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MILPITAS, CA, DECEMBER 4, 2006 - Displaying their trademark competitive spirit as well as their holiday spirit, executives from six prominent Silicon Valley companies, including SanDisk® CEO Eli Harari, raced through the aisles of a local Target store on Friday in a frenzied 20-minute shopping spree to scoop up gifts for underprivileged children. The event was the second annual CEO Shopping Challenge sponsored by The Family Giving Tree, a charitable organization.
Harari and a posse of SanDisk vice-presidents filled up more than 50 shopping carts, chalking up $34,241 worth of presents and earning SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) second place in the gift-raising event, which benefits children in the San Francisco Bay Area. This was up from fifth place last year. NVIDIA Corporation claimed the championship for the second year in a row, spending $49,971 and fulfilling 2,395 wishes. The total amount raised by the Challenge was $160,377 - all personal donations from the CEOs - and this will generate 7,067 gifts.
Havoc erupted as the executives and their assistants dashed madly down the aisles, grabbing everything from electronics and toys to dolls and sporting goods and throwing them into empty carts. The chaos continued with cart collisions, swapping of company tags to take possession of a filled cart, congested check-out lines and broken cash registers. At the end, a shortage of carts prompted the executives to physically carry their booty.
Strategies were developed days in advance, with reconnoitering and secret assignments given. Before the spree, Harari told his team, "We need to do this like a well-executed military operation."
Each company was given a stocking filled with children's wish cards. The challenge was for the teams to collect as many of the items as possible and spend the most money within the allotted time, without grabbing any item over $100 as it would not count toward the final numbers.
The SanDisk team consisted of Harari, vice presidents Yoram Cedar, Randhir Thakur and Tom Baker, and their executive assistants. The other teams of high-powered technology firms came from Applied Materials, National Semiconductor, NVIDIA, Palm and Silicon Graphics. The event was held at the Target store in Sunnyvale Town Center.
SanDisk's $34,241 will underwrite 1,369 gifts. In addition to Harari's donation, SanDisk's worldwide employees, through the SanDisk Community Sharing Program, are contributing another $100,000 to The Family Giving Tree this holiday season.
The Family Giving Tree is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling the holiday wishes of low-income, deserving children. It was established in 1990 as a San Jose State University MBA class project, but since then it has grown to become the largest gift donation program in California. Social agencies gather the names and wishes of the children and wish cards are distributed to host companies and schools throughout the region.
SanDisk is the original inventor of flash storage cards and is the world's largest supplier of flash data storage card products, using its patented, high-density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has operations worldwide, with more than half of its sales outside the U.S.
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FOX's Hannity falsely stated Kerry's record on military funding ... again
Host Sean Hannity repeated misstatements of Senator John Kerry's record on military spending for the fifth time in less than two weeks. "[Kerry] voted against the major weapon systems in the [George W.] Bush ad that our modern military uses," stated Hannity on the April 29 edition of FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes.
On the April 28 episode, Hannity gave a more detailed account of the cuts he accused Kerry of voting for:
This is a man who has opposed 27 major weapons systems. If he had his way, we wouldn't have the F-15 Stealth Fighter, the SDI, Apache helicopter, and the Kerry people are livid at this ad. Why should they be lived when that's his record?
On the April 26 episode, Hannity made a similar statement:
[I]f John Kerry had had his way, we wouldn't have a B-1; we wouldn't have a cruise; we wouldn't have a Trident; we wouldn't have a Patriot air defense system, F-15, F-16, stealth bomber, Persian 2 missile. And he vowed to cut the Apache, the M-1 Abrams, the Tomahawk missile, the Bradley fighting vehicle, and he's against SDI.
These statements follow Hannity's April 14 comment that "Kerry voted against every major weapon systems we pretty much use now" and Hannity's April 21 criticism of about Kerry's "gutting of defense."
Hannity's claims echo the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign ads and a February Republican National Committee research brief. Yet Hannity, the campaign ads, and the RNC brief all misrepresented the facts on Kerry's record on military funding.
As the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Political Fact Check explained, "Kerry's votes against overall Pentagon money bills in 1990, 1995 and 1996 . were not votes against specific weapons. And in fact, Kerry voted for Pentagon authorization bills in 16 of the 19 years he's been in the Senate."
Since each appropriations bill contains hundreds of line items to fund all aspects of the armed forces -- from weapons systems to soldiers' salaries to schools on military bases -- as Slate.com's Fred Kaplan explained in a February 25 military analysis, one could use this same logic to claim that Kerry had voted to abolish the entire U.S. armed forces.

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Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber 27 - Het geval Warwinkel
Pom, whose real name is Jozef van Hove, was part of the second generation of Flemish newspaper comic artists, just like Jef Nys and Bob Mau. In his career, he produced just one series, called 'Piet Pienter and Bert Bibber'. Pom made it a success, but only in Flanders. He draws his influences from Hergé and Tillieux, and combines it with his own characteristic humor.
Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber 4 - Plakijzerpiraten (1956)
Born in Berchem, Van Hove studied to become a radio technician in Germany during World War II. Because of he had worked in Germany, he had difficulty finding a job after the War, which resulted in him becoming a comic artist. He started his career with Het Handelsblad in 1950. From October of that year, he gave his satirical view on current affairs in his comic 'De Week in Krabbels' in this newspaper.
The first 'Piet Pienter' story commenced publication on 16 April 1951. He drew nine stories for Het Handelsblad, before he moved over to Gazet van Antwerpen in 1955. The paper's publisher, De Vlijt, also collected the comic in a book series. In the 1990s, Pom drew the final episodes of his series for the publishers Keesing and Standaard. After his retirement in 1995, Pom reworked some of his older stories for the Standaard reprints.
Pom, who claimed to have disliked drawing comics at all, has very rarely given interviews. However, several homages to his work have been made, such as the 2010 album 'Boelie en Kroepie Boemboem' by Tom Bouden, that featured his characters. Bouden also oversaw a tribute comic book to Pom called 'Op het spoor van Pom', that contains contributions by 60 Flemish artists. Pom himself lived a reclusive life in the forests of Nijlen, where he spent all of his time on his hobby electrotechnology. He passed away on 2 May 2014, at the age of 94.
On 9 September 2016 a wall painting depicting 'Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber' characters was inaugurated in Deurne, Belgium, next to the Arena library.


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(l to r) Scott Early, Controller, Rich Mills, Director of Operations, Warren Walker, Duke Energy and Kelly Bolin, Maintenance Manager pose with the check from Duke Energy.
Project leaders at Huhtamaki -Batavia took a huge abandoned manufacturing plant, wiped the slate clean and worked to build an efficient foodservice packaging and tableware manufacturing facility — right down to the lights. Duke Energy rewarded that attention to detail on Friday, April 11 with the largest cash incentive award in their history by delivering $197,000 to Huhtamaki representatives. Duke Energy offers incentives to homeowners, as well as small and large businesses for their energy-saving efforts through the Smart $aver program. Huhtamaki landed the award through the largest lighting upgrade ever in all of Duke Energy's regions, which includes the Carolinas, the Midwest and Florida. Huhtamaki replaced approximately 2,500 high-pressure sodium lights with energy efficient T8 lights. The upgrade reduced energy consumption at the facility by 3,221,922 kWh annually. "It has been an absolute pleasure to work on this project, every step of the way, with the people and organizations throughout Ohio," Rich Mills, Director of Operations at Huhtamaki-Batavia said. "Being rewarded for our energy-savings program by Duke Energy is another great example of that cooperation." Duke Energy's Smart $aver program provides businesses with a meaningful cash incentive for installing efficient lighting, HVAC, pumps and other qualifying equipment. Businesses improve their bottom line by reducing energy consumption and Duke Energy can better manage its delivery as the nation's largest electric power holding company. And the awards keep comingHuhtamaki's Batavia facility has also been chosen by REDI (Regional Economic Development Initiative) Cincinnati to receive one of only four Growth Awards, recognizing its outstanding investment in the region. More than 157 companies in the area qualified as "growth companies" based on a national site selection criteria measuring capital investment in addition to new and retained jobs during 2013. Huhtamaki will be recognized at the Cincinnati Business Courier's Annual Commercial Real Estate Developers Power Breakfast on May 15. REDI Cincinnati plans to produce a video highlighting their award winners' accomplishments for the event. Batavia Site Information The Batavia Site opened its doors in 1981 as a transmission factory for the Ford Motor Company. The site became a top target for Huhtamaki due to its location, preferable floor plan and the environmentally responsible manner in which Ford exited the facility. Huhtamaki renovated the property to create a high-volume foodservice packaging and centralized warehousing facility.


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The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) (#245)Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box Set
"Like buried treasure reclaimed from the past, this remarkable set is like no other Bing Crosby collection ever released. Here is the great crooner and a quartet led by his longtime accompanist Buddy Cole, occasionally augmented by a few wind instruments, in a thesaurus of 160 songs recorded in the most informal of circumstances at 16 sessions, during a period (1954-56) when Bing was in exceptionally good voice." - Gary Giddins, liner notes
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Bing Crosby changed singing forever. He was fortunate to introduce his artistry to singing as one element of a perfect storm that included significant advancements in microphone and music recording technology. Singers could perform more intimately, more conversationally, with greater latitude for the singer to incorporate subtle nuances.
He became the world's first "king of all media" (when "all" meant music recordings, radio and movies) and the vast popularity of his records rivals those by Elvis and the Beatles.
Radio Masters - Collections Never Before On Record
Yet, despite reissue after reissue, and numerous greatest hits compilations and collections, one entire treasure trove of his musical output has remained almost completely forgotten, until now. The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56 presents, for the first time complete, 160 masters recorded with Buddy Cole for Bing's daily CBS radio show from 1954 to 1956. Aside from 16 tracks that found their way onto LP, the vast majority of the jazz tracks have been locked in Crosby's vault for more than 50 years, making this one of the collections fans don't want to miss.
An added bonus is that, relieved of the need to create music that could lead to identifiable hit records, Bing could select any song he chose to sing. After all, it was "just for the radio." The result is that the collection is a virtual catalog of the Great American Songbook, featuring numbers from Broadway, film, Tin Pan Alley, the blues, and well-known jazz standards.
Loose and Hip
For listeners more familiar with Bing Crosby the pop artist, these collection is not lush, orchestrated easy-listening affairs. Stripped down to a jazz quartet, these songs sound loose and hip, more like the Bing that thrilled earlier Jazz Era fans who were blown away not only by his vocal abilities but also by his concept of the vocalist's role in interpreting music.
With big band music out of fashion, Bing Crosby's interest in recording in front of a small combo helped these songs achieve a more modern feel, with swinging interplay between singer and band more evident than on many of his commercial recordings. There may be no better way to appreciate how many components of singing he controlled - his breathing, how he created resonance, how he could switch from hitting hard to whispering, his command of slurring and enunciation, and his hip approach to comedy and novelty.
Crosby himself reigned supreme for more than half a century. By the time of the performances on this collection, he held enough power that he could demand the opportunity to record his 15-minute radio show, even though the networks and sponsors would have preferred a live broadcast. The joke was that Bing could record twenty shows in a week and spend the rest of the month on the golf course, but by pre-recording the show he and Buddy Cole had the opportunity to perfect the recordings in the studio. Their process was to lay down a number of music tracks quickly - sometimes four, six, or as many as 20, keeping them loose, relaxed, jazz-inflected and spontaneous.
For his part, Buddy Cole, who shared Bing' Crosbys interest in working with new technology, contributed arrangements that are a big part of why this collection will communicate with jazz listeners. His partners on these dates were Vince Terri on guitar, Don Whitacker on bass, and Nick Fatool on drums, and they were adept at every style Bing wanted to conquer. Most of these songs were not otherwise recorded by Crosby. They include "The Lady is a Tramp," "I Got Rhythm," "'S Wonderful," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," "My Baby Just Cares For Me," and too many others to mention.
For Mosaic's release, the jazz recordings have been meticulously restored from the original tape sources. Our deluxe box set collection includes an exclusive booklet, with a new essay and track-by-track appreciation by Gary Giddins, many photos form Bing's career, and all that swinging music.
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"For many of us, those records have long stood out as defining moments in an outstanding window of time when Bing seemed on the verge of luminous renewal as a recording artist This set increases the mid-50s Crosby trove exponentially. More than half a century has passed, but this is an inheritance that was well worth waiting for. Gary Giddins, edited from liner notes
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Crosby expert Martin McQuade contributes a fascinating essay on the evolutuion of tape recording and Crosby's pivotal role in it as an entrepreneur and visionary. McQuade has curated Crosby exhibits and retrospectives at Hofstra University, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and other prestigious organizations. He co-wrote with Peter Hammar "Bing Crosby's Magnetic Tape Revolution" (University Of Rochester Press).
These performances were taped in a recording studio on fifteen occasions during 1954-56. The versions that were put into the radio show and broadcast were dubbed from the original tapes and often edited. Producer/archivist Robert S. Bader dug deep into the vaults to eventually find the original session reels with the full versions in pristine condition. Bob McKenny was the original recording engineer and blend and sound he achieved on these sessions is superb.
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(F) June 20, 1955 (O) August 23, 1956
At this point, its time to turn this splendid set over to the listener, if only because with the June 20 session, an unmistakable consistency settles in as Bing and the quartet find precisely the right level of inspiration. You get a sense of the heightened interaction as Bing revises the lyric on Nice Work if You Can Get It to comment on Buddys two-handed arpeggio, and croons the first 16 bars of How Long Has This Been Going On with just piano accompaniment. You hear it in the give-and-take between them on Deed I Do, and in the solid embellishments with which Bing saves Cocktails for Two, a song born to be parodied, and personalizes Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Vince Terri breaks out a bit on this, too). The Cole Porter songs merit particular mention, as Bing invariably gets a kick out of the witty lyrics, even if he does change cocaine to perfume in I Get a Kick Out of You; Its All Right with Me, in particular, is one of the gems of the collectiona sublime, conversational approach backed by a terrifically inventive quartet arrangement, complete with a rubato interlude for the vocalist. True, a few of the newer songs are hopeless; no one could salvage Wake the Town and Tell the People, a 1955 hit for one Mindy Carson, or would choose to revive Blue Star, the theme to the Richard Boone television series Medic, which brought a modicum of success to singer Felicia Sanders. Yet these are few and far between, and as 1956 dawned, Bing basically said to hell with them.
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|Bing Unbound
|I was hesitant to purchase this after reading the tepid review on AMG. However, Im glad I did, as it dovetails quite nicely with their Rosemary Clooney CBS Collection. What I learned after sitting down and listening to the whole set is that, like Frank Sinatra, he truly came alive in a small group. And again, just like Sinatra, he excelled at the Great American Songbook. There are only occasional missteps among the recordings. Gary Giddins liner notes are equally competent and remind people of the importance of Bing Crosby in bringing magnetic tape recording to the entertainment industry i.e. standardizing laugh tracks and sweetening, pre-recording shows. We are also treated to discussions of his personal life at the time. Informative without being intrusive. This is Bing Crosby in his prime and a worthwhile investment. Crosby is finally and posthumously freed from the trite image of him as syrupy crooner and pop singer. Crosby was and is jazz.
|Don't believe the other reviewer...Buddy Cole swings on organ!
|Can't imagine why anyone would diss Buddy Cole's work on organ; if you'd like to hear one of the most amazing albums in the world, pick up the Rosemary Clooney "Swing Around Rosie" set, which has the Buddy Cole Trio (Buddy on organ throughout) as backup; if you can find a more fun (and isn't that what jazz is, overall, supposed to be?) jazz vocal album, I'd love to know about it! And while you're at it, don't forget to buy this set...just fabulous. By the way, Mosaic, how about a "Mosaic Singles" edition of the two LPs ("Some Fine Old Chestnuts" and "New Tricks") which used some of the tracks from these sessions, along with other great recordings from the same period...my copies of those LPs are getting a bit tired, elderly, and worn (thank goodness for open-reel, cassette, and now CD-R)!
|Bing's Great - Buddy Cole's terrible
|Had I known that Mr. Cole would be constantly switching between piano, celeste and the most awful, cafeteria-style organ playing (for those who remember cafeterias with organ players), I would have reconsidered this set. What made Cole think his cheesy organ fills were good accompaniments? Did Bing allow his band to do drugs while playing? Anyway, Bing is great. Don't miss the Collector's Choice CD of Bing and Rosie on these same radio shows. They swing a lot more than these.
|Great set - Get it
|Prior to this set, when I thought of Bing Crosby, I thought of his Christmas albums and the many greatest hits cds you see all over. No more. This set highlights the talent that made Bing famous in the first place. Bing sings a cross section of the American songbook with real enthusiasm and imagination. Add to this great backing musicians and the professionalism and attention to quality which is the hallmark of Mosaic sets.
|A Cornerstone
|This set was my first purchase from Mosaic in December of 2009. I'd heard about Mosaic's reputation and penchant for exceptional re-mastering of quality music. Jazz fans marvel at the sturdy boxes, the simple yet handsome booklets which accompany the set and provide a wealth on information, etc. etc. This set delivers in all of these departments. Gary Giddins' notes on Crosby are a great read and concise. And then there's the music itself: the most relaxed and free that I've ever heard Crosby. Let's put it this way: I used to write him off as a main influence of Sinatra (my deity, who is himself deserving of the Mosaic treatment), but far too old fashioned. Listening to his gentle yet playful swinging backed by trio or quartet, and I finally understand the master that was Der Bingle. A must buy.
|Like an Aging Baseball Player
|Like an aging baseball player who has lost speed on his fast ball, Bing Crosby had developed so many other facets in his technique that by the 1950's he was better than ever. This is a splendid album, especially for those who think he only sang slow ballads and Holiday-oriented songs after he turned 50. Others below have noted the great sound and presence of the entire album. As with all Mosaic products, the booklet is highly infomative. One can hope that Gary Giddins, who wrote most of the text, will give adequate space in Volume 2 of his great Crosby biography to the contents of this album. (It is due out in 2012.) I found the small group acompanying Bing to be unobtrusive and supporting. His singing was the sum of many parts. The more you listen to him on this album, the more you will realize this fact. Don Seitas; Mill Valley, CA
|Masterful !
|It was said that Bing's songs were "musical comfort-food." How very true that is. This collection is comforting in a somewhat different way. Whereas Bing's more popular genre catalogue evokes musical imagery of a time that will never again be, this collection is, perhaps, the most timeless of Crosby's work. It is of such high recording quality that it literally almost sounds as if it could have been recorded circa 1980. Anyone who enjoys the musical comfort-food of Crosby will find themselves one day needlessly uncomfortable if they do not buy this set.
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|It is Decca Records Stardust album of bing Crosby ,Album # A-678. If any one knows what it is worth please let me know.the album is black ,blue and has his picture on it,and 1 song is stardust,Deep purple,moonlight and Shadows. PLease if the collectters now any thing about this please let me know . Thanks again. Thanks
|Yes, Bing was a jazz singer.
|If anyone ever doubted that Bing was a jazz singer, this set certainly proves that he definitely was. Just listen to his whistle solos on "Honeysuckle Rose" or "Sunday". They rank right up there with the best jazz solos ever recorded. Wonderful set, Mosaic! Finally, Bing takes his rightful spot.
|what a set
|If you are a fan of Bing and ever wondered if there was anything "new" out there other than a different "greatest hits" disc,the answer is YES! Here is a set of tunes sung by Bing that will no doubt make you smile. I've been a Bing fan for years and it is rare to find something new. The best part of these recordings is the exceptional sound of the transfers.They sound as if bing recorded them yesterday.He is in fine form on all of these tunes.The small group of Buddy Cole lets Bings voice really shine through.I'm sure there are many fans who have been listening to Bing longer than I have,but I think we would all agree that playing this set of discs at a "decent" volume is as close as you can get to having Bing in your living room.The care that was taken to transfer the tapes to disc is obvious.Everyone involved in this project deserves a standing ovation.PLEASE go back to that vault and see if there are any more gems left to be discovered!!!
|A Revelation!
|What a tremendous set this is! As a long-time Sinatra/Bennett/Cole fan I knew of Bing's reputation, and his admiration by singers like Sinatra & Armstrong, but I'd never heard much that excited me, until now. This is wonderful jazz singing all the way around. Bing's voice has such an incredible likeableness to it, warm and conversational. The songs and the arrangements are first rate as well. I can hardly overstate how much I would recommend this set to any serious fan of jazz/popular singing. It is already among my favorites.
|It's like listening to melted chocolate
|It is hard to say something that has not been said, but I think my amazement at opening this set was the sound. The way Crosby positioned himself at the mic helped, but the transfers are amazing. I have come to the conclusion that both Crosby and sinatra during the 50s could have recorded an album of swearwords and I would have bought it. In Crosby's case, it's like listening to a vocal cello. The quartet backing is perfect to hear his voice gliding over the rhythm; no strings or big arrangements get in the way. Today's singers would do a lot to learn from Crosby's phrasing, even on a simple rather bland tune of "Keep it gay." I will hopefully write a paper on this material soon enough. Dave C. Bahr
|Bing Crosby- The King of Pop Revealed In A New Light!
|This is perhaps one of the most significant collection of Bing's work I have heard in many years. With well over 2,000 commercial recordings, Mosaic has done something remarkable with this 7 CD set. These recordings are absolutely crystal clear as if the man himself with the capable Buddy Cole was in your living room. Over 160 songs, many never commercially released by Bing, heard for the first time in over 50 years and sounding as fresh as the day these recording were made. Bing is so relaxed on these sets that he glides from one tune to another demonstrating why he charted over 380 times and had 41 million plus sellers. The up tunes, the ballads, and so many other songs reveal that he was truly the every man of the Great American Songbook. He could sing any song and sing it well and this great collection is a bargain when you consider that this is a limited edition and while it took Bing's widow and kids 30 years to do something to help us remember Bing in a tangible way, I was delighted with this purchase and highly recommend it. Great songs sung by the finest singer and entertainer of the 20th century.
|A Must For Collectors!
|This is perhaps one of the most incredible collections of Bing's efforts in the mid 1950's where he clearly demonstrates he still has the chops to be America's First Citizen of Popular Music. The quality of the transfers is exceptional and Bing's voice along with Buddy Cole & Company's nice assist makes this a truly remarkable package which is a value at any price. I highly recommend this set to anyone who collects Bing or wants to learn why he was the most popular recording artist of the 20th century charting over 380 times over the course of 50 years in the business.
|Mr. Rhythm
|This set is making me see Bing Crosby in his full stature for the very first time. He was not only a historical innovator during the 1920s and early 30s, but a *creative musician* whose best postwar work remains fresh and vital. His reworkings of the "as-written" time values and syncopations on the songs in this Mosaic set are often nothing short of stunning; he obviously had an amazingly elastic sense of time. Once you get past the first couple of sessions (which are at least very good), things really start to cook, both on the rhythm tunes and ballads. I can't believe this material went largely unissued for over 50 years. To answer the question, "was Bing Crosby really a jazz singer?" - the answer is an unqualified "yes!" Highly recommended.
|A real surprise
|I never knew Bing Crosby was so loose! What a great sense of rhythm and a KILLER low register sound in his voice!. It's too bad today's keyboards weren't around at the time of these sessions, sometimes the organ sounds like something out of a funeral home. The arangements would sound much better played on a contemporary instrument. I've never been disappointed by a Mosaic set and this is no exception. (I'm only miffed that the tracks on these CDs aren't in CDDB iTunes database, I want to put these cuts on my iPod!) Guess I'll have to start checking out some of Bings other non-Xmas records. I didn't realize he was so great till I got this set.
|Outstanding singing, outstanding sound
|For starters, the audio quality is nothing short of stunning; the original recordings were brilliantly engineered over 50 years ago, giving Bing's voice an almost palpable presence. But it's his masterful interpretations of Great American Songbook classics that set this collection apart. This Mosaic package easily takes its place alongside "Fancy Meeting You Here" and "Bing With a Beat" as some of Crosby's most artistically satisfying 1950s work. "Moonglow," "I'm Confessin" and dozens more are here, serving as ageless reminders that Bing Crosby was simply one of the finest pop-jazz singers of all time. Regarding the Buddy Cole Trio backings: as a former pianist/organist, I can attest that Buddy Cole commanded tremendous respect among other keyboard pros. If you aren't demanding the jazz chops of Jimmy Smith, Wild Bill Davis or Bill Doggett and can appreciate fine technical command, you will hear some outstanding pop Hammond organ playing on many of these sides. I enjoy different schools of jazz ranging from Dixie/trad to West Coast cool, but I want to thank Mosaic for issuing this Bing Crosby set and embracing a more catholic approach to what constitutes a "jazz" or "jazz influenced" reissue.
|I am amazed at the quality of these recordings: clean, bright, clear-as-a-bell, with scarcely a hint of tape hiss. Sounds like they were recorded a decade ago rather than 50+ years ago. How did Mosaic do it? Bing Crosby is in fine voice; and his interpretations of the songs are admirable. My only quibble is with the backup of Buddy Cole, who often sounds less than inspired; and his use of an old electronic Hammond organ is sometimes annoying. But there is so much good material on these discs, that I can sincerely recommend them to anyone who loves good singing.
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As Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner held in Israeli administrative detention, ends his 66-day hunger strike, activists and Israeli government officials will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief. One man remains alive while Israeli authorities get to catch their breath. Whether they decide to reevaluate the use of controversial practices like administrative detention to enforce the occupation is another story.
But the conversation during these last few days, especially on Twitter, was made all the more tense by the fact that Adnan's death seemed imminent; this raises important questions about how we engage publicly with issues. It's time to stake out some crisscrossing lines in the sand for stakeholders to the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.
In its nearly unfettered access across space, status, borders and politics, Twitter is infectious, consuming, and fun. (Sadly, as incoming New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren recently learned, Twitter can be a tad too much fun.)
But the brittle debate across Twitter in the hours, and days, leading up to the Adnan deal focused on variations of two statements that went back and forth like an endless game of ping-pong.
The first is that as an alleged leader of Islamic Jihad, Khader Adnan is a bloodthirsty terrorist. The second is that Israel should be upholding due process, and that administrative detention is an unacceptable practice.
Not surprisingly, the tweets of Ofir Gendelman, Israeli Prime Minister's spokesperson to the Arab media, focused on variations of the first statement. "Khader Adnan is a real threat. His admin [sic] detention of 6 months will end soon but it doesn't mean that he's a boy scout." And "those who call on Israel to release #khaderadnan, an Islamic Jihad terrorist, so he could kill our kids, wouldn't want him near their kids."
When I challenged Gendelman on Twitter around the issue of due process, he replied, "@sucharov there is due process, even for terrorists who would love to kill every Israeli they can get their hands on."
I'm still not sure where the due process resides in this case, but to bolster his second point, Gendelman posted a link to a video of Adnan with a megaphone trying to recruit suicide bombers. The video appeared to have been since removed from YouTube, with various tweets predictably snickering over the "inappropriate content" violations, before being restored.
Diametrically opposed to Gendelman's public defense of Israeli policies is Ali Abunimah's constant criticism of Israel, and its perceived supporters. As co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, Abunimah worked hard on getting the hashtag #KhadersVictory4Palestine to trend. Predictably, he focused on the problematic nature of administrative detention and what he sees as the hateful nature of Israel and Zionism.
Absent from the debate are the values-based questions that activists and leaders from all sides should be asking themselves. I am still waiting to see a tweet denouncing both terrorism and administrative detention. 140 characters isn't a lot, but it's surely enough to include two value statements that shouldn't have to be at odds.
Gendelman says that Adnan is no boy scout. He implies that if there were Jewish children within Adnan's reach they would be ripped to shreds by his murderous impulses. It's a terrible risk to contemplate, but what of the risk of raising one's children in a society sliding away from democracy, where evidence is kept secret? Similarly, can #KhadersVictory4Palestine tweets acknowledge the unacceptability of the occupation while they declare fealty to protecting civilians in times of war?
At least we should try to come clean as to what we care about from all angles. This would mean that around areas of agreement, we could begin to generate some useful dialogue. Around areas of disagreement we could begin to hone in on ethics and values, a conversation that is much more worthwhile -- and interesting.
All those who are seeking to engage social media for their own "side," without trying to score a social media point, just for once, think what are your red lines? What kind of norms do you wish to see upheld between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River? Which actions do you deem ethical and which are unacceptable?
When I challenged Abunimah on this point, he gave me the ultimate compliment on Twitter, short of actually answering the question: he asked me if I was a parody account.
In an op-ed in Wednesday's New York Times, Palestinian Member of Parliament Mustafa Barghouti issued an eloquent defense of non-violent protest. Surely some of us who engage in social media can manage to start staking out some values-based lines of our own. Yes or no to terrorism and violence? Yes or no to due process and rule of law? Yes or no to ethical honesty over point scoring? There you go: three questions clocking in at under 140 characters. I await your replies.
**A version of this piece appeared on Haaretz.com**


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Marcuss and I have teamed up.
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Racial disparity: All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers
The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn't asked the committee to stand down.
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The ethics committee declined to respond to questions about the racial disparity, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus are wary of talking about it on the record. But privately, some black members are outraged — and see in the numbers a worrisome trend in the actions of ethics watchdogs on and off Capitol Hill.
"Is there concern whether someone is trying to set up [Congressional Black Caucus] members? Yeah, there is," a black House Democrat said. "It looks as if there is somebody out there who understands what the rules [are] and sends names to the ethics committee with the goal of going after the [CBC]."
African-American politicians have long complained that they're treated unfairly when ethical issues arise. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are still fuming over Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to oust then- Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) from the House Ways and Means Committee in 2006, and some have argued that race plays a role in the ongoing efforts to remove Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) from his chairmanship of that committee.
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The committee — which has one African-American lawmaker, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), among its 10 members — on Thursday considered three referrals from the recently formed Office of Congressional Ethics. It dismissed a case against Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is white, but agreed to open full-blown investigations of California Democratic Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, both of whom are black.
The committee was already investigating five other African-Americans. Rangel is the subject of two different probes, one involving a host of issues he has put before the committee and another involving allegations that corporate funds may have been used improperly to pay for members' trips to the Caribbean in 2007-08. Reps. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Donald Payne (D-N.J.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) are also included in the second of those investigations.
A document leaked to The Washington Post last week showed that nearly three dozen lawmakers have come under scrutiny this year by either the House ethics committee or the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent watchdog created in 2008 at the insistence of Pelosi. While the list contained a substantial number of white lawmakers, the ethics committee has not yet launched formal investigative subcommittees with respect to any of them — as it has with the seven African-American members.
The OCE has also been a particular target of ire for the Congressional Black Caucus. Black lawmakers, including CBC Chairwoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), met with OCE officials earlier this year to raise their concerns. Spokesmen for Lee and the OCE both declined to comment.
A number of CBC members opposed the resolution establishing the OCE, arguing that it was the wrong response to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, which helped Democrats seize control of the House in 2006.
Setting up the OCE "was a mistake," Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) told The Hill newspaper recently. "Congress has a long and rich history of overreacting to a crisis."
Cleaver, though, now finds himself part of the four-member subcommittee that will investigate Waters, who voted against the OCE. Waters is being probed over her intervention with the Treasury Department on behalf of a minority-owned bank in which her husband served on the board and owned at least $250,000 in stock.
While she has flatly denied engaging in any unethical or improper behavior in her dealings with OneUnited, Waters was described by colleagues and Democratic aides as "livid" over the ethics committee's decision to investigate her.


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- Espe, M.B., J.E. Hill, M. Leinfelder-Miles, L.A. Espino, R. Mutters, D. Mackill, C. van Kessel, B.A. Linquist (2018). "Rice yield improvements through plant breeding are offset by inherent yield declines over time." Field Crops Research 222: 59-65.
- Espe, M.B (2017). "Point stresses during reproductive stage rather than warming seasonal temperature determines yield in temperate rice." Global Change Biology
- Leinfelder, M. M.; Merwin, I. A.; Brown, M. G. (2012). "Soil health indicators, apple tree growth, and carbon sequestration differ among orchard groundcover management systems." Acta Horticulturae 938: 333-340.
- Leinfelder, Michelle M.; Merwin, I. (2007). "Management strategies for apple replant disease." New York Fruit Quarterly Spring 2006: 4.
- Leinfelder, M. M.; Merwin, I. A. (2006). "Rootstock selection, preplant soil treatments, and tree planting positions as factors in managing apple replant disease." Hortscience 41(2): 394-401.
- Fazio, G.; Robinson, T.; Aldwinckle, H.; Mazzola, M., ; Leinfelder, M.; Parra, R. (2005). "Traits of the next wave of Geneva® apple rootstocks." The Compact Fruit Tree 38: 5.
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Actually, here at HealthNOW we utilize many different testing methods to help a patient determine if they are sensitive to gluten. Please see below for further data:
Common Tests to Diagnose Gluten Sensitivity
Blood Testing
Genetic Blood Tests - Genetic blood studies assess an individual's capacity to carry one of the HLA genes that is associated with gluten sensitivity. Studies support that 90 percent of patients with gluten sensitivity carry the HLA DQ2 gene, and others may carry the HLA DQ8 gene commonly.
These tests are not performed as commonly now as other antibody tests which are more accurate and have thus replaced them. However, genetic screens can be helpful in individuals who are at risk of having gluten sensitivity. For example, in relatives and children of gluten sensitive individuals with negative blood antibody tests, HLA patterns can indicate future risk. If both HLA DQ2 and HLA DQ8 are absent, the risk of being gluten intolerant is minimal and it would negate the need for future testing for the individual. If positive, continued periodic screening and a gluten-free diet would be indicated.
The other area of benefit in genetic testing is for children. The ease of testing by simply swabbing the inside of the mouth makes this less invasive for a small child. This may be a reasonable screening test in children at risk for gluten sensitivity.
Anti-Gliadin Antibodies - Gliadin is the protein component of gluten that triggers the immune reactions in sensitive people, and therefore many people with gluten sensitivity have antibodies to this protein. Testing for anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) is a simple blood test, but studies have shown that it is less sensitive for detecting Celiac disease compared to other antibodies which will be discussed later. The confusion, as stated earlier, is that the ability of AGA to detect gluten intolerance has been defined in conjunction with a positive intestinal biopsy. While this may be a standard for Celiac disease, we now know that this is an inaccurate standard for gluten sensitivity. In fact, AGA may be the best current diagnostic test when considering all gluten related disorders.
In testing for AGA, antibodies of both the IgG and IgA classes are checked since low total levels of IgA may be present. If a person has low total IgA levels, antibody tests for IgA may be falsely negative.
Anti-Endomysial Antibodies - Unlike Anti-Gliadin Antibodies, Anti-Endomysial Antibodies (EM antibodies) are auto-antibodies. What do we mean by this? Gliadin is a gluten protein so therefore when the immune system attacks it, is not attacking "self" tissues but instead a foreign food protein. In contrast, as gliadin is absorbed through the intestinal lining, it attaches to the smooth muscle cells of the intestinal wall. EM antibodies are directed against proteins of these smooth muscle cells, and therefore EM antibodies are directed against "self" tissue. This defines them as auto-antibodies.
Because EM antibodies attack the smooth muscle of the small intestine, these antibodies correlate better with damage to the intestine wall. Studies have supported an accuracy rate of approximately 90 percent for Celiac disease. Actually in one study, EM antibodies were present in 100 percent of individuals when total villous atrophy was present. However, EM antibodies are ineffective in detecting individuals with silent or subclinical gluten sensitivity. If minor involvement of the intestinal lining occurs or if no intestinal involvement is present, EM antibodies are much less accurate.
As with Anti-Gliadin Antibodies, EM antibody testing should evaluate IgG and IgA forms of antibodies for the same reason as described above. If a gluten sensitive patient is IgA deficient, IgA EM antibodies may be falsely negative even for Celiac disease.
Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies - Similar to Anti-Endomysial Antibodies, Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies (tTG antibodies) are also auto-antibodies directed against "self" tissue. After gliadin crosses the intestinal lining, a special enzyme called tissue transglutaminase binds to gliadin and takes off a portion of the protein. This portion is called glutamine. tTG antibodies are antibodies that are directed against the complex of gliadin attached to tissue transglutaminase. Because tissue transglutaminase is a "self" enzyme, tTG antibodies are also auto-antibodies.
Also like Anti-Endomysial Antibodies, tTG antibodies are 90 percent accurate in Celiac disease 5 because they represent immune system attack at the level of the intestinal lining. Gluten sensitivity that involves minor intestinal injury or no villous atrophy will be less likely detected by tTG antibodies. Therefore, tTG antibodies correlate best with villous atrophy as several studies have supported, and a negative tTG antibody test (or EM antibody test for that matter) does not rule out gluten sensitivity when intestinal involvement is minimal or absent.
While some researchers support tTG antibodies as being a sensitive test for identifying Celiac disease, it is less sensitive for gluten sensitivity in a broader sense. This makes logical sense given the location of where this enzyme acts on gliadin. Disorders related to gluten sensitivity that do not involve the intestinal tract would be unlikely to trigger tTG antibody response from the immune system.
Deaminated Gliadin Antibodies - After tissue transglutaminase detaches the glutamine protein from gliadin, the remaining gliadin protein is termed a "deaminated" gliadin. The immune system can make specific antibodies against several different parts of the gliadin protein, and a deaminated gliadin can provoke different antibodies to be produced compared to an intact gliadin protein. As a result, newer antibody tests detect antibodies made against deaminated gliadin selectively. In studies looking again at Celiac disease patients only, deaminated gliadin antibodies had an accuracy rate of approximately 85 percent making it comparable to EMA and tTG antibody tests.
The ability of deaminated gliadin antibodies to detect gluten sensitivity outside of Celiac disease is not known. In Celiac disease patients with IgA deficiency, the IgG test for deaminated gliadin antibodies was as effective as tTG tests. Because testing for deaminated gliadin antibodies offers little advantage over tTG and EMA antibody tests, it is usually not commonly ordered. It may be an effective tool in screening for gluten sensitivity but to date these studies have not been performed.
Total Serum IgA Level - Low total levels of IgA antibodies are rarely found in the normal population with one out of every six hundred people having this condition, but in gluten sensitivity, low IgA levels are more common. This reflects the increased IgA antibody production in the intestine to fight off gluten as it attempts to enter our bodies. If a low level of IgA is present, then certainly IgG varieties of the antibody tests described above will be more accurate in diagnosing gluten related conditions. In general, total IgA levels are not ordered often since IgG antibody tests are usually ordered concurrently. Therefore, defining a low IgA level adds little information in making a diagnosis. There is a general theory however that a lower IgA level suggests greater inflammation of the intestinal lining and greater chronicity of disease. A low IgA level may provide some insight into duration of disease.
Saliva testing
Saliva Antibody Testing - While serum antibody testing has been shown in some studies to be more accurate than saliva testing in gluten sensitive patients, IgM and IgA antibodies are also made in the saliva allowing a less invasive way of screening for gluten sensitivity. The difficulty is that these saliva tests have yet to be tested against patient's response to a gluten free diet in large populations. The saliva tests are therefore not as widely accepted in the medical community. However, our clinical experience shows the tests to be very accurate when correlated with clinical changes that occur with a gluten-free diet. There are research projects currently underway to show the validity of saliva testing, and it is our belief that saliva testing in the future may become one of the best screening tests because of its ease and low cost.
Fecal Testing
Fecal Anti-Gliadin Antibodies - As you may recall, the immune system begins its line of defense against gluten in sensitive individuals at the intestinal lining by producing IgA antibodies. In keeping with this information, it is predicted that IgA levels against gliadin in the stool may be a more sensitive reflection of gluten intolerance compared to blood testing. One researcher has conducted extensive research in this area and reports statistics that 100 percent of Celiac disease patients have fecal Anti-Gliadin Antibodies (fAGA) and over 70 percent of those with gluten sensitivity have fAGA. This research has yet to be independently duplicated by other research studies but if the current research holds true, then someday fecal testing may prove to be one of the best and most reliable methods for testing for gluten sensitivity.
Scopes and Biopsies
Upper Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) - Despite the advent of less invasive blood, saliva and fecal tests, there are several clinicians that feel a small intestinal biopsy is required before instituting a gluten free diet. These clinicians may not have distinguished between Celiac disease and the bigger category of disease that falls under gluten sensitivity, or they may not be aware of the broad effects that gluten can have on our health. As research supports, Celiac disease represents a fraction of all gluten related health disorders. Additionally, there exists a misconception by a few that a gluten free diet is a major inconvenience as a treatment. This lends some clinicians to support biopsies for "proof" before committing one to what they feel is a very restrictive diet. In actuality, being gluten free is quite easy and very healthy. Better understanding of this among clinicians may also change an insistence on small intestinal biopsies.
EGD is administered to a person while they are in a lightly sedated state. A flexible tube with a light and a tiny camera at the end of the scope is slowly inserted through the mouth and navigated through the esophagus, the stomach, and into the upper portion of the small intestine. The small intestine is vast, and EGD only assesses the first five feet or so of the small intestine. This causes some significant limitation in terms of finding pathology in many cases.
In addition to directly visualizing the intestinal lining, EGD can biopsy portions of the intestinal wall for evaluation. Small "pinchers" take little pieces of tissue that can be examined later under a microscope. Specifically in gluten disorders, findings sought include villous atrophy and inflammation of the intestinal wall. Unfortunately, contrary to some people's beliefs, a negative biopsy does not rule out gluten sensitivity. In fact, it does not even rule out Celiac disease 100 percent of the time. Because EGD samples only a portion of the small intestine, and because the area of intestinal lining chosen for biopsy may not be involved with inflammation, a biopsy can be falsely negative even when Celiac disease is present. The small intestine is 21 feet long with the surface area the size of a tennis court. With that picture in mind one can appreciate that a biopsy even in Celiac disease may fail to make an accurate diagnosis.
Secondary Tests
We do want to stress that having gluten sensitivity for a prolonged time can cause secondary health problems. Chronic stimulation and attack of the immune system makes the body vulnerable to other infections which we see commonly. Evaluating for the presence of parasites, amoebas, bacteria, etc is critical for not only regaining one's health but for the successful healing of a damaged small intestine. Also nutritional deficiencies as a result of intestinal inflammation are significant problems for many with gluten sensitivity. Calcium, magnesium, Vitamin B12 and Iron are just a few of these commonly seen. Concurrent food allergies, such as lactose intolerance, can also develop secondary to being sensitive to gluten. Lastly, adrenal exhaustion must be considered in many patients with longstanding gluten related disorders as we discussed in the chapter on adrenal disorders.
The most common scenario we see involves a patient suffering many years with gluten sensitivity. We are able to make the diagnosis and proceed to eliminate gluten from the diet. Improvements occur, but all symptoms are not completely resolved. Secondary testing then reveals one or more of these other health problems that require further attention until complete restoration of health can be achieved.
Our Approach is to Identify the Root Cause
We have helped numerous people who have suffered for years with gluten sensitivity but had not been accurately diagnosed previously. Many of our success stories utilizing the HealthNOW Method are included in our upcoming book. The bottom line is that there is no perfect blood test or biopsy protocol to define 100 percent of those with gluten sensitivity. At least not yet. Therefore, you have to consider the limitations of these tests as you undergo evaluation.
Our approach to a person in poor health is first to identify the symptoms and to which bodily system these symptoms are related. The next step is to find what stressor may be affecting this bodily system and remove it. Stressors can include toxins, foods, infections, malnutrition, physical stress, emotional stress, and others. Because our bodies are so resilient, once we eliminate the stressor our bodies have an amazing ability to heal over time.
Our algorithm for diagnostic testing in gluten sensitivity is to screen everyone. It is our belief that gluten sensitivity testing should be part of an annual health examination. Given the impact this dietary substance can have on multiple areas of the body, why shouldn't we screen for gluten sensitivity? As a means of prevention of further illnesses and a lower quality of life, the benefits in costs alone would outweigh the costs of screening.
How do we test everyone? Generally, everyone is tested with a saliva and blood evaluation of Anti-Gliadin Antibodies (IgG and IgA) as well as Anti-tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies (IgG and IgA). In small children we will consider an oral swab for genetic screening for HLA patterns. At the same time, we place all patients on a Modified Elimination Diet (MED) for 10 days that eliminates gluten and other common food allergies such as cow's milk, corn and soy products, while invoking a good balance of healthy foods such as lean protein, vegetables and fruits. By assessing the response to the MED and the results of the diagnostic tests, we will receive a highly accurate assessment of gluten intolerance.
For us, the gold standard for diagnosing gluten sensitivity is not an intestinal biopsy or a blood test. It is a beneficial response to elimination of gluten in the diet. We have hundreds of patients that have benefited from this diagnostic approach of getting to the root cause.
Visit us at www.RootCauseMedicalClinic.com. If you have questions or need any help, I'm here for you! Call 408-733-0400.
I look forward to hearing from you.
To your good health,
Dr Vikki Petersen, DC, CCN, CFMP
IFM Certified Practitioner
Founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic
Co-author of "The Gluten Effect"
Author of the eBook: "Gluten Intolerance – What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!"
Founder of Root Cause Medical Clinic
Co-author of "The Gluten Effect"
Author of the eBook: "Gluten Intolerance – What You Don't Know May Be Killing You!"


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In the Having fun with myself! photo essay.
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Kera Holzinger (Deleted) gave props (8 Oct 2008):
i love this one. this is the best one of the bunch. great eyes too!
Jessica Martinez gave props (13 Oct 2008):
Great High Contrast!
alinonblogger said (5 Aug 2010):
you look like Liam Neeson.
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Mary Yuusipik Singaqti
Canadian, b. 1936
Summer Scenes, 1992
wool felt, embroidery floss on wool duffle
147 x 145 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Acquired with funds from The Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation Inc.
Mary Yuusipik Singaqti began carving in the early 1960s after she moved to Baker Lake. Her sculpture was first shown in the 1964 WAG exhibition Eskimo Carvers of the Keewatin. In the mid-1960s she learned to sew from her talented mother Jessie Oonark. However, her textile work is quite different from that of her mother, as there is little repetition of forms or use of symmetry in her compositions. They are naturalistic depictions of camp life, animated with human figures and animals existing peacefully within Yuusipik's well-defined borders. In this work, a rainbow adds another framing element to the different vignettes within the overall work. Delicate lines define details, and variegated embroidery floss in dense, herringbone-like stitches gives texture and variety to the figures.
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday 11am-5pm
- Wednesday 11am-5pm
- Thursday 11am-5pm
- Friday 11am-9pm
- Saturday 11am-5pm
- Sunday 11am-5pm
- Closed Monday


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ChIP-Seq with HA-tagged protein - (Aug/18/2011 )
Hi everybody,
I am trying to define site-specific and off-site binding of a DNA binding protein in human cells (at this point HEK-293 and K-562 cells).
The protein of interest is not expressed naturally in human cells, i.e. it has to be expressed heterologously. Furthermore, at this point there is no antibody available for the protein. Therefore I am using a N-terminal HA tag for ChIP with a ChIP-grade antibody.
Here's a quick run down of my protocol:
- transfect (HEK-293) or transduce (K-562) cell with expression vector
- growth for 48h
- fix cells 5x10exp7 with formaldehyde (1% for 10min) quench with Gly
- QC: WB with the a-HA antibody that I use as well for ChIPing. Protein expression can be verified under a fluorescent light microscope or by FACS since my protein is linked via a T2A sequence to mCherry.
- cell lysis and sonication on a Covaris AFA instrument
- binding of the HA-tagged protein to the a-HA antibody immobilized on magnetic beads (protein G) ON at 4°C.
- wash, crosslink reversal and elution
- ProteinaseK and RNase treatment
- QC: size distribution of the sheared DNA
- DNA end repair, addition of A bases, ligation of (barcoded) sequencing adapters and PCR amplification
- QC: amplification is done on a light-cycler using SYBR-green to monitor the emergence of amplification products.
- PAGE purification of the amplified libraries.
- QC of the libraries on an Agilent Bioanalyzer; I aim for fragments of 200-400bp.
- 76bp SE Illumina sequencing
I get 20-60 mil reads that I map back to GRCh37/hg19 using bowtie or bwa. Peak calling is done with MACS.
My problem is, that I get a LOT of background. One reason for this is already the low percentage of cells that initially express my protein. Based on mCherry expression I can say that it's only about 1/3 of the total number of cells that light up under the microscope. In order to alleviate this problem I've put together a new expression plasmid that has a selection marker and is Tet inducible so that I can hopefully increase this number. I didn't get to try it out yet though. Cell sorting is not an option because of the large number of cells.
On that note, does anybody have a rough idea of the number of molecules/cell of a protein one needs for a reliable ChIP-Seq experiment?
Besides the amount of protein I suspect that the main problem is the a-HA antibody that I am using for the ChIP. Has anybody already used the HA-tag for ChIP?
Which tags might be better choices in this setting? I am considering to switch to another tag, namely GST or His. I've seen a study in S. cerevisiae that featured a myc-specific antibody for ChIP but I guess if I use that in human cells I will pull down all the c-myc targets.
It is not known if and where my protein of interest binds in the human genome - that's exactly what I am trying to figure out. As long as I can say with confidence that there are no binding sites I'd be happy with that. As positive control I use a known binding sequence for my protein that I inserted into the HEK-293 genome (I don't havea positive control in K-562 cells).
I do not see this positive control after peak calling. At this point I fear that potential peaks might either not be visible because of insufficient enrichment (either caused by the low number of protein molecules per cell or inefficient pull-down of bound sequences) or because they are covered by the strong background.
I'd appreciate any suggestions,
Try pre-clearing with beads alone, and maybe incubate your lysates with the antibody first O/N and then add the beads in the morning for ~2hr................and maybe make an inducible stable cell line.......but it sounds like your already headed down that path


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Miners will be asked to relinquish leases on the Mitchell Plateau under the West Australian opposition's plans to establish national parks in the Kimberley region.
If the party wins the March 9 election, talks will begin with several companies that are exploring mainly for bauxite on the Mitchell Plateau, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says.
These include Rio Tinto and Alcoa.
"We will commence negotiations with the mining lease holders on the Mitchell Plateau to ensure that over time, it is put into a national park," he told reporters on Friday.
The threat of future mining on the Mitchell Plateau should be removed, Mr McGowan said.
"It is a beautiful area and the idea that it may one day be mined under State Agreement Acts signed 40 or 50 years ago is not acceptable," he said.
"It should never be mined."
As soon as the exploration leases expired, the opposition would seek to ensure they were not renewed.
"It's subject to a State Agreement Act so obviously requires the consent of the mining leaseholders but I think a sensible discussion with those mining lease holders should result in a fair and good outcome."
Mr McGowan said he would personally hold the conversations with the leaseholders.
"I am confident people will see the reason in not ever allowing mining on the Mitchell Plateau," he said.
Mr McGowan denied the move would be seen as increasing sovereign risk for mineral explorers and didn't expect they would need to be paid compensation.
"Norman Moore recently closed down eight mining leases in the southwest - that was a far more dramatic decision."
To mine bauxite on the Mitchell Plateau could require a refinery, which was unacceptable, he said.


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Hey, Bebeh
"Girl, you lookin' fine. Why don't you come over here, and give daddy a lil' sugar?"
"Check it. I've got a spiky polar-bear-skin rug for us to lounge on, and some suh-weet champagne glasses the size of water coolers. I even put on my navy blue tighty-whities, 'cuz I know how much you dig those.
"What's that, kitten? You like the light blue ones better? No problem."
[patting rug] "This cracked concrete floor is hard, baby, but not as hard as...er...my...devotion to you? Yeah. Yeah, that's it. Hey, kids! What are you doing in here? Amscray, will ya?"
"That's better. Now, where were we? Ah, yes, talking about how lucky you are - or at least how lucky you're gonna be. [waggling eyebrows] Aww yeaaah. This sea I'm lying in is the ocean of my love, and it's all for you, girl, it's all for you. [wink wink]
"What's a matter, doll? Still not convinced? How 'bout if I do some leg lifts?"
"My sticker may say 'yellow', pudd'n, but this here treat is pure chocolate, if you know what I'm sayin'."
I don't know about you, Aimee T., Lisa C., J.B., and Becky B., but I am definitely in the mood - for cake.
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You've paid off your credit cards. You've saved up an emergency fund. You've opened a brokerage account. You've done your research, compared notes with like-minded Fools, and found the stock of your dreams. Let the guns blaze!
Before you buy your first stock
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First, this is just one of many investments you'll end up owning. That's to say, you want to invest in sips, not gulps. Your first purchase should be as petite in size as it is bold in spirit. Second, don't forget that your first investment is also a learning experience. As any craftsman will tell you, there's no better way to learn than by doing.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And that's what we recommend to you: Buy a single share of your favorite stock. Just one. This one share will teach you more about life as an investor than we could ever hope to teach you here. Follow it. Get to know it. Read the quarterly earnings releases, listen to the conference calls, and see how the stock's daily fluctuations affect you. For future stock purchases, you should keep trading costs and commissions to less than 2% of your total purchase amount, but we'll let that slide on your first buy.
But there's something else we want you to pick up while you're making a stop at your friendly broker: A stake in an index fund.
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How many times have you heard someone ask, "How'd the market do today?" But what is "The Market?" And how do we know how it did? Usually, the answer reflects the performance of an index -- such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the Standard & Poor's 500 -- rather than the market as a whole.
What all indexes have in common is that the value of the index changes proportionally to the value of the stocks in the index. So when the index goes up, the aggregate value of the stocks in the index has grown by a proportional amount, and vice versa.
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26th Annual "Lights of Love" program
Thursday, November 29, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital Medical Plaza Lobby
The Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School Choir and Orchestra will present a special program featuring holiday music.
Saturday, December 1, 6:30 pm
— The Health First Palm Bay Hospital Holiday Light Parade presented by the City of Palm Bay will begin at San Filippo Drive and move West on Malabar Road, ending at Eldron Boulevard in Palm Bay.
Monday, December 3, 6 to 7 pm
Health First Palm Bay Hospital main entrance lobby
— The 13th Annual Holiday Concert and Tree-Lighting event will kick off the holiday season with the sounds of holiday music and community spirit. Westside Elementary Steel Drum Band will perform sounds of the holiday season at this free tree-lighting event that is open to the public.
Tuesday, November 27, 6 to 7 pm
Health First Viera Hospital main entrance lobby
— 2nd Annual Holiday Concert and Tree Lighting - help us kick off the holiday season with the sounds of music and community spirit. Guests will enjoy a holiday concert performance and a visit by Santa at this free event that is open to the public.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Feb. 11, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard and Department of Insurance Director Christina Urias today announced that former Phoenix Police Officer Robert Edward Dziezynski, 33, of Mesa, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and seven years probation for impersonating a police officer and forging prescriptions to purchase narcotic drugs. He was also ordered to pay $77,350 in restitution.
In January 2008, Dziezynski pleaded guilty to one count of impersonating a peace officer, a class 4 felony, and one count of fraud schemes, a class 2 felony.
According to court documents, between August 3, 2007, and June 11, 2008, Dziezynski submitted 25 forged prescriptions for Actiq (also known by the generic name Fentanyl), a Schedule II Narcotic drug used for treating pain in cancer patients. He allegedly forged prescriptions by six different physicians and made them out to himself as well as his ex-girlfriend, father and mother.
While submitting the forged prescriptions, Dziezynski allegedly gained the trust of pharmacy employees by showing a police badge and saying he was an officer on the Phoenix Police Department's S.W.A.T. team. While Dziezynski had been a member of the Phoenix police force from September 1999 to December 2002, his AZ Police Officer Standards and Training certification was revoked in May 2004.
One example of the stunts Dziezynski used to obtain the narcotics occurred on October 19, 2007, at a pharmacy in Gilbert. He gave a pharmacist a forged prescription for Fentanyl and told pharmacy employees that he spotted a person "known to steal Oxycontin" leaving the store. Dziezynski told pharmacy employees they needed to fill the prescription quickly so he could hurry to the parking lot to get the license plate number of the supposed Oxycontin thief.
On June 11, 2008, at a pharmacy in Mesa, Dziezynski presented a forged prescription for Fentanyl in his father's name and told the pharmacist that his father had lymphoma. The pharmacist recalls that Dziezynski became upset and had tears in his eyes while discussing his father's cancer. A few moments later, the store video showed Dziezynski smiling as he left the store with the bag of drugs under his arm.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Department of Insurance. Assistant Attorney General Beverly Rudnick prosecuted this case.


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Electronics Projects: Charging and Discharging a Capacitor
One of the most common uses for capacitors in an electronic circuit is to store a charge that you can discharge when it's needed. Project 3-1 presents a simple construction project on a solderless breadboard that demonstrates how you can use a capacitor to do this.
You connect an LED to a 3 V battery power supply and use a capacitor so that when you disconnect the battery from the circuit, the LED doesn't immediately go out. Instead, it continues to glow for a moment as the capacitor discharges.
Here are some additional points you might want to ponder or things you might want to try after you complete Project 3-1:
Pull the LED out of the breadboard, and then close the switch to charge the capacitor. After a few seconds, open the switch. Then, use the voltmeter function of your multimeter to measure the voltage across the two leads of the capacitor. Notice that even though the battery is disconnected from the circuit, the capacitor reads 3 V.
Try varying the size of the capacitor to see what happens. If you use a smaller capacitor, the LED extinguishes more quickly when you remove the power. If you use a larger capacitor, the LED fades more slowly.
You may not be able to find a capacitor larger than 1,000 μF, but you can increase the capacitance by adding more capacitors in parallel with the 1,000 μF capacitor.
Try adding a resistor in series with the capacitor. To do that, simply replace the jumper wire you connected in Step 6 with a resistor.


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I had a presentation at work - my "once in 3 months" thing to show the boss I should still be kept. I am still hired.
My massage business picked up quite some, with some awesome clients. Here is my latest blessing:
I have a lady (originally from India) who is a new mom and gets massages weekly. Her mom is visiting right now, and has a severe back pain, so they asked if I would "look". The older lady doesn't speak much English, and was quiet the whole hour. Then she got up, insisted on making me tea, set down and said: "Body is light, no body. I feel good. The pain is gone, no pain in the back. My daughter appreciates you, now I know why." I almost cried. I don't do miracles, but I strive as much as I can...
"The Attic" project took more than we thought, but isn't it always like that with house reno's? The company removed the old insulation - and left some here and there, and then Larry decided to pick some boards randomly drilled on top of attic floor, and found more ugly dusty insulation he had to scoop (in mask), and lots of squirrel nests and poop and random other junk (some of which was huge). So, he worked tirelessly on making it tidy (and my job was to get rid of that mentioned junk for disposal). Then electrical guy came and tied up some unsanctioned wires - and Larry, again, had to do a lot of it as well, to cut down the costs. He (Larry) also installed 2 bathroom fan/lights with vents outside, and a vent from the kitchen fan (which was going straight to the attic). Finally, the new insulation people came and did their blow-in, but not up to standards. So, it's not over - but hopefully this week it will be. Now we also need to rid of all the boards and 200 lb wood door we dragged from the attic - and thankfully Austin has a free "big item" removal in February.
Both Larry and I are firmly on Whole30. What means there is more thoughtful cooking for me, which takes time. I don't see drastic differences in my body's shape (always a hope:)), but my belly is not as bloated all the time, and when it is, it's not painful, so that's good. With the additional veggies I mince via Vitamix and drink during a week, and with some supplements my doctor recommended for my adrenal fatigue, low thyroid and vitamin deficiency, I think I am slowly turning a corner. At least I prefer to believe that:) Larry shows a lot of self-restrain - and his body pays benefits. His energy level is more throughout, even if he is hungry and still dreaming about pancakes. He's got some shift in body composition as well, but we are not measuring or weighing in yet to not focus on the wrong thing.
We are running. In fact, last week we threw in some short intervals and going for a touch longer this week, to get back into things cautious and wisely. I put 40 miles in last week, and that is with the fact 3 days I had to resort to my "2M minimum".
Speaking of that, one time it was on Saturday, as I got up at 2:30 am and drove to Bandera to volunteer at the trail events put on by Tejas Trails. As last year, I was patching some "holes" and going where Joe sends me. Taking 50k to the start and sending them off (from Grady Reed: Olga King should be a motivational speaker. Best pre-race pep talk ever for the 50k).
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Amazing setup. Great throughput at 2.4 GHz in Mixed mode. Very good throughput at 5 GHz. USB port for external storage and printers. Designed to work with the upcoming Linksys cloud-based management software and apps to extend feature set.
Does not currently offer extensive feature set
Bottom Line
If you are looking for a Wi-Fi router that is friendly to setup and manage and still want powerful hardware, consider the EA3500.
The Cisco Linksys EA3500 N750 App Enabled Dual-Band Wireless Router with Gigabit and USB ($129.99 list) is one of the latest (and greatest) products in the EA router series.
Cisco is promoting these routers as "Smart Wi-Fi" routers because they are engineered to work with upcoming cloud management software and apps being especially created to enhance the routers' capabilities. These apps, and Cisco Connect Cloud, will be available later this year. Even now, however, The EA3500 offers two standout features.
Throughput is very good at 5 GHz and excellent on the 2.4 GHz band. Even better, the router's setup process is an incredibly intuitive and almost automated setup process. For home networks that need an easy router to setup and manage, yet don't want to sacrifice powerful hardware, the EA3500 is an excellent choice.
Hardware and External Details
The EA3500 is a dual-band router with a 2x3 antenna configuration for the 2.4 GHz band that can deliver up to 300Mbps in ideal RF environments. The 5 GHz band uses a 3x3 configuration that can deliver up to 450 Mbps. The router has six internal antennas.
Unlike the entry EA series router, the EA2700, the EA3500 has a USB 2.0 port for shared storage and virtual USB. There are four Gigabit Ethernet ports on the rear panel, as well as a button for WPS (Wireless Protected Setup) connections.
Setting up the EA3500
I didn't think I'd encounter a line of routers that were simpler to set up than Cisco Linksys' E-series, but the networking hardware titan has raised the bar once again. The EA series is so easy you don't need a wired connection between a laptop or desktop to set up. After a series of clicks in the setup interface, you just sit back and the router does all the work.
The router ships with a setup CD that contains the Cisco Connect software for setup. The setup is so user-friendly that when the CD auto-runs, it displays a link "Setup your Linksys router"—no setup.exe or any other techie jargon to deal with.
The setup process shows how to physically connect the router to a broadband modem and then gives the message, "We are now setting up your Linksys EA3500." Setup is so well done that I connected the Ethernet cable from the broadband modem into one of the EA3500's LAN ports instead of the WAN port as you are supposed to do, just to see what would happen.
Setup didn't miss a trick. The router detected that my wire was plugged into one of the LAN ports not the WAN port, paused setup, and explained how to correct the connection. It's as if tiny network engineers are housed within the router to guide you. This amazing setup is perfect for those who easily get frustrated with deploying a wireless router.
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Performance and Feature Set
The EA3500 is not the most feature-rich router on the market, but it does provide good, basic control over a home network. The Cisco Connect software allows you to configure guest access, set parental controls, and connect another computer or device to your network. You can also access the router's advanced settings for more complex tasks like setting up port forwarding. Some additional capabilities include the option to have the router automatically receive updates (a good idea) or set the LEDs on the port to turn off. There's also a speed test included that you can use to check your connection bandwidth.
The router's NAS capabilities tested fine for light file sharing needs across a home network. You are not going to want to use it to copy very large files; better to get a dedicated NAS for more intense file management.
Performance will exceed most home users' needs. On the 2.4 GHz band set in Mixed mode, and WPA2 security and channel width at Auto 20/40, the EA3500 gave the fastest speeds tested yet in the lab among routers with similar hardware specs. It also managed to retain throughput level well at distance:
Click here for throughput numbers at 2.4 GHz
On the 5 GHz band, the EA3500's throughput did not exceed Netgear's N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit router, but the EA3500 retains its throughput a bit better at distance than the N750:
Click here for throughput numbers at 5 GHz
EA3500 is the Souped-Up E3200
The EA3500's predecessor, the E3200, is a very good router. The EA3500 is even better. While it may not give granular control over a network, it can certainly handle some of the most demanding wireless networking tasks, like video streaming. The setup process is so simple it recalls the simplicity of using an Apple product.
The EA3500 is just about perfect for those looking for a powerful router and who aren't interested in tight control over minute details in a wireless network. The EA3500 is 4.5 star router and an easy Editors' Choice pick for the setup process, excellent throughput at 2.4 GHz and very good throughput at 5 GHz, as well as its ability to sustain throughput at range.
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