Who else? Howie Kendrick – NLDS hero and NLCS MVP – caps amazing month with World Series-winning HR
HOUSTON — To outsiders, Howie Kendrick was easy to ignore on the Washington Nationals. He does not have the nine-figure contracts that four of his teammates possess. He’s only been an All-Star once.
At 36, he is practically the epitome of an itinerant veteran, a man who considered retirement three years ago until he found a club that held his experience in high regard. And yet even in Washington, Kendrick had no future beyond 2019, not even a permanent position on the field.
Until he forged one himself: Savior.
Kendrick’s glorious run through the playoffs was capped in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the World Series, when he turned what seemed certain defeat for the Washington Nationals into the first championship in franchise history, riding a Will Harris pitch out to right field, the ball clanging off the foul pole for a two-run homer, a one-run deficit now a Nationals advantage and just nine outs away from a title.
That title was cemented with a 6-2 Game 7 victory, yet for Kendrick, hitting what was essentially a World Series-winning home run counts as just his second-biggest hit of the playoffs.
After all, it was his grand slam in the 10th inning of the NL Division Series that slayed the Los Angeles Dodgers and gave the Nationals their first-ever playoff series victory.
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That seems so long ago. For then, Kendrick went on to claim NL Championship Series MVP honors by destroying the St. Louis Cardinals with a flurry of line drives, to the tune of five hits in 15 at-bats, four crucial runs driven in and a 1.012 OPS.
And then came Wednesday night, and in the time it took his ball to strike yellow pay dirt, 2-1 Houston Astros became 3-2, Nationals.
It was a stunner. To most.
“I’ve said it the entire time I’ve been here – if we’ve got guys on base, in scoring position, two outs, I want Howie Kendrick at bat,” giddy Nationals closer Daniel Hudson said after recording the final three outs of the season.
“Nobody else. He finds the barrel to the ball, almost every single at-bat. It’s incredible.”
Kendrick was a human history-maker this October, starting with his blast off Joe Kelly at Dodger Stadium and culminating with his drive off Harris, which came off the bat at 98 mph but seemed to freeze in time for the Nationals.
“I was just saying, ‘Stay fair. Stay fair, stay fair, stay fair,’” franchise stalwart Ryan Zimmerman said of his dugout view.
“We got some breaks this year. That ball stayed fair.”
Not by much, drilling the pole just below the advertisement for a national chicken restaurant.
“I love Chick-fil-A,” Kendrick said, and who could blame him for trying to drum up some endorsement love?
Oh, Kendrick doesn’t necessarily need the money. But it’s hard to blame a guy for wanting to soak up every last bit of a glorious month that was far too long in the making.
And a career that on far too many occasions looked like it wouldn’t get here.
There was a humbling trip to the minor leagues in 2009, where his spirits were buoyed only by the words of a veteran teammate who insisted he’d be recalled by the Los Angeles Angels and return a new man.
“That was probably the lowest point I was at in my career,” says Kendrick. “I got sent down to the minor leagues. Torii Hunter told me at the time, ‘Man, when you come back you’re going to be a completely different guy.’
“It feels like ever since that time, I’ve been a better player, a more confident player, and more of a teammate.”
There was the 2016 trade from the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers to the moribund Philadelphia Phillies, a move that forced him to ponder retirement, knowing that there was precious little room for players in their 30s these days.
And then there was 2018, a lost season for the Washington Nationals and a hopeless one for Kendrick, as he wheeled around the clubhouse in the wake of surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, vowing to be ready for spring training in 2019.
“That’s the only way I can be. If I’m miserable about it, I’ll never get right,” he says. “I told the team – hey, I’ll be ready to go for spring training. And that’s the mindset I have about everything - I’m always upbeat.”
And as willing and able to pick up a teammate as he is barrel a baseball.
“He’s a key component to our leadership structure here, a mentor to our young players,” says Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, who thought so highly of Kendrick he signed him to a two-year deal after acquiring him from Philadelphia in 2017.
“But he can still roll the pole, man. He can hit, he hits in big situations and he has to have a strong back – because he carried us for about three months.”
When Kendrick and the Nationals came north after spring training, he had a new locker in the clubhouse – the former stall of superstar Bryce Harper. Certainly, no one anticipated Kendrick filling the production of the $330 million man and 2015 MVP. But the symbolism was real: Kendrick was going to matter.
Who could have seen this, though?
Well, by the end of October, everybody.
“By tonight in that spot you almost expected him to do something like that,” says Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle. “He’s had some huge hits for us in the playoffs. When he did it it was almost like, ‘Yeah, that was awesome.’
“But it was also like, ‘Yeah, he would do something like that.’ He was raking all playoffs, so why wouldn’t he be the guy?”
It all happened so quickly. Kendrick had never played in a World Series in his 16 big league seasons, and just twice had reached a league championship series. That it all came with this team – the big hits, the championship, a parade and all the trappings – only felt better.
“Hopefully, I make my teammates proud,” Kendrick said amid the postgame haze of booze. “This is the best group of guys I’ve ever played with – the type of people, that regardless of the situation or the outcome, we get ready for battle every day.
“And that’s what it’s about – the mindset of everybody in here has been special all year. To be able to come back, to be a part of this, is truly special. It made all the work worth it.”


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UEFA Nations League Slovakia vs Czech Republic
Once united under the same Czechoslovak flag, Slovakia and the Czech Republic face each other in the third League 1 game of League 1 at the UEFA Nations League, a real derby. The challenge will be played at City Arena Trnava and the two national teams present themselves after losing both debut in the new competition against Ukraine. Jan Kozak’s Slovakia, who had also beaten Denmark 3-0 in a friendly 3-0 win against Adam Nemec, Albert Rusnak and Fogt’s own goal in September, had been beaten in Ukraine by 1-0. Defeat home for 1-2 of the Czech Republic by Karel Jarolim despite the advantage signed by the Romanist Patrik Schick. The Czechs then scored a heavy 5-1 in their next friendly match in Russia.
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The last precedent dates back to 2015 and in Slovakia won the hosts 1-0.
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Posted October 25, 2002 - 02:59 AM
I'd like to get 1 or 2 to mount on a removable board or something to ease loading and unloading. What set up is working for you? What improvements would you make?
Posted October 29, 2002 - 04:43 PM
most road trips i take are about 400 - 600 miles and no problems at all ... good luck with whatever you choose.
Posted November 04, 2002 - 11:53 PM
I also don't like the extreme stress they place on the rim, bearings, axle, steering stem, etc. when used by themselves. Awful lot of torque there, and a muddy rear tire can still slide all over the place...
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A major national cannabis retailer is asking Vancouver city hall to overturn its refusal to allow it to operate a dispensary in Coal Harbour, but the application appears to be backed by dubious documents.
City hall had rejected an application by Choom — a publicly traded company that describes itself as “one of the largest national retail networks in Canada” — to open a dispensary on the 500-block of Bute Street because the proposed location was too close to a community centre and an existing dispensary.
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On Tuesday, Choom will take its appeal to the city’s board of variance, making the case for why the rejection should be overturned to allow the company to open the Coal Harbour location, joining the 18 locations it operates in three provinces.
Many pot sellers have appealed to Vancouver’s board of variance over the past four years after the city set up Canada’s first municipal retail pot licensing system. Some appeals have been successful, others failed.

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|Summary, etc.:||A father's teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of ten years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. Attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug cartel on a dangerous mission, risking everything, including his family and his own life.|
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Wichita firefighters battled flames reaching 30 feet at a two-alarm building early Wednesday morning. The fire caused around $300,000 in damage.
Wichita Fire Chief Tammy Snow also responded to the scene at a strip mall at Central and Mathewson at 2 a.m. She said upon arrival, first crews found two collapsed walls on the south and west sides of the building. After checking out the scene, they called in more units.
“After about seven minutes into it, we made a second alarm, which brings us an additional four engines, two more trucks, and a chief officer,” said Chief Snow.
Large flames from the roof required ladder trucks to get water on top of the building. The fire was focused on a motorcycle shop in the strip mall. She said the rest of the building was largely unaffected by the fire.
“As soon as they got it knocked down, we sent crews on the inside to ensure that it hadn’t traveled the length of the strip mall,” Snow said.
There was a brief threat to fire crews because of lines down in the area.
“We had power lines down in the back in the area that had collapsed so we had to get that mitigated,” Snow said. “As soon as we got that mitigated, that alleviated the most significant danger.”
No one was found inside, and no firefighters were hurt during the response. They didn’t go inside the building because the collapse threatened the integrity of the structure.
“We haven’t been able to get into it because of the collapse,” Snow said. “We’ve got the investigators right now on scene, and it’s under investigation as far as the cause.”
Snow said the shop is a total loss, but the rest of the strip mall should be able to return to business after being evaluated by an engineer.
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Boys Varsity Baseball, Girls Varsity Volleyball · 59ers Sign their Letter of Intent!
Andrean Volleyball will take the court on Oct. 12 @ 6pm vs. the Whiting Oilers in the 1st round of the IHSAA sectionals. Volleyball sectionals will be held at River Forest HS. Class 2A Sectional Bracket: http://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/SvfAJpysEeeT-Oz0u-e-FA/SvfAKZysEeeT-Oz0u-e-FA/volleyball-fall-17/2017-18-ihsaa-class-2a-volleyball-state-tournament-s33–river-forest.htm
Come support the Girl’s Varsity Volleyball team on Oct. 3, 2017 at 6:00PM (Freshman/JV will play at 5:00pm). We will be honoring our 5 seniors, Lauren Moberley, Grace O’Brian, Vanessa Hudec, Jenna Dal Santo and Christina Dal Santo. The Andrean girls will be competing against Lowell HS a rival NCC team! Go Lady 59ers!

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An appealing and funny wooden Fire Brigade toy. The Fire Brigade toy is hand made and produced out of sustainable natural wood. The Fire Brigade toy can drive on its four moving wheels. This wooden toy is a nice toy to play with and to stimulate the fantasy world of your child. Let your child drive with this fire brigade toy through small city streets or on the highway to the sun and sea. The Fire brigade toy suits also perfectly as decoration of your child's room. This wooden toy is not only fun to play with but also stimulates the development of the gross and fine motor skills of your child.


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Size, view, pool and very friendly staff. Easy to get tuk Tuks to local places.
Evening ambience could be improved. A lot if staff around.
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Hotel location is great, but you can not go out and stroll the area, as there are no pavements. You need transportation to go out anywhere.
Outside of the hotel is in stark contrast to the inside. The road is not safe to walk and very noisy. We tried to walk out one evening and had to return back to the hotel after 30 steps. Also when you are outside the hotel, Tuktuk drivers can be over insistent to offer a ride and can be annoying sometimes.
Super facility. Staff was very nice and we enjoyed every moment of our stay.
Everything. We had a wedding blessing there for son and daughter in law. Staff and facilities were fantastic. Gayani helped us with wedding she was amazing. Not a huge hotel so nice and personnel. We loved it
With a stay at The Fortress Resort & Spa in Koggala, you'll be on the beach, within a 10-minute drive of Unawatuna Beach and Koggala Beach. Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
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Pen to Paper blog. Where you post a book you really really want to read or one that has been on your wishlist! If you've seen my to-read list on Goodreads then you know there are plenty that I could use. So I decided to use this feature every Wednesday.
Author: Rick Chiantaretto
Series Number: 1
Release Date: December 13, 2013
I grew up in a world of magic. By the time I was ten I understood nature, talked to the trees, and listened to the wind. When the kingdom of men conquered my town, I was murdered by one of my own—the betrayer of my kind. But I didn't stay dead.
I woke to find myself in a strange new world called Los Angeles. The only keys to the life I remembered were my father’s ring, my unique abilities, and the onslaught of demons that seemed hell-bent on finding me. Now I must find out who I really am, protect my friends, and get back to my beloved hometown of Orenda.
I have been seeing this book pop up everywhere. It sounds really unique and its rated 4.54 on Goodreads. So my interest is spiked. Have any of you read this one? Did you like it?

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Senate Foreign Affairs Committee approves Syria Strike Resolution
WMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday
A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.
The vote today in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee was 10-to-7, with one senator voting present. The full Senate and House are expected to vote on the measure next week.
President Barack Obama says the international community and Congress's credibility are on the line if a chemical attack on civilians in Syria goes unanswered. Obama is seeking congressional and international support for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
In Sweden today, Obama acknowledged that a military response will not resolve the civil war in Syria, but is needed to send a clear message.
Al-Qaida linked rebels launched an assault on a regime-held Christian mountain village in the densely populated west of Syria today and new clashes erupted near the capital, Damascus.
Additionally, Russian President Vladimir Putin called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a liar, claiming he had denied that al-Qaida was fighting with the Syrian opposition in that country's civil war.
Today the Secretary of State said that when chemical weapons were used last spring President Obama did not have a compelling enough case to push for a US military response. Testifying to the House Foreign Affairs Committee today, Kerry faced tough questions.
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Infuser Jar Kit with Pour & Store Lid
The perfect products for making your own Cold Brew Coffee, Botanical Infused Teas, Gin & Vodka.
Our Infuser Jar Kit is so simple to use and comes with everything that you need to get creative and infuse a huge variety of fruits, spices, herbs, peels and more. The fine mesh filter inside the jar is high grade stainless steel and holds everything separately so that you can then remove the tube at the end of the brewing and enjoy your drink without having to strain it and mess around.
We also include an info sheet on ideas for brewing and a recipe for our favourite Vietnamese Cold Brew Coffee to start you off. Cold Brew Coffee is really lovely and you will find unlike hot coffee it is less acidic and not as bitter.
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Owning the Street: The everyday life of property
Amelia Thorpe, UNSW Law
Tue 18 May 2021
11:15am - 12:15pm
Building 24, University of Canberra / Virtual Seminar
Drawing on a recently-published monograph, Owning the Street: The Everyday Life of Property (MIT Press, 2020), this paper examines everyday experiences of and feelings about property and belonging in contemporary cities. It is grounded in an empirical study of PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that reclaims street space from cars. A highly recognizable example of DIY urbanism, PARK(ing) Day has attracted considerable media attention, but not close scholarly examination. Focusing on the event's trajectories in San Francisco, Sydney, and Montréal, Owning the Street addresses this gap, making use of extensive fieldwork to explore these tiny, temporary, and yet often transformative urban interventions.
PARK(ing) Day is based on a creative interpretation of the property producible by paying a parking meter. Paying a meter, the event's organizers explained, amounts to taking out a lease on the space; while most “lessees” use that property to store a car, the space could be put to other uses—engaging politics (a free health clinic for migrant workers, a same sex wedding, a protest against fossil fuels) and play (a dance floor, giant Jenga, a pocket park). Through this novel rereading of everyday regulation, PARK(ing) Day provides an example of the connection between belief and action—a connection at the heart of the book’s argument. Owning the Street examines ways in which local, personal, and materially grounded understandings about belonging, ownership, and agency intersect with law to shape the city. The analysis offers insights into the ways in which citizens can shape the governance of urban space, particularly in contested environments.
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Amelia Thorpe is Associate Professor in Law at the University of New South Wales.


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Jan 15, 2009 by misskris28
Rated a Very Helpful Review
Pros: Very affordable, easy to use once you get past initial confusion
Cons: Awful instruction manual, bobbin loading is a nuisance
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Jul 20, 2009 by safire248
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Pros: Um. None.
Cons: Jams constantly. Tension makes zig-zag stitch impossible. Rarely works.
Summary: If I had known when I first bought this machine that it wouldn't work for more than a few projects before it completely jammed up forever, I would have spent an extra hundred dollars to buy a nice, smoothly operating machine. I am not an avid ... read more
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Pros: It turns on
Cons: It does not stay threaded when stopped
Summary: This machine is just ok. The fact that it turns on when you flip the switch is probably the best part about it. Yes, it will sew and it doesn't take long to thread and re thread and re thread and re thread, every time you stop the machine you have to re ... read more
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Aug 19, 2007 by debra3188
Pros: Getting to smash it into a thousand pieces.
Cons: Wasting my money.
Summary: I bought this machine after falling in love with sewing on my mother's Singer. I didn't want to spend a lot of money because I knew I wouldn't sew too much. I got this home and after struggling through the instructions that were EXTREMELY vague, I ... read more
Dec 22, 2006 by tryitbreakit
Pros: Affordable price. Versatile. Great value. Easily and reliably handles all stitches and projects.
Cons: Not a premium high-end machine. Bottom load bobbin.
Summary: I was a bit concerned when I bought my shark Euro Pro 384 a year ago as a replacement for my ailing antique White that just did not have the capabilities I needed. There were questionable reviews out there on this machine and I can now tell you that the ... read more
May 22, 2006 by cuonawv
Cons: Where to start... JUNK!
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Wind gusts as high as 70 mph rattled the northern and central Plains into Thursday evening.
As a result, there were plenty of downed tree limbs, flying debris and travel delays. Blowing dust and low visibility led to dangerous conditions on some area roadways over the High Plains.
For some areas, Thursday was the second, if not the third, day in a row of strong winds.
In drought areas, especially from portions of eastern Colorado to central Kansas and northern Oklahoma, the strong winds, combined with dry brush, caused several wildfires to explode, especially across western Nebraska.
A powerful storm will linger over Minnesota and Wisconsin. The strongest winds are occurring away from the center of the storm on its western and southern flank.
The good news is the storm causing the dangerous cross winds and travel difficulties will unwind Friday.
While it will still be rather blustery over portions of the Midwest, by the weekend, winds will come down to tranquil levels throughout the Plains and the Midwest.
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A massive area of low pressure will continue to keep much of Europe in a stormy, unsettled pattern through this weekend.
The Blizzard of 2015 took aim at the Northeast Monday into Tuesday, bringing travel to a halt throughout the region, including major metropolitan areas, such as New York City and Boston.
Those in part of northern New England may be reminded of the Blizzard of 2015 early this weekend as a strengthening storm system impacts the region.
A snowstorm will sweep from the Midwest to the Northeast spanning this weekend into Groundhog Day and will cause major travel delays and disruptions to daily activities.
Does winter feel like it is dragging on? These three cultures stay energized and happy during even the stormiest of weathers.
Though Hurricane Odile hit the Cabo San Lucas area less than six months ago, local resorts are ready to welcome an influx of spring breakers as recovery efforts near completion.
Stampede Pass, WA (1946)
192.0 inches of snow in January; record snowfall for one month.
Philadelphia, PA (1977)
The coldest January on record in 211 years of record-keeping.
Northway, AK (1989)
Record high barometer reading of 1978.4 mb (31.85 inches) -- North American record.

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These are fun colorful classic earrings! They are rainbow rhinestones set in a circular shape with screw backs. They are in good condition, metal on back is very dull, but they photograph beautifully. The earrings are 1 inch around. These are an authentic one of a kind set in wearable condition, that has been cleaned and repaired (if necessary). Flaws will be noted, but please ask any questions you may have as this is a FINAL SALE item and cannot be returned.
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A total of $15.3 billion was set aside under Budget 2019 for special transfers to meet the current and future needs of Singaporeans. Such transfers include top-ups to endowments and trust funds.
This figure was revealed yesterday in a report by a committee of MPs tasked with examining government spending. They called on the Government to ensure the sustainability of such transfers, to meet competing needs of Singaporeans across different generations.
Of the $15.3 billion, $6.1 billion went to the Merdeka Generation Fund, which provides financial and other support to those born between 1950 and 1959; and $5.08 billion to the Long-Term Care Support Fund, which supports measures like CareShield Life subsidies and the ElderFund assistance scheme.
The rest went to businesses and households, like the one-off SG Bonus that was announced last year to share the fruits of the country's development with Singaporeans.
The eight-member Estimates Committee gave this update yesterday in its 55-page report. Set up by Parliament, the committee considers the Government's Budget and reports on any improvements that can be made.
Noting the "significant amount" of special transfers, committee chairman and West Coast GRC MP Foo Mee Har said: "The committee urged the Government to explore ways to find the right financing solution to fund programmes, balancing competing needs of Singaporeans across generations as well as ensuring the healthcare needs of new cohorts beyond Pioneer and Merdeka generations would receive similar support."
The committee also asked the Ministry of Finance (MOF) if there was any relationship between special transfers and Budget surpluses.
In reply, MOF said the timing and amount of special transfers are not "mechanically determined" by the amount of Budget surplus, but based on considerations like the Government's long-term plans and economic and social needs.
Such transfers could even increase in times of Budget deficit, it said.
It cited how, despite a Budget balance deficit of $0.8 billion during the global financial crisis in 2009, the $4.5 billion Jobs Credit Scheme was introduced to encourage businesses to preserve jobs.
While the ministry expected baseline healthcare spending to climb, given a rapidly ageing population and more prevalent chronic diseases, it said the Government would meet the increase in recurrent expenditure with recurrent revenue - such as from the hike in the goods and services tax from 7 per cent to 9 per cent, which will take place some time between 2021 and 2025.
This will go towards providing subsidies to the elderly, building new capacity and investing in new medical technologies to improve care quality, among others.
The committee also questioned MOF on the use of government debt to finance long-term infrastructure projects such as those that protect Singapore against climate change.
MOF said that doing so is fairer and more efficient, as it converts a lump sum of spending into a smoother stream of loan repayments. "Done in a responsible and sustainable manner, borrowing would help instil financial discipline and distribute the share of funding more equitably across current and future generations," it said.
There will be safeguards to ensure that the debt, and its interest and repayment, are sustainable and in line with the reserves protection framework, it added.
It gave assurance that the Government would spend prudently, save up where possible and raise revenues in a fair and progressive manner.
The committee comprises seven People's Action Party MPs and Workers' Party Non-Constituency MP Daniel Goh. In making its recommendations, it had considered the input of MOF and the Singapore Business Federation.


|Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used as a noninvasive medical procedure to assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. MRI scanners generate strong magnetic fields, which may pose risks or problems to patients with certain implants or medical devices, such as cochlear implants and many permanent pacemakers.
Researchers at Purdue University have developed several programs for the analysis of the interactions between medical implants and the electromagnetic fields generated by MRI machines and others. Written in MATLAB, these programs are capable of calculating the heating of wires by an external magnetic field, calculation of electric currents induced by gradients in the MRIs magnetic field, calculation of magnetic fields induced in a patient by an MRI, and calculation of heating an entire medical implant during an MRI procedure. These programs are as of yet without a user interface; input and output are done with MATLAB.
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Kim Cattrall's Busy Schedule Ruins Relationship With Alan Wyse
"Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall blames her busy work schedule for the breakdown of her relationship with chef Alan Wyse - but is still hopeful she will find lasting love. The actress split from Canadian cook in 2009 after a five-year romance and had previously been married three times.
But despite being single at 53, the feisty blonde is sure she'll settle down again for good. She says, "It's very hard for someone not involved in this business to really understand what it's about. You work 12-hour days, and something like a series literally consumes your life. I think it's just time not there, really. But I'm still hopeful that I'll meet someone."
Kim Cattrall was previously married to Larry Davis in 1977. But after only two years of togetherness, the marriage was annulled. The 53-year-old actress then married Andre J. Lyson from 1982 to 1989. And her third wedlock was with audio designer named Mark Levinson, which lasted from 1998 to 2004.
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Celebrated annually on the last day of October, Halloween is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, the night before All Hallows’ Day. The Scots word for ‘eve’ is ‘even’ which is shortened to ‘e’en’ and has been conjoined into the name Hallowe’en and later Halloween. Traditionally, notable dates which national importance in Britain begin at sundown the night before, such as Christmas Eve. Halloween is therefore the nightly beginning of All Hallows Day, which itself is a Christianisation of an older Gaelic festival: Samhain.
The origins of Halloween are placed in honouring and commemorating the lives of the departed, from saints and historical figures to relatives and friends. Tradition holds that the walls between the world of the living and the world of the dead are at their thinnest during Hallowtide, which lasts from Halloween to All Souls Day. Cultures throughout medieval Europe held similar customs around the end of October, with many spreading throughout the world with later colonisation. The Day of the Dead, which takes place in Mexico from 31 October to 2 November each year, is a celebration of those who have died, and although it is more joyous than traditional European practices, it can be traced in part back to Hallowtide, along with having links to Ancient Aztec practices. It is closer in spirit to the evening celebrations of Samhain than of contemporary Halloween, in that Samhain was a time of celebration and feasting to honour those who have passed over, beginning as Gaelic festivals tended to do at sunset the night before.
It is the night set apart for a universal walking abroad of spirits, both of the visible and invisible world.Robert Chambers, The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities
In the north of England, Halloween was known as Nutcrack Night, as nuts and apples would be the treats of the evening, but also used as favours for lovers to share. An Irish custom involved naming a nut after a lover and placing it near the fire. If it cracked or jumped during the night, then it was believed the lover had been unfaithful. Throughout Britain a popular game involved hanging a balanced stick from the ceiling by string, with an apple at one end and a lit candle at the other and spinning it round. Revellers would jump and attempt to bite the apple, but would often find themselves hit in the face by the candle flame. Apple-bobbing and other games such as pulling up stalks from the garden blindfolded to see who gets the longest were also commonplace as the evening went on. Less playful customs included wetting a sleeve of a hung garment to see if a future lover’s face would appear in it, dipping fingers into a bowl of clean or dirty water to see whether one would marry, and exposing harvested crops three times to the wind to invite good fortune.
Many old customs of Halloween have died out and been replaced, though what seem like modern traditions have a longer history than is apparent. Soul cakes would be baked and given to children who would knock at the door around sunset, which can be traced to the modern custom of trick or treat. Lanterns would be made from hollowed turnips, representing the souls of the dead, which have now been replaced with pumpkins bearing spooky faces. A lot of the old customs were removed during the Reformation, and at times led to witch hunts, resulting in the occult association of Halloween. The practice died out from mainstream Britain, but was observed in parts of Scotland and Ireland, then following mass immigration to North America in the 19th Century it became popular again. Through American influence upon British culture in the 20th Century the holiday of Halloween gradually returned, though it has become incredibly commercialised. There is now movement to rekindle ancient traditions, uniting the old with the new, in what is one of the most influential dates in the annual calendar.

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I got to thinking on my drive back from lunch about the different excuses people use for not starting a relationship. From my own experience I can think of quite a few but for brevity, I will focus on one:
"I don't have time for a relationship."
My problem with this statement is that people never (or should never) say, "I don't have time for friends." I think if someone said that then they would be a very lonely person because friendship's require an effort of some sort no matter how miniscule it is. I have friends who understand that I can't take a weekend to come visit them but we remain friends because we keep in contact in other, more manageable ways.
And isn't a relationship essentially a friendship with an extra bond? To break it down to it's simplest form a relationship could be defined as friends with benefits and that special bond. (Bond can, but does not always equal love or commitment, etc.)
So if someone has enough time in his or her life to be a friend, then how can they not have enough time for a relationship? I understand wanting to spend as much time as possible with a significant other but isn't something better than nothing? One could think of it as multitasking-a friend and significant other in one! Maximize your free time! Date your friends!
Okay, Maybe I've lost track of the point here...

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This is one part of 9/11 that has most people questioning the official conspiracy that a Boeing 757 crashed in Shanksville on 9/11.
It is quiet obvious even to the lamen that a large commercial airliner did not crash where we were told it crashed. Whether it exsited at all is an
entire diffrent topic. As for the shootdown theory I belive it is disinformation meant to discredit truth seekers. There is no evidence for a plane
let alone one that was brought down by explosives or a missile.
As you can clearly see in this image above is that what is mistaken for wing impressions are really not caused by wings at all and were most likely
All that is left is a round crater consistant with a bomb or cruise missile which supports what one of the eyewitnesses say. "A van sized craft with
no windows, zipping at ground level then darted up in the air, inverted, then crashed."
Aside from guessing what may of caused the crater one thing is for certain that it was not caused by a Boeing 757. (flight 93)
The "official story" has the plane coming in from the north and not flying over Indian lake but most of the witnesses saw something fly over indian
lake seconds before the crash.
Eyewtiness - "THE SCREAMING THING
At the horseshoe-shaped Indian Lake, about a mile east of the official crash site, several eyewitnesses recalled hearing 'a screaming thing' that
'screeched' as it passed over the golf course and lakeside community immediately before a huge explosion shook the ground.
Sseveral eyewitnesses report hearing a 'screaming thing' pass over the golf course and lakeside community before the huge explosion. we know by all
accounts the only thing approaching indian lake prior to this huge explosion is 'flight 93'. it is coming from the northwest. we also know barry
lichty said what flew over indian lake came 'from that direction' of the crash site.
Chris Smith, the groundskeeper at the golf course, said something with a 'very loud screeching sound' passed over in the immediate vicinity
of the golf course before he heard a huge explosion.
'It was like nothing I've ever heard before,' Smith said.
Another groundskeeper said he saw a silver plane pass overhead toward the crash site from the southeast after hearing the loud 'screeching'
sound. The large silver plane was at an elevation of several thousand feet, he said.
Susan(witness): She saw a "van-sized" craft zipping at almost ground level then dart up, invert then crash. She is positive it wasnt a United
Airlines Blue and grey commercial aircraft.
This makes little sense. Obviously it isnt Susan's little plane. and the large plane witnessed by bob blair, doug miller, & viola saylor is
described as white and arriving a few minutes afterwards.
A local veteran who flew combat helicopters in the Vietnam War told AFP that the high-pitched screeching sound was indicative of a missile. This
would make sense considering the airforce and other agencies were conducting cruise missile interceptions and mock, live-fly hijacking exercises on
the week and morning of September 11th. Quite possible what crashed was a surrogate missile or small manned craft but most surely was not a Boeing
Paul Muro was in his yard in Lambertsville when Flight 93 passed overhead. Muro, who lives a half-mile closer to the crash site than SaSaylor, said
the plane was flying rightside up and normally, although it was very low. This also contradicts the official claim that the plane came nose dive
inverted out of the sky right before the crash.
Muro told AFP that he also saw a large silver plane approaching from the south, the opposite direction of Flight 93, above the crash site at the time
of the explosion. The silver plane then turned and headed back in the direction from which it had come, he said.
It has been proven that there was a small white plane at the time of the explosion. The large white plane approached several minutes later. it flew
off towards Jennerstown. Jennerstown is northwest of the crashsite. The small white plane approached from the south.
Tom Spinelli works at the Indian Lake Marina. After 9- 11, he told a Pittsburgh television news reporter about the unexplained aircraft he saw.
'I saw the white plane,' he said.
'It was flying around all over the place like it was looking for something,' he said. 'I saw it before and after the crash.'
AFP visited the marina and asked Spinelli about the planes he saw on 9-11.
'I'm sorry,' Spinelli said. 'No comment' is all I can say.'
An Indian Lake resident told AFP that federal agents had visited the marina after Spinelli had spoken to the Pittsburgh news channel, TV 4, and told
him to stop talking about what he saw.
Val McClatchey heard the 757 roar over Indian Lake, three miles east of where it would crash. She had been watching the "Today" show, with
footage from New York, and now the Pentagon.
She looked out the window, above the red barns. She caught a glimpse of it, like light off a watch face. Then nothing, and then a boom that nearly
knocked her off the couch.
It is impossible for the plane to have flown over her house because she live East of the crash site and the plane allegedly came from the north east.
She could either caught a glimpse of isomething leaving the crash site toward indian lake or a glimpse of the little white one heading towards.
To date the FBI has not presented anything near enough evidence to support the claims of over 90% of United Airlines Flight 93 being recovered
from the Shanksville crash site. The only piece of recognizable debris in the 10’ deep hole is part on an engine. Coincidentally enough one witness
I spoke with who stood in front of that hole that morning swore up and down to me there was no way there was an entire airplane in it. He stated that
he had flown on plenty of commercial airliners in his life and was well familiar with how large they are and told me that the hole was more like the
size of an engine than an entire plane.
Bob Blair and Doug Miller were driving on Route 30 that morning. Suddenly they noticed a low flying plane flying with its wings vertical to the
ground. As they approached Stoystown Auto Wreckers they watched it disappear behind the treeline. Not long thereafter they noticed smoke rising up and
drove towards it. As they approached the crash site someone driving away from it in a pickup truck flagged them down and told them a plane had crashed
and then drove off away from the scene. Was this Lee Purbaugh? At this time one can only assume.
Bob and Doug said when they arrived at the scene there was no one else present. Bob stated whoever they had passed had to be the 1st person to see as
they were no doubt 2nd & 3rd . What they found when they got there astonished them. There was nothing. There were some fires. Bob and Doug immediately
grabbed the fire extinguishers they carry in the work truck and extinguished what fires there were before the arrival of Stoystown Fire Department
[who contrary to popular belief were the 1st responders, not Shanksville].
This goes on and on. There is ample evidence that certain aspects of this crash site was staged. The exercises taking place that day could have and
most likeyl played a part.
There multiple eyewitnesses that saw something flyover indian lake just prior to the crash. Many people saw small craft and believed they were
First responders concluded that a large comercial airliner did not crash there untill they were TOLD by the FBI that one did. This still did not sway
anyone even after they began to dig into the small crater.
In 2006 some images were released by the FBI that show a small 5 foot section of fuselage, a rusty little engine and the CVR. These images are not in
context and cannot be shown as to where or when they were found and most likely are not related to the the crater and or Shanksville crater site.
Many official story belivers will try to sell you the idea that the plane came down at an incredible speed and that is why there is nothing left.
Many official story believers will try to tell you that there is wing marks on the ground when this has been proven false. The wing scars are
confused with a indednt that was there prior to 9.11 for there is dry unbroken grass growing out of it.
There is more evidence that a Boeing 757 did not crash then there is. If the plane came down at a 45 degree angle and at over 500mph it would of
plowed a large hole hundreds of feet long and more than likey the wings would of broke the ground spewing fuel everywhere. The official ignorance
claims that the plane vapourized or were shattered into millions of pieces. All are rubbish claims.
Use your intellect and research this yourself. Dont let the next few posters who deny these claims of fantasy or truther nonsense sway you. Their
agenda should be transparent now. Research.
This was a theory that I heard of but didn't believe. My own opinion is that it was shot down. But via your hard work here on this thread it prompted
me to do some more digging. Which I will....Nice work!!
S & F for your thread.
I've probably shared this anecdote with less than five people since the 9/11 attacks; not sure what, if anything, it will add to the evidence
surrounding flight 93. However, I choose to share this on the chance someone might find it valuable.
The year was 2002, and this took place in the fall. I wasn't too into alternative theories (conspiracies) at the time; I'd done some light research
on JFK's murder, and was pretty well convince that parts, if not all of the 2000 Presidential election were stolen. However, when it came to 9/11, I
had no reason to question the official story. I was home from school on 9/11, watching everything unfold on the TV screen. The only way it could have
been more real to me were if I had been there.
Ok, right, fall 2002. I'm still in college, and go away on a retreat with other youths representing other colleges. One of these other youths was
also in the armed services, and his home station was in the American southwest. He was on base during the attacks, and commented on how the army was
tasked with securing America's nuclear weapons as soon as it happened. I didn't understand this so much.
However, he then went on to say something that truly floored me: Flight 93 had been shot down, and many people in the armed forces knew this. He put
it so matter-of-fact that I didn't know how to respond.
In my perspective, at this time NO ONE was talking like that. The vast majority of America was still in patriotism mode. I think what the young man
said, and when he said it, should be of interest. Because this young man lived and breathed the army. Most of the clothing he wore during the retreat
displayed army insignia. He had a large beach-towel bearing the image of the American flag. If what this young man said weren't true, what possibly
could be his reasoning in saying something so directly in contradiction to the official story?
Edit to add: However, I do give a nod towards that info being disinfo. I'll have to go back and do some more research on 93.
I have verified my own suspicions that it was shot down via collegues, friends and others who are still in service and in positions to know what
happened because of their jobs. Its no secret at all. However providing proof beyond a doubt is quite another story though.
There were hijackers on that plane. The government knew that. This is saying that a missile is what caused the crater in the field in Shanksville, and
93 was obliterated into "confetti" (by another missile?) a ways to the southwest? Gah, now I gotta dig deeper into that damn "let's roll" story.
First responders concluded that a large comercial airliner did not crash there untill they were TOLD by the FBI that one did.
I assume, of course, you could back up this incredible statement. By this statement alone I would assume you have interviews with all first
responders and there are clear declarative statements to this effect in all these well documented interviews?
Or just admit that this the unfounded product of your own imagination.
So let me get this straight... There were hijackers on that plane. The government knew that. This is saying that a missile is what caused the crater
in the field in Shanksville, and 93 was obliterated into "confetti" (by another missile?) a ways to the southwest? Gah, now I gotta dig deeper into
that damn "let's roll" story.
Originally posted by Shadow Herder
First responders concluded that a large comercial airliner did not crash there untill they were TOLD by the FBI that one did.
Really? As requested by Hooper... do you care to back that up?
"We started down through the debris field. I saw pieces of fiberglass, pieces of airplane, pop rivets, and mail...Mail was scattered
everywhere. ...the one guy who was with us almost stepped on a piece of human remains. I grabbed him, and he got about half woozy over
Lieutenant Roger Bailey, Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
"There was debris everywhere. You couldn't step without walking on a piece of plane part, fabric, or some kind of debris. When they said it
was a 757, I looked out across the debris field. I said, "There is no way there is a 757 scattered here. At that time, we didn't know that it was in
the hole. The jet fuel smell was really strong...There were plane parts hanging in the trees."
Bill Baker, Somerset County Emergency Management Agency
There are MANY first responders that talk about the debris. True, at first gla
I have always and will always believe that 93 was shot down. Look into Mineta and Cheney if you want to do a little research.
Look into Mineta testimony. This is part of the whole 'stand down' issue. They were not told to stand down but if the 'press' was informed in some
way that there was a stand down then shooting down 93 would be harder to accept because the masses already have in in their heads.
Originally posted by Swampfox46_1999
Well I would ask mikey just who shot it down....since he is in the know after all. But, he put me on iggy cause I shot too many holes in his
You should really ask Don Rumsfeld, shouldn't you? Ah, that is right. You do not care that he said it. Only that some stranger on the internet that
is ignoring you said it. Hmmmm...why are you here again?
For the entertainment I get from the "truth" movement.
The man claims he knows the airplane was shot down. He supposedly worked on military aircraft. But when you ask him what could have possibly shot
down an airliner...and yet did not leave a trail of wreckage to the crash site, he has no answer.
Nothing about Flight 93 supports that it was shot down. Not the location of the wreckage, not the data recorders, not the military records...NOTHING.
And yet, he still claims it was shot down.......oh yeah, I forgot....everybody is lying....except him.
United 93 Still Airborne After Alleged Crash - According To ATC/Radar
04/28/09 (PilotsFor911Truth.org) - Recently it has been brought to our attention that Air Traffic Control (ATC) transcripts reveal United 93 as being
airborne after it's alleged crash. Similar scenarios have been offered with regard to American 77 and American 11 showing an aircraft target
continuing past its alleged crash point in the case of American 11, or past the turn-around point in the case of American 77. However, both these
issues can be easily explained by "Coast Mode" radar tracking. This is not the case with United 93.
Originally posted by mikeleeMy own opinion is that it was shot down.
Nothing was shot down.
If a plane was shot before the crater, there would be debris leading up to the crater in which there was not.
If a plane was shot and crashed after the crater, then that would mean they would had a prior plan to stage the crater scene and that would be highly
unrealistic for a number of reason, the biggest reason being it would be too hard to control where a plane would crash after shooting it down.
IMO, the shoot down rumors were a deliberate distraction to cover for no plane crashing.
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“Job creation has been relatively strong in the last two years,” said John Challenger, CEO of the Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
Even so, Illinois is like the rest of the nation: still staggering back from the recession 2007-09. Statewide unemployment hasn’t dropped below 8 percent since 2008.
The jobless rate in Illinois fell from 9.3 percent in December 2011 to 8.7 percent in December 2012, the most recent month for which data is available from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. But the state’s jobless rate in November 2007, the month before the recession started, was 5 percent.
The hole the country’s been trying to climb out of was so deep that, “bringing it back to normal has been a slow, year-by-year digging-out process,” Challenger said.
Experts say Illinois’ biggest job-creator in 2013 could be the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is expected to ratchet up the demand for a wide range of jobs.
Hospitals may need to add staff in positions that require everything form a four-year degree plus experience to entry-level jobs that require little education.
St. John’s Hospital in Springfield has been hiring nurse navigators – experienced registered nurses who help patients literally navigate their way through treatment, answering questions before and after, said Pat Schulz, head of the hospital’s human resources department. The pay is $22 to $30 an hour.
The hospital hires about 140 RNs a year for a variety of positions around the hospital, many of the straight out of school, she said. But the new ones don’t head straight to the hospital floor on their own, instead spending three to four months in additional training as nurse residents.
But the hospital, like others, anticipates hiring lower-wage, lower skill positions, too. “If our beds are full, then we need more housekeepers, we need more food service,” Schulz said.
Manufacturing job growth also should continue this year, job-market watchers say.
Even with decades of Rust Belt exodus, companies that make things in Illinois – auto parts, heavy machinery, medical devices, hardware and more _ have been a relatively steady job provider in an uneven recovery.
Over the past year, Illinois’ manufacturing job base grew 2.4 percent, from 579,900 jobs in December 2011 to 594,100 last month. One in every 9.7 non-farming jobs in Illinois is in manufacturing.<< previous 1 2 3 next >>
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Because fighting in hockey is legal, sometimes encouraged, often the sport’s toughness is equated with a player’s ability to throw a punch. However, through the first three games of its first round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the St. Louis Blues, the Minnesota Wild is showing its grit between whistles.
“There’s different kinds of toughness,” defenseman Ryan Suter said. “I think we have good team toughness. Blocking a shot, it takes a tough guy to do that. Taking a hit to make a play, it takes a tough guy to do that stuff.”
It’s the hard plays, where an individual sacrifices his body for the good of the team, that add up to a series victory.
For Minnesota, the game isn’t won after the play is blown dead by the refs. Though the clashes become more heated with every passing moment, the Wild knows its game is built on speed and not scrums after the clock stops.
“As the game goes on, the hatred for each team kind of grows. I think that’s just normal,” forward Chris Stewart said. “We did a good job of trying not to get caught up in it, letting it get the best of us. Whistle to whistle toughness is what we need this time of year.”
During the playoffs, every little advantage matters. Taking a retaliatory penalty can cost the team. In the postseason, skating away from a confrontation is tougher than engaging in extracurricular activities.
“We’re trying to play a fast speed hockey game and not get caught up in that stuff,” Stewart said. “You don’t want to do anything to jeopardize your team this time of year.
“It’s bigger than yourself.”
The Wild has a turn-the-other-cheek mentality, something that’s not so easy when an opponent is trying to goad you into fighting back. However, Minnesota has been able to remain focused, regardless of what the Blues have been trying to do after the whistle.
“We’re tough in a lot of different areas,” rookie Matt Dumba said. “It’s just not the general meaning of tough, you know fighting, or hitting. We’re a very mentally tough team that sticks to our systems and has really bought in to what we’re doing and our goals.”
The club is only concentrating on Game 4 and has let go of whatever happened through the first three games. Minnesota isn’t getting hung up on anything but winning the series.
“We dismiss it, we get ready for the next game,” Yeo said. “We did our job last night and now we have to get ready for our job tomorrow night.”
The Wild participated in an optional skate at Xcel Energy Center today. Yeo said that the team is healthy and he’s “not anticipating” any lineup changes for Game 4.
Minnesota recalled 11 players from its American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild. D Stu Bickel, D Jonathon Blum, G John Curry, F Kurtis Gabriel, D Guillaume Gelinas, F Tyler Graovac, F Michael Keranen, F Zack Mitchell, D Gustav Olofsson, F Brett Sutter and F Stephane Veilleux were recalled today.
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The Wild’s popular learn to play program is back for another year and registration opens May 26. To find out more about the locations and how to register, go here.


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Nutrient overload is associated with the development of obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. However, the underlying mechanisms for developing insulin resistance in the presence of excess nutrients are incompletely understood. We investigated whether activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) prevents the hepatic insulin resistance that is induced by the consumption of a high-protein diet (HPD) and the presence of excess amino acids. Exposure of HepG2 cells to excess amino acids reduced AMPK phosphorylation, upregulated Notch1 expression, and impaired the insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt Ser(473) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) Tyr(612). Inhibition of Notch1 prevented amino acid-induced insulin resistance, which was accompanied by reduced expression of Rbp-Jk, hairy and enhancer of split-1, and forkhead box O1. Mechanistically, mTORC1 signaling was activated by excess amino acids, which then positively regulated Notch1 expression through the activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). Activation of AMPK by metformin inhibited mTORC1-STAT3 signaling, thereby preventing excess amino acid-impaired insulin signaling. Finally, HPD feeding suppressed AMPK activity, activated mTORC1/STAT3/Notch1 signaling, and induced insulin resistance. Chronic administration of either metformin or rapamycin inhibited the HPD-activated mTORC1/STAT3/Notch1 signaling pathway and prevented hepatic insulin resistance. We conclude that the upregulation of Notch1 expression by hyperactive mTORC1 signaling is an essential event in the development of hepatic insulin resistance in the presence of excess amino acids. Activation of AMPK prevents amino acid-induced insulin resistance through the suppression of the mTORC1/STAT3/Notch1 signaling pathway.
Keywords: AMP-activated protein kinase; Notch; amino acids; insulin resistance; mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.

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A male griz was killed by the Department of Agriculture after receiving approval from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The bear had killed and fed on four calves. It was a 3- 4-year-old bear, weighing 390 pounds.
The head and hide was salvaged for Choteau High School students who are constructing a target to use for bear spray training lessons.
Flathead Beacon Tristan Scott recounts the story of Wolf 57, collared in Canada near Banff National Park in 2001. The wolf's last transmitted location was in Alberta in 2003.
The story might have ended there, until a shed hunter found the collar near Little Bitterroot Lake west of Kalispell in 2021, 300 miles from where 57's journey began.
While the FWP Commission was rewriting rules for hunting districts across the state, some more restrictive for hunters, one change opened things up in HD 270 in the Bitterroot's east fork. Ravalli Republic editor Perry Backus outlines the changes in this report.
Hunters still need to draw an unlimited bull tag to hunt the district, but now they will be able to hunt other districts earlier in the season, before the weather chases elk out of the Big Hole Valley to the east.
Up until now, HD 270 was the only district in the state that required hunters to obtain an “unlimited” bull elk permit to hunt there. To obtain the “unlimited” permit, hunters give up their opportunity to put in for a more coveted elk permit elsewhere in the state.
New Region 2 Commissioner, Jana Waller, made the motion to exempt HD 270 based on feed back she received from hunters.
“Unit 270 is a unique unit in terms of elk and geography,” Waller said Monday. “Originally a general unit, it was changed years back due to the bull to cow ratios dipping too low when early weather drives the elk into 270. For biological reasons it was changed to an unlimited-style tag.”
That gives hunters an option when milder weather allows elk to linger in the Big Hole.
It takes winter weather to drive elk over the Big Hole divide into the East Fork of the Bitterroot. Because of that, hunters with an HD 270 permit like the freedom to be able to hunt other general elk hunting districts in the state earlier in the season.
New elk regs were approved by the FWP commission Friday, but this report by Tom Kuglin of the "Helena Independent Record" indicates some of the proposals least favorable to in-state hunters were scaled back.
Spokespersons for both the United Property Owners of Montana and the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association were unhappy with some of the changes — especially dropping unlimited archery elk permits in many hunting districts. That suggests the commission adopted regs more favorable to private, in-state hunters. That's almost always a good thing.
Seventy-six wolves have been killed in Montana near Yellowstone National Park, nearing a preset quote of 82, so Montana FWP is preparing to close wolf hunts in Region 3 for the season.
Too much, too fast and geared toward private landowners at the expense of the general public and public-land hunters. Andrew McKean, Randy Newberg and Hal Herring discuss in this podcast.
The Forest Service's abandonment of its duty to protect public access to the Crazy Mountains is shredded in this column by Chris Hunt from hatchmag.com.
Attempting to stop night hunting wolves at night on private land and aerial gunning, Trap Free Montana Public Lands and Wolves of the Rockies sued FWP over regulations the groups say were changed without public participation.
Outdoor Life news editor Dac Collins updates the court fight over access in the Crazy Mountains. The Forest Service has stopped defending access established via prescribed easement, and in one case, built a new trail that avoided conflicts with landowners, but also excluded the public from the process.
In 2017, the Forest Service suspended Yellowstone District Ranger Alex Sienkiewicz for writing a memo that outlined to staff how they could work to maintain public access on these trails that access the Crazies via prescriptive easement. Sienkiewicz later got his job back, but the Forest Service has backed off defending the public's right to access the Crazy Mountains.
The ramped up wolf hunting and trapping on Yellowstone National Park's northern border in Montana is now threatening tourism businesses in the state. In 2021, the state legislature approved laws that were signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The laws dramatically loosened the rules governing the killing of wolves in Montana.
About 20 Yellowstone wolves have been killed so far, including seven that were part of the Phantom Lake Pack, which is now considered eliminated. The result has been increasing national, and international attention on Montana's loosened regs, and increasing calls for the Feds to reinstate endangered species protection for wolves in the Northern Rockies.


LAS VEGAS -- After another day of bubble teams spitting the bit left and right, Utah finally has delivered college hoops nation a story line to watch. The Utes, the 10-seed in the Pac-12 tournament, got a tough Jarred Dubois game-tying 3 in the final seconds of regulation and then dominated overtime to dump 2-seed Cal, 79-69. The Utes advance to Friday's semifinals, where they will play the winner of the night's final game between Oregon and Washington.
Despite the seed difference, this isn't that surprising an upset. The Pac-12 was the most closely bunched of the major conferences in terms of points per possession in league play, and Utah had swept the Oregon schools on the last weekend of the season. As suggested in the tourney preview, the bracket also shaped up favorably for the Utes, with UCLA, Arizona and Colorado all on the other side, making the bottom half ripe for a surprise run from someone.Saint Mary