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7zip: more versatile than meets the eye
Today I was surprised a second time with something I did not expect from 7-zip (but tried anyway). Let me start with the first time 7zip surprised me.
Imagine you *only* have a Windows system available, you have got a 640MB ISO image that contains a single 5MB file and you have a very slow network connection to the Linux system that requires this 5MB file.
Uploading the 640MB file to Linux would take ages, and you only need a 5MB file that it contains. A Windows system does not by default allow to loop-mount an ISO image the way Linux does. So I thought I was stuck. 7zip to the rescue.
Optimistic (sometimes over-optimistic) I am about Open Source software I just tried to open the ISO file with 7zip and lo and behold, I could simply browse the ISO much like midnight commander does, without loading 640MB into memory. (BTW I am a big midnight commander fan too !)
Lesson 1: 7zip allows you to browse and extract files on an ISO image.
Now imagine that you use some proprietary software (say: TSM) from a big blue vendor (say: IBM) and you need some sort of plugin to allow to backup a database (say: Oracle). Some infamous person decided that the best way to provide a 500Kb RPM package was to encapsulate it into a 6MB InstallShield image (yes, somehow that exists for Linux too ! think: java).
The advised way of installing said RPM package is to move the InstallShield binary (also called NSIS) to the target system, install a Java JRE and run this 'self-extracting' InstallShield blob. Now, that is ofcourse not what we want to do on production systems. To make matters worse, the InstallShield blob is 64bit and does an effective RPM database query before doing anything on the 32bit system.
Apparently my respected colleagues have been in a similar situation in the past and there is some Windows software to extract files from InstallShield blobs (even Linux ones, yes). Now this software itself is not very innocent (and hard to get a hold of). And when my respected colleagues were looking on how to solve this situation my optimistic mind wandered off. "What if 7zip would be able to handle InstallShield blobs ? Wouldn't that be cool for Open Source ?"
So without expecting it to work I copied the blob over to my Windows (yes) Thinkpad and unleashed 7zip onto it. Guess what ?
Lesson 2: 7zip can browse and extract files inside InstallShield blobs.
Now, I have always been a big fan of the minimalistic design of 7zip (unlike WinZip or WinRar) and the flexibility and support of different non-Windows archive formats (say: rpm, deb, cpio and others), but ISO and InstallShield support was far beyond what I expected.
I just looked at the complete list of features of 7zip and I will let the list speak for itself:
- High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
- Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting capability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Powerful File Manager
- Powerful command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 69 languages
midnight commander
Do you have an opensource replacement for midnight commander on Windows? I'm using Total commander, but it's not opensource (only a stupid popup at startup).
I can browse all kinds of zip,tar, files with it. Haven't tried iso yet.
midnight commander for windows
Hi Bjorn,
No sorry. I use this corporate Windows Thinkpad mostly as a cheap terminal device (accessing remote systems and uploading files). 7zip until now was sufficient for my archive handling. Next to that I use WinSCP and Putty, the VMware Console and Firefox :-)
I am not the most advanced Windows user.
How about the Windows version of Midnight Commander? Yes, there is one.
Re: MC alternative on Windows
Try FAR Manager which recently became Open Source as well.
Since files in the .iso extension can be accessed and extracted by 7zip, can 7zip also burn or mount the files - as is required in some instances by certain programs?


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That probably sounds like a typo, so I'll repeat it here: I can think of three good reasons to pick up an old computer, instead of buying a new one.
Of course, "old" is a relative term, even outside discussions of technology. What is old to me might be brand new to you, although to be honest, so long as we're talking about computers, I have a feeling the reverse will be true. 😉
Perspective comes into play too, but for the most part, what a computer can do and what someone wants it to do are sometimes at odds. Nobody — myself included — expects a 100Mhz Pentium Classic to handle Flash videos in Firefox, but a 450Mhz machine. … Well, opinions differ. Some of us think it workable.
Because price is the obvious reason to pick an old machine over a new one … I'm not going to discuss it. It should go without saying that a machine a year or two beyond the cutting edge is going to sell for a price far below a brand-new machine.
Otherwise. …
- Power draw. You may pooh-pooh old machines as inefficient power-suckers, but the fact remains that a K6-2 desktop system at idle consumes 190W, whereas a shiny new Core 2 Quad Q6600 system pulls twice that. Information courtesy of this page, which appears to be updated from time to time with fresher hardware.
And of course, laptops need even less. My 1Ghz machine has a 90W power supply that I salvaged from an upscale model, whereas the original power supply that came with it was only 60W. My Thinkpads use even lighter power adapters. And the Fujitsu? Beats me. It's not marked. 😉
- Noise levels. One thing I don't like about my 1Ghz machine is that the fans (there are two) occasionally kick in. I compare that with my 550Mhz machine, which has a fan … somewhere … I think … because occasionally, on hot days or when the stars are in alignment, I think I can hear it start up.
An older computer is probably quieter than a new machine, particularly when it comes to desktops. That new desktop machine in the office? Sounds like a jet plane taxiing down the runway. The old one? Well, it may not have been usable, but it wasn't very noisy either.
For what it's worth, the quietest machine in the house right now is the Pentium. If the screen isn't backlit, I can't tell if it's on. And the quietest machine I ever owned? A bizarre Celeron 400Mhz machine that had no fan in it that I could see — processor, power supply or otherwise. It had a crazy fork-shaped heat sink attached to the CPU, and I don't think the power supply had a fan in it. I took it home from a recycling shop one day and thought it was defective because I pressed the power button, and heard nothing. 😯
- Linux compatibility. If you're reading this page, you're probably concerned in some small fashion with what works in Linux. And it should go almost without saying that older machines, as a general rule, work better with the Penguin than hardware fresh off the boat.
The further you get from bleeding edge, the easier things become with Linux. I nearly pulled my hair out trying to get an errant ATI video card to work with Linux in 2006; two years later, getting accelerated video on that same machine was literally a click-button installation. If you give yourself a small leeway from brand-new, you'll be better off.
(At this point I feel obligated to mention that very old hardware — like the video subsystem in my 100Mhz Pentium — can be just as problematic as anything new. I have yet to get the framebuffer working beyond 80×25 on that, even if X will comfortably take up the entire 800×600 screen. Why? I don't know. I'm still working on it. 😐 )
That's probably enough for now. I could wax philosophical and tell you how great you'll feel for saving a computer from the dumpster, or appeal to your sense of thrift, or your environmental sensibilities. But I've done that before, and if you're not inclined in those directions to start with, it won't matter what I say.
But keep in mind that there are plus sides to older hardware, in ways you might not have thought of previously. If you're in the market for a new machine, consider one that's just new to you.


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In the Steelers organization, Rooney was appointed team president in 1975 and was given a great deal of power by his father. During his tenure, he has implemented a philosophy and management style that emphasizes open, practical and efficient management. The results have been obvious: since 1972, the Steelers have been AFC Central Division champions 14 times, AFC champions seven times, and Super Bowl champions six times. Rooney became outright owner of the team in 1988, following the death of his father. Since 2003, Rooney has somewhat limited his control of the franchise, giving more power to son Art Rooney II.


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Gold is not just a lunatic fringe investmentSeptember 25, 2012: 12:53 PM ET
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Paul R. La Monica. Other than Time Warner, the parent of CNNMoney, and Abbott Laboratories, La Monica does not own positions in any individual stocks.
Gold is often derisively referred to as an investment that only kooks who are preparing for the end of the world in a bunker can love. But it might be time to stop with all the gold bashing.
Sure, plans to return to the gold standard may still seem a bit extreme. (Sorry Ron Paul and your loyal minions!) Yet if you look at the reason why gold has done so well lately, it seems logical to expect the price of the yellow metal could continue to climb, blow past its current all-time high (not adjusted for inflation) of about $1,923 an ounce and surpass $2,000 in the process.
Gold is hovering around $1,770 right now. The price has risen more than 12% since the beginning of the year and is up 6.5% in the past month alone. Gold's rally first started to pick up steam a few weeks ago, on the back of the European Central Bank's plan to buy up bonds of troubled sovereign nations.
The Federal Reserve followed the ECB's lead and launched QE3 just a week later. Central banks in Japan and England are also in easing mode and with China's economy slowing, it would not be a huge shock if the People's Bank of China were to soon announce its third interest rate cut of the year.
Add all that up and it's very bullish for gold. Central banks printing money like there's no tomorrow ultimately should lead to lower values for the currencies of countries in easing cycles, as well as inflation. And inflation is gold's best friend.
"I am not a gold bug. But I think gold can go much higher. There is not a number for the price of gold you can give that would shock me," said Ron Carson, founder and CEO of Carson Wealth Management Group in Omaha. "If the Fed and other central banks continue to pile on more debt, commodity prices will go through the roof.">
Carson, who owns gold miner Goldcorp (GG) as well as the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners (RING) exchange-traded fund of gold miners, says that investors should have some exposure to the metal in their portfolios. But they should not overdo it. He thinks a 10% allocation, split between the actual commodity and shares of miners, makes sense.
Rob Lutts, President of Cabot Money Management in Salem, Mass., agreed. He said he's advising clients to have about 10% to 12% of their portfolios in gold assets. He recommends the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), which invests in gold bullion, as well as gold miner Barrick Gold (ABX) and the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX).
Lutts said that the biggest mistake some investors make when they dismiss gold is forgetting that it will take central bankers many years to fix the world's numerous monetary problems. And as long as banks are easing, that's a plus for gold.
"When I first started recommending gold at $400 an ounce people thought it may just go to $1,000," Lutts said. "But what's changed in the past few years is the notion of how temporary all this easing is."
To that end, economists at Goldman Sachs recently predicted that the Fed's QE3 program could ultimately hit a price tag of $2 trillion and last until 2015. Lutts added that the amount of money the ECB will have to spend on Greece, Spain and other countries should be "significant and still unknown."
Related: Why Warren Buffett may be wrong on gold
Of course, investors always have to be wary of chasing performance. But it's also not smart to simply conclude that because an asset has already increased in value, it must go down sharply in quick fashion.
Apple (AAPL) started its miraculous bull run about a decade ago with the stock in the single digits on a split-adjusted basis. Any investor who thought that Apple must have topped at $50, $100, $200, $300, $400, $500 or $600 has been proven horribly wrong. The stock is now trading near $700.
Now I'm not trying to suggest that gold is the new Apple. Gold, after all, is an asset that doesn't produce anything. Its value stems more from supply and demand as opposed to earnings power. But gold could also benefit in the next few years from continued strong demand from China, India and other emerging markets. For many investors, gold is not just an inflation hedge/alternative currency play. Lutts thinks gold could hit $3,000 over the next three to five years.
"More institutional investors may come on board and drive gold even higher," he said.
A $3,000 target price for gold may sound like a crackpot prediction at first. But many scoffed at gold $750, gold $1,000 and gold $1,500 prognostications not that long ago. Unless the economy suddenly takes a turn for the better, or central banks decide they can't continue to support the financial markets with easing ad infinitum, gold may keep climbing.


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Johnson & Johnson leverages medical diagnostics segment
Medical devices and diagnostics accounted for about 41 percent of Johnson & Johnson's total sales in 2012
Singapore: Johnson & Johnson is leveraging its medical devices and diagnostics (MD&D) business strategy for accelerating growth. "Our MD&D business is the largest medical technology business in the world with sales of $27.4 billion, which grew 8.7 percent operationally with the inclusion of Synthes," said Mr Alex Gorsky, chairman and chief executive officer. "We're building on our market leadership positions, having sustained or grown share in the majority of our key platforms, and hold number one or number two positions in over 80 percent of them today. We're also expanding our MD&D business in emerging markets, and with Synthes, generated strong double-digit growth there last year."
MD&D accounted for about 41 percent of Johnson & Johnson's total sales in 2012. Its businesses are global leaders with strong market positions across a broad range of areas, including orthopaedics, neurosurgery, general surgery, vision care, diabetes care, infection prevention, cardiovascular and aesthetics.
In the last two years, the company has invested approximately $3.5 billion in research and development for its MD&D segment, advancing its pipelines and developing new technologies and solutions across its businesses. It has also made decisions to shape its portfolio, including completing the approximately $20 billion acquisition of Synthes, the largest acquisition in Johnson & Johnson history, while also continuing to take a disciplined approach to adapting its businesses to reflect the evolving needs of the marketplace."
Johnson & Johnson also continues to explore ways to expand its global footprint and its MD&D business continues to focus on local market needs. Today, 56% of the Johnson & Johnson's revenues come from outside the US, compared to about 40 percent a decade ago. Moreover, in the past two years, sales growth in emerging markets grew significantly for Johnson & Johnson. Including Synthes, emerging markets now make up 23 percent of Johnson & Johnson sales.
"One million surgical procedures are performed every day around the world, many of them utilizing the technologies created by Johnson & Johnson's Global Surgery Group," said Mr Gary Pruden, worldwide chairman, Global Surgery Group. "We are a highly global business, with about 60 percent of Global Surgery sales currently generated outside the U.S. and a strong and growing presence in emerging markets."


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Investors were briefly panicked yesterday when the Yahoo Finance website indicated that gold had soared to over $3400 dollars an ounce, an instant jump of 175 per cent. Possible reasons for the shocking spike ranged from a simple mistake to a secret signal being communicated to insiders as to where the commodity was really heading.
Just after 11am eastern time, the Yahoo Finance website gold graph indicated that the precious metal had jumped from $1235.60 an ounce to a whopping $3401.50 an ounce in the space of minutes. The commodity then quickly returned to its previous level almost immediately.
The only event that could precede such a massive and instantaneous jump in gold would have to be something on the scale of a nuclear war or a sudden and total collapse of the U.S. dollar.
Since the apparent glitch was only registered on the Yahoo website, many have attributed it to an in-house error. But that didn't stop financial forums raging with speculation as to whether the snafu wasn't some kind of hidden message being put out to insiders as to when gold will really hit such a level.
"This is one of those secret messages to traders in the know that tell the brokers when gold will be at a certain level," claimed a Kitco forum member.
Indeed, numerous investment analysts speculated last year that gold was heading towards the $3500 range as a result of a deflationary collapse of the U.S. economy.
"Did it really do that, and I wonder if someone knew and cashed in bigtime only to re-invest it after it dropped back down. If they did, they made some major moola!," commented a poster at DailyPaul.com.
Was this a 'tell' to let insiders know that gold is about to soar? Or was it nothing more meaningful than a technical glitch?
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When Hawaii Island celebrates the year-end holidays, Santa's sleigh looks like a surfboard, sugarplum fairies resemble hula girls and Christmas dinner turns into a luau.
For clients who want to create new holiday traditions, Hawaii Island has another big selling point in December: the weather. While Jack Frost nips at the noses of mainlanders, visitors in the 50th state find themselves basking daily in the warmth of the sun.
Check out these distinctive holiday festivities awaiting clients on Hawaii Island.
Mochi Pounding at Akiko's Buddhist Bed and BreakfastOn the morning of Dec. 28 in mellow Wailea town, locals and visitors gather to make Japanese rice cakes the old-fashioned way. Crafts, floral arrangements, plantation stories, taiko drumming, a local-style lunch and Hawaiian entertainment add to the festivities.www.akikosbnb.com
Coconut Christmas Tree at The Fairmont Orchid, HawaiiDuring the holidays, this Kohala Coast luxury resort displays a 14-foot-tall Christmas tree made entirely of coconuts. On Dec. 21, the public can attend a tree lighting ceremony hosted by one of the resort's beach club ambassadors.www.fairmont.com/orchid
Crafts Fair and Tree Lighting at Hilton Waikoloa VillageFrom Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, the 19th annual Na Lima Hana crafts fair in the hotel's convention center showcases Hawaiian quilts, carvings, ornaments, jewelry, clothing and gifts. The Dec. 6 tree lighting ceremony includes carolers, hula dancers, Christmas cookies and a visit from Santa.www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com
Planetarium Show at Imiloa Astronomy CenterDec. 13 is the date for "Mystery of the Christmas Star," a holiday planetarium show and modern retelling of the Christmas story. It offers a possible scientific explanation for the twinkling light that the three wise men followed to reach the baby Jesus.www.imiloahawaii.org
Christmas Parade in Kailua-KonaSet aside Dec. 14 for this 29th annual cascade of entertainment through Kailua-Kona town. Visitors can see marching bands in aloha shirts, hula girls with tinsel leis, sugarplum fairies on roller skates and dogs dressed like reindeer. Members of the county fire department crowds cool off the crowds with fire hoses.www.paradesinkona.com
Caroling and Crafts at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach HotelThe hotel honors the holidays with a day-long Hawaiian crafts fair, caroling in the lobby and daily dinner specials in the Honu's on the Beach restaurant. A special edition of its traditional Hawaiian luau takes place on Dec. 25.www.konabeachhotel.com
Christmas Gift Fair in HiloOn Dec. 6-7, the Na Makua Invitational Christmas gift fair at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium features products crafted by local artists and gifts not available elsewhere. Visitors can also enjoy live entertainment, local food and drawings for prizes.www.namakua.com


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Funeral procession of four slain children killed on Gaza beach | Times of Israel
The shells were chasing them
In one of the worst single incidents of the conflict, an Israeli gunboat off Gaza's Mediterranean coast shelled a beach Wednesday evening, killing four children from the same family and critically wounding another youngster. According to reports, 9-year-old Ismail Mahmoud Bakir, 10-year-old Ahed Atef Bakir, 10-year-old Zakariya Ahed Bakir and 11-year-old Mohammad Ramiz Bakir, were playing on Gaza beach when two shells were fired.
Peter Beaumont, a Guardian reporter who witnessed the attack alongside many other international journalists, tweeted moments after the incident, "1st shell hit the harbour wall. It's been hit before so I assume its on a pre-recorded grid. Gunner appears to have adjusted to hit survivors."
Later, in his article for the Guardian, Beaumont expands on this description and reiterates the belief that the second shell specifically targeted the children. "The first projectile hit the sea wall of Gaza City's little harbour ... as the smoke from the explosion thinned, four figures could be seen running, ragged silhouettes, legs pumping furiously along the wall. Even from a distance of 200 metres, it was obvious that three of them were children."
"It was there that the second shell hit the beach, those firing apparently adjusting their fire to target the fleeing survivors...in the space of 40 seconds, four boys who had been playing hide and seek among fishermen's shacks on the wall were dead."
"If your sightings can't see boys playing football on a huge wide beach, then there's something wrong with your equipment"
In a televised interview with Channel 4, British anchorman Jon Snow questioned Mark Regev about the attack. Although the Israeli Prime Minister's spokesman called the incident a 'tragedy', he was largely unable to answer the question Snow kept returning to: "How, despite the most sophisticated weaponry in the whole of the Middle East, do you confuse boys running around with a ball on a beach?"
In a roundabout response, Regev insisted that the Israeli military does not target civilians. "I don't believe the person who fired and killed those four boys knew that they were children," he added.
The Israeli army has now launched an investigation into the incident, although senior military spokesperson Moti Almoz was quick to blame Hamas for the boys' deaths. "There was a [military] target embedded among civilians," he told the Times of Israel.
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This is not the first time that Israeli forces have struck civilians on the Gazan coastline. On July 11, an Israeli attack on the Fun Time Beach café near the city of Khan Yunis killed nine civilians, including two 15-year-old children, and wounded three, including a 13-year-old boy.
An Israeli military spokesman said the attack was "targeting a terrorist" but presented no evidence that any of those at the café, who had gathered to watch a World Cup match, were participating in military operations, or that the killing of one alleged "terrorist" in a crowded café would justify the expected civilian casualties.
"Israel's rhetoric is all about precision attacks, but attacks with no military target and many civilian deaths can hardly be considered precise," stated Sarah Leah Whitson, the Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. "Recent documented cases in Gaza sadly fit Israel's long record of unlawful airstrikes with high civilian casualties," she added.
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Thursday brought new hope as a brief humanitarian truce, brokered by the UN, was called to allow the restocking of food, water and other essentials in the besieged Gaza strip. This ceasefire, however, ended at 3pm Thursday and since that time both sides have resumed firing.
It is reported that 3 children died only moments after the temporary ceasefire ended when a rocket hit the roof they were playing on in Gaza City's Sabra district. Neighbours told Ma'an News Agency that 8-year-old Jihad, 7-year-old Wissam and 10-year-old Afnan were taking advantage of the relative calm that followed a brief truce between Israel and Hamas. After being cooped up in the house for days, the children wanted to play outside. All 3 died on the way to the hospital.
Despite the temporary truce and efforts to negotiate a more permanent ceasefire, the recently launched ground invasion offers little in the way of hope. The killing of children in Gaza, for now at least, looks set to continue.
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A new theatrical trailer for director Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake has been released. This trailer includes quite a few nods to the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger-fronted iteration of the story, with everyone's favorite three-breasted woman making an appearance (kind of). There are a couple of groan worthy one-liners that are apparently a requirement for 90% of action movies, but I'm hoping Colin Farrell's charisma will outweigh the dialogue flaws. The sci-fi world that Wiseman's built here looks impressive, and we definitely get the sense that there are going to be a lot of action sequences to marvel at. I'm interested to see what makes Wiseman's remake a story worth telling and not just a rehash of the original, so hopefully this Total Recall's a fun ride.
Hit the jump to watch the trailer, and if you missed any of Steve's set visit coverage click here. The film also stars Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Bryan Cranston. Total Recall opens on August 3rd.
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Here's the synopsis for Total Recall:
Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.


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Sharks beat Oilers 3-2 in shootout to open 7-0
After rolling to their first five victories, the San Jose Sharks are showing they can win the tight games, too.
Michal Handzus and Dan Boyle scored in the shootout to help the Sharks extend the best start in franchise history with their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
"That's what good teams do, but we cannot make a habit of it," Handzus said. "Obviously, we've got to be better than the last two games. We've got to work on it. The wins matter, for sure, but you cannot let it slide. You've got to still play well."
Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored unassisted goals off turnovers 39 seconds apart in the second period against Devan Dubnyk to break open a scoreless game. Antti Niemi made 26 saves as the Sharks remained the only unbeaten team in the NHL with their second straight shootout win.
San Jose became the third NHL team to win its first five games by at least two goals, but things have gotten tougher the past two in the shootout wins against Anaheim and Edmonton.
The common theme has been Handzus' shootout prowess.
He has no points this season but has opened the past two shootouts with goals, making him 7 for 12 in two seasons with the Sharks and 18 for 34 in his career - the third-best percentage in NHL history.
"He's just so deceptive," Sharks captain Joe Thornton said. "I'm not sure why. He sees a spot and he hits it every time. It's fun to watch."
After Handzus opened the shootout by scoring on the forehand, Sam Gagner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed for Edmonton. Boyle then won it with his goal in the third round.
Gagner scored in the second period and Taylor Hall tied it in the opening minute of the third for the Oilers, who had won two straight including a 2-1 overtime victory the previous night in Phoenix. Dubnyk made 36 saves, including seven in an overtime that included a San Jose power play.
"I think we have to gain confidence from the way we battled back," Gagner said. "It's obviously a tough one to lose. Coming off a back-to-back against a team like San Jose, who's playing so well, we have to learn from it and continue to develop."
Hall got the equalizer at the end of a pretty give-and-go with Jordan Eberle 51 seconds into the third. The Sharks thought they regained the lead later in the period but Ryane Clowe was called for interference before taking a long pass from Couture and beating Dubnyk.
That's where the game stood until the shootout.
The Sharks took advantage of two turnovers to get their two quick strikes midway through the second. Scott Gomez pressured Ryan Whitney near the blue line before his linemate, Couture, stole the puck. Couture skated in and beat Dubnyk with a wrist shot before showing that he has Super Bowl fever.
Couture, a Buffalo Bills fan, skated toward the boards, flexed his arm and kissed his biceps - what is known as Kaepernicking - in tribute to San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
"It's a Bay Area team that's in the Super Bowl," Couture said. "Just show some support for those guys."
Less than a minute later, Pavelski took the puck from Ladislav Smid and beat Dubnyk with his own wrister, giving him a goal in his third straight game and a point in all seven this season.
Gagner cut the lead in half less than 3 minutes later when he tipped Mark Fistric's point shot past Niemi, and the Oilers managed to earn a point thanks to Hall's goal in the third.
"When you are on the road and you come back from 2-0, you'll take the point for sure," Hall said. "They are a team that's not going to give away many points at home. It seems there have been parts of our game this year where we let up for several shifts and you saw that tonight where they got the two quick goals."
After scoring six goals in the first period at Edmonton last week, the Sharks managed just seven shots on goal in a scoreless opening period in the rematch. It marked the first time they failed to score in the first period since the season opener at Calgary.
NOTES: The Sharks have scored first in six of seven games this season. ... Edmonton captain Shawn Horcoff was scratched with a strained neck after being hit late in Wednesday's game by Shane Doan. Anton Lander was called up from Oklahoma City of the AHL. ... San Jose D Jason Demers was added to the active roster after being injured in Europe during the lockout, but did not play.


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Mequon students, parents to return to new security measures
District spends $1.2 million on entrance upgrades
A school shooting at a Georgia elementary School Tuesday has again raised concerns as Wisconsin parents prepare to send their kids back to the classroom.
WISN 12 News spoke to the Mequon-Thiensville School District earlier this year as they worked to strengthen their security plans in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Portia Young went back Tuesday to check on their progress.
Superintendent Demond Means said the district's schools all received security upgrades over the summer.
"All six schools in the district are getting this new, secure, double-locked entry system," he said.
Mequon parent Janet Messer is eager to see the changes.
"They put in a buzzer system right away," she said. "But there wasn't that added layer of protection."
Means agreed.
"With our security set-up prior to the new construction, we not only put our children at risk, but we also put our staff at risk," he said. "That is unacceptable."
Upgrades at five of the six schools in the Meqon-Thiensville district have been completed. All six will be up and running by the first day of school.
The project cost totals $1.2 million. For parents, staff and administrators, it's an extreme makeover that is well worth the cost.
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The Vancouver park board is considering completing a gap in the city's seawall between Kitsilano and Jericho beaches after a private donor has offered to kick in tens of millions for the project.
The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous for now, has made a very serious – though not unlimited – offer to finance the project, mayor's staff said Wednesday.
The donor is a longtime city resident and philanthropist who loves the seawall, which the city has contemplated extending for years.
Though Mayor Gregor Robertson has lent his support to the concept, it is sure to generate controversy as it may require altering the shoreline in front of some of Vancouver's most expensive real estate.
Vancouver park board chairwoman Sarah Blyth said Wednesday the project would be put through a public consultation process.
"The first part is speaking to the community [in the proposed seawall area] and the people of Vancouver because we can't do anything without knowing if that's what they want," she said.
The park board has toyed with the idea of extending the seawall, she added, but funding has been an issue.
The donor's offer solves part of the funding puzzle and could help leverage financing from the provincial and federal governments, Blyth said.
"Is it time to extend the rest of the seawall? I think it might be. It would be a legacy that belongs to Vancouver forever."
On the plus side, connecting the Jericho and Kitsilano waterfronts with an approximately 2.5-kilometre walkway would create a continuous seawall that stretches from Point Grey to False Creek and Stanley Park.
But the stretch of waterfront off of Cornwall and Point Grey is also home to some of the city's priciest houses, some with large concrete retaining walls dropping directly to beach front that is impassable at high tide.
That means some kind of pier structure would need to be built to support a walkway adjacent to about 80 waterfront homes along the 2.5-kilometre stretch.
The walkway would also pass through the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club's Jericho location.
Blyth acknowledged there may be some local resistance to the idea, but said that's why public consultation is crucial.
The public could reject the idea, or cause the plan to change, she said. It is also possible part of the route would not be on the beach, added Blyth.
Robertson said he's confident the city can develop a design for a walkway between Kitsilano and Jericho that works for local residents and opens up Vancouver's waterfront for everyone.
"I'd love to see a public connection from Jericho to Kits beach," he said in an email.
"We should be embracing any opportunity for more public waterfront access, whether it's in Kits, Coal Harbour or along the Fraser," he said.
While the general concept has been examined, no detailed engineering or designs have been completed.
That would have to happen before a total cost can be calculated, although mayor's staff expect the project to cost tens of millions of dollars.
Planning will move ahead when Blyth puts forward a motion at a park board meeting later this month to start consultation and more detailed design work.
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis has insisted the club will expect more from youngster Paulo Jr. in 2011, and the Brazilian forward could already be poised to start one of the most important matches of the year.
Kreis told MLSsoccer.com on Tuesday that he's leaning towards starting Paulo Jr. up top with Alvaro Saborio for the team's crucial CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal match against the Columbus Crew on Feb. 22 in Ohio.
"[Paulo Jr.] had some nice goals for us in the CONCACAF rounds for us last year and is going to need to step up and be a regular contributor for us," Kreis said.
The diminutive 22-year-old attacker has impressed the coaching staff this preseason. He started up top with Saborío in RSL's 2-0 preseason win over Chivas USA on Tuesday and was Salt Lake's most active, dangerous player through 85 minutes before he was replaced by Jean Alexandre.
Injuries may also be pushing Paulo Jr. into the starting lineup quicker than most expected, as well. RSL officials told MLSsoccer.com that regular starter Fabian Espindola is still a week away from full fitness while recovering from a left quad strain, leaving Paulo Jr. as the most logical choice to carry the torch in the first game of the two-leg aggregate goal series.
Kreis, however, hasn't ruled out Arturo Alvarez – who was picked up from the San Jose Earthquakes during the offseason to shore up the club's attack this year – as a possible starter against Columbus. The veteran is still recovering from an adductor injury suffered during training last week but is due to return to action soon.
Paulo Jr. scored two goals in RSL's 3-1 win over Cruz Azul in the CCL group-stage finale last October and added another in a 4-1 RSL romp over Toronto FC in September. He appeared in three regular-season games and played 17 minutes in the second game of RSL's Western Conference semifinal series against FC Dallas.


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FRANKFURT, Germany — Reducing the value of assets and lawsuit expenses pushed Deutsche Bank into a big and unexpected fourth quarter loss of €2.15 billion ($2.91 billion).
The net loss for the October-December period compared to a €186 million profit a year ago. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected a bare profit of €62 million.
Deutsche Bank is reshaping its business to meet new regulatory requirements for banks to keep larger financial buffers against losses in the wake of the 2007 financial crisis.
Meeting the new requirements means dropping some risky investments and assets. To do that, the bank took accounting losses of €1.9 billion for the fallen value of businesses it had acquired before 2003, and for risky assets and investments that it is in the process of selling off.
Expenses for litigation the bank is facing came to €1 billion. The bank faces lawsuits and investigations along with other big banks over the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate interest benchmark in past years. The rate is used to price trillions of dollars in global contracts.
Co-CEOs Juergen Fitschen and Anshu Jain, who took over from Josef Ackermann last year, said the performance of the bank's core business was otherwise strong, and management recommended an unchanged dividend to shareholders of 75 euro cents a share.
They said the losses came from "the most comprehensive reconfiguration of Deutsche Bank in recent times."
Jain said that the bank's outlook for 2013 is better than it was at the same time in 2012, with the US economy recovering and an easing of financial market turmoil from the euro currency union's drawn-out crisis over too much government debt in some countries.
He warned however that the bank's restructuring was "a journey that will take years, not months."
Like all global banks, Deutsche Bank is being pushed from an international effort, known as Basel III, to hold more capital as a buffer against losses. Basel III is a response to the financial crisis that began in 2007 when banks reported big losses on mortgage-backed securities in the United States and then worsened with the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Building larger capital buffers can mean either raising capital by selling new shares, or by exiting risky investments and holdings. The riskier an investment, loan or security is considered, the more capital must be held to protect against losses on it.
Deutsche Bank has put many of these assets in a separate unit which will manage their disposal.
Jain said the bank's efforts during the year at selling off or writing down risky investments was the equivalent of selling €8 billion in new shares. Doing it by disposing of risky assets means that the bank avoided diluting existing shareholders' investments through the issuance of new shares.
By doing that the bank accelerated its progress toward meeting the Basel III goals, and narrowed the gap with competing banks that have been making faster progress than Deutsche Bank. The bank reached a Core Tier 1 capital ratio — the Basel III standard — of 8.0 percent of its loans, investments and other risky assets as of Dec. 31, 2012. That is 0.8 percentage point ahead of its goal. Basel III will eventually require the bank to have a 9.5 percent capital ratio by 2019.
Despite its reverse in the fourth quarter, the bank did post a net profit for the full-year of €665 million, though that was way down on 2011's €4.32 billion. On the revenue front, Deutsche Bank fared better. In the fourth quarter, revenue rose 14 percent to €7.9 billion from €6.9 billion. Full year revenue rose to €33.74 billion from €33.22 billion.
The company said last month that it would face reductions to earnings for the fallen value of businesses and assets, but did not say how big the accounting loss would be. Deutsche Bank's share price ended Thursday up 2.85 percent at €38.21.


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Roasted White Eggplant Alfredo Sauce with Fresh Fennel and Spinach
It's time for some more Kvetch Corner!
Sometimes I feel like I'm a victim of ageism. My 25th birthday is fast approaching, and I still am told on a daily basis that I look like a 15 year old. When people ask me my secret, I tell them it's because I moisturize with this new French lotion called toilette de bébé. It's French for Baby Toilette. It's actually made of of Aloe Vera, Primrose and Baby Urine. Keeps me looking youthful. Alright. I'm kidding. I'm just feeling sassy today.
All the time, people tell me how lucky I am because I look so young. But when I try to get a haircut at Fantastic Sams and they lead me over to the Rocket Ship chair and hand me a lolly pop, I don't feel so fucking lucky. When a bouncer at the bar laughs at me before even asking for my ID, I don't feel so fucking lucky. When I get all you can eat Mongolian BBQ for free because they waitress thinks I'm under 13, then I feel lucky.
Enough on that topic. There's been something else that had been irking me for the past few weeks. If you can't tell from reading my past blog posts (or this post for that matter), I'm just a little on the crazy side. I receive health insurance through the Actors Unions, but there's one slight problem. The Screen Actors' Guild's health insurance plan DOES NOT cover mental health care. Neither does the Writers Guild. At first, I was really angry about it. But after some though, they're actually pretty smart smart because all writers and actors are crazy mo fo's. If they did cover all of our mental health expenses, there wouldn't be any funds left over to pay for my pap smear, so I guess I can't hold too much of a grudge.
Well, I'm clearly just rambling about nothing today. Let's chat about food for a while. This is a redux of a recipe I posted about two years ago, but it's one of my favorites. Check your local farmers market to locate yourself some white eggplants. You can use regular, but the white ones have a nuttier/creamier taste that make for an excellent "alfredo" sauce.
• 1 package Fettuccini Noodles (or use the Pasta Guide on pg 48 to
make your own!)
• 2 Large White Eggplants (You can substitute Purple Eggplant)
• 2 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves
• 1/2 large Yellow Onion, thinly sliced
• 3 cloves Garlic, quartered
• 1 Fresh Fennel Bulb, thinly sliced
• 1 TBSP Fresh Lemon Juice
• 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Cup MimicCremeTM (or Alternative, pg 33)
• 1 1/2 cup Dry White Wine
• 1 tsp Thyme
• 1 tsp Dried Sweet Basil
• Sea Salt and Pepper (to taste)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Take white eggplants, prick all over with a
fork, and brush lightly with olive oil...
Place them in the oven for 30-45 minutes, or until soft, turning them over after 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
If you're not using MimicCreme, mix soy milk and apple cider vinegar together, and set aside to coagulate.
Cook Pasta until al dente, drain well and toss with a little extra virgin olive
oil to prevent sticking.
Heat the 1/3-cup olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, and sauté
fennel, onion and herbs for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add white
wine and lemon juice, then simmer until liquid reduces and veggies are
Once the eggplants are cooled, slice in half length-wise and scoop the
"innards" into a blender or food processor. Add MimicCreme (or soy milk
mix) and garlic to the blender, and blend until smooth and sauce-like. Pour
the mixture into the skillet with the fennel and onion, and mix in well. Salt
and pepper to taste. Add the spinach to the sauce, and reduce heat to low.
Simmer on low 5 minutes, serve over pasta and garnish with fresh fennel


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Adimec Exhibits New CMOS Daylight Cameras With Adaptive Resolution at SPIE Defense, Security, And Sensing 2016
Ruggedized, high-resolution digital HD and beyond CMOS cameras to upgrade from CCD to expand identification capabilities in low light
BOSTON, Mass. – April 12, 2016 -- Adimec (www.adimec.com), a world leader in application-specific, leading-edge industrial camera solutions, will showcase its portfolio of vision products and technology optimized for the global security market at the 2016 edition of the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium event in Baltimore, MD., held April 19th through April 21st. The company will display and discuss the enhancements to its TMX series of rugged full HD and beyond COTS cameras to provide full motion video in daylight on airborne payloads, long-range observations systems, and other sensor system architectures.
The new TMX50 and the TMX52 are rugged extended day cameras with global shutter CMOS technology. The TMX50 offers 2464 x 2056 resolution at 40 fps with the 2/3" IMX250 image sensor and the TMX52 provides 2064 x 1544 resolution at 60 fps with the 1/1.8" IMX252 image sensor. These cameras add to the monochrome and color TMX series including the TMX74-60 with the 1/1.2" IMX174 image sensor for full HD resolution of 1920 by 1080 at 60 full fps. All provide excellent color imaging from low to high light scenes with optimal contrast reproduction, even beyond what is capable with state-of-the-art CCD cameras.
Adimec's Adaptive Resolution functionality eliminates the concerns with the smaller pixel size of CMOS image sensors and the need to change optics. Adaptive Resolution is proprietary interpolation algorithms in the camera to adapt CMOS pixels to deliver equivalent or better image quality as CCD at the same field of view. The new CMOS pixels outperform CCD pixels of the same size with higher sensitivity, higher dynamic range, and higher MTF (especially for Bayer RGB color). An additional benefit is digital zoom capability.
Other key characteristics of the TMX cameras include a rugged design (MIL-STD-810H qualified) for harsh outdoor conditions; operating capabilities in a wide range of temperatures (-40℃ to +75℃); video enhancement, NIR sensitivity, light weight, and low power consumption. The interface options available include Camera Link, CoaXPress, and 3G-SDI. Adimec's rugged cameras offer extremely low failure rates, configuration control, and comprehensive obsolescence mitigation for long-term programs.
Visit Adimec in Booth #526 on the exhibition floor to see the TMX50 camera and Adaptive Resolution in action. We will also discuss ultra high-definition (UHDTV) solutions that will be available later this year.
About Adimec
Adimec specializes in the development and manufacturing of high-performance cameras that meet the application-specific requirements of key market segments, including machine vision, healthcare, and global security. Founded in 1992, the company partners with major OEMs around the world to facilitate the creation of industry-leading cameras. Its products meet a wide range of performance, size, cost, interface and application requirements and its Adimec True Accurate Imaging® technology provides new levels of precision and accuracy to vision systems. Adimec has offices around the world focused on creating customer value and satisfaction through local, personalized support. For more information, go to www.adimec.com. For more information on imaging and vision topics, check our blog.
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Salvation Army needs help providing Christmas toys
Group said donations are down 25%
An organization is working to make sure kids have gifts this Christmas.
The Salvation Army said they hope to provide gifts for more than 2200 children in Northern Kentucky, but they are asking for help to meet their goal.
The Salvation Army said that so far their donations have been down 25 percent compared to past years.
The Salvation Army hangs tags on Christmas trees at local stores. Patrons can take the tags and buy a toy to donate at the store.
"We are struggling this year because we have a lack of stores that have been willing to take and host the Angel Trees," Captain Heather Holt said.
Each tag has the name, age and gender of a child who is hoping to see that gift under their tree this year.
Fewer trees have equaled fewer donation toys.
"I think in this area there are so many organizations that do similar programs for different groups of people and so it just becomes difficult to find stores that are able to accommodate our needs," Holt said.
The Salvation Army is trying to fill a semitruck with toys this weekend.
The Salvation Army said the most popular toys are sports equipment, dolls, Legos, remote-control toys, video games and MP3 players.


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In a new Facebook Group called "Oh, alright. Fine. Mitt Romney 2012. Wooo..." there was a conversation on Thursday morning between my friends Laura Foster and Jolene Ann in which it was brought up to put the car in R before we drive off that cliff. No truer words have been spoken.
This election, as I has posited in the past, is not about electing the Republican candidate but about UNelecting Obama. Now this year it is going to be Mitt Romney, and we as patriots have to do whatever it takes to make sure Romney beats Obama in November. We have history on our side in three respects.
- Since 1860, every election that had been held on November 6 had gone to the Republican nominee. (Abraham Lincoln in 1860, Grover Cleveland in 1888, William McKinley in 1900, Herbert Hoover in 1928, Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, and Ronald Reagan in 1980)
- Last 3 Governors to be nominated to run v incumbent Presidents have won.
- Last 3 times incumbent Presidents have lost, they were defeated by a Governor.
Both times it was Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ronald Reagan in 1980, and Bill Clinton in 1992. Mitt Romney would be the 4th in both if and when he wins in November. There is a cliff symbolizing socialism ahead of us, and this election is a make or break election in which we either have a chance to put the car in Reverse or keep it in Drive. If we keep going the way we are, then as I had mentioned in recent editorials, the country as we know it will cease to exist. We need someone to put a bandaid on the bleeding, and Mitt Romney in my opinion is the one to if not stop the bleeding outright at least stop the bleeding for 4 or even 8 years.
Dr. Alexander Tytler had written a scholarly tome called "The Athenian Republic" which was published before the 13 colonies had declared their independence from Britain. In it he comes up with a wonderful concept:
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury.
"From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising them the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence:
"From bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to apathy;
from apathy to dependence;
from dependency back again into bondage."
Right now I think we are at the apathy to dependence stage based on the fact that we have a lot of people depending on the government to pay for everything when they are able to get off their lazy asses and get to work. The people are a part of what Neal Boortz refers to as the "Dumb Ass, Dumb Masses" who do not care about politics or when they do, they want the government to look out for them.
If you want the government to pay and give you everything on a silver platter, then vote for Obama and kiss this country goodbye. If you want to work HARD for everything and NOT have the government give you everything on a silver platter, then vote for Mitt Romney and save this country.


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The Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) show management has announced that they plan to double the size of the show for 2014, after the widespread success of the inaugural CDX this past February.
With the support and cooperation from the mayor of Stratford and key city officials, the 2014 CDX will now take on the entire Stratford Rotary Complex, including both hockey rinks. A potential expansion to the popular "Cow Coliseum" building is also being discussed.
The progressive mayor of Stratford, Dan Mathieson called the agriculture industry in Perth County "vibrant" and a "major contributor" to overall economic stimulation. He suggested the inaugural CDX proved it has the ability to draw visitors from across the county, the province and Canada-wide.
"We as a city need to react to over 11,000 dairy producers coming each February," he said. "The Canadian Dairy XPO presents a great opportunity for the City of Stratford and Perth County, from both a tourism and economic development standpoint."
CDX founder and general manager Jordon Underhill says the XPO is strategically positioned in Perth County, because it is one of the most concentrated dairy production regions in Canada.
The county is home to the highest number of dairy operations in Ontario, followed closely by surrounding Oxford and Waterloo counties. Total agricultural cash receipts in Perth County exceed $550 million, with dairy cash receipts leading the way at over $150 million.
"We were optimistic that the dairy industry would rally and take over Stratford for the inaugural XPO, and they did," says Underhill. "Now through cooperation with the city and full site control of the Stratford Rotary Complex, we can effectively produce an event the Canadian dairy industry needs and deserves."
With their recent expansion announcement to 6 large halls, the Canadian Dairy XPO is set to become the largest dairy event in Canada and second largest in North America - after the World Dairy Expo, held annually in Madison, Wisconsin.
Underhill says that the expanded 2014 show will create opportunities for growth, as well as individually themed halls that will bring together related industry groups and make navigating the entire show more efficient for dairy producers.
In planning for next year's show, CDX management and their Steering
Committee are proactively working through solutions for more parking,
food, cows and leading edge innovation.
One of the newly-added hockey rink surfaces is currently slated to host the "TMR Superstore," an area where attending dairy producers will be able to view and compare every available TMR mixer brand and model to determine which machine best suits their individual operation.
Herman DeBoer, business development manager for Jaylor Fabricating Inc. - an original CDX founding partner and leading Canadian manufacturer of TMR mixers – says the company is highly supportive of the TMR Superstore concept.
"Sales generation from the inaugural Canadian Dairy XPO was staggering," he says. "The TMR Superstore will help producers effectively compare features of various TMR mixer brands on the spot, thus advancing the sales cycle for both the producer and dealer rep."
Other changes in the works are moving the one day "Dairy Classroom" program to run both days, from 10:00am to 1:00pm daily. The second hockey rink will have a hay and forage equipment focus with a quality hay competition, open to both seed companies and individual producers. Organizers suggested that this was the year to theme and build synergies within halls, before the event becomes more established. Underhill concludes, "The new halls and theming will cause some shuffling of 2013 exhibitors, but keeping the dairy producer top of mind is the right decision for the future of CDX."
Dates for the 2014 Canadian Dairy XPO are Wednesday February 5th and Thursday February 6th 2014, held at the Stratford Rotary Complex, in Stratford Ontario.


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Recent arrest nixes plea deal
Steamboat Springs — A 22-year-old Oak Creek man on Friday was set to enter pleas for two felony theft cases but a recent arrest nixed the deal.
Maurice Adama Choquette's court-appointed attorney had negotiated a plea agreement with Deputy District Attorney David Moffat prior to the court hearing in front of 14th Judicial District Judge Joel S. Thompson.
Choquette was ready to enter pleas to charges stemming from an alleged theft from his former employer and an attempted theft of a stereo from a car, but the man was arrested Wednesday night.
"We need to go back to the drawing board on all of these cases," said William Schurman, Choquette's attorney. "We had reached a disposition, but he was arrested."
Choquette was arrested Wednesday night at his apartment in the 100 block of Main Street for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a class four felony.
According to court records, a 16-year-old boy was allegedly found in Choquette's apartment drinking beer.
An Oak Creek police officer went to the apartment after a noise complaint was reported, records show.
During the hearing, Schurman and Moffat asked Thompson to reduce Choquette's $5,000 bond to $2,000.
Choquette "has always made his court appearances," Moffat said. "The issue is can he stay out of trouble?"
Thompson denied the request because of the number of pending cases against the man and his criminal history.
"I don't understand this," Thompson said. "Normally bond goes up rather than down.
"He is on probation before he started picking up all these offenses that are alleged. The bond amount seems appropriate."
Choquette's criminal activity started in 1999 when he ran up a $900 telephone bill for placing calls to a 1-900 number on his employer's telephone.
Because of the incident, Choquette pleaded guilty to theft.
Last October, Thompson sentenced Choquette to 90 days in jail and placed the man on four years of supervised probation, which could be revoked.
In June, Choquette was arrested for theft when he allegedly stole almost $1,300 from his former employer, Sears. Choquette allegedly pocketed money from customers who made purchases with cash between March 26 and April 4, court records show. He later posted a $5,000 bond.
On Aug. 1, Choquette was arrested again when he allegedly attempted to steal a $600 stereo from a vehicle parked at The Industrial Co. For this incident, he faces felony charges of theft and criminal trespass.
His bond was set at $2,000, which he posted.
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Sometimes I get discouraged
I'm sure you understand,
It's an experience we share
Bikes without kickstands.
We lay there on our sides
Struggling without a wheel
Dirt in our faces, rocks beneath
Waiting for this or that to heal.
Eventually we find courage
As we resume our ride
Because pain is always with us,
We're often terrified.
There is no escaping,
No holiday for us
I'm afraid our health is gone
And there is no bus for us.
As life turns upside down
Our plans, our dreams, our hopes
Have all turned around.
We're each overwhelmed
As our emotions, our bodies and mind,
Appear to belong to someone else
Why are we always left behind?
If someone had simply asked me
I'd say, "I've given all I can spare;"
But this "gift" just keeps on giving
Like an old dog, shedding hair.
I love that dog, I really do
Since that dog is me
But how do I view this life
With eyes too wet to see?
It's okay to cry,
Which is a relief,
Because the tears flow often
Like I'm the Great Barrier Reef.
I tried some other methods
Like throwing fits and kicking chairs
But found them quite unsatisfying,
Still there; same old woes and cares.
I've learned to trust all of life
The trees consistently leafing,
All of nature following suit
Dying back yet always shifting.
Even in the dark of winter
Life is plotting for the spring
So it never really dies
Just lays silent, a bell without a ring.
The other day, I cut an apple in half
And found the fruit was browned
Yet in its heart the seeds were sprouting
Nature is so profound.
Discouragement will come
We can't escape its grip
Yet we don't have to give it time
Let's practice giving it the flip.
No one lives forever
There is no escaping that
The key is in our use of life
Not being some doormat.
Heartache lies in looking back
You'll run into doorways, too;
If you insist on doing that
Then life's just one big loo.
We must look where we're going
Not just where we've been
It's okay to examine the past
But we must learn to say "when!"
The ruin of what used to be
We each get hung up on the lost
And don't open our eyes to see.
Blinded by pain and suffering
We cling too much to "What rot,"
With life affirming choices
The question is really "Why not?"
Conscious decisions must surely be made
While escaping that hole in the floor,
We have to search for sprouting seeds
And the life that is still in store.
Now is not the time to give up
No matter what's staring us down
Seek every answer out there
Swim, refuse to drown.
I'll do it if you will
We can make a terrific splash
Remember we're being refined as gold
We're not some slap-dash or trash.
You and I, we both have value
We're hurting, not down and out.
Just say to yourself "I have worth,"
Then inform the world, go outside and shout.
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Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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The following is a guest blog post by Karen Knecht in response to the question I posed in my "State of the Meaningful Use" call to action.
If MU were gone (ie. no more EHR incentive money or penalties), which parts of MU would you remove from your EHR immediately and which parts would you keep?
Karen Knecht
Chief Innovation Officer at Encore Health Resources
It's an interesting question you've posed on MU, and I think you have generated some great discussion on this topic, such as last week's response by Dr. Sherling from the perspective of an eligible provider.
My colleagues and I would like to provide an eligible hospital perspective. The industry is now three-plus years down the path of implementing "certified EHRs." There was a need to kick-start the digitization of healthcare in this country and create a common infrastructure to drive change, and MU has done that. For example, establishing standards for data capture is critical for unified reporting and analysis. Would the industry establish and adopt these standards without a program like MU?
But working with many large healthcare organizations representing several hundred individual hospitals in their MU programs, there are clearly many lessons learned and opportunities to improve for the future, even if the MU program were to go away.
Overall, there are no MU objectives that we would discount as having no value. However, there are some that have served their time and others that are ahead of their time.
For the parts to continue, we see a high level of value in the CPOE, Barcoded Medication Administration, Medication Reconciliation and Clinical Decision Support objectives, as they are making tangible contributions to patient care. However, we would recommend timeline delay due to additional capital outlay as well as complexity of workflow. This would give more time for deeper and broader adoption.
For the parts to no longer measure in the same way, we would start by simplifying and removing the objectives that are topped out: the ones that are already hardwired in most organizations such as Vital Signs, Demographics, and Smoking Status. This is no different than the current process for removing quality measures from reporting requirements once they have been well adopted — and HITPC is in agreement about this. In their meeting last week where they discussed proposed Stage 3 measures, they were saying much the same thing. Even if you stop measuring these things explicitly, they will continue to be electronically documented.
Second, we could see removing objectives that are now standard for "certified" EHRs. For example, the time and effort to document the Drug Formulary, Drug-Drug, and Drug-Allergy checking functionality, for the sole purpose of meeting the MU objective, is not well spent. Another example is the lab results stored as discrete values, which are part and parcel of any lab system in existence.
Other objectives that are causing great concern among many hospitals are the ones dealing with providing and exchanging information electronically. It would be helpful to reconsider the expectations for these objectives, since many are finding out that implementing a patient portal without a sound patient engagement strategy is not going to be enough to ensure that 5% of patients will actually access their records. Hospitals should have a portal and secure messaging capability, but it doesn't seem realistic to put thresholds on patient utilization. As the old saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."
Additionally, the requirement for Direct exchange to transmit summary of care is cumbersome and actually a step backwards for those entities who are part of an HIE and are currently exchanging data among members. For most others, it is really only practical to implement with a physician ambulatory partner. The sad fact is that nursing homes, SNF's, and other entities where hospitals commonly transfer patients are not included in the EHR incentive program and do not have the technology necessary to participate in a direct exchange in a meaningful way.
And finally, we think all aspects of electronic quality measures should be rethought. We love the idea of calculating these measures electronically, but they need to be appropriately validated and re-addressed in the context of the poor data collection that is occurring. Perhaps CMS should consider another voluntary incentive program for facilities that have fully implemented all their clinical documentation. Given the change that is proposed to the physician quality reporting programs as a result of the SGR fix, perhaps a similar refinement of the IQR and VBP programs along with MU should be considered.
See other responses to this question here and please reach out to us if you're interested in providing a response to the question.


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1248.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern, 2011
Latest ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/07/2011
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The need for periodic reviews of the ASCDC to reflect the changes in the types of drugs of concern being used and the prevalence of drug usage in Australia was foreshadowed when the ASCDC was released. Feedback from key users of the ASCDC highlighted the need for a review of the ASCDC to ensure it is up to date. Accordingly the ABS undertook a review of the ASCDC in 2009.
The purpose of the review was to:
Extensive research was conducted to:
Three rounds of Stakeholder Consultation were held to determine any shortcomings with the current ASCDC and to establish which, if any, new drugs needed to be included in the classification.
To limit disruption to time series and to create as little confusion as possible, drugs separately identified in the first edition have mainly retained the same code in the Second Edition; only being allocated new codes if they have been moved to a different group. Drugs separately identified for the first time have been allocated previously unused codes. Previously used codes have not been reallocated. One effect of the decision to keep drug codes constant over time is that the original alphabetical order of drugs within narrow groups has been disrupted in some instances.
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Jeff Niemann is back throwing long-toss and looks to be about two weeks from throwing from a mound. With as much money as the team has invested in their 2004 first round selection and lack of potential front-of-the-rotation starters in the system, you can understand the patient approach that the organization is taking. Although no official word has been made, look for Neimann to be on the mound for the Montgomery Biscuits in June with very limited pitch counts. If he can stay healthy and regain his fastball, we anticipate that Neimann will be in spring training with the parent club with a shot at making the 2007 rotation.
Niemann patient with recovery [Montgomery Advertiser]