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Temple Shooting Suspect Added to Texas 10 Most Wanted List
A San Angelo man wanted in connection to the murder of two people in Temple has been added to Texas' 10 Most Wanted list, and a cash reward is being offered for information leading to his arrest.
Police say 20-year-old Justin Lane Slatton Jr. was involved in the April 13 murder of Jonathan Hess, 26, and Vicente Hernandez, 36, at a home in the 400 block of North 7th St. in Temple.
Slatton is described as a Hispanic male, 5'7" tall, and weighing around 165 lbs. He has several tattoos, including a five-point star on his left hand, the number five in dice style on his left wrist, an outline of Texas on his right hand, and several neck tattoos.
Authorities say Slatton has ties to the Latin Kings gang and a criminal history including theft of a firearm, escaping arrest, and burglary. He's considered armed and dangerous, and police are warning citizens not to try to apprehend or detain him.
Anyone with information on Slatton's whereabouts and are interested in the cash reward must submit information by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477, texting the letters DPS along with a tip to 274637, or visiting www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted.
One suspect linked to the case - 17-year-old Lupe Martinez Chappa III - was arrested in San Angelo in May. He was booked into the Bell County Jail on May 11, where he remains in lieu of $2 million bond. Chappa III has been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree.

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I fired up my Kindle the other morning and was confronted with this:
I am bored out of my skull.
Once you get over the atrocious writing and the lip biting it is basically fan fiction.
Which I knew, but I was hoping to at least be entertained while I was pounding Newman. Not barely keeping conscious.*
Did you drink the Fifty Shades of Koolaid?
Did it get your motor running?
* I have just got up to the bit where she gets her period. I have been told to not eat for 3 hours before hand. I will let you know how I go…


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There is a genius product up for pre-order now that we think all parent's should jump for. It's the lovely Octopus. Not this adorable one but this amazing watch just for kids.
This watch is all about consistency for children. Octopus, the first icon-based watch that empowers kids by teaching them good habits and the concept of time. – It's a watch. It gives the time with icons, making it the first clock that young kids can actually read and understand. – It's a scheduler for children that fosters responsibility, independence and self-esteem. – It's an assistant that helps parents prioritize expectations and stay consistent with daily routines.
Sounds too good to be true right? Well it's a reality and it's coming soon. Currently 1556% funded on Indiegogo, there is still time to pre-order yours. Check out the video below if you are still on the fence.


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Dharma Submissively Grinning and Pawing an Angry Wolfgang
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Photographed on Januray 21, 2011 -- A young Dharma gets in trouble with the alpha male, Wolfgang. Dharma was getting quite good at obnoxious submission at this age and was constantly annoying the adult wolves in the pack.
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Partner Kansas City
Partner Kansas City
James Pryde practices in the Energy and National Resources Group and Private Equity Group, with particular emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Pryde has significant experience as lead counsel in acquiring, financing and developing energy resources and infrastructure, representing private equity funds in acquisitions in a variety of industries and in representing agribusinesses in general matters. Mr. Pryde serves as general outside counsel to a large private equity fund focusing on the acquisition and development of energy resources and infrastructure. He also serves as general outside counsel to a wide variety of companies including a publicly held airplane modification business and a pet food and pet treat company.
His energy and infrastructure experience includes all aspects of development, acquisition, finance and sale of all aspects of energy generation and transmission, including coal, natural gas power generation and pipeline distribution; biomass; waste-to-energy; wind; solar; hydro; and storage. Mr. Pryde has also been involved with multiple power purchase agreements.
Mr. Pryde's private equity practice involves all phases of representation of private equity funds, including fund formation and acquisition, representation and disposition of portfolio companies. In addition to energy and infrastructure, Mr. Pryde has represented private equity funds in landfill facilities, waste hauling, rock quarries, pollution control, sound suppression, home construction materials, and pet treats, among other areas.
With Mr. Pryde's central location in Kansas City and the multiple offices of the firm, Mr. Pryde is able to bring his significant experience to transactions throughout the U.S., all at Midwestern rates. Further, Mr. Pryde has been praised by clients for his "solution oriented" method of representation and for his ability to get complex and difficult transactions completed on a timely basis and within budget.


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Lil Wayne Chucked from Miami Heat-Los Angeles Lakers GameFebruary 10, 2013
Lil Wayne has had his fair share of troublesome times at NBA games in the past year, and now he says he was thrown out of the Sunday afternoon matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
At some point in the Lakers' 107-97 loss to the Heat Sunday, there was a bit of a commotion, as Lil Wayne was apparently upset over something:
Lil Wayne is going crazy over something. As always, none of us are sure what.— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 10, 2013
He was subsequently thrown out of the arena:
Lil Wayne is going to be the first person to get thrown out of every NBA arena solely for being annoying
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) February 10, 2013
UPDATE: Monday, Feb. 11, at 3:11 p.m. ET by Dan Favale
The Miami Heat released a statement saying that Lil Wayne Actually chose to leave the arena on his own (via Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press):
So much for being "kicked out," huh?
--End of Update--
Lil Wayne claims he got kicked out of the Lakers-Heat game in Miami because he was rooting for the Lakers. twitter.com/BleacherReport…— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 10, 2013
While Weezy's version of the story seems incredibly convenient and unlikely, I'm not so sure about the other version that's floating around either.
Apparently, some are now saying that he was involved in a bit of an altercation with another fan, at which point he made a gun gesture (via OCNN's Patrick Sicher) and was confronted by security guards:
If Lil Wayne really got kicked out of the Heat game because he made a gun gesture at someone, then David Stern is probably throwing his desk— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) February 10, 2013
We'll no doubt learn what went on with Lil Wayne over the next few days, but for the time being, maybe Weezy should just stay away from basketball games. Bad things seem to follow him around NBA arenas.


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Sylvia, Bratislava streetstyle
I 'm sure you know a girl like Sylvia. It's the kind of girl who is just perfect all the time. Without any visible effort, without any "trying too hard" signs. And doesn't matter if she's doing Pilates, climbing a mountain, driving, having fun or worrying about work - she's always, always perfectly put together.
I know... maddening. You can try and hey, you CAN succeed to feel perfect. Sure you can, for like one day in a week? :-)
And you know what? You can't even have bad feelings towards the perfect girl. Not only because you are a nice and generous person that is happy for others (of course you are!), but because she's very kind and sweet. And smart. Like Sylvia, who was looking for a trench coat. Since she couldn't find any she liked, she bought a dress with zipper on the front that she now uses as a trench coat. That's just so smart. And... what's the word for it.... perfect? :-)
Have a perfectly wonderful weekend everyone!
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When a person is discharged in bankruptcy, he or she is relieved from liability for most debts incurred before the bankruptcy was filed and protected from future collection of those debts. The purpose of bankruptcy is to give you a "fresh start," and the bankruptcy code is interpreted by the Courts to give effect to these words.
Types of Bankruptcy
The Bankruptcy Code is divided into chapters. The chapters that usually apply to consumers are Chapter 7, where most or all of your debt is wiped out, and Chapter 13, which involves a repayment plan.
In most cases, once you file your case, the "Automatic Stay" immediately goes into effect. The Automatic Stay means that a bankruptcy filing automatically stops, or stays, and brings to a halt most lawsuits, repossessions, foreclosures, evictions, garnishments, attachments, utility shut offs, and debt collection harassment. Generally, creditors cannot take any further action against you or your property without permission from the Bankruptcy Court.
Chapter 7. Chapter 7 is designed for people who are having financial difficulties and are not able to re-pay their debts.
Under the changes to the Bankruptcy Code that took effect October 17, 2005, you can usually qualify for a Chapter 7 if your average gross monthly income for the last six months is below your state's Median Income, your gross income less certain expenses is below your state's Median Income, or you can show "special circumstances" that would allow you to qualify for Chapter 7.
Under Chapter 7, you can usually exempt, or keep, most or all of your assets under Maryland law, or, if you have not lived in Maryland for the past two years, under the state's exemption law that applies to your case. Most retirement accounts and pensions are also exempt. Secured property, normally your car and house, may not have any net equity, in which case you can keep it as well. The Trustee liquidates most non-exempt property and uses the proceeds to pay your creditors according to priorities of the Bankruptcy Code.
Once your Chapter 7 case is over, you receive a Discharge. The discharge prevents your creditors from taking any steps to try to collect their unsecured debt. They cannot call you, write you, sue you, or take any steps that could be considered an attempt to collect its debt. If you want to keep property that has a lien on it, you must keep your payments current, and may be required to reaffirm your debt. Some debts cannot be discharged. Typical examples are child support, alimony, and other domestic support obligations, some taxes, student loans, criminal restitution, and debts for death or personal injury caused by operating vehicles while intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
Chapter 13. Chapter 13 is a valuable tool that lets you catch up overdue mortgage or car payments, taxes and domestic support obligations. It also applies where you have the ability to repay some or all of your debts over time. Quite often it helps clients who do not fit into a Chapter 7. You must have less than $307,675 in unsecured debt (such as credit cards and doctor's bills) and less than $922,975 in secured debt (such as mortgages and car loans) to qualify for Chapter 13.
Under Chapter 13, you keep all of your property, both exempt and non-exempt, as long as you resume making your regular payments on secured debt and keep current under the repayment plan that you propose. A repayment plan can last for up to five years. After finishing your payments, most of your unsecured debts are discharged.
Chapter 11. Chapter 11 is designed primarily for business reorganization, but is also available to consumer debtors. Its provisions are quite complex. In the vast majority of cases, Chapter 11 is unnecessary and too expensive for most consumer debtors. The filing fee for Chapter 11 is $1,039.00.
Chapter 12. Chapter 12 lets family farmers repay their debts over a period of time, and is in many ways similar to a Chapter 13.


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Brigid's Abbey
- Producer
- Cato Corner Farm
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Connecticut
- Size
- 10 ins diameter, 4-5 ins high
- Weight
- 8 lbs
- Website
- www.catocornerfarm.com
- Milk
- Cow
- Classification
- Semi Soft
- Rennet
- Animal
- Rind
- Natural
Located near Colchester in Connecticut, Cato Corner Farm is owned by mother and son partnership, Elizabeth MacAlistair and Mark Gillman. Having owned the farm for a number of years, Elizabeth started milking cows and experimenting with cheesemaking in 1997 with a view to keeping the farm alive and sustainable. Two years later in 1999, Mark left his job to join her and, after they had each taken several workshops and courses, they were able to begin cheese production in earnest. The farm is home to a mixed herd of forty Jersey and Brown Swiss cows that graze outside from May to the end of October. During the winter months they eat only natural fodder and supplements. Mark is the primary cheesemaker at Cato Corner and is also responsible for the cheese aging. Elizabeth manages the farm and milking. All the cheeses are made by hand in small batches from raw milk. Mark makes a variety of cheeses, the style of each type being suited to the seasonal components and characteristics of the milk.
Named after Ireland's Saint Bridgid, Bridgid's Abbey is a washed rind cheese made in the monastic style so favored in Belgium and France.
Cato Corner's best seller, Bridgid's Abbey, has rich, meaty, buttery and mild flavors that make it approachable and interesting. There are notes of grass and hay and pleasant savory flavors with a long finish and a lactic tang.
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One of the features on Amazon, which owns Audible, is the novel ranking feature. Audible has this feature as well, but it's not listed next to titles and has to be searched for...by selecting the category of an audiobook, selecting 'All Best Sellers' in that category and clicking through page by page.
Titles can also be searched by author, narrator, and publisher to determine their rank within that category.
I was curious and decided to take the time necessary to discover that as of Friday, March 21st:
In Sci-Fi: Contemporary, Relic Tech ranked 326 of 3339
In Fantasy: Epic, Blood Sword ranked 739 of 2045
Flank Hawk ranked 1088 of 2045
If you might be interested, the links to my works, in their various formats, can be found along the left column of my blog.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Audible Rankings
Posted by Terry W. Ervin II at 5:42 AM
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Back To Britz Campervan
Britz 4 Berth Voyager Campervan – Features & Specs
Technical Specifications
|Toyota Hiace - Super Long Wheel Base, Automatic Transmission, Power steering, Average fuel consumption 13L, ABS brakes
|Length 5.38m, Width 1.93m, Height 2.80m, Interior Height 2.10m
|2 seatbelts in the drivers cab
2 seatbelt in the main cab
|2 doubles
Double bed: 2.00m x 1.20m(rear dinette)
Double bed: 2.00m x 1.37m (top bunk - max, weight 200kgs)
|Air Conditioning
|Driver cabin
|Shower/ Toilet
|No / Porta Potti
|Cold Pressurised Water
|Water Tanks
|48L Fresh Water, 53l Waste Water
|Only in Driver Cabin
|Fridge/ Freezer
|Gas stove, Sink, Microwave - operates when connected to 240V mains power
|Audio Visual
|AM/FM Radio, CD Player, AUX Input
|Fold-down table
|Kitchen Equipment
|Tea towel, Plates & bowls, Cups & glasses, Knives, forks & spoons, Bottle/can opener, Mixing bowls, Saucepans & frying pan, Cooking utensils, Chopping board, Kettle & teapot
|General Equipment
|Linen & bedding kit, Clothes pegs, Dustpan & brush, Fire Extinguisher, Bucket & hose, Broom, Matches, Coat hangers, Toilet chemicals, Vehicle Operation Guide, First Aid Kit (to be purchased if opened)
|Internal Walk-through Access: No
|Baby/Booster seats
|All children aged seven years must travel in an approved child restraint. This campervan has positioning for a total of two child restraints. Child seats (approximate age birth – 3 years) and Booster seats (approximate age 4 + years) can be fitted to the rear seats in the campervan. Britz does not allow restraints to be fitted to the front passenger seats.
|Campervan is Certified Self Contained.


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Quite a few mistranslations :
aren't worth anything -> aren't worth much
Is that possible? -> would that be possible, then?
destiny makes fun of us -> more like "does not care about us". There is a pun in French on both meanings.
tend the hand -> ??? reach out, or more literally "reach out a begging hand"
they really told me that -> did they really tell me that? / Was I really told that?


text: What Qualities you add in a cover letter Writing a cover letter to an interviewer is like a short interview It is through your cover letter that you have ist impression on an interviewer So, in order to make a good impression on the interviewer your cover letter should include all of your but not the negativities.Some of the qualities are as follows: Discipline: This shows how a [person treats in his life.if your life is disciplined it means you are a cool minded person and you have ability to take good and perfect decisions for the company. Leadership:You must have the quality of leadership if you are applying for the job. Some time you have to handle the company in the absence of Boss so this quality shows that you are able to handle the whole organisation in the absence of the Boss. Teamwork:No,company rise in the market without having the quality of teamwork.This quality shows how quick you are in making relations with the employees of your company and how you work with them under certain circumstances. Dedication:This quality shows that how much you are possesive towards the job.Being a dedicated person towards job will be the example for the careless employees in the company or office. Trustworthiness:You often know that mostly employees are not trustworthy towards the company as they wanted to get paid for free but if you have this quality you must be in the top lists of the manager.Besides ,this being trustworthy for a company is good for you as in future you may be nominated for the post of manager or you can be awarded as employee of the year.This shows your self respect. So, these are the qualities you can add in your cover letter but only if you have otherwise you will not be able to get the job as comapny is paying the interviwer to look and to find out the best one suited for the comapny


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The financial world is full of complex rules and products that no one can possibly be expected to stay on top of, especially if they're wanting a good work / life balance.
The strategic direction you take is often the very first thing you should consider – and we can help guide you through the labyrinth of choices to make sure that you stay On Track. We'll explain the benefits – and potential pitfalls – of every choice you make. And we'll ensure you're fully aware of what's needed to make your goals a reality.


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I created three coordinating projects: a mini album, a box to store our memorabilia, and a sextant for the top of the box because I just had to be different! Below are the photos.
I love the colors for this collection! Perfect for summer
and patriotic holidays!
For those who don't know,
a sextant is a navigational device used by seaman
It looks something like this:
It took me a while to figure out how to make one
out of chipboard but I think I got the gist of it. :-)
The sextant sits on top of the box. I didn't glue it down
so I could remove it whenever we wanted to look
through our souvenirs in the box.
I kept the inside of the box pretty plain partly because
I was exhausted from constructing the sextant and
the mini (haha)!. It's actually an old cigar box
I found at Goodwill for .99 cents.
I made a pocket from some fishing net and attached a
photo of one of the many ships we saw that
I owe a great deal of thanks to Gloria Stengel. I absolutely
love her mini flip book design and have made
several of them using different collections. The one below
is the most complex version I've made yet.
Her original design is approximately 6" x 6". I adjusted
the size and made some modifications to the design, but
the basic structure is still there. It's a great design
and easy to put together. And Gloria's tutorial
is excellent!
The whole project took about two months to complete but it was worth. Love how it all came together.


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No Measurable Benchmarks In Bush Iraq Strategy
by Steve
(Picture courtesy of Swopa at Needlenose, recommended by Simp)
So after the usual hoopla from the White House spin operation about today's announcement being a major address, and after blogger Michael Petrelis noted that only one in five of the San Francisco Bay Area TV stations carried the address live this morning, Bush rolled out his "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq" today to a
Stepford largely-supportive audience at the Annapolis Naval Academy. The document is long and impressive, until you realize that despite the Senate policy resolution earlier this month, there are no measurable benchmarks anywhere in the strategy for Congress or our media to assess progress or the lack of it. Also, the document is silent on two key issues: who controls Iraqi oil, and whether or not the United States plans to have a permanent presence in the country.
The document dismisses concerns over the number of bombings as "metrics that the terrorists and insurgents want the world to use." So if such "metrics" are irrelevant, then why is the Bush Administration still touting Vietnam-era body counts?
The Washington Post's initial piece on the strategy and speech was little more than stenography, and the piece in the NYT did not provide much more. The only piece of substance so far has been the AP piece by Deb Riechmann.
The early returns on the AOL online poll about the speech indicate that more than three-quarters of those who took the poll say that their opinion of Bush's handling of Iraq and his strategy has either not changed or has actually lowered, and 65% say that after hearing about his speech, the United States will not achieve victory in Iraq.
This was just another "Karl, get them off my back" maneuver by Bush and Rove, masquerading as a serious policy announcement. To be fair to Bush, there was no chance that he was going to break new, noticeable ground today, since changing course isn't really in his DNA. But the real question will be to see how this thumb-in-the-eye to McCain, Warner, and Lindsey Graham will go down in Congress.
Update: Read this fine piece by Jeffrey Feldman of Frameshop.com over at DailyKos on how well Senator Russ Feingold has mastered the effective framing necessary to challenge Bush's policies, whereas John Kerry regrettably still has not.
(Original post modified to address commenter Merle's valid point that I shouldn't denigrate the service of the Academy members. Good point Merle, and the service and commitment shown by your child is to be respected and honored by all, including me.)


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Description: comes in three sizes, large, medium and small. The smallest version has a hoop to hang it on a keyring. The medium cutzilla is the same size as most blind boxed toys so will fit well into any vinyl collection. Each size is available in ten different materials and prices vary according to the material chosen. Prices shown below are the cheapest for each product.
Price ( dollars ): small: $4.84 medium: $21.07 Large: $36.94
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Fresh Sewing Day
Hello! Today my little boy turns 10 and I am also linking up with the beautiful Lynne for Fresh Sewing Day!
Jings, 10 makes me feel old. I mean a whole decade!!! Yikes!
So here are some of the highlights of my August sewing.
I done some hand quilting on a secret project.
And last but by no means least, my classes started again and my ladies are straight back into things!
What sewing have you been doing over the month of August? You can link up over at Lily's Quilts and read what others have been creating.
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Holocaust-denying British historian David Irving accused Polish authorities Saturday of turning Auschwitz into a "Disney-style" tourist site, as he defended his own trip to a Nazi death camp.
Irving, who was jailed in Austria in 2006 for denying the Holocaust, told the UK's Daily Mail newspaper that Poland had turned the camp at Auschwitz into a "money-making machine" complete with fake watchtowers. (AFP)


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It's been two weeks and two days since Scott Walker suspended his presidential campaign, and the former GOP contender – who was once leading the polls in Iowa and gaining early support from the likes of the Koch brothers – is settling back into his day job as governor of Wisconsin.
According to Twitter, he's been busy, but leading a very different life than he had before dropping out of the race on Sept. 21. Here's a look at Walker's doings since returning to America's Dairyland:
Met the World Dairy Expo's 2015 Cow of the Year:
Last week, Walker attended the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., and posed for pictures with Hilda, winner of the 2015 Cow of the Year award. The Expo, which lasted six days and is an annual Wisconsin event, boasts exhibits, classes and of course, dairy cattle shows.
Announced Wisconsin's Christmas Tree Theme for this year:
On Friday, Walker also announced the theme for his state's 2015 National Christmas Tree Display: Wisconsin sports.
"It's always a lot of fun to see what Wisconsin artists and youths come up with every year for our National Christmas Tree," Walker said in a statement. "We look forward to selecting the artist and school that helps us to decorate the tree each year, and this year's theme of Wisconsin Sports is one that is very near and dear to the hearts of many Wisconsinites."
Cheered for the Badgers:
Walker has a lot more time for Wisconsin sports these days. He's cheered from the stands at two Badgers games since he left the campaign trail.
…And the Packers:
Walker visited Lambeau Field (the home field of the Green Bay Packers) on Sept. 28 and met with retired Green Bay running back Dorsey Levens.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/scott-walker-spending-days/story?id=34269083


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The Best of the Doll Reader
Hobby House Press, Incorporated, 1988 - Antiques & Collectibles - 224 pages
Wealth of different articles & topics: Antique, chinas; American, Chase, G. Averill; French A. Marque, Bru; German, papier-mache, Steiff; collectible, celebrity, Schoenhut, Lenci, K. Kruse, Shirley Temple, and Revlon. New dolls at Toy Fair (1983, 1984 & 1985). 81 color and 482 b/w photos.
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Writing hint: If you have energy, you'll write better and your reader will be more engaged.
Experiment with different voices to create a range of moods in your writing.
Whether you are writing a story/ narrative, report, or essay you must think about the mood you are in, which often determines your voice. If you are bored, your writing will be flat and your reader won't care. If you are excited, you reader is more apt to be excited, too. But there is something more to voice -- mood or, in another way, the tone or personality of the text. Below are some descriptive words to identify different of types of voice you may choose to show in your writing:
Happiness Guilt Gratitude Surprise
Excitement Pride Panic Shame
Fear Compassion Embarrassment Curiosity
Confusion Arrogance Empathy Disappointment
Anger Relief Sympathy Shock
Boredom Satisfaction Hope Exhaustion
Jealousy Love Anxiety Confidence
Envy Regret Concern Disapproval
Joy Sadness Loneliness Remorse
For this challenge:
1. Choose one of the descriptors above and write a quick story using a voice that shows that mood/ personality. Take 7 minutes.
2. Choose two different descriptors from above and rewrite your anecdote using a new voice that shows each new mood/ personality. IMPORTANT: Do your rewrite below the initial response so your classmates can see both versions.
Remember to:
- Title your entry with the mood/ descriptive word you chose from the list above and put the two discriptors above the second version.
And don't forget to read several classmates' posts and give them some specific feedback on what you noticed about their posts.
This resource was adapted from a lesson by teacher Caroline Legan, Orleans, VT.
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This paper, the second in a series of two, presents the results of a rock mechanics evaluation of the Weeks Island dome salt mine. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the structural stability of the old mine workings in conjunction with a proposed new deeper mine level during the use of the facility for the long-term storage of crude oil under the Federal Energy Administration's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program. The scope of the work involved laboratory testing of the strength and deformational characteristics of the rock salt; determination of a minimum web (or sill) thickness between the old workings (within which crude oil would be stored) and a proposed new mine level development below; and assessment of the effects of crude oil emplacement and withdrawal on the mine stability, as related to both the old workings and the proposed new mine level development. The finite element results, wherein use was made of the strength and deformation properties of the salt from the laboratory tests, indicated that a minimum sill thickness of 90 m (300 ft) should be maintained between the old mine workings and the new level development. Furthermore, the emplacement and withdrawl of crude oil from the old workings will have little influence on pillar and sill stabilities for the entire mine, including the proposed lower level development. The only noticeable effect could, perhaps, be obtained in the creep rate due to changing stress conditions.
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Secondary market is a part of Capital market. It is the market for outstanding securities. It facilitates liquidity, marketability and helps in price discovery. Price discovery means price value in the market shows value of the company. There are various stock markets which include 19 regional stock markets, Bombay stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), Over the Counter exchange of India (OTCEI) and ICSE. These stock exchanges are regulated by the central government under the Securities Act, 1956. They provide regulation of stock exchanges and supervision and control of recognized stock exchanges. They also provide listing of securities in the stock market.
Listing of securities means that the company has registered with the SEBI and can issue shares in the market. Listing and registration of company are two different thing. A company can issue shares without listing also but those shares will not be traded in the stock exchanges. A company can seek listing in more than one stock exchange but a minimum of 10% shares must be issued to public for a company to get listed. A listed company has to pay listing fees annually and compulsory disclosures must be made quarterly and half yearly.
Brokers are members of stock exchanges. They get registered with SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India). Brokers bring buyers and sellers together and they enter trade either on their behalf or on behalf of their clients. Brokerage varies from broker to broker but not more than 2.5% of contract price.
Nowadays trading is done online through electronic trading system. There are two types of trading system:-
1) Order driven system– In order trading system, orders are placed from all over the world and are matched continuously and directly into the electronic trading system.
2) Quote driven system– In quote driven system, there are market makers or jobbers who offer two way quotes i.e buy and sell quotes. The jobbers buy shares when someone wants to sell and there are no buyers in the market and vice versa. Currently NSE allows quote driven system.
Now lets talk about intraday trading.
In intraday trading if the customer has to square off the trade on the same day. Squaring means that if the shares are bought then they need to sell them before the closing of stock exchange and vice versa else the system will do the squaring itself at the closing price.
Previously the settlements (delivery) of stocks were made in 15 days but nowadays it is T+2 i.e. trading day plus two more days.
Moreover there are circuit breakers in the system which halts the trading automatically if the price of the shares vary very unusually and index-wide circuit breakers are applied on whole stock market(eg BSE)if BSE price change unusually.
Stock market index:-
It is the leading economic indicator. Major indices of India are BSE Sensex and S&P CNX Nifty.


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Kapoor and Sons is Fawad Khan upcoming Bollywood film, the trailer of which was launched recently. The trailer got a good response from many people. The film looks like a whole package and like all of Karan Johar's films it look like it will be full of emotional sequences which will entice the viewers even more. The fantastic thing about the film for Fawad Khan's fans is that just like his first Bollywood film Khoobsurat in this film also Fawad Khan plays a major role in the story. His character is seen having fun, showing anger and even getting a kiss from the heroine Alia Bhatt.
Talking on the trailer launch Alia Bhatt said,
"Everybody has always seen his work, his serials out there and all so I was honestly really looking forward to working with him as an actor. We generally had a lot of fun while we were shooting."
The press conference at the trailer launch was candid and fun. Fawad Khan also showed his humorous side while talking to the journalists. All the leading actors wore matching outfits at the launch. The color of Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan's outfit was identical.
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The Rising is a new miracle-based thriller novel, and the debut novel of its author, Robert Ovies. Set in present-day Michigan, it recounts the story of a nine-year-old boy, C. J. Walker, who appears to have been granted the power to raise the dead. His mother, their parish priest, and his semi-estranged father all try to deal with the fallout, which escalates quickly via the media machine. Before long, a shady businessman with a dying son, the U.S. government, and the local Cardinal are all trying to investigate, all trying to get a piece of the action, all trying to get a lock on C. J. -- and his own father's motives are soon seen not to be unambiguous.
But I won't spoil the rest for you.
The book has been published by Ignatius Press, and can be found on Amazon.*
The Strong Points
It's curious to say that plots are not a strong point in much modern literature (and film), since a plot, along with characters, is kind of what a story is, but we all know that it's also true. The Rising, I am happy to say, doesn't suffer from this weakness. The motivations of the characters all square with their decisions throughout the novel, and the sequence of events as a whole develops completely organically, in a story that is compelling and logical, yet still manages to surprise you several times.
The chosen theme of the novel is, obviously, religious. This is handled with a good deal more subtlety than I admit I had expected, particularly on the part of the ecclesiastical characters (most of all with the character of Bennington Reed). The plain, human difficulties of Lynn Walker, C. J.'s mother, and the fact that these have little or nothing to do with just "not having faith," are conveyed particularly well. The way in which the thematic and plot problems of the novel are tied together in the ending is especially good: the two are organically united -- one is tempted to say, sacramentally united -- in the solution.
The depiction of conversion in the novel is also unusually good. Many storytellers, even extremely talented ones, are defeated by conversions: Evelyn Waugh himself doesn't altogether pull off Charles' turnaround in Brideshead Revisited (as good a job as he does with Julia), and one could quarrel even with C. S. Lewis' portrait of Jane Studdock's in That Hideous Strength. Ovies, however, pulls it off beautifully, and with a very unpromising specimen as his chosen convert, no less.
The Weak Points
Stylistically, the book is imperfect. The writing, and occasionally the characterizations, have a wooden feel sometimes, though the book does often rise above this, at times into phrases of sheer brilliance. It has a tendency to linger over material that feels like "filler" sometimes, especially toward the beginning, where wrangles over the resurrected persons are being processed by the relevant bureaucracies.
There are also two characters -- C. J.'s father, Joe, and parish priest, Father Mark -- whose characterization seems at times to be a little too stereotypical to be convincing: the charismatic success-seeker and the unassuming, friendly priest. The former gives the impression, in a few passages (especially when he is being described, earlier on in the novel) of being a sort of typified Bad Husband more than a fully fleshed-out individual; while Father Mark has the similar problem of seeming like The Nice Priest, notably in his struggle with faith.
Is It Worth Reading?
Absolutely! I rarely find myself liking modern-day novels, outside of the fantasy and sci-fi genres (which this, for all its miraculous apparatus, just isn't, from a purely stylistic perspective); but I did enjoy this one. It is a welcome alternative to the spiritually and artistically shallow offerings one often gets in Christian art, and I'm interested to see what Ovies writes next. Buy, read, enjoy.
*I still haven't decided whether to boycott Amazon, though I have stopped ordering things from them until I make up my mind. However, the link will at least confirm what you're looking for, even if you are boycotting them.
Collect for the Fourth Sunday after Easter
O Almighty God, who alone makest the minds of the faithful to be of one will: grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Review: "The Rising" by Robert Ovies
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There is, I believe, a failure that has formed in the gaming world. A runaway train that has consistently produced poorer and poorer follow ups to previous titles. This has been masked well by the main cause of the problem but under a somewhat objective placement of content you'll find that games today in many fields are no more innovative than titles from the mid to late nineties.
Graphically games have come a long way, from simple square ping pong balls to the now 16x Anti Aliased bump mapped bloomed towering steroid monstrosities that are the FPS Genre hero. I'm not here today to bash the hollow nature of these characters, far from it, there is a market for mindless slaughter and it would behoove any smart business to tap it. I am instead here to examine the affect graphics have had on gameplay in the very least since I've been old enough to pay attention.
The initial race for graphics made a lot of sense, games were lacking much of the graphical power needed to convey certain messages to the general public. Some, like myself, to enjoy a bout of make believe but in the end something solid is much easier to toy with than something intangible.
The ultimate example of Graphics Vs. Gameplay is a title that recently released called "Final Fantasy XIII". I will begin by saying that I am a huge fan of Final Fantasy, short of their excursion into the MMO universe I haven't truly played one that upset me. They have been the perfect blend of optional grinding, fantasy story, and emotional drama. They have a uniquely Japanese feel to them in story and context that always brings me back. I haven't notice any dramatic shift in linearity in the titles, while there have been rather crafty ways of directing the players in the past you could indeed find the invisible walls.
Final Fantasy XIII however jumped on the train of Graphics. It stripped the gameplay aspect of the title to the molten core (Link entirely irrelevant). This is an RPG on rails, a title so linear it is nearly 2 dimensional. Where I once found 11 remarkable titles (each with glaring flaws but enough to make up for them) I now was looking at the most gorgeous atrocity to ever be released.
So as a perfect example of stripping gameplay to the bone, you have Final Fantasy XIII. There are other titles that went entirely into the realm of Graphics and sacrificed immense amounts of cash that could have been used on solid, or possibly innovative, gameplay. Crysis and Vanguard are two titles that immediately come to mind.
Quickly I might answer the question "Is there anything wrong with this change in video game development?" Which is a difficult question to answer. If, one was to assume, that change was merely a new market opening up alongside the modern gaming market I'd say it is a fantastic thing. However it does appear that instead it has enveloped the market. These titles are known as "AAA" titles and almost ironically so. They lack fundamentally just about anything new and quite often perform tasks, that were accomplished fairly well a decade ago, in manners that are enraging or downright pathetic.
Gaming is evolving as are game companies. I would not be the least bit surprised if the major gaming companies that exist today will be quickly overshadowed by and large by other companies that are currently considered Indie or small time developers. Just as companies today were once tiny organisms trying to make it in the world. The only thing slowing this change is the rather vicious consumption of smaller successful companies (and the following butchering of any titles thereafter). However we are getting off topic.
So, I've in a very eclectic manner provided a few quick examples of titles today that are pretty but hollow. I'd like to also follow that up with the point that frames per second, and all other manners of power enhancements to modern gaming fall under graphics. The game "Perfect Dark" for the N64 would utterly destroy most modern games if it was re-released with updated graphics and a higher frame rate, quite literally without any other changes. It did what most companies now are just now starting to do. Although Rare was, much like other companies at that time, producing some pretty solid games.
It would be remiss of me to go off on what has become a rant about Graphics without mentioning a few game titles that have solid gameplay but aren't spending millions on graphics. I'll also follow up after that with why this is the better model to follow.
http://minecraft.net/ – This title is made by a single Swedish man known online as "Notch". This title in its Alpha stage shows more promise than most released AAA titles. The amount of amazing things that can be made and the sheer addictive nature of the gameplay all stem from the workings of a single person listening to their fans as well as following the simple rule that games should be fun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Goo – I link to Wikipedia because the website is down at the moment. World of Goo is a simple looking title that again has very solid gameplay mechanics. This was envisioned by two ex electronic arts developers. This title was designed in Coffee shops. It cost them somewhere around 10,000 dollars. By Comparison FF13 has been reported to have costed 60,000,000 dollars.
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/ – This may go down as the most complicated and thorough game in history and is, of the three titles I've presented, the most extreme example of Gameplay over graphics. I will admit that even THIS title is a little too extreme. Think of this as the ultimate example. This title has only one programmer on it much like Minecraft has only one person.
Which is it! These titles have teams of one or two. Modern graphically intense titles have a teams of 450 people or more (that number not pulled from my ass but the actual staff count for Crytek the people behind Crysis last I checked). One would assume that 450 people means 200-400 times the quality of these smaller titles.
Graphically they might be right. However content wise modern titles seem to be getting shallower and shallower, giving players less and less control, and overall providing less actual content for your buck. If you want to see something graphically astounding, I might instead suggest watching a movie. Or even going outside. But again these are just my thoughts.
Imagine how unnecessary DRM would be if game titles didn't cost 60 million dollars to produce. Or imagine how astounding a game like Dwarf Fortress or Minecraft would be with 60 million dollars behind it. Then again, is there such thing as too much money?
We have as a market gone far beyond our abilities graphically, the amount of money necessary to achieve what we are aiming for is far too great. Once it is as cheap to produce a game of modern graphics as it is to produce an indie title, that is when those levels of graphics will be a truly reasonable option. Until then it appears that many developers, reviewers, and players are stuck on a run away train.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Duchess of Windsor's Jewels on Sale at Sotheby's
The late Duchess of Windsor's jewels went on sale again at Sotheby's. The items up for grabs include this gorgeous bracelet made by Cartier. The Duke gave his bride many beautiful gifts during their long marriage. Rumor has it that Madonna has bid on several pieces. She's currently directing a movie called W.E. about the Windors. 20 pieces of jewelry were sold Tuesday night for 8 million pounds which is roughly I would say almost $16 million dollars.
Here is an article from Hello Magazine regarding the sale and one from the Daily Mail in the UK about the sale itself. Apparently the Duke didn't always pay for the jewelry that he bought for the Duchess or the jewelers had to wait for a long time for their money. Perhaps he thought that just the fact that he bought the jewelry and the Duchess was wearing it was payment enough, instead of giving them cold hard cash!
If you had the money, would you have bid on an item from the collection? Whose jewelry would you like to own? Personally I would love the diamond necklace that caused all the fuss during Marie Antoinette's reign.
Posted by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon at 12:19 PM
Labels: Marie Antoinette, The Duchess of Windsor
2 comments:
- Evangeline Holland said...
I would! I neither like nor dislike Wallis, but she is fascinating, and she had great taste in jewelry. Otherwise, I think I'd want to buy some of the gems from the Marlborough collection, when the 7th Duke sold off some family heirlooms for money in the 1870s.
- December 2, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Elizabeth Kerri Mahon said...
Hi Evangeline, I agree with you. The Daily Mail article was clearly biased against the Duchess and her taste in jewelry. I, for one, would adore to have the Cartier panther bracelet.
- December 3, 2010 at 11:57 AM
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The Write Site has a program called Online Writing Lab Live (OWLive). Students can schedule live, online tutoring sessions with Write Site staff. OWLive combines audio, video, and chat for a synchronous online tutoring session. Like all Write Site services, OWLive is completely FREE.
Smarthinking is an online tutoring service that provides tutoring in Mathematics (basic math through Calculus including Bilingual Math), Biology, Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Accounting, Introduction to Finance, Statistics, Spanish, Writing and Microsoft Office 2010 programs. It is only available to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in at least one Distance Education course. Tutoring in some subjects is available 24/7. With Smarthinking you can:
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Saturday, April 2, 2016
Protect Yo Heart.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
~Proverbs 4:23
I was going through some photos from my most recent trip to NYC, which was a couple months ago, when I came upon this photo. I can't remember what street I was on when I came upon this painted on the sidewalk but it was likely the East Village. I don't know why it was there, nor do I know what the author's reasoning for putting it there, but I thought of the above Proverb when I saw it...sort of saying the same thing only in modern street parlance. And just now, as I saw this photo again, it made me think of it. So I thought I'd share.
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Bouts of Mania: Ali, Frazier and Foreman and an America on the Ropes
By Richard Hoffer
Sportsbookofthemonth.com price: £8.99 (PBK) saving £1.00 on rrp
CONCEPTUALLY, the idea of setting the monumental heavyweight contested between Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazier and George Foreman against a backdrop of a 1970s United States experiencing social and political upheaval and a distant war for which its leaders ultimately had little appetite, is an compelling one.
A period that delivered US citizens a mix of Watergate, Vietnam, stagflation, the oil crisis, a Cold War with Russia, détente with China and a burgeoning civil rights movement began with National Guardsmen gunning down four unarmed students on a university campus following a demonstration. There's enough here to fill several volumes even before we consider what three heavyweight boxers were up to.
According to Richard Hoffer, however, Ali, Frazier and Foreman gave America "a glimpse of better times to come", although perhaps wisely, he touches upon politics and social upheaval only in passing, for this is a sports book, not a serious analysis of America's rapidly changing social attitudes and values.
Unfortunately, much of this book's content has already been covered – several times – and there's little that Hoffer can add. Indeed, readers who have seen the When We Were Kings documentary may feel that much of the material aired in the film has been reheated and served in print format here.
There are better written accounts of the Rumble in the Jungle, the Ali v Foreman bout contested in Zaire, for which both men received $5 million, when Ali adopted his 'rope-a-dope' tactic, knocking his opponent out in the eighth round. Norman Mailer's The Fight, an account of this over-hyped clash, has become a modern classic. David Remmick's King of the World, an account of Ali's rise to superstardom, is another text worthy of note.
Hoffer, an accomplished boxing writer, is very good describing the brutality of the meetings between Ali and Frazier, firstly in New York in 1971 and secondly, the Thriller in Manila several years later when Frazier's corner threw the towel in after their man was blinded by Ali's jabs. Readers expecting the author to somehow position bouts in Africa and the Philippines in a historic timeline of 1970's America will, however, be disappointed.
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To win this prize, visit www.sportsbookofthemonth.com and answer the following question: In what year did Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) win an Olympic gold medal?


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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The 15 small islands in this South Pacific Ocean have a total land area of 240 km˛.
Tourism drives the Economy as the country's number one industry, far ahead of offshore banking, pearls, marine and fruit exports. A popular art form on the islands is tivaivai, often likened to quilting.
Defense is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request.
High Cook Islands
Rarotonga (capital)
Low islands of the Southern group
Northern Cook Islands
Penrhyn Island also known as Tongareva or Mangarongaro
Suwarrow also called Suvorov
Palmerston Island
Official Language English, Cook Islands Maori
Capital Avarua
Head of State Queen Elizabeth II
Queen's Representative Sir Frederick Goodwin KBE
Prime Minister Jim Marurai
Area 240 km˛
Population (July 2005 Estimate) 21,388
– Date None; became self-governing in free association with New Zealand August 4, 1965.
National anthem Te Atua Mou E (God is Truth)
Currency New Zealand dollar (NZD). Also, have local $5, $2, 50˘, 20˘, 10˘, and 5˘ coins that can't be used elsewhere.
Time zone UTC -10
Calling Code 682
Internet TLD .ck
Holidays Date Name
January 1 New Year's Day
January 2 Day after New Year's Day
The Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday
The Day after Easter Sunday Easter Monday
April 25 ANZAC Day
The First Monday in June Queen's Birthday
July Rarotonga Gospel Day
August 4 Constitution Day
October 26 Gospel Day
December 25 Christmas
December 26 Boxing Day
New Zealand
Easter Island Rapa Nui
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is a French overseas "country" in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island, and the seat of the capital of the territory (Papeete).
The Hawaiian Islands is an archipelago of nineteen islands and atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts trending northwest by southeast in the North Pacific Ocean between latitudes 19° N and 29° N.
The Independent State of Samoa or Samoa is a country comprising a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names are German Samoa from 1900 to 1914 and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997.


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A spectacular wildlife open garden event has raised more than £250 for Welby Lane's St Bartholomew Church restoration project.
The garden on Bowley Avenue, Melton, centred around a beautiful waterfall pond, which was the habitat for several fish, newts, frogs, toads and other critters. Visitors were also mesmerized by hedgehog and squirrel homes plus a bee hive.
The event included a homemade cake stall, raffle, water and wine stall and refreshments.
As well as raising funds for the church, the purpose of the day was to celebrate and remember the life of Gordon Garfoot who past away last year.
The garden is still available to view by appointment only. Call Margaret Hill on (01664) 411705.


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Rooted in Hope, the Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center is dedicated to environmental education and care of Earth in a context of Community, Contemplation, Creativity and Cultivation.
The goal of the community that lives and works at the center is to create a sustainable relationship with the biotic community with whom they share the 15 acre site. To promote this goal, the sisters and staff of the center aim to model sustainable, simple living while reverencing the land and all who have lived in this place before them.


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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Fructose -- a kind of sugar found in a wide variety of foods and beverages -- may encourage overeating, new research suggests.
Fructose may be best known to consumers in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, which has long been added to manufactured foods from sodas to cookies. Distinct from sugar known as glucose (produced by the natural breakdown of complex carbohydrates), fructose is also a "simple" sugar and a natural component of fruit.
However, "in a series of studies we have found that when compared to glucose, the simple sugar, fructose, is a weaker suppressor of brain areas that help control appetite and the motivation to eat," said study co-author Dr. Kathleen Page, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
In other words, people are more likely to remain feeling hungry after a meal with lots of fructose versus one with lots of glucose.
Prior research has indicated that, when compared with glucose consumption, ingesting fructose sparks a smaller release of hormones such as insulin that give rise to a sense of being full, according to background information with the study. Recent investigations have also suggested that only glucose, not fructose, curtails hunger by slowing down activity in a specific region of the brain (the hypothalamus), the researchers said.
The small, new study builds on both findings.
More than two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, which puts them at risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers. Many experts believe that changes in U.S. food production, including widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup, are to blame.
For the current effort, the researchers enlisted 24 men and women ages 16 to 25 to participate in a hunger exercise.
All participants were instructed to consume a drink sweetened with either glucose or fructose. Then they were asked to view images of various foods (including, for example, chocolate cake) and indicate the degree to which they felt hunger. The exercise took place while each was hooked up to a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner in order to track real-time brain activity in a "reward" center of the brain known as the nucleus accumbens.
Hunger was greater among those who had consumed the fructose drink, the authors found. At the same time, the fructose mix provoked greater activity in the targeted brain region, which translated into a greater desire to eat.
However, Page stressed that the current findings are "preliminary." More work is needed before broad conclusions can be drawn about how sweeteners in manufactured food products actually influence hunger and the overall risk for obesity, she said.
For example, "it's important to note that both fructose and glucose are found in almost equal quantities in both high-fructose corn syrup and table sugar," Page said. "We don't yet know whether the brain responds differently to high-fructose corn syrup compared to glucose or sucrose [table sugar]."
And a trade association representing the corn refining industry in the United States countered that the study doesn't reflect real-life consumption.
"The subjects in this study were given large amounts of pure fructose and pure glucose separately, which almost never occurs outside a laboratory setting," the Corn Refiners Association said in a statement. "While those who received pure fructose may have reacted as if they were less sated, these study conditions did not correspond to anything like a natural setting in which people normally would be consuming roughly equal amounts of glucose in combination at the same time."
But Lona Sandon, a registered dietitian and assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, said the study findings are consistent with other research.
"We have known for quite some time that the insulin response to glucose in the bloodstream is a normal response to signal the brain and body that calories have been consumed," Sandon said. "Fructose does not trigger the same response of insulin."
The interplay between glucose and insulin is probably an important part of weight regulation, she added.
The bottom line, said Sandon, is that added sugars bring no nutritive value to foods. Her advice? "Choose whole, nutrient-rich foods and whole grains most of the time."
The new study is scheduled for presentation Wednesday in Phoenix at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. However, data and conclusions released at meetings are usually considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.
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