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Monday 27th January 2014
Click The Video Below For A Taster Of The Late Late Show (actual band on the night varies!)
We haven't had anything like this in New York for over twenty years". Wynton Marsalis
The Ronnie Scott's Late Late Show!
EVERY MONDAY - THURSDAY 11pm-3am
& EVERY FRIDAY - SATURDAY 1am-3am
PREBOOKING AVAILABLE MONDAY to THURSDAY only.
£10 in advance, £12 on the door, £6 Students (with ID), FREE entry to MU, Club members and main show ticket holders
In 1959, saxophonist Ronnie Scott opened the door to a small basement club in London's west end where local musicians could jam. Today, it is one of the world's most famous jazz clubs attracting packed houses and the biggest names in jazz and popular music and Ronnie Scott's welcoming, stylish setting is also home to London's coolest late night hang.
Each night Monday to Saturday, after the main act, Ronnie Scott's presents the Late Late Show, where some of the UK's finest jazz talents take to the stage for a late night blowing session.
More information about Alex Garnett, Here...
"The pianist can effortlessly sustain a graceful Bill Evans-like lyrical swing, but also massages the ideas of the others. His contemporary references give him a broad sweep, and he has much to do with this set's freedom from bop-standard rigidities...The pianist wraps a light tracery around Speake against ringing cymbal and thumping keynotes on Jitterbug Waltz, and then plays a pungent solo..."
John Fordham,The Guardian, Friday, June 27th 2008
'Green's piano provided some real interaction with the vocals, sometimes prodding, sometimes holding back, and often inserting deft little phrases that decorated the lyrics with taste and sensitivity.'
Alyn Shipton, The Times
"That Green possesses such wide ranging interests will surprise no-one who has caught him with the various band leaders to whose groups he contributes his sparkling but cogent piano work"
Chris Parker,Vortex
"…the trio tracks show off Green's virtuosity. His work can be both intricate and assertive, and is constantly inventive. A CD which generously repays repeated listening"
Pete Martin, Jazz UK
"…the one who really shone was pianist Barry Green. Watching his imagination unfurl, was an engaging experience and turned out to be the keenest musical pleasure of the evening" – Ivan Hewett, Daily Telgraph
Barry studied classical and jazz piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2002. Whilst still studying, he began playing professionally in a varied range of musical styles.
Barry plays regularly in jazz venues all over the UK, including Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express Dean Street, the 606 Club and The Vortex. In 2007 he played in Germany, Ireland, Spain and France.
Some musicians with whom he has performed and recorded with include: Dave Friesen, Martin Speake, Bobby Wellins, Mick Hutton, Spike Wells, Anita Wardell, Tina May, Jean Toussaint, Tom Rainey, Christine Tobin, Anders Christiansson, Richie Cole, Jeff Williams, Bob Martin, Chris Laurence, Stan Sulzmann, Julian Argeulles, Trudy Kerr, Bill McHenry, The BBC Big Band, Gene Calderazzo, Marc Lockheart, Dave Cliff, Phil Robson,Tommy Whittle and Allison Neale.
He is a member of Ingrid Laubrock's quintet, which toured Germany and Ireland in 2007.
He is also a member of Laubrock's two-piano nonet (featuring Tom Rainey and Liam Noble). The nonet performed at Cheltenham Jazz festival in 2007 and performed at theBerlin Jazz Festival later that year. Barry is also part of bassist Larry Bartley's trio (with Winston Clifford). This trio formed the core part of an Octet that performed and was recorded at 2006's Cheltenham Jazz festival. Both these bands have CD's in the pipeline.
Barry has had a wide range of teaching experience. He teaches at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, as well as The Royal Academy of Music and Goldsmiths college. He as also taught on many Jazz Summer schools, including a course for singers in France run by Anita Wardell and Tristan Maillot. In December 2007 Barry taught on an international course in Valencia run by drummer Steve Keogh. This included a performance by his quartet featuring Keogh, Jeremy Brown and Julian Arguelles.
His first CD, Introducing Barry Green, a series of duos, reflects the varied styles that Barry enjoys playing, as well as documenting his relationships with the musicians that have been formed over the past few years. This is released on Clark Tracey's record label, and has received a number of favourable reviews.
For further details see www.tentotenrecords.com
Barry has recorded a trio album with the American Jazz musicians Ben Street and Jeff Williams who between them have played with (amongst many others) Stan Getz, Dave Liebman, Danilo Perez and Brad Mehldau. The Cd will be released in May 2008.
Other recent highlights have included a tour of Ireland headlining at the Cork Jazz Festival with Irish singer Honor Heffernan; and a tour with the New York based tenor sax player Bill McHenry.
Upcoming projects for 2008 include a record with bass legend, Dave Green (no relation) exploring the songs of Alec Wilder and Ornette Coleman. This project has been recorded and awaits release. Dave Green is also featured in the co-operative
"Generations Jazz quartet". This features Barry and Dave with Martin Speake and Jeff Williams (almost four generations). This is soon to be released on Speake's website.
Barry appears on a forthcoming CD by Malcolm Smiths "Vox City five."
Barry is featured on the just – released Us3 album.
Barry has a quartet that performs his original music with Mark Hanslip, Oli Hayhurst and Tim Giles. They have performed at numerous clubs in London and hope to record in 2008.
Barry has just launched his website, www.moletone.com, where you can see upcoming gigs as well as publicity material. His record label, moletone records, first release is his New York Trio Cd, "The Music of Chance".
Tell us what you think of Barry Green Sextet below..


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Comparative State Elections Project, 1968 (ICPSR 7508)
Principal Investigator(s): Kovenock, David M.; Prothro, James W.
This data collection contains information gathered in a study that explored political attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within and among states and regions, and across the United States as a whole, in 1968, just after the presidential, gubernatorial, and United States senatorial elections. To facilitate comparisons within and among states, separate surveys were conducted in 13 states, chosen to represent the largest states and a variety of regions: Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas. The other 35 contiguous states and the District of Columbia were represented by an additional sample. Respondents were asked about their national and state party identification, political ideology, and perceptions of the ideological positions of the presidential candidates and the Democratic and Republican parties. Perceptions of existing problems, citizen duties, and political efficacy were also explored, along with levels of confidence in the federal and state governments. Respondents rated the potential "excellence as President" of a dozen 1968 presidential contenders, and they rated the job performance of the United States Congress, state legislatures, President Lyndon Johnson, state governors, and the major political parties. Respondents' positive and negative images of the 1968 gubernatorial and senatorial candidates, past voting behavior, participation and party contact in the 1968 election campaign, and 1968 voting behavior (from president down the ballot, including candidate choice in gubernatorial and senatorial primaries) were also elicited. Demographic data include age, sex, race, level of education, religion, church attendance, marital status, employment status, occupation, and family income.
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Kovenock, David M., and James W. Prothro. Comparative State Elections Project, 1968. ICPSR07508-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1977. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07508.v1
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Geographic Coverage: Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York (state), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, United States
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- 1968-11--1968-12
Universe: Adult population of the United States of voting age, living in private households, who were at the time residents of the state in which they were living.
The study was conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc.
The data were made available through the Social Science Data Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Sample: A total of 14 samples were drawn for this study. Separate probability samples, stratified by size of place, race, and intra-state region, were selected from each of the following 13 states: Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas. A supplementary sample, stratified by race and (disproportionately) by region and size of place, was drawn to represent all of the other 35 contiguous states and the District of Columbia. With proper weighting, the data are representative of each of the individually sampled states, of seven national regions, and of the nation as a whole.
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Today the long list of over 80 pros took their qualifying runs in the famous SkatePark of Tampa. Torey Pudwill qualified first with some heavy moves and Zered Bassett got second with a flawless second run that had the warehouse screaming. The two of them will go straight into the finals tomorrow. The rest of the top 30 make the cut to the semis where they'll be joined by past Tampa Pro winners (Koston, P-Rod, Trujillo, Lutzka, etc.) as well. Our video from today will be up any minute, so for now check out these photos. Full results here.
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We reported earlier
this month that Samsung had shown off a prototype of its new 32GB
solid-state hard drive at CeBIT. Samsung has now announced that it
has officially introduced the drives for the mobile sector.
According to Samsung, the 32GB Flash-SSD weighs half as much as a comparable disk-based dives
and reads data three times faster and writes 1.5 times faster. It
also uses roughly 5% of the electricity needed to run a comparable mobile hard
drive. It is also completely silent and free of moving parts.
The commercialization of Samsung's 32GB
Flash-SSD is a historic milestone for storage devices as it marks the
initial entry of NAND flash memory in the mass mobile PC market.
Samsung sees the overall global SSD market surging from US$540
million in 2006 to US$4.5 billion by 2010.
Pricing and availability have not yet
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SanDisk has unveiled a new SSD today called the
Ultra that is now shipping to retailers.
The Ultra
SSD is sized to work in a notebook or a desktop computer and is designed
for a drop-in upgrade to a machine for users. The SSD reads up to 280MB/s
sequentially and up to 270MB/s sequential writes are supported.
The drive has a mean time between failure rating
of up to a million hours.
"Replacing a computer's hard disk drive with
the SanDisk Ultra SSD is more cost effective than buying a new PC," said
Kent Perry, director, product marketing, SanDisk. "Our new SSD delivers
greater speed and reliability than a hard disk drive at an affordable
The SSD is offered in three capacities with a 60GB
for $129.99, 120GB for $219.99, and a 240GB for $449.99. All three capacities
are available right now in the U.S. and can be purchased from Newegg and other


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An epidural blood patch is when a small amount of blood is used to seal a puncture site in the spine as a result of a spinal tap procedure . The patch helps restore normal pressure in the spinal fluid.
Reasons for Procedure
This procedure is done to relieve a spinal headache that does not go away on its own. A spinal headache can develop after a spinal tap procedure when too much spinal fluid leaks internally and reduces pressure in the spine.
This procedure is quite common and relief is often immediate.
Possible Complications
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have an epidural blood patch, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
- Bleeding
- Bad reaction to the anesthesia, contrast dye solution, or sedative medication—light-headedness and/or wheezing
- Infection
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
- Taking blood thinners prior to the procedure
- Current infection
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the epidural blood patch.
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
- Your doctor will do a thorough physical exam and explain the risks and benefits of the procedure.
- Discuss all allergies with your doctor.
- You will need to sign a consent form.
- Arrange for a ride home from the hospital.
- You may be asked to stop eating and drinking for 2-6 hours before the procedure.
- Certain medications may cause complications during the procedure or recovery. These medications may need to be stopped up to 10 days before the procedure. Talk to your doctor before the procedure about all medications, herbs, or supplements you are taking.
Local anesthesia will be used at the puncture site, so you should not feel any pain during the procedure.
Description of the Procedure
In the operating room, 2 IVs will be inserted in your arms to delivery medications and fluids and to draw blood. You may be given a sedative to ease anxiety.
You will lie face down on the table. Your back will be washed and sanitized. An x-ray may be used to help guide a small needle to the area where spinal fluid is leaking. Contrast dye solution will be injected and more x-rays will be taken. A small amount of blood will be drawn and injected into the correct area of the spine. This should clot, or seal, the leakage.
How Long Will It Take?
About 30 minutes
How Much Will It Hurt?
You will remain awake and be asked to lie still during the procedure. Local anesthesia injected should block any pain. You may feel a slight pressure during the procedure.
Average Hospital Stay
After resting, you may be able to go home the same day.
Post-procedure Care
- You will be taken to a recovery room for a few hours.
- You will be asked to lie flat and still.
- You will be monitored and given IV fluids.
- After a few hours, you will be asked to get up and move around slowly.
When you return home, follow your doctor's instructions.
Call Your Doctor
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Continued pain or discomfort after 24 hours
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Limb weakness, numbness, or unusual sensations
- Trouble emptying bladder or bowels
- Stiff neck
In case of an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Marcin Chwistek, MD
- Review Date: 06/2016 -
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Mancos High School Student Council and the National Honor Society are holding a toy drive for the children in the Cortez community.
The students in Mancos would like to sponsor an elementary school in Cortez to extend holiday giving to students in the neighboring school district. The toys donated will be given to students attending Manaugh Elementary School in Cortez, as well as children currently at Southwest Memorial Hospital.
The toy drive will run from Monday, Dec. 3 through Tuesday, Dec. 18. Drop boxes will be located at the entrance of the Cortez Walmart, P&D Grocery in Mancos, Mancos High School, Middle School and Elementary School. Toys donated must be new and still in the original packaging or with tags.
Mancos Student Council and National Honor Society thanks contributors in advance for toy donations.


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With Apple's iPad and iPhone
OS 4.0 soaking up the majority of tech headlines these days --
along with side stories detailing the ongoing
battle between Apple and Adobe -- most people are ready for a
break from Apple.
And if there's one company with enough
clout to drown out the buzz surrounding an Apple product, it's
Google. According to a report
by the New York Times, Google will soon be selling its own
tablet device. Although the NYT article isn't exactly clear on
the matter, it appears that Google will be selling it own branded
Tablet -- a la the Nexus
According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt,
the new device will run Google's Android operating system. Naturally,
the Tablet will have access to Google's growing
Android Market and will double as an eBook reader.
This isn't the first time that we've
heard of a Google Tablet. Before the iPad was even revealed in
January, the company was already
airing video demonstrations of a Tablet concept. However, those
concepts were running Chrome OS instead of the more
smartphone-oriented Android OS.
With Apple having sold
300,000 iPads on its opening day (today, the number sold appears
to have surpassed 450,000), expect to see a number of new players
enter the market. HP will soon be releasing its Slate which will
feature a 1.63GHz Atom processor and will
be priced from $549. Microsoft also refuses to shoot down reports
that it will launch the dual-screen
"Courier" later this year.
When the Google Tablet does eventually
hit the market, one can only hope that it will address a few of the
shortcomings of the iPad including the lack of cameras, USB ports,
and an SD slot for digital camera media.


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Not for CEOs: A Succession Plan Is Not a Replacement Plan (Video Included)
Succession planning means more than just having a set of instructions in place for your board to follow in case you unexpectedly die, according a panel of CEOs that participated in a Not For CEOs discussion held at CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference.
"A succession plan is not the same thing as a replacement plan," said Brandon Michaels, CEO of the 52,000-member $477 million Mazuma Credit Union, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. A replacement plan is a piece of paper that tells the credit union board who they can turn to replace you in an emergency, he explained. A succession plan is a proactive effort to cultivate and develop the next generation of leaders for the credit union.
Michaels appeared on the panel with Ronaldo Hardy, CEO of the Shell Geismar FCU, a 3000-member $28 million credit union headquartered in Gonzalez, La., and Stan Hollen, CEO of CO-OP Financial Services.
Sarah Snell Cooke, publisher and editor-in-chief of Credit Union Times, moderated the panel, which was broadcast over a live Internet feed.
Live Video streaming by Ustream
Hardy and Michaels, who are both under age 40, emphasized that, properly understood, succession planning means more than merely planning for eventual replacements, it should be a way of tapping into the full talent of everyone on the credit union staff.
"When I look at succession planning, I see the root of the word, success," said Hardy, explaining that as CEO, he considered one of his jobs is to find and unlock the staff's passions and then help move them to positions that are going to engage those passions not only for their success but for the success of the whole organization.
When asked how that employee development and formation should progress, Hollen stressed several times that he looks for the human qualities in potential successor more than just having a working knowledge of skills.
"Strength of character, humility, empathy, honesty, all those things are the most important things," Hollen explained. "Someone can learn operations or finance or other skills they need, but you have to start with those human qualities."
Hardy took the position that leaders are born, not made, but added that merely being a born leader is not enough.
"A leader is going to show their leadership qualities no matter what the field,' he said, 'but leadership qualities will only take them so far if they don't train and develop themselves."
Hardy said his credit union had not particularly thought about succession previously, having fallen into a pattern where succession tended to go to the second executive in charge automatically. However that changed soon after he became CEO, when the second executive unexpectedly passed away from cancer and the third executive had to resign. The experience of having had so much of its institutional memory and leadership disappear in a relatively short amount of time brought home to the credit union's board of directors that the organization needed to change how it developed its own talent.
"Now if something should happen to me, my board knows they have two executives they can ask on short notice to step into my position," Hardy said.


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Republican Sen. Bruce Holland of Greenwood planned Tuesday to present to the Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee his legislation exempting the concealed carry information from the state's Freedom of Information Act. Current law only allows the names and ZIP codes of permit holders to be released.
The current law is the result of a compromise struck in 2009 after legislators originally backed making the entire list secret.
Holland says he filed his proposal in response to a New York newspaper that published the names and addresses of permit holders last year after the Connecticut school massacre.


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Fiber optic connectors are a substantial fragment of the global telecommunication industry. Optical fibers are joined using fiber optic connectors, which allow the light conduction between two consecutive optical fibers. An additional im…
Production, means the output of Baby Carrier
Revenue, means the sales value of Baby Carrier
This report studies Baby Carrier in Global market, especially in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India, with production, revenue, consumption, import and export in these regions, from 2011 to 2015, and forecast to 2021.
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Your tax invoice can be downloaded on flysaa.com under Manage & Fly 72 hours after the e-ticket has been issued.
If a Tax Invoice has been successfully generated from the South African Airways Tax Invoice System, the onus rests on the recipient to ensure that his/her mailbox has enough space to receive an e-mail - with a PDF attachment; and that his//her service provider or exchange server allows for delivery of such e-mails. South African Airways, can not take responsibility for undelivered e-mails due to any other reasons beyond our control including the above.
Prescribed details required from the South African Revenue Service on a tax invoices
Tax invoices must ordinarily reflect the following details as prescribed by the South African Revenue Service Act, 1997 (Act No. 34 of 1997):
JOHANNESBURG, 21 September 2013. South African Airways (SAA) wishes to advise its passengers and customers that flights between Johannesburg and Hong Kong International Airport have been canceled as a result of adverse weather conditions in Hong Kong.
Authorities in Hong Kong have advised airlines that the Hong Kong International Airport (only) is unsafe to operate to as a result of Tropical Cyclone Usagi. Flights will resume once conditions are deemed safe for flying into and out of the Hong Kong International Airport. As such the following SAA flights have been cancelled:
Saturday, 21 September 2013
• SA 286 (Johannesburg to Hong Kong). This flight was initially scheduled to depart OR Tambo International Airport at 16:55 (JHB time).
Sunday, 22 September 2013
• SA 287 (Hong Kong to Johannesburg). The flight was scheduled to depart the Hong Kong International Airport at 23:50 (Hong Kong time).
All our customers with SAA tickets who are affected by these flight cancellations will be offered the following assistance either via SAA Call Centres, City Ticket Offices, Airport Ticket Offices or through their Travel Agent.
• Rebooking on the next available flight (same cabin / same booking class) subject to space availability.
• All date and flight change fees will be waivered. This allowance will apply to South African Airways tickets only and not on any other airline tickets. In addition, the offer must be taken up and tickets re-issued through an SAA office by the 25 September 2013. Should any passenger elect to travel on a later date, all such travel must commence on or before 27 September 2013.
Contact details:
South Africa
SAA Call Centre numbers
• Johannesburg – (27 ) 11 978 1111 or 0861 606 606
Operating hours
• Mon – Sun 06h00 – 22h00 (local time)
North America
SAA Call Centre numbers
• Fort Lauderdale – (1) 800 722 9675
Operating hours
• Mon – Fri : 08h30 – 20h00 (local time)
• Sat – Sun: 08h00 – 16h00 (local time)
United Kingdom
SAA Call Centre numbers
• London – 0844 375 9680
Operating hours
• Mon – Sun: 09h00 – 17h00 (local time)
SAA Call Centre numbers
• Frankfurt – +49 (0) 69 29980320
Operating hours
• Mon – Fri: 08h00 – 18h00 (local time)
SAA will continue to monitor the situation and any new developments regarding the airport closure and related activities will be communicated. South African Airways regrets the inconvenience caused by this incident.
About SAA
South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 26 destinations across the continent, as well as major destinations within South Africa and internationally from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance. SAA's core business is the provision of passenger airline and cargo transport services together with related services, which are provided through SAA and its four wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango its low cost carrier; Air Chefs, the catering entity of SAA and South African Travel Centre (SATC). SAA is the winner of the 'Best Airline in Africa' Award in the regional category for 11 consecutive years. Mango and SAA hold the number one and number two successive spots as South Africa's most on - time airlines.
For more information contact:
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Well, this came as a shock to us. BFG
Tech has decided to ditch its graphics card operations. The company
currently has a top
to bottom lineup of graphics solutions based on NVIDIA GeForce
Although the company is leaving
graphics behind, it says that it will still continue with its power
supplies, notebooks, and desktop systems.
Here's the press
release in full:
Technologies today announced their exit from the graphics card
category. The company will continue to sell their line of BFG Tech
power supplies as well as their Deimos gaming notebooks and Phobos
gaming systems.
eight years of providing innovative, high-quality graphics cards to
the market, we regret to say that this category is no longer
profitable for us, although we will continue to evaluate it going
forward", said John Slevin, chairman of BFG Technologies. "We
will continue to provide our award-winning power supplies and gaming
systems, and are working on a few new products as well. I'd like to
stress that we will continue to provide RMA support for our current
graphics card warranty holders, as well as for all of our other
products such as power supplies, PCs and notebooks."
BFG will
continue to offer RMA, telephone and email support for qualified BFG
Tech graphics card warranty holders, but will no longer be bringing
new graphics card products to market.


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For Father's Day – Canadian Whisky on a Budget
Posted by Arctic Wolf on June 11, 2012
My wife asked me the other day which whisky I would like for Father's Day. I thought about it for a few moments, and I decided that rather than giving her only one choice, I would give her a list of Canadian Whiskies to choose from. I decided this list should be easy on her wallet, but just as important, each whisky on the list would be one which I would be happy to receive.
The list I cam up with was a selection of twelve budget-priced Canadian Whiskies, all of which are under thirty dollars in my locale, Receiving any whisky from this selection as a father's day gift, will suit me just fine.
And so in no particular order, I give you my list of 12 great budget priced Canadian Whiskies for Father's Day. Beside each whisky is the approximate price here in Edmonton.
(You may click each selection to read my reviews of each particular whisky if you wish.)
Centennial 10 Year Old Canadian Rye Whisky ($25.95)
Black Velvet Deluxe ($20.95)
Alberta Springs Canadian Whisky ($22.50)
Highwood Canadian Rye Whisky ($19.95)
Wiser's Small Batch ($25.95)
Gibson's Finest Sterling Whisky ($24.95)
Century Reserve 21 Year Old ($29.95)
Potters Special Old Rye Whisky ($19.95)
Wiser's De Luxe ($29.95)
Gibson's Finest 12 Year Old ($29.95)
Schenley OFC Canadian Whisky ($20.95)
Hiram Walker Special Old ($23.00)
Happy shopping!
Cheers and Happy Father's Day!
3 Responses to "For Father's Day – Canadian Whisky on a Budget"
June 20, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Just wondering where do you get the Century Reserve 21 Year Old for $30? I've seen at $50 at lots of places.
June 11, 2012 at 11:42 am
I feel rather left out since I can't give my wife the rum list….
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Relating to Members and Congress Is Simple: Executive Editor's Column
Keep it simple, stupid.
It's an old, overused phrase, but it sure rings true.
Running a successful credit union isn't rocket science or brain surgery, but it's not easy, either. I've written some stories that have made my head spin, and I can't imagine how tough it must be to actually manage those topics. Technology, legal challenges, risk management, compliance, budgets, vendors—and somehow, you have to fit serving members into that laundry list.
That's where the simple part comes in.
All day long, Credit Union Times posts stories about complicated issues. But as I put the final touches on this column, our most popular story online is a simple list of credit union mascots.
Perhaps our readers just want a diversion from the complex, but perhaps not. Could it be that when it comes to connecting with members and creating a brand that's different from the big bank on every corner, it's that simple?
We all talk about how financial services has evolved into nothing more than a commodity. Checking accounts and car loans are all pretty much the same. We rack our brains over pricing, risk profiles, target marketing, traffic patterns and anything that will give us the edge we need when members arrive at that zero moment of truth.
But then something as simple as Petey the Pelican draws crowds of kids begging for photos and attention as he represents the $218 million Pelican State Credit Union in Baton Rouge.
While you're brainstorming ways to attract younger members, think about the parents trying to run errands with a bored, troublesome kid in tow. For him or her, where do you suppose that zero moment of truth happens?
I know I've had days when getting my toddler to shut his cry hole for just five minutes—just give me five ding dang minutes, kiddo—is worth far more than a few bucks a month saved on my car loan.
The last page on that mascot story really hit home. Cami and Zoey, two cute little dogs from the $9.5 million CanDo Credit Union of Walbridge, Ohio, are the simplest mascots of all. They don't promote financial literacy or match the credit union's Pantone logo colors; they are merely the pets of the credit union's CEO and spokeswoman, and hang out in the branch during business hours.
From the story: "Our dogs remember exactly which members bring them treats. They share a toy box in the back offices and the kids know this. They come back and get balls to throw for the dogs and they play tug-of-war with them."
A simple connection.
Now, I'm not stupid enough to think Cami and Zoey are a cure-all for the problems small credit unions face, or credit unions of any size, for that matter. They can't provide economy of scale, bring delinquent members current or help you understand what the heck is going on with that interchange court case. But they are the perfect example of the credit union difference.
I think you agree, and that's why that story shot to the top of the most read list within 24 hours, and smashed our records on Google Analytics.
Even if the story is popular only because it's a diversion, it still worked. You're credit union professionals, but you're also consumers, looking for that simple something.
Credit unions that keep it simple are also the ones we'll trot out before Congress as the House Ways and Means Committee considers our tax future. Who better represents the credit union difference: the guy who brings his dog to work to stretch his marketing budget, or the one who, according to the CUES 2012 Executive Compensation Survey, demands a banker's salary?
Instead of crafting complex and somewhat hypocritical talking points, credit unions should keep the message simple: Americans have the right to access tax-free, not-for-profit financial cooperatives. Period.
And not only should you speak that simple cooperative truth, you should live it, too.
Look, I'm all for getting paid. As a female executive, I think it's wonderful the female-friendly credit union industry is earning compensation on par with the male-dominated banking industry. (Although I do wonder how those numbers would look broken down by gender.)
But don't cash that bank-sized paycheck while claiming that a holier-than-thou devotion to service makes you different.
Members of Congress may make some boneheaded decisions, but they ain't that stupid.
Heather Anderson
Executive Editor


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Apple adopts a new bus interface, you can bet that there will be companies
waiting in a line to support the standard with new peripherals for users.
The new
MacBook Pros debuted yesterday and along with the new machines came a new I/O
interface called Thunderbolt.
has announced that it has the first new hardware RAID solution for the
Thunderbolt interface with its new line of gear in the Pegasus
series. The Promise line was designed to provide users with raw speed and
is optimized for media and entertainment users. The Pegasus gear will come in
4-bay and 6-bay enclosures and will support up to 12TB of storage.
"Intel is excited about the superior performance and simplicity Thunderbolt
technology and PROMISE's Pegasus family of products will bring to consumers and
media professionals trying to keep up with the explosion of digital media,"
said Jason Ziller, Director, Thunderbolt Planning and Marketing, Intel
The Thunderbolt interface supports speeds of 800MB/s sustained, which is 12x
faster than FireWire 800 and 20x faster than USB 2.0 ports. The RAID solutions
are aimed at professionals that need to store and edit video and play multiple
streams of uncompressed 8 and 10-bit HD video on the new MacBook Pro notebooks.
The storage solutions are compatible with Time Machine as well.
"PROMISE is thrilled to deliver one of the first peripherals to feature the
blazing speed of Thunderbolt technology," said James Lee, CEO, PROMISE
Technology. "Pegasus brings groundbreaking RAID performance to creative
professionals in the studio, on location and in the home. Pegasus is the
ultimate complement to PROMISE's extensive storage offerings ranging from the
Apple qualified VTrak subsystems to DS4600 – Direct Attached Storage for home,
SOHO and AV professionals."
Multiple Pegasus enclosures can be connected to one another to extend storage
capacity up to 72TB or a display can be connected to the storage device as
well. RAID modes supported include RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60. Each Pegasus
device has two Thunderbolt ports onboard. Pricing is unannounced at this time,
but the solutions will land in Q2.
unveiled a smaller storage solution yesterday with a Little
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TheoDavies FCU Disappears Into Hawaii Central FCU
The $9.4 million TheoDavies Federal Credit Union merged this week with the $156 million Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union, the Honolulu credit unions said.
Founded in 1937, TheoDavis FCU served 1,538 members. Like many small credit unions, TheoDavies struggled financially with declining loan, fee and investment income.
From 2008 to 2012, the credit union posted a total net loss of $1,032,814, according to NCUA financial performance reports.
The merger is Hawaii's Central FCU's second since December when the credit union acquired the assets of the $3 million Kapalama Pacific FCU, also in Honolulu.


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Typically prosthetic lenses can be implanted into
patients without the need for such extreme measures. However,
in some patients the extreme damage makes it impossible for a clean
implantation. That's where the MOOKP comes in. The
procedure involves removing one of the patient's teeth and using it
to anchor the lens. The procedure had been successfully
performed in Europe and Asia, but never before in the U.S. -- until
Doctors at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine successfully completed
surgery on 60-year-old Sharron Thornton over Labor Day Weekend.
Ms. Thornton, was legally blinded by a unexpected reaction to a drug
in 2000. Her options were limited, as here eye surface was too
dry for a corneal implant.
So doctors turned to the
controversial and outlandish MOOKP method, never before attempted in
the States. Ms. Thornton's ironically named eye tooth and part
of her jaw bone were removed and sculpted to form a base for the
lens. The lens-bone combination was then implanted into a pouch
in the patient's cheek, where it was encased in living tissue.
A hole was then cut in the cornea and the tissue-bone-lens capsule
was implanted into the eye, with lens covering the hole. The
mucous membrane was then pulled back over the eye like a blanket and
a hole was cut to let light pass through the artificial lens.
to the procedure Ms. Thornton has now regained sight. States
ophthalmologist and surgeon Victor Perez who helped perform the
procedure, "Sharron was able to see 20/60 this morning. She was
seeing only shadows a couple of weeks ago."
The radical
technique is not without its downsides. Describes James
Chodosh, a faculty member at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,
"It's a pretty radical operation and can be
Still, some with vision impairments feel
the disfigured appearance would be more than worth it for the chance
to see again. Ms. Thornton says being able to see clearly and
read again is "like Christmas". She states, "Without
sight, life is really hard. I'm hoping this surgery will help
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The date was set back in March for the first ever FootJoy Ambassador Invitational: a time for 20 of our most loyal and passionate community members to meet their fellow FJ Ambassadors and to play golf at the storied Medinah Country Club. The 20 lucky Ambassadors came from all walks of life. Some were executives, some were students, and some were retired golf enthusiasts. Likewise, their ages crossed a wide spectrum, with 50 years separating the youngest from the "most experienced." They were from 14 different states across the country with several traveling over 1000 miles to attend. Ability levels ranged from having experience in professional events to missing the cut at a local club championship and weekend warriors. Despite all the differences, the common bond was forged through golf and a passion for FootJoy. While all the participants were familiar with each other's personalities and nuances from their countless discussion on the Community, the Ambassadors and FJ Staffers had never actually met in person. What would ensue, however, looked like long lost friends catching up after years apart. The camaraderie and admiration they shared for one another gave way to playful ribbing about the round at Medinah the next day. As FJ Ambassador, Mike Mondalek perfectly stated, "a group of 20 who never met before got together and, with barely an introduction to each other, acted as if we had been friends for many years. Golf was just a side note." This was the attitude of many of the Ambassadors - an opportunity to kick back and enjoy a good time amongst friends who just happen to be playing at Medinah CC the next day. As the night quickly vanished and turned to blue skies, it became time for the Ambassadors to lace up their FJ's and head to the course. As the host of the 2012 Ryder Cup matches, Medinah Country Club was the ideal destination to stage a similar match amongst the Ambassadors. Team ICON, clad in blue ProDry Pique shirts and captained by Chris Garrett teed off against Team DryJoys, wearing red shirts and led by Devin Gmitter. The front nine consisted of fourball matches and the back of individual match play with pairings announced on the bus to the course. Pleasantries aside, you could feel the competitive spirit of the participants start to take over. Arriving at the course, every Ambassador was a member for the day, walking the hallowed grounds of one of the finest courses this country has to offer. Some chose to warm up on the famous putting green in front of the majestic clubhouse; others headed to the range to shake off those first tee jitters; some chose to relax in the clubhouse, catch up on the Texas/Oklahoma score and soak in the ambiance. Leading off the event, from Team ICON, was 73-year-old "Dogloski" (Doug Skinner) who calmly placed his tee in the ground and striped one right up the middle like he has done many times before. Fades, draws, slices, and hooks were all present on the first tee but there were no egos here just a group of golfers ready to enjoy their round...and a lot of great looking golf shoes! As the rounds progressed, margins widened, others tightened but no one lost sight of the fact that this was more about meeting fellow ambassadors and being in the moment then playing their absolute best golf. The golf course was in immaculate condition allowing each player to feel like they were in the Ryder Cup themselves, albeit playing the course several hundred yards shorter then the professionals. It's rolling fairways, strategically place bunkers and slick greens made the course a joy for everyone to play and a place that no ambassador will ever forget. The par-3's provided some of the finest views on the course with three of the four playing over water from Lake Kadijah. Crossing the four bridges at holes 2, 13, 14 and 17 you realize most of the world's greatest players have walked the same path. It was one of these breathtaking par three's that delivered the shot of the weekend from the final group of the afternoon. Ironically, however, it was the only par three on the course that did not feature a carry over water - the 165 yard 8th hole. Following consultation with their caddy, Chris, who estimated the hole playing at 195 yards, "OUTIGER" (Tim Tiger) and Chris Garrett both hit laser like iron shots directly at the tucked pin, hidden by the late afternoon shadows; each thinking it could have been the absolute perfect shot that only happens to the most skilled, or luckiest, golfers. Chris felt his shot was maybe a bit long while "OUTIGER" thought his was just short. As the group approached the green, they could see only one ball near the pin, about 10 feet beyond. The excitement escalated as they all realized one must have gone in. It was the caddy who reached the hole first, having jumped from the cart and sprinted to the hole, and alerted the group, and several groups within ear shot, that someone had just recorded an ace. Chris approached next, admittedly shaking with the potential of what may have just happened. Before he could confirm which ball was in the hole, "OUTIGER" was already cheering, realizing his shot rolled out and found a home in the bottom of the cup. Sure enough, Tim's Titleist Pro V1x #1 sat nestled in the hole for his first career hole in one! A perfect shot on a perfect day at one of the most famous golf courses in the world. News quickly spread ahead to the other groups who celebrated Tim's accomplishment all afternoon and in to the evening. Tim's euphoria was only escalated as he found out his Oklahoma Sooners had throttled the Texas Longhorns, 55-17, in the Red River Rivalry. After the final group putted out in darkness on #18, it was time to leave Medinah and head to a banquet dinner where we would tally scores and toast the contributions everyone has made to the weekend and the FJ Community. "OUTIGER" made voting for the shot of the day obsolete with his ace while "GoHokies" (Bobby Swain) shot the round of the day with a 76. "19hole" (Rick Ericson) hit the most interesting shot with a back hand wedge off the wall in front of the 17th green. Users like "TarHeel" (Randy Voss) were recognized for their expedited response to questions on the community while "Dogloski" was awarded for traveling the furthest distance to attend. "EMKelly0106" (Eric Kelly) was toasted as the community member with the most points and for participating in the event as official photographer since he could not compete due to a recent surgery. Fittingly, the matches ended in a tie. After mulling it over for a few moments, even the most competitive Ambassadors found this a fitting way for the day to conclude, every ambassador with an equal footing on a level playing field. Finally, on Sunday morning, the group of Ambassadors was given a sneak peek at some of the latest innovations from FootJoy, including products that will be launched in 2012 and beyond. The FJ Ambassadors are a special group. They are passionate, knowledgeable, insightful, caring and friendly. They take pride in the Community and in the contributions they've made in elevating this site within the industry. Join the conversation. Meet the FJ Ambassadors. They will welcome you with open arms.


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I don't think this thread has been started yet so here it goes.
This is a big year for free agents. We have Dwight Howard, Kevin Love, Westbrook, Derron Williams, Kevin Garnett, Derrick Rose, Bynum, Chris Paul.....the list goes on and you can see the rest here:
We've had a lot of conversations on who the Raptors should draft, but what about who they should sign? If we amnestied someone like Calderon we are actually in a position to offer out a lot of money and there are a number of players that would fit well here. I personally would love to get Westbrook (I'd give him the max) and Gallinari. What do you think?


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By a 31-0 vote, the Senate on Thursday approved transferring $100,000 from the unobligated portion of the County Juror Reimbursement Fund and $50,000 in unobligated money from the Municipal Court Judge and Municipal Court Education Fund into the Administration of Justice Fund. The measure now heads to the House for a vote.
The proposal would keep the court assistants funded for 60 days while lawmakers try to find a permanent solution to the Administration of Justice Fund's shortfall. The fund, which is financed by court costs and fees, has been dwindling for years.


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Thank you for (columnist Larry) Tradlener's meticulously detailed dissertation on the mechanics of assorted weaponry (Guns and Roses, Part I). Granted, I had to rouse myself to attention by intermittently self-administering jolts with my Taser M26C while perusing the article. At the end of the column I was left a) with an impression of what some would call the author's endearing geekiness; b) with the realization that boys will not be separated from their toys easily without squealing and appealing to amendments and other noble causes; and c) the dawning comprehension that, with Dr. Freud, a cigar may more often than not be more than just a cigar.
Elsewhere, summing up a medley of Cortez Journal readers' letters, it is a relief to see that the nature versus nurture debate has been exposed as so much liberal claptrap, as evident from the bad guy/good guy dichotomy that is so authoritatively established throughout. I so look forward to a near future when public space will become an arena for the (eternal) battle between goodies and baddies, with those tree-hugging chumps who've eschewed arming themselves meeting a deserved demise in the cross-fire. And who could possibly resist a bucolic utopia where our children, adorned with whatever partisan logos or flags their carers wish them to wear, are taught in institutions vigilantly guarded by armed personnel, who are also available to intervene in any playground animosities generated by said logos or flags? And who better to take on this responsible task than experienced veterans returning from war-zones? Also, can we really afford to stop at the school-gates? What about armed guards on school buses? Armed escorts accompanying kids to their front-doors? The determination of bad guys to do evil is truly boundless, as we know.
Can't wait for Guns and Roses, Part 2.
Ilse B. Hohnepiepel
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As wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to rage on, the U.S. Army is again using video games and virtual reality as methods to try and get new recruits to enlist.
The Army is looking to create these gaming depots in major shopping malls and other locations across the country. The Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia has a new Army Experience Center in a 14,500-square-foot location that has a Black Hawk helicopter, Apache gunship, and a Humvee. The Philadelphia location is a $12 million, two-year experiment to see if the Army can increase recruiting numbers in the Philadelphia area.
Inside the location at Franklin Mills are 60 gaming PCs, 19 Microsoft Xbox 360s, and couches and soft drinks for visitors to enjoy while at the facility. It's also possible to participate in a virtual war zone using mock M4 assault rifles, using the Humvee as a shield while firing. Another room has a simulator in which participants can launch helicopter attacks against enemy soldiers hiding on roof tops and buildings.
Since opening in August, the recruiting facility has recruited 37 active duty soldiers and five reservists -- the one interactive center successfully recruited the same number of recruits as five normal recruiting centers. The Army has struggled recruiting new soldiers in the Philadelphia area, which is why the center was built in the area.
The U.S. Army also has its America's Army video game designed to create interest in enlisting, with the government continuing to promote the game during tech and video game tech shows.
Recruiters hope interested parties will visit the center and enjoy a more laid back, interactive atmosphere that is less pushy than normal recruiting depots.
The Pentagon believes the growing recessing and rising unemployment could help boost recruiting numbers for the Army, Marines and other military branches.


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Hypercholesterolemia or high cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. High levels of blood cholesterol contribute to plaque build-up and continued damage or blockage of blood vessels. Lifestyle changes are sometimes effective in decreasing cholesterol blood levels. Improvement in cholesterol includes decreasing overall cholesterol and increasing high density lipoproteins (HDL) or good cholesterol levels.
Researchers at the University of West of England tested the current physical activity guidelines in its ability to improve cholesterol levels in men with current high cholesterol. The study, published in Preventative Medicine , found that the home program made significant changes in total cholesterol/HDL ratio and weight.
About the Study
Researchers recruited 67 men with high cholesterol. The men were randomly assigned to one of two groups. A control group received standard treatment. The trial group was assigned 12 weeks of brisk walking that would use at least 300 kcal each walk. Cholesterol levels and weight were taken at the start and end of the trial. At the end of the 12 weeks:
- Total cholesterol/HDL ratio was significantly lower in the trial group.
- The trial group lost more weight.
- A decrease in triglycerides and an increase in HDLs in the trial group was found to be only borderline significant.
There was a 97.6% compliance rate in the walking group.
How Does This Affect You?
Lack of physical activity is a known risk factor for heart disease. The short-term activity program followed here did show some benefit to improving cholesterol scores. The high compliance rate indicates that a basic walking program may be easy to manage.
Develop a plan with your doctor to manage your cholesterol levels. Add preventative steps to keep your cholesterol at desired levels. Lifestyle changes may include:
- A diet that decreases the levels of animal fats and cholesterol and increases special fats that improve good cholesterol (HDL)
- Participating in regular physical activity
- Reviewer: Larissa J. Lucas, MD
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I thought the Cento "Certified" were the same as the DOP. They seemed to appear when the DOPs disappeared. Either way, I agree, $5 is too much. Like you, I'm perfectly happy with Cento Italian style.
I remember scottr talking about looking for the ROA1 on the top years ago. Those cans may be old stock - I can't decipher the date stamping.John
I guess im the newbie around here, so...whats DOP mean/stand for?
I saw these today at both Central Market and Whole Foods. I don't see them listed on their website. I don't know if they are any good. I'm not paying $5 for a can of tomatoes.
I don't think they are old stock. I don't remember either store having them the last time I was in them. Or maybe the distributor found them in their warehouse?
Deb - I did a search for scott's posts and he references ROA1 for cans of the Italian tomatoes, not SM. Not sure what to make of the ones in this thread either way.John
Since your all Cento DOP Tomatoes fans and are willing to pay extra for them, I would love to hear how you make your pizza sauce using them. I have tried a can. I crushed them with a potatoe masher and added garlic, basil, salt and pepper. Turned out pretty good. I know of some Pizzerias that use crushed San Marzano tomatoes with only a little Sea Salt added. These are wood fire oven Pizzeras. Also, I was told to NOT cook them. Just use them right out of the can.So tell me what you do with your Cento Tomates for pizza?Thank youTomN
Tom, I use the Cento Italian in the 35oz can, not the DOP (28oz can). I pull out the basil leaves and run them through a OXO food mill with coarse plate. I add salt and sugar to taste. It's generally about 1tsp salt and 1/2Tbs sugar for the 35oz can. I never cook the sauce.Craig
Craig,A few questions for you. Why pull out the basil leaves? Also, I never thought of adding sugar since these tomatoes are suppose to be naturally sweeter. At least that is what I was told. I will give this a try on my next can of San Mazano Tomatoes. Thank you for your thoughts on this.TomN
Sometimes the tomatoes are sweet enough, but they usually need a little help getting to where I want them. Some people dismiss adding sugar out of hand. I disagree with that. I find this to be true for DOP SM's as well.
Often the San Marzano tomatoes are described as sweet. I never thought that that was so for the SMs I tried. I would describe them more as low-acid tomatoes, at least to my palate. Peter


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Conflicting rulings related to the Affordable Care Act from two neighboring federal appeals courts may put Obamacare at further risk.
The two decisions were both released this week, and the conflict may eventually make its way to the Supreme Court. The high court recently decided in Hobby Lobbythat many closely held corporations do not have to pay for birth control of employees if offering it violates the owners' religious beliefs.
At issue now in the new decisions is some wording in the law related to the marketplaces, or exchanges, which let Americans purchase health insurance. The language being reviewed is "exchange established by the state." Those states which chose not to run their own exchanges directed residents to the exchange run by the federal government, commonly known as HealthCare.gov.
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Does that mean only state-run exchanges can be used for subsidies or tax credits, which are a key way that Obamacare is afforded by those with lower or moderate incomes? Or was the intent of Congress to include any exchange, including the one run by the federal government, with "state" here being a synonym for government?
On its part, the Internal Revenue Service says the law means tax credits are available for health insurance purchased via any exchange.
But in Halbig v. Burwell (which was previously known as Halbig v. Sebelius), the IRS rule was rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a decision released on July 22. That means, if it becomes the law of the land, the 36 states which use the federal exchange likely cannot have their residents receive tax credits.
When asked about the decision, Steve Friedman, a healthcare attorney and co-chair of the Employee Benefits Practice Group at Littler Mendelson, said, "Wait and see is probably what the best advice … right now." Other rulings may be forthcoming, he said in an interview with InsideCounsel.
It now appears that employers may be less likely to send their employees to exchanges for health insurance, if the exchange will not let an employee receive a government subsidy, he speculated.
"It remains to be seen what types of rulings we're going to see down the road," Friedman added. "A large part of the Affordable Care Act becomes inoperative if other circuits [or the Supreme Court] rule this way."
For instance, it was striking that just a few hours after Halbig was released, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, located in Richmond, Va., upheld the IRS rule in King v. Burwell.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Obama administration lawyers will appeal the decision in Halbig v. Burwell to the full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to The Los Angeles Times.(It was decided by a panel of three judges who sit on the appellate court.)
"It's important for people all across the country to understand that this ruling does not have any practical impact on their ability to continue to receive tax credits right now," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said shortly after the decision was released during a press briefing. "This will work its way through the legal process."
But Conservatives have argued the language used does not include the federal exchange, which provides insurance options for residents of the three-dozen states that do not operate their own exchanges.
Conservatives found a common voice in Judge Thomas Griffith, whose opinion in Halbig v. Burwell says "a federal Exchange is not an 'Exchange established by the State,' and section 36B does not authorize the IRS to provide tax credits for insurance purchased on federal Exchanges."
"We reach this conclusion, frankly, with reluctance," Griffith added in the ruling, which was backed by two out of the three judges on the panel. "At least until states that wish to can set up Exchanges, our ruling will likely have significant consequences both for the millions of individuals receiving tax credits through federal Exchanges and for health insurance markets more broadly. But, high as those stakes are, the principle of legislative supremacy that guides us is higher still. Within constitutional limits, Congress is supreme in matters of policy, and the consequence of that supremacy is that our duty when interpreting a statute is to ascertain the meaning of the words of the statute duly enacted through the formal legislative process."
When it comes to advice to general counsel, Larry Vernaglia, a health care lawyer with Foley & Lardner, in a statement to InsideCounsel said, they should be "following these cases – at least for their broad impact. If the DC Court of Appeals decision ultimately stands, it could mean, at least, that there will be an increase in the number of uninsured, low-income patients in markets where the states have not implemented an exchange. Of course, this outcome could be some time in the future. Until that time, health care organizations should also be prepared to submit friend of the court ("amicus") briefs detailing both the legal and practical impact of these decisions."
In addition, Paul Hamburger, co-chair of Proskauer's Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & ERISA Litigation Practice Center, said in a statement, "This case also impacts employers in that if no credits are available, then individuals dropping employer coverage for exchange coverage cannot trigger 'pay-or-play' penalties."
The Washington Post reported that "Legal experts said that under the D.C. ruling, companies in those states would no longer be penalized for not offering their workers health insurance under the employer mandate, which will take effect next year. This is because under the law, employer penalties for not providing health coverage are triggered only when a worker receives a subsidy."
Health-care subsidies are used by more than 5 million Americans so they can afford insurance payments they signed up for under Obamacare, InsideCounselreported. Subsidies in the form of tax credits are available only to those Americans whose family income is less than four times the federal poverty level, InsideCounsel further reported.
So there is a more fundamental challenge for Obamacare under the D.C. ruling.
"The lack of subsidies would likely cause the program to completely crash and burn for a large number Americans," argued Rick Ungar writing in Forbes.
"So much of the remaining law collapses when the subsidies are removed from all state exchanges, it becomes more than rational for a court to decide that the intent of Congress was to provide the subsidies on all state exchanges, no matter who was responsible to create and operate that exchange," he added.
He predicts the entire D.C. Court of Appeals will reverse the ruling coming from the three-judge panel. "This, in my opinion, would meet the actual intent of the Congress who I believe did intend the subsidies to be available on all exchanges," Ungar said. "But that doesn't mean that the majority of the Supreme Court will not go with the more limited approach and construe the statute in the same way the two judges did so today."


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Things haven't been going AMD's way ever since the acquisition of ATI Technologies in 2006. The company has been assaulted by Intel's Core-based processors in the desktop, server and notebook markets and its graphics offerings still are outgunned by NVIDIA -- even with the newly introduced Radeon HD 3870 and HD 3850.
As a result, the Sunnyvale, California-based company has been taking a beating as most recently observed in its Q3 2007 earnings report. AMD recorded a $226 million USD operating loss and $396 million USD net loss on revenue of $1.632 billion USD. $78 million USD of the loss was attributed to AMD's ATI acquisition.
However, things may finally be looking up for the company. Mubadala Development Company, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) government-funded investment firm based in Abu Dhabi, has acquired an 8.1 percent stake in AMD for $622 million USD. The company received 49 million shares at a price of $12.70. Despite the buy-in, Mubadala will not receive any board representation as a result of the deal.
AMD will receive a total of $608 million USD after repaying Mubadala $14.6 million USD in expenses. AMD plans to use the cash to invest in "research, product innovations and manufacturing excellence." The Business Review reports that some of the funds will be channeled into a $3.2 billion USD chip plant on the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Malta, NY.
"We proudly welcome Mubadala, a world-class investor, to the AMD shareholder family," said AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz. "This investment strengthens AMD's ability to deliver customer-centric innovation and choice to the marketplace, creating greater value for all of our shareholders."
For its part, Mubadala's CEO and Managing Director, Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, added "AMD is a great fit for Mubadala's investment approach -- a spirited competitor and innovator led by a strong and visionary management team. We see significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation."
Mubadala has been spreading money around quite frequently in recent months. According to Bloomberg, the investment firm captured a 7.5 percent stake ($1.35 billion USD) in the Caryle Group. Some of Mubadala's other investments include Ferrari SpA and SR Technics.
The investment from Mubadala couldn't have come at a better time for AMD. AMD has faced an incredible amount of debt and not only record losses in Q3 as previously mentioned, but also during Q1 and Q2. The company has also seen the departure of two former ATI executives -- CEO and President David Orton and vice president of worldwide sales Rick Hegberg, as well as executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer Henri Richard.


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Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Melatonin
- Negative Ions
- St. John's Wort
- Vitamin B 12
- Vitamin D
In late fall, when the days get shorter, some people develop a special form of depression called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. This condition should not be confused with mild winter blues. It is a real illness, as severely debilitating as any other form of clinical depression .
Symptoms are generally worst in January and February, and begin to disappear as the days lengthen in the spring. SAD occurs most often in adolescents and women, but it is not limited to those groups. Up to 25% of the population may suffer from a mild version of SAD, and perhaps 5% experience the full disorder.
The cause of SAD is not known, but is believed to relate to the daily biological clock and the way it responds to sunlight. The hormones melatonin and serotonin are thought to be involved, although exactly in what manner remains unclear.
Conventional treatment for SAD focuses on increasing exposure to light. Making sure to get outside during the brightest part of the day may help significantly. Bright artificial light sources (phototherapy) are also helpful. Antidepressant drugs may be used if these treatments prove ineffective.
Proposed Natural Treatments for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Vitamin D
The body creates vitamin D when it is exposed to the sun, and during the winter vitamin D levels drop. For this reason, it seems logical that vitamin D supplements might help people with SAD. One double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted during winter on 44 people without seasonal affective disorder found that vitamin D supplements produced improvements in various measures of mood. 1 However, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 2217 women over seventy failed to find benefit. 12 It has been suggested that phototherapy for SAD works by raising vitamin D levels, but current evidence indicates that this hypothesis is incorrect. 2
The hormone melatonin plays a major role in the daily biological clock. Our bodies are designed to manufacture melatonin at night, and stop making it when the sun comes out. One study found that people with SAD had higher levels of melatonin than those without the condition. 3 On this basis, it would seem that supplemental melatonin should worsen SAD symptoms. However, the evidence for such an effect is inconsistent. 4 Some researchers have proposed that interaction between SAD and melatonin might be more complex than merely high or low levels, and that, when taken at certain times of day, melatonin might help the condition. A very small study found that when melatonin was given in the afternoon, it produced some benefit for people with SAD. 5 However, a study of melatonin used in the early morning or the late evening failed to find any benefit. 6
Vitamin B 12
A small study failed to find vitamin B 12 helpful for SAD. 7
St. John's Wort
The herb St. John's wort has shown considerable promise for treating depression in general. However, the evidence that the herb is helpful for SAD consists only of studies too preliminary to prove much. 8,9Note: Combining St. John's wort with bright light therapy might not be safe. A substance called hypericin, found in most St. John's wort products, may cause the body to become hypersensitive to light, increasing risk of damage to the skin and eyes. See the full article on St. John's wort for more information.
Negative Ions
For reasons that are not at all clear, use of a device that produces negative ions may help SAD symptoms, according to two preliminary controlled studies. 10,11
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Legion: Appeal Ninth Circuit ruling on DADT
American Legion National Commander Jimmie L. Foster is calling on the Justice Department to appeal the July 6 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that requires the U.S. military to allow gays to serve openly - thus ending the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy that has been in effect for 18 years.
"Micro-managing military policies by judicial fiat ignores the authority of our military leadership and circumvents the military's own Uniform Code of Military Justice," Foster said. "If we as a nation allow judges to institute military policy, we diminish the roles of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congress and the constitutionally mandated role of the nation's commander-in-chief. Simply put, the military's role is to fight and win our nation's wars. Judges lack the expertise on how to best do this."
Foster added that The American Legion has been voicing its concerns about the repeal of DADT for the last two years. "We were told the military was going to conduct an honest survey of how those who matter most - the men and women in uniform - feel about the issue," Foster said. "It was later reported that the numbers were manipulated in media reports that falsely indicated that 70 percent of the military members surveyed had no concern about its repeal.
"(Former) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was so bothered by unauthorized and premature leaks of the report that he ordered an investigation by DoD's Inspector General. The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps have been bearing the brunt of the combat, yet last year both of their service chiefs testified in favor of keeping DADT. In fact, we agree with Marine Gen. James Amos, who testified that the policy should not be based on 'a social thing. It's combat effectiveness.'"
Yesterday's decision reinstated an earlier injunction on DADT by a lower court, which was later reversed. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the latest decision "creates the possibility that recruiting rules could shift back and forth for weeks to come."
"This lack of consistency and expertise by the courts makes it very difficult to operate a first-rate military, much less fight two wars," Foster said. "This just underscores the rationale to give great leeway for the military to decide these issues in an environment devoid of politics and social considerations. The American Legion urges our commander-in-chief to appeal the Ninth Circuit decision, which undercuts the ability of our military leaders to use their best judgment in deciding what enhances - and what diminishes - military effectiveness."
If the Justice Department appeals and prevails, DoD officials will have to certify that military readiness won't be adversely affected by repeal of DADT. "We would urge DoD to resist political pressure and withhold certification until the issues of military readiness and unit cohesion are studied more honestly and thoroughly, " Foster said.