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Palestinian state vote in the UN? Powder keg, match–some assembly required.
President Obama has one job area where he gets good marks, relatively speaking. Not particularly high marks but the positive side is higher than the negative. For the life of me, I'm not sure why, but that's the way it is. That area is foreign policy.
But that could take a but of a hit soon if what is afoot in the UN comes to pass:
The Obama administration has initiated a last-ditch diplomatic campaign to avert a confrontation this month over a plan by Palestinians to seek recognition as a state at the United Nations, but it may already be too late, according to senior American officials and foreign diplomats.
The Palestinians apparently see the Third World Debating Club, also known as the UN, as a venue to increase their power within the UN and use it to leverage their fight against Israel.
A General Assembly vote (the US has said it would veto a Security Council vote) would change the dynamic of the relationship the Palestinians now have with the UN. The US does not have the votes to block a General Assembly okay, which means:
…a vote by the General Assembly to elevate the status of the Palestinians' nonvoting observer "entity" to that of a nonvoting observer state. The change would pave the way for the Palestinians to join dozens of United Nations bodies and conventions, and it could strengthen their ability to pursue cases against Israel at the International Criminal Court.
Oh happy days. That would certainly make the region more stable, no?
Of course, the Obama administration's efforts at peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis is, as the New York Times charitably describes them, are "moribund". In fact, they've been an abject failure, partially because of the treatment Obama has meted out to Israel during his tenure. Relations have been strained at times to say the least. And this latest move by the Palestinians makes the situation even more difficult:
Senior officials said the administration wanted to avoid not only a veto but also the more symbolic and potent General Assembly vote that would leave the United States and only a handful of other nations in the opposition. The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic maneuverings, said they feared that in either case a wave of anger could sweep the Palestinian territories and the wider Arab world at a time when the region is already in tumult. President Obama would be put in the position of threatening to veto recognition of the aspirations of most Palestinians or risk alienating Israel and its political supporters in the United States.
The solution? Well, apparently the administration is trying to revive talks between the two because they seem to believe that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has said he'd forego the vote for substantive talks.
But the key here is to be found in the last sentence of the cited paragraph above. And it all has to do with politics. Either way, it seems Obama is screwed. Unless he can find an alternative both sides accept (talks) he is going to definitely alienate one side or the other and their supporters as well. In the US that means the Jewish voting bloc that provides him much funding or the left who've been Palestinian state supporters for years. In the Middle East, the veto would be seen as the US again interfering and Obama would become just as "loved" as George Bush was.
The chances of getting talks moving again? Probably not so good:
"If you put the alternative out there, then you've suddenly just changed the circumstances and changed the dynamic," a senior administration official involved in the flurry of diplomacy said Thursday. "And that's what we're trying very much to do."
Efforts to head off the Palestinian diplomatic drive have percolated all summer but have taken on urgency as the vote looms in the coming weeks. "It's not clear to me how it can be avoided at the moment," said Ghaith al-Omari, a former Palestinian negotiator who is now executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine in Washington. "An American veto could inflame emotions and bring anti-American sentiment to the forefront across the region."
While some officials remain optimistic that a compromise can be found, the administration has simultaneously begun planning to limit the fallout of a statehood vote.
And fallout there will be regardless of what the US does.
It could also come to haunt Obama domestically as his action (or inaction) will indeed rebound on him negatively in one or the other parts of his base. The one area in which he gets decent marks may soon be in the cellar with all the rest.
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CES: Intel, Qualcomm Go Head-to-Head
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Intel(INTC) made plenty of noise at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday, setting out its 2013 chip roadmap for mobile devices such as super-skinny Ultrabooks and tablets.
A few hours later, though, the world's biggest chipmaker "was upstaged by Qualcomm(QCOM) and its CES keynote," JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna said in a note, referring to CEO Paul Jacobs, who took over the opening keynote slot vacated by Microsoft's(MSFT) Steve Ballmer.
Jacobs used his time in the spotlight to schmooze with a host of celebrities and unveil the company's next-generation Snapdragon mobile processor.
A key Apple(AAPL) partner and key beneficiary of the push to high-speed LTE networks, great things are expected by analysts from Qualcomm in 2013.
Still, Intel left investors with plenty to chew over.
At its eagerly anticipated press event, Intel gave a sneak peek of its Bay Trail chip, a 22-nanometer version of its Clover Trail Atom processor, which will appear in Google(GOOG) Android and Microsoft(MSFT) Windows 8 tablets during the 2013 holiday season.
"Bay Trail doubles the performance of the current generation and will likely support full-day battery life," Nomura analyst Romit Shah said in a note. "The road map of Bay Trail appears to be more aggressive than previously planned."
Intel also provided an update on its Clover Trail offering for Windows 8, citing its presence in tablets from Dell(DELL) , HP(HPQ) , Lenovo, Acer, Asus, LG and Samsung. Mike Bell, general manager of Intel's Mobile and Communications Group, said more designs based on Clover Trail are scheduled to ship during the coming weeks.
Power, or more specifically power reduction, was one of the big themes of Intel's CES event.
The chipmaker, for example, lowered the power consumption of its Ivy Bridge chip from 17 watts to 7 watts, aiming to boost its use in convertibles and high-performance tablets. The company also announced that the 7-watt version of its Haswell Core processor, geared toward Ultrabooks and convertibles, is available now.
More than a dozen designs are in development based on the new 7-watt Haswell technology, according to Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's PC client group. Skaugen also demoed the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Ultrabook and a forthcoming Ultrabook with a detachable screen from Acer during his presentation. The devices will be among the first to offer the low-power Haswell Core when they launch during the spring, he said.
Nomura's Shah says the 7-watt processor can bring desktop-style performance typically associated with Intel's Core processors to tablet notebooks.
The next generation of Intel's Haswell processor is expected to debut in 2013, with Skaugen noting that this provides "true all-day battery life." To emphasize his point, the Intel executive held up a prototype convertible Ultrabook/tablet which offers up to 13 hours of battery life.

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Janette (Florence) Hanley
Janette (Florence) Hanley, 77, of 71 Durant Ave., died Thursday March 21, 2013, in WCA Hospital.
She was born May 10, 1935, in Dubois, Pa., a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Logan Robbins.
She was a graduate of Lafayette High School, Buffalo.
She was a member of Fluvanna Community Church, as well as Stockton Community Church.
Known as a computer grandma, she enjoyed technology and genealogy, combining the two to construct and maintain the family tree.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas M. Hanley, whom she married Dec. 15, 1955; four sons: Thomas M. (Susan) Hanley Jr. of Ripley, Mark S. (Eva) Hanley of Wilmington, N.C., and Matthew W. (Julia) Hanley and David C. Hanley both of Jamestown; seven grandchildren: Alek, Ian, Rachel, Daniel, Mindy, Joshua Tarr and Shara Post; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Frank Robbins of Dubois, Pa.; a sister, Judith Robbins of Dubois, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters: Joan LaMastra and Jane Abbarno.
A private service will be held at the convenience of the family.
Visitation will not be observed.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Southern Tier Kidney Association.
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UK Launches Low Altitude Datalink Flight Trials
U.K.'s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is currently using live flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh to research the use of data communications between Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) and pilots at lower altitudes. According to NATS, Datalink, the U.K.'s version of the Data Comm ATM modernization in the U.S., is currently mandated in European airspace above 28,500 feet and now the U.K. is looking at providing the same benefits at flight levels as low as 10,000 feet.
In addition to the flight trials between Bristol and Edinburgh, NATS is also conducting them between Bristol and Rome Fiumicino as well as four routes between Scotland and Scandinavia. So far, NATS has landed more than 10 successful trial flights and will continue to run trials through June. Also participating is the Italian air navigation service provider ENAV, airlines including Air France, EasyJet and SAS, and industry leaders Selex-SI, SITA, Airbus ProSky and Boeing. The trials are the culmination of the ATC Full Datalink Project (AFD) under the Demonstrating SESAR: Integrated Flight Trials program.
Datalink was first deployed in Europe in November 2012, as a concept to replace voice communications at lower altitudes.
Airbus Conducts SESAR i4D Flight Trials
Airbus has completed the second initial 4D (i4D) trajectory flight trials as part of a joint project with other members of the government-industry Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking team. i4D, a technology designed to ensure aircraft flight trajectories remain synchronized between air and ground throughout all stages of flight, will facilitate more direct paths between destinations in Europe, according to Airbus.
The SESAR team's goal is to reduce the environmental impact per flight by 10 percent, as well as reduce delays with shorter and more direct flights.
Europe's 1st UAS Research Center Opens in Spain
|UAS at the inauguration of the ATLAS Research Center. Photo: ATLAS
Located in Herrera, Spain, the site features a main runway of more than 2,600 feet, as well as an auxiliary grass runway and an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower with approach radar and communications room to simulate what UAS operations in Europe will truly look like within commercial airspace.
Pilatus Connects PC-12 NG Flight Deck
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The 2014 PC-12 NG's biggest new feature is the new wireless connected flight deck, a set of four iPad applications that interface with an onboard gateway system to provide an effortless data exchange process between the aircraft, pilot and maintenance engineers. Pilatus collaborated with Honeywell, Jeppesen and Aspen Avionics to implement the new flight deck technology. The iPad applications, MyFlightPath, MyCMC, MyGDC, INDS and Connected for Pilatus allow for wireless downloading and updating of navigational databases.
Thales to Acquire LiveTV
Thales signed a binding agreement to acquire JetBlue's subsidiary in-flight entertainment provider, LiveTV, for $400 million. The acquisition is still subject to regulatory approval and Thales is expecting to complete the purchase by mid-2014. The Melbourne, Fla.-based LiveTV provides in-flight entertainment and connectivity products covering Ka-Band Broadband, Multi Band Broadband (Ku-, Ka- and L-Band), LiveAero and Regional Satellite Radio.
Currently, LiveTV is providing the installation of ViaSat's Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity service across JetBlue's entire commercial fleet of Airbus A320s.


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Chicken Noodle Soup
Recipe courtesy of Anne Burrell
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- Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
- 1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 4 ribs celery, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 3 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- Kosher salt
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bunch thyme
- 3 pounds bone-in chicken legs and thighs, skin and excess fat removed
- Water, as needed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 grates fresh nutmeg
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups small pasta, preferably small shells such as orecchiette, or orzo
- 1 (15-ounce) can white beans or chick peas
- 1 bunch cilantro, leaves coarsely chopped
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Coat a large stock pot with olive oil and add the onions, celery and carrots. Season with salt, to taste, and bring the pot to medium-high heat. Cook the vegetables until they start to soften and are very aromatic, about 10 minutes. Add in the garlic, crushed red pepper and thyme and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken and fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken. Add the bay leaves, bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes and skim off any particles that accumulate on the surface. Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemon halves into the soup and drop in the lemon halves. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and taste for seasoning. Adjust the flavors with salt and pepper, if needed. Simmer the soup for an additional hour.
While the soup is simmering, bring another pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until "al dente," firm but not crunchy. Drain the pasta and transfer to a medium bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and toss. Reserve.
After the soup has finished, switch the heat off and remove the chicken to a cutting board. Discard the lemon halves, thyme and bay leaves. Let the chicken cool, then remove the bones and discard. Pull the meat into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pot. Taste the soup for seasoning, which should be spicy with a bright lemon flavor and a warm cinnamon chicken feel. It should be very full-flavored and warm your soul. Rinse the beans and add them to the pot. Adjust the seasoning, if needed.
Spoon some of the reserved pasta into the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle the hot soup over the pasta. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve. This soup is perfect for a cold day! YAY!
Recipe courtesy of Anne Burrell
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In recent months, the national media has focused on the negative, even violent, behavior of players, coaches and parents involved in youth sports. In a proactive effort to counteract this trend of violence, AYSO is initiating a program called Kids Zone.
As part of AYSO's education agenda, Kids Zone is a dynamic program targeted to eliminate negative sideline behavior. It is aimed toward producing a thoroughly positive impact on everyone involved in youth soccer. To execute this program, three basic elements are involved:
- The Pledge. We will require AYSO parents to sign a pledge that holds them to the Kids Zone standards.Download Pledge and return to your Team Coordinator
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*Note: It is very important that the Team Coach signs his/her form including printed name, phone number and the division (e.g., U10).
When collected, Team Coordinator can send forms to:
Carole Nedeff
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- The Badge. This is a pin-on button bearing the program's logo. This will be worn by program supporters at games, and will serve as a reminder of the importance of positive sideline behavior.
- The Sign. A large sign, which lists positive behavior standards, will be posted at the entrance of participating fields. Parents and spectators who will abide by these standards are welcome — all others are not.
By entering the kids zone,
you agree to the following:
Kids are #1
Fun, not winning,is everything
Fan only cheer and only coaches coach
No yelling in anger
Respect the Volunteer Referees
No Swearing
No Smoking
Leave no trash behind
Set a proper example for our children
Go to AYSO National site to see the online Kids Zone video.
Tools for Parents
The following ideas may be helpful for being an AYSO supportive parent.
Conversations before the games
- Tell your child you love him/her regardless of the outcome.
- Tell him or her "Go for it, give it your best shot and have fun!"
During the game
- Understand that kids are over-stimulated during games. The coach is yelling instructions, opponents and teammates are talking, the crowd is cheering, and the referee is blowing the whistle. To a youth sports participant the atmosphere is much like that of a fighter pilot with enemy jets racing all around.
- Do not yell instructions to your child during the game, since it only adds to the confusion. Sometimes the best thing you can do as a parent is to be quiet.
- Cheer and acknowledge the play by BOTH teams.
After the game
- Thank the officials for doing a difficult job.
- Thank the coaches for their efforts. Understand that after a difficult loss is not a good time to question a coach.
- Thank your opponents for a good game.
- Congratulate your child and his or her teammates for their effort.
- Compliment individual players on the efforts they made in the game.
During the car ride home
- Point out a good play your child made during the game.
- Avoid criticizing or correcting mistakes.
- Ask open-ended questions about how the game was played rather than how many points were scored. Examples of open-ended questions that might apply:
- "Did you have fun?"
- "Did you give it your best effort?"
- "What did you learn from the game?"
- "What was the best play you made and how did it feel?"
- " Did you bounce back from your mistakes?"
- Remember each child's feelings are important, win or lose. Don't focus on winning only.


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What is a W-2G? Gambling Winnings and Losses and How to Report
The Form W-2G reports income and withholdings related to gambling. Generally, you will receive a Form W-2G if you receive:
$600 or more in gambling winnings and the payout is at least 300 times the amount of the
wager (except winnings from bingo, keno, and slot machines);
$1,200 or more in gambling winnings from bingo or slot machines;
$1,500 or more in proceeds (the amount of winnings less the amount of the wager) from keno; OR
Any gambling winnings subject to federal income tax withholding.
To view a sample Form W-2G, click here.
Gambling winnings are fully taxable and must be reported on your tax return. Here are the top seven facts the Internal Revenue Service wants you to know about gambling winnings.
1. Gambling income includes – but is not limited to – winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse and dog races and casinos, as well as the fair market value of prizes such as cars, houses, trips or other noncash prizes.
2. Depending on the type and amount of your winnings, the payer might provide you with a Form W-2G and may have withheld federal income taxes from the payment.
3. The full amount of your gambling winnings for the year must be reported on line 21 of IRS Form 1040. You may not use Form 1040A or 1040EZ (TaxSlayer will automatically use Form 1040 for you). This rule applies regardless of the amount and regardless of whether you receive a Form W-2G or any other reporting form.
4. If you itemize deductions, you can deduct your gambling losses for the year on line 28 of Schedule A, Form 1040.
5. You cannot deduct gambling losses that are more than your winnings.
6. It is important to keep an accurate diary or similar record of your gambling winnings and losses.
7. To deduct your losses, you must be able to provide receipts, tickets, statements or other records that show the amount of both your winnings and losses.
To enter Gambling Winnings in our program go to Federal Section > Income (Enter Myself) > Other Income > Gambling Winnings
To enter Gambling Losses in our program go to Federal Section > Deductions (Enter Myself) > Itemized Deductions > Miscellaneous Deductions. Please read the "Learn More" link attached to that entry line, remembering that you cannot deduct losses that are more than your winnings.


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Hi guys. I've had many samples of ripe pu, all of which I found to be slightly disgusting, to be quite honest. Recently, I went to the local Chinese-style teahouse and asked for a gong fu service of their favorite raw pu. I don't know what it was exactly other than it was from a 2007 bing, but it was quite different from shu pu, and I enjoyed it very much, and now I would like a cake or two of some yummy raw pu. I am looking for something that is ready to drink, because I am interested in consumption and not collection. And for the sake of making this easier, I'm looking for two cakes at $20 each or perhaps one cake for about $40 and I intend on making my purchase from Yunnan Sourcing. I'm tempted to buy a cake of what I drank from the local teahouse, but that cake cost $45 and I know from experience that that teahouse sells their teas for about double what I can pay for a similar quality tea from an online vendor, although sometimes it's worth it when shipping costs are factored in.
I know there's an enormous selection of cakes on YS, so I'm expecting that you guys will have a similar plurality of suggestions. To limit what I'm looking for even more, I'll say that the sheng pu I enjoyed was quite sweet and a little smoky, full-bodied, relatively mellow and not sharp or astringent, and left a long, sweet, lingering aftertaste. That's the kind of flavor profile I'm looking for.
Anyway, I know that pu-heads form their own sub-culture within the world of tea, so I'm not really looking to get sucked in, I just want a couple cakes that I can enjoy drinking, and I'll leave you guys to worry about the technical mumbo-jumbo like factory and year of harvest and what have you. I would love to hear any suggestions you have on what cakes I should consider, so I thank you all for what you may have to say.


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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cut piece
Calories 183
Total Fat 2 g
Saturated Fat less than 1 g
Cholesterol 80 mg
Sodium 325 mg
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Fish fillets 2 pounds
Lemon juice, fresh 1 tablespoon
Skim milk or 1% buttermilk ¼ cup
Hot pepper sauce 2 drops
Garlic, fresh, minced 1 teaspoon
White pepper, ground ¼ teaspooon
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Onion powder ¼ teaspoon
Cornflakes, crumbled or regular bread crumbs ½ cup
Vegetable oil (for greasing baking dish) 1 tablespoon
Lemon, fresh, cut in wedges 1
Tip: For variety, try this heart-healthy fish recipe with any kind of fish.
- Preheat oven to 475° F.
- Wipe fillets with lemon juice and pat dry.
- Combine milk, hot pepper sauce, and garlic.
- Combine pepper, salt, and onion powder with cornflake crumbs and place on a plate.
- Let fillets sit in milk briefly. Remove and coat fillets on both sides with seasoned crumbs. Let stand briefly until coating sticks to each side of fish.
- Arrange on lightly oiled shallow baking dish.
- Bake 20 minutes on middle rack without turning.
- Cut into 6 pieces. Serve with fresh lemon.


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When Alzheimer's begins in middle age, misdiagnosis may be more likely. This rare form of Alzheimer's affects work, finances and family.
Early-onset Alzheimer's is an uncommon form of dementia that strikes people younger than age 65. Glenn E. Smith, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., answers questions about this condition.
Of all the people who have Alzheimer's disease, about 5 percent develop symptoms before age 65. So if 4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, at least 200,000 people have the early-onset form of the disease.
Early-onset Alzheimer's has been known to develop between ages 30 and 40, but that's very uncommon. It's more common to see someone in his or her 50s who has the disease.
Some people with early-onset Alzheimer's have the common form of the disease, and experts don't know why these people get the disease at a younger age than others do.
For most, however, early-onset Alzheimer's runs in the family. They're likely to have a parent or grandparent who also developed Alzheimer's at a younger age.
Early-onset Alzheimer's that runs in families is linked to three genes that differ from the APOE gene that can increase your risk of Alzheimer's in general. The genetic path of inheritance is much stronger in early-onset Alzheimer's. If you have a genetic mutation in one of those three genes — the APP, PSEN 1 or PSEN 2 — you may develop Alzheimer's before age 65.
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Competition Day
Today was the men's semi-final competition here in London. In the pentathlon, only 36 people compete in the finals events. At "open" competitions, World Cups, World Championships, and Continental Championships, we have to compete through semi-finals to make it to the finals. At the Olympics and the World Cup Final, only 36 are invited. (If you want to read more about semi-final formats, check out my blog from last year's World Championships). So today we had to cut from a field of 96 athletes down to 36 for Saturday's final.
There were three semi-final groups of 32 athletes. I was disappointed to learn that my group was the earliest, starting at 7:30 this morning. Not that I normally mind getting up early, but 7:30am here is 12:30am at home... and I am pretty much never up that late. So physiologically, it sort of felt like we were competing through the middle of the night. But since most pentathlons are held in Europe, and I have "hopped across the pond" around 40 times now, I'm actually used to that feeling. It still never feels quite right.
The first discipline for my group was fencing. And the word of the day for my fencing would have to be bipolar. I had a great start and was actually leading after 7 bouts with 6 victories and just one defeat. Then I lost 6 in a row and dropped to around 18th place by the 13th bout. Then it all clicked again; and on the last 18 bouts, I won 13 and only lost 5. For any pentathlon junkies out there, that equated to just over 900 points and put me around 6th at the end of fencing.
Then came the 200 meter swim. I had no idea how I would perform in the event. After getting pretty well clobbered this World Cup season in the new combined run/shoot, I decided to back way off of swimming and see if I could get a hang of the new format by Worlds. So I have only been swimming three times per week to total six miles per week since May. To put that in perspective, during the same period last summer, there were many days I would swim six miles. So chalk up lack of training to the prospects of a bad swim.
But there was a compounding factor that made me think I might have some speed in my swim. TYR sent us some of their new swim suits (you know the ones that have been making headlines and that swimming will not allow next year) before we left. They are every bit as fast, and fun, as I have heard from the swimmers who have tried them. At the Olympics, I swam in the LZR and it felt fast. These blow the LZR out of the water, so to speak, and thus have created the controversy. In a nutshell, they are buoyant; and buoyancy helps you swim faster. So I knew I was wearing technology that would make me pretty fast. In the end, I swam a 2:04, about what I expected to swim and fast enough to put me in 5th after two events.
Next up was the combined run/shoot. I wouldn't say I was anxious or scared of it, but I wondered how my training would stand up. The last seven weeks have felt a bit like cramming for a final in college. It seems like you are getting a lot done, but you don't know until you open the test how you will do. I have been shooting okay in practice, but I also knew that the competition and everything that goes with it can cause a performance breakdown.
There were about 35 seconds between me and the all important 13th place (top 12 from each group make the final) which is not a lot of buffer. My first shoot was pretty shaky and dropped me down to 12th. I made up ground in running the first 1,000m and knew that I would still final with two decent shoots. The second shoot did not improve much, and I dropped back to around 20th. Making up places again in the run, I headed into the final shoot. That was better, but not enough to put me in competition for the final.
My last 1000m was probably the perfect end to the season. Shortly after leaving the shooting, I easily cruised passed Andree Mosiev, the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist. He started the combined in 8th place today and would eventually finish around 24th. Shortly before the Olympics at last year's World Championships, Andree and I were also in the same semi-final. We both had to run hard and finished 11th and 12th in our group. Later that summer, he went on to win the Olympics, and I had my lifetime best competition with a medal at the World Cup Final. (I would have much preferred his season to mine in case you were wondering.)
So as I finished up my last event of this season back in 20th place in my semi-final (at an event where I finished 12th in the final last year), it didn't really bother me too much. For me, this year was about exploring the new format of the sport and exploring my interest in continuing on through the 2012 Olympics. If you had asked me 3 months ago, I would have told you I am retiring at the end of this season. If you ask me today... dream on, I'm not telling anyone yet!
(This will not be the last blog from London. Tomorrow, I'll fill you in on the other US men's athlete's results and on Margaux's quest to make it to the women's final. I'll also recap what I think about the new format and my potential to pick up the combined run/shoot.)


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A prospective cohort study challenging the effectiveness of population-based medical intervention for smoking cessation
- 1Center for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- 2Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Correspondence to Hillel R Alpert, Center for Global Tobacco Control, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive, Landmark Building, Floor 3E, Boston, MA 02215, USA; halpert{at}hsph.harvard.edu
Contributors All authors had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and accuracy of the data analysis. LB had the primary role in the study design and collection of data, and all authors had roles in the study design, analysis, interpretation of data and writing of the report.
- Received 6 July 2011
- Accepted 12 November 2011
- Published Online First 10 January 2012
Objective To examine the population effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs), either with or without professional counselling, and provide evidence needed to better inform healthcare coverage decisions.
Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in three waves on a probability sample of 787 Massachusetts adult smokers who had recently quit smoking. The baseline response rate was 46%; follow-up was completed with 56% of the designated cohort at wave 2 and 68% at wave 3. The relationship between relapse to smoking at follow-up interviews and assistance used, including NRT with or without professional help, was examined.
Results Almost one-third of recent quitters at each wave reported to have relapsed by the subsequent interview. Odds of relapse were unaffected by use of NRT for >6 weeks either with (p=0.117) or without (p=0.159) professional counselling and were highest among prior heavily dependent persons who reported NRT use for any length of time without professional counselling (OR 2.68).
Conclusions This study finds that persons who have quit smoking relapsed at equivalent rates, whether or not they used NRT to help them in their quit attempts. Cessation medication policy should be made in the larger context of public health, and increasing individual treatment coverage should not be at the expense of population evidence-based programmes and policies.
- Smoking cessation
- nicotine replacement therapy
- cohort studies
- public policy
- smoking-caused disease
- fire safety
- prevalence
- taxation and price
- environmental tobacco smoke
- harm reduction
- advertising and promotion
- advocacy
- anti-tobacco media campaigns
- cessation
Funding This work was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, State and Community Tobacco Control Interventions Research Grant Program (grant number 2R01 CA86257-05). The sponsor had no role in the study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Competing interests None.
Ethics approval University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
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I'm wonderin' if I'm alone on this one or what. To me, White Peony and White Symphony (a refined version) taste unique onto themselves, and essentially different from the other white teas available.
I try Silver Needle and I taste the depth, subtle sweetness, and the buttery texture. I like Snowbud and its extremely light, cleansing aftertaste. I also recently received White Darjeeling and like that one a lot too--sort of a mix of the white undertone with a radiant "top" to it.
Both White Peony/Symphony were disagreeable to my palette however. I find--and not to be intentionally crass with my language here--the smell of the tea after infusion to resemble a zoo. Seriously, it reminds me of the elephant/monkey section at the zoo when I was a little kid. That weirdness carries over into the flavor as well: it tastes like a variant of the other white teas but somehow got mixed into it some strange animal essence---urine, meat, or otherwise. I dunno.
Anyone else enjoy all the whites here at Adagio except White peony and White symphony ??


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NYPA'S 2004 Annual Report Highlights Energy-Efficiency Projects, New Technologies and Is Available On-Line
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WHITE PLAINS—The New York Power Authority's 2004 Annual Report, now available online at www.nypa.gov, focuses on the Authority's key role in achieving vital objectives set by Gov. George E. Pataki for increased energy efficiency and greater use of renewable energy, clean new technologies and electric transportation.
The report highlights NYPA's energy partnerships with public schools, the New York Police Department and municipal and rural cooperative electric systems and shows how the Authority is helping them and scores of other state and local governmental entities to save energy and tax dollars and improve the environment.
The Power Authority has completed energy-efficiency improvements at more than 2,200 public facilities statewide, saving taxpayers more than $90 million in annual energy costs and avoiding more than 660,000 tons of greenhouse-gas emissions a year. NYPA is also a national leader in demonstrating practical uses of renewable energy sources such as fuel cells and solar power and of emission-free electric-drive vehicles.
Other topics covered in the report include the contribution of the economical electricity supplied by the Power Authority in securing 400,000 private-sector jobs across New York State. NYPA's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the power supply through new construction and technological improvements are also featured.
The Power Authority is the nation's largest state-owned power organization and one of New York's leading electricity suppliers.
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Ron Guth: The 1844 Half Dime has a reasonably low mintage compared to some of the other dates in the series, but there are so many survivors that this date is considered common. This is also true for Mint State 1844 Half Dimes, where the extant population is higher than most other dates in the 1840s and, better yet, the population is shifted toward the high end. This means that the PCGS Condition Census contains all MS67 coins -- a very unusual circumstance for such an early date Half Dime, and indicative of a hoard finding.
The 1844 Half Dime is usually well struck, perhaps a trifle weak on the denticles, and there are some colorful, high-grade, toned examples to tempt collectors.
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The USA Taekwondo National Team, including one B-team member, participated in the Spanish Open and was successful in garnering four medals- one gold medal (Paige McPherson), one silver medal (Giuliana Gil) and two bronze medals (Logan Gerick and Jason Neville). What is more important is the fact that the group was able to develop team chemistry and a winning attitude that may serve them very well at the upcoming Taekwondo World Championships in Puebla, Mexico. Only 12 of the 16 USA Taekwondo National Team members participated in the Spanish Open due to conflicts in the prearranged training schedule leading up to the World Championships. The other four team members, athletes from the Lopez Camp, had been prepared to compete at the Dutch and German Opens as originally planned. However, major changes in the leadership at USA Taekwondo made it impossible for the National Team to compete at the German and Dutch Opens. With a new Head Coach and a new Interim CEO, the decision was made for the National Team to compete at the Spanish Open and to participate in an International Exchange Camp with Spain following the Spanish Open. All of this is in preparation for our athletes to do well at the Taekwondo World Championships in July.
My firsthand observation of the National Team reassured me that our USA Taekwondo athletes are eager to represent their country well in competition, and they are also eager to develop team chemistry and to help each other to better be able to achieve success on the medal podium. I am very proud of each and every one of our taekwondo athletes who competed at the Spanish Open. I also saw firsthand the interaction of our entire National Team once we all gathered together in Madrid, Spain, for the International Exchange Training Camp. We are fortunate to have great relations with the Spanish National Team. This afforded our athletes the chance to train at a world-class facility with the National Team of Spain. The sessions that I witnessed involved weight training and cardio conditioning in the morning workout session, followed by sparring drills during the late afternoon sessions. Again, I was very pleased with what I observed from all of our athletes and from their group interactions with the Spanish Team. Activities like this should be promoted more often in the future.
Finally, a word about the overall group dynamics: I know that there are those who felt that our athletes would be segmented, might possibly boycott, that our coaches would never be able to work together harmoniously, etc. The naysayers were wrong about this USA Taekwondo National Team. The coaches were very professional and got along extremely well, even beyond my expectations. The athletes were very professional in their demeanor as well. Everyone might have arrived in Spain as athletes from several different groups of different training environments, but it did not take very long for them to all become a team in almost every sense of the word. Again, I cannot overstate how proud of our entire group I am! The coaches were able to rotate and coach athletes other than their own personal athletes and do so to good results. There was no animosity or friction between coaches, just cooperation and each coach trying to do what is best for our USA Taekwondo athletes as they represented something bigger than self— this great country of ours.
Our USA Taekwondo National Team will come together for a camp just prior to going to Mexico for the World Championships. The Spanish Open helped to identify areas that should be a critical focus for our athletes and coaches. We had the benefit of facing many high-caliber athletes at the Spanish Open. I believe in our athletes and our coaches, and I know that they will represent the USA very well in Mexico in July. My gratitude goes to each athlete, coach and staff member who made the Spain Trip a great and a resounding success.


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ESPN New York reports that the Mets have "intensified" discussions about potentially demoting Ike Davis.
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The younger brother of Edinson Volquez has been stabbed to death in the Dominican Republic.
Diamondbacks signed OF Gregor Blanco to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
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Aaron Nola (elbow) told reporters Tuesday that he will have no restrictions leading into spring training.
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the Rays are finalizing a deal with free agent reliever Shawn Tolleson.
Padres signed OF Wil Myers to a six-year, $83 million contract extension with a $20 million club option for 2023.
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- Subjects:Fish and Marine Life, Class Projects, Science Experiments and Projects, Animal Structure and Movement, Teacher Tips and Strategies
- Skills:Main Idea and Details, Diagrams, Science
Shark Dissection!
- Grades: 1–2, 3–5
A few years ago when one of my 2nd grade reading groups was reading Sharks by Gail Gibbons, I said, "Wouldn't it be fun to get an up-close, personal look at a real shark?"
Since we live far from an ocean or aquarium, we ordered a spiny dogfish shark specimen and dissected it. Every year since, my class has begged, "When are we going to dissect a shark?" Shark dissection has become an annual ritual.
Read on to find out what we did.
I ordered a spiny dogfish shark from a biological supply company, Carolina Biological Supply. Carolina sells specimens, dissecting kits, and dissection manuals. Since a double-injected spiny dogfish shark costs $13.25, I purchase one shark and work with young scientists in small groups while I dissect.
The specimen we get is a 22" to 27" spiny dogfish shark. For about $3.00 extra, we get a "double," a shark that has blood vessels double injected with latex, red for arteries and blue for veins. Last year I ordered a pregnant female shark with five pups, which made for even more interesting conversations.
A dissecting kit is nice have, though not essential. You could use a pair of sharp, pointy scissors and a knife. I like to have a dissecting kit because the tools make the dissection more special and scientific.
A dissection manual is helpful, especially for a first shark dissection. Directions help you find your way around the interior and identify organs.
Students usually ask to see the brain. If you're careful, you can open the skull and find not only the brain, but the optic nerve. I wasn't able to do this the first year, but my clumsy scissor work has improved since then.
Here are things to look for with your students:
- Multiple rows of teeth
- Denticles
- Eyes
- Tiny sensory holes in skin
- Brain and optic nerve
- Cartilage
- Gill slits and gills
- Heart and circulatory system
- Stomach and intestines (including contents)
- Liver, pancreas, and spleen
- Cloaca
Latex gloves are a good idea for students and teacher. Students may remove their gloves to touch the shark's skin and feel the denticles — sandpaper-like skin made up of tiny teeth/scales — but most of the time, you'll want young scientists to wear gloves. We had paper doctor masks available and some students chose to wear them, mostly because of the smell of preservatives. Ask your school nurse for a box of gloves.
To organize your class, divide into groups of five or six and call small groups to your lab table to see part of the dissection. All students will get to see part of the dissection and can return to see the specimen while they draw. Those who are waiting either read books about sharks or work on their dissection sketches.
Sketches — Cut white construction paper into 6" X 18" pieces and give each student two pieces of paper. Ask students to sketch and label with pencil and later trace pencil lines with a Sharpie or Flair pen. Students sketch and label the outside of the shark on Day 1. On Day 2, students sketch and label interior organs on a second sheet of paper.
Doing the actual shark dissection on Day 2 builds excitement. It also gives students a chance to get familiar with the specimen. Students may need reminders about acting like scientists and not saying "EWW!" or "Yuck!" No one is forced to witness a dissection, but almost all, if not all, students are curious and want to participate.
Other Pointers for Teachers
- Use a roasting pan to contain the shark.
- Keep shark refrigerated in a plastic bag when you are not working with it.
- Rinse shark first to remove preservatives.
- Take your time. Don't rush the dissection.
- Check to make sure students' sketches are accurate.
- Create a bulletin board display of the sketches.
More Ideas
Book Display — Set up a shark books display and encourage students to read about sharks.
Paintings — Students show what they know through art.
What's the probability of a shark attack? Check it out!
Thanks for your encouragement, Mitch! One thing I've observed in my visits to classrooms lately, is that science seems to be missing. I rarely see plants and animals in classrooms. Also missing are rock and shell collections and areas of a classroom that are just for messing around with science, like a magnets station or a table full of equipment for making simple machines. It's sad teachers are so oriented toward standardized tests, they deprive students of the hands-on experiences and rich conversations that would actually improve test scores. Ironic, isn't it?
Great! Students often get to learn about science, but yours *do* science. It also is important that you've surrounded the experience with meaning and with connections to other things they are doing in school.
A trip to the fish market or the butcher, or, for that matter, the vegetable market all offer opportunities to make science relevant and to reveal the science of the everyday lives of learners.
Dissecting a trout, a gladiola, a fresh chicken (with the proper sanitary measures) all give learners (and teachers) direct experiences that illuminate their own worlds and may continue at home with their families as they prepare and eat meals, tend their houseplants and...live their lives.
Thanks for your comment. There's something about examining a real shark up close that is so exciting for students. It makes them want to read and learn all about sharks. We do an owl pellet dissection when we study owls and raptors and it has a similar effect. I'm reading a great book called The Last Child in the Woods. The author says many children are "nature deprived" and lack experience in the outdoors. When my brothers and I were kids we lived at beach house on the Gulf of Mexico every summer and played with Horseshoe Crabs, shells, and driftwood.
Kids love sharks. My daughter is fasinated by them. We use shark teeth when we study fossils and it is the same effect.


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"Lampocteis cruentiventer, which was first collected in 1979 off southern California and later collected and studied in detail from 1991 to 1999 in Monterey Bay. This ctenophore differs from all previously described lobate ctenophores in three major ways:(1) its remarkable stomodaeum surmounted by capacious paragastric canals with diverticula, (2) the unusual notches that almost create a hole through the animal, and (3) the blindly ending meridional canals. Because of these distinctive features, we feel justified in erecting a new family, the Lampoctenidae, for this species. Several other features (the large pigmented stomodaeum, the large diverticulate paragastric canals and the well-developed, strongly iridescent comb plates) distinguish this species." (Harbison, Matsumoto, Robison, 2001.)


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by Anton Shilov
The workstation market posted another round of steadily improving results for the first quarter of 2010, taking one more solid step in its recovery from the lows of 2009, reports Jon Peddie Research (JPR) after wrapping up its first quarter analysis. While shipments of workstations were stronger that one could have imagined, sales of professional graphics cards set the record.
The JPR reports that the industry shipped 725 thousand workstations worldwide in Q1, resulting in sequential growth of 1.1% and a year-over-year increase of 25.7%. While a welcome number, the 25.7% gain over the same quarter a year ago should be taken with a grain of salt, as it is more a reflection on how bad the Q1 2009 market performed than how good Q1 2010 turned out.
Instead, it was the sequential gain that this time proved a better indicator of the progress the market is making in its climb back up to pre-recession levels. In periods of flat or even modest growth, Q1 sales tend to lag Q4's, so even a modest sequential uptick is a bullish sign. From that perspective, Q1 2010 was stronger than might first appear, as a 1.1% sequential increase for Q1 signals a market ahead of its normal pace, more evidence of sustained momentum for its recovery from the ugly days of 2009.
What seems to be somewhat unbelievable is that the professional graphics hardware market set a new record for shipments, surpassing 2007 and early 2008 numbers. Apparently, there were 1.26 million of ATI FirePro, Nvidia Quadro and other solutions sold, up 17.6% sequentially and a whopping 77.9% year-over-year.
Not only was growth surprisingly hot, but the market managed to set a new record for units shipped, besting totals from the bullish days of late 2007 and early 2008. Given the exceptionally precipitous downturn of 2009, a new record was not expected quite so soon, but the major beneficiaries Nvidia, which holds the lion's share on the professional market, and ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, should be glad with the results as it looks like professionals are now upgrading graphics cards.
JPR claims that it is beginning to look like HP's coronation as the new king of workstations might have been premature. After years of closing a major gap to market leader Dell, HP flirted with volume leadership for three consecutive quarters, essentially deadlocked with Dell for Q4 2008 through Q2 2009. Finally, in the third quarter of 2009, HP surged ahead to take the workstation shipment crown outright for the first time.
But HP did not get much time to revel in the top spot, as the very next quarter Dell's shipments surged, in the process virtually eliminating the scant lead HP had been able to manage. In Q1 2010, the company surprised to the upside once more, jumping back in front of HP, 39.3% to 38.1%. Since HP looks to still have a slight edge in revenue, JPR's calling it a tie, but Dell's successfully served notice that workstation market leadership is back up for grabs.


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Top Trail Towns: Truckee, California
Where history and mountain life collide
Photo by Andy Giordano
This article originally appeared in our September 2013 issue.
Truckee is a laid-back town with a hyper focus on outdoor sports. "It may sound cliché, but that's us," says 39-year-old, middle-school English teacher, ultrarunner and Truckee resident Gretchen Brugman. The 16,000-person town, located partway up the eastern side of California's Sierra Nevada, gets stout winters and dry, warm summers. Truckee's multisport draw centers around the snowmelt-filled Truckee River, the wild and high Sierra Nevada, several nearby ski resorts and the ever-popular waters of Lake Tahoe. "We have so many trails, but trail running definitely remains a minority sport," explains Brugman.
This casual mountain town and its still- somewhat-unknown trails have a not-so- secret and storied past. Originally inhabited at least seasonally by the Washoe and Paiute Tribes and perhaps other Native Americans, the region became famous when the Donner Party of pioneers became stranded there in the winter of 1846 and 1847. Truckee's robust history continued and included railway building in the 1860s, ice and wood milling in the late 1800s, the 1915 opening of the Lincoln Highway and Hollywood movie filming in the early 1900s. Truckee's past is still on display in its downtown historic districts and, thus, part and parcel to its mod mountain vibe.
> GET THERE / Fly into the Reno-Tahoe international airport, 36 miles northeast of Truckee in Reno, and rent a car for the drive into the mountains. Truckee is served daily by Amtrak's California Zephyr route and Greyhound buses coming from the east and west. If you arrive by public transport, rent a car in Truckee for your trailhead travels.
> BE A TOURIST / Brugman says you must drop into Wild Cherries Coffee House for a pre- or post-run fill on coffee, treats and other good eats like breakfast sandwiches, paninis and salads. Visit Donner Memorial State Park to learn about the infamous pioneers who overwintered there. Stroll commercial row, Truckee's historic downtown, and venture deep into Truckee history and, whatever you do, take a day or more to head south and enjoy Lake Tahoe.
> TAKE NOTE / Truckee trail running is definitely a summer activity! Area trails are snow-free late May or early June until the first major snowfall in November.
9.5 As the crow flies, miles downtown Truckee lies northwest of lake Tahoe.
1846 Year the infamous Donner party of Midwestern pioneers became trapped by bad weather near what's now Truckee while trying to cross the Sierra Nevada. Only about half of the original 87 pioneers survived the westward journey, and many purportedly did so by resorting to cannibalism.
5817 Elevation, in feet, of Truckee, which sits a short distance east of the Sierra Nevada crest.


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More Online Sports Looks Like More Cable Cord Cutting
NEW YORK ( MainStreet) -- There are more than 84 million paid television subscribers in the U.S., with Comcast
But are all those cable and satellite TV customers actually happy with their service? Or is the day coming soon when many bolt the paid television subscription model in favor of online programming?
The answers are "yes" and "yes."
That exodus may have started.
Almost half of U.S. adults believe cable TV is a complete waste of time, according to a study on paid television subscribers from CouponCabin.com, an online retailer discount provider. Despite the 45% of Americans complaining, 81% of the U.S. adult population subscribe to paid subscription television services.
The survey, conducted with the help of Harris Interactive , interviewed 2,046 U.S. adults.
Trends almost always start with the young (think the iPod and Facebook
What could eventually drive television viewers from the paid TV model for good are higher prices. The CouponCabin.com survey reports that 31% of the U.S. population faces a monthly cable bill of $100 or more -- a monthly bill their parents and grandparents never faced.
"Despite the big bills that arrive month after month for TV services, most Americans continue to subscribe," says Jackie Warrick, senior savings adviser at CouponCabin.com. "In fact, 15% of cable subscribers we surveyed said they would never consider dropping cable TV services."
"As more viewing options arise at lower price points, though, it's likely more consumers will pull the plug," she says.
One life preserver for the paid TV sector is sports programming. Evidently, fans can't go without Monday Night Football , or watching the Masters or Kentucky Derby in high-definition. CouponCabin.com says that 43% of cable subscribers said they won't drop their subscription "because they can't live without sports programming."
But as more and more professional and college sports packages are showing up online and more viewing options become available in high-resolution on computers, tablets, and mobile devices, even sports fans may decide to give up those fat cable bills to watch the big game online.
The ball is rolling in that direction. Netflix
If online or direct television services such as Netflix or Hulu could provide a worthy alternative, 56% of U.S. adults said they'd give up their paid TV subscription packages -- 55-inch plasma TV or not.