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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is asking Congress to extend its oversight of the financial system to include the shadowy market of derivatives, the kind of complex financial instruments that helped bring down the giant insurer AIG.
In a two-page letter sent to congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he wants to create a central electronic-based system that would track the buying and selling of derivatives. He also wants to ensure that financial firms selling the instruments have enough capital on hand in case they default and subject them to stringent standards of conduct and new reporting requirements.
The legislative proposal is the administration's first major step in overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system.
"All (over-the-counter) derivatives dealers and all other firms whose activities in those markets create large exposures to counterparties should be subject to a robust regime of prudential supervision and regulation," Geithner wrote in his letter.
"Key elements of that robust regulatory regime must include conservative capital requirements, business conduct standards, reporting requirements and conservative requirements relating to initial margins on counterparty credit exposures," he adds.
New rules would deter financial firms from taking undue risk, prevent fraud and ensure they are marketed appropriately, according to the letter.
Current law largely excludes regulation of the instruments, which are referred to as "over-the-counter" derivatives because they are traded privately rather than through commodity exchanges now regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
It was unclear how the rules would affect hedge funds, which are large, mostly unregulated entities that use complex trading tactics to earn big returns for high-dollar investors. Many hedge funds use derivatives contracts to offset risk on other transactions.
The proposal is strikingly similar to legislation proposed by a small group of major Wall Street banks. Critics of that proposal say the regime would give the same banks that contributed to the financial meltdown exclusive control over a larger part of the derivatives market.
One of the most infamous examples of the derivatives were credit-default swaps sold by American International Group Inc. AIG sold the swaps to investors as a kind of insurance to protect against defaults on mortgage-backed securities. But the company had to accept a hefty federal bailout after it became unable to support the contracts.
Under Treasury's new plan, companies like AIG would have to prove they have enough reserve capital to support the sale of derivatives.
Geithner said in congressional testimony in March that his plan would force the system to be more transparent.
"Let me be clear: The days when a major insurance company could bet the house on credit default swaps with no one watching and no credible backing to protect the company or taxpayers from losses must end," he said.


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How to: Nina Dobrev's sleek hair at Comic-Con
Everything about gorgeous actress Nina Dobrev was amazing at the 2014 Comic-Con on July 26 in San Diego, Calif. We couldn't get enough of Nina's Instagram pics from the event and we especially loved the amazing hairdo she rocked. Learn how to get her sleek look below!
Nina Dobrev, 25, had all eyes on her at Comic-Con. After gracing the cover of the August issue of Nylon Magazine, Nina attended the convention and hung out with her Vampire Diaries co-stars, along with her castmates from her upcoming film, Lets Be Cops, which hits theaters on August 13. Learn how to get her stunning beauty look right here.
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Nina opted for a simple and straight hair look that we think went perfectly with her adorable patterned outfit. Her brown locks were combed behind her ear on one side, while hanging loosely on the other side to frame her face.
Her hair looked crazy long and polished, and we loved the shimmer that it gave off. This effortless style looked awesome on Nina. She used it to dress up her formal outfit and colorful heels, but this sleek 'do can also be used to dress up even the simplest looks!
Throughout Comic-Con, attention has surrounded Nina and her ex, Ian Somerhalder, and both of their love lives post-breakup. But leave it to Nina to remain carefree and looking more beautiful than ever, even at this busy time in her life!
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You can identify whether your account is hacked or spoofed with the help of your Sent folder.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Updated official data show Greece's economy shrank at a slightly slower pace than initially forecast in the last quarter of 2012, but still contracted by 6.4 percent during the year.
The country, which is dependent on bailout loans to survive, is in its sixth year of recession, which has been exacerbated by harsh austerity measures demanded by creditors to curb runaway budget deficits.
The country's statistical authority, Elstat, said Monday that Greece's economy shrank 5.7 percent in October-December 2012, compared to a year earlier -- slightly better than earlier estimates of 6 percent.
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This panel brings together researchers from four disparate curriculum development projects: Digital Libraries Curriculum Development project, a National Science Foundation-funded collaboration between the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech; Digital Libraries Education project, a collaboration between the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Preserving Access to Our Digital Future: Building an International Digital Curation (DigCCurr) project, an IMLS-funded collaboration between SILS and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); and Data Curation Education Program, an IMLS-funded project at GSLIS/UIUC.
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(CNN) -- When President Obama spoke to the nation about military action in Iraq, it was hard to directly catch his eye.
He moved side to side, reading the prompter, as he often does, but hardly ever facing the camera directly. It was a "My Fellow Americans" moment, only he didn't really look us in the eye. Maybe it's because he was saying something he really never wanted to say: that he had ordered airstrikes in Iraq.
No one should argue with the decision. Part of it was to protect American personnel. It was to prevent genocide on a faraway mountaintop and drop food and water to the thousands stranded and cornered. It was to tell the world clearly that this won't be tolerated by the United States. And for that, the President should be applauded.
But it was obvious, as the President's head weaved side-to-side, that there was much more baggage weighing on this decision. Eight paragraphs into the speech, the President felt the need to explain to the public that this isn't a slippery slope to another lengthy involvement. "I ran for office in part to end our war in Iraq," he said. "As commander in chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq."
It was as if he was reassuring himself as much as the American public. Time and time again, this President has been drawn into decisions that threaten to undermine his chief foreign policy narrative: killing Osama Bin Laden, ending two unpopular wars.
When the Islamic radicals were gaining strength in early summer, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham described the President as "stubborn-headed, delusional, detached." He argued at that time that the President should "put air power into the game." He went to the White House and told the President as much.
But the President waited. The U.S. wanted a new Iraqi government in place -- and hopefully Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gone -- before moving on ISIS. So he sent some noncombat special forces troops to get some eyes on the situation on the ground, but declined to use American air power at that time. But now he's up against the wall, and he's acting, which is the right thing to do.
Still, no matter how limited -- and no matter how commendable -- this decision, the obvious questions now arise: Even though this mission is carefully, and narrowly, defined, what happens if the unexpected happens and the mission escalates?
Would the U.S. turn away? Would we arm moderates, as we have refused to do elsewhere? And speaking of Syria, how does this decision apply there -- if at all?
Some argue that the problem in Syria has gotten so far past the point where a carefully targeted use of air power would have any impact. Then the question becomes: How does the United States make its humanitarian and moral decisions? In a larger sense, what are the guidelines that govern these difficult foreign policy decisions?
The President ought to talk some more to the American people about that part of his thinking. We already know his obvious rules of the game that now govern military involvement: no boots on the ground, no long-term commitments, just humanitarian efforts. The pillar for his foreign policy seems to be: Stay out of trouble. But the natural question to then ask is whether this credo doesn't just generate more trouble over time.
At this point, it's hard to know. We all agree that not many of us want to be "dragged," as the President put it, into fighting another war in Iraq. We all understand the President's sense about the limits of American involvement in military conflict. So we are all clear on what he won't do. We're still not sure about what he will do -- and maybe neither is he.
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I am on Spring Break, although Spring seems to have missed the memo. While the weather isn't cooperating I am enjoying some precious free time during my first year of medical school. The year has been wild. It's no joke that medical school keeps you busy, that's a good description of the experience. Too busy might be better, insanely busy may be better yet. In this post I want to write about different ways I have tried to stay balanced this year in the hopes that as I write this I can explore this idea of "balance" and better gauge my own sense of it.
Balance is a relative concept. It has many factors involved, our genetically-influenced personalities and our environments which include experiences we choose to encounter and others we don't. Balance changes with time as our focuses or even our personalities change. There are different ways to balance. Some people have to leave each day feeling balanced, others can go on stretches where the focus shifts one way or another, both sides equaling out over the long run. Here's how my year has gone.
Last summer my balance was shifted in favor of a more relaxed lifestyle with far too much free time. At the time I was in Thailand filling my days with shopping trips, online games, and trips to the beach. I was having a blast, but my hard-wired 'busy-body' self was getting antsy. I needed things to do that would make me feel more productive.
In August I started medical school. At first things were easy to keep balanced, the first course was constructed in a way to give us a lot of free time which I used going on long bike rides, exploring sites around Rochester including Niagra Falls, and spending quality time with Melanie. These were good times.
The next course was a little more difficult. What changed most was the weather. Rochester winters are harsh. It seems like it snows every day and your body starts craving sunshine. I think I wouldn't mind the winter so much if I had developed snow-related activities to enjoy. Unfortunately (probably due to my southern California upbringing) I never did, and I spend most of my free time watching TV with Melanie. Since I wasn't getting as much physical activity as I usually do I tried experimenting with my diet. We cut out red meat, then all meat, then all meat except fish, and ended up with a 'eat-meat-sparingly' kind of diet (meat being displaced by whole foods especially fruits and vegetables). The diet experiments were actually a lot of fun and I think my body is grateful for the effort.
I just finished the biochemistry part of year one. While interesting, this was a class I wouldn't wish on anyone. I feel lucky to be at Rochester, without the outstanding lecturing and the time I was able to spend developing clinical skills I very well may have lost my sanity. Even with these assets, however, I found myself spending far too much time in the library and not enough time at home. Melanie started getting lonely, and I was at fault. My life had shifted to the other end of the continuum, not nearly enough free time. My life was suffering for it.
Now that I have a break I am free to analyze how things went, and what I can do once school starts again to better balance things out. I don't really have any solutions. Here are a few factors involved in my balancing act:
- One tool I have is volleyball. I have found a group of people who play competitive volleyball at the med center twice a week. I join them every Saturday for a few hours, releasing a lot of the stress accumulated over the course of the week.
- Another is spiritual worship. I started reading the Old Testament every morning as I eat my cereal. I only read one chapter a day, but I find that I get caught up in the stories and characters and think about them throughout the day. I also take Sundays off (minus a few hours of studying here and there) which allows me to attend church, catch up with Melanie, and participate in various forms of service in the community. These activities remind me that life is more than the day-to-day grind, and I have a purpose in the eternal scheme and things like family and love are of utmost importance.
- I love movies. I love getting caught up in a good story, feeling the emotions characters experience and learning more about myself and life in the process. Books fall into this category as well.
- I like going on walks. Sometimes I have the opportunity to do this in the mountains (or woods here in NY), other times I just walk to school or walk with Mel on a Sunday afternoon. Now that the weather is letting up (knock on wood) I hope to get out more and pursue more of this medium for quiet reflection and meditation. Cycling falls under this category as well.
- I enjoy learning new things. This aspect of my life isn't very hard to satisfy in my current context.
This list isn't exhaustive, but by writing it I think I have a better idea of where I am and what I can do to improve. I don't know if anyone reads my blog anymore, I haven't given you anything to read in almost a year, but please share your thoughts about balancing your life and maybe we can help each other in the process. Thanks for reading.Leia Mais…


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Her dad bought a comic book for 12 cents, and sold it for $7,900
Spider-Man has saved the day for a Cleveland bride.
Richard Schaen, whose daughter Jane is getting married in two weeks, was worried about the cost of the wedding until he remembered a pile of old comic books he'd stored in a strongbox.
Inside the dusty box the 69-year-old found a copy of Amazing Spider-Man No. 1, which he'd bought for 12 cents when it came out in March 1963.
He listed the comic for sale online and was delighted when it sold for $7,900 – if it had been in pristine condition, it could have sold for up to four times that amount.
"I gave my daughter a promissory note for the money with a picture of the Spider-Man comic, which we can use to pay for a big part of the catering for her reception," he told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Spurred on by the sale, Schaen has decided to auction off some more of his prized possessions.
"My wife and I talked about it and decided that we would designate a project that needs to be done, like putting a new roof on the house, and we will sell as many comics as necessary to pay for it," he says.
Last Tuesday the retired electronic technician sold his first issue of "Daredevil" for $1,600, and plans to sell off some Hulk comic books.
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What drugs aren't addictive? Pff, propaganda is what people call anything they don't agree with.siorafasnacillini, 4 Aug 2017
Showing this film to anyone would be a terrible way to educate about drugs and drug abuse. The underlying message is "Kids, don't do heroin", which is spot on - no doubt, heroin is very bad for you. But it is also filled with the typical police viewpoint that all illegal drugs are bad, and makes a lot of ignorant statements about drugs which are not addictive at all and, regardless of their illegality, can actually be helpful in the right setting. It also includes the viewpoints of children who are clearly not very informed about the effects of the drugs they are discussing, nor do they attempt to understand those effects without taking off the blue sunglasses. It is propaganda at best.Malaclypse, 16 Jul 2011


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Berklee College of Music returns to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival—winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2009 Event of the Year Award—July 15, 16, and 17 with a lineup of events that will warm the heart of even the most jaded, crotchety afficionado of the roots music arts. Performances by top student and alumni groups, a seminar on the college's groundbreaking American Roots Music Program, and the presentation of two first-time Berklee summer scholarships will be just some of the Berklee action at Grey Fox this year.
On Friday night at 7:00 pm, Chasing Blue will perform on the Masters Stage. Literally finding themselves together in a bluegrass ensemble class at Berklee in 2008, the band has been growing and morphing and having a great time ever since. A hard-driving style and a progressive take on bluegrass brought the band to last year's Grey Fox, Joe Val, and Podunk festivals and Austin's Threadgill's club, among others.
Saturday at noon, Matt Glaser, artistic director of Berklee's American Roots Music Program will run the anchor leg of a workshop on the program and all things rootsy at Berklee, including sneak previews of amazing residencies at the college coming this fall.
Expected to join Glaser on the Masters Stage are Joe Walsh of the Gibson Brothers, Berklee's first-ever mandolin principal; members of Chasing Blue and Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers; and possible secret, last-minute, and partially unexpected Berklee alumni guests.
Saturday night at 7:00 pm, again on the Masters Stage, will be Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers. Impossible to categorize, and decidedly happy to be that way, Blue Moose was founded at Berklee in 2006 to do something different. They have succeeded by mashing up Scandinavian old time, bluegrass, and Celtic music, a nyckelharpa, four- and five-string fiddles, and an epic acoustic jazz and bluegrass guitarist. The band has played the Kennedy Center, Falcon Ridge, Club Passim, and Berkeley's Freight and Salvage club, among many others. Their first album is Roasted.
On Sunday at 1:30 pm, on the Main Stage, the college will present, for the first time, two full scholarships to the Mark O'Connor Berklee Summer String Program, for the summer of 2012. Grey Fox has a proud tradition of its own Grey Fox Scholarships—many of them awarded to future and current Berklee students—and the Berklee presentations will be made as part of the traditional Grey Fox scholarship announcements. Expect several Berklee and Grey Fox alumni to be on hand to give the presentation a little kick.


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It seems that every major casting announcement made so far where it concerns the Man of Steel sequel - a.k.a. Batman vs. Superman, Man of Steel 2, and/or Zack Snyder's Untitled Superman/Batman movie - has come out of left field, starting with Ben Affleck as Batman and going onto Gal Gadot (Fast & Furious 6) landing the role of Wonder Woman. The same holds true for some of the casting rumors, with lauded thespians like Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington being name-dropped as possibilities (either somewhat plausible or completely far-fetched) to play Lex Luthor in the film.
Well, today we have a pair of legitimate (as in, official) casting announcement, after two months (we know, it felt longer than that) of increasingly wild Batman vs. Superman rumors, since Gadot was confirmed... and like those before it, we suspect a lot of people will be left pulling their jaws off the ground after first hearing these casting confirmations (well, except for maybe the guy who made this fake BvS trailer).
Warner Bros. has issued a press release that confirms not only Oscar-nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) as Lex Luthor, but also Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons (Beautiful Creatures) as Bruce Wayne's loyal butler, Alfred. Here is the official statement from Snyder, on the casting choices:
Snyder stated, "Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman's rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940. What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."
The director added, "As everyone knows, Alfred is Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor, a noble guardian and father figure. He is an absolutely critical element in the intricate infrastructure that allows Bruce Wayne to transform himself into Batman. It is an honor to have such an amazingly seasoned and gifted actor as Jeremy taking on the important role of the man who mentors and guides the guarded and nearly impervious façade that encapsulates Bruce Wayne."
The casting of Eisenberg as Luthor does make a certain amount of sense, when you step back and look at the bigger picture. While many fans were cheering for Bryan Cranston to land the role and bring some of his Heisenberg menace to the diabolical billionaire, it wasn't just his age that made him a questionable selection - considering that Luthor will serve as the anti-thesis to Henry Cavill's young Superman, by positioning himself as Earth's savior to the destructive alien visitor in red and blue. Rather, to quote our own Kofi Outlaw, Cranston's "pronounced bi-polar shifts of Mr. White/Heisenberg" seem ill-fitting for the subdued, hyper-intelligent, charming and yet sociopathic Luthor - someone closer to the version of Mark Zuckerberg that Eisenberg played so well in The Social Network (to mention nothing of his fine work elsewhere).
As for Irons as Alfred, that'll probably be an easier pill to swallow for many fans, since he's proven himself as a solid mentor/sidekick type even in lackluster films (see: Eragon, Beautiful Creatures) - again, watch him "play" Alfred in the aforementioned fake Batman vs. Superman trailer. In all honesty, I'd be more concerned if Irons had been cast as Luthor, since the actor can be quite dignified yet threatening (see: Die Hard: With a Vengeance, etc.), but he's also capable of hamming it up like there's no tomorrow while playing the villain (see: Dungeons & Dragons).
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CHRISTMAS PARADE/Kinston
The Kinston-Lenoir County Christmas Parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday on Queen Street. Cookies and punch with Santa will follow at the Community Council for the Arts, 410 N. Queen St. The arts center also will have a gingerbread house workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Make reservations today by calling 252-527-2517.
Kennedy Home will have its annual Christmas Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday on the campus, 1072 Cedar Dell Lane. The plantation home of William and Emily Kennedy and the residential cottages will be open for tours. For more information, contact 252-522-0811 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The third annual Christmas concert featuring Terrell Fields and the Community Voices will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Church, 801 E. Gordon St. Special guest will be Shawn P. Canady, saxophonist, formerly of Kinston and now Charlotte. Call Edward Harper at 252-523-6017.
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The Kinston Music Society will sponsor a free holiday concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 2101 N. Herritage St. The concert will feature holiday favorites performed by the Arco Angels String Ensemble, the Eastern Carolina Homeschool Orchestra Students, the children�s guitar class from the Primera Mision Bautista Hispana in Kinston, the Waterbound Dulcimers, Seth and Jenna Poppe and special guest performers banjoist Bob Gaddis of Kinston and jazz pianist Duke Ladd of Wilmington. Call 252-814-5321.
The Emerald City Big Band, directed by Danny Wunker, will present a Christmas concert of instrumentals and vocals at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. James United Methodist Church Family Life Ministries Center, 2000 Sixth St. Special guests are the St. James Jammers. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for youth at the door. Contact Emery Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The LunchBox is on the move
The thing that you have to understand about The LunchBox, the "mobile restaurant" that has been operational since last September, is that the duo who operate the rolling eatery have been friends since they carried their lunch boxes to school.
Charlottesville natives Joseph Young and Daniel Heilberg have known each other from first grade through graduation from James Madison University's College of Business, and both have extensive experience in catering, bartending, serving, and cooking. So it's only natural they would go into business together. But why not start it in a building?
"With our background in the food industry combined with our interest in traveling and meeting new people," says Young, "we decided that a mobile kitchen was the thing to do."
If the weather permits, you'll find them on Emmet Street between Raising Cane's and KFC from 11am to 2pm Monday through Friday. They are also setting up at Darden Towe Park on Saturdays if the weather is good and they are not booked elsewhere. Look for them, too, at private parties and special events.
As for the food, we're talking things like kabobs, Philly cheesesteaks, grilled cheese sandwiches, onion rings, veggie and meat burgers, featured international dishes, and a changing menu.
When a restaurant has wheels, getting an order in can be tricky. But if you're web-savvy, you can follow them on Facebook by doing a search for "The LunchBox", on twitter @thelunchboxva, and on their website at thelunchboxva.com. Of course, you can also find out more the old fashioned way, by calling 444-CHOW (2469).


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Does The Doughnut Vault Serve the Best Doughnut in America?
The Doughnut Vault serves the best doughnuts in the nation, according to The Daily Meal, which recently published a list of America's 25 Best Donuts. Of course, Brendan Sodikoff's tiny and perpetually packed River North spot is no stranger to acclaim, having already popped up on best of lists in Food & Wine, Imbibe, U.S. News & World Report, Saveur, and, um, this site (and let's not forget Time Out Chicago's incredible five star review).
Whether you think the shop deserves the praise or not is a completely different story (I personally love them), but it is worth pointing out that Chicago completely dominated list, with Dinkel's Bakery, Dat Donuts, and Do-Rite Donuts all making the cut. All told, Chicago has more doughnut shops in the top 25 than New York, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles combined.
I haven't done enough research around the country (read: stuffing my face with fried dough) to weigh in here, but I'd love to hear your thoughts about whether Chicago's doughnut reign is deserved or not.
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Beloved TV personality Jay Leno signed off as the host of The Tonight Show after 22 years on Thursday with a star-studded bang.
The program capped off weeks of heartfelt celebrity tributes to the TV host from the likes of Sandra Bullock, Matt Damon, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Lopez.
For his final show, the 63 year old sat down with his first-ever guest Billy Crystal, who enlisted Jack Black, Kim Kardashian, Sheryl Crow, Jim Parsons, Carol Burnett and Oprah Winfrey to join him for a surprise musical send-off.
Announced musical guest Garth Brooks told fans after the taping of the final Leno show that he was thrilled to be a part of TV history, stating, "I was really proud of him."
Leno celebrated with his wife and longtime crew members and producers at an after-show party on the Burbank, California lot, where Chris Isaak provided the musical entertainment.
After the show, Britney Spears shared her thoughts about Leno's departure on Twitter.com, writing, "Thanks for making us smile for so many years."
The end of an era marked the second time Leno had quit the show since taking over hosting duties from iconic TV host Johnny Carson in 1992 – in 2009, he announced he was ending his run, and Conan O'Brien stepped in as his replacement. Poor ratings and politics led to Leno's return in 2010.
Former Saturday Night Live regular Jimmy Fallon will take over as the host of The Tonight Show from Monday, when the program returns to New York for the first time since Carson brought it to California in 1972.
Beloved TV personality Jay Leno signed off as the host of The Tonight Show after 22 years on Thursday with a star-studded bang.


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Source: Cooperative Network
Wisconsin's dairy industry is today requesting the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) consider changes to its Agricultural Producer Security (APS) program and fund, which were designed to protect dairy, grain, and vegetable producers from the financial defaults of their buyers. The request comes after an out-of-state contractor's nonpayment wiped out over half of the fund to reimburse 19 Wisconsin vegetable producers.
The vegetable processing industry had contributed just 8 percent of the total fund.
Prior to an APS program overhaul in 2002, APS securities and payments were held within each industry, for example, if a dairy contractor defaulted, security posted by that contractor only would reimburse dairy producers. The overhaul included a new fund intended to replace individual security and supplement with bonds in the event that a buyer's default exceeded the fund's capacity. The bonds, however, were never secured. Dairy, grain, and vegetable contractors still contribute to and maintain one indemnity fund—essentially forcing the three industries to subsidize one another's defaults and to incur the same penalties.
As a result of the fund balance falling below $11 million, dairy processors and others will face renewed assessment payments, and fee credits for the program will likely cease in the coming year. Rebuilding the fund will take years and millions of dairy and other industry dollars.
In a joint memo being presented to DATCP today, Cooperative Network and the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association express the following: "Our organizations were supportive of the 2002 changes to the APS program because of the unfulfilled promise that individual security would be replaced by blanket industry bonds. We have asked in the past for changes to the law that would protect dairy contractors from the impacts that a default such as Allens Inc. will have on the dairy industry. We continue to insist that such a change is appropriate."
The dairy sector had $7.6 million invested in the APS fund at the time of the $6.7-million Allens Inc. default in 2013. The last dairy industry default was in 2005 and resulted in APS payments totaling $130,000.
Cooperative Network will continue to work for a less costly and more efficient APS program, insisting on the commonsense approach that each industry's access to the indemnity fund is limited to the balance each industry contributed to the fund.
Cooperative Network serves more than 600 Wisconsin and Minnesota member-cooperatives by providing government relations, education, marketing, and technical services for a wide variety of cooperatives including farm supply, health, dairy marketing, consumer, financial, livestock marketing, telecommunications, electric, housing, insurance, worker-owned cooperatives, and more. For more information about Cooperative Network, visitwww.cooperativenetwork.coop.
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I've just had to test an extraction cabinet with twin lights and a fan.
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The lights plug into the twin socket and the fan plugs into the single (all by means of standard 13A plugs) this arrangement is controlled on the front of the cabinet by a single push on/off dimmer and a twin domestic light switch (one switch controls both lights the other the fan on and off ).
I have tried testing the 3 sockets as an extension block (IEC Lead x 3) all was fine until the tester got to the polarity test which failed as O/C (I guess this is Open/Circuit?) I've tried all the combinations I can of the switches but can't stop the O/C Fail.
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Selena Covers Nylon MagazinePublished January 17, 2013 by leaveittogossip
Selena Gomez covers the February issue of Nylon Magazine.
The 20-year-old actress joked with the mag about never really getting that spring break experience.
"I don't think I've even had a spring break," she shared. "I had to have someone show me how to hold a cigarette. Harmony [Korine, director of Spring Breakers] was like, 'It's good that you don't know. Maybe that's a character trait!'"
Be sure to head on over to NylonMag.com, they'll be unveiling more Selena pics throughout the week!


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Sue Visser is a health researcher, product developer and passionately devoted to encouraging people to help themselves to a healthy life. In this interview, she talks about her book, "Illustrated Guide to Healthy Happy Eating – For All Blood Types," and more.
Sue Visser is a health researcher, product developer and passionately devoted to encouraging people to help themselves to a healthy life.
Her book, "Illustrated Guide to Healthy Happy Eating – For All Blood Types," is still available from her for less than one-quarter of the current Internet price (including postage).
Sue's enthusiasm for blood type eating has resulted in a wealth of practical information. She shares this freely with everyone by means of magazines, newspapers, radio broadcasts and workshops. Sue also shows us how to find our own cures in the kitchen for common ailments like coughs and colds, hormonal upsets, digestive disorders, arthritis or aches and pains.
Q. When did you become interested in improving your and others health, and what was the impetus that drove that interest to a passion you have devoted your life to?
A. When your baby son nearly dies from a series of respiratory collapses and antibiotics make it worse, you wake up. Homeopathy saved the day, with a few white pills that matched the symptoms. Anton is now a towering slab of muscle in his 30s. He eats for blood type A and so does his father. When they don't, they complain of fatigue and have learned that they are different from O type Mom and daughter Vivienne. (Thank you Peter D'Adamo for that!)
The black Zulu people called me "Sangoma" as a child. They saw something in me that they recognized as an innate healer. After my husband, Jim, became ill from a bacterial infection and the stress of feeding the family from hand to mouth took its toll, he started to get paralysis attacks and painful joints. He recovered with a concoction of calcium lactate and cider vinegar. In no time I had formulated an ideal supplement and a few years later it showed up in a survey as being the best formulation at the lowest price per dose. It paid off, with a healthy family and now we all walk our talk. I have been accused of being too enthusiastic, too passionate by those who cannot keep up with me.
Q. With private sellers receiving $195 for your book, how do you feel about that, since you receive no part of that money that could be used to aid your research?
A. Good luck to them! That is nothing compared to doctors who are paid to "practice" on people and then I am asked to sort out the mess. I have devoted my life to research and have a good working knowledge of medical matters. I test out theories, trial formulations, claims and cures constantly even at my own expense to get to grips with how a human being ticks. To me it's not about making money from sick people and causing them to get sicker. It's not about claiming your line of products to be the cure-all. Sooner or later the vendors of "snake oil" trip over their own shoelaces. People feel so bad because they eat so bad. I tried to change that. The book's a piece of me.
Q. In today's world seemingly filled with the philosophy of "get what you can," you don't. On your website you freely share articles on how to improve our lives. The topics range from a deworming recipe to how food can make us feel sexy. Why do you offer so much of your research for free?
A. I take no anxious thought for my life: what I should eat or what I wear. We are provided for – however, whereever. I take more anxious thought about gluten, transfatty acids and too much sugar! Being a community worker, I have never received direct payment. My life is about love and service.
Q. What's it like working with small African villages, knowing when you leave, you leave the residents with the ability to increase their chances for survival.
A. You don't. Most people are stubborn, lazy, unappreciative and more interested in free hospital medicines. They spend their pennies on white bread and bottles of Coke because they try to copy us. Every 30 seconds somebody dies of malaria somewhere in the world. But many die every second in ignorance of their Godliness. They kill each other too, just because of a difference of opinion. Can medicinal plants change that? Bill Gates set the stage by trying to provide artemenisin, a synthetic version of the plant extract to help the situation. The mosquitoes became resistant to it. But not to the plant itself. We also use olive leaves. Both these herbs deal with microbes and parasites. I put together a remedy and included them with other anti-microbials. Over the years I have given black people the parasite remedy if they don't feel well. When they come back and demand more, I get curious. I was told that they had been HIV positive, but are now HIV negative. Yes, there is a big parasite problem!
"Out of the Closet," a romantic comedy by DA Kentner's alter ego, KevaD, is available on DA's blog, dakentner.blogspot.com, and nobleromance.com.
DA Kentner is a Freeport, Ill., author who can be reached through his blog, dakentner.blogspot.com or his e-mail, email@example.com.
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DALLAS, Ga. - The Paulding County Sheriff's Office is offering parents a free computer software program to help keep tabs on the types of content their children are seeing on the Internet.
WSB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/WHzbO3 ) the sheriff's department is offering the ComputerCOP software program to help parents monitor browsing history and record images being displayed on computer monitors. The program also scans for certain images and keywords related to crime, pornography and drug use. Officials say parents can also enter their own set of keywords.
The software was given to the sheriff's office by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which used a federal grant to fund creating the software.
Authorities say they're offering the program in hopes that parents will speak with their children on the dangers of Internet.


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There is something amazing happening in the Republican Party today and in just a few paragraphs, I will get to exactly how that involves Nashville's conservative talk show host, Phil Valentine, affectionately referred to by his supporters as "Uncle Phil."
The GOP is struggling to define itself, and it remains to be seen whether it will come out as the (libertarian) Republican Party or the (establishment) Republican Party, whether it will be for liberty and rule-of-law or for bailouts, corporate welfare, and special interests.
Living and participating in Nashville's political scene, I have the opportunity to watch a perfect microcosm of this national party struggle as an exciting narrative unfolds before my eyes- the attempted ousting of Matt Collins, the First Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Nashville-Davidson County.
As a colleague and friend of mine, I can tell you first hand, that Mr. Collins is one of Nashville's and Tennessee's truest patriots, and a perfect example of the most valuable asset the Republican Party has- young, passionate, hard-working, freedom-loving Republican activists.
Just days ago, the Republican Party of Davidson County took the first steps toward removing Matt Collins from his office, citing "unprofessional actions" in the use of his title when expressing opinions "derogatory to and disrespectful of Republican candidates or elected officials."
While I've seen the County Party's distaste for Mr. Collins (mostly because of his support for Republican Congressman Ron Paul) simmer and boil over for months, this most recent controversy broke over Matt's public refusal to shake hands with Rep. Zach Wamp (a candidate for TN Governor) because of Wamp's support for the financial bailouts.
When the battle lines are drawn, it would appear that Mr. Collins is on the right side, and his detractors in the County GOP are on the
Grassroots conservative activists like Chattanooga Tea Party leader, Bryan Haddock, for one. And as we learned on Friday- one of Nashville's favorite conservative talk radio hosts, "Uncle" Phil Valentine, whose conservative credentials are impressive- his work may be the number one reason Tennessee has no income tax despite the push for one a few short years ago.
On his show Friday, Valentine confirmed Matt Collins' political instincts when he interviewed country star, John Rich of Big & Rich- a supporter of Zach Wamp for Governor of Tennessee. Phil said (and you can listen to it here), "if you voted for the bail out, it's time for you to get the hell out!"
He also said of his own preferences for Tennessee's next GOP candidate for governor that he's "narrowed it down to two, one of them ain't Zach" before lamenting that "we're now having to take a 2nd and 3rd look at people that we thought were on our side."
So again, I must ask the Republican Party of Davidson County- on which side of the line do you want to stand? With a bailout voter, on the side of corporate welfare and party over principle? Or with true conservatives like Phil Valentine, many of Tennessee's brave tea party activists, and Matt Collins- on the side of liberty and principle over politics?
This battle is one of many that are happening across the country. Matt's a great guy and I hope for the best as this situation unfolds, but the key thing to remember is that his struggle is emblematic of something bigger- this is a fight over the very heart and soul of the Republican Party itself.
The outcome could drastically alter the future of this great country, for better or for worse.
UPDATE (11:20am Nov 2, 2009):
Rep. Zach Wamp says: "The last thing we need is any more squishy moderates in the state of Tennessee." Um... exactly.
Too bad if you voted for the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street with tax payer money, then you're one of those squishy moderates.


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Refineries and similar facilities often have electrical control equipment and instrumentation located in rooms that are within or near Class I hazardous locations. If you install a purging and pressurizing system in these rooms, the NEC allows you to install general-purpose equipment (intended for use in an unclassified location) in such locations.
FPN 1 to Sec. 500-4(d) in the NEC suggests you can reduce, limit, or even eliminate hazards by adequate positive-pressure ventilation from a source of clear air, coupled with effective safeguards against ventilation failure. FPN 2 to Sec. 500-4(d) in the NEC refers to NFPA 496-1998 (Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment) for requirements pertaining to the design of a purged and pressurized room.
Requirements included in Chapter 5, NFPA 496, provide guidelines for preventing the entry of flammable vapors or gases into the room housing electrical-related equipment.
Factors to consider (NFPA 496, Sec. 5-3)
As a designer or installer, you must consider many factors in the design and layout of the control room. First, the number of people in the room is important when calculating the volume of air required as well as the access requirements. An appendix in NFPA 496 states a control room located in a hazardous (classified) location should have as few doors as possible so you can maintain positive pressure within the room - while maintaining the need for egress of personnel per Appendix A-5-4.1.
A control room typically contains data processing, communications, HVAC, lighting, power, and electrical equipment, as well as process-control instruments and panels. It's the designer and installer's job to understand the varied needs for protection from flammable atmospheres. The volume of air introduced must satisfy the need for cooling the electrical equipment and preventing heating problems.
Location, location, location (NFPA 496, Secs. 5-3.1(c) and 5-3.2)
You must also consider the location of the control room in relation to the source of flammable gases or vapors. Pay particular attention to the direction of the prevailing wind. One side of the room may face a location generally free from trace amounts of flammable vapors or gases, or the height of the fan intake may be sufficient to provide a clean source of air. If you need ducting to reach an uncontaminated source, it must be noncombustible material, free of leaks, and protected against damage or corrosion.
Positive pressure air systems (NFPA 496, Sec. 5-4.1)
You must maintain positive pressure of at least 0.1 in. of water column (25 Pascals) in the control room with all openings closed. Sensitive pressure switches and other devices are available to measure these low values. The Code permits this minimum air pressure to drop to a lower level when doors and other apertures remain open - providing you maintain a minimum air velocity of 60 ft/min. (0.3 m/sec) through the openings.
Type X equipment (NFPA 496, Sec. 5-4.4)
If you locate a control room in a Class I, Division 1 (or Zone 1) location, containing equipment that can only function safely in an unclassified location, you must use a Type X purging system. Type X purging systems reduce the hazards from Division I (or Zone 1) to unclassified. You must cut power off immediately when the positive-pressure air system fails. You also must detect failure of the system at the discharge end of the fan.
The Code does not consider an electrical interlock that indicates when the pressurizing fan motor is running to be reliable for this purpose because of the possibility of a broken belt or other equipment failure. The sensing device must start an audible or visual alarm located in a constantly attended position. (See exception to Sec. 5-4.4 for a variance pertaining to this rule.)
You must take the electrical power circuit for the positive-pressure air system equipment off ahead of any service disconnects feeding the control room. The airflow-monitoring switch, electrical disconnect, and motor for the air system fan must be suitable for the area in question (as it would be classified if there was no positive ventilation system). This provision allows for the re-pressurization of the room after the air system fails.
One method to determine the degree of safety for such a situation involves the use of combustible gas detectors. You can use these detectors to be sure the atmosphere around the electrical equipment is nonflammable. As an alternative, you could also employ a purge timer to prevent reapplying power too soon after the pressurizing air system restarts. The time period should be sufficient to allow at least four air changes within the room.
Type Y and Z equipment (NFPA 496, Sec. 5-4.5)
Type Y purging systems reduce the classification within a room from Division 1 (or Zone 1) to Division 2 (or Zone 2). Type Z purging systems reduce the classification from Division 2 (Zone 2) to unclassified. If the control room location and/or equipment is suitable for these type of purges, then it's not necessary to de-energize the power supply circuit to the control room equipment immediately upon a positive pressure air system failure. However, for safety's sake, you should de-energize that equipment as soon as possible after you detect air failure, or that some means of monitoring the atmosphere within the room be started.
This article covers some of the general rules you must be familiar with when working in hazardous locations. For more detailed information, refer to specific requirements outlined in NFPA 496.


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Holiday Hoopla #12: Rosetta Stone® Review
Monday, December 7, 2009
Rosetta Stone® empowers millions of people around the world to change their lives through an interactive solution that provides the fastest, most effective way to learn a language. Rosetta Stone solutions teach communication skills the same way a person's first language is learned as a child – connecting the language with its meaning, in real life scenarios.
Rosetta can be used by anyone, at any age. There are three different levels (1 for beginners, 2 for intermediate, and 3 for advanced) for varying skill levels.
How it works:
The Rosetta Stone solution recreates the instinctive language learning experience through a variety of proven methods. Version 3 offers a personalized course based on the learner's native language and skills and provides the following tools to facilitate language learning success:
·Dynamic Immersion™ – helps the learner think in a new language from the very beginning, by bypassing translation and tedious grammar drills; language meaning is derived by connecting words and grammar with images.
·Contextual Formation™ – enables new language production from the first lesson by placing the learner in just the right context to intuitively know how to progress.
·Adaptive Recall™ – tracks progress and brings back material for review at just the right interval to reinforce learning.
·Advanced speech recognition technology – learners begin speaking from the start and the speech analysis tools help perfect pronunciation.
·Milestone feature – simulates real-life situations in which to practice the language.
·Audio Companion – allows users to practice what they've learned on the go.
25 different languages are offered in Version 3:
• Arabic
• Chinese (Mandarin)
• Dutch
• English (American)
• English (British)
• French
• German
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Irish
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Latin
• Persian (Farsi)
• Polish
• Portuguese (Brazil)
• Russian
• Spanish (Spain)
• Swedish
• Turkish
• Vietnamese
• Spanish (Latin America)
• Filipino (Tagalog)
My thoughts:
I took both Spanish and French in high school and I'm absolutely in love with the French language. So when I was contacted to do this review, I knew it could be an opportunity to brush up on my French language skills. After all, it has been over 15 years since I was studying it in school!
Rosetta Stone is very easy to use and the speech recognition is a major plus. I've tried other language software before and it didn't recognize what you were saying, so I was never really sure if I was pronouncing things correctly. I'm glad that I was able to try this out and I hope that anyone else who has the desire to either learn a new language or brush up on past skills, would try out Rosetta Stone.
Disclaimer: I was sent the product named above to review. The opinions expressed above are solely my own and yours may differ. Receiving a product will NEVER influence what I write in any review.


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- Global connectedness has yet to recover from its steep drop at the onset of the financial crisis
- Europe still world's most connected region, Netherlands on top individually; Sub-Saharan Africa averages largest increase from 2010 to 2011
- Even the most connected countries can benefit from deeper integration; potential gains can reach trillions of dollars
- The world's shifting economic center of gravity is reshaping industry connectedness
FRANKFURT, GERMANY--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2012) - DHL today released the second edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), a comprehensive analysis of the state of globalization around the world. The report, drawing on over one million data points from 2005 to 2011, concludes that the world today is less globally connected than it was in 2007. It documents how global connectedness, measured by international flows of trade, capital, information and people, grew robustly from the report's baseline year of 2005 to 2007, and then dropped sharply at the onset of the financial crisis. Despite modest gains since 2009, global connectedness has yet to recapture its pre-crisis peak.
"The GCI 2012 indicates that today's volatile and uncertain business environment bears the lasting impact of the financial crisis," remarked Frank Appel, CEO Deutsche Post DHL. "Especially in this period of slow growth, it's important to remember the tremendous gains that globalization has brought to the world's citizens and to recognize it as an engine of economic progress," he added. "Above all, governments must resist protectionist measures that hinder cross-border interactions."
Changes in connectedness: Sub-Saharan Africa improves; Netherlands still on top
While the world as a whole experienced only a very modest increase in global connectedness from 2010 to 2011, some individual countries had large gains. The countries with the largest increases in their global connectedness scores from 2010 to 2011 are Mozambique, Togo, Ghana, Guinea and Zambia - all of which are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. While this region remains the world's least connected, it averaged the largest connectedness increases from 2010 to 2011.
The Netherlands retained its 2010 position as the world's most connected country. Of the top ten most connected countries in 2011, nine of them are located in Europe. This is the world's most connected region.
"Europe's high level of global connectivity points to one of the greatest achievements of European integration," commented Appel. "We have to remember this as talk of fragmentation enters the debate over the continent's future."
Although it tops the 2011 ranking, the Netherlands has surprising headroom to further increase its integration with the world, as revealed in a new case study in the 2012 edition of the GCI.
"Investigating the actual extent of globalization on a country-by-country and regional basis reveals two critical things," explains Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, author of the GCI. "First, cross-border flows are significantly lower than commonly perceived, and second, every country - even the Netherlands - has untapped possibilities to benefit from more connectedness. At a time of economic weakness, this represents one of the most powerful levers available for boosting growth."
Connectedness and prosperity strongly linked
The 2012 edition of the GCI also includes case studies on Mexico and Vietnam and offers eight recommendations to help countries enhance or expand their connectedness with the rest of the world. This new chapter also highlights evidence that the depth of global connectedness - the proportion of flows that cross national borders - contributes to economic development and prosperity.
"The benefits of expanding merchandise trade are much larger than traditional models indicate," explains Professor Ghemawat. "Adding to that the gains from services trade and other kinds of cross-border flows, the estimated economic benefits double to at least 8% of global GDP."
Industry connectedness impacted by the rise of emerging markets
A further key enhancement to the 2012 edition of the GCI is an analysis of industry-level connectedness. The report concludes that the world's shifting economic center of gravity is reshaping industry connectedness. The migration of production and consumption to emerging markets has specific implications for the three industries highlighted in the report: pharmaceuticals, passenger cars and mobile phones. The report offers lessons on how companies can adapt their strategies to benefit from the changing geography of production and consumption.
Note to editors:
The DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012 as well as supplemental background information can be downloaded at www.dhl.com/gci.
Some surprising facts from the GCI 2012:
DHL - The Logistics company for the world
DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and "The Logistics company for the world". DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and about 275,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting climate protection, disaster management and education.
DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of 53 billion euros in 2011.
For more information: www.dp-dhl.com
About the authors of the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012:
Pankaj Ghemawat is the Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. He served for more than twenty years on the faculty of Harvard Business School, where in 1991, he became the youngest person in the school's history to be appointed a full professor. Ghemawat's latest book, World 3.0, won the Thinkers 50 Book Award for the best business book published in 2010-2011.
Steven A. Altman is Senior Research Associate and Lecturer in Strategic Management at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
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