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Radar Movers: Netflix Attracts Attention on Upgrade, Facebook Edges Lower
Shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) closed 2.44 percent in the red on Monday, and continue to edge lower in early trading today. The company received a downgrade to Sell from Neutral by BTIG with a price target of $16. BTIG explains, "We see a growing tension between the Facebook user experience and monetization, particularly as the collapse of payment revenues has left Facebook with only one major lever to pull – advertising."
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) shares are down over 1 percent in early trading. The company received a downgrade from Bernstein to Underperform from Market Perform with a price target of $20 a share. Previously, Bernstein had a price target of $24 on Intel shares.
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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares jumped more than 10 percent on Monday, but are backsliding this morning. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analyst Scott Devitt raised his rating on Netflix to Overweight from Equal-Weight with a price target of $85, citing that the Wall Street is giving to much credit to Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) streaming services. "We believe the primary driver of content revaluation was Netflix's own success," he writes in a research note.
Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) is attracting attention on news the company will purchase BP's (NYSE:BP) Texas City refinery, one of the biggest in the country. The Associated Press reports, "The total value of the deal could reach $2.5 billion. The refinery was the scene in 2005 of a fatal fire and explosion. Marathon will pay only $598 million for the refinery itself and other nearby pipelines and fuel terminals. It will pay $1.2 billion for the plant's inventory of oil and petroleum products. Marathon may have to pay another $700 million over 6 years if certain unspecified conditions are met."
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Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE:RIO): As the volatile short-term environment continues, Rio Tinto has intentions to continue its cost reductions, mainly regarding operating, evaluation, and sustaining capital costs across the entire business. The company's drive for the reduction of service and support costs has currently saved $500 million a year. The total annual capital expenditure on projects that have already been approved will likely peak in 2012, but the short-term macroeconomic outlook continues to be volatile. Chinese economic growth continues to be robust but moderating and is slow and uneven in developed economies. Rio Tinto believes that China's stimulus packages will be effective progressively following the Chinese leadership change, influencing it to reduce its estimates for Chinese GDP growth for the year to being slightly shy of eight percent. Iron ore prices saw a recovery to some extend following a period of sharp decline, but the firm believes that they will continue to be volatile in the near future. Rio Tinto's copper production will likely rise from 2013 due to better grades and investments at Kennecott and Escondida along with the beginning of production from the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. From 2011 to 2015, Rio Tinto believes it will achieve a cumulative annual growth rate reaching 13 percent for copper.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC): On Tuesday, Swiss bank Julius Baer announced that it will cut nearly 1,000 jobs for cost reduction. In August, Julius Baer and Bank of America Merrill Lynch reached a deal for the purchase of its private banking operations outside the United States and Japan for a total of about $880 million. As part the company's business integration plans, Julius Baer stated that it now plans to cut the bank's combined 5,700 work force by 15 to 18 percent.
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Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB): Twitter.com CFO, Ali Rowghani, faces the challenge of taking the company in the direction of an IPO. Although there is not set timetable, Twitter will likely be the most prominent consumer-Web company making a market debut since Facebook on May 17, and everyone knows how that debacle resulted in Facebook's value being reduced to half. Rowghani will have to place Twitter's price high enough for the funding Twitter finds necessary without placing the valuation too high than it deserved, according to Bloomberg.
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced a business agreement under which they are to deliver a highly secure, first-of-its-kind "network-enabled" cloud service using private networks instead of the public Internet. The companies intend to combine AT&T virtual private networking and IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ cloud capabilities along with new technology from AT&T Labs for the development of a new, fast, and highly-secure shared cloud service. Targeted toward Fortune 1000 companies worldwide, the service will is to be offered during the beginning of 2013 as a powerful new option for clients deploying cloud solutions demanding high levels of security and availability. Often, businesses cite security as the main thing inhibiting cloud computing adoption.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK): A Business Insider report claims thatVerizon (NYSE:VZ) may be preparing a version of Nokia's Lumia 920, codenamed "Atlas".
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL): According to CNET, A 9 to 5 Mac researcher posted new alleged photos of Apple Inc.'s rumored iPad Mini to his Twitter and Instagram accounts and though the authenticity of the pictures is unverified they look inline with previous reports.
Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE:AA): According to Bloomberg, Alcoa, Inc., hurt by the decline of aluminum prices, would unlock 63% in added value for shareholders by breaking itself up. The company plans on releasing their third quarter results today, after the United States market closes. They have fallen about 50% in the past 18 months as aluminum prices dropped to a nearly three year low.
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Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR): After the company disclosed in a regulatory filing earlier today that patients with "serious, difficult-to-treat medical conditions" continue to have access to the company's Acthar drug "through commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs," Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is climbing. Concerns about insurance coverage of Acthar had been raised after health insurance giant Aetna (NYSE:AET) decided last month that Acthar gel is either unnecessary or experimental in most cases. Meanwhile, Questcor reported that last month there were 105-110 paid prescriptions of Acthar for patients with Nephrotic Syndrome and 400-410 paid prescriptions of the drug for patients with Multiple Sclerosis. In a note to investors earlier today research firm Jefferies upgraded Questcor to Buy from Hold with a $28 target, reversing their downgrade to Hold on September 20. The firm believes that the stock's valuation before today's trading implied that no insurer would cover Acthar for NS and MS patients. After speaking with several payer representatives, however, the firm believes that insurers are likely to provide some coverage of Acthar for NS patients. In early trading, Questcor shares rose $1.49, or 7.34%, to $21.78.
Owens Corning (NYSE:OC): The company previously disclosed late second-quarter weakness in the United States roofing shingle market which persisted early into the third quarter. While there was some improvement through most of that quarter, shipments weakened following a mid-September price increase and are not expected to improve for the remainder of year. As a result, the company has lowered their roofing revenue outlook for the full-year, now estimated to be approximately $2 billion.
Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX): Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced that Shell (RDS.A) selected them as the engineering procurement and construction contractor for their carbon capture facility at their flagship Carbon Capture and Storage Quest project at the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, Canada. The Quest project is being built on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project joint venture owners who include Shell, Chevron Corp., and Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), with support from the Canadian and Alberta governments. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter.
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Afternoon Buzzers: Google to Challenge Apple With 10-inch Tablet, Netflix Downgraded
Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) declined more than 7 percent after running up significantly over the past couple weeks. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) downgraded shares to Underperform from Buy, with a price target of $72 per share. The firm explains, "With the stock increasing 31 percent over the past two-weeks, we now believe the risks outweigh the reward heading into Q3. We see net additions significantly below estimates as the biggest risk to the stock."
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares edged lower Tuesday after reports indicating that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is teaming up with Samsung to offer a 10-inch tablet. "It's going to be a high-end device," explains Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch, according to CNET. "They'll partner with Samsung and co-brand it with Samsung,"
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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) shares fell over 1 percent this morning. The company has proposed a $20 million settlement in a class action lawsuit accusing the social network of violating users' rights with its "Sponsored Stories" advertising feature. The offer was revised upward after a U.S. judge rejected an earlier agreement.
Shares of Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) fell more than 4 percent on Tuesday. Jefferies' analyst Peter Misek believes the BlackBerry 10 will not launch until March. "We had hoped for a January launch but now see a March launch as more likely," he writes in a research note. That would be another setback for the already struggling company and result in no sales of the next generation phones in the February quarter. "Also, our checks point to a tough November quarter, with replenishment rates decreasing as channel partners are cautious on holding RIM inventory."
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Wall St. Brief: Cisco Ends 7-Year Partnership, Alcoa Earnings on Deck
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) will report its earnings after the bell on Tuesday with analysts forecasting its third-quarter earnings per share falling to $0.01 from $0.15 from the previous year with revenue declining 13.2 percent to $5.57 billion. Since Alcoa is seen as a barometer for global manufacturing, FactSet noted its numbers are a good indicator for upcoming S&P 500 results. When Alcoa missed consensus in 2009, 72.4 percent of component companies followed by exceeding profit estimates.
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) ended a seven-year partnership with ZTE after an investigation into the company for illegally selling equipment to Iran, that included Cisco switches and a telecom surveillance system. ZTE had been "reasonably successful" in reselling the Cisco products in China. On Monday, ZTE and Huawei Technologies Co. had been accused of posing a security threat to the U.S. Both companies have denied the allegations.
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September sales for Japanese automakers in China have painted a picture of how the East China Sea islands conflict is affecting business. Toyota's (NYSE:TM) sales in the country tanked 48.9 percent year over year, Honda's (NYSE:HMC) fell 40.5 percent and Nissan's (NSANF.PK) dove 35.3 percent; Suzuki's (SZKMF.PK) shipments to dealers declined 42.5 percent.
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) will acquire ING Direct U.K. and assume its deposits of BP 10.9 billion and mortgages of BP 5.6 billion. It will also add 1.5 million customers and 750 employees. As of August 31, the mortgage book has a loan-to-value ratio of 50 percent with Barclays paying a 3 percent discount but purchasing the deposit book at par. From the sale, ING (NYSE:ING) will take a EUR 320 million after-tax loss.
From the break up of its Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Sears (NASDAQ:SHLD) should earn $346.5 million after its rights offering was fully subscribed. Sears will receive an additional $100 million from a special cash dividend before the separation. The new company will trade on Nasdaq with the symbol SHOS beginning on Oct. 12. and will operate 944 Sears Hometown Stores, 96 Sears Hardware Stores, and 76 Sears Home Appliance Showrooms.
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Mary, an English teacher from London, had never entered a cookery competition before. 'I just cooked the kind of food I like to serve at home,' she said. That was exactly what we judges - chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli of the Four Seasons Hotel (where the event was held) and Shaun Hill of Gidleigh Park in Devon, Lurpak butter's marketing director, Annie Freel, Sophie Grigson, Emily Green and myself - were seeking.
In the guiding principles of the competition we asked that the menu be seasonal, locally produced where possible, and that the selection of the ingredients show an awareness that the basic elements of any good meal are fresh, high-quality foodstuffs. Since the meal was to be designed as a Friday-night dinner for four at the end of a working week, we stipulated a two-hour cooking limit, with one hour's preparation time. We asked that the meal be appropriate for the time of year and day of the week, well-balanced and light on the stomach.
Perhaps Mary had a head start: as a teacher she knows that the first essential for passing an exam is to read the question properly. We had a bumper bag of entries, doubtless inspired by the prospect of generous prizes courtesy of Lurpak. Most of the suggested dishes were distinctly edible but decidedly unseasonal; many were attractive but predictable combinations involving salmon or lamb.
Mary's entry was one of six that stood out as an interesting interpretation of the competition principles. And it tasted as good as it sounded. She began with a perfectly executed souffle, featuring the fine, small courgettes that are just becoming available. This she served with home-made white rolls, properly crusty outside and substantial within. Then came the magnificent sea bass, baked very briefly, with a hot rouille sauce on the side for anyone who did not find the pearly, herby-scented flesh of the fish perfect on its own. On the side came tiny new potatoes, pot- roasted in their skins with salt and butter, and a simple salad of rocket leaves drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The dessert was just right, heart-shaped 'cremets d'Anjou', moulded cream served with gently warmed raspberries and redcurrants. This was a meal full of pleasurable contrasts: the lightness and fineness of the souffle, the simplicity of the fish, the earthiness of the bread and the delicate, moulded creams.
Mary had very tough competition, though, from our other five finalists, who all distinguished themselves with at least one memorable course or dish.
Antony Kwok, who works for a national Aids organisation, left us almost speechless when he served his starter. His 'warm lettuce parcels of seafood and two noodles' is the ultimate seafood salad: soft, sweet Webbs lettuce leaves supported a stunning combination of warm ingredients: deep-fried ginger, scallops and prawns were mixed with strips of cool, sweet mango and placed on delicate servings of two sorts of noodle dressed with a masterly combination of rice vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice and purple basil.
Laurie Graham, a freelance journalist from Cambridge, demonstrated good taste and a sense of humour when she produced Cromer crab cakes with a side serving of the most fantastic baby potatoes, roasted in parchment then served scrunched up in a copy of the Independent. This dish almost failed to reach us: a kitchen porter nearly whisked it into the bin.
Jo Hamilton, a London company director, produced a meal that would shame many professionals. She started with a tempura of vegetables and prawns in a light, crispy batter which was all last- minute nerve. The different flavours of the tempura - crispy salt parsley, chewy red onion, moist aubergine - were brought out by her Agedashi sauce, a combination of Mirin, dashi and soy, heightened by fresh horseradish and ginger pastes. It was both stylish and appetite-whetting. And we loved her red-fruit crumble served with a deliciously perfumed elderflower ice-cream.
It was amazing that Roger Ashby, a commodity trader from Sidford in Devon, managed to produce any food at all, since he kept us entertained with jokes and stories all afternoon. But he did, and it was a sort of dream of perfect, plain British home cooking. He had boiled a first-rate joint of smoked West Country gammon and served it with a sumptuous parsley-and-butter sauce. The parsley was coarsely chopped which gave it more flavour and bite. It was accompanied by scrubbed Jersey Royal potatoes and tender broad beans, providing the flouriness to soak up the sauce and the flavour of the ham.
Tamasin Day-Lewis, a documentary film-maker from Bridgwater in Somerset, had taken the theme of local foods to its logical conclusion by growing many of her ingredients. Artichokes and broad beans from her garden were used in a salad, topped with crisply rendered bacon and a pungent anchovy sauce. But peaches - not home-grown - were the highlight of her meal. These had been poached in a wonderful syrup of white wine, citrus and vanilla. They retained a rose blush and a perfect form, although they were soft and tender. She served them with an orange-flower sabayon, the richness cut by the presence of fresh lime juice.
Tamasin Day-Lewis's poached peaches in orange-flower sabayon
Put 4 peaches in a casserole with 18fl oz (500cl) water, 18fl oz (500cl) white wine, 7oz (200g) castor sugar, 1 sliced orange, 1/2 a sliced lemon and a vanilla pod. Bring to the boil, skim, then simmer for 15-20 minutes. Let the peaches cool in the syrup. Then skin, halve and remove the stones.
For the sabayon: Put 6 egg yolks, 3 1/2 oz (100g) castor sugar and a pinch of salt into a bowl and whisk. Add 4fl oz (115cl) dessert wine, and 4fl oz (115cl) of the poaching syrup. Whisk in a double boiler for about 10 minutes - it should leave a ribbon trail. Whisk in 4tbs fresh lime juice, 3tbs orange juice and 1tbs orange-flower water. Spoon generously over the peaches.
Roger Ashby's poached smoked Wiltshire gammon
Poach a pre-soaked 2lb (900g) smoked gammon joint in a stock of celery, carrot, onion and a bay leaf. This should take no more than 90 minutes. Allow to cool in the stock.
Prepare a parsley sauce by melting 1tbs of butter and adding 1tbs flour to make a roux. Slowly add 1/2 pint (250cl) milk and a generous handful of chopped parsley. Stir until thickened, then add 4oz (115g) butter to give a creamy texture.
Jo Hamilton's
elderflower ice-cream
1/2 pint (250cl) milk
1/2 pint (250cl) double cream
4 egg yolks
3-4tbs elderflower cordial
sugar to taste
Put the milk and cream in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the egg yolks. Return the custard to the heat, whisking all the time, until it thickens slightly. Remove from the heat and add the cordial a little at a time, tasting as you go - the flavour should be delicate, not too powerful. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for 1-2 hours, or process in an ice-cream maker.
Laurie Graham's
baby potatoes in paper
Heat the oven to 200C. For four people, you will need about 1 1/2 lb (675g) of the tiniest new potatoes. Wipe them, and place on a large circle of greaseproof paper. Sprinkle with water and salt, add 2 sprigs of fresh tarragon or dill and 4oz (115g) butter, chopped into small pieces. Put another circle of greaseproof paper on the top and scrunch the edges together to make a parcel. Cook in oven for about 30 minutes and serve in a copy of the Independent.
Mary MacRae's baked sea bass with lemon and garlic
Depending on size, you will need one or two sea bass between four people. Leave the heads on, but ask the fishmonger to gut and scale the fish. Stuff the cavity with chopped parsley, coriander and 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic. Squeeze over the juice of a lemon, then 2- 3tbs extra virgin olive oil. Bake at 190C for 15 minutes or more (depending on size), basting from time to time with the garlicky lemon and olive oil juices.
Antony Kwok's
warm lettuce parcels of
seafood and two noodles
1/4 packet of thin Thai or
Vietnamese rice noodles
1/2 small packet of pea-starch or 'Cellophane' noodles
1 thick stem fresh ginger 2in long
1 Webbs lettuce
1/2 cucumber
1 slightly under-ripe mango
1 small carrot
a handful of basil and coriander
For the seafood: 6 scallops
6 medium-sized prawns
2-3 baby squid
8-12 clams (optional)
For the dressing: 1/2 tsp finely grated ginger
1tsp rice vinegar
3tbs peanut oil
2tbs noc nam (fish sauce)
juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 cloves of garlic, bruised
Soak the noodles separately in cold water for at least 30 minutes or until soft. Drain. Cook separately in boiling water until al dente (2-3 mins for 'Cellophane' noodles and 5-7 mins for rice noodles). Rinse under cold water, drain well and stir in a few drops of oil to stop the rice noodles from sticking.
Soak the grated ginger in the rice vinegar (5 mins), then extract the juice from the mixture. Place in a jar with a lid, discarding the ginger pulp. Add the rest of the dressing ingredients, close the lid and shake well. Leave the flavours to infuse (30 mins).
Peel the piece of ginger and cut into very fine julienne strips. Deep-fry until crisp, drain on paper towel.
Peel and core the cucumber, cut into strips, salt lightly and leave to drain in a colander. Peel and cut the carrot into fine julienne strips and cut the mango into thin strips.
Slice the scallops horizontally into discs. Peel and halve the prawns lengthwise. Open and score the squids in a diamond pattern, then cut into bite- sized pieces. Mix the noodles with enough dressing to moisten. Use the rest to marinate the cucumber, mango and carrot. Put the seafood in the dressing just before serving.
Choose 4 lettuce leaves and top with the marinated noodles. Arrange first the noodles on the leaves and then the marinated vegetables. Quickly fry the seafood in very little oil until just cooked. Scatter over the lettuce parcels. Top with the fried ginger. Tear and scatter the basil and coriander over the parcels and serve.
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As annoying and effortless as it sounds, I'm pretty sure the honest answer is 'no'. Don't look at it as if I2s is some standardized format that is just being sent via one termination or another and that should be easily switchable, look at simply as a term; and one that in this case means different things from different companies. And Empirical Audio can do it because they're a manufacturer and they have the source signal from their custom made gear to work with, serious expertise, thousands of dollars, and their own company which specializes in digital audio. I'm not sure who you are, but I don't have those resources available for my DIY audio hobby.
I recently got the pin-out from the PWD Mkii HDMI-I2s from PS Audio because I was looking at making up my own LVDS->HDMI I2s cable to feed from an Audio-gd DI-V3 I2s output to my PWD Mkii HDMI-I2s input. I don't know much about the format, but as soon as I saw what was going on I gave up on the idea.
For me, it's back to trying to find a USB-> HDMI I2s convertor that doesn't cost more than my DAC... Damn pricey OR5... And although I know the OR6 is going to be in the same bracket, does anyone have any info on it yet? Now that Steve is moving away from the HiFace chipset I'm interested to hear some reviews. Especially since it'll be able to do Integer Mode now :-D That was one thing I really didn't like about it before, and also that USB->XXX convertors that could were said to approach the OR5 with Integer Mode enabled. Now with a levelled playing field the OR6 should be a show stopper?
I'm pretty much out of my depth here, but it seems like conversion of a SE I2S LVTTL format (M7) to a balanced LVDS format (PWD) would be more difficult than a balanced LVDS to a SE LVTTL formats. I'm still hopeful that my balanced PWT to SE M7 I2S conversion is achievable, based on DACLadder's efforts on his similar OR5 HDMI to M7 LVTTL per above.
The ironic thing it seems to me is that Kingwa was really touting his USB32 input signal port addition on the M7. And you guys here are really poo pooing it relative to the I2S connection on OR5. It's nothing if not audiophilic, eh?


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Gopher tortoise
- This article is about a single species of tortoise. For related species in North America that are also called gopher tortoises, see Gopherus
Gopher tortoise | |
Gopher tortoise at St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park in Indian River County, Florida, U.S.A.
Gopherus polyphemus |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Testudines |
Suborder: | Cryptodira |
Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
Family: | Testudinidae |
Genus: | Gopherus |
Species: | G. polyphemus |
Binomial name | |
Gopherus polyphemus Daudin, 1802 |
Synonyms[1] | |
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a species of the Gopherus genus native to the southeastern United States. The gopher tortoise is seen as a keystone species because it digs burrows that provide shelter for at least 360 other animal species. They are threatened by predation and habitat destruction.
The gopher tortoise is a representative of the genus Gopherus, which contains the only tortoises native to North America. This species of gopher tortoise is the state reptile of Georgia and the state tortoise of Florida.[2][3][4]
The gopher tortoise is a fairly large terrestrial reptile which possesses forefeet well adapted for burrowing, and elephantine hind feet. These features are common to most tortoises. The front legs have scales to protect the tortoise while burrowing. They are dark brown to gray-black in overall color, with a yellow plastron (bottom shell). A gular projection is evident on the anterior plastron where the head projects out from the shell. Sexual dimorphism is evident, with male gopher tortoises having concave plastrons, while those of females are flat. In addition, the gular projection on male plastrons is generally longer than in females. Carapace length can range from 20 to 30 cm (7.9 to 11.8 in), with a height (to the peak of the shell at the middle of the body) of 15–37 cm (5.9–14.6 in). Body mass averages 4 kg (8.8 lb), with a range of 2–6 kg (4.4–13.2 lb).[5][6]
Gopher tortoises are herbivore scavengers. Their diets contains over 300 species of plants. They consume a very wide range of plants, but mainly eat broad-leaved grass, regular grass, wiregrass, and terrestrial legumes.[7][8] They also eat mushrooms,[7] and fruits such as gopher apple, pawpaw, blackberries, and saw palmetto berries.[8] In addition, gopher tortoises eat flowers from the genera Cnidoscolus (nettles), Tillandsia (Spanish and ball moss), Richardia, and Dyschoriste.[9] Juvenile tortoises tend to eat more legumes, which are higher in protein, and fewer grasses and tough, fibrous plants than mature tortoises.[9] Gopher tortoises have been known to scavenge carrion and eat excrement.[10] As gopher tortoises usually get water from the food they eat, they usually only drink standing water in times of extreme drought.[11]
Gopher tortoises, like other tortoises of the genus Gopherus, are known for their digging ability. Gopher tortoises spend most of their time in long burrows, up to 14.5 metres (48 ft) in length and 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep.[7] In these burrows, the tortoises are protected from summer heat, winter cold, fire, and predators.[7] The burrows are especially common in longleaf pine savannas, where the tortoises are the primary grazers, playing an essential role in their ecosystem.[7] Except during breeding season, gopher tortoises are solitary animals, inhabiting a small home range. Within their range they dig several burrows. On average, each gopher tortoise needs about 4 acres (16,000 m2) to live.[12]
Breeding and reproduction[edit]
Sexual reproduction involves courtship rituals. During the mating season between April and November, females lay their eggs in the open; about 1–25 eggs incubate underground for 100 days. The sex of the eggs is determined by the temperature where they are incubated in a nest laid below sand. If the sand is over 30 degrees Celsius, it's a female and if below 30 degrees Celsius, the egg is a male. Incubation period can last from 80–90 days in Florida and 110 days in South Carolina. Gopher tortoises can live more than 40 years.[13] One current specimen has been living continuously in captivity at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for 71 years as of 2013[14] and is believed to have hatched between 1920 and 1925. Additionally, there are journalistic reports of a specimen in North Texas with a verified age of 75–78 years old.
The gopher tortoise reaches maturity at about 10–15 years of age, when their shells are around 9 inches (23 cm) long.[10] They may mate from February through September, with a peak throughout May and June.[15] Females may lay clutches of 3–14 eggs,[15] depending on body size, in a sandy mound very close to the entrance of their burrow.
Ninety percent of clutches may be destroyed by predators such as armadillos, raccoons, foxes, skunks, and alligators[10] before the eggs hatch, and less than 6% of eggs are expected to grow into tortoises that live one year or more after hatching.[16]
Conservation concerns[edit]
Since July 7, 1987, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed Gopher tortoise as "Threatened" wherever the tortoises are found west of the Mobile and Tombigbee Rivers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Its status is listed as "Under Review" in Florida and in other locations.[17] On November 9, 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed rulemaking to include the eastern population of Gopherus polyphemus in the List of Threatened Wildlife.[18] G. polyphemus appears on the IUCN Red List as a "Vulnerable" species; however, it has not been assessed for the purposes of this list since 1996.[19] In July 2011, United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined that listing the eastern population of the tortoise as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act is warranted, however, it is precluded from doing so at this time due to higher priority actions and a lack of sufficient funds to commence proposed rule development. In the interim period of time the USFWS will place the eastern population of the tortoise on its candidate species list until sufficient funding is available to initiate a proposed listing rule.[20]
The University of Florida Conservation Clinic Center for Governmental Responsibility Levin College of Law describe five main threats to the tortoise population, they are: (1) Habitat loss through human development, (2) habitat loss through poor supervision, (3) human desire to use it as a pet or meat, (4) relocation causing population disruption, and (5) disease caused by relocation.[21]
Gopher tortoises are known as a keystone species.[22] The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission states the gopher tortoise provides refuge for as many as 350 to 400 species. The burrows are used for feeding, resting, reproduction, and protection from temperature extremes, moisture loss, and predators.[22] These species include gopher frogs (Rana capito), several species of snake, such as the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi), small invertebrates, and burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia).[12] Therefore, conservation efforts focused on the gopher tortoise aid these species as well.[12]
Conversion of gopher tortoise habitat to urban areas, croplands, and pasture, along with adverse forest management practices, has drastically reduced the historic range of the gopher tortoise. The taking of gopher tortoises for sale or use as food or pets has also had a serious effect on some populations. The seriousness of the loss of adult tortoises is magnified by the length of time required for tortoises to reach maturity and their low reproductive rate. According to the website of the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, current estimates of human predation and road mortality alone are at levels that could offset any annual addition to the population, and sightings of gopher tortoises have become rare in many areas, and the ones sighted are much smaller than in the past.[23] A number of other species also prey upon gopher tortoises, including the raccoon, which is the primary egg and hatchling predator, gray foxes, striped skunks, nine-banded armadillos, dogs, and snakes. Red imported fire ants also have been known to prey on hatchlings. A 1980 report indicated clutch and hatchling losses often approach 90 percent[24]
In the past, approximately 83,955 gopher tortoises were incidentally taken (destroyed) and 137,759 acres of gopher tortoise habitat was permitted for development in Florida[25] as developers could acquire Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Incidental Take Permits to build in the gopher tortoises' natural habitat. Additional gopher tortoise habitat was lost due to issuance of Special Tortoise Relocation Permits and Standard Tortoise Relocation Permits, but the total acreage of habitat lost and total number of gopher tortoises relocated cannot be estimated due to issuance of these two types of permits.[25] On July 31, 2007 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission implemented new permitting rules requiring developers to relocate tortoises.[26] Starting on April 22, 2009, three types of permits were available in Florida for developers wishing to build on gopher tortoise habitat. Two of these permits allow for the relocation of gopher tortoises, either to some other place on the site being used for construction, or to a recipient site which has been certified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The third type of permit allows for temporary relocation of tortoises while major utility lines are installed. In the third case, the tortoises are returned to their habitat after construction is complete.[26]
In Mississippi, along State Route 63, chain link fences were built to prevent gopher tortoise mortality from traffic. These fences, made from heavy gauge wire for durability, are three feet high and are buried one foot below the surface. The fences have "turnarounds" at either end, which are angled fences that redirect tortoises back into the area from which they come. As of 2003, no roadside gopher tortoise deaths had been reported along Route 63 since the construction of the fences.[27]
Human predation[edit]
Tortoises are subjected to predation by other animals, including by humans. People have eaten gopher tortoises for thousands of years. During the Great Depression, gopher tortoise was known as the "Hoover Chicken" because they were eaten by poor people out of work.[21] Some people see gopher tortoise meat as a delicacy, or as simply a free source of meat.[10] Although it is now illegal to hunt gopher tortoises or possess their meat or shells, illegal hunting continues to take place[28] at an unsustainable rate, with some colonies being driven to extinction.[8][10] In 2006, police uncovered "five pounds of tortoise meat in [a] man's refrigerator" after they spotted empty tortoise shells along a highway in Florida. In nineteen counties in Alabama, tortoise is listed as "game species," though one with "no open season."[21]
Gopher tortoises have been kept as pets, preventing them from reproducing in their local populations. Captured gopher tortoises can be raced in tortoise races. This practice was banned in Florida in 1989.[29] Moving a tortoise can lead to harmful consequences to the environment from which it came, because the tortoise is often not returned to the same place where it was found. Also, as tortoise racing involves several tortoises in close proximity to one another, diseases can easily spread from one tortoise to another. If an infected captive tortoise is then returned to the environment, other tortoises may be infected.[8]
Climate change[edit]
Climate change poses another challenge for the Gopher tortoise through alteration of habitat, but they are adapting by way of natural selection. According to the Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fish and Commission, rising temperature and change in rainfall patterns may increase the numbers of invasive species which if more adapted to these environmental changes could drive out native plants essential for tortoise's diet. Invasive species can cause habitat fragmentation and increase stress to Gopher tortoises and other native animals. Warmer temperature may cause sea level to rise and more storms to occur. Extreme periods of rainfall and drought will cause fewer lands to become available. There will also be an increase or decrease in water availability. One meter rise in sea level leads to loss of 20% of existing conservation lands and 30% of the natural habitats. However, based on Current sea level rise, a one-meter rise in ocean levels would occur only after the passage of several centuries. As the sea level rises, it will move storms closer to land and affect both coastal and marine environments. Species may move inland as less land is accessible. This can increase the spread of diseases or disrupt food cycles and reproduction.[30]
Habitat loss[edit]
In 1987, human urbanization and various human activities in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama caused dramatic declines in the tortoise population, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed them as "endangered." Even though the population declined in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, they were not yet listed as threatened at the time. However, in recent years, habitat loss is increasing as southern states continue to experience human population growth, and expand on highway road construction. The southeast has had a 20% increase in human population between 1990 and 2000.[21]
One of the most suitable habitats for gopher tortoise is the longleaf pine ecosystem, which provides suitable well-drained and sandy soils for tortoises to inhabit.[21] Longleaf pine forests include abundant low herbaceous plant growth and open canopy/space for tortoise's eggs to incubate. Since European settlement, longleaf pine decreased in area by an estimated of 96%, which has contributed to an 80% decrease in population densities of gopher tortoise. This means that there is only 4% of longleaf pine remaining.[21]
Over its range in the southeast, there are still four large core areas that provide the opportunity to protect large areas of tortoise habitat, as well the biological diversity of the coastal plain.[31] They are (from west to east) De Soto National Forest, Eglin Air Force Base, Apalachicola National Forest, and Okefenokee-Oceola. These areas offer an opportunity to restore forest stands and land areas containing populations of native vertebrate animals threatened by landscape fragmentation. Restoring the natural causal factors of fire, especially, and flooding would also assist in restoring the plant and animal communities.
Gopher tortoise could potentially lose 700 acres (2.8 km2) of its habitats if Florida's population doubles. Due to land development and human activity, 7,000,000 acres (28,000 km2) of land, which is the size of Vermont, will be developed. 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of agricultural lands and 2,700,000 acres (11,000 km2) of unused land will be developed.[32] This will cause more competition for water resources between animals and humans. The low reproductive rate of the tortoise makes it more vulnerable to declines in longleaf ecosystem and extinction.
Gopher tortoises are known to contract upper respiratory tract diseases (URTDs) caused by various microorganisms, including the bacterium Mycoplasma agassizii and iridovirus and herpes viruses.[33] Symptoms of URTDs include serous, mucoid, or purulent discharge from the nares, excessive tearing to purulent ocular discharge, conjunctivitis, and edema of the eyelids and ocular glands.[34] M. agassizii is known to exist in tortoises without showing obvious symptoms.[35] The antibiotic enrofloxacin has been used to treat bacterial URTDs in G. polyphemus.[36]
Although long term studies indicate URTDs can cause population declines in desert tortoise populations 10–15 years after initial infection, studies of such length have not been performed on G. polyphemus. One study, which observed G. polyphemus tortoises in Florida from 2003–06, returned the unexpected observation that tortoises which were seropositive for URTD antibodies were less likely to die over that time than seronegative tortoises. However, the habitats of more seropositive populations had more remains of dead tortoises. The investigators offered the explanation that seropositive tortoises had survived an initial infection, then developed chronic disease. This evidence may imply a possible acute effect on mortality, followed by chronic disease in surviving individuals.[37] Further studies are needed to more fully understand the effects of URTD on this species.
Longleaf Forest Conservation[edit]
Since the longleaf pine ecosystem is required for the maintenance of the gopher tortoise, conservation efforts are needed to maintain this endangered ecosystem. The longleaf pine ecosystem provides extreme conditions such as "nutrient" deprived soil and "sandy sites" for gopher's habitation. The longleaf pine is a relatively long-lived tree for this region of the world, with individual trees often persisting for several centuries.[38] Conserving these forests would provide the natural habitats gopher tortoises need.
Successful reforestation efforts have been made. According to the Environmental Defense Fund's website, environmentalists and private land owners are working together to maintain the wildlife habitat while maintaining crops productivity. Groups provide assistance to private landowners to ensure funding for conservation incentives to landowners who are willing to preserve wildlife on their soil.[39] Most lands in the East are privately owned. Landowners used "prescribed burns' to restore favorable habitat conditions. Prescribed burns managed by the Safe Harbor Agreement benefits U.S. Fish & Wildlife, serve under Federal Endangered Species Act help reduces and prevents the amount of invasive species that are threatening to the tortoise; Invasive species such as the (1) cogongrass aka Imperata cylindrica and (2) Fire ants disrupt gopher tortoise's habitat and kill tortoise eggs can be controlled. Prescribed fire is one method to provide sufficient ground for the tortoise and its eggs to survive and maintain biodiversity.[40]
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I am a singer who needs to perform online using Garageband tracks. My instrumentation is saved as a backing track on Garageband (which has the filters I need to add to my voice to make up for the fact that the location I have to sing at is less than ideal, acoustically) I've set the output for Garageband to Soundflower ch 2, and BUTT to pick up said input on soundflower ch 2… not a problem. Both have monitor on. The problem? I can't hear the backing tracks OR myself singing. I turn monitor on…and you CAN hear it on the stream I am broadcasting, both my vocals and the backing tracks… but I get none of it back on my headphones. Which… is an issue when you're singing with a backing track.
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Possibly a corruption of cage, from Old French.
cadge (plural cadges)
falconry: a circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale
cadge (third-person singular simple present cadges, present participle cadging or cadgin, simple past and past participle cadged)
- (Geordie) To beg.
- "Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?"
- (US, Britain, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
- 1956, James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room, Penguin, 2001, Part One, Chapter 2,
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- 1960, Lionel Bart, "Food, Glorious Food," song from the musical Oliver!
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- can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge […]
- 1956, James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room, Penguin, 2001, Part One, Chapter 2,
- To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
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- (Britain, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.
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- (Britain, Scotland, dialect) To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
- (Britain, Scotland, dialect) To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
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The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia met Tuesday, but their open disagreements did nothing to suggest a diplomatic solution was near.
Diplomacy was to be taken up again on Wednesday during a meeting in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter, whose country currently chairs the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Russia and the West have expressed a desire for the OSCE to play a greater role in defusing the tensions in Ukraine.
Ukrainian military operations that began Monday to expunge pro-Russia forces from the city of Slovyansk were the interim government's most ambitious effort so far to quell weeks of unrest in Ukraine's mainly Russian-speaking east.
Four government troops and 30 militants were killed in the gunbattles, Ukraine's interior minister said Tuesday. The pro-Russia militia said 10 people were killed, including civilians. There was no immediate way to reconcile the figures.
In the southwest, Kiev authorities also attempted to reassert control over the region around Odessa, a major Black Sea port, by appointing a new governor on Tuesday.
This nation of 46 million was thrown into a political crisis after its Moscow-leaning president, whose base was in eastern Ukraine, fled to Russia in February following months of protests in Kiev. Across the region in recent weeks, armed insurgents who have seized dozens of government buildings and police stations are now at odds with western and central Ukraine, which seek closer ties with Europe and largely back the government in Kiev.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov gave the death toll on his Facebook page Tuesday, adding that 20 government troops were also injured during fighting in Slovyansk. He said about 800 pro-Russia forces in and around Slovyansk used large-caliber weapons and mortars on Monday.
By Tuesday morning, Ukrainian forces had taken hold of a key checkpoint north of the city, dealing a blow to insurgent lines of communication.
In Donetsk, a major city 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Slovyansk, the airport was closed during the day to international flights following a government order but reopened later.
In the afternoon, about 30 pro-Russia militants armed with automatic rifles and grenade launchers surrounded an Interior Ministry base in Donetsk, demanding that the troops inside not join any government operations against pro-Russia forces. While it was unclear whether they would attack, besieging the base was an uptick in their offensive.
In Odessa, Kiev authorities announced Tuesday they were firing the acting governor and replacing him with a member of parliament, Ihor Palytsya. Odessa's police chief was also fired over the weekend.
Concern that Odessa could be the next region to fall grew after 46 people died Friday, many in a building fire, after a pro-Ukraine march in Odessa turned into a melee of fighting. Two days later, 67 people detained in the rioting were released by police under pressure from an angry crowd.
Opposing sides of the Ukraine conflict have traded bitter recriminations over the Odessa deaths. As residents gathered on Tuesday to lay flowers near the scorched building, they remained confused about exactly what caused the fire and were suspicious of the police forces who did not try to stop the bloodshed, for whatever reason.
"I saw how the police were on the side of the pro-Russians — they broke rank when the Russians attacked and closed ranks when they stepped back," said 46-year-old Vitaly Khadyko.
The central government attempted to boost confidence by sending in an elite national guard unit, which could be seen patrolling the streets of Odessa.
The goals of the pro-Russian insurgency are ostensibly broader autonomy for the region, but some do favor separatism or even joining Russia.
Leaders of the anti-government movement say they plan to hold a referendum on autonomy for eastern regions on Sunday, although no visible preparations for the vote have yet been seen.
Russia has put the blame for the unrest squarely on the interim government in Kiev. During a Tuesday meeting in Vienna with the Council of Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov demanded that the Ukrainian government end its armed assaults on rebel strongholds. He said he was open to another round of international talks to ease the crisis, but only if pro-Russia rebels were included.
"Those who protest ... want their voices heard," he told reporters. "They want to have an equal voice when it comes to deciding the fate of their own country."
His Ukrainian counterpart rejected the proposal, saying the Kiev government already represents all the people of Ukraine.
In Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the Ukraine crisis with Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top diplomat. The U.S. and the EU ordered sanctions against Russian officials and individuals after Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in March.
Testifying Tuesday on Capitol Hill, Victoria Nuland, the top U.S. diplomat for Europe, said a team of U.S. officials was working with European counterparts on sanctions that could target Russian industry sectors. She said she would go to Brussels on Monday to discuss them.
Ukrainian authorities have blamed Moscow for fomenting the unrest in the east, saying it's an attempt to derail Ukraine's May 25 presidential election. Lavrov repeated Moscow's claims that violence in Ukraine proved the country was unready for a vote, and that a constitution allowing for greater federalization should come before a presidential election.
"Scheduling elections in times when the army is used against parts of the population is not conventional," he said. "This is not Afghanistan."
Russia, Ukraine and European and U.S. leaders met in Geneva on April 17 and signed a deal calling for the dissolution of all illegal military formations in Ukraine. But the sides quickly accused each other of violating the agreement, which has done little to mitigate the turmoil in the country's east.
Yuras Karmanau reported from Odessa, Ukraine. George Jahn contributed reporting from Vienna, Austria.


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Starr was one of the original members of the Seattle grunge outfit, and played on the band's first two albums—1990's Facelift and 1992's Dirt. He left the band in 1993 while AIC were on tour with Ozzy Osbourne. Starr appeared on the third season of VH1's Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2009.
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Throughout their first season in Brooklyn, one question has hung like an anvil over the heads of the Nets: what happened to Deron Williams?
It turns out the answer may have simply been his aching ankles.
Since returning from a two-game hiatus before the All-Star break, Williams has looked like the kind of player the Nets thought they were securing when they locked him into a five-year deal for just under $100 million last summer.
Though Williams finished with a more modest 17 points and six assists in last night's 93-80 win over the Hawks after his 42-point explosion, including 11 3-pointers, in Friday's win over the Wizards, he was just as in control of the Nets (37-26) and their offense.
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Thursday December 6, 2012 / 6:00pm
Magician Seth Grabel
4 tickets
Host-Escorted Seating Comp
How was your experience?
Seth Grabel, the magician, is a sweet heart, however the show goes not meet Las Vegas standards. I was expecting more pzzzazzz. It would be great for a young kid birthday party. Not worth the $38 I paid for the 4 of us.


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David Lee King is the Digital Services Director at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He speaks internationally about emerging trends, website management, digital experience, and social media, and has been published in many library-related journals. David was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for 2008. His newest book, Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections, was published in September. David writes the Outside/In column in American Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter, and maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com.


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Britain's NHS
The Dec. 16 letter from Jim Roth ("With Single-Payer, Be Careful What You Wish For") on the concept of a single-payer health care such as Britain's National Health Service was correct on two points. The British taxes are higher than in the United States and one may have to wait for non-urgent surgery. A factor he omitted was a limit on expensive surgeries for the aged or "killing granny."
Despite all of these negatives the NHS is revered by a huge majority of the British population, and I would lay a hefty wager that most Americans would also do so if and when such systems were available here. Why? The NHS does a good job in providing medical service to most people most of the time.
My wife and I experienced 14 satisfactory years as young adults with the NHS. We have many relatives and friends in Britain who are well satisfied with the NHS. While we are satisfied with our Medicare Advantage, it is expensive. I believe a single-payer system is needed in the United States.
Obamacare I hoped was the first step in that direction; I hope that it can be modified into something far less complicated.
Repeating myths
Reader Jim Roth in his Dec. 16 letter professes to be knowledgable about foreign health insurance but is just repeating the same old lies perpetuated by those opposed to the Affordable Care Act. I was born in the Netherlands and still have many relatives in that country. The value-added tax has nothing to do with health care; that is paid for by a social services income tax that also covers retirement and unemployment benefits.
There have been many studies showing that countries with universal health care spend about 30 to 40 percent less than the United States. Everyone in the Netherlands receives the same allowance for health care from the national government and is then responsible to contract with one of the many private insurance companies; one can choose the minimum package or negotiate add-ons and lower or higher co-pays. All doctors and hospitals are also private. In fact, the Dutch health care system is very similar to Medicare Part C, except that it applies to everyone.
My mother had a hip replacement at age 80, and I am not aware that it was ever questioned. There are no death panels; two years after my father had a massive stroke, he was on life support (ventilator, intravenous feeding) and the decision to end it was left up to his children.
Outside the Netherlands, my wife and I have close relatives in Canada, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, France, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore, which all have universal health care; I am not aware of anyone having significant issues with their health care.
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No. You're not listening.
I converse directly with my friends over long and rambling conversations via email on a daily basis. Obviously, browsing facebook for 20 minutes isn't friendship, but talking, debating, sharing viewpoints and intimate experiences is friendship. I see and talk to 100 people face-to-face every day at work, but they are not friends. Friendship is about how you interact, and not about whether you are in the same room as the other person.
You seem convinced that you are more than an expert on friendship than the rest of us, but the more you write the more I think you have no idea what friendship is.


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Incest, Work and Women: Understanding the Consequences of Incest on Women's Careers, Work and Dreams The idea of this book began over ten years ago in response to the heartfelt requests of women incest survivors who asked the author to help them and others understand the consequences of incest on work and career development. After interviewing one hundred incest survivors and one hundred nonsexually abused women, the author offers this study about the aftermath of incest on survivors' struggles with on-the-job problems and long-term career planning. The book is not a statistical and comparative study of the two groups of women. Rather, it presents as a qualitative analysis of the stories that the incest survivors gave about their careers, dreams, fears and work difficulties. The chapters grew naturally from what these women confided and from what researchers, clinicians and incest survivors need to know about the power of incest over work and career development. Topics include the formation of a victimized and traumatized self, the influence of the family, six major work trends, on-the-job difficulties and incest survivors' myths and fears about work, careers and success.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people who have kidney stones -- especially younger women -- are slightly more likely to develop more serious kidney problems later in life.
The study, published online Aug. 30 in BMJ, doesn't prove that kidney stones directly cause serious kidney problems. But it does indicate that there may be a connection.
Kidney stones are common but it hasn't been clear if they have anything to do with later problems, such as kidney failure.
In the new study, researchers from the United States and Canada tracked the medical records of more than 3 million patients for an average of 11 years. Just under 1 percent of the patients had at least one kidney stone, and 4 percent of those developed late-stage chronic kidney disease.
There was a small increase in risk of kidney disease among those who had had kidney stones, especially among women and people under 50, the investigators found.
The researchers theorized that the cause of future kidney problems may be the calcification that occurs when kidney stones are formed. Scarring from obstruction may also be an issue.
Further research "should be aimed at determining the mechanisms explaining this association and assessing the optimal way to prevent kidney stones in the general population, especially young women," study author Marcello Tonelli of the University of Alberta in Canada, and colleagues noted in a journal news release.
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Here is the new updated packing list for climbing Kilimanjaro. Obviously you can make changes on this packing list to suite your needs, but this is general overview of most everything you should have.
– 2 synthetic shirts, long sleeve
- 2 synthetic t-shirts
- 2 pairs of synthetic hiking shorts
- 1 pair of synthetic trekking pants
- 1 pair of warmer hiking pants
- 1 or 2 pairs of fleece long underwear/ trousers
- 1 pair of leg gaiters
- 1 pair of socks per trekking day, with at least 2 pairs of lighter (synthetic) socks and 3 pairs of heavy wool/synthetic blend
- 1 pair of underwear per day
- 1 warm fleece jacket
- 1 goretex rain/wind shell
- 1 pair of goretex rain/wind pants
- 1 poncho
- 1 fleece sweater
- 1 pair of fleece glove liners.
- 1 pair of cold weather gloves or mittens
- 1 pair of light windproof gloves
- 1 warm hat
- 1 sun hat
- 1 balaclava
- 1 pair trekking boots (medium weight, waterproof)
- 1 pair of walking/camp shoes
- 1 pair UV-blocking sunglasses with side-gussets
Other Equipment
– 1 soft (no hard frame or wheels) duffel bag or backpack (porters will carry)
- 1 daypack
- Plastic bags of different sizes (to protect clothes against rain)
- 1 warm mountain sleeping bag (10 degree rated (F))
- 2 trekking poles – highly recommended
- 1 head lamp (with extra batteries and light bulb)
- 1 emergency foil blanket
- 1 pocket knife
- 3 One-liter water bottles, or substitute with hydration pack
- Sun block. We suggest the highest possible SPF rating
- Water purification tablets / or filter/pump. We recommend tablets as the best and most fool-proof way to purify water.
- 2 bandanas
First Aid Kit
Your first-aid kit should include the following:
-Blister bandages /mole-skin
-Small bandages (band-aids)
-Elasticised support bandage (ace-wrap)
-Safety pins
-Small pair of scissors
Medicines in your first aid kit should be discussed with your physician, and should include addressing the following:
-Analgesics (pain killers); Acetaminophen (ie. Tylenol), Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Vidocin*
-Anti-Allergy; Hydrocortizone (ointment), Diphenhydramine hydrochloride (oral anti-histamine)(ie: Sudafed); Epinephrine*
-Antibiotics; Bacitracin (ointment), Erythromycin*, Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride* (Cipro)
-Antacids; Bismuth sabsalicylate (ie. Pepto-Bismol)
-Anti-Diarrhea; Loperamide hydrochloride (ie. Immodium), Tinidazole*
-Anti-Emetics (anti-vomiting); Prochlorperazine*, Promethazine*
-Anti-Vertigo (anti-motion sickness); Meclizine*, Scopolamine*
-Altitude illness medicine ; Acetazolamide* (diamox), Dexamethazone*, Nifedipine*
-Sterile eye drops
-Anti-malarial prophylaxis medicine*
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CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose scored 29 points and Carlos Boozer added 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 95-82 win over the Detroit Pistons Monday night.
Luol Deng added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who have won seven straight home games.
The Bulls erased Detroit's 12-point halftime lead midway through the third quarter behind Boozer. He scored nine quick points with his jumper tying it at 61 with 4:54 left in the quarter.
Deng's dunk gave the Bulls a 71-70 lead then Rose took over. He scored the final five points of the period on a three-point play and a 15-footer to give the Bulls a six-point lead.
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The 2012 BAFTA Craft Awards were handed out last night and Sherlock — currently airing on PBS Masterpiece Mystery! — took home a number of honors.
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Haven't tried it yet, but if I were, I'd do one of two things. 1) I'd make it Hummus style and make a chip dip out of it (a little olive oil, cinnamon, blend until creamy-ish). 2) Blend the ingredients and something spicy into a damp paste, fry them in little balls and serve that way.
After one hour of work (not counting the time spent searching for the pumpkin seeds), I ended up with a greasy kitchen and a mediocre party mix. On a positive note, the mix serves much more than two people!


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Ground Floor: Reception hall - Dining room - Study - Kitchen / breakfast room - Family room - Informal dining area - Garden room - Drawing room - Utility room - Separate WC
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Tivoli House is an elegant but imposing classically designed house which sits on a superb plot in one of the area's premier locations, Western Avenue. It was constructed approximately 10 years ago by one of the area's leading developers to an exceptional standard. The interior is sophisticated, stylish but comfortable too; perfect for modern family living. The accommodation offers complete flexibility for formal as well as informal living. The kitchen is fitted with a simply stunning range of hand painted units by renowned Dream Design and it features a centre island as well as a comprehensive range of integrated appliances by Miele and others. The galleried
reception hall is most impressive with tumbled marble floors and a hand painted bespoke staircase. The main entrance connects to a lobby with dual aspect windows with stairs at one end connecting the first floor gymnasium, which could also be utilised as bedroom five.
The master bedroom suite benefits from grand proportions with a dressing room, fitted wardrobes and a generous en-suite, not to mention a private balcony. The remaining guest suites all boast en-suite facilities and bedroom four has a balcony too. On the top floor a private cinema is yet another area where the owners and guests can relax whilst enjoying the latest cinematic releases.
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Sony Xperia J, the latest affordable addition to the Xperia lineup sports a 4" screen with decent for the size 480x854 pixels of resolution, a humble 1GHz Snapdragon processor and has 512MB of RAM plus a 5MP camera on the back that records VGA video -all specs that are ensuring its entry level status. Internal memory is 4GB, but thankfully we have a microSD card slot to expand that with up to 32GB more. The showstopper here is the battery - it is not every day that we see a 1750mAh in a 4" affordable device, and Sony is quoting the excellent 8 hours and 30 minutes of video playback with it. The curvy, easy to handle 9mm thin chassis of the Xperia J is arriving in white, pink, black and gold colors, to suit every taste.