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Local Habitat to partner with National Guard to build houses
Charlea Estes-Jones
With a little luck, the next Habitat for Humanity House in Barry County will be built with plenty of extra hands next year. A potential partnership with a local Army National Guard platoon will provide the local Habitat with the boots on the ground to put up the house in just two weeks.
Habitat for Humanity board president David Hermann said a sergeant with the Pierce City National Guard reached out to him to offer to help on the group's next house.
Hermann said, "[Sergeant First Class Derek Acheson] had read an article about us, and then he contacted me and said he was interested in finding out what they can do to work with us.
"When I asked him what they wanted to do, I asked if he was interested in, like wanting to paint and help clean up, something along those lines, and he told me 'No, we want to do the construction. We want to do the roof, framing, electrical, plumbing, everything."
Hermann said he was obviously shocked and overjoyed at the prospect of a group coming in and building the house from the ground up.
SFC Acheson said if the project is approved through the Guard's battalion and brigade through the state, two different platoons will be available to help the Habitat in south Barry County as well as the Habitat for Humanity in the Monett area.
Hermann said he invited Acheson to the Habitat for Humanity's board meeting on Nov. 19. Hermann said, "At the board meeting, it was great. There was great interaction. The board fielded a lot of questions to him."
Acheson said, "We specialize in vertical construction. We have everything from carpenters and electricians to plumbers in our unit. We have a new commander who came on board around April, and we are constantly looking for things for our annual training. She'd mentioned something about Habitat for Humanity, and we researched ways to be able to do it."
Acheson said that last year, the unit did a community center construction project in Guyana. For next year, they are looking to help in the local community.
Hermann said since the local Habitat can only do one house a year, the help offered by the National Guard would be much appreciated and make the construction process much quicker.
The group is nearing completion on its seventh house, and Hermann said he wants the family to be in their home by Christmas. The seventh build is located on the corner of Oak Hill and 8th Streets in Cassville. After that, the next family has already been selected and they will begin that build in Wheaton.
Acheson is hoping to get approval to assist with that build at the same time they assist with a Monett Habitat build. However, he assures that he won't give up until they get approval in the future.
Acheson said, "It's not a definite go for this upcoming year. If we can't make it happen for the May or June time frame, then we're definitely going to pursue it for the 2021 time frame. Because we got started so late in the approval process, we may not be able to get it done in time, but we may be able to get it done for next year."
The decision on whether the project is approved for 2020 will come in February or March, according to Acheson.
Acheson added, "It's good for us because we need to practice that stuff. So it helps us and helps the Habitat. The soldiers are getting training in our Military Occupational Skill. I definitely see it getting approved, we just won't know about this year or not."
Acheson hopes that each of the two platoons of 40 soldiers each will be able to work on a house for the South Barry County Habitat and the one in the northern part of the county at the same time. He requested to Hermann that the footings be in place and the materials available, and the soldiers will come in and finish the house in two weeks. Acheson said they will complete the framing, plumbing, electricity, dry wall and even the cabinet installation.
Hermann said that while he is grateful for the help, he also wants to let the community know there is still plenty for volunteers to do. He said, "Now that the Army says they can come in and do it all, but we don't want to discourage anyone from coming in to help, because we want it to be people in the community working together."
Hermann added that the Habitat for Humanity is taking donations for the upcoming Wheaton home build for next year, and the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore is also running a sale through the end of the year to drum up additional funding.
Hermann said, "We'll start talking with the prospective new home owners soon, and we need to raise some more money to get started. We want to make sure we have enough in our account to build that home, so we need to do some fundraising. I want people who might even have $10 or $15 to donate can think about us and donate to Habitat."
He added, "We are also running everything in the store is half price except for paint. The whole atmosphere inside the ReStore is great right now, too. We have anywhere between five and ten people in the back on any given day volunteering, and there is music, and people are having so much fun. I really want people to come by."
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is located at 900 10th St. in Cassville.
To mail donations, send them to: PO Box 223 Cassville, MO 65625. To volunteer or ask about donations, call the ReStore at (417) 846-0110.


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Why do some trans women conform to stereotypes about femininity?
Why Do Trans Women Conform to Societal Stereotypes About Femininity?
A transgender woman puts on makeup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2014.
There are a number of different things to consider when thinking about why some trans women conform to societal stereotypes of femininity and whether that is a necessity for them to be considered women, either by themselves or by society. The short answer, cutting right to the chase, is: No, there is no need for any woman, cis or trans, to conform to any stereotype of femininity to still be a woman—the challenge truly comes from whether you are accepted as the woman that you claim to be.
Stereotypes are not always a bad thing—evolution actually shaped us to need and expect stereotypes as a way of staying safe. In a scary world, where we hairless apes had very few of the advantages of strength, agility, natural weapons, armor, and so on, we had to be able to quickly identify threats to our health and well-being and implement that other well-known human feature: the fight-or-flight response. In this situation, stereotypes are helpful: Does it growl loudly? Danger. Is it creepy and crawly? It will likely make our skin itch.
The problem comes when we mistake stereotypes for the things that they are intended to help us classify, or worse, when we believe in mistaken stereotypes and apply them to all members of that class that we believe are described by that mistaken stereotype. An example of the first problem is when we take a valid stereotype (women tend to be more maternal than men) and extend it to all members of the class "women" (Tamara is maternal). It may be true, or it may be completely wrong. An example of the second problem is the stereotype that women are bad drivers (most definitely not true, at least not based on drivers involved in serious accidents), and saying that Tamara is a bad driver because she is a woman.
When you see someone in Western societies in a "skirt" (any lower-body covering based on material wrapped around the waist and not divided for the legs), the stereotype tells us that we are looking at a woman. However, this is not always true: Scotsmen wear kilts (and calling it a skirt will cause you a high degree of pain when the Scotsman takes offense), and there are other cultures and regions where skirts are the norm for men (Middle Eastern/Arabic nations, Pacific island cultures). Another stereotype that has changed over the years is the wearing of hose; it used to be the province of men, in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, that men wore tight-fitting lower garments over their legs. This hasn't been true in North America and Europe in a couple of hundred years and has switched to the other side, although women weren't allowed to display their stocking-clad legs in English-speaking nations until after the Victorian era. Today, if you see someone buying nylons, your immediate assumption is that they are for a woman.
When it comes to trans women, the challenges we face when dealing with gender stereotypes are numerous. We know what gender we are, and we have our internal sense of how we look and present to others. Many of us, particularly when we transition after puberty, are cursed with broad shoulders, large feet and hands, narrow hips, bearded faces, a prominent brow ridge, deeper voice, and so on. Late transitioners (like me, started transitioning at 45) also have challenges such as hair loss and decades of acculturation as a man, leading to patterns of behavior (speech, body language, how we walk, how we sit, etc) that are atypical for women in our societies.
For many of us, acceptance as women is just as important as our internal sense of gender; this acceptance is hard to come by when there are numerous cues, both conscious (behaviors, for example) and unconscious (shoulder width, height, brow ridge) that conspire against us. It is relatively easy to spot a man wearing women's clothing, dressed as a woman—unless he is an actor and has trained for the role, he's likely to pick inappropriate clothing, demonstrate discomfort with the clothes and role that he is playing, speak and act and walk and sit in ways that will out him as a "man in a dress and a wig" regardless of how flawless his presentation may be, from a two-dimensional perspective.
One way to overcome these cues is to modify all the conscious cues that we can (sit and walk demurely, speak appropriately, wear age-relevant and accepted clothing) and minimize all the unconscious cues to the degree that we are able (hairpieces for baldness, electrolysis for beards, clothing styles that flatter our height and hips, or de-emphasize our shoulders, holding our hands in ways that make them appear smaller)—in essence, aggressively conforming to every single stereotype for women that we can.
For a cis woman, who has the unconscious cues built in to her genetics, she can mess with the conscious cues and not be misgendered in most circumstances—in my experience, a butch woman is still a woman, no matter how unfeminine, stereotypically, her dress and behavior may be. For a trans woman, every cue that we miss on the conscious side just adds to the weight of the unconscious cues that we didn't fully mitigate. This leaves us in situations where we can't get access to the washrooms that we need, or where we can't find a romantic or sexual partner, or we get stared at and laughed at and generally marginalized, all because we didn't fit the stereotypes.
This isn't unique to trans women. Trans men, butch cis women, or flamboyant cis men face the same problems—for them, the challenge is that they can end up being identified as gay, even if they are quite definitely straight … and not one bit of this should matter, either being trans, or gay, or just nonconforming in presentation. But it does. So, many trans women shape their eyebrows and wear makeup and skirts and have surgeries done to reshape their faces or to give them breasts—not because we necessarily buy into the stereotypes for our gender, but because the only way we will be accepted as women is if we conform to the stereotypes as much as possible.
Gender Stereotypes: Do television shows and movies really affect the ways gender stereotypes are created?
Transgender: What is it like to be married to somebody whose gender or sexuality changes during the marriage?
Gender Differences: What are some ways in which men are privileged?


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Our studies are focused on the mechanism(s) of NFI-mediated gene expression in growth-arrested cells. Model genes included in our studies are known targets of NFI transcription factor and are also regulated by growth, senescence and cell cycle [1, 3, 4].
Our studies showed, for the first time, a direct interaction between NFI and Smad proteins in vitro and in vivo . We have also shown that the formation of these protein complexes is dependent on TGF-β and p38 signaling pathways .
It has been recently suggested that NFI is a tumor suppressor . It has been also published that cancer cells treated with TGF-β display decreased tumorigenicity and increased senescent phenotype . In view of these findings it is crucial to understand the mechanism how NFI regulates gene expression by growth, cell cycle and senescence.


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The man bought Graham a plane ticket and flew her to St. Louis. Shortly after she got off the plane, she realized something was wrong.
A driver picked her up, but instead of taking her to a jewelry store, he took her to a deserted area. A second man opened the car door and pointed a gun.
"I said, 'can I just have my ID?' And then he hit me over the head and said, 'shut up you stupid b****,'" Graham said.
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RussT April 7, 2008, 7:03pm #1
I was thinking the other day that an oldtimers (read longtime users) forum would be a cool idea.
What about limiting it to people who have been members of the UG for 5 or more years. As your join date got to five years you would be able to access the forum. I for one would love the chance to be able to discuss MMA with the same people I did years ago without having to wade through hundreds and hundreds of lame threads.
Flame away new members but I would like to see it.
I'm sure others would as well.
JayRoc April 7, 2008, 7:10pm #2
he's in for sure. JayRoc isn't though. Sorry.
see above for why I suggested this.
gorgesjorj123 April 7, 2008, 7:26pm #5
does anyone remember tim mousel's bjj forum in the mid 90's?
now that's ol' skool.
Kirik April 7, 2008, 7:29pm #6
I thiought about that. Hard to know where to cut it off? Lot of former Mousel's users inlcuding me. I have a list somewhere of the first 300 to sign up. Not sure what qualifies?
Mousels was by mail though not the internet. Really slow reponse time.
Hey Kirik. My number was 409 so let's cut it off at 410.
You would just have to settle on a cut off date. You can't please everyone.
Personally I would love to see 2001 or earlier but 5 years seems reasonable.
That way you get new members and it isn't exclusive only to those who signed up prior to a specific date.
Most people who stick around for 5 yrs are here for the right reason.
It's kind of a reward for sticking around as opposed to an exclusive club for original members. (although I really like that concept as well)
RussT April 7, 2008, 7:35pm #10
Man Jayroc knows all the orignal members. Maybe we can let him in.
Stateofthegame April 7, 2008, 7:41pm #11
But what about people like me who have been coming here since the submissionfighting.com days,but had to change usernames because of lost passwords and updates through the years.
State of the game, that's why I suggested 5 years as opposed to an absolute cut off.
There will be some people that won't have access that originally joined prior to 5 years ago but you can't please everyone.
Unless Kirik has a record of their original join date but that's getting pretty technical.
You're good if it's 5 years anyways.
gorgesjorj123 April 7, 2008, 9:18pm #13
Stateofthegame - But what about people like me who have been coming here since the submissionfighting.com days,but had to change usernames because of lost passwords and updates through the years.
i'm in the same boat. mousel's forum on the internet was cool back in the day. skillrules, hawk, kirik ... lots of names come to mind.
i was registered with them so i'd be safe.
HELWIG April 7, 2008, 9:36pm #14
Its really gotten ridiculous to have to wade through the idiocy and know-nothing threads.
StretchPlum April 7, 2008, 9:36pm #15
That would likely end the regular forum, because anyone who wanted to talk mma sensibly, but didn't join 5 years ago, would be drowned
KZG April 7, 2008, 9:38pm #16
jayroc, you have your email disabled.
ausgepicht April 7, 2008, 9:51pm #17
I like this idea.
Less trolls and TUF NOOBs.
Where to cut it off? Anyone signed up on the year that TUF started or later is OUT.
dahosse April 7, 2008, 9:55pm #18
sretchplum raises a fair point.
Shiloh April 7, 2008, 10:19pm #19
kinda elitist
power to the people!!
except most of the new people are fags, no offense.
wizbang April 7, 2008, 11:01pm #20
5 years or just less tolerance for total dickheads who don't pay.


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How Many People Really Are Effected?
Previously, I reviewed the various problems regarding the current diagnostics and estimates of number of people affected by Lyme disease. As far as surveillance, the CDC lists the limitations of their methods on their website which includes: under-reporting, lack of state funds to classify and monitor cases, different times of closing of estimates per year (between the CDC and different states), changes in case definitions throughout the years, and surveillance by county of residence, not county of exposure. (So, is it really 300,000?) Due to the fact that our biodiversity of deer, rodents, and mammalian creatures is declining due to our environmental fingerprint, we will probably see a continued rise in cases in the years to come.
2. Genetic, phase, and antigenic variation makes the critter the "master of disguises" using unique mechanisms to evade antibiotics and the immune system's detection. Furthermore, most tests only look for one species, but different species with differing genetics can lead to different symptoms and differing immune responses (Borellia garini, Borellia afezlii, Borellia hammseli, Borellia miyamotoi)!!
3. There's some evidence that Borellia is becoming resistant to antibiotics in vitro, meaning the bug may be getting smarter to our attempts to kill it.
4. Physical seclusion which means not only can spirochetes and bacteria change forms and trick our immune system, they can also hide in our bodies by binding to certain substances in the body. This makes them "invisible" to the immune system.
5. Borellia can secrete proteins to adhere to cells and pierce through their walls so they can "hibernate." Then, they come out of hiding when the immune system least expects it.
6. This bug has become so smart it can go around iron poor environments and thrive on manganese. It can also produce a DNA base critical for its survival!
You can read more about this in this blog, where I gave a brief summary of Lyme disease, its complex and various symptoms (it is known as "the great mimicker"), the problem with its "posse" of co-infections, the controversy with treatment, and the existence of chronic Lyme disease (which I get into more below).
Thankfully, there are some new methods and tests for Lyme disease which offer some promise. These new methods are evaluating the person's genomics, searching for the actual protein in the serum (verses the immune response to it), a urinary antigen test, and more. I wrote about some of these on this site here. This may help with finding the critter faster, which could prevent chronic issues. However, will it help with treatment? I do not know for sure.
So, as you can see there are a lot of "issues" and many factors involved for one little bugger, right?
With the complexity in diagnosis, various symptomology, immune evasion by the critter, and chronicity, many Lyme disease sufferers struggle with finding solutions and physicians who will understand their concerns. My method is to treat the whole person and balance their body, mind and spirit, not just go after the bug.
Click here to learn about a new model and integrative perspective on my homepage blog where I go into detail about treating the whole person versus killing the bug.
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"Where you are going to go take pictures of fireworks, that's not where you're going to sit and watch fireworks," Calderwood said.
Winterblast photo by Tom Calderwood. photo courtesy Tom Calderwood.
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"There is stuff you're going to see here that you're not going to see anywhere else," Calderwood said.
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"We buy cameras with all the bells and whistles just so we can shut them all off," Calderwood said.
When photographing fireworks, one is photographing a bright flaming, moving object. On such occasions, Calderwood's F-stop is between F/16 and F/20. ISO is native to the camera. He uses a 14-24mm wide-angle zoom lens nested atop his sturdy tripod. All filters will be off.
Calderwood has been a professional photographer for 12 years, which has him traveling anywhere between California's San Fernando Valley to San Diego. At 59, he has decades of exposure before that.
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Fl. carniol. (Wien), Edn 2 2: 478 (no 1610) (1772)

#### Original name
Helvella laciniata Scop.

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The Orleans Country Club has stepped up its food game this summer! We have now been to this restaurant a few times to try different things from their new menu – and while it consists of simple food, the flavor profiles are far from simple.
This year, the restaurant at the Orleans Country Club has taken a decidedly upward turn. With new options, a choose your own flatbread menu, and incredible prices, they have made a statement on the local restaurant scene – add in a full bar and golf, and you have yourself a great place to spend the day!
Now, I am not a golfer – nor am I a member of the Country Club, but the restaurant is open to the public and when we saw their new flatbread options we had to give them a try. The first time we dined at the Orleans Country Club we had to order a number of things. I was surprised by a few of their unique appetizers and how comfortable their bar was.
Now, over the years I have been to a number of country clubs as a guest, mostly out of state. For many, "country club" brings to mind an image sporting posh, khaki clad golfers, money, and maybe a touch of snoot – but this is the Kingdom folks and this Country Club has stayed true to its roots (after all, there are local stories about how the course was once a cow field to the entertainment of many of its members).
On entering the club house you are greeted with expansive views of the course and property beyond due to the wall of glass at the back. You immediately walk into the bar area which has an airy feel, is bright, and tidy. It is immediately very welcoming. To the left is a door leading out to a screened in patio with a number of tables for outdoor dining.
To the right of the bar is the more expansive dining room with plenty of seating and enough space for weddings and events. Back in the bar, a few televisions offer the latest golf event – and sometimes other sports or news.
The first thing that jumped out at me from the menu was the buffalo chicken rangoons! We also ordered the sweet chili chicken wings from the menu and the salmon cakes from the specials board.
While we waited for our apps, cocktails were in order – a cosmopolitan and a martini (of course). On this visit, our server was also bartending and was unsure of making these cocktail so we helped her out, not bad for her first time making both!
The rangoons are a must try! I don't like a lot of heat – but having the spicy chicken paired with the cream cheese filling was a perfect combination set off by the fried, crunchy outside. I gave the chicken wings a try, and found that the sweet chili sauce was too hot for me. It started out sweet with a full bodied flavor. The heat came after, slowly building as you swallow – as chili powder should do.
I was also impressed with the salmon cakes. This is something I haven't seen at local restaurants and, as a salmon fan, I was happy to try it out. With the addition of red onions, plenty of spices, and a gentle binder, these cakes were full of flavor. There was very little filler or bread crumb which helped let the salmon remain the focus.
For dinner we had to try a few different flat breads (so much of this went home as leftovers). I ordered the chicken pesto, my husband ordered the BBQ Chicken, and we tried a spinach and mushroom combo that was on special. The chicken pesto was the highlight of the evening. Instead of tossing the chicken in pesto, as I have eaten at other restaurants, the sauce was instead spread on the flatbread. Cheese was sprinkled over that, and grilled chicken slices were laid over the top. This preparation allowed for the taste of basil to shine, brightening the dish.
I am not a fan of BBQ Chicken pizza – but it is a favorite of my husbands. He thoroughly enjoyed this flatbread rendition and had to order it again the next time we came in. The spinach and mushroom special was another great addition, providing an earthy flavor. The crisp crust on the flatbread kept it from being too soggy in texture.
And, just to top off all of this delicious food, we put in an order for their burger! A towering presentation was brought to the table – and on first bite it was obvious that the burger was fresh. Piled with veggies and well melted cheese, this dish is a crowd pleaser.
Three apps, three flatbread pizzas, a burger (a stack of carry out containers), and a few drinks later and we were ready for the check. We were happily surprised by the total which, with tip, was about $100. Just about everything on the menu is under the $15 mark, and flatbreads vary depending on how many toppings you want.
The Orleans Country Club is a great place to grab a delicious, inexpensive, yet enjoyable meal in a relaxing setting. There are enough options on the menu to enjoy multiple visits, with flatbread pizza specials throughout the week and a build your own flatbread menu Friday and Saturday. I highly recommend giving this place a try!


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