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MARK MALAN joined Refugees International as Peacebuilding Program Officer in May 2007. He also serves as the Executive Coordinator for the Washington, DC-based Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Malan headed the KAIPTC's Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution Department, where he established and developed the Centre's research agenda and output. From 1996 to 2003, he was a senior researcher and head of the Peace Missions Program at the Institute for Security Studies, which delivered specialized training and research in support of ongoing efforts to establish indigenous Southern African capacities for participation in peace missions. Before joining the ISS, Mr. Malan enjoyed 20 years of service with the South African military, where he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and held a variety of posts, including senior lecturer in Political Science at the SA Military Academy. Mr. Malan has developed a number of regional peacekeeping training courses and manuals, and has published extensively on issues relating to regional security and peacekeeping in Africa.
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Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Mixed Results from Humble Beginnings
March 14, 2008
Authored by Mr. Mark Malan.
The author describes the state of the armed forces and the police in post-war Liberia, evaluates the ongoing process of security sector reform, and makes recommendations to the United Nations and the U.S. Government on consolidating military and police transformation


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The Best Backpacks and Totes For Back to School!
The book bag has come a long way since the days of your trusty old Jansport backpack (which we still love). Now there are a slew of styles to hold not just your books, but all your techy goods, too. We rounded up our favorite messenger bags, backpacks, and totes for a collection that's sure to please every campus personality. Click the slideshow to see (and shop) our top picks and start getting excited for back to school!


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Best Buy is launching dedicated shops for Samsung.
Katie Evans
Shoppers headed to BestBuy.com in search of Samsung product will soon be able to shop items from the manufacturer in a special online store within the e-retailer's web site.
The Samsung Experience online shop will offer product images, details, comparisons and reaviews of Samsung tablets, smartphones, laptops and accessories. When consumers check out from the online store, they also will be presented with recommendations of other Samsung products to complement their purchases, such as a tablet case if a shopper is buying a tablet.
Best Buy and Samsung also announced yesterday plans to put Samsung Experience Shops in 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores, beginning this month. The retail chain also plans to offer online support of Samsung mobile products and accessories in the second quarter.
It's all part of what Best Buy calls its "Renew Blue" transformation strategy, which includes combatting showrooming, or store shoppers viewing products in physical stores and then buying online. With more options to buy hot products like Samsung mobile devices in store and online, Best Buy says it hopes to capture sales before shoppers click to another retailer online, or use their smartphones in stores to find better prices on the web.
"The stores create a destination where consumers can experience Samsung's extensive mobile ecosystem of products and learn how they work together from dedicated Samsung expert," Best Buy, No. 11 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, says. 900 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores will feature the Samsung Experience Shop by early May, with the remainder launching by early summer.
In the stores, shoppers will be able to interact with and buy Samsung products. Additionally, some Best Buy stores will offer what best Buy calls Samsung Smart Service, which includes help from trained Samsung specialists. The specialists will assist with product demonstrations, basic product services, Samsung account set up, warranty registration and post purchase support.
The shops vary in size, with the largest being approximately 460 square feet. Within the larger shops, the stores will feature a Samsung Connected Solutions area where customers can see how Samsung devices can connect and share content across multiple screens.
In one store in Richfield, MN, where the retailer is based, Best Buy widened the aisles, reduced the height of fixtures and built a centralized station to promote the latest products. In another move to stop showrooming, Best Buy also said in February that it would match online prices and store prices at competing stores. It will match prices set by all local retailers as well as 19 major online retail competitors, including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. The Renew Blue plan also includes adding new levels of personalization to BestBuy.com.


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Notice is hereby given and the following person is hereby notified
that contents of the below listed storage unit will be disposed of or
sold if payment has not been paid in full prior to 7/2/2011. S&R
Storage TWO MILES NORTH HIGHWAY 10 FERRON, UTAH; Unit (29) (Tyler
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equipment, boxes, carpet, speakers, computer chair, wood benches,
garbage sacks). Pursuant to Section 38-8-3 of U.C.A. proper notices
have been given to the above named renter after 30 days of default,
sent through certified mail, and all Notices of Sale have been
published for two weeks prior to date of sale.
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First Christian Church served as the Reagan family church while they lived in Dixon and helped form Ronald Reagan's Christian-based work ethic, which included a short term as a Sunday School teacher.
Wings of Peace and Freedom Park
A Bulgarian immigrant donated the Wings of Peace and Freedom sculpture to the City of Dixon. The artwork, which includes a full-size replica of a section of the Berlin Wall, recognizes President Reagan's efforts to attain worldwide peace and freedom.
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and Visitors Center
Tour the restored home that the Reagan family resided in from 1920-1923, and meander through the Visitor Center and Gift Shop which features books and gifts highlighting the Reagan legacy. The tour includes the four-room Presidential Timeline exhibit and the viewing of a Reagan biographical video.
Northwest Territory Historic Center
The Northwest Territory Historic Center is a History Research and Learning Center housed in President Ronald Reagan's boyhood South Central School; located in his hometown of Dixon, Illinois. Beautifully restored with the dedicated support of the townspeople and Reagan colleagues, the Center is proudly affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and houses the Veterans History Project Regional Center, auditorium, research library, historical exhibits, art gallery, surround-sound theater and museum store. A visit to the Northwest Territory Historic Center includes: The Unchanged Land-an interactive exhibit on Native American & Black Hawk War; The Changing Land-an interactive exhibit on early American Farming; Ronald Reagan's Restored Classroom; Rock River Assembly Diorama; Chautauqua Assembly Building Model; Earth from Space Poster Exhibit; President Reagan History Room, changing historical exhibits, a museum store and much more.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County School Board met in their January meeting at the Castle Dale Elementary. The first item of business was to swear in the re-elected members of the board, Sam Singleton, Laurel Johansen and Nanette Tanner.
Johansen was elected as chairman and Royd Hatt as vice-chairman of the board. Jared Black was appointed as the business administrator for the district.
In personnel matters, Superintendent Kirk Sitterud recommended Vicky Martineau as a new third grade teacher at Castle Dale Elementary. The board approved a choir trip to Cottonwood High. The board approved the lease of their water shares to Huntington and Cleveland. The rate will increase a little this year.
The board discussed the cold weather and at what temperature the students should be kept inside for recess. Superintendent Sitterud has done some research and the temperatures vary across the country. Emery County doesn't have a set policy on the temperature. Most areas he surveyed if the temperature was about 20 degrees the students would go out and below 20 degrees they would be kept inside. In Minnesota the students would be kept in if the temperature dipped below -15 degrees.
Most experts agreed if the students are properly dressed they should be sent outside to play. For now it is up to each individual school to determine if it's too cold for students outside.
The district has been studying bus routes and patterns to try to find solutions for students who arrive at school 40 minutes before school starts. This is due to the buses dropping off students and then continuing onto the high school. The district will keep looking for solutions, but unless more buses are purchased and more drivers, which isn't economically feasible, the bus schedules will remain the same. District policy states teachers must be on duty when the first buses arrive.
Principal Ralph Worthen gave his report to the school board. He said most students want to go out and play no matter what the temperature. "I appreciate the help given to Castle Dale Elementary by the school board and the district office. Our enrollment is gradually growing and we've heard more kids are coming. We appreciate having a new teacher. When I first started here we had 165 enrolled and now we are up to 222. We have a great faculty and the new teacher is fitting in well. Everyone at this school is anxious to help out. The teachers like to share what works and help each other out. They love their smart boards. It's fun all of the interactive things the students can do with the smart boards. We just finished with Wendy Whittle's class coming down to read with the younger students. We have a lot of positive success stories with this program.
"We have fantastic lunch ladies that are always doing something to make lunch fun. We had an Under the Sea day recently and they are planning a snow sculpture contest. They are always doing fun things to make it better and we appreciate them. The Dibels testing looks good the teachers wanted to finish it up so they could get it on the report cards. The students are progressing. The Sheriff's Office was here to speak to the students concerning a lockdown activity we are going to have. They showed the students how the officers would dress for the activity. They told the students what to expect and they told the students to remain as quiet as possible during the drill. The Sheriff's Emergency Response Team will conduct the drill. We have sent notes home to the parents so they will know what is going on. This is good training for the Sheriff's Office as well as our teachers," said Principal Worthen.
Superintendent Sitterud said lockdown exercises are held at the elementary schools every two-three years and more often at the junior highs and high schools.
Pres. Johansen said it is comforting to know preparation is taking place in the schools. She also thanked Principal Worthen for the great work going on at Castle Dale Elementary and for the Veteran's program that was very nice.
Black told of the capital equalization bill being introduced at the legislature this year that could hurt the school district. It would take a portion of the capital levy and redistribute it. The amount returned to the district by the state would not equal what the Emery district would be sending the state. With the enrollment numbers in the Emery district being low. The bill could take one-third of the capital outlay. This could be a very serious issue for the district should the bill pass.
Black reported to the board that the school district is responsible for refunding to PacifiCorp taxes for 2006-07 in the amount of $400,000. PacifiCorp won a tax appeal. The school district might impose a judgment levy which would help recoup some of the tax money by raising taxes enough to collect the money needed to pay PacifiCorp.
Superintendent Sitterud addressed an issue that a perception in the communities is that the school district isn't doing a lot as far as school safety. Superintendent said this is a misconception and maybe a lot of what they do isn't widely known. And this isn't necessarily a bad thing as all codes for the schools is confidential information they don't want known. "We don't want armed guards at our schools, we don't want to turn our schools into prisons," said Superintendent Sitterud. He explained he has written a statement outlining what the schools do for school safety, it is being published in the Emery County Progress. The statement will be an overview of the schools emergency plans. Outside doors are kept locked at the elementary schools. Surveillance cameras are in use at the secondary schools. One project the school district may undertake is having all doors open into the classrooms so doors can be closed more quickly should the need arise. Superintendent Sitterud said the district is doing everything it can to keep students safe. But there are no guarantees, you can plan and practice and pray. "We recognize and mourn with those victims of Sandy Hook Elementary. But, statistics show that schools are still a safe place to be. School violence has declined over the last 10 years," said Superintendent Sitterud.
In the governor's budget he is only recommending a 1 percent hike in the WPU. It takes 2 percent just to cover increased costs for insurance and other expenses. The governor is being asked to raise the WPU at least 2 percent.
Superintendent Sitterud reported that business people are very supportive of education and are encouraging the governor to support increases for education.
On Jan. 31 there will be a school board day at the Utah Legislature for school board members from across the state.
Pres. Johansen thanked Superintendent for the article on school safety that it is very timely and well written. In speaking of school safety there are still traffic concerns surrounding each of the schools for parents dropping off and picking up students. The parents are not using the designated areas for loading and unloading students.
The Emery County School Board met in their January meeting at the Castle Dale Elementary. The first item of business was to swear in the re-elected members of the board, Sam Singleton, Laurel Johansen and Nanette Tanner.
Pres. Johansen thanked Superintendent for the article on school safety that it is very timely and well written. In speaking of school safety there are still traffic concerns surrounding each of the schools for parents dropping off and picking up students. The parents are not using the designated areas for loading and unloading students.


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Calendar Of Events Outdoors
Written by Miami Today on October 4, 2012
Thursday 10/4
The Crandon Park Visitors and Nature Center offers the Bear Cut Preserve, a 264-acre natural barrier island habitat on the northern tip of Key Biscayne. Guided tours and educational programs are offered year round for all ages — from low tide marine beach and wading tours to bird watching, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling and bicycling. Visit the center's exhibit room and aquariums with different recreated underwater habitats. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Crandon Park Visitors and Biscayne Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. Details: (305) 361-6767 or www.biscaynenaturecenter.org.
Keep cool canoeing or kayaking Oleta River State Park's calm waters. Choose from open waters or mangrove trails. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Any day. Oleta River State Park, 3400 NE 163rd St., North Miami. $2-$6. Details: (305) 919-1844 or www.floridastateparks.org.
Amelia Earhart Park offers a variety of outdoor activities. Mountain bike a 5.5-mile trail with challenging slopes and runs or practice a variety of water sports at the 91-acre lake. Learn to wakeboard with experienced coaches from the Miami Wakeboard Cable Complex. 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E 65th St., Hialeah. $6 parking fee. Fees vary. Details: (305) 685-8389 or www.miamidade.gov/parks.
Kayak along the shallow waters of Key Biscayne and explore the protected areas of Bear Cut Preserve with Crandon Park's Kayak and Snorkel Adventure. Discover tropical fish, spotted eagle rays, sea stars and coastal birds. Bringing closed-toe water shoes, water, sunglasses, sunscreen, towel and a wide-brimmed hat is recommended. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Crandon Park, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. $70 per person. RSVP required. Details: (305) 365-3018 or www.miamidade.gov/ecoadventures.
Meet and greet Zoo Miami's Zoo Squad — Gigi the giraffe, Kaz the rhino and Pio the red-billed oxpecker — during their daily appearances at their gazebo by the spotted hyena exhibit at Zoo Miami. Take your photo with them and receive a gift. On weekdays at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; weekends and holidays, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St., Richmond Heights. Free for children under 2 and members. $11.95 children 3-12. $15.95 others. Details: (305) 251-0400 or www.zoomiami.org.
Sunday 10/7
Crandon Park's Key Biscayne Bike Adventure explores Key Biscayne as you bike along the streets and paths of the historic barrier island. This tour highlights Crandon Park's Bear Cut Preserve, the Crandon Gardens-site of the original Crandon Zoo-and the Village of Key Biscayne. 1:30-4 p.m. Crandon Park, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. $28 per person. RSVP required. Details: (305) 365-3018 or www.miamidade.gov/ecoadventures.


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Thank you, John, for that kind introduction. And thanks also to the National Italian American Foundation for inviting me to take part in this Series of Distinguished Lectures. To be asked to take part in an event that has featured so many Washington men and women whom I admire… It's a true honor. And it is a pleasure to be speaking to a room full of people whose names also end in a vowel.
When I was invited, I knew that I wanted to give you some perspective on the industry I represent – the pharmaceutical industry. But I am mindful of something Enrico Fermi said after hearing a lecture by one of his colleagues. Fermi observed: "Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level."
My goal this afternoon is to provide some clarity and not leave you with too much confusion, either low level or high. So I'm going to focus on the connections between the pharmaceutical industry and two issues of vital interest to every person in this room…in fact to every American: health care and innovation.
Let's start with health care. I've been in this job almost a year, and one of the most important things I have learned is that the promise of the research is even greater than I imagined.
Carlo Rubbia, the great Italian American physicist, once said, "Science for me is very close to art… I see no difference between a scientist developing a marvelous discovery and an artist making a painting."
The researchers in our industry have produced some masterpieces. For example, last month marked the 30th anniversary of the first published description of the disease now known as AIDS. Remember those haunting images of the AIDs quilt?
Made up of sections that represented loved ones who had died of the disease, it grew so large the National Mall couldn't hold it. Today, thanks to the advances made by the pharmaceutical industry, a diagnosis of HIV is no longer a death sentence. It's a chronic disease. A range of treatment options, including different combinations of drugs, often keep patients symptom-free for years.
Remember back in the 1970s, doctors had few tools to combat cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure and high cholesterol went pretty much unchecked, and the result was often heart attack, stroke, or other complications. Almost, every family had a loved one who died suddenly in middle age or earlier, and many others had to cope with long hospital stays and years of disability.
Today, patients can take medicines that manage cardiovascular risks, often preventing heart attacks and strokes and the deaths and disability they once brought. Between 1984 and 2004/05 cardiovascular medicines improved by more than 50 percent the chances an elderly patient would survive a cardiovascular event without becoming disabled. And between 1997 and 2007 death rates for cardiovascular disease fell a dramatic 28 percent.
Cancer is still a terrible disease. But thanks to new treatments, life expectancy is increasing for cancer patients. Cancer death rates began to fall for the first time in the 1990s, and are continuing to decline. According to a new report from the National Cancer Institute, between 2003 and 2007 death rates fell an average of 1.6 percent per year.
Behind these statistics are the faces of parents who didn't have to say good-by to a child, or wives who can travel with their husbands in old age instead of standing long vigils at a rest homes, and grandparents who can watch their grandchildren graduate from college and even get married.
And believe me our researchers are not resting on their laurels. As we meet here today, they are working on the next generation of research masterpieces.
- Today, there are more than 3,000 medicines in clinical trials or before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and under review for patient use, and
- There are currently more than 800 drugs in development for cancer and 300 for heart disease and stroke – the three leading causes of premature death in the United States.
But, as they say, "the past is prologue" and patients and doctors understandably impatient for new solutions ask: "but what have you done for me lately?"
The answer is in new medicines like Merck's Januvia®. It is the first oral medication for Type 2 diabetes. That means fewer or no needles for millions of patients. That's real medical progress, just ask the patient.
PhRMA recently awarded the two women scientists who developed it, PhRMA's Discoverers Award – the first time, by the way, this award went solely to women scientist.
What moved me most, however, was when one of the scientists told of her excitement when her mother – who suffers from Type 2 diabetes – was prescribed the drug. Needless to say, all of the years of research and all of the successes and failures were made worth it, knowing that she made an advance that helped her mother better control and live with diabetes.
But the future holds more than the promise of better medicines. We are at the beginning of the next great medical revolution: personalized medicines.
Ten years ago, the human genome was mapped. Today, what we learned is helping us understand the genetic and biological causes of disease and new ways to fight them. This means targeting our treatments to best suit each patient's individual needs.
This is exciting stuff. And to try and take advantage of where the science is taking us, nearly 95 percent of PhRMA member companies are today investing in personalized medicine research and their investment grew by 75 percent between 2006 and 2010.
This investment is beginning to yield results, promising better treatments for melanoma, lung cancer and other diseases.
And it's critical that we push forward because the nation now faces diseases that endanger our lives and health, as well as our economic future. For example, thirty years after AIDS was discovered, Alzheimer's and the diseases associated with obesity are huge health challenges. Cancer still takes far too many lives.
I'll say more about these challenges in a moment, but for now let me turn to the connection between the pharmaceutical industry and another issue of interest to all Americans: innovation.
I've been in Washington a long time, and I can't remember a period when there was so much focus –in both parties, and across the political spectrum – on innovation as a means to stimulate our economy. Just listen to what politicians are saying.
One says: "The key to our success [in the global economy]– as it has always been – will be to compete by developing new products, by generating new industries, by maintaining our role as the world's engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation. It's absolutely essential to our future."
And another: "The countries which innovate the most effectively are the wealthiest, the strongest, the safest, and the healthiest. And innovation in that sense has been the key to the progress of the human race for all of recorded history. It is still the key…"
The first quote is from President Obama – he's all about innovation these days. The second is from someone who disagrees with President Obama on pretty much everything else – Newt Gingrich.
For all the focus on innovation, one of the best kept secrets in Washington is that the pharmaceutical industry is an innovation engine for the nation.
Any economist will tell you that the key to innovation – sustained innovation – is investment in research and development. CEOs know it, too.
Jeff Immelt, General Electric's CEO has said that for GE to be successful over the long-term, it had to invest more than five percent of its revenues into new research and development. He is proud that GE has reached that target, and certain that it can lead to new products and trail-blazing innovation.
That's a great achievement. Do you know what our industry's R&D spending was last year? 20.5 percent of revenues. That not only puts us ahead of GE, but well ahead of other industries. In fact, we invest five times more in R&D than the average manufacturing firm.
Just last year, despite the continuing uncertainties about the economy, PhRMA member companies increased R&D spending by $3 billion to a record $67.4 billion industry-wide.
The medicines we develop are one product of this investment. The other is jobs. Biopharmaceutical companies employ nearly 675,000 Americans. Each of these jobs helps to create an additional six indirect and induced jobs economy-wide. This accounts for over four million jobs in this country.
Now I would love to end my talk here. But one of the reasons Italian Americans have succeeded here is that they see things as they are, the shadows as well as the light.
And the fact is the pharmaceutical industry faces historic challenges. How these challenges are resolved will affect the health of Americans and the future of American innovation.
Let me focus on three of the most serious challenges, all of which are closely related – how we pay for medicines (also know as "cost re-imbursement,") the treatment of chronic diseases, and the innovation climate.
America's current reimbursement model is something you come face to face with whenever you file a health insurance claim. I don't know many people who are happy with it. In part, that's because it was put together when medicines were inexpensive, when the practice of medicine focused on acute care, when wellness and prevention were not really thought about too much.
While this system may have worked well enough back in the day, today it causes two huge problems.
First, it creates perverse incentives for patients.
Drugs currently constitute a little more than 10 percent of total health spending. Yet they account for upwards of 40 percent of what the average patient spends out of pocket for healthcare each year.
In other words, while patients have to come up with cash for their medicines, the current system makes acute care seem "free." So reimbursement pays for a diabetic's amputation rather than the insulin that would prevent it. It is much more likely to pay for chemotherapy than for smoking cessation. It pays for dealing with a heart attack but not for managing the Type 2 diabetes that caused it.
In practice, this means that patients are and will be driven to rely on acute care services because they appear to cost less.
At a time when chronic diseases are the most prevalent and costly health care challenges in the United States, the current incentives can be deadly.
Chronic disease now accounts for about 75 percent of the nation's aggregate health care spending. Just five of them – heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes – account for more than two-thirds of all deaths.
The second major problem is that the current re-imbursement system creates a distorted picture of costs for policy makers.
Let me illustrate with a disease that every baby boomer is thinking about – Alzheimer's.
Currently, a person in the U.S. develops Alzheimer's disease every 71 seconds. If trends continue this will increase to every 33 seconds by 2050 – that's the time it took me to say the last three sentences. That could mean 15 million Americans with Alzheimer's. The cost of their care? More than $1 trillion per year.
A medicine that could delay the onset of the condition would be wonderful, a godsend for patients and families. PhRMA's member companies are working on new treatments.
But bringing a potential new medicine from the laboratory all the way through to FDA approval for patients takes, on average, between 10 to 15 years and can cost around $1.3 billion.
The investment risks are enormous. Only about five of every 10,000 compounds explored as a potential new medicine makes it all the way to clinical trials with patients and is submitted for FDA approval for patient use. And, even after that, we know that only two to three out of every 10 approved medicines ever make their investment back.
So what if a new treatment for Alzheimer's arrives, but it comes with a high, short-term price tag? Suppose its one-year cost approaches $11 billion, the all-time annual price tag for the most expensive medicine ever developed.
Under the current systems, my fictitious $11 billion per year would be viewed only as a huge cost to the system.
As the members of the Italian American Congressional Delegation here know better than any one, Congress is grappling with soaring government deficits now and will be for the foreseeable future. You can bet that budget hawks would put a huge bulls eye on an $11 billion cost.
Yet the Alzheimer's Association study projects that a new treatment that delayed the onset of the disease by five years could reduce the growth of new cases dramatically and save $447 billion a year by 2050. Under our current system, government leaders will focus on the $11 billion cost not the $447 billion saved.
The third challenge we face is fueling the innovation climate.
Take a look some time at a list of some of the Italian Americans who helped build the pharmaceutical industry – especially the men and women who won Nobel Prizes in medicine and biology. Many -- Renato Dulbecco, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Edward Salvador Luria among them – escaped fascism and came to America to find freedom, to take risks and see their discoveries come to fruition.
The favorable climate of innovation they came here to find is still going strong. More medicines are in development here than anywhere else in the world.
Let me underscore this point by paraphrasing a recent Battelle report on the industry.
If we were to imagine an "ideal" industry for economic growth and sustainability in the U.S., it would have several key characteristics. Among other things it would:
- Have the ability to grow and increase output in tough economic times;
- Provide high-wage, good quality jobs;
- Be innovative and deploy the latest technology to generate comparative advantages for U.S. companies;
- Generate significant exports;
- Create a strong supply-chain that drives further economic growth;
- Encourage capital flows to sustain growth; and
- Be profitable and provide funds for reinvestment into the R&D cycle.
Battelle concluded that the biopharmaceutical research sector "has all of the above characteristics and more."
But threats are in the wind. Outmoded regulations, the burdens of the reimbursement system, and a failure of political leaders to take a long-term view…all put a straight jacket on the kind of risk taking our health care system and economy need.
And, other countries are racing to build successful biopharmaceutical research sectors and attract research done in the U.S. They want those good jobs and economic growth.
The Chinese government identified biotechnology as one key to its future economic growth. The Indian government pledged to develop more than 20 biotech parks and committed more than $1.7 billion to grow the sector. And Singapore's vision is to be "biopolis" of Asia, an international science cluster aimed at advancing human health.
We are not afraid of competition. On a level playing field, we can continue to save lives, improve health care and move our economy forward through innovation.
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: This thread is going nowhere. It sounds like you're just commenting about how the plumbing system is a complete mess. Find someone competent enough (and licensed) to correct it and make sure the inspector is doing his/her job, not being "sweet talked".
Well, gee, excuse me, I thought it was interesting. I *like* talking about plumbing, apparently you don't. Given my luck recently with licensed plumbers, I think I'll stick with doing it myself, thank you very much.
Actually, you speculated about there being vents on my floor drains; I told you there weren't. I'm not sure why your comment is useful and mine makes the thread go nowhere, but maybe that's just me.
: ...They did know quite a bit about venting 75+ years ago, I guess it depends on exactly where you are in this great big country of ours.
The original research on venting that led to modern plumbing codes was done in the 1930's, so I really doubt that a house built in the 20's would have a modern venting system. Venting was much more hit or miss in the early part of the 20th century, regardless of where you were in the country. The saving grace is that they almost always used a 4" main stack, and generously sized the pipes. This eliminates most venting issues.
But then, you're probably not interested in this, since I'm not a licensed plumber.
: The real problem appears to be that the "Plumbers" didn't know how to to install a proper drainage and vent system.
Plumbers, just like everyone else, have various skill levels, whether now or 75 years ago. The house was almost certainly plumbed by a professional; it was done to contemporary standards. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not how we would do it today. I happen to think that things like codes and proper techniques are important, whether one is licensed or not.
Look, no offense, but this is plumbing, not rocket science. I've been an auto mechanic, network technician, computer programmer, home inspector, real estate appraiser, and a bunch of other things, all professionally. Some of them I was better at than other, but most of them were harder than plumbing, so I don't really buy your "no one can do a good job but a licensed professional" line.
If that's really what you think, what are you doing on a board like this giving advice to amateurs? I mean, I think that everyone knows that hiring a professional is an option. Your telling them is not really news.
I post here because discussing things with other people is a good way to avoid errors and insure that one is not charging down a blind alley. If you object to my questions or to the fact that I choose to work on my own house, please feel free to stop responding to my posts.
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The Blues will look to set the tone with a win against this year's newcomers, Zebre, when they fly to Italy in the RaboDirect PRO12.
The Blues will look to set the tone with a win against this year's newcomers, Zebre, when they fly to Italy in the RaboDirect PRO12.
Cardiff Blues have never faced this Italian side, however, the Blues have won all 14 previous matches they have played against Italian opponents in all competitions.
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There are a number of changes to the starting XV with a complete re- structuring of the front row. Trevett, Williams and Filise start with Hobbs and Breeze returning to the bench for this Italian encounter. Benoit Bourrust also returns, having recovered from a calf injury as the final front row replacement.
Rory Watts-Jones makes the starting XV at six, partnering captain Josh Navidi, who is playing at openside flanker with Robin Copeland at number eight.
The backs see the return of Dafydd Hewitt at inside centre with Gavin Evans moving to thirteen and Owen Williams to the wing. Ceri Sweeny returns to the starting XV at ten, bringing experience to a youthful team.
Rhys Patchell resumes his position on the replacements bench alongside Michael Patterson who has recently returned after a long term absence due to two shoulder operations.
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"The Zebre are born from a group of youngsters who need experience. They represent the best Italian players that we could put together and grow to be as competitive as possible," he said.
"These youngsters are giving us a lot of satisfaction, improving week on week. Unfortunately the results aren't coming because there is still something lacking when we come up against squads structured like Ulster who played in the Heineken Cup final last year and is unbeaten this season.
"On the pitch we were pretty even and already this result is important in the perspective of our future. Of course it's nicer to come off the pitch with a smile after a win rather than having lost in the dying minutes.
"We can't lie to the players, but we are working to improve the squad. About 80 per cent of these players were in the academies last year and need to work on the physical side of things.
"A lot of them are capable of reaching the highest level, and even the national team, Italy needs them. After a season of suffering like this one, I'm confident that, working on development, something important will be born. Our missed kicks cost us the draw or even the win."
Form: Zebre came within a whisker of gaining a first ever win in Parma on Sunday in the rearranged fixture with tabletopping Ulster, leading 25-20 with just five minutes left, only to concede a converted penalty try. Cardiff Blues have slipped to four straight defeats in the RaboDirect PRO12. The Blues have won all 14 previous encounters they have played against Italian opponents in all competitions. The two sides have never met before.
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Zebre: 15 David Odiete, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Gonzalo Garcia (capt), 12 Samuele Pace, 11 Sinoti Sinoti, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Tito Tebaldi, 8 Andries Van Schalkwyk, 7 Nicola Cattina, 6 Filippo Ferrarini, 5 Filippo Cazzola, 4 Josh Sole, 3 David Ryan, 2 Andrea Manici, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Carlo Festuccia, 17 Andrea De Marchi, 18 Luca Redolfini, 19 Emiliano Caffini, 20 Filippo Cristiano, 21 Alberto Chillon, 22 Paolo Buso, 23 Ruggero Trevisan.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Dan Fish, 14 Owen Williams, 13 Gavin Evans, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Tom James, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Robin Copeland, 7 Josh Navidi (c), 6 Rory Watts-Jones, 5 James Down, 4 Macauley Cook, 3 Taufa'ao Filise, 2 Rhys Williams, 1 Nathan Trevett
Replacements: 16 Marc Breeze, 17 Sam Hobbs, 18 Benoit Bourrust, 19 Michael Paterson, 20 Andries Pretorius, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Rhys Patchell, 23 Tom Williams.
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Two days removed from their first preseason game of 2014 the Buffalo Bills received some good news ahead of Tuesday's practice: their three offensive skill players that missed the New York Giants contest would be getting back on the field.
The Bills welcomed back wide receiver Marquise Goodwin, tight end Scott Chandler and tight end Tony Moeaki back to the practice field from short-term injuries. Goodwin was the most recent of the trio to suffer an injury, hurting his hamstring just a day before the Bills traveled to Canton, Ohio for the Hall of Fame Game. The wide receiver got back on the field and was limited during team drills.
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Perhaps, it would be easier to ask Chris Matthews what isn't like being an old segregationist? Two weeks ago, the Hardball host compared anti-tax conservatives to "being the most segregationist guy in the south." On Thursday, Matthews suggested it was pro-Second Amendment conservatives who fit the description.
Tingling MSN teleprompter readers are blithering idiots.
And Matthews is a crossdressing, misogynist freak.
The propaganda marches on.
Didn't segregationists support gun control measures to keep blacks unarmed?
Anyone who voted for obama is a communist pedophile.
Yup, they're all starting to do it now. Saying support of the 2nd amendment is racist.
Michigan's first gun control measures were a result of black "Ossian Sweet" killing a white man who was trying to force Sweet out of a "white neighborhood". Sweet was acquitted and gun control legislation was introduced within weeks.
I admit it. I'm a segregationist. I want all leftists segregated and moved to their own section of the country. Then a big wall needs to be built to keep them away from decent people. Then, people like Chris Matthews can say anything he wants and his mouth-breathing fans can drool and nod and tell him that he's a freakin' genius all day long.
Hate to have to tell Matthews that it was the Democrats who instigated segregation and that "separate but equal" nonsense. As a matter of fact it was the Democrat south that kept segregation going until a Republican president, Eisenhower to end it. Then of course there was the KKK founded by Democrats to instill horror on the Black.
So according to this super nitwit the 2nd Amendment is the same as "Chicago" "urban" "apartment" "unemployment" and "golf" that implies racism.
Absolutely. The terror arm of the democrat party, the KKK.
Geez...These people are one trick ponies.
The racist charge against all those who disagree with them is sooo 2010
Brokaw has it completely backwards. It is the civil rights of gun owners that are being violated and he is encouraging those that want to violate them to speak out.
There are tiny pockets of self-absorbed and self-impressed idiots in every urban area and perhaps they would be willing to stay to themselves as well.
The New Ghetto...Lib-Town.
Misleading headline which caused me to agree at first. Segregating ammunition is the safest method to follow to avoid loading weapons with inappropriate ammunition likely to cause serious injury or death to the operator.
Reading the first few lines of the story revealed I erred at first glance. I'm better now.
It's quite simple, really; anyone who thinks differently than liberals are racist. Race has nothing to do with it, it's just that calling the opposition "racist" give them a tingle down their legs.
They will stick any word to a gun owner to get across to people we are "evil" - radical, domestic terrorist, racist, country, red neck, prepper, survivalist, dumb, stupid, uncouth, southerner, uneducated, backwoods, tin foil hat.
Can you think of others?
"Segregationist" Rick Ector discussing concealed and open carry in Michigan.
Liberals have killed babies by the hundreds of thousands, which puts them in the same league as Pharaoh, Herod, Joseph Mengele and the Chicoms.
Only the bloodthirsty would ever vote for a liberal. Amazing that so many millions do vote for them, and do so gleefully, and with a sense of moral superiority.
Matthews is a dick.
Maybe it's time to stop posting stuff Matthews says? I mean, that's just a shock jock statement with no real point in engaging in long discussion about it.
The short answer is that 2A gun people are the ones who would be the first to step forward and fight to prevent slavery and segregation... because they believe in freedom. Jeeze. The stuff we have to put up with on television today.
I'm sure holder will inform the new black panties and the nation of grislam...you know, the ones who want to kill all white people? The armed to the teeth segregationists? They will have open season if any of these idiot gun laws get passed and all white people and conservative 'not really' black people are forced to turn over their weapons.
After u build it...*G*
Like the Democrat organization KKK?
Stop confusing people with the facts.
Well, if that fat little fag means wanting nothing to do with the urban areas, he may have a point.
I love that.
and Chrissy, What are Black Pro-Gun, Conservatives, like Allen West and Thomas Sowell?
LOL. Ingenious.
However, I do support segregation in one respect: that moronic Leftists like you be deported to North Korea or Cuba or some other communist paradise to mouth your socialist/Marxist blather. These people's democracies really do need your exalted wisdom — provided they let you live long enough to utter it.
Yes they did. States like Pennsylvania always had concealed carry permits. It is just recently that many Southern states allowed it.
Uh-oh! I better tell my black and Alaska native friends that they are segragationist!
Geez, the communist ministry of propaganda is certainly great at getting its talking points distributed.
They must have a direct fax machine from the white house
We need to turn this around and point out what kind of people are Odumbass and Democrap supporters
When they say we are 'segregationalists' we need to say that THIS IS THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT DEMOCRATS- People who want to remove the Bill Of Rights from The Constitution (and in fact rewrite the constitution)
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Was certain it would've been NCSoft.
This is great news!!!!
I think Trion is not a bad choice for us, is it.
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Excellent, Trion and NCsoft are definitely the Big 2 right now. Should make for an interesting time and we should see some good games and pricing competition come from these two in the future.
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TRION + ARCHEAGE!? Wowzer. Was certain it would've been NCSoft. This is great news!!!!
As I stated in another post... It will never be NCSoft the company is selling or closing its doors very soon.
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Unexpected, but excellent choice. Trion has a clue.
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Finally!!!! Wooohoooo!!!!
I most definately didn't expect Trion but being an ex Rift player, I welcome this with open arms. This might explain the shake-ups lately in Trion to make room for Archeage.
Now we are can start pining for a beta in NA. Our great white hope is coming!!!
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Originally posted by GoldenArrow
TRION + ARCHEAGE!? Wowzer. Was certain it would've been NCSoft. This is great news!!!!
As I stated in another post... It will never be NCSoft the company is selling or closing its doors very soon.
And your information is from where? Are you drinking, no chugging the haters kool-aid? As the old saying, 'Thou dost protest too much.' NCSoft has too many games making money for it to close it's doors. Sorry to disappoint you but it is not going to happen.
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The Rebels pulled off the upset of the Super Rugby season after beating the Crusaders 28-19 in Melbourne on Saturday.
The Rebels pulled off the upset of the Super Rugby season after beating the Crusaders 28-19 in Melbourne on Saturday.
With just two wins to their name before this match, the odds were certainly stacked against the hosts to knock over the seven-time champions.
However, the Rebels threw the form book out the window and produced a clinical performance to shock the men in red and black for a memorable – yet highly unexpected – win.
Rebels halfback Nick Phipps was the home side's hero after crossing twice, while veteran centre Stirling Mortlock also touched down for a crucial try that sealed the come-from-behind win for his team.
The Crusaders led 19-10 at half-time thanks to the boot of Tom Taylor and a Sam Whitelock try, but uncharacteristically failed to add any more points after the break.
The result had no immediate effect on where both teams are placed in the Super Rugby standings but as the Crusaders even failed to take a losing bonus point from the match, the New Zealand conference has tightened.
The hosts started brightly with Phipps snatching the ball out of a ruck near the posts and breaching the Crusaders defence with a low dive over the line in the 12th minute.
Taylor got the Crusaders on the board with two penalty goals, before the visitors hit the front through Whitelock's simple try after a burst down the left touchline by Tom Marshall. The Crusaders full-back was hauled down a few metres short, but Whitelock was on hand to scoop up the ball for a clear run-in.
Taylor kicked the conversion and then slotted his third and fourth penalties to give the visitors a 19-10 half-time lead.
But it was all the Rebels in the second half and while they weren't able to breach the opposition defence in the third quarter, two penalties from fly-half Kurtley Beale, who delivered his second successive starring performance, cut the deficit to three.
Then two tries in three minutes from the Rebels sealed the sensational win.
First Mark Gerrard charged through a pack of players and passed the ball inside to the supporting Phipps, who dived over under the sticks to put the Rebels in front with 14 minutes left.
Mortlock's try came after the replacement center, in only his second match of the season, intercepted a pass and charged to the line. Realizing he would be caught short, he offloaded to winger Cooper Vuna, who spun in the tackle before again finding an open Mortlock.
It was Mortlock's 56th Super Rugby try and arguably his most important.
The Crusaders attempted to launch a late comeback, but the Rebels defence was up to the task and kept the red and black machine at bay.
And, in an ironic twist, it was Richie McCaw who knocked on after the final hooter to emphasise the Crusaders poor form on the night.
The scorers:
For Rebels:
Tries: Phipps 2, Mortlock
Cons: Beale 2
Pens: Beale 3
For Crusaders:
Try: S Whitelock
Con: Taylor
Pens: Taylor 4
Rebels: 15 Julian Huxley, 14 Mark Gerrard, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Lachlan Mitchell, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve (c), 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Tim Davidson, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Rodney Blake, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Jono Owen, 18 Al Campbell, 19 Ryan Hodson, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 James Hilgendorf, 22 Stirling Mortlock.
Crusaders: 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Dan Carter, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Tom Taylor, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 Richie McCaw (c), 6 George Whitelock, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Kieran Read, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Ryan Crotty, 22 Israel Dagg.
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