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The last bag of Woolworths legendary Pic'n'Mix has popped up on eBay, the Telegraph reports.
The 800g bag - containing faves such as fizzy cola bottles, white mice and rhubarb & custards - was bought by Ed Adams, former manager of Woolies Petts Wood branch. He explained: "I spotted at least a bag's worth of Pic N Mix was left in the counter just before I closed the shop for the last time."
He continued: "I then decided to bag it up before contacting Retail Trust to see if it could be auctioned on their behalf. I hope the auction raises funds to go towards the Retail Trust Helpline, which is a lifeline for retail workers and their families during these difficult times."
Good show. The auction ends tomorrow, and had as of around 3pm this afternoon attracted a top bid of a tad over £360. ®
For the record, the bag has been "officially certified by Woolworths' administrators, Deloitte, as the last one". A spokesman confirmed: "The administrators of Woolworths PLC have consented to the sale of this item for the benefit of Retail Trust."
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They say there are two knee-jerk responses to stressful situations: fight or flight.
"Transformers" director Michael Bay seemed to encounter the latter of the two while making a speech at a Samsung CES event in Las Vegas Monday afternoon.
The 48-year-old began speaking about what he aims to do when making movies, and then quickly stumbled on his words when the teleprompter began to run into some technical difficulties.
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After fumbling his words, and a few painfully awkward silent moments, Bay struggled to continue his speech about thirty seconds in.
Joe Stinziano, EVP of Samsung America, handled the situation seamlessly and even attempted to prompt the director by asking about the curved screen on the television.
But the cue did little to help bring Bay back to his spot in the speech and he eventually began walking offstage and repeatedly saying, "I'm sorry."
NEWS: Michael Bay attacked by two brothers on "Transformers 4" set
Stinziano remained cool under pressure and even asked the audience to thank Bay for attending the annual event.
So what was to blame for the movie maker's abrupt exit?
Business Insider reporter Jim Edwards managed to catch Bay backstage and ask him what transpired in his words.
"What went wrong?" Bay asked. "The teleprompter."
Apparently, he skipped a line in the speech and completely lost his place after the screen continued to scroll down.
One would think that working with actors around the clock would give you a bit of practice on how to improvise when things don't quite work out the way you planned!
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CHICAGO — At the beginning of each year, 50.5 percent of resolution-makers pledge to get in shape in the new year. By Valentine's Day, 49 percent of those people have given up on their fitness resolution, according to a nationwide survey by Bally Total Fitness, Chicago. Perhaps more disconcerting for the fitness industry is that one-third of all respondents would rather stay at work an extra hour than go to the gym.
The survey also found that losing weight remains the most popular resolution with 50.5 percent of respondents hoping to trim their waistlines in 2007. Thirty percent of respondents eat three to five chocolates on Valentine's Day, which can contain as many as 55 grams of fat (the equivalent of eating two fast food hamburgers). More than 37 percent of resolution makers make the same resolution every year.
"People make New Year's resolutions with the best intentions but can become discouraged when they realize that fitness can be hard work," says Nikki Kimbrough, national spokesperson for Bally.
The national survey of 1,100 people was conducted online in February 2007, according to Bally.


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Today we're excited to launch Hangouts On Air to Google+ users worldwide. So if you have something to say—as an aspiring artist, a global celebrity, or a concerned citizen—you can now go live in front of a global audience. With just a few clicks, you'll be able to:
Of course, launching millions of live stations takes some doing, so we're rolling out Hangouts On Air gradually, over the next few weeks. In the meantime you can save the date for an upcoming hangout...
… sign in to Google+ to see what's live right now, or find inspiration in the many broadcasts that have already aired.
We can't wait to see what you'll share with the world.
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Better yet, what game characters do the readers of Japan's Dengeki want to become chums with. Let's have a look:
10. Zidane (Final Fantasy IX)
9. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)
8. Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
7. Amaterasu (Okami)
6. Kyousuke Natsume (Little Busters!)
5. Felynes (Monster Hunter)
4. Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)
3. Youhei Sunohara (Clannad)
2. Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
1. Mario (Super Mario Bros.)
Which game character would you like to become friends with?
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Progress® Telerik® tools have always been about empowering developers to do their best work in less time. Over the past 15 years, we've expanded our product portfolio to keep pace with the latest technologies, trends and innovations. As developers' needs change and evolve, we adapt our offerings accordingly, by both adding new products for new technologies, as well as retiring products that have served their purpose, thus ensuring that we are focused in investing our efforts in the products that provide the most value to you as a developer.
The mobility needs of our current and future customers changed. We want to lead with the best technology for our customers. In 2017, Progress strengthened its mobility offerings with the acquisition of Kinvey. Kinvey received the highest score for current offering among all vendors considered in "The Forrester WaveTM" for Mobile Development Platforms, Q4 2016. Also, NativeScript technology provides a strong platform on which to base the mobile apps of today and tomorrow. NativeScript and Kinvey combine to produce a stable, performant, cost-effective, and highly productive mobility platform for JavaScript developers.
On May 10, 2018, Progress retired Telerik Platform. Progress will focus current and future mobility efforts on NativeScript, Kinvey and Kendo UI for JavaScript developers, and Telerik UI for Xamarin for C#/XAML. Also, Telerik continues to invest in Telerik DevCraft and Kendo UI. Investment in those product lines has increased and the newest R1 2018 releases demonstrate our commitment to those valuable product lines.
We hope you upgrade your mobility with us. NativeScript is a free and open source technology that produces cross-platform native apps with JavaScript code. NativeScript also provides a way to reuse up to 80% of your web application code for maximum cost savings. Also, you get the same skills reuse as you would with Telerik Platform. If you are interested in NativeScript, you can take a free introductory video course on Upgrading Cordova Applications to NativeScript.
Kinvey is a leader in Backend-as-a-Service. Kinvey addresses your backend needs like push notifications, offline data storage, data synchronization for occasionally connected devices and the ability to independently develop your frontend and backend systems.
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We continue to invest in all products in our Telerik and Kendo UI portfolio. Our newest R1 2018 releases demonstrate our commitment to those products. We'll continue innovating and delivering on the quality and features you expect from us.
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The finishing pack at the Gastown Grand Prix was lead by a Lamborghini Gallardo pace car. One spectator missed that memo, and nearly paid for it with her legs.
Amazingly, the woman was an official at the Vancouver race yesterday evening CTV Vancouver reports.
The extent of her injuries are unknown, other than that she left the event on a stretcher bound for a hospital.
You would think you'd hear a Lamborghini V10 coming, but maybe supercars are just too quiet these days.


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At SIL Meg and BIL Jamie's NYC
Anne Malvaux –
It was very close- 2 seconds later and no Turkey!
17 Thanksgiving Diners from Caroline Haines
Getting ready for the ritual of stating for what each one is Thankful.
(I think I see our Toby in there)
Next shot shows the diners on Lincoln ave at the Haines house- guests included sister Lynnie from Florida.
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Parisi family Thanksgiving- all 18 of us! From Linn Parisi
Wendy Morgan Did Thanksgiving right!
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My Thanksgiving dinner- these should replace turkeys for Thanksgiving.
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Here's the salad I made to contribute to Thanksgiving Dinner at my sister's house in New Hampshire. Baby spinach and mixed greens, halved grape tomatoes, thin-sliced cucumbers, mushrooms, hard-boiled eggs, avocados, and anchovies. Bacon bits for sprinkling, and homemade vinaigrette with basil infused evoo.


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New Research Furthers Understanding of Brain Development in Childhood and Adolescence
The interaction between genes and the environment have long been known to influence the brain and behavior. The cerebral cortex, the most highly evolved human brain structure, changes dramatically in thickness during the first 25 years of life. Long-term in vivo studies of human brain development have demonstrated the extraordinarily dynamic nature of the cerebral cortex throughout the early years. These cortical changes are highly heritable and critical to higher brain function and to individual differences in thinking and behavior. However, how the gene/environment interactions affect specific brain regions in specific ways at specific times in development has not previously been characterized.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2013 Ruane Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research Jay N. Giedd, M.D., and 2003 NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Rhoshel K. Lenroot, M.D., conducted a large-scale, long-term (longitudinal) imaging and genetic study to examine how genetic effects on cortical thickness change from childhood to adolescence. Both imaging and genetic studies have already provided important insights into human brain development, and in this present study the researchers combine both techniques to obtain dynamic maps of genetic contributions to brain development during childhood and adolescence.
In the research, reported on April 21st online before print in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 1,748 anatomic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 792 healthy twins and siblings were studied with up to eight time points per subject. Using 81,924 measures of cortical thickness, the changes in the genetic contributions to cortical development were observed across the age range of three to 25 years.
During the transition from childhood to adulthood, genetic factors play an increasing role in regions involved in improving cognitive abilities and in regions involved in illnesses, such as schizophrenia, that emerge in adolescence. Because, as the researchers state, "individual differences in brain structure and function provide the biological substrate for population variation in cognition and behavior," findings related to cortical changes "further our sparse understanding of how genes help to shape the brain after birth."
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2018 Results and Host Earnings Conference Call
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("AMC" or "the Company"), the largest theatrical exhibition company in the U.S., in Europe and in the world, and an industry leader in innovation, announced today that it will report its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018, after the market closes on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
The Company will host a conference call via webcast for investors and other interested parties beginning at 4:00 p.m. CST/5:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, November 8, 2018. To listen to the conference call via the internet, please visit the investor relations section of the AMC website at www.investor.amctheatres.com for a link to the webcast. Investors and interested parties should go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, and/or download and install any necessary audio software.
- Date: Thursday, November 8, 2018
- Time: 4:00 p.m. CST/5:00 p.m. EST
- Dial-In Number: (877) 407-3982; International: (201) 493-6780
An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's website after the call for a limited time.
About AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the U.S., in Europe and throughout the world with more than 1,000 theatres and nearly 11,000 screens across the globe. AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by: deploying its Signature power-recliner seats; delivering enhanced food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement through its loyalty program, web site and smartphone apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and independent programming. AMC operates among the most productive theatres in the United States' top markets, having the #1 or #2 market share positions in 22 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, including the top three markets (NY, LA, Chicago). Through its Odeon subsidiary AMC operates in 14 European countries and is the #1 theatre chain in Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden and UK & Ireland. In a joint partnership with The Development and Investment Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, AMC also operates AMC Cinemas in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For more information, visit www.amctheatres.com.
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This press release, along with other news about AMC, is available at www.amctheatres.com. We routinely post information that may be important to investors in the Investor Relations section of our website, www.investor.amctheatres.com. We use this website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, and we encourage investors to consult that section of our website regularly for important information about AMC. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document. Investors interested in automatically receiving news and information when posted to our website can also visit www.investor.amctheatres.com to sign up for E-mail Alerts.
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The best Productives and the genuine Virtuosos focus on steady and incremental accomplishments acutely focused in the direction of their most important projects. They get that success happens through evolution – not by revolution. And that micro-wins are the breakfast of champions.
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Travelers (signed edition)Photographs by Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz
Availability: In stock
Within the simple constraints of a glass globe, the captivating images in Travelers conjure up entire sequences of imaginary worlds and events. Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz collaboratively create mesmerizing miniature snowbound environments, then record them in chilly color photographs. At first glance the work is playful; on closer observation, it often reveals darker narratives: lone wanderers survey the frigid landscape, people and creatures exhibit unnatural tendencies, and ill-defined crimes are committed.
Martin and Muñoz create the figures—either adapting ready-mades or shaping them out of clay—then paint and position them within environments that they also construct. The final compositions are then captured in photographs that are meticulously stitched and adjusted digitally for the final effect. Curator Dan Cameron has complemented the artists on their ability to juggle both visual and psychological charges: "At the same time that they produce riddle-like parables about modern existence, they do not shirk the artist's obligation to invent a new formulation of tactile and even sensual pleasure."
Travelers was made possible, in part, by generous support from the Jerome Foundation.
Walter Martin (born in Norfolk, Virginia, 1953) and Paloma Muñoz (born in Madrid, 1965) have been professional and personal partners since 1993. Their work is in several museum collections, including Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid and La Caixa in Barcelona, Spain. In 2003, their bronze sculptural work was included in MetroSpective at City Hall Park, sponsored by the Public Art Fund. Their Travelers light-boxes were on display in Grand Central Terminal and will also be installed at the Wilshire/Normandie Metro Rail Station in Los Angeles. They are represented by P.P.O.W. Gallery in New York. They live in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, and maintain a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Hi, I've just set up my web comic. Anyway, I was checking that everything worked properly, and have noticed the "W" links on the calendars. They seem to take me to none-existant webpages in the public_html/w folder.
This is clearly some sort of function for a WEEKLY (Sunday?) strip (/W instead of /D for daily) but When I checked out the basic tutorials, there was nothing about them.
Can someone point me to a topic / tutorial about using this feature. I tried doing a search buy came up with too many false leads.


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Performance Library Database
The Performance Library Database is a fully integrated system allowing any music department or organization to retrieve and manage information on all pieces of music or recordings available in its library. The Performance Library Database, or PLD, provides a level of consistency and reliability not available in common card-catalog systems and spreadsheet applications.
The Performance Library Database can quickly and reliably bring your organization's music library up to speed with modern technology. The lack of consistency in most choral, orchestral, and band cataloguing systems severely limits the ability of music directors or librarians to locate information on a given piece of music. For instance, a school's music database might be stored in an Excel spreadsheet and organized by composer only. This restricts directors' searching capabilities immensely, since they are unable to search by other important attributes, such as title, genre, or instrumentation.
Why Use the PLD?
When asked about the Performance Library Database, Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, D.M.A. from Pacific Lutheran University said the following:
"I make use of the Performance Library Database constantly. It is a quick and easy way of finding out what is in our holdings, a vast improvement over having to walk to the library, search through drawers labeled with an arcane numbering system, and hope that the piece I am looking for has not been misfiled. It has prevented me more than once this year from ordering music we already had."
Convenience: Important music catalog information is stored in one central location. No more inconsistencies between different programs (e.g. band and orchestra) your organization's music database has been standardized, eliminating data irregularities.
Ease of Use: The PLD was designed with a sleek, easy-to-use web interface that is platform independent and viewable in any web browser. There is no software to install and you can begin using the system within minutes of activation.
Efficiency: Don't waste your time digging through card catalogs or hunting through unorganized storage rooms to see if the piece you are looking for is available. Find all the information about a specific piece within a few mouse clicks!
The User Interface
The following screenshots highlight the user-friendly interface of the Performance Library Database:
Feature List
Use of the PLD is controlled by secure logins and 3 distinct permission levels:
- Administrator: Manage all content
- Elevated User: Add or update information
- General User: Browse piece information
Search your entire music library with the option of returning all matches, only choral matches, only orchestra matches, or only band matches.
Search your sheet music library by many different attributes, including title, composer, arranger, editor, genre, time period, publisher, and notes.
Click on a search result to get in-depth information on that particular piece of music. Available data includes instrumentation, condition of conductor's score, edition date, total copies and copies remaining, language, physical location and the date of last performance.
Delete or update music database information on the fly with the Performance Library Database's intelligently designed user interface.
Reference the User Manual or individual help files at any time by clicking the "Help" icon in the upper-right-hand corner of every page.
PLD Fact Sheet
Eliminates lack of consistency in preexisting choral, orchestral, and band cataloguing systems.
Provides a means for tracking student and director use.
Allows for the immediate retrieval of information about a piece of music in the organization's library, such as: performance history, composer, arranger, copies checked out, etc.
Includes a 34 page User Manual, a full-featured Help system with advanced Troubleshooting, and an online ticket-based support system.
Designed with future enhancements in mind, so the expansion capabilities are endless.
The creators are former music students from Pacific Lutheran University and are veterans in database and web technology. They designed the Performance Library Database in cooperation with the Pacific Lutheran University music department.
Interested in Finding Out More?
If you are intrigued by the PLD's capabilities and can vision it revitalizing your organization's music library, please contact us. We would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.
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Jewish World Review July 27, 2012/ 8 Menachem-Av, 5772
Death penalty foes won't take a stand in Colorado
By Jonah Goldberg
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Ross, a veteran investigative reporter for
"There is a
Or it might not.
Actually, it definitely isn't significant. The fiftysomething tea party Holmes, we soon learned, wasn't the same guy as the twentysomething mass-slaying suspect.
And other conservatives, particularly
The most famous example is the seemingly instantaneous effort -- ginned up by partisans but given ample credence by the mainstream media -- to turn
That said, I still don't think
It would be nice to know if Ross checked to see if there were any Jim Holmeses around
One possible answer is that even allegedly "objective" journalists follow certain narratives based on their own unspoken ideological assumptions. For instance, when a Muslim shouting "Allahu akbar!" mows down colleagues at Fort Hood or tries to blow up strangers in
But when a white non-Muslim shoots up a political rally or a movie theater, the media reflex is to prove their suspicions of sinister right-wing plots. Going with your gut can be great advice for sleuthing out stories, but awful guidance for reporting them.
Which brings us to Sorkin, the creator of HBO's "The Newsroom," perhaps the most execrable pop-culture agitprop since
Sorkin accomplishes this in part by giving himself the benefit of hindsight, by setting "Newsroom" in 2010. Hence, when the
Meanwhile, the real story for Sorkin's fantasy journalists is exposing the pernicious threat of the
That's a great way to do journalism when you're playing make-believe and cherry-picking 2-year-old facts to suit your ideological agenda. It's quite another thing when you're a real reporter working in real time. Ross learned that lesson the hard way in what amounted to an audition for "The Newsroom." We can only guess at Ross' motive for his mistake, but if the media followed Sorkin's advice, we can be sure we'd see a lot more like it.
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A central Florida high school student who says he was expelled from school after performing in an adult film is being allowed to return to school.
Brevard County School District officials said Tuesday they were wrong to punish 18-year-old Robert Marucci and that can resume his senior year at Cocoa High School.
Michelle Irwin, a district spokeswoman, told WKMG-TV in Orlando that "No child would ever be suspended for a job that they have outside of the school environment."
Marucci says school officials initially said the reason for his suspension was for making threats, which he denies.
He says he did nothing wrong and appeared in the film to help his family pay bills. His initial suspension caused a protest by dozens of classmates last week.


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Roger will retire. It's a fact. What will this do to the sport? Will you enjoy watching tennis any less?
I'm old. I remember when Sampras was king (and before). I tend to root for the underdog. So I rooted a lot against Pete and Roger too. However with Rog, I'm starting to root for him at this point. (Something I never came to do with Pete because he bored me.) Roger was so damn good for so long that many of us got sick of him winning everything. But his game is beautiful and he's a great guy, so I'm rooting for another major this year and maybe a Gold at the Olympics. Talk about going out on a high note.
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Totally got off track there Cordell! :-)
I had to look back up at my question to see if I mentioned GOAT. :-)
You say: I don't think Federer will be missed, cuz the Federer that ppl grew to love seems to be gone already.
That is exactly why he'll be missed. So many people expect so much from him, when he falls from the top 5 and even top 10, people will definitely wax nostalgic. Maybe even me.
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"Signaling is very complex", Edmond Fischer emphasizes at the beginning of this talk, his fourth one at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Yet this complexity appears less daunting and more challenging when one listens to Fischer who is one of the pioneers of signaling research and at the age of 83 still an engaging and prolific speaker. Together with Edwin Krebs he had discovered the mechanism of reversible protein phosphorylation, which turned out to be the most prevalent switch of intracellular communication. In this presentation, however, he only briefly mentions his own achievement and turns to the wider field of signal integration within cells. Even if the unraveling of the human genome was an "achievement of enormous proportion", the knowledge of the genome is not nearly sufficient to explain and understand cellular signaling. "The cell in a body is exposed to a multitude of signals that it has to integrate into a coherent response", he says. "The pathways have to speak to another – this is a subject that belongs to the field of proteomics." Focussing on signal transduction via enzyme-coupled receptors, Fischer summarizes current knowledge on how extracellular signals are relayed into the cell, and then turns to a detailed description of interaction domains, which allow signaling proteins to assemble to signaling complexes that consequently trigger downstream cascades. "Communication is practical mechanical: Proteins interlock with one another, comparable to lego", Fischer says. Vividly he introduces form and function of interaction domains such as SH2, PH, and PDZ to his audience. It is typical for Fischer that he does not get lost in details but keeps the big questions at the horizon in mind. "How does the cell select among all it can do?" Doesn't its situation resemble that of a car driver who finds himself in a roundabout that can send him to many different directions? How can a cell, faced with a plethora of signals, choose the right combinatorial type of response? "We know several important pathways, their structures and elements", Fischer concludes. "But these molecules are only the words that the cell brings about to modify its behaviour. We know some of these words, even pieces of sentences, but we do not know the language the cell uses to synchronize the signals."Joachim Pietzsch
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How Proteins Communicate with One Another to Integrate Intracellular Signals
Edmond Fischer (2003)
How Proteins Communicate with One Another to Integrate Intracellular Signals
The types of reaction a cell uses to transduce an external signal into a particular response will be discussed. The subject belongs to the field of proteomics as opposed to genomics. Some characteristics of both will be contrasted, emphasizing that the proteome that remains constantly in a state of flux represents a far more complex and dynamic entity than the genome.
The main focus of the talk will be on signalling by tyrosine phosphorylation which has been directly implicated in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation and transformation. External signals coming in the form of mitogenic hormones and growth factors act on transmembrane receptors that are themselves tyrosine kinases; these, in turn, transduce they signals with the help of a variety of adapter or docking proteins that interact with one another through a diversity of binding domains, thereby initiating different signalling pathways. Some of the properties of these modules will be detailed. The src-homology 2 (SH2) domain, in addition to allowing adapter or linker proteins to bind to activated receptors, can also serve as an internal conformational switch to regulate the activity of various enzymes. The PH domain recruits protein to the membrane while the PDZ domain which is usually found in multiple copies within a protein serves mainly to cluster ion-channels and receptors on the membrane, and bridge them to the cytoskeleton.
Transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatases which catalyze the reverse reaction also have a modular structure, often containing immunoglobulin-like and/or fibronectin type III repeats. Surprisingly and contrary to the tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors that respond mainly to circulating ligands, the tyrosine phosphatase receptors display all the hallmarks of cell adhesion molecules. This would suggest that they are involved in, or regulated by, cell-cell or cell-matrix interaction, with the exciting possibility that they might be directly implicated in contact inhibition. Some of the problems that confront us in the field of cell signalling and remain to be solved will be summarized.
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Hawaii's Royal Legacies
The days of Hawaii's alii are past, but many of the companies and organizations they inspired are still going strong today.
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It's easy to think of Hawaii's royalty as mere historical figures in the chapters of the books we read during Hawaiian History class. In reality, the influence of Hawaii monarchs can be seen around us every day, in the form of more than 20 well-known companies, schools, churches, hospitals, nonprofits and governmental organizations that are still alive and well today.
In fact, every Hawaiian king and queen left us with at least one powerful organization, or significant social change, still in operation, centuries later, making positive differences in Hawaii. The legacies began nearly 200 years ago, with Parker Ranch.
Kamehameha the Great and Queen Kaahumanu
Parker Ranch
When Capt. George Vancouver visited the Islands in 1793, he gave Kamehameha the Great five head of cattle. Sixteen years later, in 1809, their numbers had grown to thousands.
That same year, a 19-year-old sailor from Massachusetts named John Palmer Parker jumped ship on the Big Island. He built a home for himself and planted crops around it. He learned Hawaiian and was friendly with his neighbors.
Some of them mentioned him to King Kamehameha I, who asked him to manage the royal fishponds south of Kealakekua Bay. His responsibility was to see that the ponds were kept clean and abundantly stocked with fish. He accepted the offer and worked at it with vigor and dedication.
In 1815, the king promoted Parker, asking him to take charge of the cattle that roamed Hawaii's remote plains and valleys.
Soon, a thriving salt-beef industry replaced sandalwood as the island's chief export, says Nahua Guilloz, senior manager at Parker Ranch. "Parker quickly grew into a respected man of wealth and influence. He learned to speak Hawaiian, adopted Hawaiian ways and, in 1816, married Chiefess Kipikane, the granddaughter of King Kamehameha I."
Kamehameha the Great's son, Kauikeaouli, who became Kamehameha III, brought the first vaqueros (Spanish for "cowboys") to Hawaii from Mexico in 1832. They showed locals how to rope and ride horses to round up and handle cattle on what would become Parker Ranch.
The vaquero were called espanoles—Spaniards—but Hawaiians pronounced it paniolo. Soon, all local cowboys were called paniolo.
Interestingly, the cowboy tradition in the United States dates back to 1849, which means that Hawaii had cowboys 17 years before the Mainland.
Today, Parker Ranch remains the largest private ranch under single ownership in the United States.
Kawaiahao Church and Punahou School
Kamehameha I's favorite of 19 wives was Queen Elizabeth Kaahumanu. She became close to missionaries Hiram and Sybil Bingham, who converted her to Christianity.
When they wanted to build a church, she helped them erect Kawaiahao Church, and her stepson, Kamehameha III, gave them the land for it.
When the Binghams asked her support in building a school for their children, she obliged by asking Oahu governor Boki and his wife, Liliha, to give them the land called Ka Punahou.
Punahou means "new spring," and was named for an artesian spring that creates a lily pond on the property.
Punahou School opened in 1841, with 15 students. Tuition was $36 a year, a far cry from the current $20,000 annual rate. On the bright side, the facilities are much better now.
Rev. Daniel Dole was the school's first teacher, and Dole Street is named for him. As there were no schools in California at the time, some families there sent their children across the Pacific to attend Punahou.
Today, Punahou educates 3,750 students at any given time, and is one of the top private schools in the country. President Barack Obama graduated from Punahou in 1979, and applications flood in from parents around the world wanting the "Obama experience" for their children.


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The Googlebar project was initially created to address the widespread desire in the mozilla community for the Google toolbar to support the Netscape 7, Mozilla, and Firefox web browsers. In the past, the Google toolbar was only available for IE on windows. While we are in no way affiliated with Google inc, our current release emulates all of the basic search functionality of the toolbar, allowing users to easily access almost all of Google's specialty searches (some of which are not yet supported by the original Google toolbar!) from one convenient toolbar. However, because the developer community for Firefox is so vibrant, we have decided not to implement features found in other extensions (such as form fill) or built into Firefox (such as the popup blocker). If you are looking for AutoFill, you may find the AutoForm or AutoFill extensions useful.
Translations of the Googlebar into other languages can be found at the Googlebarl10n project on Mozdev.org.
If you need more help, feel free to read through our help page for answers to common questions. Also if you would like to comment on our current work, leave feedback, or suggest features then use our new Googlebar Forums. You don't even need a login to post.
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We finally managed to put together a version of the Googlebar which is compatible with Firefox 1.5. This version does not have any new features apart from that. Sorry for the delay! Install the latest version using the installation page.
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A new version has been released which addresses a few minor bugs. Also addresses a few minor usability issues with the GMail notification functionality. Users now have the option of completely disabling the audible notification via the Googlebar options window. Install the latest version using the installation page.
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A new version has been released which addresses changes made to the Google GMail server configuration (moving from gmail.google.com to mail.google.com) and also modifies the new "search for page selection" for better usability based on user feedback. Install the latest version using the installation page.
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The GMail functionality recently added to the Googlebar has been well received. This version helps to solidify the GMail integration and adds many improvements to the previous release. Version 0.9.14.01 also adds multiple new and reworked icons and attempts to clean up the interface even further. The full list of changes can be found in the announcements section of our forum. Install the latest version using the installation page.
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Another new experimental version of the Googlebar has been released. Version 0.9.12.01 adds a whole slew of new fixes and features to the Googlebar. Many changes to the options which add the ability to customize the toolbar even more to your liking. The full list of changes can be found in the announcements section of our forum. Install the latest version using the installation page.
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Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 29 for the 7th time. 😉 LOL! I am officially half way to 72. Whatever. I feel better now than I have felt in years. Mentally & physically. Perhaps it is the exercise. Perhaps it is a new year and possibilities on the horizon. Who knows. We had a couple of days of celebration. Thursday night we met my Dad, Step Mom and little sister out for dinner at The Fish Market. It was SO good! They have an extensive GF menu. Both Jon and I were able to enjoy meals & dessert. I had a cedar plank salmon on top of eggplant & zucchini with portobella mushroom relish, sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese. It was so flavorful! For dessert, they brought out an amazing creme brulee with fresh strawberries. Jon had a grilled shrimp Caesar salad. We had a wonderful time.
Last night Aaron & I went to Hyde Park Steakhouse. Wow. I can't believe the options. They were extremely well versed in the gluten-free diet, though they didn't have a written menu. I had a beefsteak & mozzarella salad with balsamic vinaigrette for my salad. Then, our wonderful waiter brought me out a fruit & cheese plate because I obviously couldn't eat the bread! The fruit was blackberries, blueberries & strawberries. There were 2 kinds of cheese…..a stilton with mango & ginger and an0ther, stronger white cheese, I don't remember the name. Both were excellent. For my main course I had Chilean Sea Bass with Lemon Crystal Citrus Sauce, Potatoes Gruyere Gratin and steamed broccoli. Divine. Really, an amazing meal and even better knowing it was all gluten-free! We headed home after our meal and had some awesome gluten-free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that my Mother-in-law, Mary, made for me! It was very sweet of her and the cake was TDF! I have had several pieces already! 🙂
It was a wonderful birthday celebration! A great way to welcome in the New Year and celebrate my turning a year older. 🙂
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In a recent post, I posed a question I thought was somewhat rhetorical: "Is walking a form of activism?" Might a simple stroll down the street, I mused, constitute an act of dissent in a transportation network and broader urban landscape built mainly for cars? Within hours of posting it, I started seeing news stories seemingly everywhere, revealing with mounting vividness the shocking, sickening details of Trayvon Martin's murder while strolling the streets of the gated community in Florida where his father's fiance lived.
Once you get past the ridiculous line of reasoning, advocated most prominently by epically misguided pseudo-journalist Geraldo Rivera, that Martin's hooded sweatshirt in and of itself constituted grounds for suspicion, the main reason Martin first drew the attention that led to his murder was the simple fact that he was a pedestrian in a neighborhood where that is a strange enough act to attract the interest of the local vigilante.
Since the full details of Martin's murder broke, commentators in numerous venues have attached the same phrase to the boy's transgression: "walking while black." Here's how Marian Wright Edelman described the phenomenon:
Every parent raising black sons knows the dilemma: deciding how soon to have the talk. Choosing the words to explain to your beautiful child that there are some people who will never like or trust him just because of who he is — including some who should be there to protect him, but will instead have the power to hurt him. Training him how to walk, what to say, and how to act so he won't seem like a threat. Teaching him that the burden of deflating stereotypes and reassuring other people's ignorance will always fall on him, and while that isn't fair, in some cases it may be the only way to keep him safe and alive.
Obviously, the emphasis is (and should be) on the racial implications of the phrase, but I think it's also worth exploring the pedestrian aspect of it. Martin appeared suspicious and threatening to George Zimmerman because he was black, but he attracted that suspicion because he was walking.
For half a century now, urban planners and critics of a certain persuasion — the Jane Jacobs school, more or less — have been arguing that America's predominant suburban design model, where the car is king and communities are cleaved into separate pods for living, shopping, working and playing, is a drain on social capital and robs neighborhoods of the rich interplay of random, multivalent activities that breeds — and protects — healthy community. In shorthand, this is often referred to by one of Jacobs' most famous phrases: "eyes on the street."
Here is Jacobs explaining the phrase in "The Death and Life of American Cities," her groundbreaking urban philosophy text:
A city street equipped to handle strangers, and to make a safety asset, in itself, out of the presence of strangers, as the streets of successful city neighborhoods always do, must have three main qualities:
First, there must be a clear demarcation between what is public space and what is private space. Public and private spaces cannot ooze into each other as they do typically in suburban settings or in projects.
Second, there must be eyes upon the street, eyes belonging to those we might call the natural proprietors of the street. The buildings on a street equipped to handle strangers and to insure the safety of both residents and strangers, must be oriented to the street. They cannot turn their backs or blank sides on it and leave it blind.
And third, the sidewalk must have users on it fairly continuously, both to add to the number of effective eyes on the street and to induce the people in buildings along the street to watch the sidewalks in sufficient numbers. Nobody enjoys sitting on a stoop or looking out a window at an empty street. Almost nobody does such a thing. Large numbers of people entertain themselves, off and on, by watching street activity.
I can't think of a case where a street has failed on all counts as fully as the streets of the Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Fla., failed Trayvon Martin.
Like any gated community, the Retreat fails to clearly demarcate public and private space by declaring the entire community to be private space. Martin believed he was walking innocently down a public street like any other; Zimmerman evidently understood him to be trespassing on private property. In the Retreat, there were no "natural proprietors" or "effective eyes on the street" at all — no shopkeepers, no old timers on the corner or mothers out on the stoop, not even much in the way of passersby.
Zimmerman had stepped into this void — or driven around in it, actually — to proclaim himself the one and only natural proprietor, the only effective set of eyes, the neighborhood cop, plus judge, jury and executioner all in one. In a landscape completely denuded of its natural social life, the pedestrian was an intruder by default and the armed, motorized vigilante was in complete control.
There are any number of sad dimensions to the tragedy of Trayvon Martin, and one of them was the way that the street failed him. Completely. Let's hope the Retreat at Twin Lakes represents the end of the war on public spaces that belong to us all.
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Denver, Colorado - 2/14/2013 - App Studio will be onsite at Publishing & Media Expo 2013 in London on 26 and 27 February. At the event, which will address how new and emerging channels are shaping the future of publishing, the App Studio team will be in booth B20 as well as speaking on how to optimize cross-media workflows and choose the most appropriate digital publishing strategy.
Visit the App Studio booth at the expo for a demonstration of the new HTML5 cloud-based solution for digital publishing that is helping publishers turn print content into interactive experiences for iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, and Android devices. Built for ease-of-use, flexibility, and affordability, App Studio helps designers create engaging content using the layout tools they already use – InDesign and QuarkXPress. For more information visit: www.appstudio.net.
Quark will also speak as a part of the following sessions:
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How can publishers streamline and manage print and digital workflows to publish faster and more efficiently? Different approaches to this huge minefield are discussed.
Quark speaker: David Stevenson, Technical Services Consultant, Quark Software Inc.
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Napoli finish top of Europa League group with simple win
Napoli sealed top spot in the Europa League Group I with a 3-0 triumph over Slovan Bratislava at the San Paolo stadium on Thursday.
Dries Mertens put the hosts on their way in the sixth minute before captain Marek Hamsik doubled Napoli's lead shortly after.
Duvan Zapata wrapped up the win with 15 minutes remaining.
The victory, Napoli's fourth in the group stages, ensured Rafa Benitez's side finished one point ahead of Young Boys, who won 2-0 over Sparta Prague to join the Italians in the next round.


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Huzur gave a discourse on a Quranic prayer with reference to the Divine attribute of Al Wahab in his Friday Sermon today.
The prayer is in Surah Al e Imran, verse 9. The translation reads; 'Our Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after Thou hast guided us; And bestow on us mercy from Thyself; surely, Thou art the Bestower.' (3:9)
Huzur said here supplication is made to Allah by the virtue of His attribute of Al Wahab.
Giving a most beautiful elucidation of the prayer, Huzur said it signifies supplicating as follows; O' Allah, with Your grace and blessings You have enabled us to accept the true and ardent devotee of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) whose advent You brought about among the Ummah of the Prophet in the latter-days.
O' Allah the prophecy of Your most beloved person (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), that he certainly made after being informed by You, enlightens us about the eternal system of Khilafat to be established after the Messiah (on whom be peace). O' Allah You have associated us with this system, do not now deprive us of this blessing due to any negligence of ours.
Man errs; therefore we turn to You O' Allah and beg You that due to this or any other failing, may we never see the day when our hearts turn perverse or we may do something that displeases You.
Not only may we stay firm on guidance rather, cover us in Your mercy and keep us safe from all evil and increase us in taqwa and in faith.
Huzur said saying this beautiful prayer should be 'routine' for every Ahmadi. This will help us keep a conscious eye on our weaknesses. It will help safeguard our Salat and our Salat will, in turn, safeguard us.
As the prayer seeks, may there never be an instance where we may have any negative feeling about the Jama'at. Our deeds should be such that if, due to our human failing, such a situation arises, it may never result in our faith stumbling and for us to have any ill-feeling towards the system of the Jama'at and Khilafat.
Huzur said the Holy Qur'an gives the examples of the people of the earlier prophets of God because they deemed that once they had believed they were not in any need of guidance. This is how the Jews and the Christians are described. They made negative assumptions and this led them to be arrogant about the knowledge they possessed. So much so that they ended up being termed as 'those who have incurred God's displeasure' and 'those who have gone astray' as described in Surah Al Fatihah.
Huzur said the recitation of Surah Al Fatihah in each rakat of Salat signifies the importance to learn a lesson and continually seek Allah's blessings and grace. Otherwise as the earlier people lost their way, so too may we.
Huzur said unfortunately today the majority of those who are called Muslims are treading the ways that lead away from God and the reason for this is the negative assumptions they make [about the Promised Messiah] and their pomposity over the knowledge they have.
Huzur said Ahmadis are the fortunate people who have accepted the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) and thus witnessed the prayer of not being included in 'those who incur God's displeasure' and 'those who go astray', may Allah keep us firm on this. However, Allah commands to always engage in prayer to keep one's heart from being perverse or to be included in those who incur God's displeasure or those who go astray.
Each Ahmadi should be mindful of this and the others may be enabled as well so that a true one Ummah materialises and each Muslim accepts the Messiah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) and may the ummah thus be one who truly comprehends the fundamental message of this prayer.
Huzur said it is evident from Ahadith that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) used to say this prayer abundantly. He would say that a person's heart is between two fingers of God, He may guide whomsoever He wishes and lead astray whomsoever He wishes. Huzur said this does not mean that the Prophet's (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) heart was God forbid, perverse. Certainly not; it is out of the question. His heart was filled with nothing but remembrance of God. It is through him that Allah had it declared: '… follow me; then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults…' (3:32)
Indeed, in following the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) is salvation. He said while his eyes slept his mind was filled with remembrance of Allah. Therefore the fact that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said this prayer and others in the same vein was to establish a model for us.
The model was for his ummah to follow, so that when the time of the latter-day Messiah came they would accept him. If only the rest of the Muslims understood this. There is no greater tragedy than to lose one's way after finding the truth. Muslims should ponder and reflect over this. Their current state of affairs reflects that they have incurred Allah's displeasure. May Allah have mercy on them.
It is the grace of Allah that in fulfilment of the prayers of Hadhrat Ibrahim and Ishmael (peace be on them both) and of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) the Messiah came but they do not accept him because according to them, they are not in the need of a guide.
The fact of the matter is that it is not in the interest of the so-called mullah that the Promised Messiah is accepted. It would shut down his trade/business. It is only an excuse that acceptance of the Messiah impinges on the 'finality of prophethood'.
They say they have the Qur'an therefore they do not need a guide. However, it is interesting that they do not deny the need for Khilafat. The ignorant people do not realise that without the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) there can be no Khilafat. The fact that the Messiah came from among the ummah of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) is indeed a testimony that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) was the Seal of all the Prophets'.
Huzur said the knowledge and insight of the Holy Qur'an is only unfolded to those who are God's chosen people and in this age the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) is God's chosen person who elucidated the secrets and insights of the Holy Qur'an to us.
Indeed the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that those who do not accept him say they do not need a Messiah and that the Qur'an is sufficient for them, although they know full well that the Qur'an does not give insight to anyone other than the pure.
Huzur said in this age Allah purified the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) with His own hands and gave him comprehension of the Holy Qur'an.
Seeing the state of affairs of the other Muslims, while the Ahmadis should be grateful that they have been enabled to accept the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), they should also always pray to be saved for all kind of perversity. Just as the world is getting more and more materialistic there is a greater need to say this prayer so that we are never denied the blessing and are kept steadfast.
Reading an extract from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) Huzur spoke of the importance of not only seeking protection from perversity but also to join the ranks of Muhsineen (those who do good).
According to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) Muhsineen are those who do everything with the view that Allah watches over them every moment. The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said Muhsineen are those who dissociate themselves from narcissism/egotism. Huzur prayed that may Allah enable us to safeguard our worships and our deeds, may we turn to Allah and avoid narcissism and always keep away from all kinds of perversity so that we may value the blessings that Allah has granted us out of His mercy and may our generations continue to be blessed with this mercy.
Next Huzur informed that soon he is going to travel to Qadian for the Jalsa Salana and asked for prayers in this regard. May Allah bless this trip with success in every way and keep every Ahmadi safe.
Huzur said many people are travelling to Qadian from all over the world for the Jalsa. The government of India has cooperated a lot in issuing visas despite their internal problems.
May those who, despite their intention cannot go, be rewarded for their intention. Huzur said those who are going to Qadian as well as those who are not, should continually pray that may Allah protect from the envier and the mischievous. May Allah keep the inhabitants of Qadian safe.
Huzur said India is a very large country and people from far-off jama'ats can not afford to travel to Qadian. It was their wish that Huzur visited them. Therefore Huzur is also going to visit other cities in India. May Allah make this successful and may it bring forth countless blessings leaving all cunning of the enemy to naught. May Allah cover our faults and may He never deny us His grace and blessings.
Next Huzur announced that after Prayers he would lead two funeral Prayers in absentia, the first for, Bashir Ahmad Mahar sahib, who was a dervish of Qadian and passed away on 13th November. Huzur said he was from the early dervishes. Despite having had the opportunity to leave for Pakistan, where he had ancestral land, he chose to stay in Qadian. Huzur said he was a very simple and pious person with great affection for Khilafat.
The second funeral Prayer was for Muhammad Ghazanfar Chatta sahib from Boraywala Pakistan where he was an inspector for the finance dept of the jama'at. On 18th Nov two unknown motorcyclists attacked him trying to snatch the bag he was carrying. When he resisted, they fired at him and he lost his life. Huzur said he considered his martyrdom associated to the Jama'at because Huzur believed his bag contained Jama'at documents and perhaps also some cash. May Allah forgive him and elevate his station in Paradise.
The Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is one form of congregational worship in Islam. It takes place every Friday. Regular attendance at the Jumu'ah prayer is enjoined on the believer. According to a Saying of Muhammad(sa) this congregational prayer is twenty-five times more blessed than worship performed alone. (Bukhari)
"O ye who believe! When the call is made for Prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is best for you, if you only knew." more
"… (He who) offers the Prayers and listens quitely when the Imam stands up for sermon, will have his sins forgiven between that Friday and the next" (Bukhari)


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Worcester Telegram & Gazette – How do you reinvigorate an office park district where more than a million square feet of prime space off the interstate have been lying vacant?
It takes a village, say the developers of an ambitious project that is seen transforming the 110-acre former Hewlett-Packard campus on Interstate 495 through a mix of commercial offices, restaurants and retail shops, and residential units including upscale apartments and a hotel.
"In many respects we're going back to the way people used to live, work and play," said Robert Buckley, a lawyer for Atlantic Management, developer of Forest Park at 200 Forest St.
"Take the city of Newton: You have 11 or 12 villages — Auburndale, Newtonville, Waban — where you have retail, service businesses, and people living around those little hubs.
"People want to come home, park the car on a Friday night and not have to turn it on until Sunday. Imagine being able to get up and walk to work, what a concept, huh?"
The challenge is breaking people of the idea that commercial, residential and retail don't mix, Buckley said. "They absolutely do mix, if it's done right."
The city of Marlborough is betting that vision will work for Forest Park, as is Quest Diagnostics, the Cambridge-based medical services company, which has signed a lease agreement for what it describes as a 200,000-square-foot "lab of the future" at the Marlboro site.
The city recently approved a zoning innovation to enable a mix of residential, commercial and retail use at the former commercial and industrial site.
According to Atlantic Management, Forest Park will feature "one million square feet of commercial office space, 350 high-end residential units, and 35,000 square feet of retail and dining space," bringing "world-class tenants and a downtown feel to a once-stagnant area," as well as more than $3 million in net tax revenue annually to the city.
The "live, work and play" ideal, a hallmark of the New Urbanism School that has championed the rebirth of city neighborhoods through mixed-use development, is now being carried to the suburbs, said Joseph L. Zink, president of Atlantic Management.
Currently "not a square foot of retail" is found when you exit Interstate 495 at Simarano Drive, Mr. Zink said. Forest Park will bring coffee shops, restaurants, banks, dry cleaners and other retail services to the corporate office setting.
"What's one thing we're all pressed for these days? It's time," he said. "Lunchtime, you're trying to go out, get some errands done; you want to get to the bank. Say after work you want to go grab a beer. Right now you have to get in your car and drive to Route 20. Now you'll be able to walk out back."
Proponents of mixed-use development advocate this "live, work and play" approach.
"Building in a form that gives people a choice for how to get around as well as provides a diverse selection of housing and office locations is just good, common sense," said Russell Preston, founder of the Boston urban design firm Principle Group and president of the New England chapter of Congress for the New Urbanism, an organization that promotes walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development. "For thousands of years people have organized their communities in various forms of this model. Who's to say we are any different?"
The idea is to "make a place, so the next generation of office workers will want to be there," said Fred Kramer, of Ashland, president of the architect and design firm ADD Inc., and a past chairman of the Boston Council of the Urban Land Institute.
"If you're in a pretty good location, the only way you're going to survive is (to do) exactly what they're doing (in Marlborough)," he said. "I'd go so far as to say, if well-located suburban companies don't do this, they're not going to make it."
Demand for the retail services, restaurants and lodgings envisioned at Forest Park is expected to be strong. Close to 2.4 million square feet of office space lie within a half-mile radius, Mr. Buckley said.
Discount retailer TJX Corp. of Framingham, parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, recently purchased the former Fidelity complex nearby at 300 and 400 Puritan Way to expand its home office headquarters, and expects to relocate 1,600 workers to the 750,000-square-foot campus this summer or fall.
In addition, medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. has said it will shift its global headquarters from Natick to Marlborough this year, a move that will bring 800 corporate office jobs to the city.
"It's been an unbelievable year," said Marlborough Mayor Arthur Vigeant. "Everyone's working together."
A hotel would be within easy walking distance for corporate visitors to TJX. A third office complex, The Campus at Marlborough, with 600,000 square feet, also is nearby. Meantime, the busy New England Sports Center is a few miles up the highway, and hockey parents who visit the arena for weekend tournaments would welcome the hotel space, Mr. Zink said.
"We're making it easier for the employer and the employee," Mr. Buckley said. "This is ground zero for Massachusetts. You can be in the Berkshires, the city, the Cape, and New Hampshire within two hours from this spot. If you're a young professional being recruited to work for one of the companies that will locate here, you can have the best of both worlds. You want to be on the Cape, it's an hour; in New Hampshire, it's an hour."
The first high-profile tenant, Quest Diagnostics, says it expects to employ as many as 1,200 staff at the new lab in Marlborough when it is finished in 18 to 24 months. Quest, with about $7.5 billion in revenues, is the world's leading diagnostic information services company, serving approximately half of all hospitals and physicians in the United States.
"Marlborough has several features that fulfill our business needs for a state-of-the-art clinical laboratory," said Quest spokeswoman Wendy Bost. "These include a central location in Massachusetts, proximity to major corridors like Interstates 495, 290 and 90, and availability of economic incentive programs designed to foster business and job growth. We look forward to making Marlborough the base of our operations for providing exceptional diagnostic information services to Massachusetts and New England."
Forest Park developers described the response so far from other potential tenants as "robust." Mr. Zink said serious discussions already are under way with three prospective commercial tenants. Mr. Buckley said: "We were just starting on the zoning and people were knocking on the door."
Work is expected to begin on the site later this month. The aim is to have the development up and running by the end of 2013. "It's going to be a very busy year," said Mr. Buckley.
This story originally appeared here.


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PsychCentral reported on a study in which researchers found that individuals receiving mental health care were more likely to be HIV-positive than those without mental health problems. From January 2009 to August 2011, the researchers conducted HIV tests on 621 men and 436 women with mental health problems, including depression, psychosis, and substance abuse, receiving treatment at university-based inpatient psychiatry units, intensive case-management programs, and community mental health centers.
Results showed that 4.8 percent of patients (51 individuals) being treated for mental health problems tested positive for HIV. This was approximately four times the base rate in each city and 16 times the rate for the United States. Of the 51 individuals with HIV, 13 said they did not know they were infected. Also, findings indicated that persons with more severe mental health symptoms are at higher risk of HIV infection.
According to the researchers, the results emphasize the importance of HIV screening for mental health patients. The researchers noted that although CDC and the Institute of Medicine recommend routine HIV screening in all clinical settings so that healthcare providers could refer patients early to a treatment program, there has been little progress in adding HIV testing to mental health care programs. The researchers suggested that better integration of HIV testing in mental health programs would be helpful for persons with comorbid conditions, may relieve the burden of chronic disease, may be cost-effective, and may help increase retention to HIV treatment.
The full report, "A Multisite Study of the Prevalence of HIV With Rapid Testing in Mental Health Settings," was published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Public Health (2014; doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301633).


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Friendly persuasion: Being pushed into the Challenge
The background
Matchmaker understands that taking the initiative to sign up for the Blind Date Challenge can be, well, challenging. That's why she is so appreciative of the friends of the challengers, the pushers and the shovers who provide their single friends with enough encouragement to step up to bat in the game of love.
After all, if their friends hadn't gotten the ball rolling, Matchmaker would never have even heard of Pat and Marc,* two 20-something BDC-ers.
"This girl's too cool to spend the winter by herself," wrote in Dave, an old friend of Pat's. "Also, she nominated me for The Bachelor last year, so in the spirit of full disclosure there's a little bit of a payback element here."
Whatever the reasons behind the requests, Matchmaker's heart was warmed by their friends' efforts to find Pat and Marc a match. But would Pat and Marc be grateful by the end of their evening out? Or would it be their turn to wreak revenge on their meddling pals?
*names have been changed. Friends can do just so much to overcome shyness.
The date
Pat and Marc dined at Jaberwoke on The Corner.
Did you do anything out of the ordinary before the date, to plan for it?
Pat: I emailed all my friends and told them I was going to be doing the Blind Date Challenge this week and that they should read about it in the paper. Then I immediately regretted having done so when the possibility occurred to me that my date would say I was boring and had body odor or something. Oh, well, you take your chances.
Marc: Nothing out of the ordinary. Probably sprayed on a little more cologne than I normally do, but that's about it. Oh, all right, I can't hold it in anymore. I plucked two nose hairs.
Were you first or second to arrive?
Pat: First.
Marc: Numero due.
What did you do while you were waiting?
Pat: I just sat at the bar and had a glass of water.
Were you nervous?
Pat: More curious than anything. I had been told that he was "into the outdoors" and "works in the music industry," and I was just keeping my fingers crossed that that didn't translate into "lives in a hollow tree stump" and "has a part-time job mopping up body fluids at Ozzfest."
Marc: I was a little anxious to find out what my blind date looked like, but no butterflies were in my stomach this time. I've been on quite a few dates in the past month, so it was all routine for me.
First impression?
Pat: It took me about 10 minutes to recover from the shock of how hot he is. Seriously, he is really freakishly good-looking. I nearly fell off the barstool.
Marc: She looked and dressed nice. Her behavior was polite and energetic. She laughed a lot, which I suppose was a good thing– unless she was laughing at me and not with me.
Would you say this person was your type?
Pat: Tragically, my type has generally been shorter and/or funnier-looking.
Marc: Although the date went well, I don't think she was what I was looking for.
What did you order?
Pat: We ordered cheese fries as an appetizer, then for entrees I had cheese ravioli and he had a steak.
How was the food?
Pat: My ravioli was tasty and was accompanied by some really yummy garlic bread, but I took only one bite before I had a flashback about garlic bread being on the "10 worst date foods" list in some magazine. The cheese fries tasted good.
Marc: I was impressed. Jaberwoke can cook a decent steak.
How was the service in the restaurant?
Pat: Great. I felt bad for our waitress because she had to keep coming back to get our orders; we were talking, so it took us a really long time to decide. The whole staff was very attentive and friendly.
Marc: Service was pretty good. I checked out my waitress several times. Oops, did I just say that?
–Something tells Matchmaker that Marc's recent dating streak might soon hit a dry spell.
What did you talk about?
Pat: We both sing and are really into music, so the conversation centered mostly on that.
Marc: Conversation flow was very good, I thought.
Did you have a lot in common?
Pat: A mutual fear of large hairy spiders. Nothing builds consensus like arachnophobia.
What did you find out that was interesting about this person?
Pat: He had a lot of great stories. The one that sticks out in my mind the most is that he had been a contestant on "Elimidate" a while ago. Apparently he was elimidated pretty early in the game. Clearly, he wasn't particularly scarred by the experience.
Marc: She sang opera in her first years at college, but quickly decided to pursue a career that was more realistic and capable of achieving success.
Was there anything you really disliked?
Pat: No, he seemed like a really cool person all around.
Marc: No.
Did your date do anything that impressed you?
Pat: He went to college on a trumpet scholarship, which I don't think I have ever heard of anyone else doing.
Marc: There was nothing outstanding that pricked my ears. Maybe she just decided not to tell.
Was there "chemistry" between you?
Pat: I can't say I noticed a lot of chemistry. That's not abnormal for me with people I've known for less than two hours, though.
Marc: There was more chemistry in our conversation than in anything else.
How did dinner end?
Pat: It was pushing 10 o'clock, so I said I needed to start driving home (I live out in the boonies about an hour from town). We exchanged cell phone numbers.
Walk each other to the car?
Pat: We thought we were parked in the same parking lot, but it turned out we weren't, so he walked me halfway there.
A hug? A kiss?
Pat: Hug yes, kiss no.
Would you see this person again?
Pat: I would totally see him again. It's sort of hard to say without knowing somebody better, but there's no question he would be a fun person to hang out with as friends.
Marc: I think I would, friends only though. She's a pretty cool girl.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the date?
Pat: As completely random blind dates go, I think I'd give it a 10. And probably at least an 11 compared to what I was expecting.
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Dick's stores suspend sales of certain rifles
A sporting goods chain says it's suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut.
Dick's Sporting Goods also says it's removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown, where the massacre took place.
Authorities say a gunman killed 26 people, mostly children, with a military-style rifle at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday after killing his mother. He then killed himself.
A statement posted on Dick's website expresses sympathy for the victims' families.
"During this time of national mourning we have removed all guns from sale and from display in our store nearest to Newtown and suspended the sale of modern sporting rifles in all of our stores chain wide," the statement said.
The decision by Dick's generated mixed reactions from customers at a store in Concord.
"What Dick's is doing is great. If everyone pitches in, I think we will get there," Tracy Francoeur said.
"I see where they are coming from. I don't know that it's going to solve the problem," Sherry Carbee said.
"I think we have rights, and because some people don't know the difference between right and wrong, we all shouldn't suffer. Rifles don't kill people. Guns don't kill people. People kill people," Robert Young said.
"Very much into people having the right to own a gun. You know, we do it for sport," Al Franklin said.
"If someone really wants to get a gun, they will manage somehow to get a hold of a gun," Madeleine Franklin said.
Dick's declined to answer Associated Press questions about how long the suspension would last or which weapons were being pulled.
Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. has more than 500 stores in 44 states.


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Dr. C. Anna Spurlock is an environmental and behavioral economist conducting research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Anna co-founded the Behavior Analytics research initiative at LBNL, in which advanced data science and machine learning are coupled with rigorous statistical and econometric techniques to generate insights from high resolution smart meters data regarding consumer behavior and decision-making. In addition, Anna leads the Economics Research sub-team within the Energy Efficiency Standards Group. This team advises and supports the minimum efficiency standards program, and conducts primary research on the market impacts of minimum efficiency standards policy. Anna is leading the WholeTraveler research project under the DOE SMART Mobility Initiative. This project is an integral part of the Mobility Decision Science Pillar of the Initiative, and focuses on a dynamic and holistic understanding of individual traveler behavior and decision-making around transportation. Finally, Anna is the Pillar Lead of the Mobility Decision Science Pillar, managing coordination of six to seven separate research projects with collaborators from five different National Laboratories.


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The average college student attending a four year university will pay $17,817 in college fees this year. According to figures from College Board, this is a 3.2 percent rise in cost since last year. The College at Brockport is attempting to alleviate some of the rising costs by promoting the Open Access and Digital Commons system.
Kim Myers, Digital Repository Specialist at Drake Memorial Library explained Open Access as being able to "make scholarly communication and research available to anyone, anywhere for free."
Open Access, which also is related to the Open SUNY Textbook system, will provide free textbooks to students.
In spring 2014, four professors from Brockport will submit their works. Associate Professor of Sociology, Amy Guptill, Associate Professor of Psychology, Marcie Desrochers, Professor of Education, Moira Fallon and Associate Professor of Music Studies, Natalie Sarrazin will all be published by the college.
Myers said when work gets published on the system, it becomes searchable through Google. She said this is incredibly favorable to people who are trying to promote their research, because it allows them to be cited.
Myers explained that the author receives a monthly report with statistics about how many people downloaded and cited their work.
Myers also said that Digital Commons has participants from every department in Brockport, but it is unknown how many participants are exactly from each department.
"It's definitely growing," Myers said. "The last time a count was done, there were 595 Brockport authors, which also includes student theses."
She went on to explain ways the program is beneficial for students.
"The benefit for students is being able to access this information now, and also when they graduate when they no longer have access to the paid materials," Myers said. "Unlike some of the other library programs, Open Access will be available to students, and everyone, regardless of being enrolled in school or not."
One financial benefit she mentioned is ease of access for students who take a class that requires one of the published textbooks.
Participating in the system gives them the experience to see what its like to be a published author. The counselor education department put their theses online and a release on their website said after their first year, they had more than 50,000 downloads for over 100 theses.
Dr. Thomas Hernandez, Education Department Chair, said he was hearing from his alumni that they were being contacted by publishers asking, "Would you write a chapter?" giving students professional experience.
"Sometimes there is some misconception about what Open Access means," Myers said. "To some people Open Access means its not peer reviewed, and that's not true, it is peer reviewed. We want people to understand the value of Open Access, both to the author, and to the people out there who need that information but wouldn't be able to get it."
Myers said that the system will continue to be promoted.
"We want our students to understand Open Access at a younger age. They need to be understanding it, and pushing for it. They are the professors of tomorrow."
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