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Paying for purchases with credit or debit cards has become the predominant method in recent years. As a result, any business that deals directly with customers needs a card payment machine to accommodate this trend. Choosing the right card machine for your business is an important matter, so you should first figure out what type of terminal is best adapted to your needs.
PDQ terminals
Today's card payment machines operate on Parallel Data Query (PDQ) technology, which uses differing methods to contact the acquiring bank to validate card data. PDQ terminals come in three basic varieties: countertop, mobile, or Bluetooth.
- Countertop models are the most common, found at the checkout counter in most shops. These stationary, portable machines process Chip-and-PIN as well as magnetic-swipe card transactions by connecting to the acquiring bank through a fixed telephone line. You'll encounter this payment machine at the supermarket and retail stores.
- Bluetooth portable card readers utilise a frequency-hopping radio technology which works as long as the machine remains within range of its source. They are mobile but generally rest in a charging cradle, which is connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable or through a fixed phone line. This is the model typically used in restaurants to allow diners to pay at table.
- Mobile card payment machines work with "General Packet Radio Service" (GPRS) technology, connecting to the bank via the same wireless networks used by mobile phones. As the name implies, they can be used anywhere a network is available. They are light-weight and must be occasionally recharged, and are very handy for taxi drivers and others who sell their products or services on the go.
Customer service
So, once you've figured out which type of card payment machine is appropriate for your particular line of business, you'll need to open a merchant processing account. You will also most likely rent a card payment machine from your merchant. Make sure they offer responsive customer service and technical assistance. If your card machine breaks down and remains down for an extended period of time, you cannot process card sales and will lose sales. But a proactive merchant account manager will get your machine up and running quickly.
Additional charges
Your merchant processing service charges will be based on transaction volume. But ask about minimum monthly fees before signing on, and also find out what penalties apply if you decide to switch to another merchant processor or card payment machine.
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This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is The Superior Spider-Man, written by Dan Slott with art by Ryan Stegman, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and others. Beginning in January 2013 and ending this month, Superior Spider-Man is not the story of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man. Doctor Octopus swapped brains with Peter in Amazing Spider-Man #700, leaving Peter to die is Doc Ock's terminally sick body. Otto, however, swears that he will devote himself to not simply continue the legacy of Spider-Man, but to become the Superior Spider-Man, outdoing his arch-rival by doing more with his life than Peter ever did.
Thus begins The Superior Spider-Man, as we witness Otto adapting to life as Peter Parker and putting his own unique spin on what it means to be Spider-Man. Superior has been an interesting change in status quo for Spider-Man as a comic, altering much of the landscape of what Spider-Man has been over the past 50 years, moreso even than when Peter was previously replaced by his clone (who legit everyone thought was the original Peter, until it turned out he wasn't, and then he died; comics everybody).
This series also sees the return of fan-favorite Spider-Man 2099, as well as other nods to the 2099 line such as the founding of future megacorp Alchemax.
In our recommendation section, our hosts nominated Dumbing of Age, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, and Juice Squeezers for discussion on the next episode, and our selected title is The Adventures of Superhero Girl. You can read it for free online at superherogirladventures.blogspot.com.
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As most of you know, I am hyper vigilant about everything I eat, and going out to eat is second only to a party that is the most challenging to my resolve. You can make an educated guess about what ingredients are in certain dishes, ask the server to ask the chef to prepare something without oil, and order sauces and dressings on the side, but unless the recipe and prep is laid out in black and white, a restaurant food's calorie/fat/carb/fiber count is usually a crap shoot. That's why when I find something I know is in my food comfort zone, I stick with it, time after time after time.
On Friday, New Guy and I had lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, North Country Brewing Co. in Slippery Rock. I've been going there for a couple of years and I always get the hummus and a salad. Hummus and salad, hummus and salad, hummus and salad until two weeks ago I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried the bean burger without the bun. The verdict? Eh…it was OK. Next time I'll order it without the chili sauce on top. It was a little too spicy for this Norwegian palate.
Normally I have gone back to my comfort zone, but there was one other thing I've been hankerin' to try: the Portabello 'Shrooben. "Grilled portabellos topped with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese & our homemade Russian dressing. Served on grilled rye."
I love Reuben sandwiches. Light rye, dark rye, pumpernickel…I don't care. I love that sandwich. I remember the first one I ever ate. I was 6 or 7 years old. Dad had taken us to a Blue Angels show in Minneapolis and when we got home, he made Reuben sandwiches. The only thing I ever saw my dad make were cheese omelets (which are divine…I still can't make them as good as he does), so it was fun to watch him make sandwiches for all of us that night. It was also the first time I'd ever eaten sauerkraut, one of the best tasting foods in the world, IMHO.
I haven't eaten a Reuben in years, convinced it wouldn't be the same without a cured meat, which I no longer eat. But every time I go to North Country, I look at (and drool over) that dang sandwich. So Friday I tried the Portabello 'Shrooben, and it seriously was the best thing I've eaten in a long time. It was as satisfying as the risotto George's girlfriend ate on "Seinfeld," if you know what I mean.
The only thing "heavy" about the sandwich was the bread. However, they grilled it on a dry grill. No butter, just as I'd requested. I also ordered the dressing on the side. Granted, it didn't have the saltiness that comes with a cured meat, but it was as close to a fabulous Reuben that my vegetarian heart could hope for.
I loved it so much that today I decided to make one at home.
I grilled the portabellos in a little Pam and veggie broth.
Made the 1000 Island dressing (a Joy Bauer recipe): 3T low-fat mayo, 3T ketchup, ½ t Worcestershire sauce, 1T pickle relish and ½ t horseradish.
I put light Jarlsburg cheese, sauerkraut, and the mushrooms on the bread and grilled it with just Pam on the pan.
Except for the fact that I used light bread rather than rye (which next time, I'm "splurging" on rye), it was a very good sandwich. I will probably put the 1000 Island directly on the sandwich, too, while grilling and serve it with a side of mustard. (Mmmmm…mustard. I love condiments.)
|That's not my thumb in the way. That's me giving it a thumbs up, but wow, it makes my sandwich look really tiny!
I ate my sandwich with a side of roasted broccoli. My quickie recipe: Cut up a few crowns into bit-sized pieces or strips, Pam a casserole, arrange the broccoli, sprinkle garlic powder and pepper on top, spray a little with Pam and throw in a 375-degree oven and roast for 30-40 minutes. Today I topped it with some Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.
Food can be tough to navigate, god knows. But often, food takes us back to certain points in time, reminds us where we came from, makes us all warm and fuzzy. Is there anything you ate prior to losing weight that you've modified to make more "healthy" now? Anything you'd like to eat again, but aren't sure how to make that would fit your new eating plan? Are there things you aren't willing to modify and eat sparingly just because it's worth it when you do? Hit me up with your comments or send an email to email@example.com.


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Schnucks Seeks Dismissal of Security Breach Suits
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The suburban St. Louis-based supermarket chain Schnuck Markets Inc. wants a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits related to a security breach of customer credit and debit cards.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the two lawsuits seek class-action status. Schnucks said in dismissal motions that the plaintiffs didn't have standing to sue and couldn't prove they suffered any harm.
One suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago; the other in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.
Schnucks announced in late March that hackers had accessed their system and were stealing payment card data. The company later said that 2.4 million cards, used at 79 stores from December to late March, were affected.
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At a time when so many Americans are disgusted with the personhood of corporations, it's surprising that more persons don't move to secure their expanded rights. Dan Graham notes, "Jasper Johns was the first American artist to fully understand that the newly subjectivized advertising icon and the gestures of Abstract Expressionist painting—which struggled against the cultural domination of this new form—were virtually identical."1 The place of the (white male) individual and his potential for transcendence had already merged with corporate strategy. Warhol began operations at his Factory in 1962, and by 1966 Foucault proclaimed that man "would be erased, like a face drawn in sand at the edge of the sea." In 1978, the band Devo told The SoHo Weekly News that they'd decided to "mimic those who get the greatest rewards out of the business and become a corporation."
According to Bernadette Corporation, "Mock incorporation is quick and easy … no registration fees, simply choose a name (i.e. Booty Corporation, Bourgeois Corporation, Buns Corporation) and spend a lot of time together. Ideas will come later." Bernadette Corporation was founded in 1994 as "the perfect alibi for not having to fix an identity."2 Similarly, the Bruce High Quality Foundation employs a post-individual aesthetic while using the language of a endowed institution as opposed to a corporation. Yet the post-individual kernel is clearer in the Foundation's mission, which presents itself as the arbiter of the estate and legacy of "the late social sculptor" Bruce High Quality. The Foundation is founded on the negation of an already fictional identity. The Icelandic Love Corporation, based in Reykjavik, adopts the title of a corporation without jettisoning their identities.
Corporate art practice challenges stale narratives of contemporary art, which resuscitate themes and tropes of 20th century conceptualism. By claiming the featureless corporation as the active artmaker, BC and other similar façades maneuver around cliché and retreat from the individual artist-archetype: a character to be media-narrativized into a pop-psychological explanation of their noble craftsmanship or pathology of resistance.
Bernadette Corporation's The Complete Poem installation at Greene Naftali (2009)
Corporations, much like contemporary art, have a unique relationship with the iterable. In an essay discussing the irony of the corporate sponsors of the San Diego Zoo, critic and writer Chris Kraus explains, "Like contemporary art, corporate linguistics seeks to eliminate the dreary mechanics of cause and effect. Shit happens. People demand."3 Corporate language rests on clichés that are instantly understood. Phil Spector reportedly wondered, "Is it dumb enough?" while listening to "Da Doo Ron Ron." The question that defined popular music has as much bearing on contemporary art: unencumbered by the boring (Kraus' "dreary mechanics"), only that which is instantly understood remains. That which is dumb enough.
The artist Ed Fornieles, whose work includes the trend-forecasting agency Recreational Data and the management training company Coaxiom, indicated to me that part of what he likes about working with corporate aesthetics is the power of boring corporate cliché both in language and imagery. "Corporations have their own logic," Fornieles told me. "It doesn't always have to be about me." In a sense, engaging with corporate style makes transparent a generic corporate aesthetic—visible in promotional materials, architecture, offices, commercials— which is both recognizable and unfixed. What's appealing about something so blandly real is its ability to blend into the fabric of reality without the risk of a unique stake or identity...


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Trevor Lacey scored 14 points and hit the game-winning jumper with 9 seconds left as Alabama overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to edge Texas A&M 50-49 Saturday.
Playing the 2,500th game in its 100-year program history, the Crimson Tide (11-6, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 20-6 early and 26-15 at intermission, then opened the second half on a 15-2 run, with Lacey hitting two 3-pointers, to lead 30-28.
The lead went back and forth, with Alex Caruso's layup putting the Aggies (12-5, 2-2) ahead 47-45 with 1:11 left. Andrew Steele answered with a three-point play for Alabama, but Texas A&M regained the lead on Fabyon Harris' jumper with 19 seconds to go. After an Alabama timeout, Lacey scored for the final margin.
On the Aggies' final possession, Lacey was pressuring Caruso, and the in-bounds pass bounced off Lacey's leg and the ball rolled toward midcourt. Trevor Releford, who led Alabama with 15 points, picked up the loose ball to preserve the Crimson Tide's third straight win.
"It was a hard-fought game," said Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy. "(Caruso) got bumped and he lost the ball. It just didn't bounce our way."
Lacey also had six rebounds and five assists.
"It was a great character win," said Alabama coach Anthony Grant. "We had some adversity from an offensive standpoint to start the game."
Elston Turner scored 13 points and J'Mychal Reese added 10 for Texas A&M, which lost its second game after four straight wins.
Rodney Cooper's 3-pointer with 16:06 remaining gave the Crimson Tide its first lead since Lacey opened the game with a 3-pointer.
The Aggies responded by outscoring Alabama 11-4 to take a 39-34 lead, capped by a Harris free throw with 8:28 to go. The Crimson Tide fought back, with Releford's layup tying the contest at 41 with 4:01 left.
Reese made a jump shot to make it 43-41 with Releford following with a layup to again tie it up. Two free throws by Releford put Alabama back in front 45-43 before a field goal by Turner knotted it up again, 45-45, with 2:29 remaining.
"I thought Trevor Releford did a good job of taking over the game in the second half," Kennedy said. "Give Alabama credit. They fought and hit a big shot and found a way to win."
Grant said the Crimson Tide made adjustments in the second half, with its defensive intensity creating offensive opportunities. Alabama had nine steals in the second half.
"And before you knew it we got momentum and changed the energy back in our favor," he said. "We took an 11-point lead and erased it in a matter of seconds. It was a ballgame from there."


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William C. Harris: Lincoln and the Border States
Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most scholars contend that these states were secure by the end of 1861, award-winning historian William C. Harris argues in Lincoln and the Border States: Preserving the Union, that Confederate campaigns and guerrilla activities kept the region in constant turmoil, and that those states preoccupied Lincoln throughout the war. The talk previews Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, an exhibit on display at the Central Library beginning November 9, 2011.


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Special thanks to Wm Lloyd Harris for sharing research and contributing portions of this post.
In 1862, Albert Benjamin Douglass appeared as one of the deserters from the Berrien Minute Men, 29th Georgia Infantry. He actually had a quite colorful record of service, prompting reader Wm Lloyd Harris to write with additional details relating "the rest of the story." Harris is a great great grandson of Albert B. Douglass.
Military service was something of a tradition in the Douglass family. Albert's father and four brothers served in the Indian Wars in Florida between 1836 and 1858.
Albert Benjamin Douglass was born in 1833, probably in Hamilton County, FL. His father, Seaborn Douglass, was born in Montgomery County, GA about 1800 and came to Hamilton County, FL in the late 1820s. Seaborn Douglass and his family appear in the 1830 census of Hamilton County. The Douglass place in Hamilton County, FL was apparently located about eight miles from the home of Captain Archibald McRae.
Douglass Family in the Indian Wars
Albert Douglass' four brothers, Allen D. Douglass, Burrell Douglass, William Douglass, and Robert Douglass, and his father, Seaborn Douglass, all served in the Indian Wars 1835-1858.
In 1836, Seaborn Douglass and his son Allen Douglass mustered into Captain Peter W. Law's Company of the 13th Regiment, First Brigade of the Florida Militia. Captain Law was the proprietor and post master of Law's Store in Hamilton County (exact location unknown). Miltary records of the 13th regiment note that Seaborn Douglass was on foot. The company was ordered into service on June 15, 1836 at Camp Collins, Middle Florida. This was just one month before the Indian raid on William Parker's place and the Battle of Brushy Creek in Lowndes County, just across the state line in Georgia. The enlistment was for six months, ending October 15, 1836.
On January 27, 1837 Seaborn Douglass mustered in at Fort Reed for six months service in Captain Francis J. Ross' Company of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade of Florida Mounted Militia ("Old Greys"). The fort was situated near present day Speer Grove Park, Sanford, FL according to a "Fort Reid" historic marker placed at the site. The marker indicates Fort Reid was established in 1840, but Florida Militia service records indicate a Fort Reed existed as early as 1837. There has been much debate over the name of Fort Reed, it being alternately known as Fort Read, and Fort Reid.
"The long-gone stockade dates to the days when the Army established Camp Monroe (later Fort Mellon) as the first of a string of forts that stretched to the gulf as part of the military's effort to drive the Seminoles out of Florida and capture runaway slaves. Fort Reid was the nearest satellite stockade, just a few miles south. It was used as a commissary and soldiers camp along a portion of the mule team trail (Mellonville Avenue) that Gen. Zachary Taylor laid out to haul supplies to soldiers at Fort Maitland, Fort Gatlin (Orlando) and Fort Brook (Tampa).
Eight two-story frame homes were erected near Fort Reid. From a cupola at one of the larger homes, settlers sent signals to the fort if they saw Seminoles.
Whitner's history of Mellonville, though, says the settlers sometimes considered the soldiers – many of them uncouth, rough militiamen – as much a menace as the Indians.
"The soldiers depredated the farms, turning their horses into the fields, killed cattle, exterminated poultry, robbed beehives, then overturned and destroyed them," writes Whitner.
The soldiers also amused themselves by laying out race tracks west of Mellonville Avenue."
On June 16, 1837, Seaborn Douglass and his son Allen D. Douglass, traveled the eight miles from their home to the place of Captain Archibald McRae (or McRay) where they were mustered into "Captain A. McRae's Mounted Company of the 2nd Regiment of East Florida Volunteers, 2nd Brigade Florida Militia commanded by Col. William J. Mills. This unit entered into the service of the United States on the requisition of Major Thomas S. Jesup to serve for six months, unless sooner discharged." The company was enrolled at Mineral Springs, FL and was reorganized July 20, 1837 into two companies, Seaborn and Allen Douglass being placed into Captain George W. Smith's Company. Men of the Mounted Volunteers provided their own horses, and Seaborn's mount was a Bay horse. Apparently, Seaborn's horse died on December 13, days before the company mustered out at Fort Gilliland, FL. On December 18, 1837, Major S. Churchhill inspected the company of East Florida Mounted Volunteers at Fort Gilliland, "who are hereby honorably discharged from the service of the United States."
In 1838, Allen Douglass was mustered back into service in Captain G. W. Smith's Company of the Battalion of Middle Florida Mounted Volunteers, Major John L.Taylor commanding, from March 22, 1838 to September 23, 1838. The company was mustered in March 22, 1838 at Hamilton County, FL. Records note Allen Douglas was among those men absent at first muster and subsequent musters.
In 1839 the father, Seaborn Douglass, was mustered back into service in Captain Allen G. Johnson's Company of Mounted Florida Volunteers Militia ordered into the service of the United States by General Zachary Taylor from September 6, 1839 to January 9, 1840. A. G. Johnson's company mustered in at Camp Bailey, Jefferson County, FL, and mustered out at the same location on January 6, 1840.
Burrell Douglass also served in this unit from September 6 until November 30, 1839, according to the sworn affadavits of Captain Allen G. Johnson; of Lieutenant Hansford R. Alford; and of Private James Lee. Lt. Hansford R. Alford attested that Burrell Douglass rendered all service required, was well armed and mounted, and was discharged because there were more men in service than were authorized. Captain Johnson stated in 1846 that, contrary to his wishes, Burrell Douglass was discharged. Johnson reported that Douglass rendered good and efficient service and that he was discharged without pay.
In 1856, Allen D. Douglass and William Douglass went into Captain William H. Kendrick's Independent Company of Mounted Florida Volunteers Militia ordered into the service of the United States for a term of six months on December 6, 1856 at Fort Broome and marched 40 miles to station at Fort Brooke, FL. At enlistment, William's horse was appraised at $150 with $5 worth of equipment; Allen's horse was a $75 dollar animal with $20 tack.
In 1857, Robert Douglass served in Captain Lucius A. Hardee's Company, 1st Regiment of Florida Mounted Volunteers. The company was organized at Jacksonville, East Florida, in July 1857 and marched from there to Ocala, FL, the place of General Rendezvous.
William Douglas mustered into Captain Edward T. Kendrick's Company of Florida Mounted Volunteers at Fort Brooke, FL, February 16, 1858. William deserted April 25, 1858.
By 1838, Seaborn Douglass had moved his family to Lowndes County, GA. County tax records show Seaborn Douglass was late to pay his poll tax that year, although no taxes were assessed for any land holdings or slaves in Lowndes County. Seaborn Douglass appeared in the 1840 Lowndes County census with his children; no spouse is found in his household.
Children of Seaborn Douglass:
- unknown daughter (b. 1821)
- Allen Dickerson Douglass (1822 – 1919)
- Burrell Douglass (1825 – September 8, 1884)
- William Riley Douglass (1830 – ca. 1895)
- Robert Douglass (1833-1862)
- Albert Benjamin Douglass (1835 – )
- Rose or Rosean Douglass (1839 – 1905),
- unknown daughter (b. 1840)
Seaborn Douglass is believed to have died about 1843 in Lowndes County, Georgia.
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Monday Morning Quarterback 5: Is There Some Phone Launching This Week?
The big question for me is: What will all the iPhonatics do after the much-hyped iPhone from Apple debuts this Friday to continue to feed their state of expectant euphoria?
iPhone 2.0!
But until then, we might as well wallow in it.
So here is a funny report from Engadget about the imagined possibilities for the next cheaper versions of the iPhone. Many are, of course, already speculating on what's next for the product, even before it hits the stores June 29, and some are saying that Apple is already at work on new ones.
Sounds like another good Saturday Night Live parody in the making, like this one:
The helpful Brian Lam of Gizmodo provides a daily "pill" of iPhone info, so I don't have to, while MacRumors gives the lowdown on accessories (carrying case, carrying case, carrying case, pricey Bluetooth headset, blah, blah, blah).
Meanwhile, USA Today discusses the girding going on at AT&T stores as they prepare for the onslaught of buyers.
But you can't miss this long article by John Heilemann in New York magazine, which ran on the cover with this picture and the line: iGod.
I am not so sure of that from the piece, which depicts Jobs as almost decrepit in his recent onstage appearance at the D5 conference, with Heilemann writing, "The senescence on display is jarring…"
That means Jobs-with-a-walker, I think.
I am not sure Heilemann actually attended our conference to see Jobs in action, but he looked pretty good to me up close in both his sessions–one alone with Walt and another with us both and also Microsoft's Bill Gates.
Aside from being kind of busy over the last few years (along with a major illness), you be the judge of Jobs's dotage in these two videos from D5:


text: I want to build in simulink a specific circuit that includes an asyncronous machine (DFIG) connected to the grid. I have saw some examples on the internet and in most of them, it's used buses like the one pointed by the red arrow in the image bellow. My question is, why use these buses instead of a straight connection? What would be the difference if the bus "B_stator" was erased? What is the name of this bus?


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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Writing for the Courier-Journal, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Guinta, the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, worries that even with the public outpouring of support for service members, the care packages sent, and the warm homecomings offered, "today's military members serve a nation more disconnected from its armed forces that at any time in our country's history."
He continues:
At the 2011 West Point graduation ceremony, Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the American public was undoubtedly supportive of the military, but admitted, "I fear they do not comprehend the full weight of the burden we carry or the price we pay when we return from battle." For such a divide to exist after our military had endured, at that time, nearly 10 years of continuous combat speaks to just how few personal connections Americans have with today's warriors.
Our nation needs a place that helps us make a personal connection to those who have answered the call, a place that both honors current service members and educates our citizens about the individual stories behind the names and numbers we see on the news. The military may be just a small minority of today's population, but the sacrifices made by these service members are just as profound as those made by every generation before. Their bravery is just as unmatched. Their heroism is just as great. The grief of their family and friends when they do not return is just as wrenching. And the obligation we have to ensure our nation never forgets who they were is just as sacred.
Fortunately, a new education center at the Vietnam War Memorial (which turned thirty earlier this month) will help do just that—at least until, as Guinta hopes, "the day comes when our nations finds an appropriate way to pay tribute to the men and women who served in the Global War on Terror."
On Nov. 28, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will host a ceremonial groundbreaking on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for The Education Center at The Wall, a facility that will use photos, state of the art technology, and the 400,000 pieces of memorabilia left at the Vietnam War Memorial since 1982 to tell the stories of the more than 58,000 engraved names.
A place within this center will be dedicated to the fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan. Digital photos of these service members will be shown in rotating displays. The exhibit will help bring to life those selfless men and women who gave their lives in relative obscurity in defense of our nation. It will also provide those of us who knew them a common setting where we can visit and reflect.
The veterans of the Vietnam War know what it is like to wait for a memorial to be authorized and created. On behalf of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, we are grateful that they are ensuring that a memorial for our generation will be ready to welcome the last of our troops returning from Afghanistan in 2014.
I encourage our nation to support the construction of The Education Center to keep alive the stories of those we have lost.
Read the rest of Staff Sgt. Guinta's op-ed here.
Related: Allan Greenberg writes in City Journal on "The Power of a Name: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at 30."


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Guess The Genre. Photo from The Gold Web Facebook page.
Last year, while I was enjoying an International Pop Overthrow showcase at The Red Line Tap, a gentleman sitting nearby asked me in a charming English accent, "Is this a competition?" I explained that pretty much everyone was a winner at IPO, but there were no prizes involved. If you watch reality TV shows like American Idol and The Voice, you rarely encounter any power pop artists. There'll be some at The Red Line Tap tomorrow night, along with a few hard rock bands, as this traveling music festival continues its Chicago visit. For the full schedule, with links to all the artists, check out the IPO website. NOTE: There are six sets scheduled for Wednesday night, but one of then is now a TBA.
Mike Vanderbilt will be wearing a few different hats at this year's International Pop Overthrow-Chicago. He was wearing a sort of Frank Sinatra fedora while checking out The Abbeys at IPO this past Sunday. In addition to that, Vanderbilt has a solo gig Wednesday night, and will join The Romeros when they make a rare (and final?) appearance Saturday night. His show tomorrow is billed as Mike Vanderbilt And The Suburban Garage Sound, but he'll be making all the sounds himself. Vanderbilt draws inspiration from The Replacements, The Old 97s, and Cheap Trick.
The Facebook profile for Night Of Fire describes their music as "the definitive hard rock sound." There's also a mention of "punchy, articulate melodies," and since IPO Founder/CEO David Bash told me via email for an Illinois Entertainer article that he doesn't book any artists that don't have a strong sense of melody, it's a safe bet that Night Of Fire's songs are powerful and catchy.
I have to admit, Placeholder is one of the least intriguing band names I've ever come across, but again, I'm trusting Mr. Bash's track record for picking worthy bands for his showcases. Led by vocalist-guitarist Myque Peters, the trio got its start in Boston and made a pit stop in Tempe, AZ before arriving in Chicago. According to their Facebook bio, Placeholder's set is "Loaded with songs about girls, swearing, and dressing well."
If you've ever wanted to check out some Suburban Longboard Rock, come to The Red Line Tap tomorrow night for a set by Minor Wits. In addition to listing the above genre on its Facebook profile, the trio also promises Wind-Surf Pop and Power Pop. Minor Wits is currently recording new material.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to uncover much about The Gold Web, but judging from the band photos and mind-bending graphics on their Facebook page (but no description or bio), I'm going out on a limb and saying they perform psychedelic, hard-edged rock. Melodic, psychedelic, hard-edged rock.


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Our Mission Statement: To serve God and all People, wherever they are in their journey of faith.
To all of you who are new, or visiting for the first time, we welcome you to the parish church of St. Mary.
We will do our best to communicate to you what we know
that God is alive, that Jesus can fill your heart with so much peace
and love that the places where you are empty can be filled up, and that the Spirit of the Living God is what compels us to love,
to give, to draw breath and to surrender our pride to the sovereignty of God in our lives.
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We work hard here, we love easily, and we are glad you are here.
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To please loyal fans, the cult pearls offer a play on their legendary combination of six shades: beige and rosy beige to even out the skin, mauve to refresh, white to light up, gold to illuminate and pink for a healthy glow. The subtly pearly Météorites light up the face with a delicately satiny halo, discreetly perfumed with the inimitable powdery violet trail.
In a wild decoration the letters "Champs-Élysées" dance in full colour, and seemingly in three dimensions, all around the black lacquered metal case.
Pleasure for the eyes and senses… Météorites Perles powder announces the return of sunny days with its delicate and inimitable violet scent. An addictive fragrance...
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Do Earmarks Crowd Out Local Private Investment?
The extent to which government spending either complements or crowds out private investment has long been one of the most heated debates in economics (and politics). Generally economic theorists posit that an increase in government spending drives up interest rates, which increases the cost of private investment, accordingly reducing such investment. Most macroeconomic models are build on this relationship.
In an interesting new working paper, a trio of economists attack the question from a different angle. They measure the impact of increased earmarks on the local economy receiving those earmarks, and compare the impact to areas not receiving the increased earmarks, which allows them to control for the overall macroeconomic environment. Their finding: even in a setting where government spending is "free" to the recipients (but not free to the rest of us), such spending reduces private investment.
More specifically, the authors examine what happens to a state when one of its senators becomes a chair of a powerful committee. First, the obvious, upon taking a power chairmanship, the value of earmarks increase almost 50%. This results in roughly a $200 million annual increase to the state. But the authors find this is not simply a transfer from the rest of the country to the state, it also depresses private capital investment and R&D spending in the state. On average, once a state has a senator obtain a powerful chairmanship, state level private investment in capital expenditures decreases $39 million annually and state private R&D decreases $34 million annually.
For states seeking to get your senator into a powerful chairmanship: be careful of what you wish for. There's no free lunch, even when someone else is paying.


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RFaxis, a fabless semiconductor company focused on innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless and connectivity markets, announced that its fully integrated, single-chip, single-die, RFX2402 RF Front-end IC (RFeIC), designed for the very competitive 2.4 GHz WLAN market segment, has been shown to come in at a lower price point than solutions comprised of commodity discrete components.
"The 2.4 GHz WLAN market has become so competitive today that global OEM/ODMs have gone back to implementing RF front-ends with discrete components," said Mike Neshat, President and CEO of RFaxis. "Even established front-end module vendors cannot sustain a profitable 2.4 GHz WLAN business."
While regressing back to discrete components has been rationalized by some as 'enabling flexibility,' the age-old challenges associated with discrete front-end components -- including RF complexity, marginal performance and questionable reliability -- must again be addressed.
"It's a real dilemma," explained Neshat. "You may save some cost by resorting to discretes, but you wipe out this cost-savings with increased engineering and warranty costs, lower performance and larger size -- not to mention the real business impact of unreliable devices and unhappy end users."
Fortunately, OEM/ODMs can avoid this dilemma with RFaxis' RFX2402 RFeIC. Built upon a game-changing RF front-end platform, the RFX2402 RFeIC comes complete with a high-efficiency PA, LNA, switching/matching circuitry, and harmonic filter, all optimally matched on a single BiCMOS die. This plug-and-play solution can literally be dropped onto a board with just a bypass capacitor.
"While our RFeIC pending patents protect our IP relative to any material processes and technologies, we decided to go-to-market with IBM's BiCMOS technology so that our customers would not have to sacrifice front-end quality of service and reliability for costs. Our decision has been validated by our customers in Asia over the past several months. We have received endorsements and design wins from major 2.4 GHz WLAN players, who have confirmed that our RFX2402 pricing beats the prices of even discrete front-ends while offering unprecedented performance and integration, as well as the smallest size. Additionally, unlike some front-end module companies that have slashed their prices even below their costs on comparable solutions just to stay in the game, RFaxis can comfortably sustain its 2.4 GHz WLAN front-end business as the new price leader for this segment," Neshat continued."The RFX2402 RFeIC absolutely delivers value to our customers," concluded Neshat. "No other WLAN RF front-end solution can offer comparable quality performance at affordable prices. Furthermore, we've standardized this quality performance into all of our plug-and-play RFeICs in order to help our customers avoid the high costs of RF engineering and integration. RFaxis is truly changing the front-end game."


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Long ago, Great Master Hui Ming visited Mt. Meng. There he met a ghost who used to be a fine scholar. Even though a ghost he still uttered poems. After meeting Master Hui Ming, the ghostly poet composed one:
Dreams are long here in this wild
and forlorn desolation.
I have become too languid to care about
success or failure, about past and present,
Or how many bunches of grass I have pulled
and bouquets of flowers I have picked.
The bitter rain and biting wind
almost break my heart.
I flit in and out with the fireflies during
the dark of the night.
My shadow of a form I hide
when cocks crow at first light.
My only regret is not having cultivated
the mind-ground from the start.
Hence my fall into the realm of phantoms.
Oh, the tears roll down my face.
After the ghost sang the poem the Great Master Hui Ming taught the Dharma for him. As a result the former scholar-ghost left his realm and was reborn in a higher one.


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IBM Power 795 (9119-FHB) Technical Overview and Introduction
An IBM Redpaper publication
Published 11 February 2013
IBM Form #: REDP-4640-01
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Authors: Scott Vetter, An Ding Chen, Carlo Costantini, James Cruickshank, Dave Freeman, Volker Haug, Breno Henrique Leitao, Cesar Diniz Maciel, John T Schmidt
This IBM® Redpaper™ publication is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM Power 795 server that supports IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux operating systems. The goal of this paper is to introduce the innovative Power 795 offering and its major functions:
- IBM POWER7® processor, available at frequencies of 3.7 GHz and 4.0 GHz with TurboCore options of 4.25 GHz and 4.31 GHz
- Specialized POWER7 Level 3 cache that provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability
- IBM PowerVM® virtualization, including PowerVM Live Partition Mobility and PowerVM IBM Active Memory™ Sharing
- TurboCore mode that delivers the highest performance per core
- Enhanced reliability, accessibility, and serviceability (RAS) features that are designed for maximum availability
- Active Memory Expansion that provides more usable memory than what is physically installed on the system
- IBM EnergyScale™ technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement
Professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power Systems™ products can benefit from reading this paper.
This paper complements the available set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power 795 system.
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Cal Fire warns of severe fire season
AUBURN, Calif. - Cal Fire is warning of what may be a very long and very difficult fire season ahead.
"Over the next couple of months almost all of Northern California's gonna be at an above average potential for large and damaging wildfires," said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant.
The state has already seen 950 fires, triple the number in an average year. And the state is in the grip of the worst drought in recorded history.
"A lot of the green hillsides up and down the state are really just masking the dead grass that's been sitting there all winter long," Berlant points out.
At the Cal Fire station in Auburn, seasonal firefighters have been in place since the end of January, nearly three months earlier than usual.


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The price of flash memory has continued to drop throughout 2012. A search on any bargain-finding website reveals that USB sticks commonly retail at what would have seemed ludicrous levels just a couple of years ago. For example, a 16GB pendrive only offers perceived value if it's priced at £5, or barely more than the cost of a pint around these parts.
Such savage pricing and associated flooding of the market presents a headache to established memory manufacturers and retailers alike. The slim per-unit profit margins are fast eroded if the wholesale price of flash chips drops by a fraction, and such market volatility has caused firms to have a hard look at their pendrive proposition.
A name now synonymous with high-quality PSUs, chassis, peripherals and SSDs, Corsair has a six-family USB drive line-up. Rather than indulge the market by having a myopic focus on price, each family of sticks offers something a little different. The fastest (and most expensive) sticks fall under the USB 3.0-totin' Voyager GT line, which is further sub-divided into five main offerings.
Corsair Flash Voyager GT Series
Read speed
Write speed
Ranging in capacity from 16GB to 128GB and offering speeds that increase with capacity, Corsair offers two newer short-body sticks in the 32GB and 64GB flavours, though specifications remain the same.
Our review stick is the 64GB model, offering sequential read and write speeds of up to 220MB/s and 110MB/s, respectively, and such on-paper performance elicits a street price of around £60.
This figure is expensive by the standards of run-of-mill sticks, granted, but is competitive against other performance pendrives that tout similar speeds and feeds.
A peek at the stick highlights the rubberised housing that's been a mainstay of high-end Voyager drives for years now. Shockproof, waterproof and idiotproof to a reasonable degree, build quality remains excellent. Slip off the cap - which has a habit of going missing - and the blue highlights indicate that it's a USB 3.0-compatible drive.
Unlike the first generation of large-capacity pendrives, which had a proclivity towards super-sizing the housing due to using a number of low-density chips, the Voyager GT is standard in size and weight, measuring 65mm and tipping the scales at a pocket-friendly 18g.
Jumping straight into the numbers with a look at sequential read and write performance through the popular AS SSD benchmark, we've compared the 64GB GT's performance against Kingston DT Ultimate G2 USB 3.0-compatible stick and, underscoring the obvious benefits of the SuperSpeed interface, also plugged the Corsair into a USB 2.0 port.
Corsair's claims of maximum sequential read and write speeds of 220MB/s and 110MB/s, respectively, are a little higher than the numbers produced on an ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe motherboard. Significantly faster at reading than the also-USB 3.0 Kingston stick, the overall performance is, as expected, way better than on the bandwidth-stifling USB 2.0 interface.
The same AS SSD program carries built-in file-copy tests that purport to mimic the kinds of speeds achieved when copying different-sized files. We're certainly not seeing the sky-high numbers as shown on the previous graph, but one thing is clear; Corsair's 64GB Voyager GT is a speedy stick.
Putting a real-world slant on testing, we copy over the entire install directory for Windows 8, encompassing over 2,000 files and weighing in at 3.35GB. The read test involves ferrying the files over to a host Samsung 830 Series SSD, while the read test copies them back to the USB stick.
The write speed of the Voyager GT is about one-third its read speed, which turns out to be slower than the Kingston DT, and this is one area where USB pendrives tend to lag behind their full-blooded solid-state drive (SSD) counterparts.
Bottom line: Corsair's Voyager GT 64GB USB 3.0 pendrive is fast, robust and competitively priced against other premium sticks. Consider it if your work involves moving large files around on a frequent basis.
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The BadWrite performance isn't stellar
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As a therapist, coach and author, I've been involved for decades in an effort to educate and empower more women about their financial choices. It's devastating to learn in survey after survey that women are still behind in virtually all areas of financial planning. Many of them don't seek financial advice because they feel so overwhelmed and intimidated. Even though women now outnumber men in college, new planners are still chiefly men. Is half the population to be left outside in the financial cold?
One thing we have learned quite recently is that not only are women socialized differently from men as they grow up, but their brains are actually hard-wired differently in some important ways. My February Investment Advisor cover story, "Double Think," included some gender difference insights from wealth psychology expert Kathleen Burns Kingsbury's recently published book, "How To Give Financial Advice to Women: Attracting and Retaining High-Net-Worth Female Clients." For ideas on how advisors can help serve women at all levels of wealth more effectively, and how the planning profession can attract more female practitioners, I interviewed Kingsbury.
Olivia Mellan: As a behavioral change specialist, what do you think financial advisors need to know to build stronger relationships with female clients?
Kathleen Burns Kingsbury: I believe that financial advisors need to appreciate gender differences because women are neurologically wired for connection and socialized to value relationships. Based on that, advisors need to do some different things when prospecting and working with female clients versus male clients.
One thing is that they need to listen to women in the way that they want to be listened to, which can be different from a male client. Women want to share their stories with you; they want you to ask curious questions to learn more about them and their family; and they want to know you have their best interests in mind, to demonstrate that you care. Another thing is that women really want to take some time to build up trust with their financial advisor—they don't like to be rushed.
Lastly, women want to know how accumulating wealth is going to help them achieve their real-life goals; they're interested in making a profit, but they want to know what the profit will do for them. It's a more holistic view than many men, who are often interested in beating the market and beating their friends.
OM: You mentioned the importance of trust. How can an advisor go about building trust with female clients?
KBK: I recommend learning the acronym TRUST, which means being Thoughtful, Reliable, Understandable, Sensitive and Transparent.
Thoughtfulness is remembering the details and letting your female clients know they are more than their assets.
Reliability is saying what you're going to do and doing it; and also communicating where you are in the process of getting things done.
Understandability means losing the jargon.
Sensitivity means paying attention, not only to what she's saying, but what she's feeling about money, her investments and her life plan.
Transparency is being authentic and open about your fees, your biases and what type of client you like to work with.
OM: Research shows that many widows and divorcees fire their financial advisor within a year of losing their spouse. Why is this?
KBK: I believe that the 30% of advisors who retain these female clients have been proactive in developing a trusting relationship with her and her spouse. They have avoided the mistake that many in the industry make, which is to overlook or neglect the female role in family finances.
OM: How can an advisor avoid that mistake?
KBK: The first thing is to make sure that she's invited to all meetings and knows that she plays an important role. The second thing is to make sure you involve both her husband and herself when it comes to financial decision-making. In meetings, consciously balance what she needs versus what he needs.
Some advisors go above and beyond to spend time connecting with the woman individually. If you play golf with him, why not do something similar with her? You might invite her for a cup of coffee, or offer to meet with her individually, or if she likes theater, offer her two theater tickets for her and her husband or a friend.
OM: Let's look at the problem that women are underrepresented as financial advisors, compared to men. Why do you think that is?
KBK: Historically, the financial services industry was created for men by men. So the infrastructure, marketing and sales approaches and leadership development were all developed using a male brain. There's nothing wrong with that, but it leaves out an important piece of the puzzle, which is the female perspective.
I do see that there's a shift in the industry, with more firms and organizations running women's initiatives and female leadership conferences. I believe that the next step is to combine what's great about the male perspective and what's great about the female perspective, so that there's a more integrated approach to management as well as client services. Research shows that when both genders are represented on the executive team, these firms are more profitable.
It would be wise for firms to consider having both male and female advisors represented at their firm. This not only helps attract more high-quality female advisors, but it also better serves their clients' needs.
OM: Do women make better financial advisors than men? What's your take on this?
KBK: Not necessarily. In the process of writing my book, I had the chance to meet and interview many male advisors who were highly skilled in active listening, building trust and being client-centered. I believe that women are socialized to have some of the skills necessary to be focused on their clients' needs. However, some men have these skills already and others can develop them. Female advisors, on the other hand, can make the mistake of relying too much on their people skills and failing to communicate adequately their expertise. That's why I believe there is value in men and women working together, because we have so much to learn from one another.
OM: So how can we start attracting more women to consider financial planning as a profession?
KBK: First, we need to let young women know in college that this is a viable career path that can be very focused on helping and working with clients. We also need to provide these young women with mentors in the field, so they can see how it's been done. And lastly, we as an industry need to listen to the female perspective and value it as an industry.
OM: What motivated you to write this book?
KBK: As I was traveling the country, speaking to financial advisors, I realized that male advisors needed to be part of the solution when it came to serving female clients better. So I decided to write a book catering to men to help them learn how to connect, communicate and collaborate with female clients, either individually or as part of a couple.
At present, women who work with female financial advisors are much more likely to say they're extremely satisfied than women working with a male advisor. The difference was 44% to 24% in a Brinker Capital survey last year.
But I believe this is due not so much to a basic preference for female advisors as to the fact that these advisors were more likely to listen to them, understand their needs and help educate them about investing. Both men and women need to understand that financial planning is not primarily about math, numbers and the stock market. It's primarily about helping clients meet their life goals. An advisor who provides this service in a way that feels safe will attract female clients who stay loyal for life.


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BTW congrats Dale! Of course you'll be behind in less than 36 hours....enjoy it while you can.
Caught up again I think. The AT-TE attack was sweet, the assassin droids sure can move around. The gold droid was a pain in the ass just like the music, sounds like some kinda disco/prOn tune.
Downfall of a Droid... should've been Downfall of a Series. Alright, last night's episode wasn't too bad, but it was the worst so far. I though the story, locations, characters, etc. were all fine and dandy. The editing and music and stuff like that really bugged me. I thought everything moved way too fast in the episode. And what the hell was up with the music? Sounded like the same annoying garbage that CN plays right before the commercial breaks. The other epsidodes kept a nice Star Wars feel, but this one seemed very aloof.
And I still think Goldie is a nod to Pittsburgh sports teams with the paint deco... There's also a 36 in the name... maybe a nod to Jerome Bettis? Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but Filloni's from Pittsburgh and very proud of that (or so I'm told). I wish someone could ask him that question, just out of curiosity.
R3-S6's gold and black color scheme is based on Dave Filoni's hometown favorites, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Hah, and the "36" is Bettis' #, who was a major factor in the Steelers last super bowl win, so that's pretty neat. Or at least I'm assuming that was intentional as well. Weird coincidence if it isn't the case.I'm pickin' up Goldie now just for my desk, even though Goldie turned out to be a prick.
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Research shines spotlight on a key player in the dance of chromosomes
In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and Columbia University report on how a key motor protein orchestrates chromosome movements at a critical stage of cell division.
The study appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Within the complex world of the cell, motor proteins function as a kind of postal service. These proteins carry cargo from one location to another in the cell, a job that requires precision, in both the location and the timing of delivery. They are fueled by a small molecule, adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP).
Some motor proteins are essential to mitosis – the process by which cell division occurs in higher organisms. During cell division it is important for chromosomes to line up at the middle of the parent cell allowing for their separation between the two daughter cells.
Motor proteins play a key role in the movement of chromosomes to and from the poles of the cell. Should any of these processes lose coordination, it could result in disease or cell death.
How chromosomes move during cell division is a question that is fundamental to biology and is of importance in understanding many diseases. University of Illinois physics professor Paul Selvin and his colleagues focused on a motor protein, centromeric protein E (CENP-E) that is known to be associated with chromosomes.
"The question is whether CENP-E acts like a transporter or like an anchor," Selvin said.
"A transporter moves things around the cell, whereas an anchor sits someplace in the cell, holds onto something, and causes the thing to be held down," Selvin said. "It turns out CENP-E is known to be an anchor, but is it also a transporter?"
Earlier studies had established a role for CENP-E in aligning paired chromosomes. This alignment is important for ensuring that one of each pair makes its way into a different daughter cell.
CENP-E is part of a large class of proteins called kinesins. These motor proteins walk across the cell on special tightropes, called microtubules, using ATP as an energy source.
"The motion of 'normal' kinesin, kinesin-1, is now well known," Selvin said. "It turns out it's like a little person – it walks with its two feet, one in front of the other. I was interested to know whether the normal rules of how kinesin walks apply to these different kinds of kinesins."
"In vivo studies are hampered by the presence of lots of other proteins, making it hard to study how much a single protein moves, how fast it moves and how much force it produces," said Hasan Yardimci, a post doctoral researcher in Selvin's lab and lead author on the study.
Instead, Yardimci used a technique that allowed him to look at one molecule at a time.
The most direct way to measure how a protein moves is to watch it in real time. Using special molecular bulbs called quantum dots, which light up the protein, Yardimci was able to watch CENP-E move along its microtubule tightrope. By resolving these motions on the nanometer scale, he was able to make two key observations.
"The protein takes eight nanometer steps in a hand-over-hand fashion," Yardimci said. The protein moved in a direction consistent with the way chromosomes move within cells, over lengths that are normally observed during cell division.
To test the kind of loads that CENP-E could withstand, Yardimci set up a tug of war between a micron-sized bead and the protein. As the protein moved, it pulled on the bead.
By measuring the force on the bead, the researchers were able to calculate how much force CENP-E could exert.
The observation that CENP-E shares several common features with kinesin-1 provides insights into its molecular workings.
"We showed that it is likely that CENP-E moves chromosomes around," Selvin said. "That is, we showed that it is a transporter in vitro, hauling around a little bead. Now we need to do it in vivo, on chromosomes."
The research team included Steven Rosenfeld at Columbia University.
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Dumb Question
Dumb question: Since becoming vegan tends to cause weight loss, why doesn't the pro-vegan portion of our population concentrate their efforts on the people like those in the following documentary? It is a potential multi-billion dollar market, for you business types out there, if you can do such in a nutritionally sound and complete manner (please see my posts regarding lysine and other nutrients missing from most vegan diets).
I know I lost 1/3 of my body weight within three months each time I went vegan (probably because vegan diets tend to be so low in fat). If this was to be applied to people like those in the documentary, we might save American from collapsing under its own weight, so to speak.
"We used to play for silver, now we play for life"
-- Jack Straw (as in Straw Man Specifications), Grateful Dead
I can't see the video because of a flash player issue.
If the video is about health: From a health perspective, I'm not sure what are strong indicators of health. I'm overweight, but have such good blood pressure I'm asked if I take blood pressure lowering drugs when it's checked, good cholesterol, etc. I know weight increases my risk factor, but I'm not sure if moreso than if I had high blood pressure. Being a largely whole foods vegan has helped all of the health indicators, except for weight.
If the video is about aesthetics: meh.
My weight stayed exactly the same when I went vegan. I guess I was eating pretty similarly before I was vegan, just with some added animal products. It's not like I went from Doritos and Mountain Dew to a whole foods diet. I guess it depends on whether one has extra weight to lose when they went vegan? Are there studies that show that going vegan is associated with significant weight loss? I've heard reports all across the board.
I don't want to promote veganism as a weight loss fad, because people will come and go and if it doesn't work in the first 2 weeks, then they can say "Oh, tried it. Didn't work." Being vegan is about so much more than just what you put into your mouth. I just can't imagine veganism being promoted like say, the Atkins Diet, which came and went. Vegan has nothing to do with quality of foods or low fat or anything usually diet-associated. It's simply an animal-free lifestyle. One can be vegan and eat cookies and potato chips all day. Does that sound healthy?
I just don't like how veganism gets thrown into the mix so often, because the general population doesn't seem to understand what it's all about. For most of us, this isn't something we pick up for a few weeks at a time to drop some weight. It's a lifestyle change and a lifestyle choice, much different than a diet.
marijuana has double the amount of carcinogens in it as cigarettes. it also ups your risk for cancer because you hold it in your lungs longer than cigarette smoke. just saying. smoking, anything really but especially marijuana, isn't healthy.
None of those things. ???
I'm hypothyroid, so I've always made conscience food choices. My proportions shifted slightly. I get more carbs/fiber and fewer fats/sodium, but it was a minor shift. That, and I eat much less processed food now. It's a conundrum.
My weight loss since becoming vegan two years ago has been a gradual thing. Maybe 1/4 pound a month, but I'm ten pounds lighter, lean, and people notice.
People whom switch from the SAD to a vegan diet can lose weight with ease and I think this definitely should be promoted.
The McDouggal diet plan has been around for years. Skinny Bitch took it to a new level and helped take vegan weight loss mainstream. Just to name a couple. So it's happening and has been happening. The problem is people think veganism is extreme and difficult, and many think it's unhealthy, so it's not taken off like other weight loss programs. It's not that vegans aren't promoting it as a weight loss.
I like the "Forks Over Knives" approach to "plant based diets", which urges people to eat a vegan diet, but doesn't shove it down their throats. The people in the movie lost weight.
It's a bit irritating that rather than promote veganism they use "plant based diet". Still that's easier for people to understand and follow than a strict vegan diet because you know we vegans can be judgemental...."OMG that gum you're chewing has glycerin in it!!!! You murderer!!!"
Plant based and vegan diets are indeed being promoted as a weight loss tool.
Surely veganism = weight loss is a dead horse, by now? If you'll pardon the pun.
Going vegan does not equal weight loss. Veganism is not necessarily healthier than a non-vegan diet, especially not if one has access to a Hannah Kaminsky cookbook or a cheap source of Tofutti. :P Fat people are not necessarily unhealthy, and if they are, their weight is not necessarily the root cause. Veganism should probably be undertaken as more of a lifestyle change than a weight loss 'diet.'
(This post would probably seem more credible if I went and dug out the old threads to this effect, but...)
"Veganism should probably be undertaken as more of a lifestyle change than a weight loss 'diet.'" -- Do you have an issue with veganism being undertaken for multiple reasons? That is, is this a "no fat people allowed" club? ;)
I don't think the OP was suggesting this at all, and I think you're really taking their comment out of context. In short to your question to me, yes, I do think it matters why someone went vegan. If someone goes vegan for ethical reasons, they are going to be more likely to stick with it than someone who just tries it to lose weight. If we really want to get nit-picky, that person would be a strict vegetarian, since they are most likely not going to expunge all animal products out of their life, just their diet. I want to kick people in the face when they tried to be vegan for a month, didn't lose weight, then talked shit about veganism, and how it didn't work for them and they got sick because they couldn't get enough protein blah blah blah. Stupid people who don't know what they are talking about are hurting the movement.
I am also tired of hearing about how vegans are deficient in X, Y, and Z. There are people that have been vegan for decades and they're not keeling over and dying, and somehow athletes like Scott Jurek and Brendan Brazier somehow manage to overcome all the vitamin deficiencies and kick ass at ultra sports.
Also, I don't really think I went vegan slowly...? I don't know what time scale you're using. I mean, a couple of months, maybe? I don't know. My weight has been the same since I was...11 maybe 12?
What Tweety said about what's already been done, and
I went vegan very abruptly, and lost no weight. My diet was also healthier once I went vegan (vs diet of junk food pre-vegan). Who knows. Everyone's different.
eta: giving it more thought, it would take more than the intuition that veganism is good for weight loss. Granted there has been far flimsier evidence for diet fads that happen, but it'd just be more responsible if there was a good amount of research that showed that a vegan diet (w/o other restrictions) lead to a decrease in BMI and/or fat mass by percent, and giving an average kcalories/day and makeup of that diet (e.g. average 8% calories from protein, 20% fat, 72% carbs, so that we know the average is not a diet of oreos, and it was more than a diet of lettuce).
if it takes a lowfat vegan diet for people to lose weight reliably, then you might wonder why not just do a low fat diet (not necessarily vegan), since it's conventional wisdom that it would work. Veganism appears to be inconvenient, so a strong case would probably be needed... unlike Atkins, since while weight loss seemed unlikely, it was a decadent diet that many took to easily.
I think the problem is really three things:
- diet fads don't last
- diet fads are for women
- people already know how to lose weight
if you're doing something as a weight loss fix, it's not permanent. either people fall off the wagon all the time, or achieve their goal and go back to their old habits to a degree (some people keep the diet, but that's not the majority). overall, i'm not sure how many more vegans we'd get, and how fewer animals killed.
crash dieting is marketed to women (with disposable income!), and that's already the receptive audience for veganism. i.e. it's already people being targeted or considering vegetarianism/veganism.
third, i think people generally know how to lose weight (eat fewer calories, exercise more, eat healthier, etc). it's just a matter of making it appear easy and tasty (everyone knows how to lose weight, but no one wants to change what they're doing). So it takes more than saying veganism leads to weight loss - it has to be convenient, reasonably cheap*, and tasty in a way that most people already like (i like tofu and kale and curry, but most people aren't as familiar). *veganism can be done totally balanced and very cheap, but that's not the impression others get with all the substitute dairy/meat products out there, as well as the fact that (specifically) vegan food is easier to find in more "upscale," urban markets.
since veganism doesn't come off easy OR tasty, that solidifies it as a temporary diet fix. unless there's a home-cooking revolution, the way to make it convenient and tasty is instant-type (frozen, microwaveable, family-sized) vegan foods in regular stores with familiar flavors.
I think it might be more accurate to say that being skinny does not necessarily mean you are healthy (as opposed to saying that being overweight does not mean you are unhealthy).
Don't you know any skinny people who eat like TOTAL crap, drink a ton, have high cholesterol, etc....?
I also know overweight people who exercise daily, eat super healthily (and vegan), but can't seem to lose the extra pounds.
I agree with the "lifestyle change" instead of "diet"...this one guy always asks me how the "diet" is going when he sees me, as if i am on the South Beach or Atkins. ha!
Despite the fact that when people here "healthcare," they think " hospitals," no, I am not in the field that would profit off of obesity ;)b even if i were, i'm still fairly sane (IMHO, of course).
anyway, i get that you're not suggesting it as a fad diet. however, in the sea of fad, non-permanent diets, i think that's how it would be taken. generally if something is taken as a legit shift in how we think about food, it tends to get integrated into what public health & the government promote, like the "5-a-day" things for fruits and vegetables. If it's some person promoting it, even if they're a doctor and a dietician and have PhDs etc etc... it's not the same as it coming from an ad campaign from an official organization. =/
I haven't read Skinny Bitch, but I think you just described her approach to weight loss...include animal suffering in the hopes of convincing people to stick with it while providing good sound advice. I'm not sure if she includes meal plans or not.
I think this is a good approach. With the obesity epidemic and the healthful benefits and the ability to lose weight with ease, I think it's a great idea for a weight loss program and agree it's important that people get good sound advice on how to proceed and get a nutritionally sound and complete diet.
I've been an exclusively plant-eating creature for almost exactly two years; I actually gained a couple pounds, early on, b/c I so enjoyed playing w/ new recipes & exploring new foods that I cooked more. :) I will say, tho, that *when I'm paying attention* to weight issues, it's much easier to maintain a healthy weight without going hungry, counting calories, etc compared to how I ate before... but there's also lots of curvy vegans about (self happily included!), so clearly it's not always a 'weight loss' thing-- and selling it as such, imo, is selling it short.
I surely have no problem with saying 'if you ARE trying to lose weight and are veg-curious, a whole-foods veg diet can be weight-loss friendly'... but as a sole or even primary reason for trying it, I don't think that's a very strong position to try to argue.
HCM: You and I have a slightly different version of "selling veganism short". I consider "selling veganism short" doing things like pushing it on little girls with eating disorders and not telling people about its nutritional short comings.
Just out of curiosity... exactly which of my posts are you referring to?! 'cause wow that seems a bit random.
To communicate perhaps more clearly, since obviously what you heard isn't what I thought I said: I think the best reasons to go veg are (in no particular order) reduced environmental impact; improved overall health/ reduced risk for coronary artery disease, diabetes, some cancers, stroke, Alzheimer's, and other debilitating chronic conditions resulting from these things (kidney failure, peripheral vascular disease, diabetic ulcers/ amputations, etc); and cessation of support of institutionalized animal cruelty. All of these, to me, completely outshine the relatively minor perk of easier weight loss/ maintenance of healthy body weight, though of course that can be nice too.
I don't think age, gender, or eating disorder recovery status play significant roles in whether the above reasons to eat plants are good ones.
Obviously with any diet change, initial self education is key to establish good nutritional habits. I don't think that's in question... So... yeah.
"Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments."
--Sidney Hook
That... is some remarkably uncompelling debate content.
My prior post had nothing to do with 'selling veganism to little girls with eating disorders,' or whatever... I was/ am saying that weight loss is the very least of the reasons I think veg eating is a good idea. Seems like you started this thread to give yourself a soap box for preaching against veganism because you think it is unhealthy, causes excessive weight loss, and only 'little girls with eating disorders' are susceptible to its evil charms. In which case debate is not the goal, and we're all wasting our time engaging you on this thread.
For the record, I'm 40 and a happy size 12/14, depending on the cut of the clothing... I have never had an eating disorder, except perhaps in the sense of having an addiction to foolishly expensive coffee and being unable to resist buying non-local out-of-season produce during winter months, especially citrus fruits.
I'm interested in which of the three reasons for planteating I mention, above, that you think i can't support? betcha i can.
Regarding nutritional viability, the folks who make the study of human nutrition their life's work-- ie professional nutritionists at the American Dietetic Association and every other similar organization around the world-- seem to disagree with you; I'm gonna go ahead and take their (research-based, peer-reviewed) word for it, over yours.
I am truly sorry that you have not had a positive experience with vegan eating; bitterness and condescension, though, do not make your opinions any more or less valuable than anyone else's. I'm not sure what you hope to accomplish here, but wish you well-- whether you like veganism or not.
I do; and I'm happy and healthy and well, and am going to eat this way til I die of old age-- probably still with a junk-in-the-trunk booty, and sorry for not a damn bit of it. :)
you might want to reconsider this path, nsfdri. this gal pwns people before breakfast.
FB, I'm gonna write into my will that my family gets *nothing*, unless they use that as the epitaph on my headstone (right AFTER i die of old age, righteous badonkadonk in tow). ;D
Dude: oh nuh-uh-- there's too much-- we'll be here all day!... Let's zero in on our points of disagreement. YOU raised it-- so, you bring forth the evidence YOU think is relevant, as follows...
Please provide supporting evidence that
1) Animal based diets (specifically within industrial/ 1st-world nations, where factory-style farming is the norm) are more sustainable/ cause less pollution/ use less water/ are a more efficient use of resources/ have a lower carbon footprint/ cause less environmental harm than vegan diets.
2) Animal-based diets reduce risk for vascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, stroke, cancer, or Alzheimer's disease (or the complications resulting from these conditions).
3) Industrial animal agribusiness does not participate in animal cruelty, as a matter of standard practice.
Bring whatcha got, and we'll see if we have time to review it, etc etc etc.
If that is too difficult, please consider at least specifying which general premise you challenge. Even as a planteater, I've only got prob'ly 60 more years or so to hang around, and-- hate to tell ya-- but there's a tremendous amount of data out there, supporting the hypothesis that vegan diets are a good idea on all fronts mentioned above... so, let's prioritize, for efficiency's sake. Pick a category: if you can't bring your own supporting data, which of the general categories above do you challenge? Vegan eating is *not* primarily a weight loss issue; acknowledge, or rebut with fact versus opinion.
"Truly, you have a dizzying intellect." -- the Dread Pirate Wesley
Nah, I'm stupid like that, and you are annoying the pig ;)
well that was a low blow :)
this guy had ocd when it comes to quotes... haha
oh god, here we go with the GNC soy shakes and lysine again
oh god, here we go with the GNC soy shakes and lysine again
"May the bird of paradise fly up you nose." -- Little Jimmy Dickens
say whaaaa? i don't speak in quotes :)
Ok, several things going on here...
"Girl, I don't dispute any of the three points you made in this post..."
First, if you don't dispute the health/ environment/ ethics reasons to eat vegan, then what's all the hubbub about demanding supporting research for these very ideas
"not all of which can be substantiated"
"if you want to give me some of the research you speak of, I will see if I have time to review it for myself in a fashion unbiased by funding sources and a priori opinion..."
If we are in agreement that health, environmental impact, and reduced support for institutionalized animal cruelty ARE good reasons to eat plants, then this thread is very appropriately titled... why *would* anyone choose weight loss as a reason to recommend vegan eating, when there are so many stronger reasons to do so?! Which was my original point; I'm glad we agree on that, after all. So far so good.
"My turn, please supply me evidence that:
1. Switching to a vegan diet doesn't generally promote weight loss.
2. A vegan diet is nutritionally sound. That is please supply me with a vegan diet that satisfies all of the nutritional requirements for some individual over 18 years of age as specified in the book "Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements" plus that contains at least 51 mg of lysine for each gram of protein so that it has a protein quality scoring pattern on par with an omnivore diet.
3. This is nearly impossible since nutrition is a still evolving science, but proof that a vegan diet is nutritionally complete."
Well, I'm not sure we should trade turns yet, since you've yet to produce any 'evidence' other than your own personal experiences, which is like me saying, 'I'm allergic to tree pollen, so you should stay indoors in the springtime'... For point #1, you're asking me to prove a negative, where you have submitted no evidence for the positive... that's sloppy logic, isn't it? I don't know of any study that has attempted to rule out weight loss among vegans, but it would be difficult to design-- because experiments seeking to demonstrate positive correlation are easier to design and implement. So, back to you: what studies DO support your hypothesis that vegan diets generally cause unwanted weight loss? If it's just your say-so, and my experience is different, than that's just a couple of anecdotes. The difference here is that you're attempting to extrapolate your experience and apply it to all people who follow a vegan diet. I'm not saying everyone gains weight when they start vegan eating, or that no one experiences weight loss. Some folks do find weight loss either pleasantly or unpleasantly easy, while eating vegan... some do not. But your personal story is not equivalent to science, and should not be treated as such.
Points #2 and #3 are the same thing, are they not? but okey-dokey. I'll defer to those with greater expertise than me, who have put a great deal of time and professional energy into studying this very subject.
I don't have a ton of peer-reviewed nutrition articles printed out and laying about the house on this topic-- I'm a food dork, but there are limits!-- but if you can rebut the best research from the dieticians/ nutritionists of at least 3 countries, then I look forward to reading your work, once you publish.... ;)
As to the health stuff, I'll save that full report for later-- I must also actually *eat* food, sometime tonight, as well as talk about it!-- but for anyone who wants to start the process of researching it online, Alzheimer's (along with other types of vascular dementia) is one of those 'Western diseases of affluence', deeply linked to an animal-based diet. Good for the heart= good for the brain... diabetes and systemic vascular disease from high cholesterol are two of the best predictors for dementia; diets that reduce risk for the former reduce risk for the latter. One caveat is that B12 deficiency can increase homocysteine levels in the blood, which *increases* Alzheimer's risk; but obviously B12 deficiency is a problem in itself, and hopefully veg eaters already try to avoid that risk factor-- adults over 65 are encouraged to supplement B12 anyhow, regardless of diet, so that's not a vegan-specific risk by any means...
According to the continuing education offered to health care providers by the national Alzheimer's Association, the dietary risk factors for Alzheimer's are the same as those for heart disease: "According to the most current research, a brain-healthy diet is one that reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes, encourages good blood flow to the brain, and is low in fat and cholesterol." They recommend either a Mediterranean diet or whole-foods plant-based diet with heavy DHA/B12 supplementation... at least that was current best research as of last November (when I went to their conference). There's a lot of research links I think at alz.org; I'll get back to this though, 'cause it's good stuff! Knowledge=power...
Look, I'm not saying that 100% vegan diets work for everyone everywhere no matter what; I get that you had a hard time with unwanted weight loss. I'm just saying you can't generalize "it's like that for me" to "it's like that for everyone." Your certainty that you alone know how other people should or shouldn't eat is odd and strangely reasoned, imo. But peace unto ye; sorry for the long and rambling nature of this post.
(but... not really, and I'm quite likely to do it again without warning.) :)
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." -- Voltaire