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I am so so sad...Ann, you can't leave !! I love your designs and Paulette and you do so well together. This is a very sad day, you will be truly missed !!! Best of luck to you and your husband. With as much talent as you have I know you will be successful in whatever you do.
I love the weekly webisodes! Thanks for all your great ideas! Sorry to learn that Ann is leaving PW and moving to Florida. Sure will miss you and all your great ideas and cards. God bless you & your hubby. Keep in touch and let us know how you're doing.
We will really miss you Ann. Be safe and don't have too much fun without us.
Oh, Ann, I feel like one of my best buddies is moving away! I have so enjoyed your input on the Webisodes and will really miss you. Good luck to you and Felix in Florida and keep creating!
Sorry to see you go Ann! I think you and Paulette are so natural together! I wish you and Felix well in FL. And Paulette, you could always visit in the winter! lol Thanks for all your tutorials Ann. Hugs,Jess
Paulette, I am so sorry to hear that you are losing another sidekick! Ann, it has been a pleasure to see your confidence grow with each webisode you've been on. You and Paulette make a good team! Good luck to you and Felix on your new life in Florida. I will miss you and your clever ideas. Hope you will keep in touch so Paulette can give us updates.
Our loss is Florida's gain and Ann's talent and personality will ensure she finds a new "Paper Wishes" in her new home. My best to Ann and Felix.
Paulette, you are an amazing woman and I cannot thank you enough for everything you do for all of us craft crazed customers. Thank you both for all the wonderful webisodes, they are the best!
Oh no! Ann, you will be so missed!
Paulette - Any chance of remote webisodes from sunny Florida?
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
from Paulette: That's exactly what we've been talking about but Ann would be doing her's alone.
Ann, you are a sweetheart and a very talented lady, love your cards! Wishing you the best in your new journey. Paulette, you are an awesome lady love to watch you webisodes.
I'm so sad! I'm such a fan and Ann is such a perfect compliment to Paulette! I don't know how you are going to replace her.
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
from Paulette: We'll never really replace Ann but we're fortunate that Gail is a talented designer. We'll need to give her time to get comfortable on camera but she'll get there!
Ann, you will be missed and I wish you the best. I look forward to seeing each webisode and learning something new each time.
Thank you and Paulette for teaching us so much.
You will love Florida....we certainly do!
Paulette, you must have been reading my mind. I saw the mini 8 punches on PW and thought that's my next purchase!Ann, I wish you and Felix the very best but you will be missed. Love you and Paulette together on the webisodes.
Love these fab mini punches. They'll be at the top of my wish list. Oh, Ann, we will surely miss you. Your beautiful ideas & designs were an inspiration. Best always to you and your sweetie.
So sad to hear that Ann is leaving. Paulette and Ann have such a wonderful chemistry together. Ann please keep in touch through webisode samples of your wedding scrapbook pages or future baby pages maybe(?)Many blessings to Ann and Felix as they begin their life together in Florida. Paulette you must be so sad. I'm sure you will be missing your ever-hungry partner.
Ann--Sorry not to see you in future webisodes, but glad that you are coming to the Sunshine State. If you need any local information, just let me know.
OH RATS!!!! Ann you will be sorely missed. You and Paulette make such a great team. I always looked forward to your weekly giggles and fun.
Ann! So very sorry to know that you'll be leaving! I have so enjoyed everything you've taught! Florida will be lucky to have you! Maybe you can come back and do a guest show? Paulette, you'll continue won't you? I really look forward to your webisodes!
Reply from Paper Wishes Customer Service:
from Paulette: Of course I'll continue but we'll all miss Ann.
These mini 8 punches are so cute, and so versatile! And each project gets better and better. Ann, you will be missed! Thank you for sharing your expertise over all these webisodes. And good luck to Felix in his new job.
Cute ideas with the punches! Anne, we are going to really miss you, but wish you best with your hubby as you move to sunny FL.
Good luck with your move to Florida, Ann. I sure will miss you and your cute personality on the Webisodes. Oh, love the new small punches.
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This is entirely hearsay, but I think I've heard that the patent bar requires majoring in a science and also doing field work of some kind? Or maybe that's just what some IP firms require.
I'm really just avoiding studying, so hopefully someone more knowledgeable will come along to confirm or deny.
I'm hearing varying opinions on this.
Philosophy major/Bioengineering minor.
Given that I minored, rather than majored, in Bioengineering, would I be at a severe disadvantage if i wanted to get into the transactional side of IP law? Or will it not really matter, so long as I ultimately sit for the patent bar?
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By Greg Stobart
Tottenham have made an enquiry for Ajax star Christian Eriksen but the Danish playmaker will stay at the club until the end of the season.
Spurs are long-term admirers of Eriksen and have been in contact with Ajax as manager Andre Villas-Boas looks to add more creativity to his midfield following the summer departures of Luka Modric and Rafael Van der Vaart.
Ajax expect the £15 million-rated midfielder to eventually leave the Amsterdam ArenA but, as they did with Jan Vertonghen last season, will refuse to sell their most valuable asset in the New Year.
Manchester United have also been closely monitoring Eriksen's situation, and although the 20-year-old is interested in playing in the Premier League he favours a move to one of the two Spanish giants, Real Madrid or Barcelona.
Spurs held talks with Ajax over a move for Eriksen during the summer, also strongly linked with Manchester City and Liverpool, when they signed Jan Vertonghen from the Dutch side in a £10m deal .
In an attempt to steal a march in the race for the Ajax academy product, they have again made the first move regarding a possible January move - only to be told that the Eredivisie club have no intention of accepting a bid in the winter window.
"Spurs have been strongly sniffing around Eriksen for a while and have already made an enquiry about a January transfer," a source told Goal.com. "It won't happen unless the fee is ridiculously high but they still have a real chance next summer."
Villas-Boas is eyeing a number of creative targets for the January window, with Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Willian and Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic also on the north London club's radar.
Eriksen has long been hailed as a future star and drawn comparisons with Danish legend Michael Laudrup, who also shot to fame playing the playmaker role for Ajax.
He caught the eye in both of Ajax's Champions League games against Manchester City this season and has been in impressive form in the league, scoring four goals and providing five assists in 13 appearances.
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Family and friends of the 20-year-old New Jersey man who carried a rifle into a busy mall and began shooting Monday night described him as a likeable guy who held a pizzeria job for four years and was taking college classes.
No one was hurt in the terrifying shooting Monday night at Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, but thousands fled the mall and hundreds were trapped in the building overnight as police searched for the gunman, Richard Shoop.
He was eventually found early Tuesday, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
At his family's home about 4 miles from the mall, police found a note, but did not disclose what it said. Authorities were trying to determine what led him to take his brother's gun, a Sig Sauer rifle modified to look like an AK-47, and launch the assault at the mall.
Officials said Shoop was a drug user, but gave few other details about him.
His brother, Kevin, said Tuesday that the shooting was an act of "self-indulgence," and would not discuss the gun or the alleged drug use.
"This was a sporadic act. This was something none of us saw coming," Shoop said. "We are not sure what caused him to do this and we are all devastated."
"He was a great person," the brother added.
Others who knew him shed little light on what might have triggered the shooting.
"He really was a sweet kid," a family friend said outside the home. "I don't know what went wrong."
Robert Gega, the owner of a Paramus pizzeria where Shoop had worked for four years, said Tuesday that he had not shown up for his shifts on Friday and Saturday.
Gega said the behavior was so out of the ordinary that he went to Shoop's house to investigate.
"I called 100 times, he didn't answer -- nothing," Gega said.
Gega described Shoop as a diligent worker who was taking classes at a local community college and said he was "genuinely very nice."
Dozens of friends gathered Tuesday night to remember Shoop at a vigil in Teaneck. They held candles and placed flowers at a makeshift memorial for him.
Officials said Shoop fired six rounds at the mall, but didn't hit anyone. He struck an elevator, an escalator and several store facades.
Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera said he was told that Shoop said to people in the mall "don't worry, just get out of the way."
"And the strong belief is that he had zero intention of bringing harm to anybody but himself," the mayor said.
--Gus Rosendale contributed to this report.


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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Furniture retailer IKEA said on Saturday it had halted sales of moose lasagne after traces of pork were found in a batch of the product.
Sales of the lasagne, of which about 10,000 tonnes has been produced by a Swedish supplier for IKEA, were stopped at its stores in 18 countries across Europe after tests by Belgian authorities late last month revealed traces of pork.
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(PHILADELPHIA - July 31, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin today toured several projects on the Maryland Eastern Shore designed to control stormwater pollution, conserve land, and improve communities. Stormwater runoff is a leading cause of impairment to local waters and the Chesapeake Bay.
"In the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the story of the water is written on the land, and what we do on our streets influences the quality of our local rivers and streams and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay," said Garvin. "EPA appreciates innovation by local partners in developing solutions for protecting and restoring waters, helping to mitigate climate change, promoting sustainability, and improving the economy and quality of life in their communities."
Garvin was joined by leaders of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), local officials and others during the tour and discussion of projects in Oxford, Easton and Cambridge, Md.
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Oxford Stormwater Strategy - A partnership of the Town of Oxford, the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and ESLC is helping support community mapping, diagnosis, and planning to address the town's growing flooding and sea level rise issues.
Cambridge Gateway - The City of Cambridge and ESLC are developing designs for the U.S. Route 50 and Maryland Avenue intersection incorporating environmental best practices for reducing stormwater runoff, providing tree canopy and native vegetation, and improving accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.
Eastern Shore Conservation Center ESLC is working to transform a vacant Easton warehouse into a green building that will bring new vitality to the South Washington Street Corridor.
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America's battle with the vaunted "fiscal cliff" could be only in its early innings as Washington legislators grope to find a political solution that likely will be only temporary, widely followed analyst Greg Valliere said.
The chief political strategist at Potomac Research Group in Washington actually differs from the cliff alarmists, as he sees Congress reaching a temporary agreement before the end of the year.
But he believes the accord will only paper over longer-term debt and deficit issues vexing the US economy. (Read More: Geithner Warns Against Delaying Solution to US Fiscal Crisis)
"They'll do enough to get us through this crisis," Valliere said in remarks at the Charles Schwab Impact 2012 conference in Chicago. "We'll probably have to visit these issues again and again."
In his first observations since President Barack Obama won re-election on Nov. 6, Valliere said the fiscal cliff and its series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take place Jan. 1, 2013 is Washington's biggest challenge.
The economy will go over the metaphorical cliff unless lawmakers and the White House agree on deficit-reduction targets by the end of the year.
Broader debt reduction won't come anytime soon, Valliere said, because of three factors: 1) the capital markets, awash in Federal Reserve liquidity and zero interest rates, are not demanding it; 2) Congress has shown itself inept at getting even the small things, like Post Office reforms, accomplished, let alone tackling trillion-dollar deficits; and 3) Obama himself has shown limited skills as a deal-maker.
"We can get something in December," said Valliere, who added he has heard some Democrats talk about going over the cliff purposely so "the president can come back in January and say, 'I want a big tax cut, except for the rich."
That desire to increase taxes on top earners was a cornerstone of Obama's campaign and a point from which he never wavered. (Read More: Obama 'Open to New Ideas,' but Rich Must Pay More)
In analyzing the presidential race, Valliere said the president's strategists served him well, while the results themselves reflected the problems Republicans are having connecting with key constituencies such as Latinos and women.
"This country is undergoing a demographic tsunami," he said. "This country is not the country we had two decades ago."
Obama's campaign was successful in "portraying Mitt Romney as Gordon Gekko," the ruthless capitalist from Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" movies, Valliere added. "Why the Romney campaign did not hit back in June or July is the stuff of endless second-guessing."
Valliere said Romney was a good candidate who was unable to overcome broader conflicts between Republicans and the electorate. (Read More: On Wall Street, Time to Mend Fences With Obama)
"The party has a problem with its brand. They have a brand problem with Hispanics and women," he said.
Looking forward, the GOP will have a large contingent of candidates who think they can carry the banner in the 2016 campaign.
"Twenty people are going to look in the mirror tomorrow morning and think that they're a player," Valliere said.
The one with the inside track: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Valliere said.
As for the more immediate future, Valliere suspects a "kick-the-can" approach to fiscal cliff deal-making that will avert the imminent crisis — only to postpone it for another day.
"This president does not want to start his second term in an economic crisis," he said. "Obama knows this much: People in Washington, including Democrats, think that he's not a very good politician. It's in his interest to get a deal in December."


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The International Scouter's Award encourages Scouters to broaden their involvement in Scouting through participation in world Scouting activities and recognizes Scouters for their contributions to world Scouting.
Applicants must be currently registered adult Scouters of the Boy Scouts of America.
All applicants must receive the approval of their local council's international committee chairperson or international representative and their council Scout executive.
Complete any six of the following, from at least three of the following categories:
- I. Giving leadership to international Scouting:
- a. Serve as council international representative, council international committee member, or BSA International Committee member for a minimum of three consecutive years.
- b. Serve as a registered adult leader with a Direct Service Cub Scout pack, Boy Scout troop, or Venturing crew.
- c. Serve at least one year in any international Scouting position approved by the BSA International Division.
- II. Giving leadership to international events held in the United States:
- a. Host Scouts/Scouters (minimum of three visitors per group) from another country as part of an official national, council, district, or unit activity.
- b. Serve on the international staff at a national Scout jamboree.
- c. Assist in the organization of your council's participation in the International Camp Staff program. Be responsible for bringing a foreign Scout on staff to the council's summer camp program for two summer camp seasons.
- III. Giving leadership to international events held in other countries:
- a. Serve as an adult leader in a BSA contingent to a world Scout jamboree or Pan-American Scout jamboree.
- b. Serve as an adult leader for a group of BSA Scouts participating in an event held by a foreign Scout association recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The activity may be an exchange program, camp experience, tour activity, or home hospitality function.
- c. Serve on the international service staff of a world Scout jamboree.
- IV. Educating self and others:
- a. Attend an international Scout conference at the Philmont Training Center. Share what you have learned with others in your council.
- b. Promote international Scouting at a district, council, regional, or national event.
- c. Participate in organizing or providing leadership for a BSA Scout activity in another country that involves interaction with Scouts from that country, such as an exchange program, camping experience, or tour activity.
- V. Giving support to international Scouting:
- a. Organize a collection for the World Friendship Fund at two district and/or council events.
- b. Become or recruit a member of the Order of the Condor for the Interamerican Scout Foundation.
- c. Become or recruit a Baden-Powell Fellow for the World Scout Foundation.
External Links
- BSA International Division
- Application for the International Scouter's Award


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|2011-11-01, 17:16
|Link #41
Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
I guess Im quite lucky to be born in Indonesia . Indonesian people dont have to worry so much about names. Here, we have names from many cultures including Chinese, Javanese, Indian, Arabian, Balinese, Sumatra-nese, Borneo-nese, New Guinea, Western, Malay, Sundanese and many more (not counting some parents who came up with original idea). Also, we don't necessarily apply surname-system here. So, you pretty much can name your children with whatever you can came-up with. Still, the names should be meaningful and represent something good since, in my country, giving a name is equal to a prayer for the well-being & bright future of your child.
As for Iizzy 55, from the posters suggestions so far, you seem to have 5 options here:
1. Go ahead and use 'Nagisa' as your childs first name
2. Use Nagisa as middle name
3. Somehow you Americanize that Nagisa name for the first name.
4. You use both suggestions no. 3 & 2
5. You drop the whole Nagisa idea
It's your choice. Think carefully.
|2011-11-01, 17:58
|Link #42
Also a Lolicon
Join Date: Apr 2010
I'm on the side of middle name. Don't make it her first name, please.
Also, if your child likes "Nagisa," she can use tell people to refer to her by her middle name. It gives you an excuse to refer to her as Nagisa, and if she likes it, she can request to be called Nagisa without being thought of as weird.
Also, tell people something about the beach, or it sounded pretty, or something about Marine Life if you don't want to be looked at funny.
|2011-11-01, 18:04
|Link #43
Blooming on the mountain
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
I personally think Nagisa is a beautiful name, but to be honest it is mainly because of the fictional character I associate it with.
|2011-11-01, 18:12
|Link #44
Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
Funny how people toss their opinion about first names.
Nagisa can work, just said with an english tongue they'll be a natural stress on the gi
It won't sound the same as the japanese, but it fits enough.
(It reminds me of the 'ghetto' names like Teniqua or Kaisha, or Devina)
Same with Naomi, I'd never consider it Japanese simply cause the stress we place on it in english makes it sound completely different and we grew up with it in the west.
Like Na-RU-TOH
I'm from the crowd of having a very rare/unique name UK wise and I love it. I prefered not to be sharing my name with others and often got commented that it was beautiful.
Kids being kids will try to make a joke outta anything, so many tried to find rhymes that would fit my name or try to dissect it to make a joke (usually lame ones)
Nagisa doesn't bring much connotations in english to be bullied with as far as i can think of.
I can only think of potential Japanese ones ^^;
Lineage usually ties in with people's surnames, so rather, take in account your surname as well with the first name when you decide. Rather than anything, my surname was what I was conscious of, it was severly mispronounced by white native British peeps, especially in primary school and if anything was potentially bullied for.
But you cannot change a surname as easily as you can a first name which many americans just initialise it or use a completely different nickname.
Beside for jobs it's usually surnames, which employers use to ID pple and where we can tell what kinda country or race someone may be.
Mr N Li
Miss A Sakamoto
Mr K Brown
Mr D Rodrigez
Ms T Ahmed
Otherwise its not so bad, better than 99% of celebrities baby's names which are just beyond ridiculous because they're kids of celebs. One has to wonder how they'll fit in the long run
I'll leave you to decide who these belong to:
Memphis Eve
Sage Moonblood (first and middle name)
Pilot Inspektor
(These are only top 11-20) xD
(some from the 10-1 list)
Audio Science
See, Nagisa? Totally fine. xD
|2011-11-01, 18:25
|Link #46
Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
It's Nicholas Cage's kid and yes it's cause of Superman...
Moon Unit and Diva Thin Muffin
I think these two kids of the same parent do it for me xD
|2011-11-01, 18:42
|Link #48
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Hey guys, thanks for all your replies, and again I keep coming back to this thread, so anyone else is welcome to reply too. all your opinions are helpful and we're looking into each of them. After hearing what the majority of you have had to say, We may consider using it as a middle name instead, for us we're set on it as either first or middle name. If we use it as a first name, we're going to tell our child that their name means beach too, not just about the fictional character we named her after, also we're considering using the western pronunciation na-GI-sa, so it's easier for other to pronounce here. What do you guys think. Again, thank for your thoughts!
|2011-11-01, 18:57
|Link #49
Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
Or perhaps egotistical.
Also what if a kid's named after an historic figure with a name that's strange but the 'reason' seems just. Then that's ok and we all accept?
Alternatively, if a kid is brought up to be proud of their name, they'll defend it or most times, think nothing of it (save it being totally outta place in their local area).
It depends on how you raise your kid and how you explain things to help shape their perception on themselves.
So yeah as Vexx said, not knowing your location or in my case surname doesn't help.
Makes me wonder why you're not consulting your family and friends rather than a bunch of peeps on the internet from all corners of the world
Also if you are really concerned about what others will think in your area, then write the name on a piece of paper and let your local shopclerks, till attendents or random others you encounter try to read it and hear their opinions.
"Just a favour, could you try to read this name and tell me how it sounds to you"
And sure enough if you give a much more elegant reason as to why you're considering it as your childs name (if your bump is showing now), people will beleive anything xD
Remember, your average joe isn't clued up on a tiny part of Japanese subculture known as 'anime'
|2011-11-01, 19:29
|Link #50
Japanese Culture Fan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Age: 27
Personally, I lean towards Nagisa as a given name. We need more diversity in names. But I also think that the middle name idea is awesome and should be a definite choice if you decide not to go for the first name. Just don't Westernize the name, please...
Also, maybe just it's my bias speaking here, but Nagisa isn't a terribly hard name to pronounce. There may be some who mispronounce it initially, but it shouldn't be a big issue. It's not like 'Yorie' or anything. There are some names out there that are much more incomprehensible than any Japanese name. Take this name 'Na-sha'. Most people would think you just pronounce it 'Nasha', but it's supposed to be pronounced 'Nadasha'. ('-' being pronounce like 'dash')
|2011-11-01, 19:45
|Link #51
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Normandy SR-2
Age: 24
I think an exotic-sounding name would be fine (I knew a white girl from northern Europe named Akira; I myself am Korean and don't have an English name so I always have to tell people my name multiple times). The only thing I think I have a problem with is the reason behind the name. As much as I can understand that you're a huge anime fan and love Nagisa very much, I just wonder how it would feel to be named after an anime character... many Westerners think of anime as "just cartoons" and assume it's only for kids, etc. It's probably going to come out some day (I don't think you can always just get away with saying that it means 'shore' or 'beach'), and when even I get people making fun of my name when it's just a normal Korean name... imagine what could go down when people find out Nagisa is from an anime... (a simple Google search tells you exactly who she is)
And another question; are you going to stay an anime fan for the rest of your life? Can this possibly be something you're going to regret later on? I don't have that much against you naming your child Nagisa but I'd advise you to think hard about it before making a decision (I would also say the middle name would be a good route to take)
|2011-11-01, 19:53
|Link #52
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
The thing is Nagisa is a standard Japanese given name (and sometimes a surname). You don't even have to bring up a fictional character who happened to have that name. I named my two sons after two conquerors in history and their middle names were given japanese names from the family history (wife's dad and an uncle).
All you have to say is that the name is simply one you liked very much.
Last edited by Vexx; 2011-11-01 at 20:03.
|2011-11-01, 21:00
|Link #53
* >/dev/null
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Surrey, UK
Age: 34
Just a few points I wanted to make:
1) Having a 'foreign' name has the advantage that it's likely to be unique amongst the people the child will know. It also provides a talking point (e.g. I get to explain this for my name). The only disadvantage for this is if the child is someone who wants to blend in with the crowd (i.e. not standing out) and avoid having to answer questions about themselves (see DonQuigleone's earlier post). There's no way to know the child's personality before you give them the name.
2) Mispronunciation has never really been an issue for me, as people who do want to talk to me make the effort to pronounce it correctly, and I've never really cared too much about random people making pronunciation mistakes as I won't be spending lengthy amounts of time talking to them, vs. say, my friends.
3) The child will have to spell out their name when someone needs to type it/write it down, but that's something that becomes a reflex action (e.g. "My first name is Nagisa, spelt N A G I S A").
4) If your child (in much later life) happens to come across an employer than won't employ them because of their name/skin colour disconnect, I think that's actually a good thing because they probably wouldn't be happy working at such a place. A job interview is always a two way process - you get to evaluate the company just as much as they get to evaluate you.
So... I suppose you could consider this a post from someone with a 'non-western' name who hasn't been bothered by it . The one thing I would say is don't give your child a common name which is spelt in a really odd way, because that's just being obtuse. Everyone will presume to spell their name the 'standard' way without asking how it's spelt (or before the child gets a chance to explain). Either give them a unique'ish name or don't .
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|2011-11-01, 21:14
|Link #55
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Good points all though. I have a very easy name to hear/spell that is constantly mangled and a last name that gets routinely mangled when it SHOULD be pathetically simple so I automatically spell it out AND pronounce it. So again, don't worry about the idiots
|2011-11-02, 03:37
|Link #56
Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 38
Having an exotic name when you clearly are of a different ethnicity sometimes falls into these exotic filter criteria (e.g. in Germany you'ld be literaly disadvantaged with first names like: Chantal, Kevin, Jacqueline, Angelina, Justin... typically persons with german roots who are named like that are associated with deadbeat families).
And before you get to a job interview you have to survive the first round of being selected for an interview.
But thats beside the point.. What I actually like to contest is one's ability to evaluate your possible working environment in a job interview. In a huge company chances are that you will interact very sporadically with those HR people once you are hired.
So, the hiring process and the actual working environment can be very different things.
One also has to consider another aspect. Depending on the situation in the job market, job seeking people might not be in a position to be picky when it comes to the employment conditions. So, the two way process certainly applies for people who have the luxury of falling into a category of employees for whom there is a high demand in the job market.
They don't have to tell you why they did not take you/declined your job application. The laws against such discrimination exist in Germany too, but as a would be employee you have to prove that you dropped out of the application process because of some sort of discrimination. This is next to impossible.
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|2011-11-02, 03:58
|Link #57
Join Date: Dec 2003
I am going to go against the flow and say no.
More like, think really hard about it.
How will you feel if you have hmmm... Huk as your middle name because your father was really into comics. It might sound cool for the 1st 20 years of your life, but as you grow up you might go :/.
Granted Nagisa is not as bad as "Huk" some day you may regret it.
I am fine with the basis of having a japanese first name, but there are a lot of suitable ones out there. A lot of well educated people acquire a chinese name when they work in east asia.
Plan B would be to give her a proper name and use Nagisa as a nickname.
Bottom line: is it REALLY a name you want to use? The existence of this thread seem to demonstrate insecurities.
|2011-11-02, 05:14
|Link #58
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land of the rising sun
What comes around goes around I say.
I really do not have an opinion just like to point out the fact that fads of names changes all the time all over the world I bet you'll get a good laugh finding out the most popular names that were used 100 years ago.
Here in Japan names like 麻里, 譲, 瑠佳(Mari, Joe, Ruka) were not heard of until Christianity came in around the 16th century and now although still rare they are not completely unheard of.
Here are the top ten baby names for this year according to a survey taken last month;
「蓮(Ren)」、「悠真(Yuma)」「大翔(Hiroto)」「翔太(Shouta)」「颯太(Sot a)」「悠人(Yuto)」「蒼空(Sora)」「翔(Sho)」「悠斗(Yuto)」「大和(Yamat o)」
「結愛(Yua)」「結菜(Yuna)」「葵(Aoi)」「陽菜(Hina)」「結衣(Yui)」「咲希( Saki)」「さくら(Sakura)」「愛菜(Mana)」「凜(Rin)」「莉子(Riko)」
To my knowledge, all these were almost completely not heard of as given names 15~20 years ago so we don't know what names are going to be common 15 years from now nor would we know how people will react to names 10~15 years down the road.
If the parents are satisfied and if they can be proud of it does it really matter what label they are going to stick on to their child?
One thing for sure, it would be a damn dull place if everyone was named Paul, David, Joseph, Chris and other names that came out of the bible.
|2011-11-02, 07:45
|Link #60
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land of the rising sun
In Meji era there were given names like Kuma(熊) and/or Tora(虎) [bear and tiger] to girls which were to wish for longevity for their child. Lost it's style along the way but I think you know what I mean.
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Klinsmann explains his squad choices
STANFORD, Calif. -- U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he dropped Landon Donovan from the World Cup roster because other forwards in the player pool surpassed him in the months before the American team gathered for its pre-tournament training camp.
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"The guys that I chose there are a little step ahead of Landon in certain areas, which is why we made that decision," Klinsmann said at a news conference on Friday, adding that he hopes that Donovan continues his national team career post-Brazil. "It's a roster if you really go through it it is an experienced roster. It is not a young roster."
Klinsmann said Donovan "maybe is not the one now anymore to go one against one all the time or going into the box or finishing off," but still has "his outstanding passing game, his experience, which is a big factor always."
"He changed his game over the last few years, which is normal at that stage of his career," the coach said.
Donovan was left off the squad for Brazil, along with defenders Michael Parkhurst, Brad Evans, and Clarence Goodson; midfielders Joe Corona and Maurice Edu; and forward Terrence Boyd, among others.
"Obviously it's a big moment for everybody on this roster. This is the right time to start working on details toward Ghana."
Klinsmann, a World Cup champion with West Germany and European champion with Germany, was hired in July 2011. Less than a week after the U.S. was drawn in December into a difficult World Cup group with Ghana, Portugal and Germany, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Klinsmann's contract had been extended through 2018.
He maintained the new deal didn't make him think more toward the future when making his picks.
"This is based on today. This is based on what hopefully goes well the next seven, eight weeks, so that had nothing to do with my contract or with the perspective that those young players have for the longer run," he said.
Klinsmann said he didn't discuss his choices with any of the players prior to announcing his decisions.
"At the end of the day the only ones to look after every one of them (is the coaching staff)," said Klinsmann. "Our picture is a different one than a player has of his own teammates."
Klinsmann said he understood Donovan's disappointment.
"My reasons were technical and I told him I hope he is understanding and I hope that he stands by us if something happened and we had to call him back," Klinsmann said of his talk with Donovan.
Regarding a tweet from his son, Jonathan, after the announcement, Klinsmann said he addressed the issue.
"He is a huge fan on Donovan and he realized it was a huge mistake. I think he got the biggest social media lesson you could imagine," he said. "He owes Landon a huge apology."
After Donovan was shockingly cut, Jonathan Klinsmann, tweeted: "HHAHAHAHAHAHAH DONAVAN HAHAHAHAA I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE UNTIL PHONE NOTIFIED ME HAHA". He later apologized for the tweet and subsequently closed his Twitter account.
Donovan, 32, has played for the U.S. in the past three World Cups dating back to 2002. He has been the face of the national team for most of the past decade, but spoke in recent months about how his body is no longer what it had once been.
He expressed his disappointment at his omission on Facebook on Thursday night.
"I was looking forward to playing in Brazil and, as you can imagine, I am very disappointed with today's decision," he wrote.
Donovan has appeared in more World Cup matches, 12, than any other U.S. player. He is also second on the list of all-time appearances for the United States.
When Klinsmann announced his 30-man preliminary roster on May 12, he said he viewed Donovan more a forward than a midfielder. In his place are young playmaker Aron Johannsson, 23, and MLS veteran Chris Wondolowski, 31.
Wondolowski was a hero of the U.S.'s triumph in last summer's Gold Cup with five goals in the first two games. He also scored twice in a friendly against South Korea in February, and once against Mexico in April. He has five goals in nine games for the San Jose Earthquakes so far this season.
Johannsson was the third-top scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie this season for AZ Alkmaar with 17 league goals.
Donovan can also play on the wing, but Klinsmann instead chose Bayern Munich youngster Julian Green, who at 18 years old is the youngest member of the squad. He made his first and only appearance for the U.S. as a substitute against Mexico in April.
Klinsmann said he was not comparing Green to Donovan.
"He is very well respected in this group. They measure yourself with the quality you bring to the table not your age or where you came from," he said. "He brings a different element and we are excited about it."
Edu and Goodson also played on the 2010 roster but did not make the final squad this time.
Five of the cut players compete in Major League Soccer, while Corona plays in Mexico for Tijuana and Boyd plays for Rapid Vienna in Austria.
They have been placed on a standby list and will be returned to their club teams.
Among defenders, MLS players Evans, Goodson, and Parkhurst were overlooked in favor of three players who compete in Klinsmann's native Germany: John Brooks, Timmy Chandler and Fabian Johnson. Brooks, 21, has made just three appearances with the Americans.
Klinsmann said young players such as Green, Anthony Brooks and DeAndre Yedlin have a "learning curve ahead of them."
Before traveling to Brazil, the Americans will play Azerbaijan on May 27 in San Francisco, Turkey on June 1, in Harrison, New Jersey, and Nigeria on June 7 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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WASHINGTON — Iowa and New Hampshire have had their say. Next up are South Carolina and Florida, with Germany and France lurking in the background.
What happens across the Atlantic with Europe's troubled economies could rain down political thunderclaps across the United States. If Europe tanks, it could take the fragile American economy with it, undermining President Barack Obama's re-election hopes and giving Republicans more opportunity to attack him.
The outcome of U.S. elections may depend in part on the ability of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, leaders of the continent's two biggest economies, to find a long-term fix for Europe's debt woes.
Despite some progress, European politicians haven't found a way to stop the economic misery from infecting other nations that share the euro as their currency. They will try again at a European Union summit Jan. 30.
If they succeed, it could give a boost to the U.S. economy, given that 27 percent of all U.S. exports now go to Europe, and to Obama's chances for a second term. His re-election prospects have always been tied closely tied to the health of the economy.
Should the Europeans fail, it could hurt trade, consumer confidence and possibly even shatter the euro, gumming up much of the world's banking system in the process.
In the U.S., that would play into GOP criticism of Obama's economic stewardship and fuel Republican assertions that the president wants to make America, well, more like Europe.
That is the central message of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has won the Iowa GOP caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. The GOP front-runner emphasizes his business background and his four years as governor of Massachusetts to promote his claim that he can create jobs.
The U.S. outlook is improving, helped by the creation of 200,000 jobs in December that dropped the jobless rate to 8.5 percent. Some 1.5 million jobs have been added in the past year and the pace seems to be quickening. Manufacturing and consumer spending are looking up and housing markets may have bottomed.
Yet the full brunt of Europe's debt crisis has not been felt. Up ahead: an expected further tightening of credit and a retrenchment by European banks. Austerity measures along with a bank pullback could prove to be a huge drag on growth in Europe and the United States.
"Time would suggest the crisis is deepening," said Heather Conley, a Europe expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "The Obama administration is very concerned about, in its view, Europe's lack of ability to get hold of this problem and handle it decisively."
"Our economies are so interlinked and intertwined that whatever happens in Europe has a significant impact in the United States, and whatever happens in the United States directly affects Europe," Conley said.
A failure by Europe to get its economic house in order could bring "told-you-so" taunts from Republicans, who claim Obama is steering the U.S. on a course toward European "socialism."
"He wants to turn America into a European-style entitlement society," Romney said after his New Hampshire victory. "This president takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe; we look to the cities and small towns of America."
Republicans mostly blame Europe's woes on stubborn labor unions, confiscatory tax rates, workforce rules that have diminished productivity, and national budgets strained by generous pension promises and free health care.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich manages to zing both Obama and Romney, calling Romney a "Massachusetts moderate" who, like Obama, gets his ideas from "European socialists."
Much depends on the German and French leaders. After sparring at first, Merkel and Sarkozy reached an uneasy peace last month, uniting behind a fiscal discipline plan that handed sweeping oversight powers to EU budget specialists in Brussels. That produced some brief optimism.
Still, all know it will be a long haul ahead, dramatically underscored by Standard and Poor's downgrade Friday of the credit ratings of France, Italy, Austria, Spain, Portugal and several other eurozone countries. Downgrades make it even harder for burdened countries to trim debt.
And there's the possibility that the German-French teamwork could falter.
Sarkozy is trailing in polls heading toward a two-round presidential balloting on April 22 and May 6. The front-runner, Socialist Francois Hollande, has denounced the Sarkozy-Merkel plan now in place and has hinted he would walk away from it if elected.
Merkel, too, is struggling to hold together her coalition.
Merkel and Sarkozy also have differences over what role the European Central Bank should play and on a time schedule for introducing a tax on financial transactions in the 17 eurozone countries.
Without the German-French partnership, the region could descend into turmoil. Many economists doubt the euro could survive under such circumstances.
"It's certainly possible" that a sharp worsening of the crisis could derail the U.S. recovery, said Nariman Behravest, chief economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass. "The most likely scenario is Europe will sort of muddle through. But if there is a financial meltdown in Europe, then yes, it could drag down the U.S., both in terms of the stock market and the economy." He puts the odds at "maybe 20 to 25 percent."
"I think Mr. Obama has more to worry about because if things go really badly, it will hurt his re-election chances. I'm not sure about the Republican contenders. A lot will depend on what they say and how they say it," he said.
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The Village of Cimitero
The village of Cimitero belongs to the municipality of Scorzè, in the province of Venezia, region Veneto.
The village of Cimitero is 2,42 kilometers far from the same town of Scorzè to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Scorzè also belong the localities of Ariosto (3,79 km), Armellin (7,60 km), Barchessa (7,22 km), Bassa (5,71 km), Bastia (3,20 km), Battaglion (7,50 km), Beggio (3,19 km), Bellia (5,00 km), Bigolo (2,42 km), Borgo Venezia (1,86 km), Bortolatto (2,78 km), Bragato (2,84 km), Branco (4,09 km), Brotto (10,90 km), Bulegato (9,81 km), Busatto (8,14 km), Campigotto (5,51 km), Canove (2,69 km), Capitellon (3,53 km), Cappella (2,56 km), Carraro (7,00 km), Case Cervesato (3,91 km), Case Favaro (3,19 km), Case Micheletti (2,69 km), Case sparse (-- km), Castellana (3,36 km), Centrale Olmara (1,20 km), Codato (2,79 km), Contea (2,61 km), Crosarona (4,19 km), Cuchi (4,42 km), Danesin (3,43 km), Drizzagno (3,11 km), Favaro (7,88 km), Favorita (3,84 km), Fontane (3,17 km), Frattin (10,38 km), Gagliardi (4,18 km), Gallese (3,54 km), Gardigiano (9,55 km), Giusto (10,53 km), Gomieri (4,42 km), Gomiero (3,15 km), Guizza Alta (1,44 km), La Stella (7,81 km), Michettoni (2,04 km), Michieletto (2,24 km), Montiron (4,00 km), Olmara (0,77 km), Onaro (3,36 km), Pamio (1,59 km), Pesce (2,67 km), Peseggia (8,15 km), Peseggia - Gardigiano (9,00 km), Petrarca (3,67 km), Pizzato (8,23 km), Rio San Martino (2,58 km), San Benedetto (1,45 km), San Paolo (7,19 km), Sant'Ambrogio (3,08 km), Sottana (3,69 km), Spangaro (6,71 km), Tabina (4,42 km), Tasca (8,79 km), Tegon (3,24 km), Tiziano (8,91 km), Tosatti (3,39 km), Tosatto (4,05 km), Treviso (2,08 km), Volta (0,85 km), Zanetti (5,15 km), Zanocco (9,57 km).
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Effects of PTH Replacement on Bone in Hypoparathyroidism
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00395538
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 3, 2006
Last Update Posted : March 29, 2018
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Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition associated with a low level of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the blood. Hypoparathyroidism can be genetic and show up in childhood, or it can occur later in life. If it occurs later, it is usually due to damage or removal of the parathyroid glands during neck surgery. PTH helps control the amount of calcium in blood, kidneys, and bones. Low levels of calcium in the blood can cause a person to feel sick. It can cause cramping or tingling in the hands, feet, or other parts of the body. A very low blood calcium can cause fainting or seizures.
The standard treatment for hypoparathyroidism is a form of vitamin D (calcitriol) and calcium supplements. Keeping normal blood levels of calcium can be difficult. Sometimes there is too much calcium in the urine even if the calcium levels in the blood are low. High calcium in the kidneys and urine can cause problems such as calcium deposits in the kidney (nephrocalcinosis) or kidney stones. High levels of calcium in the kidney may keep the kidney from functioning normally. Treatment with PTH will replace the hormone you are missing. Your disease may be better controlled on PTH than on calcium and calcitriol.
Researchers at the NIH have conducted prior studies to establish synthetic human parathyroid hormone 1-34 (HPTH) as a treatment for hypoparathyroidism. Other studies have shown that PTH may improve calcium levels in blood and urine. The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects of synthetic human parathyroid hormone 1-34 (HPTH) replacement therapy on bone in adults and teenagers with hypoparathyroidism.
The study takes 5 (Omega) years to complete and requires 12 inpatient visits to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The first visit will help the study team decide whether you are eligible. This visit will last 2 to 3 days. After taking calcium and calcitriol for 1 - 7 months you will return to the NIH Clinical Center for the baseline visit. The baseline visit is the visit that you will start your PTH; you will also undergo a bone biopsy during the visit. The baseline visit may last 7 to 10 days. You will then take PTH twice a day for 5 years. You will be asked to return to the NIH clinical center every 6 months for 10 follow-up visits. During one of the follow-up visits, you will have a second bone biopsy taken from the other hip. That second biopsy will be done after 1 year, 2 years, or 4 years of taking PTH; the researchers will assign the timing of the second biopsy randomly. You will be asked to go to your local laboratory for blood and urine tests between each follow up visit. At first the blood tests will occur at least once a week. Later, you will need to go to your local laboratory for blood tests at least once a month and urine tests once every 3 months. The local laboratory visits and follow-up visits at the NIH Clinical Center will help the study team determine whether the HPTH treatment is controlling your hypoparathyroidism.
|Condition or disease
|Hypoparathyroidism DiGeorge Syndrome
|Drug: PTH 1-34
|Phase 3
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|46 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Effects of PTH Replacement on Bone in Hypoparathyroidism
|Study Start Date :
|October 30, 2006
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 30, 2017
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 4, 2017
Subjects are randomized to have the second bone biopsy done 1,2, or 4 years after the start of PTH.
Drug: PTH 1-34
Given twice daily by subcutaneous
- Iliac crest bone biopsy [ Time Frame: Baseline and 1,2 or 4yrs ]
- Bone mineral density distribution [ Time Frame: Baseline and 1,2 or 4 yrs ]
- Biochemical changes [ Time Frame: Every 6 months ]
- 6-minute walk test [ Time Frame: Every 6 months ]
- Questionnaires [ Time Frame: Every 6 months ]
- CT Densitometry [ Time Frame: Annually ]
- Renal US and CT [ Time Frame: Annually ]
- DXA [ Time Frame: Every 6 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Age eligibility at screening:
- Premeopausal women: aged 18 to 45 years,
- Postmenopausal women: aged greater than or equal to 53 years to 70 years and 5 years since last menses. For women without a uterus, subjects must have a clinical history of menopause for at least 5 years and an FSH greater than 30 U/L.
- Men: aged 18 to 70 years,
- Physician-diagnosed hypoparathyroidism of at least 1-year duration, confirmed by medical record review. The investigators will confirm the diagnosis during the screening visit at which time the subject must have an intact PTH < 30 pg/mL.
- Moderate to severe hepatic disease defined as hepatic transaminases (ALT and AST) > 2 times the upper limit of normal
- Severe renal insufficiency defined as a calculated GFR < 25 mL/min/1.73 m(2), using the CKD-EPI equation(15).
- Allergy or intolerance to tetracycline antibiotics
- Pregnant or lactating or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study. (Women who are able to get pregnant must agree to use an effective form of birth control while in this study.).
- Perimenopausal defined by no menses for 6 months to 5 years and an FSH > 20 U/L at the screening and/or baseline visits..
- Chronic diseases that might affect mineral metabolism such as diabetes, celiac disease, Crohn s disease, Cushing s syndrome, or adrenal insufficiency
- Concurrent treatment with doses of thyroid hormone intended to suppress thyroid stimulating hormone below the assay s detection limit or persistent thyroid cancer
- History of a skeletal disease unrelated to hypoparathyroidism, such as osteoporosis or low bone density (defined as a DXA Z-Score < -2 in all subjects or T-score < -2 in subjects greater than or equal to 20 year old), osteosarcoma, Paget s disease, alkaline phosphatase > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, or metastatic bone disease
- History of retinoblastoma or Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- History of treatment with bisphosphonates, calcitonin, tamoxifen, selective-estrogen receptor modulators, or directed skeletal irradiation
- Use of oral or intravenous corticosteroids or estrogen replacement therapy for more than 3 weeks within the last 6 months
- Use of depot medroxyprogesterone for contraception within the past 12 months
- Chronic inadequate biochemical control with conventional therapy and/or calcium infusion dependent
- Seizure disorder requiring antiepileptic medications
- Treatment with PTH for more than 2 weeks continuously at any time, prior to study entry
- Any cognitive impairment that limits the subject s ability to comply, independently or through the assistance of a legally authorized representative, with protocol procedures.
- Open epiphyses as determined by an X-ray of the hand and wrist in subjects < 21 years of age.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00395538
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Rachel I Gafni, M.D.
|National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00395538 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|November 3, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 29, 2018
|Last Verified:
|March 12, 2018
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) ):
Bone Biopsy
Calcium-Sensing Receptor
Bone Density
Bone Turnover
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
DiGeorge Syndrome
Parathyroid Diseases
Endocrine System Diseases
22q11 Deletion Syndrome
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Heart Defects, Congenital
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Diseases
Lymphatic Abnormalities
Lymphatic Diseases
Abnormalities, Multiple
Congenital Abnormalities
Chromosome Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn


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The U.S. accounted for about 90%, or $65 billion, of $72 billion in global losses, according to the Impact Forecasting unit of Aon, the London insurance broker.
That compares with 40% in 2011, when Japan had higher-than-usual costs because of an earthquake and tsunami.
The location and climate of the U.S. make the country more vulnerable than most developed nations to hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and drought. U.S. commercial buildings and homes are more likely to have coverage than property in less wealthy nations facing storm risk, such as Nicaragua and Haiti.
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Most of these burglaries go unsolved because serial numbers were not recorded and given to the officer, the burglar wore gloves or they stole small items that are easy to sell quickly so they are never in possession of stolen goods for very long.
Most burglary suspects drive through a particular neighborhood looking for easy targets, while others may have acquaintances that currently or previously lived in area and are familiar with the neighborhood or the residence. A large percentage of burglaries occur via unlocked doors, windows and gates.
Residential burglary suspects typically drive around our neighborhoods during daytime hours when most people are at work, looking for nice homes in quiet areas.
A common method of "casing" used by suspects in residential burglaries is lengthy door knocking and doorbell ringing in an attempt to determine if anyone is home. This method has been used on several recent occasions in many jurisdictions, and is known to precede a burglary.
If the door is answered by a resident, the suspect will claim to be lost, solicit some type of service or product, or ask for someone that does not live there. If this happens to you and you believe this person is not legitimate, call the San Diego Police Department immediately at (619)531-2000. Try to obtain a good description, a direction of travel and a license plate number, if possible.
Some sneaky homeowners have been able to obtain stealthy pictures on their cell phones without the suspect knowing. Others have asked, "Do you mind if I take your picture in case you are not who you say you are?" If they walk away in a hurry, then you know they are not there for legitimate purposes.
If you do not want to answer the door, you can always yell from behind the closed door that you are not interested. If you are home and you do not acknowledge you are home, there is a possibility the suspect will attempt to break in.
Should someone attempt to break into your home, call 9-1-1 immediately and flee the residence via an exit that is the farthest away from where the suspect is breaking in. Cell phones can be carried with you as you leave. Calling 9-1-1 from your cell phone will go directly to a San Diego police dispatch center; however, you will need to give the dispatcher your address. If you are unable to speak, the dispatcher will be able to triangulate your location through GPS mapping software. Keep in mind this will cause a delay in response.
We also know that many residential burglaries occur in open garages where people are home but are either in the house or in the backyard. It is not uncommon in this case for thieves go through the garage or an unlocked front door to steal valuables. Residents should lock their front doors, even when they are home, and close their garage doors when not present in their front yard.
Finally, we know that in most residential burglaries, the point of entry is the side or rear of the residence, out of sight of any passers-by. Often, a burglar breaks in at a rear sliding glass door, kitchen or bedroom window. Many times these portals are left unlocked. Many burglars carry tools and will pry open sliding windows or even large sliding doors.
The only way to stop these determined burglars is to use some type of pin-locking device that prevents the burglar from removing the sliding door or window from its track. Treat your side gate like your front door — keep it locked! Even a small combination lock will deter most burglars to seek easier residences.
Once a burglar makes it into your rear yard he is as good as in your house. Just like having large amounts of foliage in the front yard, if a burglar feels concealed from neighbors and the street, they will take the extra time to get in. If you have maintenance or pool service, buy a pushbutton combination lockset and give them the combination. Don't forget to change the combination periodically.
Once inside, almost all burglars go straight to the master bedroom or other areas where residents will likely store jewelry, cash or guns. If there is no alarm system, burglars will feel they have more time; and the rest of the house will be ransacked. Few televisions or DVD players are ever taken, but in addition to jewelry, cash and guns, laptops, cameras, cell phones and credit cards are also a common loss.
We strongly recommend that residents secure a safe, professionally bolted to the floor for any type of valuable keepsakes that cannot be replaced, like wedding rings or other family heirlooms. You may also consider keeping such items at the bank in a safety deposit box.
Laundry rooms, bookcases, attics, refrigerators/freezers and even garages can also be used to make it more difficult to find your priceless valuables.
So how do you "harden the target" and at least reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim of a residential burglary? Here are some suggestions:
• Consider owning a dog (burglars hate attention). If you don't have a dog, make it look as if you have a large dog. Simply putting a large dog toy inside the side gate may deter a burglar.
• Install an alarm system. IRIS sold at Lowes or similar home alarms are effective.
• Video surveillance systems are very affordable nowadays and a great deterrant.
• Visually inspect your rear yard. If a burglar enters undetected into your backyard, anticipate how he will try to break into your home, and "harden the target."
• Do not have an open-door policy when it comes to burglars. Lock your front door, even when you are home.
• When no one is at home, always keep your doors and windows locked.
• Do not leave jewelry and cash where it is easy to find.
• Secure all your doors and windows when you leave.
• Install solid-core doors with deadbolt locks.
• Use locking pins or dowels on sliding windows and doors (2-inch gap if needed for ventilation.)
• Engrave a personal identification number on valuable items such as electronics.
• Take close-up, detailed photos of expensive jewelry.
• Prepare and keep safe a list of valuable items and their serial or personal identification numbers.
• Use a radio/light timing device when on vacation. (Google "fake TV" as an option.)
• Have a neighbor pick up your mail and newspaper (or have it temporarily stopped), and check on your house periodically when you are on vacation. Arrange for a vacation check by our Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol (RSVP) by calling (858) 552-1737.
• Be alert and observant. Alert neighbors are responsible for the majority of arrests made in residential burglaries. If something appears suspicious, immediately contact the San Diego Police Department at (619) 531-2000, or dial 9-1-1 to report a crime in progress.


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|Statement: June 19, 2008
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|Docket Nos: RM08-1-000
Commissioner Spitzer's statement on promotion of a more efficient capacity release market
"Today, we issue a Final Rule that will enhance competition in the secondary capacity release market and will increase shipper gas supply options. I thank the team for their hard work in evaluating the comments and drafting a comprehensive rule.
The Final Rule lifts the price ceiling for short-term capacity release transactions of one year or less. We also exempt several transactions from the prohibition on tying and from the bidding requirements of Section 284.8 of the Commission's regulations. These transactions include: (1) releases of 31 days or less; (2) releases of more than one year at the maximum tariff rate; (3) releases to facilitate the use of asset management arrangements; and (4) releases made under a state-approved retail access program.
We also clarify that our prohibition on tying does not apply to a transaction where a shipper releases storage capacity and requires a replacement shipper to take title to any gas in the released storage capacity at the time the release takes effect and/or return the storage capacity to the releasing shipper at the end of the release with a specified amount of gas in storage. We were persuaded that storage capacity is inextricably attached to the gas storage. I agree that allowing the tying of storage capacity to storage inventory will provide benefits to the market by enabling more active release of storage capacity into the wholesale market.
Statoil and several other Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) importers sought clarification that it is not impermissible to link an LNG terminal throughput agreement and/or sale of gas at the outlet of a Natural Gas Act Section 3 LNG terminal to be linked with a prearranged release of transportation capacity on a pipeline that is directly connected to the terminal. Statoil argued that LNG importers often hold firm capacity on interstate pipelines adjacent to the terminals. To avoid having gas stranded at LNG terminals, importers frequently must maintain on pipelines interconnecting to the terminals firm capacity that mirrors their send-out capability at the terminal. Statoil argued that capacity at an LNG terminal can be "virtually useless and even a liability unless accompanied by related pipeline capacity."
Today's order denies the requested clarification but indicates that the Commission is open to considering this issue on a case-by-case basis if presented with a fully justified proposal. I agree with the calls we make concerning tying LNG capacity with downstream interstate pipeline capacity. I recognize that there is an operational link between LNG terminal storage and regasification capacity and the immediate downstream capacity. I also recognize that LNG importers are competing with a global marketplace. However, I agree with the Final Order's ruling that the commenters did not provide adequate detail on the types of transactions for which they seek a tying exemption. I agree that the Commission needs more information on how far downstream the commenters seek for an exemption to apply. LNG importers, however, are not left without a remedy, they may enter into supply side AMAs and they may file a fully justified proposal with the Commission with the necessary facts for the Commission to make an informed ruling on a potential exemption.
Shippers and potential shippers are looking for greater flexibility in the use of capacity. I believe that the changes we adopt in this Final Order will further facilitate shippers' ability to compete with pipelines by offering competitively-priced alternatives.
I also look forward to reviewing Staff's report on the performance of the capacity release program after the industry and Commission have had two years of experience under the new rule. Specifically, I look forward to reading whether there have been any allegations that a virtual pipeline, i.e., a marketer controlling a significant percentage of capacity and supply on one of more pipelines, has used that power to discriminate. I also remind entities that our complaint process remains a viable tool if an entity believes that a shipper has used the capacity release rules in a discriminatory manner.
For these reasons I support the Final Order."
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