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What was originally the "Block Drug" Building in Jersey City was chosen for renovations - giving it a second life serving various County departments including the Sheriff, 911 Center, Chest Clinic, Rutgers Cooperative, Department of Family Services, County Clerk, County Registrar, Veterans Affairs, Superintendent of Elections, Board of Elections, Board of Taxation, Division of Road and Public Property and the Division of Community Development. This major relocation is part of the County’s plan for increased efficiency and consolidation.
The challenge was to create an atmosphere of both distinction and functionality that would serve these many departments of county government. Clearly identifiable areas of access were needed to allow a myriad of functions and services to coexist.
Over 40,000 square feet of materials cover lobbies, vestibules, corridors, toilets, locker rooms and kitchens. More than 100 rooms scattered throughout the Plaza received the "TMT treatment."
Upon entering the main lobby, visitors are welcomed by a striking, multi-level reception desk, visually enhanced by the use of curved dimensional stone. An equally impressive marble setting is created with 24 x 24" tiles on the floor. Attention to detail is evident throughout the main lobby with the addition of quirk mitred corners.
There, at the center of this lobby area is the crown jewel - a stunning marble mosaic mural of the Hudson County Seal. The installation of this mural required the utmost craftsmanship in dealing with the floor thickness differential between the lobby and mural materials.
A mud installation was employed for this purpose. State of the art technology combined with meticulous and painstaking manual cuts were utilized to create this mural, with all marble fabrication done in the state of New Jersey. Experienced hands executed a precision layout where geometric straight lines flowed into the mural, creating an eye-catching and elegant result.
Throughout the Plaza building, countless common and work areas received functional, yet attractive, 6 x 6" quarry tile, 4-1/4" sq. wall tile, 2 x 2" floor tile.
Two other areas of note are the Department of Family Services and Sheriff’s office, both discernible with their own distinctive terrazzo work.
The Department of Family Services welcomes visitors with a 2-color terrazzo tile logo of the Hudson County Seal. The logo is surrounded by two complementing colored 12 x 12" tiles, creating a unique framed, inlaid carpet effect.
In another entrance to the building, the Sheriff’s Office is indicated by an "arresting" multi-colored, terrazzo tile medallion. The surrounding hallways frame the badge medallion with terrazzo tile in several shades.
The Hudson County Plaza is truly a showcase for the craftsmanship exhibited by all three TMT trades. The interior ranges from utilitarian to elegant - once again satisfying the needs of both the building’s owner and its designers.
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In modern American society when a woman is unhappy with her love life the remedy is relatively straightforward; she can simply end her relationship with her current boyfriend or husband without having to endure any serious hardships. However, in the early nineteen hundreds the situation was quite different. It was a world where a woman is no more than a man's possession, confined to the monotonous and humble duties of loving her husband, raising the children, and maintaining the home, the concept of divorce was simply an unknown phenomenon. “The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin is a good example of how, during a time when women were supposed to be subordinate to their husbands, Mrs. Mallard goes against conformity. The main character’s husband dies, and instead of being upset by it, she is thrilled to be finally free of his oppressive tyranny. Chopin uses theme, setting, and irony to express her early feminist views in a time when feminism was considered shockingly disgraceful.
Outside the Mallard’s home it was springtime, the flowers were blooming, the birds were chirping and everything was new. This ch
However, if one continues reading Chopin goes on to describe the character as a "young, fair and with a calm face. In the first sentences of the story the author alerts to the fact that Mrs. When this story was written in 1894 the country was more they were concerned with common sense, and tradition not with women"tms rights. The author uses the setting of the story to further illustrate her view by showing the reader how limited women"tms freedom was at this time. " Another example of irony is how Mrs. Mallard was cheerful, because her husband could no longer press his will upon her, and she realized she never really loved him. She has an indescribable feeling of being free. Mallard returns home Chopin makes sure to mention that he opens the door with a latchkey, which enforces the readers belief that she is a type of prisoner in her own home. Mallard"tms heart condition at the beginning of the story, and because of all the concern of her family, her home had become a sort of prison. The theme of rebirth can also be applied to Mrs. When realizing her husband is dead and she no longer has to bend toward his will, she feels that she can now live life for herself.

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Drive a mile from Bozeman to Yellowstone National Park and see spectacular views at any time of the year.
However, a thick layer of sparkling snow is added to the surrounding galating mountains, and the scenery is very charming.
It's not just a landscape that magically changes in winter.
Cold temperatures and ice make this season the only season to experience amazingin-
Activities in Montana, such as ice climbing and skiing in the glass canyon
Black diamonds at 11,166-
Hike to the Lone Peak and take a snow cart to the faithful fountain of Yellowstone National Park.
In winter you are more likely to see the iconic big horn sheep of Montana.
Watch the rich animals along the American shouldersS.
The road is 191 kilometers long through galating Canyon. Bozeman> U. S.
191> West Yellowstone> USAS. 191> Bozeman.
Internal tip: some roads may be closed due to snow;
Be sure to check the road conditions before this road trip.
From Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in West Yellowstone, tour Yellowstone National Park on a guided snowmobile or snowmobile, and get Charter parks such as Yellowstone tours and tours or collection snowmobile rentals.
Tours are available from December 15-3 to 15.
Reservations are required.
Best bet: full booking
Visit the Fire Eye falls, Fountain paint cans, Midway and cookie fountain basins, and Old Faithful.
Bozman, known as the adventure capital of the North Rocky Mountains, is a blue-jeans-and-cowboy-
The hometown of Montana State University campus has an unexpected gem: the world-led group of Siebel dinosaurs --
Jack Horner, a famous ancient biologist
Located in the Rocky Mountains Museum, Siebel hotel has an amazing collection of antique exhibits.
One of the latest, The King of the tyrant, includes Montana.
There are only a few real fossils.
Rex specimens installed and displayed in the world (most are casts).
Internal tip: Don't miss the "cave dinosaur" or exhibition.
Science of realistic display details-
Change Discovery (
Made in southwest Montana)
It shows that some dinosaurs take care of and nurture their cubs in nesting colonies.
Stroll through the historic city center of bozeman heritage and then warm up in the lobby of Emerson arts and culture center.
This historic building is located in a former primary school built in 1918 and is the center of creativity.
Tenants include multiple art galleries, art exhibitions, shops and artist studios.
Best option: if visiting on November or December, check Emerson's website for dates for the annual holiday fair.
Activities include gingerbread-
Houses built for children, as well as items sold by local artisans and suppliers.
Non-profit brijie Bowl delivery
Friendly small skiing and snowboardingtown vibe.
The ski area is the most popular place in the area, with a variety of terrain, from the first
Time beginner slope expert-
Ridge terrain only (
Avalanche transceiver required).
Internal tip: you may have your own place during the ski or snowboard week.
Tie a pair of skates and touch the ice on bozeman's free outdoor skating rink.
From Christmas to the end of February, the city usually freezes.
Ice Rink in Beall, Bogert and South Side Park.
During the skating season, contact Bozeman City by calling 406 582 2905 for updated outdoor skating rink conditions.
If you are a Nordic skier, or want the sport to make a detour around the bohat ranch cross-country ski center 16 miles northeast of Bozeman. Lessons (
Group or private)
Start at 9, rent, and touch and track trails over 18 miles. m. to 4 p. m. Bring food (
Snacks and drinks only-site)
Cash or check (
Credit card not accepted).
Best option: the annual skinny festival on the second Sunday of January includes free beginner classes and reduced rent.
There is no small problem with the Big Sky Resort: The four mountains connected by the cable car have room for roaming (
About two acres per skier), and a mind-
Incredible list of winter entertainment options, many of which do not require skiing.
The mountain playground is so big that it is impossible for you to cover everything you want to do or see in a visit.
Stay on the south drive for a few days and then stop again on your return trip to Bozeman.
Spend a morning skiing or skiing on the slopes during your initial trip, or spend half an hourday lesson.
In the afternoon, during the adventure Zipline tour, the snow soared 100 to 150 feet.
Or try a free nature zipper tour and learn how to go up
Down, do online tricks.
Interior tip: A natural Zip Tour combined with snowshoes and zipper lining is a very fun workout.
It takes 20 to reach the line-
Minutes ski shoes or jacatras shoes hike the Lonely Mountain.
The Lone Mountain Ranch in the Big Sky is open to daytime visitors and has long been rated as one of the top Nordic ski resorts in North America. Rent cross-
Explore the country snowboards or snowshoes of the modified trails.
Or book a private course or guide (
Ski or snowshoe).
Internal tip: fishing is a year-
Circular Sports in Montana and ranch.
Book a guided flight in advance-fishing or ice-fishing trip.
Poles, reels, shovels, boots are available, and snowshoe rentals are available if required.
West Yellowstone, the gateway city to Yellowstone National Park, is the place for any winter adventure in the park.
See two of the top snowmobiles rentals for elk, Eagles, wolves, waterfalls, fountains, and more guided snowmobiles tour the Old Faithful district or Yellowstone's Grand Canyon with charter parks.
While in town, rent Nordic ski gear and cross the forest and open mountain meadows on the gathering ski trails.
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The collection system is located in the forest service area on the edge of West Yellowstone, including a modified trail of more than 18 miles and multiple loop options.
Internal tip: 4. 5-
The Mile Deja View Ski Resort is the most popular ski resort in the area with spectacular park views.
Start and end the cycle at the heated Taylor Fork Lodge in the winter break area of the ski track (
Hide snacks in the cabin before going out).
Every day of the year, wildlife can be seen at the Grizzlies and Wolf Discovery Centers in siyelosong. The not-for-
Lili Wildlife Park and educational facilities-
Home to three wolves and Grizzlies.
The seasonal raptor exhibition was closed from December to April.
In your return visit to the Big Sky, zip along the snow-
Packed with people on an exciting dog sled.
North snow dog adventure spirit Hotel is located about a mile north of Grand Sky resort and offers half
A day of dog sledding.
Sit down and enjoy the scenery or learn how to lead your team on the way.
Return to Grand Sky resort and book a place for a guided snowshoe tour through the moose track ditch.
The trip lasted two hours, so bring a light backpack full of snacks and water.
You will have enough time to slide 300 under the lights of the resort-foot-long Tube Park.
Tickets include the Metro and one hour taxi time and need to be booked.
Internal tip: If you always want to ski nearby
Empty Mountain, book a guided tour of the first track.
The Lark Hotel is a newly remodeled Bozeman City Center hotel with a retro design style (
Such as platform bed, molded plastic chair and re-used metal highway logo).
Even the fixed Victory Taco food truck parked next to the hotel (
And its outdoor fire pit)
It's a sparkling old-fashioned aluminum Spartan trailer.
Amenities include a free travel log to record your journey.
All 38 rooms include original wall installations by Bozeman artists.
This is personal service (
Start with check
Freshly baked chocolate
Eat cookies in your room)
This allows guests to return to the Grand Sky Rainbow Ranch Hotel year after year. The small (
By Montana standards), five-
With 21 rooms and a cabin, acre Ranch Hotel is conveniently located about 45 miles from Bozman, United States of America. S. 191.
Book a riverside room from your private deck and enjoy the unobstructed views of the galating River.
Bring your fishing gear and make the most of the catchand-release pond.
Stay at the vast sky resort from bare-looking-
Bone ski quarters in luxury mountain residences. Many resort-
The managed hotel offers special rates including breakfast, all of which include free skiing for children aged 10 and under.
In the mountain village (
Catering and retail center of the resort), the 198-
Huntley Inn is a hotel with a long history and convenient geographical location.
Named after legendary NBC News and Montana native Chet Huntley, the hotel is part of his original concept of the Big Sky Resort.
Out of the nearby Explorer elevator, there is a cabin
There are restaurants, shops, ski storage and spa in the hotel.
For more privacy, choose the cowboy Paradise Lodge or Alpine Meadow Lodge. The on-
The cabin features a deck with an outdoor hot tub, a cathedral ceiling and a stone fireplace, and a ramp-
One side access to the Madison base elevator.
Gushan Ranch is about ten minutes away from grand sky resort, but offers a more intimate holiday experience. The all-
All dining and activities are included, including Nordic skiing.
There are 2 private cabins, as well as 18 traditional and superior cabins (
Private and Duplex)
Built between 1915 and 1927.
The original three Bear Cottage in siyelosong was built in 1932 and was severely damaged by a fire in 2008.
Original recycling (
The faulty gas pipeline that ignites the flame is now the railing of the Hall)
Used to rebuild 27-
Room, typical Montana logsand-stone lodge.
Due to the close location, it is very popular with summer tour groups (two blocks)
To Yellowstone National Park, the cottage has a comfortable, low
Key atmosphere in winter.
Be sure to ask guests when booking.
Motel motel in independence with snow bike (or car)
Park outside the door.
For breakfast in Bozeman, try the Nova Cafe in the heart of the city, which offers a range of eggs based on bannidik;
Western cafe known as galating Valley is the last best cafe©Chicken fried steak, breakfast style and other dishes;
Or granny's gourmet doughnuts, known locally for creative candy such as Apple Jack Blunt, a fluffy donut frosted with apple cream, dipped in Apple cereal.
Bozeman's lunch and dinner have a common passion for authentic food and wine.
Starky Authentic's Authentic America is a neighborhood barbecue known for its house-
Smoked and salted beef, huge biscuits, Starky donuts, and challah French toast with maple syrup.
The Plonk wine is special as there are knowledgeable staff offering cocktails and 4-
Of course, dinner, such as duck candy-thought-out and hard-to-find wines (
Best choice: try GFC cocktails).
Emerson Grill has been a staple food in the city center for ten years.
Locals love the intimate setting and menu of dishes such as spaghetti and meatballs, spaghetti sauce, Caesar salad, spaghetti meatballs, grapes, and gookanzola salad.
Eat dinner in Bozeman only, go to Blackbird, the center of Blackbird is Wood
An oven with pizza, meat, grilled vegetables and toast.
Montana Brewery has a loyal, friendly and good
Trained staff, many of whom are fishing guides, skiers, mountain cyclists, drifters, and more, can give advice and advice on how to enjoy the winter in the area.
Best option: Montana Brewery brew your own beer with a total of 40 local and regional craft beers. Buckâx80x99s T-
Four articles in the Sky claim customers can enjoy New York's fine
Dining experience in jeans and cowboy boots. Popular wild-
The game item on the menu is cast-iron-
Roast red deer with Montana Berry restoration, buffalo tenderloin, duck three course and pheasant tortillas as appetizers.
On-site tip: The restaurant offers a free shuttle to the resort in the area.
The corral of Gallatin Gateway is the real Montana Road house.
Built in 1947, it is the oldest foodand-
Beverage Shop in galating Canyon.
There are eight most popular steaks in the area.
An ounce of beef tenderloin wrapped in pecans
Smoked bacon, burrito, snow crab and crab©Arnaise sauce;
And a pork burger, six. or eight-
An ounce burger with bacon, ham, mushrooms and white-yellow American cheese.
History dates back to a hundred years ago, the Lone Mountain Ranch offers a special winter cuisine in the form of a sledride dinners.
Tourists travel along the trail under the starry sky and towering pine trees, come to a hut illuminated by lanterns, heated by firewood, full of the music and stories of the cowboy singer as well as the taste of roasted potatoes, grilled asparagus and fine ribs with seasonal vegetables.
Internal tip: The owner points out that you don't have to be a ranch guest to come for dinner, but it's a great experience to have a meal and return by sledding, then spend the night in the hotel's cabin and it is 53 miles next to some of the best Nordic trails in the world.
Lunch for breakfast or boxed-
Go to West Yellowstone, go to the bakery, sandwich shop, and deli in Elny, or Woodside bakery whose specialty is the Bavarian creamy stuffed croissant with glaze (Lightning)or chocolate (thunder bolts).
For dinner, you can choose the Madison Cross lounge located in the old school building.
Best options: menu highlights at Madison crossing include Montana-
Grilled buffalo, rainbow trout and flat salmon
Iron steak with unprocessed Argentina (a house recipe).
Be sure to try the signature cocktail here, with a drop of cranberries and lemon.
You can also try the slippery Otter Bar, which combines Montana's bar tradition with contemporary American cuisine.
Best option: kids love bear-shaped pizza while adults love jalapeo wontons full of whipped cream
Cheese filling with sweet Montana cranberry sauce.
Finally, dine at the tranquil bistro, which serves common local items such as elk, buffalo, quail, trout and salmon at reasonable prices.
Bozman has many shops with a long history.
Schnee Masss claims it produces the best pac boots in the world and sells them with other brands for £ 113year-
The old building on the Yellowstone Trail.
Inside tip: Check out the historic gun room and a gunner-site.
At Bozman, Alara Jewelry has been "the best place to buy Jewelry" and she is trying to be-
Jewelry store with all-
Female employees greet guests with "What is your task today?
The sale of handmade works from more than 70 artists, including original works by shop owner Babs Noelle.
Shops in Bozeman
Make chocolate at La ch teltelaine chocolate company and warm up with hot chocolate
Provide more art candy such as pies.
Internal tip: If you keep your candy box and return it to refill, you will receive two free chocolates.
Going to Montana in winter means getting ready.
Places to do this in the Big Sky include Gallatin Alpine Sports, which can sell or rent anything cold you needweather fun.
Grizzly equipment, created by two ski partners, is known for its expert skiing
Boots accessories are guaranteed to be supported by their grizfit.
Internal tip: fitted boots greatly enhance your ski experience, so it's worth it to get them done.
Best option: the boys open a second shop, Grizzly Bear clothing factory by the river, offering guided flights
Fishing and other adventures;
The location is known as the lowest skiing-
Rent for Big Sky.
Freeheel and Wheel in West Yellowstone are proud to provide the right equipment for any non-motorized winter event, including cross-
Shoes for skiing and snow.
Best option: stop at the mocha Maas cafe for a Espresso, mango smoothie, caramel coffee or other cuisine where you can get information about the latest conditions for the cold
The staff spent their days in the wilderness and the weather was interesting.
Insider news: While Yellowstone National Park on the West Yellowstone side is the biggest attraction, keep in mind that the other three sides of the town are surrounded by the National Forest, which makes winter adventures less crowded.
On February, bozeman County held the Western Wild Winterfest at the galating county playground, with interesting activities in the local area, including dog-pulling barrels, Pepper chefs
Get off the bus and carriage.
From November to the end of each month, the children in West Yellowstone park snow on weekends, by introducing them to safe and interesting activities, such as snowmobiles, crosses, trying to eliminate children's fear of winter activities
Skiing and ice fishing.
Tips inside: Please send 406 646 7701 or email (Kidsnsnow @ gmail. com)
West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce 2016 lineup.
The ultimate insider experience at Grand Sky resort is the first track guide experience.
I used to want to climb ice, but I can't feel it?
This is incorrect in Hyuna canyonca, located in the national forest of Custer Gallatin, which is located about 15 miles south of bozeman Lodge for beginners to experts
Best option: hire a Montana Alpine guide to teach you how to climb the ice and take you to the canyon.
In winter, the road conditions on this route change quickly.
Check out the interactive travel conditions map of the Montana Department of Transport for road closures, alerts, accidents, and highway conditions before departing every day.
If the Old Believers in Yellowstone are not fixed, it is nothing. Year-
Round, every one and a half to two hours, the cone fountain erupts, spraying 4,000 to 8,000 gallons of hot water and steam into the air for about two minutes.

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You got it in every way
~ Move Your Body, Sia
This might be day to take up some healthy practice of moving your body in any safe way you can (check moon and planetary alignments if you must). Because bodies were made for movement. It's our birthright to have mobility well into our 90's ~ even if differently-abled, there are ways. The catch is you've actually gotta do it.
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Shares of gold focused exchange traded funds ended the week on a positive note after starting out slow. Physical gold ETFs finished slightly positive with the two largest gold ETF funds, the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) and the iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) returning just 9bps and 12bps respectively. Here's the performance grid snapshot for the entire physical gold ETF universe.
Products focused on gold stocks like miners and explorers had a much better week than gold price ETFs. The small cap mining stocks outperformed which meant that the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDXJ) surpassed the large cap focused Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX) for the week. Trailing the two funds was the only gold ETF focused on exploration stocks, the Global X Gold Explorers ETF (GLDX). Here's the snapshot from the performance grid on GoldETFs.biz.
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On Wednesday significant developments began to occur as the Bank of Japan announced that it would increase its financial stimulus effort to boost its faltering economy by over $126 billion dollars. The announcement had an interesting impact on the market as products like GLD were mostly flat but gold miners jumped upward. The Bank of Japan's liquidity boost followed similar efforts recently announced by the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve. Each one has been bullish for gold and gold stocks. This is because the actions by central bankers create more demand for scarce assets like gold while at the same time decreasing the value of paper currency due to increased supply.
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Q: I hope and pray that this email finds you well. I have a friend who received the following question from a parishioner:
“I have a photograph of a cousin on the day he was ordained. It includes him with his court. The court is made up of his nieces and nephews all dressed in very formal, medieval type clothes, except for the niece who is the bride. The bride is in a bride’s dress. The nieces and nephews are all children between 5 and 10 years old.
The photograph was taken 85 years ago.”
I have never heard of this custom. I’m wondering if you have. I’ve tried to Google and look through my resources and could not find any information about it. If you know of it, please enlighten me. If not and you can give me some direction as to where to look, please do. If not, it will remain a “mystery.”
A: I had to go deep into the bullpen on this. I contacted one colleague, who conferred with another, who responds:
“I know the custom of the Primizbraut (bride of the first mass) from some rural parishes in Catholic regions. It is sometimes used still today. The meaning behind it (not well known) is that the bride symbolizes the Church and the newly ordained priest Christ. Normally other girls accompany the “bride.” Often this tradition simply is an embellishment of the entry procession on the day of ordination or/and of the first mass.
One can see a similar custom for marriages when young boys and girls up to 6 years (more or less) and dressed like adults accompany the couple to the church/altar, sometimes carrying the rings and/or the candle.
In both occasions, the children are often nieces and nephews etc.
Perhaps you can find more in: Winfried Haunerland, Die Primiz: Studien zu ihrer Feier in der lateinischen Kirche Europas, Regensburg 1997.”

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Novelty act makes most of big string instruments
* BOTTOM LINE DUO: May 17, 7-9 p.m., Collective Visions Gallery, 331 Pacific Ave., Bremerton, $9-$11; (360) 377-8327 or www.collectivevisions.com
Spencer and Traci Hoveskeland have a novelty music act that lures audiences from miles around.
Bottom Line Duo features Spencer on double bass and Traci on cello. Since almost no music exists for this oddball team of big string instruments, they make their own arrangements of well-known works.
For their Bremerton debut, the couple will perform the try-to-please-everyone format: several classical pieces, Italian and Mexican folk songs, tunes by Duke Ellington and The Eagles, and improvisational jazz.
"It's amazing how far people will drive," said Spencer, who attributed the response to the novelty of the music, the program and the couple's informal approach.
"We're not stiff," he ex-plained.
Traci and Spencer graduated from Western Washington University in 1993 and 1995, respectively. The duo's credits include numerous summer festivals, including Bumbershoot, as well as weddings at Kiana Lodge and the USS Carl Vinson millennium bash.
The gallery seating is limited to 72, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Bainbridge performer to give cabaret show
* DEBORAH CHEADLE: May 18, 8 p.m., Bainbridge High School theater, Bainbridge Island, $7-$10; (206) 842-2306
Deborah Cheadle's No Wrong Turns cabaret show has been brewing for months.
The well-known Bainbridge Island performer got the idea last fall when she drove her youngest son to college. In November, she was one of 18 West Coast performers who attended the West Coast Cabaret Symposium in San Francisco.
Cheadle will carry out the theme with a variety of pop song standards by Leonard Bernstein, Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hammerstein as well as off-beat Broadway tunes, an English folk ballad and novelty items. The musical numbers will be strung together with personal stories and Cheadle's signature humor.
Accompanying her will be Clay Fullum, a longtime musical theater director in New York.
Italian program closes symphony season
* BREMERTON SYMPHONY: May 18, 7 p.m. lecture and 8 p.m. concert, Bremerton High School, 1500 13th St., $8-$18; (360) 373-1722
Not only do the four pieces in Bremerton Symphony's Saturday concert reflect 300 years of musical history but they're also markers in the personal lives of the four composers.
The opening opera overture launched Rossini, the child prodigy, into his career as a prodigiously popular and productive composer.
After "The Italian Girl in Algiers," he wrote 38 more operas, including "The Barber of Seville." Though Rossini's composing career ground nearly to a halt when he was 37, he remained popular - and rich - for another 39 years.
Vivaldi, the composer of the concert's main work, was even busier than Rossini. "Gloria in D Major" is one of 40 operas, two oratorios, more than 20 cantatas, 70 sonatas and hundreds of concertos he composed before his death at 63 in 1741.
The 80-voice concert chorale, featuring soprano Sharon Acton of Bainbridge Island and soprano-alto Dana Reiss of Port Orchard, will join the orchestra in performing this second section of the Roman Catholic Mass.
Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 1" shows the composer's fondness for early church music.
"Capriccio Italien" reflects how a trip to Italy lifted Tchai-kovsky out of his chronic depression. Following a failed marriage and lack of confidence in his music abilities, the 37-year-old composer traveled to Rome. There he turned cheerful street songs, carnival music and military bugle calls into a light-hearted composition. The Russian composer went on to write two symphonies, a ballet and short works before his death in 1893.
Robert Dietz, retired Olympic College instructor, will continue his pre-concert lectures at 7 p.m in the auditorium.
Italian tenor remembered in free opera lecture
* ENZIO PINZA: May 19, 3 p.m., Central Branch, Kitsap Regional Library, 1301 Sylvan Way, Bremerton; free
Before Luciano Pavarotti, Enzio Pinza ruled the opera world. At Sunday's free lecture, Norm Hollingshead will revisit the famous Italian bass through words and recorded song.
Though most Americans know Pinza as the lead in the 1949 production of "South Pacific," he had a long career before that Broadway stint. Making his debut in 1914, he sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1926 to 1948 as well as in major opera houses. His repertoire included 95 roles.
A cappella quartet returns to Admiral
* THE COATS: May 18, 8 p.m., Admiral Theatre, 515 Pacific Ave., Bremerton, $5-$10; (360) 373-6743
The Coats have had a busy three years since the group played a sold-out show at the Admiral Theatre. The popular a cappella quartet has performed at the White House for a private cancer awareness celebration attended by President George W. Bush, on the television show "Frasier," with the Beach Boys at the Puyallup Fair, and with The Bobs, Chicago, Crystal Gayle and Arturo Sandoval.
The concert is available in two price categories. A few $45 tickets are available for the full-deal Navy League dinner that includes a 5 p.m. cocktail hour, 6 p.m. program, 7 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. concert. Friday is the deadline for making reservations - and selecting prime rib or salmon entrÈe - by calling Marilyn Caldwell at (360) 830-3525.
The concert-only ticket is a bargain. The general public pays $10 for reserved seats in the balcony and loge. And active-duty military personnel and their families get in for $5 per person.
The event closes the current Admiral season. The new season will be announced this week.
Jefferson County orchestra salutes youth
* TURTLE BLUFF CONCERTO NIGHT: May 18, 7:30 p.m., Chimacum High School Auditorium, Jefferson County, $8; (360) 385-3626
The Turtle Bluff Orchestra will demonstrate its commitment to young musicians at its Saturday concert. While the orchestra always teams young musicians with seasoned players, this performance will feature seven young winners of the eighth annual concerto competition. The musicians and their music:
* Anna Corke and Justin Donais, Vivaldi's concerto for two cellos
* Stephanie Shideler, Chaminade's concertino for flute
* Daniel Van Orman, first movement of Barber's violin concerto
* Ikue Goldstein, first movement of Beethoven's piano concerto No. 1
* Flutist Heidi Wait, Perilou's ballade
* Violinist James Garlick, Saint-Saens' intro/rondo capriccio
Sharon Nell and Jim Horn will split podium duties.
Kitsap jazz players to gather at resort
* SAXOPHONE SUMMIT: May 18, 9 p.m. to midnight, Alderbrook Resort, 7101 Highway 106, Union, (360) 898-2200; free
Five jazz men will play a free, three-hour gig Saturday.
Dubbed the Saxophone Sum- mit, the Alderbrook Resort show will feature Paul Moen on tenor sax, Mark Lewis on alto sax and flute, Terry Sel-vidge on drums, Ted Enderle on string bass and Ray Ohls on piano.
The play list will range from neo bop and modern school to original compositions.
The performance in the lounge, part of the resort's jazz-flavored Saturday night series, is limited to those 21 and older.
* ON STAGE
PAGSK presents comedy
* 'YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU': May 17-June 8, Friday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and June 2 at 2:30 p.m., South Kitsap Mall, 1700 Mile Hill Drive, Port Or-chard; $8-$10; (360) 876-6610
Performing Arts Guild of South Kitsap will perform the classic comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Carl Olson, well-known SK actor, director and high school theater instructor, is directing the 1936 story of two very different families who collide when their children fall in love.
The focus is on the Bohemian Sycamore family whose members dabble in such creative pursuits such as fireworks. The fireworks really begin when the stuffy Kirbys come to dinner on the wrong night.
The play became an Oscar-winning Frank Capra movie starring Jimmy Stewart and Lionel Barrymore.

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|EGF High School presents "A Friend Like Artie"|
East Grand Forks High School will present the one-act play, “A Friend Like Artie” Sunday, Feb. 17, at 4 p.m. Special guest performers will join them at the East Grand Forks Performing Arts Center.
“A Friend Like Artie” explores the question of why we treat anyone who is "different" so cruelly? Why must we recede into our own narrow social world of friends as part of the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood? "A Friend Like Artie" will tear at your heartstrings—and your conscience.
The message of "A Friend Like Artie" is: Growing up is painful. Jennifer "Britts" Britain is 13 years old today. She has planned a party for herself and her best friend, Artie. Artie is 17, but he's more like seven. Britts is the brightest thing in his life. She teases him, big-sisters him, teaches him how to have fun. But now Britts is 13. A teen-ager. A young adult. Her peers remind her that it's time to put away childish things. Including Artie. It's time for her to grow up. But what about Artie? He'll never grow up...
The cast of Artie recently won second place honors at the Minnesota State Subsection One Act Play Competition in Stephen-Argyle, and performed at the Section One Act Play Festival in Crookston. The play is directed by Benjamin Klipfel.
There is no cost to attend the production.
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I’m joined today by Dr. Cheo Torres to learn more about traditional medicine, cultural competency and how understanding both will make you a better physician.
Cheo is the Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of New Mexico. He also teaches a few classes there, specifically a summer class for students where he teaches traditional medicine.
Listen to today’s episode to learn how traditional medicine actually fits into the world of modern medicine and how you, as a future physician, can open up your mind to traditional medicine.
So when patients come and see you, you’re more open and more willing to ask the right questions. Find out what your patients may be taking at home such as plants that may have consequences to other prescribed medications.“At the end of the day, it’s all about learning about different cultures so you’d be able to better take care of your patients.” Click To Tweet
Meanwhile, be sure to listen to all our other podcasts on Meded Media. Check out our YouTube channel on premed.tv. Also, stay tuned for another new podcast coming up, which is Spanish for Premeds (still a tentative title!).
Listen to this podcast episode with the player above, or keep reading for the highlights and takeaway points.
[05:30] A Brief Background
Cheo is an administrator and a professor at the University of New Mexico. When he was an undergrad in Texas, one of his mentors invited him to travel to Mexico to learn about the culture and language. That one trip turned into 20 trips after he graduated.
On one of their trips, he was taken to a traditional healers festival where the town had hundreds of healers who call themselves as mediums. Cheo became an assistant to one of those healers. Three to four years ago, he even brought him to New Mexico and he was almost 90 years old.
Because of this, he started writing and studying traditional medicine. He worked with healers from Mexico, South America, and Africa. He has been teaching the class about this for the last 20 years.
He also offers free Coursera classes which can be helpful to premed students and medical students. They’re currently looking to having a certificate program. He would also be offering two Spanish courses on this topic at their university.
[09:20] Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine
Many of the patients from third world countries who immigrated to the United States bring in their traditions with them. It’s a matter of respecting, understanding and appreciating the patients that come with them.'For their own safety, we don't want the plant to interact with any modern allopathic treatments we give them.' Click To Tweet
In this regard, Chelo encourages future doctors to know their patients. There are a lot of patients who may come to you who are Spanish-speaking. But it could also be Arabic or Chinese or whatever.
Our country is becoming more and more diverse and it makes you a better physician if you understand the culture.
At their campus, they teach medical Spanish which is a very popular course. Chelo has gone with medical students who have studied abroad, especially Mexico. And they all came back with a different appreciation of what they learned along with some basic medical Spanish.
[14:00] Questions You Can Ask Patients
If the patient doesn’t know the language, they’re most likely from another country that practices some traditional medicine.
One question is to ask them if they’re using any medicine plants. If so, which plants are they using? Understand that you don’t want those plants to interact with some of the medication they’re prescribed. Because some of these plants can be very strong.'You can have a bad interaction between the plants and the medication your prescribe.'Click To Tweet
Other questions you can ask are:
What can you tell me about your practice of traditional medicine?
Have you worked with any healers? If so, what is it they’re doing?
Asking these will give you a better understanding of what to prescribe to patients.
Some of the traditional medicine is holistic – mind, body, and spirit. And some of the medications the patients are taking, even though they’re plants, can really be strong that could have interaction in the patient.
[15:45] Understanding Traditional Medicine and Why They’re Important
Chelo thinks that doctors should be able to ask patients to stop traditional medicine they’re taking if they’re being prescribed some modern medicine because you don’t want the patient to be harmed. The patients would understand this hopefully.
Some physicians attend Chelo’s classes or take his online courses to learn more about plants. In fact, other physicians let the patients continue to take the plant medicine if they’re shown to be effective and it’s the right plant.
A lot of the information we get from traditional medicine is word-of-mouth. And some people don’t read about the plants and they may even be taking something for the wrong usage. But now, people are beginning to do more research and continue to study the plants.'We're beginning to do more research. We're beginning to study the plants. We're beginning to do more than any other time in the history of traditional medicine.' Click To Tweet
In addition to plants, they discuss rituals that have been practiced for years and why these rituals are effective. One example is laugh therapy. Physicians today say laughter is good because it produces endorphins, that natural pain killer. It suppresses epinephrine, the stress hormone. These are basic things that we now realize are good for you which healers have been using these for years.
They’re also now bringing back the traditional sweat lodges. A lot of people with behavioral health problems find those to be very therapeutic. You sweat out your toxins and you do ceremonies. You talk about your problems. They’ve built around three or four traditional sweat lodges in the Albuquerque area. And native Americans have been using these for years.
There’s also what is called energetic cleansing. It cleanses the body of negative energies a person may be carrying especially with posttraumatic stress syndrome. People who have head trauma and don’t know how to deal with it find this treatment to be very effective.
And they’re beginning to do more research on this at the medical school to show that some of these medications and therapies. If done correctly, they can be very therapeutic.
[19:50] Overcoming the Skepticism Around Traditional Medicine
Cheo quotes Dr. Andrew Weil, the alternative medicine guru, who is a professor at the University of Arizona. He says that “If doesn’t hurt, it could help.” So what do you have to lose?
If you’re not insured in this country, it’s very difficult to get good treatment. That’s the fact.
The World Health Organization has endorsed traditional medicine in many countries. And they say it’s better to have traditional medicine than no medicine at all.'If done correctly, it could be very beneficial. And if it's done jointly with modern medicine, it can work with some people.' Click To Tweet
People want to know more about traditional medicine. Cheo’s classes have become so popular growing from 20 students 20 years ago to now over 200 students coming from all over the country for a two-week class in the summer. His Coursera classes are free and always have a good number of students.
For physicians, this is a great topic to understand. Culture is supposedly the best of everything. And this is the best of their culture. Even nowadays, a lot of medications are derived from plants.
[23:08] How to Learn More About Traditional Medicine
If you want to connect with Cheo, email him at [email protected]. He will send a link to their free Coursera classes. The course consists of four classes.
- Healing with plants
- Healing the body
- Using energy for healing
- Global perspectives of traditional healing
You can also attend his two-week class every summer (July 13th to July 24th, 2020). Sign up for continuing education and spend two weeks at the University of New Mexico’s residence halls and dorms. They do hands-on training and they bring healers from Mexico, Guatemala, and other countries.
This is great for premed students who have more time than medical students. You can come in the summer for his class and even get college credit for it. Or register through continuing education.
Learn cupping techniques, do some sweat lodges in the evenings, and learn how to make medicines with plants. You’re going to do a botanical walk in Albuquerque with a top herbalist. And get the chance to meet different wonderful people from around the world who will be joining his class.
[26:13] Final Words of Wisdom
Learn about your patients. Find out where they’re coming from and why they do the things they do. Medical schools are very open now and they’re teaching future physicians cultural competencies.
They’re looking to take students to New Mexico to learn more about their medical programs and their patients and know more about traditional medicine.'You become a better physician when you know your patients and where they're coming from.' Click To Tweet
Lastly, keep your patients healthier by teaching healthy lifestyles, diets, how to eat correctly, and how to prevent illnesses.
There’s not much difference between traditional medicine and modern medicine. The concept is basically the same. You want to keep your person healthy.
[28:30] Know More About the Atlantis Fellowship Program
Check out this YouTube video where I’m talking with Marichelle, a current medical student, and she talks all about shadowing as a premed. Marichelle got global shadowing experience in Portugal through an Atlantis Fellowship program.
Also listen to my interview with Lawson, the Executive Director of Atlantis, back in PMY 318: The Pors and Cons of Global Healthcare.
Check out our YouTube channel on premed.tv
Check out Cheo Torres on Coursera
If you want to connect with Cheo, email him at [email protected].
Know more about Cheo’s Curanderismo class every summer.
Watch Cheo’s TedTalk Connecting Modern Medicine to Traditional Healing
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Ancient Rome was a vast empire with a rich culture that has fascinated people for generations. Much of what is known of the early days of Rome is thanks to the work of Titus Livius, a historian living in Rome during the first century CE. Livy, as he is more commonly known, wrote a comprehensive history of Rome, starting with its early mytho-history, detailing Roman legends about its founding and journey to empire. In this early history, Livy discusses many now famous women, however, he treats these women more as plot devices than as actual characters. Using Livy’s translated work, as well as scholarly interpretations, in my article, I aim to examine how Livy uses and even misrepresents the reality of life in Ancient Rome for women in order to further his narrative.
"Violence in Print: A Brief Look into Violence Against Women as a Plot Device in Livy’s History,"
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- Can Phantosmia be cured?
- What disease makes you smell bad?
- What diseases affect the sense of smell?
- Are phantom smells a sign of pregnancy?
- What do you smell before a stroke?
- How long does phantom smell last?
- What is happening when you smell something?
- Why do I smell cigarette smoke when nobody is smoking?
- Does the smell of smoke ever go away?
- Can MS cause phantom smells?
- Does stress make you smell?
- What does it mean when you smell things that aren’t there?
- Can anxiety cause you to smell things that aren’t there?
- What do you smell before a seizure?
- What does it mean when you smell fruit?
- Why do I smell like poop?
- Why do I feel like I smell bad but I don t?
- Why am I so sensitive to smells lately?
- What does it mean when I keep smelling ammonia?
- Can phantom smells be harmless?
- Can you hallucinate a smell?
Can Phantosmia be cured?
How is phantosmia treated.
Some people with phantosmia will find that the smell gradually fades over a few months, and no treatment is needed.
If it is caused by an illness such as sinusitis, it should go when you recover from the illness..
What disease makes you smell bad?
Scientists have found that dozens of illnesses have a particular smell: Diabetes can make your urine smell like rotten apples, and typhoid turns body odor into the smell of baked bread. Worse, yellow fever apparently makes your skin smell like a butcher’s shop, if you can imagine that.
What diseases affect the sense of smell?
Smell disorders have many causes including illness such as upper respiratory infection, injury, polyps in the nasal cavities, sinus infections, hormonal disturbances, dental problems, exposure to certain chemicals such as insecticides and solvents, some medicines, and radiation due to head and neck cancers.
Are phantom smells a sign of pregnancy?
Increased sensitivity to odorous substances in general appears to be typical during an early stage of pregnancy and in some women accompanied by qualitative smell distortions and phantom smells.
What do you smell before a stroke?
STROKE or brain tumour symptoms have long been associated with the onset of a strong smell such as burnt toast or rubber – which only you can detect. An expert has revealed if sufferers really do experience these unusual signs.
How long does phantom smell last?
Phantom smells are an uncommon type of migraine aura, which is a sensory disturbance just before a migraine happens. These olfactory hallucinations happen just before or during a migraine, and will usually last around 5 minutes to an hour.
What is happening when you smell something?
Whenever we smell something, odor molecules are reaching the olfactory receptors in our nose. Usually it is a mix of many different odor molecules which in combination gives us a certain smell. Coffee odor for example is a mix of dozens of different odor molecules. Odor molecules are chemical substances.
Why do I smell cigarette smoke when nobody is smoking?
Phantosmia is a condition that causes you to smell odors that aren’t actually present. When this happens, it’s sometimes called an olfactory hallucination. The types of odors people smell vary from person to person.
Does the smell of smoke ever go away?
The ensuing smoke odor from a real fire does not go away on its own. You may become a bit more accustomed to it, but you cannot simply “air out” your home after a fire. … Yes, smoke will seep into all porous surfaces in a home. Then there’s the issue of soot.
Can MS cause phantom smells?
The study, “Olfactory dysfunction in multiple sclerosis,” was published in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. A diminished ability to smell odors or an altered sense of how smells are perceived are among nonmotor symptoms of MS, but a disease manifestation that is often under-diagnosed.
Does stress make you smell?
Stress sweat happens to everyone. Times of stress can cause you to sweat more and that sweat smells different because of the way it interacts with the bacteria on your skin.
What does it mean when you smell things that aren’t there?
Phantosmia is the medical word used by doctors when a person smells something that is not actually there. Phantosmia is also called a phantom smell or an olfactory hallucination. The smells vary from person to person but are usually unpleasant, such as burnt toast, metallic, or chemical smells.
Can anxiety cause you to smell things that aren’t there?
Phantosmia, which is an olfactory hallucination, sometimes occurs with anxiety. It can cause you to smell something that isn’t there, or rather, a neutral smell becomes unpleasant. Most often, this bizarre sensation is caused by antidepressants or withdrawal from them. However, sometimes it’s associated with anxiety.
What do you smell before a seizure?
Seizures beginning in the temporal lobes may remain there, or they may spread to other areas of the brain. Depending on if and where the seizure spreads, the patient may experience the sensation of: A peculiar smell (such as burning rubber) Strong emotions (such as fear)
What does it mean when you smell fruit?
A fruity odor to the breath is a sign of ketoacidosis, which may occur in diabetes. It is a potentially life-threatening condition. Breath that smells like feces can occur with prolonged vomiting, especially when there is a bowel obstruction.
Why do I smell like poop?
Odor symptoms alone are rarely a serious problem. However, bad breath that smells like feces may be a sign of a serious gastrointestinal disorder, and breath with a fruity odor may indicate diabetic ketoacidosis.
Why do I feel like I smell bad but I don t?
Olfactory reference syndrome (ORS), also known as olfactory reference disorder, is an underrecognized and often severe condition that has similarities to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). People with ORS think they smell bad, but in reality they don’t.
Why am I so sensitive to smells lately?
Hyperosmia is a heightened and hypersensitive sense of smell that has been associated with a number of medical conditions. Loss of smell is more common than hyperosmia. Outside of conditions that are known to cause this disorder, chronic hyperosmia can sometimes occur without any clear cause.
What does it mean when I keep smelling ammonia?
Chronic kidney disease If the kidneys aren’t functioning well, waste materials may build up in the body. Those materials can produce an ammonia-like smell that you may notice in the back of your nose. You may also have an ammonia-like or metallic taste in your mouth.
Can phantom smells be harmless?
But doctors and those affected say these phantom odors are real — and troubling. The medical term is phantosmia. It’s not life-threatening, but there are no reliable treatments, and it can make your life much worse.
Can you hallucinate a smell?
An olfactory hallucination (phantosmia) makes you detect smells that aren’t really present in your environment. The odors detected in phantosmia vary from person to person and may be foul or pleasant. They can occur in one or both nostrils. The phantom smell may seem to always be present or it may come and go.


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On Ron’s Amazing Stories this time we have A classic science fiction story from the golden age of radio. It asks the question, “What is really out there?” Also, we hear a story from returning listener Chad Campbell and his encounter with the Civil War ghost of Utica. Then we have a brand new Johnny Is It True - New Mexico edition. So press that play button and enjoy the show.
Featured Story - No Contact
Our featured story this time comes from the world of Dimension X. What awaits us out in space? Surely there are things and phenomena that will defy all logic. However, sometimes our own ignorance is our worst enemy. In today's story, our heroes face a barrier in space that has yet to be broken. The space ship Starcloud and its crew attempt to break the Galactic barrier in a story titled No Contact. It first aired on Dimension X on April 29, 1950.
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The underwater pipeline that supplies water to the island of Aegina was damaged deliberately using explosives, the Attica Regional Authority said on Friday.
The regional and port authorities were mobilized following a complaint, an investigation conducted by specialized divers, a fuse was found at the scene.
“The protection of the pipeline at this location consists of rock layers and the center of the explosion is between two adjacent rock layers. In addition, material residue was found, which is assumed to be a firing wire (fuse),” the statement on Friday said.
Some water had leaked into the sea due to the attack but the overall operation of the pipeline, which was completed last September, was not affected and the water supply to Aegina continues, the statement added.
Regional authorities and port authorities started two separate investigations after receiving verbal complaints that the line had been tampered with.
The alleged incident occurred 300 meters from Salamina at a depth of 14 meters.
On July 20, a representative of the contractor company was verbally informed by the Port Authority of Salamina that their Service received a complaint about the possible use of an explosive device in a sea area where part of the underwater pipeline is located.
On Thursday, July 21 and following relevant orders by the Regional Government of Attica, the contractor company of the project, was mobilized and sent a specialized diving crew with recording equipment and an underwater vehicle (ROV) to the area, with the aim to investigate the issue.
It is pointed out that the contractor continues to diligently investigate and record the extent and importance of the damage found, with the aim of immediately starting the restoration work.
Regional Governor of Attica, Giorgos Patoulis, said “we condemn any illegal action that puts obstacles in this visionary project for the citizens of Aegina, with the aim of serving other interests. As much as some stick to the path of iniquity, we will continue on the path of development.”
Water supply via the normal water network was a decades-long dream for the residents and the thousands of tourists visiting each year and all year long the island of Aegina, just an hour per ship away from capital Athens.
The island was provided with water from floating water-tankers or per desalination.
It seems that some people are annoyed by the new circumstances and they do not refrain from creating problems even in the middle of the tourism season.
I live in Aegina and it’s absolutely shocking, that we suffer from the lack of proper supply of water.I have been living here for 35 years and love it but sometimes so frustrating!


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NEW BRITAIN — The husband of a former state trooper pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges that he ran a prostitution business.
Jaykuan Paris was arrested on Nov. 15 and charged with second-degree promoting prostitution and violation of conditional discharge. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 25.
His wife, Pearl Kelly-Parris, was arrested in May and charged with second-degree promoting prostitution and second-degree conspiracy to promote prostitution. She retired from the state police in Oct. 2010.
According to the warrant for Jaykuan Paris' arrest, a 21-year-old witness who said she used to work as a prostitute for Jaykuan Paris told police he "prostituted girls from the Motel 6 and Super 8 Motel in Rocky Hill."
The rooms were rented under his name or under Kelly-Paris' name, the warrant states.
Once, Paris met his wife to get a digital camera from her, the witness told investigators. Kelly-Paris arrived in full uniform in a patrol car, she claimed.
"Kelly-Paris took a digital camera from within her police cruiser and handed it to Paris," the warrant states.
Paris then used the camera to take pictures of the witness, another woman and Kelly-Paris "for purposes of posting prostitution advertisements on the Internet website 'Craigslist.org' and in newspaper advertisements for erotic services," the warrant states.
She also claimed that she saw Kelly-Paris and another woman "working as prostitutes for Paris at the Motel 6."
Jaykuan Paris was charged with first-degree forgery, first-degree larceny, disorderly conduct and third-degree assault in cases that date back to 2010.
Kelly-Paris, who was released on $50,000 bail, filed for divorce from Jaykuan Paris earlier this year, the records show. She owns a house on Kensington Avenue in New Britain, according to a city employee.
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New Drug Combination Could Prevent Head and Neck Cancer in High-risk Patients
- Preclinical combination of an EGFR inhibitor and a COX-2 inhibitor was effective.
- Advanced oral precancerous lesions were eliminated in three patients.
- Drug combination could be a new strategy to prevent head and neck cancers.
“Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is the most common type of head and neck cancer,” said Dong Moon Shin, M.D., professor of hematology, medical oncology and otolaryngology at Emory University School of Medicine, and director of the Cancer Chemoprevention Program at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. “The survival rate for patients with SCCHN is very poor. An effective prevention approach is desperately needed, especially since we can identify patients who are at extremely high risk: those with advanced oral precancerous lesions.”
Based on prior research suggesting a role for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in promoting SCCHN, Shin and colleagues believed combining an EGFR inhibitor and a COX-2 inhibitor could provide an effective chemopreventive approach.
They found that the combination of the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib and the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib was more effective for inhibiting the growth of human SCCHN cell lines compared with either drug alone. In addition, treating mice with the drug combination prior to transplanting them with human SCCHN cells more effectively suppressed cancer cell growth than did pretreating the mice with either drug alone.
Based on these preclinical analyses, Shin and colleagues initiated a phase I chemoprevention trial. Eleven patients with advanced oral precancerous lesions were assigned to treatment with erlotinib and celecoxib. Tissue samples from the patients were obtained and evaluated pathologically at three, six and 12 months after therapy initiation. Biopsies at baseline and follow-up were available for seven patients.
Pathologic examination of the biopsies indicated that three of the seven patients had a complete pathologic response; that is, there was no longer evidence of the precancerous lesions in the follow-up biopsy sample. Among the other patients, two had a partial pathologic response and two had progressive disease.
“Finding that this drug combination caused some advanced premalignant lesions to completely disappear was great news,” said Shin. “Advanced premalignant lesions rarely regress, so our data are proof-of-principle that a combination chemopreventive strategy with molecularly targeted agents is possible.”
Several patients dropped out of the trial because of severe adverse side effects, according to Shin. “Prevention is not achieved through short-term treatment,” he said. “So, we need to investigate the safety and toxicity of this combination further before planning a large-scale trial. We are also looking to combination therapies using less toxic or nontoxic agents, such as natural compounds.”
About the American Association for Cancer Research
Founded in 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer. AACR membership includes more than 34,000 laboratory, translational and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and cancer advocates residing in more than 90 countries. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise of the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, biology, diagnosis and treatment of cancer by annually convening more than 20 conferences and educational workshops, the largest of which is the AACR Annual Meeting with more than 17,000 attendees. In addition, the AACR publishes seven peer-reviewed scientific journals and a magazine for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers. The AACR funds meritorious research directly as well as in cooperation with numerous cancer organizations. As the scientific partner of Stand Up To Cancer, the AACR provides expert peer review, grants administration and scientific oversight of team science and individual grants in cancer research that have the potential for near-term patient benefit. The AACR actively communicates with legislators and policymakers about the value of cancer research and related biomedical science in saving lives from cancer. For more information about the AACR, visit www.AACR.org.

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Deep dive by Zachary Roth:
The last time America elected a president, it led to a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol and a failed coup that gravely damaged the political system and marred the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in U.S. history.
A year from now, the nation’s voters will decide another presidential contest — likely one that pits the same two candidates against each other.
Despite a slew of arrests and felony convictions stemming from the events of Jan. 6, 2021, there’s little sign that those who attacked democracy last time have significantly moderated their outlook.
Former President Donald Trump has warned that, if restored to power, he’ll seek retribution against his enemies. An unrepentant election denier runs one house of Congress. Threats of political violence, now commonplace, are said to have affected key voting decisions made by elected officials. And 3 out of 4 respondents to a recent poll think American democracy is at risk in the election, with nearly a quarter saying patriots may have to use violence to save the country.
“The United States electoral process, and indeed American democracy itself, is under great stress,” warned a September report by a group of election experts for the Safeguarding Democracy Project. “No longer can we take for granted that people will accept election results as legitimate.”
Since the tumult of January 2021, politicians, advocacy groups, and media outlets have rightly warned about a range of threats to a free and fair 2024 election — from problems with voter access and election administration to the potential for violence and chaos, or outright subversion of results, in the post-election period.
Perhaps less noticed has been the progress made toward shoring up the system — chiefly in the form of federal legislation making it harder to subvert a presidential election.
That’s why, with a year before voting culminates next November, it’s crucial to take stock of where the nation stands, and to identify where, in the view of election experts and voter advocates, the major vulnerabilities remain….
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But though the law on paper is clear, Foley said he worries about a massive glut of election litigation, all filed in the immediate pre- and post-election period in one close, pivotal state.
The result, and perhaps the intention, could be to overwhelm the courts, potentially delaying decisions until a state risks missing the Dec. 11 “safe harbor” deadline. That could mean its electoral votes might not be counted.
“The American judiciary is not built for thousands and thousands of hours of attention to election matters,” said Foley. “So I think there are reasons to fear that something really gets out of hand in terms of litigation, and you start bumping up against those deadlines.”
That threat could be exacerbated by a little-noticed aspect of the Supreme Court’s June ruling in a major elections case, Moore v. Harper.
The court rejected the claim, pushed by conservatives, that state legislatures have essentially free rein to make election rules, unconstrained by state courts. But, as the election law scholar Rick Hasen has noted, the justices did give themselves the power to second-guess state courts if they decide state courts went too far in regulating an election.
This authority, Hasen has written, is going to be “hanging out there, a new tool to be used to rein in especially voter-protective rulings of state courts. Every expansion of voting rights in the context of federal litigation will now yield a potential second federal lawsuit with uncertain results.”
Those statutory deadlines that Foley worries about also concern David Becker, the executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
He warns that election deniers — including grifters looking to exploit Trump voters’ fears of a stolen election for financial gain — will be even more effective this time at sowing disinformation if their candidate loses on election night. That could lead to even more, and more unpredictable, political violence.


For those in agriculture, there’s something about machinery that transcends culture and distance.
Eight China cotton industry representatives demonstrated this common bond during a recent National Cotton Council tour, showing a farmer-like curiosity for the high level of mechanization on a cotton growing, harvesting and ginning operation in west Tennessee.
Of course, a sliver of pecan pie helped too. But more on that later.
On the farm and ginning operation of Richard Kelley, in Burlison, Tenn., the group climbed aboard a cotton picker with on-board module builder and watched as a cotton plant was fed into the machine and seed cotton extracted. They inspected round cotton modules moving down a conveyor ramp as well as the ginning and baling process.
The visit is part of the U.S.-China Cotton Leadership Exchange Program established by the NCC and the Chinese Cotton Association (CCA) in 2006. The visits are in accordance with a signed memorandum of understanding between the NCC and CCA that promises cooperation between the countries’ cotton industries.
Kelley, a cotton producer, ginner, and host for the group, said Chinese interest in American mechanization has piqued in recent years as more Chinese move into the middle class. This has created a labor shortage for large commercial operations in China.
He says the solution for the Chinese is simple – continue to purchase U.S. cotton.
Speaking through an interpreter, Wang Huaigui, president of Cotton Warehousing and Logistics Branch of the China Cotton Association, and leader of the Chinese delegation, said the exchange “is a very good experience for both our countries. The United States is the largest seller of cotton in the world and China is the largest buyer.
“Because we have such a broad expansive relationship, and because we’re looking to further grow this business, we need to further understand each other. Also considering the volatility of cotton prices, and in consideration of the world economy, we do need this kind of exchange. It will help us strive for better cooperation.”
Chinese textile mills prefer spinning U.S. cotton, according to Wang “because it is produced in the largest scale of production with the use of farm mechanization. As a result, there is less artificial fiber and the quality is consistent.”
But there are areas for improvement, Wang said. “For example, certain varieties of cotton seed need to be further improved to reduce the micronaire value.”
Wang said that the Chinese textile industry is still growing, “however, the speed of the growth has been reduced dramatically due to the world economic environment and the rising cost of labor and raw materials.
“The Chinese textile industry is looking for ways to improve and renovate. That’s why we’re looking for good quality cotton in order to compete. This requires the U.S. cotton grower to produce high quality cotton.”
Currently China’s domestic cotton output is 6 million to 8 million tons annually, Wang noted. “The yield is at the mercy of climate and the weather. We have constraints on acreage for cotton production because China is the largest country in the world in terms of population. Grain security is our primary concern.
“In addition, another priority is to grow vegetables to supply the people. So cotton’s acreage will not be expanded dramatically. If the rice price goes up, maybe more farmers will grow rice. This is also a potential threat to cotton acreage.”
Kelley, who visited China in 2010 as part of the exchange program, says the Chinese delegation “asked some hard questions about how we could do better with our cotton fiber. But they still like our cotton. We don’t have any contamination and it’s consistent. “
Kelley said that the Chinese cotton industry has come to a crossroads of sorts. “They know they have to do something different. They’re about to get away from hand picking. They know they’re going to have to mechanize because of the labor problem. The younger generation has moved off the farm. The peasant farmers are the only ones left, and they work their 2-5 acres.”
Kelley says transforming an industry from one in which cotton is handpicked to one picked mechanically is daunting. “That’s only the tip of the iceberg of what has to change. It’s taken the United States 50 years to develop the technology we have today.”
That includes a modern gin’s ability to clean trash from picker-harvested cotton. Many gins in China “don’t have the lint cleaning which can be a problem at the mills,” Kelley said.
One solution, Kelley told the visiting Chinese “is to let us grow and sell you cotton at the best prices you can get, so you can feed your people over there.”
After the tour, the Chinese delegation enjoyed a home-cooked meal and their first-ever taste of pecan pie, prepared by Kelley’s wife, Charlotte, with the help of several local cooks.


Award Winning Best Pop Artist Melanie Taylor Releases New Summer 2015 Single $$$$$ (Money)
Debuts Free Download Of The First Single Off Her Sophomore Album
Los Angeles, CA- August, 2015… Pop-rock artist Melanie Taylor released her first single, “$$$$$ (Money)” from her upcoming sophomore album. You can get a free download of the track on Noisetrade. “$$$$$ (Money)” follows the debut album “All About Today” which featured the singles “Cease Fire” and “Walk of Shame,” and is digitally available worldwide.
The new single caters towards the summer party season, and pokes fun at Kanye West’s infamous award show scandal where he stood up for Beyonce. “We knew we wanted to make it a fun party record, yet also true to my SoCal roots which is a little more laid back” Taylor said when discussing the beginning stages of the song she co-wrote with producer Troy “R8DIO” Johnson (Jesse McCartney, JLo, Chris Brown, Will Smith, Solange, 2Pac). “R8DIO came up with the beat and I immediately thought of this Kanye line….it just flowed from there.”
The song is a perfect party anthem for listeners everywhere, even if you don’t have the “$$$$$” to spend this summer, according to Melanie. “Feeling like money is just a state of mind,” Taylor says. “I could be with my best friends lying by a pool drinking cheap wine and still feel as good as if I were at some expensive party…it’s all about how you look at it, and that’s what I want this song to do for people.”
The San Diego native will soon be releasing “$$$$$ (Money)” on iTunes in the first week of August and the official music video. Along with Troy “R8DIO” Johnson, Melanie has collaborated with Grammy Nominated producer Christian “Davis” Stalnecker, Bruce “Automatic” Vanderveer, and Drew Lane on her upcoming album. The singer hints that her other music will be a mix of rock, pop, and most of all feel good beats.
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