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White House and Case Foundation Host Summit on Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open GrantmakingPosted byon April 30, 2010 at 10:05 AM EDT
Ed. note: Beth Noveck and staff from the Office of Science and Technology Policy will be live-blogging from the Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open Grantmaking summit all day on the Open Government Blog.
Last month, the Administration issued its Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government. The Guidance provides a policy and legal framework for the use of prizes and challenges to promote open government, innovation, and other national priorities. Today the White House and the Case Foundation are hosting a summit on Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open Grantmaking. The day is organized into a combination of presentations and panels, breakout roundtables, and Ignite Sessions all designed to deepen our understanding of how to incorporate prizes and other innovative techniques into the way we solve complex economic and social problems.
There are over 200 public and private sector participants at this event, learning from one another how to bring innovation to policymaking.
You can see the program here. While the speeches and panels will be broadcast online next week, today you can watch live interviews with the speakers, including Sonal Shah of the Domestic Policy Council, Peter Diamandis of the X-Prize Foundation, Bonin Bough of PepsiCo, and Jim Shelton of the Department of Education.
We welcome your participation in this event. Before and during the sessions, you can submit questions via Twitter, using the hashtag #opengov, via email at email@example.com or by using the interactive chat window on the Case Foundation website available during the sessions.
Beth Noveck is United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Director of the White House Open Government Initiative.Learn more about Innovations,
Peace Corps Volunteers are Natural Social EntrepreneursPosted byon April 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM EDT
Note: Following is a guest post from Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps. If you didn't catch it, check out the great guest post about Laura Kutner, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala on Earth Day last week.
Earlier this week, I attended "A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship" with representatives from over fifty countries. I was honored to present on a panel of leaders in the field of social entrepreneurship from Egypt, France, Indonesia and the United States. As a commitment to continue the work forged at the Summit, I am also proud to announce that Peace Corps will be increasing the number of opportunities for Americans to serve in our 18 predominantly Muslim host countries by 20% over the next two years.
Social entrepreneurship is a concept Peace Corps Volunteers embrace every day in our 76 host countries around the world. Although each Volunteer has a unique experience, all value the power of community and cooperation to create grassroots change. You would be hard pressed to find a Volunteer, whether with Peace Corps or another organization, ever utter the words, "I did it alone."
The social entrepreneurship panel led by the White House's Sonal Shah emphasized the fact that social entrepreneurs, like business entrepreneurs, are vital components of strong economies and societies. Social entrepreneurship unifies business principles and social ventures by empowering people to organize and create social change in their communities. It fosters sustainable grassroots development, addresses specific challenges and increases capacity building in local communities around the globe.
The commitment to work with entrepreneurs around the world, including those in predominantly Muslim countries, was a major component of President Obama's historic speech in Cairo. Today, over 1,800 Americans serve as Peace Corps Volunteers in 18 predominantly Muslim host countries and, in the last seven months, Peace Corps has added two new Muslim majority host countries, Indonesia and Sierra Leone. Since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 44,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in predominantly Muslim nations.
Peace Corps Volunteers work at the community level on pressing issues including teacher shortages, food security, income generation, environmental challenges and youth engagement. Our Volunteers are adaptive and, through hands-on experience, identify what actions must be taken to support local communities and foster the sustainability of community projects.
Peace Corps is a people-to-people exchange of ideas, languages and a commitment to creating a stronger community. Find out more about opportunities to serve by visiting PeaceCorps.gov.
Aaron Williams is Director of the Peace Corps and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic from 1967-1970.
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Check it Out: Prizes and Challenges Conference FridayPosted byon April 29, 2010 at 2:34 PM EDT
Our Office will be co-hosting a conference tomorrow on the use of Prizes and Challenges in spurring innovation in government with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Case Foundation. Check out the agenda and find out more about how you can participate and stay involved in the discussion at the Case Foundation's website.
As part of the conference, Sonal will be moderating a discussion called "Challenges & Prizes: Early Public Sector Innovators" with representatives from NASA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Joyce Foundation.
She'll also be participating in what's called CaseSoup, an interactive Q&A session where you can engage with Sonal live from 1:00-1:30 PM, in addition to other expert discussions on prizes and challenges throughout the day. If you have a question, you can tweet it using the hashtag #opengov, e-mail it to email@example.com, or ask it using the live chat function during the session.
Sonal will be doing the CaseSoup session with Jonathan Bays of McKinsey, who co-authored And the Winner is…: Capturing the Promise of Philanthropic Prizes, an excellent report on how to think through when to use prizes and what types to use that has been very helpful in our thinking.
Charlie Anderson is a Policy Assistant in the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.Learn more about
From Cairo to D.C.: Advancing Social Entrepreneurship on a Global ScalePosted byon April 29, 2010 at 2:29 PM EDT
This week, the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship brought together more than 275 participants from over 50 countries around the world—from Morocco to Indonesia, Uganda to Kazakhstan, France to India— to represent their regions, sectors, and communities for two days here in Washington, DC.
DPC Director Melody Barnes participated on the Access to Capital panel and articulated the importance of providing capital to both business and social entrepreneurs. I was fortunate to moderate a panel discussion on social entrepreneurship with Yuyun Ismawati, an entrepreneur from Indonesia who has developed a community-based sanitation model in 300 communities and 1,000 locations; representatives of entrepreneurship support organizations like Iman Bibars, the Arab World Director of Ashoka and Charlotte Hochman of La Ruche that incubates social innovators in Paris; Chris Hughes, a technologist who co-founded Facebook and recently launched Jumo, an online networking tool for international development; and Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps.
The panel highlighted interesting models of entrepreneurship from around the world, different approaches of each of the organizations and most importantly key things that they have learned in their successes. The Summit (and the panel) provided us an opportunity to better understand from the panelists and the audience, the obstacles to advancing entrepreneurship and what they see as potential solutions. There were some great lessons learned that we'll share in more detail on this blog in the coming weeks. And across the Summit, we were amazed by the number of just incredibly moving stories of entrepreneurship – social and business – from people in the audience and on stage alike.
Wednesday and Thursday, a number of partner events continued the discussion and built upon the progress made at the Summit, and yesterday I enjoyed keynoting and taking some Q&A at the Brookings Institute's Middle East Youth Initiative's (MEYI) event on social entrepreneurship, one of the many follow-on activities to the Summit. They've just released an excellent report on social entrepreneurship in the Middle East that Secretary Clinton highlighted at the top of her remarks that concluded the Summit.
Finally, be sure to take a look at all the entrepreneurship initiatives announced at the Summit, as well as the remarks by the President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Locke, and NEC Director, Larry Summers. It truly was an exciting week for advancing the President's vision for a new beginning.
Sonal Shah is Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.Learn more about Economy, , Foreign Policy,
Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship: Access to Capital RecapPosted byon April 27, 2010 at 7:38 PM EDT
In his June 4th, 2009 address in Cairo, President Obama announced that the U.S. would host a Summit on Entrepreneurship to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world. Yesterday and today, entrepreneurs, financiers, and leaders from around the world gathered to deliver on that vision on the first day of the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.
As part of the event, I participated in a " discussion on the importance of capital for both business and social entrepreneurs and the role of government in creating an environment in which entrepreneurs can succeed.
There was some question about the importance or role of social entrepreneurs in the economy and as Domestic Policy Advisor, I can assure you that the Administration regards both business and social entrepreneurs as critical to the US economy. The federal government is focused on creating jobs and supporting small business, and we are actively engaged to ensure that small business owners have the tools they need to succeed. Similarly, we are also focused on social entrepreneurs who are not just 'do gooders', but also an economic force – the sector contributes $600 billion to the US economy and accounts for about 10% of jobs. They train the next generation workforce, ensure that families are healthy to work and help low-income families find pathways out of poverty when they don't have access to jobs, job training or an education.
Social entrepreneurs, similar to business entrepreneurs, need a policy environment that encourages innovation and results; an entrepreneurial support ecosystem that helps leaders develop strategies and build the organization for scaling up; and an education system that gives them the necessary skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
But in some ways, the hurdles that social entrepreneurs face to getting capital are even tougher to surmount than their business counterparts.
First, social entrepreneurs measure their returns not in profit, but in impact, a much trickier thing to quantify. And often that impact is to society and does not accrue to the organization generating it. For instance, if a nonprofit successfully takes a community's middle school students from dramatic underperformance to on par with their statewide peers, the results have a tremendous value for the community that does not necessarily translate to the organization's bottom line. Just look at the work Geoff Canada has done at the Harlem Children's Zone in New York.
President Obama recognizes that social entrepreneurs take risks and fill gaps that government and the private sector do not address. They are an integral part of our economic future. That is why he created the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation housed in the Domestic Policy Council. One of the Office's three mission areas is to increase investment for innovative solutions that demonstrate results.
But to do this, we have to find innovative ways to not only get capital to social entrepreneurs but to create a viable marketplace for investors who want to have an impact to be able to find, support, and scale what works. We are beginning that work here, through things like the Social Innovation Fund at the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Investing in Innovation Fund at the Department of Education.
We also know that we have much to learn from our global neighbors. Mohammed Yunus' work to get microfinance to the poor is now being replicated in Omaha and New York. And, Text4Baby is delivering critical pre-natal information to pregnant women in the U.S. but has its roots in mobile technology delivering information in sub-Saharan Africa. Good ideas are flowing around the globe.
As we go forward, together, in the President's framework of a new beginning based on mutual interest and mutual respect, we aim to continue learning, sharing, and building upon the work that begins at this week's Summit.
Melody Barnes is an Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council.
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Serve America Act Anniversary EventPosted byon April 23, 2010 at 10:14 AM EDT
As she wrote on the White House blog the other day, Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes gave the opening remarks at a luncheon recognizing the one year Anniversary of the Serve America Act. We have included her full remarks below.
Domestic Policy Council Director and Assistant to the President, Melody Barnes, delivers remarks on the one year anniversary of the Serve America Act in Washington, DC. April 21, 2010. April 21, 2010.
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Remarks by Melody Barnes on the One Year Anniversary of the Serve America Act
April 21, 2010
W Hotel - Washington, DC
Good afternoon everyone.
Thank you Cokie for that kind introduction and for helping us start this exciting day. Thanks to America Forward, ServiceNation and Voices for National Service for your collaboration and leadership, as well as bringing us together today.
It's my pleasure to share this stage with so many who have dedicated their careers to both serving their communities and expanding the opportunities available for others to serve —the Honorable Harris Wofford who has been a guiding star for us all; the wonderful Senator Jeanne Shaheen; our new Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Patrick Corvington; my friend Vicki Kennedy; and service leaders John Podesta, Shirley Sagawa, and Kerry Sullivan.
It's certainly not news to any of you that our nation is facing challenges that we haven't seen in many generations, and at this moment your leadership and commitment has never been more crucial. For 15 months, President Obama has been hard at work steering our economy away from the brink of depression, and fighting to strengthen our communities by sparking job creation, reforming our health insurance system, opening the door to higher education for millions of students, and laying the groundwork for long-term prosperity. But we know government can't do this alone – if there ever was one, this is an "all hands on deck" moment, and that's why the President has called on every American to commit to meaningful volunteer service in their daily lives. National service and innovation – or community solutions, as we call it – are critical tools to addressing our Nation's biggest challenges.
The good news is that millions of Americans have stepped up to the plate, and I feel particularly optimistic about the future when I look at all the service-minded leaders gathered in this room. As leaders of some of the top community service programs across the country, your organizations are on the front lines of our economic crisis, our health care crisis, our housing crisis, you name it. You've answered the call to serve at a time when your country needs you the most. You've found innovative ways to help your neighbors and improve your communities. And you are helping realize the President's vision for a service-driven citizenry. Thank YOU for your work.
But we need to do more. We need more troops in our service Army, and that's why the President supported and signed, one year ago today, the bipartisan Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act – to triple the size of AmeriCorps by 2017 and build a new generation of service leaders. In the Senate, the bill was championed by Orrin Hatch and Ted Kennedy who knew that the future of service was too important to be bogged down in ideological differences and political battles. It's when we come together with a shared vision and common purpose that great strides forward can be made.
And already, we've seen results that would make Senator Kennedy proud as people across the country answer the call to serve.
People like Anna Mackowiak [Ma-co-vee-ack], an AmeriCorps Recovery Act Fellow in Georgia, who recently moved from private legal practice to a Legal Aid program devoted to preventing home foreclosures.
And AmeriCorps VISTA members Sara Byrnes and Josh Cowles who were instrumental in helping a local public library provide free, volunteer-taught classes to provide men and women with vital job skills. Because of Sara and Josh's work, the center has seen a 62% increase in the use of its services, and recently the center secured funding to expand services to surrounding communities.
And then there are stories like Gary's. Gary chose to enlist in the Army in 1966 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Forty years later, he found himself in a position he never imagined: homeless due to the economic conditions facing his community and our country. After nine months of homelessness, his life began to change in May of 2009. An employment program for seniors led him to the Longview Housing Authority, which eventually became the host site for his AmeriCorps position -- a position created with Recovery Act funding and sponsored by the United Way. Last June, Gary enrolled as a full-time member of the local AmeriCorps Recovery Team and used his first-hand experience with homelessness to reach out to other homeless veterans. He assisted unemployed veterans with job readiness tools, informed them of available housing programs, and enabled them to connect with services available through the VA. He eventually helped the Longview Housing Authority open up Vet Works in only four months, a project that was expected to take a year to launch. Thanks to Gary's work, homeless veterans are off the streets.
Anna. Sara. Josh. Gary. Four people transforming communities and lives, including their own. And thanks to the Serve America Act, millions more – of all ages and backgrounds -- will get the same opportunity to transform their neighborhood.
Service as solution. It couldn't happen at a more critical time. The Recovery Act provided $200 million to put more than 15,000 Americans to work as AmeriCorps members, and every day they now provide vital services in our most economically distressed communities: Job counseling and placement service to neighbors facing unemployment;
foreclosure prevention and financial counseling to families at risk of poverty; weatherizing homes, strengthening food banks, supporting health care and independent living services. And the list goes on and on
And part of coming together to solve our nation's greatest challenges means not just increasing the number that serve but also acknowledging that government alone is not the solution. Individuals across the country are responding to the tough problems by developing answers that will lead to more transformational and lasting change. We need to partner with them – as well as nonprofits, foundations and corporations – to solve our nation's problems.
To this end, the Serve America Act also established the Social Innovation Fund to identify innovative, effective programs from across the country and help them replicate and grow to scale. Ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they're given the proper tools and support. The best ideas often come straight from the communities that need them most. With the Social Innovation Fund and similar funds in other federal agencies, we can better support creative, results-oriented, and proven models, and take them to scale in communities around the country.
The next great leap will be made when we as a country recognize that service, civic participation, and innovation are core to addressing our nation's challenges – not just "something nice to do." That's why the President invested in the largest expansion of national service opportunities in history. And that is why the President and the First Lady are leading by example -- whether it's reading to kids at area schools or bringing high school students into the White House for a monthly mentoring program. The First Lady even publicly challenged the students at George Washington University to complete over 100,000 hours of community service this year; they did, and she will be giving their commencement address this spring in recognition of their achievement.
Given the President and the First Lady's commitment to service, we're particularly thrilled that Patrick Corvington has joined us as our new CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. For many years he has been on the frontlines of leadership development and volunteerism, dedicating his career to building the next generation of leaders and investing in the future of the national service and social innovation movement. He's a great leader for this moment, and I'm pleased to call him my colleague and friend, and work with him to realize the President's goals.
In closing, I'd like to thank you again for the hard work you have done over the past year to promote and expand service since the Serve America Act became law. It is appropriate that this legislation is named after Senator Kennedy, a true visionary and champion of service, a mentor and a friend to many, myself included.
You know, when Senator Kennedy spoke of service, he often recounted the parable of the starfish. An elderly man encounters a young boy surrounded by thousands of star fish on a nearly deserted beach. Eagerly, the young boy was picking up the starfish and throwing them back into the ocean. The man asks the boy what he's doing, and the boy tells him that he's trying to save the star fish. Chuckling, the man says, "son, there are thousands of starfish and only one of you. What difference can you make? A starfish in hand, the boy looked at the man and – gently tossing a starfish into the water – said, "it will make a difference to that one."
Ted Kennedy was like that boy – methodically, deliberately tending to individuals and communities . . . always believing in the possibility for transformation. If he pressed a little harder . . . better education for more children. If he led the charge . . . body armor for soldiers. If he introduced the bill . . . redress for hate crimes. If he put his shoulder to the wheel . . . health care for all Americans.
The Senator was motivated by that huge heart but disciplined by hours of study and hard work and mastery of the institution – the Senate -- he loved. Ted Kennedy embodied national service and like all great leaders he challenged us – he still challenges us -- to find our own patch of beach and to start gently tossing starfish back into the ocean.
So today, on the first anniversary of the bill that bears his name, I want to thank you for your continued partnership and leadership. And I look forward to doing more good work together.
Charlie Anderson is a Assistant in the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
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Isle Royale in Michigan
So we just got done helping with an exhausting week long VBS (Vacation Bible School) at our local church and decided we needed to get out of town for a vacation. So we put some effort into finding a place to go and decided we would stick to our "National Park" decision we made late last year. We want to visit all the major parks before we start settling down and become "good" elderly.
So next on our list we came across a national park that was actually in one of the great lakes, and is only accessible by boat or plane. It is located in… or just off the state of Michigan. So naturally we decided it was high time we visit Isle Royale, the island and national park we have heard so much about.
When we landed it was snowing, and so we asked the locals where we could find an airport where we could charter a plane to visit the island. Unfortunately we got a really quick response along the lines of "Sorry planes don't fly in this whether." So we asked if we could get a boat, and they all said that it was our best option. So off we went the next morning and took a boat across the freezing waters to the snow covered Isle Royal. Along the way we saw a variety of animals, mostly schools of fish but also several beavers scurrying across the ice.
The island overall was pretty interesting, mostly beautiful though. I mean in the middle of the winter there isn't much more to see than blankets of white and snow covered trees. However the lake was absolutely great and the island was photogenic for my wife, not a complaint here!


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All About Exercise Machines
How to find an exercise machine that suits you, and make the most out of any machine workout.
By Barbara Russi Sarnataro
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Here you are, standing in a sea of cardiovascular equipment at the gym - rows upon rows of treadmills, elliptical machines, stair steppers, rowing machines, stationary bikes, and more.
So which one do you choose: The machine that is supposed to get you the most fit; the one that burns the most calories; or the device that has least impact on your joints?
These are all valid concerns -- but none of these is the most important question you should be asking yourself, says exercise physiologist Bryant A. Stamford. That question is: Which machine do you really want to use?
"When it comes to exercise and weight management, a good assumption is that if someone needs to exercise for weight management, they're probably pretty easily turned off by exercise," says Stamford, professor and chairman of the department of exercise science at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. "The worst thing to do is to mold someone into something because people say it is the best."
So instead of choosing the treadmill for the calorie-burning factor, or the elliptical trainer your friend recommended, figure out which machine feels best to you, he suggests. "What is it going to take to get you compliant?" he asks. "Everything else is secondary."
Nashville exercise physiologist Kathy Alexander agrees: "The best aerobic piece of equipment is the one you're most willing to use," she says.
But how do you know which machine is likely to feel right to you? Here's what you can expect from the most popular cardio machines out there, along with some tips on getting the most out of your workout.
Choosing a Machine
Here's the lowdown on what you can expect from some of the machines you're likely to find at your local gym.
1. The Treadmill
The treadmill burns the most calories of any of the cardiovascular machines available at most gyms, says Alexander. You can expect to burn about 100 calories per mile, walking briskly.
Stamford notes that a treadmill can be adapted to many different fitness levels by increasing the speed from walking to running or by adjusting the incline.
But even walking may be too much for someone who is overweight and has joint pain.
Every time your foot hits the ground, says Alexander, "the impact forces are 3.7 times your weight just walking on the planet."
Since a treadmill is moving under you, the impact may be slightly less than that. But if it doesn't feel right -- particularly on your knees or lower back -- choose another machine.
One more thing to keep in mind: Treadmills can pose a real balance challenge for new exercisers or those who haven't worked out in a while, says Matthew Vukovich, exercise physiologist and associate professor at South Dakota State University.
2. Elliptical Machines and Stair Steppers
These machines pack a little less punch on the joints, and either can be a good alternative to the treadmill, says Vukovich.
Because you use them in a standing position, you're using lots of muscle mass, so the calorie burn rate is still pretty high.
Elliptical machines with arm components can further increase the numbers of calories you burn, says Stamford. But if you're a beginner, he doesn't recommend using your arms at first.
3. Stationary Bikes
All our experts agree that the stationary bike offers the workout with the least impact on the joints. People with knee pain are often steered toward these bikes, since the impact of body weight is not a concern as it is on a treadmill, elliptical trainer, or stair stepper.
But to avoid knee strain, you must make sure the bike is adjusted to fit your body, Vukovich says.
"Nine times out of 10, people get on a bike and are not fitted to the bike," he says.
When adjusting the seat height, he says, make sure that when you're sitting on the seat with the ball of your foot on the pedal, there is a very slight (5- to 10-degree) bend in your knee.
Most people sit too low, meaning their knees flex too much as they pedal. This can put too much pressure on the knee and result in soreness, warn Vukovich.
In addition, "if you're too low, you're not allowing the leg to go through a full range of motion," meaning you'll use fewer calories, he says.
The stationary bike is a less intense calorie-burner than some of the other machines. You'll need to pedal four miles to burn 100 calories, says Alexander.


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- Put in a second key, turn on ignition
- Put in your first spare key, turn it to 'ON', the anti-theft security lock light should not be on at this point, then start it.
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Yjl068cp is an esterase with S-formylglutathione hydrolase activity which appears to be involved in formaldehyde detoxification (2). Purified Yjl068cp is able to hydroyze a variety of substrates, including S-formylglutathione, carboxyfluorescein diacetate, 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate, p-nitrophenyl acetate, and alpha-naphthyl acetate, but is unable to hydrolyze alpha-naphthyl laurate and alpha-naphthyl oleate (2). YJL068C is induced in response to methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) (4) and neocarzinostatin (NCS), which possesses a regulatory function on the metabolism of DNA and exhibits potent antiproliferative activity in mammalian cells and against gram-positive organisms (5). Null mutants in YJL068C are viable, but display reduced esterase activity and slow growth in the presence of formaldehyde (1, 2). Yjl068cp exhibits similarity to the S-formylglutathione hydrolases of Paracoccus denitrificans, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli and humans (6, 1).
About glutathione-dependent formaldehyde oxidation
Formaldehyde is formed by oxidative demethylation reactions in many plants and methylotrophic organisms, but Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a nonmethylotrophic yeast and cannot metabolize methanol to formaldehyde. However, S. cerevisiae is exposed to exogenous formaldehyde from plant material or in polluted air and water.
Concentrations of formaldehyde of 1mM or higher are cytostatic or cytotoxic to haploid wild-type cells. Any free formaldehyde in vivo spontaneously reacts with glutathione to form S-hydroxymethylglutathione (7, 8, 2). The level of enzymes involved in the degradation of formaldehyde, such as Sfa1p and Yjl068p, determine the level of formaldehyde toxicity, and cells overproducing Sfa1p are resistant to formaldehyde and null mutants in either sfa1 or yjl068c are hypersensitive to formaldehyde. Sfa1p is induced in response to chemicals such as formaldehyde (FA), ethanol and methyl methanesulphonate, and Yjl068p is also induced in response to chemical stresses (9, 8, 2, 10, 11, 4, 5).
Formate dehydrogenase is encoded by FDH1/YOR388C and FDH2. In some strain backgrounds of S. cerevisiae, FDH2 is encoded by a continuous open reading frame comprised of YPL275W and YPL276W. However, in the systematic sequence of S288C, FDH2 is represented by these two separate open reading frames due to an in frame stop codon (12).
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Date October 14, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Author Aline Brandauer
Publication SantaFe.com
Categories Performing Arts
Who can resist the allure of imagining oneself about to engage in manoeuvres dans les couloirs, otherwise known as "dirty dealings in the hallway", in the mid-eighteenth century Les Liaisons Dangeureses? You're about to take on the known world as a youthful (and no doubt better looking than the original) Elizabeth I in green velvet. Fashion in Film: Period Costume from the Screen, with a free opening reception at the New Mexico Museum of Art on October 18. (New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 West Palace Avenue, Saturday, October 18, 12 - 2 pm. The event will be hosted by the Women's Board of the Museum of New Mexico.)
The costumes come from London's outstanding costume house, Cosprops Ltd. and will be installed with great flair and that marvelous deft-hand necessary to juxtapose period interpretation, whether clothing or space, in a modern institution. Designers from both the Museum and the Santa Fe Opera have collaborated to create three distinct areas in which to display thirty-six costumes representing five centuries of fashion history-and one undefinable "once upon a time' dress of Cinderella's. The clothing will be augmented by large photomurals of scenes from some of the movies and mis-en-tableaux with appropriate opera props.
Costuming for period film requires a dizzying range of skills. The designer must be a meticulous researcher, delving into what materials were used to dye cloth, how clothing was constructed, and, perhaps most importantly for film, a keen eye for whom wore what. Official and unofficial consumption laws ran (and run) throughout most societies, so in order for a period drama to ring true there must be a fierce eye for details and wide knowledge of the era. She or he must also know how to compromise that precise historicity with the visions of the director, actor and, no doubt, Associate Producer's budgets.
But let's look at some of these confections:
Kate Winslet wore a two-piece wedding dress in Ang Lee's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Made of silk mesh, it is trimmed with straw work, beaded silk embroidery and gauze covered with metal stars. The straw work was popular clothing decoration in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The lines of the dress follow the vogue for things neo-classical sweeping Europe at the time, the mesh a luxe version of muslin.
Designer John Bright was inspired by a dress from the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia which had been exhibited in London in 1987. Bright and his colleague Jenny Beavan were nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design for Sense and Sensibility.
Judy Moorcraft designed a dress for the mid-nineteenth-century character, Eugenia Young, that Lee Remick played in The Europeans (1979). Directed by James Ivory of Ivory Merchant fame, the adaptation of Henry James' novel is set in the mid-nineteenth century. Eugenia and her brother Felix have come to the New World to meet and "look over" their American cousins. The gown is a one-piece evening dress of lace over a silk lining. The designer incorporated vintage fabrics and embellishments into her costumes for this film. This sometimes required the use of pieces that don't match, like the lace used on the bodice and the skirt of this frock. Rumor (or legend) holds that the lace used in this piece comes from clothing from that other Eugenia, the Empress Eugenie of France.
In 1988, Franco Zeffirelli made a movie named Young Toscanini about the early life of that conductor. Toscanini was known for his technical facility, photographic memory and fiery personality. In the film, Elizabeth Taylor wore a costume in her depiction of opera singer Nadina Bulichoff playing Aida. The designer, Tom Rand describes the dramatic dress made for a star playing a diva this way:
"This dress was meant to be a pastiche of 19th century opera costumes mixed with 1880s fashion. Much of the fabric came from the collection of Franco Zeffirelli and is at least one hundred years old. The new fabric came from dealers in Rome, India and London. The skin-colored sleeves were a feature of many period theatre costumes, as was the use of many different textures and colors."
Flashing forward to Evita's period from the mid nineteen-forties through the nineteen-fifties, Alan Parker's 1996 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice's musical had to have over one hundred costumes ranging from Eva days as a peasant girl to her reign as Evita, First Lady of Argentina.
Despite travelling with Madonna, who played Eva Peron in the film, to Christian Dior in order to see the original orders from Peron in the archives, the designer, Penny Rose, felt the need to adapt.
"But when you make a film about a real person, you don't copy what they wore verbatim. You must adapt and suit to the actress. Madonna has a sensational body and understood what it meant for a character to evolve, so we worked together in a very collaborative way.
So go indulge your fantasies, enter into the lives of these characters and enjoy!


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I know you guys are focusing on WoW, but seriously... This idea has been around for months, no one talks about it here, then this dude does the exact same thing but with WoW and it's big news? :s
Well to be fair to Perry, he announced Gaikai immediately after OnLive went public with their service at GDC. Both services have been in development for a while, though there business models and underlying technology are different.
Mike Schramm, you ought to take a look at Perry's blog post concerning the demo video (http://www.dperry.com/archives/news/dp_blog/gaikai_-_video/). He goes over some of the technical details of the video like the round trip distance to the server used in the demo (800miles), virtualization technology, bandwidth (about 1mbit for most of the demo), and more. That there are now multiple companies vieing to be the first to deliver a service like this, and the two most prominent are planning roll outs for this fall, I don't doubt we will see streaming WoW in the very near future.


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Frost pitches, misses cut at Women's National Team Trials
They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but the only jewelry Lauren Frost of Eagle River is interested is championship rings.
Frost is Alaska's greatest women's baseball player and among the best in the country.
The 17-year-old this week participated at the USA Baseball Women's National Team Trials in Malibu, Calif., where she among the top 40 players to play in a three-game series that determined final roster spots.
Frost started Game 1 and pitched well, but unfortunately she didn't make the final cut. That shouldn't take the shine away from her accomplishment of being invited to the national team trials for the second straight year, though.
She is our Mo'ne Davis.
Frost, of Eagle River High fame, is an all-star infielder and No. 2 hitter who was voted to the all-state team during the American Legion season and was selected to the USA Today's All-Alaska baseball team for the high school season.
The 5-foot-8 right-hander has a pony tail and can play both middle infield positions. She can bunt and is as fundamentally sound as most Alaska boys baseball players.
Frost has already committed to play NCAA D1 softball at powerhouse Stanford University in 2015. But until then, her focus is baseball.
At the National Team Trials, she played for the Blue team and started Game 1. She didn't allow a run until the fourth inning and then wiggled out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam. Her team eventually won 2-1, but she earned a no decision.
Frost is entering her senior season of high school.
This story was written by Van Williams, a freelance writer in Anchorage and the ALB Media Director.
Baker becomes 8th Alaska pro pitcher to reach double digits
Juneau right-hander Dylan Baker has moved into elite company among Alaska's best professional pitchers by picking his 10th career win.
It may not seem a lot but only eight Alaskans have reached double figures in minor league baseball. We've never had anybody win a game in the major leagues among the three pitchers that made it.
Baker improved to 3-2 on the season after the Carolina Mudcats beat Myrtle Beach 6-5 in Class A Advanced action. He didn't have his best stuff but still got the win, scattering five hits and three walks across 5.1 innings.
Baker is now 10-9 with a 3.86 ERA in 42 career starts in the minors.
All-time wins by Alaska pitchers in minor pro leagues:
62 - Marshall Boze, Soldotna
30 - Chris Mabeus, Soldotna
30 - Matt Way, Sitka
27 - Ryan Shaver, Fairbanks
24 - Joey Newby, Soldotna
19 - Corey Madden, Anchorage
11 - Chad Bentz, Juneau
10 - Dylan Baker, Juneau
Pocatello caps amazing 57-1 season with NWCART title
The Cody Cubs never stood a chance. The Pocatello Razorbacks has had destiny riding shotgun all year long.
Pocatello capped an epic season with a runaway victory in the championship game of the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament, winning 20-1 at Mulcahy Stadium.
The Idaho state champs went 5-0 in the NWCART and finished the season with an incredible 57-1 record. They played American Legion Baseball for three months and lost one game. That's just awesome.
There was no beating Pocatello Tuesday night.
The Razorbacks banged out 19 hits and scored four runs in the first inning, three in the second, two in the fifth and 11 in the sixth.
Cleanup hitter Kam Farnsworth earned player-of-the game honors after going 4-for-5 with three doubles and five RBIs. Spencer Bray and Trevor Bowers also had four hits. Kaden Sweat went 2-for-5 to bump his tournament average to .450.
Bowers also pitched, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth inning. The right-hander finished with a two-hitter across seven innings of work.
Bowers was named the tournament's top pitcher after racking up a 1.80 ERA in 15 innings with 21 strikeouts.
The tournament MVP was Mason Foltz.
This guy did it all, a dual threat who beat you on the mound and in the box.
Foltz pitched 13 innings over three appearances, earning two wins and a save. He had a tidy 1.38 ERA with 12 strikeouts.
At the plate, Foltz hit .450 with nine hits in 20-bats. He drew five walks, scored eight runs and hit a double and a triple.
In five NWCART games, Pocatello outscored their opponents 50-11 and batted .324 as a team.
In other tournament awards, Cody Cubs right fielder Shad Moir won the Gold Glove award and the Big Stick award went to Whitefish Glacier Twins first baseman Vincent Smith. The Montana slugger led the tournament in batting average [.500], slugging percentage [.875] and extra-base hits [5].
This story was written by Van Williams, a freelance writer in Anchorage and the ALB Media Director.
Idaho, Wyoming win on Day 4, will square off for NWCART title
Runs were at a premium Monday at Mulcahy Stadium with championship game berths on the line.
The Pocatello Razorbacks of Idaho and Cody Cubs of Wyoming each picked up pivotal wins, moving into the title game of the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament.
Tuesday's championship game is at 2 p.m. There is an if-necessary game at 6 p.m. if Wyoming beats the undefeated Idaho in the first game.
Catch every pitch with live scoring: http://iscorecast.com/954B47E74E
Or watch the games: www.nfhsnetwork.com/channels/alaska
Here is a breakdown of Day 4:
Game 13: Pocatello Razorbacks [ID] 4, Juneau Midnight Suns [AK] 2
Pocatello got a combined four-hitter from starting pitcher Breadeon Boyer [win] and reliever Mason Foltz [save]. Boyer went the first six, with Foltz coming in with three innings of one-hit relief. The Idaho state champs improved to 56-1 on the year. Kaden Sweat drove in two runs for the Razorbacks, with Ethan Hunt and CC Burrup each knocking in one. Kam Farnsworth and Foltz each had two hits. Juneau led 1-0 and got within 3-2. Matthew Cunningham and Nathan Klein drove in the runs and Tod Baseden scored both runs. It was the second time Idaho beat Juneau, including an epic 3-2 13-inning victory in the first game of the tournament. Juneau ended the season 21-13.
Game 12: Cody Cubs [WY] 3, Whitefish Glacier Twins [MT] 1
Cubs starter John Beaudrie and Glacier Twins starter AJ Wetsch each went the distance in this old-fashioned pitcher's duel. Beaudrie picked up the win, scattering seven hits across nine innings. Wetsch took the hard-luck loss, allowing just four hits, one earned run and zero walks over eight innings. With the game tied at 1-1 in the fifth, the Wyoming state champions plated a pair of runs. Cameron Wright and Cap McClure each had RBIs, and Wright, Brock Goodwin and Kevin Page each scored runs. Vincent Smith went 2-for-4 with the team's lone RBI. Whitefish finished the season 39-22.
This story was written by Van Williams, a freelance writer in Anchorage and the ALB Media Director.
Idaho still unbeaten, Utah withdraws on Day 3 of NWCART
The Idaho state champion Pocatello Razorbacks continued its winning ways Sunday, beating the Cody Cubs of Wyoming 8-2 in a winner's bracket game at the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament at Mulcahy Stadium.
Meanwhile, after recognizing that the Northern Utah Eagles had used ineligible players in both victories during the NWCART the Utah state director removed his team from the American Legion tournament.
Utah Legion Department Chair Jeff Nakaishi made the decision to withdraw the Eagles from competition in a move that was accepted by NWCART director Clayton Burtsfield.
Each state's American Legion Department Chair as the authority over all teams playing American Legion Baseball in their state. Nakaishi cited multiple violations on official documents.
Going into Monday's action, only four states remain alive in the hunt for the title – Alaska, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. All four play Monday.
Monday's NWCART schedule
2 PM Cody Cubs [WY] vs. Whitefish Glacier Twins [MT]
6 PM Juneau Midnight Suns [AK] vs. Pocatello Razorbacks [ID]
Catch every pitch with live scoring: http://iscorecast.com/954B47E74E
Or watch the games: www.nfhsnetwork.com/channels/alaska
Here is a breakdown of Day3:
Game 9: Whitefish Glacier Twins 13, North Medford Mavericks 11
Up and then down, the Glacier Twins plated six unanswered runs in the seventh inning and ninth inning to survive this slugfest and avoid elimination in this loser bracket game. Colton Gove, Jayce Fagerland, Vincent Smith and Kyler Howke each had two RBIs for the Montana state champs [39-21]. Gove tripled twice. Colten Parker picked up the win with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. It was Parker's RBI double in the top of the ninth inning that proved to score the game winner. The Mavericks trailed 7-5 before exploding for six runs in the sixth inning. Tate Cowden homered and scored three times. Kasey Buchanan and Greyson Wolff each had two RBIs for the Oregon state champions, which were knocked out to end the season 28-22.
Game 11: Pocatello Razorbacks 8, Cody Cubs 2
Kaden Sweat had three hits and two RBIs, and starting pitcher Saben Rodriguez scattered seven hits and four walks over a nine-inning, complete-game effort. Spencer Bray, Cory Meyer and Trevor Bowers each had two hits and an RBI. The Razorbacks outhit the Cubs 12-7. Nursing a 4-2 lead, they scored in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Pocatello is the only unbeaten team in the tournament, improving to 3-0. The Idaho State champs have won 56 of 57 games this season. Shade Noir and Walker Williams had two hits apiece for the Wyoming state champs. The Cubs bullpen did its job, allowing just one hit over the final four innings.
This story was written by Van Williams, a freelance writer in Anchorage and the ALB Media Director.
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Current Standings
|Wasilla Post 35
|Service Post 28
|y-Dimond Post 21
|y-Juneau Post 25
|x-South Post 4
|Ketchikan Post 3
|East Post 34
|West Post 1
|Chugiak Post 33
|Eagle River
|Kenai Post 20
|Kodiak Post 17
|y-Fairbanks Post 30
|Bartlett Post 29
|Fairbanks Post 11
|Palmer Post 15
x-clinched Northwest Regional berth in Eugene [OR]
y-clinched NWCART berth in Anchorage
Monday's Score
Pocatello [ID] 4, Juneau 2 - NWCART
Saturday's Scores
Juneau 14, Fairbanks 30 0 - NWCART
North Medford [OR] 8, Dimond 5 - NWCART
Friday's Scores
Boise [ID] 18, South 8 - Northwest Regional
Pocatello [ID] 3, Juneau 2 - NWCART
Whitefish [MT] 8, Fairbanks 30 4- NWCART
Hyrum [UT] 9, Dimond 1 - NWCART
Thursday's Score
Medford [OR] 24, South 3 - Northwest Regional


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Suitsupply Opens in South Africa
The Dutch retailer has set up a pop-up shop a sprawling, colonial-style villa in the posh Johannesburg suburb of Hyde Park for the next six months.
— Jul 17, 2014
Violeta by Mango Launches in the U.S.
The Spanish retailer's full-figure collection launches online today.
— Jul 16, 2014
California: Swimwear's Port of Entry
The Golden State is proving to be a strong launch pad for foreign swim brands that want to establish a beachhead in the U.S.
— Jul 16, 2014
Fred Segal Headed to Tokyo
The company's "international lifestyle center" format will open in three buildings in a converted railway site in spring.
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Now owned by Apax Partners, the brand is launching a multifaceted strategy to accelerate growth, which goes into high gear this fall.
— Jul 11, 2014
Express Unveils Kate Upton Campaign
The retailer introduced its new brand ambassador and star of its fall ad campaign to a roomful of editors at Jean-Georges in Manhattan on Tuesday.
— Jul 8, 2014
American Apparel's Dov Charney Loses Support of Factory Workers
A few workers said they back the board's decision to fire Charney.
— Jul 8, 2014
Juicy Couture's Global Push Starts With Asia
Authentic Brands Group has locked up a long-term distribution agreement with the ImagineX Group to accelerate growth in Greater China and Southeast Asia.
— Jul 8, 2014
Judith & Charles Expanding in New York
The Canadian brand plans in 2015 to open a store at Brookfield Place in lower Manhattan.
— Jul 7, 2014
FiveT Capital Cuts American Apparel Stake
Swiss investor sold off 14.9 million shares of the company last month.
— Jul 3, 2014
American Apparel Saga Continues
Would-be buyers of the firm are sitting on the sidelines until the dust settles.
— Jul 2, 2014
Bebe Exits 2B Business
The firm also put a cost-reduction program in place.
— Jun 27, 2014


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Basic physical geography is presented in Ralph O. Fullerton and John B. Ray (eds.), Tennessee: Geographical Patterns and Regions (1977); and Edward T. Luther, Our Restless Earth: The Geologic Regions of Tennessee (1977). Federal Writers' Project, Tennessee: A Guide to the State (1939, reissued as The WPA Guide to Tennessee, 1986), is still a useful survey of many aspects of the state's geography and culture. DeLorme Mapping Company, Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer, 8th ed. (2007), contains topographic and other maps as well as information on various recreation sites. Ralph O. Fullerton, Place Names of Tennessee (1974), combines geography and local history. Marguerite Owen, The Tennessee Valley Authority (1973), recounts the history and details of the programs of this important agency. Works dealing with various cultural matters include Lester C. Lamon, Blacks in Tennessee, 1790–1970 (1981, reissued 1996); Ronald N. Satz, Tennessee's Indian Peoples: From White Contact to Removal, 1540–1840 (1979); Herman A. Norton, Religion in Tennessee, 1777–1945 (1981); and Charles K. Wolfe, Tennessee Strings: The Story of Country Music in Tennessee (1977).
A valuable history of the state is Robert E. Corlew, Tennessee: A Short History, 2nd updated ed. (1990), which contains excellent chapter bibliographies. A fine account of Tennessee's history through the late 1990s is rendered by Paul H. Bergeron, Stephen V. Ash, and Jeanette Keith, Tennesseans and Their History (1999).


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|OneBank3 is the latest in a long line of bank bag replacements for the default bank bags that will combine all of your bags into one frame. OneBag has a long history of minimalism and OneBank3 will continue to uphold the standard of easy of use and simplicity it's predecessors set. Like the earlier versions OneBank will continue to offer powerful options for those who wish to delve a little deeper. Also in the vein of earlier iterations I've kept to the philosophy of doing as little work as...
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While I thoroughly enjoyed the last two posts, I have to disagree with both Steven and Zach on these two issues. I respect their opinion as much, if not more, than any Chiefs fans or pundits out there. This time around, however, we're going to have to agree to disagree.
- Exhibit A: DeAngelo Hall
Basically every top-caliber free agent cornerback has been tagged. The only exceptions are Asante Samuel–who is in line for Nate Clements money–and Drayton Florence. Do you think the Chargers really want to let another talented player get in bed with the enemy? No, neither do I. Then you look at this NFL Draft's cornerback class. Sure, there are few standouts and hidden gems, but overall it is the worst class of CBs we've seen in years.
Now look at DeAngelo Hall. Given that respected vets like Algee Crumpler, Lawyer Milloy and Warrick Dunn also had issues with Bobby Petrino, I think it's hard to pin the situation down there in the ATL on D-Hall. In fact, the franchise is still running vets out of town, eager to rebuild and desperate for scapegoats. The problem with the Atlanta Falcons was never DeAngelo Hall; the problem in the ATL has been Michael Vick, Rich McKay and Bobby Petrino. Any franchise that trades a quarterback like Matt Schaub during the Vick situation is completely effed.
I think we can get Hall for our second rounder and a future third or fourth. Keep in mind that our second-round pick is only three picks after the New York Giants' first rounder. Why? Because New England forfeited its pick, and the ATL-OAK-KC order rotates on a round-to-round basis. Rather than throw the bank at Samuel or gamble on a young CB, why not go after Hall? I'm all but convinced that he's fine citizenship-wise, and a year ago he would have cost an early first, maybe more. He's a Pro Bowl-caliber corner. I see him as a bargain. Time to relaunch the campaign?
If we land an offensive tackle by signing Max Starks or drafting Jake Long we can easily afford to do this. Which leads me to…
- Exhibit B: Jake Long
Sure, Long might indeed be more physically impressive than Joe Thomas. Keep in mind, though, that there are four other players, maybe five, who also "can't slip" to or past five.
There's talk that QB Matt Ryan might go number one. The Tuna knows the importance of the quarterback position, and he isn't tied to John Beck–he didn't draft him. The Dolphins could and likely will go Ryan, if you ask me. When you are staring from scratch and can pick anything, you should start with a quarterback.
Then you have the Rams. They already have a franchise left tackle, albeit an old one, and a franchise running back. They picked defensive tackle last year, so I see them going with DE Chris Long this year. He's the best defensive end prospect since Mario Williams, and we saw what Super Mario did last year. Also, the Rams could have the most putrid defense in the league. That unit was downright pathetic last year. Actually, that defense has blown for a long time now.
Next up is the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are having trouble selling tickets, and desperately need a new face for the franchise. After seeing what Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush did as rookies for the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints, respectively, how could they pass on Darren McFadden? Especially when Warrick Dunn is older than Sean Connery, and Jerious Norwood is extremely brittle. They can't. The know that the Lions and Bucs are still kicking themselves for passing on Purple Jesus, and they won't make that same mistake. In this scenario, Run DMC goes three.
Last but not least, we now have the Raiders at four. Their defensive line stunk last year, and the last time they picked an offensive tackle this early they whiffed. I highly doubt Al Davis wants to spend big bucks on another OT. Honestly, I think he goes Glenn Dorsey here, but they could also go Sedrick Ellis. Remember, these could be the best two defensive tackles we've seen in quite some time, and Ellis played at USC, where Kiffin coached.
Under that scenario, Jake Long falls to us. For all of you who think it is inconceivable, Scout Inc.'s Todd McShay had Jake Long falling to us under a different scenario just yesterday. Keep in mind that while a franchise tackle might be hard to pass on, so will a franchise QB and RB, not to mention the best two defensive tackles we've seen in a long time. I also think Brian Brohm and Jonathan Stewart have a chance to really, really rise. I think both could be stars, and I'm not the only one.
So, while I respect the hell outta both Steven and Zach, today we must agree to disagree. I could be totally wrong, and I likely will be on at least one of two accounts. But I thought I needed to pop on and play devil's advocate here.


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