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Artists in the "Out-Of-Towners" exhibit and the 2012 Originale winners exhibit at the Aug. 16 opening reception at the Hannibal Arts Council shared their experiences and challenged others to pursue their artistic dreams.
Artists in the "Out-Of-Towners" exhibit and the 2012 Originale winners exhibit at the Aug. 16 opening reception at the Hannibal Arts Council shared their experiences and challenged others to pursue their artistic dreams.
Craig Norton of Perry said, "15 years ago I felt led as a Christian (to become an artist). God gives us all gifts, and you really need to use them."
His work on display included a large car with two occupants, whom he said were his grandmother and one of his three daughters. The car represented the freedom to drive, which older people eventually lose. Norton has shown his work in other states, and two years ago was featured in a New York Times article.
John Bartz III of Maywood said he was formerly a graphic artist, then began experimenting with paints. When he enrolled in art school, he was inspired by other artists and "I started to create tools." His large pictures in the current exhibit are from his series "Pathways and Connections."
Norton and Bartz were among seven artists featured in the new exhibit, which HAC Executive Director Michael Gaines explained is for artists with any zip codes except Hannibal's.
The additional out-of-towners were Daniel (Eric) Phillips of Plevna, Todd Wiseman of Quincy, Ann Titus of Quincy, Joe Conover of Quincy, and Sylvana Purcell of Quincy.
Also on exhibit are the works of Jason Mejer and Robin Johnson, winners of the HAC's 2012 Originale show and competition.
Johnson's lion picture, "King," was her winning entry. She explained the lion could represent God, because "like God, he has an awesome fierceness and also is kind, and you can approach him with respect."
She named one of her pictures "Sneaky Snow Leopard" because it was painted from a photo she took of a leopard in the Denver zoo, "and he was sneaking over a log."
Todd Wiseman paints large pictures of food and other items, including animals. Two of his works were hanging together and composed a face. They were titled "Lips" and "Amber." Why are these his choices? "I like to think that someone will put it in their house. I'd like to see it hanging there."
Among the people who attended the reception to view the art was Judy Barnes, who explained she enjoyed it all and especially Eric Phillips' big three-panel fibre art.
The show will continue until Sept. 14 at the HAC, 105 S. Main in Hannibal. The HAC is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. It is closed on Tuesday and Sunday.
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MONTRÉAL -- Captain Claude Giroux called out his teammates for "going through the motions."
Danny Briere said the Flyers "need to want it more."
Kimmo Timonen pointed toward the Flyers' attitude and said "it needs to change."
"You have to go beat people to win games," Timonen said. "The attitude has to be that 'We're the Flyers.' We go into games and people should be afraid. They're not."
Canadiens backup goaltender Peter Budaj certainly wasn't afraid on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Why should he have been? The Flyers managed just 2 shots in the first period - and 6 total through the first 32 minutes of the game. They were on-pace to set a new franchise record for fewest shots (13) in a game.
The end result, a thorough 4-1 beating, was predictable based on the start.
The harsh words from the Flyers post-game were just that: words. There is nothing this team has done on the ice this season to strike fear in any opponent. And it many ways, it is mind-boggling.
For once, it hasn't been the goaltending. That trend continued on Saturday night, even as the Flyers turned to their backup - Brian Boucher - for the second time in 16 games this season.
It hasn't been penalty kill. The Flyers have killed off 16 straight power plays and they're 33-for-35 (94.3 percent) in their last 9 games.
It certainly can't be because of talent. Look at the rosters of the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, or Devils - teams they've lost to on this road trip. Can you say the Flyers are inferior to those teams talent-wise?
The offense deserves a lot the blame - from Giroux on down. The Flyers have failed to score more than 2 goals in 11 of their 16 games this season.
"With all of the scorers we have on this team, it's tough to understand at this point," Briere said. "There's a lot of frustration."
To me, the Flyers' offensive struggles, like almost every other deficiency with this team, seem to stem from their own brains.
How else do you explain going offsides 4 times in one period alone? Finishing second on seemingly every puck battle? A too-many-men on the ice penalty at a crucial point in the game? Three power plays without a single shot on net?
"We were not competing," Giroux said. "We were not winning battles. It's just frustrating to see. We need to cut those mistakes down. We're aware that mental mistakes are out there. We need to cut that."
It was amazing to see that no matter how bad the Flyers' start was on Saturday, they were still trailing just 2-1 entering the third period. It was a very winnable game - even before you consider who was in net for Montreal.
Instead, it seemed like once Briere's shot snuck through Budaj to cut the Canadiens' lead in half, they settled rather than pushing the gas pedal to the floor.
"We need to just want to win more," Giroux said. "In the third period we were down 2-1. We need to find a way to get it done."
The same thing happened in New Jersey on Friday night. The Flyers battled for a 3-1 lead. Once they got it, they hit the snooze bar.
Twice this season, the Flyers have scored in the first minute of the game - as they did in Toronto last Monday night - and they've found a way to give it back rather quickly.
"Playing not to lose, that's what comes to mind," Timonen said. "It's too much up and down. You can't win games in this league that way."
Yes, the Flyers have injuries to key players. Yes, their schedule has not been easy - they've played 5 back-to-back sets already of their 16 games. But they're no different than any other team in the league in both of those categories.
It's impossible to look at any one of the Flyers' 9 losses and say they didn't have a chance to at least take the game over at one point or another. They've been right there in a lot of games, and a lot of them have turned out to be lopsided losses. Four of them have been by 3 goals or more.
"We're in the game and it's like the game keeps slipping away from us," Mike Knuble said. "We're just having a hard time mustering the tying goal or the goal to get us back in the game. Once they get on top of us, it's been easy for teams to close out the game on us. The game's on the line and we've just kind of played it out. It's the will to win, I don't think it's been there enough for us yet."
It's time to get concerned. Peter Laviolette said the Flyers were "concerned before the game," and they'll continue to be concerned. The Flyers are the first team in the NHL to have played a third of this 48-game schedule. They're 2-8-0 on the road. Teams that they're chasing for playoff spots - like the Jets, Rangers and Hurricanes - all have 3 games in-hand at this point.
"The league's not going to wait around," Knuble said. "Nobody's happy about it. That's unacceptable for our group, from our last player to our top guy. You don't have time to practice your way out of it, you don't have time to play your way out of it. The urgency, it's got to be there. You've got 60 possible points left to get. Other teams are going to win their share of games, it's going to get harder and harder to climb your way up the ladder."
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As data today showed, the recession in the euro area deepened, and .U.S equity markets tumbled overnight, but then clawed back to unchanged levels this morning. The market's strength can likely be attributed to not only recent news of a huge corporate transaction of Buffet and 3G Capital buying H.J. Heinz Co. for about $23 billion, but also to this morning's jobless claims number, which was much lower than estimated.
Therefore, it seems as though investors sold equity futures to immediately respond to the disheartening economic numbers out of Europe last night, but then saw the U.S. data and the big Heinz deal, and started to buy again. Overall, we believe the 1515 level could be a type of magnet in the S&P 500 MAR13 futures in the very short term, until we see another big data point get released, such as next month's non-farm payrolls. However, this market does seem like a bull market. So in bull markets, even when there is no news, or even bad news, the market tends to rise.
Many key commodities are down today. Sugar continues to slide beneath the key pivot level of $0.19. Now sugar is trading down 2.03% to $0.1786. The grain markets continue to tumble, with corn futures (MAR13) back below $7 today, and MAR13 soybeans down $0.09 to $14.13. Soybeans may slide lower in the near term, but if this market gets close to $13, we believe this would be a very key support area.
Precious metals such as gold and silver continue to be in bearish-neutral mode in our opinion. FEB13 gold futures are down $9 today, trading down to $1,635. Our next key downside target level is $1,625. If gold can break this level, we'll look for $1,590.
We focus more on the incredible rally occurring in RBOB gasoline futures. There has indeed been a seasonal pattern where RBOB rallies from January to April. RBOB started its rally this year right at the beginning of January, and has not really looked back since. RBOB (MAR13) is up another 2% today to $3.0955, and our next key target is $3.20. Our major upside target/resistance level is $3.40.We very well could see the $3.20 level approached by April.
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A former staff member with First United Methodist Church in Durango has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to lure a child through the Internet.
Ian Robert Walker, 24, of Alamosa, was arrested Wednesday on the campus of Adams State College in Alamosa. He was booked into the Alamosa County Jail on suspicion of Internet luring of a child and sexual exploitation of a child. He since has posted bail.
The La Plata County Sheriffs Office, which assisted with the investigation, is seeking possible victims of Internet crimes against children in this region.
From August 2012 until recently, Walker helped lead a Saturday night worship at First United Methodist Church, according to an email sent to members of the church by the Rev. Jeff Huber.
He also worked several years as a church camp counselor in South Fork. Walker lived in Alamosa but commuted to Durango on weekends.
We are very troubled by these accusations and have agreed to assist law-enforcement officials with their investigation, Huber wrote.
Walker is suspected of text messaging a Pueblo girl younger than 15 and asking for images from the child as well as sending images to the child. He met the girl while working at the youth camp in South Fork, according to a news release from the La Plata County Sheriffs Office.
The Sheriffs Office became involved while investigating another incident involving a La Plata County girl, said Investigator Tonya Golbricht.
In that case, Walker is suspected of trying to get the girl to send him photos, but she didnt do it, Golbricht said.
The case remains under investigation, and charges in that case may be pending.
The Sheriffs Office and the Pueblo Police Department served a search warrant at Walkers home in Alamosa.
The Rev. Marv Vose, district superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church, said Walkers employment with the church ended soon after the church learned of the allegations.
If we can help in finding other victims or be a part of that healing process, we want to do that, Vose said during a brief phone interview Thursday.
First United Methodist Church in Durango referred calls to Vose. But Huber wrote a lengthy letter to local members.
In the letter, he said the church takes these types of allegations seriously, especially since one of our core values is that children and youth are of utmost importance.
The church requires comprehensive background checks for all employees and works to provide training to all those who are involved in serving young people, he said.
In light of this situation, we will be reviewing those policies in the days ahead to be sure we are doing our best to create a safe place for our children and youth in this fast-changing world in which we live, Huber wrote. At this time, we do not have any information to lead us to believe that any inappropriate action arose out of the work here at First United Methodist Church in Durango.
The Sheriffs Office is asking anyone with information pertaining to Walker to contact Golbricht at 382-7019.


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4:24 p.m. Twenty to 30 men were riding bikes on a field and drinking beer at Park Elementary School, 510 East Sixth Avenue.
12:51 a.m. A man wearing a gray trench coat was carrying a baseball bat near Florida Road and East Animas Road (County Road 250), and it seemed suspicious, someone reported.
10:09 p.m. A vehicle rolled near U.S. Highway 160 and Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141).
10:30 a.m. A man threatened a woman and said, I wish I could kick you right now.
4:14 p.m. An SUV was broken down in the middle of the road near Santa Rita Park, 149 South Camino del Rio.
6:54 p.m. A drunken woman was refusing to leave south City Market, 6 Town Plaza. Police made an arrest.
10:16 p.m. There was a loud party involving about 25 juveniles, possibly drinking on Folsom Place. Police made at least one arrest.
Durango Fire & Rescue
6:40 p.m. Someone reported smoke inside a structure in the 3000 block of Main Avenue.
8:52 p.m. A structure fire was reported in the 1100 block of Silver Mesa Driveway, northeast of Durango.
10:42 p.m. A brush fire was reported on Countrymens Way, south of Farmington Hill.
12:32 p.m. A fire alarm was set off in the 21600 block of U.S. Highway 160 in west Durango.
Durango Fire & Rescue Authority responded to 28 calls Friday through Sunday.


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"We were looking to create something that would celebrate the best flavors of beer and spirits, and I think our Thump Keg beers really do the trick," said Thump Keg Brewing Co. Ace of Brewers, Elizabeth Rhoades. "So much personality went into the brewing process and our selection of the spirits that formed the inspiration for Thump KegTM Brewing Co. beers, and I think that will resonate with those adventurous enough to taste such a unique collaboration."
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Only two men took the stage last Wednesday night in Denver, but when Colorado residents go to vote, they will find a laundry list of presidential candidates on the ballot.
As in 2008, Colorado has 16 candidates listed, the most of any state. Others, such as Oklahoma, are far more restrictive, allowing only incumbent Democrat Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney.
Also qualifying for the Colorado ballot are Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Partys Jill Stein, both with registered minor parties, and Virgil Goode of the Constitution Party, which, thanks to Tom Tancredos rogue 2010 gubernatorial run, for now deemed a major party here.
Eleven other candidates simply had to submit a letter of intent and a $500 filing fee. No petition of signatures is required.
Such loose eligibility criteria means the crop of contenders is a motley bunch, including Ayn Rand devotee Tom Stevens of the Objectivist Party, actress Roseanne Barr with the socialist-leaning Peace and Freedom Party and Merlin Miller of the blatantly white nationalist group American Third Position.
Rocky Anderson, the progressive former Salt Lake City mayor in staunchly conservative Utah, is trying to tap into voter disaffection by marketing himself as an outside-the-box free thinker.
A few of the listed parties actually individuals, with no centralized headquarters and party names that are just made up said Andrew Cole, spokesman for Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
Theres also a blank space for write-in candidates, if none of the 16 strikes a chord.
Deck stacked against them
The United States uses a single-member district, or winner takes all, election system, meaning candidates for state and national office need only a plurality (not a majority) of votes to win a certain jurisdiction. As a result, minor parties have a long shot to put it mildly of capturing the presidency. They also lack an army of wealthy donors, a vast network of volunteers and daily media exposure ingredients essential to the modern campaign.
But in a swing state like Colorado, minor-party candidates could potentially divvy up enough votes to tip the scale .
(A third-party) vote (for president) is only wasted if your only goal is winning the election, said Colin Glennon, assistant professor of political science at Fort Lewis College. Your candidate wont win, but you can siphon votes from the two major parties. We saw it with Ross Perot in 1992 and Ralph Nader in 2000.
Supporting a minor-party candidate also serve to elevate the profile of that candidate or the principles he or she espouses.
If you are voting for some purpose with intrinsic value, then voting (for) third parties is not a waste at all, Glennon said.
Minor parties tend to view the long-standing supremacy of the Republicans and Democrats as an artificial constraint that limits the discourse to policy ideas deemed safe. If their own ideas were given a legitimate hearing, they argue, they could attract wider support.
If politics in America were football, the entire game would be played between the 45-yard lines, said Jeff Orrok, state chairman of the Libertarian Party of Colorado. The major parties create a lot of hoopla to try and polarize people, but as far as the actual content of their policies and the outcomes theyve generated, they are near identical. Neither has worked.
Orrok believes the dual Libertarian philosophy of civil liberties and fiscal belt-tightening could appeal to people coming from the political left and right, and, of course, the highly coveted one-third of Coloradoans who are unaffiliated.
Governor Johnson would submit a balanced budget to Congress. Neither major party has a credible plan to do that for years down the road. He endorsed Colorados Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana use, and he stands for marriage equality, Orrok said.
The Green Party, which advocates decentralized local governance and sustainability, likewise considers its ideas palatable beyond its environmentalist base.
Our operations are cooperative and agreement-seeking. There is more working together versus infighting and debating, said Bill Bartlett, co-chairman for the Greens Colorado chapter. We also decline corporate money. We have never taken it and never will. We dont write corporate-based legislation. Public opinion is with us on that.
The Greens and Libertarians agreed that media coverage, or lack of it, perpetuates the anonymity of their candidates. Orrok likened the current debate format to a choreographed spectacle of half truths, short sound bites and tit-for-tat squabbling.
The biggest challenge is simple name recognition, he said. As it stands, the format pits the incumbents the establishment against the rest of us. They grind along, getting us deeper into debt, withholding civil liberties. Across the board, you have public outcry about the status quo. The mainstream media is remiss in overlooking these voices.
Bartlett agreed: If (Jill Stein) was allowed on stage, I guarantee youd see an influx of voters aligning with us. Right now, theyve got a clamp on everything.
In the Balance
Long a GOP stronghold of the last 10 presidential elections, it chose the Republican nominee eight times Colorado went strongly blue in 2008. The latest numbers suggest a closely contested race this time around. Obama held an average 3-point edge in September opinion polls, according to RealClearPolitics. Post-debate figures released Friday by the research firm Gravis Marketing showed the tables had turned, with Romney taking over the lead. Most polls fall within the margin of error.
Glennon doubted that the sheer quantity of fringe candidates on the Colorado ballot would be a decisive factor at some point, it becomes a case of diminishing returns, he said but he agreed that larger third-party groups could make inroads given the contempt many Americans profess for Washington.
They can impact an election most significantly with a charismatic entrepreneur as their candidate, he said. When this is not the case, third parties rely on voter dissatisfaction with the major-party choices.


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I use to get them to do me on the street for free.
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Who? Me or Gman?
dontwantaname wrote:Who? Me or Gman?
the quote is from you. i will let the lurkers decide for themselves whether it's more likely to describe oneself in that way or for someone to speak for another person in that way.
pooflady wrote:I'm almost 5'11", so most are too short so it helps a lot if they're longer. No way to rephrase that for No1.
I think that about says it all
dontwantaname wrote:Except my mother in law. Hates to ***k. Had to, had 8 kids, but never got good at it.
Her mom didn't know how either.
I have a theory that everyone married Italian for the f***.
I know the Irish/German side of my family was
thrilled if they were going to my house and my Italian grandmother was ***king!
I'm sure all over the country there are WWII navy guys, still talking about the **** they got in Brooklyn when they came to visit ... !
no1 wrote:
You are a bad, bad man.
dontwantaname wrote:You are a bad, bad man.
i've been careless with a dontwantanam
and it's a sad, sad world
when a man will quote a post just because he can
don't you tell me to deny it
i've done wrong and i want to suffer for my sins
i've come to you 'cause i need guidance to be true
and i just don't know where I can begin
what i need is a good defense
'cause i'm feeling like a criminal
and I need to be redeemed
to the for'm i've sinned against
because it's all i ever knew of woot
dontwantaname wrote:
Spent ALL night dreaming about doing it.
They say that's a sign of old age...spending all night dreaming of what you used to spend all night DOING.
dontwantaname wrote:Hubby uses the sink when we are home. The house smelled if we were away for a few days. I was emptying that bucket about 10 times a week.
please, someone help dname install a toilet in their house.
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March 24. 2013 11:04PM
Weare gun store owner points to 2nd Amendment in fight to stay open
By HENRY METZ
Union Leader Correspondent
WEARE - The owner of a gun store operated out of a home on Thorndike Road said the recent zoning board hearing to determine if the business is appropriate for a residential neighborhood should never have been held.
Robin Stevens said she was "shocked at what was allowed to be heard" at the March 5 hearing on the business she owns with her husband, Michael Stevens, at 161 Thorndike Road.
"This hearing was to be a hearing on zoning of the business Classic Armorer," Stevens wrote in a letter to the editor published in The Goffstown News on March 21. "This should not have been heard since the statute of limitations on this was 30 days after we opened, which was opened four-and-a-half years ago."
At the March 5 hearing, a standing-room-only crowd offered comment on whether the gun shop is an appropriate use for the property. Michael Stevens, a retired Marine, previously operated an auto-repair shop out of his garage at 161 Thorndike Road. He converted it to a gun shop, where he repairs a variety of weapons.
Stevens also ran a shooting range on his property, offering lessons to children. But the town issued a cease-and-desist order that effectively shut down the shooting range as a commercial venture. The range is now used only as a private practice facility.
At the hearing, the Stevens' attorney, Tony Soltani, acknowledged that running a commercial shooting range on the property "probably crossed the line." Still, Soltani said anyone who repairs guns has to test them.
In her letter to the editor, Robin Stevens said the zoning board hearing turned into a "bash the Stevens' rights to enjoy our Second Amendment rights." She said the business, Classic Armorer, is "under siege" by a "begrudging neighbor who wants to shut down the gun shop."
Many of the people who showed up for the hearing complained about customers parking on the residential street and armed men and women going in and out of the shop during business hours. But the shooting range is what prompted the most criticism.
Laura Kobylis, who has two small children and lives directly across the street from Stevens, said that nap time, family time and parties are often interrupted by the sound of gunshots.
"We try to have birthday parties and as soon as the balloons go up on the mailbox, the shooting starts," she said. "It's a nuisance and doesn't belong in a residential area where people are trying to live."
When approached by a reporter at his gun shop, Stevens ordered the reporter off his property, saying he did not think that recent newspaper coverage of his business had been fair.
Land-use officer Chris Meany granted the Stevens permission to operate the gun-repair business without requiring a site plan review because, in his opinion, gun and car-repair shops have essentially the same impact on a neighborhood.
Zoning Board Chairman Jack Dearborn, a frequent visitor to the gun shop, said his panel has no control over the noise that comes from the shooting range, calling it a "civil enforcement issue."
The only issue the board can consider, Dearborn said, is whether Meany was correct in allowing the auto-repair shop to be converted into a gun-repair shop, and whether the gun-repair shop is an appropriate use for a home-based business.
The zoning board will rule on those questions at its next meeting on April 2.


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Callahan Tunnel's closure slows NH's ride to LoganBy DAN TUOHY
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 28. 2013 10:25PM
Andrew Robel and his staff have plotted out alternate routes to Logan Airport now that the Callahan Tunnel, a major access point for many New Hampshire motorists and transportation providers, will be closed until mid-March.
"When you take away a main vein of transportation, it has got to go somewhere," said Robel, co-owner and manager of North Country Auto Rental and Shuttle Services, based in Lebanon.
Bus lines and shuttles with regular trips to Logan have to contend with the same detour maps. In Robel's assessment, a detour around the tunnel will add 15 minutes, on average, to a trip from New Hampshire's Upper Valley to Logan. And that is not to mention the traffic congestion on the alternate routes, he said.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation does not know exactly how many New Hampshire vehicles use the Callahan Tunnel, but it has a rough idea of the traffic volumes coming from various areas. "For instance, 14 percent of vehicles headed to Logan and/or East Boston were counted on I-93 southbound, just north of I-95 in Woburn/Stoneham," according to Mike Verseckes, spokesman for Massachusetts DOT.
In a 2013 "ground-access survey" conducted by the Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, an estimated 5.6 percent of air travelers at Logan Airport came from New Hampshire, which is about 2,089 average daily ground-access air passengers, Verseckes said in an email.
Recommended routes
Massachusetts has suggested detour routes. For most motorists from New Hampshire or "points north via I-93 southbound," the recommended route is to take Exit 31 to Route 16 east, then turn onto Route 1A south and drive another 2.7 miles to Logan Airport.
Motorists from the Seacoast region would also follow this route.
Another option for Interstate 93 travelers would be to proceed south until Exit 18, then stay straight at the Massachusetts Avenue ramp and proceed to the Interstate 90 bypass road and then I-90 eastbound. Motorists would then drive another 1.8 miles to Logan Airport.
Manchester's airport
What might the temporary tunnel closure mean for New Hampshire air travelers and possibly residents considering flying out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport instead?
J. Brian O'Neill, deputy airport director, responded via email: "Manchester-Boston Regional Airport believes the additional challenges created by the Callahan Tunnel closure this winter is an excellent opportunity to showcase the overall convenience and ease of flying MHT.
The airport has been utilizing social media and other communication tools to encourage air travelers to strongly consider the benefits of booking flights into or out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport during the construction period."
Callahan Tunnel, which opened in 1961, serves 30,000 vehicles a day on average, according to Massachusetts DOT.
The $19.3 million rehabilitation project involves replacing the deck, curbing and wall panels. The target completion date is March 12.
The contractor, McCourt Construction, may earn $71,000 a day for each day the project is finished early, up to $2 million, and the company would pay $71,000 a day for each day beyond March 12.
Mass DOT has more information on transit options at: www.mass.gov/massdot/callahantunnelrehab


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A Study of Abacavir Plus Indinavir Sulfate Plus Efavirenz in HIV-Infected Patients
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00001086
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : July 29, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Indinavir sulfate Drug: Abacavir sulfate Drug: Efavirenz
|Phase 2
Therapeutically, there is a need to explore potent alternative therapy for patients who have received, or are currently receiving, a double nucleoside analog combination including lamivudine (3TC), a regimen that was proven to be clinically inferior to indinavir (IDV) when combined with zidovudine/3TC in study ACTG 320. In order to produce and maintain a maximal antiviral response, all patients in this study will receive 2 or 3 potent, new agents; ABC, a nucleoside analog, EFV, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), and IDV, a protease inhibitor. Virologically, the major question this protocol seeks to answer is how prior 3TC exposure in a dual nucleoside regimen influences the response to subsequent treatment. It is unclear whether it is best to add a protease inhibitor either 1) an NNRTI at 1 of 2 doses, or 2) an NNRTI at 1 of 2 doses plus a new nucleoside analog to achieve plasma HIV RNA levels that are below the limits of detection.
Prior to randomization, patients are stratified by CD4 cell count (cells/mm3): less than or equal to 50 versus greater than 50 and by ACTG 320 participation: enrolled versus not enrolled. Patients with greater than 50 CD4 cells/mm3 are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms (Arms I, II, III, or IV) and patients with less than or equal to 50 CD4 cells/mm3 are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms (Arms I and II). All patients will be followed for 48 weeks beyond the enrollment of the last patient. The regimens for the treatment arms are as follows: Arm I - indinavir (IDV) plus EFV plus ABC placebo bid, Arm II - IDV (higher dose) plus EFV (lower dose) plus ABC, Arm III - IDV plus EFV plus ABC placebo, and Arm IV - IDV (higher dose) plus EFV (lower dose) plus ABC. If 15 week data indicates this is a reasonable dosing regimen, the sample size in Arms III and IV will be expanded to include additional patients with a CD4 count greater than 50 cells/mm3 and allow for equal enrollment across all 4 treatment arms. Those patients who roll over from ACTG 320 will be assigned to receive open-label treatment on Arm II and evaluated independently of the 4 treatment arms listed above.
[AS PER AMENDMENT 8/27/97: Patients with 2 consecutive HIV RNA measurements at least 500 copies/ml at week 16 or anytime thereafter are given the option to receive open-label treatment with IDV plus EFV plus ABC, or to seek the best available therapy outside of the study. NOTE: Patients who choose the open-label combination may take other prescribed nucleoside analogs provided outside the study.] [AS PER AMENDMENT 12/17/97: It is strongly recommended that patients who reach a confirmed endpoint and elect to receive open-label therapy consider adding additional approved (and novel, if possible) antiretroviral agents to their open-label regimen.] [AS PER AMENDMENT 1/12/98: Patients who choose the open-label combination may receive other approved antiretrovirals obtained outside the study provided the ACTG 368 team approves the combination.] [AS PER AMENDMENT 8/7/98: Subjects will take study medications for a maximum of 96 weeks, depending on their time of study enrollment.] [AS PER AMENDMENT 3/10/99: A 24-week extension, which will end July 30, 1999, has been added to the study. The extension applies to subjects currently on blinded Step 1 treatment, on open-labeled Step 2, or on study but off treatment. Subjects are to be unblinded in their study treatment and followed for the remainder of the extension. Subjects continue on their current study drug schedule. Subjects on blinded IDV plus EFV who, upon unblinding (not failure) decide to add prescription ABC to their regimen, will be considered off study treatment and will be followed for the duration of the extension; those already registered on Step 2 will continue their Step 2 therapy. Any subject who does not wish to continue on the study extension will be unblinded to their original randomized regimen. Subjects who experience virologic failure during the extension should seek best available treatment following current recommendations to use as many approved, novel antiretroviral agents as possible. The new drug regimen may incorporate any or all of the study drugs.]
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|300 participants
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Phase II, Placebo Controlled Trial of Abacavir (ABC, 1592U89) in Combination With Open-Label Indinavir Sulfate (IDV) and Efavirenz (EFV, DMP-266) in HIV-Infected Subjects With Nucleoside Analog Experience: A Rollover Study for ACTG 320
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|September 1999
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Concurrent Medication:
- Chemoprophylaxis for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia is required for all patients who have a CD4 cell count <= 200 cells/mm3.
- Topical and/or oral antifungal agents are permitted except for oral ketoconazole.
- Treatment, maintenance or chemoprophylaxis with approved agents for opportunistic infections as clinically indicated, except for rifabutin.
- All antibiotics as clinically indicated.
- Systemic corticosteroid use for <= 21 days for acute problems is permitted as medically indicated; chronic systemic corticosteroid use is not permitted, unless it is within physiologic replacement levels.
- Recombinant erythropoietin and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor are permitted as medically indicated.
- Regularly prescribed medications such as antipyretics, analgesics, allergy medications (except for terfenadine (Seldane) and astemizole (Hismanal)), antidepressants, sleep medications, oral contraceptives, megestrol acetate, testosterone or any other medications are permitted as medically indicated.
- Due to the possibility that EFV or ABC may alter the effectiveness of oral contraceptives or depo-progesterone, oral contraceptives or depo-progesterone must not be used as the sole form of birth control. [AS PER AMENDMENT 8/7/98: adequate birth control is hormonal plus barrier method or two barrier methods].
- Alternative therapies such as vitamins, acupuncture, and visualization techniques will be permitted. Herbal medications should be avoided. Patients should report the use of these therapies; alternative therapies will be recorded. [AS PER AMENDMENT 8/7/98: Due to the likelihood of IDV increasing the concentrations of sildenafil (Viagra) when coadministered, it is suggested that subjects who use viagra take the lowest dose (25 mg, i.e., half the typical dose).]
Both NIAID ACTG 320 participants and non-ACTG 320 patients must have:
- Documented HIV-1 infection.
- Written informed consent from parent or legal guardian for those patients < 18 years old.
Non-ACTG 320 patients must have:
- Documented CD4 cell count <= 200 cells/mm3 at the time of initiation of ZDV (or d4T) plus 3TC therapy [AS PER AMENDMENT 12/17/97:
- Documented CD4 cell count <= 250 cells/mm3 within 3 months of initiation of ZDV (or d4T) plus 3TC therapy].
Prior Medication:
For ACTG 320 patients:
- Patients must have participated in ACTG 320 with original randomization to the double-nucleoside combination arm, and maintenance of that treatment (on-study/on-treatment in ACTG 320) until enrollment into ACTG 368.
For non-ACTG 320 patients:
- Greater than or equal to 3 months [2 months AS PER AMENDMENT 12/17/97] of therapy with ZDV (or d4T) + 3TC and receiving ZDV (or d4T) + 3TC at the time of entry.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Non-ACTG 320 patients with the following symptoms and conditions are excluded:
Malignancy that requires systemic therapy other than minimal Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Minimal Kaposi's sarcoma, defined as <= 5 cutaneous lesions and no visceral disease or tumor-associated edema, allowed, provided systemic therapy not required.
Non-ACTG 320 patients with the following prior conditions or symptoms are excluded:
- Unexplained temperature > 38.5 degrees C for 7 consecutive days.
- Chronic diarrhea defined as > 3 liquid stools per day persisting for 15 days, within 30 days prior to entry.
- Proven or suspected acute hepatitis within 30 days prior to entry, even if AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) are <= 5 X ULN.
Concurrent Medication: Excluded:
- All antiretroviral therapies other then study medications.
- Rifabutin and rifampin.
- Investigational drugs without specific approval from the protocol chair.
- Systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy.
- Oral ketoconazole (Nizoral), terfenadine (Seldane), astemizole (Hismanal), cisapride (Propulsid), triazolam (Halcion), and midazolam (Versed).
- Caution should be taken in the consumption of alcoholic beverages with study medications.
- Itraconazole.
Prior Medication: Excluded: For ACTG 320 patients:
- Those who opted to receive open-label IDV while on ACTG 320, or if they switched to open label IDV during the study.
For non-ACTG 320 patients:
- Acute therapy for an infection or other medical illness within 14 days prior to entry.
- Prior protease inhibitor therapy.
- Prior NNRTI therapy (approved or experimental).
- Erythropoietin, G-CSF or GM-CSF within 30 days prior to entry.
- Interferons, interleukins or HIV vaccines within 30 days prior to entry.
- Any experimental therapy within 30 days prior to entry.
- Rifampin or rifabutin within 14 days prior to entry.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00001086
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|Study Chair:
|Squires KE
|Study Chair:
|Hammer SM
|Study Chair:
|Fischl MA
Publications of Results:
Other Publications:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00001086 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11331 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 29, 2013
|Last Verified:
|July 2013
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
Drug Therapy, Combination
HIV Protease Inhibitors
RNA, Viral
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Viral Load
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Anti-HIV Agents
HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors


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Friends, family of man paralyzed after hospital attack, night in jail left with questionsBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 17. 2013 12:22AM
MANCHESTER - The condition has improved of a psychiatric patient whose neck was broken sometime between his alleged assault on an Elliot Hospital security guard and his return to the hospital after being in police and county corrections custody.
"He's getting better," John Ornelas said Friday of his younger brother, Fern Ornelas, 54, who has been at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston since Oct. 17.
But John Ornelas said that is no reason to celebrate.
"He's friggin' paralyzed for the rest of his life," said Ornelas, 55.
Clearly irritated, Ornelas declined to say more, adding the family's lawyer told him not to speak.
"I've got nothing to say. Whatever happened should speak for itself," he said.
Massachusetts General Hospital listed Fern Ornelas in fair condition Thursday and Friday. The hospital had reported him in serious condition the previous week.
Fern Ornelas has been able to speak when his breathing tube is removed and recognizes his family, his brother and close family, friends have said.
"He knows everybody," John Ornelas said.
Whatever happened to Fern Ornelas, who has lived in Manchester since his family immigrated here from Portugal when he was a boy, is the focus of two investigations. One is being led by the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office with help from the Attorney General's Office. The other is being done by a three-member board Gov. Maggie Hassan appointed to get answers about Ornelas' situation and another Elliot Hospital emergency room attack involving a mentally ill patient that left two hospital staff hurt, one critically.
It also is the topic of late-afternoon conversation at the Derryfield Country Club, where Ornelas' golfing buddies drink Bud Lights at a bar and talk about their friend's predicament.
"Fern is a good guy," said Tom Thirsk, a retired Verizon worker who says he has known Ornelas for about 10 years. "Somebody is hiding something. This just doesn't happen by itself.
"I absolutely expect (a legitimate investigation), and if we don't get it, we are going to demand it," he added.
Fern Ornelas went to the Elliot emergency room the night of Oct. 15 for what his brother said was a mental health episode triggered when Fern went off his medications.
About 7:25 p.m. on Oct. 16, Fern allegedly became agitated, disrupted other patients and began punching a security officer in the head as the officer walked him back to his room, court records allege. The officer tried to defend himself, then exchanged punches with Ornelas, police allege. Security officer Lawrence Bolduc finally subdued Ornelas using pepper spray and helped by at least two security guards and a Manchester police officer, the police affidavit alleges.
Ornelas and Bolduc were treated in the emergency room for what police called "significant" facial wounds. Ornelas was "walking and talking" when released from the hospital to Manchester police custody, the hospital said. Police said Ornelas arrived at headquarters shortly before 11 p.m. and was booked on a charge of misdemeanor simple assault. He was then transferred to Hillsborough County House of Corrections about midnight Oct. 17, police said.
About 9:30 that morning, county jail medical staff sent Ornelas back to Elliot by ambulance, and he arrived in serious medical condition, according to Elliot Hospital's account. John Ornelas said his brother's neck was broken and he was paralyzed from the neck down. He was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he remains.
"Everybody misses him," Bill Conway said. Conway, a retired heating and air conditioning expert, said he has been friends and golf buddies with Ornelas for about 30 years.
"We would like him to actually get better and not be handicapped or crippled," he added.
Fern Ornelas' friends also want "to actually get to the bottom of the story because something went wrong."
"Is it possible he (Fern) did something? Yes, I guess. But that is out of context for him," Conway added. He said his friend is a "good worker" and a "nice guy" who has never shown a violent side.
"We miss him," added Danny Arvanitis. "The cameras, do they show anything at the jail? We would like to know something about that."
Jail Superintendent David M. Dionne initially opened an internal investigation into what happened. Later, he asked Associate Attorney General Ann Rice to oversee the probe, saying no agency involved in the "care, custody, transport, arrest" of Ornelas should be involved in the investigation.
"The situation necessitates an objective, impartial and independent investigation by detached parties ...," Dionne wrote to Rice in a letter presented at the Oct. 30 county commissioners' meeting.
Investigators were at the jail that afternoon, the commissioners said they were told.
Rice referred media inquiries about the status of the investigation to Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance. LaFrance did not return repeated calls last week.
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ROCHESTER, Wash. — Thanks to the efforts of more than a dozen organizations and individuals, 147 acres of prime farmland in south Thurston County has been preserved.
Scatter Creek Community Farm will encompass a working farm, a farm incubator and habitat for salmon and other wildlife.
South of the Sound Community Farm Land Trust purchased about two-thirds of the land and will lease it to Kirsop Farm, which has been leasing land near Tumwater.
"It's gorgeous black sandy soil there, but it's in the Urban Growth Area," said Colin Barricklow, who co-owns Kirsop Farm with Genine Bradwin. "A four-year lease was the longest we could get. This arrangement gives us a safety net and permanent landing place. ... There's no development pressure here."
Kirsop's lease is for 99 years, and Barricklow said, "I was pleased to learn we could renew that and get another 99-year lease."
Farming since 1995, the Kirsop partners grow and sell organic produce through a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, farmers' markets and direct sales to retailers, restaurants and schools.
The land at Scatter Creek is in transition to organic certification.
"We want to develop this farm for the benefit of the South Thurston County farm community and the local food economy," John MacLean, board member of the Farm Land Trust. "Part of that effort is the farm incubator, which aims to grow the next generation of farmers by providing affordable access to small farm plots and supporting infrastructure and training."
The 30-acre farm incubator, he said, is based on a successful program at Viva Farms, in Skagit County. A local nonprofit, Enterprise for Equity, will get it going next spring.
Neighboring Rising River Farm will lease land from Scatter Creek for storing its equipment on higher ground above the flood-prone Chehalis River.
The Heernett Environmental Foundation holds the remaining 48 acres in conservation for native wildlife and for the protection of salmon habitat and ground water. The farm is intended to serve as a demonstration project for how sustainable farming practices can thrive alongside important wildlife and salmon habitat restoration efforts.
The South of the Sound Community Farm Land Trust also has another project underway. It received funds from Thurston County Conservation Futures Program for an urban agriculture project to benefit "GRuB" (Garden Raised Bounty). GRuB is a local nonprofit that brings youths and people with low incomes together to grow food for the community.
Past projects include Black River Ranch, in which the Farm Land Trust worked with Capitol Land Trust, PCC Farmland Trust, Thurston County, the South Sound office of the Nature Conservancy and the Washington Rivers Conservancy to preserve a large local dairy. Black River includes conservation easements for agriculture and wildlife conservation.
Scatter Creek benefactors
Sources of funding and technical assistance include:
• Thurston County Conservation Futures Program
• Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board
• Kirsop Farm
• Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
• Squaxin Island Tribe
• Puyallup Tribe
• Nisqually Indian Tribe
• Tides Foundation
• South of the Sound Community Farm Land Trust
• Equity Trust
• Trout Unlimited
• Capitol Land Trust
• Pacific Groundwater Group


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The next morning, we continued on along the Coconino Rim, catching views of the Canyon that got better and better. The end goal of day two was Grandview Tower, a fire lookout built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936 that now includes a Forest Service campground. Sirena met us there with Arizona Trail beer—liquid courage for climbing 80 feet to the top of the tower, which creaked in the wind. We were rewarded by an overview the Canyon, a preview of the next day, when we would get in the van and drive across the boundary of Grand Canyon National Park.
The next day, we took in the hustle and bustle of the Grand Canyon's South Rim, shifting from being some of the few humans on our stretch of the Arizona Trail to joining throngs of visitors from around the world. Leaving the crowds behind, Sirena took us to a few of her favorite spots, and we enjoyed incredible views and stories of the canyon from the afternoon through sunset and well after the stars came out. There's nothing like visiting a new place with someone who knows it intimately.
It's easy to imagine spending a lifetime exploring the Grand Canyon area—every new vantage point or shift in the light seems to bring out a new feature or personality in the land. We celebrated our last night at Mather Campground with a bonfire and s'mores, and I found myself wishing I had a warm enough sleeping bag to sleep under the stars like Jason and Sirena. Maybe I'll invest in some new gear, and if I'm lucky, Island Press will send me out on another adventure.
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also demonstrated that Ad-Adipo rats had increased levels of nephrin-mRNA in renal cortex. Nephrin is a protein found in podocytes and is crucial for the proper function of the glomerular filtration barrier, whereas downregulation of nephrin contributes to the development of proteinuria in diabetic nephropathy. Thus, the upregulation of nephrin levels in renal cortex appears to constitute a pathway through which adiponectin can reduce albuminuria, at least in diabetic nephropathy. Furthermore, this study showed that Ad-Adipo rats had decreased proinflammatory endothelin-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA levels and increased vasodilatory endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA levels in renal cortex. Therefore, adiponectin appears to reduce endothelial dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy.
Ohashi et al . (2007) reported that adiponectin can attenuate the adverse effects of partial nephrectomy on renal structure and function, eventually reducing the albuminuria associated with this procedure. Partial nephrectomy results in hypertrophy of the remaining nephrons, podocyte injury, glomerular fibrosis and development of proteinuria through adaptive glomerular hyperfiltration, oxidative stress and inflammation. In the relevant study, subtotal nephrectomy was performed in Ad −/− mice and WT mice. Ad −/− mice exhibited more severe glomerular hypertrophy, glomerular infiltration of macrophages, glomerular and tubulointerstitial fibrosis and decreased nephrin-mRNA levels in the remnant kidney, and increased albuminuria compared with WT mice. Exogenous adiponectin replenishment of Ad −/− mice resulted in reduction in albuminuria and reversal of the adverse changes in renal structure of Ad −/− mice mentioned earlier. Therefore, adiponectin appears to attenuate albuminuria through activation of anti-inflammatory, antifibrotic and antioxidative pathways. Moreover, in this study immunohistochemical analysis revealed abundant immunostaining for adiponectin in the glomeruli and interstitium of the remnant kidney of WT mice after subtotal nephrectomy, but limited glomerular and tubulointerstitial immunostaining for adiponectin in nonoperated WT mice. This finding indicates that adiponectin possibly accumulates in the glomeruli and interstitium of the remnant kidney to counteract this renal injury, in response to an as yet unknown signal from the injured kidney. Further studies are needed to elucidate this issue.
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). (C) Diagram showing the distance in one focal plane between the declustered centromere cen()-FISH signal and the nuclear periphery as marked by Pom152-GFP (strains were Hu334 wild type (=26), Hu903 (=36) and Hu900 (=16).
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). To visualize mitotic defects in mis6 and nuf2-1 cells we monitored cen1::lacO -LacI-GFP and the SPB marker Cut12-CFP by time-lapse microscopy. We found that both mis6 and nuf2-1 mutant cells displayed severe defects in movement of sister-centromeres in relation to the SPB compared with wild-type control cells ( Fig. 5 ). In contrast, the majority of rik1 mutant cells displayed similar movements of sister-centromeres to those of wild-type cells (data not shown). To characterize the behavior of centromeres in mis6 and nuf2-1 cells we measured the distance from one SPB to the other and the distance from one SPB to the centromeres of the two segregating cen1::lacO -LacI-GFP signals ( cen1 and cen1* , respectively). Table 2 shows that on similar length, 4.0-5.0 μm, spindles the average distance between the one SPB and the closest centromere ( cen1 ) was relatively similar in wild-type mis6 and nuf2-1 cells (0.5±0.31, 1.72±0.42 and 0.74±0.08 μm, respectively). However, on similar length 4.0-5.0 μm spindles the furthest-away sister centromere, cen1*, was 3.85±0.78 μm from the same SPB in wild-type cells, 1.93±0.46 μm in mis6 cells and 1.1±0.36 μm in nuf2-1 cells. Thus, whereas wild-type centromeres were segregated by at least 3.5 μm, centromeres had not significantly segregated from each other in mis6 and nuf2-1 cells. This severe mis-segregation phenotype is in accordance with the phenotypes reported earlier for mis6 and nuf2-1 ( TRICKERS Leather Lace Ups vxhz6FC
; Nabetani et al., 2001 ). The fact that the two phenotypes are so similar indicates that loss of kinetochore components from centromeres in mis6 is functionally equivalent to the compromised kinetochore structures in nuf2-1 . The consequence in both mutants is likely the occurrence of monotelic attachments in which only one functional sister kinetochore binds kinetochore microtubules or completely unattached sister kinetochores, resulting in spindle-kinetochore force imbalance and rapid spindle elongation as previously observed ( Goshima et al., 1999 ). In contrast, the defects in the heterochromatin domain caused by rik1 lead to decondensation of the heterochromatin. This decondensation had no effect on clustering and caused no dramatic effect on sister kinetochore behavior (data not shown) except for the previously observed lagging chromosome phenotype ( Ekwall et al., 1996 ). This phenotype is likely caused by a cohesin defect, since Rik1 is required to localize Swi6 to centromeres ( Ekwall et al., 1996 ) and Swi6 is required in its turn for the recruitment of cohesins to the centromeric heterochromatin ( Bernard et al., 2001 ; Saint Laurent 20MM LOGO COTTON CANVAS ESPADRILLES xyDvQM
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). Therefore, we speculate that the decondensation observed in rik1 is explained by loss of Swi6 causing a loss of cohesins and hence misregulation of condensins. In our experiments decondensation or cohesion defects were not observed in transacting mutations that affect central core or kinetochore. In contrast, these mutants showed defects in clustering of centromeres at the SPB and severe mitotic defects. Thus, the kinetochore and the central core are functionally distinct from the flanking heterochromatin domain, both with respect to the centromere function in interphase and the mitotic behavior of sister centromeres.


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- This article is about the possible sequel for M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. For the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender (the original animated TV series), see The Legend of Korra.
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The Last Airbender 2[nb 1] was, at one point, the possible sequel for the live-action film The Last Airbender. It was the second part in the planned trilogy of films adapted from Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was likely to be produced, written, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Other producers may include Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Sam Mercer and Scott Aversano, with co-producer Jose L. Rodriguez and executive producers Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The film was expected to be mostly based on Book Two of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Paramount Pictures has yet to announce the decisions for The Last Airbender sequels or the possibility of a reboot. Even though the film has grossed $319,713,881[2] worldwide, Shyamalan said he was not aware of any "magic number" for Paramount to greenlight the sequels.[3] In an interview with Jessica Andres, published in May 2010, it was stated that the sequel, featuring her role as Suki, was supposedly to be released in 2011[4] but the only Nickelodeon Movies released in 2011 were Rango, Hugo and The Adventures of Tintin. On October 12, 2010 Frank Marshall insisted that the sequels have not been cancelled.[5] On January 21, 2011, Marshall said that no news concerning The Last Airbender sequels was available at that time.[6] The cast and crew have generally been silent on the fate of the sequels, releasing no information as to whether it is canceled, delayed, sold off to another studio, or has been covertly greenlit.
Christopher John Farley from The Wall Street Journal inquired the executive producers Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko on March 8 2011 if they heard anything about the sequel to the live-action movie; DiMartino said "Uh, no. It's definitely not up to us, so.",[7] as they were discussing the follow-up Avatar series. In Farley's next interview on April 8 2012, DiMartino and Konietzko expressed interest to have another opportunity at making another big-screen feature based on their cartoon series, though nothing is officially in the works.[8] Konietzko told Farley that "Hopefully, when we're done with the 'Korra' saga we can put our stamp on a movie. I think we've been honing our skills toward that for a long time." Konietzko later clarified on Tumblr that "I think Mike and I are most excited at the prospect of one day making an original movie of our own creation, preferably animated, whether it is related to Avatar or Korra or not."[9]
Back in June 24th 2009, producer Frank Marshall told the now-defunct Starlog magazine that the The Last Airbender film trilogy will not be filmed back-to-back as Peter Jackson had done with The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, so it will probably take six years to complete[10]:
"We're shooting them one at a time, because they're being written one at a time. Night is now working on the script for the second movie, but he hasn't had time to write the second or third ones. He's looking at the arc of all three. One of the things we'll be doing is using the sets, ships and elements for each different nation in this film and incorporating them into movies two and three. We're not waiting. There just isn't enough time. Night will finish this movie, then the script and then we'll prepare for the next one. I think it'll probably happen over six years."
Shyamalan had revealed his plans for the sequels in various interviews including the roundtable discussion. The plan is to for him to direct all three films as contracted, although Paramount has the option to hire another director. When asked if he is concerned about the cast members getting older, Shyamalan responded:
"My dream is for the last movie, Noah is ripped! He looks badass, you know? He's growing up on film for three years and you're like "oh, my god" by the end. He was like a Texas champion already, and I have him training in the off-season. I call him and ask "Are you training dude? Are you training?!" He's learning all kinds of martial arts. We want him to be for real - for real."
As for the scripting, Shyamalan revealed[11] that:
"I wrote the first draft of the second movie, and I was really happy with it. Usually the first drafts I hate, I want to just kill myself, but it came out really strong. That's as far as I've gone. I haven't really thought about how I would construct the third [movie] too much."
CastingIt is assumed most actors from the first movie will continue their role in the second movie.
- Aang: Noah Ringer
- Zuko: Dev Patel
- Katara: Nicola Peltz
- Azula: Summer Bishil
- Sokka: Jackson Rathbone
- Iroh: Shaun Toub
- Suki: Jessica Jade Andres
- Gyatso: Damon Gupton
- Appa and Momo: Dee Bradley Baker[12]
- Dragon Spirit: John Noble
Toph Beifong is not listed as no one has been announced to play her character but speculations and suggestions abound in Toph Candidates. Shyamalan suggested in the roundtable discussion that Toph will be an Asian cast member:[nb 2]
"... Whoever I ended up with, I went that was their nationality. Suki was Jessica [Andres] who is a mix of Filipino. And now the Earth Kingdom is all Asian so Toph[nb 3] will have to be [Asian]. Suddenly, I was looking at the board and I thought, "this works for me", because I represented everyone. And there's a section of that's African-American cause it's such a big country and such a big land [that] I felt you could have some diversity in there as they travel through the different cities there."
Chloë Grace Moretz has been widely rumored and suggested at fansites[14][15][16] to play Toph, despite being non-Asian, because of her "tough girl" portrayal of Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl, a character from Kick-Ass (2010 film). On March 4th 2010, Superhero Movies News asked her if she had been contacted about playing the role of Toph, to which she denied over Twitter.[17]
"I have not been cast as Toph in The Last Airbender sequel but it would be a fun role!!"
Milla Jovovich said that she will ask her agent to make sure that she gets a part in "the next airbender movie."[18] She said, "I really want my agent to make sure they write a part in the next airbender movie for me. I'll be really upset if I don't get to be a waterbender or something." The only waterbender of significance who was foreshadowed in the first movie was Hama. So far, she is the only celebrity who had asked to take part in the sequel. This would be her first time participating in a Shyamalan movie.
Revealed storylines
Shyamalan indicated in an MTV interview[1] that the second film will be "darker" and the Kyoshi Warriors will likely play a larger role. The deleted scenes for the Kyoshi Warriors were not included in the BR/DVD for the first movie, as he had indicated in that interview, "I probably won't show the Kyoshi Warriors because I want to save them for the second movie, because I'm going to have to introduce them all over again." Based on the movie novelization and various clips,[19] Suki and her Kyoshi Warriors came down the trees and saved Sokka and Katara from the Fire Nation soldiers, the roles originally played by Jet and his Freedom Fighters in Jet (episode). However, he said in another interview[20] that he may not be reusing the same footage in the sequel:
"I didn't want to go: 'Hey, I can't use those shots because I put them on the Blu-Ray.' Maybe some of my planning and all can now be used in the future movie. Not actual footage [shot] because they are tied to the actors here but the design, the introduction of their characters, how they were introduced, and all that stuff."
In the Picture-in-Picture video commentary of the first movie's Blu-ray/DVD, placed at the end-credits, Shyamalan stated the next movie will feature the "coolest character ever in the whole series, which is Toph", and that "she will be a big character in the next piece", as he showed a page of the script from his laptop that he was working on airplane. Other things he revealed include:
- The "Shakespearean elements", so the second movie will be about the Fire Nation royal family, what happened to Zuko's mom, etc., etc.
- "Cool ladies fighting" with "Azula leading us in" with her "gorgeous evil friends" right behind her.
- ↑ M. Night Shyamalan referred the sequel as "The Last Airbender 2" in an MTV interview.[1] MTV Networks is a division of Viacom, and a sister division to Paramount Pictures.
- ↑ Please discuss "racebending" issues and other casting disagreements in Casting controversy page.
- ↑ In the roundtable discussion's audio recording, M. Night Shyamalan pronounced Toph just like in the original animated series.[13]


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Candidate meet and greet
The Inglis Recreation Advisory Board Activities Committee (R.A.B.A.C.) will have a Candidate 'Meet and Greet' from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Inglis Community Center. All qualified candidates in the Levy County election have been invited to attend.
The following candidates have confirmed attendance: Tim Browning, Christopher Cowart, Darryl Diamond, Jamie Griffin, Robert Hastings, Tammy Jones, Bobby McCallum, John Meeks, Cyndee Munkittrick, Evan Sullivan and Brooke Ward.
The candidates will have tables set up with information. They will be given the opportunity to speak for one minute on why they feel they are most qualified for the position they are seeking and what ideas/suggestions they have for the people of Levy.
The remaining time (after the one minute speeches) will be allotted for one-on-one with the candidates. Bring your questions and let your candidates know that we want to be an informed electorate.
Any candidates that wish to attend should please email the R.A.B.A.C. At firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 352-447-0236.
Early voting starts
Early voting for the Aug. 14 primary election begins today and continues through Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Supervisor of Elections office at 421 S. Court St., Bronson.
Voters can cast their ballots Monday through Saturday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday between 10 a.m. And 4 p.m.
Make sure to bring proper identification when voting. To find out the requirements, call 352-486-5163 or go to www.votelevy.com.
Levy GOP opens elections office
The grand opening of the Levy County Republican Headquarters is 10 a.m..
The office, located on the backside of Chantilly Place on U.S. 27A in Bronson, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily through the Aug. 14 primary election.
Beginning Aug. 15 the office will be open Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. To 8 p.m. through August.
August 11
2nd Saturday concert
Withlacoochee Area Residents Inc. will present the third of its 2nd Saturday Summer Concert Series.
Rod Sillars will take the stage at the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club at 7 p.m. Rod's smooth voice and intricate musical style ranges from the classics of Seeger and Dylan, with some upbeat ditties.
Florida's original bluegrass power-trio Florida Cracker Cowboys will perform at 8 p.m. The band is a spirited group that performs folk and blue grass with Florida themed originals.
There will also be a "Make your own sundae" bar. Sundaes with all the toppings and other assorted goodies will go on sale at 6:30 p.m.
The Woman's Club is on 56th St. A $10 tax-deductible donation will go to W.A.R. Inc. For information, call Lee at 352-795-4506, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Through August
Dunnellon library friends book sale
The Friends Books Store inside the Library are having a Dog Days of August half-price Book Sale LASTING all of AUGUST. Inventory changes daily depending on the great book donations received .
Store hours: 10am-4pm daily/10:30am-2pm Saturdays.
All proceeds benefit the Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon. Fore more information, call 352-438-2520
September 2
CK Chamber auction
The Greater Cedar Key Chamber of Commerce holds its Labor Day Auction at the Island Room.
This year's theme is Pirates and there will be Treasures Galore.
September 8
Final Second Saturday concert
The final concert in the Second Saturday series will feature Songcrafter's Circle featuring, Frank Thomas, Carly Bak, Jay Wood and Lee Paulet.
Details on the event location and time will be forthcoming.
The concerts are fundraisers for the Withlacoochee Area Residents Inc., a non-profit group.
September 29
Hutch's run to benefit Haven
The 2nd annual "Hutch" Hutchinson's Legacy Poker Run is being organized with proceeds to benefit Haven Hospice. For more information, call 352-493-0044.
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