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Commencement speech given at St. Mary's College, Moraga, California on May 20, 2012.
Six months after leaving grad school, I found myself at a rocket launchpad for one of the very first private enterprise rocket companies. Our business manager was doing the countdown. 5-4-3-2-1, oh, BLEEP. The rocket blew up!
That explosion, that failure, launched my career in a completely new direction as an entrepreneur. By being part of an incredibly bold venture, well a bold failure (that didn't kill me or anybody), I became open to becoming an entrepreneur myself.
Returning to the Bay Area, I started my own rocket company. It failed. I ended up helping start seven high tech companies. Five failed.
The first one that actually succeeded commercially created a machine that could scan just about any document and turn it into a text file, removing the need to have someone type it in. There were big commercial applications like scanning tax forms, contracts, insurance documents.
However, the coolest application that we thought of was making reading machines for the blind.
But my next failure sent me in another new direction, when my venture capital investors vetoed my plan to make a reading machine product (for good business reasons).
In Silicon Valley, we're trained to drop things that don't make boatloads of money, to drop it like a red hot potato. But, my lawyer suggested I start a deliberately nonprofit high tech company, which I found funny since my company at the time was accidentally nonprofit.
We created Benetech, what is now called a social enterprise, and became the leading reading machine for the blind company, but it was formed as a charity, a nonprofit, to do good. I told my wife, Virginia, who's here with us today, that I'd do it for a year and then go back to regular profit-making high tech. That was 23 years ago!
It was at Benetech that I figured out that this is what I was meant to do. As a nerd, as a geek from birth, I had found a place to use my technical skills to do good for the world.
Now there are 75 other people at Benetech who feel the same way, along with hundreds and thousands of volunteers, who all want to see technology benefit all of humanity, not just the richest 10%. I know these are values that resonate here at St Mary's!
Our team has built project planning software for environmentalists and databases and encryption for human rights activists, created the largest online library for students with print disabilities (like blindness and severe dyslexia), as well writing one of the best-selling iPad apps for special education.
We're doing this not for the sake of technology, but to use these technology projects as tools for helping people, including:
– Being expert witnesses in war crimes and genocide trials
– Assisting nine truth commissions get to the bottom of what happened during their civil conflicts
– Supporting dozens of LGBT groups in Africa, documenting abuses against their communities, among hundreds of social justice groups we help.
– Helping environmental activists around the world better plan their projects, from a wetlands restoration or conduct a campaign to change their community.
– Providing access to almost 200,000 students with the accessible ebooks they need to succeed in school, including returning veterans with major injuries who want to go back to school
On my path from being a rocket engineer to a high tech entrepreneur to very successfully not making money with a nonprofit tech company, I've learned some important lessons from my failures. I want to share these lessons because I hope you find professional opportunities to do good and challenge you everyday! I have three powerful ideas to share with you.
1. The power of failure
Fail early, fail fast, fail often. I know that in grad school, a high priority was placed on not failing. I want to congratulate you on being here, because by definition you didn't fail!
However, failure is the best way to learn. When you succeed, it's not always clear if you were lucky or smart or hard working. But when you fail, there's usually a really clear lesson.
Be proud of your failures. So many people never even try. In Silicon Valley, a bold (and honest) failure makes you a more attractive investment than somebody who has never risked something before.
I'm not saying you should go out there and do foolish things just for the sake of failing. But, be open to the lessons of failure, of what didn't work so well, to become better at your job, your profession, or simply a better person.
2. The power of your people network
I'm not talking about Facebook here!
You've had the pleasure of meeting some great people before you came to graduate school, here in grad school, and as you launch the next phase of your careers you're going to meet more.
When I was in graduate school, I thought most of my peers were kind of dorky, and I'm sure they probably thought the same about me.
But, these are the people who can make a huge difference in your life: they are potential partners, investors or advisors, colleagues and mentors, and they have been or will be your connection to the person you'll fall in love with.
One example, the resident associate in my graduate dorm from 30 years ago has been a colleague with me in both for-profits and nonprofits and is now our VP of Human Resources at Benetech. She's been crucial in making Benetech successful. One of the people sitting in the audience here could be that important to your work!
Treat these people as the most important asset in your life, because … they are!
3. The power of karma banking
Think of karma banking as the Golden Rule on steroids.
Don't simply do unto others as you would have them do unto you: do triple the amount of good for others as you could ever imagine receiving back.
Don't even account for it: that's not the point: this is all off balance sheet accounting. And this isn't about doing favors for powerful people: it's not karma banking if you do a favor for your boss.
One example: I love talking to undergraduates who are taking classes on social entrepreneurship or solving problems around social issues. However, it turns out that several undergraduates I spoke to over the years are now program officers for foundations that fund my nonprofit. Coincidence? I don't think so.
My suggestion is to keep making deposits in the karma bank, whenever you get the chance. Doing these little favors is its own reward. But, I promise you, there will come a day when something completely fabulous happens to you out of the blue! And, although you may not be able to trace it back to a specific karma deposit you made, I have no doubt the connection is firmly there!
Here's what I have to say to you, at this celebration of your accomplishments. As someone who has learned far more from failure than success, the world needs your talents, your drive, to solve problems.
Be proud of your failures, and take the lessons from them as a treasure.
Tend to your most important asset, your personal network of people.
And, make plenty of deposits in the karma bank!
Your opportunity is to build social good into everything you do — don't wait until you've made money and defer the social good until then.
If you do it now, you'll be able to reach for success, and always stay close to your humanity.
Reprinted with permission. Jim Fruchterman is a rocket engineer turned tech entrepreneur turned social entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Benetech.


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Bay State Banner is a weekly newspaper started in 1965 that reports on the political, social, cultural interests of the African American community in Greater Boston. We are launching a new quarterly business magazine. Our website is http://www.baystatebanner.com in case you want to see what our look and colors are for the paper. We don't want a literal translation of our newspaper logo - it should have a new fresh look. Business news can be boring - but feel free to be creative.
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Leftfoot1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
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We are a start up focused on mobile application development. We are currently developing iPhone applications that range from productivity tools to games. We would like to present a fun and hip image but not be wacky (because some of the application are targeted at business people).
iPhone owners. They are typically between 18 and 45, male and female, very tech savvy and generally affluent.
This logo will represent the company and not the applications themselves. The logo should look good on an iPhone screen, a website and on stationary. We would like to explore some fun designs they feature boots in some way. We are open to different designs, color schemes and presentations (one boot, two boots, boots wearing business suits (?)... please use your imagination.
We are starting from scratch and the logo is the first step in our visual identity. We don't have any preferences for colors yet, but do want to work out a color scheme that we can use in our applications.
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Challenges of Lowering Sodium
Consumers want to be assured that lower sodium does not mean less taste.
There is significant confusion and concern among consumers regarding acceptable sodium levels in the food and beverages they regularly consume, according to a recent study of 800 consumers by Health Focus International (HFI), St. Petersburg, Fla.
While 65 percent surveyed express some concern about sodium intake, 79 percent do not know the recommended daily intake of 1,500mg to 2,400mg. So it's no surprise that Americans consume about 50 percent more than the USDA Guidelines for healthy Americans, some 3,436mg per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Consuming extra sodium is easily explained since one teaspoon of salt (about 5mg) contains about 2,300mg of sodium.
Only 29 percent of respondents to the HFI survey look for the sodium content consistently in each individual food they eat. Even those who monitor sodium do so intuitively, mostly by avoiding certain foods or categories (such as french fries, hamburgers and chicken from a fast-food restaurant and, at the retail level, frozen meals, cured/processed meats, savory snacks and canned soups), rather than understanding their total daily intake.
Some consumers are not concerned for health reasons, but rather for cosmetic and personal reasons. The perception among women that excess sodium causes water weight gain is a greater motivator for avoiding sodium than high blood pressure.
Most shoppers say they are interested in purchasing lower sodium products. However, for those shoppers not interested, the clear barrier is still the perception the foods won't taste as good. Thus, even though most consumers are able to correctly identify foods high in sodium, only one-third are likely to avoid these foods.
"It's important for people to eat less salt," says Darwin Labarthe, director of the CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, who suggests no more than 1,500mg per day for people with high-blood pressure, blacks and those over 40 years old. "People who adopt a heart-healthy pattern that includes a diet low in sodium and rich in potassium and calcium can improve their blood pressure." He added the CDC, along with other government agencies such as the FDA, would work with food manufacturers and chain restaurants to reduce sodium levels in the food supply.
It's notable, according to the survey, that 78 percent of respondents believe sea salt is a healthier alternative. And, when presented with a list of 10 potential sodium claims -- such as "low sodium," "sodium-free" and "reduced salt" – people showed very little difference between the levels of interest in each claim. However, the claim that resonated the most was "reduced salt, same taste." Consumers clearly want to be assured that lower sodium does not mean less taste.
For fear about driving away consumers worried about taste, food companies may not want to remind them in supermarkets and on packaging that they are reducing salt. That was the tack taken by Campbell Soup last year when it reformulated its oldest product, Condensed Tomato Soup. There was no mention of the 32 percent sodium reduction on the label, but word-of-mouth got the message to shoppers who cared about sodium reduction.
Unilever found in a 2007 study in the Netherlands that if consumers were given two identical samples of Lipton Cup-a-Soup and they were told one had 25 percent less sodium, the majority of respondents said the soup labeled as low-salt tasted inferior.
Challenges for the industry
Sodium is critical for food safety and product stability. Food processors and their suppliers have been working on salt reduction for decades, but there have been formulation and taste challenges to overcome. ConAgra Foods, Campbell Soup, General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Nestle, PepsiCo and Unilever are among the food companies that have made great strides. And Sara Lee has just announced a 20 percent reduction of sodium goal over the next five years.
The processor must evaluate the functionality of salt in the product when looking to lower sodium and meet consumer demand, according to Linda Kragt, technical services manager for Chicago-based Morton Salt. "In some cases, salt can provide multiple functions. For example, in bread, salt enhances taste, strengthens gluten and moderates yeast activity." The next step, she advises, "is to look at the sodium contributions of other sodium-containing ingredients such as sodium phosphates and chemical leavening systems."
Morton offers Potassium Chloride USP/FCC Granular, a potassium chloride product that contains no additives and may be considered a more natural product, says Kragt. "In addition, Potassium Chloride, Food Grade with Conditioner, a potassium chloride with magnesium carbonate anti-caking agent is available for processors requiring a free-flowing product."
Potassium chloride is still considered one of the best alternatives to salt for food processors. "Potassium chloride provides saltiness, but its metallic taste limits its use as a total replacement for salt in food products," she explains. "In reduced-sodium formulas, it must be combined with some salt." And she adds, "Many flavor houses now provide masking agents that help suppress off-tastes contributed by potassium chloride."
Morton Lite Salt Mixture, half sodium chloride and half potassium chloride, which is available to consumers, also is used by processors as is or can be mixed with salt to the proportion of potassium chloride that is needed in a formulation.
A gradual approach is best if you want to reduce the sodium in existing products, according to Kragt. "Consumers often do not accept large cuts in salt levels because the products are too different from the familiar product they know and enjoy," she says.
Some categories of foods and beverages don't take well to sodium reduction. "Processed meats are always more challenging, because salt has multi-functional effects, and a variety of ingredients may be needed to improve yield and provide an equivalent shelf life," explains Kragt. "Using potassium chloride can help increase ionic strength, which helps restore functionality in those products when salt is reduced.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Rupert & Laura: Grizzly Eyes
Catch that whiff of patchouli in the air? It must mean that the tie-dyed hirsute fellow and his wife are up next. Meet Rupert and his wife, Laura. Grizzly (Rupert) is one of those players that you either love or hate. In the beginning, I loved him. By the end of Heroes v. Villains I wanted to strangle him with his tank top. He went from jovial and good-natured to entitled and bossy. In an effort to achieve tribal harmony, he'd demand team building exercises and empowerment conferences. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Let's see what incarnation of Grizzly we'll get this time. Please to enjoy:
I am conflicted. I want to roll my eyes and shake my head like a dissatisfied curmudgeon, but I find myself drawn to Grizzly's crazy wide eyes. They are terrifying and intriguing all at the same time. On the one hand, I think the childlike platitudes are an act, but, on the other hand, I can envision motivational quips scrawled in crayon on the walls of his house. What a conundrum indeed! And, you know what? Kudos to them for getting in shape. Perhaps along with his new physique, we'll get a new Grizzly game philosophy - one not rooted in togetherness. Only time will tell.
So, what do you think about Grizzly and Laura? Will Grizzly be kinder and gentler or will he pull his Tony Robbins act again? Comment it out bitches and have a great day!
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I live in Indiana and Rupert ran for Governor last year as a Libertarian. He didn't even come close to winning, but got a lot more votes than other Libertarians in the past. He does a lot for the community.ReplyDelete
I don't think Rupert is playing for himself, like he says it's Lsura's turn but I don't see her getting anywhere deep, in fact I would not be shocked to see her be RI's first visitor this season. Rupert on the other hand may go to the merge but he will never ever win.ReplyDelete
I loved, loved, loved Rupert Version One. Versions two and three, not so much. He's still my favorite all time, and he and Laura may go far if he can tone down the crazy just a bit. Eyeballs do not need to pop out of your head to emphasize every statement Rup. Really.ReplyDelete


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Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST) Falls 4.43% for January 15Equities Staff Follow |
One of the S&P 500's big losers for Friday January 15 was Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (HST). The company's stock fell 4.43% to $13.17 on volume of 8.16 million shares.
The stock opened the day at 13.36 and traded between a low of $12.86 and a high of $13.45. The stock finished the day down $0.61 per share. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc has an average daily volume of 9.7 million and a total float of 751.61 million shares. The 50-day SMA for Host Hotels & Resorts Inc is $15.84 and its 200-day SMA is $17.89. The high for the stock over the last 52 weeks is $24.19 and the low is $13.17.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc operates as a self-managed and self-administered REIT. It owns properties and conducts operations through Host L.P., of which Host Inc. is the sole general partner.
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc is centered in Bethesda, MD, and has 251 employees. Today's trading day leaves the company with a market cap of $9.9 billion. The company has a P/S ratio of n/a, P/B ratio of 1.42, and a -18.7.
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For 42 years, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has reached out to hikers, bicyclists and horse riders who use its network of scenic meadows, forests and trails, stretching from northern San Mateo County to the foothills south of San Jose.
Now the Los Altos-based government agency is looking to connect with another group: voters.
In a major question that will help determine the future of open space and parkland preservation in Silicon Valley and the Peninsula for decades to come, the district's board is scheduled to vote Wednesday evening on whether to place a $300 million bond measure on the June 3 ballot to buy and provide access to more land.
If the board votes yes, as expected, the measure would require approval by a two-thirds majority of voters to pass.
"The public has told us very clearly that more public access is a high priority," said Steve Abbors, the district's general manager. "They also want us to continue purchasing land and taking care of the plants, animals, streams and redwoods in particular."
If the measure passes, residents in the district's boundaries — including much of San Mateo County and Santa Clara County, but not San Jose, and a sliver of Santa Cruz County near Summit Road — would see a tax increase of up to $3.18 per $100,000 of assessed value on their property. Property owners currently pay $17 per $100,000 value.
Voters first created the open space agency in 1972 to curb the growing sprawl of Silicon Valley. They expanded the district south in 1976. Ever since, "Midpen" as it is commonly known, has been in a race with developers to buy forests, meadows and land near the San Mateo County coast and San Francisco Bay.
To date, it has acquired 62,167 acres, an area twice the size of the city of San Francisco.
But because so much of the agency's money went to buy land, and to service debt on those purchases, it hasn't had enough to hire sufficient rangers, planners and other staff to open all the lands to the public or build a network of trails connecting its lands. Currently, only 54 percent of its acreage is open to the public, with major properties padlocked, including much of the land around Mount Umunhum south of San Jose, the Bear Creek Redwoods property near Los Gatos on the site of the former Alma College, and Miramontes Ridge, between Half Moon Bay and Skyline Drive.
If the ballot measure passes, Abbors said it will provide enough money to open all the rest of the district's lands, including funding the entire project to repair the road and open the top of Mount Umunhum, a former air force radar station, to the public.
Funds also would be used to build trails, fix bridges and to acquire between 13,000 and 28,000 more acres, he said, much of it redwood forests, and to link trails in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County with parks in Santa Cruz County.
"It's like building a house," Abbors said. "You build the foundation first. That's the land acquisition. Now we are working on the walls and the windows and furniture. That makes it livable."
During the recession, when property values fell, the district was in danger of running out of money to buy new land. Since the economy recovered, the district has about $3 million a year for land purchases, but if the measure passes, it will have $10 million a year on average.
Environmental groups are already mobilizing. The Peninsula Open Space Trust, in Palo Alto, has hired a campaign manager and will spend roughly $1 million on a campaign with direct mail and radio ads to advocate for yes votes.
"It would be tragic to wait another 40 years to have most of these lands opened up to the public and properly restored and cared for," said Walter Moore, president of the nonprofit trust. "This measure gives us the ability to ramp that up so much quicker, in 10 to 15 years. If it doesn't pass, we'll lose a generation or two in their ability to appreciate all of these lands."
Opponents have not mounted a campaign yet but will make their views known, they say.
"You've got three choices: taxes are too low and need to be raised, taxes are about right or taxes are too high," said Mark Hinkle, president of the Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association. "It seems to me taxes are too high. The district is empire building. There are a very limited number of people who are going to benefit from this. Most people don't go hiking, or don't have a view of the open space."
Supporters contend that preserving land in open space not only provides for better views from urban areas but also reduces air pollution, preserves drinking water quality and raises property values. They note the measure will have an independent oversight committee, with annual reports on how the money is spent.
"We're very supportive of it. We like their vision," said Megan Medeiros, executive director of Committee for Green Foothills, in Palo Alto. "This would guarantee the funding for the future of open space, expand public access and of course protect our forests, hillsides and local wildlife habitat."
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Truce: Apple, Samsung End Patent Wars Outside U.S.
Apple and Samsung, the world's two biggest smartphone makers, have put an end to their patent disputes outside the U.S. WSJ's Ramy Inocencio talks with Foss Patents blog author Florian Mueller in Munich on the reason for the truce.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2011) — Legendary Duke University Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski will be the featured speaker at Lipscomb University's Third Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence, Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson recently announced.
The event is set for April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Lipscomb's Allen Arena. Tickets are on sale now at lipscombsports.com and range in price from $25 to $300.
"Mike Krzyzewski is one of the most successful and most respected coaches in college basketball. He is passionate about basketball and about molding his players into successful men on and off the court. He consistently runs a quality program from top to bottom, from the players he recruits to the performance of his teams on the floor. We are thrilled he is coming to Lipscomb and are certain his message is one that will inspire everyone," said Hutcheson.
Krzyzewski, a Hall of Fame coach and 12-time National Coach of the Year, is in his 31st year as the head coach of the Blue Devils. He has built a powerhouse that few programs in the history of the sport can match. Among his accomplishments:
- Four-time national champion
- Olympic Gold Medal Coach (2008 - Beijing)
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A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he directed service teams for three years and then followed that up with two years as head coach of the U.S. Military Academy Prep School in Belvoir, Va. In 1974, he resigned from the Army having attained the rank of captain. When Krzyzewski was just 26, Bobby Knight, his former coach at Army, called and offered him a graduate assistant slot at Indiana University. That 1975 squad posted an 18-0 Big Ten mark and a 31-1 record. Prior to joining the Duke program, Krzyzewski spent five years building the program at his alma mater in West Point. He led the Cadets to one NIT berth, one ECAC playoff appearance and a five-year record of 73-59. In 1980, Krzyzewski was named head coach at Duke.
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See if this sounds familiar: teenage boy in England is informed by wise British elders in robes that he is "special" and that he alone can stop the evil forces bent on conquering the world. Boy is reluctant hero, but ultimately accepts the challenge: balancing world-saving with girl problems and other teenage concerns. Harry Potter? No, a lesser-known literary antecedent: The Dark Is Rising. Unfortunately, the movie version is post-Potter, which is a bad place to be if you're a sub-par, adolescent boy-wonder fantasy film.
The film is based on (or "inspired by," as some diehards no doubt prefer) the 1974 Newberry award-winning book by Susan Cooper—part two of a five-book series of novels for children, originally published in the 60s and 70s. Following in the footsteps of Lewis or Tolkien-esque fantasy, the books feature youths on whimsical adventures, thrust into epic battles between good and evil, with colorful characters and creatures on both sides of the struggle.
I have not read the books, and came into the film with no knowledge of the story. Still, it was pretty easy to follow what was going on. The film takes place in England, where the American Stanton family resides in a shire-esque rural town with a mysterious Arthurian vibe (it's never really explained why they are there, but it's a fun setup nonetheless). The youngest son in a house of seven children, the precocious Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) is just celebrating his fourteenth birthday as the movie opens. After his birthday, strange things start happening to him (and not puberty, as his teasing older brothers suggest). Before he knows it, Will is the centerpiece in an epic time-traveling quest to save the world.
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I have been looking at "Search" within Lotus Notes lately. Lots of discussions with customers on this. While researching this, I realized that there are a good number of hidden gems inside Notes which not many customers are aware of (well, we kept it well hidden). Using some of these would enhance searching experience in Notes. So let's take a look at some.
- Most users do not realize the power that's hidden underneath the "More" option in the Notes's Clients search bar.
All the options where the user can specify various conditions can help users create powerful search query to get the exact document they are looking for.
- And you can see the "Search Search" "Load Search" option which saves the query which you can recall later for re-doing the search. This is saving off the query so when you 'load' it back, it will re-run the query, so any new documents matching the creteria can be found.
- we also support specifying text to search for in internet format. In the "Notes" "Basic" preference panel, you will find the following preference:
- Last but not the least, when you select "Condition" "Form" above, Notes has a feature where you can specify the default form to be used. The name of the form has to be $DefaultSearch. Once you create this form in your application, when you click on the "Form" button below:
the default form as defined by the form with name $DefaultSearch shows up. Here I have created a form in my mailfile with fields which I most commonly search within (From, Subject, Message Body)
The most important part is, this is so intuitive for the user. For example, I just need to search for all the mails from "Simon" with a subject that has "plugin" in it, I will fill this:
hit "Add" and then "Search", which then gives me all the documents that are from "Simon" and the word "plugin" somewhere in the Subject.
Really a very powerful, yet hidden functionality. You can create a form like this in your own application with fields which are commonly found in it.


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Interesting read about this one. I also have found out that the upcoming episode of it surrounds kind of a controversy. I've seen this link, which i'll put below and see what you guys think.http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/01/26/bachelor-nascar-date-emily/Tell me what you think about this one. Thanks!
This is soo painful to watch! I'm glad though that Madison thought it thru and left on her own. no way being a model in NY that she doesnt get or cant find a nice guy. For her, after hearing Emily's story she saw how intense some of the women are and she just wasnt at that level emotionally/relationship wise I give her a HUGE for doing the right thing!Michelle is STALKER material. She creeps up, goes stealth mode and then gets twisted when other girls are making out with Brad. I wonder how much manipulating production has to do to keep her in just for the drama and comedic value she brings!
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Tanaka capable of big things, carrying Yanks
CHICAGO -- One win down for Masahiro Tanaka -- and another 41 starts until his next regular-season loss?
Silly question, sure. But with a pitcher as talented, confident, driven, focused and successful as Tanaka, you better keep an open mind about exactly what he is capable of doing in the Major Leagues.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- One win down for Masahiro Tanaka -- and another 41 starts until his next regular-season loss?
Silly question, sure. But with a pitcher as talented, confident, driven, focused and successful as Tanaka, you better keep an open mind about exactly what he is capable of doing in the Major Leagues.View Full Game Coverage
On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Chicago, eight miles away from Wrigley Field, where the Cubs ruined his perfect record last Tuesday, the $175 million Japanese pitcher demonstrated why he might just pitch the Yankees into the playoffs.
He shut down one of baseball's most productive lineups in one of the best parks for hitters -- although it is worth noting the White Sox were without Jose Abreu and the wind was blowing in softly off Lake Michigan. So there.
But mostly the tough day for Chicago hitters spoke to the guy who was on the mound for the first 6 2/3 innings.
"I feel good every time he takes the mound,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He finds a way to get it done. I thought he pitched another good game today, got out of trouble with some double-play balls. You have to get those as well. He gave us some distance and did a good job.''
There is nothing particularly spectacular about his final pitching line (6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO), but if you witnessed the 7-1 victory, you know Tanaka did what the big horses do -- pretty much denying the White Sox hope after he was given an early lead by Derek Jeter and other teammates.
Tanaka (7-1) did seem to tire the third time around the order, but then he got strikeouts when he needed them. Conor Gillaspie, the left-handed-hitting third baseman, was the only White Sox hitter who looked comfortable against him. He went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and an RBI against Tanaka; the rest of the lineup was 3-for-20.
This marked the 10th consecutive quality start for Tanaka. He's the first Major League pitcher to start his career in that fashion since Montreal's Steve Rogers in 1973, and the first Yankees pitcher to do it since at least 1914.
No wonder Girardi feels good when he's on the mound.
This was only the fourth time that Tanaka was starting on four days' rest -- one day fewer than the normal schedule in Japan. Girardi acknowledged that Tanaka might have gotten tired late in his 118-pitch afternoon. But Tanaka denied that he was winded at any point.
"No fatigue,'' he told reporters through his interpreter.
And no surprise he would say that, either.
Tanaka is a very proud man. You don't have to listen to him long to know that. Some might have had questions about how well he would do in the Major Leagues, but he was not one of those people.
Girardi talked earlier in the week about how much Tanaka demands from himself, a trait that Girardi has seen in other great players. The margin of error for the best is always small, and that's the way it is with Tanaka, who carried the Rakuten Golden Eagles to a Japan Series championship last year.
Facing the Cubs for the second time, Tanaka wasn't himself Tuesday at Wrigley Field. He struck out seven in six innings but gave up eight hits, with the Cubs doing a good job laying off his splitter, which starts at the bottom of the strike zone and dives. His defense didn't help him much either, with Mark Teixeira making an error, Mike Olt crushing a shot past a drawn-in Jeter and Luis Valbuena getting a pair of hits to left field, defying Girardi's shift.
It was an impressive showing for the Cubs' hitters, and Tanaka took the setback hard. Like many great pitchers before him -- Roger Clemens jumps to mind -- Tanaka refused to give batters any credit for their success, saying, "All my balls, my pitches, went to a location which was easy for the batters to hit.''
Tanaka, who had gone 34-0 in 42 regular-season starts since Aug. 19, 2012, seemed genuinely stunned to have lost a game. He said on Sunday that he was "disappointed'' but not necessarily angry about having his streak ended.
He was asked how the loss affected him.
"It's hard to say,'' he said. "I think, obviously, with the loss against the Cubs, I did really want to go out there and get us a win. That's pretty much all I can say.''
The Yankees won't have CC Sabathia back until July, if then. They will learn this week if Carlos Beltran needs surgery to repair a bone spur in his elbow. The age of their team, the fragile balance that is their existence, is never far from view.
But Girardi and pitching coach Larry Rothschild have built a bullpen that is a weapon. Girardi uses the players he has brilliantly and is tireless in his preparation. With Tanaka, he might have a trump card that can carry him a long way, maybe even to the American League East title.
It's too bad George Steinbrenner isn't around to appreciate Tanaka. Like the old man himself, this is a guy who does not like losing.
Phil Rogers is a columnist for MLB.com.


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Kellie Pickler Is Just Kellie Jacobs at Home
When Kellie Pickler is on stage, she's all celebrity. But behind the scenes, the former 'American Idol' star is just a down-home southern gal. Around her house, she even goes by her real, married name: Kellie Jacobs.
In a recent interview with Parade, Pickler opened up about how she tries to keep her home life and her work life separate. The '100 Proof' hitmaker is so serious about being herself around the house that she doesn't even display her awards.
"If you were to come to our house, you would never know what we do for a living. We have guitars and musical instruments all around the house because my husband [Kyle Jacobs] is a music producer and songwriter, so we have guitars everywhere," she describes. "But we don't have plaques or trophies. I don't have one picture from one show in our house. I keep that separate. When I walk in my door, when I'm at home, I'm not Kellie Pickler anymore; I'm Kellie Jacobs."
Although Pickler isn't all about displaying her accolades, her grandpfather sure is. The country singer was raised by her grandparents since age 12 and she continues to be very close to them. So when her grandfather asked for her Mirror Ball Trophy from winning 'Dancing With the Stars,' she couldn't help but oblige.
"My grandpa told me that if I didn't do 'Dancing With the Stars,' I wouldn't be his favorite grandchild anymore, but I'm his only grandchild, his only granddaughter, so it's a joke we have with each other," Pickler explains. "But he wanted the Mirror Ball Trophy, so I said, 'Alright grandpa, if I win the trophy, it's yours.' He was willing to lend it to the Hall of Fame for one year, then he wants it back on his nightstand!"
She's just Kellie Jacobs at heart, but Pickler still has her eyes on her country music career. She recently released a new music video for 'Someone, Somewhere Tonight' with 'DWTS' partner Derek Hough, and she has a new album on the way soon.
"I've been in the studio a lot and writing a lot," she reveals. "I've been writing songs with a more traditional sound. I'm really exciting about it. I can't wait for y'all to hear it."


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I'm not sure why I decided to book a flight to the land of opportunity and the American dream.
Visual images of NYC - the Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State Building, The Statue of Liberty - captured my imagination and as an unabashed lover of history, it was mentally, emotionally and spiritually alluring to come to a great city.
I left myself five months to live carefree in the land of the free...it was the beginning. The beginning of what? I didn't know, but it was certainly the beginning.
I was on a journey of self discovery, a path only I could walk. At that juncture, I was at a crossroads as to where life was taking me.
As I waited to check in, budding seeds of fear began to germinate and grow to fruition in my mind.
Once on the flight, anticipation of wanting to escape was something I couldn't contain, and as soon as I stepped out the arrivals gates I was home free.
I rendezvoused with a friend and exchanged pleasantries of old buddies reunited after years apart.
I never enquired to know where he lived when we spoke previously, but anywhere was far-afield from where I didn't wanna be. I settled in with ease in his cramped dark basement and slept soundly that night. The next morning I awoke, but upon leaving the house, found myself in Woodlawn.
Irish flags adorned the neighborhood and caught in the updraft of tradition, they swayed proudly aligning the pubs and bars.
This was a far cry from what I envisioned within my mind's eye, but it wasn't until I heard the accents I realized life had an ironic sense of humor
I left Ireland to experience something new and ironically, I find I've landed back in Ireland. The difference being, I had no identity… an uninvited guest, or more concisely, a man without a country, just one more individual who joined the ranks of illegals, who knew nobody, had no prospects of work since America was spiraling into a declining economy, nor a trade, and as it were, everybody of Irish nationality worked the calloused game of construction.
I was a nobody who dreamed of being a somebody, in a neighborhood full of people you couldn't differentiate from each other. Same jobs, work ethic, and the only form of entertainment was a jukebox. There wasn't an ocean anymore between myself and Ireland because it reminded me of home more than I cared to remember. Everybody knew your face, business and only spoke a sober frame of mind in a drunken intonation. The humdrum life of the everyday norm, the nine to five and rat race for the almighty dollar didn't appeal. Upon first impression it was another working man's neighborhood living a life of routine monotony.
I live a life similar now, working mundane jobs for menial pay, having more in common with my Spanish brethren than my own, but four years after my initial response, my perspective changed. Life's been ups and downs, a roller coaster in that respect, but I've learned what school didn't provide a curriculum for, and since experience is the best teacher, it's taught me to aspire more than my perceived authority figures ever tried to teach.
Lessons in love, politics and the multitude of people from all walks of life, whether they were those I've worked with closely or random occurrences with strangers, have contributed to who I am now, for better, and for worse, but I can confidently say America is home.
Though I've experienced more rainy days than sunshine, I know the word 'destiny' has wrought a different connotation for me.
America hasn't merely taught me value in terms of paying my own way in this world, it's taught me I've gotten my best experiences for free… which provided a lot of change also, change that can be measured in self worth.
At last I feel at home somewhere and it's here.


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Trent Reznor to Receive ASCAP Golden Note Award
Trent Reznor needs to clear some space on his mantle, because he's scored another major award!
The singer/guitarist/frontman, who won an Academy Award in 2011 for his brooding and ominous score of 'The Social Network' and has collected Grammys as Nine Inch Nails, will be honored with the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award during the organization's 29th Annual Pop Music Awards. The fete takes place on April 18 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. The gala is invite-only and honors other songwriters and publishers.
Reznor joins esteemed company by nabbing this award, which is presented to songwriters, composers, and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Past recipients include Elton John, Quincy Jones, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Lionel Richie. And now, Trent Reznor is among that elite, special and talented group.
Reznor was chosen for his continued cutting edge compositions and his body and breadth of work.
"As the creative genius behind the pioneering industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails and one of the most innovative and cutting-edge songwriter-composers of any genre, Trent Reznor continues to blaze trails into uncharted musical territory," said ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams in a press release. "We're thrilled to honor him with the prestigious Golden Note Award for his achievements in songwriting and his award-winning film scores."
ASCAP is celebrating what rock and metal fans already know about Trent Reznor: He's one of a kind who writes music and songs that haunt you for life, in the best possible way.
Congrats, Trent!


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 24, 2012) – The ETSU track and field team's three representatives at the NCAA East Regional preliminary first round competed on Thursday at North Florida's Hodges Stadium, but fell short of posting a time to advance into Friday's National Quarterfinal.
Ifrish Alberg (Paramaribo, Suriname), Tim O'Dell (Palm Coast, Fla.) and Anja Claussnitzer (Chemnitz, Germany) each earned the honor of representing the Buccaneers in Jacksonville. Alberg and O'Dell led the Atlantic Sun in the men's 100m and 400m dash, respectively, while Claussnitzer earned her spot in the women's 800m ranked No. 3 in the conference.
Alberg ran a 10.60 out of heat five in the 100m, and sat in 24th place heading into the sixth and final heat. With the top 27 spots advancing to Friday, Alberg fell to 29th after five runners in the last heat beat out his mark.
O'Dell was next up in the 400m and crossed the line in 48.27. The time was good enough for 45th place, but did not advance the junior into the next round.
Claussnitzer clocked in at 2:08.82 in the 800m, earning fifth place out of the eight sprinters in heat two. The senior's time held up all the way until the fifth heat, when she was knocked out of the top 27 and had to settle for 32nd.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Krishna Jeyanthi Special - Diamond Chips
33 comments:
- Kalpana Sareesh said...
This crispies were my fav during school days my granny gets me these everyday.. hv never tried this bookmarked will sure try it ..n hv a speedy recovery!!!
- August 23, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Priya said...
DIamond chips makes me nostalgic, feel like munching some..Glad to see u back after a long..
- August 23, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal said...
wow, they look great dear. I make these but roasting maida is new for me.
Thanks for sending them to bookmarked event dear. But, We have changed rules a bit and please go through them. From now on, re-writing someone's recipe is not allowed and only a link needs to be posted in your post with all the modifications or tweaks you made to the recipe. Or if it is a recipe from book or magazine, please scan and post the recipe page, but don't write the real recipe. We are not allowing recipes from memories or some friend anymore as this is a "bookmarked" recipe event. Hope it makes sense. Please make appropriate changes to your post with respect to these rules.
- August 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Reshmi Mahesh said...
My fav dear...can munch on these the whole day...lovely clicks...happy to see u back..:)
- August 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- julie said...
Same pinch dear..I had recently prepared it,absolutely munching one with a hot cup of tea..
- August 23, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Torviewtoronto said...
crispy delicious snack looks wonderful
- August 23, 2011 at 11:45 AM
- Priya's Feast said...
My mom makes this,Happy snacking ,savitha
- August 23, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Krithi's Kitchen said...
Lovely come back dear! Missed you a lot.. Hope you are doing better now... superb diamond cuts!!
- August 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- GEETHA ACHAL said...
My amma used to make it all the time.....Even now she did this for krishna jayanthi...
Love this so much...But here no one expect me loves this...So its been years i did this...Want to do it...Thanks..
- August 23, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- divya said...
crispy delicious snack looks wonderful
- August 23, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Premalatha Aravindhan said...
wow delicious snacks,luks very crisp n yum...
- August 23, 2011 at 6:05 PM
welcome back..its been ages I have visited ur blog...crispy diamonds are sure a hit with kids and adults like..munchy and crunchy..but never dare to make them at home...time to reconsider it..
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- August 23, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Hamaree Rasoi said...
Very crispy and delicious looking diamond chips. Lovely preparation.
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- August 23, 2011 at 7:14 PM
- Hari Chandana said...
My fav recipe.. simply inviting.. thanks for sharing dear.. Yummy :)
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- August 23, 2011 at 7:44 PM
- Priya Sreeram said...
welcome back savitha- hope u r doing well now, the maida chips look good
- August 23, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Sharmilee! :) said...
Crispy yummy snack
- August 23, 2011 at 10:38 PM
- Vatsala. said...
Crispy and delicious.
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- August 23, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- Shama Nagarajan said...
welcome back dear..tempting one
- August 23, 2011 at 11:48 PM
- Prathibha said...
one of my fav sweet..looks delicious..:)
- August 24, 2011 at 2:17 AM
- Rani acharyulu said...
Hi Savitha nice to see you back,diamond crisps looks yummy and delicious.
- August 24, 2011 at 3:51 AM
- Deeksha said...
Hi Savitha
Missed u a lot. Welcome back dear.
Diamond chips looks so crispy and delicious.
- August 24, 2011 at 4:10 AM
- aipi said...
Wow, they look so crunchy munchy n addictive ~ perfect golden color!
- August 24, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Shanavi said...
Welcome back dear..Missed u a lot. Yeah, it was delicious and thanks for sharing with me.. It was crispy, crunchy ,perfect shape ..tasted great
- August 24, 2011 at 9:57 AM
- cinnamonNchillies said...
These look divine!!! Lovely color!!!
- August 24, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Lena Rashmin Raj said...
woww.. it looks so crisp and crunchy.. my favorite :)
- August 24, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Now Serving said...
glad to see you back Savi! missed coming over :) And what a delicious reappearance with this crunchy perfect tea-time snack :) hugs, priya
- August 24, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Vidhya said...
These look so tempting.I am sure I can finish the whole plate in one sitting,
- August 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Suma Gandlur said...
Lovely diamonds!
- August 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM
- Kalyani's Platter said...
Lovely snack with tempting pictures ...
- August 24, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- Prathima Rao said...
Crispy & tempting!! They are my fav!!
Prathima Rao
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- August 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM
- Krithi's Kitchen said...
Savtha, I have tagged you to play the 7 links challenge... believe you would chk it out..
Krithi's Kitchen
- August 29, 2011 at 7:14 AM
i tried to make these seeing the recipe here. but when i put the diamond cut dough in oil it seperates and becomes comletely shapeless.. can u suggest why>???
- December 26, 2011 at 2:26 AM
- savitha ramesh said...
Hi harini,may be the dough was not firm enough,or the oil is not hot enough.These reasons would have made the chips to get dissolved.One more reason may be,have you dried the cuts before frying?
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Hosting the Men's National Sledge Hockey Team on campus this week is enough of a treat, but what an honour for our varsity players to take them on in a friendly game Wednesday night.
The team arrived on campus Sunday for their training camp leading into the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Our Varsity Saints tried out the sleds yesterday on the ice at La Brier Family Arena, struggling with the newness of using a sled, notwithstanding playing against gold-medal calibre athletes.
"Trying the sport showed how impressive the players on the Olympic team are. It wasn't an easy skill to do on the ice, so seeing those guys flying around and shooting the puck as hard as they can shoot it is pretty incredible. I couldn't believe how quickly they could stop and turn," said grade 12 student Ian Maclean.
"It was crazy to be on the ice with them at the same time because it made us feel like Novice hockey players compared to NHL players," Ian added.
Austin Brett was another SAC player to try out sledge hockey. "It was harder than what I thought. The hardest part was moving and handling the puck at the same time. Turning was also hard."
The boys' opinions about the difficulty of the sport was reinforced by Team Canada player Greg Westlake, who spoke at Thursday morning's assembly.
"I hated it when I first played it," said Greg, who came from an athletic background playing "stand-up" hockey for many years. The transition for him was tough.
But he persevered, and improved every week.
"The turning point was meeting the Canadian National Team," he said, inspired by their grit and determination.
Greg, who had both feet amputated when he was a young child, met athletes who were cancer survivors and others who'd been injured while serving in the military. He was inspired to work harder, and started practicing the sport on a daily basis.
He made his debut with the Canadian National Team in 2003 and is now has the role of captain.
Team member Billy Bridges also spoke to the students Thursday morning about his journey to Paralympic gold. He was born with spina bifida – a condition when the bones of the spine don't form properly around part of a baby's spinal cord. But he said he was just a normal kid who love sports, but happened to stand with crutches or a walker
"I didn't feel like I was disabled," he said. "I wanted to play in the NHL!"
He tried out wheelchair basketball, which opened the door for him to other adaptive sports. He discovered sledge hockey, playing with his dad and brother, both able-bodied but with a passion for sledge hockey. The drive exhibited by his father got him into the game, and he joined the national team when he was 14.
"Pushing through the adversity made me who I am today," said Billy, who is the all-time leading scorer in sledge hockey in the world.
"It was incredible to hear the background stories of some of the players and how motivated they are even though they live with a disability," Austin remarked. "It's inspirational to hear about their journey and how they have overcome adversity."
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Now that the tax filing season is officially open, some Americans eager to get their refunds may hasten to file their returns. But they should be careful not to miss any steps.
Taxpayers who e-file their returns should generally expect to receive refunds within 21 days, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Those who file by paper could be waiting for more than six weeks. (Track the status of your refund here.)
But getting a check back from Uncle Sam soon isn't the only good reason to file early. Filing earlier also narrows the window during which scam artists can file fraudulent returns using your Social Security number, making you less likely to have your identity—or your refund check—stolen at tax time.
But whether you file early or late, make sure to double-check your spelling and math before you hit send on your return. These are some of the most common filing errors, according to the IRS.
Mismatched Social Security numbers. Taxpayers may be rejected for certain credits if the Social Security numbers don't perfectly match for every person on a tax return. If you have a spouse and several children, you may want to give those Social Security cards one more look, says Lisa Greene-Lewis, a certified public accountant and tax expert for TurboTax.
Misspelled names. Same issue here; the IRS says names must be entered exactly as they are on Social Security cards.
Wrong filing status. There are some complicated cases. For instance, some married people may be able to claim head of household if they are separated and living with a child, says Lindsey Buchholz, lead analyst with the Tax Institute at H&R Block. If you don't know which one to pick, the IRS offers some guidance here.
Math mistakes. This applies more to people filing paper returns, since most tax-preparation software will take care of the math. Either way, make sure the numbers add up.
Errors on credits and deductions. The IRS says many taxpayers mess up when calculating things like the earned-income tax credit. It's also worth make sure you are claiming the right standard deduction, which is larger for taxpayers who are 65 and older or blind.
Unsigned forms. Unsigned returns will be rejected. Remember both spouses must sign the returns—and don't forget to add the date.
Incorrect electronic signatures. E-filed returns are signed using a Personal Identification Number. Tax-preparation software will also ask taxpayers to enter their adjusted gross income from a previously filed return. If you had to correct your return, be careful to use the AGI from your original return and not from the amended return.


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Studies Lead Toward Potential Therapies
Results of research funded by donations from members of the National Rosacea Society (NRS) are not only increasing medical understanding of the disorder, but are now revealing potential causes that may lead scientists toward important new advances in therapy.
"Studies funded by the NRS research grants program are making an invaluable contribution in identifying the biological mechanisms that may be involved in rosacea, and how future medical therapies might be targeted to bring significant advances in its treatment, prevention or cure," said Dr. Jonathan Wilkin, chairman of the NRS Medical Advisory Board. He noted that further scientific investigations are now under way that may finally unlock the mysteries of this highly prevalent and often baffling disorder.
In a much-heralded study reported in Nature Medicine, widely considered the leading journal on biomedical science, a team led by Dr. Richard Gallo at the University of California-San Diego found a consistently aberrant innate immune response in individuals with rosacea to environmental and emotional triggers. When the normal immune system is faced with any of a broad range of potential dangers - such as emotional stress, heat or spicy foods - receptors recognize the potential harm and protect the body by prompting the production of protective molecules known as cathelicidins to neutralize any effects.
The researchers discovered that in rosacea patients, the forms of cathelicidins are different, due to an overabundance of another substance called kallikrein, which can spur dormant cathelicidins into action and lead to skin inflammation. They recently completed the picture when they were able to demonstrate that this process is linked to the actual formation of rosacea signs and symptoms, and are now conducting further NRS-funded research on its implications.
In addition, two new studies building off of this research have been funded by the NRS and are now under way. Dr. Curdin Conrad at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Dr. Alexander Navarini at University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland, are examining the body's immunological process to see whether type I interferon, which can help fight viral infections, and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, which produce interferon, are also present in rosacea. Dr. Joseph Rothnagel and Dr. Manuela Trabi at the University of Queensland, Australia, have noted the involvement of enzymes in Dr. Gallo's work, and are now studying whether other enzymes may also be elevated in rosacea.
Meanwhile, Dr. Martin Steinhoff and Dr. Thomas Luger, Department of Dermatology, University of Muenster in Germany, discovered a biological process involving substances known as proteases that may link flushing with inflammation. The researchers then conducted further investigations to define which proteases may be involved in the inflammatory responses as well as the stinging, burning and itching of rosacea. As part of their research, they recently found that endothelin-converting enzyme (ECE) plays a role, and noted that any substance that inhibits ECE may be effective in the treatment of rosacea.
In another NRS-funded study, Dr. Robert Walters and Dr. Robert Lefkowitz at Duke University are investigating the roles of G and beta-arrestin proteins in the flushing triggered by niacin, a common rosacea trigger.
In a completed study in Ireland, Dr. Noreen Lacey and Dr. Kevin Kavanagh reported that the presence of Bacillus oleronius, found on Demodex mites, produced an immune reaction in rosacea patients but not individuals without rosacea. Demodex are a normal inhabitant of facial skin but are generally present in much greater numbers in rosacea patients.
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The Mazda MX-6 debuted in 1988 as a close relative to another Mazda car, the Ford Probe. Mazda engineered and built both models in the Michigan plant owned by Mazda and Ford.
The Mazda MX-6 sport coupe debuted in 1979 with the name 626. The original model comes as a front-drive coupe or sedan, with identical mechanical features such as McPherson front suspension struts and a 2.0-liter SOHC four-cylinder engine. Mazda offers a five-speed manual or a three-speed automatic transmission.
Both the MX-6 and the Probe used the Mazda GD platform from 1988 to1992 and the GE platform from 1993 to 1997, the last year of production for the MX-6.
Mazda discontinued the LS coupe MX-6 for the 1995 model year, leaving only the base model that could be upgraded to the LS or V-6 package.
The MX-3 LS made a confusing and surprising return the very next year with no significant changes. Production of the Mazda MX-6 came to a permanent end after the 1997 model year. Later models such as the MAZDA6 and MAZDASPEED6 find inspiration in the MX-6, but none of them come as two-door coupes.
1988 marked the release of the third generation MX-6. The engine upgrades to a 2.2-liter variation of the original four-cylinder SOHC engine. The electronic fuel injection system produces 110 horsepower in the four- or five-speed version. As always, Mazda also offers a turbocharged GT version, which reaches 145 horsepower.
The GT version also has an optional, electrical four-wheel steering system that steers the rear wheels in the opposite direction of the front wheels, aiding parking and U-turns by lowering the turning circle. The rear wheels move in the same direction as the front wheels, meaning control during high-speed maneuvers, such as lane changes or cornering, improve. Either way, the turning angle of the rear wheels is slight at just five degrees, a measurement Mazda determines to be optimally effective and natural to human sensitivity.
According to Mazda, the system provides superior cornering stability, improved steering responsiveness, and precision high-speed straight-line stability. The system electronically controls a rear rack that sits behind the rear wheels.
Mazda includes anti-lock brakes on the 1990 MX-6 base model, with the knowledge of the benefits of ABS. The side moldings, grille, and bumper designs also get revamped for this model year.
The 1992 North American release of the MX-6 is also known as the A-spec variant. The manufacturer built it alongside the Ford Probe and Mazda 626 from 1992 as a 1993 model. The A-spec offers three trim levels.
The LS M marks the special edition. Based on the LS, it includes different, all-red taillights; chrome scuff plates; an in-dash, three-disc CD changer; gold alloy wheels; all gold badges; and M-edition embroidered on the front seats and floor mats. M-editions only come in three paint colors: a trim-exclusive burgundy, black, and white. All have cream leather interior and special gold pin striping. The A-Spec models do not offer four-wheel drive.
The RS base model uses the FS-DE 2.0 DOHC I-4 engine that produces 118 horsepower.
The LS luxury model employs the KL-DE 2.5-liter DOHC V-6 engine that produces 164 horsepower. It also comes equipped with alloy wheels, a low rear spoiler, an optional CD player, foglights, and leather or cloth interior.
The fourth generation MX-6 uses a new chassis and engine. Mazda upgrades the 1994 MX-6 engine with a 16-valve, 2.0-liter DOHC that produces 118 horsepower. An optional 2.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V-6 engine is also available. The transmission options remain the same, a four-speed automatic and five-speed manual. The available models include the base model and an upscale luxury sedan.
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Saturday is Gun Appreciation Day, an occasion to feel good about a consumer product that is guaranteed to play a role in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans this year.
That's not hyperbole. Roughly 30,000 people have been killed annually by guns in this country since 1979, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2010, the latest year for which statistics are available, the body count was 31,672.
That places guns in unique company as a legal, over-the-counter product that, in the hands of some users, will kill people. Not may kill people, like a defective baby stroller or vehicle. Will kill people.
Cigarettes, which play a role in more than 440,000 U.S. deaths annually, are another consumer product falling into that category. Alcohol, meanwhile, is linked to about 80,000 deaths in this country each year.


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The other was an inactivated vaccine cultivated on primary hamster kidney cells (the Beijing-3 strain).Three second-generation vaccines have entered markets since then: SA14-14-2, IC51 and ChimeriVax-JE. The live-attenuated SA14-14-2 strain was introduced in China in 1988.
It is much cheaper than alternative vaccines. The disease is more common in Asian World and the statistical study is under progress.