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Skip to comments.The Stall Has Arrived (Even leftists are admitting it)
Posted on 05/05/2012 11:14:10 AM PDT by Signalman
The economy has stalled.
Fridays jobs report for April was even more disappointing than March. Employers added only 115,000 new jobs, down from Marchs number (the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised the March number upward to 154,000, but thats still abysmal relative to whats needed). We need well over 250,000 new jobs per month in order to begin to whittle down the vast number of jobs lost in the Great Recession. At least 125,000 new jobs are necessary each month just to keep up with an expanding population of working-age people.
With only 115,000 jobs in April, the hole is getting even deeper.
Most observers pay attention to the official rate of unemployment, which edged down to 8.1 percent in April from 8.2 percent in March. That may sound like progress, but its not. The unemployment rate dropped because more people dropped out of the labor force, too discouraged to look for work. The household survey, from which the rate is calculated, counts as unemployed only people who are actively looking for work. If you stop looking because the job scene looks hopeless for you, youre no longer counted.
In the winter months December, January, and February hiring had seemed to pick up, averaging over 250,000 new jobs per month. Then the mini-surge stopped. The simplest explanation is that the mild winter across much of the United States gave an unusual boost to hiring then, leading to a correction by the spring.
Most of the job gains in April were in lower-wage industries retail stores, restaurants, and temporary-help. That means average wages continue to drop, adjusted for inflation continuing their long-term decline. Most of the new jobs that have been added to the U.S. economy during this recovery have paid less than the jobs that were lost during the downturn.
What does all this mean? Together with other recent data showing slower economic growth during the first quarter of this year, its safe to say the economy has stalled.
This is bad news for millions of Americans.
Its also bad news for Obama and the Democrats. Voters dont pay much attention to the economy in an election year until after Labor Day, so its not necessarily a huge help to Romney and the Republicans. But its a bad political omen nonetheless.
No set of policies between now and Election Day are likely to expand the economy. To the contrary, government at all levels continues to contract, acting as a fiscal drag when government needs to be doing the exact reverse boosting the economy through additional spending. In 2013, when spending major cuts are scheduled, well fall off a fiscal cliff.
Obama needs to push back loudly and clearly, saying he wont support additional spending cuts until the economy is showing clear signs of improvement.
But widening inequality is the underlying culprit here. As long as almost all the gains from economic growth continue to go to the top, the vast middle class doesnt have the purchasing power to boost the economy on its own. And rich Americans spend a much smaller portion of their incomes than does the vast middle class. Their marginal satisfaction from additional spending falls off. The second yacht isnt nearly as much fun as the first.
Get it? Weve still got a terrible cyclical problem we cant get out of the gravitational pull of the Great Recession.
Yet the underlying problem is structural, and its been growing for decades. The structural problem of stagnant or declining real incomes for most people, and soaring income and wealth at the top, was masked during the boom years when the middle class could turn their homes into piggy banks and extract home-equity loans or refinance. But the mask came off in 2008 as home values plummeted.
Theres no way to put the mask back on. Weve got to face the truth. Obama and the Democrats have to explain to the American people why inequality isnt just unfair; its also economically unsustainable.
I am sure that the miserable little bump of a man wants another trillion dollars in flaccid stimulus.
The problems are deeply systemic and won't be solved until two things happen:
1. Immigration is restricted. We can't get past the #1 issue in the labor market that the supply of employees is growing faster than job growth, and that just makes all the other fiscal problems worse. We need to create 150K jobs/month JUST to keep up with population growth, and most of that population growth comes from immigration.
2. "Free trade" has hollowed out the US economy and shipped entire industries off-shore, resulting in a facade of an economy in the form of "service sector" jobs, which are very easy to create... but also often very non-essential and easily eliminated as people decide to not engage those optional services and either do without or do for themselves.
And yet the unemployment rate went to 8.1% for April. Zeros fuzzy math. Look for 7.x% by election time.
The medicine isnt working so we need more of the same.
How do they do it, every month?
If we small businesses "revised" our numbers like that every month, we'd be arrested for fraud. Oh wait, they're ***The US Govt***, and they can do that legally, can't they?
Reich is wrong if the gap between between the rich and everyone else is fundamentally the result of our meritocratic system. If, however, it's the result of something else, like collusion between the government and the wealthy — i.e. a rigged system — then he might have a point.
Sorry, posted before I wrote out what the second "must do" item is:
We must quit engaging in stupid trade agreements which don't benefit us. The WTO regs allow responses to currency manipulation on the part of trading partners, and no one is using those features of the WTO - because everyone is doing it and as soon as one country makes some noise, everyone will be bringing an action.
The biggest violator in the market is the PRC, with their peg of the yuan to the dollar. No one wants to take on the PRC, because now the PRC has, thanks to the systemic imbalances, accumulated so much USD-denominated reserves of surplus cash, they're able to play the sugar daddy to bail out one insolvent nation after another.... with strings attached. They're rapidly becoming a global economic super power, and we, the US, and idiot "conservatives" among them, have given them this power, thanks to our trade policy.
Someone needs to take on China's mercantilist power.
There's only so long you can keep saying 2+2=5 and believe it.....there comes a point where they have to cry "Uncle" and declare that 2+2=4 (and one of the 2's are missing)
I've been talking with my partners about a new division we're opening up in the business. I say we hire ONLY veterans due to the 3D factor(dedication, determination, discipline)They say we can't; it's discrimination. I said: "Watch me."
Amazing! Robert Reich without a doubt sees the problem, describes the problem, and then prescribes the same old Leftist idiocy as the resolution to the problem. Same thing over, and over again expecting different results. That's a Lefty for you.
Leftists shouldn't be allowed in office period. Let them tour with a guide, but never let them in.
According to a report I read in Investors Business Daily, the 115,000 jobs gained coupled with 342,000 people giving up looking for work was the cause of the drop of 0.1%.
A dedicated Obama fanboy on another forum I visit claims that the 342,000 represent baby boomers retiring rather than discouraged job seekers. And, of course, that's not Obama's fault. (I'm looking for a way to refute that claim but haven't found anything solid yet.)
Most of these numbers are generated via statistical sampling and model adjustment.
As more and more hard data becomes available through surveys and other sources, they revise the numbers - in some stats, several times. For example, GDP is revised at least twice after being reported for a quarter - and the second revision is over a year out.
Now, the real nut of the issue with they methodology behind these government stats is that they worked pretty well until 2007 going into 2008. None of these statistical series being published by the Fed, BLS, BEA, Census, et al, really have a grip on what happens to the economy during a debt deflation. Most all of our modern economic stats start in the post-WWII era. Most people don't know how long it took to come up with a national unemployment figure during the Depression - we had no systemic, comprehensive study of unemployment in the 1930's until about 1960 to 1962. Before that, the BLS didn't track unemployment - they tracked things like injuries and deaths on the job, but not unemployment.
The fact that these statistical series are so grossly under-reporting various issues (eg, numbers of long-term unemployed, real unemployment) and lack of jobs being taken due to what I like to call "debt immobility" (people are upside-down on their mortgage, and for them to sell their house to take a job in another area *now* would require them selling at a huge loss and then having to go pay the bank the difference) are simply not accounted for in these statistical series and have to be created or inferred from other sources.
This, I believe, is going to cause problems for Obama as we plod onwards into the next downturn. They're going to be crowing about the 7.something% unemployment rate... and lots of people aren't going to believe him, because they'll be looking around their families, neighborhoods, etc and saying "Barry, you're simply full of crap. I've lived through 7% unemployment before... and this ain't it."
I submit the hypothesis that we have arrived at a point where for the next six months at least, uncertainty is going to grow and grow. When uncertain outcomes are far away temporally it doesn't matter anything like when the uncertainty is close, temporally.
The uncertainties that are going to be resolved in the near future include Supreme Court rulings on health care and imigration, the election, huge spending cuts, expiration of tax cuts that would result in devasting tax increases for everyone who pays taxes, especially the middle class and investors.
Why should we be surprised if employers quit hiring completely in the face of so much uncertainty?
Agreed, NVD.
Personally, I believe the 15-16% figures - I've also heard 23% numbers - are far more accurate, using the U6 data. The U3 data is tainted and skewed lower.
I've been in two community colleges recently and from my observation, the hardest working, no-BS young guys in the classes are all vets. They might be rude, crude and highly non-PC, but they bust their asses and when it comes down to results, they're as serious as heart attacks.
You might get a complaint, but it wouldn't go very far. The military and veterans are very well supported in public opinion, and if some Obama cadre came down on you for not hiring some one of his slack-jawed OWS cohort, you just say "We make it our policy to hire military veterans" to the local news media and watch it snowball.
If you don't own at least a sportcoat and tie, you might want to get one ahead of time, for media appearances...
Well, it isn't just that U3 is gamed lower than reality.
It is that fundamental macro-econ assumptions in BLS employment models are now being challenged by events.
For example, there is no category for some types of long-term unemployed. There are people out there who have had their entire industry obliterated under their feet, and they have to take very low-wage jobs, if they can find them.
One of the other issues are things like youth unemployment. The kids coming out of colleges didn't have a working history that enters lots of BLS models, they graduate and have a degree... but there are no prospects for them. eg, people with law degrees. Finally, we have a downturn in the hiring environment for lawyers. How do you count someone with a JD who has no job prospects as a lawyer? Further, how do we square the facts the almost no job that doesn't pay six figures will allow them to pay down their incredible student debt, and there are no prospects for their making six figures without being a lawyer in a top-tier firm, etc? These people are going to be economic dead weight for years to come ... .and there's no way to reflect that in the models and stats.
Double down on that insanity, Robert. You Marxists can drive us over the cliff even before Labor Day if you just push a little more.
If I was an organ grinder my monkey would look like Robert Reich.
Terms not seen in the media since Jan 09:
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recovery for Wall $treet but not Main Street
The economy and unemployment is being hammered MOSTLY by high fuel prices, onerous Demcratic/Obama regulation, Obama's business crucifixtion mob, the potential for the Bush tax cuts to expire again, general Democrat/Obama meddling and tinkering in the market place, and the looming possibility of Obamacare surviving. Fix those things and our economy would be on fire in months.
You mean the trillion dollar stimulus and Obamacare went to only the TOP? You Mean All those Shovel ready jobs went to Millionaires and Billionaires? No wonder I didnt get one of those Jobs.
I think the Insurance companies made a Mistake they Sent the renewal for my Healthcare and it went up 2500 dollars! I am going to send a Copy to Obama so he can take care of that error,Im Sure they meant it is a 2500 dollar Decrease.
Why cant these people report the truth that Obama says instead of all these lies,the Press sucks
Good picture; it accurately sums up what taxation has become.
I have been saying since 2008 that the depression would doom Obama to being a one-term wonder, with the economy still way down in November 2012. It didn't take a genius to see this coming 3 years ago.
3. The debt overhang must be reduced to a manageable level through ongoing deleveraging. Nothing will solve that but a decade or two of time.
Can you find statistics on employment for those over 55? If their employment participation is not dropping then they are not retiring and the losses have to be coming from lost jobs, not retirements.
I agree. The reason Obama is a one-term wonder is because of people's seat of the pants experience with unemployment and inflation. They don't care about published economic numbers. All they know is that their 25 year old kid lives at home, the wife lost her mortgage title job and can't find anything close in pay, and they just got a pink slip. Meanwhile food and gas are up in cost.
Seat of the pants economics will cause the independents to dump Obama this coming election. I won't call it a landslide, but people are going to vote their pocket books like usual, and Obama will lose by a goodly margin, in the same was as a failing football quarterback hears the crowd screaming for the 2nd string backup. The crowd doesn't want to hear that the backup QB may suck, they just want a change to anybody else.
This election will be "anybody but Obama". He's done.
Sure, Bob, sure. It seems clear to me that 0bama should raise taxes on the middle class. After all, he's stood tall on spending cuts in every budget the country has had over the last three years. Which would be none.
Good idea. I'll see if the numbers are broken out that way anywhere.
Good luck. I find that no factual argument, no matter how clearly documented, ever convinces a liberal. They are straight emotion and you have to make them "feel" your argument, not gleen your analysis. At least that has been my experience.
I have never one single time every laid out a well-supported argument to a liberal and had one say "OK, I can see that now." Never. The only few times I have ever won arguments with liberals, it has been appealing strictly to their knee-jerk bleeding-heart emotions.
So good luck to you.
"Theyre going to be crowing about the 7.something% unemployment rate... and lots of people arent going to believe him, because theyll be looking around their families, neighborhoods, etc and saying Barry, youre simply full of crap. Ive lived through 7% unemployment before... and this aint it.
You're right; I believe he will lose the election primarily based on the employment situation, and his discredited media won't be able to do a thing to help him.
"All they know is that their 25 year old kid lives at home, the wife lost her mortgage title job and cant find anything close in pay, and they just got a pink slip. Meanwhile food and gas are up in cost."
From your lips to God's ears; think of all of the people impacted by this that have a lot of motivation to vote him out (and his media can't convince them otherwise). He will win 25% of the vote, but for politically correct reasons 100% of Americans will have to pretend they voted for our affirmative action token...
"Can you find statistics on employment for those over 55?"
I think this group is in the worst shape; they had "before-times" salaries for their "before-times" standard of living (which included such things as families, homes, cars, etc.), and have been targeted by companies because of their salaries/benefits. I don't believe that their skills are obsolete, simply because some are finding similar work at "adjusted-down" salaries; today's younger people are watching the devastation of this group (often their parents' generation) and those that are able to consider such things economically are swearing off families and homes.
It is a massive wealth re-distribution scheme with frightening consequences.
Obama can't win less than 40-45% of the vote. When you add up all the welfare queens and food stamp recipients and people on their 90th month of unemployment, most of these will vote to re-elect Obama to keep the gravy train flowing. I would be shocked if Obama gets less than 45% of the electoral vote.
But more than 50% of the nation works, pays taxes and is in mortal fear of everything from job loss, to 401k's being raided, to falling house values, to rising gas prices. Obama is going to lose but it will be close. Those on the gravy train are well over 40% so there is no way he wins less than 45% of the vote.
I still think he loses because of the economy.
"When you add up all the welfare queens and food stamp recipients and people on their 90th month of unemployment, most of these will vote to re-elect Obama to keep the gravy train flowing."
People who have already run out of unemployment will be the first to show up to vote against Obama; those that are approaching the end will be right behind them.
"But more than 50% of the nation works, pays taxes and is in mortal fear of everything from job loss, to 401ks being raided, to falling house values, to rising gas prices."
The falling house prices and rising prices for everything else are shared by many of the unemployed; even people on fixed incomes (retirement, unemployment, disability) are getting creamed at the cash register.
"Obama cant win less than 40-45% of the vote."
I'd love to see how he intends to win more than 25% of the popular vote. "His" losses in 2009 (in states that he carried a year earlier - NJ, MA, VA), followed by his beat-down in the midterms, tell me a lot more than any BS poll released by Obama's media. When I see him reaching out to college students and blacks (both of which, like everyone else except government workers, are worse off than 4 years ago), I take that as a sign that he knows he has lost the middle class and swing voters. When things are this bad, there is no more "swing vote".
Great links, thanks.
Well then the reduced labor participation can't be due to a flood of senior citizen retirements.
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While the snowpack is always a major influence on the amount of runoff that will be received in spring in the Upper Missouri Drainage, a variety of other factors can also have a significant effect on total runoff. Those factors include temperatures, soil moisture and rainfall.
The normal peak of the mountain snowpack occurs near April 15. March and April traditionally produce some of the heaviest snowfall accumulations throughout the drainage, meaning there is plenty of winter remaining to influence potential runoff. Looking ahead, the Climate Prediction Center recently revised their 90-day precipitation forecast for the period of February to April to "equal chance" of normal precipitation over the Upper Missouri Drainage. Previous outlooks had called for a "greater than equal" chance of precipitation through April.
The Corps' February elevation outlook for Lake Sakakawea is based on runoff totaling 19.9 million acre feet. The January outlook assumed runoff of 20.5 maf. The latest projections, which are subject to change in the coming months, have Lake Sakakawea peaking at 1,831.9 feet in 2013. The level of Lake Sakakawea Tuesday was 1,828.1 feet.
In 2011, Lake Sakakawea exceeded spillway level of 1,854 feet. In 2006 and 2007 Lake Sakakawea dipped below 1,810 feet for several months, creating access problems throughout the reservoir.


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A satellite image taken by Google Earth offers this telling visualization of our impact on the planet—a giant green boot print on a snowy field. The image is part of a campaign by 350.org to create art large enough to be seen from space, an effort to draw attention to the scope of the climate challenge. The piece, organized by the Vancouver Public Space Network, was created by more than 100 people who gathered in sub-zero temperatures early one morning holding aloft green umbrellas.
Just what do terms like biodiversity, the Ecological Footprint and ecosystem services actually mean? WWF provides lighthearted answers with this animated short film, narrated by British comic Stephen Merchant. The film was shown at the Wild Screen Film Festival in Bristol as part of the launch of the Living Planet Report 2010.
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Peru's recently-formed Ministry of Environment has stated its interest in adopting the Ecological Footprint.
As one of the world most geographically and biologically diverse countries, Peru boasts an interesting distinction: it is the only country that falls within a one-planet Ecological Footprint while meeting the UN's minimum threshold for "high human development." In recent years the country has experienced its highest economic growth ever and seen significant reductions in poverty. Even so, Peru faces constraints on critical resources, such as water, that threaten these gains. It also faces key social challenges, such as chronic malnutrition and regional poverty rates that top 60 percent in some places. Here, the need is especially keen to increase quality of life in a way that does not spur resource shortages.
Sustainability is an intrinsic part of people's ability to live satisfying lives according to the United Nations Development Programme—which is why, for the first time it has included the Ecological Footprint in its annual Human Development Report. (Download the report here.) It has also developed an interactive tool on its Web site that allows users to apply a suite of indicators— including Ecological Footprint—to build their own development index. The tool allows users to create unique country rankings and comparisons based on the indicators they find most important. (Click here to build your own development index.)
A report on Japan's Ecological Footprint, which identifies leading areas of ecological demand and offers policy recommendations to address them, has generated considerable interest in the country. The Japan Ecological Footprint Report was released this August in Tokyo to an audience of journalists and environment ministry representatives. Findings have been covered by more than 50 print and online news outlets, including a feature in Asahi, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 8.22 million.
Some 50 square meters of parkland per inhabitant. A food-for-trash program that supports a 70-percent citywide recycling rate: the highest in the world. A public transportation system that carries 1.9 million riders a day, 70 percent of commuter traffic. A vast network of open space, mowed by grass-nibbling sheep, that serves as flood control and offers an attractive alternative to concrete canals.
These are just a few of the attributes that make Curitiba, Brazil something of an Emerald City for green development.
How can we provide well for the world's people without bankrupting the natural systems that underlie all economic (and human) activities? The key, according to a new report by the Center for a Steady State Economy and based on input from leading economists, lies in shifting our economic systems from those based on the idea of more to those based on that of enough.
Global Footprint Network is pleased to announce that licenses for 2010 National Footprint Accounts are now available. The licenses provide complete the underlying data and calculations for each country published in the National Accounts and are available in a number of editions, some fee-based and some free of charge.


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10 Years Since Team of Young Immigrants Beat MIT in Competition
Doc depicts story of Phoenix high school students who won in an underwater robotic contest; 3 still undocumented.
Doc depicts story of Phoenix high school students who won in an underwater robotic contest; 3 still undocumented.
More than a decade after the "roadmap," a new plan to grow the biosciences is on the horizon.
Presbyterian Campus Ministries members play and learn at UA's video game archive
Visit a new charging facility for electric vehicles that is helping to turn I-10 into an "electric highway"
Find out about a program that gives at-risk high school youth the chance to build an electric car, and then drive it cross country.
Donation of old printing presses expands art school's offerings
Arizona Model United Nations welcomed nearly 400 high school students to their 50th Annual High School Conference.
In 2006, director Chris Paine made the film "Who Killed the Electric Car?". Now, he's back with a new film which documents what he calls an "industry revolution in progress".
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McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit Makes Visits across Region
(12/27/10) - The Digital McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit is making visits around the region.
Upcoming visits include:
• Williamsburg County School District (423 School Street, Kingstree) Monday, January 3, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Pate Medical Associates (116 Hospital Square, Bishopville) Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
• McLeod Family Medicine Johnsonville (355 South Georgetown Highway, Johnsonville) Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• McLeod Family Practice Timmonsville (755 East Smith Street, Timmonsville) Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Francis Marion University (Highway 301/76, Florence) Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit takes digital mammogram screenings to women at health care facilities, businesses, industries, and health fairs to reach those women who do not undergo a mammogram for lack of time, awareness, and access. The unit provides a convenient, comfortable, and private setting in which women can undergo a screening mammogram (an X-ray of the breast used to detect breast changes in women who have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer).
Any woman is able to have a screening mammogram performed on the mobile unit if she meets certain conditions and criteria. No physician order is required for a screening mammogram, but each woman must have a referring physician to receive the mammogram results. This procedure will also require insurance or a method of payment as normal screening mammogram charges apply (no cash please). Medicaid, Medicare, and Best Chance Network are accepted. Generally, women should be 40 years of age or older and must not have had a screening mammogram performed in the past 12 months for most insurance coverage (check your individual plan).
Women may schedule a mammogram on the mobile unit by calling McLeod Reservations and Scheduling at (843) 777-2095 and choosing "Option 1". Please mention that you wish to schedule an appointment on the McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit and the date and location you wish to schedule your mammogram. A complete list of available dates may be found online at www.McLeodHealth.org under "McLeod Events".
An onsite mammogram in a mobile unit is just as safe, accurate, and confidential as going to a hospital. The state-of-the-art equipment on the unit is identical to the three digital units located in the McLeod Breast Imaging Center. An all-female team of registered radiological technologists with advanced training in the discipline of mammography staff the mobile unit. Furthermore, trained registration staff members on the unit discuss personal and financial information with each woman in a highly confidential setting.
The McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit is part of McLeod Health's commitment to women of the region. It is convenient, saves time and encourages preventive health care. The McLeod Mobile Mammography Unit was purchased through generous donations to the McLeod Health Foundation, and is available to businesses, industries, health care facilities, and health fairs.
The McLeod Breast Health Center has been granted a three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. A breast center that achieves NAPBC accreditation has demonstrated a firm commitment to offer its patients every significant advantage in their battle against breast disease.


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Dr. Cleary is a Professor of Structural Engineering in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University. He teaches courses in Structural Engineering as well as engineering mechanics and engineering clinics. His current research interests are in reinforced concrete, self-consolidating concrete, pervious pavements, structural fasteners, and Education Innovation. Dr. Cleary has been at Rowan since Fall 1998. Before that he was an engineer with Black and Veatch Special Projects Corporation. He received his PhD, MSCE, and BSCE in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.
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Composition FOR WOCOF 2MG/10MG/5MG SOFTGELChlorpheniramine(2 mg),Dextromethorphan(10 mg),Phenylephrine(5 mg)
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Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Please consult your doctor.
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- Do not start or continue the chlorpheniramine tablets and consult your doctor, If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to chlorpheniramine or any of the other ingredients of chlorpheniramine tablet.
- Do not take this medicine without consulting your doctor, if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
- Do not take for longer than 7 days in a row. Talk with your doctor, if your symptoms do not improve after 7 days of treatment, or if you have a fever with a headache or skin rash.
- Do not drive or operate machinery after taking chlorpheniramine because you may feel sleepy.
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Q. Does chlorpheniramine or chlorpheniramine maleate cause increase in blood pressure/ drowsy/non drowsy/sedating/get you high/keep you awake/sleepiness/make you tired/weight gain?
Chlorpheniramine causing these side effects is common or rare. Always consult your doctor, if you experience any of these side effects
Q. Is chlorpheniramine like Benadryl?
No, chlorpheniramine is different from Benadryl
Q. Is chlorpheniramine prescription?
Yes, it is available with doctor's prescription only
Q. Can I take chlorpheniramine or chlorpheniramine maleate with Panadol/ cetirizine /Zyrtec/ Allegra/ warfarin/ diphenhydramine/ ibuprofen/Claritin/guaifenesin/Benadryl?
Yes, but taking other medicines may alter the effects of chlorpheniramine. Always consult your doctor for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required
Q. Does chlorpheniramine contain aspirin?
No, it does not contain aspirin in it. Chlorpheniramine is a different drug than aspirin.
Q. Is dextromethorphan a steroid/an opiate/an antihistamine/ a narcotic/an NSAID/a controlled substance/contain alcohol/have codeine?
Dextromethorphan is a decongestant and not a steroid, antihistamine, opiate, NSAID or narcotic, but can have addictive effects if taken at large doses than recommended. It does not contain codeine or alcohol. It is not a controlled substance
Q. Does dextromethorphan work/ how much dextromethorphan can i take for cough?
Dextromethorphan works for most of the patient. It should be taken in amounts exactly as directed on the label, or as prescribed by your doctor. Cough medicine is usually taken only for a short time until your symptoms clear up. Do not use the medication in larger amounts, or use it for longer than recommended
Q. Is dextromethorphan safe/ does dextromethorphan makes you sleepy/make you tired/ raise blood sugar?
Dextromethorphan causes mild sedation effect thus can make you feel sleepy. It does not raise blood sugar or make you tired. Dextromethorphan is generally safe if taken at recommended doses and duration
Q. Can i take dextromethorphan with high blood pressure/ safe for high blood pressure/ raise blood pressure/ thin blood?
Though it isn't reported, but it should be used carefully in people with high blood pressure, as dextromethorphan may cause high blood pressure and the effectiveness of dextromethorphan is decreased by high blood pressure medications
Q. Can I take dextromethorphan with benzonatate/acetaminophen/codeine/ibuprofen/ diphenhydramine/pseudoephedrine/guaifenesin/Tamiflu/Benadryl?
Drug interaction with any of the above mentioned drugs is not documented, but it can occur. Always follow your doctor's advice before taking any medicine with dextromethorphan.
Q. Is phenylephrine an antibiotic/a stimulant/an NSAID/ does phenylephrine work/ does phenylephrine makes your nose run/ does phenylephrine has aspirin in it?
Phenylephrine is not an antibiotic, stimulant, NSAID, but a decongestant and is used to relieve blocked nose. Phenylephrine works for most of the patients if taken as recommended. It does not have aspirin in it
Q. Can i take phenylephrine with ibuprofen/pseudoephedrine/citalopram/Nyquil/ acetaminophen/ dextromethorphan/ Zyrtec/ Flonase/ Advil?
Drug interaction with any of the above mentioned drugs is not documented, but it can occur. Always follow your doctor's advice before taking any medicine with phenylephrine
Q. Can i take phenylephrine with high blood pressure?
Do not take phenylephrine with high blood pressure
Q. Is phenylephrine the same as Sudafed?
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When singer-songwriter Janis Ian wanted a new guitar in 1978, she looked to Lloyd Baggs. Known today as an innovative designer of acoustic-guitar pickups and electronics—most guitarists are familiar with his L.R. Baggs brand—he was, at the time, a successful luthier whose forward-thinking guitar designs had caught the fancy of such players as Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, and Graham Nash...
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Check out this LR Baggs Lyric Acoustic Microphone review by Dave Burrluck of Guitarist Magazine.
"The Lyric is a marvellous aide, especially for players who want studio, mic-like tonality coming out of their acoustic amp or PA. Also, if you're recording at home then it's not always easy to have a perfectly quiet environment. Again, the Lyric is remarkably accurate in here, giving you mic-like tonality direct into your recording software." – Dave Burrluck
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LR Baggs M1 Active artist, Ewan Dobson, will be doing a 6 date Guitar Center tour in the south Lake Erie region of the USA. The guitar clinic is a performance mixed with questions from the audience regarding guitar techniques and equipment.
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Worship leader, teacher and mentor, John Barnett, reviews the LR Baggs Lyric Acoustic Guitar Microphone.
"I know there are a lot of choices out there but this microphone made my guitar a joy to play, inspirational and it quickly spoiled me!"
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Our "Photo of the Week" comes to us from DipNote's editorial assistant, Aaron Bruce, who captured a moment during today's live Facebook chat with Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner. During the discussion, Assistant Secretary Posner responded to questions on transitions in the Middle East and North Africa and Internet freedom, among other topics.
Assistant Secretary Posner held the chat following yesterday's release of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which the State Department has produced annually since 1977. These reports -- available at HumanRights.gov/reports and state.gov -- cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements.
"These reports are more than a report card; they are a tool for lawmakers and scholars, for civil society leaders and activists. We also think they are a tool for government leaders," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said during the release of the reports.
This year, the reports are easier to read online. Readers can jump directly to topics of interest with a new table of contents, gather information quickly across countries on the issues that most interest them, and share the reports on social media.
You can follow the social media engagement on the release of the 2011 Human Rights Reports on Storify.
Related Content: The 2011 Human Rights Reports -- Recording a Year of Transition
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Wonderful to interact live with members of the State Department
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Afghans returning from the soldiers, in order to fit into society required a lot of time is reasonable to assume that. Rather than a simple tour of duty, war, especially guerrilla wars against people. People who suffer from nightmares at night ...... I think is
The point is, to send troops to Sudan, Sudan, resolve disputes, and Africa 1-3 years, a new development based on the assumption that countries in Africa to create the foundation for development plans to think. In the current situation, AIDS or food for all efforts to solve the problem, you think that is likely to fail.
Strong and fair enforcement of the authorities to be run in Africa, our precious taxes and donations, in reality, likely to succeed is likely to exceed 60 percent think higher.
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Curves in the wrong places get lost between the squiggles of this one-piece suit. A faux tankini top elongates the torso, and ruching enhances the bust and adds draping across the midriff. Underneath, a mesh panel and light-control bottom add their smoothing touch.
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It's been a while since we've posted, because we're ramping up to launch our new website!
That's right, www.craftemergency.org and www.studioprotector.org will become one new mega-site.
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I have been putting off doing a studio inventory for a long time, so I was strangely relieved when it became apparent that I really had to deal with it. I found that the whole process was relatively easy and painless using a spreadsheet and a digital camera. There are several good reasons to do a studio inventory. My immediate reason was
I know most of us would just as soon have a root canal as to shop for business insurance, but sometimes we just have to muster up our courage and climb into the chair. I got a notice this spring that my business insurance was being dropped by the policy underwriter. This was not because of anything I did or didn't do,
Nashville may lack a cohesive gallery district like New York's Chelsea, or Canyon Road in Santa Fe, but that does not mean that the arts scene here is lacking in cohesion and creativity. A recent benefit for Finer Things Gallery, located above Rusty Wolfe's floded studio (reported in earlier blog posts) and run by Rusty's wife Kim Brooks is evidence that the creative community here pulls together.
We had planned before the flood to meet friends at the Nashville Jazz Workshop on Friday night, and since the venue was on high ground, and accessible, the show went on - but the door went to flood relief. Despite the well-publicized loss of musical instruments in the SoundCheck building, music goes on in the Music City, and benefit concerts are springing up all over.
It rained for 40 days and 40 nights, all in two days here in Middle Tennessee. I live just west of Nashville, and if you ever needed evidence that a disaster can occur anywhere, this is it. A weather front stalled here last weekend and dumped over 14 inches of rain in two days. Flooding occurred in the predictable places, along the larger rivers, but also in areas that no one expected to flood.
I make furniture (you can see my work at www.craignutt.com) and I have been good about documenting my work with professional photography over the past thirty-five years. Since most of my work has been sold, what I have left is photographs, mostly 4x5 transparencies, negatives, and slides (along with digital images). If I had a fire, flood, or tornado, this documentation would be difficult, expensive, or impossible to replace. In addition, it would hinder my ability to respond to requests for images from magazines, clients, or for shows. My business insurance would cover some of the monetary value, but the loss of my images would be devastating. So, in my efforts to disaster-harden my career, I focused on my images first.
Kingston Springs, TN - A while back we had thunderstorms here in Middle Tennessee. We needed the rain, so I was enjoying the storm until there was a nearby lightening strike and a bright flash of light, like one of those old blue dot flashbulbs, popped beside my desk. I was 15 feet away at my drawing board, but it scared the s%$# out of me!


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Elbit to Provide PLBs for Korean Navy
The Korean Navy has selected Elbit Systems SAR and Data Links-Elrisa to provide AN/PRC-648 SAR personal locator beacon (PLB) units to Hyundai J-Comm of South Korea. The PLBs will enter service with the Korean Navy. Hyundai will assemble, maintain, repair and test the SAR PLB module kits for the Navy, while subcontractor Elbit will provide and deliver the AB/PRC-648s. The beacons are intended for use in training and non-combat search and rescue missions.
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Webber is the best private school ever. I wish everyone where I am from knew about it. Webber is making it's way on the map athletically and educationally.…
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Webber is a place that definitely makes me feel at home . The atmosphere is incredible. And its a place I can get a quality education I know by me…
Webber is a very quiet school. There is not much to do here, proabably beacuse its in a very rural environment.…
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Yes I enjoy being at Webber. Not only have I learned a lot and met a lot of friends but we also have tons of activities going on at Webber. We had foam parties, paintball(nerf ball) competitions, and much more. Their is always something fun to do at Webber.Read More
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Fearless. Flirty. Feminine. Totally unexpected and a whole lot of fun. The Shany jumpsuit is something to celebrate and easily one of the most show-stopping cocktail looks we've seen in a while. It makes us think of that aha-moment in many an 80's movie when the girl who is "just one of the guys," gets dressed up and suddenly all of the guys realize they are in love with her. This jumpsuit has that kind of power. Paired with a metallic envelope clutch and Gatsby-esque heels, it is pretty much unstoppable. So go ahead. Be the chicest girl at the party…and try to let your admirers down easy.
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This is a (Bernina) must-have foot for lots of reasons! Most machines will have something similar... Tomorrow, I plan to showcase a project that shows this technique on an entire easy table runner project, utilizing some left-over scraps of silk I was given. (There's a teaser photo at the end)... YOU too, can creatively apply this easy-to-use and very simple technique on your quilts and garments! Why should you own this foot? Here's a few of my reasons:
- Visibility!
- Most folks don't realize/see that it has a small hole in the front of the foot that enables you to load a thick thread (like Razzle Dazzle/Superior or YLI Candlelight and more), and couch it on perfectly, and perfectly centered --- easy!
- The red marks provide ease for exact placement, especially the middle mark, as the thread will stay aligned in the center position, and so the red middle mark is a wonderful guide in itself, couching or not!
In the pic below, you may be able to see the very tiny zig zag stitch on the thread where it's been stitched and then cut. To load the thread into the foot, I usually have to wet (lick!) the end of the thread, inserting it into the front, and feeding it to the back of the foot.
When I couch with a silver thread, I use a white top thread; but this is strictly a personal preference, depending on what look you're going for. I like several different kinds; choose either a 40 weight white polyester or a 50 weight, such as masterpiece cotton for blending with the silver thread. I also love this foot for it's clear visibility when it comes to top stitching! And.. don't forget your needle position adjustment is a great tool to use... (Bernina's have 9-11 different needle positions)... all of which can be moved/adjusted while you are sewing!
Perfect placement for both techniques is where it really shines! I top stitched the fabric first, using my far left or far right needle position, (and lengthened the stitch too!), aligning the edge of the foot as it worked for easy placement as a guide. With it 's clear visibility, it's easy to keep a perfectly straight line, too! Once all pieces were top stitched, then I switched to the thick (Razzle Dazzle or YLI) thread, threaded it through the center hole, from front to back, set my zig zag (as mentioned in the dimensions above), center needle position, and stitch! Watch tomorrow for the full showcase on what the final project looks like!


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Cobblestones, Cols and Cowbells
Italy's 200-mile Tor des Géants is the world's most difficult foot race. It will romance you with its viewsand quaintness before it takes out your knees. Could this be the best DNF you ever have?
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I had no illusions of finishing the Tor des Géants. The race, held in a remote cubby hole of the Italian Alps, represented a vacation as much as a chance to test my lungs, legs and heart against 200 miles of punishing climbs and painful descents. Still, the night before the race, as I stuffed my running pack with the race's mandatory equipment, I pondered just how far I might make it.
"I'd like to cover an honest 100 miles," I said to my wife, Holly.
"If you're feeling good, keep going," she said. With that nudge, I considered whether I could cover roughly the same distance as Boston to New York—if that route climbed over 78,000 vertical feet. That is more vertical gain than climbing Mount Everest, from sea level, twice.
The distance and the course's vertical gain reveal only a small part of the story. In all, the Tor des Géants crosses 25 mountain passes (commonly called "cols" in Europe). Its trail rims at least 30 mountain lakes. It chaperones runners through 32 scenic alpine municipalities, the Gran Paradiso National Park and altitude fluctuations of an ear-popping 11,000 feet. It traverses the feet of four of Europe's most famous "Four-Thousanders" (peaks over 4000 meters high), including the iconic Matterhorn.
The full distance, if I could miraculously run it, would be twice as far as I had ever run in one push. 150 hours—the time cut-off for the race—would take me from the race start at 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning to four p.m. the following Saturday.
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In short: Challenging In full: Quite a challenging route with the headwind in sections. Nice scenery around the lakes. Enjoyed it alotDate of review: November 4, 2013
In short: Great course with big PB potential.In full: First time at this event and will definitely be entering next year. Fantastic course, weather, marshalling and all round feeling. Love the memento at the end just to top it off Enjoyable experience All round. Date of review: July 28, 2013
In short: A must doIn full: First race for me and had a fantastic race. Nice PB to finish the morning off. Sadly I will be marshalling next year so won't enjoy it again for a while but will definitely enter when I can.Fantastic reception all round and good job to the marshals Will definitely recommend to anyone Date of review: November 15, 2012
In short: Nice race nice finishIn full: Very hot day so wasn't expecting a PB but got round it no problem and loved the down hill finish. Highly recommend to othersDate of review: October 1, 2012
In short: ChallengingIn full: First time race and new PB so far :) VERY narrow at stages and a little dull if I'm honest,! killer hill near the end which was fun for me as I over took plenty :) all in all very pleased and will be returning next yearDate of review: October 1, 2012
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Upper Campus - Campus RecreationPage address: http://www.mnsu.edu/busoff/msumqtvr/tour_pages/uppercampus/inside/campusrec/oldviews/highland_fitness_center2.html
Otto Arena - Fitness Center Area (old view)
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The QTVR was taken on March 17, 2001 - Renovations were done in 2005
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Campus Recreation Programs Offered?
The Office of Campus Recreation at Minnesota State University, Mankato offers four major program areas: Open Recreation, Intramural Sports, Fitness Activities, and Sport Clubs. Currently enrolled students, faculty and staff are eligible to participate and to collaborate with each other in the above mentioned programs.
Open Recreation
The Open Recreation program offers both indoor and outdoor facilities for leisure time activity daily. Indoor facilities include: Otto Arena with three basketball, volleyball, badminton courts, a weight room and fitness center, and a matted wrestling/martial arts area; new Myer's Fieldhouse with an 8-lane 200 meter indoor track with four basketball courts and archery range (anticipated opening July 2001); Schellberg Gym with two basketball or volleyball courts and a divider to split the facility; multipurpose activity room-dance and martial arts studio with a suspended wood floor; four racquetball courts; swimming pool-six lanes, 25 yards. Outdoor facilities include: four softball/flag football fields; a soccer field; a lacrosse field; a rugby pitch; sand volley-ball courts; and six tennis courts. Equipment is available to be checked out at Highland Center 143 with a current MSU MavCard and includes: basketballs, volleyballs and nets, soccer balls, softball equipment, footballs and flag football equipment, broomball equipment, weight belts, racquetball equipment, tennis equipment, badminton equipment, jump ropes, frisbees, wallyball equipment and more.
Intramural Sports
The Intramural Sports program offers organized, competitive leagues, tournaments and special events. The following is a list of some of the offerings: flag football; 3-on-3 and 5-on-5basketball: slow pitch softball; volleyball; soccer; ice hockey; bowling; 8-ball and 9-ball pool; punt, pass & kick; football pick-em; racquetball singles and doubles; 3-point shoot-out; NCAA holiday football bowl pick-em; foosball doubles; tennis singles; free throw contest; darts; table tennis single and doubles; NCAA basketball tourney pick-em; 2-person golf scramble; and a triathlon. New activities for the upcoming year include: broomball, floor hockey, sports trivia, Quickball, kickball, individual golf tourney and more.
Fitness Activities
The Fitness Activities program offers individuals the opportunity for personal fitness through both the aerobics program and use of the fitness center. Aerobics classes include: total body conditioning, boxing, step, hi and low impact, circuit and interval, and water aerobics. The fitness center offers both cardiovascular and weight training opportunities which include: treadmills, elliptical machines, stair machines, exercise bikes, variable resistance selectorized weight equipment, free weights and more.
Sport Clubs
The Sport Clubs program offers a unique experience for students and student leaders to participate or compete in local and national competition. Current sport clubs include: aikido, fencing, men's ice hockey, kung fu, isshin-ryu self defense, judo, men's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby, shotokan karate, men's soccer, taekwondo and men's volleyball. New sport clubs can be started withsome interest from other students.
Are there student employment opportunities in Campus Recreation?
Campus Recreation currently hires three graduate assistants to coordinate the different programs, allowing them to gain valuable educational experiences inside and outside of the classroom, preparing them for careers in recreation. GA's receive a monthly stipend and 1/2 tuition waiver during their contract period, usually lasting two years. Graduate degrees exist in sports management, sports psychology, exercise physiology, preventative and rehabilitative cardiovascular health, development/adapted physical education, elementary/secondary physical education and experiential education.
Employment opportunities also exist for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in Campus Recreation in the following areas: weight room and fitness center supervisors, sport officials, office aides, equipment check-out personnel, aerobics coordinator and instructors, lifeguard coordinator, lifeguards and water safety instructors.
For more information about Campus Recreation and the facilities, programs and services offered and how to get involved, contact:
Todd Pfingsten, Director
Office of Campus Recreation
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN 56001
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About the Author: Kelly McCaleb is a Foreign Service Officer currently serving in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
In 2010, Central America became the first region in the world to rid itself completely of the negative impact of anti-personnel landmines left behind from past conflicts. I recently attended an event to celebrate this achievement at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters in Washington, D.C. As both an OAS member and the world's leading provider of humanitarian demining assistance, the United States is proud to have played a part in this success story, which is a powerful example of how challenges to development and security from landmines can be solved.
Among the many distinguished attendees were Infanta Cristina of Spain, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, and Spanish musician Miguel Bose. Senator Leahy called this achievement something "that all members of the hemisphere can be proud of." Mr. Bose praised the accomplishment of ridding Central America of landmines, while emphasizing the importance of continued demining efforts throughout the Americas. His organization, Paz Sin Fronteras (co-founded with fellow musician Juanes), works to encourage international participation and awareness of this and other humanitarian issues, with the overarching goal of creating a world of "peace without borders."
In June, Nicaragua declared itself free from the most pressing and hazardous impacts from landmines and unexploded ordnance. The United States is proud to have supported Nicaragua's success, as well as similar programs in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, with more than $31 million in aid that has helped Central America become the first region in the world to become "impact free" from these hidden hazards. Although it is impossible to completely remove every single landmine or piece of unexploded ordnance, countries can become "impact free" once all explosives have been safely cleared from areas that pose an immediate threat to people and their access to their homes, water, agricultural land, or key infrastructure.
The U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program -- an interagency partnership among the Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International Development, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- assisted Central America in developing indigenous capacity to eradicate the threat posed by landmines. Working closely with the OAS and several partner organizations, the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program supported clearance operations, mine risk education programs to inform local communities about potential dangers, and essential technical support, training, and equipment.
To assist with the removal of hundreds of thousands of anti-personnel mines, the OAS established Comprehensive Action against Antipersonnel Mines, or Accion Integral Contra las Minas Antipersonal (AICMA) in 1991. Funded entirely by donors including the United States, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Norway, and the Netherlands, AICMA supports humanitarian demining, survivor assistance, mine-risk education, and stockpile destruction in the Americas.
AICMA's unique approach to protecting people from the dangers of landmines not only removes the mines from the ground, but also focuses on the social reintegration of landmine survivors, including physical and mental recovery services and work placement. As Mr. Bose emphasized at the OAS event, landmines do not merely hurt individuals. When someone is injured by a landmine, an entire family suffers. AICMA's support in survivor assistance is an essential element to countering the dangers of anti-personnel landmines.
The Department of State, in partnership with the OAS and other donors, is committed to continued demining work in South America, where numerous member countries still suffer the negative effects of landmines and other munitions. Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are still undergoing demining efforts, with Ecuador and Peru aiming to be free of landmines by 2017 and Colombia by 2021. Peru is well on their way, having removed six times as many mines in 2010 as they had in the previous six years. The Colombian Army has unilaterally renounced the use of landmines in spite of their continued and tragic use by the FARC, both to attack the security forces and to protect its coca cultivation.
The declaration of Central America as "impact-free" from landmines is a great accomplishment, but it is only a milestone in an ongoing effort to rid the Americas of landmines. The United States is committed to supporting demining efforts in South America, as well as medical and rehabilitation services, and mine risk education for communities that face continued dangers from the use of landmines.
You can learn more about the State Department's involvement in humanitarian demining through our Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement's conventional weapons destruction programs here.


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Topic: All mongrels crash after intensive data gathering request begins
Hi everyone,
I have a 512Mb slice on Slicehost. I've got 3 Mongrels running on nginx. If I start an intensive data gathering process (specifically, gathering data from Wikipedia via their API), all other requests to the box are not serviced. Eventually, nginx times out and I have to restart the Mongrels to get requests to be processed again. It seems to me like all 3 Mongrels are being used by this intensive process, but can that be right?
I've tried making the intensive task less intensive by putting in 3 second sleep periods between each API request, but to no avail.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks very much.


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Veterans who support veterans
To the editor:
In response and support for letters you posted on Nov 5th, 2013 titled "A call to all military veterans" written by Linda Sherry, Commander of VFW Post 1648 and also an article you posted Nov 11th, 2013 titled "Honor veterans with more than 'Thank You', I would like to start out by saying "Welcome Home" to all my fellow veterans. I would also like to say "Thank You" to all the local business and organizations who took part in celebrating Veterans Day last week.
Many wars and conflicts have occurred since I was born. Starting with the Vietnam War, I can still remember some of the images that were on TV of the battle and the protests. This was a very trying time for our country, but we learned some very important lessons not only on the battlefield but here at home. The key lesson was that if we expect someone to put their life on the line for us we need to support them when they return. As we know this was not an everyday practice in the late 60's and 70's. With the courage of those veterans who spoke up about how they were treated when they got home, our country changed. With recent conflicts and wars the American population did a great job finding ways to support our newest veterans and for this I can say 'Thank You". The programs and support groups that have been implemented, will eventually go away.
This is where the Veterans Organizations become the key element to the continued support. Over the past 15 years I have seen a decrease of membership in our veterans organizations, all over the country. This is where the call to veterans comes in. We as veterans need to become strong and continue that great support we have seen from our country. The best way is to join a veterans organization and get involved. Not only do our current veterans need this support but the support chain has got to be strong if there is a call for future conflicts.
In closing I would like to say that many veterans groups are here in New Ulm, and they are currently seeking new members. If you are a veteran, join one and you get the opportunity to continue serving this great country.
Lyle Zobel
Past Commander VFW 1648
Post Adjutant for American Legion Post 132


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Firefox 7 features improved startup speed. Our research has shown that most OSes are not capable of starting large programs efficiently (see my older blog entries). As a result, Firefox 7 will explicitly tell the OS to aggressively preload our xul.dll/libxul.so/XUL library before passing it on to the runtime linker. This marks the productization of the approach explored in "20-line patch that doubles Firefox startup" that got people so excited. See bug 552864 and dependent bugs for exciting technical details.
Do Not Try this at Home: Ugly Windows
Note: Windows Prefetch does everything possible to thwart exciting startup optimizations. Above optimization only works when prefetch is disabled/broken (ie Firefox should be faster with Windows Prefetch off). See this comment on disabling prefetch for Firefox. Alternatively one may get Windows Prefetch to not slow down Firefox startup by the following magic incantation:
- Install Firefox (or delete the windows prefetch entry for existing Firefox 7)
- Reboot (Do not start Firefox after installation!)
- Start Firefox.
Above helps populate the Windows Prefetch in a less counter-productive way. Explanation: on warm startup Windows Prefetch records irrelevant IO operations and blocks Firefox startup to preload files that Firefox accesses after startup.
Note: the heuristic that we use to detect Windows Prefetch will also prevent this optimization from kicking in on some exceptionally slow hard drives when prefetch is off. This is unfortunate as this optimization is most dramatic on exceptionally slow machines.
According to our preliminary telemetry data, less than 25% of our Windows users have Windows Prefetch off and can benefit from vastly improved startup. We expect to improve this in future Firefox releases by scheduling a prefetch cleanup operation similar to the script in above bugzilla comment.
Operating systems without counter-productive startup heuristics (ie Mac/Linux) will simply allow Firefox 7 to start faster.


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On 6 September 2005, an agreement was signed between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the organizers of the 2006 FIFA World Cup aimed at making the World Cup a low pollution, eco-friendly competition. It was the first time that the FIFA World Cup – one of the world's leading sports events – incorporated environmental considerations in the preparation and staging of its games.
The "Green Goal" project — an inspiration of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the German Ministry of the Environment — aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transport and electricity generation during the month-long tournament. Other aims included defeating the mountains of waste normally associated with large-scale public events as well as reducing the consumption of drinking water and other natural resources. In all, 13 of 16 Green Goal objectives were to a large extent achieved.
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Seriously is this not the most unusual 33 game hitting streak ever? Dude is hitting .230's after 33 straight games of hits, started in the .180s or .190s?
33 games is not even close enough to get excited about in regards to possible historical significance, but it is a nice streak to have none the less. But don't you usually expect to see a .300 avg behind the guys name after a streak like this?
Of course I'm pretty sure this recognition of it will jinx it and end it all tomorrow.
Just sayin.


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On July 11, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered remarks at the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This marked Secretary Clinton's fourth U.S.-ASEAN post-ministerial conference.
Secretary Clinton said, "The United States has an enduring commitment to the Asia Pacific and the Obama Administration has elevated our engagement across Asia as a strategic priority of our foreign policy. A central pillar of that strategy is to work more closely with ASEAN, to deepen our economic, strategic, and people-to-people engagement. As Secretary of State, I've been a strong supporter of ASEAN and I understand that ASEAN faces a variety of challenges and even growing pains as it adapts and takes on new responsibilities. But I believe ASEAN plays an indispensible role in holding this region's institutional architecture together and in advancing the common interests of all stakeholders in the Asia Pacific. The work that we are doing here today and over the next two days is a testament to that, and the United States has a stake in ASEAN's success. The positions that ASEAN takes, the decisions it makes, and how it makes them will have a great bearing on the future effectiveness of ASEAN.
"When I'm asked in my country why I put so much emphasis on ASEAN, I tell people that we work with ASEAN on the issues that are of central importance to the United States, from maritime security to nonproliferation to economic growth. We have more investment in ASEAN than we have in China. That is a surprising fact to many people in our country. And we are working cooperatively and collaboratively on opportunities and challenges in the Asia Pacific region, because we believe, like all of you, that so much of the future will be determined in this region."
Secretary Clinton continued, "We are focused on six pillars: regional security cooperation, economic integration and trade, engagement in the Lower Mekong region, transnational threats, democratic development, and war legacies. We're working not only on a bilateral basis but also regionally in order to get the best possible results. This adds up to a robust, systematic assistance package that will secure sustained levels of American support for the things we all care most about."
In closing, the Secretary said, "The United States is committed to our partnership, and we welcome the contributions of other ASEAN dialogue partners, and we are invested in the future peace, stability, and prosperity of this region. We look forward to many more collaborative activities with our partners in ASEAN for years to come. "Related Content: Photos of Secretary Clinton in Cambodia and Fact Sheet on United States-ASEAN Cooperation 2012
Ashim C. in India writes:
It is good to see Ms. Clinton emphasising the importance of ASEAN and increasing engagement of US in Asia. It would be good if US also takes similar interest in SAARC and integration between ASEAN and SAARC.
India has massive infrastructure development projects. If they are pushed, US expertise can be utilised through some of the ASEAN countries would be handy for India.
Only thing is no foreign investor from anywhere should not insist on econonomic cooperation at macro and micro level through private sector players alone.
US business must appreciate that given the state of multi-party democracy of India, where most political parties do not take kindly to foreign investments in sensitive areas like banking , insurance and finance through collaborations with private sector, a better strategy would be to push collaboration with state owned public sector companies, which have even now an overwhelming share in all basic industries and service sector.
Policy makers looking at India as an investment destination need to understand Indian political situation to understand how they can circumvent objections to FDI in all sectors across the board by avialing opportunities in India by choosing a collaboration model that strenghens Indian state owned public sector in power generation and distribution, IT and communication, mass public transport systems and infrastructure, road, air and port infrastructure, health hospitality, housing and education sector. Given the backwardness level in these and many other sectors, business in these sector is there to sustain for easily next 30 years or more. And if the entry strategy is based on collaboration with public sector companies, the business also gets the benefit of sovereign guarantees that mitigates all business risks.
US can achieve 4-5% growth rate if it focusses on ASEAN and SAARC simultaneously. This will also reduce the dependence on China substantially. This China dependence for trade & commerce has in one's view brought about many aberrations in the way it conducts it's relations with China.


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James R. "Jim" Dompier
BARAGA – James R. "Jim" Dompier, age 74, of Baraga, passed away at his son's home in Blaine, Minn., surrounded by family on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Jim was born in Baraga on Aug. 25, 1938, the son of the late Wilfred and Selma (Alatalo) Dompier and was a lifelong Baraga resident. He graduated in 1956 from Baraga High School. Jim received his BS from NMU and a Certificate of Philosophy from St. Jerome's College, Kitchner, Ontario, Canada.
On Aug. 15, 1970, Jim married the former Doris (Maki) Duguay at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Baraga.
Jim began teaching at St. Francis de Sales, Manistique, Sacred Heart School, L'Anse, and PLES, Baraga before being named L'Anse/Baraga Community School Director. In 1977, Jim joined Michigan State University Extension as a 4-H Youth Agent, retiring in 2002 as Baraga County Extension Director.
He was a lifelong member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, serving as a lector, usher, serving at funeral lunches, and often assisted at daily Masses.
Jim served the community in a variety of capacities, including as chairman of the Baraga County Board of Commissioners, chairman of the Baraga County Hospital Board, as well as other committee assignments of those boards. He also was a member of the Baraga Area School Board and served on the St. Ann's Parish board. Jim also was a member of the Bayside Village Nursing Home Board and for the past several years, served as Baraga County Historical Society president. As president of the Historical Society, Jim and the members oversaw the construction of the new museum in Baraga and Jim enjoyed doing family research as a project for the museum. He also served as a member of the Baraga County Soil Conservation District, the Baraga County Fair Board, and the St. Vincent de Paul store and conference committees. He was appointed president of the Copper Country District of St. Vincent de Paul and served on the U.P. Diocesan Council. As president of the CC Conference, he assisted in the formation of new conferences in Chassell and Calumet.
Jim also was a founding member of the Baraga County Holiday Hope Committee and served as the Grand Marshall along with his wife, Doris, for the Lumberjack celebration. Jim was also recognized as a Kiwanis Person of the year for Baraga County. The Western U.P. Planning Commission recognized Jim with the Orentente Award. Jim was a member of the original Alberta Village Museum Board and served on the Baraga Township Board of Review and its planning and zoning committees. In 2012, Jim and his wife, Doris, were recognized by the Baraga County Fair Board with a plaque for Outstanding Contributions to the Baraga County Fair.
Jim's many hobbies included gardening, for which he was awarded Baraga County Fair Master Gardener three times, doing genealogical research, keeping in contact with friends via the internet, reading local histories, and serving the various needs of the community.
Jim is survived by his loving wife, Doris; sons, Patrick (Diane) Duguay of Blaine, Minn., and Paul and Mark of Minneapolis, Minn.; brothers, Jerry (Diane), Douglas (Irene), Wendell (Judy); sister, Mary Jane "Myrt" (Melvin) LaJoye; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann, Phyllis, and Bonnie; and two aunts, Mary Ann Keranen and Elizabeth Alatalo. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Joseph, Raymond, Norman, Francis, Richard "Chip"; and an infant sister, Sharon.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Baraga with Father John Longbucco, celebrant. A luncheon will be held at the church following the Mass.
The family will greet friends on from 6 until 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L'Anse Deacon John Cadeau will conduct a St. Vincent de Paul service at the funeral chapel on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Interment will take place in the Baraga Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials in Jim's honor to be directed to St. Vincent de Paul or the Baraga County Museum. Envelopes will be available at the funeral chapel.
Mr. Dompier's obituary may also be viewed and condolences sent to the family at rfsc.net.
The family has entrusted the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L'Anse with arrangements.


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Raspberry Pi Anniversary Competition Announced
RS Components have announced their Raspberry Pi Anniversary Competition to celebrate its first anniversary by giving 1,000 pieces of commemorative blue Model B boards. These boards are not for sale but from March to June of this year, you can enter into competitions to win one of these boards!
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