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Last Modified: November 1, 2001
Authors: Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, Mark R. McLaughlin, John C. Flickinger
Source: New England Journal of Medicine, November 12, 1998, Vol. 339 No. 20 p1426
The treatment of acoustic neuromas has traditionally been surgery. The first such report dates back to the 19th century. Since this time the surgical technique has beengreatly refined and most modern series report excellent results following surgical extirpation. However, surgery is not without morbidity that can include total loss ofhearing on the affected side, facial weakness and numbness and the usual risks of undergoing general anesthesia. In addition, surgery does not always remove the entiretumor and, if not, these tumors can grow back. The rate of tumor recurrence in modern surgical series ranges from 0-25%.
Radiosurgery is a new treatment technique that was pioneered by Leksell in the 1980s. This technique uses high energy x-rays focused with millimeter accuracy at thetumor to kill the tumor cells. Although the term 'surgery' is in the word radiosurgery, this procedure is much different from traditional surgery. Radiosurgery does notrequire incisions - the high energy x-rays are delivered through the head to the tumor by way of a machine called a linear accelerator (or gamma knife). The patient comesinto the hospital in the morning, is fitted with a head frame, receives the radiation, and is discharged the same day or the following day. The risks attendant withconventional (open) surgery are avoided.
These obvious advantages of radiosurgery created great excitement in the late 1980s and early 1990s and many centers began programs to evaluate the efficacy of thisnew treatment. However, the long-term results using radiosurgery have yet to be reported. Therefore, the report in the November 12, 1998 issue of the New EnglandJournal of Medicine by Kondziolka and colleagues which reports on patients with over five years of follow-up is much needed.
Eight percent of patients retained facial nerve function (the nerve which controls the muscles in the face) and 50% had no change in hearing levels. Compared to surgery,these results are excellent. A written questionnaire was sent to patients and returned by 77 percent. Of those who had previously undergone surgery, all said thatradiosurgery was successful. Of the eighty-one patients who had not had surgery, 95% described radiosurgery as successful. Ninety-five percent of respondents said theywould recommend this procedure to a friend.


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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Test Overview
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a surgery that takes out lymph node tissue to look for cancer. A sentinel node biopsy is used to see if a known cancer has spread from the original cancer site. A sentinel node biopsy may be done instead of a more extensive surgery called lymph node dissection. But if cancer is found in the sentinel lymph node at the time of surgery, more surgery may be needed to remove additional lymph nodes.
The sentinel lymph node is the first node in a group of nodes in the body where cancer cells may move to after they have left the original cancer site and started to spread. For example, the sentinel node (SN) for breast cancer is normally one of the lymph nodes under the arm.
Your doctor injects a blue dye or special tracer substance or both into the area around the original cancer site. The dye or tracer moves to the first lymph node (sentinel node) that drains close to the cancer site. The dye or tracer makes a map pattern of lymphatic fluid. The map can show where the cancer is likely to spread and which lymph node is most likely to have cancer cells. Your doctor can see the dye or tracer with a special device. The lymph node can be taken out, cut into very thin slices, and looked at under a microscope at the time of surgery. If a sentinel node is positive for cancer cells, more surgery may be needed to remove more lymph nodes.
Other tests, such as a culture, genetic tests, or immunological tests, may be done on the lymph node sample.
Why It Is Done
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is done to:
How To Prepare
Tell your doctor if you:
Follow your doctor's instructions carefully. If you are given a medicine (sedative) to make you relax or sleep before the biopsy, do not eat or drink for 8 hours before the biopsy. Arrange for someone to drive you home after the biopsy.
Talk to your doctor about concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results may mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
How It Is Done
You will need to take off clothing near the biopsy site. You will wear a gown for a covering during the test.
If you are very anxious about the biopsy, you may be given a medicine (sedative) to help you relax.
Before a sentinel node biopsy is done, the dye or tracer is injected into the area, and a special camera (lymphoscintigraphy) takes pictures of the lymph nodes. Some doctors use pain medicine with the dye to reduce discomfort. The dye may turn your skin blue for a few days after the biopsy.
The first lymph node or nodes to absorb the tracer are called the sentinel nodes. This node or nodes and the tissue around them are taken out. You may have a numbing medicine (local anesthesia) or go to sleep for the biopsy. The lymph node sample is cut into many thin slices and looked at under a microscope for cancer. You will have some stitches and a bandage over the biopsy site.
A sentinel lymph node biopsy usually takes 30 to 60 minutes but may take longer. If you have general anesthesia, you will be watched by a nurse in the recovery room until you are fully awake.
Your doctor will give you specific instructions to take care of your biopsy site. During your follow-up visit, your doctor will discuss the results of your biopsy with you and take out your stitches.
How It Feels
You may feel a sharp sting or burn from the medicine used to numb the biopsy site or from the dye or tracer. Feeling pressure or warmth during the biopsy is normal, but you should feel little or no pain. If you have pain, tell your doctor. If you feel like you are having an allergic reaction, tell your doctor. This can happen with the dye used for this biopsy.
If you have general anesthesia, you may feel drowsy for several hours after the biopsy. You may have a mild sore throat from the tube used to help you breathe during the biopsy. Throat lozenges and gargling with warm salt water may help soothe your sore throat. You may get medicine at the biopsy site that will help with the pain for 6 to 12 hours. You may have more pain after this medicine wears off.
The biopsy site may be sore for several days. A small amount of bleeding is normal. Ask your doctor how much drainage to expect. Call your doctor immediately if you have:
It is possible to have some problems after a biopsy. Your doctor will give you instructions on what to do if a problem occurs.
A sentinel lymph node biopsy is a surgery that takes out lymph node tissue to look for infection or cancer. Test results from are usually available within a few days.
The lymph node tissue is usually treated with special dyes (stains) that color the cells so problems can be clearly seen.
What Affects the Test
It may not be possible to have a clear result from the small sample taken during a sentinel lymph node biopsy. Surgery to remove more lymph nodes (axillary dissection) may be needed.
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Whisky Live Glasgow 2007
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And we will be doing some joint offers with the BBC Good Food Show Scotland.
More info coming in the next couple of weeks...
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Not "moral principles" or anything as strong as that, it's just that the SECC is crap.
Nick Brown wrote: I remember being denied access to part of the building I had hired - despite having paid £20,000 for the venue, the security man told me to F off; he had been told not to let anyone into that hall.
fishboy wrote:I'm keeping an open mind at the moment.
Nick Brown wrote:I think George Square had the one advantage of being visible to passing trade - even if they didn't come in.
Nick Brown wrote: That said, the venues for the masterclasses were quite cramped, and we were lucky with the weather.
Nick Brown wrote: I'll still go to the SECC if I'm able, and hopefully it will be a great occasion for all.
Nick Brown wrote:But people did ask about the "knowing looks" that some of us were giving, so I thought I would explain.
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What is the correct punctuation in English:
Should the punctuation at XX be ";" or ":"?
List form:
In your question, you provided an ordered list.
In list form, I would only use the colon.
Sentence form:
1) In addition to the semicolon and colon, you could also use a comma. This is simpler and more common than the semicolon.
I prefer commas when there is a dependent clause afterwards.
2) When using the semicolon, I would expect other commas which would create ambiguity or confusion. However, in this case, it would be the most complicated option, and it is better to avoid it and better to create another sentence instead of an unwieldy one.
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In another case, I would use a semicolon for independent clauses:
From Nishant's example, I would put a comma before the conjunction between "the white insect is white in color" and "the black insect is black in color" because they are two independent clauses:
3) The colon is the other useful option besides the comma.
You can use a colon for lists.
However, if a dependent clause comes afterwards, it changes the meaning of the sentence.
This above sentence says that there are only two types of insects in existence, and they all live on "my kitchen table".
If you wanted the same meaning as "There are two types of insects, white and black, on my kitchen table", then you would have to move the dependent clause before the colon.
Try to keep the colon as close as possible to what it is listing about.
Although the above sentence is unrecommended, it is still correct because logically, a list of two items (white and black) will describe the "two types of insects" rather than the one kitchen table.
You should go with the colon (:), which is defined as "a punctuation mark indicating [...] that a writer is introducing a quotation or a list of items".
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The handlebar on your fixie should be the one you want to ride. All the styles have purpose, even if it's just that it looks cool. If you're selling it, let it be. The new owner will have their own ideas about what works for them, and may just change it back.
It also requires changing more than just the bar, and can get quite pricey.
That bike looks great as it is. Keep as is, if you do have a flat bar kicking around in the garage it will not do any harm to mention that you also have that for sale e.g. for a tenner and are prepared to swap the bars over for free.
Fixies are supposed to be like single-speed track bikes and the drop-bar is part and parcel of the look if it is to be kept 'pure'. You do have to think of your market, you will be looking for a customer wanting the 'track-bike inspired faux messenger' look above a practical means of transport.
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Sunglass Hut's request was to develop a brand and image that would come alive in a kiosk. Shaded's target audience is millennials, a group that had previously made up a small fraction of Sunglass Hut's retail sales. We all know how difficult targeting millennials can be, but IDL Worldwide did a great job of making the kiosk interactive and attention grabbing.
"Millennials have unique consumer habits. The customer experience needed to be interactive and the brand needed to communicate authenticity so that the consumer would feel comfortable engaging with the space and the merchandise," says the IDL Design Team. "The Shaded experience focuses on quality product at more accessible price points for millennials and styles with a younger feel."
To achieve a multi-purpose system that would contribute to the uniqueness of the kiosk design, IDL developed a series of modular blocks with metal inserts that can be screwed together, stacked, or used to create almost any kind of figure for sunglass displays.
For inspiration, IDL drew upon an American industrial vintage-inspired design, which was accomplished through using and playing upon real elements and materials for authenticity, such as: exposed brick walls, reclaimed wood, vintage truck mirrors, wired glass, a photo booth, old building interior, metal beams, and spot lights.
That inspiration led to a kiosk that included a lot of corrugated metal, but suddenly it transformed a more 'authentic' experience the client wanted by making major changes to the materials, but applied to essentially the same layout and design. While the final kiosk is completely open to the public so the consumer can interact with merchandise, there's security measurements for the product and the space, including nylon covers for tables, bi-fold doors that close and lock over cubbies, and the integration of security cameras. IDL Creative Director Bryan Boul explains, "We integrated and camouflaged POS security requirements within a 360 open-air kiosk in order to keep consumer attention on the product and brand experience – the focus and hero"
The open-air retail environment and shop-in-shop were very well received by the Sunglass Hut management team, brand team and the operations client was happy. The kiosks do look inviting to millennials.
The quality, workmanship and details have exceeded our expectations. People said it couldn't be done in the short time frame but you over delivered by hitting the time line with quality workmanship. Our Project Manager even commented by saying 'this unit looks like the 10th production run!' Most importantly you were able to convert 'doubters' into believers raising the bar for all others to follow. Changing minds not with words but with deliverable actions is commendable! But what I'm most impressed with is the commitment and sense of urgency your team has demonstrated throughout this project. From your leadership to your build team in East Butler PA, it's obvious that everyone shares a common trait –pride and passion! If I were to look back and capture the moment our partnership was solidified, it would have been the time your team provided us with an abundant amount of research material and data on our target demographic. That extra effort proved to me that IDL was genuine and wanted to be a part of SHADED! The energy level, excitement, flexibility and commitment exceed all of my past relationships I've had in my retail career. Thanks for being who you are – never change! -Doug Incorvati | Sr. Director, Outlets/Travel Retail/Emerging BusinessI am definitely attracted to the the incorporation of special lighting, wood paneling and a photo booth definitely, so I think they hit their target audience well. Would you add any other elements to the design to attract the target audience? I personally haven't seen an interactive open-air kiosk like this before, so it's exciting to see what new experiences malls and store-in-stores will offer in the near future.
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Scouting in America was founded on February 8th, 1910 and since then, it's become one of the largest youth organizations in the country, with more than four million members. However, from all of those members, very few become Eagle Scouts, but of those that do earn the honor, all recall their scouting experience fondly and all say they will forever treasure their memories.
Eagle Scout, Ron Gay says, "I think that what scouting gave to me was a desire to be of service to my community."
"My dad's an Eagle, I'm an Eagle, my brother's an Eagle, both my two sons are Eagles and we need to begin and start new legacies," says Eagle Scout, Steve Aldrich.
For an entire century, boy scouts have not only been dedicated to service and as their motto states, they've been prepared not only lead, but to make a difference in the communities in which they live and that's just what Ron Gay and Steve Aldrich have done during their lifetime. Throughout its history, the organization has provided its members the opportunity to succeed and the highest level of achievement is when one becomes an Eagle Scout.
"There's that extraordinary feeling of accomplishment. Only about 1% of those who are in the boy scouts make it the the rank of Eagle," says Ron Gay.
As adults, being Eagles is a medal both men wear with honor and pride.
Steve Aldrich says, "When you think of the values of trustworthy, loyalty, helpful, friendly, the Scout law, the Scout oath, those principles haven't changed in a 100 years and they won't change in another hundred years."
"I try to still live the 12 points of the scout law, when you think about it's very basic and it's principles that everybody should be following. The principles of trustworthy, loyalty, thrifty, cleanliness, reverence...those are human traits that everyone should live to follow, but I think the Boy Scouts in general those who reach the rank of Eagle have emblazoned them in their character," Ron Gay says.
Thanks to scouting, both men have taken what they learned as youths and made it a part of their lives as adults and it all started through the fun and adventure the Boy Scouts provided.
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And it's those types of experiences that made responsible men of the boys who joined an organization that allowed them to set goals and stay on track to achieve success in life.
Ron Gay says, "The lessons that you learn from scouting will be with you your entire life.
In celebration of the organization's 100th anniversary, the Brazos Valley is hosting one of the largest gathering of scouts in the country. The Sam Houston Area Council of Scouts will host SHAC JAM on October 8-10. The event takes place at the Texas World Speedway in College Station and more than 15,000 scouts of all ages, their families and scout leaders will attend the jamboree.


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Chocolate Chiffon Pie
Categories: Cakes/pies, Chocolate, Christmas, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
Type: Desserts and Baked Goods
Rich and indulgent, this pie offers a satisfying contrast between a light, smooth mousse-like filling and a crunchy crumb crust
Prep Time: 20M, plus chilling
Cooking Time: 8M-10M
Serves: makes 8-10 servings
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 5 tbsp butter, melted
For the filling
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin powder
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2oz ( 55g) unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, separated, plus 1 large egg yolk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
To decorate
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp confectioner's sugar
- grated bittersweet chocolate
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- To make the crust, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Mix the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar until combined. Press firmly and evenly in a 9in (23cm) tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the crust looks set. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- To make the filling, sprinkle the gelatin over 1/4 cup water and let stand about 5 minutes, until spongy. Meanwhile, heat the cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and vanilla, and stir until the chocolate melts. Add the softened gelatin and whisk well until dissolved.
- Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat the 3 egg yolks with 1/2 cup of the sugar and the salt for about 2 minutes, until the mixture is thick and creamy. Slowly beat in the chocolate mixture, mixing until well blended. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate about 15 minutes, or until cool and on the verge of setting.
- Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, one tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form. Remove the chocolate mixture from the refrigerator and beat with the mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in about one-fourth of the whites, then fold in the remainder. Spoon the chocolate mixture into the crumb crust and smooth the top.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream with the confectioner's sugar until stiff peaks form. Swirl the whipped cream over the filling. Grate additional chocolate over the cream. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Remove the sides of the pan and serve chilled.
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The Gallardo LP 550-2 is defined by its use of classic sports car technology – rear-wheel drive and an exceptionally powerful engine.
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Faces of the game
In the riveting drama that is the National Football League, everyone has a role to play
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In the riveting drama that is the National Football League, everyone has a role to play. ESPN The Magazine profiles a number of these faces -- some familiar, some not-so-familiar -- in its Sept. 6 issue.
Part I
- Titans RB Chris Johnson
- Commissioner Roger Goodell
- Veteran referee Walt Coleman
- Ravens LB Ray Lewis
- Agents Tom Condon and Ben Dogra
- Former Bucs president Gay Culverhouse
- American Needle Law Team
- Neurosurgeon Julian Bailes
- Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
- Titans coach Jeff Fisher
- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
- NFL Films' Howard Katz and Steve Sabol
- Marie Tillman
- NFL China
- Jets QB Mark Sanchez
- EA Sports Sandy Sandoval
- Super Bowl coach Tony Dungy
- Browns security chief Lew Merletti
- Steelers scout Mark Gorscak
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- Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders
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- Director of football operations Merton Hanks
- Colts president Bill Polian
- VP of player development Troy Vincent
- Executive VP of football ops. Ray Anderson
- Cowboys Stadium architect Bryan Trubey
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A walk to Playa Delfines
Located in Cancún's hotel zone, Iberostar Cancun All Inclusive boasts its own private beach. Guests can walk 10 minutes to Playa Delfines and drive 20 minutes to the airport. History buffs can stroll 15 minutes to the Mayan ruins at El Rey, and shoppers can drive 5 minutes to the Luxury Avenue mall.
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5 restaurants and bars provide a range of dining options, including breakfast, grilled steak, Mexican classics, and cocktails. Recreational options include 7 outdoor pools, a water park, an 18-hole golf course, and tennis courts. Guests can work out in the fitness center and relax in the spa.
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This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
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Iberostar Cancun All Inclusive is an all-inclusive resort. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Step outside to unwind on the white sand beach. Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. Summer fun is a breeze at Iberostar Cancun All Inclusive, where you can play a round of golf at the golf course and cool off in one of the 7 outdoor swimming pools.
Dining is available at one of the resort's 5 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a beach bar and a poolside bar. High-speed wireless Internet access is available. This all-inclusive resort also offers a water park, a children's club, and a fitness center. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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In routine tracking of education-related legislation, The Heartland Institute's School Reform News has uncovered evidence that teachers unions across the country routinely inhibit teachers from joining or speaking out about competing, nonunion teachers associations. SRN compiled the evidence into a report available online.
"Taken alone, they're isolated annoying incidents," the report reads. "Together, they form a pattern of repression and discrimination akin to the bullying among youngsters which state legislators around the nation have recently worked so hard to end. This merits similar concern."
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Speed bag work is non-injurious; wraps provide more wrist support, unnecessary on the speed bag. You might lose a tiny bit of mobility depending on the gloves.


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Let's say I have 10 police cars using the same image, and I want each one to be numbered 1 - 10, but the number 1 is dynamically drawn on top of the police car image. What is the class / interface I use for that with C# and ArcEngine 10.
I'd use a multilayer markersymbol with two symbol layers. The bottom symbol would be a picturemarkersymbol of a police car. On top of that would be one or more charactermarkersymbols, with the car number set via ICharactermarkersymbol.CharacterIndex.
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First I would consider using standard labeling mechanisms. If this approach is insufficient, I suggest looking into custom renderers (IFeatureRenderer). You could also employ custom layers but I guess that is unnecessary in your case.
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Celibacy not "theologically necessary"
The new head of the German Bishops Conference on celibacy:http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3135174,00.htmlAnd when the media doesn't haveany other issues with the Church, you can always make one up: St. Pat's Spat Pits Church Vs. Cities
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You gotta hand it to the Germans. As Goethe put it, "The Germans make everything difficult, both for themselves and for everyone else." I kind of like it. As for the Irish...It's actually a very good story, Peggy. It gets at what is more important--ethnicity or religion, culture or faith, a saint like Patrick or some pope in Rome...I'm with the "hard-line" bishops on this one. Move it back outta Holy Week. And don't give a cored beef dispensation for that Friday, even though it;s in Lent.
David: It's called corNed beef--not that I ever touch the stuff. If I read the story right, there's only one hardline bishop. Even Cardinal Egan seems to have finessed the issue.
Ain't it grand when a bishop can be thought suspect when he states the obvious about clerical celibacy and we can have a row over St. Patrick's Day celebrations? More soda bread for everyone (that's so that abstainers and vegans can celebrate) -- even the German hierachy may enjoy some of that... with nice caraway sees... and golden raisins... warm... with lotsa real butter....
I thought the most interesting part of Zollitsch was his willingness to draw up guidlines on gay unions.(Of course, celibacy is not theologically necessary - what were we doing the first 1000 years?)As to St, Paddy's, even if it's Holy week, I submit it's blest to tip a glass of Irish Coffee in honor of the good saint, as we used to do in the office in Manhattan every year when i was working.
In New York and Boston, with legendary St. Patrick's events planned by the cities' large Irish communities, bishops are taking a hands-off approach, saying the church has no part in planning civic celebrations.
Now, when Cardinal O'Connor was around, and the issue was whether a gay group could march in the parade, it was a different story altogether. A bit of old news (from 1993):
John Cardinal O'Connor sharply questioned yesterday New York City's decision to give the permit for the St. Patrick's Day parade to a group that will allow a gay and lesbian group to march, suggesting that the move violated the constitutional separation of church and state.Noting that the new sponsor said it would make the parade a more open political forum, the Cardinal, speaking during Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, asked: "Do the Mayor and Police Commissioner agree to this arbitrary transformation from the religious to the political? Will other religiously related activities become equally vulnerable to arbitrary politicization in this land which boasts of its tradition of separation of church and state?"His comments came two days after Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly awarded the permit to the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, formed by liberal Irish-American allies of Mayor David N. Dinkins who have pledged to let gay people and other political groups participate. Rebuff for HiberniansBy choosing the new sponsor, the city rebuffed the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish-Catholic fraternal society that has organized the parade for more than a century and has not allowed gay groups to participate.
Well ... in my extended family, we celebrate Christmas on the nearest weekend, e.g. 12/23 or 12/28, because that's when we can get together. We still find ourselves in church on 12/25. It's just kind of an extended celebration.That being the case, I don't really see a problem with the liturgical observance on 3/15, and a glass of warm, dyed domestic beer and half pound of cheap boiled meat on 3/17, if that's when the city fathers deign to serve it. I may even enjoy myself - is that ok during Holy Week?
''Actually, you're born Irish first,'' he said, ''and then you're baptized Catholic.''*sigh*(refer to Galatians 3:28 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-13)
As Bob Nunz says, celibacy is obviously not necessary for the priesthood. But as the head of the German bishops said, it would be "revolutionary" to abolish the celibacy requirement. What an abolition would bring about in the U. S., to say nothing of the entire world, staggers my imagination. That's no argument in favor of keeping obligatory celibacy, but it does show the need for full and thorough discussion before any change is made.
Bernard -- why assume the change in the celibacy rule would have to be world-wide? Why not change it for countries such as the U.S. where there are so few priests that parishes are closing for lack of them and old people in nursing homes never see a priest unless they're dying? In effect, the policy (it's only a policy) denies the Eucharist to many people, a right we have by canon law. Contradictions, contradictions.Imo the value of "universality" for the Church has been grossly over-estimated. Not only does Rome require it of settled teachings but it requires it of important unsettled teachings as well. Further, the Pope would make certain aspects of the liturgy universal (e.g., having churches face East) where such symbolism is not of great value in the varied Church cultures..
"That being the case, I dont really see a problem with the liturgical observance on 3/15, and a glass of warm, dyed domestic beer and half pound of cheap boiled meat on 3/17, if thats when the city fathers deign to serve it. I may even enjoy myself - is that ok during Holy Week?"In my opinion, two plates of corned beef and cabbage washed down by two green beers would be a suitable penance for manslaughter. It's no mystery why people only eat this stuff during Lent.
To quote from Commonweal way back in ancient times:Celibacy's continued requirement for priests is today injuring the Body of Christ. A system which forces adult men to remain compliant adolescents into their senescence cannot present to the church-at-large a model of leadership to which normally adjusted males will be attracted. When compulsory celibacy is compounded by compulsive compliancy in the clergy, it ends up attracting men who are comfortable with feeling dependent, disabled, and relieved at the possibility of being sexless agents of spiritual reality. Celibacy with no sense of paradox to keep it honest about itself will always tend to become a self-satisfied, but dishonest, ideology. Those who accept their handicap and deal with it honestly develop creative and vivacious ministries which turn the humdrum of pastoral duties into community building tasks which can change peoples' lives. Priests today quietly refuse to involve themselves in the "feel good" promotions which try to entice male children and adolescents into a vocation to the priesthood by pandering to their immature emotional quest for an identity. Neither celibacy nor the priesthood, nor even the two combined as a clerical caste attempts to do, can supply an adequate sense of identity if nature and nurture have not adequately installed it in the personality. Simplistic affirmation of celibacy as a heroic ideal, which requires only the will to accomplish (assisted by grace, of course), cuts a priest off from the wellsprings of redemptive suffering. It teaches self-satisfaction and an arrogance which continually alienates the clergy from the laity whom they are supposed to serve. By their trust that the "gift of celibacy" would always be generously bestowed by God and by their assurance that the "grace of fidelity" to celibacy would never be denied to those who ask, the bishops at Vatican II and since have effectively stanched any serious discernment on the part of the church (laity and clergy) about whether an exclusively celibate and male clergy can continue to serve the Kingdom adequately within the changed conditions of the life of the church on the brink of another millennium. If being celibate for the sake of the Kingdom stems from the paradox of grace, legislating it as a requirement of priestly service amounts to institutional self-establishment, a refusal to live by the grace which we are confident God bestows.Paul E. Dinter, Disabled for The Kingdom, "Commonweal, October 12, 1990.
Ann Olivier--You always have something worthwhile to say, so let me reply, just briefly. If the celibacy rule were changed in the U. S., consider just a few of the practical implications. For example, transferring priests from one assignment to another would be a much more complex matter. And consider the matter of celibate priests migrating into the U. S. Many do so today. What rules would apply to them?None of the problems I see are in principle insuperable. But they are problems that have no quick, easy solutions.Cheers. And I hope that you are keeping up the Louisiana tradition of including in your Lenten observance an opportunity to have its delicious seafood concoctions more frequently.
At senior lunch the other day, we were talking about what would happen if our pastor left. I said maybe we could get former Anglicasn Bishop Steenson and his family here -we could certainly afford to support him and his wife and children.If we started ordianing our married deacons, many of whom are older, would that be a major problem?Or are we always tenciously clinging to the past no matter what the pastoral considerations are?
"Celibacy is not dogma" agreed Cardinal Ratzinger (as he was then) in an interview with Peter Seewald ( http://catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0633.html ) Excerpt....Seewald:On the other hand, [celibacy is] certainly not a dogma. Couldn't the question perhaps be negotiated one day in the direction of a free choice between a celibate and a noncelibate form of life?Cardinal Ratzinger : No, it's certainly not a dogma. It is an accustomed way of life that evolved very early in the Church on good biblical grounds. Recent studies show that celibacy goes back much farther than the usually acknowledged canonical sources would indicate, back to the second century. In the East, too, it was much more widespread than we have been able to realize up until now. In the East it isn't until the seventh century that there is a parting of the ways. Today as before, monasticism in the East is still the foundation that sustains the priesthood and the hierarchy. In that sense, celibacy also has a very major significance in the East.It is not a dogma. It is a form of life that has grown up in the Church and that naturally always brings with it the danger of a fall. When one aims so high, there are failures. I think that what provokes people today against celibacy is that they see how many priests really aren't inwardly in agreement with it and either live it hypocritically, badly, not at all, or only live it in a tortured way. So people say ...... it ruins them ...
Bernard: transfers might take a bit more finessing, but, from what I am told by priests these days, Bishops have to be quite persuasive to get them to move about anyway.Transfers into the US of celibate priests a problem? We are talking about eliminating MANDATORY clerical celibacy, not celibacy in general. There is no doubt that local parishes will have to pony up more money to support a priest's family and to provide the necessary health insurance, housing allowance, and a salary substantial enough to also ensure that the PK's can get an education. Now I know that the dollar a Sunday crowd will need a "come to Jesus" moment about this, but other denominations have been dealing with this for more years than one can count. Just ask any priest that came to Rome from another church how it can be done. This is not a major issue unless one is definitely against the idea of non-mandatory celibacy. Then all is insurmountable, the nose of the camel under the tent, and most surely the work of Satan.I spent many years in a nondenomination church of approximatley 250 members (not families) in which about 40% of the members were former Catholics. We had to support a pastor with family and it was no problem. In fact, I was the church treasurer and discoverd that some of the best givers were the ex-Catholics. The proof shall be in the proverbial pudding.
I have alway thought there would be many practical problems in the Catholic Church allowing married priests (to say nothing of women priests--married women priests, now that would stop them in their tracks!). There is the salary/benefit problem for sure (by no means an insoluble problems) as Jimmy Mac points out.But here's some other practical considerations:Caste: the married and non-married tend to live in different social worlds. Would this affect clergy?Bishops: the Orthodox draw their bishops only from celibates while allowing priests to marry (before they are ordained). What ecclesiological/psychological/social issues does this raise?Priests' wives: this cannot be an easy role. What place would she have in the community? top volunteer? or would she better off staying with her law practice so the kids can go to college?I'm sure there are other practical matters. Throw them in the pot!
At the risk of being tedious, I'll try this one last tiem.I think Jimmy Mac correctly pointed out that other denominations have solved not only the money, but the other "practical" (logistical?) problems of married clergy and we don't have to reinvent the wheel.The issue of tradition(s) (cf. Orthodox belief is important, but...isn't the notion of abandoning mandatory celibacy "revolutionary" because it breaks with a long standing tradition.That is a big problem when leadership wants to hang on to "identity" by returning to the past and will also raise a lot of hackles in traditionalist minded folk.But, two (I think real ) questions:1)shouldn't we rexamine who should be admitted to orders as many faiths now embrace married folk including women, especialy since we've just trumpeted in Rome the equality of women? Is celibacy superior to or different from the married life ? If superior, shouldn't we all be pursuing it?If different,. but putatively freeing others to serve,2) shouldn;'t the pastoral consideration of lack of ministers outweigh the supposed freedom?At base, then, I think the real issue is that pastoral needs have and will continue to be sublimated to the perception that hanging on to the past presrves a 'pure" Church. Hence, this discussion will probably be fruitless.
I don't raise practical considerations as an impediment to married clergy! But to encourage us to think about these matter before the fact. Further, I don't find that other denominations and/or faiths are without their difficulties even if they've had married clergy for three thousand years. Talk to the wife (or husband) of a Protestant minister, to the wife of an Episcopalian priest who has become a Catholic priest, or the wife of an orthodox priest. Life is not uncomplicated--certainly possible but not uncomplicated. And then talk to their kids!!!! There is much to think about before the inevitable change takes place.
Margaret:"Priests wives: this cannot be an easy role. What place would she have in the community? top volunteer? or would she better off staying with her law practice so the kids can go to college?"We already have them, both in the non-Latin rites and the wives of former Protestant ministers. We do not have to deal with these issues in our Latin-centric environment and ways. This IS a universal church, after all; let's take advantage of what the universality has to offer.And we won't get into those women who have lived in concubinage with priests for many years in many places, inlcuding the US.
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Christine Avanti explains that there are four different types of fats:
1) Monounsaturated (MUFAs): These are good fats that actually help your body burn fat. These fats are found in nuts, seeds, dark chocolate, avocados and olives.
2) Polyunsaturated (PUFAs): These are good fats and they are found in most natural foods such as fish, nuts, seed, and plants. They are very similar to MUFAs.
3) Saturated: These fats are thought to be bad because they supposedly clog and add plaque build-up in our arteries. These fats are found in meat, butter, lard, and dairy products. However, animals that are traditionally raised on grassy pastures such as free range cattle (natural herbivores) produce meat and butter this is good for our health. Why? Because these free range animals feed on green grass which causes them to produce meat and dairy products that are high in omega-3 fatty acids (good fats), vitamins A, D and beta carotene.
4) Transfats: These are the worst kind of fats for humans to eat. They clog arteries, stiffen blood vessels and wreck havoc in our cells which can lead to cancer.
Here is how to avoid feeding yourself and your family transfats:
1) Read the "ingredients" list on the back of all your packaged foods. If you see the words, "partially hydrogenated" don't buy that food! Partially hydrogenated oils are vegetable oils that have been through an industrial process where hydrogen is added to the vegetable oil to make is "stable" or "solid" at room temperature. Food makers use this technology to prolong shelf life of baked goods, longer fry-life for cooking oils and a smoother texture "mouth feel" to the food. "Partially hydrogenated" means that there is trans fats in that product. This is sneaky because food manufactures are allowed to promote a food saying "No Trans Fats" as long as a food product has 0.5 grams of trans fats per serving.
Feed your family good fats that come from nuts, seeds, avocado, olives, and dairy that comes from free range cattle such as organic butter.
Check out Christine's White Peach & Cherry cobbler made with organic butter (high in omega-3s, vitamins and minerals).
146 calories, 5 grams of fat
Add 1/2 cup of organic vanilla ice cream: 286 calories, 11 grams of fat
Compare to traditional peach cobbler 710 calories, 31 grams of fat
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1969 Chevrolet Malibu - Small GreenWritten by Johnny Hunkins on January 11, 2007 Brian English got it just right when he built this 12-second '69 Malibu for under $20K.
"My goal was to achieve performance at least as good as the '01 Camaro SS I owned, but keep the car looking as stock as possible, with the exception of the stance and wheels," says Brian English, owner of the '69 Chevelle Malibu seen here. English, who is an ardent supporter of the Team Chevelle Web site (www.chevelles.com), initially came to our attention when we called out for a feature car on the Team Chevelle message board. Our initial reaction? It looked too plain.
As we dug deeper, however, we discovered that "plain" couldn't be further from the truth. Like many young hot rodders, English had been spoiled by the performance of late-model factory muscle, and needed his classic to meet, and in some areas, exceed the modern envelope. Impossible as it seems, he achieved this for much less than the cost of a new Mustang GT.
The canvas on which this homebrewed hot rod was painted began as a typical little-old-lady car, which then 15-year-old Brian and his dad discovered on a used car lot back in 1990. The unmolested plain Jane Malibu was a 307 2-bbl, non-A/C car with a Powerglide, and cost a hefty $4,000. For the next 12 years, Brian kept it stock and maintained it in top mechanical shape. Then in 2002, while driving his 2001 Camaro SS, he got T-boned at an intersection. Call it happenstance, but something clicked in his head, and English decided to go "grassroots" with the Malibu.
"I was on a fairly tight budget, so I knew I needed to do as much of the work myself as I could," says English. "After much discussion with Steve at Hotrods To Hell, I decided to go with their truckarm setup." The rear truckarm layout, originally found on Ford trucks of the '60s, is most well known as the suspension type found on NASCAR racers. English cites simplicity, ride quality, and strength for choosing the truckarm. Plus, it was easy enough to tackle the install job in his garage on jackstands. "I don't think I'd try that again without a hydraulic lift," says English, "Doing all that work under jackstands was difficult."
Simultaneous to the truckarm installation, English upgraded the front control arms and springs with pieces from Hotrods To Hell, and built from scratch one of the most unique and effective braking systems we've ever seen. With help from Team Chevelle members (most notably Joe Whiles) and Hydratech Braking Systems, English coupled some modified Second Generation Camaro spindles with Third Gen Camaro hubs, and C5 Corvette calipers and 13-inch rotors to create a cost-effective front disc setup. The donor '91 Camaro hubs were obtained by machining off the integral rotor, and the remaining hub was ground down, smoothed, painted, and assembled with new bearings. "Joe Whiles designed the brake brackets, and after running a set of steel prototypes for a while, he machined a second set out of aluminum, which are still on the car," says English.
Hydratech came into play with a Hydroboost brake booster, which supplies the power assist not from engine vacuum, but from power steering pump pressure. The Hydroboost provides ample brake boost with none of the ill-effects found in big-cam, low-vacuum situations on vacuum boost systems. Interestingly, the whole system works best with the Malibu's stock drum brake metering block, even though English has since converted the rear brakes to disc units salvaged from a '95 Camaro Z28. "I took it to an autocross, a first for myself and the car," says English. "It drew a lot of attention. My times weren't so good because I didn't know what I was doing, but I didn't hit a single cone, and the car performed well."
Long before trying his hand at autocrossing, English was eager to give his creation a test run. English told PHR: "On the day I first drove it after the suspension and brake mods, I had no seats installed, so I sat on couch cushions. The exhaust system wasn't installed yet and the old 307 was dumping out of two feet of pipe with no mufflers. I drove about a mile to the gas station, where I proceeded to set off alarms in every car parked there. I drove it home with a big grin on my face, bobbling around in the car on couch cushions." A Turbo 350 trans was then acquired in partial trade for the old Powerglide, and equipped with a Coan 11-inch 2,800-stall converter, which flashes, according to English, at more like 3,500 rpm. With a B&M shift-improvement kit and Hurst V-Matic shifter, the three-speed was eventually mated to a fresh 350 small-block. A dislodged wristpin and piston soon destroyed the number-five cylinder, which prompted a major rethinking. "I parked the car in frustration and let it sit for a couple of weeks before I even wanted to touch it again," says English. When he finally got his mojo back, the vision crystallized: keep it affordable, keep it stock looking, and make the most power from pocket change.
With fresh bearings, and a resleeved number-five bore, English added a set of 200cc runner Dart Iron Eagle heads with 2.02/1.60 valves. A Lunati solid flat-tappet cam (243/251 @ .050, .518/.530 lift) orchestrates COMP Hi-Tech pushrods and Pro Magnum 1.6 roller rockers. An MSD billet E-Curve distributor allows English to select from preset advance curves, and it's aided by a Blaster 2 coil, Taylor wires and Autolite plugs. Exhaust is handled by Dynomax 1 5/8-inch headers, 2.5-inch collectors, Spintech mufflers and custom 2.5-inch side-exit pipes.
The sleeper vibe of the 307-badged car was very important to preserve, so induction hardware and dress-up appointments were critical. Shunning the popular eye-candy look of a double-pumper, English turned to the stone reliable Quadrajet, and the Q-jet massaging skills of Sean Murphy. ("I have arguably the most modified Quadrajet on the road," says English.) The Sean Murphy Stage 2 Q-jet sits on an Edelbrock Performer RPM Q-jet intake and the entire deal is painted Chevy red to look as near stock as possible. On the chassis dyno, the .040-over 350 cranked out 345 rwhp at 6,200 rpm and 346 lb-ft of torque at 5,500 rpm. On pump gas, the combo is strong enough to propel the 3,800-lb A-body to 12.80s at over 104 mph in the quarter-mile.
Paying top dollar for the car back in 1990 did pay some dividends. For one, the Frost green paint job (which was 10 years old at the time) was in great shape, as were the underlying body panels. The interior was also in good shape and English tells us the headliner, carpet, dash and door panels are all original. The couch cushions, however, had a date with the couch, so a pair of super comfortable Pro-Car Ralley 2000 seats got the nod, as did a pair of aftermarket three-point seat belts. All the trim and chrome is factory original, but English did refurbish the weatherstripping and added some Dynamat X-Treme to the doors and sail panels. Some modest Autometer gauges also found their way inside.
Altogether, English has just under $19,000 in his Malibu, including the cost of the car. It runs 12s on pump gas without a power-adder, it carves up the autocross, it handles the rigors of highway driving, but most of all, it follows the simple ethic of "do everything well without costing a ton." We like it so much, we plan on lifting some of this Malibu's tricks for our own '68 Chevelle project, which we just picked up.
After having the car for 16 years and getting the Malibu as close to perfect as he can afford, English has decided to sell his pride and joy-or maybe not. "It's time to move on to something else, maybe a Porsche 928 with an LS1," says English. "However, I still have several more upgrades in mind if by chance I don't find a good home for it." Our guess is that some worthy member of Team Chevelle will come to the rescue. How about it guys?
|Brian English, 31 * Durham, NC * '69 Chevelle Malibu
|Total cost to build: approx. $19,000 (including car)
|Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,800 lbs
|Rear wheel horsepower: 345 hp @ 6,200 rpm
|Best quarter-mile ET: 12.87 at 104 mph
|small-block Chevy 350 (bored .040 over for 357 cid)
|unknown vintage
|Compression Ratio:
|Moroso "claimer" pan, Moroso racing pump
|Rotating Assembly:
|stock cast crank, stock rods, Keith Black hypereutectic pistons, ARP fasteners
|Cylinder Heads:
|Dart Iron Eagle, 200cc intake port
|Lunati 401A6, solid flat-tappet (243/251 @ .050,.518/.530-in lift)
|Ferrea 2.02/1.60-inch valves, COMP Pro Magnum 1.6:1 roller rockers, COMP Hi-Tech pushrods
|Edelbrock Performer RPM Q-Jet intake, Sean Murphy Stage 2 Quadrajet carb
|Fuel pump:
|Carter 172, Aeromotive regulator
|Power Adder:
|MSD E-Curve dist., Blaster 2 coil, Taylor 8mm wires, Autolite AR135 plugs, 36 degrees total timing
|Dynomax 1 5/8-inch headers, 2.5-inch side-exit, Spintech Pro-Street mufflers
|Built By:
|Brian English (short-block by Billy Hines; Garner, NC) Drivetrain
|Turbo 350, B&{{{M}}} shift-improver kit, Coan 11-inch 2,800-stall converter, Hurst V-Matic shifter
|stock, custom shortened by Craig Staples (Durham, NC)
|Rear Axle:
|'78 {{{Camaro}}} 8.5-inch 10-bolt, stock axles, 3.42 gears, Eaton LSD
|NAPA fast-ratio steering box, DSE adjustment sleeves, new Saginaw pump
|Front Suspension:
|Hotrods To Hell UCAs & springs, stock LCAs, Energy Suspension bushings, Carrera shocks
|Rear Suspension:
|Hotrods To Hell truck arm setup w/adjustable Panhard, Carerra shocks
|Front brakes:
|Second Gen Camaro spindles, '91 Camaro hub assy., 13-inch rotors, C5 calipers
|Rear brakes:
|95 Camaro Z/28, 11-inch rotors & brackets, stock manual drum brake metering block
|Brake booster:
|Hydratech Hydroboost, Pure Choice custom stainless flex hoses
|Wheels & Tires
|Vintage Wheel Works {{{V40}}} 17 x 9.5 (5.5-inch back spacing)
|Yokohama AVS 275/40ZR17, front; Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials 275/40R17, rear


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CADIZ - Harrison Central was sitting pretty at halftime.
After trailing 11-10 against visiting Shadyside after one quarter, the Huskies erupted on a 20-0 run to start the second and outscored the visitors 22-2 in the frame.
A lesser team may have tucked tail into the lockerroom and phoned in the second half. But not the Tigers.
Shadyside made a run of it, trimming the lead to seven but was never able to overcome the early barrage as the Huskies held on for a 56-43 victory Friday night in Cadiz.
To further exemplify how uncharacteristic a quarter Shadyside (4-3) played, take a look at these numbers.
In the second, the Tigers attempted only three shots, hitting one on a Ryan Richardson lay-in with 52 ticks showing.
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Harrison Central 56, Shadyside 43
Shadyside 11 2 14 16 - 43
Harrison Central 10 22 11 13 - 56
HARRISON CENTRAL: Nardo 0-2 0-0 0; Brooks 3-5 0-0 6; Richardson 5-9 2-2 14; Dorris 3-9 5-5 11; Gibson 2-3 0-0 5; Stupak 1-7 2-2 4; Frizzi 1-3 0-0 3; Totals: 15-38 9-9 43.
SHADYSIDE: K.Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0; Kowalski 3-11 0-0 8; Evans 0-2 0-0 0; R.Mitchell 5-7 0-0 10; Pelegreen 6-15 2-2 14; Watt 8-19 4-4 20; Olmstead 2-2 0-0 4; Rutter 0-0 0-0 0; Reddish 0-0 0-0 0; Yoho 0-0 0-0 0; Totals: 24-56 6-6 56.
Three-point Goals: Richardson (2), Gibson, Frizzi. Kowalski (2).
They had 12 turnovers in the second, 17 for the first half. The Tigers only attempted 14 first-half shots.
Counting the first quarter, Harrison scored 24 points, leaving the Tigers scoreless for nearly 10 minutes of play.
We cant do that against a good team, lamented Shadyside coach Ed Andes. They turned it upa nd we turned it down.
It started at the end of the first quarter. Our vision was poor and we made many, many unforced turnovers.
Things began to pick up for the home team when senior point guard Fletcher Watt lept up and found his way onto the court roughly 3 minutes in. His six first-quarter points helped Harrison pull within one.
The next domino to fall into place came when Shadyside sophomore Austin Dorris picked up his third foul early in the second. The Tigers tallest player, the lack of Dorris inside allowed Rashean Mitchell and Nick Pelegreen to flourish. Midway through the run, Mitchell scored on three successive trips down the court, the last on a tip off a Pelegreen miss.
Defensively, the Huskies cranked up the pressure, making Shadyside work to get across the timeline and trapping the ball once the Tigers did so.
Thats a work in progress, Harrison Central coach Justin Clifford said. We try to break it out when we needed it and it helped us get out of our funk.
Harrison led by as man as 22 before the funk made a temporary return appearance in the third quarter as Shadyside began to slowly chip away at the lead.
Back in the game, Dorris scored six of his 11 during the third quarter.
A 9-0 Tigers run in the fourth cut the deficit to 47-40, but the visitors were never able to get closer.
Thats something we still have to learn as a team, Clifford said. We need to learn how to finish teams off.
Watt turned in another fine performance, dropping in a game-high 20 points while collecting six rebounds. Pelegreen backed his effort with 14 and seven while Mitchell had 10 points, five boards and three blocks.
Richardson led the Tigers with 14 points to go with Dorris 11.
Harrison doubled up with a win in the junior varsity contest, pulling away for a 51-36 triumph.
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Youth Sports
Fall Sports
Flag Football
Ages 6-17
Team practices begin in early September with games beginning at the end of September. The season runs through mid-November.
Girl's Volleyball
Ages 10-17
The matches begin the end of September and run through mid-November. Instructional practices will be directed by team coaches throughout the season.
Cross Country
Ages 7-17
Run twice a week and Saturdays at Woodland Park. Our team will participate in the PNW youth cross-country meets in October and November. To register, please call Susan Lee at 206.684.7093.
Ultimate Frisbee
Ages 8-13
s throughout the city are forming co-ed teams for the Fall Ultimate Frisbee League. Practices start in early September, and games will be on Fridays, 6-8 pm, September 25 through early November. Check here for more information about upcoming dates.
Winter Sports
Youth Basketball
Ages 10-17
Have the opportunity to learn and solidify the fundamentals of basketball while participating in weekly-organized practices and games. League games begin the first week of January and run through the month of March with the opportunity for post-season play at the end of the regular season. Games are Saturdays and Sundays.
Spring Sports
Youth Track & Field
Ages 6-17
Instruction in the many different events is offered at team practices through each . Track meets are held weekly throughout the season with a City championship meet at the end of the season.
Girl's Softball
Ages 10-17
It starts in mid-April and ends in mid-June.
Summer Sports
Girl's Softball
Ages 6-14
July 12-14 at Lower Woodland Park Fields 3, 4 and 6, N 50th and Green Lake Way N, 98103
Ages 6-14
August 9-10 at Lower Woodland Park Tennis Courts, West Green Lake Way N and Green Lake Way N, 98103
Track & Field
Ages 6-14
June 29 - 30 at West Seattle Stadium, 4432 35th Ave SW, 98126
Ultimate Frisbee
Ages 6-14
July 6 at Rainier Beach , 8825 Rainier
Ave S, 98118
July 7 at Jefferson , 3801 Beacon Ave S, 98108
July 8 at Garfield , 2323 East Cherry St, 98122
July 9 at Van Asselt , 2820 S Myrtle St , 98108
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July 26-28 at Jefferson , 3801 Beacon Ave S, 98108
August 2-4 at Green Lake , 7201 Green Lake Way E, 98115


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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Obesity and Metabolism Research Unit
1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Inflammatory pathways are implicated in promoting insulin resistance, and recent research highlights the potential role of saturated fatty acids to more strongly promote so-called "sterile" pro-inflammatory pathways (i.e., NFkB activation) relative to polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). In fact, the latter--along with certain phytonutrients--have been shown to reduce the pro-inflammatory effects of saturated fatty acids. The effects of saturated FAs are thought to be in part through activation of cell-surface receptors such as the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) or intracellular proteins such as Nod. This has raised the questions: do circulating or local FAs activate TLRs/sterile inflammation and in turn drive diabetes, and might this be prevented or reversed through increasing dietary intakes of certain PUFAs or select phytonutrients? One conundrum facing the field has been the observation that saturated medium-chain FAs (i.e., C12:0, C14:0) are particularly potent activators of TLRs and NFkB-related pathways, yet are of negligible abundance in the diet or circulation; thus, one may ask whether these pathways are physiologically-relevant. A breakthrough in this regard has come from our recent discovery that in T2DM, there is an increased plasma accumulation of MCFA-carnitines, and these acylcarnitines activate NFkB in vitro more potently than MCFAs. Build-up of these chain-shortened metabolites derived from LCFA is believed to occur due to a relative mismatch of TCA cycle capacity relative to LCFA availability, and subsequent conversion by carnitine acyltransferases. In the current proposal, we will test if acylcarnitines activate NFkB through the TLR or NOD systems, well-known modulators of inflammatory responses. If true, one may contemplate that ultimately, dietary interventions that inhibit TLRs (i.e., PUFAs, phytonutrients) and/or increase TCA cycle capacity to minimize acylcarnitine generation (i.e., anaplerotic odd-chain FA-containing lipids) could be tested for anti-diabetic properties in human subjects.
1b.Approach (from AD-416)
Specific Aim 1. Determine if the Pro-Inflammatory, NFkB-Stimulating Activities of Medium-Chain Acylcarnitines Require Activation of Toll-like Receptors or Nod: Knockdown Studies. It is hypothesized that similar to the saturated fatty acids laurate (C12:0) and myristate (C14:0), laurylcarnitine and myristoylcarnitine will trigger NFkB-induced pro-inflammatory pathways through stimulation of cell surface TLR4 or TLR2, and/or via intracellular Nod. The studies will assess NFkB activation following manipulations that lead to loss-of-function for TLR4, TLR2, and Nod. Approach: The RAW264.7 murine monocyte cell line expresses TLR4, TLR2, and Nod, and is used routinely to test for NFkB activation using a transfection approach that enables luciferase detection driven by an NFkB-activated promoter construct. In addition, upon stimulation with pro-inflammatory agents such as C12:0 or LPS, these cells secrete cytokines such as IL-8 and TNFa that can be readily measured in the tissue culture medium using standard ELISA protocols routinely used by the laboratory. Thus, this model is ideal to test the effects of TLR4, TLR2, or Nod gene knockdown on NFkB activation in response to D,L-carnitine hydrochloride, D,L-decanoylcarnitine chloride (C10-carn), D,L-laurylcarnitine (C12-carn), D,L-myristoylcarnitine chloride (C14-carn).
Specific Aim 2. Determine if the Pro-Inflammatory, NFkB-Stimulating Activities of Medium-Chain Acylcarnitines Require Activation of Toll-like Receptors or Nod: Reconsitution Studies. Approach: The studies will assess NFkB activation following manipulations that lead to gain-of-function for TLR4, TLR2, and Nod. Luciferase studies will be used in HEK293T cells to assess NFkB activation in response to acylcarnitines and LPS, using protocols similar to those outlined in Aim 1. Since this cell line does not express TLR2, TLR4, or Nod, activation of NFkB by LPS or saturated FAs can only be detected upon transfection of the cells with the target protein(s). We will compare NFkB activity in sham-transfected vs. TLR2-, TLR4- or Nod-transfected cells treated with LPS or acylcarnitines (dose and timeframe for the latter to be determined in pilot studies).
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MAPFRE Stadium Season Parking Pass Holders directions
VIP and B Lot Parking
- Entry - Take I-71 to the Hudson St. exit (Exit 112). If you are traveling South bound on I-71 go
- straight through the light at the top of the ramp. If you are traveling North bound on I-71, take
- a left at the light at the top of the ramp and take another left at the first light. This will put you
- onto Silver Drive. Get in the right hand lane and turn Right at the next light (in front of Lowes).
- Go past Lowes and MAPFRE Stadium will be on your right.
- VIP will enter through the first gate, Gate 19 - Yellow arrows on the map below.
- B Lot will enter through third gate, Gate 17 - Red arrows on the map below.
- Exit – The exit pattern will be the reverse route of the entry pattern.
MAPFRE Stadium General Parking directions
General Parking
- Entry - Take I-71 to the 17th Ave. exit (111). Enter through Gates 14, 15 or 16 - Green arrows on
- the map below.
- Exit – The exit pattern will be the same route as the entry pattern.


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A retarded-looking pancake thing with floppy arms, giant eyes, disgustingly flabby legs, and huge genatalia. Also, Pancake Faces love yelling "Not so fast!" to random people, and then when they slow down, saying "That's better!" Just like in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1! Pancake Faces come in many different shapes and forms, ranging from Faggot Pancake Face to Wayne Gretzky Pancake Face to Tabb Pancake Face.
I was walking through the ancient world of Pancakeville one day and there were so many different types on Pancake Faces everywhere! There Was Faggot, Dumbass, Super Surgeon Monkey, and even Jell-O Tabb Trash Pancake Faces! It was amazing. Oh. Yeah, they all had huge genatalia. CAN'T FORGET THE GENATALIA. Pancake Face also made a guest appearance in "Albert The Fat Math Guy."
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Woman or gay man who wears too much make up. Looks as if you could write your name on ther face.
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having a flat face like a pancake.
also known as "2d face".
also known as "2d face".
"jasiel garza has a pancake face"
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when a girl puts to much makeup on her face, that is not the color of her real skin, makes an outline and thinks it looks fine.
Did you see her pancake face it looked like the pancake i had for breakfast this morning.
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asian person
his face is so flat, he has a pancake face, he must be chinese
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The act of placing one's ass cheeks against another's face and jumping back with full force, flattening the individual's face
Dude I pancake faced the shit out of this girl last night. There was blood and shit everywhere. I'm not proud...
by Hee Nis April 05, 2010
The face one makes when confused/annoyed. A signal to similar minded friends to silently make fun of a situation.
Those whiskey kids from the block always pancake face whenever I try to tell them about my dub beats. I wonder why?
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I think by the age of 8-10 months, toddlers are able to pronounce simple sound like "mama", "baba", "papa" etc, though they might not know what the meaning is. However, my 10-month-old daughter just keeps on saying "er...er...er" but never pronounces "b", "p", "m", "f" etc. in words.
Is this normal? What should I do? How can I help her?
- We are already talking to her always and showing her slowly how to pronounce mama (with the mouth shape), but it still doesn't help!


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