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Empirical Evidence on the Resource Curse Hypothesis in Oil Abundant Economy
This present study investigates the relationship between natural resource abundance and economic growth in Venezuelan economy. We have applied the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration developed by Pesaran et al. (2001) to examine long run relationship between the variables. The VECM Granger causality is applied to test the direction of causality between the variables. The present study covers the period of 1971-2011. Our empirical evidence indicated that variables are found to be cointegrated. The results confirm that natural resource abundance impedes economic growth. Financial development, capital stock and trade openness enhance economic growth. The feedback hypothesis is also found between natural resource abundance and economic growth.
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Adam Carroll dominated the opening round of the British Formula 3 championship with a convincing lights-to-flag victory at Donington park this morning. The British driver finished nearly twenty seconds ahead of Nelson Piquet to take his first ...
Adam Carroll dominated the opening round of the British Formula 3 championship with a convincing lights-to-flag victory at Donington park this morning. The British driver finished nearly twenty seconds ahead of Nelson Piquet to take his first championship class victory with James Rossiter driving a strong race to finish in third position.
Carroll made a storming getaway from pole position and quickly pulled out a two-second lead during the first lap. Alvaro Parente, who had started alongside him on the grid, made a cautious getaway and was quickly engulfed by Piquet and the flying Rossiter, who moved up to third from fifth place at the start. Viso lost out in all the confusion and dropped back to sixth place behind Dirani who had made up a couple of places.
Carroll then set about consolidating his lead at a blistering pace of one second faster than Piquet, who was desperately trying to keep the leader in his sights. The rest of the pack quickly fell behind as they fought amongst themselves - Rossiter, Parente, Ernesto Viso, Piccione, Andrew Thompson and Danilo Dirani all covered by three and a half seconds. Dirani had wasted his good start by loosing three places on the second lap.
The biggest incident of the race was on lap six when Davison and Power were running in ninth and tenth with Power closing right up. The pair were side-by-side going into the Old Hairpin, a fast right-hander at the bottom of the hill, and then they touched. Power retired on the spot while Davison spun round and continued. Immediately behind them was Danny Watts who took to the grass in avoidance and ended up in the barrier.
Piquet was able to increase his pace and was regularly matching Carroll's times by lap seven, allowing the gap to stabilise at five and a half seconds. The rest of the pack were lapping at least one second slower and were now over ten seconds behind Piquet with Rossiter, Parente and Viso all fighting amongst themselves.
Viso lined up for a pass on at Parente at the start of lap eleven. The pass was successful although Parente was forced wide and lost five places as a result. Piquet was running at his fastest pace of the race in his pursuit of Carroll - too fast it seemed however as he spun his car at the exit of final corner, but was able to keep the engine running and incredibly kept hold of second place. Piccione then made an unforced error on lap fifteen and spun off the circuit. He was able to rejoin albeit it twenty seconds and seven places further down.
Carroll now had a comfortable lead of seventeen seconds with the added cushion of three backmarkers between himself and Piquet. He did not back off however and set some of his fastest laps of the race on the way to a dominant victory to win by nearly eighteen seconds over Piquet. Rossiter finished in third place at seven seconds further behind.
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Dina Lohan is a showbiz mom tired of being trashed in tabloids, and she's out to set the record straight — using a reality show on E! to do so. USA TODAY caught up with her ahead of her new show.
Living Lohan premieres Monday (10:30 p.m. ET/PT); the remaining eight episodes move to regular time slot: Sundays, 10:30 p.m. ET/PT
Premise: Dina Lohan does double duty as a mom and manager to help daughter Ali, 14, follow in the footsteps of her famous big sister Lindsay, 21, and pursue her own shot at stardom. Mom also keeps track of two sons, Cody, 11, and Michael, 20, a college student. "I don't just want to do this because of who my sister is," Ali says. "I want to do it because I love to do it."
'IT'S COMPLICATED': Denise Richards has a show, too
Other players: Maternal grandmother "Nana" and five dogs. Lindsay's presence will be felt, but it's not known whether she will appear.
Location: Mostly the family's Long Island home but also Las Vegas' The Palms Casino Resort, owned by the Maloofs, who are co-producers of the show and own a record label that recently signed Ali to her first recording contract.
Subjects to discuss: Lindsay's sex tape, Dina's battles to protect her brood against erroneous Internet stories and the tabloids.
Dina on dealing with the tabloids: "Keep it in perspective and not let it consume you. It is hurtful, especially when they are just complete lies. We've had so many things written about us that were so untrue. … (With the show), we have kind of the power now in our hands to set the record straight."
Dina on juggling it all: "We all do. One of my dear friends is a realtor and her husband works for ABC, and they have four children. We're carpooling. No matter what field you're in, it's tough, and you make it work because they're your children and you're a parent and have a responsibility to do that."
Dina to parents of wannabe showbiz kids: "It's dangerous. There's just so much more accessibility to YouTube and the Internet. I think you just have to teach them to be very careful, to be morally correct and good people and be honest."
Dina on her own mother: "She's brilliant. She inspires me. She came from an Italian immigrant family and graduated magna cum laude from Hunter waaay back then. Just seeing what they went through. My dad was in World War II at 17, and just the adversity they had to deal with. The tabloids are kind of a joke to her."
Dina's response to critics who say she's exploiting her kids: "That's so silly. I have four children. My boys want nothing to do with this. Well, Cody got dragged into this, unfortunately. My son is on an academic scholarship in college and plays lacrosse. My little guy is on New York State soccer. I have sole custody of my children. That in its own right — you have to work. I do have to pay my mortgage. I'm all they have. If I were a lawyer, I would be practicing law right now. Fortunately or unfortunately, I was in entertainment, and this is what I do. I'm working."
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Smart City Fine Not the End of FCC Action on WiFi Signal Blocking
For its part, Smart City has said that while the company believes that it has some legal defense, it felt that the cost of going through the courts would have been substantial. "While we have strong legal arguments, we've determined that mounting a vigorous defense would ultimately prove too costly and too great a distraction for our leadership team. As a result, we've chosen to work cooperatively with the FCC, and we are pleased to have resolved this matter. We are eager to return our energies to providing leadership to our industry and delivering world-class services to our clients." The company noted that it was using commercially available out-of-the-box solutions for blocking WiFi, and that it had no reason to believe that the use of such devices was illegal. While the company has not said what specific products it was using, such blocking technology is part of the security capability of some enterprise WiFi control systems where it's used to block "rogue" access points operating within a company's premises.While it's true that the Marriott fine was the first for commercial entities blocking WiFi, the prohibition against intentional interference of radio signals is neither new, nor are fines for doing so unprecedented. During the years in which I've held both amateur and commercial FCC operating and engineering licenses–and that stretches back more than 50 years–intentional interference with any radio service has always been illegal. I knew from the day I received my first ham radio license and the day when I received my First Class commercial engineer license that such activities were illegal and that the FCC could, and sometimes did, show up and shut down radio operators that violated the rules. I suspect that part of whatever confusion may surround WiFi blocking comes from the fact that it's an unlicensed service. This means two things. First, WiFi use doesn't require you to have an FCC license to operate the radios. Second, it means that, as an unlicensed service, you are not allowed to cause any interference to any licensed service. As an illustration, I can build and operate non-WiFi radios on the same frequencies as WiFi channel 1, which overlaps one of the amateur radio bands. Despite your unlicensed status as a WiFi user, you must stop operating if your signal interferes with mine. Conversely, if I find that you're using that WiFi channel, I have to try to avoid interfering with you. Perhaps the problem is that too few of the people involved in commercial WiFi were required to get engineer licenses from the FCC. Maybe it's time they were required to do so.
In its statement regarding the decree, Smart City asserted that it had no prior warning that the FCC considered WiFi blocking to be illegal. The company also pointed out that while such blocking did take place, its use was extremely rare. Smart City also said that when it heard about the Marriott fine, it stopped blocking WiFi in all cases.
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Many young people are advised at some point in their lives to figure out what you want to be, then go be it. After years of hearing the same advice, you've probably managed to imagine your future self—what kind of job you will have, what kind of leader you will be—and now you're working backwards to get that coveted life you've been dreaming of for so long.
Just when you think you've got it figured out, here's another piece of advice: forget what you think you know about who you are. This kind of thinking will professionally trap you, says Herminia Ibarra, an expert in leadership and professor at international business school INSEAD.
"You don't really know what you need to do to lead if you haven't done it," she tells Fast Company. "I think people get too caught up and fixated on what's their ideal self and what they want to work toward when they should just say, 'Here are a couple of situations where I would like to be more effective, how can I start there and work around the edges of that?"
According to Ibarra, author of the upcoming book Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, as you take on more responsibilities, you are encouraged to be authentic and true, but this can be tricky if your future self is yet to be formed. Below, she shares the advice she gives managers and executives on allowing your leadership style to evolve and discovering your future authentic self.
Seriously, stop trying to define yourself
When you try hard to stay true to who you are—especially as a leader—Ibarra says you end up focusing your time and energy on what you know really well and you get into this "authenticity trap," which stops you from evolving.
"I work with a lot with leaders who are making transitions into situations that make them feel uncomfortable and unnatural," she says. "We're oftentimes falling back on authenticity as a way to stay inside our comfort zone." This mindset eventually becomes a deterrent because you end up working in the same way years after years. If you say you're a specific kind of person, you're excusing yourself from acting or seeing the views from opposing sides.
"Psychologist who study the self will tell you there is no one self. We are multiples. We are many selves and those selves have different selves. They can be selves based on the different roles that we play: 'I'm a teacher. I'm a mother. I'm a colleague.' For a lot of people, self is formative experiences. The things that have shaped you. But it could also be what I do and who I am today," she explains.
"We have many selves, many roles, and many possibilities and some people's different selves are more loosely tied together than others. For some people, the notion of authenticity has to do with what's at the core," continues Ibarra. "For some people, the core is something abstract and has maybe something to do with moral principles. For other people, the core is something that can be really quite huge and can include things like how I dress, how I walk, and how I talk."
Whatever your definition of self is, the mistake is to define it. How can you be true to your authentic self if you aren't giving yourself a real chance to grow and evolve into your true aspirations? When you think about staying true to yourself, you have to ask, which self?
But people get caught up with self-analysis because to be a healthy, happy person, you need to practice some form of introspection. The problem is, if you're constantly
analyzing your emotional and mental processes—especially when you're moving into a new professional position or an unfamiliar role—introspection becomes a bad thing. In her book, Ibarra writes that 50% of the managers she surveyed admits that their leadership style sometimes get in the way of their successes.
"A lot of time, introspecting is just keeping you in paralysis and analysis," she tells Fast Company. "A lot of times what happens with introspection is people get very fixed and they get very 'I'm good at this, I'm not good at that' and not having giving it a try at all."
Instead, the professor suggests being "more playful" about who you are. "You don't have to commit to being an extrovert or being great at first impressions," she explains, and you should be OK with doing things in a different way than you normally would—especially when leading.
"You're not going to get a different result by doing the same old thing over and over again … that was Einstein's definition of insanity," she says.
Change from the outside, in—not from the inside, out
According to Ibarra, what you learn from the outside is a lot more valuable than what you learn from the inside. Only through outsight—external perspectives gained from direct experiences and experimentations—can you evolve in the way the best leaders do. It'll help you discover what other people are thinking, where you should spend the most time, what kind of relationships matter most to you, and eventually, become more self-aware as a purpose-driven, authentic leader.
To become this type of leader, Ibarra advises throwing yourself into new territories, interacting with different kinds of people, and experimenting with new ways of getting things done. These challenges will break down the habitual ways that limit your possibilities. Do all of these things before you feel ready. You'll feel inauthentic and like an imposter at first, but you will eventually change how you see yourself. Your evolution will come from your relationship with other people, which "internalizes your leadership identity," according to psychologists.
"Really look around at other people, especially if you find people that you respect or admire and watch them … a lot of times, it's about forcing yourself to do stuff that doesn't come naturally," she says.
Ibarra writes in her book:
"Our mind-sets are very difficult to change because changing requires experience in what we are least apt to do. Without the benefit of an outside-in approach to change, our self-conceptions and therefore our habitual patterns of thought and action are rigidly fenced in by the past. No one pigeonholes us better than we ourselves do. The paradox of change is that the only way to alter the way we think is by doing the very things our habitual thinking keeps us from doing."
Furthermore, one of the biggest mistakes people make that stops them from growing is having an "inbred" network, says Ibarra. The only way you can think more strategically and cross-functionally is through the different relationships you have with different people.
"[People] talk to and hang out with the same people, the same usual suspects and usually, it's the people who share the same points of view, the same interests, the same kind of ideas," she explains. "[People] are very much sheltered from other ways of thinking. It keeps you from growing because one of the biggest influences on your growth is your network, different communities from which you belong, the different kinds of people you exchange and do things … that's a huge influence on who you become."
Sure, sometimes people know exactly who they want to be, but if you want to lead at a higher level and evolve to your best potential, then you won't know who that future person will be in advance. To find that person, you need to let go.
The best leaders are those who will admit that they don't know yet how to fulfill the role they're in, so they explore and experiment and are okay with tweaking and reiterating. That's the secret to discovering your true, authentic future self.


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Posted: August 10, 2010
General Cigar Co. has unveiled a new La Gloria Cubana cigar: the Serie N.
The four-sized brand, which the company says is for experienced smokers, is made with a combination of Nicaraguan and Ecuadoran Sumatra tobaccos.
The cigar was blended by General's Yuri Guillen, working along with Benji Menendez, Michael Giannini and Rick Rodriguez, collectively known as Team La Gloria Cubana.
"Our intent was to provide tenured smokers with a flavorful powerhouse of a cigar, one worthy of its pedigree, and I believe we have delivered that in spades. We are confident that consumers will respond to the new taste dimension brought forth by the proprietary Nicaraguan tobacco," said Debo Mukherjee, vice president of cigars for General Cigar.
The brand comes in a fire-engine red, hexagonal wooden box adorned with a gold Serie N logo. The cigars are packed 24 to the box.
General unveiled the cigars today in New Orleans at the IPCPR trade show. They will be on the market in October, at prices ranging from $6.00 to $7.10. The cigars are rolled in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
La Gloria Cubana's Serie R, a line of fat cigars, is one of the brand's newest and most popular items.
La Gloria also debuted the third cigar in its Artesanos line, called La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Obelisco. The cigar is shaped akin to the landmark Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration that dominates the skyline of Santiago, Dominican Republic, where La Gloria Cubanas are made.
The cigars are made from Dominican and Nicaraguan ligeros with an Ecuadoran Sumatra wrapper and made into what the company calls an obelisk shape, measuring five inches long, with a ring gauge as thick as 57 and as narrow as 44.
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The adult dentate gyrus continuously generates granule cells (DGCs) that are needed for specific learning and memory tasks, but the precise contribution of new neurons to information processing in the hippocampal circuitry remains unknown. In the past, we have demonstrated that key developmental processes occurring in the perinatal brain such as maturation of excitability, afferent synaptogenesis and function are all recapitulated during adult neurogenesis. We now propose the central hypothesis that newly born cells establish functional outputs as they develop, and the population of postsynaptic target cells contacted by young neurons is predominantly inhibitory, therefore different from the mixed excitatory/inhibitory network activated by mature granule cells. Thus, there would be a time window in which young DGCs primarily activate feedforward and/or feedback inhibitory circuits without exciting pyramidal cells, exerting a tight inhibitory control over the dentate gyrus output.
In Aim 1 we will build a spatio-temporal map of target activation by young developing neurons of the adult dentate gyrus. We will use retroviral transduction to express the light- activated cation channel Channelrhodopsin-2 in newborn DGCs of young-adult female mice (C57Bl6/J). We will sacrifice the animals at different times and prepare acute brain slices to carry out electrophysiological recordings. By stimulating the whole hippocampal slice with brief light pulses, all retrovirally transduced neurons will spike. We will search randomly for active postsynaptic target cells throughout the hilus and CA3 regions, and identify and characterize responsive neurons by combining loose patch and whole-cell recordings.
In Aim 2 we will investigate the functional maturation of new mossy fiber synapses made onto GABAergic and glutamatergic targets. We plan to utilize whole-cell recordings to test whether synapses forming onto GABAergic interneuron targets mature faster than those made onto pyramidal cells, as suggested by our previous structural studies. We will also study presynaptic mechanisms of short- and long-term plasticity that will shape both activity-dependent competition and activation of postsynaptic circuits. This project will address fundamental questions about connectivity and activation (spiking) of newborn cells that will contribute to understanding the precise impact of adult neurogenesis in the preexisting hippocampal network and the rules of neuronal connectivity in the adult brain. Identifying the rules by which neurons integrate in the existing network in a manner that is both safe and functionally relevant is also crucial for developing future brain repair therapies. Novel retroviral tools will be developed in collaboration with the Gage lab to enhance Channelrhodopsin-2 expression, thus improving the capability of light activation of newborn cells. In turn, experimental data obtained here will be used to feed into the theoretical model being developed by the Gage lab on the role of immature neurons in signal processing. The success of the proposed project relies on strengthening the close interaction between the Schinder laboratory at the Leloir Institute (Buenos Aires) and the Gage laboratory at the Salk Institute of La Jolla. Members of the Schinder lab will have the opportunity to train at Salk on the generation and characterization of novel retroviral vectors, improving the capabilities to develop advanced molecular tools at the foreign institution. We anticipate that capacity building leading to the design, generation and use of novel retroviral tools at the Leloir Institute will have an enormous impact on the local scientific community. This collaborative effort will therefore serve as a driving force to increase the critical mass of Argentine investigators that incorporate competitive technologies for the study of neurodegenerative disorders within their research focus. An increase in the number of laboratories carrying out regeneration- related projects will certainly enhance awareness to these and related problems to our community.
There is a lot of expectation in our society on the potential of neural progenitor cells as powerful tools for brain repair, and we will need to understand how adult-born neurons establish their connectivity in the adult healthy brain before attempts can be made in case of neurodegeneration or trauma. Solid research on functional integration of newborn neurons of the adult hippocampus will certainly contribute to the development of regenerative therapies for the treatment of disorders occurring in non-neurogenic areas. In particular, it is critical to identify the rules by which neurons integrate in the adult brain circuits in a manner that is both safe and functionally relevant. This will be a major outcome of the proposed project.
|Morgenstern, Nicolas A; Giacomini, Damiana; Lombardi, Gabriela et al. (2013) Delayed dendritic development in newly generated dentate granule cells by cell-autonomous expression of the amyloid precursor protein. Mol Cell Neurosci 56:298-306
|Marin-Burgin, Antonia; Mongiat, Lucas A; Pardi, M Belen et al. (2012) Unique processing during a period of high excitation/inhibition balance in adult-born neurons. Science 335:1238-42


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Watch Chicago 10
Chicago 10 is an animated docu-drama that explores the events of the now famous trial and events surrounding the anti-war protestors known as the Chicago Eight. The film features content from the transcripts and archived footage of the trial. Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, William Kunstler, Jerry Rubin, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Tom Hayden, and Leonard Weinglass are depicted in a fresh, honest light. With unflinching portrayals and recreations of the riots and pretests themselves, the story of how these eight anti-war activists and their two lawyers (bringing the total to the title-inspiring Ten) is recreated in a fresh and relevant light.
| 2008 | 1 hr 40 min | 10 /
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HP's Elite x2 Flexible Business Tablet Doubles as a Notebook
HP's Elite x2 Flexible Business Tablet Doubles as a NotebookAimed at enterprise users, the HP Elite x2 tablet can quickly be converted into a well-equipped notebook PC when combined with one of two optional keyboards.
The HP Elite x2 TabletThe Elite x2 can be configured with a sixth-generation Intel Core M5 1.1GHz processor (up to 2.7GHz with Intel Turbo Boost) or Intel Core M3 900MHz processor (up to 2.2GHz with Intel Turbo Boost) and up to 8GB of LPDDR3 1866 synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM). The device includes integrated Intel 515 graphics.
12-Inch Full HD LED DisplayThe Elite x2, which comes with a 12-inch HD LED display, is available with Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 or Windows Home 64 operating system. The device features a milled aluminum case to protect its internal components and to add toughness on the road.
Configure With Up to 256GB of Internal SSD StorageThe Elite x2 can be ordered with internal storage that ranges from 128GB to 256GB M.2 SATA SSD drives, a 180GB or 256GB M.2 SATA SED drive or a 256GB M.2 PCIe SSD drive. In addition, the machine is built to pass MIL-STD testing to meet the rigors of rough business use, while its display is covered with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for durability.
Two Optional Keyboards Are AvailableThe tablet is also available with two optional, enterprise-class, full-sized, backlit keyboardsthe HP Advanced Keyboard, which has a near-field communications (NFC) sensor in the touchpad and a built-in smart card reader for greater log-in security, and the HP Travel Keyboard, which provides a thinner profile. The Elite x2 measures 11.8 inches wide, 8.4 inches tall and 0.32 inches thick by itself, while its thickness increases to 0.6 inches with the travel keyboard attached. It weighs 1.85 pounds by itself or 2.72 pounds with the travel keyboard.
Premium Sound, 4G LTE ConnectivityThe Elite x2 also includes audio system tuning by Bang & Olufson as well as 4G LTE, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity, a microSD slot, a USB Type C Thunderbolt 3 connector and a USB Type A connector. The integrated Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem supports all major 3G and 4G networks. Three optional docking stations are also available, including one for 2K displays, one for 4K displays and a wireless unit.
Built-In Adjustable KickstandTo give the Elite x2 more flexibility for a wide range of users, the machine includes an integrated rear kickstand with about 150 degrees of adjustability to allow users to position the screen in a wide variety of poses.
Includes an HP Active Pen StylusThe Elite x2 comes with an HP Active Pen stylus that has a programmable Bluetooth App Launch feature to make it easier to launch Windows applications with the press of a button. Based on industry-standard WACOM technology, the pen has integrated pressure sensors to help control the width of lines when writing or drawing on-screen.
HP has unveiled a new portable computer aimed at enterprise workers—the Elite x2, an innovative and lightweight tablet with a 12-inch Full HD LED display that can quickly be converted into a well-equipped notebook machine when combined with one of two optional keyboards. Starting at $899 with an included pen stylus and a low-profile traveling keyboard, the Elite x2 runs on Microsoft Windows 10 and can be configured with two different sixth-generation Intel Core M processors. Also available are a range of 128GB to 256GB solid-state drives (SSDs) and three optional docking stations for business users who want to simplify their use of the machines in their offices. The Elite x2 also includes enterprise security and manageability features, such as BIOS-level security with integrated HP SureStart and HP Touchpoint Manager, to make the device easier to manage and deploy by IT departments. The machine is available now for preorder from HP and will be shipping by January 2016. Peruse this eWEEK slide show for more details about the new HP Elite x2 tablet.


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Entergy's Vermont Yankee nuclear plant can continue to operate after its scheduled shutdown date this year, U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha ruled. The facility secured a 20-year license extension from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but Vermont objected to it, citing safety concerns. "The ruling is good news for our 600 employees, the environment and New England residents and industries that depend on clean, affordable, reliable power provided by Vermont Yankee," Entergy said.
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Baked Salmon with Lemon Mayonnaise
9 Dec 2009
This video explains how to cook a poached salmon with lemon mayonaise.
|Salmon portions
|White wine
|125 Milliliter (1/2 Glass)
|Lemon wedges
|Fresh parsley
|1 Tablespoon
|1 , sliced
|Bay leaf
|Cracked black pepper
|To Taste
|To Taste
Line baking tray with parchment.
Put the salmon on the tray leaving the skin on.
Season with a little salt and cracked black pepper.
Pour the wine over the salmon.
Scatter the remaining herbs, onions and lemon wedges around the tray for additional flavour.
Loosely cover the salmon with a piece of parchment and tin foil and put into a preheated oven (180C/350F/Gas Mark 4).
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, checking in on it occasionally.
Allow to cool, completely, on the tray.
When cool, transfer to the serving tray and garnish with lemon and lime, and homemade lemon mayonnaise.
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Difficulty Level:Easy
Course:Main Dish
Preparation Time:10 Minutes
Cook Time:15 Minutes
Ready In:25 Minutes
Looking for an easy way to cook salmon? Here it is .This elegant recipe for salmon poached is so easy and results in perfect salmon every time. Great for your health , high in Omega 3's, which we don't usually get in our everyday foods. It's always a pleasure to come across simple, easy to make, delicious recipes like this one. This could definitely be integrated into regular rotation.
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Sweet Pepper And Turkey Rolls
|Sweet red peppers
|1 Small (Red / Green / Yellow Colored)
|1 Small
|Turkey breast slices
|3⁄4 Pound (6 Pieces)
|Nonstick cooking spray
|Dry white wine
|3 Tablespoon
|2 Tablespoon
|Sliced green onions
|2 Tablespoon
|Dried basil
|1⁄2 Teaspoon, crushed
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|White pepper
|1 Dash
|Cold water
|1 Tablespoon
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Instant beef granules/Chicken bouillon granules
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
Cut the pepper into thin strips.
Trim ends from zucchini; cut in half crosswise.
Cut each half into long thin strips.
Divide pepper and zucchini strips among the turkey breast ' slices.
Roll up turkey around vegetables.
Secure with wooden toothpicks.
Spray a 10x6x2-inch baking dish with nonstick coating.
Arrange turkey rolls in dish.
Combine wine, 2 tablespoons water, green onion, basil, salt, and pepper.
Pour over turkey rolls.
Cover with foil.
Bake in a 350° oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till the turkey is tender and no longer pink.
Transfer turkey ' rolls to serving platter; keep warm.
For sauce, measure pan juices; add enough water to equal 1/2 cup liquid.
In a small saucepan combine 1 tablespoon cold water, cornstarch, beef or chicken bouillon granules, and the pan juices.
Cook and stir till I thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 I minutes more.
Spoon sauce over turkey rolls.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 698 Calories from Fat 237
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26 g40.5%
Saturated Fat 6.9 g34.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 221.2 mg73.7%
Sodium 1312 mg54.7%
Total Carbohydrates 25 g8.4%
Dietary Fiber 6.5 g26.1%
Sugars 9.4 g
Protein 79 g157.9%
Vitamin A 114.3% Vitamin C 337%
Calcium 15.4% Iron 39.1%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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thanks for the warning - is anyone actively working on this issue ? It's important to my project to be able to slice buffers ( actually, I have one permanent buffer, with permanent "slice" buffers pointing to bits of it and when the contents of the buffer change I send a load of network messages - one for each of the slice buffers - this avoids any copying or reallocating buffers ). If no one else is working on this I'll probably give it a go myself, but I would appreciate some advice about why it was considered a bad idea for view buffer "containers" (mina ByteBuffer) to be pooled - can anyone help me out here ? josh On 15 Feb 2006, at 20:05, <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > I tested my own patch to DIRMINA-165 and I admit that it is very > very bad, please don't use it. > I'm not sure of the why of the bad-working of those classes, but > I'm sure that they simply don't work. > For the reason please wait for the answer of someone else. > > by Federico Bonelli > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Portway" <firstname.lastname@example.com> > To: <email@example.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:43 PM > Subject: [mina] DIRMINA-165 revisited > > >> Hi, >> I've been looking at the code submitted for this bug (to allow the >> creating of read-only buffers and buffer slices) and reading the >> comments, and I'm not sure I understand why the submitted patch is >> considered "dangerous". Trustin advises that all the methods >> assert that every buffer involved is not pooled, but I'm not sure >> why this should be - presumably, assuming that any derived >> buffers maintain a reference to their parent buffer, the parent >> buffer won't be returned to the pool until all derived buffers >> have been released, and therefore released it in turn. Am I >> missing something here ? >> >> josh > >
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Inflation Targeting and Price-Level-Path Targeting in the GEM: Some Open Economy Considerations
This paper compares the performance of simple inflation targeting (IT) and price-level path targeting (PLPT) rules to stabilize the macroeconomy, in response to a series of shocks, similar to those seen in Canada and the United States over the 1983 to 2004 period. The analysis is conducted in a two-country (Canada and the United States), two-sector (tradables and nontradables) version of the International Monetary Fund's Global Economy Model (GEM). The authors conclude that PLPT is slightly preferred to IT for delivering macroeconomic stability, as it delivers a reduction in inflation and nominal interest rate volatility, at the expense of slightly higher output gap variability. When the analysis is restricted to the shocks that have been most important for explaining movements in Canada's terms of trade over this period, PLPT is still preferred to IT. The authors also show that their results are sensitive to the interaction between the relative importance of the different types of macroeconomic shocks that hit the economy, and the extent to which price and wage setting is forward looking. Lastly, the authors demonstrate that the choice of monetary policy framework in the United States does not affect the relative merits of PLPT versus IT in Canada.
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- Calvo, Guillermo A., 1983. "Staggered prices in a utility-maximizing framework," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(3), pages 383-398, September.
- Fama, Eugene F., 1984. "Forward and spot exchange rates," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 319-338, November.
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"Price-Level Targeting and Stabilization Policy: A Review,"
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07-11, Bank of Canada.
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"What do New-Keynesian Phillips Curves imply for price level targeting?,"
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1999-021, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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Apartamentos Camino del Prado - Madrid
- WiFi Percuma
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- 5 pangsapuri bebas asap rokok
- Tab spa
- Penyaman udara
- Kakitangan berbilang bahasa
- Bantuan pelancongan/tiket
Nikmati keselesaaan
- Dapur
- Alat memasak, pinggan mangkuk dan perkakas dapur
- Dapur
- Ketuhar gelombang mikro
- Peti sejuk
- Bilik mandi persendirian
Menarik di sini
- Di Lavapies
- Plaza Mayor (0.5 bt / 0.9 km)
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (0.5 bt / 0.8 km)
- El Rastro (0.5 bt / 0.8 km)
- Puerta del Sol (0.6 bt / 0.9 km)
- Muzium Thyssen-Bornemisza (0.6 bt / 1 km)
This facility is not a hotel in the normal sense. The building is not in a great part of…
No reception desk at apartment and need to make appointment before arrival. This is an…
Lebih banyak pilihan hebat
Sekilas pandang
Fakta penting
Saiz hotel
- Hotel ini mempunyai 5 bilik
- Hotel in mempunyai lebih 2 tingkat
- Masa daftar masuk 15:00-22:00
- Masa daftar keluar ialah 11:00
Diperlukan semasa daftar masuk
- Kad kredit atau deposit tunai diperlukan
- ID foto dikeluarkan kerajaan diperlukan
- Umur daftar masuk minimum ialah 18
Mengembara bersama yang lain
- Tiada katil bayi (katil budak)
Haiwan kesayangan
- Haiwan kesayangan tidak dibenarkan
- WiFi percuma di tempat awam
- WiFi percuma di dalam bilik
Tempat letak kenderaan
- Dilarang meletak kenderaan
Maklumat lain
- Hartanah bebas asap rokok
Hotel Empat Bintang yang berdekatan di Madrid
Dalam hotel
- Tab spa
- Bantuan tiket/pelancongan
- Kakitangan berbilang bahasa
Dalam bilik
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- Penyaman udara
- Balkoni
- Bilik mandi persendirian
- Pancuran mandi sahaja
- Pengering rambut
- Televisyen
- Wi-fi percuma
- Peti sejuk
- Ketuhar gelombang mikro
- Dapur
- Dapur
- Alat memasak, pinggan mangkuk dan perkakas dapur
Hotel terkemuka di Madrid
Hotel yang berdekatan
Hotel yang disarankan
Cetakan kecil Apartamentos Camino del Prado - Madrid
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Urus niaga tunai di hartanah ini tidak boleh melebihi EUR 2500, disebabkan peraturan negara. Untuk butiran lanjut, sila hubungi hartanah menggunakan maklumat dalam pengesahan tempahan.
Kemudahan tambahan pilihan
Daftar masuk lewat selepas 22:00 boleh diaturkan dengan caj tambahan sebanyak EUR 30
Kami telah menyertakan segala caj yang disediakan kepada kami oleh hotel ini. Walau bagaimanapun, caj boleh berbeza-beza, misalnya, berdasarkan tempoh penginapan ataupun jenis bilik yang anda tempah.
Ulasan terkini
Baik 3.4 /5 from 36 reviews
Note this review is for Apartment 4. This apartment was great and absolutely suited our needs. It was clean, well set out with all the amenities we required, including a washing machine and cooktop. The apartment is located in an ok area not far from the metro station. There is a fabulous supermarket located about 400m down the street and plenty of restaurants close by. We really enjoyed our stay here and were very happy with the apartment and location. There are a couple of things that I would like to point out that could be an issue for others. Apartment 4 is located on the 4th floor and there is no lift. If you have suitcases it could be a struggle. If you're unfit/not able to climb too many stairs, this apartment is not for you, try one on the lower levels. The other thing to note is the roofline is angled with exposed beams, which at points are quite low. I'm 5"10 and the beams were at my head height in some places. One last point to note is the size of the shower and the height of the roof over the shower. It was rather small and a tight squeeze to get in to and I am by no means large. These are by no means criticisms of this apartment as we loved it and it's charm, however I'd hate for someone to find these things out upon arrival and for it to be a problem. I would highly recommend staying in this apartment if you are looking for a self contained apartment.
This hotel has no lobby, so you have to schedule a time to meet with the person who is going to give you keys. I was not told that they would be late, and I ended up waiting on a street corner for an hour for someone to show up. This made me very uncomfortable and ended up putting a bit of a damper on my stay in Madrid. Aside from that, the room was in fine condition, but there were better places to stay. Note, there is a washer but no dryer.
They imply they have a reception by saying they have a multilingual staff and help with tours. There is NO reception or help with tours. After you book they send you a threatening letter about being on time or you will have to wait till they get around to coming back. Then they were late to the check in themselves! Plus they put us on the 5th floor of a building which has no elevator(lift) after I told them I have a broken ankle! The room does not look like any of their photos at all and there is almost NO wifi. It works about 10% of the time and is slower than dialup. The shower has a 13 inch opening! You can barely turn around it it. They said it had a spa tub! Liars. It has such a low ceiling and beams that my husband kept hitting his head on the them. It said it has a balcony. Even on the description they sent me. NO it has no balcony. We had no car, but if we did, there's no parking allowed by the hotel. It's a 10 minute walk all uphill to the apts. OMG if you have luggage! Do not stay here if you want a good Madrid experience!!!
In short - the bad 1) Hot water only lasts 5 min - don't expect 2 people to have consecutive showers 2) The noise overnight is unbearable. You cannot sleep at all. 3) No reception therefore you need to go elsewhere to leave your bags if you arrive early. 4) Not well insulated so we had the heating on 24/7 essentially The good 1) Right near a big supermarket 2) All activities within walking distance 3) Cheap if you can handle not sleeping 4) Close to the main station
The AC in the Camino del Prado apartment was needing service so we were upgraded to an apartment at Apartamente del Palacio Real - same company. We were treated beautifully. The apartment had everything we needed and if anything wasn't perfect, the representatives of the company replaced or fixed immediately. The apartment was spotless and while it didn't have street facing windows, it was still charming. My husband and I saved a huge amount of money on food and were able to enjoy picking up fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses in the mercado just around the corner. There were many, many places to get tapas and/or a glass of wine or cerveza. The noise level was just fine and we got good rest. There were fiestas very near and we participated when we wanted and slept when we needed. The lift was wonderful, the laundry available for free, the AC strong. Neighborhood was very, very safe. We often walked as late as 2 a.m. or more. It was also near the La Latina metro for longer trips and we just walked everywhere for shorter distances. Beautiful stay! Great company! Cannot recommend it highly enough!!
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To help protect healthy tissues from the radioactive drugs that target tumors, oncologists laboriously map the tumors by hand from sections of three-dimensional (3-D) images. But now researchers have developed a faster way. Based on computed tomography (CT) imaging data from a patient, 3-D graphic design software creates a model of the tumor in just an hour or two. When combined with a test that simulates the fate of therapeutic radioactivity in the body, the tumor model also lets oncologists personalize the radiotherapy dose. A study of several patients showed that this fast, new method maps organs and radiotherapy doses as accurately as conventional methods. The new software is expected to be used in a clinical trial of a tumor-targeted radiotherapy; a commercial version is scheduled for release to other cancer centers next year.
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Melba Joyce Boyd is Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies at Wayne State University. She is the author of thirteen books, including Wrestling with the Muse: Dudley Randall and the Broadside Press (Columbia University Press) which received the 2005 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Book Honor for Nonfiction, and the editor of Roses and Revolutions: the Collected Writings of Dudley Randall (2009) which received the 2010 Library of Michigan Notable Books Award and was a finalist for a 2010 NAACP Image Award in Literature. Her 1994 book, Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E. W. Harper, 1825-1911, was widely reviewed and praised by critics.
Eight of her books are collections of poetry, the most recent of which is Death Dance of a Butterfly (2010), Blues Music Sky of Mourning: The German Poems (2006), and The Province of Literary Cats (2002). She has won a number of awards for her poetry including a Michigan Council for the Arts Individual Artist Award, and in 2009 she was a Nominee for the Kresge Eminent Artist Award. In 1997, she was commissioned to write the official poem for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, which was inscribed in bronze in the museum wall, and lines from her poem, "We Want Our City Back," appear in the sculpture Transcending: Michigan's Tribute to Labor in downtown Detroit. Her poetry has been translated into German, Italian, and Spanish, and has appeared in numerous anthologies and international journals. She is also the coeditor (with M. L. Liebler) of Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry 2001.
Boyd lectures at universities and conferences throughout the United States and abroad, and is the author of over 50 published essays on African American literature and film. In addition, she is the writer, producer and director of the documentary film, The Black Unicorn: Dudley Randall and the Broadside Press (1996). She is the series coeditor of the African American Life Series at WSU Press, and a contributing editor for The Black Scholar: The Journal of Black Studies and Research.
In 1983-4, she was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Bremen in Germany and in 2009, she was a Visiting Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. She has held professorial positions at the University of Iowa, Ohio State University and the University of Michigan, where she continues to be an Adjunct Professor for The Center for Afroamerican and African Studies.
She received a Doctor of Arts in English at the University of Michigan in 1979, and a B.A. (1971) and a M. A. (1972) in English at Western Michigan University.
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That question has puzzled astronomers for decades, but a new study published just last week may have the answer.
He said the next thing he remembered was that he was out of the car bleeding and puzzled by his two bullet wounds.
But even as puzzled local residents shrugged off the rare 5.8-magnitude earthquake, Washington quickly mobilized.
Even reptile experts are puzzled, Christine Pelisek reports.
A puzzled cantor lifted his head up and a bewildered congregation turned their eyes to their leader.
Many a time Myrtle had puzzled herself about the mystery of the old desk.
She is puzzled; she is lonely; she has no one to direct her conscience.
It puzzled them when the strip of water widened between the steamer and the pier.
But there was a puzzled look on his face as he lit his cigar.
His reference to a "solatium" puzzled me, but it did not seem anything of consequence.
c.1600, "state of being puzzled," from puzzle (v.); meaning "perplexing question" is from 1650s; that of "a toy contrived to test one's ingenuity" is from 1814.


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" fans: the final 20 in my week-long series of things I love about this show. I hope you've enjoyed the journey as much as I have. I'm sure the final three weeks of Season 5 will be providing us with plenty of additions to the following list of things I love about this season so far.
If you missed any of the first eighty, don't fret! Click any of the following to read them.
Also, be sure to visit The "Lost" 100, your one-stop shop for everything you need to get properly pumped up for the final three episodes of the year.
Onto the final 20!
81. Everything in the opening sequence of "Because You Left,"
from Pierre Chang's choice of record through the familiar face
he bumps into while leaving the Orchid. "Lost" announced
in these few minutes that it was ready to let its freak flag fly.
Hell to the yes, replieth I and many others.
82. Richard's
marching orders to a very confused John Locke after the flashes
start. Why Richard needed to give these instructions so urgently is
one of Season 5's most fascinating mysteries. Might we see his side of this conversation before season's end? More than likely.
83. Daniel Faraday and Desmond Hume create history, literally, with their
encounter outside the Swan's doors. Why is Desmond uniquely
special, and what does that portend as the season/series wind
84. Flaming Frogurt! Flaming Frogurt!
Flaming Frogurt! Just rolls off the tongue, really.
85. "Libby says hi."
Ana Lucia's finest moment on the show, and still one of the
great quotes this season.
86. The chilling
reveal of The Lamp Post, and the druid math performed by Eloise
Hawking. I think we have a pretty good idea who the "clever
fellow" that conceived of this place is now, don't we?
Mom must be so proud.
87. "Jughead"
as a whole, to me the high watermark of the season to date. Widmore
on the Island! Faraday states his love for Charlotte! Little Charlie!
"Jughead" itself! I mean, it's not even fair to
have that much good stuff in one episode.
88. Sawyer watching Kate helping Claire give birth to Aaron. Seeing the
shaft of light pour from the Swan was cool, but this was straight-up
89. Jin+Danielle=win. As
soon as Locke and company saw the French writing on the wreckage, I
started to squeal. Throw in my inappropriate man-crush on Daniel
Kim and you had an almost perfect moment.
90. Charlotte telling Daniel she remembers him from her childhood. Just
watch the light go out from Daniel's eyes during this scene. If
anyone could understand the implications of such a seemingly
impossible statement, it would be him.
91. Frank Lapidus, Pilot, Ajira Airways 316. "We're not
going to Guam, are we?" Hee.
92. Sawyer convincing Juliet to "have his back" and stay with
her on the Island at the end of "LaFleur." My personal
favorite scene of Season 5 to date. Just perfection.
93. Radzinsky building the Swan model inside the Flame Station. As if the
Swan wasn't already the spiritual center of the mysteries
surrounding the true purpose of the Dharma Initiative, this ornery
genius' involvement in its design took things up a notch or
94. Sayid's drug-induced
confession to Oldham. One of the few times "Lost" let
itself have some fun with its outlandish premise.
95. The show heard round the "Lost" world: Sayid shoots Ben. Because admit it: you never thought this would
happen. Ever. And while this apparently always and ever happened, this moment
proved "Lost" had not remotely lost its ability to shock
and stun the audience.
96. Miles and Hurley
discussing time travel paradox. Gold not only for the dialogue, but
the personalities given those words. Not only was this fall-down
funny, but proved that the writers had a really, really good shot of
avoiding every typical time-travel pothole that plagues stories of
this kind.
97. Kate's reason for
returning to the Island: to reunite Claire with Aaron. I'm not
the biggest Kate fan, but this one revelation justified her actions
in Season 5 and gave her a character-based, emotionally resonant
reason for returning to the Island. Now, if we can just give one of
those to any of the male members of the O6, we'd be
98. Ben steals Alex from
Danielle. Some people complained that this scene didn't show
anything new. Really? We all knew that Charles ordered the Island
Dauphin to kill them both, only to kidnap Alex and spare Danielle's
life due to his own traumatic past? Really? We knew this? Maybe you
did. I sure as hell didn't.
99. The
Altar of Anubis, deep in the bowels of the Temple, showing the statue
in some form of engagement with what we know as the Monster. The fact
that Ben seemed to have never seen it before only deepens its
100. Hurley rewrites "The
Empire Strikes Back." Then again, I'm biased. We're going to miss these light
moments as the season goes the way of the dark side over the next
three weeks.
There you have it: 100 things I love about "Lost." Be sure to list those moments nearest and dearest to your hearts, Season 5 or otherwise, below!
Which season do you love the most?(online surveys)
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Free Family History Books Online – Tuesday's Tip
Today's post is short and sweet and
about free family history books online.
Family History Books (books.familysearch.org) contains more than 200,000 digitized genealogy, family history, and local history publications available from around the world. "The collection includes family histories, county and local histories, genealogy magazines and how-to books, gazetteers, and medieval histories and pedigrees." The titles included in the Family History Books collection come from the following partner institutions:
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Onondaga County Public Library
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VS2008 Training Kit: What's new in C# 3.0?
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Hi and welcome to another Visual Studio 2008 Training Kit screencast.
This session was presented by Luke Hoban and is the from the
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During this brief session, you will learn about some of the key new language enhancements that are provided as part of the C# 3.0 language that is included with Visual Studio 2008.
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The Greenwich Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund provides Greenwich's youth access to recreational programs. Our scholarship program provides income eligible families exposure to positive experiences, and active lifestyles, as well as opportunities to gain and refine life skills, and to develop positive personal and social assets. Our scholarship fund is completely supported through donations from local businesses, community service organizations, corporations, and individuals. 100% of the donations to this fund go directly to support scholarships for Greenwich's youth.
We need your help to provide recreation opportunities to children who would not otherwise have the opportunity, please consider a donation today.


text: Flautist, composer and self-described "sound healer" Tim Wheater began his musical training at the Guildhall School of Music in London, later winning a scholarship to study in Paris under Marcel Moyse, Jean-Pierre Rampal and Roger Bourdin. A stint at New York's Eastman School of Music under the auspices of James Galway followed before Wheater toured with the dance-pop outfit Bronski Beat; he later spent three years with Eurythmics, subsequently working with Ugly Kid Joe. Additio... Read more