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PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – More than 500 people flowed into the Peekskill Middle School auditorium Monday afternoon to attend the 29th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Interfaith Worship Service.
"Today we reflect on the legacy of the life of a great man," keynote speaker Zead Ramadan of the Hudson Valley Islamic Community Center said of King. "Some argue that he is one of the greatest ever produced by this country. No one can doubt that he is one of the most respected and honored and emulated persons because he was such a great man."
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was the same day President Barack Obama, the nation's first African-American president, was inaugurated for his second term.
"Today, we cannot avoid saying a word about another black man, who lived the dream that Dr. King had and who helped us believe in dreams," Ramadan said. "His name is President Barack Hussein Obama."
Then, speaking in Arabic, Ramadan delivered a common Islamic greeting "with a word you will recognize." The word was barack. He translated, "May the peace of God and his mercy and blessing be with you. In Arabic, barack means blessing. In the Hebrew tradition, the word is baruch."
Addressing the youngsters in the audience, Ramadan reminded them that in the spirit of King, "in the face of difficulty, when things may seem insurmountable and you feel you can't do something, remember that you can do it and you should never ever give up."
The Rev. Dr. Adolphus Lacey of Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Archbishop Michael Champion representing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Jean Berger from the First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill and the Rev. Stephany Graham of the Peekskill Presbyterian Church also took part in the Peekskill service.
"Remember that we can be president," said Lacey, who led the service. "We can be anything we want to be."
In addition to the readings at the service, sixth-grader Giovanna Toscano read a brief quote from King's writing. High school students Afua Yeboah and Sierra Nelson did a duet of "America the Beautiful;" Minister Tuesday Paige McDonald sang "The Impossible Dream;" and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Choir and Woodside & Hillcrest Chorus performed "I Have a Dream," "Dr. King's Melody" and, as a finale, "We Shall Overcome."
The celebration was sponsored by the 150-year-old Peekskill Area Pastors Association, an interfaith collegium of religious leaders from 90 houses of worship, including Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Unitarian, Jewish and Muslim.
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The best bits of culture and flat-out fun in the days ahead.
Dec. 27-30:
Festival of lights: The Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs hosts the annual Festival of Lights featuring more than 5 million Christmas lights along with other decorations and activities. From dusk to 9 p.m. daily, visitors can take in the lights and enjoy s'more roasts, gingerbread, a train display and a candy cane forest. Admission is $2, free for children three and under. The event runs through Sunday.
Dec. 28:
Bluesmen team up: On Friday at Dos Mamas Eastside Eatery, Little Mike and the Tornadoes are joined by venerable blues singer/harmonica player Willie Green for a special performance. Music begins at 8 p.m. Dos Mamas Eastside Eatery, 2017 NE 27th Ave. Call 505-0369 to reserve a table.
Dec. 28:
Early rock 'n' roll New Years ring-in: St. Augustine music fans have a chance to celebrate New Years on Friday with a full slate of local and nationally touring acts sharing the stage at Shanghai Nobby's. Nashville punks Natural Child headline while Crescent Beach roots mutants Rivernecks celebrate the release of their first full-length album. Also performing are the all-female Orlando indie-pop trio Wet Nurse and St. Augustine "swamp-folk" trio Wetlands. Doors open at 7 p.m. at Shanghai Nobby's, 10 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine. Admission is $10. Call 904-547-2188 for more information.
Dec. 28-29:
Transcontinental Christmas express: The High Springs Leos and Lions Club present their "Holiday Celebration Around The World" event with lights and decorations from around the world along with a children's train ride, Santa's workshop and an opportunity to visit Santa and take photos. Activities run from dusk to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the High Springs Lions Club, 26900 U.S. 27, High Springs. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item in lieu of donation. For more information, call 386-262-4521.
Dec. 28-29:
Harry marathon at the Alachua County library: Over the span of four days the Alachua County Library will screen all Harry Potter films as a fun activity for teens home for winter break. Screenings run from noon to 5 p.m. and will conclude Dec. 29 with both parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
Dec. 29-30:
Once upon an evening cheery: The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre is holding "An Edgar Allan Poe-etry Jam," featuring recitation of works by Edgar Allan Poe. The event, for two days only, will include readings of selections from "The Raven," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Tell-Tale Heart" and other Poe works by Jerry Rose and Karelisa Hartigan. Admission is $10. The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Dec. 31:
A fine time with wine and dulcid chimes: On Monday at the Phillips Center's Squitieri Studio Theatre, "Piano Reserva — A Scarlatti Soir�e" features pianist Pnina Becher performing sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, each of which will be accompanied by a different wine from a different region that Scarlatti called home. Performances begin at 2 and 5 p.m. Tickets, which are $50 for gallery seating, $65 for table seating, include five glasses of wine and light refreshments. Call 392-2787 for tickets or more information.
Dec. 31:
Let the New Year's times roll: On Monday, Dos Mamas Eastside Eatery hosts "Blue Years Eve," a blues-themed New Year's Eve celebration and dinner show featuring performances by the R. Mutt Blues Band and Middleground. The cost of $30 per person, $50 per couple, includes a prix fixe dinner and champagne toast at midnight. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music begins at 8:30 p.m. For reservations, call 505-0369.
Dec. 31:
New Year's blowout at the Plaza: The city of Gainesville's New Year's Eve celebration, Downtown Countdown, features musical performances from The Nasty Habits, performing a 50th-anniversary tribute to The Rolling Stones, and the reggae band The Irie Ones (formerly Iration). Festivities begin at 9 p.m. Monday at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Admission is free.
Dec. 31:
2012 karaoke Closer: The High Dive nightclub on Monday hosts New Year's Eve Karaoke to kick off the new year. The party begins at 8:30 p.m. and features a champagne toast at midnight. Admission is free.
Jan. 5:
Mechanical music: At the Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida anthropology professor Silvio dos Santos discusses the soundtrack of the art film, "Ballet Mecanique," on Jan. 5. Titled "Hearing Ballet Mecanique: The Ultra Modern Music of George Antheil," the discussion spotlights the soundtrack of the film, which is on display as part of the current Harn exhibition ,"The Modern Impulse."

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This is cool – very well done! Madeline Schichtel took a video everyday of 2011 and stitched this timeline video together. Enjoy!
2011 from hey_rabbit on Vimeo.
I shot a little video every day of 2011 on my Canon Powershot, then I edited it all down to a little over a second each. It's interesting to be able to look back on my year and remember these little moments. I love living in LA. I love the friends I've made. And I love seeing how much has changed over just one year being here. Sure, I guess now that I see it, I got sick and worked a lot this year (lots of driving, running around doing errands all day). But oh well, it's motivation for 2012!
All My Friends – LCD Soundsystem
EDIT:: I wanted to add a few notes up here to say THANK YOU to the amazing response this video has received. I'd made this video for myself as a way to keep my usually shy-self active and lift my spirits when I'm down about work, paying rent, figuring… everything out. I thought the finished product would only be seen by my friends and family. All your kind words and support have blown me away and made me more and more grateful for the life I've been dealt.
I feel so insanely blessed, so thank you for quite honestly changing how I see my life and thank you for motivating me to do more and do better.
I hope this video inspires you to treasure every day you get and find the good, beautiful moments in even the worst days (even if it's just going for a walk, taking a drive, or spending time with a pet).
One more important note: So much of this video is thanks to the amazing and inspiring friends I've made in LA. A number of these clips (some of my favorites) come from days when I got the honor of working on my friends' very ambitious and wonderful web kids' show Googy as a part of Channel 101. I hope you will check it out here: vimeo.com/channels/googy#19370996


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If you are a chronic nibbler, you may be eating more calories than you realize. A healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner can easily be undone by a bite here and a nibble there. It is easy to convince yourself that those bites don't count, but the calories quickly add up. Below is a list of foods that are commonly nibbled when cooking at home, at the office, and at social gatherings.
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- One egg roll: 90-150
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- Ten jelly beans: 40
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text: Zoo location: Taronga Western Plains Zoo Scientific Name: Geochelone nigra Phylum: Chordata Species class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Genus: Geochelone Species: Geochelone nigra Status: Vulnerable Galapagos Tortoises are the largest tortoises in the world. They are commonly split into two groups depending on the shape of their shell or 'carapace', although some believe that there are intermediate varieties as well. The Saddle-back Carapace has a curved shell front which allows the tortoise's neck to extend and reach food in higher places. There are 14 recognised subspecies of Galapagos Tortoise, three of which are extinct. In the past, nearly 200,000 tortoises were taken from the island by sailors and pirates for food. Today, there are less than 20,000 tortoises living on the Galapagos archipelago. Introduced species are now the greatest threats to these tortoises. Pigs, cats and dogs eat tortoise eggs and hatchlings. Competition from feral goats and cattle has caused a shortage of food. Introduced rats will also eat hatchlings and cause sometimes fatal injury to the adults. Habitat The Galapagos Tortoise is found on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator due west of Ecuador. They generally live in arid areas, but there are some found in the forests on higher slopes. Diet The Galapagos Tortoise is a generalized herbivore that feeds on grasses, vines, cactus fruit, and other vegetation. It eats the fruit of the Manzanello tree and fallen fruits and spiny pads of the Prickly Pear. At the zoo the tortoises are fed a diet which includes Lucerne hay and meadow hay, browse such as mulberry, Chinese Elm, acacia, Kurrajong and bamboo amongst others. They also eat a variety of vegetables including broccoli, lettuce, endive, chicory, carrots, apple, bananas, celery, calcium and mineral supplements. A tortoise eats approximately 35kg per day. They require this much food as they have very inefficient digestion. Tortoises can also go for extended periods without any food at all, up to 12 months! They achieve this by slowing their metabolism right down. Tortoises don't need to drink water often, due to the dew/sap from the vegetation that they eat. This allows them to survive with extended periods without drinking (up to 18months!). When they are thirsty, they can drink large amounts at a time and can store it their bladder or at the base of their neck. Breeding Mating occurs throughout the year, but generally peaks between January and August. The male can be identified by the concave underside of his shell. This assists him in balancing on the female. Courting has been said to begin with the male ramming the female with the front of his shell and nipping her exposed legs until she draws them in, immobilizing herself. However our keepers have also observed that copulation can occur by the female elevating the back end of her shell and stretching her cloaca open and positioned towards him. Our female tortoise has even been observed to help the male with his aim, guiding him with her back feet. Behaviour Galapagos Tortoises are terrestrial and diurnal, or active in the daytime, and very fond of water. They are slow-moving animals, moving only 0.25kilometres per hour. They have a dominance hierarchy based on the height to which the tortoise can stretch its head. This dominance tends to be established interaction to interaction, as opposed to having a recognised hierarchy. The Galapagos Tortoise's eyesight is extremely poor, so much so that the males will try to mate with almost anything resembling a female, even a large rock. These tortoises spend their day grazing and relaxing in the sun. They also enjoy drinking and wallowing in puddles of water. Nights are usually spent half-submerged in mud or water or burrowed in dense brush. This keeps them warm during the cool night hours and also protects them from parasites. Galapagos Tortoise have another interesting way of keeping parasites at bay, and this is through a relationship they share with a number of species of small birds. The birds signal to the tortoise that they would like to 'clean them' by hoping around. The tortoise shows that it is ready by rising up and extending its legs and neck. The bird then cleans the neck, legs and skin beneath the shell. This response is also exceptionally important for zoo-based management, health care and monitoring of breeding events. Threats Populations, particularly on the more accessible islands, were severely depleted by passing ships (particularly whalers) taking tortoises on board for supplies. A total of over 15,000 tortoises are recorded in the logs of 105 whaling ships between 1811 and 1844. Increased settlement in the 20th century encouraged commercial hunting of tortoises for oil and extensive collecting for museums. Introduced mammals now pose the greatest threat to the tortoises. Feral pigs, dogs, cats and black rats are extremely effective predators whilst feral goats, donkeys and cattle compete for grazing. Goats have had particularly drastic effects upon the natural vegetation. In 1959, Ecuador declared all uninhabited areas in the Galapagos to be a National Park, and made it illegal to capture or remove many species from the islands, including tortoises or their eggs; in 1970, it became illegal to export any Galapagos Tortoises from Ecuador, regardless of whether they had been reared in captivity or the wild, or whether from continental Ecuador or the islands. Taronga Western Plains Zoo has achieved a national breeding success hatching Australasia's first Galapagos Tortoise in March 2011. Region: South America Source: www.iucnredlist.orgYear assessed: 1996


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The third image I did this year, a couple weeks ago.
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May 18
Not sure if this was posted or not. As the galleries are now a bit messed up and I've lost the track of what images are already in a gallery, I'll be posting individual images for a while.
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A nice one. I'm still not familiar with the tricks of this stuff but when it works it makes some amazing images. This one is called "Almost Japanese". It's worth a post of its own instead of being buried inside a gallery that not everyone will see.
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This is now my favourite image. It's been a while since I made something new, but I really liked this one. It's so pretty that I decided to post it by itself. It's kind of a cheat, though as I've used an Apophysis script to create it with just a few tweaks. It looks wonderful and with a lot of details with its original 4000 pixels size. Might be included in my Zazzle prints sometime.
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Someone recently asked me if I sell prints of my image, and while doing a search for new places to print the images, I was browsing the art.com "abstract" category. Then just after a few clicks I found this image (click the link as I can't post the image here)…
… which immediately reminded me of this image from one of my galleries.
Yes, the "woman" is different, but at the same time it's very similar… mine is sort of "inspired" accidentally by the Abaporu anyway so…
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Four Lander students who will study in Korea this summer met with administrators recently to discuss arrangements. From left: Dr. Sung-Jae Park, Lander's interim dean for International Programs; students Rachel Piper of Greenville; Corbin Childs of Elberton, Ga.; Lane Riley of Greenwood; and Alexandria Beebe of Clover. At rear from left: Dr. Danny McKenzie, vice president of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Daniel Ball, Lander's president.
Lander president Daniel Ball and interim dean of International Programs Sung-Jae Park recently completed a trip to China and Korea where they signed memoranda of understanding with the heads of the seven institutions. Ball said he expects students from Korea to be enrolled at Lander in the fall.
The four students chosen for the summer program will spend most of July in Korea. They are: Alexandria Beebe, a sophomore from Clover majoring in Spanish and theatre; Corbin Childs of Elberton, Ga., a junior mass communication major; Rachel Piper of Greenville, a freshman English major, who said she plans to teach English in Korea or Japan; and Lane Riley of Greenwood, a junior majoring in Spanish and sociology.
The four were chosen from a group of Lander students who expressed an interest in the summer session at Dong-A. Park told them, "This is a great opportunity and a life-changing experience." He said they are Lander's first ambassadors to Korea.
They were encouraged to keep a journal during their stay and will be expected to write a report about their experiences when they return. The students will also earn course credits.
The four will be among students from 60 other countries attending the session in Busan, which is the second largest city in Korea. The curriculum will include classes on the Korean language, culture, business, politics and other topics with time set aside for touring and field trips.


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As anyone in my office (or my family) will tell you, I spend way too many hours with my eyes glued to my laptop screen. So I appreciate a good excuse to escape the virtual world and drop into the real one.
Last week I said "yes" to an invitation to attend an open house at the newly opened Children's Developmental Center at Easter Seals Southwest Human Development in Phoenix. This place, despite its big name, is all about little people. Specifically about understanding little people and what makes them tick.
The center is staffed by a team of professionals — in medicine, psychology, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and more — who combine their expertise to evaluate children for developmental delays or disabilities and collaborate to recommend interventions.
I stepped off the elevator to a spacious area with cheerful, lemon-colored walls above wooden pegboard paneling. A huge fish tank commanded attention in a waiting area at one end of the room, where pint-sized tables and chairs and a variety of toys welcomed young visitors.
I met people I have read about and admired for years, including Ginger Ward (founder of Southwest Human Development) and Daniel B. Kessler, M.D., a developmental and behavioral pediatrician with a long history at St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center who was recently named medical director of the Children's Developmental Center. I met Terrence Matteo, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist and director of the Children's Developmental Center, and had a chance to thank him for an article he wrote for our October magazine on helping babies sleep.
A sign pointed visitors down the hallway to "The playrooms." The center has four, each of which can be set up in specific ways to help the experts make assessments for issues that may be impeding a child's physical, intellectual, emotional or social development.
The first playroom was set up to evaluate children for autism. "What do you look for?" I asked.
"We look at the level of development of their play," Matteo told me. "Are they rigid in their play? Are they using items in a way not intended? Are they banging cars together [instead of "driving" them around the room]? Are they throwing the plates? Are they able to request toys? What's their level of social communication?" Such sessions are videotaped from a small, dark room behind a one-way glass window so that the multi-disciplinarian team of professionals can work together to make an assessment, and offer recommendations to the parents.
Another playroom was set up for feeding evaluations. Children who are referred to the center for such observation may be exhibiting anything from difficulty swallowing to muscle-related speech impediments. This room also has a one-way mirror behind which several professionals observe parents and their children interact.
The room is set up like a kitchen — with small tables and chairs, toy appliances and a variety of plastic foods scattered about on tabletops and counters. The experts watch to see what happens. Does the child show interest or apathy? Does the child play with the pretend food or avoid touching it? Does the parent engage in play, guiding it with inquisitive comments and gestures, or sit passively and watch? The smallest observations can help the professionals piece together the puzzle to help them understand why some children do not enjoy the process of eating and do not grow and thrive as they should.
Before they even get to this room, the family has undergone a home visit by one of the center's professionals so that interactions can be observed in the context of comfortable surroundings.
"With babies and young children, everything is so intertwined — parent, child, society, environment," Matteo says. "You don't want to look at the child in isolation."
This is is a time-intensive, ideal, "best practices" approach to early childhood development assessment and intervention — and it's not cheap. That's where Development Director Laura Chasko comes in. It is her job it is to seek grants and donations to support this work.
The center works with families to avoid or minimize out-of-pocket expenses through qualification for primary and secondary insurance reimbursement and DDD, AzEIP, or school district eligibility. Any out-of-pocket expenses are reviewed under a sliding fee scale consideration.
"Our goal is to serve 300 families each year," Laura told me. Right now, as they work to get the word out, there is not even a waiting list.
Learn more about the center's approach and scope of services here. And if you are worried about your child's development or behavior, contact the center at 602-468-3430 or email email@example.com.
Southwest Human Development is Arizona's largest nonprofit child development agency, providing programs and support for more than 135,000 children ages birth to 5 and their families. In addition to the Children's Developmental Center, the organization provides programs including the A.D.A.P.T Shop, the Birth to Five Helpline (which offers free advice 24/7), the Good Fit Counseling Center and more.
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Independent Lens: Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry
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Ai Weiwei is arguably the most internationally celebrated Chinese artist of the modern era. The inscrutable bearded visionary burst onto the scene with vast conceptual installations such as his eight million hand-painted ceramic sunflower seeds inside Tate Modern, and went on to design the iconic Bird's Nest stadium for the Beijing Olympics.
But at heart, Ai Weiwei is a troublemaker with a serious agenda: to challenge the oppression of the Chinese people by their government with rebellious and irreverent gestures. His activism has cost him his freedom repeatedly, but he never seems to lose his childlike approach to serious dissidence executed with a wink.


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Fort Lewis College to offer new wine tasting series
Fort Lewis College Continuing Educations new Wine Tasting Series will be taught by sommelier Alan Cuenca on Wednesday evenings.
Each class session will begin with a lecture followed by guided tastings. Wine Fundamentals will be held Feb. 13, 20 and 27, Old World/New World Wines on March 13, Pinot Noir Wines on March 20 and Spanish Wines on March 27.
The cost includes wines, James Ranch aged Belford cheese, crackers, apples and the necessary accoutrements. The cost is $199 for the entire series, or classes are available separately at costs ranging from $39 to $139. Advance registration is required.
To register, call 247-7385 or visit www.fortlewis.edu/ContinuingEd.
Animas High School announces programs
Animas High School announces these programs:
Enrollment for the 2013-14 school year is open. Students interested in enrolling at AHS can find an online intent to enroll form at www.animashighschool.com/intent.php.
There are numerous opportunities for potential students and their families to learn more about the school. Information nights, weekly tours and student shadow experiences have begun.
Information Night Sessions will be held from 5 to 6:30 Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 on campus.
Student Shadow Experiences are available to students Fridays throughout the month. Shadow space is limited. For more information or to schedule an experience, call 247-2474 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Parent Advisory Committee will meet at noon Monday at Doughworks, 2653 Main Ave.
Durango Mountain Resort Locals Day will benefit AHS on Sunday. Tickets are $40 for adults, $32 for students/seniors, and $25 for children. People must present a Locals Day coupon to get discounted tickets. Coupons will be available in early February on the AHS website, AHS Quill, and The Durango Telegraph.
There will be no school Feb. 18 and 19.
Semester Two Student Led Conferences will be held Feb. 27.
Mountain Middle School offering enrollment lottery
Families interested in attending Mountain Middle School have until 11:59 p.m. Friday to enter their childs name in the lottery for next school year, 2013-14.
With the start of each school year, 56 new sixth-graders are accepted. Because the school is a public charter school, all students are welcome to put their names in the lottery and attend. There are no geographic boundaries. Available seats in seventh- and eighth-grade are more uncertain. In those grades, new openings only occur by the withdrawal of an existing student.
Once the lottery enrollment period is closed, new names are added to the bottom of the waiting-list. Another way to earn a lottery-exempt seat is through volunteer hours.
For more information, visit www.mountainmiddleschool.org or call 828-5600.
Latino College Day slated for Feb. 16 at Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis College will host its annual Latino College Day from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 16 in the student union ballroom.
Participants will engage and get to know other students, faculty and alumni from the Hispanic community. Participants will be part of Skyhawk Saturday in the morning and will participate in scheduled workshops and campus tours until 12:30 p.m., when Latino College Day begins with a Latino student panel during lunch in the dining hall to be followed by a look at the new Hispano center.
Workshops in the afternoon include topics such as exploring cultural identity, information about financial aid and scholarship assistance as well as an opportunity to fill out applications and have the application fee waived. Gas stipends for visitors will be provided by the Ballantine Family Fund grant.
For more information, call 247-7290 from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, or register at www.fortlewis.edu/latinocollegeday.
Scholarships available to graduating seniors
The Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence will offer six separate scholarships this year for high school seniors graduating from Durango High School, Durango Big Picture School and the DeNier Center.
Scholarships were donated by the Durango School District Administrative Team, the Brinton Family, the sons of Mary Ruth Bowman, the family of Tom Hartney, the Newbold and Zink Family Funds, Sachs Construction LLC as well as the DFEE Board of Trustees.
For criteria and application information, visit www.dfee.net, email email@example.com or call 385-1491. The application deadline is April 1. Winners will be announced at the Durango High School Awards Night in May.
Drivers education class to be offered Feb. 18-21
Four Corners Safety Association will offer the next 30-hour drivers education class from Feb. 18 to 21.
The cost for the class plus the six hours of driving required by the state is $385. Classes are limited to 25 students.
For more information and registration, call Tim Cunningham at 375-1230.
Touchpoints training is coming in March
The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County announces an upcoming Touchpoints Individual Level Training three-day seminar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1, 8 and 15 for professionals who work with young children and families.
Touchpoints is a practical approach for enhancing the competence of parents and building strong family-child relationships from before birth through the earliest years, laying the foundation for childrens healthy development. The registration deadline is Feb. 22.
To register, email Heather Hawk at email@example.com; call 247-5960, ext. 20; or visit www.ecclaplata.org.
College Goal Saturday to be held at FLC on Feb. 16
Fort Lewis College will offer College Goal Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 16 in Reed Library on campus.
The aim is to provide families with free professional guidance about ways to pay for college, specifically how to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA must be completed for a student to receive any type of financial aid, including grants, work study, student loans and many scholarships.
Students are encouraged to submit their FAFSA as early as they can to receive as much financial aid as possible. Families are encouraged to bring their 2012 federal tax records and Social Security numbers to the event.
For more information, call Marianne Gurule at 247-7101 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Durango High School to host expo for eighth-graders
The Durango High School Expo, an event for eighth-grade students in Durango and their families, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the school.
Participants will have an opportunity to explore a variety of elective options and decide which Small Learning Community is best. Options include: Atlas, Basecamp, Big Picture or DaVinci. Attendees also will receive an informational brochure, including the Small Learning Community selection form and application, and have a chance to speak to teachers within each community. Selection forms are due by Feb. 15.
Bullying seminar to be held Saturday
Durango School District, Mountain Middle School and Animas High School will present a seminar about bullying Saturday at Fort Lewis Colleges Concert Hall.
The doors will open at 8 a.m. Mark Hyatt, president and CEO of Character Education Partnership; Daniel Snowberger, superintendent of Durango School District; Michael Ackerman, head of school of Animas High School; and Jackie Oros, head of school of Mountain Middle School will talk about how bullying is addressed in the community.
Gifted/Talented Advisory meeting set for Thursday
A Gifted/Talented Advisory meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Escalante Middle School Media Center.
The group works to revise and improve gifted/talented services throughout Durango School District. The public is welcome.
Riverview Elementary School to host musical performance
Riverview Elementary Schools first-grade students will perform a collection of songs about the weather from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Riverview Media Center.
Riverview families and friends are invited.
For more information, call Shannon Fontenot at 247-3862.
Parenting class to be held at Animas Valley Elementary
A six-week Love and Logic Parenting Class will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays from Feb. 27 to April 3 in the counselors office at Animas Valley Elementary School.
The fee for the class is $35 for single parents or $40 per couple, which includes a parent handbook, child care and snacks. Scholarships are available.
Child care provider Cody Reinheimer will offer creative playtime with the children. A portion of the childrens time will be devoted to exploring a series of activities called Compassionate Communication for Kids based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg in the area of nonviolent communication.
The playtime will include communication games, role playing, puppetry and more, with the intention of helping children identify, feel and communicate their emotions, while also developing the ability to empathize with others emotions.
For more information, call Barbara Frontella at 247-0124, ext. 3423.
School Based Health Centers survey available to community
Durango residents can share what they think about School Based Health Centers in Durango by taking a survey.
This survey has a short video explanation about how the health centers operate and what they provide. To take the survey, click on the Bighorn App on Durango School Districts Facebook page.
Durango schools to close for winter break, Feb. 18-22
Durango School District schools will be closed Feb. 18-22 for winter break.
Durango High School choirs to host fundraisers for trip
The choirs at Durango High School have been accepted to perform at Disneyland during the schools April break.
The choirs are raising money to help pay for the approximately $20,000 cost of the trip. The choir will host a community night from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wendys, 1840 Main Ave.
Mountain Middle to host gala fundraiser Friday
Mountain Middle School will host its second annual Valentines Gala Fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave.
The event will feature live and silent auctions, student glee performances, heavy hors doeuvres and Pomegranate Sweetheart Martinis. Tickets are $75 in advance and $80 at the door. They are available for purchase at Mountain Middle School, 108 West 31st St., or at www.mountainmiddleschool.org.
For more information, call 769-8449.
Sunnyside competes in academic competition
Students from many states and several countries competed Jan. 23 in the 48th fifth- and sixth-grade Knowledge Master Open academic competition.
The Sunnyside Elementary School team, made up of four fourth-grade students, competed with fifth-graders. In the fifth-grade division, the team of Jake Genualdi, Sam Johnson, Lily Longan and Gage Moenning placed second in Colorado. Out of 175 schools nationally, the team ranked 97th overall.
Contest results and example questions are available at www.greatauk.com.
DHS Robotics Club to compete in Denver
The Durango High School Robotics Club will visit Denver in February to compete in the first Tech Challenge game Ring It Up.
The students involved have designed and built the robot during the last five months to play a vertical tic-tac-toe. They have learned and written programs for the robot using the programing language RobotC. There is an autonomous and driver-controlled portion of the competition.
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UPDATE: Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder said Patterson will remain at Lehigh Valley Hospital overnight for observation, but that he is stable and asymptomatic. "He wants to come back to training camp," he said. Burkholder said it's standard protocol to keep someone overnight who has suffered a seizure.
They are running further tests on the defensive tackle, including an MRI of his brain. "The only thing we've ruled out is that he didn't have any bleeding in his brain or anything like that," Burkholder said.
After Patterson collapsed, there was blood in his mouth. But Burkholder said it was the result of Patterson biting his tongue when he had the seizure.
BETHLEHEM -- Eagles defensive lineman Mike Patterson flopped down on his back near the start of line drills at training camp this morning, apparently convulsing. Head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder quickly moved to stabilize Patterson's neck and clear his airway. Patterson was moving his arms, but never got off the turf, as teammates gathered around and an ambulance was summoned. Patterson eventually was loaded into the ambulance on the field, and taken to Lehigh Valley Medical Center.
Eagles coach Andy Reid and Burkholder later said Patterson had suffered a seizure but was alert and stable at the hospital, undergoing tests and texting with the training staff.
It was not an especially warm morning at Lehigh; the temperature was 80 degrees at 10 a.m., about half an hour after Patterson collapsed. He went down without any apparent contact, as a drill was about to start. Defensive end Trent Cole yelled "what the hell are y'all doing?" as Patterson went into an apparent seizure. It wasn't clear whether Cole was under the impression an offensive lineman had done something to Patterson, or if he was just impatient for the training staff to get to him.
A source with knowledge of the situation said Patterson was being treated for deyhydration.
Patterson, who turns 28 next month, was the Eagles' first-round draft pick in 2005. He has played in 95 Eagles games, more than anyone on the current roster -- a fact Patterson was unaware of until a reporter told him earlier this week.
Fellow defensive tackle Trevor Laws had just left practice on a cart after suffering a hop felxor injury.
More to come.


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Now Open!
Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop
After several years of dreaming, brainstorming, fundraising, relocating, and updating we are proud to announce that the Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop (OFHPS) is now open!
Many thanks to Park Historian Lee Whittlesey, photographers Tom Murphy and Wim Kolk, author Frank Goodyear, NPS staff, and YPF staff and volunteers who made our week of grand opening festivities memorable. The OFHPS features:
Since opening on the 23rd of June, we've received great feedback from visitors. Here are some of our successes.
Average number of visitors: 500 per day
Average number of photos taken: 150 per day
Most frequently asked question: When does Old Faithful go off next?
Money raised for Yellowstone: YPF raised just over $5,100 in donations during the first two weeks of operations!
Most touching and surprising OFHPS visitor during our grand opening week: John Englebreit of Minnesota hopped on a plane, rented a car and came to the Park to attend our grand opening. He explained that he worked in the photo shop in the 1960s and had fond memories of that time. He presented YPF with an original Haynes sign that Mrs. Haynes had given him from the OFHPS when it closed. It will be displayed at the entry of the shop for all to see and appreciate.
From our Facebook Page: "I was honored and very excited to realize that my trip to Yellowstone actually coincided with the grand opening of the Haynes Photo Shop! We were in the Old Faithful area for the first days' festivities. It is SO well done. For anyone who has not been there, it's all quite hands-on, even for the kids. Loved the area where you pull out drawers to reveal 'surprises' (usually old photographic equipment). And there is an area where you can take your own picture and send it off to friends and family. Awesome!" -- Patricia Lynn Cogan
Please stop in and visit the Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop and say hello to the staff the next time you visit Yellowstone! This exciting new resource is located on the pedestrian walkway near Old Faithful, and is open every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through September 30. For more information, phone 307.545.9001.


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OT - 9-17-12 Tigers vs White Sox. Must win for Tigers
Must win game for Tigers and a crucial game for White Sox. Tigers will either be one game back or 3 games back after today
Fister matching up with Quintana
Tigers up 3-0 in the 3rd, but these Sox are tough, and now have bases loaded with one out to start the bottom 3


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Greetings from Boston! I'm here attending the Eastern Penny Arcade Expo on the lookout for new and upcoming Android games. The good news is, I might have found a few.
I had some hands-on time with Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack from Be-Rad Entertainment. Be-Rad Entertainment is known for the iOS game Lame Castle and were asked to work on a Serious Sam game by publisher Devolver Digital.
Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack features an interesting twist: Rather than playing as the series' hero, Serious Sam, you play as one of the screaming, headless, kamikaze bombers. (Yes, screaming, despite being headless.) Kamikaze Attack is an auto-runner style of game where you jump and kick incoming bombs and rockets in attempt to take down Sam, himself.
I talked with the developer, Bradley Johnson, who told me that the game, developed using Unity, is coming to Android. We also discussed new modes of play and the inclusion of OpenFeint.
I really enjoyed playing Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack and will be following its development to keep you all updated.
Another game I looked at is Machine Gun Jetpack from Halfbrick.
Halfbrick are known for Fruit Ninja on Android, as well as their other outings for iOS devices and Raskulls for Xbox Live Arcade.
Machine Gun Jetpack features Barry Steakfries in another adventure. This time, in an auto-runner style game with a machine gun that functions like a jetpack. The longer you touch the screen, the higher Barry will go.
You'll have to dodge obstacles, take out enemies and collect coins to spend on in-game items like top-hats, double-shields and more! You'll also come across vehicle pick-ups such as a gravity suit, a giant mech suit and the "Crazy Freaking Teleporter."
The gameplay is simple and easy to learn, but offers plenty of extras to keep it different from similar games in the same genre.
I spoke with Phil Larsen, Marketing Director for Halfbrick, about the possibility of Machine Gun Jetpack also coming to Android. He told me that, currently, their focus is on getting the game running properly on iOS before they can get to porting it. Still, a slim chance is better than no chance at all.
While the presence of Android is barely felt here at Penny Arcade Expo, keep in mind that iOS games are almost just as rare. Things can only get better, however, especially as Android devices continue to grow in popularity. As for me, it's only Day 2 here at PAX, and I have plenty more games to see.


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Well I'll let you know what happens.
Was hoping someone would have been through this to get an idea but guess we're not in that common of a situation.
My 9th payment is July 15th so hopefully I can find out then.
I'm not being garnished since I started my rehab and was self employed before moving to Colorado. I initiated the rehab once I started working here. At the time they didn't even know what state I was in. However my Federal returned was garnished even though I was 4 months into the rehab at the time. State wasn't touched.
One thing I don't like is how 95% of all my payments are towards interest and fees. I'm in an agreement that my fees would drop off and my interest would be reduced once rehab is complete. But if I was responsible 12 years ago I wouldn't be in this situation.
Hopefully I can have a deducible on these payments since it's nearly all interest next years return.
hey just wondering how you got your loans into rehab? Mine are currently being garnished out of my wages, i owe approx 10K in student loans. I'd love to do this loan rehab especailly now that i have a great job and extra income! i screwed up my credit pretty badly and my husband will be getting out of the military next year and we need to buy a house but my FICO score is LOW LOW LOW mostly due to these darn student loans i screwed up on. Any advice? thanks!
Just call them company that has your loans up and tell them you want to rehab the loans. They will give you a figure that you will have to pay (in addition) to your garnishment amount., probably around 100 for you...although I may be off. Your garnishment will not stop until your 9 payments are finished (in some cases 10) and your loans are picked up.
tburns, they are going to garnish your federal until you satisfy the rehab. I just made my last payment on 6/7 and called NCO, the firm I did the rehab with. They are now forwarding the proof of my 9 consecutive payments to the US Dept Of Ed and by the week of 7/7 I can start calling the Treasury Dept to see if I am still on their list of loan defaults. As soon as I come off that list, I can file my 2010 taxes (for which I applied for a 6 month extension). Then the long awaited effect on my reports occurs, and I hope its really big.
Also, all of my payments went toward interest and fees, which is why anyone looking to rehab should negotiate the lowest payment they can, even if you have to throw a little BS in there. Before you speak and negotiate a number, take a pen and paper, assume you make $300 a week and break down your bills so it looks like you have little extra cash flow. This may seem shady, but when you finish making your payments, the interest and penalties are removed anyway, so it is just money pissed to the wind. Nine payments is nine payments, period.
There are six negative "collections" tradelines on my reports, it is supposed to all consolidate into one that should say should have an age of 15 years. Hopefully this is all true, I just wish we could get someone to reply with some solid facts. Looks like I'll have to be that someone, I'm only about 45 days away from it happening.
I'm looking forward to your info personally.
My 9th payment is 7/15. I'm hoping that they do age my new TL to '99. Until last summer I didn't worry too much about my credit just thought it was trashed due to the SL.Once I checked my CR after the move and saw it was completely blank with no SL at all I dug up a collection letter and asked for rehab. I was hoping that I could avoid the student loan coming back and hurting me before rehab was complete. To that end I think I succeeded. Eight on time payments and no negatives on my CR.
However, since I started building my credit I now have AAoA at 2 months with the oldest being 8 months. So if they do put a new TL dating back to '99 with pays as agreed then I'll be a very happy camper
I also agree with you on negotiating lowest possible payments for rehab. I actually just let them tell my what I'll be paying. Looking back now I could have probably got a much lower payment and saved thousands since the fees and interest will be cut soon anyways.
I'm hoping for a decent deducible next years taxes since most of all these payments were interest along with 100% of my '10 return
Hello. Recently I began rehabing my loans. While Rehabilitation was very straight forward for many of you, for me it was a crooked path. Student Loan Rehabiliation - I have read everything I could find on it. In Psychology there is this thing called "replacement" where you swap one self destructive behavior or addiction for a possitive "healthy addiction". That's me. I had was the worst storybook case you could imagine.
Trade lines from 94 to 99 then more later
One set with one creditor
another with another
Some on the books, (showing on FICO) others dropped off
First set of trade lines - 9th payment made - did all the things I was told - 9 months later, letter.... then another saying my loan was picked up- about 2 weeks later
19th of the month...
by the 1st of this month, all the stuff is gone from credit - vanished
next week or so it should show as multiple trade lines all with paid as required and a backdate
The second set of loans is worse. Even more money. Even more trade lines.
However it is not on my credit.
I was told this did not matter by US Department of Ed phone - they said because of one organization closing it out and sending to another, then another, then another, and then finally another that this is all an attempt at finding and getting payment on the loans. One set was with DCS and then not, and then a week later back again after they found me and were working with me....
Anyway I had 12 other unpaid items
I got 7 paid
now all that remains is housekeping on 5 neg items
6 inquirees that are about to drop off
and allllll these trade lines that are going to get possitive
so thats whats happening now... will update later.
I do appologize. After the accident I have difficulty sometimes sentence forming. Sorry.
Anyway if the contest was based on most improvement, I will win.
thats fine...my only question is this... when you finished the rehab and the tradelines showed pays as agreed, did it still show that you were late and have a date that it would fall off of your report, or were there no negatives at all?
Rehab only deletes late payments from the time it went into a "Collections" status, according to Sallie Mae as of yesterday. Basically that means no matter what you will always have about 10 months of late payments. When my rehab was done all my accounts went to Paid In Full/Paid Through Insurance, all lates deleted except 10. Most of those accounts hit DoLA so I am having them removed.


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Margaret V. Sachs
A.B., J.D., Harvard University
Securities Regulation
Securities Litigation & Enforcement
Corporations Seminar
Margaret V. Sachs retired from the University of Georgia School of Law faculty as the holder of the Robert Cotten Alston Chair in Corporate Law at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. She taught courses in securities law and corporations. A native of Washington, D.C., she joined the School of Law faculty in 1990. Her principal academic interest is in the area of securities litigation, in which she has published a number of articles. She is the author (with Donna M. Nagy and Richard W. Painter) of the first casebook on securities litigation and enforcement, the third edition of which was published by West in 2011.
Sachs earned both her bachelor's degree and law degree from Harvard University. Upon graduation, she clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and practiced briefly with a large Wall Street law firm. She is a member of the American Law Institute.
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Centrally located within the resort and with plenty of facilities nearby, Bellaluz is ideal for families and groups of friends. These popular apartments are built around a central plaza which contains shops, a pharmacy and a number of restaurants and bars.
There is a large swimming pool with a poolside bar which is open during the summer months. The large terrace area and gardens also boast a separate pool for children.
This ground floor apartment is accessed via 12 steps, and has a lovely extended dining room at the rear which opens to a south west facing terrace. This accommodation offers great value for money, is air conditioned throughout, and wireless internet access is also included in the price.
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Robert Kaplan was with the First Battalion of the Fifth Marine Regiment when it led the Marines into Falluja; his account, titled "The Real Story of Fallujah," is riveting. Kaplan's main focus, though, is on the public relations side of the war. I agree with all that he says:
We live in a world of burning visual images: As Marines assaulted Fallujah, the administration should have been holding dramatic slide shows for the public, of the kind that battalion and company commanders were giving their troops, explaining how this or that particular mosque was being militarily used, and how much was being done to avoid destroying them, at great risk to Marine lives. Complaining about the slanted coverage of Al-Jazeera–as administration officials did–was as pathetic as Jimmy Carter complaining that Soviet Communist Party boss Leonid Brezhnev had lied to him. Given its long-standing track record, how else could Al-Jazeera have been expected to report the story? [I would say, likewise, how else could the American television networks have been expected to report on Fallujah?] You had the feeling that the Pentagon was reacting; not anticipating.
And had the administration adequately explained to the public about what the Marines were doing after Fallujah, there might have been less disappointment and mystification about quitting the fight there. But instead of a gripping storyline to compete with that of the global media's, spokesmen for the White House, Pentagon, Coalition Provisional Authority and the Baghdad-based military coalition, in their regular briefings about events in Iraq, continue to feed the public insipid summaries, with little visual context, that have all the pungency of watery gruel.
Without a communications strategy that gives the public the same sense of mission that a company captain imparts to his noncommissioned officers, victory in warfare nowadays is impossible. Looking beyond Iraq, the American military needs battlefield doctrine for influencing the public in the same way that the Army and the Marines already have doctrine for individual infantry tasks and squad-level operations (the Ranger Handbook, the Fleet Marine Force Manual, etc.).
The centerpiece of that doctrine must be the flattening out of bureaucratic hierarchies within the Defense Department, so that spokesmen can tap directly into the experiences of company and battalion commanders and entwine their smell-of-the-ground experiences into daily briefings. Nothing is more destructive for the public-relations side of warfare than field reports that have to make their way up antiquated, Industrial Age layers of command, diluting riveting stories of useful content in the process. Journalists with little knowledge of military history or tactics and with various agendas to peddle can go directly to lieutenants and sergeants, yet the very spokesmen of these soldiers and Marines themselves–even through their aides–seem unable to do so.
The American public can accept 50 casualties per week if the path to some sort of success is convincingly laid out. If it isn't, the public won't accept even two casualties per week. It could not be helped that the shame of My Lai, as awful as it was, should have been allowed to blot out American heroism at places like Hue: The phenomenon of the media as we know it was new back then. But if the stain of Abu Ghraib, for example, is not placed in its rightful perspective against everything else that soldiers and Marines are doing in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Colombia and many other places in the War on Terrorism, then it won't be the media's fault alone.
All I can say is, Amen. We are long past the point where the fact that the vast majority of the American media care much more about defeating a Republican President than about winning the war can be a surprise to anyone. The administration needs to play the hand it's been dealt, and if it is incapable of mounting a decent public relations effort, it deserves to lose.


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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:31 am
Post subject: maltodextrin headache
I don't know the medical implications of how maltodextrin causes headaches, but I know with 100% certainty that I get massive headaches whenever I consume products with it. It may be it's connection to MSG, as I also get headaches from MSG. I drank a Kemper's Rootbeer, not knowing that it contained maltodextrin and I instantly got a headache that lasted all day. These companies should consider that there are millions of people that are adversly affected by maltodextrin.
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:02 am
Post subject: Yeah Thor I understand the MSG issue - I'm radically severe
Read your post about your wife and saw the various responses.
Back in 1968, before anyone knew about MSG and while I was feeding it to my mother and adding it to foods because the taste seemed more alive, my folks and I went out to a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn NY and I noticed people there were tired (heads on tables etc). While I was finishing the 1st course soup, suddenly and violently I felt as if my head was simultaneously in a vice, my eyes popping out, my ear drums imploding, and I was taking off in a rocket. In moments I lunged out of my seat and was on the ground. Little did I know, while this was happening, my sister and my mother were going through some form of reaction like mine.
A year later, "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" with publication in "Science" of a study done at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in which baby Rhesus monkeys were fed exactly 4 times the amount in ONE jar of Gerber baby food and a "nucleus" in the hypothalamus of the brain (the brain stem) had the entire region controlling appetite completely destroyed by the MSG. Published! And the food industry went into a panic, withdrawing baby food and so on that contained MSG.
I know immediately when I have the stuff. I am the liability that you take with you when I am the guest at the Asian restaurant and I NEVER have the soup. Yeah - when they say "we don't use it", they are not usually telling you they are using spices that may have it blended in. They just don't use it by itself.
It is easy to tell you've had some - just notice if the flavor is more "alive" than logic says and, more importantly, notice if the flavor LINGERS for more than a few seconds or minute. Flavors don't on their own. But somehow the MSG stimulates our taste buds to keep the flavor going. Even enhancing it.
Before I had that reaction, I always noticed that when I went to Chinese restaurants I felt sweaty. I also notice that people why "say" they don't react, have also noticed that they sometimes think that they feel hotter in Chinese restaurants and have noticed the sweat, thinking they were just warmer places! hehehe Yeah - in a perverse way!
I spent an entire year after the experience having daily repeat episodes - like hallucinogenic flash backs. I would do anything to find a way to tire myself out enough to somehow pass through the drifting place without noticing it, because drifting triggered the response.
FUnny thing is that was just a precursor. Many years later starting in the mid-to-late 90's, I started picking up other allergies - gluten and dairy. Gluten makes my head ring, get foggy, and make my body feel rusty. Dairy causes my muscles, joints, tendons to get painful.
Good news!? I eat incredibly healthy! Deal with some issues. But have slowly moved, through awareness, into an organic diet with high Omega 3's, no gluten, home-made bread from rice and millet flours (yummy!), a fannow of Elana's Pantry - you have to go there on line! - and love Coconut Milk ice creams, yogurts, beverage (thank you Turtle Creek and Coconut Bliss! and Whole Foods!) and so my life is far from the norm ("I can't take you anywhere"). Thai restaurants are often very safe - but you need to check first.
I check all ingredient listings! Know all the MSG pseudonyms! The list goes on. I sometimes wonder if I am nuts! That I'm creating this and could uncreate it. But haven't yet figured out how to uncreate this cause the penalty always seems too great.
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:44 am
Post subject: Maltodextrin Reaction
Hi everyone,
I normally don't post on blogs but when I found the original post about someone experiencing a reaction to Maltodextrin, I felt compelled to add my two cents.
For many years I suffered from daily attacks of nausea and panic attacks. I was brought to many doctors and after extensive testing, I was diagnosed with IBS. As far as I'm concerned, IBS is a general diagnosis that is given to patients who have a problem but the doctors don't know what it is. Thank goodness it is not life threatening, but it is not very pleasant to say the least. To make a long story short, one day in January, about a year and a half ago, I came down with a nasty cold. My husband brought me a large container of chicken soup from Whole Foods. I downed the whole thing that night. Within moments I felt like I had come down with a horrible stomach flu with an added symptom of an anxiety attack that wouldn't go away. I was in such a bad state, that my husband drove me quite a distance so that my parents could watch over me while he went to work. It wasn't until the next day that I started coming back to normalcy. I was beyond curious as to what it was that gave me some a reaction. So, I went to Whole Foods and looked at the ingredients of the chicken soup I had eaten and found Maltodextrin listed. It was the only artificial ingredient so I concluded that it was the culprit. From them on, I read every nutrition label and eliminated anything that had maltodextrin. I am happy and relieved to say that my nausea and anxiety attacks have gone away. I don't know why I have this reaction. Yes, it is a pain to always do research before going out to a restaurant. But, I am eating much healthier and cooking more which probably saves money
Good luck to all of you who have the same issue to either maltodextrin or anything else.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:06 am
Post subject: Maltodextrin Reaction
I too am sensitive to Maltodextrin. With age, I've had increased allergies & sensitivities to food. I began having a severe GI reaction- severe flatulence and diarrhea, uncontrollable, including lack of bowel control & leaking. My Pharmacist stated, "Are you sure? They're adding maltodextrin to everything, and he is correct." I don't know about the flavor enhancer thing nor low fat because they've added it to all the multivitamins. I have the same problem from Malitol and Sucralose (Splenda).
I had a brief casual chat with a woman at our local Cooperative Extension who stated she has the same issue. I've read and she verified that Maltodextrin is causing a reaction in people with Spastic Colon/Irritable Bowel/IBS. I had been diagnosed with this when in my teens but dietary changes and lifestyle changes resolved it.
All literature states Maltodextrin is safe and non-reactive for human consumption. There is a smattering of people around the internet looking for answers and reporting the same issue. Organic and natural food generally do not contain Maltodextrin. Eating out is difficult and I am horribly worried about institutional food- being hospitalized, a nursing home when I'm older, jail, God forbid. Good luck.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:28 pm
Post subject: ...another voice singing maltodextrin blues - cont.
Sorry I hit a wrong key and I may have posted an incomplete message.
Over the years I have had to do major sleuthing to discover food ingredients that make me react as if I had just consumed milk protein, to which I am allergic. My BAD list now includes anything with an lact- both milk (lactose) and non-milk substances (such as sodium steroyl lactylate, a very common dough conditioner). Also on the list are aspartame as well as bananas and annato. The most recent addition to my list is maltodextrin. By far, it is the worst of the offending additives for me and it is the most difficult to avoid in daily life.
I have no idea what might be similar about these various substances that could cause such common reaction. Anyone have any insights? Thanks.
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Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:24 pm
Post subject: sick
Iwas very interested in reading the posts about MSG's and maltodextrins.
I have a niece who has been diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome-vomiting and stomach pain. The doctors can not help her. I feel that her body is allergic to something she is eating. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:11 pm
Post subject: maltodextrin blues
I wonder if your wife has the same allergies that I have.
I have an allergy to wheat only when eaten in combination with salicilyates.
I am also allergic to soy.
Maltodextrin can be made out of wheat.
MSG is made out of soy.
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 11:00 pm
Post subject: Re: sick
cookaholic55 wrote:
Iwas very interested in reading the posts about MSG's and maltodextrins.
I have a niece who has been diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome-vomiting and stomach pain. The doctors can not help her. I feel that her body is allergic to something she is eating. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?
I would have her tested for delayed food sensitivities -- and just plain allergies. Maybe you've done that already...
As for maltodextrin -- since it's most often made from corn (and sometimes potatoes) the reaction people are having could be due to the molds that are so common with corn and potatoes.
And Splenda? That should be outlawed, yet it's even in BABY food. It's made from sugar...and CHLORINE.
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:02 am
Post subject: Re: sick
cookaholic55 wrote:
. . . .And Splenda? That should be outlawed, yet it's even in BABY food. It's made from sugar...
and CHLORINE
So is table salt!
Artificial sweeteners will do less damage to your body than sugar.
As with most things, some degree of moderation is the key.
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Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 2:16 pm
Post subject: msg and maltodextrin
Last night I fixed a great meal for my husband and I which included fish and veggies. I almost always use fresh veggies but for some reason I used a bag of frozen that already had some "pepper seasoning". Immediately after finishing the meal I knew I was in trouble. It felt like my food had morphed into an alien! I was sick from 7 pm til 3:30 am. At one point I realized there must have been some msg because my reaction was so violent. I had my husband get me two benadryl as I was laying on the bathroom floor with hives. It gave me relief within about 10 min. but I still had to "get rid of the alien". This morning I looked at the bag and it said Maltodextrin and other spices. I hate when I feel this way because I'm worthless all night and then wiped out all the next day. Thanks for the info on maltodextrin--I'm sure fresh and natural is the only way to go to avoid this, but it sure is difficult when I entertain or go out with friends.
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:04 pm
Post subject: Maltodextrin discussion
Maltodextrin kills my digestive system - plain & simple. I thought I had a disease - diarhea, cramping for over 2 months. After tests & doctor visits couldn't diagnose my problem, I started looking around the house. I finally discovered that a nutrional supplement I was using had recently changed it's ingredients (keep checking those labels!). The new formula's second ingredient was maltodextrin. After 1 week w/out it, I was cured.
I've since learned that maltodextrin is a main ingredient in many diet products. Well I guess if everything you eat leaves your body in a matter of minutes, that would help you lose weight! It's frustrating to see so many food products labeled "low fat", only to have the fat replaced with bad ingredients, like synthetically manufactured ingredients like maltodextrin (yes, it does have a natural beginning, but that's where the "natural" part ends). Lowfat cream cheese, cookies, peanut butter - all contain maltodextrine. It's cheap - so the food companies push it as healthy!
Please do the world a favor & eat real food! Good fats are just that - good for you! Good carbs are good carbs. The chemical companies have done a great job of brain-washing us into thinking their products are healthy. Don't buy it. Eat well & exercise - that's all you need to remember.
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:29 am
Post subject: Maltodextrin
Two years ago I quickly developed an allergy to corn, possibly to wheat, and maybe to dairy. I get
hives all over my body immediately after I eat anything that has corn in it, but corn on the cob is OK (so I have wondered off and on if it's something in processed corn products that I'm actually allergic to). I can eat some breads, but not others. Bread often has corn products in it. Dairy seems to be OK most of the time, since I have it every day, but I've also been wondering about it.
My reactions started with daily swollen and uncomfortable lips, then my throat began closing up when I had brazil nuts. I avoided the nuts, but the hives came next. Every single night I had giant hives, and swollen itchy feet. It took some time to figure out it was corn and that I was reacting to a drink I was having every night with high fructose corn syrup in it.
For the past couple of years I have been avoiding corn and mostly avoiding wheat, but all of a sudden I've been getting hives and swollen lips and feet regularly again. I have had a few processed foods lately, and one that I very obviously reacted to was a grocery-store rotisserie chicken. I ate it over a few days and noticed I reacted to the spices on the skin but not the chicken itself. It turns out those spices included MALTODEXTRIN -- the third to last ingredient. Because it seemed the only questionable ingredient, I looked it up and found all of your posts. Wow! You may have helped me finally, and once and for all, find the culprit. Thank you so much!
I will now avoid all corn products, maltodextrin, MSG, and "natural flavors."
One last thing: I have rheumatoid arthritis, and if you look at the foods most commonly associated with being the cause or a contributing factor of the disease -- corn is number one.
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:22 pm
Post subject: Maltodextrin
I generally eat well; a while back I bought some apple juice at walmart. I had a glass of this juice yesterday afternoon. A couple hours later I was so tired I had to lay down. I figure I fell asleep about 6pm I just woke up I slept 16 hours. Since it was the only unusual thing I had ingested I looked at the ingredients for the apple juice. It had to be some kind reaction to maltodextrin. I usually read labels in this case it said not from concentrate apple juice on the front, so I assumed it was just apple juice.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:20 pm
Post subject: Maltodextrin Intolerance
I'm not sure of the problem but the propogandizing regarding MALTODEXTRIN INTOLERANCE runs deep.
I do have other food intolerances but am not corn. I began having extreme GI reactions to maltodextrin - not as severe as others who react immediately but several hours following ingestion of small amounts. My symptoms include extreme flatulence, diarrhea and rectal irritation resulting in a very bloody, excoriated rectal area. This is following ingestion of a small amount on one occasion only. Regular consumption causes the same flatulence with severe diarrhea and frequent oozing of stool. Exercise makes matters worse. During the onset of symptoms and recognition of the problem I ran a half marathon. I did not stop to use the bathroom as soon as I should have. When I did stop and had massive diarrhea, the entire perineal area was bloody and raw, abraded and mixed with sweat, blood, and stool. I walked awhile and did finally finish the race. I was in excruciating pain and unable to bathe for several days. My doctor had no idea what to do. I bathed with Avino, kept the area clean and used some hydrocort as directed but that didn't help much.Sorry for the graphic details. I felt they should be stated.
There appear to be desperate attempts to whitewash the symptoms some people are having with maltodextrin intolerance. As a Pharmacist told me - "They are adding it to everything." Indeed they are. Purchasing food is very difficult and frustrating. Doctors refuse to believe what they are told.
Maltodextrin is sucralose and SPLENDA brand is sucralose is maltodextrin. Organic and health foods often are free of maltodextrin, but labels must be read to be certain. Maltodextrin is found in a majority of vitamins today, meats, just about anything processed. I don't understand why.
I plan to start a Facebook group called Maltodextrin Intolerance, if anyone is interested in joining. I am curious how many of us there are. The problem needs to be recognized and accepted, not whitewashed to protect the food industry. I myself am afraid. I do not feel that an institution could handle the diet I need (also dairy allergy/lactose intolerant and yeast bread intolerance causing Asthmatic Bronchitis). I am told there are no Allergists in my area who deal with food allergy. I'm on my own here.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:16 am
Post subject: Re: Maltodextrin Intolerance
Guest SW wrote:
Maltodextrin is sucralose and SPLENDA brand is sucralose is maltodextrin. Organic and health foods often are free of maltodextrin, but labels must be read to be certain. Maltodextrin is found in a majority of vitamins today, meats, just about anything processed. I don't understand why.
Maltodextrine is C6nH(10n+2)O(5n+1) (where n>3) while sucralose is C12H19Cl3O8. Maybe you meant that sucrose (table sugar) is maltodextrin which although not technically correct (because C12H22O11 is the same as maltodextrin where n=2 and that's called a disaccharide instead of a polysaccharide which maltodextrin is) is closer to the truth than calling sucralose (Splenda and other brands) a maltodextrin.
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It's the beloved time of year again, when thoughts turn to all things dark, monstrous and generally terrifying (no, we're not talking about the Presidential election). Every October, horror fans get to indulge in the gore, tension and blood-curdling screams that come with the best scary movies.
While any horror film fan worth his subscription to Fangoria magazine is well-versed in the hallowed franchises such as Halloween and Friday the 13th, we've poked around the vaults to unearth 10 equally scary movies that amount to one hell of an October movie night. From cult classics to obscure foreign films to even a couple of box-office smashes that still generate thrills and chills, dim the lights, stock up on the popcorn and call over that special someone you've just been dying to scare right into your lap during the really intense parts. And if you happen to hear strange noises coming from the basement, do not go investigate – grab your date and run!
Suspiria (1977)
This freaky Italian movie written and directed by horror legend Dario Argento (father of sexy actress Asia Argento) details a young dancer who moves to Germany to study ballet. There, she enters a surreal world where an alarming number of students end up majoring in grisly death. Gnarliest Moment: The movie's first death scene is a trippy sequence where a woman is viciously stabbed before being thrown through a window and over a balcony with a noose around her neck. The scene ends when the camera pulls back to reveal another victim impaled by the falling glass and metal.
Evil Dead (1981)
While many have seen the countless movies inspired by this early '80s classic, director Sam Raimi's gruesome story of five college students dealing with demons unleashed by an old tape recording is chock full of truly frightening moments.
Gnarliest Moment: It's not every day a horror movie depicts a woman being sexually assaulted by a demonically possessed tree. So yeah, that happens.
28 Days Later (2002)
This flick is from the UK, directed by Danny Boyle, best known for 1996 release Trainspotting and producing the epic opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The tale of four people trying to elude chemically-induced zombies in London is among the proponents that brought zombies back to the forefront of pop culture.
Gnarliest Moment: Seeing one of the movie's good guys turn into a zombie through an errant drop of infected blood is both grisly and kind of a bummer
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Few know horror like rocker Rob Zombie (even his remake of the legendary 1978 slasher flick Halloween was critically acclaimed), and he pulls out all the stops on this gory sequel to 2003 movie House of 1000 Corpses. Inspired by classic '70s slasher films, Zombie has earned his crown as King of Creepy.
Gnarliest Moment: When there's this much blood and guts flying around, it's hard to pick just one. But when a hysterical woman flees a grisly murder scene with the face of a corpse strapped her face before being mowed down by a semi is definitely up there.
The Host (2006)
This classic monster film is from South Korea, but the terror of a crazed water monster created from formaldehyde wreaking havoc on unsuspecting humans translates in any language. The Host gets big bonus points for revealing the nasty-looking creature early (and often) in the movie.
Gnarliest Moment: The first scene when the monster is revealed and runs rampant through a crowded park during broad daylight is nothing short of awesome.
This screamer comes from Spain, detailing a TV new crew following a team of firefighters into a scary old apartment building that's crawling with a mysterious disease turning the residents into killer zombies.
Gnarliest Moment: Shot mostly through the perspective of a shaky handheld TV camera, Rec is loaded with scares. But in the classic horror movie tradition, they save the best for last, as the film's climactic scene in a pitch-black room is beyond creepy.
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
A modern morality tale by horror heroes Sam and Ivan Raimi, this film about an upwardly mobile young professional trying desperately to undo a gypsy curse is full of freak-outs and just enough laughs to keep things movie. But between coughing up live flies and being tossed around a room by an unseen force, the chills definitely outweigh the comedy.
Gnarliest Moment: We have to give it to the film's main character getting her face covered with goo straight from a corpse's mouth. That was pretty gnarly.
The Loved Ones (2009)
Leave it to Australia to make a prom-themed horror flick that makes Carrie look like The Notebook. Combining the best of Fatal Attraction with a side of Misery, this unnerving story of a psychotic high school girl kidnapping the hot guy who turns down her invitation to prom (with help from her equally twisted dad) is as gruesome as it is awesome.
Gnarliest Moment: Picking just one is tough, but the scene when the wannabe prom queen "secures" her date to the floor after a failed escape attempt is seriously harsh. And then she brings out the power drill…
Human Centipede (2010)
While there's not much that can be said about this bleak tale of an insane doctor sewing three victims together into one horrific "Siamese triplet" that hasn't been said already, actually watching this bizarre overdose of gore is still quite the accomplishment.
Gnarliest Moment: The entire time this thing is playing is one big moment of extreme gnarliness.
Let The Right One In (2010)
There's nothing quite like that first blush of young love, especially when the object of your affection turns out to be a vampire. That's the plot of this gorgeously shot film from Sweden that finds a boy being bullied by his classmates developing feelings for the little bloodsucker next door. Gnarliest Moment: Seeing what happens to vampires who enter a home uninvited is a lot nastier than one might realize.
–Scott T. Sterling, CBS Local