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Pediatric Pathways CME Details Volume 4
Contact e-Mail
Release date: March 15, 2012
Expiration date: March 15, 2013
Method of Participation
The articles in this document are an introduction to a CME opportunity that is available online. To obtain CME credit, go to https://www.uwhealth.org/pediatricpathways, read all three complete articles and submit your answers to the review questions. A score of 80 percent correct or better will allow you to claim your credit. Credit letters will be mailed and if you do not receive one after two weeks from completion, please send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Estimated time to complete the activity: 1.0 hour.
Hardware/Software Requirements: None
System Requirements
Users can access this educational activity with any common Internet browser and connection.
Editorial Staff
- Medical Editor: Michelle Kelly, MD
- CME Director: Barb Anderson
- Online Editor: Chad Hanson
- Public Affairs Editor: Michael Felber
- Editorial Board: David Bernhardt, MD; Amy Peterson, MD; Ellen Wald, MD
Target Audience and Scope of Practice
This program was designed to meet the needs of primary care providers including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practioners and other health care providers who participate in the care of the pediatric and adolescent patient.
Statement of Need
In addition to feedback from past conferences and grand rounds programs, results of a survey of Wisconsin-based physicians indicated great interest in the topics covered in this issue. Furthermore, the members of the editorial staff identified issues that have seen significant advances in recent years and that will be most applicable to learners' clinical work.
Elements of Competence
This CME activity has been designed to change learner knowledge and performance and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of medical knowledge and practice-based learning and improvement.
Overall Objective
Provide physicians and other health care professionals with up-to-date information on new trends and developments in the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent diseases.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Review state-of-the-art, evidence-based practices influencing the prevention, care and treatment of pediatric and adolescent infectious diseases. Participants will be able to independently and consistently identify sound medical practices and incorporate them into daily practice.
- Compare the latest practice recommendations to current clinical practice. Participants will be able to assess their current practices and determine if the research applies to their patient populations in order to evaluate the need to make changes to their standards of care.
- Identify points around current issues in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Participants will identify trends in pediatric medicine and formulate plans to incorporate them into their practices.
Credit Designation Statement
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin-Madison as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) authorizes this program for 1.00 education units (CEUs) or 1.0 hours.
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that the faculty, authors, planners and other persons who may influence content of this CME activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests in order to allow CME staff to identify and resolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planned discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). For this educational activity all conflicts of interests have been resolved and detailed disclosures are listed below:
The following editors and authors report having no financial relationships with commercial interests and will not reference unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices in their articles: Barbara Anderson, Matthew Bell, Jason Ballak, David Bernhardt, Michael Felber, Chad Hanson, Michelle Kelly, Douglas McMahon, Amy Meyer, Amy Peterson, Ellen R. Wald.
Dr. James Gern discloses the following relationships with commercial interests: Centocor, Medimmune, Inc. (Consultant); AstraZeneca (Independent Contractor/Researcher; Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline (Member of Advisory Committee or Review Pane). Dr. Gern will not reference unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices in his articles.
This activity is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics and the Office of Continuing Professional Development and the American Family Children's Hospital.
© 2012 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, with out the written permission of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin.
Title IX and ADA Statement
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in the educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify Barbara Anderson in order to receive service. Please call (608) 263-8542.


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Startup taps UCD, CSUS students for moving help
The leaders of Bellhops, a national startup with new branches in Davis and Sacramento, think they can use technology and an army of smiling college students to transform the experience of moving.
The Davis and Sacramento branches have been officially open since May 1, but the University of California, Davis, bellhops just handled their first move in early June, said Campus Director Ryan Perkins, a managerial economics major who just finished his sophomore year.
Customers use a slickly designed website to book the moving service. Before the day of the move, they receive an email with photographs of their "bellhops" – local college students paid on commission for each move they choose to handle – and information about where they're from and what they're studying. At the appointed time, the bellhops show up in the company's trademark green headbands, ready to move boxes and furniture while chatting about their classes.
Like ride provider Lyft and housing rental site Airbnb, Bellhops is a player in the "sharing economy," using technology to connect people in need of a service with amateurs willing to provide it at a lower cost than professionals. It's designed as a hip approach to the banal and boring business of moving.
The company got its start moving in students at Auburn University in fall 2011 and now operates in 121 cities across the country. About 50 percent of their clients are college students, said Matt Patterson, chief operating officer of the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based startup, but anyone in need of assistance on a small-scale, local move can hire Bellhops.
"A lot of people traditionally have done small moves themselves or asked for help," Patterson said. "This is sort of like inviting your friends for help."
That is, if you had 80 friends at Sacramento State and 71 at UC Davis who were eager to lend a hand with your move. Nationwide, more than 8,000 college students have signed up to work for Bellhops. The company hopes to expand to every American city with a college by 2016.
Bellhops hired Perkins in January, and he recruited aspiring movers from fraternities and other organizations.
The primary qualification was not moving experience, but the ability to engage in "normal conversation." Because the moves are small, Perkins said, employees are prepared to handle them after viewing the company's training videos.
Matthew Gold, a UC Davis computer engineering major in the class of 2017, found the training videos straightforward and even entertaining. Gold signed up for Bellhops because the moving job offered "flexibility and simplicity."
"As a college student, it's not like I want to be on payroll or something," Gold said.
Gold worked his first move Thursday with classmate Bryan Hoang, assisting a UC Davis student leaving his apartment for the summer.
Perkins thinks Bellhops will do a lot of business with students who don't consider more established moving companies because they're too expensive, pricing their services with long, large-scale moves in mind. While most local moving services have a three- or four-hour minimum, Bellhops takes jobs as short as 90 minutes and charges $80 an hour for two movers, plus $135 for truck rental. Other area companies average around $130 an hour, though that price includes the truck.
But Perkins believes Bellhops' most unique selling point, its movers, will appeal to nonstudents as well.
"People in the town love the college and people who go to the college," Perkins said. "At Bellhops we're not just moving people, we want to make sure they're comfortable with us."
Chris Higdon, chief executive officer of California Moving Systems, which employs 45 full-time movers and was founded in Sacramento in 1967, said customers should be cautious entrusting their belongings to movers without significant experience and licensing. Because Bellhops owns no property in California and technically contracts its movers instead of employing them directly, it does not need to be licensed by the state Public Utilities Commission, Patterson said.
Higdon thinks Bellhops could fill a niche in the local moving market.
"I wouldn't call them to move the piano," Higdon said. "But if I had a kid at NYU or somewhere and was moving them across the street, this might be a reasonable way to do it."

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Reports surfaced Wednesday that Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) is indeed planning on entering the Pennsylvania Senate primary to challenge incumbent and now-Democrat Arlen Specter. This will undoubtedly create a rather expensive and fractious contest. Political parties don't like these sort of races.
Indeed, New York just seemingly avoided one: appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has discovered that it's good to have friends in high places. Gillibrand was expected to face a crowded field next year -- as she repeatedly abandoned her previously moderate positions on gun rights, gay marriage and immigration. Still, Gillibrand did well in raising money; the husband of her predecessor in the seat -- one Bill Clinton -- did a big fundraiser for her. Regardless, Rep. Steve Israelannounced earlier this month that he was going to challenge Gillibrand.
Not so fast.
Within days of Israel's plans leaking, he dropped them -- citing a phone call from the president urging him to stay out.
Shortly after that, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announced that he, too wouldn't run.
This is known in politics as "clearing the field." Usually, the heavy lifting is done by a party committee or -- in state races -- a powerful governor. New York has a Democratic governor. Powerful, he ain't. So, Obama steps in. This doesn't necessarily mean that no Democratic challenger will arise to take on Gillibrand; it just means that if one does, it will be a much weaker opponent than would have otherwise arisen (think gun-control activist Carolyn McCarthy of Long Island).
So, the question remains: will Specter ask Obama to intervene on his behalf? Will Obama call Sestak and implore him to step aside? Obviously, there are differences in the two states: this is likely Specter's last race, so Sestak could wait until the seat opens up in six years. Gillibrand is 43: If she wins -- can expect to hold onto the seat for a while. Then again, Sestak is no spring chicken. He may be in only his second House term, but the retired admiral is 59-years-old. He's not going to be around forever; he's thinking that if he doesn't do it now, it won't make sense to run for the Senate for the first time as a 66 year old.
As a Navy vet in Congress, he also provides Obama with a lot of cover on defense and other military matters (he's served in and visited Iraq several times). Thus, Obama might be reticent to put the heavy hand on him the way he did with Steve Israel in New York. Thus, Specter might have to fight this battle alone.
Robert A. George is a New York writer. He blogs at Ragged Thots.


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I called Shann after I got off work today,
"Am in Grand Central, wanna meet somewhere to eat something?"
"Okay! What?"
"Urm, gelato, Chinese food, cake or pie. Or Cornbread. I really want cornbread"
"Erm, okay. Anything but cornbread."
"Bah. hmmmmm"
"Okay then, let's eat cake at Pinisi for dinner!"
And so we did.
I arrived at Pinisi 15 minutes before Shann and hung out with the owners, Andy and his wife, who have quickly become our close friends. There's nothing quite like walking into a bakery, being welcomed by name, having treats set aside for you, knowing that it's all delicious, and feeling right at home. It's like home in Hawaii, only in New York! ;)
But tonight was extra special. Cause Andy had a plan in mind! It was Shann's birthday last week, but she was out of town in Boston, so we never had a proper chance to celebrate with cake at Pinisi. But Andy had a solution (he always does! :). He pulled a dazzling fruit tart out of the dessert case, and set off to the back of the kitchen…And then came back out right when Shann walked in the bakery…and SURPRISE!!! Happy Birthday Shann!
Here's Shann, Andy and his wife! :)
Isn't this just darling?! The fact that it was uber-delicious also helped! Instead of a normal custard filling, this particular fruit tart was home to fresh blueberry creme, topped with more blueberries, strawberries, kiwis, AND raspberries! I love this place! What other bakery owners remembers your apartment-mate's birthday and surprises them without you even asking?!
What other bakery owner are curious to learn of you Thanksgiving plans, how your parents are doing, what'd you eat for lunch, and how was your long and boring commute to work this morning?
And of course, even though we always enter Pinisi with the intention of sharing one slice of something…that erm, NEVER HAPPENS. And I knew it would not happen again this time the instant I spotted the APPLE-PUMPKIN GALETTE!!!!
Omigoodness, was my first thought! I've been craving pumpkin desserts like a crazy madwoman for the last few weeks. PUMPKIN seems to be the only thing I think about all day. I wake up in the morning and warm pumpkin bread is the first thing I want to eat. My tummy grumbles near lunchtime, and I just want pumpkin mascarpone ravioli. And at night, I crave pumpkin pudding, gelato, creme brulee, PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING (oh dear god, how awesome that would be!), pumpkin pie, pumpkin this and that. I am going innnnsane. SO. Yes. Apple-Pumpkin Galette had my written allll over it. So we had a slice. And it was just like you would imagine. Outrageous, sliced apples piled high with layers of pumpkin custard weaved throughout. It's the best of both worlds, a spiced apple pie, creamy pumpkin custard pie, all wrapped together in a flaky, sugar glazed crust. And Baked. And Eaten. Nonono, more like devoured with gusto!
And then, with tart and galette in tummies, Shann and I were on a roll. We couldn't stop. Not quite yet! ;) Alan's wife just rolled out a new line of savoury deep fried goodies. These croquettes and deep fried pouches of curry stuffed breads are frequently found in Hawaii, but much less often in New York. Whyyyyy? I do not know, but I wish it was not so :(
We first savoured the curry chicken puff, a fist sized poof of soft dough filled with a creamy chicken curry, panko dusted, and fried, fried, fried till dark brown, crisp and gorgeous. The curry could use to be more aggressively seasoned, but other than that, there's nothing I can complain about! :)
The corn croquette featured a blend of corn kernels, onions and mashed potatoes, mixed flattened out, then fried. I love fried food. Hehe. It's terrible really, but sooo delicious. Whoever thought that dunking food in vats of hot oil would increase its magical tastiness by ten bazillion???! A crisp shell and creamy innards spotted with sweet corn. You bite and it's like crunchy, soft, crunchy, soft, you get the idea…AWESOME. I preferred the croquette more, while Shann liked the curry puff better – each to his/her own I supposed, but either way, you're bound to be happy!
After our parade or sweet and savoury deliciousness, we patted our bellies full, reconfirmed our Thanksgiving pie orders, and said thank you & good-bye to Andy and his wife and walked out the door. We leave with the same expression we always happen to find on our faces after a visit to Pinisi's: one of utter content :)
We walked down 1st Ave, past 3rd, 2nd, and 1st Sreet. And somewhere, sometime before hitting Houston the same thought occurred out-loud to Shann and I:
"Wanna eat something salty?!"
"Whoa, I was going to say the same thing!"
Haha. We live and eat together so frequently that one can often think exactly what the other is thinking. And crave the same thing the other craves. At the same moment. Creeeeepy!
"I want fries!"
"Yeah! Me too! Pomme Frites?!"
"oooh, salty, hot!"
"I want something super salty and super hot!"
"Oooh HOT DOG!"
"Oh man. Yeah! Hooooot dogs!"
"I haven't had one in a long time!"
"I haven't had one since Chicago!"
And so we ended up at Dash Dogs, just blocks from our dear little apartment on Rivington. We craved something hot, preferably savoury. This Cilantro-Garlic baby satisfied our cravings just so, with a healthy serving of garlic aioli and cilantro salsa. The bun rubbery and near tough dog alone were mediocre (pathetic really, considering hot dogs are the only item they sell!), but throw on fatty delicious toppings, and that just really hit the spot!
Pinisi Cafe & Bakery
128 East 4th St
(212) 614-9079
Dash Dogs
127 Rivington St
(212) 254-8885
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What if the nations that fought in WWII were led not by mere men, but by diesel-powered cyborgs? It might resemble Sam van Olffen's faux propaganda posters, featuring the likes of Rooseveltron, Stalinator, and Benitobot Mussolinoid.
Van Olffen describes himself as a "graphic sampler," and has been recognized for his dark, fantastical, steampunk-flavored images. Now he has turned the awesome power of collage loose on the Axis and Allied Powers, transforming World War II into a war of mecha suits and proton beams, and its leaders into men who inspire awe on the strength of their technologies as well as their personalities.


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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, who has emerged as Romney's leading challenger in the Republican presidential race, clashed over the federal government's power Wednesday in a high-stakesdebate that might have been the last in the roller-coaster campaign to challenge President Barack Obama.
The debate was held in the southwestern state of Arizona six days before crucial votes there and in Romney's native state of Michigan. The industrial state is now a must-win for Romney, who won it when he ran in 2008 and had been expected to win there again.
Now, however, Romney faces a surging Santorum, whose candidacy has rebounded in the two weeks since he won three contests on the same day. Romney, meanwhile, still faces skepticism among conservatives who dislike his shifting stances on key issues.
A victory in Michigan — no matter who claims it — would provide essential momentum in the state-by-state race ahead of the 10 contests held on the same day a week later, the huge battle known as Super Tuesday.
Santorum, a former senator, was the debate's aggressor on federal bailouts — a key issue in Michigan, where the U.S. auto industry is based. GM and Chrysler have since recovered after taking massive bailouts, forcing Romney to explain a 2008 editorial provocatively headlined, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt."
While Santorum opposed the auto bailouts, he tried to exploit his rival's position by saying that unlike Romney, he took a consistent stand when he also opposed the federal bank bailouts after the economy collapsed.
"With respect to Governor Romney that was not the case, he supported the folks on Wall Street and bailed out Wall Street — was all for it — and when it came to the auto workers and the folks in Detroit, he said no," Santorum said. "That to me is not a principled consistent position."
Santorum, though, was called a "fake" conservative by Texas Rep. Ron Paul for voting for federal programs that he now says he wants to repeal. Santorum was booed by the audience for his explanation of why he voted several years ago for the massive federal education reform bill known as No Child Left Behind, even though he had opposed it.
"Look, politics is a team sport, folks," he said of the measure backed by Republican President George W. Bush and other Republicans.
The candidates fought energetically over health care. Santorum said that Romney signed the Massachusetts state law that was enacted during Romney's term as governor and that served as a model for Obama's historic health care reform, which all the Republican candidates — including Romney — have vowed to repeal.
The Massachusetts law, derided as "Romneycare" by his rivals, includes a requirement for individuals to purchase coverage that is similar to the one in Obama's federal law.
Romney tried to blame Santorum for encouraging more federal spending by voting five times while in Congress to raise the government's ability to borrow. Santorum retorted that when Romney was asked last year if he would support a pending debt-limit increase, "he said yes."
On foreign affairs, all four Republicans attacked Obama for his handling of Iran and its attempt to develop a nuclear program, but none of the contenders advocated providing arms to the rebels trying to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
A new AP-GfK poll released Wednesday found Republicans remain about equally divided on whether they'd rather see Romney or Santorum capture the nomination. Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and Paul lagged well behind.
The poll found that Obama would defeat any of the four remaining Republican contenders in a hypothetical matchup. It also found that the nation is showing more optimism about the state of the economy, the dominant issue in the race. Notably, the survey showed the president dominating among independents, a group central to Obama's 2008 victory.
The debate was happening amid indications it could be the last. Romney, Santorum and Paul decided to pull out of another joint event that had been set for Atlanta.
In the hours leading to the event, Romney called for a 20 percent across-the-board cut in personal income taxes as part of a program he said would revitalize the economy and help create jobs. Aides provided scant details.
In all, 518 Republican National Convention delegates are at stake between Feb. 28 and March 6, three times the number awarded in the states that have voted since the beginning of the year. It takes 1,144 to win the nomination.


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I'm very new to kde development, so I don't have the heart to change the article itself. Therefore I start the following discussion:
The article (section "Set up Eclipse with KDE") shows the following svn command to get kdepim sources:
svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdepim
But this does not work (at least for me). I get the error:
svn: URL 'svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdepim' doesn't exist
As far as I know by now, KDE 4 source code moved from svn to git. Hence the line should be corrected to:
git clone git://anongit.kde.org/kdepim
Maybe we should link to Git URL Renaming, too?
Please make the change, if you know it works. In this case KDEPIM indeed moved to Git, so it is save to change it.
In general if the page is about development, I think linking to URL renaming and using kde:foo URL is alright. If it is about building an application by hand, just stating anongit should be enough.
Thanks for your contribution.


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SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Blugolds.com) – Brandon Stephenson (Sr.-Saline, Mich.) led six UW-Eau Claire men's hockey players on this year's All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association team by being named Player of the Year. Additionally, Blugold head coach Matt Loen was named Coach of the Year.
Stephenson, who helped lead the Blugolds to their first NCHA title in school history, becomes just the third Blugold in history to earn NCHA Player of the Year honors. The Blugolds' last conference Player of the Year was Loen in 1995 while Alex Hicks received the honor in 1990.
Stephenson's importance to the Blugolds is illustrated by several statistics. The 6-2, 165 pound netminder led the NCHA in winning percentage (.818), yet also ranked second in total saves (594). He was one of the busiest goalies in the league and still managed to lead his team to victory on most nights. Stephenson led the NCHA in conference minutes played (1087:12) and save percentage (.930). He went undefeated from October 26 through December 1 and allowed two or less goals in 15 of his 22 starts. Stephenson enters the Peters Cup Playoffs on a 7-1-0 streak over his past eight games.
Stephenson's senior season has been exactly the crescendo to a career every player hopes for. He has improved in each of his four years at UW-Eau Claire, marking his final season as one the most consistent goaltenders in the country. He set career highs in save percentage, total saves and wins, and was mere hundredths of a point from a new high in goals against average. While he only recorded one shutout in 2012-13, it came in one of the biggest games of the season against a St. Norbert team that had not been shut out all year.
In program archives, Stephenson ranks first in both career wins with 43 currently and season wins with 17 so far this year.
In addition to Stephenson, Jordan Singer (Sr.-Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) and Jack Callahan (So.-Red Bank, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy) were named to the All-NCHA team.
Singer, a forward, leads the Blugolds with 18 goals and 30 points. He is also tied for fifth on the team with 12 assists. His 18 goals is a league-best while 30 points is tied for second most in the NCHA. He is currently 17th in program history for career points with 94 and 11th with 51 goals. He is first in school history in game-winning goals with 11. This is Singer's third straight year with All-NCHA accolades.
Callahan, a defenseman in his first year with the Blugolds, has played in all 25 games so far this year. He has one goal and 15 assists, tied for a team-high. He is part of a defense that has given up just 56 goals and 727 shots while the Blugolds compiled 101 goals and 861 shots.
Isaiah Bennis (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial), Andrew McCabe (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) and David Donnellan (Jr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial) all received All-NCHA honorable mention recognition.
Bennis, a forward, has played in 19 games this season and has 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points. His total of 10 goals is second-most on the team.
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As expected, Toronto manager John Gibbons revealed on Friday that right-hander Josh Towers will be moving back to the bullpen. The move will allow A.J. Burnett to slot back into the rotation when he's activated from the DL on Sunday. The only decision that hasn't been announced is who gets bumped out of the 'pen to clear room for Towers.
The likely candidates would appear to be Brandon League and Jason Frasor. League was on the DL for most of the year and has been inconsistent since returning to the Jays. Frasor has become the invisible man in the bullpen, and Towers will probably seldom be used — much like Frasor over the past two months.
Toronto doesn't technically have to announce anything until Sunday. What're your thoughts on the move with Towers? And, which reliever do you guys think should be moved to clear room for him?
I see that Shaun Marcum is carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning (blame me for jinxing it if it comes to an end now). Nice to see him pitching well in K.C., where he's from and where a lot of friends and family are sure to be in the stands watching. Also nice to see Marcum matching zeroes with Gil Meche.
Toronto went hard after Meche in the offseason and lost him to the Royals. Looking back, the Jays can hardly be complaining. By losing out on Meche, Toronto saved a pile of cash, and the "loss" paved the way for pitchers like Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan and Jesse Litsch to get an opportunity to start.
Any of you out there still bitter about Toronto failing to sign Meche? Sure, a rotation of Roy Halladay, Burnett, McGowan, Marcum and Meche would've been nice, but consider that one of either Marcum or McGowan might not have been put into the rotation if Meche were on the Jays. Food for thought…
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There were two great non signings in the off season-one was Melche and the other was Lilly.
If we had signed either or both of them, we would not have Marcum and McGowan-two of the best young pitchers in the Al right now.
Moving Towers to the pen is a stupid move. Why have him take up a spot which is needed now and for next year.
The guy is a looser, dump him now-don't push Frasor or League down to make room for him. Towers is a waste of time.
There's something seriously wrong with Gibby's judgement.
Why would you keep this looser Towers and send down someone capable of helping the club.
Answer me that!!!!
Makes no sense to me!!!!!
i totally agree on both points. we wouldnt have been able to re-sign wells if we had signed either. i also agree that towers is a waste of time and if he is not in the plans for next year why is he being kept on the team? we already dumped rolls royce and clark, why keep towers?
gsumner you are a hard person to argue with. Yeah giambi damon and abreau are expensive and 2 aren't worth the $$$ but when it comes down to it the standings are all that matter and the jays are looking up at the yanks. Even if the Yanks dont make the playoffs winning the east title for as many years as they have is a very good feat.
We might be looking up to the yanks but what if the yanks had stairs instead of giambi not only would they be saving a ton of money but they will also be getting a better production. Also if the yanks saved that money they might have been able to sign/trade for another good costly pitcher which might have put them ahead of the bosox.
Think about how much money the jays spend compared to the yanks and seeing as we are only 5.5 games behind them is pretty good considering that we had tons of players on the dl in the first half. I'm sure that if we only had half the people on the dl back early we might have been able to get ahead of the yanks. Trust me we can still get ahead.
i also agree with gsummer that if meche and/or lilly had been signed we might not have gotten such good production out of marcum/mcgowan.
Lastly i think league should be sent down but if it were upto me then perhaps we should have gotten rid of towers when he was hot.
I think JP made a big mistake not trading Towers to the Phillies for that lefty prospect. Now his options are releasing Towers now and getting nothing in return or keeping him in the bullpen until he leaves by free agency next year. Brutal.
But, to give JP some benefit of the doubt, he had no idea Litsch would step it up and become a legitimate option in the starting five. Litsch has pitched beyond expectations since Burnett made yet another trip to the DL. Towers was a backup option, but now there's no place for him. If Litsch had flopped and Towers had been traded, we'd be on here complaining about how JP let Towers go….
And I think League should get sent down. He really hasn't pitched well since returning from the DL. If he's ever going to get back to form, he needs more time in the minors to figure things out and get his velocity back. Opposing batters have just been POUNDING him….
Towers doesn't have enough service time to opt for free agency at the end of the year. At the time JP refused the Phillies' deal, there was nobody left to take Towers' rotation spot, so if we didn't get someone we could plug in right away, we would have been in even direr straits. Our bullpen ERA is only good because most of the bullpen innings come from Downs, Janssen, and Accardo. If we'd moved Janssen to the rotation in place of Towers, we might win more games out of the fifth rotation spot, but we'd lose more out of the first four by not holding leads, and we'd still have needed to move Janssen back once Burnett or Chacin came off the DL.
What do you guys think our rotation next year should look like?
litsch (if he continues to pitch good for the rest of the season)OR
Chacin (although i really don't want him to be it i don't see anyone else in that role) is there anyone i'm forgetting about?
janessen should stay in the bullpen he has done a great job. If litsch stays then what do we do about towers, chacin and taubenheim. How will we ever get them into the rotation with such a young rotation that will probably stay with toronto for a long time.
Do you keep chacin and taubenheim in the bullpen to be used as long relievers and or 6th/7th starters. If so that might be a waste of bullpen space and if push come to shove there is always janessen.
taking all of this into account i will probably leave the 5th spot to litsch, get rid of chacin and towers. I believe that atleast chacin might be able to bring something good in a trade. And trade towers in a package deal. Use taubenheim as a 6th starter.
So i think the bullpen will be this:
league (if he returns to his successful state)
perhaps davis romero
What would you guys do? i deteste tallet that's why i don't have him in there, i don't know if romero will be ready and what about few of the other rookies in the minors?
Maybe Gill Meche was on to something when he signed with KC. The Royals have stayed on course while the '07 Jays have been going up and down in terms of performance. The only person that seems to be bitter about Gill not signing with Tor is JP.
I agree that Towers should be moved. So far good things have happened when we put the ball in young pitchers hands.
I also want to mention that Zaun is an absolute bum and should be Thigpen's back up. He has a caught stealing percentage of 11%; I don't have to say that that's dreadful. Give thigpen a chance.
Also Zaun can't hit. So we're not losing anything there.
I'm wondering which one of the 3 underperforming overpaid Yankee bozo's you think is worth the money the Yanks are paying them-Giambi, Abreau or Damon.
By the way, it ain't over yet. For the first time this season, we will be back to full power tommorrow night.
Don't look back-cause we're gonna catch you.
With Towers in the bullpen, it looks like the Jays are playing every day like he's starting.
I like how you think Burnett is actually gonna last an entire season… ha ha ha. I quite ******** about spending $$$$. There isn't a poor owner in baseball, its who spends it and who likes finishing in 3rd place every year.
Gil Meche being signed by K.C. to me made very little sense. K.C. will probably lose 90 or more games with or without Meche. Meche took the $$$$ and ran, I don't blame him. Give the big $$$$$ to frontline starters not #4 or #5 starters.
Although I realize it's still too early to pass judgment, has anyone else noticed how Santos is falling apart at AAA? He's got 6 errors in 8 games. Brutal.
Looks like the Jays' "shortstop-of-the-future" might need to find himself another position in the field….
I think the Royals just wanted a veteran in their starting five to calm all the kids down. Other than Lilly, Meche was the only veteran available in an extremely thin free agent market. Sure, he's not really worth his contract, but if he helps some young guys out and gives some stability, the signing will be worth it in the long run.
I don't think the reason the Royals signed Meche was to teach the young guys the ropes. Deyton Moore ( Royals new g.m. ) wanted to sign a player to some big $$$$ to show the fans that they are looking to win and build something in K.C. I say bad move by Moore. Royals lose 90 or more this year and in 08 with or without Meche. By the time the Royals become a factor in there division it will be no earlier than in 09 or 10, these pitchers that are around Meche now will be long gone. Moore came out of the Braves organzation and was Schuerholtz's asst. for many years, apparently Moore was asleep during those important meetings. Schuerholtz the best g.m. in baseball and for K.C.'s standpoint let's hope Moore learned something. Royals, Orioles and Pirates were once very proud franchises and it is sad too these great franchises struggle for as long as they have.
I just read the Jays put League on the DL when they reactivated Burnett:
Whatever happened to League in the offseason has really screwed him up….
You make some interesting points, but I still think every starting staff (even if you're rebuilding) needs a guy who's had some "success" to anchor that staff. I realize "success" doesn't necessarily apply to Meche's career, but he was one of the few options out there last winter.
Otherwise, you've just got a staff of journeyman and rookies who can just be painful to watch. Even a rebuilding team with lots of rookies needs one guy to come out once every five days and make them feel like they've always got a chance to win on that day….
Honestly, i would have loved to have Meche in the lineup and not to have signed Thomas — leaving Stairs as our DH.
I hope Towers leaves the Jays as soon as possible. Riccardi was a mad man for not trading him to the Phillies before they realized JP was trying to pick their pocket.
WHAT i Really Don't get is why the Jays picked up Olmedo instead of Chris Gomes from the Orioles. Gomes is waaay better at hitting which is what we need now from SS.


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Why sit down for the whole day when you could stand up and improve your health? By using a sit-stand desk from the Modulus range, you can vary your working position quickly and conveniently throughout the day. This is a simple but very effective way to improve your overall health and wellbeing. It also helps prevent strain injuries and decrease back pain by encouraging better posture and reducing the strain placed on the upper body by sitting. The electrically height-adjustable desk has an extra-long stroke length (the difference between the lowest and the highest working height). This provides great flexibility, improves accessibility for wheelchair users and makes it possible for each and every user to adjust the desk to suit them. The desk's T-frame is very robust and does not require a cross brace, giving you maximum legroom. The anti-collision mechanism detects obstacles while the desk is lowered or raised and reacts quickly to stop the frame from moving any further. This protects the desk as well as all other office equipment from accidental damage. The wave desktop allows you to sit closer to the desk while working, which gives you a more ergonomic working position and better support for your arms. The desktop has a durable and easy-to-maintain laminate surface. This is an excellent material for a modern office with high demands for wear. Choose between several different desktop colours to match your other furniture. Add a convenient modesty panel with an integrated cable tray for concealed storage of cables and power strips. The Modulus furniture range is AJ Products' most flexible office series yet and is the result of our own design and production. Thoughtful features, plenty of storage and multiple colour choices allow you to customise a solution that meets your needs, whether your workplace is a small home office, an open-plan office or an executive office. The furniture is made to fit seamlessly side by side; thanks to this modular design, you can easily increase your storage as your needs grow. All to give you a more flexible and productive working day!
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|2000 mm
|1000 mm
|Minimum height:
|640 mm
|Maximum height:
|1290 mm
|Load capacity:
|120 kg
|Thickness table surface:
|25 mm
|Lift per pump:
|650 mm
|Lift speed:
|40 mm/sec
|Table surface:
|Double wave
|Table surface colour:
|Birch , Black , Oak , White
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|Stand colour code:
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|Electrically adjustable
|Number of motors:
|61,3 kg
|Some assembly required
|3 years
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Q. If not a cull, then what is the best way to deal with bovineTB?
A. This cull will contribute little or nothing to the long-term goal of eradicating TB nationally. We believe that vaccination of cattle and/or badgers, increased levels of testing,
mproved biosecurity and stricter controls on the movement of cattle are better ways of eradicating bovine TB for good. Our opposition to a badger cull is based on solid science, not sentiment.


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Techonomy: 3D Printing and the Democratization of Manufacturing
One of the more fun roundtables at the Techonomy conference dealt with 3D printing and the changes in manufacturing. While most of the session was taken up by a couple of companies showing some of the interesting things that could be manufactured, I was most intrigued by Xerox PARC CEO Stephen Hoover's comments that 3D printing is just part of a larger trend that deals with democratizing design and production. The idea of individuals being able to design what they specifically want and then fabricating it themselves or having it made for them, is a very important trend.
Ping Fu, founder of 3D manufacturing company Geomagic, said the company has been working on 3D scanners and 3D printers for 15 years, so she called 3D manufacturing a "15-year overnight success." 3D printing goes beyond manufacturing to things like medicines and meat, she said, and this will be more important in the future.
Most people still don't know what 3D printing is, however, said Peter Weijmarshausen, founder of Shapeways, a marketplace for 3D printing which recently opened a factory in Queens, NY. "It's not at the top of the hype cycle yet," he said. 3D printing is gaining both in industry and for consumers and Shapeways has made more than one million products this year. Next year, it plans to make two to three million.
During the panel, both Fu and Weijmarshausen brought a variety of examples.
Weijmarshausen's examples included interlocking cubes, a twisting puzzle (similar to a Rubik's cube), and an iPhone cover, explaining that now you can make things you couldn't before. 3D printing is now possible not only with plastic, but with metal.
Fu's examples were even more diverse: a prosthetic leg, a folding stool, and a guitar, another iPhone case, and shoes.
Fu talked about how multiple industries are being transformed by these concepts, such as the hearing aid industry, which in the course of the last two years has gone from completely traditional manufacturing to almost all 3D printing as each device is specifically built for an individual customer.
Going forward, Hoover said PARC is looking to move beyond the limitations of what you can print today. For instance, he said, the firm is working on ways of printing electronics and then letting you combine the electronics and mechanical elements together. This could result in libraries of components such as batteries, printed memory, and printed displays. The performance isn't as high as traditional electronics, but for many applications, you don't need that.
All of the panelists noted progress in working with multiple kinds of materials like plastics and metal alloys. Combining multiple materials is still much harder, they all said, but this is clearly something they think can be solved.
Summing up, Fu said that "all markets in the future will be niche markets" while Weijmarshausen said "the future of manufacturing is not making a lot of a few, but a few of a lot."
For more, read "The Making of a 3D Printer."


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RAYMOND WEIL continues to showcase its musical credentials by supporting the BRIT Awards 2013 together with Mastercard
20 February 2013, London, UK: RAYMOND WEIL, the family owned luxury Swiss watchmaker, last night celebrated its sixth year as Official Watch & Timing Partner of The BRIT Awards for 2013 last night by gifting some of the most recognised names in the music industry at this year's star studded awards ceremony, held for the third year at London's premier entertainment location, the prestigious 02 Arena, London.
To mark its continued support of the UK's most influential musical awards ceremony that celebrates both British and international musical achievements throughout 2012, RAYMOND WEIL created two special edition timepieces, from the famous Freelancer collection line, limited to a total of 75 pieces. They were gifted to key artists, presenters and performers during the evening's celebrations.
Receivers of the Limited Edition RAYMOND WEIL BRIT Awards 2013 timepieces included: Emeli Sandé, Ben Howard, One Direction, Tom Odell, Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, Justin Timberlake, Bryan Ferry, Calvin Harris, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, Delilah, Jake Bugg, Ne-Yo, Plan B, Labrinth, Simon Pegg, Alt-J, Tom Daley, Jessie Ware, Rafe Spall, Greg James to name a few.
The Limited Edition RAYMOND WEIL BRIT Awards 2013 timepieces:
The male model features a 42mm polished steel case, automatic movement with 46-hour power reserve, an elegant dial with rose gold hands and indexes and a soft brown leather strap with folding clasp. Both urban and classical, the timepiece is a match for all styles.
The female model, mounted on a stainless steel bracelet boasts a sophisticated 38mm polished steel case, housing an automatic movement with 38-hour power reserve and a silver dial with a "Clous de Paris" motif in the centre. The aperture on the visible balance wheel and the very elegant rose gold hands and indexes add to the final harmony of the design.
Each of the RAYMOND WEIL BRIT Awards 2013 limited editions features a bespoke exhibition case back, adorned with this year's BRIT Awards 2013 with MasterCard logo. It features the trademark spot design of internationally renowned British artist Damien Hirst who has also put his unique stamp on the iconic BRIT Award trophy with MasterCard logo.
RAYMOND WEIL launched its 2013 BRIT Awards campaign on 24 January 2013, by hosting its Annual Music Dinner alongside BRIT Awards nominee LABRINTH. This year's event was held to honour War Child who are celebrating 20 years of work changing and saving the lives of 800,000 children in the world's most war torn countries.
The intimate dinner, held at LABRINTH's restaurant, Mosaica, Wood Green, London was attended by the very best of the British music scene including LABRINTH, Conor Maynard, Wretch 32, Alexandra Burke, Sway, Laura Mvula, Daley, George The Poet, Dot Rotten, Suki Waterhouse, Angel, Gabrielle Aplin, James Arthur, Etta Bond, VV Brown, Stooshe, Chipmunk, Delilah, JLS, Jake Gosling, Liam Payne & Louis Tomlinson (One Direction), Tali Lennox, The Temper Trap, Zara Martin, Raf Riley, Yasmin and Chris Loco.
'We are delighted to continue our support of The BRIT Awards in association with MasterCard for the sixth year in succession. 2012 has been an exceptional year for British music and RAYMOND WEIL is proud to have supported the likes of Emeli Sandé, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah and Labrinth and will continue our support of emerging and established British talent throughout 2013. We were delighted with the response to the new Limited Edition BRITs timepieces that we feel is a reflection of the importance of our love of quality and support of such a prestigious event' – says Pierre Bernheim, Director – RAYMOND WEIL.
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RAYMOND WEIL history of music includes:
Partner to the Royal Opera House 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000,1999, 1998,1997
Sponsor of MTV Europe Sony BMG after-show party 2006, 2005, 2004
Sponsor of 47th Grammy EMI after-show party in LA 2005
Sponsor of Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef lunch 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Design collaboration with Lemar 2007
Design collaboration with Jay Kay 2006
Design collaboration with Craig David 2005
Involvement at Music Industry Trust Award dinner 2006,2004
Official Watch of The BRIT Awards 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Advertorials with Il Divo, Sugababes, Natasha Bedingfield, Katherine Jenkins, Leona Lewis, Lemar, Beth Rowley, Gabriela Cilmi, Bryn Christophers, George Craig and Jade Ewen


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Set in the fictional city of Empire Bay between 1945 and 1955, Mafia II will feature a restriction-free, 10-square-mile map full of meticulously recreated cars, clothing, music, and advertising from the era. Developer 2K Czech provides the synopsis:
Born the son of a poor immigrant, Vito is a beaten down Italian-American who is trying to escape the life of poverty that consumed his childhood. Vito, along with his lifelong friend, Joe, will descend into the world of organized crime. Looking to escape the life of hardship that his father led, Vito dreams about becoming a "made man," and together with Joe, will work to prove themselves to the Mafia as they try to make their names on the streets. However, the two quickly realize that life as a wise guy isn't quite as glamorous as it seems.
For those of you headed to PAX East, Take-Two also announced the game will be playable by the public for the first time at the sold-out expo, which kicks off tomorrow in Boston.
Sharkey says: I was a huge fan of Mafia on the PC and choose to forget the console port. What we've seen of Mafia II thus far looks great, and I can't wait to see what it plays like at PAX East.


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FCL network of learning labs
European Schoolnet's Future Classroom Lab (FCL) has inspired several teachers, schools and organisations to create their own "learning labs" or "learning spaces". Also, other independent, similar initiatives have shown interest to link up with FCL to develop their concept and exchange ideas. European Schoolnet is linking these learning labs and initiatives together by offering an open network as a platform to exchange on their experiences. You can see the network learning labs in this map.
What is a 'learning lab'?
All the learning labs are independent initiatives, often inspired by the original Future Classroom Lab set up by European Schoolnet in Brussels. A learning lab or space does not need to be identical with the original FCL. In fact, all learning labs are different since they have been created and adapted to the local context and to provide for local needs. However, the main ideas of the Future Classroom Lab are present in most cases. The criteria suggests that:
- It is a flexible learning space and allows for easy reconfiguration according to the needs of the learning activity. It allows for easy and flexible repositioning of learners and teachers.
- It has a mission to host innovative learning. Learning activities taking place in the learning lab aim to incorporate new visions on pedagogy, 21st Century Skills and technology-enhanced learning.
- There is a variety of activities taking place. It is a place for learning activities and trainings, but also for meetings and discussions about education. A learning lab is a place for practice but also for reflection.
- It aims to involve and to connect to different stakeholders. It creates a dialogue between teachers, school leaders, policy-makers, commercial partners, students, parents, etc.
- It encourages for an open culture, e.g. teachers can observe each other's lessons and provide mentoring. Students use the learning lab to take part in European projects like eTwinning.
- Communication is an important part of engaging the stakeholders and informing the outside world about the activities. A learning lab can be an inspirational lighthouse for the area (e.g. for other schools in the region).
We have identified roughly two types of learning labs:
- 'Professional' learning labs: These labs have usually an extended target audience, strong management (incl. clear vision and organisation support), and a strong connection with commercial partners. An example of this kind of lab is Mustikas, created by HITSA in Tallinn, Estonia
- School-based learning labs: These labs are embedded in K12 schools, they have a limited target audience (e.g. students and teachers) and usually less commercial partners. An example of this kind of lab is "FC@Campus Zenit" at the Talenten School in Turnhout, Belgium.
However, the size of the space, amount of technology or the number of commercial partners is not crucial. What is important for a learning lab is help to rethink teaching and learning, promote innovative pedagogies, and support the competences of both students and teaching staff to use technology in schools in a sustainable way.
What is the 'FCL network of learning labs'?
It is an open network, led by European Schoolnet, and it welcomes different learning labs to join and exchange together on different issues like learning lab management, cooperation with commercial partners and industry, teacher training activities, etc. The network meets online on regular basis to exchange on practice and ideas to develop these learning labs further. The members of the network can also propose training events (online or face-to-face) which can be promoted through the FCL website and user community.
The learning labs that meet the criteria described above, are welcome to join the FCL network of learning labs. There is no membership fee. The network members can use FCL branding and a special logo "Inspired by Future Classroom Lab - European Schoolnet" indicating their connection with the FCL.
For further information on the FCL network of learning labs please write to us at email@example.com.
You can access here the current network members.
How to get your own learning lab started?
Get inspired by other learning labs!
In 2017, European Schoolnet organised a series of webinars where existing learning labs shared their experiences and told the story of the building of the lab. Find all the webinar recordings here.
Publication: Innovative learning spaces
European Schoolnet's Interactive Classroom Working Group has recently published "Guidelines on Exploring and Adapting Learning Spaces in Schools".
The report provides practical advice and support to schools on how to develop and adapt learning spaces to facilitate the innovative use of ICT and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning. It aims to inspire school leaders and teachers to rethink their current classroom practice, and demonstrate how even small changes to existing learning spaces can significantly improve students' active learning.
A key finding is that the situation is varied across Europe, with some countries being more advanced in addressing the need to develop more flexible learning spaces, while others are yet to recognize it as a policy priority.


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North County Transit District managers knew about accelerated brake wear on the now idled Sprinter trains for more than a year but never treated it as an emergency, said the engineer who oversaw rail maintenance until his resignation on March 1. The engineer also said officials overreacted by shutting down the light-rail system last week and that a less disruptive fix was being planned.
The agency disputed those assertions and repeated its position that the shutdown is a necessary precaution.
Richard Berk's letter
The Sprinter, which carries thousands of people each day between Oceanside and Escondido, has been sidelined since March 9. Transit district officials said it could be out of service for up to four months while they search for and install replacement brake parts.
Richard Berk, the agency's Rail Maintenance Officer for seven years, said he told each of his three supervisors about the brake issue during the past 18 months and worked to find solutions.
"I used the words, 'We have an accelerated brake rotor wear problem,'" Berk said in a phone interview this week.
"I never treated this or reported it as a crisis because I don't believe it is," Berk added in an email. "We should be undertaking rigorous hazard analysis and risk assessment that would allow continued safe operation until the corrective action plan we have been working on can be accomplished."
A spokeswoman for the transit district and its chief of safety said Berk never told higher-ups about the problem, adding that Berk recently admitted to the agency that he kept the brake issue to himself.
Deborah Castillo, the spokeswoman, provided a copy of email correspondence from late February between Berk and his most recent supervisor. In those emails, Berk said he "was aware some (brake) discs were at or near condemning."
The emails do not clarify whether Berk had previously told that supervisor, or his earlier bosses, about the brake wear.
Berk said he did not inform his superiors in writing about the problem — something he said he now regrets. He said he decided to speak with U-T San Diego to "set the record straight."
Berk said he knew the rotor wear would reach a critical point, though he didn't know when that would happen. He also said he worked closely with rail maintenance contractor Bombardier to find replacement parts as far back as three years ago. And he said he urged district officials to take extra Sprinter cars off the tracks during periods of low ridership to avoid added wear.
"That was a major effort," Berk said. "I would harp on that."
Castillo said the agency found no mention of the brake problem after examining five years of Bombardier's inspection reports. She provided a copy of Bombardier's Jan. 31 report, which does not mention the brake issue.
"We have no record of when (Berk) ever asked for the expediting of wheels or rotors," said Tom Tulley, the district's safety chief.
One point Berk and current agency officials agree on is that the brake wear has never posed a danger to the public. They said Sprinter trains have multiple braking systems and that the accelerated wear was limited to a few sets of brake rotors.
Castillo said the agency voluntarily shut down the trains due to a liability concern.
"We could get sued if there was an accident, even if it wasn't our fault," she said.
The closure came a day after the California Public Utilities Commission requested the district to "immediately" replace all brake rotors in question. The commission said those rotors no longer met manufacturer's standards.
Who knew what about the Sprinter brakes — and when — remains a key issue as transit officials continue their investigation into the matter, Castillo said.
"Had someone above (Berk) known about this, it would have been corrected immediately," she added.
Berk said even if the supervisors he informed had acted right away, it still would have been a slow resolution process.
He explained that the European manufacturers he contacted three years ago initially told him it would take 44 weeks to make and send replacement parts. Berk said those parts makers continued to make unrealistic offers and were occasionally unresponsive in the next three years. He said that in recent months, Bombardier was closing in on a different supplier that promised to have parts for the transit district by this summer.
On March 10, Berk circulated a letter to his industry colleagues explaining his view on the Sprinter's brake problems.
In that letter, Berk wrote that the state utilities commission's "extraordinarily high" brake-rate requirements caused the rapid brake wear. The commission and transit district denied that claim this week.
Also in his letter, Berk accused the district's chief executive of hostility. He wrote: "I decided to resign, abruptly, from NCTD after the CPUC triggered 'crisis' situation developed. The decision was prompted entirely by our CEO's unconstrained rage and focus on pinning blame rather than learning about the problem and ways to resolve it."
This week, the commission said it stands by its decision to request the immediate replacement of Sprinter brake rotors.
Matt Tucker, the transit district's CEO, declined to comment on Berk's statements.


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Moderate Mitt returns -- but conservatives cheer
Mitt Romney sounded at the first debate a lot like what conservatives always suspected he really is — a Massachusetts moderate who supports some regulations and doesn't want to cut taxes for the rich.
And the right wing loved it.
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A candidate who won the GOP nomination boasting of his "severely conservative" record, Romney on Wednesday presented himself as a centrist with bipartisan appeal, citing his work with Democrats as governor and disavowing tax cuts for the wealthy in favor of deficit reduction.
( Also on POLITICO: Inside the campaign: Reinventing Romney)
Romney didn't backtrack on any specific proposals — he's offered few to begin with — but he portrayed himself as more problem solver than ideological warrior. The result was an impressionistic move to the center without abandoning any of his primary positions that make independent and moderate voters queasy.
With Romney universally judged the debate's victor, cheering conservatives proved that beating Obama is more important to them than any typical litmus test. It also helped that Democrats spent Thursday licking their wounds and muttering that President Barack Obama, whose team spent months painting Romney as a right-wing extremist, failed to puncture Romney's newfound centrist veneer. Neither Obama nor moderator Jim Lehrer brought up Romney's positions on a host of issues on which he's moved to the right during his career, from abortion and women's health to immigration to gay issues.
( Also on POLITICO: How Obama's debate strategy bombed)
Tom Tancredo, the former Colorado congressman and immigration activist who ran for president in 2008 and backed Herman Cain and then Rick Santorum this time, said Romney's tack to the center during the debate doesn't surprise anyone in conservative circles.
"That's where his comfort zone is. It seems apparent that he was, he wanted to talk about it because he feels comfortable with it," Tancredo said. "I expected it, not surprised by it. I was for Santorum during the primaries for that reason. But now, who cares?"
Beating Obama, Tancredo said, is now more important than worrying about Romney's positions.
"I am certainly a partisan and certainly a committed activist, but getting rid of Obama overwhelms everything," he said. "We can't worry now about the nettlesome aspects of Romney's positions on some things."
Even Ron Johnson, Wisconsin's GOP senator who is among the chamber's most conservative members, praised Romney's adherence to broad strokes instead of details because he said a President Romney will have to work with Democrats to pass his agenda.
"You don't want to be laying out specific proposals and backing yourself into a corner," Johnson said. "You have to leave yourself open to be able to negotiate with the other side."
Romney, who rarely brings up his Massachusetts health care law, used it Wednesday as an example of his willingness to reach across the aisle — and scolded Obama for failing to pass a bipartisan health law of his own.
"So entirely on a partisan basis, instead of bringing America together and having a discussion on this important topic, you pushed through something that you and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid thought was the best answer and drove it through," Romney said during the debate. "What we did in a Legislature 87 percent Democrat, we worked together; 200 legislators in my Legislature, only two voted against the plan by the time we were finished."


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Windows 8 Security/Permission Messages
The Windows solution? When Windows 8 notices anybody (or anything) trying to change something that can potentially harm Windows or your PC, it darkens the screen and flashes a security message asking for permission.
If one of these security messages appears out of the blue, Windows 8 may be warning you about a bit of nastiness trying to sneak in. So click No or Don't Install to deny it permission. But if you're trying to do something specific with your PC and Windows 8 puts up its boxing gloves, click Yes or Install, instead. Windows 8 drops its guard and lets you in.
If you don't hold an Administrator account, however, you can't simply approve the deed. You must track down an Administrator account holder and ask her to type her password.
Yes, a rather dimwitted security robot guards the front door to Windows 8, but it's also an extra challenge for the people who write the viruses.
For more information about Windows 8 and its features, explore Windows 8 For Dummies, available online.


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Edward Peragallo HOLY CROSS COLLEGE
All accounting historians are certainly in accord with Professor S. Paul Garner's "Reflections on the Uses of Accounting History," which appeared in the initial issue of The Accounting Historian.
One of Professor Garner's goals, however, does present some serious initial difficulties in its realization. He mentions, and rightly so, that "the cultivation of accounting history may be very useful in advancing the understanding of accounting by beginning accounting students," and he calls this "an almost overwhelming opportunity for accounting historians...." One must heartily agree with this, but the implementing of this "opportunity" presents formidable prob-lems to both the accounting historian and the accounting teacher.
This article represents observations on a problem that has been bothering me for years. Given the subject matter to be covered, the many curriculum constraints we face, and at times the outright hostility to any accounting program, how does one go about intro-ducing accounting history, particularly in a beginning course? I find it almost an impossible task. I do make token attempts to intro-duce some history whenever the subject matter lends itself, but the impact on the class is minimal and not very satisfactory. Perhaps the fellows of The Academy would benefit by considering these challenges facing the teachers of accounting history:
1. The structure of present introductory courses is dictated, to a large extent, by available accounting textbooks and these do not feature accounting history.
2. Many teachers of introductory accounting either lack an his-torical background or lack an interest in the historical development of accounting. Most are concerned solely with the present state of their discipline and its applications and uses in profit and non-profit enterprises.
3. A serious problem is the subject matter to be covered in a beginning course. At present this subject matter is extensive. It begins with the accounting cycle and continues with principles of valuation, partnerships, corporations, manufacturing, statement


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Novel coronavirus infection - update
12 March 2013 - The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed WHO of a new confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
The patient, a 39-year-old male, developed symptoms on 24 February 2013. He was hospitalized on 28 February 2013 and died on 2 March 2013. Preliminary investigation indicated that the patient had no contact with previously reported cases of nCoV infection. Other potential exposures are under investigation.
To date, WHO has been informed of a global total of 15 confirmed cases of human infection with nCoV, including nine deaths.
Based on the current situation and available information, WHO encourages all Member States (MS) to continue their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns. WHO is currently working with international experts and countries where cases have been reported to assess the situation and review recommendations for surveillance and monitoring.
All MS are reminded to promptly assess and notify WHO of any new case of infection with nCoV, along with information about potential exposures that may have resulted in infection and a description of the clinical course.
WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event nor does it recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied.
WHO continues to closely monitor the situation.