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Asian Stocks Post Best Weekly Rally in Six Weeks on U.S.
Yoshiaki NoharaAsian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index posting its biggest weekly gain in six weeks, after U.S. jobless claims fell more than forecast.
Mazda Motor Corp., a Japanese carmaker that gets 30 percent of its revenue in North America, climbed 1.9 percent. Fraser & Neave Ltd. gained 2.7 percent in Singapore after the developer announced a cash distribution to shareholders. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. slumped 5.2 percent in Tokyo after saying it ended development of a diabetes drug on safety concerns.
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.5 percent to 140.48 after falling as much as 0.2 percent. The gauge climbed 1.3 percent this week, the most since the period ended Nov. 15. Japan's Topix index added 0.8 percent, closing at its highest since July 2008. U.S. shares extended a record as the Federal Reserve prepares to scale back quantitative easing starting January amid signs of recovery.
"Data, especially from the States, is supportive and the rally is continuing," said Donald Williams, Sydney-based chief investment officer who help oversee about A$1.6 billion ($1.4 billion) at Platypus Asset Management Ltd. "The beginning of the withdrawal of QE is nearly upon us and the market has dealt with that pretty well."
Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average was little changed even as the yen reached 105 per dollar for the first time in five years. Data showed the nation's consumer prices excluding food rose 1.2 percent in November from a year earlier, exceeding 1 percent for the first time since 2008. The central bank in April set a 2 percent inflation goal.
South Korea's Kospi index added 0.2 percent. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 0.1 percent and New Zealand's NZX 50 Index was little changed as the markets reopened from holidays. Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 0.5 percent, and Taiwan's Taiex Index gained 0.6 percent.
China Shares
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, also known as the H-share index, was little changed, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 0.3 percent. China's Shanghai Composite Index advanced 1.4 percent after money-market rates posted the biggest weekly decline since February 2011. China data today showed industrial companies' profits rose 9.7 percent from a year earlier in November, compared with a 15.1 percent jump in October.
Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 0.2 percent today. The index gained 0.5 percent yesterday, extending an all-time high, as government data showed jobless claims declined by 42,000 to 338,000 last week. The median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a drop to 345,000.
U.S. Economy
Continuing claims rose, with the year-end holidays making it difficult to adjust for fluctuations in applications for jobless benefits, a Labor Department official said. The Federal Reserve on Dec. 18 said it will reduce monthly bond purchases to $75 billion from $85 billion amid faster-than-estimated economic growth and a five-year low in unemployment.
Companies that do business in the U.S. rose, with Mazda adding 1.9 percent to 542 yen. Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Ltd., a shoemaker that gets about 29 percent of sales from the U.S., rose 1 percent to HK$25.35.
Fraser & Neave Ltd. gained 2.7 percent to S$6.37 after proposing a capital reduction that involves cash distribution of about $606.8 million to sharesholders.
Takeda Pharmaceutical slumped 5.2 percent to 4,835 yen after saying it terminated the development of TAK-875, a diabetes drug, after it was linked to liver damage.
Abe's Controversy
Chinese carmakers fell after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drew criticism from China and South Korea after he made a visit yesterday to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo honoring war criminals and others.
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. lost 5.2 percent to HK$8.39. The company gets 80 percent of its sales volume and majority of its profit from joint ventures with Toyota and Honda Motor Co., according to Phillip Securities (HK) Ltd. Dongfeng Motor Group Co., which makes vehicles with Nissan Motor Co., dropped 4.4 percent to HK$12.12.
The Asia-Pacific gauge traded at 13.9 times estimated earnings, compared with 16.7 for the S&P 500, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.


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Nollywood star, Tonto Dike, is currently embroiled in a war of words with her fans for acting in a soft porn movie called Dirty Secret, P.M.NEWS can reveal.
In the movie produced by Sanga Entertainment, the Nollywood actress and a lover kiss and wag tongues in a slow pace as the actress goes semi-nude, exposing private parts to the extent never seen before in any Nigerian movie.
Another Nigerian actor, Muna Obiekwe also starred in the movie, also portraying nude scenes.
Sanga Entertainment is a Bronx, New York-based Company with an annual turnover of less than $500, 000 and with less than four staff. It specialises in video tapes and disc renting service in the Bronx. The company started business in 2004.
The repeated explicit and lewd scenes in the movie have resulted in vitriolic attacks on the internet against the 25-year old actress who grew up without a mother in a family of nine children.
The enraged fans, mostly Ghanaians, are wondering why the light skinned pretty actress could not draw the line between 'professionalism and pornography'.
"Where do we draw the line between professionalism and just plain prostitution?†one fan asks.
"How else do you guys want our movie industry to improve? Americans do it and they are better than Africa on all grounds. This is one step forward,†one fan comes to Tonto's defence.
"Let's not seem like we are encouraging this. There are better ways to make the industry grow. Where have we thrown our sense of decency?†another fan queries.
"This is disgraceful,†says Rakaya, another fan. "Nigerians are beginning to do the porn thing now. This is worse than Ghana movies,†another fan lashes out.
"Thank God Genevieve and Omotola did not feature in this, I would have dropped Nollywood right away,†another disappointed fan says.
The negative internet posts, however, seem to have little effect on the actress who always wanted to be like American stars, such as Julia Robert or Sharon Stone, the woman who posed nude for Playboy magazine and acted in Basic Instinct, a highly controversial lewd movie in the 1990s.
On her twitter page she called her critics 'pretenders': "Why would we enjoy seeing nudity in Hollywood? It's a f..cking profession peeps, grow up. I am all out with my job and f..ck you hard if you find otherwise. Rubbish f..cking pretenders. I hate fake damn tradition. I have got a mind and heart my profession requires.â€
Born on 9 June 1985, Nigerian-born Tonto Dike is one of the most beautiful faces in Nollywood. With an increasing profile of Nollywood movies to her credit, she has gradually acquired a large fan base among Nollywood movie fans both in Africa and in other parts of the world such as the United States, where these movies are beginning to gain a lot of popularity.
Growing up without her mother, Tonto was confined to the parental care of just her father and stepmother in a large family of nine, including both parents and seven siblings.
Tonto is a graduate of petrochemical engineering from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, South South Nigeria. Tonto's big break came in 2006 through a Nigerian reality TV show, TheNextMovie Star, where she emerged the first runner-up, exposing her to the big world of Nigerian movie entertainment.
Very little is known about the movie titled 'Dirty Secrets', as the producers have only released snippets of it in the trailer being spread around on "youtube.â€
One Ghanaian commentator said online, "that it will be a shame if the movie sees the light of day.â€
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Chance Randall Parker, 34, of Pleasanton, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 at Lake Chaparral.Services will be held at 11a.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kan.
Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m., Wednesday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Chance Parker Memorial Fund for the children. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements are through Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Pleasanton, Kan.


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Most patients who are seen by a Mayo Clinic radiologist are referred by a Mayo Clinic physician from another specialty.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
Specialty groups of radiologists, physicists, technologists, nurses and other support staff bring the highest levels of skill and expertise to your care.
The Abdominal Imaging group performs and interprets computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), X-ray and fluoroscopic examinations of the abdomen and pelvis, including general abdominal exams and specialized examinations of the colon, rectum, small bowel, stomach and esophagus, and kidneys and ureters. The group performs CT-guided procedures such as biopsies, ablations and abscess drainages.
The Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging group performs studies of the chest, abdomen and pelvis, including liver mass evaluation, bile duct and pancreatic duct imaging, kidney mass evaluation, and breast mass and breast implant evaluation. The group also performs MR angiography studies for noninvasive images of arteries of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and arms and legs, and magnetic resonance elastography of multiple organs.
The Breast Imaging and Intervention group addresses all aspects of breast care and breast health.
The Cardiac Radiology group examines the heart and surrounding blood vessels during diagnosis.
The Hospital and Emergency Radiology group provides a wide range of examinations and services for the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus Emergency Department and hospital patients. Doctors interpret examinations immediately after they are performed.
The Medical Physics group collaborates with other specialty groups, using radiological physics in diagnosis and treatment, including the use, measurement and evaluation of equipment and the quality of images.
The Musculoskeletal Radiology group uses MRI and CT scanners to obtain high-resolution, cross-sectional imaging of muscles, joints and bones. They create detailed, 2-D or 3-D images for planning surgery of complex fractures, joint reconstruction and bone tumors. Doctors also perform CT-directed biopsies and tumor ablation, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation.
Members of the Neuroradiology group capture images of the head and neck, brain, spine and spinal cord using MR and CT technology. They use MR angiography and CT angiogram for imaging of the head, neck and spine, as well as CT and MR perfusion and diffusion imaging. Doctors also perform treatments of the head and spine.
The Nuclear Medicine group performs standard studies, such as bone and lung scans, as well as heart (myocardia) stress-rest perfusion single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT). The team also conducts dynamic studies, such as those used to find gastrointestinal bleeding, and specialty studies.
The Pediatric Radiology group conducts diagnostic and guided imaging of neonates, infants, children and adolescents in the hospital and the clinic. In the Mayo Clinic T. Denny Sanford Pediatric Center, Pediatric Radiology members collaborate with other doctors for the comfort and convenience of children and their families.
Thoracic Radiology group members interpret most chest images at Mayo Clinic, including CT examinations. Annually, about 200,000 chest radiographs and more than 25,000 chest CTs are performed at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Ultrasonography group members conduct ultrasound (moving video image) examinations of internal organs including abdominal and pelvic organs, blood vessels and soft tissues. Group members also provide guidance for biopsy, drainage and tumor ablation.
Vascular and Interventional Radiology group members use imaging technology to reveal the inside of blood vessels and organs for diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous disease.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/radiology/minnesota/overview/appointments


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"We worked closely with Microsoft over the last year to get next-generation devices that satisfied the consumer."
Bob Greene
"We make our path in this world our own way, it's time for our generation to shine."
Astraea L. Skylar
"That movie has this kind of old fashioned franchise that they wanted to reinvent and reintroduce to the new generation of kids and teenagers."
Angela Robinson
""May the love you share with another generate energy, creating sunshine in their soul." ~ Tom Baker"
Tom Baker aka The Pondering Man
"A generation which has passed through the shop has absorbed standards and ambitions which are not of those of spaciousness, and cannot get away from them. Everything with them is done as though for sale, and they naturally have in view the greatest possible benefit, profit and that end of the stuff that will make the best show."
Alexander Herzen
"but I also see him evolving into a new generation."
Al Sharpton
"Cautious, conscious, sober-minded and responsible; this is all we are trying to be for our children. After we are gone, they that remain here will be the ones to carry the burdens of our actions or inaction."
Lashan Dia Gray
"There is no LESSON to be learnt from those who merely talk about glory and laurels of famous people of past with no offered empowerment of appreciation to the efforts of present generation."
Anuj Somany
"I don't know what it like to raise a kid but even so, I want to believe that kids out there should be taught not to know what is right or wrong, rather to think and do what is right and what is wrong."
J C A Rowe
"When the young deal with the old -- that takes courage. May the courage of the young be tempered by compassion and respect for the aging mind. It is when the old deal with the young that things can really get out of hand!"
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LOUISIANA -- Public servants here are conducting a massive revamping of the shoreline. This will solve many chronic problems on the beaches, such as annoying waterlife, gritty sand, and over-tourism. They began this process by exploding an offshore oil rig and letting the oil seep out of the broken lines.
Many locals believe that this event could change their beaches for the better. Theme-park owner Jeffrey Davidson said, "Thank God those beaches are closed for maintenance. Never were good for anything but sunburns and stealing business from my theme park." Other locals made similar comments, saying that "Playing on the Xbox is more fun" or "Beaches suck." Overall, the popularity for this clean-up has gone through the roof and people just can't wait until it happens.
BP, which provided the rig for the operation, is being hailed as a generous contributor to the state. Governor Bobby Jindal plans to give BP a certificate of commendation. A company representative said, "Gosh, it was no problem at all really. We figured that if we sacrificed the safety of human and aquatic life by not having functioning safety valves installed on our rig, and instead pocketed the money, that great things would come of it."
Unfortunately, there were some pranksters on the rig when it exploded. When asked about their probable deaths, the BP representative replied, "We plan to sue their remaining families for damages as they weren't supposed to be on the rig. It's sad really, we try to be charitable and these vagrants believe they should try and stop us. What is this world coming to?" Many others are thinking the same thing, as this clean-up effort was the first beacon of charity seen for a long while amidst the metaphorically dark and gloomy climate of selfishness and unconcern that had been displayed by wildlife activists and other such miscreants.
Yet, despite the obvious generosity of the oil company and the positive responses from the locals, others are critical of this approach. President Obama declared, "If anyone's going to muck up the beaches, it should be the US government and not some private company." When asked what he was going to do about the issue, he quickly responded, "We're going to hope for change." Obama even traveled to Louisiana to take over the maintenance operation, as he believes that the federal government can help spread the oil more effectively than any private firm.
After this maintenance is completed, the sand should cease to be as irritating and gritty, the over-tourism problem will be solved, and all that pesky marine life will finally be gone; so that people can once again enjoy the beach. If all goes well, these beach-cleaning procedures could be used all around the world.
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- F.Sinkel "A New method in Cleaning Beaches?". FOX, April 29, 2010


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HTC One is the style champ for Android users
The real rival to the iPhone 5 is the HTC One, not the Samsung Galaxy S 4
Samsung's Galaxy S 4 has been the center of attention for months, considered the main rival to Apple's iPhone and the signature Android smartphone. But the HTC One should share those honors. It's a more sophisticated piece of hardware and much more stylish -- more Apple-like in its simplicity and attention to quality than the Galaxy S 4. And it has none of the half-baked apps that the Galaxy S 4 suffers from, though the AT&T model I tested came with a bunch of AT&T junkware.
[SMARTPHONE SMACKDOWN: HTC EVO 4G vs. Google Nexus One]
Make no mistake: I like the Galaxy S 4 a lot. But I like the HTC One even more.
[ Also on InfoWorld: Review: The Samsung Galaxy S 4 shows more is not always better. | Where Android needs to be fixed. | Keep up on key mobile developments and insights with InfoWorld's Mobilize newsletter. ]
It's a classic issue of taste: If you like simple, solid, and precise details, you'll prefer the HTC One. If you like your tech soft, curvaceous, and laden with options, you'll lean toward the Galaxy S 4. The former style is much more the Apple way, which is why any iPhone owner tempted to go Android for the bigger screen should look at the HTC One.
The HTC One's slick hardwareThe HTC One's aluminum body is much like that of Apple's MacBooks, with the same solidity. Just as a MacBook makes a PC laptop feel cheap by comparison, so does an HTC One make the Galaxy S 4 feel, well, plasticky. On the other hand, the HTC One's aluminum body can come across as cold and hard, whereas the S 4's plastic feels warmer and softer in the hand.
With the Beats Audio setting enabled, the HTC One's sound quality is the best of any mobile device I've tested. It's rich and well balanced, whereas the Galaxy S 4 has a hollow tone. The HTC One's audio quality even beats the best tablet audio, that of the iPad Mini. The HTC One's speakers do very well at high volumes, avoiding the distortion that often occurs at the loudest settings. It can easily function as a boombox in a small room.
The HTC One's screen is very nice, but the Galaxy S 4's is both a tad larger and, more important, easier to read when viewed at an angle. The HTC One's screen dims more when viewed from the side.
The Galaxy S 4 also has a removable battery, unlike the HTC One. But the One's placement of buttons is more sensible than the S 4's, which has a power button that's too close to the volume buttons, leading to frequent unintentional presses.
Both devices support NFC short-range wireless, though there are few other NFC-based devices for them to interact with. Both devices support the MHL video-out standard in their MicroUSB ports for output of video to an HDMI monitor. But you need the newer 11-pin version of the MicroUSB cable, and compatible MHL cables require that you connect to a USB power source; it's nowhere near as easy to plug these devices into a monitor as it is an iPhone or iPad. The wireless screen sharing on both the HTC One and Galaxy S 4 work only with a small set of devices. (Neither works with my DLNA-compatible LG Blu-ray player, which does work with the BlackBerry Q10's DLNA support. DLNA is the weak industry response to Apple's AirPlay.)
A simpler, more restrained version of AndroidThe precision feel of the HTC One's body extends to its UI skin for Android. Everything about the HTC One's UI says steely precision, to the point of coldness. The dark colors, the condensed bold font, the spare design, and the higher contrasts all contribute to that ultra-architectural impression. The Galaxy S 4, by contrast, is cartoon-colorful and a bit messy with an explosion of options and choices and widgets.
The HTC One has two versions of its home screen -- really just the apps screen used as a home screen -- and the more traditional Android home screen with a mix of widgets and app icons. The icon for the App screen changes based on which app is active. It's a nice touch.
Unlike standard Android, you scroll through the App screen vertically, not horizontally -- as if it were Windows Phone. That change in a fundamental Android convention took some getting used to, and it doesn't really make the HTC One easier, but there's nothing inherently wrong with the idea.
The core apps on the HTC One are Google's standard titles: Calculator, Calendar, Chrome, Clock, Contacts, Downloads, Email (called Mail on the HTC One), Gallery, Gmail, Google Search, Google Settings, Google+, Maps, Messaging (called Messages on the HTC One), Messenger, Music, Navigation, Play Books, Play Magazines, Play Movies &TV, Play Music, Play Store, Settings, Talk, Voice Recorder, Voice Search, and YouTube. The Galaxy S 4 has enhanced many of these, such as Calendar, Clock, and Email, to make them more readable or easier to use than on the HTC One. But the HTC Settings app is simpler to use than the S 4's version.
The S 4 comes with a lot of cutting-edge features, such as touch-free gestures, that work only partially. As a result, they're frustrating to use and ultimately capabilities to avoid. The HTC One does none of that. It adds just a few apps such as Stocks, Tasks, and Weather that are simple but do what they need to do.
Oh, and there's the TV app, which turns the HTC One into a remote control for your home entertainment equipment. Nicely designed and easy to set up, it works well with my Sony TV and Pioneer receiver, but only somewhat with my TiVo -- you can change channels with it, but not if you have another TiVo screen open, such as Find Programs or TiVo Central. By contrast, the WatchOn app on the Galaxy S 4 -- clearly based on the same core engine as HTC's TV app -- is much harder to set up and not as smart about pulling the right settings from the Peel database. The bottom line: I can control my TV system from the HTC One easily, but not from the Galaxy S 4.
The rest of Android is AndroidThe rest of the HTC's capabilities are standard for its Android 4.1.2 version, with the same advantages and limitations.
In a corporate environment, you can manage the HTC One with Exchange ActiveSync policies, such as for passwords and encryption, as you can on pretty much any Android 4.x devices. Additional capabilities are available through third-party mobile device management (MDM) tools. In this regard, the HTC One and Galaxy S 4 are equivalent.
VPN access to Cisco IPSec VPNs doesn't work -- a standard Android incompatibility -- but other VPNs are supported if you know all the arcane settings. Encryption is 256-bit and takes nearly an hour to set up when activated (also a standard Android behavior).
Samsung says its forthcoming Knox security capabilities, which will let you partition the device into separate work and personal environments, will give the Galaxy S 4 an advantage over other Android devices. Maybe -- it's not a real service yet, though the Defense Dept. says it trusts Knox. If you need top-level security, you should look at a BlackBerry Z10 or iPhone 5.
The HTC One costs $699 without a contract from AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, but is available for $200 with a two-year contract from AT&T and Sprint. Verizon Wireless plans to carry the HTC One this summer. It has 32GB of storage capacity, which is not upgradable.
Ultimately, the decision to get the HTC One comes down to style. The device is slick, simplified, and stark. That'll appeal to many people, especially those who love the machined look. The HTC One delivers the Android features you need, without much in the way. That's a good thing.
This article, "Review: HTC One is the style champ for Android users," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in mobile computing, read Galen Gruman's Mobile Edge blog at InfoWorld.com, follow Galen's mobile musings on Twitter, and follow InfoWorld on Twitter.
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Kickstarter plus Valentine's Day chutzpah lead to funding pitch for romantic rock opera
Producing Broadway-style musicals tends to be a collaborative effort, and one with a high failure rate, but that isn't deterring a one-man band of sorts from turning to Kickstarter in his quest to help bankroll the production of a "romantic Faery Tale rock opera."
With Valentine's Day upon us, Mark David Lopsey suggests that this is the perfect time to ballyhoo his musical ''Monica Rose & Prince Charm Inc.'' When in the musical mode, Lopsey prefers to go by the stage name of Marcus. Say what you will about Marcus, he does not lack for chutzpah.
His press release offers this tidbit: "A video for the feature song, ''Maybe,'' was shot along the New England coastline at dawn and features Olivia Moore, a Boston-area college student." (See video below.)
When not tune-smithing and tweaking the 19-song production, Lopsey, 56, can sometimes be found doing general contracting and carpentry work in and around Portsmouth, N.H.
Fifty years or so ago, the Beatles showed that four working-class lads with pawnshop guitars and a sunny attitude could change the world. And who knows? Recent advances could be equally liberating. Take today's music technology, throw in Kickstarter, and nearly anyone with talent has a shot at being a Broadway impresario.
''I hope people will enjoy the music and the concept, and make this Faery Tale come true," Lopsey said.
His release added: "A Kickstarter.com campaign runs from February 14 through March 16, 2014 to raise money for a cinematic production as the next step toward the theatrical stage. Those who make pledges can elect to receive an audio CD and other thank you gifts."
Too bad Max Bialystock of "The Producers" didn't have Kickstarter. He might have made good.


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I don't really want to spoil this (awesome) video for Charlotte Gainsbourg's "Terrible Angels" for you, but know this: It features an army of Gainsbourgs dancing in a parking garage, and an ending that involves getting clobbered by a car. It's a throwback to '80s videos in some sense, but other than that, just watch this thing, all right? I don't want to just give you play-by-play here.
Terrible Angels is out now. [P4K]
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A Look At Universal Pictures' Blu-ray Strategy - Continued
Because Universal were the last to step up to the Blu plate, they know they have a lot of lost ground to make up. But reading the list of specifications for the two Mummy films gives me a lot of hope that they will do the right thing, albeit finally, to the Blu-ray customer.
First off, the video. Whilst it has not at the time of writing been ascertained as to what codec Universal will use, it's comforting to know that new masters have been struck for both Mummy films. Whilst they didn't look terrible on HD-DVD, they also didn't look stellar. Universal copped a lot of flack for releasing quantity rather than quality; so if Uni can slow it down a little and focus more on quality, this would be a good thing, and this is certainly a good sign for the future. That said, don't expect full re-masters for every Blu-ray release.
Now, the audio. Universal have already publicised their intention to use the DTS HD Master Audio encoder for all their Blu-ray releases, ending their agreement with Dolby laboratories. Most HD-DVDs featured a lossy Dolby Digital Plus audio track, whilst some featured lossless Dolby True-HD. This to and fro of lossy and lossless is almost certainly due to the lack of available disc space on a 30GB HD-DVD. Now that there is an extra 20 GB available, these extra bits will be used to ensure the best possible audio presentation, and importantly to consumers; a standard expectation for lossless audio, as per almost every other studio.
Next, the extras. Universal cultivated a pretty good standard of porting over all the DVD extras onto the HD-DVD release, and this in turn seems to be continuing. This alone is comforting, and I wish other studios would follow suit (I am looking at you, Fox). But it doesn't end there. For HD-DVD, Universal featured on many discs a 'U-control' feature, which at its heart utilized picture in picture and branching elements available in the iHD environment (iHD was to HD-DVD what BD Java is to Blu-ray.) At the time, the grace period for Blu-ray manufacturers was still in effect, and no players had secondary video decoders, necessary for this type of feature. This was to come with BD profile 1.1, which is now in full effect, and can be found on the PlayStation 3 (on new firmware) and almost all Blu-ray stand alone players moving forward. So, it's a relief that Universal is not only including these features, but in the case of The Mummy movies, creating new ones where the HD-DVD had none. Again, it would be wrong to assume that all Universal Blu-rays will have these features, but again, it's a good sign.
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Why Do We Become Engineers?
It's often more than just a love of math and science that brings people to engineering; it's solving problems, too.
In my last blog, I questioned if there was a shortage of engineers in certain disciplines and experience ranges. It seemed to touch a certain nerve with a number of responders. Certainly it raised more questions than it answered.
Before getting back into the technical discussions in future blogs, I want to see what put us all on the engineering career path. I'll have been in this field for 35 years this April and it has been a ride to be sure. Before we can say why we choose this field, perhaps we need to define what each of us believe an engineer is. For me, the best definition is someone that develops solutions for science, technology, or even society using experience either gained or learned. Most of us here are from the electrical engineering field, but certainly there are engineers in all aspects of life.
Most people without technical knowledge may find us Spock-like: strictly logical in our thinking. But, many engineers must be creative and think outside the box to derive a solution to complex. Great engineers are artists and have a vision that can't be taught. Their ability to think outside the box can bring them legendary status. We lost two of these unique individuals several years ago as Bob Pease was killed while leaving a memorial for his fellow legendary friend and analog engineer Jim Williams. It was not just their knowledge and contributions to their field that distinguished them, but especially in Bob's case, his wry sense of humor and often opinionated personality.I still remember when Bob used to oft his opinion that in many cases an education was inversely proportional to an individual's creativity. That leads to the question, "Are engineers made or born, or perhaps both?" I don't believe that in modern society we will ever see another Thomas Edison, a man who had less than a grade school education but over 1,000 patents. Still, we have Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Woz, Jobs, and others, who all succeeded far beyond their education levels. While Pease attended MIT, Williams was also an early college dropout who came to work at MIT for many years. Many can argue that Edison and others mentioned are really inventors and not engineers, but I fail to grasp a significant difference.
So why do we become engineers? For many of us, myself included, it just fits. This isn't something I thought about in high school and I can't remember ever seeing a guidance counselor. My father convinced me to try electronics because he worked on radar systems for the FAA and felt my math and science skills fit the field. Being a good son, I followed his advice, not really understanding what an engineer did.
Even after taking my first job, I honestly can't say engineering was that interesting. Fortunately, my father was right and the job fit. At that time working for Honeywell, I was immediately placed in a position where we had to tie electronics, hardware, and software together. System engineering was born for me. It took many years for me to look back and see the value of this experience and the true complexity of some of the solutions.At the time, all that mattered was that engineering paid well. I saved enough to build my first house and have time to party on weekends. Others also went into engineering without a real understanding of what it really was. Those of us who followed this path and found success are lucky. Far too many others followed this path, but quickly found the time and effort to stay current in the world of Moore's Law wasn't for them. They turned to other professions. Today, most children and parents have much more data and help in determining a proper career.
A love of math, physics, and science can lead someone to engineering, but a chance to solve real-world problems with creativity makes it worthwhile. Without this drive, and the understanding that there will be failures along the way, it's unlikely that you can achieve long-term satisfaction in engineering. It is definitely not a field for everyone, but if you're like me, you found that engineering was the right fit.
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"Glee" star Jane Lynch and her wife of three years, Dr. Lara Embry, are getting a divorce.
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- It sucks ass getting a flat in a car on a long trip, since most modern cars have a toy tire, or worse, tire goop and an inflator ("clown shoes" as I like to call it). Many SUVs offer a full size spare--extremely handy!
One can purchase a full size spare and doing so is cheaper than buying an SUV for the option of a full size spare.
Hope you don't ever intend to carry anything, because a full size wheel likely won't fit where the skinny wheelbarrow tyre of a spare used to be. There's a reason they're called space savers.
I absolutely HATE HATE HATE those things. AC is right, those things suck major balls. I used to get a lot of punctures because the street where I lived was basically a tip strewn with rubbish (there was an alleyway where people would dump things, then bored yobs would come along and smash the things). Wasn't uncommon to start the day with a flat tyre.
Space saver spares are no good if you do a lot of motorway driving like I do, because you can't go over 50mph with them. Get used to having lorries tailgating you because to them it seems like you're just needless slowing down traffic. The sensible thing to do in that situation is wait for a tyre shop to open and get it fixed before going to work but then you'll have your asshole boss bitch at you for being late (and he's terribly suspicious about yet another flat tyre...). I know that you're supposed to use the compact spare to go to the nearest tyre shop ASAP to get the proper wheel fixed, because it's a scientifically proven fact that punctures only ever happen during business hours and everyone knows the location of all tyre shops throughout the country. It's impossible to get a puncture after 5pm...
Remember I wrote that the fullsize wheel won't fit where the compact one is? You'll have to put it in the boot (trunk), hope you were not carrying anything there. Enjoy having the filthy wheel muck up the boot. In my last car the wheel wouldn't even fit in the boot unless the rear seats where put down. I guess I'm supposed to just dump my rear passengers (and their stuff in the boot to make room for the wheel) on the side of the road.
In summary, fuck compact spares. Next time I'm car shopping those things are going to be a deal breaker for me.


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Of course that means that if we decide to split the country and invade you'll sleep through it all. I say 'if" as I'm trying to figure out what we could possibly want from the west coast.
No to cyanide. I'm more the bottle of gin in one hand, luger in the other screaming "top of the world" as they take me out.
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lobsterman wrote:Gotta love the old No. 6. I get so many compliments on it. Echo, you put in new B and C grates, right? You should not be dumping coal. When I shake, I peak through the primary air vent and go gently +/- 30 degrees or so until I see the embers and then I stop. If you want to fine tune it, you can even position the triangles to block bigger pieces from falling if you have a gap. The ash is very fine and needs to be emptied outside. If you get clinkers, then a more violent shake may be in order to grind them up.
Yes I replaced both center grates. I went back and read alot, rewatched videos, and I am pretty sure I was over shaking the grates, applying the new less aggresive shake downs seems to confirm this. Prismatic grates are alot different than when I was trying to shake down with the round grate from the Summit, if I was not more agressive with the round grate I would loose the fire.
By the way Lobsterman, I saw the thread you were looking at getting the fire ring for your No 6 since it did not come with one, did you ever get a set installed and if so did you notice any difference in the way it burns the volitile gasses off after refilling ?
Nortcan I read where you were very close to buying a Glenwood at one time. Your Glenwood gas burner thread was a great read today.
I cant wait to get this stove completely refurbished and on the first floor.


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Outpatient Treatment of Gram Positive Wound Infections in the Diabetic Foot: A Pharmaco-economic Comparison of Daptomycin vs. Vancomycin Based Regimens
This study has been terminated.
(Lack of patient enrollment)
Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Donald Poretz, Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC.
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First received: May 28, 2010
Last updated: September 9, 2013
Last verified: September 2013
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the overall burden to the participant (economic, quality of life, patients satisfaction and freedom from side effects) when treating Gram positive infections of the foot in diabetic adults with daptomycin versus vancomycin.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Diabetic Foot |
Drug: Cubicin Drug: Vancomycin |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase IV Study of the Outpatient Treatment of Gram Positive Wound Infections in the Diabetic Foot: A Pharmaco-Economic Comparison of Daptomycin vs Vancomycin Based Regimens |
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Further study details as provided by Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Pharmaco-economic [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Based upon 2 economic parameters associated with the treatment of the infection (provider charges and out-of-pocket costs) from screening until Day 28. Provider charges, as documented in invoices submitted to the pt's. insurance company, will be collected for all activities and services provided by the physician's office,home infusion company, laboratory, etc. during the study period. Out of pocket costs will be captured in a pt. diary and will include any health related costs that are borne by the pt. during the study period. Costs and charges will be analyzed and reported separately.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Quality of Life/patient satisfaction [ Time Frame: 28 days ]QOL and pt. satisfaction with the medication, the clinical care, and the overall experience of the infection and its therapy are captured using three study intstruments, which are described in more detail in the Data Collection Instruments section. These include two validated, standardized QOL instruments administred at Baseline, at two weeks and again at 4 weeks, and a pt. satisfaction survey administered at Baseline, 2 and 4 weeks.
Enrollment: | 6 |
Study Start Date: | August 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2012 |
Primary Completion Date: | August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Active Comparator: daptomycin
Dosed at 6mg/kg body weight intravenously every 24 hours with a reduction to 6mg/kg every other day if creatinine clearance (CrCl)is <30ml/min.
Drug: Cubicin
dosed at 6 mg/kg body weight intravenously every 24 hours with a reduction to 6mg/kg every other day if CrCl is <30ml/min.
Active Comparator: vancomycin
Dosed at 15mg/kg intravenously every 12 hours with adjustments for renal function.
Drug: Vancomycin
dosed at 15mg/kg intravenously every 12 hours with adjustments for renal function.
Detailed Description:
- to compare the overall economic burden of therapy of a daptomycin vs. a vancomycin based antibiotic regimen for diabetic foot infections in the outpatient setting
- to compare Quality of Life and patient satisfaction among recipients of a daptomycin vs. a vancomycin based regimen
- to compare the safety and tolerance (adverse experiences) of daptomycin vs. vancomycin based regimens
- to compare the efficacy (complete resolution of infection) of daptomycin vs. vancomycin based regimens
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-80 who are able to give informed consent and, who are likely to be able to participate through the full 28 day of the study.
- Previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus, requiring the use of insulin and/or oral hypoglycemic agents for glycemic control.
- The presence of an infection of one or both feet (defined as being distal to the superior-most point of the lateral malleolus), with some drainage, abscess or fluid collection that can be cultured, yet which as not been treated for greater than 24 hours with prior oral antibiotic therapy within the last 48 hours, wand which does not include either a quinolone or linezolid. The foot lesion, in the opinion of the initial treating physician, is severe enough (either because of the lesion or because of the subject's diabetic control, vasculopathy, etc) to require intravenous antibiotics.
- A culture of the wound, either at the time of screening or within the 72 hours prior to screening, that yields a Gram positive organism that is shown to be sensitive (or is likely to be sensitive) to both vancomycin and daptomycin. This will include Staphylococcus aureus, (including MSSA and MRSA, but excluding VRSA), Enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium (excluding VRE), streptococci, including Groups A and B, as well as other beta-hemolytic streptococci, viridans streptococci, and Group D. A culture of coagulase negative staphylococci as the only Gram positive isolate will not be considered for participation. Cultures may be obtained as swab or fluid submitted for culture.
- Able to read and write in English with a proficiency suitable for completing the pharmaco-economic and quality of life questionnaires and diaries.
Exclusion Criteria:
- No Gram positive bacteria identified in the infected foot, infection with a Gram positive organism that is resistant to one of the two study drugs, or infection with coagulase negative staphylococci as the only Gram positive organism isolated.
- Known hypersensitivity to either of the two proposed study agents, or to ciprofloxacin, if a second anti-microbial agent is necessary.
- Renal dysfunction, such that the study subject requires dialysis.
- The presence of active osteomyelitis in the foot.
- The presence of concomitant infections that would require antibiotic therapy in addition to that being prescribed for the foot infection.
- The presence of pneumonitis requiring antimicrobial therapy, regardless of the suspected etiologic organism.
- A history of drug induced ototoxicity (either auditory or vestibular).
- A history of previous or current vascular catheter-associated phlebitis.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Alcohol or drug use which, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to interfere with the conduct of the study.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01133600
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01133600
United States, Virginia | |
Clinical Alliance for Research & Education, Infectious Diseases, LlC | |
Annandale, Virginia, United States, 22003 | |
Infuscience | |
Annandale, Virginia, United States, 22003 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC
Principal Investigator: | Donald Poretz, MD | Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC. |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 24, 2017
Responsible Party: | Donald Poretz, Research Director, Clinical Alliance for Research & Education - Infectious Diseases, LLC. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01133600 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2008-0020-15 |
Study First Received: | May 28, 2010 |
Last Updated: | September 9, 2013 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Angiopathies Diabetic Foot Wound Infection Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Foot Ulcer Leg Ulcer Skin Ulcer Skin Diseases Diabetes Complications |
Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Diabetic Neuropathies Infection Wounds and Injuries Vancomycin Daptomycin Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 24, 2017


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All 72 Walleye regular-season games and all potential postseason games will be carried live on WCWA (1230 AM) radio. The organization is in the middle of a three-year contract with the station.
All 36 home games will be televised live on BCSN, the local sports network on Buckeye CableSystem and a sister company of The Blade.
Matt Melzak will return as the team's No. 1 radio and TV announcer. Melzak, a St. Francis de Sales graduate, will be the TV announcer for home games and will serve as the radio announcer for road games.
Melzak, who filled the same capacity for the Toledo Storm, was selected as a member of the ECHL All-Star broadcast team in 2006.
Ryan Schuiling will be the lead radio play-by-play broadcaster for home games. Schuiling, a native of Ann Arbor, has been in radio since 1997. He most recently served as radio play-by-play voice for Central Michigan University athletics. The Lansing, Mich., resident worked for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL in media relations.
Melzak and Schuiling also will host the weekly Toledo Walleye Coach's Show at PizzaPapalis on WCWA from 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday during the season. The show will include Walleye coach Nick Vitucci and selected players and will feature ticket giveaways. PizzaPapalis is at the corner of Monroe and Huron streets.
INTERNET OPTIONS: The ECHL continues to expand its reach on the Internet. The league extended its agreement with B2 Networks to carry all of its games this season.
B2 Networks, which now operates as America One, has new features for the 2010-11 season. The Internet site will offer a pass system (nightly, monthly and yearly) which allows fans to watch multiple games during their subscription period.
The site also features an updated multi-player platform. For more info go to b2tv.com.
The ECHL also now has a new application for the iPhone. The app is called ECHLive Hockey. It features a searchable schedule that allows users to filter games by teams, dates and TV and radio channels. The app features team and player rankings.


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Ammo trail leads from Africa's wars to Iran
The first clues appeared in Kenya, Uganda and what is now South Sudan. A British arms researcher surveying ammunition used by government forces and civilian militias in 2006 found Kalashnikov rifle cartridges he had not seen before. The ammunition bore no factory code, suggesting that its manufacturer hoped to avoid detection.
Within two years other researchers were finding identical cartridges circulating through the ethnic violence in Darfur. Similar ammunition turned up in 2009 in a stadium in Conakry, Guinea, where soldiers had fired on protesters, killing more than 150.
For six years, a group of independent arms-trafficking researchers worked to pin down the source of the cartridges.
When the breakthrough came, it carried a surprise. The manufacturer was not one of Africa's usual suspects. It was Iran.
Iran has a well-developed military manufacturing sector, but has not exported weapons in quantities rivaling those of the heavyweights in the global arms trade – the United States, Russia, China and several European states. But its choices were significant. While small-arms ammunition attracts less attention than strategic weapons, land mines or cluster bombs, it is a basic ingredient of organized violence.
And for the past several years, even as Iran faced intensive foreign scrutiny over its nuclear program and for supporting proxies across the Middle East, its state-manufactured ammunition was distributed through secretive networks to a long list of combatants, including in regions under U.N. arms embargoes.
The investigation found Iranian cartridges in the possession of rebels in Ivory Coast, federal troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Taliban in Afghanistan and groups affiliated with al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in Niger.
The ammunition, matched to the world's most abundant firearms, has principally been documented in Africa, where untold quantities had been supplied to governments in Guinea, Kenya, Ivory Coast and, the evidence suggests, Sudan. From there, it traveled to many of the continent's most volatile locales.
And while the wide redistribution in Africa may be the work of governments, the same ammunition has also been found elsewhere, including in an insurgent arms cache in Iraq and on a ship intercepted en route to the Gaza Strip.
"If you had asked me not too long ago what Iran's role in small-arms ammunition trafficking to Africa had been, I would have said, 'Not much,' " said James Bevan, a former U.N. investigator who since 2011 has been director of Conflict Armament Research, a private firm registered in England. "Our understanding of that is changing."
The investigation also demonstrated the relative ease with which weapons and munitions flow about the world, a characteristic that might partially explain how Iran sidestepped scrutiny of governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, that have tried to restrict its banking transactions and arms sales.
Neither the government of Iran nor its military manufacturing conglomerate, the Defense Industries Organization, or DIO, replied to written queries submitted for this article.
Matching the cartridges to the producer took time, in part because the ammunition had been packaged and marked in ways to dissuade tracing.
Much of the world's ammunitions bears numeric or logo markings, known as headstamps, that together declare the location and year of a cartridge's manufacture. Over the years, encyclopedic headstamp keys have been assembled that can make matching particular markings to particular factories a straightforward pursuit.
The ammunition in these cases included rounds for Kalashnikov assault rifles, for medium machine guns and sniper rifles and for heavy machine guns.
In each case, the cartridges carried headstamps not listed on the publicly available records. The stamps were simple caliber markings and, typically, two digits indicating the year of manufacture.
Similarly, neither the ammunition's wooden crates nor its packaging in green plastic carry bags or plain cardboard boxes disclosed the place of manufacture.
Yet all the ammunition shared a unique combination of traits, including the caliber headstamp in a particular font, the alloy of the bullet jackets, and three indentations where primers attached to cartridge cases.
While the ammunition is Iranian-made, it may not have been sent to directly by Iran to some of the combatants, Bevan said.
"If it was clear that there were repeated violations by Iran, I think we could come down more strongly about it," he said. "But a good portion of this, and in perhaps the majority of these cases, the ammunition was transferred around Africa by African states."
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"Appeal Board" means an Appeal Board constituted under section 55;
"court" means a court of competent jurisdiction, other than the Syariah Court;
"daerah masjid" means the area prescribed by the Majlis in accordance with section 83 within which a mosque is situated;
"emas kahwin" means the obligatory marriage-payment due under the Muslim law by the husband to the wife at the time the marriage is solemnized, whether paid in cash or in kind, or payable as a debt with or without security;
"fitrah" means the amount of rice or its equivalent value in money payable under the Muslim law annually by a Muslim during the month of Ramadan to be used for religious or charitable purposes recognised by the Muslim law;
"Fund" means the General Endowment Fund established under section 57;
"Haj" means a pilgrimage in accordance with the Muslim law;
"halal", in relation to any product, service or activity, means the requirements of the Muslim law are complied with in the production, processing, marketing, display or carrying out, as the case may be, of that product, service or activity;
"halal certificate", in relation to any product, service or activity, means a certificate to the effect that the requirements of the Muslim law are complied with in the production, processing, marketing, display or carrying out, as the case may be, of that product, service or activity;
"iddah" means the period within which a divorced woman or a widow is forbidden by the Muslim law to remarry;
"janda" means a female who has been married and whose marriage has been terminated by divorce or the death of her husband;
"jawatankuasa daerah" means a committee of a daerah masjid appointed under rules made under section 86(1);
"Kadi" means a Kadi appointed under section 91;
"Legal Committee" means the Legal Committee of the Majlis appointed under section 31;
"Majlis" means the Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura, constituted and continued under section 3;
"mosque" means a building dedicated and used for the purpose of holding the Friday congregational prayers and other ceremonies connected with the Muslim religion;
"Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund" means the Mosque Building and Mendaki Fund established under section 76;
"Mufti" means the person appointed to be the Mufti of Singapore under section 30;
"Muslim" means a person who professes the religion of Islam;
"mutawalli" means a person appointed to manage a wakaf or mosque and includes a trustee;
"Naib Kadi" means a Naib or an Assistant Kadi appointed under section 91;
"nazar" means an expressed vow to do any act or to dedicate property for any purpose allowed by the Muslim law;
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"pegawai masjid" means a trustee, mutawalli, Imam, Khatib, Bilal and Noja, if any, for the time being of a mosque;
"President" means the President of the Majlis;
"product" includes food and foodstuffs;
"Register of Divorces" means the Register of Divorces kept by the Syariah Court under section 100;
"Register of Marriages" means the Register of Marriages kept by the Registrar under section 100;
"Register of Revocation of Divorces" means the Register of Revocation of Divorces kept by the Registrar under section 100;
"Registrar" means the person appointed as Registrar of Muslim Marriages under section 90;
"specified halal certification mark" means any certification mark specified under section 88A(4);
"wakaf" means the permanent dedication by a Muslim of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognised by the Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable;
"wakaf `am" means a dedication in perpetuity of the capital and income of property for pious, religious or charitable purposes recognised by the Muslim law and the property so dedicated;
"wakaf khas" means a dedication in perpetuity of the capital of property for pious, religious or charitable purposes recognised by the Muslim law, the income of the property being paid to persons or for purposes specified in the wakaf, and the property so dedicated;
"wali" means the lawful guardian according to the Muslim law for purposes of marriage of a woman who is to be married;
"Yayasan Mendaki" means the company limited by guarantee which is incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50) under the name of Yayasan Mendaki;
"zakat" means the charitable contribution required to be made by a Muslim in accordance with the Muslim law.
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Three shippers discuss what they expect in 2014.
2014 Annual Review & Outlook - Logistics
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Community Christian Church in Hemet launched The Big Serve community service project seven years ago. Other local churches have participated for the past three years, increasing the amount of sprucing up for San Jacinto Valley communities.
âWe dismiss all of our weekend services in order for the whole church family to go and serve the valley,â said John Scott, pastor at CCC. âSome other churches do the same thing and others work around their service schedule either doing projects on Saturday or Sunday.â
This yearâs event, on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, included Bible Fellowship, Community Christian, Hemet Nazarene, Iglesia El Calvario, New Life Open Bible, San Jacinto Assembly of God, Shepherdâs House, Valle Vista Assembly of God and West Valley Bible churches.
Scott said some of the community service projects were slated for schools, youth centers, parks, nonprofit organizations and some private residences.
Pastor Jeff Johnson at San Jacinto Assembly of God said his congregation chose to incorporate the annual event with the churchâs biannual work day. This allowed members to help with repairs and refreshing of their own church as well as taking care of some things in the surrounding community.
About 70 parishioners signed up for various tasks, such as planting flowers and shrubs, pulling weeds and painting the youth and childrenâs buildings.
âWe even have people changing our air conditioning filters,â said Cindy DeBolt, one of the coordinators.
After being fed breakfast, crews set out at 7 a.m. to spend the morning doing what needed to be done. Johnson said the special turquoise shirts volunteers were given to wear reflects the goal he has for his church this year.
The shirts have the word hello written in several different languages on the front with the San Jacinto Assembly of God logo and website on the reverse side.
âWe want people to know we are the friendliest of anything in the whole valley,â Johnson said. âWe want to make sure that everyone is welcome.â
Brothers Ben and Liam Doherty and their friend Dylan Quinones passed out fliers at nearby homes and businesses to promote the churchâs Easter services April 18 through 20.
âI like helping our church and community,â said Ben, 13.
San Jacinto City Councilman Mark Bartel coordinated a crew of about 30 workers at the neighboring Monte Vista Middle School to clean up the track and field area, trim back trees, remove weeds and haul away lots of trash that had accumulated on the grounds. Piles of leaves between the portable classroom buildings resulted in numerous filled trash bags.
âThe school has a skeleton (maintenance) crew right now and everyone is busy with more pressing tasks,â Bartel said. âWeâre glad we can help them out.â
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Roush Fenway Racing driver says his focus is on helping teammate make the Chase
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is racing girlfriend Danica Patrick for Sprint Cup rookie of the year, but it isn't much of a discussion for NASCAR's first couple.
"I don't even know how many points I have in the rookie of the year standings," Stenhouse said with a laugh Monday during a conference call with NASCAR media "I'm not even sure how many we're leading it by. We don't really talk about it too much. We talk about how the races went and how our cars handled. Away from the track, we don't talk much about the racing, period."
There haven't been many highlights to discuss this season for Stenhouse and Patrick. Though Stenhouse (21st points) is ahead of Patrick (27th) in the Sprint Cup and rookie of the year standings (which he leads 203 to 192), he still is seeking his first top 10 of his career – a category in which he trails Patrick, who finished eighth in the season-opening Daytona 500 after starting from the pole.
COUPLE: Danica and Ricky talk about their relationship
Stenhouse hasn't placed in the top 15 since an 11th at Daytona International Speedway and has dropped out of Chase for the Sprint Cup contention over the past five races. The Roush Fenway Racing driver has turned his focus toward helping teammate Greg Biffle (10th in points) make the 10-race title playoff.
Carl Edwards, third in points with one win, is the other Roush Fenway Racing driver with eyes on a Chase berth.
"We're going to help Greg make sure he gets a spot," Stenhouse said. "I'll do everything I can on the track to help that, (such as) cutting him slack when racing him. That's very important to Roush Fenway Racing have two cars in the Chase. For our team, we're going to work hard on making sure we find that speed and have that communication and making sure we keep building on it."
STATISTICS: Stenhouse's career by the numbers
The Olive Branch, Miss., native said his No. 17 Ford team will take more chances on strategy and "put ourselves up front to sneak a few top fives and top 10s" over the rest of the season.
"I thought we'd be running top 10 a little more consistently," said Stenhouse, who led 26 laps and finished 11th in April at Kansas Speedway, his best race of the season. "I knew the beginning was going to be a struggle. But I also wanted to finish this season off running competitively and running faster and at least give ourselves a shot at running the top 10 more consistently."
Stenhouse, 25, said he tries to stay upbeat about his prospects by talking weekly with his father, who has provided valuable advice on leading a team in between "working 16, 17 hours a day building engines.
"My father runs his own business, he works hard and is a leader," Stenhouse said. "I bounce a lot of ideas off my dad, and I still call him every week after the races. He'll pick my brain and come up with ideas to express to my team."
PHOTOS: Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.


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I'm about to go to a music festival and will need plenty of chill music at the campgrounds. Anyone got any tracks similar to these:
Late Night Alumni - Rainy Days
Empty Streets
Rest of You
Kaskade - 4 AM (Adam K & Soho Remix)
pretty much all of his dynasty album
ATB - Autumn Leaves
Lovebirds - Want you in my Soul
Imhogen Heap - Hide and Seek (Tiesto remix)
Eliphino - More Than Me
Thanks in advancceeee!!!


text: AAO image reference UKS 3. « Previous || Next » Top left is NE. Image width is about 47 arcmin Image and text © 1979-2010, Australian Astronomical Observatory Photograph from UK Schmidt plates by David Malin. This dusty region in Sagittarius is probably associated with the brighter and better-known Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae which are nearby in the sky and part of the same molecular cloud. The soft red glow of fluorescent hydrogen is evidence that there are young hot stars associated with the dusty clouds. These bright stars also illuminate the tiny solid particles, producing blue reflection nebulae bordering some of the emission regions. The dust is also evident in silhouette, both as sinuous dark lanes winding through the luminous gas and as the dark patches obscuring the ancient, yellow stars that populate the central parts of the Milky Way. Related images UKS 3a. NGC 6559 and IC 1274-75 in Sagittarius, wide field UKS 5. The Lagoon nebula, M8 UKS 7. The Trifid nebula, M20 UKS 26. M8, M20 and the NGC 6559 region in Sagittarius UKS 26a. M8, M20 and the NGC 6559 region in Sagittarius (wide field) Constellation of Sagittarius (external site) For details of object position and photographic exposure, search technical table by UKS reference number. |


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Through two disappointing games, your Cleveland Browns have been among the most pass-happy teams in a pass-happy 2013 NFL.
Overall, the Browns have attempted 90 passes — 86 Brandon Weeden, four Jason Campbell — which ranks seventh-most in football. One of the biggest benefactors of those targets has been third-year receiver Greg Little, ye' of the yet another recent traffic violation.
Little himself ranks tied for 10th in the NFL with 22 targets, per FFToday.com. Andre Johnson, A.J. Green, Julio Jones and surprising names like Julian Edelman and Brian Hartline dominate the top of the list.
Yet despite those 22 targets, Little has caught just 8 passes. That's a 36.4% rate, placing him in some historical rankings. Here are the 10 worst rates among NFL wide receivers (min. 100 targets) over the last five full seasons:
10. Vincent Jackson, 2012, Tampa Bay, 49.0% (72/147)
9. Justin Blackmon, 2012, Jacksonville, 48.5% (64/132)
8. Donnie Avery, 2012, Indianapolis, 48.4% (60/124)
7. Santonio Holmes, 2008, Pittsburgh, 48.2% (55/114)
6. Jerome Simpson, 2011, Cincinnati, 47.6% (50/105)
5. Brandon Lloyd, 2011, Denver, 46.7% (70/150)
4. Larry Fitzgerald, 2012, Arizona, 45.5% (71/156)
3. Denarius Moore, 2012, Oakland, 44.7% (51/114)
2. Torrey Smith, 2012, Baltimore, 44.5% (49/110)
1. Braylon Edwards, 2008, Cleveland, 39.9% (55/138)
Little's catch percentage is even worse than Braylon Edwards territory. Obviously, the Browns' awful 53.3% completion percentage anyway is a factor (thus, 58.8% to non-Greg Little targets). The average completion percentage in the NFL this season is 62.2%.
Only receivers with sub-50% rates thus far in 2013 (min. 15 targets): New England's Kenbrell Thompkins 28.6% (6/21), Little, Pittsburgh's Jerricho Cotchery 43.8% (7/16) and Jacksonville's Cecil Shorts 44.0% (11/25).
There's some hope for regression here in that hardly any receivers ever have catch rates sub-40% for a full season. But we'll see if Weeden, Campbell or maybe even Brian Hoyer can make life any easier for Little starting in Week 3.


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S&P: Still Buy Microsoft, Sell Yahoo
Microsoft (MSFT)
Reiterates 4 STARS (buy)
Analyst: Jim Yin
According to unconfirmed reports from the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft has re-entered formal negotiations to acquire Yahoo. Our reaction to a proposed merger in mixed. By combining their customers and content, the merged company could better compete against Google (GOOG) in the online advertising market. However, we are concerned about integration as Microsoft and Yahoo have different corporate cultures. We believe the merger does not address the gap in search-engine technology between Microsoft and Google. We think the deal would be dilutive to Microsoft's EPS.
Yahoo (YHOO)
Reiterates 2 STARS (sell)
Analyst: Scott Kessler
Shares are surging in pre-market trading after unconfirmed reports from the Wall Street Journal and others indicate that Microsoft is interested in buying Yahoo. A $50 billion valuation ($35/share) has been suggested. We are skeptical. Both Microsoft and Yahoo already have signficant global reach and expansive online offerings. Their Internet businesses have struggled, we think, due largely to monetization shortcomings, which such a merger would not address. Ironically, the companies' advertising partnership ended last year; we think something similar would make more sense.
Sunoco (SUN)
Downgrades to 2 STARS (sell) from 3 STARS (hold)
Analysts: T. Vital, S. Ham, CFA
Sunoco reports first quarter 2007 operating EPS of 70 cents, vs. 59 cents one year earlier, excluding a 74 cents gain. This falls short of our estimate of $1.59, reflecting lower production volumes and higher expenses, despite higher realized margins. This was caused by the significant maintenance and expansion at the company's Philadelphia refinery, which is complete. We are cutting our 2007 EPS estimate by $2.53 to $5.18, and 2008's by 35 cents to $6.11. Blending discounted cash-flow and relative valuations leads us to lower our 12-month target price by $5 to $68, an enterprise value 5.8 times our 2008 EBITDA estimate, a slight discount to peers.
Career Education (CECO)
Reiterates 5 STARS (strong buy)
Analyst: Michael Jaffe
First quarter continuing operations EPS of 36 cents, vs. 65 cents one year earlier, is 3 cents above our forecast. The decline is largely on results at the company's American InterContinental University, still on probation with its accrediting board. We believe the shares are up 17% this morning on firming student population trends and a 12% rise in April starts. Our 2007 and 2008 EPS estimates stay $1.40 and $1.65. On top of what we view as improving operating trends, we think the company is taking proper steps to get accrediting probation lifted in next review in late 2007. Our 12-month target price remains $42.
Cost Plus CPWM
Ups to 3 STARS (hold) from 2 STARS (sell)
Analyst: Michael Souers
Excluding charges, Jan. quarter of $0.51 vs. $0.83 is $0.19 lower than our estimate and $0.31 below Street's. And fiscal year 2008 (ending Jan.) guidance, as sales continue to slump, is well short of what we had projected. As a result, we are widening our fiscal year 2008 loss estimate to $0.83, from a loss of $0.13. We are initiating fiscal year 2009 at a loss of $0.24. However, we think Cost Plus's focus on lowering capital spending by opening fewer stores, along with reducing advertising expense and promotional activity, will bear fruit over long term. We are raising our 12-month target price to $10 from $8.50.
First Energy FE
Cuts to 3 STARS (hold) from 4 STARS (buy)
Analyst: Justin McCann
Following the 16% year-to-date rise in the shares, we view them as fairly valued. First quarter operating EPS of $0.88 vs. $0.67 is $0.03 above our estimate. EPS increased by $0.24 from the generation segment, reflecting both higher wholesale power prices and demand, and absence of costs related to prior year-ago planned power plant outages. We are raising our 2007 and 2008 EPS estimates by $0.05 each, to $4.25 and $4.30. We are raising our 12-month target price by $3 to $73, a premium-to-peers P/E of 17 times our 2008 EPS estimate.


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Another venue for artists. Prime books is launching Lightspeed, an online sf fiction magazine that promises to buy artwork. Not sure what their pay rates will be but it's worth keeping an eye out. They say submission guidelines are due out at the end of the year.
Lightspeed holding page here.
More info at SF Scope here.
(As an aside, among our various attempts to name Tor.com something else, Lightspeed was our longest contender....We even have mastehead sketches.)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Lightspeed Magazine
6 comments:
- Glendon Mellow said...
Looks like there is an attempt in the diversity of art styles in the three images they have up. Worth keeping an eye on.
- Irene Gallo said...
Yeah...I dont know who will be their AD but I know and love their fiction editor, John Joseph Adams. I bet the writing will be very fresh so I assume they'll do the same with the the art part. I just hope the pay scale is decent for artists.
- Glendon Mellow said...
Is there a standard scale for art online that you are aware of, Irene?
I have the most recent Graphic Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines but the scales only include a minor amount of discussion about the digital realm. (Not to complain about that book - it is so essentially helpful in so many ways).
I have done some commissions for custom blog art and other online projects, and so far it has been a lot of educated guesswork. It will be interesting indeed to see where an online magazine places itself. - 11:01 AM
- Irene Gallo said...
For illustrations on tor.com stories, we pay a flat fee of 1000.00. We wanted a fee that we could take to the top illustrators...but we also wanted to bring in up-and-coming guys and illustrators not normally associated with sf/f. I think we've done that. It's been a blast — I don't think I realized how much a switch from an book cover mindset to an editorial one would be.
- Glendon Mellow said...
I like that. Egalitarian for the work. Nice!
Always a pleasure to read your blog & news, Irene. - 11:12 AM
- Eric Braddock said...
Great news for all of us and for the sf art community, thanks for the heads up, Irene. Makes me curious to see what kind of art styles and what artists they use to open things up with.


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A Boys & Girls Clubs recreation center has been renovated after scoring a $50,000 donation from Major League Baseball and State Farm Insurance.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale's Lehi Branch serves youths from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
The branch used the money to build a performance stage with a lighting and sound system, upgrade fitness equipment, install a computer lab, make several decorative improvements, and add a painted mural representing Native American culture. The money was awarded after the 2011 State Farm Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix.
"The teenagers at the Lehi Branch have been excited and highly involved in the redesign of the teen center," Steve Davidson, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, said in a written statement. "The addition of a separate technology area will provide multiple education and visual arts opportunities and the upgraded fitness equipment will help emphasize our healthy lifestyle programs."
Raquelle Enos, a 15-year-old club member, participated in the Home Run Derby Player "Match-up" program, which paired eight members of local Boys & Girls Clubs branches with pro Home Run Derby athletes. Enos teamed with New York Yankees second baseman and derby winner Robinson Cano, earning the Lehi Branch the $50,000 prize. The other seven participants' clubs also were each awarded a $10,000 donation.
The eight baseball players totaled 95 home runs during the competition, including 11 hit with Rawlings "Gold Baseballs." Each gold ball generated an $18,000 donation from State Farm and MLB to various charities, including Boys & Girls Clubs of America. A $3,000 donation was also given for each non-gold ball. In total, the event generated a $483,000 donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Native American communities working together to serve youths. Today, more than 200 clubs are on Native American lands. In addition, it marks the 10th anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale's Lehi Branch, a collaboration between the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale and the Lehi Community Center.
Ex-Diamondbacks star Luis Gonzalez joins members of State Farm Insurance and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale's Lehi Branch to celebrate a renovated teen center.
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
By Gary R. Rasberry
Wrestlers work with new weight classes
One big change for the 2011-12 wrestling season will be a change in the weight classes.
The National Federation for State High School Associations (NFHS) shuffled the 14 weight classes this season, increasing the lowest weight division while adding an in-between weight between 182 and 220 pounds.
It's the first time in over 20 years that the NFHS made changes in weight classes.
Among the changes was increasing the smallest weight group from 103 pounds to 106.
"I know in the past, Celina has had trouble getting the real lights and real heavys," said Celina's coach Dave Hucke.
"It was something that the governing body of wrestling pushed for to get some consistency from state to state. ... I also think when you're at 103 or lighter, and the lightest weight in college (which only has 10 weight classes) is 125, if you're 103 and a junior or senior, what are you going to do at college? There's no weight for you. I think this is bridging it a little bit."
Ten of the 14 classes had shifts in weights, with only the 145, 152, 160 and 285 pound divisions staying the same.
One change that may help some teams is in the upper weights, which used to be set at 171, 189, 215 and 285 pounds. Now, a 195-pound division has been set, with 189 dropping to 182 pounds and 215 gaining five pounds at 220.
For Coldwater coach Rob Schmidt, that could help some of the football players who are in the 180-200 pound range.
"We don't nearly have the depth there this year," said Schmidt of the heavier weights, where in past season there was a battle for the 189 and 215 spots among several wrestlers. It's helped us that 215 became 220. Justin Post would have had a tough time making 215, but he'll be a full-solid 220
So far, Hucke has not had many issues with the new weight classes.
"Right now, that's not really a factor with us," said Hucke. "We're almost looking at it like we're starting over, so these are the weight classes we have, and this is what we'll do. The good thing is we were able to get guys in those weight classes."
Schmidt, who is missing several wrestlers due to the football playoff run, will have to wait and see.
"Tyler Tebbe could have been a 103 for us this year," said Schmidt of his current lightweight wrestler. "He's grown and will be nice at 106. That didn't hurt us at all.
"Overall, for most schools (the new weight divisions) will be a good thing."
New weights:
The National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) has
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Old New
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The National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) has
adjusted the weights for the majority of the 14 weight classes used in high school wrestling.
Old New
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… well, sort of.
Over on Guardian Unlimited Talk, there is a really entertaining thread called "Thread to give the other side of well-known songs".
It has been hugely entertaining along the way, with some really good posts. Being a boastful sort, I thought that I'd post three of my contributions;
Dear Mr Goode,
The Environmental Health Department has received several complaints about the noise your are making in your cabin among the evergreens with your late night guitar playing.
As you are aware, there are noise abatement restrictions in force in the Louisiana Woods National Park and I am writing today to ask you to desist from playing amplified music after the sun has gone down, despite what your Mama has told you to the contrary.
Look Bruce, I know you are a nice guy and all, but I am getting really bored just hanging out down on the strip while you and your friends just race your damn stupid cars up and down all night.
Why can't we go to the movies some time, I mean some guys try and impress their girls, I don't want to die on the streets, my Pop would kill me if he knew you didn't even have a licence and I am not wrapping my legs around anything, you got any idea how much these nylons cost? There is, like, no way I am going to ladder them on some oily piece of machinery.
Anyhow Bruce, why not go and join the Marine Corps and go kill some Viet Cong.
So, yep, I guess I am breaking up with you, you never did take me walking in the sun after all.
Stay cool,
Police arrest report 25412
Officer O'Leary apprehended the suspect, a Mr L Reed, after observing him waiting outside the building, 125 Lexington St, for at least half an hour. The suspect was behaving in an agitated manner and was accosted by a number of black passers by. Eventually, Officer O'Leary saw the suspect enter the building, accompanied by another man, dressed in black and wearing a straw hat.
After some time, the suspect emerged and Officer O'Leary apprehended him.
At the station, a body search was carried out and a package of white powder was found. Analysis showed that the powder was a proprietary brand of drain cleaner and the suspect was released with a caution.
It is well worth checking it out. Some posts are pure genius.


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2nd-4th Pitches- 60m- 5.10/ We used double 70's, but double 60m ropes will allow you to combine these three pitches as well. If you did have to simul-climb a bit, the climbing at both ends of the ropes will be mellow. Start up the left side of the first face stuck between the fat lower portion of the chimney. Climb this wide crack (5.7) to the base of the second face located in between the chimney. This second section involves steep hands that slightly overhang near the top (crux). There is a fixed hex in this section (2012). The best way to avoid rope drag if combining these pitches is to clip one rope on the before mentioned two left side sections. After an awkward mantle out of the hand crack, move right to the left facing corner that makes up the right side of the chimney. Climb multiple cracks, fingers, hands and some wider, up the right side placing gear at will. Eventually you can stem and/or chimney the narrow last several meters to a fixed belay/rappel on the left inner wall. (several topo photos of this long pitch included) InI, 5.10, 4 Pitches, Tunnel Wall, Zion National Park, May, 2012 | Image Data Image Type(s): Rock Climbing |