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MODERN VACCINES FOR MYCOSES Release Date: March 6, 1998 PA NUMBER: PA-98-039 P.T. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases PURPOSE This program announcement (PA), Modern Vaccines for Mycoses, replaces PA-96-061, Modern Vaccines for Mycoses and Measles. Investigator-initiated applications for measles vaccine research continue to be encouraged although they are no longer considered responsive this program announcement. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), invites applications for research on selected emerging and re-emerging fungal diseases for which new or improved vaccines are needed. The goal is to identify and characterize antigens that induce a protective immune response for the major systemic mycoses of man including, but not limited to, aspergillosis, blastomycosis, candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, and Pneumocystis pneumonia. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This PA, Modern Vaccines for Mycoses, is related to the priority area(s) of immunization-infectious diseases. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0 or Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402- 9325 (telephone 202-512-1800). ELIGIBILITY Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign, for-profit and non-profit organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of State and local governments, and eligible agencies of the Federal government. Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT Traditional research project grants (R01) may be submitted in response to this program announcement. Applications for R01 grants may request up to five years of support. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed research will be solely that of the applicant. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Background The purpose of this initiative is to advance the development of new vaccines for prevention or treatment of the major systemic mycoses of man. Prior to AIDS, it was estimated on the basis of skin tests that there were between 25,000 and 100,000 new infections with Coccidioides immitis each year. Presently, it is estimated that there are 500,000 new infections of histoplasmosis each year in the United States. The incidence of clinically apparent coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis in HIV+ individuals in highly endemic areas, although variable, has been found to be as high as 25 percent for each mycosis. Disease is not limited to immunocompromised hosts. The recent epidemic of coccidioidomycosis in California resulted in more than 3,000 cases in 1992 in Kern County alone, with medical costs estimated at more than $45 million for an 18-month period. The devastating consequences of these diseases, and the less than satisfactory response to available drugs, suggest that research should explore prevention. A NIAID workshop (September 1991) on Mycology Research in the 1990s stated that vaccines should be considered for histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis. Recent NIAID workshops in mycology have reinforced these concepts. Vaccine approaches for these and selected other fungal diseases are under exploited. Not only has work advanced our knowledge of the primary fungal pathogens, but application of contemporary technology has generated interest in the vaccine potential for opportunistic fungal pathogens including Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis carinii, and could extend to include Aspergillus fumigatus. Long appreciated in the fields of virology and bacteriology, the science of vaccinology is now being exploited with encouraging results in the fields of parasitology and oncology. Mycology should be no exception. Research Objectives and Scope Given the advances in molecular biology, it should now be possible to engineer candidate antifungal vaccines based upon specific immunoreactive molecules. Recent evidence derived from investigators working independently confirm that these approaches are possible with the medically important fungi. It is anticipated that coordinated research supported under this PA will result in the identification of antigens with immunoprotective effects demonstrable in animal models for one or more of the major systemic fungal pathogens of humans. Relevant projects for the mycoses could address one or more of the following objectives: o The identification of fungal antigens that generate a protective immune response. Studies could be focused on the isolation and identification of antigens that can be utilized in vaccine production to prevent or treat the above mentioned mycoses. These candidates should be evaluated in an appropriate model system. o The modification or presentation of fungal antigens in a manner that affords maximal immunoprotective effect. Studies could include, for example, epitope mapping; construction of multiple antigenic peptides; use of adjuvants or immune enhancers; use of improved conjugation techniques for enhanced immogenicity; nucleic acid vaccines; or delivery of fungal antigens through viral, bacterial, or other fungal vectors. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification are provided that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects of the purpose of the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Guidelines for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research", which have been published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (FR 59 14508-14513) and the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 23, No. 11, March 18, 1994. Investigators may obtain copies from these sources or from the program staff listed under INQUIRIES. Program staff may also provide additional relevant information concerning the policy. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Applications are to be submitted on the grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 5/95) and will be accepted on the standard application deadlines as indicated in the application kit. Application kits are available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and may be obtained from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892-7910, telephone (301) 710-0267, email: firstname.lastname@example.com. For purposes of identification and processing, item 2 on the face page of the application must be marked "YES". The PA number and the PA title must also be typed in section 2. The completed, signed original and five legible, single-sided copies of the application must be sent or delivered to: CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, ROOM 1040, MSC 7710 BETHESDA, MD 20892-7710 BETHESDA, MD 20817 (for express/courier service) ALL APPLICANTS REQUESTING $500,000 OR MORE IN ANNUAL DIRECT COSTS. The NIH Policy Update on Acceptance for Review of Unsolicited Applications that Request More Than $500,000 Direct Cost for Any One Year applies to applications in response to this PA. The Policy Update was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Volume 25, No. 14, May 3, 1996, and became effective June 1, 1996. Applicants from institutions that have a General Clinical Research Centers (GCRC) funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources may wish to identify the Center as a resource for conducting the proposed research. If so, a letter of agreement from the GCRC Program Director must be included in the application material. REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Review Procedures Applications will be assigned on the basis of established PHS referral guidelines. Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed for completeness by the NIH Center for Scientific Review. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant without further consideration. 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Ramblings, grumblings, and other nonintelligible nonsense about SQL Server.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Microsoft has set up virtual labs for people to train on their new technologies, including SQL Server 2005. You can find them here.
The labs I have taken so far are really good for an introduction to SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio technology. These are Windows 2003 virtual servers with the latest CTP of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio, etc installed. In addition to following the manual, you can play around a little during each session. It lets you experiment with 2005 without actually installing it on your machines, which can be a real treat if you don't have VMWare, Virtual PC, etc.
If you haven't started reading up and learning 2005 yet, you need to get started. People who are content with their current knowledge will find themselves very unprepared for the future. It's coming, so get the reading glasses out, stop procrastinating, and get to studying. If you don't, the Junior DBAs out there are going to take your jobs you old lazy farts. :)
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Much like how I once used the Barney's Warehouse sale to mark seasons in L.A. — it's not my fault that leaves don't change colors — TSF knows it's time for grass when Rafael Nadal molts. Once a year he trades in his tanks for tees, his bandana for a cap, and his capris for honest-to-goodness shorts.
At this week's Artois Championships at Queen's Club in London, Rafa wears a version of the Summer Sphere Dry Crew from Nike while playing doubles with Mariano Hood. I'm not sure if it's the Olive/khaki color (which looked great on Donald Young and Tomas Berdych) or the covered-up biceps, but I hardly recognize Rafa in this outfit. It doesn't matter what he wears, though. Riding on his French Open win, he'll mow down the rest of the field and face Federer a few Sundays from now.
Buy: Nike Summer Sphere Dry Crew, $45.
As for Rafa's win at Roland Garros, DTL points out the marquer l'histoire polo has been amended with a strike through "2008".
The images we've seen of Nike's kits for this year's Wimbledon show no signs of fancy (excluding Roger's blazer and purse, of course), keeping in line with what they've done so far this year.
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Clarkson University Students Join Forces for Habitat for Humanity
Clubs and students across Clarkson University came out to the Cheel Campus Center lawn earlier this month for the first ever Clarkson "Sleep Out," where students roasted marshmallows by a bonfire, learned about the life of the homeless, and, of course, slept.
In an effort to raise money and awareness for the Raquette Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, Clarkson students gave up their comfortable, warm beds to sleep outside under cardboard boxes.
"We wanted to do something different that the students would enjoy," said Paula Wilmot, co-organizer and director of co-curricular education and programming at Clarkson. "It just happened to be really cold that night. We couldn't believe that the students stuck it out and actually slept outside in cardboard boxes, sleeping bags, and tents!"
The event raised $3,500 for Habitat. But according to co-organizer and Assistant Director of The Clarkson School Jennifer French, it was about more than the donation. "Not only do events like this teach people about empathy, they can also be very humbling experience," she said.
The organizers hope that Clarkson students can get more involved with the local Habitat chapter, especially with building. "There seems to be a lot of interest for doing this type of community service. It just goes to show how amazing it can be when a campus or a community gets together behind something," concluded Wilmot.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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Monday night I had a strange dream. I dreamed that I had two babies. Yeah, I did have two babies, but these days, my oldest is a solid inch taller than I am and prides himself on being so strong that he can actually carry me, (thanks kid) and my youngest is well on her way.
But in my dream one was sleeping soundly and the other was wide awake, and I was trying to nurse him.
Nursing came easily to me when my children were babies, but in my dream it was a struggle. I couldn't fathom why I dreamed this until I recalled that Monday afternoon, Noah and I had a bit of a "moment."
I'll spare you the grisly details, but you know how you can show up somewhere and all of your kid's buddies will wave enthusiastically, and some will even call out a cheerful greeting? (Not only that, but one of Noah's buddies recently stuck his head in my car window before their soccer game to give me the good news that "my parents said I can live with you!" – which, you know, warmed my heart – but I digress.)
But your own kid – the one you gave birth to (have I mentioned the pain?), pretends he's never met you before. You know, 'cause he was a cabbage patch kid. A free agent. I get it, my little boy wants to grow up and I need to let him.
So, I guess that means that if he forgets to bring his water bottle to soccer practice I need to let him figure it out on his own. I get that this is a good thing, but shoot, I'll never really get used to the fact that I'm losing my baby.
But to lose him altogether? Unthinkable. But that's a possibility other parents in our little soccer family have been forced to face.
Like Chris Payton, the boys' and girls' J.V. soccer coach at Batavia High School (where he teaches special education) and his wife Christina, who pray that their little boy, 6-year-old Owen, who was born with a congenital heart defect and was recently diagnosed with heart failure, will be able to get a life-saving heart transplant (doctors at the Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago placed him on the transplant list last spring).
But it won't be cheap. The surgery will cost upwards of $500,000 and the Payton's, who also have two other children, Juliet, 4, and Tredway, nearly 6 months, need to come up with $60,000 to cover transplant-related expenses.
Raising that kind of cash will be no small feat, but they're going for it, with support from the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA), a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for transplant-related expenses.
The Payton's have already raised about 10 percent, and now are planning a pig-roast Oct. 28 at Hawthorne's Backyard Bar and Grill, 1200 W. Hawthorne Lane, in West Chicago, which they hope will get them closer to their goal: A new heart for Owen.
I just don't know why some parents must face such heartbreak, but I do know that we have to help.
We have to help give little Owen a second chance at life. You know, so he can grow up and give his mom a hard time.
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A flag-football game for all ages will kick-off at 11 a.m. Oct. 28, and a raffle auction will be held during the airing of the Bears game, which will be shown on Hawthorne's 120-inch screen.
Tickets cost $20 per adult and $10 per child in advance or $25 at the door and include a food buffet.
Drink specials will be offered and 15 percent of all beverage sales will go to COTA.
Tickets may be ordered from Batavia freshman boys' soccer coach (and Rotolo Middle School art teacher) Jenna McKnight at email@example.com. Anyone unable to attend can still participate by following Owen's progress or by making a donation online at cotaforowenp.com.
Early consignments include two Trike Flight one-hour lessons, a three-night South Haven Michigan getaway for two, Chicago Bears hats signed by Charles Tillman and photography packages.
Donations for the raffle are still being accepted and can be made via visiting Owen's website or by contacting McKnight at email@example.com or by calling 630-362-9760.
• Jennifer DuBose lives in Batavia with her husband, Todd, and their two children, Noah and Holly. Contact her at email@example.com.
Tales From the Motherhood: Lending a helping hand for a heart
Monday night I had a strange dream. I dreamed that I had two babies. Yeah, I did have two babies, but these days, my oldest is a solid inch taller than I am and prides himself on being so strong that he can actually carry me, (thanks kid) and my youngest is well on her way.


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Is it possible to copy or save a file to include the syntax highlighting format? Sometimes it would be very useful to preserve colors, rather than just text-only copy.
Examples include:1) pasting a section of code to a Word .doc2) publishing code to a webpage or email3) printing code with colors
You can do it with andre-simon.de/doku/highligh ... light.html.
That seems a nice piece of software. Still, a plugin for ST would be nice.
I agree. Especially printing from within ST would be great.
I would very much like to see this functionality.
See https://forum.sublimetext.com/t/copy-text-with-highlighted-colors/3910/1 (in Ideas and Feature Requests) for related discussion.
See: github.com/n1k0/SublimeHighlight Installable as Highlight from package manager.
Also see ExportHTML (my favorite): github.com/facelessuser/ExportHtml
There are a number of differences between the two packages, the main one being that **ExportHtml **can keep your ST theme colours. **SublimeHighlight **uses the *Pygments *online feature. But, of course, I'm slightly biased


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There are plenty of pop culture references to the dangers of a close mother-son relationship. From the myth of Oedipus to the movie Psycho, narrative after narrative harps on the idea that mothers can damage their sons, make them weak, awkward and dependent.
But for millions of men, the opposite has turned out to be true, author Kate Lombardi tells NPR's Laura Sullivan. Lombardi — a mother herself — is the author of the new book, The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger.
Lombardi's own relationship with her son was a major inspiration for the book. "For a long time, I thought that what we had was kind of unique," she says, "that I was somehow blessed with this especially sensitive, caring boy." But in her research for The Mama's Boy Myth, she discovered that she was far from alone.
Her starting point was that mothers and sons face a stigmatization that other parent-child relationships don't. Mothers and daughters, she says, have no problems. "I'm very close to my daughter, and it doesn't raise any eyebrows," she says. Similarly, father-son relationships are viewed as very important, and even father-daughter relationships are valued. "But mothers and sons — that relationship is always looked at with a little skepticism and a little fear."
Lombardi speculates that it might be Sigmund Freud's Oedipus complex at the back of many parents' minds. "I think some of this fear and anxiety around the mother-son relationship really predates Freud," she says. "But that said, Freud codified it. I was amazed how many moms in 2012 were still bringing up the Oedipus complex."
A Healthy, Loving Relationship
The stereotype of the unhealthy mother-son relationship is very familiar — a controlling or dominating mother that interferes with her son's life and refuses to let him come into adulthood on his own. But that's not how it has to be to have closeness, Lombardi says.
"A healthy, loving relationship is one where the mom is emotionally supportive of her son. She recognizes his individuality, his sensitivity, and his vulnerability along with his strengths," she says.
The ideal mother-son relationship is one where the mother can and does respond to her son's emotional needs — and perhaps it's not all that different from a healthy mother-daughter relationship, she says.
It often goes awry, though, when mothers of young boys are pressured to let their child learn to cope on his own. One mother Lombardi interviewed related a story where her pediatrician had accused her of "modeling anxiety" while comforting her son after a fall. "We get the strong message that the last thing a boy needs is his mother, when in fact the research shows just the opposite," she says.
A Good Bond Leads To Better Relationships
The research is actually quite extensive, as Lombardi tells it. Small boys who lack a healthy attachment to their mother are often more aggressive, disobedient and even violent. When boys reach middle school age, the differences are apparent in their views on masculinity.
"Boys who were closer to their mothers ... didn't think, for instance, that every time you got challenged you had to fight," Lombardi said, "or that being a guy means acting tough or going it alone." A better relationship a son has with his mother translates to better mental health.
As those boys reach manhood, the differences can be many, Lombardi says. For one, they often have an easier time in adult relationships.
"One of the things that moms tend to do with their boys is they teach them emotional intelligence," Lombardi says. "They teach them to recognize their feelings and talk about them."
Take the classic image of a little boy melting down in a grocery store, and the mother responding, "Use your words." Or when the sullen high schooler comes home, slams the door and yells, "I don't want to talk about it!" The mother with the healthier relationship, Lombardi says, can ask her son to cool off and talk it out when he's ready.
Lombardi knows it works — after all, her own son, now 23, now enjoys the benefits of having that healthy relationship while growing up. And now that his mother has shared it with the world?
"He's pretty proud of it," she says. "He's not ashamed of our closeness."
There are plenty of pop culture references to the dangers of a close mother-son relationship going all the way back to the Oedipus myth, or more recently, the movie "Psycho."
JANET LEIGH: (As Marion Crane) Do you go out with friends?
ANTHONY PERKINS: (As Norman Bates) Well, a boy's best friend is his mother.
SULLIVAN: The idea is if you're a man and your mother raised you with too much affection, then she has prevented you from being tough and independent, or conversely, if you're a mother of boys and you keep them too close, you will make them feminine, weak or even awkward. But for millions of men, the opposite has turned out to be true.
That's the basis of a new book by Kate Lombardi, a writer and mother herself. It's called "The Mama's Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger." Kate Lombardi joins us from NPR Studio in New York. Kate, welcome.
KATE LOMBARDI: Thanks for having me.
SULLIVAN: Kate, the common wisdom for decades has been that a good mother is one that leaves her son alone. Are boys who grow up with close mothers doomed?
LOMBARDI: Not at all. In fact, boys who grow up with moms who keep them close are kind of inoculated from a lot of behavioral problems they can have later on in life. They're lucky boys if their moms keep them close.
SULLIVAN: And you have a son too.
LOMBARDI: I do. He's now an adult. He's 23. And he and I were very close. And for a long time, I thought that what we had was kind of unique, that I was somehow blessed with this especially sensitive, caring boy. But as I came to find out, I was far from alone.
SULLIVAN: It seems like it's okay for mothers and daughters to have a really close relationship, or even fathers and daughters to have a close relationship, but why have boys been left out of this?
LOMBARDI: You know, it's the only parent-child relationship that's been stigmatized in some way. As you say, mothers and daughters, everyone thinks that's swell. I'm very close to my daughter. It doesn't raise any eyebrows. A dad who is close to his daughter, that's a lucky girl. And certainly, you know, fathers and sons, everyone think that's very important. And it is.
But mothers and sons, that relationship is always looked at with a little skepticism and a little fear. And I think it's really a hangover from the Oedipus complex - for its Oedipus complex.
SULLIVAN: Is that - I mean, is that what you pin all this on? Is that where you think that this mindset came from?
LOMBARDI: I think some of this fear and anxiety around the mother-son relationship really predates Freud. But that said, Freud codified it. And I was amazed how many moms in 2012 were still bringing up the Oedipus complex.
SULLIVAN: So what does a close mother-son relationship look like? What are we really talking about?
LOMBARDI: Well, you know, let me just start by saying what it doesn't look like. It does not - it's not one of these relationships where a mom is dominating or controlling and she refuses to let her son grow up. That's the stereotype. A healthy, loving relationship is one where the mom is, you know, emotionally supportive of her son. She recognizes his individuality, his sensitivity and his vulnerability along with his strengths.
And there's kind of like a synchronicity there. A mom is able to respond to her son with what he needs when he needs it. I don't think it's that different from what a healthy mother-daughter relationship looks like, although I realize that that is a provocative point of view.
SULLIVAN: What has the message been to mothers up until this point? What were they supposed to do with their sons?
LOMBARDI: Moms get messages from remarkably early ages to push their little boys away. And it starts when they're little babies, and it goes on - I mean, I talked to moms who, you know, were comforting, you know, toddlers and told that their boys should learn to man up. One Seattle, Washington, mom told me that her pediatrician told her that when she comforted her boy when he fell, she was modeling anxiety.
These messages go on through the middle school ages and certainly when our boys are teenagers. We get the strong message that the last thing a boy needs is his mother, when in fact, the research shows just the opposite. Teenage boys clearly need their moms, and their moms can play a very positive influence in their life.
SULLIVAN: What kind of research is out there that would say that it is important for mothers and sons to be close?
LOMBARDI: There's a lot out there, and it starts from the time when guys are just, you know, little babies. Starting from very early ages, you see the benefits of keeping them close and the dangers of not. Boys, in particular, really suffer if that attachment is not good. And they go on to have much more aggressive behavior, they're much more disobedient, they're a little bit violent.
There's also some really interesting research that's been done on middle school boys. Boys who were closer to their moms had a little more flexible definition of what it meant to be a guy. They didn't think, for instance, that every time you got challenged you had to fight, or that being a guy means acting tough or going it alone.
Well, it turns out that those boys were a little more flexible in how they viewed masculinity, have less depression and less anxiety than their kind of tougher peer. So the closer to your mom actually translates into better mental health.
SULLIVAN: What has it done for the men out there who can look back at their own relationships to their mother and decide, was I very close to my mother? What kind of difference would you see in the kind of man that comes out of that?
LOMBARDI: Men who are brought up close to their moms go on to have an easier time in a lot of ways. They have an easier time in their adult relationships, because one of the things that moms tend to do with their boys is they teach them emotional intelligence. They teach them to recognize their feelings and talk about them starting from really young ages.
You know, like when they're - you see that kid in the grocery store having a meltdown and the mother goes: Use your words, which is always kind of annoying to me, but in fact, that is what the mom is doing, you know, right through to when she doesn't accept her high school kid coming home and slamming the door and saying: I don't want to talk about it, and then, you know, saying: Well, I know you don't and cool off, but when you're ready, you know, let's try and see what's going on.
Those guys do better in relationships as adults. They have stronger friendships. And most interesting to me, too, is they're actually going to have a better time at work.
SULLIVAN: How old is your son now?
LOMBARDI: My son is 23, and my daughter is 26. I don't like to leave her out of the story...
SULLIVAN: Not to leave her out.
LOMBARDI: ...even we are talking about mothers and sons.
SULLIVAN: What does he think of the book?
LOMBARDI: He is conflicted. He's read it, of course, and I vetted everything with him because I didn't - you know, there are some personal anecdotes, and I didn't want him to be, like, surprised or embarrassed. You know, he's proud of it. And he's not ashamed of our closeness. And, you know, he's a pretty big boost around this stuff.
SULLIVAN: That's Kate Lombardi. Her book is called "The Mama's Boy Myth." Kate, thank you so much for joining us.
LOMBARDI: Thank you so much for having me. It was fun. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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1 dead after apparent drug overdose at Md. concert
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Police say one person is dead and a second person in critical condition after apparently overdosing during a Howard County concert. Police say 20 people were taken to the hospital, many for drug-related reasons.
Police say 20-year-old Tyler Fox Viscardi of Raleigh, North Carolina was taken to the hospital Friday around 9 p.m. from the Mad Decent Block Party at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. Police say he was later pronounced dead. A 17-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia is in critical condition. Police say it doesn't appear the men knew each other. It was not clear what drugs they had taken.
Police also issued 50 citations for underage drinking during the event. Officers also made three arrests, two for assault and a third for possession with intent to distribute marijuana.


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Some in the group were jumping out of an aircraft for the first time since joining the fleet; others were fulfilling their quarterly jump requirements.
More than 20 Marines from Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, waited anxiously earlier this month for a C-130 Hercules to arrive at the Marine Corps' New River Air Station.
For some of these Marines it would be their first time jumping out of an aircraft since joining the fleet; others were fulfilling their quarterly jump requirements. Despite the reason, these Marines were all unified by their love for jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.
"It's probably the biggest rush you can get," said Lance Cpl. Wesley R. Jetter, a Williamson, Ga., native who has been in the Corps for more than a year and was completing his first fleet jump.
Service members split into groups, or "sticks," of six to eight people. A stick leader led the group in a jump. He hollered "Follow me!" before leaping from the back of the C-130. The rest of the stick followed obediently.
"Jumping out of planes is scary at first, but once my parachute opens, I'm good to go," said Jetter. He is currently a parachute rigger with CLR-27 and said he didn't choose his job but wouldn't change it for anything in the world.
To prepare for this job field, Marines attend a three-week course at Fort Benning, Ga. During the course, students learn how to exit an aircraft, maneuver with gear, emergency procedures, and how to land properly. They test these techniques during four daytime jumps and a final jump, which is performed at night. Students also learn hand and arm signals that are crucial for communication during the jumps.
"The aircrew maintains contact with the ground crew and relays information to the jump masters," said Sgt. Milford Anthony, a platoon sergeant and air delivery chief with the Landing Support Company. "The jump masters then pass word to their Marines."
While some of the communication is done verbally, the amount of noise inside the aircraft makes hand and arm signals the safest method to ensure the correct message is passed to everyone.
After completing jump school, the students receive orders to their new unit and begin the workup for their first fleet jump. During their first jump, novice jumpers wear red helmets and are known as "cherry jumpers."
The helmets make it easier for ground crew members and experienced jumpers to identify them.
"Cherry jumpers may not be as familiar with canopy control and maneuvering the parachute to the ground safely," Anthony said.
For this reason, people on the ground pay extra attention to them and can critique them so they become more proficient.
"You have to be able to rely on the training you received at jump school. … The biggest challenge to overcome is human nature," Anthony said.
For him, it's his fear of heights. "I just tell myself that if other people can do it, then I can too," said Anthony, who had an incident during his last jump at Fort Benning.
"I lost my cool, and everything that could possibly go wrong did," he said. "I didn't exit properly from the plane; my right foot got caught in my suspension line, and I landed upside down on my head, neck and shoulders."
He didn't let that accident or a fear of heights hamper his progress, though, and he has now completed more than 26 successful jumps.
"I love what I do, and I will do it for as long as the Marine Corps allows me to," he said.


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Asa Butterfield gets strapped in for the aviator challenge at NASA in this behind-the-scenes featurette from the Ender's Game DVD.
The 16-year-old actor and his co-stars take us inside their training for the movie which included training like astronauts at NASA to military-style marching and lineups with their director Gavin Hood.
Ender's Game follows the title character (Butterfield) as he arrives at Battle School, and trained by Mazer Rackham to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
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The Nexenta Core Platform marches on with the release of version 3.0 of the OpenSolaris based distribution, based on b134. It has also officially unveiled plans of moving from OpenSolaris to Illumos, the fully open branch of OpenSolaris. It will also now plan on moving to a new userland release. Grab the iso here.


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Scenes of Jamestown as seen through the camera lens of the
Potter family in the 1920s have been packaged into sets of five greeting cards that capture the feel of the island in those years.
Upon Tom Potter's death last fall, his son Andrew came across a series of familiar Jamestown scenes in the family photo albums of pictures taken during the early 1920s.
Tom spent his summers on the island since 1914 and moved here permanently in 1981. His grandfather built the large home on the hill above Fort Wetherill in 1885. "I have memories of visiting my grandmother there from about 1960 until 1981, " Andrew said.
While going through the albums, Andrew, who is a photographer and video producer, decided the photos would make lovely cards. He scanned them into his computer, cleaned them up and added a little color to the scenes.
"The result is a collection of beautiful old images that are very familiar, yet different from present day Jamestown," he said.
The pictures include a young Tom Potter sailing a wooden sloop, two ferries at the old ferry landing, and Andrew's grandfather T. Albert Potter (father of longtime island resident Joan Taft) standing at the Jamestown Boat Yard. Andrew's other works about
Jamestown include a video on display at the Beavertail Lighthouse entitled "Stories from the Beavertail Light." Andrew resides in Lexington, Mass., but also has a home in Jamestown. The "Jamestown in the 1920s" greeting cards may be purchased at Jamestown Designs and Jamestown Hardware, or by mail order by calling 781-696-3387.
Watching the ceremonies at the Four Corners Cemetery during the Memorial Day parade, Sue Clarke's niece, 9-year-old Mackenzie Kidder of Maine, asked why they have 21gun salutes.
When Jamestown Press photograper Andrea von Hohenleiten passed by, she was asked if she knew the significance of the ceremony.
She did not, but set upon finding out. As she walked around Narragansett Avenue looking for picture possibilities, she asked some dozen knowledgable-looking bystanders if they knew why they fire 21-gun salutes.
Nobody knew until she came upon retired U.S. Marines Colonel Bruce Livingston. He said that during the days of wooden ships and iron men, gunboats carried 21 cannons. When a ship entered a harbor, the crew would fire a blank from each gun. This signaled to people on shore that the vessel's guns were empty and the ship was friendly.
There you go Mackenzie, try that one on your history teacher.
A Rocket Dawg giant salute to the Jamestown Early Learning Center, North Main Road; Claire Ferguson of Bayview Drive; the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority; Frank and Donna Pensa of Newport Street; Jill and David Dolce, Keel Avenue; Heidi Keller Moon, Conanicus Avenue; Jeanne Bunkley of Columbia Avenue; Robert Fuller, Howland Avenue; James Wright of Clinton Avenue; George and Virginia Berglund, North Main Road; Dick and Julie Gallagher, Whittier Road; and Thomas and Anne Tighe of West Street, all contributors last week to the Fireworks Fund.
We're at $5,100 with $10,000 to raise in three weeks.
For anyone who may have run out of stamps, the Dawgz now are able to accept donations through our web site and PayPal. Check it out at http://www.jamestownri.com/fireworks/.
If you have a stamp send your check to the Fireworks Fund, Box 1776, Jamestown 02835. WE'LL BLOW YOUR MONEY UP! KA-BOOM!
Just so we don't lose any vehicles near the dump, Jim McLoughlin says he's going to take up a collection for more traffic cones for North Road.
Now to the topic of poops. Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic says in his Pet Tip of the Week, "Few things are more frustrating than cats that stop using their litter box. Many cats will go on strike if their boxes are too dirty, so make sure they are cleaned regularly. Stress is another common cause and if there are new pets, renovations, or a recent move, then it may take time for the cat to adjust.
"If your cat is going to one particular spot, then clean it very well to eliminate the smell, and sometimes just closing cat out of that room or feeding the cat in that area will work. Cats can also be picky about their litter and any changes to the type, brand, or smell may make a cat avoid the box.
"Finally, if the cat seems to be having any trouble urinating or pooping or if it is going small amounts all over the house then please schedule an appointment with your veterinarian right away to rule out medical causes for the problem." Thanks, Doctor. Where's Fluffy?
And, in a like vein, Dotti Farrington e-mailed "When the plumber completed an installation on May 25 at Steve and Maria Liebhauser's Slice of Heaven Restaurant, Steve rushed to tell his friends (all his customers are friends) about his new waterless urinal - only the second known such installation on the island. (The Fitness Center was the first.)
"Such a topic might seem a stretch for a world-class baker, but it is just one more challenge he masters to maintain his quest to conserve the island's limited water supply. The device will save thousands of gallons of water, he is promised by the manufacturer, who also boasts it makes maintenance easier and more sanitary."
Kudos Steve! Just try not to look across the street where they're washing cars.
Has everyone seen the cute "Geese Crossing" sign on East Shore Road behind the bridge office?
The Jamestown Community Theatre lost one of its biggest fans recently when Bill Krach, Mary Wright's stepfather and professional singer died.
Bill sang in the quartet in the original production of "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. Three years ago when the JCT presented "My Fair Lady," Bill entertained in front of the audience at two performances. Accompanied by Janet Grant on the piano, he sang "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face." It was the last time he performed in public before losing his ability to sing.
Mary said, "He treasured the moments he sang here, and spoke of it often before he died. I have a VCR tape of him singing at the Community Center that was recorded one of those nights. It is the only musical memory my mom and I have that we can watch."
Bill came to Jamestown often before becoming completely wheelchair bound.
He attended every play that the JCT performed.
Thanks, Bill, for the great moments you gave us on our stage. R.I.P.
Patty Vandal said that after the parade on May 29 she was reminiscing about past parades in Jamestown.
"When I was in elementary school all the school children who marched in the parade got a ticket for a free ice cream cone redeemable at Pitcher's Drugstore, Hunt's Drugstore or Westall's. Back then that was a real incentive." Welcome home Patty and Mo.
Dagmar is back. Barbara-Ann MacIntosh reported that she didn't respond to our first column about the big blonde because she remembered the phrase as a song and not the TV show.
"Like Charlie, I think it was a song. 'I like the wide open spaces, out where the cacti grow, where two guns beat four aces, I like the wide open spaces.'
"That's all the lyrics I can remember and have a tune running around in my head.
"I remember the Jerry Lester Show and Dagmar. I was allowed to stay up late on Friday nights to watch the show with my grandpa. I also use to watch the Arthur Godfrey Show with Grandpa. I remember Milton Delug, Holly Loki and the Chordettes. I know Margie and Walter Latzko. Margie sang with the Chordettes and Walter did all the arrangements for the Godfrey show and the Chordettes. Walter is also one of the finest arrangers in the Barbershop Harmony Society. As you can see, I have a bunch of useless information."
Heck, Barbara-Ann, we used it! Thanks!
All islanders are invited to the Jamestown Community Theatre's annual meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the large meeting room of the Jamestown library.
Sunday is the Rose Moon.
Wednesday is Flag Day. Let's make the whole island red, white and blue.
*** Be true!
Send your good stuff for this column to the Jamestown Press or email@example.com, call us at 423-0383 or 829-2760. If you can't find us, you're not really trying.


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Dick came to Monticello as an LDS Seminary teacher in 1978, and was there for six years. He brought his wife, Helen, and five little boys—Rick, Mark, Gary, Scott and Matt with him. Their only girl, Rebecca, was born in Monticello.
The older children have special and fun memories of playing in the hills of the Blue Mountain with neighbors and friends, of good teachers in Church and school, and just "plain growing up".
Dick and I are better people because of you dear friends, neighbors. You were so much a part of our lives - we "banded" together to raise many children.
We cried together, laughed together, and "gathered" for fun. Thank you for being "you".
Dick sang in church and community programs, quartets and solos and he and Helen performed piano duets together. He was in the community plays.
He loved the friends of the early-morning hours on the golf course. But the joy of his life was the dear seminary students—they learned together, biked and hiked together, early morning breakfasts and parties with food. They shared their feelings and their lives with one another. Dick so dearly loved each one of you, and as you come to "our" minds, we ask Heavenly Father to be with you and bless you.
Funeral services were held on February 5, 2011 in Cedar City, UT. Graveside services were held on February 7, 2011 in Heber City, UT under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.
Online condolences can be sent to www.sumortuary.com. Funeral services will also be available to listen to online the next day.


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This is an excerpt of On Assignment, education writer Theresa Harrington's blog on Contra Costa County schools. Read more and post comments at IBABuzz.com/onassignment. Follow her at Twitter.com/tunedtotheresa or Facebook.com/TheresaHarringtonBANG.
July 25
To interest students in the candidates for governor and proposition issues on the November statewide ballot, the Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction are sponsoring an Oct. 28 mock election.
"Mock elections are a great way for young people to experience firsthand what it's like to make informed decisions at the ballot box," said Debra Bowen, Secretary of State, in a prepared statement. "As students learn about the candidates and issues, they discover how government and politics affect every part of their lives."
Since 2004, the Secretary of State's office has sponsored a mock election for middle and high school students every two years. Participation has grown from 647 schools a decade ago to a record 735 schools in 2012, including 88 from the East Bay.
This year, the state is hoping that even more schools will sign up for the 2014 My Vote Mock Election, which includes the race for governor and all seven propositions, said Nicole Winger, spokeswoman for the Secretary of State.
"We have a few hundred registered and we're looking to surpass our record of schools participating," she said. "For some schools, it's simply a civics or history or government teacher distributing the ballots on a single date."
But at the other end of the spectrum, Winger said, some schools conduct mock debates between students who study the positions of candidates or proponents and opponents of ballot measures.
"Some students and teachers will really get into it and build classes around elections or civic engagement," she said. "Some will pick issues, such as the water bond."
A science teacher could use the Proposition 43 water bond proposal as a starting point for discussions about the drought and how it affects residents and farmers, Winger said.
The Secretary of State's website includes information about registering your school at www.sos.ca.gov/elections. Click on "My Vote: Student Mock Election." Schools that register by Sept. 19 will receive free instructional materials and student voter information guides in time for the election. Those registering by Oct. 27 can print materials from the website.
After the Oct. 28 mock election, registered schools can report their results to the Secretary of State to be included in an announcement of statewide student voting results that will be released Oct. 29. Students can also get "I voted stickers" just like adult voters receive.
Posters and fliers on the My Vote website help students understand that voting is one way for citizens to make changes in the state.
One poster says: "Change your ringtone. Change your hairstyle. Change your playlist. Change your oil. Change your BFF. Change your shoes. Change your attitude. Vote. It may be the best change you make all year."
Schools are encouraged to share ideas for making the mock election fun online. Ideas posted from previous mock elections include:
Voting in the mock election can help engage students in assignments related to the real election.
"Part of the debriefing was to analyze voter participation in California and the nation," one teacher wrote. "Students also analyzed and evaluated exit poll data. The fact that they participated in the mock election made these activities more meaningful and relevant."
Will your school participate in the mock election?


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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The three dozen chanting anti-GOP protesters hit a lull of silence as they marched through a low-income neighborhood in west Tampa. "What are you guys doing? Taking a nap?" shouted one protester to his cohorts, exhorting them to yell. Another shouted, "You guys are reeeeaaal quiet now!"
Quiet is the right word for protests at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week. They have been unexpectedly muted and even the protesters know it. Thousands of demonstrators had been expected but only hundreds arrived, mostly Green Party supporters, Occupy Wall Street activists, anarchists and union stalwarts.
Only two arrests have been linked to protests so far — one man for carrying a machete, the other for wearing a bandanna in violation of a city ordinance. That's compared to several hundred in St. Paul, Minn., four years ago. Her streets have been so tranquil that Police Chief Jane Castor canceled news conferences because there was no trouble to report.
Activists blame the threat of Hurricane Isaac, the overwhelming police presence, undercover law enforcement infiltration of their ranks and even the ghost-town nature of downtown during the convention week. Some activists worry they have no momentum built for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., next week, and then the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street next month.
"Unless you have the numbers out on the street, you really can't change anything," said Nick Sabatella, 25, an Occupy Wall Street activist from New Jersey.
The protesters were behind the eight ball even before the convention started. The threat of Hurricane Isaac stopped at least 16 busloads of activists from coming to town because bus operators didn't want their equipment and drivers headed into possible danger. Downpours on Monday put a damper on a kickoff march that drew only several hundred protesters, not the 5,000 marchers that had been anticipated. And rain continued off and on throughout the week.
"Nobody came down because of this weather," said Jeff Smith, a 38-year-old construction worker from New York, who is part of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Smith also faulted the protest leaders and the tight security.
"They don't seem to be too organized down here," he said. "Probably because there are cops on every corner."
Groups of officers are stationed everywhere downtown. They are riding around in packs on bicycles and are using helicopters for surveillance.
While many activists praised the police for their restraint and politeness, they said the number of officers on the streets was overkill.
"I'm really sad that every four years there is more of a militarization of the police at these conventions," said Cheri Honkala, the Green Party's vice presidential candidate. "It's a waste of taxpayers' dollars and it really scares me that someday there will be nobody left marching."
The police presence isn't just in uniform.
In "Romneyville," a tent village of protesters about a mile from the convention, the residents are well aware that undercover officers have infiltrated their ranks and that they tend to be among the more aggressive "activists."
"You know how if you go into Macy's around the holidays and somebody tries to shoplift something, and you then realize there are actually no shoppers, that they're all undercover police officers? That's the case here," Honkala said.
Without hard confirmation, they have let their suspected undercover officers stay.
"You can't get rid of people if you can't prove it on the spot," Honkala said.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said at a news conference Thursday that he had expected few arrests as the convention wraps up Thursday night.
"We have trained so hard and so long for this," Buckhorn said. "When this is said and done, this will be the benchmark that every city should strive for."
Castor said her strategy was to approach the protesters, ask what their goals are and then help them reach them. Often, protesters simply wanted to pose in an intersection for the media. She let them if they didn't intend violence. Officers even took leftover food to Romneyville.
"Everyone was to be treated with dignity and respect," Castor said.
The nature of downtown also made it harder for protesters to be heard. Few people live there and many businesses told their workers to stay away during the convention, leaving the streets nearly empty.
"We could protest until we're blue in the face but there weren't people normally around to see that," said Darrell Prince, a 35-year-old political fundraiser from New York who is part of Occupy Wall Street. "Whether it was intelligent design or they were just fortunate, it worked out for the RNC."
On Thursday, 16 protesters, watched by 35 officers, marched from Romneyville to Domino's Pizza to protest corporate-owned businesses. Despite the low numbers, protesters eked out some victories.
Later Thursday, about 300 of them marched to the barricades outside the convention area, with a few dressed in tuxedos and pig snouts chanting "Greed is good."
As Paul Ryan was in the midst of a speech accepting the vice presidential nomination Wednesday on the convention floor, he was disrupted by a pink banner and a yelling protester from the feminist group Code Pink. She was escorted out as some in the crowd shouted "U-S-A, U-S-A."
Many Romneyville residents are relocating their impromptu community to Charlotte and the Democratic convention. They are hoping for bigger crowds and more energy, drawing on Occupy activists from cities along the Eastern seaboard.
"Who knows?" Sabattella said. "Maybe it can still happen."
Correspondent Tamara Lush contributed to this report.
Follow Mike Schneider on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MikeSchneiderAP


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1 I will understand what I am trading
By far the most common suggestion given by analysts was to educate yourself and know exactly what it is you are trading before you even consider putting on a position. Even within the same asset class, products can have dramatically different specifications. For example, wheat futures may have different contract specifications depending upon which exchange's wheat product you are trading. As new products continue to be created, taking the time to understand the product becomes all the more important.
Not only do you need to understand the contract specifications of what you are trading, but also why you are taking the trade in the first place. J.J. Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade, says retail customers particularly often struggle with this aspect. "It's good advice, but unfortunately not always taken. Retail customers will go into the stock world and trade a stock because someone at a cocktail party talked about it," he says.
Instead, traders should take the time to understand the product they want to trade and the strategy they wish to employ. Travis Rodock, senior futures analyst at efutures, says this is all part of doing your homework. "Education and preparation are two of the most important aspects in trading. [Because] markets always are evolving, it is important for traders to educate themselves constantly about the tools and strategies that are out there to help them take full advantage of trading opportunities," he says.


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Reviewed By Matthew S (MIDLAND, TX) Reviewed for a 1993 Mazda RX-7 —11/26/2013 6:49 AM
Pads are still bedding but so far I am pleased with the grip, quality craftsmanship and perfect fitment. Shipping was quick and even though the pads were back ordered they arrived almost a week before promised. A little more brake dust than my previous pads, which were ceramic..the trade off in grip is well worth the additional elbow grease keeping my rims clean. They're quieter than expected but that maybe because of my drilled and slotted rotors. Real test will come later on track day.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 21st Jul 2011 22:56 UTC
Today, the technology world is gripped by what can only be described as a dirty war between iOS on one side, and Android on the other. While the parties in this war fight it out in the US court system, the web has latched onto this conflict like a starved leach to a nice juicy ankle, and this focus on just iOS and Android has had a rather unpleasant side effect. This effect was subtle at first, but now, it's everywhere. Yes, if you were to believe the web, iOS and/or Android invented everything when it comes to mobile operating systems. I will have none of that, and my PDA collection begs to differ too.


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WEBSTER — A misunderstanding at the Webster-Dudley Food Share brought residents in to donate in droves, restocking the shelves after reports the facility had been burglarized.
But after a daylong police investigation, officers realized that nothing had been stolen, no one had forced their way into the basement of the United Church of Christ on Church Street and no food was missing at all.
"It was a misunderstanding," Police Chief Timothy Bent said.
He said the person staffing the food share program Tuesday was very busy, and in the course of helping those in need had knocked over some items in the room where the food is kept, and forgot to pick them up later. That worker also failed to restock the shelves for Thursday, as is the custom. So when Donna Farrow, director of the Webster-Dudley Food Share, arrived Thursday and found the place in disarray, she was sure the food pantry had been robbed. She said at the time that the thieves had taken "all the best stuff," including peanut butter and other nonperishables.
Police were called, and they spent the day reviewing surveillance video in the area, searching for clues and asking for help from the public.
"We put it on Facebook, and I think we even tweeted it that we were looking for help," Chief Bent said. What came was help for the food pantry with donations pouring in — but there were no tips in solving the crime, and police soon began talking to food share staff one at a time.
"We had everyone in here," the chief said, adding that after the interviews, police pieced together what had happened and realized there had been no theft.
The story took on a life of its own, as it was still being promoted on social media hours after police posted on Facebook that it wasn't true.
By Friday afternoon, police were asking people to stop donating because so much food had been brought in.
"We have a garage full of food," the chief said.
Despite the brouhaha, Chief Bent said he was pleased by how people responded because the food program does so much good work.
"It could have been a lot worse," he said, adding that he wasn't aware of any other serious crime happening in town.
"But I've been busy with this," he said.
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The race for the newly created 6th Congressional District in Queens has been hot from the start, but last week things took a weird and wild turn when longtime Queens Democratic Party operative Jeff Gottlieb threw his hat into the ring.
He joins fellow Democrats Assemblywoman Grace Meng, Assemblyman Rory Lancman, and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley in what is now a very crowded primary. Councilman Dan Halloran is (so far!) the only Republican candidate in the race.
Well, Gottlieb's surprise candidacy led to some very vocal accusations by Lancman, who alleged that Gottlieb was a "plant" candidate, put up to run by the Queens Democratic Party in a sinister plot to siphon off Jewish votes from Lancman and help propel their horse in the race – Meng - to a sure victory.
Yes, things have been heating up, indeed.
But then late Monday morning an aspiring newshound who just started a few weeks back and is more than a little wet behind the ears – he's soaking back there! - wandered into our basement offices while looking for the bathrooms, and so we chatted him up for a bit to get a feel for the penny-a-liner.
He showed us some photos he had just taken at an event in front of Flushing High School, and dang if we didn't do a classic spit-take right then and there! There was a photo of Meng, Halloran, and Lancman (in that order, mind you) standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity.
According to the paper's young employ, who wasn't aware of the political tensions bubbling under the surface, all three seemed to be getting along just swimmingly despite the political back and forth, but did say that now that he knew the back story, something Lancman said made a lot more sense.
Apparently, at one point during the press conference, Lancman had a bug crawling up his suit jacket, and Meng reached over and brushed it from his arm.
"Are you debugging me, Grace?" Lancman asked. Then he turned to the crowd and quipped, "See? Politics aside, Grace and I can still work together."
Oh brother, please don't tell us this is going to turn into some sort of love fest out there on the campaign trail? We need stuff to write about!


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