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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Wonder what it's like!
We're here by the red spot. Hope we're seeing grizzlies. Hope we're not falling into the water. Hope my camera works and I can show you wondrous bear pictures next week. Have you ever seen a bear in the wild?
7 comments:
- Namowal said...
I haven't seen a bear in the wild, but I sure hope you do (assuming said bears are mild mannered).
- May 14, 2008, 8:53:00 AM
- Mean Jean said...
I've seen full-grown black bears in my backyard. Does that count?
- May 14, 2008, 1:52:00 PM
- Linda said...
Once Larry and Debbie and I went on a hike in the Smokies. We heard something crashing through the woods. 2 bear cubs crossed the path. We didn't even realize (or I didn't) that that probably meant the mother was nearby. But Larry had a can of tuna, so maybe he could have offered it to her had she been angry with us. Tourists in the Smokies were always trying to feed bears from their cars--not so good for the bears and a little dangerous for the tourists (?)
p.s. Mean Jean, Did the bear climb up your stone steps?
- May 14, 2008, 4:27:00 PM
All right. I exaggerated. I just talked to Larry and he said it was only one bear. And that the bear looked skinny and that's why we thought it might be a youngster.
- May 14, 2008, 7:57:00 PM
- Mean Jean said...
The bear has been here since the steps were built but I didn't see any evidence that it was on the steps. It did destroy our Droll Yankee Twirl-a-Squirrel feeder.
- May 15, 2008, 10:11:00 AM
Hiking (alone, stupidly!) once in the Smokies I was heading down a mountain trail when two women were walking up. They warned me they thought they'd heard baby bears. I RAN all the way down.
- May 19, 2008, 9:24:00 AM
- Sally said...
I didn't realize that bears were seen so frequently in the South.
You Southern ladies are so experienced!
- May 19, 2008, 5:43:00 PM


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In several recent articles, Dr. Lester Packer and I have discussed the merits of alpha-lipoic acid as an unique antioxidant that is critical to the antioxidant network involving vitamin C, vitamin E and glutathione. Last month we discussed how alpha-lipoic acid protects nuclear factor-kappa-B which has a role in gene expression and control. These articles have resulted in readers requesting more information about the basic properties of alpha-lipoic acid.
I have always found Dr. Jim Clark, Director of Technology Development of the Henkel Corporation to be an invaluable resource for information regarding the biochemistry of the antioxidant nutrients. Readers may remember the discussion on carotenoids with Dr. Clark and Lance Schlipalius in the September 1993 issue. In this issue, Dr. Clark and I will discuss some of the basic properties of this important antioxidant. Well, actually it is more than an antioxidant as Dr. Clark will explain.
: Let's start at the beginning for the benefit of those readers who have not heard very much about alpha-lipoic acid. What is alpha-lipoic acid and what does it do?
: Alpha-lipoic acid is often referred to as the metabolic antioxidant. It really has two functions in the human body. First, it plays a role in the metabolism of the food that we eat to convert it into energy. The second role, and this is more recently discovered, is that of an antioxidant where it prevents oxidative damage to body components.
The chemical structure of alpha-lipoic acid gives it very unique capabilities. It consists of a relatively small, eight-carbon atom chain having two attached sulfur atoms, one attached to the sixth carbon atom and the other sulfur atom attached to the eighth carbon atom, with the sulfur atoms also linked to each other.
: The sulfur atoms are what make this unique compound so versatile, but let's talk some more about the benefits of alpha-lipoic acid before we discuss more about its structure. Do we make optimal amounts of alpha-lipoic acid in the body or is it "conditionally essential?"
: That's difficult to answer because no one has determined the optimal level of alpha-lipoic acid. Certainly the optimal level will vary from individual to individual depending upon their lifestyle and especially how much exercise and oxidative stress they experience. There is no doubt at all but what the body does synthesize alpha-lipoic acid. There is a lot of evidence that the synthesized alpha-lipoic acid is only adequate for the metabolic function and that additional alpha-lipoic acid that is needed for the antioxidant function comes from dietary sources including supplements.
Let's look at the converse of that. If it is such that the body makes barely enough for metabolic purposes if we are well-nourished and environmental factors and everything else is going right, and then we encounter oxidative stress due to free radicals or other reactive oxygen species, is some of the alpha-lipoic acid consumed in the battle against free radicals?
: That is not well understood. It is certainly conceivable that severe oxidative stress could deplete the level of alpha-lipoic acid needed to fulfill its metabolic function. However, the control mechanisms for synthesis of alpha-lipoic acid aren't well enough understood yet so that we could unambiguously say that the body would or would not replenish the consumed alpha-lipoic acid.
In essence, alpha-lipoic acid is converting food carbohydrates and fats into blood sugar (glucose) and fatty acids which then go through a process that leads to the extraction of energy. What is alpha-lipoic acid helping the body do?
: The body needs to "burn" blood sugar to produce energy, but instead of using high temperatures like we have in fire, the body has special biological catalysts called enzymes which extract the energy from sugars and fatty acids at normal body temperatures.
Catalysts are atoms or molecules that facilitate reactions that either, as in the body, would not occur to any significant degree without their help, or in the case of chemical plant productions, need to be sped up to be commercially feasible. Catalysts are not consumed in these reactions, and a small amount can facilitate many reaction cycles.
Enzymes act as catalysts and are not consumed in the process. They are present to facilitate the process along the way. In essence, the multi-enzyme complex involving alpha-lipoic acid is breaking down the molecules produced in earlier metabolism, pyruvate, into a slightly smaller molecules called acetyl-coenzyme A. This results in molecules that can enter into a series of reactions called the citric acid cycle or Kreb's cycle which finishes the conversion of food into energy.
Sugars and fats are first partially oxidized in the body by other enzymes that combine them with oxygen that we have respired through our lungs. These products such as pyruvate, must then be acted upon by the alpha-lipoic enzyme complex in order for the process to continue into the citric acid cycle. A shortage of alpha-lipoic acid would be a critical bottleneck slowing down the energy-production process.
Alpha-Lipoic acid is involved in what is called a "decarboxylation" which simply means that it cleaves off carbon dioxide. In the process excess energy is liberated which the body captures as ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and then uses that to provide the energy for muscle contraction.
The carbon dioxide is then expired in our breath and the energy is used for body functions including everything from thinking to exercising. So we're converting food into carbon dioxide, water and energy.
: How does lipoic acid work as a coenzyme?
: Alpha-lipoic acid is a co-factor in what is called a multi-enzyme complex that catalyzes what biochemists like to call "oxidative decarboxylation of alpha-keto acids" such as pyruvic acid. Forget the jargon and just remember that pyruvic acid is a product of a process called glycolysis, which is the first step in converting blood sugar (glucose) into energy that the body can use. The alpha-lipoic acid itself is bound to a very complex enzyme which is a high molecular weight protein and is not consumed when it is serving as a metabolic co-factor but it is continually regenerated.
Does this process wherein alpha-lipoic acid facilitates the conversion of blood sugar into energy have an effect on blood sugar level?
: Normally it doesn't, because this entire process is subject to other types of enzymatic control. However, there is strong evidence that very high intake of alpha-lipoic acid does influence glucose metabolism. It appears to increase the absorption of glucose into muscle tissue in non-insulin dependent diabetes ("Type II diabetes," also called "adult onset diabetes.")
: Very high intake -- this implies a level that the body normally doesn't produce. This would be an effect of either diet or supplementation. Is that correct?
: That is correct. It would take consumption of let's say more than 1,500 milligrams per day before any effect would be seen on glucose metabolism.
: Do alpha-lipoic acid supplements reduce glycation?
: Yes. Glycation is the process where proteins react with excess glucose. This sugar damage to protein is just as detrimental as oxygen damage to proteins. There is strong evidence that alpha-lipoic acid reduces glycation.
: That is important. You have explained how alpha-lipoic acid is critical to energy production and reduces glycation. How does lipoic acid work as an antioxidant?
: It works in many different ways. The first thing that we have to realize is that when we talk about alpha-lipoic acid there are actually two molecules that we have to consider. The first is alpha-lipoic acid itself and the second is a reduced form called dihydrolipoic acid. In the reduced form, two atoms of hydrogen have been added to alpha-lipoic acid, one hydrogen attached to each of the sulfur atoms.
: What effect does having the sulfur-sulfur linkages split and hydrogen added to them have on the function of the molecule. Why does this change make the two molecules so different and what is the significance of this?
: They are different because you now have different chemical functionalities and they can react in different ways with other materials. Compounds that supply hydrogen atoms or electrons in chemical reactions are called reducing agents. Oxidizing agents are compounds that receive hydrogen atoms or electrons. The primary difference is the fact that the reduced form --the dihydrolipoic acid-- is a much stronger reducing agent and it is capable of regenerating vitamin C and vitamin E from their oxidized forms. Both dihydrolipoic acid and alpha-lipoic acid can form strong chelates. These are complexes with transition metal ions such as iron and copper.
: The chelation role of alpha-lipoic acid is also very important, and I want to follow up on that point later. But let's continue with the transport and interconversion of alpha-lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid. Is there evidence that the alpha-lipoic acid is taken up into cells then?
: Normally dihydrolipoic acid is formed in the cells. Cells tend to absorb the alpha-lipoic acid, reduce it and then secrete the dihydrolipoic acid back into the bloodstream.
: We have mentioned how lipoic acid gets into the cell. Is there an active transport mechanism through the membrane? Does it have receptors or is it a chemical process or diffusion?. Just how does it get into the cells?
: No one knows that for sure. There is some indication that there may be a specific transporter for alpha-lipoic acid but it has not been pinned down yet.
: Alpha-lipoic acid can be converted into dihydrolipoic acid inside of cells. Can dihydrolipoic acid be converted back into alpha-lipoic acid in the cells?
Definitely. Most of that evidence comes from animal studies and from cell culture studies . But it is quite clear that under those conditions alpha-lipoic acid is taken up by cells and of course the metabolic function of alpha-lipoic acid occurs inside cells. The processes that it catalyzes actually occur in the mitochondria. Mitochondria are sometimes called the "powerhouse" of the cell where food is converted into energy.
: What is "redox cycling" and what is the advantage of a compound that undergoes redox cycling?
: Redox cycling is simply the interconversion of an oxidized form of the material to a reduced form and back again. In some materials, the oxidation or reduction is irreversible. But the reduction and oxidation of alpha-lipoic acid is quite reversible. So since it is quite reversible, it can sit there and switch from one to the other. This is a real advantage because it allows it to act as a carrier, as a transfer agent for electrons from one compound to another.
One of the earlier discoveries concerning alpha-lipoic acid was that it could prevent the symptoms of scurvy and also vitamin E deficiency in animals. It appears to be very clear that what it is doing is regenerating vitamin E and vitamin C from their oxidized form back to their active reduced forms.
: So we have evidence that lipoic acid is carried from the bloodstream through the cell membrane into the cell interior, the cytosol, and then we also know it can go from the cell interior through another membrane that surrounds mitochondria. Do we know if it goes through any other of the cellular structures components?
: Since mitochondria are reconstructed every ten days, alpha-lipoic acid must get into them. It probably penetrates other cellular components also. The remaining question is: Is there a specific alpha-lipoic acid transporter? Unfortunately, we don't have an answer for that question yet.
: Now we have discussed the fact that it's transported very well into cell and critical cell components like the mitochondria, that as dihydrolipoic acid, it regenerates vitamin C which in turn can regenerate vitamin E. It's a pretty universal antioxidant. Can it get into various compartments of the body, both lipid-based areas and water-based areas?
: Yes, that is one of the reasons why it is sometimes referred to as a universal antioxidant, as well as the metabolic antioxidant. Not only does it react with many different free radicals and oxidizing species including singlet oxygen, but it also, because of the size and functionality of the molecule is soluble in both water-based and fat-based areas of tissues. It is not as water-soluble as vitamin C, but it is much more water-soluble than vitamin E. This degree of water-solubility and fat-solubility will allow alpha-lipoic acid into all body systems. The main reason for this dual solubility is the size of the molecule. It is larger than ascorbic acid but it is much smaller than vitamin E.
The other factor is the functionality of the molecule. It does contain a carboxylic acid end-group, and that has a tendency to make it more soluble in water than vitamin E. At the same time it has more carbon atoms than vitamin C and that makes it more soluble in lipid compartments.
: Already it is apparent that alpha-lipoic acid is a versatile antioxidant. However, there is still more to its antioxidant protective actions. Let's discuss the ability of dihydrolipoic acid to chelate transition metals. If iron and copper are present in excess as free, unbound ions, they can be oxidants. Any compound that would chelate free ions of iron and copper would thus indirectly reduce oxidation and be considered an antioxidant.
: In most cases in the body, iron and copper are complexed with other proteins so the concentration of free metal ions is quite low, but under some conditions of trauma, you can have these metal ions released and under those conditions, the ability to complex is very important because that prevents these ions catalyzing oxidative processes. There is experimental evidence that both alpha-lipoic acid and dihydrolipoic acid can form chelation complexes, but dihydrolipoic acid is probably more effective in this role.
: Would lipoic acid be of use for someone with iron overload disease?
: Alpha-lipoic acid has been used to treat individuals with heavy metal poisoning.
: Is the ability to chelate due to the presence of both sulfhydryl and carboxylic groups in the molecule?
: The chelation ability is due to both sulfur atoms and the carboxyl functionality with mixed results. This property still needs investigation.
: Are there other roles for the sulfur atoms in the ring? Here we have a simple molecule having a "backbone" of eight carbon atoms and nature, instead of adding a hydroxyl group to form a monophenol nutrient like vitamin E, or adding several hydroxyl groups similar to bioflavonoids, adds two sulfur atoms and links them together. What do the sulfur atoms have to do with alpha-lipoic acid's function as a coenzyme in the bonding of this multi-enzyme complex system?
: It gets rather complex, but when alpha-lipoic acid is in its role of a metabolic coenzyme, the carboxylic acid end-group anchors it to the enzyme through formation of a chemical bond called an "amide linkage" or a "peptide linkage." The sulfur groups on the other end of the alpha-lipoic acid molecule then actually undergo chemical reactions and bond to the carbonyl group on the keto acid which is undergoing the oxidative decarboxylation.
Also the sulfur atoms are essential for the antioxidant activity and for the chelation properties. The oxidation potential between the sulfur-sulfur bond and the sulfur-hydrogen bond is such that it allows easy interconversion under physiological conditions. Consequently, the tissues can quite easily convert alpha-lipoic acid which has a sulfur-sulfur bond to dihydrolipoic acid which has cleaved that sulfur-sulfur bond and replaced it with two sulfur- hydrogen bonds.
: That helps explains why alpha-lipoic acid is such a powerful and versatile antioxidant. How does the body make alpha-lipoic acid and what are the limiting factors for its biosynthesis?
: We believe it is synthesized from an eight-carbon carboxylic acid called octanoic acid. It is also believed that the sulfur comes from cysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, but the exact chemical mechanism and the factors that control the synthesis are not known yet.
: Are there are any dietary conditions or disease conditions that you can think of that might limit one's production of lipoic acid?
: I suppose if you had a deficiency of sulfur-containing amino acids. Certainly cysteine is an essential amino acid and if your dietary consumption of that were inadequate, then you would not have one of the building blocks for alpha-lipoic acid.
: Since dietary lipoic acid is so important to so many people, what are some good dietary sources?
: Again this is an area where science doesn't fully understand. If you look in the literature, you don't find very much about the lipoic acid content of various foods. What does seem clear is that is present in mitochondria. So you would think foods that are rich in mitochondria should be good sources. Of course the most common foods rich in mitochondria would be red meat because they are some of the richest mitochondria sources. Also, alpha-lipoic acid is present in chloroplasts which are the "mitochondria" of plants.
: But we have a problem today where people today are de-emphasizing red meat in their diet and other sources in the scientific literature mentioned are yeast, which is not a staple of a typical American diet. Do you think that our emphasis on controlling dietary factors like the amount of fat are also possibly inadvertently putting a limiting factor on the amount of the dietary alpha-lipoic acid and its precursors like the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine. Could you foresee this as a problem?
: It certainly could be, particularly individuals who don't eat red meat could well benefit from supplementation of lipoic acid.
: How well is alpha-lipoic acid absorbed and is it absorbed intact?
: There is a lot of evidence from animal studies that it is absorbed intact and absorption appears to be pretty efficient as you would expect for something that is fairly water soluble. I have seen figures as high as 80% for animal studies, but no one has really quantitated that with human trials.
: Once it is absorbed from the diet, can the body transport this in a form that can be utilized or is it degraded or somehow not made available to the body?
: It is quite clear that cells do take up alpha-lipoic acid and some is retained, some is secreted. Some is secreted as dihydrolipoic acid. There is also metabolism of alpha-lipoic acid in the liver.
: What research has been conducted into possible therapeutic uses for alpha-lipoic acid in relation to its role in metabolism? It must be of value to diabetic patients who have oxidative stress as well as glycation problems. This seems like a nutrient that would have an influence on both, reducing oxidative stress and reducing glycation.
It certainly does. This is one of the earliest areas that has been explored with alpha-lipoic acid. In Europe it is actually used as a pharmacological agent to prevent some of the side effects of diabetes and oxidative stress. Large clinical trials have shown a clinically meaningful reduction in diabetic polyneuropathy, one of the complications of diabetes.
: How about other long-term uses such as detoxification. You mentioned earlier that it chelates transition metals. Has this been used for purposes such as this?
: It has been used for detoxification of heavy metal poisoning in Europe. This is taking advantage of its ability as a chelator instead of its antioxidant function, but there is fairly decent evidence showing its beneficial effects against cadmium and mercury poisoning.
: What are some of the latest areas of research interest in lipoic acid?
: Alpha-lipoic acid is being looked at in many of the areas where oxidative stress is believed to be a causative agent. One of these is cataracts. The interior of the eye is a very aqueous environment and many of the common antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta-carotene are not very soluble in water. Alpha-lipoic acid, because of its water solubility, may exert a protective effect against the formation of cataracts. This has been demonstrated in some animal models but there is not yet solid data for human trials.
Another area that is being investigated is atherosclerosis. As we learn more and more about atherosclerosis, there is strong evidence indicating that oxidation plays a key role in some of the early steps in depositing of cholesterol plaques in arterial walls. There is a strong possibility that alpha-lipoic acid will be protective against this. I think those are the two most exciting area of new research with alpha-lipoic acid.
: Dr. Clark, thank you for reviewing the scientific literature on the basic properties of alpha-lipoic acid with us.
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Whether as a defense against predators, a source of magical strength, or a lethal weapon used as lifesaving medical treatment, the story of poison is surprising at every turn. Opening Saturday, November 16, the new special exhibition The Power of Poison will explore poison's paradoxical roles in nature, human health and history, literature, and myth.
The exhibition is curated by Mark Siddall, curator in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, whose research focuses on the evolution of leeches and their blood-feeding behavior.
Ubiquitous in the natural world, poisons can be found in brightly hued longwing butterflies of Central and South America, like the one pictured below, or the seemingly innocuous skin of a mango in a New York City kitchen. In both cases, the toxins are part of a dynamic defense system that plants and animals deploy against predators.
Examining a variety of evolutionary strategies—including the linked escalations in the strength of a predator's poison and the resistance of its prey—the exhibition will highlight many toxic species, including live golden poison frogs, in a walk-through diorama of Colombia's dense Chocó lowland forest.
Other highlights of the exhibition include a selection of fascinating historical artifacts revealing ways humans have sought to detect the presence of poisons—and to protect against their toxic powers; how plant and animal toxins have been used in medical treatments; and the potent power of poison as a longstanding motif in fairy tales, legends, and children's stories.
There is also a gallery of some of history's most mysterious poisonings, from Cleopatra's legendary snakebite to Napoleon's alleged death by arsenic, followed by the Detecting Poison theater, in which live presenters and visitors explore a real-world poisoning case that highlights the dramatic advances in toxicology and forensics since the 19th century. An iPad game follows, in which visitors can try their hands at solving other puzzling poison-related cases.
Learn more in a video.
Tickets are on sale here. The Power of Poison opens on November 16, 2013, and will remain on view through August 10, 2014.


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Actor Paul Walker, who shot to fame as star of the high-octane street racing franchise "Fast & Furious," died in a fiery car crash in Southern California on Saturday. He was 40.
Walker was in the passenger seat of a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by a racing team partner, that slammed into a light pole and burst into flames in an office park in the community of Valencia in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles north of Hollywood.
Walker's publicist Ame van Iden confirmed his death Saturday. The driver, identified by CNN affiliate KCAL-TV as Roger Rodus, also died.
"Thank you all for your condolences and prayers while we mourn the loss of our loved ones," read a message posted on the Facebook page for Always Forever, the high-performance car shop owned by Rodus.
Los Angeles Coroner Investigator Dana Bee told CNN on Sunday it would likely take 48 hours to officially identify the remains taken from the twisted wreckage. The families are gathering dental records for use in the identification, which is necessary because of the condition of the bodies, Bee said.
Speed was a factor in the crash, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office said. A 45 mph speed limit sign was attached to the light pole knocked down by the Porsche.
The wreck took place about 3:30 p.m. just a few hundred yards from the shop owned by Rodus. Both men had attended a holiday toy drive for Walker's charity, Reach Out Worldwide, hosted at the shop Saturday afternoon.
Antonio Holmes told the Santa Clarita Valley Signal newspaper that he was at the charity event when Walker and Rodus left for a ride in the Porsche.
"We all heard from our location," Holmes told the Signal. "It's a little difficult to know what it was. Someone called it in and said it was a vehicle fire. We all ran around and jumped in cars and grabbed fire extinguishers and immediately went to the vehicle. It was engulfed in flames. There was nothing. They were trapped. Employees, friends of the shop. We tried. We tried. We went through fire extinguishers."
A crowd of grieving fans, curious onlookers and media surrounded the crash site for hours, watching as investigators and firefighters worked to extract the bodies from the wreckage. A memorial of flowers, left by fans, remained on the charred roadside Sunday.
Walker and Rodus had planned Saturday as a day to help survivors of victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The car shop website invited customers to the Charity Toy Drive & Automotive Social Gathering.
"During the holiday season, many economically disadvantaged children from around the world are faced with the same dilemma year after year; the lacking of joy and cheer," the invitation read. "Our goal here is to be able to provide aid to these less fortunate children in hopes of helping them grow up to become confident, responsible and productive young adults."
Walker's charity is described as "a network of professionals with first responder skill-sets who augment local expertise when natural disasters strike in order to accelerate relief efforts."
The website lists Rodus as captain and lead driver of the shop's racing team. Walker is also listed as a team driver.
Walker's generosity
Tales of the actor's philanthropy are not new. CNN confirmed one story from a decade ago when Walker noticed a young U.S. military veteran shopping with his fiance for a wedding ring in a Santa Barbara jewelry store.
"The groom was just back from duty in Iraq, and he was going to be deployed again soon and wanted to buy a wedding ring, but he said he just could not afford it," saleswoman Irene King told CNN. "I don't think the soldier realized how expensive those rings are, about $10,000."
Although Walker noticed them, the couple apparently did not know who he was, King said.
"Walker called the manger over and said, 'Put that girl's ring on my tab,' " she said. "Walker left all his billing info, and it was a done deal. The couple was stunned. She was thrilled and could not believe someone did this."
King called it "the most generous thing I have ever seen."
Box office success
Walker's career began on the small screen, first with a commercial for Pampers when he was 2, and then with parts in shows such as "Highway to Heaven" and "Touched by an Angel."
His first few movie roles were as supporting characters in teen flicks, most notably in "Varsity Blues."
His career really took off when he was cast as undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrating a street-racing gang in 2001's "The Fast and the Furious."
The box-office success of the surprise summer hit yielded numerous sequels. And along with Vin Diesel, Walker was one of the franchise stalwarts.
At the time of his death, he was working on the seventh film of the franchise, due out next year.
Walker wasn't just a car enthusiast on the silver screen; offscreen, the actor competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series.
On his verified Twitter account, Walker described himself as "outdoorsman, ocean addict, adrenaline junkie ... and I do some acting on the side."
Walker also is the star of "Hours," an independent film scheduled to be released December 13 about a father struggling to keep his newborn infant alive in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Twitter and other social media exploded with reactions to Walker's death.
"Completely numb and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Paul Walker," wrote one.
Hollywood condolences came from Will Smith, Jack Osbourne, DMX and others.
"No, @RealPaulWalker. No. No. No," tweeted actress Alyssa Milano. Walker appeared with her as a guest star in the '80s comedy "Who's the Boss?" "Rest with the angels. You. Sweet boy. #beauty #love #RIP."
Walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter, Meadow.


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After two and a half years of development, the Digital Public Library of America finally flipped the switch on and opened its website at DP.LA. Collecting items from institutions cross the country, the library has already collected more than two million items in its searchable database. And that's just the beginning.
In addition to regular searches of the kinds you're probably used to, you can view DPLA results as a timeline or a map. The DPLA also has an API so developers can dbuild their own tools for browsing the huge collection.
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Avoiding airline delays and debacles
By Aaron Cooper, CNN • Updated 24th December 2012
No one is immune to airline delays and cancellations, even if you're an aviation producer who just spent two days telling the story of how airlines try to
keep planes flying on time
My recent trip to Turkey was plagued with problems: a broken engine part on one aircraft, a broken lock on the cockpit door of another, a whack from the tow bar used to push planes away from the gate on a third, plus a canceled flight and a missed connection. Altogether, these snafus delayed my arrival in Istanbul by 12 hours.
GIven my luck, I wasn't surprised a couple of days later when one of my domestic flights within Turkey was canceled. And on the the way home to the United States, a broken exit sign in the cabin caused a three-hour delay and near cancellation.
As the projected 5.6 million Americans take to the sky this holiday season, it's a safe bet they are all hoping not to hear the dreaded words "cancellation" and "delay." But we all know that there's no avoiding delays sometimes.
CNN put together some travel tips to help you get to your destination and back with the least trouble possible.
Know your options
Passengers forced to wait with no food, water or working restrooms. Airline refunds tickets, and offeres vouchers.
A key to surviving a delay or cancellation is to consider your options even before you book.
Take note of flights your airline offers that could be backup options in case of disruptions, and perhaps most importantly, make sure there are actually alternative flights.
Flying early in the morning gives you a buffer if your flight gets delayed or canceled. Delays tend to pile up later in the day and ripple across the country to other airports.
If you are booked on the last flight of the night and that flight is canceled, you won't have any way to get to your destination until the next day. Flights this time of year are also very full, so seats are limited for rebookings.
Passengers who book flights that land only minutes before a cruise departure, wedding or other important event risk missing it if there is a delay. It might be worth taking an extra day off from work or spending an extra night in a hotel; the trade-off is the security of arriving with plenty of time to spare.
Book nonstop if you can
Nonstop flights can be more expensive, but they also can be less risky.
If a flight from your hometown to your destination is delayed or canceled, you always have the option of going home and spending a night in your own bed and trying again the next day.
Getting stuck in an unfamiliar city when you can't get to your connection leaves few options and could easily cost you more in food and hotel expenses than simply taking the nonstop.
Watch the weather
Airline staffers sometimes joke that no matter how hard they try, they can't control the weather.
You can, however, control where you are going.
For example, if you see it's going to be snowing in Atlanta when you are supposed to make your connection there, you probably don't want to try to connect there.
Threats of nasty weather often prompt "travel waivers," posted on airline websites, that allow rebooking of flights for little or no cost.
A warning: Airline rules can be different when weather is to blame for delays, instead of things the airlines can control, like mechanical or staffing problems. Don't count on your airline to provide a voucher for a hotel if the flight is canceled because of weather.
Use your devices
Airlines have sophisticated operations centers that can automatically rebook passengers with missed connections and canceled flights. Some airline systems are even programmed to give out vouchers for free food if your flight has been significantly delayed.
Check your e-mail or the airline website by phone to see if anything has been done for you. Be sure to keep your phone and charger handy so that you can be proactive about finding alternate flights. Also check the flight boards in the airport.
If you're trying to talk to a reservations agent at the airport behind a long line of fellow passengers, it's a good idea to try reservations by phone as well to up your chances of getting rebooked.
Warning: Having already checked your baggage can make changing flights more complicated.
Go elsewhere
If an airline can't get you to the destination you booked, it will occasionally buy you a ticket on another carrier. It's rare, because the airline has to actually pay its competitor for the ticket.
It still might be worth asking the airline, especially if your delay was within the airline's control and there is no reasonable way to get you to your destination on their planes.
You can also consider going to a different airport.
Major cities often have more than one, and it can even be worth the trouble to rent a car and drive a few hours to get to a city that has flights that will get you where you want to go.
I've driven the two hours to Richmond, Virginia, twice when there was no way to get a flight out of any Washington airport.
Ask for compensation
After your delays or cancellations get resolved, send an e-mail with all of your details, including your frequent flier number, to the airline, explaining what went wrong and asking for compensation. Or ask the agent who helps get you on another flight about vouchers or additional miles.
Many airlines award frequent flier miles or vouchers for future travel based on your status with the airline and how long you were delayed getting to your destination.
On some planes you can even access the airline's website for free on the in-flight Wi-Fi and submit a comment.
But note that airlines generally don't give compensation for events beyond their control, like weather delays and cancellations.
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That's a relief.
The last time a Travel Channel food show featured Baltimore, everyone was royally annoyed.
But Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods America" show has a different agenda than Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations," which baked Baltimore into an unsavory "Rust-Belt" pie back in 2009.
Baltimore came across better, and more accurately, on the Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay episode of "Bizarre Foods" that premiered on Monday.
"Bizarre Foods" works so well because Zimmern is genuinely interested in what he's experiencing but also sensitive to a city's feelings. He manages to present positive stories and images without sugar-coating. He shows the wealth of food in Lexington Market but the grit, too. And, his look at Baltimore's a-rabs was appreciative but not sentimental.
If there were few surprises on the episode, it's because Zimmern had already revealed the subjects the show. When he came to Baltimore last July, Zimmern used social media to let fans know about his visits to the J.M. Clayton Seafood Co. crab-processing plant in Cambridge, to Shin Chon Garden and Lotte Plaza in Ellicott City and to Lexington Market, Five Seeds Farm, and Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore.
Those locales were featured prominently on Monday's show. Along the way, Zimmern met, chatted with and worked alongside muskrat-skinners, eel-fishers, crab pickers and a-rabs. These people get to be themselves, and they appear to enjoy being in Zimmern's company.
Only in the B-roll footage, those quick vignettes interwoven through the narrative, did "Bizarre Foods America" disappoint.
Seriously, water taxis?
Repeat airings of the "Bizarre Foods America" Baltimore and Chesapeake episode are scheduled for Monday at 8 p.m., Tuesday at 3 a.m. and Saturday at noon.
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PARSIPPANY, NJ (February 22, 2013) - Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC announced today that the Company will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 30, 2012 on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The Company will also host a conference call on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 10:00AM (ET), to discuss the results with members of the investment community.
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Here we go again another sex crazy white female pedophile on the loose and this time the collateral damage is a boy scout and his family. Not to mention her own family. She was caught in the act by his parents who inadvertently walked in on the scene. I am just surprised that they didn't lose their minds and beat the hell out of her immediately.
The parents came home unexpectedly early from a shopping trip and walked into their son's room catching the pervert in the act. She immediately tried to grab her things and flee the scene. But the parents blocked her path and barricaded her into his room and called the cops reporting a rape in progress.
It took the cops about ten minutes to get to the scene. Don't you wonder what was being said over those next ten minutes? Damn that must have been a seriously tense moment for everyone. Anyhow, the cops arrested 39 year old home maker and Boy Scout troupe leader Wendy Rogers. The cops say her face was covered with tears and she was visibly crying. And that was only because she was busted.
She had no prior relationship with the boy before meeting him at the Boy Scout. Rogers was a leader of the troop, in charge of keeping track of the Scout's advancement in the program. I guess she was trying to make sure he got ALL of those obscure badges that most of us aren't even aware of.
She previously worked for the local elementary school. The police haven't said they would but I am sure they should probably check the school for more victims. She has two children of her own which is apparent by the swing set in her yard and a lot of Christmas decorations. And so far it isn't clear and the Boy Scouts aren't saying whether or not her son was in the same troupe as her victim.
The police are already questioning the other boys in the scout troop to see if she abused anyone else. Since she used a position of power to commit her offense, if she is convicted that would ensure that she gets mandatory prison time. We need to start treating these female pedophiles just like the male version, even though that isn't harsh enough either, and give them the maximum penalty allowed.
The police have said that more criminal acts of sex between the two are being investigated which possibly occurred at her home and perhaps during a camping trip in southern Illinois with the Boy Scout troop. The Boy Scouts released a statement that they have revoked the pedophiles membership. She won't be allowed to participate in scouting again.
Whoa slow down there Boy Scouts; we don't want you to be TOO rough on this sick, disgusting low life. But I guess it was better than nothing. Hopefully they have given this boy and his family a big apology and offered to pay for any mental health counseling he might need in the future. But the majority of companies like them are just trying to minimize the damage to their reputations and bury the story.
But all jokes aside this has long since become very disturbing. The numbers are astounding and we still haven't given it the much needed scrutiny that it deserves. But the incidences of white female on child sex crimes are totally out of control. And I am wondering what our elected officials and police force plan to do about this.
It isn't a joke, it isn't a game and it is a pathology that is being allowed to fester to the point of epidemic proportions. Our children are not safe. These women are everywhere, in our neighborhoods, working at our doctor's offices and now our Boy Scout troupes.
Yet, the vast majorities are within the school system itself and not only public schools even though this is where the majority of these cases occur. If like I said these pedophiles were men or god forbid a bunch of black women, raping these young boys, we would NOT tolerate this sick deranged behavior. We need to take action NOW to stop the abuse.


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This performance documentary chronicles and celebrates female musicians from early groundbreakers to contemporary powerhouses. Mixing live performance footage and interviews with key women musicians, it reveals the ever-morphing role of female performers, and shows how today's singers were influenced and inspired by their forebears. The film features the stories of trailblazers like Bessie Smith and Mahalia Jackson, as well as contemporary stars Darlene Love, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Bonnie Raitt, Cyndi Lauper...the list goes on!
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WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless claims dropped by 1,000 in the week ended Saturday with 388,000 initial claims filed.
It was the second consecutive week gains were marginal. In the previous weekly report, the department said 2,000 fewer first-time claims were filed.
To put it into perspective, the gains are so small that this week's revision summarily wipes them out.
Last week's report said 386,000 first-time claims were filed. The figure is frequently revised and this week the Labor Department corrected the figure to 389,000, canceling out two weeks of marginal improvements.
The four-week rolling average, which gives a steadier figure, rose by 5,500 last week and by 6,250 this week, the department said. The four week rolling average this week stands at 381,750.
The biggest increases in initial jobless claims for the week ended April 14 were in New York ( up by 3,352), California (up by 3,060) and Georgia (up by 2,179).
The largest decreases were in Washington state (down by 5,700), Pennsylvania (down by 5,362) and Oregon (down by 3,649).
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Hawaii's beaches are among the most inviting in the world. Find seclusion and alluring views at Hideaways Beach in Kauai, and visit Maluaka Beach in Maua for turtle sightings and kayak adventures around the bay. As for Lanai, get up close and personal with the sea life as you marvel at the spinner dolphins in Hulopoe and paddleboard along with the whales. Snorkel at Hapuna Beach on Hawaii Island and frolic with the fellow tourists at Waikiki Beach in Oahu for the ultimate tropical getaway.
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Grab the boogie boards and beach pales and head to the family-friendly Maui beaches for a family vacation certain to go down in the history books. Body board with the kiddos at Polo Beach and teach them all your snorkeling skills at the Kahekili Beach Park. Swim all day under the Hawaiian sun at Big Beach and introduce your little ones to luxury living at Wailea Beach during your stay in the paradise islands.
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Maui day trips
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An Autumnal Father-Son Scrum(ish) Story
So here's the situation; the leaves are turning beautiful shades of red, purple, brown and orange, you can hear them crunching under your feet as you take a walk. Yeah…Autumn is my LEAST favourite time of year! I HATE clearing up leaves! When I bought this house, the fact that it had a fair-sized garden was not a plus point for me, and the fact that it was surrounded by huge trees was a very definite negative for this very reason.
Anyway, the gutters were full and causing leaks outside the front door so the alert had been triggered. I needed to get my butt in gear and clear them up. I was also looking after my 5 year old son as my wife was taking my daughter to her dancing practice. Could I actually get anything done while also entertaining Cody? Or could I possibly get Cody to help me with this task? Perhaps I could also use it as an opportunity to get across a little of what I do for a living – my kids have NO IDEA what I do as a Scrum coach. So here's the story, see if you can draw any parallels to an agile team…
Project Kick Off
As I said the project was initiated by a small sense of urgency – leaking outside the front door – so I obviously needed to clear the gutters and that was a high priority. There was also the back garden, the back patio, the kids play area, the front drive etc so I had the makings of a backlog.
It wasn't too hard to prioritise and split into sprints and, after setting ourselves an arbitrary sprint length of an hour (as much time as I thought we could go without a break), we created a plan.
My initial concern about whether I could motivate Cody to join me was unfounded. He couldn't wait to get started, so much so that he forgot about the plan and just went to work on the garden! Apparently the opportunity to do "some of Daddy's jobs" and work with "some of Daddy's tools" were enough of a motivator for him.
This motivation was maintained through his opportunity to experiment with various tools – how he did the job was left up to him – and some were more helpful than others.
Indeed, in one case he actually created more work for himself (by putting the leaves into a wheelbarrow THEN into the bag) as it was more fun for him.
We actually had a chat about work while we were clearing the leaves and Cody defined work as "things that you HAVE to do". I asked him whether he thought this was "work". His reply was "No. Because this is fun". It certainly felt less like work than normal for me as I was part of a team and having fun with my boy at the same time. There was a further twist to this later on as the "Tom Sawyer Effect" (something we explore a lot in our Advanced ScrumMaster class by the way) came into play. As my daughter returned from dance practice and saw her brother having fun, she actually wanted to join in. An activity that if I asked her to do, she would almost certainly have (im)politely declined, she was now volunteering to join in with!
Anyway back to the project and Sprint 1 was a huge success. The patio was prioritised #1 due to safety reasons (the leaves on the patio made it very slippery) and was complete in just over an hour. By being able to take a step back (and a photo for evidence) both Cody and I felt great satisfaction in having finished a "vertical slice" of the initially daunting project that we started. This increased our motivation to continue, gave us some value (the patio was now safe and clear) and also gave us some empirical data of how much we could clear in an hour.
After a short break, we moved on to Sprint 2 – the play area and the front gutter. We worked in small batches and organised our roles. Initially Cody would rake up a pile of leaves and I would put them into a bag, then I would rake and Cody would bag them. We both got better at both tasks and neither of us got bored with the repetition of just doing one thing. In actual fact we both had a preference (I preferred raking, while Cody preferred bagging) but we didn't over-specialise. The batches were predominantly so we could both be effective (don't spend too long raking up a big pile of leaves as the "bagger" won't have much to do until you have finished) as well as an attempt on my part to mitigate risk (but I'll come back to that shortly).
Quality, Technical Debt and Done
We had a few issues to contend with during Sprint 2. As we were clearing the play area, we needed to be careful not to throw away any of the kids' toys in with the leaves. We needed to pay continuous attention to our clearing process and the "no man left behind" part of our definition of done was important as 3 soldiers were rescued from an unsightly demise (can you see him below?).
We also needed to ensure that we didn't compromise our integrity in the pursuit of getting things done quicker. I have, in the past, been known to just sweep and/or blow the leaves behind the shed as a quick and easy way of clearing them up.
However, as Cody quite rightly pointed out, they were beginning to smell and we thought they might cause some problems in rotting the fence and the shed. While this might take a long time to actually cause a problem it's something we decided to (a) not make any worse and (b) start mitigating by removing some of the technical debt I had created before.
In our eagerness we also risked the potential of over-engineering – clearing up too much. Perfect is definitely the enemy of good here and so some areas of the garden would be lower priority than others. We decided to leave them and focus on the highest priority areas.
Sprint 2 was another success and we had more visible, tangible signs of progress before we had our lunch break. It is at this point that I would really like to mention how proud I am of my 5 year-old boy pitching in with his old man and sticking it through to the bitter end…but I can't! Obviously I am proud of him but my point here is that he lost interest after the second sprint so I was left to finish off on my own!
During Sprint 2, the bin, plus the 5 compost bins had become full and so our definition of done (recycled or composted) had to change. For the remaining leaves, our definition of done would now become (bagged and stored ready for transport to the tip)
On My Own
So Sprints 3 and 4 were done on my own while Cody was practicing his tennis serve and playing with Lego. This was OK in some regards as velocity actually didn't drop too much but the fun factor had definitely gone for me. It became a chore again. One that I wanted to finish as quickly as possible. So I tried to become more efficient. Rather than raking and bagging in small batches, I created many batches to be bagged in one go.
I rationalised this as reducing the task-switching costs of putting down the rake, picking up the leaf blower etc but in reality I had added a big risk.What if a big gust of wind came along and ruined my piles of leaves? What if I ran out of bags to bag the leaves? In fact both of these risks materialised, leading to wasted effort – a massive demotivator for me!
Anyway, with the Autumn light drawing in, and after some help from my father-in-law, I had got to a stage where I could say I was done. However, after posting the picture below online, I was informed by a fellow Scrum coach that in fact I wasn't done because I had "missed some".
This hilarious comment had a couple of elements of truth to it. By my definition of done (I wasn't trying to be perfect, just good enough) I was done. However, even while working, I realised I was never really going to ever get completely done. As I was clearing up, leaves were still falling. No system is ever going to be bug-free. The only way to ensure this is to have no system at all. Equally the only way I could ever really get "done" would be to remove the trees. And with every single one of them having a protection order on them that won't be happening any time soon…
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Legal expert Linda Kenney Baden and psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz discuss suspected gunman James Holmes' bizarre court appearance and what his possible mental instability means to the efforts to try him in court.
While relatives of the victims of last week's movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo. – and the public at large – are understandably fixated on why the crime was committed, the criminal justice system to a large extent will ignore that question in determining guilt and punishment.
It appears that the alleged shooter, 24-year-old James Eagan Holmes, acted alone, so there apparently is no conspiracy or anyone else directly to blame. Nor is there any indication that this was the act of a terrorist organization or individual attempting to advance a political agenda of some sort. The crime allegedly was committed by a single human being who explained himself to police as being a character from the Batman comics – the Joker.
Theater massacre suspect appears in court
But in deciding whether a person should be punished – and how much – the law will inquire into a very limited set of questions.
The first is guilt. With a multitude of witnesses inside the theater able to testify about the black body armor worn by the gunman and Holmes arrested just outside the theater moments afterward wearing an identical ensemble, defense attorneys appear to have little chance of persuading a jury that their client did not pull the triggers of the weapons – all of which he had legally purchased – used in the crime. And the fact that he apparently booby-trapped his apartment immediately before the slaughter, with the apparent intent of creating a diversion, only adds to the evidence against him.
If Holmes is convicted in connection with the crime, an insanity defense will almost certainly be contemplated. But the legal question raised by an insanity defense is relatively straightforward: Did the defendant understand the difference between right and wrong?
Past aids Aurora response, but were warnings unheeded?
John Hinckley, Jr., escaped criminal punishment when he attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan to impress the actress Jodie Foster, but in the wake of his successful insanity defense, legislatures made it considerably more difficult for defendants to prevail on the grounds of mental incapacity. Under the law that existed at the time, defendants were not legally responsible even if they knew an action was wrong if they could show they were unable to resist the impulse to commit the act. After Hinckley's case, a number of states, including Colorado, amended their laws to permit a successful insanity defense only if the defendant did not know the difference between right and wrong. The upshot of this more stringent requirement is that defendants rarely prevail when they claim insanity.
James Holmes, the suspected gunman in the tragic Aurora movie theatre massacre was seen nodding off, glaring and staring blankly at a court hearing, leading many to speculate about an insanity defense. NBC's Kate Snow reports.
So, if Holmes' attorneys pursue an insanity defense, the jury will be asked only one question: Did he know it was wrong to try to take the lives of scores of people? If the answer to that question is 'yes,' then the question becomes: What degree of homicide did he commit. To determine this, the jurors must decide whether he intentionally and deliberately killed his victims – first-degree murder – or whether he merely knowingly or recklessly killed them – second-degree murder. The degree of planning involved in this case, however, leaves no doubt that the perpetrator intended the results.
Photos: Shooting at Batman screening in Colo.
Best friends Allie Young and Stephanie Davies, survivors of the Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting and whose courageous story was mentioned by President Obama, tell their story of meeting him at the hospital.
There will then be a final question about punishment. Colorado has the death penalty, though death sentences are quite rare in the state and there has only been one execution in 30 years. Nevertheless, there is the possibility of a death sentence in this case. Under Colorado law a jury may return a death sentence if the defendant killed more than one human being in a single episode. Almost certainly he did.
In a capital case – and it seems likely this will be a capital case – the defense is permitted to present anything in mitigation. That means that the defense may attempt to explain why the defendant attempted to take the lives of scores of innocent persons, but it is certainly not required to do so. It can focus on any aspect of his life in an effort to save it. And the prosecution only has to demonstrate that the mass killing occurred to obtain a death sentence. Nothing requires either side to present evidence of what motivated this man before incarcerating him or even executing him.
Read more legal analysis by Wes Oliver
We often think of natural disasters as tragedies that defy explanation. Tragedies caused by humans can most often be explained, though, and the criminal justice process often provides that explanation. Motives are often offered to demonstrate a defendant's intent to kill.
In the case of James Holmes, it seems likely that circumstantial evidence alone will demonstrate his desire to take an extraordinary number of innocent lives, and that his motives will defy any traditional explanation, such as personal animosity or greed. But the law does not require prosecutors to show motive, merely the intent to kill. And that may be all that anyone will be able to show for this senseless act.
As a result, any trial is likely to leave victims, and their families, with nearly as many unanswered questions as they have now.
Related content from NBCNews.com:
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- Aurora shootings: 911 dispatcher recalls night of horror
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- Hero amid the bullets: The power of female friendship
- Shocked Aurora vows, 'We will remember' victims of theater shooting
- Will Colorado shootings suspect James Eagan Holmes ever stand trial?


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