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We cannot trust drug company studies so we need a government panel,one that is not biased
In this entry (see here) he takes on a recent commentary by Dr. Daniel Carlat.Dr Carlat gained some degree of name recognition when he renounced his lucrative life as a drug company paid speaker and has become an outspoken critic of many of the drug companies practices including those involving paid physician spokesmen.
TLP quotes Carlat making the point that people respond to incentives and with financial incentives at work how can you trust someone's analysis of the value of a given medication.How can you trust what a drug company's research or spokesman says?
Here is the passage from The Last Psychiatrist that really nails it: (my bolding)
This is the same error people make about the need for government intervention, e.g. that the "free markets" have failed and more regulation is obviously needed. Even if one were to agree on principle that people can't be trusted, the mistake is in forgetting that government is people. These people are subject to the same biases, cognitive errors and general prejudices as the guys at Goldman Sachs, albeit currently it in the opposite direction. We can argue that we prefer the government's biases, but one cannot argue that the government is less biased, self serving, or corruptible.
This may originally have been a country of laws, not men, but that's not the country most modern people want; they want to be able to alter the laws to suit the times. Fine, it's your country. But understand that if the laws are subordinate to men, then the enforcers of those laws will always have more power than you. Has anyone tried to get an anti-Depakote study published in J Clin Psych in the past decade?
It's excellent that Daniel Carlat thinks doctors like himself cannot be trusted to read and interpret their own studies, and that some other group of-- doctors? lawyers? what?-- with special bias-immunity rings need to be assembled to protect us. But those people are still people. This is why the NIH, with their incestuous grant reviewers, crazy politics and flavors of the decade philosophies is so dangerous-- they're just as biased as Pfizer except you think they are objective.
He captures the basic thoughts of the "Public Choice" school of thought. The people who comprise the government are just like the people not of the government in that they too are biased,self-serving and corruptible and respond to incentives and constraints just like everyone else.
His closing paragraph make it clear
People would do well to remember that at one point in our nation's history, "government" was George Bush. When you argue that government needs to be more involved, you are arguing that George Bush needs to be more involved. I do not trivialize this discussion by offering Barack Obama as an equivalent example of the government you want so desperately to supervise your lives.
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- Roy M. Poses MD said...
Yes, everyone has biases, but some are more biased than others. Everyone has some kind of conflicts of interest, but some people are more conflicted than others.
Suppose you could listen to 2 talks. One speaker is a physician whose only income comes from fees for service and from a medical school salary. The other gets $50,000 a year in consulting and speakers' fees from a pharmaceutical company plus his clinical fees and medical school salary. The subject of the talk is a disease for which the pharmaceutical company is marketing a drug. Which talk would you trust more?
Also, some people are subject to influences that align, and others are subject to influences that conflict. People in government may be biased, but sometimes the biases of those in government might counter-balance the biases of others.
Finally, in health care, the choice between having government do it and having unregulated for-profit corporations do it is a false dichotomy. Government can regulate, police, try to keep a level playing field without picking economic winners and losers. Sometimes not-for-profits (that are really not for profit, and run by people with strong financial ties to either government or for-profit corporations) can do it. Sometimes professionals (without such ties) can do it.
- james gaulte said...
Dr. Poses,
Thanks you for your comments and your points are well taken.
The bias titer of individuals along with the level of transparency does vary.Fortunately, the medical profession is much more aware of the potential bias of the drug company sponsored medical speakers than we were in the past,thanks in no small part to efforts of concerned physicians such as those who contribute to Health Care Renewal.
"Sometimes ,the biases of those in government might counter balance the biases of others" Yes,they might but I worry about the creation of expert panels whose power will do more than merely offer a counter balancing view; their decisions will be determinative and greatly influence medical practice. To appreciate the power of expert panels we need only consider what the RUC has meant to the practice of medicine.
James Gaulte


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At first glance, the phone is, needless to say, really small and light by smartphone standards. The unit is outwardly fashioned after the X10, boasting of an equally fingerprint-magnet, glossy front cover with a matte black cover that's gives a good grip. The phone is not entirely black though - the main body is framed by a silver strip and accompanied by three silver buttons.
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The petite QWERTY keyboard might be small and compact, but we daresay the keys are a little too stiff with bad press feedback, and of course, small. While sending text messages, we found ourselves gingerly punching the keys in fear of accidentally pressing a wrong one. Without the slide-out keyboard however, users are limited to a virtual old-school numeric keypad that makes typing on the former a walk in the park.
While the size of the screen might appear dauntingly tiny, Sony Ericsson has thankfully came up with an ingenious solution - a useful four-corner touch screen user interface that makes it easier for users to navigate around. These four corners serve as shortcuts to major tools like SMS, Calls, Music, and Address Book. These corners don't only appear on the main screen, but are peppered throughout apps like Timescape, and the music player. Additionally, switching between pages and list of apps is but a mere swipe up or down. Coupled with the screen's responsiveness, our verdict here is that the surfing experience is smooth and fluid.
Similar to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, there's a twenty page limit for you to place widgets, with each page limited to one widget. You can easily add or rearrange your widgets at no hassle, and more apps can be downloaded from the Android Market, so the sky is the limit here.
Multimedia-wise, the phone comes with a 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash - specs that surpass some of the bigger smartphones out there -, and performs above average. You can choose from four modes to shoot with, namely, Auto, Macro, Twilight and Sports (do note that these features are only available on shooting stills). Auto-focusing is pretty accurate here, even in dim indoor settings.
Likewise in the audio department, the X10 mini pro does reasonably well, projecting sufficient clarity, though vocals came across as slightly airy and sharp, while there was also a bit too much bass for our liking.
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I'm grateful because, as we speak, I'm diving into a bowl of the most wonderful, delicious raw and vegan blueberry ginger ice cream, which I made today without an ice cream maker, in about 10 minutes flat. I'm grateful because, with a final looming, I'm still able to savor something sweet, and be reminded that life is sweet, too—even when school is anything but. And I'm grateful that I get to share this super simple recipe with all of you.
Blueberry Ginger Ice Cream (raw, vegan, gluten free, soy free)
Serves 2
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1 heaping cup frozen blueberries
1/2 inch fresh ginger (or 1/2 tsp ginger powder if you're using a food processor)
1/4 cup cashews
2 tsp lemon juice
2-4 tbsp almond or hemp milk
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If you're using a food processor: Soak cashews for at least 4 hours before prep. Place bananas in a food processor and let the motor run till they've turned into soft serve. Be patient. It takes a minute or two, and the processor sounds like it's going to break. It won't. Keep going. When you have soft serve, add the blueberries, powdered ginger, cashes, and lemon, and blend till totally smooth. Add the almond milk only if you need a thinner consistency; you may not.
You can store the mixture in your freezer and give it a whirl in the processor or the blender before serving; if you don't, it'll be a little "frosty," but if you do, it will seem as though you just prepared it! Trust me; my ice cream waited for me all day, until I re-blended it and served it anew.
This ice cream is shockingly delicious, given that no ice cream maker is involved and it's also totally dairy free. The slight hint of ginger pairs beautifully with the blueberries, and the color is phenomenal. As you can see, I served mine with fresh blueberries.
It may actually be my new favorite dessert. Except that's a dangerous claim, given that I'm posting a stellar 4th of July-themed dessert tomorrow or on Wednesday. We'll just have to see which sweet treat prevails!
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Police were asked to notify relatives in the Vancouver-area, said RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen.
"Oregon state police has requested our assistance in regards to that tragic crash in their jurisdiction and requested that we assist in some of the next of kin notifications that may need to be done here in the Lower Mainland or even outside the Lower Mainland," said Thiessen in an interview.
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St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton treated 26 people from the accident, said hospital spokesman Larry Blanc. Five of those treated at St. Anthony were transported to other facilities.
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A woman who answered the phone at a listing for Mi Joo confirmed with The Associated Press that it owned the bus and said it was on a tour of the Western U.S. She declined to give her name.
A bus safety website run by the U.S. Department of Transportation said Mi Joo Tour & Travel has six buses, none of which have been involved in any accidents in at least the past two years.
The bus crash was the second fatal accident in Oregon on Sunday morning. A 69-year-old man died in a rollover accident.
A spokesman for the American Bus Association said buses carry more than 700 million passengers a year in the United States.
"The industry as a whole is a very safe industry," said Dan Ronan of the Washington, D.C.,-based group. "There are only a handful of accidents every year. Comparatively speaking, we're the safest form of surface transportation."
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I have some news I've been meaning to share… I am now collaborating with House of Steep (soon to be a Tea House and Foot Sanctuary in the VA/DC area) to create part of their signature line of bath and beauty products! Currently, my foot and bath soaks and foot spray are available on House of Steep's online store amongst a fabulous array of teas, candles and other goodies. I've made natural beauty products for years, but this is the first time I've done it professionally so I'm really excited to see this dream come true AND to launch my own beauty line as a result.
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text: Yesterday Kanye West's "Cruel Summer" Mixtape leaked. In the typical grandiose style of 'ye, it's packed with just about every artist who's big in hip hop right now. The morning is one of the songs off the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, and it might be one of the first hip hop bangers to make a Mark Zuckerberg reference. Or at least the first to put ol' Zuck in a track that also name checks the Illuminati (it does exist).


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The Boston Patriots rebounded in 1966 but were bested by the Buffalo Bills at the wire, just as they had been two years earlier. The Red Sox improved their record by 10 games but still finished with 18 games below .500. Fenway Park also hosted college and minor league baseball in 1966 as well as the Junior Goodwill Dinner, which was started by Joe Cronin in 1952.
Record: 72-90, 9th in American League
Manager: William J. Herman (64-82), James E. (Pete) Runnels (8-8)
Attendance: 811,172
In 1966, the Red Sox finished in ninth place again, but for the first time since 1948, Boston finished ahead of the Yankees.
Opening Day at Fenway Park was a 13-inning affair against the eventual World Champion Orioles. Boston lost on a balk by Jim Lonborg in front of 12,386.
One of the highlights of the year came against the Yankees on June 4. In 1966, Boston had a Saturday midnight curfew and as the June 4 game reached the 16th inning, the clock neared midnight. At 11:53 PM, Jim Gosger drove a ball into the bullpen, securing a 6-3 Red Sox victory over the Yankees with seven minutes to spare.
Still only 21 years old, Tony Conigliaro led a youth parade and hit 28 home runs, his seasonal average for the first three years of his career. Other newcomers included 23-year old Joe Foy at third base and 22-year old George Scott at first. For the first time in their history, the Red Sox had several core African American players, including Reggie Smith, who was called up in September. Along with 23-year-old Rico Petrocelli at shortstop, Boston's lineup seemed to have a bright future.
On the mound, Jim Lonborg and Jose Santiago were the only hurlers with double digit win totals. With this lack of pitching depth, the losing continued and with 16 games left in the season, manager Biller Herman was relieved of his duties.
Northeastern University prevailed in the 1966 NCAA District One Playoffs at Fenway Park en route to an appearance in the College World Series. The Pittsfield Red Sox (Boston's Double-A minor league affiliate at the time) and the Pawtucket Indians (a Cleveland Indians affiliate) also played each other at Fenway Park in 1966. The game started at 4:30 PM on August 15 but was halted during the fifth inning with Pittsfield winning, 5-0. Two days later the game resumed in Pittsfield and resulted in a 10-2 victory by the Double-A Red Sox.
|1966 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|June 7
|Boston College 8, University of Massachusetts 5 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|June 8
|Northeastern 5, Colby College 4 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|June 9
|Northeastern 10, Boston College 2 (NCAA District One Playoffs)*
|August 4
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Record American Stars 8, Sunday Advertiser Stars 1
|August 6
|Boston Typos 5, Washington 0 (National Union Printers Championship)
|August 15
|Pittsfield Red Sox vs. Pawtucket Indians Game Postponed in Fifth Inning
|August 17
|William Randolph Hearst Sandlot Tournament: Greater Boston Stars 5, New England Stars 2
* Fenway Park was an occasional site for the NCAA District One Baseball Playoffs, which decided who went to the College World Series in Omaha, NE.
In 1966, the Boston Patriots barely missed out on winning the Eastern Division title, which went to the Buffalo Bills again. Though they defeated the Bills in their last home game of the season, the Patriots lost the following week on the road to finish a half game behind their rival.
|1966 Non-Baseball Events At Fenway Park
|January 26
|Junior Goodwill Dinner*
|September 25
|Kansas City Chiefs 43, Boston Patriots 24 (Football)
|October 2
|New York Jets 24, Boston Patriots 24 (Football)
|October 23
|Boston Patriots 35, San Diego Chargers 17 (Football)
|October 30
|Boston Patriots 24, Oakland Raiders 21 (Football)
|November 6
|Denver Broncos 17, Boston Patriots 10 (Football)
|November 13
|Boston Patriots 27, Houston Oilers 21 (Football)
|December 4
|Boston Patriots 14, Buffalo Bills 3 (Football)
*For several years, Fenway Park hosted a Junior Goodwill Dinner that brought hundreds of local high school students to the ballpark. The tradition was started by Red Sox legend Joe Cronin and the event typically took place in late January.


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I'm at the gym yesterday. I go to the gym all the time. My Lyme doesn't permit me to work out anymore, but I would never allow a detail like that to keep me from free child care. So I drop off the kids in the nursery and I sit in the sauna and read. It's exactly like hot yoga, without the hard parts of hot yoga that I resent, like the moving part and the not allowed to read during part. When I come out I am smarter. And warmer. And more peaceful. Actually I think it might be the best thing in the world. And now instead of meeting on the exercise bikes and sitting still and talking, Adrianne and I meet in the sauna and sit still and talk. And when we leave we are so sweaty that we even believe we've worked out.
Last week, following a particularly dramatic Mommy Meltdown, I bought some new workout clothes for my sauna exercise regimen.
Let me explain.
Once every week or so I have a breakdown during which I wail to Craig that for various reasons that I am too overwhelmed and despondent and incoherent to discuss in detail, my life is completely unmanageable. We call it a Mommy Meltdown in our home. My friend, Erin, calls it a Caretaker Fatigue Attack. Either way, mine include lots of tears and dramatic phrases thrown around, my favorite of which is: I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.Craig once made the mistake of asking me what specifically the IT is that I am unable to TAKE, and let us just say that he will not make that mistake again.
Anyway, whatever. The point is, that as my meltdowns begin to wind down, I usually decide that the only thing that will improve my life is to leave the house ALONE – immediately – and buy lots of crap I cannot afford. I do not know why this is my solution, but when I arrive at whatever crap store my van drives to, there are always many other maniacal looking women also wandering the aisles aimlessly. So I'm convinced I'm not the only one who considers crap buying a viable solution to I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!
Anyway, last week on my crap trip I bought some new workout (sauna) clothes. One piece was a cute yoga top with major pads in the bra. PADS IN THE BRA. The irony of practicing yoga in order to connect with the universe and one's inner self and find acceptance and self love in a padded bra is not lost on me. As a matter of fact, it is SO ME. So I bought two.
I wore my new boob-y top to the gym yesterday.
I did my time in the sauna, but I wasn't ready to leave yet, so I went out to walk on the treadmill. I smiled at the lady next to me and noticed that she was sort of staring at me. I assumed what I always assume – that she recognized me from the blog. OR that maybe she was impressed by my huge boobs. I smiled humbly. The lady locked eyes with me and said, "Excuse me, your tag is still on."
Please understand that for me, this is like someone saying, "Excuse me, do you have the time?" No biggie. I always leave my tags on. Taking them off is just one of those things with which I cannot be bothered. And since I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE quite often, I have a lot of tags.
I thanked the nice woman and then continued walking. Didn't even look for the tag, didn't even pretend to. I got 99 problems, lady, and a tag ain't one.
Half hour later I'm back in the locker room preparing to get in the shower. Yes, I shower at the gym, too. I refuse to pick my children back up until we have reached the FULL TWO HOUR NURSERY MAXIMUM. If I arrive three minutes early, I wait outside the door and stare into space for three minutes.
So I walk past the locker room mirror and do a double take. Here's the tag. Here's the tag I was wearing, just like this, for my entire two hours at the very crowded gym.
And there you have it.
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Two women have been arrested on suspicion of helping a pair of fugitives on the run after allegedly shooting at a Mendocino County sheriff"s deputy on February 25.
Tracy Lynette Cox, 34, of Redwood Valley, was arrested on February 26 on suspicion of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit a crime. She remains in custody after being charged for harboring a fugitive and committing a crime while free on bail.
Kamara Marie Page, 24, of Ukiah, was arrested February 28 on suspicion of violating felony probation and aiding a fugitive from police. Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster is still reviewing the case. She was released on bail while awaiting arraignment.
Two men, Walter Kristopher Miller, 42, of Ukiah, and Christopher Skaggs, 30, of Redwood Valley, have been accused of shooting at Mendocino County sheriff"s Deputy Darren Brewster"s patrol car, hitting the radiator and disabling the car after traveling about two miles along winding Boonville Road south of Ukiah in the February 25 high-speed chase. Miller and Skaggs allegedly abandoned their vehicle in a driveway on Boonville Road after the shooting as police from Mendocino and Sonoma counties converged on the area.
Police now believe Cox was also present in the car with Miller and Skaggs at the time of the shooting. Cox was out on bail while awaiting sentencing for a 2012 conviction. Cox was thought to be Skaggs" girlfriend.
Skaggs was captured by police February 26, the morning after the shooting, on the outskirts of Ukiah. Cox was walking beside him when Skaggs was apprehended. Skaggs remains in jail on $1.25 million bail.
Miller eluded police until he was captured on February 27 in a Ukiah motel. Miller remains in jail on $1.6 million bail.
Page allegedly picked Miller up from a location on Boonville Road, drove him to the motel and brought him clothing.


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3D modeling software for steel detailing
Advance Steel
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detailing software helps accelerate design, steel detailing, steel fabrication, and steel construction-built on the familiar AutoCAD platform.
Getting Started With
Advance Steel
Importing a Revit model
Creating floor steel members
Copying clip angle connection
Creating straight stairs
Inserting a railing on stairs
Running the numbering
Getting a Material list summary
Getting assembly drawings
Getting workshop drawings
Exporting the model to Navisworks
What's New in Advance Steel 2020
New Customization Options for the Cut Symbol Template
The cut symbol template has several new features to help with customization, including new tokens, support for user text, text formatting using the template text style, and text color control from the template file.
New Cut Symbol Alignment Command
A new command is available in the ribbon. The command aligns all cut symbols from one side, using a reference symbol. This will ease the cut symbol arrangement, and ensure that the cut symbols will no longer move during drawing update.
Dedicated defaults for configuring the cut symbol template
he existing two defaults that allow the setup of cut symbol template for up and down symbols were split to allow specific customization on each different type of detail drawings that can contain cut symbols.
Insert Cut Symbols in General Arrangement Drawings
The process of inserting cut symbols on general arrangement drawings when creating manual cuts was changed. Advance Steel now uses the points used to define the cut view size as insertion points for the symbols. The two points were already used to define the cut view size box, but the cut symbols were inserted using the "Assembly drawing" rules. The previous process would often cause Advance Steel to insert the points in the middle of the drawing.
Cut view titles on general arrangement views no longer reset during update
Now, you can manually modify the cut view title for manual cuts created on general arrangement views (Plan view, Anchor plan, Elevation, etc.). All the changes will be retained during drawing update.
The cut view title contains two new tokens
These tokens can display more information when needed. The Scale token shows the current cut view scale, while the View number (A) shows the cut view number using a single letter. You can configure the two tokens using the cut view configuration page in the Drawing Style Manager, or when editing the cut view title properties on existing sheets.
Manually moved cut view symbols on assembly drawings no longer reset their position during drawing update
This inconsistent behavior was part of specific cut view symbols that were requested by elements controlled by connections and created as part of automatic cut views. Now, updating connections in the model will no longer force the automatic cut views to reset during drawing update, allowing Advance Steel to preserve any manual modifications made to their annotations.
Cut view symbols can be individually deleted from drawings
Advance Steel will no longer force the cut view symbols to reappear during drawing update. You cannot restore manually removed cut view symbols. So, if the cut view symbols are accidentally removed, you need to recreate the cut view to restore the cut view symbols.
Align and Arrange Labels Commands
Starting with this version of Advance Steel, two new commands are available for aligning and arranging labels on demand, on detail drawings. They use an existing reference label and a set of predefined rules, specific to each command.
Manual dimensions on any hole inside a hole pattern
In previous versions, only certain cases were supported. In the rest of the cases the dimension points would be removed during drawing update. This feature improvement is available, by default, to all manual dimension lines.
Two modes for the leader line behavior when labeling holes
Automatic hole detection and manual hole selection.
Propagate a Connection
The propagation tool recreates a connection in all the identical situations within the model. This is not a copy tool, but a tool that gathers the conditions in which a selected connection was created, identifies all the cases that meet all these conditions in the current project and creates connections in all the respective cases, matching the origin connection type and set of parameters.
Enhanced Dialog Boxes With Sidebar
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Parametric steel connections - Extensive parametric connections library.
Built-in steel connection design engine - Check connection design in real time.
Stairs, railings, and cage ladders - Help speed the modeling of miscellaneous steel work.
Sheet metal and folded plate work - Quickly create folded elements of any shape.
Fabrication data information - Access and transfer fabrication data and properties.
Dynamo extension for Advance Steel - Create parametric complex structures with a visual programming tool.
Select and view parts of a model - Isolate and display selected elements.
Intelligent structural objects - Model more quickly with an object library and wizards.
Detailing & documentation
Create a callout directly on drawing - From a selected area in an existing drawing, create a call-out and assign it a specific scale.
General arrangement drawings - Produce clearer drawings for erection at site.
Steel shop drawings - Generate more accurate drawings for fabrication.
NC data - Generate data for
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Document Manager - Control your documentation.
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Open and flexible API - Extend and enhance the use of Advance Steel.
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text: Hackaday's running a cute little electronics project at the mo (well, if you think electronics can be cute) which shows you how to build a fully working web server on a circuit board no bigger than a business card, in plan at least. It's capable of serving up web pages and files and instead of using tricky-to-access EEPROMs it runs from code stored on a FAT-formatted SD card—easily accessible by PC. Check it out: it's pretty fascinating, and is a project you can follow...assuming you're darn good at delicate soldering work, and are into DIY electronics. Just don't go sewing the board to any clothing. [Hackaday via BBG]


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Marrying a Ukrainian Woman
What you need to know about Ukrainian Women
Forget all the stories that dating agencies are spreading about marrying a Ukrainian girl. Yes, you can find a woman 30 years younger, and even can marry her, but your marriage will rarely last for more than 2 years - the necessary time for receiving a Residence Permit.
The majority of Ukrainian women seeking western men are NOT desperate to find foreign husbands or emigrate from Ukraine. Those women are usually well educated, attractive and smart. They are not after the Residence Permit or passport as you might think. They seek compatible partners.
Normally, women from Ukraine are looking for healthy, financially secure, attractive guys. Very few of them (if any!) are dreaming to get married to homeless, ugly men with bad character and health problems who struggle with everyday survival. Personally, I've never in my life met such an example but I assume that crazy individuals may exist.
7-10 years ago any foreigner could easily find in Ukraine a beautiful young intelligent lady 30 years younger than him, who was eager to become his wife, those times have passed forever.
If you have read some "happily ever after" stories that took place more than 5 years ago, those rules are no longer working: the world is changing fast, and today's Ukraine is nothing like you have seen in the movies of the times of the Cold War. Remember, Perestroika in Russia started in 1985 that was 22 years ago! You may agree with this fact, or disagree, or fight against of it, but it won't change the reality: your foreign passport alone does not ensure your success with Ukrainian ladies.
What is important for Ukrainian ladies
Many websites will tell you the same thing that I am going to say now: SECURITY and LOVE. Those two things are the most important. I have read thousands of women's forms with requirements to a potential partner, and almost all of them say: "I want my future husband to love and understand me".
The most popular requirement you will see in women's questionnaires is "financially secure". In short, it means, you must have at least a stable job and be able to provide for a family of 3.
You don't have to have a six-figure annual income. Having a stable job is good enough; but the better your financial situation, the easier you will make contacts with nice Ukrainian ladies, and the less hassle you will get from the USCIS (former INS) in bringing your fiance'e into the country.
Your wealth or handsome appearance may possibly even have a negative effect. I know cases where a woman did not try to pursue an acquaintance to a rich, good-looking guy who was highly interested in her just because she didn't consider herself good enough. He seemed too good to be true to her, and this made her feel insecure.
Love for Ukrainian women includes commitment. Since long distance relationships don't make much sense without possibility of being together in the future, the women need assurance you are ready to offer this commitment. If you are not looking for a marriage partner, Ukrainian women won't take you seriously. They are not looking for pen pals.
Why Ukrainian Women
Why thousands of European and western men have gone overseas to bring Ukrainian women to their countries for marriage, if they have the same women in their own country?
1. Ukrainian women are well-educated, family-oriented, beautiful and patient.
Here is a description of Russian Women in more detail:
Ukrainian Women are family-oriented, they are good wives and mothers.
Ukrainian women generally have a high level of education and they are hardworking:
In Russian society's eyes, a Russian woman should be married with children in order to have respectable social status. Ukrainian women try to create a comfortable home and please their husbands in every way. She doesn't want to live her life alone (a life without a family). More than anything she wants with all her heart to be good wife for her husband and good mother for her children. Nothing is more important for her than the well-being of her family. She will be happy and successful only if everything is well and secure in her home.
Ukrainian women believe that it is the responsibility of a woman to provide a warm and loving home, and that it is the man's responsibility to provide for this family financially. But Russian women are hardworking and they will be happy to work for the family budget and support husband if necessary.
Ukrainian women are beautiful and famous for their beauty:
What kind of men they are looking for?
Many Ukrainian women prefer Caucasian men 5-15 years older. However your personality and ability to love and to take care of your family is more important than your age or appearance. A man should have some education, because the majority of Ukrainian women are educated and have a university or college degree, so they also want to have an educated man near with her who was a similar background.
Ukrainian women from our agency are not interested in occasional dating or virtual chat.
Are Ukrainian women interested in your financial situation?
Marrying a Ukrainian Woman - How to understand your Ukrainian wife.
Many people still think that Russian or Ukrainian women are mail-order brides. They believe that a Russian mail-order bride will marry any man, of any age, occupation, and personal virtues, just to get out of Russia. The mail-order bride service is interpreted by most people as a service that "sells women", a service that is neither respectable nor trustworthy. Some men still believe they can point their finger at any woman and she must marry him because he paid for her address!
The truth is that women on this site and all Russian women and Ukrainian women looking for foreign husbands are just lonely hearts seeking soul mates to share their feelings and every day life. Many Ukrainian women are not looking for a man to live with, but a man they can't live without. They are romantic and eager to love.
Marriage between Ukrainian woman and her foreign husband is a marriage first of all. It is the joining of two lives (often, two families) to create a new life and a new family together. It can be an enormous source of bliss and blessings and love. However, it is always an enormous challenge of mutual self-sacrifice for the good of the other spouse and for the good of the family. Marriage really is the adventure of a lifetime. Second, it is an adventure with a twist. The spouses are foreigners to each other. The two people come from different languages and different cultures; therefore, they have different ways of seeing and understanding and feeling about the world. This is in addition to the basic differences between men and women and between individuals overall. Marriage to a Ukrainian woman requires extra work at mutual respect and mutual understanding. Learning each other?s cultures and languages (even just a few words) can help immensely in building and maintaining mutual respect and understanding. (Language is very important: it is not just another way to talk; it is another way to think and to feel.) Also, extra effort (and expense) is required to include both sides of the family into the couple's life: language, culture, long distance telephone calls, visits etc.
Husbands of Ukrainian women must be extra sensitive to the huge amount of work facing the foreign spouse: leaving a previous language, culture, friends, family, home, etc. in order to adopt a new language, a new culture, a new set of friends and to make a new family and a new home. Men must learn to sense when to give the Russian woman some space (time alone) in order to breathe (to have a break from the pressure of a new culture). However, the man must also be sensitive to when his Ukrainian wife needs to be brought into the culture (so that the foreign spouse does not hide from the new culture).
There are some Myths about Ukrainian women marriage.
1. "Ukrainian women are dreams come true".That is not true. Russian women are women who happen to be from another nation. Thus, they are not sex slaves; European or American men who want a sexual fantasy should look elsewhere for that. Thus, they are not house slaves; men who want a maid should hire a maid. And, they are not waiting for just you to walk into their lives; men who want that should buy a pet dog. Etc.
Ukrainian Women have the strength of pioneers, and they usually have the values of pioneers (even if they do not know that about themselves, and even if they look more like a fashion model or "the girl next door"). With their different backgrounds, life with them will not be dull. And, life with them will require extra work. However, life with them also gives extra benefits: in strength of character, values, and richness of seeing and experiencing life.
The key to all of this, of course, is the key for any marriage: time. Successful marriages seem to have three qualities: capability, compatibility and commitment. The couple must be capable: they must be mature enough and otherwise able to meet the responsibilities of marriage. The couple must be compatible: two people can love each other, but they might not be able to live with each other; a married couple must be able to live with each other in all ways. The couple must be committed: they must be determined to meet their vows, through love, no matter what occurs in life.
If you are ready to work hard building your relationship with Ukrainian woman, if you both are patient and emotionally stable, you have a chance to create a wonderful and harmonious marriage.
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For those of you who are fellow Seattlites, you may have noticed City Arts has been gaining great momentum as the go-to arts publication around town. They have been doing a great job covering culture, art, and music, and are not afraid of going out on a creative limb so-to-speak, to bring their audience something fresh and original. I got to shoot the Seattle based hip hop group Don't Talk To The Cops for the cover of the March issue. This was a really fun shoot, and I was excited to get to throw in a slight nod to those amazing laser portrait backgrounds we all coveted back in the 80's. I think the hardest part was picking out the right turtleneck and NFL game day jacket. After that was decided, it was smooth sailing and a lot of laughing. I can't say I've made it through the article exposing bubble tea, but the cover image is certainly reason enough for picking it up 🙂 (not to mention it's free).
Big thanks to Art director Dan Paulus, editor in chief Leah Baltus, and Don't Talk To The Cops. This shoot was a fun collaboration of talking through ideas and inspirations with Dan and Leah, and I love how it turned out. I met Dan and Leah for the first time, when I was photographed as part of the City Arts Future List late last year. Retouching by Gigantic Squid.


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Opinion: Christie's Political Genius
Assistant OpinionJournal.com editor Allysia Finley on the recent spate of polls that show Chris Christie's approval rating at an all-time high and the governor's re-election odds. Photo credit: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... across the frozen out to New Jersey ... to the ... rising political fortunes of one of the nation's most colorful governor's ... Chris Christie ... assistant OpinionJournal dot com editor of the shift in Leigh joins me now ... to check out what the governor is doing right in with and I actually helps New Jersey ... putting up a chart of the governor's approval ratings now Mr. read this to the people are listening to us ... I it's seventy seven percent favor Billy Turley Dickinson seventy to pursue decree at sixty nine percent undermine not ... only the mission ... what is he doing to warrant the skies inquiry ... pulled Chris Christie Zipper ratings that are unprecedented Lehigh a mean this is the high seas ever had the highest any New Jersey governor has had a governor to wear hats ... well well has a pre high approval rating down to ... one but in the ... US and other government this Unum blue states ... so in a blue state that is not doing it in the economically well ... want one of the reason you have a political diary was very interesting recently read said ... new Jersey's economy saw twelve thousand jobs lost last month seventy nine point seven percent unemployment up from nine percent in January ... so ... really is the of likability rating simply do this and people are focusing on the economy ... one thing it's ... part of me from Sandy I think that ... the nurse on almost a twenty point that balance after Sandy ... that was already doing pretty well he isn't a new high fifties ... in ... the way he governs team severance his that ... he carries ... at you know ... he walks error ... right now it's the open house for his Republican than blue state and guests ... but he ... is he's also broker loved by ... our Buy person compromises on the property tax cap ... he yeast and pension reforms ... and so he he's worked with Democrats Eastleigh were gone pets cross the aisle ... and these these legend these reforms ... had improved his standing in New Jersey ... what we've got another charge here ... also for Monmouth University ... on all year yet we don't have it all just silly ... is Chris Christie more concerned about this state or his political future ... sixty one percent says he's more concerned about the state that his political future ... on it so what does this mean for Sunday like say Cory Booker ... of Newark ... mayor whose ... rising star in the Democratic Party heehee challenge Chris Christie in these kinds of Likability races ... I think he could ... be seen in polls after a show ... I Chris Christie meaning the firm by nearly twenty points or is that few months ago ... TUI is only up by about four percent or five percent ... I feel lot of that is because of Hurricane Sandy biking a lot about what actually also where are we in the next year when the Emadi ter Cory Booker from mounting a challenge the same time ... so teeny UMD im becoz ... he would be tough ... well there isn't one last thing I wanted to discuss Susan Court decision coming up about Obamacare when New Jersey is going to start its own state exchange ... why Republican governors saying ... no thanks federal government you can put that until ... we see Chris Christie's can do ... at home or ... at the hotel had at the CSD considers real action not ... and I think this could damage his presidential hopes I'm ... compliance ... and yes love short-term are now look at what we heard a year per cent protection Felicia thinly OpinionJournal dot com and ... thank you so much for being with us


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US: Congressman's Condo Deal Is Examined
At the center of a federal inquiry into Representative Alan B. Mollohan, Democrat of West Virginia, is his real estate investment with a bankrupt distant cousin who touted his connections to one of Mr. Mollohan's nonprofit organizations to win work, including a federal contract in his district.
The relative, Joseph L. Jarvis Jr., faced $1 million debts in a personal bankruptcy case when he partnered with Mr. Mollohan in 1996, a few years after his aerospace company failed to fulfill its federal contracts and also filed for bankruptcy.
The 1995 West Virginia deal in Mr. Mollohan's district eventually soured too, and Mr. Jarvis walked away owing Mr. Mollohan's nonprofit group $67,681.63 in rent.
Still, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Mollohan and their wives enjoyed a lucrative real estate partnership managing condominium rentals at the Remington, a 52-unit building that bills itself as "Washington's best kept secret." The couples own 27 Remington condos, which have more than tripled in value, to $8 million, over the decade.
Mr. Mollohan stepped down last month as the top Democrat on the House ethics committee amid an F.B.I. investigation into his personal finances and his handling of special federal appropriations known as earmarks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has subpoenaed papers from the Remington partnership.
The inquiry was prompted by a 500-page complaint from a conservative Washington group accusing Mr. Mollohan of failing to properly report the Remington investment and questioning whether his relationship with Mr. Jarvis - whose lengthy list of creditors included the congressman's father and the federal government - was appropriate.
The Remington is one of three of Mr. Mollohan's real estate deals under scrutiny. The others are $2 million in beach property in North Carolina that he bought with the director of another earmark-dependent nonprofit he created, and a $900,000 farm purchased with a friend whose company got several federal contracts based on his earmarks.
Mr. Mollohan refused repeated requests to discuss the Remington and Mr. Jarvis, with a spokesman saying he was still compiling "documents necessary to answer questions" about his real estate transactions. Among the issues are why Mr. Mollohan and his wife borrowed $2.3 million from a bank on the same day in 1999 that they and the Jarvises loaned the partnership the same amount - both using the condominiums as collateral - and why these loans were not listed on the congressman's financial disclosure forms.
Mr. Jarvis and his wife, Rosemary, also declined to comment.
There is no evidence that Mr. Mollohan, first elected in 1982 and now a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, intervened to help Mr. Jarvis procure the $1 million subcontract in West Virginia from the Energy Department in 1995.
However, court documents and multiple interviews show that Mr. Jarvis was not shy about mentioning his connections to Mr. Mollohan and the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation that the congressman founded in his hometown, Fairmont. Indeed, Mr. Jarvis's home-state savvy was his strongest selling point.
In 1995, according to records filed in Mr. Jarvis's bankruptcy, an engineering firm, MRJ Inc., based in McLean, Va., agreed to pay Mr. Jarvis $3,000 a month to drum up business by capitalizing on opportunities at the high-tech consortium "and other relationships derived from his knowledge as a native of West Virginia." The Department of Energy contract grew from that partnership.
A former leader of the high-tech consortium said that Mr. Mollohan "told me to work with Jarvis, no question about it."
"It seemed like Joe was more important than the average bear, but it wasn't like you've got to help him out," this official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. "I recall Joe telling me that he and his wife knew Alan and that he suggested they come over."
During the same period he had the Department of Energy contract and started investing in the Remington with the Mollohans, from 1995 to 1997, Mr. Jarvis made four contributions to the congressman's campaigns. He did not make donations before and has not made them since.
Mr. Jarvis, 74, and Mr. Mollohan, 63, share a great-great grandfather, and Mr. Jarvis's son, Skeeter, said his grandmother Mildred and Mr. Mollohan's Aunt Tib were best friends who lived next door.
Mr. Mollohan's father, Robert, who preceded him in Congress and died in 1999, invested in and served on the board of an earlier venture of Mr. Jarvis's, Airspace Technology Corporation, based in Salt Lake City. Several people involved in that company said they believed the elder Mr. Mollohan helped Airspace get large contracts with the Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration before it went bankrupt in 1991.
"Joe Jarvis was a great salesman - and one of the worst managers I've ever encountered," said J. Roderick Heller, who sat on the board of Airspace and was one of the few investors to eventually get his money back. "He's like the prospector who's out looking for gold. He finds 99 dry holes, and there's another one over the ridge, and he's sure the 100th is going to have gold."
In Mr. Jarvis's personal bankruptcy, which he filed in 1994, he staved off a liquidation of assets - Hearthstone, a six-bedroom home built in 1801 in Loudon County, Va., his wife's $9,000 engagement ring - by pointing to a contract he said he expected from the high-tech consortium (none arrived) and the MRJ partnership. Gary Citrenbaum, an executive at MRJ at the time, said he and a second company, NEXI, dreamed up an idea for software to help with nuclear decommissioning and decontamination, and enlisted Mr. Jarvis because the Department of Energy facility handling such things was in Morgantown, W.Va. - in Mr. Mollohan's district. Mr. Jarvis said in legal papers that he used his wife's Remington rental company, Arrey Industries, to take advantage of affirmative action set-asides, since she is an American Indian. Arrey held the contract and took 20 percent, subcontracting to the two other firms for the technical work.
Dr. Citrenbaum said he and Mr. Jarvis met with Representative Mollohan in Washington, and dined with Robert Mollohan. "It was clear from the way the retired congressman was talking that the families were very close," he added.
But the software project, called Phoenix, was canceled after the demonstration was developed, in part because of Mr. Jarvis's financial troubles, Dr. Citrenbaum and others said. MRJ later sued Mr. Jarvis for not paying its fees or rent on an office it gave him, winning a judgment for $120,000; he sent a check for $10,000 and another for $4,000, according to court records, and sold a painting by Emile Albert Gruppe, "Nymph Standing in a Birch Forest," but never handed over the proceeds.
As the Phoenix project was falling apart in 1998, the consortium signed an agreement not to sue Mr. Jarvis as long as he paid $1,000 a month to settle his debts for build-out and rent of an office in its headquarters. Gary L. Stoops, who negotiated the deal for the consortium, said Mr. Jarvis mentioned the Remington and said "he was going to check with Alan to determine about using that money" to repay the consortium, but came back and said that was not an option.
The debt remains on the consortium's books. "Never paid a nickel," its current president, James L. Estep, said of Mr. Jarvis.
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Searchers checking airports for overdue aircraft
Douglas County Search & Rescue looking for an overdue pilot out of Minden-Tahoe Airport.Searchers are contacting surrounding airports looking for Minden resident Keith Jorgensen, 46, who took off for a local flight 5 p.m. Wednesday, and has not been heard from, according to Undersheriff Paul Howell.Jorgensen was the sole occupant of the plane."It is reported that Jorgensen had planned to return to the airport by dark, however he never returned," Sgt. Jim Halsey said. "A check of surrounding airports in Carson City and Mono County revealed that Jorgensen did not land there either. Lyon County is currently checking."The red and white Cessna 172 is owned by Gardnerville resident James McFadden, according to the Federal Aviation Administration The tail number is N328SP. A Minden-Tahoe Airport spokesman said no flight plan was filed. No report of an emergency locator transmitter activation has been reported.Jorgensen and his wife, Rhonda, purchased Flying Start Aero last year.


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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts 1927 Lakeside Parkway Tucker, GA 30084 Phone: (770) 938-4711
General Information About Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta provides educational programs that prepare students for professional opportunities and career success in the international hospitality industry by providing an individualized, hands-on education in the classic and modern culinary arts. Through the guidance of the faculty, theoretical concepts as well as practical and creative applications are addressed in the curricula and reinforced by interaction with professionals in the industry.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
Institution Type
- 2-year, Private for-profit
Special Learning Opportunities
- None
Student Services
- Academic/career counseling service
- Employment services for students
- Placement services for completers
Credit Accepted
- Credit for life experiences
- Advanced placement (AP) credits
- The acceptance of transfer credits are subject to review by the school and cannot be guaranteed.
Religious Affiliation
- Not applicable
Federal Aid
- Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Degrees/Certificates offered
- Less than 1 year certificate
- 1-2 years certificate
- Associate's degree
Campus Setting
- Suburb: Large
Disability Services Student
- 3% or Less
Admission Total Applicants Full Time Retention Rate 73%
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 1,457 Native American 5.0 Asian 42.0 African American 684.0 Hispanic 66.0 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 1,313 Enrolled FullTime Graduates


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The Utility Consumers' Action Network has withdrawn its $1.4 million funding request to the state for work opposing a
The advocacy group's fees included an attempt to bill $535 an hour for the services of its former executive director, Michael Shames — higher than the $330 per hour Shames was paid previously for work on behalf of UCAN.
Shames left UCAN last year amid a federal investigation into the group's business practices. He has repeatedly denied any allegations of financial improprieties, as the group has gone through a series of successors and changes on its staff and board.
In an Aug. 21 letter to the California Public Utilities Commission, the latest UCAN leader, Donald Kelly, acknowledged the expense request was overstated and wrongly sought reimbursements beyond what's allowed.
Kelly pledged to submit a new fee request.
"UCAN will be modifying the original request incorporating the corrections noticed above, and will be refiling the document in a timely manner," Kelly wrote. "On behalf of UCAN, I wish to apologize to ... the attorneys at SDG&E for the time and effort they expended in examining this request."
In an interview, Kelly said the overstatements were the result of him rushing to submit the funding request, not a deliberate attempt to inflate revenue.
"This was my first substantial intervenor compensation request that I took from start to finish," he said Friday.
The state utilities commission permits so-called intervenors to apply for and receive reimbursement of costs they incur for challenging proposed rate hikes.
The UCAN chief executive admitted overstating travel expenses by at least $5,700 and wrongly seeking reimbursement for more than 50 hours of travel time attributed to Shames.
In an Aug. 7 response, SDG&E attorneys questioned why UCAN should be reimbursed for $400 in state bar dues; more than $1,500 in travel expenses incurred days after a hearing concluded; and an excessive number of work hours attributed to the rate case.
Utility lawyers also questioned more than $90,000 in payments sought for work performed by UCAN consultants whose names never appeared in commission testimony submitted by the advocacy group.
"The commission should not simply pay third party consultants without a clear explanation of how their tens of thousands of dollars in fees produced work that aided the commission," SDG&E lawyers wrote.
Kelly pledged to detail the contributions of those consultants in his follow-up reimbursement request.
SDG&E was not first to question the request for reimbursement submitted by UCAN. Former UCAN employee Phillip Moskal asked the commission to grant him intervenor status on July 29 so he could formally object to the request.
"Now, at the ratepayers' expense, UCAN requests substantial overcompensation for Michael Shames at $535/hr as an attorney for hundreds of hours during 2010 and 2011 even though Shames was not an active member of the bar until Oct. 5, 2011," Moskal wrote.
UCAN has struggled to stay afloat since two employees went public with complaints that Shames kept secret bank accounts, accepted illegal bonuses and practiced law while an inactive member of the bar.
Earlier this year, Shames sued UCAN for libel for allegedly leaking confidential information to the media and disparaging his reputation. The charity filed a countersuit and the case is pending in Superior Court.
- Utility action group disbanding amid probe
- Intrigue surrounds utility group spat
- Fissures formed a year ago for UCAN
- Boss bonuses at UCAN totaled $249,000
- UCAN settlement would allow group to go on
- New leader at action group after turmoil
- Consumers group endangered again
- UCAN boss prepared an out, had side businesses
- More activity in federal UCAN probe
- UCAN demands $474K from ex-boss
- Utility group transaction under scrutiny
- Shames sues UCAN for libel
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- 20 Classes taught at the Raddison hotel, which is located about 1 block from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The conference is a week long (January 12th-January 16th 2009)
- Classes taught by instructors such as: Dr. George R. Ryskamp, AG (author of Finding Your Hispanic Roots, and Finding Your Mexican Ancestors) and Peggy Ryskamp, CG (George's wife - a terrific Hispanic genealogy researcher as well). I'll be teaching a few, and will also be asking a few others to contribute.
- There will be 4 classes every day, which gives you ample time in the evening to practice newly learned principles, resources, and methodologies. The library closes at 9pm.
- I'm also trying to set-up some one-on-one time with professionals that can help you with your research.


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Soft tip filter with same tactile feel of traditional cigarette filter
DANIA BEACH, Fla. — Vapor Corp., a leading U.S. electronic cigarette company, said that on June 5, 2012, it filed a nonprovisional patent for a "Padded Cartridge for an Electronic Cigarette Apparatus" based on Vapor Corp.'s previously filed provisional patent application, as filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on June 7, 2011.
Vapor Corp.'s Soft Padded Electronic Cigarette Cartridge is a soft tip filter with the same tactile feel of a traditional cigarette filter.
"We believe the soft padded electronic cartridge is the most significant innovation to e-cigarettes, since their invention and introduction to the US marketplace," said Kevin Frija, CEO of Vapor Corp. "We constantly strive to enhance the experience and comfort for those who use and enjoy our products. The comfort of the new soft tip filter will offer our customers the most realistic and similar experience akin to the filters of traditional cigarettes. We are truly excited to offer this unique remarkable advancement to our customers, and we plan to launch electronic cigarettes with these soft tip filters by year end to our online customers, and then roll out the product offerings brand by brand and company-wide in 2013."
Vapor Corp.'s patent pending soft tip filters improve upon existing electronic cigarette cartridges, which are made of hard plastic or metal. While the company believes that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will award it a patent for its soft tip filter, there is no assurance in this regard. Patton Boggs LLP, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, represented the company in the preparation and filing of the patent.
The soft tip filters will first be made available to the company's online customers by yearend and thereafter in 2013 for our Fifty-One, Krave, VaporX, EZ Smoker, Green Puffer, Americig, Fumare, Hookah Stix and Smoke Star brands of electronic cigarettes and will be found at retailers nationwide in more than 20,000 locations that sell Vapor's products or online through the company's website.
Dania Beach, Fla.-based Vapor Corp. is a publicly traded company that makes electronic cigarettes designed to look like traditional cigarettes and that are battery-powered products that enable users to inhale nicotine vapor without smoke, tar, ash or carbon monoxide. Vapor's e-cigarettes and accessories are available online, on television and through retail locations throughout the United States.


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golfer16 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
It's time for a change. Looking for a new logo for an automatic door company. Current logo is stale. Want a logo with modern flair that can be easily remembered. Logo will appear on company's fleet of vans so logo must be strong in both small scale and large scale applications. It's okay to be out-of-the-box, but keep in mind it's still a "corporate" logo.
American Automatic Door
We need a new logo for our automatic door company. The company works with a variety of retail and commercial customers installing and servicing several types of automatic doors. These include revolving doors, sliding doors, etc..
There are currently two variations of the existing logo and they are both outdated. The goal is to create a new logo with modern appeal that will allow consumers to, over time, associate the logo with the brand. The logo will be utilized for all collateral, web and vehicle applications and be consistent to tie everything together.
While the logo needs to maintain it's "corporate" nature, it should also have some pop. The existing logo/s are boring and what we are trying to move away from.
- Item 1...Logo should be red, white and blue
- Item 2...Logo should include some type of sliding, revolving or automatic door
- Item 3... Logo should look good in both small scale and large scale format as it will not be used only in print and web but also blown up on the side of work trucks and vans
- Item 1...Logo should not use the American flag
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Steve Weber and Cyndi Foster have been a real estate team since 1990. We are very fortunate to have a steady stream of business from our past clients and referrals. Cyndi Foster is a native of WheatRidge Colorado. I have been a licensed realtor since 1988. Currently I live in Lakewood with my husband, Jack. My main hobby is riding my horse Sully, which has led Steve and I to gain valuable knowledge in buying and selling of acreages and horse properties.Steve Weber is a native of Lakewood and has been a licensed realtor since 1976. Steve's hobby is work. We both take pride in building trust and long lasting relationships with our clients. We strive to do the best job we can to make every person involved in our real estate transactions and lives have a pleasant and rewarding experience.