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If nature hasn't given your eyes that striking, sexy accent of luxurious lashes, don't despair. If not by nature, gorgeous, natural lashes can be yours, when applied by Lorena Ashmore -- also known as "Lash+Love"!
The LA Jazz Society presents the 2015 Jazz Tribute Awards Concert on Saturday, November 7th 7:30pm at The Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, honoring two of music's greatest living treasures, Oscar-winning songwriters, Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Le Jolie Medi-Spa owner Sharona Rafaeloff is a highly respected esthetician whose name is all the buzz in beauty circles as the must-see expert for younger-looking skin
Whether traveling for business or pleasure, in-the-know visitors have learned the secret to an incredible London experience: the Cheval Knightsbridge is absolutely the go-to destination for a luxury stay in an extremely convenient, elite location
Traveling for business or leisure is truly one of life's greatest pleasures, and London is definitely at the top of the "must-see" list for unforgettable days. And The Arch London is a hidden gem -- the perfect place for unforgettable nights
In the city of London lies the heartbeat of the world's culture, entertainment and culinary delight. And in all of London, one prestigious hotel is singular in both its classic heritage and its magnetic attraction-the iconic May Fair Hotel
Martin Sheen & Mischa Barton, stars of Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain, will be among the celebs attending the 7th Annual Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World series of socially significant films at The Canon Screening Room on Friday, April 10, 2015
Meet Salomeh Diaz, an Executive Coach in Leadership Development, Communication Skills, Strategy & Business Transformation. Through her company, Sacred Minds, Salomeh works with both corporations and individuals to learn effective tools for success
Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Board Member Kat Kramer announces LAWTF will honor 5 women for their exceptional career & life achievements in its Opening Night Champagne Gala & Awards Ceremony, March 26, 2015 at the Electric Lodge in Venice
If nature hasn't given your eyes that striking, sexy accent, don't despair! Gorgeous, natural lashes can be applied, if not by nature, by Eyelash Extension Artist Angel Rippo at Lashing It Up
Samira's Show is an award winning international variety show hosted by beauty queen Samira Kazemeni. This week's episode features very special guests Dr. Parvaneh Rafaeloff & Esthetician Sharona Rafaeloff, owners of the renowned Le Jolie Medi-Spa
New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Crucial Conversations offers profound and easily accessible tools for use in communicating in any personal or business relationship, especially when the discussion may get tough
Le Jolie Medi-Spa has a reputation for being the undisputed leader in anti-aging in the mecca of skin care, Southern California. So I turned to these experts for real answers
Roger & Lynn Neal of Neal Public Relations produced The Ultimate Beauty & Couture Suite in honor of the 87th Annual Academy Awards. For the past nineteen years, Neal and wife Lynn have produced the most popular Academy Awards Suites.
If you're looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift for someone you love - or for yourself - look no further than a day of pampering at the elegant Le Jolie Medi Spa in Studio City, CA. There is no more thoughtful way to say "I love you"
Actually, it's "Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye -- The Farewell Tour -- A Mediation on Loss, Gender, Climate Change, Gay Marriage and Ethnicity," to be exact
Southern California is the undisputed mecca of beauty, skin-care salons and luxury spas...and among this world class array of choices, Le Jolie Medi-Spa stands out as a true gem
There's nothing like a cozy blanket to bring comfort and rest at the end of the day. Baylee Nasco's incredibly plush blankets are made with such luxurious fabric and gorgeous color that it's easy for anybody to fall into them and relax
There are certain restaurants that are such American and global classics that they're emblazoned on our consciousness. We think we know them inside and out. But stand back: the Hard Rock Cafe is reinventing itself beyond our wildest expectations
Secret Room Events proudly presented Secret Room Style Retreat in honor of the 2014 MTV Movie Awards. Secret Room Events' Luxury Celebrity Gift Suite took place in the Garden Terrace at The SLS Hotel, a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills
The premiere socially conscious luxury event — Movie Awards Eco Lounge -- celebrated spring with a two day lounge honoring the 2014 Movie Award nominees + Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse is nestled against the Rocky Mountain Foothills in Boulder, Colorado. Sitting alongside Boulder Creek in Central Park, the Teahouse is renowned one of this charming city's most beautiful and unique restaurants
WOW! Creations took Hollywood by storm to host their annual Oscar Week Gifting Experience in the Penthouse of the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills
For the past 18 years, renowned Hollywood Publicist Roger Neal and his gracious and beautiful wife Lynn have produced the most talked about Golden Globe and Academy Awards Suites
On Thursday, February 13, 2014, Doris Bergman PR presented their Sixth Annual Valentine Romance Oscar Style Lounge & Party at the world-renowned Fig & Olive restaurant in West Hollywood
Silvana K features organic and ecofriendly Jewelry handmade in the heart of LA, from recycled metals and fair trade gems. With international offices including Paris and Los Angeles, Silvana K has her finger on the pulse of glamour and versatility
As bridal editorial planning begins for Spring and Summer issues and segments, Consumer Product Events showcased a selection of luxury nuptial products and services to press in Los Angeles this week
Secret Room Events hosted their annual Golden Globe Awards Style Lounge on Friday January 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills at the SLS Hotel, featuring Platinum Sponsors South Beach Skin care/Lifecell and LeJolie.com
Oh Canada kicked off Golden Globes Awards weekend with a Special Performance by rock legend Burton Cummings and Hosts Catherine O'Hara and David Steinberg, benefiting the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Kicking off Emmy Season with a signature, lavish roomful of gifts, pampering and treats is Hollywood's signature modus operandi, and Secret Room Events' annual Red Carpet Style Lounge certainly deserves its own award
The upcoming 65th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards kicked off this weekend, and the first tribute of the season was Doris Bergman's 4th Annual Style Lounge & Party at the Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, which features gourmet cuisine
The elegance of GBK's Gift Lounge in Honor of the 6th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic outshone the storms in Los Angeles last week, as celebrities came out to support
A Caribbean Style Retreat is always an incredible treat…but even more-so when it's produced by Secret Room Events & Flips Audio in honor of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards
Zenify is the first, all-natural beverage that assists the human psyche in getting calm, sharp and focused. Zenify is the leader in the high quantity and unique combination of L-Theanine, GABA and Glycine
Opportunity & Income Thrive with BeautiControl's Innovative Products. Here's an in-depth look at BeautiControl with Home Spa Expert Yahrasiel Colbert
The Harris Brothers Win Again for Oscar Style at the Wow! Creations 2013 Academy Award Gifting Suite! Mark and Matt Harris wow celebs and press alike by presenting ultimate glamour at Beverly Hills' Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive
Location, location, location! And fun, fun, fun. Those words exemplify a stay at the Hotel Palomar in the heart of one of the romance capitals of the world, San Francisco. For work or play, this luxury boutique hotel offers an unforgettable stay
At the elegant SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Secret Room Events proudly presented a Caribbean Style Retreat in honor of the 2013 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Celebrities and Nominees from HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Veep, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, True Blood, Enlightened and Other Network Hit Series Such as Mad Men, The Walking Dead, Guys With Kids and New Girl Attended Luxury Lounge
Project Angel Food, the non-profit organization responsible for providing over 13,000 nutritious meals every week to Angelenos in need, hosted a new food-centric fundraiser at Siren Studios in Hollywood
GBK created the recipe for classic Hollywood gifting -- and no one serves up glamour like Gavin Keilly and his award-winning team
Fran Drescher's Cancer Schmancer and Coco Eco Magazine held an event in honor of the 2012 Emmys at the prestigious W Hotel in Hollywood
In celebration of the 2012 Emmys, Suzanne DeLaurentiis and Promethean Light Media hosted a successful gifting suite to benefit Marine Corps Veterans Association. Ms. DeLaurentiis was presented with an award in honor of her charitable work for them
Celebs get "Connected" in preparation for the 2012 Emmy Awards with Steve Stein's go-to destination for hot, new brands, treats and gift items. Get ready for a new take on fashion and style
Sensual, stylish and sexy are the signature words for Secret Room's 2012 Emmy Gift Lounge, a luxury destination for celebs during award season
Gone are the days when "eco" and "green" characterized off-beat brands and style! On-beat bands and style-loving celebs populated Debbie Durkin's Eco Emmys Celebrity Chateau, a one-stop event locale for stylish and sustainable living
Mark Harris and Matt Harris served up glamour and style in their WOW! Creations Media 2012 Emmy Gift Lounge
Project Angel Food's 17th Annual Angel Awards Serves Up Divine Cuisine and Out-of-This-World Inspiration. All-Star Event Honors NCIS' Pauley Perrette and Chris Salgardo, President of Kiehl's Since 1851
Debbie Durkin's "Rockn Rolla" MTV Movie Awards Eco Lounge features the hottest brands & coolest bands
GBK is well "(RED)™" in the art of celebrity gifting, combining star power with the hottest brands and celebrity support of worthy causes
Seattle's MarQueen Hotel is Washington's Lodging Secret, combining old world charm with the luxurious present. Now offering specials for New Year's Eve 2012!
GBK Golden Globes Gift Lounge is filled with premium sponsors, celebrities & media, which will once again support "good will" while enjoying a true Hollywood experience
Secret Room Events, which created the Golden Globe Luxury Suite at the SLS Hotel, produces exclusive, luxury, celebrity and media gift suites during the major awards shows


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On leadership and money spent, well or not
• There is a difference between decision making and leadership. Leaders of the Colville Tribes discovered that recently after they made significant, long-impact decisions on behalf of their constituents without really involving them in the process that brought the tribes a huge sum of money in a settlement, but that some say also may have compromised tribal sovereignty.
Coulee Dam leaders have been involved for years in a less dramatic, but nonetheless significant process as they planned upgrades to the town's aging wastewater treatment plant.
It is undoubtedly frustrating for anyone sitting on any town council to be criticized for decisions made with the best of intentions and in a nearly complete void of public input; nobody wants to deal with those issues, we collectively think, that's the council's job. Those who scold them eight years into the process should go easy. But democratic leaders everywhere should realize that sending letters that get no response won't count as public involvement if the public finally takes notice and disapproves.
• That the golf course would take a toll on Port District 7's purse was predictable. The size of that bite in just one season, though, is a shocker.
• In 1989, the Bureau of Reclamation's new laser light show on Grand Coulee Dam was an amazing splash of new high tech that added sizzle to an impressive, but stationary, huge dam — complete with Neil Diamond's 1981 hit song, "America" that had been presidential candidate Michael Dukakis' campaign theme song in 1988.
A lot has happened since then, hasn't it.
At what probably figures to be an average cost per visitor to the dam of 8 to 10 cents each over 24 years, the bureau will have gotten our money's worth out of the investment. The new one of $1.6 million should bring a welcome change.
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So here we are: This is it.
I should have asked earlier; do you want an epigraph? Only one?
Knock yourself out: "It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream—making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation, that commingling of absurdity, surprise, and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt, that notion of being captured by the incredible which is the very essence of dreams." —Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning." —Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"
"In truth the way matters but little; the will to arrive suffices." —Ibid
"This, to use an American term, in which discovery, retribution, torture, death, eternity appear in the shape of a regularly repulsive nutshell, was it." —Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita
Those last two sound familiar: There are only so many that work that well for a Super Bowl.
Are you at least excited for this one? Obviously. But two weeks is still too long. This game needs to be played the week after the championship games.
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BEAWorld Two years after encouraging us to "think liquid" and cooking up the "AquaLogic" brand, and 12 months after "SOA360" and the "microServices Architecture (mSA)", BEA Systems has a new
vision, platform, buzzword: Genesis.
Announced today, Genesis "converges" BEA's existing AquaLogic SOA products, for business process management (BPM), and a set of social networking technologies BEA's been pushing for two years to capitalize on Web 2.0.
Opening the company's annual west-coast user conference, chief executive Alfred Chuang pledged a lot of hard work building on these by adding support for scripting languages, new rules engines for database structure mapping, and the ability for service providers to charge the end user.
There are no dates or roadmaps, though, just more of the same. "Much of the things you see here this morning exists at BEA today," Chuang said.
Chuang claimed Genesis would let non-technical users compose and build business applications using - you guessed it - mashups. Genesis will be "the first enterprise platform of its kind designed for hosted and operator providers, and the first to have user-based pricing."
He used BEAWorld to preside over a demonstration of Workspace 360, announced last year and delivered today as part of BEA AquaLogic Registry Repository 3.0, to build business processes using point and click instead of code.
Judging by the event, SOA - the drum BEA has been banging furiously for the past few years against Oracle and IBM - has been turned down, while the noise on social networking and what Chuang called "dynamic application infrastructures" is up in order to find a role for its middleware in the web 2.0 world and a middleware market under price pressure.
"SOA was never meant to be the final destination," Chuang explained. "We see a future where user driven applications will proliferate."
Such applications will replace monolithic, packaged software and business process re-engineering, both of which are expensive and slow to customize, according to Chuang. "I'm here to announce the era of innovating with traditional packaged applications is over," Chuang said.
While we're not buying it, it remains to be seen whether Wall St will accept this latest chapter in the marketing BEA calls a roadmap and execution plan. Analysts are exhibiting signs of frustration with BEA's performance, and let it be known they'd welcome either a change of management style or a change of management at BEA.
UBS analyst Heather Bellini last month called on BEA management to "fix execution challenges or allow someone to come in and improve shareholder value."®


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Mole or vole? These two native mammals have confusingly similar names but play quite different roles in our local ecosystem. February is a good time of year to watch for signs of these small rodents. They are a seldom seen yet vitally important part of the food chain.
A sudden eruption of soil mounds on your lawn indicates the presence of coast moles. The wet winter season is an active time for moles and they will soon give birth to young, deep underground in their burrows.
As they dig beneath the surface, you can sometimes see the mole hill moving as fresh earth gets pushed up from below. In early summer, the young moles disperse above ground and are vulnerable to predators such as barn owls and cats. Coast moles have soft black fur, pointed snouts, and strong, paddle-shaped front paws, used for digging. They eat many earthworms, slugs and other invertebrates.
Voles also live in tunnels, but they create intricate runways that meander mostly above ground, burrowing through the thick, matted grass of fields and marshes. These burrows are easy to find, especially in old field habitats that can hold up to 800 voles a hectare.
Two species of vole are common locally: the Townsend's vole and the smaller creeping vole. Both lead short lives and breed young, so populations of voles can increase rapidly. When this happens, coyotes and birds of prey will gather to feast on them, causing the vole populations to diminish, in an irregular boom-bust cycle. Townsend's voles are a key dietary item for many of the resident and wintering raptors for which the Fraser delta is renowned, including northern harrier, short-eared owl, barn owl, rough-legged and red-tailed hawks. Even great blue-herons survive the winter by hunting voles. It is an amazing sight to see one of these stately birds spear and swallow one whole!
The high number of voles contribute to making the Fraser delta the best location in Canada for numbers and diversity of wintering birds of prey. Farmland, old fields and marshes are vital habitats for them.
Anne Murray is a local birdwatcher, blogger and author of two books on nature; see www.natureguidesbc.wordpress.com and www.natureguidesbc.com.


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A recent visit to campus by two nursing students from the Autonomous University of Queretaro in Mexico represented the newest addition to an enriching exchange relationship that has run for 15 years.
Hope and the Autonomous University of Queretaro established a formal relationship in 1996 that has since included exchanges of students, faculty, and academic and cultural programs. The nursing exchange began last spring with a visit by seven Hope students and faculty to Mexico, and continued this year with a two-week stay in Holland in April by two students from the university.
During the exchanges, the students have an opportunity to gain insights into nursing practice in the host nation by attending classes, meeting with faculty and students, and visiting hospitals and other health-care-related settings.
Nayelli Margarita Paulino Trejo (pictured at right) and Montserrat Escuder Acosta (pictured at left), who are both entering the final year of their nursing education in Queretaro, were at Hope from Sunday, April 17, through Saturday, April 30.
"I really wanted to know about how health-care is managed - how the students get their knowledge and skills," said Trejo. "I wanted to learn about the culture and the health system, and how they work."
Trejo and Acosta noted that they both enjoyed not only the nursing lessons they learned, but the Hope and Holland communities as well - including even the unusual snowfall on Monday, April 18, and the change from their climate back home.
"It was a wonderful experience. We enjoyed all the time that we spent in the classes and the lab," Acosta said. "We enjoyed meals with the students. The students and professors were friendly with us while we were here."
A new group of seven students and accompanying faculty and staff from Hope will travel to Queretaro later this month, from Friday, May 13, through Tuesday, May 31.


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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has a long tradition of excellence in teaching and research, starting with the inception of the Electrical Engineering program at "Brooklyn Poly" in 1885. The department rose to prominence in the mid-twentieth century for work in microwaves, communications, electrical machinery, and automatic control. Current research activities are organized into five major areas:
Faculty and students are engaged in research sponsored at an annual rate of about $7 million by government agencies and industrial organizations. Many of the projects are coordinated in two research centers: the Center for Advanced Technologies in Telecommunications (CATT), which is sponsored by New York State, and the NYU WIRELESS center.
While the eminence of our department is partly due to the research and textbooks produced by our faculty, our strong reputation is largely a result of the success of our graduates in their careers after college. Therefore, the department is dedicated to serving the needs of its students, and preparing them for the evolving trends in their future fields of employment.
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|0°C to 60°C (32°F to 140°F)
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It is possible to use some USB hubs without a power supply, however, doing so may prevent the USB hub or certain high-power USB peripherals from operating. It is always recommended to use an included power supply with a USB hub when possible.
When a power adapter is not used on a hub that comes with a power adapter, power is drawn from the USB port on the computer and then divided between the ports on the hub. This reduces the power delivery to individual ports and high-powered USB peripherals, such as external hard drives, may not start.
On USB hubs that can use a power adapter, more power can be supplied to USB ports than what is possible with a single USB port.
If your USB peripherals require power adapters, they probably do not require power from the USB port and can be used on a USB hub without a power adapter. With USB peripherals that use power adapters, the USB ports on the hub are only used for data transfer and do not draw power from the hub.
USB peripherals that require low power (for example, keyboards and mice) can be used on hubs without a power adapter, in conjunction with other low-power USB peripherals. In this case, power is drawn from the computer's USB port, as described above.
USB-C is a type of USB connector that is capable of supporting the following:
- Data transfer speeds up to 10Gbps, if you use USB 3.1.
- Bi-directional power delivery up to 100W, if both the USB host connection and the device support it.
- Alternate modes, which deliver different types of data at different speeds. For example, DisplayPort Alternate Mode (DP Alt Mode).
If using Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C, the connection is capable of additional features. For example, Thunderbolt 3 is capable of 40Gbps of total bandwidth. For more information, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/thunderbolt-3-port-capabilities.
Not all USB-C ports or devices are capable of supporting all of the features listed above, or all of the features at the maximum capabilities. If you require a specific USB-C feature, your USB host connection, cables, and device must all support the feature that you require. For more information about whether your components support specific USB-C features, refer to the information provided by the manufacturers.
When you troubleshoot issues with a USB hub, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
USB A-to-B cable
Computer USB port
USB peripheral(s)
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the USB cable and USB peripheral(s) in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different USB cable, USB port, and USB peripheral in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the hub, make sure that you do the following:
If a power adapter is included, provide power to the USB hub.
Attach a USB peripheral. The USB hub will not appear in any hardware listings on your system, but USB devices do appear when they are connected.
Install the drivers for the USB peripheral.
Install the latest drivers for the USB controller and motherboard chipset.
Note: No drivers or software are required for the USB hub to work with your operating system. The USB hub works independently of software and works with any operating system.
When testing your USB peripherals, make sure that you do the following:
If required, attach external power.
Confirm that the peripheral works on a standard USB port.
If the USB peripheral(s) can be detected on a standard USB port and not on the hub, do the following:
Use a new USB A-to-B cable.
Test your setup using basic USB peripherals, such as a keyboard or mouse.
Test using another USB port.
If the USB device does not work after your computer has been in extended hibernation, it is likely that Windows has automatically turned off the USB Root hub to save power.
The steps below outline how to configure the USB root hub to stay on during hibernation, to prevent this from happening.
Windows 10 / 8
- On your keyboard, press the Windows key + X and select Control Panel.
- Click Hardware and Sound, then click Power Options.
- Click Change plan settings for the plan you want to change.
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to "USB settings" and "USB selective suspend setting" to expand the options and change the setting to Disabled.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB device after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
Windows 7 / Vista
- Click the Start button and select Control Panel.
- Click Hardware and Sound, then click Power Options.
- Click Change plan settings for the plan you want to change.
- Click Change advanced power settings.
- Click the plus sign (+) next to "USB settings" and "USB selective suspend setting" to expand the options and change the setting to Disabled.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB device after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
Windows XP
- On your desktop, right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties.
- Click the Device Manager tab.
- Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers by clicking the arrow to the left of it.
- Right-click the first USB Root Hub device and select Properties.
- Click the Power Management tab.
- Clear the box next to Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
- Repeat steps 4-7 for any remaining devices in the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section with "Root Hub" in the name.
Note: You may need to disconnect and re-connect your USB device after applying these settings to re-establish the connection.
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- If Class 1 Laser Product. Laser radiation is present when the system is open.
- Wiring terminations should not be made with the product and/or electric lines under power.
- Product installation and/or mounting should be completed by a certified professional as per the local safety and building code guidelines.
- Cables (including power and charging cables) should be placed and routed to avoid creating electric, tripping or safety hazards.
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Volume/Issue: 22/4
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Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1985
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353636.022
Keywords: exchange, exchange rate, exchange rates, finance, balance of payments
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Sulfinpyrazone is used in the treatment of chronic gout (gouty arthritis), which is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. The medicine works by removing the extra uric acid from the body. Sulfinpyrazone does not cure gout, but after you have been taking it for a few months it may help prevent gout attacks. This medicine will help prevent gout attacks only as long as you continue to take it.
Sulfinpyrazone is sometimes used to prevent or treat other medical problems that may occur if too much uric acid is present in the body.
Sulfinpyrazone may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Sulfinpyrazone is available only with your doctor's prescription.
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Studies on this medicine have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of sulfinpyrazone in children with use in other age groups.
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of sulfinpyrazone in the elderly with use in other age groups.
There are no adequate studies in women for determining infant risk when using this medication during breastfeeding. Weigh the potential benefits against the potential risks before taking this medication while breastfeeding.
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.
Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur. Using alcohol or tobacco with certain medicines may also cause interactions to occur. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of this medicine. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
If sulfinpyrazone upsets your stomach, it may be taken with food. If this does not work, an antacid may be taken. If stomach upset (nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain) continues, check with your doctor.
In order for sulfinpyrazone to help you, it must be taken regularly as ordered by your doctor.
When you first begin taking sulfinpyrazone, the amount of uric acid in the kidneys is greatly increased. This may cause kidney stones in some people. To help prevent this, your doctor may want you to drink at least 10 to 12 full glasses (8 ounces each) of fluids each day, or to take another medicine to make your urine less acid. It is important that you follow your doctor's instructions very carefully.
For patients taking sulfinpyrazone for gout:
The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.
The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.
If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine does not cause unwanted effects.
Before you have any medical tests, tell the person in charge that you are taking this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by sulfinpyrazone.
For patients taking sulfinpyrazone for gout or to help remove uric acid from the body:
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.
Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
Check with your doctor as soon as possible if any of the following side effects occur:
Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:
Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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Original article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/sulfinpyrazone-oral-route/description/drg-20066161
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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan's (http://sidveeblogs.wordpress.com/ & former Assitant Editor Cricinfo) take on Cricket, IPL et al:
What is it about Cricket that we all get hooked to?
It's like a soap opera. It's also like reality TV. And it's (mostly) unscripted.
Cricket ka Karmayudh- IPL:
It's a bit too early to say whether the negatives outweigh the positives. The IPL is not going anywhere. It's here to stay.
Post Ganguly – Dravid – Laxman – Tendulkar era:
I don't think there is going to be any player appearing out of thin air. The core group remains Kohli, Pujara, Rohit, Raina, Rahane, Mukund. Sehwag and Gambhir will be around. And Yuvraj too.
About Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar:
He takes every practice session seriously. He is completely devoted to the game. He's humble. These are rare qualities, especially among extraordinarily successful people.
Missing consistency in Indian plays:
You need players who can be unpredictable. If every player was consistent, this would be a boring game. I love Sehwag's unpredictability. It's what makes him score 219 on one day and 0 the next.
Assembly of a commentary team from Twitter:
I would sure like to see many of these Twitter folk talk about cricket in a pub. The way they argue, there may be blood.
In Siddhartha Vaidyanathan's dream team God of Cricket Sachin is rested. Others includes, Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Laxman, Lara, Mark Waugh, Carl Hooper, Gilchrist, Wasim, Ambrose, Shane Bond & Warne .
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- 'India can't afford to lose Sachin, Dravid, Laxman in one go' (thehindu.com)
- Dravid says it is time for transition (espncricinfo.com)
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Use the logging features in Adobe Prelude to create subclips, and add temporal markers. Temporal markers contain data about a specific portion of the movie clip. To add static metadata to the clip, use the Metadata panel.
The logging information and the added metadata are captured in an XMP file. For some formats such as QuickTime (.mov) the XMP information is written into the media file. For formats that don't support writing to the media file, like MXF, the XMP is written into a sidecar file. The sidecar file is stored at the same location as the media file.
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You can export markers from selected assets as a CSV file (.csv), text file (.txt) or a well-formatted HTML (.html) page.
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- Use the keyboard shortcuts I and O to set In and Out points for markers.
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- To add a comment marker, press 2.
If you have customized the list of markers or marker templates, the Marker Type panel displays the appropriate keyboard number beside each marker button.
Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel.
For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the text field, also called the Heads Up Display (HUD), that appears above the timeline.
To set marker In and Out points when the Heads Up Display is enabled use Alt+I / Alt+O (Windows) or Opt+I / Opt+O (Mac OS).
Use the Alt/Opt key with the JKL keys to control playback, or with H to move back the number of seconds set in Preferences. Release Alt/Opt to continue typing into the HUD. Press Enter/Return key to close the HUD.
If you have added markers for subclips, the subclips appear in the Project panel after you save the clip.
To mute an audio channel during playback, right-click/ctrl-click the audio channel in the timeline and select Mute Audio Channel. Alternatively, click the mute button to the left of the audio channel.
Drag a movie clip from the Project panel to the timeline, or double-click a clip in the Project panel. Movie icon changes to green color upon selection.
In the Marker Type panel, click the marker that you want to add. The marker appears on the track above the movie clip. Its position is set based on the preferences set for marker duration.
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- Use the Set In Point and Set Out Point buttons to set the time frame for the added marker.
- Use the Timecode in the Marker Inspector panel to set the In and Out points for the marker. Drag your cursor over the Timecode to change the value, or click to enter a value.
- Move the Current Time Indicator / Playhead to a position where you want to set the In or Out marker. Press I to set the In point, and O to set the Out point.
Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel. For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the Heads Up Display (HUD) that appears above the timeline.
Drag to move markers added to the timeline. To select and navigate among markers, use the options in the Marker menu.
A marker template is like a preset for a type of marker, it is not a new custom marker type.
For example, to identify usable portions of a movie clip, you use the comment marker with the label Good Take frequently. When you save such a comment marker as a template, Prelude creates a button in the Marker Type panel. When you click this button, a comment marker labeled Good Take is added to the movie clip.
The keyboard shortcuts for new markers depend on their sequence in the Marker Type panel. For a button that is placed sixth in the sequence, use 6 as the keyboard shortcut.
- Select a clip to which you want to add metadata.
- Select Window > Metadata.
- In the Metadata panel, enter the required information for the selected movie clip.
Metadata panel has no Save button. All information that you add is automatically saved.
The exported XMP file contains all the metadata in the open movie clip, including logging information. You can import and apply the metadata and timecode in the XMP file to a movie clip open in Prelude.
- Select Window > Unassociated Metadata.
- Click Import, and open the XMP file. You can also open more than one XMP file. The markers in the file are displayed.
- Do one of the following:
- Select Current Player Position to insert markers imported from the XMP file at the location of the Current Time Indicator.
- Select Marker Start Time to specify the location of markers based on the start time assigned to them.
- Select Current Player Position to insert markers imported from the XMP file at the location of the Current Time Indicator.
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It used to be that to get a really decent-sounding set of earphones, you had to spend $75 or more. But these days, more and more in-ear headphones in the $20-to-$40 range -- and sometimes even lower -- sound surprisingly good.
Sol Republic's $39.99 Jax in-ear headphones fall into this category, offering strong bass along with good clarity in a lightweight pair of earphones that are comfortable to wear and come equipped with an inline remote and microphone.
The only downside to the Jax earphones is that they look -- and feel -- like they should cost $20. Not that they're unattractive, but the very simple plastic design has got a bit of a Fisher-Price kid's toy vibe to it.
Design and features
So there's no getting around it: these earphones look cheap. The tangle-resistant flat cord is good but the driver's housing comes across as very plasticky. Also, the build quality of the inline remote doesn't inspire a tremendous amount of confidence.
The upside is that both the housing and remote are very lightweight, and I found the earphones comfortable to wear. They come with four different-size pairs of silicone eartips and the second-to-largest size -- the default -- offered a tight seal, which is essential to maximizing bass response.
The Jax headphones are Apple-certified, so the inline remote features won't fully work with many other smartphones, but the microphone should. It's worth mentioning that the remote/microphone combo is a little lower on the cord -- and thus, farther away from your mouth -- than usual. I didn't think those few inches made a meaningful difference, but some people may feel it's a little low. Of course, a lot of people end up raising the microphone closer to their mouth regardless of where the microphone is placed.
Aside from the inline remote/microphone, you don't get anything else in the way of extras. The earphones do not include a carrying case, and the cord terminates in a straight plug.
Sol Republic says that the Jax earphones have the i2 Sound Engine, whatever that is, and that it delivers "deep bass and high clarity."


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DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland, which has been a trailblazer in environmental initiatives, announced plans Monday to charge its citizens according to the weight of the garbage they produce, a measure designed to promote recycling.
Environment Minister Martin Cullen gave Ireland's local councils a January 2005 deadline to enact new billing procedures for garbage collection that reward people for presenting less waste for collection.
"If you charge a flat annual fee, it fails to inspire people to make a strong effort to recycle," Cullen said. "Those who recycle more will pay less. Those who don't will pay more."
Two years ago, Ireland became the first country in the world to slap a tax on plastic shopping bags, levying 13 euro cents (16 U.S. cents) per bag at the supermarket checkouts. That measure quickly encouraged shoppers to switch to heavy-duty fabric bags and largely eliminated plastic bags as wind-blown rubbish.
However, Ireland's environmental record remains mixed at best. Tourists regularly complain about an unexpected level of filth on the sidewalks and the stench from piles of garbage bags, which Dublin businesses must often leave festering overnight by the roadside for morning collection.
The European Union has found Ireland in breach of E.U. water quality regulations, notably over untreated sewage being dumped in rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
The country's Environmental Protection Agency is only beginning to come to grips with a long-running network of illegal dumps across the emerald isle that in many cases includes potentially toxic waste from hospitals. Critics warned that Cullen's latest idea could encourage more illegal dumping to avoid paying fees.
However, Cullen's initiative would dispel protests over the existing flat-fee system introduced last year in parts of Dublin, Ireland's sprawling capital and home to one-third of Ireland's 3.9 million residents.
Left-wing protesters last year tried to block garbage trucks from emptying trash cans in some Dublin neighborhoods, and dozens of protesters served short jail sentences.
Cullen said the central government wouldn't order local councils to implement a particular formula for charging customers.
"The precise charging mechanism will be decided at local level where local circumstances can be best taken into account," he said. "However, from January 1, 2005, whatever system is introduced will have to respect the overarching principle of charging on the base of usage."
Opposition lawmakers said they supported Cullen's move in general but warned that the government's failure to impose charging guidelines could leave the public paying even more.
Eamon Gilmore, environment spokesman for the opposition Labour Party, said, "'Pay by use' will no doubt encourage householders to reduce their waste, but local authorities and private bin collectors can make up the reduction in revenue by increasing the charge."
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COLUMBIA - Mid-Missouri school districts could see one of the largest funding boosts in a decade if lawmakers sign off on a figure close to what Gov. Jay Nixon proposed in his State of the State address Tuesday.
KOMU 8 News received budget documents Thursday detailing the increases in state aid each school district could receive next year.
Missouri implemented its current public school funding formula in the 2006-2007 school year, but lawmakers and the governor never signed off on a budget that includes the amount called for in the law.
In the current 2014 budget year, the foundation formula will be under-funded by nearly $600 million.
In his State of the State address, Nixon said he intends to fully fund public education before he leaves.
The governor would like to put a down payment on his promise in the 2015 budget year by increasing K-12 education funding by $278 million.
Columbia Public Schools received about $48 million in state aid in the current budget year. In the 2015 budget year, the district would receive about $54.5 million in state aid, an increase of approximately $6.5 million.
Community Relations Director Michelle Baumstark told KOMU 8 News the money could go toward increasing teacher salaries and hiring trained specialists who can work with students with special needs.
Baumstark said because the formula has never been fully funded, it puts pressure on the district to come up with more revenues from local taxes to fund the district.
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, agreed that public schools should see a funding boost at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. But Schaefer called the Nixon budget "absolute political fiction."
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Nixon and Republican leaders in the House and Senate are $370 million apart on what they would like to spend.
Baumstark said she is optimistic about the figures, but they do not account for the fact that Nixon has withheld education funds in the past. Districts then do not receive as much as originally appropriated.
Schaefer said it is inevitable that the Republican legislature will have to make cuts to get a balanced budget.
With the budget currently proposed, Jefferson City Public Schools would get $17.4 million without the increase and $20.1 million with the increase.
Fulton Public Schools would get $7.4 million without the increase, $8.2 million with the increase.
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A detailed analysis of engine, transmission and hydraulic oils enables you to identify potential problems before a major repair is necessary. Oil analysis also may help you reduce the frequency of oil changes and increase the resale value of your used equipment.
What is oil analysis? Oil analysis involves sampling and analyzing oil for various properties and materials that indicate wear and contamination in an engine, transmission or hydraulic system. Sampling and analyzing on a regular basis establishes a baseline of normal wear and can indicate when abnormal wear or contamination occurs.
An oil analysis tells you a lot about how the equipment was used and what condition it's in. Oil that has been inside any moving mechanical apparatus for some time reflects the exact condition of that assembly. As moving parts make contact, wear occurs and introduces minute metal particles to the oil. These particles are so small that they remain in suspension. Many products of the combustion process also become trapped in the circulating oil. In addition, the oil may be exposed to external contamination. Identifying and measuring these impurities indicates the rate of wear and level of contamination. Thus, the oil becomes a working history of the machine. An oil analysis also suggests methods to reduce accelerated wear and contamination.
A typical oil analysis can indicate the presence of contaminants and tell you if you've been using the appropriate lubricants. Oil analysis detects: * Fuel dilution of lubrication oil * Dirt contamination in the oil * Antifreeze in the oil * Excessive bearing wear * Misapplication of lubricants.
Some wear is normal. However, abnormal levels of a particular material can give an early warning of impending problems, prevent a breakdown and allow for corrective action such as repairing an air-intake leak before major damage occurs. One major advantage of an oil-analysis program is being able to anticipate problems and schedule repair work to avoid downtime during a critical time of use. Early detection can: * Reduce repair bills * Reduce catastrophic failures * Increase machinery life * Reduce non-scheduled downtime.
Evaluating used equipment A complete record of oil analyses you've performed can prove to be a great tool when selling a piece of used equipment. It shows the potential buyers how you have maintained the equipment as well as any adjustments you made to it during its life. The history also is a good indicator of potential future repairs and overhaul requirements.
When buying a piece of used equipment yourself, you also can take advantage of the benefits an oil analysis can offer. However, without knowing the amount of operation of the oil being analyzed, you should consider the test conclusive only if it indicates a problem. A good report could result from either no problems or a short length of service of the oil.
Physical and metal tests During a complete oil analysis, you should test the sample for both physical properties and metals. Some of the physical properties tested for and usually included in an oil analysis: * Antifreeze. This forms a gummy substance that may reduce oil flow. It leads to high oxidation, oil thickening, high acidity and engine failure if not corrected. * Fuel dilution. This property shows that oil has thinned, lowering lubricating ability and potentially causing a drop in oil pressure. This usually causes higher wear. * Oxidation. Checking for oxidation is a measure of gums, varnishes and oxidation products. High oxidation from oil that became too hot or was used too long can leave sludge and varnish deposits and thicken the oil. * Total base number. This generally indicates the acid-neutralizing capacity still in the lubricant. * Total solids. These include ash, carbon, lead salts from gasoline engines and oil oxidation. * Viscosity. Viscosity is a measure of an oil's resistance to flow. Oil may thin due to shear in multiviscosity oils or by dilution with fuel. Oil may thicken from oxidation if it is run too long or too hot. Oil also may thicken from contamination by antifreeze, sugar and other materials. Following are some of the metals for which oil is tested and some of their potential sources: * Aluminum. Thrust washers, bearings and pistons are made of this metal. High readings can be from piston-skirt scuffing, excessive ring-groove wear and broken thrust washers, among other problems. * Boron, magnesium, calcium, barium, phosphorous and zinc. These metals normally are from the lubricating oil additive package. They include detergents, dispersants and extreme-pressure additives. * Chromium. You typically associate chromium with piston rings. Dirt coming through the air intake or broken rings can cause high levels. * Copper and tin. These metals normally come from bearings or bushings and valve guides. Oil coolers also can contribute to copper readings along with some oil additives. In a new engine, these results normally will be high during break-in but will decline in a few hundred hours. * Iron. This can come from many places in the engine, such as liners, camshafts, crankshaft, valve train and timing gears. * Lead. Lead is associated with bearing wear, but fuel source (leaded gasoline) and sampling contamination (use of galvanized containers for sampling) are critical factors in interpreting this metal. * Silicon. High readings generally indicate dirt or fine sand contamination from a leaking air intake system, which cause excessive wear from abrasion. * Sodium. You normally would associate high readings of this metal with a coolant leak. But they also can be from an oil additive package.
Taking an oil sample It is important to take an oil sample that is representative of all the oil in the machine. Always be sure the oil is hot and thoroughly mixed before sampling. Handle hot drained oil with care--it could cause serious burns.
The easiest time to obtain a sample may be when the oil is being drained for an oil change. Sampling at this time usually involves letting some of the oil drain and then catching a sample in an appropriate container.
You also can obtain samples without draining oil by suctioning oil out through plastic tubing routed down into the oil reservoir. In any case, it is important to have an appropriate container and follow sampling directions thoroughly. A lot of testing laboratories will provide you with a kit that includes a sample bottle. Many of the tests are for measuring materials on a parts-per-million basis. So, the container must be sterile or the test may pick up contaminants what was in the container before.
Cost and convenience Cost of oil analysis will vary according to the laboratory and extent of the analysis. Typical charges are $10 to $30 per analysis. You can justify the expense of the analysis if it alerts you to a major problem that you can correct in the off-season and prevents downtime when you need the machine.
Several companies have developed oil-analysis kits that make oil analysis convenient. These kits include the sample bottles, suction pump and tubing, and sometimes a pre-addressed, postage-paid mailing container.
Locating a source Your local fuel and oil supplier or machinery dealer may be the most convenient and economical source for oil analysis. However, not all fuel and oil suppliers or machinery dealers conduct oil-analysis tests. Independent laboratories are another course. You can locate them in the Yellow Pages under the classification of "Laboratories."
Results Typically, you will receive the results of the laboratory analysis 2 to 4 days after the lab receives the sample. The laboratory may note when the analysis shows an abnormal condition and issue a caution or recommendation accordingly. Typical recommendations might be: Example 1: Bearing metals indicate wear. Inspect all bearing areas for wear. Resample at half interval. Example 2: Unit is in satisfactory condition. Resample at normal interval. Example 3: Abrasion indicated. Inspect air-filtration system. Upper cylinder wear indicated. Excessive fuel dilution. Resample at half interval.
Optimum maintenance interval Most maintenance experts realize that the "average need" usually determines the oil-change intervals for both engines and transmissions. No two pieces of equipment have the same preventive maintenance needs. Each machine has different imperfections and operates under different conditions. Operators performing smaller or lighter jobs can cause different conditions on engine and transmission wear than those that occur during more extended use. When using oil analysis to determine maintenance intervals, little guesswork exists. Records show that some equipment can run safely two or three times longer than recommended intervals. The oil analysis may show that you are changing the oil more often than necessary—or not often enough.
By eliminating too-frequent oil changes, you reduce the cost for oil and servicing, and also reduce the amount of used oil with which you must deal. This is an important pollution-prevention method—reducing the source.
Robert Grisso is an extension engineer and Steven Melvin is an extension educator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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General elections, in state elections, aren't in November anymore. The top-two system abolished primaries, replacing it with two rounds of elections.
And the first round is the real general election -- when all the candidates of all the parties are on the ballot. That's when voters have the most choice -- the only time they are guaranteed to be able to select candidates from their own party. Under the top two, the November election is a run-off, with only two candidates. In some cases, the run-offs involve two members of the same party. So if you want to vote for someone of your own party, you should show up in June.
In 2014, the new top-two rules -- with the general election in June -- will apply to the governorship for the first time. This will put all candidates of all parties on the same ballot in June 2014. This should move the calendar up. In the last gubernatorial election cycle, candidates like Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner were running two years ahead of schedule. That seemed awfully early back then. This time around, there are few signs that anyone is running yet.
But if you're poorly known and want to make a run in 2014, now would be a good time to start. Indeed, injecting yourself into the debate over the budget, and the contest between Propositions 30 and 38, might be one way to get noticed.
Either way, look for some action to begin on the Republican side after the November election. Democrats will wait for Gov. Jerry Brown to decide. But given his proclivities for delay, they may have to wait a very long time for him. So the most pressing question may be whether -- and when -- a high-profile Democratic challenger like LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets tired of waiting, and jumps in.
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Story of Presidents Island
The industrial build-up along the main roads of President's Island leaves few clues to the checkered past of this section of Memphis, but the approximately 10,000-acre island does indeed have a history as colorful as some of the better known areas of town.
Where industrial plants, warehouses and storage tanks now reign has in the past been home to moonshiners and gamblers, penal farm inmates, yellow fever refugees, freed slaves, sharecroppers and an assortment of others, some honest and hardworking, some less so.
What the island has never had, despite speculation associated with its name, is a strong link with a president. Some sources have conjectured that the island was named for President Andrew Jackson, who by some accounts briefly owned property on the island. However, most local historians believe that Jackson never owned island property and that the name President's Island long predates his 1829-1837 presidency.
The name President or President's Island appeared as early as 1801 or 1802 in a river guide called Cramer's Navigator, according to Ed Williams, a local engineer who has done research on the island in connection with his business. The name referred to the island's size,-the largest in the Mississippi River-at a time when the title "president" carried much significance to the citizens of the young democracy.
The river landmark was identified on a 1796 map as Great Island, also apparently a reference to its size that was carried over into the newer name, according to local writer and historian Perre Magness.
In those days President's Island was truly an island and at one point had even been two islands separated by a channel. Old river maps identify the northern third of the present island as Vice President's Island. However, a flood control and industrial development plan of the late 1940s dammed the section of the river between the island and the east bank and created a peninsula.
But for most of its history, the island was surrounded by the river and subject to its power. Floods interfered with attempts to raise crops and endangered the lives of those who had settled there. But the island's relative isolation and untamed landscape made it a favored location for various illicit activities, including gambling, cockfights, and late night shipping of moonshine across the channel.
Attempts to use the island for some productive purposes probably began around the time the city of Memphis was established. Farming was somewhat risky, due to the floods, but attempts persisted. Residents often built their houses on stilts to combat the flooding, although periodic high flood waters still forced evacuations or rescue attempts. Other enterprises were tried as well during and after the Civil War. For example, the Freedmen's Bureau established a camp on the island for freed slaves in 1865. About 1,500 former slaves stayed in the camp until they were absorbed into the community, according to a 1947 article in the Commercial Appeal.
Some years later, Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest contracted with local officials to establish a penal farm on the island, using able-bodied prisoners in the corn and the cotton fields. Having lost a fortune in the Civil War and through unprofitable railroad investments, Forrest was in search of new and lucrative opportunities and was one of the first to try to develop a business (of sorts) on the island.
He offered to pay the county 10 cents a day for each worker and to provide food, clothing and housing. His offer was accepted, and a five-year contract was signed. However, Forrest died in 1877, possibly of dysentery from drinking impure island water. Responding to stories that the prisoners had been mistreated, a grand jury investigated the prison farm and recommended some changes in the operation. In 1878, another penal farm contract was signed with Forrest's son William.
The island served another purpose in that era too. Yellow fever swept the city in 1878 killing thousands, and hundreds of people fled to the island hoping to escape from the infection that was rampant in town. The city had also purchased land on the island for a quarantine camp to be used during the recurring epidemics.
Better sanitation and health care eventually lessened the threat of yellow fever, and President's Island became better known as the site of several large farms as well as a number of smaller ones. Crops raised on the island included corn, cotton and soybeans; cattle, hogs, chickens and turkeys were raised there as well. A 1947 newspaper article claimed that the soil on the island was among the most fertile in the Memphis area thanks to long years of flooding, while other sources indicate the soil was more marginal. Still, enough farming continued to enable a one-room school for sharecroppers' children to remain open until 1950. That school building was relocated to the Mid-South Fairgrounds as an exhibit.
However, the island was never heavily populated, and the number of residents declined during the first few decades of the 20th century. In the book Memphis Sketches, local author Paul Coppock speculates that modern levees confined water better than older, lower levees, making flood waters rise higher. The older levees often broke and let the water spread out. This side effect of progress in flood control may have contributed to the population loss, Coppock says.
During the Prohibition era, the island was a haven for moonshiners who operated in the more isolated areas. Revenue officers frequently raided the island but were unable to wipe out the lucralive moonshining business. Eventually, several factors forced city leaders to start looking at the island as more than farmland or a site for mischief. First, by the mid-1940s, the city had run out of riverfront sites for industries that wanted to take advantage of barge transportation, according to Coppock in Memphis Sketches. This was an unacceptable fact for a city whose existence had been based on river trade, Coppock noted. Second, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted to encourage river transportation while ensuring that development on the island would not hinder flood control.
The four Memphians most responsible for the transformation of President's Island were Frank C. Pidgeon, businessman and first chairman of the Memphis and Shelby County Port Authority; E.H. Crump, businessman and political leader; Kenneth McKellar, a Tennessee senator whose position as chairman of the Appropriations Committee was instrumental in funding the project; and Jack Carley, an editorial writer for the Commercial Appeal. Gen. M.C. Tyler, former president of the Mississippi River Commission, was also instrumental in plans for island development. The island was annexed by the city in 1947.
The basic development plan called for closing the Tennessee Chute that separated the island from the east bank, thus creating a deep-water harbor (later named McKellar Lake) accessible by a channel at the south end of the island. The Flood Control Act of 1946 allocated $17 million for the project, and construction by the Corps of Engineers began in 1948.
Work included an earthen dam 6,800 feet long, 6 million cubic yards of industrial fill, a pumping station and a levee. A towboat channel was dredged, with the sand and mud pumped up to carve the channel spread out to raise the southeastern edge of the island above the highest recorded flood level. Highways and railroad tracks came next. Land that had been valued at $34 an acre before development went on the market for $6,000 an acre afterward. To buy an industrially developed acre today would cost at least $50,000, according to the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission.
The first industrial facility on the island was the H.C. Sinclair Co. bulk fuel terminal. About 150 businesses now occupy the roughly 1,000 acres of industrial land, providing 4,000 to 5,000 jobs. Approximately 95% of the industrial land has been developed, according to Randy Richardson of the Port Commission, while about 3,500 acres of land, mostly in the flood plain, are still used for agriculture, and several thousand acres are woodlands.
Some 20 or 30 years from now, if things proceed as planned, an additional 100 to 150 acres of land will be available for industrial development. Plans call for the Port Commission to extend the industrial area toward the Mississippi by building up more land with dredge material. However, the effect on the river in terms of increased pressure on levee walls upstream would have to be evaluated, Richardson said.
Despite the decades of improvement, though, traces of the "wild" President's Island persist. According to Richardson, the island is home to a diverse wildlife habitat, although hunting and fishing are prohibited by law.
Special Thanks to Mr. Nicholas Vrettos of the Presidents Island restaurant "The Port", for use of his Island History.


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