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I had plans to do all the fun things this week because work was doing fumigation, which meant I didn't have to work the entire week…but I didn't do fun things. Usually I make plans but end up not doing it because I rather just be lazy and sleep in when I get the chance to which is a rare adult thing. So mostly this week was all about food, reading, knitting, and more family and food stuff. No major catastrophes happened unless you count trying to get through the crowds on Black Friday (it was nuts!) and vowing to never doing this again. We only looked around because we were in the area having our Thanksgiving dinner. I just wanted to get home and listen to the annual Nutcracker Suite on the classical radio station while reading, which I think is more fun and cozy (seriously shopping online in your PJs is the best thing). Hopefully those of you who were enough to brave the crowds and get through the neverending lines were able to get something good and finish your Christmas shopping early. Also, that you got to have good food with your families on Thanksgiving.
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A film about New York musician, multi-instrumentalist, producer, sound artist, filmmaker and photographer Lary 7.
Production & Sound: Alexander Hacke
The immense wit and pure outrageousness of Lary 7's presentations and performances makes each one an unpredictable, sometimes strange event, often with an atmosphere of deliberate absurdity, and where audience expectations are tweaked and toyed with.
Lary 7 — founder of the Plastikville Records label and studio, student of Tony Conrad, Paul Sharits and Hollis Frampton, and a perennial figure of the New York music scene since the early 1980s — is finally seen, heard and celebrated as never before in this film exploration of his important work.
Lary 7 has collaborated with countless music icons for more than three decades: Michael Gira, Tom Verlaine, Jarboe, Foetus, Tony Conrad, Alexander Hacke, Larry Mullins, Dorit Chrysler, Jacob Kirkegaard, Ken Montgomery, Michael Evans and Gordon Monahan.
Not Junk Yet: The Art of Lary 7 features never-before-seen interviews, performances, collaborations and conversations with Lary 7 and his fellow artists on the New York art & music scenes, giving us an intimate glimpse into the modus operandi, working concepts and sound and image experimentations of a man who has survived independent of the music industry for decades — influencing and inspiring all that have met him.
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Danielle de Picciotto now presents Tacoma, her first solo album and the first release on Gudrun Gut's Moabit label since 2008. Employing unusual instruments like the hurdy-gurdy and the autoharp, while accompanying her spoken-word poetry and delicate vocal stylings with multi-layered violin harmonies, she evokes imagery of lonesome desert landscapes, enchanted forests, and otherworldly trance-states while straddling maritime thunderstorms by combining recordings of nature's manifold phenomena with radio interferences, reverberating tribal percussions, electronic treatments, and the soothing and genuinely organic vibrations of acoustically generated drones and internal mantras. Her lyrics focus on the mystical implications of the nomadic life, clairvoyant renderings of female intuition, and tales of dreamlike revelations, while the instrumental pieces of this astonishing album transport the listener into paths never tread, or, like Danielle herself, who only recently returned for the first time to the place of her birth, into a journey to the beginning of time.
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Insmed has built an exceptionally strong management team with deep experience and proven track records of success in research, drug development, and commercialization. Just as importantly, our management team members embody the open, entrepreneurial, and collaborative spirit that we believe will guide the company into a promising future.
Will Lewis
Will Lewis
President and Chief Executive Officer
Will joined Insmed in September 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. Will is the former Co-Founder, President and Chief Financial Officer of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEGR). Prior to Aegerion, Will spent more than 10 years working in the U.S. and Europe in investment banking for JP Morgan, Robertson Stephens and Wells Fargo. Will holds a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Oberlin College, A Masters of Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University and a Juris Doctor with Honors from Case Western Reserve University. Prior to attending graduate school, he worked in the Foreign Service for the U.S. Government.
Paolo Tombesi
Paolo Tombesi
Chief Financial Officer
Paolo Tombesi joined Insmed in June 2017. He brings over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector, most recently serving as Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. In addition, Paolo was also a member of Novartis's Pharma Executive Committee, Commercial Leadership Team, Corporate Compliance Committee, Global Pharma Finance Leadership Team and Global Country CFO Team. He joined Novartis in 2006 as Head of Finance Region Europe, Oncology, and held several positions of increasing responsibility, including serving as Managing Director and CFO of Novartis Japan. Prior to joining Novartis, Paolo held various financial positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb. His career began in consumer goods with Unilever NV and Johnson & Johnson. He holds a degree in business and managerial economics from Rome's La Sapienza University and a degree in accounting from Duca degli Abruzzi Roma.
Paul Streck, M.D.
Paul Streck, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Paul Streck joined Insmed in June 2017. He brings over 25 years of clinical development, management and leadership expertise. Most recently, Paul served as Vice President, Global Medical Specialty Franchise, Immuno-inflammation at GlaxoSmithKline where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, including drug launch, life cycle management, post-registration clinical strategy and health economics. Previously, he held various positions with functions ranging from clinical development to medical affairs to commercial with Shire Pharmaceuticals and AMGEN USA, Inc. He also practiced in the Jefferson Health System at Thomas Jefferson University. Paul received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and was a resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He also holds a doctorate of dental medicine from Temple University School of Dentistry, a Masters of Business Administration from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business and board certification in oral and maxillofacial surgery from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Roger Adsett
Roger Adsett
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Roger Adsett joined Insmed in September of 2016. Prior to joining Insmed, Roger held various leadership roles with Shire from 2005 to 2016. During his time as senior vice president of its gastrointestinal and internal medicine business unit, Roger oversaw global commercial P&L across six specialty and two rare disease brands within his BU. Previously, he served as Shire's gastrointestinal business unit leader, responsible for building the a leading GI specialty business, including the leading global brand of mesalamine, Lialda®. Before joining Shire, Roger worked at AstraZeneca for 11 years, in a variety of commercial positions, including marketing director for the US launch of Nexium®, a medicine for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and most recently serving as the global brand director for Symbicort®, a medicine for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Prior to AstraZeneca, Roger spent three years at Accenture. Roger holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in English and Economics from Bucknell University.
Christine Pellizzari
Christine Pellizzari
Chief Legal Officer
Christine Pellizzari joined Insmed in July 2013 as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. She brings over 20 years of senior-level leadership experience in the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Insmed, Christine served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded company developing therapies for rare diseases. Among her accomplishments and responsibilities at Aegerion, Christine oversaw all the legal aspects of that company's successful IPO and secondary public offering and served as a member of the Executive Management Committee. Prior to joining Aegerion, Christine served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Dendrite International, Inc., a publicly traded company that provided sales effectiveness, promotional and compliance solutions to the global pharmaceutical industry. She was a member of the company's Executive Operations Management Committee and helped lead many critical initiatives during her 9-year tenure, including the sale of the company to Cegedim S.A. in May 2007. Christine joined Dendrite from the law firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer where she specialized in health care transactions and related regulatory matters. Before joining Wilentz, Christine served as law clerk to the Honorable Reginald Stanton, Assignment Judge for the Superior Court of New Jersey. Christine received her BA, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her JD from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Nicole Schaeffer
Nicole Schaeffer
Chief People Strategy Officer
Nicole Schaeffer joined Insmed in October 2012. She brings more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources, organizational development, corporate operations and building life science organizations. Prior to Insmed, Nicole served as Senior Vice President, Administration and Human Resources, for Amicus Therapeutics where she was responsible for the human resources, facilities and IT functions. While at Amicus, Nicole was responsible for the organizational growth and development from its earliest stages to a late-stage clinical company. During this time, she focused on developing a culture of excellence to support that growth. Prior to Amicus, she served as Senior Director, Human Resources, for three portfolio companies of Flagship Ventures, a venture capital firm, and in that capacity, she managed human resources for three life sciences companies. She has also held HR leadership positions with Oak Industries and EMC Corporation. Nicole received her BA from the University of Rochester and her MBA from Boston University.
Eugene Sullivan, M.D.
Eugene Sullivan, M.D.
Chief Product Strategy Officer
Dr. Eugene Sullivan joined Insmed in March 2015 as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer. In June 2017, Gene was appointed to the newly created role of Chief Product Strategy Officer. Gene has more than 20 years of experience with a focus on pulmonary and orphan diseases. He is a medical doctor trained in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine and practiced at the Cleveland Clinic from 1995 to 1999. From 1999 through 2006, Gene held several positions at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including Deputy Director of the Division of Pulmonary and Allergy Products. From 2007 through 2012, Gene was the Chief Medical Officer of United Therapeutics. In recent years, Gene was Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs at AstraZeneca and consulted to companies, including Insmed, on clinical drug development and strategic regulatory matters. Gene graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science degree. He earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine and conducted his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. Gene completed his fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and received a Masters of Pulmonary Vascular Disease from the University of Bologna in Italy.
John Soriano
John Soriano
Chief Compliance Officer
John Soriano joined Insmed in January 2018. He brings over 30 years of experience in legal and compliance leadership roles. Most recently, John was Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Celgene where he oversaw the Global Compliance Program. Before Celgene, John was Vice President-Compliance and Deputy General Counsel at Ingersoll-Rand Company. He has also worked as a litigation attorney at Becton Dickinson, Johnson & Johnson, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
John has spoken at numerous conferences on a variety of compliance topics, has guest lectured on ethics and compliance at Fordham Law School, and has been a guest columnist for Compliance Week. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Walter Perkins, PhD
Walter Perkins, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Walter Perkins joined Insmed in December 2010 in connection with the business combination between Insmed and Transave. Prior to this, Walter joined Transave in 2002 and served as Chief Technology Officer. Walter has over 20 years' experience utilizing lipid-based drug delivery systems and has authored over 66 scientific publications and patent applications. Prior to joining Transave, Walter spent 15 years with The Liposome Company (later a part of Elan Drug Delivery). At The Liposome Company, Walter was involved in the design of several lipid-based drug delivery systems, including an artificial lung surfactant formulation, and helped in the characterization, development and launch of the company's two commercial products Abelcet® and Myocet®. As a part of Elan's Drug Delivery Division, he played a lead role in the implementation of liposome technology in both inter-divisional projects and corporate partnerships. Walter received his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in Biophysical Chemistry from the University of Virginia where he studied the physical and electrical properties of liposomal membranes.
Wade King, M.D.
Wade King, M.D.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Wade Hampton King, M.D., joined the company in March 2016 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. Dr. King brings a unique scientific and financial background to Insmed that includes numerous leadership roles in business development, finance, management, and strategy at healthcare and investment companies. Dr. King began his career as a board certified anesthesiologist before joining the investment sector where he earned national recognition as a healthcare analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Princeton University; Doctor of Medicine and Master in Public Health degrees from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and a Master of Science in Management degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business.


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Content Insider #538 - Don't Look Back
Autonomous Cars Require More Than Just Technology
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"I think your experiment just got a mind of its own." - Eddie Kasalivich, "Chain Reaction," Chicago Pacific Entertainment, 1996
I don't want to say that the AV (autonomous vehicle) is old news but ... it's old news.
One of the first videos on the subject, "The Automatic Motorist." was back in 1911 when filmmaking was really, really hard work. Today, you can see it on YouTube from the BFI National Archive.
What we've learned over the last 100 plus years is that the world has gotten more complicated and it takes time to translate film ideas into reality.
The key to what it will take to make this long-term dream a reality is to understand the underlying technologies and their changing usage.
A good example of these educational/informational events was last month's FMS (Flash Memory Summit) in Santa Clara. (The stuff was so hot, the event even had a little fire.)
However, that didn't dampen the enthusiasm for listening to Kia's Henry Bzeih give a no-nonsense, no-BS, no-Hyundai/Kia-veiled pitch.
Unlike memory folks in the audience who like to keep their secrets secret, Hyundai/Kia and Bzeih have laid out their roadmap for the next decade with some autonomous systems by 2020 and mass production by 2022.
Probably because the auto industry and Kia need help in achieving their goals and memory is going to be a key part of the solution if the flash folks understand the solutions they're going to have to deliver.
The way folks in the audience were taking notes, it was obvious some understood where their next meal was coming from.
Focused on becoming a key component in tomorrow's autonomous transportation, the memory people came to learn more about the new levels of performance, security, privacy and liability they were facing.
Auto manufacturers have come out of their cloistered walled environment and brought in a whole new set of products, ideas, people but the same rules apply.
Fitting In - While the autonomous vehicle tends to get all of the news coverage, people forget that there is a lot of technology that goes into and around the vehicle to make it work for people. The hardware, software and other solutions that must interact with the vehicle represent a tremendous challenge to the industry and its partners.
Everyone who's anyone has auto products on their roadmap and the big boys - car, chip, software and cloud - are investing in/buying anything that will give them an edge.
Suddenly, it's a new playground with a new set of rules that 'Thing' manufacturers (consumer, IoT, automotive, etc.) aren't used to playing in.
Their normal mode of operation doesn't work anymore - design it, make it, ship it, fix it ... later. Move to next gen and forget yesterday.
It just doesn't work in the world of connected devices and software.
Relationships - To be successful in developing/delivering an autonomous car today requires more than the OEM and tier 1 provider. It requires a complex set of relationships and interrelationships to ensure everything will talk with/work with everything in and around the vehicle. The industry is entering a totally new territory.
Right now, it still looks/feels sorta' like your dad's car; but it's different.
More than 30 percent of the vehicle's cost is processors and storage. And the computerization - in the car and the total ecosystem - is growing at a blistering pace.
Hyundai/Kia, Volvo and the other manufacturers understand that they are the suppliers of the solutions and they are ultimately responsible for everything in the car and cloud as it becomes more and more autonomous.
Consumers and the global legal community agree.
Tesla's Elon Musk said the probability of having an accident is 50 percent lower if you have an autopilot.
Even in Tesla's one fatal accident, the NHSTA (National Highway Safety Transportation Administration) said the vehicle wasn't at fault ... but still.
While Tesla has more than 100M plus autopilot miles, RAND believes hundreds of billions of miles will be needed to "prove" autonomous vehicle safety.
We talk about the vehicle we jump in and it does our bidding with complete safety, but we're barely out of the garage.
Today's 'autonomous' solutions provide barely SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Level 1 or 2 functionality and even in those cases, they often have issues!
By Itself Goal - At best, the industry is only deliver SAE level 2 vehicles today; and it will require new technologies and new relationships to move to level 3 and 4. Getting to level 5? Years away.
But the key players in the technology industry are already up to their necks in projects that they hope will put them in the driver's seat of tomorrow's cars.
Nvidia, Intel, Qualcomm, NXP and others are already making major hardware/software investments.
And because all those processors are using and generating a ton of data, flash memory people aren't far behind.
Data Flow, Capture - Autonomous vehicles will generate terabytes of data every day that are needed for it to operate safely and successfully. In addition to keeping all of this data safe and private, the industry needs to ensure the data can be reliably communicated and used by the complete ecosystem.
During the first FMS auto day session, Alan Messer, CEO of InnovationShift, noted that today's cars already process massive amounts of information and the processing, storage requirements are growing rapidly as we move from connected to autonomous vehicles.
Messer noted, "The biggest challenge for the industry, is that connected cars are a lot more than smartphones on wheels."
"This new breed of personal assistant captures and processes massive amounts of data - including personal information about you," he continued. "Future vehicles will use what you do, where you go, how you act/react to create a rich personalized experience."
Even though regular folks don't seem to care, vehicle manufacturers are increasingly pushing that the information remains private and secure for their consumers and are already addressing the issue with secure hardware and advanced software technology.
Dennis Mattoon, of Microsoft, introduced DICE (Device Identifier Composition Engine) on behalf of the industry's TCG (trusted computer group) that costs almost nothing and can be implemented in vehicle chip design as well as almost any IoT (Internet of Things) application.
Simply stated, the solution can be adapted to any system/component and provides HW-based identity and attestation as well as sealing, data integrity, device recovery and update.
And because so much data is being stored in the car, Bob Thibideau, of DriveTrust, suggested that self-encrypted storage will rapidly become a standard across the entire transportation industry.
While we're still at level 2 of autonomy, Messer emphasized that moving to levels 3, 4 and ultimately 5 vehicles will require powerful computer resources in the car.
"The industry is quickly beginning to implement CPU, GPU and flash solutions that take advantage of new high-performance, secure embedded intelligence technologies (AI, deep learning)," he said. "This is especially true because the entire ecosystem - not just the car - will need to support a variety of intelligent services for the whole lifetime of the vehicle."
The biggest challenge appears to be that when you give people even a little connectivity and autonomy they seem to think the car - like their smartphone - will take care of everything else and play nice with their increasingly digital lifestyle.
Protecting You from You - While the automobile is excellent for transportation, it's increasingly becoming a place where people do other stuff. We may have to move to autonomous cars just to protect ourselves from ourselves.
State Farm Insurance and AAA found that even though there are only a few of the "added features, benefits" available, the driving skills of people are deteriorating rapidly.
Sure, traffic sucks but it gets even worse when you take the job for granted and put too much faith in the technology.
Slow Acceptance - Younger people, and those who live in countries where driving yourself isn't an integral part of their lives, are more receptive to autonomous transportation. As the industry moves slowly in adding features and capabilities, people begin to see and accept the advantages.
As a result, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler and the other speakers at the FMS auto day sessions emphasized they were adding huge volumes of software into today's and tomorrow's cars.
Micron's Bielby and Daimler's Hounker noted that today's high-end vehicles already rely on bringing hardware and software together along with new technologies like big data and AI (Augmented Intelligence).
While it may not be a perfect measure, today's advanced autos already rely on more than 100M lines of code.
To put that in perspective:
- Space Shuttle 2M +/-
- Mars Rover 5M
- Android about 12M
- Boeing 787 15M
- Large Hadron Collider 50M
And it seems even that's not enough to force folks to put down their smartphone!
Being sympathetic to the auto manufacturers and tier 1 providers; Greg Basich, of Strategy Analytics, noted that the industry is being conservative with its design and is emphasizing safety over convenience but people seem to be more attracted to the system features/benefits.
Messer, who has spent years working with leading auto and consumer electronic products explained, "Consumers are comfortable using the latest systems/tools, given their smartphone and smart home experiences. In an emergency, the tendency is to assume the systems are better than they are today. "
"Parts of the industry have been a little aggressive in pushing the boundaries of safety technologies in tomorrow's cars to highlight their leadership," he commented. "So, improving the capability, reliability and security of those systems to meet consumer expectations are paramount in the design concepts that are being implemented for tomorrow's vehicles."
Kick Back, Relax - The industry paints an excellent image as to why the autonomous vehicle will make moving from point A to point B better. I realize they're turtlenecks, but don't they sorta' look like neck braces and isn't she holding on just a little too tight? It'll be great ... someday.
One of the "features" of the newer cars that got my attention was the inclusion of a subsystem I know no one told me about when we got our new car last year.
While Lucid Motors Stephan Heinrich referred to the addition nicely as an autonomous technology data recorder, Messer translated the phrase for me ... a black box. You know, those things they go looking for after an accident.
It turns out, NHSTA wants to try and get ahead of the issue by adding a recorder in the vehicle that will capture and store data from all the vehicle functions 30 seconds before a collision and at least five seconds after.
If folks can't understand that a little automated control doesn't mean you can hop in the back seat and let the car take care of everything - a few YouTube videos highlight stupidity - then at least the industry will have the data they need to work on protecting people from themselves.
At the expert roundtables following the auto technology sessions; all the speakers agreed with InnovationShift's Messer summary...storage - especially flash memory - is going to be a growing part of the vehicles we buy tomorrow.
The big shift from Lucid's Heinrich and Messer's perspective is that storage folks will have to pay close attention to the performance, privacy and security issues for the life of the vehicle.
"Everyone in the auto ecosystem needs to focus on the best way to collect, store and analyze data to ensure positive outcomes," Messer commented. "We're just on the leading edge of implementing the technology and need to develop reliable, secure solutions that will enable us to speed and anonymously use and share the data.
A leader in the autonomous car (and truck) race, Volvo Cars president Hakan Samuelsson hasn't pulled any punches in leading his firm into the new arena.
"Autonomy is not perfect," he said. "There will be accidents but industry participants - which includes suppliers - have to do everything possible to make the technology as safe, secure and reliable as possible."
And that means for the life of the vehicle.
Other manufacturers agree and emphasize that firms that won't make that long-term commitment won't be invited to participate.
More importantly, he believes that country and global guidelines must be established and clearly understood for self-driving vehicle testing and certification.
Once that is achieved (O.K., there are other "minor" issues to be solved) then Volvo, Daimler, Ford and the other car manufacturers along with Nvidia, Intel, Micron, Samsung and the other suppliers will be able to stand in front of and support their vehicles from the time they're sold until they're "retired."
They're each confident of their own work and agree with Lyman Collier, "If someone's going down for this, it is not going to be I."
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Undercover author Miles Weston has spent more than 30 years in the storage, software and video industry, indulging in, among other things, marketing activities in promoting PC, CE, communications, content technology and their applications . Contact Miles through his editor by clicking here.
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I'm totally revamping my den/office, and I'm finally off the card tables and into about 75% completed digs. On the way to dinner the other night, on a whim, I said to my wife, "Let's stop at Best Buy and see if they have a copier/fax/scanner gizmo that will work wirelessly." My son-in-law urged me to look at these and get rid of the three huge pieces of equipment taking up so much room (copier/scanner/fax, color printer, laser printer) in the old setup.
The people in Best Buy are very nice and knowledgeable, and a one of the guys took 10 minutes to describe what I needed but told me, "You're not our demographic, and that level of machine isn't here. But if you go onto BestBuyBusiness.com you'll find it and can order it."
Well, I was in the mood for immediate gratification, and would prefer to see it and watch it work, so I thanked him, disappointed, and left. On the way to the restaurant, we stopped at the Staples where we usually purchase office supplies. I didn't think they'd have a machine like this, but it was on the way. The store manager intercepted me, found out what I needed, and sent over the resident printer expert, who was about 12 years old.
He took me through a few machines that would meet my objectives, narrowed it to one and demonstrated it for me, answered every question, told me it was $50 off, and then fetched a hand truck to personally take it out to my car and shocked wife. (Good thing it was a great evening, the box fit in the back seat, barely, with the top down.) And, of course, I get Staples reward points. (And this is an HP machine, I'm a devotee of HP, they were a fabulous client for ten years and I own their stock.)
The machine took 15 minutes to set up the next day, 10 of which were devoted to getting it out of the box and removing a pound of packing protection. The only wires it has are the fax jack and power cord. It works perfectly and has given me a ton of additional room. It is smaller than any one of the three machines it replaces.
Maybe Best Buy would draw a more affluent demographic if they stocked more sophisticated machines. They sell some expensive stuff in there, and they are a quality operation. Why would you send me down the road? Next time, my first stop will be Staples. That's how delicate the retail business can be.
Try not to send me packing.
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Gold was discovered in Stafford during the eighteenth century. In 1787 Thomas Jefferson wrote in his Notes on Virginia, "I know a single instance of gold found in this state. It was interspersed in small specks through a lump of ore, of about four pounds in weight, which yielded seventeen pennyweight [1/20 ounce] of gold, of extraordinary ductility." This gold was found in Stafford about four miles below Fredericksburg on the north side of the Rappahannock.


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A tribe or band of Indians who formerly lived west of the Quinnebaug River, in what is now Windham County, Conn. Also the name of the village situated about six miles from the Quinnebaug River, south of the present city of Woodstock, Conn.
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Port Hudson-a steel-hulled, metal arc-welded, large harbor tug-was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 440) on 31 December 1941, at Slidell, La., by the Canulette Shipbuilding Co., Inc.; launched on 17 June 1942; sponsored by Miss Jean Canulette; and delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) on 26 April 1943.
On 24 March 1945, the name Wabaquasset and the designation YTB-724 were approved by the Navy for Port Hudson, but the,ship was apparently not taken over for active service. Records indicate that Wabaquasset was in fact not included on Navy crafts' lists. One source indicates that while the WSA owned the ship, the Navy operated her; but this statement is not supported by the sketchy records. Another source indicates that the tug was returned to WSA on 7 June 1945. In any event, it seems probable that the harbor tug saw little, if any, naval service.


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Is CrossFit dangerous for pregnant women?
One California mom was on the receiving end of internet backlash when she admitted to doing CrossFit during her pregnancy.
Expectant mom criticized for workout
One California mom was on the receiving end of internet backlash when she admitted to doing CrossFit during her pregnancy.
Los Angeles mom Lea-Ann Ellison has been an avid CrossFit fan for two years, so it was only natural that she'd keep up with the routine during her third pregnancy. The eight-months-pregnant Ellison even had a CrossFit-themed maternity shoot and sent one of the weightlifting pictures to the company.
"8 months pregnant with baby number 3 and CrossFit has been my sanity," she wrote to the company. "I have been CrossFitting for 2 1/2 years and... strongly believe that pregnancy is not an illness, but a time to relish in your body's capabilities to kick ass."
The company was impressed with her dedication and posted her photos on its Facebook page.
And then the backlash started.
"This is why CrossFit is horrible. No one knows what they're doing. This is a good way to lose your baby," Evan Kennedy, a physical therapist, posted.
"I do not find this impressive at all. No one would post a picture of themselves drinking a beer while eight months pregnant. Risky behavior while pregnant is no laughing matter," another wrote.
She had plenty of supporters, though.
"Safe? Absolutely! A fit mama makes for a better pregnancy and delivery for both mama and baby! You go mama!" Jennifer Mosier Weaver wrote in support of Ellison.
"I think that we should all be more concerned about a mom who eats McDonalds everyday of her pregnancy, and doesn't exercise one bit," added Charles Bailey. "This woman is not just concerned about herself, she is concerned about her child future and the example she sets for her other children about overcoming adversity."
Ellison told Yahoo! Shine that she was surprised at the reaction to her photo.
"I was really shocked by the reaction to my photos since I've always exercised during my two previous pregnancies and doctors have assured me that my routine is safe for both myself and my child," Ellison said, adding that people called her "vain" and "selfish" for continuing her workout routine.
What exercise is safe during pregnancy?
CrossFit is a notoriously difficult workout for even the most in-shape exercisers. It seems like it might be too intense for a very pregnant mother — and it is, if she hasn't already been working out before pregnancy.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that women get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, like walking, a week.
However, the CDC says that healthy women like Ellison who already do vigorous exercise — like CrossFit — can continue to do it "provided they stay healthy and discuss with their health care provider how and when activity should be adjusted over time."
For most women, some aerobic exercise, core work and light weightlifting is plenty.
"I love seeing moms do upright exercise during pregnancy, so walking or taking aerobic fitness classes are at the top of my list," Malik Turley, Owner of Hip Circle Studio in Evanston, Illinois, told AllParenting.
She added, "I also encourage moms to do strength training — including core work — during pregnancy, as those muscles will come in very handy during labor and, even more so, during the postpartum period. Finally, the movements taught and used in belly dance are perfectly suited to get moms ready for the labor process, so I suggest adding a belly dance class into the mix."
As for Ellison, she has modified her exercise with her pregnancy in mind.
"I did lift weights for my maternity photo shoot but only 35 pounds," she told Yahoo! Shine. "The most I've lifted while pregnant is 65."
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The gold price is making a run for the $1,300 dollar mark in late trading today ahead of Wednesday's US Fed meeting and as investors ponder the fact of a Donald trump presidency which if happens is expected to throw the financial markets into turmoil.
At 7.39pm (GMT) gold was trading at $1,289 up from $1,275 in yesterday's trading.
Gold has reached a 1 month high on the back of stronger polls which show the election may go down to the wire against Hilary Clinton and the precious metal could move a lot higher should Trump pull off the upset of the decade,
"We've seen that Clinton has lost some of the head start she had on Trump," noted Capital Economics analyst Simona Gambarini.
"A very small possibility of Trump winning the election is priced into gold, so if he actually won, we could see quite a big jump." she added.
Another mover and shaker for the gold price this week is Wednesday's US Federal Reserve interest rate decision where most analysts expect rates to stay on hold, but the following monetary statement may shed some light on whether the Fed plans to lift rates in December.
The market is pricing in a more than 70 percent chance that a rate rise will come next month.
"We still have to see what will happen with the Fed. It's unlikely that much will happen this week, it's reasonable to expect that it will wait until December to hike rates." Mrs Gambarini said.
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'Beauty in Tragedy' Mural, San Francisco, August 2013. A dedication to all my friends, familia and the locals who live in the Tenderloin.
A somewhat self-reflective & representative look at human nature and the tragedy that succumbs so many. The Tenderloin is a concentration of unique individuals, lost souls and the instinct to survive. Whatever your burdens, your demons, your desires – in the TL, you are not alone.
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it." – Hamlet, by William Shakespeare.


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Discussion in 'NDS - Console and Game Discussions' started by Reaper, Dec 31, 2008.
How do I save in this game?
You must pay 5 "big coins" to open a mushroom house. Then you will be able to save (you need to do this each time you want to save )
Ps : sorry for my bad english
That really sucks
So much for trying a "good" game.
Or you could just get to the first mini castle. When you beat it you can save.
It's still too much to save a game..
Have you ever played a 2D Mario game?
Yeah, but I never got into it. On NSMB I wanted to give it a chance and it was fun. But not the save method
Well at least there is a save option unlike the old school versions.
Get a RTS... (Real Time Save) compatible flashcart. Bam, done!
*cough* Cyclo DS Evolution *cough* (I think M3 Real has it too, don't quote me on that)
Seriously, the game is really easy. I doubt it will take more then 10 minutes to get from save point to save point.
Also, if you are trying to get into it, shouldn't you try playing for more than 3 minutes at a time?
I've played some games where save points are more 30 minutes in between, you should be complaining.
So the old school versions had no save option?
aww this game is easy... lol
you can always beat every castle, or open up signs, or beat the game
after beating the game you are able to save anytime
I bet there's a cheat to use that feature anywhere in the game.
I'm going to dl a save then.


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Getting to France
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Our Last French Spring
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Toul Rosieres - A Special Place In Our Lives
All of us who spent some of our youthful years at that now almost forgotten Air Force base in northeastern France were profoundly touched, and probably changed, by the experience. For us, it certainly shaped our world view, and influenced the kind of people we became in later life. For those younger who attended the Dependent School, it provided an educational experience that their contemporaries in the United States never got, and I believe they turned out the better for it. We lived in a close knit, supportive military community on base, and, at the same time, lived in a cosmopolitan world of French villages and towns with Germany just a short distance away.
Our girls were too young to attend school while we were at Toul Rosieres, but in subsequent years they too had the experience of being educated in Air Force Dependent Schools in Spain and in Texas until they were in Junior High. Being military "brats" was the best thing that could have happened to them, and they both have fond memories of their school days in Madrid, El Paso, and Sevilla. Both eventually chose careers of public service; Cynthia as a home care physical therapist and Valerie as a high school Spanish teacher. In these essays about our lives at Toul Rosieres during those formative, critical years; I believe I am writing about a little bit of history that should not be forgotten. Our experiences were similar to thousands of other Air Force families who lived there during those few short years in the 1950s and 1960s. I want us all - the Air Force families and the children who attended the Dependent School - to be remembered as an American community which existed and thrived in France more than a half century ago.
About the Burtons
Richard and Helen served twenty years in the Air Force. He then taught high school history, English and Spanish in Oklahoma City and San Antonio for 38 years. They are now retired in San Antonio, TX.
Cynthia and her husband, Warren Watson, live in Eldorado, a suburb of Santa Fe, NM.
Valerie, her husband, Leandro Suarez, and their daughters, Rachel and Sophia, live in San Antonio, TX.
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I have very little experience w. massages and facials. When I partnered up w. Basalt Day Spa I knew I would be in for a treat but had no idea what to really expect. I am huge on self care and focus really hard on the small things I can do for myself, but never really thought too hard about what I could do to fill that self care tank so much quicker. After experiencing two hours of complete and total self care I've become quite the advocate for it! Everyone needs to give themselves the opportunity to be completely pampered and walk away w. enough self care in your tank to run around for a while! "You can't pour from an empty cup, take care of yourself first!"
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The Eagles wrapped up another summer here at Lehigh Tuesday morning.
They'll face the Steelers Thursday night in Pittsburgh before returning to work at the Novacare Complex in South Philadelphia.
This is the fourth camp I've covered, and each one seems to be more eventful than the last.
Keeping that in mind, let's look back at the past few weeks and hand out some training camp awards.
By the time the second morning practice was over, it was clear that Michael Vick had become the face of the 2011 Eagles. Fans cheered and flocked to him. Teammates, both old and new, followed him. And the coaching staff/front office counted on him to be the team's spokesman. When no one else wanted to comment on DeSean Jackson's holdout, there was Vick, day-after-day, answering reporters' questions. He made it clear he was in Jackson's corner, but also kept management comfortable.
On the field, he acknowledged improvement was necessary in terms of pre-snap recognition and reading the blitz, and he put in the work. When the Eagles signed Vince Young as his backup, Vick welcomed him and now will be counted on to mentor him. It was two years ago last Saturday that the Eagles stunned the NFL world by signing Vick out of prison. Now he is the single biggest reason the team has Super Bowl aspirations.
The Eagles needed a camp body and signed the 28-year-old offensive lineman on Saturday. Buat at about 5:45 Monday evening, they announced his release. The poor guy never even got his name on a jersey. Here's to hoping Mr. Toledo's next stop is a longer one.
I can honestly say Patterson convulsing on the ground was the scariest thing I've ever seen on a football field. I remember walking towards the end of the field where the linemen practice, and by the time I got there, seeing Patterson on his back. The players soon blocked my vision, but seeing their reactions and their emotion made me realize just how serious it was. While his football future really isn't important, Patterson seems to be on the road to recovery and has even been on the field in recent days with the rehabbing players.
Vince Young was asked about the talent on the Eagles and made what seemed to be (at the time) a relatively innocent comment. But the words "Dream Team" did come out of his mouth, and the rest is history.
Young's teammates and coaches have now been asked about his comment on a daily basis. Same with coaches, front office members and reporters who cover the team. While I hate to say it, my guess is this is only the beginning. If the Eagles struggle early on, guess what people are going to bring up? When media from other cities interview Eagles players during the regular season, guess what they are going to ask about? That's right, my friends. We are going to be hearing the words "Dream Team" for months to come. Mark my words.
As many of you know, I went through a stretch where I happened to be driving when all the big news broke. I was behind the wheel when the Eagles traded Kevin Kolb to Arizona. And I was on the road the next day when they signed Nnamdi Asomugha. Before I left the practice fields at Lehigh, it looked like the race for Asomugha had come down to the Jets and Cowboys. And as I packed up my stuff in the bloggers' trailer, I saw a Tweet that the Jets were out. I commented to a couple other reporters that it looked like DeSean Jackson would have to face Asomugha twice a year when the Birds played Dallas.
I was listening to 97.5 The Fanatic in the car when host Jon Marks said they had breaking news regarding Asomugha. I was sure he was going to say the Cowboys' deal was done, but when he announced that the Eagles had swooped in, I nearly drove off the road. By the time I got to my destination, my phone had blown up with texts and e-mails.
Later that evening, the Phillies acquired Hunter Pence without giving up Domonic Brown or Vance Worley. I got more responses to something I Tweeted that night than ever before:
I picture Ruben Amaro Jr. and Howie Roseman smoking cigars on a rooftop in Center City tonight like Avon and Stringer.
Depending on how things work out with the Phillies and Eagles, that night has a chance to go down as one of the most memorable in Philadelphia sports history.
You first saw Kelce's name surface in this space on April 12 when a report came out that the Eagles were planning on hosting him for a pre-draft visit. Projections I saw at the time had him listed as a late-round pick or an undrafted free agent. The Eagles took him in the sixth round, and to be honest, he was an afterthought (for me, at least) when practices started here.
But not anymore. He's been mixing in at center with the first team and has a chance to snatch away the starting spot from veteran Jamaal Jackson.
This one might surprise you, but because of his injury and the Eagles' personnel moves, this has been a tough camp for Laws.
He drew rave reviews in the offseason for working out and adding muscle, but Laws has missed many practices here with a hip flexor. Meanwhile, the Eagles added a pair of veteran defensive tackles in Anthony Hargrove and Derek Landri. Hargrove has been running alongside Cullen Jenkins with the first team, and Landri was impressive in the first preseason game. With Antonio Dixon in the fold and Patterson potentially returning, the Eagles are going to face tough roster decisions on Laws (who is in the final year of his deal) and the other defensive tackles.
It's tough to imagine the Eagles doing any more to overhaul a group that was historically bad in the red zone a year ago and allowed a franchise-worst 31 touchdowns.
The jury's out on Juan Castillo as Sean McDermott's replacement, but the Eagles went out and got Jim Washburn to coach the defensive line. The talent is night and day from a year ago, with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Asomugha at cornerback, and Jenkins and Babin on the defensive line.
Adding more veterans should lead to better leadership. And while it's still early, the Eagles' pass defense has a chance to be one of the best in the league.
I was on the sidelines when Castillo started chewing out second-year linebacker Keenan Clayton. And while his in-your-face approach was evident from Day 1, I was pretty shocked when I saw Castillo (without a helmet) head-butt Clayton (with a helmet). Later, during his press conference, Castillo had a mark on his forehead. Perhaps I had spent too many hours in the sun, but I didn't put two and two together right then. Luckily, Casey Matthews later clarified that the cut was indeed from the Clayton head-butt.
There comes a time in every man's life when he questions the direction things are going. For me, that happened on a daily basis when I spent 30 seconds or so in the Port-A-Potty next to the fields before the start of morning practice. If there's a more unforgiving place to be at 7:45 a.m., I can't think of it.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Hoppy New Year
Beer of the day,30th December
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Mallinsons Now Regular at The Rat
He states that the choice of Mallinsons will complement those beers already on the bar and give those who hold the brewery in high regard (i.e. most of the drinking world), another outlet where they can find their favourite brewery. At present there is 'Garnock' available but several other new brews are waiting patiently in the wings.
It just shows how far the brewery have moved on in a short space of time and is a credit to them that so many local pubs feel confident enough to keep their beer available at all times. Long may it continue.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Beer of the Day - 18th December
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Xmas - A Time For Silly Names!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Christmas Fun from Abbeydale
The comically titled Dr. Morton's Famous Reindeer Repellent is another in an excellent line of beers from the company's testbed brewery, but at a pale and hoppy 4.2% is probably not the ale you would have expected (perhaps the clue's in the title!).
A subtle hint of spice somewhere in the finish is the only real nod to winter in an otherwise light and citrussy drink. With it's fruity moreishness and typically fun pumpclip, this is easily my favourite yuletide beer thus far. (map)
Ossett Landmark Beer
The as yet unnamed landmark ale uses the current favourite Citra hop, so will hopefully be well received by the many fans of this relatively new American hybrid variety.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Christmas Cheer
That was soon put right by a 1/3 pint of the 'Delirium Noel' though, a dark, fruity 10% offering. I could not complain about the lack of flavour here, a robust little number, packed with taste and far too drinkable for it's strength - a real Belgian classic and a fine way to round off an interesting afternoon. Should you be in the area and need an antidote to the Christmas shopping then look no further, I am sure you will enjoy it.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Christmas Creche
Friday, December 10, 2010
The 'Swift One' Awards - 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
New Inn - Roberttown
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Real Ale Accessibility
I am a day time drinker and my Saturday commitment leaves only Sunday when all day opening is virtually guaranteed. Transport is usually at a premium then, so what seems like a good idea to visit out of the way pubs becomes a chore rather than a pleasure.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
The Cricketers Arms, Horbury
In contrast to the formulaic makeover at the latest Ossett pub in Knaresborough the other week, this Field & Barnes production would be much less contrived - and remembering back to the opening of The Sportsman in Huddersfield, I got there thinking 'try to keep an open mind'. But whilst the duo's last project was a somewhat acquired taste (though well worth acquiring!), this pub is instantly lovable.
Should anyone need to see just what a transformation there's been here (and you really do) then there's a photo album available for perusal on the bar detailing every stage of the metamorphosis. The pub looked to have rather lost it's way under the stewardship of Tetleys so it's great to see it's dignity and character restored once more.
The bar is a real piece of work with panelling from an old German dresser making it an eye-catching feature. The décor, whilst understated, makes the best of the natural lighting through the etched glass and the (obligatory?) historical prints of the locality in the front room are perfect.
The eight handpulls were heavily biased in favour of the most local producers during my visit, with Fernandes, Five Towns, Ossett and Tiger Tops making the Mallinsons look positively foreign! As with both The West Riding and The Sportsman, Taylors Landlord and Black Sheep Bitter will be permanent here.
Alongside the cask, the pub also serves Amstel, Guinness, Aspall, Pilsner Urquell, Heineken, Blue Moon (an American take on Belgian wit), La Chouffe and de Koninck on draught. A selection of continental bottled beer is also available.
Manager Lisa Wood is confident that beer festivals, quiz nights and acoustic sessions will feature at the pub once the dust has settled, and we would like to wish her, Mike and Sarah all the best with their latest adventure! (map)


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September is Attendance Awareness Month!
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Number Of Accountants Moving Into Planning Spikes Hot
Investment News ran a good piece on the drift of many accounting practices into planning.
If anything, its focus on accountant planners as "nerds" downplays the serious competitive friction that many investment-oriented advisors feel toward their CPA counterparts.
After all, the CPA starts out in a more central position where the client's finances are concerned. He or she knows the IRS returns and everything that goes into them. And trust is usually high.
From a business perspective, the CPA's traditional fee-for-service model also provides a revenue base that other types of advisors have to work hard to match.
But buried in the article is a statistic that every advisor should know. Among the roughly 63,000 CFP holders, 7,600 are CPAs, so one out of eight planners is already also an accountant.
And the ranks of hybrid planners are expanding. The number of accountants taking the CFP exam last year shot up 71% and 256 new accountants won their planner mark.
Interestingly, accountants don't pass the test any more frequently than anyone else -- about 60% of the time -- but the sudden spike in accountants interested in the CFP may indicate a trend in the making.