text: Volume 11.18 | May 17 Cell Therapy News 11.18, May 17, 2010. In this issue: Science | Policy | Business | NIH | CBER | Regulatory | Events Unsubscribe TOP STORYInduction of Tumor Immunity by Targeted Inhibition of Nonsense-Mediated mRNA DecayResearchers describe an alternative approach in which the expression of new, and thereby potent, antigens are induced in tumor cells by inhibiting nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay. [Nature] Detect 7x More Prostate Epithelial Progenitor Cellswith ProstaCult™by STEMCELL Technologies CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW SCIENCE NEWSAiming to Cure Deafness, Scientists First to Create Functional Inner-Ear CellsResearchers report that they have found a way to develop mouse cells that look and act just like the animal's inner-ear hair cells — the linchpin to our sense of hearing and balance — in a petri dish. [Press release from the Stanford University School of Medicine discussing online prepublication in Cell]Low Oxygen Levels Prevent X Chromosome Inactivation in Human Embryonic Stem CellsOxygen levels in the lab can permanently alter human embryonic stem cells, specifically inducing X chromosome inactivation in female cells. [Press release from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research discussing online prepublication in Cell]Same Disease, Different Stem Cell ModelsInduced pluripotent stem cells are different from embryonic stem cells in their ability to model a human genetic disease, a new cell-to-cell comparison shows. [Press release from Children's Hospital Boston discussing online prepublication in Cell Stem Cell]Building Organs Block by Block: Tissue Engineers Create a New Way to Assemble Artificial TissuesResearchers have come up with a new way to get cells grown in a lab dish to form 3D shapes instead of flat layers, by encapsulating living cells in cubes and arranging them into 3D structures. The new technique, dubbed "micromasonry," employs a gel-like material that acts like concrete, binding the cell "bricks" together as it hardens. [Press release from PhysOrg discussing online prepublication in Advanced Materials]New Findings Complicate Use of Stem CellsA hitherto unknown function that regulates how stem cells produce different types of cells in different parts of the nervous system has been discovered by researchers. [Press release from Linköping University discussing online prepublication in PLoS One]CURRENT PUBLICATIONSA Proximity-Based Programmable DNA Nanoscale Assembly LineResearchers demonstrate that a nanoscale assembly line can be realized by the judicious combination of three known DNA-based modules: a DNA origami tile that provides a framework and track for the assembly process, cassettes containing three independently controlled two-state DNA machines that serve as programmable cargo-donating devices and are attached in series to the tile, and a DNA walker that can move on the track from device to device and collect cargo. [Nature]Mechanosensitive Hair Cell-like Cells from Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsResearchers present a stepwise guidance protocol starting with mouse embryonic stem and induced pluripotent stem cells, which were directed toward becoming ectoderm capable of responding to otic-inducing growth factors. [Cell]Derivation of Pre-X Inactivation Human Embryonic Stem Cells Under Physiological Oxygen ConcentrationsThese findings indicate that the human blastocyst contains pre-X-inactivation cells and that this state is preserved in vitro through culture under physiological oxygen. [Cell]In Vivo Prevention of Transplant Arteriosclerosis by Ex Vivo-Expanded Human Regulatory T CellsResearchers found that the in vivo development of transplant arteriosclerosis in human arteries was prevented by treatment of ex vivo-expanded human regulatory T cells. [Nat Med]Differential Modeling of Fragile X Syndrome by Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells These data highlight critical differences between embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells in modeling fragile X disorder. [Cell Stem Cell]Mobilized Human Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells Promote Kidney Repair After Ischemia/Reperfusion InjuryResearchers studied the capacity of human CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells to promote kidney repair and regeneration using an established ischemia/reperfusion injury model in mice, with particular focus on the microvasculature. [Circulation]A Self-Inactivating Lentiviral Vector for SCID-X1 Gene Therapy That Does Not Activate LMO2 Expression in Human T CellsIn order to develop safer and more effective vectors for gene therapy of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID-X1), researchers have evaluated new self-inactivating lentiviral vectors based on the HIV virus. [Blood]Leukemia Regression by Vascular Disruption and Anti-Angiogenic TherapyIn search of a multi-target anti-vascular treatment strategy for acute myelogenous leukemias, researchers tested a novel vascular disrupting agent, OXi4503, alone and in combination with the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody, bevacizumab. [Blood]Transactivation of the Dopamine Receptor 3 Gene by a Single Provirus Integration Results in Development of B-Cell Lymphoma in Transgenic Mice Generated from Retrovirally Transduced Embryonic Stem CellsResearchers report on the development of lymphoma in mice generated from embryonic stem cells transduced with an enhanced green fluorescent protein. [Blood]Development of a Drug Screening Platform Based on Engineered Heart TissueResearchers developed a simple technique to construct large series of engineered heart tissue and automatically evaluate contractile activity. The method shall be useful for drug screening and disease modeling. [Circ Res]Micro-Masonry: Construction of 3D Structures by Microscale Self-Assembly A biocompatible method for general construction of 3D structures by aggregation of micrometric polymeric subunits is presented. [Adv Mater]Segment-Specific Neuronal Subtype Specification by the Integration of Anteroposterior and Temporal CuesThis study reveals a surprisingly restricted, yet multifaceted, function of both anteroposterior and temporal cues with respect to lineage control and cell fate specification. [PLoS One] Culture Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells inXeno-Free MesenCult®-XFby STEMCELL Technologies WATCH THE WEBINAR POLICYHouse Nixes More Research Spending in COMPETES BillCatching the Democratic leadership by surprise, members voted 292 to 126 to block passage of a 5-year authorization bill that would have provided healthy increases in the research and education budgets of the National Science Foundation and research programs at the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce. [House of Representatives, United States]British Science and Climate/Energy Ministers NamedFollowing the formation of the United Kingdom's Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government, Conservative Member of Parliament David Willetts has been named as the new minister of state for universities and science. [House of Commons, United Kingdom]European and International Experts Discuss the Way Forward in Stem Cell Research and DevelopmentThe European Medicines Agency assembled for the first time European and international experts from academia, regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry to review opportunities and difficulties in developing stem cell-based therapies and to discuss regulatory challenges. [European Medicines Agency, European Union]European Union Agency Prepares to Assess First Stem Cell DrugThe first regenerative medicine based on stem cells could be filed for approval in Europe later this year, bringing the groundbreaking medical technology a step closer to reality. [European Medicines Agency, European Union]Training Australian Scientists in Latest Stem Cell DiscoveriesFor the first time in Australia, young researchers will be trained in the techniques of growing and using human induced pluripotent stem cells in research. [Australian Stem Cell Centre, Australia] MethoCult® The most published medium for hematopoietic CFC assaysby STEMCELL Technologies TEST YOUR COLONY IDENTIFICATION SKILLS BUSINESSElexopharm Enters into Cardiovascular Collaboration with Merck & Co., IncElexoPharm announced a collaboration and exclusive worldwide license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. through an affiliate to develop and commercialize novel candidates targeting aldosterone synthase for the potential treatment of cardiovascular disease. [ElexoPharm Press Release]Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine, Genzyme Enter into Strategic PartnershipThe strategic partnership between Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology and Medicine and Genzyme will help quickly and successfully bring the company's innovative drugs to China, promoting innovation and development of the Chinese biopharmaceutical industry. [PR Newswire Press Release]BioSystem Development and ProZyme Join Forces to Revolutionize Glycan Sample PreparationBioSystem Development, LLC and ProZyme, Inc. announced a partnership to redefine biotherapeutic glycan analysis workflow. [BioSystem Development, LLC Press Release]Mesoblast to Acquire Angioblast Systems Inc.Australia's regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited, announced that it will acquire its United States associate company, Angioblast Systems, Inc. [Mesoblast Limited Press Release]Beike Biotechnology Opens World's Largest Stem Cell Storage and Processing FacilityBeike Biotechnology Co. Ltd. and the Jiangsu government's China Medical City opened China's state-of-the-art stem cell storage and processing facility. [Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd. Press Release]The New York Stem Cell Foundation Receives $27 Million Grant from Robertson Foundation to Promote Stem Cell ResearchThe New York Stem Cell Foundation has received a grant of $27 million from the Robertson Foundation, established by Julian and Josie Robertson. [The New York Stem Cell Foundation Press Release]RegeneRx Awarded $3 Million Grant from National Institutes of Health for Development of Heart Attack DrugRegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to support and accelerate the clinical development of its novel product candidate RGN-352, an injectable formulation of the novel therapeutic peptide Thymosin beta 4, or TB4, for patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction. [RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release]California Funds UCI Basic Research on Stem CellsTwo University of California Irvine (UCI) scientists will receive grants totaling more than $2.6 million to study the underlying biology of stem cells aimed at treating spinal cord injury, cancer and other disorders. [EurekAlert! Press Release]Clinical Trial Approval for SCIB1 Melanoma Vaccine StudyScancell Holdings Plc, the developer of therapeutic cancer vaccines, is pleased to announce that its proposal to conduct a Phase I clinical trial on SCIB1, its DNA ImmunoBody® vaccine being developed for the treatment of melanoma, has been approved by the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee and by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Medicines Division. [Scancell Holdings Plc Press Release]Alnylam Scientists and Collaborators Publish Research on Key Mechanism for Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics with Lipid NanoparticlesAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the publication of pre-clinical research in the journal Molecular Therapy revealing key mechanisms related to the systemic delivery of RNAi therapeutics using lipid nanoparticles. [Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release]Compugen Discovers Drug Target for Treatment of Multiple MyelomaCompugen Ltd. announced the discovery and initial experimental validation of CGEN-928 as a drug target for the treatment of multiple myeloma. [Compugen Ltd. Press Release]Geron Announces Positive Study Data on GRNCM1Geron Corporation reported positive preclinical study data showing that GRNCM1, Geron's cardiomyocyte product derived from human embryonic stem cells, does not cause cardiac arrhythmias after transplantation into a model of chronic heart damage designed to test this potential safety concern. [Geron Corporation Press Release] Argos Therapeutics Presents Phase IIa Data for Arcelis™ HIV Program Demonstrating Positive Impact on Viral Diversity and Viral LoadArgos Therapeutics announced the presentation of data from the Phase IIa trial of AGS-004, demonstrating that the personalized immunotherapy has a positive impact on the genetic diversity of residual HIV virus, and also results in substantially increased time to viral rebound in HIV patients treated with AGS-004 following antiretroviral therapy interruption. [Argos Therapeutics Press Release]Opexa Strengthens Tovaxin® Patent Estate Through Issuance of Key PatentsOpexa Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing Tovaxin®, a personalized T cell therapy for multiple sclerosis, announced that two of its key patents have been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, with a third patent expected to issue later this month based on a received Notice of Allowance. [Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. Press Release]Johns Hopkins to Unveil Center for Biotechnology Education The Johns Hopkins University's Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Advanced Academic Programs, will unveil the Center for Biotechnology at its fifth annual biotechnology research symposium. [Johns Hopkins' Center for Biotechnology Education Press Release] NIH United States Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius Announces $1 Billion in NIH Recovery Act Awards to Construct or Improve Biomedical Research FacilitiesU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced one billion dollars of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds have been awarded to construct, repair and renovate scientific research laboratories and related facilities across the country.Notice of Intent to Publish Request for Applications for the Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer Initiative (CPTC): Proteome Characterization Centers (NOT-CA-10-027) National Library of Medicine Independent Career Development Award for Biomedical Informatics (K22) (PAR-10-195) CBERList of Establishments Granted Approval for a Variance to 21CFR640.3(d) and 21CFR640.3(f) REGULATORY FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (United States)Personal Gene-Testing Companies Need U.S. Clearance, FDA SaysGene-test kits that promise to tell consumers their risk of Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer and numerous illnesses must be approved by regulators whether the tests are sold online or in stores, a U.S. official said.Roster of the Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory CommitteeAs part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees. 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You may have seen the term lately "cuckservative", to describe that odious crowd of high-profile, profiteering "conservatives" who make money by not making waves and simply earn checks by losing the battle for country and culture. You can read more here (but beware some vulgarity in language).
In the more important arena of the faith, neo-Catholics fill this vital, opposition-squelching role for the powers and principalities of this present darkness. Miss White uses Cardinal O'Malley's recent remarks as the jumping off place:
…In the middle of all this fun and frivolity, someone sent me the full text of the comment from Sean Cardinal O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston and a member of Pope Francis' privy council of nine cardinals. Suddenly, our just-for-fun parody wasn't as funny:
Pope Francis has called abortion the product of a widespread mentality of profit, the throwaway culture, which has today enslaved the hearts and minds of so many. The recent news stories concerning Planned Parenthood direct our attention to two larger issues involving many institutions in our society. The first is abortion itself: a direct attack on human life in its most vulnerable condition. The second is the now standard practice of obtaining fetal organs and tissues though abortion. Both actions fail to respect the humanity and dignity of human life. This fact should be the center of attention in the present public controversy.
If the Planned Parenthood news coverage has caused anyone to experience revived trauma from their own involvement in abortion, be assured that any and all persons will be welcomed with compassion and assistance though the Church's post-abortion healing ministry, Project Rachel. If you or someone you know would like confidential, nonjudgmental help, please visit [Project Rachel website].
"Both actions fail to respect the humanity and dignity of human life…" For some reason, the image popped into my mind of a sound engineer in a recording studio, saying to the good cardinal in his humble Franciscan habit, "That was great, your eminence. Can we do it once more, and this time get it a little more monotone? I think we could go a little more bland…"
[…]Broadly, the pro-life movement can be divided into two distinct categories: those with deep empathy for emotional pain and who are gravely concerned about the suffering of women experiencing unplanned pregnancies, who gently and delicately suggest that abortion might not be the very best choice for women, and want to encourage them to seek more life-affirming alternatives; and those who want to see the law reflect the reality that abortion is an unholy crime of the willful and grisly murder of a totally innocent person, and who hold that one of the best ways to return the world to a semblance of moral sanity is to demonstrate the hideous realities of it in forthright and undeniable terms. Guess which one I was.
And I'm going to venture that we can pretty easily guess which one Cardinal O'Malley is, along with nearly all the other members of his episcopal species. To men of this stripe, particularly clerics who have little contact with women other than professional lobbyists, it seems unthinkable that it might need to be said that women who abort are themselves morally complicit in this crime. The idea of the screeching and howling that would ensue should they make even a suggestion of this is probably the stuff of their worst nightmares.
[…]Frankly, I was disgusted with the good cardinal's message, particularly the craven second paragraph. It demonstrates everything I've always said about the strain of thinking in the pro-life movement that strives more to give cover to the guilty than to actually save anyone's lives or souls. The fact that he has used the release of these videos as a pretext to get a stab in against the people who work every day to stop abortions from happening by demonstrating their reality, is one of the more vile examples of episcopal cowardice and self-serving I've yet seen.
Dear Cardinal Sean, please allow me to clarify something that you might have missed: the reason women suffer emotionally after abortion is that they become aware of having committed an unthinkable, unspeakable crime, wanton murder – and in a most horrifying fashion – of their own child. The "suffering" one experiences after being confronted with that reality is indeed acute. But your not-very-veiled suggestion that those who release the videos are guilty of some offence against such women is to suggest that the reality should never be spoken or shown, and that the world, and the guilty women, are better off never being confronted with that reality.
[…]The revelations have so shaken the Planned Parenthood Goliath that they are running for the cover of a crisis management PR firm. The movement in the US Congress to remove their half-billion a year of public funding – which would effectively shut them down – has never had so much momentum. Four short, horrifying videos, and it might just bring down the world's largest purveyor of the Culture of Death, a global titan of the Sexual Revolution.


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Wonder Woman #44 is set to hit comic shops this Wednesday, and David Finch is back on art duties. I'm shocked to say that this is a good thing, but Ian Churchill's fill-in last month was pretty rough, and Finch has improved his art on the book over his run from god awful at the beginning to not that bad as of late. I'd much rather Finch's bland renderings than Churchill's pursed lips and big hair. I'm totally damning Finch with faint praise here, I know. He really has made some smart adjustments to make the book less creepily "sexy", and he deserves credit for that.
Both Finches are on deck for Wonder Woman #44 this week, and Comic Vine has a preview:
As you may recall, last month Aegeus shot Wonder Woman with a golden arrow that made her eyes bleed and ultimately knocked her out. It seems she's shaken that off. I don't know if she's going after Aegeus or continuing her search for Donna Troy now, but I suppose we'll find out on Wednesday.
Speaking of Aegeus, we've got more of his backstory here and boy oh boy could I not care less about that. A petulant and entitled villain is annoying enough without having to slog through his backstory every month. These flashbacks really haven't added much to the story other than confirming that Aegeus is a jackass, which has already been well established in the present. Aegeus-centric pages make my eyes glaze over, which isn't great because I'm already struggling pretty hard to keep some degree of interest in this book each month.
Wonder Woman #44 is available in stores and online this Wednesday. If every issue of the book that the Finches have done before this are any indication, it's probably not going to be a very good read. But hey, Terry and Rachel Dodson did a variant cover, so there's that! They're always a good time. If you don't enjoy the inside, at least you can get this lovely cover outside:


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I first tried body massage some six years ago and after the first try, I instantly fell in love with it.
I used to have home service by Jojo. He's gay and he does all things for us. My mom used to pay for it so I would text Jojo weekly for our beauty regimens. Jojo would give us foot spa, nail treatments, hair treatments and a massage. But after moving from one house to another, we lost touch of him.
I loved his services because they were given to me right at the comfort of my own home and I can have them anytime I want to. No lining up, no need to dress up, no need for travelling to and from.
Then I discovered a Spa in Banawe, Quezon City. I forgot the name of the Spa but it was very affordable. My dear friend Chubby and I would go there almost every week, if budget allowed us to. Evlyn Spa, as Chubby reminded me the name, is right in front of Bench Fix Salon so our Banawe trip would usually be for hair and body treats. I even had the chance to let my hubby try it and he loved it as well.
But when I became pregnant, I had to take a rest from my weekly massage. I promised the therapists that I will be back as soon as the OB says that I'm okay to go.
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The book, Going Bovine by Libba Bray, orbits around the illusions of 16 year old Cameron Smith as he is slowly taken over by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent to mad cow's disease. His story begins after he accepts a quest offered by Dulcie, a literal pink "punk rock" angel, to engage in an exorbitant adventure find Dr. X, the time traveling physicist who triggered the end of the universe via his excessive trips across dimensions through the means of wormholes. Along with Gonzo, his neurotic hospital roommate affected with dwarfism, the sudden appearances of Dulcie, and random signs of guidance, Cameron goes on a utopian road trip to Disney World, the location of Dr. X's secret laboratory. En route, they meet Balder, a Norse god cursed to appear in the form of a lawn gnome, escape the ever appearing theoretical fire dragons commanded by the Wizard of Reckoning, encounter a mysterious cult, meet the acquaintance of several physicists and fight against a notorious snow globe corporation. At their final destination, Cameron realizes his true identity and twist that shakes the reader's entire perspective of the book is revealed. The book offers valuable insight to the true meaning of life and leaves the reader wondering even after the last page, regardless of the number of times, has been turned.
The novel brings up unpopular yet eye-opening perspectives on modern education, religious cults, as well as American materialism, and includes several references to wormholes and string theory. Its overall bold quirkiness and unpredictable storyline also added to the book's appeal. The unexpected twists and turns of the plot made the book more intriguing and harder to put down. Although the book supports several disliked opinions and contains varying degrees of profanity, it offers stimulating views on various topics trending in modern culture. The book invites the reader to be more curious as to how a character ends up. I would recommend this book to readers interested in profound, vivid and yet cryptic dark comic tragedy.
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CHESTER, Vt. — Almost two decades after the National Trust for Historic Preservation put the entire state of Vermont on its list of endangered sites, citing big-box developments as a threat to its signature greenness, towns like this one are now sizing up a new interloper: the chain dollar store.
While Wal-Mart has managed to open only four stores in Vermont and Target still has none, more than two dozen Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores have cropped up around the state. All three companies are thriving in the bad economy — between them, they have more than 20,000 outlets nationwide, selling everything from dog treats to stain remover and jeans to pool toys. Their spread through Vermont, with its famously strict land-use laws, has caught chain-store opponents off guard.
Shawn Cunningham, a resident here in Chester who is fighting Dollar General's plan to open down the street from the town common, said that since dollar stores tend to be much smaller than big-box stores, they are often not barred by local zoning rules meant to keep sprawl in check.
"It's not like you're bringing in a 100,000-square-foot supercenter," said Mr. Cunningham, who started a group, Smart Growth Chester, to fight the Dollar General proposal.
So far, the battle has been in vain; the town's Development Review Board narrowly voted last month to let Dollar General open a 9,100-square-foot store on South Main Street as long as it agreed to 35 conditions, including that it use wood clapboard siding and keep its shopping carts inside.
The project could still be scuttled under Act 250, a state law that empowers regional boards to reject development based on environmental, aesthetic and other criteria. Mr. Cunningham said his group would also file an appeal with the environmental division of Vermont Superior Court.
Supporters of Dollar General's plan to open in Chester — a town in rural southern Vermont, near the New Hampshire border — say that the store would expand the tax base and keep residents from having to drive to larger towns for whatever Chester's lone grocery store does not provide.
But Mr. Cunningham and other opponents say that the Dollar General, which has opened 15 stores in Vermont in recent years, including one in Springfield, less than eight miles away, will be the beginning of the end for what might best be described as Chester's Vermontiness. They theorize that second-home owners will abandon the town rather than abide a discount chain store, tourists in search of a bucolic escape will avoid it and Lisai's Market, the beloved local grocery store, will be forced out of business.
"People come here and stay at the inns and eat at the restaurants not because we have Disney World but because we have Chester," said Claudio Veliz, an architect who moved here from New York. "That is the hull of our boat, and Dollar General wants to put its fist right through the hull."
Citizen groups have also opposed dollar stores in other states, including in New Hampshire, New Mexico, California and Indiana. But such battles can be particularly trenchant in Vermont, with its tourism-dependent economy and fierce protection of its landscape. In Franklin County, opponents fought a proposed Wal-Mart for almost 20 years until the Vermont Supreme Court finally ruled in favor of the project last summer.
Chester, with 3,000 residents, has a number of homegrown businesses, many located in Victorian houses along Main Street. But there is little in the way of generic commercial architecture here — a selling point that drew residents like Mr. Veliz and Mr. Cunningham, who moved his family here from Baltimore in 2004.
"Most of the people in Chester now are people who have come from someplace else," Mr. Cunningham said. "It's like a lot of Vermont. Why come to a place like this only to have it turn into the kind of place you were trying to leave?"
Nodding to that concern, the Development Review Board is requiring Dollar General to use certain materials — the wood clapboard siding, for example, instead of a vinyl alternative that the company wanted. Dollar General on its own proposed a building with a peaked roof, as well as a cupola and a faux hayloft door.
In their decision approving the project, board members noted that a retail store was an "allowed use" in the part of town where Dollar General wants to open. They also said that, by using wood siding, the store would meet a zoning requirement that new buildings "adhere harmoniously to the overall New England architectural appearance" of the town.
Tawn Earnest, a spokeswoman for Dollar General, said the company had a long history in small towns and rural communities, often serving customers who have few retail options. Opposition to Dollar General, which is based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., is "a rare exception," Ms. Earnest said, adding, "We have been very thoughtful in the placement and design of the store to benefit Chester."
Paul Bruhn, executive director of the Preservation Trust of Vermont, said opposition to dollar stores has sprung up in at least four other towns in the state. Mr. Bruhn's group, which seeks to protect what it calls "the essential character of Vermont," has been tracking the spread of dollar stores since 2010; it provides grant money to citizens' groups that oppose them, including Mr. Cunningham's.
"The dollar stores have proliferated in a way that seems a little extreme," Mr. Bruhn said. "One of the things I think is crucial for Vermont, in terms of maintaining this very special brand that we have, is we don't want to look like Anywhere, U.S.A. And homegrown businesses are a crucial piece of that."
The spread of dollar stores has come during a period of decline of the general store, a Vermont institution that in many towns served as a meeting place and all-purpose emporium. This week, the Barnard General Store, not far from Chester, closed after 180 years. Its owners cited the twin blows of Tropical Storm Irene, which badly flooded parts of the state last summer, and a nearly snowless winter that kept skiers away.
Lonnie Lisai, whose family owns Lisai's Market, said he was already strategizing about how to survive if the Dollar General store opens. A lunchtime salad bar, a selection of fancy cheeses and lower-cost alternatives to popular brands are in the offing, he said.
"If you pay a buck over at Dollar General and you're going to pay a buck eighty-nine here, it's, boy, what do you tell the customer?" Mr. Lisai said. "I can't compete. And hopefully they'll understand that."


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This is not a solution.J L Bowie wrote:Found the solution to this issue in Windows
To do that you have to install the content first first and you can't do that with only 15 GB free on C:.
This is not a solution.J L Bowie wrote:Found the solution to this issue in Windows
Pardon me for not being more specific, and thank you for pointing out the obvious.folkfreak wrote:This is not a solution.J L Bowie wrote:Found the solution to this issue in Windows
To do that you have to install the content first first and you can't do that with only 15 GB free on C:.
I'm in pretty much the same position and am having a lot of trouble trying to understand where the sounds are stored. I want to update to H6 due to the Live recording features but I don't have a lot of space left on C: drive. I've never really used H5 since I bought it as I found it too complicated and hard to understand, but before updating to H6 I would like to establish exactly where all the sounds are stored and if possible move them all to another drive.Rob Brown wrote:I was quite excited about this new release until I read this thread - I too have a relatively small SSD system drive which will not take this installation without a lot of shuffling.
I have an Audio drive for recording and all my 'VST Content' is in a folder on my very large Sampler drive. This means Halion, Groove Agent, all the VST sound files [FCP_SMT_01.vstsound to FCP_SMT_157.vstsound] - everything in one folder - called 'VST Sound' funnily enough. I then have numerous other folders with all the other sample libraries I have accumulated over the years. I thought this was the norm and accepted practice. Am I missing something?
Granted, I do sometimes have to make Nuendo look for the 'missing files' on installation of new libraries or if I move things, but only the once.
Why we can't choose where to put this new content at installation puzzles me. Is there a particular reason or is this an unfortunate omission by the programmers? More importantly, will anything be done about it? As things stand I won't be upgrading as I don't have the space or the time.
Hi Bobby,BobbyRyan wrote:I can't believe how stupid I was. I was so concerned that 70+ GB of extra C: drive data was there that when I went to the whole procedure again resulting with around 24 GB instead I was releived that I didn't get the 3X content, the increase meant there was only one content set there. I forgot that the desired goal is to get the content on my secondary drive and not leave one on my C: drive. So, I used True Image to put my system drive back again to Jan. 30, 2017 and carefully went through the whole procedure again. The end result is one set of content on my secondary drive and another set on my C: drive. Before I deleted or moved anything I compared the 2 'VST Sound' folders. They both have 132 files but with a major difference. The one on my C: drive is a mix of VSTSOUND files and shortcut files that point to where my HALion 5 content is. The VST Sound folder on my secondary drive have the actual HALion 5 files, not short cut files. The folder on my system drive has a size of 20.4 GB, but the folder on my secondary drive has a size of 28.9 GB. Right now this is as far as I've gotten, gotta leave to pick up my wife. When I get back I'll try working with the 'shortcut' trick that MrSoundman posted.
Bobby Ryan.
Have a look on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB_coW-1hoABobbyRyan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 5:01 amI used the Steinberg Download Assistant and it proceeded to download 14 huge files (13 of them RAR files) and it didn't prompt me where to download it. It defaulted to This PC\Local Disk C:\Users\Owner\Downloads\Steinberg\WIN64\HALion 6. I assumed that as I installed it I'd be prompted to those 2 important things, location of my main VST Plugins folder, and the most important thing where do I want my content placed. I was asked neither. I updated eLicenser and successfully got the license working. I happened to be looking in 'This PC' with the list of my drives and my C: drive was in bright red. It's a solid state drive and I was close to being full. I went to where my downloads went and deleted those and it put me back in the blue, but still very high. I needed to move that content. I found the folder, moved it to my secondary drive and assumed when I launch HALion 6 I'd be prompted to the new location but it didn't. HALion 6 was right there showing a number of 5014 preset/sounds. So, I deleted the content files I moved, emptied the recycle bin and purged my computer of HALion 6 content...NOT!! Somewhere else on my C: drive is another set of content, which explains why I had 3 times the amount of content on my C: drive. Luckily, thanks to Acronis True Image, I can purge my entire C: drive and put it back to my last back up (Jan. 30, 2017) and start all over again. Judging by the amount of data on my C: drive there's still roughly another 25 GB to account for. But before I go through this all over again, where is that 3rd content hiding? HALion 6 says it's there, even though I've deleted both download and unzipped content. PLEASE HELP!!
Bobby Ryan.
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Focus On Sathya Sai Institute Of Higher Learning
A parable often retold by Sri Sathya Sai Baba is the story of a little boy who tore up his father's world map into bits. While the father was furious, the boy decided to make amends and starts putting the pieces back in place to stick them up. Even as he puts in all his efforts he fails to put the world together again. Then he notices that on the reverse of the human body; a nose here, an ear there, a foot here and an eye there… and then an idea strikes him. He reverses all the torn pieces and puts the parts of the human body together so that they form the complete picture of a man. Then he turns the picture to have the whole world going into pieces; the only way to make the world united is by making each human being a wholesome person. There are no other short cuts to it.
It was precisely with this aim that Sri Sathya Sai Baba, revered as a world teacher, began his educational mission in 1969 with the establishment of a women's college at Anantapur. Over the past three decades, the mission has grown to include a deemed university (the Sri Sathya Sai University) under which come the Anantapur campus, the Brindavan campus of the Sri Sathya Sai Arts and commerce college, Whitefield and the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) at Puttaparthi itself, besides a dozen schools and colleges elsewhere in India and abroad following the Sathya Sai system of education.
The Ministry of Education in Mauritius, has adopted the Sathya Sai system of education. Likewise educationists in Zambia, U.K., Thailand, Brazil and many other countries around the world have taken up this programme entitled "Education in Human Values" (EHV).
EHV Programme
Historically the EHV programme has its roots in the Bala Vikas programme started by Sri Sathya Sai Baba in the Sixties. Women, usually housewives, were the Gurus and once a week they would interact with children sent to them by willing parents. These sessions usually included retelling stories from the puranas and bhajan singing; discussions on how to tackle anger, envy and so on; enacting plays on nature, conservation etc.
This EHV programme, with suitable modifications was made an integral part of the curriculum when the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation started educational institutions; and with the establishment of the Sri Sathya Sai University of which Baba is the Chancellor, the EHV programme has blossomed to fullness.
Two thirds of a student's education take place outside the classroom; therefore to ensure that there is no dilution of the EHV programme, these institutions are strictly residential.
Admission to the institutions is based only on merit; and beyond the primary school stage, there is segregation of the sexes; no fee is collected; even hostel accommodation is free; the students only pay a nominal sum for food. Except during vacations when they are sent home, everyday is a working day; even festivals and holidays are converted into learning opportunities.
Academically speaking, these institutions compare with the best in the world in terms of qualified faculty and facilities; besides, classes and examinations are held very studiously. Naturally, the results are enviable and many of the alumni are scholarship students with the CSIR, Indian Institute of Science and so on.
Sports and games also get pride of place. But the main thrust of the Sathya Sai system of education is on moulding the personality of the student, for Baba says, "The end of the education is character; education is for life and not just for a living." The watchwords in the Sathya Sai institutions are cooperation and harmony. Discipline, orderliness and patience needed for this are assiduously cultivated.
I asked an old student how this was achieved. She smiled and said; "Standing silently and waiting patiently for one's turn—be it for a bath, breakfast, games or class and back; well, this disciplined routine itself is a great teacher!" Time management is another concept learnt by practice. There are no holidays to laze around; no whiling away over a pack of cards; no watching the idiot box; no gossiping. A key factor that ensures the success of the programme is that the teachers lead from the front.
Practical training in living together as a community is imparted by a self reliance programme. Although there are cooks, electricians, plumbers and so on at the hostels, the running of the mess, cleaning of rooms, maintenance of hygiene, electricity and water supply maintenance, keeping music equipment and sports equipment in good condition — all these activities are done by the students. A history student may thus learn how to change a fuse; a literature student may learn how to take care of overhead tanks; a physics student may learn how to cook and so on. Within one hour, five hundred students eat noiselessly in a mess and leave after all the plates and glasses are washed.
EHV is infused into the teaching of academic subjects as well. That products from trees are used in the manufacture of perfumes; this example, is converted into a fantastic EHV opportunity when the social studies teacher says:
"Look at the mango tree—you throw stones at it and yet in return it gives you delicious mangoes. And as for the sandalwood tree — it imparts fragrance even to the very axe that fells it. See their spirit of sacrifice! That is what we too should cultivate.:
The biology teacher while teaching about bacterial diseases explains how the loss of pain sensation leads to the mutilation of hands and feet in leprosy patients; as a spin off, he adds "So pain and suffering also have beneficial role on life."
The chemistry teacher while teaching about subatomic particles says "Just as electrons exist unseen in all matter, living or nonliving, so does divinity exist unseen in all things." Another facet of the EHV programme is the awareness module. Adolescence and youth are biologically explosive times when hormones race thorough the system and cause violent emotions and feelings. The awareness programmes help students understand themselves better. Fear, ambition, success, failure, inferiority complex, birth, marriage, death—students thrash out all these issues with teachers; often the Chancellor too participates and guides. For a practical exposition, the epics of various religions, the lives of saints and the scriptures of various faiths are also studied. In these days of communal and sectarian strife, the message clearly sent down in the Sathya Sai system is; there is only one religion—the religion of love; only one caste—the caste of humanity; and only one language. The language of heart. The students live this precept out, for the festivals of all religions are celebrated. A student of this system is equally at home singing Christmas Carols, chanting the Vedas and reciting the Suras of the Holy Koran.
An in-depth exposure to Indian culture and spirituality is another exercise that contributes to the success of the EHV programme. Be it Adi Sankara, the Sufis, Buddha, the Thirthankaras or Gandhiji, the students are exposed to everything; and to make the exercise more meaningful, the lessons are driven home through mime, theatre, plays and concerts. Fine arts are also given great importance; for it is art that uplifts and refines man. At the Puttaparthi campus, on every Tuesday, the boys have a fine arts session, aptly named "Saama," when everything ranging form Carnatic music, Kathakali, Bachn' Beethoven, and tribal music dance are demonstrated and discussed.
The flagship of the Sathya Sai university is the MBA course. Total quality Management and Re-engineering, the mantras of modern management schools are suitably modified here. TQM translates as "Total harmony in the quality of thought, word and deed" and RE as humility combined with co-ordination of head-heart and hand for without the former one would not accept the need for change and benchmarking; and without the latter the change would never take place. The cold, market economics usually taught at business schools acquires the warmth of compassion and human values at this institute.
Excerpted from an article by
Dr. Hemamalini Seshadri
The Hindu
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How to Get Microsoft Office for 10 Bucks
To find out if you're eligible for Microsoft HUP, head over to the HUP website and select your location, then type in your work or student email. It will ask your for a program code, but if you don't know it, you can just use your email. I used my old college email address and was greeted with this:
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Mark your calendars, trashies. Decorative Dumpster Day 2011 will take place on May 1st across the garblogosphere. In case you forgot, DDD is the biennial holiday during which we take a moment to think about where we are depositing our waste by posting photos on blogs of decorated trash receptacles. Here are some links to the inaugural event. Logo by Little … Read More
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JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity announced Mr. Mohit Kanwal as Director of Operations
He worked at the Hyatt Pune, Hyatt Regency Mumbai and Hyatt Regency Delhi before joining JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity.
BRINGING OVER 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Mohit Kanwal has been recently appointed as the Director of Operations at JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity.
Responsible for the smooth functioning of the hotel, Mohit plays a key role overseeing the functions of the operational departments, in driving guest experience and ensuring that the standard of service across the hotel exceeds guest expectations. Mohit's forte has always been his strong leadership skills, his ability to efficiently run a team and his penchant for mentoring new associates to ensure unparalleled service across verticals.
From developing key accounts, growing business verticals and ensuring that revenue targets are consistently met, Mohit has been a consistent all-rounder and has ensured that no matter what hotel chain he has worked with, the results have always exceeded expectations.
Expressing his delight at being appointed the Director of Operations at the luxury hotel, said Mr. Kanwal, "I am delighted to be a part of this luxury business hotel, which is doing exceptionally well, and we will work towards making guests' experience at the hotel remarkable".
Mohit started his career with Taj Mahal Hotel as a Hotel Operations Management Trainee, after which he joined The Oberoi Mumbai as a Sales Executive in 2004. He was associated with Oberoi Group of Hotels for over 8 years after which he headed the sales operations at Westin Mumbai Garden City as Director of Sales. He has been associated with Hyatt Hotels for 5 years. He worked at the Hyatt Pune, Hyatt Regency Mumbai and Hyatt Regency Delhi before joining JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity.
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Claire Farley writes:
I happened to be on Winiger Ridge this morning, and I spotted a fire that there has been some conversation about. Here are the photos of what I saw from the cut out log seats at the top of Winiger Ridge after I called 911.
I don't know the current status of the fire but there was a big response. The fire was on the south side of the ridge and working its way uphill. My greatest fear was that it would go over the ridge into the densely forested north-facing slope. It appeared that a helicopter was working that edge of the fire to prevent that from happening.
Many thanks to all of our firefighters!
And my neighbor Clark adds:
Concerning the start of the fire: I'm pretty sure we saw/heard the bolt
that started the fire. I was near a window on the north side of our
house Monday afternoon, around 4:30 pm or 5 pm, when there was a
brilliant flash in the direction of the window and an almost
simultaneous enormous crash of thunder. I didn't actually see the
lightning bolt, but it seemed to be in the direction where the fire
turned out to start. We monitored the area for the next hour, looking
for smoke. (As I mentioned in an earlier post, we are aware of no
lightning in the area since late Monday.)
What is disturbing is that the fire could smolder for nearly two days
before erupting into flame. It should be a learning moment for all
concerned. Some residents may recall the controlled burn on Winiger
Ridge about a dozen years ago. A day or two after the burn, a neighbor
(there was nobody officially monitoring the aftermath of the controlled
burn) noticed smoke and reported it: the fire had flared up and escaped,
burning an additional 7 acres (only a few hundred feet from today's
fire). A couple days after that, my wife and I stomped out flames from
the edge of the controlled burn farther east that were dangerously close
to the lodgepole forest north of the crest of the ridge.
There have been many small fires in the neighborhood during the last
weeks. Today's event should teach us that the modest amount of rain
we've had recently has not cured the overall dryness. We should keep
alert to smoke, especially where there have been small fires recently or
well-located lightning strikes.
Thanks to everyone for watching and reporting about these threats and to
the firefighters who responded very rapidly this morning.
Clark (& Y) Chapman
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The Tubmans of Porksmith was a recurring segment seen on the first season of Muppets Tonight. The sketches featured the comical misadventures of Howard Tubman (a rich food-loving pig) and Carter (his dry-witted butler). The series was retitled in the second season as Boarshead Revisited.
These segments were produced as UK spots, and were not included in the original American broadcasts of the show on ABC, but they were later included in reruns on The Disney Channel.
An announcer opened each sketch with "And now the continuing saga of America's oldest and fattest family - the Tubmans of Porksmith."
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| Push the Plunger
Episode 102: Garth Brooks
|When Howard becomes stuck in his chair, he calls for a handyman to free him. Upon discovering Howard's tremendous girth, the handyman realizes that the only solution is to "blast" him out of the chair with dynamite. Despite initial reluctance (largely because the explosion might "burn the pot roast"), Howard agrees. The handyman hands him a detonator, or plunger, and picks up some explosive charges, commenting that "all he has to do is press the plunger." Howard takes this as an instruction and blows the handyman up. The explosion makes him hungry, so he requests Carter bring in the pot roast. The butler picks up the explosive charges as he goes out, commenting that "all the poor man said was 'Press the plunger.'" Howard once again takes this literally and blows Carter up as well, leaving him with a difficult task--fetching the pot roast himself.
| The Testament
Episode 103: Billy Crystal
|Carter delivers a telegram to Howard which states that his great-aunt Polly has died. She has left her grand-nephew an inheritance of ten million dollars, but he can only have the money if he loses one hundred pounds by noon on Tuesday the 12th. As the telegram has arrived a few minutes before noon on Tuesday the 12th, Howard rushes to his treadmill in an attempt to quickly shed some weight. The plan ultimately fails--the intense exercise actually makes Howard gain weight--but all is well: great-aunt Polly makes a full recovery, and Howard's exercising has given him a mighty appetite, so he requests that Carter prepare chicken and dumplings.
| The Robbery
Episode 106: Tony Bennett
|Howard tells Carter that his trousers must be let out again (for what is apparently "the seventeenth time this year"). To celebrate the occasion, Howard suggests that they enjoy a colonial rumcake that he has been saving. Suddenly, two robbers enter, demanding Howard's gold and jewels. Howard is more than willing to sacrifice his wealth--but when the thieves open the safe that contains his rumcake, they cross the line. Howard attacks the crooks and chases them off--and later attacks Carter when he tries to take a piece of the rumcake for himself.
| The Hypnotist
Episode 107: Sandra Bullock
|After Howard eats an entire buffalo in one sitting, Carter brings in a doctor named Tremley to take care of his eating addiction through the power of hypnosis. After some initial difficulties (including Howard becoming hungry rather than sleepy as Tremley attempts to hypnotize him and a hula dancer emerging from within Howard's psyche as "the opening act"), Tremley successfully discovers the "thin Howard" hidden within the fat one. Unfortunately, the thin Howard is starving, so the fat Howard invites him to start eating, and happily joins in. Tremley is frustrated until he smells hot buttered yams, his favorite food.


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I am a huge fan of before afters. I like to read about other people´s projects and I also love to do makeovers. Recycling and trying to reduce waste is also near to my heart. I hate it when good stuff is cast to the refuse dump. This drawer project was about both: a great before after project and rescuing mission for good material.
I found this drawer near to a garbage bin where it was standing in the rain. The garbage was going to refuse dump. But there was a clever sign saying it was free to take! :) The drawer was wet, a bit broken and missed some minor parts. It is made by Finnish design brand Lundia and is a very good quality wooden drawer. It had been repaired before with glue and paint but was worth getting new life once again.
Here are some of the equipment I used: Glue, saw, filler, primer, coconut paint, wax and sanding machine. The first job was to remove red paint and varnish. I did that with scraper and sanding machine plus some parts with plain sanding paper. Paint was relatively easy to remove and sanding went well.
Then it was time to glue parts together where the drawer was broken. After that I had two boxes that missed parts. I made those parts from wood that I had in storage. Also some corners were damaged and needed wood filler. I built corners with filler and used sanding paper to get the wanted shape. Corner in the picture needed this process twice but I was very happy with the result. Where I had used the filler I put primer on the top to help the coconut paint take to the surface better. This caused tricky white spots but I got those hidden with the paint quite well. With this experience I would recommend to use one layer of the primer all over the surface. Though without primer the coconut paint shows the wood beautifully. When all the construction was done I painted the whole drawer twice with coconut paint (color cinnamon) and used transparent shabby wax on the top. I also made golden decorations with acrylic decoration lacquer.
I am extremely happy and proud of the result. Look is both modern and traditional. Drawer is easy to style according to current trends and preferring.
Now that it is winter I wanted to bring out the warmness of the brown with other deep colored elements. Simple Christmas decorations update the look for the coming season. I crocheted covers for plastic baubles from paper yarn and now they match perfectly with glass ornaments.
I wish this post and drawer makeover will inspire you to think over pieces that are broken or out of date. Nowadays we got so much material to recycle and renovate for new purposes. I don´t claim that it would always be easy task to use second hand material. It takes time and creativity but it is a lot fun :) Even though this was one of the most time consuming projects I have ever had with furniture, it sure was the most motivating. To see a piece of scrap turning into something gorgeous is so inspiring. Also it is one piece less to the refuse dump! The total cost for this project was about 27€ which is not much (I didn´t use whole packages of all products so I counted how many percents I used. For example with wax I will make lots of more projects).
Have you renovated something that has been in a very bad condition? Or used scrap material in your crafts or other DIY projects? How did you feel about that?
Inspiring weekend to you all!


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More Americans than ever before are supporting their local food markets, and it's not just because they believe the food is fresher and tastes better.
Heavily marketed as a safer, healthful alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes are under fire from California health officials who have declared "vaping" a public health threat, hoping to head off the type of deceptive manipulation that tobacco companies succeeded with for decades, according to researchers.
Daughters of interracial parents are more likely than sons to identify as multiracial, and this is especially true for children of black-white couples, according to a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review.
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When a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit japan in 2011, the effects were felt by over a million expatriates worldwide.
In recent years, several international-comparative studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and native populations' decreasing support for redistributive policies. However, these studies use cross-sectional designs and aggregate the number of foreign-born residents at the national level. Both aspects are theoretically and methodologically problematic. We address these shortcomings by investigating cross-sectional as well as longitudinal effects in the case of Germany, using a combination of individual- and regional-level data for several time points from 1994 to 2010.
We elaborate a cultural framing theory of legal cynicism—previously used to account for neighborhood variation in Chicago homicides—to explain Arab Sunni victimization and insurgent attacks during the U.S. post-invasion occupation of Iraq. Legal cynicism theory has an unrecognized power to explain collective and interpersonal violence in international as well as U.S. settings. We expand on how "double and linked" roles of state and non-state actors can be used to analyze violence against Arab Sunni civilians.
Racial attachments are understood to be socially constructed and endogenous to gender, socioeconomic, and religious identities. Yet we know surprisingly little about the effect of such identities on the particular racial labels that individuals self-select. In this article, I investigate how social identities shape the racial labels chosen by biracial individuals in the United States, a rapidly growing population who have multiple labeling options.
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MXR Phase 100 Review
This pedal is a staple on my pedalboards. If I know I am going to do some jamming, it is perfect for dub jams, Pink Floyd-esque jams, stoner jams. It works by adding an envelope to your sound that gives it that undeniable bass swoop. I prefer the MXR Phase 100 to their 90 because I like the added control of the parameters.


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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ensembles composed of faculty and graduate students from the brass, wind and percussion studios in the School of Music at Western Michigan University will present a varied selection of music ranging from the 18th to 20th centuries at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The program will feature the music of Haufrecht, Ibert, Sampson and Krommer.
For more information about the concert, visit wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667.
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Well that's a relief!!! I was having some difficulty posting my videos into my blog – but it now works!! I have just finished watching this popular video. It has been updated and I think it is a great way to get teachers to think about the future world for our students and the possibilities of our role in educating them.
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Work on my wife's family in Chicago has been challenging. The reasons are many. My one brick wall in Chicago, is a William Frame (aka William Apgar) born in Chicago in the 1880s, the son of English immigrants. For reasons that are unclear, he takes the name Apgar at the time of his marriage in 1909. This name has no significance in his family whatsoever.
A while back we posted an article where I outlined my "proof" that a 1910 census enumeration for William Frame is actually that of William Apgar. It shows how I outlined my case and organized the details to see if my conclusion was correct. Based upon what I knew then (and what I know now) I know I have the right person.
Of course, the problem is that William Frame/William Apgar disappears around 1918 and is never heard from again.


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The historic stretch of snowy weather continues here in the Pine Tree State. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued from late Saturday night through Monday night.
Clouds will thicken on Saturday as our next storm system approaches. If your plans take you out and about, I don't anticipate any weather related problems Saturday. Snow should develop Saturday night and it's possible it may extend all the way until Tuesday morning. This will be a long duration snow event and intensity should remain on the light side during the three day period. But during that three day period, snow should accumulate to around a foot for many towns. Snow will come to an end early Tuesday and our weather looks quiet into mid-week. More light snow is possible on Thursday followed by a major shot of cold air arriving Friday.
Check out my Friday evening "Weather Extra" video by clicking here.
TIMING: Light snow will move into the area Saturday night and extend all the way until Tuesday morning.
TYPE: Precipitation should fall in the form of snow for most of the area. There is the chance some sleet may mix in for a period Monday over extreme southern Maine and New Hampshire.
SNOW TOTALS: Given the long duration of this storm, snow accumulations may become an adventure. I anticipate most of southern Maine will pick up 3 to 5" through Sunday night. An additional half foot to foot is possible Monday into early Tuesday. 3 Day snow totals will range from 8" to 15" for most of southern and central Maine. Most of the accumulations will occur on Monday.
WINDS: Winds should not play a huge role in this storm. Northeasterly winds will be active Sunday and Monday but will not be extreme. The strongest winds will likely occur on Monday when gusts could approach 30 mph.
COASTAL FLOODING: Due to the moon cycle, tides are not exceptionally high in the coming days. Coastal Flooding should not be a variable in this storm.
Stay tuned in the coming days for any changes. Given the extended length of the storm, we may need to fine tune the forecast over the weekend into early next week. Have a great weekend!