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Remembering Burt Reynolds
By Reggie's Take on September 7, 2018
Burt Reynolds, whose career began on television in the 1960's and who would become one of the biggest box office attractions for five-years in a row sadly passed away on Thursday at the age of 82.
In 1972 John Boorman's thriller "Deliverance," cast Reynolds as 'Lewis Medlock' whose love of the outdoors would catapult Reynolds movie career. Reynolds would call "Deliverance," his best film.
"I thought maybe this film is more important in a lot of ways than we've given it credit for. It was the only time I saw men get up, sick, and walk out of a theater. I've seen women do that before, but not men." Referring to the movie's rape scene that may have given the public a better understanding of the horrors of sexual assaults, including men.
The Longest Yard in 1974 would see Reynolds play an ex-football player Paul "Wrecking" Crewe who lands in prison and recruits a group of prisoners to play a game against the prison guards.
But it was his role as Bo Darville or "Bandit" in the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit" that Reynolds would become best known for. "Sheriff Buford T. Justice" a Texas County Mounty played by Jackie Gleason was the Smokey who would chase Reynolds character across the south.
In 1997 Reynolds would play "Jack Horner" in the movie Boogie Nights. The role would earn Reynolds a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Smokey and the Bandit / 1977
Those are just some of the roles were all so familiar with, but what about the roles Reynolds didn't take? Reynolds through out his career turned down some roles you might not be aware he was offered that turned out to be some of the biggest in the history of Hollywood.
Could you have seen Burt Reynolds as a suave British spy drinking martinis that were shaken not stirred? That's right, Reynolds was offered the role of James Bond. Reynolds was also offered the role of "Han Solo" in George Lucas's 1977 Star Wars. Can you imagine Reynolds giving up a speedy car to run blocker for the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy?
Reynolds was also one of Paramount's top choices to play 'Michael Corleone' in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 "The Godfather."
Sally Field who co-starred in four movies with Burt Reynolds and dated for five years released a statement on the passing of Reynolds, saying.
"There are times in your life that are so indelible, they never fade away, they stay alive, even 40 years later. My years with Burt never leave my mind. He will be in my history and my heart, for as long as I live. Rest, Buddy."
Reggie's Take:
When Burt Reynolds was at the height of his movie career in the 1970's and early 80's I was just a kid and not old enough to watch a lot them at the time, but as I grew older several of Reynolds movies have become some of my all time favorites.
The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, The Cannonball Run, Hooper, and Gator are just some of the movies that I've enjoyed and include as part of my own movie library.
The one movie that I obviously watch the most is 'Smokey and the Bandit'. It's my all time favorite and one of a handful of movies not named Star Wars that I can watch over and over again and never get tired of it. If Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered the action star of the 1980's, Burt Reynolds was the King of the 1970's.
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Now you have been exposed to a few of the problems of cold weather exercising it is time to take advantage of the situation. A solid warm-up is an absolute. A warm up prepares the body for the upcoming activity by loosening the muscles, moving the blood faster, and increasing the breathing rate.
Even though you have more than likely just left your nice warm home to go outside, you still have to warm up your muscles prior to working out. Begin by making circles with your arms and legs, ever widening circles until the outer ranges of motion are reached. These are not ballistic moves, they are dynamic in nature. Next, do some light cardiovascular work to get the heart rate up into the working zone. 5-10 minutes depending on the temperature; the colder it is the longer this portion needs to be in order to get physically ready to workout. Exercise selection will also dictate the length and time spent in the warm up. If larger muscles are being worked, then a longer time will be required to warm them up.
Move on to the movement specific activity, i.e., if you are squatting then do a few free body weight squats. Add a bit of weight to the bar and do a few more squats. Continue in this fashion until you are thoroughly warmed up. (But don't do the routine in the warm-up.) Now you should be ready to hit the heavy weights to begin your workout routine.
Summary: the cold weather triad of cold temperatures, heat loss, and an inadequate warm-up are invitations to injury if left unheeded.
• Warm up thoroughly before attacking the heavy weights.
• Protect yourself when lifting in a cold weight room by wearing and layering quality-insulated clothing that breathes as you perspire.
• Cover your head and prevent heat loss where possible.
• Pay attention to the signs and symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia.
PS: Keep this in mind as you lift in the cold. There are no mosquitoes around are there? The flies are non-existent and the fan is not making noise as it blows the summer hot air around.
Training just does not get any better than this. Lift strong.


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New community transport network launch a 'significant event'
The creation of a new partnership to enhance and co-ordinate community transport in the West of Scotland is "one of the most significant events in the history of transport in Scotland", Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken has said.
The West of Scotland Community Transport Network will see Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) work with stakeholders in the community transport sector at regional and national level to monitor, evaluate and improve vital services delivered to commuters across the West of Scotland.
SPT is one of the best Regional Transport Partnerships in Britain and a force for good."
Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken
Speaking at the launch of the Network in Glasgow today – which was attended by representatives from more than 40 organisations, including community transport operators, voluntary and community groups and statutory bodies – Ms Aitken said:
"The creation of this network is one of the most significant events in the history of community transport in Scotland. SPT is using its considerable resources to support this new Community Transport Network, which will give me as Traffic Commissioner the assurance I need that quality community services will be delivered and that passengers will be safe.
"As the use of community transport grows, I want to make sure that it is properly supported, and this network and the work of SPT is a very positive contribution."
SPT Vice Chair Denis McKenna, who chaired the launch, added:
"Community transport projects are set to play an increasingly important role in the transport mix for local communities.
"While SPT is committed to providing socially necessary transport, the hard truth is that we are simply not in a position to afford to plug all the gaps left by the withdrawal of commercial operators, and we want to work in partnership to develop innovative solutions to meeting some of these gaps.
"This network will allow SPT to work with community transport providers to co-ordinate, enhance and better utilise our resources to ensure the West of Scotland has a Community Transport Sector that is fit for purpose and can rise to the challenges and opportunities it faces in the future."

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There's more to Silicon Valley then tech.
Believe it or not, there's more to Silicon Valley than tech. In fact, there's a booming area art scene that's quickly capturing the attention of art buffs and collectors alike from all over the country. Among the hip galleries worth nothing is Pace Gallery's Palo Alto location, which opened in April 2016. Though it's a rather small space, it focuses on significant international artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. (For example: it recently exhibited David Hockney.) This September, the gallery will be debuting a new body of work by up-and-coming artist Loie Hollowell. When visiting the area, make Hotel De Anza your home base.


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Sunday Bloody NYT Sunday: Special Maureen Dowd Goes Dancing Edition
by Lisa Needham · April 13, 2014
There is probably no better way to start your NYT Sunday (and no better way to gird your loins against reading Ross Douthat later) than checking out the big piece on how North Carolina Republicans are eating themselves alive as moderately awful candidates battle severely awful candidates in the Republican primary for Senate so that one of them can fling themselves messily against incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan.
Ine one corner, there's old-school Republican Thom Tillis, who is sort of a North Carolina Mittens: his main qualification is that he has a pile of money, which, apparently, speaks for itself. In this corner, Mark Harris, godbotherer and Mike Huckabee fellow traveler. In this corner (what? it's three corners, like the beloved Tea Party symbol, the tri-corner hat) is Greg Brannon, who has the backing of Rand Paul and looks to be the most genuinely terrible person running.
[Brannon] was recently found guilty of misleading two investors in a failed start-up company and has been ordered to pay them back more than $450,000, a verdict he is appealing. He also has a history of remarks that even some in his own party consider provocative: He has praised Jesse Helms, the longtime Republican senator from North Carolina who never renounced racial segregation, as a "modern hero," and during the 2012 election said a vote for Mr. Romney would "advance tyranny."
BRANNON! BRANNON! BRANNON!
You will not feel any glee when you read the lengthy piece on Missoula, Montana's county attorney, Fred Van Valkenburg. We told you all about Van Valkenburg a couple months ago — he's the guy that doesn't really believe in prosecuting rape cases and is pretty mad that the DOJ pointed that out. Now he's just stone cold refusing to turn any records over to the DOJ about the whole thing because federal overreach and Eric Holder is a bad guy. Sorry to make your blood boil so early in the day.
Keep that blood on simmer, because it's time to turn to the New York Times's rich coverage of rich people. First, did you know that if you have a pile of money and you use that money to buy art, you could then dodge some taxes on the whole transaction just by sending your art on a little trip first? It's true!
Collectors who buy art in one state but live in another can owe thousands, tens of thousands, even millions of dollars in state "use taxes": taxes often incurred when someone ships an out-of-state purchase home. But if they lend the recently purchased work first to museums like the Schnitzer, located in a handful of tax-friendly states, the transaction is often tax-free.
The Times has a handy little graphic on how to use this process to save $68,000 in taxes. Please join the rest of us in the corner, where we will be weeping over the fact that we don't even MAKE $68K, much less need to dodge that amount in taxes.
You know who does need to dodge that amount in taxes? CEOs of large companies, who basically now have all the money in the world, period.
The current system of executive compensation, with its emphasis on performance, can theoretically constrain pay, but in practice it has not stopped companies from paying their top executives more and more. The median compensation of a chief executive in 2013 was $13.9 million, up 9 percent from 2012, according the Equilar 100 C.E.O. Pay Study, conducted for The New York Times. The 100 C.E.O.s in the survey took home a combined $1.5 billion last year, a slight rise from 2012.
We have no words.
Of course, when you are this rich and you have all that art, you need a fancy place in New York to stash it all, so why not throw $30 million at a little place in the city?
The apartment, No. 60A, has four-and-a-half marble baths and the ultimate view magnet, 60 feet of park frontage in the living/dining/entertaining area. The master suite has his-and-hers baths and bird's-eye views of the city and the Hudson River. The custom eat-in kitchen by Smallbone of Devizes has hand-painted white cabinetry (although buyers at One57 do have the option of choosing a Macassar ebony color scheme). By this summer, buyers will also have the option of room service and other in-house amenities from the Park Hyatt hotel at the base of One57.
You would hope for $30 million you would indeed get a choice of kitchen color schemes.
Let's do some nice time so we can stop thinking about this, shall we? In this week's Weddings/Celebrations/Vows/Whatever the Times calls it now, there's a lovely little story of a lesbian couple, Margie Ellen Ashley and Susan Barbara Levin (hang tight, the lesbian part is important here), who met after Ms. Levin's house burned to the ground in a wildfire and she had to order all new everything, and Ms. Ashley was the FedEx lady who brought all the packages to her door. Ladies and gentlemen, just as much hetero fantasy/porn is based on the lonely housewife/hot stud UPS guy, there is an equally thriving genre of hot hot lesbian on lesbian action that involves the FedEx lady, so we applaud these women for living the dream. (Also, it's a really sweet story of recovering from loss and finding love, so there.)
We often mock the Times when they try to go all new media synergy, but they knock it out of the park this week with a media-rich piece (music! pictures! words!) on trying to track down more info on two pre-war musicians, Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley.
There are musicians as obscure as Wiley and Thomas, and musicians as great, but in none does the Venn diagram of greatness and lostness reveal such vast and bewildering co-extent. In the spring of 1930, in a damp and dimly lit studio, in a small Wisconsin village on the western shore of Lake Michigan, the duo recorded a batch of songs that for more than half a century have been numbered among the masterpieces of prewar American music, in particular two, Elvie's "Motherless Child Blues" and Geeshie's "Last Kind Words Blues," twin Alps of their tiny oeuvre, inspiring essays and novels and films and cover versions, a classical arrangement.
Go read that now. We'll be right here when you're done, and we'll be reading the social etiquette column, like you do. Best/worst letter this week comes from a letter-writer we agree with 1000% percent.
We received a mass email from the parents of a 5-year-old girl, whose birthday party my daughter attended and to which she brought a gift. It said: "Janie had a wonderful time at her birthday party. In lieu of thank-you notes for your gifts, we are making a charitable donation in the name of Janie's preschool class." What?!
We'll sum up social etiquette guy's response for you: hahahahaha NOPE. He sagely points out that it is the goddamn JOB of five-year-olds to draw or write thank you notes post-birthday party. Kids these days. PARENTS these days.
Oh hello, Thomas Friedman, what are you nattering on about today? What's that? You think it would be totally cool if Europe has no fuel sources because that hastens the arrival of clean energy? That's bold. And dumb.
SO the latest news is that President Vladimir Putin of Russia has threatened to turn off gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev doesn't pay its overdue bill, and, by the way, Ukraine's pipelines are the transit route for 15 percent of gas consumption for Europe. If I'm actually rooting for Putin to go ahead and shut off the gas, does that make me a bad guy?
Yes, yes it does, Tom. But do go on, please. The hole you've dug isn't quite deep enough.
Because that is what I'm rooting for, and I'd be happy to subsidize Ukraine through the pain. Because such an oil shock, though disruptive in the short run, could have the same long-term impact as the 1973 Arab oil embargo — only more so. That 1973 embargo led to the first auto mileage standards in America and propelled the solar, wind and energy efficiency industries. A Putin embargo today would be even more valuable because it would happen at a time when the solar, wind, natural gas and energy efficiency industries are all poised to take off and scale. So Vladimir, do us all a favor, get crazy, shut off the oil and gas to Ukraine and, even better, to all of Europe. Embargo! You'll have a great day, and the rest of the planet will have a great century.
This might be the most Thomas Friedman thing ever written by Thomas Friedman. Why not ignore that having no oil in a huge chunk of Europe hurts actual people in a way that you can't just subsidize or shake off in favor of pivoting to talk about how global change will magically happen? Why not offer blithely to let Europe — a place Thomas Friedman does not live — take the hit so that we can make an energy leap forward? Side note: do not spend the comments yelling at us about how necessary clean energy is. We agree, and we even agree that squeezing the supply of oil can create shocks that propel conservation methods forward, but we stand firm in our stance that Friedman is a dick for being so cool with Europe taking the hit.
If you keep reading the Friedman column after that, you should really get your critical level of self-loathing looked into, because then you'll run into Friedman fellating Harrison Ford, who is being the change he wants to be or see in the world (whatever, we don't really know what the phrase is) by making a documentary about the environment. You've been warned.
Maureen Dowd has a piece on Stephen Colbert that would actually be interesting (we did not know he has 10 siblings! we did not know he loves the band Neutral Milk Hotel!) except that to get there you have to read Maureen Dowd writing about what it was like when she went on Colbert's show.
I DON'T remember much about being on Stephen Colbert's show. It all passed in a blur of fear.
I remember him coming into the makeup room to remind me that he was going to be in character as a jerk. I remember that he held up my book about gender and asked if it was "soft-core porn." I remember he asked me if I wanted to hold his Peabody and I told him I did, so he jumped up to grab the TV award from the mantel.
The experience reminded me of a 1937 musical called "A Damsel in Distress," where Fred Astaire guided Joan Fontaine, clearly not a dancer, around a lawn, soaring for both of them.
She goes on to explain how Stephen Colbert is like Fred Astaire and she was dancing with him and why god why.
Let's wrap up, as we always do, with Ross Douthat, who is still brooding over Brendan Eich stepping down from Mozilla because Mozilla figured out that having a an anti-gay marriage dude at the helm was probably not the best idea ever. First, we get the spectacle of Ross twisting himself into little neckbeard knots over how he is too totally cool with what happened.
I am (or try to be) a partisan of pluralism, which requires respecting Mozilla's right to have a C.E.O. whose politics fit the climate of Silicon Valley, and Brandeis's right to rescind degrees as it sees fit, and Harvard's freedom to be essentially a two-worldview community, with a campus shared uneasily by progressives and corporate neoliberals, and a small corner reserved for token reactionary cranks.
Never have we seen a sentence start with a premise that is so quickly and completely and accidentally destroyed by the remainder of the sentence. Ross, real champions of pluralism do not need to throw a snit about Harvard by characterizing it in an overly broad, overly stupid way. Perhaps you're not sure what the words you are writing mean? If you read Ross at all, or you even just read us talking about Ross at all, you know what's coming next. Yes, it's the patented "progressives are the REAL narrow-minded oppressors" bit.
[W]e have the pretense of universality — the insistence that the post-Eich Mozilla is open to all ideas […] And with the pretense, increasingly, comes a dismissive attitude toward those institutions — mostly religious — that do acknowledge their own dogmas and commitments, and ask for the freedom to embody them and live them out. […]
I can live with the progressivism. It's the lying that gets toxic.
Ross, your entire career, your entire raison d'etre, is whining about progressives. So yes, you can "live with" progressivism in the sense that you are paid an outsized amount of money to wahhhh about it each Sunday, but that is not synonymous with tolerating it. Everyone, please send Ross a dictionary and a thesaurus as an Easter present, please.
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Q: Why do "able" and "haste" have long a's? (There are others, such as table, paste, and baste.)  The rule I've heard is that a vowel is made long when succeeded by a consonant and then another vowel.  Some words treat double consonants as a single consonant for this rule - hence able has a long "a".
Why is this, and is there a rule governing such words?

A: In the case of haste, the general rule is that an E at the end of the word makes the preceding A (before 1 or 2 consonants) long. Paste has a long A, but past has a short A. Baste and waste have long A's, but fast, last, mast, and vast have short A's. Unfortunately (as often happens in the English language), there are occasional exceptions: caste has a short A.

A: The first rule of English is that there are very few rules that are always kept.
English is a mongrel language with conflicting conventions of pronunciation.  The best one can do is attempt to be consistent. And acknowledging that as a living language English will always be inconsistent.  Quel dommage.

A: Historically, the pronunciations of most words are not derived from their spellings: "able" and "haste" are pronounced with the "long a" sound because of the way they developed, not because of the way they're spelled. In English there isn't even a reasonably simple correlation between spelling and pronunciation, as there is for some languages. Nonetheless, there are relevant spelling patterns here.
The "table" pattern: common for any word ending in VCle or VCre
Certain vowels and certain consonant clusters behave differently with respect to the "long vowel before silent e" rule. In particular, sequences of a  single consonant followed "l" or "r" often do not shorten the preceding vowel.
Some examples:
-bre  in fibre, sabre (mainly British English)
-tre   in centre, metre, nitre, mitre (mainly British English)
-cre    in acre
-gre    in ogre
-ple   in maple, staple
-ble  in stable, able, Bible, noble
-tle   in title
-dle  in cradle, bridle, idle
-cle  in cycle
-gle  in ogle, bugle
Note that for many of these, there is a corresponding ending with a doubled consonant that does indicate a preceding short vowel (-pple as in apple, -bble as in dribble, -ttle as in battle, -ddle as in saddle, -ckle as in buckle, -ggle as in struggle).
And obviously, a sequence like -mple or -ngle will also tend to be preceded by a "short" vowel.
There are a fair number of exceptions to this pattern, such as couple, trouble, double, treble, triple.
The "aste" pattern: basically confined to words that end in "-aste"
The situation with "aste" is a bit different. Vowel length in words ending with the sound "st" is a bit variable, but the variation in spelling depends a lot on the specific vowel sound.

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*Words with a "long e" sound before "st" are generally spelled with "east", using one of the usual digraphs for the "long e" sound: "ea".

*Some words with a "long o" sound before "st" are spelled with "oast", using the usual "oa" digraph for the "long o" sound, but many don't get any special marking. So we have "roast" and "coast," but also "post, host, most" with nothing to show that the spelling is different from "lost, cost, frost."

*Words with a "long u" sound before "st" don't really exist, as far as I know. There are words with "oo" before "st", which are simply spelled with "oost".

*Words with "long i" before "st" are rare and spelled various ways, since there is no usual digraph for the "long i" sound. The spelling "eist" probably occurs in the greatest number of distinct words, but none of them are very frequent. The ambiguous "ist" occurs only in the common word "Christ", while "yst" occurs only in the word "tryst," which may also be pronounced with a short vowel.

*So in fact, "a" is the only vowel where it is regular to indicate a "long" pronunciation before "st" with a final silent "e" (probably this method is used because our standard English spelling system has no usual digraph for the "long a" sound; "ai" as in "waist" would not have been appropriate in Early Modern English as it had likely not yet merged for many speakers with the "long a" vowel). We find this -aste pattern, as other answers have mentioned, in words such as paste, baste, waste, haste, chaste. The word caste, pronounced with a short vowel, was spelled "cast" before 1800 according to the Oxford English Dictionary; the "e" doesn't indicate a long vowel here, but is simply an alteration of the word to the French spelling.
We see "ste" after vowels other than "a" in some other French loanwords, especially those that are recent or that are still not entirely assimilated, such as "artiste," "piste", "celeste"; in this context it doesn't tell you anything about the pronunciation of the vowel, except for suggesting that it will be stressed and probably approximately what English speakers think the French vowel sounds like. (In fact, a great deal of the words I mentioned previously are also ultimately from French, but words like "taste" and "roast" have been assimilated into English to a greater degree than words like "artiste").

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Q: How to get status of form submission I am looking for a "neat" (clean) way to show a status message after submitting a form.
For example, if a user updates their profile, I want to show a DIV with the text "Your Profile Has Been Updated!".
Right now I am getting this done this way:
After posting the data and either inserting or updating the database table, I do a header("Location: updateprofile.php?status=updated");
This works just fine and dandy, however it isn't very clean. I don't want the query string.
Another method I tried was to set a variable of $submitted=1; and not do a redirect after. However, when a user is updating their information it still shows the old information in the form fields until a refresh. So this doesn't work either.
I know I could use AJAX to submit the form and accomplish it that way, however, for what I am doing I do not want to use AJAX. I want a server side solution.
My only other thought is having to set a $_SESSION variable then somehow remove it after showing the status update.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Tony

A: Most of the time this is handled through session variables that store whatever flash messages need to be shown.
In a shared view (layout, element) put something like
<?php
    if (isset($_SESSION['flashMessage']) && !empty($_SESSION['flashMessage'])) {
        echo <<<EOF
        <div class="flashMessage">
            {$_SESSION['flashMessage']}
        </div>
EOF;
        unset($_SESSION['flashMessage']);
    }
?>

Set $_SESSION['flashMessage'] to "Your profile has been updated." in whatever code is handling your form submissions.

A: Store the statuses in a session array variable, then simply do:
<?php

if ( !empty( $_SESSION['statuses'] ) ) {

  foreach ( $_SESSION['statuses'] as $status ) {

    // Wrap in tags and format as needed
    echo $status;

  }

  $_SESSION['statuses'] = Array();

}


In case you've forgotten where Rockport, MA is, here's the map.
We're right up there in the right hand corner of Cape Ann. See it there in red? My husband likes to tease me because I still prefer maps. Now I love technology, I really do, but how am I supposed to look at all of Cape Ann on a 4"x4" GPS screen I ask?
Walking up Bear Neck there was almost nothing open. It was a virtual ghost town. Cold, windy, and quiet. Plenty of parking though! A tourists dream! The Bean & Leaf was about the only game in town so we popped in and had some lunch.
Cute place, but tiny. Very tiny. We waited for a seat while the girl made our latte's.
Elise chose an iced mocha latte and found it quite delicious! This was her first experience with Sugar in the Raw. She thought it was a little freaky looking at first but it passed with flying colors.
Me, I was more intent on warmth so a hot mocha latte it was. Delish! We split a turkey wrap along with a small bag of Cape Cod chips. Cape Cod chips on Cape Ann .... hmmmm.
I really wanted to go photograph that big, tall, cool tree behind the red house but by this point I was chilled to the bone and wasn't up for it, plus we still had more stops to make. It's a must for our Spring trip back to the Cape.
Great water views from our table. Check out that Merganser over there!
There's probably about 5-6 tables to chose from and they pretty much all have the same wonderful view.
My only issue would be that someone needs to clean the outside of the glass. It was covered in dirty streaks so I was surprised I captured the shots I did. Certainly in the Spring a squeegee is in order to clear things up. After all, the view is where it's at.
Wonderful shots...I couldn't tell they were through the windows! I need to come visit that part of the country some day!
Your day sounds like a good one, Sharon. And your daughter is beautiful!
Love those stone steps outside this little restaurant. And wow, that photo of the tree behind the buildings is well, wow!
What a pretty place to spend time with your daughter!
Thanks for the day trip! :) Enjoyed the view.
Sooo beautiful! It has been almost 30 years since I visited there. Looks like you two had the perfect day (other than cold temperatures) to visit.
And I was just there last Saturday.
I remember the windows were extremely dirty and it somewhat spoiled the view. Your photos came out better than mine. Great shots!
Wow really beautiful. There seems to be a lot of old world charm in the area.
Please excuse me in my ignorance in the geography of the US I am from the UK. I read recently the book by Gladys Taber 'My Own Cape Cod', which I absolutely adored. My question is it in the same part of the country or am I way off mark? From your photo's it looks absolutely beautiful just how I imagined it would look in the descriptions by Gladys Tabor.
These are great! I love Rockport and I've been to this coffee shop. Elise is adorable.
For those of you have been to Rockport, isn't it such a lovely little town? I can't wait to go back on a warm spring/summer day with my family.
For those who haven't gone, hopefully you'll get there one day!
Hi Jennifer! Cape Cod is very close to Cape Ann. It sits about 1 1/2 hours below Cape Ann. It's been years since I've been but maybe one day I'll be able to talk my husband into taking the ferry to Provincetown, out of the very tip of Cape Cod.
Here's a link to a map showing you where each is located. You may have to back out of it a bit to see both capes.
Rockport is awesome...near Pigeon Cove you can find smoky quartz on the beach. There is an old quarry around there too, I just can't explain how to get you to it... I'd have to show you.
In summer, that little strip on Bear Neck has the coolest shops... very artsy. The little lunch place is great, I've eaten there more than once.
For any adult beverage drinkers, Rockport is a dry town. You can't buy booze in town nor do the restaurants serve it. There are places that let you bring your own wine or beer.
Excellent post! I adore Rockport... definitely New England.
Lovely pictures today. It looks like spring has sprung in Rockport! I agree with The Curious Cat too, your daughter is gorgeous.
you are really enticing me to plan a little vacation in that area,... maybe this summer. I can already taste the latte!
Thanks for the visit to Rockport. It was one of my favorite places when we lived out there. And Cape Cod chips are the best! I recognized Rockport in Sandra Bullock's movie, The Proposal. They just added mountains behind it. I need to get back to N.E. sometime soon! Thanks for the reminder.
Love this series! I especially love the HOT Mocha shot with the whipped cream drizzled down the edges. That is my fav drink and the wrap and chips in the background just makes it a PERFECT shot! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Pretty, pretty. Although, that shot of the delicious, mouthwatering (literally) mocha drink was completely unfair. I'm doing my best to avoid those tempting treats...I had to scroll by that one fast, with my eyes averted. Thank goodness, I couldn't smell it, or I'd be a goner, for sure.
Niiiiice. You guys are up there, aren't you?
Goodness Sharon, your daughter's eyes are STUNNING! I am such a fan of Sugar in the Raw. Yum.
Lovely little interlude in a charming village...thanks!
Hot Mocha Latte!!! Yum yum. Sounds good right about now.
Visiting your blog always makes me want to take another trip up to MA! Looks like you had a lovely day with your daughter, thanks for sharing!
I love your photos!!! you visit such special places. i might go to the beach today but it dont look as good as where you are. such a great blog a good find.
Oh, it looks like such a charming place to visit! Thanks for taking us along, Sharon.
Great story, and wonderful photos! I agree about that big tree, too! If I am ever in the area, I will have to get in touch with you and find out where to go for all the best views and lattes!
I love the photo of Lily with the snowballs! Annie does that, too, only with more contrast. I have found the slicker brush is the best way to get them out.
It looks like the kind of place that I love to go to for lunch. Your daughter is so beautiful and the most gorgeous blue eyes.
i love your photos. the lattes sound and look wonderful!
Love these shots! I couldn't tell that they were taken through the window, either. That tree behind the red house is gorgeous. Love it's shape. I can see why it was calling to you.
You live in such a beautiful area - there's so much to photograph!


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ALFRETON Town manager Nicky Law was almost lost for words after seeing his side put in a supremely disciplined display to crush a strong sixth-placed Guiseley 6-0 despite having a man sent off after just nine minutes on Tuesday evening.
Along with everyone else on the night, the Reds boss had almost run out of superlatives for what can only be described as an absolutely top drawer performance.
Law reflected: "They [Guiseley] were tough opposition, we know what they are about. I am so happy. That was our sixth game in 14 days, what can you say?
"The same lads go out there again and they just keep going and going and going.
"To go down to ten men after nine minutes, you are thinking what now? But to score six, well, it was just a fantastic performance from every single one of them with some fantastic finishing.
"That display is up there with the very best of them."
The victory wrapped up an eighth league double of the season and completed a phenomenal set of results for the Reds over the past two weeks.
During that spell, under pressure of firstly having to catch AFC Telford United in the chase for the title, they have been held to a draw once and won the other five, conceding only one goal and that was in the 2-1 win at Guiseley a fortnight ago.
The last time they conceded was 518 minutes ago since when Law's side have reeled off five successive clean sheets with a goalless draw against Hyde followed by a 2-0 home win over Solihull Moors, 1-0 at Corby Town last Wednesday, 4-0 at home to Droylsden last Saturday and a massive confidence-boosting 6-0 thrashing of Guiseley with ten men on Tuesday evening.
That run has seen Alfreton climb to the top of the table and go five points clear and they still have two games in hand on Telford.
The Reds now begin a run of four successive away games with a tough-looking double at fifth-placed Solihull Moors on Saturday and to a very much in-form Eastwood Town for a huge local derby next Tuesday as the Badgers now have a chance of claiming a play-off spot themselves.
ATFC Supporters' Association transport to Solihull will depart at 10.30am and at 6.30pm to Eastwood. Seats can be booked for either game via Mark Thorpe on 01773 836251.
The fare to Eastwood has been reduced to just £5 for adults and £3 for children.


You must guess the probability with which a 2003 voter will vote for a party in 2005/6. The sum of each row must equal one. Once you have completed your guess of the voter migration matrix, press the FORECAST button. The forecaster program will apply your voter migration matrix to the 2003election results to find out which party will win in each riding. Leaving the matrix unchanged will display the 2003 election results.


In this tutorial, it is assumed that you have the PDB structure file for a protein of your choice. Such a file can be downloaded from the Protein Data Bank. In this example, we will use the file for the PDB entry 1hiv, an HIV-1 protease, as downloaded by RINalyzer in Tutorial 1 (part 1).
Go to Apps → RINalyzer → Open Structure from File (image ).
In the file browser, go to the CytoscapeConfiguration/pdbs directory that contains the PDB files downloaded by RINalyzer. Select the file pdb1hiv_h.ent and click on the Open button (image ).
If UCSF Chimera is not installed in the default location and it is the first time to launch it, go to Apps → structureViz → Settings... (image ) and enter the path to the UCSF Chimera executable at the bottom of the dialog (image ). Click OK to save the settings.
It may take a while until UCSF Chimera is launched and the 3D structure is opened. Your screen should look as in this image .
In the Molecular Structure Navigator dialog, select the model Model #0 pdb1hiv_h.ent (image ).
Right-click the model to bring up the context menu (image ) and go to Select → Ligand.
All residues listed as HETATM in the PDB structure will get selected in the model tree (image ).
Still in the Molecular Structure Navigator dialog, go to Chimera → Residue network generation (image ).
In the Residue Interaction Network Generation dialog, adapt the name for the new network to RIN pdb1hiv_h.ent ligand (image ).
In the Include interactions drop-down menu, select Between selection and all other atoms to retrieve interactions between the ligands and all other residues in the structure (image ).
To include or remove some types of edges, check the appropriate box. When all settings are as desired, click OK (image ) and wait a few minutes to see the network.
Your screen should look as in this image .


I am absolutely obsessed with all of the pop-up art and museum events taking place in Los Angeles. There is nothing I love more than to meet up with my friends, dress cute and take a gazillion photos together. Bloom was the latest pop-up event to hit Los Angeles. What makes Bloom different? It is the first pop-up event I have attended outside! Usually, they take place in a warehouse or large studio space. It was so refreshing to still be able to enjoy a day outside while having fun with cute backdrops.
Bloom took place over 3 days in Griffith Park. I already love this park so it was fun to enjoy an event there. I was immediately greeted by friendly staff with huge smiles on their faces. You could tell everyone working at Bloom was just as excited as the attendees! Once inside the grounds, I didn't know where to look first. Belly Dancers were performing center stage to intoxicating music. There were lots of vendors selling and sampling various items such as honey, flower crowns, face painting and other artistic items.
My friends and I immediately got started on taking photos. We visited each instillation and took our time. The staff was super cool about offering to help or take photos of you and your group. There were not too many people at the event during one time so there were minimal lines for each photo op. This was the first pop-up event that I didn't feel rushed at. No one was monitoring how long you were spending at each instillation. Each attendee was simply respectful of each other and to me, that was the essence of Bloom. This was absolutely my favorite pop-up event so far and it is because of the good vibes presented at Bloom. The founder of Bloom spoke during the event about how grateful and happy she was that everyone was attending. I feel so lucky to have gotten to experience Bloom, as it was one weekend only and it was SO magical! Bloom, please come back to LA soon!


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JON WEBB
WEBB: For a moment, we didn't hate each other
jon.webb@courierpress.com
It was the best speech Donald Trump has ever given.
A few hours after James T. Hodgkinson, a 66-year-old man from Belleville, Illinois, opened fire on a GOP congressional baseball team Wednesday morning and critically injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several aides, Trump read a short statement inside the White House.
"We are strongest when we are unified and when we work together for the common good," Trump said.
His comments were devoid of politics or bombast. Not long afterward, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi followed suit. It was almost weird to see messages of togetherness emanating from Congress: a place better known for toxic tripe.
Messages of bipartisanship continued throughout the day. The captains of the respective baseball teams – Republican Rep. Joe Barton and Democrat Rep. Mike Doyle -- had a joint press conference. Meanwhile, the Democratic squad planned a dinner with the Republicans. They hoped to "get to know one another."
It was all very nice – a welcome reminder that our divisions are largely man-made. That we can conduct ourselves like friendly adults, if we only choose to do so.
Of course the Internet took a different approach. Within hours, Hodgkinson was branded as a deranged liberal terrorist, stoked into madness by unhinged media coverage and radical progressive protesters. A Facebook page bearing his name flashed with anti-Trump (and anti-Hillary) memes.
Hodgkinson reportedly volunteered for Bernie Sanders' campaign. Bernie, a man who marched behind nonviolence advocate Martin Luther King, denounced the attack quickly and forcefully, but it didn't matter. The narrative blossomed on cable news and before long Rep. Chris Collins was telling a radio station in upstate New York that anti-Trump "rhetoric" was to blame.
Those on the left were flabbergasted at the implication their anger toward the president could have anything to do with a man carrying a gun onto a Virginia baseball field. But if a rabid Trump supporter had shot up the Democratic baseball team, those flabbergasted folks would be slinging blame, too, just toward a different enemy.
What we don't seem to understand anymore is that disagreement isn't treason. That Hodgkinson has nothing to do with progressives who peacefully protest. That Jeremy Christian, the anti-Muslim monster who slaughtered two people in the Portland train stabbing, has nothing to do with an Indiana steelworker who voted for Trump.
That the person on the opposite side of the aisle isn't automatically a frothing tyrant.
For a moment on Wednesday, some of us did understand. That won't last, of course. Our system depends on partisan hate. We're addicted to it now. If Republicans and Democrats started working together, the Internet would collapse into shaking DTs.
No, we gotta stay upright. Lump all liberals in with Kathy Griffin, who's about as funny as a staph infection. Equate all conservatives with Ted "Obama Can Suck on My Machine Gun" Nugent.
But maybe, every so often, we could conjure that feeling of togetherness that shone for a few hours on Wednesday, and remember how nice it was not to hate to one another. Perhaps we could even do so on a normal day – not just in the aftermath of these increasingly reliable American tragedies.
Contact Jon Webb at jon.webb@courierpress.com


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HomeNewsUN's Food Program to Cut Back Aid to Thousands of Palestinians (VIDEO)
UN's Food Program to Cut Back Aid to Thousands of Palestinians (VIDEO)
December 20, 2018 News, Videos
Food aid distributed by the UN Palestinian refugees agency, UNRWA in the besieged Gaza Strip. (Photo: Social Media)
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) says it will cut its aid next year to over 190,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank.
In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency said it needs another $57m to continue providing for 360,000 impoverished Palestinians in 2019.
The budget shortages will hit some 27,000 Palestinians in the West Bank who will lose food assistance, while another 166,000 people in the occupied territory and Gaza will see a 20 percent decline in food aid.
The world food program has cut food aid that will affect some 190,000 impoverished Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. It will have a devastating effect on food security, livelihoods, & welfare of the people it serves in Palestine. @MichaelLee2009 https://t.co/ejCKo26ZM9
— Joan Bates (@joanopinions) December 20, 2018
Raphael du Boispean, a WFP spokesperson, attributed the crisis to the "recurrent problem" of declining donations.
The Palestinians have faced major budget cuts this year after the United States slashed funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee programme, UNRWA, and for USAID programmes in the Palestinian territories.
The statement said:
"WFP is concerned that these cuts may have a devastating effect on the food security, livelihoods, and welfare of the people it serves in Palestine."
Stephen Kearney, WFP's country director in Palestine, told Reuters news agency that the body was forced to make the cutbacks "mainly because the amount of funding that we are receiving is dropping drastically".
In this episode of #UNInterviews we hear from Stephen Kearney of @WFP. Mr Kearney discusses how cuts in funding will force WFP to cut much needed food assistance to #Palestine. @UNRWA #np https://t.co/BS5AzMOux3
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) December 20, 2018
Blaming the shortfall on cuts by the US, WFP's biggest contributor, and other countries in aid to Palestinians, Kearney said:
"It's not just WFP, it's across the whole humanitarian community as donor contributions significantly fall."
On Monday, the UN and the Palestinian Authority had appealed for $350 million in aid for Palestinians next year, saying much more was needed but they had to be realistic after a year of funding cuts.
The situation is particularly alarming in Gaza where the World Bank warned in a report in September that the economy was collapsing.
The report described the besieged territory's economy as being in a "free fall" with unemployment estimated at more than 50 percent.
Funding crunch forces @WFP to reduce food assistance for more than 190k of the poorest people in Gaza & the West Bank, #Palestine → https://t.co/RwoTTbQt7V pic.twitter.com/m8QF4SYZ5e
— WFP Middle East (@WFP_MENA) December 19, 2018
Palestinians and humanitarian workers fear the cuts will cause a downward spiral as people buy less from businesses and they in turn purchase less from suppliers.
WFP assistance goes to the poorest and most food-insecure communities, who are classified as facing deep poverty. Most families in these communities struggle to live on less than $1 a day and are unable to meet their basic food, clothing and housing needs.
Most of the help provided by WFP is through electronic cards, which people use to buy food at a network of 185 shops.
(AJE, PC, Social Media)
Israel Deliberately Neglects Palestinian Prisoners' Medical Needs (VIDEO)
Jewish Settlers Spray Racist Graffiti in Beit Hanina (VIDEOS)
Jewish Settlers Attack 3 Palestinian Children in Hebron
October 3, 2019 Blog, News, Videos
A group of settlers beat three children in front of their house in Tel Rumeida near the illegal settlement of Ramat Yeshai in occupied Hebron (Al-Khalil) on Tuesday. Local sources said: "The group of settlers severely […]
Irish Minister Advocates Palestinian State, Calls for Boycott of Israel
January 5, 2018 Articles, Features, News, Videos
Irish Minister Finian McGrath has expressed support for boycotting Israel over "unfair" treatment of Palestinians. Reported the Irish Examiner. The Irish Independent politician, who has served as Minister of State for Disability Issues since May […]
Israeli Army Shuts Down the Gates of Palestine Technical University (VIDEO)
April 3, 2018 Blog, News, Videos
The Israeli Forces shut down the gates of Palestine Technical University, in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron (Al-Khalil), in the occupied West Bank. In this video, the students tried to open the gate of their […]


Misty and I were late to the game but we finished American Crime Story: The People vs. O. J. Simpson a few nights ago. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, and how much I'd forgotten/never known about the trial. It's also a surprisingly timely docudrama of a trial that happened in 1994. It offers insight into the social forces currently shaping our country. The parallels between O.J. Simpson's trial and Donald Trump's election are glaring. They only become harsher as the final of the ten episodes and overall trial come to their ends.
It's useful to look at these intersections in search of reflections and harbingers of the social, ideological and other disconnections and continuing threads in our society that lead to votes for people like Simpson and Trump.
First, the prosecution. We have Marcia Clark, an accomplished woman who is criticized and ridiculed for being an accomplished woman, and Christopher Darden, who provided the little cultural insight the prosecution had and, as a result of its being ignored, is demonized as an Uncle Tom. I will refrain from making comparisons to Hillary and Obama here, but the pairs share a fault: believing voters/jurors are reasonable people who will put their communities above personal animus. That is clearly not the case, and it's why The People of California and The People of the United States lost in the end.
Now, the defense and the president. We have two wealthy men with little respect for the law or women surrounded by a cabal of advisers and lawyers who subvert the truth for their own ends. Indeed, like the Trump campaign and administration, O.J.'s lawyers don't argue the facts. Instead, they float "alternative facts" and conspiracy theories that are ridiculous, easily disproven and yet all too attractive to certain segments of the population. They offer a more attractive, if far less true or coherent, narrative.
The trial made O.J. as much a reality TV star as Celebrity Apprentice did Trump. Their respective coteries' infighting only needs a few more cameras and a broadcast agreement with a major network to qualify as one as well. Both play(ed) the media well. Maybe Kardashian plays the role of the regretful voter. They also both have horrible taste – gold-on-gold in the Oval Office for Trump and a statue of himself in O.J.'s backyard. These are sick men. The TV possibilities and aesthetic insults of the trial and presidency, however, are the least insidious.
Both men's wins were driven by racism, to a large degree. The jury followed Johnnie Cochran's pipe-playing to a not-guilty verdict based on anger and sticking it to the LAPD and white people rather than serving justice. Trump was elected largely by white rural voters motivated by racism and nationalism (America first, which means "white America first").
The most crucial similarity, though, may be both Trump and O.J.'s snookering of their supporters by playing to their basest beliefs. Instead of being offended by the use of divisive language, those who voted for Trump's presidency and O.J.'s acquittal accepted their playacting at being just like their supporters when they are, in fact, diametrically opposed. They've lived lives disconnected from the wider population by design. They aren't like us or serving us.
O.J. didn't need black people until he needed their votes. Same goes for Trump.
Poor white voters are similarly enthralled by Trump, even if he's never known the financial poverty (poverty of the soul is another matter) they experience. Unlike Houdini in O.J,'s favorite book, the only thing Trump tries to escape from is responsibility. He's undoubtedly lied under oath during one of his many bankruptcies or defamation trials; he's blamed the generals for a compromised – and fatal for one soldier and numerous others – mission in Yemen he authorized; he even tried to lie about donating money to veterans' causes when he hadn't – proof that he had no need for the working class, military members or anyone outside his company until he needed their votes, and that's only because the law required them.
It's not the fault of O.J. or Trump that they came out on top.
At bottom, it's the jury's and American voters' decisions to stick it to The Man no matter the consequences and who they hurt (the Goldmans, the Browns, immigrant families, the families of fallen soldiers and many others to come) because they were unhappy with their lives. Their votes may not improve their lives, but it will give them the pleasure of watching others suffer/abhor the injustice. You can already see it as they engage in schadenfreude upon seeing Trump sign ill-considered executive orders and their effects. They cheer while those most affected cry or stand stunned.
I can't imagine Trump voters taking kindly to being compared to black, not-guilty-voting O.J. jurors. But there it is.
Were O.J. and Donald Trump to go into business together, they would likely try to sell Gatorade as a replacement for water. In this world, however, we can only hope they share a jail cell.
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Epilepsy after subarachnoid hemorrhage: the frequency of seizures after clip occlusion or coil embolization of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm: results from the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial
J Neurosurg. 2011 Dec;115(6):1159-68. doi: 10.3171/2011.6.JNS101836. Epub 2011 Aug 5.
Yvonne Hart 1 , Mary Sneade, Jacqueline Birks, Joan Rischmiller, Richard Kerr, Andrew Molyneux
1 Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.JNS101836
Object: The aim of this study was to determine the probability of seizures after treatment of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm by clip occlusion and coil embolization, and to identify the risks and predictors of seizures over the short- and long-term follow-up period.
Methods: The study population included 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms who were enrolled in 43 centers and randomly assigned to clip application or coil placement. Those patients suffering a seizure were identified prospectively at various time points after randomization, as follows: before treatment; after treatment and before discharge; after discharge to 1 year; and annually thereafter.
Results: Two hundred thirty-five (10.9%) of the 2143 patients suffered a seizure after randomization; 89 (8.3%) of 1073 and 146 (13.6%) of 1070 in the endovascular and neurosurgical allocations, respectively (p = 0.014). In 19 patients the seizure was associated with a rehemorrhage. Of those patients who underwent coil placement alone, without additional procedures, 52 suffered a seizure, and in the group with clip occlusion alone, 91 patients suffered a seizure. The risk of a seizure after discharge in the endovascular group was 3.3% at 1 year and 6.4% at 5 years. In the neurosurgical group it was 5.2% at 1 year and 9.6% at 5 years. The risk of seizure was significantly greater in the neurosurgical group at both 2 years and at up to 14 years (p = 0.005 and p = 0.013, respectively). The significant predictors of increased risk were as follows: neurosurgical treatment allocation, hazard ratio (HR) 1.64 (95% CI 1.19-2.26); younger age, HR 1.54 (95% CI 1.14-2.13); Fisher grade > 1 on CT scans, HR 1.34 (95% CI 0.62-2.87); delayed ischemic neurological deficit due to vasospasm, HR 2.10 (95% CI 1.49-2.94); and thromboembolic complication, HR 5.08 (95% CI 3.00-8.61). A middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm location was also a significant predictor of increased risk in both groups; the HR was 2.23 (95% CI 1.57-3.17), with the probability of seizure at 6.1% and 11.5% at 1 year in the endovascular and neurosurgery groups, respectively.
Conclusions: The risk of seizures after coil embolization is significantly lower than that after clip occlusion. An MCA aneurysm location increased the risk of seizures in both groups.
Aneurysm, Ruptured / epidemiology*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology
Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects
Embolization, Therapeutic / statistics & numerical data*
Epilepsy / epidemiology*
Epilepsy / etiology
Neurosurgical Procedures / adverse effects
Neurosurgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
Surgical Instruments / statistics & numerical data
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Indian Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP government has failed to solve any problem of people of the country.
Talking to media in Patiala, Singh said BJP failed to fulfill any promise and he is now resorting to hollow statements in a desperate bid to attract voters.
He said, only slogans do not help fill the stomachs of poor people as Modi led government failed to give jobs to youth in the country.
He said people of India are fed up with BJP-led government's hollow slogans and promises and they wanted to know what government had done for them in the last five years.
The chief minister also criticized BJP for allegedly seeking to politicize the armed forces.


The Orphan Nuclear Receptor TLX/NR2E1 in Neural Stem Cells and Diseases.
UNASSIGNED: The human TLX gene encodes an orphan nuclear receptor predominantly expressed in the central nervous system.
Lipases That Activate at High Solvent Polarities.
Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TlL) and related lipases become activated in low-polarity environments that exist at the water-lipid interface where a structural change of the "lid" region occurs.
TLX-Its Emerging Role for Neurogenesis in Health and Disease.
UNASSIGNED: The orphan nuclear receptor TLX, also called NR2E1, is a factor important in the regulation of neural stem cell (NSC) self-renewal, neurogenesis, and maintenance.
Cholesterol crystal induced arterial inflammation and destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque.
Accumulation of low-density lipoprotein in the sub-intima provides esterified cholesterol (ESC) to macrophages and smooth muscle cells that convert it into free cholesterol (FRC) by cholesteryl ester hydrolases (CEHs).
Promoting protein self-association in non-glycosylated Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase based on crystal lattice contacts.
We have used the crystal structure of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase (TlL) to identify and strengthen potential protein-protein interaction sites in solution.
Growth and repair factors, osteoactivin, matrix metalloproteinase and heat shock protein 72, increase with resolution of inflammation in musculotendinous tissues in a rat model of repetitive grasping.
METHODS: Flexor digitorum muscles and tendons were collected from 22 young adult female rats performing a HRNF reaching task for 3 to 6 weeks, and 12 food restricted control (FRC) rats.
Intravenous augmentation treatment and lung density in severe α1 antitrypsin deficiency (RAPID): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Primary endpoints were CT lung density at total lung capacity (TLC) and functional residual capacity (FRC) combined, and the two separately, at 0, 3, 12, 21, and 24 months, analysed by modified intention to treat (patients needed at least one evaluable lung density measurement).
TLX: A master regulator for neural stem cell maintenance and neurogenesis.
The orphan nuclear receptor TLX, also known as NR2E1, is an essential regulator of neural stem cell (NSC) self-renewal, maintenance, and neurogenesis.
The CLEC-2-podoplanin axis controls the contractility of fibroblastic reticular cells and lymph node microarchitecture.
Upon inflammation, CLEC-2 on mature DCs potently attenuated PDPN-mediated contractility, which resulted in FRC relaxation and reduced tissue stiffness.
Combined serial analysis of gene expression and transcription factor binding site prediction identifies novel-candidate-target genes of Nr2e1 in neocortex development.
BACKGROUND: Nr2e1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 2, group e, member 1) encodes a transcription factor important in neocortex development.
Dendritic cells control fibroblastic reticular network tension and lymph node expansion.
Engagement by CLEC-2 causes PDPN clustering and rapidly uncouples PDPN from RhoA/C activation, relaxing the actomyosin cytoskeleton and permitting FRC stretching.
Minireview: role of orphan nuclear receptors in cancer and potential as drug targets.
The nuclear orphan receptors for which endogenous ligands have not been identified include nuclear receptor (NR)0B1 (adrenal hypoplasia congenita critical region on chromosome X gene), NR0B2 (small heterodimer partner), NR1D1/2 (Rev-Erbα/β), NR2C1 (testicular receptor 2), NR2C2 (testicular receptor 4), NR2E1 (tailless), NR2E3 (photoreceptor-specific NR [PNR]), NR2F1 chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factor 1 (COUP-TFI), NR2F2 (COUP-TFII), NR2F6 (v-erbA-related protein), NR4A1 (Nur77), NR4A2 (Nurr1), NR4A3 (Nor1), and NR6A1 (GCNF).
Multifunctional roles of reticular fibroblastic cells: more than meets the eye?
To this end, we focus this review on lymph nodes FRC characterization and discuss functional aspects such as production of cytokines and chemokines and their involvement in the immune response, seeking to establish whether certain subsets have a more functional specialization.
Maturation of lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells from myofibroblastic precursors is critical for antiviral immunity.
Thus, myofibroblasic FRC precursors are able to generate the basic T cell zone infrastructure, whereas LTβR-dependent maturation of FRCs guarantees full immunocompetence and hence optimal LN function during infection.
Retina restored and brain abnormalities ameliorated by single-copy knock-in of human NR2E1 in null mice.
Cerebrum and olfactory bulb hypoplasia, hallmarks of the Nr2e1-null mice phenotype, were not fully corrected in animals harboring one functional copy of human NR2E1.
SRY-box-containing gene 2 regulation of nuclear receptor tailless (Tlx) transcription in adult neural stem cells.
The oncoprotein BCL11A binds to orphan nuclear receptor TLX and potentiates its transrepressive function.
BCL11A is a novel TLX coregulator that might be involved in TLX-dependent gene regulation in the brain.
miR-137 forms a regulatory loop with nuclear receptor TLX and LSD1 in neural stem cells.
miR-137 forms a feedback regulatory loop with TLX and LSD1 to control the dynamics between neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation during neural development.
The drumstick gene acts cell-non-autonomously and triggers specification of the small intestine in the Drosophila hindgut.
Orphan nuclear receptor TLX activates Wnt/beta-catenin signalling to stimulate neural stem cell proliferation and self-renewal.
The nuclear receptor TLX (also known as NR2E1) is essential for adult neural stem cell self-renewal; however, the molecular mechanisms involved remain elusive.


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Cannes 2009 Winners
Cannes 2009 Winners:
Palme d'Or: "The White Ribbon" (Das Weisse Band), directed by Michael Haneke
Grand Prix (runner-up): "A Prophet" (Un Prophete), directed by Jacques Audiard
Prix Exceptional du Jury (Special Jury Prize): Alain Resnais, director of "Wild Grass"
Prix de la Mise en Scene (best director): Brillante Mendoza, director of "Kinatay"
Prix du Scenario (best screenplay): Feng Mei for "Spring Fever" (Chun Feng Chen Zui De Ye Wan), directed by Lou Ye
Camera d'Or (best first feature): "Samson and Delilah," directed by Warwick Thornton
Special Mention: "Ajami," directed by Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani
Prix du Jury (jury prize) - TIED: "Fish Tank," directed by Andrea Arnold and "Thirst," directed by Park Chan-wook
Prix d'interpretation feminine (best actress): Charlotte Gainsbourg for "Antichrist" (directed by Lars von Trier)
Prix d'interpretation masculine (best actor): Christoph Waltz for "Inglorious Basterds" (directed by Quentin Tarantino)
Palme d'Or (short film): "Arena," directed by Joao Salaviza
Also winning awards at the 61st Festival de Cannes:
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Prize of Un Certain Regard: "Dogtooth" (Kynodntas), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Jury Prize: "Police, Adjective" (Politist, Adjectiv), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Special Prize: "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh), directed by Bahman Ghobadi
"Father of my children" (Le Pere de mes Enfants), directed by Mia Hansen-Love
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS' WEEK
Grand Prix: "Adieu Gary" by Nassim Amaouche (France)
SACD award: "Lost Persons Area" by Caroline Strubbe (Belgium / Netherlands / Hungary)
ACID/CCAS Support Award: "Sirta La Gal Ba" (Whisper With The Wind) by Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
OFAJ/TV5MONDE (VERY) Young Critic Award: "Sirta La Gal Ba" (Whisper With The Wind) by Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
Short Film Awards
Canal+ Award for Best Short Film: "Slitage" (Seeds of the Fall) de Patrik Eklund (Suede)
Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film: "Logorama" by Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy, Ludovic Houplain (H5)
Other Prizes
Prize Regard Jeune: "Sirta La Gal Ba" (Whisper With The Wind) de Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT
Art Cinema Award: "J'ai tue ma mere" (I Killed My Mother) by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
Special Mention: "La Merditude des choses" by Felix van Groeningen (Belgique/Belgium)
7e Prix Regards Jeunes 2009: "J'ai tue ma mere" (I Killed My Mother) by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
SACD Prize: "J'ai tue ma mere" (I Killed My Mother) by Xavier Dolan (Canada)
The Europa Cinemas Label: "La Pivellina" by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel (Autriche/Austria)
French Short films prize: "Montparnasse" (France)
FIPRESCI CRITICS AWARDS
Cannes Competition: "The White Ribbon" (Das Weisse Band), directed by Michael Haneke
Un Certain Regard: "Police, Adjective" (Politist, Adjectiv), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Director's Fortnight/Critics' Week: "Amreeka", directed by Cherien Dabis
Posted by Jane Kelly Kosek at 9:18 AM
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Filmmaking Terms
Abby Singer - The second to last set up of the last shot of the day.
Adaptation - A screenplay based on a written work, such as book or short story.
Attachment - Verbal or written agreement attaching talent to a film project.
Day Out of Days - Calendar detailing the days each actor will work on the film.
DDACS - Detailed Dialogue Action Continuity Script
Deal Memo - Short form deal between film production and cast or crew.
Development - The period in which the screenplay is finalized for pre-production and other key elements, like financing, cast, and crew, may be attached.
Digital Intermediate - The process of digitizing a 35mm or 16mm film print, resulting in a digital version of the film that can be corrected and from which a final output to film or tape is made.
HD - High Definition; a higher resolution than standard definition.
High or Low Hat - A camera mount that allows for filming low angles.
Magazine - Lightproof film container that attaches to the camera and holds both exposed and unexposed film.
Martini Shot - Final set up of the last shot of the day.
One Liner Schedule - Shooting schedule condensed with each day's schedule on one line.
Pay or Play Offer - An offer from the producer to talent stating that the talent will either be paid or played (required to perform) by a certain date.
Pick Ups - New shots to be filmed that were not part of the original shot list.
Post Production - The period following principal photography in which the film or TV episode is completed.
Pre-Production - Often referred to as Pre-Pro; the preparation period prior to principal photography.
Principal Photography - The primary period of shooting the film or TV episode.
Production Draft - The version of the script that is used during film production.
Reshoot - A period of filming during which shots of the movie or TV show are re-filmed.
Screenplay - A script for a movie or TV show.
Script Breakdown - Detailed list of items and people needed for each scene in the script, from which a schedule and budget are made.
Shooting Schedule - Detailed schedule of principal photography, including lists of items needed from each department.
Shot List - List of shots to be filmed during principal photography.
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