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Every company has new lobe technology today. Avoid the ancient grinds.
If you want a healthy lope and good revability, tighten those lobe centers. Erson was famous for that. CC shooting down the 268H for you has more to do with overcamming.... (We used it as a healthy circle track hobby stock cam in a 355/406) Changing brands won't allow you to overcam and get away with it. It never ceases to amaze me how so many people that seem to have home computers won't punch something into Google and look BEFORE they jump on a forum..... Erson changed when their owner "Super Shops" went bankrupt. just thinking out loud. |
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you can contact erson cams by going to the mr. gasket website. they are a "division" of mr. gasket now. i've always had good luck with erson cams. they are the only ones i use in all my motors (custom grinds). they have consistantly outpowered cams ground for the same application by the "other" guys, but keep in mind, these are custom ground cams. shelf cams i'm not as familiar with. even john force runs them in his car..........just one thing to warn you of though, at least for the roller cams they make, is that they are VERY AGGRESSIVE. valve spring selection becomes very critical, and check your springs often. for street applications, you should be fine. i just don't build many street engines, so that's why my lack of knowledge on the shelf cams...................
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and my dad were good friends back in the day. They built roasters together for many celebrities and people who wanted custom builds.
My dad went his own way as a building contractor and did well for himself. Lou stayed active in the sport and even helped start SEMA. I remember meeting Lou for the first time at Lions when I was about 5. He was had been building record breaking cars for McEwen and Prudhomme, (Long before the Hot Wheels Funny Cars came out) But I do remember when I was older, we would go to lions and see Lou working on both of the Mattel funny cars. (Mongoose & Snake) Years later I became aquainted with famous custom car builder George Barris. George told me about the first SEMA show in Anaheim. He told me he knew Lou Baney and they were only 2, of 4 people with booths at the frist SEMA show. (Only 4 booths???) My, how things have changed. Last time I went to SEMA it was in 3 different buildings and you had to take a bus to get to one that was too far away. Geeze! Quote:
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This is a like new set of 18" Beyern chrome staggered wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 tires for E9x M3 and some other BMW cars. I removed this set from a 2009 E92 M3 coupe because I purchased a new set of forged 20" wheels. These fit the 2008-2013 M3 perfectly but will also fit other BMW models. The condition of the wheels is a 10 out of 10. There is absolutely no curb rash, scratches, or bends anywhere on the wheels. The front wheels are 18x8.5 ET15 5x120 74mm center bore. Beyern part number is 1885BYM155120C74. The rear wheels are 18x9.5 ET25 5x120 74mm center bore. Part number is 1895BYM255120C74. I am also including a brand new set of Gorilla hub centric rings that adapt the center bore from 74mm to 72.56mm. Condition of the tires is excellent. Fronts are 245/40-18 and rears are 265/40-18. I would say the front tires have 70-80% tread remaining and the rears have 50-60% tread remaining. These are Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's. The wheels cost $1508 new and the tires were $1282. This set also includes 2008-2009 TPMS sensors. So, this complete package new was close to $3000. Selling for $850 plus shipping to get them out of my garage ASAP. I will post pics as soon as I figure out how to do that. In the meantime, you can see pics in my Craigslist listing here: http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/3673258104.html Please email me through the forum or at email@example.com with questions. Last edited by jonate24; 03-14-2013 at 11:48 PM. |
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NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Thursday refused to throw out the insider trading conviction of former SAC Capital portfolio manager Mathew Martoma, saying the trial evidence "overwhelmingly demonstrated Martoma's guilt."
The decision from U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe, who oversaw the trial earlier this year, was in response to a request from Martoma and came ahead of his sentencing on Monday on conspiracy and securities fraud convictions.
A jury found Martoma, 40, guilty in February of engaging in what prosecutors claimed was the most lucrative-insider trading scheme in history, enabling Stamford-based SAC to make profits and avoid losses of $275 million in trades in Elan Corp and Wyeth.
Elan was acquired last year by Perrigo Company, while Wyeth is now a unit of Pfizer.
SAC itself pleaded guilty last year to insider trading and agreed to pay $1.8 billion to settle criminal and civil charges.
Martoma was convicted of trading on confidential tips from two doctors about a clinical trial for an Alzheimer's drug that was eventually deemed ineffective.
In addition to refusing to toss Martoma's conviction, Gardephe denied his request for a new trial. The judge rejected his contention that the key government witness -- Sidney Gilman, a doctor who testified as part of a cooperation deal that he had given Martoma the clinical results -- was unreliable.
"To the contrary, Dr. Gilman's account was -- as to the key issues -- supported by strong circumstantial evidence," Gardephe wrote.
Martoma also claimed the jury was tainted by widespread media reports regarding his expulsion from Harvard for doctoring a transcript.
But Gardephe said there was no evidence any juror had been exposed to that information.
Martoma's defense lawyer, Richard Strassberg, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has recommended a "substantial" prison term beyond the eight years recommended by probation officers, according to court filings.
An eight-year term would be among the stiffest insider trading penalties handed down in recent years. Lawyer Matthew Kluger received the longest U.S. insider trading sentence at 12 years after pleading guilty in 2011 to participating in a $37 million scheme.
Martoma is one of eight SAC employees to be convicted of insider trading. SAC's founder, Steven A. Cohen, has not been criminally charged.
The firm has changed its name to Point72 Asset Management and no longer manages outside money, instead focusing on Cohen's family fortune.


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It seems almost incomprehensible. How can a poor person be obese? Wouldn't they be thin if they were hungry? The problem is that the cheapest food is usually the worst for you.
A recent study found that about 1 in 8 people in New York City were having problems paying for food. They barely make enough, in this very expensive city, to afford the roof over their head. They then have to scrounge or rely on charity kitchens to get food in their bellies.
There are very few gardens or fruit stands in New York City - but there are a ton of McDonalds. If you head into your local McDonalds, for only 99 cents you can get your hands on a kid's meal. This gives you a sugary soda, a pile of french fries, and a burger on a bun. Hey - don't knock it - in many parts of the world, they would be amazed at how much food this is, including protein.
But while this might be enough to keep you from starving, it doesn't do much for your long term health. As everyone on a low carb diet knows, healthy vegetables are a critical component of long term health. Sugary sodas and nutrient-less buns are not! Never mind fried up potatoes as a main component of your daily fare. It's no wonder that people who live on these things end up with vitamin deficiency issues and obesity.
These issues are true not only in New York City, but in most major cities around the world. The fast food markets kick out junk food because they're cheap and easy. The poor people eat them because it's all they can afford. Where in the "old days" poor people lived on farms and grew their own food, eating fresh food in the summer and laboriously canned food all winter long, in modern times many do not have that ability.
What's the solution? One is to try to get more fresh food into inner cities, at prices that the locals can afford. But I really believe another solution is to make it easier for people in these areas to garden. Help them to set up rooftop gardens, back porch gardens, container gardens in their windows. The more that we can help people be self sufficient, and have access to healthy foods, the more they will be healthy, happy individuals.
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What a great game! Twists and turns throughout, supporting characters, good setting, action. Mystery Readers Journal's final issue in 2009 will focus on Sports Mysteries. In preparation for this issue, and with a salute to yesterday's Super Bowl, I went in search of Super Bowl Mysteries. Additions welcome.
Cover-Up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein (2007)
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Murder at the Super Bowl by Fran Tarkenton and Herb Resnicow (1988)
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The formula you are looking for is called VLOOKUP
VLOOKUP will, as it's name suggests, lookup up a value in a vertical column. The trick to using this formula is that you need a table to lookup your values. If this is big in terms of numbers of possible combinations you may think of using a desktop database like Access. But within Excel build a simple table, keep it simple and build it on the same sheet, it can always be off to the right and out of sight (and protected from users if required). the table is your index number and the test associated with the index so 1 work 2 gym 3 shop
in two columns, lets say index is in col D and the test in col E. You must keep this table up to date, when you create another index, add it to this list (the table).
Now you have something to lookup.
In cell A1 type the index 1 in cell A2 type the index 2 in cell A3 type the index 3
In cell A2, place the formula =IF(ISERROR(VLOOKUP(A1,D1:E3,2)), "",VLOOKUP(A1,D1:E3,2))
Which translates as: Lookup the value from cell A1, in the table defined by D1:E3, and when you find the value [in the left most column of the table which is sorted AZ] return the value in col 2 of the table from the same row, otherwise leave the cell blank. Cell A2 now holds the correct value of "work". Drag the formula in A2 down, or use a macro to update.
If you use the tool provided when you click "fx" by the formula bar it will guide you through writing the formula.
SECOND ALTERNATIVE If column A is always grouped by number and you want to work without a lookup table you can use a simple if statement for a brute force solution
A B 1 Huey 1 =IF(A2=A1,B1) 1 =IF(A3=A2,B2) 2 Duey 2 =IF(A5=A4,B4) 2 =IF(A6=A5,B5) 2 =IF(A7=A6,B6) 3 Luey 3 =IF(A8=A8,B8) 3 =IF(A9=A9,B9)
Each new group of numbers will need a new text seed at the first entry, thus the advantage of the lookup table.
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"The eye of a needle" is part of a phrase attributed to Jesus by the synoptic gospels:
...I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
The parallel versions appear in Matthew 19:23-24, Mark 10:24-25 and Luke 18:24-25.
The saying was a response to a young rich man who had asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus replied that he should keep the commandments. To which the man stated he had done. Jesus responded, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." The young man became sad and was unwilling to do this. Jesus then spoke this response, leaving his disciples astonished.
Some commentators have found it incredible to speak of a rich man's chance of being saved as being harder than threading a camel through a literal sewing implement. Consequently the phrase has inspired various interpretations.
The Quran uses this phrase to express the idea of something that is unlikely to happen:
To those who reject Our signs and treat them with arrogance, no opening will there be of the gates of heaven, nor will they enter the garden, until the camel can pass through the eye of the needle: Such is Our reward for those in sin.
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The largest crocodile ever held in captivity is an Estuarine/Siamese hybrid named "YAI" (Born10 June 1972) at the famous Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and
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My Faith
"I have one life and one chance
To make it count for something.
I'm free to choose what that something is,
And the something I've chosen is my faith.
My faith demands that I do
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whenever I can, for as long as I can,
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It was only natural for Karisma Kapoor to wait for a power-packed role to return to Bollywood and not settle for a flaunt-your-smile-and-figure role in a big budget, hero-oriented film. So we were happy she chose a comparatively less starry filmmaker in Vikram Bhatt. In his film, Dangerous Ishhq, it was guaranteed Lolo wouldn't have to just sing, dance and dress pretty. She would get to explore the gamut of emotions she is capable of to entertain the audience. Click here to read more -
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It's been a bumpy road for American Muslims the last year or two. From the Lowes advertising fiasco, to the never-ending Murfreesboro mosque protests, to the NYPD surveillance program, it has become apparent that as one controversy cools down, another comes up along the way.
Right now, we're in one of those troughs, one of those lulls in action, with many of us American Muslims awaiting the inevitable controversy to erupt. Why the sense of inevitability? Because the reaction of the Muslim community to these slew of incidents, while effective in many short-term aspects, lacks the necessary sustainability to actually cure some of the ailments that result from radical violence perpetrated in the name of Islam and powerful interest groups seeking to increase fear of everyday Muslims in America. Community organizing, petitioning, and interfaith dialogue have their limits. Most of these types of activities draw only the most passionate (on both sides of the issue) and fail to properly target those in the middle, who are just as useful in dispelling negative stereotypes about Muslims.
Naturally, as one can imagine, there's no reason why these incidents ought to be inevitable. And though it may come as a surprise, Independence Day is one of the best ways to change negative perceptions of Islam. The beautiful thing is that you can do it without even discussing religion. All you have to do is be social, and enjoy the day. Host a barbecue, attend a neighborhood party, or just go to the fireworks in your town. And make an effort to branch out—don't limit your guest list to only Muslims. Invite other friends, neighbors and coworkers.
Could doing something so simple actually make a difference? Absolutely. It normalizes Islam. Days like the Fourth of July present an opportunity to transcend whatever differences exist among people and allow us all to share a common love for our country. For onlookers, watching American Muslims celebrate America reaffirms what we often wish to convey—that we Muslims are not a whole lot different than most other Americans. But instead of simply telling people that this is true, we can actually show them and allow them to reach that conclusion on their own.
Interacting with our fellow Americans, even within the paradigm of basic social engagement, changes Islam from an abstract ideology to a concrete human relationship. Your friend, neighbor, or coworker will now use you as their point of reference when it comes to Islam. When they hear something negative about Islam, they will compare what they hear to what they know about you, and make a judgment about the credibility of the claim being made. The stronger the relationship they have with you, the more likely it is that they trust their assessment of you, rather than someone else's. Americans don't need lecture on Islam, they need an experience with a Muslim. And the more experiences they have with normal, everyday, peace-loving, American Muslims, the more they will learn about what it truly means to be Muslim in America. So this Fourth of July while you're stuffing your face with a Halal burger, remember that you have the ability to put a face to Islam, and change the perception other Americans have of what it means to be Muslim, without sacrificing a bite.
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Khurram Dara is the author of the The Crescent Directive: An essay on improving the image of Islam in America. Khurram is an American Muslim from Buffalo, NY and is currently a law student at Columbia University. You can follow Khurram on Twitter @KhurramDara.


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Another great Vietnamese dessert. This one consists of many ingredients. All a good combination. I took this to my friend Helen's party and I guess my friends like it. However, the Vietnamese friends like it sweeter than the Chinese friends. I think Vietnamese people have a sweet tooth so more sugar if your Viet. :) I reduced the ingredients here since I made a really big pot to the party.
1 lb Yuca (cut in 1 inch chunks)
1/2 lb yam (2 different kind)(cut in 1 inch chunks)
1/2 bag blanched peanuts (170 g soak for 1+ hr) (optional)
1/2 bag tapioca strip (3-4 oz. soak for 1hr)
3/4 cup hulled mung bean (soak 30mins)
2 cans coconut cream or milk
10 cups water (less or more as you like)
1. Cook the peanuts for 30+ minutes. Remove water and set a side.
2. Boil 10 cups water and add in the peanuts. Let it brings to boil and cook for another 5 minutes. The peanuts will be a bit crunchy.
3. Add in the soaked mung bean and cook for 5-8 minutes.
4. Add in the yuca and yam. Cook for 5-8 minutes until they are soft. They cook pretty fast so watch them and not let them melt.
5. Now add in the soaked tapioca strips. This should cook pretty fast as well so when you see them clear they are cooked.
6. Add in the coconut cream and let it bring to boil.
7. Now add in the sugar until sweet.
8. Serve hot or cold.
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Private motor vehicles continue to provide the highest level of accessibility and convenience and remain the dominant mode of transport in the ACT, and while the average kilometres travelled per vehicle decreased, it remained higher than the national average.
This level of car-dependence is not ecologically sustainable because it is associated with a high level of non-renewable energy use, pollution and greenhouse emissions.
The introduction of a 'one fare, anywhere' pricing system resulted in increased patronage of the ACTION bus network between 2001–02 and 2002–03.
What the results tell us about the ACT
We still rely on the car
Private motor vehicles are the most favoured mode of transport in the ACT. ABS Journey to Workdata for 1991, 1996 and 2000 show a sustained decline in the number of people travelling to work by public transport and an increase in those travelling to work by car, bicycle or walking. In 2001, 83.2% of trips to work were by car (see Table 1).
Table 1: Primary mode used to travel to work, ACT | |||
Mode | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 |
Car | 81.6% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Bus | 9.5% | 7.7% | 6.9% |
Walked only | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
Bicycle | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
Other | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
During the Your Canberra Your Future consultations, ease of mobility around the city was cited as one of the things people like best about living in Canberra. Motor vehicles are integral to the lives of most Canberrans, providing a level of accessibility not matched by other modes of transport. Quality road systems and parking resources provide a high level of accessibility for private motor vehicle use. Motor vehicles offer 'at my front door, when I want it' convenience and the flexibility to undertake complex trips that are increasingly a feature of modern life.
However, a survey conducted in South East Queensland (in Sustainable Transport Plan Issues Paper,PALM 2003) found that about threequarters of trips to and from work were not complex).
Source: ABS Journey to Workdata (Census) cited in PALM 2003. Excludes those who worked at home or did not travel to work on Census day.
Car ownership has increased
Since 1999 the number of motor vehicles registered in the ACT has increased by 8.7%, from 189,956 in 1999 to 206,444 in 2002. The number of passenger vehicles per 1000 people also increased.
The number of passenger vehicles per 1000 people was higher in the ACT than in Australia as was the average kilometres travelled (see Table 2). Each household in the ACT had 1.4 passenger vehicles in 2002, however data were not available for comparison with the national rate.
Table 2: Change in motor vehicle numbers in ACT and Australia, 1999 and 2002 | ||||
Number of motor vehicles | ACT | Australia | ||
1999 | 2002 | 1999 | 2002 | |
No. of vehicles | 189,856 | 206,444 | 11,999,414 | 12,849,393 |
No. of passenger vehicles | 165,465 | 177,436 | 9,555,244 | 10,194,637 |
Vehicles per 1000 population | 608 | 641 | 634 | 653 |
Passenger vehicles per 1000 population | 530 | 551 | 499 | 518 |
Compiled from Survey of Motor Vehicle Use (ABS Cat. No. 9208.0) and Australian Demographic Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0)
The average kilometres travelled was higher for the ACT than for Australia. However, between 1999 and 2002 the figure declined in the ACT while it increased in Australia (see Table 3).
Table 3: Motor vehicle use in ACT and Australia, 1999 and 2002 | ||||
Category | ACT | Australia | ||
1999 | 2002 | 1999 | 2002 | |
Average kilometres travelled, all vehicles | 15,600 | 15,100 | 14,400 | 15,000 |
Average kilometres travelled, passenger vehicles | 15,300 | 14,900 | 13,900 | 14,200 |
Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use (ABS Cat. No. 9208.0)
Canberra Cabs had a fleet of 243 independently owned and operated taxis, including twenty-six wheelchair-accessible taxis. Canberra Cabs, which operated on a 24-hour basis, was the only ACT-based taxi service (ABS 2002, ACT in Focus ).
More people cycle or walk to work
Cycling and walking have the lowest environmental impacts and the greatest health benefits of all transport modes. ABS Journey to Workdata indicate an increase in the proportion of people travelling to work by active modes. In 2001, 2.5% of people cycled to work and 4.2% walked. While walking or cycling are not suited to all trips, the recent trend towards higher density inner-city living means there is significant potential to further increase the proportion of trips made by these means.
During the reporting period, the Woden–Dickson on-road cycle lane project began with a view to providing better infrastructure for commuter cyclists. Stage 1 – Commonwealth Avenue Bridge to Civic – was completed in March 2003. At the time of writing, planning of the project and detail design for Stages 2 and 3 were complete, and detail design for Stages 4 and 5 were underwayand expected to be complete by June 2004.
Public transport a vital resource
Public transport is an essential component of an equitable transport system, providing accessibility for those unable to drive or who do not have access to a car. About half of ACTION's passengers do not have access to a car (PALM, 2003). Given the projected ageing of the ACT population, there is also likely to be an increase in the number of elderly non-drivers.
People living in the outer suburbs are provided with a much poorer public transport service and generally bear higher transport costs due to greater commuting distances. As the cost of housing in central Canberra limits many people from choosing to live centrally, this is a significant equity issue.
Bus use increased
Well-patronised bus services are more efficient than cars in terms of energy consumption and pollution per passenger. ACTION bus patronage increased during the reporting period. Following introduction of a 'one fare anywhere' single-zone system, the most dramatic increase in patronage occurred between 2001–02 and 2002–03. Total passenger boardings increased by 3.54% (see Table 4) while adult boardings increased by 9.17%.
Table 4: Use of ACTION buses in Canberra | |
Year | Total passenger boardings |
2000–01 | 15,646,000 |
2001–02 | 15,789,000 |
2002–03 | 16,344,000 |
Source: Data supplied by ACTION
Studies undertaken during the reporting period show that reducing public transport travel times is the most important factor in promoting greater use of public transport. Introducing a demand-responsive feeder service is one strategy being considered to improve the efficiency and promote patronage of the ACTION network.
A Transport Costing Study revealed that while motor vehicle users pay the full cost of car use through registration, parking fees, fuel excise and the like, bus users do not. The full cost of the public transport system is borne by the ACT community as a whole, even though the costs of the service are minimal compared to car use.
This is partly due to low patronage of the bus system and thus low revenue raised from fares – in particular on feeder routes and at off peak times. The public transport network is not utilised evenly. The inter-town services are generally well patronised, while feeder services are not. The frequent and direct inter-town services meet peoples' needs while the infrequent and circuitous feeder services do not.
Trains still well-utilised
The number of people travelling to and from Canberra by rail has increased since 1999–2000 (see Table 5) but has not yet reached the high of 1998–99.
Table 5: Countrylink rail passengers, Canberra 1998–99 to 2000–01 | ||
Year | Boarding | Alighting |
1998–99 | 103,737 | 107,710 |
1999–2000 | 93,130 | 94,191 |
2000–01 | 99,092 | 100,536 |
Source: ACT in Focus(ABS Cat. No. 1307.8)
Air travel increases
The number of air passenger movements through Canberra airport continued to rise from 1.8 million in 1998–99 to just under 2 million in 1999–2000 (ABS, Cat. No. 1307.8).
Most freight arrives by road
During the 12 months ending 31 March 2001, about half the freight tonnage entered the ACT as left. This indicates the extent to which the ACT is dependent on other jurisdictions for resources. The vast majority of freight tonnage carried into (96%) and out of (99%) the ACT was by road transport (see Table 6).
Table 6: Freight movements by mode of transport, 12 months ending 31 March 2001 | |||||
Freight category | Road | Rail | Air | Total | |
Tonnes carried | |||||
Origin ACT | 1,414 | 11 | 3 | 1,428 | |
Destination ACT | 2,615 | 111 | 4 | 2,730 | |
Tonne-km travelled | |||||
Origin ACT | 216,190 | 5,671 | 1,741 | 223,602 | |
Destination ACT | 603,355 | 32,772 | 2189 | 638,317 |
Source: Freight Movements, Australia, Summary (ABS Cat. No. 9220.0)
Sustainable transport options
Clearly the transport system in the ACT is not ecologically sustainable. The level of cardependence contributes significantly to the Territory's high per capita use of non-renewable energy, pollution and greenhouse emissions. The impact of expanding roads infrastructure on the environment is also of concern. During the reporting period this was manifest in the ongoing debate over the planned construction of the Gungahlin Drive Extension through O'Connor and Bruce Ridges.
While private motor vehicle use is central to Canberra's land use and transport planning, the ACT Government and community recognise the benefits of a more sustainable transport system, with a greater role for walking, cycling and public transport (ACTPLA 2003). However, improving the public transport system to the extent that it offers similar convenience to car travel will pose a budgetary challenge for the government.
While the car-based transport system provides significant benefits to the public, ongoing high levels of private motor vehicle use may erode these benefits. Traffic congestion is projected to increase by 5% per annum from 15km in 2001 to 63km in 2031, mostly concentrated in arterial roads in inner and central Canberra. Increasing use of public transport remains one of the more significant challenges in moving towards a more sustainable ACT.
During the reporting period the ACT Government began a Sustainable Transport Plan for the ACT. The plan aims to increase the proportion of peak-period trips by sustainable transport modes (walking, cycling and public transport) to 17% by 2006 and 20% by 2011 (ACTPLA 2003).
The ACT Government's Draft Spatial Plan and Draft Sustainable Transport Plan analysed the transport impacts of various land use scenarios for Canberra and showed that increasing densities around existing town centres reduces trip lengths and encourages use of sustainable transport modes.
Achieving a more sustainable system will require strong political and community commitment to change transport behaviour and make public and active transport modes more viable as alternatives to private motor vehicle use.
Data sources and references
ACT Planning and Land Authority 2003, Draft Sustainable Transport Plan for the ACT , ACTPLA, Canberra.
ACT Planning and Land Authority 2003, Towards the Canberra Spatial Plan , ACTPLA, Canberra.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2000, ACT in Focus 2000 (Cat. No. 1307.8).
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, ACT in Focus 2002 (Cat. No. 1307.8).
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Freight Movements, Australia, Summary (Cat. No. 9220.0).
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Australian Demographic Statistics (Cat. No. 3101.0).
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Survey of Motor Vehicle Use12 months ended 31 October 2002 (Cat. No. 9208.0).
Planning and Land Management 2003, Sustainable Transport for the ACT: An Issues Paper , PALM, Canberra.
Additional data supplied by ACTION.


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EconTalk host Russ Roberts welcomed back Doug Lemov, of Uncommon Schools, this week, for a very interesting conversation about reading, and especially, reading rigorously. In his new book, Reading Reconsidered, Lemov's primary audience is educators, but as Russ notes, and as should be evident from their conversation, it has relevance far beyond the classroom.
How much do you read today, and do you prefer electronic reading to "real" books? How has the digital age- and your cellphone, in particular- changed your reading habits? Those of your children and/or students? Do you ever read aloud anymore? Share your thoughts on this week's episode with us; we love to hear from you.
1. What does Lemov mean when he says that reading is "first among equals," and to what extent do you agree?
Doug Lemov of Uncommon School and co-author of Reading Reconsidered talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about reading. Lemov makes the case for the educational importance of critical reading of challenging books and texts. Along the way, he gives listeners some ideas of how to read themselves and gives parents some ideas for how to educate their children.
David Gelernter, professor of computer science at Yale University and author of The Tides of Mind, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about consciousness and how our minds evolve through the course of the day and as we grow up. Other topics discussed include creativity, artificial intelligence, and the singularity.
Cathy O'Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her book. O'Neil argues that the commercial application of big data often harms individuals in unknown ways. She argues that the poor are particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Examples discussed include prison sentencing, college rankings, evaluations of teachers, and targeted advertising. O'Neil argues for more transparency and ethical standards when using data.
Are workers being left behind when the economy grows? Is technology making the human workforce obsolete? James Bessen, author of Learning by Doing, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the role of learning on the job in the past and in the present. Bessen argues that during times of technological innovation, it often takes years before workers see higher wages from productivity increases. Bessen stresses the importance of the standardization of education on the job as workers adapt to new technology.
Alison Wolf author of The XX Factor, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the changing roles of women in the family and the workplace. Wolf argues that highly educated women are increasingly similar to highly educated men in their lifestyles and choices while becoming very different from less educated women. Wolf traces the origins of these changes and the interaction between economic and cultural factors affecting men, women, the family, and the workplace.
How can you learn to think like an economist? One way is to think about what might be called dinner table economics--puzzles or patterns that arise in everyday life that would be good to understand. Robert Frank of Cornell University and author of The Economic Naturalist talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a number of these puzzles including why grooms typically rent tuxedos but the bride usually buys her gown, why bicycles can be more expensive to rent than cars, the effects of the price of corn on the price of pork, and why scammers who invoke Nigeria keep using the same old story.
Michael Munger of Duke University makes his 29th appearance on the 500th episode of EconTalk alongside EconTalk host Russ Roberts. He talks about his personal intellectual journey, his interest in public choice, and Unicorn economics. Other topics include the origins of EconTalk, Roberts's intellectual roots, and the EconTalk theme music. The conversation closes with a brief reprise of a few highlights from past Munger appearances on EconTalk.
If a nation sends all its children to school, can it count on greater economic growth? Does putting bottoms in seats generate human capital? This week, Russ welcomed back the Hoover Institution's Eric Hanushek.
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2. Hanushek suggests a causal relationship between academic achievement and economic growth in a nation, What is the nature of Russ's concern about "reverse causation?" To what extent do you find Hanushek's claim plausible?
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Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his work on matching markets. Examples include marriage, matching kidney donors to kidney recipients, and students to schools in cities that allow choice in their public school systems. Roth also discusses repugnance--the unease some people have with allowing buying and selling of some goods and what it's like to watch a kidney transplant knowing your research has helped make the surgery possible.
Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts on whether the financial sector is good for society and about the gap between how banks and bankers are perceived by the public vs. finance professors. Zingales discusses the costs and benefits of financial innovation, compares the finance sector to the health sector, and suggests how business education should talk about finance to create better behavior.
This week, EconTalk host Russ Roberts welcomed author James Tooley to talk about what he discovered in researching the educational options of the world's poorest children. What he found is surprising to many, but as Roberts notes, some find Tooley's work dangerous. Let us know what you think about their conversation, using the prompts in this week's Extra.
James Tooley, Professor of Education at Newcastle University, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about low-cost for-profit private schools in the slums and rural areas of poor countries. Tooley shows how surprisingly widespread private schools are for the poor and how effective they are relative to public schools where teacher attendance and performance can be very disappointing. The conversation closes with whether public schooling should remain the ideal in poor countries.
In this week's episode, EconTalk host Russ Roberts spoke with education journalist Elizabeth Green about her new book, Building a Better Teacher. Their conversation covers teaching as a craft, the role and history of schools of education, and the efficacy of various education reforms.
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Elizabeth Green, author of the new book Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach it to Anyone), talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the art of teaching and the history of various reforms, mostly failed, trying to improve teaching in America. Specific topics include the theoretical focus of undergraduate education programs and various techniques being used in charter schools and elsewhere to improve teaching performance.
This week, Russ Roberts chatted with former Stanford professor and Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller about the present and future of online education.
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Daphne Koller of Coursera talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about online educational website Coursera and the future of education both online and via bricks-and-mortar. Koller, co-founder of Coursera with Andrew Ng, explains how Coursera partners with universities, how they try to create community and interaction, and the likely impact of widespread digital education on universities and those who want to learn. The conversation includes a discussion of why Koller left a chaired position in computer science at Stanford University to run a for-profit start-up in a crowded field.
Edward Lazear of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Gary Becker's innovative contributions to economics. The conversation opens with personal reminiscences by Lazear and Roberts. They then discuss Becker's application of economic principles to social phenomena such as discrimination, crime, education and the family along with Becker's overall approach to economic theory and measurement.
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Here is my postmortem on the Caplan episode
In this week's episode, Roberts talks with EconLog blogger Bryan Caplan about higher education. In the spirit of continuing conversation, here are some things to consider. As always, we love to hear from you!
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Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and blogger at EconLog talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the value of a college education. Caplan argues that the extra amount that college graduates earn relative to high school graduates is misleading as a guide for attending college--it ignores the fact that a sizable number of students don't graduate and never earn that extra money. Caplan argues that the monetary benefits of a college education have a large signaling component rather than representing the value of the knowledge that's learned. Caplan closes by arguing that the subsidies to education should be reduced rather than increased.
In this week's episode, Roberts talks with the University of Chicago's John Cochrane about his experience teaching a massive open online course, or MOOC.
Let's continue the conversation...Share your responses and/or share them with others. We love to hear from you!
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John Cochrane of the University of Chicago talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the experience of teaching a massive open online course (MOOC)--a class delivered over the internet available to anyone around the world. Cochrane contrasts the mechanics of preparing the class, his perception of the advantages and disadvantages of a MOOC relative to a standard in-person classroom, and the potential for MOOCs to disrupt traditional education.
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Lant Pritchett of Harvard University and author of The Rebirth of Education talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Pritchett argues that increases in years of schooling for students in poor countries do not translate into gains in education, learning, or achievement. This tragic situation is due to corruption and poor incentives in the top-down educational systems around the world. School reforms that imitate successful systems fail to take into account the organic nature of successful school systems that cause various external attributes to be effective. The conversation concludes with a discussion of school systems in rich countries and possible lessons for reform that might apply there.
John Ralston Saul, author and head of PEN International, speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Voltaire's Bastards, and the role of reason in the modern world. Saul argues that the illegitimate offspring of the champions of reason have led to serious problems in the modern world. Reason, while powerful and useful, says Saul, should not be put on a pedestal above other values including morality and common-sense. Saul argues that the worship of reason has corrupted public policy and education while empowering technocrats and the elites in dangerous and unhealthy ways.
Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and blogger at Marginal Revolution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest book, Average is Over. Cowen takes a provocative look at how the growing power of artificial intelligence embodied in machines and technologies might change labor markets and the standard of living. He tries to predict which people and which skills will be complementary to smart machines and which people and which skills will struggle.
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book, Endangering Prosperity (co-authored with Paul Peterson and Ludger Woessmann). Hanushek argues that America's educational system is mediocre relative to other school systems around the world and that the failure of the U.S. system to do a better job has a significant negative impact on the American standard of living. Hanushek points to improving teacher quality as one way to improve education.
Edward Glaeser of Harvard University and author of The Triumph of Cities talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about American cities. The conversation begins with a discussion of the history of Detroit over the last century and its current plight. What might be done to improve Detroit's situation? Why are other cities experiencing similar challenges to those facing Detroit? Why are some cities thriving and growing? What policies might help ailing cities and what policies have helped those cities that succeed? The conversation concludes with a discussion of why cities have such potential for growth.
Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University and author of The Price of Civilization talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of the American economy. Sachs sees the current malaise as a chronic problem rather than a short-term challenge caused by the business cycle. He lists a whole host of issues he thinks policymakers need to deal with including the environment, inequality, and infrastructure. He disagrees with the Keynesian prescriptions for stimulating the economy and believes that the federal government budget deficits are a serious problem. The conversation closes with a discussion of the state of economics.
Peter Boettke of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Living Economics. Boettke argues for embracing the tradition of Smith and Hayek in both teaching and research, arguing that economics took a wrong turn when it began to look more like a branch of applied mathematics. He sees spontaneous order as the central principle for understanding and teaching economics. The conversation also includes a brief homage to James Buchanan who passed away shortly before this interview was recorded.
Arnold Kling, economist and teacher, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about recent technological innovations in education and Kling's forecast for their impact on learning and how they might affect traditional education. Examples include the recent explosion of online lessons and classes, new teaching styles that exploit those offerings, and the nature of learning in various kinds of classrooms and student-teacher interactions.
Paul Tough, author of How Children Succeed, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about why children succeed and fail in school and beyond school. He argues that conscientiousness--a mixture of self-control and determination--can be a more important measure of academic and professional success than cognitive ability. He also discusses innovative techniques that schools, individuals, and non-profits are using to inspire young people in distressed neighborhoods. The conversation closes with the implications for public policy in fighting poverty.
Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how incentives in academic life create a tension between truth-seeking and professional advancement. Nosek argues that these incentives create a subconscious bias toward making research decisions in favor of novel results that may not be true, particularly in empirical and experimental work in the social sciences. In the second half of the conversation, Nosek details some practical innovations occurring in the field of psychology, to replicate established results and to publicize unpublished results that are not sufficiently exciting to merit publication but that nevertheless advance understanding and knowledge. These include the Open Science Framework and PsychFileDrawer.
Roger Noll of Stanford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics of sports. Noll discusses the economic effects of stadium subsidies, the labor market for athletes, the business side of college sports, competitive balance in sports leagues, safety in sports, performance-enhancing drugs, and how the role of sports in the lives of children has changed.
Enrico Moretti of the University of California, Berkeley and the author of the New Geography of Jobs talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his book. Moretti traces how the economic success of cities and the workers who live there depends on the education of those workers. Moretti argues that there are spillover effects from educated workers--increased in jobs and wages in the city. He uses changes in the fortunes of Seattle and Albuquerque over the last three decades as an example of how small changes can affect the path of economic development and suggests a strong role for serendipity in determining which cities become hubs for high-tech innovation. The conversation concludes with Moretti making the case for increasing investments in education and research and development.
Jonah Lehrer, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the science of creativity. They discuss focusing vs. ignoring as a way to solve problems, the potential for computer-based creativity, how W. H. Auden used drugs to improve his poetry, Bob Dylan, Steve Jobs, and the creative power of mindless relaxation. The conversation closes with a discussion of what policies might increase creativity.
David Owen, author of The First National Bank of Dad, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how to educate our children about money and finance. Owen explains how he created his own savings accounts for his kids that gave them an incentive to save and other ways to teach them about postponing gratification, investing, keeping money in perspective and other life lessons. The conversation closes with a discussion of the value of reading to your kids.
Adam Davidson of NPR's Planet Money talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about manufacturing. Based on an article Davidson wrote for The Atlantic, the conversation looks at the past, present, and future of manufacturing. Davidson visited an after-market auto parts factory in Greenville, South Carolina and talked with employees there as well as with executives at corporate headquarters. What is the future of factory work in America? Why are some manufacturing jobs in America while others are in China or elsewhere? The conversation looks at these questions as well as how well or poorly the U.S. education system prepares students for the world of work.
Alex Tabarrok of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book, Launching the Innovation Renaissance. Tabarrok argues that innovation in the United States is being held back by patent law, the legal system, and immigration policies. He then suggests how these might be improved to create a better climate for innovation that would lead to higher productivity and a higher standard of living.
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the importance of teacher quality in education. Hanushek argues that the standard measures of quality--experience and advanced degrees--are uncorrelated with student performance. But some teachers consistently cover dramatically more material and teach more than others, even within a school. Hanushek presents evidence that the impact of these differences on lifetime earnings for students can be quite large. The conversation closes with a discussion of school finance and the growth of administrators within school systems.
Abhijit Banerjee of MIT talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Banerjee's book (co-authored with Esther Duflo), Poor Economics. The conversation begins with how randomized control trials (a particular kind of social experiment) have been used to measure the effectiveness of various types of aid to the poor. Banerjee goes on to discuss hunger, health, and education--the challenges in each area and what we have learned about what works and what does not. The conversation closes with a discussion of the role of the labor market in the private sector.
William Byers of Canada's Concordia University and author of The Blind Spot talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of knowledge, science and mathematics. Byers argues that there is an inherent uncertainty about science and our knowledge that is frequently ignored. Byers contrasts a science of wonder with a science of certainty. He suggests that our knowledge of the physical world will always be incomplete because of the imperfection of models and human modes of thought relative to the complexity of the physical world. The conversation also looks at the implications of these ideas for teaching science and social science.
Daniel Pink, author of Drive, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about drive, motivation, compensation, and incentives. Pink discusses the implications of using monetary rewards as compensation in business and in education. Much of the conversation focuses on the research underlying the book, Drive, research from behavioral psychology that challenges traditional claims by economists on the power of monetary and other types of incentive. The last part of the conversation turns toward education and the role of incentives in motivating or demotivating students.
Diane Ravitch of NYU talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education. Ravitch argues that the two most popular education reform movements, accountability and choice, have had unintended consequences that have done great harm to the current generation of students. She argues that the accountability and testing provisions in legislation like No Child Left Behind and similar reforms have actually corrupted the testing process, taken time away from subjects other than math and reading, and failed even to boost success in math and reading. She argues that the empirical record has provided little evidence that school choice as it has been implemented has boosted achievement. The discussion closes with a discussion of what reforms might indeed make a difference.
Garett Jones of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the art of communicating economics via puzzles and short provocative insights. They discuss Jones's Twitter strategy of posting quotes and short puzzles to provoke thinking. Jones, drawing on his experience as a Senate staffer, discusses the interaction between politics and economics in the area of tax cuts and earmarks. For example, are earmarks good or bad? Jones gives an unconventional analysis. He also discusses the economics of the new workplace and why that might mean a different path for productivity over the business cycle than in the past.
Nobel Laureate Michael Spence of Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the Commission on Growth and Development talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the determinants of economic growth. Spence discusses the findings of the Commission's recent report and how it compares to earlier attempts to uncover the sources of growth and the lack of growth such as the Washington Consensus. Spence makes the case for government provision of infrastructure including education and the problems of corruption and governance. The conversation closes with a look at Spence's career and the lessons of that experience.
Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about many things. Listeners sent in questions for Mike and Russ to talk about and they chose ten of the most interesting questions with the idea of talking about each for six minutes. The topics are the scarcity of clean water, asset bubbles, the role of Fannie and Freddie in the financial crisis, can a business pass a tax on to its customers (or maybe even its workers), compassionate food, the study of economics, how to choose a college, the nature of cooperation in a modern economy, the humanity of non-profits, and the American Dream.
Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia and author of the book Why Don't Students Like School? talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how the brain works and the implications for teaching, learning, and educational policy. Topics discussed include why we remember some things but not others (and what we can do about it), the central role of memory in problem solving and abstract reasoning, the current state of math education in America, and what makes a good teacher.
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current state of education and education policy. Hanushek summarizes the impact of No Child Left Behind and the current state of the charter school movement. Along the way, he and Roberts discuss the role of testing as a way of measuring achievement. The conversation concludes with a discussion of school finance, the role of the court system, and suggestions for improving finance to create better incentives.
Ricardo Reis of Columbia University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Keynesian economics in the classroom and in research. Reis argues that Keynesian models are a useful framework for helping undergraduates understand macroeconomic ideas of general equilibrium. More generally, Reis argues, Keynesian ideas remain influential in macroeconomic research, particularly among Neo-Keynesians. Reis discusses the lessons the economics profession and the world have learned from the Great Depression and suggests that those lessons have helped us manage the current crisis. The conversation closes with a discussion of whether economics is a science.
George Srour, founder of Building Tomorrow, a non-profit that builds schools in Uganda, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his experience starting, funding, and running an organization that tries to change the world one school at a time. Srour discusses how he tries to make sure that his organization accomplishes more than bricks and mortar and the rewards and challenges of a start-up non-profit.
Hal Varian, Google's Chief Economist and University of California at Berkeley professor, talks with Russ Roberts about Google, the role of technology in our everyday lives, the unintended paths of innovation, and the value of economics.
Eric Hanushek of Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the strange evolution of school finance in the last four decades. In particular, the courts have played an important role in recent years in mandating expenditure increases for public school systems. Hanushek talks about why this has come about and the lack of effect these expenditures have had in affecting student achievement.
Daniel Botkin, ecologist and author, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we think about our role as humans in the natural world, the dynamic nature of environmental reality and the implications for how we react to global warming.
Author Robert Frank of Cornell University talks about economic education and his recent book, The Economic Naturalist. Frank argues that the traditional way of teaching economics via graphs and equations often fails to make any impression on students. In this conversation with host Russ Roberts, Frank outlines an alternative approach from his new book, where students find interesting questions and enigmas from everyday life. They then try to explain them using the economic way of thinking. Frank and Roberts discuss a number of the enigmas and speculate on the future of economics and education. The topics discussed include tuxedos vs. wedding dresses, the level of civility (or lack thereof) in New York City, the difference between vending machines for soda and newspapers, the tragedy of the commons, and the economics of love.
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek talks about his research on the impact of educational quality on economic growth. Past efforts to increase the economic growth rate of poor countries have focused on years of schooling, neglecting the quality and true education that needs to take place. Hanushek presents dramatic findings about the decisive nature of cognitive ability and knowledge in driving economic growth. Join us as Hanushek talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his findings and the implications for public policy around the world and in the United States.
David Henderson, editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics and a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about when and why economists disagree. Harry Truman longed for a one-armed economist, one willing to go out on a limb and take an unequivocal position without adding "on the other hand...". Truman's view is often reflected in the public's view that economic knowledge is inherently ambiguous and that economists never agree on anything. Henderson claims that this view is wrong--that there is substantial agreement among economists on many scientific questions--while Roberts wonders whether this consensus is getting a bit frayed around the edges. The conversation highlights the challenges the everyday person faces in trying to know when and what to believe when economists take policy positions based on research. Is it biased or science?
Author David Weinberger, a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Institute for Internet and Society, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his latest book, Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder. Topics include the differences between how we organize and think about physical and digital information, the power of the internet to let us consume information in unique and customized ways and the implications for retailing, politics and education.
Author Dan Pink talks about the ideas in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. He argues that the skills of the right side of the brain--skills such as creativity, empathy, contextual thinking and big picture thinking--are going to become increasingly important as a response to competition from low-wage workers overseas and our growing standard of living.
Russ Roberts and Rick Hanushek, of Stanford University, talk about why the standard reforms such as more spending or better educated teachers have failed and what needs to be done in the future.


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Safety and Efficacy of Galvus as add-on Therapy to Metformin Plus Glimepiride (Vildagliptin)
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First received: November 1, 2010
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This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of vildagliptin 50 mg bid as add-on therapy to metformin plus glimepiride in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
Drug: Vildagliptin Drug: Placebo |
Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Participant, Investigator Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of 24 Weeks Treatment With Vildagliptin 50 mg Bid as add-on Therapy to Metformin Plus Glimepiride in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- HbA1c Reduction [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- FPG reduction [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Safety and tolerability-frequency of treatment emergent adverse events (incl. overall Aes, SAEs, death, Aes leading ot study discontinuation or study drug interruption, pre-specified potential AEs) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Responder Rate [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
Enrollment: | 317 |
Study Start Date: | October 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | November 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | November 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Vildagliptin (metformin + glimepiride) | Drug: Vildagliptin |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo (metformin + glimepiride) | Drug: Placebo |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria
- Confirmed diagnosis of T2DM by standard criteria.
- Treatment with oral anti-diabetic therapy, on stable dose for at least 12 weeks prior to the screening visit. Acceptable background anti-diabetic therapy includes: metformin (≥ 1500 mg) as monotherapy or in combination with SU, TZDs, or glinides
- Age: ≥18 to ≤ 80 years
- HbA1c of ≥ 7.5 and ≤ 11.0%
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥22 to ≤45 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria:
- FPG ≥ 270 mg/dL (≥ 15.0 mmol/L)
- Acute metabolic diabetes complications such as ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state (coma) within the past 6 months
- Any of following within past 6 months: Myocardial infarction, TIA or stroke, coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention
- History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs of similar chemical classes
- Acute infections which may affect blood glucose control within 4 weeks prior to screening Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01233622
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Study Director: | Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 24, 2017
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Novartis |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01233622 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLAF237A23152 EudraCT 2010-021097-11 |
Study First Received: | November 1, 2010 |
Last Updated: | February 21, 2017 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Glimepiride Vildagliptin Metformin Hypoglycemic Agents |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
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On the third match of this day it was the turn of Group F to play, Italy arrived as the World Cup Champion, but Paraguay was not afraid. Keep reading to know the rest of this story plus check out the photos and video below.
The Champion of the World was confident enough in their first game against Paraguay at the 2010 World cup in Town Stadium in Cape Town , South Africa.
Playing under heavy rain the match began between Italy and Paraguay, many were hoping to see the champions make a killer score, but I have to say Andrea Pirlo's absence was palpable in Italy's performance, Andrea Pirlo complained about a sore calf after their friendly match vs. Mexico. But Marcello Lippi still has Antonio Di Natale only that he was on the bench and Alberto Gilardino was in his place, and the same thing happened in Paraguay when Gerardo Martino sent Valdez and Barrios when Paraguayan fans expected to see Roque Santa Cruz and Oscar Cardozo on the field, especially now that Paraguay's top striker Salvador is still recovering from the gun shot he suffered earlier this year in Mexico.
Even without Pirlo the Italian felt confident enough that they easily won against Paraguay, maybe way too confident that they didn't see the aerial play Paraguay did when Antolin Alcaraz jumped too easily and sent the Jabulani on the score zone and marked their first goal against the champions of the world in the 39 minutes of the first quarter.
Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was replaced during the 46 minutes by Federico Marchetti after he complained of a back injury, soon the first quarter ended.
In the second half of the game Italy made their first substitution sending Claudio Marchisio for Mauro German Camaronesi and tried a 4-4-2 position for a change.
As the first corner kick by Italy was made by Pepe, it was Daniele De Rossi who was ready to score for Italy on the 63rd minute after Paraguay's goalkeeper Villar missed the ball. Paraguay replaced Nelson Haedo Valdez for Roque Santa Cruz and Italy replaced Alberto Gilardino for Antonio Di Natale, even with both team's best strikers they could change the score and the match ended 1-1.
Today for Italy their savior was Daniele De Rossi, but many wonder if their role as World Cup champion will not repeat itself in South Africa, What do you think? Take a look at the photos and video below.
World Cup Pictures
Italy vs. Paraguay Video
Photos: www.wenn.com/ Matthew Hines, Joe Plimmer.


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Title IX
Wesleyan looks at Title IX as a process of continuous improvement, and as such, we are aligned with the current White House and Office of Civil Rights guidance, as well as the new guidance pertaining to the Clery Act. That said, we are looking to continually evaluate and develop policies, procedures, and practices that put Wesleyan at the forefront of the conversation; locally and nationally.
In the summer of 2015, Wesleyan adopted "One Policy: Discriminatory Harassment and Sexual Misconduct". This can be found in the column to the left.
Antonio Farias is the Vice President for Equity & Inclusion and has been named as Wesleyan's Title IX Officer. He ensures campus-wide Title IX protocol is implemented and is the central, one-stop person to whom all complaints or notice related to sex/gender misconduct and disability discrimination is directed to. He has the following responsibilities:
- Ensure prompt response to stop the harassment/discrimination
- Implement immediate remedial support for the survivor (victim)
- Initiate the preliminary investigation
- Oversee action to reasonably prevent the recurrence
- Conduct ongoing educational campaigns and climate monitoring of sexual misconduct allegations.
Antonio Farias
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion / Title IX Officer
317 North College
Debbie Colucci
Equity Compliance Director & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
121 North College
Campus Resources:
- Bystander Intervention
- Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
- Sexual Assault Response Team
- Title IX Reports
Title IX Committees: The Title IX Officer (Antonio Farias) manages a tiered and tri-chaired series of five committees that function with shared governance (faculty, staff, students) and transparency. Committe members undergo Title IX training on a continous basis and are in the process of holding community forums to intake feedback from the broader faculty, staff, and student body.
A Memo of Understanding (MOU) formalizes the commitment of all participating agencies to work together to provide support and services to student and employee victims of sexual assault and to improve the overall response to sexual assault at Wesleyan and within the greater Middletown community. These agencies share the goal of preventing sexual assault on campus and in the community, and responding appropriately to students and employees who have been victimized.
Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity. Title IX is a federal law intended to end sex discrimination in all areas of education. It applies to non-discrimination based on sex/gender to all recipients of federal funds and applies to issues of program equity, such as in athletics, and also to sexual harassment and sexual violence.
Sexual misconduct and violence on college campuses is of great concern and, in the past few years, has begun to get the level of attention that will allow change to occur:- OCR's Dear Colleague Letter: Provides clarification to all institutions receiving Federal funding. Specifically states that sexual harassment of students, which includes acts of sexual violence, is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title IX.
- PA 12-78, entitled An Act Concerning Sexual Violence on College Campuses: Connecticut's response to the Dear Colleague Letter, it requires public and private higher education institutions to adopt and disclose one or more policies on sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
- The Campus Sexual Violence (SaVE) Act Seeks to update the Jeanne Clery Act. SaVE requires that incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking be disclosed in annual campus crime statistic reports.
- Violence Against Women Act: VAWA is similar to the requirements of Connecticut's PA 12 -78 while codifying some provisions of OCR's Dear Colleague Letter and imposing mandates for additional student awareness programming.
- PA 12-114, entitled An Act Concerning Domestic Violence: Among other provisions, requires clerks of court, upon request of the protected person, to send notice of protective orders to the President and the special police force established pursuant to section 10a-142, if any, at the College or University at which the victim is enrolled.
- HB 5029, entitled An Act Concerning Sexual Assault, Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence on Campus: Once enacted this will require each institution enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with at least one community based sexual assault crisis center as well as at least one community based domestic violence agency for the express purposes of facilitating the use of such centers by members of the campus community.
- Campus Safety and Accountability Act: If enacted this will amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, and for other purposes.
Students are always encouraged to use the full resources avialalbe to them, including engaging directly with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.
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This often raucous plaza is a good place to see mariachi bands.
Great for a refreshment or meal after shopping at San Juan De Dios and has been updated and improved greatly during the past several years...and even if you don't pay for... read more
I tried hard to stay and enjoy the food and music. But the drunken locals were a bit too much. I felt unsafe and the whole area felt dirty. This is more of a skid row than a tourist attraction.
I love mariachi....really its in my blood. But I was so disgusted by this area. Homeless , drunks and garbage piled up everywhere. A beautiful cathedral right next door and music blaring from sound system while church in session. You have to keep your eyes open the whole time you are walking or sitting at a table. Such a shame.... More
We had a wonderful time in Guadalajara Mexico. We explored many places in downtown and of course the Mariachi Plaza! I really recommend to visit as many locations as you can in Jalisco. I will be Back soon!
If you like Mariachi music this is it. A great place to review different groups if you're thinking of hiring for a party, this is the place to go!
The mariachis are all getting ready for the evening at that time, and you see them shaving, shining their shoes and ornaments, putting eyedrops in their eyes. you also see the mariachis of all ages, from tiny kids to guys that are probably great grandfathers... so funny!
Great for a refreshment or meal after shopping at San Juan De Dios and has been updated and improved greatly during the past several years...and even if you don't pay for Mariachis, there is usually a group close by that you can listen to...or hire to come to your party.
Nice place to sit and have a drink while the Mariachis play.
I've always found this area a little spooky at night and there are better ways to find live music in Guadalajara. The restaurant Santa Coyote has good mariachis. There's a bar on Avenida Vallarta (one of the principal streets of western Guadalajara at the corner with Calderon de la Barca...any cabbie could get you there.
I would not go to see mariachis down at the Plaza de los Mariachis anymore. I don't think that the area is very tourist oriented anymore - if you want to see and hear mariachis - go to the Parian in Tlaquepaque or to one of the many restaurants - Abajeno or Bariachi that are geared to Mariachi entertainment. I... More
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API Reference | CLI | CSS Selectors | Features and Definitions | Config | Modules
Garden is a BDD testing framework for browser based apps and websites.
It's built on Node.js, cucumber.js, Selenium WebDriver API.
Main Features
- Simple API to manage browser (WebDriver)
- Using CSS3 selectors to interact with DOM
- All network interactions data are accessible within the tests (headers, body, size etc)
- Built-in command-line test runner
- Head and headless browser testing (phantom.js, chrome, firefox)
, java
optional, but uses by defaultsudo npm install --global plus.garden
# install plus gardenplus.garden init xxx-project
# init garden structurecd xxx-project
# go insideplus.garden test
# run smoke/healthy tests, it executes next scenario: Scenario: I want to see good health Given I am on external host "https://twitter.com/" Then status code should be 200 Then take screenshot
Make a new directory, and cd
into it:
mkdir my-new-project && cd $_
Run npm init
and go through hints
npm init
Install garden as a dependency
npm install plus.garden --save
Init directory structure
node node_modules/plus.garden/garden.js init
run first test
node garden.js test
Garden generates the simplest scenario by default:
[your folder]/features/Health.feature
Scenario: I want to see good health Given I am on external host "https://twitter.com/" Then status code should be 200 Then take screenshot
with step defenitions that cover this, it looks like:
[your folder]/features/step_definitions/common.js
this; this; this; this; this; this;
Full example of this you can find in features
# feature filefeatures/step_definitions/common.js
# javascrip supportMore details about features and definitions and API Reference you can find here
Usually we need fixtures in our applications to have some sandbox. This functionality available via modules. For example mongodb fixtures looks like this:
//users.js exportsusers = name: 'Gob' name: 'Buster' name: 'Steve Holt' ;
and garden loads this in tests and in CLI.
./garden.js fixtures.load./garden.js fixtures.drop
For now garden supports mongodb
and mysql
fixtures via modules. Feel free to develop new ones.
For more examples please take a look:
mongo fixtures loader
mysql fixtures loader
When we develop web-service/micro-services we need to test RESTFul API. That is great ability to test api and have some user friendly specification for this. It looks like this one:
# demo/get.feature Feature: Make a GET request In order to programmatically access As a Web Service User I need to have an ability to make a GET request and check response Scenario: Make a GET request to Fake Online REST API When I make GET request to "http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1" Then the status code should be 200 And content type should be "application/json; charset=utf-8" And the JSON response should be: """ { "userId": 1, "id": 1, "title": "sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit", "body": "quia et suscipit\nsuscipit recusandae consequuntur expedita et cum\nreprehenderit molestiae ut ut quas totam\nnostrum rerum est autem sunt rem eveniet architecto" } """
Full list of modules we will publish here (Modules)
And cover you stuff with tests!