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Tony CapaccioThe Pentagon's purchasing agency says Boeing Co. must refund $13.7 million in excessive prices charged on spare parts, including a $10 device for which the defense contractor charged $2,286 apiece.
The Defense Logistics Agency "is seeking a refund from Boeing," spokeswoman Michelle McCaskill said in an e-mailed statement. "The refund will be for the full $13.7 million identified" and will be requested by July 31, she said.
The agency overpaid about $1.3 million for 573 of the aluminum "bearing sleeves" used on an aircraft's main landing-gear door that should have cost $10 each, the Pentagon's inspector general said in an audit labeled "For Official Use Only."
Wasteful spending resulted from agency personnel failing to negotiate good deals or to perform adequate oversight, and from Boeing's failure to pass on savings it won from subcontractors, according to the complete audit report. A summary of the findings was reported by Bloomberg News on June 7.
Boeing "has been working with the Defense Logistics Agency" and the inspector general "throughout the audit process," Ellen Buhr, a spokeswoman for Boeing's Global Services and Support unit, said in an e-mailed statement. "We are working with DLA to review the official report and to understand the issues identified."
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The audit marks the second time in two years that the inspector general has cited excessive parts pricing by Chicago-based Boeing, the Pentagon's second-biggest contractor after Lockheed Martin Corp. A May 2011 inspector general's audit of two Boeing contracts for an Army depot in Corpus Christi, Texas, found about $13 million in overcharges on $23 million in orders.
The Pentagon has recovered $2.67 million in that case, according to Bridget Serchak, a spokeswoman for the inspector general's office. The Defense Contract Audit Agency is reviewing the contract to see if more refunds are in order, another spokeswoman, Army Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth Robbins, said in an e-mailed statement.
In the more recent audit, the inspector general took what it described as a "nonstatistical sample" of 60 spare parts on 2,659 delivery orders valued at about $81.1 million and found issues involving prices for parts on 1,469 orders valued at $27.2 million.
The sample was part of almost 3,400 spare parts valued at about $142 million that the agency had purchased.
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The excessive prices were found on a sample of parts requested under a 2009 "basic ordering agreement" for components and assemblies used on B-1B and B-52 bombers, E-3 surveillance aircraft, KC-135 tankers, Minuteman nuclear missiles and AC-130U gunships.
Boeing overcharged the Defense Logistics Agency's aviation unit the $13.7 million on 1,469 delivery orders after government personnel failed to negotiate "fair and reasonable prices," according to the inspector general's audit.
"If prices are not corrected, DLA Aviation will continue to overpay on future sole-source spare parts procured from Boeing," it said.
Boeing "did not maintain complete cost and pricing data for 20 delivery orders valued at $3.4 million" because of inadequate agency oversight, the inspector general found. The company issued internal guidance in December emphasizing the need to maintain adequate documentation, it said.
In addition, inspectors found cases in which Boeing failed to pass on savings it obtained.
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"Boeing either negotiated for lower prices from its suppliers or obtained spare parts at lower prices from different suppliers," the audit found. The company "is not required to notify" the agency "when the subcontractor changes its prices, and Boeing did not pass on any cost savings."
In one example cited, Boeing in February 2008 cited a price of $8,474 each for a "control surface part kit" that attaches to an aircraft's left elevator.
Auditors obtained Boeing purchase orders indicating it paid about $4,080 for the kit, "resulting in an overpayment of approximately" $4,394 per kit -- or about $1.2 million for 273 of them.
Boeing charged the defense agency $17,628 apiece for a "channel" engine structural support on the AC-130U gunship that company documents showed cost about $1,354 each, or an overpayment of more than $16,000, according to the audit.
The logistics agency overpaid about $22,600 for two metal tube assemblies that cover aircraft engine struts. The Defense Logistics Agency accepted as "fair and reasonable" Boeing's proposed price of $12,467 each.
"Based on our review of Boeing's purchase order," the agency "should have paid a unit price of approximately $1,167," according to the audit.


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Peacock execs were preening their feathers this month, as the network locked up the most dominant November sweep win of any network in six years among adults 18-49.
CBS, meanwhile, had set its eyes on the total viewer prize, and looks to squeak out a narrow victory over NBC. As has become a torturous sweeps tradition, network execs spent hours Tuesday conducting a flurry of conference calls in the name of slicing numbers and dicing spin. In the case of NBC, entertainment prexy Jeff Zucker had plenty of both. Not only is the Peacock enjoying the widest margin of November victory for any net since 1996 (projected to top second place by more than 20% in adults 18-49), but this is its seventh November triumph in eight years in the demo. "This is the real NBC story: Dominance extends to every daypart," he said. "It is across the board and it is deep." In primetime, through Monday (26 of 28 nights), NBC leads second-place ABC by 21% in adults 18-49 (5.1 to 4.2), while CBS leads NBC by 1% in total viewers (13.35m vs. 13.20m). CBS, with its older-skewing Tuesday drama lineup and special episodes of "Survivor" and "CSI" on Wednesday, is expected to stay on top. It could be a photo finish, however. NBC, still in the hunt, made a last minute scheduling switch last night, subbing out segs of "In-Laws" and "Just Shoot Me" in favor of two "Frasier" repeats. 'Virtually no stunting' "Our success this November is even more impressive because it was done on the strength of our core schedule with virtually no stunting," said CBS topper Leslie Moonves, who noted the Eye eased into a sweeps win last November with big events such as the Emmy Awards and a Carol Burnett retrospective. In the sweep's other tight race, ABC is expected to maintain its slight advantage over CBS among adults 18-49, moving from fourth to second in one season. "We set out this year with a handful of specific goals, to stop the downward momentum and show real movement back in the right direction as we rebuild the foundation of the network," said ABC Entertainment Television Group chair Lloyd Braun. "This shows real potential and strong building blocks over a wide area." Meanwhile, the WB grabbed the growth story this sweeps, posting double-digit bumps among viewers and in every young adult demo, while UPN saw some declines from last November. Fox takes tumble Then there's Fox. The network clearly stumbled this month — and Fox execs are the first to admit it. Take the World Series out of last year's November average, and the network is still down 18% with adults 18-49. Put those baseball numbers back in and the decline looks a little more nasty (down 29%). "We had no illusions about how challenging this November sweeps would be," said Fox Entertainment prexy Gail Berman. "Clearly this is a challenging year for us and we have to evaluate our sweeps performance in that context. "Rebuilding is extremely challenging in today's fragmenting TV universe, but especially so when you have a delayed launch," she said. Still, things aren't completely gloomy at the net that Rupert built. For starters, Fox still won three nights among adults 18-49 — the most of any web — and "American Idol 2" will provide some much-needed juice beginning in January. Other notes from the nets:- Much of NBC's success came from heavily promoted stunts on regular series such as "Frasier," which featured a storyline about Niles' heart attack, and "Will & Grace," which chronicled Grace's wedding.
- CBS also fed on healthy regular series numbers, in particular "CSI." The crime drama was up 22% year-to-year and helped the net deliver its strongest November sweep perf ever on a Thursday in key demos. Also, "Without a Trace" is holding onto bigger chunks of its "CSI" lead-in, and "Survivor" is holding up very well.
- Thanks to "Monday Night Football," Tuesday and Wednesday comedy blocks, "The Bachelor" and the news division's interviews that followed the hit reality show, the Alphabet will finish no lower than second one year after placing a distant fourth.
- Fox's Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday wins aside, the net is shaky on Monday and Friday and it has no real plans yet for Thursday.
- Key growth for the WB included adults 18-34, where the net is up year-to-year by 20%.
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Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with Turkmenistan
August 14, 2009
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
August 14, 2009
On July 24, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Turkmenistan.1
Limited exposure to international financial markets, a small external debt, and strong fiscal and external balances have kept Turkmenistan relatively protected from the global crisis. Favorable contractual prices for its gas exports shall boost further the country's fiscal revenues and external reserves. This positive outlook provides a great opportunity to deepen and accelerate the economic reforms, which were initiated in 2008 with the successful unification of the exchange rate.
Economic performance continued to be strong, in spite of the global economic crisis. Real GDP growth of 10½ percent in 2008 was supported by large public investments in construction and infrastructure and high activity in transportation, communication, and retail. Inflation peaked at 18.9 percent in July 2008, due to price adjustments for petroleum products and transportation, high international food prices, and some impact of the May 2008 unification of the exchange rate. However, it moderated to 9 percent by year-end, due to declining international food prices, cuts in tariff rates, and improved access to foreign exchange that facilitated access to competitively priced imports.
The current account surplus continued to expand, reaching 18¾ percent of GDP in 2008 on account of a 20 percent increase in export receipts from higher oil and gas prices, and despite an acceleration in imports of goods and services, boosted by rising domestic demand and easier access to foreign exchange. International reserves have increased significantly.
The 2008 state budget closed with a surplus of 11¼ percent of GDP on account of strong revenue performance and the slow execution of investments. Hydrocarbon revenues were boosted by high oil and gas prices and the impact of the unification of the exchange rate. Improvements in tax and customs administration raised the buoyancy of non-hydrocarbon revenues. Staff estimates that a large positive balance from off-budget operations brought the overall fiscal surplus to about one third of GDP.
There was some progress with public financial management reforms. The authorities have completed the draft budget code with EU assistance and are now working on the preparation of complementary legal and regulatory documents. In October 2008, they created the Stabilization Fund of Turkmenistan where state budget surpluses will be accumulated. The fund's priorities and functions are still being elaborated.
In late 2008 money demand contracted while the Central Bank of Turkmenistan (CBT) undertook large policy lending operations. To satisfy a spike in foreign exchange demand and sterilize the large liquidity injection from its lending operations, the CBT intervened heavily in the foreign exchange market. The successful introduction of the new manat in January 2009 and a stable exchange rate have raised confidence in the currency and demand for manat money has been growing during the first quarter of 2009.
Access to foreign exchange to make payments and transfers for current international transactions has remained unrestricted. Since last year's exchange rate unification, the Interbank Currency Exchange (ICE) has operated regularly and the CBT has intervened as needed to maintain the fixed exchange rate to the U.S. dollar. The sufficient provision of foreign exchange to an extensive network of exchange bureaus across the country eliminated the parallel market spread. However, the new foreign exchange regulation still leaves space for official actions that could result in current exchange restrictions and multiple currency practices.
The authorities took initial steps at financial sector reforms. Banks are becoming more active in mobilizing deposits and providing new services, setting the ground for more commercially oriented credit activity. However, the continuation of policy directed lending constraints the overall efficiency of financial intermediation. Financial soundness indicators appear strong, but banks accounting standards underlying their calculation are still weak.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed Turkmenistan's continued strong macroeconomic performance despite the ongoing global financial crisis, and commended the authorities for their prudent policies and recent reform initiatives. Directors noted that the favorable economic outlook and comfortable financial position offer a good opportunity to accelerate economic reforms toward a more market-oriented system. This will require careful sequencing of reforms, with priority areas being public financial management, the monetary policy framework, and financial sector development. Strengthened implementation capacity, with technical assistance, including from the Fund, will be key to success.
Directors supported the authorities' increased focus on social and development spending. They welcomed the ongoing budget reform, and looked forward to the early adoption and implementation of the budget code. They stressed the importance of consolidating all government's operations in the national budget to improve budget execution and transparency. While welcoming the establishment of the stabilization fund, Directors encouraged the authorities to further clarify the scope of operations, and prioritize its objectives, to enhance accountability in hydrocarbon revenue management and long-term fiscal sustainability.
Directors underscored that the reform of the price system is key to improving resource allocation and economic efficiency. They encouraged the authorities to take advantage of the current low inflation environment to complete the pass-through of the impact of the exchange rate unification to administered prices, although the social consequences should be carefully assessed and the most vulnerable protected with targeted social policies.
Noting that exchange rate stability would help anchor price expectations and help build up confidence in the new currency, Directors supported the authorities' intention to maintain the existing peg to the U.S. dollar in the near term, while keeping exchange rate policy under review. Greater flexibility could be considered as structural and macroeconomic reforms progress.
Directors welcomed the progress made by the Central Bank of Turkmenistan (CBT) over the past year, notably the redenomination of the currency and the removal of most foreign exchange restrictions following the successful unification of the exchange rates. However, they emphasized the need to further strengthen the monetary policy framework to keep inflation in check and support the new currency. Toward this end, they encouraged the central bank to consider ways to transfer to the budget the responsibility for directed lending operations to enhance the independence of the CBT. While welcoming the planned experiment with negotiable certificates of deposits (NDCs), Directors recommended the CBT to put in place the regulatory and operational framework for the issuance of NDCs by banks in order to improve liquidity management.
Directors welcomed progress in reforming the financial sector and the planned revision of financial legislation, which are crucial for private sector-led growth in the nonhydrocarbon economy. They were pleased that banks are becoming more active in mobilizing deposits and providing new services. They commended the authorities for the recent passage of the AML-CFT law, and looked forward to swift issuance of the implementing regulations and establishment of the oversight agency. Efforts should continue to promote competition in the banking system, including by opening up the sector to domestic investors and reputable foreign banks. Directors also recommended the introduction of IFRS accounting and audit obligations for all banks to strengthen banking supervision.
While welcoming the improvements in macroeconomic statistics, Directors noted that remaining weaknesses in national accounts and in the coverage of fiscal data continue to hamper surveillance. They recommended further improvements in these areas and called for wider public availability of economic and financial data.
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 Prelim. | |
(Annual percentage change) | |||||
Production and prices |
Real GDP |
14.7 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 10.5 |
Consumer price index (e.o.p) |
9.0 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
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Investment and saving |
Gross investment |
23.4 | 21.5 | 18.3 | 19.0 | 37.1 |
Gross saving |
24.1 | 26.7 | 34.0 | 35.1 | 55.8 |
General government (State budget) |
Total revenue |
20.3 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 17.3 | 23.6 |
Total expenditure and net lending |
18.9 | 19.7 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 12.3 |
Overall balance (+=surplus) |
1.4 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 11.3 |
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Monetary Indicators |
Reserve money |
11.0 | 3.3 | 16.4 | 70.3 | -3.7 |
Manat broad money |
13.6 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 96.4 | -7.6 |
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External sector |
Export of goods |
3,854 | 4,944 | 7,155 | 9,114 | 11,786 |
Of which: Hydrocarbons |
3,154 | 4,198 | 6,228 | 8,093 | 11,007 |
Import of goods |
3,148 | 2,947 | 2,558 | 3,780 | 5,363 |
Current account |
82 | 875 | 3,351 | 4,037 | 3,560 |
In percent of GDP |
0.6 | 5.1 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 18.7 |
Sources: Turkmenistan authorities; and Fund staff estimates. |
Turkmenistan: Selected Economic Indicators
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MARIA STEIN - Marion Local volleyball coach Megan Campbell wants her team to play to their strengths.
The Flyers did just that, and took advantage of a few unforced Celina mistakes, in Tuesday night's three-set victory at the Hangar. Marion Local defeated the Bulldogs by scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-16 and bumped its record to 4-2 in the process.
"I think seeing Versailles last Thursday made us realize most teams are going to be a lot taller than us and we've got to be smarter about how we play. I think we have matured over the past few days in practice," Campbell said. " ... I mean we're going to face a lot of teams that are much bigger than us; (Versailles) was pretty tall, Celina was tall and Fort Recovery's very tall also. We need to be smarter volleyball players and I think we showed that today. We were a little smarter about our decisions today."
Celina started with a 4-0 lead in the opening set behind a couple service points and an ace by Cora Lutz. But after three ties and four lead changes, the Flyers finally took the lead for good on a kill by Makenzie Albers, which made the score 7-6. Marion pushed its lead to double digits late and Chloe Bertke's block finished off the job at 25-13.
The Flyers led from point three on in the second set, pushing their lead to six on three separate occasions. Celina cut the deficit to 21-17, but in the end, hitting four serves in the net and a handful of other miscues were too much for the Bulldogs to overcome. Jessie Kramer had a pair of aces and Emily Mescher's block closed the game out at 25-17.
Game 3 was a little more back and forth. Celina turned an early 5-3 deficit into a 7-5 advantage after a pair of aces by Alli Darras. Marion Local put together a four-point run to go back in front before Celina had a 5-0 spurt to regain a 12-9 lead. Marion battled back to tie the score at 13. Then Kramer began a service spree - which included one ace - and it concluded with the Flyers taking a commanding 22-14 lead to put the game away.
"We missed some serves. When our passing is on, we're not finishing at the net," Celina coach Amy Sutter explained. "We all kind of take our turns making those mistakes. We're not all in sync at the same time and we've got to find a way to raise the consistency."
The Flyers were led by Meg Schwieterman (12 kills) and Andrea Wynk (7) in the kill department. Allie Thobe contributed 16 digs and Kramer added seven.
Lutz and Megan Imwalle had five kills each to lead Celina, Paige Sutter contributed 14 assists and Alexis Zacharias added 16 digs.
The Bulldogs drop to 3-4 with the loss and have a home game against Western Buckeye League rival Ottawa-Glandorf on deck Thursday.
"I think we're still trying to feel each other out and trust each other to take care of our own walls and take care of our own jobs. The consistency thing is something we're going to try to stress and work on and improve on ... We've got some really good hitters, it just didn't show tonight."
Marion Local also defeated the Celina junior varsity and freshmen teams in two sets.
The Flyers return to MAC action on Thursday at Fort Recovery.
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Patricia Sheridan's Breakfast With ... Michael Chernus
July 21, 2014 12:00 AMHe won a 2011 OBIE Award and has appeared in numerous productions on stage and in film. Actor Michael Chernus is currently playing Cal, the brother of inmate Piper Chapman in the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black." He also had roles in "Captain Phillips" and "The Bourne Legacy." The Ohio native will be playing genius scientist Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz on the new WGN America televison series "Manhattan" about the clandestine development of the atom bomb. "Manhattan" premieres Sunday at 10 p.m.
Do you ever feel typecast?
I do sometimes feel typecast and I have been. I am trying to work against that as much as I can. Obviously, for any actor, especially when you are starting out, it's just a gift and a huge blessing to make money as an actor no matter what. I have a beard and long hair, and I get cast as the lovable stoner a lot [laughing]. I think the character I'm playing in "Orange is the New Black" is the best version of that guy. He is actually multidimensional and not just like a goofy hippy stoner. Since I get to play that part and he is so much fun, I'm kind of tired of playing that guy. It's like been there, done that. What's really fun about "Manhattan" is he [my character] is not that at all.
You play a scientist. So how were you in science in school?
[Laughing] I was OK at science. I did really well freshman and sophomore year, and then when we got to chemistry and physics, all the math was involved and I really fell apart. I did really well in biology. Not that biology is simple, but it's not a lot of math. I remember my biology teacher saying, "You should consider AP chemistry." So I took AP chemistry my junior year, and it was a disaster.
I get it.
Yeah, so the great thing about this show [Manhattan] is we have a wonderful staff of advisers and science experts who come and make sure we are not making fools out of ourselves. Also, like in reality -- especially in the 1940s without computers -- a lot of what these guys were doing was just sitting around and talking and brainstorming and thinking and coming up with ideas. So in terms of stuff to do as an actor, it is rare you get caught just doing something ridiculous. There were experiments happening but it was a lot of theory and discussion.
Do you feel you are learning things playing this character?
I feel I'm learning a ton. I hesitate to say this show is educational because that just sounds boring to people, but I am learning a ton. I feel like it is such a fascinating moment in not just American history but in world history. I feel like we as a species haven't really fully grasped or come to grips yet with the idea that we created this bomb, this terrible thing that can destroy on such a huge grandiose level. It's like we were playing God a little bit. While I think it was incredibly important to end the war as quickly as possible and save as many lives, I think we didn't realize until much later what we were unleashing onto the world.
You like this character, but have you ever played one you couldn't wait to walk away from, like an annoying co-worker?
[Laughing] That's a great question. I don't know that I have. I can't say that I have because I don't want to annoy any writer out there that I have ever worked with [laughing]. But seriously, it is going to sound like one of those annoying actor answers, but in order to do your job well, you have to find a way in. Even if you don't love that person, you have to find empathy for whoever it is you are playing. There are some characters who it is harder to live in their skin every day. Even if you are playing the most horrible serial killer you have to find a way to as truthfully as possible express that point of view without judgement. I mean, I have played characters -- especially in the theater, and I started my career on stage in New York -- who are really dark and have very troubled lives or pasts you want to just get away from because it starts to take its toll after doing it eight times a week. .
What was it about your childhood in Ohio that brought you to this? Was your mother an actor?
No, my parents are not actors. They are wildly smart people but not particularly artistic or creative in any way. To be honest, and I am not saying this to get sympathy, I was kind of a nerdy kid. I was a little chubby in junior high. I didn't have a lot of friends. I did a play in junior high, and it just felt like a place where I could get attention. I felt like I had a community of friends, and I felt like I was good at something. I was always trying to be an athlete and I was on the junior high basketball team, but I rode the bench the whole year. I'm just not an athletic person. Theater is where I just fit in, and there were girls there who would talk to me.
I loved to read. There was something about doing a play and just living in language in a way that I wasn't in my day-to-day life as a kid living in Ohio. The first role I ever played was Gandalf in the Hobbit when I was 13 [laughing]. I was hooked right away.
Did you ever see yourself as leading man material?
Yeah, I think I did and have at times. When I moved to New York and was in theater school, I was thinner and younger and got cast in some of those young lover roles. When I got out of school I had a really hard time finding my way as an actor. I think it was because I just kind of look like everybody else, and I was trying to be the young leading man. There was always someone in the audition rooms who was better-looking than me or more of that 'thing" -- whatever that is. Then I did this play in D.C. probably about 11 years ago. I was playing a character who suffers from bi-polar disorder. I grew out my beard for the first time, grew my hair out and let myself gain a little weight. I think in that moment my exterior started to fit my interior. Work just started coming easier to me. It's not to say because I grew a beard I started to have a career, but I started playing with character, you know?
I stopped thinking about being the young leading man and started transforming myself physically in the character role. Actors like the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman or Paul Giamatti are people who transcend the idea of character actor. They can be the romantic lead or the sympathetic lead.
Yes, what is leading man material anyway?
Back in Shakespeare's day, you had a sword fight, so there was a certain level of fitness and athleticism. You would probably be running around the stage for three hours. But yeah in today's world it is very different. So I am interested as I grow older and hopefully grow out of the lovable stoner character [laughing] to continue to play more and more complicated human beings
Are you a planner or do you go with the flow?
A little bit of both. I am a planner in the sense of the vision that I would like my career to look like. I know as an artist the kind of roles I'm interested in, and I definitely have goals, but part of being an actor is you've just got to kind of roll with it. Not take anything that comes to you, but just be in the moment and deal with the job in front of you.
One trap especially for a young actor is comparing yourself to somebody else. For a long time I was like: At 25 I should have been at this place in my career and I'm not, so I'm a failure. But, I'm trying to let go of that thinking. I love the theater. I am always going to be coming back to the stage. In fact I am going to be doing a play in the fall in New York.
I think the theater keeps you on your toes as an actor. It keeps your acting muscles in shape. I love this show "Manhattan" that I am on, and I hope it has 100 seasons and we are all doing it until we are old and gray, but I want to keep challenging myself.
To be honest, Phil [Philip Seymour Hoffman] was a big inspiration to me. I didn't know him -- we met once or twice in New York -- but he was able to bring such complexity and empathy to potentially unlikable characters, losers in the hands of a lesser actor. So I think -- and not to compare myself to him in anyway -- but crafting a career like that which has a lot of nuance and color and includes time on the stage and films and television is important to me.
Thank you for taking the time to do this in between filming scenes in New Mexico.
Not at all. I wanted to say that I did a tiny part in a movie in Pittsburgh years ago. I did like a day on "Love and Other Drugs" but had to be there for like a week. I loved Pittsburgh even though I am from Cleveland. I was just by myself, and I wandered around the city in the autumn, and I just had a blast.
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Green technology companies last year scrambled to nail down billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to build solar power plants, wind farms and electric car factories before the program expired.
Be careful of what you wish for. Earlier this week Fisker Automotive laid off workers after the Department of Energy cut off its loan guarantee for failing to meet milestones in the production of its electric hybrid Karma sports sedan. That triggered a slide in the stock price of electric vehicle battery maker A123, another recipient of a federal loan guarantee that depends on sales to Fisker for "a substantial portion" of its revenues, according to its financial filings. A123 has also invested $20.5 million in Fisker.
Then on Thursday solar panel and power plant builder First Solar disclosed that it has yet to receive the initial financing from a $646 million Department of Energy loan guarantee for a solar power plant under construction in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles. If the money doesn't start flowing by Feb. 24, First Solar will have to buy back the 230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One from energy company Exelon, which acquired the project last September.
In the wake of the uproar over last year's bankruptcy of Solyndra, the Silicon Valley solar panel maker that had been awarded a $535 million loan guarantee, the Energy Department appears to have become extra-vigilant in making sure that recipients meet contractually obligated milestones.
The reason for the First Solar holdup? The company said in its filing that the Energy Department delayed transferring the money "pending resolution of an outstanding construction permit issue." In an e-mail, First Solar spokesman Alan Bernheimer said the company was not "providing any additional comment on the permit issue."
If the Energy Department does not lift the hold on the funds or extend the Feb. 24, deadline, First Solar must pay Exelon $75 million and other costs to buy back the Antelope Valley solar project, according to the filing.
The potential loss to First Solar would be much greater if it couldn't sell the project to another buyer: Exelon had pledged to invest up to $1.36 billion in the solar power station, which includes buying thousands of thin-film solar panels from First Solar and paying the company to operate and maintain the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch, or AVSR.
"If First Solar were to repurchase AVSR, the reacquired project would then become available for sale by First Solar to another party," the company stated in its filing. "First Solar expects its current cash and other capital resources would be sufficient to enable First Solar to repurchase AVSR, if necessary, while meeting First Solar's working capital and capital expenditure needs."


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Disgraced chemist Annie Dookhan's lawyer is seeking to have 11 obstruction of justice charges against her dismissed, arguing there is no evidence that his client willfully misled anyone while testifying in those cases.
Suffolk Superior Court judge Jeffrey Locke already rejected a similar motion to have two obstruction of justice charges in Suffolk County dismissed, ruling that Dookhan's testimony was misleading.
Instead of separate hearings on each charge, there will be a single hearing to rule on this latest motion filed.
The hearing was scheduled for Friday but was rescheduled for June 27 because not all of the paperwork from those counties has arrived at the Suffolk courthouse.
Dookhan is under indictment on 27 charges, and she has admitted to falsifying results over nine years.


text: Wings sweep Leafs in Alumni Showdown at Comerica Park 7:23 PM, Dec 31, 2013 8:40 PM, Dec 31, 2013 Share Article Previous Next Members of the Red Wings alumni took to the ice at Comerica Park for part of the festivities surrounding the Winter Classic at the Big House. WXYZ Copyright Getty Images Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next DETROIT (AP) - Tomas Holmstrom scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings' alumni a 6-5 victory and a sweep of two games in the NHL's Alumni Showdown before 33,425 at Comerica Park. Bryan McCabe tied it at 5 for Toronto with 2 seconds left to cap the Maple Leafs comeback from a 5-1 deficit. Detroit won the first game 5-4. The second game, played in two 25-minute halves, featured Hall of Famer and long-time Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman, who is the general manger of the Tampa Bay Lightning and the GM of Canada's Olympic Team; Brendan Shanahan, an NHL vice-president; and Nicklas Lidstrom for Detroit, and Hall of Famers Darryl Sittler, Doug Gilmour, Lanny McDonald, Mike Gartner and Joe Nieuwendyk for Toronto. Lidstrom had a goal and an assist and Shanahan also scored. Other Hall of Famers who suited up for Detroit were Chris Chelios, who scored a goal, Larry Murphy, Paul Coffey, Slava Fetisov, Igor Larionov, Mark Howe and Dino Ciccarelli. Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman coached the Red Wings, and Pat Quinn directed the Maple Leafs. Hall of FamersGordie Howe and Ted Lindsay dropped the puck for a ceremonial faceoff between Yzerman and Sittler before the second game and Vladimir Konstatinov was helped onto the ice to be with the rest of his "Russian 5" former Red Wing teammates, Larionov, Fetisov, Sergei Fedorov — who had a goal — and Slava Kozlov. Konstantinov was badly injured in a limousine accident a few days after Detroit won the 1997 Stanley Cup. Doug Brown also scored for Detroit. Gary Roberts, Shayne Corson, Tie Domi, Steve Thomas also scored for Toronto. The first game, played in two 20-minute halves, featured 74-year-old University of Michigan coach Red Berenson and two-time Stanley Cup winner Martin Lapointe for the Red Wings, and three-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Krushelnyski for the Maple Leafs Alumni. Berenson didn't skate and play like a 74-year-old. "I hope when I'm 74, I can still play in these games," Toronto's Brad Marsh said. "I'm 55 now. You can do the math." Berenson talked about his secret. "I think I'm lucky. I've been able to stay in the game and be around young kids and be on the ice with them," he said. "But I'm just lucky." The youngest participant, 41 years younger than Berenson, was 33-year-old Jiri Fischer, who had a goal and an assist. He was forced to retire at the age of 25, after having a heart attack on the bench during a Red Wings game on Nov. 20, 2006. Fischer is Detroit's director of player development. Kevin Miller had a goal and two assists and Aaron Ward also had a goal and an assist for Detroit. Petr Klima and Pat Verbeek also scored. Stu Gavin, Todd Warriner, Brad May and Bill Derlago scored for Toronto. Dan Daoust had two assists. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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Salary: $6 million VORP: -2.2 Overpaid by: $6.8 million The depiction of Castillo as the poster boy for the Mets' woes was unfair–he actually had a very solid 2009–but his 2010 numbers added up to less than the expected production of a minimum salaried rookie. Mathematically, that translates to a negative salary.


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Knocking The Commish Out Of The Park
David GreisingAh, spring training. Time for the smell of pine tar and the crack of the bat. But there's something missing this year: the knocking of heads in baseball's executive suites.
No players' strike is imminent. A television joint venture, signed with ABC and NBC last autumn, looks to be more lucrative than the dire predictions of a year ago. Attendance soared 25% in 1993, with half the gain coming from two successful expansion franchises. And an overhaul of the game's divisions and playoff structure has met only muted resistance. Baseball's big-market owners have even agreed to share the loot with their small-market brethren if players agree to a salary cap. Heck, even retired basketball icon Michael Jordan wants to get in on the game, as a Chicago White Sox spring-training prospect.
Flash back 18 months. When baseball's owners walked out of a Rosemont (Ill.) hotel meeting room with the head of Commissioner Fay Vincent on a platter, it seemed one of the darker moments in the sport's storied history. The national pastime had been hijacked by 26 spoiled aristocrats. The starched suits did not want to share their balls, bats, and power with anyone who was not a member. Surely chaos would result.
HOUSE PET? Quite obviously, the worst fears were wrong. Faced with a crisis of their own making--running baseball without the unifying and popular offices of a commissioner--the owners have done surprisingly well. So well that on Feb. 11 they announced that the new commissioner, if one is ever found, will be nothing more than a trained house pet.
Those weren't the exact words. The announcement, in fact, stated that the evisceration "enhances the commissioner's authority." That's surely addition by subtraction. Employing artfully lawyered cross-referencing and yes/butting, the owners handed over vast swaths of clerical and administrative power but held on to every bit of policymaking clout. The commissioner is now fully in charge of labor negotiations. Unless the commish wants to cancel a lockout or intervene in a strike in ways that got Vincent and Bowie Kuhn ousted. The executive is "empowered" to act in the best interest of the game--unless that means realigning the divisions, stopping clubs from broadcasting their games on superstations, or taking other actions that might rile the sport's chieftains.
The owners are fighting the good PR fight. "The commissioner of baseball is now the most powerful man in America," says Acting Commissioner Allan H. "Bud" Selig, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. "We've cleared up the ambiguity that has driven people crazy before."
Under the old construct, baseball's commissioner was assumed to be a demigod who could protect the interests of the game, the public, and the owners--though only the last group wrote his paycheck. "It was a subterfuge," says Andrew Zimbalist, author of Baseball and Billions. And it was a lot to ask of one person. Even so, a commissioner with conflict-ridden, ambiguous power served the sport bet-ter than will a clerk with no power at all.
HARD LINE. Baseball needs a commissioner with broad powers, not just the authority to police morals charges, as the job description now implies. Owners will learn that once labor talks begin in earnest. Bereft of a meddling commissioner, the bosses plan to take a rock-hard line. They want a salary cap, and to get one will take a strike--which the players will happily provide, probably around the playoffs. With no commissioner to mediate, watch for Congress to take action, scrapping baseball's special antitrust status and opening the sport to lawsuits on issues such as labor, expansion, and franchise movement. What a mess.
For the time being, owners are busy trying to fill the commissioner's job. They want a person of stature, yet willing to be a lackey. It hasn't been easy. Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III was mentioned early on, but he wasn't interested. Most recently, former Labor Secretary Lynn Martin and Northwestern University President Arnold R. Weber were contacted, to no avail.
Baseball's brass aren't expected to finish their search until after labor talks are sealed, and Selig has agreed to stay on. Will the delay make much difference? Hardly. It used to be that the commissioner had the right to throw out the first ball on opening day. The owners have expanded that power, too: In addition to tossing the ball, the new commissioner will also be empowered to go fetch.


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Ministry of Environment brings in new regulations that could see many perfumes banned
Qatar's Ministry of Environment is imposing strict new regulations for the import and sale of alcohol-based perfumes.
The new directive will be enforced by April this year, with all laboratories in the country that import perfumes required to produce a mandatory certificate to show there is no alcoholic content.
A warning "for external use only" will be printed on the product in both Arabic and English. The aim of the new regulation is to prevent misuse and any potential health hazards.
In December 2011, Qatar banned the sale of alcohol on its flagship Pearl Development, resulting in a huge slump in revenues for retailers.
Earlier this month, UK celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay hit out at the ban, which led to the closing of his restaurant at the development, and said he does not see the legislation "lasting much longer", it was reported.
Ramsay closed down his Maze Doha restaurant in March 2012 after just two years of operation, while many restaurateurs operating on the Pearl-Qatar development said they had seen revenues decline by as much as 50 percent in the six months immediately after the alcohol ban was introduced in December 2011.
"I think the legislation in terms of operating restraints - going out for dinner and not being allowed to have a glass of wine - I think it's one turn-off for any local," he was quoted as saying by Doha News, while on a visit to the city to open two new restaurants at the St Regis Hotel.
"We had to make sensible commercial decisions - you're not going to run that restaurant and look stupid and lose thousands on a weekly basis."
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Posted by: Logic Monday, 26 August 2013 9:11 AM[UAE] - CountryAlmost All perfumes with Alcohol use Denatured Ethanol SD 40 B . This Alcohol has additives in it that make it impossible to drink because of the extreme Bitterness and it will make you very sick . Therefore banning Perfumes with Denatured Alcohol is nonsense.
Posted by: YouAreInTheWrongPlace Monday, 26 August 2013 11:33 AM[UAE] - KSAThis has nothing to do with logic and all with posturing
Posted by: LeRoy Sunday, 3 February 2013 11:16 AM[UAE] - Saudi Arabiacan't believe this people fighting over a small poisonous potion called perfumes just to get their brains dulled for a few minutes.
Posted by: John Tuesday, 29 January 2013 5:04 PM[UAE] - UAEJust how bored and desperate for entertainment are people in Qatar that they are reduced to making a CKOne-Martini for kicks?
Posted by: Shaikh Nasir Friday, 25 January 2013 12:21 PM[UAE] - UAEThere no clear concept of banning alcoholic perfumes as they are not health hazardous. In fact they are good for heealth as they smell good and help smeling good in person. The alcohol external use is always appropriate as it kills germs and sprit using before and after vaccination is the example.
Banning alcoholic perfumes may not harm any economy of France or any european country but herslef Qatar's economy. Just need a wise calculation.
Posted by: Abdur Rehman Wednesday, 23 January 2013 3:48 PM[UAE] - QatarOh yes! If France and other sheep-oriented european countries can BAN VEIL in their streets, why can't a Middle-east country come out to BAN ALCOHOL? You consider veil as an example of women-oppression, consider the stats of rape, women-abuse, drunk driving, drunk theft in your country and compare the similar stats with Qatar.
Qatar is far more safer and serene than most european countries.
I'd say, ban alcohol and let it stay banned!Posted by: Richard Sunday, 27 January 2013 3:06 PM[UAE] - UAEActually Suleman, yours is an opinion, not a fact. And that's a fact.
Posted by: Suleman Nahdi Friday, 25 January 2013 8:36 PM[UAE] - UAEDear John; why not take all western ideas, people and political intervention out of the Middle East and see how from the region will thrive! The world has turned around mate, and whether you like it or not western society is doomed! Without Middle Eastern money no European economy will move forward, its a simple fact...
Posted by: John Thomas Friday, 25 January 2013 2:53 PM[UAE] - UAEDear Abdur; when you decide to come out of the 15th Century please let us know.... "Sheep-oriented"?? Seriously? Is that the best you could come up with?? Funny enough that this Region has a "can't live with them but can't live without them" approach to everything Western... I would love to see everything Westerner taken away from the region and I mean everything.. let us see what people like you and many others would then be driving; wearing, eating; flying in, etc...
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How To Buy Apple
One should learn how to buy apple to relish the wondrous taste of the fruit. Here you can see things to consider while buying apples.
How to buy apple
- When you visit stores to buy apples make sure to look for those that are fresh, firm and brightly colored.
- Take the apple in your hand; check it thoroughly for any soft part. When the apples are too soft it is not a good idea to buy those.
- On the other hand, the outer layer should be firm and not squashy.
- The color of the apple determines whether the apple is in good condition. If they are blackish or dark brown color, then it is better to avoid them.
- Buying apples from the pile has some advantageous over buying apples in bags.
- When it is in pile you get the opportunity to check each and every apple.
- When they are in bags, try to feel the apples and then buy. Some time in bags you can find one or two ripened apples that are no longer suitable for consumption
- However bulk buying is cheaper, so when to prefer to buy those check the apples by turning the bag upside down.
- Do not buy bruised apples, if the apple is damaged, polyphenoloxidase are released by the injured cell that increases the oxidation of phenols, which, in turn, creates brownish pigments which darkens the fruit.
- Nowadays people go for organic apples, these apples are grown in a chemical or pesticides free environment. It better to buy organic apples, but you can also buy the other apples in the stores, but make sure to wash it thoroughly before use.
- Also wax coating in the apples are considered harmful. However you can remove them before eating else opt for apples without wax coating.
- You can also buy your favorite variety online, but beware of fake sites.
This great fruit can be consumed raw or can be used in cooking. Apple pie, Apple pudding and Apple ice cream are anytime favorites for all. When you learn how to buy apple, it would help you to pick apples that can satiate you.
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'Ops' Victory At All Costs: Operations over Hitler's Reich with the crews of Bomber Command 1939-1945 (Book) Review
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Publisher: Tattered Flag
Author: Andrew R B Simpson
Type: Hardback
Pages: 640
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The cover of the latest book from Andrew Simpson proclaims: 'Their war – their words' and your involuntary reaction is to think, 'Not more of the same archive accounts.' But a check through the acknowledgements and list of 'Unpublished sources' sets your mind at rest. This is a book which has been crafted carefully around the experiences of men, who took the time, and opportunity, or whose families did, to contact Simpson. 'Ops' is also a labour of love; running as a thread through the unfolding narrative are the experiences of Laurie Simpson, the author's father; it is dovetailed with others into chapters which show both considered research and consideration for the reader, particularly one who does not have the knowledge of the history and organisation of Bomber Command or its operations.
The book begins with some 'back stories', which help the reader to understand why the men did what they did: as aircrew and ground crew. The story then develops along a chronological line, covering training, life on squadron, ops, escape and evasion and life as a POW; each liberably 'salted' with personal accounts to make a very readable book.
Simpson concludes with an interesting thought; the book is incomplete. By that, he means the story can only truly be told by someone who has lived it, but his hope is that he has provided an account which will satisfy the reader. Well, I for one, am satisfied and the book will be on my 'go to' shelf.
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i setup a server with this tutorial: The Perfect Server - Debian Squeeze (Debian 6.0) With BIND & Courier [ISPConfig 3] then i installed roundcube instead of the squirrelmail i can send and recieve mail with roundcube (webmail) but when i try to setup a desktop email client like thunderbird, i can only receive emails i cant send them. i believe that i have tried using the submission port, but that doesnt work wither, any ideas? thanks in advance.
i figured it out i had to un-comment the submission port and add the port to the ispconfig firewall. that enabled it. i also came across another error after i got it working, about the file-system when the email client connected. i installed the gamin library apt-get install gamin then i restarted courier services: find /etc/init.d/ | grep courier | while read line; do $line restart; done and the error went away. thanks for your quick reply falko.
Hello, The same problem happens after upgrading to squeeze, keeping ispconfig 220.127.116.11. I have a dedicated server OVH. In /var/log/mail.log : Dec 31 17:20:02 ks_ postfix/smtpd[7284]: connect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 17:20:02 ks_ postfix/smtpd[7284]: lost connection after CONNECT from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Dec 31 17:20:02 ks_ postfix/smtpd[7284]: disconnect from localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1] Thanks !
Precisions : it is possible to send emails to the server it is possible to send mails by smtp server from webmail it is only impossible to use smtp from thunderbird And other problem (explained in another post) : now, I can't manage emails accounts by ispconfig.
Okay, so Dovevot/Courier/whatever is working as intended. This makes sense, given that the connection is local (no firewalls in the way, etc.) Have you even tried taking the same step as karalitani? Try un-commenting the so-called "submission port" in your Postfix configuration and restarting the Postfix service. If the port(s) is (are) already open, then try setting your SMTP port in your email client to 587 (plaintext or STARTTLS) or 465 (SSL).


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By Matt Pucak
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State football coaching staff wants to remind the CSU community that tickets remain available for an evening with the top college coaches in Colorado. Ticket purchases also support Respite Care, Inc., of Fort Collins.
The Colorado Coaches for Charity fundraising event on Friday at INVESCO Field at Mile High will feature coaches from the top programs in the state, as well as legendary coach Fisher DeBerry. Also in attendance, as the honorary chairmen for the night, will be former Denver Broncos receiver Ed McCaffrey, Mountain West Conference commissioner Craig Thompson, former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist and sports broadcaster Irv Brown.
The night's festivities will include food, drinks, words from all of the coaches and a highlight video, as well as a silent and live auction. The general cocktail party will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner will take place from 7:30-9 p.m.
Respite Care of Fort Collins has been chosen by CSU Head Coach Steve Fairchild and his staff as their charity of choice to receive a grant from the Fisher DeBerry Foundation. In addition, a portion of every ticket sold by CSU's staff will benefit Respite Care.
Respite Care, Inc., offers a home-style atmosphere for children with developmental disabilities 24 hours a day, seven days per week. The facility cares for those under 21 years of age, for up to two weeks at a time, offering unconditional support and attention for every unique child. More information about the organization can be found at its Web site.
Individual tickets to the event are $125, while $1,250 sponsors an entire table of 10. Those wishing to share a table with a coach or VIP guest can do so by upgrading their sponsorship level. To purchase tickets or tables, please e-mail Amy Maybon from FirstBank, a supporting sponsor of the event.
More information on the event can be found on the Colorado Coaches for Charity Web site, or by calling 877/35-COACH (352-6224).
Student-athlete graduation celebration Friday
The Colorado State University Department of Athletics is extremely proud of the accomplishments of this year's graduating senior class.
In celebration of those accomplishments, the department will be hosting a luncheon Friday to honor the student-athletes graduating in the class of 2009. The CSU community is invited to join in congratulating these successful men and women.
The luncheon will take place at the Hilton Fort Collins on Friday, from 11:30-1 p.m. It will cost $20 per person for a main course of Asiago chicken or lasagna.
RSVPs are needed by Tuesday for those interested in attending the event. Please call Deidra Church at 970/491-7285 to reserve a spot.
Outdoor track
After wrapping up the regular season by hosting the CSU Ram Open last weekend, the CSU track and field team now looks to continue its successful season at the Mountian West Conference championships. The meet runs from Wednesday until Saturday at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo.
The women's team will be looking to defend the title, having won its first ever conference championship in CSU history last year.
Senior thrower Missy Faubus was one of the Rams' standouts in the women's title run, taking the discus competition, and this year she seems to be peaking at the right time, notching a personal best and nearly breaking a school record with a toss of 53 feet, 0.25 inches, last weekend.
Alex Godell, also a senior thrower, will be looking to take home his third consecutive title in the hammer throw.
CSU has already had 15 athletes reach regional-qualifying marks, and with the increased competition at the conference meet there could be several more.
Men's golf No. 6 seed at NCAA Regional
The Colorado State men's golf team, which tied a school record with five tournament victories in 2008-09, will have a chance to continue its outstanding season Thursday, earning an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA regional tournament at the Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, N.J.
The Rams enter the regional, hosted by Columbia University, as the No. 6 seed, the highest seed ever attained in the program's 19-year history. The bid marks Colorado State's 13th appearance in the NCAA regional since 1996 and the ninth berth in 10 seasons under the guidance of Head Coach Jamie Bermel.
Colorado State will join 14 other teams and five individual golfers to compete for a place in the 2009 NCAA men's golf championships, slated for May 26-30 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, hosted by the University of Toledo.
Teams who place in the top five in each region, plus the low individual not on an advancing team, will earn a spot in the national tournament.
Senior Zen Brown and junior Dustin Morris, 2009 all-MWC selections, will each be playing in their third consecutive NCAA regional, along with juniors Bryce Hanstad and Riley Arp. Morris (T-18) was the Rams' top finisher in 2006-07, while Arp paced the Rams in a tie for 58th last season.
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Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile Dysfunction
Alternate Names
- impotence
Male erectile dysfunction is a condition in which a man cannot get or keep a normal erection.
What is going on in the body?
Erectile dysfunction can be caused by mental or physical problems, or a combination of both. Men who are depressed or have some other emotional problem may have no interest in having sex. There may also be physical problems with how blood flows into the penis and is kept there during an erection.
What are the causes and risks of the condition?
Erectile dysfunction is a common problem. It is a problem whose frequency increases with age, but it is not necessarily a consequence of aging. Roughly 25% of men over the age of 65 have some degree of ED. Erectile dysfunction is considered a medical problem if it lasts more than 3 months.
Causes of erectile dysfunction can include:
Conditions that cause changes in the way blood flows to the penis, such as:
- hardening of the arteries, or
atherosclerosis high blood pressure high cholesterol
Conditions that affect the nervous system, such as:
multiple sclerosis Alzheimer's disease
Psychological conditions and social problems, such as:
depression stress - difficulties in the relationship with the man's sexual partner
Endocrine and hormone imbalances, such as:
diabetes , caused by abnormalities in the production or use of insulin in the bodyhyperthyroidism , a high level of thyroid hormoneshypothyroidism , a low level of thyroid hormoneshypogonadism , a low level of testosterone
Habits that make blood flow worse, such as:
smoking cigarettes abusing alcohol using illegal drugs
Trauma or injury to the pelvis, such as:
spinal cord injury - prostate surgery, such as a
transurethral resection of the prostate ,simple prostatectomy , orradical prostatectomy
Some prescription medications, such as:
- blood pressure medications including beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or hydrochlorothiazide
- some antidepressants
What can be done to prevent the condition?
The best way to prevent erectile dysfunction is to reduce the risks. For instance, a man with diabetes should try to control his blood glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol as well as possible. It is also helpful to limit alcohol intake and stop smoking.
How is the condition diagnosed?
A medical evaluation is done when a man expresses concerns about erectile dysfunction to his healthcare professional. The evaluation may include a physical and psychological exam, and a written questionnaire on past sexual experiences. Lab tests are done to rule out certain diseases - especially diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and low testosterone levels. A test known as color phase ultrasonography may be done to evaluate blood flow to the penis.
Long Term Effects
What are the long-term effects of the condition?
Ignoring the physical causes of erectile dysfunction may result in a permanent inability to achieve an erection as well as other medical problems.
Other Risks
What are the risks to others?
Erectile dysfunction can affect the relationship between the man and his partner, especially if the couple do not talk about it. A man should discuss the issue with his partner and seek out solutions with her.
What are the treatments for the condition?
First, any underlying conditions that may cause the erectile dysfunction should be treated. Treatment may include counseling or sex therapy for men whose erectile dysfunction stems from emotional problems. Treatments for physical causes of erectile dysfunction should progress from less to more invasive.
Treatment may include:
- counseling
- using oral prescription medications such as tadalafil (i.e., Cialis), vardenafil (i.e., Levitra), or sildenafil (i.e., Viagra)
- using oral bromocriptine (i.e., Parlodel) in men with hyperprolactinemia
- using a vacuum pump device to draw blood into the penis
- inserting a suppository containing prostaglandin into the urethra (such as alprostadil i.e., Muse)
- injecting testosterone (i.e., Depo-Testosterone) into a muscle, or using a testosterone patch or gel (i.e., AndroGel, Testim), in men who have a testosterone defficiency
- injecting the medication prostaglandin E1 (such as alprostadil i.e., Caverject) into the penis
- having surgery to improve blood flow to the penis
- implanting an inflatable prosthesis into the penis
The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database has reviewed the studies examining the use of natural medications (herbs, vitamins and supplements) in erectile dysfunction and has concluded that following are possibly effective:
- Panax Ginseng
- L-arginine
- Melanotan-II
- Propionyl-L-carnitine
- Yohimbe
The Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database has concluded that there is insufficient evidence for the use of pycnogenol for erectile dysfunction.
Side Effects
What are the side effects of the treatments?
Each treatment has its own set of advantages and side effects. The vacuum pump is very safe. But one drawback is that the constriction band, which keeps the erection, cannot be left on for more than 30 minutes.
Tadalafil (i.e., Cialis), vardenafil (i.e., Levitra), or sildenafil (i.e., Viagra) cannot be used in people who take nitroglycerine because the combination may cause severe low blood pressure and heart attack. A type of blood pressure medicine called an alpha-blocker cannot be used with Cialis or with Levitra. Injections are relatively painless, but require careful dose adjustments by a healthcare professional.
Pain or burning can occur when prostaglandin is placed into the urethra. Surgery is an option that should be discussed with a healthcare professional. Surgery can be complicated by bleeding, infection, or an allergic reaction to the medications used to control pain.
After Treatment
What happens after treatment for the condition?
Most treatments for erectile dysfunction are taken right before planned intercourse. Successful treatment restores sexual function to a satisfactory level for the man and his partner.
How is the condition monitored?
A man should follow up with his primary healthcare professional or with his urologist concerning the treatment.
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