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Microsoft Unveils Office Software for iPad
Long-Discussed Move Breaks From Windows First Policy
Satya Nadella, Microsoft Corp.'s new chief executive, Thursday began to sketch a vision of the company's future that stressed online software for work, home and elsewhere—rather than a computing world with Windows at the center.
In a roughly 40-minute session with journalists in San Francisco, Mr. Nadella said Microsoft was uniquely positioned to usher in "the magical coming together of the cloud and mobile" for the roughly 1.5 billion smartphones, computers and tablets sold each year. His reference was to software...


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UWM's James "Big Lumber" Eayrs: "[Rice] is the point guard to my burrito, holding everything together. Next, my main ingredient, double chicken. It fills my stomach like a center should fill the lane. Next in line, my salsas..." [HZN, via]
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The Fleming 55 is a well-proven raised pilothouse designed for serious cruising. Interior refit in 2010, EU 220v euro spec with full CE Cat A Certification. Recent works include just finalized winter works and new antifoul paint, new exhaust system for main engines and genset, bilges detailed. Recent survey and oil analysis. Latest pictures are from May, 2019.
Recently completed full engine service and winter works: hull and upper work polish, bottom cleaned and re-antifouled, new anodes, shafts and props cleaned and prop speed applied, exterior varnish done and teak decks cleaned. Yacht is in excellent condition and ready for cruising today!
The engine room is accessed from a hatch aft of the saloon doors through the outside leading down to the well laid out engine room. Systems and engineering are a notable feature of all Fleming Yachts whose philosophy has always been to choose only the best equipment available for the job and make sure that it is readily accessible for maintenance. To achieve the extremely low sound and vibration that Flemings are known for, Aquadrive systems transfer the thrust directly to the hull and isolate the engine by using soft engine mounts.
The lazarette houses the water tanks, steering gear and air conditioning compressors while also leaving ample room for storing cruising gear such as spare anchors, rode, lines, fenders, and parts. Having the A/C compressors located here instead of in a hot engine room improves performance and efficiency and minimizes noise. Additionally, all battery isolation switches are accessible from outside the engine-room.
In common with all Flemings, the hull is hand laid solid fiberglass reinforced with a grid of stringers and frames. Vinylester resin is used below the waterline with further protection provided by epoxy barrier coats. A reasonable five foot draft allows for world wide cruising while ensuring that the running gear is protected by a full-length keel which is foam filled and glassed across the top to isolate it from the hull.
Special attention has been paid to the ease and safety in which the heavy duty ground tackle is set and retrieved. The anchor can be controlled by a handheld unit at the platform or by windlass controls at the flybridge station.
On deck she has the familiar walk-around decks we are used to seeing on all the Flemings and the high bulwarks and Portuguese bridge provide security for both children and pets. Docking controls are located starboard of the saloon doors Four gasketed and lockable hatches provide access to the engine room and spacious lazarette.
Entering the saloon from the aft deck through the double doors you are immediately impressed by the spaciousness and ambiance. The attention to detail and exquisite handmade teak paneled cabinets gives rise to feelings of warmth and relaxation. The 16' beam provides space enough for dining and lounging areas and great care has been taken to balance scale with function. The open floor plan of the saloon encompasses the galley and dining area which can comfortably seat six.
Along the port side of the saloon is an elongated L-shaped settee anchored small end table. The star-board side includes an entertainment center with retractable flat panel TV hidden behind a teak cabinet followed by a credenzas with ample storage and a cut out for your favorite arm chair.
The spacious U-shaped galley has Corian counter tops and is equipped with double bowl sinks, waste disposal, convection microwave, ceramic three burner cook top with custom potholders, and a full-size refrigerator with ice and water dispenser. A storage compartment just forward of the cook top accommodates a full range of saucepans. A locker and small pantry on the starboard side provides additional storage and a convenient serving counter for morning coffee.
The accommodations layout features a central passage which has proved to be so desirable over many years in the Fleming 55. This layout contributes to an easy and convenient flow of traffic through the boat as well as making it possible to appreciate the full length of the boat from forepeak bulkhead to tran-som. The arrangement provides bunks to starboard, a VIP guest cabin to port and an en-suite master stateroom forward. The accommodations are dressed with teak and Formica and offers great comfort and convenience without any steep stairs to negotiate. Centrally located in the passage, behind a sliding teak door is a full-sized 220v washer and separate dryer.
The master stateroom includes a queen island berth with two skylights. Ample storage is accomplished via a large cavity underneath the bed that is accessed through gas assist struts. Additional storage is found via his and hers hanging lockers, drawers and book shelves.
Both master and guest heads are exceptionally spacious with generous glass and stainless steel shower enclosures. Each head contains Headhunter electric flush toilets (master includes bidet feature), Hansgrohe thermostatic controlled fixtures and Corian countertops along with one piece molded fiberglass stall showers.
The port stateroom has single berths with a slide out upper berth outboard and a fold down single berth inboard. Storage is provided through a large hanging locker and drawers underneath the berths as well as built-in shelving along the aft wall. The starboard stateroom features the bunks with a slide out upper berth. Hanging locker, drawers and bookshelves provide ample storage for gear.
In many modern designs it has become fashionable to eliminate the inside steering station, but the Fleming 55 features a pilothouse which closely resembles the bridge of a much larger vessel. Fleming created a dedicated place from which the boat is piloted and controlled without any distractions from other on-board activities to include an optional teak privacy door. Pilothouse is still only three steps from the saloon and galley and four interior steps safely lead to the upper fly bridge station.
Specially designed removable consoles provide ample room for a full range of modern electronic equipment without intruding on the full range of engine instrumentation. Overhead consoles provide additional space. There is also a proper chart area with drawers and a chart light. Both AC and DC electrical panels swing out to provide easy access to wiring connections and the inside of the fly bridge console is accessed through a swing-out book-case. The watch-keeper has their own helm seat and an adjacent, raised L-shaped settee and table provide a comfortable social area with excellent visibility through the side and forward windows.
Visibility forward and to port and starboard is excellent, and the two sliding doors open to the wide side decks. The traditional teak and holly sole is standard. There are large drawers and working space for charts, cruising books, and navigation instruments, binoculars and everything else a captain needs to chart and follow a safe course. A large stainless steel teak-trimmed destroyer wheel fits the ambiance of this ultimate cruising yacht.
The flybridge is easily accessed from the pilothouse or by ladder from the cockpit. The two-seater upper helm is located to port and provides excellent visibility particularly in close quarters and bustling harbors. The electronics console houses an array of engine instrumentation & navigation hardware with easy access via a hinged bookcase behind the settee in the pilothouse. The starboard side of the fly bridge features a U-shaped settee with a large fixed table while the port side consists of an additional seating area and access to the dumbwaiter.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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Tips for Buying Your Teen's First Car
Consider this your license to chill about selecting the best starter car for your teenager. Here, the safest and best cars for teens as they hit the road.
Your teen has completed driver's ed and passed the state license test. In the meantime, you've pored over your finances and concluded that, with some extra budgeting here and there, you have enough money to put another vehicle in the garage as the first car for your teen—a used one, that is. When you announce your decision, savor the moment: It's one of the biggest thrills your teen will ever have. (P.S.: Here are 7 savvy ways to get closer to your teen.)
"The Talk" About the Best Starter Car for Your Teenager
Sit him down and manage expectations about the first car for your teen and the responsibility involved with driving. Point out that having a vehicle is not a birthright but a gift, especially in these tough economic times. And while he may have visions of a shiny new set of wheels, tell him the best cars for teens are used. His opinions and input are welcome, but the final call is up to you. "One mistake that parents make is caving in to their kids' wishes for something flashy," says Warren Clarke, an editor at the car research website Edmunds.com. "You don't want something with too much power, and you don't need a new model to give them a safe driving experience."
- Related: 7 Safe Driving Apps
Determine in advance whether you'll foot the bill for the first car for your teen or ask your new driver to help out. According to CNW Research, an automotive marketing firm in Bandon, Oregon, 45 percent of teens with used cars have parents who cover the entire purchase, a number that has been rising due to the weak job market for young workers. But kids who contribute a portion of the payments, however small, get a much clearer sense of the responsibilities of ownership. It's also important to explain the high cost of gas, insurance, maintenance and repairs. (See our complete guide to car maintenance—made easy.)
Finally, set some long-term goals with your teen, such as 12 months of driving with no accidents or tickets. It's up to you whether to impose penalties or rewards; some parents even write a check if their kids are successful. You won't want to do that year after year, of course. But by emphasizing safety and responsibility from the very start, you'll be steering your teen in the right direction for a lifetime.
Shopping For the First Car For Your Teen
Visiting local dealers together to check out their inventory can be overwhelming for you and your teen child. With so many factors to consider, it's easy to get confused, so bring this checklist to help you stay focused on the essentials. (And allow for more time to focus on how to navigate driving with your teen.)
- Think big. Your teen, of course, will want a cool ride, something shiny, fast and sleek. But you definitely want a vehicle with heft, even if she sees it as something of a clunker. Midsize sedans tend to be the safest, since more mass means more protection in a crash, and their relatively low center of gravity makes them less likely to roll over. Select a vehicle with the smallest available engine (such as a four-cylinder instead of a six), which is more economical and also makes it harder to speed.
- Find a good deal. Websites such as Edmunds.com, Kelley Blue Book and TrueCar.com can help you determine a fair price given a vehicle's age, mileage and condition. Consumer Reports publishes an annual used-car guide with reliability rankings that is also available online ($7 per month). If you can afford it, look for certified, pre-owned models that are two or three years old, often from an expired lease. They cost a bit more but have usually been examined for wear and tear; some even come with a limited warranty and better financing rates.
- Make safety a priority. Don't consider a car with fewer than six air bags: the two required in front, plus side-impact and side-curtain bags, which help protect occupants' heads and chests. In general, the more the better. Antilock brakes and stability control are also must-haves, especially if you're buying a high-sitting crossover or SUV. Ask to see the original window sticker that came with the vehicle. If it's not available, the dashboard lights that come on as you start the engine will tell you what systems are installed. Air bags should be marked with the letters SRS ("supplemental restraint system") on door panels or the rear-seat headliner (the cloth part of the roof). Finally, try to choose a car that scores at least four stars out of five on government crash tests, which you can research at SaferCar.gov. In addition, go to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website (iihs.org) to find cars that have merited an overall "Good" rating or those designated a "Top Safety Pick." (And pass along these winter driving tips to your teen.)
- Take a test drive. Bring your teen along so that both of you can get a feel for the car. And don't just cruise around the block. Hit the highway, find some challenging curves and grades—in other words, put the vehicle through all the paces you would in a week of driving.
- Do a background check. For $30 to $40, services like Carfax and AutoCheck can tell you if a vehicle has been in an accident. But those reports aren't foolproof. Have a mechanic perform a thorough inspection.
Related: How to Prevent Your Teen From Driving While Distracted
Don't sweat the small stuff. A few dings and scratches might actually be a sign of a best starter car for a teenager (these will help you negotiate a lower price). Plus, chances are your teen will add a few more.
Enforcing Safety Rules For Your New Teen Driver
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teens. In fact, kids between the ages of 16 and 19 are four times more likely to crash than older drivers. (Discover more about crash-proofing your teen.) So it's important that you lay down rules of the road—and insist that your child follow them. First, make sure she complies with safety basics 100 percent of the time. Everyone in the vehicle must always wear a seat belt. Drinking is absolutely forbidden, as are texting and phone conversations. Although using a hands-free device isn't illegal in all states, studies show that simply talking on the phone can distract drivers and raise the odds of an accident. Your safest bet is to require that your teen turn off her cell whenever she's behind the wheel. (Download these best mobile tracking apps today.)
All states have "graduated" licensing laws that help drivers gain experience under lower-risk conditions. If you live in an area with fewer restrictions on new teen drivers, you may want to implement some anyway. Since teens often drive at night with other teens, increasing their crash risk, consider setting a curfew. For the first year or so, you may even require that your teen drive with a parent or other adult.
- Related: 5 Cool Car Accessories
More common distractions that should be banned include eating, applying makeup, wearing headphones and driving while upset. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes a contract that you can print out and sign with your teen; it also has safety reminders that you can both refer back to. Finally, let your child know that you promise to pick her up any time she's been drinking, is otherwise impaired, or doesn't feel comfortable at the wheel or in a friend's car for any reason—in other words, that you or another grown-up will always be there in a pinch.
Want to be sure your teen is being a responsible driver? Technology can help. Monitoring devices like Plug-N-Track and CarChip Pro, which typically cost between $99 and $300, gather details like time and date, distance traveled, speed, even extreme acceleration and braking; you then download the data to a computer. Mobile apps such as AccuTracking ($6 per month) do the same once you download them on your kid's smartphone. (See 4 tips to get your teen to *finally* put down his phone.)
Best Family Car Bargains (to Pass Along Your Current One As the Best Starter Car For Your Teen)
Buying used isn't the only option for the best starter car for a teenager: You could purchase a brand-new family car and pass along the old one to your teen. In fact, this strategy may actually save you money. That's because prices for some used autos have risen steeply—so much so that you'd pay only a few hundred dollars more for a new vehicle compared with a one- or two-year-old version of the same model. Factor in the higher rates for used-car loans, and a new set of wheels can be cheaper overall. (Score our best pro tips for purchasing a car online.)
Below are some vehicles that are a relative bargain, according to Kelley Blue Book.
- Subaru Impreza
- Toyota 4Runner
- Toyota FJ Cruiser
- Honda Fit
- VW Golf
- Kia Rio
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Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, looks at Egypt after the revolution. He argues that the "political transition" needs to proceed carefully and that Egypt's most difficult days are ahead. He writes: Mubarak's departure is a significant but not decisive development. To be sure, it closes a prolonged era of Egyptian politics. It also marks the end of the first phase of Egypt's revolution. But it is only the end of the beginning. What begins now is the struggle for Egypt's future.
The objective must be to slow the political clock. Egyptians need time to build a civil society and open a political spectrum that has been mostly closed for decades. A hybrid, caretaker government, including military and civilian elements, may be the best way forward. To slow the clock is not to stop it, however. A genuine political transition needs to move ahead, albeit at a measured pace.
Early elections should be avoided, lest those (such as the Muslim Brotherhood) who have been able to organise over the years enjoy an unfair advantage. The Muslim Brotherhood should be allowed to participate in the political process so long as it accepts the legitimacy of that process, the rule of law, and the constitution. The history and political culture of Egypt suggest a natural limit to the Brotherhood's appeal if Egyptians can bridge their most important differences, maintain order, and restore economic growth.
Constitutional reform is critical. Egypt needs a constitution that enjoys broad support – and that includes checks and balances that make it difficult for minorities (even those who command the support of a plurality of voters) to rule majorities.
Revolutionary movements invariably split into factions. Their sole common objective is the ouster of the existing regime. As soon as this goal comes close to being achieved, elements of the opposition begin to position themselves for the second phase of the struggle and the coming competition for power. We are already beginning to see signs of this in Egypt and will see more in the days and weeks to come.
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Titanfall's second and third DLC drops have launch windows
Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment is working on its slate of paid and free content drops, and studio co-founder Vince Zampella has given a rough launch window for the shooter's second and third DLC packs.
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Titanfall, Call of Duty creative Zampella founds new mobile studio
Infinity Ward and Respawn Entertainment founder Vince Zampella has opened a new studio called Nuclear Division.
Titanfall was prototyped on Ratchet & Clank engine, Vita version suggested by Sony
Titanfall was first built using Insomniac's Luma Engine thanks to a friendly deal between Ted Price and Vince Zampella.
Titanfall: $10 first DLC pack "Not Quite Done Yet," all new modes will be free - Zampella
Titanfall is getting three post-launch DLC packs, and the first is in development now. Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that while the first content drop isn't quite there yet, he has confirmed that new free modes and double XP weekends are incoming.
Titanfall Australian servers up and running
Titanfall players in Australia (and New Zealand and other nearby territories) can now benefit from servers much closer than those they've been using up till today. "PC and X1 servers are up and running. Still calling them beta until you test them, so go test them," Respawn Entertainment boss Vince Zampella said on Twitter. You […]
Titanfall developers "talking to Aspyr" regarding Mac version of the shooter
Titanfall developers Respawn Entertainment are in talks with Mac publisher Aspyr to bring the shooter to Apple computer systems, according to Vince Zampella. When asked about a possible port on Twitter, he replied: "We are talking to Aspyr, they should do it." No further information was offered. Titanfall is currently available in North America on […]
UPDATE: Titanfall's Australian servers come online Friday
Titanfall players in Australia and Oceania can enjoy local servers from the end of this week, Respawn Entertainment has announced.
Titanfall Xbox One resolution hits 792p in final build, claims gamer, PC striving for 60FPS
Titanfall launches this Tuesday in the States, and one gamer who claims to have his paws on the Xbox One edition ahead of launch has come forward to say it runs at 792p. Meanwhile, Respawn boss Vince Zampella has said his team is striving to get the PC version up to 60FPS.
Titanfall: "good news" coming regarding Australian servers
Titanfall may be getting local server support in Australia after all, according to a not-very-mysterious comment from Respawn Entertainment boss Vince Zampella.
Early online Titanfall players won't be banned, confirms Zampella
Players who have retail Titanfall discs early won't be banned if they go online, according to Respawn boss Vince Zampella.
Titanfall will get free & paid DLC, season pass model confirmed by Zampella
Titanfall will receive a season pass content model along with a stream of paid and free DLC, Respawn Entertainment founder Vince Zampella has confirmed.
Titanfall beta registration now open, test kicks off this week - new trailer
Titanfall hopefuls, the wait is nearly over: sign on the dotted line for your chance to beta test Respawn's debut – sooner rather than later.
Titanfall beta build in certification now, dates incoming
Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment has confirmed it has a beta build in certification over at Microsoft. Studio co-founder Vince Zampella has confirmed that a beta date will be announced soon.
Titanfall will require EA's Origin service
Respawn boss Vince Zampella confirms move, open beta inching closer to release
Titanfall will have 3 mech types at launch, Respawn 'fearful' over launch
Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that the shooter will launch with three mech types. Community manager Abbie Heppe has discussed this and more on Twitter.
Titanfall Xbox 360 developed by Bluepoint Games
Titanfall's Xbox 360 port is in development at Bluepoint Games, Respawn Entertainment's Vince Zampella has revealed on Twitter. Bluepoint is staffed by veterans of Retro Studios, including key Metroid Prime team members, and is best known for PlayStation 3 releases of PS2 classics such as the Metal Gear Solid Collection. Titanfall is also coming to […]
Titanfall's maximum player count is six on six
Titanfall supports up to 12 players per match, a much more modest number than boasted by competing multiplayer shooters.
Titanfall won't have mod support at launch, but Respawn to reevaluate
Titanfall isn't going to release with mod support, but Respawn Entertainment hasn't ruled out the possibility.
Titanfall lacks single-player as only a small percentage play it
Titanfall doesn't contain a single-player campaign because only a small percentage of players will finish the mode.
Respawn doing anything but shooters is not "the smart thing to do"
Although it's determined to offer something fresh and new with Titanfall, Respawn stuck to its strengths when it elected to make a shooter for is first project.
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Titanfall was prototyped on Ratchet & Clank engine, Vita version suggested by Sony
Titanfall: $10 first DLC pack "Not Quite Done Yet," all new modes will be free – Zampella
Titanfall developers "talking to Aspyr" regarding Mac version of the shooter
Titanfall Xbox One resolution hits 792p in final build, claims gamer, PC striving for 60FPS
Early online Titanfall players won't be banned, confirms Zampella
Titanfall will get free & paid DLC, season pass model confirmed by Zampella
Titanfall beta registration now open, test kicks off this week – new trailer
Titanfall will have 3 mech types at launch, Respawn 'fearful' over launch
Titanfall won't have mod support at launch, but Respawn to reevaluate
Titanfall lacks single-player as only a small percentage play it
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Respawn founder left over Infinity Ward lawsuit revelations – rumour
Activision boss firm on decision to fire Infinity Ward founders
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Cruz to speak as the voice of next GOP generation
Ted Cruz was 10 years old when his hero, Ronald Reagan, became president in 1981.
By his teen years, the son of a Cuban political refugee had memorized the U.S. Constitution and devoured economics classes at the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston.
His college adviser at Princeton University, jurisprudence Professor Robert George, described him as "exceptionally bright, exceptionally poised and exceptionally articulate."
"What's not to like?" George recalled last week. "He has all the ingredients."
As Republicans prepare to gather for their national convention in Tampa, Fla., party leaders are betting that Cruz, now 41, has the ingredients to become one of the stars of a new generation of national Republican leaders, born in the final third of the 20th century, raised during Reagan's presidency and devoutly committed to realizing the Gipper's dream of a smaller, less powerful federal government.
"I will go to my grave with Ronald Wilson Reagan defining what it means to be president of the United States," Cruz said in an interview.
Cruz, who shocked the Republican political establishment last month by upsetting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in a runoff for U.S. Senate, will soon get a chance to step out of Reagan's shadow and into the contemporary political spotlight.
The former Texas solicitor general has earned a coveted speaking spot at the 2012 convention, where he'll articulate the political goals of the ascendant GOP generation in its early 40s, which also includes vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Utah Sen. Mike Lee.
The Associated Press reported Saturday afternoon that because of the threat of severe weather posed by Tropical Storm Isaac, the GOP is delaying the bulk of its Tampa convention activity until Tuesday afternoon.
Republican Chairman Reince Priebus told the AP that the convention will convene briefly Monday and then will immediately recess until Tuesday afternoon, once the storm is expected to have passed.
"He is a rising star," said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, said of Cruz. "He is not just a smart, articulate advocate. There is some depth there and some lightness afoot (for him) to move from ambitious politician to darling of the tea party."
But Cruz's ideological zeal and intellectual intensity have drawn criticism from Democrats and liberals who view him as an inflexible ideologue.
"In some cases, he'll vote against the interests of Latinos," said Lydia Camarillo, vice president of the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project. "I don't think many Latinos will vote for him."
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Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa on Thursday included Cruz in his roster of "Republican crazies," comparing him to Tom Head, the Republican county judge in Lubbock who asked for a bigger budget because of a possible U.N. invasion of Texas if Barack Obama wins re-election.
"Ted Cruz is clearly in good company," Hinojosa said.
But even some Democrats who view Cruz as a far-right conservative say the importance of his rapid political ascent should not be underestimated.
"It would be difficult to overstate the significance of Cruz's primary election win," Austin Democratic consultant Harold Cook said, "not just because he won, but also because of how he did it."
Cook said any one of three accomplishments would have made Cruz a star beyond the Lone Star State: his tea party insurgency, his dramatic comeback to defeat a heavily favored veteran politician and his potential role as the second young Latino Republican senator in Washington.
"All three factors combined make him into an immediate national figure if he wins in November," Cook said. "He'd be a Senate freshman like Hillary Clinton was a Senate freshman" in 2001.
The symbolic value of Cruz's runoff win doesn't stop there. The Houston lawyer's victory over the 67-year-old lieutenant governor also marks a generational shift in the Texas GOP, and the 2012 Republican National Convention will showcase younger grass-roots comers at the expense of veterans of the George W. Bush and Rick Perry eras.
Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak says Cruz — along with Attorney General Greg Abbott and George P. Bush, the 36-year-old nephew of George W. Bush — "represent the next generation of Republicans in Texas. They are conservatives, they understand the grass roots, they understand social media and they can raise money."
For Cruz, the future is now, and he's polishing his speech.
Cruz's longtime friends say they already know the message he'll deliver in Tampa. It's the same one he learned at Houston's Free Enterprise Institute and debated over beers with other young lawyers in George W. Bush's administration.
"Ted has devoted his career, if not his entire life, to defending the Constitution, promoting limited government and fighting for the rule of law," said Dallas attorney James Ho, who has been a friend for 15 years and followed Cruz as Texas solicitor general.
Cruz says he plans to lay out the stark contrast between Obama's vision for America and the agenda of Republican hopeful Mitt Romney.


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DIY : Be Mine Wrapping Paper
for Valentine's Day
You can make this Valentine's Day Wrapping Paper by printing out sheets of my Be Mine little labels. It is perfect for a small box of cookies (as it is on a sheet of regular paper). For this larger box, I used two sheets of paper together strategically placed at the seems.
For the printable download and more uses for the paper, click here!
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Rush Font by Canada Type
Follow us to the future.
It is in your face. It is fashionable. It is friendly. It is fly, far-out, funkadelic, fun. But first of all, the future is fast and full.
Named after the most famous Canadian rock group of all, Rush is a typeface that wants your full attention. It is square like a bodybuilder's jaw, round like a football player's muscles, and tight like an abdomen after a thousand sit-ups. It gives you plenty of attitude. It commands your respect and lets you know that if you've been thinking of giving up on macho in this brave new world, think again. It tells you that everything has an underlying engine, that every engine hums clockwise, that adrenaline is the name of the game, and if you don't like it, get your sensitive self back to your silly scripts.
Rush comes in two fully interchangeable variations: Rush One and Rush Two.
While Rush Two is the somewhat predictable, determined pedal-to-the-metal contemporary brute, Rush One is sharper, smarter and more sophisticated in the way it affects a design. While Rush Two's message is a straight-forward one of strength and speed belonging in an overall design, Rush One calls attention to itself first then turns on the wonder about everything surrounding it.
Expertly mixing shapes from both fonts in the same word or line can achieve just that perfect form a design needs for its message. Such flexibility and distinction in character design and degree of message relay makes Rush the perfect font package for any design that has anything to do with speed, strength, and proud pursuit of adrenaline.
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Quasar LCD Watch
- $179.00
Available Options
Kisai Quasar combines the simplicity of a digital watch with a geometric, patterned display that camouflages time.
Featuring date & alarm mode, stop watch, animation and EL backlight, Kisai Quasar was originally a concept on the Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog.
Easy to Read at a Glance - Mysterious to the Uninformed
Kisai Quasar offers three user-selectable time display modes, explained below. For each mode, you can choose 12 or 24 hour clock.
Number Mode presents the time in regular digits. Pattern Mode camouflages the digits in a web of lines that follow the shape of the numbers. Animation Mode pulsates between these modes creating an eye-catching zoom effect, as seen on the right of this page.
A Functional Watch: Time, Date, Alarm, Stop Watch & EL Backlight
The date is shown in the same way as the time, by pressing the lower button and you can choose whether the date is show as DD:MM or MM:DD in the settings. The watch also has an alarm mode, a stop watch and EL backlighting to illuminate the display at night.
A Compact Watch Design for Men or Women
Kisai Quasar is a small watch design that is comfortable to wear for both men and women.
Made from stainless steel with a sleek polished finish, choose from all black or silver with a black accent in the strap. Framed by mineral crystal glass, Kisai Quasar comes with a vibrant blue, red, green or mirrored display.
Adjustable Watch Strap To Suit All Wrist Sizes
Kisai Quasar has an adjustable strap making it suitable for small and large wrists and uses a standard CR2025 watch battery which will last at least 12 months and can easily be replaced.
Each part of Kisai Quasar has been individually designed and manufactured, including the case, strap and uniquely programmed display. Like all watches from Tokyoflash Japan it is a limited edition design, meaning that it is guaranteed to be a watch that not many other people own.
- Displays the time (12 or 24 hour mode)
- Date mode (DD:MM or MM:DD format)
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- Minimum wrist size: 100 mm (approx.)
- Maximum wrist size: 210 mm (approx.)
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- Weight: 105 grams
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Concept to Reality
In February 2010, Tokyoflash Japan opened its Design Studio Blog to showcase concept designs and request ideas for new watch designs from fans. The idea for Kisai Quasar was submitted by László Scheffer from Hungary.
Find out more about the original concept on the Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog.
Blog reader & watch designer László Scheffer says:
I bought my first watch from Tokyoflash back in 2005 (a Twelve 5-9 to be exact). I really liked the idea that a watch is not just a chronometer anymore, but something that can worn as jewellery, too.
When I found out in October 2010 that designs and concepts can be submitted to the Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog, I felt that my time had come.
The reception that the first design I submitted received made me really happy and ever since then designing watches has become one of my hobbies.
I feel thrilled and honoured that my Quasar design was chosen for production! I truly wish that everyone who plans to get this watch feels the same joy wearing it as I felt designing it!
I would like to say thank you to Tokyoflash for the development and production, to my wife for her patience, to all my friends for their encouragement and to the readers for their comments and sharing my work with others!
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In the study, appearing in the May 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers monitored for one year 267 patients with chronic kidney disease – 56 of them with a diagnosis of a current major depressive episode, referred to here as depression, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition (DSM-IV).
Nearly 61 percent of patients with depression compared to 44 percent without depression either died, progressed to long-term dialysis, or were hospitalized within a year of observation; 55 percent of depressed patients were hospitalized compared to 40 percent of patients who were not depressed; 27 percent of depressed patients needed to start regular dialysis treatments compared to 11 percent without depression; and 9 percent of depressed individuals died compared to 6 percent without depression.
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"Chronic kidney disease patients with depression have poorer health outcomes than those without depression, even after adjusting for other factors that determine poor outcomes in these patients, such as other medical diseases, anemia and low albumin levels," said Dr. Susan Hedayati, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern, staff nephrologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center and lead author of the study. "Clinicians should consider screening chronic kidney disease patients for depression, especially since depression is also associated with poor quality of life."
Twenty-six million people in America have chronic kidney disease and millions more are at an increased risk, according to the National Kidney Foundation. If treatment does not begin early, the condition progresses to end-stage renal disease. At that point, a patient's kidneys have failed to the point where dialysis – a filtering of toxic chemicals in the blood and removal of fluid to help control blood pressure – or a kidney transplant is needed.
In 2007 an estimated $24 billion, about 6 percent of the entire Medicare budget, was spent on dialysis-related health care in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to the U.S. Renal Data System 2009 Annual Report.
This JAMA study is the first to look at outcomes as they relate to an association between chronic kidney disease and depression in patients prior to starting regular dialysis. In previous reports, Dr. Hedayati has found that one in five chronic kidney disease patients is depressed before beginning long-term dialysis therapy and that patients already on dialysis who have been diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed.
For the current study from May 2005 to November 2006, researchers invited patients at the Dallas VA Medical Center who were visiting the clinic for chronic kidney disease appointments to join the study. Patients who agreed to participate then underwent a structured clinical interview to determine if they had a current major depressive episode, based on the DSM-IV definition which is considered the gold-standard in evaluating depression.
Fifty-six patients were found to be depressed. The mean age of patients was about 65; two were women; and nearly 56 percent were white. All patients were veterans.
The association between chronic kidney disease, depression and poorer health outcomes held after adjusting for age, race and other current medical conditions.
"Our results support the need for well-designed clinical trials to investigate if antidepressant treatment is efficacious and safe in this vulnerable population. Patients with advanced kidney disease have been previously excluded from larger randomized trials of antidepressant medication treatment," said Dr. Hedayati, who is now conducting the Chronic Kidney Disease Antidepressant Sertraline Trial (CAST) to determine whether antidepressant medication would be tolerated in kidney-disease patients and whether such treatments can improve depression and quality of life.
Other UT Southwestern researchers participating in this study were Dr. Abu Minhajuddin, assistant professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Masoud Afshar, a postdoctoral fellow in nephrology; Dr. Robert Toto, professor of internal medicine and clinical sciences; and Dr. Madhukar Trivedi, professor of psychiatry.
The study was supported by UT Southwestern's George M. O'Brien Kidney Research Core Center, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Visit www.utsouthwestern.org/kidneys to learn more about clinical services for kidneys at UT Southwestern. Visit www.utsouthwestern.org/mentalhealth to learn more about
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Historic Columbia River Highway History
The King of Roads
The Columbia River Highway, later renamed the Historic Columbia River Highway (HRCH), was a technical and civic achievement of its time, successfully marrying ambitious engineering with sensitive treatment of the surrounding magnificent landscape. The Historic Columbia River Highway has gained national significance because it represents one of the earlier applications of cliff-face road building utilizing modern highway construction technologies. It is also the oldest scenic highway in the United States. The Historic Columbia River Highway's design and execution were the products of two visionaries, Samuel Hill, lawyer, entrepreneur, and good road's promoter; and Samuel C. Lancaster, engineer and landscape architect. In addition, many citizens provided strong leadership and advocacy for construction of what they called "The King of Roads."
To make these scenic wonders more accessible to an increasingly mobile tourist population, in the late teens and early 1920s, the National Park Service began constructing well-engineered roads within parks, such as the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park and the All-Year Highway in Yosemite National Park. Predating this National Park Service initiative, the Historic Columbia River Highway was constructed through county-state-federal cooperation.
Samuel Hill, once an attorney for James J. Hill and his large railroad empire, and later a Pacific Northwest investor and entrepreneur, was Washington state's most vocal "good roads" spokesman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Hill found Oregon lawmakers and Portland businessmen receptive to the idea of constructing a major highway along the Columbia River. In 1913, work began on the Historic Columbia River Highway. Surfaced with Warrenite, a patented long-wearing and smooth-riding asphaltic-concrete pavement, the Historic Columbia River Highway was completed in 1922.
Multnomah County hired Samuel C. Lancaster, an experienced engineer and landscape architect, to design the Historic Columbia River Highway. Lancaster was noted for laying out Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard in the early 1900s as a component of the city's Olmsted-designed park system. He accompanied Hill and others to Paris in 1908 to attend the First International Road Congress. The group also toured Western Europe to learn about continental road-building techniques. Following the 1908 Congress Lancaster constructed experimental roads at Hill's Maryhill Ranch, 120 miles east of Portland on the Columbia River. Seeing roads in the park-like setting of the Rhine River Valley inspired Hill to promote construction of a highway along the Columbia River Gorge. Hill recommended that Lancaster design the Columbia River Highway.
Lancaster's Highway design emulated European style road building techniques, while also advancing American engineering standards. Throughout the Historic Columbia River Highway, he and other engineers held fast to a design protocol that included accepting grades no greater than 5 percent, nor laying out any curves with less than a 100-foot turning radius. The use of reinforced-concrete bridges, combined with masonry guard rails, guard walls, and retaining walls brought together the new and the old-the most advanced highway structures with the tried and tested. In building the Columbia River Highway, Lancaster and others artfully created an engineering achievement sympathetic to this significant natural landscape.
The relationship between the Columbia River Gorge's natural landscape and the constructed designed landscape of the Historic Columbia River Highway is told best by Lancaster. He wrote, "There is but one Columbia River Gorge [that] God put into this comparatively short space, [with] so many beautiful waterfalls, canyons, cliffs and mountain domes." He believed that "men from all climes will wonder at its wild grandure [sic] when once it is made accessable [sic] by this great highway."
Several benefactors purchased waterfalls and other sites lining the Gorge for parks along the Columbia River Highway. Lancaster's Highway included designed landscapes at these locations. The masonry guard walls, retaining walls, and bridges on the pedestrian trails closely resemble those seen along the Historic Columbia River Highway itself. Lancaster strove for fluidity of design in interconnecting the Historic Columbia River Highway with its surrounding natural landscape.
The Columbia River Highway was also a lifeline connecting Portland with the many commercial and agricultural areas along the Columbia River. Some promoters saw it as part of a network of similarly constructed routes radiating out towards central Oregon and Washington and the Inland Empire of eastern Washington and northern Idaho, and meeting routes leading to other parts of the region and the nation.
More popular than its promoters ever envisioned by the 1930s, the Columbia River Highway was showing signs of early aging. The widespread use of automobiles and freight trucks throughout the country caused measurable wear the Highway. Soon the route so marveled for its advanced engineering, was deteriorating both physically and philosophically. Motorists tended to speed through beauty spots, more interested in traveling from here to there in as short a time as possible. With such an increase in motor traffic, it was no longer practical for tourists to stop their vehicles in the middle of the road to look at a falls or take in a view of the Columbia Gorge.
The Columbia River Highway had become a vital link in Oregon's and the nation's highway system. By the late 1930s, construction of Bonneville Dam, a New Deal project aimed at providing flood control on the Columbia River and generating electricity, caused a realignment of a portion of the Highway near Tooth Rock and Eagle Creek, in eastern Multnomah County. This marked the first major alteration of the route. It was evident to many that the Highway was outdated and unable to provide safe, efficient travel for modern motor traffic.
The Oregon State Highway Department began abandoning segments of the Columbia River Highway in the late 1930s upon completion of the new water-level route from Bonneville Dam to Cascade Locks. This work also segmented the original alignment, making it unusable even as a pedestrian trail. By the 1950s, much of the original alignment from Cascade Locks to Hood River had been sacrificed for the new water-level route. The Historic Columbia River Highway from Hood River to Mosier, including the Mosier Twin Tunnels, was also abandoned. The Tunnels, located in a rockfall zone, were filled with rubble and allowed to "melt" into the rugged landscape. Throughout abandoned segments, walls fell over and perennial weeds grew through the pavement.
By 1954, a new curvilinear water-level route, founded largely on fill material dredged from the Columbia River, bypassed the entire Historic Columbia River Highway from Troutdale to The Dalles. Its designers, too, envisioned this route as a scenic highway through the Gorge.
Since the early 1950s, the western third of the Historic Columbia River Highway has served tourist traffic, carrying visitors by scores of waterfalls. Other portions in the eastern two-thirds of the route became part of a local farm-to-market road network. Significant segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway were sacrificed for the new road while others were simply abandoned.
By the 1980s, public interest grew for returning drivable portions of the Historic Columbia River Highway to their 1920s appearance–based on careful documentation–and rehabilitating abandoned segments for trail use. Since then, drivable portions of the Historic Columbia River Highway, its masonry structures, bridges, and culverts have been repaired or replaced. The road is a popular tourist destination along with Multnomah Falls, the most popular natural site in Oregon, drawing over two-million visitors annually. The Falls are accessible both from the highway and nearby Interstate 84.
Several contiguous segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, from Moffett Creek to Cascade Locks, are open for hiking and biking. Trailheads, located intermittently along this segment, are directly accessible from Interstate 84 and offer parking and interpretive signage. The segment from Hood River to Mosier provides 6.5 miles of trail, including the Mosier Twin Tunnels. Trailheads at either end offer parking and restroom facilities. In addition, the west trailhead offers a visitor contact station.
Source: National Park Service
History of the Historic Columbia River Highway Links:
National Park Service (source of the above text)
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Department of Transportation Environmental Services
US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Historic American Engineering Record HAER OR-56. Columbia River Highway bridges spanning various creeks along the Columbia River Highway, Portland and The Dalles vicinities, Multnomah and Wasco CountiesOregon


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2013-14 Division I Men?s Basketball Player of the Week ? No. 9
By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Aaron Abram of Oklahoma Baptist has been named the NAIA National Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Abram was selected based on his performances from Feb. 24 – March 2 and was chosen out of a pool of conference and independent award winners. This is the final Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
Abram, a 6-foot-5 junior forward, did something no other Bison had done since 2005 in a game. He poured in 41 points on March 1 in the 84-70 win at No. 17 Oklahoma City. He was the first Oklahoma Baptist player since Frank Benson nine years ago to reach 40 points. He shot the ball 11-for-19 (.579) from the floor and added nine rebounds. In the 93-83 victory over Southwestern Christian (Okla.) on Feb. 27, the Gary, Ind., native finished with 24 points, eight boards and two steals. For the week, he averaged 32.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and shot 57.1 percent (20-for-35) overall.
In national statistics, Abram ranks 24th in rebounding (8.1) and 30th in field goal percentage (.516).
For a complete list of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete Player of the Week calendar, click here.
Nominees: Luke Thomas, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); William Nelson, LSU Shreveport (La.); Shane Butler, Blue Mountain (Miss.); C.J. Miller, Westmont (Calif.); Riley Jenkins, Lyon (Ark.); Shondel Stewart, Talladega (Ala.); Bruce Reed, Pikeville (Ky.); Brandon Burgraff, West Virginia Tech.
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The Global Private Banking Awards are conferred annually by the magazines The Banker and Professional Wealth Management, both of which are publications of the Financial Times Group. Winners are selected by a panel of industry professionals who not only consider key performance indicators such as assets under management, net new money and cost-income ratio, but also take into account portfolio management, asset allocation and product strategy and innovation to meet investors' changing needs and risk appetite.
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Understanding the meaning of total effective current or voltage can be tricky. This month Mike Lowenstein, president of Harmonics Limited, helps us set the record straight on these oft misunderstood topics.
Q. When a power meter or instrument is indicated by the manufacturer to be "true rms," does it necessarily follow that the instrument readings will, in the case of measuring circuit current or voltage, reflect the "total effective" current or voltage in the circuit, as defined and discussed in the November 2002 PQ Corner article "Harmonic Current and Voltage Distortion"?
Lowenstein's answer: In the article you reference, the expression "total effective" as used with current or voltage relates to the calculation of power losses through a system resistance. Fig. 1 at right illustrates the measurement of voltage in a system that powers a nonlinear load. Using this system, it's easy to determine the power loss due to the voltage drop across system impedance. First calculate the power loss for the 60 Hz or fundamental current, then do the same for the rms current. You'll find the presence of harmonic currents results in increased power losses.
For example, consider the system data as shown in Fig. 2 at right. In this example, the harmonic currents increase power loss by 132W, or 12.6%. As you can see, the rms values, when used to calculate losses, give the real losses in watts, and the rms currents indicate the real load on circuit components. Any true rms meter from a reputable manufacturer should give the desired values. The total effective voltage and current values are also useful in determining loading on thermal circuit breakers.
That said, you should be aware of a few subtle differences between meters. When selecting a meter to be used for measuring current or voltage in a system that serves loads with switched-mode power supplies, the largest crest factor, or the ratio of peak to rms values, that the meter can be exposed to and still read correctly will determine whether the true rms value actually captures all the harmonics. Some inexpensive meters state they can handle crest factors of 2 or 2.5. Since the crest factor of computer power supplies is usually between 3.5 and 4, this type of meter won't provide readings that represent the true rms value.
In general, if you select a true rms meter from a reputable manufacturer and make sure that the meter can handle high enough crest factors, you can feel confident that, for power calculations and loading values, the meter will show you the "total effective" current or voltage.


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Mumps is a contagious viral
infection that can cause painful swelling of the
salivary glands, especially the
parotid glands (between the ear and the jaw). Some people with mumps
won't have gland swelling. They may feel like they have a bad cold or the flu instead.
Mumps usually goes away on its own in about 10 days. But in some cases it can cause complications that affect the brain (meningitis), the testicles (orchitis), the ovaries (oophoritis), or the pancreas (pancreatitis).
The mumps vaccine protects against the illness. This vaccine is part of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) and MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella [chickenpox]) vaccines. Most children get the vaccine as part of their regular shots. Before the mumps vaccine existed, mumps was a common childhood disease
in the United States and Canada.
Mumps is spread when an
infected person coughs or sneezes near you or shares food or drinks.
You can spread the virus 7 days before and for 9 days after symptoms start. You are most likely to spread the virus 1 to 2 days before and 5 days after symptoms start.
Symptoms may include:
It usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to get symptoms after you have been exposed to the virus. This is called the incubation period. Some people who are infected with the mumps
virus don't have any symptoms.
If you have more serious symptoms, such as a stiff neck or a severe headache, painful testicles, or severe belly pain, call your doctor right away.
Mumps is usually diagnosed based on symptoms and a history of exposure to the virus. If needed, a blood test can be done to confirm that you have mumps and rule out other illnesses.
The mumps virus can be identified with a
viral culture using a sample of urine, saliva, or
cerebrospinal fluid. These tests are rarely done.
If you think that you or your child has mumps, be sure to call your doctor so that he or she can report it to the local health department. The health department needs to record all cases of this illness.
In most cases, people recover
from mumps with rest and care at home. In complicated cases, a hospital stay
may be required.
If you or your child has mumps:
Anyone who has mumps should stay out of school, day care, work, and public
places until 5 days after the
salivary glands first start to swell.1
In general, you don't need to separate the sick person from the rest of the family. By the time mumps is diagnosed, most household
members have already been exposed.
Getting your child vaccinated is important, because mumps can sometimes cause serious problems. It's also important because mumps is a contagious disease, and outbreaks can easily occur.
False claims in the news have made some parents concerned about a link between autism and vaccines. But studies have found no link between them.2
Learning about mumps:
Ongoing concerns:
This American Academy of Pediatrics website has information for parents about childhood issues, from before the child is born to young adulthood. You'll find information on child growth and development, immunizations, safety, health issues, behavior, and much more.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a
variety of educational materials about parenting,
general growth and development, immunizations, safety, disease prevention, and more. AAP guidelines for various conditions and links to other
organizations are also available.
This CDC website has information about vaccines and the diseases that can
be prevented by immunization. It includes the recommended
immunization schedules for children, teens, and adults. You can also find
information about vaccine side effects and safety, school and state
requirements, and immunization records. Interactive schedules are also
This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It
has a wide range of information about children's health—from allergies and
diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website
offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing
age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can
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The National Network for Immunization Information provides
information on immunizations, including each of the recommended childhood
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World Wide Web as a source of immunization and health information, and links to
other helpful sites. You can also search for the vaccines that each state
requires before entry into school or day care.
CitationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Updated recommendations for isolation of persons with mumps. MMWR, 57(40): 1103–1105. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5740a3.htm?s_cid=mm5740a3_e.Peacock G, Yeargin-Allsopp M (2009). Autism spectrum disorders: Prevalence and vaccines. Pediatric Annals, 38(1): 22–25.Other Works ConsultedAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (2012). Mumps. In LK Pickering et al., eds., Red Book: 2012 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 29th ed., pp. 514–518. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). Use of combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine. MMWR, 59(03): 1–12. Also available online:Elliman D, et al. (2009). Measles, mumps, and rubella: Prevention, search date July 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.Gnann JW Jr (2012). Mumps. In L Goldman, A Shafer, eds., Goldman's Cecil Medicine, 24th ed., pp. 2109–2111. Philadelphia: Saunders.Litman N, Baum SG (2010). Mumps virus. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2201–2206. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.Mason WH (2007). Mumps. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed., pp. 1341–1344. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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Our Prophet (saas) said: O Ali, know that those with the most wondrous faith and the greatest in terms of faith are those who will live in the End Times. They will not see the Prophet (saas). And their imam will be hidden from them. But they will believe solely by virtue of black on white.
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Shelbyville, Tennessee
June 26th 1863
Dearest Sallie, I am exceeding glad to acknowledge the reception of you long looked for letter. I reed' it yesterday morning. I had begun to think you had forgotten or forsaken me almost entirely. It was nearly a month since I had reed' a letter from you. I am sorry that I can't get stamps to pay the postage on my letters so that you would have no trouble in getting them from the office. I want you the first chance you have to send Mr. Laushe a dollar or two, and tell him to keep it to pay the postage on your letters. If you can't get some one passing over there to take it, just write a note and send Bob with it. Send him your name and mine in full, and tell him whenever a letter comes to you unpaid, he can keep an account of it, and if you should run out of stamps, he can mark yours to me paid until the money runs out and you can keep an account of it too, and send more money when you think what you have sent is used up. This is the only chance I know of, for we all tried here frequently for stamps and can't get them. I think Mr. Laushe would make that arrangement with you, as he would be getting the money in advance. Dearest, I was really glad to hear of your fine prospect for such a good crop - I hope your crop of wheat will turn out to your expectation and corn also.
A note by J.W. at the bottom of Page 1 for Sallie to "turn over to page marked '2nd', I skipped a page."


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Panasonic FT3 Review: Noise and dynamic range
These graphs were produced using data generated by DXO Analyzer.
We shoot a specially designed chart in carefully controlled conditions and the resulting images are analysed using the DXO software.
Signal to noise ratio
A high signal to noise ratio (SNR) indicates a cleaner and better quality image.
Dynamic range
A high dynamic range indicates a better ability to reproduce a wide range of tones.
These cameras do not produce raw files, only JPEGs which are automatically processed in-camera to produce the best image possible in the view of the manufacturer.


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Workers at Somerset, Pa.-based FTCA Inc., which builds folding camping trailers under the Coleman brand, approved a new four-year contract that provides annual wage increases, restores incentive pay and creates a new pension plan, the United Steelworkers said Wednesday (March 18).
The Tribune-Review reported that USW Local 2632, which represents about 200 workers at the plant, said the contract restores 10 paid holidays, vacation pay, shift differential and incentive pay and gives workers coverage under a previous health insurance program.
The union has been bargaining for a new contract since last fall.
FTCA was formed when Blackstreet Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in Bethesda, Md., bought the former Fleetwood Folding Camper Trailer division from Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. on May 12 for an undisclosed sum. The purchase included the 430,000-square-foot plant in Somerset.
As part of a buyout, FTCA announced in early August that it had reached an agreement with The Coleman Co., Wichita, Kan., for use of the brand name.


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Thanks to Scribblers Dip of MindLoveMisery's Menagerie for hosting this week's Sunday Prompt. P.S, for the purposes of this poem a falcon has cleverly transformed herself into a hawk.
Lady hawk,
Brilliant feathers flocked.
Climbing unfathomable —
Swoops down low,
Prey cannot run.
Has no safe place.
Cannot see —
In pitch blackness,
Stars guiding,
Ignoring for —
Threats from above;
Cause anxiety,
To triple.
The solace —
Of illusions,
Never enough.
Lady hawk,
And her sins;
Cannot be erased.
We yearn for,
We think we've forgotten,
Fondness for crimes.
Evil inside us,
A lure;
Turning Rights,
To bitter Wrongs.
Though we think,
All people —
Have innate goodness;
Rather, I say —
Innately we —
Forever choose,
'Neath delicious —
Sinful starry nights.
It's only those,
Who pray
For alteration,
We choose to do,
Well for others —
Where goodness,
Can be found.
Not only self-serving,
Serving others,
Above all else,
Not afraid,
To aid,
Though we've,
Forever been,
Put out,
Into the night,
Mice running,
From Lady Hawk,
For goodnesses' —
Freely done.
©Mandibelle16. (2017) All Rights Reserved.


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15 December, 2011
Any country undergoing accession faces tough questions about the price paid for the benefit received. Vanuatu's accession has been controversial for its sixteen years of negotiation and a broad coalition of Ni Vanuatu have endured bans on protests, threats to their organizations and an accession package riddled with errors.
Several other Least Developed Countries, such as Yemen and Sudan, are negotiating accession while facing internal conflicts, unstable political contexts, and weak national institutions, along with high political pressures during negotiations and erosion of their rights to Special and Differential Treatment. Under such contexts, any development outcome of these countries' accession to the WTO seems unachievable. Russia's accession includes many negative impacts that have yet to come to light.
While accessions are being promoted as a highlight of this Ministerial meeting, it is noteworthy that these are the first since the onset of the global economic crisis.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Room A, WTO Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154, Geneva
- Pastor Allen Nafuki, Say No to WTO Committee, Vanuatu
- Adel A. Alghaberi, International Trade Specialist, Republic of Yemen
- Olga Ponizova, EcoAccord, Russia
- Adam Wolfenden, Pacific Network on Globalization, Australia
- Sanya Reid Smith, Third World Network, Geneva
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I was browsing through Taiwan 三民 edition of the 三字經 recently, and noticed something:
On one of the first few pages of the book is a photograph of a very old issue of the text. What caught my attention is that it glossed the following characters:
之 - 嘅
不 - 唔
Could this lend support that 嘅 and 唔 are not recently-coined characters from Hong Kong for the possessive gei and negative ng, but are actual words from antiquity?
Evidence of 嘅 and 唔 as bona-fide characters?
Discussions on the Cantonese language.
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Royal Crown Productions, a high technology Christian multimedia production company, plans to create the most Biblically accurate film based on the Book of Revelation.
Throughout the course of two years, the company will use CGI technology to reenact some of the most epic moments from when John receives the Revelation of Jesus Christ on the Island of Patmos and pens the final and most controversial book of the Bible.
The creation of the film will be paralleled with an internet video study of the Book of Revelation that began in the beginning of this month.
"This is a new concept of study. It makes sense in our technology-type world that this would happen," said Bible Teacher David Hocking of Hope for Today Ministries. "It's a video program with a movie of the book of revelation, only you get it in segments, every month for two every week of that month. This is one of the finest ways I have ever seen to study the Bible, and what a great book to start with."
Hocking will be featured in the study as a speaker along with many other Christian teachers who plan to contribute to the project within the two years.
Some of these other teachers include Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum of Ariel Ministries, Pastor Brian Brodersen of Back to Basics Radio, and Dr. David Reagan of Lamb & Lion Ministries.
The company encourages Bible teachers from all churches to visit the website http://www.revelationmovie.org in order to integrate this study into their ministries and learn more about the project.
Royal Crown is a company that specializes in Judeo-Christian education and is also working on other projects including a 3D Bible World web portal, several epic Biblical motions pictures and Christian computer games and study tools.
Those who are interested in Revelation and the CGI movie can visit the company's website and sign up for the study for just $9.95 per month.


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Nairobi, Kenya – The United States Government, represented by the United States Trade Representative, and the East African Community (EAC) today issued the following statement outlining further progress under the U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership:
Today, 19th October 2012, the East African Community and the United States have taken important steps to advance the U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership – a new initiative that supports the economic integration of the EAC and enhances the U.S.-EAC trade and investment relationship. This new Partnership is built on the recognition of the important role that trade and investment play in economic and social development including job creation, both in East Africa and the United States.
The EAC and the United States agreed on a framework to move forward on the establishment of a Commercial Dialogue, which will be formally launched in late November 2012.
The EAC and the United States also agreed that their respective technical teams will meet at the soonest possible date for further consultations toward negotiation of a proposed investment treaty and a trade facilitation agreement. The technical teams will further discuss and agree on the trade capacity building assistance, including identification and agreement of priority areas to support the Trade and Investment Partnership. The EAC acknowledged that the United States already provides substantial assistance to the EAC Partner States and the Secretariat, including an additional amount of up to $10 million (ten million United States Dollars) that the United States will provide over the next five years to the EAC Secretariat to support regional economic integration.
As the next step, the EAC Ministers responsible for Trade and Investment, and the U.S. Trade Representative agreed to advance the U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership within their respective administrations. They also agreed to hold their next Ministerial meeting on the margins of the 2013 AGOA Forum.
The statement follows a Ministerial meeting on October 19, 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya attended by Ministers from the EAC Partner States, the Deputy United States Trade Representative, the representative of the EAC Secretary General, Senior Officials from the EAC Partner States, and senior U.S. Government officials from a number of U.S. Government agencies, including the Departments of State, Commerce, and Transportation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The EAC and the United States announced this new Trade and Investment Partnership at the AGOA Forum in Washington D.C. earlier this year. The initial items the EAC and the United States have agreed to explore under this new Partnership include an investment treaty, a trade facilitation agreement, continued trade capacity building assistance, and a commercial dialogue. Building upon the foundations of our existing trade and investment relationship, the Partnership will help to promote EAC regional integration, social and economic growth, and expand and diversify U.S.-EAC trade and investment. It could also serve as building blocks towards a more comprehensive trade agreement over the long term.
The U.S.-EAC Trade and Investment Partnership is an important component of the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which President Obama announced in June 2012.
ITEC coordinates closely not only with USTR, but with government agencies to which companies and individuals most frequently report barriers and trade-related concerns. These agencies' reporting processes remain in effect, and American stakeholders are encouraged to continue to use them. Issues that cannot be resolved through these processes may be referred to ITEC for further action.
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Q: When was the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center (ITEC) established?
A: On February 28, 2012, the President signed Executive Order 13601 establishing ITEC to enhance enforcement of U.S. trade rights and domestic trade laws.
Q: What is ITEC's mission?
A: ITEC is charged with fighting for American workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses by bringing a more aggressive "whole-of-government" approach to addressing unfair trade practices around the world. ITEC will be supported by the Departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and the Treasury, as well as the intelligence community. The personnel from these agencies will enhance U.S. trade enforcement capabilities and facilitate increased engagement with foreign trade partners at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and elsewhere through the creation of an expanded team of language-proficient researchers, subject matter experts, and economic analysts. ITEC is designed to help leverage and mobilize resources and expertise across the federal government to develop trade enforcement actions that will address unfair foreign trade practices and barriers that could otherwise imperil our nation's export promotion and job recovery efforts.
Q: How is ITEC different from existing trade enforcement programs?
A: ITEC is unique in that it constitutes a more dedicated "whole-of-government" approach to addressing unfair trade practices and trade barriers. This new approach will provide a primary forum within the federal government to bring together experts from executive departments and agencies to coordinate trade enforcement. ITEC will permit a sustained focus on particular issues not possible previously.
Q: Doesn't the U.S. government already have the capacity to address unfair trade practices and trade barriers?
A: A priority of the Administration is to better leverage the government's trade enforcement activities by focusing its existing resources to address unfair trade practices and foreign trade barriers more effectively. ITEC will link, leverage and align both existing and new resources more efficiently across the executive branch and with stakeholders. The key here is efficiency. ITEC's goal is to build upon existing capacity to give U.S. companies, workers and producers every chance to compete on a level playing field in today's global marketplace.
Q: How many people will be working at ITEC at any given time?
A: By October 2012, ITEC had more than a dozen full-time and part-time staff and that number should increase substantially by the end of FY13. These figures are subject to change as issues, priorities and available funding change.
Q: How do you determine the issues for priority attention and action?
A: The Director and Deputy Director, along with the various offices within USTR, and in cooperation with other agencies will examine various trade issues and will establish priority projects for investigation. As is currently the case, a variety of factors will be taken into account in setting those priorities, including economic impact of the issue, systemic impact of resolution on international trading practices, ability to document and demonstrate the problem, available resources, and broad trade goals.
Q: Is ITEC's purpose to bring more trade remedies and WTO cases against Chinese products?
A: ITEC's purpose is to help ensure that all of our trading partners play by WTO rules and abide by their obligations, including commitments to maintain open markets on a non-discriminatory basis, and to follow rules-based procedures in a transparent way.
Q: What countries will ITEC be working on?
A: ITEC will be addressing trade enforcement issues originating in a variety of regions across the globe. It is USTR policy not to discuss publicly cases that it is developing to avoid giving advance notice to governments overseas.
Q: What will the role of ITEC be in administering domestic trade laws?
A: The Department of Commerce has statutory responsibility for administration of the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) laws and will continue to administer them. The International Trade Commission (ITC) will continue to make injury determinations with regard to all AD/CVD investigations and sunset reviews. ITEC was not intended to duplicate the efforts that are assigned by statute to particular agencies. ITEC will be looking for areas where it can add value to the work already being done.
Q: What will the role of ITEC be in dealing with circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty orders?
A: Import Administration's Customs Unit and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to take the lead on issues related to circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Deliberate evasion of AD/CVD duties by providing false information in a customs declaration constitutes customs fraud, and is a breach of U.S. law, punishable by fine or imprisonment. In addition, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (NIPRCC) plans to step up enforcement of commercial fraud laws related to evasion of antidumping and countervailing duties.
Q: Will ITEC be involved in "self-initiation" of antidumping or countervailing duty cases?
A: Antidumping and countervailing duty investigations may be initiated as the result of a petition filed by a domestic interested party or at the Secretary of Commerce's own initiative. Self-initiation of such investigations has been a very rare occurrence. However, should the Secretary of Commerce request ITEC assistance in such a self-initiation, ITEC will provide support as appropriate.
Q: How will ITEC engage with the NIPRCC and the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC)?
A: The NIPRCC's focus is on the law enforcement response to IPR theft, primarily coordinating investigation and prosecution of IPR infringers under the criminal laws of the United States. The NIPRCC also is a key participant in international cooperation on criminal enforcement activities involving various other partner governments and international police organizations such as Interpol and Europol. ITEC's focus is enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements across a wide set of issues – including intellectual property. ITEC has and will continue to coordinate with the NIPRCC and the IPEC.
Q: Will ITEC serve a rapid response function, including with respect to identifying subsidies in overseas markets?
A: ITEC will be focusing on enforcement of U.S. rights under trade agreements which require some time to investigate, develop, and coordinate. However, to the extent ITEC becomes aware of issues requiring a rapid response through its monitoring or outreach functions, it will bring such issues to the attention of that part of USTR or another agency best positioned to take more immediate action.
Q: How will ITEC help small and medium-sized enterprises? What is the difference between what ITEC does and what the Trade Compliance Center at the Department of Commerce does?
A: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to continue to report their specific market access problems to the Trade Compliance Center (TCC) at the Department of Commerce. If the TCC is unable to resolve an issue, especially when it has noted a trend, the TCC will report the problem to ITEC. By leveraging the expertise of the TCC, ITEC will have a head start on dealing with trade issues that are affecting SMEs. Small and medium-sized enterprises may also work through their associations to bring industry-wide problems to the attention of ITEC.
Q: How will ITEC interact with other parts of USTR that may already be engaged in working on an issue of concern to certain companies or industries?
A: ITEC is in close contact with the various offices within USTR. USTR sector experts and negotiators are aware of ITEC activities and vice versa to ensure full coordination. Parties which have been working closely with USTR offices on issues of concern should continue to do so.
Q: What role will ITEC play in section 301 cases?
A: Interested persons may file petitions with USTR under section 301 of the Trade Act. Depending on the nature of the petition, ITEC may be involved in doing additional research during the 301 investigation phase. It is important to note that, although USTR can initiate a section 301 investigation itself, USTR does not need to do so in order to initiate WTO dispute settlement action. With regard to the majority of WTO dispute settlement actions, we anticipate that ITEC will be doing some of the same types of research that outside parties would typically do themselves in order to file a 301 petition.
Q: What role will ITEC play in section 201 cases?
A: Section 201 investigations will continue to be carried out by the International Trade Commission, which has statutory responsibility for implementing this section of U.S. trade law. Although it is a historically rare occurrence, the President or USTR can request the ITC to conduct a section 201 investigation. ITEC may have a role in providing information that can be used to inform the decision as to whether the President or USTR should make such a request.
Q: Will ITEC monitor the new free trade agreements to ensure that trading partners are not erecting new non-tariff barriers that would limit the benefits U.S. companies are supposed to gain from the agreements?
A: While ITEC will monitor certain issues, it does not have the staff to monitor every aspect of every FTA. ITEC continues to work with other offices within USTR to ensure compliance with FTAs and will continue to request that industry and companies bring problems to ITEC's attention.
New Opportunities for U.S. Exporters Under the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement
The entry into force of the U.S.-Korea trade agreement on March 15, 2012 means countless new opportunities for U.S. exporters to sell more Made-in-America goods, services, and agricultural products to Korean customers – and to support more good jobs here at home. If you're an American exporter, here are resources to answer your questions about how the U.S.-Korea trade agreement can work for you:
• Check out the FTA Tariff Tool to find out the new tariff levels for your products, and other information about your market access under the agreement.
• For a detailed list of resources to assist U.S. exporters and importers, including information regarding certification of origin, please see Tools to Help Utilize the U.S.-Korea FTA.
• For further assistance, please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call USTR's Office of Korean Affairs at 202-395-5070.
Trade Agreement Home • Jobs • New Opportunities • Meet American Businesses • Key Facts
The President speaks on the new free and fair trade agreement with South Korea that includes groundbreaking environmental and labor standards on December 3, 2010. Read the transcript
See How This Agreement Supports Jobs
This agreement will create new opportunities for significantly more exports creating additional jobs for American workers in sectors ranging from delivery services to education and health care services, too.
Discover New Opportunities for Made in America Exports
With the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) estimating that the tariff cuts alone in the U.S.-South Korea trade agreement will increase exports of American goods by $10 billion to $11 billion, advancing this agreement will secure the tens of thousands of American jobs supported by those exports – as well as the additional American jobs that will come from by breaking down non-tariff barriers keeping U.S. exports out of South Korea, and by requiring stronger protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in South Korea.
Meet American Businesses Counting on This Agreement
Small- and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, and the primary source of jobs for Americans. These businesses grow faster and hire more workers when they export. The U.S.-South Korea trade agreement will open doors for U.S. businesses to export more, create more jobs, and grow their businesses.
Learn Key Facts About the Agreement
Now more than ever, America's ability to create jobs here at home depends on our ability to export goods and services to the world. From 1960 to 2010, exports' share of our country's gross domestic product – that's the measure of America's overall economic output – more than doubled. By 2008 exports supported more than 10 million American jobs, and those are positions that pay well: Americans whose jobs depend on trade earn 13 to 18 percent more than the national average.


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Mark Zuckerberg Has an Actual Facebook Stalker
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken out a restraining order against an alleged stalker, a 31-year-old man named Pradeep Manukonda, who's apparently been sending Zuckerberg "threatening" messages through (where else?) Facebook.
According to TMZ, which got their hands on the restraining order, Manukonda's been trying to get in touch with Zuckerberg since January, showing up at Facebook offices, and, in once instance, at Zuck's home in Palo Alto. Manukonda also sent a handwritten note (above), along with, sweetly, flowers.
Of course, Manukonda has also been sending Facebook messages—including this one to Randi Zuckerberg, Mark's sister:
"I owe entire life at your service .. please help me , then i am ready to die for you," it reads. Manukonda has been ordered to stay 300 yards away from both Zuckerbergs and Mark's girlfriend Priscilla Chan until a hearing later this month.