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Architecture faculty member selected as Fulbright SpecialistUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
UH Mānoa School of Architecture Associate Professor David Rockwood has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist's project in Vietnam at Danang University of Technology during the summer of 2014, according to the U.S. Department of State and J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
His research will focus on the examination of existing Vietnamese housing stock, and evolution of new techniques for constructing affordable and sustainable housing in the country.
"I am most honored to have been selected for the Fulbright grant, and look forward to collaboration with faculty at Danang University of Technology," said Rockwood. "With our project focusing on housing stock in Vietnam, this study is timely and important to help provide new housing solutions in this rapidly growing country."
Rockwood is one of over 400 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad this year through the Fulbright Specialist's Program. Created in 2000 to complement the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, it provides short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) to prominent U.S. faculty and professionals to support curricular and faculty development and institutional planning at post secondary, academic institutions around the world.
The Fulbright Program, America's flagship international educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Over its 60 years of existence, thousands of U.S. faculty and professionals have taught, studied or conducted research abroad, and thousands of their counterparts from other countries have engaged in similar activities in the United States. Over 285,000 emerging leaders in their professional fields have received Fulbright awards, including individuals who later became heads of government, Nobel Prize winners, and leaders in education, business, journalism, the arts and other fields.
Rockwood is a resident of the McCully/Moiliili area.


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Dallas and Jennifer Unruh
Jennifer Denise Allison and Dallas Reagan Unruh, both of Lake Charles, La., were married Sept. 29, 2012, at Memorial Park in McPherson.
Reverend Don Owens performed the double-ring ceremony.
The bride was escorted by her father and wore an ivory one-shoulder, basket-weave organza gown with a dropped waist, draped bodice and organza petals with a 58 and a half-inch train (from the waist) from the "White" by Vera Wang collection, worn with an ivory two-tier walking length veil with raw edge. She carried a cascading bouquet of hanging fern, sparkling blue tulle, sheer ivory ribbon, light green calla lilies, blue and ivory roses, clusters of green berries, baby's breath and blue delphiniums.
The maid of honor was Noemi Ibarra of Lawrence. The bridesmaids were Chelsey Mills of Olathe and Jessica Cooper of McPherson. They wore vintage-inspired satin dresses with a wide strap tank bodice, a sweetheart neckline and a tea-length skirt. Two were blue and one was green.
The best man was Justin Cline of Inman. The groomsmen was Steve Owens of Wichita.
Usher was Jarod Allison of McPherson.
Flower girl was Aybra Watts of Olathe. Ring bearers were Isaac Watts and Jhonin Mills of Olathe.
A reception took place at the American Legion Hall in McPherson, with Craig and Lena Allison as hosts. Cake table attendants were Trisha and Kevin Dubbert and Michael Westerman of McPherson. Guest book attendant was Edith Shaughnessy of McPherson. Food table attendants were Delmar and Becky Unruh of Galva. Wedding party flowers, reception flowers and table decorations were made by Donna Nolen of Silsbee, Texas.
A rehearsal dinner was at the home of Daryl and Billie Unruh, hosts.
Jennifer is the daughter of Craig and Lena Allison of McPherson. She is a graduate of McPherson High School and Xenon International Academy of Hair Design.
Dallas is the son of Daryl and Billie Unruh of McPherson. He is a graduate of McPherson High School and is employed as a cook at Ember Grill and Wine bar at L'auberge Casino Resort.
The couple is at home in Lake Charles, La.

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A Frankfort-Schuyler middle school teacher has been found guilty of sexually touching one of his former students when she was 15, prosecutors said.
A Frankfort-Schuyler middle school teacher has been found guilty of sexually touching one of his former students when she was 15, prosecutors said.
Michael Loiacano, a seventh-grade English teacher, was convicted Wednesday night of forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanor charges, after an all-day trial in Herkimer Town Court, Herkimer County District Attorney Jeffrey Carpenter said.
Loiacano's punishment will not be known until he is sentenced at 1:30 p.m. on March 11 by town Justice Karl Manne. Loiacano will have to register as a sex offender, prosecutors said, and the possible punishments he could face range from up to one year in jail to three years of probation and a fine.
Loiacano was placed on administrative leave after he was accused in August of touching the private parts of the former female student in a school classroom sometime between December 2010 and January 2011, Carpenter said.
Loiacano, who was represented by attorney Les Lewis, denied the allegation at trial.
After the jury's verdict, Frankfort village police Chief Ronald Petrie said he believes the teacher's conviction sends an important message to the public.
"I think it's important for any young female victims to come forward, report allegations of this type and let the system work for them," Petrie said Thursday. "This shows that the system does work and will back up the victims of sex abuse."
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Beethoven and ballet don't often turn up in the same sentence, but "The Creatures of Prometheus," from 1801, was actually the composer's second dance effort, following his "Ballet of the Knights" in 1791. And though the Overture to "The Creatures of Prometheus" is familiar enough, the rest of the score is rarely performed, so I was pleased to see guest conductor and soloist Christian Zacharias program selections from it Friday on a Boston Symphony Orchestra bill that also included a BSO premiere, Haydn's Symphony No. 76, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18.
The Haydn symphony, from 1782, and the Mozart concerto, from 1784, share a tendency to hop on one note. The symphony opens festively in E-flat before C-minor clouds appear on the horizon, and throughout Haydn dips into unexpected minor keys. Leading an ensemble of about 40 players with no baton (and with first and second violins massed rather than divided), Zacharias was precise and intense in the outer movements, with just the suggestion of a smile. But he gave the shy country dance of a slow movement an almost tragic weight in its minor-key episodes, and the minuet was full-bodied, with a tipsy waltz trio.
The similarly sunny concerto starts with bird calls and sweet song before turning martial at the end of the first movement. The Andante muses upon strange harmonies; the exuberant 6/8 Allegro finale finds the piano briefly trying to coax the orchestra into 2/4. Here, too, I wish Zacharias, who conducted from the piano, had been more yielding in the outer movements; here, too, the slow movement, in a sad G minor, was the success, rich and strange.
In the libretto Beethoven was given, the creatures of Prometheus are clay statues that the Titan brings to life. But when he discovers that his creations have no souls and no understanding of the arts, he takes them to Parnassus to be schooled by Apollo. Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, is annoyed and kills Prometheus, but Thalia, Muse of Comedy, brings him back to life.
Zacharias performed the Overture and numbers 1, 3, 5, 9, 14, 15, and 16 — a little more than half the complete score, which runs just over an hour. It's must-hear Beethoven, with many hints of symphonies to come, not least in the finale, No. 16, whose contradance tune would, two years later, turn up in the last movement of the composer's "Eroica." And in Zacharias's reading I heard all the gratifying contrast that I'd missed in the Haydn and Mozart: dramatic opening chords, a reverent hymn tune, graceful skipping and swaying, some delectable solos from harp, flute, bassoon, and oboe in No. 5, a stirring finale, and, best of all, a real dance pulse.Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at


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North Carolina Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
|North Carolina Wiki Topics
|Beginning Research
|Record Types
|North Carolina Background
|Local Research Resources
- 1 Online Resources
- 2 African Americans
- 3 History
- 4 Research Guides
- 5 Cemeteries
- 6 Census
- 7 Cohabitation Records
- 8 Slave Sales
- 9 Slaves in Wills
- 10 Runaway Advertisements
- 11 Free African Americans
- 12 Slave Laws
- 13 Plantation Records
- 14 Military Records
- 15 Family History Library Collection
- 16 Websites
- 17 American Indians
- 18 Melungeons
- 19 References
Online Resources
- North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioner Records, 1862-1870, index/images
- North Carolina, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1863-1872, index/images
- U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records of Field Offices, 1863-1878 ($) index and images
- The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution,With Sketches of Several Distinguished Colored Persons...., e-book
- Sankfagen Wiki, plantations and slave names
- U.S. Colored Troops Formed in North Carolina
- North Carolina Freedmen Transported to Other States
- Digital Library of American Slavery
- North Carolina Freedmen transported to Other States, Part 1
African Americans
Resources for African American research fall into two periods: pre-and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of consulting the same record types as non-African-Americans. Pre-Civil War records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, North Carolina hiring practices, census records, white family records, church and cemetery records, military records, vital records, and numerous North Carolina court records. African American vital records were usually recorded in separate books for many years.
- Crow, Jeffrey J. A History of African Americans in North Carolina.Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History. Department of Cultural Resources, 1992. (Family History Library book FHL Collection
Research Guides
- McBride, Ransom. "Searching for the Past of the North Carolina Black Family in Local, Regional, and Federal Record Resources," The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 1983):66-77. FHL Book 975.6 B2s v. 9.
- Mitchell, Thornton W. Preliminary Guide to Records Relating to Blacks in the North Carolina State Archives. Archives Information Circular 17 (June 1980): 1–17. FHL 975.6 B4a This guide describes the contents and availability of county, state, private, federal, and miscellaneous records.
- The African American Cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina (Facebook). A community forum for the African American cemeteries of Tidewater Virginia and North Carolina. Included are burial sites located in the counties and independent cities in the Tidewater regions of Virginia and North Carolina. Also includes cemetery news from around the United States, and listings in Maryland, New Jersey, and Georgia.
Census records are an important source for studying African American families. The 1850 and 1860 mortality schedules list all persons who died in the 12 months prior to the census and include the name, age, residence, state of birth, occupation, and cause of death. From 1870, censuses give every African American's name, age, state of birth, and other information. See:
- African Americans in the 1870 Census. Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, no.165. Brøderbund Software, Novato, California, 1996. FHL CD-ROM no. 388 This disc does not circulate to Family History Centers. This source indexes 660,000 African Americans in the 1870 federal census of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, and St. Louis. It includes name, state, county, town, birth date, birthplace, National Archives film number, and page number.
- 1860 Granville County Slave Schedule.Abstracted and explained by Barnetta McGhee White, a complete listing that includes maps showing locations of where the families resided.
Cohabitation Records
Slaves were not allowed to legally marry. In 1886 many Cohabitation Certificates were issued and are on microfilm at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. This is a great guide that provides information about Cohabitation records and more more: Guide To Research Materials In the North Carolina State Archives. To find Cohabitation records for each county, look under "marriages."
For 1814 to 1866 information about husbands and wives who were former slaves in North Carolina has been published in:
- White, Barnetta McGhee. Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in North Carolina, County by County. 3 vols. Athens, Georgia.: Iberian Publishing, 1995.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL CD-ROM no. 2894. This book gives the husband's and wife's names when they are given in the records. The records are arranged alphabetically by county.
Freedman's Savings Bank
The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company was originally created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman's Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list birth date; birthplace; occupation; residences; death information; and names of parents, children, spouses, siblings, and former masters. A database of these records, called the Freedman's Bank Records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Family History Library, 2001. Available online at FamilySearch, United States, Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874.North Carolina had three branches of this bank at New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington. The signature registers for these branches are found in:
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (Washington, D.C.), 1865–1874. Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865–1874. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0816. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1969. Available online at FamilySearch, United States, Freedmans Bank Records, 1865-1874. Contains records for North Carolina.) In the records for each city, depositors are listed in order by account number. The registers of each North Carolina branch are as follows:
|New Bern 1869–1874
|FHL film 928586 item 1
|Raleigh 1868–1874
|FHL film 928586 item 2
|Wilmington 1869, 1872–1874
|FHL film 928586 item 3
The records of the North Carolina branches are published in:
- Reaves, Bill. North Carolina Freedman's Savings Trust Company Records. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Genealogical Society, 1992. (Family History Library book FHL book 975.6 F2r. This book has abstracts of the genealogical data from the above records and is indexed.
Other Freedman's Bureau records include:
- United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of North Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1862–1870. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M843. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1972. FHL film 1616841–1616878 These records give names of freed slaves and sometimes give genealogical information. The records include letters, ration reports, oaths of office, reports of persons hired, court cases (in some cases families are listed), orphans placed as apprentices (sometimes several brothers and sisters are listed), registrars recommended, land and property records, records and reports of claims, reports on freedmen available for work (only a few names of persons are given), and persons who received food.
- United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of North Carolina, 1865–1870. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M844. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1971. FHL film 1695567–1695582 These records contain information about schools built for freed slaves, owners of the schools, teachers in the schools, and teachers' requests for funds.
- North Carolina Freedmen's Bureau Assistant Commissioners Records, 1862-1870 -These records include letters and endorsements sent and received, account books, applications for rations, applications for relief, court records, labor contracts, registers of bounty claimants, registers of complaints, registers of contracts, registers of disbursements, registers of freedmen issued rations, registers of patients, reports, rosters of officers and employees, special and general orders and circulars received, special orders and circulars issued, records relating to claims, court trials, property restoration, and homesteads.
|Help Index Freedmen's Bureau Records
|Help yourself and others find their African American ancestors by participating in the Discover Freedmen Indexing Project. June 19th Press Conference
Slave Sales
Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds (see North Carolina Land and Property), in wills (see North Carolina Probate Records), in tax records, and in court order books (see North Carolina Court Records). You must know the name of the slave owner, and you can then search these records by the owner's name to find the name of the slave. A few parish registers (see North Carolina Church Records) list slaves who attended church with their masters. Their births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, or burials may be listed.
Slaves in Wills
The following surnames in this database: North Carolina Probate Records, 1735-1970 have wills that mention slaves by name
- Arthur Branch
- Thomas Crowder
- John Rhodes
Many transcribed wills for all of the Counties have the names of Slaves included. Choose the County of your choice and visit the site's Will Index pages:
Runaway Advertisements
Names of hundreds of runaway slaves, their descriptions, owners, and ages can be found in:
- Windley, Lathan A., comp. Runaway Slave Advertisements. Vol.1, Virginia and North Carolina. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1983. FHL 975 F2wL This volume is not indexed. The information is in chronological order from 1751–1790.
Free African Americans
Many black families freed prior to 1820 are listed in: Heinegg, Paul. Free African-Americans of North Carolina and Virginia: Including the Family Histories of More Than 80% of Those Counted as "All Other Free Persons" in the 1790 and 1800 Census. 3rd. ed. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1993. FHL book 975.6 F2hp This book provides information concerning 281 families and often traces a family to the 1860s. An updated version is available online for free at Free African Americans.com.
Slave Laws
Finkelman, Paul. State Slavery Statutes: Guide to the Microfiche Collection. Frederick, Maryland: University Pub. of America, 1989. FHL book 975 F23s This book has information about laws passed that mention particular slaves. It is indexed by subjects, names, and geographic locations. The time period for names of North Carolina slaves is 1789–1854.
Plantation Records
Slaves are occasionally mentioned in records of plantations described in the following series of booklets:
- Stampp, Kenneth M. A Guide to Records of Ante- Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Manuscript Department, Duke University Library. Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1991. FHL book 975 H2sm ser. F and FHL book 975 H2sm ser. J. The guide for series F lists records at the Duke University library. The series J guide describes holdings at the library of the University of North Carolina. The guide booklets are not indexed, but, they describe in detail the contents of each microfilm. The Family History Library has microfilms of the North Carolina plantation records described in these guides:
- Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Manuscript Department, Duke University Library. Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1986–87. FHL film 1549774 (first film)
- Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series J, Selections from the Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1989–1992. FHL film 1672791 (first of 455)
Also see,Sankofagen Wiki, which contains info on Plantations and the names of many Slaves who lived on them.
Military Records
- Patriots of Color. Free database at Archives.com. Includes details about 250 black North Carolinians in the Revolutionary War.[2]
- U.S. Colored Troops Formed In North Carolina - Lists of soldiers, Regiments & Regimental histories
Family History Library Collection
For books about African Americans, see the FamilySearch Catalog, using a Place Search under:
- NCGenWeb - African American Resources
- Access Genealogy: North Carolina African American Genealogy
- North Carolina African-American Griots Project
- Afrigeneas~African Ancestored Genealogy
- Digital Library on American Slavery - Search for slavery petitions for your ancestors
- BlackPast.org - An online reference guide to African American History
- Slavery and the African American Experience - From the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
- Black Loyalists: Index to Black Pioneers History - Slaves & freemen who served with the British in Revolutionary War
- The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution - Online book published in 1855
- African American Odyssey - Library of Congress records and exhibits
- Slavery Era Insurance Registry - Slaves & slaveowners insurance policies throughout the South
- The African American Migration Experience - Lots of resources for your research
- John Hope Franklin Research Center
- Slave Voices from Duke University Special Collections - Highlights & Images of slave records housed at Duke University
- Report on the Alleged Outrages in Southern States - an 1871 Congressional report; see list of NC Counties starting on page XIX
- Report of Services Rendered by Freed People to the US Army in 1862 - from the Eastern NC Digital Library
- The John Hope Franklin Collection on African American History, Duke University Library
American Indians
See Indians of North Carolina.
- Main article: Melungeons
- Bible, Jean Patterson. Melungeons Yesterday and Today. Tennessee: J.P. Bible, 1975. FHL fiche 6089123; book 973 F2bjp
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ninth Census of the United States: Statistics of Population, Tables I to VIII Inclusive (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1872), 53-54. Digital version at Internet Archive; FHL Book 973 X2pcu.
- ↑ Dick Eastman, "Archives.com to Publish the Patriots of Color Database," Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, 24 February 2012, http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/02/archivescom-to-publish-the-patriots-of-color-database.html.


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A session saxophonist who's played on records by David Bowie, Mick Jagger and others has reportedly been arrested in connection with the heroin-related death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.
According to the New York Post, Robert Vineberg was arrested in a Manhattan drug den last night along with three other suspected dealers. Allegedly, the actor, who died of an overdose over the weekend, had purchased heroin from the suspects a while back.
The New York Post notes that Vineberg records under the name Robert Aaron. According to his LinkedIn page, the New York City musician has played with Bowie (he's listed on the credits of the 'Let's Dance' album), Jagger ('Goddess in the Doorway'), Blondie, Amy Winehouse and others. In 2010, he released a solo album called 'Trouble Man.'
During a raid of three apartments last night, police reportedly found 350 envelopes containing what looked like heroin. While none of them had the Ace of Spades stamp found on the packets that were located near Hoffman's body, a tip led police to the 57-year-old Vineberg and his associates.
After the arrest, Vinegerg was asked if he sold heroin to Hoffman. "No, I did not," he replied.
The 46-year-old Hoffman, roundly credited as being one of the finest actors of his generation, was found Sunday morning, reportedly with a needle in his arm and more than 50 envelopes of heroin near his body. He relapsed a couple years ago after beating various addictions in his 20s. In addition to roles in 'Moneyball,' 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Capote' (for which he won an Oscar), Hoffman played music critic Lester Bangs in the 2000 movie 'Almost Famous.'


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Let Him Eat Cake
Groom's cakes are more popular than ever at today's weddings — whether as a prank, or a special (and fun!) way to toast the occasion
Groom's cakes can represent a hubby-to-be's occupation or hobbies — such as Corsino's New York Fire Department ambulance above, and the Gretsch drum cake and rainbow trout by Maxine's Bakers, below
In today's vernacular, "how fun is that" pretty much explains the groom's cake and the wonderful new ways that bakers apply their creativity to meet a demand. (I'll spare you the history — you can read up on how groom's cakes came to be at HudsonValleyWeddings.com). Today, the groom's cake continues to serve as a gift from the bride to the groom — and provides some fun to an otherwise serious wedding reception.
Derek Corsino of Corsino Cakes in Red Hook says that "grooms' cakes can really be everything and anything!" It can represent the groom's occupation, like this New York Fire Department ambulance by Corsino (above) and the sculpted drum cake (below) by Maxine Stein at Maxine's Catering & Bittersweet Bakers in Accord. The baker's attention to detail can make the cake even more special. (Maxine's drum cake was a "copy" of not just of any drum, but a particular type used by the groom.) Cakes can reflect the groom's favorite hobbies, too (fisherman think Maxine's rainbow trout cake is the catch of the day). Want a gag gift? Corsino's Nightmare on Elm Street cake is a scream, and the wine bottle cake depicts a date worthy of a toast.
Drum cake and rainbow trout photographs courtesy of Maxine's Catering & Bittersweet Bakers
Corsino and Stein have handled requests from the simple to the simply funny, and almost every one has a story behind it. More often than not, when a bride calls, she begins the conversation with "'this may sound strange,' or 'I hope I don't offend you,' " Corsino says. He describes his oddest request as "a cake for a plumber where we did the backside of the plumber."
These two bakers agree that the groom's cake should be ordered at the same time as the wedding cake, at least six months before the wedding date and no later than three months before. They also agree that prices vary and depend on the intricacy of the design, how many people the cake will serve, and who's doing the baking. Cakes can start as low as $100 and go up. Most of the grooms' cakes that Corsino Cakes makes are in the $200-$500 range; Maxine's quotes go from $150 for a small, simple cake up to $300 or more. Stein pointed out that cakes that have special ingredients (or lack thereof) can be more expensive because they're more difficult to make. (Her drum cake, for example, was egg-free and the trout was vegan-friendly.)
Crazy cakes (clockwise from left): Corsino's cakes makes everything under the sun — from wine bottles to turntables to scary sweets, like this Nightmare on Elm Street cake
There are lots of choices for what goes inside the cake. Corsino says that most of his customers go for the basic chocolate topped with a thin layer of ganache, chocolate mousse, and Italian buttercream. Vanilla flavors are not quite as popular. Stein explained that she's made traditional grooms' cakes much like tiered wedding cakes, but in a darker color, iced in chocolate.
The creative baker enjoys making groom's cakes because they are often "out of the box." Lately, at Corsino Cakes, they find themselves making more grooms' cakes than traditional wedding ones. (Corsino thinks the shift in numbers has occurred because more venues nowadays hire their own pastry chefs — and include the cake as a part of the wedding package.) That leaves the independent bakers to provide the groom's cake.
Typically, the groom's cake is served at the rehearsal dinner, or sometimes with dessert at the end of the wedding reception. In either case, more often than not, the cake is a surprise gift... and almost always a conversation piece!
Readers, what crazy groom's cakes have you seen? Share your photos and comments in the box below, or submit your own question to the Wedding Guru by emailing Judy at email@example.com.


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Say what you will about Los Angeles, there's no place quite like it.
Where else can you find vegetarian homeless people? Name another city where your mom has an agent and your dad's third wife went to high school with your sister? What other city has a river that's paved but sidewalks that aren't?
Los Angeles is a city where a kid from Marceline, Missouri, can parlay a cartoon mouse into an empire and a poor kid from the Eastside can put himself through law school, make a fortune chasing ambulances and racking up apartment buildings before buying an NBA franchise he's forced to sell for $2 billion by his wife of 62 years after saying racist things to his much younger girlfriend, who then tells the world he's actually gay?
Los Angeles is the only place where the local mall has a Lotus dealership, a Tiffany's, a Cartier's and a Target.
In what other city can you meet a housekeeper who used to clean Janet Jackson's manse?
They ain't living like this in Kansas.
And while nearly every school on Earth throws a bake sale, potluck supper or "dunk the principal" tank to raise money for new band uniforms or cleats for the baseball team, leave it to an L.A. high school to raffle off a Ferrari.
Louisville High in Woodland Hills is an all-girls Catholic school on Mulholland Drive, just West of Topanga Canyon. Every year they have a fundraiser to provide scholarships to deserving students. This year's raffle prize is a vintage, mint-condition, low-mileage 1983 Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole. Tickets go for $100 a pop.
It's not quite as over the top as it seems.
First off, it's a used Ferrari. They can say "mint" and "low mileage" all day long, but used is used. Second, it was donated by the estate of longtime Louisville patron William A. Schampeau, so it's not like Louisville is handing out Ferraris like Oprah gave away Pontiacs. This is a unique chance to fund scholarships in a very L.A. way.
Louisville has capped the raffle at 750 tickets, so if you've ever dreamed of sitting in gridlock in a low-mileage Ferrari just like the one Tom Selleck drove in "Magnum P.I.," your odds aren't half bad.
And hey, it's all for a good cause, right?
Still, I went to a Catholic high school, and our big raffle was for a "Basket of Cheer" — a euphemism for booze. Tickets were a buck apiece.
While some might say a school, especially a religious school, giving away a Ferrari is obscene, we are living in the age where luxuries once reserved for the wealthy are now enjoyed by nearly everyone. Every time I roll a shopping cart around the aisles of a Whole Foods, I have a hard time imagining my grandfather in there.
Charlie McIntyre was my dad's dad, a tough egg from Brooklyn.
He didn't have a career, he had jobs: welder, auto mechanic, bus driver. He smoked unfiltered Pall Malls and never owned a car with air-conditioning or power anything. The idea of my grandfather winning a Ferrari is only slightly less absurd than the thought that he'd blow $100 on a raffle ticket.
I like 800-count sheets as much as the next guy, so I'm not complaining. It's just that I grew up in a world where sheets came from the Sears catalog and the only threads we counted were the threads on a balding snow tire we hoped to milk for one more winter.
Today, millions classified by the government as "poor" have cable TV and smartphones. That would also be difficult to explain to Charlie McIntyre, who had to scramble to feed his kids during the darkest days of the Great Depression.
While it's wonderful that we've democratized luxury, we must be careful not to fall into the trap of unrealistic expectations and shallow materialism in an endless game of "Can you top this?"
Doug McIntyre's column appears Sunday and Wednesday. He can be reached at: email@example.com.


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The 2011 Supporters Summit will be held in Los Angeles, California, this weekend as part of festivities for Sunday's MLS Cup. LA Galaxy supporters group Angel City Brigade will serve as hosts for the event, in collaboration with MLS and LA Galaxy.
There will be a number of fans from Vancouver attending the summit including Massimo Cusano of 'La 12' and Brett Graham of the 'Southsiders'.
"It's a fun weekend," said Brett. "You get to see a lot of different supporters groups every year that you would normally only see maybe once or twice in a season. It kind of becomes a supporter's convention. The supporter element is a big part of the league now."
Brett and Massimo have previously attended the Supporters Summit – both we're at the '09 event in Seattle, while Massimo was also in Toronto last year – but this will be their first time attending after the club have played a season in MLS.
"To be there as a member of the league this year will be exciting," said Massimo. "From my understanding, 2009 is when the supporters summit really kicked off. Toronto tried to build on it last year, and from everything I'm hearing it's going to be even bigger in LA this year."
The weekend will include fun events such as a friendly gathering on Friday and a soccer match on Saturday, but there will also be important meetings to attend, including an independent supporters council meeting aimed to bring together the league's supporters.
"It's a bit of a group that is trying to replicate what is going on with some of the supporters unions in Europe," explained Massimo. "Just to talk about what effects supporters and how we can discuss things with the league as a unified voice."
Also included as part of the event will be a roundtable where representatives from the supporters groups of each team around the league get to sit at a table and discuss important points with MLS executives.
"From past summits that has probably been the most meaningful portion for me," explained Massimo. "We get to talk about some of the things that have gone well and some of the things that have not gone well. There still are some things to work on and that is really the time to bring up some of those issues and hopefully work towards resolutions."
And with those resolutions comes a constantly improving experience for all.
For more information on the 2011 MLS Supporters Summit, visit http://www.mlssoccer.com/fans/supporters-summit.


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It's a CLUSTERPLUCK: Isilon array gobbles 4TB drives
Third more in same space
Isilon, EMC's scale-out filer product, now stores 33 per cent more data after adding support for 4TB disk drives.
It used to top out at just over 15PB in a single pool, with an NL-Series system using 3TB SATA disks.
Now it can store up to 20PB in a single volume with 4TB SATA spinners, and, EMC says, use 30 per cent less power per rack.
The maximum per rack capacity is now 1,440TB with NL400 nodes, a 360TB increase.
It means seven NL400 nodes with 4TB drives are needed for a petabyte of capacity instead of 10 nodes with 3TB drives.
Rapid growth of data is forcing companies to move quickly on getting more capacity for their buck, so EMC is likely to do well with this one. ®


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Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award recipient chosen: The Telegraph of NashuaStaff
October 06. 2013 8:55PM
MANCHESTER — The Telegraph of Nashua will be honored next month with the Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment Award for its continuing series of stories focusing on just how accessible Nashua area government is to the public.
Judges chose the newspaper's "Open Government Project" from a wide field of nominees submitted by the public, and in the Telegraph's case, from two competing newspapers.
The newspaper will be recognized Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the 11th annual Nackey S. Loeb School of Communication's First Amendment Awards at the Executive Court Conference Center in Manchester. Featured speaker for the luncheon event will be George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.
The award honors the First Amendment and those in New Hampshire who strive to exercise and protect the rights of free speech and free press.
Telegraph Publisher Greg Pohl called the honor "particularly gratifying because we were nominated by our peers at other New Hampshire newspapers. Like them, we work hard to uphold and defend the freedom of the press and principles of the First Amendment."
The "Open Government Project" chronicles the often long and tedious process of obtaining public information from government officials. It has produced results. One Nashua commission changed its meeting times to be more convenient for the public, and the city has suspended meal purchases for public employees while policies about spending taxpayer money for food are reviewed. See more at nashuatelegraph.com/opengovernment.
The late Nackey S. Loeb was longtime publisher of the New Hampshire Union
Leader. She founded the nonprofit school of communications in 1999 to promote understanding and appreciation of the First Amendment and to foster interest, integrity and excellence in journalism and other forms of communication. More than 7,000 people have participated in the school's free media-related classes, low-cost workshops and other events.
Tickets for the First Amendment Event are $50. They are available at loebschool.org. But Stephanopoulos has already proved to be a big draw for the little school.
The host of "Good Morning America" also presides over the network's top political program, "This Week," on Sundays.
The First Amendment Award judges were former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Richard Galway; Foster's Daily Democrat Executive Editor Rod Doherty; Union Leader Vice President Amy Vellucci; attorney Gregory Sullivan; and two First Amendment Award recipients: John Howe, former executive editor of the Citizen; and Mary Lukas, student media adviser at Londonderry High School.
Previous recipients have included attorneys, everyday citizens, other newspapers, and the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire.
Presenting sponsor for the event is People's United Bank. The luncheon program is also supported by a growing number of New Hampshire businesses and individuals, including PSNH; Amoskeag Beverages; U.S. Trust; AutoFair; Holloway Automotive Group; TD Charitable Foundation; Dean Kamen; Citizens Bank; Fallon Community Health Plan; The Dupont Group; Silvertech; Joseph and Signe McQuaid; Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.; Southern New Hampshire University; The Common Man Family of Restaurants; BAE Systems; Lincoln Financial; Live Free or Die Alliance; Charles Schwab.
Media partners are the New Hampshire Union Leader, WMUR-TV and WGIR radio.


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Bulldogs Play Inside Pentagon against No. 8 Stanford on Friday
Arlington, Va. -- The Bulldogs received a rare first-hand inside one of the nation's most symbolic buildings on Thursday.
The Bulldogs, their coaches and staff received a private tour inside the Pentagon. After passing multiple checkpoints, the Bulldogs saw special rooms, historic displays and impressive monuments to commemorate different aspects of the military.
Led by Army and Air Force personnel, the group went inside places such as the Pentagon Hall of Heros. The room honors the military personnel awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor.
The tour also included the 9/11 Memorial wing to memorialize the attack on the Pentagon. Inside the room, team members signed their names and wrote a message that will eventually be sent to the families of the 184 people who died - both inside the building and on the plane -- during the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon.
The team practiced at the Pentagon Athletic Center, then crossed though the outdoor center of the building and had lunch inside the Pentagon. Afterwards, the team watched the Stanford-Air Force match.
Later in the evening, the team attended a banquet for the four teams invited to play in the Armed Services Challenge.
On Friday, the Bulldogs will face No. 8 Stanford at 10 a.m., and return to the court to face Air Force at 6 p.m. Stanford defeated Air Force, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon.


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Tyler Walker is taking on the world ... and taking home medalsBy JOHN KOZIOL
Union Leader Correspondent
February 27. 2014 9:59PM
FRANCONIA -- Famous as the home of World Cup and Olympic champion Bode Miller, this small town in the White Mountains and its Cannon Mountain Ski Area have another native son to celebrate: Tyler Walker, who earlier this week won the overall championship in the men's sitting class at the International Paralympic Committee Alpine World Cup Final in Tarvisio, Italy.
On the way to winning the overall title, Walker, 27, achieved discipline wins in speed and slalom, and took third place in the giant slalom, emerging as a standout performer in the final World Cup event before the Paralympic Winter Games in Russia March 7-16.
"It feels amazing to win the overall world cup title," Walker, a 2004 graduate of Bethlehem's Profile High School and 2008 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, said in an e-mail Thursday afternoon.
"A lifetime of work went into this achievement, and I finally had the right combination of equipment, technique and coaching to pull it off. The support from my family, friends, supporters and sponsors was also crucial, and I could not ski without them."
Walker described himself as "very confident" heading into the Paralympic Games, which, like their recent predecessor for fully able athletes, will be based in Sochi, with the skiing events taking place at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center in Krasnaya Polyana.
"My equipment, technique and mental state are where they need to be," he said.
Joining Walker in Sochi will be fellow Granite Staters Chris Devlin-Young of Campton, a fifth-time Paralympian and four-time medal winner in Alpine skiing, and Taylor Chace of Hampton Falls, a third-time Parlympics sled hockey player who won bronze at Torino and gold at Vancouver.
A third-time Paralympian — he competed at Torino in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010 — Walker is seeking his first Paralympics medal. Nevertheless, he said, he's not placing greater emphasis on the Games than he has on other international competitions.
"It is also just one more group of races that happen to take place every four years," he said. "Anything can happen, and it doesn't always matter who was the most prepared at the moment. You could hit a patch of ice at just the wrong angle and your day is over immediately. I am going to give everything I have, but I also need to think realistically."
According to his biography at www.teamusa.org, Walker was born with lumbar sacral agenesis, a condition that left him without a spine below the first vertebra. At 4, because he had no control over his legs, doctors amputated them at the knees.
Using adaptive equipment, he first took to the slopes at Waterville Valley and Loon Mountain in Lincoln, and eventually joined the New England Disabled Ski Team. He also took up other sports — handcycling, skateboarding, canoeing, tennis, hockey — while maintaining his studies. At UNH, he earned degrees in geography and international affairs while carrying minors in German and political science.
Walker, who uses a mono-ski, had his break-through year in 2005, when he finished second overall in the World Cup standings for the giant slalom. He improved on that with a first-place finish in 2006, the year in which he made his Paralympic debut. He's since won multiple national and international titles and earned three X-Games gold medals.
Though he now lives and trains in Aspen, Colo., Walker said he remains a Granite Stater through and through.
"Cannon Mountain is still my favorite ski area," he said. "I have been all around the world, but no place has the same character. The people in Franconia are awesome and have given me a ton of support."


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May 25, 2005
Opponents of a casino proposed for Cascade Locks are claiming victory with the U.S. Interior Department's withholding of a decision on that plan.
However, involved local, state and federal officials claim that Secretary Gale Norton's move is simply a "procedural shift."
That her refusal to render a verdict at this time on the agreement between Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs does not set back the project timeline.
On Friday, Norton informed Kulongoski that she will not rule on his recommendation for the state's first off-reservation casino until the 25-acre parcel in question has been taken into trust for gambling.
"While this decision comes as a bit of a last minute surprise, it is important to remember that it only changes the order of the process," said U.S. Rep. Greg Walden in a written statement. "It does not reject the terms of the compact, but requires the tribes to acquire the land before the department will consider the merits of the compact."
"If it means waiting a little longer to be sure that everything has been done right in this unique situation, then we'll just have to be patient," said Rep. Patti Smith, R-Corbett, who also advocates for placement of the casino in the largely willing community.
Norton was required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to rule this weekend on the compact recommended by Kulongoski in April. However, she refused to either approve or deny that agreement for a 500,000 square foot casino in the industrial park because the timing was not right. Since IGRA requires gambling to take place only on trust lands, Norton believed she should not be asked to weigh in on the agreement until the status of the land had been converted. However, opponents plan to fight any change in the property designation to "sovereign nation" status.
Greg Leo, tribal spokesperson, said the application for trust has already been initiated and a mandated environmental impact study will soon be underway. He anticipates that Norton will be called upon to consider the trust request within the next year, as previously planned.
"She (Norton) didn't say 'no' in this letter, she just said let's get the land into trust first and we intend to do that," said Leo.
But opponents are mounting a multi-pronged campaign to defeat plans for the $300 million facility at the eastern edge of the city. They believe the casino will bring social ills as well as pollution from increased traffic.
The Friends of the Columbia Gorge have joined with several environmental groups, Grande Ronde Tribe, Oregon Restaurant Association and the Oregon Family Council to form the Coalition for Oregon's Future. The coalition is opposed to Kulongoski's approval for an off-reservation casino in the Gorge or anywhere else in Oregon.
Cascade Locks No Casino has banded together with citizen activists against the Three Rivers Casino in Florence to fight on the legal front. Their joint attorney, Kelly Clark, contends the governor violates the Oregon State Constitution by negotiating gambling compacts at all. He further argues that Kulongoski cannot act alone in negotiating the terms of a tribal gambling compact — especially if it is for a banned activity. No Casino has posted a Web site, www.cl-no-casino.org, and is urging opponents to join their opposition group.
Meanwhile, Robert Willoughby, Cascade Locks city manager, hopes what doesn't get lost in political battles is the "desperate" economic need behind the proposal. Both the Warm Springs and Cascade Locks communities have high unemployment and poverty rates — a key factor in Kulongoski's decision. Oregon's lead official also believed a special exception to the IGRA requirement that gambling be allowed only on reservation land was warranted to protect Gorge resources. In exchange for being allowed to build in the Cascade Locks urban area, the Warm Springs have agreed not to develop their eligible forested 40-are parcel just east of Hood River. Plus, the tribe will sign an additional 175 acres of Scenic Area timbered lands over to the state for preservation. Norton's approval of the Cascade Locks site could also settle a legal dispute between the tribe and state over ownership of the historic highway leading to the Hood River lands. Under IGRA, Norton is allowed to grant an off-reservation casino to resolve that conflict, as well as for the tribes' best interest — if the proposal is deemed not to be detrimental to the host community.
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I rec's email from Cruncyroll , it says there will a new batch of episodes next week . I see there is a total of 50 episodes in all.
There's more than just the 16 ep. Right? Because its just kin of incomplete which is sad
i cant found love cheer on wikipedia , is there another name related to this show? another way of find in it? thank you.
Titles are available in the U.S. and Canada.
Does anyone else experience audio/video sync problems while watching Love Cheer? At least I do while watching on my Roku 2 XS... (episodes 1 and 2 so far).
I watched 46 episodes of Love Cheer. I couldn't stop watching it and kept staying up until 5am to watch it! I was so disappointed when I reached Episode 46 and there was still more to be continued but it ended there!! I hope they add the rest of the episodes so I can see the ending! I love it because there's so much drama!lol Things are coming together for some of the characters but I can see trouble brewing for others! Great show! If you are a premium member with crunchyroll then you can see all 46 episodes which are worth the extra money!
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i cant found love cheer on wikipedia , is there another name related to this show? another way of find in it? thank you.
The alternate name for this series of Hooray for Love, and crunchyroll has stopped airing it in the UK and Europe now, everyones best bet is to go to this website: www(dot)mysoju(dot)com, it hosts all sorts of korean, japanese, chinese, taiwanese etc dramas. Search for Hooray for Love (it's not under Love Cheer).
Enjoy the series people~
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I'm embarassed to admit I watched all 46 episodes within 2 weekends (5 days) of marathoning!!! Totally addicted to this show. I watched epi 1-44 FREE, no daily limitations ... then when I had 2 epi's left at 10pm last night my roku said they were only available to watch with a premium membershp ... so I immediately signed up for the free trial. I was disappointed too (npblondie) when I saw epi 46 was not the end to the story line because that's why I stayed up until 230am when I had to work today
I've never watched anything on this channel before, nor have I ever watch Korean shows. I really like the way the directors/producers expand out the scenes & I also like how kissing and holding hands mean something. I always have to mute when certain characters begin yelling but its very refreshing in my opinion and different from US and UK dramas (obvi). It has made me want to learn the language as well.
If anyone can recommend another drama I'd appreciate it
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The new mast base system, dubbed as windsurfing's equivalent to full suspension on mountain bikes!
The new SHOX.XTR from North combines the ratchet system found on the POWER.XT with the all-new high-end integrated shock absorber. This new component absorbs even the toughest bits of chop to leave a faster, steady, calm and controlled rig in your hands.
Advantages of the SHOX.XTR can be found across all windsurfing disciplines. In freestyle, the rider gains more pop from the rebound, and the damping effect improves the reception on landings. In waves, it has a similar effect of dampening the landings, but also introduces a new level of board control when going down the line. In the disciplines of slalom, speed, or freeride, the rider can point further downwind, increasing their speed with less fear of losing control.
The POWER.XTR ratchet system has been integrated on both standard diameter and reduced diameter masts, and all of this with only an added 150g of weight compared with the standard Power.XT extension.
It'll be interesting to see how many of the North International team, including freestyle supremo Jose 'Gollito' Estredo (Fanatic, North), wave allrounder Nik Baker (Fanatic, North), and slalom racer Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard, North) will be using the SHOX.XTR at the upcoming Colgate World Cup Sylt.


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The less than down-to-earth celebrities out there have been known to surround themselves with helpers, minions, a posse, and/or "yes men." These can be official employees, friends, or a combination of both.
Some obvious entourage functions include personal assistant, bodyguard, driver, child-care provider, chef, and trainer. A newer task for aspiring hangers-on is social media specialist — someone to ghost-tweet the superstar's comings and goings.
As you'll see in the following examples, members of an entourage can be essential, or they can be exploitative. The 10 entourage examples start with a king's relatively reasonable gang of associates and work up into the celebrity stratosphere with a lady, a prince, a queen, and concluding with one celebrity who is said to act like the biggest diva of them all. Where possible, we've provided an idea of these special crew members' earnings or compensation. Click ahead to see them all.
By Colleen KanePosted 28 October 2011


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Country wedding photography ideas Weddings in the countryside provide countless photo opportunities - this bride sitting atop a hay bale is such a unique shot. Check out more this bride's red themed wedding for inspiration. Wooden wedding centrepiece Log slices are a lovely centrepiece idea for country celebrations, especially if it's an outdoor or woodland wedding. Cheese wedding cake Cheese wedding cakes are a lovely rustic addition to your countryside wedding day. Floral table plan Make a statement with your table plan with a glorious floral frame; it would fit right in at a wedding in a flower flecked meadow. Flowers for country weddings Tall milk churns make for a unique vase for floral displays, especially if you're holding your big day in a barn wedding venue. Flowers for a country wedding An abundance of free-flowing flowers looks fabulous at a country wedding venue; place them at different levels to copy this look. Hop wedding decorations String hops up in your venue for a truly rustic look. DIY wedding ideas Go for a DIY touch at your wedding with painted tins for vases. READ MORE: 20 creative ways to DIY your wedding! Naked wedding cake with fruit Add fresh berries to your naked wedding cake for a special touch. DIY wedding stationery Handmade wedding stationery gives a gorgeous, relaxed feel to your wedding day. Wedding arch ideas A subtle flower garland looks lovely woven onto a wooden arch. Country wedding ideas Tie a balloon to your wedding sign for an eye-catching style. Buttonhole ideas Add twine to your buttonhole's for a rustic vibe. Outdoor wedding ideas Make the most of large outdoor spaces with light up wedding letters and unique wedding drinks. Wooden wedding sign Embrace the countryside with a wooden wedding sign. Wedding centre piece ideas Mini plant pots make for a truly unique wedding table centre piece. Mini centre piece ideas Mint green and gold glitter look gorgeous paired with a log slice and mini tea light holders. READ MORE: 23 chic and subtle glitter wedding ideas Naked wedding cake A naked wedding cake decorated with spring flowers is a delightful addition to a country wedding. Unique wedding arch Craft a wedding arch out of sticks for the perfect countryside style. Red wedding decorations Red isn't the most obvious colour choice for weddings, but if you're holding your reception outside it can look wonderful .Check out this gallery of red and gold wedding ideas for more inspiration. Candles at weddings Don't underestimate flickering candles in their ability to create a truly romantic wedding atmosphere. Nature inspired wedding centrepieces Moss makes for a lovely, nature-inspired wedding centrepiece. Untamed wedding flowers Wedding flowers don't have to be perfect; we love this untamed arrangement. Wedding place setting ideas Tie your place settings to your menu to create this gorgeous wedding style. Country wedding ideas Is there anything more perfect for a country wedding than a wellington boot?! We think not! Wooden wedding signs This wooden wedding sign has us reminiscing about the country walks of our childhood. Teepee wedding ideas Teepees are a thoroughly modern way to embrace the countryside wedding trend; add jars of flowers to each chair to copy this look. Semi-naked wedding cake A nearly naked wedding cake with a cute cake topper is the perfect choice for countryside weddings. Country wedding photography ideas When you get married in the country, there's an endless supply of amazing wedding photo backdrops, like this meadow.READ MORE: How to look good in every photo on your wedding day Outdoor wedding ideas This feather adorned arch is the perfect cover for outdoor wedding ceremonies. Wedding bunting No big day is complete without wedding bunting - this pastel set creates the perfect summer fete feel. Hand dried confetti Hand-dried petals are a lovely, sentimental touch for your wedding day confetti. READ MORE: Wedding Confetti: The Low-Down Wedding sweet table ideas Dress up your sweet table with floral printed crockery for a sweet country theme. Candles at weddings Flickering candles are the perfect way to create ambience at a wedding, especially as the sun starts to set. Unique wedding decorations Wooden blocks and watering cans are gorgeous table decorations at kitsch country weddings. Rustic wedding decorations Sit mismatched jars and tea lights atop wooden logs for this lovely rustic look. Chalkboard wedding decor A chalkboard wedding menu is a lovely personal touch for your wedding. Unusual wedding decorations Vintage books are a delightful addition to your wedding tables - we love the swan vase too! Flower table plan How great is this table plan?!Check out the rest of this couple's colourful marquee wedding for even more inspiration. Wedding fairy lights Outdoor venues look extra romantic after dark when strung with fairy lights. Check out the best wedding lighting inspiration on Pinterest for more ideas to light up your ceremony. Flowers for country weddings Adorn the end of church pews with white wedding flowers for a dainty, countryside look. Wooden wedding arch A wooden wedding arch is a truly unique countryside idea. Woodland wedding photo ideas A woodland wedding is the perfect opportunity for a enchanted forest photo shoot. Yellow wedding flowers Yellow wedding flowers placed in a classic wooden seed box are the most perfect addition to countryside weddings - even better if your best friends are wearing yellow bridesmaid dresses. More wedding ideas Celebrity Wedding Dresses: Be Inspired by A-List Style 22 pairs of pretty white wedding shoes for your big day Best ways to display your wedding sweets and edible favours Christmas Party Dresses Perfect For Winter Wedding Guests Share on Pinterest Email to a friend Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Comments Oops – nothing in this comment! Sorry, we couldn't post your comment right now. Can you try again later? WEAREPRINT.ID 20/08/2018 at 07:57 Dekorasinya bagus


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Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis Versus Emphysema
What is the defining difference between pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema? My mother was diagnosed with PF and myself with emphysema this past year. In all I've read, I cannot find the difference between the two.
Emphysema is characterized by damage to the tiny air sacs, called alveoli. When these air sacs are damaged, the walls break down and the sacs become larger and move less oxygen into the blood.
This process can get worse over time. Shortness of breath is often associated with this and also gets worse over time. These damaged air sacs do not grow back and cannot be replaced. The most common cause of emphysema is smoking.
Pulmonary fibrosis involves scarring, or fibrosis, in the lungs. This process causes air sacs and the supporting lung tissue to become stiff and thick. Fibrosis worsens over time and the lungs are not able to move oxygen into the blood stream. Shortness of breath and cough are common with fibrosis. In most cases, the cause of fibrosis is unknown.
The biggest difference between emphysema and fibrosis is the area of the lung involved. Emphysema destroys the air sacs or alveoli. Fibrosis can damage the air sacs and the surrounding tissue. Life expectancy with emphysema is longer than life expectancy with pulmonary fibrosis.
Ruthann Kennedy, CNP
Clinical Practice Manager of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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The American Association of Physics Teachers announced today that Warren W. Hein, PhD, Chief Academic Officer for AAPT, has been awarded the distinction of a 2007 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This esteemed honor is bestowed upon Dr. Hein by his peers for his outstanding contributions to K-16 education, for sustained and exemplary leadership in the physics education community, and for national advocacy of professional development for all teachers.
Regarding the 2007 AAAS Fellow, Dr. Hein stated, "I am pleased to be recognized by AAAS for my efforts on behalf of physics education and my work with the physics education community. I truly believe that members of our physics education community are at the leading edge of efforts to improve science teaching k-16." Dr. Hein is currently on leave from AAPT working as a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
"The work of Dr. Hein has enabled a number of important projects and initiatives that have helped markedly advance physics teaching and learning at various levels. His contributions exemplify our ideal of excellence and commitment to physics education," stated Toufic Hakim, AAPT Executive Officer.
Bernard V. Khoury, AAPT Executive Officer Emeritus, said, "Dr. Hein has been a leader in the physics education community. His talents include a wonderful combination of pedagogical knowledge and administrative skills, and he has used these to serve teachers and students at all school levels."
AAAS has awarded the distinction of Fellow to 471of its members this year. These individuals have been elevated to this rank because of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. New Fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and (or) blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin on Saturday, February 16, 2008, at the Fellows Forum during the 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston.
The tradition of AAAS Fellows began in 1874. Currently, members can be considered for the rank of Fellow if nominated by the Steering Group of their respective sections (which are noted on the Fellows list), by three Fellows, or by the association's Chief Executive Officer. Each Steering Group then reviews the nominations of individuals within its respective section and forwards a final list to the AAAS Council.
The AAAS Council votes on the final aggregate list. The Council is the policymaking body of the Association, chaired by the President, and consisting of the members of the Board of Directors, the retiring section Chairs, delegates from each electorate and each regional division, and two delegates from the National Academy of Science.
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In Ken Rosenthal's latest dispatch for FoxSports.com, he provides us with the latest indication that the expectations harbored by some Phillies fans about a Cole Hamels trade are unrealistic. Rosenthal says that the Rangers are unwilling to trade Mike Olt, Jurickson Profar or Martin Perez for a rental player. Olt is a guy who many fans have targeted as the Phillies' third baseman of the future, and you have to think that Ruben Amaro Jr. would target him as well. The 23-year-old entered Sunday hitting .292/.403/.574 with 22 home runs and 85 strikeouts in 281 at-bats at Double-A Frisco. Only problem is, the Rangers have asked him to play some first base this season, raising the possibility that they find a place for him at the position on the big league level. Conventional wisdom had suggested that Olt was blocked by Adrian Beltre at third and thus could be had in a trade.
The simple truth is that general managers are going to be reluctant to part with a legit prospect at a premium position in exchange for two months of a player, even one who is as good as Hamels. As we noted in our earlier breakdown of the trade deadline, C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee both landed Top 50 prospects, as rated by Baseball America, but both of those prospects were first basemen.
-ESPN's Buster Olney says that the Phillies' asking price for Shane Victorino is "very, very high right now." That isn't atypical of two weeks before the trade deadline. No harm in asking for the moon. In reality, though, the Phillies are probably going to have to settle for an uninspiring package. Take, for example, the Braves' trade for Michael Bourn last year. Atlanta gave up four players, none of which were in Baseball America's Top 100, or even among the organization's top five prospects. Brett Oberholtzer was ranked the ninth prospect in the organization by BA, but he projects as little more than a back-of-the-rotation starter or a middle reliever. Paul Clemens, a 22-year-old righty, might have a little more upside. Again, though, not a top prospect. BA didn't even have him in the Braves' Top 10. The other pieces were Juan Abreu, a reliever with command problems, and Jordan Schafer, who was once a top prospect but has struggled in the majors. And that was for a center fielder who was in the middle of a better season and who had another year left on his contract. If the Phillies can get a piece that can help them out of the bullpen or at the back of the rotation in the next couple seasons, it will be a successful trade.


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This isn't directly about MS, but discovering that certain probiotics can influence the number of regulatory T-cells is a new twist, especially when you consider how often digestive dysregulation crops up with regard to auto-immune disease:
Public release date: 21-May-2007
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New data on the probiotic strain Bifantis shows anti-inflammatory properties
Bifantis shows ability to limit inflammation in models of arthritis and Salmonella infection, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week
Washington, D.C. - May 21, 2007 -- The biotechnology company Alimentary Health today announced results from two studies that demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of a natural probiotic bacterial strain of human origin, Bifantis® (Bifidobacterium infantis 35624), in models of arthritis and Salmonella infection. Data from these studies were presented this week at the 38th annual Digestive Disease Week (DDW) conference taking place in Washington D.C.
The inflammatory response is a key part of the immune system's battle against invaders, but in certain conditions and diseases, it can do more harm than good by injuring healthy tissue. Inflammation is associated with a variety of conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and more. Bifantis has previously been shown to modulate the inflammatory response in a clinical trial in irritable bowel syndrome. The results announced this week demonstrate that the anti-inflammatory effects of Bifantis are not restricted to the gastrointestinal tract.
"Inflammation is a major factor in a number of chronic diseases, which affect millions of people," said Barry Kiely, Chief Executive Officer, Alimentary Health and an early investigator of the probiotic effects of Bifantis. "Data continue to show that Bifantis has anti-inflammatory activity, which may be useful in the management of inflammation-linked diseases."
In one of the studies released today, four bacterial strains were fed to mice. Of these four strains, researchers determined that only Bifantis delayed the onset of artificially induced arthritis and resulted in less severe arthritic symptoms. This study represents some of the latest work assessing the link between diet involving probiotics and certain autoimmune diseases.
In the second study, mice were fed Bifantis and then exposed to Salmonella, a common bacteria associated with a form of food poisoning. Animals that received Bifantis showed dramatically increased numbers of certain immune cells that control the immune system's response to harmful pathogens, in this case Salmonella. Bifantis also increased the numbers of T-regulatory cells in the body, in effect limiting the concentrations of certain signals essential to inflammation, such as cytokines.
About Alimentary Health
Alimentary Health is a development stage specialty biotechnology company linked to the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre based at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. Alimentary Health is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of proprietary treatments for gastrointestinal disorders and other inflammatory conditions.
About APC
The Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) is a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded research centre headquartered in University College Cork (UCC), with scientists and clinicians also based in Teagasc Moorepark, Cork University Hospital and Alimentary Health Ltd. The APC is investigating mechanisms by which intestinal bacteria influence health and disease and is developing new therapies for lifelong debilitating gastrointestinal diseases such as gastroenteritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. For information please visit http://apc.ucc.ie/.


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Submitted by Pam on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 20:22
Adding to my collection of Danish cut paper trees!
Since most of the designs I am using are the published work of Gunvor Ask and Harriet Ask, and I want to entice you into making 3-D paper trees, I have created a very easy pattern that anyone can make in just a few minutes!
A whole forest of these simple trees in several sizes would be a very pretty background for a winter village scene or nativity.
If you can find a copy of Med Saks og Papir, grab it up right away! It is written in Danish, but it is so well illustrated and full of patterns.
Or make a forest of these!!
1. Begin by laying out your pattern with ruler and pencil. You will need to draw and cut at least four.
For the tree pictured, I have folded in half a piece of 9 1/2" x 11" standard printer paper. However, you can make your trees 8" tall or 3" tall! Simply adapt the lines to fit your paper.
Line #1 should begin at the top edge of the paper about 3/8" (5mm) from the fold and end about 5/8" (1 cm) above the bottom edge.
Draw a "tree base" as shown (#3).
Draw a faint guide line (#2).
2. Cut out your tree shape following lines #1 and #3.
3. Cut very thin strips from the edge (#1) to the guideline (#2), beginning at the very tip of the bottom edge of the paper and working your way to the top. Although your strips can be any width you like up to about 1/4", mine average 3/16" (2mm).
4. Once all four "trees" have been cut, carefully place them one on top of the other making certain that the center creases of all four trees line up.
5. Knot your thread and, beginning at the bottom of the fold, stitch right along the crease line using a running stitch. I like to back stitch every once and a while but it is not necessary. Finish off with three or four tack stitches to secure the thread. (I usually "retrace" my stitches back toward the bottom about 6 stitches and then secure with the tack. There is very little paper at the top!
6. Open your tree and admire your work!
I like to turn the tree upside down and run my hand lightly through the branches to "fluff" the branches.
7. To add a bit of snowy sparkle, take your tree outside for a minute and lightly spray it with spray adhesive - just a little dusting! Bring it inside and stand it on a bit of wax paper and sprinkle liberally with fine glitter.
Look closely - you can see bits of it here and there. My trees sparkle like everything and the sparkles change as I move through the room, but sadly - I am not good at capturing sparkles with my camera. So - trust me on this! Very pretty!
If you are feeling adventurous, make designs of your own! I made this one last year and even as simple and "un-Danish" as it might be, it actually makes a pretty little tree!!
And Â…. if you are not into villages or nativities, make some as ornaments for your tree! Or create a garland! Or a table centerpiece!
Being Danish I have just
Submitted by (fill in your name here) (not verified) on Tue, 01/29/2013 - 21:10.
Being Danish I have just ordered this book at my local library. I know Christmas is far way but I looks wonderful:-)
Do you have Danish roots?
it is very nice and thanks
Submitted by Veri (not verified) on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 11:31.
it is very nice and thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I have been looking
Submitted by DebiR (not verified) on Sun, 11/18/2012 - 01:29.
Thanks! I have been looking for some additional Danish style Christmas ideas for an ethnic exchange at school and these are wonderful.
Pam, these tress are just the
Submitted by nancy (not verified) on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 14:14.
Pam, these tress are just the BEST!
I had my "paper-crazed" daughter take a look at your post today and she loved it! She left me a 2" one on my
side table. With the holidays fast approaching, let me say how very much I look forward to your posts - they
truly do get me in the spirit of the season! nancy
Wow. OK, so I'm supposed to
Submitted by Lise (not verified) on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 04:01.
Wow. OK, so I'm supposed to be working on an article later today, but guess what I'm gong to be doing instead ;-)
(and yes, it's 3am-up-with-a-coughing-child-time in the UK again...)
These are SO cute. I love
Submitted by joanie (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 15:17.
These are SO cute. I love projects that require only the supplies I have on-hand; I also really love simple design.
They're just perfect, hope we get to make a whole forest of them ( or at least three or four ;)
gosh those are pretty Pam!
Submitted by Michele (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 14:02.
gosh those are pretty Pam! And that first photo is a joy to behold. Wow!
Lovely! And so easy to
Submitted by Silvia - MadameRenard (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 09:07.
And so easy to make!!! :)
Hey Pam, Love these trees.
Submitted by Gail (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 05:59.
Hey Pam,
Love these trees. Will have to try them with the kids at school. That book looks like a winner. I'll have to scout out the 2nd hand book stores :)
Lots of great advent calendars too! Thanks for all the inspiration.
I wanted to share my Santa
Submitted by Katharine (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 01:35.
I wanted to share my Santa Lucia post with you:
Please come and look at it. Thanks, Katharine
I would call your new design
Submitted by Katharine (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2012 - 01:26.
I would call your new design "Snowflake Trees". I love this tutorial. They are really fun trees. Your crafts have really inspired me. :)


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Yeah, so I was bored one night so I made an LOLcat from one of the millions of pictures I've of taken of Mavado
I submitted it to icanhascheezburger, but who knows if it will ever get posted. It made me laugh, hopefully it makes you laugh too.
(ps, if you're wondering what he's sitting in, it's suitcase that I converted into a computer case.)


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Miranda Kerr & Flynn: Calm Mother & Calm Baby!
Miranda Kerr carries her son Flynn while walking into the airport on Tuesday (August 9) in Sydney, Australia.
The 28-year-old Aussie model recently shared that being a mom is "just the best thing I have ever done."
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"To have children was one of the main things I've wanted to do in my life and it really was better than I ever thought it would be. I'm really lucky because I have a good-natured boy," she shared.
"When I was pregnant, I practiced hypnobirthing, which is a daily meditation, and I practice a lot of yoga and I think that had a lot to do with him being calm because that was the first energy he felt. They say a calm mother is a calm baby," she added.
FYI: Miranda is wearing Nobody denim.