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Acer Aspire One Happy 2 full review
Acer always seems to bring something new with their netbooks, and it's no different this time around with the Acer Aspire One Happy 2 netbook. This unit comes with a distinctively eye catching colour choice, features the Intel Atom N570 processor and has a dual boot feature allowing the user to boot either to the Windows 7 Starter edition or Android 2.3.1 OS - booting to the latter OS would be a useful option when you want to quickly perform a basic task, such as Web browsing, without having to go through the longer process of having to wait for the Windows OS to start up to access the required functionality.
The Acer Aspire One Happy 2 model comes in four 'fruity' colours, namely Banana Cream, Strawberry Yoghurt, Blueberry Shake and Papaya Milk - one could be forgiven for thinking that Acer had a tie up with some fruit juice manufacturer for releasing this netbook. The review unit I received had the glossy Papaya Milk shading, which covers the back-lid, the power button and the touchpad and mouse button, with the rest of the netbook retaining a white matte finish - the screen bezel had a white glossy finish. As is to be expected, the glossy areas do attract a lot of smudges and finger prints - but on the sections coloured in Papaya Milk, the shading does offset the visibility of these smudges to an extent from certain viewing angles. Also, just like the Acer Aspire One 722 netbook that we had reviewed earlier, this netbook also features the attractive droplet design on its backlid.
The power button is located at the top left corner right under the left hinge. Just like the Acer Aspire One 722 unit, this netbook's central section at the rear of the chassis - the area in between the two hinges - is slightly elevated and, as with the screen bezel, has a surface with a white glossy coating.
The AO Happy 2's chassis is smooth-edged around the edges and corners and weighs in at 1.25 kg. While the netbook has a plastic finish, it has an overall good build quality. There was no noticeable flex on the main chassis body. Under a bout of intense typing, there was some slight flex felt on the keyboard area: although, not to that large an extent as what was seen on the Acer One Aspire 722. This shouldn't be taken as a downside, as when typing normally you don't notice any flex on the keyboard area.
There is a webcam located at the top central section of the screen bezel. The speakers on the netbook are positioned along the left, central and right side of the frontal base.
Just like the A0722, this unit also comes with a mobile charger like adapter - it's most notable features is the absence of the bricklike feature.
The 10.1-inch glossy screen has a native resolution of 1024x600 - as it to be expected, under certain lighting conditions, the glossy nature of the screen can be, at times, an irritant to viewing images on the screen. The screen is bright, and the viewing angles are decent: you will notice the colour of the image on the screen darken from the bottom vertical viewing angle; you will get a rather lightened view of the images when looking from the top vertical angle; the horizontal (left and right) viewing angles are comparatively better with only a slight colour distortion when looking at the screen from an angle of 60-70 degrees respective to the centre of the screen. Just like the AO722, the Happy 2's screen can be tilted to almost 150-160 degrees backward - helping you to a certain extent in choosing the ideal viewing position relative to the screen.
Keyboard Usability
The AO Happy 2 uses Acer's FineTip keyboard - the keys are rather elevated giving the impression that they're 'floating'. When considering the netbook's form factor, the keys are sufficiently well spaced. To compensate for not having a dedicated numpad, the associated number keys are printed on top of existing alphabetic keys and can be accessed through the alternate key functionality - a very handy feature that was also present on the AO 722. The keys are overall responsive, although some users might find the tactile feedback to be a tad bit too hard.
The multi-gesture enabled touchpad has a smooth texture and is quiet responsive. The glossy mouse button is also responsive and firm. Acer continues in its tradition of providing the handy functionality for disabling the touchpad - this is done by pressing the Fn and F7 buttons.
The Acer Aspire One Happy 2 features a dual core Intel N570 1.66GHz processor, 1GB DDR3 RAM, Intel GMA 3150 graphics and a 320GB (5400 RPM) hard drive.
The AO Happy 2 features a standard collection of ports for a netbook. The netbook's left side has a USB 2.0 port, a 100Mbit Wired Ethernet port, a VGA port, the power connector, as well as the exhaust vent. On the right side of the chassis are located the headphone and microphone jacks, a multi-card reader, a Kensington lock and two USB 2.0 ports. The netbook also features Wi-Fi 802.11 n and Bluetooth 3.0 wireless connectivity. While it might be expecting too much of a netbook, I was rather disappointed that this netbook, unlike the AO 722, didn't feature an HDMI port. ?
More details can be seen on this review's "Specifications" page.
The AO Happy 2 comes pre-installed with Windows 7 Starter Edition and Android 2.3.1 OS. In terms of software on the Windows section of this netbook, you will find the generic Acer software such as Acer eRecovery management, Acer Identity card, Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, Acer updater and Acer configuration manager through which users can switch between the Windows 7 starter edition and Android OS.
Also included in the pre-installed software set are the McAfee Internet Security Suite trial edition, Norton Online Backup trial edition, newsXpresso, and ?Skype.
The Acer Aspire One Happy 2 netbook recorded a score of 32 on the Worldbench 6 benchmark. Given this score, the AO Happy 2 netbook should be able to get you through handling daily activities such as Web browsing, basic productivity work and listening to music without any issues. During synthetic testing, the netbook's hard disk recorded an average read speed of 64.3 MB/s and the netbook recorded a PC Mark 7 score of 604.
While the Happy 2 unit did have problems handling 720p and 1080p videos, this should not be considered a major drawback to this unit given its intended usage. Playing YouTube videos, as well as streaming 480p videos, should proceed without any hiccups.
The AO Happy 2's speaker output levels are appropriate from a personal entertainment point of view - the overall sound is clear and pretty loud, but the bass levels are, as expected, low. Listening through a headphone would be the best option.
During testing, the Aspire One Happy 2 did tend to heat up, although not to that high an extent as the AO 722. You notice the heat while touching the left base of the laptop that is adjacent to the exhaust vent - You don't feel this heat on the palmrest area. The netbook gives a better account of itself in the system noise levels area - it was barely audible during operation.
The laptop's six-cell battery lasted for three hours and forty three minutes through one of our battery tests, at high performance mode, and having the wireless internet mode enabled. This result is an expected statistic - it was slightly higher than the battery result clocked by the AO 722, which stood around some 3 hours and 9 minutes. Having said that, you should be able to extract around 5-6 plus hours out of the AO Happy 2's battery - at a conservative power scheme - for doing lighter every-day work such as browsing the web and listening to music.
Disappointingly, this netbook doesn't provide any easy way of accessing the inner hardware components - the only easily accessible component is the removable battery. If regular users want to access the innards for purposes of either upgrading or repairing the unit, they are suggested to have Acer folks handle those procedures.
Bottom Line
The Acer Aspire One Happy 2 sells for around £229 and for that price range you get a decent netbook that is well built, sports an attractive design, and provides a standard performance. Additionally it offers users the choice of booting with Microsoft Windows 7 Starter edition or, for quicker access to functionality such as web browsing, Android 2.3.1.
The advantages of this unit got me thinking what could have been if Acer would have combined the good points from both this AO Happy 2 - pricing, good build quality - and the AO 722 - good performance, ease of upgradability. The resulting device would have been quite an ideal netbook. Alas, this is but an idea, but it would have been nice, if Acer had indeed come out with such a netbook.
This netbook doesn't feature an HDMI port, while not exactly a downside, would have been a very helpful feature. Moreover, using the N570 processor doesn't really translate to that great an improvement in performance. So if you're looking for a lower priced netbook that covers all the bases when it comes to carrying out all the essential tasks that are expected of a netbook, the Acer Aspire One Happy 2 is a good candidate to consider.
Acer Aspire One Happy 2: Specs
- 10.1-inch glossy LED-backlit, 1024x600 res screen
- Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz (Dual Core)
- Intel GMA 3150 graphics
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Multicard Reader
- Weight 1.25-kg
- 32-bit Windows 7 Starter Edition & Android 2.3.1


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Perinatal HIV Transmission and Birth Options for HIV-Positive Mothers
HIV Treatment Series II: Part Two of Four
September/October 2003
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Many people are misinformed about the risks of perinatal HIV transmission, including many healthcare providers. Some people mistakenly believe that all babies born to HIV-positive women will be infected, or that HIV-positive women are too sick to have healthy pregnancies and give birth to healthy children. Many people also don't know that there are ways to greatly reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission. About 25% of children born to HIV-positive women who receive no treatment or interventions against perinatal HIV transmission become infected with HIV -- that means an average of 25 out of 100 babies, or 1 in 4, can pick up HIV from their mothers during pregnancy, birth, or afterward from breastfeeding. But perinatal HIV infection rates can drop to as low as 1% or 2% for babies whose mothers are able to use combination antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, AZT or nevirapine prophylaxis during labor and after birth, and choose the birth option that's safest, according to maternal viral load levels, for both mother and baby.
You are a good place for your baby to grow, and you deserve respectful care. If your HIV care specialist or prenatal care provider tries to dissuade you from becoming pregnant or recommends you terminate a wanted pregnancy, get another provider! With good care and support, your risk of transmitting HIV to your fetus or baby is very low. Don't let that worry stop you if you want to be a mother.
How Perinatal HIV Transmission HappensA fetus (your baby from 8 weeks gestation until birth) or newborn can become infected with HIV through contact with virus in their mother's blood, cervical and vaginal secretions, and breast milk. It's the mom's HIV status that matters, not the father's -- HIV transmission to babies is all about the virus in their mom's fluids, not in their father's semen. If the mom stays HIV negative throughout her pregnancy, there's no risk to the baby even if the father is HIV positive.
No one knows the exact mechanisms involved in perinatal transmission, but it's believed to occur three different ways:
Prenatally (in utero): Some babies acquire HIV because the virus crossed the placenta during pregnancy -- this doesn't happen very often, but it can. During pregnancy, the mother's blood supply is connected to the fetal blood supply via the umbilical cord and placenta. The mother and the baby do not share the same blood supply, but sometimes HIV in the mother's blood is able to cross the placenta and infect the baby. The following conditions can increase the risk of transmission during gestation:
At birth: During labor and delivery, the baby comes into contact with her/his mother's blood and cervical/vaginal secretions while passing through the cervix and vagina. Research indicates that the majority of babies who pick up HIV infection from their mothers probably acquire the virus during the birth process.
During breastfeeding: There have been several documented cases in which HIV has been transmitted through breastfeeding. HIV has been isolated in breast milk, and the documented cases of transmission through breastfeeding indicate that the virus was passed through the milk rather than during gestation or the birth process. Blood from cracked nipples or breast infection (mastitis) may also be present during breastfeeding, and may contribute to the risk of infection.
The risk of perinatal transmission risk at any stage can be greatly reduced by:
Prenatal CareYou'll receive the same prenatal care as an HIV-negative woman, except for a few instances. You'll be working either with a prenatal healthcare provider who is also an HIV specialist, or with an obstetrician in addition to your regular HIV specialist.
During prenatal care, your OB should avoid the following tests and procedures unless they are considered medically necessary, because they are invasive and may increase the risk of HIV transmission to your fetus during pregnancy:
Amniocentesis: a diagnostic test for chromosomal abnormalities like neural tube defects and Down's syndrome. It involves inserting a long, very thin needle through your abdomen and into your uterus to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid. Another screening method that checks for alfa fetal protein (AFP) levels in a blood sample can be done instead.
Chorionic villi sampling (CVS): taking a sample of the chorionic villi, tissue which will form the placenta. This is another way to check for chromosomal abnormalities, but because it disturbs the placental site and causes some bleeding, it's not as safe for your fetus as AFP testing.
Your provider may also want to perform more ultrasounds (visualizing the fetus in the uterus) than they would for a woman without HIV, especially if there is a question about your fetus's gestational age due to irregular menstration. If this bothers you, talk with your provider about how to keep ultrasound use at a minimum while still getting information that will help you both decide when an elective cesarean section can be done safely if you decide to give birth via C-section.
Use of Combination Therapy for Controlling Maternal HIV InfectionCombination antiretroviral therapy (also called Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, or HAART) is recommended for use during pregnancy regardless of a woman's CD4 count or viral load. Using combination therapy between 14 and 34 weeks in pregnancy can be helpful in reducing your viral load, which in turn helps reduce the risk of transmission to the fetus during gestation and also during labor and birth. You can work with your HIV specialist to choose a regimen from among the drugs recommended for non-pregnant adults. Your HIV specialist may suggest a regimen that includes AZT. If you are resistant to AZT or have experienced toxicity with past use, be sure to tell your provider.
Avoid Sustiva! It's not recommended for use at any time during pregnancy due to risk of birth defects. If you find out you're pregnant while using Sustiva, don't panic! Just consult your HIV specialist and change your regimen for the remainder of your pregnancy. If Sustiva is working well for you, you should be able to go back to it again after your baby is born.
For your own safety, you should also avoid using the following meds in combination with each other during pregnancy:
If you're already on combination therapy when you become pregnant, most healthcare providers will recommend that you stay on your regimen during the first trimester of pregnancy unless you're too nauseous to keep your meds down. Pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting ("morning sickness") tends to be worst during the first trimester for women who experience it -- puking up your pills isn't helpful, so for some women it's safer to stop meds until morning sickness subsides. If you decide to take a break from your meds, all drugs should be stopped at the same time and then re-started at the same time in order to reduce the risk of developing resistance (consult your physician).
If you've never used combination therapy before, many providers will recommend waiting until after 12-14 weeks of pregnancy, unless your viral load is very high or your health would benefit from starting combination therapy right away. There are two reasons for this recommendation: 1) to avoid potential side effects such as nausea/vomiting and diarrhea at the same time you may be struggling with morning sickness, and 2) because the risk of medication-related birth defects (for any medication, not just antiretrovirals) is considered highest in the first trimester, when the fetal organ and skeletal systems are forming. However, a woman cannot be denied therapy at any time during a pregnancy -- if you want it, you should be given it.
AZT for Fetal Protection and Infant ProphylaxisEven if you don't use any combination therapy during pregnancy, taking AZT during the birth process and administering it to the baby after birth will help to greatly reduce the risk of transmission. Remember, the studies that showed AZT to be effective in reducing perinatal transmission focused on the use of drugs during labor and given to the baby after birth -- that's where they found the reduction from 25% to 8%. Use of AZT and other meds during pregnancy can help reduce the risk even more (down to as low as 1%), but it's almost never too late to do something until 24 to 48 hours after the baby is born.
AZT is currently the standard prophylactic treatment against perinatal transmission used in the United States. If you use AZT during labor and birth, it will be administered to you through an IV regardless of whether you give birth vaginally or by elective C-section. After birth, your baby will be given AZT syrup within 8 to 12 hours, and you'll be shown how to give the syrup yourself at home for the next six weeks.
HAART and Child SafetyIt's totally understandable if you're worried about what effect these powerful antiretrovirals may have on your fetus or baby. Fortunately, studies conducted by research entities such as the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry are indicating that children born to mothers who have used antiretroviral medications during pregnancy do not appear to be statistically at higher risk for birth defects than babies born to mothers who didn't use HAART. The preliminary results for the study following the children who were born to women who participated in ACTG 076 (the study that demonstrated AZT's effectiveness in reducing perinatal transmission) show that, after 6 years, these children do not appear to be experiencing a greater degree of health problems than are noted in the general population of children. However, we can't yet know the long-term outcomes for children born to women who used combination therapy during pregnancy and/or AZT prophylaxis. Research is being conducted continuously, though, so we're getting more and more information as time goes on.
No one can force you to take meds while pregnant. If you don't want to or can't take meds during your pregnancy, you cannot legally be made to take any medication on behalf of yourself or your fetus. Right now, the use of AZT and other antiretroviral medications in pregnancy is recommended because the known risks of pediatric AIDS are thought to outweigh the unknown possible long-term risks of their use during pregnancy for both mother and child. If you have concerns about the effect AZT or other meds may have on your child, now or in the future, discuss them with your healthcare provider, HIV/OB specialist, or a local agency that advocates for HIV-positive people. The information in these links may also be useful to you:
Options for BirthIf your viral load is less than 1,000 copies/ml, there is currently no evidence showing that elective cesarean section will reduce the risk of perinatal HIV transmission. C-section is major abdominal surgery -- you want to avoid it unless it's considered beneficial to you or your baby, because of the increased risk of post-operative complications in mothers who give birth by C-section. Women with viral loads under 1,000 can consider a normal vaginal birth to be the safest option for both them and their baby, unless there are other factors (baby in difficult position for birth, obstetric emergency, etc.) that necessitate C-section.
To reduce tissue damage, extra bleeding, and infection risk during vaginal birth, your care provider will avoid the following invasive procedures and use of instruments unless medically indicated:
If your viral load is over 1,000 copies/ml, research shows that elective cesarean section done prior to rupture of membranes can reduce the risk of HIV transmission by preventing contact between the fetus and the blood and cervical secretions that are present during the birth process ("elective" means you choose to do it, rather than have it done for emergency reasons). C-section after the membranes have been ruptured for at least four hours has not shown to be statistically helpful in reducing HIV transmission, so elective C-sections done to reduce HIV transmission are usually performed at 38 weeks gestation (well before most women's water breaks on its own). Because of the increased risk of post-operative infections in women who give birth by C-section, your care provider may give you antibiotics to take after the surgery.
The choice of how to give birth is ultimately yours. Your healthcare provider should discuss your options with you and provide their professional opinion based on your lab tests and overall health of both you and your fetus, but you are still the person who makes the final decision.
What About Breastfeeding?Because there are documented cases showing that HIV can be transmitted from mother to infant through breastfeeding, HIV-positive women are counseled to avoid breastfeeding if safe alternatives to breastfeeding exist. If you don't want to feed your baby formula, you can try to find a milk bank (an organization that collects donated breastmilk and ships it out) in your area and use that instead. For more information on this option, call Human Milk Banking Association of North America, Inc. at (919) 861-4530 or on the Internet at www.hmbana.com.
HIV-positive women living in places where clean water and consistent supplies of safe formulas are not available need to weigh the risks and benefits of breastfeeding their babies. If their children are at high risk for starvation, dehydration, and diarrhea associated with unsafe formula-feeding, breastfeeding may be the safer alternative even though it increases the risk of HIV transmission to the baby. In the U.S. and Canada, HIV-positive women are largely able to safely formula-feed, and are therefore encouraged to do so. If you live in the United States and are considered "low income", please know that you should also qualify for Medicaid and WIC supplements that provide free infant formula (regardless of your immigration status, if that's a concern). In many places, services may be prioritized for HIV-positive mothers, so ask your healthcare provider or case manager for more information.
Remember!Preventing transmission of HIV to your baby is one very important aspect of your care, but it shouldn't be the only focus. Your physical and emotional health are important for your own sake, too -- and taking care of yourself is taking care of your baby! Aside from HIV infection, you're just like any other pregnant woman. Your provider should respect your decision to become pregnant and have a baby, and should assist you in having the healthiest and happiest pregnancy you can have. You and your baby deserve nothing less. Congrats, and good luck!
Note: This article was written with assistance from the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative (PACPI). For more information on PACPI's Chicago-area services and classes for HIV-positive pregnant women, call (773) 327-0509. Clinicians and social service providers can call the 24-hour hotline at (312) 926-7380. Thanks to Anne and Brenda!
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We have National Boss Day coming up on Oct. 16. The Barbecue Festival will be held on Oct. 27 and Halloween will be on Oct. 31. Please remember to be careful while all those ghouls and goblins are out trick or treating.
We have National Boss Day coming up on Oct. 16. The Barbecue Festival will be held on Oct. 27 and Halloween will be on Oct. 31. Please remember to be careful while all those ghouls and goblins are out trick or treating.
Come to Camp Fire Night at school
Reeds Elementary will have picture retakes on Monday. Camp Fire Night will be 6:30 – 9 p.m. on Oct. 13. Make sure to bring a chair and a blanket and plan on having a great time.
Please remember that the $7 instructional fee is due by Oct. 17.
Oct. 29 will be a student holiday/ teacher workday. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Nov. 5, 7 and 8. Report cards will go out on Nov. 8.
A special thanks from Reeds Elementary School to the Reeds American Legion for providing Reeds with a new American flag.
Library gains several new employees
West Davidson Public Library welcomes several new employees. Please welcome the new call basis clerks Ginger Bitterman, Shauna Belcher and Rebecca Jennings. Jennings will be helping with the children. She will be going to the schools and reading to the kindergarten classes and reading to homeschoolers on Wednesdays at 10:30 am.
Don't forget about the creative pumpkin decorating class for all ages at the library. This designing class will be taught by Jamielle Orrell from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Monday. Please call to register for the class at 853-4800.
Seniors will meet
The West Davidson Senior Moments will hold its meeting at Tyro United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Jones children will present the program and Poag Catering will cater the meal.
Big events are coming to Shiloh UMC
On Oct. 21, the second annual community fall festival will be held from 4-8 p.m. Giant inflatables, games with prizes, a bonfire, snacks and much more will be provided free of charge. Shiloh's Boy Scout Troop 221 will also be selling hot dog and hamburger plates as a troop fundraiser. Everyone in the community is invited to come out.
On Oct. 28, a trunk or treat event will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. in Shiloh's front parking lot. Shiloh's Cub Scout Pack will be selling chicken stew and hot dogs as a pack fundraiser.
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Prayers are needed
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Cinnamon is not only infused into the dough but the cookies are rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking. Cinnamon is the first thing you taste as the crunchy coating melts on your tongue followed closely by a hint of pumpkin and then the buttery caramel centers. The cookie itself is dense, not cakey like most pumpkin cookies.
The eggless dough comes together quickly and requires refrigeration for a short time before being rolled into balls with a caramel hiding inside each one. They need to be refrigerated a second time before baking for at least 2 hours or overnight so be sure to plan ahead for the best results.
These are scrumptious eaten warm from the oven while the caramel is gooey but they're still delicious later on too when they cool off. Especially if you're a caramel lover. They're great dipped into a hot cup of coffee or tea to remelt the centers.
If you prefer a fresh, hot cookie you can freeze them or store in the refrigerator for up to a week and bake them off as needed so you can have a cookie oozing with warm caramel anytime. I love that.
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Soft cinnamon-spiked pumpkin cookies with surprise caramel centers. Stuffed inside each one is a sticky Kraft caramel that melts to form the filling. They have a subtle pumpkin flavor highlighted by cinnamon both inside and out.
- Line 2 large cookie sheets with silpats or parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer beat the butter and 1 cup sugar together on medium speed 2 minutes. Add the pumpkin and vanilla beat on low 2 more minutes.
- In a small bowl whisk together the flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, ginger, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to the sugar mixture and beat on low just until combined. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes scoop up very slightly rounded tablespoons of the dough, stick a caramel in the center and roll into a ball. Set on one of the parchment lined cookie sheets - it's ok if they're crowded just try not to let them touch. Repeat until all the cookie dough is used up. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Whisk the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons cinnamon in a wide, shallow bowl.
- Working in batches, roll the cookies in the cinnamon sugar and bake 2 inches apart for 14 minutes. Refrigerate the unbaked cookies in between batches.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets. Store in tightly covered containers up to a week.
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In 2011, nearly 17,000 kidney transplants were performed in the United States, but 94,000 patients remained on the waiting list.
Washington, DC (June 26, 2014) -- Small changes to kidney allocation policies in the United States could help alleviate geographic disparities related to transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The findings suggest that local changes may be more effective than the sweeping changes that are currently being proposed to address geographic disparities.
In the United States, the length of time it takes a person on the kidney transplant waiting list to receive a transplant varies depending on where that person lives. To distribute kidneys for transplantation, the United States is divided into 58 Donor Service Areas (DSAs), and sometimes the waiting times for kidneys are very different in DSAs that are located next to each other.
In the early 1990s, Tennessee and Florida implemented the Statewide Sharing variance to the national kidney allocation policy. The variance allocates kidneys not used within the procuring donor service area to the rest of the state first before offering them regionally and nationally.
Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, FACS (Northwestern University) and her colleagues examined the effect of Statewide Sharing on geographic allocation disparity over time between DSAs within Tennessee and Florida and compared them with geographic disparity between the DSAs within a state for all states with more than one DSA (California, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin).
Over a few years, the waiting times and other measures of geographic disparity that were initially very different in the DSAs within Tennessee and Florida became almost equal. While the geographic disparity was almost eliminated in these two states, it became worse in other comparable states. The findings suggest that directed sharing with neighboring donor service areas can significantly alleviate existing geographic disparity in kidney allocation.
"While this is an experiment from only two states in the US, important lessons can be learned to improve the existing geographic disparity across the nation," said Dr. Ladner. The authors, who are not from either Tennessee or Florida, believe the most important lesson is that rather small changes to the existing system to distribute kidneys can make a significant improvement without leading to harm or unintended consequences.
Study co-authors include Ashley Davis, PhD, Sanjay Mehrotra, PhD, Vikram Kilambi, PhD Candidate, Joseph Kang, PhD, Lisa McElroy, MD, Brittany Lapin, MS, Jane Holl, MD, MPH, Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, and John Friedewald, MD.
Disclosures: This work was funded by the National Science Foundation (CMMI-1131568), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Health Services Research Dissertation Award (R36HS021078-01), and the Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC).
The article, entitled "The Effect of the Statewide Sharing Variance on Geographic Disparity in Kidney Transplantation in the US," will appear online at http://cjasn.
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Shopping for your new green car doesn't need to make you blue if you break down the process into three simple steps.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Transportation and Air Quality, has made finding a green car easier. Since 2000, the EPA has rated every new model for its greenhouse gas and smog emissions, and fuel efficiency, allowing shoppers to compare cars for their environmental impact per mile driven. It then certifies the vehicles that it deems to be "green" as SmartWay vehicles (see epa.gov/greenvehicles/), with the very top performers earning the SmartWay Elite designation. This program is much like the EPA's Energy Star program for household appliances. The ratings criteria are assessed annually to ensure that they keep up with the evolving technologies.
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The SmartWay program has its deficiencies, such as setting an arbitrary target of certifying 20% of vehicles each model year as SmartWay, and a historical bias toward vehicles that can use high-ethanol gasoline blends. While the auto industry is still in the driver's seat, determining what models hit the roads, and the program evaluates what the industry produces, the SmartWay certification program is still a helpful way for shoppers to navigate through the "green" car universe.
Since fuel efficiency is a critical component of the scoring, the SmartWay definition of green works for those shoppers primarily looking to use less fuel. SmartWay-certified cars have good fuel economy—the primary driver for choosing a green car. According to the J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study, 47% of new vehicle owners said that gas mileage was one of the most important factors in choosing their vehicle, up from 40% in 2011. With the fuel prices projected to stay above $3.20 per gallon for gasoline and $3.76 per gallon for diesel through the end of 2014, according to the May 2013 U.S. Energy Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook, saving fuel will likely remain a top consideration for car shoppers, and thereby continue to incentivize manufacturers to roll out new fuel-efficient options.
Maybe the best part of the SmartWay certification program is that it allows for an apples-to-apples comparison across different propulsion technologies and vehicle classes and provides a broad-based definition of green. SmartWay-certified vehicles include electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrids (HEVs), compressed natural gas vehicles (CNGs), and hydrogen vehicles (H2), as well as traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles. This is important since a gasoline or diesel vehicle may be the best fit for your particular situation. Limiting the green discussion to just alternative fuel technologies would ignore both the significant advancements that have taken place with respect to the traditional fuel vehicles, and the fact that alternative fuel vehicles may not be a practical choice for a large segment of the U.S. population.
There are ways to use the SmartWay certification program as your green guide. Five SmartWay vehicle categories present the options that are realistic choices for most people: gasoline, diesel, electric, plug-in hybrid, and traditional hybrid. Choosing the category or categories that may work best for you is about looking at your lifestyle and determining what is important to you and your family.
While most of the discussion around green cars is about EVs, PHEVs, and HEVs, the bottom line is that it is really a personal decision that involves matching a technology to your lifestyle. When analyzing your options, consider the:
Curt Lindeman is the cofounder of eGreenCars.com, which provides car shoppers with resources to learn about and find their new fuel-efficient, green car.


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Segment Routing Fast Reroute – Traffic Engineering with Segment Routing uses LFA mechanism to provide 50 msec fast reroute capability. Current Segment Routing implementation for the OSPF uses regular LFA (Loop Free Alternate) for fast reroute in Cisco devices.
Because LFA (Loop Free Alternate) has topology limitations, it does not include many faulty scenarios.
On the other hand, the IS-IS supports topology independent LFA and TI-LFA covers every faulty scenario.
As of today, Segment Routing is enabled on ASR9000 and CRS1/3. Cisco NXOS software supports Segment Routing.
Indeed, you do not need to configure tunnels, complex link, or node protection configuration to use LFA to provide fast reroute capability.


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Snowbird Movie Matinees
DESTIN The Destin Library will host a free weekly movie matinee for winter visitors at 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 13. The film series will feature new release DVD movies hyped as this years Oscar contenders. The movie Jan. 9 is The Bourne Legacy. Seating limited to 30 on a first‐come, first‐serve basis. Call 837-8572.
Jerry Seinfeld
NICEVILLE � America's premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform his signature stand-up routine at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center. Tickets, $79.50, are available by phone, web or in-person from the Box Office at www.mattiekellyartscenter.org or call 850-729-6000 or toll free 1-888-838-ARTS (2787). Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday or online 24/7.
Shirley Simpson in �Leading Ladies�
DESTIN The Friends of the Destin Library will present Shirley Simpson on stage in Leading Ladies at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 in the librarys Calhoun Room. Tickets for this one‐hour event are $5 each ($3 for seniors and students) and are available from the Destin Library. To be assured of seating tickets must be purchased and picked up by Jan. 10. This program is open to the general public. Seating will be limited. Call 837-8572.
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NICEVILLE � Enjoy a night of Broadway, opera and American classics with three of New York�s greatest talents � Daniel Rodriguez, Andy Cooney and Michael Amante, the New York Tenors at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at NWFSC. Tickets are $35. Group discount of $5 off per ticket is available for groups of 10 or more. Group sales are by phone or in-person only. Call 729-6000 or visit www.mattiekellyartscenter.org.
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OKALOOSA ISLAND � Destiny Cat Fanciers will host its seventh annual Cat Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan 12 and 13 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center. Admission is $6/adults and $5/seniors, military and children 4-12. Children under 4 are admitted free. Get $1 off your admission with a large can or unopened bag of cat food.
Local rescue group Feline Friends of Destin will bring homeless pets for adoption, collect donations and sell promotional items to support their efforts.


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IN 2007, then-Metro Police Chief Michael Berkow launched the largest police assault on local criminal gangs in recent memory.
It was called "Operation Raging Waters."
It was named after an area along Waters Avenue where some of Savannah's gang-related activity was centered.
After hearing what Metro Police Chief Willie Lovett said Thursday about current gang problems, it may be time for more "rage" - with an assist from District Attorney-elect Meg Heap who takes office in January.
The chief met with reporters to give an update on recent violence, including the shooting of eight innocent people Nov. 3 at the Coastal Empire Fairground. Three young men are in custody in connection with that violence. Three more are sought.
On Thursday, the chief linked the fairground shootings to the Sept. 2 death of 19-year-old Tiyates Lamont Franklin, who was gunned down near River Street on Labor Day weekend. Apparently, the gunfire at the fairground was related to Franklin's slaying and the rivalry between two gangs - one based in Tatemville, a neighborhood just west of Montgomery Street and north of DeRenne Avenue, and one from "the Hellhole," an area located further north on Montgomery near West 54th Street.
"We do have a gang problem," the chief said, something that has been obvious in Savannah for some time. He added that "if we don't do something to curb their activity, then we'll be the same as California and other places."
The chief and the police department's budget have been under the microscope at City Hall, where Mayor Edna Jackson and City Council must approve the city's 2013 spending plan by the end of this year.
Whether elected officials decide to give the police department additional funds for crime-fighting next year is a political decision. But the chief can't rely on politicians, especially those who talk tough about crime but are reluctant to put the public's money where their mouths are.
The department's investigators deserve credit for the work they've done in identifying the suspects in the fairground shootings and trying to bring them to justice. Indeed, such a full-court press should be constant when it comes to gangs. It must not be a one-time thing.
Also, it's time that gang members be charged and prosecuted in Chatham County under Georgia's gang statute, which comes with tougher penalties. That might deter some of the violence and reduce bloodshed.
Certainly, there's more to reducing gang violence than simply locking people up. Gangs are symptoms of social problems, including a dysfunctional family life. They must be attacked on several fronts.
However, when innocent fairgoers are caught in the crossfire, police must fight back. The same goes when a pattern of violent behavior destroys neighborhoods and raises the death toll.
Such was the case in 2007, when police aggressively moved against three gangs that claimed at least six lives and injured another 20 people. Those gangs were identified as the Gwinnett Street Posse, the Waters Avenue Crew and the Hitch Village Posse/Hitch Village Committee. They were believed to be responsible for at least 20 percent of the city's violence over a 12-month period.
"This is not a one-shot deal," District Attorney Lawton said at that time. "We've seen enough of those in days gone by. It's no longer business as usual."
Obviously, "Raging Waters" didn't put an end to gang-related violence. But it did get several dozen gang members off the street. That's progress.
Such "rage" against gang activity must continue. Mayor Jackson and City Council must make sure Chief Lovett has the tools he needs to do the job.


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Architect Wallace Neff combined elements of Tuscan, Spanish and Mediterranean Revival styles in creating the '20s Gates House. Entered through the original wrought-iron gates, the restored home looks out on the Rose Bowl.
Location: 3 Richland Place, Pasadena 91103
Asking price: $2.9 million
Year built: 1925
House size: Five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, 5,042 square feet
Lot size: 18,619 square feet
Features: Den, breakfast bar, living room fireplace, beamed ceiling, restored and original light fixtures, French doors, hardwood floors, laundry room, covered patio, swimming pool, tile roof, detached garage
About the area: In the third quarter, 38 single-family homes sold in the 91103 ZIP Code at a median price of $352,000, according to DataQuick. That was a 9.3% price decrease from the third quarter last year.


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Fascia matt textured light cream vertical designer radiator. Make a feature of your hall, kitchen or bedroom with this flat thin single panel cheap radiator. Compatible with UK central heating systems. 1200mm high x 520mm wide.
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Fascia is a vertical wall mounted contemporary radiator range. Available for sale here as a central heating radiator range, Fascia is a great choice when refurbishing your domestic home radiators. Fascia is a Geyser exclusive design and therefore you are buying direct from the distributors online store guaranteeing you a direct sale at the lowest price in the UK.
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Kristen Stewart covers Vogue UK, says of going blonde for her new role "It was like learning an accent!"
Kristen Stewart covers the October issue of Vogue UK, in an interview that was definitely done before Twigate. Since her affair with married director Rupert Sanders became public back in July, Kristen has kept a very low profile. Vogue UK is her first major magazine cover since the fallout.
The 22-year-old actress reveals that living in the public eye is not as easy as people would think. "I know if you haven't thought about how you want to present a very packaged idea of yourself then it can seem like you lack ambition. But, dude, honestly? I can't. People expect it to be easy because there you are, out there, doing the thing that you want and making lots of money out of it. But, you know, I'm not that smooth. I can get clumsy around certain people. Like if I were to sit down and think, 'OK, I'm really famous, how am I going to conduct myself in public?' I wouldn't know who that person would be!"
She went on to say "It would be a lot easier if I could, but I can't."
The actress had to go blonde for her role in the new film 'On the Road', and she reveals she wasn't comfortable at all going lighter. "I feel like my whole body rejects it, but it was really important for the character. It was like learning an accent!"
In the movie Kristen plays Marylou, a member of the beat generation. The actress admits that it's a time period that she can relate to. "There is always going to be that seam of people who want things differently to the standardized version. It's not necessarily a rebellious thing, it's just who they are. That world back then, it just seems freer to me than anything I could ever touch and I'm fully nostalgic for it, even though I wasn't even alive then. It's the loyalty aspect of it all. I love being on the periphery with a group of people who have the same values that I do."
Kristen added: "People who don't get off on fame, who just like the process of making movies and thrive."
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10 Fascinating Facts About Turkeys
turkey.jpgWe're not telling you never eat turkey again, I mean that would just be ridiculous, although probably all the turkey's in the world would be stoked. We just hope to widen your awareness of the festive bird and help you remember that it did once exist before turning up your plate covered in gravy.
Perhaps one day you'll pardon the bird, not because your crazy vegetarian girlfriend threatened to withhold sex, or because your little cousin sent you a disturbing video of them being slaughtered, but because for a moment you feel compassion and are able see the turkey as a living, breathing creature that has personality, intelligence and quirks — just like you.
Every year Farm Sanctuary encourages individuals to donate money that goes towards saving turkeys. (I know this firsthand because I got talked into doing this last year after a yoga class. They get you just when you're the most relaxed and zen. Tactful I tell ya!) It's actually quite sweet, after you donate $30 or however much you're willing to fork over, the organization give you an Adopt-A-Turkey certificate with a photo of the turkey with a description of his/her personality and favorite foods.
It made the perfect gift for my nature-lovin' roomie. Interested in adopting?
Here is a list from Farm Sanctuary of things I bet you never knew about turkeys:
1. Turkeys recognize each other by their unique voices.
2. Researchers have identified more than 20 distinct vocalizations in wild turkeys.
3. Turkeys have excellent geography skills and can learn the specific details of an area of more than 1,000 acres.
4. Like cats and dogs, turkeys are intelligent and sensitive animals who form strong social bonds and show great affection to others.
5. On factory farms, turkeys frequently have the ends of their beaks and toes cut off without anesthesia — practices know as debeaking and detoeing — to prevent them from injuring one another as they are crowded by the thousands into dark, filthy warehouses.
6. Between 1965 and 2000, the weight of the average turkey raised commercially in the U.S. increased by 57 percent, from an average of 18 pounds to an average of 28.2 pounds, causing commercially-bred turkeys to suffer from crippling foot and leg problems.
7. Completely unlike their wild ancestors not only in terms of physique but also in hue, most commercial turkeys are totally white — the natural bronze color selectively bred out of them to eliminate uneven pigment colorations — because of consumer preference for even flesh tones.
8. Also catering to consumer preferences for "white meat," the industry has selectively bred turkeys to have abnormally large breasts. This anatomical manipulation makes it difficult for male turkeys to mount the females, eliminating these birds' ability to reproduce naturally. As a result, artificial insemination is now the sole means of reproduction on factory farms, where breeder birds are confined for months on end.
9. Turkeys, along with other poultry, are not protected by the federal Humane Slaughter Act, and are frequently killed without first being stunned.
10. Every year, more than 46 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving holiday dinners, but it doesn't have to be this way. If you think these birds are as incredible as we do, you can join talk show host and animal advocate Ellen DeGeneres, Farm Sanctuary's 2010 Adopt-A-Turkey Project spokesperson, in starting a new tradition this year by adopting a turkey instead of eating.
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I have about an hour an day to workout in the mornings M - F. Previously, I've been trying to run for 20-30 min on M , W ,F, and lifting for about 45 minutes (full body) on T and Th at a gym near where I work. Recently, my gym opened a facility right at the half way point of my morning run. I'm looking for some advice on the following options:
1- (M,W,F) Run for 10 minutes to the gym, lift for 40 mins, then run 10 minutes back home. (T, Th) rest. Total = 3 hours per week. Would I be cutting myself short by interrupting the cardio like this?
2 - Same as option 1, but add in a 20 - 30 minute run on T and Th. Total = 4 hours per week. My concern here is burning out on the running 5 days/week.
3 - (M,W,F) Run for 20 - 30 minutes. (T, Th) drive to gym for 45 min lift. Total = 3 hours per week. Negative here is the idea of driving to a gym one mile away seems wrong.
My goal right now is simply overall fitness. I also hit the climbing gym once a week in the evenings, and stay fairly active on the weekends hiking, climbing, biking, etc.


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Mr. Adnan Oktar has been explaining the importance of the Unity of Islam for many years, and he has been urging Muslims to unite and encourages them to pray for the formation of the Islamic Union. Mr. Yalcin Akdogan shared a message on Twitter saying that he is praying for the Unification of Muslims.
September 23th , 2013: A9 TV
Currently there is a tension all over the world. Islamic Union will put an end to it. All Muslims need to pray for the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as). God has destined this praying. PRAYING IS IMPORTANT FOR BOTH HZ. MAHDI (AS) AND the MESSIAH.
August 2nd , 2011: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: Everywhere theUnity of Islam is the solution. Whether in Ethiopia or in other places, whether in Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Chad, there is an affliction everywhere, there is a pain. Muslims are in difficulty in thesoutheast and everywhere. Muslims need to harp on the Turkish Islamic Union; in other words, the Unity of Islam. Masters, teachers in the mosques have to call Muslims to pray constantly on this issue, they have to call our brothers to pray. Let this be heard of and be spoken by everyone, everyone must request this. Insistent demands come true at the end, you know. For example, if something is persistently demanded, that occurs. If this will be persistently claimed, than this will happen, too. Very, very reasonable but insistent demands are very important.
September 22nd, 2013: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: If they show compassion to all His servants; non-believers, the atheists, Christians and Jews knowing that they are all creatures of God than Muslims will gain the true reward by this way. The biggest reward is to defend the Unity of Islam. To defend the unity of Muslims. To ensure that the Christians can worship freely, to ensure that the Jews worship freely, to ensure that all the world become brothers is the most perfect way to pray. If you do not do this worship than other kind of methods means that you are a servant of the antichrist. A sincere Muslim is obliged to defend Mahdi, obliged to defend the Unity of Islam. In order for Prophet Jesus Christ (as) to be seen on Earth, you need to pray to God. He has to feel the excitement of this joy.
December 7th,2012: A9 TV
ADNAN OKTAR: If Israel and Turkey have achieved this unification, Palestine has achieved it, Russia has achieved it, blood will rush to people's head. There will be refreshment, there will be a joy. Fear of war, fear of fighting and hostility disrupts the functions of the brain in people. Humans are weak creatures. Horror, war, tension, hatred, anger and doubt will destroy people. Otherwise, man's creative side and powers of reconciliation develops. Everything will be so hilarious, that'll be perfect. All that matters is friendship and love. Being friendly, being in love. The removal of enmity, but it also happens with the movement of Mahdi, the coming of King Messiah. You need to pray to God and beg for these beautiful days. This will happen even if people pray for it or not. But if they pray, they will benefit from the reward of it.
November 26th, 2013
The Prime Minister's Chief Diplomatic Advisor , Yalcin Akdogan, shared a message on Twitter during his trip to Iraq, "We prayed for brotherhood and unity of Islam" he said.


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A 39-year-old San Antonio native, Mayor Julián Castro is the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city. First elected on May 9, 2009, Mayor Castro was handily re-elected to a third term in 2013.
Throughout his tenure, Mayor Castro has focused on attracting well-paying jobs in 21st century industries, positioning San Antonio to be a leader in the New Energy Economy and raising educational attainment across the spectrum.
Mayor Castro created SA2020, a community-wide visioning effort turned nonprofit that has galvanized thousands of San Antonians around a simple, but powerful vision for San Antonio ¬– to create a brainpower community that is the liveliest city in the nation.
Under his leadership, the city established Café College, a one-stop center offering high-quality guidance on college admissions, financial aid and standardized test preparation to any student in the San Antonio area. Since opening in 2010, Café College has served more than 25,000 area students.
During his tenure, San Antonio ranked No. 1 on the Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities list, graded A+ for doing business by Forbes and ranked as the nation's No. 3 new tech hotspot by Forbes.
In November 2012, Mayor Castro led a voter-approved public referendum that will expand high-quality Pre-K services to more than 22,000 San Antonio four-year-olds over the next eight years.
Mayor Castro also has brought a sense of urgency to revitalizing the city's urban core, including the underserved East Side of San Antonio, by initiating the "Decade of Downtown" and approving a series of incentives to encourage inner city investment. These efforts have spurred plans for the construction of more than 2,400 housing units in the center city by 2014.
In March 2010, Mayor Castro joined executives from Google and Twitter in being named to the World Economic Forum's list of Young Global Leaders. Later that year, Time magazine placed him on its "40 under 40" list of rising stars in American politics. Mayor Castro also is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue, an Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellow and serves on the board of the LBJ Foundation.
Mayor Castro earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University with honors and distinction in 1996 and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2000. In 2001, at the age of 26, Castro became the youngest elected city councilman at that time in San Antonio history.
He is married to Erica Lira Castro, an elementary school teacher, and they are the proud parents of Carina, born in 2009.
Mayor Castro's brother, Joaquin, serves in the U.S. House of Representatives.


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MEMPHIS, TN (MemphisRedbirds.com) – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese is expected to join the Redbirds on Thursday, April 4 as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment for a lower back strain.
Freese has been sidelined after tumbling into the stands trying to make a catch on March 4 at Spring Training in Jupiter. He last appeared in a Grapefruit League game on March 22.
The 2011 World Series MVP has played 191 games in a Redbirds uniform while picking up a PCL Championship in 2009. Freese hit .303 (.205-for-677) with 36 home runs and 129 RBIs over that span.


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Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaʔeːl ˈʃuːmaxɐ] ( listen); born 3 January 1969) is a Formula One racing driver currently driving for Mercedes GP. Most famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and according to the official Formula One website is "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen";[1] he holds many of the formula's driver records including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored and most races won in a single season – 13 in 2004. In 2002 he became the only driver in Formula One history to finish in the top three in every race.
After beginning with go-karts Schumacher won German drivers' championships in Formula König and Formula Three before joining Mercedes in the World Sportscar Championship. After one Mercedes-funded race for the Jordan Formula One team Schumacher signed as a driver for the Benetton Formula One team in 1991. After winning consecutive championships with Benetton in 1994/5, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in 1996 and won another five consecutive drivers' titles with them from 2000–2004. Schumacher retired from Formula One driving in 2006 staying with Ferrari as an advisor.[2] After an earlier attempted comeback for Ferrari, as cover for the injured Felipe Massa, Schumacher signed a 3-year contract to drive for the new Mercedes GP team from 2010.[3][4][5]
His career has not been without controversy, including being twice involved in collisions in the final race of a season that determined the outcome of the world championship, with Damon Hill in the 1994 in Adelaide, and with Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 in Jerez.[6]
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After 11 months of review, SURA announced the findings of a collaborative project to explore the capabilities of an open source application that assists with publishing, referencing, extracting and analyzing research data; the Dataverse Network. This pilot implementation of the Dataverse Network software was conducted as part of SURA's larger Research Data Management (RDM) initiative, an on-going collaboration between SURA member library and IT professionals.
"This project has been an excellent example of how collaborative efforts between institutions and groups of library and IT professionals can provide significant value to the SURA membership," said Gary Crane, SURA's Director of IT Initiatives. "This is particularly true for this project given our members' needs to find new ways to manage the explosion of research data in times of constrained resources and increased requirements for sharing that data."
The Dataverse Network (DVN) emerged within the social sciences data community, where it has received widespread adoption. More recently, some organizations have explored the use of DVN as a data repository environment to address data management and data sharing needs in other research domains. This limited test of the DVN software by participating institutions was made possible through the participation of the University of North Carolina's Odum Institute. Odum hosted a shared implementation of the DVN software for this project and provided technical support for the pilot participants.
Recognizing that advances in research data management would greatly benefit from collaboration between institutional research officers, library staff and central IT organizations, SURA teamed with the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) to host a meeting in Spring 2012. That collaboration led to research, IT and library leaders coming together to explore issues and possible solutions to the rapidly increasing demands for improving management of research data.
Months later, a SURA working group produced an institutional "Step-By-Step Guide to Data Management," which identified gaps in existing RDM processes. The group also built a discipline specific metadata scheme directory to assist researchers in finding existing metadata models for their research data. Materials associated with the work of this group are available on the ASERL/SURA RDM WiKi: http://www.
The effort was originally driven by new requirements from funding agencies and the research communities' needs to effectively manage the ever-increasing size of its data sets. The National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other research sponsors now require a comprehensive data management plan as part of all new funding proposals. Other factors include:
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- Complying with practices conducted in industry and commerce.
The SURA DVN Pilot Participants included: Florida Institute of Technology; North Carolina State University, University of Alabama, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, George Mason University and Emory University.
This Research Data Management Project is but one of SURA's many scientific and educational collaborations among its member institutions, other leading research universities, and government agencies.
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By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB
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CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's military-backed government tightened a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, ordering the arrest of its revered leader in a bid to choke off the group's campaign to reinstate President Mohammed Morsi one week after an army-led coup.
The Brotherhood denounced the warrants for the arrest of Mohammed Badie and nine other leading Islamists for inciting violence Monday that left dozens dead, saying "dictatorship is back" and vowing it will never work with the interim rulers.
Leaders of the Brotherhood are believed to be taking refuge somewhere near a continuing sit-in by its supporters at the Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in eastern Cairo, but it is not clear if Badie also is there.
The Brotherhood is outraged by the overthrow of Morsi, one of its own, and demands nothing less than his release from detention and his reinstatement as president.
Security agencies have already jailed five leaders of the Brotherhood, including Badie's powerful deputy, Khairat el-Shaiter, and shut down its media outlets.
The prosecutor general's office said Badie, another deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat, senior member Mohammed El-Beltagy and popular preacher Safwat Hegazy are suspected of instigating the clashes with security forces outside a Republican Guard building near the mosque that killed 54 people - most of them Morsi supporters - in the worst bloodshed since he was ousted.
The Islamists have accused the troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed backers of Morsi of attempting to storm a military building.
The warrants highlight the armed forces' zero-tolerance policy toward the Brotherhood, which was banned under authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
"This just signals that dictatorship is back," said Brotherhood spokesman Ahmed Aref. "We are returning to what is worse than Mubarak's regime, which wouldn't dare to issue an arrest warrant of the general leader of the Muslim Brotherhood."
The Brotherhood's refusal to work with the new interim leaders underscored the difficulties they face by in trying to stabilize Egypt and bridge the deep fissures that have opened in the country during Morsi's year in office.
Morsi has not been seen since the July 3 coup, but Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Atti gave the first official word on him in days, saying he is in a safe place and is being treated in a "very dignified manner." No charges have been leveled against him, Abdel-Atti said.
"For his own safety and for the safety of the country, it is better to keep him. ... Otherwise, consequences will be dire," he added.
Badie had appeared at the Rabaa al-Adawiya rally Friday, a day after an earlier arrest warrant against him was issued, also accusing him of inciting violence. On Wednesday night, he delivered a message to the crowd through a senior Brotherhood leader, an indication that he didn't want to make an appearance and endanger his security.
He spoke of Monday's violence, calling the troops that carried it out as "traitors."
"They didn't just betray their people ... their leader (Morsi), but they also betrayed God," said Abdel-Rahman el-Bar, a Brotherhood leader, reading from Badie's message.
He urged supporters to stay camped out in the sit-in and mosques, using the holy month of Ramadan to pray for Morsi's deliverance. Badie also sought to dismiss accusations that his group used violence.
"The Muslim Brotherhood has struggled for Egypt's freedom from occupation and oppression. It was and will remain faithful to its promises and peaceful in its positions," the message said.
On Friday, Badie had delivered a fiery speech at the rally in person, telling those in the crowd that they will bring Morsi back to the palace on their shoulders.
"We are his soldiers. We defend him with our lives," Badie said before disappearing.
Following the speech, thousands of Islamists marched and clashed with Morsi opponents in the heart of Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt, leaving more than 30 dead and 200 injured.
In one of the most dramatic instances of violence that day, two Morsi opponents were killed when they were pushed off a roof by supporters of the ousted president in the second-largest city of Alexandria. Hamada Badr was stabbed and thrown off the roof, his father said. According to amateur video accessed by The Associated Press, a second man was hurled to his death and Morsi supporters were seen beating his lifeless body. The video appeared consistent with AP's reporting from the area.
Since then, both sides appeared to be running a campaign of fear. The military and supportive media have depicted the Brotherhood and its backers as promoting violence and endangering national security. The Brotherhood and pro-Morsi protesters have portrayed Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as a head of a "militia" that is seeking to annihilate Islamists, waging a fight akin to the civil war in Syria.
News of the arrest warrants did not surprise the protesters, who saw the move as an attempt to pressure the group's leadership to end the demonstration.
"We expected it," said Ayman el-Ashmawi. "Even if they arrest the biggest number of Muslim Brotherhood members, we want to say that the Muslim Brotherhood will leave this square only over our dead bodies - or the return of Dr. Mohammed Morsi."
Fathi Abdel-Wahab, a bearded protester in his 30s, said he and the others at the rally had legitimacy on their side.
"We will sacrifice ourselves and we will continue because we have a clear cause. We will defend it peacefully. ... We will never accept the military's coup," he said as he rested inside a tent near a group of people reciting verses from the Quran.
After a week of violence and mass demonstrations, Egyptians were hoping that Wednesday's start of Ramadan will calm the streets. The sunrise-to-sunset fast cuts down on daytime activity, although there are fears of unrest at night.
Morsi supporters planned a protest late Wednesday outside the presidential palace, where his opponents have continued to hold their ground, even after his ouster.
The military-backed interim president, Adly Mansour, issued a fast-track timetable Monday for the transition. His declaration set out a seven-month timetable for elections but also a truncated, temporary constitution laying out the division of powers.
The accelerated process was meant, in part, to reassure the U.S. and other Western allies that Egypt is on a path toward democratic leadership. But it has faced opposition from the very groups that led the four days of mass protests that prompted the military to remove Morsi.
The top liberal political group, the National Salvation Front, expressed reservations over the plan, saying it was not consulted. The Front said the declaration "lacks significant clauses while others need change or removal," but did not elaborate.
The secular, revolutionary youth movement Tamarod that organized the massive anti-Morsi demonstrations also criticized the plan, in part because it gives too much power to Mansour, including the authority to issue laws. A post-Morsi plan put forward by Tamarod called for a largely ceremonial interim president with most power in the hands of the prime minister.
At the heart of liberals' objections is that they wanted to remove broadly worded articles that Morsi's allies introduced into the constitution, giving Islamic laws a greater weight. They objected that at least one of those clauses remained in Mansour's declaration. Other objections centered on powers of the interim president.
The only Islamist party that backed military's ouster of Morsi has been vetoing any rewriting of the constitution.
New Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, who was appointed Tuesday by Mansour, is holding consultations on a Cabinet. In what is seen as an attempt at reconciliation, el-Beblawi has said he will offer the Brotherhood, which helped propel Morsi to the presidency, posts in his transitional government.
A Brotherhood spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his security said the group will not take part in an interim Cabinet, and that talk of national reconciliation under the current circumstances is "irrelevant."
The nascent government also will soon face demands that it tackle economic woes that mounted under Morsi, including fuel shortages, electricity cutoffs and inflation.
Kuwait joined other Gulf nations in offering financial aid to the new leadership, saying it would give a package worth $4 billion. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - both opponents of Morsi's Brotherhood - promised the cash-strapped Egyptian government $8 billion in grants, loans and badly needed gas and oil.
The donations effectively step in for Morsi's Gulf patron, Qatar, a close ally of the Brotherhood that gave his government several billion in aid during his year in office.
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