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That's why over 4,000 federal, private sector, and military energy professionals participated in GovEnergy last month – an annual trade show held in Cincinnati, Ohio cosponsored by the Energy Department along with several other government agencies.
Reflecting the Administration's priority of government playing a lead role in securing a cleaner, safer, more secure energy future, the conference is designed to help federal employees meet their sustainability, energy security, and energy assurance goals for federal facilities.
The 14th year of GovEnergy offered more than 130 training sessions, many of which centered on reducing energy use in federal facilities. GovEnergy's attendees were able to explore strategies for overcoming various project hurdles. The conference featured a wide variety of energy training workshops—including offering techniques on improving building performance through energy audits and electric metering projects.
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My mind is always racing with ideas. I have ideas for picture books, middle grade stories, and young adult novels. And I have ideas for adult lit as well. Once I asked an industry professional what I should do if I want to write for more than one audience. His advice was that I should pick "my thing" and stick to it. The thing is, I don't know what "my thing" is yet because I'm an unpublished author without an agent. It's possible that I might think one market is "my thing," but it really isn't. Once I get published or represented in whatever market I fall into, then I suppose that could be "my thing." But for now, I'm not going to hold back from trying out different "things" in my writing.
When a writer gets a book published in a certain market, they start to get branded as a writer for that specific market. So while I understand and respect the opinion of the first industry professional I spoke to on this matter, I am relieved that other industry professionals I've spoken to have different opinions. Others have told me that if I want to write for kidlit and adults, for example, that's fine- there are many agents who represent authors who write for different markets.
There are actually a number of writers out there who have written books for both children and adults. Some of them started off writing for adults, and then they published something in kidlit. Or vice versa. Some of these versatile writers include Neil Gaiman, Judy Blume, Joyce Carol Oates, and Jennifer Solow. If anyone could think of any more writers who have written for both the kidlit and adult market, feel free to add to my list.
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You know how Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother loves to suit up? It pays off too, since women find him irresistible (at least most of the time, anyway.) But suits aren't the most comfortable things to wear, especially if you have to move around a lot. Not that I've tried wearing one, but from the testimonies of my male friends and cousins, they can be pretty restrictive.
All suits probably are–except for the Suitjamas, that is. These aren't really suits, although they look the part and are about a million times as comfortable as the regular one since they're made from 80% pure silk with a 20% cotton blend.
These might actually look familiar since Barney actually wore them a couple of times on the show. They're available in a couple of designs and colors. Aside from the ones in classic gray, there's also a set in plain black and another one in black and gold pinstripes.
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*The Food Chains for Competitive Advantage(FCCA) Project is an Ireland Wales European Regional Development project made possible through a financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund Ireland Wales (INTERREG 4A) Programme 2007-2013. This article reflects the views of the author only and not those of the Programme Authorities.
The second programme has been named Access 6**. Access 6 is a food and drink channel partner development programme. The main aims of the programme are to establish 6 Overseas Cluster Groups with 15 Food and Drink SMEs on each cluster. The markets we will be focusing on for exports are the UK, France, Scandinavia, Benelux, Germany and North America. Please visit Access website here
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According to a new report out of Sweden, the answer may be no.
Sigh. Can't you just hear the backlash? The ugly comparisons to the odious Miranda Priestly of "The Devil Wears Prada" fame? The rousing chorus of "I told you so"?
Sorry, folks, but we don't buy it. What we think this report speaks to is not what women may be doing wrong — but to the roadblocks, both culturally and structurally, that still stand in our way.
The study, from the Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) and the Uppsala Center for Labor Studies (UCLS) at Uppsala University, suggests that women managers are no more likely to eradicate the wage gap as their male counterparts, nor are they likely to hire more women. According to Science Daily:
…economist Lena Hensvik found no support for the claim that female managers entail any benefit for women in connection with wage setting. The study encompassed all of the public sector workplaces and a representative selection of private sector workplaces in Sweden during the years 1996-2008.
"At the first stage, I found that women with female managers receive higher salaries," she says. "But when I went further and considered individuals who had had both male and female managers and how salary varies with manager gender, I found no significant difference between working for a woman and working for a man. Any differences appear to be tied to the individuals, not their managers."
… But do women employ more women? Lena Hensvik asserts that there is no evidence that they do.
Let us be the first to say that we don't buy the conclusion that the study necessarily shows that women in high places don't benefit the rest of us. Or that we can't count on women leaders to mentor us in the way that, well, Larry Summers mentored Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Or that a woman boss is no more than a man in a skirt. (or, ahem, shoulder pads) It's a complicated issue that has much more nuance than the numbers might show: we've come a long way in a relatively short period of time, and the world has yet to catch up. All of us — men included — are still stuck in a working world designed by and for men, and though women now make up close to half the workforce, structures, society, and policies have not made the shift. All of which leaves us in something of a pickle that goes beyond a series of stats.
To help figure it out, we talked to communication scholar Laura Ellingson, director of Women & Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She says it's all about the questions that are not asked as opposed to the ones that are. Bingo. That's a conclusion we will buy.
When it comes to the wage gap, Ellingson points out, it's been well-documented that men and women negotiate differently when it comes to salary. "That is, men tend to negotiate once they receive an offer, while women tend to accept what they are offered. Hence, even when made identical offers for the same job, men tend to begin at a somewhat higher salary, a gap which widens over time. One might say that women should simply negotiate, but this is a very problematic piece of advice, since women who do negotiate are perceived quite negatively by managers if they use the same type of tactics that men use."
It's a classic double bind — cue Miranda Priestly once again: Women who are assertive score low on the likability scale. We're seen as arrogant, or worse yet, ambitious. But if we don't speak up, we get paid less. All of which is infuriating, Ellingson tells us. "They tell women not to 'toot their own horns' from infancy on, leading us to try hard NOT to stand out, and then they ask why we don't advocate better for ourselves."
What's more, Ellingson says, when it comes to hiring decisions, female managers are still operating in a workplace skewed toward masculine interests, masculine styles of communication, and masculine goals, so the idea that they would naturally hire more women per se, is a ridiculous assumption. "So I guess I just don't grant the premise of [Lena Hensvik's report] in asking that question. Here's what I would ask instead: what types of pressures are subtly communicated to female managers — by subordinates and supervisors — that are not communicated to male managers? Change the question, change the answer."
Something else to consider: the cultural differences between Sweden and, certainly, the U.S. (Not to mention the pay gap itself. It's on average 8 percent in Sweden; 20 percent here.) For insight, we turned to intercultural communication professor Charlotta Kratz, a native Swede who has been teaching in California universities since the 1990s. She says those differences are not to be underestimated. According to Kratz, the experience of being a woman is of public interest in her country, which has led to a number of gender-equalizing structures throughout Swedish society. When we asked her about this particular report, she told us: "I would guess that the reason that there isn't a bigger female 'effect' in Sweden is that the whole system is more female oriented. Swedish society is far more sensitive to gender issues in general compared to the U.S., meaning that Swedish men make different choices than American men." In other words, she says, there would be less of a difference between men and women in Sweden than there would be here in the U.S.
All of which brings us back to that issue of asking the right question. Or, as feminist icon Gloria Steinem once said: "Don't think about making women fit the world–think about making the world fit women." It's not a question of whether our lady bosses have our backs — but whether the workplace itself is receptive to change.


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We're past the midway mark for this year's Weekend Projects series with ten beginner-friendly electronics projects. Two weeks ago we introduced Arduino to series with the Touchless 3D Tracking Interface. There are calls to mod that project into everything from a game controller for Minecraft to a larger, human-scale interface. Over the month's, we've hacked readymade printed circuit boards, worked with breadboards, and even done some light carpentry to mount our projects onto. We introduced a few fundamental motor circuits, made a battery-less radio, and also launched a lot of rockets… all at once!
Our upcoming projects are equally as exciting. Since we're busy test-building some of them in the MAKE Labs, I won't give away all of the secrets, but they include projects ranging from a data logger to a memory game to a motion-sensing alarm. I recommend two ways to keep tabs on Weekend Projects. You could subscribe to our YouTube channel, which includes all of our videos (around two per week). But the best way is to sign up below for the Weekend Projects Newsletter (one email every other week). That way, you'll get first glimpse of the projects the day they hit the street, along with tips, other makers' builds, and more.
Our next project comes out tomorrow, and uses optical sweep disks. Can you guess what it will be? Check it out and have fun making.
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"Cortez the Killer" hails from Zuma, one of Neil Young's most overlooked albums, often lost in the shuffle of its predecessor, the much-praised Tonight's the Night, which came out just five months prior. But there's really a very simple explanation for the song's high rating. Just take it from Young himself, who once proclaimed that, " 'Cortez' is some of my best guitar playing ever!"
Remarkably, the song's structure was largely shaped by an accident—a power failure which occurred in the midst of recording a perfect, transcendent take of the song. Rather than recut the tune, Young just plowed forward and later he and producer David Briggs went back and did some creative editing, which required the lopping off of several verses. "They missed a whole verse, a whole section!" Young says. "You can hear the splice on the recording where we stop and start again. It's a messy edit…incredible! It was a total accident. But that's how I see my best art, as one magical accident after another. That's what is so incredible."
"Cortez the Killer," about the Spanish explorer who conquered Mexico with bloody success, is also a prime example of Young's physical style of lead playing.
"I am a naturally very destructive person," he says. "And that really comes out in my guitar playing. Man, if you think of guitar playing in terms of boxing…well let's just say I'm not the kind of guitarist you'd want to play against. I'm just scarred by life. Nothing in particular. No more scarred than anyone else. Only other people often don't let themselves know how damaged they are, like I do and deal with it."


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Wrongfully convicted for the poisoning deaths of his children, James Richardson was unable for years to visit their final resting places
James Richardson did not visit his children's graves on Sunday.
He was closer to them than he had been in a long time, after traveling 1,500 miles back to Arcadia for the first time in more than two decades since he has been out of prison. The seven small headstones, in what locals say was once the black section of a segregated cemetery, were only a few hundred yards from where he huddled with some old friends and supporters.
But he just could not go out there yet.
"I'm frightened," Richardson said. "My heart, I've had three bypasses. I just can't take it."
Most who know his story understand. Quickly convicted in the poisoning deaths of his seven children in 1967, Richardson spent 21 years in prison, five of them on death row, before a special investigation overturned his conviction and freed him. After that, he stayed away, spending his golden years in Wichita, Kan. Nearly a quarter century later, Richardson became a figure from those bad old days in America: a black fruitpicker framed by a white sheriff and a white prosecutor in what some sarcastically called a case of "Southern justice."
But on Sunday the living man returned, hard of hearing and in frail health, but preaching with conviction how the Lord saved him and joking with supporters about his wish to someday grow a beard. At age 77, the beard may be out of reach for Richardson, but he's beaten the odds before. He is still alive, is still fighting the State of Florida to make right what was done to him, and some in this town want to reclaim the man from a dark chapter of their history books. On Sunday, he attended a church service at Arcadia's Mt. Zion AME Church as an honored guest.
He was greeted by loud applause and shouts of joy at a full church in Arcadia, where he is something of a celebrity. Richardson stayed away so long not because he was afraid of this town, he says, but because he needed to repair his health.
It's hard to blame Richardson for avoiding Arcadia. His life was ruined here, and there are people in this town who still call him a murderer who gamed the system to escape punishment.
Events surrounding the death of the children were confused in the aftermath, and much was learned only years later.
What's known is that the children were poisoned a few days before Halloween. Worried parents rushed to the school, where youngsters were convulsing and vomiting after returning from lunch. When it became clear that only the Richardson children had been affected, DeSoto County Sheriff Frank Cline's suspicions fell immediately on their father.
Richardson and his wife were miles away when it happened, at work picking fruit in the groves, as usual. But Cline found them at the hospital, arrested Richardson, and searched their house for the poison five times, according to records. He did not find it.
The poison — a half a bag of the insecticide parathion — wasn't found until the children's babysitter, neighbor Betsy Reese, led authorities to it. Richardson was quickly charged with capital murder as prosecutors claimed he'd killed the children for insurance money. Although some doubted that, and wondered why only Reese was able to locate the poison, the trial went ahead.
With little evidence against Richardson, prosecutors made their case on the testimony of jailhouse informants. Poor black men at the county jail testified they heard Richardson confess. Investigators would later find serious problems with that testimony, but in 1967 it was enough for an all-white jury to convict Richardson. He spent years on death row and decades in prison while questions about the case lingered.
Richardson's attorneys never stopped working to gain his release. They got a break in 1988, when Reese, then in a nursing home, blurted out what some called a confession.
"I killed those kids. I killed those kids," nurses said they heard Reese mumbling.
Some, including Richardson, had long suspected as much. The words by themselves would not be enough to prove it — prosecutors said Reese, who has since died, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and her statements were ambiguous. But it was enough for then-Gov. Bob Martinez to re-open the case, asking Janet Reno, then the chief prosecutor in Miami, to have her office review the investigation and trial.
Reno turned up major problems in Richardson's case, including evidence of perjury and police brutality.
Investigators noted that Reese had fed the children their lunch of hogshead, rice and beans the day they died, as she often did. She had lied about that at first, but admitted it months after the crime, according to records.
Reese had reason to be angry with Richardson, blaming him for helping her husband leave her. Known for jealous rages, the woman had two dead husbands in her past and was on parole for shooting the first. Investigators suspected her of poisoning the second. Other details took on significance: on the day of the crime, while other parents were running around upset, witnesses were shocked to see Reese sitting on the porch calmly while her own children and grandchildren played in the Richardson's yard.
In the new investigation, the supposed motive and witnesses were quickly discredited. The theory that Richardson had killed his children for insurance money was thrown away because the family had no insurance. And the witness testimony heard at trial was full of lies, Reno found. The prisoners who supposedly heard Richardson's confessions had been beaten into cooperating. Other witnesses had died and much of the evidence had been destroyed. Reno wrote that she had no confidence in the case, recommending that the charges be dropped. In her final report, Reno sharply criticized the DeSoto sheriff and the local prosecutors.
Richardson was freed on April 25, 1989. But he remains in a legal limbo, has never received compensation from the state, and is still a prisoner of emotional trauma that he fears could kill him.
For years, Richardson and a group of attorneys close to him have pushed the State of Florida to pay for what happened, but they've been denied at every turn so far.
This year, a bill in the Legislature could deliver him $3 million, a sum his advisors have said fits compensation guidelines.
It's long overdue, according to Richardson's attorney, Robert Barr. ""What was done to him all those years ago — and what continues to be done to him now — is a grave injustice," Barrar said. "We're hoping the Legislature will do the right thing, what they should have done already, frankly."
Earlier efforts to bring compensation to Richardson have failed. He was denied under a 2008 Florida law that awards $50,000 for each year someone wrongly convicted spent in prison. That law requires proof of innocence, a difficult task after all of these decades, in a case without DNA science. A claims bill for Richardson has died quietly in committee. Richardson reportedly settled a lawsuit with DeSoto County years ago, but those close to Richardson say little of the money reached his hands.
Now, Florida State Senator Geraldine Thompson, D-Orlando, and State Representative Dave Kerner, D-Palm Beach, are working to amend the state's wrongful incarceration law to allow it to include Richardson's case. "It just screamed that there was an injustice here," Thompson said. "It's an attempt to have the State of Florida make him whole again."
Back in Arcadia, some people still insist Richardson was the killer. Sheriff Cline, who died earlier this month, told a reporter as much in 2009. Days before Richardson's return, Cline's widow, Donna Jo Cline, said the same.
"The man is guilty," she said. "And the man is not welcome here."
Forty-six years ago, Sharon Goodman sang for Richardson and the grieving father screamed.
Goodman was 10 years old when she was asked to sing at the Richardson children's funeral. It was one of the most difficult moments of her life.
"I was horrified," Goodman said. She had sung at funerals before, "but this was different."
Even so, she agreed. She climbed up on a raised platform at the funeral, near seven caskets arranged in a crescent, and looked down at Richardson.
He was beside himself. "He screamed the most blood-curdling scream I've ever heard in my life," Goodman said. His wife passed out. "I knew, looking at him, that he was looking at me, and he saw his children. I felt in my heart, there was no way that man killed his children."
She sang and she broke down in tears and never forgot it. On Sunday, she sang for him again. The lifelong Arcadia resident and former mayor was one of those who organized the special service for Richardson, and gave him a key to the city while the crowded church erupted in applause.People here support Richardson's efforts to win compensation from the state, Goodman said.
Arcadia has changed in the years Richardson has been away, she said. And painful though it's been, the bitterness and divide his case sowed among people here was part of that.
"It turned the nation's eyes on a little Southern town in Florida, and put some light on some things that weren't so good," Goodman said.


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The change in offensive coordinators from Mike Martz to Mike Tice is resulting in at least one major change to the way the Bears do business.
Tackle Gabe Carimi said during an interview with Alex Marvez and Zig Fracassi on Sirius XM NFL Radio that the team has done away with all seven-step drops on passing plays this season. Those plays were a hallmark of Martz's systems everywhere he's coached, leading to both the possibility of big plays down the field and a higher likelihood that the quarterback would get pasted by a pass rusher before or after delivering the pass.
Given the concerns about the ability of the Bears offensive line to protect Jay Cutler, it's probably a wise move by Chicago. Shorter drops mean that the linemen don't have to hold their blocks quite so long and that should mean less abuse for Cutler. It's the second major offensive change we've seen this offseason, along with Cutler being given the freedom to audible out of plays at the line of scrimmage.
With passes coming out more quickly, it will be essential that Cutler develops a strong rapport with his receivers and makes the right decisions about where to go with the ball. His previous working relationship with Brandon Marshall should help on that front, although there will still be plenty of work to do on this front come camp.


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DC Church Steps Closer to Building Community 'Dream Center'
National Community Church in Washington, D.C., led by Pastor Mark Batterson, continues moving closer to constructing a community center designed to help an impoverished area of the city with both tangible and spiritual needs. Batterson said he believes the DC Dream Center will be the most significant thing his church has ever done.
"One of our core convictions is this: God will bless us in proportion to how we care for the poor in our city. There is a third-world country in our nation's capital," he wrote in a recent blog post. "The Dream Center is our way of saying: not in our backyard and not on our watch!"
Already breaking relatively new ground in the D.C. area by using coffee shops and movie theaters as places of worship for Sunday church services in some of its six locations, Batterson hopes the Dream Center will be a collaboration with other churches and ministries.
"The last thing we want to do is reinvent the wheel. And we're not coming in as saviors. We're coming in as servants. That is the example the Savior Himself set," he stated.
The $3.8 million vision for the DC Dream Center was announced at the end of last October. By the end of December, the church was just 2 percent or $76,000 away from hitting its goal.
Situated in one of the "forgotten parts" of D.C., plans are for the center to serve a community where up to 43 percent of people use food stamps, unemployment rate is as high as 20.8 percent, and as high as 49 percent of children are in poverty. "Wards 7 and 8 have the highest DC rate of teen pregnancy, unemployment, and poverty," church officials said.
The property includes a vacant and vandalized building "waiting to be transformed into a Dream Center," say project leaders.
"We understand that the DC|DC will not be an NCC thing," Executive Pastor and project leader Joel Schmidgall told The Christian Post via email. "We're not trying to build our church as much as we're trying to be a part of the kingdom of God blessing DC. To be a part of The Church we can't just push our idea or our agenda, but we've got to run in circles with other influencers, we've got to listen and learn before we speak and teach.
"This effort will be effective if we can collaborate and team with other churches and like-minded organizations to reach out to the community," he added.
Ministry work in the community that will be a part of the center is already being done, Schmidgall said.
"From adopt-a-block, to mentoring kids, to building relationship, we're already engaging local community. We understand that Jesus is the cornerstone, that ministry is the building block, and that any physical renovation to a building will only be worthwhile if there's already a spiritual renovation occurring," he said. "It's not about bricks and mortar. We believe the Dream Center can be a physical representation of what God desires to do to spiritually restore the hearts of those that will come through these doors."
Within the building, the plans are to have offices for ministry and counseling purposes, a floor dedicated to arts (dance studio, recording studio, arts area), a recreation area for kids, and potentially an area for short-term teams to come in and stay so that they can invest in the community, Schmidgall said.
"We hope to transform some of the overgrown weeded areas into vegetable garden in the future. Our mentored kids can learn gardening skills and we can use this food in our reconciliation lunches that we have for community neighbors and leaders," he added.
Schmidgall said he prays that the center will be a place "where hope becomes habit and all people are welcome to experience the life changing power of Jesus."
"We also are praying that reconciliation would be at the center of what we do. That we would see reconciliation between kids and parents, leaders, different socio-economic classes, races, but ultimately reconciliation happens through spirit of Jesus. So that's where we rest. We are called to be a presence for Jesus. To do that, we care for the needs of our neighbors," he explained.
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Have you ever fallen into a black hole of comparison shopping? You're looking for a new digital camera, for instance. You head over to Cnet.com and read some reviews of various cameras, watch the video demos, identify the model you want. Then perhaps you employ Google's shopping search to price out the options and find the best deal. All of the sudden, it's four hours later. You've found the perfect camera, but your purchasing triumph is tainted by a creeping feeling of, well, disgust. Couldn't that time have been used better?I was thinking recently about what my biggest distractions were – the things keeping me from pushing my creative projects forward. As I scanned through my daily activities, I found that the most insidious distraction was, in fact, things. More specifically, the wanting, hunting, and getting of things – whether they be tangible (a new computer) or intangible (information).
As Annie Leonard says in The Story of Stuff, "Our primary identity has become that of being consumers – not mothers, teachers, or farmers, but of consumers. We shop and shop and shop." We love our stuff. Yet more than the stuff itself, we love the act of finding it – the search, the anticipation.
But why is consumerism – and particularly, an online hunt for the ideal purchase – so addictive?
It turns out that our consumerist impulse stimulates the same part of the brain that fires when we're on the trail of a great idea. As we go through the trial and error of executing an idea – What if I tried this? Ah! Now what about this? – we're using those same wanting, hunting, getting instincts but in a nobler pursuit.
Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp calls this highly addictive emotional state "seeking." In a Slate article on seeking, writer Emily Yoffe sums up his research:
"For humans, this desire to search is not just about fulfilling our physical needs. Panksepp says that humans can get just as excited about abstract rewards as tangible ones. He says that when we get thrilled about the world of ideas, about making intellectual connections, about divining meaning, it is the seeking circuits that are firing.
The juice that fuels the seeking system is the neurotransmitter dopamine. The dopamine circuits 'promote states of eagerness and directed purpose,' Panksepp writes. It's a state humans love to be in. So good does it feel that we seek out activities, or substances, that keep this system aroused."
The consumerist search capitalizes on the same "seeking" part of the brain that fuels the creative rush. Of course, while consumerism can serve as an addictive substitute for the stimulation of creative activity, it offers nowhere near the same reward in the long term.
As creatives, we can often rationalize spending time on shopping by telling ourselves that we're investing our time, energy, and money in a new tool – an item that's going to catapult our creativity to the next level. Maybe it's a new computer, maybe it's a musical instrument, maybe it's a studio of one's own. Once you get that new thing, you think, you'll have a superior means to complete your work.
It's a false promise, of course. A means of procrastination baked into our consumerist culture. No external thing can prompt creativity, and there's no substitute for just getting down to doing the work. In fact, it's been proven that hardship – being deprived of things – stimulates creativity more than being well-off. A recent Newsweek article on America's declining creativity reported:
"Highly creative adults frequently grew up with hardship. Hardship by itself doesn't lead to creativity, but it does force kids to become more flexible—and flexibility helps with creativity."
When we have less to work with, we have to be more creative. Think about that the next time the consumerist impulse is threatening to encroach on your creativity.
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I've heard some rumint that FE may open up as a VOT option for trades other than AVN, do you know if there's any truth to that, Zoomie?
Hey, I'm a newb to the Airforce and am in Borden training as an AVN. Can anyone please tell me what I need to do in my career to become an FE. Very few people have info on this trade or so it seems.Any info is greatly appreciated.
Also, What does loadie means?
A loadie is the loadmaster on an aircraft. Usually Traffic Techs.
Would you still be a Corporal by then?
With one exception, they are always Tfc Techs.
First of all let me clarify something the FE trade is NOT being phased out.
who else will fetch me my water and cook the grill cheese sandwiches?
You'll do that yourself if you know whats good for ya..............
Sounds like you MAG guys haven't been keeping your FE in line. I'm am pretty sure that it is in their PDR.
Can an ACS Tech become a FE?
Ok, so i`m getting ready to finish my AVN course, and bound for 8AMS in October. But my question is, that 5 years before you can start the OT process over to FE, where does that 5 years start? Like from the start of my AVN contract last year (meaning i have 4 years left)? or does it start when i am not an apprentice anymore and fully qualified at 8AMS?


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So when everybody is saying the same things, how can one discover the real character and identity of a school? Certainly there is nothing like experience to really get to know a community, and I invite you to see in these pages something of the daily life of our students, teachers and parents. Whether looking through the daily bulletin announcements, checking out the sports' scores and photos, watching an Experience Week video or browsing through the course descriptions, one will find that there is something uniquely Jesuit in all we do.
It is difficult to describe a Jesuit education in a couple of sentences because we mean something different, something other than and deeper than, what the above-mentioned claims might convey. While difficult to describe, the difference is evident almost as soon as you walk in through our doors. All educational systems begin with some concept of what a person is. In Jesuit education, the absolute dignity of the person as a uniquely created child of God, sits at the foundation. To know, at the core of our being, that we are loved and created to love gives us the freedom and confidence to explore the world with wonder and awe.
Jesuit education is not about giving students the tools to get what they want out of life, but about enabling them to discover what their lives can give. It is more about helping them to develop their gifts and talents in ways that let them discover who they really are in the depths of their humanity. It is about the realization that the greatest fulfilment, the greatest happiness, comes only when one's gifts are placed at the service of others out of love for God, rather than at the service of oneself.
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The British songbird continues her U.S. domination by snapping up a pack-leading four American Music Award nominations. The 23 year-old is up for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album (for "21"), Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, and, of course, Artist of the Year.
Trailing behind Adele with three nods each in various categories are Katy Perry, Lady Gaga (both of whom will be competing with Adele for Favorite Female Artist), Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Li'l Wayne.
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Last year's big winner, Justin Bieber, secured just one nomination this time around, for Favorite Male Artist. He'll be competing with Bruno Mars and Pitbull.
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U.S. Toll in Iraq
As of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.More here.
The AP count is five higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
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1967 Chevrolet Camaro - Sacrilege!
Conventional wisdom says any 1,000hp, turbocharged, six-speed RS/SS Camaro must be cool, but is that still the case if powered by Toyota?
If you feel like burning this issue to a crisp after reading this story--assuming you actually make it to the end--we feel your pain. Why would anyone pull an automotive Pearl Harbor by putting a Toyota Supra motor in a '67 Camaro, an original show-quality RS/SS at that? We'll save the message board trolls some time by throwing out our own official "WTF?" For decades, Chevy boys have been chuckling on the sidelines while Mouse motors and LS1s were dropped into everything from Porsches to Datsuns to BMWs to Mazdas to Hondas and even Fords. The purists balked. The heretics went fast. Now that the tables have been turned, however, maybe hybrid warfare isn't all it's cracked up to be. At least that was our knee-jerk reaction to this sushi burger; but there's far more to this machine than controversy.
For starters, it pumps out 823 hp at the rear wheels with a completely stock short-block. The 183ci Toyota 2JZ-GTE straight-six--originally installed in Mark IV Supras--is legendary for its tremendous power potential and reliability with relatively simple modifications. Although it put out a meager 320 hp from the factory, more than tripling that figure is all too common with simple valvetrain and turbo tweaks. "All you need are some aftermarket valvesprings, titanium retainers, more aggressive camshafts, and a bigger turbo to make 1,000 hp with these motors," explains car owner Ted Nguyen. "A setup like mine doesn't make full boost until 4,000 rpm, but the valvetrain upgrades allow it to rev to 9,000 rpm and make up for it on the top end. I had a 950hp Supra that I used as a daily driver for three years, and all I had to do was change the oil. There are guys putting 1,500 hp through stock blocks without any problems." Let's take a moment to reiterate:--we're talking about a 183ci six-banger here.
Even if you don't like the notion of a Japanese-built powerplant, any motor that produces 5.5 hp per cubic inch is impressive. Throw in the fact that 2JZ-GTEs--complete with an ECU and all accessories--sell for less than $2,000 on eBay, and it's rather obvious why someone would at least ponder the idea of dropping one in a muscle car. That said, there's a huge difference between merely flirting with and actually committing an act of heresy. Ted's crossed that line, but it wasn't an easy decision to make. "I'm pretty open-minded when it comes to cars," he says. His past and present rides include a '70 Challenger T/A, three Shelby GT500s, a twin-turbo '69 RS/SS Camaro, a trio of Tri-Five Chevys, a big-block '69 SS Camaro, a number of Supras, and several European sports cars and Italian exotics. "I like taking the best elements from all the cars I've experienced and integrating them into the cars I build. I've always been a fan of putting newer technology into muscle cars and thought it would be really interesting to see how well a Supra motor would work in a Camaro. At first I thought it was far too outrageous to actually pursue, but the fact that it was somewhat forbidden piqued my interest even further."
To get the project rolling, Ted had to first track down a suitable first-gen Camaro. Since he was more interested in tackling the unorthodox powertrain swap than a full restoration project, he purchased a show-quality '67 RS/SS coupe that was already finished. During the day, Ted runs EVS Motors (www.evsmotors.com), an outfit that peddles high-end muscle cars and exotics. His shop's in-house fabrication capabilities certainly came in handy during the build. Despite its minuscule internal dimensions, the Toyota straight-six required a fair amount of finagling to fit it under the hood. The firewall had to be cut to clear the valve cover, and the transmission tunnel was sliced and patched as well for additional clearance. EVS built custom motor mounts and a trans crossmember to anchor everything in place and fabbed up custom headers and intercooler piping as well. Furthermore, to prevent the Greddy intake manifold from smacking the inner fenders, the runner flange was milled to re-angle it upward. "This was by no means an easy swap," Ted explains. "Everything was a custom one-off, and getting everything to fit just right was very labor intensive. Whenever I build a car, my goal is to make it look like something the factory would have built, and I think I've accomplished just that."
The polarizing effect of the car reasserts itself once the Toyota engine fires up. There's no denying the 2JZ's virtues, but the sound pulsating out of the custom dual 3-inch exhaust is downright horrific. Think of it as a cross between a Viper V-10, a Honda, and a weed eater, which is another way of saying really bad. Get past the noise--which is admittedly skewed by our V-8 bias--and the qualities of the engine combo are impossible to overlook. Like most turbo motors, its muted voice belies the thunderous wallop of power it packs, and it takes a trained ear to sense even the slightest hint of lope at idle. This translates into impeccable street manners devoid of any of the low-speed bucking and surging that typically corrupt engine combos with two to three times the displacement advantage. "I've yet to experience any kind of problems whatsoever with the way this car drives," Ted says. "It runs cool in stop-and-go traffic, even in 95-degree heat with the A/C cranked."
Docile street manners are one thing, but can it really put the hurt on big-blocks at the track? After all, the infamous 2JZ-GTE has powered more dyno queens than the Supra community cares to admit. Unfortunately, Ted's Camaro has yet to see a dragstrip, but don't write it off just yet. "On a stock-style suspension, the car was just killing the tires in First through Fourth gears, so I've recently upgraded to a four-link," he explains. "I think it will easily run in the 9s once I get the suspension completely dialed in." Ted's other Supra-powered project, a 1,625hp '95 Nissan 240SX, has run a best of 8.34 at 169 mph in the quarter-mile. Hopefully his Camaro will achieve similar on-track success.
Even after seeing and experiencing this Camaro in person, we're still not quite sure if Ted's a villain or a hero. On one hand you want to pat him on the back and buy him a beer. On the other hand, you feel an urge to pee in his car's gas tank after draining a six-pack. Make that a six-pack of Sam Adams, not Sapporo, thank you very much. Whether you love or hate the end product, you have to appreciate the man's audacity and his ability to transcend the barriers of convention. "I think the whole idea behind building custom hot rods is being different, and I wanted to push the envelope to the extreme with this project," Ted says. "I know this car will upset a lot of people, but our goal was to simply combine one of the best engine platforms ever built with one of the most coveted and legendary muscle cars ever built. And that's a concept that's been around for a long time."
Although we first questioned the prudence of featuring such a controversial Camaro, it turns out the real question is, how can you ignore it? If this trend catches on, part of the hot rodding community will cringe, but there's a good chance that part of it will be struggling to hold back a smirk.
Quick Inspection:'67 Chevrolet CamaroTed Nguyen * Houston, TX
PowertrainEngine: The formula for tripling the factory power output of the 183ci Toyota straight-six is remarkably simple. Code-named 2JZ-GTE, the motor's short-block and oil system are completely stock. The heads have been lightly ported and fitted with Crower 1.32-inch springs and titanium retainers. HKS intake and exhaust camshafts--with 229 and 231 degrees of duration at 0.050, respectively--feature 0.366 inch of lift. This enables winding out the motor to 9,000 rpm, which makes the most of the 37 psi of boost cranked out by the Precision 74mm turbo. It mounts on a custom stainless steel EVS Motors exhaust header and pushes massive cfm through a Blitz air-to-air intercooler, custom piping, a Greddy intake manifold, and an Infiniti Q45 90mm throttle body. Fueling duties are handled by RC Engineering 1,000cc injectors and an Aeromotive external pump and regulator. Managing the fuel and timing maps is an AEM stand-alone EFI system dialed in by Tuning Concepts. Spent fumes exit through dual 3-inch EVS mufflers. On the chassis dyno, the combo lays down 823 hp and 717 lb-ft at 37 psi on C16 race fuel. With 93-octane in the tank, the motor is good for 529 rear-wheel horsepower at 18 psi.
Transmission: Equally as impressive as the motor, the Getrag six-speed manual is completely stock. The German-made box, also used in the Porsche 911 Turbo, is known to handle more than 1,000 hp without a hitch. To complement the high-winding mill, it features tight gear spreads in First through Sixth of 3.82-, 2.36-, 1.68-, 1.31-, 1.00-, and 0.79:1. It's coupled with the crank with an Act dual-disc clutch and lightweight flywheel.
Rearend: Offsetting the inherent lag created by a big turbo and small displacement motor is a 3.73:1 ring-and-pinion set. It's encased in a GM 12-bolt rearend housing fitted with Strange 35-spline axles, an Easton limited-slip differential, and a Trick Flow girdle.
ChassisFrame: There is no rollcage, so chassis stiffening falls on the shoulders of Heidt's subframe connectors. EVS Motors cut and modified the firewall and transmission tunnel to fit the Supra motor and Getrag trans.
Brakes: Baer two-piston calipers clamp slotted and cross-drilled rotors that measure 13 inches up front and 12 inches in the rear. A modified Supra master cylinder modulates the ABS pulses.
Wheels: The VIP VR08 three-piece forgings measure 20x8 in the front and 20x10 out back.
Tires: Struggling to harness the 2JZ's power are 285/30R20 Yokohama rear meats, while 225/35R20s provide ample grip at the other end. StyleBody: Prior to purchase, the RS/SS was completely restored and required no additional bodywork. The 2-inch cowl induction hood is from Year One. A Marquez Design billet gas cap and taillights add a subtle touch of bling.
Paint: PPG provided the red tint off of an '06 Viper.
Interior: Inspired by European exotic cars, the dash, center console, instrument panel, armrest, door panels, and headliner are all custom. The seats were heisted from a late-model GTO, and Auto Meter Nexus electronic gauges report the vitals. A trick Pioneer head unit serves as a GPS navigation screen, a rearview reverse monitor, and a satellite radio receiver. JL Audio components surround the cabin, and Vintage Air A/C combats the vicious Houston humidity.


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Black Student Union (BSU)
The purpose of this organization is to promote understanding and good relations among black students and the Lawrence Technological University community; stimulate among students an awareness of the political, economic, and social forces affecting black people; and develop and promote the awareness and appreciation of black heritage.
An international, nondenominational organization, the Lawrence Tech chapter of Cru has strong ties to other colleges in the metro Detroit area. The goal of Cru is to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to others, as well as to learn more about God. Social interaction is also important, and students from all over Detroit meet once a month to worship God and enjoy Christian fellowship. Everyone is welcome to attend Bible studies each week on campus. Other events include a weekend retreat in the fall, a conference in Indianapolis during Christmas vacation, and an outreach trip to Florida during spring break.
Chaldean-American Students Association (CASA)
The Chaldean-American Student Association is a nonprofit organization established to unite all Chaldean students at Lawrence Tech and to assist them in furthering their education, while maintaining a positive representation of the Chaldean community, preventing discrimination, and advocating multiculturalism and diversity so that all Chaldean-American students can demonstrate that they are caring, responsible, and knowledgeable citizens.
Hua Xia Association
The Hua Xia Association provides assistance to Chinese and Taiwanese students studying and living abroad. Promoting harmony and unity and committed to serving the community, the association offers opportunities for Chinese and Taiwanese students to experience American culture and to introduce Chinese culture on campus.
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The 105 chapters of NSBE have a primary goal of increasing the number and quality of minority students in the areas of engineering, management, architecture, and business. Tutorial services and a company lecture series are offered. Join and establish rewarding relationships with other students and professionals. Visit their website.
OUT! at LTU with Friends (OUT)
OUT is the Gay-Straight Alliance at Lawrence Tech. OUT! at LTU with friends strives to create a safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) students, faculty, staff and their allies to share their thoughts, goals and concerns. OUT! at LTU with friends is a student driven organization created to provide awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ community to all students attending Lawrence Technological University.
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The Saudi Student Union offers opportunities for Saudi students to get involved with American culture and introduce Saudi culture at Lawrence Tech.
Society of Women Engineers (S.W.E.)
The SWE student chapter at Lawrence Tech encourages women engineering students to achieve high levels of education and professional achievement. Throughout the year, planned activities include speakers of interest to the entire engineering community, field trips to local engineering firms, and joint activities with other technical societies. Career guidance programs are presented at local high schools and a Career Day is held each fall. Members receive the national publication U.S. Woman Engineer and are encouraged to attend regional and national student conferences. Chartered in 1981, the Lawrence Tech SWE chapter has received a number of awards, including the 1981 Best National New SWE Student Section Award. Interested freshmen and sophomore students, in particular, are encouraged to join.


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Delivers Giant Solar Arrays to International Space StationDuring
its 11-day mission, the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour on
mission STS-97 saw the International Space Station spread
its wings -- giant solar arrays that quintupled the station's
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(240-foot) long solar array structure -- attached and unfolded
by Endeavour's international crew of five -- is the longest
human-made object ever to fly in space. Endeavour carried
aloft the U.S.-developed solar arrays, associated electronics,
batteries, cooling radiator and support structure. The entire
15.4-metric ton (17-ton) package is called the P6 Integrated
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delivered to the station aboard a space shuttle.
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From Russia Without Love is the name used by a female Russian love-meet.net user in Grand Theft Auto IV. No matter how many times Niko Bellic contacts her, she will never date him.
She can be seen on a wall around the corner of the hospital near Star Junction, and she appears to be a model. Also, based on her profile, she appears to be a gold digger and preys on wealthy older men, stating she wants a "much older guy" with "little to no kin".
- Her name references the James Bond movie, From Russia With Love.
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A profit on a securities transaction recognized by selling a security for more than the security originally cost. The gain is the difference between the cost and the sale.
An increase in price or value. For example, if a stock opens at $10 and closes at $12, it is said to gain $2. Likewise, if one buys a house for $200,000, and its value is later assessed $325,000, the house has gained $125,000. See also: Capital gains, Paper gain, Uptick.
The excess of the amount received as opposed to the amount expended in a transaction. For example, receipt of $4,500 from the sale of an asset with a book value of $3,000 results in a gain of $1,500. Compare loss.
The profit on the sale of an asset.One may realize gain,as when property is taken in condemnation, but not recognize gain for tax purposes until a later date. When reading tax advice, it is extremely important to differentiate between these two concepts, as authors sometimes assume that all readers understand the difference.
The excess of the amount realized from a sale or exchange over the adjusted basis of the property sold or exchanged.


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Is Apple blanket-rejecting iOS apps that make use of Dropbox because of an evil plan to push developers toward iCloud? If you asked this question five days ago, the answer from the Internet at large might have been a resounding "yes!" But days later, as is often the case, details have come out that reveal the answer is probably "no."
As it turns out, Dropbox inadvertently put other developers using its SDK in violation of one of Apple's app guidelines, resulting in a string of rejections that looked as if apps using Dropbox were being banned. The Web flew into a fury over what is essentially an annoying but long-standing clause in Apple's guidelines. The problem has now been remedied and the fury has died down, but what, exactly, happened during this sordid drama and how did it end up being fixed?
"Apple is rejecting apps using Dropbox!"
A thread in the Dropbox forums began just under a week ago with several app makers reporting that Apple rejected their apps due to an issue with Dropbox. Their apps had made use of the Dropbox SDK. When users set up this feature for the first time, they are directed to Safari where they're prompted to authenticate their Dropbox accounts for use with the app in question. This functionality was required by Dropbox's latest SDK at the time, and app makers were left confused as to who was really responsible for their app rejections. Most people blamed Apple.
It eventually came out that the rejections were apparently due to the fact that users could click through to Dropbox's main website while they were busy authenticating through Safari. This could lead them to an account sign-up page and could lead to them paying Dropbox money for storage. And the reason Apple doesn't want that? In its own roundabout way, the ability for Dropbox to potentially bring in revenue without going through Apple's in-app purchasing mechanism is a violation of Apple's guidelines:
Apps that link to external mechanisms for purchases or subscriptions to be used in the app, such as a "buy" button that goes to a web site to purchase a digital book, will be rejected
This is the same guideline that has led to Amazon's Kindle app—plus a plethora of others—removing links to outside content stores where customers can purchase content outside of Apple's system. Customers can still purchase content outside of Apple's system, but Apple doesn't want them to be able to get there (directly, anyway) via the iOS app itself. "We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines," Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller told Ars in February of 2011. "We are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same option is also available to customers from within the app with in-app purchase."
Indeed, this guideline has been around for years, and has been actively enforced for some types of apps for more than a year. A violation is a violation, but that doesn't make it user-friendly at all. For the Kindle and other reading apps, the removal of any store links (and refusal to add in-app stores) makes the process of obtaining new content quite convoluted on the user end. And in the case of apps that use Dropbox, the situation was even more of a reach—the apps themselves didn't link to a way for users to create accounts to buy Dropbox storage at all. The app only used the Web for Dropbox authentication, and the Web page in question had the potential to lead users there.
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Apple did not respond to our repeated requests for comment, but did confirm to All Things D that the above guideline was indeed what Dropbox's SDK had violated. Once Dropbox figured out the issue, it was quick to update its iOS SDK so that there would be no links available for users to click around and make their way to an account creation page. Functionally, the crisis was over.
But Dropbox still defended itself. The company argued that although its own app makes use of Apple's in-app purchasing mechanism, it's not possible for Dropbox to offer that ability to other app-makers through its own SDK. Basically, it can't allow third parties to include an in-app way for users to sign up for paid Dropbox accounts. "Apple requires paid services that allow account creation to offer the option to upgrade via In-App Purchase (IAP)," a Dropbox spokesperson told All Things D. "We abide by this policy in our app, where we offer upgrades only via IAP. However, we are unable to offer IAP in our SDK to third-party developers due to limitations of IAP. Additionally, our SDK allows only free accounts to be created from third-party apps and has never been used to promote our paid plans."
As of Thursday, several developers making use of the updated Dropbox SDK are still waiting for approval on the App Store after re-submission. (We have heard that the average approval times on the App Store have dropped to 3-5 business days recently, down from about a week. Still, it may take a few more days for those apps to make their way through the process.) But the thread in the Dropbox forum has begun to devolve into a debate over whether Apple specifically targeted Dropbox because of its services that seem to compete with iCloud.
"I can't believe it took that many posts for someone to mention iCloud. It's very obvious that Apple are just protecting iCloud," one user wrote.
"This term in their developer docs (11.13) has been there for AGES and they have been enforcing it more and more over the past 2-3 months," another user responded. "I've had the same, identical rejection for apps which work in spaces that Apple would never have reason to enter (small business accounting!?). I had to work around it in the same way—don't link to external sites, and if I do, don't have them contain links to anything with a signup page. Saying it's an attack on DB because of iCloud is FUD/BS/Redherring."
Considering Apple's past enforcement of the same guideline on numerous other apps, it doesn't seem as if Apple was acting maliciously against Dropbox in particular. Apple has, however, faced issues with inconsistently enforced guidelines in the past. This incident only highlights some of the frustrating challenges developers face when it comes to the App Store. It's sometimes hard to know whether something you're doing—or something the SDK you're using is doing—will land you in hot water and cause a ruckus in the tech press.


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One candidate says unequivocally yes!
The already crowded Democratic primary to choose a nominee to run for the state's newest congressional district just added another face: Jeff Gottlieb, a well-connected Queens political insider.
He joins the race with Assembly members Rory Lancman and Grace Meng and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley. The winner of the June primary will face the Republican candidate, Councilman Dan Halloran.
But after Gottleib announced his candidacy, Lancman immediately cried foul, accusing the Queens County Democratic Party of pushing Gottlieb, who Lancman called a "party hack" with a "county patronage employee with the Board of Elections," stating that Gottlieb's sole reason for entering the race was to siphon votes from Lancman and "confuse Jewish voters."
Whoa, slow down there with the accusations there Rory! Would the Queens County Democratic Party really do something so devious just to insure that their preferred horse in the race – Meng – would be assured victory?
Well, we guess they might.
Lancman's bases his claims on some pretty flimsy facts, namely that Gottleib has not opened an FEC (Federal Elections Commission) account (all in due time), does not have a website (maybe he's computer illiterate), does not have any endorsements (give him time, he just entered the race a couple of days ago!), is not a sitting public official (hey, we can't all be), just started collecting signatures (is procrastination a crime?) and until last week was petitioning for Meng (okay, that last one has actually been confirmed).
Well, we suppose that is a pretty damning characterization of Gottleib's campaign by Lancman. Doesn't exactly seem like he's going all out to win the seat.
We wonder if Lancman, a card-carrying member of the Queens Democratic party (we assume they have cards anyway) knew what he was getting into when he decided to buck party officials and run despite the Democratic Party choosing to back Meng.
At the very least, Lancman isn't afraid to go on the attack. Check out this inflammatory quote from his statement:
"The County organization is panicked by the strength of my candidacy," Lancman said, "but cynically fleecing Jewish voters with a sham candidacy by a longtime party hack is particularly appalling. Voters will rightfully see through this charade, and the party insiders responsible for this hatchet job should be ashamed of their attempt to deny the Jewish community a fair and legitimate election."
We're not really sure how another Jewish candidate deprives the Jewish community of a "fair and legitimate election" - Jewish voters will still get to go to the polls and vote for whomever they choose, and maybe they won't vote for either Lancman or Gottlieb.
But then again, we' re not sure of much when it comes to New York City politics these days, except for one thing: this it going to be a dogfight until the very end. And this is just the primary, we've still got a general election to look forward to.
But before the muckraking and mudslinging really gets underway, we thought we would run this photo from our archives of Lancman and Meng, who represent neighboring Assembly districts, in happier, cooperative times.


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Johnson & Johnson cut costs as it faces generic competition to its best-selling prescription drug, the antipsychotic Risperdal, which generated $4.2 billion last year.Phew, it's a good thing that Invega (Son of Risperdal) is on the market to save the day for J & J. And there is some preliminary (read: probably bogus) research suggesting that it works better than Seroquel in treating schizophrenia. See my recent post to understand my skepticism regarding the latest results. Invega is entering a crowded market (Abilify, Seroquel, Zyprexa, generic risperidone, Geodon, etc.) and I don't think it is going to fare particularly well unless there is some pretty darned impressive marketing. Which is not entirely out of the question. I humbly suggest taking a piece from Pfizer's Geodon campaign.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Invega: Just in the Nick of Time?
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See also http://atypicalanti-psychotic.blogspot.com/
- Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:47:00 AM
J&J is laying the dominoes well, too: In community mental health, Risperdal samples are no longer available--only Invega samples. Thus, for people who cannot afford antipsychotics (who are often the people who are the most psychotic) and enter the public psychiatry system, they first receive Invega (despite its dubious effectiveness) so when they do receive funding/money, they stay on it.
- Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:10:00 PM
Whether the subject is automotive repair, computer maintenance, having a cavity drilled out or even something as nebulous as laying new payment to correct a cracked driveway, naturally before anyone precipitously begins to troubleshoot a situation, he or she (especially parents) should study all the facts and not simply operate on "Blue Sky" or uninformed conjecture/information.
Example, if a doctor offers surgery as a solution to a torn knee ligament, or if a Sears repairman wants to replace the compressor in your refrigerator, these professionals would be able to produce sort of scientific forensic information which lead them to deduce something wasn't quite right (e.g. X-Ray). ..and if they couldn't produce some sort of hard evidence, we'd throw them out the door.
Unfortunately, not everyone is that smart.
This is a very simple and rudimentary lesson most of us learned from our parents – or maybe from a friend who laughingly heckled us for being duped in accepting blindly the mechanic's ridiculous recommendation to replace the driver's seat because of the engine was sputtering.
I'm pretty certain the lesson went something like this: "Look, don't assume or listen. Look for yourself, Look, Look, Look.".
If one is diagnosed with a supposed mental disorder thus requiring some sort of antidepressant or other such similar drug, ask the doctor to see the blood work which clearly delineates what you have. Don't simply rely on the fact that, through the course of seeing a Psychiatrist, blood was drawn to assume they know something. Ask to see the results. View hard evidence. Also, find out what the side effects are to these drugs.
If there are no results and you begin to blindly take these dangerous medications based solely on faith, you're going to be that friend who is pitied (not laughed at) while you're in a unwitting mental fog and locked into the psychiatric system.
Think about it.
- Wednesday, October 17, 2007 3:08:00 PM
- soulful sepulcher said...
Hey CP! I met an Invega rep at the psych yesterday. He had bad ass enormous orange Invega mugs, and his suit, badge and pimping suitcase. [sorry]
So I asked him if he was with Invega? "yes",
"The Son of Risperdal?" "uh yeah",
how do you store your samples?" "climate controlled, blah blah"
I thought you would love how he said yes to "Son of Risperdal".
I caught him off guard,-- wish I had that on tape for a you tube event.
- Thursday, October 18, 2007 1:55:00 PM
- CL Psych said...
All good comments. Nice to see that the predictable marketing blitz has begun and that reps might be uncomfortable with the term "Son of Risperdal." I suggest that all of my psychiatrist readers use the term when speaking with Janssen reps. Also make sure to ask why in the world you would want to use Invega rather than (less expensive) Risperdal.
- Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:53:00 AM
- soulful sepulcher said...
A comment was left over at Furious Seasons stating someone died 10 days after taking INVEGA. Listed under Furious Seasons post : Oct 29, New Son of Risperdal.
- Friday, November 02, 2007 12:59:00 PM


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In our industry, like many others, we can often become myopic about our businesses, client beliefs and other relevant information. As business owners and decision makers, we can get so stuck in the detail of our own industry that we miss the larger trends that might help us re-direct or transform our businesses. A great example of successful trend watching is illustrated by Apple Computers. The company's research team regularly goes into the field to talk with consumers, thought leaders, even teenagers to "get smart" about upcoming trends and potential customer needs. The results are exemplified by the huge success of Apple's most recent products including the iPod mini, the iPod shuffle and, most recently, Apple's $499 mini-computer. At last report the iPod shuffle, which was introduced just last month, was back ordered for six weeks. In short, Apple and others are responding to how potential customers are truly using technology and are filling in what is missing from the current offerings. Incidentally, how many of your members have you seen sporting their iPods while working out in the past two years?
This weekend I attended one of the largest conferences anywhere in the country — the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT. This show attracts 750 vendors and close to 17,000 attendees. Products range from kayaks to skis, monitoring devices, even technical fabrics worn indoors and out. The industry itself creates annual revenues in excess of $5 billion.
Closer to home, although formal statistics do not exist, my interviews with the leadership of the Outdoor Retail Association suggest that almost 65 percent of outdoor retail customers also hold a health club membership. Research from REI, a thriving national outdoor retailer, also suggests that buyers are increasingly looking for a broad range of technical products that can be used across the fitness and recreation spectrum.
In the spirit of helping you better understand what these consumers of goods and services are purchasing, I have listed below some of the leading trend indicators and, where applicable, I have provided some product information to support this data. In addition, I have noted questions that you should ponder regarding how this might help you be more of a forward-thinking service provider to your customers.
Traditional outdoor manufacturers are seeing their biggest increases in technical and leisure apparel inspired by gym activities such as yoga, Pilates, and walking/jogging. This includes exercise mats, activity-specific footwear, multi-use gym bags/packs, videos and CDs.
Relaxation and meditation is becoming more popular. Vendors new to the outdoor industry are creating multi media formats for consumers to meditate, sleep better and even become more focused on sporting tasks.
There is a large emphasis on traditional vendors producing clothing that can be worn and/or layered to accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities. Of the more than 40 clothing vendors I observed, 90 percent of them had introduced fitness-related pieces to their product lines.
Wrist-top computers are increasingly geared toward providing not only the basic gym metrics, e.g. heart rate, calories expended, etc., but also include outdoor measures including elevation, temperature and even real-time Internet weather reports.
Some of the products above should be considered when you expand the products you sell in your pro shops and use incentives to reward current members or to capture possible customers. Many of these products can be used in conjunction with the increasing number of class and clinic offerings that support your members' goals of exercising to perform better in recreational activities outside of the gym environment.
Here are some questions to ponder as you attempt to capture and service your members both inside and outside your club with outdoor technology: Are you choosing new equipment purchases based on conversations with a broad range of your club members? Do these products support activities that they participate in outdoors? Have you recognized the trend toward portable stability, core training, multi-use clothing and other products that address your members' lifestyles? Do you address, in some fashion, products that members are purchasing elsewhere to use while exercising? Have you considered activities your members are engaged in outside of your club, and how you might capitalize on those inside of your club?
Thought-leading and successful clubs from large players to specialty niche operators are creating formats and selling products that support the outdoor industry trend. Consider that it might be time for you to get on the playing field and do the same.
Gregory Florez is CEO of FitAdvisor Health Coaching Services and First Fitness Inc., which was rated as the No. 1 health coaching online training service by The Wall Street Journal. Gregory can be contacted at [email protected].


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Smart Thermostat Company tado° launches its IFTTT channels
September 3, 2015 - At IFA, Europe's leading smart thermostat provider tado° today launches its two channels with the famous web service IFTTT (If This Then That). This will promote further integration of the tado° Smart Thermostat for heating and the tado° Smart AC Control for air conditioning with other applications, and allows for the unique creation of ideas for the intelligent home.
tado° users can connect their tado° Smart Thermostat and Smart AC Control to other appliances and devices via IFTTT. Through these channels users can combine selected triggers and actions and combine them in their individual recipes. There are various possibilities from really simple ones just for fun to really useful combinations helping to save energy and increasing comfort and security at home.
The tado° geolocation feature can be used for purposes other than smart heating or cooling. For example, when the last tado° user leaves the house, not only will the heating automatically go to savings mode, but simultaneously the lights and electric home appliances like the coffee machine or TV switch off, the alarm system activates and the front door locks.
"tado°'s IFTTT integration enables our users to create their own unique intelligent homes to suit their lifestyles. This can also make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient with less effort," says Christian Deilmann, founder and CEO tado°.
The tado° IFTTT channels will be available here in the next few days:
- Smart Thermostat (Heating): https://ifttt.com/tado_smart_thermostat
- Smart AC Control (Air Conditioning): https://ifttt.com/tado_smart_ac_control
High-resolution images are available here: https://www.tado.com/mt/press
About tado°
Headquartered in Munich, tado°, the European market leader in intelligent home climate control solutions, was founded in 2011. tado° revolutionises the way energy is consumed at home. Through the use of a geo-aware app, tado° automatically adjusts the temperature based on the residents' locations, enabling households to significantly save on energy costs while reaching a higher level of comfort.
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|The princess (wannabe) in kebaya
Sofia's fever is still on. Sorry, no more Frozen now. Welcome Sofia the First. Zea declares herself as Princess Sofia and appoints Najla as Princess Amber, Sofia's step sister. As the princess, they must have tiara. Yep, they're very much consistent. Tiara is on their heads since they wake up in the morning until they go to bed (once I asked them, "Don't you feel headache kakak, having that tiara on your head for the whole day?" (#yes, I am a kepo mama) and she said in a calm tone, "Well...sometimes yes, but we can live with that."
|The Princess, Tiara & Ice Cream
Ouch..it's so hard to be a princess. Yes, no pain, no gain. Btw up until now I have purchased four tiaras for them. The previous two tiaras were broken (Zea accidentally sat on them) and at that moment I directly got an urgent instruction from her to buy a new tiara on my way home after teaching. Okay little boss, your wish is my command.
|Even when they're busy eating chicken satay, the tiara is still there


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NBC released the cold opening for Thursday's season seven premiere of "The Office," a lipdub to a 1968 classic rock hit.
Andy Bernard kicks off the 2:28 clip, set to 1960s garage band The Human Beinz's "Nobody But Me." The video showcases Pam's dancing, Michael Scott's magic skills, and a bit of office destruction by Dwight Schrute.
The video references the popular internet tradition of "Lip Dubbing," where a performer or group lip synchs along to a song, as explained by internet blog Know Your Meme.
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Some of the more recognizable internet "lip dubs" come from college and high school campuses, like the University of Quebec at Montreal's lip dub to the Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling," and from individuals with webcam, like the 2004 hit the "Numa Numa" dance.
This isn't the first time the writers at "The Office" played off a viral video hit. The cast spoofed the popular "JK Wedding" video when Jim and Pam finally tied the knot in season six, with the entire cast dancing down the aisles to Chris Brown's hit "Forever."
It looks like USA Today's Pop Candy blog was the first to spot the sneak preview of the NBC hit, withNew York Magazine's Vulture blog and TheDailyWh.at close behind.
Season seven premieres Thursday night and will be Steve Carell's last. Carell told E!Online back in June, "I just think it's time."
He added, "When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go."


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From catwalk to the street, one-tone dressing is spreading like wildfire this season. Stay chic by styling your outfit from contrasting textures of black or different tones of denim.
Nailing an all-black look
For a powerful monochromatic outfit, add multiple dimensions by mixing different fabrics like leather, lace or chiffon. The key to getting it right is by experimenting with shape and volume – this leather jacket by Ashley Graham for Marina Rinaldi is the perfect example. Edgy and stylish, we've paired it with a jersey body suit, wide leg, fringed hem jeans and snake ankle boots.
How to style denim on denim
Denim goes beyond just a pair of jeans this autumn, as it moves from casual into a modern, refined look for any occasion. When it comes to the fabric favourite, straightforward design is key, from a Seventies-inspired utilitarian jumpsuit to an acid-washed shirt and everything in between. Whether you accessorise with a luxurious leather bag and block heeled mules or a canvas tote and sneakers, what better way to adopt this effortless trend, than head to toe.


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Sold in The Exodar and Ironforge by neutral Smokywood Pastures vendors. Horde tailors must prepare themselves to die in various creative ways on their journey to buying this recipe. Although The Exodar is less populated by players, the zone does not allow flying by players (because it technically isn't part of Kalimdor). Ironforge is much easier to get into because of old-world flying, but is waaaay more populated.
Alliance tailors: this recipe will be mailed to you at the start of Winter Veil; no need to purchase it.


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We don't need another four heroes. We don't need to know the way home. All we need is a way to get Borderlands 2's Creature Slaughter Dome without having to preorder the game through GameStop.
Not that I have anything personal against GameStop. I'm just not fond of the whole content limited to a single retailer dealio, even if it's as temporary as this is likely to be. Thankfully Borderlands 2 should have plenty of other things to do while the folks that would rather not secure this mini-Moxxi remake through preorder channels.