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All signs point to quiet Trade Deadline for Reds
Cincinnati banking on return of injured player more than outside help
LOS ANGELES -- As Wednesday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline closes in, the Reds find themselves at a crossroads of sorts.
Adding a right-handed bat would certainly help the club, but then again, help could be on the way sooner than later in the form of rehabbing left fielder Ryan Ludwick.
"If we do acquire a right-handed bat, what do we do with Ludwick when he gets back?" Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "If there is somebody available that can definitely help the club, we'll certainly take a look. To this point, we haven't had any conversations with a club that indicated that."
Deals can be made after Wednesday, but it requires the players to clear waivers -- which means other teams can block deals by putting in a claim on a player.
Cincinnati is still pursuing the Cardinals and Pirates from third place in the National League Central. If the season ended Sunday, the Reds would have the second NL Wild Card spot.
The rumor mill has largely excluded the Reds this month and although something can always develop, all signs point to a quiet Deadline for the Reds. The team is also somewhat restricted. Prospects are something they are lacking after trades in each of the past two years. Budgetary restrictions also exist as the Reds aren't looking to take on added payroll.
Deadline blockbusters have been a rarity since Jocketty took over the Reds' GM in 2008. In '09, the Reds acquired third baseman Scott Rolen from the Blue Jays for Edwin Encarnacion and Josh Roenicke.
Last season, Jocketty bolstered the bullpen by getting reliever Jonathan Broxton from the Royals for two Minor Leaguers.
This year, despite the division deficit, the Reds are a team without many needs. Left-hander Tony Cingrani has capably filled in for injured ace Johnny Cueto. The bullpen has picked up the slack for injured relievers Sean Marshall and Broxton.
Adding pitching depth is always a plus, but all three injured pitchers are expected to come off the disabled list and help the club down the stretch.
"There's not too much we can do. We've got four guys on the disabled list and when we get them back, it strengthens our club even more," Jocketty said. "I don't want to trade prospects to improve the club."


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All he wanted was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was.
Now, in the new chapter of this espionage series, Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future. He must travel from Moscow, Paris, Madrid and London to Tangier and New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne--all the while trying to outmaneuver the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents with him in their crosshairs.
Casino Royale got a lot of credit for re-energizing the baleful Bond franchise with fresh ideas, but all it was really doing was aping the Bourne series. Daniel Craig's movie is just a pale shadow of the Bourne movies, Jason Bourne did it first and Jason Bourne did it better.
What Bourne does so well and Bond wants is take super-spying and plop it down in the middle of reality. Better still, it does that without losing any of the fun associated with movie screen international espionage. There's action aplenty in the Bourne movies, and that's part of why the franchise is getting a movie number three.
Back for the third film The Bourne Ultimatum is director Paul Greengrass. He took over the franchise for movie number two, The Bourne Supremacy and while on hiatus between 2 and 3 he made a little movie called United 93. Don't be surprised if Greengrass is holding an Oscar before Ultimatum hits theaters.And he deserves it. In spite of his sometimes annoying affinity for the shaky cam, Greengrass is an amazing director.
Also back is Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. When we first heard whispers about Damon playing a spy back in 2002, everyone laughed. Matt Damon as a trained killer? Impossible we said. But he's brilliant. Matt Damon doesn't look like a spy, and that's part of the film's brilliance. With Damon playing the part, Jason Bourne seems realistic. Real spies are average looking guys who kick amazing amounts of ass. Damon is incredibly convincing at that.
With both Damon and Greengrass back, The Bourne Ultimatum should only improve further on the previous two Bourne efforts. Eat your heart out Daniel Craig, you're just a wannabe Jason Bourne.

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Dallas, NC
Job Description
General Summary:
The Store Manager In Training (SMIT) job is the first step in the CVS/pharmacy Retail Management Development Program, and is a short-term role (not to exceed 24 months) that provides both work assignments and training opportunities to prepare SMITs to be promoted into a Store Manager role. From the date of entry into the CVS/pharmacy Retail Management Development program as an SMIT, it may be possible to progress to a Store Manager position within 12 weeks-24 months, depending on the prior experience and performance of the SMIT, and then to field management and/or executive opportunities in 3-5 years.
A SMIT is a member of the Store Management team, and as such, fulfills the company purpose of helping people on their path to better health by driving store execution and performance while building consumer loyalty to CVS/pharmacy through a focus on excellent customer service. Under the supervision of the Store Manager, the SMIT will maintain an engaged, productive store team through strong leadership, demonstrating initiative and leading by example.
The SMIT is responsible for supporting the Store Manager in the total leadership and strategic operation of a CVS/pharmacy store including:
• Overall store management, supervision, and policy implementation
• Sales and inventory management
• Employee staffing, training, and development
• Financial management
• Customer service leadership
The Store Management team receives support from their individual store team, but other support and direction come from regional field management, call centers, distribution centers, and Customer Support Center headquarters.In addition to day-to-day management responsibilities, SMITs are also responsible for completing operations and management skills training, and learning about key aspects of the business and CVS/pharmacy culture, in order to prepare for promotion to a Store Manager position. This extensive training course is designed to provide a strong foundation to prepare a SMIT to be able to assume supervisory duties and operational control of a store immediately upon promotion into a Store Manager position. SMITs must maintain satisfactory performance and must demonstrate consistent progression through the training program in order to remain in the role and be considered for Store Manager openings. No SMIT may remain in role for longer than 24 months.
Selection for the SMIT position does not guarantee promotion into a Store Manager position. Whether and when an SMIT is actually promoted to Store Manager is dependent on a variety of factors, including but not limited to performance and availability of Store Manager openings.
Essential Functions:
1. Management
• Lead others and work effectively with store crews
• Supervise, assign and direct activities of the store's crew
• Effectively communicate information to store crew and supervisors in an open and timely manner
• Support Store Manager with actions plans for operational and service improvement
2. Customer Service
• Assist customers with their questions, problems and complaints
• Promote CVS customer service culture (greet, offer help, and thank)
• Provide colleagues personalized customer service feedback and coaching (E.g., myImpact coaching; myCustomer feedback; personal observations)
• Handle all customer relations issues in accordance with company policy
• Promote a positive shopping experience for all customers
• Maintain customer/patient confidentiality
3. Merchandising/Presentation
• Price merchandise
• Stock shelves
• Reset departments following POGs adapting them to a particular store
• Organize and execute the display and signing of weekly, major promotional and seasonal merchandise
• Organize and execute the display and maintenance of off-shelf merchandise
4. Loss Prevention
• Control use of register keys, securing door keys, alarm codes, and safecombinations
• Execute locking of safe and security doors and setting of alarms when closing the store
• Complete random cash verifications; journal tape checks; analyze Cashier Analysis Report
• Identify and react to shoplifters and apprehend to secure company assets and process shoplifters accordingly
• Protect store assets
• Administer, monitor, and react to Internal Loss Prevention programs and systems: employee bag checks; lockers secured; receipts for purchases
• Maintain and react to Electronic Article Surveillance system
• Ensure price accuracy, using POS Price Accuracy Report and in-store price audits
5. Operations
• Respond to MIS
• Review electronic journal
• Access, input, retrieve and analyze information from the computer
• Order regular and promotional merchandise, maintaining appropriate inventory levels using the Telxon machine
• Maintain an organized office and backroom
• Work reserve stock
• Oversee and execute the preparation of the daily cash report and weekly summary
• Develop sales/hours forecasts
• Load and unload deliveries
• Lift 35 pound trays/cases to a height of 4 feet
• Move trays/cases from one location to another
• Verify and document billing of merchandise (check-in merchandise)
• Execute and document merchandise returns and inter-store transfers
• Operate a cash register - including: cash, check and charge transactions
• Bagging merchandise
• Execute and document: Cash/check pulls; deposits; returned check payments; check acceptance;refunds; voids; discounts; cashier verifications; rain-checks; signing crew members on/off; taking closing readings
• Deliver deposits and secure change from the bank maintain a balanced imprest fund
• Schedule daily, weekly activities; prepare weekly work schedules based on store's budgeted hours
• Finalize weekly payroll
• Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures and federal and state laws
• Prepare, complete and distribute reports and records: paid out summary; key rec's (accounts payable); MU/MD; customer cash discrepancy; returnable merchandise; accident reports; various other surveys as requested
• Open/close store
• Conduct a walk through of the store and establish a prioritized list of tasks
• Answer telephone
• Identify and react to in-store repairs
• Execute payment of outside vendors as appropriate
6. Human Resources
• Train, develop, and evaluate crew members and supervisors
• Execute all necessary documentation for H.R.I.S. administration: hiring kits; staff enrollment forms, changes of status forms for all store personnel
• Conduct performance appraisals for all directly assigned personnel
• Ensure on-the-job safety of all employees and treatment for employee injuries sustained on the job
• Coach and execute counseling discussions with store employees
• Maintain a work place free from discrimination and harassment
7. Financial Reporting/Administration
• Analyze operating reports/documents and make recommendations on how to improve store performance and implement plans
• Prepare the store for a physical inventory
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inven
Required Qualifications
‐ Willingness to accept promotion into a CVS/pharmacy Store Manager position if promotion is offered
‐ Ability to transfer to other CVS/pharmacy stores located within the same District
‐ Ability to work a full-time flexible schedule, including some early morning, overnight and weekend shifts, to work overtime as needed, and to respond to urgent issues at the store when they arise
Preferred Qualifications
‐ 5 + years of retail management experience, or experience as a CVS Supervisor
‐ Ability to transfer to other CVS/pharmacy locations outside of the same District
‐ A high school diploma or GED is required.
- A four year college degree is preferred, or relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a college degree.
Business Overview
CVS Health, through our unmatched breadth of service offerings, is transforming the delivery of health care services in the U.S. We are an innovative, fast-growing company guided by values that focus on teamwork, integrity and respect for our colleagues and customers. What are we looking for in our colleagues? We seek fresh ideas, new perspectives, a diversity of experiences, and a dedication to service that will help us better meet the needs of the many people and businesses that rely on us each day. As the nation's largest pharmacy health care provider, we offer a wide range of exciting and fulfilling career opportunities across our three business units – MinuteClinic, pharmacy benefit management (PBM) and retail pharmacy. Our energetic and service-oriented colleagues work hard every day to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers.
CVS Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, medical condition, age, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information, citizenship status, unemployment status, political affiliation, or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. CVS Health will consider qualified job candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with federal, state and local laws. CVS Health will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any Colleague or applicant for employment because such Colleague or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the Colleague or applicant or another Colleague or applicant. Furthermore, we comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster:
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As soon as you have completed online enrolment, please ensure that you complete/update the online medical questionnaire. You will find the questionnaire at: https://s3.plymouth.ac.uk/s3 . Alternatively, you can scroll down on the induction web page where you will see a link for the Medical Questionnaire (You must complete online enrolment first). You may have previously completed the questionnaire but must still open and save this even if there are no changes. Opening and saving the questionnaire will be date stamped and we will know that your information is up-to-date. This will be checked by a member of the administrative team and if information is not updated you will be refused entry to laboratories and refused attendance on any fieldwork. The information is required solely to enable organisers of field courses, lab work and other activities you may undertake to be alerted to any special requirements or precautions which may be necessary.
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Dr Simon Ingram and all
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15.00 – 15.30 Guided walk to the Marine Station
Dr Simon Ingram and all available staff members
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Dr Sarah Bass
11.30 - 12.00
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14.00 – 15.30 General
Information – Room 220, Davy Building, please note this room is above the Main
Hall on the first floor
Dr Simon Ingram
• General guidance about
various operational matters such as timetables, student support, health and
safety, assessment issues etc.
• Information and sign-up for adventure activities on Friday.
15.30 – 17.00 Exchange Opportunities and Diving Talk – Room 220, Davy Building, please note this room is above the Main Hall on the first floor
Dr Daniel Conley and Dr Keiron Fraser
• Information on Exchange Opportunities
• Information for Scientific Diving
Wednesday 18 September 2019
11.30 - 11.45 Introduction to Student Wellbeing Services – Room 018, Rolle Building
Student Services will outline the support available to all students and where you need to go to access this support. The session will include information about:
· Disability Services
· Student Wellbeing Services (Counselling, Mental Health and Wellbeing)
· Chaplaincy
· Learning Development incl SUM UP
· Care Leavers
· Peer Assisted Learning (PALS)
11.45 – 12.00 Introduction to the Students' Union – Room 018, Rolle Building
A representative of the Students' Union will outline all the extra-curricular activities you can enjoy, including; sports clubs and societies, volunteering, and how the Union is the hub of social life whilst studying. They provide your student support and representation.
12.00 - 12.15 Careers - Room 018, Rolle Building
Claire Guy
The most often quoted reason for coming to university is to enhance your future prospects and to create fulfilling career paths. Find out about how the Careers and Employability service can support you with this by; opening your eyes to a wealth of graduate options, helping you to develop skills and gain experience and providing you with all the practical help you need, from stage 0 right the way through to postgraduate study (and for up to 3 years after you finish your programme!)
19.00 - 21.45 Welcome Party - Graduation Marquee Plymouth Hoe
The Welcome Party is your opportunity to meet informally with other students new to The Faculty of Science and Engineering as well as some current students and your academic staff.
Additionally, the evening includes a welcome drink, entertainment and the chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher.
Thursday 19 September 2019
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Dr Phil Hosegood and Dr Gillian Glegg
Any time between 09.00 – 16.00 University Card Collection - Room 015, Ground Floor, Smeaton Building
You can collect your University card from Room 015, Ground Floor, Smeaton Building during the times given above. Your card is used for entry to the Library, some room entry, handing in coursework etc. You must complete online enrolment and upload a photo prior to attending this session. You will need to bring identification with you to this session. The preferred form of identification is a valid current passport. Please refer to our University Card Collection web page for further details.
NB: If you already have a card i.e. because you were previously a student on another course or at a Partner College, you do not need to attend this session.
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The Multifuel KitWhite Racing started developing its multifuel upfit kit back in 2004 and quickly found great results. Says Dan White, "The best discovery was that we could run the vehicle on just about any readily available fuel: gasoline, E85, E98, or race gas. Our big-boost, big-horsepower customers have found the ethanol-based fuels are very addictive because their engines make great power, the fuel is readily available, and it is way less expensive than C16 race gas.
"Ethanol is incredible at withstanding massive amounts of boost. We believe it does so well with boost due to a combination of ethanol's high octane rating and the increased latent heat of vaporization-which is the amount of energy it takes to vaporize the ethanol. These make it perfect for EFI, boosted applications. The octane resists detonation and preignition, and the cooling effect of the fuel vaporizing cools the intake charge and the engine. Our customers seem to like it, too, as we are upgrading a lot of big-power, street turbo cars with our multifuel kit."
A Few PartsThe White Racing kit is impressive in how few components it has: a fuel sensor, custom fittings to allow AN fuel lines to be attached to the sensor, and some custom wiring. The fuel sensor is the most important (and expensive) part in the kit. It is plumbed into the return line of the fuel system and can read the percentage of ethanol. It sends that information to the EFI controller so the air/fuel ratio can be altered accordingly. To alter the air/fuel ratio on the fly, White Racing has developed special software and calibrations for many of the aftermarket EFI controllers (BigStuff3, FAST, and so on) and some of the original equipment (OE) controllers that come in production cars. In this way, the hard parts of the kit are just the tools that allow the system to work.
The custom wiring harness comes with the correct connector already installed on one end for White's sensor, and on the other end, depending on the kit, is the appropriate connector to tap into the factory harness. The kit shown in the photos is for a Buick Grand National. The plug on this jumper harness plugs into one of the unused sensor connectors located in the engine bay.
How It WorksYou need the multifuel kit to run gasoline and ethanol in various percentages mostly because ethanol has approximately 30 percent less Btu (British thermal units-a measurement of potential energy in a compound) than gasoline. This lower Btu amount is partly offset by the fact that ethanol has a higher specific gravity (weight/gallon of the liquid) than gasoline (it weighs about 6.6 lb/gal versus gasoline's 5.5 lb/gal). But even with the offset, the engine needs to be fed up to about 50 percent more fuel (compared with gasoline) when it is running on ethanol to maintain the appropriate air/fuel ratio for combustion.
To do this, the fuel pump, lines, fuel filter(s), fuel injectors, and regulator/return system need to be upgraded to be able to handle the additional fuel flow. The key to increasing the fuel system capability is to not go so big with the components that the vehicle can't run on gasoline anymore. Unfortunately, there really is no way to provide more detail than that, as vehicle fuel systems vary dramatically-so each application is dealt with on a custom basis.
The White Racing kit allows you to run alcohol-based fuels to make more power but also have the option to run gasoline when it is the only choice. You can dump whatever fuel is available to you at that moment in the car and it will adjust on the fly-though most enthusiasts who have made this upgrade become addicted to the benefits of E85 and will do their best to keep the tank full of ethanol. Beyond the power potential, the great thing about this kit is it allows cars that would usually have been on a very short fuel load leash to be driven around like regular cars-and that just means more time and miles behind the wheel of that monster power ride.
When E85 Isn't E85An interesting tidbit is that for a better part of the year, E85 from your local gas station is not actually E85-it's probably closer to E70. The fuel blend is altered, as ethanol can be difficult to combust in colder temperatures. This is important to understand because let's say you converted your vehicle to run specifically on an E85 blend (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) without something like the sensing capability of White Racing's kit. With an E70 blend in the tank, the engine would likely run dead rich. For this reason, to run on multiple fuels, a vehicle will need the ability to alter the air/fuel ratio based on the fuel going into the engine-not on what the pump says is going in the tank.
Using an aftermarket engine controller, like the FAST system shown here or a BigStuff3, makes this upgrade much easier. White Racing has spent a lot of time developing software and calibrations to utilize the capability of the sensor and instantly alter the air/fuel ratio for optimal performance and durability.
|Ethanol Vs. Gasoline
|Btu content
|About 30 percent less (gas = 125K, E100 = 84.4K, E85 = 90.3K)
|High (E100 is 129, E85 is 105)
|Latent heat of vaporization
|Approximately six times that of gasoline
|Flame temperature
|Less than gasoline (or diesel)
|Flame speed
|Faster than gasoline
|Much worse (aggressive on bare aluminum and brass)
|Carbon monoxide emissions
|Much less
|Almost none (water soluble)


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Piltogg Weapon.
Structure Level 12.
Propulsion: 24'' movement via Anti-Grav.
Xerum 525: The power source of Die Glocke is also highly radioactive. This radiation causes 5d6 damage to all living creatures within 24" of Die Glocke.
Crew: One suitable "Super-Lead-Lined-Suit" minifig. Lead-Lined suit for protection to Xerum 525.
"The Bell" (German: Die Glocke) represented something at the very pinnacle of SS General's Hans Kammler's occult and super-secret SS "wonder weapons" empire. Nick Cook's book, "Hunt for Zero Point" represents the only publicly accessible information on this bizarre object in the English language, the equally macabre experimentation that surrounded it, and the stringent security the SS held it under. The following are the salient features of The Bell, according to information Cook received from both German and Czech sources:
(1) The Bell was reportedly a metallic object, approximately 9 ft. in diameter and 12-15 ft. tall;
(2) It looked like a "Bell", hence its codename to the Germans, die Glocke;
(3) It was comprised of two counter-rotating cylinders, rotating a purplish liquid-metallic looking substance code-named "Xerum 525" by the Germans, at high speeds;
(4) "Xerum 525" was apparently highly radioactive, being purple in color, and housed in cylinders with lead lining 3 cm (12 in.) thick;
(5) The Bell apparently required high amounts of electrical power in its operation;
(6) During use, it could only be run for approximately one to two minutes, as it apparently gave off strong radiation and/or other electromagnetic or unknown field effects;
(a) Several scientist died on its first operation;
(b) Subsequent tests included various plants and animals, all of which decomposed into a blackish goo and without normal putrefaction, within a matter of a few minutes or hours after exposure to its field effects when in operation;
(c) Technicians near the Bell during these experiments reported metallic tastes in their mouths after being exposed to it;
(d) The chamber in which the Bell was tested was lined with ceramic bricks and rubber mats, and had to have its rubber matting removed and burned after each test, and it was subsequently washed down with brine by inmates from nearby concentration camps;
(7) All the scientists and witnesses who saw or worked on the Bell were murdered by the SS as the war neared its end;
The Bell was transplanted out of Silesia to a destination that has never been discovered. The Bell, along with General Kammler himself, simply disappear entirely from history, never to be seen again. It is believed, however, that both the Bell and General Kammler were transported by U-boat to a base outside of the Reich (Base 211 in Neu Schwabenland, Antarctica being the strongest choice being the strongest candidate). Others suggest Norway where German troops still held that territory.
(9) A strange "henge" like structure was constructed by the Germans out of reinforced concrete near the facility where the Bell was located and tested. This structure resembled a test rig for the possible test of extremely powerful propulsion devices.
The rotation of the object, and presumably the radioactive liquid-metal called "Xerum 525", suggests that the Germans were investigating the inertial and vortex properties of radioactive material when subjected to high speed rotation, as well as the resulting field effects.
It is likely that this rotation was caused by passing a current through the liquid - hence the high power consumption - but the possibility of mechanical rotation should not be ruled out in addition to this, as German progress in jet engine turbines and uranium centrifuges would have given them the experience to construct very high speed turbines for rotating such material for study. In this sense, it is possible that the Bell was nothing more than two counter-rotating ultra-high speed turbines That is to say, the Bell may have been an ultra high speed electro- mechanical turbine of some sort, an offshoot, perhaps, of German centrifuge technology development.
The housing of this device in an underground chamber lined with ceramic brick and rubber mats suggests that it gave off extremely strong electro-magnetic or electro-static field effects as well as high heat when in operation. The reporting of metallic tastes in the mouths of what few surviving personnel there are suggests this. The quick decay without apparent putrefaction of organic material within its field suggests effects that some would associate with scalar waves.
But what was the mysterious "Xerum 525"? When first investigating this strange material, the first thought is that it might be some radioactive isotope of mercury, or possibly a more radioactive substance in chemical solution of some sort. It is perhaps worth noting that recently a strange substance known as "red mercury", or mercury antominate oxide, has been alleged to have strong neutron emitting properties when subjected to sudden explosive stress, and is alleged to be a non-fissile method of triggering the enormous fusion reactions of hydrogen bombs, as well as being able, in its own right, of fission explosions in the small kiloton range. Perhaps the Nazis had stumbled onto a similar such substance during the war.


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Does Testosterone Replacement Cause Prostate Cancer?
By Michael A. Smith, MDEven though testosterone is a key messenger in the body and blood levels decrease with age, many men are scared of replacement therapy. Why? They're afraid of developing prostate cancer.
For many years now, doctors have been telling male patients that testosterone replacement therapy may be necessary in specific instances, but as a general anti-aging strategy, it can be dangerous. In particular, they've been misinforming their patients that the "unnecessary" use of testosterone increases their risk of prostate cancer.
But is this true? Does the evidence in the medical literature support the position that testosterone replacement causes prostate cancer? Let's dig into it a bit.
Research Shows No Increased Risk with TestosteroneHarvard researchers have clearly shown that testosterone therapy does not increase the risk of prostate cancer. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, came to the conclusion that the medical establishment was wrong in suggesting that testosterone replacement therapy increases the risk of prostate cancer.
As a matter of fact, what the researchers actually found might surprise you. Dr. Morgentaler's team meticulously showed that low testosterone actually increased the risk of prostate cancer. Go figure.
In one of their studies,1 they compared the results of testosterone therapy given for 12 months in two groups of men with low testosterone. The first group consisted of 20 men considered to be at high risk for prostate cancer based on biopsy results showing an allegedly precancerous condition called prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN).
The second group consisted of 55 men with normal biopsy results. At the end of one year of treatment, both groups had a similar, modest increase in PSA. One man in the study, who was in the high-risk group, developed cancer.
So, overall testosterone therapy resulted in a one-year cancer rate of 1.3% (one of 75 men). More importantly, the one-year cancer rate among the high-risk men with PIN was 5%. Keep in mind that the known cancer rate of men at high risk for developing cancer is 25% over three years. As you can see, testosterone therapy did not increase the risk of prostate cancer in anyone, including the men that were at high risk.
They concluded that the average physician's fear of prostate cancer with testosterone therapy was unjustified. So, it's pretty clear that raising testosterone isn't fuel for a hungry tumor.
Increased Blood Testosterone Doesn't Increase Cancer RiskAnother study,2 published in 2006, gave either testosterone injections or a placebo to men with low testosterone every two weeks for a total of six months. At the beginning and end of the study, measurements of testosterone and DHT (the more active form of testosterone within prostate tissue) were obtained from the blood and also from the prostate itself.
The results showed that although blood concentrations of testosterone and DHT rose substantially in the group receiving testosterone injections, the concentration of testosterone and DHT within the prostate itself did NOT change at all and was similar to the group that received placebo injections. In addition, biochemical markers of prostate cell growth also did not change with testosterone injections.
The Bottom Line on Testosterone Replacement and Cancer RiskSimply put, testosterone replacement therapy has not been shown to increase the risk of prostate cancer. Overall, these are the main conclusions that we can draw:
- Low blood levels of testosterone do not protect against prostate cancer.
- Low blood levels of testosterone may increase the risk of prostate cancer.
- High blood levels of testosterone do not increase the risk of prostate cancer.
- Treatment with testosterone does not increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Read more on this topic: Do I Need Testosterone Replacement?.
What do you think? Please share your take in the comments below.
- Curr Treatment Options Oncol. 2006;7:363-9.


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Say what you will about Kim Dotcom, but by all accounts, he's hilarious on stage.
On the same day that the Megaupload tycoon starred in "MegaChristmas" in Auckland, taking the role of "Santa Dotcom," a New Zealand TV channel revealed that the NZ government has spent millions of tax dollars going after him, making it likely one of the most expensive cases in the country's history.
According to documents released to One News under the Official Information Act (analogous to the United States' Freedom of Information Act), "up to five crown lawyers have spent more than 6,000 hours working on the case. Crown law will not say how much that has cost, but private firms charge up to NZ$600 (US$504) an hour, which would bring the bill to more than NZ$3 million (US$2.5 million)."
It has been nearly a year since the Dotcom mansion was raided by New Zealand law enforcement, who were requested to do so due to federal charges filed against Dotcom in the US.
Since then, Dotcom has fought tooth and nail against his extradition to the United States, and revealed that the NZ justice system screwed up the search warrant and the raid itself. Most recently, the government has allowed Dotcom access to classified intelligence.
UPDATE: Ira Rothken, Kim Dotcom's head global counsel, e-mailed Ars to say: "The Crown lawyers acting on behalf of the US have found themselves in the perfect storm of a bad case and a bad legal theory combined with illegal government conduct and that leads to high legal expenses. The government's serial appeals, stonewalling evidence disclosure, illegal search and seizures, illegal data transfer, and illegal spying doesn't come cheap. Since the Government's only advantage in this case is money and resources they are trying to win a war of attrition but I hope they understand by now that Kim Dotcom and our legal team find this defense worthy and will work hard to achieve justice."
Legal issues aside, during the yuletide performance, Dotcom pokes fun at his own story.
"I was in my mansion playing Call of Duty, and suddenly I heard someone coming down the chimney," Dotcom reportedly says during the play. "And I was like, 'Oh my God! Not another raid! Who are you trying to impress this time, [NZ PM] John Key? Steven Spielberg?'"
"MegaChristmas" runs December 12-22 at the Basement Theatre in Auckland.


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My coworker showed me this website called Fomato Cards today and I'm pretty obsessed. I've been talking about working on a line of cards with my friend Jess (one of our great designers at Yelp) for a while now. We've sort of put this idea on hold, however, because Jess has been busy in her off-time launching a wedding invitation business and an online store, and I have been busy squeezing my pores in the mirror and playing with my dog. But these Fomato illustrations cracked me up and lit a little fire under my patooty.
My favorite of these cards is the birthday one on cheese. I love cheese so much! In my fantasy world, I would eat it every day and I would still feel amazing, my skin would be flawless, my waist would be trim, and I would never be constipated. A girl can dream.


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Demi Lovato has a new legal battle on her hands.
The "Confident" singer was just slapped with a lawsuit filed by indie band Sleigh Bells for copyright infringement.
The group claims that the former Disney darling's 2015 hit "Stars" sounds too similar to their track from 2010 titled "Infinity Guitars."
U.S. & World
E! News has obtained the court documents where Sleigh Bells claims that the two songs are "virtually identical content" that "transcend the realm of coincidence."
According to the lawsuit, "a comparison of the two songs reveals that, at the very least, the combination of the hand claps and bass drum, structured as 3 quarter beats and a rest, with the bass drum providing a counter-rhythm to the hand claps, is at least substantially similar in both works. This infringing material repeats throughout the Defendants' song."
Musicians Performing Live on Stage
Lovato isn't the only one mentioned in the lawsuit, UMG Recordings and Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub were also noted in the lawsuit.
Last year, Yacoub opened up to Rolling Stone about the allegations that the two songs were similar at the time, saying, "We did not use any samples in Demi Lovato's song 'Stars'. Demi was also not involved with the production. She only wrote top line."
And shortly after the song was released late last year, the band tweeted the following at Demi:
"Flattered you guys sampled 'Infinity Guitars' and 'Riot Rhythm' for 'Stars' but we were not contacted. Gotta clear those."


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Last night Troy had is birthday celebration with his friends. He has a leap year day birthday but we were all sick with the flu so had to postpone his party with his friends. Last night they all converged on our home. The ran around wild until 4 am and were up at 8. I was able to get in a run in the SNOWY woods with Topaz before they awoke. When they did, they were starving. I made over 60 pancakes, they drank 1 gallon of skim milk and a gallon of orange juice.
I left Steve with a kitchen full of dirty dishes, sleeping bags and boys everywhere as I wanted to get to Afton by 11. I missed the run but would make the party. He assured me it was fine. When I came home this afternoon all was sparkly and the boys were all in their own homes.
I made it to Afton at 1115 and arrived with a loaf of Country French bread I baked for Jefferey and his birthday cake. I again couldn't get it level! I guess the layers just don't bake up even, although I measured out the batter among the pans. The cake was cold from the car ride and didn't cut nicely. I was assured it tasted fabulous, however. They all loved it.
Happy Birthday Jeffrey!
This afternoon I put together Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna. The Daring Bakers created this last month. I have never rolled out lasagna noodles; only noodles for chicken soup. This lasagna has has layers of homemade spinach pasta, country-style meat ragù, béchamel and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
The boys weren't too sure of spinach pasta. I knew it would be wonderful! I was a bit intimidated at first. I thought the pasta would be very difficult to get thin enough and thought it would stick to the counter. It didn't. It rolled out wonderfully; it didn't stick at all.
After I cleaned up the kitchen - my turn ! I put the lasagna into bake and ran to they gym to lift back. I called at 40 minutes to have Tyler remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes. I was back home and had the table set before it was ready to serve.
We all sat down for dinner wondering exactly how it would taste. I loved the pasta. The pasta sheets were thin, but rich and full of flavor. The ragu was wonderful, the bechamel smooth, all very tasty.
Troy didn't like it! He is my pasta freak. I don't think he liked the nutmeg in the bechamel. That is all we could come up with. He enjoyed the pasta sheets, liked the ragu, but didn't like something in the white sauce. The nutmeg is all that I can come up with. He decided to have Ramen Noodles instead! I never force them to eat anything; I was happy he tried it...especially since the pasta was spinach! The rest of us enjoyed the pasta dish very much. Steve and Tyler both had seconds and will be eating the rest of the dish for dinner tomorrow evening. I'm making a salad creation from Mediterranean Fresh that Troy and I will be trying.
Here is the recipe. It looks complicated, but it really isn't. It went together quite easily and you can make portions of it in advance.
All recipes below from The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food by Lynne Rossetto Kasper (published by William Morrow and Company Inc., 1992).
Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna (Lasagne Verdi al Forno)
(Serves 8 to 10 as a first course, 6 to 8 as a main dish)
Preparation Time: 15 minutes to assemble and 40 minutes cooking time
10 quarts (9 litres) salted water1 recipe Spinach Pasta cut for lasagna (recipe follows)#11 recipe Bechamel Sauce (recipe follows)#21 recipe Country Style Ragu (recipe follows)#31 cup (4 ounces/125g) freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
MethodWorking Ahead:The ragu and the béchamel sauce can be made up to three days ahead. The ragu can also be frozen for up to one month. The pasta can be rolled out, cut and dried up to 24 hours before cooking. The assembled lasagne can wait at room temperature (20 degrees Celsius/68 degrees Fahrenheit) about 1 hour before baking. Do not refrigerate it before baking, as the topping of béchamel and cheese will overcook by the time the center is hot.
Assembling the Ingredients:Have all the sauces, rewarmed gently over a medium heat, and the pasta at hand. Have a large perforated skimmer and a large bowl of cold water next to the stove. Spread a double thickness of paper towels over a large counter space. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). Oil or butter a 3 quart (approx 3 litre) shallow baking dish.
Cooking the Pasta:Bring the salted water to a boil. Drop about four pieces of pasta in the water at a time. Cook about 2 minutes. If you are using dried pasta, cook about 4 minutes, taste, and cook longer if necessary. The pasta will continue cooking during baking, so make sure it is only barely tender. Lift the lasagne from the water with a skimmer, drain, and then slip into the bowl of cold water to stop cooking. When cool, lift out and dry on the paper towels. Repeat until all the pasta is cooked.
Assembling the Lasagne:Spread a thin layer of béchamel over the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange a layer of about four overlapping sheets of pasta over the béchamel. Spread a thin layer of béchamel (about 3 or 4 spoonfuls) over the pasta, and then an equally thin layer of the ragu. Sprinkle with about 1&1/2 tablespoons of the béchamel and about 1/3 cup of the cheese. Repeat the layers until all ingredients are used, finishing with béchamel sauce and topping with a generous dusting of cheese.
Baking and Serving the Lasagne:Cover the baking dish lightly with foil, taking care not to let it touch the top of the lasagne. Bake 40 minutes, or until almost heated through. Remove the foil and bake another 10 minutes, or until hot in the center (test by inserting a knife – if it comes out very warm, the dish is ready). Take care not to brown the cheese topping. It should be melted, creamy looking and barely tinged with a little gold. Turn off the oven, leave the door ajar and let the lasagne rest for about 10 minutes. Then serve. This is not a solid lasagne, but a moist one that slips a bit when it is cut and served.
#1 Spinach Egg Pasta (Pasta Verde)
Preparation: 45 minutes
Makes enough for 6 to 8 first course servings or 4 to 6 main course servings, equivalent to 1 pound (450g) dried boxed pasta.
2 jumbo eggs (2 ounces/60g or more)10 ounces (300g) fresh spinach, rinsed dry, and finely chopped; or 6 ounces (170g) frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry3&1/2 cups (14 ounces/400g) all purpose unbleached (plain) flour (organic stone ground preferred)
Working by Hand:
Equipment:A roomy work surface, 24 to 30 inches deep by 30 to 36 inches (60cm to 77cm deep by 60cm to 92cm). Any smooth surface will do, but marble cools dough slightly, making it less flexible than desired.A pastry scraper and a small wooden spoon for blending the dough.A wooden dowel-style rolling pin. In Italy, pasta makers use one about 35 inches long and 2 inches thick (89cm long and 5cm thick). The shorter American-style pin with handles at either end can be used, but the longer it is, the easier it is to roll the pasta.Note: although it is not traditional, Enza has successfully made pasta with a marble rolling pin, and this can be substituted for the wooden pin, if you have one.Plastic wrap to wrap the resting dough and to cover rolled-out pasta waiting to be filled. It protects the pasta from drying out too quickly.A sharp chef's knife for cutting pasta sheets.Cloth-covered chair backs, broom handles, or specially designed pasta racks found in cookware shops for draping the pasta.
Mixing the dough:Mound the flour in the center of your work surface and make a well in the middle. Add the eggs and spinach. Use a wooden spoon to beat together the eggs and spinach. Then gradually start incorporating shallow scrapings of flour from the sides of the well into the liquid. As you work more and more flour into the liquid, the well's sides may collapse. Use a pastry scraper to keep the liquids from running off and to incorporate the last bits of flour into the dough. Don't worry if it looks like a hopelessly rough and messy lump.
Kneading:With the aid of the scraper to scoop up unruly pieces, start kneading the dough. Once it becomes a cohesive mass, use the scraper to remove any bits of hard flour on the work surface – these will make the dough lumpy. Knead the dough for about 3 minutes. Its consistency should be elastic and a little sticky. If it is too sticky to move easily, knead in a few more tablespoons of flour. Continue kneading about 10 minutes, or until the dough has become satiny, smooth, and very elastic. It will feel alive under your hands. Do not shortcut this step. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and let it relax at room temperature 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Stretching and Thinning:If using an extra-long rolling pin work with half the dough at a time. With a regular-length rolling pin, roll out a quarter of the dough at a time and keep the rest of the dough wrapped. Lightly sprinkle a large work surface with flour. The idea is to stretch the dough rather than press down and push it. Shape it into a ball and begin rolling out to form a circle, frequently turning the disc of dough a quarter turn. As it thins outs, start rolling the disc back on the pin a quarter of the way toward the center and stretching it gently sideways by running the palms of your hands over the rolled-up dough from the center of the pin outward. Unroll, turn the disc a quarter turn, and repeat. Do twice more.
Stretch and even out the center of the disc by rolling the dough a quarter of the way back on the pin. Then gently push the rolling pin away from you with one hand while holding the sheet in place on the work surface with the other hand. Repeat three more times, turning the dough a quarter turn each time.
Repeat the two processes as the disc becomes larger and thinner. The goal is a sheet of even thickness. For lasagne, the sheet should be so thin that you can clearly see your hand through it and see colours. Cut into rectangles about 4 by 8 inches (10 x 20 cm). Note: Enza says that transparency is a crucial element of lasagne pasta and the dough should be rolled as thinly as possible. She says this is why her housekeeper has such strong arms!
Dry the pasta at room temperature and store in a sealed container or bag.
#2 Bechamel
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
4 tablespoons (2 ounces/60g) unsalted butter4 tablespoons (2 ounces/60g) all purpose unbleached (plain) flour, organic stone ground preferred2&2/3 cups (approx 570ml) milkSalt and freshly ground pepper to tasteFreshly grated nutmeg to taste
Using a medium-sized saucepan, melt the butter over low to medium heat. Sift over the flour, whisk until smooth, and then stir (without stopping) for about 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk a little at a time and keep the mixture smooth. Bring to a slow simmer, and stir 3 to 4 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Season with salt, pepper, and a hint of nutmeg.
#3 Country Style Ragu' (Ragu alla Contadina)
Preparation Time: Ingredient Preparation Time 30 minutes and Cooking time 2 hours
Makes enough sauce for 1 recipe fresh pasta or 1 pound/450g dried pasta)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (45 mL)2 ounces/60g pancetta, finely chopped1 medium onion, minced1 medium stalk celery with leaves, minced1 small carrot, minced4 ounces/125g boneless veal shoulder or round4 ounces/125g pork loin, trimmed of fat, or 4 ounces/125g mild Italian sausage (made without fennel)8 ounces/250g beef skirt steak, hanging tender, or boneless chuck blade or chuck center cut (in order of preference)1 ounce/30g thinly sliced Prosciutto di Parma2/3 cup (5 ounces/160ml) dry red wine1 &1/2 cups (12 ounces/375ml) chicken or beef stock (homemade if possible)2 cups (16 ounces/500ml) milk3 canned plum tomatoes, drainedSalt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Working Ahead:The ragu can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. It also freezes well for up to 1 month. Skim the fat from the ragu' before using it.
Browning the Ragu Base:Heat the olive oil in a 12 inch (30cm) skillet (frying pan) over medium-high heat. Have a large saucepan handy to use once browning is complete. Add the pancetta and minced vegetables and sauté, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, 10 minutes, or until the onions barely begin to color. Coarsely grind all the meats together, including the prosciutto, in a food processor or meat grinder. Stir into the pan and slowly brown over medium heat. First the meats will give off a liquid and turn dull grey but, as the liquid evaporates, browning will begin. Stir often, scooping under the meats with the wooden spatula. Protect the brown glaze forming on the bottom of the pan by turning the heat down. Cook 15 minutes, or until the meats are a deep brown. Turn the contents of the skillet into a strainer and shake out the fat. Turn them into the saucepan and set over medium heat.
Reducing and Simmering:Add the wine to the skillet, lowering the heat so the sauce bubbles quietly. Stir occasionally until the wine has reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Scrape up the brown glaze as the wine bubbles. Then pour the reduced wine into the saucepan and set the skillet aside.Stir ½ cup stock into the saucepan and let it bubble slowly, 10 minutes, or until totally evaporated. Repeat with another ½ cup stock. Stir in the last 1/2 cup stock along with the milk. Adjust heat so the liquid bubbles very slowly. Partially cover the pot, and cook 1 hour. Stir frequently to check for sticking.Add the tomatoes, crushing them as they go into the pot. Cook uncovered, at a very slow bubble for another 45 minutes, or until the sauce resembles a thick, meaty stew. Season with salt and pepper.


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Iterators and iostreams
A few weeks back I was debating whether to use iterators or streaming operations for I/O on my data compression code. I bemoaned the fact that the C++ iterators that perform stream I/O use the insertion and extraction operators, making them unsuitable for binary data compression.
It looks like I spoke too soon.
The Problem
The canonical way to use iterators to go over an iostream is via
istream_iterator or its partner,
ostream_iterator. In this short sample, I create a binary file with values 0 to 256, then try to read back the data using this iterator type:
#include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <iterator> using namespace std; int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { ofstream temp_out("temp.dat", std::ios_base::binary ); for ( int i = 0 ; i < 256 ; i++ ) temp_out.put( (char) i ); temp_out.close(); ifstream temp_in("temp.dat", std::ios_base::binary ); char last = -1; int count = 0; istream_iterator<char> ii( temp_in ); while ( ii != std::istream_iterator<char>() ) { char c = *ii++; count++; if ( c != char(last+1) ) cout << "Error on character number: " << (int) last << endl; last = c; } cout << "Count: " << count << endl; return 0; }
Running this program gives the following output:
Error on character number: 8 Error on character number: 31 Count: 250
Due to the fact that the extraction operator uses whitespace as a delimiter, we get errors trying to read tab, line feed, vertical tab, form feed, carriage return, and space — which means we simply don't see six characters in the input file. This is not too bad when parsing ascii text, but when trying to do compression on binary data, it just won't work.
I figured this was the end of it until reader Fred Jardon chimed in with:
It directly reads from the inner The opposite iterator exists:
streambuf without using the extraction operator.
It directly reads from the inner
The opposite iterator exists:
Well, Fred is quite right, and it only serves to show my lack of depth when it comes to iostreams. The two classes,
istreambuf_iterator and
ostreambuf_iterator read directly from the underlying buffer, and don't use the extraction operator, which means they don't have the whitespace issues seen above. Changing just two lines fixes the problem:
istreambuf_iterator<char> jj(temp_in.rdbuf()); while ( ii != std::istreambuf_iterator<char>() ) {
Running that I get the pristine output I long for:
Count: 256
I'd like to tell you the ramifications of diving down into the object and working on the buffer, but I'm afraid the implementation details still elude me. There's a lot more going on in iostreams than in good old
<stdio.h>, and half of what I learned about it was wiped out in the standardization process. So be it.
In any case, I think the proper use of
istreambuf_iterator tips the scale in favor of iterators for me, which reverses my previous thinking.
And many thanks to Fred for straightening out the mess.


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Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, and Mumbai see large new metro networks as true climate solution
Last week in the New York Times, columnist Thomas Friedman wrote about a couple of Americans he met in India who were driving a solar and electricity-powered car around India. They spend their days excitedly showing people there the technology's potential, hoping to convince lawmakers and entrepreneurs to invest in more sustainable transport. One of those individuals said the following:
"India is full of climate innovators, so spread out across this huge country that many people don't get to see that these solutions are working right now. We wanted to find a way to bring people together around existing solutions to inspire more action and more innovation. There's no time left to just talk about the problem."
Mr. Friedman lauds the pair for their work, but I'm not sure that what they're doing makes all that much sense. After
Continue reading Indian Cities Recognize that Solving the Climate Crisis Doesn't Involve Promoting Automobiles »


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Newt Gingrich continued his full-throttle emphasis on immigration on Thursday in Iowa, countering opponents who have accused him of embracing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Gingrich signed a pledge to build a fence along the entire 2,000-mile stretch between Mexico and the United States by the end of 2013.
Building the fence could cost taxpayers billions of dollars, not including annual maintenance expenses. But Gingrich told The Des Moines Register in an interview that those costs could be trimmed as much as 95 percent by simply eliminating all federal regulations for the fence's construction.
He did not explain how he arrived at that estimate and his staff was unable to pinpoint the information Thursday.
"Remember, we built the Pentagon for almost nothing because we didn't go through all the modern baloney," Gingrich said.
Such federal regulations are intended to protect water quality, prevent ground pollution and ensure worker safety — all items generally seen as critical to human health.
Several immigration reform advocates said Thursday that while they agree with Gingrich that action is needed, they doubt his cost-saving ideas and whether such a fence would be effective.
A better idea would be to invest the billions of dollars in increased security and screening at the nation's ports of entry, where the majority of illegal immigration and drug smuggling occurs, said William Moore, a spokesman for the Texas Border Coalition. The nonpartisan group of mayors and local officials represents more than 6 million people living along the border.
Moore also contends that building the fence would be difficult if not impossible because of the region's harsh landscape. Because of flood plains, some U.S. farmers and their homes would likely be on the Mexican side of the fence, creating numerous safety and property rights issues, he noted.
"Erecting a fence on top of 400 feet of sheer vertical rock at a cost of several million dollars a mile is folly. It's waste," Moore said.
Gingrich is the second presidential candidate to sign the pledge drafted by Americans Securing the Border. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Republican from Minnesota, has also signed.
Gingrich signed the pledge after an event at Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines, and compared the issue to World War II.
"In three years and eight months we defeated fascist Italy, Nazi Germany and imperial Japan because we were a serious country," Gingrich said. "In 25 years we haven't been able to build a fence and border because we're not a serious country."
Larry Ginter of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement called the fence "an apartheid wall."
"We need comprehensive immigration reform with a clear pathway to citizenship for the everyday people and hardworking families that keep our economy and our small towns alive," said Ginter, a farmer from Rhodes.
More than 600 miles of fence or barriers have already been built along the 2,000-mile stretch under George W. Bush's presidency and continued during President Obama's term. Dozens of federal regulations were waived for that portion, which cost roughly $2.4 million a mile to construct.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated construction costs at $3 million a mile, plus annual maintenance of roughly 15 percent of the overall project costs.
"It's a backwards way of looking at things," Mary Giovagnoli, the director of the Immigration Policy Center in Washington, D.C., said about the idea to build a fence. "The real issue is whether we have an immigration system out of touch with Americas needs."
Some of his rivals criticized Gingrich, a former U.S. House speaker, after he said during a debate last week that he would push for a humane approach toward immigration. He argued there should be a system to allow some longtime immigrants to attain a legal status short of citizenship.
Bachmann said that by opposing mass deportation, Gingrich is embracing amnesty, an accusation Gingrich denies.
Gingrich is now the Republican presidential frontrunner in some national polls, including one released by Rasmussen Reports on Thursday showing him at 38 percent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 17 percent.
"I'm going to be the nominee," Gingrich told ABC News on Thursday. "It's very hard not to look at the recent polls and think that the odds are very high I'm going to be the nominee."
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Jessica Weaver is a super popular web influencer and model with more than 5 million followers on Instagram. This was possible because she publishes daily very hot pictures of herself, together with inspirational messages. She also has a YouTube channel called JloveTalk where she posts advice videos. Jessica Weaver Aka Jlove is a famous American-Danish-German Model and Social Media Personality.
Jess announced that she had cervical cancer. Having passed it allows her to be so confident in life. Her inspirational messages are a very important motivation for many people.
Jessica is a prestigious model, life mentor, web-based social networking influencer and known for her Instagram account where she as a rule posts moving messages and pictures. Several Wikis dedicated to Jessica are available on the internet: one of the best Jessica's wiki is here.
Jessica Weaver was born November 11, 1987, in California, so she is 30 years old. She studied fashion design and worked as a cosmetologist before beginning her extensive social media career. She owns her own vape shop in San Gabriel, California called V-apes. She grew up in Colorado before moving back to California


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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, prints became widely available to growing and increasingly enthusiastic audiences throughout Europe and the United States. The Enchanted World of German Romantic Prints, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art September 21–December 15, 2013, tells an important chapter in this story. This exhibition, comprising 125 etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts, will explore prints by artists from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from 1770 to 1850, and how printmaking reflected the profound cultural changes that swept across the German-speaking regions of Central Europe during this period.
The works in the exhibition represent the many artistic enthusiasms of the age: the Romantic fascination with wild, untamed landscapes teeming with life; the intimate pleasures of family scenes and friendship portraits; the rediscovery of ancient Nordic sagas and traditional fairy tales; and the synthesis of visual art, poetry, and music. The Museum's encyclopedic collection of prints from this period is the finest in the country and includes rare prints unseen even in the finest European collections.
German Romantic Prints will feature major prints by important artists of the German Romantic era such Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the Elder, and Philipp Otto Runge. The revival of interest in regional folk culture and fairy tales provided a rich source of material for artists of the time, including Ludwig Emil Grimm, the younger brother of the famous Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. His print
The Boy Turned into a Fawn, Comforted by His Sister and Watched over by an Angel (1819)
was used as the frontispiece of an early edition of his brothers' famous tales. By the 1830s advances in technology allowed for the printing of large editions, and local art societies began to issue annual prints for members. Two large and elaborate etchings by Eugen Napoleon Neureuther illustrate the tales of
Sleeping Beauty (1836)
and Cinderella (1847)
and attest to the continuing popularity of these stories throughout the era.
Caspar David Friedrich, one of the most important German artists of his generation, made only a handful of prints in his career. German Romantic Prints will include his rare woodcut,
Woman Seated under a Spider's Web (1803–4),
a quintessential image of the Romantic era: a young woman seated between a pair of barren trees in dense undergrowth, seemingly lost in melancholy meditation on the brevity of life.
In the early 1800s, German artists and art lovers flocked to Dresden to admire
Raphael's Sistine Madonna,
a painting represented in this exhibition by an engraving
Sistine Madonna after an oil painting by Raphael. Engraved by C.Deucker and published in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Germany,1859.
that was once as widely admired as the painting itself.
The Sistine Madonna provided the inspiration for Philipp Otto Runge's visionary masterpiece,
The Times of Day (Morning, Day, Evening, Night) (1805).
This ambitious allegorical series depicting the cycle of life was originally conceived of as a set of mural-sized painted panels, but was realized only in the form of four large etchings, a rare first edition of which will be displayed. These large prints are bordered by delicate ornamental arabesques composed of intricate plant forms, music-playing infants, and cherubs.
The Artist Resting with His Guide by the Roadside, 1819. Johann Christoph Erhard, German, 1795 1822. Etching and engraving and drypoint, Plate: 7 15/16 x 8 1/16 inches (20.2 x 20.4 cm), Sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 11/16 inches (20.8 x 27.2 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Ar
An overview of a vital chapter in the history of European printmaking, German Romantic Prints will illuminate one of the richest yet least known areas of the Museum's collection. A selection of prints presented in display cases will permit enjoyment of the more finely detailed prints up close.
A similar exhibition, Landscape, heroes and folktales: German Romantic prints and drawings was held atthe British Museum 29 September 2011 – 1 April 2012.
Here's the British Museum's discussion of its exhibition:
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was a time of great cultural flowering in Germany. In this country, the era is best known through its music, by such great masters as Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Many of the writers that were their contemporaries are also household names; notably Goethe, probably the most dominant European author at the time.
In philosophy, no figures were more influential than Kant and Hegel who completely revolutionized the structure of speculative discourse. This great cultural and intellectual flowering was complemented by a growing sense of national identity.
The new British Museum exhibition Landscape, heroes and folktales: German Romantic prints and drawings, explores the visual arts of this remarkable period which are less well known in the UK. The Napoleonic wars in Europe caused economic ruin. In 1806, Napoleon had forced the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, the medieval structure which had held the loose conglomeration of German states and principalities together for centuries. The destruction of the traditional art market caused early nineteenth-century German artists to seek a new identity. Some returned to the values and techniques of medieval and Renaissance art as part of this process, and an enthusiastic study of Dürer's engravings and the art of Raphael is particularly striking in, for example, the linear style of draughtsmanship of Peter Cornelius, or the work of Friedrich Overbeck, whose composition, Italia and Germania, epitomised the mood of the period.
Schnorr von Carolsfeld spent most of his life working on designs for an ambitiously illustrated Picture Bible, all deeply imbued with Raphael's style. The most striking prints of the period were made in the recently-invented technique of lithography, such as the Portrait of the Eberhard brothers by Johann Anton Ramboux, or the beautiful set of landscapes of days of the week showing views around Salzburg by Ferdinand Olivier. A surge of interest in landscape is a dominant feature of this period. In contrast to Italianate classical views so typical of the eighteenth century, delicate studies of plants and trees and large prints and drawings of a rugged countryside reveal a much deeper interest in Germanic landscape. A group of wildlife watercolours by Wilhelm Tischbein, the artist best known for his close friendship with Goethe, are remarkable for their freshness; and etchings by the school teacher and philologist, Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, show idyllic scenes of lovers in verdant woodland glades. The greatest and rarest of German romantic prints, The Four Times of Day of 1805 by Philipp Otto Runge will be framed on the wall at the entrance of the exhibition.
Images from that exhibition:
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe (1759–1835), I too was in Arcadia (detail). Etching, 1801. From a private collection.
Carl Wilhelm Kolbe (1759–1835), I too was in Arcadia. Etching, 1801. From a private collection.
Wilhelm Tischbein: The geese accusing Reynard the Fox of murder and theft before King Nobel, c. 1810
Friedrich Overbeck, Italia and Germania
Johann Anton Ramboux, Portrait of the Eberhard brothers


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For those like me who are having trouble with the "GetHeading" function (mentioned in the "Using Ringo's Navigation" chapter of the guide); I have found a solution in this forum post:
As described, the correct function name is "PresentHeading()" and not "GetHeading()".
Apparently the search feature is not finding this occurrence so I decided to create a new post hoping that it will be easier to find.
The guide seems to be written using Adobe's InDesign and unfortunately I don't have this software otherwise I would submit a fix request directly on GitHub.
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Doping Suspension
Track cyclist Steen Madsen has received a four-year suspension from the Canadian Cycling Association for failing a random drug test. The banned anabolic substance, Nandrolone, was found in Madsen's urine sample provided November 11th in Edmonton. An IOC accredited lab in Montreal provided the A sample analysis December 2nd. A positive result was confirmed upon completion of the B sample analysis on December 12th.
Madsen became a member of the national team development program this fall. Madsen can appeal the decision. We will provide more details as they become available.
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There is a Hunting Skill bar in your profile. I figured I would see what it takes to level this, since I'm 50 and its still at Beginner 1 0%.
Gaining Experience
I found 3 quests so far. Found 2 of them through various reddit posts, where there was only 1 response. Lots of information out there that applies to the NA version.....
Anyway in the order I did them:
- Stable Keeper in Velia gave me a quest to go to Daphne's farm south of velia (see pic). Go there, she has Practice Matchlock (Gun) you can rent for 2 contribution points, equip it (awkward like the fishing pole). She also gives you a quest to shoot 3 beehives down. I'm pretty sure only quest rewards gave me Hunting Exp. I tried to shoot more beehives down, hunting exp doesn't change.
- Crio - Fishing vendor in Velia - Gives you a quest to shoot down seagulls. Up the road a little bit you can rent a practice matchlock for 2 contribution points from the Guild Manager - Laiano Pietro.
- Lake Kaia - NPC called Merio - there is another quest here that has you shoot jellyfish.
After doing these 3 quests I'm Beginner 4 at 42%. Other resources say there are alligators you can kill in Lake Kaia and Blue Whales out in the ocean. I was not able to find either of these. I drove around on my fishing boat to specific spawn locations for over an hour.
Hunting Rifles
There was supposed to be a hunting rifle you can make in the tool workshop. I have a tier 3 tool workshop, and couldn't find the rifle. Also no rifles have been posted on the marketplace since release (no grayed out entries).
So for now I have only found the Practice Matchlock for 2 contribution points. Can shoot it 10 times before it breaks.
I haven't found any information on whether hunting is fully implemented in NA release or not. I'll keep everyone updated if I find more information. (I'll update my post with screenshots and correct npc names later tonight)
I ran into an issue of hunting quests being listed under different types of quests and not showing up. So make sure your quest log is set to show all quests, for you to see them in the world.


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The TexShare card program is a reciprocal borrowing program. Registered users must obtain a TexShare Card from their home library before they are able to check out materials from other institutions. Current Tarleton students, faculty, and staff may request a TexShare card at the circulation desk in Stephenville or by using the online request form below.
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text: No, it's not a "Cadillac Style" weekend here at Jalopnik, but there is one other thing we wanted to mention about the poll Wally took that revealed the 2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. Apparently they showed the "SRX-replacing" Cadillac crossover certain spy photographers have adamantly been calling the BRX. Except, it won't be called the BRX for the 2010 model year. Nope, expect the 2010 Cadillac SRX to be called — drum roll, please — the 2010 Cadillac SRX. Yes, SRX is the BRX. Glad we got that one figured out. Please feel free to exhale and then go about your regular business. UPDATE: Apparently Edmunds.com's Inside Line got to the story without resorting to reader tips. Those Inside Liners — always with their silly "connections" and "sources" and stuff. Sheesh.


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August 16th 1920. Charles Bukowski, leader of the "Meat School" of tough, masculine poetry, is born on this day in Andernach, Germany. Bukowski's writing is filled with images of sex, violence, and heavy drinking.
Bukowski's family moved to the U.S. when he was a child. The family settled in Los Angeles, where Bukowski set much of his work. Bukowski's father was a brutal man who allegedly beat his son frequently. As a child, Bukowski was plagued with boils that scarred his face early in life. He started drinking in his early teens and never stopped. He began studying journalism and English at Los Angeles City College in 1939, but dropped out and went to the East Coast, where he worked on his fiction. A steady stream of magazine rejections led him to give up writing for 10 years.
He took it back up in 1955, when a bleeding ulcer landed him in a Los Angeles hospital, giving him time to reflect on his life. His poetry met with much better success than his fiction, and by 1959 he published his first book, Flower, Fist and Bestial Wail. John Martin of Black Sparrow Press offered Bukowski $100 a month to quit his menial part-time jobs, which included washing dishes, driving a truck, and sorting mail for the U.S. Postal Service. Bukowski turned his experiences with mail sorting into his first novel, Post Office (1971).
Bukowski continued to embrace a rough, blunt style in his work. He became a very popular underground poet in Los Angeles and developed a loyal European following. He published more than 1,000 poems, 32 books of poetry, 5 short stories, and 6 novels. He also wrote an autobiographical screenplay, Barfly (1987), made into an award-winning movie in which Mickey Rourke plays a hard-drinking, macho writer surrounded by L.A. lowlifes. Bukowski died of leukemia in Los Angeles in 1994.


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I've decided I like it better when college students write the weekly "Modern Love" columns in the NY Times because college is when you still remember high school, which is when everyone got so goddamned warped re: fucking. (Bonus: they're not about loveless marriages, about which Tolstoy was maybe full of shit.) Anyway, Sunday's installment was by one of those videogame nerds who thought he was undoable until he learned to apply his videogame nerddom to getting girls, at which point he used the power of charming IMs, emails and elaborately orchestrated dates to garner nineteen separate girlfriends until the words "I love you" appeared on his cell phone and somehow impressed upon him that he wasn't playing a videogame anymore! Okay, so: I am actually still meeting dudes like this. Dudes whose spate of adolescent girl rejections are never far from their immediate self-justification mechanism. Dudes who were dorks. Invariably portrayed as endearingly clueless in movies, these dudes in real life, are some of the most self-involved and misanthropic and dangerous (or simply insufferable) to date.
So here is my question: I was a dork in high school. And sure, that probably helped make me a slut, but never the sort of boy crazy sociopath you'd expect, given my degree of social alienation. Why is Being A Nerd In High School so much more damaging to dudes than girls? Is it just that even nerdy girls get hollered at on the street?


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Water Specialist Emeritus Ray E. Cross passed away in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 93 years old.
Cross spent the better part of a lifetime engaged in water quality treatment. He started a Culligan dealership in Ann Arbor in 1947, which he later expanded to Port Huron and South Lyon, Mich. In 1960, he was named president of Water Conditioning Association International (WCAI), a precursor to today's Water Quality Association (WQA). Over the past 60 years, Cross has been a strong supporter of both WQA and the Water
Quality Research Foundation (WQRF).
His most recent example of philanthropy and support of our industry came in March 2006, when, at his 60th consecutive convention, Mr. Cross announced a challenge to members of the WQA. He offered to match every new dollar contributed to WQRF, for a period of one year, up to $300,000. Money donated as part of the "Ray Cross Challenge" goes toward an endowment that guarantees ongoing water quality research.
The challenge fulfilled one of Cross' lifelong dreams—to provide something within the water industry that would benefit all of mankind. In a statement released in conjunction with the donation, he said, "I am proud to support the Water Quality Research Foundation, and give back to the industry that has given so much to my family and me over the years. I know that money generated from this endowment will benefit the water quality industry and improve water for countless generations." As of July 31, 2006, the challenge had raised over $78,000, with 212 donors.
Cross will be remembered by many in the industry, including staff at the WQA, for his efforts to advance water quality treatment. "Ray was president of WCAI near the beginning of this industry's formation. He was one of the great leaders who truly set our course as water treatment industry professionals," said WQA Executive Director Peter J. Censky. "Every member—and every customer of our industry—is a little better for what Ray contributed," he said.
WQA Technical Director Joseph F. Harrison, P.E., CWS-VI, worked with Cross as liaison to WQRF. He echoed Censky's comments and underscored just how much Cross' involvement has meant and will continue to mean. "Ray has shown tremendous benevolence to this industry, in support of quality water for all. His was the largest single bequest ever received by WQRF. He will always be remembered and honored for his commitment and generosity," Harrison said.
Research was just one of the areas in which Cross was involved. Over his lifetime, he was a member of 101 different WQA task forces and committees. In the process, he has received many accolades from WQA—including creation in 2003 of the Ray E. Cross Award, presented annually to current and former WQA members whose pioneer spirit and unwavering commitment has made a notable difference in the water treatment industry. Cross was the first recipient of the award he inspired. He has also been honored with the Award of Merit (1982 and 1996), Lifetime Member Award (1985) and Hall of Fame Award (1998).
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Cross will be posted on the WQA website as they become available. The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ray Cross Challenge Grant Fund.
Water Specialist Emeritus Ray E. Cross passed away in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 93 years old.