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I am applying for a second five-year K05 Established Investigator Award to allow me to continue my cancer research agenda and to provide time for mentoring junior colleagues. The renewal application documents the degree to which the initial Award enabled me to succeed in each of these areas, and the specific ways in which support for five additional years would be put to use. The K05 renewal will allow me: 1) to reduce my current clinical and administrative duties by 50% FTE so that I can develop and refine my research into the accuracy and outcomes of cancer screening and diagnosis;and 2) to engage junior investigators in clinical studies and train them to conduct independent research. The ultimate goal of my own research is to improve cancer screening, detection, and care. I propose working with trainees on clinically significant and innovative projects in three areas: 1. Studies examining variability among pathologists in the interpretation of breast tissue and the impact of digital imaging technology and double reading by pathologist on interpretive performance. 2. Qualitative studies of physicians'attitudes and experiences communicating errors in medical diagnoses. 3. Studies of radiologist characteristics associated with the accuracy of diagnostic mammography. In terms of mentoring, I will continue the commitment I have made in the initial five years of K05 funding to mentor a diverse group of junior investigators who are planning or engaged in cancer-related clinical studies. Based on my experience to date, the trainees will be located both inside and outside of the University of Washington. I enjoy research and mentoring and look forward to doing more in the next five years.
This award will support protected time for Dr. Elmore to expand her clinical research program and continue mentoring junior investigators in the areas of cancer detection, diagnosis, and outcomes. Specifically, junior investigators will be mentored on projects in general epidemiology, cancer screening and diagnosis, and the role of technology in cancer care.
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Harvey Nichols Bans Foie Gras For Roger Moore
Renowned British departmental store Harvey Nichols Bans Foie Gras For Roger Moore after the legendary James Bond actor urged the store to remove the product from its restaurant menus.
Introduction: Foie gras, a popular delicacy in French cuisine, is made of liver of goose or duck, which has specially been fattened by force feeding fatty corn to the birds. It is considered as a protected cultural and gastronomical heritage of France and normally paired with steak. However, it has been subject to controversies for more than a decade.
Foie gras controversy: Animal rights groups like the Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protest foie gras' production because of cruel and inhuman treatments used against the animals. The force feeding methods scratches animals' throat and esophagus and cause them wounds and irritation. The overfeeding also causes swollen liver, stretched abdomens, impaired liver function and sometimes even death. The New York State Government Affairs & Public Policy Dept came ahead for the first time in 2001 and sought a ban on foie gras production as it violated animal rights. Several other groups followed it in later years.
Harvey Nichols Bans Foie Gras For Roger Moore glads bonds hero: Roger Moore, 83, found it to be an extremely splendid news that Harvey Nichols agreed to ban foie gras following his appeal. The London store, which had removed the product from its shop last year, removed the product from its menu on New Year. Moore's appeal came as part of PETA's campaign under which it already convinced Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet to voice against the food last April.
Moore's new targets: After Harvey Nichols Bans Foie Gras For Roger Moore, the 007 star vowed to target other renowned London stores and a small shop called Fortnum & Mason, which is apparently reluctant to keep the food off their menu. However, if you are still a fan of this food, click on this link to know more about foie gras.
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Cast: Minissha Lamba, Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Deepika Padukone
Producer: Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra
Director: Siddharth Anand
Writer: Devika Bhagat
Release Date: 14 August,2008
Storyline: Bachna ae haseeno (hindi: बचना ऐ हसीनों) is an indian romantic comedy film released on 15 august 2008. it stars ranbir kapoor, deepika padukone, bipasha basu and minissha lamba. the film was directed by siddharth anand whose previous films include salaam namaste (2005) and ta ra rum pum (2007). it was the eight highest grossing film of 2008.
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We're busy getting ready for Vinisud at the moment. You'll find us at Hall 11 Aisle A Stand 99 (or 11A99 in Vinisud talk). We will, once again, be sharing a booth with Laurent and Julien Brechet and Philippe Cambie.
In addition to our latest vintages of Costieres de Nîmes in Château de Nages, Nostre Païs, and Lou Coucardié, you will also be able to savor Château de Vaudieu of Châteauneuf du Pâpe; Les Halos de Jupiter by Philippe Cambie; Domaine des Bosquets of Gigondas; Les Piliers and Les Insolites of Michel Gassier; Château de la Coulerette of Côtes de Provence; Domaine de la Jérôme in Côtes du Rhône Villages; Cercius in Côtes du Rhône; and finally but not least Plateau des Chênes of Lirac.
In reds we will largely be showing the 2010 vintages and in whites and rosés the 2011 vintages. Please feel free to stop by. You'll be able to discover our full range of wines in a relaxed and accessible environment. If you'd like some privileged one-on-one time, don't hesitate to contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or +3220.127.116.11.30 and schedule an appointment.


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By Richard Rubin
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WASHINGTON – A temporary tax holiday for U.S. companies to repatriate offshore profits would cost the government $95.8 billion in revenue over the next decade, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation, a nonpartisan scorekeeper for Congress.
Lawmakers occasionally talk about a repatriation tax break as a way to pay for spending such as replenishing the Highway Trust Fund. The estimate shows the difficulty of making such an argument.
According to the estimate, dated June 6, repeating the holiday enacted in 2004 would generate $19.6 billion over the first two years and then start costing the government money.
"A second repatriation holiday may be interpreted by firms as a signal that such holidays will become a regular part of the tax system, thereby increasing the incentives to retain earnings overseas rather than repatriating those earnings and to locate more income and investment overseas," JCT Chief of Staff Thomas Barthold wrote in the estimate.
Under the U.S. tax system, companies owe the federal government based on their worldwide income. They can defer taxes on income earned overseas until they repatriate it, giving companies an incentive to book profits outside the U.S. and stockpile them there.
As of earlier this year, 307 large U.S.-based companies held $1.95 trillion in accumulated profits outside the U.S., up 11.8 percent from a year earlier. Among the companies with the largest stockpiles are Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Pfizer Inc.
Cisco, Oracle
U.S. companies, including Cisco Systems Inc. and Oracle Corp., mounted a 2011 lobbying push for a tax holiday. That effort fell short, impaired in part by a JCT estimate at the time showing that it would increase budget deficits by $78.7 billion over a decade.
A one-time tax break has a different budgetary effect than a lower tax rate on repatriations if paired with structural changes to the international tax system. In that case - as proposed in different forms by President Barack Obama and Republican Rep. Dave Camp - there can be a temporary increase in revenue that could be used for spending or other items.
The estimate was prepared for Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Finance Committee. He and Chairman Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, issued a statement on June 5 saying they wanted to avoid "diverting" any revenue from repatriation to issues outside of a broad revamp of the tax code.
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Jimmy Burke
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Early life Edit
James Burke was born in Bronx, New York as the illegitimate son to Jane Conway, a prostitute who was an immigrant from Dublin, Ireland. The father of James has never been identified. At age two he was placed in a foster home by his mother, where he spent most of his early years in a Roman Catholic orphanage run by nuns, never to see his birth parents again. He was shuttled around various homes and orphanages, where he suffered physical abuse and sexual abuse at the hands of various foster fathers and foster brothers. When he was 13 years old, Burke's foster father died in a car crash—he lost control of the car when he turned around to hit Burke, who was riding in the back seat. The deceased man's widow, who was in the car as well but survived, blamed Burke for the accident and gave him regular beatings until he was taken back into care.
He was finally adopted by the "Burke" family and he took the family name of Burke during this time. Jimmy lived with them in a large wooden boarding house located on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Ocean Promenade in Rockaway, Queens. His time spent there during the beginning of his adolescence was a time of peace and calm. He remained close to the Burke family and visited his adoptive mother and father each Mother's Day, Christmas and on their birthdays. On a monthly basis he would send them several thousand dollars in an unmarked envelope as appreciation for their attempt at raising him. It is rumored that he buried a portion of the loot from the 1978 Lufthansa heist which he orchestrated and helped carry out, on the site of his childhood foster home. Except for a quarter of the estimated millions taken in the heist the rest of the gold, silver and currency has never been recovered.
As he approached his teens, Burke began to get in trouble with the law and spent considerable time in jail. In 1949, aged eighteen, he was sentenced to five years in prison for forgery. He passed counterfeit checks for Dominick Cersani. Burke did not act as an informant for the authorities and that helped him gain favor amongst his Mafia contemporaries. Behind bars, he mixed with a number of Mafia members and other criminals of all nationalities in New York area.
Burke was an immense and intimidating presence: He was 6 ft 3, and weighed 260 pounds, he was very buff, burly, tall, and with extremely large, tattooed, muscular arms as result of earlier work as a bricklayer for the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, along with an explosive temper to match. His job as a union bricklayer during the New York City construction boom was short-lived, and he gave it up to pursue a life of crime. He was known to be very polite and charming, but was a stone-cold killer. Said Henry Hill."
According to Henry Hill- "Jimmy Burke was a 24/7 stone-cold gangster, he was tough as nails, and he was a very big guy and knew how to handle himself. Jimmy was as tough as they come, he was the toughest, and the most ruthless, and the most vicious motherfucker you'd ever meet in your life, he killed a lot of people, he was a loose-cannon, and he was a homicidal maniac. I mean Jimmy was a fucking lethal, animalistic, bloodthirsty, psychotic killer. Jimmy wouldn't hesitate to kill or go to war with anyone and anybody, that stood in his way or that crossed him. Jimmy would put the fear of god in anybody. Jimmy scared the scary guys, he would put the fear of god in some of the most vicious and fearsome guys. Nobody fucked with Jimmy Burke, and nobody dared fucked with him or challenged him in any way. Jimmy was also very relentless, and very clever, charming, persuasive, determined, and crafty. Jimmy could corrupt a saint. Jimmy had a bunch of Cops, Judges, District Attorneys, U.S. Attorneys, Councilman, Assemblyman, Mayors, Politicians, and even FBI Agents on his payroll and in his pocket. Jimmy was very bloodthirsty, power-hungry, and greedy, he wanted it all, and jimmy would stop at nothing to get what he wanted, and if you tried to stop him then you better get a fucking army on him. Jimmy loved killing people, and he loved stealing from people, i mean he actually enjoyed it. Jimmy once told me that if someone offered him a billion dollars he would reject it, and try to find a way to steal it from them. Jimmy would kill absolutely anybody, it didn't matter who you are, weather you were a Cop, or a Judge, or a Lawyer, or a District Attorney, or a Federal Agent, Jimmy would of even killed the fucking president of the United States, if he got in jimmy's way. It didn't matter to Jimmy, he would kill anybody that crossed him the wrong way, and he didn't think twice about killing anybody. Jimmy was the type of person that would take you out to dinner and smile at you then kill you for dessert, he would look at you straight in the eyes while he would stab you with an ice pick multiple times in the heart, and thats how ruthless and crazy jimmy was. Jimmy was so brutal, so crazy, so vicious and so cold, he would make you watch as he would kill your wife, kill your kids, and kill your whole family. Jimmy would of even had killed or personally killed his own sons. thats the type of guy Jimmy Burke was. Jimmy looked like a fighter and a killer. He had a a lot of hands and he had a lot of balls. If there was just the littlest amount of trouble, he'd be all over you in a second. When i was a 15 year old kid, Jimmy once beat some black guy that was massive, the guy was about 6 foot 6 and looked like he weighed about 300 pounds to death with his bear hands, right in front of me, it was crazy, they got into a brief argument about money that he owed jimmy, and before i knew it, jimmy was on top of the guy just brutally punching him in the face over and over again, there was fuckin blood every where, all over jimmy's hands, the guys face was caved in and gushing blood, next thing you know jimmy took the guys wallet out his pocket and grabbed the money he owed him, then we walked away and that was the end of it, and from that point on, i knew better than to get on the wrong side of Jimmy. Jimmy would grab a guy's tie and slam his chin into the table before the guy knew he was in a war.... Jimmy had a reputation for being extremely violent, tough as nails, brutal, ruthless and wild. He'd whack you in a heartbeat. Jimmy was a very feared and scary guy, and he scared a'lot of feared and scary men. he also made a bunch of money. Jimmy was a huge money-maker for himself and the Italian Mafia. Jimmy had a net worth of around $60-$70 Million, and that was in the mid 1970s." During his era, Jimmy burke was one of the most powerful, richest, ruthless, and feared Gangster's in America.
"Jimmy the Gent" Edit
It is alleged that Burke committed a number of murders, it is believed that he murdered 60 to 70 people but no victims were ever named. During the 1950s in addition to other crimes, he was involved in other illegal activity such as distributing untaxed cigarettes and liquor. He married in 1962 and fathered two daughters, one of whom was Catherine Burke and two sons: Frank James Burke and Jesse James Burke, (named after the famous outlaw brothers of the Old West). Jesse James suffered from a stutter speech impediment and was widely ignored by Jimmy, and left to play in their home's basement filled with stolen toys. Burke is rumored to have murdered and dismembered an ex-boyfriend of his bride because he was being a nuisance. The police found his body cut up in pieces all over the inside of his car.
Burke was a mentor of Thomas DeSimone, Henry Hill and Angelo Sepe, who were all young men in the 1960s. They carried out jobs for Burke, such as selling stolen merchandise. They eventually became part of Jimmy's crew and worked out of South Ozone Park, Queens and East New York, Brooklyn. The pair helped Burke with the hijacking of delivery trucks. According to Hill, Burke would usually give $50 to the drivers of the trucks they stole, as if he were tipping them for the inconvenience, which led to his nickname "Jimmy the Gent".
Corrupt law enforcement officers, bribed by Burke, would tell him about any potential witnesses or informants. As many as 12 or 13 bodies a year would be found tied up, strangled, and shot in the trunks of stolen vehicles abandoned in the parking lots surrounding JFK Airport. Said Henry Hill about Burke: "Jimmy could plant you just as fast as shake your hand. It didn't matter to him. At dinner he could be the nicest guy in the world, but then he could blow you away for dessert."
He owned a bar in South Ozone Park, Queens called Robert's Lounge. It was a favorite hangout of Burke and his crew, and many other mobsters, bookmakers, loan sharks, and other assorted criminals. Burke ran a loan shark and bookmaking operation that was based at the bar, and high stakes poker games in the basement, of which he would receive a cut. Burke also owned a dress factory, also in South Ozone Park, Queens, called Moo Moo Vedda's, which kept him awash in laundered money. While not a Mafia member, Burke had one Mob member as friend and associate, Capo Paul Vario. In 1972, Jimmy Burke and Henry Hill were arrested for beating up Gaspar Ciaccio in Tampa, Florida who allegedly owed a large gambling debt to their friend the union boss Casey Rosado. They were charged with extortion, convicted, and sentenced to ten years in federal prison.
Burke was paroled after six years, then went straight back to crime, as did Hill, who got out around the same time. Henry Hill shortly began trafficking in drugs; Burke was soon involved in this new enterprise, even though the Lucchese crime family — with whom they were associated — did not authorize any of its members to deal in drugs. This Lucchese ban was made because the prison sentences imposed on anyone convicted of drug trafficking were so lengthy that the accused would often become informants in exchange for a lighter sentence. This is exactly what Henry Hill would eventually do. It is claimed by many that he was involved in at least 50 to 70 murders during his career.
He allegedly killed nine people following the Lufthansa Heist. After Jimmy Breslin had written a disparaging and accusative article on Paul Vario, Burke strangled the journalist almost to death in front of a bar full of witnesses. He ordered the murder of his best friend, Dominick "Remo" Cersani, who became an informant and helped the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrest Burke on a truck hijacking charge. Burke had Remo's body buried next to the bocce court behind Robert's Lounge. It was said that whenever Burke played bocce there with friends, he would jokingly say "Hey Remo, how're you doing?"
Burke frequently liked to lock his victims, notably the young children of his victims, in refrigerators. When Burke had a problem collecting money he was owed, and the unfortunate debtor had children, he would pick the child up in his huge arm, open the refrigerator with the other, and say "if you don't do whatcha supposed to, I'm gonna lock your kid inside the fuckin' refrigerator".
Much later, Burke allegedly attempted to kidnap, torture and kill Henry Hill's wife, Karen, and their two children when he suspected Henry of being an FBI informant. This is what Hill claims, no second source ever backed up the story, and many believe Hill became an informer primarily to save himself from prison.
The Lufthansa Heist Edit
Burke's fame was the result of the Lufthansa Heist, the theft of approximately $6 million in cash and jewels from Building 261 at the Lufthansa cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. This was the largest robbery in American history at the time. Based on inside information from a Lufthansa Cargo Supervisor Louis Werner who owed a large gambling debt to Burke-controlled bookmaker Martin Krugman, Burke planned and recruited a crew of criminal acquaintances that included Tommy DeSimone, Angelo Sepe, Louis "The Whale" Cafora, Joseph "Joe Buddha" Manri, Robert "Frenchy" McMahon and Paolo LiCastri. Burke's son, Frank James Burke, drove a "crash car" whose function was to ram all police cars in pursuit of the getaway vehicle. Parnell Edwards did not directly participate in the robbery but was ordered to dispose of the van used in the robbery at a junk yard compactor in New Jersey.
The robbery took place during the early morning hours on December 11, 1978. Because JFK Airport was divided between the Gambino crime family and the Lucchese Family, permission was asked and granted by the Gambino capo who controlled the airport: John Gotti. John Gotti's crew expected $250,000 from the proceeds of the robbery and Paolo LiCastri, an associate under John Gotti in the Gambino Family became the sixth gunman to ensure the Gambinos' interests were looked after.
A van containing the robbers and a "crash car" arrived at the Lufthansa cargo terminal at 3:00 a.m. The crash car, driven by Frank Burke, remained in the parking lot. Three men got out of the van and entered the front door of the cargo terminal. The two men left in the van drove to the rear of the building, cut the lock on the security fence and replaced it with one of their own. The robbers, all armed, wore dark clothing and ski masks. The three robbers entered the building and rounded up all ten employees at gunpoint. Since 3am was 'lunch hour' for the shift, most personnel were already in the cafeteria. When the two robbers in the van returned to the front of the building, they encountered a security guard who was pistol whipped and handcuffed. One of the robbers led the security guard inside the building where he was forced to the floor.
Since the robbers had inside information, all the employees were accounted for, handcuffed, and forced down on the floor. At gunpoint the shift supervisor was forced to deactivate the general alarm system as well as all additional silent alarms within the vault and escort the robbers inside the vault. The supervisor was forced to open the cargo bay door. The robbers drove the van inside the loading bay and packed it with every bag of untraceable currency and jewelry they found in the vault.
After the van was loaded, the supervisor was taken back to the lunchroom, handcuffed, and forced to the floor next to the other employees. The robbers ordered the employees not to make a move for at least 15 minutes. To ensure compliance, the robbers confiscated the wallets of every employee and threatened the lives of their families if instructions were not followed. This 15-minute buffer was crucial because Werner's inside information made the robbers aware that the Port Authority Police could seal off the entire airport within 90 seconds, preventing any vehicle or person from coming in or going out.
At 4:21 a.m., the van containing the robbers and the stolen cash pulled out of the cargo terminal and left JFK, followed by the crash car, and drove to a garage in Canarsie, Brooklyn, where Jimmy Burke was waiting. There, the money was switched to a third vehicle that was driven away by Jimmy Burke and his son Frank. The rest of the robbers left and drove home, except Paolo LiCastri, who insisted on taking the subway home. Parnell Edwards put stolen license plates on the van and was supposed to drive it to an auto junk yard in New Jersey where it would be compacted to scrap metal, but got high instead and left the van for the police to find.
Burke and his son Frank drove the third car with all the stolen money to a safehouse to be counted. This is when James Burke realized the true scope of the robbery. Over the course of time, shares were distributed to the robbers and to others who played a supporting part in the robbery. Burke's take of the robbery money was believed to have been a little over $2–4 million. Another $1–$2 million went to capo Paul Vario. The remainder was disbursed among people who supported the robbery, and to the six actual robbers themselves, who received the smallest share, anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 depending on their role in the robbery. Besides Paul Vario and James Burke few participants in the robbery received more than $50,000 and few lived more than six months.
Murders that followed the Lufthansa Heist Edit
U.S. Marshals' mugshot of James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke taken on April 12, 1979 not long after the Lufthansa heist. Burke never expected the robbery to bring in more than $2 million and was shocked by the $6 million haul and became paranoid about all the publicity. He was aware that a robbery of this magnitude would attract the intense attention of local, state and federal authorities, causing a lot of problems for everyone involved as well as organized crime in New York in general. There were a number of murders and disappearances following the Lufthansa robbery, as Burke became increasingly concerned that there were too many witnesses who knew his involvement who became greedy once learning the true amount of money stolen in the heist. Burke was being pressured for more money by the participants of the Lufthansa robbery, so he decided to murder everyone connected to it.
Parnell Edwards was found shot to death in his apartment in South Ozone Park, Queens on December 18, 1978, only one week after the robbery. Henry Hill, who was not involved in the robbery, recounts that "Stacks" forgot to dispose of the van used in the robbery at a New Jersey compactor, instead getting high and passing out at a girlfriend's house, leaving the truck outside in a no parking zone. The next day the van was discovered by police with his fingerprints all over it.
Louis Cafora, known as Fat Louie, and his newlywed wife Joanna were reported missing in March 1979 by her parents. They were never seen again. It was alleged that Cafora agreed to become a police informant and either Burke or Angelo Sepe murdered them and disposed of the bodies.
Robert McMahon and his close friend Joe Manri were found shot dead in a Buick Electra parked on a Brooklyn street on May 16, 1979.
Paolo LiCastri a gambino soldier was found shot to death, his half-naked body smoldering in a garbage-strewn lot in Brooklyn on June 13, 1979.
A cosmetologist and part-time cocaine dealer named Theresa Ferrara, who often frequented Robert's Lounge and who was a sometime mistress of Tommy DeSimone and Paul Vario, was murdered on February 10, 1979, when it was discovered that she was an FBI informant. Her dismembered torso was found floating in the waters off Barnegat Inlet near Toms River, New Jersey, on May 18, 1979. She had met with the FBI, and was informed that members of the Vario Crew wanted her murdered. She listened patiently, then asked them politely if she could leave. Several months later her dismembered body was found.
Thomas Monteleone, an Italian-Canadian mobster, used $250,000 of Lufthansa Heist money to become involved in a drug deal with Burke and Richard Eaton (a noted hustler and con-man). The drug deal didn't work out as planned. Monteleone was found dead in Connecticut in March 1979. Not directly related to the Lufthansa Heist, Monteleone's murder is appears to have been collateral damage.
Martin Krugman, the bookmaker who provided the tip to Henry Hill and Burke's Robert's Lounge crew, vanished on January 6, 1979. Henry Hill stated that Krugman was killed on the orders of Burke, who did not want to pay Krugman his $500,000 share of the stolen money. Said Hill, "It was a matter of half a million bucks. No way Jimmy was going to deny himself half a million dollars because of Marty Krugman. If Jimmy killed Marty, Jimmy would get Marty's half a mill."
The only robbers that survived Burke's murderous rampage following the Lufthansa Heist were Burke's son, Frank James Burke, Thomas DeSimone, Henry Hill, and Angelo Sepe (a protege of Burke). Burke knew that Sepe would never cooperate with the authorities under any circumstances, and he never pressed Burke for a bigger share of the robbery proceeds. Sepe had been brought in for questioning by the police about the Lufthansa Heist, and the only thing he told them was "I don't know whatcha talking about". Sepe was later murdered, in 1984, shot in the head when he answered the door one morning at his Brooklyn apartment. This was in retaliation for having robbed a mafia-connected drug dealer. Frank James Burke was found shot to death on a Brooklyn street on May 18, 1987, over a drug deal gone bad.
Downfall and death Edit
In 1980, Henry Hill was arrested for drug trafficking. He became an FBI informant in order to avoid a long prison sentence, and entered the witness protection program. Hill had been drawn into the cocaine business despite warnings by Burke to stay out of drug business. Hill set up a network and soon was earning an average of $3,000 per week. Also that year, the Lufthansa supervisor (Louis Werner) who supplied all of the inside information about how to rob the Lufthansa cargo terminal and the only person to have actually been prosecuted for the Lufthansa Heist, became an informant after serving just one year of a 15-year prison sentence, in the hope of getting an early release.
According to Hill, a search warrant for Robert's Lounge was granted by a judge. But by the time the police arrived, Burke had already relocated the bodies he'd buried there, such as those of Dominick "Remo" Cersani (under the bocce court), and Michael "Spider" Gianco -- a Robert's Lounge bartender who was shot to death by Tommy DeSimone for an insult (previously buried under the basement floor).
Partially as a result of the testimony of Hill and Werner, Jimmy Burke was taken into custody on April 1, 1980, on suspicion of a number of crimes. In 1982, he was convicted of fixing Boston College basketball games as part of a point shaving gambling scam in 1978, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Burke protested "I gave the little bastard (Hill) some bucks to bet on games, that's all!" Authorities knew he had planned and organized the Lufthansa Heist, but they did not have enough evidence to prove it in a court of law.
Although Burke was suspected of committing more than 50 murders, he was only convicted of one: the murder of Richard Eaton, a hustler and confidence man. If he had disposed of Eaton the same way he disposed of most of his victims, Burke could have been out of jail before he died. Instead, he beat and strangled Eaton to death and dumped the body, hog-tied and gagged on the floor of an abandoned tractor trailer in a garbage-strewn lot in Brooklyn. It was winter at the time, and his frozen body wasn't discovered until days later by children playing there. Detectives found a small address book sewn into the lining of Eaton's clothing with the name, address, and telephone number of James Burke listed in the book.
Burke was later charged with the murder of Eaton, based on evidence Henry Hill gave to authorities. At the trial, Hill took the stand and testified against his former friend. Hill testified Eaton had convinced Burke to invest $250,000 in a cocaine deal that promised immense profit. Eaton, however, kept the money for his own use. When, at one point, Hill asked Burke about Eaton's whereabouts, observing that he hadn't been around in a while, Hill said Burke replied "Don't worry about him. I whacked the fucking swindler out." Burke also told Hill that this would be a lesson to two other drug purchasers who had not yet paid Burke. Based on the evidence of Burke's name, address, and phone number found in Eaton's coat lining when his body was found and Hill's testimony, Burke was convicted, and on February 19, 1985, he was given a life sentence, protesting "the bastard died of hypothermia!" When he was leaving New York on an airplane, he looked down at JFK airport and said to an officer, "[Once upon a time] that was all mine".
There was an attempt by Henry Hill and Eastern District of New York Special Assistant US Attorney Ed McDonald to convict Burke of taking part in the 1970 murder of Gambino crime family soldier William Devino; but Hill was the sole living witness, so the charge was dropped due to a probable inability to convict based on a lack of evidence.Burke was serving his time in Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, when he developed lung cancer. He died from this disease on April 13, 1996, aged 64, while being treated at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. Had he lived he would have been eligible for parole in 2004, aged 73.
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Frank James Burke (1960 - May 18, 1987) was one of two sons born to James and Michelle "Mickey" Burke in Brooklyn. Like his father, he was a career criminal and a suspect in the Lufthansa Heist. He was a well known heroin addict in mob circles and had been arrested several times for possession of the drug. He spent time at Robert's Lounge and The Linen Suite Lounge, which was a hangout for hijackers, burglars, thieves and scam artists. One of his father's proteges, Tommy DeSimone, took Frank out on his first "hit" or contract killing at age 16 or 17.
Frank James Burke was found by police, shot to death on 1043 Liberty Avenue in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, New York, at 2:30 a.m. May 18, 1987. He was 27 years old. There is no record of any remorse or grief from Jimmy Burke about the death of his son.
A second son, Jesse James Burke, is not involved in organized crime.
Daughter Catherine married Bonanno mobster Anthony Indelicato son of capo Alphonse Indelicato in 1992; as of 2006, the couple still lives in the house that Burke owned in Howard Beach, Queens.
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"There's only one Irishman in here."
--Jimmy Conway, Goodfellas
Jimmy Burke was depicted by Robert DeNiro in the 1990 film Goodfellas as "Jimmy Conway." It was claimed that at the time the real life gangster Jimmy Burke was so happy to have Robert DeNiro play him that he phoned him from prison to give him a few pointers. Author/screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi denies this, saying DeNiro and Burke had never spoken, but admitting that there were men around the set all the time who had known all of the principal characters very well.
Burke was portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the television film The Big Heist.


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Can you maybe compare the 16s to the 11s?
did you ever hear the JH 11?
Can you maybe compare the 16s to the 11s?
Thanks for your impressions, Jude. Then I was absolutely correct to choose the JH13. I don't like colored sound.
The strange thing is that I've tended toward neutrality more strongly in the last couple of years, but yet right now the JH16 Pro is my preference--the extension, slam and control is otherworldly, even if it is boosted above neutrality. Like I said at the beginning of this post, however, it could be because it's still new and exciting to me, so time will tell, but I prefer the JH16 Pro right now. The JH16 Pro is like the JH13 Pro with an exceptionally well-engineered subwoofer arrangement.
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What's the most difficult part of Max you've had to wrap your head around?
I pose this question as past or present. What was the hardest thing you had to understand when studying it? I find for me, at least currently, understanding it broadly and how to use it, is easy. Becoming familiar with it's many objects is difficult and tedious. I've even considered making flash cards but… how many damn cards would that be. I want to sit down and sketch out ideas but I feel like I would need to read through every object to make sure I know what's available and how to use it. Maybe I'm approaching this incorrectly. Your thoughts?
All the (largely undocumented) 'extra' stuff you need to do with any audio recording/playback stuff. ie declicking type things
And the pattr system
Thought: work through the tutorials. Try things out along the way. And, the tutorial topic that seems least relevant to you the first time through may become the most important in your later work. So, even if you feel like skimming, don't skim too much.-)
Once you've got an idea of the breadth of Max/MSP/Jitter objects, take your problems and try to recognize an object (or group of objects) relevant to the problem at hand. Check out the .maxhelp file. Do *not* skip this step early on—the help system gives pointers to related object that may be more appropriate to the problem you're trying to solve. This is where you get more into the depth of Max objects.
In addition to the excellent advice you have received from Peter Castine, I would also point out that the arrival of the new Cycling '74 Wiki offers you some additional pedagogical opportunities.
An approach to teaching and learning Max has been developed in-house over the course of a number of workshops called "The 20 Objects," which organizes one's exposure to Max by way of a small number of objects (and object "helpers") that most Max programmers use all the time. Some people have found it to be an approach that works for them. You can find those materials here:
The Wiki also contains a recently revised collection of MSP tutorials which track the major revision of the Max tutorials we undertook a few years back – as is the case with the current Max tutorials, they are organized by the type of work being done. You will find them here:
You may find them to be useful for your needs. As a personal aside, I believe that Peter's advice about not skimming the most basic parts of learning how Max handles messages and does the most basic of things should be written in large multistory neon letters.
For me:
*when you just start out.. right to left and hot and cold inlets… getting everything to execute in the right order
* a little later, more timing, eg how [delay] and [wait] affect execution
* definitely the 'hidden' things: Max for Live could do with a lot more explanation for sure
I haven't got my head arround pattr and dict yet, they seem very useful but I haven't managed to incorporate them, every time I want to 'quickly' include them I find I need to spend more time to first understand them.
All the advice above is spot on. Also: allow yourself time to learn this: accept that your first patches may be a bit clumsy and inefficient, a year later they will be a lot better. The great thing about Max is that those first clumsy and inefficient patches can already be useful, fun and pretty much blow you away for the sheer possibillities
Some years of teaching showed to me that it's hard for beginners to accept that an argument is not visually modified in an object upon reception of a new value in the corresponding inlet.
My personal hardest times with Max happen when I want to combine all those magnificent things which work nicely alone but not so well when put together: nice GUI with bpatchers, dynamic circuits and CPU management with poly~, presets and presets of presets with pattr, remote connections, etc. I would like to see much more consideration for global integration in the development of Max. Consider this example : function is great to draw envelopes, zigzag~ is super to play envelopes and manipulate them, and poly~ is great to create a polyphonic synth. Now try to to create a GUI with a function to draw an envelope and then send it to the zigzag~ you have in every voice of the poly~ used as sound engine. Could be easier, no ? And please please please do not suggest to use adsr~ in place of zigzag~ (adsr belongs to history of synthesis, leave it there).
Dealing with discrepancies is another problem : why should one use "open" to load a soundfile with sfplay~ and "read","replace"or "import"with buffer~ ? Integration again…
Forgetting the names of objects is Nature's way of getting you to learn about new ones :-)
What I like about Max is that there are usually many different ways to do the same thing, so there is no need to try and remember what every object does – usually you can find your way there within a few .help files.
It's true that there are discrepancies, but I'm glad that Cycling have always tried to maintain backwards compatibility, and not changed things that would break old patches.
That's probably a bit selfish, as it means that Max is made a little harder for newcomers to learn in order to keep us old farts happy, but you'll be glad of it one day ;-)
As a non-programmer, though, I do struggle with some of the objects that use C syntax like expr, sprintf etc. – I wouldn't even go near something like regexp!
I think we all love Max otherwise we wouldn't be here :-)
I would love to see some more comparisons between alternatives to help choose the right tool (eg http://cycling74.com/forums/topic.php?id=43992)
and, though I love how max is easy to learn and quite immediate to get results, at times I would like a more abstract or academic explanation – like the ones on threading and scheduler priority are quite helpful.
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The aroma of pork roast slowly cooking in pineapple juice and teriyaki sauce is wonderful when you come home after a busy day!
Slow Cooker Sandwich Recipes
- 1 boneless pork shoulder butt roast (3 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce, divided
- 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns, split
- 1 can (20 ounces) sliced pineapple, drained
- Cut roast in half. In a large skillet, brown roast in oil; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the onion, 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce and pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender.
- Remove roast; set aside. In a small bowl, combine flour and remaining teriyaki sauce until smooth; stir into cooking juices. Cover and cook on high for 30-40 minutes or until thickened.
- Shred meat with two forks; return to the slow cooker and heat through. Spoon 1/2 cup onto each bun; top with a pineapple slice. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Teriyaki Pulled Pork Sandwiches in Weeknight Cooking Made Easy
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elenawing Joined: 13 May 2008 Posts: 13 | how exactly are you wearing your tail? It might just mean that you either need to shorten the tail ever so slightly and remake the loop that you attach your tail to the belt with. this generally holds a tail higher, and remaking the loop could helpt if it's not completely centre |
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Walter you clearly do not understand the startup world or patents. Patents are the only many start-ups are able to stay alive when large companies are happy to steal a start-up company's product and technology. In the 90s we had strong patent systems and a thriving technology start-up market. In this decade we have significantly weakened our patent laws and have a weak technology start-up market.
Since 2000 we have passed a number of laws and regulations that are killing innovation in the US. (see http://www.hallingblog.com) The incredible innovation of the 90s was based on technology start-up companies built on intellectual capital, financial capital, and human capital. All three of the pillars have been under attack since 2000. Our patent laws have been weakened reducing the value of intellectual capital. Sarbanes Oxley has made it impossible to go public reducing financial capital for start-ups and the FASB rules on stock options have made it harder to attract human capital to start-ups. The Decline and Fall of the American Entrepreneur: How Little Known Laws and Regulations are Killing Innovation http://www.amazon.com/Decline-Fall-American-Entrepreneur-Regulations/dp/1439261369/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262124667&sr=8-1, explains these problems in more detail.


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Since I was up at the crack of turkey season thanks to the invasion sounds, I was out the door earlier than I had planned and hit the penultimate Farmers Market of the season. While I was there getting a GIGANTIC bag of ginger gold apples for $5, I noticed some activity across the street at the Senior Center. Being me, I headed over to investigate.
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As President Obama prepares to address a "founders' summit" of Organizing for Action on Wednesday, the challenges facing the nonprofit lobbying group that has replaced his campaign are becoming clearer.
How can OFA help the president accomplish an ambitious, liberal agenda that includes immigration reform, gun control, and climate change during an election cycle in which Democrats will mostly be playing defense? Winning back a House with such few vulnerable Republicans looks like a long shot, while the most competitive Senate races feature red-state Democrats who need to prove their independence. The states hosting the swing votes on the big issues before Congress don't necessarily line up with the battleground states where Obama's campaign was focused in 2008 and 2012.
For all of these reasons, a tough mid-term election could be an awkward time to test-drive an outside advocacy group closely linked to the president.
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Less than two months after Organizing for Action launched during an inauguration in which Obama delivered a fiery speech about his second-term priorities, his failure to reach a budget deal with Congress to avoid so-called sequester spending cuts is showing limits of his power and forcing him to take a more conciliatory approach to the opposition party.
Where OFA may have the most success: burnishing the president's image so that he can use his popularity to push his agenda, and tapping its vast voter database to identify supporters who will lobby members of Congress. For example, OFA's detailed catalogue of information could allow it to send carefully crafted messages to gun-control supporters in Republican-leaning states with gun-friendly elected officials.
"If you engage those people, that's going to send a message to office holders who might start to realize their state is not scarlet red and more purple than they thought," Singer said. "For all the new technology, members of Congress are remarkably sensitive to the calls that come over the phone."
Democratic consultant J.B. Poersch, who served as executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2005 to 2010, acknowledged that the campaign map for 2014 is "difficult" and much different than the game plan for 2012. Working in favor of the president's agenda, he said, are the polls that show voters with a dim view of the Republican Party as out of touch and too extreme.
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OFA spokeswoman Katie Hogan dismissed the idea that the organization would be at a disadvantage in states that were not hanging in the balance in presidential election years.
"OFA has supporters and volunteers from every corner of the country, in all 50 states, coming together to support important issues like curbing gun violence, immigration reform, and ensuring a stronger middle class," she said in an e-mail. "We will be discussing the differences in organizing around issue advocacy at our founders' summit as many of our organizers are more familiar with organizing around an election day."
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0 How To Be a Successful Student 2
0.1 You and Your Textbook 4
0.2 What Kind of Learner Are You? 5
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I WONDER: Where can I Get The Best Information For My Research Paper? 8
0.3 Successful 21st Century Students Study Smarter, Not Harder 9
I WONDER: Do All Night Study Sessions Help or Hurt? 13
1 What Is Life? 16
1.1 Living Organisms Display Nine Specific Characteristics 18
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Homeostasis Is a Way of Life! 19
1.2 Human Biology Is Structured and Logical 20
I WONDER... Are Viruses Considered Living Organisms? 24
1.3 Scientists Approach Questions Using the Scientific Method 26
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Why Should Endangered Species Matter to Me? 29
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2 Where Do We Come from and Where Do We Fit? 36
2.1 What Are the Origins of Modern Humans? 38
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Neanderthal Extinction 42
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4 Cells: Organization and Communication 84
4.1 The Cell Is Highly Organized and Dynamic 86
I WONDER... Can Stem Cells Really Cure Cancer? 87
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "This Baby Needs Water!" 88
4.2 The Cell Membrane Delineates the Cell 89
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Malfunctioning Organelles Can Be Life Threatening 92
4.3 The Components of a Cell Are Called Organelles 94
4.4 Cell Communication Is Important to Cellular Success 103
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Artificial Life: Why Is It So Hard to Create? 105
5 Tissues 110
5.1 Cells Are the Building Blocks of Tissues 112
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Knee Troubles! 116
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Liposuction the Easy Way Out? 119
I WONDER... What Is Tissue Typing? 121
5.2 Organization Increases with Organs, Organ Systems, and the Organism 123
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Organ Farming?! 126
5.3 Scientists Use a Road Map to the Human Body 127
6 The Skeletomuscular System 134
6.1 The Skeletomuscular System Is Multifunctional and Dynamic 136
6.2 Bone Is Strong and Light Tissue 138
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Broken Bones 142
6.3 The Skeleton Holds It All Together 143
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Reinventing the Skeletomuscular System 151
6.4 Skeletal Muscles Exercise Power 153
6.5 Whole-Muscle Contractions Require Energy 160
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: "To Supplement or Not...That Is the Question" 162
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Exercise Can Do a Body Good 163
I WONDER... Can I Really "Think" My Way to a Better Athletic Performance? 164
7 The Nervous System 172
7.1 The Nervous System Is Categorized by Structure and Function 174
7.2 Neurons Work Through Action Potentials 178
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Your Brain on Alcohol 183
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Causes Drug Addiction? 184
7.3 The Brain and Spinal Cord Are Central to the Nervous System 185
I WONDER... What Is a Concussion? 189
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Is Early Detection of Alzheimer's Benefician? 190
I WONDER... Does Sleep Really Make a Difference? 192
7.4 The Peripheral Nervous System Extends the Central Nervous System 198 Dr. Robert Frienland/Photo Researchers, Inc.
8 The Special Senses 204
8.1 The Special Senses Tell Us About Our Environment 206
I WONDER... Do Humans Respond to Phenomones? 206
8.2 Vision Is Our Most Acute Sense 212
8.3 The Special Senses Are Our Connection to the Outside World 219
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Sensory Sensitive Healing 220
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Laser Eye Surgery 221
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Let There Be Sight 222
9 Immunity and the Lymphatic System 226
9.1 How Do We Adapt to Stress? 228
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Marriage May Often Cause a Momentary Feeling of Panic 231
9.2 Skin and Mucous Membranes Are the First Line of Defense 231
9.3 We Have a Second Line of Innate Defense 237
9.4 The Lymphatic System and Specific Immunity Are Our Third Line of Defense 239
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Mononucleosis and the Spleen 240
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our T Cells and Immune Systems? 250
9.5 Immunity Can Be Acquired Actively or Passively 251
I WONDER... Are There Any Vaccines Against Cancer? 252
10 Infectious Disease and Epidemiology 260
10.1 The Study of Epidemics Is Global in Scope 262
I WONDER... Are Any Epidemics Occurring Right Now? 266
10.2 Bacteria Are Single-Celled Wonders that Can Cause Disease 267
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Testing Antibiotics 270
ETHICS AND ISSUES: MRSA Causes and Implications 271
10.3 Viruses Can Reproduce and Kill, but They Are Not Alive 274
10.4 AIDS and HIV Attack the Immune System 281
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Current Actions in Worldwide Disease Prevention 285
10.5 Other Pathogens Carry Other Dangers 286
11 Cancer 294
11.1 Cancer Cells Develop in Distinct Ways 296
11.2 Cancer Has Many Causes and Effects 301
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We React to Cancer Clusters? 304
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Unraveling Genetic Links to Cancer Risks 306
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Getting Back to Work After Cancer 311
11.3 Cancer Can Be Diagnosed and Treated Effectively 312
I WONDER... How Can I Lower My Cancer Risks? 318
12 The Cardiovascular System 324
12.1 The Heart Ensures Continual, 24/7
Nutrient Delivery 326
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: AEDs and Cardiac Arrest 333
12.2 Blood Transport Involves Miles of Sophisticated Plumbing 335
12.3 Different Circulatory Pathways Have Specific Purposes 338
12.4 Cardiovascular Disorders Have Life-Threatening Consequences 339
12.5 Blood Consists of Plasma and Formed Elements 343
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Do People Have the Right to Refuse a Blood Transfusion? 345
I WONDER... How Does Blood Doping Work? 350
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Blood Thinners: How and Why 353
13 The Respiratory System: Movement of Air 360
13.1 The Respiratory System Provides Us with Essential Gas Exchange 362
I WONDER... Can I Really Get Sick from Breathing Deeply in Caves? 371
13.2 Air Must Be Moved In and Out of the Respiratory System 372
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Aging and Changing Respiratory Volumes 375
13.3 External Respiration Brings Supplies for Internal Respiration 376
13.4 Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Requires Hemoglobin and Plasma 378
13.5 Respiratory Health Is Critical to Survival 381
ETHICS AND ISSUES: When Does Particulate Air Pollution Become a Serious Public Health Hazard? 384
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Tobacco, the Universal Poison 386
14 Nutrition: You Are What You Eat 392
14.1 Nutrients Are Life Sustaining 394
I WONDER... How Is My Ideal Body Weight Determined? 400
14.2 Nutrients Are Metabolized 405
14.3 Health Can Be Hurt by Nutritional Disorders 409
ETHICS AND ISSUES: The Obesity Epidemic 410
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: A Hidden Peril: E. Coli-Infested Food 411
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: How Do Environmental Agents Become Concentrated in My Food? 413
15 The Digestive System 418
15.1 Digestion Begins in the Oral Cavity 420
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Do Whitening Toothpastes and Gels Work? 423
15.2 The Stomach Puts Food to the Acid Test 426
I WONDER... How Does Gastric Bypass Surgery Work? 427
15.3 The Intestines and Accessory Organs Finish the Job 429
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Gallbladder Removal Options 435
15.4 Digestion Is Both Mechanical and Chemical 438
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Much Do We Help the World If We Go Vegan? 441
16 The Urinary System 446
16.1 The Kidneys Are the Core of the Urinary System 448
16.2 Urine Is Made, Transported, and Stored 452
I WONDER... Is "Smart Water" Really a Smart Choice? 453
16.3 The Urinary System Maintains the Body's Fluid and Solute Balance 458
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Why Is Salt Intake Imortant? 460
16.4 Life-Threatening Diseases Affect the Urinary System 462
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Does a Urine Test Prove Drug Abuse? 463
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: What Are the Risks in Donating a Kidney? 465
17 The Endocrine System and Development 470
17.1 Hormones Are Chemical Messengers 472
17.2 The Endocrine Glands Secrete Directly into the Bloodstream 477
I WONDER... What is Precocious Puberty? 480
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Shrinking and Hormonal Imbalances 485
17.3 Development Takes Us from Infancy to Adulthood 490
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Ah, to Be Young Again… 494
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Has Your Endocrine System Been Disrupted Today? 495
18 The Reproductive Systems: Maintaining the Species 500
18.1 Survival of the Species Depends on Gamete Formation 502
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Man and Woman 502
18.2 The Male Reproductive System Produces, Stores, and Delivers Sperm 504
I WONDER... Why Are Circumcisions Performed? 510
18.3 The Female Reproductive System Produces and Nourishes Eggs 514
I WONDER... Can PMS Really Cause Mood Swings and Emotional Outbursts? 521
18.4 There Are Many Birth Control Choices 524
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Hormonal Controls: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 527
ETHICS AND ISSUES: RU-486: A Chemical Abortion Fraught with Issues 528
18.5 Sexual Contact Carries a Danger: Sexually Transmitted Diseases 531
19 Pregnancy: Development from Conception to Newborn 538
19.1 Days 1 Through 14 Include Fertilization and Implantation 540
I WONDER... What Causes Twins, and How Do They Contribute to the Study of Epigenetics? 546
19.2 The Embryonic Stage Is Marked by Differentiation and Morphogenesis 547
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Is Morning Sickness Normal? 550
19.3 Fetal Development Is a Stage of Rapid Organ Growth 553
19.4 Labor Initiates the End of Pregnancy 559
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Prematurity—How Young Is Too Young? 561
ETHICS AND ISSUES: How Do We Respond to Intersexuality? 563
20 Inheritance, Genetics, and Molecular Biology 570
20.1 Traits Are Inherited in Specific Patterns 572
20.2 Modern Genetics Uncovers a Molecular Picture 578
20.3 The Central Dogma: Genes Direct the Formation of Proteins 582
20.4 Genetic Theory Is Put to Practical Use 585
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Individualized Medicine?! 588
I WONDER... Can We Create Super-Babies? 590
20.5 Biotechnology Has Far-Reaching Effects 591
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe for the Environment? Are They Healthy to Eat? 597
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Can Your Genetic Information Be Used Against You? 602
21 Populations Evolve in Ecosystems 608
21.1 The Theory of Evolution Is the Foundation of Biology 610
21.2 Natural Selection Has Far-Reaching Effects on Populations 614
I WONDER... How Can Darwin's Theory Account for Sudden Evolutionary Changes? 616
HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND DISEASE: Does Climate Affect Evolutionary Rate? 617
21.3 Ecosystems Sustain Life 618
21.4 Population Growth Is Regulated by the Environment 634
I WONDER... How Many People Can the Earth Support? 636
21.5 Humans Have a Tremendous Impact on the Environment 636
WHAT A SCIENTIST SEES: Solid Reasons to Recycle 637
ETHICS AND ISSUES: Which Worldview Do You Have? 640
Appendix A: Periodic Table 646
B: Measurements 647
C: Answers to Self-Tests 649
Glossary 651
Index 657
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text: Sony Thought About Making the PS4 a Download-Only ConsoleLuke Plunkett5/31/12 12:00amFiled to: PS4OrbisSonyNewsKotakucore402EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony "considered but ultimately rejected" plans to make its next home console - code-named Orbis - a download-only device. The fact it even thought about such a move shows not only how far digital delivery has come in the six years since the PS3 first launched, but also shows just how little Sony really gives a damn about people who rely entirely on the sale of boxed, used video games. Advertisement Advertisement Compared to a console that doesn't even have a disc drive, word that the Orbis will feature some kind of used games protection service (likely in a form that requires a paid unlock) seems downright charitable of Sony.Sony Rejects Web-Based PlayStation Console [Wall Street Journal]Reply402 repliesLeave a reply


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About William Bond
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain's Mate William S. Bond, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France, 19 June 1864. Carrying out his duties courageously, Boatswain's Mate Bond exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended for his gallantry under fire by his divisional officer.
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 45 (December 31, 1864)
Action Date: June 19, 1864
Service: Navy
Rank: Boatswain's Mate
Division: U.S.S. Kearsarge
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The Project Passion exhibition series showcases the self-initiated work of graphic designers. This year's show, juried by Erik Brandt (Minneapolis), Mary Kate McDevitt (Philadelphia), and Jeremy Mickel (Los Angeles), features typographic pursuits. Letters, numbers, and symbols—the building blocks that make up our visual language system—are finite and yet infinite in their application. So within this creative space of both limitations and immeasurable possibilities, how are designers pushing their own creative use of letterforms and function? Without the constraints of clients' needs, where are their typographic explorations leading? These are the questions that form this year's Project Passion discourse that we, in turn, project back out to the design community.
To help open the Project Passion exhibition, Jeremy Mickel will give a free and public lecture. Jeremy runs MCKL, Inc., a Los Angeles-based type foundry that publishes original fonts and provides custom type services for clients worldwide, and has published typefaces with Village and House Industries. Jeremy has given talks at national design conferences, and his work has been honored by the Type Director's Club and AIGA, and is in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and Walker Art Center. He has taught typeface design at the Rhode Island School of Design and at Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
The exhibition runs from February 1 to February 17, 2016. Gallery hours are 9:00 am–4:00 pm Monday through Friday and by appointment (507-389-2728).


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Keyon Dooling Q&A: Putting Himself in the Corner(s) May 15, 2009 By Ben Couch -- NJNETS.COM |
East Rutherford, N.J.After four years in his home state of Florida -- one with the Heat and three with the Magic -- Keyon Dooling was ready for a new beginning. He found opportunity awaiting in New Jersey, signing with the Nets, who used a trade exception left over from the Devin Harris-Jason Kidd swap to ink the free agent to a three-year deal .
Dooling responded with an outstanding season, posting a final nightly line of 9.7 points and 3.5 assists while shooting 99-of-235 (.421) from three and .436 overall in 77 games (26.9 minutes per). All but the overall shooting percentage were career-bests. He even capably filled in when needed, starting 18 games and averaging 14.5 points and 5.7 assists in 36.8 minutes during those contests.
With the season complete, Dooling took time to chat with NJNets.com, discussing what adjustments helped him have a career year, doing the Downward Dog with his wife, and how much he loves that Florida fishing.
NJNets.com: Going back to the beginning of the year, what goals had you set for yourself and the team?
Keyon Dooling:Well I looked at it as my best opportunity to play as a pro. Obviously, we werent picked very high -- a lot of people had us 15th or dead last in the East, so our goal was to make the playoffs. We had an opportunity, but it seems like it slipped away.
NJNets.com: With so many new faces, how long did it take for everyone to feel comfortable with each other?
Keyon:I think were still getting there. It doesnt happen overnight, its a process. Were on that process right now. I wouldnt say were a team thats come together, because our record doesnt reflect that a team thats come together. But nevertheless, were taking baby steps, were taking strides in the right direction, were getting better. Everybodys starting to understand each others role, starting to appreciate each others role, and were showing we can be a better team next year.
NJNets.com: Did you feel like there was a point during the season when the team showed what it might be capable of?
Keyon: Early on, I think we surprised some people. I dont think the league necessarily had a lot of scouting materials as far as our open offense at the beginning of the season, so I think we took some teams by surprise, creating gaps for Devin. But as you get scouted, you have to rely more on the team game. So weve got some work to do.
NJNets.com: How'd you feel about your individual play?
Keyon: I think I did pretty good. I didnt necessarily set too many individual goals, but from a playing standpoint, I knew Id get to be on the court more than I had ever been. Im glad Coach Frank gave me the opportunity to show people what I could do.
NJNets.com: You've said that after the 2007-08 season, the Orlando coaches told you to work on your three-point shot during your exit interview. What did you do to improve?
Keyon: I shot every day. I made about 300 3s at least five days a week that's just counting makes. Throughout the whole summer, constantly shooting, it became repetition. Then my repetition became habit and my habit became my stroke, ultimately. Hard work pays off, and I think the summertime is the one time of the year you get to sit back and actually add something to your game. Three-point shooting was definitely something I focused on.
NJNets.com: Was there a point when it clicked and you realized, 'Hey -- I've got this!' ?
Keyon:Yeah, I would say about a month into it, it became an easier shot. I started to notice less fatigue while I was shooting. It wasnt necessarily that the ball was getting lighter or I was getting stronger, it was that I was getting more efficient as a shooter. Sometimes it would take me longer time to shoot from certain spots, and in particular, the corners was where I was struggling during the summer. So I put more time into my corner 3, and thats become my best shot.
NJNets.com: How difficult was it to take advice on improvement when you didn't know what team or system you'd end up being a part of?
Keyon: Im pretty humble. The coaches in Orlando, I learned a lot from them, so I valued their opinion. It was something that they thought would help my game, whether it was there or anywhere. And it holds true for anyone: becoming a better three-point shooter allows you to be on the court in late-game situations because youre always a threat to make shots.
NJNets.com: Looking toward the offseason, what kind of routine will you be following this year?
Keyon: I definitely need to take some time to get my body feeling better. My summer regimen is pretty simple: I do what you call an active recovery, meaning yoga, pilates, spinning class. All so youre not banging your feet on the court every day. One thing I am consistent with is shooting every day well, at least five days a week. From a cardio standpoint, you can catch up with that, but you have to work on the little nuances of your game that will help you.
NJNets.com: How long have you been doing that?
Keyon: I started about two summers ago, and its helped a lot with my flexibility. Its a way of training thats outside of a basketball setting. Its a fun thing to do, especially if youre doing it with your wife or your friends or something like that. Because with no strings attached, were laughing at each other because we cant do Downward Dog positions. Its competitive and its fun and its free.
NJNets.com: And I know you love video games ...
Keyon: Yeah! I just got The Godfather Part II. I cannot wait to play it. Im going to take over the whole city.
NJNets.com: I'll be sure to stay on your good side, ha. Any other plans to kick back?
Keyon: Im going to do some reading. Ive got about nine books on ice that Im ready to read. Ive got two video games Ive got to finish: Grand Theft Auto IV, and then I want to beat The Godfather. Im also going to spend time with my wife and my kids, my family.
NJNets.com: I heard a rumor that you're a big fishing guy -- survey says?
Keyon: I love to fish. I will fish three or four times a week. I am the best bass fisherman in South Florida. [Laughs] Nah, Im kidding. But I do pretty well.
NJNets.com: Where do you usually fish?
Keyon: Right at my house, theres a couple different streams. You dont know what you might pull out of there; you can pull anything from a slug to a peacock bass to catfish to -- if youre in the wrong spot -- maybe a gator. Its pretty adventurous for me, but relaxing and also competitive, because me and my boys go together.
NJNets.com: Just the guys, eh?
Keyon: Most of them are my friends. My wife and kids, theyre girly girls, so I cant get them out there. My brothers, though. Its like a fellas event.
NJNets.com: Are there any other players that you train or hang out with in the offseason?
Keyon: Down in Florida, I live right across the street from Udonis Haslem, so we see each other every day. Hes one of my fishing buddies, video game buddies. James Jones is a guy who Ive watched work on his three-point shooting during the summertime, and hes a prolific shooter, so he helped me with that a little bit. Im going to the Bahamas with Jameer Nelson and his family. Jameer and Trevor Ariza are my best friends in the NBA, so I make sure I take the time to see them.
NJNets.com: Both of them are friends of yours from your recent three-year stay with the Magic, right?
Keyon: Yeah. Weve become very close. Our families take trips together. Youre only going to have a few, but its good to have good friends in the league.


text: Behind The Scenes With Goldeneye 007 MultiplayerMike Fahey9/22/10 5:20pmFiled to: Clipsgoldeneye 007EurocomActivisionWiiMultiplayer101EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink How do you update one of the most beloved multiplayer console shooter experiences without ruining it completely? The devs at Eurocom show us how it's done in this behind-the-scenes video. Advertisement It would be simply enough to just re-release the original game with improved graphics and a hastily thrown together multiplayer component, but that's definitely not good enough for the fans that grew up with Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64 as the highpoint of their console shooter multiplayer experience.It's nice to see the amount of work that Eurocom has put into making it more than a four-player split screen game. I'll still likely play it exclusively split screen, but it's nice to know the option is there.Reply101 repliesLeave a reply


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The North Shore Baseball League and its predecessors have existed in one form or another since the inception of baseball in the late 1800's. The league has historically drawn teams from the North Shore of Boston to southern New Hampshire. There are currently twelve teams in the league that span the geographical region from Lynn to Kingston, New Hampshire. The league is highly competitive and attracts talented players with a passion for baseball. Most have played college baseball and many have played professionally. The season includes a 24 game schedule beginning in late May and concludes with the league playoffs in August.
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Roast Butternut Squash Puree
- 3 butternut squash (2 pounds each)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 small shallots, halved
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Heat oven to 400° F. Trim the ends from the squash, then halve lengthwise, discarding the seeds. Transfer the squash, cut-side up, to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or foil. Season with the salt and pepper and top with the shallots, honey, thyme, and butter.
- Cover the squash with foil. Roast until softened, 45 to 60 minutes. Uncover and set aside until cool enough to handle. Working in batches, scoop some of the softened squash and shallots from the peels into a food processor.
- Puree the squash mixture until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl. Repeat with the remaining squash and shallots. Serve warm.


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The European experience has a great deal to offer Taipei Times, 21 December 2009
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, the contours of world order are still in the making, but two "mega trends" seem clear — the broadest and deepest wave of globalization the world has ever seen and the rise of new world players from Asia and elsewhere. More...
Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Sri Lanka Guardian, 21 December 2009
The Copenhagen climate change summit attended by 45,000 people, 119 heads of state and the leaders of 26 countries including US President Barack Obama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono concluded with a "Copenhagen Accord" declared as an "attachment" to a conference decision. More...
Fiji signs trade and development agreement with the EU Matangi, 18 December, 2009
FIJI has signed on 11 December 2009 an interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU. The agreement focuses on trade in goods and provides duty free quota free access for all products from Fiji to the EU market. It also aims to deepen cooperation in areas such as animal and plant health as well as technical standards. More...
BANGLADESH: Food Security in Great Peril from Climate Change Inter Press Service, 18 December, 2009
Unless the world comes to its aid, Bangladesh says the vulnerability of its agriculture sector to climate change could spell severe consequences for its millions of people, who stand to lose their main source of livelihood. "As a poverty-stricken and densely populated country, we cannot cope with these challenges unless we have a proper financial and technological support from the developed world," said Sabir Hassan Chowdhary, one of the delegates from Bangladesh to the Copenhagen climate talks, in an interview with IPS. More...
Frustrations heat up as climate change talks resume The National Business Review, 15 December 2009
After a half-day suspension, emission reduction talks have resumed in Copenhagen, but those promoting significant action on climate change are concerned the talks are missing the point.
Feature: China – Africa relations, any benefits? Ghana News, 15 December 2009
China currently prides itself as the world's most populated country, having a little over a billion people. Over the past decade, the Chinese government has tremendously helped in reducing poverty in the country.
Trade as climate enforcer The Hill, 07 December 2009
While nobody expects the climate talks in Copenhagen to produce a new global treaty, President Obama has embraced the principle of binding limits on greenhouse gases and an eventual pact remains likely.
Global economy to rise by 2.4% in 2010 but recovery still fragile: UN China View, 05 December 2009
The United Nations has predicted that the world economy would bounce back next year with a global growth rate of 2.4 percent, but warned of a risk of a double-dip recession if the wrong policies are implemented.
'We will report to UN on climate change every two years' Business Standard, 05 December 2009
Ahead of the climate change talks in Copenhagen, Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh clarified India's stance in Parliament, categorically stating the country will neither accept any legally-binding emission cuts nor any agreement which demands a peaking year statement.
ADB, DFID join hands to reduce poverty in India Business Standard, 04 December 2009
The Asian Development Bank and the UK Department for International Development have entered into a new five-year strategic partnership to fight poverty in India.
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