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This game is a horror adventure that is loosely based on the movie. The gameplay and story are nothing to write home about, but the game does do a good job of unnerving a player with the creepy visuals.
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The game begins with you investigating a haunted house with no more than your trusty flashlight. ItÂ's in this first level that you begin to realize just how important a flashlight is when dealing with denizens from the afterlife, as your flashlight battery is almost immediately at a level where you need to find more batteries, now. As you wander around the ghost-ridden house trying to find more batteries, there are scares to be had, such as hands that appear from nowhere and try and grab you, or ghostly figures that appear on your screen.
Even though the scare tactics that are tried in the game quickly become second nature to deal with, that doesnÂ't stop them from causing a momentary fright when they are upon you. ItÂ's those little frights, happening over and over again, that will keep you playing through the game all the way to the conclusion, ninety minutes later.
The combat that is in this game is essentially nonexistent. Sometimes, a ghoul will grab you out of nowhere, usually with the musical soundtrack actually kicking up right then. You have a couple of seconds to shake the Wii Remote or else the creature will get you, but that is the extent of combat in this game. Other than that, the highlight of the game is moving around with your flashlight slowly running out of juice, looking for keys to unlock the next area. Honestly, if it wasnÂ't for the zombieÂ's and ghouls that look so similar to those in the movie, this game could have been called KeyQuest and the title would have been just as descriptive.
ItÂ's actually a good thing, probably, that combat is so lacking in this game, because if combat was a large part of it, then the difficulty of moving about the game with a camera that is as finicky as this one is would probably make it impossible to play. For those that remember the original Silent Hill, you know what IÂ'm talking about. This is even worse, with the Wii control directly controlling the camera with its twist, and so therefore a small movement can have a huge impact.
This game is a horror adventure that is loosely based on the movie. The gameplay and story are nothing to write home about, but the game does do a good job of unnerving a player with the creepy visuals and audio. While itÂ's not quite as creepy as sitting and watching a scary movie would be, if youÂ've got a night alone to sit and play a game in the dark, this could be the right one for you.
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Macworld has announced that they're moving months, from February to March 27–29, and buildings, from Moscone West to Moscone North, all with the goal of providing a better event for Apple, iOS, and OS X fans. In a prepared statement, the expo said:
Exhibitors and attendees alike expressed interest in moving the event further away from the holidays and other winter travel complications, and IDG World Expo is pleased to have been able to act on this feedback. Plus, based on positive attendee feedback and the highest exhibitor rebook since 2009, the new location in North Hall gives Macworld/iWorld more opportunities to continue to grow and evolve.
Lex Friedman of Macworld adds:
By moving the conference to late March 2014, IDG World Expo will make life easier on exhibitors and attendees alike: It avoids overlap with the 2014 Super Bowl, to be played on February 2, and gets a little more distance from the holidays, winter travel, and the annual CES conference in early January. The rescheduled dates also keep consistent the conference's recent Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule; the initially planned February dates would have spanned a Saturday through Monday.
The event itself has gone through a remarkable set of changes over the last few years. In 2007 and 2008, Apple and Steve Jobs used the Moscone West stage to introduce products like the iPhone and MacBook Air. Then Apple withdrew from Macworld, and the massive CES went into direct competition with them by opening a section dedicated to iOS device accessories. Macworld had to adapt. Rebranded as Macworld|iWorld, they retain the sessions and the show floor, but they also focus on what makes them special -- the Apple community.
I'm looking forward to the new, warmer, hopefully more jam-packed-than-ever-before dates.
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Studying Drug With Potential To Prevent Onset Of Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC are participating in an international clinical trial currently underway to study the effectiveness of oral insulin in preventing or delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes in people at risk for the disease.
The researchers want to determine if one insulin capsule taken daily can prevent or delay the onset of type 1 diabetes in relatives of people who are found to be at risk for developing the disease, according to Dorothy Becker, MBBCh, chief of the Division of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology at Children's and principal investigator of the study.
An earlier trial called Diabetes Prevention Trial 1, conducted at Children's and other centers around the world, suggested that oral insulin might delay type 1 diabetes by about four years in some people with auto-antibodies to insulin in their blood. Oral insulin has no known side effects.
"Type 1 diabetes is a very difficult disease to manage. Because it typically begins in childhood or young adulthood, and if not properly controlled with insulin injections and diet and exercise, diabetes can lead to a lifetime of complications that can cause chronic disability and be life-threatening," said Dr. Becker. "If oral insulin could delay the onset or prevent the disease, we could spare these patients years of difficult management and potential complications such as heart disease and vision loss."
The oral insulin study is being conducted at more than 150 sites throughout the world by TrialNet, a network of diabetes research centers of which Children's and UPMC are members. At Children's, researchers plan to enroll at least 30 relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes (parents, siblings, children, cousins, uncles and aunts) ages 3 - 45 to study the effectiveness of oral insulin.
"The belief is that insulin introduced via the digestive tract may induce tolerance, quieting the immune system's attack on itself," said Dr. Becker, also a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
In type 1 diabetes, a person's own immune cells destroy the beta cells of the pancreas. Beta cells sense blood glucose and produce insulin, which regulates glucose and turns it into energy. This attack on beta cells begins well before a person develops diabetes and continues long after the disease is diagnosed. Scientists don't know what causes the attack, but the result is the insulin production decreases dramatically. When this happen, glucose builds up in the blood, but the body's cells starve to death.
About 5 to 10 percent of the nearly 21 million people with diabetes have type 1, formerly known as juvenile onset diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes. Type 1 diabetes tends to arise in children and young adults but also is diagnosed in older people. Patients need three or more insulin injections a day or treatment with an insulin pump to maintain blood glucose control.


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Cincinnati's Harper's Point Apartments has the very best to offer in luxury living. Stop in at our full service pub - open seven days a week - to meet up with your neighbors. From there, step outside to our stunning resort-style deck with its hot tub and swimming pool that overlooks waterscape vistas. The flowers and award-winning landscaping will take your breath away! Live at Harper's Point Apartments - the place where you can vacation all year round without ever leaving home. Tucked away in your beautiful resort-style Cincinnnati community you will feel secluded, as the lush landscaping and waterscapes carry you away.
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Apartments are overpriced for the size, also, they could use some major maintenance. In the year I've lived he Read Morere, we've had to have maintenance / service for: broken toilet (only one bathroom in the apartment), broken water heater, rain water / melting snow water leaking in through BOTH front windows, broken A / C, mold growth in the bathroom, broken electric fuse (spent a whole night without power), & water leaking into the bathroom walls.
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Thank you for your comments. We're sorry you experienced maintenance issues in your home. Maintenance issues will occur no matter where you live; the test is whether the repairs are timely and effective. I sincerely hope your service requirements were all met. If not, I hope you will call our office right away so we can remedy any pending issues. Major improvement projects of one type or another are always underway here, as we want to make Harper's the best it can be.
The apartment that I live in is a bit outdated, but you cannot beat the location of the complex. Grocery, g Read Morereat restaurants, and shopping, are just a short walk away. Weller Park is located right next door and it is a beautiful park. The staff is great and have always been very helpful and responsive. Many of the apartments are updated and redecorated and if I was in one of those I would have rated the satisfaction as EXCELLENT.
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Thank you for your comments! We are updating apartments, but with over 400 in our community, it will take some time. Perhaps you'd like to transfer into one of the updated apartments? Just let us know!
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June 18, 2014
Location is "okay"...traffic is horrible on 71-S in the morning going only to Ronald Reagan! Since it has been Read More snowing, the maintenance crew has been taking hours, if at all to shovel sidewalks, as well as putting out salt for tenants. LOVE the summer time though when there isn't traffic and when the pool is open- it makes it all worth it :-) I also love the events that they host every month/holiday :-)
January 24, 2014
We're so sorry if you found snow removal lacking. This past winter has been particularly challenging for our team. Ours is a huge community with lots of parking lots, drives and sidewalks. Seemed like we'd be just about completed with snow removal when it would snow again. So glad you enjoy our fabulous pool and events!! Thanks for sharing.
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Steven Universe - The Complete First Season
Created by Rebecca Sugar, Steven Universe follows the adventures of the show's titular character and the Crystal Gems, three alien warriors protecting Steven's hometown of Beach City and the planet Earth from alien attacks, all while Steven navigates his own life as an adolescent human-alien hybrid. The 15-minute episodes are peppered with humor, well-executed fight scenes, compelling characters, and catchy songs.
You may find season one a little slow to start with many "monster of the week" episodes, but the pace picks up and entertainingly flushes out the world of the Crystal Gems. The series' short episodes make it perfect for binge watching. "Steven Universe" has a strong musical component - almost every episode contains an original song. With cast members including the talents of British vocal powerhouse Estelle and Broadway star (and former Mickey Mouse Club-member) Deedee Magno Hall, the soundtrack is worth investigating as well. Later seasons see Grammy and Tony winner Patti LuPone and drag queen Jinkx Monsoon joining the cast as well. Anyone with children should give this show their attention, as it is possible to watch with kids and enjoy it as an adult. The show addresses themes not often seen in cartoons like same-sex relationships, nontraditional family units, and post-traumatic stress, all in a form that children can easily comprehend. Fans of shows like "Adventure Time" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" might especially find Steven Universe enjoyable.
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Last Friday one of my students presented me with a potted mini rose bush. I assumed it was a gesture related to my recent miscarriage, but actually it was a gift in celebration of International Women's Day (3/8/08). International Women's Day? I had never heard of such a thing, but in my student's home country, it is customary to present women with flowers on IWD. I was glad she chose a potted flower!
My last post listed the top 10 countries for being a woman according to the UN Development Programme. The US (12) did not make the list, but neither did the UK (16), Mexico (52), my student's Ukraine (76), or Germany (22). [1] In the course of looking up the data I found Kemal Dervis's statement for International Women's Day. The theme is "Investing in Women and Girls." Dervis states that this theme "is about changing the systems and attitudes that discriminate against women and prevent them from fully participating in and benefiting from the economies and societies in which they live." How do we plan to honor this goal in the US? How can we tackle important women's issues in our communities? How will we positively influence local, statewide, and national political trends to discuss and improve the lives of women and girls in the US?
Are you "unseen" in your community or recognize women at risk in your community? Do something proactive! Whether it's starting a support group, mentoring teen moms, taking a meal to a family or friend in need, picketing City Hall, raising legislative awareness, or even simply smiling at a woman or girl who looks like she needs it, you can make a difference.
[1] UN Development Programme, Human Development Report 2007/2008, GDI Rank


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A Reflective Morning in Chicago
Leslie McLain 7/9/2012 7:15:00 PMBeautiful capture and reflections, Carol. #1473974
Terry Cervi 7/9/2012 7:32:50 PMMy goodness! Your work is impeccable, Carol! How beautiful! #10222223
Stephen Zacker 7/10/2012 3:32:32 AMHas a nice peaceful feeling to it.. which is amazing for a city #10222571
Jeff Robinson 7/10/2012 4:09:12 AMA Beautiful morning capture!! #10222639
Lindley Johnson 7/10/2012 2:23:59 PMA lovely, still morning, beautifully captured. Well done, Carol. #10223627
Ellen Hodges 7/10/2012 7:16:52 PMWonderful color and pov, Carol!!! Looks sooooo pretty!!! #10224100
Karen Bacon 7/11/2012 7:38:30 AMBeautiful exposure! #10224746
Carol Flisak 7/11/2012 11:51:04 AMLeslie, Terry, Stephen, Jeff, Lindley, Ellen and Karen... Thanks for looking and for your comments! #10225059
Lyn Darlington 7/11/2012 5:07:44 PMBeautiful capture and colours! #10225683
Ann Lyssenko 7/11/2012 6:53:18 PMSuper colors! Very impressionistic in feel! Ann #10225878
Agnes Fegan 7/12/2012 1:05:16 PMOh my...this is sooo beautiful! I love the colors and it's so nice to see a river running through those city buildings! #10226768
Carol Flisak 7/16/2012 5:17:42 PMThanks, Lyn, Ann and Agnes! #10232341
Chris Ebben 7/20/2012 5:28:16 AMA truly beautiful scene, great colours & POV & lighting. Well done=^..^= #10237293
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - Raunchy Sex Duo with Martin Mourek and Artuf Lafek
Tibor Vachil lives in Plzen. He looks very good in this casting. With a serious looking, but handsome face and a nice firm body Tibor tickles my fancy somewhat. He had a nice dick, if it gets fully hard, and a lovely ass too.
Karel Kubina is from Studenka. He is a well built guy, who looks quite good in this casting. I hope he is able to make some wood, when really necessary.


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Medal of Honor: Warfighter gets many things wrong, but most of all it is the victim of poor messaging. Those who have been following the marketing campaign for the latest from EA's Danger Close studio have no doubt picked up on the fact that the game was developed in collaboration with actual Navy SEALs. There's been a lot of noise from Danger Close about honoring those who serve, and while I do think that Warfighter's narrative speaks to that, the actual play is driven by the same sort of over-the-top spectacle that you'd expect from a modern military first-person shooter.
My negative reaction to Warfighter stems in part from getting something that was other than what had been expected. The key words there being "in part." My negative reaction also stems even more from the fact that, at base, this is just not a very good game.
A Love Letter to the Troops
The patriotic narrative that drives events forward in Warfighter isn't inherently a bad thing. I can even accept the loosely tied together series of levels. They don't do much for telling a coherent story in the traditional sense, but I also imagine it's similar to the experience of being a soldier who simply follows orders. The bigger picture comes together over the course of an extended military campaign, but your day-to-day operations aren't necessarily accompanied by associated context. You might come to believe that the shadowy, faceless figure handing out each assignment in the game is actually presiding over some future conspiracy theory, but he's really just the guy tasked with pulling the strings.
Warfighter's story is just about as "America, f*ck yeah!" as it can be, but again, that's not a bad thing in and of itself. It's frankly more than a little bit refreshing. With so many military shooters embracing the paranoia of what we don't know about our country's military maneuverings, it's nice to see a narrative like this that steps away from conspiracy and offers a nod of appreciation to the troops on the ground. The game's coda is particularly moving despite the fact that its impact is lessened by the game that precedes it.
Players take control of two different SEALs in two separate teams over the course of the campaign: Preacher and Stump. Both teams are working to bring down a terrorist organization, and while their paths rarely cross, their individual squad efforts resonate back and forth into each subsequent mission. You need to pay careful attention to cutscenes and incidental dialogue to pick up on all of this since, as I mentioned previously, there's a disjointed feel to the way your missions are presented. Just prepare for some nightmare fuel: the CG cutscenes feature some mind-bogglingly impressive graphics, but the lifelike facial animations, particularly on the main character's little daughter, are ridiculously creepy.
Carrying a Big Stick
As much as the story concerns itself with looking at the real life implications of trying to balance family with the life of a soldier, the gameplay couldn't be further removed from reality. Medal of Honor: Warfighter embraces spectacle just as much as its predecessor. It's less a FPS than it is an over-the-top military simulation. I'd estimate that you spend only roughly half the game doing the sort of things that one would typically expect from an FPS. The rest of the play is focused on scripted sequences (such as providing sniper support) or vehicle/turret sequences.
This sort of setup is actually integral to Medal of Honor's brand identity under Danger Close's watch. For the most part, it also works in Warfighter. The driving sequences in particular really shine thanks to the development time put in by EA Black Box, the team behind Need for Speed: The Run. The non-FPS moments serve to break up the action, but they're also (for the most part) plenty of fun in their own right.
Also strong is Warfighter's peek-from-cover mechanic. It amounts to only a slight control tweak to the established norms for modern-day first-person shooters, but it works so well that I hope to see it embraced more widely. In a standard FPS, holding down left trigger or L2 on a PS3 controller will typically aim down your weapon's sights. The same is true in Warfighter, but you also have the option of holding down the left bumper or L1 to aim down your sights. LB/L1 aiming locks your soldier in place, with the left stick controlling the direction and extent of your lean. It's brilliantly simple and it works extremely well in those rare moments that you're able to overlook the rest of the game's technical shortcomings.
Unfortunately, Warfighter really goes off the rails in the one category where it's supposed to excel: being a shooter. The FPS gameplay leans on some of the genre's worst design tactics. I blame the Frostbite 2 engine. DICE's Battlefield 3 workhorse paints a pretty picture (less pretty on consoles), but as we learned from the 2011 game's campaign, it doesn't fare so well outside of multiplayer.
The AI governing both your allies and your enemies is blindingly stupid. Foes will prioritize you above all targets, even if that means they're running right past your completely exposed squadmates as they rush you. Not that your squadmates will respond in any appreciable way. They're similarly dim and generally unreliable, leaving you with the grim task of killing every gun-toting brown person (Eastern Europeans, at one point!) that you see.
The armies of bad guys will pop up out of nowhere too. It's not quite on the level of Doom's "monster closets," but Warfighter's enemies spawn in unrealistic ways. You might thoroughly check and re-check one area, only to cross an invisible checkpoint and suddenly find yourself facing half a dozen armed foes who have magically appeared in that very spot. Of that group, four will almost certainly dip behind any nearby cover, popping out in an easily predicted pattern like you're playing some modern warfare-themed shooting gallery. The other two will run blindly toward you, no doubt hoping to shoot you in the face.
This blunt-force AI is what ultimately shatters any sense of investment in the action. You may as well be shooting metal ducks on a track with an Airsoft rifle. There's no nuance, no sense of tactical engagement. See bad guys, shoot bad guys, move on to the next gallery. Again, the issue comes back to the Frostbite 2 engine in my mind. You've got a campaign-focused shooter here relying heavily on a game engine designed, first and foremost, for a multiplayer gaming environment. If Danger Close and EA really want to challenge Call of Duty with Medal of Honor — and, after playing the game, that certainly seems to be the case — it's going to take more than pretty graphics and a story built around lip service.
Finding Your Fireteam
Given all of that, it's no surprise that Warfighter's multiplayer is up to the same standards, generally speaking, as Battlefield 3 (after its various post-release patches). The scale is much, much smaller, with more compact maps and zero vehicles to be found. The action also has its own distinct feel; this is not a carbon-copy of BF3's Close Quarters map pack nor is it easily described as a Call of Duty clone. Warfighter's adversarial multiplayer definitely has its own flavor, thanks largely to its fireteam mechanics.
Similar to BF3's squads, fireteams are the individual two-person units that make up the ranks of each match's two opposing teams. While you're always fighting as part of a larger group, your fireteam buddy offers several specific advantages. You can always spawn on your partner, provided that he or she is out of combat and relatively safe for a few seconds after you're taken out. Your partner is also always visible as a silhouette even if you don't have direct line of sight, and you can use him or her as a resupply and healing point (as you can with anyone on your team).
There are a few cool returning objective-based game modes from 2010's Medal of Honor in addition to the standard Team Deathmatch. The new mode, Hotspots, is actually a personal favorite. Attacking and defending teams work to plant/defuse bombs at three of five possible locations. The twist is that the three locations are only revealed one at a time, and they're picked randomly out of the five total spots. The flow of the action is dictated by the moving attack/defend locations, requiring lots of on-the-fly tactical thinking.
Unfortunately, a clunky interface and confusing profile customization features make Warfighter's multiplayer more unapproachable than it really needs to be. I've spent several hours now leveling up my various classes, and I'm still not entirely clear how everything works. I'm constantly unlocking tokens for use on the MedalofHonor.com website but none of that is ever really explained inside the game. There's a very deep weapon customization system as well, with numbers tied to both cosmetic and functional unlocks. What's not clear is which numbers those refer to. A tutorial, even just a non-interactive video, would go a long way toward explaining how things work. It's not enough to make this information accessible online; it really ought to be included as part of the game.
I really wanted to like the Medal of Honor: Warfighter that I've been reading and writing about over the past bunch of months. Unfortunately, the game that Danger Close released isn't quite that. The multiplayer offers good times once you get the hang of its various systems, but the campaign is an unrestrained mess. The driving sequences are solid and the peek-from-cover mechanic is genius in its intuitive simplicity, but the campaign that wraps around the good stuff simply doesn't measure up. In a season where every game released is in a week-to-week shootout with competitors from the same genre, Warfighter just doesn't have enough firepower to ensure a victory.
Score: 6.5 out of 10


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The cars take their positions and the start sequence starts, 5 red lights go out and Nico is super fast, Schumi holds onto 2nd place, Button is 3rd in front of Kimi Raikonen who leads from Hamilton and Perez. By lap3 Mercedes have opened up such a gap that DRS wont be available to Button and party .
On Lap 9, Nice Rosberg is pulling away from the pack. Michael Schumacher is struggling to hold second place and with Jenson Button in the DRS zone its becoming tougher and tougher.
On Lap 11 , Kimi Raikkonen have a good fight inside the pitlane. Kimi almost noses the McLaren while coming out. Did Lewis Hamilton overtake Kimi Raikkonen in the pitlane ? Its too close to call.
On Lap 13, Michael Schumacher comes in for a pit stop and loses position to Lewis Hamilton as he takes on the harder compound tyres. Race over for Michael Schumacher as he rolls to a standstill on the track side. He lost a wheel apparently (whatever that means).
We just see a replay of Michael Schumacher's mechanic frantically trying to stop Michael's car, nut didn't go on properly.
Lap 27 and the race is a bit boring, Mark Webber overtakes Felip Massa for 12th place I think. Yeah these are Ferraris and Red Bulls fighting for out of points positions.
Lap 31, Massa asked to let Alonso pass as the 2 Ferraris are on different strategies.
Lap 41 , Another pit disaster, Jenson Button's rear jack fails, loses more than 6 seconds in the pits which ensures that Nico Rosberg isn't pressurized. Mercedes tells Nico to take it easy.
Lap 50, race is getting super duper exciting, everyone is off the racing line, Raikkonen is probably slower than my grandma at this point, from 2nd place to 12th for him.
Note to Karun Chandhok : Don't make your co-commentator look like a super fool on international television.
Lap 56/56 – Nico Rosberg all set to take the chequered flag on a 2 stop strategy.
Nico Rosberg wins the Chinese Grand Prix, his 1st grand prix win. Jenson button takes second place for McLaren and Lewis Hamilton makes it a McLaren 2-3.
The camera shows a shot of Michael Schumacher rejoicing, bitter sweet joy there.
Race report in some time.


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Liquid Sounds
This was the working space of my original Master's thesis at UBC, which was to simulate the sounds generated by liquids splashing, etc. It's now dead because of a distinct lack of high-quality free fluid simulators out there. (I moved on to non-photorealistic rendering.) However, I did do some fun recordings and some preliminary literature searches and analysis.
Birds in the Hand
- A reminder about transmission/reflection coefficients for a wave travelling from water to air. (Sept. 5, 2001)
- Some low-quality (but interesting!) sound recordings of real water droplets hitting a water surface and generating the classical bloop noise. Also information about the setup that produced them. (Oct. 8, 2001)
- The analytic solution ( PS, PDF, HTML ) of a vibrating bubble in a fluid. (Oct. 15, 2001, updated Oct. 22, 2001)
- A set of simulation parameters which should closely mimic the setup of the above recordings. (Oct. 17, 2001)
- A summary of the literature I've reviewed. (Ongoing, posted Oct. 18th)
- Some early noises (Oct 23, 2001)
- A whole bunch of sounds exploring the parameter space of the analytic solution to the underwater bubble. (Oct. 26, 2001)
Birds in the Bush
- Collect all my scattered literature notes into a coherent bibliography and a literature review.
- Proper sound recordings and photographs of a droplet impact so we have something to compare to, play with for inspiration.
- Look at resonances of surface cavities generated by the droplets. Need simulation results!


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Bar Refaeli Elle Magazine, a photo by Biilboard Hot 100 on Flickr.
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Bar Refaeli
Birth name Bar Refaeli
Date of birth June 4, 1985 (1985-06-04) (age 24)
Place of birth Hod HaSharon, Israel
Height 1.74 m (5 feet 8.5 inches)
Hair color Light brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements 89-60-89 (EU) (35-24-35)
Dress size 6 (US); 36 (EU)
Shoe size 40 (EU); 9 (US)
Bar Refaeli , born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model and occasional actress, most known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She is the cover model of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
==Early life==
Bar Refaeli was born in 1985 to a Israeli Jewish family in Hod HaSharon, Israel. Her parents, Rafael and Tzipi, own a horse ranch. Her mother was a successful Israeli model in the 1970s, under her maiden name Tzipi Levine. Refaeli has three brothers. She began a modeling career at the age of eight months, appearing in commercials. She had to wear braces in her early years, postponing her modeling. At age 15, Refaeli returned to modeling with the representation of Irene Marie Models.
==Career / Modeling career==
Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of 8 months for a baby commercial. By age 15, she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milki. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogs.
Refaeli appeared in ELLE (France), Maxim, and GQ (Italy). She debuted in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine. In the issue, she posed with rock band Aerosmith.
She has been the spokesperson for fashion brand Luisa Cerano. She has modeled for Subaru, Accessorize, Brazilian clothing line, Besni, Italian jewelry line Marco Bicego, and Rampage.
In 2008, Refaeli became the face of clothing line Hurley, and the Diddy cologne, "I Am King."
On February 9, 2009, it was announced that Refaeli is the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model. A photo from the shoot, featuring a bikini-clad Refaeli, was also painted on the side of a Boeing 737 in a promotional deal with Southwest Airlines, leading many passengers to criticize Southwest for using an image they regarded as inappropriately sexual and "offensive to families".
She is signed to Storm Model Management in London, and 1/One Management in New York City.
On March 5, 2009, Refaeli received the "World Style Award," presented by the Women's World Awards, for her "natural elegance, sense of style and compassion."
Refeali co-hosted Fashionable Istanbul's press conference announcing the October 2009 fashion event, and also appeared in its advertising.
==Film and television career==
Refaeli co-starred the Israeli TV series Pick Up in 2005. In October 2008, she co-hosted the Bravo special program Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America, based on the book Ironic Iconic America written by George Lois. She returned as a program host in 2009, this time for MTV's brief revival of House of Style.
In 2009, she will star in an English-language film, Session, directed by Israeli Haim Bouzaglo. The film is a psychological thriller that tells the story of a manipulative psychiatrist, Josh Tellman, who becomes obsessed with a new young patient named "Jibbs."
Refaeli volunteers for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization providing free services and programs for children facing life-threatening illnesses. She has also volunteered for organization Ahava, which has been caring for pets abandoned in Northern Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Bar Rafaeli and film director Shahar Segal have agreed to do a gratis campaign under the slogan "One Bag Less" to reduce the use of plastic bags.
==Personal life==
Previously linked to Baywatch actor David Charvet and Uri El-Natan, Refaeli began a relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio in November 2005 after meeting him at a Las Vegas party thrown for members of U2. In the course of their trip to Israel in March 2007, the couple met with Israeli president Shimon Peres and visited Refaeli's hometown of Hod HaSharon. The relationship ended in June 2009.
In 2007, a controversy arose when it became widely known that Refaeli had married a family acquaintance and divorced him soon after in order to avoid military service in the Israel Defense Forces, which is mandatory for both men and women over the age of 18, with certain exemptions. As a result of the adverse publicity, the Israeli Forum for the Promotion of Equal Share in the Burden threatened to boycott the fashion chain Fox if they hired Refaeli, but the two sides reached a compromise in which the model agreed to visit injured IDF soldiers on visits to Israel and encourage enlistment in the army.


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Sweden 1997 to 1999 – film scan
So I scanned my old negatives a few years ago and have just had them sitting on the hdd doing nothing. They are not pro scans and I have not bothered to clean them up, kinda don't mind the gritty dust and scratches etc.
I went to Sweden in 1997 on a student exchange program between The University of Sydney and The Royal Institute of Technology to do my final year in mechanical engineering.
These are some of the photos from that time. They were taken on film with my old Canon EOS 650, probably mostly with my EF70-210mm lens.


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Regeneron Reports First Quarter 2010 Financial and Operating Results
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., April 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) today announced financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $30.5 million, or $0.38 per share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter of 2010 compared with a net loss of $15.4 million, or $0.19 per share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter of 2009.
At March 31, 2010, cash, restricted cash, and marketable securities totaled $413.5 million compared with $390.0 million at December 31, 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, the Company received $47.5 million from its landlord in connection with tenant improvement costs for new laboratory and office facilities that the Company leases in Tarrytown, New York. In addition, the Company received a $20.0 million annual technology licensing payment from AstraZeneca during the first quarter of 2010, as described below.
Current Business Highlights
ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) - CAPS
The Company recognized $9.9 million of net product sales of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use in the first quarter of 2010, which included $5.1 million of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales made during the quarter and $4.8 million of previously deferred net product sales, as described below under "Financial Results." In the same quarter of 2009, the Company recognized $3.9 million of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales. ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use is available for prescription in the United States for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), including Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS) in adults and children 12 and older. ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) is a fusion protein that blocks the cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1). CAPS is a group of rare, inherited, auto-inflammatory conditions characterized by life-long, recurrent symptoms of rash, fever/chills, joint pain, eye redness/pain, and fatigue. In October 2009, rilonacept was approved under exceptional circumstances by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of CAPS with severe symptoms in adults and children 12 and older. Rilonacept is not currently marketed in the European Union.
Rilonacept - Gout
Rilonacept is in a Phase 3 clinical development program for the treatment of gout. The program includes four clinical trials. Two Phase 3 clinical trials (called PRE-SURGE 1 and PRE-SURGE 2) are evaluating rilonacept versus placebo for the prevention of gout flares in patients initiating urate-lowering drug therapy. A third Phase 3 trial in acute gout (SURGE) is evaluating treatment with rilonacept alone versus rilonacept in combination with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) versus an NSAID alone. The fourth Phase 3 trial is a placebo-controlled safety study (RE-SURGE) of rilonacept in patients receiving urate-lowering therapy. PRE-SURGE 1 and SURGE are fully enrolled. The Company expects to report initial data from SURGE and PRE-SURGE 1 during the second quarter of 2010 and from PRE-SURGE 2 and RE-SURGE during the first half of 2011. Regeneron owns worldwide rights to rilonacept.
VEGF Trap-Eye - Ophthalmologic Diseases
VEGF Trap-Eye is a specially purified and formulated form of VEGF Trap for use in the intraocular treatment of retinal diseases. VEGF Trap-Eye blocks vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), a secreted protein which promotes the growth of blood vessels. It also binds other mediators of angiogenesis, including VEGF-B and Placental Growth Factor (PlGF). VEGF Trap-Eye is being developed by Regeneron in collaboration with Bayer HealthCare. Bayer HealthCare has rights to market VEGF Trap-Eye outside the United States, where the companies will share equally in profits from any future sales of VEGF Trap-Eye. Regeneron maintains exclusive rights to VEGF Trap-Eye in the United States.
Two Phase 3 studies (VIEW 1 and VIEW 2) evaluating VEGF Trap-Eye in patients with the neovascular form of age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) are fully enrolled, and initial data from these studies are expected in late 2010. In addition, Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare are conducting two Phase 3 studies (COPERNICUS and GALILEO) in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The COPERNICUS study was initiated during the third quarter of 2009 and is fully enrolled. The GALILEO study was initiated in October 2009 and is approximately half enrolled. Initial data are anticipated in early 2011.
In February 2010, Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare announced results of a Phase 2 study (called DA VINCI) in patients with clinically significant diabetic macular edema (DME). In the study, VEGF Trap-Eye achieved the primary study endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity over 24 weeks compared to focal laser therapy, the standard of care in DME. VEGF Trap-Eye was generally well-tolerated, and no ocular or non-ocular drug-related serious adverse events were reported in the study. Following the initial 24 weeks of treatment, patients continue to be treated for another 24 weeks on the same dosing regimens. Initial one-year results will be available later in 2010.
Aflibercept (VEGF Trap) - Oncology
Aflibercept (VEGF Trap) is being developed worldwide by Regeneron and its collaborator, sanofi-aventis, for the potential treatment of solid tumors. Three randomized, double-blind, Phase 3 trials, all of which are fully enrolled, are evaluating combinations of standard chemotherapy regimens with either aflibercept or placebo for the treatment of cancer. One trial (called VELOUR) is evaluating aflibercept as a 2nd line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer in combination with FOLFIRI (folinic acid (leucovorin), 5-fluorouracil, and irinotecan). A second trial (VITAL) is evaluating aflibercept as a 2nd line treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in combination with docetaxel. The third trial (VENICE) is evaluating aflibercept as a 1st line treatment for metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer in combination with docetaxel/prednisone. Based on projected event rates, an interim analysis of VELOUR is expected to be conducted by an independent statistician and reviewed by an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) in the second half of 2010. An IDMC is a body of independent clinical and statistical experts that meets periodically to evaluate data from the studies. Final results from the VITAL study are anticipated in the first half of 2011 and from the VELOUR study in the second half of 2011. Based on projected event rates, an interim analysis of VENICE is expected to be reviewed by an IDMC in mid-2011, with final results anticipated in 2012.
In addition, a randomized Phase 2 study (AFFIRM) is evaluating aflibercept as a 1st line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer in combination with FOLFOX (folinic acid (leucovorin), 5-fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin). The AFFIRM study is fully enrolled, and initial data are anticipated in the second half of 2011.
Monoclonal Antibodies
Since 2007, Regeneron and sanofi-aventis have collaborated on the discovery, development, and commercialization of fully human monoclonal antibodies generated by Regeneron using its VelocImmune(R) technology. During the fourth quarter of 2009, Regeneron and sanofi-aventis expanded and extended their collaboration with the objective to advance an average of four to five antibodies into clinical development each year between 2010 and 2017. There are five antibody candidates currently in development under the collaboration:
REGN475, an antibody to nerve growth factor (NGF), is being evaluated in Phase 2 studies in osteoarthritis of the knee and other pain indications.
REGN88, an antibody to the interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R), has completed Phase 1 studies. A Phase 2/3 study of REGN88 in rheumatoid arthritis and a Phase 2 study in ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, are enrolling patients.
REGN421, an antibody to Delta-like ligand-4 (Dll4), a novel anti-angiogenesis target, is in a Phase 1 study in patients with advanced malignancies.
REGN727, an antibody to PCSK9, a novel target for LDL cholesterol reduction, is in a Phase 1 study.
REGN668, an antibody to the interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R), a target for allergic and immune conditions, is in a Phase 1 study.
Financial Results
Total revenues increased to $103.5 million in the first quarter of 2010 from $75.0 million in the same period of 2009. The Company's revenue was comprised of collaboration revenue, technology licensing revenue, net product sales, and contract research and other revenue.
Collaboration Revenue
Collaboration revenue relates to the Company's aflibercept and antibody collaborations with sanofi-aventis and the Company's VEGF Trap-Eye collaboration with Bayer HealthCare. Collaboration revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 consisted of the following:
Three months ended March 31, --------- (In millions) 2010 2009 ---- ---- Collaboration revenue Sanofi-aventis $68.7 $49.6 Bayer HealthCare 13.1 10.0 -- -- Total collaboration revenue $81.8 $59.6 === ===
For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, collaboration revenue from sanofi-aventis consisted of the following:
Three months ended March 31, --------- (In millions) 2010 2009 ---- ---- Aflibercept: Regeneron expense reimbursement $4.9 $5.4 Recognition of deferred revenue related to up-front payments 2.5 2.5 --- --- Total aflibercept 7.4 7.9 --- --- Antibody: Regeneron expense reimbursement 59.3 38.4 Recognition of deferred revenue related to up-front payment 1.6 2.6 Recognition of revenue related to VelociGene(R) agreement 0.4 0.7 --- --- Total antibody 61.3 41.7 ---- ---- Total sanofi-aventis collaboration revenue $68.7 $49.6 ===== =====
Sanofi-aventis' reimbursement of Regeneron's aflibercept expenses decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to 2009, primarily due to lower Company costs associated with internal research activities. Sanofi-aventis also incurs aflibercept development expenses directly, including costs related to the Phase 3 clinical trials sanofi-aventis is overseeing.
Sanofi-aventis' reimbursement of Regeneron's expenses under the antibody collaboration increased for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same periods in 2009, due to an increase in research activities under the companies' expanded collaboration, as described above, and increases in development activities for antibody candidates in clinical development.
For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, collaboration revenue from Bayer HealthCare consisted of the following:
Three months ended March 31, --------- (In millions) 2010 2009 ---- ---- Cost-sharing of Regeneron VEGF Trap-Eye development expenses $10.6 $7.5 Recognition of deferred revenue related to up-front and milestone payments 2.5 2.5 --- --- Total Bayer HealthCare collaboration revenue $13.1 $10.0 ===== =====
In periods when the Company recognizes VEGF Trap-Eye development expenses that the Company incurs under the collaboration with Bayer HealthCare, the Company also recognizes, as contract research and development revenue, the portion of those VEGF Trap-Eye development expenses that is reimbursable by Bayer HealthCare. Cost-sharing of the Company's VEGF Trap-Eye development expenses with Bayer HealthCare increased for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009 due to higher costs incurred by the Company in connection with the collaboration's clinical development programs in wet AMD, DME, and CRVO. In 2010 and 2009, development expenses incurred by Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare under the VEGF Trap-Eye global development plan were shared equally.
Technology Licensing Revenue
Regeneron has entered into non-exclusive license agreements with AstraZeneca and Astellas that allow those companies to utilize VelocImmune(R) technology in their internal research programs to discover human monoclonal antibodies. Each company is required to make six $20.0 million annual, non-refundable payments, subject to the ability to terminate their agreements after making a total of four such payments. To date, the Company has received $80.0 million in payments from AstraZeneca and $60.0 million in payments from Astellas under these agreements. Upon receipt, these payments are deferred and recognized as revenue ratably over the ensuing year of each agreement. Regeneron will also receive a mid-single-digit royalty on sales of any antibodies discovered by AstraZeneca or Astellas utilizing VelocImmune(R).
Net Product Sales
Revenue and deferred revenue from product sales are recorded net of applicable provisions for prompt pay discounts, product returns, estimated rebates payable under governmental programs (including Medicaid), distributor fees, and other sales-related costs. The Company had limited historical return experience for ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) beginning with initial sales in 2008 through the end of 2009; therefore, ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales were deferred until the right of return no longer existed and rebates could be reasonably estimated. Effective in the first quarter of 2010, the Company determined that it had accumulated sufficient historical data to reasonably estimate both product returns and rebates of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept). As a result, for the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company recognized as revenue $9.9 million of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales, which included $5.1 million of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales made during the quarter and $4.8 million of previously deferred net product sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized as revenue $3.9 million of ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales. There was no deferred ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales revenue at March 31, 2010. At March 31, 2009, deferred ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) net product sales revenue was $4.2 million.
Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2010 were $132.2 million, 44 percent higher than the same period in 2009. Average headcount increased to 1,087 for the first quarter of 2010 compared to 938 for the same period in 2009, due primarily to the Company's expanding research and development activities principally in connection with the sanofi-aventis antibody collaboration. Operating expenses included non-cash compensation expense related to employee stock option and restricted stock awards (Non-cash Compensation Expense) of $8.8 million and $7.7 million, in the first quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Research and development (R&D) expenses increased to $117.5 million in the first quarter of 2010 from $80.3 million in the comparable quarter of 2009. In the first quarter of 2010, the Company incurred higher R&D costs primarily related to additional R&D headcount; clinical development costs for VEGF Trap-Eye, rilonacept, and monoclonal antibodies; manufacturing clinical supplies of monoclonal antibodies and rilonacept; and research and other development activities associated with VEGF Trap-Eye and the Company's antibody programs. In addition, R&D expenses include cost-sharing of Bayer HealthCare's VEGF Trap-Eye development expenses, which increased in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, primarily due to higher costs in connection with the Phase 3 VEGF Trap-Eye studies being conducted by Bayer HealthCare.
Selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased to $14.0 million in the first quarter of 2010 from $11.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2009. In the first quarter of 2010, the Company incurred higher SG&A compensation expense due primarily to higher SG&A Non-cash Compensation Expense and additional SG&A headcount, higher recruitment costs, and higher SG&A facility-related costs.
Other Income and Expense
Investment income decreased to $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2010 from $1.8 million in the comparable quarter of 2009, primarily due to lower yields on, and lower balances of, cash and marketable securities in 2010 compared to 2009.
Interest expense of $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2010 was attributable to the imputed interest portion of the Company's payments to its landlord to lease newly constructed laboratory and office facilities in Tarrytown, New York. These payments commenced in the third quarter of 2009.
Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements
The Company has revised its financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2009 in connection with the application of authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to the Company's December 2006 lease, as amended, of laboratory and office facilities in Tarrytown, New York. The revisions consisted entirely of non-cash adjustments, primarily to the Company's balance sheet at March 31, 2009, and had no impact to the Company's business operations, existing capital resources, or the Company's ability to fund its operating needs. The revisions, and a description of the basis for the revisions, are more fully described in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
About Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Regeneron is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. In addition to ARCALYST(R) (rilonacept) Injection for Subcutaneous Use, its first commercialized product, Regeneron has therapeutic candidates in Phase 3 clinical trials for the potential treatment of gout, diseases of the eye (wet age-related macular degeneration and central retinal vein occlusion), and certain cancers. Additional therapeutic candidates are in earlier stage development programs in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, pain, cholesterol reduction, allergic and immune conditions, and cancer. Additional information about Regeneron and recent news releases are available on Regeneron's web site at www.regeneron.com.
This news release discusses historical information and includes forward-looking statements about Regeneron and its products, development programs, finances, and business, all of which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These include, among others, risks and timing associated with preclinical and clinical development of Regeneron's drug candidates, determinations by regulatory and administrative governmental authorities which may delay or restrict Regeneron's ability to continue to develop or commercialize its product and drug candidates, competing drugs that are superior to Regeneron's product and drug candidates, uncertainty of market acceptance of Regeneron's product and drug candidates, unanticipated expenses, the availability and cost of capital, the costs of developing, producing, and selling products, the potential for any collaboration agreement, including Regeneron's agreements with the sanofi-aventis Group and Bayer HealthCare, to be canceled or terminated without any product success, and risks associated with third party intellectual property. A more complete description of these and other material risks can be found in Regeneron's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Regeneron does not undertake any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by law.
Contacts Information: Michael Aberman Peter Dworkin Investor Relations Corporate Communications 914.345.7799 914.345.7640 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com ----------------------------- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In thousands) December March 31, 31, 2010 2009 ---- ---- ASSETS Cash, restricted cash, and marketable securities $413,517 $390,010 Receivables 71,858 65,568 Property, plant, and equipment, net 274,621 259,676 Other assets 27,160 25,948 ------ ------ Total assets $787,156 $741,202 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities $58,045 $52,990 Deferred revenue 185,941 182,428 Facility lease obligations 156,899 109,022 Stockholders' equity 386,271 396,762 ------- ------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $787,156 $741,202 ======== ======== REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share data) For the three months ended March 31, 2010 2009 ---- ---- (Revised)* Revenues Collaboration revenue $81,758 $59,608 Technology licensing 10,038 10,000 Net product sales 9,852 3,891 Contract research and other 1,886 1,482 ----- ----- 103,534 74,981 ------- ------ Expenses Research and development 117,471 80,307 Selling, general, and administrative 14,005 11,420 Cost of goods sold 717 392 --- --- 132,193 92,119 ------- ------ Loss from operations (28,659) (17,138) ------- ------- Other income (expense) Investment income 439 1,750 Interest expense (2,084) ------ (1,645) 1,750 ------ ----- Net loss before income tax expense (30,304) (15,388) Income tax expense 218 --- Net loss $(30,522) $(15,388) ======== ======== Net loss per share amounts, basic and diluted $(0.38) $(0.19) Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 81,169 79,498 * Revised as described in the paragraph of this press release titled "Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements."
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We had a great friend named Lora Lee who loved the beach and
Jimmy Buffett music. She loved our children and that was her dream to have a
baby of her own. Lora and her fiancé found out she was pregnant a few months
before their wedding and it was the happiest time of their lives. Then Lora
started to have terrible back pains. Her doctor said it was just due to the
pregnancy but the pain kept getting worse. After seeing a specialist, they
found out she had breast cancer that had spread to her spine. She was given the
choice of aborting the baby and starting aggressive treatment or carrying the
baby until the term and taking her chances. She chose to keep the baby and he
was born healthy, but it was too late for Lora. She died three months later on
the day before Mother's Day. One night I had a dream that our family went out
to the boat, and as we boarded Linda said, "When did you decide on the
name?" When I looked up at the back of the dock box on the top deck there
it was in big red letters LORA LEE. When I told my family about the dream we
agreed to name the boat Lora Lee. We always said if Lora was still alive she'd
want to be with us on the boat every weekend, and she is.
Mark and Linda Helling
Brookville Lake, Ind.
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Food labeling offers a great deal of information on most packaged foods.
Alternative Names
Nutrition labeling
Serving size:
Based on an average portion size. Similar food products have similar serving sizes to make comparison between products easier.
Amounts per serving:
The total calories and the calories from fat are listed. These numbers will help consumers make decisions about fat intake. The list of nutrients (total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total
Vitamins and minerals:
Only two vitamins (A and C) and two minerals (calcium and iron) are required on the food label. Food companies can voluntarily list other vitamins and minerals in the food. When vitamins or minerals are added to the food, or when a vitamin or mineral claim is made, those nutrients must be listed on the nutrition label.
Percent daily value:
The amounts of vitamins and minerals are listed as a Percent Daily Value on the nutrition label. The Percent Daily Value for vitamins and minerals gives a general idea of how much of a vitamin or mineral a serving contributes to the total daily requirement. For example, if the Percent Daily Value for
Food Sources
The United States government requires food labels on most packaged foods. The label offers complete, useful, and accurate nutrition information. The government encourages food manufacturers to improve the quality of their products and help the consumer make healthier food choices. The consistent format helps you directly compare the nutritional content of various foods. Food labels have the title "Nutrition Facts."
The Daily Values section shows how a food fits into your overall daily diet. The value of the nutrient is given in percentages. The Percent Daily Value gives the food's nutritional content based on a 2,000-calorie diet. You can use this to quickly compare foods and see how the amount of a nutrient in a serving of food fits into a 2,000-calorie diet.
For example, a food that has 13 grams of fat with a Percent Daily Value of 20% means that 13 grams of fat is 20%, or one-fifth, of the total daily fat recommended for a person who eats 2,000 calories per day.
Near the bottom of the label you will see a list of six nutrients and the recommended daily intakes. The daily values are listed for 2,000-calorie and for 2,500-calorie diets. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
The amounts of the first four nutrients — total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium — are maximum amounts. That is why the list says "less than" before the number. The amounts of total carbohydrate and dietary fiber are minimum amounts. This is exactly the same on all food labels that carry it. You can use it as a reference.
A nutrient content claim is a word or phrase on a food package that makes a comment about the nutritional value of the food. The claim will mean the same for every product. The following are some approved nutrient claims.
Calorie terms:
- Low-calorie
- 40 calories or less per serving
- Reduced-calorie
- At least 25% fewer calories per serving when compared with a similar food
- Light, Lite
- One-third fewer calories or 50% less fat per serving; if more than half the calories are from fat, fat content must be reduced by 50% or more
Sugar terms:
- Sugar-free
- Less than 1/2 gram sugar per serving
- Reduced sugar
- At least 25% less sugar per serving when compared with a similar food.
Fat terms:
- Fat-free
- Less than 1/2 gram fat per serving
- 100% fat free
- Meets requirements for fat free
- Low-fat
- 3 grams fat or less per serving
- Reduced-fat
- At least 25% less fat when compared with a similar food
Cholesterol terms:
- Cholesterol-free
- Less than 2 milligrams cholesterol per serving and 2 grams or less saturated fat per serving.
- Low-Cholesterol
- 20 milligrams or less cholesterol per serving and 2 grams or less saturated fat per serving
Sodium terms:
- Sodium-free
- Less than 5 milligrams sodium per serving
- Salt-free
- Meets requirements for sodium-free
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves and regulates health claim phrases. A health claim is a food label message that describes the relationship between a food or food component, such as fat, calcium, or fiber, and a disease or health-related condition.
The government has authorized health claims for these seven diet and health relationships that are backed by extensive scientific evidence:
1. Calcium and
2. Fat and cancer
3. Fiber-containing grain products, fruits, vegetables and
4. Fiber-containing fruits, vegetables, and grain products and
5. Fruits, vegetables and cancer
6. Saturated fat and cholesterol and coronary heart disease
7. Sodium and high blood pressure (
An example of a valid health claim you may see on a high-fiber cereal product food label would be: "Many factors affect cancer risk; eating a diet low in fat and high in fiber may lower the risk of this disease."
For further information on specific health claims refer to the information on diet and health.
Food manufacturers are required to list ingredients in descending order by weight (from the most to the least). People with food sensitivities can obtain useful information from the ingredient list on the label.
The ingredient list will include, when appropriate:
- Caseinate as a milk derivative in foods that claim to be nondairy (such as coffee whiteners)
- FDA-approved color additives
- Sources of protein hydrolysates
Most manufacturers offer a toll-free number to answer questions about specific food products and their ingredients.
Many foods do not have information on them. Some foods are exempt from food labeling. These include:
- Airline foods
- Bulk food that is not resold
- Food service vendors (such as mall cookie vendors, sidewalk vendors, and vending machines)
- Hospital cafeterias
- Medical foods
- Flavor extracts
- Food colors
- Food produced by small businesses
- Other foods that contain no significant amounts of any nutrients
- Plain coffee and tea
- Ready-to-eat food prepared primarily on the site
- Restaurant foods
- Spices
Stores may voluntarily list nutrients for many raw foods. The 20 most commonly eaten raw fruits and vegetables and seafood will display nutrition information in the store. Nutrition labeling for single-ingredient raw products, such as ground beef and chicken breasts, is also voluntary.


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Already local election signs are popping up like daffodils around the county.
Democracy, indeed, is a beautiful thing, but sometimes the process can get ugly.
Sadly, some of Roane County elections get a case of the "uglies" now and then, and we expect a few races in the June 2 election to hit a few sour notes before the ballots are tabulated.
One thing to be on the lookout for are unsigned "slam" sheets that spread unsupported rumors and innuendo in an attempt to sway the vote.
That's a word we've heard a lot in the news lately.
Extremes in deregulation in the finance sector have been blamed for the severe economic crisis we currently are trying to survive,
Extremes in deregulation of coal ash storage may be to blame for the massive environmental disaster Roane County faces today.
This week, a congressional panel told TVA officials they can expect more oversight as a result of last December's massive ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant.
The General Assembly is once again hard at work for the good of their constituents.
What act of brilliance are they taking on now? One that would make it a crime to wear your britches too low.
Bill sponsor Rep. Joe Towns said he proposed House Bill 2083 in response to complaints from people who think many young people wear their pants too low.
"Recession? What recession?"
Those were surprising words shared in a telephone call some days back with a former colleague and dear friend.
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U of M May Meld Agriculture, Biology Colleges
ST. PAUL (AP) - The University of Minnesota may create a new college combining agriculture, life sciences and the environment,
It would combine the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences with the College of Biological Sciences.
A university statement says the possibility has been discussed for a while. But the announcement was prompted by Wednesday's announcement of Robert Eide's retirement as dean of biological sciences, and Allen Levine's earlier decision to step down as dean of the agricultural school.
Provost Karen Hanson has put searches for new deans on hold, and will appoint a task force to study the proposed consolidation.
She says students won't see any disruptions in their current schedules, majors or services in either college.


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N.A. Juniors Game Night: 12/3
Holyfield vs. Tyson? ... Stars for Tokarski and Jung.
Moncton Wildcats 2 @ Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 1
D Mark Barberio, MCT: 0-0-0, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG
Season totals: 25 GP, 7-14-21, +13, 16 PIM
Kootenay Ice 0 @ Tri-City Americans 3
C Mitch Fadden, TC: 0-1-1, +1, 0 PIM
Season totals: 20 GP, 7-13-20, +6, 10 PIM
With TC: 11 GP, 5-10-15, +4, 8 PIM
Chet Pickard had a First Star shutout for the Americans – and also added an assist. Pickard is now tied with Dustin Tokarski for the WHL lead in shutouts with three.
Edmonton Oil Kings 2 @ Lethbridge Hurricanes 3
G Torrie Jung, EDM: Loss, 26 saves, *Second Star*
Season totals: 15 GP, 7-5-0-3, 2.71 GAA, .910 sv%, 2 shutouts
Jung nearly had revenge on one of his former teams this year but Carter Ashton (2009 eligible) scored with 45 seconds remaining in the game to win it for the Hurricanes. Jung was traded from Kelowna to Lethbridge earlier this year, but Lethbridge dealt him to Edmonton before he was able to play a game with the 'Canes.
Calgary Hitmen 3 @ Spokane Chiefs 4 (SO)
G Dustin Tokarski, SPO: Win, 35 saves, *First Star*
Season totals: 25 GP, 14-9-0-2, 2.05 GAA, .939 sv%, 3 shutouts
Tokarski allowed more than three goals for the third time this year – and in three consecutive games – but Spokane was able to squeak out a shootout win vs. the WHL's top team. Calgary is 24-4-1-1 on the year and leads the Central Division by 11 points over Medicine Hat. Spokane is second in the U.S. Division, five points behind Tri-City.
Tokarski stopped all three shooters he faced in the shootout.
Spokane had three players named to the U.S. WJC squad: Drayson Bowman (Carolina), Mitch Wahl (Calgary), and Tyler Johnson (2009 eligible). Surprisingly, Chiefs defenseman Jared Cowan, who is expected to be a top-5 pick in this year's draft, was left off Canada's selection camp roster.
Regina Pats 2 @ Vancouver Giants 4
C James Wright, VAN: 0-0-0, -3, 2 PIM (tripping)
Season totals: 27 GP, 12-13-25, +16, 12 PIM
If the Lightning ends up picking just outside the top three in next year's draft, they really need to think about Evander Kane of Vancouver. Although listed at 5'11â€, 160, Kane is dominating WHL goalies right now to the tune of a near 2 points-per-game average (24 games, 17-23-40, +21, 45 PIM). Anyone named after Evander Holyfield has to be tough, too. (Question: If the Lightning takes Evander Kane and Tyson Barrie [son of Lightning owner Len Barrie] with their first two picks… does someone lose an ear? Nevermind.)
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