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Although the markets made something of a comeback in 2010, many of those who are contemplating retirement in 2011 are still uneasy about the current financial environment. Their situation is further complicated by several key pieces of legislation that passed this year, as well as the current and future political climate in America. But there are still several measures that those who quit working next year can take to increase their odds of retiring successfully. (For related reading, also check out Top 6 Ways To Ruin Your Retirement.)
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Keep Up with Obamacare
The ramifications of this major bill introduced by the Obama Administration may have a substantial impact upon the type and cost of health care that retirees will receive in the coming years. However, the shift of power to the republicans in the November, 2010 elections may ultimately block this legislation from taking effect.
Maintain the Status Quo in IRAs and Retirement Plans
Congress decided in December of 2010 to freeze all retirement plan contribution limits and other thresholds through 2012. Those who need to begin taking distributions or roll over their plans can now use the current limits to compute their withdrawals accordingly.
Alter Your Estate Plan if Necessary
Taxpayers were allowed to leave an unlimited amount of assets to heirs free of estate tax in 2010. For the next two years, a $5 million dollar limit per taxpayer will be imposed ($10 million for married couples). Those with credit shelter trusts or other sophisticated estate planning tools may need to alter the amounts in these trusts or the level of death benefits in their life insurance policies accordingly.
Tiptoe Back Into the Market
Those who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the markets to calm down may want to consider dipping a foot back into equities in the coming year. A dollar-cost averaging program may be good way to do this, as this will allow investors to take advantage of continued market swings by purchasing fewer shares when prices are high and more when they fall. (For more important information, see Choosing Between Dollar-Cost And Value Averaging.)
Expect Continued Low Interest Rates
Most economists believe that interest rates will stay at or near their current level for the foreseeable future. This means that investors who seek income may need to consider some higher-risk alternatives to traditional CDs and other guaranteed instruments, such as preferred or utility stocks or callable CDs. Growth and income funds and fixed annuities may also provide higher payments with a reasonable amount of risk.
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Stay Diversified
This advice was given in last year's article on retiring in 2010 and is every bit as relevant now. The turbulent political and economic climate dictates that a broadly diversified portfolio is the best defense against unexpected changes and also provides the best exposure for new opportunities.
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Creating a sensible budget, sticking to it and keeping your retirement plan distributions to a minimum are vitally necessary for a successful retirement in any year. Don't let current circumstances dictate the rest of your retirement.
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Above all, remember that whatever is happening in the markets and Congress now is not going to happen forever. Flexibility is the key to successful retirement planning now and in the future. There will always be a reason why this year is not a good year to retire, but don't let this type of thinking dictate your life.
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Broadcom has just rolled out a chip for smart phones that promises to indicate location ultra-precisely, possibly within a few centimeters, vertically and horizontally, indoors and out.
The unprecedented accuracy of the Broadcom 4752 chip results from the sheer breadth of sensors from which it can process information. It can receive signals from global navigation satellites, cell-phone towers, and Wi-Fi hot spots, and also input from gyroscopes, accelerometers, step counters, and altimeters.
The variety of location data available to mobile-device makers means that in our increasingly radio-frequency-dense world, location services will continue to become more refined.
In theory, the new chip can even determine what floor of a building you're on, thanks to its ability to integrate information from the atmospheric pressure sensor on many models of Android phones. The company calls abilities like this "ubiquitous navigation," and the idea is that it will enable a new kind of e-commerce predicated on the fact that shopkeepers will know the moment you walk by their front door, or when you are looking at a particular product, and can offer you coupons at that instant.
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer. A pioneer in the field, she was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language.She conceptualized the idea of machine-independent programming languages, which led to the development of COBOL, one of the first modern programming languages. She is credited with popularizing the term "debugging" for fixing computer glitches (motivated by an actual moth removed from the computer). Because of the breadth of her accomplishments and her naval rank, she is sometimes referred to as "Amazing Grace." The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) was named for her, as was the Cray XE6 "Hopper" supercomputer at NERSC. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper)
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My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is not an effective lure, not an attractor, for young latino males (in the US) who might otherwise explore STEM fields. Bill Gates' financial success is an insufficient model. The age group we are looking at is ten years old. These young latinos are acutely sensitive to signals about what it means to be a man. It is not acceptable to be enthusiastic, to work too hard, these are traits of "uncool".
My language describing these challenges is still in flux. Malleable.
The context is that we are attempting to discover the efficacy of Making Videogames as an attractor to- and persistence in - STEM fields (and integrated with Art, or STEAM). We have a further goal to diversify the kinds of game-makers, and hence, games made.
This thesis proposes that art created through the agency of a computer may be termed "Computer Art" and distinguished from all other forms of visual art by its computational basis. Computer Art is a significant development in the visual arts because the computer operates simultaneously as medium, tool and context, in addition to its organisational and interactive elements. The image-space described using software frees artists from the restrictions of physical media by providing a dynamic non-material environment, whose potentials may be realised in the resulting artwork. The digital basis of computer artwork raises questions about the uniqueness of an "original" in this branch of visual art. Similarly, the dynamic nature of this medium makes it difficult to realise the artwork as a purely physical, static object, and its lack of permanence challenges accepted ideas of the preservation and propagation of artwork. Because the computer provides the image-space and the tools for image-making, it can be seen as a platform for art in the same way it has become a platform for architecture, music and design. It has subsumed the physical act of drawing into the conventions of its graphical user interface; the movement of the mouse results in a series of computational processes rendering a line on the screen. This physical activity creates a digital image which may be manipulated and changed in ways previously inconceivable for physical media. Thus the computer extends the intellectual substrate of the creative act. Computer Art is presented as a series of technological, artistic and theoretical developments that, taken together, comprise this new field of visual art. Previous investigations of Computer Art have sought to explain it as a more limited phenomenon, often identifying only one of its manifestations as "Computer Art" and disregarding others. The wider question of the computer's contribution to art has not been fully explored. This has resulted in definitions based on particular practices of using the computer, as if "Computer Art" were limited to one image-making technique. Such definitions are more concerned with the process of making Computer Art. By contrast, the definition put forward here attempts to account for the artist's experience of using the computer, and the computer's own contribution to the artwork. In the course of this study, I will consider how Computer Art has been approached over the past fifty years, which artists have utilised it most effectively, and how it is gradually distinguishing itself as an artform in its own right. Computer Art has always attracted great expectation, yet it still seems to be in a formative stage. The period examined in this thesis runs from 1950 to 2000, with additional material from the early twentieth century. The year 1950 has been previously identified as the start of "Computer Art" proper, with Ben Laposky's use of an oscilloscope to create Lissajous figures. By dealing with pertinent examples of mechanised art from before 1950, I hope to show that Laposky, John Whitney and other early pioneers came to the computer with a sense of what machines could achieve in this field. The year 2000 has been adopted as a convenient break-off point, allowing for fifty years' development. The 1960s witnessed a great fluorescence of computer-related artforms that subsequently declined in the 1970s. However, the progress of imaging technology in allied fields such as film special effects and animation, combined with the widespread availability of personal computers from the mid-1980s, ensured that artists once again took an interest in the computer. Thus the period from the late 1970s onwards is, in many respects, a very different "Computer Art", but both periods are united by certain shared concerns centring on the computer. Jasia Reichardt noted in 1971 that great works of Computer Art have yet to appear and this artform's principal interest lies in the opening of new frontiers.[1] Some may believe this is still the case, but I contend that so long as Computer Art is valued only for its potentials, its full realisation will never take place and it is doomed to remain embryonic. Computer artworks should instead develop alongside long-term artistic attempts to investigate the computer as a platform for art. The most successful computer artists have followed this approach. (via 2. Hypothesis « Computer Art Thesis
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I had a pretty cool gaming moment recently. I found my high school daughter, always in the habit of dragging herself out of bed 15 minutes before her first class at 8:10, eating cereal at 6:30 one morning. Allegra, is there something wrong? I asked. "No, Daddy," she said. "I set my alarm so my sugar cane wouldn't wither. Oh, and I sent you the nails you asked for."
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On Friday night, we told you about an Evansville church whose expensive heating and air unit was ruined overnight by an accused thief.
The system wasn't even a week old and had been installed to replace another unit that was recently stolen.
"I have to continue to keep the faith that something's going to happen. I don't know what. But if I'm going to preach faith if I'm going to preach forgiveness now is the time to have to stand on that," said Reverend Kent Hite.
Well something did happen after we aired the story at six on Friday.
Two calls came into the newsroom from viewers willing to help pay the church's insurance deductible.
Reverend Hite at the church says he received several calls as well.
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I've recently enrolled Shingo Sato's online TR Masterclass, and here's what I made for it. This is my original design, where I integrated a sleeve into a blouse pattern.
I have qualified for the TR Platforms Final 2013 competition that starts on February 17th. You are invited to follow the competition and vote for the best works, as well as challenge the contestants. 51 finalists from 25 countries will demonstrate their design and sewing skills. I think it will be interesting! To follow the competition, follow this link and click the "Like" button.
For more details and a whole story about the masterclass, please visit my blog Stepalica.
Feb 7, 2013, 03.03 AMby neveenkarnes
fantastic…. good luck!!!!
Feb 3, 2013, 07.17 PMby martinK
realy nice and the pattern of the fabric does its work!!! great effect.
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Anjan, can you give a link to sign up for masterclasses and basic ones?
You'rs are terrific. Good luck.
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All of your designs for that class were great! I'm looking forward to seeing more !!! Best of luck!
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Teams and individuals walk to raise money for research. Participants say it allows people who are battling the disease to come together.
"I have it. My mother had it, and now it touches my life because I've met so many terrific new friends that have it, or are caring for people with it," walker Amy Shives said.
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I've recently noticed that my multiline text boxes in old drawings have been splitting themselves into multiple multiline text boxes. They aren't exploding into single line text because it won't let me use the convert command to turn them into multiline because they are already multiline.
I know the dimassoc command can be set to a certain value to cause all dimensions to explode but is there some kind of command that could have change itself and is causing this problem?
Hopefully that explanation made sense...
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mtext boxes do not just split them selves. They don't explode into multiple mtext boxes either. They explode to dtext.
I've never seen what you're seeing. I can just tell you that is not typical behavior.
Ok so even if they explode themselves to single line text blocks then there still isn't a command that controls that?
I was hoping it was some kind of setting that auto-exploded multiline text. Don't know why you'd ever want that but, was hoping that existed so I could fix my issue.
I got this lisp routine on this discussion board some time ago, it converts multiple dtext objects to single mtext objects.
Hope that helps
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Jennings, has been in the NFL since 2006 when his career started with the Indianapolis Colts. During his 4 year career with them, he had a grand total of 4 picks, all 4 of which coming in his final 2 seasons with the team. After being signed by the Chicago Bears in 2010, he had but 1 int during the 2010 season, and 2 the following season. Then, suddenly after given a "make or break" type proposal by Bears GM Phil Emery, Tim Jennings would lead the entire NFL in interceptions. He burned the league down with a whopping 9 interceptions during the 2012 season, after recording 7 total in his first 5 seasons. The same could very well happen for Munnerlyn, who's considerably young at just 24 years of age, and has plenty of football ahead of him. Like Tim Jennings, Captain Munnerlyn is relatively healthy, and an "undersized" CB who plays bigger than their recorded size would indicate.
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I've been tempering chocolate by hand on marble for years and recently purchased a 50# Savage Bro. tempering machine. I have been unable to get a correct temper in this machine. The chocolate turns out to be very cloudy and difficult to get out of the molds. I know the temps I have always tempered at (I make bean to bar chocolate) and they are just not working.
Anyone use this machine and have any tricks, advice? Thank you!
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I have three of them and love them!!! Mine are not plumbed, so what I do is probably a variation of what they tell you to do. Also, my machines are several years old and the newer ones are more automatic. I put in my chocolate the night before, and use the pre-set melt temp of about 118 and set the time for 8-9 hours. In the morning, I remove the lid, start the agitator. By this time, the timer has switched to the lower pre-set temp of 95 and the chocolate is either already there, or getting there. I add seed chocolate, lower the temp to working temp of about 92 and wait for the seed to melt. Test chocolate and go to work. It would be faster if I had cold water plumbed in, but I just wait for the water jacket to cool on its own. It only takes about 30 minutes to get it in temper. After working with it, I might step up the temp as it continues to build Beta 5 crystals. Do you have any operating instructions from Savage?
The savage machines agitate the chocolate very slowly. We make about 400, 90g bars a day using them (I have two machines), and have found that when what you just described happens (usually with thicker bars), the chocolate is over crystalized and very thick. That crystalization actually causes heat, so the chocolate will remain warm a bit longer than it should, and cause other crystals to form in the center of the bar.
I have also found that when we are making bars, and if someone takes a break for a few minutes, they need to pour a lot of chocolate out and into a bowl, then back into the machine to get the cooler chocolate out of the pouring spout. Not doing this has consistently caused streaks in the first several bars after the person's brief break is over.
I too really like the Savage machines I have. They have paid for themselves many times over.
You can never stir your chocolate too much.
If you've got them water jacketed, and that's how you're controlling the temp, remember the thermal mass of the unit itself is high - meaning there's an aweful lot of heat or cooling capacity in the tank itself once you get to your temperature. the impact for you, then, would be to stop heating BEFORE you get to your target temperature, for example, knowing that the latent heat in the unit will continue to increase the temperature of your chocolate a bit.
Alternatively, what you could do is displace the hot water in the jacket with some cold to get it to be closer to the desired temp o f your chocolate, but i've found that to be difficult.
We do have the machine plumbed and hooked up to a cold water source. I have tried a combination of different temps.. melting to 115, dropping to 82, and holding at 88. I have also tried holding at 86 degrees just in case the latent heat was heating it too much at the end and I tried higher @ 88.7. One time I took the temp down to 81 but it started hardening the chocolate in the machine.
We do have instructions from Savage and I called a few times. I think it comes down to trial and error but I need this to work now! :)
Do you set your mold @ room temp or in the cooler?
I never like cooling moulds.
The best advice you can get, for tempering, is practice, practice, practice. It holds true with tempering in a savage kettle as well. Trust me, it can be done, you'll learn it, and you'll be thankful you did. It's probably worth verifying the thermocouple on the kettle is accurate by using a calibrated thermometer, just to be certain your temps are what you think they are.
Here's what i have normally done (i'm afraid i don't use a lot of temperatures as i've learned to go by feel...). Heat it up to 120 or so. Melts out all the 'memory' (gets rid of all the crystals). This assumes you've got agitation on, and a 75%+ fully loaded kettle. Turn the cold water on, until you see a crust form on the outer wall. When you see said crust form (it'll take a while to form, but once it starts forming, it'll go quickly), turn the cold off, and the hot on. Once you see the crust begin to release from the wall, turn the hot water off (now you've got no water flow, just residual water). Let it continue to agitate. These are strange directions from me, i know, i usually work to the 10th decimal place, but after doing it for so long, for me it was easier to become the chocolate whisperer and go by sight and feel. Do it enough and you'll get to the same place, and it won't matter if your thermometer is calibrated or not 8-)
I'm not sure how old your Savage machines are, but mine are about 5 years old now, and they have an alarm which can be set to go off when the chocolate gets within 0.5 degrees C of the target temperature. This accounts for the thermal mass of the water in the jacket continuing to drag the chocolate temperature down and up after the next temperature set point is set.
Chocolate Temp. Water Jacket Temp
45c 45c
27c 21c
31c 31c
When the 27c temp alarm goes off the chocolate is actually at 27.5. We flip the switch to the "temper" cycle and the chocolate will continue to cool to 27 while the water in the jacket heats up to the equilibrium temperature of 27. It then continues on to 31 degrees c, slowly dragging the temperature of the chocolate with it.
If you wait until the cooling temperature reaches your target before starting to reheat the water in the jacket, your chocolate will do exactly as you describe - start to solidify.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for all the advice, it is very helpful.
I'm still trying to get this tempered but will hopefully get it to work soon!
Do any of you temper bean to bar chocolate in a Savage kettle?
I'm wondering if I need to seed.
I have two savage machines and make about 450 bars a day by hand.
I NEVER use seed - I just go through the cycle I discussed above and everything turns out just fine.
Thanks Brad. I think I am having issues with the calibration of my machine....
My temp has been 4 1/2 degrees off in the temper cycle! I have talked to Savage Bro. and they reassured me that this cannot be possible... so I changed my settings back to how they were when the machine arrived and tried again....still 4 and a half degrees off.
We have also had issues with the agitator not coming on when it is supposed to be on, with the water not flowing into the tank automatically during the start of the cool cycle, the machine sometimes does not allow the water jacket to even get as hot as the set point in temper cycle, or as cold as the set point in the cool cycle.
Have you checked your solenoids? You should be able to hear them as they click on and off.
Sometimes we have to manually switch the valve off and back on again for the cool water to flow in... I can hear them click on after I switch the valve.
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winning their fourth straight game and ninth in their last 10, Portland
(46-29) heads to the Mile High City to take on a struggling Denver
(48-27) squad who has lost five of six without their head coach who is
undergoing cancer treatment. The Trail Blazers went 11-2 in March but
only went 3-2 against teams above .500 including a complete beating
behind the woodshed to these same Nuggets on March 7th, 118-106,
in a game which the score was not indicative of how badly Denver
dominated the contest from start to finish. Similar to games in Phoenix
and Oklahoma City these past couple weeks, tonight's game is a de facto
elimination game for the 5th seed. After losing to Phoenix, there is
now no shot at catching them while winning at OKC gives the Blazers the
upper hand at the 6th seed. A win tonight puts Portland only one back
in the loss column of the Nuggets and lays down the path for the team
to possibly run the table the rest of the season.
The absolute
biggest key tonight is Brandon Roy. At the Rose Garden, the role
players are usually in more of a comfort zone and can be relied on to
produce more, lightening the load for B-Roy. On the other hand, when
the Blazers head into the Pepsi Center tonight, where the Nuggets are
an intimidating 30-6, and Portland has only won once since 2003, the
team needs their superstar to lead the way tonight. Brandon is the
franchise and has done very few things wrong during his tenure with Rip
City, but he should shoulder most of the blame for the loss at Denver
three weeks ago. He came out very casual and looked like a zombie out
there for most of the night, going 3-14 while Denver's stud, Carmelo
Anthony, took the game over with 30 points on 11-19 shooting. As the
leader, the team followed Roy's suit and the game was over before the
1st quarter. Roy was told the honest truth by Webster at the half and
since has been playing like the 2nd Team All-NBA player he is. This
Denver team is slumping, struggling and without their leader; they are
ripe for the picking. Roy needs to be the aggressor early like he was
in New Orleans and make sure Portland is in the thick of things come
the 4th quarter, but he needs to keep us afloat for three quarters.
as important as getting Roy off on the right foot, stifling and
frustrating Melo needs to be defensive priority #1. In three games this
season against Portland, Anthony has gone bananas, averaging 34.3 points on 52.4% field goal shooting while finding himself at the foul line nearly 14 times a game.
Batum is obviously going to get the first crack at Carmelo, but what
makes him so difficult of a cover for Nico is Melo's brute strength to
match his cat quickness. Once he gets the rock in the triple threat
position, he is arguably the most lethal cover in all of the NBA. He's
quick enough to blow by for the lay-up or get to the line and he is
probably the best mid-range jump shooter in the league. What Nico has
to do is get physical with him, much a he did against Durant by trying
to deny him the ball. A lot of the time, you must simply pray he
doesn't have the offensive juices flowing on the night. If he does
catch fire, Portland needs to adjust on the fly and force others to
beat them by either double teaming him or trapping him in the corner.
Going by recent history this season, if Anthony is able to score in the
35 point range, Portland will lose. The one time we negated it occurred
when Roy had to outscore him on Christmas when he dropped 41, but
scoring in bunches like that is not Brandon's M.O. Defense wins the
game tonight.
Without Kenyon Martin, the Nuggets lose almost all
of their toughness. Tonight, Portland must get nasty and punch Denver
in the mouth (figuratively speaking). Lately when the Nuggets have been
getting hit first, they back down and crumble for the rest of the game.
Make sure all loose balls are won, keep Denver off of the offensive
boards, and be strong in takes to the bucket are facets of the game the
Trail Blazers must do to ensure they have a shot at the 5th seed. I
want to see hard fouls by the Blazers if Denver gets into the lane,
making them thing twice about trying to score inside again. By doing
all of this, it could get into their mind and cause an explosion.
Without George Karl, these Nuggets are a ticking time bomb, ready to go
off at any minute. Adrian Dantley just doesn't have the strong
personality to keep these guys in check. Last year, I doubt Portland
would have the savvy or experience to be able to adapt to their
surroundings and find holes in the opposing team, but with added
veterans in Camby, Howard, and Miller, who have all been there, done
that allow for this strategy to be more than just a dream.
Denver averages 111
points at home and we all saw how well Portland does when they try to
outscore the Nuggets in the Pepsi Center; it just doesn't work. The
Trail Blazers have only scored 111+ six
times in 75 games this year. Its safe to say defensive stops wins the
game tonight, not taking part in a 120-110 wild west shootout.
Rotations to their three-point shooters must be quicker, because the
last thing the team needs is Afflalo or Smith heating up from behind
the arc due to open jumpers, which occurred way to frequent in the
previous meeting.
One thing to take note from during the last
meeting was the fact Marcus Camby was not available due to injury. At
the time, it didn't seem like much of a loss as Camby was taking a
while to get acclimated with this current team, now looking back, it
was a monumental loss. Outside of Roy, Camby will be the difference
maker tonight. He should be able to keep Birdman from put-back dunks,
Nene from wreaking havoc on the glass, and dare I say contain Johan
Petro who pulled down 10 boards in Martin's absence. As long as
Portland can weather the opening storm Denver will bring down upon
Portland, as they are tired of losing and are out to prove themselves
once again, look for the Blazers to slowly take control of the game as
it progresses deep into the 4th. Roy leads the charge on offense, Camby
on defense as the Trail Blazers exercise yet another road demon and
stay in the race for 5th.
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All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has admitted in his autobiography that his personal feud with Quade Cooper turned nasty.
In his autobiography The Open Side whish released on Tuesday, the record breaking All Black flank revealed he regrets letting his on-field battle with the Wallabies fly-half last year become personal.
"There was a bit of post-game controversy around Quade Cooper's attempt to knee me in the head as he was extricating himself from a ruck," McCaw wrote.
"The intent of what he was trying to do pissed me off more than the execution. Shortly after that happened, I was carrying and should have passed, but I lit up and I saw Quade standing in front of me and clattered into him instead.
"I was disappointed in myself doing that, letting it get personal. There's no need - players like Quade get sorted. Sooner or later they get their beans."
McCaw also revelas that he backed Graham Henry to be reappointed as All Blacks coach ahead of Robbie Deans, under whom he played at the Crusaders, because he questioned Deans' ability to work collaboratively.
"Robbie doesn't appear to want to be challenged by his assistants and won't allow the kind of full-on debate that Ted [Henry] encourages with [Wayne] Smith and [Steve] Hansen," reads one extract.
"Robbie's approach is to say, 'This is what we're doing,' then convince people that's the way it's got to be. He's very good at that.
"But when you look at the record of Robbie's assistant coaches, there's quite a lot of turnover and fallout. Robbie's intransigence and reluctance to delegate might have been a factor ... if you look at the names of some of Robbie's assistants. Colin Cooper, Vern Cotter, Don Hayes, Todd Blackadder. It's tempting to draw the conclusion that if Robbie gets a strong assistant coach, the assistant won't last, and if he gets one that lasts, he's not that strong.
"The applications in front of the NZRU are telling. Robbie hasn't named his assistants, though [then Auckland coach] Pat Lam's has been mentioned in some reports. But Pat hasn't coached at Super 14 level yet. So the question actually is: Graham Henry, Wayne Smith and Steve Hansen or Robbie Deans and unknown assistant coaches? That's a critical difference right there.
"...so when [NZRU CEO] Steve Tew phones me for an informal catch-up on this and that, I tell him I'm happy to work with either, but I do have a view on which option might be better for the All Blacks."


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UNDATED (WSAU) Brown Deer Police are being second-guessed about their decision not to arrest Brookfield spa gunman Radcliffe Haughton in an armed standoff last year. Haughton killed his estranged wife and two other women, and wounded four others before killing himself last Sunday. The shootings followed numerous domestic abuse incidents in the last 11 years for which her husband was never criminally charged.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel questioned some national law enforcement experts who said Brown Deer Police ignored protocol by leaving a standoff last year without arresting Haughton. Three officers saw him pointing what appeared to be a rifle at his wife Zina. Officers set up a perimeter around the couple's home. Haughton ignored orders to drop the weapon, and the officers later left without making an arrest. David Thomas of Johns Hopkins University told the Journal Sentinel it was unacceptable for the officers not to check out the apparent weapon. David Klinger, an expert on the use of police force at Missouri-Saint Louis, said the Brown Deer officers clearly had cause to arrest Haughton for a felony in what he called a "brazen, brazen attack."
On Monday Brown Deer Police Chief Steve Rinzel issued a statement that the officers were not certain that Haughton had a rifle. But the department sought a felony charge that required the officers to believe he was armed. The D-A eventually filed a disorderly conduct charge, which was dropped when an officer went on vacation during the time he was supposed to testify.


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The FBI will tell you that many criminals, and bank robbers are no exception, just seem to have the attitude that they will never get caught, that they are too smart for police.
But this week, the FBI is hoping to prove a suburban bandit wrong. This individual hit two banks in the south suburbs in less than a week. The first robbery happened at the Chase bank on Front Street near Wolf Road in Mokena on February 21st. Five days later he held up another bank, this time the First Midwest Bank on 80th Avenue at 167th in Tinley Park.
In both cases, this individual walked into the bank, approached the teller window, and simply placed a bag on the counter and ordered the bank employee to fill it with money. He did not have any kind of note, nor did he display a weapon. But as we can see from the bank security camera photos, he did not do much to disguise his identity besides the hat and the sunglasses, particularly in the first robbery in Mokena. The FBI believes someone out there knows the identity of this person and could easily recognize him from the photos. It's also possible that someone might recognize the dark jacket that was worn during the robbery in Mokena, since it has a unique emblem on the chest, an emblem that appears to read "MGA."
Many bank robbers tend to operate close to home in areas familiar to them or where they are most comfortable, so it's possible the bandit is still close by. But agents are not limiting their focus to that area. The FBI is offering a reward for information that helps agents identify and arrest the individual responsible for these two bank robberies.
Here's the FBI's description of the Mokena Bandit:
--White male
--5'5'' to 5'6''
--220 to 250 pounds
--40's or 50's
He is considered a danger to the community if you see him call police.
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I found this tumblr, Off Model Simpsons, that collects drawings of Simpsons characters that are purposefully weird. I thought it'd be fun to doodle some of my own. As Lenny and Mr. Burns are two of my favorite characters, I thought I'd go ahead and do the whole Springfield Power Plant crew. It's surprisingly fun to do, I recommend it! I didn't want to get too crazy with them, I find it more unsettling when the character designs are off just by a little bit.
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The Twenty Eighth Annual Cosmetic Industry's
September 27, 2012
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I had the honor and pleasure to attend the American Cancer Society and the Personal Care Products Council Foundation's annual DreamBall. I was more than delighted to have joined such a celebration for an amazing cause such as the Look Good Feel Better program.
It was an event to honor and praise the generosity of that night's Honorees and the Cosmetic Industry and the amount that was expected to be risen that night was more than $2,000,000! These funds will help the Look Good, Feel Better program members to improve the outer beauty and of course provide them with extra hope and confidence for a better and healthier tomorrow.
The ceremony was so utterly moving, I could not prevent my eyes from watering non-stop. It was one of those times that the stories of real-life heroes such as cancer survivors made us rethink our daily minor problems, enjoy each minute of every day to the fullest and reminding all of us to express our feelings to the people we care about and love in every chance we have-because life is unpredictable and you never know what may happen next. Scary I know, but reality can be harsh sometimes, and people around us may suffer, people that never thought it could happen to them. Show respect to them and assist in every way you can to a better tomorrow, towards a cancer-free era.
Excuse me for being kind of mellow, but the feelings I got attending this gala cannot actually be expressed in paper.
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12 U.S. Code § 2294a - Contracts for periodic payments to offset costs of purchase of obligations of local public housing agencies
In addition to any authority provided before October 1, 1981, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, on and after October 1, 1981, enter into contracts for periodic payments to the Federal Financing Bank to offset the costs to the Bank of purchasing obligations (as described in the first sentence of section 2294 (b) of this title) issued by local public housing agencies for purposes of financing public housing projects authorized by section 1437c (c) of title 42. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such contracts may be entered into only to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, and the aggregate amount which may be obligated over the duration of such contracts may not exceed $400,000,000. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated any amounts necessary to provide for such payments. The authority to enter into contracts under this subsection shall be in lieu of any authority (except for authority provided specifically to the Secretary before October 1, 1981) of the Secretary to enter into contracts for such purposes under section 2294 (b) of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 329E,Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 410.)
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Our son is thriving as he moves up into his fourth year at Parkside. He has become a voracious reader and seeker of knowledge, and a confident and articulate nine-year-old. His passions are supported and cultivated and he exclaims every day is "awesome" at Parkside. If we plucked him out and placed in him any other school he would be at the top of his class. He loves math and science as much as music and art because it is all nurtured at Parkside. At Parkside he has also learned to be a kind and respectful community member and citizen of the world. The directors' and teachers' love and commitment to the children and their community is evident in every way at Parkside. Our son is inspired and growing in leaps and bounds. It is truly an exceptional school and we are so grateful for our son's early education and life experience at Parkside.
There's not enough space here to tell you about our wonderful experiences at Parkside. We honestly believe that Parkside's approach to the Montessori method has provided "growth to the whole child" with regard to each one of our three children. The 2013/14 school year will be the 12th year at Parkside for our family. Our eldest son began as a 1st year in Lower Elem. and stayed for 6 years. He went on to O. Henry MS and just completed his freshman year at Austin High. He is in the top 10% of his class and played football, basketball and baseball for AHS this year. Our middle son just finished his 9th year at Parkside. He started Primary just before his 3rd birthday and will be at O. Henry MS next year. Our daughter also started in Primary at age 3 and is now entering her 3rd year in Lower Elem. For our family, "the proof has been in the pudding." We have seen how well our eldest son acclimated not only academically but socially into MS and into everything he does. We continue to see these same capabilities in our other 2 children. I would invite you to schedule an observation of the classes and join us for Simple Gifts every Friday morning. You'll be glad you did.
Parkside Community School is just that: a community. A nurturing community of learning, creativity, and respect, and it has been our family's privilege to be a part of it for seven years. We visited several other Montessori schools before choosing Parkside and found that it offered methodology and structure perfectly balanced with variety and freedom. It is neither "militant" Montessori, nor abject chaos. The children are confident, engaged, and very, very happy - almost as happy as the incredibly loving guides and staff. Joe and Claire Bruno have done an amazing job of cultivating an environment where the whole family is included in the learning process, and the lessons are just as applicable outside the gates as they are inside. We have had one or both of our children in each of the classrooms over the years, and we have never ceased to be amazed at the opportunities and challenges they have been given and, without frustration, mastered and overcome. They are growing into caring, intelligent, and responsible people, and we know that Parkside has played a huge role in that. Our final Gates of Life ceremony will be bittersweet, but we will be a part of this community forever.
The first time I visited Parkside, I noticed that the legs on the benches in front of the school were carefully cut out to fit over the irregular curb. That allowed the benches to be back a few inches to allow more room in the high-traffic walkway. Those benches are a metaphor for how the whole school operates. Everything is carefully and thoughtfully executed. Like the irregular curb, they are able to work with each child, meet her where she is, and build on top of that.
My daughter is thriving! Parkside has been an amazing fit for her gentle heart, inquisitive mind and independent spirit. Having respect and integrity at the center of its classroom creates a wonderful sense of community that permeates through the staff and parents. Onwards and upwards to Upper Elementary we go!
My 2 children are in their fourth and second years at Parkside, and my estimation of this amazing school only increases with each passing year. High quality academics plus a strong social/emotional component makes for a wonderful atmosphere and happy, well-adjusted children. In their entire time at Parkside, my children have never once whined about going to school or asked to stay home - a great sign! Tuition is very reasonable, no intense fundraising pressure, although parents are expected to volunteer hours (20 per year per family). I recommend this school to all of my friends. Advise to get on the waiting list very, very early. It is not a "competitive" admissions environment, but it is a small school with high demand and only so many entry level spots. Highly recommend coming to a "Simple Gifts" assembly and/or scheduling a school tour/visit. You'll walk away with a smile on your face!
We found the teachers at this school were neither nurturing nor very friendly. Parkside preaches the importance of independence and individuality, but our experience there was the complete opposite of that. They also stress the importance of letting your child grow and discover at his/her own pace and we also felt they did not support this belief and actually found them to be very rigid and un-flexible. I felt they put their own priorities before that of the child... meaning politics($)got in the way. I also didn't like the idea that kids couldn't really do many activities together except on the playground and that Montessori in general is very literal.... there is not much room for imagination and make believe. They don't recommend you even read fairy tale books to your children. I also don't like that kids aren't to have conversations while eating. I want my kids to be kids. I learned that Montessori was not for us. I don't want my kids to grow up too fast. I know another family, as well, who has also had a bad experience at this school and another family who has just taken their children off the waiting list. Don't let the pretty campus fool you.
Two of our children attended Parkside and they were some of the best school years of their lives. It's a small school with an excellent music program. It's in a great location, right near downtown and adjacent to Zilker Park and the hike and bike trail. Joe and Claire Bruno have been running the school for 20 years and have done a great job. There is no better school in Austin.
Our daughter attended Parkside Community school for the lower elementary years (1st through 3rd), and we cannot imagine her love of learning blossoming as well anywhere else. We've moved on to a very nice public school since, but there's no comparison regarding the quality of education. The public school and its teachers are wonderful in many ways, but with TAKS prep arching over the first three quarters of their year, it's like comparing apples and oranges education-wise. Children at Parkside don't do worksheets, they learn through doing/making/holding/building/creating, and it REALLY sticks that way, at least for our child. Parkside is idyllic in every way. We will always be grateful to Claire and Joe Bruno for the outstanding oasis of learning they have created.
We visited more than 20 schools and communicated with literally hundreds of Austin families before choosing Parkside Community School for our child's elementary years. We have not been disappointed. The school really is a COMMUNITY, but son is happy, engaged, and challenged by the work. We appreciate the emphasis on peaceful conflict resolution, personal responsibility, respect, kindness, and whole child fitness (mind, body, spirit). The school is a great fit for our child, who is learning so much every day and can't wait to go to school each day. Success!
We absolutely love Parkside. With a focus on grace & courtesy, kids learn the importance of being kind & taking care of each other. And, academically, my son is learning to read, write, & mathematics - all with a focus on true learning & not rogue memorization.
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- Learning about cancer surgery
- How is surgery used for cancer?
- Surgery to diagnose and stage cancer
- Special surgery techniques for cancer
- Questions to ask your doctor about cancer surgery
- What will surgery for cancer be like?
- Planning and preparation for cancer surgery
- During the operation
- Recovery from cancer surgery
- Going home after cancer surgery
- What are the risks and side effects of cancer surgery?
- When to call your doctor after cancer surgery
- Does surgery cause cancer to spread?
- Some things to remember about cancer surgery
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Surgery to diagnose and stage cancer
Special surgery techniques for cancer
When most people think of surgery, they picture a doctor using a scalpel and other surgical instruments to cut into and remove, repair, or replace parts of the body affected by disease. But newer techniques, using different types of instruments, have expanded the concept of what surgery is. Some of these techniques are described here.
Laser surgery
A laser is a highly focused and powerful beam of light energy which can be used for very precise surgical work, such as repairing a damaged retina in the eye. It can be used instead of a blade or scalpel to cut through tissue. It can also be used to vaporize (burn and destroy) some cancers of the cervix, voice box (larynx), liver, lung, rectum, or skin.
Some laser surgeries involve less cutting and damage (they are less invasive). For instance, with fiber optics and special scopes the laser can be directed inside a natural body opening without having to make a large cut (incision [in-sih-zhun]). The laser is then precisely aimed to destroy the tumor. See "Endoscopy" in the section called "Surgery to diagnose and stage cancer."
Lasers are also used in a type of surgery called photoablation (foe-toe-uh-BLAY-shun) or photocoagulation (foe-toe-ko-ag-you-LAY-shun). This means lasers are used to destroy tissue or to seal tissues or vessels. This type of surgery is often used to relieve symptoms, such as when large tumors block the windpipe (trachea) or swallowing tube (esophagus), causing problems breathing or eating.
You can learn more about lasers in our document called Lasers in Cancer Treatment.
Cryosurgery (cry-o-SUR-juh-ree) uses a liquid nitrogen spray or a very cold probe to freeze and kill abnormal cells. This technique is sometimes used to treat pre-cancerous conditions, like those affecting the skin, cervix, and penis. Cryosurgery is also used to treat some cancers, like those in the liver and prostate. A scan (like an ultrasound or CT scan) is used to guide the probe into the cancer and watch the freezing of the cells. This limits damage to nearby healthy tissue.
High-frequency electrical current can be used to destroy cells. This may be done for some cancers of the skin and mouth.
Mohs surgery
Mohs micrographic surgery, also called microscopically controlled surgery, is used to remove certain skin cancers by shaving off one very thin layer at a time. After each layer is removed, a doctor looks at the tissue under a microscope. When all the cells look normal under the microscope, the surgeon stops removing layers of tissue.
Mohs surgery is used when the extent of the cancer is not known or when as much healthy tissue as possible needs to be saved, such as when treating skin cancers around the eye. It's done by a specially trained surgeon after the skin to be treated is numbed (under local anesthesia [an-es-THEE-zhuh]).
Chemosurgery is an older name for this type of surgery and refers to certain drugs that may be put on the tissue before it's removed. Mohs surgery does not involve use of chemotherapy drugs.
Laparoscopic surgery
A laparoscope (LAP-uh-ruh-scope) is a long, thin, flexible tube that can be put through a small cut (incision) to look inside the body. It's sometimes used to take pieces of tissue (biopsy [by-op-see] samples) to check for cancer. In recent years, doctors have found that by creating small holes and using special instruments, the laparoscope can be used to perform surgery without making a large cut. This can help reduce blood loss during surgery and pain afterward. It can also shorten hospital stays and allow people to heal faster. Laparoscopic (lap-uh-ruh-SKAH-pick) surgery is used commonly today to remove gallbladders and repair hernias.
The role of laparoscopic surgery in cancer treatment is now well established, but not for all cancers. Doctors can safely and effectively to use laparoscopic surgeries for cancers of the colon, rectum, liver, prostate, uterus, and kidney, among others. Uses on other types of cancer are still being studied. It may prove to be as safe and work as well as standard surgery with less cutting and less damage to healthy tissues (it's less invasive). Some studies have hinted at this being the case. But larger, long-term studies still need to be done.
Robotic surgery
Robotic surgery is a type of laparoscopic surgery where doctors use a machine to control the laparoscope. Special instruments are used to perform surgery without making a large cut. The advantages of this type of surgery are the same as laparoscopic surgery: It can help reduce blood loss during surgery and pain afterward. It can also shorten hospital stays and allow people to heal faster.
Robotic surgery has been found to be safe and effective for cancers of the colon, prostate, and uterus, but its use in operating on other organs is still being studied.
Thorascopic (thor-uh-skah-pick) surgery
A thoracoscope (thor-AH-kuh-scope) is a narrow, rigid tube with a camera on the end that can be put through a small cut (incision) into the chest after the lung is collapsed. This allows the doctor to see inside the chest. Tissue samples of any areas of concern on the lining of the chest wall can be taken out (biopsied), fluid can be drained, and small tumors on the surface of the lung can be removed.
This type of surgery leads to less cutting and has even been used to remove parts (lobes) of the lung that contain cancer. Studies have shown that for early stage lung cancer, results using this approach are much the same as removing part of the lung through a cut in the side of the chest. (When the chest is cut open it is called a thoracotomy (thor-uh-KAH-tuh-me); see the above section.)
Other forms of surgery
Doctors are always looking for new ways to remove or destroy cancer cells. Some of these methods are blurring the line between what we commonly think of as surgery and other forms of treatment.
Researchers are testing many new techniques, like using high intensity focused ultrasound, microwaves or radio waves (called radiofrequency ablation, or RFA), and even high-powered magnets to try to get rid of unwanted tissue. These techniques are promising but are still largely experimental.
As doctors have learned how to better control the energy waves used in radiation therapy, some newer radiation techniques that work almost as well as surgery have been found. By using radiation sources from different angles, stereotactic radiation therapy delivers a large precise radiation dose to a small tumor area. The process is so exact that this is sometimes called stereotactic surgery, even though no cut is actually made. In fact, the machines used to deliver this treatment have names like Gamma Knife and CyberKnife, but no knife is involved. The brain is the most common site that is treated using this technique, but it is also used on head, neck, lung, and spine tumors. Researchers are looking for ways to use it to treat other types of cancer, too.
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