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A Creative Approach to the Prevent Duty & British Values
A exhibition and workshop has been designed by the Peace Museum to explore themes relating to the choices people make in times of conflict.
Delivered in your own school setting with a dynamic touring exhibtion and workshop programme, these sessions are the ideal way to engage your students in debates around the Prevent agenda and cover themes such as propaganda, the influence of the media, democracy and the law and current political events.
During a guided tour of the exhibition, which uses WW1 as a starting point, students are asked to explore what courage means, what influences our decisions, and discover those who joined up to serve their country and those who spoke out for peace in times of conflict.
Following the tour, a practical workshop with students brings the topics into the present day, exploring the world today and how we can open up dialogues and respond to the threat of extremism.
Choices also has a range of resources for teachers and group leaders to follow on this work across the curriculum, engaging studetns in relevant and thought provoking debate.
Choices is an innovative and creative approach to the delivery of the Prevent Duty designed for primary, secondary and further education which has been identified as a model of Best Practice by the Prevent team at the Home Office and is now being rolled out across the UK.
The Peace Museum is delighted to be able to offer schools and groups from Bradford FREE sessions.
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A former Zelienople man was one of the dozen people who died Monday in the shooting rampage at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
Frank Kohler, 50, of Tall Timbers, Md., was a Seneca Valley High School graduate and a 1985 Slippery Rock University graduate with a bachelor's degree. He majored in computer science.
He transferred to SRU in 1983 and commuted from Zelienople.
Kohler's brother, Harvey Kohler, is the electric superintendent for Zelienople. He and his wife are in Maryland to be with his brother's family and other relatives, according to borough officials.
Kohler was killed by Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old information technology employee with a defense contractor. He used a valid pass to get into the highly secured installation Monday morning and started firing inside a building.
He was killed in a gun battle with police.
The motive for the mass shooting is a mystery.
Jack Pappas is president of the Lexington Park Rotary Club, the same club Kohler belonged to and where he was president several years ago.
Pappas said he and the rest of the community are still reeling from shock over the news that Kohler was one of the victims.
"It affects the whole community," Pappas said. "We're not that big of a community, a place where people know each other. And Frank was very active in our community."
Pappas said that Kohler, whose residence is listed as Tall Timbers, Md., on the Rotary's website, was a "just a really great man."
The president also said his Rotary Club is in the early stages of organizing a fundraiser or other event to benefit Kohler's wife and two daughters.
Pappas said the club has more than 100 members.
Kohler had proudly held the title of "King Oyster" at the annual festival celebrating the region's signature bivalve the third weekend of each October.
"He walks around with a crown and robe and gives out candy," said Bob Allen, Kohler's former boss at Lockheed Martin in southern Maryland. "In fact, he was in charge of the beer stand. I used to have that job, and when I left, I handed it off to him."
The married father of two college-age daughters had driven up to the Washington Navy Yard for a meeting Monday when the shootings occurred, friends told Allen. Allen said Kohler had taken over for him as site manager for the defense contractor, but he was unsure what business his friend had at the Navy Yard.
Allen said Kohler was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and an avid, though not overly skilled, golfer.
"He could probably shoot in the low 90s," Allen said Tuesday morning from Bradenton, Fla. When Allen retired, Kohler picked his gift, a gold pocket watch with the inscription, "From your friends in Lockheed Martin to help you putt into the future."
Kohler lived on the water with his wife, Michelle, an employee at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Allen said his friend loved to boat and fish, and went on frequent hunting trips to Canada.
"A great family man, a Christian, and a great friend," he said. "It just doesn't seem possible. I mean, you hear about these things all the time ... But when you know somebody, it just makes it all the worse ... It's a Huge loss for southern Maryland."


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Do these:
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- a. Know: Tell what interested you most when completing the requirements for this activity badge. Tell what you learned about how you can show appreciation and respect for wildlife.
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- 4. Visit a museum of natural history, a nature center, or a zoo with your family, Webelos den, or pack. Tell what you saw.
- 5. Watch for birds in your yard, neighborhood, or town for one week. Identify the birds you see and write down where and when you saw them.
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- 11. Learn about aquatic ecosystems and wetlands in your area. Discuss with your Webelos den leader or activity badge counselor the important role aquatic ecosystems and wetlands play in supporting lifecycles of wildlife and humans.
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A winter storm rolled into Kent and Sussex counties this morning, with snow covering the roads as early as 6 a.m.
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Snow appears heaviest in the Dover area, said DelDOT spokesman Jim Westhoff, but the storm is expected to taper off this morning.
Westhoff said 450 crew members were out on key roadways putting down salt early this morning. The department received the call from the National Weather Service around 5 a.m., notifying them that the storm was coming in earlier than expected. Crews were dispatched by 6 a.m., he noted.
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Take any two numbers between 0 and 1. Prove that the sum of the numbers is always less than one plus their product?
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How to build your own magic squares.
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Beware patriotic Syrian hackers holding a media grudge.
That's one takeaway from the ongoing exploits of the Syrian Electronic Army, a self-described group of grassroots Syrian hackers who support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
During the country's two-year -- and counting -- civil war, the Syrian Electronic Army has been deployed as a propaganda tool to correct perceived slights or misinformation being disseminated via media outlets that the group sees as sympathetic to Syrian rebels. Its modus operandi is to compromise the Twitter and Facebook accounts of its targets, which are predominantly media outlets. The group's most well-known exploit to date was seizing control of multiple Associated Press (AP) Twitter feeds, then using them to issue bogus messages, including the following alert on April 23: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."
In the wake of that tweet, the White House confirmed that the president was unharmed, that there had been no explosions and that the FBI was investigating the hoax tweets. Due to automated high-speed trading systems set to monitor Twitter feeds, however, the news triggered a temporary downturn in the U.S. stock market that briefly erased $200 billion in value. According to Th3 Pr0 (pronounced "the pro"), the self-described 18-year-old "leader of special operations department" for the Syrian Electronic Army -- personal website tagline: "proud to be pro-Assad hacker" -- the hack was in retaliation for Network Solutions having seized the group's domain names, as well as for the United States "supporting the terrorist groups in Syria."
"We generally target the most malicious media, especially those who refuse to cover both sides of the war," a member of the SEA's "Special Operations Division," known as the Shadow, told Vice magazine.
Other media outlets targeted by the group have included CBS, AFP, Sky News Arabia and E! Online, with the hackers using a seized Twitter feed at the celebrity news site to announce earlier this month that Justin Bieber was gay, before telling Bieber fans they'd been "trolled." That followed its March compromise of multiple BBC Twitter accounts, which the group used to post anti-Semitic rants as well as to offer the following report via the BBC's Twitter weather feed: "Saudi weather station down due to head-on collision with camel."
In May, meanwhile, the group seized control of the Twitter account for satire site the Onion. "UN retracts report of Syrian chemical weapon use: 'Lab tests confirm it is Jihadi body odor,'" reported one hoax tweet. Another said that the Onion's CEO said he regretted "taking Zionist money to defame Syria."
Obviously, the hacking group has its own perspective on not only the Syrian conflict, but what constitutes balanced reporting. For example, another hoax tweet -- posted to a hacked a Reuters Twitter account last year -- read: "White house spokesperson says financial and technical support given to #AlQaeda operatives in #Syria."
As that tweet illustrates, the Syrian Electronic Army persistently attempts to reframe the country's civil war as a conflict perpetrated by foreign powers that are arming terrorists and bringing them into the country in a bid to overthrow the legitimate Syrian government.
The hackers' perspective parallels more widespread, pro-Assad propaganda based on accusing many Western media outlets of not just bias, but also "persistent media warmongering, faking news and fabricating … stories." That's according to a report on the Syria News website, which claimed that "terror NATO sponsors" were "airlifting, training, arming, financing and smuggling Al-Qaeda terrorists" into Syria.
Photograph courtesy of Flickr user Christiaan Triebert.
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Places of foreboding
Posted 07 February 2008 - 08:42 PM
Anyone ever have this happened to them?
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 01:15 PM
I also receive intense feelings of foreboding when certain tragic events are about to take place, like untimely deaths.... it really bothers me and I feel a helplessness about the situation.... I choose to pray for the individual/s involved, as it is the only logical thing for me to do, especially when no other information is picked up from the situation..... If I do pick up on other info, I alert those whom appear to be involved........
Posted 09 February 2008 - 03:07 PM
Being a sensitive you do get those feelings, however, I wouldnt say I needed to run away, its just that you can generally pick up the feeling of the place whether good, bad or indifferent.
Posted 09 February 2008 - 03:54 PM
It can also be recent events too. Like you walk into a room full of people and immediately get a vibe of happiness, anxiety, pain, fear, etc. Or you walk into an empty room that was just occupied and the feelings of what happened are still lingering.
As Mark said, you don't have to run out of a room, nothing will hurt you. You're just one of the lucky who can pick up the feelings. Do you work on developing these abilities Spider Rob?
Posted 10 February 2008 - 01:13 AM
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Posted 11 February 2008 - 10:00 AM
I agree completely. I don't really believe myself to be sensitive, but I discovered this surprising (to me, anyway) feature in some locations about four and a half years ago when I was looking at buying my first house. I looked at several houses a day and I would walk into each one and just "feel" what kind of memories were made there. That's really the only way I can think of to explain it. Some places just feel empty to me, but I will say that there was one house in particular that I did NOT buy, simply because of the feel of the house. I also do a lot of bargain hunting at garage and estate sales...and I've felt some weird things at some of those as well.
I think places hold on to memories of what happened there. So if you are sensitive, then you will pick up the stronger memories a place holds.
(And all this coming from a skeptic! If I say it, you know that I gotta believe it! )
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Posted 12 February 2008 - 05:49 AM
Then, there was the Howard St. Cemetery in Salem Mass. I've talked about that place many times on GV.
Tinker's Creek Cemetery in Valley View OH is another one. This is a place I entered knowing absolutely nothing about the history, and the feeling in there was overwhelming. And I had about 6 people with me that will agree.
Edited by DukeofBoogie, 13 February 2008 - 05:53 AM.
I've been hit by mrsspookypants
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Posted 20 February 2008 - 02:19 PM
gettin' it done everyday
Posted 20 February 2008 - 03:15 PM
I wish I had some sort of the sensitivity you folks have . Any beginner's exercises I can do to bring out this 'talent'?
Hey Axlfoley!!.... a feeling of foreboding is just an awareness or heightened instinct.... I believe, personally, that most of us are capable of being "sensitive"(though I dislike using this word because it has been so generalized) to our environment and tuning in on that which is not yet completely defined or understood..... but in order to do so, a person has to detach from what is concrete and take a "leap of faith" (because it's kind of scary at first) to identify an instinctual inclination that comes from within.... most people brush it off and try to follow logic, solely, and get to a point they don't recognize the butterflies (or knots) in their stomach or a little voice of direction..... meditation is a good way to help clear ones head, detach from the concrete and get in touch with the more spiritual aspects of life.... and, my personal view point is prayer and meditation to be exact....
I hope this helps, hunny.... there are many others out there wondering the same thing... I have been working with a young lady who is also on the GV board and who once stated nearly exactly what you have here..... she is beginning to be more aware and has recently experienced that feeling of foreboding..... and dealt with it accordingly....
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City of Groton measure aims to delay Pfizer demolition
Groton — The City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance on Monday that is designed to delay by at least three months the planned demolition of Pfizer's former research headquarters.
Viewed as a stalling tactic by some, the "building preservation" ordinance is aimed at providing time for Pfizer, or another demolition applicant of comparable size, to explore alternatives to demolition while addressing environmental and safety concerns associated with the demolition.
The ordinance establishes a 90-day waiting period between the time a demolition permit is applied for and granted. The time would allow "all interested parties to consider alternatives to demolition and to examine the impact of demolition on the environment," according to the ordinance. It also establishes a process in which companies like Pfizer would be "informed of the benefits of preservation, rehabilitation and reuse."
While Pfizer has yet to submit a demolition application, it has announced its plans to tear down Building 118, a mostly vacant 750,000-square-foot complex off Eastern Point Road. The demolition would reduce the town's tax base by more than $2 million.
Pfizer's announcement of the impending demolition was greeted with surprise and disappointment by local and state officials who had worked to find a buyer to reuse the complex for the economic benefit of the entire region. One developer had expressed interest in acquiring the buildings. Even after Pfizer's announcement, some town officials clung to hope that a deal could be reached.
After Monday's City Council meeting, city Mayor Marian Galbraith said the need for an ordinance crystallized after a meeting between a Pfizer representative and a city building official on Friday.
It became clear at that meeting, Galbraith said, that part of Pfizer's plan would be to "pulverize" existing structures and leave debris in basement space on site.
"That raised significant environmental concerns for us," Galbraith said. "Is the site going to be rebuildable? We don't want to be left with a contaminated brownfield that large."
Over the course of the last several days, Galbraith said, she spoke with local and state environmental officials and gathered legal advice on how to craft an ordinance that fully addresses health and safety concerns while giving time for Pfizer to rethink ideas for the reuse of the complex.
"There are some people who can look over their fences and see the building," said councilor Andrew Ilvento.
Part of the ordinance asks the applicant to include "a narrative statement of all alternatives to demolition considered by the applicant." The demolition plan, applicable to large commercial and industrial buildings, must also include a detailed plan for the removal of hazardous waste such as asbestos, lead paint and heavy metals.
Councilor Keith Hedrick, while supporting the ordinance, asked whether the city had the ability to deny a demolition application if it was determined all alternatives to demolition had not been explored. He said he would also be leery that an additional layer of oversight that might cost the city.
Pfizer declined comment Monday.
Groton Town Mayor Heather Bond Somers attended Monday's meeting and was skeptical that the ordinance was much more than a delay tactic not likely to be well received by Pfizer.
She said town officials were unaware of the proposed ordinance.
"We have had what we thought was good communication and coordination between the city and town during this whole process. It clearly has not continued since Pfizer's decision," Bond Somers said.
As for bringing Pfizer and the interested developer back to the table, Bond Somers said "I don't think the city can force a deal in this way."
Since the ordinance was voted on at a special meeting the council plans to reaffirm its vote at its next regular meeting.
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I think its almost a lock that we'll get one of the hyped up national primetime games. Either Sunday night or the 2nd half of the Monday night double header. I'm guessing the game will be played in Seattle because A: they'll want to highlight the best crowd in the NFL and B: they'll want to avoid the possibility of getting stabbed, shot, or beaten by going to Candlestick or whatever they call it these days.
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TNF: New England @ Baltimore
SNF: San Francisco @ Seattle
MNF1: Dallas @ Washington
MNF2: Denver @ San Diego
Or, the alternate if we get pushed to MNF because there's not many good teams out West
TNF: Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
SNF: Dallas @ Washington
MNF1: Denver @ New England
MNF2: San Francisco @ Seattle
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I rode the train here last night with Mike Leutchford, an old friend and one of Nishijima Roshi's Dharma Heirs. At train stations all over England there are posters for some insurance company featuring either Iggy Pop or someone who looks just like Iggy Pop. I've put a photo of one on the top of this article. Anyone know about this? And why would you choose Iggy to advertise insurance?
Oh! And I have a big beef with Britain! When I was a child in Kenya I used to read British comic books obsessively. My favourites were "Shiver and Shake," "Whizzer and Chips," "Cor!!" and "Knockout." So I went to a lot of comic book shops (see photo below) searching for old issues of these or reprints. NOTHING! The comic book shops in England carry only American and Japanese comics. There are hardly any English comic books at all in England except for "2000 AD Featuring Judge Dread," which, to me, looks like an American comic anyway. You had such a rich comic book culture here and you surrendered it all! The only evidence that anyone even remembers the great age of British comics is a book called Great British Comics: Celebrating a Century of Ripping Yarns and Wizard Wheezes. And even that is hard to find over here! Oh the shame...
But I was glad to find The Goodies on DVD. Hoo-ray! And yum yum...
It's fun being here because I'm such a nerd for English rock music. All my top favourite bands are English, The Who, The Beatles, Robyn Hitchcock, The Kinks, Syd's Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds, The Sex Pistols, PiL, The Clash... It's amazing to go through train stations like Sheppard's Bush (home of The Who) and (No Sleep Til) Hammersmith. Yesterday I walked down Denmark Street and went, "Gawsh! This is where the Sex Pistols first rehearsed!"
Yesterday in London, the group I sat with got to talking about this blog. One guy said it's great that I allow anyone to comment here because it's one of the few places on the web where people can discuss Buddhism in a totally free and unrestricted way. I guess it's true. The other Buddhist forums are all heavily monitored and people are routinely booted off for expressing the wrong views. Whereas here, even assholes masquerading as my ex-wife are allowed to say whatever idiotic things they please (Yuka never read these posts even when we were together and she certainly would never comment on them -- We communicate with each other quite frequently if you must know -- Her mom was in the hospital having a clogged artery repaired when that post showed up here, so I can guarantee you she was in no mood to be on blogs that day!). And a few people say good things too.
I replied by agreeing it was nice, I suppose. But Zen seems like another thing for nerds to latch on to. I see the same things happening here that I used to see in chat forums related to Godzilla and Ultraman that I monitored for my old job. When I read the posts here I often imagine the same kinds of nerdy guys in their parents' basements spending way too much time munching potato crisps and surfing the 'net as who post on the Godzilla forums. Perhaps I'm wrong.
I also started talking about how Dogen Sangha may be a group for people who hate being in groups but still want to be in a group. I'd like to keep it that way, which is why it will always remain horribly unstructured and rule-free.
Alas, though, tonight is my last gig in the U.K. I shall shortly bid your Isles goodbye until next time. When "next time" will be is anybody's guess. So if you want to see me on my Euro Tour today's the last chance for the foreseeable future ("War is unforeseeable" -- a line from a great English film called "In The Loop").


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ST. LOUIS (AP) - A student accused of shooting an administrator at his St. Louis business school had a history of violence and a parole violation that should have landed him in jail, but didn't.
People in the law enforcement said Thursday that it's not surprising that Sean Johnson remained at large nearly eight months after a warrant was issued for his arrest. They say the system is flooded with so many arrest warrants that police can't keep up.
"You walk up and down the street in downtown St. Louis and you're going to pass a bunch of people who have an active warrant," said David Klinger, a criminologist at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. "I'm not at all surprised that someone who had an active warrant was out there in the community."
Johnson, 34, is charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and two firearms violations in Tuesday's attack at Stevens Institute of Business & Arts.
Authorities said Johnson, an on-again-off-again student at the school, got into an argument with financial aid director Greg Elsenrath in Elsenrath's fourth-floor office and shot him once in the chest.
Johnson then shot himself in the side, while the more than three dozen students, faculty and staff in the building scrambled to safety.
Both men remained hospitalized Thursday. The school said Elsenrath, 45, was expected to make a full recovery. Details of Johnson's condition haven't been released.
Johnson was wanted for allegedly violating the terms of his parole in a 2009 attack on a cab driver in St. Louis County. The driver, 53-year-old Belete Mekuria, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Johnson smelled of alcohol after he was picked up at Lambert Airport, so Mekuria asked for $60 up front.
Johnson paid, but later reached into a shoe and pulled out a box cutter. Mekuria said he caught Johnson's hand and pinned him down as the cab hit a median barrier on Interstate 70. The men were still scuffling when police arrived.
Johnson pleaded guilty to reduced charges of unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault. At a hearing in 2011 he was placed on probation for five years and ordered to take medication for an unspecified mental illness. His attorney, Eric Barnhart, declined to discuss the mental health issue. But he said Johnson was a productive member of society only when he was on his medication.
A judge ruled on May 21 that Johnson violated his probation - court records don't indicate why. An arrest warrant was issued three days later, but Johnson was never taken into custody. St. Louis police didn't respond to several messages requesting an interview.
St. Louis County courts administrator Paul Fox said it's not unusual for fugitives to go for months or longer without being apprehended. Police "simply don't have the manpower to go out and track down everybody," Fox said.
Every warrant is entered into a statewide database known as MULES - Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System - which is administered by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Statistics provided by the Patrol to The Associated Press indicate it's getting harder to capture fugitives. In 2011, 235,322 warrants were issued statewide and 156,881 fugitives were apprehended. Last year, the number of warrants rose to 251,657, but the number captured dropped to 130,368.
Patrol Capt. Tim Hull said most police departments prioritize going after violent criminals with arrest warrants. Also, people stopped by police for even the most miniscule traffic violation typically have their names run through the system. That's how many fugitives are apprehended, Hull said.
"Timothy McVeigh was caught in a traffic stop," Hull said, referring to the man responsible for the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995.
Police were also investigating how Johnson obtained a gun. As a convicted felon, he was prohibited from owning one. Police said the semi-automatic weapon used in the shooting had a filed-off serial number, although federal agents were able to restore the number and were working to trace the weapon's origin.


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Cancer is a disease in which cells grow in an abnormal way. Normally, the cells divide in a controlled manner to replace old or damaged cells. With leukemia, blood cells begin to develop abnormally and rapidly divide creating more blood cells than needed. These cells develop in the bone marrow, but will eventually travel throughout the body in the bloodstream. The abnormal blood cells do not function as normal blood cells. They also crowd out normal cells, which can lead to problems with the immune system, oxygen delivery, and blood clotting.
Normal Blood Cells and the Development of Leukemia
All blood cells start as stem cells that are formed in bone marrow. Stem cells can mature into a variety of different blood cell types that have specific functions in the body. These include:
- Red blood cells—Carry oxygen from the lungs to the organs and cells of the body.
- Platelets—Stop bleeding by clotting broken blood vessels in a chain of complex chemical reactions.
- White blood cells—Main line of defense for the body's immune system.
New, healthy cells are developed in the bone marrow to replace old or damaged cells. This ensures there is a consistent number of blood cells in the body. With leukemia, there is an excessive development of new, abnormal blood cells. The abnormal cells crowd the bone marrow, making it difficult for new, healthy cells to develop. The abnormal cells and the lower levels of healthy cells lead to a weakened immune system, problems problems with oxygen delivery, or problems controlling bleeding depending on the type of blood cells that are affected. Cancerous blood cells also circulate in the blood and lymph systems, affecting organs like the spleen, liver, brain, and lymph nodes.
The instruction for cell growth and cell death exists in the DNA of each cell. Leukemia is the result of damage to DNA. The damage may be the result of genetics, environmental factors like radiation exposure, changes related to age, or a combination of these factors.
Types of Leukemia
Leukemia is distinguished by how fast the leukemia develops and the type of blood cell that is affected. Leukemia may be distinguished as:
- Acute—Abnormal cells are immature and the effect on the body is quickly apparent. Acute leukemias progress rapidly.
- Chronic—Abnormal cells are mature and look similar to normal cells, but do not function as well. Chronic leukemia may go unnoticed for years until symptoms appear or it is found incidentally during a routine blood test.
Leukemia is also distinguished by the type of bone marrow cells that is starts in:
- Myeloid—Affects myeloid cells which normally develop into certain white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
- Lymphocytic/lymphoblastic—Affects lymphoid cells that normally develop into a type of white blood cell called a lymphocyte.
Common types of leukemia include:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)—Most common type of leukemia in young children, but it can occur in older adults. ALL may also be referred to as acute lymphocytic leukemia or acute lymphoid anemia.
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—Occurs in both adults and children. May also be called acute myelocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)— Occurs most often in older adults. Rarely, it can be found in younger adults and in children.
- Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)—Occurs mainly in adults, but may occur in a very small number of children. Sometimes called chronic myelogenous leukemia or chronic granulocytic leukemia.
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- Review Date: 10/2017 -
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Celebrities reinvent themselves all the time, so why not a design element that has graced walls since the days of ancient Rome? Playing second fiddle to plaster and paint since the '90s, wallpaper is shaking things up in the design world again with curiously inviting surfaces, tone-on-tone patterns, surprising colour schemes and sparkling embellishments.
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Traditional, with a twist
Traditional patterns look new in fresh colour palettes. Blue Mountain from Sherwin-Williams reinvents a classic damask in chocolate on turquoise, while Cole & Son gives mauve and orange hues to vaguely familiar patterns in its Classic Exotic Flock line. At Farrow & Ball, the Broccato Papers collection's lavender Crivelli Rose renews a brocaded design of oak-tree plumes, acorns, roses and trellising, and at Stark Wallcovering, Lace, Beaded Black, created by British textile and wallpaper designer Jocelyn Warner, pays tribute to broderie anglaise lace with a graphic black-onwhite interpretation of it.
Modern wallpapers are also replicating traditional woods. From Wallpaper Collective, Scrapwood, designed by Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek, captures the look of old, distinctly coloured vertical planks.
Artistic applications
Modular wall coverings - available with intricately carved wood, metal, vinyl and even leather panels - are also springing up in paper formats. Mio's modular, recycled paper-form collections are available in styles with names like Flow, Ripple and Acoustic Weave. Designers Jaime Salm and Kris Daniel created the lightweight 3-D wallpaper tiles on the theory that two dimensions simply aren't enough, and DIYers can rotate and paint individual tiles for unique results.
Paintable papers have also come on strong this year. Eden, a paintable paper with a leafy texture from Graham & Brown, can be hung in its pure white state or painted to your colour scheme.
To get interactive with wallpaper try Frames: Black & White by Graham & Brown artists Taylor & Wood. The lively pattern of whimsical geometrics encourages doodling, piecemeal painting and ever-changing displays of keepsakes and small family photos.
Bling's the thing
Wallpaper gets glamorous with enhancements like metallic shine, lacquer and even crystals. At York Wallcoverings, Candice Olson Dimensional Surfaces enhances papers with glass, sand and metallic thread, while offerings like Mystic Vine from Stacy Garcia Luxury Wallpapers buff up a botanical theme with embedded glass beads. Maya Romanoff specializes in designing exotic wall coverings from paper that feels like leather. This year's True Paper Croc, embossed with a crocodile pattern and lacquered with latex, comes in gleaming hues like a crimson Ruby Roo and Saddle Brown.
Swarovski Elements takes things a step further by embedding crystals in several wallpaper patterns. Plume depicts velvet-flocked ostrich feathers against a solid backdrop styled with a metallic leather effect, then puts the finishing touch with tiny Cabochon pearls and Xilion crystals on the quills. And for those on a budget, Design Your Wall's Glitter Collection offers options like Iridescent Paisley Damask and Iridescent Reflective Green Stripes."
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After 23 years in business, Downtown Dover mainstay Tom Smith decides to retire "Delaware Made"
For years, if you wanted any kind of a cool souvenir of the First State, all you had to do is head to Tom Smith's Delaware Made store in downtown Dover.
But not for much longer. Smith, 68, who has operated the well-known gift shop for almost 23 years, has decided to retire the business on June 30.
It's simply time to move on to other things, Smith said.
"This business always has been a passion for me," he said in an interview at the Loockerman Street locale. "But I don't think anyone in retail sales can make money anymore unless you're a big box store, or so it appears in Dover."
But don't take away the impression that Smith doesn't enjoy his job. He makes it very clear he loves what he does, he loves being downtown and he loves educating visitors about Delaware in general and Dover in particular.
"One of the best things I get to do is to meet people, not just from around the United States, but from all over the world," he said. "I've been in this business for 23 years and I've never met anyone who said they don't like Dover."
A native of Bridgeville – a town he calls "the Mayberry of Delaware," Smith actually left the First State after completing high school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of New Mexico, and eventually decided to go on to graduate school there. While in Albuquerque he worked part time as a bellhop at the White Winrock Hotel, at the time considered the classiest hotel in the state.
He tells the story about when comedian Bob Hope registered at the hotel for a charity event and found his rental car had not been delivered. The hotel's car also was unavailable, so Smith offered Hope the use of his Chevrolet Biscayne. He later ran into an official from the charity event and related the story.
The official shook his head and said, "I'd always wondered why someone like Bob Hope would drive that beat up old car."
Over a period of 12 years, Smith moved up from bellhop to front desk supervisor to assistant hotel manager, eventually overseeing more than 200 employees. He returned to Delaware after his aunt told him – erroneously, it turns out – that his father was in failing health. Smith came back but found his father spry enough that he was planting potatoes on St. Patrick's Day when there still was snow on the ground.
Not finding any full time hotel jobs in Sussex County, Smith became manager at the old Holiday Inn in Dover, and then at the Comfort Inn.
"Being a hotel manager is always a challenge, it's never dull," he said. "There's always something going on."
Smith was thinking about trying another career when he found an advertisement for a store promoting the state of Wyoming and offering sales of many Wyoming-related souvenirs.
The store was called Wyoming Made.
"I thought, 'We're in Dover, the capital of the state. Why not a Delaware Made?'" he said.
Smith admits the thought of striking out on his own was intimidating, but felt he had the resources to survive, no matter what happened.
"It was scary," he said. "I knew I wouldn't be out on the street if it didn't work. Maybe close, but not out on the street."
Delaware Made opened on Sept. 15, 1989, in the John Bullen House, a historic property on South State Street. Smith later moved Delaware Made to Loockerman Street when the Bullen property was sold.
Being the manager and owner of a store specializing in Delawareania has brought Smith into contact with people who have helped him expand his own knowledge of both Delaware and Dover history.
"I've learned I love Dover even more than I thought I did," he said. "People will tell me stories about how Dover used to be, who lived here, who did what.
"People used to come downtown on Friday nights to walk up and down, do their shopping and just talk to people," he said. "They even had picnics out of their cars.
"It's the story of all small towns all over America."
Smith has made it a point to be involved in efforts to bring businesses and people back to downtown, twice serving as president of the former Main Street Dover organization. He supports the current Downtown Dover Partnership but also remains critical of some efforts to revitalize the area.
"I still believe in Downtown Dover, but there are issues that still aren't being addressed," he said. "Sometimes when problem areas are brought up, board members tend to circle the wagons by saying 'we know what's best.'"
He perceives a lack of communication between board members and downtown merchants as the biggest problem, Smith said.
In addition, "Many merchants do not seem to be willing to devote the time and energy to make it better," he said.
It's his philosophy that part of being successful is helping the other guy be successful, Smith said.
"We're all in this together," he said. "To solve our problems, we need to help each other. I really believe that."
As Smith noted, he will be retiring his store, not himself. He and his partner live in west Dover and have no plans to leave. His retirement sale already is under way.
As for his own future, Smith answers with a vague, somewhat enigmatic smile.
"I really don't know," he said. "I wouldn't even venture a guess."