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Until last month, Jake Rosenbarger spent part of his workday in a hazardous materials mask.
Not exactly what he and his wife, Kim, signed up for when they started Kim and Jake's Cakes, a bakery in the Table Mesa shopping center in Boulder. What they planned when they started in 2010 was to make fun and interesting cakes, high quality, with good ingredients. They succeeded at that, starting with a strawberry margarita cake, according to Kim, and working their way into truly unusual cakes such as an Herbes de Provence cake and a red wine cake with a cream cheese frosting and manchego garnish.
"I like bold flavors, and that translates into cakes. It's not subtle," Jake says.
Says Kim: "Jake has such a great palate."
However, as they found out a year and a half ago, Jake's palate can no longer be sampling the subtleties of wheat or any other grain containing gluten. A diagnosis of celiac disease meant that a mere particle of gluten could retrigger symptoms, in Jake's case a profound fatigue, rather than the more typical gastrointestinal issues. Thus, the hazmat mask, which Jake had last worn when he helped clean the muck out of Kim's family home in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
"I wore this every day," Jake says, pointing to the mask. "Pretty unappealing for the guests."
With the mask situation growing more untenable and gluten exposure still a possibility, the couple decided to go all in on gluten free.
"We embraced it," Jake says. "(We thought) Let's make better stuff."
The bakery was already making some tasty gluten-free items in a separate non-gluten kitchen. The decision to make gluten free the sole focus, allowed them to bake at the Table Mesa site, sans hazmat mask. Last month, the transition to a no-gluten menu was complete.
Leaning in to taste
The journey has been an interesting one. Jake explains that gluten free is not quite as daunting as it once was. More types of non-gluten flours are readily available, and, perhaps more important, they are now as finely milled as cake flour made from wheat. The fine grinding makes a fine texture easier to achieve. The bakery uses different flours in its various products, most commonly a mix of gluten-free oat, brown rice and tapioca.
Cakes were not super hard to master, especially since Kim and Jake's style of cake is a Southern, egg-generous, somewhat custardy type confection. The bakery also chose not to exclude other ingredients such as sugar, eggs and butter that are sometimes missing from gluten-free products designed to be safe for people with multiple dietary concerns. While some of their cakes are vegan, others contain eggs. The same goes for their cookies that include favorites such as chocolate chip and peanut butter, as well as more unusual creations such as strawberry poppy seed and chocolate almond.
Three varieties of cookies are carried by all the Whole Foods stores in the company's Rocky Mountain region, says Catherine Trujillo, regional bakery coordinator. She says the bakery's products have "a really pure flavor profile."
A gluten-free staff of life
While Jake was happy with the gluten-free cakes and cookies, a truly delicious bread remained elusive.
"He grew up on really great bread," Kim says. "It was the one thing missing from his diet once he got diagnosed with celiac."
While there are gluten-free breads perfectly fine for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or a piece of toast, what Jake wanted was a crusty European-style loaf with a great, airy structure and good chew, a "a loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou" kind of bread.
If at first you don't succeed, try 200 times.
That's how many iterations of his bread recipe that Jake estimates he tried before hitting the sweet spot. He wanted sourdough, so he created a starter. The finished product, in fact uses two starters. He found the flours he felt worked best. And he whipped xanthan gum, the product of a fermented bacteria that is used in commercial foods such as salad dressings as an emulsifier. It's also a godsend for gluten-free bakers, because it adds structure to raised doughs and batters that depended on gluten in their original incarnations.
Jake says gluten-free baking is less forgiving than its glutinous counterpart. Changes in moisture in the air, for example, may mean that he has to change certain ratios in his recipes.
The result of his bread obsession: buns, pizza dough, a peasant loaf and a baguette. Kim says the bakery has had several customers tell them they were so affected by tasting something close to wheat bread again that they cried.
The baguette is currently available at Alfalfa's Market, Fresh Thymes restaurant and The Kitchen Next Door. Jake has also created a gluten-free pizza crust that is used at Pizzeria Locale.
In addition, three types of hamburger buns — plain, a seeded bun with chia, millet and poppy seeds, and an olive oil, rosemary and thyme bun will be available at Whole Foods stores in Boulder and Superior. The bread will be available there in May. The market is also working with Jake on gluten-free bread crumbs and a refrigerated cookie dough, Trujillo says.
"They have a really wonderful crust and crumb," she says of the bread products. "The message is gluten free can really taste good.
Contact Camera Staff Writer Cindy Sutter at 303-473-1335 or email@example.com
Almond Poppyseed Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
1½ cups non GMO canola oil
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 can Kim and Jake's Gluten Free Flour Mix
2¼ cups buttermilk
1 cup poppy seeds
Directions: In a 6-quart mixing bowl add eggs, sugar, oil, almond, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With whisk attachment or by hand whisk the egg mixture until everything is incorporated. When the batter gets shiny, add one cup of buttermilk and two cups of flour mix, whisk on medium until there are no lumps and repeat with the remaining flour and buttermilk, mix until the batter is a smooth paste (this may take a couple minutes but it's important!). Add poppy seeds and mix until batter is smooth. Pour (or spoon) batter into two 8-inch or 9-inch oiled and lined round pans and bake at 300 degrees for about 55 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
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Savory Biscotti
½ cup non GMO canola oil
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3 ¼ cups Kim and Jake's Gluten Free Flour Mix
1 cup toasted pine nuts
1 sprig fresh thyme (remove stem)
1 sprig fresh rosemary (remove stem)
½ teaspoon salt
Black pepper to taste
Directions: Mix the first four items with a whisk attachment or by hand. Add gluten-free flour mix and switch to dough hook. Add rest of ingredients and mix until stiff dough forms.Roll dough out ½ -inch thick and bake on a sheet pan at 350 for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and when cool enough to handle, slice on a bias or however you like, and bake cookie strips again, each side for 8 minutes.
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A stroll in the park
by Gary Torres
I love living in a small town and I hate living in a small town; but mostly I love living in a small town.
It makes life like a stroll in the park. It's that time of year when the weather is crazy but it is before the time when you have to lock your car or someone will leave you a pile of zucchinis. It is nearing the annual Pioneer Day celebration.
I am watching golfers from my house, eating a donut and drinking a Pepsi, thinking that it is about time that I lose some weight for the annual Pioneer Day celebration. Nothing motivates me to lose five pounds like the annual stroll in the park.
The annual Pioneer Day stroll has caused more people to lose weight and buy a new outfit than any other event except for the summer bathing suit season.
I don't weigh the same as I did in high school, but it doesn't mean that I need to lose weight, does it? I thought about diet and exercise, but that seemed kinda extreme.
My first option is to rent some chubbier friends to create an optical illusion that makes me look thinner and younger. Chubby friends in horizontal stripes and me in vertical stripes should easily shave off a few pounds.
Maybe even a man-girdle, okay technically it's called the Upper Body Full Compression Men's Shaper. Believe me, to get Bubba back in his wrestling singlet there would have to be more compression than a race-car engine.
Let's face it, during the Pioneer Day celebration, most of the graduates of Monticello High School will be coming to town for the Mother-of-all-Reunions.
Everyone is anxious to see what kind of minivan the classmate that was voted "most likely to succeed" is driving and what that perky cheerleader that was voted "cutest" looks like after delivering five kids in six years and is now the Relief Society president.
Do you remember back when you attended Monticello High School? Back then, you believed anyone out of high school was an Ol' Geezer.
Well you were right. And now you are that Ol' Geezer and considered older than dirt.
Look in the mirror. See those age spots, extra wrinkles, hair in your ears, a healthier girth? That Ol' Geezer is you!
I know that you don't feel old, but look down at what you are wearing: knee length shorts with black socks pulled smartly up, Dockers with gym shoes, or maybe a banana clip, or a head band with matching wrist bands. How about a shirt with a stain on it, or levis with the waist longer than the in-seam?
There you go, stand tall, try to suck in your gut and try to rationalize that you look pretty good... for someone your age!!
I suppose if I skip a meal, I might fit into my skinny Levis, but then again, just thinking about working on losing weight is making me hungry.
I thought that perhaps it would be easier to just sew a different tag on my jeans so the waist is smaller number than the inseam. Hey, don't judge me, but even as I write it, it does seem a little shallow and pathetic.
But on a good note, remember as you get older you become invisible to young people.
Really, a few weeks ago Daniel and I are strolling down the sidewalk in Provo and a young girl runs in to me as she is ogling at Daniel. She says, without even looking up, "Sorry. Didn't see you there grandpa! You should watch where you're going."
I know it is close to the 24th of July because the weather turned crazy. So, what about that rain? I got a text from Bubba who said my culvert was flooding the neighbor. The downpour reminded me of a joke.
Seems there was this new arrival in Hades and he was brought before the devil. The devil told his meanest demon to put the man to work on a huge rock pile with a 20-pound sledge hammer and to make it hot, dang hot!
At the end of the day, the devil went to see how the man was doing, only to find him smiling and singing as he pounded rocks. The man explained that the heat, hard labor, and frequent rocks were very similar to those on his beloved garden spot back in Monticello.
The devil told his demon to turn up the heat, take all the water away and put in more rocks. At the end of the next day, the devil again checked on the new man, and found him still happy to be sweating and straining.
The man explained that even though it was hotter, harder labor, and even more rocks it felt like the good old days, because it was similar to his beloved farm back in San Juan County.
This made the devil furious and so he told his demon to lower the temperature to -20 degrees with a 40 mph wind. At the end of the next day, the devil was confident that he would find the man miserable.
But instead, the man was singing louder than ever, twirling the sledge hammer like a baton. When the devil asked him why he was so happy, the man answered, "Cold day in hell – it must have rained in Monticello!"
Well, like I said, I do love living in a small town. The weather is crazy, so get ready to stroll. Suck in your gut, comb your hair, buy a man girdle if you have to, and get ready to do the stroll in the park and meet your old-geezer high school buddies.
I'll be the one in vertical stripes surrounded by chubby people in horizontal stripes.
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Indian Institute of Public Health 5th Batch of Short-term Training on Qualitative Research Methods in Health & Medical Research 25th to 27th April 2012
We are pleased to inform you that IIPHG is organising the 5th batch of short-term training in Qualitative Research Methods in health and medical research between 25th and 27th of April 2012. In public health and medicine qualitative research methods are being used in a wide range of situation from exploratory studies, process documentation, monitoring and assessment of field interventions, health technology assessment, etc.
It is also being used alongside RCTs as adjunct procedures for various reasons such as drafting and testing of research protocols, explaining findings, and formation and working with community advisory groups for field trials etc. The strength of QRM lies in bringing out insiders' meanings, capturing processes and bringing out the contexts in which events happen. They add meaning to otherwise de-contextualised data and enhance transferability of interventions across contexts.
Objectives of the program
- To make participants gain an understanding of the theoretical basis of QRMs.
- To highlight the scope of using QRMs in the field of public health, health management and medical research.
- To equip the participants with knowledge and skill of using data collection methods such as in-depth interviews, FGD, case study and rapid procedures
- To build the capacity of participants in drafting research design using QRMs and to analyse qualitative data
- To train the participants in use of computers to analyse qualitative data
Content Day1
- Session I Introduction: Theoretical basis, nature and scope of QRMs
- Session II Methods of data collection-I: Key informant interview
- Session III Methods of data collection-II: FGD; mock FGD
- Session IV Methods of data collection-III: Case study & other methods
Day 2
- Session V Rigour and validity in qualitative research
- Session VI Analysis of qualitative data
- Session VII Types of qualitative data analysis
- Session VIII Publishing a qualitative study
Day 3
- Session IX Computer based analysis of qualitatve data
- Session X Computer based analysis of qualitatve data
- Session XI Computer based analysis of qualitatve data
- Session XII Computer based analysis of qualitatve data
This programme will be useful to graduate / post graduate students of any systems of medicine, public health officials, independent scholars or NGO members working in the area of public health, social science and development professionals. Any graduate /professional working in the area of public health or medicine is eligible to apply.
Maximum number of Participants is thirty.
Course fee
Rs. 6000 inclusive of course fee, lunch, refreshments and workshop materials per participant; accommodation – an additional fee of Rs. 350 per day for stay on twin sharing basis and food. Fee to be paid as DD / Cheque drawn in favour of Indian Institute of Public Health – Gandhinagar payable at Ahmedabad. A limited number of part / full tuition fee waiver are available for registered students on means-cum-merit basis and for five or more registrationfrom a same institute.
Address for communication
Dr. N. Nakkeeran
Indian Institute of Public Health,
Gandhinagar, Sardar Patel Institute Campus, Drive-In Road, Thaltej, Ahmadabad – 380054, Gujarat
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Indian Institute of Public Health-Gandhinagar
IIPHG has been set up to function as one of the nodal Institutions for public health education, advocacy, research and practice, providing quality public health training to graduates of diverse disciplines. IIPHG aims to pursue the mandate of equity in public health, bringing strategy, resources and networks to the issues and practice of public health in India. IIPHG is an initiative of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) as one of its responses to the severe shortfall of public health professionals in the country.
Visit www.phfi.org for application form and updated news about the course


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While a comprehensive estate plan that incorporates trusts has been a crucial tool for couples with joint assets approaching or exceeding $10.68 million — the current gift and estate tax exemption amount — to minimize their estate tax hit, families with assets well below this level are increasingly catching on to the trend, writes Andy Friedman in his latest white paper.
In his recently released paper, "Four Reasons to Consider a Trust to Protect Your Assets," Friedman of The Washington Update cites four reasons families are turning to trusts to help them protect assets from creditors, manage and grow assets for future generations, and ensure that their assets ultimately are distributed in accordance with their wishes to their heirs.
Friedman — a former tax lawyer to Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League — also discusses the difference between "revocable" and "irrevocable" trusts, and which option families should choose in their specific circumstances.
The first reason the wealthy use a trust is to allocate assets among family members. In this case, wealthy families look at ways to provide for a spouse and for future generations, as well as children and their education.
For instance, Friedman writes, suppose you have children who are young or irresponsible and might squander assets they receive outright. "You can instruct your trustee when to distribute income and principal to each child. Such instructions can be based on age or on a specified accomplishment (e.g., college graduation). In this manner, you can seek to influence your children's behavior even after your death."
The second reason to use a trust is to ensure professional management of assets. Individuals, Friedman writes, "might be concerned that their heirs' lack of financial sophistication — or the heirs' divergent interests and needs — will preclude the effective management of the assets. A trust allows an individual to ensure that assets continue to be managed properly and to grow."
Indeed, professional management provides a buffer for battling heirs. "By putting the asset in a trust, you can appoint a trustee to manage the asset and distribute income to your heirs per your instructions, helping to preserve family unity," Friedman says.
Professional management also prevents a child that's named to administer assets for all of a family's children from potential fiduciary breach suits if his actions are challenged. "Naming a professional manager alleviates this concern by shifting the management duties away from a family member," Friedman says.
The third reason to use a trust is to preserve assets. Assets held in trust frequently are beyond the reach of creditors, Friedman writes, allowing the assets to be preserved for heirs.
For instance, in the event of divorce, placing assets in a trust, in some circumstances, may shield assets from split upon a later divorce property settlement, and a child who's prone to racking up debt can also be protected under a trust. "Suppose your child has incurred significant debt, or you are concerned your child may do so in the future," he writes. Assets placed in trust for the child's benefit are kept out of the reach of creditors seeking to collect on debts the child has incurred. (A trusteed IRA program is designed to provide the same protection for the benefactor's qualified assets.)
The fourth reason to use a trust is to facilitate philanthropy. For instance, wealthy families wishing to donate the bulk of their assets to charity while still providing needed income for family members and heirs can do so through a charitable trust.
"Properly structured, a charitable trust also can provide immediate benefits, such as an income tax deduction for contributions to charity, and tax-free growth for future investment income," Friedman says.
Revocable or Irrevocable?
As to when to use a revocable versus irrevocable trust, Friedman notes that an individual placing assets in an irrevocable trust cannot later reclaim the assets or make significant changes to their disposition. "Thus, the donor must be comfortable with the arrangement at the time assets are placed in the trust," he says.
In contrast, a revocable trust can be changed at any time as long as the individual setting up the trust is alive and healthy. Upon the individual's death or incapacity, the trust becomes irrevocable, Friedman says.
"Which trust makes sense depends on the particular situation. Many individuals prefer the flexibility of the revocable trust. However, an irrevocable trust often is necessary for certain functions, such as estate tax minimization or asset protection."
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Demand from construction and automotive as key buyer sectors has been robust in 2017, and steel price increases have been pushed through the supply chain.
- Margins have improved, but challenges remain
- Payments take 60 days on average
- No major insolvency increase expected in 2017
In 2015 and early 2016 the market situation of the British steel and metals industry was difficult, as overcapacity, fierce competition, exchange rate volatility, high energy costs, on-going austerity measures and increased uncertainty over the Brexit referendum outcome weighed on the performance and financial strength of many businesses. Steel prices remained depressed, largely as a result of low commodity prices, in particular iron ore.
However, steel and metals prices rebounded in 2016 as China curtailed its steel exports, while the European Union imposed import duties on Chinese steel. At the same time, demand from construction and especially automotive as key buyer sectors has been robust. High levels of warehouse inventories have been unwound, and therefore increases to the price of steel have been pushed through the supply chain. That said, according to the World Steel Association, British steel production decreased slightly in the period January-August 2017, down 1.4% year-on-year.
While the adverse market conditions in the past impaired revenues, margins, profits and cash flow of many steel and metals businesses, the rising sales prices have led to improved business margins. UK steel stockholders are mainly long established and profitable but also heavily reliant on bank finance (mainly invoice discounting) in order to have stock available as and when it is required. Usually they have low overheads, which makes them resilient to economic changes, as they are able to unwind inventories in order to free up cash. Banks are generally willing to provide loans to the industry.
The average payment duration in the UK steel and metals industry is 60 days. Payment delays have increased in late 2016 and early 2017, however, this was mainly due to the business failure of a large automotive supplier in 2016. It is expected that non-payment notifications will decrease in the coming months, as sales prices have remained at levels higher than expected, resulting in further increasing margins. The number of larger credit insurance claims has decreased over the last six months and, while UK business insolvencies are forecast to increase 2% in 2017 and 4% in 2018, it is expected that the steel and metals sector will not follow this deteriorating trend.
Due to the improvement in businesses' margins and the stable credit insurance claims situation we have recently upgraded our steel and metals sector outlook from "Poor" to "Fair". However, we are still more cautious when underwriting businesses linked to the oil industry in the North Sea and/or Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG), as lower investments by the energy sector have negatively impacted revenues, margins and profitability of many steel and metals businesses supplying the oil industry.
Brexit could negatively affect the British steel and metals sector in the mid-term, as subsequent economic uncertainty could trigger delays or even cancellation of investment decisions, especially in the construction sector. At the same time, any introduction of new tariffs on imported metals and steel by the EU after the UK has officially left could hurt the steel segment, as 70% of British steel exports are currently destined for the EU.
We remain mindful that steel/metals is structurally a low margin sector, with unstable market conditions, high business fragmentation arguably ripe for consolidation, fierce competition and high dependency on banking lines, where highly leveraged balance sheets can cause issues during a downturn. In the steel and metals industry the ability of businesses to process products efficiently and investment in new technology such as laser cutting and detailed integrity scanners are major assets in order to gain competitive advantages.


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Fleur Cinema & Cafe
4545 Fleur Drive,
Des Moines,
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Originally opened November 25, 1970 by the Dubinsky Brothers as the Fleur Four Theatres. It was later taken over by by Carmike Cinemas as the Fleur 4 Theatres in 1992. It was closed by Carmike in 2001, but a short time later it was reopened as an independent. The lobby was converted to a cafe and the theatre given the new name, Fleur Cinema & Cafe. The theatre mostly plays art film and the theatre/cafe has proven quite successful.
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The Fleur 4 Theatre was open at least as early as the spring of 1974 as I remember seeing Disney's "Superdad" there then.
Zip code is 50321 for what it's worth.
The Fleur Four Theatre was actually opened in 1970, and was originally operated by Dubinsky Brothers Theatres. The November 2, 1970, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that Irwin Dubinsky had spent the day of October 26 checking on the progress of the Fleur Four, and that the planned opening date was November 18. The new four-plex would have 1,250 seats.
The Dubinsky circuit, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, grew rapidly in the 1970s. They apparently operated the Fleur Four until the company was bought out by Chicago-based Excellence Theatres (formerly Essanass Theatres) in 1989. At the time of the sale, Dubinsky operated 127 screens. Carmike Cinemas took over management of Excellence Theatres in 1992.
That should read "Esseness" rather than Essanass. My mind has been wandering into Beavis and Butthead territory again.
Poor JV: it was actually Essaness. (I think I remembering reading somewhere that this was a name created by phonetically rendering "S & S" – the first letters of the original owners' last names).
A recent story, with video, about this cinema: http://www.kcci.com/r/24606787/detail.html
November 25th, 1970 grand opening ad has been uploaded here in the photo section.
December 14th, 2001 grand opening ad in photo section.
the opening may have to be double-checked. An article in the Des Moines Register on Oct. 26, 2001 says "opening today"
October 26th, 2001 grand reopening ad in photo section.
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MONTREAL — Fabio Girolami and his sister Laura have compiled a glossary of fractured Frenglish words and phrases. Things like "amend" instead of fine, "arterial tension" instead of blood pressure, going to the "commerce" instead of the store.
For years, Chris Hyde kept a running list of only-in-Quebec expressions on a sheet of paper under the blotter of his desk.
Victor Trahan spent six years and $3,000 of his own money compiling an unofficial City of Montreal Style Guide to help fellow translators and public servants navigate the garbled waters of dossiers, manifestations and collectivities.
Meet a few of Montreal's Frenglish word hoarders.
People with a passion for the languages of Montreal — French, English and that which lies between — as they are spoken by politicians, written and scrawled on tenement walls, for better and for worse.
"I retired two years ago, but I'm still on the lookout for all the sinners," said Trahan, 70. "Anglos absorb French words by osmosis. They assimilate them and convert them, sometimes in annoying ways. On the other hand, you will meet French-speaking Montrealers who can't speak a word of English — yet, in fact, they use English words all the time."
Published 10 years ago, Trahan's style guide grew from a 40-page pamphlet to a clear, entertaining 290-page manual that covered everything from when translators should use hyphens and capitals to assorted "language crimes and misdemeanours" — funny stories and malapropisms from the likes of hockey tough guy Tie Domi ("I'm not going to battle back with verbal words") and former B.C. premier Bill Bennett ("This is a party that speaks its mind straight from the shoulder").
Trahan devoted just one chapter to gallicisms and Frenglish, citing such French-to-English borrowings as "assigning" witnesses when you mean to subpoena them, "commanding" a meal when you mean to order one and "dressing" dogs when you really want to train them.
Since the guide was published, Trahan has come up with oodles of examples of linguistic twists of speech — years of scholarity (schooling); the responsible person (the person in charge); consuming drugs (taking drugs); here are my co-ordinates (this is how to reach me); I got my permanence (I have tenure.)
Or this one, which appeals to Trahan's sense of humour: "I was deceived by what she exposed at the reunion. She had pretended it would be great."
As children, Fabio and Laura Girolami spoke Italian before they learned French or English. "But my father spoke seven languages. He was always on our case about the importance of using the right word," Fabio Girolami said.
A few years ago, he and his sister, both engineers, began jotting down words and expressions that sound imported, co-opted or just plain wrong. "We don't assign values to them, it's just a crazy thing we do."
Their Frenglish glossary includes such Montrealisms as saying guardian when you mean lifeguard, incident instead of accident and "make your work" instead of do your job.
"On the Place des Arts website, it says 'indicate how many places you want' instead of saying how many tickets or seats you need," he said. "Do they not have a translator? Or did they hire a real Montrealer who doesn't know that's wrong?"
"I'll never forget when (then premier) Robert Bourassa used 'rentabilize' as an English word," said Hyde, who is especially interested in French words that francophones, particularly politicians or other officials, use when they speak English — and which then get drawn into the anglo vocabulary. His list of bureaucratspeak includes president instead of chair, engagement instead of commitment, deputy instead of MP or MNA and immobilisations instead of fixed assets.
Just this week, Hyde heard Quebec's finance minister on CJAD, where he was asked about specific expense cuts and replied that "ventilation" of expenses will come later. "I don't think he was inferring that his plans are full of holes, but was unable to put his point in English and chose a new Frenglish term to get him past it," Hyde said.
"This Frenglish is a way of coping with vocabulary gaps or challenges, where the francophone falls back on a French expression, in the hope that if spoken in an English cadence it will be understood as English. English speakers make similar errors when their French vocabulary deserts them, but (these examples) are so pervasive that they have in fact become enrooted — "enracinated?" — in officialdom's Frenglish."
As someone who spent his career taking care of words and their meanings in French and English, Trahan believes it is important to draw the line on turns of phrase and direct word transfers that are just plain wrong.
For instance, Trahan has heard people say they had to "depart of the cat" when they meant to say they put their cat to sleep. Oh, and by the way, the appropriate translation of "chien méchant" is "Beware of Dog," not the more literal "mean dog," even if that actually happens to be true.
Still, Trahan is a great believer in letting languages breathe and take on new expressions, particularly in a city like Montreal with so many ethnic communities and language groups.
"The mix-up is part of the Montreal landscape," said Trahan. "Language is always evolving. Language is not static, and that's a good thing."
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Do we need to get a better goal kicker to kick goals; as in the big games the kicks could cost us the 2 points to win
Do we need to get a better goal kicker to kick goals; as in the big games the kicks could cost us the 2 points to win
I don't think the decision is as simple as a kicker or defender. So many other factors, training is a key one, who is training harder, showing a better attitude etc. Maybe Fages is edging this ATM, if so the challenge will stand Richardson well
Percival strikes the ball well enough and must practice practice practice.
Long was a terrible ball striker when he first joined us and trained himself into an acccomplished kicker. Not perfect but good enough esp in big games...
Im not sure Richardson would have kicked any of the conversions Percival missed. They were all tricky touchline attempts in a difficult swirling wind.
It's not just having the ability to kick, it's doing it under pressure.
If we get to a game the we need a Golden Point drop goal Richardson would be the go to player.
It's a difficult choice for the coach.
Kicks today were all difficult, well the ones missed. Especially second half, both off touchline into a swirling wind.
Incidentally, the decision of Brough, Wakefield's good kicker, to go for 2 from half way I think probably cost them the game. Better option would have been kick to corner, if not scored after 4 plays go for the one pointer. As it was, we got the ball back and game changed
this is the one area we really miss Richardson ( last season he was worth his place for kicking alone0 In a tight game Percival isn't going to make the difference ( the Cas play off game in 2017 being the best example)
People keep mentioning Richardson's defence. While it is a bit wobbly I think it's his game management and decision making that costs the team more. Turning over the ball in your own half three or four times a game because of hare-brained last-tackle plays takes its toll on a team far more than the odd missed tackle, IMO.
The tricky/frustrating thing is that in Coote we seem to have someone who makes good decisions but isn't a particularly good kicker of the ball, while in Richardson we have someone who is a good kicker of the ball but makes consistently bad decisions.
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So I suspect that DR has never really had to acclimatise to playing the kind of rugby that is normal for the top level ... i.e. rugby where points don't come easy and you have to build pressure over 3, 4 or 5 sets rather than trying come up with miracle plays in every set.
My hope is that the failures of the latter end of last season and this spell out of the team will help him to mature as a player. It would be great if he did, as I think DR with some game smarts would be a very good half back indeed.
I would be happier playing Richardson now we have a bether defensive full back. Last season when he missed a tackle it was invariably a try as Barba's defence was awful at times.
Is Richardson still carrying an injury? I hope he doesn't come back unless he is fully fit
I don't mean to say that Richardson is to blame for our failure to win major silverware last year. I think it was just a key weakness of our squad that we only had one player capable of running the last-tackle plays, and that player happened to be a rookie with only a handful of games under his belt. While we've started well this year I'm not convinced that we've fixed that problem.
All it will take for DR to improve is a shift in mentality, IMO. From what I've seen of him I get the impression that he sees kicking on the 5th as a last resort ... as if it is an admission of failure. I think he just needs to learn that he can make a huge contribution to the team with his kicking as well as (or more than) his running and handling.
The question is what is more valuable to the team, Richardson's goal kicking or Fages defence, tonight had Richardson played I don't think goal kicks would've mattered because hurrell would've been even more devastating second half


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UPDATE: 1:55 p.m.
Mike Leach is a trending topic on Twitter.
UPDATE: 12:38 p.m.
Tech fans are rallying behind Leach. They've got a Facebook page where they are sounding off.
Embattled Texas Tech Head Football Mike Leach has been fired.
This happened because he allegedly stashed and "abused" injured player Adam James.
Here are the infamous hellholes:
As a long-suffering Aggie, I hate Tech. But Leach got screwed on this
deal. He was denied due process. He was suspended even though no Tech
player was at risk by letting him continue to coach.
Tech clearly wanted to fire him from the beginning. And now, I hope they hire former A&M coach/hack Dennis Franchione to replace him.
That, I think, would serve them right.
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CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Merely weeks after Tumblr was pulled from Apple's App Store over images related to child abuse found on its platform, the social networking site has now announced a policy revamp.
Tumblr has revealed that starting December 17, it would ruthlessly ban all pornographic content on its platform, as part of its new community guidelines.
Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onorio announced the ban in a post and pointed out that the website always had a "zero tolerance policy" to such content.
D'Onorio said that the new community guidelines banning pornographic content have been introduced as Tumblr wanted to improve safety on the site.
He said, "Our actions are out of love and hope for our community."
Tumblr's revamped community guidelines now state that users cannot upload "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" - including anything "so photorealistic" it could be thought to be genuine.
The website also clarified that posts featuring nudity that are "artistic, educational, newsworthy, or political" are acceptable and will not necessarily be removed.
According to Tumblr, its users who have adult content posts will be notified and they would be instructed on how to appeal against a ban.
The notifications would also inform users on how to "preserve their content outside the community."
Recently, Apple pulled Tumblr from its App Store over photos of child abuse that had been posted on the platform and managed to make it past the website's filters.
The problem with mature content on the site, caused it to be banned in Indonesia for a day.
At the time, Tumblr said that it had immediately taken down the illegal images and wrote on its help site, "Every image uploaded to Tumblr is scanned against an industry database of known child sexual abuse material, and images that are detected never reach the platform. A routine audit discovered content on our platform that had not yet been included in the industry database."


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I'm Anthony. I am a Mozilla contributor mostly active around the MDN Web Docs project which I'm a huge fan of.
I'm also participating in various events around Belgium (or Northern France) like the FOSDEM or the "Braderie de Lille".
I like to do Javascript and Python and I would love to patch Firefox but I don't understand anything about the code I'm reading :)
I hope to see you around either in real life or on IRC (anthony on irc.mozilla.org).
Feel free to contact me for anything :)
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Anthony help us on the Braderie de Lille (both 2014 & 2015), and will also be there for the open source day at Lille.
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Anthony developed the new website of the Belgian community. He is very careful to do it accessible to all, complying with accessibility criteria
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Rinse the green beans. Place a steamer basket in a large pot with about an inch of water and bring to a boil. Steam the beans for 10 – 12 minutes, or until just tender.
Meanwhile, brush off any dirt or forest debris from the chanterelles. If they are especially dirty or have dirt trapped between the gills, use your kitchen sink spray nozzle to quickly rinse them. While washing mushrooms seems to be generally frowned on, a quick rinse is very effective. Allow them to drain briefly, pat them dry, then slice them about 1/4 inch thick.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high. Add the sliced chanterelles. They will immediately throw off any excess liquid – the amount will depend on how much moisture is contained in your chanterelles – but no matter; it will all evaporate quickly. Stir the mushrooms occasionally while continuing to cook them over medium high heat. When the mushroom liquid has evaporated completely, continue to cook for another minute or two to brown the chanterelles slightly. Add the dry sherry and cook for 2 – 3 minutes or until the sherry has reduced to a syrupy consistency. Turn off the heat, but leave the mushrooms in the skillet for now.
Toast the hazelnuts in a dry pan over medium heat, shaking the pan constantly to prevent burning. Continue to toast the hazelnuts until they begin to brown and become fragrant. Remove the hazelnuts to a cutting board, allow to cool slightly, then chop them very coarsely. Return the nuts to the pan over medium heat with the butter. Cook for about two minutes or until the butter foams slightly and the nuts are a toasty golden-brown. Remove from the heat immediately.
Add the steamed green beans to the skillet with the warm chanterelles. Add coarse sea salt and black pepper to taste and toss together to combine. Heap the green beans and chanterelles in a serving dish, top with the toasted hazelnuts and a generous sprinking of sea salt.
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"What are the effects of this new protectiveness on the students themselves? Does it benefit the people it is supposed to help? What exactly are students learning when they spend four years or more in a community that polices unintentional slights, places warning labels on works of classic literature, and in many other ways conveys the sense that words can be forms of violence that require strict control by campus authorities, who are expected to act as both protectors and prosecutors?"
"There's a saying common in education circles: Don't teach students what to think; teach them how to think. The idea goes back at least as far as Socrates. Today, what we call the Socratic method is a way of teaching that fosters critical thinking, in part by encouraging students to question their own unexamined beliefs, as well as the received wisdom of those around them. Such questioning sometimes leads to discomfort, and even to anger, on the way to understanding.
But vindictive protectiveness teaches students to think in a very different way. It prepares them poorly for professional life, which often demands intellectual engagement with people and ideas one might find uncongenial or wrong. The harm may be more immediate, too. A campus culture devoted to policing speech and punishing speakers is likely to engender patterns of thought that are surprisingly similar to those long identified by cognitive behavioral therapists as causes of depression and anxiety. The new protectiveness may be teaching students to think pathologically."
Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense. Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in "that violates the law") lest it cause students distress. In February, Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, wrote an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Educationdescribing a new campus politics of sexual paranoia—and was then subjected to a long investigation after students who were offended by the article and by a tweet she'd sent filed Title IX complaints against her. In June, a professor protecting himself with a pseudonym wrote an essay for Vox describing how gingerly he now has to teach. "I'm a Liberal Professor, and My Liberal Students Terrify Me," the headline said. A number of popular comedians, including Chris Rock, have stopped performing on college campuses (see Caitlin Flanagan's article in this month's issue). Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Maher have publicly condemned the oversensitivity of college students, saying too many of them can't take a joke.


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Japanese semiconductor maker Rohm is looking to vanquish vampire power, the energy wasted by tech on stand-by, with its new LSI circuits. The circuits consume no electricity even when in stand-by mode, allowing for a quick power up without the power drain. Considering that roughly 10% of a house's energy bill goes to these silent suckers, Rohm's circuits could save money and the planet at the same time.
Rohm estimates that around 15 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, roughly the output capacity of two nuclear reactors, are consumed every year in Japan by devices on standby. In the U.S., vampire power is estimated to cost consumers $3 billion annually.
Experiments have already shown that an average game console could cut its power use by roughly 70% if it adopts circuits incorporating the new technology—exciting news for people like me, who tend to forget to power off their Wiis at night. Rohm says it'll start producing the circuits on a commercial basis within a year or so. [Japan Today]


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New school voucher fight looms
AUSTIN — A dormant battle to push school vouchers through the Legislature was revived Thursday when Lt. Gov. David Dewhurstnamed Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, to head the Senate Education Committee — virtually ensuring a ferocious fight when a new legislative session opens in January.
Patrick is a strong supporter of school vouchers, which would allow tax money to flow to private and religious schools.
"It is time for bold changes, and I intend to work with Sen. Patrick to shake up the status quo in education and ensure the promise of a world-class education for Texas," Dewhurst said while repeating his view that "parents must have choices in the education of their children."
The school voucher issue has triggered some passionate debates but didn't surface during the 2009 and 2011 legislative sessions. The state House cast a decisive 129-8 vote in the 2007 session against school vouchers.
"The possibility of innovation in education is exciting in all areas and cannot be limited by an old debate over 'vouchers,'" Patrick said after Dewhurst promoted him to head the education committee, effective next year.
"To me, school choice is the photo ID bill of this session," Patrick said in August. "Our base has wanted us to pass photo voter ID (law) for years, and we did it. They've been wanting us to pass school choice for years. This is the year to do it, in my view."
A Republican-backed voter ID law, deemed "emergency legislation," was passed in 2011 but was rejected by the U.S. Justice Department this year, and found to discriminate against minorities and the poor. The Supreme Court is expected to hear the case to override the federal block.
Pro-public-education groups typically rally against school voucher plans.
Texas Parent PAC has taken a sharp interest in school vouchers. The organization backs Democrats and Republicans who pledge support for public education.
"It's an extremely important issue to us because vouchers can be just so destructive and harmful for public education," Texas Parent PAC founder and chairwoman Carolyn Boyle said.
"We do not support candidates who advocate for privatization of public schools," Boyle said.
Most public education groups are expected to fight school vouchers.
Texas State Teachers Association President Rita Haecker said her members hope the Senate majority will not allow Patrick's appointment "to turn undue attention to a privatization sideshow that does not address the needs of the overwhelming majority of Texas students."
Haecker said Patrick's private school voucher priority was "out of touch." Texans want "real solutions for students and educators who have been forced by historic education cuts to work in crowded classrooms with inadequate resources," she said.
A fight over school vouchers likely would start at the conclusion of a school finance trial involving more than 600 school districts that claim the state is not providing adequate or equitable funding for some 5 million public school children.
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, said state lawmakers "will have the opportunity to build consensus in support of specific school-choice proposals" and offered general support for the idea.
"I support more parental involvement and encourage parents to play a larger role in their children's education," Straus said.
The Senate leadership changes also include the removal of Democratic Sen. Judith Zaffirini of Laredo as Higher Education chairwoman.
Zaffirini was replaced by Republican Rep. Kel Seliger of Amarillo as Higher Education chairman and will move to head the Senate Government Organization Committee.
It's Dewhurst's right to reorganize the Senate leadership as he sees fit, she said. "Basically, he is changing directions."
Zaffirini is against a voucher program but expects a push for it.
"There will be a big push, and the fact that you have a committee chair who is prioritizing the issue bodes well for those who support vouchers," she said.
Voucher opponents have been able to block school voucher legislation in the Senate in the past.
"This isn't a partisan issue; it's about creating an education system that is relevant to all students and their needs in today's world," Patrick said.
Zaffirini said she doesn't know of a Democratic senator who supports vouchers.
"I'm against vouchers, because I believe that they will certainly disrupt and damage the public school system," she said.
Gov. Rick Perry, a voucher supporter who appeared with Zaffirini at a higher education news conference Thursday, said he expects "a very open, vigorous discussion about school choice, parents' choice, students' choice."
"How that shakes out, and what its final formulization is — I think it's way early in the process," he said.


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SMF - Just Installed!
I dont know, I thought they did that when the crowd didn't like somebody. Would be a bit weird considering they're the most popular fighters. We don't know what the dart does yet.
You can do an S-Rank-up match. Or you can do A-Rank battle royal style, as an S-rank-up challenge. You choice.
Probably a paralysis dart. I have a feeling Polly won't be able to help with this battle, Bern's gonna have to finish herself. Hopefully it's not a poison dart. I don't want to see her doing this without her.
This however, is not their best day. But a dirty attack doesn't "prove" that your approach is wrong. It proves that you need to be aware that occasionally people may try to trick you.
WOW. Okay Polly better damn well get better, cause if that guy says she's going to die or some shit then I'm just done with this comic.Any other death whatever, but this would basically be the same lesbian takes a bullet for the one they love bullshit every tv show in the world seems to pull, and it would seriously disappoint me if Flipside did the same.
Quote from: TheCollector on July 17, 2016, 02:06:06 pmWOW. Okay Polly better damn well get better, cause if that guy says she's going to die or some shit then I'm just done with this comic.Any other death whatever, but this would basically be the same lesbian takes a bullet for the one they love bullshit every tv show in the world seems to pull, and it would seriously disappoint me if Flipside did the same.Looks like Brion is a fan of "The 100" and also "Once Upon a Time" resolution for lesbian characters this year Shame to see the best character in the comic so far which really grow on me much more than May or, blasphemy even Bern at some point, ended her life with such fate.You would think that arena masters would not finish their profitable warriors in such way, but it really looks that there are no second chances for them after the prisoners refuse their promotion.And we should remember that the poison was aimed at Bern not Polly, but from the guy's thoughts it looked he just got orders to poison one of them to break up the duo and make other suffer.Kinda shitty deal for Polly, reunite with your life's love, then sacrifice your freedom for her, finally sell your body for her sake and now give up the life like previous deeds weren't enough...Granted she heard that Bern loved her, she even got sex with her, but still the outcome is bad cause she never had a chance with May since May is the MC.I still have some hope that this will turn into some poison which just slows down the heart rate and later could be reverted, but the chances are slim.And if this is truly the end for Polly then at least I hope this will change Bern moralityand give her enough hardened resolve to kill all the arena masters and Warden in cold blood for what they did to her, semi-Gladiator movie style.
I am confident the arena might just happens to have the right extremely rare antidote in stock, available for the tiny price of going to S-Rank and perhaps an extra thousand marks or five.
Bern's character is built around her integrity, though she has been shown to be willingly violent when the lives of people she cares about are endangered such as when Suspiria dropped Maytag from the sky or when she threatened the healer when Grant was dying. Good thing neither of those two died, but hoo boy, Polly is most probably dead. I don't know how I feel about Bern trying to kill everyone (or even threaten to do so), because killing people I cold blood has been against her code since uh
forever. I would like to see how Bernadette is going to uphold her mentality that she won't kill anyone if she doesn't have to. Her character is really going to be challenged here and yeah, I'm really mad if that's what Polly's death is going to be reduced to; something that forces Bern to have to change.
also while I'm not okay with the premise of Bern murdering anyone, I am heavily in favor of Bern punching this guy in the teeth, if only to get him to shut the ever loving heck up.
Good thing the warden is there with his sincere used car salesman smile to propose the deal of the century. Stringing along? Nonsense, the management is wholly unresponsible for this fully unexpected and unfortunate turn of events. It is only in our vastly infinite generosity that we propose an equitable solution with an insignificant cost compared to the expenses deployed for it. Truly, you are in our (infinite) debt.Also still possible, perhaps being the more affordable option, would be having the poison causing a realistic simulation of death and having the healer lying.
What is this guy implying...


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Learn the Genetics of Diabetes
You've probably wondered how you developed diabetes. You may worry that your children will develop it too.
Unlike some traits, diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. Yet clearly, some people are born more likely to develop diabetes than others.
What leads to diabetes?
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have different causes. Yet two factors are important in both. You inherit a predisposition to the disease, then something in your environment triggers it.
Genes alone are not enough. One proof of this is identical twins. Identical twins have identical genes. Yet when one twin has type 1 diabetes, the other gets the disease at most only half the time. When one twin has type 2 diabetes, the other's risk is at most 3 in 4.
Type 1 diabetes
In most cases of type 1 diabetes, people need to inherit risk factors from both parents. We think these factors must be more common in whites because whites have the highest rate of type 1 diabetes.
Because most people who are at risk do not get diabetes, researchers want to find out what the environmental triggers are. One trigger might be related to cold weather. Type 1 diabetes develops more often in winter than summer and is more common in places with cold climates. Another trigger might be viruses. Perhaps a virus that has only mild effects on most people triggers type 1 diabetes in others.
Early diet may also play a role. Type 1 diabetes is less common in people who were breastfed and in those who first ate solid foods at later ages.
In many people, the development of type 1 diabetes seems to take many years. In experiments that followed relatives of people with type 1 diabetes, researchers found that most of those who later got diabetes had certain autoantibodies in their blood for years before. (Antibodies are proteins that destroy bacteria or viruses. Autoantibodies are antibodies 'gone bad' that attack the body's own tissues.)
Type 1: Your child's risk
If you are a man with type 1 diabetes, the odds of your child developing diabetes are 1 in 17. If you are a woman with type 1 diabetes and your child was born before you were 25, your child's risk is 1 in 25; if your child was born after you turned 25, your child's risk is 1 in 100.
Your child's risk is doubled if you developed diabetes before age 11. If both you and your partner have type 1 diabetes, the risk is between 1 in 10 and 1 in 4.
There is an exception to these numbers. About 1 in every 7 people with type 1 diabetes has a condition called type 2 polyglandular autoimmune syndrome. In addition to having diabetes, these people also have thyroid disease and a poorly working adrenal gland. Some also have other immune system disorders. If you have this syndrome, your child's risk of getting the syndrome—including type 1 diabetes—is 1 in 2.
Researchers are learning how to predict a person's odds of getting diabetes. For example, most whites with type 1 diabetes have genes called HLA-DR3 or HLA-DR4. If you and your child are white and share these genes, your child's risk is higher. (Suspect genes in other ethnic groups are less well studied. The HLA-DR7 gene may put African Americans at risk, and the HLA-DR9 gene may put Japanese at risk.)
Other tests can also make your child's risk clearer. A special test that tells how the body responds to glucose can tell which school-aged children are most at risk.
Another more expensive test can be done for children who have siblings with type 1 diabetes. This test measures antibodies to insulin, to islet cells in the pancreas, or to an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase. High levels can indicate that a child has a higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes has a stronger link to family history and lineage than type 1, and studies of twins have shown that genetics play a very strong role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Yet it also depends on environmental factors. Lifestyle also influences the development of type 2 diabetes. Obesity tends to run in families, and families tend to have similar eating and exercise habits.
If you have a family history of type 2 diabetes, it may be difficult to figure out whether your diabetes is due to lifestyle factors or genetic susceptibility. Most likely it is due to both. However, don't lose heart. Studies show that it is possible to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes by exercising and losing weight.
Have you recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? Join our free Living With Type 2 Diabetes program and get the information and support you need to live well with diabetes.
Race can also play a role in type 2 diabetes. Learn more.
Type 2: Your child's risk
Type 2 diabetes runs in families. In part, this tendency is due to children learning bad habits—eating a poor diet, not exercising—from their parents. But there is also a genetic basis.
More information on genetics
If you would like to learn more about the genetics of all forms of diabetes, the National Institutes of Health has published The Genetic Landscape of Diabetes. This free online book provides an overview of the current knowledge about the genetics of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well other less common forms of diabetes. The book is written for healthcare professionals and for people with diabetes interested in learning more about the disease.


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Research Fellowship in the Future Missions Division
You can now apply for a Research Fellowship in the Future Missions Division, which prepares new missions and technologies for ESA's Earth observation (EO) programmes.
The Division work includes preparatory studies for new Earth Science and Earth Application missions, implemented with both external and internal activities. It also includes the coordination of EO technology preparation activities performed within the whole of ESA, and the definition and execution of specific technology research and development.
If you have completed your PhD (or equivalent) in engineering or physics and have worked in the field of remote sensing or electromagnetic wave propagation and interactions, do not hesitate to apply! Familiarity with software tools like MATLAB would also be an asset.
More information
For more information on the Research Fellowship position, see the full job description in the link provided. The application deadline is 23 June 2013.
This position is now closed.


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I chose Perl Dojo, but am thinking that it's not strictly speaking a change in metaphor. More a shift from west to east, which may be cheating.
Not so much. A monastery has to do with religion: the actual religion changes across the world and so change the things to be practiced in the corresponding monastery. But a dojo hasn't to do with religion. Well, some japanese martial arts were influenced in some aspect or another by religious concepts in the intentions of their founders: but generally these aspects are not that pervasive. Also the term "dojo" is flexible and adaptable, like Perl itself: it can convey the simple idea of a place were to train and improve one's skills, which is the only thing someone will read in it, or more properly that of a place "where to practice the Way", which hopefully some others will recognize.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen ("Amgen") (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced today that all conditions to the closing of the tender offer (the "Offer") by a wholly owned subsidiary, "Merger Sub", to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Micromet, Inc. ("Micromet") (NASDAQ: MITI) for $11.00 per share in cash have been satisfied.
The depositary for the Offer has advised Amgen that, as of the expiration of the Offer at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of Thursday, March 1, 2012, approximately 80,025,097 Micromet shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, which tendered shares represent approximately 83.95 percent of the outstanding shares of Micromet. Amgen has accepted for payment, and expects to promptly pay for, all such tendered shares. In addition, approximately 3,150,586 additional Micromet shares have been tendered by guaranteed delivery.
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Following completion of the subsequent offering period, Amgen and Merger Sub intend to complete the acquisition of Micromet through a merger of Merger Sub with and into Micromet under Delaware law. Micromet stockholders who do not tender their shares of Micromet common stock in the Offer will not receive payment for their shares until following the completion of the merger.
About Amgen
Amgen discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe, effective medicines from lab to manufacturing plant to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and vital medicines, visit http://www.amgen.com/.
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No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may differ materially from those Amgen projects. Amgen's results may be affected by Amgen's ability to successfully market both new and existing products domestically and internationally, clinical and regulatory developments (domestic or foreign) involving current and future products, sales growth of recently launched products, competition from other products (domestic or foreign), difficulties or delays in manufacturing its products. In addition, sales of Amgen products are affected by reimbursement policies imposed by third-party payors, including governments, private insurance plans and managed care providers and may be affected by regulatory, clinical and guideline developments and domestic and international trends toward managed care and healthcare cost containment as well as U.S. legislation affecting pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement. Government and others' regulations and reimbursement policies may affect the development, usage and pricing of Amgen products. Furthermore, Amgen's research, testing, pricing, marketing and other operations are subject to extensive regulation by domestic and foreign government regulatory authorities. Amgen or others could identify safety, side effects or manufacturing problems with Amgen products after they are on the market. Amgen's business may be impacted by government investigations, litigation and products liability claims. Further, while Amgen routinely obtains patents for its products and technology, the protection offered by its patents and patent applications may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by its competitors. Amgen depends on third parties for a significant portion of its manufacturing capacity for the supply of certain of its current and future products and limits on supply may constrain sales of certain of its current products and product candidate development. In addition, Amgen competes with other companies with respect to some of its marketed products as well as for the discovery and development of new products. Discovery or identification of new product candidates cannot be guaranteed and movement from concept to product is uncertain; consequently, there can be no guarantee that any particular product candidate will be successful and become a commercial product. Further, some raw materials, medical devices and component parts for Amgen products are supplied by sole third-party suppliers. Our business performance could affect or limit the ability of our Board of Directors to declare a dividend or our ability to pay a dividend or repurchase our common stock.
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Apple Updates iPod photo Software
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- Support for optional iPod Camera Connector for importing and viewing photos directly on iPod photo
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This of course ushers in support for the iPod Camera Connector device, allowing you to transfer media directly to the iPod from a digital camera over USB.
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Microsoft Starts Testing Unified Update
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Microsoft has begun testing the Unified Update service, which is what the expect to replace the all-too-notorious Windows Update. The public beta is being tested by about 25,000 users, most of which also participated in the Windows Update version 5 test in preparation for Windows XP SP 2. The plan for Unified Update is that it will provide all downloads for Windows, as well as Microsoft Office, Exchange, and SQL Server. In the long haul, the hope is that the platform will be able to update any and all Microsoft products, including games.
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A month or so ago, I got a call from NPR personality Laura Sydell asking about the impending launch of the Sony PSP. We spoke a bit on the phone, and I was then invited to come to the radio studio to talk at length about Sony's handheld. The studio segment recording lasted about 20 minutes, and the piece aired the other day. Of course, as with most media channels, segments are cut up. Take a listen to NPR's report on the PSP launch, and you will even get to hear me mention an outdated way of putting video onto the device!
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Last month weeks ago we reported on a new web application that allows users to organize and archive their textual content. The idea was excellent but the execution was a little weak. Members had to cut and paste their textual content to bbBuddy. The site has just released a new bookmarklet that automatically fills in the subject, body and source of every post that you highlight with your mouse. Now you can archive your textual content with just 2 clicks. Unfortunately, it looks like it only works on a Windows box with later versions of Internet Explorer or Firefox. If you leave comments on blogs, or post on a message board, you may want to try this.
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Transparent Desktop Screens
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop,
It's always great to see what some free time, creativity, a notebook, and a digital camera can do. The results are illusions of transparent desktops on various notebooks. At first you might say, "Ah, that's easy" (much like I said at first) – boy was I wrong. These are harder to accomplish then it seems. You must first get the right angle with your camera, take the shot, upload it, set it as your desktop and adjust the screen to match. Seems pretty simple, right? Try it out for yourself and let us know how the result came out.
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Cellpod: Tripod For Cell Phones
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Cell phones with cameras are great. You can take a quick snapshot where ever you are and of almost anything you desire. One thing that really isn't possible with cell phone cameras – taking a good image of yourself. Sure you could have someone take the picture for you, but what about those times when there isn't anyone around to take the picture for you? That's where Cellpod comes to save the day. Cellpod is a pocket sized tripod for your cell phone which can be attached via the belt clip button or with an included attachment. This cell phone accessory will set you back $24.99 and available in black or "Edge glow" blue.
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PSP Problems - Dead Pixels
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I got my shiny new PSP today at Gamestop. There I was, all psyched up and ready to roll. I was prepared to experience the joy that comes will all things new and electronic - and BAM! Three dead pixels on the right hand side. Many have reported that this is a problem with their PSP's. This is most likely due to the fact that Sony ramped up production to get a million units ready for the US launch. I just returned from my local Gamestop, and unfortunately they have no PSP's in stock (surprise!), and they don't know when they will receive more. I did manage to get them to agree to call me as soon as they get one for exchange. Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Gizmondo Gets Blue Screened
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Motorola E725 Music Phone
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Sony PSP Midnight Launch Coverage
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I was owned. I mean, completely owned by the impending launch of this sexy device. The PSP images swam in my head daily, the unquenchable desire of having it in my hand invaded my dreams, and its capabilities punctuated almost all my conversations. It is handheld gaming taken to a whole new level, and after a great launch in Japan a few months ago it was finally coming to the US in grand fashion. Today we're covering the midnight launch experience in New York City, at the same time that we look at how this thing changed lives.
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