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Charity, economic decline and derivatives
The Thanksgiving holiday will be a different experience for millions of Americans this year and probably next year as well. By then, millions will be unemployed, adding to the million or so unemployed this year and they will all know that unemployment checks are long used up before turkey and dressing can even be thought about.
Charities attempting to alleviate some of the pain and suffering are already stretched to the limit, with most trying to figure out how to serve more people with less and less resources. We know that first hand as we get deeper into the organization of the 2008 Sharing at Christmas campaign. We've received $575.00 in contributions so far that will go toward food boxes for the hundreds of less fortunate Union County applicants. Like all others who are determined to assist those in need, we will try to figure out how to do so, but mostly we will just pray for guidance on how to do what is right. If your prayers guide you to help any or all of us assist our neighbors, we'll welcome your contributions.
The predictions for next year and probably the next are not good. There's a lot of talk about how resilient the American people have proven themselves to be during past national disasters, but all of us have to admit that this is something much different. It's not war-related, it's not related to a natural disaster, it's actually man-made and therefore more cruel to those who are the least protected. Americans have only faced one economic downturn orchestrated by the most fortunate in our nation. That was called the "Great Depression" and the poor and the almost nonexistent middle-class took the brunt of it all, while the rich got richer. The rich today, for the most part, are their descendents and are fairing much the same as their ancestors, probably much better.
Some Americans will remember a slight mention of what has been called the "invisible market" and currently nicknamed the world's biggest "black market." Derivatives are the basis for an "invisible black market," considered to be the culprit behind our current economic collapse that will continue to push us down in the future. While the majority of Americans are not even aware of derivatives, the aforementioned wealthy folks and corporations are very aware and involved.
By definition, according to Investopedia, derivatives are securities whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more parties. Its value is determined by fluctuations in the underlying assets. The most common underlying assets include stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates and market indexes. Most derivatives are characterized by high leverages and risk and totally unregulated.
Future contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps are the most common types of derivatives. Because derivatives are just contracts, just about anything can be used as an underlying asset. There are even derivatives based on weather data, such as the amount of rain or the number of sunny days in a particular region. Almost like a game.
Put more simply, and so us poor folks can understand, the very rich, including companies and banks who use our money for these purposes, can hedge their risk by speculating about and contracting by literally gambling that certain aspects of their deal or others may or may not happen. This is a world-wide game or practice by the very rich and those who can use other people's money to generate unbelievable profits on the backs of the rest of us.
During the past five years, the derivatives
market grew five time bigger from about $100 trillion to $516 trillion fueled by the cheap money made available by our Federal Reserve which created the sub prime housing situation, the collapsing U.S. Treasury made so by the continuing war in the middle east, the trade deficits with China and the rest of the world which has made the value of the U.S. dollar near nothing and our wonderful friends in the middle east demanding equity payments rather than extending the U.S. credit to buy oil and other commodities. Most of these countries have accepted aid from us in the past.
Folks, we're in a near-unresolvable mess and all the while we are continuing to spend money we don't have to fight a war in the middle east. We are still attempting to feed hungry children and people in other parts of the world. We are sending aid in dollars, medicine and commodities all around the world, while showing little or no compassion for the American citizens who are in a rapid decline in terms of economic well being. This includes not only our national government, but our religious institutions and charitable organizations as well.
Some may disagree, but I think we should pull back our charities and economic aid and redirect the money, food and medicines to help our fellow Americans. At least we know they have need and will appreciate it.
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Measuring & Mapping
Where, how far, and how much? People have invented an astonishing array of devices to answer seemingly simple questions like these. Measuring and mapping objects in the Museum's collections include the instruments of the famous—Thomas Jefferson's thermometer and a pocket compass used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition across the American West. A timing device was part of the pioneering motion studies of Eadweard Muybridge in the late 1800s. Time measurement is represented in clocks from simple sundials to precise chronometers for mapping, surveying, and finding longitude. Everyday objects tell part of the story, too, from tape measures and electrical meters to more than 300 scales to measure food and drink. Maps of many kinds fill out the collections, from railroad surveys to star charts.
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DL-1 Gravimeter
- Description
- While studying physics with Arnold Romberg at the University of Texas in 1933, Lucien LaCoste designed a seismometer with a so-called "zero length spring." LaCoste and Romberg formed a partnership in 1939 and began making seismometers and then gravity meters incorporating springs of this sort.
- As gravity meters became ever more precise, LaCoste realized that they could be used to measure earth tides. H. Neal Clarkson, a machinist at LaCoste & Romberg, designed and built the first earth tide meter under LaCoste's direction, this work serving as Clarkson's dissertation project for a PhD in physics from the University of Texas.
- The DL-1 was an improved instrument that could detect variations in gravity of the order of one microgal, or one part in a billion. It was built by LaCoste & Romberg in 1953 and installed in the firm's workshop in Austin, Texas. The Institute of Geophysics at UCLA acquired the DL-1 for the worldwide survey of earth tides that it conducted during the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958. The Institute donated the instrument to the Smithsonian in 2000.
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- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1953
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- LaCoste & Romberg
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- 2000.0194.01
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- 2000.0194.01
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- 2000.0194
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- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center

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Panel Discussion: "Back Through the Looking Glass"
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David Hockney, Yosemite II, October 5th 2011. iPad drawing printed on 6 sheets of paper mounted on 6 sheets of Dibond. © 2013 David Hockney
Koret Auditorium
Between 1999 and 2001, David Hockney and several of his studio associates became increasingly convinced that the Old Masters—starting with Ingres, but wending back past Vermeer, Caravaggio, and Lotto, all the way to Van Eyck and Brunelleschi (around 1420)—had used optical devices of various sorts (camera lucida, camera obscura, lenses, and concave mirrors) as crucial aids in their depictions of physical reality. Those speculations culminated in Hockney's sumptuously illustrated monograph Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters (2001, with a revised and expanded edition in 2006), a volume whose claims proved wildly controversial.
This evening we will consider the current status of and recent developments regarding Hockney's controversial theory (first laid in detail in his 2001 volume Secret Knowledge). The principal speaker will be Hockney's close collaborator Charles Falco (University of Arizona) with contributions from artist Lauren Bon and her team from the Optics Division of the Metabolic Studio, Tristan Duke and Richard Nielsen. With them will be their large scale panoramic pinhole liminal camera lodged in a twenty foot shipping container atop a flatbed truck which will be parked outside the de Young from 10–5 pm on Friday, November 22 and 10–5 pm on Saturday, November 23.
In this conversation, Lawrence Weschler, Charles Falco, Lauren Bon, Richard Nielsen, and others consider the current state of Hockney's theory, with a particular focus on recent developments.
This event is created by Lawrence Weschler, veteran of the New Yorker, author of True to Life: Twenty-Five Years of Conversations with David Hockney, and contributor to the exhibition catalogue for David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition.
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Tickets go on sale October 16.
$15 members; $20 non-members (does not include gallery admission)
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The Fine Arts Museums' Cultural Encounters programs are made possible through the generous support of the Hearst Foundations and the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation. Thanks to our media sponsor the San Francisco Bay Guardian.


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Buy the Essential Planes DVD collection for an enchanting history of the life of an airplane, shown in an amazing series of Discovery's five top aviation programs.
Programs included:
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On These Shields Boys: Canucks & Blackhawks - Game Four
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April 19 2011 05:25PM
Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks
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> Score Settling: Vancouver has been in a 3-0 position once in their playoff history and, conveniently, it was two seasons ago when they dusted off St. Louis in four straight, right before the nightmare of playing Chicago in the post season began to form. It shouldn't be a shock if the ice is tilted for the opening 20 minutes, meaning Luongo and the blueline will be under siege again and the PK will have to come up huge should someone get sloppy. If the Canucks can escape the first and the pace settles down, their advantage could be when Hawks defense begins to tire. If the Sedins are silenced, look for the Kesler line or Raymond line to chip in. Ehrhoff is at a point per game pace and it would be a boon to get Salo or Bieksa on the scoreboard too. Lastly, this is perfect Luongo's chance to shake loose some demons and critics by standing on his head to send the champs home in four. So let it be written, so let it be done.
> Last Gasp: With no room for error, the Blackhawks are flirting with disaster by activating Bolland (so sayeth the Twitter machine) and scratching Seabrook with an upperbody injury. They'll also get Bickell and Johnson back for the bottom six, but replacing Seabrook is essentially impossible (and if John Scott is tapped as the 6th D, pure comedy). Seabrook's 24:23 TOI is more than any of the Vancouver defense, second only to Keith's 26:53 TOI which leads all playoff blueliners. Those minutes have to be spread to Hjalmarsson (game one goat), Campbell (game three goat) or Campoli. At least Bolland represents a chance to finally clamp down on the Sedins and improve their PK , but after missing a month with a concussion, being approved for light contact on Sunday and not taking the practice skate today, you have to wonder how Q will use him. Nevertheless, their top lines should get a boost and Bickell remains a big body option once the lines get jumbled. Backs against the wall at home with the Torres hit fresh in their minds? Brace for impact.
> Impress Your Friends With Knowledge!: If the Canucks complete the sweep, the Blackhawks will be the third team in NHL history to be a defending Cup champion swept out of the title run the following season (joined by the 1951 Detroit Red Wings and 2003 Anaheim Ducks).


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By now we all know the story of how Edward Davies, Mitt Romney's father-in-law, was posthumously baptized into the Mormon faith fourteen months after his death. Being a staunch athiest, like Davies was, Bill Maher couldn't stand that and tonight on Real Time, he decided to do something about it. Here he is performing the world's first posthumous unbaptism.


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Winger Tim Visser bagged a hat-trick as Edinburgh cruised to a convincing 50-10 Pro12 victory over Treviso at Murrayfield on Friday.
Winger Tim Visser bagged a hat-trick as Edinburgh cruised to a convincing 50-10 Pro12 victory over Treviso at Murrayfield on Friday.
Edinburgh produced a dominant display to thrash their visitors for their fourth victory in five.
The bonus-point was wrapped up in the opening period with tries from David Denton, Visser (twice) and Nick de Luca.
George Biagi went over for the visitors, but Visser sealed his hat-trick in the second half before further scores from Lee Jones and Chris Leck eased them to a comfortable win.
The hosts have had a turbulent season so far, rather reminiscent of last year's disastrous campaign, and are the only side to fall victim to the Italians so far this term.
However, Aironi have struggled in recent weeks and were annihilated 38-0 by the Cardiff Blues in the previous round. And the visitors disappointed here as well, finding themselves 21 points down after 17 minutes.
Firstly, de Luca pounced on a loose Greg Laidlaw penalty and the ball eventually found Denton who went over, before the centre broke the gainline and off-loaded to Visser to score.
The Dutchman added his second when he glided through a gap, before George Biagi responded with one his own. Tito Tibaldi was then sin-binned for Aironi and Laidlaw kicked the resultant penalty.
However, worse was to follow for the visitors as the hosts sealed the bonus-point through de Luca.
Five minutes before the break, Denton was yellow carded but the Italians couldn't take advantage, and it was Visser who opened the second half account to claim his third try.
Jones and Leck added further scores before Guilio Toniolatti and Esteban Lozada were sin-binned for each side, although Filipo Ferrarini did add a consolation for Aironi.
The scorers:
For Edinburgh:
Tries: Denton, Visser 3, De Luca, Jones, Leck
Cons: Laidlaw 5, Godman
Pen: Laidlaw
For Aironi:
Tries: Biagi, Ferrarini
Edinburgh: 15 Chris Paterson, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 James King, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Harry Leonard, 9 Greig Laidlaw (c), 8 David Denton, 7 Roddy Grant, 6 Sean Cox, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Esteban Lozada, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Steven Lawrie, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 Lewis Niven, 19 Netani Talei, 20 Ross Rennie, 21 Chris Leck, 22 Tom Brown, 23 Phil Godman.
Aironi: 15 Ruggero Trevisan; 14 Sinoti Sinoti, 13 Matteo Pratichetti, 12 Gabriel Pizarro, 11 Giovanbattista Venditti, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Tito Tebaldi; 8 Josh Sole, 7 Filippo Ferrarini, 6 Nicola Cattina, 5 George Biagi, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys (c); 3 Fabio Staibano, 2 Roberto Santamaria, 1 Alberto De Marchi.
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D'Apice, 17 Salvatore Perugini, 18 Lorenzo Romano, 19 Marco Bortolami, 20 Frans Viljoen, 21 Tyson Keats, 22 Gilberto Pavan, 23 Giulio Toniolatti.
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Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
Site of one of the historic Lincoln-Douglas Debates, this park features picnic shelters, walking paths and hiking trails.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
Museum quality working library of Queen Anne, Architecture on two floors built in 1884.
This renovated 1872 Romanesque-style structure houses historical artifacts from the surrounding area.
Built in 1869, the brick mansion boasts 14 rooms featuring Italianate architecture and local river lore history. Tours offered daily. The Historical Society hosts special events & luncheons.
The library was named for Civil War veteran Robert B. Stinson, who left his estate for the establishment of a library. The building was the work of Walter B. Griffin, who designed it in a Frank Lloyd Wright style.
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The Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo has seen its share of American history travel past its banks. Now visitors can stop at that famous intersection and take time to learn about that history in the new Toll House Transportation and Civil War Museum. It's at the southernmost point of Cairo at Fort Defiance Park, where US 51 and US 60 split across the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
This beautiful, historic 1865 mansion was once owned by the Halliday Family, and is now owned by the City of Cairo and open for tours.
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Harlequins have made four changes to the starting line-up that defeated Worcester two weeks ago for their clash with Northampton.
Harlequins have made four changes to the starting line-up that overcame Worcester two weeks ago for their Premiership clash with Northampton.
Tom Casson is named in the inside centre spot, partnering George Lowe, while in the forwards Rob Buchanan starts at hooker and Olly Kohn makes his 100th Premiership appearance.
Tom Guest comes in for Maurie Fa'savalu and is joined in the back-row with Luke Wallace and Nick Easter. Chris Robshaw is recovering well from a knock sustained against Worcester and is expected to return for next week's semi-final.
Among the replacements, Joe Gray is named.
Meanwhile, flanker Calum Clark says that the Northampton Saints will be looking to put in a benchmark performance in Saturday's game.
Both the Saints and Harlequins have already qualified for the Aviva Premiership Rugby play-offs. But there are still final placings to decide, as well as, Clark says, the opportunity to use the game as a step towards the semi-finals.
"It's a chance to play against a top side, to test ourselves as best as we can and see where we stand at the end of the game," he said.
"There can be change in the top four, but you've got to look at the bigger picture and we haven't performed well enough against the big sides.
"We have to use this game as a tool for doing that – we want to progress. We're going to be coming up against another good team in the semi and potentially another one in the final.
"We're preparing as best as we can and will go there ready to play flat out. And the rest will hopefully look after itself."
Form: Both sides look likely to face away semi-finals, though there is a slim possibility that either of them could overhaul second-placed Leicester Tigers. For that to happen however, the Tigers must be heavily beaten at home to London Irish, while both Quins and Saints would need a five-point victory. The Saints will arrive at the Stoop in confident mood having lost just one of their last six Aviva Premiership matches.
The teams:
Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Tom Williams, 13 George Lowe, 12 Tom Casson, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Nick Evans, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Luke Wallace, 6 Tom Guest, 5 George Robson, 4 Olly Kohn, 3 James Johnston, 2 Rob Buchanan, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Joe Gray, 17 Mark Lambert, 18 Will Collier, 19 Charlie Matthews, 20 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 21 Karl Dickson, 22 Ben Botica, 23 Ross Chisholm.
Northampton: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 Jamie Elliott, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Samu Manoa, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Calum Clark, 5 Christian Day, 4 Courtney Lawes, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Dylan Hartley (capt), 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Mike Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Tom Mercey, 19 Phil Dowson, 20 GJ Van Velze, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Ryan Lamb, 23 James Wilson.
Date: Saturday, May 4
Venue: The Stoop
Kick-off: 14:30
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
Assistant Referees: Andrew Pearce and Gareth Copsey
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There a few problems that have been showing up in gardens lately, specifically cucurbits. This includes cucumber, squash, and melons.
Bacterial wilt is showing up sporadically and I am sure it's going to hit many of you who have cucurbits in the next few weeks. Bacterial wilt causes plants to wilt slowly over a few days; they freshen up at night and then wilt during the day and eventually wilt and die. The problem is a bacteria that enters the plant and blocks the flow of water and nutrients.
I found a couple of interesting articles in the Kentucky Pest News that I thought I would share with you this week.
Cicada Killer Wasps Active Across Kentucky
Mild-mannered female cicada killer wasps are active across Kentucky. They are intent on their tasks of
1. Digging underground burrows and
2. Provisioning themselves with paralyzed cicadas that will be food for their grub-like larvae.
3. The wasps will focus on these tasks over the next few weeks, generally oblivious to the stress and anxiety that they may be causing.
Let's keep our summer garden series rolling with another popular veggie: fresh summer corn.
The season for corn is July through August. Corn is low in fat and full of fiber and B vitamins. Look for ears of corn with green shucks, moist stems, and silk ends that are free of decay. Kernels should be small, tender, plump, and should fill all the spaces in the rows. When storing fresh corn, keep it unshucked, wrapped in damp paper towels, inside a plastic bag in the refrigerator until ready to use. The shelf life is usually four to six days.
Good work ethics need to be instilled at an early age. Parents go about helping their children learn responsibility and to finish a job in many different ways from home chores to holding a local job to working on the family farm.
In 4-H and many other youth organizations, seeing youth reach a goal through hard work and perseverance, is rewarding not only for the youth, but for the parents and other adults who may have supported those youth in their endeavors.
Many of you are preparing to seed or re-seed various forage grasses and legumes. Successful establishment of a new pasture or hay field does not come about by accident, but by attention to details. One of the important details is what variety or varieties you will use. We have a lot of valuable Kentucky-tested results available on grasses and legumes important to Kentucky. For our complete list of species and varieties, see your county extension agent or go to our website at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage/ForageVarietyTrials2.htm.
A great way to complete your summer is with a family trip to the Kentucky State Fair.
This year's state fair will run Aug. 14–24. Registration for many of the events and activities are due in July or early August. Washington County 4-H members have one final opportunity to qualify exhibits for the fair on Friday, Aug. 8.
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Let's continue the summer garden series with a new vegetable of the week: tasty tomatoes.
Have you strolled through the tomato patch this summer, and out of the corner of your eye, you spot that perfectly red, ripe tomato?
You then rushed over to pick it, only to find that it was rotten on the bottom or blossom end. You are not alone!
Lately, I have been receiving calls about this strange disease, as some call it, and what to do about it. Many want to know what to spray to stop it and many just want to know what is causing it, and if they will ever get any tomatoes to eat.
County Phase I Funds
This year, receiving information about our County Phase I funds has been a real roller-coaster ride.
We were told early in the year there wasn't going to be any funds and then a few months later we were told our county would be receiving 42% of the funds.
Our County Phase I Board met the end of May. Since this would be a small amount of money they voted to roll the funds over to 2015.
By doing this we would have a large amount of money to be able to serve more people next year.
You can't think of summer without thinking of summer camp.
Early mornings and late nights and singing your way to meals; making new friends, but keeping the old; all are memories made over a week of summer camp.
Last week, 35 Washington County campers and counselors attended Lake Cumberland 4-H Camp.
During the week, campers had a chance to swim, go boating, shoot archery and rifles, experience climbing and zip lining during high ropes, learn teamwork in low ropes, compete in field games, complete crafts and, of course, Sally Down the Alley.
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Professor Bencie Woll - Director
I came to the Department of Human Communication Science at UCL in August 2005 from my previous post at City University London, where I held a Chair in Sign Language and Deaf Studies, the first in this field in the UK. At UCL I hold the Chair in Sign Language and Deaf Studies and I am also the Director of DCAL.
Before coming to London, I was at Bristol, where I first worked on language
acquisition and then was a co-founder of the Centre for Deaf Studies, pioneering
research on the linguistics of BSL and on Deaf Studies. My research and teaching
interests embrace a wide range of topics related to sign language.
These include the linguistics of British Sign Language (BSL) and other sign languages, the history and sociolinguistics of BSL and the Deaf community, the development of BSL in young children, and sign language and the brain. In recent years, I have begun to look specifically at acquired and developmental sign language impairments.
I co-authored Sign Language: the study of Deaf People and their Language with Jim Kyle, and The Linguistics of BSL: an Introduction with Rachel Sutton-Spence, which was the winner of the 1999 Deaf Nation Award and 2000 British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize.
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The Carlyle Group has agreed to pay $4.15 billion to acquire Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc. from Johnson & Johnson.
The deal is expected to close in mid-2014. Equity would be supplied by the Washington, D.C.-based asset management and private equity firm's Carlyle Partners VI's $13 billion U.S. buyout fund, Carlyle Group officials said Thursday.
Originally an Eastman Kodak Co. health division unit making Kodak brand blood analyzers, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics employs some 1,100 workers at manufacturing and research and development facilities in Greece. J&J acquired Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics from Kodak for $1 billion in 1994.
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics ranks as the eighth largest manufacturer on the most recent Rochester Business Journal list of manufacturers. The unit's products include transfusion-donor screening and blood typing products and other medical equipment.
The Carlyle Group announcement comes a day after Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., broke news of the impending deal. Carlyle officials would boost research and development investment in Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics and not cut back on manufacturing, Schumer predicted.
Carlyle Group managing director Stephen Wise Thursday promised "accelerated investment in research and product development and continued expansion in both emerging and established markets."
"We expect to tap into rising demand for sophisticated medical diagnostic products and services worldwide," he said.
Announcing plans to shed the Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics during an earnings call some 12 months ago, J&J CEO Dennis Gorsky said Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics was a good company but was no longer a good fit with J&J.
"When we look at (Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics), what we see is a business with many very good technologies, Gorsky told analysts. "(But) we also saw a business that did not have a No. 1 or No. 2 position within their respective marketplaces.
"While we certainly believe in the future of diagnostics, we think that that will more likely be in an area outside of clinical diagnostics such as molecular diagnostics, biomarkers, some of the other things that we're already working on with some of our oncology programs."
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|Lets start with a prediction. When you look at these binoculars you will not be tempted to buy them. They are well plain looking. They need to go on a diet. But -- and heres the but -- when you look through these binoculars you will want them. Dont trust me on this. Go look through them!
|I began my birding career with a pair of WWII Navy binoculars that I bought in a surplus store in downtown Manhattan. They had independently focusing eyepieces and must have weighed 3 or 4 pounds. The focus was so slow that I was forced to concentrate on things that didnt move much, so I really learned to identify waterfowl and wading birds. I never really believed that anyone could reliably identify anything that moved as fast as a warbler.
|When Nikon introduced the Venturer LX in 1998, they set a new standard for brightness and resolution in birding binoculars. At that time it had been several years since the introduction a significant new birding binocular, and the Venturer was named as areference standard by my colleague, Steve Ingraham, at Better View Desired. The Venturer should have captured a huge portion of the high end binocular market.
|Every so often there is a rumor in the industry that a company has produced a new line of binoculars that is supposed to redifine the state-of the art in sports optics. To be state-of-the art, a binocular must have exceptional image clarity and resolution; superior brightness; a wide field of view, and true color accuracy, free of aberrations.
|Anyone who has spent hours trudging around the bush carrying an 80mm spotting scope and heavy-duty tripod on their shoulder knows how tiring the experience can be and how sore their shoulders can get after awhile. Yet, given the prevailing wisdom, many naturalists still choose to endure the extra weight in favor of the superior optics that 80mm scopes are supposed to provide over the smaller 60-65mm scopes.
|The HHS is the latest incarnation of a series of binoculars which have carried the "Audubon" designation. The Audubon line has always been well received by birders and critics, with each new version offering significant improvements over its predecessors. (As with the UltraLite, Swift offers an Audubon poro prism model which was reviewed by my colleague, Steve Ingraham, a few years ago.)


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Conair You Style 2-in-1 Straightener & Curling Iron
- Overview
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Conair You Style 2-in-1 Straightener & Curling Iron will help you create today's best looks with its' two-in-one styling capabilities. It's a traditional flat iron that takes hair straight. And it's got a curved edge to let you add curls and waves with the flick of a wrist. Go straight. Or go Straight to the Curl! You decide. You Style!
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Slide into the hair at the roots and close unit. Turn through 90 degree. Glide down the hair, turning out at the ends. Simply release the beautiful, modern curl. Or straighten by gliding down from root to tip.
You can't go wrong with Conair (we're sure you've heard the name before!). Started in 1959, Conair became a household name as a leading manufacturer of flat irons, hair dryers, spa and curling tools. Conair prides itself on using classic quality and innovation to create affordable tools with salon results.
Not Worth It.I bought this straightener after my Andis broke, thinking it was a good deal because of the curling abilities. WRONG. It takes forever for mine to heat up and the controls on mine are messed up. I have to set it on Low setting for it to actually be high heat, and vice versa. Even when it is hot, it doesn't stay hot and ALWAYS snags my hair. Not to mention if you have a lot of hair like I do, it will take you forever to get your hair straight. Even thought it's a wasted effort because the second I go outside (even now, in the winter) my hair instantly goes back to wavy and frizzy.
There are better 30-40 dollar straighteners out there, don't waste your time on this one. I'll keep it as a back up in case my new one dies.
The only reason I gave it 2 stars is because if it's your only option it will work, you just have to use a lot of product to make your hair do what you want.Dec 14, 2010Angela / OhioHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Worseworse thing I've ever bought, it made all fried and dry hair even with costly straightening products. Also it doesn't make curly style. Hm-mm......Oct 19, 2010Julia S. / Canada
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Does Not Work!really did not work, I'm returning tomorrow! Didnt curl at all!Oct 9, 2010Katie / Buffalo, NY
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Hit Or MissThis was very hit or miss with me. I got it because I love the look I get from curling my hair with a straightening iron and my biggest gripe was I just wanted something to smooth out the curls after getting hit by the iron - literally how this is designed. So when I saw this I thought it was genius.
My hair is relatively fine but i have A LOT of it and this just didn't heat up hot enough for it. What's worse is the outside plates hardly heat up at all. If i have to fuss with it too much my hair gets frizzy and it's a giant mess. BUT every now and then if I have the right flick of the wrist it comes out well and looks incredible. How often that happens is another story...Sep 7, 2010Ashley / Cranford, NJ
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The Worst Flat Iron I Have Ever HadI expected so much more from this product and am very disappointed. I bought this flat iron because i was tired of my very old revlon flat iron because it was the very wide kind. I have kind of thick, mostly straight hair and i just needed something to make it extremely perfect. This flat iron couldn't even do that! So i went back to my huge revlon for awhile before i decided to buy a new one. It hardly even heats up i can hold my hand o it without it hurtingJun 13, 2010Kelli
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Not Good For MeI bought this tool after my previous straightener broke and I was being cheap. I was really excited to use this and have been so disappointed! I have pretty straight hair as is and only use a straightener to smooth my ends and get rid of little waves and this tool couldn't even do that. I have been using it for over a month while procrastinating about buying another one. I get upset every morning when it takes SO long and so many swipes to just smooth my ends. I also wanted to curl and I have tried and tried and watched the youtube videos and it simply won't work for me. Save your money and put it toward one that actually works. :/Feb 24, 2010Lr
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Eeehhhh.?well my mom bought this straightner for me but it really isnt that great!. since my hair isnt fully curly/wavy and isnt flat flat i wanted a straightner.So after my mom bought it i tried it. The curlying part doesnt really work that well? maybe it does but youll need practice?? it also kinda takes a long time to straighten your hair. but it still works thats just how mines work.Jan 23, 2010Robin
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Funny, It Curled My Hair Just FineI love this tool, it straightens my hair beautifully and leaves curls that my hair will actually hold. The first time I curled my hair was just my bangs in an attempt to keep from having to get it trimmed at that time. Unfortunately my bangs were too long, my fault not the curlers, so I went into the bathroom @ work and wet my bangs several times to brush them off to the side, and even the next day, they kept the curl. It does curl, you just have to use the right amount of hair. And it will hold it for days at a time.Jan 18, 2010J
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Not That Greati bought this flat iron thinking that it was going to be a good buy but it takes longer to straighten my hair and i have to go through it more than once and it doesn't hold the curl that great. do not buy this you will be disappointed.Oct 10, 2009Angelica / San Diego
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Very Good Buy For The PriceI have long, thick, straight hair. Normally I use the Sedu to make my hair pin straight, but this year there has been a huge trend for beach wavy hair. I used this hair tool twice and so far so good. I've used it only for curling/waving part for now. I think with more practice, I'll be able to master making beachy waves. First, I had to use mouse at the crown of my hair, and even tease a little bit at the crown for some lift and volume. Then to create the beachy waves, I had to "WRAP" 1-inch thick sections of hair - starting at my eye level. If you want loose waves, only hold for 5-7 seconds. For tighter waves/curls, hold 15 seconds. It doesn't leave marks on my hair like how a previous reviewer had experienced so i guess it depends on your hair type and how you use the tool. For my thick, straight hair - it only took me 20 minutes in total to do my entire head, section by section. So overall, it's great and small enough to travel with.Sep 25, 2009Stephanie / CT, USAHAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Long Hair
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For gun and ammo supplier Jamie Hargett of Thompsonville, the increase in demand for what he supplies is hurting business rather than helping it.
Hargett opened his store, Country Boys Gun N Ammo in June 2012 with money he received after cashing out his retirement savings. Now the balance of his future rests in the hands of lawmakers and ammunition suppliers.
"Gun sales depend on ammunition supply," said Hargett who believes that people are less likely to purchase a gun when ammunition is hard to buy for it or being rationed.
"I have five ammunition suppliers. When I call them they all tell me they are dry," he said. His shelves are dry as well. The only ammunition he hasn't sold out of is 9 mm bullets.
With humor he points out the irony that pistols and small handguns typically carried by armed criminals, are currently his top sellers because of availability of ammunition.
Hargett says he's always been a sportsman and always loved guns. "The people who need the guns, will be the people who won't be able to get them." Hargett is referring to hunters namely in rural areas who typically use rifles and other higher powered guns to hunt, not commit crimes.
In addition to being a business owner he is also a volunteer firefighter and first responder in his town. He is currently going to school to be an EMT in case his investment doesn't pan out.
He blames the shortage of ammunition on legislation and the current administration. Both he and his wife Carrie agree the fear of losing the right to bear arms drove people to stockpiling ammunition over five years ago, creating a shortage in supply.
Now all he can do is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. He applauds the hard work of Senator Bradley and Senator Forby. Both are currently trying to pass legislation in favor of the Second Amendment.
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Skip to comments.Mary Landrieu looks for independent, GOP support
Posted on 02/23/2014 3:33:13 PM PST by gooblah
Democrat Mary Landrieu's quest for a fourth Senate term will turn on whether she can attract just enough support from independents and Republicans to win in this increasingly conservative state.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
Good luck with that, turdball.
I think this is an open primary and she knows the GOP want to run against her... she just does not want to lose in the primary
And the GOP should vote for her- a new democrat has a possibility of winnng. She will lose in a landslide of epic proportions
I'm sure campaigning with Barak Obama, harry Reid,
and Nanzi Pelousy will be a big help to her.
She wants Liberal independents and RINOs to help her win? Really in a conservative state? What she smoking is not medical marijuana!
Shove it, Obamacare loving Landrieu.
I would be honored to help her out of the Senate! Need to send a donation to ROB MANESS!
An early thread from this morning if anyone is interested in reading the comments thereon;
More likely she'll get sufficient support from dead voters. The graves in NOLA ain't above ground for nuthin', ya know...
"What she smoking is not medical marijuana!"
Maybe it's laced with PCP?
She should easily be in the top 2 for the primary, and with the Republicans splitting the vote, will likely be the front runner coming out of the primary. If she can be held below 50%, she'll lose in the runoff, unless the Tea Party voters boycott the runoff.
She has had Republican support in the past, including turncoat former Governor Treen.
What you said!
Keep looking for that support from the GOP and Independents,
The likelihood of all the muslims in the Middle East converting to Christianity is greater.
Thanks gooblah.
Reap the whirlwind, b!tch.
i hope this socialist/democrat witch landrie loses
it is her vote that passed Obamacare
all democrats voted for Obamacare
and this landrie witch lied and said she was a conservative democrat when there is no such thing
i'm in Louisiana
Did Landrieu win in 2008 because some GOP voters could not stomach voting for a Kennedy (the name of her opponent, who is unrelated to JFK)?
Tie the Obamacare Deciding Vote millstone to her neck end throw her into Pontchartrain.
Those who voted for Obamacare, voted to destroy America, PERIOD.
it is her (Landrieu's) vote that passed Obamacare
all democrats in Congress voted for Obamacare
democrats have the media and committed voter fraud in Louisiana
many areas in New Orleans voted at 97% and higher for Landreu. that is election rigging. similar to how democrats voted in philly, cleveland for the obama socialist
Isn't Mary's brother the Dim Mayor of New Orleans? I suspect he'll give his sis all the help he can with the election and voting - no?
We want her to win the primary, though, don't we?
AND spend a lot of her money doing it...
wait- is this a primary election to see who will run against each other?
Louisiana has an 'open' primary, which doesn't mean what it does in some other states. All the candidates from all of the parties run in the same primary in November, when most folks are having a general election. If no one gets more than 50 percent, the top two vote getters have a runoff in a 'general election' held in December.
The two top vote getters in the primary can be from the same or different parties.
So if you have Mary as the only Dem, and 3 Republicans splitting the vote, the likely outcome is that she'll have a runoff against one of the Republicans in December. When the Republicans get their act together and just run one candidate, they can sometimes grab the primary win and avoid a runoff with a Dem.
exactly rigged election in new orleans for mary landrue
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Race and the clinical exam
In the last several months it has become increasingly clear that I am guilty of racial profiling. Before you get too upset with me, consider the following behavior: if I see a patient considering pregnancy, and they appear to be Caucasian, I am far more likely to discuss screening for cystic fibrosis carrier status than sickle cell disease. Rarely do I ask the question formally: "With what racial group do you identify?" before I make this decision. Rarely do I discuss the decision process with my patients. I suspect that I am not alone.
What should the health care provider do in light of emerging understanding of race and ethnicity?
"Racial profiling" is reinforced by many national care guidelines, and is embedded in the training of health care providers from their first course in physical diagnosis. The conscious and sub-conscious binning of individuals by observed physical characteristics is one way to estimate an individual's personal probability of having certain diseases. Assessment of individuals through the lens of a population sub-group occurs at many junctures in the care delivery process, and rests on epidemiologic data demonstrating that disease prevalence varies among population groups.
The logic supporting such an approach is as follows: Particular sub-populations are at higher risk for certain conditions. Effectively distinguishing the sub-population to which an individual belongs helps to define that individual's probability of developing a given diagnosis. Accurate assignment of risk brings parsimony to the processes of prevention efforts, screening, differential diagnosis formulation, diagnostic workup and, potentially, therapeutic intervention.
The binning of individuals by race and ethnicity is only one of a variety of discriminators health care providers routinely employ. The utility of binning individuals depends heavily on the quality of the determinants used to separate populations, and while age and gender are arguably fairly clear-cut, less controversial biological discriminators of disease risk, race and ethnicity are most certainly not.
The wealth of accumulating DNA sequence data from multiple individuals representing multiple population groups reveals that our understanding of human genetic variation is only rudimentary. Accompanying this realization is a growing acceptance that current definitions of race and ethnicity are poor proxies for estimating the genetic component of individual disease risk.
The bottom line is that the DNA of the U.S. population defines the cliche: We are a melting pot. Genetic variability is, in fact, greater between unrelated individuals than it is between racial and ethnic groups. Currently accepted racial and ethnic categories are a blur genetically, and drawing clinically useful boundaries for the purposes of assigning individuals to a group is quite difficult.
What effect does this have on clinical care? Fundamentally, it causes errors in assignment of risk because using self-defined race and ethnicity may over or under estimate actual risk. This can result in harms in a variety of ways, but most commonly as a consequence of providing too little (or too much) care.
How might the issue of assigning individual genetic risk in the setting of complex genetic ancestry be resolved? Options include eliminating the use of race and ethnicity as a consideration when deciding whether to offer genetic testing for disease risk or diagnostic purposes. The prototypical example of this approach can be found in the example of cystic fibrosis carrier screening, where the most recent guidelines suggest genetic screening should be offered in the prenatal setting to individuals of all races and ethnicities. Though in the case of cystic fibrosis screening this approach offers increased sensitivity, screening a larger population clearly results in increased costs.
Another approach would be to use genetic markers as a pre-test for the ancestry of regions of DNA harboring potential deleterious gene mutations of interest and then to base genetic testing on this ancestral determination. This could be practical when genetic tests are expensive and knowledge of the ancestral derivation of the DNA would determine the most cost-effective testing strategy. An example would be choosing between targeted mutation testing and full sequencing of the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome in an individual that might or might not be of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. However, such a genetic pre-test would amount to the morally tenuous use of genetic tests for racial and ethnic profiling.
Clearly neither of these approaches is fully satisfying. The best solution would be the advent of extremely low-cost full genome sequencing techniques that would reveal the entirety of an individual's genetic variation. This sequence information would allow an individual's care to be based on their own genetic variations rather than crude estimation of genetic risk. Of course this requires not only the availability of low-cost sequencing (which seems possible in the relatively near term) but an understanding of how the individual's genetic variants interact with each other and the environment to cause disease, a topic for more research and another column.
What should the health care provider do in light of emerging understanding of race and ethnicity? First, re-examine your own preconceptions regarding race and ethnicity, and how you use them in your practice. You may find that you are doing your patients a disservice. Second, take an appropriate family history, including the ancestral origins of the patient's grandparents. Third, if you use an individual's self-identified race/ethnicity in medical decision making, particularly with regard to genetic testing, recognize that the information provided you is less reflective of genetic variation than previously thought.
Patients should understand that we have much to learn about genetic variation, and that our current methods for selecting individuals for genetic tests as well as test interpretation are far from perfect. Finally, if you are an educator, examine how you teach your students and trainees to think about approaching the evaluation of patients. Make sure that they understand what genomics is revealing about how genetic variation in individuals and in populations relate to one another. With a firm grounding and the current pace of genomic discoveries, they will likely be the generation that resolves the controversies surrounding the use of race and ethnicity in health care.
W. Gregory Feero, MD, PhD, a family physician with a doctorate in human genetics, is senior adviser for genomic medicine in the Office of the Director at the NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. His column runs every issue in ACP Internist.
Labels: genetics, genomics, Practical Genomics
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I certainly appreciate Dr. Ferro's comments on "Racial Profiling" and look forward to all of us moving to a better understanding of what race means and does not mean in medicine. Profiling has negative implications that are far more "real" to a person of African descent ( and possibly hispanic too ) than perhaps to other groups. I find it paradoxical that the winning cartoon for this week is "racially offensive" to me, an African American physician. The very "black looking" provider ( doctor or nurse ) standing over a patient with an "arrow through his head" could represent either native american or black american. To suggest that the provider was not "..licensed.." ( as the caption implies or may be inferred ) is racially offensive. At the least it is not in "good taste" and should have been "focus group tested" with some African American and Native American physicians.
Joe Webster, Sr. MD. "firstname.lastname@example.com"
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I was not offended by the cartoon what so ever. It implied that whom ever did the arrow shooting was unqualified, not the physician standing over the patient. I am a doctor who looks exactly like the one in the cartoon. I find race has very little place in medical evaluations, I think it is a limiting description. I never identify a patient by race in my charting. It only comes up when we are having in depth discussions about difficult diagnoses. I make no assumptions about genotype based on phenotype, and ask the person to describe their ethnic heritage for me. Very interesting findings sometimes. Dr. Jones
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Janice Boughton, MD, FACP, practiced internal medicine for 20 years before adopting a career in hospital and primary care medicine as a locum tenens physician. She lives in Idaho when not traveling.
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White Coat
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Venue :Showing the reproduction of the 4 regions' Songkran celebrations. "Enjoy the 4 Songkran Celebrations" as follows :
Northern Songkran: Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhlaram Ratchaworamahawihan (Wat Pho) Ratchaworamahawihan (Wat Pho)
Central Songkran: Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan
Northeastern Songkran: Wat Ratcha Orasaram
Southern Songkran: Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan
Activities: Bathing of Buddha images, build sand pagoda, cultural shows, handicraft demonstrations, local products and cuisine shops (The North, Central, Northeast and South).
Campaign for dressing in traditional Thai clothes when going to the temple and making merit. Photo backdrop is arranged for visitors.


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Can the BlackBerry be cool again? That was the big question this week as the phone's parent company changed its brand and got on board with the touch-screen smartphone trend. Here's what you need to know about the week in Tech:
1) RIM becomes BlackBerry, adds products
The ailing phone maker had a huge week, with a name change and the release of a new line of products.
On Wednesday CEO Thorsten Heins announced RIM is changing its name to the more familiar BlackBerry. Heins also unveiled the BlackBerry 10 line, including the Z10 touch-screen smartphone and the Q10 keyboard phone.
Now for the important question — are the phones any good? USA TODAY's Ed Baig tried out the Z10 and said it is "very much good enough to keep BlackBerry in the game," but might not be good enough to knock the iPhone out of the top spot.
USA Today Tech writers Ed Baig and Jefferson Graham debate the pros and cons of BlackBerry's new Q10 and Z10. VPC
Here's a few of the best new features of the Z10:
• Touch-screen keyboard. much like the iPhone's autocomplete feature, the Z10's keyboard predicts what you'll type next in messages and e-mails. It will even suggest "predicted words" based on what you've typed before.
• Blackberry Hub. Lets users see all types of messages across many different accounts, from text messages and e-mails to Facebook updates and Twitter messages.
• Time Shift. When you press the screen on the phone to shoot a picture, the camera takes multiple images over a second. After shooting you can scroll through the images and choose the picture where all of your friends look best (eyes open, wide smiles).
If you want to check out the Z10 for yourself, it will be available for $199 on three carriers — AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile — next month. The Q10 will be available in April.
2) Facebook earnings beat Wall Street estimates
The social network on Wednesday reported that it had revenue of $1.59 billion in the fourth quarter, a 41% increase from the same time last year. Wall Street experts had predicted $1.53 billion in revenue.
What's Facebook's secret? Mobile. Over 70% of users access the site from a mobile device, more than those logging on from the Web. Facebook's mobile ad revenue makes up 23% of its total revenue.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a conference call Wednesday that "there is no argument: Facebook is a mobile company." We hope this means new mobile features sometime in the near future.
3) Marissa Magic is all the buzz for Yahoo
If Yahoo is going to make a comeback, it could be under Marissa Mayer's reign as CEO. The company reported a solid $1.22 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter, up 4% from a year ago.
But the company isn't out of the woods yet. USA TODAY's Jon Swartz said Yahoo has declining page views and search queries, and its share of digital advertising revenue in the U.S has declined.
So far Mayer has been vague about her plan for resuscitating Yahoo, which may include customized content and expanded mobile services. Swartz said Mayer may have to pick up the pace to impress the tech world: "If she is to retain Marissa Magic, Mayer needs a few more tricks up her sleeve. The future of Yahoo depends on it."
4) Microsoft wants you to pay as you go for new Office
Microsoft's "bread and butter," the Office software suite, just got a facelift. On Tuesday Microsoft launched the newest version of Office, the ubiquitous software suite that includes Word, Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
Ed Baig took a look and said the suite has a few new features, but "none that I'd call earth-shattering."
The biggest update to Office is a new subscription model and cloud sharing capabilities. Users can pay anywhere from $9.99 a month to $99.99 a year to use Office on up to five computers, PC and/or Mac. If you just want buy Office without a subscription plan, it will be available in stores starting from $139.99.
Unfortunately, this Office update is only for PCs right now. New Mac users who subscribe to Office will get Office 2011 on their computers.
5) Apple to launch 128 GB iPad
Apple announced it will be selling a new version of the iPad with super-sized storage capabilities. The new 128 GB version of the fourth-generation iPad will be available Feb. 5 in black and white.
But lots of storage space comes with a steep price tag. The new iPad will start at $799 for the Wi-Fi model and $929 for the Wi-Fi/wireless network model.


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Women living along the shores of Lake Victoria whose livelihood depends on trading fresh fish are exceptionally vulnerable to contracting HIV. In order to acquire fresh fish daily, the women are often pressured into having sex with the fishermen who supply the fish. It is not uncommon for the fishermen to maintain several such relationships simultaneously with women at different beaches where they land with their fish. As such, women fish traders are extremely susceptible to contracting HIV.
A couple of years ago, two Peace Corps Volunteers – Dominik Mucklow (an Education Volunteer, 2009-11) and Michael Geilhufe (a Community Economic Development Volunteer, 2010-12) – who lived near Lake Victoria decided to do something to help these women. With support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), they assisted a group of women fish traders to acquire their own fishing boats. The women then employed men to go fishing using these boats. This simple advancement allowed the women to be free from sexual exploitation in order to secure their fish supply.
A third volunteer, Samantha Slater (a Community Economic Development Volunteer, 2011-13) just completed her service. Samantha dedicated her work to helping the women with the business aspects of operating the boats and their fish trade. The women have since obtained additional loans to purchase new nets or replace damaged nets. They were also taught how to keep sound financial records and manage the business well enough to be able to pay back their loans in a timely way. A fourth PCV, Lori Armstrong, is recently arrived and will continue working on good business practices with the women. The work that these volunteers initiated has generated significant interest in development circles, and there is now a clear push to expand this "No Sex For Fish" initiative to other beaches along Lake Victoria. With additional support, this simple initiative promises to completely re-write the gender relationships that rule Lake Victoria's fishing industry today.


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The journal was founded in 1992 to provide a forum for those interested in gender issues and feminist legal studies. In 1998, the Journal expanded its mission to include social policy as well as gender issues. Our current approach reflects our intent to fill a void in legal scholarship by providing an opportunity for academic discussion that is otherwise overlooked by traditional journals. By focusing on gender and social policy issues, we are committed to creating a dialogue among disparate social, economic, and gender groups in order to find our common humanity under the law.
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In 2004, Tom and his family came to Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort for a family reunion. This past Tuesday he brought his family back here after spending a few nights in the Grand Canyon. They've rented one of our vacation homes through Saturday morning, when they return to their home in Corpus Christi, Texas. After… Read More


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Woodmark Hotel Appoints Howard Jacobs as General Manager
The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa, located 15 minutes east of Seattle on the shores of Lake Washington at Carillon Point, is excited to announce the appointment of Howard Jacobs as general manager. In his new position, Jacobs will oversee all operations at the Woodmark Hotel and assist Destination Hotels & Resorts on other assignments as needed.
"I'm thrilled to be back in the Seattle-area managing the acclaimed Woodmark Hotel," added Jacobs. "There will be a great deal of excitement at the property this year, from our annual Clambake on the Lake event this summer to our guestroom renovations scheduled to be completed this fall, and we look forward to continuing the exceptional intimate service that the Woodmark is known for."
Photo: Howard Jacobs, General Manager of the Woodmark Hotel
Jacobs brings more than 25 years of experience in the hotel management industry to his role as general manager at the Woodmark. Most recently, Jacobs served a dual position with the Goodman Group in Albuquerque, N.M. as multi-unit development manager and general manager for the AAA Four Diamond – LEED Gold historic hotel, Hotel Andaluz. While there, Jacobs' focus on exemplary service and attention to detail produced significant improvements in profitability and recognition for the property.
In addition, Jacobs spent more than 10 years in Portland, Ore., including serving as president of the Provenance Hotels and as a principal for Continuum Consulting Group, a hospitality development and consulting firm focused on urban boutique hotels. Prior to Provence Hotels, Jacobs served as the worldwide conference center manager for R.R. Donnelley across the United States, Europe and Asia and as general manager for the Alexis Hotel in Seattle and the Flamingo Hilton in Laughlin, Nev. Jacobs earned his bachelor's degree in hotel administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and completed the hotel professional development program at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
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Dr. Brewster is a clinician educator in the Department of Medicine. She did her undergraduate work at Yale college and then went to Dartmouth Medical School. Her Internal Medicine Internship and Residency was at Yale New Haven Hospital. Following this, she did her fellowship at Yale in Nephrology and stayed on as faculty in the Nephrology Section.
As a clinician-educator, Dr. Brewster's focus is primarily on the care of patients with renal disease and on the education of the fellows and housestaff. She functions as the Program Director for the Nephrology Fellowship program and is the Firm Chief of the Peters medical firm.
In her clinical practice, she focuses on the overlap of pregnancy and high blood pressure and/or concurrent kidney disease, young adults with kidney disease, end-stage renal disease and acute hospital nephrology care.
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Murder trail delayed, again
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. - UPDATE: The murder trail for a man accused of stabbing another man in 2006 will not begin as scheduled.
Prosecutors said Friday morning jury selection was to begin Monday in the first degree murder trial of Poncho Delgado, but by Friday afternoon the trial had been delayed again.
The District Attorney's office asked for the delay.
Delgado's first trial ended in a mistrial in April of 2008 after the judge became ill.
The defense team tried to have the case dismissed on the grounds of double jeopardy but the judge denied it.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
First Day - Taipei Escapades
Despite of our busy schedules and different commitments, we just can't wait to get rid out from the hustle bustle city when there is one single chance to do so. We departed on 26th October 2011 which was a Deepavali Holiday at 5.45pm heading to Taipei.
This was one of the longest and farthest escapades I had with my besties...
We landed at Tao Yuan Airport about 10.30pm and we were transfered to the hotel for check in. FYI, we opted for a ground tour, therefore we don't need to worry on the itinerary considering three of us have 'half bucket water' knowledge on mandarin except bestie's husband.
*Hotel Lobby**
Our first night stayed at Zai Yan Leader Hotel.
ADDRESS:No. 39, Nanhua Street, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan.
Though the room is relatively small, but most important is clean and cozy enough for us to call it a night.
It was almost half past 11 upon checking in, but we don't want to call it a night till we have fed our tum tum..About 10 mins walking distance from the hotel, we found some night eateries.
Mix and Match.....
Stuffed pao....with pork and vege
Pan Fried Pork Bun @ RM1 each.
Last but not least, a bowl of of warm noodle.....That's where we call it a night.
The next morning, we woke up about 7am to prepare for our first day itinerary.. After our so called 'unsatisfied breakfast' at the hotel and while waiting for the tour guide to arrive, we took a walk along the street to see if we can get some better local delicacies.
We opted for Pan Fried Carrot Cake.....
Fragrant Pan Fried Carrot Cake is ready......
Noticed the eggs here are white in colour....
If you still remember, I mentioned in my previous post here to guess where I will be going for my holiday...After checking out the answers, no one guess the correct answer....No sweat as I already brought back some souvenirs.....hehheheh. So, do check out my blog from time to time to grab the souvenir **hint**hint**...
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Wow... food looks nice but not the inner part of pork, I dont eat that!!ReplyDelete
Me always wish to visit Taiwan, taipei!! Cool cool!! =D
food food food!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 11:57 AM
So we still got chance to win souvenir from you lor? Hehehe...waiting for ur next post from Taipei! U made me miss Taipei again!ReplyDelete
Get well soon and drink lotsa water.. Love the food there.. me likey.. Can't wait for the 2nd day posting.. :)ReplyDelete
Hope all 3 of u are in the best of health again. Traveling always makes people sick because of lack of sleep and changed of weather.ReplyDelete
Love love Taiwan. Too many good food to eat!
@Bendan Yes, i dont eath those as well..LOL!!ReplyDelete
@Sasha Yea..foodie at every single corner
@Angeline yes..yes..i brought back some. Perhaps you wana plan a trip there again...
@InspiredMomx1 Thanks dearie. Yupp....i like the food at the night market.
@mNhL Thanks HL. Yuppp...I love Taiwan too.More foodie pics later..hehehhehe
You guys brought back Taiflu haha. Hope all are well now. Take care.ReplyDelete
hahhaa...so u went to Taiwan... looking forward to more pictures cos i wanted to try the street snacks, as they called it..ReplyDelete
what did i guess last time? Gold coast!! hahaha..
@Bananaz LOL...Oh no no...i did not bring back the Taiflu...the Flu was already in the house.ReplyDelete
@Claire Yes...lotsa of street snacks. No worry...I will still be giving out souvenir for the lucky one...hehehhe
Lovely oinbk oink foodReplyDelete
oooo nice!! I missed taiwan already..and like how some of the food shown hereReplyDelete
Happy holiday! Yummy food!ReplyDelete
My friend went to Taiwan last week too... Came home and posted photo of piansip (some local thing like wantan) on her Facebook wall and captioned it. "Home food is still the best!" I guess going there, like coming here or anywhere else, you need people who know where you can get the best in town...or you'll be shortchanged.ReplyDelete
Humph!!! Can go Taiwan...wouldn't come to Sibu! Tsk! Tsk!
So fun....ReplyDelete
Looking forward for ur next post.
Taiwan is always good with food.... have a good time!ReplyDelete
Oh..you went Taiwan. Can't wait for your next post. Get well soon to all at home.ReplyDelete
I *heart* taipeiReplyDelete
@Little Lamb Me too....Taiwan touch my heart..ReplyDelete
@MummyGwen Thanks dear..in the process of recovering
@Chris Good food and with good people around.
@Mery Yupp....it was great.
@STP Well, our tour guide told us dont compare with others, for we are here to enjoy every moment spend at their country. Hey....I am coming right...LOL!ReplyDelete
@prince & princess mom Holiday over jor..lol
@Eric Plan to go again? The street snacks were awesome
@SK more oink oink to come..LOL!!
so many nice food just for the day 1 only.. more food to come ya.. hehhee..ReplyDelete
I've never been to Taiwan but seems to me like the trip there is for food, food, food! Hehe..ok can't wait for your 2nd day post.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Hi Yee Ling,ReplyDelete
Nice review on your Taiwan trip. Will be visiting Taiwan this August, can't wait!! May I know which ground tour you guys booked? For how many days & how much? Thanks!Replies
Thanks for the compliments. That's good to hear that soon you will be having a great vacation in Taiwan. Bet you will have a great time there. If not mistaken we booked our ground tour through Apple Holiday. That time they were having a promo and add up with some other fees which came up to RM700++. It was a 5D4N ground tour.


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A Douglas County School Board candidate is accusing the district of violating the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act, an allegation the board's vice president said is frivolous and unfounded.
Julie Keim's Oct. 17 complaint alleges the Douglas County School District used district resources to support its preferred candidates. In addition to the complaint, she also submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State documentation she says supports her claims.
Keim is among four candidates who believe major change is needed in the district. She is running against Judi Reynolds, who supports the current school board.
"This is a patently frivolous political stunt masquerading as a complaint," school board vice president Kevin Larsen said.
Keim's complaint alleges the school district is not providing all candidates with the same information, and that a host of individuals and organizations are actively supporting four pro-board candidates with campaign materials and advertisements.
In early October, Keim requested copies of emails exchanged between the district's cabinet-level staff, school board members, Douglas County Educational Foundation board members and the alleged supporters – including Americans for Prosperity, the Independence Institute and campaign contributors Alex Cranberg and Ralph Nagel, among others.
DCSD legal counsel Rob Ross emailed Keim on Oct. 14 that a search found more than 13,000 emails, including the approximately 46 individuals and organizations she listed.
"The enormous volume of emails between DCSD cabinet-level personnel and political groups that are supporting the current school board race is evidence of a violation of the (Fair Campaign Practices Act)," she wrote in her complaint.
Ross wrote that the number "does not represent 'political' communications between the individuals or groups named," only matches to Keim's search parameters.
Keim so far has received 101 of the 13,000 emails.
"I think they're trying to delay so nothing can be exposed before the election," Keim said.
Larsen said staff's response has been timely, and that Keim is abusing district resources.
"Ms. Keim expects district staff to spend their days as her personal research team rather than having them focus on the business of educating our more than 65,000 students," he wrote. "This is inexcusably aggressive behavior by a candidate attacking the personnel of the district, and parent and community volunteers. If this candidate has an issue with the great direction Douglas County School District is headed, she can attack me and the rest of the board."
Ross said time is needed for district employees to review each email and ensure it doesn't include legally protected information. He estimated it would require a minimum of 54 hours and a total cost to Keim $1,060. Keim said she plans to pay the bill with personal, non-campaign funds.
"I won't back down," she said. "I want them to be open and honest and truly transparent about what is going on with all these organizations. It's concerning to me so many people who are not local have such a voice in our future. As a parent and community member, I am disgusted at what's happened to our school district."