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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Peeking behind the camera and production crews - GENEALOGY ROADSHOW
OK, first of all, if you have not read the post below about my personal trek, shared with the amazing research team, please look at that first. From that, let us keep in mind that we were creating a television program (translation: entertainment) and, in spite of its position (on PBS), the educational focus was not intended to be more than a basic "these things can be found," not a step-by-step DIY. I know that a lot of genealogists wanted to know the "how was that done?" but that would be likely to bore the non-researchers in the audience (i.e., the bulk of the viewers) and cause the show to drop in the ratings. So a major issue was making it flashy, enticing, mysterious, exciting, and emotional. While those of us who would be thrilled with details on each step of the research may not be as enthralled by the moving graphics and views of onlookers' faces as the "average viewer," we have to ask, "what will encourage people to look into their own lineage?" A minority will say "show me dusty archives and hours of microfilms," it is the majority of the viewers that the show has to play to in order to (1) be sold in the first place and (2) be renewed for another season.
So, if the show doesn't change at all - that is, we continue with flashy images and focus on surprise findings, omitting the step-by-step I promise you occurred - would you prefer us to just forget it? Or should it be renewed and continued in an effort to reach those who have not even considered searching for their ancestors? And, hopefully, eliminate the faulty ideas "out there" (straight black hair does not mean Native American Ancestry, a surname shared with a famous statesman does not mean a relationship, a love of music/art/science does not mean that an ancestor was a renown musician/artist/scientist, etc.).
My hopes for the future season are, first, for their to BE a second season, and, second, for us to have a website that people can access for the step-by-step reports that we did prepare for the applicants. This would require permission from those applicants, at least for the names of any living individuals. But that is what I am pitching to the powers that be. Wish me luck. Meanwhile, in the next few weeks I hope to give some "behind the scenes" research info for the stories I did (and maybe my teammates will give theirs), but they have to be carefully handled as we are under a confidentiality agreement.
The Oct. 7 episode is the last one filmed (in San Francisco) and I will be on it (I understand), though only for a moment or two. And the Oct. 14 episode is the first one filmed (in Austin) . . . look closely and you may see a young man with a familiar surname.
OK, roll in those comments . . . let's work together to give the powers that be some great (and workable) ideas for the next season. And don't forget to email your PBS stations so that there will BE a next season.
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So how does one let PBS know they enjoyed the concept? I tried the PBS website, but couldn't find a feedback link.
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ReplyDeleteWhat might be an option is to have actual research logs posted that identify the public sources checked (and where they are located or accessed) and the next steps taken in the process. I think most of the genealogy crowd is interested in thought and research process taken and resources checked. It would allow more of the currently active researchers to both benefit and understand how the exciting conclusions were reached. It is hard to please both audiences but since most professional and novice researchers use a log to perform the steps to arrive at a conclusion, they would both understand and appreciate this very novel facet of a program. This gives us an education about new sources we can check in our own searches by watching the experts "work" and think through the problems. I think it would be extremely popular in the genealogy community as well as showing a more realistic amount of effort needed to the inquiring viewer (a common complaint in the genea-community about the TV genealogy shows). I would think this would also be much less invasive of personal guest details found in the initial presentation of problem and summary which would be best viewed on the show. Love the show myself as it is, but would really appreciate the educational component of the research logs.
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We already pretty much knew this was going to happen — Eric Holder is the chief of the Justice Department, for goodness' sake, it definitely would've qualified as a conflict of interest. But, the DOJ went ahead and made it official today, saying that they will not move to prosecute Holder after the House of Reps voted to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress on Thursday:
The contempt vote technically opens the door for the House to call on the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia to bring the case against Holder before a grand jury. But because U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen works for Holder and because President Obama has already asserted executive privilege over the documents in question, it was expected Holder's Justice Department would not take that step.
Deputy Attorney General James Cole confirmed in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner that the department in fact would not pursue prosecution. The attorney general's withholding of documents pertaining to Operation Fast and Furious, he wrote, "does not constitute a crime."
"Therefore the department will not bring the congressional contempt citation before a grand jury or take any other action to prosecute the attorney general," Cole wrote, in the letter obtained by Fox News.
Good thing the House also voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in civil contempt, which allows them to hire their own counsel and take the case to civil court to seek an order that would require the Obama administration to release the long sought-after documents. If the civil court invalidates Obama's executive privilege order, criminal proceedings could still be on the table. And if the Obama administration still refused to comply, that's when impeachment would become a possibility — although I'm convinced that the Oversight Committee would really just rather that they hand over the darn documents already before things get that far. Once again — what are those Justice officials working so hard to hide?
If the House had really wanted to throw some serious weight around, they could've exercised their Constitutional option to actually arrest the attorney general, but it's become kind of a tradition that everybody restrain themselves. Bit of a shame that's not in Congressional fashion anymore. …Er, cough, I mean… That would be unseemly. Yes.
Despite voting to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, there's little House Republicans can do in the short term to compel him to turn over documents — unless it wanted to revisit a long-dormant power and arrest him. …
"The House is scared to death to use the inherent contempt power," said Mort Rosenberg, a fellow at the Constitution Project and author of "When Congress Comes Calling." "They're scared to death because the courts have said … the way the contempt power is used is unseemly. It's not that it's unconstitutional, because it's been upheld by four Supreme Court decisions, but unseemly to have somebody go arrest the attorney general."
That's why it's been more than 75 years since either chamber has used the option though it used to be somewhat common.

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To rebuild or not to rebuild?
The August issue was informative. But you said that glucosamine and chondroitin can "actually rebuild ailing joint cartilage" ("Strengthen Bones & Joints"). Well, not really, based on science from the Mayo Clinic, which says that glucosamine supplements may only help the body repair damaged cartilage.
— Steve Taormina, Nederland, Colorado
This is a controversial subject. The Mayo Clinic's position is conservative, saying that little scientific evidence supports the claim that glucosamine or chondroitin can restore eroded joint cartilage resulting from degenerative arthritis. Meanwhile, the authors of a 2003 meta-analysis of glucosamine and chondroitin for osteoarthritic knee pain that appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine found "a highly significant efficacy of glucosamine on all outcomes, including joint space narrowing." While not all glucosamine supplements are of the same quality, evidence shows that supplementation with a high-quality product indeed has an effect on some people.
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Farming an answer to climate change
Mr. Kirschenmann's "Eating Fossil Fuels" (September 2007) poses an interesting question. A couple of months ago I read a study regarding energy use on "modern" farms versus energy use on Amish farms. The study demonstrated that it is more cost efficient to use draft horses for farm labor than it is to use mechanized labor. Thanks for raising the issue.
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Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) March, 2013 — To better meet growing demand in the Caribbean, Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group has announced that it will now offer ocean-freight customers a second weekly southbound sailing from Port Everglades, Florida., to Nassau, Bahamas, starting Saturday, March 23. The new sailing enhances Crowley's current schedule, which includes a Friday sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, and a Tuesday sailing from Port Everglades.
The new Saturday sailing day will give customers an additional option for the transport of their goods, including groceries, retail merchandise, building materials, refrigerated (reefer) products, and vehicles from Port Everglades to Nassau each week. The Monday vessel arrival in Nassau also aligns well with the logistical needs of the local market.
"It's important for us to listen and be responsive to our customers," said Tony Otero, vice president, Caribbean Services. "Based on their input, we adjusted our Bahamas service schedule to offer them more flexibility to get their products and other cargo to market."
To Nassau, Crowley offers full-containerload (FCL) service as well as less-than-containerload (LCL) service. For customers shipping to the United States from Nassau, Crowley offers a northbound service to Jacksonville and Port Everglades weekly, departing on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Customers who wish to learn more or who have inquiries about this new sailing are encouraged to contact 1-800-276-9539.
For more than 50 years, Crowley has served the Caribbean Basin, providing diverse shipping and logistics services between the U.S. and more than 24 points throughout the region, including the Bahamas.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 121-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family- and employee-owned company. The company provides project solutions, transportation and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services. Offered within these operating lines of business are: liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response through its TITAN Salvage subsidiary; vessel management; vessel construction and naval architecture through its Jensen Maritime subsidiary; government services, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Additional information about Crowley, its subsidiaries and business units may be found on the Internet at www.crowley.com.


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I'm on chapter 9(Inheritance and Polymorphism) of this textbook that teaches java. It's supposed to be a basic program but I am so lost with this. I need to see how this program should be written:
Create Personal Acct and BusinessAcct classes that inherit the Account class presented Chapter 8(Classes and Object Oriented Development). A Personal account requires a minimum balance of $100. If the balance falls below this amount then $2.0 is charged(withdrawn) to the account. A business account requires a minimum balance of $500, otherwise the account is charged $10. Create Client Code to test the classes.
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Last week, the FQSC (Féderation Québeécoise des Sport) held a press conference in Quebec City to promote their proposal for a multi-sport facility incorporating an indoor velodrome. In addition to FQSC Executive Director Louis Barbeau, members of Canada's Track Worlds squad (Martin Gilbert and Yannick Morin) and Australian national track coach Martin Barras were in attendance. Barras is a Canadian, from the Quebec region, and was on hand to throw his support behind the project, pointing to the incredible success that Australia has had on the track over the past four years.
We spoke with Louis Barbeau after the press conference.
CC - Why are you making this announcement now?
LB - Because the 400th anniversary of Quebec is coming up in 2008 there has been a lot of ideas for a Legacy after event, all sorts of different things. We wanted to propose an indoor, multi-sport facility, including a track. The Louis Garneau track is in pretty bad shape and will have to be dismantled or rebuilt in a couple of years - both the plywood and the structure (supports) need to be rebuilt. Plus, we need an indoor facility for several sports. We have had some talks with tennis, but no other sports have come on board with us yet. This is an ideal, but we would not turn down other possibilities. Doesn't make sense for athletes to be training on Computrainers and cross-country skiing, and then go to Worlds. Martin (Barras) has acknowledged that Martin (Gilbert) is as good as any other riders at Worlds; he just needs the facilities to train. (Proposal NOTE: this is a 54 page document so click and download.)
CC - So what are you hoping to get by making this proposal now?
LB - We would like to get the money for feasibility study to confirm the numbers we have in our proposal, we know the numbers are good, but we want to confirm and refine them.
CC - How much are you looking for, for the feasibility study, and for the proposed facility itself?
LB - For the study, we would like to get $50,000, which would allow us to confirm everything. For the sports centre $15-$20 million; we believe $20 million is enough.
CC - Is it viable to look at putting that much money into a facility?
LB - Sure will be sustainable, viable. We feel that (this centre) can make a profit. Track cycling is spectacular, exciting. We have the opportunity for school programs. Cycling per capita in Quebec is 750 per 1000 of population - more than Great Britain, Sweden and many other countries. We are a cycling nation.
CC - What did Martin Barras have to say, based on his experience in Australia?
LB - Martin could relate it to the Australian model. They have invested into programs, and look at the success that they have had. It's a smart move - there are 12 medals available at the Olympics on track, compared to 4 in the road or mountain bike events (combined).
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Quebec Cycling Federation and Quebec City National Cycling Center
Quebec Cycling Federation (FQSC) expresses support for Quebec City National Cycling Center indoor velodrome project, transmits official request to Quebecs sports minister.
Quebec City, March 31, 2005 As part of the festivities for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the Quebec City National Cycling Center (CNCQ) has brought forward a project that would see the construction of a multi-sport center that would include an international-caliber indoor cycling track. This multi-sport centre would be able to host basketball, tennis, volleyball and other sports, cultural or business events. The facility would also be able to host high-level international cycling events, including the 2007 junior world championships, the 2008 elite world championships, and World Cup track events.
The President of the Quebec Cycling Federation transmitted, on March 21st, an outline of the project and a funding request to Quebecs sports minister, Mr. Jean-Marc Fournier. The funding request would cover the cost of a feasibility study to determine the projects viability.
Canada currently has no indoor velodrome that meets international criteria, hindering its ability to produce future champions. By means of comparison, Australia, with a population of just under 20 million, has six indoor velodromes. Australias track program led by Martin Barras, a Quebec native has produced impressive results: at the Athens Olympics, Australia dominated track cycling with five gold, two silver and two bronze medals out of 12 events.
The project participants intend to present the project in terms of its benefits for the Quebec City region and its strategic importance in supporting Canadian cyclings efforts to secure results at the international level.
The Quebec Cycling Federation (FQSC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to managing and promoting the sport of cycling. The FQSC is affiliated with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI the sports world governing body), the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) and Sports-Quebec, and its public role is recognized by the Government of Quebec.
The Quebec City National Cycling Center (CNCQ) is a not-for-profit organization associated affiliated with the FQSC and CCA, and is dedicated to the overall development of cycling in the Quebec City region. It is part of a six-center network of national cycling centers, which includes centers in Victoria, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Hardwood Hills, Ontario; Bromont and St-Augustin, Quebec; and Dieppe, New Brunswick.
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I'll start by saying this. As gorgeous as the Malabrigo sock yarn is, it still wasn't my favorite thing that I took home from Stitches.
It was hard deciding between this color and Valkyrie
The sockateers informed me that this yarn just debuted at Madrona and Stitches.
Thank you Tina! I hope this is available soon on the website! Or we can always start a campaign, right Nartian?
Are you starting to understand why Disco is wondering about the destash update :)
She'll be proud to know that it has officially begun.
Happy Weekend!
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BERLIN- The 4th Annual Reindeer Run 5K, sponsored by Live Long Fitness, was a huge success last weekend with hundreds of runners competing in the annual holiday race through the town of Berlin.
Over 250 runners competed in the Reindeer Run 5K in Berlin last Saturday, topping last year's total of 141 for the biggest turnout in the history of the annual event, which is steadily becoming a fixture on the holiday events season in the area. The race started and finished at the Atlantic Hotel on Main Street with course winding its way through the downtown area. Competitor raced down Main Street around the Worcester Prep campus and the Northern Worcester County Athletic Complex before finishing back at the hotel.
For the second year in a row, Berlin's own Dave Rovansek was the top overall finisher, coming in at 18:51.3, while Lindsay Buckman was the top female finisher at 20:44.4. The top 10 included Rovansek, Matt Keller, Buckman, Craig Southland, Andrew Murrell, Tim Switzer, Tom Pellinger, J.R. Ward, Steve Balk and Brett Danver.
With the town decorated, the event is the perfect kick-off to the holiday season. As an added bonus this year, jingle bells were distributed to the runners, many of whom were decked out in their holiday finest.


text: Brown, Legislative Democrats Reach Budget Deal Ben Adler Katie Orr Monday, June 10, 2013 | Sacramento, CA Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. California Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders appear to have reached a budget deal days before the legislature's constitutional deadline. "The Legislature is doing their job and doing it well," the governor said in a late-night statement after the joint Senate-Assembly Budget Conference Committee wrapped up its work Monday. "It looks like California will get another balanced budget and, very importantly, educational funding that recognizes the different needs of California's students." The new spending plan will use the more conservative revenue estimates pushed by the governor – rather than the projections from the non-partisan Legislative Analyst's Office, which has said it expects the state to bring in an extra $3.2 billion. The deal also apparently calls for a $1.1 billion reserve. "I'm prepared to accept the governor's revenues for the purpose of getting to a deal," Assembly Budget Chair Bob Blumenfield said at the start of the nearly four-hour conference committee hearing. "And we're prepared to do that because this is all about compromise and it's all about moving the state forward." Yet the three sides have still found the money to fund the top priorities for new spending identified by Assembly Speaker John Pérez and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg. Gov. Brown has consistently opposed any new spending. That money would come from increased property tax estimates and higher expected savings from the implementation of the federal health care law. "As all budgets are acts of compromise – this budget would be no exception … many of the things that each of our houses have agreed to and been fighting for – many – will be in the final agreement," said Senate Budget Chair Mark Leno. "Maybe a few not." According to Capitol sources, new spending areas for the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1st include:- A one-time grant of $250 million in Proposition 98 funds for career technical education programs, which will be used to incentivize business participation in K-12 and community college programs.- $206 million for mental health care, of which $142 million is one-time funding, for rapid response help, including mobile crisis teams, stabilization beds and triage personnel.- $105 million to restore child care slots eliminated by previous years of budget cuts.- $63 million for the court system. Legislators had wanted to put $100 million back in the courts, while Brown had not proposed giving them any additional money in his budget plans.- $51 million in child poverty grants for California's welfare-to-work program, CalWORKs, with grants starting March 1st. (This would increase to $150 million in future budgets.) Assembly Democrats had wanted $212 million.- $10 million for Fiscal Year 2013/14 (increasing to $80 million in future budgets) to restore dental care for three million low income Californians. Benefits will become available May 1, 2014, once the program is restarted from scratch. They will include preventative and restorative services, including full mouth dentures. This is well below the $131 million called for by Senate Democrats. "For the third year in a row, we will meet the June 15 Constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget," Steinberg said in a statement. "More importantly, this plan wisely uses our resources to strengthen the foundation of California's future." One of the top priorities for Assembly Democrats – the speaker's "Middle Class Scholarship" program for California college students – will be funded up to $300 million once it's fully implemented in four years, but will be phased in starting in Fall 2014. One of the biggest areas of disagreement has been Gov. Brown's proposed overhaul of the formula that sends money to California school districts. Both the governor and lawmakers agreed school districts should have more control over how they spend their money. But they disagreed about whether schools with a majority of English language learners and low-income students would receive additional money. It now appears that they will: The budget compromise would spread 84 percent of all school funds equally among all districts. The remaining money would be spread among districts with high concentrations of English language learners and low-income students. By reducing the repayments on what Brown has termed the "wall of debt" facing the state from previous budgets, the deal would ensure that all school districts receive funding increases. Follow us for more stories like this CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today. Donate Today


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The Kinston Historic Districts are some of the most valued and important assets of Kinston. Historic districts protect and conserve the heritage of the city of Kinston, promote the education and enjoyment of residents and visitors to the city, and stabilize and enhance property values throughout the district thus contributing to the improvement of the general health and welfare of Kinston and the residents of the districts. The Historic District Commission exists to advise the City Council on the creation and management of these important districts.
- Inventory properties of historical, prehistorical, architectural, and/or cultural significance
- Advise the City Council regarding adding, amending, or removing historic districts, proposing new ordinances regarding historical resources, and identifying structures worthy of historic recognition. Recommend areas to the City Council to be considered, amended, or removed as historic districts designated by ordinance as historic districts
- Review applications to alter structures currently part of a historic district or recognized as a landmark.
- Give advice to property owners concerning the treatment of the historical and visual characteristics of their properties located within the district, such as color schemes, garden and landscape features, and minor decorative elements
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- Prepare and recommend the official adoption of a preservation element as part of the city's comprehensive plan.
The HDC is comprised of 8-11 members who serve 4 year terms; after two terms a member must take a 1 year break. All members must reside within the city limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ); 20% of the members shall be residents of a historic district or be owners of historic property. Ideally, members will have a demonstrated interest in or knowledge regarding historic preservation, history, architecture, or a related field.
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Perfect for school students and children in kindergarten through second and third grades, this Primary Composition Notebook features writing lines at the bottom with a blank area for drawing at the top of every page. The guided pages and lines will have them perfecting their alphabet letters in no time!
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- BLANK DRAW AND WRITE JOURNAL - Use as a journal, diary, or create stories of their own
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K-State On the Go mobile app for iPhone and iPad available from iTunes
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A new Kansas State University mobile app for iPhone and iPad users is now available for download from iTunes. If you're new on campus, the geolocation feature will help you figure out what building you're near and the descriptions will help you know what's inside. You'll also be able to access the university's Twitter and news feeds, find information about area attractions and even hear an audio rendition of the Wabash Cannonball. For a direct link to the app go to http://bit.ly/PyGZxN.
Additional content will continually be added to the app in the coming months and will automatically update for each user when the app is opened. Send suggestions for content and features to email@example.com.
The Android version of the app is expected to be released soon and will be announced through K-State Today and on K-State social media channels.


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Chavez starting more medical treatment in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defeated a respiratory infection and has begun additional medical treatment in Cuba after struggling with complications following cancer surgery more than six weeks ago, a government spokesman said Saturday.
Venezuelan Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said that it remains unclear how soon Chavez could return home, and did not specify the kind of treatment he is receiving.
"Vice President (Nicolas) Maduro estimates that the time it could take President Chavez to return is within weeks. But we haven't wanted to fix an exact timeframe for the president's recuperation," Villegas told reporters on the sidelines of a 60-nation summit in Chile.
He read a statement that went beyond past government reports in providing additional information about Chavez's Dec. 11 surgery, but didn't describe the newest treatment. While refusing to release many details about the president's cancer, authorities in the past have reported on specific treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy.
"Forty-five days after carrying out a complex surgical intervention for the removal of a malignant lesion in the pelvis, with severe, acute complications, the patient's general evolution is favorable," Villegas said, reading the statement.
"At this time, the serious respiratory infection has been overcome, although a certain degree of respiratory deficiency persists and is being duly treated," Villegas said.
After that improvement, Villegas said, "systemic medical treatment for the fundamental illness began to be applied as a complement to the surgery."
Villegas also criticized Spain's leading newspaper El Pais, which was forced to reprint its Thursday edition after discovering that its front-page exclusive photograph supposedly showing an ailing Chavez being treated in Cuba was a fake.
The newspaper apologized to its readers for the mistake and said it was investigating how the photo made its way into the paper.
"But who has apologized to Chavez or his family?" Villegas said.
"In Venezuela we've seen a phenomenon where even the atheists are praying for Chavez," he said. "In Uruguay, President Mujica, who's not a believer, organized a Mass and prayed for Chavez."
Chavez hasn't appeared or spoken publicly since before the operation.
Maduro said early Saturday after meeting with Chavez in Cuba that the ailing president is now "in the best moment we've seen him in these days of struggle" following the surgery.
Maduro spoke on state television after returning from Havana to Venezuela, and before he traveled to Chile for the summit.
"We're taking a message prepared by the president, and we're going to turn it over to heads of state who attend the CELAC summit. He makes fundamental proposals," Maduro said, adding that the message was in Chavez's handwriting.
Maduro said Chavez also sent a message for Venezuelans, including that he was "very optimistic" about his treatment. Maduro said Chavez is "hanging on to Christ and to life."
Chavez has undergone repeated surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment for an unspecified type of pelvic cancer. He has undergone much of his treatment in Cuba.
The 58-year-old president won re-election in October, and lawmakers indefinitely put off his inauguration earlier this month in a decision that was condemned by opponents but upheld by the Supreme Court.
The vice president said that Chavez "has reviewed and evaluated reports on different areas and has made decisions."
He said Chavez evaluated the country's economic situation and budget and made decisions about gold reserves, funding for public housing projects and "social investments and economic development." Maduro didn't give more details but said the actions approved by the president were intended to "guarantee the country's economic growth, infrastructure, housing."
Maduro said that one of the documents signed by Chavez dealt with the selection of his socialist party's candidates for mayoral elections later this year. The vice president showed the signature in red ink on one of the documents.


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I got a full beard, not a barbarian bush beard, but full.
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my haircut looks like a classic nazi's thats for sure but no tats. so ye olde orchard on prince arthur at 7 then - we'll go from there if need be. i'll bring my pet dindu just for "kicks". won't he be surprised! a plus tard les boys
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You going to make a reservation?
obviously no dindu. Reservations made for 7 under my name "gestapol", corner table in the back. Food is decent, beers not too expensive. Cheers
24 hrs till the MTL Alt-reich gather
Does anyone know if the other book clubs are advancing as fast as we are
some have already me
Damn so we don't get that trophy
Hello fellow goyim. I'm in also.
Oy vey
4 hours boys
I'm real thirsty
Should I troll the whole bar with my trump sweater
>not having a trump hat and swastika tshirt
get on my level breh
i'm weaking a white tshirt, like a proper white man
It's too hot for my sweater
I have two shirts though
Oh and my trump cut out
>3pm friday
>not at work/school
you a part of the NEET master race?
I am at work
well then
i'm not the only one on discord and skype at work 😃
actually, i only have 2 days left at this job before leaving. feels good
then i'll work at home - every man's dream
I work for a Jew...
gross, dude. must be hard on the morale
does he nag you non stop so you give him a discount on your salary?
No Actually.. I found out stuff that makes an unfirable valuable goy.
I am curious to find out how much you know about jews and quebec politics
Even the recent history is red pillish type stuff
honestly, not that much. there's not a lot of information on it.
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Stem is a Millbrae, California, startup that sells and leases its battery energy storage system, which is marketed as a way to reduce consumers' energy bills. Specifically, the company makes a lithium-ion battery connected to analytics software that determines the best times to draw energy from the battery, thereby reducing electricity demand charges.
As more demand side energy efficiency / smart grid technologies are being offered as services (with leasing of equipment rather than sale), I've been thinking about what this might mean for green patent drafting. One of the things patent prosecutors consider when preparing a patent application is how to draft the claims to ensnare as many different potential infringers in the chain of commerce as possible.
On this score, it is important to keep in mind the acts that can constitute infringement, viz., making, using, selling, offering for sale, and importing into the United States.
In conventional scenarios, the competitors that could be infringers are typically manufacturers that make, offer for sale, and sell competing products as well as the end users of the products. There could be distributors in the chain too, but these may or may not be viable infringement targets because of the patent exhaustion doctrine, which holds that an unrestricted authorized sale of a patented product "exhausts" the patent holder's rights to control the use and sale of the product.
Taking Stem's battery energy storage as a service as an example, the company owns at least one U.S. patent and one pending patent application relating to its technology. Both are entitled "High speed feedback adjustment of power charge / discharge from an energy storage system" and are Publication No. 2013/0207591 ('591 Application), which is a continuation of U.S. Patent No. 8,350,521 ('521 Patent).
Generally speaking, the '521 Patent and '591 Application are directed to smart charge systems and power management methods in which power demand load data and variable generator power data are synchronized in time and used to provide optimal charge/discharge instructions to an energy storage unit.
The simplest infringement scenario, of course, would be competing manufacturers that make and sell products that infringe the '521 Patent by their manufacturing and sales activities; there also could be end users who infringe by their use. But what about a competitor that simply leases infringing systems to end users?
This hypothetical competitor has situated itself at a spot in the commercial chain where it may be able to avoid a charge of direct infringement because it is not making, selling, offering for sale, or importing an infringing product. Depending on how the claims of the relevant patent are written, this competitor may not be using the product either. It's conceivable that the end users may be the only direct infringers in this scenario.
However, the patentee may have a case for inducing infringement against a competing storage as a service lessor if the patent claims are drafted carefully. Section 271(b) of the patent statute provides that anyone who "actively induces" infringement of a patent is an infringer. This means that someone who himself does not infringe, but induces another to do so (e.g., by providing a product with advertising or instructions about an infringing use), may be held liable for inducement, a form of secondary liability for patent infringement.
The '521 Patent (and the '591 Application) contains both system and method claims: claims directed to a smart charge system and claims directed to a method of power monitoring and management. Independent claim 1 of the '521 patent is directed to a smart charge system including a premise sensor for measuring premise power information, a variable generator sensor for measuring generator power information, an energy storage unit, and a control computer that receives synchronized information from the sensors and energy storage unit and provides charge/discharge instructions.
It's possible that an end user of the smart charge system might, through use of the system, be a direct infringer of claim 1 of the '521 Patent and the company leasing the system could be liable for inducing the infringement of the end user.
A better candidate for inducement is independent claim 10 of the '521 Patent because this is a method claim:
10. A method of power monitoring and management comprising:
providing, at a controller, a desired limit load;
receiving, at the controller, power demand load information;
receiving, at the controller, variable generator power information; and
transmitting, from the controller to an energy storage unit, a charge/discharge instruction based on the desired limit load, the power demand load information, and the variable generator power information.
Even if the end user isn't using the whole system with all the components recited in claim 1, or if a different system is being used, the storage as a service lessor could still be liable for inducing infringement if it directs or instructs the end user to carry out the method steps recited in independent claim 10.
Having method claims in a patent provides better protection and greater flexibility for enforcement by exposing more players and activities in the commercial chain to potential infringement liability. As cleantech companies continue to explore new business models, careful green patent claim drafting will become more important to ensure optimal protection.
Eric Lane is a patent attorney at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP in San Diego and the author of Green Patent Blog. Mr. Lane can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Fact Sheet: Evacuation Payments
Evacuation payments are made to employees or their dependents, or both, who are ordered to be evacuated from or within the United States and certain non-foreign areas in the national interest because of natural disasters or for military or other reasons that create imminent danger to the lives of the employees, their immediate family, or their dependents. The applicable non-foreign areas are listed in the definition of "United States area" in 5 CFR 550.402. Evacuation payments may be made to dependents 16 years of age or older, or to designated representatives, only with prior written authorization from the employee.
Note: This summary does not include information about evacuation payments for employees in foreign areas, which are paid under Chapter 600 of the Department of State Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).
Employee Coverage
OPM regulations on evacuation payments apply to "Executive agencies" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105, and to employees of Executive agencies who are U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, who are not citizens or nationals but were recruited with a transportation agreement to return them to the recruitment area, or who are aliens hired within the United States.
When an employee has been ordered to evacuate, agency heads may make advance payments of pay, allowances, and differentials to cover a time period of up to 30 calendar days, provided the agency head or designated official determines the payment is required to defray immediate expenses incidental to the evacuation. The initial evacuation payment may cover up to 60 days of pay, allowances, and differentials, including the period covered by the advance payment.
Evacuation payments may be made to cover a total of up to 180 calendar days (including the number of days for which payment has already been made) when employees continue to be prevented from performing their duties by an evacuation order. When feasible, evacuation payments must be paid on the employee's regular pay days.
Employees in an Executive agency may also receive additional allowance payments for travel expenses and subsistence expenses (i.e., per diem) to offset added expenses they incur as a result of their evacuation or the evacuation of their dependents. (See 5 CFR 550.405.)
Natural Disasters
Evacuation payments were authorized beginning on September 1, 1992, for evacuations occasioned by natural disasters within the continental United States. (See 57 FR 40070, September 1, 1992.)
Agencies must make all deductions from advance payments or evacuation payments that are authorized by law, including retirement or Social Security (FICA) deductions, authorized allotments, and Federal income tax withholdings.
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Agencies must follow OPM regulations in 5 CFR part 550, subpart D, for evacuations from or within the United States and certain nonforeign areas. An agency that proposes to follow different rules must secure prior approval from OPM.
Not later than 180 days after the effective date of the order to evacuate, or when the emergency or evacuation is terminated, whichever is earlier, an employee must be returned to his or her regular duty station or reassigned to another duty station.
- 5 U.S.C. 5522-5524 and 5 U.S.C. 5526-5527
- E.O. 10982, 3 CFR 1959-1963., p.502.
- 5 CFR part 550, subpart D
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(AP) — Nearly 6 million people have stepped out onto see-through ledges atop Chicago's tallest building to see the streetscape below and the surrounding metropolitan area.
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, released that figure this week — four years after the tourist attraction opened in 2009.
The series of glass bays jut out from the 103rd floor of the building that's dominated Chicago's skyline for four decades.
The see-through floors are collectively known as the Ledge and they are in the longer-established Skydeck section of the skyscraper.
More than 1.5 million visitors stepped out onto the Ledge in 2012 alone.
Related story: "City visitor figure close to a record"


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Will Matt Rose succeed Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway?
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefAs has happened after every Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting since 2010, when Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. became a major part of Warren Buffett's portfolio, the question is raised as to who will be the successor to the now-82-year-old "Oracle of Omaha."
Not surprisingly, the potential successor most often speculated about is BNSF Chairman, President, and CEO Matt Rose. And why not? Rose leads the team at BNSF that made the railroad so attractive to Buffett—who invests for long-term growth—that he acquired 100% of the company. (When that happened, Rose became Railway Age's hands-down pick for Railroader of the Year.) From my perspective, knowing what I do about BNSF Railway, Buffett would do very well to appoint the relatively young (at 52) Matt Rose as Berkshire's next chief executive.
According to a recent Reuters report, Buffett and Berkshire's board of directors are in lock-step about who will be the next CEO. Could it be Matt Rose? I don't know the first thing about odds-making, but I'd say they're far more than even. Here's what Reuters reported:
"Warren Buffett and the board of his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are 'solidly in agreement' on who should be the company's next chief executive, Buffett said at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting on May 4. But Buffett, as with past practice, did not actually name his successor as CEO. Speculation usually focuses on a small group of top Berkshire executives, among them insurance boss Ajit Jain and railroad leader Matt Rose.
"The 82-year-old Buffett, in response to a shareholder question, said he thinks all the time about what could go wrong at Berkshire after he is gone. 'The key is preserving a culture and having a successor, a CEO that will have more brains, more energy, more passion for it than even I have. . . . We're solidly in agreement as to who that individual should be,' Buffett said.
"Whoever ultimately takes over Berkshire will run a conglomerate that employs more than a quarter-million people in dozens of businesses worldwide, covering everything from ice cream to insurance and retail to railroads. Its breadth means that its performance is often seen as a barometer for the broader economy. Earlier [during the meeting], one of Buffett's top lieutenants said things were picking up but could improve further. 'It feels like a 2% economy. If we want to see GDP click up to 3.5%, 4%, you need to see more consumption,' said Matt Rose. [He] said BNSF was seeing 'across the board' increases in demand to ship things like concrete, roofing tiles, and cars."
Under Matt Rose's leadership, BNSF has done extremely well for Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. Take a look at the railroad's 2012 financials (figures in millions of dollars):
• Revenues: $20,835.
• Operating expenses: $14,835.
•Operating earnings before interest and taxes: $6,000.
• Interest (net): $623.
• Income taxes: $2,005.
• Net earnings : $3,372.
BNSF's net 2012 earnings of $3.372 billion were a record, and a 12% improvement over 2011's $2.972 billion.
In his March 1, 2013 Letter to Shareholders, Buffett had this to say about BNSF:
"A key characteristic . . . is [its] huge investment in very-long-lived, regulated assets, with these partially funded by large amounts of long-term debt that is not guaranteed by Berkshire. Our credit is in fact not needed because [BNSF] has earning power that even under terrible conditions amply covers its interest requirements. In last year's tepid economy, for example, BNSF's interest coverage was 9.6x. (Our definition of coverage is pre-tax earnings/interest, not EBITDA/interest, a commonly-used measure we view as deeply flawed.)
"Every day, [BNSF] powers the American economy in major ways. BNSF carries about 15% (measured by ton-miles) of all intercity freight, whether it is transported by truck, rail, water, air, or pipeline. Indeed, we move more ton-miles of goods than anyone else, a fact making BNSF the most important artery in our economy's circulatory system. BNSF also moves its cargo in an extraordinarily fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly way, carrying a ton of freight about 500 miles on a single gallon of diesel fuel. Trucks taking on the same job guzzle about four times as much fuel.
"Our confidence is justified both by our past experience and by the knowledge that society will forever need massive investments in transportation. . . . It is in the self-interest of governments to treat capital providers in a manner that will ensure the continued flow of funds to essential projects. And it is in our self-interest to conduct our operations in a manner that earns the approval of our regulators and the people they represent. Our managers must think today of what the country will need far down the road. [T]ransportation projects can take many years to come to fruition; a growing country simply can't afford to get behind the curve.
"We have been doing our part to make sure that doesn't happen. Whatever you may have heard about our country's crumbling infrastructure in no way applies to BNSF or railroads generally. America's rail system has never been in better shape, a consequence of huge investments by the industry. We are not, however, resting on our laurels: BNSF will spend about $4 billion on the railroad in 2013, roughly double its depreciation charge and more than any railroad has spent in a single year.
"In Matt Rose, at BNSF, and Greg Abel, at MidAmerican, we have two outstanding CEOs. They are extraordinary managers who have developed businesses that serve both their customers and owners well. Each has my gratitude and each deserves yours."
I would say that's a pretty solid endorsement of Matt Rose.


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Microsoft ended support of Windows XP on Tuesday, leaving the many still clinging to the outdated software exposed to cyberattacks.
The operating system is now 12 years old, so Microsoft is no longer providing security updates that patch holes in the software. The danger now is that hackers who find bugs in XP will be able to exploit them freely.
Windows XP isn't just running on the dusty, discarded PC in your closet. It's everywhere, threatening devices that store sensitive information and computers that keep the city lights on and water running.
An estimated 95% of bank ATMs run on XP. GE (GE) Intelligent Platforms, which sells industrial software, discovered 75% of its utility customers still use it. Cybersecurity provider Cylance says one of its clients is a major hospital where XP is still on more than 100,000 devices, including computers that hold patient records.
"It's literally everywhere still," said Cylance chief scientist Ryan Permeh. "Every point that's running XP is ripe for worms. They haven't been much of a common occurrence in modern times, but any new vulnerability could result in mass infection with very little remediation."
Related gallery: Small businesses stick to XP at their peril
That includes point-of-sale systems at about 30% of retail stores, according to Greg Rosenberg, a security engineer at Trustwave. That lowers the bar to recreate the massive Target hack that happened late last year.
So, what do you do? It's simple. Upgrade.
The best strategy is to use an operating system that still receives updates from Microsoft (MSFT). For that, loading your computer with Windows 7 or Windows 8 will do. You're better off with Windows 8, because Microsoft plans to keep supporting it until 2023.
If you've been holding off because of Windows 8's missing start button, have no fear. Microsoft is adding that feature in the next update. Plus, the company is giving away $100 in credits for new PCs.
If that isn't reason enough, try this: Windows XP computers are already six times more likely to get infected, by Microsoft's account.
For the stragglers, Microsoft is offering extended service for a pretty penny. The United Kingdom is reportedly paying £5.5 million to get another year of tech support, as 85% of its desktops at the National Health Service remain on XP.
Here's the good news. There are signs the software exodus has already begun. From early 2013 to 2014, the share of computers using XP dropped from 35% to 14%, according to cloud security provider Qualys (QLYS). The company's chief technical officer, Wolfgang Kandek, expects that to drop to 10% by April's end.
Qualys numbers show the transportation and health care industries managed to cut down their Windows XP usage significantly. And a CNNMoney review of federal contracts shows that tens of millions of dollars have been spent in recent years by the Defense, Labor and Home Security departments to upgrade from XP.
Related story: 95% of bank ATMs face end of security support
But while everyone else scrambles to upgrade -- banks are scrambling to tear apart their ATMs and replace them -- most small business owners don't know that Windows XP has lost support. And some don't even know whether their machines use XP.
To them, it might not seem like a good idea to spend a few hundred bucks to upgrade each credit card swiping terminal -- or spend thousands of dollars replacing them all. But the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality won't do this time around, said Trustwave director Christopher Pogue.
"The majority of folks in these industries aren't technical. They want to serve food, sell widgets and keep doors open," he said. "But you're giving the attackers something else to use in their arsenal. If there are vulnerabilities identified, there's going to be no defending against it."


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Sticking hundreds of small denomination coins into tree trunks is apparently a popular way of getting rid of illnesses.
At least that's what the staff at a holiday attraction in Gwynedd discovered after investigating the story behind several coin-covered tree trunks in the vicinity of Italianate village Portmeirion. The first tree was cut down four years ago, in order to widen the path to the picturesque settlement founded in 1925, and within only a few months it was covered with 2p coins. Now there are seven such tree trunks in the area, so estate manager Meurig Jones started an investigation to uncover the origins of this unusual habit.
She managed to track down coin-covered trees back to the 1700s, when they were apparently used as wishing trees. People believed that a person suffering from an illness could hammer a coin into a tree trunks and the tree would take the illness away, but if someone removed the coin, they themselves would become ill. Whether some folks still believe this legend, or they do it simply because it's fun is still a mystery, but the fact is this bizarre habit has spawned some pretty unbelievable sights that apparently unique to the UK.


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iOS/Mac/Windows: Get it while it lasts—iTether has somehow managed to get Apple's blessing and, for $14.99, offers easy wired tethering to your Mac OS or Windows PC from your iOS device without jailbreaking it. Up to now, no other tethering apps have been allowed in the iTunes App Store, so while it's expensive, it works as advertised and if you don't like the idea of jailbreaking your device to tether, this is the way to do it.
Tether, the company behind iTether, also offers similar tethering apps for the BlackBerry and for Android, and the developers say that they were very clear with Apple about what their app does and were approved anyway, so this could mark a change in Apple's policy towards tethering apps. Regardless, once iTether is installed on your iOS device, install the corresponding Mac OS or Windows desktop software, connect your iOS device to your PC, and start the app. It's remarkably simple to use, and unlike their BlackBerry and Android counterparts, once you've paid for the app, you can tether as much as you like without a subscription of any kind.
Keep in mind, however, that tethering can chew through data pretty quickly, so keep an eye on your data usage if you have a bandwidth cap to deal with. iTether is available now in the iTunes App Store, and the desktop apps are at Tether's web site.
update: Well, time's up! It looks like Apple has pulled iTether from the App Store. If you managed to snag it before it was pulled, the app should still work for you. Congrats to those that managed to snag it!
iTether | iTunes App Store via Mac Rumors
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Death of Russian lawyer tests Medvedev's anti-corruption pledge
Russian human rights activists are voicing cautious optimism that an investigation ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev might dig up some truth about the mysterious prison death last week of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was involved in a massive corruption lawsuit against the police.
The head of the Kremlin's own human rights commission, Ella Pamfilova, on Monday urged Mr. Medvedev to take action over what she described as the "murder" of an anti-corruption activist in state custody. Mr. Magnitsky had repeatedly complained that medical treatment was being withheld as a means of pressure against him.
"We told the President about this case, and he immediately reacted and gave an order to investigate," Ms. Pamfilova says. "I think it is a disgrace," that Mr. Magnitsky, who was accused of a white collar crime, was even being held in a maximum-security pretrial detention facility, she adds.
Magnitsky's death, allegedly of toxic shock and heart failure, has evoked an unusual public outcry because his fate appears to have been sealed when he stood up to forces of corruption and official abuse that are familiar to every Russian.
Russian police are already under public scrutiny after one police officer, Alexei Dymovsky, posted a video on YouTube earlier this month, detailing official corruption, abuse of power and mistreatment of suspects.
"Medvedev had to act because the wave of public protest was getting too high," says Yevgeny Ikhlov, an expert with the Moscow based "For Human Rights" public movement. "Magnitsky's death just crossed out everything Medvedev has said and written about the need to create a state based on human rights and law in Russia. It looks like it's all just words."
Magnitsky's case is a tangled and painful tale but one that, experts say, sheds light on many unpleasant sides of contemporary Russian reality.
As a partner in the Moscow law firm Duncan Firestone, Magnitsky represented William Browder, head of Heritage Capital, one of Russia's leading investment funds. Mr. Browder was accused by authorities of evading over $3 million in taxes in 2002.
The tax evasion case was leveled against Browder after he had accused senior police officials of being involved in the theft of nearly $230 million in state funds.
Browder, who lives in London, was barred from entering Russia in 2005 on "national security" grounds. He had long been a thorn in the side of powerful Russian business interests due to his public advocacy for minority shareholder rights and greater transparency in huge Russian corporations in which Hermitage held stakes, including Gazprom and the state-connected oil giant Surgutneftegaz.
As his lawyer in the corruption case, Magnitsky testified against two leading police officials who had conducted a 2007 raid on the Moscow headquarters of Hermitage.
One of those police officers, Lt. Col. Artyom Kuznetsov, was subsequently part of the investigative team that arrested Magnitsky, in November 2008, and accused him of being part of Browder's alleged tax evasion scheme.
In subsequent court hearings, Magnitsky testified that he was arrested and was being held due to a "personal vendetta" on the part of Col. Kuznetsov and other police officials, who wanted to quash the corruption case that Browder and Hermitage Capital had brought against the upper echelons of the Interior Ministry, which oversees the police.
"This case is very troubling, because there were credible allegations of serious government wrongdoing at almost every stage," says Allison Gill, director of the Moscow branch of Human Rights Watch.
"Medvedev should react to this because it's important on many levels, and he has made fighting corruption a major focus of his presidency," she adds.
Magnitsky death: a surprise?
After Magnitsky died in Moscow's Matrosskaya Tishina jail last week, police spokeswoman Irina Dudkina told journalists that his death was "a complete surprise.... He had never complained about his health to the judge or to the investigators," she said.
But journalists have obtained letters sent by Magnitsky to Russia's prosecutor general (read translated excerpts here) in which he complains about mistreatment and appalling conditions in the tiny cell that he shared with three other inmates awaiting trial. He was held there for almost a year.
"I was not given any medical aid in relation to my illness (pancreatitis)," with which he had been diagnosed, he said. "I was not given any medical recommendations regarding this illness and there was no effort to provide me with the necessary diet."
Magnitsky was hastily buried last Friday after prosecutors denied requests for an independent autopsy and the morgue where his body was being held claimed that its refrigerators had broken down.
"What is undeniably clear is that this man died in state custody, and the authorities therefore have the obligation to thoroughly investigate what happened," says Ms. Gill. "There should have been a real autopsy, and the fact that it did not take place is a violation of the state's obligations."
Some human rights experts allege that denial of medical attention is frequently used to bring pressure on suspects in Russian pre-trial detention centers, and that doctors have been known to work in concert with interrogators.
"I do not exclude the possibility that Magnitsky was denied treatment on purpose, and that he was killed slowly," says Lev Ponomaryov, a veteran human rights campaigner and board member of the Fund to Protect Prisoners' Rights, a public group that works for prison reform. "The problem with medical treatment in prisons is that medical workers who serve there are under constant pressure from their bosses. There are good doctors who leave because they just cannot continue," to work under those conditions, he says.
Interior ministry officials did not return the Monitor's calls for comment on Magnitsky's case.
Plans have often been announced to reform Russia's prison system, and in particular the squalid conditions in pre-trial detention centers, where prisoners can languish for years before getting their day in court. Mr. Ikhlov says that at least 55 prisoners have died in Moscow's eight pre-trial detention facilities since January of this year.
But despite a great deal of reformist rhetoric from former president Vladimir Putin, and his successor Medvedev, experts say Russia's human rights picture is growing worse. At least one prison reform advocate has been murdered this year, and experts say others face regular official harassment and threats.
Human rights analysts say the results from the Magnitsky investigation will be a key litmus test of whether Medvedev is serious in his recent calls for modernization and rule-of-law in Russia.
"Medvedev is eager to punish someone for this scandal," says Nikolai Petrov, director of the civil society program at the Carnegie Moscow Center.
"The question is whether just a few police officers will be scapegoated for this. That would be an easy way for Medvedev to improve his image without challenging the system, but it won't lead to any positive change."


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So here's a topic I haven't discussed on the blog before: jobs. Real-life, real-world, full-time, jobs. When I began college, these future "jobs" were abstract notions, but as I come closer and closer to graduation, (May 5!) I have begun to seriously search for post-graduation employment opportunities. So many students in my graduating class, and, of course, nationally, have turned to the option of graduate school programs, but this is something that I personally have no desire to leap into immediately, if at all. As someone with little idea what kind of degree I would even be interested in pursuing there, not to mention the hefty price tag that accompanies such an education, I have put that possibility on the far back burner and turned instead to job hunting. Now, I have some idea of what I very much hope to do for at least a year following my graduation, but in terms of long-term career paths, I am sadly without any sort of direction. Like many of my classmates, I know where my fortes lie, but either do not think I can find a job in a corresponding field of work, or simply do not believe that these strengths are substantial or special enough from which to build a successful career.
I was recently talking about this dilemma with a friend (see synonyms venting, complaining, and freaking out). We both expressed feelings of being overwhelmed by the realities of finding employment, and the fact that in general, we just don't know what we want to do with our lives. Somewhere in our conversation, we came upon the idea of simply visiting the career center and seeing what the counselors might be able to do to help. Of course, we knew not to expect them to tell us what kind of jobs to pursue, but wanted to see if they could give us any sort of direction or assistance as we tried to come up with the answers on our own. I scheduled an appointment, and came back the following week to take two different assessments, the results of which would be used to guide my personal thinking, as well as provide me with a better understanding of my personality and preferences.
At my follow-up appointment, a career counselor went over these results with me and showed me a number of online resources that will be helpful to me as I consider employment options. The personality test and the preference indicator both showed me aspects of my personality and interests which I have always known, but never truly been 100% conscious of. Are you curious about the results? I'll reveal that I am categorized as an ISFJ, (or that I am an Introverted, Sensing, Feeling, and Judging type), with clear preferences for the "artistic" (specifically, writing and mass communication, visual arts and design, teaching and education, and culinary arts). If you have the opportunity to take these assessments, I'd definitely recommend giving it a try. Although I know these things about myself, it's another thing to see them listed out and described in detail.
The best advice that my career counselor gave me was to use the indicator tests to find a job that suits both my personality and of course my interests. Although it assumes an ideal world to think that I'm going to be able to find a job that perfectly aligns with the things I like and is compatible with my working and learning preferences, it is nevertheless something strive to find. After all, if we're "stuck" with a particular job until we retire, why not do something that makes us happy on some level? In my previous employment experiences, I've met a number of people quite unhappy with what they're doing, and hoped that I wouldn't fall into their ranks. Although I'm still uncertain about what the next decade or two has in store, my trip to the Career Center last week has helped me put some of my fears to rest, and, at the very least stop freaking out and face the future with a calm mind and a clear head.
Everyone at the Career Center was so kind and helpful. Other friends who have utilized their services also have told me that they felt reassured and "heard" when they went, and for graduating seniors, this is something important. If you're a UNC Asheville student unsure about what to do with your life, regardless of grade level, the best time to start thinking about it is now. Use the Career Center! It's a great, free, resource, and will certainly help you think about the future in different terms. If you're planning on coming here in the future, don't forget to check out this valuable campus gem—you've got to initiate the conversation, but you can be sure that they're waiting to hear from you!


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What Is Cholesterol?
We may associate cholesterol with fatty foods, but most of the waxy substance is made by our own bodies. The liver produces 75% of the cholesterol that circulates in our blood. The other 25% comes from food. At normal levels, cholesterol actually plays an important role in helping cells do their jobs. But cholesterol levels are precariously high in more than 100 million Americans.
Symptoms of High Cholesterol
High cholesterol does not cause any symptoms. But it does cause damage deep within the body. Over time, too much cholesterol may lead to a buildup of plaque inside the arteries. Known as atherosclerosis, this condition narrows the space available for blood flow and can trigger heart disease. The good news is high cholesterol is simple to detect, and there are many ways to bring it down.
Cholesterol Testing
People older than 20 should have their cholesterol levels checked at least once every five years. This is done with a simple blood test known as a fasting lipoprotein profile. It measures the different forms of cholesterol that are circulating in your blood after you avoid eating for 9 to 12 hours. The results show your levels of "bad" cholesterol, "good" cholesterol, and triglycerides.
"Bad" Cholesterol
Most of the cholesterol in the blood is carried by proteins called low density lipoproteins or LDL. This is known as the bad cholesterol because it combines with other substances to clog the arteries. A diet high in saturated fats and trans fats tends to raise the level of LDL cholesterol. For most people, an LDL score below 100 is healthy, but people with heart disease may need to aim even lower.
"Good" Cholesterol
Up to a third of blood cholesterol is carried by high-density lipoproteins or HDL. This is called good cholesterol because it helps remove bad cholesterol, preventing it from building up inside the arteries. The higher the level of HDL cholesterol, the better. People with too little are more likely to develop heart disease. Eating healthy fats, such as olive oil, may help boost HDL cholesterol.
The body converts excess calories, sugar, and alcohol into triglycerides, a type of fat that is carried in the blood and stored in fat cells throughout the body. People who are overweight, inactive, smokers, or heavy drinkers tend to have high triglycerides, as do those who eat a very high-carb diet. A triglycerides score of 150 or higher puts you at risk for metabolic syndrome, which is linked to heart disease and diabetes.
Total Cholesterol
Total cholesterol measures the combination of LDL, HDL, and VLDL (very low density lipoprotein) in your bloodstream. VLDL is a precursor of LDL, the bad cholesterol. A total cholesterol score of under 200 is considered healthy in most cases. People who score in the "high" range have an increased risk of developing heart disease compared to those who score below 200.
Cholesterol Ratio
To calculate your cholesterol ratio, divide your total cholesterol by your HDL cholesterol. For example, a total score of 200 divided by an HDL score of 50 equals a cholesterol ratio of 4 to 1. Doctors recommend maintaining a ratio of 4 to 1 or lower. The smaller the ratio, the better. While this figure is useful in estimating heart disease risk, it's not as important in guiding treatment. Doctors look at total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol to determine treatment.
Cholesterol in Food
Cholesterol-rich foods, like eggs, shrimp, and lobster are no longer completely forbidden. Research shows that the cholesterol we eat has only a small effect on blood cholesterol levels for most people. A few people are "responders," whose blood levels spike up after eating eggs. But for most, saturated fat and trans fats are bigger concerns. Daily cholesterol limits are 300 mg for healthy people and 200 mg for those at higher risk. One egg has 186 mg of cholesterol.
Cholesterol comes from two sources -- the body and food -- and either one can contribute to high cholesterol. Some people inherit genes that trigger too much cholesterol production. For others, diet is the main culprit. Saturated fat and cholesterol occur in animal-based foods, including meat, eggs, and dairy products made with milk. In many cases, high cholesterol stems from a combination of diet and genetics.
Several factors can make you more likely to develop high cholesterol:
A diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol
A family history of high cholesterol
Being overweight or obese
Getting older
Cholesterol and Gender
Until menopause, women typically have lower total cholesterol levels than men of the same age. They also have higher levels of HDL cholesterol, the good kind. One reason is estrogen: The female sex hormone raises the level of HDL cholesterol. Estrogen production peaks during the childbearing years and drops off during menopause. After age 55, a woman's risk of developing high cholesterol begins to climb.
Cholesterol and Children
There's evidence that cholesterol can begin clogging the arteries during childhood, leading to atherosclerosis and heart disease later in life. The American Heart Association recommends kids and teenagers with high cholesterol take steps to bring it down. Ideally, total cholesterol should be below 170 in people ages 2 to 19.
Why High Cholesterol Matters
High cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes. It also appears to boost the risk of Alzheimer's disease. As we saw earlier, high cholesterol leads to a buildup of plaque that narrows the arteries. This is dangerous because it can restrict blood flow. If the blood supply to a part of the heart or brain is completely cut off, the result is a heart attack or stroke.
Cholesterol Buster: Eat More Fiber
Diet changes offer a powerful way to fight high cholesterol. If you've ever wondered why some cereals claim to be heart-healthy, it's the fiber. The soluble fiber found in many foods helps reduce LDL, the bad cholesterol. Good sources of soluble fiber include whole-grain breads and cereals, oatmeal, fruits, dried fruits, vegetables, and legumes such as kidney beans.
No more than 35% of your daily calories should come from fat. But not all fats are equal. Saturated fats -- from animal products and tropical oils -- raise LDL cholesterol. Trans fats carry a double-whammy, boosting bad cholesterol, while lowering the good kind. These two bad fats are found in many baked goods, fried foods (doughnuts, french fries, chips), stick margarine, and cookies. Unsaturated fats may lower LDL when combined with other healthy diet changes. They're found in avocados, olive oil, and peanut oil.
Cholesterol Buster: Low-Carb Diet
There's growing evidence that low-carb diets may be better than low-fat diets for improving cholesterol levels. In a two-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health, people who followed a low-carb plan had significantly better HDL (good cholesterol) levels than those who followed a low-fat plan.
Cholesterol Buster: Lose Weight
If you're overweight, talk to your doctor about beginning a weight loss program. Losing weight can help you reduce your levels of triglycerides, LDL, and total cholesterol. Shedding even a few pounds can also boost your good cholesterol level -- it tends to go up 1 point for every 6 pounds you lose.
Cholesterol Buster: Quit Smoking
Giving up tobacco is tough, but here's one more reason to try. When you stop smoking, your good cholesterol is likely to improve by as much as 10%. You may be more successful if you combine several smoking cessation strategies. Talk to your doctor about which options are best for you.
Cholesterol Buster: Exercise
If you're healthy but not very active, starting an aerobic exercise program could increase your good cholesterol by 5% in the first two months. Regular exercise also lowers bad cholesterol. Choose an activity that boosts your heart rate, such as running, swimming, or walking briskly, and aim for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week. It doesn't have to be 30 continuous minutes; two 15-minute walks works just as well.Treatment: Medications
If high cholesterol runs in your family, diet and exercise may not be enough to get your numbers where you want them. In that case, medication can give your cholesterol levels an extra nudge. Statins are usually the first choice. They block the production of cholesterol in the liver. Other options include cholesterol absorption inhibitors, bile acid resins, and fibrates. Your doctor may recommend a combination of these medications.
Certain dietary supplements may also improve cholesterol levels. These include flaxseed oil, fish oil, and plant sterols, such as beta-sitosterol. Prescription niacin, a b-complex vitamin, has been found to raise good cholesterol while reducing bad cholesterol. Niacin found in ordinary supplements should not be used to lower cholesterol.
Some studies suggest garlic can knock a few percentage points off total cholesterol. But garlic pills can have side effects and may interact with medications. Other herbs that may reduce cholesterol include:
Fenugreek seeds
Artichoke leaf extract
Holy basil
How Low Should You Go?
Many people are able to lower cholesterol levels through a combination of medication and lifestyle changes. But how low is low enough? For people with diabetes or a high risk of developing heart disease, an LDL score of less than 100 is desirable. If you already have heart disease or coronary artery disease, some doctors recommend reducing LDL to 70 or lower.
Can the Damage Be Undone?
It takes years for high cholesterol to clog the arteries with plaque. But there is evidence that atherosclerosis can be reversed, at least to some degree. Dean Ornish, MD, has published several studies showing that a low-fat vegetarian diet, stress management, and moderate exercise can chip away at the build-up inside the coronary arteries. Other research supports the idea that big drops in cholesterol can somewhat help open clogged arteries.


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As you are all eagerly awaiting Shreya Ghoshal's upcoming U.K and Europe Tour, the BollySpice team thought we would share just a few of our many favourite Shreya songs with our readers, here's a selection from our team, in no particular order:
'Saans' from Jab Tak Hai Jaan: Her voice is brilliant and amazing!
'Chikni Chameli' from Agneepath: It was a totally different kind of song sung by her
'Ooh La La' from the The Dirty Picture: For surprising everyone with all that panting and sexiness in her usually innocent voice!
'Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai' from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Simply beautiful!
'Pam para' from Jhoota Hi Sahi: A sweet and lovely song that Shreya kills in and shows her jazz scat avatar too!
Ishaqzaade title track: A favourite!
'Kizhakku Pookkum' from Malayalam film Anwar: A beautiful non-Hindi number.
'Munbe Vaa' from Tamil Sillunu Oru Kadhal: This number boosted her popularity considerably in the south.
'Mannipaaya' from Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya (remade in Hindi as Ek Deewana Tha): She sung the Telugu version as well the Tamil!
The first show is this Friday 26th April in Manchester, followed by Saturday 27th in Birmingham, Sunday 28th in Newport, Sunday 5th May in Leicester and ending on Monday 6th May at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London.
If you haven't already got your tickets, make sure you do, as this is one show you simply can not miss!
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