein)
Two major protein transmembrane structures: α-helical - ubiquitously distributed; β-barrel - outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria, chloroplasts, and mitochondria.
Membrane Cholesterol
- small molecule regulates lipid mobility (MH - see rafts)
- embedded between the phospholipid molecules, different concentrations in different regions of plasma membrane
- lateral organization of membranes and free volume distribution
- may control membrane protein activity and "raft" formation
Note - bacterial membranes (except for Mycoplasma and some methylotrophic bacteria) have no sterols, they lack the enzymes required for sterol biosynthesis.
Model of Cell (plasma) membrane structure
Links: MBoC Figure 10-9. Cholesterol in a lipid bilayer
Bacterial Membranes
Gram Negative
Gram Positive
(Named after - Hans Christian Gram (1853–1938), a Danish scientist.)
Membrane Features
Membranes can demonstrate both high fluidity and fixed domains (regions)???
- Experiments wit fusion of 2 cells, FRAP
- membrane domains (polarized cells) - epithelia have apical, basal and lateral domains
- Links: FRAP | MBC - Membrane Fluidity
- plasma membrane cytoskeleton
- different directly under membranes
- adhesion complexes
- absorbtive and secretory
- synaptic junctions
Adhesion Specializations
A series of different types of proteins and cytoskeleton associations forming different classes of adhesion junctions
- Desmosomes ( = macula adherens)
- Adherens Junctions ( = zonula adherens)
- Septate Junctions
- Tight Junctions
- Gap Junctions
Three major forms of transport across the membrane
- Passive - Simple diffusion
- Facilitated - transport proteins
- Active - transport proteins for nutrient uptake, secretion, ion balance
Ion Channels
- membrane phospholipid impermeable to ions in aqueous solution
- protein channels permit rapid ion flux
- 1960's structure and function, ionophores (simple ion channels)
- 75 + different ion channels, opening/closing, "gating" of ions
Additional Information
The material below is not part of the actual lecture and is provided for background information and student self-directed learning purposes.
Cell Apoptosis - programmed cell death
- membrane "blebbing" encloses cellular component fragments
- do not stimulate inflammatory response, easy removal by macrophages.
Link: Time-lapse movie of human HeLa cells undergoing apoptosis | Example of early apoptotic blebbing | PMID 16129889 | PMID 18073771
Cystic Fibrosis - membrane transport disease
- 1989 Collins (US), Tsui and Riordan (Canada)
- Chloride channel - protein mutation point mutant, folded improperly, trapped and degraded in ER
Ion Channel Types
3 rapid + 1 slow gate (gap junction)
- Voltage-gated - propogation of electrical signals along nerve, muscle
- Ligand-gated - opened by non-covalent, reversible binding of ligand between nerve cells, nerve-muscle, gland cells
- Mechanical-gated - regulated by mechanical deformation
- Gap junction - allow ions to flow between adjacent cells open/close in response to Ca2+ and protons
Textbook References
- Molecular Biology of the Cell: Some Important Discoveries in the History of Light Microscopy | The evolution of higher animals and plants (Figure 1-38) | From Procaryotes to Eucaryotes | From Single Cells to Multicellular Organisms | Some of the different types of cells present in the vertebrate body | Chapter 10 - Membrane Structure | Three views of a cell membrane | The evolution of higher animals and plants (Figure 1-38) | From Procaryotes to Eucaryotes | From Single Cells to Multicellular Organisms | Some of the different types of cells present in the vertebrate body
- Molecular Cell Biology: The Dynamic Cell | The Architecture of Cells | Microscopy and Cell Architecture
- The Cell- A Molecular Approach: An Overview of Cells and Cell Research | Tools of Cell Biology
Search Online Textbooks
- "prokaryote" Molecular Biology of the Cell | Molecular Cell Biology | The Cell- A molecular Approach
- "eukaryote" Molecular Biology of the Cell | Molecular Cell Biology | The Cell- A molecular Approach
- "cell compartments" Molecular Biology of the Cell | Molecular Cell Biology | The Cell- A molecular Approach
- "cell membrane" Molecular Biology of the Cell | Molecular Cell Biology | The Cell- A molecular Approach
Historic Papers
Below are some example historical research finding related to cell membranes from the JCB Archive and other sources.
- 1957 The invention of freeze fracture EM and the determination of membrane structure Russell Steere introduces his home-made contraption for freeze fracture electron microscopy (EM), and Daniel Branton uses it to conclude that membranes are bilayers.
- 1971 Spectrin is peripheral S. Jonathan Singer, Garth Nicolson, and Vincent Marchesi use red cell ghosts to provide strong evidence for the existence of peripheral membrane proteins.
- 1992 Lipid raft idea is floated Gerrit van Meer and Kai Simons get the first hints of lipid rafts based on lipid sorting experiments.


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Cooking Method: Chargrilled
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This is really short notice, but Bluffton had a team pull out late for our JV tournament (which starts this Wednesday). Is anyone in NW Ohio looking for a couple of JV contests this week?
This request has also been posted at the OSSCA site, but I thought there might be some who would see it here. I've copied the OSSCA posting below.
Bluffton High School (Northwest District - located just off Route 75, north of Lima) is looking for one additional team to fill a spot in their 4 team JV tournament this week (August 24, 27). Matches to occur on Wednesday and Saturday. Please contact Steve Smucker - boys coach at Bluffton HS. 419-890-7316. All matches to take place in Bluffton.
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NASHVILLE- Tenn. - In a battle of two of the top teams in the OVC, Eastern Kentucky travels to Nashville to take on the undefeated Tennessee State Tigers this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hale Stadium.
TSU comes into the game 5-0 for the first time since the 2001 season. Last week, the Tigers wrapped up non-conference play defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 40-13, in front of 31,765 fans at LP Field.
Redshirt Freshman Telvin Hooks led the way for TSU as he had a career best 108 yards on 14 carries along with the first two touchdowns of his career. The second touchdown by Hooks was the first of four TSU touchdowns over the next nine minutes, 42 seconds during the second half.
Running back Trabis Ward rushed for 87 yards on on 21 carries and a score as he jumped two spots on the all-time TSU rushing yards list as he passed Alfred Reese (1970-72) for seventh and Lee Derricks (1953-55) for sixth all-time. He is now 91 yards away from passing Eugene Bowens (1963-1966) for fifth all-time.
Quarterback Michael German passed Bryson Rosser (2001-05) for ninth on the TSU all-time passing yards list. German finished 18-of-35 for 262 yards, with two touchdowns, a 16 yarder to Devin Wilson and a 41-yard TD to A.C. Leonard, and an interception. He now has 3,036 yards in his career.
The Tiger defense was impressive yet again holding all five opponents this season to 14 points and under. This is the seventh game in a row that TSU has not allowed a 100 yard rusher and the Tigers have won their last eight games in which they have held their opponent under 20 points.
The Tigers are 4th in the country in scoring defense giving up 13.4 points a game. TSU is also 25th in the nation in total defense, giving up 317.2 yards a game.
EKU improved to 2-0 in the OVC and 4-1 on the season with a 28-16 victory at UT Martin after trailing 16-7 midway through the third quarter.
Senior wide receiver Tyrone Goard tied a program record with four touchdown receptions. His 78-yard scoring catch from fellow senior T.J. Pryor with 8:57 remaining gave EKU the lead for good, 21-16. Goard totaled career highs in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (175) to go along with the four scoring catches.
Pryor set a program record of his own as he moved into first place on Eastern Kentucky's all-time passing list. The native of Louisville, Ky., now has 6,085 career passing yards thanks to his 211 yards passing and three touchdown tosses at UT Martin. Josh Greco (2004-07) had the previous Colonel record with 5,992 yards.
Pryor has thrown for 714 yards this season to go along with nine touchdown passes and no interceptions.
The Tigers and Colonels are two of the three remaining undefeated teams in OVC play this season along with Eastern Illinois, while TSU is the only undefeated OVC team overall. TSU and EKU are also the only two OVC teams that are ranked as EKU is 16th in the coaches poll, while the Tigers are 24th.
Entering this week Tennessee State is one of just 11 teams from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to be undefeated and one of just six FCS schools who enter the week with a 5-0 record. Among those six teams Tennessee State and Lehigh are the only 5-0 teams who have beaten five Division I scholarship programs to begin the season.
This is the 25th meeting between EKU and TSU with the Colonels holding a 20-4 advantage.


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Few are alive today who remember the 1948 Olympics in London. To commemorate London's third hosting of the Games, TIME has traversed two continents to speak to the last surviving medalists from the U.K. and the U.S. for its special Olympics edition. Those competitors speak of feelings familiar to us all—the comfort of a lucky charm, the joy of victory. They also recount experiences that are foreign to many athletes today: the enervating effect of post-war rations, and training sessions fitted around everyday jobs.
Despite the various hardships they encountered, the athletes interviewed by TIME remember the Games fondly. Yet when the International Olympic Committee selected London to host the 1948 Summer Olympics, not everyone in the city was pleased. "The average range of British enthusiasm for the Games stretches from lukewarm to dislike," wrote London's Evening Standard in September 1947. "It is not too late for invitations to be politely withdrawn." Even government officials who had pushed for a London Olympics acknowledged that following the devastation of the Second World War, Britain had few resources to spare for a sporting contest. "We have a housing shortage, and food difficulties, which do not permit us to do all we wish," said Prime Minister Clement Attlee in a radio address welcoming athletes in 1948.
(For daily coverage of the 2012 Games, visit TIME's Olympics blog)
It was called the 'austerity' Olympics—in a sense that even in today's frugal times we can hardly fathom. With a budget of just $1.2 million (compared to today's almost $14 billion), no new venues were built—instead, organizers made do and mended. The Henley Royal Regatta course hosted rowing events despite being 70 meters too short. Javelin throwers, deprived of stadium lighting, cast their spears in the dark, while judges officiated with flashlights. Wembley Stadium—usually used as a greyhound racing arena—received a new brick rubble cinder surface, which quickly turned to slush in the rain.
Yet, as Atlee pointed out, if there was anything lacking, it was not "good will." Britain worked hard to be able to welcome 4,000 competitors from 59 countries – converting university dormitories, schools and RAF bases into accommodation for visiting athletes and their entourages. The army convalescent camp in London's Richmond Park became an athletes' village, complete with a 'milk bar', a cobbler's, a hair dresser's, a post office and a cinema to seat 500. Good will also streamed in from other nations, particularly when it came to food. The Dutch shipped over 100 tons of fruit and vegetables, Denmark contributed 160,000 eggs, and Czechoslovakia sent 20,000 mineral water bottles. The Brits cooked these and other contributions in camp kitchens, attempting to cater to national cuisines. Although post-war rations were boosted for athletes, the fare wasn't always well received—legend has it that oarsmen displeased by their end-of-the-Olympics dinner at Henley began to chuck bread rolls in protest.
Still, athletes managed to enjoy themselves, without fine cuisine and—in many cases—without alcohol (though the French team carted over their own wine). After winning a gold medal in the swallow sailing class, David Bond and other competitors celebrated by going to a dance at the Imperial Hotel in Torquay, on the English coast. "We had a wonderful ball," he tells TIME. "Nobody got drunk actually." In 1948, the rewards for top competitors, were modest — a medal to show to their family and, in British cyclist Tommy Godwin's case, a post-race glass of chocolate milk. There were no multi-million dollar endorsements, no spandex uniforms, no neon mascots. The big technological advances in 1948 were the photo finish and silk swimming costumes, which replaced saggy cotton. Yet for all the differences with the modern Games, some things have remained the same. Sixty years later, people from all over the world will gather once more in London to celebrate the Olympic spirit. Londoners will still grumble. And like Prime Minister Attlee said in his address, everyone will be hoping for a bit of good weather.
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CHICAGO (AP) — With his top priority of pension reform inked into law, Gov. Pat Quinn is preparing for a critical election-year State of the State speech this week, needing to persuade lawmakers and voters he has the leadership skills to keep running Illinois.
The annual address, set for Wednesday, is a chance for Quinn to lay out his goals and recap his accomplishments. He is sure to count pension reform — which he once said he was "put on Earth" to solve — as a signature achievement, but how much credit the Chicago Democrat can take is a matter for debate.
Quinn has won praise for keeping the state's roughly $100 billion pension crisis in the public eye, despite the threat of reforms to the retirement benefits of state workers and unions, traditional Democratic allies who could be key to his re-election. At the same time, he's been criticized for his more populist methods and not doing more to broker the deal that was passed in December by the Legislature and now faces legal challenges.
Other pension reform advocates say it's fair to give Quinn a nod for his efforts, but some argue that he actually came late to the issue and acted only when he couldn't afford not to as the state's executive officer.
"It was driven by the fact that he had no place else to go," said Ty Fahner, president of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, which had warned of a state pension crisis for years. "We got a bill because we had no place to go."
Until a few years ago, pension reform was far more on the radar of economists and business executives than legislators and the public. Lawmakers skipped or shorted payments to the state pension systems for years and created a growing shortfall. Despite dire consequences for the state's budget and business climate, the General Assembly took years to act.
Fahner said it wasn't until 2011 — two years after Quinn came into office — that the governor took the issue seriously. By that time, Illinois' pension crisis was evolving into a national embarrassment and the state's credit ratings were taking serious hits.
Quinn began speaking out about pension reform any chance he got, at times refusing to address other issues until the crisis was solved. He called lawmakers into special sessions, set deadlines, rolled out a social media campaign featuring a cartoon snake named "Squeezy" and tried to hold lawmakers' paychecks until they came up with a solution. For months, he also refused to take his own paycheck.
Those moves led others to scrutinize Quinn's effectiveness, a question the former consumer advocate and self-styled "outsider" has battled throughout his time in office. The special sessions were fruitless, the deadlines often ignored. The lawmakers' paychecks were restored by a judicial order after Quinn irked lawmakers who said he had overstepped his boundaries.
Ultimately, lawmakers approved a landmark bill last month that's estimated to close the huge shortfall over three decades by cutting benefits for most retirees and employees.
"Pat Quinn used the bully pulpit to keep the focus on that issue," said David Yepsen, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. "He does get some credit."
Quinn has been measured about publicly taking credit. He calls it a victory for Illinois and says credit should be shared with legislators, even praising one of his Republican gubernatorial challengers, state Sen. Bill Brady, who served on a reform panel and voted for the landmark bill.
Quinn told The Associated Press last month in an interview that the overhaul is his biggest achievement, at least from a fiscal standpoint, arguing that it gives his re-election a real boost. But his modest attempt to spread the credit could have a political underpinning, knowing that trying to take too much credit could upset workers and unions in the run-up to November.
He has hinted that on Wednesday, in addition to pension reform and the state's new same-sex marriage law, he will tout worker friendly issues like raising Illinois' minimum wage and a new capital construction program that could create employment.
"The No. 1 issue all the time is jobs, economic growth, opportunity, building the middle class, preserving the middle class, helping people get a fair shake in life," he told reporters last week.
While the legal challenges may push the pension issue back to the Legislature, other political leaders are less shy about claiming credit for the recent reforms, including House Speaker Michael Madigan. Last year the powerful Democrat instituted a rarely used tactic, forcing piecemeal votes on pension issues to educate new legislators and test what worked. The final deal was worked out in his Chicago office.
"The bill would not have passed without me," he said in a statement after the vote.
Others — including Brady, who is now challenging Quinn — say the governor should have been more involved in the details, like attending pension committee talks in person. Quinn left that to his budget director, who attended on his behalf.
"We asked (Quinn) to come to several meetings. He could have been helpful had he come," said Brady. "The budget director wasn't elected governor."


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Rosemary is amazingly aromatic, but it's not the only herb that will work here; thyme or sage are stellar options as well. Pile up the leftover stems—and any lemon or orange rinds you have from other recipes—and stuff them into the cavity to add a little extra oomph to your bird.
Cal/Serv: 212
Yields: 8
Prep Time: 0 hours 20 mins
Total Time: 3 hours 45 mins
1 turkey
3 medium onions
8 sprig fresh rosemary
2 tbsp. olive oil
Kosher salt
3 medium carrots
2 stalk celery
3/4 c. low-sodium chicken broth
- Heat oven to 375°F. Working on a baking sheet, remove the giblets and neck from the cavities. Reserve the neck and discard the giblets. Using paper towels, pat the turkey dry. Stuff half the onions and 6 sprigs rosemary into the main cavity.
- Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Tuck the wing tips underneath the body (this will prevent them from burning). Rub the turkey with the oil and season with 1 tsp salt.
- Place the turkey neck, carrots, celery, the remaining onions and 2 sprigs rosemary in a large roasting pan. Place a roasting rack in the pan and put the turkey on top of it.
- Roast the turkey until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. (Cover the bird loosely with foil if it browns too quickly, and add the broth to the pan if the vegetables begin to scorch.)
- Carefully tilt the turkey to empty the juices from the cavity into the pan. Transfer the turkey to a carving board or cutting board set in a rimmed baking sheet (to catch juices while carving). Cover loosely with foil and let rest for at least 25 minutes. Reserve the pan and its contents for the Velvety Gravy.
- Carve the turkey as desired. Garnish with fresh rosemary, if desired.
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You said the Christmas tree on the tag was a free download. I haven't been able to find it. Could you please tell me where it found. I really love all the ideas you are showing. They are much appreciated.
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On the Gallery page for this webisode, at the top of the page (where all the images are shown) you will see a Free Download line of text. Click there and you'll see the free download.
I loved seeing these ideas. I just joined the Dazzles monthly club and am excited that there are steampunk Dazzles in there. These are so easy to find overseas, but not easy to find over here - thank you for making these wonderful stickers so easily available in such a wide variety of styles.
I miss having this as a podcast - they haven't been updated in a while. Will these still be released as podcasts? I love to watch these at work during lunch!
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The podcasts are being updated right now and one each week!
WOW, I watched all week, placed my order on Friday, I even called and added to my order on Friday. My order arrived in the mail today, and I am making cards!!!
Gorgeous new products and wonderful examples. Thanks Ann and Paulette!
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I had to watch this several times today. Everything is so beautiful. Thank you Teresa for the inspiration. I can wait to get started.
Thank you Paulette and Ann, Teresa and Mary Ann for another week of Christmas inspiration! I have enjoyed each webisode.
I LOVE your webidsodes. I never fail to pick up many tips and tricks...these are nicer than the one time class I went to at a well known retailer. i felt rushed and we never got to make all the things promised. With these I can go back and review as much as I need to. Keep up the good work!
I am so in love with your Webisodes and refer back to them often while working on a project. You have talked about printing a sentiment on a tag, but I'm a bit slow on the draw, and don't understand the process! I would so love it if you could give step by step instructions. Thanks so much!
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CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, announced Monday she was abandoning the U.S. Senate race in Wyoming, citing family health issues.
"Serious health issues have recently arisen in our family, and under the circumstances, I have decided to discontinue my campaign. My children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign and their health and well-being will always be my overriding priority," Cheney said in a statement.
"Though this campaign stops today, my commitment to keep fighting with you and your families for the fundamental values that have made this nation and Wyoming great will never stop," she said.
The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the health issues, ABC News reported.
The 47-year-old Cheney's decision to abandon her Senate bid came nearly as abruptly as her decision to enter the contest in July, when she caught party leaders in Wyoming and Washington off-guard by setting up a primary fight against Sen. Mike Enzi, a three-term Republican, ABC News said. While trying to rally support of her father's old political network in Wyoming -- Dick Cheney represented Wyoming's at-large House district from 1979 to 1989 -- Liz Cheney struggled to introduce herself to Wyoming voters as well as win over many Republican leaders.
Liz Cheney also had to fight the perception she was a carpetbagger, having moved from Virginia to Wyoming more than a year ago. She aired campaign commercials highlighting her family's roots to the state, but still failed to pick up ground against Enzi.
Cheney also had a public spat with her openly lesbian sister, Mary Cheney, over same-sex marriage in November.
Mary Cheney and her wife Heather Poe criticized the candidate on Facebook, saying she had applauded their union in the past.
This prompted their parents, Dick and Lynne Cheney, to say Liz Cheney "always believed in the traditional definition of marriage."
The Cheney parents also said they were "pained" to see the sisters battle over a private matter in full view of the news media.
Liz Cheney began telling associates during the weekend of her decision to drop her campaign, which raised more than $1 million, said CNN, which first reported the news of Cheney's planned withdrawal.
Her departure would clear the way for Enzi, 69, to win a fourth term, CNN said. Wyoming has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1970.
Enzi, the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is consistently ranked as one of the most conservative senators.
He expressed annoyance at Liz Cheney's decision to challenge him and has consistently led by wide margins in voter opinion polls.


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Regular listeners to this show and its predecessor "Reformation" will know there is a semi-regular feature called "Farleys Fumbles" which is essentially a series of musical selections by my chum Fothergill Farley aka Mark Harris.
I have not been able to play any "Fumbles " for a while so I set aside some time in diary to record a show with a good selection of them. Mark emigrated to New Zealand last year and has been living and working in Christchurch . I was putting this show together before the earthquake hit that city, and recorded it before the event so there is no reference to it in the show. We spent a few anxious hours waiting to see if Mark was OK and thankfully he was. Others were not as fortunate so this show comes at a difficult time for all in Christchurch and New Zealand as a whole.
I dedicate the show to the good people of NZ , especially the fire and rescue service, and all those working hard to assist in recovery from this disaster. The show is also dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives.
- The Fall – Hey Student – Middle Class Revolt – originally called "Hey Fascist" in the early days of The Fall this powerful piece of garage rock finds Mark E. Smith at his most acerbic with bile directed in any number of directions. Pearl Jam fans look away now!
- Cornelius – New Music Machine – Fantasma – Japanese pop-noise artist Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada) is a self-taught guitarist inspired early by Kiss and Black Sabbath, his musical alias was chosen from a character in the Planet of the Apes film series. His merging of pop and avant garde on this 1998 album is refreshing. Farley Fumble #01.
- Amplifier – The Wave – The Octopus – I've had this double album for a few weeks now and have been wanting to play something from it. Guitarist/vocalist Sel Balamir formed the band with drummer Matt Brobin and bassist Neil Mahony in the early 2000s in the heart of the post-punk madness of Manchester. They owe no allegiance to the Madchester sound offering a more progressive rock agenda. This self released third album is an epic piece of writing and performance. Show favourite Charlie Barnes guests on keyboards.
- Fairport Convention – Now Be Thankful – The History of Fairport Convention – Arguably the best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, they did more than their contemporaries to develop an authentic variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles. This 1972 album is a good primer for the earlier work of the band. Farley Fumbles #02′
- New Order – Procession – Substance – as I remark on the show their is an uncanny resemblance between the opening and closing sections of this song and "Watcher of the Skies" from "Foxtrot" by Genesis. Substance collects the best of New Orders remixes, and in doing so showcases the innovative nature of their work, but also the best of their songwriting. Farleys Fumble #03.
- Glassheads – Young Lady – Demo Track – another demo from this new band from Wigan.
- Spirit – I gotta line on you – The Family That Plays Together – a bit of an indulgence from me with a classic. The second Spirit album, from 1968 saw the group put all of the elements together that made them legends. The album's hit single, "I Got a Line on You," has strong vocal harmonies as well as one of the greatest rock riffs of the period.
- Lilys – The Hermit Crab – Ecsamme The Photon Band – ostensibly the vehicle of singer/songwriter Kurt Heasley, the group's founder and sole constant member. Their third album from 1995 dabbles in dream pop, a genre they soon abandoned. Farleys Fumble #04.
- PJ Harvey – To talk to you – White Chalk – her new album has got mixed reviews with obvious comparisons made to the excellent album which features on this show. Some would argue she needs to strap on an electric guitar and get back to the harder side of her work. Farleys Fumble #05.
- Greg Allman – I can't be satisfied – Low Country Blues – his first album in four years Gregg has teamed up with T-Bone Burnett to re-imagine obscure blues tunes. A very satisfying record and probably his best solo effort to date.
- Bruce Springsteen – Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street – The Prodigal – this classic song from the first Springsteen album is re-released in a revised form on the recent Prodigal album. This is Bruce at his most playful with strong lyrics and a great song which shows strong influences.
- Portishead – Chase the Tear – Chase The Tear – Portishead joined forces with Amnesty International to release this tracks on the eve of International Human Rights Day. Farleys Fumble #06.
- Danny Short – Rossiter – Love Has Gone. To signal the release of our second free download – Danny's Reputation EP – click here to get your FREE copy -I feature a track from his excellent new album "Love Has Gone" which will be released in April.
- Amplifier – The Chase – Fractal – those of us who bought "The Octopus" album mentioned above also got a free digital EP a couple of weeks ago which features improvisations from the sessions that produced the album.


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The Treasury Department announced Thursday it plans to sell 410,000 shares of Ally Financial for $3 billion as part of its ongoing effort to recoup the costs of the $700 billion financial bailout.
The shares will be offered in a private offering at $7,375 each.
After the completion of the stock sale, the department said the U.S. government will have recovered about $15.3 billion, or 89 percent of the $17.2 billion it provided to Detroit-based Ally during the financial crisis. The government will still hold about 37 percent of the bank holding company's stock.
Ally Financial received a total of $17.2 billion in government support during the financial crisis. Ally makes loans to GM customers and finances dealer inventories. The government first bailed out the company, then known as GMAC Inc., in late 2008 as part of the Bush administration's aid to the auto industry. The Obama administration provided additional funding in May and December 2009.
The company said in a statement the sale is a key step in the company's plan to repay U.S. taxpayers in full for the money it received from the government bailout fund, the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
"These actions, coupled with the strength of our ongoing business, position Ally to complete its plans to exit TARP and to continue to build upon our thriving franchises," Ally said in a statement.


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English financier and agriculturist; born in Frankfort-on-the-Main 1805; died in London 1867; grandson of Meyer Anselm de Rothschild, and son of Benedict de Worms, a distinguished member of the Jewish community of Frankfort. On a visit to the Far East in 1841, Maurice and his brother Gabriel de Worms purchased a large estate in Ceylon, which became known as the Rothschild Estate. Acre by acre was added to this estate, which was among the best-cultivated tracts of land in the island; and when the Worms brothers in 1865 disposed of their holdings, they had no less than 2,000 acres under cultivation, and more than 6,000 acres of forest land to be reclaimed. The brothers were among the pioneer settlers in Ceylon, and contributed largely to its prosperity. In his will Maurice de Worms bequeathed large sums of money to various Jewish charitable institutions.
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JazzWrap review by Vern
Aram Shelton…Rising Above It All
Aram Shelton's Arrive – There Was…(CF 217)
Aram Shelton has spent years moving and developing his musical language. From his home state of Florida to Washington D.C., Chicago and now currently residing in San Francisco, Shelton is becoming one of the most revered saxophonist's in underground circles. All the while, he has maintained a creativity that is both skillfully harmonic and resolutely improvised. Aram Shelton encompasses both the free jazz aesthetics of Ornette Coleman and the tonal language of Jackie McLean. Shelton was an integral part of the Chicago scene with the groups Fast Citizens (w/Keefe Jackson), Dragon 1976, Cylinder and his most consistent and flourishing, Arrive.
Arrive is now on their third record, There Was… (Clean Feed Records) the quartet puts together some fantastic arrangements with dizzying improvised moments in between. There Was… could be considered the second official album. The previous album Live At Elastic includes all but the title track "There Was". The Elastic album is a bit rawer and possibly more "works in progress" until fully realized for There Was.. On the opener and title track, Shelton and Daisy interchange some aggressive and fun-filled passages. This is met with the same energy when the trio of Daisy, Roebke and Adasiewicz gather and tear through chord changes. It's a well structured melodic piece with improvised moments that settle nicely inside your ear.
"Lost" really experiments with time, rhythm and harmonics. The group gently improvises its way through the first half with a steady and balanced groove laid just underneath by Roebke and Shelton. Adasiewicz later takes the group into "third stream" territory. It's a frenetic dreamlike moment between the trio again before Shelton completely lets loose. It's the type of aggression that makes his collaborative efforts with Keefe Jackson shine.
"Golden" quickly becomes an expression of free acoustic magnification (I kinda made that one up. Needed something that sounded good.). But "Golden" does typify everything Aram Shelton is about–exploring new structures, deconstruction and re-framing/reshaping the sense of things. It's has ballad-like quality that slowly builds into a triumphant exclamation of purpose.
With There Was… Aram Shelton again makes the case that Chicago artists (whether in Chicago or just leaving) are on the boundaries of jazz and testing it, to see what come next. Highly Recommended stuff.


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A much-loved teacher has died after she was repeatedly stabbed in her classroom in front of her pupils.
A 15-year-old boy remains in custody tonight following the death of Spanish teacher Anne Maguire, 61, who was fatally injured at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds this morning.
Mrs Maguire's death, after more than 40 years teaching at the school, is thought to be the first time a teacher has been stabbed to death in British classroom, and the first killing of a teacher in a school since the 1996 Dunblane massacre.
Children leaving the school this afternoon said the teacher was attacked as she taught a routine year 11 Spanish class in the Modern Languages block of the school.
Some pupils reported hearing screams as other members of staff rushed to the scene and restrained her attacker.
Tonight, hundreds of pupils, former students and their parents crammed into the pews of the Corpus Christi Church, next to the school.
There was no formal service but teenagers hugged each and some lit candles as they wiped away tears.
A few yards outside, scores more youngsters gathered around hundreds of floral tributes which have been placed at the school gates.
Some teenagers pinned photographs to the railings, along with teddies and other memorabilia.
All of the youngsters described Mrs Maguire as a inspirational teacher who went out of her way to help students.
She had taught at the school since she was a student teacher and, last year, celebrated 40 years at Corpus Christi.
Prime Minister David Cameron led the tributes tonight. He said: "This is a profoundly shocking, indeed absolutely appalling, incident.
"All our thoughts are with the teacher's family, with the school and all the pupils who study there. Everything that can be done to help this school get to the bottom of what happened will be done. I think that we have to wait for the investigation to see what exactly happened."
Katie Gallagher, 15, said she was in a nearby room when Mrs Maguire was stabbed.
She said: "I heard her scream. I was in a meeting at the time but I heard it."
She said everyone in her class burst into tears when they were told about the teacher's death.
Former pupil Kerrianne Ayward, 17, said: "She was just lovely. She was helpful and caring and you could have a laugh with her.
"She was always there for you, even if she didn't know you very well. No one had a bad word for her - I mean no one."
Kerrianne, who left the school two years ago, said: " She was the heart of the school."
Another former pupil, Peter Masefield, 18, said: "I just can't understand why her. Of all people. She was the school's figurehead."
Pupil Georgina Kilroy, 16, said: "I don't know anyone who didn't like her. She was spot on. You couldn't ask for a better teacher."
Georgina said her teacher broke down when she told the children the news. She said that before then they were told a teacher had gone to hospital but lessons continued.
Laying flowers, former pupil Aine Arnold, 17, said: "It's more like losing a family member than losing a teacher.
"She was just lovely. She was wonderful. I am devastated."
Nichola Davies, 34, broke down as she tried to explain why she had driven 40 miles from Goole, East Yorkshire, to pay her respects.
Mrs Davies, who left the school in 1996, said: "She was just amazing. She was such an incredible lady. It's just so heartbreaking, it really is."
One of the notes left with the flowers said: " You inspired countless generations. You taught four generations of our family and you were simply a totally fantastic teacher, always caring and always there to make us smile (even if you were speaking Spanish)."
Mrs Maguire, who lived in the Moortown area of Leeds with her husband, Donald, is understand to have two grown-up daughters.
She was head of year 11 at the school for more than ten years.
There are nearly 1,000 pupils on the roll at Corpus Christ, aged between 11 and 16, according to the school's website.
Parents outside the school tonight said it had a very good reputation and, despite being located in a challenging area, families competed to send their children there.
When it was last inspected by Ofsted it was rated good with many outstanding features.
The inspectors said: "Students, parents, carers and staff are rightly proud of this harmonious and caring school which has embedded itself in the very heart of the community."
Speaking outside the school earlier, Chief Superintendant Paul Money, from West Yorkshire Police, said teachers at the school, on Neville Road, held the suspect until police arrived, shortly before midday. The teacher died later in hospital.
He said: "A 15-year-old male pupil from the school was detained at the scene by other members of teaching staff immediately after the incident occurred.
"The alarm was raised by students in the school, some of whom witnessed the offence."
He said a knife had been recovered and added: "There were a number of stab wounds to the lady in question."
He said he could not confirm what injuries the teacher had received following reports she was attacked from behind and stabbed in the neck and back.
Hilary Benn, Labour MP for Leeds Central, described the incident as "profoundly saddening" but said he was not in favour of stringent security measures that would keep staff and pupils "behind high fences".
Education Secretary Michael Gove said: "This is an appalling tragedy. My deepest thoughts go to the victim's family, her colleagues and the pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic College."
Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "The killing of Anne Maguire was an appalling act. My thoughts are with her family, the school and those pupils who witnessed the attack."
Dean Sean Quigley, from Corpus Christ Catholic Church, said: "She was just a wonderful, caring person. She was head of year 11 for in excess of 10 years and she was just so patient in her pastoral work.
"She was held in such immense esteem. She taught the grandparents of some of these children here today."
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NYC Food Events For The Weekend And Beyond
Thursday (December 15)
Jeremy Cowan's "Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah" Reading and Beer Tasting
Thursday December 15th, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m Learn about how Jeremy Cowan turned his hand-brewed and packaged dream into the booming business that is Schmaltz Brewery, as he reads from "Craft Beer Bar Mitzvah". And of course there will be Schmaltz beers to drink as well! 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, NY; event website
Brooklyn Night Bazaar
Thursday December 15th - Saturday December 17th, 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. The successful Brooklyn Night Bazaar is back, and bigger than before, featuring local food vendors such as Fatty Cakes Comfort Food Kitchens, and Sour Puss Pickles, along with independent merchants and artists. Awesome bands, like James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, The Hold Steady, will be performing throughout! 149 Kent Ave., Brooklyn, NY; event website
Friday (December 16)
Winter Solstice Feast 2011
Friday December 16th, 7 p.m. For this event, benefiting EcoStation: NY and projects like Bushwick Farmers' Market, participating restaurants include Roberta's, Northeast Kingdom, Café Ghia, Arancini Bros, and Wyckoff Star with accompanying beer from Sixpoint Craft Ales. The banquet features a whole roasted pig from The Hurricane Club. There will also be musical performances and a silent auction. $20 suggested donation. Brooklyn Fire Proof's, The Nut Roaster Studio, 120 Ingraham St, Brooklyn, NY; event website
BYOB Night At Corkbuzz
Friday December 16th, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m For this monthly event, guests are asked to bring their favorite bottle of wine for everyone to taste. Chef Hayan Yi will also make hors-d'oeuvres to pair with wine from the Corkbuzz collection. $40. Corkbuzz Wine Studio, 13 East 13th Street, New York, NY; event website
Saturday (December 17)
Nolita Mart Theo Chocolate Tasting And Michel And Augustin Cookie Sampling
Saturday December 17th, 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Nolita Mart and Espresso Bar is hosting a tasting of Theo organic chocolates and delicious Michel and Augustin Parisian cookies. 156 Mott Street, New York, NY; event website
Sunday (December 18)
Last New Amsterdam Market Of 2011
Sunday December 18th, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Say farewell to New Amsterdam Market until next year! There will be 70 vendors including a large tribute to local fisheries including vendors like Atlantic Cape Fisheries, Inc., Delaware Delicacies, Holden Seafood and Luke's Lobster, among others. South Street between Beekman Street and Peck Slip., New York, NY; event website
Jackson Heights Pop-up Holiday Craft Market
Sunday December 18th, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Peruse some local handcrafted goods from Queens, including jewelry, knitwear clothing, homemade sauces, syrups, cupcakes, and more! 77-05 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY; event website
Sueños Chef Book Signing And Dinner
Sunday December 18th, book signing 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Chef Sue Torres is organizing this event, where 5 chefs, including Fany Gerson, will hand out signed copies of their cookbooks along with hors-d'oeuvres followed by an exclusive 5 course meal. $75. 77-05 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY; event website
Monday (December 19)
BAM Hosts The 3rd Annual Latke Festival
Monday December 19, 6:30 p.m. To honor the holiday tradition of making latkes, over 15 NYC chefs including Bill Telepan, Julian Medina, Ron Ben-Israel, and Saul Bolton, and an Edible Brooklyn contest winner will duke it out to see who makes the best potato pancakes. Guests get to sample all of the latkes and vote for a people's choice winner! $30. Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY; event website
Le Parker Meridien Gingerbread Display
Thursday December 1st - Friday January 6th Feast your eyes on a gingerbread paradise, provided by local restaurants and bakeries. It's $1 to vote for your favorite, and to be in the running for a 5-night stay at the Parker Palm Springs. All proceeds go to City Harvest. Le Parker Meridien 56th Street atrium, 119 W 56th St. New York, NY; event website
A Slice Of Brooklyn Christmas Lights And Cannoli Tour
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays in December, 7 p.m. When asked about the best Christmas display in the boroughs, A Slice of Brooklyn says "Rockefeller Center? Fuhgettaboudit!" This holiday season, take a guided bus tour through Dyker Heights to appreciate the festive lights, and the authentic Italian eats from Mona Lisa Pastry Shop & Cafe. Adults $55, children under 12 $45. Departs from 4th Avenue between 13th & 14th St.; event website
Aquavit Holiday Smörgåsbord
every Saturday in December & Christmas Eve, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Aquavit will be hosting its holiday Julbord brunch every Saturday this month! There will be a special menu including dishes like julskinka (Christmas ham) and pepparkakor (ginger snaps), and a complimentary glass of hot spiced wine. $65. Restaurant Aquavit, 65 East 55th Street, New York, NY; event website
Down The Road
Woks And Lox: The Very First Jewish And Asian Christmas
Saturday December 24 The Queens Kickshaw in Astoria is hosting this food event that will bring Jewish and Chinese cultures together for many Christmases to come! Our own Chichi Wang will be preparing dinner, there will be a Chinese Auction, Mah Jong, a bar-mitzvah-like signing board, and tons of surprises following suit. The Queens Kickshaw, 40-17 Broadway Astoria, NY; event website
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This week, I wanted to share a story with you about a time God blessed my mother's heart.
Blessings, Rebecca
My five-year-old daughter, Alicia, nudged her tiny face next to mine. "Mom, can you buy me a Barbie RV and Play Kitchen for my birthday, pleazzzeee?"
I gazed into her penetrating blue eyes and ran my fingers through her soft blonde pigtails. "We'll see Sweetheart."
A few days later, I drove to the toy store, and wove my way to the Barbie section. Great there's one RV in stock! I reached for the box and glared at the price tag. "One hundred and nine dollars!" I ambled to the Play Kitchen, and scanned the price. "One hundred and ninety nine dollars!" I took a deep breath, and slowly released it.
As much as I wanted to purchase these items for my daughter, I couldn't. My high tech management job moved overseas two years earlier, and my husband ran a struggling business. We simply couldn't afford them.
Alicia didn't throw tantrums if she didn't get what she wanted. She often donated outfits and toys to needy children at a clothing exchange program I created, as well as her Dad distribute supplies to local homeless men and women he established. I hoped that if I didn't get her those gifts, she'd still be fine. I loved my daughter, and wanted to bless her.
Crushed, I lingered in the toy aisle and prayed. "Father, please somehow make a way to fulfill Alicia's birthday wish, or help me find the words to tell her we can't afford them right now."
I meandered to my car and sank into the driver's seat.
My mind drifted back to our recent family reunion in Oregon and how Alicia enjoyed playing with her cousin, Audrey.
Alicia squealed, "Look Mom" as she pressed a bright pink Barbie RV steering wheel. It "beeped."
Audrey summoned Alicia over to her Play Kitchen. "Help me cook something yummy for your momma."
Alicia jumped up, pulled out the pots and pans, set the table with miniature dishes. Then Alicia draped a white dish towel over her arm and asked, "Ma'am, what would you like to eat?"
I leaned forward, "I'll take one large cheese pizza, please."
"One cheese pizza coming up," she giggled and skipped off.
When I returned home, I received a temporary teaching assignment on my answering machine. I thanked God I had an opportunity to work at my children's school, yet wasn't enough to cover the gifts.
One of the teachers, Mrs. Kim, approached me. "Rebecca, do you think Alicia would like a Barbie RV? My daughter has outgrown hers, and I'd like to find a good home for it."
I fought back my tears, "Absolutely. I wanted to get her one for her birthday but —."
She placed her hand on my shoulder, "I understand. It's hers."
My voice cracked, "Thank you so much. I really appreciate it."
The following day, she walked me to her car, opened the hatch and handed me a sparkly pink Barbie RV.
"Here you go. I hope she enjoys it."
"Thank you so much. She'll be surprised."
I placed it in my trunk., turned around and she proceeded to hand me a purple box brimming with accessories.
"I thought Alicia could use these as well."
I grabbed the handle, "I don't know what to say – Thank you."
At the end of my shift, I rummaged through the box and it was packed with new and gently used RV gadgets, Barbies and doll clothes. This is awesome!
A day or two later, our family picked up two of Alicia's friends and headed to the beach for her sixth birthday party.
After a perfect outing, we drove her friends home. Their mother opened her screen door and stepped onto the porch carrying a little girl on her hip.
"Rebecca, I wasn't able to buy Alicia a present today, because I had to babysit my niece. I'll run to the store later."
I brushed her niece's golden hair, "Don't worry about it."
She pointed to the backyard, "do you think she'd like a Play Kitchen? My girls no longer use it and you're welcome to have it."
I moved towards it, "Yes, she'd love it." It's perfect; pink and comes with miniature dishes and food.
She pivoted, "Does she want a Play Makeup Station too?"
"Are you kidding? Alicia plays dress-up all the time. Yes, I'll take it." This is unbelieveable. The Lord blessed Alicia with a RV, Play Kitchen and Play Makeup Station. Wow!
As I drove home with a truckload full of toys, my eyes moistened. I whispered, "God, You are so good! Thank You for granting my little girl's birthday wish, and for answering a mother's desperate prayer."
We pulled into our driveway and Alicia crawled onto my lap. I nuzzled my nose next to hers and looked deep into her eyes.
"Sweetie, I believe God has blessed your faithfulness. He loves you so much!"
She wrapped her arms around me. "I know Mom that Jesus loves us."
"Happy Birthday Sweetheart!"
Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4
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The Xbox One is now on store shelves. The PS4 has been out for a week. Maybe you picked one of those consoles up. Maybe you even got both! We've already told you what we think of them. What do you think?
Weigh in in the comments below with your tales of next-gen gaming. Here are some prompts: How have your install times been? How's the transition to a new version of the PSN and Xbox Live? How do you like the Netflix app? Or the controllers? How long did it take you to download your day-one patch? Are you skipping these two new consoles and sticking with the Wii U? Have you (hopefully not!) experienced any hardware failure? Do the new games feel "next-gen" enough to you?
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"Who is God's Greater Holy Temple and their leader?"
My name is Jacqueline Ray of GGHT (God's Greater Holy Temple) in South Anchorage. I have co-pastored with my husband Bishop Robert Ray for the past 21 years. This year Bishop Ray accepted the call to evangelize our sister churches in West Texas. Therefore, the baton to become the Senior Pastor in Anchorage has been passed on to me. This is a great honor for me.
Our Mission Statement
Spiritual Reformation: Bringing about a spiritual change in every believer (Acts 2).
Equipping the Saints: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12).
Life Application: Applying God's Word to our lives to raise a standard of holy living.
It is our desire to be about a spiritual reformation in the life of every leader and believer. As you spiritually mature, you become fully equipped for the work of the ministry. This equipping takes place through training by the church, as each believer gains a balanced lifestyle through church worship activities and the training department.
At every opportunity, the word of God is ministered with simplicity and understanding unto the life of the leaders and believers, through effective Bible teaching and the daily application of God's word. As the Word begins to enlighten the eyes of the leader's and believer's understanding, they will become motivated and challenged with one mind and through the Holy Spirit, to reach out to a lost world and continue to strive for faith and advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
God's Greater Holy Temple is located at 12601 Old Seward Highway in Anchorage. Reach them at 561-8129 or online at www.gght.org. Services are held Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and Friday at 7:30 p.m. The church also offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Bible study at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.
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BOSTON � The Outer Fall area in the central Gulf of Maine is believed to be a mating ground for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, but it's not always hospitable to humans. On a recent trip, endless, steep swells jostled the research boat Endeavor, while gusts transformed the steady sleet into eye-stinging projectiles. The miserable conditions, though, were exactly what whale-detecting robots being tested on the voyage were built to beat.
AMES, Iowa � Helping senior citizens is the theme this weekend at an annual competition in Iowa featuring young students building with Legos. This year's Iowa FIRST LEGO League Championship challenges teams of 9- to 14-year-olds to think about how to help senior citizens remain independent and engaged. The league was created by FIRST, a New Hampshire-based nonprofit organization, and the LEGO Group, the toy manufacturer based in Denmark.
� DAY OF SERVICE � Volunteers across New Hampshire will be taking part in the National Day of Service ahead of President Barack Obama's second inauguration.
�CURIOUS GEORGE FESTIVAL � A winter family festival featuring Curious George on the slopes is being held at the Waterville Valley Ski Resort.
�CARNIVAL POSTPONED � It's not quite wintery enough for the annual Winter Carnival in Concord, N.H.
�RIVER DREDGING � The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start dredging the Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire next month to remove about 15,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel.
�MOTORIST-ROBBERY � Police in Rochester, N.H., are looking for a man they say attacked and robbed a 59-year-old motorist near a shopping plaza.


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Brayton Wins Geneva Night 2
Night two of the 2012 Geneva Supercross was much like night one, with JGR Toyota Yamaha's Justin Brayton taking an uncontested main event win to go 1-1 over the two nights. Brayton grabbed the lead in the first straightaway from surprise holeshot-from-the-outside Eric Sorby and rode strong to win his sixth main event in a row here over five years.
The rider who finished second last night, Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin, ended up second behind Brayton and could have perhaps challenged for the lead if not for the horrible start on his 250F. Musquin used some nice corner speed to catch and pass Gautier Paulin and Cedric Soubeyras and actually recorded the fastest lap time of the night by a few tenths over Brayton.
Paulin, rebounding from a crash-filled Friday night ended up third in a much improved ride. The Monster Kawasaki GP winner from this year looked more at home in front of a jam-packed arena.
The other American in the mix was veteran Mike Brown and all weekend long the #3 KTM rider was under the weather and it showed as he was forced to the lCQ each night and on the second night could only finish 15th.
But this weekend was all Justin Brayton as his whoop speed and being the only rider tripling in the middle of the rhythm section clearly showed his speed. He ends his three race European race series (Genoa, Bercy, Geneva) going 2-1-3-3-3-1-1 and setting himself as the modern-day Larry Ward (for you kids, Larry used to kill it in Europe during the off-season).
Results, Night Two:
1: Justin Brayton
2: Marvin Musquin
3: Gautier Paulin
4: Gregory Aranda
5: Jason Clermont
6: Cyrille Coulon
7: Fabien Izoird
8: Loic Rombault
9: Christophe Martin
10: Jack Brunell