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Public health officials within the United States and around the world are investigating outbreaks of H1N1 (Swine Influenza). The outbreak is ongoing and additional cases are expected. At this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that non-essential travel to Mexico be suspended. Western Illinois University will continue to monitor the CDC recommendations and update the campus as needed. Please become familiar with swine flu symptoms and precautions. Public health authorities recommend the following:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
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Taupo Possums Take a Hammering
Possums in the Taupo area have taken a hammering this winter from Environment Waikato possum control operations.
Possums in the Taupo area have taken a hammering this winter from Environment Waikato possum control operations.
A plan which sets environmental standards for using the Waikato's natural and physical resources has now been released by Environment Waikato.
Environment Waikato's new Plan for the Region will manage the effects of intensive farming in the Region.
The number of Tb infected cattle herds in the Waitomo area has dropped dramatically in the past 10 years, thanks to intensive testing and major possum control operations.
Morrinsville student Megan McIndoe will be driving home in a bright yellow Ford Festiva this afternoon after painting a winning entry in a Students Against Driving Drunk competition.
Proposals to exclude stock from all waterways in the Upper Waikato catchment area within 10 years are still alive and well.
Environment Waikato has ended its financial year within $75,000 of its operating budget, despite a poor performance from its investment fund.
Talking through the issues is resolving more resource consent applications in the Waikato before a public hearing is needed.
Environment Waikato is to grant $21,500 towards a trial of a sewage effluent treatment process at Tirau.
Environment Waikato's Biosecurity Committee is angry at an almost 500 percent increase in licence fees for people using pesticides for possum control.
Environment Waikato is to give $2000 towards the restoration of a gully in the grounds of Hamilton Boys High School.
Environment Waikato is to contribute $20,000 from its Environmental Initiatives Fund to help with the purchase of a kahikatea forest remnant near Te Kuiti.
Environment Waikato is to provide $1500 towards improving a reserve in Acacia Bay near Taupo.
Consents to allow the on-going operation of the Tongariro Power Development by Genesis have been granted for 35 years after a lengthy hearing by a Committee of Commissioners.
Hamilton residents can learn more about getting rid of waste naturally at a weekend display to celebrate Clean Up New Zealand Week later this month.
Environment Waikato's oil spill response team will be in action tomorrow dealing with a major oil spill in the sea near Whitianga – but it will be all mopped up by lunchtime.

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When you need to replace the headlight, turning signal or parking light bulb on your 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe, finding out what the replacement size you need can be a time consuming task. Whether you want to replace your headlamp bulb with a HID (High Intensity Discharge) Headlight Kit, Xenon Headlamp Kit or replace your interior lighting bulbs with LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs, we're here to help you with your 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe.
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Parking LIght Bulb Size: 2357A
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In the wake of comments by Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., about "legitimate rape"– which drew nationwide criticism — Democrats are now highlighting legislation he and Republican Rep. Mike Coffman co-sponsored in the U.S. House that could have redefined rape.
Coffman, who is running for re-election in the Aurora-based 6th Congressional District, is among many House Republicans who in 2011 co-sponsored the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Act." The measure examined redefining a ban on federal funding for abortions to exempt only "forcible rape" — and not rape in more broader terms.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targeted both Coffman and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. — the running mate of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney — Monday for their support of the measure.


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Kevin Clash. You might not know who he is but every kid in America will recognize his work. He's Elmo. Like the Elmo. Being Elmo is a documentary that takes a heartfelt look at Clash, Elmo, a lifelong dream and more. Watch the trailer, it looks ah-mazing.
The film opens up on October 21st and slowly trickles out to smaller theaters throughout the year. Check here to see if there'll be any theaters playing this sure to be awesome doc near you. We love our muppets and puppets here at Giz so don't be surprised when we show up to theater dressed as Bert and Ernie. [Being Elmo]


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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During 2019, he is serving on the State Department's Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
Notable News and Events in 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, we look back at a busy year at the Hoover Institution. There were many noteworthy activities and initiatives at Hoover as the Institution works to advance policy ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity, while securing and safeguarding the peace for America and all mankind
Peter Berkowitz, The Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow, Stanford University, Hoover Institution Wins 2017 Bradley Prize
Peter Berkowitz, a political scientist and the Tad and Diane Taube Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, is one of four recipients of the 2017 Bradley Prize. The honor recognizes individuals of extraordinary talent and dedication who have made contributions in areas consistent with the mission of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
The State Department Announces Peter Berkowitz, New Head of Policy Planning
On Monday, August 26th, the State Department announced Hoover Senior Fellow, Peter Berkowitz would take on the role as the head of policy planning, a post that puts him in charge of long-term strategic thinking for the department.
Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation by Hoover fellow Peter Berkowitz
Hoover Institution Press released Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation, by Peter Berkowitz. Berkowitz contends that constitutional conservatism encompasses a distinguished tradition of defending liberty that stretches from the great eighteenth century British statesman Edmund Burke through the authoritative exposition of the Constitution in The Federalist to the high points of post-World War II American conservatism.
Politics and Law Scholar Peter Berkowitz Examines the Politicization of the Laws of War in Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War (Hoover Institution Press)
Hoover Institution Press released Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War by Hoover senior fellow Peter Berkowitz. Berkowitz defends the international laws of war by exposing the flawed assumptions and defective claims that have gained currency from The Goldstone Report (2009 Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission) and the Gaza Flotilla controversy. In both instances, Berkowitz argues, accusations of unlawful conduct directed at Israel by official bodies of the United Nations, European states, Arab states, and Turkey that relied more on bluster and the determination to gain political advantage than on sound legal analysis. In both cases those accusations worked to criminalize not only Israel's legitimate right of self-defense but all liberal democracies' right to defend themselves against transnational terror.
Celebrating Peter Berkowitz's 2017 Bradley Prize in the New David and Joan Traitel Building
This year the Hoover Institution proudly announced that Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz had been awarded a 2017 Bradley Prize by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
Varieties of Conservatism in America edited by Peter Berkowitz
Although conservatives may all look alike to their critics, they disagree among themselves about what it means to be a conservative and who is entitled to bear the name.
Hoover Institution Press:Never a Matter of Indifference, Edited by Peter Berkowitz
Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War by Hoover senior fellow Peter Berkowitz
Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War shows how Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to circumscribe illegitimately the right of liberal democracies to defend themselves against transnational terrorists. For more information visit http://www.hooverpress.org/productdetails.cfm?PC=1573.
The Constitution and the World Conference
The Stanford Constitutional Law Center hosted a special two-day conference titled "The Constitution and the World" from Thursday, October 27 to Friday, October 28, 2011. Featured speakers included Hoover fellows Michael McConnell, Peter Berkowitz, Stephen Krasner and Kiron Skinner, who addressed topics including the reach of constitutional rights outside US territory, the potential effect of treaties on constitutional structure and rights, and the effect of globalization and international institutions on sovereignty.
Arad on Israel's national security challenges
Uzi Arad visited the Hoover Institution on Friday, April 26, 2013, to discuss Israel's national security challenges and US-Israel relations. Richard Sousa, senior associate director, and Peter Berkowitz, the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, also attended the event.
Read Renewing the American Constitutional Tradition, a new collection from the Hoover Institution Press
The Hoover Institution has recently released a new volume edited by Hoover's Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz entitled Renewing the American Constitutional Tradition.
Hoover Institution Press: Terrorism, the Laws of War, and the Constitution
Hoover Institution Press: Varieties of Progressivism in America explores the evolution of Old Democrats into New Democrats and today's contemporary progressives
Hoover Institution Spring Retreat 2007
The Hoover Institution's 2007 Spring Retreat opened on Sunday, April 22, with before-dinner remarks by renowned educator Rafe Esquith.
Hoover Institution hosts National Security and Law Task Force meeting
The Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law met at the Hoover Institution on Thursday, January 5, 2012, to discuss the pressing challenges the United States confronts as it seeks, consistent with the Constitution and the international laws of war, to defend the nation and, where necessary, wage war.
Hoover's Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society Hosts Meeting
Discussion at the Hoover Institution's Boyd and Jill Smith Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society meeting during June 8 and 9 covered a range of topics, including political philosophy, U.S. political history, the social costs of Internet pornography, and President Barack Obama's way of thinking.
Hoover's National Security and Law Task Force Hosts Meeting
The Hoover Institution's Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law, which examines the rule of law, the laws of war, and American constitutional law with a view to promoting proposals that strike an optimal balance between individual freedom and the vigorous defense of the nation against terrorists both abroad and at home, met June 10 and 11.
Hoover's Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law holds inaugural dinner, discussion of legal issues surrounding terrorism
Members of the Hoover Institution's recently established Koret-Taube Task Force on National Security and Law held their inaugural dinner January 10 during which the formation and goals of the new task force were discussed.
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What is it like to spend a day at the Hoover Institution? According to Dan Spencer, "the experience caused [him] to appreciate [his] education in political science, international affairs, economics, administration and the law, but wishing for more. The discussions were all intellectually stimulating and very interesting. It's been some time since I have been immersed in an academic environment."


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I'm not sure if I've made it clear yet, but I am somewhat obsessed with saffron. It started when I was about 10 and read somewhere that in ancient Persia, saffron threads were woven into royal textiles, and ritually offered to divinities. The fact that Gualtiero Marchesi, the star Italian chef of those years, was pairing it with real gold leaves in his signature risottos, just added to the mystique, as did the fact that it takes thousands of flowers and many hours of labor to gather together just a pound of stems.
This sounded so special to me, so classy, that one of the first dishes I learned to make on my own and would treat my friends to in junior high, was the traditional Risotto Milanese. My experiments did not end here, unfortunately. As a teen-ager, I even tried using a saffron infusion as a face toner, to give my skin a beautiful golden tint. While this is said to have worked wonders for Cleopatra, the only result I obtained was that my then-crush asked me if I had jaundice (I have since limited my use of spices to food).
Adolescent traumas aside, I still think that there is something magical about saffron, with its unique, metallic honey-like aroma, and luminous yellow-orange color. From India to Persia, from Turkey to Spain, and of course Italy – it's constantly a symbol of prosperity and holiday.
Here is how to make it even more festive….
- 1 3/4 cup Arborio or other risotto rice (Vialone nano, Carnaroli)
- 3 leeks
- 1/2 tbsp saffron threads
- 4 tbsp butter
- vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 4 tbsp freshly grated parmigiano
- salt and pepper
Slice one leek very thinly into rings (I use a mandoline), and cook it in 2 tbsp butter until soft. Add the rice and cook for 2 minutes. Add the wine and allow it to evaporate. Add the saffron, diluted in 3 tbsp hot broth, and start adding hot stock, one ladleful at a time, stirring almost continuously. As soon as the stock absorbs, add more hot stock. Cook until creamy and "al dente" (about 18 minutes).Add the remaining butter and cheese, and season with salt and pepper.
Slice the 2 remaining leeks length-wise into strips. Blanch the strips for 1 minute in boiling salted water. Use tongs to transfer into a bowl of ice water. Drain and dry on paper towel.
Brush muffin or creme caramel pans with oil (or use silicone ones), line them with the leek strips leaving about 1" hanging out. Press the risotto into the pans with your hands or a spoon, and close the leeks over the risotto. You could also "tie" the packages with chives (blanch first). Bake for about 15-20 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350 F. Turn out carefully and serve warm.
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Magneti Marelli wins the "Motorsport Technology of the year" award
On the occasion of the eleventh edition of the Professional MotorSport World EXPO 2016, the main European event for all professionals in the motorsport competition sector, which took place in Cologne from 9 to 11 November, Magneti Marelli received the "Motorsport Technology of the year" award. The award was assigned to the High-Speed Camera by a jury composed of international sector experts, who underlined its important potential in terms of security and public involvement.
The High-Speed Camera is a front-mounted camera aimed at the driver's helmet, which is capable of filming images with a frequency of 400 frames per second. This device has a crucial and completely new function in terms of safety: thanks to the elevated frame rate, it is capable of recording high-resolution and very detailed images of the movement of the driver's neck and head, and, in the case of an accident, supplies potentially very important information for the reconstruction of the dynamics of traumatic events and aiding the interpretation of data provided by the other sensors positioned on the vehicle.
"We are honoured to have received such an important award – stated Roberto Dalla, Head of Magneti
Marelli Motorsport - also because it fully embodies the prime objectives of Magneti Marelli Motorsport in the competition field: to develop, through racing, new technology which we will see applied to our massproduced cars in the near future, and to place our know-how and abilities at the disposal of the FIA, in order to continuously improve the safety of racing and road-going cars".


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stricklandstacks needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 7 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Cool, calm and not no so collected logo needed for new web design/marketing company. The primary use of the logo will be on the companies yet to be developed website, business cards, and t-shirts.
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Up to Designer, but please just use 1 color (in addition to black and/or white)
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High quality image. 300 pixels per inch, preferably PSD with layers or vector Illustrator file. With fonts. Plus JPG & GIF
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Editable in Illustrator or Photoshop
I'm starting a new web design and marketing firm and want a cool logo to help the company blossom from. I've loved some of the work I've seen here so I thought I'd try Sitepoint to see what some of you all can come up with.
The logo needs to be cool, modern, and hip with a little bit of edge. I'm open to any ideas and will give helpful feedback as promptly as possible. I've been kicking around a black and red color scheme or black and baby blue. I also like that lime green color that is being used a lot in current designs.
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WSJ's Editors' Picks for Best Homes of the Summer
WSJ's editors' picks for the most eye-catching homes of the summer. (Photo: Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal)
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CRANBURY, N.J. and ORLANDO, Fla., Feb 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Amicus Therapeutics FOLD -23.91% , today announced additional 6-month (Stage 1) results from the first ongoing Phase 3 global registration study (Study 011) of investigational oral migalastat HCl monotherapy (150 mg, every-other-day) in males and females with Fabry disease who had genetic mutations identified as amenable to migalastat HCl in a cell-based assay. Stage 1 results were highlighted in an oral platform presentation at the Lysosomal Disease Network WORLD Symposium (LDN WORLD) by Dr. Fatih Ezgu, Gazi University.
Study 011 consists of a 6-month, double-blind period (Stage 1) when subjects received migalastat HCl 150 mg or placebo, a 6-month open label-follow up period (Stage 2) when all patients received migalastat HCl, and an ongoing 12-month open-label extension.
Initial top-line Stage 1 results previously reported in December, 2012 for the primary endpoint in Stage 1 did not meet statistical significance. The pre-specified primary and secondary analyses of the primary endpoint numerically favored migalastat HCl over placebo. In the primary responder analysis, 13/32 (41%) in the migalastat HCl group versus 9/32 (28%) in the placebo group demonstrated a 50% or greater reduction in kidney interstitial capillary GL-3 from baseline to month 6 (p=0.3). Taken alone the secondary analysis of the absolute percent change in kidney interstitial capillary GL-3 from baseline to month 6 showed a median reduction of 41% in the migalastat HCl group versus a median reduction of 6% in the placebo group (p=0.093).
Study 011 entry criteria, particularly elevated urine GL-3, were intended to enrich for patients with higher interstitial capillary GL-3, and more measurable disease burden. Although all patients had detectable interstitial capillary GL-3 at baseline, a number of patients had low levels of GL-3 at baseline, making it difficult to detect a significant difference in responders between the 2 treatment groups. Clearance of kidney interstitial capillary GL-3, a marker of treatment effect, is being measured by histology in evaluable kidney biopsies from baseline to month 6 (Stage 1) as well as baseline to month 12 (Stage 2). Stage 2 results remain blinded at this time.
Dr. Ezgu said, "The 6-month data from Study 011 are encouraging, including a post-hoc subgroup analysis presented today, and we continue to evaluate patients in this ongoing study. There is still an unmet medical need for Fabry disease treatments. Migalastat HCl may potentially offer an oral treatment for Fabry patients with amenable mutations based on these results from Study 011 and earlier clinical studies, and potentially forthcoming data from ongoing studies."
Study 011: Stage 1 (Baseline to Month 6) Updated Data Highlights at LDN WORLD Symposium:
-- Post-Hoc Subgroup Analysis of Primary Endpoint (modified intent-to-treat (mITT), n=60): in a post-hoc sub-group analysis, patients with a higher baseline disease burden (0.3 inclusions or more per interstitial capillary, n=25) were compared to those with a lower baseline disease burden (0.3 or fewer inclusions per interstitial capillary, n=35). In the 25 patients (14 males and 11 females) with higher baseline disease burden, 7/11 (64%) on migalastat HCl and 2/14 (14%) on placebo were classified as responders. Among the 35 patients (8 males and 27 females) with lower baseline disease burden, 6/19 (32%) on migalastat HCl and 7/16 (44%) on placebo were classified as responders.
-- Urine GL-3: The observed median reduction in urine GL-3 from baseline was 17% for placebo and 12% for migalastat. However due to unexpected variability in the pre-treatment urine GL-3 data (>1.6 fold difference between values at screening and baseline), any potential treatment effects on urine GL-3 cannot be determined.
-- Renal Function from Baseline to Month 6: Renal function remained stable and changes from baseline were similar in both treatment groups during stage 1. Themean (SD) increase in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 2.7 (15.1) mL/min/1.73min the migalastat HCl group compared to a mean decrease of 2.4 (10.8) mL/min/1.73min the placebo group. No clinically meaningful changes in proteinuria were observed, and iohexol GFR data are currently being analyzed.
-- Safety: During the first 6 months, no drug-related serious adverse events have been observed. No subjects discontinued migalastat HCl therapy due to a treatment emergent adverse event and the majority of adverse events in both treatment groups were mild in nature.
John F. Crowley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amicus, stated, "The 6-month results presented today at the WORLD Symposium support our commitment to the ongoing development of migalastat HCl monotherapy. We look forward to reporting the 12-month results from this study to add to the entirety of the data that the FDA has indicated would support a potential U.S. conditional approval."
Study 011 results from Stage 2 are anticipated in the second quarter of 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has indicated that it will consider the entirety of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 efficacy and safety data from Study 011. A meeting with the agency is anticipated in mid-2013 to discuss the U.S. conditional approval pathway for migalastat HCl under subpart H.
A second Phase 3 global registration study (Study 012) is also underway to compare open-label migalastat HCl to ERT to primarily support global registration. Study 012 (The ATTRACT, or FAB-AT1001-012 Study) is a randomized, open-label 18-month Phase 3 study investigating the safety and efficacy of oral migalastat HCl 150 mg QOD compared to standard-of-care infused therapy using ERTs (Fabrazyme(R) and Replagal(R)). This study achieved final enrollment of 60 total patients in December 2012.
Conference Call and Webcast
John F. Crowley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and members of the Amicus executive team will host a conference call and live audio/visual webcast on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 11:30am ET to discuss the data from several programs presented at LDN WORLD. Interested participants and investors may access the conference call at 11:30 a.m. ET by dialing 877-303-5859 (U.S./Canada) or 678-224-7784 (international). A live audio webcast can also be accessed via the Investors section of the Amicus Therapeutics corporate web site at http://ir.amicustherapeutics.com/events.cfm, and will be archived for 30 days. The slide presentation for the conference call/webcast will also be available at http://ir.amicustherapeutics.com/events.cfm. Web participants are encouraged to go to the web site 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary software. A telephonic replay of the call will be available for seven days beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on February 15, 2013. Access numbers for this replay are 855-859-2056 (U.S./Canada) and 404-537-3406 (international); participant code 97505816.
Study 011 Design
Study 011 - also referred to as FACETS - is one of 2 ongoing Phase 3 studies of migalastat HCl monotherapy being conducted by Amicus and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). This study was designed based on feedback from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is primarily intended to support U.S. registration. Study 011 randomized 67 patients (24 males and 43 females) diagnosed with Fabry disease who had genetic mutations considered amenable to chaperone monotherapy in a cell-based assay. For the 6-month, double-blind period (Stage 1) patients were randomized to migalastat HCl 150 mg or placebo on an every-other-day (QOD) oral dosing schedule. During a 6-month open-label follow up period (Stage 2), patients continued treatment with migalastat HCl or switched from placebo to migalastat HCl.
The primary analysis compared the number of responders in the migalastat HCl versus placebo groups in Stage 1, based on a 50% or greater reduction in interstitial capillary globotriaosylceramide (GL-3) as measured in kidney biopsies. Pathologists blinded to biopsy sequence are using the published, quantitative Barisoni Lipid Inclusion Scoring System with virtual microscopy (BLISS-VM)for the histological evaluation of interstitial capillary GL-3 in kidney biopsies from baseline to month 6 (Stage 1) and from baseline to month 12 (Stage 2). Secondary endpoints for Study 011 include safety and tolerability, urine GL-3 and kidney function.
About Amicus Therapeutics
Amicus Therapeutics FOLD -23.91% is a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of therapies for rare and orphan diseases. The Company is developing orally-administered, small molecule drugs called pharmacological chaperones, a novel, first-in-class approach to treating a broad range of human genetic diseases. Amicus' late-stage programs for lysosomal storage disorders include migalastat HCl monotherapy in Phase 3 for Fabry disease; migalastat HCl co-administered with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in Phase 2 for Fabry disease; and AT2220 co-administered with ERT in Phase 2 for Pompe disease.
About Migalastat HCl
Amicus in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is developing the investigational pharmacological chaperone migalastat HCl for the treatment of Fabry disease. Amicus has commercial rights to all Fabry products in the United States and GSK has commercial rights to all of these products in the rest of world. As a monotherapy, migalastat HCl is designed to bind to and stabilize, or "chaperone" a patient's own alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A) enzyme in those patients with genetic mutations that are amenable to this chaperone in a cell-based assay. Oral migalastat HCl monotherapy is in Phase 3 development (Study 011 and Study 012) for Fabry patients with amenable mutations. Study 011 is a placebo-controlled study intended primarily to support U.S. registration, and Study 012 is comparing open-label migalastat HCl to ERT to primarily support global registration.
For patients currently receiving ERT for Fabry disease, migalastat HCl in combination with ERT may improve ERT outcomes by keeping the infused alpha-Gal A enzyme in its properly folded and active form. Migalastat HCl co-administered with ERT is in Phase 2 (Study 013) and migalastat HCl co-formulated with JCR Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd's proprietary investigational ERT (JR-051, recombinant human alpha-Gal A enzyme) is in preclinical development.
About Fabry Disease
Fabry disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency of an enzyme called alpha-galactosidase A (alpha-Gal A). The role of alpha-Gal A within the body is to break down specific lipids in lysosomes, including globotriaosylceramide (GL-3, also known as Gb3). Lipids that can be degraded by the action of α-Gal are called "substrates" of the enzyme. Reduced or absent levels of alpha-Gal A activity leads to the accumulation of GL-3 in the affected tissues, including the kidneys, heart, central nervous system, and skin. This accumulation of GL-3 is believed to cause the various manifestations of Fabry disease, including pain, kidney failure, and increased risk of heart attack and stroke. It is currently estimated that Fabry disease affects approximately 5,000 to 10,000 people worldwide. However, several literature reports suggest that Fabry disease may be significantly under diagnosed, and the prevalence of the disease may be much higher.
1. Nicholls, et al., Phase 3 Study of Migalastat HCl for Fabry Disease: Stage 1 Results, LDN WORLD 2013
2. Barisoni, et al., Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: July 2012, Vol. 136, No. 7, pp. 816-824.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to clinical development of Amicus' candidate drug products and the timing and reporting of results from clinical trials evaluating Amicus' candidate drug products. Words such as, but not limited to, "look forward to," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "targets," "likely," "will," "would," "should" and "could," and similar expressions or words identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, changes in circumstances, assumptions and uncertainties. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by Amicus that any of its plans will be achieved. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this press release may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions Amicus might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. For example, with respect to statements regarding the goals, progress, timing and outcomes of discussions with regulatory authorities and the potential goals, progress, timing and results of clinical trials, actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in the business of Amicus, including, without limitation: the potential that results of clinical or pre-clinical studies indicate that the product candidates are unsafe or ineffective; the potential that it may be difficult to enroll patients in our clinical trials; the potential that regulatory authorities may not grant or may delay approval for our product candidates; the potential that preclinical and clinical studies could be delayed because we identify serious side effects or other safety issues; the potential that we will need additional funding to complete all of our studies and, our dependence on third parties in the conduct of our clinical studies. Further, the results of earlier preclinical studies and/or clinical trials may not be predictive of future results. In addition, all forward looking statements are subject to other risks detailed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Amicus undertakes no obligation to revise or update this news release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. This caution is made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.


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Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013
Do you have a brick wall in your research? Would you like a greater understanding of some aspect of your research? Personal research consultations with staff members of The Genealogy Center are now available. You can schedule a 30-minute session by calling 260-421-1225 or email email@example.com for an appointment. You will be asked to provide information concerning the nature of your quandary. A staff member will be assigned and you will be contacted with a time for your consultation. Be sure to bring your research notes to your consultation.
Appointments are available on Tuesday September 24, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Five days of appointments are available during Family History Month, also from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. These dates are: Tuesday, October 2nd; Thursday October 10th; Tuesday October 15th; Thursday October 24th; and Tuesday October 29th.
Space each month is limited, so check your calendars early to take advantage of this unique offer!
Posted by: ACPL Genealogy Center
Sunday, Aug 11, 2013
by Delia
Congratulations! You've arrived at The Genealogy Center, ready to get down to researching! But I want to cover a few details first.
1. If you are here during the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, be aware of our hours, especially the Extended Research Hours:
2. Try to make copies and scans as you go along. Don't get caught in a last-minute rush to the copiers!
3. Remember that, if you are using a book and wish to use it the next day, leave it at your seat with a note that says, "Save." We will leave it for you to use again. However, if you are finished, please don't leave the books on the tables. Thinking that someone forgot the "Save" note, we may leave them for a day or two, and someone else may be wanting them. Instead, place them on a return cart or on the gray shelves so they will go back where they belong.
4. Remember that if you don't know how to use the copiers, or have a computer question, or can't decipher an abbreviation, or just want to know where the restrooms (in the Great Hall, next to the elevators), just ask. We have many volunteers supplementing our staff for the conference week, and if they/we don't know, we can usually find out. So, just ASK!
5. And, last but not least, have fun! The genealogical conferences I've attended have not only provided me education in research techniques, but also the opportunity to talk to researchers from all over. And, although we may not have water slides, we hope a visit to The Genealogy Center offers an enjoyable and productive research trip!
See you soon!
Friday, Aug 09, 2013
So, now you know what you want to research. Here are a few items you might want to bring or consider:
Next time: Research!
Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013
So the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference for 2013 is almost upon us! I know everyone is ready for all of the wonderful sessions and fabulous speakers, the amazing exhibits, and all of the extra activities (the FGS Opening Social on Wednesday and the Friday Night Evening Local Event, just to name two), but are you ready for researching at The Genealogy Center?
Whether you are coming for the Conference, or are planning a visit here later, we wanted to provide a few tips for making your research visit more enjoyable and productive. So, first, let's get ready!
Take a bit of time to plan what you want to search while you are here. Determine what facts you seek, make notes about the family, and what sources you think might be best. Take time to check our book catalog and our microtext catalog. Note titles with the respective call numbers or roll numbers. This will help you hit the ground running when you arrive. Remember to add an extra few research projects, in case you either solve the first quickly, or hit that proverbial brick wall.
Also, take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with our website, especially under Pathfinders to view the Guides and Snapshots.
Next: Get Set!
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013
by Delia
We love those big additions to our Free Databases, but it's also satisfying when we add smaller items or additions. Just recently, we added Ebenezer Morton, Bethena Davis, and their Children, by James P. Preusch. This item follows this family from Massachusetts to New York to Michigan, and although it's fairly short, preserves Mr. Preusch's research for all to view. At the same time, we added Notes & Excerpts on Rice Brothers & Descendants: A Work in Progress. Compiled and published by Randall M. Rice, Rainelle, WV, this work begins with a Revolutionary War soldier from Fauquier County, Virginia and his descendants, with several eventually removing to Indiana and includes a very interesting DNA study.
On a larger scale, we also added nine digitized volumes of John R. Lifsey's Lifsey Family History and Genealogy, which includes more than a thousand pages of family history, documents and photographs.
And last, but certainly not least, we added Kenneth Otto Graft's World War II Selective Service card, a photo of the very young Mr. Graft and copies of his 1997 Fort Wayne obituaries. These items not only memorialize his life and service, but also provides a very clear example of a Selective Service card.
From the large collections to the small, we appreciate all of the items that people have generously allowed us to include in our digital collections. If you have something you'd like to make available for all to see, take a minute and contact us!
Friday, Jul 26, 2013
Have you noticed the new button on The Genealogy Center homepage? It's in the upper left corner and says, "Family Tree Pillow and Art. Click here." Go ahead and click! The link will take you to our new partner, Keepsake Threads, who produces heirloom quality textile art and other items. They can take old family photographs or family trees and place the design on throw pillows for your living room, or on a wall hanging. They can also take cloth keepsakes to make quilts, stuffed animals, pillows, and, soon, quilt squares. Do you have all of the neckties worn by your dad from the 1970s? Or your children's souvenir tee-shirts? They can provide ways to use those items to create a priceless family heirloom. And a portion of the genealogy pillow and wall hanging sales goes to the Allen County Public Library Foundation, which helps to support The Genealogy Center.
So take a peek at their website, and visit them at their booth at the Federation of Genealogy Societies' Conference in August!
Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013
Those of you who use our Free Databases may see a preponderance of material from Allen County and Indiana, but we also have thousands of records from around the country and that number is growing all of the time. Most recently, we have the East Granby Center Cemetery listings of Hartford County, Connecticut. This database was provided through the generosity of John T. Rusnock and the East Granby Center Cemetery Association. The database is search able by surname and/ or first name, and provides dates of birth and death, location of the 952 graves, as well as photographs of each of the tombstones. It is also searchable through our federated search on our home page.
If you or your group has a database that you'd like us to host, please contact us.
Take a few minutes today to explore this new database, and all of the Free Databases that are waiting at The Genealogy Center!
Friday, Jul 19, 2013
Does it sometimes seem like we're speaking a different language when you ask us something about genealogical research? The world of genealogy does have its own special words or expressions which may be difficult for beginners to understand. In this session, Cynthia Theusch will assist you in understanding words and phrases that are used by The Genealogy Center team.
Part of the Beyond Ancestry's Leaves & Branches series.
Wednesday July 24, 2013, 2:00PM-3:00PM.
Meeting Room A.
Tuesday, Jul 16, 2013
by Sara
Recently we had a visit from a patron who only had about 30 minutes to spend in The Genealogy Center to find the birth date and birth place of his immigrant ancestor. The patron explained that his sister was currently in Greece on vacation and needed the information TODAY so she could search for the family at the General Archives of Greece. This ancestor, let's call him "Demetri," came to this country from Greece around 1890* (*details changed to protect patron privacy). We were able to help the patron find Demetri's birth date from his tombstone via the free website, Find a Grave, and from a World War II Draft Registration (found on Ancestry), although the two dates did not match exactly. A specific place of birth for him was not found, although it might have been possible, had the patron more time to spend on this question. While the patron seemed satisfied with what was found, I'm not sure how successful the sister's search was at the Greek Archives, with only this sketchy information. What could this family have done differently to ensure greater success?
Just as you apply for a passport, make your plane reservations, and arrange hotel accommodations all way in advance of your departure date, you need to do your genealogical homework beforehand for an overseas research trip as well. The most important thing you can do to prepare for your trip is to start researching your immigrant ancestral origins as soon as possible. There are many factors outside of our control that can make your particular ancestor search easier or harder. Finding an ancestor who came to the United States within the past 120 years is generally easier because more records were created and have survived from that time period. The search can be complicated by an immigrant's decision to Americanize their name, and by political upheaval in Europe that has resulted in geographic boundary and town name changes. You will want to look for records created after the immigrant's arrival in America that provide clues of immigrant origins, specifically, those that might show an ancestor's date of birth, parents' names, and/or birth place in the old country. Types of U.S. records to consult include: ship's passenger lists, naturalization records, death certificates, marriage licenses, Social Security applications, obituaries, organizational records, land records, employment records, newspaper articles, probate records, family papers or Bibles, and church records - most of which are not typically available on the internet. Remember to research all members of the family who immigrated (father, mother, their children, siblings of the parents, cousins, etc.) because if you find where one of them originated, chances are the rest of the family was from the same place. This research may take some time to complete, but will be worth the time spent, if it helps you find your immigrant origins, right? Armed with this data, you can then travel to the old country with the correct information and increase your chances of success in foreign archives and libraries. You might also be able to pre-arrange a visit to your ancestral village(s) of origin.
A second important task you should complete before your trip is to find the website for or current information about any foreign libraries/archives you wish to visit; check their hours, location, and holdings; and try to set up an appointment via email or telephone for a specific date and time to look at specific records. Not doing this can lead to upsetting situations, such as arriving at an archives on a Monday, only to find out that the building is closed to the public on Mondays or that the English- speaking archivist is only in the office on Wednesdays.
We want your next family history trip to be a success. So remember to plan ahead for possible future trips, come and see us in The Genealogy Center, and start researching your immigrant ancestor today!
Saturday, Jul 13, 2013
Does it seem like we are speaking a different language than you are? The world of genealogy has its own special words or expressions which may be difficult for beginners to understand. Genealogy staff will assist you in understanding words and phrases that are used by The Genealogy Center team.
Monday July 24, 2 - 3 PM, Meeting Room A.
To register for this free class, call 260-421-1225 or send us an email.
Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013
by John
The Genealogy Center often gets new books that have a wide interest to a variety of patrons. We recently received a great new book by Denise May Levenick titled, How to Archive Family Keepsakes: Learn How to Preserve Family Photos, Memorabilia, & Genealogy Records, GC 929 L576h. It deserves to be read by every genealogist, especially those of us who are not as organized as we would like to be. A short book with just over 200 pages, this book is, in fact, a very practical guide for getting a handle on all of the "stuff" that we genealogists and family historians have accumulated (a very real challenge in my household).
Levenick offers practical checklists throughout her book, starting with a chapter on setting goals for your archival project: organizing, inventorying, deciding how to store, and enlisting assistance, among many others. As an archivist myself by training, I appreciated her early articulation of the Curator's Commandment: Do no harm. "Think twice, if not three times, before attempting any conservation acts involving irreplaceable family artifacts."
She goes on to offer practical advice about selecting proper archival-quality storage media and developing a workable organization scheme. There is an excellent chapter on cataloging archival photos with practical advice about storing as well as digitizing. Another chapter focuses on family heirlooms, such as art, china and glassware, jewelry, toys, clothing, quilts, tools, and other items. Yet another one deals with family papers and genealogy files. Levenick discusses whether to digitize or store in vertical files, showing how to catalog and organize files and showing the advantages and disadvantages of every method she proposes.
Sunday, Jul 07, 2013
One of the major holdings of The Genealogy Center is its collection of city directories, both bound and on microfilm. With more than 55,000 bound directories alone, The Center has long been a major repository of volumes published by the R. L. Polk Company. Fred J. Reynolds, the Allen County Public Library's director for whom The Genealogy Center's collection is named, negotiated an agreement with the company in the mid-1960s for the library to receive a copy of each directory the company publishes each year. While those for some cities and years went out-of-print before a donation could be made, the bulk of what Polk has published since the 1960s is available in book form in The Genealogy Center. Researchers should keep in mind that for many larger cities, no directory has been published for many decades while other smaller cities have either been discontinued or combined with other towns into new county directories. Earlier directories for many U.S. cities published before 1960 are available in The Genealogy Center on microfilm.
City directories are indispensable tools in historical and genealogical research. Although they contain varying amounts of information depending on the time period and locality for which they were published, they can help a researcher in a variety of ways. They can distinguish people of the same name living in an urban area, provide information about residence and employment, and occasionally, show the names of spouses or widows as well as people of the same last name living at the same address. Rural directories, which are extant for a select number of counties and years, mainly in Midwestern states, will sometimes provide additional information, such as the names of children, the number of acres owned, the value of a farm, and even occasionally the religious and political affiliations of residents. When used in conjunction with federal census records, directories can provide valuable information for intervening years, allowing genealogists to pinpoint years of death and changing places of residence. Twentieth century directories offer an additional street and address cross-reference access, allowing users to determine the names of persons living at an address over time. City and rural directories are also valuable for identifying religious congregations, businesses, governmental offices, professionals, and fraternal orders in a particular locality.
Users of The Genealogy Center's catalog wishing to locate directories of various types will want to enter the name of the city and state, combined with the word "directories." If listings appear, they will be separate entries if the directories were produced by different companies. Holdings information will include the years that The Center holds. Also, if a city directory has been recombined into a county directory, expect it to appear in a separate catalog entry with publishing dates that are usually more recent.
To locate city directories on microfilm and microfiche, including most of the Center's holdings before 1960, click on "Databases" from the main web page, and then click on "Microtext Catalog." Then, under the column marked "Specialty Records," click on the "City & County Directories" link. It will allow you to enter a state name, and once selected, an alphabetical list of directories will appear, together with the available years. Some cities have an expanded link that takes the user into a new page with more detailed holdings information. Directories on microfiche are the oldest in the collection and pre-date 1860. Some cities such as Philadelphia and New York have runs of directories extending back to the eighteenth century. Directories on microfilm often begin about 1861 and can sometimes run until 1935 or for a few cities, through 1960, though the coverage varies from place to place.
On your visit to The Genealogy Center, a librarian can show you on a map where both types of directories are located. The bound directories are located, for the most part, in the center section of moveable stacks in the west reading room. They follow the same modified Dewey decimal sequence as books on the main shelves. A few rural directories are not shelved here, however, and are instead to be found with the county histories and other books for a particular county. The pre-1860 directories published on microfiche are housed in in a cabinet marked C and are part of a collection known as "American Directories." The remaining city directories are filed alphabetically by city in cabinets 26 through 34.
Thursday, Jul 04, 2013
Monday, Jul 01, 2013
The Genealogy Center, like all agencies of the Allen County Public Library, will be closed Thursday July 4th, in honor of Independence Day, and all of the heroes who contributed to the American cause. Take a few minutes on Thursday, between picnics and barbecues, baseball and racing to ponder how different our lives would be if our fledgling country had remained a British Colony. When you watch the fireworks, remember that they represent "the rockets red glare" of battle.
We will be open our regular hours of 9A-9P on Wednesday, July 3rd, and 9A-6P on Friday, July 5th.
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013
One year ago today, on Friday, June 29, 2012, Allen County, Indiana, along with much of the Midwest, experienced an extremely strong thunderstorm, known as a derecho, which resulted in a great deal of damage to homes and other buildings, many fallen trees, and the loss of electrical power to tens of thousands of homes. Some area residents were without power for more than a week due to that storm and the other storms in the days following.
Following the storm, many people would take photos of the destruction. Knowing that these scenes would be fascinating to future generations, we invited the community to share those photos with others. Those photos are now available through Community Album, so take a few minutes to view these Summer Storm 2012 photos, and remember where you were last year. If you have photos you'd like to share, the Album is still open. Just click and follow the directions.
And keep your umbrella handy, just in case!
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013
"You don't even have to know what you're looking for, you just have to start looking," or so says the popular Ancestry commercials. In this overview of Ancestry, Melissa Shimkus will demonstrate how to look for people, places, records, and information using the largest commercial genealogical website.
Meeting Room A, Saturday, July 13, 10 AM to 11 AM.
To register for this free class, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013
by Dawne
Excitement is building at The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library about the upcoming Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference! Since the bulk of the conference sessions will be held just across the street at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, the conference will impact The Genealogy Center in a number of ways:
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013
by John
A more recent book by Indiana University professor and linguist Michael McCafferty, an authority on Algonquian languages, casts doubt on most of the above theories, and his work illustrates the complexities of language that can often be imbedded in the naming of a place. In his book, Native American Place-Names of Indiana (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008) Gc 977.2 M123n, McCafferty devotes a chapter on the Kekionga-Kiskakon question, and local historians finally have some answers to a question that has vexed them as they have grown dissatisfied with the blackberry patch tradition.
McCafferty agrees with Dunn that <Kiskakon> has an Ottawa derivation. Offering a richer explanation, he states that it was almost certainly derived from the common Gallicized Algonquian name for the bear totem band of the Ottawa tribe. However, he also clarifies how this Ottawa term came to be applied to this place, since the Miami, not the Ottawa, were the dominant tribe in this area. His explanation seems sensible: it was not that the Ottawa held this place, but that it was their term for this Miami-held place, since Ottawa would surely have had a name for this important area. The original word, before being altered by the French, may have been kiiskakkam or the longer kiskakkamikaang. "In sum, then," writes McCafferty, "the French may have used <Kiskakon>, an old, comfortable Ottawa standard in lieu of the actual somewhat homophonous Ottawa expression."
In continuing his analysis, McCafferty demonstrates convincingly that <Kekionga> did not derive from a corruption of <Kiskakon>, since it has no common linguistic root. It does not mean blackberry patch, nor does it stem from the Miami-Illinois word, (ah)kihkonki, meaning pot or kettle. One possibility, he suggests, is a different Miami word, (ah)kihkionki, pronounced [kihkioŋgi], a term that means "on the earth." The Miami villages at Fort Wayne were located on a steep bluff on the St. Joseph River just north of the confluence, where the French built their second fort, Fort St. Joseph. A French-speaking British lieutenant, H. Duvernet, observed in 1778 that the rivers often overflowed their banks in the spring, drowning many of the Indian dwellings, but ground where the French fort was built stood on higher ground and was dry. "Thus, given the site's geographical setting, one is inclined to see in Miami-Illinois (ah)kihkionki … as a term referring to the only suitable dry living space amid the surrounding, expansive swamplands and flood-prone valleys – on the earth rather than submersed in water."
Even this interpretation is likely wrong, however, and McCafferty goes on to call <Kekionga> "a fun-house mirror" because of its inherent distortions. Since it does not appear in any French or British sources from the eighteenth century, one has to search other records. The Moravian missionary David Zeisberger wrote the name in 1784 as <Gigeyunk>. John Heckewelder, a colleague, called it <Kegeyunk> at about the same time, while the American general Josiah Harmar wrote in 1790 of <Kekaiogue> before his ill-fated expedition against the Miami villages later that year. All of these terms seem to be early variations of Kekionga, but the name has not been found in earlier sources.
After a lengthy analysis of the vowel sounds, McCafferty proposes another Miami-Illinois word for the word's origin, kiihkayonk, pronounced [kiihkayoŋgi], a phrase meaning "at Kikaya" or "Kikaya's Place," with <Kikaya> representing a personal name in the Delaware Indian language for "Old Man." The Miami retooled the name in their own dialect. Perhaps "Kikaya" represented General Anthony Wayne, who had defeated the confederated tribes at the Battle of Fallen Timbers and constructed Fort Wayne at the headwaters in 1794. With the Americans now firmly occupying the site, it would have been logical for the remaining Miami to use this term. However, the matter is still more complicated, since variants of <Kekionga> were in use in the 1780s. Perhaps the Delaware tribe had used <Kikaya> as a term of respect for the principal Miami chiefs and elders who had lived there before Wayne's arrival. McCafferty proposes yet another similar word, čečaahkonki, meaning "at the sand-hill crane," since the crane was the totem for the Miami and could be seen as a representation of their village. However, there is no contemporary documentary evidence for its use, even though it seems logical, since a similar word, waayaahtanonki, meaning "at the Wea," was used to describe the Miami-Wea village near modern Lafayette.
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
What's in a name, or more specifically, a place name? Local historians and genealogists are often challenged by the earlier names given to a specific place, especially if that name is rooted in a Native American language and has been endowed over time with romantic or exotic connotations. What is the real meaning of the word, and how has it changed? Getting to the truth may involve much more than opening up a local history book.
A case in point involves the word <Kekionga>. The area at the headwaters of the Maumee River in northeastern Indiana that comprises what is now the city of Fort Wayne, just blocks from where the library stands, was known by a variety of names in its long past. Before the establishment of the first American fort in 1794, the land had both strategic and mercantile significance to Native Americans and French voyageurs that explored and occupied the region in the early eighteenth century. When General Anthony Wayne built Fort Wayne, his officers and soldiers referred to the collection of Miami and other Indian villages located nearby variously as Miamitown and Kekionga – the latter term being an approximation, at best, for the Miami parlance as interpreted by an American ear. French explorers of an earlier time had referred to this place by many other names, including "Kiskakon." The villages stood on the opposite side of the Maumee River near its confluence with the St. Joseph and St. Mary's rivers in what is now the Lakeside neighborhood. It was an area of strategic importance to the United States in the 1790s, since controlling the rivers meant domination of the Old Northwest Territory.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, local historians have attempted to find the meaning of these terms even though their research has not been fully grounded in linguistics. In the first published History of Fort Wayne in 1868, Wallace Brice, an amateur historian, contended that <Kekionga> was the Miami term for "blackberry bush" or "blackberry patch" (see Wallace Brice, History of Fort Wayne from the Earliest Known Accounts [Fort Wayne: D. W. Jones, 1868], p. 23n). Even though it had no historical basis, Brice's claim was repeated by generations of historians that followed him. Indeed, <Kekionga> had an exotic sound that made it a favorite of early nineteenth century settlers in Fort Wayne. Over time it developed a deep resonance. Businesses and clubs adopted the name, especially after it was incorporated into Fort Wayne's official city seal in 1858. A few years later the city's first professional baseball team became known as the Kekiongas as a nod to this heritage.
The term <Kiskakon>, on the other hand, was probably unknown to the early settlers. This name was seldom used after the mid-eighteenth century, though it remained popular among early French traders and military officers as noted by Charles Poinsatte in his Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne 1706-1828. But the French were known to use a myriad of other terms for their outpost and their trading partners, often recycling the names that they heard in conversations and writing them down phonetically.
Kekionga, more than Kiskakon, captured the public imagination. By the 1850s, blackberry bushes had a pleasing connotation for explaining the area's origins. The respected Indiana historian Jacob P. Dunn wrote in 1888 that the blackberry bush was an emblem of antiquity, since the bushes sprang up on the sites of many older settlements in Indiana. He claimed that the story of Kekionga's blackberry definition had originated with one Barron, an old French trader on the Wabash River, who may have repeated the claim to Brice. Dunn qualified the tradition, however, by asserting that "Kekionga" was more likely a corruption or dialectical form of <Kiskakon> or <Kikakon>, a variant name for the place, but he failed to offer evidence for how such a change was made (see Jacob P. Dunn, Indiana: A Redemption from Slavery [New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1888], p. 48).
Dunn identifies <Kiskakon> as the name of a band or subgroup within the Ottawa tribe, defined as "clipped scalp locks." Since the Maumee River which flows past the village was sometimes known on early maps as the Ottawa River, Dunn suggests without authority that the Ottawa tribe must have occupied the location of the Miami village. Following his lead, other scholars have suggested that the term <Kekionga> may itself be derived from "hair clipping place," perhaps to designate a spot where Native American warriors shaved and prepared their hair for battle and ceremony (see Michael Hawfield, Here's Fort Wayne Past and Present [Fort Wayne: Bicentennial Fort Wayne, 1994], p. 6).
(More tomorrow about Kekionga!)
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Since the call numbers for genealogical material can stretch from the 200s to the 900s, many years ago, the staff of the Genealogy Department and the catalogers for the old Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County created a modified Dewey System just for the Genealogy Collection. Within this modified system, most of the volumes in The Genealogy Center have numbers in the 900s, and are cataloged and physically organized by geographic locality - region and state - rather than by subject, such as church records or cemeteries. For example, northeastern states (Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey) are all 974s and southern states (Kentucky, Florida, Texas) are 975s and 976s. Then, each state has a number after the decimal point, creating a distinctive number for that state, i.e., Pennsylvania is 974.8, Texas is 976.4 and California is 979.4. General, statewide material is classified with these numbers. These are sources like state or regional histories, biographical works, statewide lists and indexes of cemeteries, Bible records, naturalization records, and more.
For county-specific material, our modified Dewey system adds an 01 following the state number. This new number (for example, 974.801), indicates that the volume is a Pennsylvania county-specific book. The first part of the second "deck" of the catalog number signifies the county and causes books to be arranged alphabetically by county within each state section. For example, York County, Pennsylvania's number is 974.801 Y8, and Lincoln County, Nebraska's number is 978.201 L63. Additional letters are assigned to the end of the county designation so that each book has a unique number.
Following the county books in each state area, is a section of books specific to cities and towns within the state. The top "deck" of modified Dewey numbers for city books end in 02. So Pennsylvania statewide books (974.8) are followed by Pennsylvania county books (974.801), which are followed by Pennsylvania city/town books (974.802). The second "deck" of the city and town books are assigned similarly to those of the county books, and their numbers cause the city/town books also to be shelved alphabetically within that section.
So, as you see, understanding this modified (and simplified) Dewey system will make it easier to browse our stacks when you visit, but if you are seeking something specific, checking our own catalog, rather than that of another library is vital. Get ready for your visit by checking our catalogs in advance!
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B.S., Physics (Astrophysics Option), New Mexico Tech
B.S., Geophysics, New Mexico Tech
M.S., Astrophysical Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Ph.D., Astrophysical Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Postgraduate Education
Caltech Postdoctoral Scholar (at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory), 1999-2000
National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate (at NASA's Ames Research Center, Center for Mars Exploration), 2000-2002
University Affiliations
Affiliate Professor, Department of Physics
Member, William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences
Member, Faculty Senate
Co-Director, UT Dallas UTeach Program
External Affiliations
Member, Texas Advisory Committee for the NASA Pre-service Teaching Working Group
Member, Science Teachers Association of Texas
Member, American Association of Physics Teachers
Member, Physics Education Research Leadership Organizing Council
Member, American Geophysical Union
Dr. Urquhart's formal training is as a planetary scientist with a specialization in the constraints on thermophysical properties of rocky and icy planetary crustal materials derived from temperature variations. However, starting in 1996 she has become increasingly involved in both NASA and independent educational outreach, which eventually led to her joining the Department of Science/Mathematics Education at UT Dallas in 2002 as the physics and astronomy education specialist. Her work includes preK-12 curriculum development, design and delivery of professional development for in-service teachers, working directly with preK-12 students in and outside of classrooms, and education research with emphases in the design of effective professional development for teachers and in the development of science concepts and attitudes in learners of all ages. She is a passionate mentor to science students with an interest in educational outreach or science education research, and to teachers with a growing interest in science. Dr. Urquhart is also keenly interested in working with policymakers in education from early childhood through graduate school, especially with regard to teacher training and curriculum design.
Educational Outreach for the Joint UT Dallas/NASA/Air Force CINDI Project
Dr. Urquhart serves jointly with Dr. Marc Hairston (Center for Space Sciences) as the Education and Public Outreach Lead (EPO) for the Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamics Investigation (CINDI) that will fly on the Air Force Communication/Navigation Outage Forecast System (C/NOFS) satellite. As part of the C/NOFS payload, CINDI is an ionospheric explorer. The CINDI educational outreach program focuses on formal (in-classroom) educational lesson plans, support materials, and professional development for teachers including stand-alone and embedded teacher workshops. The popular CINDI in Space comic book (available in English and Spanish) was created for the project by both Drs. Hairston and Urquhart in collaboration with Erik Levold, a student artist from the Minneapolis School of Art and Design. Dr. Urquhart also serves as EPO lead for an additional NASA Supplemental EPO grant with Dr. Phil Anderson (Physics/Center for Space Sciences).
Helping Students and Teachers Understand Scale in the Solar System and Beyond
One of the Dr. Urquhart's longest standing educational interests has been to help students understand their "place in space". Her NASA IDEAS grant-supported Stars and Planets project is a middle school astronomy curriculum designed to do just that. Stars and Planets began as a labor of love soon before she received her doctorate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and grew from her experiences as both an astronomy instructor and adapting the Colorado Scale Model Solar System on campus of that institution for replication with elementary students. Dr. Urquhart's interest in, and research on, the impact of student mental models regarding scale in the solar system has also been a major influence in the development of the CINDI educational materials and professional development program. Prior to her arrival at UT Dallas, Dr. Urquhart created a 3-D scale model activity as a supplement to NASA's Saturn Educator Guide, and multiple versions of scale model solar system activities.
Teacher Learning in Long and Short-Term Professional Development Programs
Professional development associated with educational outreach usually involves short-term interactions (such as an hour-long workshop at a teacher conference) with some intensive workshops occurring over a day to a week. According to Knapp (2003, Professional development as public policy pathway in Review of Research in Education) long-term professional development (40+ contact hours) that provides for continuous, ongoing interactions is most likely to impact classroom teaching.
The comparatively short time periods for most educator workshops usually mean presenters share a small amount of content knowledge, or introduce teachers to some materials available for use in their own classrooms, but rarely both. Subjects presented are necessarily limited.
Neither short workshops nor typical isolated courses for teachers are well aligned with the National Science Education Standards for Professional Development. Dr. Urquhart has found in that in her own space science and physics educational outreach programs teachers generally rate both hour and week-long workshops as "excellent" and express enthusiasm for the materials presented, but also express concerns regarding the limited impact on their knowledge and ability to apply what they have learned. Frequent responses when asked what participants like least about the workshops are "Not enough time!" and "I wanted to learn more." Teachers express enthusiasm for the materials/content presented, but concerns about their abilities to teach the content or use the activities with their own students.
Currently Dr. Urquhart is researching the impact of embedding both NASA and independent professional development programs originally designed for delivery in a workshop context into long-term professional development more consistent with the recommendations of the National Science Education Standards. Data collected from participants in the long-term programs is also being used to inform practices in the workshop context.
Two major areas of interest in this research program are:
One expected outcome of this work is to inform the practices of other providers of professional development in the education and public outreach context.
Development of Science Attitudes and Concepts
One of the most unusual areas of research for Dr. Urquhart deals with the development of science attitudes starting in early childhood. Starting in the fall of 2003, she began working regularly with children as young as 3 years of age providing science experiences and utilizing both a modified Draw a Scientist Test and interviews of children in and outside of her program. Dr. Urquhart's work seeks to address several questions: What is the impact of early childhood science experiences on general attitudes toward science and scientists? When do stereotypical ideas of science and scientists form? Does early exposure to science process skills impact young childrens' perceptions of science?
A related area is the formation of science concepts in young children. Many studies have documented common misconceptions in children from middle elementary school through adulthood. When and how do these misconceptions form?
Current Space Science Research
Dr. Urquhart's most recent planetary science research, presented at the 2007 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, uses lunar surface temperatures derived from thermal infrared remote sensing to derive the fraction of meter scale and larger rocks on the lunar surface. Rocks represent a major landing hazard for Mars landers and similar landing hazards must be addressed for NASA's future lunar exploration program. Working with Dr. Michael Mellon of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, she has created a state-of-the-art lunar thermal model that includes the effects of temperature dependent lunar thermal properties and accurate ephemeris data to model solar energy absorption and thermal emission for a period of 18 years (from 1990 to 2008) at specific longitudes and latitude on the lunar surface.
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Satisfying: Uma's the man!
Some say Uma Thurman was robbed by not getting an Oscar nomination for Kill Bill, Vol. 1. Not really, but she'll be robbed if she doesn't get one for Kill Bill, Vol. 2. This superior continuation of Quentin Tarantino's "roaring rampage of revenge" gives Thurman a chance to play happy, sad, maternal, sadistic, dramatic, melodramatic, tough, tender, athletic, deadly... She loves, she hates– the same person– and does more of everything she did in Vol. 1 except martial arts, of which she does just enough.
Tarantino assumes you've seen Vol. 1 and doesn't even start with a recap. That's saved for the closing credits, which will make more sense when the two parts are reunited. The Bride (Thurman) who dispatched two of the five people on her kill list (and dozens of others) in Vol. 1, has crossed off two more and is on her way to finish the job: "When I arrive at my destination I'm gonna kill Bill," she promises.
In the meantime, we get more of the backstory, flashing back to the "Massacre at Two Pines," when Bill and his death squad wiped out The Bride's wedding party, including her unborn child, and left her in a coma that lasted four years. Among other things we learn the wedding musician was Rufus (Samuel L. Jackson in a sly cameo), a key unknown figure in R&B history. "He's the man," declares the Rev. Bo Svenson.
Bill (David Carradine) shows up at the wedding rehearsal as a surprise guest before the shooting starts. "I'm the man," he says as he asks The Bride to reconsider her options– being a fabulously wealthy, jet-set hit-woman or a wife and mother working in her husband's El Paso record store.
We know how that will play out, and we know The Man is neither Bill nor Rufus, but Quentin or Uma. They go on to prove it over the next two hours as we check in with Bill's brother Budd (Michael Madsen), "a bouncer in a titty bar" who's treated like crap by his boss. He rejects Bill's warning saying, "That woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die. Then again, so does she."
Budd is more resourceful than he appears and is soon on his way to becoming a millionaire for killing The Bride and making her suffer. Elle (Daryl Hannah) comes to make the payoff, and since she's next on the list we can expect a massive blonde-on-blonde showdown, probably the nastiest fight ever staged in a trailer. (But why does the snake stay so quiet?)
We don't always get what we expect in Kill Bill, Vol. 2. In fact, knowing what to expect leaves us more susceptible to surprise than in Vol. 1 when we didn't.
We get to feel what it's like being buried alive, with dirt filling in over our heads, then flash back to The Bride's training under Pai Mei (Gordon Liu), a sadistic master with a flowing white beard and the creator of the "five-point palm exploding heart technique."
An old whoremaster (a second role for Michael Parks) directs The Bride, whose real name has been revealed by now, to Bill for the final, "Face to Face" confrontation. "Before this tale of bloody revenge reaches its climax," Bill has time to expound on comic superheroes and "the perfect image of life and death: a fish flapping on the carpet and a fish not flapping on the carpet."
Some will find the slow, deliberate conversations too long, but that's the point. Tarantino plays with us so we never know when fast, brutal action will erupt. His genre-blending style might be summarized as "spaghetti Eastern," with a lot of music pulled from Morricone soundtracks.
There are also references to Hong Kong classics and everything from a Roy Rogers Western to Elke Sommer's forgettable The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz.
You can expect to have a few wicked dreams of your own after seeing Kill Bill, Vol. 2, Tarantino's most satisfying film since Pulp Fiction.


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He will bring his show to Monticello on Thursday, August 9, where fair fans can sing along in what has become one of the highlights of summer in San Juan County.
John Michael Montgomery has turned an uncanny ability to relate to fans into one of country music's most storied careers.
Behind the string of hit records, the roomful of awards and the critical and fan accolades that have defined his phenomenal success lies a connection that goes beyond his undeniable talent and his proven knack for picking hits.
Since the days when "Life's A Dance" turned him from an unknown quantity into a national star, John Michael's rich baritone has carried that most important of assets–believability. Few artists in any genre sing with more heart than this handsome Kentucky-born artist.
It is readily apparent in love songs that have helped set the standard for a generation. Songs like "I Swear," "I Love the Way You Love Me" and "I Can Love You Like That" still resonate across the landscape–pop icon and country newcomer Jessica Simpson cited "I Love The Way You Love Me" as an influence in a recent interview.
It is apparent in the 2004 hit "Letters From Home," one of the most moving tributes to the connection between soldiers and their families ever recorded, and in "The Little Girl," a tale of redemption that plumbs both the harrowing and the uplifting.
It is apparent even in the pure fun that has always found its way into John Michael's repertoire–songs like "Be My Baby Tonight" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)," where John Michael's vocal earnestness takes musical whimsy to another level.
Now, with the release of Time Flies, which he co-produced with Byron Gallimore, John Michael takes another big step forward, strengthening his position as one of the most versatile and compelling vocalists on the country scene.
With songs like "Forever" and "If You Ever Went Away," he proves he is still the master of the power ballad, a man capable of bringing honest emotion to life in song. He brings his ever-present sense of humor to bear on "With My Shirt On" and "Mad Cowboy Disease," songs with wickedly skewed sensibilities.
John Michael celebrates the family background that led both him and his brother Eddie, of Montgomery Gentry, from a small-time family band to the top of the charts.
"It seems like yesterday that 'Life's A Dance' was out and people were asking me, 'Where would you like to be in 10 or 15 years?' 'Still here!' was my answer and, thankfully, I am still here. Longevity was more important to me than anything else, and to still be able to do something I love so much is wonderful," says Montgomery.
John Michael has founded his own label–Stringtown Records, named for a hamlet near his Kentucky home. He is one of a handful of long-established stars able to take the next step and become label executives as well as artists. Now that he has launched Time Flies, he is looking to expand Stringtown's reach.
"I'll continue making records for myself," he says, "but I'd also love to find other artists to produce, hoping I can open some doors and make some dreams come true like mine did. I love finding hit records and producing them, and I see that down the road for myself."
He has always had an extraordinarily close relationship with his fans, and they have stayed with him through good and bad times. "You get to know your fans and what they like more and more through the years," he says, "and you kind of gravitate towards one another."
Asked what he thinks gave him the edge in a career that calls millions but gives stardom to just a few, he pauses, then thinks back to the legacy of his parents. "I reckon it was good genes and good blood," he says with a smile.
The concert will be held at the San Juan County Fairgrounds in Monticello on August 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. with opening act Artie Hemphill and the Iron Horse Band.
Tickets can be purchased at the San Juan Record Bookstore or Wayside Inn in Monticello, BCL Distributing in Blanding, Western Image in Moab or call (435) 587-2277.
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Enter the Denver County Fair's poetry contest!
Are you a poet, and know it?
The upcoming Denver County Fair is sponsoring its third-annual Bounty poetry competition, and your entry is requested.
Poems entered can be of any length, style or mood, but they must be inspired by agriculture, gardening, food and/or farms. So grow your own verses and submit them by July 25. The judging panel is made up of local literary professionals.
Entries have to be previously unpublished, and they can't have won any awards before. So bring your virgin verse.
There are prizes! Ribbons, cash awards and Tattered Cover gift certificates.
Two entry categories: Youth (ages 10-17) and Adult (18 and up). Finalists will be notified by email on August 5 and winners announced on August 9 at the Denver County Fair. Winning poems will be on display at the fair through August 11, and all finalists will be invited to the Denver County Fair Poetry Performance on Sunday, August 11.
For more information about the competition, visit denvercountyfair.org/competitions. Open up the guidelines and scroll down to page 13.