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Making people aware of usages and advantages of a product is the chief purpose of a promotional staff in Macassar . Looks are essential for the promotional personnel, equally more important is associated qualities like good manners, friendliness and, patience transparency of deliberation and speech fundamentally all the facial appearance as a person that ultimately will make him a likable person for the target clients.
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For any business owner, promoting his or her brand is the main deal and very important too. They have to find out various ways of promotion of all their products. It is a way of making potential consumers aware of their brand. Till the time consumers will not be aware of your company, they will obviously not come towards you. Hence, promotion is the tool to make your company stand out amongst all other companies and also to create awareness amongst the probable buyers. It can be done in innumerable ways. One can use the print media, television advertisements, radio, personal media and many more.
These days a new trend has come up in this field. This trend is the promotion of products by holding small events in malls and such similar places. For example, the company will hold a five day event in a mall and in those five days it will do heavy promotions of the brand. It will hire a few actors or models who would be interested in helping out. So in this manner the purpose of field marketing will be fulfilled. Field marketing is basically the concept of giving samples and showcasing products on the field. This procedure requires manpower, resources and a bit limelight. In the manpower, the company can hire models that would willingly do their work of promotion. These models will be called as the promotional models. There are a few event management companies who handle everything related to such events. Such companies help the promoting company with hiring promotional models. One can simply look over the internet about any such event company in order to list out their event activities. These kinds of organizations are a great help as they will do everything that you ask them to.
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Q: The Passive Keyless Entry (PKE) system and alarm on my '96 C4 don't seem to be working properly. I was talking to some other Corvette owners at a car show recently, and they thought my PKE unit itself might be defective, since my key fob works fine. I would like to repair the system myself, since my local dealer wants more than $100 just to look at the car. Can you tell me where the PKE unit is located? Also, do you know if replacing it is a pretty straightforward job?
- DeWayne
Via the Internet
A: All '93-'96 Corvettes were factory-equipped with Passive Keyless Entry. Let's start with a general overview on how the car's Universal Theft Deterrent System (UTD) works. This system provides an audible warning using the vehicle's horns in the event of an unauthorized entry through either door or the hatch. If such an entry is detected, the PASS-Key (Personalized Automotive Security System) and FEDS (Fuel Enable Data Stream) system will disable the vehicle by not allowing the engine to crank and preventing fuel from being delivered to the injectors.
Although a separate system, PKE is a vital part of the car's theft-deterrent strategy. The system has two modes: passive and manual. The passive mode allows the doors to lock and unlock as you walk toward or away from the vehicle. The manual mode allows you to unlock the doors as you would with any other key fob. However, to set the alarm in the manual mode, you'll need to manually lock the doors using either the auto lock on the door or the key.
In the passive mode, the PKE receiver senses the transmitter located in the fob and automatically locks or unlocks the doors at a preset distance from the car. (Even in this mode, the user also has the capability to manually operate the door or hatch lock by pushing the corresponding button on the transmitter.) The transmitter sends out unique digital identification and operation codes that are only recognized by its corresponding receiver.
When the transmitter is in close enough proximity to the receiver, the two will be in constant communication to determine where the transmitter is and how to respond. Once the transmitter is out of range, the system waits five seconds, locks the doors, arms the UTD system, and beeps the horn.
Replacing the PKE Transmitter Battery
If your transmitter isn't working, the first thing to check is the transmitter battery. Let's go over the process of replacing it.
1. Insert a pocket screwdriver or dime-size coin into the slot on the back of the transmitter and gently pry apart the two halves.
2. Gently pull the battery out of the transmitter and then clean the inside of the transmitter with a spray contact cleaner. This procedure is similar to cleaning the mouse on your home computer.
3. When replacing the battery, inspect the transmitter for broken prongs. This is a common failure with Corvette transmitters.
4. Put the new battery in the transmitter; use a CR2032-type or equivalent. The battery is held in place by two retaining clips and can be difficult to install. The easiest method is to hook it into the bottom retaining hook first and then press it into the top hook.
5. Reassemble the transmitter.
6. Test the transmitter.
A weak battery will cause the range at which the PKE operates to be reduced. If you have noticed that you need to be closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to function, it's possible that the battery is getting weak.
Replacing the battery in your transmitter will not require the transmitter to be reprogrammed to the PKE receiver. However, a new transmitter or any additional transmitters will need to be programmed.
Programming the PKE Transmitter
The PKE system is capable of using three different transmitters, each with its own distinctive Vehicle Access Code (VAC). The transmitter-programming mode is initiated by entering a specific button sequence on the Driver Information Center (DIC), located on the center console (Image A). Use the following steps to enter the programming mode:
1. Move the transmitters to be programmed 12 to 15 feet away from the car.
2. Turn the ignition to the Run position, engine off.
3. Push the Trip Odometer button once and release (Image B).
4. Push the Trip Odometer button again and hold for five seconds.
5. Within five seconds push and hold the Fuel Information button for 10 seconds, until the Passive Keyless Entry lamp illuminates constantly (Image C).
6. Turn the key to the locked position with the key remaining in the ignition. The Passive Keyless Entry lamp should flash once per second, signaling that the system is ready to program the first transmitter. The number of times the light flashes corresponds to the number of the transmitter you're programming—once per second for the first transmitter, twice per second for the second, and three times per second for the third.
7. Bring the transmitter to be programmed into range.
8. The Passive Keyless Entry light will come on and stay on, signaling that the code has been stored.
9. Move the transmitter out of range. The system light will flash again, demonstrating that the system is ready for the next transmitter.
10. The programming mode can be exited by removing the key from the ignition or by turning the ignition on.
A few things to note: Turning off the programming mode before you program any transmitters will not cancel any transmitters that previously have been programmed. Bringing more than one transmitter into range at a time will make it difficult for the system to search for individual codes. The programming mode will automatically shut off after two minutes if no transmitters have been programmed, or if the key is removed.
Enabling the Passive Unlock/Lock
The passive unlock/lock disable procedure allows you to turn off the passive function of the PKE system. To do this, perform the following steps:
1. First, a transmitter must be in range of the PKE receiver.
2. The key must not be in the ignition.
3. Push the door-lock switch for approximately five seconds (Image D).
4. The PKE module will lock and then unlock the doors to verify that the command has been sent.
5. When the passive feature has been disabled, the Passive Keyless Entry lamp will not illuminate when the key is first turned on (before the vehicle is started).
If the passive feature has been disabled, simply repeating the procedure above will enable it again. The Passive Keyless Entry lamp will then illuminate when the key is first turned on.
Programming One or Both Doors to Unlock in Passive Mode
The system allows you to choose whether you want the passenger door to unlock passively. (The PKE will always unlock the driver's door when the system is in the passive mode.) To enable or disable the passenger door, perform the following procedure:
1. First, a transmitter must be in range of the PKE receiver.
2. The key must be in the ignition in the off position.
3. Push the door-lock switch for approximately five seconds.
4. The PKE module will then lock and unlock the doors to verify that the command has been sent.
Even if the driver-door-only unlock option has been chosen, you can still unlock the passenger door using the transmitter.
Arming the Alarm
Let's go over how to run a simple test on your Corvette's theft-deterrent system:
1. Lower the driver-side window before turning off the vehicle.
2. Open the door with the ignition in the off position; the Security light should flash. This flashing light is your cue to arm the security system.
3. To arm the system, open the door.
4. With the door open, lock the door using the power door-lock switch or the transmitter (Image E). The Security light should come on. If you lock the vehicle with the manual door lock or the key, the system will not arm.
5. Close all of the doors. The Security light should go off, indicating that your system is armed.
Testing the Alarm
Now that your alarm is armed, you can test it for proper operation by doing the following:
1. After arming the system (as described above), wait approximately 10 seconds.
2. Reach inside the open window, unlock the door using the manual door lock, and open it using the inside handle. The alarm should go off.
3. The alarm should sound for approximately three minutes; it then will go off to save battery power. Even though the alarm may not be sounding, the vehicle will not start until the system is deactivated.
4. If the alarm did not go off, make sure your horns are working; it's possible that you have a blown horn fuse or a defective horn.
Turning Off the Alarm
In the event you accidentally set off your C4's alarm, you can turn it off by following these steps:
1. Unlock the door with your key.
2. Put the key in the ignition and turn it to the Run position.
3. Use the fob to deactivate the alarm.
As you can see, there's a lot to learn when it comes to the PKE system in your C4. Fortunately the system is not complicated once you understand how it works. If your transmitters will not program, or your PKE system is not working, it's time to perform some diagnostics. Next month we'll cover these procedures, along with component location and PKE-receiver repair. vette
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Why Do We Observe Memorial Day?
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first proclaimed by General John Logan, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), on May 5, 1868, and was first observed on May 30 of the same year. May 30 was chosen in part because it was not the anniversary of a Civil War battle and because flowers would likely be in bloom all over the United States. General Logan hoped that remembrance of those soldiers who had died during the recently ended Civil War could help bring all Americans back together.
On the first observation of Decoration Day, flowers were placed on the graves of all Civil War dead — both Union and Confederate — in Arlington National Cemetery. Placing flowers or flags on soldiers' graves has been a Memorial Day tradition ever since.
In 1873, New York became the first state to officially recognize Decoration Day. Other Northern states followed suit so that, by 1890, they all recognized the holiday. Some Southern states had created their own holidays to remember the Confederate fallen and didn't recognize Decoration Day.
After World War I, Decoration Day, which was increasingly being called Memorial Day, became a time to honor all American soldiers who died in service to the people of the United States. With this shift away from the Civil War, southern states began to officially recognize Memorial Day, although some retained (and still do) their own Civil War remembrance days.
Memorial Day became a federal holiday when Congress passed the National Holiday Act of 1971, which also moved the holiday from May 30 to the last Monday in May, ensuring a three-day weekend for federal employees. The National Holiday Act also established the name of the holiday as Memorial Day.
The two most common ways in which Memorial Day is observed are parades and placing flowers or flags on the graves of fallen soldiers. In fact, the soldiers of the Third U.S. Infantry have, since the late 1950s, placed small U.S. flags on the over one-quarter-million graves in Arlington National Cemetery on the Thursday before Memorial Day.
In May 2000, President Bill Clinton signed a resolution calling for a "National Moment of Remembrance" on Memorial Day. The resolution urges all Americans "to pause for one minute at 3:00 p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day, to remember and reflect on sacrifices made by so many to provide freedom for all."
Over the last decade, as more soldiers have given their time, their skills, and their lives overseas, the spirit and meaning of Memorial Day have taken on greater significance to many Americans.


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When Apple announced its updated iMac and Mac mini desktop computer models last week, it also took the wraps off a new storage technology called a Fusion Drive. The Fusion Drive is supposed to combine the high performance and low power requirements of a flash-based solid-state drive (SSD) with the sheer storage capacity of a traditional hard drive — but implemented so users never need worry about what data and applications happen to be on each kind of storage.
Is the Fusion Drive a genuine step forward in computer storage, or is it just a slick rebranding of so-called hybrid drives that've been combining SSD and traditional hard drive technologies in notebooks for a couple years?
What is the Fusion Drive?
As announced last week, Apple's Fusion Drive essentially combines a 128GB flash-based SSD drive with either a 1TB or 3TB 3.5-inch traditional hard drive. Although this combination is a new drive configuration from Apple, it's not unprecedented in the PC industry. For several years, PCs have been available with multiple drives, and it's been pretty common for high-end notebook and desktop users to opt for machines that have a small SSD for their operating system and key apps that require high speed access but large-capacity hard drives for things like photos, movies, video, and music.
However, Apple has taken the idea one step further. Those PCs with both an SSD and standard hard drive treat those drives as separate devices. For Windows users, the SSD is typically the C: drive, and the traditional hard drives (or their partitions) appear as separate drive letters. Apple is taking a different approach with OS X Mountain Lion. The SSD drive and the hard disk that comprise the Fusion Drive appear as a single logical volume. So far as the user is concerned, there's just one hard drive, and they never have to worry about distinguishing between the computer's flash-based storage and hard drive storage.
The intelligence to manage the flash and hard drive storage is built into OS X Mountain Lion. Mountain Lion will automatically keep the operating system and a user's key applications in the flash portion of the Fusion drive for best performance. Apple notes that the entire OS X operating system and all the apps that ship with it will fit into the 128GB of flash storage with room to spare. However, the prioritization doesn't stop there. Mountain Lion keeps tabs on applications and data most frequently accessed by the user (often called "hot" data), and prioritizes it for storage on flash media. Less frequently-used (or never-used) data gets shuffled off to the hard drive for long term storage. The result is that users never have to worry about how to manage data across the two storage mediums. "It just works," noted Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, at Apple's keynote last week.
Isn't a Fusion Drive the same as a hybrid drive?
Apple's Fusion Drive sounds like a so-called "hybrid drive," which aim to boost the performance of traditional hard drives by building in some additional flash-based storage. The best-known hybrid drives are the Momentus XT line, intended for notebook computers; but there are also products like the PCI-based RevoDrives from OCZ Technologies that are aimed towards the desktop markets.
Apple's Fusion Drive differs from hybrid drives in two primary ways. First, Apple is using more flash storage by packing 128GB of flash, an amount which will likely increase as Apple revises and upgrades the offering. Conversely, Seagate's Momentus XT drives only incorporate 4GB to 8GB of flash storage. OCZ's RevoDrive line is more directly comparable to the Fusion Drive — it packs 100GB of flash storage.
Second, and more importantly, hybrid drives use their flash storage merely as cache. All hard drives pack a bit of RAM memory to speed up read and write operations; it's not unusual these days for hard drives to pack 8MB to 32MB of RAM to boost performance. Hybrid drives essentially just treat their built-in flash storage as an extension of this cache. The most recently-accessed "hottest" data is stored in flash first, essentially on its way to and from the hard drive without much (or any) consideration for the nature of that data. Conversely, Apple prioritizes the use of flash storage to things like files, programs, and data that are most likely to boost performance — and the user never needs to worry about managing it.
Another distinction is that Apple isn't making Fusion Drives available in its notebook line where systems like the MacBook Air and Retina MacBook Pros rely solely on non-upgradable, soldered-on RAM and flash storage. The Fusion Drives are desktop-only.
How the Fusion Drive will work in Macs
The Fusion Drives are brand new, so we don't have much information on how they will work. However, Apple has posted a Knowledge Base article that clarifies a few things.
First, Fusion Drives have to be pre-installed in a Mac. You can't get an iMac or a Mac mini with an SSD drive, attach an external hard drive via Thunderbolt or Firewire, then use Disk Utility or another program to have the Mac treat the combination as a Fusion Drive. Inside the Mac, the Fusion Drive will exist as two physically separate storage devices, but users won't be able to roll their own Fusion Drives using off-the-shelf pieces.
However, if users so desire, they will be able to partition off part of a Fusion Drive's hard disk as a separate volume. This can be very handy to creative professionals and other people who tend to work on large sets of data (say, raw video or an immense image set), and then archive off the project when they're done. With a separate partition, the workspace can be wiped out and reformatted in one simple step, and users dont' have to worry about fragmentation and other issues impacting performance down the road. However, the Fusion Drive is limited to just one of these extra partitions, and that partition doesn't get any performance boost from the flash portion of the Fusion Drive.
How much of a performance boost can users expect? Apple characterizes performance of flash-based storage as about 3.5 times faster than a traditional hard drive. According to Apple, desktop Macs equipped with a Fusion Drive will boot twice as fast as a hard drive-equipped model, perform tasks like importing photos into Aperture as much as 3.6 times faster than a traditional hard drive, and copy files 3.7 times faster. However, Apple does note that users might experience hiccups if they over-run the Fusion Drive's flash storage — including dropped frames during massive video imports, for example.
Downsides of the Fusion Drive
So are there downsides to Fusion Drives? As with all storage technologies, they do have their compromises.
Windows — Users who dual-boot their Macs between Mac OS X and a version of Windows using Boot Camp will be pleased to know they can create a separate partition on a Fusion Drive, and use that partition for Boot Camp. There are a couple gotchas, though. That's only supported on the 1TB Fusion Drives for now, and the Windows partition won't get any performance boost from the flash portion of the Fusion Drive. Remember: the brains behind the operation are baked into OS X Mountain Lion, not the drives themselves.
Access from other systems — Fusion Drives can be shared over a network just like any other logical volume. What's more, they can be mounted directly on another system using Target Disk mode — but only so long as the other system is running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 or later. Previous versions of Mountain Lion (or Lion, or Snow Leopard, etc.) don't know how to deal with Fusion Drives.
Maintenance and troubleshooting — Apple does offer a special version of Disk Utility with Mountain Lion that can handle Fusion Drives available in the Internet version of Mountain Lion Recovery. So, if a Fusion Drive has problems, users aren't totally out of luck. However, third-party disk repair utilities, like Alsoft's DiskWarrior, will need to be updated to handle Fusion Drives.
Upgrades or third-party Fusion Drives? — Although Fusion Drives seem to rely on more-or-less standard SSD sticks and 3.5-inch hard drives, there's no word yet on whether either of those components can be upgraded and still keep a Mac's "Fusion Drive" capabilities. Hitachi already makes 4TB 3.5-inch hard drives, and drive makers are continuing to push the limits of storage technology. No one is going to be surprised if 6TB 3.5-inch drives are available in a few years. Or maybe you want to boost your Mac's performance even further from 128GB of flash to 256GB or more — can it be done? (That is, assuming you have the technical chops to get inside Apple's new desktop systems.) Nobody knows yet…but don't be surprised if the answer is no.
Similarly, we don't know yet if anyone else will be allowed to make Fusion Drives. In theory, the new Macs' Thunderbolt port has more than enough bandwidth to boot and see significant performance increases when used with a hypothetical external Fusion Drive — but don't expect Apple to offer one. There's also no indication yet if Mac storage vendors like La Cie will be able to offer external Fusion Drive solutions.
Cost — Finally, Fusion Drives aren't cheap. Although Apple's new iMacs won't be available until next month, configuration information for the new Mac mini indicates a 1TB is a $250 upcharge from a standard 1TB drive running at 5,400 rpm. That's kinda pricey since 128GB SSDs currently range from about $100 to $175. Apple is charging a premium for the Fusion Drive — and right now, it doesn't look like there's any other way to get one. It's a bit reminiscent of the outrageous prices Apple charges for RAM: 8GB of RAM for a Mac mini is $100 from Apple — more than twice what third-party vendors charge for the same upgrade.
Bottom line
All in all, it's very tempting to describe Apple's Fusion Drive as what hybrid drives should have been all along. Sure, people have been packin both SSDs and traditional hard drives into their computers for a few years and getting substantial performance benefits. But there's always been an unfortunate and awkward overhead of having to manually manage what applications and data are on which drives, and many SSD drives designed to improve startup times are as small as 20GB — barely enough to hold an operating system, let alone a user's critical apps and files. With the Fusion Drive, Apple includes enough SSD storage for meaningful performance benefits with even demanding apps and data — and takes the headaches out of managing the separate storage media. In a few years, we may find ourselves wondering why we ever managed SSD and hard drive storage any other way.
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Oregon/Washington brokers: drug list changes for Q1 2018
Commercial formularies/drug lists for all Commercial lines of business in Oregon and Washington are updated for Q1 2018.
Health Net's Drug Lists are updated quarterly and available online:
To view online, go to www.healthnet.com/broker > Select Your State (Oregon or Washington) > Pharmacy Plan Information > View our Drug Lists.
- The Essential Rx Drug List (EDL) is an Affordable Care Act-compliant formulary used by Commercial members (IFP, Small and Large Group members).
- The Aon Active Health Exchange Drug List (ADL) is used by groups/members who sign up under the Aon Hewitt private exchange.
You may also view the current PDF here.
To use the Drug Lists:
- Review the Supplemental Prescription Benefit Schedule to determine the copayment and/or coinsurance amounts paid on medications under the member's plan.
- Search the drug list for the medications being used. The tier (1, 2, 3, SP and AC) corresponds to the copayment and/or coinsurance that the member will be responsible for.
- Members taking medications that are not included on the list should contact Health Net's Customer Contact Center 1-888-802-7001 as soon as possible to prevent interruption of a prescription. The representatives can answer questions, suggest alternative medications, or explain the steps to take if the drug requires prior authorization. Generally, drugs not listed on the EDL are subject to a Tier 3 copayment and/or coinsurance, unless excluded by the pharmacy benefit.
A lower tier generally indicates a lower copayment and/or coinsurance. For example, a Tier 1 drug would generally have the lowest plan copayment and/or coinsurance. Please take special note of any comments that accompany the medication.
Please be sure to visit our website at www.healthnet.com to view the most current version of our drug list.
Important tip to share with your clients:
Members can generally save money by using generic versions of most medications, with equivalent results. It is always recommended that a pharmacist, physician or a Health Net Pharmacy Services representative be consulted to check if any drug has a generic version.
For questions, please contact your Health Net Representative.


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Foodbme Oreo, the world's most popular cookie, was introduced by Nabisco a hundred years ago today. The first batch was baked in Manhattan and sold in Hoboken. It was as it is today: two dark chocolate cookies with a fake buttercream filling holding them together. The original ornate design on the cookie was very similar to today's. The only major change over the years was to add the Nabisco colophon to the center. A few decades ago, Esquire magazine tried to discover who created the design and why. They didn't find out, but they did learn one amazing, little-discussed fact about Oreo: it is a ripoff of the long-running but now extinct Hydrox, made by Sunshine Biscuits. Courtesy of Tom Fitzmorris www.nomenu.com So, will the person who's never eaten an Oreo please step forward? I thought so, No one! And how do you eat it? Whole? Split open and un-iced half first? Iced half first? Dunked in milk? Run out and buy a package and be a kid again!
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It may seem like an impossible task to get that perfect blowout at home, but believe us, you can get pretty close. To start, you need an up-to-date blow dryer with an attached nozzle. If you have an oldish one that has a red bulb glowing inside, it's definitely time to upgrade. "It'll overheat and burn your hair," says Edward Tricomi, master stylist and co-owner of Warren-Tricomi salons. "Modern dryers won't do that."
Once you have your hardware all set, do this:
- Spray on a thermal protectant. You can also add a smoothing cream to further accelerate the drying process.
- Next, separate hair into four sections around the head. Take the first section (clip the rest) and blow-dry it in thirds. Hold a wooden boar bristle round brush under the first several inches of hair "A" and aim the nozzle down the shaft (not at the floor). Dry only that section.
- Then, concentrate on the mid-shaft area "B" until it's dry.
- Finally, finish the last several inches at the end "C."
- Repeat the same steps for the last three sections.
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Ultimately, the real trick is to be meticulous and work in a circle, says Tricomi. His method, which he calls the "ABC of Blow Drying," will result in a perfect blowout and prevent ends from over drying. For more tips, check out our blow drying rules.
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Zürich-Schlieren, Switzerland, July 01, 2014 - Molecular Partners AG announced today results from the Allergan-sponsored, double-masked stage 3 phase 2 study of the DARPin abicipar pegol, for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The results demonstrate that abicipar pegol provides equal or potentially higher vision gains compared to ranibizumab (Lucentis®) with fewer injections. Further, Allergan announced that full phase III development is anticipated to start in Q2 of 2015.
Abicipar pegol (previously AGN-150998 or MP0112) is a long-acting potent antagonist of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which is based on the DARPin® technology. Abicipar pegol was licensed to Allergan from Molecular Partners in May 2011.
Christian Zahnd, CEO of Molecular Partners commented: "We are very pleased to see our previous findings confirmed that this DARPin has the potential to bring substantial patient value by potentially providing equal or better efficacy with a more patient-friendly dosing regimen as compared to standard of care. This is a great showcase for our DARPin platform which has potential to deliver differentiated programs not only in ophthalmology, but also in other indications such as oncology. Also, we are very happy to see Allergan's high commitment to advance the DARPin through an impressive clinical development program."
Michael Stumpp, CSO of Molecular Partners further added: "We are very happy to have supported Allergan in the development of Abicipar, especially on the manufacturing process. For patients with wet AMD, maximizing vision gain and minimizing the frequency of treatments remain the most important needs. We look forward to sharing these important data with the scientific community at one of the retina meetings later this year."
Further details of the REACH phase 2 study (stage 3):
In stage 3 of the phase 2 study, the safety, efficacy and duration of action of abicipar pegol was investigated compared to the standard of care for wet AMD, ranibizumab. In the double‐masked trial, a total of 64 patients were randomized to abicipar pegol 1mg (n=25), abicipar pegol 2mg (n=23) or ranibizumab 0.5mg (n=16) and were followed for 20 weeks. All patients received doses at the start of the trial and at 4 and 8 weeks. Patients in the ranibizumab arm of the study received additional doses at 12 and 16 weeks. Patients who were treated with either dose of abicipar pegol received sham injections at 12 and 16 weeks. Patients in all arms of the study were well matched for demographics and baseline characteristics.
The analysis of the topline data showed that after 16 weeks, mean visual acuity improvement from baseline was 8.2 letters for abicipar pegol 2mg, 6.3 letters for abicipar pegol 1mg, and 5.3 letters for ranibizumab. After 20 weeks (12 weeks after the last abicipar injection and 4 weeks after the last ranibizumab injection), mean visual acuity improvement from baseline was 9.0 letters for abicipar pegol 2mg, 7.1 letters for abicipar pegol 1mg, and 4.7 letters for ranibizumab. In addition, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) data was supportive of the visual acuity data. Although the study was not powered to show statistically significant differences between treatment groups, these data suggest that the DARPin at the 2 mg dose is at least as effective as monthly ranibizumab, with a longer duration of action of the DARPin.
There were no serious adverse events reported in any study group. Two patients in the abicipar pegol 2mg arm and three patients in the abicipar pegol 1mg group experienced ocular inflammation adverse events.
Allergan and Molecular Partners have been working to enhance the manufacturing process for abicipar pegol and Allergan announced that it plans to initiate Phase 3 studies in the second quarter of 2015, when material from the new manufacturing process is available.
About Molecular Partners AG
Molecular Partners is a privately-owned biotech company focusing on the research, development and commercialization of a novel class of biological drugs known as DARPins. The company is committed to create medicines for diseases with unmet medical need and to dramatically improve existing therapies. DARPins combine the high specificity, selectivity and safety of monoclonal antibodies with many advantages of small molecules, including high stability and low-cost production.
Molecular Partners has established a strong DARPin pipeline which is well differentiated from standard therapeutic approaches. Next to ophthalmology, Molecular Partners is focusing on DARPin drugs in oncology, immunology and other disease areas. The internal pipeline is expanded by partnered programs with leading pharmaceutical companies. Molecular Partners has established alliances with Allergan, Hoffmann-La Roche, Janssen and other pharmaceutical companies. The company is backed by a strong syndicate of investors and holds a strong patent estate covering all DARPin applications. For more information regarding to Molecular Partners, go to: www.molecularpartners.com.
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Boston, MA, April 30, 2013 – PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a global clinical research organization, announced that today the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity securities of the HERON Group LTD ("HERON"), a life sciences consultancy which provides evidence-based commercialization services to support biopharmaceutical companies throughout the lifecycle of their products. HERON has expertise and methodologies spanning a wide range of services, including strategic market access planning, systematic reviews, economic modeling and evaluation, pricing, reimbursement strategies, global value dossier writing, and engagement with Health Technology Assessment authorities. HERON was founded in 1999 and works with more than 50 biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies globally. With headquarters in Luton, United Kingdom, and additional offices in India, Sweden, and the United States, HERON employs approximately 140 individuals. Prior to the sale, HERON was privately owned. The purchase price was approximately $24 million (which was adjusted at closing to reflect HERON's cash, indebtedness, and working capital balances at closing), plus the possibility of an additional $14.2 million over twenty-six months if specific financial targets for HERON are achieved. The acquisition was funded through use of existing cash.
Josef von Rickenbach, Chairman and CEO of PAREXEL stated, "Given the highly competitive and constantly changing global healthcare landscape, demonstrating product value and cost effectiveness to public and private payers requires rigorous data analysis. The acquisition of HERON further strengthens our ability to offer our clients a full spectrum of services that aid in developing products with reimbursement and market access in mind. Over the past thirteen years, HERON has built one of the largest independent evidence-based consultancies, and has achieved a market leadership position. We are pleased to be able to expand the expertise of our commercialization offering and believe that HERON will help to enhance the portfolio of services that we provide through our PAREXEL Consulting and Medical Communications Services business."
John Kerrigan, one of the founders of HERON and the new Corporate Vice President and Worldwide Head of HERON at PAREXEL stated, "HERON is excited to be joining PAREXEL to provide enhanced commercialization services. Combining with PAREXEL will provide us the ability to introduce HERON services earlier in the product development process, and to leverage PAREXEL's broad global presence. As the healthcare environment evolves, we look forward to continued innovation in the use of evidence to support commercial decisions."
PAREXEL has provided updated financial guidance for the Company, including the impact of the acquisition of HERON, in its Third Quarter earnings press release dated April 30, 2013.
About the Company
PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, and medical communications services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 78 locations throughout 52 countries around the world, and has approximately 14,400 employees, including the HERON Group. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.
PAREXEL, Perceptive Informatics, Liquent, and HERON are registered trademarks of PAREXEL International Corporation or its affiliates.
This release contains "forward-looking" statements regarding future results and events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's expected financial results, future growth and customer demand. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "appears," "estimates," "projects," "will," "would," "could," "should," "targets," and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this release involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual future results and actual events may differ significantly from those suggested or indicated in the forward-looking statements contained in this release. Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks associated with actual operating performance; actual expense savings and other operating improvements resulting from recent and anticipated restructurings; the loss, modification, or delay of contracts which would, among other things, adversely impact the Company's recognition of revenue included in backlog; the Company's dependence on certain industries and clients; the Company's ability to win new business, manage growth and costs, and attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to complete additional acquisitions and to integrate newly acquired businesses or enter into new lines of business; the impact on the Company's business of government regulation of the drug, medical device and biotechnology industry; consolidation within the pharmaceutical industry and competition within the biopharmaceutical services industry; the potential for significant liability to clients and third parties; the potential adverse impact of health care reform; and the effects of exchange rate fluctuations and other international economic, political, and other risks. Such factors and others are discussed more fully in the section entitled "Risk Factors" of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 as filed with the SEC on February 4, 2013, which "Risk Factors" discussion is incorporated by reference in this press release. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates or views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.


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Ten Questions with Dee Gordon
Dodgers prospect discusses his late start, defensive growth
By Josh Jackson / Special to MLB.com | February 21, 2011 5:00 AM
Gordon, who was picked by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2008 Draft, was only interested in basketball until his senior year of high school. Encouraged by his father, former Major League pitcher Tom Gordon, Dee put on spikes and took off.
The shortstop has racked up several accolades since turning pro, hitting .331 with 18 stolen bases in his debut campaign at Rookie-level Ogden and taking home Dodgers Minor League Player of the Year honors after his first full season in 2009. He stole 53 bases in 73 attempts at Double-A last year and missed the Southern League All-Star Game because he also earned a spot on Team USA in the Futures Game. He cracked MLB.com's Top 50 Prospects list heading into the 2011 season.
Gordon is known for getting to balls that seem destined for the outfield, but he's committed no small amount of errors -- 95 in 319 games. He believes his work this offseason -- in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles and Arizona -- has sealed up that hole in his overall game.
MiLB.com: You're heading into your second big league Spring Training. Were you able to learn anything from Rafael Furcal last year, and are you looking forward to more time with him or any other Dodgers?
Gordon: I'm just looking forward to getting over there [in big league camp] with those guys, and seeing what they're about. See about how they go about their business, preparing themselves for the season.
MiLB.com: What's been your favorite park to play in so far?
Gordon: I like [the Great Lakes Loons'] Dow Diamond in Midland, Mich. -- that and [the Dragons' Fifth Third Field] in Dayton, Ohio.
MiLB.com: When people talk about your defense, they always bring up two things -- your great range and the high number of errors you make. How do you respond to the criticism about the errors?
Gordon: You know, numbers don't lie. I have [made a lot of errors]. I've made them on tough plays, and I've made them on some plays where people say, "Hey, I've seen you make that play before." ... I promise it'll be a different scenario this year, though. I've been out here [in Arizona] working that out. I've been finishing and finalizing my defense, and I feel like I'm ready to go.
[The errors] were mainly me. It was me learning. If I get to a ball I should get that out, but just because you got to it -- just because you caught the ball -- doesn't mean you'll be able to get the out. Don't give him second on a bad throw. Let him stay on first and then get the double play instead. That's something I've been learning. I've been learning the game, the speed of the game, the timing, the different plays. I've been learning a lot out here, and I'm ready for a good 2011.
MiLB.com: Every interview, you must get asked one question about your dad. Here's one you might not have gotten before: Have you read the Stephen King book, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon? Do you anticipate a follow-up, The Girl Who Loved Dee Gordon?
Gordon: Yes, sir, [I've read it]. I don't anticipate a follow-up. I feel like that's a great book. It's better to let that just be part of my dad's legacy.
MiLB.com: You didn't play baseball competitively until your senior year of high school. How did that happen?
Gordon: My dad just said he wanted me to play, so I gave it a try. He said he saw there'd be a career in it for me, and it would be in my best interest to play. I started playing, hoping it would work out for me, and thank God it has.
It was all basketball for me before that. That was it for me since I was about 5 years old.
MiLB.com: What part of your game do you think needs the most improvement, and what can you do to grow in that area?
Coming into the season it was my defense, now it's just my all-around game. I feel like I've responded [to the need to improve] my defense this winter [in Arizona]. Now it's just stealing more bases, getting caught less times, getting on base, everything. I'm not going to have a ton of power, so it's hitting balls in those alleys, taking the extra bases, scoring runs for my team.
MiLB.com: How did the level of competition in Puerto Rico this winter compare to what you were up against in Double-A last year?
Gordon: It was about the same, maybe a little better. There were a lot of veteran guys, guys who've been in the big leagues. There were 10 or 15 Major League pitchers -- guys who pitched in the Major Leagues at some point in their careers.
Going into it, I heard [the competition] wasn't going to be that great, but it was much better than I expected.
MiLB.com: For two straight years, you have gone to Los Angeles' minicamp [at Dodger Stadium] in January. What was that like? Did your Chattanooga roommate [and L.A. native] Trayvon Robinson show you around town?
Gordon: Oh yeah, I had been going out to L.A. the last three years. He showed me around back in 2008, so now I'm getting quite accustomed to it. I'm getting to know my way around.
It's wonderful. Who doesn't love L.A.?
MiLB.com: Who's the toughest pitcher you've faced in pro ball?
Gordon: [MLB.com's No. 13 prospect] Michael Pineda, the pitcher with Seattle. He's pretty good. We had to face him this year a lot. He was one of the toughest I faced.
MiLB.com: What are your goals for the 2011 season?
Gordon: Just play the best baseball I can. Be healthy. Play as much as I can. Play as good as I can. I don't really set any numbers I try to hit -- you know when you've done a good job. Have fun out there. More than anything, it's that and to play with confidence.
Josh Jackson is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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The struggling LPGA suffered a pair of body blows on Monday when Michelle Wie and Natalie Gulbis each failed to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. That means two of the tour's biggest names will be absent for one of the marquee events of the year, a disastrous turn for the LPGA.
That's bad for the players, of course. Each of them has struggled with being more of a name brand than an actual golfer, something that won't change when you can't qualify for a major tournament. It hurts the LPGA much more, however.
Obviously it won't do much to impact the level of play at the Open. If either player was that spectacular, they wouldn't be qualifying for spots in the field. But the LPGA is awfully short on household names when you remove Gulbis and Wie from the mix. That's going to mean fewer eyes on the event, and, right now, eyes might be more important than performance for women's golf.
The LPGA is struggling to keep a full schedule of events for 2010 in the face of an economy that's costing them sponsors. Just having Gulbis and Wie at Saucon Valley Country Club on July 9th wasn't going to make money rain from the skies, but it's a lot better than having them sidelined for nearly a month because of the way the LPGA's schedule is set up.
Sponsors want players like Gulbis, who was on "The Apprentice," to be front and center even if they don't have much of a chance of winning the tournament. Wie, on the other hand, looked like she was breaking through at 19, which would have made a compelling story if she was in contention during the tournament's final round. Now, though, it will be the mostly anonymous crew led by Lorena Ochoa playing good golf, a formula that hasn't meant much in the past.
It doesn't figure to rate this time around, either, which will serve to push women's golf further onto the fringes of the sports landscape.
Josh Alper is a writer living in New York City and is a contributor to FanHouse.com and ProFootballTalk.com in addition to his duties for NBCNewYork.com.


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One of the main aims of Russian foreign policy is to stop Bill Browder. The pugnacious financier has developed a devastating way of parting Putin's gangsters from their money. I cannot tell you how much they hate him for it.
At the instigation of Browder's researchers in London, parliaments are passing "Magnitsky laws", named after his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison after revealing how criminals had taken $230m (£143m) from the Russian taxpayer. The US, Britain and other EU countries are considering or have already implemented a ban on entry to, and the freezing of the assets of those responsible for his detention and death, those who benefited from the conspiracy Magnitsky uncovered.


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An omission; a failure to do that which is anticipated, expected, or required in a given situation.
Default is distinguishable from Negligence in that it does not involve carelessness or imprudence with respect to the discharge of a duty or obligation but rather the intentional omission or nonperformance of a duty.
To default on a debt is to fail to pay it upon its due date. Default in contract law implies failure to perform a contractual obligation.
A default judgment is one that may be entered against a party in a lawsuit for failure to comply with a procedural step in the suit, such as failure to file an answer to a complaint or failure to file a paper on time. A default judgment is not one that goes to the merits of a lawsuit but is procedural in nature.
1) n. failure to respond to a summons and complaint served on a party in the time required by law. If a legal answer or other response is not filed, the suing party (plaintiff) can request a default be entered in the record, which terminates the rights of the defaulting party to defend the case. 2) the failure to make a payment when due, which can lead to a notice of default and the start of foreclosure proceedings if the debt is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust. 2) v. to fail to file an answer or other response to a summons and complaint, or fail to make a payment when due. (See: default judgment)
defaultnoun abrogation, ad vadimonium non venire, arrear, avoidance, bankruptcy, breach, breach of orders, delinquence, delinquency, dereliction, dereliction of duty, dishonoring, disregard, evasion of duty, failure of credit, faillre of duty, failure to answer, failure to appear, failure to meet one's obligations, failure to pay, financial disaster, insufficient funds, neglect, nonfulfillment, nonperformance, omission, pretermission, refusal to pay, repudiation, vadimonium deserere, violation of duty
Associated concepts: date of default, declaration of default, default decree, default in payment, default of issue, default or misconduct in office, excusable default, failure to pay money due, failure to perform duty, judgment by default, material default, motion for default, motion to open default, motion to vacate default judgment, willful default
defaultverb ad vadimonium non venire, avoid, be deeicient, be delinquent, be derelict, be faithless, be in arrears, be in debt, be neglectful, be negligent, be remiss, be unnaithful, become unable to meet obligations, breach the agreement, break one's trust, break the contract, desert, disregard one's duty, disregard one's obligations, dodge, elude, evade, fail, fail in duty, fail to act, fail to answer, fail to appear, fail to meet financial engagements, fail to pay, fail to perform, forsake, ignore one's obligations, lapse, lose by failure to appear, neglect one's duty, not pay, omit what is due, renege, repudiate, shirk, shirk one's duty, shun, stop payment, vandimonium deserere, withhold payment
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See also: arrears, bankruptcy, breach, defeat, defect, deficit, delinquency, dereliction, dishonor, disregard, expiration, failure, forfeit, infraction, lapse, maladministration, miscarriage, neglect, nonappearance, nonpayment, nonperformance, omission, repudiate
defaultthe failure to do that which ought to be done. Thus, failure to make payment under a contract is a default; more specifically, failure to repay or otherwise comply with the terms of a loan agreement are acts of default. Some legislation may provide for special notice to be given as in consumer credit or in relation to mortgages. When a defendant fails to take certain necessary steps in a court action, the court may give judgment by default.
DEFAULT. The neglect to perform a legal obligation or duty; but in technical
language by default is often understood the non-appearance of the defendant
within the time prescribed by law, to defend himself; it also signifies the
non-appearance of the plaintiff to prosecute his claim.
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DEFAULT, contracts, torts. By the 4th section of the English statute of frauds, 29 Car. H., c. 3, it is enacted that "no action shall be brought to charge the defendant upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, unless the agreement," &c., "shall be in writing," &c. By default under this statute is understood the non-performance of duty, though the same be not founded on a contract. 2 B. & A. 516.


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Industry watchers have been talking for a long while now about how the venture capital industry is broken, highlighted by poor returns that in many cases don't even exceed that of the major stock indices.
Now, thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation — which has invested in nearly 100 venture capital firms across the country over the past 20 years — we're getting an inside look into the problems rattling the industry.
The picture is not pretty.
In a blistering 51-page report out today, the foundation details its own experiences, writing that limited partners such as the foundation routinely "invest too much capital in underperforming venture capital funds on frequently mis-aligned terms."
"Investment committees and trustees should shoulder blame for the broken LP investment model, as they have created the conditions for the chronic misallocation of capital," notes the report. It also suggests that LPs — the large foundations, pensions and university endowments that invest in venture capital — are just all too willing to accept the "black box" of VC firm economics.
But the Kauffman foundation — which has about $249 million committed to venture capital and private equity firms — doesn't take all of the blame themselves. In fact, the entire report suggests that the business of venture capital is just messed up. Take this portion, for example, which describes how VCs get paid:
"The most significant misalignment occurs because LPs don't pay VCs to do what they say they will—generate returns that exceed the public market. Instead, VCs typically are paid a 2 percent management fee on committed capital and a 20 percent profit-sharing structure (known as "2 and 20"). This pays VCs more for raising bigger funds, and in many cases allows them to lock in high levels of fee-based personal income even when the general partner fails to return investor capital."
This arrangement means that VCs often get paid well, even when performance is poor and they don't return investor capital. In essence, the report suggest that VCs get paid "to build funds, not build companies."
The report is loaded with charts and statistics. And while one could argue that it is based just on the data of one foundation, it offers an enlightening inside look into the murky world of venture capital.
Among the findings the Kauffman report notes that:
–Only twenty of 100 venture funds generated returns that beat a public-market equivalent by more than 3 percent annually, and half of those began investing prior to 1995.
–The majority of funds—sixty-two out of 100—failed to exceed returns available from the public markets, after fees and carry were paid.
–Only four of thirty venture capital funds with committed capital of more than $400 million delivered returns better than those available from a publicly traded small cap common stock index.
–Of eighty-eight venture funds in our sample, sixty-six failed to deliver expected venture rates of return in the first twenty-seven months (prior to serial fundraises). The cumulative effect of fees, carry, and the uneven nature of venture investing ultimately left us with sixty-nine funds (78 percent) that did not achieve returns sufficient to reward us for patient, expensive, longterm investing.
So, given all of that, one has to ask whether the Kauffman Foundation will continue to invest in a financial mechanism that they see as broken. The answer is that they will, but they are hoping to push through changes and alter their own practices. That has already begun.
The Kauffman Foundation has already weeded out half of the venture capital firms that it works with, reducing the number to 30. And the winnowing process will continue. They've also decided to end relationships with top performing firms that have refused to alter their compensation model.
"Venture capital isn't going away, and we're not suggesting that it should. But we are arguing strongly that LPs who invest in VC need to rethink how they invest. As investors, we need to require more transparency, better performance metrics, and a lot more alignment… Our plan at the Foundation is to continue to invest in VC, but with a different approach than in the past," they conclude.
The full report — "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY… AND HE IS US: Lessons from Twenty Years of the Kauffman Foundation's Investments in Venture Capital Funds and The Triumph of Hope over Experience" — can be downloaded here. It is also embedded below.


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From the East Coast to the West Coast, and everywhere in between, patriotism prevails with apparel and accessories companies forging ahead in honor of some good old American fashion. Bobbie Thomas, TODAY style editor and author of the Buzz column for In Touch Weekly, highlights brands that take pride in their "Made in the USA" label.
Basic rights
Clothing is a fundamental human need, and wardrobe essentials such as socks, undergarments, T-shirts, and tank tops make up the key components of our closets. American Apparel has become synonymous with solid-colored wardrobe staples, offering every imaginable cotton basic one could need. The brand operates the largest garment factory in the United States, employing 5,000 people in Los Angeles alone ($15-90, americanapparel.net). Other basic-oriented brands like Splendid and C&C California contribute to the casual clothing collections cut on the West Coast.
Made in Vermont, Commando's seamless raw-cut stretch "invisible" underwear has collected a cult following over the years ($20-32; herlook.com), while Hanky Panky's USA-made lacy lingerie is another serious star favorite. Meanwhile, Tennessee based No Nonsense not only makes socks, shapewear and hosiery products, but they take an environmentally conscious approach to their manufacturing as well. ($2-7; Walmart and K-Mart stores)
Red, white and denim blue
No item of clothing is more identified with American culture than blue jeans. Invented in 1873 by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, the term "blue jean" was adopted around 1960 by the decade's younger generation. Although Levis no longer makes denim jeans in the U.S., some brands are still holding on to the tradition.
In the designer denim category, William Rast jeans are 100% made in this country, and boutique brands like Texas Jeans (ironically made in North Carolina) have vowed not only to "Keep it American," but also to keep it affordable ($42-48; TexasJeansUSA.com). Diamond Gusset jeans — which go through a strict sewing, laundry, and patch process in Georgia — range in size from a 0 to 24 and offer a variety of inseams, so every citizen can find a pair that fits perfectly ($45-70; GussetClothing.com). In addition, Texas' Certified Jeans are made from 100% chemical-free organic cotton. ($74-88; CertifiedJean.com)
Contemporary thinking
While there are many contemporary designers worth mentioning, a few fashion-forward labels are making a statement beyond their design details.
Her feminine fashions may have a girly reputation, but Nanette Lepore isn't afraid to fight for what she believes in. The designer is currently campaigning to save NYC's Garment District, and has enlisted the help of local government officials to preserve our fashion capital. ($150-545; NanetteLepore.com)
Meanwhile, in order to design her "earth friendly," convertible fashions, Chicago-based designer Lara Miller takes inspiration from her city's architectural and cultural landscape. ($60-600; HauteLine.com ). Additionally, two sizzling swimwear lines have made a home for their companies in America's Sunshine State. While Luli Fama calls Miami home ($120-160; LuliFama.com), Blue Sky suits are made in Jacksonville. ($75-110; BlueSkySwimwear.com)
Take a stand on footwear
Statistics show that on average, each person in the United States purchases more than four pairs of shoes per year — but 90% of those are actually imported. In fact, we currently hold the title of the world's largest importer of footwear. This once-thriving U.S industry has become almost non-existent here today, with only a few brands still being manufactured in the states.
Though we may think of the U.S. as head of the sneaker scene, New Balance is actually the only company that still manufactures any athletic shoes domestically. With three factories in Maine and close to 1,000 workers there, this company is trying to keep some styles running here at home. ($139.99; nbwebexpress.com)
Family-owned footwear company Munro American boasts over 75 different size and width combinations, thanks to the work of more than 500 people in Arkansas. ($129-219; Nordstrom.com)
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Homosexuality and Parasites
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Concerning homosexuality and parasites, anal sex can be an important risk factor for intestinal parasitism.[1]
In 2006, the The Medical Journal of Australia reported:
| High rates of intestinal parasitism are found in MSM [men who have sex with men] throughout the world.
Amoebiasis has become endemic in MSM in Japan and causes significant morbidity and mortality; complications such as colitis and liver abscesses occur more frequently in homosexual and bisexual men than in heterosexual men. Similar findings on amoebiasis are reported from Taiwan, with MSM at increased risk for invasive amoebiasis and intestinal colonisation with E. histolytica.[2]
In 2001, The journal Internal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan) published an article entitled Amebiasis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in which they declared:
|While the overall prevalence of amebiasis is approximately 4% in the United States, certain high-risk groups have a much higher incidence of infection and disease. Prevalence of E. historylitica or E. dispar in the gay population of New York City and San Francisco approached 40-50% . Some Japanese literature also showed homosexual contact was an important risk factor for amebic infection.[3]
In 1990 SD Wexner wrote in a article entitled Sexually transmitted diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. The challenge of the nineties published in Diseases of the Colon and Rectum and the abstract for that article states: "....a host of parasites, bacterial, viral, and protozoan are all rampant in the homosexual population."[4]
In 1985, the peer reviewed medical journal Gut, which is an international medical journal for gastroenterology & hepatology, had an article entitled The Gay Bowel authored by I V Weller which stated the following: "Guardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica have long been regarded as 'exotic' organisms, but are 'hyperendemic' among gay men attending STD clinics with up to 20 excreting cysts."[5]
A 1980 article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that discusses the subject of homosexuality and parasites stated the following in its abstract: "In a controlled study 67.5% of 200 homosexual men but only sixteen percent of 100 heterosexual men were found to be infected with intestinal parasites"...These findings suggest that the male homosexual community may be an important reservoir of potentially pathogenic protozoa."[6]
In addition, amebiasis is a condition associated with gay bowel syndrome.[7]
See also
- ↑ http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/
- ↑ Letter to the editor - Locally acquired infection with Entamoeba histolytica in men who have sex with men in Australia, Damien J Stark, Rashmi Fotedar, John T Ellis and John L Harkness, MJA 2006; 185 (8): 417
- ↑ Amano K, Takeuchi T., Amebiasis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Intern Med. 2001 Jul;40(7):563-4
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2242700&ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
- ↑ I V Weller, The gay bowel, Gut. 1985 September; 26(9): 869–875
- ↑ http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1704818
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=946385&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. It's your turn to identify the violation.
Hint: Peek-a-boo
Find the Answer
Two boxes. One hole. Zero supports. That's what I found inside this wall opening. Now that just doesn't add up to a good installation.
The 4-in.-sq box and the handy box with the receptacle installed in it are simply floating around inside this hole, with absolutely no means of secure support. This is a clear violation of Sec. 314.23 of the 2011 NEC. Enclosures such as these must be supported.
There are several provisions in 314.23(A) through (H) that provide specific requirements for securing and supporting boxes.
- 314.23(A) requires surface mounted boxes to be rigidly and securely fastened.
- 314.23(B) requires rigid support from a structural member or brace.
- 314.23(C) requires rigid support for boxes mounted in finished surfaces.
- 314.23(D) requires boxes to be securely mounted to suspended ceiling components.
- 314.23(E) and (F) permit threaded raceways to support boxes 100 in3 or less.
- 314.23(G) permits boxes to be securely embedded in concrete
- 314.23(H) permits boxes to be supported on a cord pendant.
As you can see, there are no provisions that allow boxes to simply float around inside of a wall opening.
One other item to note is the lack of support for the NM cable connected to the handy box. In accordance with 334.30, NM cable is required to be supported and secured within 12 in. from each outlet box.


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- 112 Manchester Rd, Gymea, NSW 2227
- 2-5 km from Grays Point
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Jumping Castles for Kids - Grays Point (2232)
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We are a team at Sutherland Shire that has motto of making your birthday parties eventful and a beautiful memory for all those who attend it. We are known to make the parties enjoyable for the children where we help out with sports and jumping castles that are inflatable and fun for the kids. We also help out with slushie machines on hire that allow the children to have a fun time relishing delicious slushies.
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Jumping Castle Hire in Sutherland Shire to Woolongong to all over Sydney. Professional service, established in Sutherland shire for 16 years over 20 castles to choose from. Great jumping castles for the little kids all the way up to adults, if you cant see it on website give us a ring as we might have what you are looking for. Great fun for the kids and great exercise. We also now can provide face painting, glitter tattoos and special effects painting.
We hire a range of Jumping castles, water jumping castles, inflatable games, sumo suits, pop corn machine, fairy floss machine , sno cone machine, Marquees, tables, chairs, kids tables, kids chairs, costumes.
Austin Jumping Castles best Jumping Castles Suppler in Sydney! We specialize in high quality Jumping Castles Suppler, unique designed, kid safe inflatable jumping castles and slides at affordable prices.
- 2 Yangoora rd, Belmore, NSW 2192
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Little Jumpers provides high quality jumping castles for hire to all suburbs across Sydney. We deliver to Western Sydney, South Sydney, Greater Western Sydney, North Sydney and Sydney's Inner West. We house a range of uniquely themed jumping castles to suit each special occasion. If you're unsure on what would suit best, please give us a call. One of our friendly staff members will consult with you on your upcoming event and provide a well-suited jumping castle to suit your needs. Visit our ... Read more website for more info!
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PENGYUN PTY LTD is a company that specialised in kids activity, we have a game called FISHING JOY, which is very popular within Sydney area,kids will get prize once they caught fishes in the pool, and our jumping castle is great loved by kids. We offer birthday party package around all Sydney area, together with Fishing Joy, kids having great fun on the party.
KIDS PARTY HIRE Mazearama kids mobile playground can be hired for Birthday parties Christenings Weddings / engagements Carnivals Fundraisers Fetes Markets School Daycare Playgroup Restaurants Family BBQ Mazearama is a soft playground that we bring to you. It is suitable for children 1 to 8 years of age. Children can enjoy playing in the ball pit, crawling, rolling, climbing and sliding through our maze. Parents can relax while our mobile maze entertains the kids for hours on end. We are available ... Read more for hire all over Sydney. Please contact us for further information or bookings.
Our Group is Australia's Largest Party Hire Company. Big Fun hires inflatables and rides for adults, building on the overwhelming success of our sister company, Australia's largest kids party castle business – Jumping J-Jays. Big Fun has an extensive range of inflatables, rides and packages to meet all your party and entertainment needs. Whether you're after sumo suits, bucking rides, velcro walls, giant slides, dunk tanks, photo booths, cash cubes, slushie machines, smoke machines ... Read more or anything else, we've got you covered. We also stock a number of old school arcade games guaranteed to bring "big fun." Teach the kids how it's done with our Daytona racing, foosball, air hockey, pinball machines, dance games and so much more! You can definitely trust in Big Fun's party hire services today. After all, we've provided our services to some of the biggest names in television including Ellen, The Biggest Loser, Sunrise, Beauty and the Geek, The X Factor and Big Brother. ...
About All 4 Fun Jumping Castles With a wide selection of jumping castles we offer the perfect entertainment for your child's birthday party or other events. We deliver, set up and collect, and endeavour to provide a hassle free experience to all our customers. Safety is our main concern. We carry full Public Liability Insurance. All our equipment is kept in superb condition and available for hire all year round (weekends and weekdays). ALL 4 FUN Jumping Castles are ideal for Birthday Parties, ... Read more Fetes, Sporting Events, Grand Openings, etc Get in touch with us today to get the perfect entertainment package for your next party or event.
Kids Birthday Party Planner - Provide kids entertainers for Birthday parties, kids events, children centers and corporates. Face painters, Balloon Modelers, Characters, Mascots, Magicians, Kids DJ for disco parties, Photographer, Photo booth. We do all sort of themed parties from Superhero themed parties, Frozen Parties, Fairy parties, Disney themed parties,Disco Parties, Character/Mascot appearance. Kidz Mantra also have top of the range mobile Laser Tag equipment and yes we come to your venue, ... Read more set up inflatable and conduct high energy Laser Skirmish
Welcome to Infinty Jumping Castle & Party Hire. We provide outstanding service with over 25 jumping castles to choose from with all the popular themes that your kids love, Call today and fine out more... We have all the you will desire for your special day regardless if its private or corporate function. Infinity Party Hire Pty Ltd was founded in 2016 with a singular goal of becoming the premier rental source for inflatable and party hire entertainment products in the Sydney area. Having established ... Read more a solid foundation based on integrity, professionalism, and superb customer service in the past, Infinity Party Hire has positioned itself among the leading companies in the Sydney metro market. A significant part of our business model is based on our approach to every event with a mindset that it is the most important event of our company's history. By doing so, we guarantee that our customers will have the best possible entertainment experience. We specialize in renting a range of ...
- Greenacre, NSW 2190
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Kidz Party Planet is a children's event planning business. With our first location in the heartland of Sydney's West in Granville. We offer a unique party experience for children from ages 3 years – 10 years. Our Party Planet site is filled with awesome equipment to keep the kids busy whilst having fun in a safe environment as well as being indoors. The kids will have an absolute blast and remember their party for years to come. Parties are 2.5 hours long and all food and drinks are ... Read more provided as part of the package. So all you need to do is bring your cake and enjoy the party. There are also coffee and food packages available for the adults. We are a little different as you can book our Party Planet for an exclusive party for your child. We also offer mixed parties and can handle up to 80 Children at one time. Our Staff will host your childs party. However we do require parents to supervise their own children.
Jump & Slide is a family owned run business specialising in Jumping Castle Hire, located in Merrylands. We cater to the whole Merrylands area and a with free delivery within a 30 km radius. Jump & Slide knows how important it is to have an exciting and memorable event without breaking the budget. The Jumping Castle is delivered, set-up and collected in a manner to help you make the day as stress-free as possible. Our extensive range of jumping castles ranging from 4 m in length to over 12 m with ... Read more our fantastic giant soccer field. When it comes time for your child's birthday, celebrate with an exciting inflatable jumping castle. All of your young party guests will squeal with delight when they drive up to your event and see a fun, themed jump house. With an all day rental, you can be sure that kids can play for hours and hours. All of our jumping castles are perfect for birthday parties, sporting events, fetes and corporate functions. Safety is always our primary concern that ...
We are Australia's largest network of jumping castles, slides, combos and character castles. We stock more then 1000 themes so we are sure to have the perfect castle for your next party or event. Our local franchisee will deliver the castles with FREE smiles. We are inventors and hirers so check out the new Fun Factory with more than 15 activities and 8 of which move. Jumping J-Jays invented the Moving Mouth castle and the Combo and way back in 1997 we created the backyard birthday party market. Our ... Read more prices are very competitive and if you find a similar castle at a better price we will beat it by 10%. 18 years in business we are confident of our product and most of all our service. Our character castles include the new Dora castle and Peppa Pig and lots of other choices. Check us out and see a theme that suits your kids party or corporate event. If you do not have time to call then no worries if it is after 7pm then you can book online live and direct. So you can guarantee your ...
Entertainment for Anyone...Anytime...Anywhere... Servicing Camden, Picton, Bargo, Thirlmere, Spring Farm, Narellan, Narellan Vale, Mount Annan, Oran Park, Harrington Park, Smeaton Grange, Currans Hill, Gregory Hills, Emerald Hills, Macarthur region as well as Sydney to Wollongong (all other areas considered on request) We come to you. We have many options to choose from like... Jumping castles, face painting, balloonists, party hosts, ball-pits, circus entertainers and more. Call or text ... Read more us for a free quote or Message us on FB at kasperkreations Dont forget to LIKE US ON FB and have a wonderful day.
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Crocs Playcentre Marsden Park is the newest addition to the Greater West and North West area which brings unique experience to the kids living here. The parents have bonus to visit with the kids as the the cafe in the playcentre is a Muffin Break franchise which offers fresh high quality muffins along with top class coffee with variety of food options to chose from. Our play centre also offers 5 different party rooms for the kids and additional option to hire out the entire centre for your private ... Read more functions/christmas parties. We have a Baking party room which is highly interactive and unique to any of the playcentres in Sydney where kids dress up like chefs with little aprons and hats and they bake their own pizza and cookies. Our disco room offers unique way in engaging the parents as well as the TV outside the room can see what happens in the room while the kids have a ball. Apart from this, we also 907 sqm playcentre uniquely designed to give a wider view for the parents ...
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A very special offer of $30 discount to be used towards any party payment be it on the platter or extra kids Valid for party bookings done in-store only (Not valid on the phone or over online bookings) Not Valid with any other offer. Not Redeemable for Cash or other menu items or gift cards/vouchers One coupon per party
- 17/4 Garling Rd, Kings Park, NSW 2148
- 30-40 km from Grays Point
Gearman's Jumping Castle Hire We provide quality & affordable Kids jumping castle hire to Sydney Jumping castle hire from $150! Our Large Castles are 5M x 5.5M in size.... From standard to combo with slides! Various sizes and themes available to hire For all occasions. We also provide face painting! Contact Jeff or Fala via email or phone for quote
We provide high quality jumping castles for rock bottom prices across Sydney. We have a growing range of castles which are sure to meet the needs of any child's birthday party. We are a small family run business and believe in giving personalised service. Give us a call today, we are sure you will not be disappointed. - Fully Insured. - Best Prices. - Service with a smile. - Reliable.
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Some random thoughts for a Tuesday:
� The Pacific women's basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Women's National Invitation Tournament, beating Arkanas-Little Rock 69-65 at home Friday and Washington 85-78 on the road Sunday. This Tigers team has advanced farther than any in program history and will host Utah at 7 p.m. Thursday.
� Before to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, Nate Silver of the New York Times calculated Florida Gulf Coast's odds of advancing to the Sweet 16 at roughly 3.3 percent - he had Pacific, another 15 seed, at 2.6 percent.
� More than 10,500 fans jammed the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds for the inaugural races at the Stockton 99 Dirt Track to see the World of Outlaws Series and special guest Tony Stewart. It might have been the largest crowd at a Stockton sports event since Las Chivas de Guadalajara drew about 21,000 for an exhibition match at Stagg Memorial Stadium in 2001.
� Linden principal Richard Schmidig made a bare-handed snag of a foul ball headed for the parking lot during last week's baseball game between McNair and Linden, no doubt saving a car from being dented or worse. Linden coach Joe Piombo wasn't surprised, telling Record correspondent Kevin Niendorf, "He plays in our alumni game every year."
� The Sacramento City Council will vote today on a term sheet for an 18,500-seat, $447 million downtown arena that if built could keep the Kings from moving. If approved, the deal will be presented to the NBA next month. The Maloofs have an agreement in place with a Seattle-based group to sell and move the team, but this is encouraging news for Kings fans.
� Never before have two NBA teams enjoyed longer winning streaks at the same time than the Heat, which made it 26 in a row after Monday's 108-94 triumph in Orlando, and Nuggets, who had won 15 consecutive games before Monday's 110-86 loss at New Orleans.
� Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer reportedly is not interested in restructuring his $13 million contract, meaning he likely will be released, which would free up cap space and a spot to draft West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith.
� Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting and had eight assists in Saturday's win over the Wizards. Curry's the first Golden State player to record 35 points or more, while shooting at least 75 percent, and dish out eight assists since Chris Mullin in 1989.
� Tiger Woods is No. 1 in the world for the first time since Oct. 31, 2010. He's in fine form heading to The Masters next month in search of major win No. 15. "He's going to be hard to beat," Justin Rose said Monday after Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
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