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No one tell Kanye West: Gold fronts are out. Diamond teeth? So 2010. Hot for 2011: Electronic grins.
The New York Times reports that fronts made from multicolored glowing LED lights:
…were originally created as an experiment by two Japanese designers and are now being used in a commercial advertising a winter sale at a Japanese clothing store, Laforet Harajuku. They are quickly becoming a sought after accessory.
In Tokyo, that is. But perhaps it's only just a matter of time before Ke$ha has one. Also, this one time, I was at a New Year's Eve party where someone had glowsticks, and we all got drunk and put them in our mouths and pretended to be "ravers" from the mid-'90s. So I don't know how "new" this is. Looks cool, though!
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Quail Corners Shopping Center is wrapping up its $6 million redevelopment project, and developer CNL Crosland Commercial said this week that an Asian restaurant and children's cooking school have signed on as the newest tenants.
Flour Power will open a 2,000-square-foot store in July. The company, which has a Raleigh location, will offer weekly classes for kids (and adults), as well as summer camps. Themes for the cooking classes will include "Thankful for Thanksgiving" and "Around the World in Five Days." Owner Susan Caldwell said the classes will build self-esteem, reinforce science, math, and reading, and teach kids an essential skill, cooking.
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Nearby residents had expressed worries about the addition of a drive-thru, saying they were worried about traffic. But the restaurant won approval. "Fast food often has a stigma because of perceptions of the worst stores, however bad examples reflect the neighborhoods in which they are located and we would expect a location at Quail Corners to be a strong, vibrant clean restaurant," Quail Corners notes in its online FAQ.
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text: About the ARWThis Unit is officially designated 'Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm' which is translated as 'The Army Ranger Wing' (ARW). There is no direct English translation of the term 'Fianóglach' so the designation Ranger is the accepted version. 'Fianóglach' links the traditions of 'Na Fianna', legendary Irish warriors, with the present day Óglaigh na hÉireann, the Defence Forces. Qualified members of the unit wear the Fianóglach shoulder flash insignia.You must be a serving member of the Defence Forces to be eligible for the selection course.The Army Ranger Wing MottoThe Unit motto is taken from an old Fianna poem and continues the link with which the name is associated. It is written in the Irish language;Glaine ár gCroí, Neart ár nGéag, Agus beart de réir ár mbriatharThe cleanliness of our hearts, The strength of our limbs, And our commitment to our promiseThe Army Ranger Wing EthosThe rapid emergence of new technology and the increasing diversity of potential tasks dictated the requirement for logical contingency planning. The need for a high level of preparedness to deal with any requests for operations of a specific nature is inherent in the Unit mission. From its foundation it was necessary for the ARW to ensure that the highest standards pertained at all levels of the Unit. Motivation, training and operational flexibility are paramount to success. This is achieved by ensuring the highest level of individual proficiency allied to the C3 (Command, Control & Communications) function, all of which knit together to form cohesive military teamwork. RELATED LINKSelection CourseThe SOFQ syllabus is designed to test and assess all aspects of the candidate's character, military skills, ability and general suitability to become a member of the ARW and provide the potential unit member with all the skills and knowledge necessary to function in the role of SOF Assault team operator


text: Grounded in the spirit of defiance and disruption, New York-based designer Alexander Wang teams up with iconic German sportswear label adidas Originals for a dynamic collaboration that opposes convention, blurring the lines between luxury fashion and streetwear. adidas Originals by Alexander Wang's line of unisex apparel and sneakers subverts the ubiquity of adidas' iconography, inverting and deconstructing the athleticwear brand's Trefoil logo and emblematic 3-stripes in an irreverent nod to bootleg culture. Signature soccer jersey t-shirts, track jackets, and track pants are updated with an all-over logo pattern, while premium cotton fleece sweatshirts, sweatpants, and shorts feature cleverly reconstructed, inside-out silhouettes. Bomber jackets and windbreakers are crafted in unexpected textiles and finished with an upside-down logo. Vintage-inspired footwear, including Wang's Skate low-top sneakers and B-Ball high-top sneakers, round out the collection of unorthodox apparel.


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NH police issue citations, make 58 DUI arrests during operation Life Saver weekends
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire state police say they made nearly 4,000 motor vehicle stops in efforts to curb highway collisions and fatalities during the two weekends before Christmas.
State police say they issued 834 speeding citations and nearly 2,500 warnings during the two weekends, when they bulked up their public presence as part of what's known as C.A.R.E. Life Saver Weekends.
Police also made 58 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and issued 34 citations to drivers with suspended licenses.
State police Sgt. Matthew Shapiro says crackdown efforts will continue going into the New Year's holiday weekend.


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This is your resource for exploring various topics in glass: delve deeper with this collection of articles, multimedia, and virtual books all about glass. Content is frequently added to the area, so check back for new items. If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, send us your suggestion. If you have a specific question, Ask a Glass Question at our Rakow Research Library.
"Annealed glass," "safety glass," "tempered glass"... Confused? Learn the differences through these Glass Breaking Demos.
Watch one of the world's fastest machines in action. After Thomas Edison developed a practical and durable light bulb filament in 1879, it took time for this technology to take hold, in part because it required a new product: glass envelopes to surround the filament. When Edison first
From their first commission for glass marine invertebrate models in 1863, to their later production of glass flowers for Harvard University's well-known Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, Leopold Blaschka (1822 – 1895) and his son Rudolf (1857 – 1939) masterfully captured in glass
Dr. Jane Cook moved four years ago from the anonymity of a bench scientist in Corning Inc.'s research laboratory to become a sought-after lecturer, consultant, teacher, and advisor to artists, curators, educators, and the public, at The Corning Museum of Glass and around the world. In this Behind
At 2300°F, hot glass gets interesting—and so do things at The Corning Museum of Glass. Check out this event every third Thursday from November to March. Learn more at https://www.cmog.org/2300
Watch Helena Welling and Juha Saarikko, Finnish glassmakers from the Iittala factory, in a live narrated demonstration in The Studio on October 19, 2018. The glassmakers produced bird designs by internationally recognized designer Oiva Toikka. See the final birds at 13:09, 42:40, and 1:45:35. The
Watch live as Aaron Jack collaborates with glass cutter Anna Knoll in the Amphitheater Hot Shop on August 23 from 6 to 8 pm. Together they will create a one-of-a-kind piece that will incorporate both of their artistic styles.
Listen as curator Tina Oldknow, describes the object Untitled (White) by American artist Josiah McElhany. Josiah McElheny is an accomplished glassblower who creates installations inspired by art or glass history, often using a specific historical or literary anecdote as a point of departure. His
This technique was invented by Roman glassworkers. It was indispensable in glasshouses of the Middle Ages and flourished in Venice. Also known as dip molding, it remains popular today.
The Chavagnes gladiator cup, made in the mid-first century A.D., was found in eastern France, and it is now part of the CMoG collection. It shows pairs of gladiators in combat, and some of their names are known from literary and epigraphic sources. This sports cup, blown in a mold with two vertical
GlassFest Flameoff 2011 Recap: World-renowned glass artist Paul Stankard and World Glass store owner Josh Powers (Corning, N.Y.), reflect on their journey to create the 2011 GlassFest FlameOff. The FlameOff showcases several artists from around the world that demonstrate their talents using a
Hope to see you in Corning, New York, "America's Crystal City," for the 2009 Annual Glass Art Society Conference.
A goblet—bowl, foot, and stem—is made on the blowpipe in this video. Learn more in The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking by William Gudenrath. The Venetian glass industry enjoyed a golden age during the Renaissance. By the early 1500s, the wonders of Venetian glass were well known
Once murrine canes are cut into thin slices, they can be fused and slumped, flameworked, or blown. Here, murrine canes are used in demonstrations of a Roman period process and a Renaissance Venetian process.
Molten glass can be cast by a method virtually identical to that used for casting metal. Here, molten glass at 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit is ladled into a mold made of sand. The process is relatively easy as hot glassworking processes go... but hot!
Cutting thin sheet glass is almost as easy as it looks in this video clip... but not quite! Curves really are much trickier than straight lines. The process shown would have been completely familiar to medieval window glaziers.
Flameworking (sometimes called "lampworking") is the process of directing a flame onto a piece of glass in order to create form or decoration. Beads were likely among the first glass objects to be made by flameworking.
Learn about flameworking with Corning Museum of Glass experts. Flameworking is the technique of taking glass rods or tubes and heating them in a concentrated flame until they become soft.
Chunks of glass are placed in a mold, then heated in a kiln until the glass softens and flows downward to gradually fill the mold. Popular with contemporary artists, this method avoids the need for a giant melting furnace filled with molten glass.
Five different methods of using colored glass are demonstrated; some produce a uniformly colored object, others a splotchy or mottled effect. Glass artists today use whatever method best suits their aesthetic choices.
Roman glassworkers, tirelessly creative and inventive, were fond of folding and manipulating inflated glass in a variety of ways for different purposes. Two of their characteristic structures—both functional and beautiful—are demonstrated.
Discover the history of Roman cameo glass, and lean how it is made, with experts at The Corning Museum of Glass. This video was featured in the exhibit Reflecting Antiquity at The Corning Museum of Glass, February 15 through May 27, 2008.
Watch experts at The Corning Museum of Glass recreate one of the stranger glass pieces made in Roman times — a jug inside of another, larger jug! This video was featured in the exhibit Reflecting Antiquity at The Corning Museum of Glass, February 15 through May 27, 2008.
This is another casting technique that—like glassblowing—only works with glass. Whereas glassblowing was invented about 50 BC, pâte de verre is a process invented in France in the 19th century. It allows subtle gradations of color, possible with no other glassworking process.
Beginning in the 1800s, glassworkers used flameworking to make vessels considerably larger than previously possible. Bigger and more sophisticated torches allowed the increase in scale, while retaining the flameworker's ability to create minute details.
As if glassblowing wasn't fast enough—it takes under three minutes to make a Roman bottle—cracking-off made the process even faster. This technique was well known by AD 20 or so, and cut the manufacturing time of simple tumblers in half.
Learn about ancient iridized glass and a method for creating iridized glass surfaces. This video was featured in the exhibit Reflecting Antiquity at The Corning Museum of Glass, February 15 through May 27, 2008. Note: the method portrayed uses stannous chloride fumes, which can be highly toxic. Do
While glass canes can be used alone, for example as stirring rods, usually they are incorporated in vessels or sculpture. An infinite variety of decoration is possible. Here we see two examples that are intended to be viewed from the side.
Here is virtuoso Venetian-style glassblowing "without a net." One mistake and all is lost! Where "making a goblet from parts" allows mistakes to be isolated and destroyed, this process moves relentlessly forward, allowing no retakes.


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text: Our music minister decided to change the sung Our Father. The new arrangement is AWFUL. Bleccchhh! I hope everyone will continue to NOT sing this version. Our music minister is unfortunately not very qualified ... doesn't know how to direct, can't play an instrument very well, and is frequently prone to bad music choices. Hey if any of you are contemplating pursuing music ministry, please do. Apparently there is a shortage of qualified music ministers.


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Satire is a subtle art form -- one apparently lost on actor LeVar Burton's fans.
When the satirical news-makers at The Onion published a story called "My Living Nightmare of Encouraging Kids to Read is Over by Levar Burton." not everyone got the joke.
The fabricated story, in which Burton celebrates the collapse of his PBS show Reading Rainbow, delivers lines like: "For 26 years, I've told kids they could open a magical door to another world just by reading a book, when the only door it ever opened for me led to a soul-sucking career in the horrifying abyss of public television."
Those familiar with the Onion's brand of parody laughed. Those not so familiar expressed shame and disappointment on Twitter.
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Hilary Kaplan is the translator of Rilke Shake by Angélica Freitas, shortlisted for the 2016 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation and the Best Translated Book Award in poetry, and Ghosts, a collection of stories by Paloma Vidal. Her translations of Brazilian poetry and prose have appeared on BBC Radio 4 and in journals internationally. The recipient of a PEN/Heim Translation Fund grant, she has translated poets including Claudia Roquette-Pinto, Ricardo Domeneck, and Marília Garcia, and is currently translating Angélica Freitas's The uterus is the size of a fist. She lives in Los Angeles.
Kit Schluter is translator of The Book of Monelle by Marcel Schwob, The Cold by Jaime Saenz, and Circle of Dogs by Amandine André (in collaboration with J. Spaar), among others forthcoming. His personal work can be found in BOMB, Boston Review, and elsewhere. He is a 2016 NEA translation fellow, for continued work on Marcel Schwob. He lives in Oakland, CA, & co-edits O'clock Press.
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Heart Child is a documentary film about twenty-nine year old Crys Worley, who is the mother of a nine year old autistic child, Sasha. It is a remarkable story about a mother's struggles, not only with her own health, but the well being of her son.
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|Heart Child is a documentary film about twenty-nine year old Crys Worley, who is the mother of a nine year old autistic child, Sasha. It is a remarkable story about a mother's struggles, not only with her own health, but the well being of her son. Committing to Sasha that she will never give up on him and inspired by the challenges parents of autistic children face, she started a non-profit organization, called A.Skate - Autism. Skating with Kids through Acceptance, Therapy, and Education. This film documents her extraordinary journey.
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|Crys Worley, Sasha Worley, Fallon Worley, Darlene Newborn, Peter Karvonen
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The Arnold: Know what you're getting into
ADDRESS: 528 Valley Road
NEIGHBORHOOD: University/ JPA
SIZE: 2337 finished square feet, 700 unfin.
LAND: 0.47 acres
CURB APPEAL: 6.5 out of 10
LISTED BY: Aer Stephen of Century 21 Ray Caddell & Associates 975-2121
Like Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, this property at first glance would seem to appeal to a wide audience. But on closer examination, this house, like Ah-nuld, has some issues– it's too expensive to be a good rental property and too small to be comfortable for more than two adults and one child, at most. The kitchen, basement, and bathrooms might require expensive upgrades.
But for a well-heeled professor or senior administrator who will value the proximity to UVA, the place has some things going for it.
The most outstanding feature is the lot- almost half a long, thin rectangular acre, with a small stream running along one edge. At the back, a 30-foot tall grassy embankment supports railroad tracks. Though the tracks are within 200 feet of the house, the train (one passed during our tour) is barely audible from inside.
The large backyard is quite private thanks to evergreens along one side, stream-side bushes on the other, and the huge dirt embankment at the back.
Monkey grass, ivy, and bushes surround the front of the house, a stone staircase and flower beds (currently neglected, but easily revived) adorn the west side, and numerous mature trees shade the lot. A large stone patio in the rear provides a great place to sit, listen to the stream, and enjoy the serenity.
In the attractive original section of the house, five handsome brick archways complement the pitched roof and three dormers to create a clean, symmetric style best described as "Cape Cod meets an aqueduct." Unfortunately, additions on the west and south sides of the house have broken the original clean lines– and look like they were tacked on in stages.
The small footprint of the original section of the house dictated that the rooms would be modest: a small living room with brick fireplace, a kitchen, dining room, den with built-in bookshelves, and a bathroom. Upstairs are three bedrooms and one bathroom.
In the basement, two finished bedrooms have the expected low ceilings– one with a dangerously low fan– and a bathroom has a tile floor and modern fixtures. But all three finished rooms in the basement are separated by the central unfinished space.
The fact that the basement has a wooden shelf built to hold a high-capacity dehumidifier in a central location with good airflow suggests that problems with dampness would make the significant expense of finishing the rest of the basement a folly. And as long as that large central space of the basement remains unfinished, it's a good bet that anyone who can afford the house would not feel comfortable using the bedrooms down here. That makes this essentially a three-bedroom house.
None of the five bedrooms has a private bath, and neither of the two larger bedrooms on the second-floor– at opposite ends of the house– could qualify as a master. But they get good light from windows on three sides. At first glance, a large master suite could be created by taking out a wall between one large bedroom and the smaller bedroom, but that wall is actually the solid brick exterior wall of the original section of the house.
The kitchen is a real trouble spot. It's painfully small, with antiquated appliances, cheap countertops, and a loose linoleum floor, all needing replacement. A worrisome hump in the middle of the kitchen floor may indicate problematic floor warping underneath, but more likely is just covering an earlier transition between different sections of floor. A buyer should ask that the linoleum be cut open or taken up before the sale so any problems can be examined. Luckily, the kitchen could be expanded into the adjacent dining room– but kitchen renovations are legendarily astronomical.
The first and second floor bathrooms currently look stuck in the '50s, with not-so-cool retro colored fixtures dull green on the second floor and dull pink on the first. But the white tile floor and shower upstairs and aqua tile shower on the first floor could work well with modern replacement fixtures to create some outstanding bathrooms without too much expense.
Knowledge is power. As long as buyers realize the problem areas up front, they're unlikely to wake up one day with a bad case of buyer's remorse like California's voters.


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Impact of incident myocardial infarction on the risk of venous thromboembolism: the Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-10)
Background: Recent studies have demonstrated an association between venous thromboembolism (VTE) and arterial thrombotic diseases.
 Objectives: We aimed to study the association between incident myocardial infarction (MI) and VTE in a prospective population-based cohort.
 Methods: Study participants (n=29 506) were recruited from three surveys of the Tromsø Study (conducted in 1994-95, 2001-02 ...
Atherosclerotic risk factors and risk of myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism; Time-fixed versus time-varying analyses. The Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-16)
Background: Single measurements of modifiable risk factors may underestimate associations with outcomes in cohorts. We aimed to compare risk estimates of myocardial infarction (MI) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) by atherosclerotic risk factors during long follow-up using time-fixed analyses without and with correction for regression dilution and time-varying analyses.

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Ischemic Stroke and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in the General Population: The Tromsø Study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-07)
Background - Even though clinical data support a relation between ischemic stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE), the strength and time dependence of the association remain to be settled at the population level. We therefore aimed to investigate the association between ischemic stroke and VTE in a prospective population-based cohort.

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So, it's Sunday May 26th and we just finished sharpening the dull knives we call our first episode. There's still a lot of way to go before this is where we want it, but it gives you an idea of where we are going.
Things mentioned on todays show:
- The Black Echidna
- Where we came from LA to the ATL
- SEGA vs Nintendo
- Gaming with loved ones / Ninja Gaming
- Bioshock Infinite
- Sneakerheads (Jordans and Foamposites)
- Name dropping and the Acura MDX
- The Iron Sheik Roast
- The video game industry
- ET and the 2600
- Marty Quinn
- Ellis' obscure gamer brother
- and much much more…
"I believe the children are our future…"


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After 64 years, Anthony Scarsciotti has his sergeant's stripes back.
After 64 years, Anthony Scarsciotti has his sergeant's stripes back.
Scarsciotti, 85, who served as a high-speed radio operator in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, was demoted to private in 1945 after his captain learned he had revealed their unit's location to his father, Joseph, a Navy man. Using a code name, Scarsciotti told his father that he was stationed on the island of Sansapore, making possible a wonderful, if brief, reunion.
After retiring from a career as an engineer in the late 1980s, Scarsciotti began a two-decade quest to correct what he calls the "gross injustice" of his demotion. On Tuesday, he received the news he has been working for all these years: An Air Force letter saying he is being reinstated to his previous rank of Technician Fourth Grade.
"It was a long hard road," he says, "21 years to correct something that happened 64 years ago."
The Riverdale resident was informed of the change by Gregory Johnson, chief examiner of the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records. The letter said the board restored his sergeant's rank based on a reconsideration request Scarsciotti made last April, military records he sent, and letters from Philip Riley of the American Legion in Washington and war partner Edward Wasinlewski, according to Scarsciotti.
And, it appears, former President George W. Bush had something to do with it, too.
To truly understand Scarsciotti's quixotic journey, though, we must step back in time to the war. Born in Boston, Scarsciotti joined the Army in 1943. He worked side-by-side with Wasinlewski as a high-speed radio operator, sending and receiving Morse code messages on South Pacific islands.
Scarsciotti and his father agreed on a series of code names for the islands in case they had the chance to meet. Joseph had the Navy's approval for the practice, but Scarsciotti did not tell the Army Air Forces.
When they did reunite on Sansapore in Dutch New Guinea, "the island was just half-taken - the Japanese had half and we had half," Scarsciotti recalls. "His ship came into the harbor to drop off some fresh troops and pick up some broken ones."
The young man went aboard his father's ship, and Joseph came ashore to meet many of his son's buddies. Afterward, Scarsciotti's superior asked how his father had found him.
"Being young and stupid or whatever you want to call it, I told the truth," Scarsciotti says.
His superior told him he had committed a misdemeanor, and demoted Scarsciotti to a private first class - but kept him in the same job.
Scarsciotti was honorably discharged in 1946.
Only after his retirement did he begin working to restore his stripes. Complicating things was a 1973 fire in St. Louis that destroyed his personnel file. An Air Force board review in 2004 mentioned that fire and said that unless new evidence of misconduct by Scarsciotti's superiors came to light, the branch had no reason to think he was discharged with the wrong rank.
Through the years the Dedham man appealed to numerous U.S. senators and congressmen for help, as well as the Army, Air Force, Department of Veterans Affairs, then-President Bush, then-Gov. Mitt Romney, radio talk show hosts Howie Carr and Rush Limbaugh, and even, just last month, President Barack Obama.
But Scarsciotti is "positive" that it was yet another letter he sent to the White House around last July that set things in motion.
He says he asked Bush to see what he could do to get his stripes back as Bush left office. In August, he was contacted by the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, which said their letter was in response to his inquiry to President Bush. The records center asked for more documentation, and Scarsciotti sent it.
"I really think it's about time," says Elizabeth Scarsciotti, who married Anthony in 1947. "He worked very hard and they took away something that he worked for and that he deserved. I didn't think it was fair."
Besides Wasinlewski, who just passed away, and Riley - a former resident of Dedham - Scarsciotti is grateful to Selectman James MacDonald for his help.
After 21 years of effort, MacDonald says, Scarsciotti "finally got what he deserves. It's a proud day for Anthony, because he's finally back to the rank he earned."
Besides the rank restoration, the Air Force letter says Scarsciotti's service and medical records will be corrected.
Scarsciotti says he expects to receive some money he is owed, and maybe even decorative stripes. But it's the record that matters, he says.
"My record says that I am now reinstated," he says, "and that's important to me because the day that I pass on, they give me a plaque, and on the plaque I didn't want to see private first class, I wanted to see T/4 Sgt."
Daily News Transcript staff writer Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or email@example.com.


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Ericfernandez posted a topic in Be the ZombieI'm starting this thread for those to report players who either: A: Abuse Match Making/Lobby disconnects (Players who keep lobbies up but refuse all connection attempts) B: Abuse glitches (such as the shield glitch and any others you might come across) C: Spamming (flares and the likes) D: Hack/mod (Players that are unkillable, in solid objects, etch) E: Using camping spots to farm hunters (Staying in one room buildings, standing on cars or ledges to avoid horde and spam death from above, etch) F: Miscellaneous problems (Not listed above) This is the same for human players; If a hunter is taking advantage of game flaws or is hacking/modding the game in a way as to give themselves an advantage, report them as well. Put in Hunter or Human when reporting the player (So as to know which side is in the wrong. When reporting a player, give the player ID, console, and a description of what the player did. DO NOT JUST REPORT PLAYERS YOU DON'T LIKE! You must have a valid reason for reporting a player. This is only meant to be up as an alternative to reporting in-game. Thank you, all. (I know I've been an a** in past thread "Here We Go Again". I apologize and will make every attempt to not let that happen again.)


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A giant thermometer is on display in the Turpan Prefecture of China. I don't know what's more ominous. The giant rod standing tall in the sky or the rising red level that measures the local temperature.
When this image was taken on July 15, the air temperature was a whopping 46C (114F) and the ground temperature was a mind-melting 76C (169F). I don't know about you, but I think I'll pass on visiting this unusual monument until the winter.[China Daily via MIC Gadget]
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We arrived at CES yesterday, and despite being separated into bloggers and press, and watching the game in standard def, we've had a great time so far. If you've missed the coverage, let's catch you up to speed:
• After Warner's announcement, HD DVD won't be attending CES this week, a fact that only looks worse after they put their logo on the press bags. Adding insult to HD DVD's injury, New Line Cinema also joined the Blu-ray exclusive crew.
• WowWee showed us three robots aiming to attack AIBOs, Robosapiens and autonomous helicopters everywhere. The only thing missing was a robot to bring us beer. Luckily, Inter Active Toy covered that with the RC Cooler.
• Other good finds included the Celestron SkyScout Scope, Cobra's OLED radar detectors, and an in-dash CD player for audiophiles. On the GPS front, Magellan's 5340 with built-in Google local search and Garmin's 880 with voice recognition stood out the most. Finally, Logitech unveiled a whole bunch of stuff, including a networked music player, a sleek set of speakers, and an IR remote with capacitive touch.
So far, so good, CES. We'll be looking forward to the press conferences today, and the floor opening on Monday. Until then, keep up with all of our CES 2008 coverage to date.


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25 September 2012 – Citing widespread insecurity, the squandering of vast funds on deadly weapons instead of economic development, and the growing impact of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the world today that it is in a race against time to save itself.
"This year, I am here to sound the alarm about our direction as a human family," he told the 67th General Assembly at the opening of its annual General Debate. "This is a time of turmoil, transition and transformation – a time when time itself is not on our side."
Scores of the world's heads of State and government and other high-level officials are expected to present their views and comment on issues of individual national and international relevance at the debate, which ends on 1 October.
Mr. Ban welcomed important progress on some fronts, noting that extreme poverty has been cut in half since the year 2000; democratic transitions are under way in the Arab world, Myanmar and many other countries; Africa's economic growth has become the fastest in the world; and Asia and Latin America are making important advances.
"Still, we must raise our levels of ambition. We need more from each and every one of you. And the world needs more from our United Nations," he declared. "Your people want to see results in real time, now, not the distant future."
The UN chief stressed that the severe and growing impacts of climate change "are there before our eyes – yet too many people in power seem wilfully blind to the threat."
He noted that last December Member States agreed to reach a legally binding agreement by 2015. "Now, you must make good on this promise," he declared. "Time is running out on our ability to limit the rise in global temperature to two degrees centigrade. "Sustainability and the green economy offer compelling opportunities to promote jobs, growth, innovation and long-term stability. The future we want can be ours – if we act now."
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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Painting Contractor Directory For > Illinois > South Holland
Painters in South Holland, Illinois
Find South Holland, Illinois IL local painter, painting companies, and painting contractors near you for residential and commercial painting repair or new painting. Get free estimates, bids, and quotes.
Use the painter directory below as a guide to compare, shop, and find a commercial or residential painter to paint your house, business, or home improvement project. Use the Nearby Cities links to find additional painters near you in your area.
Use the Submit Project button above for the fastest, most efficient way to get free estimates. Instead of wasting time contacting painting contractors individually, take 2 minutes to fill out our simple form, and anonymously email it to multiple painting contractors simultaneously. Then you will start receiving free quotes from multiple painting contractors in your area. You can also click on Login to edit your project(s), and manage the bids you receive. There is no better way to do your comparison shopping.
Preferred Painters in South Holland, Illinois
Paint Platoon USA FSI
Phone: 847-639-8800, Ask For: Scott Kuperman
Fax: 847-639-4988
Sample Job Price: $199.00
Sample Photos: Click on below photos to enlarge them.
Description: Inside and Out...We've Got You Covered. Serious prospects are invited to call us to set up a no obligation estimate or go to our website at www.paintplatoonusa.com to fill out a quote request for a more accurate bid. Commercial & Industrial Coating Solutions are our specialty. Owner is certified painting instructor by National Center for Construction Education & Research. Interior & exterior.
Making a Decision: 18 Reasons to Hire Us
1. Reasonable prices-our prices are competitive -- We also accept Visa, Discover and Mastercard, check or cash, for your convenience.
2. Legitimate -- So you know you're doing business with a real company. We are proud members of the (PDCA) Painting & Decorating Contractors of America, the Better Business Bureau, as well as (ABC) Associated Builders & Contractors Association. We are listed with Dunn & Bradstreet. Look us up! You're probably seen our signs and trucks in the neighborhood over the years.
3. We've been in business since 1984 -- Do business with a real company. We are solid. We will be there to serve your needs, not only now, but we'll also be there in the future for you.
4. We use only professional career painters -- As opposed to part time college students or itinerants, so you know the job will be done right "the first time". You won't have to worry about the quality of the workmanship. Many of our painters attend up to 4 years of formalized schooling in the trade.
5. We use only top quality paints and finishes -- Quality brand names that you can trust so we can guarantee our work.
6. Many satisfied references -- We've already earned the trust of many of your neighbors, in addition to you. You probably already know some of our customers.
7. Credibility -- Legitimate contractors won't mind offering you proof of licensing, a federal and state employers tax id number, proof of liability and workers compensation insurance from his insurance agent (not a photocopy of an expired policy), and an Illinois Dept. of Employers Security ID number. We will proudly show you all at your request.
8. Fully covered with liability insurance -- You are fully protected in case of any unintentional damage to your property, or injury to you or a loved one.
9. Fully covered with workers compensation insurance -- So you don't have to worry about injury related lawsuits in case a painter falls from a ladder. This is one that many of our competitors claim to have, but couldn't prove it. If you ask to have his agent send you a current certificate of workers' compensation insurance. Contrary to popular belief homeowners insurance may not protect you. Not to mention, the law requires employers to insure their employees.
10. We specialize -- In repaint work, making the finest homes and business in the area look "even more attractive". We also do faux painting, murals, carpentry, wall covering, paint stripping and home restoration.
11. We guarantee our work -- If your exterior paint should peel, then we will repair peeling areas free, with out any hidden costs to be paid later by you. We offer one year free touch-ups inside.
12. Painters do daily clean up -- We won't interrupt your lifestyle by having tools and equipment scattered all around your home.
13. Thorough preparation -- Surfaces will be scraped, sanding may be performed, and windows will be puttied. Bare surfaces will be primed, chalky areas wire brushed, we'll apply rust inhibitors, repair cracks and holes and caulk cracks. On the inside of your home, we'll repair cracks in walls, do plastering and many other repairs.
14. Daily supervision of your job -- You will be dealing with someone who has been personally involved in painting with someone who has been personally involved in painting and has knowledge about your type of paint job and more importantly, is sensitive to your needs. We want the job to get done, to your satisfaction.
15. We bid or work "until full coverage is achieved" as opposed to bidding by the cost -- So you don't have to worry about hidden charges later, because one coat didn't cover.
16. You have the option -- To hire us at our hourly rate for regular painting. Other rates apply for carpentry and faux work.
17. We work on a first come, first serve basis -- Which means that once you decide to move forward on the work in the proposal and pay your deposit, we make a commitment to you. So pre-book early to save your spot. We can only do so many paint jobs per year.
18. Once we start, we show up everyday until your job is completed -- With the exception of rain or cold. We won't start your job and then leave you hanging, while we try to satisfy some other customer. You won't have to worry about the project dragging on forever.
Paint JAR Inc.
Phone: 847-926-9476, Ask For: JR
Fax: 847-681-9436
Sample Photos: Click on below photos to enlarge them.
Description: All phases of painting
wall coverings
Bath Design and remodeling
Older home care
Paint JAR Inc is a Decorating & Remodeling company that specializes in all phases of home improvement. We pride ourselves on exceptional quality and professionalism. We work primarily on Chicago's North Shore and Gold Coast, and understand the special needs this market demands.
We specialize in:
Interior & Exterior Painting
Residential & Commercial
Wall Coverings
Older Home care
Kitchen & Bath Design and Build Services
Decorative finishes and murals
Color Consultation
We welcome the opportunity to discuss your remodeling and decorating needs with you.
A & L Remodeling Inc.
Phone: 1-866-425-6001, Ask For: Lukasz Szklarz
Fax: 708-425-6028
Description: A&L Remodeling was established in 1974, and today, the company provides its services to the Chicagoland area. We provide full-service interior and exterior remodeling, specializing in residential home improvement and commercial construction.
A & F Painting & Construction, LLC
Phone: 773-354-6029, Ask For: Francine Poole
Fax: 312-284-4491
Description: A&F Painting & Construction, LLC was founded by Francine Poole, CPMC, a highly qualified business entrepreneur with a vision of creating a *WBE/MBE certified company which delivers quality service at a reasonable cost. She is highly experienced with
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Go RVing's new "AWAY"ad featuring a tailgating theme will debut this weekend and continue to air throughout the fall in conjunction with college football ad buys with ESPN and CBS Sports, according to a news release.
Titled "Victory," the new 30-second ad showcases how RVs are the perfect tailgate vehicle by featuring families gathered at a girls' soccer game where they are grilling, relaxing in and around the RVs, and enjoying each other's company. The voiceover, once again performed by Tom Selleck, tells viewers that "Away" is always having home field advantage even when you are miles away from home." The ad was shot in Denver in June and features a Fleetwood Storm Class A motorhome and CruiserRV Fun Finder travel trailer. The manufacturers were selected in a lottery to provide the vehicles.
A special 60-second version of the ad will air during ESPN's highly rated College Gameday this Saturday. The ad will continue to air on the program each Saturday morning through the season. Footage of RV tailgating will lead into a Go RVing commercial in the "A" position of the program. There will be additional exposure on ESPNU and ESPN2.
The ad will also be featured on CBS Sports coverage of college football, including sponsorship of the Thursday night Inside College Football post-game show; custom-produced "Tailgate Tradition" vignettes airing on This Week in the SEC and Inside College Footballas well as online on CBSSports.com; and Road Trip Fact graphics featuring the Go RVing logo airing in 15 live college football games.
The utilization of the "Victory" ad is part of Go RVing's focus to leverage the strong connection between RVing and college football tailgating and keep positive messages about RV travel in front of consumers throughout the year. Go RVing typically would significantly scale back advertising in the fall and early winter months.
"We are very excited about the buys with ESPN and CBS Sports" said James Ashurst, RVIA vice president of public relations and advertising. "This audience of college football fans will be very receptive to the versatility, convenience and family bonding messages found in the new television commercial. This is a great way to extend Go RVing's awareness building later into the year."
He added, "Today's families are really involved in their kids sporting and extra-curricular activities. The new 'Victory' ad strongly communicates that an RV can enhance the tailgate experience and the family bonding that takes place at sporting events at any level of competition. There are beautiful exterior shots, but we also intentionally focused on kids and parents enjoying the great amenities found inside the RV. This was done to show the versatility of RVs and to compel consumers to begin thinking about RVs in a different light."


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2006 Hummer H3 Long Term Report
Effectively proving its stuff in the backcountry and the city
During this last report, our long-term Hummer H3 has been busily spinning the odometer, transporting staffers from home to the office and stretching its legs out a little bit with trips to Top Truck Challenge in Hollister, California; to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a family wedding; and Palm Springs and San Diego for work.
Logbook comments remain positive, especially considering the H3's maneuverability. With a 37-foot turning radius, the H3 turns tighter than most compact cars. This helps out in tight city parking lots, as well as on narrow trails and obstacles. As the engine breaks in, we've also gotten pretty good mileage numbers out of the H3, even besting our previous high of 16.69 mpg by over one mpg, despite regularly winding it out. In 120-degree weather, the H3 continued to impress us, this time with its great cooling system, pulling the grade on I-15 out of Southern California and never registering above two-thirds on the temp gauge, even with the little inline-five hard at work.
We also subjected our H3 to a rigorous amount of trail duty to pare down the selection of trails for our 2007 Four Wheeler of the Year competition, which it handled well. However, we did manage to light up the airbag light, which was fixed by our friendly Cerritos Hummer dealer in Cerritos, California. Otherwise, the H3 went everywhere we asked it to (and places we didn't want to, or wouldn't, take many of the vehicles in our Four Wheeler of the Year test), and with a full complement of skidplates and rocker protection, we never had to worry about a trip-ending event caused by an errant rock or trail debris.
A few things worth mentioning are sticky door handles and an alignment that seems to get knocked out more easily than we would like. Another quibble we have is with the rear seats that don't fold completely flat, making an overnight desert trip a little more uncomfortable than it needed to be.
For our next report, we should have lots of highway miles, in addition to more trail miles, as Senior Editor Brubaker and Tech Editor Holman will be using the H3 for their next cross-country adventure.
REPORT: 2 of 4
Previous report: Dec '06
Base price: $28,935
Price as tested: $37,345
Four-wheel-drive system: Electronic, full-time two-speed
Miles to date: 8,092
Miles since last report: 3,999
Average mpg (this report): 15.78
Test best tank (mpg): 17.80
Test worst tank (mpg): 13.44
None this period
Problem areas: Airbag light, sticky door handles
HOT: Great maneuverability, great on the trail, good fuel economy, easy to drive, functional rocker protection
NOT: Sticky door handles, rear seat doesn't fold flat, needs more power
* "Rear door handle sticks when dirty."
* "Not a bad vehicle for commuting, especially knowing how well it works on the trail."
* "Tried sleeping in H3 and found out rear seat doesn't fold flat. Expensing chiropractor visit." p"Camping would be better if the H3 had speakers in the hatch."
* "Hit a long section of whoops and illuminated the airbag light."


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Most adults above a certain age will remember bringing lunch money to school. Sometimes that money was lost, sometimes it was stolen by bullies, and often it was just spent on junk food unbeknownst to parents.
Yet when my daughter enrolled in kindergarten last year, we were informed that Denver Public Schools utilized the My Lunch Money program to accept payment for her meals. This program offers parents and students several advantages. Obviously, it eliminates the problem of lost or stolen money while assuring parents that their funds were used for their intended purpose. Furthermore, parents can now pay for their children's school lunches with their credit cards.
It turns out that there are many companies that are getting into the business of accepting payments on behalf of schools. Competitors include Send Money To My School and My Payments Plus. In some cases, parents can even review what foods their child ordered. So will credit cards replace lunch money? And should they?
Is this a good idea?
Like any credit card transaction, paying for school lunches carries the potential for both costs and rewards. Parents who carry a balance on their credit cards will be incurring interest on these charges from the day they are posted. In addition, charges are processed in advance so that the student has money "on account" with the school, potentially adding to interest charges.
Yet for parents who pay their balances in full and on time each month, this is just another expense that can be used to earn more credit card rewards.
Do parents have a choice?
My Payments Plus allows parents to fund accounts with a check or money order, while My Lunch Money says that parents must fund their child's account using a credit or debit card. It is clear that schools have a lot to gain from using these automated systems instead of cash, and parents that want to avoid debt and interest charges should use checks or debit cards.
Where is this going?
As all parents learn when their children enter school, even a publicly funded education is not free. Schools charge a wide range of fees for field trips, activities, and supplies. In addition, parents are often expected to make donations for parties and other special events. So it should come as no surprise that Heartland Payment Systems, the company behind My Lunch Money, also offers similar products for paying school fees, purchasing student supplies, and making donations.
Credit cards have been with us for decades, but it is only recently that private industry has teamed up with schools to offer these innovative services. Parents can now use these systems to pay for their children's meals, but the technology does not yet exist to make kids eat their vegetables.
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Salesforce.com is expected to announce its fourth quarter and full fiscal 2014 earnings Thursday, February 27, after the close of markets. The company has a market capitalization of approximately $38 billion and is the global leader in both cloud-based and overall CRM deployments. In its prior three quarters, Salesforce recorded revenues of $2.93 billion at a 32% year-on-year growth rate. However, this impressive top line growth comes with a margin expense for the company. Gross margins for its subscriptions and support business declined to 81.3% in the three quarters in fiscal 2014, compared to 82.7% during a similar period last fiscal. The company's professional services division, which accounted for roughly 6% of overall revenues in these three quarters, continues to operate with negative gross margins of -3.1%.
On the whole, Salesforce's aggressive top line growth strategy continues to pressure margins on all fronts, with non-GAAP operating margins dropping from 17% to 12% between CY09 – CY11. A favorable one-time tax item amounting to $149 million favorably expanded margins to 17.4% in CY12. In the nine months reported so far in CY13, Salesforce's non-GAAP operating profit margin stands at 9.71%, compared to 11.24% from a similar period a year ago.
In the three quarters concluded in fiscal 2014, GAAP operating margins stood at a much steeper -6.2% against -4.1% figure seen in a similar period in fiscal 2013. We are of the view that Salesforce's growth strategy at the expense of negative margins is detrimental to the company's business in the long term.
Our price estimate stands at $50 for Salesforce, which is at a 21% discount to its current market price of $64 and reiterates our view despite the company's impressive revenue growth.
See our full analysis for Salesforce.com
Focus On Newly Launched Salesforce1 Platform
Salesforce launched the 'Salesforce1′ platform before the start of its annual Dreamforce conference in November 2013. This new offering is engineered to connect various apps and a multitude of devices across on a single platform and greatly increases mobility for sales representatives. Built on an API first philosophy, Sales cloud on Salesforce1 features additional API tools for developers to create and deploy enterprise-level applications across mobile devices. The platform has ten times more APIs than before on its Force.com development platform, with more than 1.4 million developers and more than 250 major independent software vendors (ISVs) working on the platform. The new 1 Touch service in the Salesforce1 Service cloud enables developers and ISVs, to build and embed service features into products and applications.
Employees are increasingly using their own device for work, owing to this shift, Salesforce's bet on a mobile CRM platform looks promising. Technology research firm Gartner expects the number of mobile CRM applications to increase from approximately 200 in 2012 to more than 1,200 by 2014. Moreover, the share of SaaS CRM deployments for certain types of applications is expected to cross 50% by 2016 from 40% in 2013, indicating the top line opportunity Salesforce has in the CRM industry. We expect to see a high single-digit sequential growth in subscription revenues, supported by strong traction in the the Salesforce1 platform.
No Containment On Margin Pressure Yet
Salesforce's operating margins have taken a plunge in the past four years, entering the negative territory at -1.5% in fiscal 2012 (ending January 2012). Since them, operating margins have deteriorated steadily to reach -6.2% in the three quarters this fiscal. Increasing competition in the niche cloud software market has forced Salesforce to ramp up on its R&D and SG&A expenses from 10% and 61% in fiscal 2010, to 15% and 67% in the three quarters in fiscal 2014 so far. Going forward, we expect to see further erosion in the company's margins as legacy players such as SAP AG and Oracle start offering their products on an SaaS model.
We currently forecast Salesforce's operating expenses as a percentage of Gross Profits to tread lower going into 2014 and beyond, and expect the company to post an operating profit by 2017. See the impact of operating expenses on Salesforce's stock price using our widget presented below, an indication of the premium at which the stock is trading currently.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006
I seem to be posting a lot of about radio on my return to this blog, however, lots of good information has come out.
Doing my daily briefing of country music news, I see the new radio survey has come out from Arbitron. Country radio is doing very well in radio. In fact, this survey shows its best ratings in 7 years. Wow.
Country radio is the 6th overall most listened to radio format in the country. A 9.5 share. News/Talk is the most listened to format, adult contemporary is #2. Contemporary hits, Spanish, and Urban are above country music. Rock stations fall just under country music.
Sales are good too. During the first six months of 2006, U.S. sales of country albums increased by 17.7 percent to 36 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Sure is shaping up to be a very good year for country music.


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It's April Fools in November on Disney XD, which is celebrating the art of the practical joke throughout the month, including the launch of new hidden camera series Just Kidding. The show, hosted by YouTube personality Zach Fox, launches on Monday, Nov. 19 at 7/6c.
New episodes of Just Kidding will air through Saturday that week. The show features Fox and other young practical jokers as they pull off jokes on unsuspecting marks. Just Kidding is one of two hidden camera shows to make their Disney XD debut in November, as the channel will also start airing episodes of sister Disney Channel's Code: 9.
That show, which premieres directly after Just Kidding on Nov. 19 at 7:30/6:30c, features kids pulling off jokes at their families' expense, with the help of top Hollywood special effects artists. Los Angeles Kings player Kevin Westgarth guests in the Code: 9 Disney XD premiere. (A new two-part episode of Kickin' It, with guest stars George Wendt, Jillian Michaels and the WWE's Kofi Kingston, follows at 8/7c.)
Disney XD will also enlist viewers to choose which of the channel's stars should be targeted with a practical joke by "Crash," the puppet star of the network's new series Crash & Bernstein. Choices include Leo Howard, Olivia Holt and Alex Christian Jones of Kickin' It; Ryan Ochoa (Pair of Kings) and Lab Rats stars Spencer Boldman and Billy Unger.
A different Disney XD star will be pranked via interstitials set to run each Monday starting Nov. 5, which additional segments to air on Tuesday, Nov. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 21. A final round of "Crash" pranks will air on Thanksgiving night, with targets such as his Crash & Bernstein co-star Cole Jensen. Voting begins today on Disney XD's website.
Disney XD even has a name for its month-long string of practical jokes: "Pranksgiving."
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jdaw1, in an email to Davy's with the subject "The Bunghole / The Bung Hole", wrote:Dear Sir or Madam,
The web page of one of your premises, www.davy.co.uk/bunghole/, gives its name as "The Bunghole". But one of the signs outside has "The Bung Hole", with an extra space and a capitalised "H". A sign inside has no space; the printed promotion of the Quiz Night does have a space.
Please, which is the definitely correct name of this fine local establishment?
Julian Wiseman
(Serial drinker of port in the place the name of which has variable spelling.)
Martin Moran, Area Manager wrote:Dear Mr Wiseman
Your email brought a smile to my face and it has taken me several days to get to the bottom of your query.
I have been looking after the bar for only a few months and did not pick up on the fact that we have several variations on the name.
As the most expensive signage states Bung Hole I would be inclined to run with that however originally it was called Bunghole without a" The"
We are planning a minor refurb over the next few months and we will be renaming the bar " Davy's of Holborn " or " Davy's bar and grill "
I hope this helps to clarify the matter.
Kind Regards


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Own a limited edition, signed, and numbered print from the Australian urban artists Dabs Myla.
Australian natives Dabs and Myla are a dynamic duo who have lived, worked and soaked in the sun of Los Angeles since 2009. Dabs started painting graffiti in 1995, and began teaching Myla the ropes of writing about ten years later, after they met while studying illustration in art school and fell in love. Soon afterward, they decided they liked their collaborative pieces better than their individual work, and from that point on, they worked together exclusively, as Dabs Myla. Inspired by graffiti, food, travel and their wonderful chaotic life together as a couple, their paintings play Dabs' mischievous and sometimes ribald characters off Myla' photo realistic cityscapes.
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The Wii U is being released on November 18 in the US, and on December 8 in Japan. PAL fans, though, can expect to get their hands on the console right in between those two dates.
November 30 is when the Wii U will hit shelves across Britain, continental Europe and Australia. Prices will of course vary between regions, especially since most countries involved set their own depending on suppliers and taxes.
For the record, though, it's expected the Wii U bundles will cost around £230/£270 in the UK, while in Australia they'll sell for AUD$350/AUD$430.


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Journal of Biology volume 5, Article number: 13 (2006)
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The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway is one of the best understood signal routes in cells. Recent studies add complexity to this cascade by indicating that the two ERK kinases, ERK1 (p44ERK1) and ERK2 (p42ERK2), may have distinct functions.
An important intracellular signaling module leads from the small GTPase Ras through a cascade of protein kinases – Raf, MEK, and the extracellular signal regulated kinase ERK. Signaling through the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway has been implicated in many cellular processes, including proliferation, differentiation, survival, metabolism and morphology. Deregulation of the pathway has been associated with various pathologies, most notably with proliferative disorders such as cancer but also, more recently, with specific developmental abnormalities [1, 2]. It is becoming increasingly clear that the temporal regulation of this pathway is critical for determining the signal output. A well known example of this is seen in pheochromocytoma-derived PC12 cells, in which a transient activation of the pathway is associated with proliferation, whereas sustained activation drives differentiation into neuronal-like cells [3]. Further evidence, from a detailed study of Drosophila eye development, has indicated that different thresholds of ERK activity result in distinct outcomes in vivo; low and high levels of Ras/Raf/ERK activity are associated with the promotion of cell survival and differentiation, respectively [4]. There are many other such examples in other cell types and diverse organisms [5–7]. Preliminary insights into how signal dynamics can be 'read' by a cell have started to become apparent, but much is not understood, and this remains one of the challenges of cell biology [8, 9].
The two ERKs, ERK1 (also called p44ERK1) and ERK2 (also called p42ERK2), have numerous substrates, many of which are nuclear and participate in the transcriptional regulation of a range of cellular processes. The two kinases are very similar in sequence and have tended to be thought of interchangeably [10]. The activity of the pathway is often represented by the levels of MEK-directed phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2, as detected by phospho-specific antibodies; the double bands on electrophoresis gels (phospho-ERK1 and phospho-ERK2) that appear in response to numerous stimuli are usually taken together as representing total ERK activity. Likewise, the importance of this signaling pathway in various cellular processes tends to be deduced from the effects of well-characterized inhibitors such as U0126, which inhibit the upstream kinase MEK and so would not distinguish between the activity of the two ERKs. Recent studies, however, including a report by Vantaggiato and Formentini et al. [11] in this issue of Journal of Biology, present compelling evidence that the ERK kinases are not functionally redundant but might have very different roles.
The two ERK proteins are coexpressed in most tissues but stark differences in their relative abundance were the first possible hints of a differential function [12]. More intriguingly, the knockout phenotypes turned out to be very different: ERK2 knockout mice die early in development, showing that ERK1 cannot compensate for ERK2 [13]. By contrast, ERK1-deficient mice are viable, and have only minor defects, such as a deficit in thymocyte maturation – and there is no detectable compensatory upregulation of ERK2 levels [14]. The current study from Riccardo Brambilla's laboratory [11] along with a previous study from the same group [15] provide the most convincing evidence to date that the two kinases might have distinct roles. In these reports, an important finding has been that loss of ERK1 can result in a mouse with apparently 'improved' functions. ERK1-/- mice were found to have an increased rate of learning and better long-term memory than wild-type controls – processes in which ERK signaling has previously been shown to be important [15]. ERK2 levels were not higher in the brains of these animals, but in primary neurons isolated from the knock-out animals, enhanced ERK2 activation was observed, despite an equivalent activation of the upstream kinase MEK. Furthermore, an enhancement of long-term potentiation was observed in brain slices isolated from the ERK1-/- animals – an improvement in function apparently attributable to enhanced ERK2 activity. These findings appeared inconsistent with a simple redundancy of function but are more consistent with an inhibitory effect of ERK1 on ERK2 signaling.
In the more recent study, Vantaggiato and Formentini et al. [11] investigated the role of the specific ERKs in cellular proliferation and Ras-induced oncogenic transformation – processes in which total ERK signaling has well-established roles. Again, it was found that loss of ERK1 appeared to result in a 'gain of function' suggestive of an inhibitory role for ERK1 in these particular cellular outputs. Mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) isolated from ERK1 knockout mice seemed to proliferate faster than control cells. ERK2 levels were unperturbed in these cells, but activation, monitored by phosphorylation status, was found to be elevated and more sustained in the ERK1 knockouts compared with wild-type controls; this resulted in a more persistent induction of downstream immediate-early genes such as c-fos and zif-268. Adaptation issues can sometimes be associated with knockout animals, with secondary changes masking the original phenotype. To avoid these problems, the authors [11] also specifically repressed ERK1 and ERK2 expression in MEFs using lentiviral vectors expressing short hairpin RNAs directed to each isoform. The ERK1 knockdown reproduced the effects seen in the ERK1 knockout cells, with an enhanced activation of ERK2 associated with the more rapidly proliferating cells. Conversely, the ERK2 knockdown cells proliferated poorly. These experiments seem to indicate that the proliferative signal is mediated by ERK2, whereas ERK1 has some type of inhibitory function.
ERK signaling has been shown to be important for Ras-induced proliferation and transformation in many cell systems [1, 16, 17]. In NIH 3T3 cells, which express apparently similar levels of ERK1 and ERK2, Vantaggiato and Formentini et al. [11] found that Ras-induced colony formation was inhibited by knock-down of ERK2, whereas loss of ERK1 had no effect, indicating that the transforming activity of Ras requires ERK2 activity but not ERK1. Furthermore, overexpression of ERK1 inhibited Ras-induced transformation whereas overexpression of ERK2 did not, despite the two proteins being expressed to similar levels. Significantly, this inhibition did not require ERK1 kinase activity, as a kinase-dead mutant had a similar effect.
One possible interpretation of these results is that ERK1 competes with ERK2 for the upstream kinase MEK, but that the targets, and thus the function, of the two kinases are different. In this case it would appear that the proliferative signal is mediated solely by ERK2. The authors argue that this is the case and show that in the absence of ERK1, increased association of ERK2 with MEK can be detected. The hypothesis that the kinases can compete in this way is backed up by the observation that a kinase-dead form of ERK2 can also block Ras-induced transformation. Together, these data provide compelling evidence for a distinct role for the two kinases. The opposing effects of the knockdowns on proliferation and cellular transformation strongly argue for opposing functions. Likewise, the ability of ERK1 but not ERK2 to block Ras transformation, and the fact that the ERK2 kinase-dead mutant blocks Ras transformation efficiently, suggests that the two kinases do not function interchangeably.
So, ERK2 appears to be the mediator of the proliferative signal in MEFs and is required for Ras transformation of NIH 3T3 cells, whereas ERK1 appears to have an antagonistic function (Figure 1). But does this mean that they have a distinct set of substrates or just different affinities for the same substrates? In other words, does ERK1 really do something different, or does it just do the same thing less well? The experiments published so far do not formally distinguish between these possibilities; clarification will require a comparative analysis of ERK substrates in cells knocked down for each ERK. Genetic evidence from knock-ins of each ERK into each other's locus could also be invaluable.
Whatever the mechanism, these results demonstrate that the relative levels of ERK1 and ERK2 can have profound effects on the readout from the ERK pathway, resulting in distinct cellular outcomes. It will be important to reassess how ERK levels change during various biological processes that have been shown to be regulated by ERK signaling and to determine the contribution of each ERK to the response. The subtle phenotype of the ERK1 knockout mouse might argue against a fundamental role for ERK1, although adaptation should be considered. It will be of great interest, however, to determine whether the phenotypes in the ERK1 knockout mouse result from a change in the dynamics of ERK2 signaling. These defects include a reduction of proliferation of some cell types and problems with the differentiation of others [5, 12, 14, 18, 19]. Is this the result of loss of ERK1-specific targets, a lowering of total ERK signaling, or a change in the dynamics of signaling through ERK2? In all cases reported so far, it appears that loss of ERK1 is associated with increased activation and/or a more sustained activation of ERK2 following an identical stimulus. How this might affect output may be difficult to predict. It is well established that many cells are dependent on ERK signaling for proliferation but that enhanced signaling can result in an exit from the cell cycle [3, 20–23]. In some cases this is understood at the molecular level. In NIH 3T3 cells, low levels of ERK signaling induce cyclin D1 to maximal level and stimulate proliferation, whereas higher levels of ERK signaling induce the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21Cip1, which causes cell-cycle arrest [21, 24]. It would thus be easy to envisage how phenotypes of the ERK1 knockout animals, even including reduced cell proliferation could be the result of enhanced signaling through ERK2 rather than being due to a loss of ERK1-specific targets or a general decrease in ERK activity. A careful analysis of the signaling pathways involved should allow a distinction between these two possibilities to be made.
Evidence is mounting that ERK1 and ERK2 have distinct functions. Future studies need to take these findings on board and assess how the interplay between the two kinases affects the signaling dynamics of this pathway and how this can contribute to the cellular response.
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Pundits have been predicting the death of the PC for some time now. The introduction of each new exciting computing device or software app considered outside the narrow scope of the traditional PC triggers the same, tired PC obituary again and again to the point of a Groundhog Day experience.
But from my industry vantage point, Punxsutawney Phil is nowhere in sight. To the contrary, each new, disruptive innovation is actually a sign of health, and of sustained public desire for the life-enhancing benefits of personal computing and being connected online. In many ways, we've only just begun to experience what a truly "personal" computing experience can look and feel like.
Netbooks, smartphones, tablets, cloud computing, virtualization, mobility, new operating systems--the introduction of each has sparked and stoked this "death of the PC" debate. Yet these are all personal computing devices. Taking the long view, the entry of these new devices and form factors along with their new capabilities expands the market as each new development extends the reach and power of personal computing.
Industry veterans are not immune to such speculation. John Dvorak's Sept. 3 piece in MarketWatch, "The hot PC market is gone for good," proclaimed "any [personal computer] built within the last five years...can be kept in service until it literally dies ... This industry is dead in the water."
In terms of longevity, Dvorak is right: Computers built within the last five years do last longer. But his mistaken prognosis of the market's demise overlooks two key facts.
First, millions of people around the world are just now purchasing their first PC, millions aspire to buy one, and millions who already have a PC or multiple personal computing devices would love to do more than their current ones allow.
Second, we are in the midst of one of the most dramatic shifts ever in the way people use computers. PCs, for years mostly text-based machines manipulated with mice and keyboards, are rapidly becoming rich, visual multimedia hubs controlled by users' hands and bodies for which no amount of processing power seems to be enough. This shift will soon be introducing PC users to immersive, interactive, vivid new computing experiences beyond their wildest imaginations, while making older or underpowered PCs look antique.
Let's also look at the facts on the ground. Despite the worst economy since the Great Depression, the PC market grew in 2009. This year PC makers remain on track to sell more than 360 million PCs, according to industry analyst firm Gartner--about 1 million PCs every day. Analyst firm IDC predicts the PC market will expand to approximately 630 million units per year by 2015, an annual growth rate of more than 12%. That's real, tangible growth; growth that will continue because the industry is working at the frontiers of innovation to give customers the experiences and capabilities they demand.
For example, AMD's creation of the first Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), which combines computing and graphics processing on a single chip, represents a promising inflection point. Until now, PCs have been powered by two kinds of chips--central processing units (CPUs) for everyday computing tasks, and graphics processing units for visual and video tasks. With the advent of the APU, PC makers will expand the market for their products by delivering the vivid, photorealistic, touch-based, 3-D experiences customers increasingly demand--in sleek form factors with all-day battery life.
The advent of APU-powered devices addresses a key question Dvorak asked in MarketWatch, "What do we wait for to reignite [PC] buying?" I believe the answer may well be found in the vivid computing that APUs will enable, delivering the visually compelling, immersive, interactive experiences PC users want--in offices, homes, or going mobile.
There is growing global appetite for multimedia content created, edited and enhanced on PCs. That content is consumed downstream by any number of devices. Video--the lingua franca of the global village--will comprise 90% of all Internet traffic by 2013, according to
As content becomes richer, exciting new user interfaces such as multi-touch, gesture recognition and machine-controlling "depthcams" are coming, and can tap into the powerful processing APUs deliver in a way that will completely redefine the PC experience.
Imagine the possibilities for immersive games and body-interface multimedia when vivid computing delivers a "personal cloud" in a wireless network to give homes computing horsepower comparable to that found in today's Fortune 500 data centers.
It will not be long before APUs allow road warriors to routinely carry ultrathin notebooks with supercomputer power. You don't have to be a geological engineer to find that desirable. Compared to all but the most high-performing current generation of PCs, even entry-level APU-powered devices will offer immensely more processing power, challenging developers and game designers to unleash even more engaging, entertaining and productive applications controlled via visceral interfaces.
As developers turn their attention to office applications, the newly-available combination of 3-D, motion capture and high-definition video and audio will enable brilliantly visual and interactive productivity as well as collaboration apps that are simply not possible or practical today.
Just as smartphones, tablets and wireless mobility have expanded and extended the reach of personal computing, the imminent step up into APU-powered vivid computing is simply the next evolutionary stage of personal computing. There are many more stages to come, and some of them--your car or your toaster as a PC, for example--don't fit the traditional PC definition.
The era of the PC is clearly not over. In fact, I believe history will see our time as the early days. The old assumptions of what defines a PC are rightly going the way of the dinosaur as devices like smartphones, appliances and automobiles increasingly share technologies previously limited to traditional PCs. And that's a good thing. Our industry will continue to flourish as it delivers the experiences consumers and businesses demand--innovative, ubiquitous, powerful and satisfying ways to enhance their lives.
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Answer: In the same miserable boat as every other unlucky business struggling with the crushing costs and burdens of the mandate.
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Angina is pain or discomfort in the chest. It often has a squeezing or pressure-like feel. This discomfort can also be felt in the shoulders, arms, neck, jaws, or back. Anginal pain usually lasts for no more than 2-10 minutes.
Types of angina include:
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Angina is usually a sign of coronary artery disease (CAD). It occurs when the blood vessels leading to your heart are narrowed or blocked. The blockage decreases the blood and oxygen flow to your heart. When your heart is deprived of oxygen, you will feel chest pain and other symptoms.
Coronary Artery Disease
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Angina occurs when your heart's need for blood and oxygen is increased by:
Stable angina becomes unstable when symptoms:
This type of angina is usually caused by a spasm of a heart vessel. It may be a sign that you have one of the following conditions:
CAD is more common in older men.
Other factors that may increase your risk of CAD include:
Symptoms may include:
The likelihood of a heart attack is increased when chest discomfort is severe, lasts more than 15 minutes, and is accompanied by other symptoms, such as:
Tests will be done right away to see if you are having an episode of angina or a heart attack. If you have a stable pattern of angina, other tests may be done to determine the extent of your disease. The test results will help to create a treatment plan.
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with blood tests.
Images may be taken of your heart. This can be done with:
Your heart activity may be tested. This can be done with:
Treatments for angina include:
Patients with severe angina or unstable, progressing angina may benefit from:
If you already have angina, you can prevent an onset by being aware of what starts it.
If you don't have angina, preventing the development of CAD may reduce your chance of getting the condition.
Steps to prevent CAD include managing risk factors:
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This month our employee pet profile will look at the two amazing golden retrievers that come to work in the marketing department with Abby!
Employee First Name : Abby (aka Abstar)
Pet's Name(s) : Jack & Honda (aka J & H)
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Favorite Food : Bravo Beef Patties – Acana Pacifica – ONP Freeze-Dried Patties – Nature's Variety Raw Bones
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