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So I am kind of confused by T-Sacs and other similar products. I recently received some T-Sacs in a contest and I think they are lovely for teas like roobios that always leak through infusers. I also love them for when I am just lazy and don't feel like washing stuff. I would like to purchase some of my own soon, but I have some questions.
What is the difference between the different sizes? If I am making a standard mug of tea (I think that is about 10oz) what size do I want?
Also how do you close them? I have just been tying mine in a knot and I think you can also iron them shut but are there any brands that seal in an easier manner, but still don't leak?
Finally what is the difference between T-Sacs and say teavana's (or other brands) paper filters?
Thanks for the help!
I usually use the smallest size for just one cup/mug of tea. A friend of mine uses the next size up because he says the smallest is too small for him to get filled.
I don't always close them, just carefully place so that they don't fall in. Or I use one of the snap-close hair clips to close it (one that I've not used on my hair) if I'm going to be traveling with it. If I think about it, I make a bunch up and seal them with my iron.
I've never used teavana's paper filters, but I've used the odd coffee filter in a pinch. When I do that, I fold and staple it shut. And steep for a bit longer, since the filter is so thick.
Personally, I prefer the size 2 for cups because the size 1 are just too small in my opinion… The size 2 allows for plenty of room for expansion should the tea require it.
When I use T-Sacs, I don't close them, I've never had a problem with them leaking. From what I understand, though, you can seal them with a hot iron. I've never actually done this, so I can't speak from experience, but from what I understand, other people have done this and it works pretty well for them.
Up until last month, I hadn't really thought there was much difference in brands when it comes to paper filters. I think that for the most part, they're all made by one company with a different label.
HOWEVER… I have found one product that is significantly different and I actually prefer over T-Sacs, and that is Tea Pockets. Here is a link to my review of these nifty little gismos:
They work a bit like the old-school sandwich bags – remember those with the tuck flap? This kind of works the same way (but it's not made of plastic, LOL) They offer LOTS of room for expansion, they have a nifty string attached for easy removal. They really are the best as far as loose leaf tea bags, in my opinion.
I like size 2 as well. I actually thought I had purchased the wrong ones when I saw they weren't the smallest size, but once I opened them, I realized size 1 would be really teeny.
Size 2 is easy to fill and, like LiberTEAS said, there's plenty of room for the leaves to expand. For a 10-12 oz mug, I think they are perfect. I actually don't close mine, I just fold or drape the end over the side of my cup – they are long enough that the tea doesn't float out the top.
I've been using T-sacs a lot lately since both of my infusers broke. I still have a large ball-style infuser that is functional, but it's slightly less convenient. I also really like that the T-sacs are just unbleached paper so they are compostable (or biodegradable if you throw them in the trash)!
The ones I use from Teavana have a long flap that can be tucked into the main compartment and if you don't jiggle your cup much, do just fine without fasteners. Also, while it's probably not the best approach if you're fastidious, I've been known to staple the top.
I think T-Sacs are great for doing up bags for traveling, or when all my Finums are filled with re-steepable tea, and I just need a quick fix of gunpowder or something… – I just staple the top over to keep it closed – I am not much of a germ freak, and it is in the water so short I am not worried about anything leeching out ;)
I use the size 2 bags, but for anything other than broken or small leaf teas, that just does not work – not enough room. I keep a stock of Iced Tea sized T-sacs just in case for large leaf teas – but if it comes to doing a Pai Mu Tan or any tea that needs room to unfurl, T-Sacs are not the best solution.
They are a great convenience when you need them tho, and good quality and price too!
I use size 2 so the tea has room to grow, and mainly use it for blacks. Another idea I'm doing this year is getting teas for a few friends of mine, and filling T-sacs, considering most people are too lazy for loose leaf unless you start yourself :p

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Israeli writer-director Rama Burshtein felt a lot of pressure graduating from the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem two decades ago because everyone expected great things from her.
"They said, 'She is a promise,"' recalled Burshtein, who was born in New York City but moved to Tel Aviv with her family when she was 1. "I didn't like the weight of that. I knew I needed a break anyway after school to see if this is what I wanted to do."
But she ended up taking a very long break. Burshtein went on a "spiritual journey" after graduation and became deeply religious. Her husband, whom she married at 27, had grown up in the secular Jewish community before also becoming member of the Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox community, in Tel Aviv.
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"I had four kids and they are very squeezed together," said Burshtein, 45. "It was a full-time job. I felt I didn't have anything to say."
That is until a few years ago, when she decided to tell a "little tale" about a young Haredi woman who is pressured by her family to marry her late sister's husband. The romantic drama, "Fill the Void," which opened Friday in Los Angeles, stars Hadas Yaron, as 18-year-old Shira, the younger daughter from a wealthy family, who is thrilled about her upcoming arranged marriage.
But then her older sister dies in childbirth. Not only is the family grieving over her loss but it also receives more bad news — the widower Yochay (Yiftach Klein) is planning on marrying a woman in Belgium and taking his infant son with him. Shira's mother is so distressed that she also may be her losing her grandson, she proposes Shira marry Yochay instead of her intended.
"Fill the Void," which was Israel's submission for the foreign language film Oscar, won seven awards at the Awards of the Israeli Film Academy, including best film, actress, director and screenplay. Yaron also won lead actress last year at the Venice Film Festival.
Though there have been other films dealing with Orthodox life, they have all been told by secular directors and have revolved around crisis of faith. "Fill the Void" is the first film about the community from an Orthodox filmmaker.
Over lunch recently at a kosher restaurant in Beverly Hills, Burshtein and Yaron are a study in contrasts. As in the custom in the Haredi community, Burshtein's hair is covered in a coiled scarf. Before she eats a piece of bread, she leaves the table to wash her hands and then says a blessing before she takes a bite.
The petite, soft-spoken Yaron is stylishly dressed in a skirt and blouse. "I was raised in a secular family in Tel Aviv," said Yaron, who had just completed her two years in military service when she made the film. "I never knew anyone in the community, only seeing them walking down the street."
Though marriages are arranged in the community, Burshtein noted that women always have a choice in agreeing to marry the man chosen for her by her parents.
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Though she and Shira come from very different worlds, Yaron felt a kinship with her. "I remember I asked Rama for homework — I asked her what should I do so I could get this role properly. She said, 'Read the script in your room and see if you could feel it.' She was very real."
Before production began, Burshtein asked her rabbi for a blessing. "I wanted to make sure I am thinking right," she said. "When you are a pioneer at something, you have to make sure you know what you're doing."
She would have many conversations with her rabbi. "He was someone who was a part of this film and was walking the whole mile with us," she said. "Many times I wanted to quit and he pushed me to do it."
Though Burshtein is anything but shy, opening herself up to the secular world was difficult.
"Being religious and a woman is about going inside and not exposing yourself," she said. "It was hard for me to make the transition."
Burshtein was shocked by the film's success in Israel, where it played for 22 weeks in theaters. "There is a lot of hatred between secular and religious people in Israel because of many things," she said. "You would never think they would give a prize to it."
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Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University Campus
800 Florida Ave N.E., Washington, DC 20002
There is a citywide Neuroscience Conference from Nov. 12 -16 and most hotel rooms in DC are sold out during those dates.
If you plan to attend the November 16-18, 2011 meeting, reserve your hotel room by October 21 at 3:00 p.m. EST..
Here is information you need for booking a room at our group rate ($181 + 14.5% tax) at the Kellogg Conference Hotel:
Go to http://kelloggconferencehotel.com/index.php
- Click "Reservations"
- Click "Groups"
- Group ID: 19911
- Password: 37006190
- Cutoff date is Oct. 21, 2011
To receive the preferred rate of $181, requests must identify their affiliation with The Open Group. Requests can be made online at http://www.kelloggconferencehotel.com to make reservations using The Open Group ID-19911 and Password 37006109 or call in the reservation at (202) 651-6000.
The preferred rate will be offered two (2) days prior and two (2) days after the meeting dates, subject to availability of rooms at the time of reservation.
Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation is requested.
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Wild Kratts "Kickin' It with the Roos" When Chris and Martin meet up with a mob of Red kangaroos, they get their car keys stolen by a joey and have to figure out how to get them back from the tricky little guy. As they jump into the life of the roos to search for the missing keys, the brothers realize that animals live in different kinds of social groups and they have important behaviors that keep the group together and safe. But everybody wonders just how safe this search has become, when Chris and Martin get tangled up in a kickboxing match with the dominant male and caught in the middle of a dingo attack. D
4:30 pm
Cyberchase "The Guilty Party" Hacker returns to Poddleville with a peace offering: a magnificent statue of the Mayor of Poddleville. But at the unveiling party, Hacker accuses someone of stealing the key to his recharger chair. The accused claims he's innocent. D
5:00 pm
Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "The Ol' Shell Game" Ruff gets a phone call from his friend Crush, the sea turtle from Disney's Finding Nemo, who tells him that his turtle friends are in trouble. Ruff sends Marco and Shreya to Florida to learn about turtles and help turtle hatchlings on the beach. He also sends Jay to be a contestant on a mysterious radio game show, which turns out to be a little unfair. D
5:30 pm
Nightly Business Report The new Congress is sworn in and Congressman John Boehner keeps his job as House Speaker. NBR's Washington Correspondent Sylvia Hall has a preview of what's at the top of the 2013 legislative agenda as the session gets underway. Auto sales end 2012 with their best sales year since the great recession. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Salmon River Lodges & Legacies" This special travels the Salmon River, stopping each night at a historic lodge to meet the people, who continue in the footsteps of hearty pioneers in the wild heart of Idaho. Each stop reveals a rich history. Rafters, guides, boat operators and residents all reveal how they are drawn to the river repeatedly - or permanently.G
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Otaku2012 wrote:
Short answer: Not if you have the qualifications. It's not like many employers discriminate anyway, so you won't have to worry about that.
In addition to my IT job, I'm teaching night courses at two different colleges in the Fall semester (one private university and one city technology college).
I dream of one day teaching a college course in Japan. I really plan on clamping down, studying the language. The goal is to eventually pass the N2 JLPT exam in a few years. That should give me the language skills to lecture, write notes and exams, read papers/projects, and grade assignments.
I already have 13 years of IT experience, MS Degree, and experience teaching college courses. I've been toying with the idea of a Ph.D, but not sure if it is something I want to go through at this point in my life. I rather use my time to learn languages and make extra money teach courses.
Whisky51 wrote:
Well Actually the majority understand English but they tend to avoid using it :)
In the works place i am, half of the office is japanese and 80% have a very good english.
Then for sure when you go traveling, offices are not the kind of place you tend to go :)
In restaurants and sight seeing place it is true this become more difficult to find someone who do speak english. Therefore they would understand most of the time but stay away from answering/using it. Not that they are rude but, are more afraid to not use it correctly.
Jobwise, it is true that Language teacher and mostly english ones are the most popular way to find a job in japan. Therefore in areas such as technology, fashion and finance it is possible to find jobs.
On the other hands on these jobs it is very likely that the employer Foreign or Japanese will ask the candidate to have a proficiency in the language.
In most of recuitments ads you can find on Job sites such as Michael page, Robert walters and some others, they would require quite a high level in japanese though such as a JLPT2 to JLPT1 which is nearly native to native.
For some positions they are justified but, for some others they are not and actually if you don't get discouraged by the level requested you can still find a compromise with recruiters/employers to lower their expectations.
Again in some positions it is asked but not required so you should not stop to that detail when job hunting.
I currently have a JLPT4 and this was way below expectations. My current level doesn't allow me to use enough correct "business" japanese to use it day to day in the office and thus i use english most of the time.
Last but not least if you are determined to find a job in japan this will probably be a long process and you will probably face of lot hickups.
At least most of us had (not trying to be to generalist here) but, if you don't give up that could pay off.
Suicidalducky wrote:
You could work in japan by join a U.S government agency that has need for people in Japan (and your skillsets)..if they have offices there. The government will pay for your lodging (pretty good amount)..I considered volunteering but 3-4 years (requirement stay) is way too long for me, nor do I have a good command of the language.
And no I'm not talking about the military, but as a civilian employee.
But sounds like you want to join a Japanese company, so maybe this isn't' a great option =P
Kuro_Kiri wrote:
Suicidalducky wrote:
You could work in japan by join a U.S government agency that has need for people in Japan (and your skillsets)..if they have offices there. The government will pay for your lodging (pretty good amount)..I considered volunteering but 3-4 years (requirement stay) is way too long for me, nor do I have a good command of the language.
And no I'm not talking about the military, but as a civilian employee.
But sounds like you want to join a Japanese company, so maybe this isn't' a great option =P
The only thing I could think of is work for the US Foreign Service and that requires provable fluency.
Thanks guys.
I am probably able to easily land a US government job, with my credentials, and also from a few years ago I was highly encouraged to apply to civilian government positions by them. I unfortunately didn't, but it wasn't all for the worse. I did earn a MS Degree, and continued gaining experience. I also now teach computer science courses at different colleges during the evenings. So, I did gain a lot (of everything but money) by not applying.
I see myself working in a university setting. I am very very used to having a career in higher ed.
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Kerensa wrote:
Good luck getting sponsored a VISA for that job.
A company will sponsor the person I think, most of Japan is run by yakuza already, especially centraly
To get sponsored a VISA you must have at least a Bachelor's degree from any legal school. A lot of companies are rather hesitant to offer sponsors to foreigners because they're pretty keen on keeping the workforce in the country. At least here in Kyushu, if you aren't teaching English most companies cannot sponsor you (in fact, there are schools that refuse to sponsor you a VISA... not really sure how they expect to hire someone without sponsoring them...).
On top of that, if you want to work out of the English teaching zone you have to pretty much prove you can do the job better than any Japanese person and I'm sure language will probably play a role in the whole thing too because no one wants to be too responsible for someone (e.g. finding an apartment, setting up the gas and electric and/or water, helping you with bills, etc).
To get a "green card" you have to have spent at least up to 7-10 years in Japan consecutively without spending any other time living in any other country. But there is always marriage, but be prepared for random visits, requests to see images and love letters, etc, to prove that your love is real and that you're not just abusing the system.
And then there's always illegal work! But you have to leave the country after 3 months and return. But apparently now if you do it three times in a row you get kicked out for an x amount of time (my coworker had it happen to him).
Depends on what you want to do.If you want to teach English and you are under forty, lots of opportunities, very little Japanese skills required. If you want to do anything else, you need have a high level of Japanese, and need to be really good at whatever else you want to do.
From personal experience, here's my 2 cents:
* Be sure to be fluent in japanese.
* Make sure you know some ppl there, have contacts over there before you move
* Do learn about the culture (know the dos and donts and work ethic)
* Be ready to accept the fact that you are a 'gaijin' and it will stay that way (some ppl are nice towards strangers, some not)
* Make sure you have a 'Plan B' if your 'Plan A' fails (by all mean i wish you success but make sure you have some way to get back home in case)
'When you find something worth fighting for, you never give up'
There's a few ways to do this:
A) Get a degree, get a job from home, get your VISA, and go over there and work for that company.
B) Go over there, and find a company to give you a job and sponsor a VISA. A degree isn't necessary here.
C) Marry someone from there. I'm not kidding. You get a spousal VISA.
D) Start your own business.
Anyone who says there aren't jobs in Japan doesn't know the job market there. I visit the nation every now and then, and just for a 'aw what the hell', I spend one day looking for a job. I get many calls back. And I don't have a degree.
Most schools that hire you honestly don't give a damn if their students learn English or not. They just need a token white dude in the school so the parents can see that a westerner teaches their children English.
If you run a single owned proprietorship, it's possible to (kinda) sponsor your own visa. You need people to say, "Yeah, I'd contract him", and a guaranteed income, but it's possible to do this.
Hope this helps.
I think my career goal is to teach Computer Science at a University in Japan for a year or two. I've teach Computer Science at a couple of colleges here in NYC. I think it would be really amazing to have the opportunity to teach it in Japan, and to teach it completely in Japanese. I am currently teaching myself the language, and will not attempt to do it until I have the skills to pass the JLPT Level 2 or 3 exam.
i.e... I am growing bored and need an adventure and a really good challenge.
Go to the Boston Career Forum next year.
iamtheredseven wrote:
isn't it even hard for the Japanese to find a job in the first place? let alone a foreigner.
Well, isn't it the same here in the states? I mean here in California, a lot of Americans have a hard time finding jobs but the illegal immigrants seem to have it down to a science.
Maybe not the strongest argument, but a paying job is a paying job, ya know.
Thinking of something cool to say...
Hula for us people in Hawaii.... almost every Japanese girl and woman I know up there is obsessed with dancing hula.... so when we go up, its for teaching Hula.


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Will hockey fans accept Strombo over MacLean?
Well, that was a slick way to move aside broadcasting legend Ron MacLean in favour of a younger, hipper host.
Is that what happened Monday?
That's what it looks like.
After 28 years as the main host of Hockey Night in Canada, MacLean is moving to Sunday nights on Rogers' CITY-TV while George Stroumboulopoulos will become the face of the big show.
MacLean will still appear in Coach's Corner with Don Cherry. Then, on Sunday, MacLean will host a new broadcast they are calling Hometown Hockey.
But say goodbye to Ron and Don at ice level during playoff games with the crowd cheering. Strombo is the main man now.
Bold move? Out of the box? A slap in the face?
Anyway you slice it, the new HNIC starts off his current show on CBC with "welcome to the show. I'm your boyfriend George Stroumboulopoulos."
He's often wearing black jeans, a shirt with an open collar, sleeves rolled up and sneakers.
Lets not forget the dude is often wearing earrings in both ears with his sometimes punk hair.
How's that going to play up there in northern wherever?
Rogers is prepared to take the risk to find out while at the same time using an established brand in the ultra-professional MacLean to help them grow a Sunday audience from scratch.
Brave stuff.
But are Canadian hockey fans ready this?
At first blush, not so much. The comments online were stinging.
"Brent Butt as the play-by-play guy," said one.
"After 40 with Steven and Chris?" said another.
Of those responding to the question — "Do you like the idea of George Stroumboulopoulos replacing Ron MacLean as the face of Hockey Night in Canada?" — on torontosun.com, there were 975 votes for "yes" and 4,387 for "no."
In other words, 82% of respondents voted they don't like this idea while 18% gave their approval.
MacLean is not off the show completely but just moved down to the second line.
I wrestled with this myself.
On the one hand, I admire Rogers new hockey czar, Scott Moore, for not only trying to do something different by bringing in the talented Strombo but by thinking of a succession plan.
He is putting his own stamp on things — creating new stars as he gets ready for four years from now when HNIC is slated to no longer be on CBC and solely operated by Rogers.
On the other hand, I am thinking there's just no way you do this to MacLean when he is just 53. He's a huge star and not showing any sign of losing his edge.
Hockey Night is about tradition and doesn't need to be coiffed and groomed to suit a fancier crowd.
MacLean showed what class looks like and assured his fans he's OK.
"If they feel at all like I've been mistreated, I hope they understand I have not. I have a nice four-year deal," he said, adding, "I don't think the show is going to suffer at all on Saturday nights."
Strombo was gracious, too, singing MacLean's praises.
As a viewer, I am fan of Strombo who is a terrific interviewer. But should they just give him the keys to the Ferrari without earning them?
If they had announced that he was going to host the Sunday night show to be groomed for Saturdays, then it would seem fair.
But TV ratings are not about fairness and the decision has been made to give the crown to Strombo.
So to be fair to him, he needs to be given a fair chance.
"My advice to him is to be yourself," said Cherry. "Don't change who you are."
Cherry acknowledged Strombo is as cool as cool gets and has great charisma. That said, he also made the point this will be no easy transition for Strombo.
"Big shoes to fill," said Grapes. "Very big. But MacLean had to do the same thing when Dave Hodge left and he did it."
While Strombo is a unique TV talent, is Canada ready for a new Saturday night boyfriend — or happy with an old buddy?


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Microsoft's free anti-virus software, called Morro, is at an advanced stage of testing and will arrive 'soon' to the market.
The software giant announced that it would release the free Morro suite back in November 2008, indicating that the antivirus program would arrive in the second half of 2009.
According to Reuters, a Microsoft spokesman told the news agency that internal testing of Morro was underway and that a beta version would be made available to the public 'soon'.
Microsoft's last foray in the anti-malware market was the OneCare service, which was not a commercial success, but the company decided to produce a free version.
Growing markets
The reasoning behind this was sound, with Senior Director Amy Barzdukas saying at the time: "This new, no-cost offering will give us the ability to protect an even greater number of consumers, especially in markets where the growth of new PC purchases is outpaced only by the growth of malware."
Morro – named after a Brazilian beach – will therefore offer a massive slice of competition to paid-for anti virus software producers such as McAfee and Symantec.
Indeed, Microsoft's latest statement pushed shares of Symantex down by 0.5 per cent and McAfees' 1.3 per cent on the New York Stock Exchange.
Despite this, anti-virus software companies remain bullish about the service, insisting that their own software is superior and that there are already free AV programs on the market – like AVG Free.


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Saturday 12th March, 2011
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The expectation of transparency is creating demand for government agencies to develop new ways to communicate complex data and trends to the public in easy-to-access and easy-to-understand formats.
Some agencies are turning to Google Maps and KML data to visualize raw information online and on mobile devices. Delivering data in more easily understandable formats not only boosts trust and confidence between government agencies and their publics, but also streamlines workloads among Data, Web, Editorial, and Customer Service teams.
The Texas Comptroller is the state's chief revenue officer, tax collector, and treasurer. The agency uses public-facing maps to communicate data and economic trends across the state, editorial coverage, and to promote initiatives such as its Unclaimed Property initiative, which works to reunite taxpayers with about $2 billion in unclaimed money and property.
This discussion will focus on how agencies and other organizations can use free or inexpensive tools to deliver data to the public in both traditional online formats and mobile platforms, and how workflows can be arranged so that data visualization can be managed and administered by non-technical staff. We will also discuss how maps can be used internally to enhance strategic efforts.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's certain he could have done things differently when it comes to the Mideast.
But he says bringing peace to the region is "a really hard problem" to solve — one that's lingered for more than 60 years.
Obama also suggests that failure to reach an agreement in his first term between Israelis and Palestinians doesn't mean that he "screwed up somehow."
Obama says all sides have deep interests and internal politics to deal with, just as he does back home.
Obama spoke at a news conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH'-hoo).
Obama arrived Wednesday on his first presidential visit to Israel.


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Robert Burgess
Vice President, Global Business Development for RayBiotech, Inc.
Dr. Burgess has a strong life sciences background with a particular focus in molecular biology, in vivo drug target validation and genetic engineering. He is currently Vice President, Global Business Development for RayBiotech, Inc. He previously held the positions of Vice President of Business Development for the U.K.-based firm Stem Cell Sciences, LLC and Vice President, Research and Development for Zyvex Corporation where he guided a team of 36 scientists and research engineers and played and integral part of the company's restructuring.
Prior to Zyvex, he was employed at Serologicals Corporation, a 1000 employee bio-tools and reagents company realizing $275M in 2005 revenue, as Director of Scientific Sourcing and New Technologies. There he provided long-term visionary guidance for the company regarding new producta nd technology development opportunities through the establishment of key relationships and partnerships with aademic researchers and institutions.
Prior to his appointment there he acted as Senior Director, Functional Genomics and Senior Director, Corporate Business Development for the Serologicals subsidiary Chemicon International. In these capacities he managed a team of scientists focused on the generation of animal models for human disorders and identified an in-licensed new products and technologies from worldwide industrial and academic sources.
Dr. Burgess' other roles in the biotechnology industry include Co-founder, Board Member and President of Genome BioSciences, Inc. and Founding Scientist for Lexicon Genetics, Inc., where he focused on high-throughput drug target identification and validation at the molecular level. In addition, as NIH-sponsored Research Fellow he conducted research at the University of California San Diego and has published in major scientific journals including Nature and Science on a variety of research in genetic engineering, developmental biology and the molecular control of cellular identity. He is also author of two books including "Understanding Nanomedicine: An Introductory Textbook" (www.understandingnano.org ) and "Stem Cells: A Short Course" (www.stemcelltextbook.com).
Recent Publications
- Burgess, R.: Stem Cells: A Short Course. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. January, 2016. (http://stemcelltextbook.com/; http://www.amazon.com/Stem-Cells-A-Short-Course/dp/1118439198).
- Burgess, R., Huang, R.P.: High-throughput discovery of cancer stem cell biomarkers and signaling molecules. Adv Clin Chem. 2016;73:109-25.
- Burgess, R.: Handbook of Clinical Nanomedicine: Law, Business, Regulation, Safety and Risk. Future Concepts in Nanomedicine. Book Chapter. Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore. 2016.
- Wilson, J.J., Burgess, R., Mao, Y.Q., Luo, S., Tang, H., Sloane-Jones, V., Weisheng, B., Huang, R.Y., Chen, X., Huang, R.P.: Antibody arrays in Biomarker Discovery. Advances in Clinical Chemistry Book Chapter. 2015 Feb.
- Burkholder, B., Huang, R.Y., Burgess. R., Luo, S., Jones, V.S., Zhang, W., Lu, Z.Q., Gao, C.Y., Wang, B.L., Zhang, Y.M., Huang, R.P.: Tumor-induced perturbations of cytokines and immune cell networks. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2014 Apr;1845(2):182-201.
1995 BS, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
1997 MS, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
2000 Doctorate, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas
2003 Post-doctoral work, UTSW Medical Center
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Advanced Imaging Center, UTSW Medical Center
Assistant Professor, (Secondary) Dept. of Pharmacology, UTSW Medical Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biol., The University of Texas at Dallas
Intermediary metabolism is the complex process by which nutrients are transformed into cellular building blocks, redistributed to specific cellular fuels, converted to storage molecules or oxidized to provide energy. Disorders of intermediary metabolism are the basis of many diseases, so techniques that allow quantitative measures of flux of molecules through these metabolic pathways are important tools for basic and clinical science. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in conjunction with stable isotope (non-radioactive) tracers is a powerful technique for understanding intermediary metabolism. NMR is especially informative about the chemical nature of an atom (and its neighboring atoms) in a molecule and thus provides enormous insight into the metabolic fate of isotope labeled tracers. Administration of stable isotope tracers, containing carbon-13 or deuterium, in humans or animals followed by NMR analysis of tissue or fluid extracts reveals the metabolic flux of a number of biochemical pathways. My interest is in using this technology to study hepatic energy production and gluconeogenesis in the liver and kidney. I have studied these pathways with collaborators with mouse models having specific defects in hepatic energy and glucose metabolism and have transitioned the information gained from animal studies towards the understanding of human physiology by partnering with clinicians who have human subjects with abnormal metabolic features such as obesity and diabetes. This powerful cross-disciplinary approach unites my interests in metabolism with molecular biologists and clinicians, providing an increasingly integrated picture of the physiology of metabolic diseases.
Select Publications
1. Burgess SC, Hausler N, Merritt M, Jeffrey FMH, Storey C, Milde A, Koshy S, Lindner J, Magnuson MA, Malloy CR, and Sherry AD. Impaired Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Activity in Mouse Livers Lacking Cytosolic Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase. J Biol Chem 279: 48941-48949, 2004.
2. Burgess SC, Jeffrey FMH, Storey C, Milde A, Hausler N, Merritt M, Moulder H, Holm C, Sherry AD, Malloy CR. Effect of Murine Strain on Metabolic Pathways of Glucose Production after Brief or Prolonged Fasting. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 289:E53-61, 2005.
3. Burgess SC, Leone TC, Wende AR, Croce MA, Chen Z, Sherry AD, Malloy CR, and Finck BN. Diminished hepatic gluconeogenesis via defects in tricarboxylic acid cycle flux in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha)-deficient mice. J Biol Chem 281: 19000-19008, 2006.
4. Browning JD, Davis J, Saboorian MH, and Burgess SC. A low-carbohydrate diet rapidly and dramatically reduces intrahepatic triglyceride content. Hepatology 44: 487-488, 2006. 5. Burgess SC, He T, Yan Z, Lindner J, Sherry AD, Malloy CR, Browning JD, Magnuson MA. Cytosolic Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Does Not Solely Control the Rate of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis in the Intact Mouse Liver. Cell Metabolism
5: 313-320, 2007. 6. SC Burgess, T Kitazume, K Iizuka, NH Jeoung, RA Harris, BC. Miller, Y Kashiwaya, RL. Veech and K Uyeda. Mechanisms for the Reduced NAD/NADH REDOX potential and lower energy state of liver of Carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP) deficient mice. JBC. In PRESS, 2008.
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Jan. 19, 2008
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Alex Harris scored a season-high 31 points, and James Powell added 20 as UC Santa Barbara won its second straight game, 75-60 at Cal Poly on Saturday night.
Harris, who was suffering from a cold, scored 17 of his 31 points in the second half as UCSB (14-4 overall, 3-2 in the Big West) pulled away from the Mustangs (6-11 overall, 1-4 in the Big West) after leading by nine at halftime. The Gauchos scored the first four points of the second half, including a baseline jumper by Harris, to take a 13-point lead, 37-24. The advantage never fell into single-digits the rest of the way.
Santa Barbara took its biggest lead, 62-42, with 7:27 to play in the game, but Cal Poly used a 12-3 run to close to within 11, 65-54 with 2:35 left. Harris,however, answered with a three-pointer from deep in the left corner to make it 68-54 and that essentially sealed the win.
Although the Gauchos struggled with their two-point shooting in the first half, making just 3-of-21, they were on fire from three-point territory, hitting 7-of-14. Powell, who scored 20 for the second straight game, helped boost UCSB's first half fortunes by making a trio of three-pointers. He had 11 points at the break. Forward Ivan Elliott, who finished with just six points, made both of his three-point attempts, also in the first half.
UCSB finished the game with a 37.7% field goal percentage overall, but it made 10-of-20 from beyond the three-point arc. Cal Poly, on the other hand, shot 42.6% overall, but could hit just 2-of-19 from outside the three-point arc, 10.5%.
"We did a pretty good job of harassing their shooters tonight," said Gaucho head coach Bob Williams. "They really killed us with three-pointers last year and we were determined that the same thing wouldn't happen this year. Alex (Harris) made some big shots when it looked like they were going to make it close, and that was key too."
UCSB also outrebounded the Mustangs, 39-30. Nedim Pajevic had a game-high six rebounds. Justin Joyner and Powell each had five assists to lead the way in that category.
Cal Poly was paced by Trae Clark and Lorenzo Keeler who each tallied 12 points.
The Gauchos return home on Thursday, Jan. 24, to host Pacific in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Thunderdome.


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Building on Verify apps, which already protects people when they're installing apps outside of Google Play at the time of installation, we're rolling out a new enhancement which will now continually check devices to make sure that all apps are behaving in a safe manner, even after installation. In the last year, the foundation of this service - Verify apps - has been used more than 4 billion times to check apps at the time of install. This enhancement will take that protection even further, using Android's powerful app scanning system developed by the Android security and Safe Browsing teams.
Available for Android 2.3 and up with Google Play - so effectively for every proper Android device out there.


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Bionic Eye Becomes a Reality
Retinal Device to Treat Blindness Gets U.S. Approval
Regulators have approved a bionic eye for the first time in the U.S., saying Second Sight Medical Products Inc.'s retinal prosthesis can be used to treat a certain kind of blindness.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the Argus II, which sends electrical stimulation to the retina to induce vision in individuals afflicted with retinitis pigmentosa.
This disorder, which can run in families, damages and kills the cells in the retina—a tissue layer at the back of the eye—that process light. The disease causes vision to become increasingly blurry until they can't see at all. Around 100,000 patients in the U.S. have the condition.
The Argus II, which is already available in Europe, can't restore sight completely, but it can improve vision in individuals who can see almost nothing.
"This is a game changer in sight-affecting diseases, that represents a huge step forward for the field and for these patients who were without any available treatment options until now," said Second Sight Chief Executive Robert Greenberg.
The device works by bypassing the damaged cells that process light. Video cameras mounted on glasses capture the visual information in the form of light; the data are then transmitted wirelessly to the implant to trigger electrodes in the chip to stimulate pixels of light on the retina. This information is then sent to the brain and processed normally as an image.
Argus II is set to become available later this year in U.S. clinical centers, and Second Sight said it would be adding sites to make the therapy more readily available.
To date, the technology allows the wearer to see in black and white, and is most useful for seeing sharp contrasts. But scientists hope that it will eventually enable color vision.
"The fact that many patients can use the Argus implant in their activities of daily living such as recognizing large letters, locating the position of objects, and more, has been beyond our wildest dreams, yet the promise to the patients is real and we expect it only to improve over time," said Mark Humayun, a doctor and medical professor at the University of Southern California who was involved with developing the device.
Scientists have said that designing a bionic eye has been much more difficult than developing aids like cochlear implants for hearing, in part because visual information is two-dimensional, and because of the anatomy of the eye.
There are also many technical challenges, such as how to add more electrodes into the tiny chip that sits on the retina—about 5 millimeters by 7 millimeters in the case of Argus II—to stimulate enough cells in the retina to produce a good quality image. Normal vision is based on more than one hundred million receptors in each eye that process light, say experts.
Many other academic centers and companies are working on competing technology they say is more advanced than Second Sight's. In 1991, when Second Sight's Dr. Greenberg was still in medical training at Johns Hopkins University, he watched a retinal surgeon perform a procedure where he placed a wire in a patient's eye and ran a bit of electrical current through it, and the patient saw a spot of light. The surgeon placed a second wire and the patient reported seeing two spots of light.
Dr. Greenberg could see the potential for creating a bionic eye if engineering issues could be worked out. "At that point, I thought it was an engineering project," he said in an interview earlier this year. "Little did I realize it would take 20 years before we would commercialize it."
The Sylmar, Calif.-based company was formed in 1998 by several co-founders, including entrepreneur Alfred Mann. With a number of academic collaborators, they fashioned an early retinal implant from a cochlear implant for the ear with 16 electrodes, each of which stimulated a small area of the retina.
Even with such a small number of electrodes that allowed for a small patch of vision, patients unexpectedly said they found the device useful by moving their heads back and forth and scanning the environment, said Dr. Greenberg.
The company chose not to commercialize the initial device because the surgery was complicated, taking four surgeons eight hours to complete it, said Dr. Greenberg. In the Argus II, the newer generation device, the surgery takes two hours and involves 60 electrodes.
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Reed Johnson Should Bring Strong Trade Interest and Other Bullets
Today, the Chicago Cubs go for their first three-game winning streak of the season. They've had nine previous cracks at it this year, and have lost all nine. This is the longest the Cubs have gone into a season without winning three in a row since 1966 (which was just five games longer). Before that, there wasn't a longer stretch. So this is already, like, historically bad.
- Randy Wells suggested yesterday something I've been speculating about for a month – he hasn't been totally healthy since coming back from a forearm injury that cost him two months at the start of the year. "It has been a process trying to get back where I want be. I've been battling aches and pains and trying to get healthy. I'm just happy to get the ball on the ground a lot more than I have in recent starts and get the team through six or more innings."
- Buster Olney says Reed Johnson should be one of the most sought-after pieces at the trade deadline, given his production and dirt-cheap contract. But then he steps on our grapes by noting that teams are unwilling to give up more than a C+ prospect for him (and guys like him), asking "is it worth it?"
- The Cubs are sticking to their Sean-Marshall-is-not-available story. Shrug.
- Can someone give me a good reason why the Cubs should not claim lefty Jo-Jo Reyes? Reyes, 26, was DFA'd by the Blue Jays yesterday after putting up a 5.40 ERA over 20 starts this year (which, you'll note, would be a vast improvement over the Cubs' back-end of the rotation when you do the normal AL/NL adjustment). Once a prospect with a bright future in the Braves' organization, Reyes got a shot with the Blue Jays and failed. He still has a mid-90s fastball and is young enough to turn it around. He's making just $439K this year. Again, why would the Cubs not put in a claim?
- Watch out, Mike Quade, Carlos Zambrano has your back: "[Quade] makes mistakes like everybody else, you know," Zambrano said. "At the end of the day, all [he's doing] is just trying to win. Sometimes it doesn't go the way he wants, but you know he tries to win. For me he's the same guy … things haven't gone the way he expects."
- Jon Greenberg shreds the Cubs for the crappy attendance at Wrigley Field and the organization's weak efforts to lure fans with giveaways. He offers some joke giveaway ideas before concluding on a serious (and somber) note: "Now that we've had our fun, here are two last ideas to boost attendance and bolster enthusiasm. These are really wacky, so suspend your disbelief in advance. Lower ticket prices to normal levels, and spend more money to bring in, you know, good baseball players. Guys who can play defense and pitch and look interested half the time."
- Attendance problems don't just hurt the organization. Think about the dude bringing you your (sixth) beer: A Wrigley Beer Man's Notes. Pro-tip: treat everyone like an actual human being, even if he's "just" the guy selling you beer. Do so especially this year. Also – read that Tumblr. Dude can write.


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This build is exceptionally strong on Twisted Treeline, but not to be overlooked for Summoner's Rift. By scoring critical hits on every swing of your Judgment, you get the thrill of watching their health drop below 50% in one skill. Enjoy having a ridiculous movement speed, attack speed, and not to mention 100% Crit Chance. This build is by far, the strongest DPS Garen build available.
Summoner Spells
Allows for early game tower diving with ease. The combination of Ignite and Demacian Justice is ridiculously powerful. With no worry at all, I can easily take someone from 50% to 0% with ignite, followed by a Demacian Justice. In 3v3, this proves to be exceptionally powerful, allowing me to overthrow the lane, score a turret kill very early, and begin eating the rest of the team as if they wanted to feed me.
When you solo lane with Garen in 3v3, there is no doubt that Exhaust will get you early game kills. The sheer control provided by Exhaust/Judgement is devastating. By level 6 I usually have a 2 or 3 kills, which makes it only easier to start controlling the map. Exhaust will allow you to dominate early game, and by doing so, will grant you more money and levels mid-late game.
Other Good Summoner Spell OptionsGhost
Ghost compliments your Judgement extremely well. Combined with the speed boost provided by Decisive strike, it is near impossible to escape Judgement's full damage. Although this is very powerful, Exhaust does nearly the same thing, snaring them along with your Decisive strike's speed boost. Not only that, but exhaust provides more team utility for obvious reasons (snare, blind, armor/magic resist reduced). Only choose ghost if, for some reason, you are not good with exhausting.
Cleanse is a great spell to have it many situations. I find little to no-use for it myself because I am 99% of the time able to escape a gank by either killing the enemies or running away with my insane movement speed and snare immunity. Not to be overlooked, more of a preference if anything.
On Twisted Treeline, Smite can prove worthy to your team. Smite allows you to easily control Lizard and Dragon (which provide global gold an exp, on top of amazing buffs). When your team is constantly recieving bonus gold and exp, it makes it even easier to out level and itemize better than your opponents.
Perseverance - Garen will regenerate .5% of his maximum health per second after not receiving damage for 7 seconds.
This passive is what makes Garen so durable in a lane early game. With this passive, combined with Health Potions, will allow you to avoid basing for a very long time. My first base usually consists of buying my Boots of Swiftness and Brutalizer because of how long I stay there and farm minions/champions. In the top lane of Twisted Treeline, you can easily overthrow the other laner and score an early turret kill, as well as multiple champion kills if you know what you are doing.
Decisive Strike - Garen's next attack strikes a vital area of his foe, dealing bonus damage and silencing them.
Garen gains a 15/20/25/30/35% speed boost for 2 seconds. His next attack deals 40/60/80/100/120 bonus damage and silences his target for 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown - 11/10/9/8/7 seconds
Cost - No Cost
Range - Self
This is a complimentary skill to your Judgement. There are 2 ways to utilize this skill for your judgement based on whether or not they have a Knockback/Stun/Airborne.
Enemy DOES have an airborne/knock-back/stun: Allow your silence to hit first before using Judgement. By using your silence, you can freely judgement on an Alistar without getting pushed away, or a Sion without getting Stunned while he walks away.
Enemy DOES NOT have an airborne/knock-back/stun: This is an ideal situation. With no way to stop your Judgement, you can freely use your Decisive Strike's speed boost to get off a Judgement on the enemy with relative ease.
Remember to use Decisive Strike's speed boost to escape if necessary, combined with Judgement's snare-immunity, you can really save yourself in a gank situation.
Courage - Garen's kills increase his armor and magic resistance. He may also activate this ability to give himself a damage reducing shield.
Passive: Garen's armor and magic resist are permanently increased by 0.5 every time he kills an enemy unit. This bonus is maxed at 7/14/21/28/35.
Active: Garen places a defensive shield on himself for the next 2/2.5/3/3.5/4 seconds, decreasing all damage taken by 35%.
Cooldown - 30/27/24/21/18 seconds
Cost - No Cost
Range - Self
Courage allows you to tower dive early game for a kill, while reducing a lot of the damage you would have taken. Use this skill as often as possible when it comes to tower diving, fighting solo, and team fights when focused. This skill is also a great counter to some things such as Karthus or Nunu's ultimate. The passive isn't super amazing since it is the last thing you max out, but it makes a difference throughout the whole game. Free armor and magic resist doesn't hurt!
Judgment - Garen performs a dance of death with his sword, dealing damage around him and becoming immune to slowing and root effects for 3 seconds.
Garen rapidly spins his sword around his body for 3 seconds, removing and making him immune to all roots and slows, dealing physical damage (15/35/55/75/95 plus 35% of his attack damage) to enemy units in the area every 0.5 seconds. This ability does half damage to minions, and it can scale off of your critical hit stat to deal bonus damage.
Cooldown - 15/14/13/12/11 seconds
Cost - No Cost
Range - Melee
Unforunately, you do not proc on-hit effects from items/buffs but, it is considered as a spell so blinds will not affect you. Not to mention, it grants you immunity to snares. This skill is the core of Garen. Allowing you absolutely destroy multiple targets with a mass amount of AoE damage. Paired with Decisive Strike's speed boost, you can gank opponents, tower dive, and turn the tide of a team battle with ease. Remember to appropriately use your Decisive Strike with Judgement, and never forget to use Judgement to escape from snares when you trying to avoid a gank or catch up to a fleeing enemy.
In the right hands, Judgement is over powered. Use it as best as you can.
Demacian Justice - Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to deal a finishing blow to an enemy champion that deals damage based upon how much life his target has missing.
Garen calls upon the might of Demacia to attempt to execute an enemy champion, dealing 175/350/525 damage plus 1 damage for every 3.5/3/2.5 health they are missing.
Cooldown - 140/120/100 seconds
Cost - No Cost
Range - 400
This skill will allow you to tower dive, in combination with ignite, fairly well. Early game tower diving thanks to Demacian Justice is a true game winner. I have near single-handedly won 3v3s because of my ability to push towers, tower dive, and then kill the tower afterwards. Truely amazing. Never use this skill as an opener, it completely ruins the bonus damage. Getting off your Judgement/Decisive Strike first will prove very useful. Not to mention, this is a great anti kill steal tool. Using this when someone is around 40% will near-guarantee a kill. Pay close attention to high HP tanks especially, they are extremely vulnerable to your ultimate.
Preferably, you want to be out leveling your opponent, scoring multiple champion kills and tower kills. Going 21/0/9 allows you to reap the benefit of added damage all game, as well as extra gold, extra experience, and less time spent dead (if you actually die :P).
Armor Penetration (Marks and Quintessences) - You take Armor Penetration over Crit Damage because Armor Penetration is actually more damage on a crit than Crit Damage runes in Mark/Quint (some exceptions late game, but the difference is less than 2%). They also provide a 100% usefulness to your character, unlike Crit Damage, where they are only in effect if you score a critical hit. Although we reach 100% Crit, you won't be there until late game, and sacrificing efficiency in the majority of the game is not worth it.
Critical Chance over Critical Damage (Seals and Glyphs) - With the removal of the base crit chance and crit chance per level, substituting that amount is necessary to keep your effectiveness up early-mid game when items may be scarce.
The 6th item will depend on what you are playing against, and the time you purchase it will be up to your best judgment. Some of the recommended items would be:
- 40% Armor reduction on your target and some extra attack speed. The armor penetration makes all of your damage even stronger. This is extremely useful against high armor tanks.
- 75 Attack Damage to beef up all your damage. Since you are already at 100% crit, make those crits stronger. The passive effect is very useful with your high attack speed from your Phantom Dancers and Ghostblade. The passive wont be applied by your Judgment unfortunately.
- 100 Attack Damage when maxxed out and lots of life steal. An excellent choice considering how much damage your auto attacks deal and how often you swing.
- If the other team has been focusing you at the start of team fights, this item can make the difference between a win and a loss of a team fight for obvious reasons.
- If you are rolling the other team like I do, Sword of the Occult will be money well spent. This item is cheap and effective. A worthy investment if you plan on steamrolling to victory asap.


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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Police have been posted outside a synagogue in Venezuela's capital to step up security after an anti-Israel protest during which Jewish community leaders say demonstrators hurled fireworks and shouted anti-Semitic slogans.
David Bittan is the president of the Venezuelan Confederation of Israelite Associations. He says more than 10 national police officers were sent to provide security at the largest synagogue in Caracas on Friday.
His organization has said about 50 people demonstrated outside the synagogue on Thursday to protest Israel's airstrikes in the Gaza Strip before a cease-fire this week.
The Jewish confederation called for Venezuela's government to guarantee security at places of worship after the demonstration.


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Rihanna Denim Jacket
Rihanna's oversize denim jacket was a cozy addition to her casual ensemble.
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Rihanna chose a pair of camouflage leggings to pair with a crop top and oversize denim top for a casual look while grabbing brunch.
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Michigan Doesn't Need More Electricity Regulation
Diane Katz discusses the electricity market
About this audio: On May 19, 2008, Diane S. Katz, an adjunct scholar with the Mackinac Center, was a guest on "The Frank Beckmann Show" on WJR 760AM. Katz discussed a policy brief she co-authored with Dr. Theodore Bolema that assesses Michigan legislation aimed at increasing government intervention in energy production and sales. The interview is nine minutes and 21 seconds.
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Kids to College
Emmanuel students invite and meet with middle school and high school students to talk about higher education: The long-term benefits, the financial aid opportunities and the areas of study. The program allows middle school and high school students to participate in programming designed to help prepare them for their pursuit of higher education. Youth are invited to college events, such as lectures, theatre performances, cultural activities and sporting events.
Mission Grammar to Emmanuel College - MGtoEC
MGtoEC is a monthly dinner /discussion group hosted by the JYCCL and the Office of Multicultural Programs at Emmanuel College for 8th grade scholars of OLPH Mission Grammar School. The program focuses on culture, history, literacy and college readiness. MGtoEC is designed to coincide with theme month programs celebrated at Emmanuel and/or current topics. Emmanuel students prepare and facilitate a lesson for the 8th grade scholars.
The goals of the program are:
- Empower Mission Grammar scholars, through mentorship, to see higher education as a viable option.
- For Mission Grammar scholars to gain the ability to engage in discussions that allow for critical thinking and high level communication skills.
Days of Service
The JYCCL sponsors large-scale days of service such as New Student Day of Service in September and the Annual Spring Day of Service in April. Groups of students volunteer a various agencies throughout the City of Boston assisting with various beautification projects such as painting, cleaning and gardening. Learn more »
Annual Volunteer Fair
The Annual Volunteer Fair co-sponsored by the JYCCL and Campus Ministry takes place ever September and offers students the opportunity to make connections with various organizations located throughout the Greater Boston area. Some organizations that have participated include: Big Sister Big Brother Association of Greater Boston, Boston Medical Reserve Corps, Boston Rescue Mission, City Year Boston, Community Servings, Cradles to Crayons, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Notre Dame Mission Volunteers, OLPH Mission Grammar School, St. Mary of the Angels Parish, The Home for Little Wanderers and Zoo New England, plus many more. Learn more »
Boston Immersion
Colleges of The Fenway Boston Immersion Alternative Spring Break is a week-long service experience during March spring break. Colleges of The Fenway students serve together for the week while living in the Jean Yawkey Center on Emmanuel's campus. In March 2013, the group spent the week focusing on issues of food justice. Learn more »
As space is available, the Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium hosts area schools and organizations for athletic and social events. In the past, these have included:
- Strong Women Strong Girls - Jump into Spring
- Boston Centers for Youth + Families - Boston R.O.C.K.S.
- Latinas en Accion Program for Latino Girls
- Double Dutch League of Massachusetts
- Smith Leadership Academy - Sport-Lastics
- Peace First - Volunteer Training


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Best Place To Stock Your Backyard Henhouse
Under a new city ordinance, Sacramento residents are now allowed to keep up to three egg-laying hens in their backyard. Which raises the question: Where exactly do you buy egg-laying hens? Answer: BRADSHAW FEED & PET SUPPLY. Located on a dusty stretch of Bradshaw Road about 15 minutes outside town, this old-fashioned country store carries 35 to 40 chicken varieties, including standard breeds such as Rhode Island Red, White Leghorn and Ameraucana, and so-called "fancy" breeds like Golden Polish, Mottled Houdan and Sumatra. The baby chicks ($1.25 to $5 apiece) are housed by the dozens in deep, glass-fronted drawers. Once you make your selection, a staffer pops your chicks into a brown paper bag, gives you a care sheet and sells you everything you need to get started as an urban chicken keeper: heat lamp, pine shavings, chick waterer, food, etc. The payoff comes five or six months later, when your chickens start laying eggs. 7285 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento; (916) 369-8225
Best Modern Furniture
Interior designer Curtis Popp is not about to tell you what to think of his Soft Side Table, the first offering from his CPOPP WORKSHOP. He will say, however, that the 18-by-18-inch round wooden table with three brightly colored legs is "approachable but not stuffy." We definitely agree on both counts: The warm walnut or white oak tabletop, with green, blue, orange or yellow legs, illustrates that Popp knows how to put the fun in functional. He sells the tables exclusively through his website, though he's been approached by retailers wanting to carry the line. There's also been interest from renowned hotelier Ian Schrager, and the table was featured in the Sunset Idea House this fall. Next up for CPopp Workshop: a coffee table version of the Soft Side Table. (916) 207-9106; cpoppworkshop.com
Best New Florist
Philip Rice was still in high school when he started working for a florist in Colusa. After the shop closed in 2009, he decided it was time to move to "the big city." Yes, Sacramento—that big city. After purchasing EAST SAC FLORIST earlier this year, he considered changing the name to something "more designery," then thought better of it. "The name fits the neighborhood. It's casual but elegant," he says—a phrase that also nicely describes Rice's design style. Rice has worked for two governors and the Tournament of Roses parade, and he flies all over the country doing floral design and lighting for special events and destination weddings. Here in Sacramento, he's especially known for his unique plant combos, such as topiaries underplanted with succulents and decorated with manzanita limbs. "It's amazing what a dead branch will do," he quips. 5379 H St., Sacramento; (916) 457-2699; eastsacflorist.com
Best Home Décor
Can't spare the time (or the money) to fly to Paris for the famed Marché aux Puces
flea market? Then do the next best thing and drive to FLEURI in Carmichael. Owned and operated for the past 13 years by sisters Sonia Moreno and Sylvia Frazier, this charming shop overflows with gorgeous French antiques, linens, garden décor, pillows, vintage ribbon, china, candles and other things for the home too numerous to mention. Frazier goes to Paris on a shopping expedition once a year and brings back all manner of Francophilic treasures: farmhouse tables, chandeliers, iron beds, fireplace screens, hotel silver, antique postcards . . . the list goes on and on. We'll always have Paris as long as Fleuri is around. 7301 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael; (916) 973-9848
Best Wine Design
Helwig Winery owners David and Nancy Helwig wanted their new Amador County winery to reflect the history of the area. When they met with SAGE ARCHITECTURE, they immediately knew they'd found the right people for the job. "They had a very creative, subtle approach in capturing the rustic charm we wanted without making it look dated," says Nancy. Through the use of metal roofing, board-and-batten wood siding and galvanized metal, Paul Almond and Pam Whitehead of Sage designed buildings that stand out from their surroundings yet blend in beautifully. With a nod to sustainability, the architects made use of oak and pine harvested during the clearing of the site in the tasting room and other areas of the property. 11555 Shenandoah Valley Road, Plymouth; (209) 245-5200; helwigwinery.com
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Life can feel a bit unpredictable these days, but one thing we know for sure: Our region is full of innovative and intriguing people, places and things that make it a great place to live, work and play—always giving us fabulous fodder for our annual Best of Sacramento feature. This year, the editors have taken over, naming 41 of their favorites around town. But your voices also were heard: In our online survey at sacmag.com, everyone was invited to vote for local businesses in categories including media, retail and the arts. So enjoy the read and join us in saluting the region's best.
Best Blowout
Can you imagine anything more heavenly than a weekly professional blowout? Inspired by the blowout-only salons that cater to well-groomed Manhattanites, Folsom esthetician Carmen Gammon opened REPUBLIC BLOW OUT BAR n August 2010. Her blowout menu includes The Dirty Girl (a blowout with loads of volume), The Trophy Wife (sleek and smooth) and The Girl Next Door (lots of curls). Cost for a wash, scalp massage and blowout: $35. The blowout bar is attached to Gammon's full-service Republic Salon and can handle individual drop-ins; appointments are recommended for groups such as bachelorette parties and high school promsters. "When you leave here," says Gammon, "you're ready for whatever the night holds." 302 S. Lexington Drive, Folsom; (916) 984-4444; republicsalon.net
Best Adult Toy Store
Get your mind out of the gutter—we're not talking about X-rated toys. DRAGATOMI in midtown sells collectible art toys (aka urban vinyl) with price tags that run as high as $1,200. Owner Joanne Suavillo was already collecting the cartoonish action figures when she decided to start an online store about three years ago. She was so successful (with customers from all over the world) that she followed up with a bricks-and-mortar shop on J Street in 2009. The shop's designer toys are produced in limited quantities by artists who put their own 3-D spin on characters such as Badtz-Maru, Android and The Simpsons. Dragatomi carries all the big industry names: Kidrobot, Tokidoki, threeA Toys and Kuso Vinyl. And while the designer figures are awfully cute, they're definitely for adults. "This is not for kids," says Suavillo, "although we do have kids who buy our stuff." 2317 J St., Sacramento; (916) 706-0535; dragatomi.com
Best Discount Denim
Designer jeans can cost an arm and a leg. Not at RENEW DENIM in downtown Davis. Founded by Davis residents Samantha and Barth Ballard (both of whom have extensive experience in the retail denim industry), the store carries designer jeans at 40 to 70 percent off their original prices. Brands include Joe Jeans, J Brand, Kunna and Denim by Victoria Beckham. 222 D St., Davis; (530) 297-5326; renewdenim.com
Best Designer Vintage
When Stefan Bloom and Erin Boyle opened Scout Living, their new midtown design collective, they invited Hector Lopez to set up shop in a small alcove of the store. An avid collector, Lopez scours estate sales, flea markets, thrift stores and antiques fairs from here to Southern California for high-end vintage women's wear. His tiny shop-within-a-shop, MADEMOISELLE, is filled with his fashionable finds. He carries tons of Chanel apparel and accessories (purses, sunglasses, shoes and jewelry), plus a who's who of other big designer names: Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, YSL, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stella McCartney, Dior and more. Clients come from as far away as San Francisco and L.A. for special pieces, such as a 1920s opera coat from Emporium Capwell and a Chanel 2.55 handbag (the iconic quilted one) that retails for $3,200. "It's simply the best designer collection in the city," says Bloom. 1215 18th St., Sacramento; (916) 594-7971; scoutliving.com
Best Sunless Tan
Esthetician Meri Thresher ran a conventional tanning salon for five years before deciding she no longer wanted to subject her clients to the UV radiation of tanning beds. So last
year, she opened the city's first sunless-only tanning salon, EYECANDY SUNLESS SPA. While you stand in front of a screen, she applies a sun-free tanning solution to your body, using a high-pressure, low-volume spray gun. For $40, you get a gorgeous golden glow that lasts up to seven days. And no UV rays! 2011 P St., Sacramento; (916) 977-3737; eyecandytanning.com
Best Bet for the Full-Figured Bride
As many full-figured brides discover, it's hard to find larger-size sample wedding gowns at most bridal salons. Recognizing this untapped market, Sandra Gonzalez opened SPARKLE, a bridal salon for women sizes 14 to 30, this past July. "A bride shouldn't have to sacrifice style just because she's a size 14," Gonzalez argues. The salon carries about 150 gowns designed specifically for larger brides, with clever construction and special boning to flatter a curvy woman's figure. The dresses (many of them strapless) are sexy and body-conscious—not, as Gonzalez puts it, "frumpy-dumpy"—at prices from $900 to $3,000. In addition to wedding gowns, the East Sac salon sells a small collection of LBDs (Little Black Dresses) in larger sizes. 3200 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento; (916) 538-6615; sparklebridalcouture.com
Best Place To Buy a Car
Buying a car can be stressful. So one automaker had a brilliant idea: Why not let consumers buy cars the same way they purchase sunglasses and blue jeans? Last November, The HYUNDAI STORE opened in Downtown Plaza. Located on the mall's ground floor, the 7,000-square-foot showroom has cars that you can test-drive as easily as trying on a sweater at nearby Macy's. Salespeople are paid a salary rather than a commission, and there's a no-haggle, fixed-price policy. "You can purchase a car in about an hour without getting beat up," says sales manager Tim Langston. "Nobody's trying to ram stuff down your throat." The first store of its kind in the country, it's a five-year pilot program; if the concept works, Hyundai plans to roll it out in other markets. 545 L St., Sacramento; (916) 444-1101; hyundaistore.com
Best Product for an Expectant Mom
Being pregnant can take a toll on your body. With this in mind, Paige Birge Smith and Jill Birge Brewer (cousins who are both mothers) created PURE BELLY WRAP. Made of bamboo, it helps keep you cool in summer and warm in winter. And, when used with creams and lotions, it may help minimize stretch marks. It's adjustable, so you can use it throughout your pregnancy. You can buy it at Goore's, Whole Foods Market in Roseville and on Pure Belly's website. purebelly.com
Best Thrift Store
Thrift stores are a dime a dozen. But one stands out from the crowd: GOODWILL'S MIDTOWN BOUTIQUE. Open since May, the 6,400-square-foot store specializes in vintage and designer-name clothing: Donna Karan New York, Dana Buchman, Calvin Klein, Ralph by Ralph Lauren, Adrienne Vittadini, Armani Collezioni, St. John and others. "We pick the best of the best," store manager Aidan MacAllister explains. "It has to be almost brand new: no holes, no stains, only garments in the greatest condition." Prices are wallet-friendly: $8 to $10 for a sweater (even cashmere), $25 to $30 for a suit. Proceeds help people with disabilities. Isn't it nice to know the dough you drop on a Burberry blazer is going to someone in need? 1621 L St., Sacramento; (916) 441-4407; goodwillsacto.org
Best Old-Fashioned Barbershop
Barbershops are a place where men come for a cut, maybe a shave, and 30 to 45 minutes of fellowship. UNLCLE JED'S CUT HUT in Oak Park is just such a place. Outside, men shoot the breeze. Inside, a row of chairs and washbasins are at the ready, and there's a big-screen TV and memorabilia on the wall. We hear the mayor even pops in on occasion to get his hair cut. 3432 Third Ave., Sacramento; (916) 452-3222
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Port Corpus Christi will be joined by members of the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium to announce their support of the 2013 Eagle Ford Shale Fall Conference - Where The South Texas Energy Triangle Meets The World. The conference invites all stakeholders to come together to network, learn, and develop proactive strategies to manage benefits and challenges of this strong economic driver. This engaging opportunity differs from other expos by providing a full "all access" experience to conference participants. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, The City of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are supporting sponsors.
WHO: Leadership from the Port Corpus Christi and Eagle Ford Shale Consortium Leadership including John LaRue, Executive Director; Richard Borchard, Port Commissioner and member of the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium; Teresa Rodriguez, CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Leodoro Martinez, Chairman of the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium; and other sponsors and Consortium members
WHAT: Announcement and Official Invitation to the 2013 Eagle Ford Shale Fall Conference - Where the South Texas Energy Triangle Meets the World, the premiere event to get truly hands-on with the business of the Eagle Ford Shale WHEN: Friday, September 20,2013 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Solomon P. Ortiz Center; 402 Harbor Drive


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Gulf Air Recognized at iTECH Gulf 2014
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, won the ICT Achievers Award at iTECH Gulf 2014 in a presentation ceremony at the inaugural ICT and IT show, held recently at the Gulf Hotel's Gulf Convention Centre.
The iTECH Awards recognize the value that companies and individuals contribute to the development of the ICT sector in Bahrain and the wider GCC while the "ICT Achievers Award" distinguishes Gulf Air's high level of Information Security management and the IT services that have helped achieve customer satisfaction and deliver service excellence.
Receiving the award, Gulf Air Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Maher Salman Al Musallam said, "It is an honor for Gulf Air's IT achievements to be consistently recognized on both the regional and global scale. This award reinforces our achievements in Information Technology development – vital in the aviation industry today and integral to providing a secure and safe business technology environment to our customers."
Dr. Jassim Haji, Gulf Air Director of Information Technology commented, "We are committed to delivering excellence in our IT services and implementing a risk-based approach to identify, manage, and reduce the range of threats to which information is regularly subjected. Gulf Air has consistently been at the forefront of introducing several improvements and innovations in our IT operations through the use of the latest and best technology. This award is a testament to that commitment and to the dedication and skills held by the national carrier's Information Technology team."
Gulf Air's IT achievements include being one of few regional airlines to hold the prestigious, global ISO certification for its information security management system. The airline was also the first organization in Bahrain to introduce Private Cloud Computing in its IT operations that enables it to achieve much faster and more efficient business performance, resulting in enhanced customer service in every step of passengers' journeys.


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This pamphlet was produced in the late 1940s by the 43 Group. Following World War II, Jewish servicemen returned home to find fascists preaching antisemitism on British streets. They formed the 43 Group, which combined political campaigning with a willingness to use physical violence to break up fascist meetings.
The contents of the pamphlet includes an open letter to the Jewish community, an introduction to fascism, a list of current fascist organisations, the history of the group, its aims and objectives and a form to apply to join the group.
By 1950 fascism had all but disappeared from the streets and the group disbanded.


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I am not a jealous man, so my blood pressure did not skyrocket the other day when my wife told me this: "There was this one guy in high school who used to wear T-shirts that showed off his pipes and I drooled over him."
But I'll admit to being a tad competitive, especially in the fitness arena. "What about mine?" I asked.
She groped my biceps. "I love them."
The TMI portion of this column complete, let's turn our attention to the male biceps muscles.
Biceps brachii run the length of the inside of the upper arm and are primarily involved in elbow flexion, the bending movements that allow you to curl a beer up to your mouth or lift a...


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MOSCOW/KIEV - Moscow imposed a total ban on imports of many Western foods on Thursday in retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine, a stronger than expected measure that isolates Russian consumers from world trade to a degree unseen since Soviet days.
In eastern Ukraine, a Dutch recovery team called off its work at the site where Malaysian airliner MH 17 was shot down over rebel held territory last month, saying the frontline location had become too dangerous.
Ukraine said the halt to the recovery meant it would stop observing a ceasefire at the site, where it is battling rebels that the West says are armed and funded by Moscow.
Russian share prices fell after the announcement of Moscow's one year ban on all meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables from the United States, the 28 European Union countries, Canada, Australia and non-EU member Norway.
Russia bought US$43 billion (S$53.82 billion) worth of food last year. It has become by far the biggest consumer of EU fruit and vegetables, the second biggest buyer of US poultry and a major global consumer of fish, meat and dairy.
President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to adopt the measures to retaliate against Western countries who imposed sanctions on Russia's defence, oil and financial sectors over its support for rebels waging an insurrection in east Ukraine.
He had promised to ensure that the measures would not hurt Russian consumers, which suggested he might exclude some popular products. But in the end, the bans announced by his prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, mentioned no exceptions.
The announcement saw Russian bond yields rise to their highest levels in years and Moscow's already reeling share prices extend a sell-off.
Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fyodorov acknowledged that the measures would cause a short-term spike in inflation, but said he did not see a danger in the medium or long term. He said Russia would compensate with more imports of products from other suppliers such as Brazilian meat and New Zealand cheese.
The EU's executive Commission said it reserved the right to take action to retaliate against the Russian ban.
Farmers in specific sectors in Western producing countries are likely to suffer, but much of the pain will be borne by Russians, who will face higher prices and shortages of some goods, with inflation already rising, the rouble falling and the economy hurt by capital flight. "The first casualties would be the domestic market. However it will have some implications for the farmers in the producing countries," Abdolreza Abbassian, a senior economist with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, said.
Russians have relished imported food since the fall of the Soviet Union, when year-round supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables arrived and ubiquitous cheap American frozen chicken quarters became known as "Bush's legs" after the then president.
The nascent middle class in Moscow, which buys Italian cheese and American beef at supermarkets, will take a hit, but so will ordinary people who buy Polish apples and Greek cucumbers in street markets. Russia bought 28 per cent of EU fruit exports and 21.5 per cent of its vegetables in 2011. It bought 8 per cent of US chicken meat exports last year.
Moscow may also ban Western airlines from flying transit routes over its air space, a measure that would cost European airlines money burning extra fuel to avoid Russia on flights to Asia, but would also deprive Moscow of hundreds of millions of dollars in overflight fees.
Western countries imposed initially mild sanctions on Russia after it annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula in March, but tightened them after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over pro-Russian rebel-held territory in east Ukraine on July 17.
The latest Western measures limit access by Russian state banks to global capital markets and also block imports of defence and oil industry equipment.
Washington and Brussels say the Malaysian airliner was almost certainly shot down by an advanced anti-aircraft missile system supplied to the rebels by Russia. Moscow denies this.
The disaster galvanised politicians, particularly in Europe, who had previously been reluctant to take strong action against a big trading partner.
Dutch inspectors are trying to examine the site to investigate the cause of the disaster and recover any remains of the personal effects and bodies of the 298 victims of the crash. Their visit has been hampered by fighting in the area, which is near the road linking the two main rebel bastions Donetsk and Luhansk near the Russian frontier.
Kiev said it would lift a ceasefire imposed in the area as long as the Dutch had halted their work. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said seven more Ukrainian service members had been killed in the past day of fighting.
The rebels are led almost exclusively by Russian citizens and are armed with tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons that Kiev and its Western allies say can only have come from the Russian side of the border.
They have declared independent "people's republics" in two industrial provinces of eastern Ukraine which they call "New Russia" a term Putin applied to all of Ukraine's south and east, where most of the population, though identifying themselves as Ukrainians, speak Russian as a native language.
Despite their advanced weapons, the rebels have steadily lost ground since June, leaving them mainly besieged inside two provincial capitals, along with hundreds of thousands of civilians who fear a full-scale government assault.
Russia has announced military exercises near the border this week. On Wednesday, NATO said Moscow had amassed 20,000 troops near the frontier and could be planning a ground invasion under the pretext of launching a humanitarian mission.
Putin has rallied Russians with relentless nationalist campaigns in state media against Ukraine and in support of the rebel cause, and Western officials fear he might invade to prevent a humiliating rebel defeat.