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October 24, 2013
The Adventist Review
shares the following world news from Religion News Service as a service to readers. Opinions expressed in these reports do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
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Gunman Fires Shots in Worship Service
©2013 Baptist Press
man is in custody after witnesses say he opened fire during a July 21 worship service at First Baptist Church in Norwood, Missouri. Worshippers tackled him before anyone was shot.
One man injured his shoulder in the scuffle, but no other injuries were reported.
Pastor Stephen Fugitt was about halfway through his morning sermon when a man carrying a "high-caliber" revolver entered the church and fired two or three shots, Fugitt told
The Pathway
, the news journal of the Missouri Baptist Convention. The suspect shot at least once into the floor between himself and Fugitt while walking toward the platform, Fugitt said.
"He pulled his gun up and before he could fire, one of the guys grabbed his arm (just before he pulled the trigger) and it (the bullet) went up into the ceiling," the pastor said.
Several more men piled onto the suspect and wrestled the gun away from him until the Wright County Sheriff's Department could arrive. "He's a pretty big guy," Fugitt said. "They weren't going to let him up."
Deputies later discovered a shotgun in the back seat of the suspect's car.
Fugitt praised God that no one was seriously injured, and thanked the men who acted quickly to subdue the suspect at the church that draws about 60 worshippers Sunday mornings. "They saved lives I'm sure," he said.
The church has had previous contact with the suspect. "It wasn't totally random," Fugitt said.
Worshippers had last seen the suspect in early June when he threatened to return to the church with a gun. The church called an ambulance which took the man to a psychiatric hospital after the June threat, Fugitt said. Previously, the suspect had been to the church only two or three times over the past three or four years.
Everyone remained relatively calm after the shooting, said Fugitt who led worshippers in a prayer before they left the church. Fugitt asked other churches to remain alert and have a plan to deal with emergencies such as this.
"We actually have a plan, but it happened so fast, not much else could have been done except what happened," Fugitt said.
The alleged gunman's name has not been released, but he was in custody on July 22 with charges pending.
About 600 people live in Norwood, 30 miles east of Springfield.
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WESTWOOD — Two early goals by Westwood started Barnstable on an early exit from the South Section Division I Field Hockey Tournament on Wednesday.
WESTWOOD — Two early goals by Westwood started Barnstable on an early exit from the South Section Division I Field Hockey Tournament on Wednesday.
When the dust settled, the 15th-seeded Wolverines had rolled to a 5-0 preliminary round victory over the 18th-seeded Raiders.
Katie McLaughlin led the Westwood attack with a pair of goals as the third-place finishers in the Tri Valley League next face second-seeded Walpole Friday afternoon.
Playing well for No. 18 Barnstable (9-6-4) were Sarah Bess, Katie Quilty, Maddy Childs and Caroline Stalt.
"The two early scores knocked the wind out of our sails," said Barnstable coach Bess Doherty. "The tournament is really bittersweet because there is only one team that ends the year happy. For us, it ended all too soon and all too abruptly."
Barnstable 3, North Quincy 0: It was a perfect day for Barnstable head coach Tom Turco as his daughter gave the family its first grand child and the local volleyball squad finished the season undefeated with a shutout win in North Quincy.
In the battle of Red Raiders, Barnstable (18-0) swept the match with games of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-12. Assistant coach Mary Lou Martin handled the team in Turco's absence and made her career record 1-0.
Hannah Andres had a big game with 10 kills and 12 digs. Other Barnstable players with solid efforts included Stephanie Martin (nine digs and two aces), Nicole Desrosier (an ace, a kill and 10 digs), Olivia Brodt (seven digs and 37 assists) and Ciara Bruning (16 kills). Colleen Kenney was immense up front with 14 kills and four aces.
D-Y 3, Nauset 0: The Dolphins made sure all went well on "Senior Night" as they blanked their Cape rivals in the match played in South Yarmouth.
D-Y (9-11-0) won by scores of 25-20, 25-14 and 25-23 led by seniors Breann McGee (an ace, 11 kills, seven blocks and five digs), Kayla Ralston (an ace, five kills, eight digs and a block) and Cristina Marconcini (three aces, two kills, seven digs and three assists). Also honored was the team's fourth senior, Jessica Ball, who is sidelined with an injury.
Nauset (5-16) played a solid match led by senior Paige Johnson, who closed out her high school career with 21 kills, two aces and 10 assists. Amanda Rich chipped in with three aces, four kills and 10 assists while Madeline Berry added two aces, two kills and eight assists.
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Falmouth Academy (7-6-4) showed some intestinal fortitude with the comeback as Van Voorhis scored all three goals in the final 18 minutes of the opening half.
The defense set the pace the rest of the way not allowing any shots from in close. Solid play by sweeper back Sintra Reves-Sohn and wing backs Tori Avis and Hannah Ginsberg were key for FA.
Norfolk Aggie 1, Upper Cape 0: After losing to Norfolk Aggie 5-0 last week, UCT decided to make some adjustments and that thought process helped the Rams keep things close before falling to NA in Bourne.
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Goalie Jodi Young had a solid game as did freshmen Shawna Sylvia, Kaelyn Hooper and Amber Dibona.
Falmouth Academy 1, St. Andrews 1: Drew Burchill collected a rebound of a direct kick by Peter Wells and punched it home with three minutes left in the game to lift the Mariners to a tie at Falmouth.
St. Andrews scored first eight minutes into the game on a Vosc Bukosavoic tally. However, the defenseive play of the Mariner quartet of Sam Giancola, Luke Johns, Wells and Greg Picart kept the visitors at bay the rest of the game.
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- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harmonize.
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In the name of harmonizing our laws with other countries, Congress is about to dramatically diminish the patent protections offered to American innovators over the history of our Republic.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: Current Patent Bill Helps Global Elite, Not the Little "Guy"
Through WPA reports, YMCA secretaries were successful in harmonizing treatment between different prison camps within the same country by making the Ministries of War aware of problems.
Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I
He meant that the Supreme Court plays an important role in harmonizing conflicting constitutional interpretations about the constitutionality of state statutes.
Multiple sources of background noise "harmonizing" -- who's studied this, and what did they find?
He recalls harmonizing with his parents and older sister Sally, also a musician.
Austria opposes raising retirement ages, while Ireland rejects the idea of harmonizing the corporate tax base, both measures Germany had advocated.
Their harmonizing is a delight to hear, along with the fine guitar-based arrangements, on contains a generous selection of mostly familiar tunes played by George
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) will chair the conference committee charged with "harmonizing" the House and Senate bills and has provisionally named conferees, largely on the basis of seniority.
Lawrence G. McDonald: Will The Next Three Weeks Change Wall Street Forever?
MarketWatch points out one component of any new circuit-breaker system, "harmonizing" them across all the exchanges:
Report: New SEC stock circuit-breaker rules expected next week
PFCs work by "harmonizing" the flow of current making the interchange of energy between power source and device more efficient.
Tom Hayes: Computers Should be Held to the Same Standard as Cars


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I believe that tv shows like pop girl and kix provide kids with negative ideas, it makes the kids distracted from educations and makes children do stuff which are not suitable at this age, I believe that most of the programmes have a bad impact on them, but some don't
While some do, and some don't, guess which programs are popular with children? Hint: It's not the educational ones. Trash like Duck Dynasty and Vampire Diaries are some of the most popular shows in America right now. It's a wonder kids can learn anything with that kind of stuff clogging up TVs.
TV programs are the lazy person's way of learning or teaching their children to learn. There is simply not enough valuable content on television that can replace the effectiveness of traditional methods like books, or simply spending time with your kids and talking to them about life lessons. Television should be reserved for entertainment, not scholastic purposes.
There are some great programs available that encourage and promote learning. Most programs however do not and instead offer nothing of educational value for children or adults. Even wholesome family entertainment shows that come on at prime time offer things that most families would prefer their kids not see. So yes I really do think tv programs degrade the quality of learning.
Most TV is not particularly well-suited for learning. This is because it's not designed to educate; it's designed to entertain. The entire structure of commercial television is based on ratings and entertaining people, not educating people, and people spend a long time watching these programs. If you watch nothing but educational shows on PBS or something, then TV probably won't degrade your quality of learning, but, in general, it does.
It's good to let your kids have some hands-on experience to learn, but I know first-hand that shows like Elmo touch kids into the world. My friend's daughter is 4, and she's very smart. However, most of the time I'm there she's watching Elmo or Dora.
They may have no educational value, but generally they do not degrade the quality of learning. On the contrary, they can be an extremely useful learning tool. They are, in fact, the most important medium through which people learn about their rights, current affairs, technology etc. However, they can, like everything else, be detrimental if they are used without careful judgement.
Some have no effect on the quality of learning, such as dramas and action programs, although shows like Jersey Shore are questionable as to what purpose they serve. However, shows on channels such as the History Channel or Discovery Channel provide an interesting way of learning that may make some topics more interesting to students and cause them to learn something they may otherwise have no interest in. Even some dramas currently on television allude to stories in history that may cause students to take interest and do outside research on those topics.


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CAP37, A Mediator of Neuronal Microglial Interactions
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Inflammation is a normal immune-system response to disease or injury, but long-term inflammation can damage cells. Such chronic inflammation appears to contribute to Alzheimer's disease processes. Studies have shown that neurons and immune-system cells, called microglia, communicate with one another by sending and receiving molecules called inflammatory mediators. Although studies have identified and characterized many mediators released by microglia, little is known about neuron-released mediators.
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After the inaugural meeting of the House "Tea Party Caucus" this morning, members of the press were given a list of the caucus' membership. Scroll down for the full list.
The House Tea Party Caucus
Todd Akin (MO-2)
Michele Bachmann (MN-6)
Roscoe Bartlett (MD-6)
Joe Barton (TX-6)
Gus Bilirakis (FL-9)
Paul Broun (GA-10)
Michael Burgess (TX-26)
Dan Burton (IN-5)
John Carter (TX-31
John Culberson (TX-7)
John Fleming (LA-4)
Trent Franks (AZ-2)
Phil Gingrey (GA-11)
Louie Gohmert (TX-1)
Pete Hoekstra (MI-2)
Walter Jones (NC-3)
Steve King (IA-5)
Doug Lamborn (CO-5)
Cynthia Lummis (WY)
John Mica (FL-7)
Gary Miller (CA-42)
Jerry Moran (KS-1)
Mike Pence (IN-6)
Tom Price (GA-6)
Pete Sessions (TX-32)
Lamar Smith (TX-21)
Cliff Stearns (FL-6)
Todd Tiahrt (KS-4)
Joe Wilson (SC-2)
Reporting by Evan McMorris-Santoro
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Kernel Essay Anchor Chart
My class has officially started their expository writing pieces. This is very new to them, so we are taking it slowly. Thank goodness for Gretchen Bernabei! She makes it so much more fun, interesting, and easier for these little people to understand!
We began by brainstorming people we admire. I told my students that this person could be a friend, family member, singer, entertainer, sports star, or anyone they like or look up to. They had to understand that admire doesn't mean that you like them in a romantic way because they automatically think of a secret admirer. Haha.
Then I gave them a planning sheet from Gretchen's resources. Hers was just drawn out on paper, but my OCD needed it to be typed up, so I spent about 45 minutes perfecting it (to my standards) on the computer. I handed them out, and we filled in our topic and text structure. Before I knew about this amazing woman, my explanation if expository writing was pretty lame…and the students' writing showed it. That's not to say it was bad, but it definitely was NOT to the level it is now. The text structures she has developed has raised the level of their writing tremendously!
After that, we came up with our kernel essay about our peeps. When you see the text structure we used, you'll see that it wasn't easy, but it made them really think! And that's what we're going for, right? 😉
From that kernel essay, I told them to find at least three people who would listen to them read their kernel essay. The listeners were required to ask two questions about their kernel essay. They wrote the questions down in the box, and tomorrow they will use sticky notes to answer those questions. These sticky notes will go in the flip books they have created. This will help them fill out their paragraphs with valuable information that readers want to know.
When we finished the questions, we thought about where that information should appear within the writing. We put paragraph numbers beside each question to be sure the information arrives at the correct destination. Again–extending their thinking.
This is as far as we have gotten. I'm looking forward to reading what they write. I have a training tomorrow, but I know they will be in good hands with my student teacher. I can't wait to read them on Wednesday!
Below you will find pictures of two planning pages and two kernel essays written on their flip books.
I have uploaded the planning page to the Writer's Workshop page here on my blog. It's the last resource listed under Gretchen's resources.
What do you do to help your students understand expository writing?
I would love to come work with your team! I have presented both writing and grammar workshops for teachers of grades 1 through 7. If you are interested in having me come do a workshop, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are looking to purchase any books by Gretchen Bernabei, head on over to QEP Books to get the best prices. They will do bundle deals and give discounts for bulk orders. If you need to give them a call, ask for Catherine and tell her I sent ya. 😉
Resources for the Writing Scope & Sequence
Writing Scope & Sequence: This is a comprehensive scope & sequence that gives a unit overview for each unit, a calendar with daily activities, notes to the teacher for each week, and pages with resources.
Writing Process Battle Game: This is a game that allows students to practice memorizing the steps of the writing process in a fun way. Played just like the traditional card game of "War" or "Battle," students use the word cards to battle until one player has all the cards.
Narrative & Expository Rubrics: This product comes with 4 rubrics (1 teacher and 1 student for both genres) and a scoring guide.
Narrative Revision Stations: This product has 4 stations with questions designed to train students how to add details to their writing.
Listing: This post has lots of pictures of the lists I do with my kids to generate ideas for writing.
Planning Page This is a newer version of the planning page I use with my students when planning for Narrative OR Expository writing. We like this one the best!Helpful Idioms Chart
Color It Up: The very first lesson from Fun Size Academic Writing.
Narrative vs. Expository: A concrete way to explain the differences and similarities between narrative and expository writing.
Flipbooks & Kernel Essays: These are some pictures (and explanations, of course) of how some of our flip books and kernel essays worked in our classroom.
Writer's Celebration Page: For those who like the idea of having students go around and make comments on others' writing (rather than having the traditional read to everyone in the room).
The Whole Process: This is a post that explains how we go from an idea to a published piece.
Expository and Narrative 11-minute Essays: Yes, you CAN use the 11-minute essay for more than Expository! Each genre has a separate post.
Adding Icons: This blog post shows one way to help your students add icons (AKA: REVISE) to their writing.
**Also check down at the bottom of this page for additional resources from Gretchen Bernabei!!**
Resources for the Grammar Scope & Sequence:
Grammar Scope & Sequence: This product is made EXACTLY like the writing scope, with an overview, calendar with daily activities, notes, and resources.
Keepers 101 Chart: This is a 4th grade version of the Keepers 101 chart that you can use to hold students accountable for the rules they have learned.
Some Other Things:
Test Specs: This is a document from TEA that explains what skills are tested on the editing and revising section of the test. They haven't changed…
Practice Using STRONG Adjectives
Went is Gone: A list of other words that can be used other than "went."
Said is Dead: A list of other words that can be used other than "said."
2013 TCTELA_Young_STAAR Writing_4-7: A PowerPoint presentation by Victoria Young about student performance on Writing STAAR.
WRITING SAMPLES & Explanations:
Be sure not to forget about the many blog posts I've tagged as Writing Tips & Tools. There are numerous writing samples, both narrative and expository, along with detailed explanations of how my students move from an idea to a published copy. You can always find this tab on the right-hand side of the page under Categories. There are several pages, so be sure to scroll through to find just what you are looking for.
A large part of these posts is about how my students are using Gretchen Bernabei's tools in their writing. Here is a quick breakdown of some posts you might like:
**Click on the blue words to visit the posts relating to the content**
Various Writing Samples: These are SOME of the writing samples we did throughout the year. Be sure to look at the date to see when they were written. You'll notice…the more the year progressed…the better the writing became!
Narrative vs. Expository: This post has been one of my most popular posts, and the picture has been pinned on hundreds of Pinterest boards. "Grandma" is my way of explaining the difference between narrative and expository writing in a concrete way.
Revising & Editing Practice:
Revising and Editing RULES: A list of revising and editing rules that students need to know for the 4th grade Writing STAAR Test
Don't forget to visit my TpT store to find lots of revising and editing/grammar activities…for a really reasonable price! There are also several other activities for other subjects and school in general. You can click here to see for yourself!
Resources from Gretchen Bernabei:
***Over 70 Truisms***: Use these "Lightning in a Bottle" writing prompts to get your students writing…and THINKING! These are PERFECT for 11-minute essays!
Text Structures for Writing: Use these text structures to help your students write with meaning and with a purpose!
STAAR Genre Text Structures: More text structures to help around test time.
Literary Text Structures: Literary text structures.
Reproducibles from Crunchtime: These are pages that you can print and use with your students as they are writing.
Icon Glossary: Wondering how to get students to write better with more details? Check out the icons listed here.
Grade 4 Remediation Packet: This was put together by Gretchen Bernabei to get kids ready to take THE test. This is a link to her blog post where you can download the file. We love this resource, too!!
I have used all of these resources with my students, and their writing DRASTICALLY improved. Think using text structures is too hard for your students? It's not!! ALL of my students have been successful with using them….and their understanding of what writing is and how authors organize their writing improved, too!
For more information about an amazing writing teacher and presenter, go to www.trailofbreadcrumbs.net or www.bernabeiwritingtools.blogspot.com.


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UPDATE: Here's a new Pixels standee:
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EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival
A lot of Disney and Pixar characters show up in the examples of terrific topiary (courtesy of flickr user photography_shoots):
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 Teaser Trailer
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Synopsis
September 25, 2015
The Drac pack is back for an all-new monster comedy adventure in Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania 2! Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania... Dracula's rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn't showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – "Vampa" Drac enlists his friends Frank, Murray, Wayne and Griffin to put Dennis through a "monster-in-training" boot camp. But little do they know that Drac's grumpy and very old, old, old school dad Vlad is about to pay a family visit to the hotel. And when Vlad finds out that his great-grandson is not a pure blood – and humans are now welcome at Hotel Transylvania – things are going to get batty!
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Credits
- Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky
- Written by: Robert Smigel
- Produced by: Michelle Murdocca
- Executive Producers: Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Ben Waisbren
- Adam Sandler (Dracula)
- Andy Samberg (Johnny)
- Selena Gomez (Mavis)
- Kevin James (Frank)
- Fran Drescher (Eunice)
- Steve Buscemi (Wayne)
- Molly Shannon (Wanda)
- David Spade (Griffin)
- Keegan-Michael Key (Murray)
- and Mel Brooks (Vlad)
This film is not yet rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. For future rating information, please visit www.filmratings.com. Credits not final
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Chuck Jones' Coyote & Road Runner Rules
Sometimes we just need a little reminder:
Still obsessed with Chuck Jones' coyote/roadrunner rules. Awesome to so clearly, concisely define your characters. pic.twitter.com/MRd4zguD93— Amos Posner (@AmosPosner) March 4, 2015
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The Gate to marriage : benefits and detriments of arranged marriage
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The processes of choosing a lifetime partner dramatically differ between Western and Eastern cultures. In Western cultures, mates select one another directly based on interpersonal attraction. Since marriage is not the primary task of starting a relationship, family members are not likely to get involved when a person is starting a relationship. In the Eastern cultures, however, marriage is regarded as the primary pre-requisite for a relationship and it is often arranged by family members.
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This article on Medium really stuck with me. I hope you also enjoy it and self reflect.
I never really thought that by owning your failures and seeking to learn from them it put you in an actual minority of persons who do. Suddenly being a failure, but NOT GIVING UP, makes you one of the ELITE. Not that all of life should amount to some competitive sense of Darwinism…
It's true though, that once stuff gets hard, most of us quit. Most of us don't keep trying, failing, trying, failing….and failing some more before maybe in half a life time we finally find a success. I agree that many of us (particularly our 'everyone gets a trophy for trying' generation) see success as something that is supposed to be easy. That, if it doesn't fall in our laps, clearly we are doing it wrong or barking up the wrong tree.
But it is also inherently cheating ourselves to think this way. How many of us think we are awesome if we can run from the front door to the mailbox? How many people think that is setting the bar high enough to justify a victory dance or bragging at the next group happy hour? In comparison, how many of us have a little apprehension at signing up for a 5K, 10K or Marathon because we know it will actually take WORK, TRAINING, TIME and DEDICATION. But it also will come with a well earned victory dance and sense of accomplishment if we stick it out. Even if we fail to follow through, completing a hard effort and pushing beyond what comes easily is always rewarding.
Also just from my purely mathematical geek self, the more times you try (even if most of those are a fail), you must increase your chances for a success. Law of large numbers folks….
Love these quotes:
"If I fail more than you, I win." -Seth Godin
"Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that's where you will find success."
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Cabo Wedding Coordinators
When considering a wedding planner it is important to know that there are different types of planners to choose from.
Your Cabo destination wedding will be one of the most important events of your life.
Having the right type of wedding planner can make sure your special event will be a success.
Hotel and Resort Wedding Planners in Cabo
If you book a hotel or resort they may include a staff planner to handle your arrangements. Some resorts included them in your wedding package while others charge a fee for your Cabo resort wedding planner
Local Cabo San Lucas Wedding Planners
There are many Cabo wedding planner companies that specialize in Cabo destination weddings. These wedding planners coordinate and organize events in the city they live in.
The benefit to using a Cabo wedding planner instead of a coordinator back home is that they have hands on local knowledge of the Cabo San Lucas area.
Wedding Planners in Cabo
- Karla Casillas (480) 882-0931
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- Bridal Dreams (624) 157-1020
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- Cabo San Lucas Villas (Seavillas)
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Bringing Your Own Wedding Planner to Cabo San Lucas
You can choose a wedding planner from your home city or country. These companies book and coordinate weddings all over the world not just in Cabo San Lucas Mexico.


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The Carroll County Board of Education will hold an administrative meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Room 007 of the board offices at 125 N. Court St., Westminster.
A work session will be held at 2 p.m.
Meetings will be broadcast live on CETV, Channel 21 on Comcast cable TV, and repeated at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sunday and the following Thursday, and at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Information: 410-751-3020.
Parent-education group to hold event
The Carroll County Local Management Board will hold a Parents As Teachers kickoff event from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Scott Center at Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster.


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Sometimes, there's no shame in being a can crusher. As much as we love watching close fights between our sport's top fighters, some of our sport's most entertaining finishes came to fruition because a fighter of reasonable competence was locked in the cage with an utterly hopeless ham-n-egger. There's nothing wrong with pounding the bejesus out of a hapless jobber every once in a while, which is exactly what Mariusz Pudzianowski, Jan Blachowicz and Dusan Panajotovic did yesterday. Fortunately for us, they filmed it for posterity as well.
At thirty-five years old, "can crusher" is probably the ceiling for five-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski's MMA career. The odds of him ending up in the big leagues outside of his home country are pretty slim- which is perfect, because he seems more than content to smash freaks and nobodies in front of enthusiastic Polish fans. At yesterday's KSW 20, Pudzianowski faced 4-1 Greek American prospect Christos Piliafas. All of Piliafas' fights have ended by TKO- four of which in the first round. A technical grappling clinic this would not be, as Pudzianowski scored takedowns and eventually punched out Piliafas 3:48 seconds into round one. Unfortunately, videos of this scrap have quickly been taken off of YouTube. We know, we're just as heartbroken as you are.
But as a consolation prize, we're going to offer you KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz's successful title defense against Houston Alexander from the same card. A win over Alexander may not mean too much anymore, yet Blachowicz never appeared in trouble throughout the fight. Unfortunately, save for an armbar at the end of round one and a triangle choke at the end of round two, neither did Alexander. Okay, so it's a pretty lousy consolation prize. Whaddayagonnado?
One final note: Bob Sapp apparently retired after his most recent humiliating defeat, and quickly unretired to fight Dusan Panajotovic before anyone could actually enjoy him not being around. Despite the professionalism that Ultimate Fight Serbia tries to convey- and by the way, I can't help but feel like I've seen their logo before – they booked Bob Sapp to fight and got exactly what they paid for. They got a YouTube hype video that looked like this:
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Birds that have not reached NZ, but should
General birdwatching discussion, help with bird identification, and all other things relating to wild birds and birding in NZ that don't fit in one of the other forums.
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I feel as though there is competition that restricts mallards, domestic pigeons, sparrows and starlings without the need for peregrine falcons to keep them in check. Karearea aren't super abundant despite these food items. It would be interesting to see if a pair ever make it here... Perhaps just as likely would be if a dispersing juvenile comes over and maybe shacks up with a native bird
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I'm suprised that the wedge tailed eagle has not reached NZ yet. It occurs throughout most of Australia in all environments and just a single storm could see a new vagrant arrive here.
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As a small footnote to all this, there is one bird on the original list which I have come across in New Zealand - the Eastern Koel. In late January 2015 I was walking on the Pigeon Saddle Track at the top of the hill going over from Golden Bay to Totaranui. At about 3.00pm two of us clearly heard the Koel calling, both the cooo-eee, coo-ee, coo-ee preamble, and then the full wirra wirra wirra cycle of 5-6 times. Having heard Eastern Koels many times in the Aust Top End, and around just about every campground on the Kakadu circuit from Howards, Aurora, Mary River, Cooinda, Katherine, Batchelor and back up the Stuart, usually in the trees right outside our cabins, we are well familiar with that call. Also heard them in Cape York and up and down the east coast from the Daintree, Katoomba and right down to Princes and Royal Parks in inner city Melbourne! I have also made sound recordings of them calling at many of those locations, so I'd be willing to bet the house that it was an Eastern Koel call. Once you hear it, there's nothing else like it. Unfortunately, up on the Pigeon Saddle in January 2015, I could ONLY hear it, I never managed to get eyes on it, let alone photograph it so I didn't make a submission to the Rare Birds committee. Given that the biometrics are similar to our own Long Tail Cuckoo, and they both migrate similar distances with their tracks probably overlapping in North Queensland, it wouldn't be too big a stretch to expect them here. Every time you see what looks like an oversize blackbird out in the bush, have a closer look, especially if its giving that good old Aussie bush greeting cooo-eee.
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Nice report about the Eastern Koel. I had a similar experience a few years ago (can't remember the year now) when I'm 99% sure that I saw a Brown Goshawk (100% goshawk) here in Waikanae - based on very high-pitched call (matching recordings I found on-line), a fairly low-level (just above roof height) pass (but without my binoculars), then a fairly prolonged (1 minute or so) of overhead soaring and movement out towards the coast. Frustrating.


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Hi everybody!
Though it was pretty clear since the 2nd day, now that the poll is closed we can officially announce that London was selected by a majority vote to be CityTale's first destination.
Dealing with a large city like London, which is rich in it's history, makes it harder than usual to write a game – there are just so many options! So if you're living in London or the area nearby, and wish to help us with the writing of this game, please contact us using the contact form.
On other news, our comic book contest has ended. We've received some drawings and games ideas, so thanks to all of you who took part in this contest. After some deliberation inside the Carmel Games team, we managed to choose the winner, so congratulation Kristen Thacker, your comic book is on its way 🙂
The winning entry
Here are some more of the drawings we've received, from Kristen Thacker, FantacyLover, Jonathan, Troubadour, Shir M. and Ivana Nikolich.
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Smith played in just one of the Dolphins' three matches this week, but no one scored more impressive wins than the three recorded by Smith. The freshman swept in Dana Hills' 10-8 victory over Division I coaches' poll No. 2 Campbell Hall on Wednesday. Smith, ranked in the top 15 in the USTA's So Cal girls 16 and under seedings, beat Sarah Lee and Sabrina Santamaria, both ranked in the top 15 in the 18 and under seedings.


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We're proud to share that through a generous $34,000 grant from The Valley Hospital, we will once again connect patients and their families with the benefits of fully inclusive, horse-assisted activities.
For five years, we've partnered with Valley to provide integrative health and wellness programming to the children and families of Valley Home Care's Butterflies Program and the Hospital's Kireker Center for Child Development. From therapeutic riding sessions for patients and siblings to week-long summer programming for families to horse-assisted ground exercises for staff, our comprehensive and holistic approach has served to empower hundreds of Valley patients and their "teams."
This year, the Hospital's support will allow us to continue facilitating Valley families' physical and emotional well-being, as well as introduce the power of ponies to adults battling serious illnesses.
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A new, sensationalistic book is causing a stir in Christian prophecy circles. It is a top-seller along with titles like Blood Moons, Deciphering End-Time Prophetic Codes, and the Harbinger. The book by Christian adventurer Robert Cornuke is titled TEMPLE: Amazing New Discoveries that Change Everything About the Location of Solomom's Temple. Average readers are overwhelmingly positive and seem almost entirely convinced by its message. Out of 192 Amazon reviews, only three are clearly negative (as of this writing)!
"similar in importance to the Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls" "I Was Amazed! Who Knew All This?" "Filled with jaw-dropping facts." "This book shatters flawed traditions and rips the lid completely off historical misunderstandings. It will most certainly give intellictual whiplash to anyone bold enough to read this biblical investigative masterpiece." "the political repercussions from it could alter the complexion of the entire Middle East" (Amazon reviews).


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The World of the Arts
"Through his pleasant disposition, his good humour, his drive, his affiliation with many societies, his warm voice with its pleasant baritone, his talent at painting, my father made brilliant contacts." Auguste Lumière, Mes Travaux et mes Jours, éditions La Colombe (1952)
Constantin, The Watercolourist
A watercolour painter, specialising in still-life paintings and landscapes, August Constantin August Constantin
Constantin, Auguste-Aristide-Ferdinand, painter, b: Paris, February 12, 1824 - d: ibid. November 6, 1895 encountered Antoine Lumière in Paris in 1858. He taught Antoine to paint and truly became an adoptive father to him. He provided the sum of 5000 francs, which allowed the young Lumière to pay for a replacement for his army service. In homage to his benefactor, Antoine Lumière would name his first born Auguste. This grand-father by adoption would be the witness at Antoine's wedding, and then, twenty-years later, at that of Auguste and Juliette Lumière. The paintings of Auguste Constantin would adorn the residences of the Lumière family for years to come.
Roybet, the Painter
A painter recognized by his quick and precise touch, Ferdinand Roybet Ferdinand Roybet
Roybet, Ferdinand, artist, b: Uzès (Gard), April 12, 1840 - d: Paris, 1920/span> taught painting to Antoine Lumière at the turn of the century. A portraitist of great talent, he also painted his student in 1901, a work shown at the Salon des artistes français in 1902 and which is today part of the collections of the Institut Lumière.
Mercié, The Sculptor
A sculptor inspired with an ardent patriotism, Antonin Mercié Antonin Mercié
Mercié, Jean-Marius-Antoine (Antonin), sculptor, b: Toulouse (Hte-Garonne), October 30, 1845 - d: Paris 6e, December 14, 1916/span>
covered all of France with his works: from the walls of the Louvre to the halls of the great museums. Among his numerous pieces were many monumental statues of Jeanne d'Arc, including the Jeanne d'Arc relevant l'épée de la France à Domrémi in 1902. A replica in bronze watched from the centre of the great basin at the access to the Lumière property Le Clos des Plages in La Ciotat, but unfortunately the work went missing in 1925. In 1906, Mercié also created the commemorative monument dedicated to Armand Silvestre, commissioned by Antoine Lumière.


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Oakland, CA - (NBC) - Ever since voters passed Prop. 215 in 1996, the use of marijuana for medical purposes has been technically legal in California.
There are cannabis clubs up and down the state where sick people with a prescription can purchase pot as medicine.
There is even a new marijuana mega store in Oakland called iGrow that is being called a Wal-Mart for weed. The 15,000-square-foot warehouse is a one-stop shop for everything connected to cannabis cultivation but the seeds. An on-site doctor issues recommendations and technicians provide hands on lessons to prospective growers.
Now, there is a new option for those wanting to grow their own pot. IGrow's Dahr Mann helped come up with a new concept that puts pot growing on wheels. Tom Patton with GrowOp Technologies partnered with the iGrow store to develop the product, which is a mobile marijuana growing station. They call the trailers "buds."
Patton and Mann say if you decide to move you could put it on the back of your truck and take it to your next home.
"The Little Bud is built so it literally can push right into your garage and again you just add electricity and water and you're good to go...or good to grow," Patton said.
Customer Dexter Gary, who is a lung cancer patient, is considering purchasing one.
"I think it's great. I think instead of having to buy lights and buy the growing material and the pots and everything, having that one complete system works for me. It's going to save me hundreds of dollars over the years," Gary said.
All you need is a 220-power hook up and tap water and you are ready to grow your own pot.
The stations sell for between $10,000 and $60,000.
The smallest is the size of a small container truck and the largest is a 53-foot-long big rig.
Each unit comes equipped with security cameras, so you can monitor your grow at all times.
The official unveiling of the budding business is this weekend at a hemp show in San Francisco.
The company was hoping to sell 40 for the entire year and they have already sold 37 with little to no advertising.
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Though we saw it already in Frankfurt, Nissan's Gripz crossover was one of the better concepts at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Oh, there's plenty of samurai-slash in the detailing, but Nissan design chief Shiro Nakamura's team has at least allowed the surfaces to breathe. In a show littered with Ginza-by-night weirdness, the Gripz looks edgy, striking, muscular, and modern. And that's a good thing, because what you're basically looking at is the design for the next-generation Nissan Juke.
Nissan's quirky little crossover has been a surprise hit worldwide, and Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has no intention of letting the momentum slide. "We will not be complacent in this segment," he says. Look past the Gripz' auto show eye candy — monster wheels, shaved roofline, hidden door handles — and it's clear he means what he says.
Link text….Scheduled to debut in mid-2017, the Gripz-inspired Juke will be built off Nissan's highly flexible Global B platform, though it will be slightly bigger than the current model in almost every dimension.
Though the next-gen Juke will feature conventional powertrains, the Gripz' underpinnings show how Nissan could leverage EV skills developed via the Leaf across a variety of small cars and crossovers. The Gripz concept is presented as a series hybrid, which means the electric motor drives the wheels at all times, and the on-board internal combustion engine is used to generate electricity to help power the electric motor or top off the battery. The electric drive motor is the same as that used in the Leaf


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Acrylic nails are one type of artificial nails that you can buy. They are made by mixing a chemical powder with a chemical liquid. The safest and highest quality acrylic nails are made with Ethyl Methacrylate (EMA), however, a less expensive variety of artificial nails that are also safe are made with Methyl Methacrylate (MMA). It is important to buy the highest quality artificial nails because they typically have less of an impact on the natural growth of your real finge


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If you haven't been following along, my collaborative blog, Upper Elementary Snapshots is doing a totally fun set of giveaways this month. Each day for 12 days, one blogger is giving away an item for FREE! It's only free for that one day, so you need to stop back often!
Today is MY day to give away a resource, so stop by...just click our logo below to check it out! Have a wonderful day!
Be sure to watch for some upcoming blog posts....with a new product I tried in my classroom, with an update about my formal observation, musings about fractions, and more!


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Everyone in Canada MUST be familiar with Temptations Cat Treats, even if they don't have a cat. The commercials are so funny and memorable! I've never seen a cat actually go through a wall or jump over a pool to get to the treats but every cat I've ever seen with these treats DOES come… Read More »
REVIEW: World's Best Cat Litter
For the first time since since I started reviewing products on this blog, my cat got something in the mail to try out. Okay so cat litter is no toy but it's a necessity for a cat. What I hate about cat litter in general is that it sticks to the bottom of the cat's… Read More »
Iams Home 4 the Holidays – Finding Orphan Pets Forever Homes
Iams Home 4 the Holidays Campaign is one of the world's largest pet adoption campaigns. They have helped 5.8 million pets find homes across the globe to date (The campaign is in it's 13th year.) Canadians can visit the Iams Facebook page and click to "like" the page or the content (messages, photos, videos, etc.)… Read More »
Sad News/Vets
First of all I want to apologize for not posting in a while. First our whole family has been sick with some sort of bug. Then just today, the unthinkable happened. Our beloved dog Essence passed away in our arms. If you want to know the story, email me at email@example.com I have a little… Read More »


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Activision has caused quite a stir by removing the Nuketown 2025 bonus map from multiplayer rotations in Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
The multiplayer map, which was included as a pre-order bonus as well as in the Hardened and Care Package special editions of the game is now only regularly accessible in custom games and in one moshpit playlist following the end of the double XP weekend to celebrate the game's launch.
Double XP weekend is official over. That means Nuketown 2025 / 24-7 is as well. I know. RIGHT? Don't kill the messenger.
Treyarch game design director David Vonderhaar took to his Twitter to announce the news, saying, "Double XP weekend is official over. That means Nuketown 2025 / 24-7 is as well. I know. RIGHT? Don't kill the messenger."
Many assumed that access to the map would be permanent for those who bought the game in the appropriate manner, but it seems this isn't the case. This decision meant that the map would only remain playable if you started a custom game with your mates, while playing it in another multiplayer mode required waiting for certain one-off events.
"Nuketown 2025 / 24-7 will be back for special events," Vonderharr clarified. "You can always play it with your friends in Custom Games."
Following a pretty intense backlash, however, it seems the decision has been somewhat changed. After a large number of people failed to heed Voderhaar's request and shot the messenger repeatedly over Twitter, the map has been re-added to a playlist exclusively for those who own the bonus stage.
"The Chaos Moshpit playlist has Carrier, Cargo, Express, Hijacked, Slums, Standoff, and Nuketown 2025 in the rotation," Vonderhaar announced earlier today.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II raked in a massive $500 million worldwide in just 24 hours when it launched last week.
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STIFFED By Susan Faludi William Morrow 662 pp., $27.50
If 1990s America offers one overarching lesson, it is that the cultural labels we once used to define our societal tribes are increasingly worthless. In a world with 500 cable channels, niche marketing, and the Internet, it has become nearly impossible to place large groups of people into neat little boxes.
Lines are blurring. Subcultures are merging across the old boundaries of race and gender. At the close of the 20th century, American society resembles a kaleidoscope, fragmented and constantly shifting.
And therein lies the real problem with "Stiffed," Susan Faludi's new 650-page sociological tract bent on telling us about "the betrayal of the American man." Lumping half the population under this simple two-word category heading, she tries to "understand the perilous voyage to manhood undertaken by men I once knew as boys" in 12 chapters that roughly break down into a series of character and group sketches. The approach creates problems that extend beyond the enormity of the topic.
Faludi's sketches are often interesting, even engrossing. In particular, the chapters concerning Citadel cadets, the Promise Keepers, and the porn industry (parts of which appeared in The New Yorker) show a reporter in top form.
She gives the reader a peek into the world of these men, examining their cultural icons, exploring their hopes, fears, and neuroses. The approach is similar to the one Faludi employed in her well-received feminist tome "Backlash" (1991), which substantiated interviews with pages of data.
But in "Stiffed," Faludi, now a contributing editor at Newsweek, is surprisingly short on supporting information. She resorts to the all-too-familiar newsmagazine practice of using vivid anecdotes and colorful characters in place of facts and figures. And this raises questions for the reader.
The Promise Keeper phenomenon is certainly interesting, but is it indicative of a larger societal trend, or something occurring within a small subculture? Are men as a whole really anything like cadets at the Citadel?
Faludi, seemingly aware that her book would be vulnerable on this front, tries to deal with the issue early in "Stiffed." She explains that one interview subject, "a self-described 'patriot' and avid fisherman," told her: "If you want to see what's happening in the stream called our society, go to the edges and look at what's happening there, and then you begin to have an understanding."
Well, no offense, but isn't that what you'd expect a "self-described patriot" to say? It's a bit like asking a fascist about politics or a badminton player about sports in America. You have to expect a slightly skewed answer.
What's worse, however, is the often-tortured logic Faludi uses to make her fringe cases relevant. In a chapter on Sylvester Stallone, she explains how the actor was unable to break out of the action-movie realm with the film "Copland" because he was trapped in the new male "ornamental culture" that values looks over acting skill.
But she neglects to mention that Stallone created and reveled in the muscle-bound Rambo image and didn't mind the "ornamental culture" when he was commanding millions for his performances. And is "ornamental culture" really a new development in Hollywood? After all, the role of life-size action figures extends far back beyond Stallone to actors like Rudolf Valentino, Tyrone Power, and Errol Flynn.
None of this, of course, completely discounts Faludi's arguments. Men, particularly those white men on the bottom of the skills and education ladder, have lost a lot in the last 20 years. The departure of industrial jobs, the societal focus on glamour over substance, and the changing roles feminism has brought, have left many men in the lurch.
But as the author herself has compellingly pointed out in the past, women have not emerged unscathed from this cultural and socioeconomic reshuffling either. For every man who wants to look like Brad Pitt and walk like Stallone, there is a woman who wants Cindy Crawford's body and Madeleine Albright's job. There are points in "Stiffed" when Faludi seems to have forgotten the lessons she tried to teach readers in the past.
The male landscape Faludi lays out here is likely to seem foreign to most men - and women. But more interesting, by focusing so intently on a handful of male caricatures, the author has created a work of irony.
Feminism's greatest lesson had less to do with equal rights than it did with seeing beyond and through the common myths and stereotypes of gender. In "Stiffed," Faludi's anecdotal quest for the mythical soul of American maledom has actually turned the clock back. And when she writes breathlessly about how shipyard workers "grounded their own worth and identity not in the masculine model of warrior, but in that of builder," you can almost hear men chuckle - and feminists sigh.
*Dante Chinni writes political commentary from Washington.
(c) Copyright 1999. The Christian Science Publishing Society


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Orignally appeared in Kolleen Bouchane's Huffington Post Impact blog.
On Monday, President Obama and Gov. Romney squared off in their third and final debate before the election. After debating domestic policy and fielding questions from undecided voters, their last debate focused on foreign policy.
Amongst the bayonets and bravado, there was no discussion about how either of them would use the office of the president to address the top global health challenges of our time. Among these challenges is the rise of superbugs -- killer germs against which antibiotics are failing. This is an issue that affects everyone, and neglecting to head off threats now will lead to calamitous consequences later.
The research and development of new antibiotics to fight disease has been falling steadily since the 1980s. In the meantime, bacteria that cause a range of illnesses -- from MRSA to tuberculosis -- are mutating, breeding new strains that resist our aging antibiotics, and killing people in large numbers. According to the FDA, antibiotic resistance "has become a serious issue of global concern."
Last week, the World Health Organization released its annual report on global tuberculosis (TB). TB is an age-old disease that kills more people today than it did a hundred years ago. It's also a leading killer of women worldwide. The disease has orphaned 10 million children as it strikes people down in the prime of their lives.
There was little new in the data this year compared to last year, but the report still managed to make headlines around the world (see here, here and here) due to one finding in particular: Drug-resistant TB is spreading worldwide, and the resistance itself is growing stronger, eliminating the effectiveness of more drugs.
Less than one in five people with multidrug resistant TB -- defined as TB that's resistant to two of the most powerful TB drugs -- are ever diagnosed. In India and China, which together have 60 percent of the world's people living and dying of MDR-TB, a mere 6 percent and 3 percent of people with MDR-TB receive a diagnosis, respectively.
XDR-TB, defined as TB that has mutated beyond MDR-TB to be resistant to at least two "second-line" drugs (drugs used to treat TB that's resistant to "first-line drugs"), was first reported in 2008 when it killed 52 out of 53 people infected in a South African hospital. Since then, WHO reported last week that XDR-TB has been discovered in 84 countries.
While standard TB can be cured virtually anywhere at low cost, treating MDR-TB and XDR-TB is exorbitantly expensive.
According to news reports last week, after a few isolated cases, Australia is now facing the impending spread of XDR-TB within the general population. "XDR-TB is estimated to cost between $500,000 and $1 million a patient, with a low cure rate and a very high death rate," according to local news reports.
According to WHO, people with TB spread the infection -- it transmits through the air like the common cold -- to 10 to 15 additional people per year.
Combine the rate of disease spread with the cost of public health response, and you can quickly understand that the math is not on our side.
Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that TB drugs are about 50 years old (Lyndon Johnson was president when the latest drug was introduced), so researchers are now in a race to develop new drugs before it's too late. But WHO also reports this week that globally, research and development for needed TB drugs, diagnostics and a vaccine falls short by some $1.4 billion each year.
We can pay now, or we can pay later. The longer we wait we wait, the higher the cost.
Humanity's war against germs is a constant arms race. The trick is to stay in front of the germs by researching and developing new treatments as the old ones start to fail.
But we're behind. The germs are winning.
President Obama and Gov. Romney: What will you do about it?


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Quite a bit of attention has been given to Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (WHS) in recent years. WHS is a chronic, progressive paralysis that typically starts with the hindquarters and progresses until the hedgehog is completely incapacitated. It has been observed to occur in hedgehogs of all ages, and this incapacity appears related to a condition called progressive mutlifocal leukencephalopathy, which is similar to the brain lesions seen in human AIDS patients.
With all the information that is available about
WHS, many people jump immediately to the conclusion that their hedgehog
must be afflicted with WHS if it shows difficulty with gait,
particularly if this is progressive. There are other conditions that can
mimic the symptoms of WHS, so it is important to consult with a
veterinarian immediately, in order to avoid losing precious time for
treatable disorders.
Originally, it was believed that biggest thing that distinguishes WHS from other disorder is family history. There are at least two families that I am aware of that had confirmed cases in nearly all the members of two generations (mom and all her babies). While the pathologist working with these animals stated that this is proof that it's a genetic condition, other pathologists and veterinarians with whom I have spoken indicate that this is greater than chance occurrence and that you can't conclude from this, that it's necessarily a genetic link. If you don't know the lineage of your hedgehog, you won't have any information to help you with assessing the probability of genetic links. If you do suspect WHS, let the breeder know immediately and let them know the veterinary findings. This is very important in helping them to decide what lines to continue, and which should be retired if patterns of problems are found. It is also very important to note that things other than genetics appear to correlate with the appearance of WHS lesions, such as cancers and other immunosuppressive conditions. Please read the article on what is WHS for more information about this.
Hibernation is probably the most frequent cause of
wobbliness in hedgehogs. There may be mild wobbliness or there may be
significant lethargy. Hibernation is not safe for hedgehogs of African
origins and they should not be allowed to hibernate. A hedgehog that is
trying to hibernate is often cool to the touch. Onset is often rapid,
although symptoms of mild wobbliness and lack of appetite can drag on
for quite some time if the problem is not rectified. Hibernation can
generally be reversed within half an hour to an hour by warming up the
hedgehog. Holding it under your shirt or providing a heat pad on low is
generally sufficient. Do not use heat rocks as they often have hot spots
that can cause burns and do not raise the ambient temperature.
Injury is another frequent cause of wobbliness.
Hedgehogs can break legs or even slip disks. X-ray or ultrasound can be
used to quickly determine whether an internal injury appears to
contribute to the hedgehog's gait difficulty. Hedgehogs can also
develop problems with excessive bone calcification, leading to
progressive wobbliness. This can also be diagnosed with ultrasound or
x-ray. External injury, such as overgrown nails that have curved into
the pad of the foot or hairs wrapped around a leg can also cause a
hedgehog to look wobbly, so you should visually inspect for these types
of problems.
Tumors can also create problems with balance and
locomotion. These can very strongly mimic WHS. Tumors of the abdomen or
brain can create progressive difficulty with movement. These types of
problems can sometimes be diagnosed by ultrasound or exploratory surgery
and can sometimes be treated successfully by early detection and removal
of the tumor.
Bacterial and fungal problems of the skin have also
been reported to cause a wobbly appearance in afflicted hedgehogs.
Hedgehogs with these types of problems are reported to have a noxious
odor, in addition to seeming wobbly. At least one case of a hedgehog
with allergic dermatitis that gave the appearance of wobbliness has been
Strokes do occur in hedgehogs and can give the
appearance of WHS. However, onset is typically fairly rapid. Early
treatment can help to reverse some of the damage in many cases, or there
may be slow, spontaneous recovery over time.
Nutritional deficiencies can also create a symptom
picture that looks like WHS. If you are concerned about dietary issues,
consult a knowledgeable veterinarian about how your hedgehog's diet
can be improved. If diet is the issue, you will see improvement with a
healthier diet.
In addition, dehydration can also cause wobbliness.
In addition, dehydration can also cause wobbliness.
Definitive diagnosis of WHS is at present only possible with a necropsy because it is diagnosed by the presence of lesions on the brain. As you can see, there are many other things that can contribute to a similar symptom picture, so it should not be assumed that all wobbly hedgehogs have WHS, even if it "looks just like WHS."
For additional references to take to your veterinarian if you are concerned about a differential diagnosis for a "wobbly" hedgehog, please see these pages:
Vestibular Syndrome in Hedgehogs
Common Disorders and Care of Pet Hedgehogs
Hedgehog FAQ- Wobbliness Section
Atlantis Hedgehogs (wobbly section toward bottom of page)
Hedgehog Lameness, by Teresa Lightfoot, DVM (order CD with article on it here)
Zury talks to Cygnet about important health issues.
We have had several hedgehogs who were suspected of having WHS, but were able to
receive appropriate treatment for some of the other ailments noted in
this article. We have had two confirmed cases of hedgehogs who were
diagnosed with WHS lesions after they had passed on. Both also had
cancer, and examination of the pedigrees allowed us to calculate that
they shared approximately 2% of the same genes. The other 200+ animals
in their line that we were able to trace did not have any evidence of
neurological problems. Always consult with a vet when you are unsure about your
hedgehog's health!
Antigone Means-Burleson
Iola, KS
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American Illustration 2711 February 2009
Here is a look at the new American Illustration 27 book designed by Open, NY with an original fold-out jacket-as-poster by Ted McGrath.
Images are one-image-per-page with creative credits and contact info for each of the winning artists from the 2007 AI Competition. (The 2009 competition is accepting entries now). Only a limited number of copies are still available of this beautifully designed book – an art book and resource all in one.


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