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Do IMF and World Bank programs induce government crises An empirical analysis
We examine whether and under which circumstances World Bank projects and IMF programs affect the likelihood of major government crises. Using a sample of more than 90 developing countries over the period 1970-2002, we find that crises are on average more likely in the presence of Bank and Fund involvement. While the effect of the IMF to some extent depends on the model specification, the impact of the World Bank is shown to be robust to the choice of control variables and method of estimation. We also find that governments face an increasing risk to enter a crisis when they remain under IFI programs when the economy performs better. The (economic) conditions present when a new IFI program is initiated, however, do not play a major role for crisis probability. Finally, only programs concluded by the current government affect crises, while those inherited by preceding governments do not.
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Inflows into bond funds continue to be brisk, and among the strongest categories is high-yield, or junk, bonds. This high-risk, high-reward sector was second only to intermediate-term bond funds for net inflows in January, with $6.1 billion added. During the past year, high-yield bond funds have added nearly $17 billion in assets, behind only the intermediate-term ($46.4 billion), world ($20.8 billion), and diversified emerging-markets ($18.9 billion) bond categories. (Click
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High-yield bond funds have returned 5.2% so far in 2012, coming off a gain of just 2.8% in 2011. The recent runup in high-yield bonds is indicative of optimism about the economy, as a better economy reduces the likelihood of defaults. Investors excited by the prospect of using high-yield bond funds to juice returns need to tread carefully, however. High-yield funds are high-yield for a reason, namely because they typically consist of issues with low credit quality and higher risk of default, making them among the most volatile of bond classes. Recall that in 2008, high-yield bond funds lost an average of 26.4% amid the collapse of global credit markets. Any downturn in the current economic recovery could have a similar negative effect on returns for high-yield bond funds. In addition, high-yield bonds tend to move in sync with stocks, so, in contrast with high-quality bonds and bond funds, they are not useful to counterbalance the equities in a portfolio.
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text: The All Carbon Fiber Noble M600 Looks Better NakedTravis Okulski10/02/12 12:20pmFiled to: paris motor showNobleNoble M60071EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Tucked away amongst the magazine publishers and insurance providers at the Paris Motor Show is a stand for Autoglym, a company that makes waxes and polishes for cars. And on their stand was something outstanding: A Noble M600 with a bare carbon fiber body. Holy crap. The Noble M600 Carbon Sport, which is what this car is, uses a Volvo-sourced Yamaha V8 engine with 600+ horsepowers. Advertisement Advertisement But what is really amazing is seeing the carbon fiber weave. It's breathtaking.If you're in Paris this week, make your way to the Autoglym stand just to check this bad boy out. Reply71 repliesLeave a reply


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In a joint panel session of the World Newspaper Congress and the World Editors Forum on "How to tell the truth during a revolution," moderator Magda Abu-Fadil, Director of Journalism Training Programme, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, discusses the many difficulties of reporting events such as the recent Arab uprisings
Covering those events raises a number of questions and issues for journalists such as:
– How do we verify the images?
– How do editors handle social media media?
– Should publishers support one side or the other?
Abu-Fadil asks, what's it like being in Libya and what do you say about Al Jazeera being accused of making up stories?
Hoda Abdel-Hamid, Roving Correspondent, Al Jazeera English, Qatar: Al Jazeera is either treated with loyalty or is hated, depending on the side, Abdel-Hamid says. In the Libya conflict, both sides want you on their side and for the anti-Gaddafi side, they learned that is Al Jazeera became very important to their cause, so they were sending us something every 10 minutes.
But this had its problems. For example, Abdel-Hamid says Gadaffi's son was "killed" at least 10 times. You can't ignore the news because they are high ranking people telling you that he's dead. The question we ask ourselves is: Do we keep away from it or do we report it? What we try to do it is report the news and the viewer decides.
I just came back from Sirte, she said. Every day the anti-Gaddafi side would advance but then retreat, so you have to check for yourself, reminding viewers that they say they are advancing in Sirte, but the city gate is actually 50 km from the city centre.
The anti-Gaddafi side was Tweeting saying they had claimed Sirte meant that the pro-Gadaffi forces retreated, even though they hadn't advanced that far.
I think sometimes in the world today journalists try to get the piece of news out first. I always check if it's true or not as there is so much at stake at a personal, local and national level, Abdel-Hamid says. Everything has to be checked.
Abu-Fadil asks how a news agency handles something like what's going on in Libya, Syria, Tunesia and others?
Philippe Massonnet, Global News Director, Agence France-Presse, France: says that first he would like to mention the old adage that states "truth is very often the first casuality of war," and he says this often turns out to be true. As a journalist it's important to trust your own eyes. You have to send people on the ground and the news agencies and networks have done this, he says. I think all news organisations have a responsibility to be there all the time. The only way to get as much truth as we can, is to send people. We have to have text, photo, video people on the ground 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Abu-Fadil then asks Massonnet about security.
"You have to give your people security," Massonnet says. "You have to protect them. And they need to feel secure in order to be able to work properly. We have bureaus throughout the Middle East, and we rely on our own local teams and then the translators we hire. We have to take care of our people working in these countries. We can't ask them for more than they can do."
Abu-Fadil says the Arabic broadcast of Al-Jazeera is different from the Al Jazerra English broadcast. Some people critize Al Jazerra Arabic broadcasts for going overboard in terms of showing blood and guts. Where do you draw the line?
Massonnet says it's a very complex situation for editors. Shooters are on the ground and they want to show everything that is happening. However, he adds if you are too emotional about the way you cover things, you lose your audience. If images are too gory, we don't use them. At the end of the day, we let our customers decide, but we are also making a selection before that and there are things we don't want to see on the front page the next day, he says.
Abu-Fadil asks how can you ensure you use balanced language and not use terms like "freedom fighters" or "terrorists."
Abdel-Hamid says "We don't use terrorist, we don't use freedom fighters. We have a set of guidelines we have to follow. In Libya, we came under attack by rebels because they wanted to be called freedom fighters, not rebels. So now we call them anti- and pro-Gadaffi forces. You have to keep revising all the time and adapt to the latest situation. We don't use words that are judgemental.
Massonnet says all agencies have guidelines on language like this, and there are some words, like terrorist, that are never used unless it is part of a direct quote from a news source
Abu-Fadil asks Gamal Eid, founder and director Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, from your perspective as a human rights lawyer, what do you want the media to get out of what you're doing? Why should I as a journalist cover your agenda?
When you live in a dictatorship, you have two choices – you are with the dictator or you are for democracy, Eid says. If you try to work with professional standards under a dictator, you get put in prison. As human rights activists, we are part of the movement for democracy. We believe in and work for democracy and civil society, he says. I do not protect and support journalists themselves. I support the right to life and access to information. I protect my society, not the journalists themselves. Yes, we have an agenda, always. I remember when Naji al-Ali [a Palestinian political cartoonist] was writing about Palestine, he vowed that he would not be silenced. I believe in that.
In Egypt, it is very important to know what happened during the revolution. On state TV when they talked about protesters they had an agenda and received funding from the US, Israel and Iran. When mobile phones were cut off, we moved to the Internet.
Abu-Fadil says that a journalist from an Egyptian newspaper she met said that the Arab Spring was not necessarily the social media revolution, even though it helped, because when everything was shut down, we printed out leaflets and started passing them around. The most important thing was to get the word out and convince people to act.
Abu-Fadil asks Eid if he has gotten people out of jail who were out of jail since the start of the revolution.
Eid says there have been 12,000 people brought in front of military courts since the start of the revolution. Under Mubarak, there had only been only 1,500. It is part of our problem because we run a campaign to support them and we try to get journalists to criticize the military. [holds up a newspaper] This is a newspaper [with content] taken only from Facebook, twitter and bloggers. It connects people. We only have 9 lawyers – it is not enough. Most of our work is for freedom of expression and journalists.
Abu-Fadil asks Eid, what is it that you want the media to get across as a message about what is going on in Egypt? What do you want the international media to understand about what is happening in Egypt? People felt that change was coming and all of a sudden a few days ago it seems that [nothing is certain any more].
Democracy is democracy, Eid says. Islamism is part of our society, part of the people – liberal, nationalist, Islamist. They can all believe in civil society and some of them are for Mubarak, some against. They can fight against him because they believe democracy is a better choice. We need the media not to close their eyes to the enemy. We believe al-Saud, Saudi Arabia, is the main enemy for democracy around the world. We believe in people, not oil. Don't close your eyes about that dictatorship. For example when there are huge campaigns against Iran, remember that they are not the only dictatorship in the Middle East.
Abu-Fadil says, do not forget that a lot of media work for the Saudis.
I mean foreign media as well, Eid says. Till now there has been no state TV and media we can trust. On TV, Al Jazeera is supported by the Qatari government but they have space to move. They closed their eyes about the situation in Bahrain but now they have corrected themselves.
Abu-Fadil then mentions some ways that journalists and editors can try to verify stories. For example, landmarks, you can bring in local people who know the area , languages accents and dialects.
She mentions a few key takeaway points:
– We have to verify our information
– We have to be there, on the ground with well-trained journalists
– We should be journalists, not activists
– We have to be there, on the ground with well-trained journalists
– We should be journalists, not activists
Here, Eid interjects that he believes that in a dictatorship, journalists must take sides. They have to decide whether to take the side of democracy or the dictator.
Lastly, Abu-Fadil says, don't forget history!
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pcc only emits stabs, but I assume gcc uses dwarf2 for debugging. I don't know how well supported stabs is.
Ah I see, gcc can emit stabs also using -gstabs, but I note that this also fails to link
using a high text section start address.. I guess the stabs values are limited to 32-bit, and this would not be a pcc bug (except that stabs is old hat, dwarf is the newer target but I don't know which is more useful) I think dwarf is many times better, but more difficult to write also.
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Medical Definition of Dopamine
Dopamine: An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain.
Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of molecules that serve as neurotransmitters and hormones). It is a monoamine (a compound containing nitrogen formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more of the hydrogen atoms by hydrocarbon radicals). Dopamine is a precursor (forerunner) of adrenaline and a closely related molecule, noradrenaline. Dopamine is formed by the decarboxylation (removal of a carboxyl group) from dopa.
Dopa is used in the treatment of Parkinson disease. Parkinson disease is believed to be related to low levels of dopamine in certain parts of the brain. When dopa is taken by mouth, it crosses through the blood-brain barrier. Once it has crossed from the bloodstream into the brain, it is converted to dopamine. The resulting increase in dopamine concentrations in the brain is thought to improve nerve conduction and to assist in lessening the movement disorders in Parkinson disease.
In 1970 the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved dopa in the form of L-Dopa, or levodopa, for use in the US. The drug revolutionized the treatment of Parkinson disease.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 3:09 pm
Worthington Libraries, Columbus Metropolitan Library and Southwest Public Libraries have made the strategic decision to join the Central Library Consortium (CLC) in 2013. This partnership results in 11 library systems serving 1.4 million residents across six counties with nearly 1.2 million unique titles.
"We are pleased to have this opportunity to advance our goal of increased resource sharing and excited about the possibility of greater collaboration and cooperation among public libraries in central Ohio and beyond," said Worthington Libraries Director/Chief Executive Officer Chuck Gibson. "It will help us better meet the information demands of the communities we serve in a time of diminished state funding for libraries."
The CLC is a 25-year-old partnership among library systems who share materials, resources, servers, licenses, group purchases and even staff while remaining strong, independent library systems. Libraries in the consortium include: Alexandria, Fairfield County, Grandview Heights Public Library, Marysville, Pickaway County, Pickerington, Plain City and Wagnalls Memorial.
"We are very excited about this partnership and we think it's a wonderful opportunity for all of our library systems," said Ryan McDonnell, CLC governing council chair and the director of Marysville Public Library. "The CLC Board voted unanimously to welcome Columbus Metropolitan Library, Worthington Libraries and Southwest Public Libraries into the consortium. This will open so many doors for our library systems."
This opportunity presented itself when Columbus Metropolitan Library, Worthington Libraries and Southwest Public Libraries chose to make Polaris Library Systems its new integrated library system (ILS) because all of the libraries in the CLC also operate with Polaris. An ILS is the core software that manages library business. It keeps track of items the library purchases, materials that have been borrowed, patron information, fines and fees, everything a library needs to control inventory and communicate with patrons. The Columbus Metropolitan Library Board of Trustees voted September 26 to make Polaris Library Systems its new vendor for its ILS. In that same meeting, the Board voted to join the CLC. The Worthington Libraries Board of Trustees approved this on September 18.
"Joining the CLC is a win-win for libraries and our customers throughout central Ohio," said Patrick Losinski, chief executive officer of Columbus Metropolitan Library. "Polaris will give us the ability to better manage our resources, connect with customers and reduce costs. Our current in-house system has stood the test of time but it is now time to move into the next generation of library service and new technology. All governments and non-profits have been challenged to look for ways to collaborate, save resources, and offer better services Libraries have been and continue to be at the forefront of this movement."
Put simply, any patron from any of the libraries in the CLC will be able to borrow materials from any library in the consortium. Sharing services and materials will standardize patron experiences within the systems, making them more efficient and less costly. All these library systems appreciate the value of collaboration in a time that funding from the state has been diminishing. Worthington Libraries, Columbus Metropolitan Library and Southwest Public Libraries have been partners in sharing a catalog and materials for over 20 years.
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Dorset Gliding Club, situated close to the Purbeck Hills is a friendly local club that welcomes visitors and new members. The club is affiliated to the British Gliding Association.
We fly most weekends and some weekdays during the summer. If you are interested in gliding and would like to find out more then please browse this site or why not pay us a visit or apply for a trial lesson.
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The cost of a Trial Lesson is £99.
Group lessons - contact the club for details.
We also offer a Coast Run experience flight for £199 and a one-day taster course for £199.
To apply, download the application form by clicking here. Save, print and complete the form. Return it with a cheque to the address printed on the form. You will receive the voucher by post which has details about how to book the flight. Vouchers are valid for 1 year.
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The Eurofox is a modern and efficient platform for the club. The new tug aircraft provides good climb rates whilst towing gliders. The modern water-cooled Rotax engine allows rapid descent back to the airfield reducing turn around times between launches, and also gives much more fuel and cost efficient operations.
The modern engine together with the "DUC Windspoon" propeller, has resulted in a quieter aircraft, which is important for the environment and the local residents.
The Eurofox operates on a permit to fly issued by the Light Aircraft Association. This aeroplane is becoming a firm favourite amongst gliding clubs, with more than a dozen examples now flying as tug aircraft in the UK. The aircraft was financed entirely by the club's members, and promises to allow them to pursue their sport of soaring over the beautiful Dorset countryside for the foreseeable future.
Are you interested in gliding but are not sure what it is really all about? Then the intensive one day course might be for you.
For £199 come and spend the day with us at Dorset Gliding Club and get a real idea of what it is all about. The offer includes 2 Aero-tows each to 2500 ft plus briefings and logsheet.
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Glasgow will be hosting an exciting range of franchise opportunities when The British Franchise Exhibition, incorporating the Growing Your Own Business Showcase & Conference, arrives at the SECC in Glasgow.
Held on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th June 2008, the British Franchise Exhibition (Glasgow) will feature many well-known companies offering a wide variety of business opportunities, making it a 'not to be missed' event for all aspiring entrepreneurs.
The exhibition, which is sponsored by the British Franchise Association (bfa) and the Daily Mail, is the perfect place to find out all there is to know about franchising and how to run a successful business. Visitors to the show will be able to meet with a wide range of leading franchise companies and assess for themselves the benefits of running their own business as part of an established franchise brand. Visitors can also meet existing franchisees to gain a clear insight into the reality of working with a particular business. More.


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The Linux Foundation's executive director Jim Zemlin sees a new trend in the technology industry toward a collaborative development model. Companies are focusing their research and development efforts outward and participating more in open source projects to accelerate innovation and progress, he said in his opening remarks at The Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco.
It's no coincidence, then, that the conference kicked off this morning with a warm welcome to the Xen Project, the foundation's newest collaborative project, which is also celebrating its 10-year anniversary today as a virtualization platform. The announcement comes on the heels of last week's OpenDaylight software-defined networking project launch.
"What we see now is that most technology is being defined by this collaborative development," Zemlin said.
Jaguar Land Rover
The Automotive Grade Linux work group is a prime example of how this new collaborative model is taking over an industry that hasn't traditionally been open to third-party developers. AGL today released the IVI & remote vehicle interaction demonstration, a downloadable open source image for creating an in-vehicle-infotainment system complete with the CAN stack and an HTML5 application framework and sample user interface.
The goal is to create an open source IVI platform that meets customer expectations to have the experience from their consumer electronics devices in their vehicles such as voice control, constant connectivity and media management, said Matt Jones, a Senior Technical Specialist for infotainment systems at Jaguar Land Rover and the Vice President of the non-profit GENIVI Alliance, an automotive industry effort to drive adoption of an IVI open-source development platform.
"We're heavily involved with AGL to enable open source and Linux within automotive as a whole and focus on making it easier for developers with reference hardware and software platforms," Jones said. Such technology "has been available in lots of vehicles but nobody has given it away before."
The group is now looking for collaborators to help integrate navigation into the UI, as well as BlueZ for telephony and has announced a developer contest. Developers can compete for the chance to work with the AGL and Jaguar Land Rover by entering work in three categories: best user experience, best visual appearance, and best new concept or additional feature. The contest runs April 15 - May 17 and winners will be announced at the Automotive Linux Summit in Tokyo at the end of May.
"I want what we create to be available on every vehicle," Jones said. "It should be easy to translate that software across platforms. We just need to get the features out there."
While the automotive industry is just starting to dive into open source, Samsung Electronics has established itself as a significant contributor to the Linux kernel and the open source community. The consumer electronics giant began using open source about 10 years ago, starting with embedded Linux in some prototype devices, said Sang-bum Suh, Vice President of the software platform team in the Software R&D Center at Samsung. That soon expanded to flat panel TVs when the company switched from a RTOS to Linux. And its use of Linux now extends to smartphones, camcorders and cameras.
Last year Samsung's Galaxy Android smartphone sold more than 200 million units and 57 million digital TV units, "all based upon linux and comprised of open source components," Suh said.
"I believe that open source components have contributed to Samsung's business success very much." he said. So much so that Samsung has expanded its contributions to Linux and open source, becoming one of the top 10 contributors to the Linux kernel in 2012. It now employs more than 20,000 software developers whose work is based in large part on open source components, Suh said. And they're hiring.
"We believe we have been successful in the past on hardware components," Suh said. "In the future we'd like to add software capabilities to that hardware success."
The final morning keynote brought rounds of applause from attendees as Adapteva CEO Andreas Olofsson unveiled two Parallella boards - the first off the assembly line since the company's Kickstarter campaign six months ago. (For more background on the Parallela and Adapteva's vision, see our Q&A and a recap of our live chat with Andreas.) Holding one board in each hand, Olofsson discussed the immense challenges Adapteva and the rest of the computer industry faces in finding ways to improve performance and minimize energy consumption.
Adapteva is "possibly the world's smalled semiconductor company," he said, trying to solve some of the biggest problems in computing.
Chip design trends will shape the future of computing, addressing power conumption, a memory bottleneck, wiring, thermal density, yield issues and more. Parallel computing is the answer, he said.
"Today we're at a high level of abstraction but parallel programming isn't there yet," Olofsson said. "The challenge is how to make parallel programming as productive as Java or Python is today... running on any type of hardware." A beginning programmer should be able to do parallel programming as easily as someone with 20 years of experience, he said.
The Parallella, a dual-core processor that runs on Linux, is Adapteva's attempt to create a market for parallel programming by making it cheap and easy.
"One of the key things in launching this project was (realizing) the only way to make it work is to make it completely open... which can be incredibly scary to a hardware engineer," Olofsson said.
The past six months the three-developer company didn't know if it could really deliver on the project, he said. Now they see it working. After more testing and production, they'll ship 6,300 boards to their kickstarter backers and will give away 100 free kits to universities.
"The good news is we have boards working," Olofsson said. "We're running a little bit late but we're going to ship them this summer."
The Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit is taking place this week in San Francisco, from April 15-17. Catch the rest of our day-one keynotes for free via our live video stream on the Events website. And check back into Linux.com later today and tomorrow for more coverage and photo slideshows of this week's event.


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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
Self-propelled craft have been around since the dawn of mankind, but continued advances in design are keeping their popularity steady in the modern outdoors.
Stability, functionality, reliability and affordability are key factors to consider when buying any watercraft. When it comes to ease of use, today's kayaks and canoes answer those needs well, and offer easy access to waters and places that might otherwise remain unexplored if the rigmarole of launching a heavier, powered boat was the only other option.
"The kayaks, especially, are becoming a lot more popular," Randy Haynes, with Sports Center, in Starkville, says. "Because of their length, their weight and their price, they're selling well."
Lighter is better
Canoes vary in length depending on their purpose. A small, highly-maneuverable canoe will be roughly 12 to 14 feet long and weigh around 80 pounds, and larger, expedition-style canoes reach the 17- to 20-foot range and weigh upwards of 100 pounds. As canoes get longer, they trade maneuverability for capacity. Short canoes handle rapids better than long canoes, while long canoes haul more gear and track in straight lines better than short canoes.
Tuned for the job
Kayaks typically fall in the nine- to 10-foot range and weigh around 40 pounds. Modern design has made these boats not only light, but stable as well.
"They're designed to have a skirt around the rider for rolling over, but nobody around here is rolling a kayak," Haynes laughed. "They're really stable on the water."
The craft also offer a surprising amount of storage space as well. Most are designed with a spot for dry storage in the hull behind the rider, and the space inside the hull forward of the rider's feet is open for use also.
Room for gear
"People use dry bags in their kayaks to haul tents and sleeping bags and all sorts of things," Slade Fancher, also of Sports Center in Starkville, said.
Day trips and weekend expeditions along the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Tombigbee River are common outings for groups. Since both canoes and kayaks require only the shallowest of waters to float well, countless creeks and ponds are open to these craft and none other.
Often more powerful than price or access, though, is the simple aesthetic value of the operation of the craft itself. Davis Lovelace, of the Becker community, has been building wooden canoes by hand as a hobby and side trade since the age of 12. Both the construction and the application are powerful parts of his life.
"I've been 263 miles down the Pearl River in a canoe I built by hand," Lovelace said. "It gets my mind off of work, off of whatever else is happening. It's a very therapeutic process."


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Saturday June 23, 2012 / 6:00pm-10:30pm
23rd Annual MARIACHI USA Festival
4 tickets
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Great event, the show is well put together, they have different Mariachis. There are also some dancers and if you're lucky a special guest or two. All the Mariachis are professional and amazingly talented. I'm going back next year.


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Marcos Antonio Enriquez died Dec. 2, 2005, as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident southwest of Baggs, Wyo. He was 29.
Enriquez was born Oct. 4, 1976, in Tejolocachic Chihuahua, Mexico, to Angel and Maria Teresa (Quezada) Enriquez.
Enriquez lived in Mexico until moving to Baggs when he was 13 years old. He married Paula M. Garcia on Oct. 27, 1997, in Craig, and to this union, two children, Javier and Suzanna, were born. They made their home in Baggs, and Enriquez was working as a laborer in the oil fields. He enjoyed fishing, riding horses and braiding leather, and he loved music.
Enriquez is survived by his wife, Paula Enriquez of Craig; daughter, Susanna Enriquez of Worland; son, Javier Enriquez of Worland; parents, Angel and Maria Enriquez of Baggs; sisters, Isela Enriquez of Baggs, Agueda Enriquez of Baggs, and Yolanda Enriquez of Tejolocachic Chihuahua, Mexico; brother, Miguel Enriquez of Victorville, Calif.; and nephews, Juan Enriquez, Carlos Enriquez, Antonio Enriquez, Argel, E'dy and Jose Manuel Corrasco.
The rosary for Enriquez was recited at Grant Mortuary Chapel on Dec. 9, 2005, led by Pastor Arturo Villa.
Services were Dec. 10, 2005, at Our Lady of Sage Catholic Church in Baggs, officiated by Deacon Jesus Juarez.
Pallbearers were Miguel Enriquez, Cruz Quezada, Mayo Enriquez, Gregorio Quezada, Jaime Enriquez, Eliar Quezada, Joaquin Chavez, Brijido Quezada, Abelino Quezada, Luis Quezada, Juan Enriquez and Benjamin Garcia.
Interment was at Reader Cemetery.


text: TSA knife policy criticized: Federal Air Marshals, flight attendants upset Mike M. Ahlers, CNN 3:18 PM, Mar 6, 2013 Share Article Previous Next WPTV Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next WASHINGTON - Groups representing Federal Air Marshals and flight attendants -- outraged over the Transportation Security Administration's decision to allow small pocketknives back into aircraft cabins -- say they will ask the TSA to reconsider the policy. Both groups say they learned about the policy change Tuesday, and charged that the TSA is forgetting about the terrorist attacks that led to the formation of the agency. "It's as if we didn't learn anything from 9/11," said George Randall Taylor, head of the air marshal unit of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA). "Flight attendants are going to be sitting ducks." On Tuesday, TSA Administrator John Pistole announced that small pocketknives and an array of sporting equipment -- which were banned from aircraft cabins in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks -- will be allowed in U.S. planes beginning April 25. Pocketknives will be allowed if the blade is no longer than 2.36 inches (6 centimeters), which is shorter than the 4-inch blades that were allowed at the time of the 2001 attacks. And they must adhere to other rules: the blade can be no more than 1/2 inch at its widest point, it cannot have a locking or fixed blade and cannot have a molded grip. Box cutters and razor blades are still not allowed inside the passenger cabin. The TSA also will allow travelers to bring billiard cues, ski poles, hockey and lacrosse sticks and a maximum of two golf clubs into aircraft cabins as carry-on baggage. It will allow novelty and toy bats if they measure less than 24 inches and plastic bats if they weigh less than 24 ounces. Some experts say security improvements since the attacks -- most notably reinforced cockpit doors, better intelligence and motivated passengers -- have made the strict prohibition of small pen-knives unnecessary. But Taylor said he is "appalled" by the decision, and said air marshals are voicing their opposition to him. "I've received probably over a hundred (calls from air marshals). They're very upset." FLEOA President Jon Adler said the dangers extend beyond air marshals. "Pistole's decision is putting my guys at greater risk," Adler said. "It's not just the (Federal Air Marshal Service), it's all of my guys," he said, noting that law enforcement officers are allowed to carry weapons during commercial flights. Pistole said the changes are in keeping with his "risk-based security" initiative and will permit airport screeners to focus on looking for bomb components, which present a greater threat to aircraft, instead of lesser threats. A union representing 90,000 flight attendants called the measure "a poor and short-sighted decision by the TSA." "Continued prohibition of these items is an integral layer in making our aviation system secure and must remain in place," the Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions said in a statement. Although it was widely reported that the 9/11 hijackers used "boxcutters" in their attack, the weapons were not recovered, and investigators believe other types of knives were used. "Our best working hypothesis is that a number of the hijackers were carrying -- permissible under the regulations in place at the time -- permissible utility knives or pocket knives," a commission staff member said at a January 2004 hearing of the 9/11 Commission. A Leatherman knife was displayed during the hearing. The commission said its investigation found that "at least two knives like this were actually purchased by the hijackers and have not been found in the belongings the hijackers left behind." Immediately after the attacks, the TSA prohibited a wide range of items from aircraft cabins. But it has gradually been re-introducing some banned items such as cigarette lighters and matches. On occasion the TSA has expanded the list, as it did after a liquid bomb scare in August 2006 when it prohibited bringing large containers of liquids and gels on board aircraft. Copyright 2013 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


text: Ladies Be Catfighting in the OfficeKatie J.M. Baker2/22/13 4:40pmFiled to: running in heelsCatfightsDramatweetshutterstock80EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkA new management study on workplace conflict by researchers at the University of British Columbia found that both men and women think office disputes between ladies are "more disruptive to office life" than fights between men or between a man and a woman.AdvertisementFrom the Wall Street Journal:The scholars, Leah D. Sheppard and Karl Aquino, asked 152 subjects to assess three workplace conflict scenarios involving a pair of managers. The examples were identical, save for the names of the individuals involved: Adam and Steven, Adam and Sarah, and Sarah and Anne.Participants were asked to assess the likelihood that the two managers would be able to repair their relationship and the effect of the dispute on team and company morale. The subjects, both male and female, consistently viewed the conflict between the two women in the most negative light.To be fair, my friend's friend's cousin knows Sarah and Anne and they are such bitches.AdvertisementNo, but really: why are conflicts between women construed as more dramatic than others? Has everyone been watching too much Real Housewives? On the contrary, said researchers. "Conflicts between women violate our norms of what is prescribed for women," Sheppard said. "We have this perception that women can be really catty and terrible to each other, but we don't think women should be that way. We want to see women supporting one another, because they are a marginalized group."Hmm. Women are definitely under immense pressure to be nice and sweet and smiley 24/7. But we expect them to have mean-girl catfights, too, right? I don't think we expect to see women support one another because they are a marginalized group; unfortunately, more people are interested in tearing women apart than helping them join together. It's more likely to me that we think disagreements between women are dramatic because we're programmed to think of women as emotional and flighty; women who disagree are bitches while men who disagree are just, well, disagreeing.According to the study, the bias against lady-conflict (ew) may affect hiring and promotions for women, and women may be more wary of speaking up against another female colleague if they think they might be thought of as catty for doing so. And thus the cycle continues.Sponsored[WSJ]Image via ots-photo /Shutterstock.Reply80 repliesLeave a reply


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A rich holiday classic made even better with a soft custard base.
As prepared by NY Barfly, December 15, 2012
Rum is the most common spirit found in eggnog recipes, but whiskey and brandy have also played a part in this traditional holiday drink.
To substitute for the rum, use 2 tablespoons rum extract and 1/3 cup milk instead.
Nutmeg is the classic spice used in eggnog, but you can sprinkle with cinnamon instead, if you prefer.


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Happy writing, my friends...
Same to you... and congrats on your new publication, Tess!
Thanks Laurie...
I think I can feel a migraine coming on... LOL. :)
New publication? Congrats Tess!
Yes! Thank you Catfish!
Congratulations!!!My attempt is in the pot.
Thanks Gail!
Wonderful prompt Tess..
Great prompt and your poem pushed me to a place I normally would not go....stretch, stretch.
great image Tess- I am a bit cranky today as I have been trying to fix my blog and now the problem isn't me or my blog but google....so no image to go with my poems-ah well eventually it will be fixed.....I hope!
Mine s up! Yes, on a Sunday!
Lucky not to busy this day as the prompt is so good formy thoughts... Blessed sunday everyone!..JJRod'z
A new book, a new prompt. A bounty of gratitude for the ideas that connect us all.
Prompt inspired something simple this week, a bit of self-reflection!
I too, like Ginny was inspired to write something simple. Much fun!
a flight of fancy!! xx
What a beautiful picture! It makes you ponder. And the set up, with the sun flowing in, is wonderful.
Not sure where this one came from.
Great prompt Tess! Thank you!
Sunday - already ?! thanks Tess!
Wow...this picture took me to an evil place....
Oh, this was a tough one for me...not sure why. It's a great picture though - Thank you Tess.
Now that's a picture! Thanks...
Has the chair been left for FreeCycle?
This made me sad. Sheesh Tess.
..sorry, i have linked twice my entry here... i thought the first one didn't get in.....thank you Tess for the prompt this week... i was tempted to write something about my grandma when i saw this image...regards..
Tess! You have given us the red umbrella and the red couch...now this red chair (three of my favorite prompts, btw). Thanks much, as always.
My offering in English, French and Bahasa Melayu.
Lovely photo! Thank you Tess for the challenge, once again.
it's been quite a while for me.. thanks for the photo, tess! your poem is lovely! :)oh, and by the way, congratulations on your poetry chapbook!
Had no problem with this week's challenge. The picture fitting memories of mine wonderfully!
Thank you Tess for the prompt
Great prompt. So many ways to go with this one.
I have a memory of another prompt that was a red chair. So I concentrated more on the view this time.
Love this one Tess! Happy Tuesday everyone! :-)
Thanks for the prompt. I have tampered with the image yet again, as if it weren't dismal enough!
Thanks for the prompt...and congratulations on your book!
I will have to agree with many others. The picture evokes some negative ideas. It is hard to see the decaying subflooring, the broken pane, the worn chair, and the other images of poverty without heading to negative ideas. Still, a thought-provoking prompt.
It's taken time to get the words right but at least it's written. Some big emotions have been evoked by this photo http://llmcalling.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/falling-down.html
wishing for the best...God love u
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THE "UN-BLACK FRIDAY" CELEBRATION- "Black Friday", what many say is the busiest shopping day of the year, will set the scene for holiday fun at Belvedere Square. Typically Black Friday shopping is associated with crazed toy finders, pushing/ shoving and 4am lines for the latest electronics. At Belvedere Square, they're creating a different scene - a calmer, merrier shopping holiday with gourmet food and wine, relaxing entertainment and great, unique gift ideas! With more than 20 distinctive boutique retailers, restaurants, a wine bar and European-style market, there are plenty of gift options available and lots of fun to be had.
In addition, each store will host special holiday promotions and in-store discounts. Plus, shoppers can enjoy activities such as live performances by local musicians, a visit with Santa himself, and discover heart-warming holiday surprises throughout the Square!
The Black Cherry Puppet Theater, who will be staging FREE performances of The Frog Prince at 12:00 noon and 2:00pm.
(inside Daedalus Books & Music)
TnT Steel Drum Band will perform live 11:30-1:30pm and 6:30-8:30pm
Nouveau Contemporary Goods
20% off in-stock merchandise plus martini bar
Simply Noted
20% off all merchandise all day
Seated massages 10am -2pm
Enter to win personalized holiday cards ($100 value)
Champagne shopping and sweet treats
Daedalus Books & Music
Nov 28: 10% off all purchases
Jazz with Charlie Sigler 5-7pm
Bratt Décor
Santa and pictures 2-4pm
Champagne shopping
The House Downtown
complimentary hot chocolate and cookies
Thymes Frasier Fir – buy one get the second 25% off
The Peanut Shoppe
Free samples
Discount on ordered ahead items
Cloud 9 Clothing
Register to win a $50 gift certificate
Complimentary sweets in store
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Register to win a $100 gift certificate
Complimentary sweets in store
Champagne shopping
50% off 11x14 prints
And, BYO for your own printing party! Bring in your own beverages as you sit and print images at the Techlab kiosks.
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Complimentary beverages and cookies.
in store raffles on some of our most popular items.
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50% OFF Selected Evening/Party Shoes and Bags for those two nights.
Some restrictions may apply.
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Join them to celebrate the holiday season. Sample their wines and enjoy a tour of the winery or a tractor ride through the vineyard. There'll be plenty of Christmas cookies, hot cider, cheese, bread & crackers. Admission: $8.00/person - includes souvenir glass. Custom gift baskets availale. |
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Power Plant Live! is hosting its Annual Gobble Trot Bar Crawl on Thanksgiving Eve, November 26 starting at 8 p.m. No cost to participate. Look for your chance to win a trip to anywhere in the U.S. at Luckie's Tavern that night.
Visit www.powerplantlive.com for information.
What are you most thankful for? Let me know by leaving a comment below and I'll donate a nickel ($0.05) for everyone that does. I realize it's not all that much by itself, but my goal is to raise awareness and get other bloggers to join in and participate to help feed the needy this Thanksgiving. All comments posted on this post from now until Thanksgiving (Nov. 27th) will be counted and I will donate a nickel for each to The Hunger Site. Simply leave a comment below to tell me (and everyone else) what you are thankful for. Also, make sure to visit The Hunger Site and click on the "Click To Give" button to give for free."
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All of their poetic beauty aside, pomegranates are nutritional powerhouses. They contain calcium, potassium, and iron, plus compounds known as phytonutrients that help the body protect against heart disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. According to pomegranates.org,the powerful antioxidants in the fruit also help slow aging and can neutralize almost twice as many free radicals as red wine and seven times as many as green tea. As a further benefit, some researchers suggest that the crunchy seeds help flush fats from the digestive tract.
I love to break one open and eat the seeds as is, but there are also about a million delicious uses for them. A few come to mind: Toss them with a beet salad, include them in guacamole, garnish a savory rice pilaf with them or make pomegranate syrup for ice cream, martinis or pancakes.
The possibilities are endless–an Internet search will provide you with a multitude of recipes, while right here in our archives we have some of my favorites like pomegranate flan or this Persian pomegranate tapenade.
When I was looking around for ideas, I came across a fantastic recipe for using pomegranates–one that honestly I might not have come up with by myself: White bean soup with a pomegranate garnish. Yum! The thick smooth bean soup is topped with the bright bracing tang and crunch of pomegranate seeds. It's delicious!
By the way, do you know the cleanest and easiest way to remove pomegranate seeds? Start by cutting off the crown, then cutting a fruit into several sections. Submerge a section in a bowl of cool water and roll the seeds out with you fingers. When you have removed all the seeds, drain the water out in a colander.
White Bean Soup with Pomegranate Salsa
Inspired by the Pomegranate Council
2 cups dried white cannelloni beans
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions, minced
4 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
Black pepper
2 cups cold water
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses (see note)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1 shallot, minced
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup pomegranate seeds
1/4 cup freshly minced Italian parsley
1. Make the beans: Pick through the beans and discard any small pebbles or debris. Place beans in a large pot and cover with 2 to 4 inches of cold water. Let soak overnight and then rinse under running water. Return to the pot and cover with 2 to 4 inches of fresh water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook until very tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Drain well and set aside.
2. In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and celery; cook, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Season generously with salt and pepper.
3. Add the cooked beans and 2 cups of water; bring to boil over high heat; reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook for about 15 minutes. Cool briefly, then using an immersion blender or standard blender, puree until smooth. Return to the pot and season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
4. For the garnish: In a medium bowl, combine pomegranate molasses, lime juice, and shallot; whisk to combine. Whisk in the olive oil. Add the pomegranate seeds and parsley; toss well.
5. To serve, ladle hot soup into bowls; garnish with a spoonful of the pomegranate in the center of the soup, and drizzle a bit of the olive oil over all.
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I love love LOVE Anime ;D
D. Gray-Man. Bleach. Naruto/Shippuden.
Ouran High School Host Club. Kyo Kara Maoh.
Tales Of The Abyss/Symphonia. Pandora Hearts. Vampire Knight.
Death Note. Zombie Loan.
Full Metal Alchemist/brotherhood.
Soul Eater. Kuroshitsuji(Black Butler).
Kaze No Stigma. Junjou Romantica.
Kaichou wa Maid-Sama!
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Yeah >: It's too back that they fucked up the last season when everything was going so great xD
btw, heard of a music game called osu?
Oh btw, if you are ever going to watch shugo chara, do not watch the last season... >: I got really disapointed, nothing special happened, I wish I didn't watch it because then I could just have imagined how it would end insted it ruined everything I planned XD
but the season 1+2 is good : D
Well then : D Add it to your "to do"-list : DIt's not a very long anime even though it's parted up in 3 seasons around 25 eps in each if I don't remember it wrong ^^


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One of the lightest gasoline-powered chainsaws on the market and includes innovative STIHL features.
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STIHL Easy2Start™ (E)
The STIHL Easy2Start™ system makes starting STIHL outdoor power tools almost effortless, eliminating the need for a strong pull of the starting cord. This advanced starting system is designed to make starting STIHL products easier. The specific system may vary by model, but in each case, a quick pull overcomes the engine's compression to minimize the strength and effort required to start. Available on selected products. -
Purge Pump Primer
The purge pump primer feature enables the user to prime the carburetor with fuel, enabling easier starting. The purge pump primer is designed in a way that the operator cannot flood the machine by priming the carburetor too many times. Flooding the engine is still possible if the choke is not removed after the engine turns over.
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The Kalona Historical Society will put the grant money they received to good use. The Historical Society was named one of the Washington County Riverboat Foundation Mini Grant recipients last week.
According to Steve Reif, with the Historical Society, the $2,000 they received will go toward office equipment. This includes a laptop with software, a camera and a copier.
Reif explains that the items are needed to create an inventory of the various items and quilts in the Historical Village.
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I love lentils but never had a recipe that really enhanced their flavor...until I found this one! The touch of lemon juice gives this dish a light, refreshing appeal.
32 Super-Refreshing Dinners to Make This Winter
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
- 2 to 3 green onions, sliced
- In a small bowl, combine 4 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar, mustard, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic; set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, bring the water, lentils, bay leaf and remaining oil to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat. Let stand for 30 minutes; drain if necessary. Discard bay leaf. Add the tomato, parsley, onions and dressing; mix gently. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Lemon Lentil Salad in Home-Style Soups, Salad and Sandwiches Cookbook
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"My first time trying lentils, and I really liked them in this dish! The dressing is refreshing and has lots of flavour. I didn't add tomatoes/onions, instead added feta cheese - and used canned lentils."


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It's a fabulous day when I can flop on my couch at night, turn on the tube, and instead of seeing Vanna Whites and Kelly Kapowskis, I'm rewarded with brainy and beautiful ladies: the geek girls of TV. Whether they were my role models and have since been canceled or are ushering in new traditions of a female archetype, I can't stop watching them (and wanting to be them)! So here they are, in no particular order. . .
Liz Lemon
Why is Liz Lemon a geek? Because she wears glasses? No. Because Liz embodies the passion of a geek — someone who is not afraid of her nerdiness and not only wears it proudly but has exploited it for its success.
Liz Lemon is also inextricable from Tina Fey, who, besides appearing on the cover of Geek Monthly [1], confessed to Conan that she's a Star Wars fan!
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Chloe O'Brian
How amazing does Chloe look furiously typing into a computer on 24? Her skills are no less than mind-blowing, and she's gotten herself on geeksugar a couple times [3] for her geekiness, justifying all my personal life choices.
Photo courtesy of Fox [4]
Lisa Simpson
The Simpsons [5]' contribution to the world of girl geeks is Lisa Simpson, undoubtedly the geekiest animated geek girl ever. Music, Math, Science — there's nothing Lisa can't handle.
Photo courtesy of Fox [6]
Miranda Hobbes
Miranda was the techie of the Sex and the City foursome, with her proclivities to TiVo [7], her MacBook Pro, and fancy smartphones, like the Palm Pilot and the BlackBerry she used [8] in the movie.
Photo courtesy of New Line [9]
Veronica Mars
Even though Mac was the computer whiz, Veronica Mars [10] takes the cake for being a brilliant young private investigator, all the while looking fabulous.
Photo courtesy of The CW [11]
Blair Waldorf
Gossip Girl [12]'s Blair Waldorf makes the geek list because she's a tech-savvy fashionista, and addicted to that orange LG eNV.
She uses it to text her dramas and download music, when she's not stirring up gossip online on MySpace or feeding Gossip Girl tips.
Willow Rosenberg
Willow started out on Buffy the Vampire Slayer [13] as the prototypical nerd girl, as a member of the Computer, Science, and Math clubs, which secured her a place on this list — and later we saw her hacking into computers and becoming a witch. Both totally awesome.
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Rory Gilmore
A geek of the book smart variety, Rory never hid her geekiness (sort of like a more glamorous version of a young Liz Lemon) on The Gilmore Girls. Tech-wise she rocked it out with a smartphone (her Sidekick) and a Roomba — did you take the Gilmore Girls tech quiz [15]?
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Dana Scully
Gorgeous and badass Dana Scully was the reason I watched The X-Files [17] as a kid (David Duchovny was a factor later on). Scully based her beliefs in science and I wanted to be just like her — minus that whole abduction thing.
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox [18]
Lindsay Weir
On the brilliant Freaks and Geeks [19], Lindsay couldn't quite decide which one she was; she tried to be a freak but never left her geek origins, Mathlete status and all. She tried to hide her geekiness (it happens) but found that when she broke out and went back to mathletics (heh), her freak friends still supported her.
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Title: | Dipyridoxyl phosphate chelating compound intermediates useful as NMRI contrast agents |
Abstract: | N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-alkylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acids, N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-1,2-cycloalkylenediamine-N,N'diacetic acids, and N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-1,2-arylenediamine-N,N'diacetic acids, the corresponding monophosphate compounds and monoacetic acid compounds, and their salts and esters form stable, highly soluble chelates with paramagnetic metal ions, and are highly effective NMRI contrast agents. Preferred contrast agents are paramagnetic ion chelates of N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid, N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)trans-1,2-cyclohexylenediamine-N,N'-diacet ic acid, N,N'-bis-(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)trans-1,2-arylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid, and the soluble calcium salts thereof. Novel intermediates for forming these compounds are N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)alkylenediimines, N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)alkylenediamines, N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-1,2-cycloalkylenediimines, N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-1,2-cycloalkylenediamines, N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)-1,2-arylenediamines, and the corresponding monophosphate compounds. |
Inventor(s): | Rocklage; Scott M. (Saratoga, CA), Quay; Steven C. (Los Altos Hills, CA) |
Assignee: | Salutar, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Application Number: | 07/570,115 |
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