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10/3/2010 - 10/6/2010Grand Hyatt San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
APTA Annual Meeting, the premier event of the public transportation industry, is a must-attend for all transit professionals from the public and private sectors. Transit professionals from throughout North America will come together to learn, to network, to discuss influential and timely industry topics, and to find solutions. APTA's Annual Meeting is the perfect forum for attendees to exchange ideas and explore issues of mutual concern.
Understanding that these are exciting and challenging times, APTA is designing its 2010 Annual Meeting to satisfy the needs of you, the transit professional, as you cope with today's volatile business environment. APTA will continue to feature engaging, high-demand speakers focusing on advancing public transportation.
Presentations (slideshows/PowerPoints) are available for many of the sessions from the conference.
Join the discussion as Annual Meeting presenters evoke new ways of sharing knowledge and building relationships on these critical and timely topics:
Malcolm GladwellAuthor of the New York Times #1 bestsellers The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers: The Story of Success
Tuesday, October 58:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Sponsored by APTA's Business Members
Malcolm Gladwell has an incomparable gift for interpreting new ideas in the social sciences and making them understandable, practical and valuable to business and general audiences alike. He's become so successful at this that, in 2005, Time Magazine named Malcolm one of its 100 Most Influential People.
Malcolm's book Outliers: The Story of Success is having an even greater impact than his first two books. In Outliers, Malcolm suggests an exciting new approach to helping people succeed by using the factors that really foster success. Outliers debuted as a #1 bestseller for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, Barnes & Noble, and Publisher's Weekly.
He is the author of two other New York Times #1 bestsellers, The Tipping Point and Blink. With his first book Malcolm embedded the concept of The Tipping Point in our everyday vocabulary and gave organizations new tools for understanding how trends work.
In Blink he analyzed first impressions—the snap judgments that we all make unconsciously and instinctively—and he explores how we can master this important aspect of successful decision-making.
While attending APTA's Annual Meeting in San Antonio, join us at these events benefiting the American Public Transportation Foundation scholarship fund. Advanced registration is required.


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While it's certainly good news that fatalities in the Columbus area and throughout Ohio fell drastically in 2013, drivers must remember that the 15 fatalities reported in Franklin County are still 15 too many.
Columbus, OH (PRWEB) January 28, 2014
Columbus, OH drunk driving accident lawyer Scott Elliot Smith of the Smith Law Office said today that a recent news report indicating that alcohol-related fatalities fell throughout the state in 2013 is a testament to both drivers and law enforcement officials across Ohio.
According to a LimaOhio report ("OVI-related fatal crashes down sharply," December 31, 2013), 12 of Ohio's largest counties reported dramatic decreases in alcohol- and drug-related traffic fatalities, including a decrease of more than 50 percent in Franklin County and across the Columbus metro area between 2012-2013.
"The report shows that impaired driving-related fatalities fell sharply in Columbus and across the state's most populated counties in 2013, which reflects positively on our law enforcement officials who work hard to stop intoxicated drivers before they cause a fatal crash," Smith said. "It also shows that training and educational outreach programs help save lives."
Officials from the Ohio State Highway Patrol told LimaOhio that overall, drug and alcohol-related fatalities fell 45 percent between 2012 and 2013 in 12 of the state's 13 most populous counties, from 482 to 273 as of December 16, 2013.
According to LimaOhio, the metro Columbus area was particularly successful in reducing fatal operating a vehicle impaired, or OVI-related crashes, with Franklin County reporting 15 fatal accidents in 2013. A total of 35 were reported in 2012, the article said.
"While it's certainly good news that fatalities in the Columbus area and throughout Ohio fell drastically in 2013, drivers must remember that the 15 fatalities reported in Franklin County are still 15 too many. Drunk and drugged driving accidents are ultimately one of the most preventable types of accidents," said Smith, a drunk driving accident lawyer serving Columbus.
Smith said that alcohol-related crashes could be further prevented in the Columbus area in a number of different ways.
"If you plan on drinking, designate a sober driver. Phone a sober friend to pick you up. If you've failed to arrange travel and you've had too much to drink, don't hesitate to take a COTA bus or call a cab. All drivers should be aware of their options and know that driving while impaired can have tragic consequence," Smith said. "If you were injured by a drunk driver or lost a loved one in an accident, you should seek the advice of legal counsel. A lawyer can help pursue compensation and hold the negligent individual accountable."
About Smith Law Office
Located in Columbus and serving injury victims throughout Ohio, the Law Offices of Scott Elliot Smith, LPA, has a well-earned reputation throughout the state for being a hard-working, results-driven team of Columbus OH personal injury lawyers that fight for justice. Attorney Smith has won all but three civil jury trials as lead counsel.
The law firm handles a wide range of cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice, dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, workplace accidents and other personal injury cases. The law firm offers a free evaluation to all potential clients. Attorney Scott Elliot Smith works on a contingency fee basis, which means clients only pay fees if there is a successful outcome in the case.
For more information about the legal services provided by the Law Offices of Scott Elliot Smith, call 800-930-7268 toll free or complete the online contact form.
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Introduction by Professor Ben Depoorter to the Spring 2016 UC Hastings Magazine.
As anyone active in the field will tell you, entertainment law is one of the most exciting areas of legal practice.
Ask yourself: In what other law school class did you listen to the Beastie Boys, watch Hollywood movie trailers, and witness Supreme Court justices struggle to find the deeper meaning of a vulgar rap song?
But entertainment law never disappoints on another level as well: It is a rapidly evolving and fascinating area of practice. One fundamental undercurrent that makes this area of law so compelling is technological change. New technologies constantly reshape the way entertainment is created, distributed, and consumed. Every new advancement, from the printing press to cloud computing, presents opportunities, but they also pose challenges to copyright holders. How do they protect their content and enforce their rights? Each time a new development breaks barriers, scholars, lawyers, courts, and policymakers must confront novel legal questions.
While New York City and Los Angeles are the domes- tic entertainment mainstays, the Bay Area has become the third epicenter of the entertainment industry. Silicon Valley's technology companies and intermediaries continue to transform the creation, storage, and distribution of media products. Here, right at UC Hastings' doorsteps, are the entrepreneurial activities that are creating the issues at the forefront of entertainment law litigation.
The features in these pages showcase the talent and dedication of several alumni in the entertainment industry. Their stories vividly illustrate the range of legal issues now surfacing in the field of entertainment law.
Included in these pages are a profile of Kelley Drye & Warren, a top entertainment law firm that counts several alumni in its ranks, and a piece on three prominent alumni—Peter Martin Nelson '79, Matthew Thompson '91, and Harris Tulchin '78—who work in different aspects of the film business. The interview with Thomas Mesereau '79 illustrates how high-wired criminal defense work can be a headline-making part of representing creative artists. Features on Nestor Barrero '84, who handles employment law issues for NBCUniversal, and Nancy Tellem '78, who left CBS entertainment for new media, help reveal how many distinct opportunities exist for attorneys interested in entertainment law. And a profile of Kae Hope Echiverri Ranoa '10, who is both a lawyer and a hip-hop artist, shows just how multifaceted these new career paths can be.
Although the alumni here represent wildly different facets of entertainment lawyering, they have one key thing in common: UC Hastings gave them the foundation to become leaders in this dynamic field.
- Professor Ben Depoorter


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Happy National Scrapbooking Day !
Today Penny Black Design Team is showing their wonderful monochromatic cards on their blog. They also have a twenty-four hour challenge to celebrate this occasion ! go check it out! honestly.... I'm not so good at monochromatic card.. (i'm more like.. colourful person) but if i have some spare time today, im gonna stamp a card and share it tomorrow :) aaaa... i just cant wait til the cardmaking day. hehehe ^^
As i mentioned yesterday, I am going to share my third card inspired by Penny Black design team cards. My first card was inspired by Jenyfur , yesterday i shared another card inspired by Kathy, and today's card is inspired by my lovely friend Elizabeth! yay!
always love her works.. she's not only talented but very warm-hearted ^^
One of my favourite is her teeny tiny easter tags HERE
and here's my card inspired by those cute tags
How i made this card ?
I cut a lil bit of paper from each cardstocks, colours inspired from the tags then Stamped them with penny black letter background. I distress the edge using Broken china ink, victorian velvet ink and colour pencil :) I stamped the lovely bunny from Penny black garden friends clear set and coloured it with copics. arranged them together in a white cardstock. Sentiment is taken from thinking of you set.
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The bottles of liquid nicotine in houses where e-cigarettes are used can pose a deadly danger to both children and grown-ups, the Palmetto Poison Center warns.
"Parents should be aware of this danger in their home. The refill bottles, of any size, are highly concentrated and even a mouthful could be a medical emergency for a small child," said Poison Center managing director Dr. Jill Michels.
Nicotine is not only highly addictive, but it is a deadly poison. Cigarette companies know that using nicotine in regular cigarettes can "hook" people into become lifetime consumers of tobacco products. E-cigarettes have come into vogue as a way to wean people off regular cigarettes and avoid the ill health consequences caused by the tars contained in burning tobacco.
As e-cigarettes have become more common bottles of nicotine liquid used to refill the e-cigarettes are now commonly found in homes of smokers.
The nicotine in these bottles is unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and the concentration varies as to manufacturer.
Thus, some nicotine concentrations in the bottles may be so strong that if ingested or even absorbed through the skin, it could cause illness including nausea and vomiting. Larger amounts can cause seizures.
Many bottles comer in bright colors and are appealing to children, the poison center says.
Nicotine bottles should be kept "up high and out of the reach of children," the poison center says.
Anyone who suspects they or their child has been exposed to nicotine should contact the Palmetto Poison Center as soon as possible at 1-800-222-1222.
This is a nationwide, toll free 24-7 number that will connect you to your local poison center in a matter of moments. All calls are confidential.


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The homes at Tom Chudleigh's Yard were completed in November 2015. The homes are heated by electric storage radiators. The hot water supply is supplemented by roof-mounted solar panels. Outside there is a small courtyard area.
Tom Chudleigh's Yard has been developed on the site of an old boat house that was given by the Isles of Scilly Council.


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Call of the Wild Notes & Analysis
The free Call of the Wild notes include comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. These free notes consist of about 95 pages (28,203 words) and contain the following sections:
These free notes also contain Quotes and Themes & Topics on Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Call of the Wild Plot Summary
Buck's father was the beloved St. Bernard that belonged to Judge Miller in the pastoral hills of the Santa Clara Valley in California, and his mother was a great German Shepherd. Judge Miller owns a huge mansion complex with other dogs, horses, stables, vineyards. Buck loves this calm existence, carrying the Judge's grandchildren on his back and serving as the Judge's faithful companion, as his father had been before him. However, one summer day in 1897, the Judge's gardener unjustly sells him for a meager price, and from there the brave dog begins a long journey ending in Dyea, Alaska. Buck is sold away to a Canadian pair named Perrault and Francois in need of sled dogs. Arriving on the mainland, Buck encounters many obstacles in this cold, icy place quite unlike where he grew up. Among these obstacles is the cruelty of many humans, other vicious dogs, and the cold weather itself. With these two Canadians, Buck forges a relationship of respect, pulling them from the Yukon Territory where the Klondike Gold Rush is raging, to Alaska, since Perrault is a special messenger for the Canadian government.
After Buck sees his dog friend Curly torn to pieces by the other sled dogs, he learns that life now is a basic matter of day to day survival. As Buck becomes wiser as a sled dog, he plots his revenge against another bully dog named Spitz, eventually killing him in battle. Perrault makes Buck the new sled team leader, until the Canadians receive new orders, leaving this sled team behind. The dogs are instead put to work at Dawson City hauling mail from the miners. This is much harder work, and Buck quickly grows tired of it, as do the other dogs, since they do not get any rest at all. Finally arriving in Skaguay, Alaska after traveling for thousands of miles without any rest at all, Buck's sled team comes under new ownership yet again, this time to three inexperienced American pioneers named Charles, Hal, and a woman, Mercedes.
These people know nothing about traveling through the Northland, and they badly mistreat Buck. Fortunately, Buck is saved by John Thornton after a terrible beating from Hal because he says that he is too tired to pull the sled any more. In reality, he felt a sense of "impending doom," and simply refused to lead his team to danger. He knew that the ice was weak and that they would be traveling over a river.
Hal, Charles, Mercedes, and the surviving dogs in the sled team all drown as the trail beneath them collapses suddenly. Thornton then gives Buck exactly what he has been yearning for: a long rest. Nursed back to health, Buck grows strong again as spring arrives, filled with love for this man who saved his life. He goes on many travels with John, saves him from drowning in a wild river, and eventually wins him a large sum of money. Thornton invests this award in an expedition to the north to discover a secret gold mine. Buck happily accompanies him, excited to be exploring a new frontier, and this journey ends when John Thornton locates a stream where the gold glistens "like yellow butter."
At this point, Buck becomes very restless. Thornton and his partners are busy mining the gold, so Buck ventures out to explore the forest himself, following an inner voice within him that is the "call of the wild," encouraging him to hunt prey just like his wolfish ancestors. Yet his love for John Thornton is stronger than the call of the wild, pulling him away from the forest periodically, as on one occasion when he befriends a wild wolf, running with him through the trees, and as he runs back to Thornton's camp, the wolf howls mournfully for him to stay. More time passes, and Buck decides to hunt the largest moose in a passing herd, spending days on this expedition, waiting patiently for the proper moments to attack, until finally the monstrous beast is pulled down. Buck stays for awhile, munching the carcass and resting, before he returns to the camp as he had done so many times before. This time, however, everyone in the camp, including John Thornton, has been murdered by the Yeehats. Flying into a rage, Buck ravages these men, tearing their throats and roaring with madness.
Buck wonders what to do next now that John is dead, while nevertheless gloating over the fact that he has killed men. A nearby wolf howl captures his ears, and he follows the sound to an approaching wolf pack, battling several of these creatures to prove his worth, and is accepted as one of their own. He is reunited with his old wolf friend and runs into the forest, wild once more after generations of oppression at man's hands. Buck becomes a legend, murdering hunters and Yeehats in the forest, referred to as the "Evil Spirit" and the "Ghost Dog," spawning a new breed of wolf. Overall, The Call of the Wild conjures up a lost world, filled with people and place names that were so common at the turn of the twentieth century, but which have since faded away into history, lost and forgotten. It is by reading Buck's story that one can once more remember life as it was, digging up this hidden wealth from deep caves of time.


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MENA Needs Better Integration of ICT into National Competitiveness Plans
The 11th edition ofThe Global Information Technology Report 2012>: Living in a Hyperconnected World launched today with a special focus on the transformational impacts of ICT on economy and society.
The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World, was released today by the World Economic Forum and INSEAD Business School. It published its Network Readiness Index (NRI) that ranks five GCC countries in the top 40 list globally, three of these in top 30: Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman, ranked at 27th, 28th, 30th, 34th and 40th respectively, demonstrating that they have embraced ICT to boost their country's competitiveness. On the other hand, countries in the Levant and North Africa still lag behind and face important challenges to fully leverage ICT. Jordan ranked (47), Tunisia (50), Egypt (79), Lebanon (95), Morocco (91), Algeria (118), and Syria (129).
In general, elevation of ICT on the national competitiveness agenda coupled with a disciplined approach to national ICT plans execution and impact monitoring translate into stronger economic and social impacts.
"Digitization has contributed ~$27 billion in economic growth for the MENA region between 2007-2010 and generated 1.3 million jobs in the same period," said Karim Sabbagh, Senior Partner and Global Head of Communication, Media and Technology Practice at Booz & Company. "With the right efforts and ICT capabilities systems in place, it has the potential to continue doing so in the future, generating $30 billion in economic growth and creating an addition one million jobs over the next three years, in a part of the world that needs them urgently."
"Despite top 30 rankings, the MENA region in general, and GCC in particular is vulnerable on the global ICT competitiveness scale," said Milind Singh, Principal at Booz & Company. "After gaining an average of four positions between 2009 and 2010, the top four GCC countries (Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia) surrendered their competitive momentum with an average regression of two positions in 2011. Only Kuwait has grown significantly, gaining 13 positions – albeit from a low starting position of 72."
All North African countries have also declined in ranking this year, with Tunisia leading the pack with a 15 position drop. Egypt (five position drop), Morocco (eight position drop) and Algeria (one position drop) confirm the declining trend. Booz & Company explains that the decline in GCC ranks is not driven by deterioration in a particular area, but a faster progression by other countries. As a matter of fact, GCC countries have exhibited significant achievements in selected areas: Four GCC countries rank in top 10 on Importance of ICT to Government Vision – Qatar (2), Saudi Arabia (5), Bahrain (6), UAE (7), with Oman a close 11th. GCC countries also fare very well on Government procurement of advanced technology, with Qatar being the global leader and Saudi (3), UAE (5), Oman (12) and Bahrain (17), all in the top 20. GCC countries also fare well in having a supportive business and innovation environment, with Qatar (2), Saudi (7), Bahrain (11) and UAE (21) all in top 20. Still, decline in the overall ranking stresses the need for accelerated and more effective action in translating government vision into national ICT policies, putting in place required enablers, and driving effective execution and impact monitoring.
"Digital applications offer unprecedented potential for economic, social and political development," said Bahjat El-Darwiche, Partner at Booz & Company. "Policy-makers need to be aware of both growth and transformational opportunities, and how they can craft policies that promote ubiquitous digitization in a timely manner. They must facilitate the creation of new models enabled by digitization at a faster pace than the old models are breaking down."
Booz & Company recommends five priorities for policymakers to accelerate digitization and maximize its socio-economic impact:
- Elevate digitization on the national agenda: Ensure that national policy and senior government stewardship provide the platform for progress; create a plan for digitization that is tracked and monitored, with accountability residing at senior levels of government
- Evolve sector governance: Segregate regulatory and policy roles; clarify both ownership and accountability for ICT and digitization
- Adopt an ecosystem philosophy: Address the convergence of telecommunications, media, and information technology; develop a strategy that addresses all stages of the value chain in a holistic way; and consider the local ecosystem as well as export opportunities
- Enable sustainable competition: Develop a competitive ICT model that stimulates both innovation and adoption, while ensuring sector sustainability and investments. The end game is to create a capabilities system in-country that will allow each nation to advance against its own agenda and in a competitive manner – and do so sustainably.
- Stimulate demand: Invest in boosting digitization usage and service adoption; ensure that public services are available through e-channels
"The NRI has been adopted by several governments as a valuable tool for assessing and leveraging technology for competitiveness and development," said Soumitra Dutta, Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD, a co-editor of the report. "To measure this impact effectively, we have introduced a new set of impact-oriented metrics this year that assess not just the availability of technology, but also the ways in which economies put that technology to greater use. Considering how ICT has become omnipresent, the focus has moved from access to making the best use of ICT in order to improve business innovation, governance, citizens' political participation and social cohesion."
Under the theme Living in a Hyperconnected World, the report explores the causes and consequences of living in an environment where the Internet is accessible and immediate; people and businesses can communicate instantly, and machines are interconnected. "Hyperconnectivity is redefining relationships between individuals, consumers and enterprises, citizens and state, and we are beginning to see fundamental transformations in all areas of the economy and society," said Robert Greenhill, Chief Business Officer, World Economic Forum.
The NRI uses a combination of data from publicly available sources and the results of the Executive Opinion Survey, a comprehensive annual survey conducted by the Forum in collaboration with partner institutes, a network of over 150 leading research institutes and business organizations. This survey of over 15,000 executives provides insight into areas critical for networked readiness.
Booz & Company is a long-standing partner of the World Economic Forum and INSEAD and partner of this year's Global Information Technology Report, where it contributed a chapter entitled 'Maximizing the Impact of Digitization'. This chapter proposes a comprehensive econometric methodology for policymakers and business leaders to measure the socio-economic benefits of digitization across 150 countries over 10 years. The study highlights that digitization multiplies the benefits of connectivity, as it generates three times more economic benefit than broadband alone. It also concluded that digitization benefits accelerate as countries mature in their digitization evolution. Countries in advanced digitization stage reaped 20% more economic benefits than countries at the start of their digitization journeys. Digitization also contributes positively to job creation, with a 10 percent increase in digitization reducing unemployment rate by 0.84 percent.


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The numbers don't look very good on the surface. Atlanta Falcons' new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter led the league's 32nd-ranked offense last season as offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
And for a talented team like the Falcons that struggled offensively at times during the season and was shut out during the post season, hiring a coordinator from the league's worst-ranked offense was not the news Falcons' fans wanted to hear.
So the Falcons have geared up their public relations efforts this offseason in order to educate the public on their reasoning behind Koetter's hiring. On the surface it looks like Falcons' coach Mike Smith is just hiring another one of his buddies to come in and work with him but there is a little more to it.
With absolutely no passing game to speak of and with every defense knowing that the Jaguars were going to run the ball, Maurice Jones-Drew still ran for 1,606 yards last year which led the league. He was also able to average a respectable 4.7 yards-per-carry while doing it.
The ability to run the ball is very vital for the Falcons. One of the Falcons' most memorable plays of the season was a failed 4th-and-1 rushing attempt in their overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints.
In order to remedy this, the Falcons are moving away from the man-blocking scheme they have used the last four years in favor of a zone-blocking scheme. They released offensive line coach Paul Boudreau and signed former Fresno State head coach Pat Hill.
The zone-blocking scheme is supposed to be a better fit for the bigger linemen that Thomas Dimitroff has drafted over the past few years. It's also the blocking scheme that Koetter used in Jacksonville.
Coach Smith has also expressed a desire to use more screen passes and draw plays than they used under former coordinator Mike Mularkey. These plays are designed to slow down pass rushers by giving them more to think about as they are heading up field.
The Falcons assessed their failed attempt to become a dynamic passing team after watching how the Saints, Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots fared in the playoffs this year. They feel that a more balanced attack like the one the New York Giants employed fits the personnel on this team.
That is another reason they cited for hiring Koetter actually. Koetter is a more aggressive play-caller than Mularkey was but he also believes in a balanced attack which makes it harder for teams to predict what you are going to do.
A lot of the things that Dimitroff and Smith have been saying about Koetter and his play-calling abilities sound good but I'm still not quite convinced. Let me see an improvement to how the Falcons play on the field if you really want to sell someone on hiring him.
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A two-year study of the effects of lithium treatment on Parkinson's disease in mice has given researchers at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging hope that the drug may halt brain damage in humans with the degenerative disorder.
The research found that lithium, the Food and Drug Administration-approved drug most commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, "profoundly prevents the aggregation of toxic proteins and cell loss associated with Parkinson's disease" in mice, Novato-based Buck Institute said in a statement.
"In the last couple of years, there's been kind of a growing body of data that suggests that lithium could have some neuroprotective effects," said Dr. Julie Andersen, the study's lead author and a Buck professor.
Other diseases lithium treatment may benefit include Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Lou Gehrig's, Andersen said. In addition, recent studies have suggested that the naturally occurring substance may extend life span, she said.
Parkinson's is an incurable neurodegenerative disorder affecting 1 million people in the United States. It causes slow movement, rigidity and tremor, and the likelihood of onset increases with age.
"We kind of reasoned that lithium by preventing aggregation of toxic proteins ... probably also would be efficacious in Parkinson's," Andersen said.
Andersen and her research team found mice responded well to doses "at the low end of the therapeutic range" — a quantity unlikely to cause side effects including overactive thyroid and kidney toxicity.
"This is huge," Andersen said. "It's an FDA-approved drug. It's cheap. It's easily available. At the doses that we think would be used, there don't appear to be side effects. We're really excited about this."
The group is now doing preclinical research on dose level and other issues and hopes to raise funds for a clinical trial with humans as soon as possible, Andersen said.
Buck's study suggests doctors could use lithium to halt the progression of Parkinson's in patients already suffering from the disease. Researchers are working to identify biomarkers — and Andersen says they're close — which would identify people likely to develop the disease.
Those patients might be able to take lithium prophylactically, she said.
The drug might even provide relief in conjunction with stem cell transplants for patients with more advanced cases of Parkinson's, Andersen added.
Dr. William Langston, founder and CEO of the Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center in Sunnyvale, called the findings "potentially very exciting."
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In addition, researchers are focusing primarily on drugs already approved for use in humans because it can take about 15 years and $1 billion to obtain approvals for a new medication, he said.
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April 14, 2011
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants today wrote House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith in support of comprehensive patent reform legislation, H.R. 1249, and thanked Chairman Smith for including language in the bill that would stop tax strategy patents.
AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon said, "I commend you for your steadfast leadership in addressing the problem of tax strategy patents…There is enormously broad and bipartisan support for resolving this threat to taxpayers and their advisers, and the AICPA believes that this provision is an essential component of patent reform legislation. I thank you for making this a priority in the legislation."
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April 13, 2011
Dear Chairman Smith:
As the House Judiciary Committee prepares to mark up the America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, I write, on behalf of the 360,000+ members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), to support your efforts to pass comprehensive patent reform legislation. In particular, I commend you for your steadfast leadership in addressing the problem of tax strategy patents in Section 13 of the legislation. There is enormously broad and bipartisan support for resolving this threat to taxpayers and their advisers, and the AICPA believes that this provision is an essential component of patent reform legislation. I thank you for making this a priority in the legislation.
As you know, the problems associated with tax strategy patents are multiple and complex. First, the AICPA believes that they may limit the ability of taxpayers to utilize fully interpretations of tax law intended by Congress. Barriers to compliance caused by these patents may also cause some taxpayers to pay more tax than Congress intended and may cause other taxpayers to pay more tax than others similarly situated; this is simply unfair. In addition, tax strategy patents complicate the provision of tax advice by professionals and create a new burdensome level of compliance and cost born by taxpayers. Finally, just because a patent has been issued, it does not guarantee that the underlying strategy is valid under our tax code. What is patentable is different than what constitutes compliance with the Federal tax code. And, the Patent and Trademark Office is not an expert on our tax laws. Current and future tax strategy patents may mislead taxpayers into believing that a patented strategy is valid under the tax law simply by virtue of it being patented.
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The decision reversed a Wyandotte County district court ruling that denied DNA testing to Jerome Cheeks, who was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after being convicted in 1993 of second-degree murder. The court remanded the case to the Wyandotte County court to establish whether Cheeks meets two other statutory requirements necessary to secure DNA testing of evidence found at the crime scene.
Moritz said the high court could either strike the statute or expand it to include a wider class. She wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court has specified a preference for expanding such a statute rather than striking it.
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On Dec. 19, 1986, Michael Griffith, 23, and three other black men ended up in the predominantly white neighborhood after their car broke down on Cross Bay Boulevard.
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Representative Gregory Meeks represents Old Howard Beach and said it is a different place today than it was 25 years ago.
Hynes said many changes have progressively taken place over the years, specifically as a result of the Griffith case.
"Today, 45 percent of the NYPD is made up of people of color," Hynes said. "As a matter of fact, the last academy class for police recruits is made up of a majority of minorities. So, there's been a great many changes."
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In the 1980s, the primary publishing spot in the English-speaking world for semiological research was Sacred Music magazine as published by the Church Music Association of America and under the editorship of Msgr. Richard Schuler. The topic was the most frequently visited theme throughout the 1980s, with contributions by Dom Cardine, Fr. Columba Kelly, Robert M. Fowells, and Dom Laurence Bevenot.
Together these 40 pages of material constitute a guide to this topic, including the repeated clarification that semiology is not a method for singing but a research project that picks up the original principles that guided Dom Pothier and Dom Mocquereau. Indeed, the collection opens with Cardine's own tribute to Mocquereau.
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Three bedroom, One bath, Single Story House. Fisherman's dream. Close to Bass Island. Boat launch and marina in town (approximately one mile). Great family sightseeing and historic area. Restaurants, shops, sightseeing and museums. Two king size beds, One full size bed. One twin bed and a futon that folds out to a double (Bring your own bed linen and towels). Fully equipped kitchen. Large yard. One small pet allowed (under 25 pounds), dogs must be leashed at all times. Near public golf course. White water rafting in Watertown (less than 30 minutes). Short drive to public beach at Westcott State Park. Large mall and restaurants also located in Watertown. All garbage/trash must be bagged and put outside for pick up (Mondays)
The mildew is so bad we had to leave after 2 days dark and more of a camp then cottage
We weren't expecting anything fancy, but this place was worse than we expected - it was a total dump. None of the furniture matched and it was all incredibly uncomfortable. It was dark and bleak. I can't imagine it would pass any kind of inspection if there was such a thing. The room I used was like a cell - the bed took up the whole room and there was one tiny window. The best any of my friends could say about the place was that the shower was clean. That said, the location was great - we walked to the end of the road to enjoy the water - there was a small park there. We walked into town, which is cute.
Pros: Good location if Sackets Harbor is your destination with too many people for a hotel room. This house can easily handle 8 people (possibly a bit easier if some are kids), so if you are doing a family (or close friend thing), this definitely works to save money. The A/C (and heat, if needed) are NEW and work well; the toilet and shower are also new. The old stove and frig also work fairly well. There are two king rooms and a full room with a single just outside the full room (in the old laundry room off the kitchen). While there is real parking for three cars, any extra visitors can still park a bit down the street as it is a dead end and a full two lanes wide. TV is nice too with lots of channels but no DVD Player; but since the TV is brand new (the box was still there), you could bring one and hook it up easily. The outdoor fireplace is a little metal fire pit, which is probably fine for kids that need this (there was some wood available to use) and four outdoor chairs too, though the backyard is only semi-useful.
Cons: The house was not built by a professional and is really a camp that, and this you must accept, has uneven floors and walls and appears to be about to fall down, but, of course, that is not the case. The important systems have been done, but little of the inside, outside, the kitchen, bathroom or the furniture, which is all late 1950s era. Of course, since we don't own it and we know they ARE working on it, it is really not that big a deal. However, the real problem with old stuff is that cleaning up the house before we arrive is harder and needs to be better so it does not look dingy and dirty. Also, bugs are attracted to the windows, but we did not care as we closed them and use the A/C which was a real pleasure. However, this is the kind of thing that makes my wife unhappy.
Overall: Worth it as it is priced right. However, the real trick here is to keep the price the same once the renovation is complete and the lighting and seating is better organized with modern furniture. Then you could get 5 stars.
Near public golf courses. Water rafting located in Watertown (less than 30 minutes). Marina is one mile from cottage in Sackets Harbor Village. Restaurants, shops, grocery and laundermat all located in town as well. Bike path and hiking trail crosses our road and continues thru town. Historic tours and battlefield for exploration.
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Jacob Kjome wrote: > >>> Incidentally, does xerces now depend on this serializer.jar? That is, > >>> does it need to be included in the distro? Or are its classes merged > >>> into xerces and xalan? These are the kind of thing we need to > understand > >>> before we ship > >>> > >> > >> No, there's no dependency in Xerces. It's loaded via reflection by > >Xerces. But > >> they have deprecated their native serializer classes in favor of the > >shared one > >> provided by the Xalan team. If serializer.jar is in the path, it > >will be used. > >> If not, the deprecated Xerces native serialization will be used > >(assuming one > >> isn't directly referencing the Xerces native serializer API rather than > >> properly using the interfaces, such as JAXP or DOM3LS). I'm not > clear on > >> whether the same will be true for the next Xalan release (2.7.1, I > >think [1])? > >> They may actually depend directly on serializer.jar (or maybe they'll > >> incorporate it within xalan.jar?). I guess we'll find out when they > make the > >> release official. > >> > >> Jake > >> > >> [1] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xalan/java/tags/xalan-j_2_7_1/ > > > >OK. So we ought to hold off to see what xalan does. if they build it in, > >it should be the only copy on the classpath to avoid version problems > > > > Makes sense. Just to be clear, are you saying that you would include > serializer.jar in Ant's lib directory if Xalan doesn't ship with it > included in their jar, but not include serializer.jar in Ant's lib > directory if Xalan does include it in their jar, even though Ant doesn't > ship Xalan? Hmm... I might alert the Xalan team to this. I suspect > this might more than just an Ant-specific concern. I'll report back > with any information I find. > > Ah. Ant1.7 has an xml file, fetch.xml, that can pull down extra artifacts from the maven 2 repository. Unless the xalan dependency asks for serializer.jar, then we'd have to modify that file to pull it down. We could also bundle it with xerces if that would help ant :) -steve --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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RD's Southern BBQ in Brampton, ON
This is a local place in Brampton Ontario Canada that is really making a name for itself. The owner Jean (John) smokes all of his meat and it's all you can smell through the neighborhood! His Pulled Pork Sandwich with either cornbread or fries is absolutely to die for. And if you have a large appetite, you should really try the Mammoth Poutine! Fries, cheese, gravy and topped with your choice of either Pulled Pork or Brisket. Definitely one of those hole in the wall places that you get one of those cravings for that nothing else will fix!


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Getting a cold or the flu is no fun. But it turns out you can have a pretty good time trying to prevent these sicknesses. Many easy-to-do, easy-to-like actions have been shown to give the immune system a boost. And having stronger immunity means you have better odds of withstanding all the cold and flu germs in circulation at this time of year. See seven ways you can boost your immune system now.
1. Treat Yourself to a Massage to Fight a Cold
Massage -- whether given by a strong-armed loved one or a pro -- does more than unclench your muscles. It helps reduce cortisol (a.k.a. the "stress hormone") and increases immune response. In a 2010 Cedars-Sinai study, healthy adults who received regular Swedish massage over five weeks were found in blood tests to have significant increases in lymphocytes, disease-fighting white blood cells. Other research shows that other forms of touch, like hugs and hand-holding, also reduce stress hormones.
How Funny Movies Can Fight Colds and Flu
It's no joke: Laughter has been shown to trigger the body's protective cells, especially the white blood cells called T cells, which originate in the thymus and are key immune-system organizers. Though a 2009 review in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary Medicine says the research connecting mirth and immunity is "tentative," in part because it's hard to measure, a Monty Python marathon can't hurt. Laughter lowers stress, which is also known to impact the immune system.
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How Positive Thinking Can Fight Colds and Flu
Ruminating about gray weather, long to-do lists, and sick people all around you? Flip your focus to positive thinking. You'll help trigger the immunity-pleasure connection, a critical link between the mind's perception of pleasure and the body's ability to fight off illness, says psychologist Carl Charnetski, author of Feeling Good Is Good for You. Especially in situations where stress is short-term, keeping positive and optimistic seems to have a positive effect on the immune system, found a 2005 review in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Many studies show that optimists are healthier overall.
See 7 Ways to Turn Around Negative Thinking.
How Having Sex Weekly Can Fight Colds and Flu
You might say, "Don't kiss me!" after you get a cold. But to prevent one, you might want to try more kissing, etc. Especially the "etc." An old but oft-quoted 1999 study from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania reported that subjects who had sex once or twice a week contained higher levels of immunoglobulin A (an antibody that helps ward off cold viruses) in their saliva than did subjects who had sex less frequently or not at all. Start early: Some researchers say that morning sex provides a boost of stress-reducing chemicals that persist all day long.
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Eat the Rainbow to Fight Colds and Flu
Don't despair over the recent headlines that your vitamin D supplements, like vitamin C, are useless in preventing colds. Rather than zeroing in on a single supervitamin, turn to the immune-boosters found naturally in foods. Most fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants -- nutrients that help remove damaging oxidizing agents from body that can interfere with immune function. As a rule of thumb, the more intense the color, the more abundant the antioxidants, says Duke University integrative nutritionist Beth Reardon, Caring.com food and nutrition editor. Great examples to brighten your winter plate: blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, kale, carrots, beets, purple cabbage.
See 12 more Foods With Super-Healing Powers.
How Going to Bed Early Can Help Fight Colds and Flu
For fewer "Achoos!" get more zzzzzs. Lots of data shows that people who get too little sleep are far more vulnerable to germs. Minimal sleepers (getting fewer than seven hours a night) were three times more likely to develop a cold when exposed to viruses than were those who got eight or more hours, found a 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine study. That's because sleep helps fuel the proper functioning of the immune system. Severe sleep deprivation even kicks in the same response that the body shows to severe stress, taxing the immune system, showed a small 2012 study at the University of Surrey. Naps can help.
How a Walk With a Friend Fights Colds and Flu
Combine two well-documented immunity boosters by exercising with a friend. You'll reap mental and physical benefits even if you're just ambling around the block or the local mall. Loneliness is a known risk factor for low immunity, while social ties are protective. A study at Carnegie Mellon University found that among people exposed to cold virus, those who had the most diverse social networks (neighbors, church members, workmates, and so on) got sick least. Older and already-sick people are especially prone to a low immune response, found a 2002 study on depression and immunity. So better yet, walk over to visit a friend who may be isolated -- as long as nobody in the social circle is contagious!
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THE FOLLOWING ALSO APPLIES TO IGNITE FLUID DISTORTION (and probably all other Ignite plugins with an 'animation' tab).
Heat distortion inside Hitfilm animates by itself.
Heat distortion in After Effects has no animation at all in any timeline area that only contains a static image. It distorts the image as expected but the distortion is static, regardless of the settings in the 'animation' tab.
Seems like AE is assuming that nothing has changed on the frame so it just copies the previous frame instead of re-rendering each frame.
Workaround is to put a solid somewhere off screen with a wiggle expression in the position field. This forces AE to acknowledge that something has 'changed' and re-render.
Using Windows with a 4k project.
Steps to recreate (AE CS6) :
1) create 4k project
2) import static image jpg and drag into comp
3) drag 'Ignite heat distortion' onto image
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High Tech Zoom Transitions 8-Pack by Wynio
8 different Hi-tech zoom optics transitions!
Includes simple and fully editable Ae CS5 project!
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Unlimited possibilities for different kinds of transitions!
Includes 8 pre-rendered clips with mattes for fast use! (shown in the preview)
Motocross video in the preview not included!
- Audio FX can be found here: http://audiojungle.net/item/transformer-stingers-01/405924?sso?WT.ac=search_item&WT.seg_1=search_item&WT.z_author=Dirtyflint
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Motherhood 101: New York City Bound
I am going to New York City today on a business trip. I will be gone for four and a half days. I love NYC and even though my schedule is very busy, I will find time to visit with friends and have some fun. New York is a great city and to be there in the spring is a wonderful thing. I'm not a very good flyer, which is somewhat challenging. I will need to take something to relax.
It is hard to be stressed when flying. I need to medicate so I'm not anxious, then I'm anxious I will be too loopy should there be a problem. It is a silly mess really, but all I can do is pray. Pray and have a drink. This trip is also stressful as it is the first time I am leaving my son home alone. Now, I know he is 18 and technically an adult, but it is still hard.
He has his own car and will be in school for 3 of the days I am away. He has money in case of an emergency, a stocked fridge, and he is responsible. That said, there is a weekend involved and I have visions of Project X. I wonder if I'll get back on Sunday to find police cars out front, a trashed home, and partially dressed teenagers passed out all over the place.
When you consider that he will be away at university in a few months, in a new city, alone, it is ridiculous I would worry about him being by himself in his own home for a few days. It is all part of the "Empty Nest Syndrome" that is ever present in my life these days. I am having difficulty coming to terms with the fact that my little boy is a man and I need to let go.
When the trip was first arranged my son listened intently as I gave him the rules, nodding his head and assuring me I didn't need to worry. He is now over me and if I bring it up he lets me know about the debauchery he has planned. He will go on and on about the party he is having and assures me he is going to limit the guest list to 500 so it is manageable.
When I think about my son leaving I often think about my own mom. She went through this four times and I don't think it got easier with each one of us leaving. The bottom line is that it is hard to let your kids go. Literally. It is the physical act of going that hurts so much. I want him to live his life, chase his dreams, and find his path. I just don't want him to go away.
Once kids go, what are the chances they'll come back? He hasn't even left and I worry about whether or not he will come back. He hasn't even selected his university yet and I freak out about how far away he'll be. While I'd like to say I'm done writing about it, I'm not. I am working through it, hoping he doesn't have a party, and keeping the faith.


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If you've decided that GNOME 3 is not for you, what do you do?
The first thing you should do is make sure that you are not just reacting against the fact that you are facing a new desktop. The fact that many people the exact percentage is uncertain -- like or tolerate GNOME 3 should be proof enough that you should be wary of snap judgments. Persist with GNOME 3 for a week, and you may find it more endurable than you originally imagined, especially if you learn how to change the default settings.
But if you are determined to avoid GNOME 3, what are the odds that you will find something to your liking? Probably, you will have to endure some differences. But assuming what you want is a desktop that resembles GNOME 2 as closely as possible, here are some possibilities to consider:
Considering the troubled relationship between Ubuntu and GNOME, Unity might be considered Ubuntu's answer to GNOME 3.
Like GNOME 3, Unity is a modern rethinking of the traditional desktop informed by the standards of mobile interfaces, and requires hardware acceleration. However, where GNOME 3 gives the impression of added complexity, Unity creates the impression of greater simplicity. But on closer examination, this impression is misleading -- Unity does not simplify so much as hide complexity in its depths.
The biggest drawback to Unity is that it is another large departure from the classic GNOME desktop. If what you want is an interface as close to that of the GNOME 2 series as possible, then Unity is probably no more for you than GNOME 3.
Enlightenment began as a window manager, but is now closer to being a desktop. It has fallen out of favor in recent years, largely because its latest release is entering its second decade of development, but remains popular in some circles. Its packages are available in several major distributions, including Fedora and Ubuntu.
Enlightenment's desktop has a generic resemblance to the GNOME 2 series, and has a full set of customization settings and virtual workspaces. So long as your distribution of choice continues to offer the packages, Enlightenment is well-worth considering as an alternative.
The Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment (LXDE) provides an interface with all the features you expect, including a menu, panel, icons on the desktop, and an array of customization options. Major distributions include it as an alternative, and you can select it while logging in.
LXDE's greatest strength is its no-nonsense approach and speed. Its greatest weakness is a lack of anything except the most basic panel applets. In other words, LXDE includes a task bar and a pager for switching virtual desktops, but not a note utility like Tomboy or a wide selection of clocks.
Traditionally, KDE has been the first choice for those who are looking for an alternative to GNOME. That remains broadly true, but the KDE 4 release series has a set of innovations that, if anything, are even more radical than GNOME 3's, including such things as containments (shells for a workspace) and Folder Views (collections of icons that can be swapped in and out).
By setting a Folder View to cover the entire screen, you get a desktop experience very similar to that of the GNOME 2 series. However, I suspect that anyone impatient with GNOME 3 is unlikely to satisfied with the latest KDE.
Instead, you might try a Trinity KDE, a project that begins with the KDE 3 series. Trinity KDE provides packages for Debian, Ubuntu, and Slackware, and offers a classic desktop experience that requires little, if any learning.
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