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First on CNN: Liz Cheney to abandon Senate bid — New York (CNN) — Liz Cheney, whose upstart bid to unseat Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi sparked a round of warfare in the Republican Party and even within her own family, is dropping out of the Senate primary, sources told CNN late Sunday.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Cheney drops Senate bid against Enzi in Wyoming
Scared Monkeys: Liz Cheney Dropping Out of GOP Senate Bid in Wyoming Against Enzi Citing Family Health Issues
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed: Liz Cheney Will Drop Out Of Wyoming Senate Race
Chuck Todd / NBCNews: Liz Cheney drops Wyoming Senate bid
John Gallagher / Queerty: Now That She Dissed Her Sister, Liz Cheney Decides To End Her Senate Campaign
Nick Goroff / Americans Against the Tea Party: BREAKING: Liz Cheney Abandons Wyoming Senate Campaign
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Liz Cheney Is Already Abandoning Her Senate Run
Tony Ortega / The Raw Story: Liz Cheney dropping Wyoming senate bid: CNN
Liz Cheney: 'I have decided to discontinue my campaign' — Liz Cheney is ending her campaign for Senate in Wyoming, the Republican announced in a statement early Monday morning. — Citing health concerns in her family, Cheney said the issues arising prompted her to end her GOP primary challenge to Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.).
Harold Maass / The Week: 10 things you need to know today: January 6, 2014
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Liz Cheney To Drop Out Of Wyoming Senate Race
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Report: Liz Cheney Dropping Senate Bid
Lee Enterprises / Casper Star-Tribune: Reports: Liz Cheney to drop out of Senate race
Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
I'm Suing Over ObamaCare Exemptions for Congress — If the president wants to change the health-care law, he must ask Congress to do it. — On Monday, Jan. 6, I am filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin to make Congress live by the letter of the health-care law it imposed on the rest of America.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Right Wing News, The Volokh Conspiracy and National Review
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Ron Johnson Suing To Cut Health Care Subsidies For Congress, Staff
William Teach / Right Wing News: Senator Ron Johnson To Sue Obama Admin Over Congressional Exemption
Jonathan H. Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy: Senator Johnson's ObamaCare Lawsuit
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Lies of Obamacare: Biggest and best — Nancy Pelosi famously asserted that "we have to pass [Obamacare] so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy." This much is true: we had to pass Obamacare to find out the biggest lies told on its behalf.
Michael Gartland / New York Post:
ObamaCare's four biggest lies
ObamaCare's four biggest lies
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
The Agony of Frank Luntz — Frank Luntz does not want the buffet. We are on the top floor of the Capitol Hill Club, the members-only Republican hangout a block from the Capitol, where a meaty smell is emanating from steam trays. Today's main course is ham, and Luntz shakes his head.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo: Frank Luntz Can't Figure Out Why Nobody In Hollywood Is Returning His Calls
Michael Falcone / ABC News: Exit Liz Cheney
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HILLARY CLINTON'S SHADOW CAMPAIGN — Early last summer in her Georgian-style home near Washington's Embassy Row, Hillary Clinton met with a handful of aides for a detailed presentation on preparing for a 2016 presidential campaign. — Three officials from the Democratic consulting firm …
Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh and TalkLeft
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House Republicans must choose ambition or caution in 2014 — As House Republicans return to Washington for the new year, their leaders must decide how ambitious the party will be in the 10 months before their majority faces voters in November. — The smart money is on a cautious election-year strategy …
Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Unemployment insurance extension lacks GOP support
Unemployment insurance extension lacks GOP support
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Evan McMurry / Mediaite: Must Reads: Senate to Confirm Janet Yellen, but Squash Unemployment Benefits
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
W.H. pushes unemployment benefits
W.H. pushes unemployment benefits
Discussion: The Hill
Amie Parnes / The Hill: Obama looks to re-launch second term bogged down in 2013
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Boehner open to extending unemployment benefits
Boehner open to extending unemployment benefits
Robert Stein / The Moderate Voice: The Blame Obama Era Is Starting to End
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg: Reid Presses Senate Republicans on Unemployment Extension
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air: Boehner "open" to extending unemployment benefits
Burgess Everett / Politico: Chuck Schumer: Rand Paul 'insulting' on unemployment
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Talking Sense to Idiots
Dapandico / Weasel Zippers: GOP Congressmen Open to Backing Extension of Unemployment Benefits, If . . .
Kathleen Geier / Washington Monthly: Slashing unemployment benefits carries huge costs to the economy. Here's one economist's shocking estimate.
Rick Moran / The PJ Tatler: Boehner Mulls Unemployment Benefits Extension
Eliana Johnson / National Review: GOP Congressmen Open to Backing Extention of Unemployment Benefits, If...
Jason Seher / CNN: Reid blames Republican 'foolishness' for benefits gap
Robert Stein / Connecting.the.Dots: Is Blame Obama Game Ending?
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Bob Schieffer Calls Out Peggy Noonan For Smearing De Blasio As A 'former Sandinista' — Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, a former speechwriter and aide to President Ronald Reagan, was forced to backtrack and admit that she was wrong on Sunday after she called New York City Mayor a "former Sandinista."
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Liberaland
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
DeBlasio's Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban: Is It Really About Campaign Cash?
DeBlasio's Horse-Drawn Carriage Ban: Is It Really About Campaign Cash?
Discussion: The Other McCain
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: HELP! #SaveNYCHorseCarriages Campaign Fights Mayor to Save Jobs
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Koch-backed political network, designed to shield donors, raised $400 million in 2012 — The political network spearheaded by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch has expanded into a far-reaching operation of unrivaled complexity, built around a maze of groups that cloaks its donors …
Discussion: Booman Tribune, Liberaland, Prairie Weather and The Raw Story
Steven D / Booman Tribune: $400 Million Raised by Kochs in 2012
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Brian Schweitzer: 2016 bid would ruin life — Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Monday that while he hasn't decided yet whether he will run for president in 2016, he said a bid would "ruin" his life. — The Democrat has been stoking rumors that he might mount a 2016 campaign …
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Gov. Cuomo to approve medical marijuana — Gov. Cuomo plans to legalize medical marijuana for the seriously ill, state officials said Saturday. — The governor — long a hard-line opponent of any form of legalization — will announce the limited-use program in an executive action this week, officials said.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Crack Cocaine Limbo — President Obama earned a rare moment of bipartisan acclaim last month when he commuted the sentences of eight long-serving federal prisoners. Their crack cocaine offenses had resulted in the harsh penalties mandated by a sentencing formula that Congress repudiated when it passed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Woman Accidentally Shoots Husband In Arizona — A San Tan Valley, Ariz. woman, Melisah Havens, on Friday accidentally shot her husband outside their residence because she thought he was an intruder trying to burglarize her vehicle, police told KTVK Phoenix.
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PCSO: San Tan Valley woman arrested after shooting husband with shotgun
PCSO: San Tan Valley woman arrested after shooting husband with shotgun
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You will not be penalized for class absence due to required military obligations, as long as your absence does not exceed ten percent of course contact hours. Special permission for additional time may be granted by the instructor. You are responsible for notifying your instructors as far in advance as possible and for providing documentation to your instructors to verify the reason for your absence. Your instructors are responsible for providing reasonable accommodations or opportunities to make up exams and other assignments that impact your grade. You are responsible for completing all course requirements.
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Veteran Services understands this is a difficult time for you. Our goal is to make your withdrawal from UW-River Falls and the termination of your veterans education benefits as easy as possible. We will do everything we can to ensure you are treated fairly and do not suffer an academic setback because you have been called to active duty.
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No punitive grades will be assigned and the term in which you withdraw from the university will not appear your record. You will also be given a refund for the unused portion of room and board contracts if you live in in a residence hall. Veteran Services will stop payment of your veterans education benefits upon your withdrawal date, but will not require you to pay back any benefits you received during the term. Your education benefits will be awarded until your withdrawal date.
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Nature has none. Zip. Zero. Zilch.
The Xerces Blue Butterfly, which once thrived on the San Francisco Peninsula before urbanization chased it away, is extinct.
There are no more. It "lives" only as specimens in several insect museums, including the Bohart Museum on the UC Davis campus.
Scientists at the Bohart Museum are spotlighting it on a t-shirt in an effort to draw attention to the fact that we need to protect our threatened and endangered species, or they, too, will become extinct like the Xerces Blue.
The t-shirt spreads the "E" word (Extinction). Lettered above the image of the dazzling blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) are the words: "And Then There Were None."
"Some folks have asked us why we created a t-shirt featuring an extinct butterfly," said t-shirt designer Fran Keller, a doctoral candidate in entomology based at the Bohart. "It not only makes the public aware of the fragility of insects but also shows how much research is still needed to be aware of the interactions between humans and insects and the overall impact his has on the environment."
"The concept," Keller said, "is that we will lose what we don't know we have."
Davis naturalist-photographer Greg Kareofelas made the images from specimens locked away in the Bohart Museum.
The butterfly, endemic to the San Francisco Peninsula, was first described and documented in 1852. Scientists believe it became extinct in the early 1940s due to human disturbance: loss of habitat caused by urban development.
The butterfly drew its name from the French spelling of "Xerxes," the name of Persian kings Xerxes I and Xerxes II of the fifth century BC.
Entomologist W. Harry Lange (1912-2004) unknowingly collected what is now considered the last known specimen. Lange, who donated some 1 million insect specimens to the museum during his entomological career, collected it at the Presidio military base on March 23, 1941. He later reportedly lamented "I always thought there would be more. I was wrong."
Only a few U.S. museums, including the Bohart Museum, California Academy of Sciences and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, have specimens of the Xerces Blue (family Lycaenidae), Keller said.
The Bohart Museum, home of more than seven million insect specimens, houses the seventh largest insect collection in North America and is dedicated to teaching, research and service. Founded in 1946 by UC Davis entomologist Richard M. Bohart and now directed by Lynn Kimsey, UC Davis professor of entomology, the museum aims to educate the public about insect diversity, conservation and preservation as part of its mission.
The T-shirt is available online and at the Bohart Museum, 1124 Academic Surge, California Drive, UC Davis campus.
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Tabatha Yang, outreach and education coordinator at the Bohart Museum, wearing a Xerces Blue Butterfly shirt. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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The Jorg Gray JG6500 Commemorative Edition Official Obama Watch is a mouthful! LOL! We will refer to it as the JG Obama Watch from here on in. If your dad is a watch collector, likes Obama, or just likes a fine watch you might want to consider picking one of these bad boys up for the 2013 Father's Day. We thought it would make an excellent edition to the 2013 Father's Day Gift List and so did Jorg Gray! The Italian Buffalo Leather Strap runs a little small so if your dad has some girth like I do (think size 48 waist) then it might not fit him. The JG Obama Watch has a brushed or polished solid steel case. The lens is a scratch resistant mineral crystal.
It has precision Japanese movement. It's clean simple look gives off a very classic timeless feel. It is a solid watch that any man would be happy to have around his wrist. President Barack Obama wore this watch, (not the one you will buy, but the same model). It has a laser inscription on the back that shows the serial number and says "The 44th President of the United States, Barack H. Obama, January 20th, 2009, Commemorative Edition".
While the JG Obama watch is not waterproof it is water resistant up to 100m (330 ft) so it is unlikely you will have an issue when you are swimming or even diving unless you are one of those folks that goes down deep.
All in all I have to give the Jorg Gray JG6500 Commemorative Edition Official Obama Watch a 5 out of 5 stars. It's really a great watch and runs about $320-380 on the Internet.


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Value Dynamic of Semantic SpreadsheetsPosted by ejhoffer under marketing , semantic , spreadsheets
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As a guy who loves to do things in spreadsheets, often using lookup-functions, pivot-tables and auto-filter to integrate data and get to what I need, I still don't consider myself to be particularly high on the technical curve. By this, I mean that I'm comfortable working up to my elbows in the data – but I leave abstracting it out into enterprise systems to the "IT folks".
Considering the semantic spreadsheet capabilities described here on this ReadWriteWeb post, and the related comments, I think the real value lies not so much with the spreadsheet user (which seem to be the assumed target), but with the enterprises for which the spreadsheet-ers (if that's a word) are working.
As was noted in the post and comments, people who aren't capable of leveraging the serious capabilities of Excel itself won't likely be able to navigate the system described here. At the same time, those who can could likely achieve what they need through Excel functionality. More skill than that, and you're talking about "real IT people" who could perform the work in databases.
The value proposition seems more centered around enterprises being able to allow their "non-technical" people to work in environments they can easily handle (i.e. spreadsheets), while the enterprise can reap the benefit of the collective work of the spreadsheet-ers by using the semantic capabilities to integrate the disparate datasets of their forces.
Perhaps there are other, stronger methods to accomplish this without requiring work forces to swim in less friendly waters than spreadsheets, but I leave that to the "more technically inclined".


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From the days of the PlayStation 2, this downloadable game allows you to play the classic original on compatible PlayStation game systems.
Walt Disney Pictures' Chicken Little catapults players smack dab into the middle of Oakey Oaks, Chicken Little's hometown, where they experience first-hand all of the action, humor, fun and heart-warming adventure as portrayed in the film. Taking on the roles of Chicken Little and his friends Abby Mallard, Runt-of-the-Litter and Fish-out-of-Water, players must try to outwit bully Foxy Loxy and save the town from an alien invasion all the while attempting to reverse Chicken Little's tarnished reputation from that unfortunate "acorn incident." You know, the one where he shouted, "The sky is falling!" causing mass chaos in the town of Oakey Oaks, and earning him the reputation of town fool.
Also known as: Disney's Chicken Little
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Publisher: Buena Vista Games
Also available on: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
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»Lady In Gold Live In Paris« DVD/Blu Ray & tour with EUROPE and BLACK STAR RIDERS soon
BLUES PILLS have announced to release their first ever DVD/Blu Ray, entitled »Lady In Gold Live In Paris«, on November 3, 2017. See cover above this message.
The release features the band sold out performance at Le Trianon in Paris, France on October 30, 2016 in front of 1.200 euphoric fans.
Commented the band: "We are stoked to share with you that we will release a live record/ DVD which was recorded and filmed during our show in Paris at le Trianon last October on the "Lady in Gold Tour". We decided to do this because we want to share our live experience with all our fans and also those fans who might have never had the chance to see us live. The live interpretation of our songs differs a lot from the studio record versions. We would call it a bit more rock'n roll, more heavy, more jam parts, more psychedelic parts – simply another expierence . Playing live is what we've always enjoyed most. In no other situation can you connect as deep with your fans. We tried to catch the magical moments and emotions of the live atmosphere on DVD/ record for your living rooms, cars and wherever you will rock out to it. Paris was chosen because it means a lot to us to play in this beautiful city and also "le Trianon" is one of the most beautiful venues in Europe – this needed to get shared with you!"
»Lady In Gold Live In Paris« will include the following tracks:
1. Lady In Gold
2. Little Boy Preacher
3. Bad Talkers
4. Won't Go Back
5. Black Smoke
6. Bliss
7. Little Sun
8. Elements And Things
9. You Gotta Try
10. High Class Woman
11. Ain't No Change
12. Devil Man
13. I Felt a Change
14. Rejection
15. Gone So Long
More info on »Lady In Gold Live In Paris« to be revealed soon!
The band will soon embark on an extensive tour through Norway as well as tour the UK supporting label mates BLACK STAR RIDERS and Sweden supporting legendary rockers EUROPE.
Tomorrow, on September 9, BLUES PILLS will play the last show of the »Lady In Gold«summer tour at Rockspektakel in Hamburg, Germany.
09.09. D Hamburg - Rockspektakel
w/ THE DEVIL AND THE ALMIGHTY BLUES
04.10. N Trondheim - Byscenen
05.10. N Oslo - Rockefeller
07.10. N Konsberg - Energimolla
12.10. N Bergen - Hulen
13.10. N Haugesund - Flytten
14.10. N Stavanger - Folken
09.12. N Porsgrunn - Rip/Sort & Bla Scene
»Coming Under Heavy Fire Tour 2017«
w/ BLACK STAR RIDERS, TAX THE HEAT, DIRTY THRILLS
08.11. UK Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall
09.11. UK Edinburgh - Queen's Hall
10.11. UK Warrington - Parr Hall
12.11. UK Hull - University of Hull
14.11. UK Middlesborough - Empire
15.11. UK Sheffield - o2 Academy
16.11. UK Leicester - o2 Academy
18.11. UK Cambridge - The Junction
19.11. UK Portmouth - Pyramids
w/ EUROPE
05.12. S Umea - Idun Teatern
06.12. S Stockholm - Annexet
07.12. S Gothenburg - Liseberghallen
The band's most recent record, »Lady In Gold«, was produced by Don Alsterberg (GRAVEYARD, DIVISION OF LAURA LEE, JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ, JERRY WILLIAMS) featuring cover art by Marijke Koger-Dunham (THE BEATLES, CREAM) was released August 5, 2016 and entered the album charts in these countries:
Germany: #1
Switzerland: #2
Finland: #6
Austria: #12
Belgium: #19
Sweden: #27
UK: #31 (Indie #8, Vinyl #4)
France: #33
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Expanding the Vision to High-Mix Low-Volume Fab
VIDEO: Automated Laser-Cutting Cell at Laystrom Manufacturing
From Friday night to Sunday night, nearly every week, when most metalforming facilities sit quietly idle, some 50,000 pounds of sheetmetal undergo processing at Laystrom Manufacturing. During one recent weekend, the Chicago firm processed 73,000 lb. of material lights-out, requiring only a short Saturday visit from an operator to restock its raw-materials storage tower.
Two 10-shelf storage towers flank a pair of 4000-W laser-cutting machines to comprise Laystrom Manufacturing's 3800-sq.-ft. laser-production cell. Cell activity starts at the raw-material storage tower (top) and ends at the finished-goods tower (bottom), where fork-truck drivers remove cut sheets and direct material for further processing—primarily press-brake bending. Watch it run by visiting our online Multimedia Center at metalformingmagazine.com.
"When our stamping business started to dwindle in the late 1980s, we turned to fabrication and purchased our first turret-punch presses (in 1988) and laser-cutting machine (in 1998), a 2-kW Amada machine, to attract a new customer base," Laystrom recalls. Describing the firm's remarkable reinvention from stamper to fabricator, Laystrom adds: "Now, we don't have to wait for stamping programs to go through multiple revisions…and perhaps never come to fruition. In fabrication, most of what we quote goes into production within 3 months, some within a few days of quoting."
The business churns furiously at Laystrom, where dozens of new part numbers enter production every month. That's a far cry from its stamping days, and requires a different mindset, all the from the management suite to the production floor. Contributing mightily to that mindset shift was the firm's acquisition, in 2006, of a local (Elk Grove Village, IL) sheetmetal fabricator. The human capital and expertise the company gained in that acquisition enabled Laystrom's transformation from low-mix high-volume stamping to high-mix low-volume fabrication.
"The acquisition proved vital for us," says Laystrom, "not so much for the capital equipment we acquired but rather for the talent that came to us." Of the firm's 60 employees, 10 came from the fab shop Laystrom acquired.
"Although we closed that Elk Grove Village facility," Laystrom continues, "we brought over a team of engineers and production workers well-versed in this type of work. The acquisition allowed us to immediately get up to speed on CAD, purchasing and in production."
The Automation Arithmetic
"Lasers are expensive, around $500,000 each, and we spent another $500,000 on the automation. Without full-scale automation and only simple shuttle tables, we might get 80 hr. per week from each cutting machine, operating two shifts per day. With the automation, we're processing material 140 to 150 hours per week on each cutting machine, while reducing overtime dramatically. Amortizing the automation investment over the useful life of the cutting machines makes the automation investment extremely inexpensive. And, if business slows, we can scale back or eliminate the second shift and still yield 140 hr. per machine per week while working one shift."
Laystrom added to his automated laser cell in 2011 with the purchase of a second 4-kW machine, this one an Amada FOM2 machine with high-speed shuttle table. The FOM2, says Amada, boasts new features such as an eight-station automatic nozzle changer, water-assisted cutting and cut-process monitoring for automatic pierce detection—designed to minimize pierce time, particularly useful on thicker plate. This feature senses the instant that the laser beam pierces the material, and then immediately initiates the cutting process.
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The firm's newest laser-cutting machine also features a downdraft dust- and fume extraction system (from Camfil Farr) located beneath the cutting table. It's divided into four sections, and during the cutting process, only the ducts directly beneath the cutting head are open for fume extraction. The ducts in the other sections remain closed to improve dust collection and reduce energy consumption. Amada also says that the machine's state-of-the-art resonator and optics system increases cutting speed and quality over previous models, which Laystrom can attest to.
"With the new machine we've seen a 5- to 7-percent increase in effective speed, or output and productivity, compared to the 2008 model," Laystrom says. "Most of that improvement comes from increased control over the piercing process. And, the new machine also does a better job on reflective materials like stainless steel and aluminum. For example, a job that features numerous pierces and takes 2 hr. to process on the 2008-vintage machine might only require 80 min. to process on the newer model. So, we tend to schedule that type of work on the new machine."
Most (70 percent) of the material that runs through Laystrom's laser-production cell, and moves onto a series of press brakes for forming, comprises carbon steel. And some 30 percent of that work winds up in assemblies for the firm's largest customer, an OEM manufacturer of agricultural machinery. Stainless-steel sheet represents another 15 percent of the work load, much of it for the power-distribution industry.
"This (stainless steel) is where the piercing capabilities of the FOM2 really pays off," says Laystrom. "We can laser-cut holes in stainless-steel panels rather than having to process the work on a turret press, and avoid the extra material-handling operations. In fact, with the new laser we've been able to decommission three of our four turret-punch presses."
Laystrom's fabrication department processes material from 0.030 to ¼ in. thick, with plenty falling within 0.030 in. to 14 gauge. Sheet size has grown as the firm has replaced its original 1998-vintage laser (48 by 48 in. sheet capacity) to a maximum of 60 by 120 in. In addition to supplying the agricultural market, Laystrom has a sizable customer base for precision stamped and fabricated parts in the medical and telecommunications industries—each comprises 20 percent of its workload.
Attacking the Cost of Quality
When we visited the firm, Laystrom's brother Jim was busy developing a new process-validation methodology to help the firm minimize its cost of quality. "We're piloting a process to shift from product validation to process validation," says engineering manager Jim Laystrom. "To get started, we're creating standard coupons of varying combinations of workpiece material types and thicknesses, and laser-cutting the coupons to develop acceptable cut quality, then documenting the process 4 third-, and fourth-run parts orders that have gone through the laser one time will not require first-part inspection from our quality-control department. Instead, the machine operator will simply compare the part to the coupon, verify proper process settings —optics, cutting parameters and so on —and he'll be good to go. This will dramatically decrease our quality costs and increase machine run time."
Also impacting quality has been the firm's dedication to maintaining the integrity of the cutting bed, an egg-crate-style bed comprised of V-cut slats of sheetmetal. "As the slats wear from use, the workpiece material may move out of level, which can impact cut-edge quality," says manufacturing engineer Terry Foley. "So we ask our operators to keep a close eye on the condition of the cutting-machine beds and change out the slats—which we cut ourselves—regularly. This is particularly important when working with thinner work. And, when jobs run lights-out, any quality issues caused by out-of-level work will compound sheet after sheet. We certainly don't want a quality issue to persist through an entire untended shift."
Lastly, cut-edge quality took a turn for the better when, in 2008, the firm committed to using nitrogen assist gas, rather than oxygen, on any work thicker than 11 gauge. "Nitrogen cuts faster and improves edge quality to help avoid deburring and improve paint adhesion," says laser technician Hugo Vega. "We've been taking on more stainless-steel work and heavier-gauge mild steel," adds manufacturing manager Eric Hauser.
To support its nitrogen habit, Laystrom purchased two Amada EZ Cut nitrogen-generating systems. Compared to using bottled nitrogen, according to Amada, using generated nitrogen (95 percent pure) will provide a more polished finish on thin-gauge stainless steel.
Finally, Hauser notes that some customers in the medical and power-distribution industry have been requesting laser cutting with 99-percent pure nitrogen. To meet that need, Laystrom recently installed a bulk system for distributing ultra-high-purity nitrogen. "It allows us to bulk-fill units directly from the delivery truck," says Hauser, "and gives us the equivalent of three dewars manifolded together. This increases our ability to run lights-out and maintain the gas pressure required."
A Symphonic-Like Cell
Watching the automated laser-production cell run is like watching a carefully directed symphony. Each cell component relies on the other components, and the entire orchestra of parts relies on the conductor—the operator (and also the programmer) to carefully direct its activities. Featured is the Amada AMS 3015 system; Amada says that more than half of its customers that have purchased the system have added a second laser, as has Laystrom. The modular building-block system includes the raw-material and finished-sheet storage towers, and shuttle tables for carrying material to and from each laser-cutting machine. Each tower shelf is rated to 4400 lb. of material and a maximum stacking height of just under 5 in. "And, down the road we can increase capacity by adding another five shelves to the material tower," says Bob Laystrom.
The goal when programming the cell, explains second-shift supervisor Sergio Cano, is to try to have one cutting machine running jobs with longer cycle times, and load shorter-running jobs on the second cutting machine, to "minimally disrupt the material-handling automation," says Cano. "But then we may have days where one laser runs from the automation all day while the operator loads smaller blanks on the second machine, to process small orders."
Most often, the workcell processes a fully loaded tower of raw material over two shifts. The operator will start his day by spending 2 hr. loading the material-storage shelves to capacity, and initiating the programmed run cycle from the cell scheduling controller. "We probably run 50 different types and thicknesses of carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum regularly," adds Vega.
The software (Amada's Dr. Abe) then takes over. It tracks inbound material inventory, and also keeps tabs on where each job ends up in the finished-goods tower. "And we can monitor the entire cell over the Internet via computer or smart phone," adds Foley.With so much laser-cutting capacity, pressure to keep production flowing falls on downstream press-brake bending, and to react Laystrom has beefed up operations there, particularly on second shift. "Up until we bought the second laser-cutting machine," continues Foley, "we'd run 45 hr. per week on regular 9-hr. days for one shift, and stretch to 10- or 11-hr. days on overtime. Plus Saturdays. Now we have a second shift and need two or three additional press-brake operators to keep the work moving." MF
See also: Amada North America, Inc, Camfil Air Pollution Control
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation, Fabrication


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Over the past few weeks, we have Apple releasing out several beta iterations of the upcoming iOS 7 and at present it is reported that Apple has seeded out the iOS 7 beta 5 to developers just a while ago. This latest update arrives after the release of beta 4 and the company appears to be making significant advancements with respect to their newest mobile operating system.
Currently the iOS 7 Beta 5 is available for all the registered Apple developers via the Dev Center and OTA. The individuals are allowed to install this by visiting the Software Update section in the Settings app. This can be performed on proper devices which currently employ iOS 7.


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Cooper Union & Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Establish a Student-Exchange Program
POSTED ON: November 5, 2013
The Cooper Union and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a student-exchange program between the Albert Nerken School of Engineering and the renowned engineering and technical institute. The Memorandum was signed in a ceremony in Cooper Union's Rose Auditorium on October 26.
"The Cooper Union is honored to participate in this agreement with IIT Bombay which is recognized worldwide as a premier institute for engineering education," President Jamshed Bharucha, who signed the Memorandum, said. "The Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay is the most selective engineering school in India, and has played a crucial role in sparking the global technological revolution over the past few decades. This is an important relationship for Cooper Union as our two institutions have much in common and we are both highly selective. Technology leaders increasingly are working in a global context, so giving Cooper students exposure in a very different part of the world would be an extraordinary opportunity. The experience will enrich our students' engineering education while providing an important cultural experience."
Starting in the 2014 academic year, two students from each institution will enroll for one semester of study in the other institution. The students must be undergraduates in their junior or senior year, or graduate students enrolled in the home institution for at least one semester. The exchange students will come from any of the engineering disciplines common to both institutions: mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical engineering. The host institution will provide economical housing to the exchange students who will pay tuition only at their home institution. The participants will bear travel and living expenses.
Ruyintan (Ron) E. Mehta, a graduate of IIT Bombay, has donated the cost of airfare for two IIT and two Cooper Union students for the first year of the exchange. "My wish is that no student be denied an opportunity to study in a foreign institution of equivalent prestige and repute based on his or her ability to pay," Mr. Mehta said. "I have been the beneficiary of the superb education imparted to me at IIT Bombay and US Graduate schools at little or minimal cost and this is the least that I can do for other students."
"The student exchange will help lead to greater collaborations and partnerships between the two institution," Prof. Devang Khakhar, Director of IIT Bombay, who also signed the Memorandum, said, noting that the two institutions "had a rich tradition of nurturing excellence."


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Penguins! People love them, whether they are in nature documentaries, magazines, animated feature films or zoos. A new book, "Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide," answers myriad questions about these absurdly cute flightless birds. Some are commonplace: How many kinds of penguins are there? Others are less so: What should I do if I find a penguin crossing a road?
Penguins! People love them, whether they are in nature documentaries, magazines, animated feature films or zoos. A new book, "Penguins: The Animal Answer Guide" by Gerald L. Kooyman and Wayne Lynch (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013), answers myriad questions about these absurdly cute flightless birds. Some are commonplace: How many kinds of penguins are there? Others are less so: What should I do if I find a penguin crossing a road?
"Penguins" is in the standard format for this outstanding series of books in which answers are given to 100 questions about a particular group of animals. Also in keeping with the other animal answer guide books, the authors are highly qualified. Kooyman is "the world's foremost expert on emperor penguins," the ones featured in the films "March of the Penguins" and "Happy Feet." Lynch's photographs are superb, as anyone familiar with this world-class wildlife photographer would expect.
Only 17 species of penguins exist today, and all live in the Southern Hemisphere. Why are there no penguins in the Northern Hemisphere? A variety of reasons can be given, some of which are based on speculation. According to the scientific evidence, "Penguins evolved in the tropical and subtropical waters" but "present-day penguins are all a product of cold weather origins." Competition with sea lions and fur seals is given as one explanation for penguins not expanding their range into certain regions. Terrestrial predators also posed a perpetual hazard for fat little flightless birds that nested on land, although some have managed to do so successfully on the southernmost continents. The authors indicate that the complete answer for why penguins did not go north and today are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere remains a mystery. But one supposition is that the colder regions toward Antarctica with fewer large marine mammals were more suitable.
The emperor penguin of Antarctica is the largest living penguin species, with both males and females being up to 4 feet tall and commonly reaching body weights of more than 55 pounds. Some of the largest fossil penguins were gigantic, with estimated heights of up to 5 1⁄2 feet and weights of almost 300 pounds!
The tiniest penguin is the little blue penguin. Belonging to a species in Australia known as the fairy penguin, a full-grown adult is a bit over a foot tall and weighs less than 3 pounds.
Like parrots and albatrosses, penguins live much longer than most of our backyard birds in the wild and in captivity. Most if not all of the living species probably live more than 20 years. One investigator in the Antarctic estimated that emperor penguins have an average longevity of 20 years and some probably reach ages of more than 50. An African penguin that was banded and released is the oldest known individual that has been studied in the wild, reportedly having lived for 27 years. Two Humboldt penguins from the southern tip of South America are the oldest penguins whose ages have been documented in captivity, one at 42 years old (SeaWorld) and another at 43 (Brookfield Zoo). Clearly, penguins are potentially long-lived animals.
The book answers many more questions about these appealing birds, such as whether they have teeth, sleep or molt. One question that most of us are unlikely to ask or to hear someone ask is what to do if you find a penguin crossing a road. This might, however, be a legitimate query for folks who live near penguin colonies in parts of New Zealand and the southern regions of Australia, South America and Africa. As is true for most wildlife anywhere, the first advice is to leave it alone. If the penguin is entering a hazardous area, the authors' advice is to "catch the penguin and return it to the seashore. Otherwise, just act as a crossing guard until is it safely across the road."
I'll keep that in mind, as should you.
Whit Gibbons, professor emeritus of ecology, University of Georgia, and head of the Environmental Outreach Program at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, grew up in Tuscaloosa. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Alabama and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Send environmental questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Introducing InStyle's First-Ever Shoe Collection! A Collaboration with Nine West
We usually clue you in to the new clothing and accessories we're dying to get our hands on, but this time, we did so a little early—in the design process. We're ecstatic to announce our capsule collection with one our favorite footwear brands, Nine West. Launching just in time for new-season shopping, the 26 fall-ready pairs encompass everything from accessory staples, like the sexy Genial pointy-toe leather pump, to outfitting-making extras, like the Destino calf-hair wedge bootie. (See them all by clicking the link below.) Visit ninewest.com/instyle to order yours now at Nine West's pre-sale, or check the site to find a location near you to shop them in-person at select locations on August 16th.
But the love doesn't end there. Obsessed with your new shoes? Show us by Instagramming a photo of you in your kicks with the hashtag #9WinStyle for the opportunity to featured in an upcoming issue of the magazine. We can't wait to see how you style them!
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Friday 24th January 2020 - 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre
Address: Rutland Water Nature Reserve
These 3-hour walks are led by Terry Mitcham, the bird recorder of Rutland Natural History Society, and a very experienced birdwatcher. He regularly runs bird identification courses and has written several books.
The cost is £10 per person or £5 per person with a Rutland Water Nature Reserve Permit
Meet at the Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre at 0930.
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Accused 'Breaking Bad' script thief behind bars
Two court appearances lead Xavier McAfee back to jail
The man accused of swiping a "Breaking Bad" script from Bryan Cranston appeared in court twice Thursday on unrelated charges.
First, Xavier McAfee, 29, faced a judge over a DWI charge. Later in the day, he was in court for a burglary charge.
The 29-year-old was accused of stealing a "Breaking Bad" script out of Bryan Cranston's car last year.
According to court documents, the so-called career criminal has an extensive rap sheet. He's been arrested at least 51 times in Albuquerque, and has a few pending cases including the script theft.
That accusation has since gone viral. Fans and stars of the Albuquerque-based show begged him to turn over the top secret script.
"I'm innocent," McAfee said. "I just think it's just somebody who has it out for me, really to be honest with you. We'll find out in trial, I plan to take it there. I'm not a crook."
As he left the courthouse in the morning, he threw up peace signs for Action 7 News cameras. But during McAfee's Thursday afternoon court appearance, a judge wasn't convinced he deserved to be walking free.
In that case, McAfee was charged after he wore a stolen jacket to a previous court appearance, according to police.
The judge decided to raise his bond and book McAfee back into a jail cell. Sheriff's investigators said the script hasn't turned up and might have been destroyed.
The studios have since contacted Action 7 News, but haven't expressed any concern over the script leaking before the final season airs.


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DescriptionBalance, precision, and a striking design all come together to create these knives from Cangshan Cutlery. Sporting a minimalist, hollow-handle aesthetic, each knife in the N1 kit is made to look—and feel—perfectly balanced in your hand. They're all forged from quality German steel and are National Sanitation Foundation-approved. Inside you'll find a 6-inch chef's knife, 5-inch serrated knife, and a 3.5-inch paring knife, as well as a high-quality knife block to upgrade your kitchen setup.


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New video reportedly shows an actor from the popular sketch comedy series "Chappelle's Show" in a fight outside a Philadelphia restaurant stemming from accusations that he was trying to leave without paying his bill.
TMZ reported actor and comedian Donnell Rawlings was involved in an altercation outside Little Pete's on South 17th Street Sunday morning. A video obtained by TMZ purportedly shows Rawlings, 45, fighting with two men outside the restaurant before a woman screams at him, telling him to leave.
A Little Pete's employee told TMZ the fight unfolded after Rawlings walked out without paying his tab.
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"All I asked was for you to pay your check," the woman in the video screams. "Who the hell do you think you are?!"
Rawlings told TMZ, however, he only went out for a smoke and was planning to go back inside to pay. He said a waitress followed him outside and started screaming at him before he got the chance.
TMZ reported police were called to the scene and Rawlings ultimately paid his $12 bill and even left a $60 tip. No arrests were made in connection with the incident.
NBC10 reached out to Little Pete's for comment, but the restaurant declined to speak on the incident. Rawlings also had not returned a request comment at the time of publication.
Rawlings' girlfriend, Stephanie George, addressed the incident on her Instagram page Sunday, defending her boyfriend and writing, "I am so sad and angry at this" and "Racism is alive!"
Rawlings also tweeted about the incident, reiterating that he had left his bag at the table and urging people not to "believe the hype."
Rawlings was in Philadelphia to perform at the Helium Comedy Club on the 2000 block of Sansom Street. He had another show Sunday night. The Washington, D.C., native is a radio host, actor and comedian best known for his roles on the popular sketch comedy series "Chappelle's Show," including "Ashy Larry." He also appeared on the MTV2 shows "Guy Code" and "Guy Court."


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Ohio Glaciers travel baseball
July 26, 2011
The Ohio Glaciers, a national tournament baseball program, is holding tryouts for 2012 teams from 9U through 16U in August. The tryouts will be at Glacier Field in Struthers, Ohio.
The Glaciers have a history of nationally ranked teams with professional instructors like Jack Kucek, a former Major League pitcher. They manage both indoor and outdoor facilities, with teams practicing more than 100 hours a year. Players from across Ohio and Pennsylvania have played on Glacier's teams.
Pre-registration is necessary. Find out more at www. ohioglaciers.com.


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The beauty shot doesn't do it justice. Not because the Island is any more drop dead gorgeous – but because it is missing Mike Runge and Jessica Dunn the official Island Residents at the IMA (Indianapolis Museum of Art) this summer.
I heart Mike and Jessica. They are resilient, funny, articulate and seem to have an endless cadre of friends bringing them picnics while they live on the Island.
The way it works is this: For the last two years we have been working on Indy Island for the IMA's new art and nature park: 100 Acres. (The island was made by Barnacle Brothers – a fabrication outfit in LA who totally rock). Each year the IMA will invite one or two residents to live on the island and to interface with the public, sort of like park rangers. Or maybe docents.
This year island residents Mike and Jessica who are doing a project called "Give and Take". When a flag is raised on the island they will row ashore to pick up visitors who want to tour the island (there is a bell on shore that people ring when they want to come out) Visitors can also send them messages in floating island-like pods, and they have what they call "island trade" where people can bring them things and make trades in the process. And while doing all of this they manage to maintain a pretty detailed blog.
And to top it off there is a bicycle generator for energy and floating gardens in an attempt for self sufficiency. Genius.


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Prelude: What The Night Hides
"That will be all for today. You are dismissed." The castle's armsmaster had just finished with the daily training of the soldiers. Most of them were learning quickly, and with enough work, they could make a truly frightening fighting force, perhaps even worthy of being royal guards for the king someday.
He had been honestly surprised when the heir to the castle, Lady Sophia, asked to join in their training. He was relieved to quickly find that his fears had been misplaced. The baron's daughter had no trouble keeping up with the others, and she even stayed afterward occasionally for additional instruction. Her father, Baron Albert von Heisfelt, showed no objections to this, considering it part of her lessons on tactics and warfare.
Sophia felt otherwise. The majority of her lessons were tedious and boring, but swordplay and going hunting were different from the rest, perhaps because she actually did something other than sit around and listen or read. After everyone had been dismissed, she headed up to the pavilion on the upper level. Gazing out at the now-setting sun, she admired the beauty of the moment...
...perhaps a bit too lost in admiring to notice a hurried set of footsteps where there shouldn't be any.
A crossbow bolt whizzing past her ear not more than a centimeter from hitting snapped her out of her trance. Turning to see where the bolt had come from, she spotted a cloaked figure leaping down from the low wall about thirty feet behind her. Clenching her teeth in anger, Sophia removed the bow from her back, intending to return fire, but the cloaked figure beat her to the shot.Elysia Browning's Stealth of d20+15-5 = 18
Sophia von Heisfelt's Notice of d20+5 = 15
As the cloaked figure swerved suddenly to one side, Sophia was caught off-balance for just long enough for the second bolt to find its mark.
Stumbling about in pain, Sophia looked up in time to see the flourish of a cloak and the crossbow leveled at her chest. Before she could react, the third bolt was let loose, sending her into spasms of pain again.Elysia fires with the New Moon Sniper's Crossbow, d20+8 = 11, misses Sophia's flat-footed Defense of 12.
Elysia - d20+5 = 13
Sophia - d20+6 = 12
Elysia surges (gain a Standard Action), uses Acrobatic Feint, wins d20+11 = 19 to d20+9 = 18.
Elysia fires with the crossbow again, d20+8 = 28, hits, criticals, Toughness save DC28.
Sophia saves with d20+6 = 9, burns her HP for d20+6 = 20; Stunned, Injured, Bruised.
Elysia spends her move action to get into melee range of Sophia.
Sophia is stunned, and can't act this turn.
The cloaked figure didn't let up, even for a second. Putting the crossbow away, twin knives were quickly drawn to replace it, lashing out with unhesitating speed. The initial cut was shallow, hardly worth noticing, but a second later, Sophia felt its after-effects. Suppressing an urge to sit down until her head stopped spinning, she knew that she was way out of her league, and began sprinting for the stairs.Elysia burns her HP to avoid fatigue from the surge, uses Acrobatic Feint as a move action, wins d20+11-5 = 25 to d20+9+1 = 21.
Elysia attacks with the crossbow again, d20+8 = 14, hits, Toughness save DC23.
Sophia saves with d20+6-1 = 18; Stunned, Injured, Bruised.
Sophia is still stunned, and can't act this turn.
As if whatever was hunting her would let her go that easily. Rushing toward her, it made a quick stab at Sophia with the knives. More blood was drawn, but her dizziness didn't seem to get any worse. All she could hope for now was that she could lose this person in the stairwell before things got out of hand.Elysia uses her move action to swap out the crossbow for the Knives of the Changing Moon.
Elysia attacks with the knives, d20+8 = 15, hits, Toughness save DC16 and Fortitude save DC12.
Sophia saves with d20+6-2 = 20 and d20+4 = 10 respectively; no damage, but Sickened.
Sophia thinks it's time to get the hell out, and moves all-out 120 feet, which takes her right to the stairwell, but not down it, since that's a curved pathway. Very large pavilion.
Racing down the tower, Sophia's hopes rose when she came to the door at the bottom of the tower... and promptly sunk again. There, standing in front of her, was the cloaked figure, crossbow pointed at her once again.Elysia surges for a Standard Action again, uses her normal actions to move 120 feet toward Sophia, catching her at the stairwell, then uses the surged standard to attack.
Elysia's stab comes out as d20+8-2 = 23, hits, criticals, Toughness save DC21 and Fortitude save DC12.
Sophia saves with d20+6-2 = 20 and d20+4 = 17; Injured and Bruised, but no illness.
Save to recover from Sickened comes out as d20+4 = 7; remains Sickened.
The shot went off... and she saw no more.
Elysia Browning's Stealth: d20+15-5 = 29
Sophia von Heisfelt's Notice: d20+5 = 13
Both Sophia and Elysia use two move actions a round until they reach the bottom. Sophia moves and takes one to open the door on the last one. Elysia slips past her while under Passive Concealment, Acrobatics roll of d20+11 = 27.
Quick Draw crossbow, attack roll of d20+8 = 26. Hits, criticals, Toughness save DC23.
Sophia saves with d20+6-3 = 8. Ouch. That's checkmate.


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Fast Route Planner (and Fast Delivery Route) is designed to be used by drivers and travelers, or anyone else who has to call at multiple stops and needs a quick and easy planning tool to optimize the journey.
Unlike some other software that require you to spend time setting up and working out how you want to plan your route, Fast Route Planner just gets going. It detects your current position and sets that as your base or home.
Then tap the Find Address, and by entering just a few characters of the address, you can pick the location. When you do, the app is already working out the route and showing you the optimum path.
Enter the next destination, and the app re-checks and re-draws the optimum. Just keep adding more stops until you are done.
Then either review what you see and set off, or use the menu to show the route description and toggle the view to see turn-by-turn instructions. Or you can tap the marker for the first destination, and when the pop-up flag appears, tap it to Navigate to the destination, which will show and audibly describe turn for turn instructions.
When you're all done, just tap Start Over and you are ready for your next journey!
Fast Route Planner comes with an 8 stop limit, but it can easily be upgraded to 25 or 50 stops per route, with unlimited routes.
Fast Route Planner is a Multiple Destination Route Planner for drivers using GPS equipped Android phones. With a simple user interface allows fast and easy planning of trips.
If you are a delivery driver, surveyor, sales representative, mobile carer, postman or any other traveler, you will know how important being able to quickly take a series of addresses and work out the optimum route. Fast Route Planner starts planning as soon as you enter the first stop. Give it a 'Base' address and you are set to start. As soon as you enter the first address, it shows the route to take; enter a second address and it optimizes both stops from your Base, with a round-trip back to Base.
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Attention is turning from South Sudan's referendum on independence, which yielded a nearly unanimous "yes" vote, to South's Sudan's future. Here are five challenges the new country will face:
1. Borders
Even though North Sudan appears resigned to the South's secession, the two countries will still have to agree on the precise border that divides them. One major piece of that puzzle is Abyei, an oil-rich region that was supposed to hold its own referendum and decide whether it would secede along with the South or remain with the North. Due to disagreements between North and South Sudanese leaders, Abyei's referendum was postponed indefinitely. Verbal and physical conflict in Abyei (between the largely pro-secession Ngok Dinka farmers and the largely pro-unity Misseriya Arab pastoralists) punctuated the voting earlier this month.
Now that the voting is over, Abyei remains a "potential tinderbox."
On the southern side, the secretary general of the ruling party, the Southern People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Pagan Amum, has said that if the Abyei referendum is not conducted, the only remaining option is for Abyei to be transferred to the south by presidential decree. On the northern side, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has said he will not accept Abyei being part of the south.
The Ngok Dinka say they fear that if they do not make their declaration before the votes are counted in the southern referendum, they will miss their chance to join the south.
The Ngok Dinka were ready to make their declaration before voting started on Jan. 9. But two high-level officials from the SPLM persuaded them to hold off.
The officials said a declaration before the referendum would give the north "an excuse to disrupt" the vote, said Juac Agok, deputy chairman of the SPLM in Abyei.
The SPLM is now asking them to wait until after July 9, when southern independence would formally begin.
But Agok said, "I don't think it will be possible for me to convince the people of Abyei to wait."
The seriousness of the situation in Abyei is so great that one analyst calls it "the key to South Sudan['s] stability." Without a solution that both governments and the people of Abyei can accept, violence may escalate.
2. Oil
Oil is the primary driver of Sudan's economy. The US Energy Information Administration says, "In 2009, according to the International Monetary Fund, oil represented over 90 percent of export earnings. For South Sudan (Juba), oil represented 98 percent of total revenues for the year compared to Khartoum at 65 percent." The Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 (which provided for the referendum) established a 50-50 revenue-sharing agreement between North and South, but now the two countries will have to negotiate a new agreement on revenues. Addressing issues like transparency, a report released in early January argued, will be key to establishing trust and peace between North and South, who must rely on each other when it comes to oil: Three-quarters of the oil is in the South, but the North has the pipelines and refineries.
In addition to this challenge, South Sudan has its own internal challenges when it comes to oil revenues: accusations of government corruption and continued poverty in the midst of rising government income threaten to increase public discontent with the Government of South Sudan. Fast growth has led to income inequality and a sense of chaos in Juba. South Sudan will have to use oil revenues carefully in achieving development and building a unified society.
3. Integration and Citizenship
Who is a citizen in South Sudan? With refugees and members of the diaspora returning from near and far, and with everyone in the new country pondering its political future, South Sudan will need to develop a basis for national integration, citizenship, and unity that relies on more than just opposition to the North. Maggie Fick captures this problem poignantly:
A Southern Sudanese told me that "the referendum is the only thing that united us southerners." He believes that one of the hardest tasks of the southern government in the coming years will be to create the idea of being a Southern Sudanese citizen—an idea that will arguably be foreign to many ofthese citizens.
After my friend made the above comment, he proceeded to give me an extensive history lesson on "the struggle," speaking with pride and deep knowledge about the causes of the south's two post-independence rebellions against regimes in Khartoum. He drew upon stories of battles fought in areas of the south that he has never visited but that appear vividly in his oral retelling of years of bloody conflict that eventually led to the south gaining the chance to decide its own destiny in a self-determination vote.
If this isn't pride for a nation and in a group of people than I don't know what is.
But the new Southern Sudan will be about more than the struggle of the past, and it will be a new struggle for the new country's leaders to forge a path that includes not only those groups who fought in the war but also those people who were born in refugee camps in East Africa, who grew up in Nebraska, who studied at Oxford and who drive motorcycle taxis in Juba.
Picking the country's name (it may well remain "South Sudan"), national anthem, flag, and emblem is a first step, but crafting national unity and integrating newcomers will take a long time.
4. Political Reform
This point is related to the last point. Along with building a sense of one nation, South Sudan will face the challenge of allowing multiple voices to speak. South Sudan will face international and internal pressures to move beyond the one-party model that allows the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) to dominate. The International Crisis Group's Zack Vertin ably explains the issue:
The rebel movement turned governing party — the Sudan People's Liberation Movement — dominates the political arena. Since the end of the war, opposition voices have suppressed grievances and taken a back seat to the SPLM so as to preserve the goal shared by all southerners — self-determination. But now that the vote has been cast, that common denominator is gone. When the jubilation of last week's vote subsides, the political environment will slowly begin to transform. The current leadership must respond accordingly, recognizing that a genuine opening of political space is both necessary and in their long-term interest. They must find a way to equitably manage the South's own diversity, lest they simply duplicate the sort of autocratic regime they've finally managed to escape.
Allowing political pluralism means more than just who wins at the ballot box – it also means addressing human rights issues (h/t Rob Crilly), managing dissent, and promoting positive relations between ethnic groups. None of that will be easy.
5. Development
South Sudan's development challenges are wide-ranging and stark. A Reuters reportfrom 2010 puts South Sudan's predicament bluntly: "By many yardsticks, it is the least-developed place on earth: 70 percent of its people have no access to any form of healthcare, one in five women die in childbirth and one in five children fail to make it to their fifth birthday." UNDP provides alarming statistics on education, disease, sustainability, and other issues in South Sudan. These problems are not just economic – they also threaten to undercut political stability. The worst outcome, as Rob Crilly says, would be for South Sudan, burdened by economic crisis and political failure, to join the world's failed states.
This list is not comprehensive, and I hope commenters will weigh in on these issues and others. What have I missed? What challenges do you see ahead for South Sudan?
– Alex Thurston is a PhD student studying Islam in Africa at Northwestern University and blogs at Sahel Blog.


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COLLECT 'EM ALL: Travelers come in every stripe, but there's a funny and admirable subset of adventurers who are collectors at heart. We don't mean that their shelves are stuffed with stuff, nope. Rather, they like group vacations and getaways thematically, under interesting and offbeat headers, such as "Visited Every State Capital" or "Saw All the Great Lakes." There are several ways to be a collectible adventurer in the Golden State. You can see the 21 missions or all of the national parks or visit every home-based museum or see the spots that the Grateful Dead hung out at or call upon every big league baseball diamond, easily, within your lifetime. Here's another collect-y goal to add to your bucket-listian vacation planning: See every pier. Easy, right? There's only so much beachfront, and while that's no small thing, in California terms, the piers tend to be found closer to cities. In a word? Doable. And helping your pier planning is the new book from author Kathy Schroeder. "Pier Pressure: California Piers from San Diego to San Francisco" will not only lead you to the ocean-snug strolls around the Golden State, but give you loads of factoids and historical bits.
LIKE... what the longest wooden pier on the West Coast might be. (Hint: It's within shouting distance of the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster.) And which green-painted pier can be spied easily from the sky? There are 500 photos as well, meaning that your daydreaming and plotting shall be well supplemented by excellent imagery. Oh, and how many piers are covered in the book? Have a guess, ocean aficionado? The number is 51, meaning you could easily hit two a year over the next quarter century. Or 4 to 5 a month for a year, which sounds exceedingly pleasant to us.
"PIER PRESSURE"... is hard cover and now available from Schiffer Publishing. Price is $34.99.


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DataNucleus supports persisting/retrieving objects to/from Amazon Simple Storage Service (using the datanucleus-json plugin). If you wish to help out development of this plugin either by contributing or by sponsoring particular functionality please contact us via the DataNucleus Forum.
The following persistence properties will connect to Amazon Simple Storage Service at a URL
datanucleus.ConnectionURL=amazons3:http://s3.amazonaws.com/ datanucleus.ConnectionUserName={Access Key ID} datanucleus.ConnectionPassword={Secret Access Key} datanucleus.cloud.storage.bucket={bucket}
So you create your PersistenceManagerFactory or EntityManagerFactory with these properties. Thereafter you have the full power of the JDO or JPA APIs at your disposal, for your Amazon Simple Storage Service datastore.
Access Platform allows you to query the objects in the datastore using the following
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Manga Drawing Workshop 21st March 2020 - ALL DAY
Are you as mad about Manga and Anime as we are? Fantastic!
This Manga drawing workshop teaches you how to draw and create characters in the popular Japanese style.
You will be taught construction techniques to strengthen your artwork and how to pose your Manga characters. You will explore how to draw Manga and Chibi heads including facial expressions. After developing your skills in the use of ProMarkers, you will go on to work on authentic imported Manga Comic paper to create a final illustration using our ProMarkers and highlighting in Posca pens.
All drawing materials are provided by us, but you are encouraged to bring your own sketchbooks to show our Manga expert, Lexémon! She will give you tips and tricks to improve your art.
You will also get the chance to buy ProMarkers from us at the end of this workshop!
Please bring your own lunch, snacks and drinks.
Workshop Title: Manga Drawing Workshop 21st March 2020 - All DAY
Date: 21st March 2020
Time: 10.00 - 15.30
Place: Clayton Hotel Cardiff, St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1GD
Age: 10-16
How to find the room
When you enter the hotel, please ask at the main reception to confirm which room we are in. Please take the lift to the second floor. We are normally in either meeting room 2 or 7.
You can book either a morning session an afternoon session, or all day session at the SHOP.
Info for Parents:
Drop the kids off with us for a fantastic fun time Manga drawing and pick them up at the end of the workshop.
On booking your workshop you will be e-mailed all additional information regarding the workshop. Turnip Starfish workshops are always run by an experienced and qualified teacher and industry animation specialist. All staff are DBS checked. All workshop managers have Emergency First Aid In The Work Place certificates. Turnip Starfish Limited and its staff have full insurance to run these kinds of activities. If you have any other questions please feel free to get in contact with us:
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See what other people said about our workshops on our Testimonials page.
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Americans love to eat out, preferably several times a week, according to the Nation's Restaurant News, a publication for the restaurant industry. At the same time, there is growing concern that restaurant food may not be as healthy as it should be. On top of worries over portion sizes and excessive fat, salt and sugar content – all believed to contribute to weight problems – a new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) warns consumers about the heightened risk of food poisoning from restaurant fare.
Each year, nearly 50 million Americans fall ill from contaminated food, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH). Harmful bacteria are the most common cause of foodborne illness. Symptoms can range from mild irritation to severe reactions, including stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and dehydration.
Between 2002 and 2011, more than 1600 outbreaks of food poisoning, affecting over 28,000 people, were connected to restaurant visits, based on the CSPI study. By contrast, only about 13,000 people became victims of such ills originating in their homes.
Unfortunately, the numbers are vague because not all outbreaks are reported, nor are their causes always clearly identified. Reporting has decreased by 42 percent, the researchers say, not necessarily because there are fewer cases but rather because of budget cuts for public health investigations.
Besides restaurants and private homes, food poisoning can take place just about anywhere, including in the workplace, at catered events, in schools, and at picnics. Most vulnerable among the afflicted are children and the elderly.
To prevent foodborne illness, experts recommend a number of precautions. Especially animal food products are susceptible to spoilage if not stored properly. You want to make sure items like meat, fish, eggs, and dairy foods are fully cooked or pasteurized before they are eaten. Raw meat or fish (e.g. steak tartar, sushi) may be fashionable, but the potential health threats are significant. If you love uncooked animal foods, be sure to patronize only reputable establishments.
Raw vegetables can also spoil and wreak havoc on your digestive system. Uncooked plant foods should always be thoroughly washed and stored in the refrigerator until consumption.
Dairy products like cheese and yogurt should always be kept refrigerated. Some types of cheese have bacteria and molds that add to their flavor and character. Hard varieties typically last longer than soft ones, but all require appropriate storage and should not be left exposed to warm temperatures for extended periods of time.
Preventive measures must also include proper cooking techniques and personal hygiene. Washing hands before and after touching food is imperative, especially when it involves uncooked animal foods like meat, poultry, and seafood.
Of course, when you eat out, you are at the mercy of those manning the kitchen. The only advice one can give is that if you have encountered problems in the past, you may not want to go back for seconds. On the other hand, if you are a regular at a particular eatery and you trust the place, you may want to stick with it. Of course, that is still not a foolproof strategy. All you can really do is minimize the risk by using your best judgment.
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Whenever video-game companies stretch out popular franchises for financial reasons rather than creative ones, disenchanted customers call it a "money grab." It's a charge Nintendo has largely been immune to, even though its most popular character, Mario, has starred in hundreds of games.
That changes with "New Super Mario Bros. 2" (Nintendo, for the 3DS, $39.99), which takes the whole money-grab concept quite literally. The whole point of the game is to grab money - namely, the sparkling gold coins that have littered almost every Mario release since the mid-1980s. It's an oddly mercenary approach to Nintendo's lovable little plumber, and the result is one of the least inspired outings in his storied history.
That's not to say this is a bad game. It's exactly what you would expect: a collection of cleverly designed, two-dimensional environments for Mario to scamper through, dodging monsters and collecting treasures. The usual power-ups - flowers that let Mario shoot fireballs, a raccoon suit that lets him jump farther - are available in convenient locations. And most of the levels include alternate pathways, so there's motivation to return after you've conquered them.
But while I enjoyed my time in Mario's latest world, I couldn't help feeling like I'd been there before. The major new power-up is a golden block that screws onto Mario's head, creating a trail of coins. The familiar POW blocks now turn obstacles into, well, coins. And hoops scattered across the skies deliver ... more coins. Some sort of prize awaits if you collect 1 million of the things, but I only made it to 10,000.
And then there's Coin Rush, in which Mario has one life with which to race through three randomly chosen levels, collecting as much gold as possible. You can then challenge other humans to beat your score using the 3DS' StreetPass function. There's also a multiplayer mode in which Mario and his brother, Luigi, collaborate to collect double the loot. Both players need a 3DS and a copy of the game, and you need to be in the same room to team up.
Despite the "New" in its title, the latest Mario game is more of a look back to the 1980s, when we were all enjoying his antics on the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Nostalgia aside, it just doesn't offer the innovations and rewards of last fall's "Super Mario 3D Land." Two stars out of four.
The release of "NSMB2" coincides with the arrival of Nintendo's newest hand-held game device: the 3DS XL ($200), an extra-large version of the 3DS machine introduced last year. So you get your dual screens - one a touch screen, the other a three-dimensional graphics display - but they're both about 90 percent larger.
That's a huge difference to a gamer like me with vision problems. My eyes usually get tired after about 10 minutes of looking at the original model's 3.53-inch-diagonal 3-D display. The XL's 4.88-inch screen means I don't need to squint as much, so I can play for about half an hour without needing a break. As a game reviewer, that's a blessing when I'm facing a deadline, but I think you civilians will like it, too.
The entire package is still reasonably compact, fitting into an adult-size jeans pocket - though not exactly comfortably. If you resisted the 3DS when it came out last year, now's a good time to give it a second look.


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Making Photo Galleries Private
You can make your Website Builder galleries private so that visitors won't be able to see them on your website. In this way, only you have access to these galleries. You can also password-protect galleries so that visitors can view them only if they have the password. For more information about password-protecting galleries, see Password-Protecting Photo Galleries.
To Make Photo Galleries Private in Website Builder
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Website Builder.
- In your Website Builder Account list, click Manage next to the account you want to modify.
- Click Photos and Videos.
- From the galleries menu, click Edit Galleries.
- Click the Edit
hyperlink for the gallery you want to edit, where the gallery name is the name of the gallery you selected. The hyperlink displays next to the Thumbnails tab.
- From the Privacy settings area, select Private.
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- Habitats explorer
- Woodland
- Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland
Gobions wood - Amy Lewis
Walking through a springtime woodland can be a joy. Sunlight filters through the canopy to the forest floor, lighting up carpets of bluebells, primroses and ramsons, which fill the air with the scent of garlic. Oaks stand tall, spreading their branches over a dense layer of hazel, while small-leaved lime (a reminder of the former wildwood), hornbeam and ash may all find a foothold. This typical picture of the wooded British countryside represents a lowland mixed deciduous woodland.
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland grows on all kinds of soils, and includes most semi-natural woodland in southern and eastern England, and in parts of lowland Wales and Scotland. Many are ancient woods which have been continuously wooded since the 17th century.
Where is it found?
There are about 240,000 hectares of lowland mixed deciduous woodland in the UK. Although this is a reasonable extent compared to some priority habitats, lowland mixed deciduous woodland now only covers 1-2% of its original range and has declined by around 40% since 1935.
Why is it important?
For many hundreds of years, lowland mixed deciduous woodland has been coppiced for materials for buildings and crafts. As a result, wildlife has benefited from the opening up of the woodland floor to sunlight. Woodland flowers such as bluebell, early purple orchid and wood anemone all flourish in this habitat. In fact, the UK's bluebells make up almost 50% of the world's total population.
Rarer species like herb-Paris – its presence an indication of an ancient woodland site – and greater butterfly orchid can also be spotted on the woodland floor. In turn, this profusion of wildflowers attracts all kinds of nectar-loving insects like bees, wasps, hoverflies and butterflies including the rare pearl-bordered fritillary and white admiral.
Lowland mixed deciduous woodland is important for wide range of birds including nightingales, spotted flycatchers, woodpeckers, treecreepers and nuthatches. It is also the main stronghold of the protected hazel dormouse. Once widespread, this loveable mammal is now extinct from around half of its former haunts.
As well as being important for local landscape character, lowland mixed deciduous woodlands are also often rich in historic features such as old banks and ditches, the remains of buildings that were once part of local woodland industries, and ancient pollards and coppice stools.
Is it threatened?
In general, our woodlands are threatened by clearance for development and agriculture, and lowland mixed deciduous woodland has been declining in range as a result. It has also been degraded by extensive deer browsing of young coppice, the introduction of non-native species, poor management or neglect, and habitat fragmentation.
How are The Wildlife Trusts helping?
Across the UK The Wildlife Trusts manage many woodland nature reserves sympathetically for all kinds of species. A mix of coppicing, scrub-cutting, ride maintenance and non-intervention all help woodland wildlife to thrive.
We are also working closely with other landowners to promote wildlife-friendly and traditional practices in these areas. We have a vision of A Living Landscape: a network of habitats and wildlife corridors across town and country, which are good for both wildlife and people.
What can I do to help?
- Take part in conservation measures on your land – ask your local Wildlife Trust for advice on the management of lowland mixed deciduous woodland.
- Support the work of The Wildlife Trusts creating, protecting and restoring woodlands across the UK – become a member of your local Wildlife Trust.
- Volunteer with The Wildlife Trusts and help your local woodland wildlife; depending on where you live you could be involved in everything from traditional forest crafts to raising awareness about woodland animals.


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The group I play with and I really like the fantasy setting of D&D 3.5. However, we find the rules a bit cumbersome, particularly in complex battles. We would still want the system to include rules for non-magic combat and also magic items (including weapons and armour).
I have recently started playing World of Darkness (Vampire: the Masquerade) and I really like the different levels of success. The whole idea of the skill level giving you a "dice pool" and you having varying numbers of successes really appeals to me. It provides much more interesting gameplay than the success/fail of D&D.
Is there any system that uses this concept of different levels of success but that is primarily written for fantasy (medieval world containing magic) rather than horror?


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The Black-Phillips-Smith Neighborhood Government Services Office serves as a convenient, one-stop, user-friendly City Hall satellite which schedules and hosts varied informational sessions presented by government, non-profit and private partners with the aim of removing obstacles toward achieving full citizen empowerment.
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If payment of your check is refused due to insufficient funds (including uncollected funds) or because you have no account at that bank, we will electronically debit your bank account for the amount of the check.
Additionally, if payment of your check is refused, your bank account will be charged a processing fee in the maximum amount allowed by state law each time your check is presented for payment.
Credit Card Acceptance
The City of Winston-Salem accepts debit and credit ("bank") card payments for a wide variety of goods and services. The City absorbs the card company and banking fees without charging the customer a convenience fee in order to encourage the use of internet and other electronic forms of payment.
Recently, large companies have implemented the use of bank cards to pay bills owed to the City. This has significantly increased the cost of bank card acceptance. In order to control these costs, the City is implementing limits on the amounts and number of transactions that can be paid using bank cards.
Effective September 4, 2012, the City will only accept bank card payments up to a total of $2,500 in any thirty day period for utility bills, storm water bills, inspections, permits, business licenses, property assessments, mortgages, parking tickets, yard cart sticker/bins and all other general billings for City services. A limit of ten transactions per bank card per thirty day period will apply and transactions less than $5 will not be processed.
Checks and cash are acceptable forms for payment.
All payments can be mailed to the following address:
City of Winston Salem
Revenue Collections
PO Box 2756
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2756
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Payments can also be made at the location listed below:
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Drive-through access and night depository are located at this location for customer convenience.
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Medication-induced abortions are safe, study finds
Less than one percent of women getting a medication-induced abortion at Planned Parenthood had a serious side effect or a failed abortion, according to a new study.
Researchers found the rate of abortion-related complications sending women to the emergency room or requiring a blood transfusion, for example, was one in 625 during 2009 and 2010.
"At Planned Parenthood, medical abortion is extremely safe," said reproductive health researcher James Trussell from Princeton University in New Jersey, who worked on the study.
"The most common adverse outcome is just continuing pregnancy," he added. "It doesn't work 100 percent of the time."
The data came from 233,805 first-trimester abortions done using the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol at 317 Planned Parenthood health centers.
In one in 200 of those cases, women had an ongoing pregnancy that wasn't terminated after two attempts with medication, the researchers reported Thursday in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Eight women each year had an ectopic pregnancy - when the embryo implants outside the uterus - that was diagnosed after the attempted abortion. One died from related complications.
Of the 233,805 abortions during the study period, 385 women had a serious side effect, including 238 who sought ER treatment, 135 who were admitted to the hospital, 114 who had a blood transfusion and 57 who required intravenous antibiotics. All of those women survived.
"This continues to show that medical abortion is a very, very safe option for women," said Dr. Debra Stulberg, who studies disparities in reproductive health at the University of Chicago and wasn't involved in the new study. "That's really the take-home point."
She told Reuters Health medical abortions are still less common than surgical ones in the U.S., but that they're becoming relatively more frequent and "women should be reassured" based on these and other data.
Surgical procedures are also known to be safe, researchers noted. One study from 2010 found that about one percent of women having a surgical abortion before their 16th week of pregnancy had a complication that could require intravenous fluid, and just one in 300 had a major complication.
One limitation, the study team noted, is that not all women checked back after the abortion or had follow up medical records available - so it's possible more complications could have occurred that weren't recorded.
Planned Parenthood staff members were required to make three attempts to reach any patients who didn't return for follow up visits under the organization's medical standards and guidelines.
"We assume that if anything had happened, that people would get back in touch with Planned Parenthood," Trussell told Reuters Health.
"The reason that people often skip their follow up is, they're fine."
Two of the study's authors are Planned Parenthood employees, and Trussell is a member of the National Medical Committee of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Another author receives compensation from the U.S. distributor of mifepristone, Danco Laboratories.
The medication regimen used by Planned Parenthood - and many other abortion providers - is slightly different than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug course because it includes lower doses of mifepristone and at-home use of misoprostol.
There have been attempts in some states to force providers to use the approved regimen, according to Trussell, even though so-called off-label use of the drugs is allowed. There's no evidence the FDA regimen is safer, he said - but it is more expensive.
"It has nothing to do with medicine," he said. "It's just nuisance."
Medical abortions done at Planned Parenthood run for about $300 to $800, according to its website.
The researchers said their findings don't support laws restricting the drugs' use.
"Mandating the FDA-approved regimen, without a scientific basis, does not protect patients from unsafe abortion; it only limits access to safe and effective medical abortion for women desiring a pregnancy termination," they concluded.


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British actress Emma Watson fell sick on the set of biblical epic Noah after drinking a mug of stagnant water.
Director Darren Aronofsky banned plastic water bottles on set to keep the production environmentally-friendly, but after hours of filming in the early hours of the morning, Watson was desperate for a drink and accidentally sipped from a cup which had been sitting in her trailer for three months.
Watson tells Wonderland magazine, "Everything we used had to be recycled or recyclable. Having no water bottles on set at five in the morning, when you're exhausted and delirious, wasn't ideal.
"I was so tired one morning I picked up a mug from my trailer and drank some stagnant water that had been there for the duration – so three months. I was so ill."
Rather than give the Harry Potter star a day off sick, Aronofsky insisted she used her illness in the film.
She adds, "I came in the next day and was like: 'Darren, I don't think I can do this, I'm really sick'. He was like: 'Use it for the scene.' And I… was like: 'Is he joking? He is joking right?' and there was deadly silence."
British actress Emma Watson fell sick on the set of biblical epic Noah after drinking a mug of stagnant water.


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I have written a Java code whitch is supposed to coose a random card suit from
enum Suits { Club, Diamond, Spade, Heart }
and you are supposed to guess it. The computer will tell you if you got it wrong.
I seem to have solved all of the code problems, but Eclipse if having a problem with the code. When I run it, it gives the error:
Error: Main method not found in class Cards$Suits, please define the main method as:
public static void main(String[] args)
Norm redirected me here because he thought I was having a problem with the IDE and that my code compiled correctly without the IDE.
Woops, I did not post the code. Here is is:
import java.util.Scanner; public class Cards { enum Suits { Club, Diamond, Spade, Heart } public static void main(String[] arg) { String userInp; String realSuit; int randomNumber; Scanner scan=new Scanner(System.in); randomNumber= (int) (((double) 3*Math.random() ) + 1); System.out.print("I'm thinking of a suit. Can you guess what it is?"); userInp=scan.nextLine(); switch ( randomNumber ) { case 1: realSuit="Club"; break; case 2: realSuit="Diamond"; break; case 3: realSuit="Diamond"; break; default: realSuit="Heart"; break; } //end of switch if (userInp==realSuit) { System.out.print("You got it right!"); } else { System.out.print("You got it wrong."); } //end of if statement } }


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