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Ten-year-old Walking Turtle is of the Lenni Lenape tribe. He lives with his family in a small village alongside the Passaic River in what will become northern New Jersey. They have a relatively peaceful life, with nature offering up a bounty of resources for food and shelter, amply meeting their needs. Walking Turtle is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk. He feels protective of Little Talk, who has difficulty walking. Together they roam the forests near their village, with Walking Turtle carrying his cousin on his back. But in the autumn of Walking Turtle's tenth year, his father tells him that soon he must leave childhood friends behind and begin warrior school. Walking Turtle worries about what will become of Little Talk when he leaves for his training. And what is his future? Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books, including The Orange Shoes and The Scarlet Stockings Spy. She lives in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
In 1944 a vacant army base in upstate New York became the temporary home of over 900 men, women and children who had fled Europe towards the end of World War II. With little more than the clothing on their backs, Rebekkah and her mother are just two of the many refugees who come to live in the camp. Adjusting to a strange new world and a new language, Rebekkah puts aside her own fears to try and recreate tiny bits of home for her mother. A fictional story based on the real-life experiences of surviving refugees, Rebekkah's Journey shares the illuminating story of one refugee's arrival on America's shores.
Elena lives near a small town in western Guatemala. She lives there with her mother, her younger brother, Luis, and her baby sister, Ana. Her father is far away, working on a plantation. Elena struggles to keep up in school. Her teacher says she needs to practice her reading, but it's hard to find time to read. She must help her mother with the cooking and housework, as well as the hard work of planting and weeding their garden. As the big sister Elena is also in charge of watching over Luis to keep him out of mischief. It isn't always easy and she gets impatient with her little brother. But at the end of the day, when Elena shares a book with Luis, carefully sounding out the words, she comes to better understand and appreciate her role in the family.
From "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" to "Doe, a deer, a female deer," many people have grown up humming the tunes or singing the lyrics to the songs from the beloved movie The Sound of Music. But what is the real story behind the brave von Trapp family? V is for von Trapp: A Musical Family Alphabet gives a behind-the-headlines look at this real-life singing family made famous in the classic movie. Starting with their idyllic early life in Austria where their love of music and performing began, author William Anderson takes readers along on the family's courageous mountaintop escape from Nazi authorities to their new life in America and the famous von Trapp family lodge in the Vermont hills. Meet determined Maria, the dashing Captain, and their talented children; the famous von Trapps whose life story captivated thousands and continues to inspire with its legacy of hope and achievement. Author, historian, and lecturer William Anderson did extensive research and interviews with the von Trapp family. His previous book with Sleeping Bear is M is for Mount Rushmore: A South Dakota Alphabet. William lives in Lapeer, Michigan. Linda Graves is the illustrator of over 30 children's books, published worldwide. She was born in Eureka, California, and graduated with a degree in illustration from San Jose State University. Linda is a member of the Western Massachusetts Illustrators Guild, and lives in the woods of Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
This book gives kids a chance to meet other kids from different cultures around the world. Reads at a level of 1.9 and has a word count of 294.
Good manners at home do matter! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to show respect for everyone who lives with you. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades preK-3.
Sophie and her brother are excited by the arrival of Hanukkah, and they happily clean the cottage and shine the Menorah as their gift to the family. But when their mother shares her worry that they do not have enough cooking oil to last the eight days of Hanukkah, Father tells them the story behind the holiday celebration and the miracle of the oil. Inspired by the story, the family creates their own Miracle Jar and watches the oil disappear as they enjoy the special food that each day brings. The family's hope and faith is confirmed when a last wipe with a cloth produces just enough oil to enjoy the eighth day's treat. In this heartwarming story told by bestselling author Audrey Penn, the flicker of the Menorah candles links past to present, and the miracle of the oil transcends the ages and reminds readers of the spirit of Hanukkah and the continuing possibility of miracles. Audrey Penn is the author of The Kissing Hand and its sequels, along with Mystery at Blackbeard's Cove.


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Travel Journals for KidsBefore going on vacation, personalize blank journals for your kids so they can record their own memories. Spell their names in adhesive letters on the covers, and glue on a thematic cutout, like a map or picture. (Just don't be surprised when they document the hotel pool and ignore the Alamo.)
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Map Scrapbooks
Relive your favorite travel memories by creating keepsakes from your family vacation photos, souvenirs, postcards, and other memorabilia.
Give the maps that guided you to favorite destinations a second life in a scrapbook. The printed papers become colorful and fitting backdrops for vacation mementos (and using them is easier than folding the map itself).
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Nature Notebooks
Preserve memories of outdoor adventures without damaging wild flora. Taking phone photos of wild finds and making them look vintage is a modern alternative to picking and pressing.
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Summer Collection Box
Display your family's beachside treasures in a homemade collection box. If you visit the same beach again and again, you can create an entire mantel's worth of framed shells, illustrating your finds over the years.
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Travel Collages
Translate objects from your family vacation into art. Take items that may seem boring or incidental (a plane ticket, a hotel business card) and enlarge them to create arresting Warhol-like collages.
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Map Memory Board
Put your vacation adventures on prominent display by creating a map memory board that traces where you've been.
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No-Glue Vacation Scrapbook
Maps, ticket stubs, and receipts add an authentic touch to a vacation scrapbook, but incorporating them can be messy. Instead, organize your memorabilia in a three-ring binder with plastic sleeves meant for business and baseball cards. Slide souvenirs into compartments, or if they don't fit, use a paper clip to attach them to a pocket. Trim maps, and slide them into the binder's outside sleeves (even on the spine).
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Folding Travel Scrapbook
Enlarge photos from a recent trip and make foldouts: an accordion type, formed by taping photocopies together, or an origami-style version, using a bone folder to make sharp creases. These inserts, pasted into an ordinary journal, add an element of surprise to the story of the trip and convey some of the city's grandeur.
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Picture-Frame Photo Box
Store snapshots from a recent vacation in a wooden box (made of two picture frames) that displays its theme.
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Vacation Souvenir Box
Exhibit keepsakes from your family vacation -- and recall the exciting days spent traveling -- in shadow boxes that you can display in any room of the house.
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Memorabilia Tins
Keep your favorite vacation ephemera, such as maps, menus, and flyers, on display by using them to decorate soup tins and spice boxes.
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On-the-Road Vacation Keepsake
Pack a hole punch and a loose-leaf ring to string together maps, postcards, and other souvenirs you collect on the road.
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Vacation Flip-Book
A video from your vacation can be transformed into a keep-at-hand photo flip-book for repeated enjoyment.
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Vacation Memory Jars
Hold on to favorite travel memories by storing them in vacation memory jars. Filled with souvenirs collected on trips and pictures developed afterward, they are like little worlds that can be visited again and again. Kids can also add to them or rearrange them anytime they like. Bent wire can be used to lower and position objects in a thin-necked jar.
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Bottle-Cap Magnets and Thumbtacks
A homey take on the traditional locket, bottle caps inset with small black-and-white pictures from your travels can be used as thumbtacks or magnets.
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Instant Photo Album
Rather than let vacation photos languish in a drawer, why not bind them into mini albums as soon as you get them in your hands? To make one, simply stack your pictures and sandwich them between decorative paper covers. Be sure the edge of the stack that will be bound is perfectly flat -- it won't work if the pieces don't line up exactly -- and clamp them in place with binder clips. Use as many photos as you like, as long as your clips are big enough. Brush a thick coat of white craft glue over the edge; let dry overnight. Add self-adhesive bookbinding tape and a decorative self-adhesive label to the cover, if desired.
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Map Coasters
Don't stash away or discard maps from your favorite vacation spots. Use them to make these handy coasters and you'll be reminded of that special destination every time you reach for one.
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Mini Travel Photo Pages for Scrapbooks
To make these mini travel photo pages, slip a piece of heavy card stock into an airmail envelope. Using a utility knife, cut out face of envelope, leaving backing and decorative border intact; repeat with 4 more envelopes. Cut photos to size; insert into envelopes. Stack envelopes; glue all flaps together using an archival glue stick. Cut 1 envelope-length slit along 1 edge of scrapbook page. Slip flaps through; fold over, and tape to opposite side to secure.
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Travel Collage Scrapbook
A photograph captures a place with precision. But when it comes time to paste the images in a book, why not organize your experience a little more impressionistically? This collage tells the story of a trip to Vienna. After a trip, you can make a series of collages consisting of pictures you've taken and objects you've collected along the way -- anything from a restaurant napkin to a packet of sugar. Then photograph all the collages and arrange them in a leather-bound book for a presentation that unfolds like a movie.
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Accordion Travelogue
Transform out-of-date travel books from visited cities into accordion scrapbooks using the original covers, a few of the pages, and maps. You can showcase photos from your trip as well as printed ephemera gathered along the way, such as business cards, wine labels, cafe napkins, and sightseeing scraps.
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Grilled Chicken Shawarma salad is a delicious and flavorful meal! As you all know, I'm working super hard on my cookbook right now, and barely have a second for working on recipes for you guys here on the blog. But I don't want to leave you guys lacking for new and delicious food to make, so I am thrilled to have some of my blog buddies stepping up to share some guest posts until I wrap it up. Today, I am so excited to introduce my friend Chanie from Busy in Brooklyn. If you aren't yet familiar with Chanie's blog, you're about to discover a wealth of amazing and gourmet kosher recipes! Chanie's recipes range from fun treats like Drunken Hasselback Salami, to creative twists like her … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken and Grapefruit Salad
Grilled Chicken and Grapefruit Salad is loaded with savory, tart and sweet flavors - making the perfect healthy meal! It's time to talk about grapefruits, guys. You all know I have my favorites when it comes to food, and grapefruits is top of the list. If it's winter, you're pretty much guaranteed to find a grapefruit or three in my refrigerator. That's why I'm super excited to tell you all about Florida Grapefruits. I could tell you all kinds of useful things about grapefruits from Florida. Like how they are at their sweetest and most juicy just when other fruits are out of season - between the months of January and March. I could also tell you about how grapefruits make a really … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad with pomegranate seeds and a tangy dressing is the perfect seasonal side dish! ***Have you signed up for email newsletters from Overtime Cook? Don't miss out - click here to sign up!*** I think I meant to write an introduction to this Roasted Butternut Squash Orzo Salad - all about how it is seasonal, easy to make, and a perfect side dish for Thanksgiving. But when I sit here trying to think of something to say, the only thing that comes to mind is how this salad is insanely satisfying and filling. Seriously. There's something about the salty, sweet and spicy flavors of this dish that come together to start a party in your mouth that makes this … [Read more...]
Grilled Corn and Pastrami Salad
Grilled Corn and Pastrami Salad has an amazing smoky flavor, bringing together all of the best things about summer food! I'm feeling deja vu here. I know, this recipe is brand new, but I really dreamed it up a while ago. In fact, this salad was the original inspiration for this grilled chicken and corn salad. The recipes both started to run together in my head, what with the whole grilled corn (yum!) thing going on, and it's kinda confusing. Especially because my head is pretty confusing as it is, with multiple cookie recipes being formulated at any given point too. But despite the similarities between the recipes, I decided to just go for it and share this one. Mostly because...um, … [Read more...]
15 Amazing Quinoa Salad Recipes
I figure after a looong week of eating dairy and vegetarian food, you'll would be ready for something lighter, something different. I know I am! How does a fresh new quinoa salad recipe sound to you? I've gathered together 15 deliciously different quinoa salad from all corners of the web - and no meat or chicken in sight! So put one on the menu for supper tonight, save them for a nice summer shalosh seudot (sabbath meal) or simply keep this list handy for your lunch and supper menu planning! 1) Quinoa and Broccoli Salad with Asian Vinaigrette on Overtime Cook 2) Black Bean, Corn and Mango Quinoa Salad on Overtime Cook 3) Roasted Veggie Quinoa Salad on The Talking Kitchen (Use … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Grilled Chicken and Corn Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing is the healthy and delicious way to enjoy summer grilling and fresh produce! I've been planning this salad for over a year now. I know. It sounds crazy. Who spends a year planning a salad? Granted, I did do one or two other things during that year, but I kept thinking about this salad and planning it until it was making me very hungry all the time. (Fine. I'll admit that there may have been other things making me hungry, but still.) I guess I was waiting for a good time to make it - a special occasion worthy of trying out a salad this amazing. The chance presented itself when my sister invited me to her house for the … [Read more...]
Red Wine London Broil Salad + A Taste of Pesach Review and Giveaway
Red Wine London Broil Salad makes an elegant appetizer, a delightful side, or a lighter main - making it perfect for Passover or year-round. Adapted from the hottest new cookbook, A Taste of Pesach. The hottest new Passover cookbook is the newly released A Taste of Pesach, and I'm super excited to review it today. Plus, I'm sharing an awesome steak salad from the book, and one lucky person will win a copy! A Taste of Pesach started as a fundraising campaign for a local Yeshivah. A bunch of women gathered their favorite Passover recipes together and mailed them out in the form of a pamphlet. Six years and tens of thousands of fans later, they've compiled the best of their yearly … [Read more...]
Roasted Vegetable Potato Salad
Roasted Vegetable Potato Salad is a totally different take on Potato Salad that's perfect as a Passover Recipe or for all year round! It's that time of year again, huh? I keep trying not to think about Passover's imminent arrival, about all the work that has to be done before it comes, but the world just won't let me forget it! All of my local groceries are busy hiding the bread, crackers, and other such chometz (non-kosher-for-Passover) foods down the hall, behind the partition, down a steep flight of stairs, and through a radioactive screen. Ok, I am exaggerating slightly, but I kinda resent having to go searching for some bread if I want to make a sandwich. You can probably guess … [Read more...]
Broccoli and Quinoa Salad with Asian Vinaigrette
So I know that we've discussed the crazy sources of my recipes a few times before, but we should probably discuss it again today. The idea for this recipe struck late one night. And by late, I don't mean my usual 1-am-still-baking-cookies late. I mean almost asleep kind of late. And for those of you who know me...that's late! So I opened up one eye, opened up the notes app on my iphone, and typed "quinoa + broccoli salad." And it's been in the back of my brain ever since. At first, I was going to go with a traditional broccoli salad type dressing, but with added quinoa. Then I decided to take the flavors in a different direction. I settled on an asian-inspired dressing, and I am thrilled … [Read more...]
Citrus Shallot Salad Dressing
When it comes to eating food repetitively, I think there are two types of people. Those who are totally fine with it, and those who can't face the same food too often. My parents fall into the first category. They both have a habit of finding a food, cuisine, style of cooking, spice, or some other food they enjoy. Then they cook it. And cook it. And cook it again. And so many more times that people like me want to scream at the sight of the repetition. Personally, I need to vary my food. (I can't imagine you're shocked right now.) And while I definitely have old standby foods that I'll fall back on, I'll almost never eat the same food day after day after day. And when I do, you know that … [Read more...]


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Please tell your children that spelling is important,
even for third graders!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sticker Story Essay by a 3rd Grader
6 comments:
- Mary Ellen said...
John, you had me laughing so hard with this post that I started to cry. Thank you!
I'm sending this to my daughter...my granddaughter loves hores, er...horses, too.
- January 30, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- Mary Ellen said...
I sent this to my daughter, who happens to have a daughter who is in 3rd grade and loves horses. This was her response...
LOL!! I never learned so much about hores.
btw- the word verification for this comment was "hyper". How did Blogger know I'm always hyper? :-D
- January 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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- May 20, 2015 at 9:29 AM
- KKprettygirl said...
hi my names kelsey and my little third grade self wrote this. if you could please tell me how you got this image that'd be great
- January 16, 2016 at 5:11 PM
- Unknown said...
What school did you go to
- January 23, 2016 at 6:27 PM
- Jeremy Meyer said...
Hores make ya feel good- I laughed my heart out
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Love of tomatoes draws hundreds to festival at Arboretum in Lexington
If you love tomatoes, and lots of us do, you know that the true color of summer is not green; it's red.
Of course, all tomatoes are not red. But red is the color that comes most readily to mind at the mention of tomato. And nothing says summer like a plate of juicy red slices.
A few hundred people dedicated to that proposition gathered Sunday afternoon at The Arboretum on Alumni Drive to celebrate the popular plant at the seventh annual Tomato Festival.
Festival visitors could taste varieties of heirloom tomatoes, sample tomato dishes from local restaurants, hear lectures on the finer points of growing tomatoes, compete for prizes by guessing the number of cherry tomatoes in a big glass jar, and generally dig tomatoes in all their glory.
"The general purpose is to celebrate the tomato, and the best part of celebrating the tomato is that it's so easy to grow," said Jim Wheeler, chairman of the Tomato Festival committee.
"You can buy a tomato at the supermarket, but who knows where it came from or who grew it," Wheeler said. "But if you grow them yourself or buy them from the local farmers market, you know the answers to those questions."
There are some other questions about tomatoes.
The perennial one, of course, is: do you pronounce it "to-MAY-to," or to-Mah-to? Apparently, that all depends on where you're from.
Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Again, it sort of depends.
"Both terms apply," said Roger Postley of Lexington, who raises and sells heirloom tomatoes. "Botanically, it's a fruit; commercially, it's a vegetable."
Of course, maybe it makes more sense to just enjoy the tomato and not worry about the particulars.
The tomato is generally considered the most popular garden food produced in the United States.
That's pretty impressive when you consider that tomatoes were considered poisonous when the first plants were brought to Europe from Central and South America in the 1500s.
Fortunately, the truth soon came out. And it's been a love affair ever since.
Postley, 69, said he plants more than 100 tomato plants most years and usually raises about 100 varieties of heirlooms. But it's been tough this year.
"Normally, I sell the plants, seeds and the fruit, but I'm not getting any tomatoes this year," he said Sunday. "The squirrels are getting virtually all of them."
Postley said he wasn't sure why squirrels are such a problem this year. But he speculated that a mild winter two years ago generated a big squirrel population, and the squirrels developed a taste for tomatoes last summer when they ate them for moisture during the drought.
The true tomato fan, however, is not discouraged by nature's fickleness.
"I'm hoping to save enough tomatoes this summer so that I can harvest the seeds and start over next year," Postley said.


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Protein Synthesis
Converting Shop Drawings to Cell Structure and Function
Protein synthesis takes place on a complex structure, the ribosome, composed of many protein molecules and a specialized set of three different RNA molecules. Each cell has thousands of individual ribosomes and each ribosome is able to translate any mRNA molecule and thus to synthesize any of the thousands of protein molecules required for cell function. And since each ribosome can function independently the synthesis of many different types of proteins, and many copies of any single protein, can occur simultaneously.
Each protein molecule has a precise molecular shape and a precise molecular surface, each protein being the molecular expression of a small portion of the information contained in our genetic material. Taken together, these shapes and the precise fit that they make with one another provide the structure of the cell. Many proteins work as enzymes or biological catalysts and their molecular surfaces provide the means through which our cellular factory carries out its business, guiding the complex web of chemical interactions needed to convert fuels to energy, to capture that energy, and to use this chemical energy in the operation, maintenance and repair, and the production of new cells as needed.
Here we can get a glimpse of how the cell achieves great flexibility and economy by using a few components and assembling them in different ways. First, we noted above that RNA is being used in two very different ways. In one set of processes, RNA is being used as a messenger molecule shuttling information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. At the same time, some RNA molecules are serving as structural components of
the cell, in this instance as an important kind of scaffolding upon which the protein molecules of the ribosome are assembled. In addition, carbohydrate molecules can be used either as fuel (see Liver) or as structural elements.
In a similar manner, depending on the precise details of their structure, protein molecules can serve as either structural scaffolding or as enzymes (catalysts.) The information contained in our blueprints folds back on itself in very interesting ways in that the cell is actively using its processes to make more process capacity available. For example, the ribosome, the site of protein synthesis, is a composite molecule that is actively involved in the construction of not just "other" proteins, but of the proteins that make up new ribosomes. The protein synthesis machinery has built into it the ability to make more protein synthesis machinery. In the same way, information contained in the DNA is copied into mRNA instructions that guide the synthesis of the very proteins that are needed for making mRNA molecules.
More About Coding and the Translation of mRNA Molecules
The details of the coding process are complex, but the principles involved are quite simple. Recall that there are four possible letters, ATCG, at each position in a DNA strand. These letters code in two ways. One way is in the production of new copies of the DNA needed when cells divide or organisms reproduce themselves. The other is in the production of mRNA.
Also, we have seen that while we want to make shop drawings, disposable copies of the information in DNA, we do not want these drawings to be confused with DNA and we want to be able to use them for a short time and then discard them (break them down to individual
letters) when no longer needed. RNA is chemically different from DNA, a fact that assures that shop drawings are not confused in master blueprints. In addition, RNA contains a slightly different family of letters. RNA does not contain any TŐs. Every place a T occurs in DNA, the RNA copy uses a slightly different base known as uracil, abbreviated as U. Thus there are four letters in RNA, A, U, C, and G.
Recall also that proteins are composed of twenty different amino acids. During the synthesis of the protein molecule, the sequence of letters in the mRNA molecule codes for the sequence of amino acids in the protein.
Clearly we have a problem here since four different letters can only code for four amino acids. The solution is simple, just as our language contains words composed of more than one letter (otherwise our alphabet would only allow us to have 26 words!) the code for amino acid sequence contains more than one letter. Given four letters, a two letter code would permit a unique sequence for only 16 amino acids (four letters in each of two positions lets us have 4x4 = 16 possibilities.)
Three is the minimum number of letters required for 20 amino acids. In fact, three letters gives 64 different possibilities. It turns out that the extra 44 possible sequences are used in two ways. Most amino acids are coded my more than one sequence, with the variation frequently occuring in the third letter. In addition, some three letter sequences are used as punctuation and reading instructions. There are defined "start" sequences for beginning a protein (AUG, for example) and for "stop" where the synthesis process is terminated at the point that a complete protein sequence has been assembled.


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Press Release
Don't miss the latest news of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Singapore, 3 August 2009 - Since the sales of the remaining early bird tickets expired last Friday, 31 July 2009, ticket sales continue to be healthy with the Sunday single-day Walkabout tickets being the first category to be sold out and limited Saturday single-day Walkabout tickets left.
All remaining 12 categories of tickets are now on regular rates. Sales for the Esplanade Waterfront Grandstand tickets now stand at 80% whilst tickets for the Bay, Padang and Turn 2 Grandstands are also going strong.
"We are heartened by the success of the early bird offer as we wanted as many people as possible to witness the spectacle of the 2009 FORMULA 1 SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX in person. With a little over a month left to the race weekend, fans who have not purchased their tickets still have the time to catch up and enjoy the support races, FORMULA ONE action as well as world-class entertainment acts in one value-for-money ticket," said Michael Roche, Executive Director, Singapore GP Pte Ltd.


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Coconut Tropical offers you the local souvenir, the type you can use in your everyday life and still carry your Thailand holiday memories.
We carefully made each items with heart in tropical Thai style.
Make sure you get some of our products when you travel in the land of smile!


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Hillel Experience
The Hillel Experience is all about making YOUR Jewish journey the best it could be! From FYSH programs to Graduate Student Programs, we offer something for everyone. We have events that serve a wide range of interests with our Hillel Committees and our relationship with other student and community groups.
FYSH (First Year Students at Hillel) is a program that allows new and Freshman students to meet new people, get involved and have an amazing experience with other students who are beginning their college career. Through programs and activities, FYSH's main goal is to create a welcoming community for students to be a part of. All programs are FREE! If you have any questions about the FYSH program or FYSH events please contact our FYSH Student Leaders.
Suggestions for next semester's FYSH events? email Landon, email@example.com
Can't wait to start talking to other FYSH?
Join the FYSH facebook group and start meeting other new students HERE!
Graduate Students
Cincinnati Hillel offers some programs that are specifically for graduate students!
Contact the Hillel house directly for more info! email@example.com or 513-221-6728
You can also join the Jewish Graduate Students in the Cincinnati Area group or updates on events in Clifton and in the larger community!
Some contacts in Cincinnati:
Access – for Jewish Young Professionals, ages 21-35
YAD Cincinnati – Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's Young Adult Division
Interested in getting involved, building your resume or developing leadership and interpersonal skills? Check out our opportunities from internships, community service, leadership workshops and more!
Workum Summer Internships
Don't miss your chance to apply for a PAID summer internship at a Jewish non-profit in Cincinnati. Applications for the 2015 Workum Internship are due January 15th. More information & applications HERE.
New Voices: Writers Wanted
New Voices Online Magazine is looking for "news and views of campus Jews". Interested student journalists, editorialists, poets, cartoonists, artists and photographers should visit their site and enter submissions HERE
Celebrate the Holidays at Hillel!
Hillel loves celebrating the Jewish Holidays! Have a favorite holiday or a tradition for celebrating? Let us know by contacting Landon Cohen, firstname.lastname@example.com
Jewish Holidays (5778)
Rosh Hashanah – September 21-22, 2017
Yom Kippur – September 30, 2017
Sukkot – October 5-11, 2017
Simchat Torah – October 12-13, 2017
Hanukkah – December 13-20, 2017
Tu B'Shvat – January 31, 2018
Purim – March 1, 2018
Passover – March 31- April 7, 2018
Yom HaShoah – April 12, 2018
Yom HaZikarom & Yom Ha'Atzmaut – April 18 & 19, 2018
Lag BaOmer – May 3, 2018
Shavuot – May 20-21, 2018
Tisha B'Av – July 22, 2018
Spend Friday evenings with Hillel for Shabbat services led by students and a homemade meal prepared weekly. Services begin at 5:30 PM followed by Shabbat dinner at 6:00 PM every week!
Do you have ideas for Shabbat themes or meals? Want to help cook, write a Devar Torah or lead services? Contact Landon at firstname.lastname@example.com
Check out some great student organizations at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University!
Gesher translates to bridge in Hebrew. The purpose of this new student group is to bridge the gap at the University of Cincinnati of Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer students and allies. Gesher wants to connect all those who identify as LGBTQ or as an ally with Jewish culture. Interested students should join THIS group or contact Landon at email@example.com
Jewish Medical Student Association at University of Cincinnati
A new student organization founded by UC students to create a space for Jewish medical students to celebrate the holidays and embrace their religion and culture. JMSA hopes to build a community where students feel close to each other and are encouraged to come together to discuss how their spirituality influences their life and feelings toward medicine. The JMSA strives to be a place where students feel at home and able to escape from the pressures of medical school. JMSA hopes to provide an opportunity for non-Jews to learn about Judaism and its culture and customs. All JMSA events are open to individuals of all faiths and practices. JMSA strongly believes that we and our peers would benefit from being a part of a Jewish community here on campus. For more information, please contact email@example.com.
**** A NEW INITIATIVE!!! Are you a Jewish pre-med student? Sign up for this exciting new mentoring program to connect with students in the JMSA HERE!
Alpha Epsilon Pi- Omicron Deuteron
Founded in 1947 at the University of Cincinnati, Alpha Epsilon Pi was founded to provide opportunities for the Jewish college man seeking the best possible UC and fraternity experience. They are a pillar of UC by strengthening their ties to the Jewish community and serving as a link between high school and career. For more information CLICK HERE
Sigma Alpha a Epsilon Pi- Kappa Colony
Founded in fall of 2016, SAEPi is a national Jewish sorority that has expanded to the University of Cincinnati to create a place for Jewish women to call home. SAEPi is known across campus for always embodying our motto: Spirit, Strength and Sisterhood!
For more information, contact: Ibby Boyle, (513) 335-5364 or Meredith Zukor, (513) 545-9659 , or email email@example.com
Xavier University's Jewish Student Organization
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If Jim Harbaugh needs a break from obfuscating about quarterbacks today, maybe he'll call Jeff Fisher "outrageous," "irrational" and "absurd."
Fisher, like Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride earlier this year, said 49ers defensive end Justin Smith does a great job of using his hands.
"The one that's most effective is the grab game, it's been in the game forever," Fisher said when asked about the stunts Justin and Aldon Smith run. "And Justin does a great job of it, a really good job of it."
Gilbride put it more strongly, saying Justin Smith "gets away with murder," causing Harbaugh to fire back in no uncertain terms, saying the Giants assistant was trying to influence officials.
But Fisher was careful to say he wasn't implying that Smith was holding.
"I'm not implying, I'm just stating facts," Fisher said. "And I'm not complaining. Everybody does it, and Justin does a great job of it. As long as his feet are moving toward the quarterback, it won't get called. It's a legal act."
Clearly, it's a diabolical ploy by Fisher, to distract Harbaugh from fooling us about which quarterback he intends to play.


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Tip: Open QlikView Without Data in Windows Explorer
By Kristian Wedberg on December 5, 2012
I often use the Open 'MyQVW' Without Data option in Recently Opened Documents: This is especially useful for quickly looking at the script or UI of very large QVWs, without having to wait for all the data to load (if you can open it at all away from your server!) My trivial (but I find […]
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QlikView Horizontal Table Issue with +40 Fields
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I discovered the following issue with Horizontal tables (Straight Table > Properties > Presentation > Horizontal) in the AJAX ZFC client: The chart only displays the first 40 fields; any further fields added beyond the first 40 are not displayed. Fields beyond 40 are exported to Excel OK, and also work perfectly fine in the […]
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Static-oriented work based in generative granular synthesis. This piece approaches to a one sound continua in a perpetual changing caused by a complex micro-activities, this piece is an exploration about the perceptual view between the integration of micro and macro-structures in one sonic space . initial suppressions has been written through different sound granular synthesis modules, each one subject by algorithmic patterns, which determine the behaviour of the sound. No edition or overdubs. All the sounds has been obtained with synthesis methods. Spatialisation designed in 5.1 using chaotic systems.
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In response, Chesterton wrote a letter:
Dear Sirs,
I am.
Sincerely yours,
G. K. Chesterton
Would that all of us were so honest.
We are ever so imperfect, weak, and broken, and so many of the things we say and do are — not to put too find a point on it — wrong, and thus we are are in need of a Redeemer.
Today is the day we have ashes placed on our foreheads and hear the words: "Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return."
What a striking contrast between this quintessential memento mori and the contemporary "I'm OK, You're OK, Everyone is OK" Zeitgeist, in which self-approbation and embracing of one's own foibles are to be esteemed, and acknowledgment of personal sin is to be shunned at all costs.
As we begin Lent, we would do well to remind ourselves that he who fails to accuse himself of sin and seek forgiveness does so at his own peril.
What's wrong with the world?
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Taking Back the Public Domain
June 4, 2003
Apparently the Reclaim The Public Domain Petition got over 6,000 signatures yesterday
Was one of them yours? It only takes about 30 seconds to do.
For those of you who have no idea what this is about, let me try to lay it out for you here.
The last intellectual work to age its way into public domain was published in the 1920s. Since then, congress has systematically increased the time it takes a work to go into public domain, until we've now reached the point where stuff will essentially never go into the public domain.
This is due largely to the lobbying efforts of companies like Disney, who would really prefer that cartoons like "Steamboat Willy" (Mickey Mouse's first appearance), and other properties that are still making their owners a few dollars do not pass into the public domain.
Yet of course, Disney made its living over the years by retelling public domain works (Sleeping Beauty, etc.) as cartoons.
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|Oh, its blurry! I'm seem to be making a habit of that!
Although I do all the bindings by hand, not machine!
So now just the final shots....
Here it is enjoying some Spring sunshine!
And some indoor shots!
Rather appropriately it is now living happily by the
given the fabric I chose!
I will leave you with a favourite photo from another
day at the beach...
|Helen, Mum and I (circa 1960)
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My second mini-coloring book, a selection of full-body dollies images to color, they are so sassy and cute!! you will melt away just to see them .... 7 images + one pre-colored image.Happy coloring!!
I am a confessed admirer of your work because I consider them works with soul, that through the colors and the forms transmit an endless number of feelings and emotions. Big and expressive eyes are the hallmark that impress on your beautiful dolls your characteristic personality, creative and warm. Whether it be dolls, flowers, landscapes or abstract, all your works are a delight for the senses!
This will be a great honor to win this!!! You know I just adore your work!!! And appreciate every vidio and help you give us!! Just look after than creative hands of you!! Good luck to you all! And a huge thank you for the opportunity
Ady you amaze me...I wish had just a tiny bit of the talent you have. I love your art so much...I love your abstract flowers but I am almost obsessed with your dolls!! It would be so amazing if I received the coloring book...I would love to frame each girl and have a beautiful set forever!!
Thank you for the chance to participate in this drawing...take care of your hands luv!! Best of luck to you in all you do!! Hugs!!
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You makes us happy and you share so much with your followers!
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Sudden Love
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- Word Count: 29213
- Publication Date: March 26, 2015
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When Love comes suddenly, sometimes you just have to go with it.
Xander Newell isn't the one night stand type of guy. He wants a commitment with someone who is willing to put up with his crazy family and being away on the job sometimes. Finding someone who is willing to put up his brothers, who he lives and works with on a daily basis, is hard. Still, Xander's not willing to compromise.
Xander gets called off bodyguard duty to investigate a religious cult that may be tied to some kidnappings of young men. He finds Aaron Keller, one of the missing young men. What he doesn't expect is the instant attraction and longing for the man. Xander just wants to keep Aaron safe, even if that means backing off.
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Nutritional Consulting
Nutritional counseling. One of the best things about chiropractic is that we learn biochemistry and apply it to nutrition instead of pharmacology in school. The 'why' of the nutrition helps as much as the actual nutritional plan. Dr. Janelle has also been in pursuit of nutrition since college. She perused personal training, cardio-boxing and sports conditioning instructor.
Due to time constraints (choosing to spend time with their two little girls), they have not developed an official plan, but answer all nutrition questions in a practical, honest, and functional manner.
Free Nutrition Advice: Your baseline nutrition is important.
- The human body can source its own vitamin D from the sun! Trust this. Do it this way if you can.
- High-quality supplements. The only ones I recommend are Integrative Therapeutics, Metagenics, Now Foods, and Standard Process. Purity and efficacy are important. If you can't get a scientific report on purity, efficacy, and absorption that meets or exceeds drug standards: you are not getting what you paid for.
A vitamin, greens, magnesium, (possibly iron), kelp, omega 3 shake 1-2 times every day without fail. You can add more items or more specific things for you, but that is the baseline. Sorry: no food today is what it used to be.
- Corn and soy are huge commodities. They are grain and estrogen based products. They are what cows and pigs are fed to fatten them. I'm from the Midwest, gotta let you know.
- Speaking of: Real-gluten free and real vegetarianism is different than the fads. A cupcake is a cupcake. A donut is a donut. Be sure you are not substituting one unhealthy thing for another.
- Food labels: the green-washing effect. Read the back label. The front of the box is just not honest enough anymore.
- Kombucha: except for the few who are adverse to mushrooms, this is one of the most effective ways I have ever found to absorb a nutrient, probiotics in this case.
- Don't take stuff out! If you have an issue with your medical, clinical results; correct the problem; don't just start removing organs!
- Kid's stuff: They need all the vital nutrients not found in food – all the more.
- The alkaline factor: Understand, after your saliva begins the process, your stomach creates gastric acid and needs that acidic environment to digest food. Then the small intestine alkalizes the food as the next phase of digestion. The body balances its ph for a reason. Know how the body works and work with it.
- You live once. Live wisely and occasionally enjoy your cake!
Marcie English
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Denise McLain
Bonnie Hohler
Becca Stoll
"(My experience) has been amazing and I have formed a wonderful relationship with both doctors. They continue to research how to show me more exercises and treatment plans to help strengthen my body."
"My body has adjusted better as time has gone by and feels very flexible and strong doing long days at work."
Candace Gilg
"I've gotten a lot better and have learned how to take care of my own body with stretches and exercises Dr. Janelle has given me specifically for my body type."
"I would recommend not just seeing a chiropractor, but seeing Dr. Janelle. She's knowledgeable and thorough and will give you the best plan to bring you into a healthier lifestyle"
Fred Johnson
"I loaded up on Tylenol and other pain medications and tried getting frequent massages, which only provided temporary relief. I was always in pain and stiff."
"I absolutely love this office and staff. Dr. Greg gave me a great program of treatments and exercises (and) I started to feel relief after the very first session."
Michelle Smith
"Chiropractic should be in one's priority list, just as taking vitamins and eating healthy. A must try, as you may not know how much better you can feel. Depending on the issue, I strongly feel chiropractic care is important to feeling healthy and staying active."
Wendy Cripe
"I was kind of scared of the adjustments but I figured chiropractic care was the only medical care that could "fix" the problem. Dr. Hutti was very kind and good about explaining what was going on in a clear way that was easy to understand for an average person with no medical background."
"(Dr. Hutti) recommended continued adjustments to re-align the vertebrae, daily exercises to keep movement and to strengthen my muscles, to hold vertebrae in the correct position."
"I am so thankful for their knowledge and help!"
Anna Clark
Anna starting coming to Be Well Chiropractic with lung complications due to cystic fibrosis. She was having middle back pain mainly due to coughing. She has "always been a huge fan of chiropractic care when it comes to keeping (her) immune system at its strongest."
"Dr. Janelle has been a huge factor and partner in my health. When your body is aligned right it can heal itself so much easier. I think chiropractic care is crucial to my health and quality of life."
Since seeing Dr. Janelle her "breathing has become much easier and more free."
Heather Dupes
Deion Sims
"I am better now than when I first came. I continue to get/feel better with every visit. I am learning things that I believe will allow me to stay healthy for a very long time."
Donna Hartman
"I find that going to Dr. Greg was very helpful. I tried everything else (and) nothing seemed to help. My headaches are gone. I would recommend trying Dr. Greg. It does work."
Lauren Forsythe
Her first impression of chiropractic, this office, and the doctor was that "Dr. Janelle has a holistic approach that will have long-term benefits." She was "very impressed with her knowledge and her approach."
Since seeing Dr. Janelle, Lauren has gained back her range of motion in her neck and back. The numbness in her leg has gone away, the pain in her rib has lessened, and she no longer has headaches.
"I would recommend improving your lifestyle habits such as diet, physical activity, and chiropractic care."
"I feel that this is a life-changing practice and that (chiropractic) is necessary for a healthy life."
Amye Miller
Lauren Bagley
"(I) feel so much better and the pain is practically gone."


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Protected: 2010-2011 School Year Photos
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Art Class
This was the first time we have taken art outside the home. They loved it and did well. This fall the art center is offering a Homeschool class that we plan to take. They are really looking forward to it. Indie took a fine arts class and Beluga took an art adventure class where they used a lot of different medias…. Here are some of the pieces they produced in the eight weeks of class.
Not Back-to-School Hop 2010: Curriculum Week
We have actually taken a summer break this year. It just sorta happened. I had every intention of doing lessons all summer with just a couple small breaks. Then we took a week vacation to visit family the July 4th holiday, and we have been on break ever since. I have been doing a lot of organizing around the house and working on my school planning for the year. We will start back up soon. I have some science, and review I want to cover the last few weeks of summer. We will start our 2010-2011 year officially the first week of September. Indie is age 7, will be starting 2nd-ish grade. Beluga is age 6, and starting 1st-ish grade.
Check out everyone's entries over at Not Back-to-School Blog Hop at Heart of the Matter
This year we are still using Sue Patrick's Workbox System. I plan to use workboxes with our curriculum, but this year I have decided to try it a different way, a way that doesn't take up so much of our precious shelf space. We have a lot of book shelves but it always seems like we need more! It seems I'm forever organizing and reorganizing the STUFF in the schoolroom. I'll post on our new system soon.
Grammar – First Language Lessons 1st and 2nd grade We have been enjoying working though the poetry, and memorization especially. We do everything FLL suggest. We will be starting the 2nd half of the book this year.
History – Story of the World Volume 2 – Middle Ages
Geography – Trail Guide to U.S. Geography, last year we did Galloping the Globe and covered a lot of the world. We also continue to cover many countries using Story of the World. I think we might rotate every other year between world and U.S. geography.
Science – I'm using a few sources. We are using R.E.A.L. Science, mixed with Considering God's Creation and we use Enchanted Learning as a resource as well and the Giant Science Resource Book
Art – Artistic Pursuits Book 1, I'm also looking into piano lessons for them
Home EC – We are going to be doing a lot of cooking and baking this year. We have started a food notebook that I've complied from many sources, one of which is this cooking lapbook from Homeschool Share. It's pretty neat! Bible – We will be using Bible Study Guide
INDIE DS – 2nd-ish Grade – age 7.5
Math – Math-U-See, Gamma (book 4)
Phonics – Explode the Code 4 – last year he completed books 3 and 3-1/2
Reading – different books based on interest, science and history books from library, etc. He read an entire book 37 plus book series this past year in just a few weeks. We also listen to a lot of audio books in the van. Currently we are on book 6 in the Chronicles of Narnia series. I highly suggest it!
Spelling – Spelling Workout B, and Sequential Spelling 1
P.E. – we mix it out throughout the year…. Golf, and possible gymnastics, probably soccer at the Y
BELUGA DD – 1st-ish grade – age 6 (end of Aug.)
Math – Math-U-See Primer (we went ever so slow with her last year)
Phonics – Explode the Code 2
Spelling – Spelling Workout Book A
Reading lots of books together (we all hit the library 1-2x per week)
Bob Books (library)
P.E. – Beluga also tries different stuff through the year. Gymnastics, soccer at the Y
Vacation with the iPhone4
We love the iPhone4. We just got back from a 10 day vacation in Michigan and it would not have been the same without them! My Canon Powershot SD800 died about 4 weeks ago after taking 10,000 photos, and my husband left his Powershot next to the charger as we left for the airport at 5:30 am. I had my Nikon D-80 and lenses but it just not as easy to carry around as our trusty Powershots! We resorted to our iPhone for cameras for photos and videos most of the time and were quiet pleased. The video is great as well! Here are some photos from the trip.
Happy 4th of July
We were in Michigan for the 4th this year. We loved the cooler weather, I think 82 was as hottest it reached and many mornings were in the 60s. It was prefect! Much better than the mid, to high 90s with 60% plus humidity. My Aunt and Uncles house is right on the lake so fun was happening all the time in the water. We didn't go out much all week. As much time as possible was spend in the back yard, and in the lake. It truly was a relaxing week for all!
Talking to cousins with Skype
We recently spent a couple of weeks in Virginia visiting family. This was the first time the kids have cried because they were really sad to leave their cousins. My SIL thought of the idea to use Skype to keep in touch. We've used it a few times and the kids love it. They get so excited when we are getting connected. When talking to their cousins, they usually show each other their stuffed animals, and talk about what they have been up to that day. We even took our cousins on a trip though the house using my laptop cam. It has been fun!
Time for Science
We have been doing science on and off all year but we have not gotten into a groove, so to say. Animal classification is one thing I have been looking forward too all year but, never got around to planning it all out. We are finally doing it this summer and so far, we are having fun with it. We are using a mix of R.E.A.L. Science – Life, and Exploring God's Creation. Taking what we need from each. We should have a nice animal notebook filled with fun stuff when we are done with this 15 week unit. I'm hoping to do it in more like 7-8 weeks.
One of the first lessons is learning how to classify animals. Here they are taking animals that look quite different and put them into pairs. Sometimes the males and females of the same species look completely different. The kids had to look at their feet, tales, eyes, spots, etc. to see similarities and pair them up. We discovered this in real life while visiting grandparents a couple weeks ago. While eating our meals on their back porch, we noticed a bird nest. Before we knew it, the baby birds hatched and mama birds was coming back and forth feeding her babies. Then we noticed another bird type of bird caring for the babies (or so we thought). After a long while, and after looking in birding books we discovered that we were watching Orchard Orioles. During breeding time, the male Orchard Oriole turns a deep rust color while the female reminds a bright yellow. THE BIRD PHOTO CREDIT: http://birdsbybaranoff.com/
Male Orchard Oriole while breeding
You learn something new every day! Or, you should! 😉
Indie finished Math-U-See Beta!!!
Indie is so excited to complete his math for the year. He has not been loving math. I think he is a little bored with all the subtraction lately. Next year he goes straight to multiplication. We are taking a break from MUS but this summer we will be doing math games and some review of what we have done over the past year.


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Major E. writes from Baghdad:
The 4th of July was quiet here, and Camp Victory enjoyed steak and lobster–for lunch and dinner, topped off by Baskin-Robbins ice cream. Except for the troops out on offensive operations, many people got a bit of a break.
The highlight of my day was the noon prayer service, titled "General Washington in Prayer" (see attached file for photo of program cover). It was thirty-five minutes of patriotic encouragement where chaplains led troops and civilians in separate prayers for the people, leaders, and service members of the United States of America. We also sang the National Anthem, "America the Beautiful," "My Country 'Tis of Thee," and "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory." It is great to be reminded of the faith that helped found our country and maintain our national freedom.
This morning, I have been reading the headlines after waiting for a helo flight that was cancelled due to yet another sandstorm. As the drumbeat of bad news continues to bombard and often mislead the American people about what is really going on here, I wanted to bring attention to some of the today's good news–the type of information that is rarely reported in major outlets and almost never analyzed for its true significance.
First, Monday's statement by Dulami that encourages Sunnis to organize and participate in the upcoming elections is another important sign of progress toward a democratic Iraq. Second, hard-line Sunni cleric Al-Dhari just publicly denounced all kidnappings, including that of the Egyptian envoy a few days ago.
The under-reporting of events such as these which demonstrate the success of the diplomatic efforts going on is really unfortunate because it makes the public think that military engagements and insurgent violence are the only things happening here. The media focus on that is a disservice to the public because it vastly under-emphasizes the real news here in Iraq: steady progress toward a multi-ethnic, mostly secular democracy.
The Sunnis run the current insurgency and largely boycotted the elections last January, but we are seeing the payoff of the White House policy of carrot-and-stick that combines diplomatic efforts to draw the leadership into the political fold–while simultaneously taking the military offensive to the insurgents.
Make no mistake about the Dulami tribe's prominent role in the insurgency. They are a driving force. One US intelligence officer I have spent some time with said that he was warned when he first arrived in theater by the person he was replacing that 'all Dulami's are bad Dulami's,' something I remember hearing from some Pentagon experts as well. He dismissed that as an over-generalization at first, but after many months on the ground and seeing dozens of cases where any detainee who had Dulami connections also had substantive ties to the insurgency, he now subscribes to the view of his predecessor.
So, to have the tribal leader of the faction that is a driving force behind the insurgency to publicly encourage broad Sunni participation in the upcoming elections is a significant development and is in line with the public behavior of many other prominent Sunni leaders and clerics since the elections last January. They are becoming more invested in the political process, which is a key indicator that our policy is working.
Now, to be clear, the Sunni leaders and clerics do not tell their followers to stop attacking U.S. forces, so there will likely be continued bloodshed in the coming months. But I have been traveling around the most dangerous parts of the theater talking with Americans who train the Iraqis and the seeing the Iraqis themselves in action, and believe that the Iraqis are more and more capable of defending themselves. They still need more time but are making steady progress.
It is also important to remember what would likely happen in Iraq if not for the tireless efforts of the troops who are taking the offensive to those who use terror against innocents and would impose a Taliban-style Islamic theocracy upon the Iraqi people and make Iraq an even stronger base for exporting terror than it was under Saddam. That outcome is something that cannot be tolerated, neither in terms of human freedom nor U.S. national security, so we must continue our efforts to stop them–and stop them we will with a policy that leads with diplomacy and follows with strength.
Just as our nation has succeeded despite difficult challenges before, during and since the Revolutionary War, the small steps described in today's headlines reveal the success that we are having despite the challenges here.
We are moving forward in our national commitment to sharing the gift of freedom with the people of Iraq, so thanks for keeping the faith and keeping the breathlessly negative headlines in perspective.
In Christ,
Major E.
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Land cover change and the impact
Low-lying coastal communities are disproportionately impacted by climate change. Additionally, more and more people are moving to coastal areas, increasing the potential for climate change to impact individuals' lives and livelihoods. Just like many other coastal regions, landscapes across the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula (APP) have been continuously altered by social, economic and environmental factors over the past several centuries. However, landscape change across the APP has been notably altered in the very recent past. Between 1992 and 2011, urban areas across the APP increased by 3.1% while forest cover declined by 13.6%. The expansion of urban areas and the loss of forests across the APP mean many highly valued ecosystem services, such as water filtration and carbon sequestration, are being compromised. As coastal amenities continue attracting development, tourism and industry, adaptation strategies will be increasingly needed to insure the continued production of life-sustaining ecosystem services.
Our ongoing conversation with landowners and stakeholders across the APP has revealed that community members are aware of the potential risks associated with rising sea-levels. One of the major concerns in the community is the level of salinity in fresh groundwater aquifers. As water withdrawals increase to support the demand from development and seas continue to rise, salt water is able to extend further inland and compromise the freshwater resources. Saltwater intrusion into aquifers has attracted the attention of residents, industry owners, local authorities and scientists who are committed to developing sustainable growth strategies that protect the freshwater resources supporting the APPs vibrant and culturally-rich communities.
Written by Georgina Sanchez
Written by Georgina Sanchez


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Saw this at the weekend. I liked it, SWMBO didn't.
Not as slapstick as the trailers would make out. The guy with the beard (Alan) was nothing like I expected the character to be, much weirder. Some really funny moment, some stuff that doesn't work well, the camp Chinese guy mainly.
I didn't know any of the actors in it but they're all good. There are plenty of clichés and some stuff is predictable but in a nice way.
Worth seeing but if you can wait the small screen would be fine.
Heather Graham is still such a hottie She's hardly in the film though.


text: Zonder categorie Welcome to the team Gauthier & Yassine! By dataroots on 2 november 2017 - Zonder categorie In the last month Gauthier and Yassine have chosen to join dataroots! Gauthier learned computer engineering before working as a data scientist for over a year. He worked in various sectors including Banking, Network, Human Resources. His love for challenges, new technologies, big data (and well written code) led him to enjoy data engineering the most. He likes to play board-games with friends around a beer when he is not chasing the puck on the ice. Yassine is a last-year computer engineering student with a strong interest in deep learning. A warm welcome to both of you! 0


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Today, Wilson is well positioned on the cutting edge of a global economy. Agriculturally, the county's farmland produces crops worth $100 million annually. Wilson is North Carolina's largest farm market. While looking to the future, Wilson boasts a roster of companies that is the envy of many metropolitan areas. Wilson's pro-business atmosphere allows companies to effectively and successfully serve regional, national and international markets. Wilson's location, productive workforce, outstanding educational opportunities, pro-business attitude and exceptional quality of life make it an excellent choice for a business location.
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The question of whether we should or should not protect the animals living in the wild has been raging for ages, those that have seen the ravages of a destroyed environment have been on the fore front of asking for more action for the protection and conservation of the environment. Those that are living in the cloud and still think Earth can take care of itself are content with what has been done so far, but the question now is whether more should be done to further protect the environment or what has already been done is enough? Are the animals safe?
Protecting something as vital as the environment will never be enough, neither should it ever stop. It should be a lifetime endeavour of every man, woman and child on the planet. The activity itself does not require much in terms of time or energy, planting a tree is a prime example. It only takes less than 5 minutes to plant a tree, water it once in a while is not that hard a task.
Every day, the human population increases a little further and with this comes a new demand for more space to build houses, hospitals and roads. This space does not belong to us alone. Every time we encroach on such spaces, we are pushing animals further and further into extinction since they cannot survive in an area the size of a playing field. We cut down trees that regulate the atmosphere and in their place, we setup industries that emit dangerous gases. Stopping all this backward thinking is what of paramount importance and urgency. We cannot stop now just because we were able to reclaim a small area for animals. We have to keep soldiering on until balance is restored. Wildlife needs their home back, humans need to start regulating their numbers or risk destroying the whole planet.


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* Richard Ishida wrote: >The following comment was accepted and edits were made along >the lines you suggested. If you wish to say that you are satisfied >or raise an issue, please reply to us within the next two weeks >at mailto:email@example.com and copy firstname.lastname@example.com. > LC073 Okay. >LC071 >http://www.w3.org/International/Group/2004/charmod1-lc/SortByOriginator.html#LC071 >[...] >Going back to the text of C016: "When designing a new protocol, >format or API, specifications SHOULD require a unique character >encoding.", we would like to point out that it doesn't require >APIs across languages to use the same encoding. We would also >like to point out that e.g. the DOM1 spec is very careful to >avoid using the word API for DOM itself (see e.g. >http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-DOM-Level-1-19981001/). In (I would suggest to look at more recent documents like DOM Level 3 Core which refers quite a lot to "DOM API", etc.) >addition, we would like to point out that C017, "When basing a >protocol, format, or API on a protocol, format, or API that >already has rules for character encoding, specifications SHOULD >use rather than change these rules." would provide strong >justification for a spec like DOM that would want to leave the >question of character encoding to each language binding. This does not satisfy me, the requirement is for APIs not for language bindings and your remarks (which are concerned with language bindings) thus do not apply. Nothing in charmod suggests an interpretation like the one one above, it is very clear that the text attempts to encourage the flawed requirement in the DOM specifications to which I object as implementation experience clearly demonstrates that the requirement is flawed. In fact, you correctly point out that most major languages now have their own model for how to deal with Unicode and it is thus even more inappropriate to make such requirements at the API level, the requirement should thus be changed to Specifications of APIs SHOULD leave the question of character encoding to each language binding rather than requiring a unique character encoding. >LC077 >http://www.w3.org/International/Group/2004/charmod1-lc/SortByOriginator.html#LC077 >Decision: Rejected We have rejected this request because we feel that >the uppercase string U+HHHH is inferior in appearance compared to the >string U+hhhh and that the latter is more common when giving an example >of Unicode Scalar Values. I obviously disagree, U+hhhh looks very odd as a template for U+00F6 and it encourages writing U+00f6 which I do not desire. I am not too concerned though... >LC078 >http://www.w3.org/International/Group/2004/charmod1-lc/SortByOriginator.html#LC078 >Decision: Rejected We think that it is a somewhat rare edge case that >doesn't warrant additional complication in the conformance section. In >the general case, every specification should try to conform to the >character model, whether it also conforms to some other specification >or not. In many cases, conformance to the character model also will >come naturally for a derived spec. It gets increasingly common that specifications can be re-used by other specifications or that specifications allow for extensions, and it is important to ensure that they operate on common grounds in terms of their i18n aspects. It is important e.g. for extension designers that specifications clearly require these extensions to conform to charmod as such designers are unlikely to be aware of charmod or to know about all the details they should know about when designing the extension. It might be true that within W3C it is ensured that specifications conform to the document, but charmod is explicitly set out to be useful for non- W3C specifications for which this is much less likely. I thus object to your response, I disagree that the additional "complication" is unwarranted, I do not even think that it gets more complicated, rather much clearer.Received on Monday, 1 November 2004 14:41:28 UTC
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"Universities UK and the International Unit have collaborated to produce their annual overview of key statistics about international students and Higher Education.
'International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016' covers a range of areas, from where international students want to study, to which countries undertake most internationally-collaborative research. Again, these various measures show the UK to be one of the leading nations in the world in terms of global higher education.
Key points include:
• The UK attracts more international students than any other country outside of the USA
• The UK has the most satisfied international students"
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Over the holidays, it can always be really tricky to figure out what gifts to give colleagues around the office. I usually don't want to give nothing but sometimes struggle to think of a good gift idea that is something small but still thoughtful and useful. And while it can be tricky to think of an original idea, it's not impossible! I have a few ideas that I am considering giving out at work this year so I wanted to share, as I've definitely struggled with this in years' past.
Big Ideas Notepad | Mug | Essie Nail Polish | Hand Sanitizer | Hand cream | Sticky Notes
Hand cream – especially during the winter, my hands get SO dry. I am constantly putting hand cream on them throughout the day because there is no worse feeling than dried out hands while I am typing on my computer or taking notes. Especially for ladies, I love the L'Occitane hand creams – they work the best, in my opinion. Wrapped in a cute cellophane bag with holiday ribbon or paired with a nail polish these make a simple and useful gift. Or, even better, pair it with a hand sanitizer, which is perfect for in the office during cold and flu season.
Mason jar gifts – thanks to the wonderful world of Pinterest (seriously, what did we ever do without it?!), there are so many fun ideas out there for easy and simple mason jar gifts. Even something as simple as this is makes a great gift to give your colleagues a sugar high to beat the 3pm slump that always seems to hit the office.
Hot chocolate kits – I wrote about this idea in my Thanksgiving weekend sale post, but I think it's great for coworkers, so I'm going to mention it again. A cute mug paired with hot chocolate packets (or tea or coffee…whatever you want) makes a cute and fun gift that any work friend would love.
Stationery – everyone's desk could use some new paper goods, right? I love this "For Big Ideas" notepad and the Rifle Paper Co notepads, which would look so pretty on someone's desk! Sticky notes are a great gift, too, like this Lilly Pulitzer set or these clever acronym ones. Such fun ideas, especially when paired with a cute pen!
While it may seem impossible to think of a gift idea that will please each and every colleague, there are so many easy and inexpensive options out there that will leave them smiling this holiday season.


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We finally managed to get the new Coherence Incubator releases out at the end of last week. Unfortunately I've been on the road/in the air so I didn't get much of a chance to blog about them. As usual each project page contains a high-level overview of the new stuff/updates and changes. For those that want more even more detail, there's always the history.txt files in the source. However for those that want to know more about the factors/motivations for the changes, here's a brief commentary.
Cross-Project Changes
With increasing adoption of the Incubator Projects in the community we found that some adopters were running into name-clash problems with the cache names we've been using. ie: we use a cache called "messages" and so it seems do other people! So one of the major changes in the release was to introduce name-spaces for all of the Incubator cache names. Hence forth all Incubator cache names are prefixed with "coherence.<incubator-project>.<cachename>".
In addition to this we refactored more of the commonly used code and pushed it down into Coherence Commons. But more about that next.
Coherence Common 1.4.0
Within Coherence Common we made two significant changes. The first involved moving the sequence generation code from the Coherence Command Pattern into Common making it more generally available without needing to depend on Coherence Common. The second change involved "hardening" the Ranges implementation. While the previous Ranges implementation was sufficient for the uses within the Coherence Incubator, after code review we found several things needed to be changed, improved and fixed.
Coherence Command Pattern 2.4.0
Within the Command Pattern we also made two significant changes. The first was an internal refactoring to remove the use of the Invocation Service and instead use EntryProcessors. The motivation for this was mainly to support the use of *Extend clients to submit Commands (and example Extend Cache Configuration is included in the source). The main impact of this change was the internal separation of Commands that are managed as "co-located" v's those that are "distributed". That is, there are two caches now to hold Commands, depending on the "management strategy" chosen for the contexts. There are where no changes to the APIs. The second change introduced the notion of a "batch command". This allows a batch of commands to be submitted atomically. For some use cases this allows for significant performance and throughput improvements.
Coherence Functor Pattern 1.2.0
Apart from the introduction of name-spaces for the Functor Pattern caches, we simply upgraded the project to use the new Command Pattern and Commons releases.
Coherence Messaging Pattern 2.4.0
Apart from the introduction of name-spaces for the Messaging Pattern and the upgrade to use the new Command Pattern/Common projects, the only changes involved resolving two defects and hardening subscription time-outs.
Coherence Push Replication Pattern 2.4.0
Within the Push Replication Pattern we made several enhancements. These included;
a). The ability to support cache-side asynchronous batching of replication to the push replication engine (will provide at least 2x performance improvements)
b). Introduced the FilteringBatchPublisherAdapter that provides the ability to filter out entries before they are pushed to a site (publisher)
c). Introduced the CoalescingBatchPublisherAdapter that provides the ability to coalesce entry operations (ie: coalesce multiple entry updates into a single operation) prior to being pushed to a site (publisher).
d). Fixing the spelling mistake in the DefaultPushReplicationManager class name! (oops).
Having just finished the planning for the next round of releases (and new patterns), I'm really looking forward to what's next. We should get the roadmap for everyone to see in the next week.


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- Case report
- Open Access
Good outcome after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and extended surgical resection for a large radiation-induced high-grade breast sarcoma
© Quadros et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
- Received: 23 January 2006
- Accepted: 07 July 2006
- Published: 07 July 2006
This article is a case report of a high grade, radio-induced, breast malignant fibrous histiocytoma (undifferentiated high grade pleomorphic sarcoma), which developed in a 44-year old female, seven years after breast conservative surgery and radiotherapy for a T1N0M0 invasive left breast ductal carcinoma. The sarcoma presented as a fast growing tumour, 9.5 cm in the largest diameter, with skin, left breast, chest wall muscle and rib invasion.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was performed with epirubicin and ifosfamide. Extended radical surgery according to oncological standards and soft tissue reconstruction were carried out. Despite bad prognostic features of high grade and large invasive sarcoma, the patient is currently, after 44 months of follow up, without local recurrence, or metastases, exceeding the 12.8-month mean recurrence period and mortality rate for these tumours larger than 8.1 cm (± 1.2 cm) as described in the literature.
- Sarcoma
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Breast Conservative Surgery
- Breast Sarcoma
- Internal Mammary Chain Lymph Node
External radiotherapy has now become standard following breast conservative surgery. Despite this, the occurrence of radiation-induced sarcoma is still reported as a rare complication, with incidence ranging from 0.008% to 0.48% [1–4]. Radio-induced breast sarcoma has a poor prognosis with a 68% recurrence rate after resection, and mean recurrence period of 12.8 months (median = 7.5 months) [5]. Regarding survival, reported mortality rate is 67.6% at a mean of 61.4-month follow-up [5], with a five-year survival rate ranging from 27.7% to 36% [4, 6, 7].
Angiosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma and oesteosarcoma are the most frequent histopathogical types of radiation-induced breast sarcoma published in the English-language literature [4–6, 8, 9].
Case report
The patient had been treated seven years earlier for a left breast ductal carcinoma T1N0M0 invasive, and well differentiated. The treatment had consisted of a local 1.5 cm tumour excision in the left superior quadrant of the left breast with ipsilateral axillary lymph node dissection. Histological examination of the 29 lymph nodes excised was negative for malignant cells. Post-operative external beam radiotherapy was initiated 27 days after the surgery. It was applied to the remaining left breast, left axilla, supraclavicular fossa and internal mammary chain lymph nodes. The total 55 Gy radiation dose was delivered in 25 fractions, during a 5-week period, using a 3-field technique, in a Cobalt unit. The treatment ended in August 1994 with no adjuvant chemotherapy, and she had remained disease-free.
Neoadjuvant treatment for the high-grade sarcoma was initiated in June 2002, together with intravenous epirubicin, in a bolus dose of 60 mg/m2 from day D1 to D2, and ifosfamide, intravenous dose of 1800 mg/m2 from day D1 to D5 [9, 10]. Anaemia, leucopoenia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea were the main adverse effects, with decreased leukocyte counts to 400 per mm3. Four sessions of chemotherapy were taken with 21-day intervals. At the end of the second session, clinical evidences of approximately 20% decrease in tumour diameter and resolution of the adjacent satellite lesions were observed.
Histopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed a 9.5 × 9.0 × 8.5 cm high-grade breast and chest wall sarcoma invading the skin anteriorly and three ribs, pectoralis muscles and portion of the serratus muscle posteriorly. Histological evaluation revealed marked cytological and nuclear pleomorphism, often with bizarre tumour giant cells, occasionally multinuclear, combined with spindle cells and necrosis. Immunohistochemical examination showed tumour cells were reactive for vimentin. Stains were negative for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), actin (HHF-35, IA4), calponin, myo-D1, S100 protein, CD34 and CD31. These immunohistochemical and histopathological findings allowed a diagnosis of undifferentiated high-grade pleomorphic sarcoma (pleomorphic malignant fibrous histiocytoma).
The patient is currently in good health with no recurrence and breast reconstruction is being planned.
It is well known that ionizing radiation can induce sarcoma [1, 8]. Cahan et al in 1948 defined the criteria for post-radiation bone sarcoma [12]. The requirements are: (a) evidence of an initial distinct malignant tumour different from the subsequent sarcoma, (b) development of the second malignant tumour in an irradiated field, (c) long interval between irradiation and development of sarcoma, and (d) histological confirmation of sarcoma [9]. This case report fulfils all these criteria.
Prognostic factors leading to poor outcome in breast radio-induced sarcomas are large and high-grade tumours, as described previously. In a study with 34 individuals with localized disease at the time of the surgery, tumour mean diameters of 7.9 cm ± 0.9 (n = 11) had malignant recurrences, with 12.8-month ± 10.6 (median = 7.5 months) mean recurrence period, while those with mean diameters of 3.3 cm ± 1.5 (n = 4) did not (p = 0,021) [5]. Patients who were alive without evidence of cancer had a mean tumour size of 4.2 cm ± 0.77, whereas those who died of the disease had mean tumour size 8.1 cm ± 1.2 tumours (p = 0.030) [5]. In a series of 80 radio-induced sarcoma patients, composed of 42% of breast treated patients, histological grade 2 sarcomas had a 5-year survival rate of 62%, compared to 19% survival rate in grade 3 (high grade) sarcomas (p < 0.01) [8].
The unsatisfactory results of recurrence and mortality rates of large and high grade radio-induced breast and chest wall sarcomas may have led oncologists worldwide not to consider extended surgical resection. Reasons include literature evidence of unfavourable prognosis, patient morbidity caused by the amount of removed surgical tissue. Palliative chemotherapy has been the mainstay of management in these situations. This case report indicates that patients with large and high-grade radiation-induced breast sarcomas can be offered a curative treatment. The reported patient has already survived 44 months of follow-up without evidence of malignancy, despite the presence of bad prognostic features, surpassing the recurrence range period described in the literature for patients with high-grade and large (9.5 cm) tumours [5].
Authors' Affiliations
- Huang J, Mackillop WJ: Increased risk of tissue sarcomas after radiotherapy in women with breast carcinoma. Cancer. 2001, 92: 172-80. 10.1002/1097-0142(20010701)92:1<172::AID-CNCR1306>3.0.CO;2-K.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
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