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MD - Bengbu Medical College, Anhui, P.R. China - 1982
MS - Sun Yat-Sen Univeristy, Guangzhou P.R. China - 1985
PhD - Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg, Germany - 1990
Dr. Chen's Faculty Collaboration Database
Ras is the most established oncogene in human cancer, with its mutation (K-Ras) occurring in about 50% human colon cancer and its hyperexpression (H-Ras) in more than 50% of human breast cancer. Ras oncogene activity, however, is determined by downstream effectors and elucidation of this regulation is essential to understand why not all Ras mutations can lead to human malignancies. MAPKs (mitogen-activated protein kinases), including ERK, JNK, and p38, signal downstream of Ras by converting extracellular and Ras signals into specific cellular response through a group of transcription factors. Our previous work established that Ras-induced p38 alpha phosphorylation/activation inhibits the oncogene activity by negative feedback. Results from our recent studies further showed that p38 gamma, a p38 family protein, is induced by Ras and in turn required for Ras transformation in rat intestinal epithelial cells and for Ras-invasive activity in human breast cancer. These results together indicate that signaling integrations among p38 family members determine Ras oncogene activity in a given tissues and p38 proteins regulate Ras activity by isoform-dependent mechanisms. Currently, we are investigating mechanisms by which Ras induces p38 gamma expression and by which p38gamma is required for Ras-induced transformation / invasion.
Nuclear receptors are group of transcription factors that play an important role in reproduction, homeostasis, and cancer development through regulating gene expression in response to their ligand. Our second research interest is to study signal cross-talks between Ras/MAPK pathways and nuclear receptors. Studies from our lab have established a c-Jun/AP-1 dependent trans-activation for stress-induced vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression and an anti-apoptotic activity of VDR by a K-ras-dependent mechanism. Our results further showed that another nuclear receptor ER (estrogen receptor) inhibits stress MAPK-mediated cell death independent of its transcriptional activity by converting pro-apoptotic c-Jun activity into a c-Jun-dependent AP1 transcription. These results together suggest that nuclear receptors may cooperate with Ras/MAPKs to regulate stress-response independent of their transcription activity. We are currently investigating whether regulation of nuclear receptors represents a novel strategy for human cancer treatment.
Yin, N., Qi, X., Tsai, S., Lu, Y., Basir, Z., Oshima, K., Thomas, J. P., Myers, C. R., Stoner, G., and Chen, G. (2016) p38g MAPK is required for inflammation-associated colon tumorigenesis. Oncogene, 35: 1039-1048 PMID: 25961922
Qi, X., Yin, N., Ma, S., Lepp, A., Tang, J., Jing, W., Johnson, B., Dwinell, MB., Chitambar, VR., Chen, G. (2015) p38g MAPK is a therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer by stimulation of cancer stem-like cell expansion. Stem Cells, 33:2738-2747 (PDF) PMID: 26077647
Ma, S., Yin, N., Qi, X., Pfister, S. L., Zhang, M., Ma, R., and Chen, G. (2015) Tyrosine dephosphorylation enhances the therapeutic target activity of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) by disrupting its interaction with estrogen receptor (ER). Oncotarget, 6: 13320-13333, 2015 PMID: 26079946
Qi, XM, Xie, C., Hou, S., Li, G., Yin, N., Dong, L., Lepp, A., Chesnik, M. A., Mirza, S. P., Szabo, A., Tsai, S., Basir, Z., Wu, S., and Chen, G. Identification of a ternary protein-complex as a therapeutic target for K-Ras-dependent colon cancer. Oncotarget 2014, 5: 4269-4282
Suresh P., Ma S., Migliaccio, A., and Chen, G., Protein-tyrosine phosphatase H1 (PTPH1) increases breast cancer sensitivity to anti-estrogens by dephosphorylating estrogen receptor (ER) at Tyr537. Mol Cancer Ther 13: 230-238, 2014
Hou, S., Padmanaban, S., Qi, X., Lepp, A., Mirza, S. P., and Chen, G. (2012) p38g MAPK signals through phosphorylating its phosphatase PTPH1 in regulating Ras oncogenesis and stress response. J Biol Chem, 287: 27895-27950 PMID:22730326
Yusuke Kobayashi*, Xiaomei Qi*, and Chen, G. (2012) MK2 regulates Ras oncogenesis through stimulating ROS production. Genes & Cancer, 3: 521-530 (*contributed equally) PMID:23264852 PMCID:3527985
Qi, X., Zhi, H., Lepp, A., Wang, P., Huang, J., Zainab Basir, Z., Chitambar, C., R., Chen, G. (2012) p38γ MAPK confers breast cancer hormone sensitivity by switching estrogen receptor (ER) signaling from the classical to non-classical pathway via stimulating ER phosphorylation and c-Jun transcription. J Bol Chem, 287: 14681-14691
Qi, X., Hou, S., Lepp, A., Li, R., Basir, Z., Lou, Z., Chen, G. (2011) Phosphorylation and stabilization of topoisomerase IIα by p38γ MAPK sensitize breast cancer cells to its poisons. J. Biol. Chem, 286:35883-358901
Zhi, H., Hou, S., Li, R., Basir, Z., Xiang, Q., Szabo, A., Chen, G. (2011) PTPH1 cooperates with vitamin D receptor to stimulate breast cancer growth through their mutual stabilization. Oncogene, 30: 1706-1715
Hou, S., Lepp, A., Chen, G. (2010) p38gamma MAP kinase (review). UCSD-Nature Molecular Pages 1September 2010 / doi:10.1038/mp.a001720.01
Loesch, M., Ahi, H., Hou, S., Qi, X., Li, R., Basir, Z., Iftner, T., Cuenda, A., and Chen, G. p38Y MAPK cooperates Trans-activating Matrix Metalloproteinase 9. (2010), J. Biol. Chem. 2010, 185: 15149-15158
Hou, S., Zhi, H., Pohl, N., Loesch, M., Qi, X., Li, R., Basir, Z., and Chen, G. PTPH1 dephosphorylates and cooperate with p38Y MAPK to increase Ras oncogenesis through PDZ-mediated interaction. (2010), Cancer Res. 70: 2901-2910.
Loesch, M., Chen, G. (2008) The p38 MAPK stress pathway as a tumor suppressor or more? Frontiers in Bioscience, 13: 3581-3593.
Qi, X.M*., Pohl, N.M*., Loesch, M., Hou, S., Li, R., Qin, J. Z., Cuenda, A., and Chen, G. (2007) p38alpha antagonizes p38gamma activity through c-Jun-dependent ubiquitin-proteasome pathways in regulating Ras transformation and stress response. J Biol Chem 282: 31398-31408 (*contributed equally to the work).
Li, Q-P., Qi, X., Pramanik, R., Pohl, N. M., Loesch, M. and Chen, G. (2007) Stress-induced c-Jun-dependent vitamin D receptor (VDR) activation dissects the non-classical VDR pathway from the classical VDR activity. J. Biol. Chem., 282: 1544-1551 (LQ and QX contributed equally to this work).
Qi, X., Tang, J., Loesch, M., Pohl, N., Alkan, S. and Chen, G. (2006) p38γ mitogen-activated protein kinase integrates signaling crosstalk between Ras and estrogen receptor to increase breast cancer invasion. Cancer Res., 66: 7540-7547
Tang, J., Qi, X., Mercola, D., Han, J., and Chen, G. (2005) Essential role of p38gamma in K-Ras transformation independent of phosphorylation. J. Biol. Chem. 280:23910-23917
Qi, X., Tang, J., Pramanik, R.,Schultz, R. M., Shirasawa, S., Sasazuki, T., Han, J., and Chen, G. (2004) p38 MAPK activation selectively induces cell death in K-ras mutated human colon cancer cells through regulation of vitamin D receptor. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 22138-22144
Qi, X., Borowicz, S., Pramanik, R., Schultz, R. M., Han, J., and Chen, G. (2004) Estrogen receptor inhibits c-Jun-dependent stress-induced cell death by binding and modifying c-Jun activity in human breast cancer cells. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 6769-6777
Pramanik, R., Qi, X., Borowicz , S., Choubey, D., Schultz , R. M., Han, J., and Chen, G. (2003) p38 isoforms have opposing effects on AP-1-dependent transcription through regulation of c-Jun: The determinant role of the isoforms in the p38 MAPK signal specificity. J. Biol. Chem. 278: 4831-4839
Qi, X., Pramanik, R., Wang, J., Schultz, R. M., Maitra, R. K., Han, J., DeLuca, H. F., and Chen, G. (2002) The p38 and JNK pathways cooperate to trans-activate vitamin D receptor via c-Jun/AP-1 and sensitize human breast cancer cells to vitamin D3-induced growth inhibition. J. Biol. Chem. 277: 25884-25892
Stacey, D., Hitomi, M., and Chen, G. (2000) The influence of cell cycle and oncogene activity upon topoisomerase IIalpha expression and drug toxicity. Mol. Cell Biol. 20: 9127-9137
Chen, G., Hitomi, M., Han, J. and Stacey, D. W. (2000) Inhibition of Ras proliferative signaling by the p38 pathway via a negative feedback. J. Biol. Chem. 275: 38973-38980
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All over the map: Factoring geography into board diversityJanuary 24, 2014
Long-term care and other healthcare organizations are looking to diversify the membership of their boards of directors, and rightly so. Increasingly, diversity is a cornerstone of board health and success. It is critically important that trustees offer diverse and distinct viewpoints, as well as represent the varied constituencies which they serve
SEIU disputes "independence" of ManorCare quality committeeMay 12, 2008
The Service Employees International Union has called into question the independence of HCR ManorCare's recently formed panel of quality advisers.
'Transparency' bill rankles for-profitsApril 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.
Uncle Sam's liquid courageApril 01, 2008
In boardrooms and across kitchen tables, much hand wringing is taking place. At issue is whether the nation may be on the cusp of a recession, or maybe worse.
Group outlines roles of long-term care leadersOctober 01, 2007
Most long-term care professionals are generally aware of the role of medical director. Still, it is common to confuse the duties of the medical director with those of the attending physician.
Good long-term care governing practices improve risk managementSeptember 01, 2007
A strong, committed long-term care governing board can raise a facility's risk management policies to new heights.

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The New Salle features five dancers, Taylor, David, Lauren, Meagan, and Claire. The music is composed by Ellis (with Troy's influence) with the collaboration of David Salle who created artwork (a series of 8 pieces) that helps drive the music and then Troy's choreography. Each movement is unique in all aspects. The music is distinct through all eight movements. One of the things that I find so special about this piece is that each movement is completely different from the next, musically and choreographically. It is varied and complex, yet simple and clean. The piece is complete dance. I mean pure dance! No drama or froufrou - it is dance at its best. The dancers each have moments all their own, whether it be a solo for one or a pas de deux, it is jam-packed with pure talent and joy. I love watching the piece. It makes me want to get up and dance.
|New Salle Photo by Troy Schumacher
Towards the end of the rehearsal week, Troy finished the 18 minute ballet! It was a day of celebration! He wasn't sure if he'd be able to finish the piece before the workshop performance but being in Telluride was definitely inspiring and helped him to create!


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Bad Santa star Lauren Graham is secretly dreading the publication of her first novel next year (13) - because it means she will have to interact with her fans on Twitter.com.
The actress admits she's not a big fan of micro-blogging because she fears once she starts chatting with followers, she'll never stop.
She tells WENN, "I have been avoiding it. There's something about it that probably I worry I would just never leave the house and I'd just go too far.
"However, I am publishing a novel in the spring and I have been told that I will have to do some of that stuff just in support of that, so I will. I don't know what to expect. Also, it's like that thing where you give people what they want and I'm sure I'll be disappointing."


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Boy Scout Troop 228 held their annual Cub Scout open house on November 5. The event is designed to give the Webelos-level Cub Scouts the opportunity to experience the next level of Scouting by visiting a Boy Scout troop.
"Scouting is fun with a purpose," according to Scoutmaster Jim Grissom. "The goal of Scouting is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. As a troop, the boys strive to grow in moral strength and character, to practice participating citizenship and develop physical, mental and emotional fitness."
Following the opening flag ceremony, the younger Scouts attended different work stations set up by the troop members. Each station allowed the older boys to demonstrate their skills in areas such as pocket knife safety, knot tying and outdoor cooking.
Troop 228, chartered to Bostwick Lake Congregational Church, is open to any boy in grades 6-12 or have completed Cub Scout Webelos. To learn more about becoming a member, contact Scoutmaster Jim Grissom at (616) 361-6964.


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Stafford 1st XI vs Streetly – 04.10.14Match Report
In what was a closely contested opening game of the 2014/2015 season, both Stafford and the freshly relegated Streetly had to settle for an even distribution of the points in a fast paced 2-2 draw at Streetly's home pitch.
Following a string of disappointing results yet encouraging performances in pre-season, Stafford 1sts fielded a young side who showed great energy in the middle of the park and in the final third. A midfield diamond consisting of James Faulcounbridge, Charlie Trotter and Ethan Sweeney, all of whom are under 18, and stalwart captainCaptain Ben Holland provided a very high energy performance that, through grit and determination, provided Stafford with the chances necessary to break the deadlockk. A testing shot early on from Sweeney was a signal of things to come. The first goal came from a penetrating run from Piers Woollen, who was threat on the left flank all game, finding another young star Daniel Rennie, whose quick fire shot was deftly deflected over the keeper by Stafford's front man Dan Howe. The first half ended 0-1 Stafford due to the stalwart defending of Simon Parnell, Dave Anderson, Colin Bishop and Richard Buka and a number of impressive saves from keeper Gareth Minton.
Stafford began the second half impressively after an inspiring talk from Coach Ed Wills by doubling their lead through the Captainn Ben Holland after a piercing pass from Howe and an impressive run from Rennie. As a result, Streetly upped their performance and pressure, with a number of D penetrations, ultimately resulting in a well worked short corner routine and Streetly's first league goal. As tiredness set in, openings were becoming a feature of the game however it was Streetly who evened the scoring through an easy goal. A final blow to the Stafford side came in the form of a yellow card to midfielder Sweeney.
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Mission Workshop is teaming up with Full Frame Collective on a Friday the 13th photo show tonight and then tomorrow, Taylor Stitch is having a sample sale in conjunction with Huckberry. See the full scoop below.
Friday night – Full Frame Collective Photo Show
This will be the second Full Frame Collective group show, and the first to feature work from Arthur Alvaand John Reiss. Along with Terry Barentsen and Kyle Emery-Peck there will be a variety of individual themes from each photographer as well as parallels drawn from the local cycling community. As always, all photos will come from an analog format.
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Patented Technology Helps Government Revenue Agencies Prevent Identity Theft-Related Tax Refund Fraud
Patented Technology Helps Government Revenue Agencies Prevent Identity Theft-Related Tax Refund Fraud
WASHINGTON, DC and ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Apr 2, 2014) - LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced the company has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for "systems and methods for detecting tax refund fraud," the key functionality of its Tax Refund Investigative Solution.
In a 2012 report, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that billions of taxpayer dollars are being paid to fraudsters unnecessarily due to identity theft. The problem also is occurring at the state level, where criminals use fake identities to request tax refunds in the 43 states with an income tax.
"The ability to file electronically has made it easier for taxpayers to submit their returns -- and they are doing so in growing numbers, said Haywood Talcove, Chief Executive Officer, Government, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Unfortunately, as a result of electronic filing, organized criminal groups - both domestic and international -- are now able to file fake refunds in mass quantities. Our new technology allows revenue agencies to take a new approach to a new problem -- identity theft in tax administration -- and, at the same time help protect taxpayers' identities."
According to TIGTA's Semiannual Report to Congress, more taxpayers' identities were stolen in tax refund crimes in the first six months of 2013 than in all of 2012. In addition, the Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported identity theft resulted in more than $24.7 billion in financial losses nationwide in 2012. This patented technology gets to the root of the identity theft problem by focusing on identities. The Tax Refund Investigative Solution detects fraudulent tax return refund requests by comparing personally identifiable information with billions of identity records from thousands of accurate and reliable public records sources, allowing for a quick assessment of potentially fraudulent activity. Five states are using the patented LexisNexis technology in 2014, and over the last two years have stopped over 1.5 percent of all the refunds submitted.
"If more revenue agencies avail themselves of this newly patented technology, the 'pay and chase' approach to fighting identity theft-related tax refund fraud can be a thing of the past," said Andrew Bucholz, an inventor of the solution and Vice President, Market Planning - Government Solutions, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "It is now possible for revenue agencies to verify and authenticate the identity of the filer in a matter of a few days before issuing the check, thereby helping to prevent tax refund fraud altogether."
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So I'll be up front here. This post is purely self-indulgent (though you could argue they all are) and could affect readers all over the country, not just in our little Queen Anne. BUT…since that's where I live and I'm writing this – let's just go with it, shall we? 🙂
Queen Anne – are we predominantly iPhone or Blackberry users? Which provides the best bang for your buck? Functionality? Best cell service? Coolest features? Ease of use?
Sherry = Blackberry Pearl girl.
Lane = iPhone chic.
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Our Key Cards open not just your hotel room, but also the doors to the art scene of Sombai. With our compliments.
Complimentary entrance to Sombai Infused Rice Spirit Siem Reap. Guests will experience how rice wine is produced. At the end of the tour, guests will get to enjoy free wine tasting and local snacks.
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Sombai - pronounced as "Som Bai" – means "some rice, please" in Khmer.
Rice is the main staple food in Cambodia, but is also the base of the distillation of alcohol hence the preparation of rice spirit, also called rice wine. Throughout history, Cambodians have used infused rice spirit in traditional medicine to extract the benefits of fruits, spices and roots.
If the beverage is rather dull in its crude state or bitter in traditional medicine, it can be delicious when correctly infused. In order to make a delicious drink, sweet and fruity, it was necessary to add the Creole secrets that are used in the production of infused rums from the island of Mauritius. The spices and local fruits freshly bought from the market are infused in the rice wine. The flavors are always presented in a combination of 2 to enhance the balance and complexity in taste. A sugar cane stick is inserted in each bottle rounding out the taste, giving it an additional woody flavor as time goes by; already very tasty at the time the beverage is bottled, it all gets even better with time.
Sombai is presented in beautiful bottles hand-painted by young talented Cambodian artists. They depict the Temples, Apsaras, floating villages and daily activities of the population. Each bottle is a piece of Art and makes a unique and wonderful gift.
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TRENTON – Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a criminal offense to harass someone online.
"There have been cases of cyber-harassment across the country that have taken a tragic turn, and ended in the loss of life. We have to make sure that our state laws reflect the reality that children are being harassed and bullied every day on the Internet. That means making sure those who engage in this conduct can be held accountable under the law," said state Sen. Donald Norcross (D-Camden/Gloucester), a sponsor of the proposed legislation.
This week, the Budget and Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the bill that defines "cyber-harassment" as a crime, clearing the way for the full state Senate to vote on it. The Assembly version has been awaiting action in the Law and Public Safety Committee since February.
Norcross worked with the Camden County-based group InternetSafeChild.com, an organization made up of former and current prosecutors working to improve internet safety for children, in crafting the legislation. The group highlighted the need for laws dealing specifically with cyber crimes that do not fit into the parameters of other established crimes. Currently, when a child is attacked on the Internet, parents will often try to file a criminal complaint against the attacker but are not successful because no appropriate crime for this activity exists.
The law would define cyber-harassment as using "any electronic device" or "social networking site" "to harass another" by threatening to inflict injury or physical harm to any person or their property, sending any "lewd, indecent, or obscene material to or about a person" or threatening to commit any crime against the person or the person's property.
Some worry that the language of the proposed bill is too broad and could have a chilling effect on freedom of speech.
"Because the terms 'indecent' and 'harass' could both be read broadly under this law, and because the statute prohibits speech about a person (like, say, a state legislator) even if it is simply said in public and not to that person specifically, the statute would criminalize a significant amount of protected speech," writes Susan Kruth, a lawyer who works for the non-profit Foundation for Individual Rights In Education.
An adult found guilty of "cyber-harassment" could face up to 18 months in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both. If the offender is over 21 and impersonates a minor to cyber-harass a minor, he or she would face three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both.
Children age 16 or younger adjudicated delinquent for cyber-harassment could be sentenced to a class or training program and the child's parent or guardian could be fined if they fail to attend with their child.
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Computer Networking MCQ Set - 3
Question 1:
Which data communication method is used to transmit the data over a serial communication link?
a. simplex
b. half-duplex
c. full-duplex
d. b and c
e. None of above
Question 2:
What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over a serial communication link layer?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. none of above
Question 3:
Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly?
a. wide band channel
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c. narrow band channel
Question 4:
Most data communications involving telegraph lines use:
a. simplex lines
b. wideband channel
c. narrowband channel
d. dialed service
Question 5:
A communications device that combines transmissions from several I/O devices into one line is a
a. concentrator
b. modifier
c. multiplexer
d. full-duplex line
Question 6:
How much power (roughly) a light emitting diode can couple into an optical fiber?
a. 100 microwatts
b. 440 microwatts
c. 100 picowatts
d. 10 miliwatts
Question 7:
The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because
a. they produce large volume of data
b. they contain clock recovery circuits
c. they transmit the data with stop and start bits
d. they operate with a larger bandwidth
e. none of above
Question 8:
Which of the following statement is correct?
a. terminal section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler
b. receiver section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler
c. transmission section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler
d. control section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler
e. none of the above
Question 9:
In a synchronous modem, the digital-to-analog converter transmits signal to the
a. equilizer
b. modulator
c. demodulator
d. terminal
e. none of aobve
Question 10:
Which of the following communications lines is best suited to interactive processing applications?
a. narrow band channel
b. simplex lines
c. full duplex lines
d. mixed band channels
1. c
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. c
6. a
7. b
8. c
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There's nothing like the cold wind on your face and the unmistakable adrenaline rushing through your blood as you zoom down snow-covered hills and mountains on the Supernova 70 Snow Disc by Gizmo Riders. The Supernova is made of durable, UV-Resistant plastic which can handle low temperatures for up to -30ºC. It has a wide non-slip surface and it is the only snow disc with an integrated brake. Just lean back to slow your speed and come to a stop. It also has speed lines on the left and right side to steer the disc and handles are within the perimeter so your hands are safe from harm. This one-of-a-kind snow saucer even comes in 4 solid colors: black, blue, red and green. The Supernova 70 is ideal for teenagers and adults with a weight capacity of 198.41 pounds. Supernova 70 Glider Snow Disc is manufactured in the Czech Republic by Plastkon and exclusively distributed in the US by Dazadi, Inc. Buy it now from Dazadi and get Free Shipping with your purchase.
- ONE-OF-A-KIND SNOW DISC - The Supernova is the only sled disc with a disc brake built-into the wide surface. Just lean backwards to put pressure on the brake to help you slow down to a stop. Maximum weight capacity of 198.41 pounds.
- SPEED LINES AND ERGONOMIC HANDLES - Steer left or right while utilizing the speed lines which help you carve the corners nicely. Ergonomic handles built within the perimeter of the Supernova saucer sled will give you that needed grip and keep your fingers safe as well.
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All-over print fabric backpack for girls
This travel bag features a Shield on the front with a repeated embroidered border.
The smooth technical fabric, the reversible zippers, and the reflective details highlight the sporty spirit of this travel bag featuring the dark gray Ferrari Shield in the middle, surrounded by the repetition of the embroidered tone-on-tone outline resulting in a special "viewfinder" effect. It has a practical zipper closure and a nickel-free gun metal-colored zipper pull that recalls the brake lights of the Ferrari race cars. The perfect match for urban and casual outfits, this sporty bag is an excellent companion on any kind of trip.
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- Wash at 30° c
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- Composition: 100% Cotton
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Height: 81 cm
Width: 175 cm
Depth: 53 cm
Status: Available
Price: € 2750
This high quality brutalist sideboard/ bar cabinet is a very special piece of furniture of the 1970s.
It has to be used as a roomdivider.
The graphic front cannot be opened. The doors and drawers are on the backside, there is also a door on the top of the bar. Let the pictures inspire you.
This bar is made of black ebonized oak on a bluestone base. It is made by MI, Belgium and a high quality piece of furniture.
This bar cabinet is in very good vintage condition and a rare piece.
Our goal is to provide you with original vintage design.
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Lindsay Lohan is "on a total timeout", according to her close friend Hofit Golan.
The actress has been hitting headlines in recent days following a huge row with her fiance Egor Tarabasov and a post on Instagram hinting she is pregnant. Her father Michael came forward on Wednesday (27Jul16) claiming he believed Lindsay is with child because she told him so, but Hofit insists this simply isn't the case.
"She's not been speaking to anyone, including her family," the socialite told Entertainment Tonight. "She's been on a total timeout. Any interviews given about her are completely not true."
Hofit adds that anything said about the drama coming from anyone other than Lindsay is "pure speculation".
Amid Lindsay's timeout, the actress has been seeking solace among her girlfriends, holidaying with a group of pals including Hofit on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
"Lindsay hasn't even had her phone with her, except for taking some private photos," Hofit continued. "She's enjoying a lovely holiday and some downtime now in Europe with her girlfriends. She's working her matter out privately, as she's stated. Sometimes the best therapy is a pause."
A disturbing video emerged showing Lindsay and Egor in a heated row at the actress' London home in the early hours of Sunday morning. Lindsay accused Egor of trying to strangle her and neighbors called the police, but no arrests were made as cops ruled no crime had been committed.
Lindsay's rep recently told New York Post gossip column Page Six the couple were hoping to work on their relationship and Lindsay would like Egor to see a therapist about his anger management issues.
The Mean Girls star also returned to Instagram to apologize for sharing her relationship drama online and admitted she was hoping to fix her romance.


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The parents of the men's golf team gathered to watch their children at 2012 NCAA Golf Regional in Ann Arbor (L-R - John Platt, Bruce Scodro, Kim Scodro, Joe Moeller (Walker's Grandfather), Paul McNamara II, Cathy Usher, Colin Usher, Terry Walker and Sherri Walker)Aaron Horvath of the Notre Dame Media Relations department returns to the UNDerground blog with a unique look at last week's NCAA golf regional. When Father Sorin founded Our Lady's University in 1842, he did so using the ethos of achievement, community and sensibility. 170 years later, his vision still holds true. His vision of a close-knit community working as one towards a common goal is an afterthought in most industries today. Yet, in the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to see up-close and personal the way in which those around the University of Notre Dame breed the culture of community, faith and family. Haley Scott DeMaria, the University's 2012 commencement speaker said, "There are three things that have sustained me, that have carried me through my challenges and have rejoiced with me. My faith, my family and my friendships. While academically, three "Fs" wouldn't be celebrated; in life, they are to be embraced. Faith, Family and Friendship." These philosophies and teachings are no more evident than on the golf course with our men's golf program. As a casual fan of golf, you may only watch the 'Major' tournaments - The Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open and the PGA Championship - nonetheless in the game of golf there is a set of unwritten, old-school rules that have followed the hallowed game from its inception in the 15th century. Golf is one of the only sports or games in which you call penalties on yourself; in addition, golf also sets a different standard for etiquette while on the golf course. You can call me a detractor, but I always believed that when push comes to shove, competition comes before character on the playing field. Last week, while following the men's golf team at the NCAA regional in Ann Arbor, I was unequivocally proved wrong. Behind every great businessman, attorney, accountant, singer or athlete are their parents, and the members of the men's golf team are no different. Trudging around the hilly, 6,800-yard course I found that each Irish golfer had at least one parent with them providing encouragement and a friendly face behind the ropes. I fully expected the parents to be pulling for their own, but what happened as the round went on befuddled me, each parent truly cared about all the golfers as if they were their own. After starting the day in ninth place, after a day one 291, the Irish started moving up the leaderboard and were just a few strokes out of fifth place (the qualifying mark for entrance to the NCAA Championship) after completing the outward nine holes. But what was even bigger were the murmurs that started to spread round the course as senior Tom Usher made the turn at four-under par. Usher's parents, Colin and Cathy, made the trip all the way from Baildon, England to what ended up being their son's final collegiate tournament. The camaraderie between all the golf parents is one of the most unique relationships that you will ever get a chance to witness. The 12-member team allows each parent to get to know one another throughout the year; which is clearly evident when you are exposed to their community. "Look around you: your roommate, your classmate, perhaps your teammate or a professor." Stated DeMaria, "Think of how much you have learned from them. They have made you a better person, as you have made them. That is who we are at Notre Dame. As anyone who has experienced the student section in the Purcell Pavilion, Compton Family Arena or in the football stadium knows, our strongest trait is our community." Unlike the large, professional tournaments, at collegiate golf tournaments there are no large scoreboards behind greens, or video boards feeding hole-by-hole scoring to the groups. This requires a vast variety of communication from the parents to one another and to the golfers who want to know where their teammates stand. As Usher began his play on the inward nine holes, the chatter between parents grew even louder. His third shot on the par-five, 12th hole left him only a few feet for birdie. As the putt found the bottom of the cup, his parents, sister and fellow teammate Chris Walker's parents gave him congratulations. Not only did the teams' parents complement the great play of their kin, they also complemented their competitors on shots and helped find stray golf balls for anyone in the group throughout the round. Needless to say, I did not hear anyone's parents yelling, "Noonan!" It was not uncommon for me to glance at a parent and they give me a 'thumbs-up' or 'thumbs-down' sign depending on how their son was playing. If a parents son was playing poorly, another parent would console them by saying something along the lines of "Don't worry, he has the game to get (the strokes) back." After the conclusion of their son's round, the parents don't just leave, they all watch the rest of the team finish out their round by the 18th green. The parents reunite at the end of the round by the final green when Notre Dame's top golfer, Max Scodro's parents join them as their son hits his approach shot into the green. There, the family's cheer on all the golfers, no matter what color their shirt is or what logo is emblazoned on their golf bag. For they truly know the meaning of proper sportsmanship. What shouldn't be lost in this story is the play of the parents' children - Usher's record-breaking 65, Scodro's seventh-place finish, Walker's aggressive style of play, Niall Platt's resiliency in shooting back-to-back 72's and Paul McNamara's surgical-like dissection of the golf course. Their hard work and dedication to the game gave them the ability to lead the Irish to their best finish in the event since its inception in 1989. But without the support of their teammates, their coaches, their parents and the Notre Dame community who knows how far this trail blazing group of student-athletes would have gone. With the loss of three seniors - Scodro, Walker and Usher - the Irish will need to rely on some new pieces next year in their attempt to go farther than their regional round exit in the NCAA Championship. In the words of Father Sorin, "we will rebuild it, bigger and better than ever." The previous thousand words cannot encapsulate the true importance of feeling like you are in a true community of caring individuals. In my short period of time with them, the way I was treated by parents, players and coaches alike gave me the feeling that I was a part of something bigger than golf. Father Sorin's vision for a community of faith, family and friendships was a vision for his University that outlasted him and will outlast us. The platform in which the University wields is a great one, and the continued education and enrichment of the University to its students will ensure that their founders ideals will be bestowed upon the brightest minds of their generation through teachings from their professors, friends and most importantly, their parents. - Aaron Horvath
Yesterday, the Notre Dame men's golf team picked up a pair of BIG EAST conference honors for the second consecutive season. Senior Max Scodro was named Player of the Year and head coach Jim Kubinski claimed Coach of the Year. In addition, senior Chris Walker, junior Paul McNamara III and sophomore Niall Platt joined Scodro on the 14-player all-BIG EAST team. Keep an eye on the Irish next week at Golfstat.com. They will head to Michigan where they will begin NCAA tournament play in the Ann Arbor region on Thursday, May 17. But first, check out the latest "Student. Athlete. Irish." feature, and get to know more about Scodro off the course.
Golfweek.com - In Jim Kubinski's eight years as head coach at Notre Dame, never has his team been able to practice outdoors before March - the Indiana winters were too harsh. That changed this year, however, when the Irish teed it up three times last week at Knollwood Country Club, Kubinski's home club, despite a few patches of snow, frozen turf, 38-degree temperatures and layers of thermal underwear. For many Notre Dame players, those rounds represented their first exposure to outdoor golf in months. They had been limited to the team's extravagant indoor practice facility - complete with hitting bays and an extensive short-game area - so bundling up for the elements still was a welcome reprieve. Yet not every Irish player's practice has been restricted to artificial turf and X-out golf balls. For tri-captain Max Scodro, those rounds at Knollwood were merely the extension of an active offseason geared toward polishing off one of the program's finest careers. In December, when many of his teammates headed home for the holidays, Scodro teed it up in Arizona at the Patriot All-America Invitational, a top amateur event where he tied for 44th. Afterward, the Chicago native stayed an extra week in the desert, playing a few casual rounds with his parents, who own a second home in Scottsdale. With a lenient class schedule during his final semester on campus - no classes on Friday - Scodro twice has flown to sunny Scottsdale to play on the long weekend, a college golfer's dream setup. In five rounds at the Tom Fazio-designed Mirabel Golf Club, he hasn't shot worse than 70, including two 63s and a 65. Though Scodro was unable to repeat that kind of performance at The Match Play event held earlier this week near Orlando, he still won two matches to help lead the Irish to their first team title of the season. That the victory came here, on the Watson Course at Reunion Resort, only added to the good vibes surrounding the Irish program; the Big East Conference championship will be held on this track in late April. Said Scodro, No. 72 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings: "It's reassuring to see our guys with this much confidence in February." In short, they simply are following their leader. Scodro, the Big East's reigning Player of the Year, led the Irish in scoring in each of their five fall events, with three top-10 finishes and no result outside the top 25. "Boring golf," he said. Told later of this analysis, Kubinski laughed and said: "Well, he's playing solid every week." Scodro's career is fascinating to chart. Kubinski remembers attending an AJGA event outside Chicago in 2006, Scodro's sophomore year of high school. The hometown kid was laughing and smiling, and he had a fluid action. "My first thought was, 'Who is this kid? He's going to be good,' " Kubinski said. And Scodro has been, winning an event during his freshman season, losing in a playoff at the Big East Championship the next season and, last year, at Innisbrook, capturing the individual conference title. Along the way, he has developed a delicate touch around the greens and an appreciation (and aptitude) for the simple shots. Kubinski recalled a pivotal moment from the 2009 Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, at which Scodro secured a victory for the home team by sticking a seemingly impossible flop shot on the 18th to tap-in range. "He'd hit the dramatic shots, like that, but couldn't execute basic chips," Kubinski said. Scodro is more well-rounded now, though that simply may be the natural evolution of his game under instructor Jeff Mory, who transformed Scodro from an "inside-out slinger" to an upright, powerful, complete ballstriker who primarily plays a cut. Said Scodro: "Now my game is in great position to take it to the next level." The Irish certainly hope that means the NCAA Championship, and beyond.
Junior men's basketball forward Jack Cooley (Glenview, Ill.) has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after registering back-to-back double-doubles for Notre Dame in wins last week against West Virginia and DePaul. He averaged 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds to earn his first career player-of-the-week honor. Cooley, who is averaging 11.5 points and 8.8 rebounds this season, had previously been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on four occasions ... In Notre Dame's 55-51 win over the Mountaineers in Morgantown, Cooley played 33 minutes and scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds ... Against the Blue Demons, he matched his career best with 22 points and also grabbed 14 rebounds ... In addition, he equaled his career high with four blocked shots ... He leads the Irish with eight double-doubles that includes six in BIG EAST play. Jay Bilas' "Bilas Index" this week on ESPN.com has Notre Dame rated 45th nationally. The Irish men's team made the polls this week for the first time this season--23rd by AP and 25th by ESPN/USA Today. CBSSports.com's Top 25 (and one) poll had the Irish rated 18th this week. SI.com's Seth Davis lists the Irish 21st this week. Meanwhile, ESPN.com's Bracketology this week projects Notre Dame as a #7 NCAA seed playing #10 Purdue in Greensboro. Another projected bracket on CBSSports.com by Jerry Palm (before the DePaul game) had the Irish at a #8 NCAA seed playing #9 Illinois in Louisville. The Notre Dame Bengal Bouts--the University's 82nd club boxing event--continues with quarterfinals Feb. 22 (6 p.m.), semifinals Feb. 28 (6 p.m.) and finals March 3 (7 p.m.). All proceeds benefit the Holy Cross Missions of Bangladesh. The Notre Dame men's golf team advanced into the semifinals at The Match Play, earning wins over Loyola Chicago and Villanova Monday at the Reunion Resort Watson Course in Orlando, Fla. The Irish took down the Ramblers 5.5-0.5 in the opening roundbefore defeating the Wildcats 4.0-2.0 in quarterfinal action. Seniors Chris Walker (The Woodlands, Texas) and Tom Usher (Baildon, England) as well as sophomore Niall Platt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and freshman Tyler Wingo (Fairfax, Va.) paced the Irish through their opening two matches, winning each of their respective contests to notch the maximum two points on the day...
- Linebacker Manti Te'o was named one of 16 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday ... the Bednarik Award is presented to college football's best defensive player ... Te'o leads the Irish with 82 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and four and a half sacks ... he has already set career highs this year in tackles for loss and sacks ... Te'o has recorded at least 10 tackles in six of eight games this year and he leads the Irish in solo tackles, assisted tackles and tackles on running plays ... among all middle or inside linebackers in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Te'o ranks tied for first in solo tackles for loss, tied for first in solo sacks, second in total sacks,second in total tackles for loss, second in tackles for loss per game and third in sacks per game. - The LSU-Alabama game this weekend has prompted lots of revisiting of previous No. 1 vs. No. 2 college games ... SI.com's Richard Rothschild rated the best previous regular-season collisions based on quality of the game, impact on the season and long-term ramifications - and he put 1946 Notre Dame-Army 10th on his list, 1966 Notre Dame-Michigan State sixth and 1993 Notre Dame-Florida State fifth. - Through eight games, Notre Dame's Tommy Rees has completed 179 passes for an average of 22.375 per game ... if Rees continues that pace and the Irish play 13 games, Rees would finish with 291 completions - one short of Brady Quinn's Notre Dame single-season record of 292 from 2005 ... Rees has played only about the equivalent of one full season, but his career .641 pass completion percentage is the best in Notre Dame history ... he needs one more TD pass to match (1943 Heisman Trophy winner) Angelo Bertelli's career total and four more to catch Joe Theismann at 31. - Michael Floyd ranks second nationally among active players in career pass receptions and career reception yards ... through eight games he has caught 63 balls - for an average of 7.875 per game ... if he continues that pace and the Irish play 13 games he would finish with 102 catches (which would easily eclipse Golden Tate's Irish single-season record of 93 from 2009) ... Floyd currently has 1,025 receiving yards (128.125 per game) - which would project to 1,665 over 13 games (better than Tate's single-season Notre Dame record of 1,496 from 2009). - Saturday is the seventh annual National College Football Day, originally created by the Cotton Bowl Classic. - Anders Lee has been selected as the RBC Financial Group CCHA Player of the Month for October ... the 6-3, 227-pound left wing has helped the fourth-ranked Irish get off to a strong 5-2 start this season as he has scored at least one goal in all seven games, with a two-goal effort and a hat trick thrown in for good measure ... after seven contests, Lee leads both the conference and the nation with 10 goals and has added three assists for 13 points.
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- Melissa Henderson scored in the ninth minute off a pinpoint service by junior defender Jazmin Hall and Notre Dame used a stellar defensive performance to defeat No. 5/9 Marquette, 1-0, in a BIG EAST Conference Championship quarterfinal women's soccer match on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Valley Fields in Milwaukee ... Henderson's goal -- her career high-tying 18th of the season, and 70th of her brilliant career, as well as a school-record 24th career match-winning goal -- lifted the Fighting Irish into the BIG EAST Championship semifinals for the 15th time in Notre Dame's 17 years as a conference member ... the Fighting Irish will square off with BIG EAST National Division champion Louisville in a tournament semifinal match at 3 p.m. (ET) Friday in Morgantown, W.Va., with CBS Sports Network televising the contest live from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. - Less than 24 hours after an exhausting five-set defeat at Connecticut, Notre Dame recovered to down host St. John's, 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20) in BIG EAST Conference volleyball action Sunday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y. ... with its fourth straight win in the 19-match series with the Red Storm, Notre Dame concluded its recent road escapades that spanned 11,309 miles in the air and on the road since Oct. 8 ... coming through with a second straight double-double - and her sixth of the season - was Kristen Dealy, who led the Irish with 15 kills (.378) ... Dealy also had 11 digs and a pair of blocks. - The men's soccer team closes its regular season at noon (ET) today at Alumni Stadium against Seton Hall - and the Irish are hoping a win in that one would translate into a home play-in game Thursday in the BIG EAST Championships. - The men's golf team closes its fall season today at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas. - Notre Dame's basketball teams kick off their seasons with exhibition games this week - the men at 7:30 p.m. (ET) tonight against St. Xavier and the #2-rated (AP) women at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Windsor (Ontario) ... both games are at Purcell Pavilion. - District Academic All-America ballots feature five Irish women's soccer players, four football players and two men's soccer players.
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By Carlos Alarcón from IPEMIN, Peru (Institute for the Development of Fisheries and Mining)
As the Peruvian presidential election concluded on 5 June, the prospect of a social pension for all Peruvians came a step closer. The winner of the race was Ollanta Humala who, as a key election pledge, promised that his government would introduce a minimum pension for everyone over the age of 65. (c) HelpAge International
The "Pension 65", as branded by Humala, appears to have been one of his most popular commitments. According to the opinion polls, the population ranked the non-contributory pension as one of Humala's three most important proposals. Most Peruvians are in favour of a non-contributory pension, and support increased during Humala's campaign from 59% in March to 73% at the end of May.
However, the idea has not come out of the blue, but was directly influenced by the advocacy of HelpAge International's partners over the last three years.
Three year campaign
In the last three years, the National Association of Older People in Peru (ANAMPER) with the support of IPEMIN (Institute for the Development of Fisheries and Mining), HelpAge International and other partners developed a strong campaign for a social pension.
Only one in five older people who are 65 and over receive a pension in Peru. Over 40% of Peru's population still work in the informal sector, and many still live in poverty. This current situation is a major obstacle to reducing poverty in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals.
ANAMPER's efforts have included a range of advocacy activities. A group of leaders from ANAMPER worked with organisations including the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the Office of the Ombudsman, the Commission on Social security of Congress and the Bureau of Coordination to Combat Poverty to put together a legislative proposal which called for a social pension.
A first sign of progress came in July 2010, when former president Alan Garcia announced the "Gratitud" programme, a pension targeting the poorest older people. However, ANAMPER recognised that this would only reach a minority of older people.
In late 2010, the proposal put forward by ANAMPER was adopted unanimously by the Committee on Social Security. It was then discussed at the National Congress, but any final resolution was postponed indefinitely.
Voting for non-contributory pensions
As the 2011 election approached, ANAMPER and partners saw a key opportunity to push a social pension onto the political agenda. ANAMPER held consultations with a range of political candidates including Humala, and Keiko Fujimori - his rival in the second round of votes.
It was during a consultation between ANAMPER and Humala that he signed a public commitment on 4 March that - if elected - his government would implement a pension for people 65 and over with no other pension. Keiko Fujimori also publicly promised to extend the Bono Gratitud (Gratitude cash transfer), which reaches only 2,200 people over the age of 65, living in extreme poverty.
It was from this point onwards that the question of social pensions became a key election battleground and undoubtedly contributed to Humala's victory.
"Pension 65" on the table
The proposed "Pension 65" renews older people's hope of receiving a pension. The proposed new pension would provide 250 soles (US$90) to every older person over 65 not currently receiving any other pension. This would be introduced gradually, starting with older people over 75 years.
However, there is still work to do to ensure the pension becomes a reality. There are increasing calls for the pension to be means tested - a move which would lead to many poor older people being left out. Awareness therefore needs to be raised about the benefits of making the pension universal.
The first step happened on 15 June when ANAMPER held a meeting at the National Congress to meet with the recently elected members. Older activists will also continue to work on legislative proposals and are hoping to work closely with the new government and the newly elected President Humala himself.


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Aaron Cynic writes at Diatribe Media:
The showdown over the budget and the debt ceiling continues to drag on and Congress is still attempting to cut spending down to nothing but defense, tax breaks for the wealthy and their own salaries. While politicians continue to rail against taxes and spending and the media hypes the "gang of six", it seems that we're quietly moving past an interesting historical marker. Ten years ago, former President George W. Bush signed the first round of tax cuts and the Treasury Department began to borrow billions in order to pay for them.
Think Progress reports that on August 1, 2001, the AP ran a story on the Treasury announcing its intent to borrow $51 billion to cover the tax rebate checks handed out by the Bush Administration. In addition, the article highlighted the Democratic argument against the Bush tax cuts: "Democrats argued that President Bush's $1.35 trillion 10-year tax-cut package, which includes the rebate checks, is too large, and they expressed fears it will sow the seeds for a return to days of government red ink." Since then, we've lost more than $2 trillion in revenue.
Coupled with two very expensive wars and other spending, I'm asking the same question as Salon's Andrew Leonard – what's the point of a debt ceiling? GOP demigod Ronald Reagan raised the debt ceiling 17 times during his presidency. Leonard points out that we've raised the debt ceiling 72 times since 1962. So what's the point of the fight now? Simple: The GOP needs a fight they can win on.
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Uncommonly brave men and their loved ones gathered in the White House for belated recognition Tuesday, as President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to 24 standout soldiers.
Three medals were presented to living recipients, two Texans and a Floridian, who fought in the Vietnam War. The other 21 honors, the nation's highest for martial valor, were presented posthumously for deeds going back to World War II and the Korean War.
There was a reason, though not a very good one, why some of the medals came so late.
"This is long overdue," Obama said. "Some of these soldiers fought and died for a country that did not always see them as equal."
The Army usually imposes a three-year limit for the Medal of Honor. In 2002, though, Congress used a defense authorization bill to order re-examination of older decorations that may have been improperly withheld from Jewish or Latino soldiers. The review subsequently expanded to include others, as well.
In each case, the Army examined records of those who had received the Distinguished Service Cross, the military's second-highest medal.
"It's exciting to know he's finally getting recognized after all these years," said Reedley, Calif., resident Dominga Cano Perez, the daughter of the late Army Pvt. Pedro Cano. "I was 9 years old when he died, so there is not much I can say about him personally, much less about the war."
A native of Mexico recognized for his World War II service, Cano was one of six Medal of Honor recipients Tuesday to have been born outside of the continental United States. Four were born in Puerto Rico.
"This is the single largest group of service members to be awarded the Medal of Honor since the Second World War," Obama said. "Their courage almost defies imagination."
The late Army Pvt. Miguel Armando Vera, for instance, was born in Puerto Rico and joined the U.S. Army when he was 17. Vera was recognized for what he did at Chorwon, Korea, on Sept. 21, 1952.
According to the Army's account, Vera and the men of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, were scrambling up the bare, rocky slopes of a murderous place called "Old Baldy." When they came under a heavy artillery and mortar barrage and were forced back, Vera stayed behind to cover the troops' withdrawal.
Vera died. Others lived.
His nephew, Joe Rodriguez of Florida, stood in for his fallen uncle Tuesday.
Texas recipients
Each of the three living recipients Tuesday donned uniforms they had long since put away. They stood at attention, just as they remembered it, as their citations were read and Obama placed the medal around their necks.
Now a resident of San Antonio, former Army Sgt. Santiago J. Erevia was honored for his actions in May 1969 while serving as a radio telephone operator with Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. He retired as a postal worker in 2002.
The other two living recipients are both former Green Berets.
Another San Antonio resident, former Master Sgt. Jose Rodela, was singled out for his heroism of Sept. 1, 1969, when he commanded his company throughout 18 hours of continuous combat.
A resident of Cocoa, Fla., former Sgt. First Class Melvin Morris was honored for what he did on Sept. 17, 1969. According to the Army, he was shot three times as he "led an advance across enemy lines to retrieve a fallen comrade and single-handedly destroyed an enemy force that had pinned his battalion from a series of bunkers."
"When I called Melvin Morris, his first reaction was, 'Oh my God, what have I done?' " Obama recounted Tuesday. "When I told him it was the Medal of Honor, I could hear through the phone he almost passed out."
The other 21 medals were presented posthumously, in many cases to men who never came back.
Ardie R. Copas, from Fort Pierce, Fla., joined the Army on June 18, 1969. He distinguished himself on May 12, 1970, when he repelled an enemy ambush while serving as a machine-gunner near Ph Romeas Hek, Cambodia. He died in the attack.
Unseen trauma
Others survived their wars, though some with unseen scars.
Candelario Garcia, born in Corsicana on Feb. 26, 1944, enlisted in the Army on May 28, 1963. On Dec. 8, 1968, Garcia destroyed two enemy machine-gun positions in an attempt to aid casualties that were in the open and under fire.
He returned to Corsicana, about 80 miles southeast of Fort Worth. His friends there knew him as "Spider" and watched as he struggled through what one told the Corsicana Daily Sun were postwar "problems." He passed away on Jan. 10, 2013. The command sergeant major of the 1st Infantry Division accepted the award on Garcia's behalf Tuesday.
Of those who survived their wars, silence was a common virtue.
On Oct. 19, 1951, when his platoon came under attack near Kumson, Korea, Army Sgt. Jack Weinstein volunteered to stay back and provide cover while his men withdrew. The Missouri native killed six enemy combatants and, after running out of ammunition, used enemy grenades around him to keep the enemy forces back. Weinstein held his position until friendly forces moved back in and pushed the enemy back.
After a year and a half in Korea, Weinstein returned home. He married and settled in St. Francis, Kan., working as a truck driver and farmer. He passed away in 2006, survived by, among others, his wife, five children, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
"He was just doing his job," Weinstein's widow, Nancy Weinstein, told the Springfield News-Leader. "That is the way he did everything."


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It may surprise you to learn that common citrus trees like oranges and lemons are actually Schedule I substances, in the same legal category as heroin. I know it sounds absurd, but it is absolutely true. Recent analysis published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Servillo et al. 2013) found that several citrus plants, including lemons and oranges, contain N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and 5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (bufotenine). Both of these compounds are powerful hallucinogens and are designated as Schedule I substances under the federal Controlled Substances Act in the United States. Under that same law, "any material" containing "any quantity" of a Schedule I drug is itself legally equivalent to that drug.
The upshot of this is that domestic citrus producers are in fact operating a massive drug manufacturing enterprise, legally speaking. And the scale of this manufacture is not trivial. Let's estimate 150 orange trees per acre, and conservatively suppose that each tree contains one kilogram of leaves. Then in the state of Florida alone, where approximately 550,000 acres are under cultivation, the crop would contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 80 kilograms of bufotenine — roughly 5 million doses — and 5 kilograms of DMT — roughly 150,000 doses. But that's not all! Since the entire mass of any material containing these substances is legally equivalent to the pure substance, the entire biomass of the groves would be treated as pure DMT or pure bufotenine if the growers were charged with manufacturing a controlled substance.
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STUTTGART, Ark. — An open house July 21 will showcase research at the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center near Stuttgart. The event will be part of the 50th anniversary celebration of USDA's Agricultural Research Service and will mark the sixth year since the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center opened.
At the open house, which will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres following, will be presentations of the center's research program scope and goals, with emphasis on problem-solving, outcomes, and public benefits.
The program will emphasize the newest research results from the center, including development of improved germplasm and application of molecular technologies to solution of important problems facing the U.S. rice industry.


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Chabad of Midtown Manhattan has closed on its purchase of 509 Fifth Ave. for just under $40 million, sources said.
The 60,000-square-foot building sandwiched mid-block between E. 42nd and 43rd streets near Grand Central was purchased from Norman Sturner's Murray Hill Properties after being marketed by Peter Hauspurg and Brian Ezratty at Eastern Consolidated.
Rabbi Joshua Metzger, who leads the local congregation that now uses two floors in the building, said he intends to use it all for a synagogue and community center that provides educational and charitable programs for the community at large.
The lease for nine upper floors with Israeli Discount Bank ends soon and so the Chabad will be able to use that space.
This is the largest purchase ever by the Chabad organization, according to reports.
The ground floor retail space is now occupied by Steve Madden.
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A man who locked himself in a West Side home in a barricade situation after allegedly shooting his father and his teenage brother earlier this afternoon has surrendered to police, authorities said.
A man and boy were taken by Fire Department ambulance to Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center following the shootings, both initially assessed as seriously to critically injured, said Fire Department spokesman Kevin MacGregor.
Harrison Area detectives were questioning the man, who initial investigation indicates shot his father and teenage brother in a domestic dispute in the 3000 block of West Lexington Street, a law enforcement source said.


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Throughout the many different fantasy roleplaying games there are always a small number of foes, adversaries or monsters that stand as 'classic'. This can be for a variety of reasons, be it a memorable battle or a prolonged struggle against the evil machinations of said creatures. Whenever new fantasy roleplaying games and monster books get produced, a number of these 'classic' creatures are left out. This could simply be a matter of space, or otherwise because one person's 'classic' is not the same as another's. Forgotten Foes attempts to address this 'imbalance' for the Pathfinder RPG, by presenting in glorious formatting a whole slew of monsters that didn't make it into the early releases of the Pathfinder RPG. If you're missing some of your favorite creatures to throw at your players, or simply want to find something you've not seen before, Forgotten Foes is a great place to look.
Let me start and say, right from the begining, that this is an excellent and classy product. It's one of those products that really should be on your shelf if you're GM of the Pathfinder RPG. In its 197 pages you'll find more than a hundred classic and new monsters - ones that you've never seen, or ones that you may have forgotten about. For older gamers this product will bring back to the Pathfinder RPG monsters and creatures that will appeal to your nostalgia, while newer gamers will get to see a marvelous collection of innovative and fun creatures to enhance their gaming experience. This book has it all, really - great monsters, fantastic art, wonderful presentation and attention to detail, buckets of new material in the form of spells and monster abilities; and many tables to help you select the most appropriate creature for your play level and terrain location. Presentation and content are both top notch, and the conversion team have managed to capture the true spirit of each monster very well from its original incarnation. Some of the creatures left out of the Pathfinder RPG are now finding their way back into the game.
Example creatures in this product that are now available for the Pathfinder RPG include many classics such as achaierai, blink dogs, flail snails, howlers, skulks, phantom fungi, trappers and many, many more. The monsters in this product complement the existing Pathfinder monsters very well, and boost the arsenal of creatures available to GMs. Each creature comes complete with a converted statistics block, full description of mechanics and ecology, and wonderful art for every single creature in the product. I cannot recommend this product enough - if you're looking for something special or different, or just wondering what happened to classic creatures from earlier editions, this product is for you. An excellent product all round.


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Facebook app for Windows 8 on the anvil: Microsoft
Software giant Microsoft has reportedly confirmed that social media website Facebook will develop an official application for its latest version of Windows 8.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the announcement at the company's annual developers conference in San Francisco but did not provide any specific release date, CBS News reports.
According to the report, a Facebook spokesperson said that the company will design the official app initially for the Windows 8 tablets likely with a fall release date.
The report said that it is unclear why Microsoft took so long to offer a Facebook app on its devices despite having stakes in Facebook.
Ballmer said that Windows 8 will hit more than 1,00,000 apps within this month which will include Fipboard, and NFL Fantasy Football, the report added.


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In Memory of Peter C. Cook
Peter C. Cook, faithful friend of liberty and exemplar of civil society, passed away Sunday evening at 96 years old in his hometown of Grand Rapids. Mr. Cook, as I knew him, served on the Mackinac Center's board of directors from 1992 to 2003. He was a businessman whose philanthropy benefited thousands. Mr. Cook had supported the Mackinac Center since 1990, especially projects related to education reform including school choice.
The Grand Rapids Press marked his accomplishments and generosity with a story in yesterday's edition and an editorial today. They describe the kind of man any community is blessed to have once in a century. He was particularly known for supporting health, educational and Christian charities. He belonged to Grace Reformed Church. About his giving habits he told The Press in 1995, "My wife and I enjoy giving it away."
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My friend Lawrence Reed, now president emeritus of the Mackinac Center, knew Mr. Cook better and longer than I did. After Mr. Cook's death Larry wrote to me, "Peter was the perfect gentleman, a generous friend, the nicest guy you could ever hope to meet. When it comes to model citizens, he was the gold standard."
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The PyroManiacs devote some space each weekend to highlights from The Spurgeon Archive. The following excerpt is from "Jesus, the King of Truth," a sermon preached Thursday evening, 19 December 1872, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.
hrist did not merely speak the truth, but he was truth. Had he been truth embodied in an angelic form, he had possessed small power over our hearts and lives; but perfect truth in a human form has royal power over renewed humanity. Truth embodied in flesh and blood has power over flesh and blood. Hence, for this purpose was he born.
So when ye hear the bells ringing out at Christmas, think of the reason why Jesus was born; dream not that he came to load your tables and fill your cups; but in your mirth look higher than all earth-born things. When you hear that in certain churches there are pompous celebrations and ecclesiastical displays, think not for this purpose was Jesus born.
No; but look within your hearts, and say, for this purpose was he born: that he might be a King, that he might rule through the truth in the souls of a people who are by grace made to love the truth of God.


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(HNIC = Hockey Night in Canada, for readers from outside Canada). Although stereotypes aren't nice, it's true that very nearly all Canadians are nuts for hockey. It wasn't always an official national sport, but we complained enough to have it join lacrosse as one of two official national sports. Lacrosse is a lot like hockey without ice, in fact. And it's even rougher, if you can believe it. Cross-checking is legal - ouch! The hockey lust runs deep in our collective culture - we sing songs about it (both seriously and in self-deprecation), we can't help joining games of pick-up road or pond hockey (usually road hockey out here on the South Coast - not a lot of deep freezing going on in Vancouver - Link here to a video during the Winter Olympics where we had accidental daytime highs of near 20 C or 68 F!), and we just stop short of worshipping hockey heroes as demi-gods. . . just.
I suppose I don't need to give any more examples of how hockey is important to Canadians - I've just included an entire unrelated paragraph on the subject when I meant to be talking radio!
|Get on the Grados and tune in to CBC Radio (t-shirt optional)
Radio is definitely living on the periphery of modern communication these days, and I feel that gives it a cool, counter-culture status. I enjoy listening to it knowing millions of others are sifting through the new pop-up advertisements on YouTube and other websites. No, I really enjoy listening to non-commercial, government-funded programming on the CBC. I maintain that it's better for your brain, too (and certainly easier on the eyes!). I rather wish CBC television could do away with the ads, too.
CBC Radio One (English language - we have it in French, too!) has many programmes that are well worth tuning in for (DNTO is one, and so is The Early Edition and The Current in the mornings). There are other channels, too: CBC Radio 2 is mostly classical music and Radio 3 is independent Canadian music. (frequency guides here)
But my best-loved and most recommended programme of all is on Radio One, hosted by Bob McDonald on Saturday daytimes, repeating on Monday nights. It's the one and only "Quirks & Quarks", the last refuge of the closet scientific-infophile on the airwaves.
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November 13th's show was Quirks & Quark's 35th Anniversary Special. Way back in the day, David Suzuki hosted Quirks & Quarks (if you don't know who David Suzuki is, you're probably not Canadian and not into environmentalism! Check out the David Suzuki Foundation here, and his profile on Wikipedia here). Here's a quote from the Quirks & Quarks website on the 35th Anniversary show:
It's been 35 years since Quirks & Quarks debuted on CBC Radio (with host David Suzuki). Back then, there were no cell phones or personal computers, no knowledge of the human genome, dark matter, or MRI. And Pluto was still a planet! So we're going to take you back to 1975, and look at how much science has changed since we first went on the air. We've assembled a panel of 10 Canadian scientists, and asked each of them to tell us about the most significant change, development or discovery that has happened in their field of science since 1975. Recorded before a live audience at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.Yes, when I heard that you could be in the audience for the taping of the 35th Anniversary show, I pulled out the calendar and started to shout to my fiancee that we'd be going! And then I noticed it was in Toronto (c'mon, really?!). Lucky Leafs fans.... I guess they need some breaks after all (that's hockey trash talk, if you didn't realise it)!
Quirks & Quarks runs for an hour, and generally has about 6 segments with interviews from either the scientist who made the discovery or conducted the research, or an expert explaining this complicated phenomenon for the layman (you don't need to be any good at math or physics to get this stuff - totally accessible to all!). They have Fact-or-Fiction to address common (or uncommon) misconceptions about scientific matters, comedic discoveries, and some really wild astrophysics findings that they dumb down so biologists like me can appreciate them.
Have a look at the past episode guide here - I'll bet you you'll see something that catches your imagination. You can listen to them online over your computer from anywhere in the world via streaming audio or by podcast. For example, a Fact-or-Fiction on redheads; how whale poo (which stinks like nothing else) feeds the oceans; why penguins wear 'tuxedos'; how sharks can smell 'in stereo', and so much more! Dark matter, dinosaurs, ancient human artifacts, the plausibility of living on the moon, why the honeybees are dying, factual information on climate change, how to win at game shows (the famous Monty Hall problem), you name it!
|Two favourite books of mine either featured or referenced on Quirks & Quarks
I've even bought a book featured on Quirks & Quarks - The Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely. Not my usual genre of literature, but I really enjoy it (nearly done)! It's a collection of thoughts on humans (and other animals) and our less-than-logical behaviour that is filled with interesting behavioural experiments done on humans. Have you had no success at all with on-line dating? Want to know why? It's not you, it's the interface - it's just not how we humans find mates naturally, so we end up meeting all sorts of people based on commonalities that although probably don't hinder a relationship, certainly won't jumpstart one! Also, it is true that men will routinely play 'out of their league', whereas women will, at least superficially, settle for less. (That's not just true of internet dating, but in real life too. Bet you'd figured that one out on your own already!). I'll let you read Dan Ariely's book for the whole story (it's a good one!) - it might even make you feel better! (Link to his website here).
Quirks & Quarks is seriously one of the best diversions out there, and it will give you all sorts of things to think about and talk about without stretching the sinews of your mind too far. The science is 'dumbed down' so as to be accessible to anyone. To my crochet and knitting friends from Ravelry: why not listen to an episode on your next knit/crochet session? Easier than watching TV and much more interesting (I promise!).
Listen to this week's Quirks & Quarks here, and enjoy relaxing and feeding your mind the old fashioned radio-way!
Tonight's show: a real-life invisibility cloak like Harry Potter's (or in the Lord of the Rings or even covering starships like Romulan Warbirds in Star Trek) - no really, Physicists can almost do it! Or maybe they already can?! (If yes, forgive me if I avoid using the women's washroom in the Physics and Math buildings for the remainder of my life..). Looking forward to listening to this episode (which also includes a fact-or-fiction on 'frozen tears'! No Canadians know this for sure 'cause there's no crying in outdoor hockey...).