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SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celladon Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases announced today it had been selected as a finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.
Red Herring has been selecting the most exciting and promising start-ups and "scale ups" since 1995. Finalists are still evaluated individually from a large pool of hundreds of candidates based across North America. Twenty major criteria underlie the scoring and process. They include, among others: the candidate company's addressable market size, its IP and patents, its financing, the proof of concept, trailing revenues and management's expertise. Each company goes through an individual interview after filling out a thorough submission, complemented by a due diligence. The list of finalists often includes the best performing and prominent companies of that year.
This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the company's actual track record and standing, which allows Red Herring to see past the "buzz" and make the list a valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.
"We are pleased that Celladon's innovative development program, MYDICAR, has been recognized by Red Herring." said Krisztina Zsebo Ph.D., President and CEO of Celladon Corporation. "There is tremendous need for new treatment modalities for heart failure and we have made great strides in the advancement of MYDICAR towards commercialization".
2013 will be remembered as a special vintage. "The finalists list confirms the excellent choices made by entrepreneurs and VCs and the start-ups' solid roots in corporate America, embracing their innovations. By all metrics, it emphasizes the United States' entrepreneurial excellence," said Alex Vieux , publisher and CEO of Red Herring.
Finalist selections for the 2013 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award are based upon technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the fields of security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, life sciences, cloud, mobile and others completed their submissions to qualify for the award.
The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of May 23 at the event.
About MYDICAR
MYDICAR is a genetically targeted enzyme replacement therapy intended to restore levels of SERCA2a, a regulator of calcium cycling in the heart and cardiac contractility. SERCA2a levels decline in all forms of late-stage HF resulting in deficient heart function. With MYDICAR, the SERCA2a gene is delivered using recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) as the vector. AAV is a naturally occurring virus not associated with any disease in humans. MYDICAR is delivered in a single dose directly to the heart during a routine outpatient cardiac catheterization procedure, similar to an angiogram. MYDICAR is synergistic and additive across current HF treatments such as ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, sprinolactone/diuretics, and biventricular pacing devices. No treatment substitution decision is required by the treating physician. A recent Phase 2 clinical trial demonstrated sustained improvement at one year in cardiac function parameters and quality of life. A 200 patient Phase 2b study of MYDICAR was initiated in August, 2012
About Celladon
Celladon is a privately held biotechnology company founded with the goal of becoming the leader in developing molecular therapies for the treatment of heart failure and cardiac diseases. The company's lead product, MYDICAR, targets the key enzyme deficiency in advanced heart failure, SERCA2a, which regulates calcium cycling and contractility in heart muscle cells. Celladon also conducts pre-clinical research on a proprietary platform of small molecule activators of SERCA enzymes for the treatment of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Further information can be found at www.celladon.net.
|SOURCE Celladon Corporation
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Today I'm mainly aggregating, not creating!
* Writing in NEHGR's "Weekly Genealogist," Valerie Beaudreault calls attention to a new on-line index to the Wisconsin Medical Journal, 1903-2003. Also a work-in-progress, the Appleton, Wisconsin, public library obituary index for various years.
* Most issues 1899-2005 of the Indianapolis Recorder, an African-American newspaper, are now searchable on line thanks to IUPUI.
* Just one of the best genealogy records blog posts I've seen, about the records of the Chicago Lying-In Hospital, a must-see if you have non-wealthy Chicago ancestors.
* If you need microhistorical raw data on the Black Hawk War, the 40-year-old compilations compiled and edited by Ellen M. Whitney and published by the Illinois State Historical Library, The Black Hawk War 1831-1832, remain the gold standard. If you need a microhistorical narrative -- for instance, to track where an ancestor may have participated in this war -- I have been very impressed by Patrick J. Jung's The Black Hawk War of 1832 (Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2007). I have not read it through or purchased my own copy, but I have used it for research (I know, they should usually be the same thing, but not today). The worst thing I can say about it so far is that he cites like a historian (one footnote per paragraph, no matter how many sources were involved).
Monday, January 16, 2012
More Midwestern Resources
Today I'm mainly aggregating, not creating!
Posted by Harold Henderson at 3:18 AM
Labels: Appleton Wisconsin, Black Hawk War, Chicago Lying-In Hospital, Ellen M. Whitney, Indianapolis Recorder, Patrick J. Jung, Wisconsin Medical Journal
2 comments:
- Nancy said...
Hello: I am wondering if in your Midwest research you have come across the Mount Mercy Sanitarium in Dyer, Indiana. My grandfather spent time there in 1946, in fact, died there in Dec. 1946. Since he lived in Indianapolis, I am unsure why he traveled there. He had heart disease and diabetes (causes of death). The family doesn't seem to remember exactly the situation. And searches online have not uncovered any sources for the hospital. Thanks.
Nancy Hurley
nhurley1010 at gmail dot com
- January 18, 2012 at 10:44 PM
- Harold Henderson said...
Nancy, I've replied by email. For those with similar concerns, remember to check in case the facility was known by other names during its "lifetime." Also, many Indiana counties have county genealogists appointed by the state genealogy society who may be able to help suggest research directions in queries of this sort.
- January 19, 2012 at 3:58 AM

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Halloween is comiiiing! Are you dressing up? Got a costume? Goin' to a party? I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do for Halloween. I really only get dressed up if I'm going to an event, but if I'm not, inhaling a bag of Halloween candy and then complaining about how much weight I've gained the following week should suffice. If you're lookin' to do somethin' a little different for the spooky holiday, check out Violent Lips.
I know, right? Looks kinda cool/weird. Have you heard about these temporary tattoos? I think they are super practical for those of use who want to do something shocking without going over the top.
Okay, I lied. Wearing a temporary tattoo on your lips can be considered "over the top" but you know what? It's fun, unexpected and totally innovative. So how do these work?
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out but be prepared to spend a good 10+ minutes applying it as it takes time. Going too quickly can result in making some errors. Which of course will be spotted all over this post 8)
Spotted at Sephora and Sephora.com, you can get Violent Lips for $15. Considering you'd only wear these for special occasions, I think it's a pretty good deal. Plus, you get three of them!
Here's the thing…you have to know how to read. Thoroughly. Don't give me the crazy face. The instructions are easy to understand but don't try to be a Literary Speedy Gonzalez. Take…your…time.
Good thing the steps are easy to understand.
1. I popped the tattoos out and removed the plastic film.
2. Using cuticle scissors, I cut along the lines to get as close to my lips' width and height. This part was tricky. I found the top lip to be easier than the bottom lip but it was still pretty tricky.
3. After measuring, I pressed the sticky side on bare and dry lips. And by dry I mean no lip balms or glosses.
4. Blot the tattoo with a bit of water on a cotton pad or washcloth for 40 seconds.
The entire process for both top and bottom lips may take you a while. Especially if you suck at measuring your lips. Which yeah….I did. I'm horrible at cutting paper so cutting temporary tattoos for my face ain't all that easy. But I did the best I could.
The good news is that Violent Lips have a lot of cool designs so if it's not sprinkles you like, they have a crazy selection on their website. I don't fancy the sprinkles as much as I do some of the other designs. But still…it's fun.
-Relatively affordable
-Several designs to choose from
-Application, wear and removal don't damage your lips in any way
-They stay on for quite some time. Even while drinking. You can get a good 3-4 hour wear out of them
-Cutting the tattoo can be a bit tricky and time-consuming
-They leave your lips beyond dry. A balm on top will decrease wear time
-Stretching your lips before allowing them to dry can result in a distorted design
-Removal can be a little difficult. It took a bit of scrubbing for me to remove it all.
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Yes, it's hard to believe that this is where I was New Years Eve a year ago. A lot has happened between now and then. Becky and I will be on a plane, taking the red-eye back from California. Not quite as cool as a trip to Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
I've got a good feeling about 2013. I hope you have a happy and prosperous New Year.


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How do the top herds in reproductive performance get to be the 1%ers?
How do the top 1% of herds in reproductive performance get to be the 1%ers? What do they do that sets them apart? A survey conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania compiled data from 16 herds that were nominated by their consultants based on excellence in reproductive performance. These producers ranged from 262 to over 6,000 lactating and dry cows.
Cow fertility has a biological component (the cow) and a management component. Fertility has decreased with increasing milk production over the years. Days open has increased from 110 days in 1965 to 150 days in 2005. There's no question that fertility is influenced by high production. So, reproductive management has become ever more important and according to this survey, it's what sets the 1%ers apart.
Pregnancy rate (PR) averaged 32% in the 1%ers compared to about 16% for all herds in the Raleigh Dairy Records Management System (DRMS). This put these herds in the top 1% for PR. These herds averaged 71 days to first service compared to 92 days for all herds in DRMS. Surprisingly, the 1%ers had only average conception rates compared to all herds in DRMS (44 % first service conception rate and 39% across all services vs. 43% for all DRMS herds).
Excellent heat detection and insemination rates resulted in the superior reproductive performance in the 1%ers. High insemination rates in these herds were due to controlled first insemination programs as well as consistent repeat insemination programs. They employed weekly or biweekly pregnancy checks combined with a resynchronization program. The 1%ers used a combination of timed AI and heat detection by visual and heat detection aids (paint, markers and activity monitors). In a nutshell, the 1%ers were aggressive and applied their reproductive programs consistently.
The herds in this survey were in the Midwest, Northeast and on the West Coast. There were no herds from the Southern states, where heat and humidity challenge reproductive performance. But the same intense reproductive management still applies if herds in the South want to improve reproductive performance.
Since this is primarily a nutrition column, I should mention that nutrition was not considered as a variable in this survey. I would assume that nutrition programs were also well managed in these 1%ers. No magic pill or nutritional supplement can substitute for hard work and superior management of a reproductive program.
Reference: Ferguson, J.D. and A. Skidmore. 2013. Reproductive performance in a select sample of dairy herds. J.Dairy Sci. 96:1269-1289.
Rick Lundquist is an independent nutrition and management consultant based in Duluth, Minn. Contact him at [email protected].


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Throughout the academic year, the staff and pupils of St. Catherine's College celebrate the Feast Days associated with the Society of the Sacred Heart. These celebrations take place in all Sacred Heart Schools throughout the world. Class assemblies are held, table quizzes are organised, and very often the pupils write and perform a play associated with one of the famous Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The key feast days that are celebrated are as follows:
Mater Admirabilis - 20 October;
St Philippine Duchesne, First Missionary of the Society of the Sacred Heart - 17 November;
St Madeleine Sophie Barat, Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart - 20 May.


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Between Saturday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 1, the Barnesville police department made six arrests:
Jennifer Saintoiry, 19, 3526 Susie's Court, Stockbridge, simple battery;
Donovan Gardner, 20, 1141 Folkstone Dr., McDonough, second degree damage to private property;
Jeremy Fletcher, 17, 101 Carriage Way. Barnesville, DUI under age 21;
Ashleigh Moore, 18, 31 Fouse St., Barnesville, disorderly conduct;
John Afas, 21, 325 Zebulon St., Barnesville, disorderly conduct;
Montavious Daniels, 19, 2257 Silver Maple Circle, Ellenwood, possession of marijuana and failure to yield.
Officers answered 41 calls for service including one fight, one animal complaint, one theft, two loud music, one criminal trespass, one burglary, one domestic, three foot patrols, four suspicious person/vehicles, 12 speeding, two accidents, five escorts, five alarms, one damage to property and one unwanted person. They issued 24 citations including one possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, 14 speeding, one DUI, one failure to yield, one possession of alcohol under age, one open container, one simple battery, one disorderly house and three disorderly conduct.
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#1 Whoa!!! on 09/06/11 at 09:50 PM
Wow it's embarrassing to see children that I have taught or know from school on this list:( Never would have guessed these two.
#1.1 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 09:52 AM
I think YOU should be teaching! GET OFF THE BLOG! That's why the test scores are so low!
#1.1.1 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 05:34 PM
Wrong. Test scores are low because of the special education subgroup and African American males. Look it up. Why would he/she be teaching at 9:50PM anyway?!
#184.108.40.206 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:18 PM
Also trailer white trash!
#220.127.116.11.1 Anonymous on 09/11/11 at 07:00 AM
Nope. LOOK at the data from the state!!
#1.1.2 Get a life! on 09/07/11 at 07:52 PM
Teachers have a life too! We have every right to blog just like you do so mind your own. Our test scores do not suffer from teachers blogging! We have other problems that are beyond our control of reasons why kids are not passing. The normal population passes the test. We struggle with special education students test scores. They are required to pass a test they never will because they are not on the grade level mentally that they are currently in. I bust my butt teaching everyday. So who are you to judge?
#188.8.131.52 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:28 PM
You're right, but blogging about students is wrong. You can go to hell for all I care.
#18.104.22.168.1 HA HA on 09/11/11 at 09:53 PM
You must be totally oblivious if you think I am the only professional talking about your child. That is if you want to still call them a child because they are of age and is now considered an adult. Heck all of Barnesville talks whether it is on the blog or by mouth and believe me it doesn't take long for word to get around this small town!
#220.127.116.11.1.1 Anonymous on 09/13/11 at 12:04 PM
You can't be talking about my child. My child graduated years ago. I was speaking in general FOOL!
#126.96.36.199.1.2 Parent on 09/13/11 at 12:16 PM
If you are talking during school hours your ass needs to be fired. You are setting a poor example for students. Yes, you are entitled to free time and blogging but you are not entitled to disrespect students! And on top of that. You wonder why kids have such a negative attitudes about school. Listen at you! You are picking at these kids for a MISTAKE they made! I hope KARMA kicks you in the ass big time!
#188.8.131.52.1.3 Anonymous on 09/13/11 at 12:19 PM
No the JOKES on you! I bet you won't say this to the parents face! You can run your mouth behind closed doors but when the parent comes out to the school you will shut your ass up then!
#188.8.131.52 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:34 PM
As a parent, I would be concerned about you talking about my child on a blog! You need too get a life! Maybe if you had a real man at home you wouldn't be up so late. Hmmmmm. Somebody's rusty dusty.
#22.214.171.124.1 HA HA on 09/08/11 at 04:34 PM
If you call 9:50pm too late then you must be just too old! I stay up later than that grading papers! As far as my man he is great and we are well to do in that area too! So mind your own business.
#22.214.171.124 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 07:26 AM
Get Real! Who cares?
#2 Lord Help Us! on 09/06/11 at 09:51 PM
Wow it's embarrassing to see children that I have taught or know from school on this list. Never would have guessed these two.
#2.1 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 09:51 AM
Well, that's life. Get over it. People make mistakes all the time. I'm sure the older ones (Adults) were someone's students at some point in time. Shouldn't you be teaching instead of blogging?
#2.1.1 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 05:32 PM
Not at 9:50 PM...dumba$$ !
#220.127.116.11 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:16 PM
Classes at Gordon run late. Where do you teach ass?
#220.127.116.11.1 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 08:50 PM
Those two are not in college thank you. So it would be a K-12 teacher. Don't try to pull the Gordon class crap. It is not going on at 9:50 either! Fool!
#18.104.22.168.1.1 Donna Lane on 09/09/11 at 02:07 PM
What is your name? I believe you're the teacher that no one likes. keep on and you will be out of the door soon. They move you every year. HUH? You need to see why your husband is still messing about with his ex. Oppss I said to much.
#22.214.171.124.1.1.1 Anonymous on 09/11/11 at 04:41 PM
Clearly, you don't know who and what you are talking about. I have taught the same grade level in the same school for over 15years. And, I am a male teacher.
#126.96.36.199.220.127.116.11 Anonymous on 09/13/11 at 12:09 PM
Stop telling lie's! You have not taught here for 15 years! Not possible, each year the board honors Teachers for years of service and you were not there last year. However, If this is your 15th year this year. I will see you in the upcoming spring. Thanks for alerting me to who you are.
#220.127.116.11.18.104.22.168.1 Just a thought on 09/13/11 at 08:19 PM
Aren't you tired of all this teacher bantering. That's what is wrong the kids. No respect which is instilled from so-called parents like you. Be proactive instead of reactive!
#184.108.40.206.1.1.2 Anonymous on 09/11/11 at 04:44 PM
What is "Oppss?" You sound bitter b/c this one teacher hit a nerve which would be the truth. Aren't you tired? Tired of speaking slander and sewing discord. Why not shut your ignorant mouth and move on?
#2.1.2 Sure on 09/07/11 at 07:46 PM
I don't teach at 9:50PM!!!! Pay attention next time before you insert your foot in your mouth.
#22.214.171.124 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:24 PM
My foot is not in my mouth but if you keep on talking it's going to be in your a$$. These times are always off. If you cared so much for your former students why not help them instead of telling them how disappointed you are. What goes around comes around. Maybe your kids will be angels until the day they die.
#188.8.131.52 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:30 PM
You don't even stay here. Why are you on the blog anyway?
#18.104.22.168.1 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 10:38 AM
Sick all of you are SICK! Get help!
#184.108.40.206.2 Not too Smart! on 09/08/11 at 04:30 PM
Well you must be thinking of someone else because I do live in Lamar County thank you!
#3 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 08:11 AM
It is embarrassing to know that I live in a city where a girl gets punched in the face by an ex-boyfriend, and she gets charged with the same exact charge that he gets.....DISORDERLY CONDUCT.....When her mother ask why the male was not getting charged for hitting her, because the proof was ALL OVER HER CLOTHES (blood), she was told by the officer that they see so much of this and that one party or the other always comes back and drops the charges, that it is just a WASTE OF TIME AND PAPERWORk for them. WHAT A SHAME?????
#3.1 M.S. on 09/07/11 at 02:10 PM
You are who you hangout with. That's what happens when you put yourself in that position.
#3.2 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 05:39 AM
Whichever officer told you this, and refused to file proper charges, should be FIRED. Go speak to a higher official, even the Mayor if needed, to get those charges filed! Assault should never be ignored by anyone!
#4 keanu on 09/07/11 at 06:21 PM
If anyone is ever driving under the influence, do not go to a huddle house. They will snitch on you in a heartbeat. Most stores/restaurants will do this to you also.
Be careful everyone!
Be careful everyone!
#4.1 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 09:03 PM
If you are driving under the influence, someone should "snitch" on you. Keep up the good job Huddle House employees (never thought I would say that!)
#4.2 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 10:41 PM
How about if you are under the influence - DO NOT DRIVE!
#4.3 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 05:08 AM
If anyone is ever driving under the influence, you should hope they stop at the Huddle House instead of driving drunk down your street and killing your child or your mother. Of course, that tragedy might change your perspective a little bit.
#4.4 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 05:36 AM
WHOOHOO for the workers at the Huddle House who report vulgar, inconsiderate, dangerous criminals (yes, if you drink and drive you ARE a criminal...you are breaking the law). If you are not responsible enough to have a designated driver, then you deserve to be snitched on! Those workers deserve an award for their outstanding community helps!
#4.5 J. ROGERS on 09/08/11 at 06:13 AM
How dare someone snitch on a person driving under the influence. Why not just offer him\her another drink?
#4.6 momoftwo on 09/08/11 at 07:49 AM
Keanu, you are a prime POS. If I see you driving while drinking, I'll snitch on you too. Your stupidity puts everyone at risk. I think I'll go eat dinner at HH just to support them after your ridiculous post.
#4.7 Anonymous on 09/08/11 at 08:02 AM
Good for the folks at Huddle House. Keep your drunk a$$ off the road if you don't want to be arrested for DUI. Your statement shows your lack of concern about the innocent victims of DUI CRIMES.
#4.7.1 DAMM on 09/08/11 at 12:41 PM
We, local members of DAMM - Drunks Against Mad Mothers - prefer the Waffle House and Krystal.
#5 Anonymous on 09/07/11 at 07:26 PM
I hope they catch whomever threw that concrete rock through the van windshield in the Fred's parking lot. Some people are such little sh$ts.
#6 sick of crime on 09/08/11 at 06:51 AM
It is probably the same ones that have been kicking back doors in all over the county and stealing computers and tvs. Lamar County sheriffs office will have them in custody before too long.
#6.1 Anonymous on 09/11/11 at 03:28 PM
"Lamar County sheriffs office will have them in custody before too long. " LOL LOL LMFAO LOL LOL not unless they catch'em speeding somewhere!!LOL LOL "Lamar County sheriffs office will have them in custody before too long. " please,stop, your killing me. LOL LOL ROTFLMAO LOL LOL
#7 Anonymous on 09/09/11 at 08:47 AM
Why do the officials go to the trouble of making laws if they are not enforced? What about the ordinances about having junk cars in the yard I drive down sims street and just about every yard has a junk car. If you are caught drunk driving then you should be arrested and thank you to the snitches who do report you. They are only doing the community a service by getting you off the road before something tragic happens. It is ashame that they can't have road blocks up on thursday night to keep some of the hoodlums off the street. We all know you go to a bar to get drunk so if they catch you then you should be fined. If the police are not meeting their quota on tickets then all they have to do is come out to the Ingles parking lot and write tickets to all the people who park in the fire lane and in parking spots reserved for the truly handicapped. They should also start enforcing the law about indecent exposure I don't like looking at someones nasty drawers because they can't show any respect for themselves they don't show any respect to anyone else.
#8 Anonymous on 09/14/11 at 08:56 AM
They cant set up road blocks on Thursday nights because it is hurting SOMEONES business and thats discrimination...besides there is only two officers that work on the night shift so they cant be everywhere all of the time. The city needs to hire more officers. I dont know why they cant see that. They dont have time to sit and watch to the handicap spots at ingles.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — As authorities investigated the rampage that killed six people and wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, they compiled nearly 3,000 pages of documents that include everything from interviews with survivors and victims to police reports filed from the crime scene. The documents, released Wednesday, provide new insight into how the shooting occurred and the motivations behind gunman Jared Loughner. One of the main themes to emerge was his increasingly erratic behavior, perhaps summed up best by his father as he told investigators: He "just doesn't seem right lately."
A look at some of the major findings:
The gunman was polite and cooperative with authorities who were holding him the afternoon following his morning shooting rampage. The conversation as Loughner sat in restraints in an interview room was mainly small talk. Little was said over the four hours. Loughner asks at one point if he can please use the restroom and says "Thank you" when allowed. At another point he complained that "I'm about ready to fall over."
Loughner's mother, Amy, described his run-ins with authorities, his use of marijuana and cocaine, his journals and his increasingly erratic behavior. She also says the parents took a shotgun away from Loughner after he was kicked out of a community college and tested him for drugs because his behavior was so strange.
Randy Loughner said his son became increasingly difficult, and it was a challenge to have a rational conversation with him. "I tried to talk to him. But you can't, he wouldn't let you," he said "Lost, lost, and just didn't want to communicate with me no more."
Despite their son's increasingly bizarre behavior, Loughner's parents never got him help. Randy Loughner said his son had never been diagnosed with a mental illness. Had he seen a doctor, the detective asked. "No," replied the father. The parents were also asked about any journals or writings that Loughner kept. The father said they were written in an indecipherable script.
Loughner went to a convenience store immediately before the shooting and had the clerk call a cab for him. As he waited for the car, he was pacing inside and outside the store and went to the bathroom three or four times. The employee said that as Loughner was waiting for the cab, he looked up at a clock and said, "nine twenty-five, I still got time."
A wildlife agent pulled Loughner over earlier in the day for a traffic violation. He cried and said, "I've just had a rough time," and then composed himself, thanked the agent and shook his hand after he was let go with a warning. The agent asked Loughner again if he was OK, and Loughner said he was going home.
Giffords intern Daniel Hernandez helped tend to his boss after she was shot in the head. In an interview, he described the chaos: "She couldn't open her eyes. I tried to get any responses for her. Um, it looked like her left side was the only side that was still mobile. Um, she couldn't speak. It was mumbled. She was squeezing my hand.
"I did some training as a Certified Nursing Assistant and as a phlebotomist, um, when I was in high school. So I knew that we need to see if she's got a pulse. She was still breathing. Her breathing was getting shallower. Uh, I then lifted her up so that she wasn't flat on the ground against the wall," he said.
On the day of the shooting, Loughner friend Bryce Tierney told investigators that Loughner had called him early in the morning and left a cryptic voicemail that he believed was suicidal. "He just said, 'Hey, this is Jared. Um, we had some good times together. Uh, see you later.' And that's it." He tried to call back, but it was a restricted number that didn't register on his phone.
Loughner's father considered his son's firing as a salesman at an Eddie Bauer store to be a turning point. Asked about how the firing affected his son, Randy Loughner said: "He just wasn't the same. He just, nothing, nothing worked, seem to go right for him."
Loughner bought a 12-gauge shotgun in 2008, but his parents took it away from him after he was expelled from college and administrators recommended that any firearms be taken away. The shotgun was the only gun his parents knew Loughner owned.
A firefighter described how he cared for Giffords after arriving at the scene. "You'd ask her to grab your hand and she would grab your hand," he said. He and paramedics rushed her to the hospital in an ambulance, giving her oxygen and an IV.
Hernandez described how constituents and other people were lining up to see Giffords, and he was helping people sign in. He recalled handing Loughner a clipboard. "The next thing I hear is someone yell, 'gun,'" he said.
One-time Loughner friend Zachary Osler was an employee at a store where Loughner later bought a Glock handgun before the shooting. Osler was questioned about seeing Loughner shopping inside, sometime before Thanksgiving. He describes an awkward encounter with his former friend. "His response is nothing. Just a mute facial expression. And just like he, he didn't care." Osler told investigators he had grown uncomfortable with Loughner's personality, "He would say he could dream and then control what he was doing while he was dreaming." Osler says Loughner never mentioned Giffords to him.
Osler said when he learned that Loughner was the suspect in the shooting, "my jaw just dropped. And I was like I know this person. Why he would do it? What would his motive be? If he had people help him? I do not know."
A few weeks before the shooting, Loughner showed up at the apartment of boyhood friend Anthony Kuck with a 9 mm pistol in his waistband. Loughner said he bought the gun for Christmas. He insisted it was for "home protection," Kuck's roommate, Derek Andrew Heintz, told a Pima County Sheriff's detective and FBI agent who interviewed him the evening after the shooting. Loughner left Heintz with a souvenir: A bullet.
Police reports show what authorities found in Loughner's possession after the shooting. In Loughner's left front pocket were two magazines for a Glock, both fully loaded. In his other front pocket was a foldable knife with about a 4-inch blade. In his back right pocket, he had a baggie with some money, a Visa credit card and his Arizona driver's license. He was wearing a black beanie, a black hoodie-type sweatshirt, khaki pants and Skechers shoes.


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Black Star News's Annual Excellence Awards
[Annual Awards Dinner & Obama Celebration]
Weeks after the big party for President-elect Barack Obama, Harlem lights up again for a big party November 21 when The Black Star News hosts its annual Excellence awards dinner at the famous Nubian Heritage.
"For those who missed the big bash November 4th when Barack Obama made history here's a great opportunity to celebrate again," says Milton Allimadi, CEO and Publisher of The Black Star News Publishing Co. and Harlem Business News. "We're combining our annual awards dinner into an Obama celebration as well."
The evening will be a Black tie event.
The newspaper also recently revamped its website www.blackstarnews.com with news features such as dedicated bloggers, and Black Star TV, which lets viewers submit their video news to be considered for posting.
Web editor Neanda Salvaterra notes: "Don't forget to turn off pop up blocker!"
The Black Star News' annual Excellence awards dinner honors and celebrates individuals who are exemplary in their respective professions and who inspire young people. "It's important that our young people see achievers that look like them," Allimadi adds. "All of our honorees are individuals that our youngsters should be proud of emulating. I think it's a fantastic thing that this year our annual dinner comes in the wake of Obama's and America's great achievements. We invite everyone to join us for great food and music."
Past honorees at the Black Star News' annual Excellence awards dinner have included Bill and Camille Cosby; the couple provided seed funding when The Black Star was launched a dozen years ago. Additional past Black Star News honorees have included: Gil Noble, host of ABC's "Like it is" program; pioneer filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles; The New York Jet's coach, Herman Edwards; Grammy-nominated singer Amiel Larrieux; New York City Councilmember Charles Barron.
This year, Black Star News honors several stellar individuals, including: David Lipscomb, Sovereign Bank; Desiree Dancy, The New York Times; Bob Herbert, The New York Times; Jarred McAllister, New York Daily News; Marcia Sells, Columbia University; Voza Rivers, Harlem Arts Alliance; Lesley Pinckney, Essence Magazine; Robin Verges, Rubenstein Associates; Kenneth Theobalds, Entergy Co.; Nayaba Arinde and Herb Boy, The Amsterdam News; The Family of the late Andrew and Jocelyn Cooper, Founder of The City Sun; Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Manhattan Deputy Borough President; and, Shirley Jenkins, Municipal Credit Union.
This year's Guests of Honor and speakers are Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and New York State Senator Malcolm Smith.
The Gala starts at 6PM with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and awards presentations. Musical entertainment will be provided by Chico Pons, the phenomenal Cuban Jazz group.
Reserved dinner tables are still available as are a limited number of individual tickets at $100 per ticket. Nubian Heritage is located at 2037 5th Avenue, between 125th Street and 126th Streets, along 5th Avenue, in Harlem.
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Table of contents
Content images ()
Getting started with Content images
Sign up for a 30-day trial account and register your domain to start using responsive.io on your website. Next follow these simple steps:
Include our minified Javascript file.
Place it at the bottom of your page, just before the closing

The order of scripts on your page is optional but responsive.io will only detect images present in the markup at the time the browser reaches our script.
Replace the
srcattribute on your images with

Make sure your original images are at least 2x of their maximum size to enable retina quality on high pixel density screens.
The path in the
data-srcattribute needs to be publicly accessible on the internet, so our servers can pick it up.
If you are developing on localhost, relative image paths will be ignored by responsive.io. However, it will be picked up when releasing to a public server.
To use responsive.io on localhost use absolute paths to images pointing to your live server:
- Works:
- Ignored:
- Ignored:
- Works:
Style the image using CSS
responsive.io respects the styles applied to each image element. It doesn't force you to specify any custom style attributes, instead it picks up the style you've already specified using normal CSS or image attributes.

Styles are calculated by the browser in the following priority:
- Inline style attribute on the image element
- External Stylesheets & inline style tags
- Image element width/height attributes
Note: if you don't specify an image style, the responsive image will be displayed in its natural full size - just like a normal HTML image.
Handling Non-Javascript users

Preventing Flash of Unstyled Content
A flash of unstyled content (FOUC) happens when elements on a web page appear briefly unstyled prior to loading external assets. This is more common on slow bandwidths or complex web pages.
In the case of responsive.io,
img element styles may appear before images starts to load.
To prevent this from happening, put the following CSS rule close to the top in your stylesheets.
img[data-src] {
visibility: hidden;
responsive.io will make sure each image is set to visible just as the browser starts to load it.
CSS Background Images
Using responsive.io for CSS backgrounds, images are scaled to fully cover areas (same way as background-size: cover) with additional benefits:
- Smaller images as responsive.io automatically crops the visible parts.
- Art direction using focal-point cropping and smart zoom features.
- Image sizes adjust to retina/high density screens.
- Image quality control - you can now reduce quality on your images to create an even smaller file size.
- Super simple syntax.
Check out our demo page to test it in action.
Getting Started with CSS Background images
Sign up for a 30-day trial account and register your domain to start using responsive.io on your website. Next follow these simple steps:
Include our minified Javascript file.
Place it at the bottom of your page, just before the closing

The order of scripts on your page is optional but responsive.io will only detect images present in the markup at the time the browser reaches our script.
data-bg-srcattribute on elements to include background images.

Make sure your original images are at least 2x of their maximum size to enable retina quality on high pixel density screens.
The image in the
data-bg-srcattribute needs to be publicly accessible on the internet, so our servers can pick it up.
However, if you are developing locally or without images being publicly accessible - it will look the same. Optimization will kick-in when images go on a public server.
Specify size for the background image element
The element needs to be given a height as normally with CSS.
div { height: 3em; }
You're done.
Focal-point cropping
Automatically crops your images to fit the background image element based on the focus point. Example:
Focus point is by default at the center point of the images. We can set it to any place we like. Example:

Its also possible to set the focus value using percentages:

Smart zoom
In many cases its useful to zoom-in on specific areas within images on smaller viewports. Example:
Here is what the syntax looks like using our zoom feature.

The default data-zoom value is "320px 120%, 767px 100%".
The syntax can be a bit hard to digest, but we didn't want to put limits on your creativity. Example:

This syntax translates to a human language like this: Up to 320px image width, zoom level is 200%. Going to 100% (normal) at 768px image width.
The image will be zoomed in on the default focal point using the data-crop-focus. Note that this is a mobile-first approach and the service will interpolate all the zoom values in between.
Advanced zoom
responsive.io allows for multiple zoom levels to be specified at once with the following syntax. This is useful for advanced use cases where we like to change the image at multiple breakpoints.

The service will now interpolate between all these three values. It's also possible to turn-off the interpolation and make those sizes in fixed steps, example:

Zooming is always targeted towards the value set in the data-crop-focus attribute. To make the syntax ultra flexible we also made it possible to define the focus for each zoom level.

Setting the focal point on zoom levels overwrites the value in the date-focal-point attribute.
Custom load event
responsive.io triggers a
load event on elements with
bg-data-src when the background image has loaded.

var el = document.getElementById('myElement');
el.addEventListener('load', eventHandler);
This can be used to show a loader or fade in the background when it is fully loaded.
Detecting images added after page load
responsive.io only loads images present in the markup at the time the script is executed.
If you inject image elements or elements with CSS backgrounds after page load using JavaScript, you have to tell responsive.io about it using the
// create image element
var img = document.createElement('IMG');
// load image using responsive.io
img.setAttribute('data-src', 'myimage.jpg');
Note: Above is the recommended approach.
Find and refresh all images on page
Used when you don't have reference to the image that was injected or changed.
Note: This will re-check the size of all images on the page, but only new images and images that are wider than on previous load are downloaded. Calling this function to detect images that have changed size is normally not needed since it's triggered automatically by the window.onresize event.
Disable WebP
By default responsive.io will serve WebP images to browsers supporting the image format.
To disable WebP, set the data-webp attribute to false on image elements or elements using css background images:

var ResponsiveIO = {
webp: false
Note: Data attributes overwrite the global Javascript configuration for individual elements.
Disable Retina/HiDPI Support
By default responsive.io will serve larger images to devices with Retina and HiDPI support.
To disable retina, set the data-retina attribute to false on image elements or elements using css background images:

var ResponsiveIO = {
retina: false
Note: Data attributes overwrite the global Javascript configuration for individual elements.
Image Quality
By default responsive.io will serve your images in the original quality, meaning lossless compression only.
To make images smaller in file size, its possible to lower the image quality. Set the data-quality attribute to a number between 0-100 (percentages %) on image elements or elements using css background images:

To lower the quality globally for all responsive.io images, add this to your markup before including our Javascript file:
var ResponsiveIO = {
quality: 80
Note: Data attributes overwrite the global Javascript configuration for individual elements.
Image Orientation
When users upload images straight from their cameras, they can sometimes display rotated depending on which way the camera was held. By default user generated images are likely to show up like this:
We offer a convenient way for responsive.io to auto correct the rotation of your images on the fly:

This attribute tells responsive.io to auto rotate the image to its true orientation:
var ResponsiveIO = {
imageOrientation: from-image
Note: Data attributes overwrite the global Javascript configuration for individual elements.
Logging & Debugging
var ResponsiveIO = {
debug: true
When the debug flag is set to true, responsive.io prints helpful log statements to the browser console about the images detected on your page.
Debug is set to false by default, and we don't recommend enabling this on your production server.
HTTP status codes
Standard HTTP status codes are used to return information about image requests. The following codes are used:
200- Image was processed sucessfully.
302 redirect- The website linking to this image (HTTP referer) is not authorized to use responsive.io. This status code instructs the browser to load the original image directly from your site. It could mean that you are using responsive.io on a domain that you have not registered, or that you are on a free trial that has expired. This happens also when someone hotlinks your image from another website that is not signed up with responsive.io.
400- URL syntax of the request is malformed. This means the URL to your original image could not be extracted from the request. Check the
data-srcvalue and make sure it's a valid relative or absolute URL. Your site will revert to using your original image for this request.
404- Your original image could not be found or there was a problem downloading it from your server. Check the path to your image and make sure it's not protected by authentication. Your site will revert to using your original image for this request.
413- The file size of your original image is larger than the maximum allowed file size. Your site will revert to using your original image for this request.
500- Service was unable to process your request due to an internal error. This backend node will be removed from the load balancer. Your site will automatically revert to using your original image for this request. Please contact us so the team can investigate.
503- Service is overloaded with requests. To make sure your visitors don't have to wait for images, your site will revert to using your original image for this request.
Error handling
By default we redirect to the original image if there was a problem. However you can configure a custom error handler and hook in your own logic instead:
var ResponsiveIO = {
onError: function(imgElement) {
// imgElement failed to load
A possible use case is when using responsive.io to proxy unsecure content and need to avoid showing a broken certficate by hiding the image instead.
Browser support
We support all modern browsers on mobile & desktop:
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- IE9 and up.
Older browsers will fall back gracefully to your original images. This is fine in most cases since those users are most likely using a desktop computer with better internet connection than mobile users.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
How does using responsive.io affect SEO?
Search engines mainly use text to index web pages but to make sure your images are indexed you should provide a non-javascript fallback for each image.
Does responsive.io handle browser resizing or orientation change on devices?
Yes. We handle both these events. New images in the correct size will be instantly loaded from the server.
Do you support sites on HTTPS?
Yes we do, on all plans except the basic plan.
Are there any features for art direction?
Yes. We solve art direction for responsive images in a smart way. Read our blog post to learn about it.
Do you support Wordpress?
Yes. We have a wordpress plugin for content images. Read our blog post or check out the Wordpress plugin page to learn about it.
Is the included Javascript file big?
No. It's only 2.4 kB minified and it's loaded from a fast CDN.
Will the responsive.io Javascript slow down my site?
No. We recommend that you load the Javascript at the bottom of your page. You are in charge of deciding when reponsive.io runs, making it possible to prioritize loading content and other Javascript before responsive images.
I updated an image but can't see the change on the page, what can I do?
Images are cached by responsive.io for fast delivery. If you change an image you need to rename it to make sure the newest version is served.
We are investigating ways to provide an option for users to clear the cache for individual images if they need to be updated.
I'm only able to load scripts in the page
head, what do I do?
We don't officially support this, but if you for some reason have to include our script it in the page
head, use the following script tag and make sure it's included after your CSS.

Note: this approach might not work as expected for iOS3-4 and Android 2 which doesn't support asynchronous loading. Please contact us if you need help getting this to work.
Is having an
imgelement without
srcattribute valid HTML?
As soon as the Javascript has executed, a
src-attribute is added to the element, making it valid.
We have chosen this syntax carefully as it requires minimal changes to your normal markup. This approach makes sure that only the optimized image is loaded. It also has performance benefits as responsive.io only needs to change the
srcattribute of the existing image, instead of appending new
imgelements to the DOM which other techniques do.
You can avoid
HTMLvalidation errors by adding one of the following valid
Use a 1 px transparent GIF dataURI as source:

about:blankas source:

The above recommended
src-attributes cause no extra
HTTPrequests to your server.
How can I use responsive.io on subdomains?
When you register your main website domain, you will be able to use the service on all your subdomains automatically. All plans are per website (domain + unlimited subdomains).
In some cases you might want to register the subdomain explicitly, for instance if you don't control the domain, for example: john.tumblr.com, jane.wordpress.com.
Login to your dashboard to manage your domains at any time.
What is the maximum image size?
The maximum image size is 4 MB on all plans and the maximum image width is 6000px on the business and pro plans. We believe it's enough for most use-cases.
Do you have more features planned going forward?
Yes. We have lots of ideas on how to improve the service. Follow us on Twitter to get notified when we release new features. We'd love to hear what features are most important to you!
What happens if the service goes down?
Images optimized by responsive.io are distributed and cached on a global CDN. We strive to make sure our service is online at all times using redundant servers and load balancers.
That being said, if there is a problem, your site will fall back to use your original images.
We would like to host the service in-house at our company, is this possible?
Yes! We provide an enterprise version with support and upgrades for companies that would like to host it themselves.
We'd love to talk to you. Email us at: email@example.com
Why is there no free plan?
In the beginning we wanted to provide a limited forever-free plan so people could use the service free for the most basic use cases.
However, we realized during the trial period that our service requires a very solid infrastructure and constant monitoring. In order to provide the highest quality service, we believe that the current plans are in the best interest of all our users.
Do you support lazy loading of images?
It's not supported out of the box, but it's very easy to implement on top of responsive.io, for instance using an external library like scrollMonitor.
You need to prevent responsive.io from loading the image on page load. To do this, you wait and add the data-src only when the image enters the viewport (or the specified offset). Then call ResponsiveIO.refresh() to load the image.
We have an example implementation over at jsbin.
My question isn't listed here, what should I do?
Send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com or contact us on Twitter and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!


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Shoeing event on Androscoggin Land Trust land in West Bowdoin
Nice article about geocachers and land trust working together, with history of the area. We want to thank Kacky for all the work she does with the Androscoggin Land Trust. We had a great time at the event and were surprised at the number of new cachers that came. Jake took the picture used inthe article and it shows most of the people. It was a great turn out.


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#080.02 Hannah, wife of Silas Homan
... her headstone can now be found at the Oaklawn Cemetery (#21), Brookhaven Hamlet, NY
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(1939 description) "Former Homan private graveyard, about 500 feet south of Montauk Highway, (Route 27), on the east side of an old hedgerow, and about opposite the old homestead of William Osborn, now (1939) owned by Charles Engelhaupt, South Haven. Only three stones from this graveyard were moved to Cem. 4, South Haven. The other stones are said to have been destroyed or buried."
The above 1939 description is likely inaccurate. Most of the gravestones, and perhaps some of the remains, were relocated to the Oaklawn Cemetery (#21), Brookhaven Hamlet, NY. Two were said to have been relocated to the South Haven Church Cemetery (#4). If a third was moved there, it has not been identified.
William H. Corwin and his wife Philothea were said to have been originally interred in this cemetery. The stones were reportedly moved to the South Haven Church cemetery following vandalism that occurred to the family plot in the 1930's. The bodies reportedly were not moved. This would explain why their stones were not recorded in a 1925 South Haven Church cemetery inventory, but were recorded in a 1938 survey.
An undated manuscript was found in the records of the Town of Brookhaven Historian which appears to be an inventory of the headstones in this cemetery. By the time of the c. 1939 Town of Brookhaven Historian's inventory there apparently were no headstones present. Based on the manuscript inventory, the last interment in the cemetery was in 1933 (although the entry for N. Clinton Miller is suspect). This suggests a manuscript date of between 1933 and 1939, and the cemetery's abandonment during the same time period.
The notations -- "Cem. 21 (80)" -- at the top of the page (in what appears to be a different hand) suggest that the inventory was perhaps done by a knowledgeable contemporary person documenting gravestones already at the Oaklawn Cemetery. However, not all the stones on the inventory can today be found at Oaklawn.With Marty Van Lith, I visited the original site in 2003. The area is deep within the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. It is now overgrown and reforested. There were two, perhaps three, deep depressions suggesting exhumation. Otherwise there was no evidence of gravesites. This site has Archeological Site Ref. ID SH07.1-S and is #80 on the c. 1939 Town of Brookhaven Historian's Cemetery inventory.
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|#080.00 Inventory of Homan Private Cemetery
... this inventory was found in the files of the Town of Brookhaven Historian's Office and photocopied November, 2007. It appears to be an inventory of the headstones. If the information is accurate, it must have been taken after 1933 when the last interrment appears to have been made (N. Clinton Miller) and c. 1939 when the Town Historian reported that the cemetery was abandonded and no headstones were visible. Some question whether N. Clinton Miller was actually originally interred in this cemetery.
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Karin's Aroma Bread gets Tipsy
When Karin posted her Aroma Bread, I promptly added it to my bucket list. This was one bread that I had to try out. With my family putting an embargo on nuts, seeds & grains in bread, I had to put it on hold. Later dabrownman posted his version1 and version2 of this tantalizing bread, nudging me further. Yesterday marked six months of my starting to bake bread (one attempt in 2006 is not counted). What started on a lark or more out of my love of trying a new gadget (bread machine in this case), has come a long way and become way too much fun & serious. It is no longer about playing with an appliance - I have actually realised that I love the feel of sticky, squishy dough and watching oven spring on bread has become an infinite sense of pleasure and accomplishment. So I decided to make this bread only for myself and what I would love in a bread if only I was to eat (no worries about rest as I have made Leader's Semolina Sandwich Bread for them).
I decided to go with IY as it has been a long time since I have made a bread with commercial yeast, YW being my staple these days. Sorghum was my choice for whole berries, but I cooked them in rice cooker instead of cold soaker in Karin's recipe.
For the aroma spice blend I toasted 2 tablespoons of coriander seeds, 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds & 1 teaspoon on schezwan pepper and used my grinder to powder them.
After putting my berries to cook, I made a short trip to grocery store. While roaming the aisle, I chanced upon Kirin beer from Japan, which is pretty good. I though using Kirin beer in Karin's bread (corny, isn't it?) would be perfect. So that became the liquid. After reaching home, I measured the can contents and they came to around 325 gms. I was thinking of adding a slight sweet note to bread, where you can't taste the sweetness, but will balance the spices and beer. So Coca cola want in to bridge the deficit of 150 gms.
When the berries had cooled down and beer+cola had chilled, I mixed up the dough. I didn't have coarse cornmeal, so went with coarse semolina. I forgot Karin's instructions & put the cooked berries along with dry stuff at the outset. No idea how it affected the bread, but will remember next time.
My dough was ready in around 6-7 hours, but I had time to proceed only after 8 hours. As I am fairly confident of forgiving time lines of no knead bread, it was not an issue. Folded over the dough in 4 folds and kept it to proof in a linen towel in a colander as my round banneton is too small. Pre heated my claypot at 250C. My second proof was 30 minutes as usual. Kept in claypot with lid on for 30 minutes and then without the lid for 25 minutes with oven turned down to 230C. And yes, I once again attempted to score!
Excellent oven spring and nice crispy crust. It has survived my shaping & scoring quite well. Kept it to cool overnight & sliced today morning. The crumb :
I ate it as is, toasted and with EVOO. The spices, the seeds and berries and the nuttiness of spelt is superb. Not sure if beer & cola made any difference as I cannot recognise them, but I have not made this without them so wouldn't know.
If all things on my bucket list are this good, I better start ticking off items soon! Thanks, Karin, for this one :)


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9 Health Benefits of GingerAugust 16, 2017 16:31
Ginger is an amazing spice which you can use to prepare various dishes and to make them even tasty. However, adding ginger in your daily eatings provides various important health benefits too. Ginger is also filled with important bioactive compounds which contains health-beneficial properties. Some of the best ginger health benefits are listed here.
● Treats nausea
Nausea can be caused due to large number of reasons. Eating ginger regularly can prevent the feeling of nausea which can even be caused due to chemotherapy.
● Prevents painful menstrual cramps
Large number of women experience the problem of menstrual cramps as well as dysmenorrhoea. Regular ginger consumption can be helpful in preventing this pain, according to the experts.
● Helpful on rheumatoid arthritis
Various researchers have found that ginger consumption is highly helpful in reducing the pain as well as swelling caused due to the problem of rheumatoid arthritis.
● Good for thinning blood
Ginger is also a good natural remedy for blood thinning, which is important to prevent the formation of clots in the blood vessels and reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
● Fights insulin resistance
Insulin resistance creates a lot of problems in various people such as type 2 diabetes. However, regular consumption of ginger helps in reducing the effect of insulin resistance.
● Treats indigestion
Consumption of ginger also helps in lowering the effects of indigestion in the body. It is also helpful in reducing the pain as well as discomfort caused by indigestion.
● Provides soothe on colds and coughs
Ginger contains Shogaols, which contains the important anti-inflammatory properties, which are helpful in providing soothing to coughs and colds.
● Effective on migraine
According to a research, ginger consumption is highly effective in reducing the severity of headaches caused due to migraine.
● Metabolic syndrome prevention
Various metabolic syndromes such as high blood pressure, obesity along with high cholesterol can be easily prevented with the regular consumption of ginger.


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o. A clean ubuntu hardy installation.
o. Some familiarity with command-line basics.
o. Have installed pbuilder.
That done, we can continue...
What is PACKAGING?If you have ever used the apt-get or aptitude {Aaron has a nice writeup on aptitude Vs. apt-get} command : "sudo aptitude install <packagenames>" on your Debian/Ubuntu system you used a tool that automatically installs a packaged software on your system. This would automatically pull all the dependencies for your Linux system to run smoothly. It saves you the pain of having to install software manually by pulling code in a tar.gz folder, extracting, etc...
Secondly, when you download a source package from a Debian/Ubuntu "deb-src" repo, its already a debian package.i.e the source files have been placed in a suitable directory tree, appropriate configuration files have been added, and the package contains scripts to help with the building and installation of the package. This is what allows you to just install from source with "apt-get -b source some-package-name" as mentioned before.
This post is different. As in, its not a path of least resistance (packaging an existing debianized package for Ubuntu). This is about creating a binary package from a source package, with customization, modification, or other tedious trouble. To do so, you do the following :
Wikipedia says,
One of the first steps was creating a .dsc as outlined at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/Python
The Debian build toolchain is a collection of software utilities used to create Debian source packages (
.dsc) and Debian binary packages (
.debfiles) from upstream source tarballs.
These tools are used in the Debian project and also in Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu.
I had already pulled the stable source from LP [
bzr branch lp:systers] but
noticed that none of the files had copyright or license notices. I also had a
number of questions on patching the current systers stable branch for releases
and another part of the project as mentioned on the wiki was to work with the
MM 3.0 port team. So I requested an upstream MM core-dev to comment on the
- Q0. Currently systers runs only on Ubuntu-Hardy with python2.5 and systers has the habit of working only with ubuntu- LTS releases, hence Lucid could be the porting target. I feel the tasks involved are -- convert all .py programs compatible to python 2.6 or 2.7; carry out code changes if any on the 2.6 or 2.7 .py files to make them work on lucid or Hardy , make package and test the package.
- Q1. Currently systers code uses python2.5 and I'd like to know if it has to run/port compatibly on Lucid would that involve converting code to python2.7 (or python2.6)? That seems like a large task so I'd like to hear your comments.
- Q2. Would it involve making these python programs of systers which is currently compatible with 2.1.10 to be made compatible to mailman 3.0-- I'm not sure how different MM-2.1.10 is from MM-3.0 and assume this involves changes in code. So what does working with the MM 3.0 port team entail?
- Q3. According to the debian manuals the existing stable branch should contain licences for all files, to be packaged since GNU-Mailman would require this. Currently none of the stable branches or code fixes pulled from the systers repo have any license files. Am I supposed to contact the individual authors (I dont know them all) or should I just ask Jennifer/Robin ?
The reply I got was lucid (could not resist a pun) and in sum, I'd heard some of the packaging stuff before (in Debian? or was it in Ubuntu?):
- o. Core-devs dont usually work on maintaining non-mainline stuff unless it's their own. So if you want your "feature-changes-patch" included in upstream, you'd have to be willing to maintain them long-term and that would involve a large commitment. If its not in mainline upstream, there is nobody to coordinate packaging or patches. As the developer of your "feature-changes-patch", its your baby which you should be willing to test and maintain each time mainline changes.
- o. Ubuntu packaging of Mailman 2.1 introduces some bugs -- best compiled from source. Bringing another package (mailman-systers?) for an existing upstream package within Ubuntu could be an issue.
- o. Mailman 2.1 and Mailman 3.0 are *entirely* different code bases. That means these wonderful systers feature changes would have to be re-implemented, not ported. Porting (as I asked above in Q0, Q1,Q2) would involve moving between python versions and this changes so many things when you are moving between two OS releases (in this case, Ubuntu hardy and lucid). Besides MM3.0 (in alpha stage) was an entirely different code base compared to 2.1 which is in feature freeze.
- o. While it would be better to contribute code directly to MM3.0 ...BUT... using the existing code raises the license issues in Q3 above. This is something I cant answer as "legalese" is beyond me. Technically, all GPL code (for a FLOSS project) requires authors be willing to assign their work to the free software foundation, as explained in the gnu-licenses page: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html. IIRC, Ubuntu and Debian would require the license.txt file for packaging too. There is a list of FSF approved software licenses.


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Towers of the Teeth
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The Towers of the Teeth stood at the northwest corner of Mordor, the Ephel Dúath and the Ered Lithui came together at the haunted Pass of Cirith Gorgor, and formed a gateway into that dark land. In the early days of Gondor, after Sauron's first defeat, the Gondorians built two watchtowers at the entrance to the pass, to guard Mordor and prevent the return of Sauron's servants. They failed, and the watchtowers fell under the control of the Red Eye. They became known as Carchost and Narchost, the Towers of the Teeth.
Other names include the Teeth of Mordor, the Towers of the Black Gate, and the Watch-towers of Morannon.