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A novel PIK3R1 mutation of SHORT syndrome in a Chinese female with diffuse thyroid disease: a case report and review of literature
Liying Sun1 na1,
Qianwen Zhang2 na1,
Qun Li2,
Yijun Tang2,
Yirou Wang2,
Xin Li2,
Niu Li3,
Jian Wang3 &
Xiumin Wang ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-759X2
BMC Medical Genetics volume 21, Article number: 215 (2020) Cite this article
SHORT syndrome is a rare genetic disease named with the acronyms of short stature, hyper-extensibility of joints, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly and teething delay. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner confirmed by the identification of heterozygous mutations in PIK3R1. This study hereby presents a 15-year-old female with intrauterine growth restriction, short stature, teething delay, characteristic facial gestalts who was identified a novel de novo nonsense mutation in PIK3R1.
The proband was admitted to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with short stature, who had a history of intrauterine growth restriction and presented with short stature, teething delay, characteristic facial gestalts, hirsutism, and thyroid disease. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing revealed c.1960C > T, a novel de novo nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*).
This is the first case report of SHORT syndrome complicated with thyroid disease in China, identifying a novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*). The phenotypes are mildly different from other cases previously described in the literature, in which our patient presents with lipoatrophy, facial feature, and first reported thyroid disease. Thyroid disease may be a new clinical symptom of patients with SHORT syndrome.
SHORT syndrome (MIM 269880; ORPHA:3163) is a rare genetic disease whose name is given by Gorlin [1] with the acronyms of short stature (S), hyperextensibility of joints (H), ocular depression (O), Rieger anomaly (R) and teething delay (T) [2, 3]. A few cases have been reported in the literature, but the prevalence of SHORT syndrome remains unclear (< 1:1000000) [4].
The phenotypic presentation most frequently observed in SHORT syndrome are mild intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), short stature, and a characteristic facial gestalt (e.g. triangular face with a small thin, thin lip, downturned mouth, low-set posteriorly rotated ears, prominent forehead, underdeveloped or thin nasal alae as well as wrinkles) [3,4,5,6]. Lipodystrophy, characterized by selective loss of adipose tissue, is another typical feature of the syndrome. It is displayed mainly in the face, chest and upper extremities, often sparing the buttocks and legs [5, 7], causing an aged appearance of the patients suffering from the SHORT syndrome. Insulin resistance is another common characteristic of the disease while ages at diagnosis is highly variable [4, 8]. Severe insulin resistance may also lead to an early onset of type 2 diabetes, typically occurring in the second decade of life [9]. Additionally, almost all postpubertal women affected present polycystic ovary syndrome [4, 10]. There are some other common features of the SHORT syndrome, e.g. ophthalmic abnormalities such as Rieger anomaly, ocular anterior chamber dysgenesis, higher ocular pressure and glaucoma; dental abnormalities such as delayed teething, small teeth and decreased number of teeth; skeletal abnormalities such as delayed bone age, hyperextensibility of the joints as well as clinodactyly [7, 11, 12]. Other less common manifestations include delayed speech development, sensorineural hearing loss, congenital heart defects as well as mild cognitive delay [4, 13]. Intelligence is within normal range and most patients can have normal educational achievements [4].
PIK3R1 gene encodes the regulatory subunit of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) holoenzyme, activating the AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway to modulate cell proliferation and growth [3]. It is located at 5q13.1 region, containing 16 exons and encoding 724 amino acids. PIK3R1 mutation is associated with two different conditions, that are SHORT syndrome and a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder named Activated PI3K-delta Syndrome 2 (APDS2, MIM615513) [14].
Here, we report a SHORT syndrome case of a 15-year old female patient in China, exhibiting the classical features of a characteristic facial gestalt, IUGR and delayed teething, though without polycystic ovary syndrome. The patient also presented diffuse thyroid disease, which hasn't been reported in previous studies. Whole exome sequencing (WES) identified a novel de novo heterozygous mutation(c.1960C > T, p.Gln654*) of the PIK3R1 gene.
The patient was a girl born to a physically healthy and non-consanguineous couple by spontaneous delivery at the 37th week. Birth weight was 2150 g (− 3.39SD) and birth length was 44 cm (− 3.41SD), indicating that the patient had intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The proband also had teething delay, getting the first tooth at 1 year old. During childhood, the patient was bothered by short stature. Psychomotor and speech development was normal. The height of proband's father and mother was 168 cm and 155 cm respectively. The patient also had a healthy 20-month-old brother.
At the age of 15 years and 4 months, the proband was referred to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with a height of 149 cm (− 2.04SD), weight of 43 kg (− 1.22SD) and body mass index (BMI) of 19.4 kg/m2. The height of the proband had remained 149 cm, ever since 13 years old. Physical examination showed a triangular-shaped face, small chin, large low-set ears, thin lip, downturned mouth, obvious beard and bushy eyebrows (Fig. 1a,b,c,d). Oral examination showed overcrowded and irregular teeth, hypodontia, and severe dental caries (Fig. 1g). Pubertal development was assessed according to the Tanner stage, with pubic hair at PH5 stage and breast at B2 stage. The second phalanx of little finger in the left hand was short and thicken, which was confirmed with X-ray (Fig. 1e,f). Ultrasound of neck showed diffuse thyroid disease. Ultrasound biomicroscopy of the eyes, examination of ocular fundus, abdominal ultrasound, reproductive system ultrasound, and chest X-ray were normal. The cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated a small posterior pituitary.
Image of the patient. a, b, c, d. Facial abnormalities included triangular face with a small chin, thin lip, downturned mouth, low-set posteriorly rotated ears, obvious beard and bushy eyebrows. e, f. Thicken and short second phalanx of little finger in the left hand. g. Overcrowded and irregular teeth, multiple dental caries
Laboratory investigations revealed normal levels of routine blood test, liver function, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1, 424 ng/ml), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, β-HCG, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol, free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), triglyceride, cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein. Abnormal laboratory results of the proband were shown in Table 1. Oral glucose tolerance test indicated insulin resistance while blood glucose was normal (Supplementary Table S1).
Table 1 Laboratory results of the patient
WES was performed to make a clear clinical diagnose. The candidate variants were first screened by a minor allele frequency < 3% against the 1000 Genomes Project, the NHLBI exome variant server or in 50 HapMap control exomes. Then, short stature, facial abnormalities were selected as the filtering clinical symptoms to analyze the screened candidate variants. According to the guidelines recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, a pathogenic variant of PIK3R1 gene was identified to contribute to the patient's conditions. Sequencing result indicated c.1960C > T of PIK3R1 gene a novel nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*), which was confirmed by sanger sequencing (Fig. 2). In addition, direct sequencing results showed the genotypes of proband's parents were wild-type, suggesting it was a de novo mutation.
Sanger sequencing showed a heterozygous nonsense mutation (c.1960C > T, p.Gln654X in exon 11) in the patient, and the parents were normal. Black arrows, mutant bases
The three-dimensional structure of the wild-type (WT) PIK3R1 protein was generated by the SWISS-MODEL online server and was examined using Pymol v.1.8.4.0 software (https://www.pymol.org; Schrödinger, New York, NY, USA). The three-dimensional structure of the mutant PIK3R1 protein was generated by deleting the amino acid after glutamic acid 654. GMQE (Global Model Quality Estimation) and QMEAN for the model are 0.24 and − 1.83, indicating the model is in good quality. The model shows that PIK3R1 G654 is located on the loop in the C-terminal src-homology 2 (cSH2) domain (Fig. 3). The termination of protein translation leading to the damage of the cSH2 domain (Fig. 3).
Homology models of the wild-type PIK3R1 and p.Gln654* mutant PIK3R1. The inter src-homology 2(iSH2) domain and C-terminal src-homology (cSH2) domain are shown in yellow and green respectively, with the PIK3R1 G654 shown in red
SHORT syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner confirmed by the identification of heterozygous mutations in PIK3R1 (phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1, MIM 171833) [15], except for two cases that were resulted from the mutation of PRKCE [16] and IGF1R [17] respectively. To date, 12 variants have been proven to be SHORT syndrome and the missense mutation of c.1945C > T (p. Arg649Trp) was the most common variant [7, 13]. The mutants are distributed in exons 12, 13, 15, 16, and intron 11 (Supplementary Fig.S1). Exon 15, encoding the cSH2 domain, covers most of the mutations (8/12), including all nonsense mutations (p.Lys653*, p.Gln654* (in this study), p.Tyr657*). Apparently, exon 15 is a mutational hot spot.
The proband presented with some common phenotypes such us IUGR (28/32), short stature (33/41), teething delay (26/27), characteristic facial dysmorphim (43/43), and insulin resistant (14/22) (Table 2). However, it should be noted that some common clinical symptoms aren't observed on the patient, e.g., ocular depression (35/37) and lipoatrophy (34/41). As almost all previous cases are from North America and Europe, natural physiological differences between races might be the differentiating factor. The clinical manifestations of SHORT syndrome in patients with PIK3R1 mutation in different exons/introns may facilitate the understanding of genotype-phenotype correlations (Table 2). All patients with SHORT syndrome have characteristic facial gestalts, making it an essential symptom (43/43). Not all features described in the acronyms of SHORT syndrome are universally seen. A 32 cases meta-analysis showed only half of the patients have four or more of classic features [3, 4], which is consistent with our findings. Because of lack of cases in different domains, we could not illustrate specific genotype-phenotype correlations. We also analyzed the phenotypes of cases carrying nonsense mutations comparing with other cases, it seems that nonsense mutations have no correlation with severer or specific phenotypes, probably because the mutations are in the second to last exon, having limited influence on the protein (Supplementary Table S2).
Table 2 Clinical Features of the patient and reported SHORT patients with Mutations in PIK3R1
We describe the dental status of the patient with SHORT syndrome in detail. According to our review, teething delay is common (26/27) but a detailed observation of dental status is often ignored by researchers. Usually, inherence plays an important role in teeth development. Thus, dental problems like overcrowded teeth (5/6), hypodontia, and dental caries in SHORT syndrome patients warrant a closer look and early identification before they progress further down the road.
Diffuse thyroid disease with positive TPOAb and TGAb has not been reported before in patients with SHORT syndrome [4]. PIK3R1 RNA is expressed moderately in the thyroid and it regulates PI3K–AKT signaling pathway [3]. Evidence shows that PI3K–AKT signaling pathway is important in the progression of thyroid cancer, it is touted to be a target of a possible treatment for patients with advanced types of thyroid carcinoma [18]. On the other hand, the relationship between insulin resistance and thyroid function have been controversial [19]. Positive TPOAb and TGAb do exist in the general population. In this patient, we could not make sure whether it is induced by the mutation directly or not. So far, the patient's thyroid function seems to be normal. Still, a future follow-up is needed as thyroid disease may be a new clinical symptom of patients with SHORT syndrome and more evidence is necessary to support this hypothesis.
As mentioned above, APDS2 can be triggered by PIK3R1 mutations. So, it is important to distinguish APDS2 from SHORT syndrome. Features of APDS2 are recurrent upper tract respiratory infections and lymphoproliferation. Immunological evaluation of the patient may show elevated IgM, IgA deficiency, low CD4 and CD8 naïve T cell counts, and B-cell lymphopenia. It should be noted that 3 cases have been reported with diagnosis of SHORT syndrome and APDS2 synchronously [14, 20]. The 3 cases are all splicing variants, resulting in the skipping of exon 11 [14]. Exon 11 encodes the inter-SH2 domain of the p85α isoform, associating to the p110δ catalytic subunit binding [21]. All of the studies above have different findings compare to that of our patient's mildly abnormal level of immune cells and elevated IgA level. Besides, our patient did not have a history of recurrent infection, which indicates there was no serious problem with her immune system. Thus, the diagnosis of APDS2 can be excluded from our patient. It is generally recommended that APDS2 patients be assessed by a clinical geneticist to exclude concurrence with SHORT syndrome. Conversely, patients with SHORT syndrome should have their immune system assessed, especially when they have a history of recurrent respiratory infections and/or lymphoproliferation [14].
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) develops almost in all postpubertal women (8/9) with SHORT syndrome [4], whose features include irregular menstrual cycle, hirsutism, acne, hyperandrogenemia, and insulin resistance. Elevated androstenedione and testosterone level could explain the hirsutism and irregular menstrual cycle of our patient. However, normal reproductive system ultrasound did not support the diagnosis of PCOS. Still, considering the more stringent diagnostic criteria for PCOS in adolescence compared to that of adults, there is a considerable chance for our patient to be diagnosed with PCOS later in her adult life.
In conclusion, our study reported on a Chinese patient with SHORT syndrome, identifying a novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in the PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*). The phenotypes of the proband were mildly different from other cases previously reported. Common clinical symptoms like ocular depression and lipoatrophy weren't observed on the patient while diffuse thyroid disease was presented. We aimed to expand the spectrum of genotypes and phenotypes of SHORT syndrome through this case report. Nevertheless, the precise genotype-phenotype correlations and molecular mechanisms of SHORT syndrome remain elusive and further study is warranted.
The raw datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available in order to protect participant confidentiality. The data and materials are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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The authors thank the family for participating and supporting this study.
This work was supported by Pudong New Area Science and Technology Development Fund (Grant PKJ2018-Y46). The funder supported the clinical examination, lab analysis and paper writing.
Liying Sun and Qianwen Zhang are Co-first author, these authors contributed equally to the study.
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
Liying Sun
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Qianwen Zhang, Qun Li, Yijun Tang, Yirou Wang, Xin Li & Xiumin Wang
Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Niu Li & Jian Wang
Qianwen Zhang
Qun Li
Yijun Tang
Yirou Wang
Xin Li
Niu Li
Jian Wang
Xiumin Wang
X. W designed the study; L. S and Q. Z drafted and revised the manuscript; Q. Z, Q. L, Y. T, Y. W, X. L, N. L, and J. W acquired, analyzed, and interpreted the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Xiumin Wang.
The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMCIRB-Y2019049), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Written informed consent to participate was obtained from the patient's parents.
Written informed consent for publication of identifying images and other personal or clinical details was obtained from the patient's parents. And the copy of the written consent is available for review by the editor of this journal.
Oral glucose tolerance test of the patient.
Clinical Features of the patients with nonsense mutations in PIK3R1.
The schematic diagram of the distribution of 12 reported mutations as well as p.Gln654* in PIK3R1 gene.
Sun, L., Zhang, Q., Li, Q. et al. A novel PIK3R1 mutation of SHORT syndrome in a Chinese female with diffuse thyroid disease: a case report and review of literature. BMC Med Genet 21, 215 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-020-01146-3
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The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again
Author: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Category: Adventure stories
Features a tale of adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves, giant spiders, and conversations with the dragon, are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. This is a new paperback edition of JRR Tolkien's fantasy masterpiece, "The Hobbit". "The Hobbit" is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children's fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his own children, "The Hobbit" met with instant critical acclaim when published.
or There and Back Again
Tolkien's "The Hobbit," which first appeared on the literary scene in 1937, sets the stage for the epic trilogy that Tolkien was to write in the coming years. Unabridged. 4 CDs.
Author: Carol Kroll
Publisher: Learning Links
Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.
The Hobbit Or There and Back Again
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Publisher: Del Rey
The prequel to the epic fantasy saga The Lord of the Rings chronicles the adventures of the inhabitants of Middle-earth and of Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who brought home to The Shire the One Ring of Power. Reissue.
The Voice of the Narrator in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
Author: Nadja Litschko
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, http://www.uni-jena.de/ (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Mythology for England, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Narrator. Storyteller. When thinking about a person who narrates or tells a story, one of the first impressions that usually come to mind is that of a man or a woman, sitting in a well-worn rocking chair, surrounded by children who listen with rapt attention to tales of dragons and princesses. This image, depicting the classical oral storyteller as he has been known since ancient times, may at first glance have little to do with the narrative voice of a written work of literature. However, the oral storyteller and the narrator of a novel have many things in common. They both mediate the story to an audience - either to a real one that is physically present or to an impersonal reader of a book, and, depending on their technique, they are able to recount a story in a number of ways. There are many different approaches to narrating a tale. A narrator can remain mostly in the background and simply relate the story to his readers or listeners, without any commentary of other interruptions, or he can narrate the story through his or her own eyes, using the first person singular and thus creating an intensely personal atmosphere and letting the audience experience the adventures almost first-hand. However, sometimes the narrator can become actively involved into the tale, but without actually being a part of it. He adds his own thoughts and opinions to the story, he speaks to the readers himself and actively guides them through his story. Such a narrator is also present in Tolkien's novel The Hobbit. So the topic of this paper will be to analyse the narrator of The Hobbit, and to determine his most characteristic features. It will be illustrated on the following pages that the narrator of The Hobbit is an intrusive authorial narrator who frequently comments on and judges the characters as well as the unfolding events, who is acutely aware of himself, his audience and his role as a storyteller, and who addressed his readers in a direct way and actively leads them through his narrative. Furthermore it will be determined whether there are any obvious changes to the narrative voice in the last chapters of the book, which were written over three years after the rest of the novel.
CliffsNotes on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit
Author: Gene B Hardy
Join the journey through Middle-earth in the study guide of these two epic fantasies suggestive of life in medieval days, a classical battle between good and evil and the quest for a magical ring. This guide covers all four volumes of this unforgettable fantasy.
Understanding and Interpreting Texts. "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien (Englisch 10. Klasse Realschule)
Author: Teresa Schenk
Category: Foreign Language Study
Lesson Plan from the year 2017 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 1,7, University of Augsburg, language: English, abstract: The lesson described in this paper is based on the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The lesson is intended for a year 10 class in a grammar school, the recipients of the lesson will therefore be 14 to 17 year old pupils. The fantasy novel The Hobbit was chosen for several reasons. The book was originally written for children which means that it contains relatively easy vocabulary and is fun to read at the same time. Pupils are likely to enjoy this book as it is set in a fictional world that is lovingly described and is packed with action as the protagonists have to survive many exciting adventures. Furthermore, J.R.R. Tolkien is listed in the syllabus for Realschulen as an author that could be discussed in year 10. As the pupils at grammar school are the same age, should have similar competences and most likely have similar interests as pupils in a Realschule, the book should be appropriate for grammar school pupils too. The lesson described in this paper would be the first of about eight lessons on the book and would be 45 minutes long. The main focus of the lesson is set on reading comprehension and so the overall goal of the lesson is for the pupils to be capable of summarising the first two chapters of "The Hobbit" in their own words as well as being able to reflect on the novel. This goal is based on the syllabus for English in grammar schools in year 10. The aims of reading comprehension that should be attained by the end of year 10 are described here. Among other things, Pupils should be able to read long and complicated literary texts and understand them on their own. This is expected of the pupils in the lesson on The Hobbit, as the homework due for the lesson is to read the first two chapters of The Hobbit on their own. In the section on understanding texts, there is a passage stating that pupils in year 10 should read either a novel or a drama of the twentieth or twenty-first century and understand, interpret and give their own opinion on the text (ISB 2004). The novel The Hobbit fits into the category of novels from the twentieth century as it was published in 1937 (Tolkien 1997) and in the course of the lesson will be understanding, interpreting and giving their own opinion on the text.
A Study Guide for J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning
A Study Guide for J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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Mothers, Mizrahi, and Poor: Contentious Media Framings of Mothers' Movements
Milman, Noa
Taking an intersectional approach, this chapter makes a theoretical and empirical contribution to the study of mothers' movements in the context of social welfare cutbacks in Israel. I argue that the political use of the maternal identity provides an important cultural resource to women's social movements, yet all women cannot access this advantage equally. By adding an intersectional perspective to the literature on women's movements and media debates, this empirical study shows that the ability of different groups of women to politically mobilize their maternal identity in the news is impacted by their class and racial backgrounds. I focus on Israel as an ambiguous case that reflects both the political relevance of maternal identity as mobilized by different political actors, as well as the intersectional dynamics of marginalization of women's movements within contentious media debates about austerity policies. Using critical discourse analysis, I analyzed 268 newspaper articles that discuss the Israeli Single Mothers' Movement, a welfare rights movement of low-income women of color (Mizrahi). I find two competing frames converging across the newspapers analyzed: the first draws on a nationalist discourse of the "mother of the nation" to present a positive image of a heroic "mothers' movement"; the second draws on racist and sexist images to negatively frame activists as a "Mizrahi movement" of undeserving poor mothers. I show how the contested construction of the Single Mothers' Movement in the news media is directly connected to hegemonic Israeli discourse on motherhood and ethnicity, and demonstrate how this shapes the movement's public image and its political and feminist value.
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO, +0.72% shares edged down in the extended session Wednesday after the company beat earnings expectations but missed on revenue. Take-Two shares dropped nearly 5% after hours. The company reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $25.1 million, or 21 cents a share, compared with losses of $29.8 million, or losses of 33 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $480 million from $476 million in the year-ago period. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated losses of 10 cents a share on revenue of $493 million. For the fiscal fourth quarter, analysts model earnings of 58 cents a share on revenue of $533 million. The company issued fourth-quarter guidance of earnings of 73 cents to 83 cents a share on sales of $460 million to $510 million. Take-Two stock has gained 119% in the past year, with the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.31% rising 18%.
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France Reborn?
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Commentary by Donatienne Ruy and Heather A. Conley
The 2017 French election season is officially over. Pundits and analysts were confounded at each twist of scandal and Russian disinformation, as well as each domestic spike of discontent. A young, never-before-elected presidential candidate without a formal political party could not possibly win, nor could he secure a legislative majority. But this is exactly what Emmanuel Macron did. Elections are over, and the hard work of governing now begins as President Macron launches his reform agenda. Will French society endorse these reforms as much as they did his candidacy and his call for political renewal?
A Legislative Mandate
Macron's party, La République en Marche (LREM), won an impressive 308 seats (out of 577) in the National Assembly after the second round of legislative elections on June 18. His centrist allies in the Mouvement Démocrate (MoDem) won 42 seats, bringing the presidential majority to 350 seats—an absolute majority and one of the biggest majorities of the Fifth Republic. The second-biggest party,Les Républicains (LR), garnered 112 seats, and its former ally Union des Démocrates et Indépendants (UDI) got 18 seats, while the political devastation of the Socialist Party (PS) continued as the party secured only 30 seats. The far-left France Insoumise (FI) and far-right Front National (FN), which had both performed remarkably well for extreme parties in the presidential election, respectively received 17 and 8 seats. Three quarters of representatives in the National Assembly are completely new to politics or did not hold seats after the 2012 election, and they are very diverse with over 223 women and 35 minority representatives. It bears stating the obvious: this is a completely new political configuration for France.
Data: Ministère de l'Intérieur. Note: LREM and FI did not exist in 2012.
This reconfiguration however came at a political price—French voters did not vote. Despite strong support for LREM, abstention reached its highest level since 1958, with 57.36 percent of registered voters staying home, and another 4.2 percent spoiling ballots or casting blank votes. There is no doubt that this has cast a shadow over Macron's victory and may portend a more politically challenging environment than his absolute legislative majority suggests. Several reasons may have contributed to these abstentions: voter fatigue after a long election season; complete electoral confusion due to a high number of candidates in many legislative districts, many of whom switched political allegiance between the first and second rounds; and a strong sense from the media and general public that Macron's party would sweep the legislative elections, which encouraged the grassroots mobilization for LREM and LR voters but alienated dejected extreme party voters. This illustrates a growing French political schism centered on the true agents of change. For Macron supporters, change comes from a newly formed political center with faces and voices that are untarnished (and untested) by traditional French politics and public scrutiny. Others believe that radical change can only come from the far-left and the far-right (and on some issues, these forces agree) and view the political center as the cause of the malaise from which they seek change. On the positive side, all political forces agree that change is a prerequisite for France's renewal. On the negative side, these political forces do not agree on what the nature of that change is and what can bring it about.
Political Soul-Searching
These results were the final blow for a Socialist Party that had seen its support waning for five years under a particularly unpopular president, and whose candidate placed fifth in the presidential election's first round. With its size greatly diminished, the party now faces a long road back to rebuild itself based on values agreed upon by the majority of party members and to regain voter trust. Though the party has announced it would vote no-confidence for Macron's government, dissent within the ranks has already begun as more moderate voices in the party suggest they will abstain. Some centrist elements of the party could also break party lines and support part of the president's agenda, further dislocating the Socialist parliamentary group and accelerating the party's reconfiguration.
And while LR weathered the legislative elections, the party now faces the consequences of its rightward shift under François Fillon's candidacy: the hardliners have announced they will refuse to give the government a confidence vote and are drifting further right, causing 15 representatives to break away and join forces with UDI to create a "constructive opposition" group that is open to collaborating with the government. Macron's decision to include former-LR senior officials in his government has hastened this split by political design.
France's elections have eviscerated France's political party structure, and its reconfiguration will be a shaping force throughout Macron's tenure as president—to both his political advantage and disadvantage.
A New Government and a Few Bumps along the Road
An early test for the Macron government and his prime minister, Edouard Philippe, did not go well. Macron has pledged that no one serving in his government be under investigation. This pledge symbolizes a break from French political party tradition and was reinforced by the scandal that consumed the political fortunes of the LR candidate, Fillon. However, LREM's coalition partner, MoDem, has been engulfed in an investigation into possible fictitious employment using European Parliament funds—similar to the one that Marine Le Pen and her Front National party faced. Though long-standing politician François Bayrou, president of MoDem and minister of justice until June 21, insists the party is innocent, and no one has yet been indicted or been placed under investigation, he and two other ministers attached to the party preemptively resigned (Sylvie Goulard, former minister of armed forces, and Marielle de Sarnez, deputy minister of European affairs). Macron allied himself with Bayrou to deliver centrist votes during the campaign, and while the latter's departure is unlikely to impede the president's support among MoDem representatives in the Assembly and his reform efforts, it depleted his government of respected voices, particularly Goulard, in favor of new faces that may not have deep expertise in their portfolios. This will be Macron's challenge: meeting his rhetorical requirements for centrist, fresh political faces while needing seasoned political forces to navigate deep structural reforms.
First Stop: Labor Reform
The priority for Macron will be reform of the French labor market to make it more flexible and competitive—reforms for which former president François Hollande faced intense societal resistance, and which were ultimately watered down. Though the full bill has not yet been drafted, the reform will follow three main lines : (1) capping wrongful termination settlements to foster hiring for small and medium-sized firms; (2) loosening sectoral collective bargaining conditions, making it possible to negotiate labor organization at the company level, while respecting local agreements and existing legislation; and (3) streamlining intra-company "social dialogue" (broad consultation covering economic and social policies that aims to create consensus among the main actors of the labor market) to give employees more representation and influence. Though the government has promised extensive consultation with all stakeholders, the first two reforms met with strong labor union protests under Hollande.
Despite Macron's legislative majority, his government is unlikely to use it, preferring to pass ordinances (legislation emanating from the government rather than the parliament) rather than laws in anticipation that his government will face resistance from society. Macron's political calculation will be the necessity of an early and decisive reform move to turn France's economy around and gain political space with Germany to encourage eurozone reforms that support European integration and greater debt mutualization—anathema to some German constituents as they head to the polls on September 24. A deep desire for change may boost Macron's agenda, but an improving French and eurozone economy may diminish the appetite for big change.
Implementing structural reform can be viewed as a form of political suicide. Ask the German Social Democrats after the implementation of the Hartz reforms in 2003 (the Social Democrats have not won an election since). Ask former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, who launched economic reforms that aimed to ease firing restrictions for large firms and offered temporary tax breaks to incentivize companies to offer permanent employment contracts. Such reforms were unable to give a sufficient boost to the Italian economy, after which Renzi's popularity dwindled amid a failed attempt to seek political reforms in addition to the economic ones.
In France, and across Europe and Western democracies, we are simply in uncharted political territory. We are carefully watching this new experiment in French politics and its push for major change from a new political center. The beginning of a post-political-party era or a harbinger of greater political fracturing and instability? An opportunity to push for major reforms or the breaking point for the electorate? France will give us many things to contemplate in this new political era.
Heather A. Conley is senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Donatienne Ruy is a research associate with the CSIS Europe Program.
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Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England
Julius Eugene FARR [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 30 Mar 1903 in Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. He died 3 on 29 Sep 1998 in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States. Julius married Martha L. CLAUSSEN on 3 Sep 1931 in San Joaquin, California, United States.
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J. Eugene Farr passed away at the age of 95 at Carson Convalescent Center. He was born to Henry Irwin and Gertrude H. Hubbard Farr. He had lived in Carson City for the past five years, coming from Keeau, Hawaii. Jr. Farr had worked for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for more than 25 years, retiring in 1968. He was a life member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge, past exalted ruler of Hilo, Hawaii Lodge 759, and past member of the Moose Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star, Kilquea Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Order of the Amaranth and Eagles lodges, all of Hilo. He graduated from the College of Pacific, Stock, CA in 1930.
Martha L. CLAUSSEN was born on 13 Mar 1910 in Los Angeles, California, United States. She died on 5 Apr 1962 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Martha married Julius Eugene FARR on 3 Sep 1931 in San Joaquin, California, United States.
M i Eugene FARR.
F ii Marilyn FARR.
Julius Eugene FARR [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 30 Mar 1903 in Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. He died 3 on 29 Sep 1998 in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States. Julius married 4 Loiya Aileen GALEENER on 16 Oct 1955 in Santa Clara, California, United States.
CLAUSSEN, Martha L.
Loiya Aileen GALEENER was born 1 on 4 Mar 1908. She died 2 in Apr 1976 in Pahoa, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States. Loiya married 3 Julius Eugene FARR 4 on 16 Oct 1955 in Santa Clara, California, United States.
Rev. Dr. Joyce Wesley FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 on 20 Jul 1905 in Thatcher, Graham, Arizona, United States. He died 3 on 25 Jul 1980 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States. Joyce married 4 Esther LYNDEN on 27 Nov 1930 in Campbell, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Born in the Territory of Arizona before it became a state. Graduate of College of the Pacific and Boston University School of Theology. Ordained, Methodist Episcopal Church (later the United Methodist Church). On Thanksgiving Day in 1930, married an auburn-haired Irish girl (Esther Lynden)who shared his zest for life. Died within days of celebrating 50 years in the ministry and his 75th birthday; just a few months before he and Esther would have celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. World traveler, beloved pastor and counsellor, family man, loved by all who knew him for his great good humor, kind heart, intelligence and goodwill. He also had a beautiful singing voice, a passion for social justice and a terrific laugh. In his later years, he worked tirelessly for the California Council on Alcohol Problems and came up with the slogan: "Friends don't let friends drive drunk."
Esther LYNDEN [scrapbook] was born 1 on 7 Jun 1909 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. She died 2 on 14 Dec 1986 in Contra Costa, California, United States. Esther married 3 Rev. Dr. Joyce Wesley FARR 4 on 27 Nov 1930 in Campbell, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Born on Pine Street to John Ross Lynden and Sarah Mary Lynden (Steele), both immigrants from Ireland. John Lynden was from County Roscommon and Sarah Mary Steele was from Armagh ... they met and married in San Francisco. Esther's childhood was spent in a big house in Burlingame; her father would take the train to his desk at Smith & Lynden Wholesale Grocers in San Francisco. The eerie sound of the night wind in the eucalyptus trees used to frighten her when she was little. Her father was something of a financial genius and did very well, both in his work and in the stock market, and eventually moved the family to Campbell (they owned what is now the Prune Yard shopping center when it was, in fact, a prune yard). Esther met and married Joyce Farr, a seminary student, and left the comforts of her father's home for the adventure of being a minister's wife and, eventually, the mother of five daughters. She was tailor-made for the job of minister's wife -- which, in those days, was really a job. And an important one. Her energy, sense of humor and inexhaustible interest in other people made her a "natural." This was a good thing, because Esther Lynden Farr was incapable of pretense. She lived her days with laughter, honesty and gusto, and when she left this life she was not afraid to go.
F i Marjorie Ella FARR was born on 4 Mar 1947. She died on 12 Dec 2001.
Dwight Hillis THORNBURG was born 1 on 28 May 1903 in Indiana, United States. He died 2 on 21 Dec 1981 in Alameda, California, United States. Dwight married 3 Harriett Mina FARR 4 on 10 Aug 1935 in San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States.
Harriett Mina FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 on 15 May 1909 in Hughson, Stanislaus, California, United States. She died 3 on 4 Mar 1979 in California, United States. Harriett married 4 Dwight Hillis THORNBURG on 10 Aug 1935 in San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States.
Edward A. HOFFMAN was born about 1877 in New York, United States. Edward married 1 Alice Elizabeth AINSWORTH on 12 Jan 1951 in Alameda, California, United States.
Alice Elizabeth AINSWORTH was born 1 on 2 Aug 1883 in Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States. She died 2 on 10 May 1957 in Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States. Alice married 3 Edward A. HOFFMAN on 12 Jan 1951 in Alameda, California, United States.
FARR, Jesse Whitlock
Victor Ainsworth FARR [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 24 Jul 1903 in Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, United States. He died 3 on 15 Jan 1991 in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States. Victor married 4 Lillian Virginia DOBSON on 20 Jun 1926 in Willow Brook, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Victor was counted in a census 5 in 1920 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States.
Lillian Virginia DOBSON was born 1 on 31 Aug 1906 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She died 2 on 24 Jun 1986 in Monterey, Monterey, California, United States. Lillian married 3 Victor Ainsworth FARR on 20 Jun 1926 in Willow Brook, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Frank PETERSON was born 1, 2 on 7 Jun 1914 in of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. He died 3, 4 on 2 Jan 1985 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. Frank married Grace Gladys FARR on 10 Jun 1936 in California, United States.
Grace Gladys FARR [Parents] was born 1 on 21 Dec 1910 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States. She died 2 on 5 Feb 1994 in Calistoga, Napa, California, United States. Grace married Frank PETERSON on 10 Jun 1936 in California, United States.
Grace was counted in a census 3 in 1920 in Garden City, Finney, Kansas, United States.
John Wilbur SCHLOSSER was born 1, 2 on 22 Nov 1896 in Nebraska, United States. He died 3 on 30 Jan 1977 in Santa Clara, California, United States. John married Vera Mae FARR on 20 Jul 1923 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Vera Mae FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 2 Jul 1903 in Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States. She died 2 on 31 Aug 1958 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States. Vera married John Wilbur SCHLOSSER on 20 Jul 1923 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Clifford Clyde RADER was born 1 on 10 Jul 1899 in Gazelle, Siskiyou, California, United States. He died 2 on 10 Feb 1994 in Sonoma, California, United States. Clifford married Mildred Ethiel FARR in Sep 1923 in California, United States.
Mildred Ethiel FARR [Parents] was born 1 on 19 Dec 1904 in Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States. She died 2 on 30 Sep 1990 in Santa Clara, California, United States. Mildred married Clifford Clyde RADER in Sep 1923 in California, United States.
Marriage/Divorce needs more research.
Albert Gregory HILL was born 1 on 17 Nov 1902 in California, United States. He died 2 on 12 May 1983 in Santa Clara, California, United States. Albert married Ruth Naomi FARR on 3 Aug 1930 in Aptos, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Ruth Naomi FARR [Parents] was born on 26 Jul 1906 in Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States. She died on 6 Feb 1993 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States. Ruth married Albert Gregory HILL on 3 Aug 1930 in Aptos, Santa Clara, California, United States.
Ruth was counted in a census 1 in 1920 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States.


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Stardust Blvd & Aurora at Stardust Blvd & Aurora Sun City West, AZ.
2002 Yamaha Ultima Plus GAS golf cart.
Sterling flatware sets: Gorham "Roses", Rogers.
Weber Butane "Spirit II" gas grill.
Viking Husqvarna "Huskystar" sewing machine, Betsy Ross miniature sewing machine.
Spode Christmas Tree china, Waterford 12 Days of Christmas crystal ornaments (11).
Propane fire pit, Hessaire Cooling Solutions swamp cooler (MC37A).
Sewing notions, crafts, jewelry making.
Sterling and gold jewelry (onsite only during sale hours).
LaZBoy tan leather sofa, 2 leather swivel, rocking recliners .
Wrought Iron/glass coffee table, square end table, rectangle end table.
Thomasville brown French Provincial dining table w/ 4 chairs.
Chaircraft cream faux-bamboo dining table, 1 leaf & 6 cane back chairs, yellow faux-bamboo sideboard.
Highland House sleeper sofa, dark wood/glass console table, fiberglass/glass top entry table.
Bentwood Furniture King oak mission-style bed, 2 high boy chests, 2 3-drawer nightstands w/ pull-out shelf.
King Stearns & Foster mattress/springs.
Full Serta Perfect Sleeper mattress/spring.
Henry Link faux-bamboo ivory triple dresser w/ mirror, 2-drawer nightstands.
French Provincial upholstered antique armchair, 2 swivel armchairs w/ matching footstool, Pennsylvania swivel rocker.
Ladies closet: Hand bags, wallets, make up storage. Brands: Neiman Marcus, Calvin Klein, Carole Little, Lauren, Liz Claiborne, Style & Co, Alfani, Chicos, Izod, Peter Nygard, St Tropez, Talbots. Sizes: L, XL, PL, 10, 14; Chicos: 2, 2.5, 3. Handbags: Kate Spade, The Sak, Coach, Lucky, Fossil, Dooney & Bourke, Bass.
Shoes: Cole Haan, Merrell, Anne Klein, Toms, Nike, Uggs, Fit-Flop, Nina, Naturalizer, Hush Puppy. Sizes: 7, 7.5, 8.
Linens, including NEW Charter Club "Martine" queen comforter cover set, deep pocket king sheets, towels, kitchen linens.
Metal/wood grain computer desk w/ keyboard tray.
Light wood desk w/ drawers.
Cookware: All-Clad, Dansk Kobenstyle, Griswold & Wagner 10" cast iron skillets.
Flatware: Lyon "New Charm" stainless, Oneida stainless.
Appliances: Cuisinart Pro 11-cup food processor, Cuisinart 5-in-1 griddler, Cuisinart compact deep fryer, Cuisinart coffee grinder, Cuisinart stainless juicer, Cuisinart mini-prep food processor, Cuisinart stainless double toaster, Oster SS 16-speed blender, Bella Cucina 4 qt slow cooker, Rival automatic steamer, Kitchen Aid handmixer, Nesco 6 qt roaster oven, Elite rice cooker, Martha Stewart digital scale, Proctor Silex food processor (NIB).
Kitchen Aid stand mixer w/ attachments.
Corning Ware baking dishes, nice glassware, and Tupperware.
Wusthof classic knives in block.
Vital Wrap System-portable body treatment (heats, cools, compression).
Bionaire oscillating 40" tower fan w/ remote .
VTek digital audio baby monitor.
Haan slim & light floor cleaner, Swifter floor mop.
Black metal/glass top octagonal patio table w/ 6 rocking armchairs.
2 red wicker armchairs w/ cushions.
White metal/strapping chaise lounge w/ striped cushion, white metal glider chair.
Black wrought iron glider armchair w/ cushion, wood branch rocking chair, 2 wood slat folding chairs.
2 plastic stacking armchairs, 2 plastic stacking end tables.
White metal/glass top patio end table.
2 ivory faux-bamboo glass-top end tables, gold metal/glass-top end table.
2 grey metal shelf racks.
2-drawer legal size metal file cabinet.
Electronics: Vizio 42" HDTV, Sony 40" HDTV, Panasonic DVD.
Golf supplies: Golf bags, Ball Shooter & Pick Up. Clubs: Callaway, ASP, Warrior, Exceler.
Power tools: Black & Decker hedger, Paramount blower/vac, Black & Decker 3/8" variable speed drill, Black & Decker 7000-05 1/4" drill kit .
Please look for our blue & white Memory Lane Sale signs at: Stardust Blvd & Aurora.
We're currently booking sales for April and May. Call now if you're moving this winter and need to get rid of all the stuff you don't want!
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These angels are made from plastic bottles and embellished with lace, trims and beads. I got the idea for these from life size ones when I was looking at a beautiful blog.
Paulette Svec taught the snow people in a class and she also crocheted the pillow. I printed the black and white pillows onto ink jet fabric paper. I bought the crocheted Santa at a show.
Glitter house kit from Cynthia Howe. I thought this forlorn-looking mouse looked sweet next to the house.
Shoes for St. Nicholas Day---painted and flocked metal mini clogs filled with sliced millefiori canes (Designer Canes by Tamara), candy sticks made with twisted embroidery floss that is hardened with liquid super glue. Suitcases---stacked wooden discs glued together, sanded on bottom and covered with 1/2" scale paper from Robin Betterley.
The Christmas tree is surrounded by wrapped presents and stands in a old-looking green metal crib from Texas Tiny. Some of the ornaments on the tree are ones I made 25 years ago. My children had given me a surprise 50th birthday party and I incorporated the 50! confetti into the room box that I was making at the time. The large box ornaments was a class by Sherrill Jenkins of Dollhouses Unlimited.
The three center snowmen are metal minis and the two end ones are made from Shrinky Dink paper.
"Ric Rac " trim is glued around a paper cone, and a toothpick glued into a round wooden flat bead make the base. Pink crochet wreath is from Paulette Svec and I furthered embellished with beads, bunka, and bow. Rhinestones and glitter embellish a plain pink bead.
 I used metallic sewing thread to make the curling ribbon around the cards.
Christmas bulbs and tree topper are from the craft store and made from clear plastic that I painted with Pearl Ex powdered pigments and water.
This bulletin board that displays gift wrapping embellishments was a lot of fun to make because I got to use bits and pieces from my overflowing stash of supplies.
The beautiful needlepoint stocking was a gift from Carolyn Denning. Christmas angel pyramid was a kit from Robin Betterley and can be found here.
All of the santas, snowmen, and churches are metal minis, plastic, or porcelain blanks painted in the same way that I described above. The angel on top of the books was by Valerie Casson.
Reindeer from left to right: True 2 Scale kit, pewter deer, confetti deer, and 2 plastic deer that have all been glittered.
I had already completed two half inch scale room boxes in the traditional red and green color scheme a few years previous to this box. I had always wanted to do a Christmas themed box with pinks and sage greens, so when I saw a fellow club member bring in a shabby Christmas table that I admired so much, I knew that I wanted to bump up this themed room box on my long list of miniature projects. Below are lots of detailed pictures of a room of some imagined shabby chic Christmas shop. I completed this shop in 2012.
When I was cleaning up my workroom after I completed this project, I found a bunch of odds and ends that I had not incorporated into the room box. So, I made a needlepoint canvas basket and filled it with the miscellany.
These metal mini shoes are painted then flocked with pink glitter flocking. The jewelry on the green flocked display is made with millefiori, string and no hole beads.
The three center Santas are porcelain blanks that I painted with acrylics and the two other Santas are made with Shrinky Dink ink jet paper. Pinecones are from a tutorial from Lesley Shepherd's About.com. Stationery was inspired by one seen in a Spanish magazine.
For this white resin St. Mary, after I washed it with Folk Art antique medium, I then, washed it with acrylic paints that had been watered down to a water paint consistency.
The white wooly St. Nick I purchased at a show decades ago. I repainted the pink and blue inexpensive plastic Santas.
Silk ribbon ornaments hanging on string were another wonderful group project that took about four weekly meetings to complete. Merry Christmas sign was a rub-on transfer from the craft's store.
Mr. and Mrs. Snowmen were a group project. Wooden trees are a kit from Robin Betterley, here, and the delicate laser cut arched candleholder kit was colored with marker then glittered and can be found here, from Cynthia Howe.
Cheap plastic skates are painted with a pearlescent white, embellished with bunka, lace, paper punched flowers, and gold beads. Towels,on the right, are embellished with a pine cone water-slide decal from Miniature Luxuries, here.
Swag garland is made from green floral wire , different colored landscaping foam, no hole beads and glittered pearl beads with attached gold seed beads.
Snowman was made from Crayola air dry clay, toothpick for nose, sequin, black bead, wire and glitter.
Glitter houses were a group project taught by Nancy Gaiser. These patterns were reduced from a site called littleglitterhouses.com.
The laser cut Santas were a kit from Cynthia Howe. I glittered the Merry Christmas confetti.
The perfect stocking on the left was made by Paulette Svec.
How I did the star/snowman garland: I covered star confetti with no-hole beads, glued no-hole beads around Santa and snowman millefiori, then glued these on a string. Snowflakes are punched from scrapbook paper and glittered star and flower confetti are glued in the center. Christmas trees are made from cut, shaped and painted bump chenille pipe cleaners with glittered stars and no-hole beads glued inside the branches. Poinsettias are made from a Bonnie Lavish kit and I used the leaves to make the paler flower. Hand mirrors were a club project that were inspired by ones made by Lori Potts. The flowers on the metal mirrors are nail decals.
The Christmas trees, nutcrackers, nativity and angels are all metal miniatures and the Santa is an inexpensive plastic piece. This is the technique that I use to paint almost all plastic, resin and metal mini pieces: I spray them with white primer, then wash with Folk Art antique medium, then paint with acrylics, then wash again with the antique medium, then coat with Mod Podge. "NOEL"decoration is kit from Robin Betterly. I made the wreath in the picture frame by shaping a heart with cloth covered wire, then layering with leaves cut with a leaf punch, then glued no-hole glittery beads on top.
This large bookcase/fireplace unit was initially challenging to decorate. I was able to unify the unit by first placing the old books on the shelves and then placing all of the Christmas Santas, snowmen, angels, nutcrackers, and ornaments. It was further unified with the placement of the evergreens and the icicle trim, made by True 2 Scale.
Unfortunately, I do not know where I got these copyright free images for the gift wrapping paper that is displayed on the ladder. The ribbon spools are kits from Dragonfly International, here, and Lisa's Little Things, here.
This gift wrapping station is probably my most favorite part of this room box. Blue cameo ornament is a gift from Patti Caster. Snowman bag is a gift from Paulette Svec.
Well. . . I guess I have a little bit of everything on this Chrysnbon mannequin. So many ideas and such little space that I had to combine fancy Christmas jewelry with a workday Christmas apron. I even had to throw in some ornaments and vase for the mannequin's head.


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CBS Radio Getting Closer To Last.fm; Partnership For Streaming
Robert Andrews Apr 1, 2008 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post
CBS (NYSE: CBS) Radio is to begin adding its streams to Last.fm, in the first real integration of the social music site with its new owner since the $280 million acquisition last May. CBS Radio says it will this spring launch a new player that will be added to Last.fm, offering stations like KROQ, WXRT and WCBS-FM to US users only. It compared the plan to its recent deal to power AOL (NYSE: TWX) Radio and to Last.fm's relationship with BBC Radio. But we're told the final picture of the integration is not yet determined. At the most basic, Last.fm users will get to "scrobble" tunes they hear through CBS Radio, meaning they get to flag tracks to friends and add them to playlists.
That's the case with the site's BBC Radio relationship on which this is modelled, but Last.fm doesn't currently carry any live streams from external stations. This plan has been jointly developed by CBS Radio and Last.fm but, as is demonstrated by the BBC plugin and Last.fm's active external developer community, could perhaps have been achieved were Last.fm outside the CBS camp. Site co-founder Felix Miller (via release): "This is the first of what we hope to be many collaborations between CBS Radio and Last.fm." At our UK mixer last week, Q&A guest Martin Stiksel, another co-founder, spoke of extending Last.fm's "scrobbling" to TV for both CBS and other networks, but was reticent on timescale.


On February the 21st, 2015, the Alberta Orff Chapter hosted Jeff Kriske and Randy DeLelles for "Orff Schulwerk Under Construction." Many local teachers were in attendance to learn from the very popular authours of the Gameplan series.
While Jeff & Randy are very well known for their publications, their adept ability to put on a fantastic workshop were proven in spades in what was to be a very satisfying day. Based on the construction theme, they presented a wide array of activities and strategies for older and younger children. In addition, they presented material that could both be tried right away as well as selections to develop over a longer period of time. With their impressive body of work behind them, Jeff & Randy still managed to present almost all new material.
Based on the construction theme, Jeff & Randy presented ideas on how to build lessons and performances. In addition, many examples as to how students can construct musical concepts were also presented. For example, participants were invited to construct sections of a rondo creating rhythmic movement for the contrasting sections. The construction theme was embraced with participants using word chains based on tools to create the other sections.
The most impressive thing about the day was how Jeff & Randy infused a large number of high quality materials into a single theme. As the above example showed, they continued to present many songs and activities with almost all of them fitting their construction theme. Many different skills and approaches were covered. From more advanced rhythms to practicing so and mi, no stone was left unturned.
Jeff & Randy provide great content and have mastered the art of presenting a workshop. They included a number of delightful giveaways and occasional moments for hints and tips useful for new teachers. Certainly the "old hands" picked up new tricks as well.
One of the most enjoyable parts of the day were short breaks from the flow where Jeff & Randy would teach small parts of a song, play a game or add a rhythm. Each time a new thing thing was learned it continued to build. At the end of the day it all wrapped up into a single rollicking arrangement of Drill Ye Terriers complete with orchestration and a complementary partner song of their composition.
The day was great and more importantly, a thing to remember. A workshop is a venue for learning, and an experience! Jeff & Randy's high quality material and slick presentation style created a day that surely pleased everyone.
What a great workshop! I'm wondering if anyone would be able to give me the body Ostinato info and Final form we did in the workshop for "Built my Lady". I was moving in the hammer group and was not able to take more detailed notes. I'm interested in doing this as a performance piece for spring. My e-mail is maureen.ulliac@livingwaters.ab.ca Thanks for your help!!
Hi Maureen, unfortunately I didn't take down those particular specifics myself. If you are a Facebook fan, you can try asking on our Facebook page as well, you never know! If you haven't "liked" us already and you are interested in doing so, you should be able to find us by searching for us within Facebook.


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Razer StarCraft 2 Banshee review
By Anthony Valva published 23 May 11
The Banshee aims to showcase your skills in StarCraft II, but it misses the bull's-eye completely. The speakers and ear cups are protected in heavy, thick plastic, but the headband is unnecessarily wide, and the sides don't collapse inward or fold up, so it's awkward to carry around.
The volume rockers of both the microphone and speakers are located on the back of the headset, making them awkward to reach. The lights along the bottom, sides, and edges change color to represent your actions per minute (APM), but they only work in StarCraft II. (Blue indicates normal APM, and scales from yellow to red as your APM increases.) You can change the colors through Razer's drivers, but I turned them off completely because they caused an annoying reflection in my monitor. To be clear here: the main distinguishing feature of the headset actually detracted from my concentration in StarCraft II.
Fortunately, the 2.1 surround sound is decent. Bass has oomph and the optional drivers from Razer's website provide an equalizer for audio tweaking. The Banshee also works well for music. The mic crackles randomly though, and it also picks up a ton of noise if you're in a loud area like a LAN party. Even if you're a voracious StarCraft II player, there's just not enough here to justify $120—not when better, less gawky headsets exist elsewhere.
$119 ◆ www.razerzone.com ◆ Category: Dream
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Volunteers spread Christmas 'CHEER' to homebound seniors
Dec 25th, 2018 · by Glenn Rolfe · Comments:
GEORGETOWN – Thanks to volunteers and community support, several hundred homebound seniors in Sussex County received a taste of home and personal holiday cheer on Christmas Day.
CHEER's Operation Christmas Cheer brought a small army of volunteers to CHEER's kitchen/headquarters base in the Thurman Adams State Service Center. There, they teamed with CHEER staff in special delivery of hot Christmas meals, gifts and holiday greetings to 286 seniors.
CHEER is a licensed, bonded, and insured Personal Assistance Service agency. This annual Christmas event, now in its 26th year, has grown over the years.
"Oh, my goodness, I have never seen so much response from the community," said Florence Mason, CHEER's Nutrition program director. "Everybody, all over the county has stepped up to the plate."
Dennis and Lori Winzenried of Georgetown were among the approximately 90 volunteers who made special deliveries to the homebound on Christmas morning. This was their second year serving as CHEER's Christmas elves.
"We've become involved in the community, getting to know a lot of the people. In May of 2017 my mom passed away. So, they lived in Vermont. My dad was still up there. It was just a way of kind of reconnecting since we don't have any immediate family here," said Mr. Winzenried.
"It was so great doing it we decided to do it again. Unfortunately, we also lost my dad in October. So, having been through it with having elderly parents who didn't necessarily have everybody around them we wanted to be able to give back a little bit and just share the holiday with someone who might not have somebody to share it with."
"It's something to do on Christmas Day. It's more than just presents," said Ms. Winzenried.
This was the first year as Operation Christmas Cheer elves for Frank and Kathy Perdue.
"I used to deliver Meals on Wheels when I was in banking. But our brother-in-law, he delivers meals and he asked us to come," sad Mr. Perdue.
"It's a good thing to do," said Ms. Perdue.
CHEER Executive Director Ken Bock said CHEER is so fortunate for "Santa's elves who come out every year" to make deliveries.
"This is a generational thing for a lot of families. We have families that have been coming here for years and made this part of their Christmas tradition. We have had children growing up with this as part of their tradition," said Mr. Bock. "We are so blessed and fortunate as an organization to have so many committed people that come out — on Christmas morning — to help make a brighter Christmas Day for people who don't have anything."
In addition to the 90 or so delivery volunteers, others were on a standby on-call list, in the event they were needed, Ms. Mason said.
In some, perhaps many cases, volunteers making deliveries would prove be the only human contact with homebound seniors.
"And, actually wish them a Merry Christmas," said Mr. Bock. "Literally, I say, our volunteers are delivering Christmas for people."
Deliveries, holiday greetings and conversation were part of the game plan of Dave and Dian McMahon and Dan Stevens, who teamed up for four deliveries in the Georgetown area.
"We're not just going to fly by," said Ms. McMahon.
"They like to talk," said Mr. McMahon.
A grant from the Mid-Del Foundation covered the cost of the holiday meals, which consisted of hot turkey, ham, dressing, sweet potatoes, green beans, a sweet potato biscuit and apple pie.
Gender-appropriate gifts were part of the delivery.
The gift list featured 145 Mary Kay cosmetic gift bags, hats, socks, gloves and scarves donated by the JROTC Raven Battalion, gifts through efforts facilitated by Meineke Car Care, Kmart, County Bank, three area McDonald's restaurants, members of CHEER centers in Greenwood, Milton, Long Neck and Ocean View and Tabatha Circle of Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
Deliveries included personalized Christmas cards handmade by students at Long Neck Elementary School.
A Giving Tree at Rehoboth Kmart produced gifts for the 35 "most needy" seniors, Ms. Mason said.
Patrons and employees at County Bank's Georgetown and Long Neck branches filled two huge sleighs provided by CHEER board member Walter Koopman with gifts, which required not one but two trips by Mr. Koopman with his truck.
"People came out of the woodwork and just poured out their hearts to us," said Ms. Mason. "And people stopped by and donated money contributions. It was used to offset any expenses we had. We also had people crochet afghans."
Decorative poinsettias were provided by the Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford.
In addition, fruit/food baskets in partnership with Mountaire were delivered in advance on Dec. 19.
Food for Christmas dinner was prepared in advance by CHEER's kitchen staff, stored in coolers and reheated Christmas morning. Insulated coolers were the norm to keep dinners hot and ready.
"We always bring it back up to temperature before we send it out," said CHEER kitchen staffer Harry Cannon.
Operation Christmas Cheer does not forget seniors' pets. A grant and a generous donation from a local organization provided dog and cat food. "This came about probably about 10 years ago. My outreachers would come back and say, 'It broke my heart today; the person's meal tray was down at the dog's (dish area). They ate half and gave the other half to the dog,'" said Ms. Mason. "We said, 'OK, this is it. If we are going to feed a senior, we've got to feed their pets.' We actually do pet food several times throughout the year."
Next year, Operation Christmas Cheer 2019, will mark Ms. Mason's last as an employee of CHEER. She plans to retire Dec. 25, 2019.
"On Christmas morning next year, I will do my last day of work," she said. "I've got daughters and grandchildren that are going to escort me out. I will have been with the company for 27 years."
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Kumasi Asante Kotoko have now gone six matches without a win in the Premier League after they were held 1:1 at home by title rivals, Aduana Stars in Kumasi.
The Porcupine Warriors have not won a game since defeating WAFA at the Baba Yara Stadium on matchday six, and they have since parted company with Coach Zdravco Lugarosic, but the winless run continues.
Any hope of ending the unimpressive run on match day thirteen was frustrated by Aduana. Indeed, Kotoko had to come from a goal down to draw through Abass Mohammed after Sam Adams gave Aduana the lead.
Both Kotoko and Aduana have lost grounds on leaders WAFA, who continued with their remarkable seven-match unbeaten run in the league with a 2:1 win over Liberty Professionals in Sogakope.
Interestingly, Kotoko was the last club WAFA lost to in the league, and WAFA are now 3 points clear of Aduana on the table.
In Bolga, All Stars and Accra Hearts of Oak sold out a six-goal thriller as the two sides drew 3:3. Ibrahim Giyasu scored a brace with Alhassan Rahim getting the other goal for Bolga All Stars, while Vincent Atinga, Thomas Abbey and Alexandre Kouame Kouassi scored for Hearts.
Tema Youth defeated Accra Great Olympics 2:1 in Tema with the goals coming from Malik Ismaila Antiri and James Akaminko for Tema Youth, and Abel Manomey for Great Olympics.
In Berekum, Alfred Okai Quaye scored the only goal of he match as Berekum Chelsea beat Wa All Stars 1:0, while Ashantigold were held 1:1 at home by Medeama. Prince Owusu Owusu Ronaldo scored for for Ashantigold and Bernard Ofori Dansoman scored for Medeama.
Bechem United were held to a goalless draw by Ebusua Dwarfs in Bechem, and the match between Elmina Sharks and Inter Allies in Elmina also ended 0:0.
The Premier League returns in May after a one week break to pave way for the Ghana at 60 anniversary match between Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko on May 1, 2017.