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In my application I'm getting the video file as a byte[] from the database and my requirement is like to play that video file using WPF media Element.
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We had hoped that we would be well enough to make at least one of the Franklin TN shows, but, alas, it was not to be. Our apologies to all those we had planned to meet and our special apologies to the Cairn exhibitors who had been counting on our entry.
Equally, frustrating is the missed opportunity to see some of the nation's best dogs this weekend. Friday's Tullahoma Kennel Club of Tennessee show featured Elizabeth Muthard in the final ring with the German Wirehaired Pointer, CH Ripsnorter's Mt View Lookout, the Scottish Deerhound, CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, the Siberian Husky, CH Topaz T.R.O.U.B.L E., the Norwich Terrier, CH Skyscot's Poker Chip, the Pekingese, CH PalaceGarden Malachy, the Schipperke, CH Dante Fire When Ready, the German Shepherd Dog, CH Shoal Creek's Sangria V Barick.
BIS went to the Deerhound, Hickory. She has been incredibly dominant in her Group wining three quarters of the Groups she has appeared in for a total of 19 Group wins.

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Oracle Health Sciences Clinical One unifies people, process, and data to simplify clinical trials and provide the new capabilities that are needed for the trial of today and in the future.
In the recent Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ 2019 Assessment of Life Sciences Clinical Trials Products, Oracle Health Sciences is positioned as a leader and the highest ranked vendor in Vision and Capability. Everest Group assesses vendors based on their market impact (market adoption, value delivered and portfolio mix) and vision and capability (vision and strategy, functionality, flexibility and ease of deployment, engagement and commercial model and support). Oracle Health Sciences has been adding new innovations to its existing eClinical solutions, enabling the industry to advance clinical trials more efficiently and cost effectively.
"Oracle Health Sciences with its Clinical One platform is focusing on enabling a platform-led future to help life sciences firms accelerate digital transformation. With its emphasis on developing integrated solutions to assist trial design, site management, and patient safety, Oracle Health Sciences emerges as a credible partner for life sciences firms." —Nitish Mittal, Practice Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences Technology, Everest Group.
Oracle Health Sciences helps you get therapies to market faster and detect risks earlier. Oracle offers a complete set of clinical and safety solutions that support critical processes throughout the clinical development lifecycle—from study design and startup to conduct, close-out, and post-marketing.
Oracle Health Sciences Clinical One cloud environment changes the way clinical research is done—accelerating all stages of the drug development lifecycle by eliminating redundancies, creating process efficiencies, and allowing the sharing of information across functions.
Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench helps you make critical decisions fast with real-time access to complete and trustworthy trial data.
Oracle Health Sciences mHealth Connector Cloud Service enables real-time data acquisition from digital tools such as telehealth, remote patient monitoring devices, wearable technology, secure messaging, and mobile apps, delivering data directly to multiple targets all within one reusable, scalable platform.
Oracle Argus Safety Cloud Service automates business processes and workflows using artificial intelligence to increase efficiency and productivity.
Oracle Argus Safety Cloud Service provides an integrated suite of market-leading safety-case management and safety-signal management solutions, enabling unified multivigilance.
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Oracle Health Sciences InForm reduces trial timelines, costs, and risks via advanced EDC and query management, real-time data visibility, and standards-based, integrated workflows.
Oracle Health Sciences Data Management Workbench provides the information you need to identify and respond to trial issues early and fast.
Oracle Argus Cloud Service is the market-leading solution for processing, analyzing, and reporting adverse event cases originating in pre- and post-market drugs, biologics, vaccines, and devices. It is fully compliant with the European Medicines Agency's enhanced EudraVigilance system.
Oracle Health Sciences executives describe the complex process of evaluating the safety and efficacy of a new drug and how advanced technology supports the collection, analysis, and reporting of trial data required to bring the drug to market.
The AI Revolution in Multivigilance
Taming the Deluge: How Automation and Real-Time Data Access Will Reshape Clinical Trials
Study Startup is Key to Operational Success
The trials were successful…we will be using the platform again. Since we had such success the first time, why change it?Kristen Striffler, Associate Director, Clinical Development, Oyster Point Pharma
The greatest benefit of using InForm and DMW is that the systems were made for each other. From a metadata perspective, they work together.Ralph Russo, Senior Director, Database Management, Pfizer
Our top benefit with Oracle CTMS is related to trip reports. What we have seen since we have rolled it out is that our CRAs have a much more efficient turnaround time in being able to write their trip reports. So that's a huge efficiency that we can see.Nick Poulson, Sr. Project Manager, Rho
Another big point is the ability to incorporate the third party data through the same interface. One of the top features of DMW is you now have an interface that marries up with what you're collecting in the EDC.Demetris Zambas, Global Head of Data Monitoring and Management, Pfizer
Within a very short time, AI will revolutionize case management and signal management allowing safety departments to operate more efficiently and effectively.
It's time to dismantle the siloed systems that have been slowing down clinical trials.
A truly unifed eClinical platform offers common features and functions that support multiple processes across different capabilities. It provides a single source of truth that can be used throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.


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GS360 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 31 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
I'm looking to get a Homepage designed that will be using WordPress format. The site is simple in the way that it is only selling a couple products. My client is an old school painter and he patented a flame kit that has endless potential. All I need is the design work. I will have it coded. I will attach the logo and it needs to match that. Wicked is hat we're looking for!
My client is looking for a site that will speak to the Hot Rod, Street Rod and Custom Bike crowd! 21-60yrs old - It needs to be clean but it has to have some edge and attitude.
We're looking for a site that can be appreciated by the youngster as well as the Old School hot rod guy!
The site will be built on a wordpress theme.
We're looking to sell 3-4 products on the site. I don't think we'll need more than 3 pages.
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Jewel...posed like Kate Moss against magnificent snow-clad peaks. That's how magazine writer Ted Williams described a recent photo shoot for one of his articles. Just one thing to note: Jewel was a rented three-year-old cougar.
Williams has an illuminating post on Utne Reader about phoney nature photography - basically how dangerous animals like cougars and snow leopards and lions and the rest are rented from game farms and trotted out like models at a fashion shoot, every whisker set perfectly in place.
Some of the bigger name wildlife publications, like Smithsonian and National Geographic, either refuse to run or run very few of the captive animal photos and credit them as such when they do. But less rigorous publications (whose number is far greater than that of those who abstain) serve up images of game farm animals with little or no qualification. Kathy Moran, a photography editor for National Geographic, explains:
They claim these animals are 'wildlife ambassadors.' No. An injured animal used for education-that's a wildlife ambassador. An animal kept solely for profit is an exploited animal. The wild isn't pretty. I'd rather see it real than all gussied up. When I see a poster of a big, beautiful air-blown lion galloping toward me with a mane that looks better than my hair, I feel cheated.
I didn't feel cheated before, I don't think, but now I probably will. For more on the great wildlife photography sham, check out Williams' article, "Picture Perfect." [Utne Reader via The Atlantic]
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Cover-Two: Biggest question marks for Saints, Seahawks and other division leaders
The Saints have struggled away from home, while the Seahaws have battled issues along their O-line. (Scott Eklund/AP)
No contender is perfect, not even the Seattle Seahawks, arguably the best team in football. In the latest Cover-Two, Chris Burke and Doug Farrar debate the biggest questions surrounding each and every division leader.
Philadelphia Eagles
Chris Burke: Was that stretch of good defense a mirage?
From Week 5 through Week 14, the Eagles posted a 7-1 record while allowing just 18.1 points per game. And then they coughed up 49 to the Adrian Peterson-less Vikings last Sunday. Philadelphia has made marked improvement on defense this season, but there are legitimate questions about that unit moving forward. Not a single opponent in that 7-1 stretch currently sits in playoff position, and the Eagles still rank 31st against the pass. They close with two teams, Chicago and Dallas, averaging more than 28 points per game.
Doug Farrar: Which defense will show up?
Over the last month, the Eagles were able to gain a lot of ground in the NFC East, and that had as much to do with Billy Davis' defense as anything Chip Kelly was doing on the other side of the ball. However, in last Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings, defensive failures were evident at every level. Minnesota used a expansive palette of formations to confuse Philly's front seven in the run game, Davis' linemen were overpowered by extra blockers, and switches in coverage did little to stop Matt Cassel from looking a little too much like Tom Brady. Davis must fix what ails that defense if the Eagles expect to be any more than a one-and-done. That or Nick Foles had better get ready to throw seven touchdowns in every game.
Chicago Bears
Burke:Can they stop the run?
Similar issue in Chicago as in Philadelphia (though the Bears' QB conundrum stands as a far greater headache). The Bears have been gashed on the ground all season, to the tune of a league-worst 152.4 yards per game. Up in Weeks 16 and 17, respectively: LeSean McCoy and Eddie Lacy. Chicago probably has to win both of its remaining matchups to hold on to the NFC North, so the defense at least has to do its part.
The Bears are coming off their best performance against the run in more than two months -- they held Cleveland to 93 yards rushing in Week 15.
Farrar: Where did the pass rush go?
Yes, Chicago's run defense is a clear problem. But the pass rush has disappeared as well. The Bears rank last in the league with 26 sacks, which wouldn't be as much of a problem if their defenders were getting hits and hurries on quarterbacks in place of those sacks. But that's not happening at a high level, either. Julius Peppers has just 10 combined sacks and hits, as does Shea McClellin -- and they're tied for the team lead in that category. That won't feed the bulldog in an NFL playoff picture full of impact quarterbacks.
New Orleans Saints
Burke:Will they solve their road woes?
Most teams in the NFL are worse away from home, and several contenders have struggled there this season. (Chicago, New England and Cincinnati are all under .500 in road games.) But the difference between the Superdome Saints and the visiting Saints has been striking. Not only is New Orleans a mere 3-4 on the road, but also it's averaging fewer than 19 points per game; it scores 32.8 per home game.
Week 16 takes the Saints to Carolina, with the division title on the line. A loss likely would mean needing three road wins to get to the Super Bowl.
Farrar: Will Sean Payton's impulse moves make any difference?
New Orleans' head coach demoted left tackle Charles Brown after Brown gave up two sacks in the Saints' loss to the St. Louis Rams last Sunday. Rookie Terron Armstead, a fourth-round pick with no regular-season experience, will start in the short term, and we'll see how that plan works against the pass rushers sent by the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Weeks 16 and 17 -- not to mention what may await them in the playoffs. Payton also cut struggling kicker Garrett Hartley and signed Shayne Graham in his place, through that move was probably justified.
"Sean flat-out said, 'There's probably going to be some changes made around here, and some of you won't like it,'" quarterback Drew Brees said after that loss.
Yes, such moves put players on notice. But is that the best thing so close to the playoffs, when cohesion is generally a primary issue? We shall see.
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Seattle Seahawks
Burke: Which team poses the biggest threat?
Internally, the Seahawks' most pressing concerns are in the secondary, where Brandon Browner was just suspended indefinitely; and on the offensive line, which has permitted 36 sacks of Russell Wilson. The former may cause more sleepless nights, especially since Seattle was bounced from the playoffs last year after giving up a couple of late passing plays to Atlanta's Matt Ryan.
Barring a collapse over the final two weeks, though, Seattle can sit back and wait for its playoff foes to visit the Pacific Northwest. So there's a little time to scour the landscape. And the Seahawks slammed both the 49ers and Saints in Seattle already this season (though San Francisco won the backend of that divisional home-and-home). Would either strike fear into the Seahawks' hearts? How about the NFC North or NFC East champ -- any of the possibilities there carry explosive offenses.
Seattle's going to enter the playoffs as a Super Bowl favorite and as, from what we've seen so far, the least-flawed team in football.
Farrar: Will the guards hold up?
It's tough to look at the 12-2 Seahawks and find an obvious flaw, but when one looks at the offensive line, Seattle's guards paint a less-than-rosy picture. Veteran Paul McQuistan has allowed no sacks and just one quarterback hurry in the four games since he moved back to guard from tackle in place of the injured Russell Okung, but he hasn't been strong enough opening holes in the run game. James Carpenter has managed to avoid the injury bug this season, but his performances have not been stellar, either. Marshawn Lynch's dynamic running style hides a multitude of blocking sins, and the Seahawks can use Lynch more in the passing game as they did against the Giants last Sunday, but this team has a clear offensive philosophy that centers around the run game and the play-action pass. And without quality interior protection, both primary aspects can be affected by better defenses. Seattle faces two such defenses in its last two regular-season games -- the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams, who can mess quarterbacks up and force running backs to consider alternate careers on their best days.
New England Patriots
Burke:Can the running backs carry them?
With Rob Gronkowski out of the lineup, there are going to be more opportunities for the guys out of New England's backfield. And whether that means LeGarrette Blount up the middle or Shane Vereen split out in the slot, the Patriots' running backs could be the key positional group come the postseason.
New England's run game has been undervalued for some time -- it's 12th in the league right now, despite starting tackle Sebastian Vollmer and now Gronkowski landing on injured reserve. With Blount, Vereen, Stevan Ridley and Brandon Bolden, this team has a variety of options for a number of different sets. But can they trust any of them to take charge if need be?
Farrar: How will they create explosive plays in the passing game?
Obviously, the big news about New England's offense is that without Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady has struggled to make the kinds of explosive plays in the passing game that every team needs at some point in the modern NFL postseason. And it's not just his receivers -- Brady is also playing behind an injury-affected offensive line (Logan Mankins may have to shift outside to left tackle with Nate Solder's head injury). Brady has been far, far more efficient with Gronkowski in the lineup than without, and even his second-level targets are struggling with injuries. Factor in that the Patriots defense is not the kind of unit that will make up for such offensive deficiencies, and you have a team that could go anywhere from the AFC's second seed to the outside looking in over the next two games.
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Cincinnati Bengals
Burke: Will Andy Dalton ever earn our trust?
Inevitably, when talking about the Bengals' chances in any given season, the discussion circles back to Dalton. His 2013 numbers almost identically match those from 2012 (27 touchdowns and 16 interceptions both seasons, a 61.5 completion percentage in '13 compared to 62.3 last year). And '12 ended with Dalton laying an egg in a playoff loss to Houston. There have been stretches -- like a four-game win streak over the Patriots, Bills, Lions and Jets -- where Dalton has found a groove. Cincinnati needs him to do so again in Weeks 16 and 17 and on into the playoffs.
Farrar:Can the defense put things back together without Geno Atkins?
It's often said that great athletes leave their biggest impression in their absence, and that's certainly true with Atkins, the Pro Bowl defensive tackle who was lost for the season to a torn ACL in early November. Since his injury, the Bengals' quarterback pressures have decreased and their missed tackles have increased. Atkins dealt with double teams on nearly every play, and now, those freed-up offensive linemen are hitting other targets. Cincinnati's defense has covered up Andy Dalton's flaws at times in the past, but a deep playoff run will be on the offense now more than ever.
Indianapolis Colts
Burke: Is the offensive line good enough?
That Andrew Luck has been sacked only 30 times this season is more a tribute to his ability to feel pressure and escape the pocket than it is any indication of great Indianapolis blocking. The line has been shaky at best, with the Colts often fighting to establish a run-pass balance and Luck running for his life when they take to the air.
As things stand right now, the Colts would have to open the postseason against Kansas City's ferocious pass rush. Such a matchup would be frightening on paper.
Farrar: Can this playoff team start looking like a playoff team?
The Colts have default playoff positioning due to their status as AFC South champions, but backing into a title atop a really bad division is one thing -- taking on the best teams in the postseason is entirely another. And right now, Indianapolis doesn't look like that type of team. The Colts established a positive point differential with last Sunday's 25-3 thrashing of the Texans, but they've been alternating wins and losses since their three-game win streak ended on Oct. 6. The offense sputters most weeks, the running game is a consistent issue and if this team has to play catch-up on the road -- which it would probably have to at some point in the playoffs -- it's not clear that it is equipped to do so. At least Andrew Luck is a bastion of stability no matter where he goes -- he has a passer rating of 85.2 at home, and 85.3 on the road.
Denver Broncos
Burke: Will Wes Welker return?
The Broncos signed Welker this past offseason because they felt he was a missing piece on offense, and never have they been proven more correct than when he was out of the lineup last week. Without their reliable slot receiver, Denver's offense sputtered against San Diego, particularly on third downs (2-of-9).
Peyton Manning's offense may be without Welker (concussion) in Weeks 16 and 17. A loss either week could drop Denver out of the AFC (and AFC West) lead.
Farrar: Will a patchwork defensive line hold up through the postseason?
Denver doesn't have a specific timeline on the return of Derek Wolfe, and Kevin Vickerson is out for the rest of the season with a hip injury. The Broncos signed end Jeremy Mincey to fill in, as Mincey had done well for Jack Del Rio when Denver's current defensive coordinator was the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coach. Denver will need Mincey to show that he still has something left in the tank. Denver is ranked 19th against the pass in Football Outsiders' metrics, and outside of Shaun Phillips and Von Miller, there isn't much consistent pass rush on the roster. That impacts a Denver secondary affected all season by Champ Bailey's health issues. The underrated Malik Jackson must continue to be a factor up front.
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text: Last Friday, the National Aquarium joined its partners from the Waterfront Partnership Baltimore, Biohabitats, Living Classrooms Foundation, Blue Water Baltimore, and Irvine Nature Center to launch another 2,000 square feet of floating wetlands into Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The first set of islands was installed in August 2010 as part of the Healthy Harbor Initiative, a campaign designed to create a swimmable, fishable harbor by 2020. Since then, we've been working with the University of Maryland Extension - Sea Grant to monitor the ecological services of the island by looking at nutrient uptake by the plants and colonization by aquatic organisms. We've been able to show that the plants growing on the original wetlands were successful in removing excess nutrients from the water – one of the major problems here in the Chesapeake Bay. With the additional floating wetlands, we'll be able to monitor their benefits more accurately and further improve water quality in our city. This is one of the many initiatives the National Aquarium, Baltimore, is working on to improve water quality (and quality of life) in our city. We have also hooked up a 40,000-gallon cistern (giant rain barrel), installed a green roof on our newest building, and use native plants in our Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Waterfront Park. Join us: by installing a rain barrel or native plants at your home, you can help clean the water before it flows downstream. Get more tips on what you can do here. Together, we can make a fishable, swimmable harbor! Tags: baltimore, baltimore-harbor, chesapeake-bay, Conservation, floating-wetland, floating-wetland-islands, floating-wetlands, healthy-harbor, healthy-harbor-initiative, inner-harbor Categories: Conservation Previous Post Next Post


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With a future in motion, you need content management that quickly adapts.
Customers demand an amazing experience every time they engage with your brand. And those expectations don't change when they move from device to device or to formats you never anticipated. As touchpoints multiply, it's no longer sustainable to craft an experience for each screen and channel. But with the capabilities of next-generation content management, you can now deliver what we call fluid experiences and handle whatever comes next.
Gartner named Adobe as a Leader in Web Content Management Platforms — 7 years and counting.
How fluid experiences work.
To serve content that quickly changes based on context, you need to rethink all the pieces you manage. Your copy and media components need to become individual, independent pieces, so, on the fly, they can compose the best performing experience on any device or format. When your content management can effortlessly learn patterns and make decisions around the right content, you'll delight customers with brand experiences from the web to mobile. Kiosks to wearables. VR, AR and IoT.
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Quickly and effortlessly go from ideation to publishing to meet consumer demands and drive results.
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Generate rich experiences based on and optimised by context and a complete view of the customer.
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Use AI and machine learning to take action and automate content discovery, management, creation, personalisation, delivery and performance.
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How top brands are succeeding with content management.
Philips delivers new experiences faster while still ensuring brand consistency.
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Informatica chose a content management system that uses tailored, targeted content for amazing results.
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Synopsys selected a new CMS to re-work its website and improve web content creation by 40x.
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Morningstar standardised on a new marketing platform for 26% YOY increase in customer engagement.
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When your content can transform, your business can do the same.
Powering remarkable engagements with fluid experiences is just the start. When you connect it with the rest of our marketing solution, you'll have a fully integrated platform. One that runs in the cloud to build your brand, drive revenue, increase loyalty and transform your business into an experience business.
See content management in action and how you can get started.
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello, original name Declan Patrick McManus, (born August 25, 1954, London, England), British singer-songwriter who extended the musical and lyrical range of the punk and new-wave movements.
The son of musicians, Costello was exposed to a mix of British and American styles—dance-hall pop to modern jazz to the Beatles—from an early age. During the early 1970s he lived in London, recording demos and performing locally while working as a computer programmer. He befriended Nick Lowe, bassist for the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz, who brought him to the attention of Jake Riviera, one of the heads of the independent label Stiff Records. In 1977 Lowe produced Costello's first album, My Aim Is True. A critical and commercial success, it aligned the cynicism and energy of punk bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash with the structures of a more literate songwriting tradition, weaving complex wordplay through a set of clever pop tunes and moving easily among varied melodic styles.
After the success of My Aim Is True, Costello formed a strong backing band, the Attractions, with Steve Nieve on keyboard, Pete Thomas on drums, and Bruce Thomas on bass. On the early albums with the Attractions—This Year's Model (1978), Armed Forces (1979), and Get Happy!! (1980)—Costello and Lowe developed a distinctive guitar and keyboard mix that was influenced by a variety of 1960s artists, including Booker T. and the MG's. The most notable work of this early period—rockers such as "This Year's Girl" and "Lip Service," deceptively upbeat pop tunes such as "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes," and rapid-fire, soul-inflected songs such as "Black and White World"—featured appealing melodic bass lines that complemented an energetic rhythm guitar and a stylized, almost awkward vocal style. Through densely constructed thematic puns, Costello explored the intersection of power and intimacy, often from the perspective of a rejected lover.
During the 1980s Costello broadened his range, working with various producers who developed more-layered arrangements. The hit "Everyday I Write the Book" (1983) was composed during this period, and albums such as Trust (1981) and Imperial Bedroom (1982) won critical acclaim. However, the early 1980s were also a time of creative inconsistency, as Costello experimented with the country genre in Almost Blue (1981) and released Goodbye Cruel World (1984); both albums had only limited critical and commercial success. In 1985 Costello divorced his wife, and he married Cait O'Riordan, the bassist of the British band the Pogues, the following year. Following his marriage, Costello recorded King of America (1986), a radical stylistic departure. Produced by T Bone Burnett, King of America featured spare acoustic arrangements and a more direct lyrical style. Costello continued to explore new sounds on his next album, Spike (1989). In both of these works, Costello wrote about the role of the artist in popular culture, blending contemporary cultural imagery with modern and classical literary allusions. He developed a fragmented, dissonant lyrical style; the influence of modern poets such as T.S. Eliot was evident on visionary songs such as "…This Town…" from Spike and "Couldn't Call It Unexpected #4" from Mighty Like a Rose (1991).
In the 1990s he released a mixed set of recordings, ranging from straightforward well-crafted rockers to experimental works such as the song cycle The Juliet Letters (1993), recorded with a string quartet, and Painted from Memory (1998), written with the composer Burt Bacharach. A single from the latter, "I Still Have That Other Girl," won a Grammy Award. Costello continued to develop musically and lyrically and remained one of rock's most-respected songwriters well into the 21st century. He and O'Riordan divorced in 2002, and the following year he married jazz musician Diana Krall. Later entries in his oeuvre included the albums When I Was Cruel (2002); Il Sogno (2004), a ballet; Momofuku (2008); National Ransom (2010); and Wise Up Ghost, and Other Songs (2013), a collaboration with the band the Roots. He also cowrote (with Burnett) the Academy Award-nominated song "The Scarlet Tide" for the 2003 film Cold Mountain.
Costello penned a memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink (2015), which was accompanied by the album Unfaithful Music & Soundtrack Album. Elvis Costello & the Attractions were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.
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International stocks should be a part of every portfolio and a part of every investing strategy. Strong companies aren't only found in the U.S., after all, with some of the biggest international stocks also being some of the biggest forces in America — companies like BP (NYSE:BP) and Toyota (NYSE:TM) immediately spring to mind.
What's more, the slowly recovering economy has made it painfully clear that international stocks could be one of the few opportunities for growth in your current investing strategy. So-called BRIC emerging markets — that's Brazil, Russia, India and China — still are growing even as corporations in the United States and Europe struggle. International stocks are a must-have right now, considering the poor performance of many domestic alternatives.
So how do you go about buying international stocks? What's the best international investing strategy?
For most investors, there really are only two practical ways to buy into international stocks: ETFs and funds, ADRs on major U.S. exchanges:
International Stock ETFs and Mutual Funds
Whether you just want a diverse array of international stock investing options or whether you want to focus on a specific country or region, ETFs and mutual funds provide a powerful and low-risk way to explore these emerging markets.
Take the Matthews China Fund (MUTF:MCHFX). You give this fund manager your money, and he invests in China for you based on his experience and expertise. The manager might move quickly in and out of international stocks you've never heard of or trade stocks on a Hong Kong or Taiwan exchange. All you do is trust in his strategy and share in the profits (for a small fee, of course).
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are quite similar — though they offer more flexibility in moving your money around since (as the name implies) they are traded on exchanges like regular stocks. You can buy and sell them at any point during market hours. Take the iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund (NYSE:EEM), which has around $40 billion under management in international stocks. Its top holdings include companies in Russia, China and South America.
The biggest upside of these funds is that, aside from not messing around with international stocks on foreign exchanges, you also build diversification. You are buying a fund, after all, and not a single company — meaning you spread around your risk.
You always should research each mutual fund or ETF closely before investing, weighing its current holdings and expense ratio based on your personal goals. But generally speaking, most investors that want to invest in international stocks are best served with these funds that provide built-in diversification and rely on the expertise of an international stock expert to help your strategy succeed.
International Stocks Trading as ADRs
If you are a more sophisticated international investor and don't mind doing your own research on stocks, you can pick from a host of individual companies via your normal brokerage account. While foreign exchanges in Germany, Japan and Asia often are not accessible, that doesn't mean the international stocks there are out of reach. Simply look for American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs, listed on the major U.S. exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
ADRs are almost a century old and are common ways to invest in the biggest international stocks. In a nutshell, an ADR is a stock that trades in the United States but represents a specified number of shares in a global corporation — kind of a stand-in for shares on an international stock exchange listed in a foreign currency. So instead of buying shares of Sony (NYSE:SNE) in Japan, denominated in yen, you can buy them right on the New York Stock Exchange in U.S. dollars.
What's more, thanks to strict Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, these international stocks listed as ADRs must abide by the same strict regulations as the biggest blue chips in the S&P 500.
Why would a international company agree to have its stock appear in two places at once? Well, to give the company more exposure to U.S. capital. That makes it a win-win for both international stock investors and for the corporations themselves.
You must do your research, of course, like any other stock. But ADRs provide a great way to play international stocks if you have a specific pick in mind for your investing strategy.
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com, follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP and become a fan of InvestorPlace on Facebook. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the aforementioned stocks.


text: As is usually the case following an election, promises of bipartisanship bloom ubiquitous. Finally, say politicians and partisans, we'll reach across the aisle, find common ground, negotiate constructive compromise and generally get the job done. Will those intentions hold true? It's impossible to know. But the next four years will give America to a chance to shape, for better or worse, a host of vitally important scientific, medical and environmental issues. Here is some of what we'll be arguing over -- and hopefully figuring out -- in years to come. Above: Climate Change After the collapse of federal legislation in 2010, climate change replaced social security as the third rail of American politics. But following the epic midwestern floods of 2008 and 2010, this year's drought and finally Hurricane Sandy, the winds appear to be changing. "You have stakeholders on both sides of the aisle talking about this stuff," said Eric Pooley, senior vice president of the Environmental Defense Fund. "It's not just, 'Let's go back to the last climate bill and begin conversation there.' It's, 'Let's start again.'" A cap-and-trade system for carbon pollution is unlikely, but other approaches are possible, from adapting infrastructure and improving post-disaster resilience to revenue-neutral carbon taxes and reduced fossil fuel subsidies. "We want a broad, inclusive debate here. We want people competing for the best ideas," said Pooley. "There's never been a landmark environmental bill passed in this country that didn't have overwhelming bipartisan support. Image: The U.S. Capitol building. Kevin Burkett/FlickrGenome Dilemmas Though it's taken longer than expected, the promise of genome-based insights in medical care is starting to be fulfilled. The price of genome sequencing continues to fall; more importantly, genetic information, especially in regard to drug response, is becoming actionable. "There are many institutions gearing up to do this as part of their routine clinical care," said Daniel Rader, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Clinical and Translational Research Center. "There are huge challenges, not least of which is the tremendous amount of data that's generated. Sifting through that data to find things truly relevant to an individual is a huge informatics challenge -- not just the hardware for storing data, but the human capital required to sift through it, make sense of it, and translate it for appropriate use." There's a shortage of genetic counselors in the United States, says Rader. There's also a need for more consumer protection: Though discrimination based on genetic information is illegal in health insurance, genetic discrimination is still possible elsewhere. "Someone who has their genome sequenced may be at risk of being turned down for life insurance," Rader said. "There are a lot of implications for this revolution, and it's coming." Image: Chromosomes. (Mike Towber/Flickr)The Future of Farming Though innocuously named, the farm bill guides food production and consumption in the United States. The latest version, presently stalled in Congress, would account for nearly $1 trillion in spending over the next 10 years. Negotiations on the bill will soon resume. As the problems of industrialized agriculture -- pollution, accelerated disease evolution, over-reliance on chemicals and fertilizers, vulnerability to natural disaster -- become inescapable, the farm bill offers a chance to solve those problems. One major point of contention will likely be corn-based ethanol fuel, originally envisioned as a clean energy source but now recognized as being fossil fuel-intensive to produce and having destabilizing effects on food prices. "I would start with ethanol," said Audubon Society president David Yarnold of farm bill reform. "Its value in the fight against carbon pollution is negligible, and I think we all know that." Image: Greene/Ellis/FlickrAlzheimer's Drugs for Everyone More than 5 million Americans -- including an estimated 1 in 8 people over 65 years old -- suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a neurological affliction that is dreadful, costly, difficult to detect and impossible to cure. That could soon change for the better, said bioethicist Art Caplan of New York University, but the fallout will be profoundly contentious. "We're going to see advances in the early detection of Alzheimer's. That's going to cause a huge amount of controversy and anxiety in terms of making testing available and pressures to find treatments," Caplan said. One of the most promising treatments is called intravenous immunoglobulin, or IVIg, which is now in phase 3 clinical trials. If it or some other Alzheimer's drug works, the demand will be immense, and it won't be easy to satisfy. "There are things that look promising with drugs, and it's going to be a political challenge to make them," Caplan said. "IVIg is a very difficult product to make. It will take a long time to get plants up and running and through approval. We have a hard time making some simple drugs now in factories, and this stuff is an order of magnitude more complex." There may also be public pressure to make the drug affordable, setting up a collision between industry and government. Image: Justin Sorenson/FlickrEnd-of-Life Decisions Though a ballot proposal to legalize doctor-assisted suicide was narrowly defeated in Massachusetts, the issue is not going away. America is aging rapidly, and many terminally ill people are choosing to forgo expensive, marginally effective, spare-no-expense treatment in favor of palliative care that emphasizes comfort and dignity. It's only a small step from asking what constitutes a good end of life to what makes a good death. Image: Ann Gordon/FlickrWeighing the Evidence With Obamacare and widespread awareness of unsustainable U.S. health spending came a renewed focus on preventive medicine and what's known as evidence-based care: Treatment guidelines and insurance coverage based on systematic reviews of clinical results, eschewing tests or treatments that are expensive but offer limited clinical benefit. If this sounds simple in theory, the reality is far messier. Physicians and scientists often disagree over how evidence should be interpreted, and the outcome is ultimately a cost-benefit analysis in which some suffering is simply too costly to avoid. Bitter fights over prostate cancer screening and breast cancer exams foreshadow battles to come. Image: Hans Splinter/FlickrNext-Gen GM Debate over genetically modified crops tends to focus on shaky scientific concerns about their dietary safety, or fears that excessive regulation will stop the development of extra-nutritious, extra-hardy crops. These questions are secondary to the commercial reality of GM crops, the most popular of which are designed to withstand high doses of the herbicide Roundup. More than 90 percent of U.S. soybeans and 70 percent of corn and cotton is Roundup-resistant, an over-reliance that accelerated the evolution of Roundup-resistant weeds. Most of the genetically modified crops now in commercial development, and scheduled for federal review in the next several years, represent a chemical answer to this quandary: They're designed to withstand heavy doses of multiple herbicides, including highly toxic chemicals that Roundup was originally supposed to replace. 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Before Fall officially hits, it's time to start thinking about transitioning your makeup bag for the new season. Jessica Scantlin, a makeup artist from Blushington Beauty Lounge, shares her Summer-to-Fall beauty advice with us below.
1. Toss your shimmering bronzer: When it comes to your Fall makeup palette, one of the first things to stash away is your golden bronzer. "If you want to use bronzer, opt for a matte bronze instead of a shimmered bronze," Scantlin says. "Also, when using an illuminator in the Fall, try choosing few specific areas that you would like to highlight, and do so in a small dose."
2. Keep some color in your makeup bag: "Keep all of your colorful lipsticks, shadows, and colored mascara," Scantlin says. "These are easy products to go from Summer to Fall." She recommends the traditional gray, taupe, bronze, and plums for your shadow, but you can use the bright blue or electric purple from your Summer makeup as an accent on your lower lash line.
(Take off a few inches of summer damage and go for an asymmetrical hair cut—it works on any length.)
3. Add depth to your lipstick:"In Summer, we keep it minimal with a pop of color on the lips. However, Fall is the perfect time to use those colors in a richer and darker shade," Scantlin explains. So if you wore a soft rose all Summer, try trading it in for a bold burgundy or deep red-violet hue for Fall.
4. Bring out the jewel tones: "In Fall, we see a lot of jewel tones on the eyes, but you can transition the look into a more sultry style," says Scantlin. To do this, bring the shadow down to your lower lash line, and to add more intensity, smudge a liner on top.
5. Try an ombré plum lip: When colder weather hits, it's time to amp up the dramatic effect of your makeup. One of Scantlin's easiest ways to do this is to work a trendy ombré lip. "The way to get a pretty plum pout with an ombré effect is by starting from the outside of your lips and working your way in toward the center," she explains. Start by lining your lips with a dark liner. Then, apply a coordinating lipstick shade without filling in the entire lip. Finish by sweeping on a lighter shade in the same color family on the inner section. "Top that off with a clear gloss, and you'll have a fun, trendy ombré lip for the Fall season."
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This is another one of my finds while treasure hunting. I found this piece while digging through tons of dishes. It was literally sitting in the middle of random plates like it was just a regular Wally-Mart throwaway. When I finally set my eyes on this one, I knew it was mine. Our eyes met, it stared me down like that lone puppy with tear filled wide eyes. Hoping that this will be the day that it is not only briefly held, but forever LOVED. Ahh, just got your attention. I just thought it was a cool plate. I saved it from being possibly broken or damaged. Amazingly, it was unscathed like it was just unwrapped for the first time.
My son's 1st birthday is approaching soon. I thought that this would be very fitting as a gift for him to have upon his bookshelf. The plate has all the numbers 123's and his ABC's. I don't really know if its worth anything, but it is very cool looking. I'll post the Toddler's block coin bank I found early as another of his gifts. It's really cool. Trust me, I'm really stoked about his first B-Day. Thanks for viewing.


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The RPM ACT is designed to protect automotive enthusiasts. Sign here to notify your representatives: https://www.votervoice.net/SEMA/campaigns/45394/respond
|Protect your right to race! Tell Congress to pass the RPM Act now and stop the EPA from destroying motorsports in 2020. Your member of Congress needs to hear from you before the end of the year!
The RPM Act of 2019 (H.R. 5434/S. 2602) is common-sense, bi-partisan legislation to protect Americans right to convert street vehicles (cars, trucks and motorcycles) into dedicated racecars and the motorsports-parts industrys ability to sell products that enable racers to compete. The bill clarifies that it is legal to make emissions-related changes to a street vehicle for the purpose of converting it into a racecar used exclusively in competition. It also confirms that it is legal to produce, market and install racing equipment.
The RPM Act reverses the EPAs interpretation that the Clean Air Act does not allow a motor vehicle designed for street useincluding a car, truck, or motorcycleto be converted into a dedicated racecar. This American tradition was unquestioned for nearly 50 years until 2015 when the EPA took the position that converted vehicles must remain emissions-compliant, even though they are no longer driven on public streets or highways. Although the EPA did not finalize the proposed rule, the agency still maintains the practice of modifying the emission system of a motor vehicle for the purpose of converting it for racing is illegal. Manufacturing, selling and installing race parts for the converted vehicle would also be a violation. The EPA has also announced that enforcement against high performance partsincluding superchargers, tuners, and exhaust systemsis a top priority for 2020.
Converting street vehicles into dedicated race vehicles is an American tradition dating back decades and has negligible environmental impact. While California is known for having the strictest emissions laws, the state exempts racing vehicles from regulation.
Motorsports competition involves tens of thousands of participants and vehicle owners each year, both amateur and professional. Retail sales of racing products make up a nearly $2 billion market annually. Most of the vehicles raced on the estimated 1,300 racetracks operating across the U.S. are converted vehicles that the EPA considers to be illegal.
The RPM Act does not interfere with the EPAs authority to enforce against individuals who illegally install race parts on vehicles driven on public roads and highways and the companies that market such products. Tampering with the emissions system of a motor vehicle used on public roads is a clear violation of the Clean Air Act.
The RPM Act will provide the racing community with certainty and confidence in the face of an EPA interpretation of the Clean Air Act that threatens to devastate an American pastime and eliminate jobs in our communities.


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Swallowed pen still works 25 years later
The gist of this story is a woman was poking at her sore tonsils with a felt tip marker when she lsot her balance and fell, swallowing the pen in the process. Doctors spotted it in a recent when she was having some unrelated trouble. They decided to remove the pen and despite having spent all that time in her gut the think still had usable ink and could write. I've written a few gut wrneching stories but this tale trumps me by a long shot.
The Lincoln Journal Star says Monday that officials don't know when it happened, why it happened or who did it, but the smell left no question. A police report puts the loss at $3,900.
Tammy Teasley of Lincoln City Libraries says she was removing older, outdated books from circulation on Nov. 28 when she detected the odor on the shelves on the second floor in a corner of the building.
Teasley says the person was likely intoxicated and found a secluded spot in the library. She says the remaining books on those shelves will be moved elsewhere.


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Just a quick reminder for any of our readers who might be attending the Special Libraries Association conference in Philadelphia this coming week – Our friend and contributing writer Lauren Bradley has organized a get together for LIS students and n00brarians. See the details below and RSVP to the Facebook invite. Take pics and post them on our Facebook page!
Time: Monday, June 13 · 5:00pm – 7:00pm
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LIS students, recent grads, and assorted friendlies: let's take a moment away from the hotel ballroom scene at SLA2011 and raise a glass to colleagues from our programs and new friends from other schools. The fun is inclusive to everyone, because almost everyone at SLA went to an LIS program at some point, right?
Happy hour will be on the roofdeck bar from 5pm to 7pm. This event is being co-organized by the fine folks at Hack Library School and by SLA@Pratt, the student chapter of SLA at Pratt SILS. See you there!
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Triathlon Athlete Overcomes Unlikely Obstacles
COLUMBIA - Poor health and a life threatening accident would keep most people from their goals. KOMU 8's Karl Roskamp explains how one Columbia man hurdles these obstacles and much more.
Tony Rigdon is now one of the best athletes in Columbia. He hasn't always been able to run over the competition though. That's because in 2001, at age 26, Rigdon was 40 pounds overweight and living in his parents' basement. Things started to change after his friends convinced him to run a 5k.
Rigdon explained, "It was a small enough field where I ended up getting third place and got this little trophy. That was really kind of motivating." Since then, Rigdon has raced nearly every distance including marathons.
But he's making a splash in a different way. With cap and goggles in place,the recently engaged Rigdon also swims. But it's a sport he had to ease into. "Is swimming your least favorite? Ah yes.."
That's because it's a necessary evil of his true passion... triathlons. Soon enough, winning became part of the cycle. Rigdon won 43 events in his first 10 years of racing. He nearly lost everything during one bike ride though. "I don't remember any of it. This is all what I've been told." Rigdon was hit by a car during the bike portion of a triathlon in 2006. He suffered a fractured jaw, eye socket and hand, but survived. Rigdon has since made a full recovery and returned to racing for one big reason. "I love to compete," he said.
Rigdon's race will be on Sunday at the Trizou Triathlon. He expects to win.


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Boy, how did the Sun-Times get scooped on this one? Their columnist Joe Cowley spends years trolling everyone, degrading women, and just acting like an all-around dick, and he finally gets in trouble, and I have to read about it in the Tribune? I guess the Sun-Times isn't your one-stop shop for all things Chicago sports.
The Trib got comment from Sun-Times EIC Jim Kirk:
"Recently, a reporter in our newsroom, Joe Cowley, made offensive comments on his Twitter account," Kirk said Tuesday. "The Chicago Sun-Times is an institution with important social responsibilities, and we expect those who represent our paper to act with the respect and sensitivity that our readers deserve. Mr. Cowley's remarks were offensive and he has been reprimanded appropriately."
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President Barack Obama's health care reform law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2014, does not include a new government-run health plan–as most Americans erroneously believe–rather it seeks to ensure that virtually every American has health care coverage, and businesses and individuals have decisions to make, says analyst Andy Friedman of The Washington Update in his latest white paper, "Health Care Reform Takes Effect: What Choices do Businesses and Individuals Have?"
The latest research by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the ACA will shrink the number of uninsureds by about half, from 60 million to 30 million, Friedman notes.
This reduction, he says, "will come at a cost to both the government and to affluent Americans," as "a portion of the cost is funded by a new 3.8% tax on investment income received by families with adjusted gross income above $250,000." The remaining cost "must be recouped through spending cuts–the law seeks to implement cuts in Medicare reimbursement amounts–additional taxes, or new government borrowing."
In his paper, Friedman warns that, first and foremost, the Affordable Care Act–commonly referred to as Obamacare–is "complex," and that businesses and individuals should consult with a financial advisor or qualified attorney to determine how the law impacts their specific circumstances.
But Friedman says that while the health care reform law is "massive," at its core are five major initiatives that seek to ensure Americans have health care coverage:
- Employer Mandate: While employers are required to provide health insurance to their employees that meets certain minimum essential coverage requirements, and will have to pay a penalty for not doing so come 2015, they must also bear the brunt of providing such coverage. However, a worker may be required to contribute up to 9.5% of their income.
- Individual Mandate: Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, every American will have to be covered by health insurance that meets the minimum essential coverage requirements. Those not covered by an employer's health care plan or via Medicare or Medicaid will have to purchase insurance, or pay a penalty for not doing so.
- Pre-Existing Conditions: The health care law prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage or charging higher premiums based on the state of an applicant's health (pre-existing conditions).
- Exchanges: The law requires each state to set up an "exchange" or "marketplace", an internet portal where people seeking insurance can get information about coverage options and fees. If a state fails to establish an exchange, the federal government will do so for the state. The exchanges are to be up and running by Oct. 1, 2013.
- Subsidies: Families with income between approximately $24,000 and $94,000 may receive a federal subsidy when they purchase insurance on an exchange. Workers eligible for employer-provided insurance coverage are not eligible to receive a subsidy.
Friedman notes that whether the mandates work to ensure that Americans have health insurance "will depend on the extent to which employers and individuals comply."
For example, he says, an employer can avoid the mandate in three ways:
- Businesses with fewer than 50 employees are not subject to a penalty for failing to provide insurance to their employees. There is some concern that small businesses might choose to remain under 50 employees to avoid the mandate.
- Businesses are not required to provide insurance to part-time workers, defined as employees who work fewer than 30 hours per week. Some businesses already have indicated they will hold part-time workers to fewer than thirty hours to avoid the mandate.
- Some businesses that cannot take advantage of the above exceptions might choose to pay the penalty ($2,000 annually per employee) rather than provide insurance to their employee–which is much less expensive than paying for employee coverage. Employers might be less concerned about offering insurance now that their employees cannot be rejected for individual coverage.
Because time is of the essence, Friedman says that businesses must decide whether to provide employee insurance coverage in 2014, and, if so, whether also to provide family coverage.
Businesses, he says, "should also consider whether to scale back (or not increase) number of employees or hours for part time employees before the employer mandate becomes enforceable in 2015."
For individuals, Freidman says that those who are not eligible to receive coverage from employers or under Medicare or Medicaid must decide by Jan. 1 whether to purchase coverage on the exchanges (perhaps with benefit of a subsidy) or allow the IRS to reduce tax refunds they would otherwise receive by the amount of the penalty for failing to do so.
"But young and healthy workers might choose to pay the penalty rather than purchase insurance," he adds, as the maximum penalty is $2085 per family or 2.5% of taxable income, whichever is greater."
Moreover, he says, "the IRS, which is charged with collecting the penalty, can do so only by a reducing a tax refund otherwise due. Thus, the penalty cannot be collected from people who pay no income tax (or who do not overpay their tax through estimated payments)."


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Ford Racing's Cobra Jet Program - Launch Vehicle
The evolving story of the modern Cobra Jet
On September 28, 2013, Ford Motor Company sent a unique and decidedly extroverted satin orange Mustang Cobra Jet across the block of Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas auction, where it quickly drew a winning bid of $200,000—all of which went straight into the charitable coffers of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Like every other late-model Cobra Jet, BJMS CJXX1 is equally likely to win big in NHRA Stock Eliminator quarter-mile competition because current-generation CJs have been a dominant force ever since their introduction in 2008—exactly four decades after the original '68 Cobra Jet thundered onto the scene.
Purpose-built drag cars, these present-day Cobra Jets (so far built as '08, '10, '12, '13, and '14 models, and officially known as FR500CJ in Ford Racing-speak) are serialized but carry no VIN numbers, so they are absolutely not street legal. Yet NHRA rules require them to be production-based and have essentially stock exteriors and interiors, so that the CJ—like its cross-town drag-strip rivals, the COPO Camaro and Challenger Drag Pak—lives up to the factory-based spirit of the sanctioning body's "stock" classes.
Every modern Cobra Jet has started off from the same basic unibody structure as a regular production Mustang, spot-welded together in the Flat Rock plant. Looking back, the run of '08 CJs was assembled in a Roush facility, while the '10, '12, and '13 Cobra Jets were assembled right at the Mustang's Flat Rock, Michigan, assembly plant. For the '14 build, each body-in-white leaves Flat Rock and travels a few miles to a newly established Cobra Jet build facility at Watson Engineering, where every seam is completely stitch welded for the rigors of track use and an NHRA-spec roll cage is installed.
With the exception of the Barrett-Jackson car, '14 CJs are offered in just three colors. Two of those—Oxford White and Gotta-Have-It Green—are regular-production colors, and Cobra Jets ordered in either of those two hues are returned to the Flat Rock factory for paint after cage installation. The third '14 color, Flat Black, is not a factory offering and has to be applied in a separate, specialized Detroit-area paint facility. Despite costing a $5,995 premium over the factory colors, this menacing flat black has proven popular, with no less than 30 of the 50 '14 CJs so ordered (15 were done in white and just five in green.) Once painted, the caged unibodies then return to the Watson build facility for hand assembly.
In the meantime, the CJ engines—now based on the production 5.0L Boss 302 block—are meticulously hand assembled in yet another Motor City facility ('08 through '12 CJs used versions of the 5.4L 4V engine). Though the block itself is stock, it gets filled with a race-spec oil pump, Manley H-beam connecting rods, and custom Mahle pistons, but uses a stock Boss 302 crankshaft and topped with the Boss production CNC-ported cylinder heads. The '14 CJ was offered (we say "was" because all 50 sold out immediately when first announced in March 2013) in either naturally-aspirated or supercharged form. However, all 50 (plus the Barrett-Jackson prototype) were ordered with the Ford Racing/Whipple 2.9L twin-screw supercharger. For NHRA competition, this blown combination is rated at 525 hp.
As far as assembly, the CJs go together using a combination of production Mustang trim, wiring, and body parts, along with aftermarket race-spec components. Transmission offerings have evolved since '08 and have included production Tremec six-speed or Liberty-built manual gearboxes, as well as a variety of two- and three-speed automatics. For '14, the "base" transmission is a three-speed automatic using a new Reid Racing SFI-approved case and built by race tranny specialists at Joel's on Joy near Detroit.
Cobra Jet front suspensions are of stock layout but use adjustable Ford Racing struts and forego an anti-roll bar. Early CJs had aftermarket manual steering racks but, from the '13 Cobra Jet onward, the production Mustang's electric power-assist steering (EPAS) system has been included, greatly improving pit-area and other slow speed maneuvering.
At the rear, the CJ uses a Strange Engineering 9-inch axle with aluminum center section packed with a spool and 4.88 gears. Axle location is via three-link setup with an adjustable Panhard bar and sway bar. Further back yet, an Aeromotive fuel cell and dual batteries reside in the trunk.
Strange Engineering lightweight drag brakes are standard equipment, and the wheels (15x3.5, front; 15x10, rear) are specifically made for the CJ by Weld Racing, imprinted with the Cobra Jet name and snake logo. Even the Goodyear slicks carry the snake logo. A wheelie bar is a new option for '14, and a parachute mount is now integrated into the rear bumper, though the CJ does not include the parachute kit itself.
We mentioned that these new CJs have had much race success, starting immediately with a win that amazingly paralleled the debut of the'68 Cobra Jet. Historians in the readership will remember that the '68 CJ won the very first national event it entered, the NHRA's 1969 Winternationals. That winning car was driven by Al Joniec. Fast forward four decades, when four '08 Cobra Jets were entered in the 2009 Winternationals, each lettered up like one of those original '68 CJs. One was decaled up just like Joniec's '68 car—and promptly went out and won its debut event, a storybook start to the new Cobra Jet's racing career. CJs have since gone on to win at least one NHRA National event every year since—far outpacing their GM and Mopar rivals.
Why has the Cobra Jet seen such success? With each new model, it has evolved to remain a winner. "To keep a program relevant, it has to continually evolve, to continually be competitive, and be able to win," says Jesse Kershaw, Ford Racing's Drag Racing and Competition Manager. "And that's what I think we've delivered better than everyone else."
With a new Mustang just around the corner, it's reasonable to assume that a new Cobra Jet will follow, as the CJs, along with COPO Camaros and Challenger Drag Paks, have taken the NHRA Stock classes by storm. Get your order in early because, as always, there will only be 50 made. Oh, and maybe a prototype that may well cross another Barrett-Jackson auction block in the name of charity.
CJ for Charity
Carrying the unique serial number "#2014 BJMS CJXX1," the philanthropic pony that crossed the block at Barrett-Jackson had served as the prototype for the 50 NHRA-legal Cobra Jets that Ford was building for the '14 model year. It was the only one finished in the wild flat-orange paint scheme. As if to confirm its true purpose, this singular CJ crossed the auction's televised stage with the shredded rubber remnants of a test burnout still proudly coating its rear quarter-panels. A big win for charity and National Multiple Sclerosis Society research, to be sure.


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Denver Health's 2016 NightShine Gala raises $1.3 million
Federico and Cindy Pena arrived at the 2016 NightShine Gala prepared to accept the accolades that would come their way as recipients of the Denver Health Foundation Stars award.
What he, at least, had no way of knowing is that an additional honor awaited.
When they stepped to the stage to accept their award, Pena was flabbergasted when Michael Pollak, chair of the Denver Health Foundation board, joined Denver Health & Hospital Authority board chair Rus Heise in announcing that Denver Health's newest community clinic would be named the Federico F. Pena Family Health Center.
(We suspect that Cindy may have had an inkling; she is, after all, a member of the Denver Health Foundation board).
Federico Pena, a former mayor of Denver and state legislator, served as secretary of the Department of Energy and of the Department of Transportation during the Clinton Administration. He also was a national co-chair of Obama for America 2012. Today he is senior advisor to the Colorado Impact Fund and to Vestar Capital Partners, a private equity firm with offices in New York, Boston and Denver.
Cindy Pena was recruited to serve as vice president/general manager at KMGH-Channel 7, following a 20-year career with KUSA-Channel 9. As such, she was one of the first Hispanics in the nation to be named general manager at a major market network affiliate; to this day, she was the only woman to run a network television station in Denver.
NightShine 2016 was chaired by Manuel Martinez and his wife, Pat Cortez, and Walter and Christie Isenberg. The 1,560 guests helped raise a record $1.3 million.
A partner in Bryan Cave HRO's Denver office, Manuel Martinez is an attorney practicing in the areas of business, land use and administrative law. He is a member of the national board of Volunteers of America and served as manager of safety and director of the Department of Excise and Licenses while Federico Pena was mayor. Pat Cortez is senior vice president and manager for Wells Fargo's community and government affairs team in Colorado and serves on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Foundation, National Sports Center for the Disabled and the Latin American Educational Foundation.
Walter Isenberg is co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Sage Hospitality, which owns and operates hotels and restaurants in 18 states. A recent inductee to the Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame, he serves on the boards of Visit Denver, the Downtown Denver Partnership, the Children's Hospital Foundation and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Christie Isenberg is president of Amp the Cause, which helps support over 40 child-focused organizations. She is on the board of National Jewish Health and the Tennyson Center.
NightShine was emceed by Les Shapiro and Lauren Whitney. Shapiro is the co-host of The Afternoon Drive with Goodman and Shapiro on Mile High Sports Radio and a contributor to Fox31 Sports, appearing every Sunday night. Whitney is a weather anchor at CBS4 Denver and a coach for Girls on the Run.
NightShine, held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center, began with a cocktail hour where guests could sample an abundant array of hors d'oeuvres while enjoying the music of the Denver Health band, Healers and Hellraisers. Members of that group include the hospital's chief executive, Dr. Art Gonzalez, who will be retiring in June.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock were among those attending NightShine, joining a group that also included former Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, Wilma; Paula Herzmark, executive director of the Denver Health Foundation; CBS4 general manager Walt DeHaven and his wife, Wendy Aiello; Denver Health Foundation board members Steve Farber, Mike Ferrufino, Josh Hanfling and Charlie Walling; Libby Anschutz and fiance Jeff Allen; Evi and Evan Makovski with their daughter and son-in-law, Dorit and Aryeh Fischer; Denver Health's former chief, Dr. Patricia Gabow, and her husband, Dr. Hal Gabow; Drs. Ron and Sue Townsend; Wil and Roz Alston; Nancy Levine and hubby Dan Obarski; and Gov. Hickenlooper's chief of staff, Doug Friednash. with his mom, Zelda.
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The great outdoors await your family this Summer, so don't let some pesky bugs ruin the experience. If you thought choosing a safe sunscreen was complicated, you haven't entered the world of bug repellents yet. Just hearing the word DEET sends some parents running inside for cover, but actually getting bitten by a bug may be worse for you than some of the chemicals found in bug sprays — the incidence of tick-transmitted Lyme disease has more than doubled in the last 15 years and mosquito-borne West Nile Virus infected 5,000 people last year alone.
So how can we safely protect our kids from these bugs? While botanical and all-natural solutions sound healthy, an 18-month Environmental Working Group study found that certain chemicals are are not only more effective than botanical versions, they're safer too. According to the EWG, parents should look for the following repellants listed in bug spray ingredients to ensure a high level of protection from a variety of biting insects and ticks:
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These chemicals, when used according to their directions, will protect tots from bites and bug-borne diseases. And they're easier to find than you would think. Click through to see five options that will keep kids safe and bite-free this Summer.


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Evacutaion of Rongelap Islanders to Mejato by crew Rainbow Warrior. Pacific 1985.
On March 1, 1954, the United States exploded a hydrogen bomb, code named 'Bravo'. At 15 megatons 'Bravo' was a thousand times more powerful than "Little Boy" the bomb dropped on Hiroshima and after the explosion there was a marked increase in the level of background radiation measured around the globe.
The inhabitants of Bikini and Enewetak were evacuated from their island homes prior to the nuclear tests to avoid exposure to radioactive fallout. But the inhabitants of Rongelap 150 kilometres away, were not so fortunate.
Within four hours of the explosion, fallout from Bravo was settling on the island. A fine white ash landed on the heads and bare arms of people standing in the open. It dissolved into water supplies and drifted into houses.
Evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to Mejato by crew of the Rainbow Warrior. Rongelap was contaminated with radioactive fall out from American nuclear tests in the Pacific.
Although American authorities knew of the fallout pattern and the strong winds that had been blowing towards Rongelap on the day of the test, they made no attempt to evacuate the Islanders for more than 48 hours. Many Marshallese believe the Rongelap Islanders were used by the US as 'guinea pigs' to study the effects of radioactive fallout on humans. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York State stated that "The habitation of these people on the island will afford most valuable ecological radiation data on human beings".
The Rongelapese exposed to the tests had all the symptoms of severe radiation sickness: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, itching and burning of the skin, eyes and mouth. They suffered from skin burns over much of their bodies, and lost much of their hair within two weeks of the Bravo explosion.
Thirty one years on, 95% of the population alive between 1948 and 1954 had contracted thyroid cancer and a high proportion of their children suffered from genetic defects.
The Rongelap people were returned to their island in 1957, in spite of the fact that it had been continually dosed with fallout from nuclear tests during their absence. No 'cleanup' of radiation was ever conducted and In 1979, an aerial radiation study of the northern Marshalls conducted by the US revealed high levels of residual radiation on Rongelap Atoll - in some places even higher than at Bikini itself.
But the US government representative to the Marshall Islands had ruled that Rongelap was still perfectly safe, as long as the people stay away from the northern islands and eat imported tinned food.
The Islanders pleas to the US government to be evacuated had always fallen on deaf ears. So at the request of Rongelap's representative to the Marshall Islands parliament, Greenpeace agreed to take on the task of evacuating the entire population to the safer island of Mejato 180 kilometres away.
'Operation Exodus' was a major departure for Greenpeace, this was not a traditional Greenpeace Style protest, there were no inflatables or banners to hang, there was just the logistic challenge of moving an entire population 180 kilometres in the Pacific.
When the Rainbow Warrior arrived at the seemingly idyllic tropical island on the 17th May, local women sailed out to greet the crew singing Marshallese songs. Other Rongelapese waiting on the beach held up banners that read, "We love the future of our kids."
With all they had heard and read about Rongelap, it was an overwhelming experience for the crew of the Warrior: the realisation that these people who had been living here for thousands of years would probably never see their homes again. For the next few days the Greenpeace crew and the islanders worked together to dismantle the houses and ferry the materials to the Warrior.
The ten day evacuation required 4 trips between the islands and in all, 300 Islanders and over 100 tons of building materials were relocated. When it was time to leave, most of the crew were devastated. Their experience at Rongelap brought home to them the consequences of nuclear testing on these isolated South Pacific communities and stirred up powerful emotions.