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DENVER (AP) – A crowd of marijuana smokers expected to swell to 80,000 gathered Saturday in Denver to mark the counterculture holiday known as 4/20 on the first celebration since Colorado and Washington made pot legal for recreation use.
Reggae music filled the air, and so did the smell of marijuana, as celebrants gathered by mid-morning in a park just beside the state Capitol. Few police were in sight, though public marijuana use is still prohibited here.
"People aren't afraid to come out and celebrate it, the way they used to be," said 52-year-old Charles Bade of Denver.
Bade carried a tie-dyed flag with a big cannabis leaf and wore a garland of fake marijuana leaves around his neck. He said he's been marking 4/20 privately since he was 11 but decided to join this year's public smoke-out to celebrate the votes by Colorado and Washington last year to defy federal drug law and make pot legal.
Authorities generally look the other way at public pot smoking here on April 20. Police said this week they're focused on crowd security in light of attacks that killed three at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
"We're aware of the events in Boston," said Denver police spokesman Aaron Kafer, who declined to give specifics about security measures being taken. "Our message to the public is that, if you see something, say something."
Organizers say the event – which drew 50,000 people last year – could bring a record 80,000 this year, since it's the first celebration since Colorado and Washington voted to make pot legal for recreational use.
Group smoke-outs are also planned Saturday from New York to San Francisco. The origins of the number "420" as a code for pot are murky, but the drug's users have for decades marked the date 4/20 as a day to use pot together.
Denver's celebration this year also features the nation's first open-to-all Cannabis Cup, a marijuana competition patterned after one held in Amsterdam.
Similar to a beer or wine festival, pot growers compete for awards for taste, appearance and potency of their weed. Denver's event, sponsored by High Times magazine, has sold out more than 5,000 tickets.
Snoop Lion, the new reggae- and marijuana-loving persona for the rapper better known as Snoop Dogg, received a "Lifetime Achievement Award" from High Times. And the hip-hop group Cypress Hill was set to perform a sold-out concert Saturday evening in Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Colorado and Washington are still waiting for a federal response to the votes and are working on setting up commercial pot sales, which are still limited to people with certain medical conditions. In the meantime, pot users are free to share and use the drug in small amounts.
A citizen advocacy group that opposes marijuana legalization, Smart Colorado, warned in a statement that public 4/20 celebrations "send a clear message to the rest of the nation and the world about what Colorado looks like."
"Does the behavior of the participants in these events reflect well on our state?" asked the head of Smart Colorado, Henny Lasley.
The organizer of Denver's 4/20 rally, Miguel Lopez, said the holiday is more than an excuse to get high – it's also a political statement by people who want to see the end of marijuana prohibition.
"You don't have to smoke weed to go to 4/20 rallies. You don't have to be gay to go to a Pride festival. You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate Cinco de Mayo," Lopez said.
"That's what this is. It's a celebration, it's a statement about justice and freedom and this movement."
– By Kristen Wyatt, AP Writer
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boost::recursive_mutex —
The recursive_mutex class is a model of the Mutex concept.
class recursive_mutex : private boost::noncopyable // Exposition only { public: // types typedef implementation-defined scoped_lock; // construct/copy/destruct recursive_mutex(); ~recursive_mutex(); };
The recursive_mutex class is a model of the Mutex concept. It should be used to synchronize access to shared resources using Recursive locking mechanics.
For classes that model related mutex concepts, see recursive_try_mutex and recursive_timed_mutex.
For Unspecified locking mechanics, see mutex, try_mutex, and timed_mutex.
The recursive_mutex class supplies the following typedef, which models the specified locking strategy:
The recursive_mutex class uses a Recursive locking strategy, so attempts to recursively lock a recursive_mutex object succeed and an internal "lock count" is maintained. Attempts to unlock a recursive_mutex object by threads that don't own a lock on it result in undefined behavior.
Like all mutex models in Boost.Threads, recursive_mutex leaves the scheduling policy as Unspecified. Programmers should make no assumptions about the order in which waiting threads acquire a lock.
Constructs a recursive_mutex object.
*this is in an unlocked state.
Destroys a recursive_mutex object.
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Mom to Mom
Just curious... I have noticed that almost everyone I know pierces their little girls ears when they are an infant. And I have seen quite a few toddler boys with ear piercings as well.
Did you pierce your childs ears as a baby/toddler? Why?
If you didn't pierce your childs ears, why not? And do you plan on letting them chose to pierce them when they are older? Do you have an age in mind that you feel they would be able to make that choice?
no I have a son and a daughter and neither of them will be getting their ears pierced till they are at least teenagers. I had my ears pierced against my wishes when I was 4 years old. my mom forced me to wear earrings and I never wanted them or liked them. by the time I was a teenager I refused to wear them anymore and my mom gave up. but after that experience I refuse to make my kids go thru the same thing. I would like to make them wait till they are 18 yrs old. I might consider it when they are teenagers and really want it and can make that decision themselves. but we'll see when that time comes. basically its a decision I refuse to make for them.
We have not pierced any of our dd's ears yet. My SD got hers pierced when she was 4 when she was with her BM.
I think 4 is a good age, but the child has to want it. My dd's are 3, 2, and 1 years old. My three year old has brought it up a couple times about wanting to pierce her ears, but isn't persistent. I figure if she asks repeatedly and has had it explained to her completely and still wants it then DH and I will discuss it and if we agree then we'll take her to get her ears pierced. The same goes for our other daughters. I don't know if I would pierce my son's ears ever. lol, I just don't like earrings on boys.
We got my youngest her ears pierced at 6 months... my oldest (sd) her mom wouldn't get her ears pierced... well when she turned 6 she wanted them done and her mom said ok so we took her... she doesn't wear earings now, they bug her... but my youngest we did because that's what I'm used to. All girls in our family have had ears pierced at 6 months. I just didn't want her to have to feel pain when she got older like her sister did... and also she likes her earings changed but doesn't mess with them because they have always been there
Waiting until my daughter is older to understand & want the concept. I didn't want to risk some unknown allergic reaction being a new mom in addition to myself being allergic & needing to re-pierce, plus it's always uncertain if the infant/baby will find the earrings & unintentionally rip them out to put them in their mouth I feel that it's better to wait until they're an age to earn getting it done & able to take care of their ears/earrings.


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Obama is one smart and cookie. By claiming Treyvon Martin could be his son he has claimed that
poor kid for all of us. Now justice can happen and a discussion on 'stand your ground' laws and what it is like to be walking or driving while black with all of our hearts. I was previously outraged by what happened to the 17 year old but, Obama brought it totally home for me.Loudly (114 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
3. It was empathy and compassion and humanity on a very moving scale.
And not lashing out at the shooter like he did in the Gates / Cambridge police officer case.
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That's the whole point of it. If these silly chickens would actually look at Obama's record, they will see he hasn't done much for anyone but Goldman Sachs and the Executive Branch of government, which now has dictatorial powers, like being able to kill US citizens without due process. But if Oblahblah says something to warm the cockles of their hearts, he can spend the next 4 years screwing them over. And they'll insist that they are enjoying it.
Yeah, takes a real genius to politicize everything. Oh, and aren't these the same people who want the OWS retards to stand their ground? There's that favorite liberal breakfast item again.
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Leap Wireless International (LEAP) is a digital wireless service provider in the U.S. While you might not recognize the Leap name, you probably know the Cricket name, which is what it offers service under. Much of the talk surrounding wireless service providers has been about Sprint (NYSE:S) and Clearwire (CLWR), both of which have been some of the best performers recently. I believe that Leap is a potential takeover target and represents an excellent value right now.
Rough Past
There are two types of special situations that are almost always painful for investors. One is when a company restates earnings, almost always to the downside. The other is when an expected buyout or merger falls through. Unfortunately for Leap shareholders, both of these happened to Leap during the same month in 2007. In September 2007, MetroPCS announced a merger with Leap that valued the company at $75 per share although Leap never actually considered the offer.
The most likely reason was because shares reached an all-time high of $95 a share in July of 2007. In November of 2007, however, Metro PCS withdrew the offer and then a short time later, Leap announced that it would restate earnings from 2004 to 2007. Since then, the stock has fallen on hard times, and has been trading under $10 since 2011.
User Base, Is It Safe?
Most consumers in the prepaid and pay-as-you-go phone markets have lower incomes than average consumers. In the case of Leap, the majority of its subscribers earn less than $35,000 annually. This is a negative in the sense that it weakens pricing power. Although, Leap users do average 1,450 minutes per month which is significantly higher than the average of 800 minutes per month. The company's user base is also significantly younger. This is something of a double-edged sword for the company because although this market is faster growing, it does have a much higher churn rate.
While its user base target is growing, Leap is losing subscribers, something you really don't want to see.
As you can see, its total users measured at the end of period has declined from 2011 while it has also been adding less and less users since 2010. This suggests to me that the company is seeing users leave the company and is also becoming less able to attract users to its brands. Combine this with the cash cost per user going up, and the user picture doesn't look as great for Leap.
Leap, however, has been generating more revenues per customer. This has been driven by a reduction in PAYGo users and better churn performance in the core wireless segment.
Spectrum and Assets
In the worst case scenario of a bankruptcy or liquidation (Leap filed for bankruptcy in 2004) it would still have value. Its spectrum, network assets, and customers are worth around $5 billion, yet the stock has an enterprise value of $3.1 billion. Its market cap is even less than the cash it has in the bank, with a current market cap of $496 million and $667 million cash in the bank.
Here are the rest of its assets which pertain more to its wireless services business.
There is usually a reason a company is a deep value. In this case, the management has made a series of mistakes. While others in its field were merging all over the place, Leap had refused to do so. This, combined with weakening fundamentals - which I will discuss below - has driven the share price lower.
Weak Fundamentals
Margins have been weakening recently, with gross quarterly profit margins in a steady fall since 2009.
LEAP Gross Profit Margin Quarterly data by YCharts
As I talked about earlier, the management hasn't been great. Leap trails the industry averages in traditional measures of management's performance and has especially performed poorly compared to MetroPCS.
Is It A Buy Now?
Things can change pretty quickly in this sector. You don't need to look further than the bidding war going on over Clearwire. Now that Dish (NASDAQ:DISH) pulled its offer for Clearwire, I think that it could be looking for other targets. T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) is one potential target but I believe Leap could be another potential target. Since much time has passed since management scared off suitors by refusing to consider the MetroPCS offer, those suitors could begin returning, especially given the recent consolidation in the sector. Even without a takeover, I believe that there is decent growth potential with Leap.
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Class III futures chopped sideways in a mixed session yesterday. Futures finished from 7 higher in Jan to 6 lower in both April and June. Volume remains moderate just below 1000 contracts yet again at 845. The spot session looked as though it may trigger a move in futures when barrels fell to $1.6575 but buyers stepped in once again to take advantage of lower prices and bought 6 loads on the day bringing barrels back up to $1.6850 ½ a cent lower where they finished the session. The block market remained quiet on the day with no bids and no offers posted. With the lack of movement on spot, futures are unwilling to take a firm direction though premium does seem to be coming off of the forward months now as downside pressure seems to be stronger than buy interest.
Spot session results:
Block cheese: $1.72 (unchanged)
Barrel cheese $1.685 (down 0.5 cent)
Grade A NFDM: $1.535 (down 1.25 cent)
Butter: $1.4475 (down 0.25 cent)
It was another relatively quiet and mixed day on the grains yesterday, now just a few hours away from the Jan USDA report at 11 a.m. central time this morning. The only real news to hit the market yesterday was weekly export sales which remain relatively soft with corn coming in at 0.0 vs. expectations for 3.9 to 11.8, soybeans at 14.9 vs. expectations for 7.3 to 14.7 and wheat at 8.6 vs. expectations for 7.3 to 16.5. Below we include a chart of the cumulative corn export shipments through Jan 3rd going back to 1990 and as you can see we are running extremely far behind our normal pace so far this year. Certainly, low water levels on the rivers have caused a bit of an issue but the problems have been minor and almost certainly couldn't have triggered a slowdown of this extreme. Corn finished the day up 4.5 cents just shy of $7 at $698.75, soybeans down 5.75 at 1379.75 and wheat down a penny at 744.5.
We look for corn to open steady to 3 cents lower and soybeans 8 to 14 lower.
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Oxidative Stress in Motor Neuron Disease: COSMOS Add-On Study
Tracking Information | ||||
First Received Date ICMJE | June 11, 2010 | |||
Last Updated Date | January 24, 2017 | |||
Start Date ICMJE | May 13, 2010 | |||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | |||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Decline in ALSFRS score | |||
Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Change History | Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01143428 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site | |||
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Descriptive Information | ||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Oxidative Stress in Motor Neuron Disease: COSMOS Add-On Study | |||
Official Title ICMJE | Oxidative Stress in Motor Neuron Disease: COSMOS-PLS Add-On Study | |||
Brief Summary | Background: - Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a disorder in which nerve cells in the brain that control movement degenerate. The cause of PLS is not known, but some research has suggested that environmental factors that produce oxidative stress trigger PLS in people who carry certain genes. Oxidative stress is caused when the body makes chemicals called "free radicals" faster than its natural systems can break them down. Oxidative stress can be triggered by exposures to chemicals related to the bodily effects of lead, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and psychological stress. Chemicals produced by the body during oxidative stress can be measured in the blood and urine. Researchers are interested in studying the physical, neurological, and chemical effects of PLS to better understand the effects of oxidative stress on the disorder. Objectives: - To study the relation of oxidative stress to the diagnosis and progression of motor neuron disease. Eligibility: - Individuals 20 years of age or older who have been diagnosed with PLS, and have had symptoms of PLS for at least 5 but not more than 8 years and been previously enrolled in 01-N-0145 Screening: Neurologic Disorders with Muscle Stiffness Design:
Detailed Description | Objective Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are motor neuron disorders with different phenotypes that progress at very different rates. ALS is a rapidly progressive disease with a median survival less than 5 years. Patients with PLS have a slowly progressive course with a normal lifespan. One hypothesis is that oxidative stress affects the way in which different motor neuron disorders progress. To test this hypothesis, exposures to putative triggers of oxidative stress and biomarkers that may reflect oxidative stress will be assessed in patients with motor neuron disorders. A multicenter effort (the COSMOS study) has been initiated to accumulate sufficient numbers of ALS patients to address this hypothesis. As an add-on study, PLS patients will also be assessed in the multicenter effort. The objective of this protocol is to enroll PLS patients in this multicenter effort. The goal is to assess environmental factors and markers of oxidative stress in patients with established PLS. Study Population 15 adult patients with PLS who have symptoms of pure upper motor neuron dysfunction for at least 5 but not more than 15 years. Design Patients will undergo a standard battery of clinical, physiological, and cognitive screening tests at enrollment, with scheduled follow-up evaluation visits every 12 months for 36 months. Blood and urine samples will be sent to collaborators at Columbia University for analysis of markers of oxidative injury and genetic risk factors. Patients will complete a self-administered nutritional survey and will be interviewed by phone by Columbia University investigators using questionnaires to assess environmental, occupational, lifestyle and psychosocial factors thought to be triggers of oxidative stress. Outcome Measures The Columbia University collaborators will combine data from several centers in a regression model correlating the slope of decline of the ALS-FRS score with an index of oxidative stress. |
Study Type ICMJE | Observational | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Time Perspective: Other | |||
Target Follow-Up Duration | Not Provided | |||
Biospecimen | Not Provided | |||
Sampling Method | Not Provided | |||
Study Population | Not Provided | |||
Condition ICMJE |
Intervention ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Study Groups/Cohorts | Not Provided | |||
Publications * |
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Enrollment ICMJE | 10 | |||
Estimated Completion Date | August 3, 2015 | |||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE |
Patients will be included if they: Are 20 years or older Have PLS, that is pure UMN dysfunction (spasticity, pathological hyperreflexia, pathological reflexes with or without motor weakness) of undetermined etiology Have been evaluated at NIH and are being willing to return for active follow-up for 3 years Had PLS symptom onset at least 5 years prior to the study enrollment but not more than 15 years Have normal nerve conduction studies and normal needle electrode examination performed within 12 months of the time of enrollment in this study Have no other definable diseases causing spasticity such as structural brain or spinal cord disease, metabolic diseases, paraneoplastic syndromes, hereditary diseases, infectious diseases, or other significant neurological abnormalities Have a reliable family caregiver who can assist in providing responses on telephone interviews and questionnaires if the proband has problems with speaking or writing Are fluent in English Ability to provide his/her own informed consent EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients will be excluded if they: Have EMG evidence of active denervation or fasciculations in more than a few muscles with chronic neurogenic motor unit potentials at the time of enrollment Have only lower extremity involvement Have major medical diseases (e.g. active cancer, dialysis) that have required active medical treatment within the past 6 months Are participating in clinical treatment trials at the time of enrollment and acquisition of baseline biological samples (participation in clinical trials after the baseline visit is permitted) Are unwilling or unable to return for follow-up visits Have pacemakers or other implanted electrical devices, which might make TMS unsafe will be excluded from TMS testing |
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Ages | 20 Years and older (Adult, Senior) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | |||
Removed Location Countries | ||||
Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT01143428 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | 100121 10-N-0121 |
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
Plan to Share Data | Not Provided | |||
IPD Description | Not Provided | |||
Responsible Party | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | |||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Investigators ICMJE |
Information Provided By | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) | |||
Verification Date | August 3, 2015 | |||
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structure of a quicktime movie / instant slitscan
I'm experimenting with moving slitscans such as this movie on youtube (not mine).
To create this, I've written several max/msp programs while researching this. They are are based on non-realtime processes but it takes a lot of time. I wonder if it coudn't go faster or even instant.
What I did so far:
The programs I made are all based upon the jit.matrix commands: srcdimstart – srcdimend – dstdimstart – dstdimend. I copy pixel line per pixel line to the destination-movie. I tried to increase this workflow by letting the program do only a part of the whole image, so I could run multiple instances to benefit from multicore processing. Works good, but still way too slow with decent resolution images: to create a moving slitscan, I have to play the source-movie as many times as there are pixels in the width, which is pretty time consuming
If you look at a movie file as a cube of pixels – one frame forms a slice, all the frames forms the cube – we are used to traverse this cube always in one direction: from the front (start) to the back (end). What I would like to do is traverse this video cube from the right to the left.
I was wondering if this could be done by "simply" navigating in a different way through the movie data package instead of running through this long copying process. If you have only spacial compression (like Motion JPEG A), I guess the data package is just a bunch of pixels, so why not just 'play' the movie, but then in a different direction, from the right to the left. Instant slitscan.
I guess it won't be that simple, but I thought to ask the question here, since I don't know much about the structure of a spacial compressed quicktime movie.
ps: my thesis-film was made with moving slitscans too.
"What I would like to do is traverse this video cube from the right to the left."
Do you want to do this once, lasting the entire duration of your video or instead do you wish this right to left traversal to recur several or many times? (Your preference determines the specific approach to be used.)
I would like to do this once. In other words: I just want to rearrange all the pixels in a movie file (slit scan) and save it as a new movie file. This is to process a lot of files in order to start editing a movie project.
It doesn't necessary need to be max only. I tried Processing too, but the most basic patch was way slower than a basic max-patch.
(sorry for my late answer, I didn't got an email-notice and lost the hope after checking a few times :)
Is it necessary to do this in realtime?
No, I would like to do this non realtime, just as fast as the computer could perform.
I'm cleaning and debugging a patch that I could post here in a few days, but I don't know if that is a good starting point, because using the srcdimstart – srcdimend – dstdimstart – dstdimend commands to the matrix object seems not efficient enough. I'm hoping a little that there could be a fundamental different approach to make these slitscans, just to reduce processing time.
Sounds like you're on the right path for now. SInce realtime is not an issue for you, the various commands to jit.matrix will work well. I find I have more precise control that way than when trying to use an OpenGL slitscan.
Alright, I indeed prefer pixel per pixel translation, so using the matrix commands seems to be the only way.
I saw someone building a slitscan application in C++ and he could sped up the process by loading the entire movie in a sort of buffer. I know one can load a movie in RAM, but there is still the bottleneck of the cpu. I can try to make a better multicore application, but I guess it still would be slow due to the mail building blocks of the program: the matrix commands (as opposed to the idea of simply interpreting a video-file in a different way so you would become a slitscan immediately. The pixels are all there, they just need a different location in the data-file). Anyway, I give it a try.
One approach might be to use a 3D jit.matrix as a buffer for frames of the video (z=time). There are many examples of this in the forum archives, like this: http://cycling74.com/forums/topic.php?id=1720
Spending some time really getting into the jit.matrix object will really help.
I didn't thought about using the jit.matrix with a third dimension, that sounds interesting. I'm going to spend some time getting in to the jit.matrix object.
Also thanks for the link to the other thread!
I'm getting there slowly.
I now load a movie in the jit.quicktime object and then do a 'framedump' into the matrix object so that every frame is a new 'plane' in the z dimension.
The drawback of working with a matrix is the limitation of images you can put in. So I sequencially load parts of the image and export multiple movies.
It should be nice to be able to do this:
srcdimstart 0 0 0 (x y z)
srcdimend 0 "height of movie" "total frames" (x y z)
This way one would be able to immediately visualise an image in the z-axis, but this doesn't seem to work.
I now use the old way of copying pixel row by pixel row into a new matrix. I'm surprised by it's speed though!
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Video highlighting the Grayling area murals
Devereaux Crawford County Library, wetlands mural painted by Tom Russell.
Devereaux Crawford County Library, sock monkeys mural: painted by Terry Dickinson, approximately 12'x8′, took approximately one week to paint onsite on aluminum panels
Mainstream Steak & Ribs, two murals of the Main Branch of the AuSable River and one mural of historic Hanson Hills Recreation area, painted by Dean Worden
U.S.Post Office, mural painted as part of "The New Deal" used to get artists back to work during The Great Depression
American Legion, patriotic murals
AuSable Artisan Village Gallery, river mural: painted by Terry Dickinson on small aluminum tiles, took three to four days to complete
AuSable Gifts, wildlife mural
Diane's Car Wash, four seasons mural: painted by Terry Dickinson in 4'x8′ sections, painted on aluminum panels, took 8-10 days to complete
Gambles Corner (next to Main Branch Gallery), AuSable Canoe Marathon murals
J.Dap, fisherman mural: painted by various community members on 50 individual tiles, 5'x10′ total, original art by Terry Dickinson, took two days to complete
Radio Shack, Kirtland's Warbler mural: painted by 40 various community members with 120 individual tiles, original artwork by Kim Diment, took three days to complete
Riverland, five murals depicting specific sites within the county: bridge across the East Branch of the AuSable River near Hartwick Pines State Park, Main Branch of the AuSable River north of Grayling, AuSable River in the City Park, 612 crossing of the AuSable River and the Manistee River. Painted by Terry Dickinson directly onto the brick building and took approximately 2 weeks to complete
The Bicycle Shop, This mural is a knock-off of Alphonse Mucha whose delicately sensuous style epitomizes the urbane grace of French Art Nouveau. Mucha was a Czeck, born in 1890 next to the local jail in the remote Moravian town of Ivancice, who died after being questioned by the Gestapo in Prague in 1939. This particular work was done in 1897 known as "Bieres De La Meuse". Painted by Terry Dickinson.
The Icehouse Quilt Shop, quilt murals
XPress Copy Shop, deer mural
Miscellaneous information from artist Terry Dickinson: The subject matter of the mural is typically selected by the client. He gives them a pencil sketch of the mural, and depending on the subject matter, may draw the mural on a grid system, usually a six or twelve inch grid. Depending on proportions, some of the mural is painted freehand. Aluminum panels are painted inside and then attached to the outside wall. Larger murals take more than one panel. Murals painted on aluminum rather than the building itself tend to last longer.
Dickinson also has a public art mural presence in Frankenmuth, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Ludington, Flint, Traverse City, Roscommon, Houghton Lake and Gaylord along with many private homes across the state of Michigan. Dickinson has exhibited in several international juried shows and was awarded recognition in the 2003 Northeast Michigan Artists' Juried Exhibition at the Jesse Besser Museum in Alpena, Michigan; 2005 Gaylord Area Council for the Arts Exhibition; 2010 Best of Show, Sketching, and Best of show, Portraits, Artcenter Traverse City.


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On Sunday (Jan. 29), snowboarder Shaun White became just the third person to win gold medals at five X Games. White scored a perfect 100 on his third and final run in the SuperPipe — a first ever occurrence for the Winter X Games.
"It's unreal," White tells the Associated Press. "I've been wanting that 100 forever."
White went for the SuperPipe despite an ankle injury that kept him from the SlopeStyle competition.
"Thank you so much, everybody, tonight," said White. "I came here on a mission: I couldn't compete in Slope and it kind of broke me. I didn't know what to do. I was sitting around icing my ankle wondering if I could even ride tonight, and I kind of took out a little bit of that anxiety and anger that I couldn't compete in Slope in the pipe tonight."


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The "open skies" deal between Britain and the United states is expected to open the floodgates to consolidation in the airline industry, and we may already be seeing the first drips of activity. British Airways announced Monday that it was looking into teaming up with a private-equity fund and "one or more Spanish partners" to buy Spain's biggest carrier, Iberia.
BA already owns 10% of the airline, and it noted there was also a possibility that it would sell the stake, but it ruled out making a bid on its own. Iberia has a market capitalization of about $5.1 billion.
The most likely scenario at the moment sees BA partnering with TPG Capital, (formerly Texas Pacific Group) which has already targeted Iberia with a $4.55 billion, $4.81 per share, takeover bid in March. (See: "Texas Buyout Firm Moves On Iberia")
Fort Worth-based TPG has had a recent penchant for airline stocks. It teamed up with Australia's Macquarie Bank late last year to bid for its flagship carrier
Now Iberia's board is pressing TPG for more information, particularly on whether it will be flanked by another partner: "The board needs more information and details about the proposal, in particular as regards to the structure of the offering and to the presence of possible partner," the company said in a statement.
BA has been expected to make a move on Iberia ever since Europe's so-called open skies aviation deal with the United States was reached in March, allowing all airlines in the U.S. and Europe to fly between London's busy Heathrow Airport and American cities. (See: "E.U. Clips British Carriers' Wings With U.S. Deal")
Previously only
Prior to the new rules becoming effective March 30, 2008, it's likely large carriers like BA will now swallow up smaller ones like Iberia. (See: "Speculation On Airline Consolidation Continues")
BA's chief executive
Walsh would also be hard pressed to launch a takeover across the Atlantic, since American law prohibits foreign investors from owning more than 25% of an airline's voting shares.
But other European airlines seem to have had similar ideas about teaming up with Iberia.
Incidentally, in the wave of new link ups in the industry it's probably a safe to not expect a tie-up between BA and Virgin Atlantic. Relations between the two airlines appear to be typically rocky, with BA having reportedly airbrushed a cameo scene of Virgin's billionaire founder Richard Branson from its in-flight showings of the James Bond movie Casino Royale.
Shares in BA were down 1 penny (2 cents), or 0.2%, at 513 pence ($10.27), in London on Monday afternoon, while Iberia was up 1 euro cent (1.4 cents), or 0.3%, at 3.97 euros ($5.39), in Madrid.


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Wedding Breakfast
A wedding breakfast is a morning meal that is usually served after the wedding ceremony. The term 'wedding breakfast' is a misnomer as it does not refer to a breakfast which is traditionally served in the morning.' If the ceremony is in the evening, the wedding reception in the evening is also called as the wedding breakfast.
The nomenclature started during medieval times as weddings were usually held early in the morning. According to the Hardwicke Act of 1753, all weddings, except those of the royal family had to be completed in the morning hours of eight to twelve. As the church ceremony was held early in the morning, the bride and groom were usually fasting all night long and for the entire church wedding ceremony. Sometimes, the priest used to arrange refreshments for the newlywed couple in the form of sweetmeats, cakes and wine. Immediately after the church ceremony, the newly-married couple was feted with a lavish breakfast which was referred to as the wedding breakfast.
Nowadays, the church ceremony may be held in the morning. Immediately after the wedding ceremony, a short meal is arranged which is also called the wedding breakfast and which may extend up to 5pm. After this, wedding guests may relax for the evening reception. Caterers will arrange canapés and hors de ouvres from 8pm to 10pm and then follow that up with an optional wedding dinner. Dessert and coffee is served late at night.
Traditions of a Wedding Breakfast
The wedding breakfast follows the rules of a wedding reception. The bride and groom usually have a receiving line where they greet guests. The newlyweds also sit at a Top Table which seats the immediate family. The Top Table faces the guests who are seated at individual tables in front of the newlyweds. Traditionally, entertainment was not arranged for the guests as it was considered an honor to greet the newlyweds on their special day. However, nowadays, entertainment is usually arranged. A cake is also cut at the wedding breakfast after the toast to the wedded couple.
Typical Wedding Breakfast Routines
The exact dishes that are served at a wedding reception or a wedding breakfast will depend on the personal choice of the bride and groom. The newlyweds may opt for a sit-down meal which will have multiple courses. Most sit-down meals will usually start with a vegetarian or non-vegetarian soup, appetizers in the form of fish or vegetables, fish or meat main courses followed by a dessert. Champagne or wine is usually served alongside along with tea, coffee or port after the meal. A wedding breakfast buffet is also possible in which a range of chicken, lamb, pork and seafood dishes are served along with salads, roasted vegetables and bread. A separate dessert counter may be set up with a choice of candy or desserts.


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Their is no known way to remove the Johnpen mode on Index that's why Izzard has to deliberately trust that vampire exist for that is his only way or solution to the problem. But the problem too is he doesn't have a clue on a vampire that's why he can't just turn index into a vampire. Accelerator is doomed if he can't make contact against that Alchemist. But if he did, Izzard is screwed up. |
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Well it actually interest me when you mentioned this. That it actually even hurt or manage to actually hit touma. Because it should have been distrupted already by I.B before reaching him but it still hit. His I.B. still has many mysteries. |
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^ my theory was that after getting his arm chopped off, imagine breaker got the upgrade to dispell all minor ability/spell that affects his other body parts. Protecting him from stuff like psychic abilities or divine punishment. Or i could be wrong and that ars magna is really strong, either way we're off topic again
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And we really are always getting off topic. with too little character discussion thread but even if their is. It always gone astray. |
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About Touma keep the discussion here: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...=74615&page=18 |
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Aureoulus: "Shine" Aisa *kaput* He didn't talk much...
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But that plan is a trick employ of Aleister for kakine to hate accel. (though I'm not sure if it's aleister is the one who said it or the professor but you could guess that the master mind is that guy in the test tube) The war wages within academy city and that also serves as a training ground for accelerator. He did manage to awaken in vol 13 out of ... I don't know if anger or something or maybe of wanting to save LO and all. But that's all, it's not perfect yet. So the ploy is to make Kakine who can has attain the level of partial awakening and accel that can also partially awaken. When the two clash and one is beaten. The one who's been left behind has the one who has full control of his awakening. Though kakine did manage to fully awaken and finally understand the nature of the awakening his been murdered right then and their at that time, so the secret isn't been revealed. well he did fight accel so you can imagine on what black wings mode accel did to seraphic wing mode kakine..... like a bird that's been ripped of its wings. |
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i'm not going to lie. i liked it more when accelerator was in the picture more than touma. in fact, seeing accelerators mini-arc was more enjoyable than probably half of the show. i loved how they showed his thoughts and him admitting that he was trying to have redemption for himself by saving little misaka.
the scene in episode 20 where accelerator was using all of his computation capacity to erase all traces of the virus while having a gun pointed at his head made me go "Holy shit. is he going to finish off killing the virus or save his own life?" when he thought about letting go. knowing accelerators personality at that point, it'd be pretty hard for a viewer to know what would happen next. what truly touched me though was his thoughts right as the bullet went for his head. it's been quite a while since i felt that when watching anime. i think the last one was FMA five years ago. the rest of season one pretty much bored me after that arc was over. |
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Don't you guys think that Accelerator is kinda a pitiful guy?
Despite that him being the strongest , he achieved nothing in his life. No follower (fan clubs) No money (I mean being rich) No prestige (respect him instead of hate him) No goal (He don't even know what he want to seek or fight for) Even so, I still like him more than Touma as character...and I actually happy that his life become slightly better when he met LO but even so, the God (author) still think that Accelerator don't deserve to have happiness, thus LO robbed away from him... |
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Compared to Touma, Accelerator is much more interesting because he appears as a villain everyone hates in the beginning. Then you begin to see how his dark and lonely past made him into that state, and how he himself decided to change after meeting the first one that would not treat him as a monster, but as a person. He gets stronger and stronger with every passing moment, and THAT is what makes him such a great character to watch. Quote:
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DON'T PUT SO MUCH STRESS ON HIM *ahem* After living a life where all people want to do is try to take out the strongest, the only thing he really cares for is for people to stop bothering him. And, achieved nothing? I think it's quite the opposite! He's been trying to set things straight by fighting scientists and stuff. (Shouldn't spoil more) I mean, he may be getting into mischief, but those are definitely accomplishments. |
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Best Buddies take the stage
Brea Olinda High School presented its 2013 Dance Production Concert on April 18-19. Among the dance team's repertoire of high-energy and emotional contemporary dance works, was a special number dedicated to bringing people together.
Every year the Brea Olinda High School dancers invite the largest club on campus, Best Buddies, to collaborate with them on a dance. According to the Best Buddies foundation, Best Buddies "creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)." The high school students pair up with the IDD students to encourage interaction and friendship outside the special education classroom.
Before the showcase begins, Best Buddies and Dance Production students waited in the lobby of the Brea Olinda High School Performing Arts Center. The air pulsed with energy and conversation between the Best Buddies students and their Dance Production partners. The dancers helped teach the Best Buddies students the choreography and they loved doing it.
Sophomore Marissa Trujillo said that even though it was sometimes a challenge to communicate the steps to the Best Buddies students, "they really wanted to learn." Brittany O'Boyle commented on how excited the Best Buddies are every year. She admired her partner, senior Jonathan Crampton, for practicing on his own and knowing the dance well. The dance students agreed that seeing how happy the Best Buddies are when they're dancing makes all the lunchtime rehearsals worth it.
Just before the show began, a Best Buddy student, freshman Dominique Zenzola, told her Best Buddies peers, "I love being here, we're all family because you're always there for me." As Dance Director Missy Leonardo announced the Best Buddies as the second act to perform, the crowd went wild. Wearing jeans and dance production t-shirts, more than 25 students filled the stage. Under the bright lights, the students, Best Buddies and Dance Production alike, danced together with huge smiles on their faces. Crampton danced center stage singing all the words to Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" and dancing with a spirit he describes as "enthusiastic, brave and powerful." Nina Evans, BOHS sophomore, said, "it's inspiring to see how hard they worked."
As the dance neared the end, two partners, senior Abby Deming and Best Buddy Stuard Putzeys, hugged stage right after dancing their way down the center of the stage. Deming and Putzeys have been friends since 6th grade, and now that both are seniors, they feel more like brother and sister. Deming is President of the Best Buddies Club and says that working with the IDD students at BOHS has been her life. Her involvement with this organization has inspired her to pursue the field of special education in college next year.
Deming said that allowing the Best Buddies to participate in the dance show "makes them feel good about themselves." One thing the Best Buddies program brings to the school is the idea of inclusion.
"These students are not 'different,'" Deming said. "They are just another person, another student."
Crampton said he feels the same way. He wants the world to know that putting aside everything else, "people's hearts matter."
Jeff Weber, Brea-Olinda SDC Life Skills Teacher, has watched the Best Buddies program grow over seven years and he said that having the opportunity to dance teaches the Best Buddies to both "come out of their shell and rein in their energy." Leonardo, the dance director, agrees that the collaboration between Dance Production students and Best Buddies students has been a positive experience for all. It was her dancers' jobs to take charge and make their Best Buddies guests feel comfortable.
"Everyone can dance and everyone should have a time to be onstage and to experience the music," Leonard said.
Best Buddies Performers: Karina Amoles, Tristan Brannen, Daniel Bruner, Ngoc Bui, Binu Chahal, Jonathan Crampton, Arin Dibavar, Mark Frausto, Jackie Garcia, Justin Isles, Katelyn Little, Emily Lowe, Stuard Putzeys, and Dominique Zenzola with Best Buddies Peer Buddies: Danielle Chavez, Abby Deming, and Alexis Failla.
Dance Production Performers: Sam Bent, Natalia Calvillo, Bethany Hannum, Crysta Johnson, Brittany Jones, Jenna Lambourne, Emilie Liron, Ciara Martinez, Rayne Meeks, Sarah Nelson, Brittany O'Boyle, Mikayla Remijio, Amber Reyes, Kara Richey, Kristine Sea, Melody Sitt, Deanna Tirheimer, Marissa Trujillo, Rachel Ward, Summer Wright, and Jaclyn Zordani.
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...who will actually remember this game?
...who will actually remember this game?
I'll remember it when we go 6-10
Mood: WOOF!
I'll remember this game as the reason why we finally got rid of TC and his "loyal to individuals over the team" attitude...
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.
Wishful thinking but it is not going to happen. The giants are too cheap to bring a decent coach here. Coughlin was a has been when he was hired and he still is despite the 2 SB's. That was just an aberration like a statistical anomaly. The 2 SB's won despite the coaching staff-except for Spags who by the way seems to have turned around the Saints mediocre D.
Ok....as garbage as that game was....I don't think we're finished, it all comes down to the last 4 games of the season, that's when SB teams are made or broke
I don't think the season is anywhere near over... however, they clearly have more than "tweaking" to do.
My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I`d go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I`m now resigned to the fact that this won`t happen. -- Michael Strahan, just when you think you're down...
Even if we go 6-10 TC WON'T quit, keep dreaming.
Bradshaw MIGHT lose his starting spot to Brown. Which will help us win games and get into the playoffs/SB.
Diehl MIGHT be benched. (although much less unlikely than AB getting benched).Which might also help us.
So I'll remember this as the game that turned things around for us, IF, we make the playoffs. We'll see.
I believe in Eli and this team and we will be fine provided Dhiel is gone.
Lets face it we won't be lucky this time to even get into the playoffs. The cowboys or eagles will be 1.5 games behind us today, sure they both stink but right now we stink even more.


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Busy parents know the drill – one child plays sports, another performs in plays, you're driving all over town, all of the time. Chase Park offers tons of enrichment and activities in the same place. Baseball, basketball, soccer, an outdoor pool, summer cultural camps, an outdoor track, indoor fitness center, music and dance lessons – you name it. Chase Park is also home to the award-winning Chase Park Theater who's mission is presenting classic theater for the diverse Uptown community, including mainstage and youth productions throughout the year. A million-dollar renovation to the kids' playlot will open in June, 2010.
Address: 4701 N. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Free concerts? Check. Festivals? Check. A large, beautiful green space in the middle of Chicago? Yep. Grant Park is fondly known as "Chicago's front yard." It's also home to the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, and world-class museums. A great place to relax, play and enjoy gorgeous Lake Michigan views throughout the year, Grant Park holds concerts, festivals, movies and more. Golf during warmer months at the 18 hold green, or ice skate outdoors at Daley Bicentennial Plaza in the winter. Grant Park is a wonderful place for families year-round.
Address: 337 E. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60601
When thinking about the city of Chicago, nature is probably not the first word that comes to mind. That may change, though, after visiting North Park Village Nature Center, a 46 acre nature preserve and educational facility is located on the northwest side. Outdoors, you can check out the nature preserve and trails that wind through woodlands, wetlands, prairie and savannas. Indoors, enjoy the discovery room, a hands-on table of natural objects and interactive displays. A variety of outreach programs are offered for all ages and kids can enroll for eco-explorers camp in the summer.
Address: 5801 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60646; Hours: Daily 10am-4pm; Admission: Free.
Garfield Park Conservatory, located on the west side of Chicago is a fantastic place for families to learn about and engage with nature year-round. Special programs and activities scheduled throughout the year include family "make and take" project days, origami open house, the Eye Spy Conservatory Hunt, flower shows like TulipMania – and this is just a sampling of what you can do! Explore the Conservatory's special plant display houses, including Sugar from the Sun, where nearly 2,000 types of plants are grown, all that create sugar in their leaves. When Garfield Park Conservatory says "Something's always growing" they mean it.
Address: 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago IL 60624; Hours: 9am - 5pm daily, with late hours on Wednesday until 8pm; Admission: Free.
Let's face it, going to the movies typically involves much more than the film – after buying tickets, popcorn and drinks for the family, one could probably shoot her own movie! All kidding aside, Chicago Park District's Movies in the Parks each summer is a fun – and free – way to enjoy classic and modern films under the stars. This year, more than 170 movies will be shown in neighborhood parks throughout the city, from June through September. So, bring a blanket or lawn chairs and pack a picnic. As Chicago Park District Movies in the Parks says, "You bring the snacks, we'll bring the stars."
All movies are free and begin at dusk.
Address: Varies, depends on the park. Visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com for more information. Admission: Free
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Dame Helen Mirren attended the Glamour Women of the Year Awards held at Berkeley Square Gardens on Tuesday (June 3) in London, England where she picked up the Icon award.
Usually showcasing her love of all things Dolce & Gabbana, the grand dame was a vision of loveliness, donning a white and black printed fit-and-flare frock with lace sleeves from Huishan Zhang's Fall 2014 collection.
Helen always knows how to strike the right balance of being age appropriate while still having modern, feminine appeal.
I can't say I am a fan of the clutch, with so much detail on her dress, but the black lace booties are a fun addition to this look.
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I received this recipe from the parents of one of the preschoolers where I teach. They're pork producers. This works well as a quick lunch or pre-game meal.
35 Easy Dinners to Try This Winter
- 2 boneless pork loin chops (4 ounces each), cut into strips
- 3 tablespoons prepared Italian salad dressing
- 2 hard rolls or other small sandwich rolls
- 4 teaspoons pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
- Place pork in a resealable plastic bag; add salad dressing. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Drain and discard marinade. In a skillet, cook the strips over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside. Meanwhile, place open sandwich buns on a baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce on the bottom half of each bun. Top with pork strips, cheese and onions. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bun is lightly toasted. Yield: 2 servings.
Originally published as Italian Pork Hoagies in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook
2003, p59
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The only FDA-approved treatment for stroke is tPA, but it is used in <5% of stroke victims. Reasons for its limited use include severe, time-dependent, adverse effects, especially brain swelling, edema and hemorrhagic transformation (HT). tPA-triggered matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9/2) activity is responsible for adverse effects, but our understanding is still incomplete, especially as regards upstream mechanisms responsible for tPA-induced activation and/or release of MMPs. The previous cycle of this grant established that the novel SUR1-regulated NCCa-ATP channel (hereinafter called the SUR1/TRPM4 channel) plays a critical role in edema, lesion expansion and cell death following brain ischemia. New preliminary data for this proposal, obtained with a severe ischemia/reperfusion models (6-h MCAo/48 h reperfusion) associated with high mortality, show that tPA exerts no protective effect when administered at 6 h, but that co-administration of glibenclamide with tPA at 6 h significantly reduces mortality and HT. Also, a completely novel finding is that tPA directly opens the SUR1/TRPM4 channel in brain microvascular endothelial cells, resulting in release of activated MMP-9/2 from cells undergoing oncotic lysis due to channel opening, and this effect of tPA is blocked by glibenclamide. This discovery suggests that the SUR1/TRPM4 channel may be a critical upstream regulator of MMP-9/2 release, and it may explain the strong protective effect of glibenclamide when administered with tPA. In this proposal, we will expand upon these novel preliminary data to consolidate our findings, establish the molecular pathway linking the channel with tPA-induced adverse effects, and develop novel treatment strategies to render tPA safer and more widely usable in patients with stroke. We will examine the hypotheses that: (i) preventing release of MMP-9/2 by inhibiting the SUR1/TRPM4 channel is superior to directly inhibiting MMP-9/2 after it is released;(ii) tPA-induced opening of the SUR1/TRPM4 channel in microvascular endothelium is due to signaling that involves protein kinase C phosphorylation of TRPM4, the pore- forming subunit of the channel;(iii) hypertension, an important risk factor for tPA-associated complications, is a risk factor because it results in NFkappaB-mediated upregulation of SUR1/TRPM4 channels.
In Specific Aims (SA) 1, using a rat model of severe ischemia/reperfusion injury, we will compare SUR1/TRPM4 channel inhibition using gene suppression and pharmacological strategies vs. direct MMP-inhibition on short-term and long-term sequelae. In SA2, we will characterize the molecular mechanism by which tPA opens SUR1/TRPM4 channels. In SA3, we will characterize the role of the transcription factor, NFkappaB, in predisposing to HT due to upregulation of the SUR1/TRPM4 channel. Demonstrating these concepts will advance our understanding of the fundamental cellular biology of stroke, and is anticipated to bring forth pharmaceutical treatments that will extend the treatment window and safety of tPA.
tPA, the only FDA-approved treatment for stroke, is grossly underutilized in part because of severe adverse effects associated with delayed administration. In preliminary experiments for this proposal, we discovered a novel molecular mechanism involving direct activation of the SUR1/TRPM4 channel that accounts for tPA's adverse effects. The experiments in this proposal will expand upon these novel preliminary data to consolidate our findings, establish the molecular pathway linking the channel with tPA-induced adverse effects, and develop novel treatment strategies to render tPA safer and more widely usable in patients with stroke.
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For years now, we have seen the divides within the Republican Party playing out in full view in GOP primaries, leadership races and even on the floor of Congress.
It almost makes us forget that their opponents were once the party of factionalism and chaos.
Well, it seems Democrats have simply been better at hiding/getting past their internal divides, because a new poll shows that those divides still exist -- in some pretty stark terms.
Take religion. The Pew Research Center asked whether people thought it is necessary to believe in God in order to be moral. Among one reliably Democratic group ("Solid Liberals"), just 11 percent agreed with that statement. Among another ("Faith and Family Left"), it was 91 percent. That's an 80-point gap between two groups that both voted overwhelmingly for the same guy in 2012.
Big divides also exist between those two groups on issues of self-determination (53 points), racial discrimination (49), the acceptance of gays (50) and whether the government should go into more debt to help the needy (35).
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Many of these differences can be chalked up to religion and race. While "Solid Liberals" are 69 percent white and almost half rarely or never attend religious services, the "Faith and Family Left" is heavily minority (57 percent) and very religious, with 85 percent saying religion is very important to them.
As we've written before, Democrats have long incorporated more socially conservative minority groups into their coalition because they're on the same page economically and on other issues. So it's not all that surprising to see these social-issue divides still exist in today's Democratic Party.
But it's not just that split. There's more.
Pew has also identified a third reliably Democratic group. The "Next Gen Left" is younger and socially liberal, but departs from traditional liberals in its more free-market ideas toward the economy.
"Next Gen Left" emphasizes the national debt over increasing aid to the poor and is very unlikely to view racial discrimination as a problem for blacks. On both of these issues, this group is well to the right of the other two. But it also clearly sides with liberals on almost every social issue and with religious voters on a whole bunch of economic issues.
In fact, on issue after issue, you see that pattern playing out.
On the economic side, there's Keystone XL...
...and views of Wall Street...
On both of these, the younger group of Democratic-leaning voters is aligned more with the more religious folks and minority Democrats.
But that changes when you shift to social issues.
On abortion...
...and gay marriage...
...and evolution...
...and the Bible...
The total picture is one of three groups, all who voted at least 70 percent for President Obama in 2012 but who have very different priorities on a lot of major issues.
As the Democratic Party continues to evolve in the years and decades ahead, you can bet that these fissures will pop up here and there. For now, the GOP has pretty well cornered the market on in-fighting.


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HR 3699 Kudos to Kevin Zelnio, who shoots down the self-serving rationales behind the so-called Research Works Act recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Darrell Issa and Carolyn Maloney. This piece of legislation would reverse the National Institute of Health's open access policy, which requires that all tax-payer funded research be available to the public for free. Kevin's piece appears in Scientific American's blog, and is well worth the read. [Posted at 01/16/2012 08:56 AM by Stephen Spear on Copyright comments(0)] "Another bad day in the mobile software patents war" Via ZDNet yet another example of why we need to get rid of patents on software. [Posted at 12/20/2011 07:48 AM by Stephen Spear on Patents comments(1)] Too big to fail is too big[Posted at 10/06/2011 07:34 AM by Stephen Spear on Against Monopoly comments(8)] Exquisite IronySometimes a picture really is worth the thousand words that appear in the actual op-ed. The irony of asserting that Shakespeare would have had any use for copyright is rich. The bard routinely stole other authors stories, characters, and conflicts, and remade them (remixed?) into the plays and language that we still read and perform today. And there is no evidence whatsoever that Shakespeare ever appealed to the copyright law of time (the so-call Royal Charter of 1557) to protect his own work. There is ample evidence that he took steps to keep his work from being stolen -- by making sure that no printer or scribe saw a full manuscript, and limiting actors to only the material they needed to properly learn and perform their parts. But copyright? No. I also suspect that were Shakespeare alive and working today, he would have been appalled by the [Posted at 02/15/2011 07:50 AM by Stephen Spear on IP as a Joke comments(1)] Those who cannot learn from the past are doomed to repeat it There is an interesting article in today's Business Section of the New York Times that asks the question of whether Apple's business culture with respect to the iPhone is taking it down the same path it went down with respect to the Macintosh which saw it eventually lose out to Microsoft in the market for home computing. This question refers, of course, to Apple's culture of control over the market for apps on the iPhone, which is reminiscent of its demands in the 1980's and '90's that application developers wishing to write code for the Macintosh had to apply for and pay for licenses from Apple before Apple would release the necessary application program interface code to the developer.
It would seem natural to conjecture that the openness of the Android operating system could eventually lead to the same kind of market tipping phenomenon that saw the Mac lose out to the PC for business adoption. That said, it isn't clear where the needed network externalities are coming from in this case, since wireless communication technology is pretty standard. [Posted at 10/18/2010 08:34 AM by Stephen Spear on Open Source comments(2)] Against Monopoly Reposted with permission from Creative Commons:
ASCAP's Attack on Creative Commons The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has launched a campaign to raise money from its members to hire lobbyists to protect them against the dangers of "Copyleft." Groups such as Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are "mobilizing," ASCAP describes in a letter to its members, "to promote 'Copyleft' in order to undermine our 'Copyright.'" "[O]ur opponents are influencing Congress against the interests of music creators," ASCAP warns. Indeed, as the letter ominously predicts, this is ASCAP's "biggest challenge ever." (Historians of BMI might be a bit surprised about that claim in particular.) As a founding board member of two of those three organizations, and former board member of the third, I guess I should be proud that a 96 year old organization would be so terrified of our work. And I would be if there were anything in this fundraising pitch that was actually true. But there is not. Creative Commons, Public Knowledge and EFF are not aiming to "undermine" copyright; they are not spreading the word that "music should be free"; and there is certainly not yet any rally within Congress in favor of any of the issues that these groups do push. I know Creative Commons best, so let me address ASCAP's charges as they apply to it. Creative Commons is a nonprofit that provides copyright licenses pro bono to artists and creators so that they can offer their creative work with the freedom they intend it to carry. (Think not "All Rights Reserved" but "Some Rights Reserved.") Using these licenses, a musician might allow his music to be used for noncommercial purposes (by kids making a video, for example, or for sharing among friends), so long as attribution to the artist is kept. Or an academic might permit her work to be shared for whatever purpose, again, so long as attribution is maintained. Or a collaborative project such as a wiki might guarantee that the collective work of the thousands who have built the wiki remains free for everyone forever. Hundreds of millions of digital objects from music to video to photographs to architectural designs to scientific journals to teachers lesson plans to books and to blogs have been licensed in this way, and by an extraordinarily diverse range of creators or rights holders including Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys, Youssou N'Dour, Curt Smith, David Byrne, Radiohead, Jonathan Coulton, Kristin Hersh, and Snoop Dogg, as well as Wikipedia and the White House. These licenses are, obviously, copyright licenses. They depend upon a firm and reliable system of copyright for them to work. Thus CC could have no interest in "undermining" the very system the licenses depend upon copyright. Indeed, to the contrary, CC only aims to strengthen the objectives of copyright, by giving the creators a simpler way to exercise their rights. These licenses are also (and also obviously) voluntary. CC has never argued that anyone should waive any of their rights. (I've been less tolerant towards academics, but I have never said that any artist is morally obligated to waive any right granted to her by copyright.) And finally, these licenses reveal no objective to make "music free." Nine Inch Nails, for example, have earned record sales from songs licensed under Creative Commons licenses. Instead, the only thing Creative Commons wants to make free is artists free to choose how best to license their creative work. This is one value we firmly believe in that copyright was meant for authors, and that authors should have the control over their copyright. This isn't the first time that ASCAP has misrepresented the objectives of our organization. But could we make it the last? We have no objection to collective rights organizations: They too were an innovative and voluntary solution (in America at least) to a challenging copyright problem created by new technologies. And I at least am confident that collecting rights societies will be a part of the copyright landscape forever. So here's my challenge, ASCAP President Paul Williams: Let's address our differences the way decent souls do. In a debate. I'm a big fan of yours, and If you'll grant me the permission, I'd even be willing to sing one of your songs (or not) if you'll accept my challenge of a debate. We could ask the New York Public Library to host the event. I am willing to do whatever I can to accommodate your schedule. Let's meet and address these perceived differences with honesty and good faith. No doubt we have disagreements (for instance, I love rainy days, and Mondays rarely get me down). But on the issues that your organization and mine care about, there should be no difference worthy of an attack. Meanwhile, you can read more about Creative Commons here, and support its response to the ASCAP campaign here. [Posted at 07/16/2010 02:56 PM by Stephen Spear on Copyright comments(5)] Goldman's Somali Operation Check it out on the Borowitz Report [Posted at 04/27/2010 05:36 AM by Stephen Spear on Financial Crisis comments(2)] Our government makes up data? Via Afterdawn, the U.S. Government Accounting Office has issued a report that indicates that the FBI, Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Border Patrol have simply made up numbers about losses the entertainment industries have incurred due to internet piracy. And, of course, the RIAA and the MPAA have happily passed these numbers along. [Posted at 04/14/2010 08:35 AM by Stephen Spear on Copyright comments(0)] American Broadband Scientific American has a gloss in this month's issue on the decline of U.S. broadband access over the first decade of the 21st century (no link provided because access is limited to paying subscribers):
At the turn of the millennium, the U.S. had some of the best broadband access in the world. It reached more homes, and at a lower price, than most every other industrial country. Ten years later the U.S. is a solid C-minus student, ranking slightly below average on nearly every metric. The reason for this decline can be traced the the FCC's decision (under the stewardship of Bush administration appointees) to exempt the telecoms and cable companies from the open access provision of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which forced the local telephone monopolies to grant access on reasonable terms to any and all long-distance telephone service providers. The result of this act was a dramatic reduction in long-distance phone costs, and a corresponding decline in profits for the telecoms. The exemption the FCC put in place for broadband services has had the direct effect of putting the U.S. in a distinctly inferior position on broadband access across a variety of metrics, most notably download speeds and cost of service. But Verizon and Comcast love it. With the FCC now under new management, it looks as though it is poised to rescind the previous rules and bring open access back to internet services. [Posted at 01/21/2010 03:12 PM by Stephen Spear on Against Monopoly comments(2)] David and Michele Op-Ed In the Christian Science Monitor [Posted at 12/11/2009 08:58 AM by Stephen Spear on Against IM comments(0)] |
Most Recent Comments Questions and Challenges For Defenders of the Current Copyright Regime Subject Very controversial Gráfica em at 01/30/2017 05:03 AM by fernando
The right to rub smooth using a hardened steel tool with ridges Finally got around to looking at the comments, sorry for delay... Replying to Stephan: I'm sorry at 05/08/2015 08:35 AM by Dan Dobkin
Let's See: Pallas, Pan, Patents, Persephone, Perses, Poseidon, Prometheus... Seems like a kinda bizarre proposal to me. We just need to abolish the patent system, not replace at 04/10/2015 10:44 AM by Stephan Kinsella
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Do we need a law? @ Alexander Baker: So basically, if I copy parts of 'Titus Andronicus' to a webpage without at 01/08/2015 08:58 PM by Sheogorath
Do we need a law? The issue is whether the crime is punished not who punishes it. If somebody robs our house we do at 11/17/2014 04:48 AM by David K. Levine
Do we need a law? 1. Plagiarism most certainly is illegal, it is called "copyright infringement". One very famous at 10/29/2014 10:49 AM by Alexander Baker
Yet another proof of the inutility of copyright. The 9/11 Commission report cost $15,000,000 to produce, not counting the salaries of the authors. at 09/20/2014 03:19 PM by Alexander Baker
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What's copywritable? Go fish in court. @ Anonymous: You misunderstood my intent. I was actually trying to point out a huge but basic at 05/05/2014 01:03 PM by Sheogorath
Rights Violations Aren't the Only Bads I hear that nonsense from pro-IP people all the at 04/07/2014 04:47 AM by Dan McCracken
Intellectual Property Fosters Corporate Concentration Yeah, I see the discouragement of working on a patented device all the time. Great examples at 01/13/2014 06:13 AM by Anonymous
Music without copyright Hundreds of businessmen are looking for premium quality article distribution services that can be at 11/28/2013 05:03 PM by Stephanie Smith
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Patent Lawyers Who Don't Toe the Line Should Be Punished! Moreover "the single most destructive force to innovation is patents".
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Does the decline in total factor productivity explain the drop in innovation? So, if our patent system was "broken," TFP of durable goods should have dropped. Conversely, since at 11/02/2013 08:09 PM by Anonymous
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Advancing an understanding of ecological risk assessment approaches for ionizable contaminants in aquatic systems.
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Fire disturbance effects on regional carbon cycling in a sub-humid woodland.
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The paper, which offers the first example of a gene that controls how leaves close their surface pores, appears in the July 12 issue of Current Biology. "It's very exciting," says U of T botany professor and senior author Malcolm Campbell. "This is a gene that helps regulate carbon dioxide uptake. If plants are the Earth's lungs, we've just discovered a key piece of information about how the Earth breathes."
The pores on the surface of plant leaves, called stomata, function like little mouths that open and close in response to cues such as light, temperature, and water availability. Using mouse-ear cress, a relative of mustard, cabbage and radish plants, Campbell and co-authors from U of T and the University of Lancaster compared the cooling rates of plants with normal, high and low levels of gene activity. From their data, they were able to link the gene to plant exhalation.
The discovery is another step in understanding how plants respond to their environment. In hot temperatures, plants keep their mouths "shut" longer than usual, to avoid losing gases and water through evaporation. However, they must open their stomata at some point, both to pick up carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis and to release oxygen back into the atmosphere. This new information will be important to plant breeders looking to improve crop resistance to drought, as well as to those seeking to understand plants' evolutionary responses to climate, says Campbell.
"These genes are of paramount importance. They allow plants to adapt to changes in light, carbon and water availability. Ultimately, they shape the flux of carbon and water throughout entire ecosystems and affect the carbon cycle on a global-scale." The study was supported by the University of Toronto, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the U.K.
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