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Peter Buffett has inherited father Warren Buffett's Midas touch.
Buffett, an Emmy winner, composer and philanthropist, just sold his three-bedroom, three-bathroom condo at the formerly troubled One Madison Park for $4.25 million in an all-cash deal. The 1,962-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment was listed for $4.1 million before a bidding war, which was won by an unnamed buyer in the finance industry.
One Madison Park, which went into bankruptcy in 2010 and was riddled with lawsuits, is now being taken over by Related Companies. Related has settled many of the legal claims at the building and plans to complete construction of the building and put unsold units back on the market.
Buffett and his wife, Jennifer, bought the unit in 2009 for $3.56 million. The 18th-floor corner unit has floor-to-ceiling glass-curtain walls, a chef's kitchen, spa-like bathrooms and a large dining room with Empire State Building views.
Prudential Douglas Elliman broker Yoko Sanada declined to comment. Buffett, who could not be reached, spends much of his time upstate when he is not traveling.
Smoove move
Actor and stand-up comedian Jerry Brooks (pictured), who goes by the stage name J.B. Smoove and is perhaps best known for playing Leon on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has closed on an 843-square-foot, one-bedroom condo at One Brooklyn Bridge Park for $524,398. The loft-style unit includes a home office.
The new development at 360 Furman St. is the only residential building in the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brokerage firm MNS, which handles the building's sales, declined to comment.
Lorber's lair
Prudential Douglas Elliman broker Michael Lorber (below right) — and son of PDE boss Howard Lorber — isn't just selling real estate on Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York." He's also buying.
The bachelor just closed on a $1.3 million Palm Beach home on Orange Grove Road. The two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom residence is 1,597 square feet and was listed for $1.49 million. Built in 1952, the house was renovated in 2003 and includes a pool in the back garden and direct access to the beach. Lorber's broker was Senada Adzem of PDE's Boca Raton office.
Adzem has just announced the $9.85 million penthouse listing at 3700 South Ocean Blvd. in Highland Beach, Fla. The mega-apartment, owned by Shepard Osherow, co-founder and COO of wealth-management firm Sanford Bernstein, is billed as the largest penthouse in Palm Beach County. It's actually a combination of four apartments into a 9,290-square-foot unit with nine terraces.
Adzem will be at New York's Le Cirque on June 21, hosting a wine-tasting event to promote the property, and she plans to throw another event in the Hamptons.
Status update
Mom-and-pop investors might want to de-friend Facebook, but the company's early insiders are still making millions — and looking to buy New York trophy properties.
We hear that one unnamed West Coast-based Facebook insider has flown to Manhattan twice to look at TriBeCa's 144 Duane St., a sprawling multifamily townhouse priced at $49.5 million — up from last month's $45 million price.
The eight-bedroom, 10-bathroom, six-floor home includes an 11,000-square-foot owner's triplex penthouse that comes with 2,775 square feet of landscaped roof-deck and terrace space. The penthouse also features a gym and a half basketball court.
The townhouse also has two renovated 4,000-square-foot rental units and a 7,750-square-foot ground-floor "high-end showroom." The 1862 limestone building has ceiling heights that range from 12 to 17 feet and an elevator.
Listing broker Matthew Gulker of Prudential Douglas Elliman says there is already one bid on the property.
We hear . . .
That the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, which is having its annual Decorator Show House at the Aldyn on 60 Riverside Blvd. through June 14, has a storied history. Jennifer Lopez and Kerry Washington were members of the club, and Gladys Knight recorded an original song, "The Dream," with the club's choir. Designers at this year's Show House include Bunny Williams, Jamie Drake and Thom Filicia.


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- ISP2200, ISP2300, and SP212 Family Fibre Channel host bus adapter driver.
The qlc host bus adapter driver is a Sun Fibre Channel transport layer-compliant nexus driver for the Qlogic ISP2200, ISP2200A, ISP2310, ISP2312, and SP212 adapters. These adapters support Fibre Channel SCSI and IP Protocols, FC-AL public loop profile, point-to-point fabric connection and Fibre Channel service classes two and three (see NOTES section below).
The qlc driver interfaces with the Sun Fibre Channel transport layer to support the standard functions provided by the SCSA interface. It supports auto request sense and tagged queueing by default. The driver requires that all devices have unique hard addresses in private loop configurations. Devices with conflicting hard addresses are not accessible.
32–bit ELF kernel module (x86)
64-bit ELF kernel module (x86)
64-bit ELF kernel module (SPARC)
Driver configuration file
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
prtconf(1M), driver.conf(4), fcp(7D), fp(7d)
Writing Device Drivers
ANSI X3.230:1994, Fibre Channel Physical Signaling (FC-PH)
Project 1134-D, Fibre Channel Generic Services (FC-GS-2)
ANSI X3.269-1996, Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)
ANSI X3.270-1996, Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI (FCP-SCSI)
ANSI X3.270-1996, SCSI-3 Architecture Model (SAM)
Fibre Channel Private Loop SCSI Direct Attach (FC-PLDA)
Fabric Loop Attachment (FC-FLA)
ISP2200 Firmware Interface Specification, QLogic Corporation
ISP2300 Series Firmware Specification, QLogic Corporation
SP-212–based host bus adapters (including QLA-210) are supported on x86 platforms only and are limited to a maximum of 8 targets in fabric and sixteen targets in local loop topology. FL topology is not supported with the SP-212–based host bus adapter.

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Supporting Healthy Lungs
This blog does not intend to provide diagnosis...
In this article:
- Asthma Risk Factors Include:
- How to Prevent:
- Conventional Treatment:
- Beta Agonists
- Steroid inhalers
- Leukotriene Inhibitors
- Oral Steroids
- Asthma Prevention
- Alternative Therapies for Asthma Include:
- Natural Approaches to Asthma
- Probiotics
- Magnesium
- Fish Oil
- Vitamin D
- Folate
- L-Carnitine
- Summary
Asthma is an inflammatory lung disease that occurs when the muscles surrounding the lung tissues constrict. Worldwide, 300 million people are affected while almost 250,000 people die from complications of the condition annually. Asthma can cause symptoms like wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Certain triggers can bring on an asthma attack suddenly, and it can also be brought on by respiratory infections or, sometimes, allergies. Obesity, defined in those with a body mass index of 30 or more, doubles one's risk for developing asthma as do various other risk factors as listed below.
There is also a type of asthma known as exercise-induced asthma, which occurs with strenuous activity. Interestingly, people who experience this type of asthma usually don't feel symptoms unless they are exerting themselves.
Asthma is classified into four levels depending on their frequency of respiratory symptoms:
- Mild asthma
- Intermittent asthma
- Mild persistent
- Severe persistent
Asthma Risk Factors Include:
- Pollen allergies
- Family history of asthma
- Dietary sensitivities, including dairy, wheat and sulfites
- Chemical sensitivities, including food dyes and preservatives
- Tobacco use or second-hand smoke exposure
- African ancestry
- Latina/o ancestry
- Overweight or obesity
- Exposure to air pollution
- Acid reflux
How to Prevent:
Early exposure to animals, such as dogs and cats, has been shown to reduce risk of developing asthma as a child or adult. Conversely, a lack of childhood exposure may increase risk, requiring one to avoid exposure later on. A 2018 study showed that children who were prescribed antibiotics during their first year of life were at increased risk of developing asthma—this is likely due to the destruction of healthy gut bacteria.
If you have asthma, do as much as possible to avoid the triggers that make symptoms worse. Keeping a journal that documents asthma attacks may be helpful to identify causes and patterns.
Conventional Treatment:
In addition to avoiding triggers, treatment with prescription medications is the mainstay of conventional asthma therapy. In many cases, these medications can be lifesaving, and having them available for quick use is important. Common medications include the following:
Beta Agonists
This class of medications includes albuterol/salbutamol (Proair, Ventolin) or levalbuterol (Xopenex) and is frequently used as an inhaler or with a nebulizer machine for treatment during acute flare-ups. Drugs in this class are considered "rescue medications", and if used more than twice per week, a steroid inhaler is advised.
Steroid inhalers
This class of medications is used for maintenance and prevention of asthma attacks. Examples include fluticasone and beclomethasone inhalers. One must rinse out their mouth after inhaling this medication to prevent an oral yeast infection called thrush.
Leukotriene Inhibitors
This class of medications includes a medicine called montelukast (Singulair). These medicines inhibit a substance doctors call leukotriene. This chemical causes inflammation and restriction of the airways as well as congestion.
Oral Steroids
Used to help during acute attacks. Although sometimes necessary, oral steroids should be used as infrequently as possible since frequent use increases risk for osteoporosis and stomach ulcers.
Asthma Prevention
Alternative Therapies for Asthma Include:
HEPA Filters - If pollen allergies and animal dander are a trigger, use of a portable High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters should be considered and placed in the bedroom and/or living room.
Yoga – While known for its mobility and psychological benefits, yoga can also equip one with breathing exercises and strategies to help prevent asthma attacks.
A diet rich in plants and vegetables is anti-inflammatory while a diet consisting of a lot of processed and sugary foods creates inflammation, including inflammation and irritation to one's lungs. Plentiful in fruits, vegetables, omega-3 fatty acids, a Mediterranean diet has been shown to be helpful in reducing the risk of asthma, according to a 2015 study in Lung.
Those with asthma should consider a two-to-four-week elimination trial that intermittently omits wheat, dairy, or foods with sulfites (dried fruits, wines, etc.) as these substances can trigger asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals. According to Dr. Alan Gaby in Nutrition Medicine, other triggers can include monosodium glutamate (MSG), trans-fatty acids, aspirin, sodium benzoate, (a good preservative) and tartrazine food coloring.
Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are plentiful in everyday foods. A 2017 study of pregnant women showed that moms who consumed the highest levels of sugar during pregnancy were more like to have children with asthma. In addition, there is evidence that excessive consumption of high-fructose corn syrup by children ages two through nine, increases risk of asthma in children. This sweetener is found in many common foods, fruit juices, and carbonated beverages—always check labels!
Natural Approaches to Asthma
A healthy gut microbiome is crucial to a strong immune system. A 2015 study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology demonstrated the bacterial diversity of the gut is an important part of preventing allergy and asthma symptoms. The lactic acid bacteria called lactobacillus plays an important role, which is evident by the fact that children born via a cesarean section are at increased risk for asthma compared to those who pass through the birth canal (where lactobacillus is abundant). Animal studies of asthma support the benefits of probiotics in asthma prevention. More human studies are underway.
Magnesium is nature's muscle relaxer and an important mineral and enzyme "cofactor" involved in over 350 chemical reactions in the human body. An adequate intake of magnesium-rich foods, which include green leafy vegetables, is crucial. Frequently, diet is not enough, and a supplement is required.
Certain medications increase risk of a magnesium deficiency. These medications include acid reducers (i.e. omeprazole, pantoprazole, ranitidine) and diuretic water pills (i.e. furosemide, triamterene, hydrochlorothiazide).
A 2016 study in Pulmonary Medicine demonstrated that those with lower levels of magnesium in their blood were more likely to have severe asthma symptoms. When it comes to treating asthma, magnesium is used in different ways. During an acute asthma attack, doctors frequently use intravenous (IV) magnesium. A 2018 study out of Italy stated that magnesium via IV could help children with asthma attacks while a 2017 study by Cochrane Database also suggested that inhalation of magnesium using a nebulizer could add additional benefit in hospitalized patients already being treated with conventional therapy, i.e. albuterol. However, a 2018 study of children aged six months to four years did not show significant benefit of inhaled magnesium. A 1997 study showed intake of oral 400 mg of magnesium reduced use of asthma medication compared to those using a placebo.
Fish Oil
Omega-3 essential fatty acids consist primarily of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are important for the body to function at optimal levels. A 2014 study in Nutrition Journal showed that the majority of Americans do not consume enough omega-3 essential oils, which can be found in a variety of food sources, including fish (mackerel, cod, and salmon are among the richest), walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, and natto.
A 2017 study suggested that fish oil supplementation by pregnant women could help reduce asthma symptoms in their children. A 2018 study in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology concluded that "that introduction of fish early in life (6-9 months) and regular consumption of all fish (at least once a week) reduces asthma and wheeze in children up to four-and-a-half years old while fatty fish intake may be beneficial in older children."
Lastly, a 2016 study in Nutrition Research Reviews concluded that supplementing with omega-3 fish oil could benefit asthma.
Suggested dose: 1,000 mg once or twice per day
Vitamin D
Thousands of studies over the last decade show health benefits when one optimizes vitamin D intake. These studies tell us that those with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood have lower risk for chronic diseases, including asthma.
In my Southern California medical practice, a place where we have sunny skies more than 300 days per year, four in five of my patients have had a clinical vitamin D deficiency. The reason for this common deficiency is that few people spend the required 15 to 20 minutes each day in the sunlight, allowing their face, arms and legs to be exposed to the ultraviolet light. Up to 90 percent of people around the world are deficient.
A 2017 study showed that pregnant women supplemented with vitamin D had children who were half as likely to have asthma-related symptoms. Pregnant women should make sure they are getting adequate vitamin D. Most pregnant women need 2,000-5,000 IU daily. Consult with your doctor before supplementing.
Vitamin D intake also affects asthma among adults, according to a 2016 study in Pulmonary Medicine. It showed adults, both male and female, with lower blood levels of vitamin D in their blood were more likely to have severe asthma symptoms.
Suggested dose: 1,000 IU to 5,000 IU daily
Folate comes from the word "foliage", a term used to describe green vegetables. Regular intake of vegetables can help ensure adequate folate levels in the body. A 2016 study of 582 children in Puerto Rico showed that children with lower levels of folate in their blood were at higher risk of asthma attacks compared to those with the highest levels.
Suggested dose: A children's multivitamin or gummy vitamin with folate can be considered
L-carnitine is an important compound in the human body necessary to metabolism. About one in 350 people are unable to synthesize it. However, among those who do, some may have higher requirements than their bodies can make. A 2009 study showed children with asthma attacks had lower levels of L-carnitine in their blood compared to those with stable asthma. Healthy children were not tested in this study.
Producing similar results, a 2012 study in the Journal of Allergy included 50 children with moderate asthma and 50 children without asthma. Those with asthma had lower blood levels of L-carnitine compared to the healthy children. The study also showed the kids with asthma improved when they were supplemented with L-carnitine.
Suggested dose: As suggested on the label
Asthma can be a challenge for those afflicted. Avoiding triggers is important to ensuring the lungs are working healthily. One should pay close attention to things that may make their asthma worse. Prescription medications are lifesaving for many with asthma, but there are also diet changes and supplements that may be considered for those who need extra assistance with asthma control. Consult with your doctor before stopping any prescribed asthma medication.
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by John Hawkins | August 1, 2012 3:27 am
At long last, Obama is FINALLY getting some blowback[1] for taking the votes of black Americans for granted.
A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage with what they say will be a national campaign aimed at rallying black Americans to rethink their overwhelming support of the President, though the group's leader is offering few specifics about the effort.
The Rev. Williams Owens, who is president and founder of the Coalition of African-Americans Pastors and the leader of the campaign, has highlighted opposition to same-sex marriage among African-Americans. He calls this campaign "an effort to save the family."
"The time has come for a broad-based assault against the powers that be that want to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women," said Owens, in an interview Tuesday after the launch event at the National Press Club. "I am ashamed that the first black president chose this road, a disgraceful road."
At the press conference, Owens was joined by five other black regional pastors and said there were 3,742 African-American pastors on board for the anti-Obama campaign.
It's fantastic to see The Coalition of African-American Pastors[2] taking a stand for the Christian values that Obama abandoned when he decided to support gay marriage.
The same group had some kind words for Chick-Fil-A[3].
"Some people are saying because of the position that Chick-fil-A has taken – they don't want them in their cities," Rev. William Owens said at the National Press Club on Tuesday.
"It's a disgrace. It's the same thing that happened when I was marching for civil rights, when they didn't want a black to come into their restaurant, they didn't want us staying in their hotels. Now they're saying, because we take a Christian position, they don't want us in their cities."
Owens continued, "Well, we won't take it. We will stand up and they will learn, they will learn that they can't do that to any people, by destroying religion, by destroying the family, we will stand up."
I hope William Owens is ready to be smeared from every direction because if there's anything liberals hate more than a Christian who takes his faith seriously, it's a black man who has wandered off the liberal plantation.
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"GTi" is a variation of "GT" which means "Grand Touring Injection". It features vehicles combining sporty design and high performance.
At Peugeot, this term has been represented through our recent history through a legendary model: the 205 GTi - which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014.
Over 30 years after its inception, the Peugeot GTi today reinterprets the legend in an even more radical version. With its sharper handling and nimble driving, the 208 GTi by Peugeot Sport again demonstrates that the driving experience, sportiness and efficiency are truly embedded into the genes of the Lion brand. And check out the bigger and bolder 308 GTi by Peugeot Sport too.


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Knights Templar cave discovered behind rabbit hole
There are many legends about the Knights Templar. The secretive religious sect have left behind many mysterious mysteries. They once held great power across Europe. So much so, that King Philip IV of France, who was in debt to them, and in fear of their power, literally forced them underground, having burnt many of their prominent members at the stake.
So it is interesting to hear about a mysterious 700-year-old cave that may have been used by the famous Knights Templar. The fascinating cave was discovered, a while back, behind a rabbit hole, in a field in Shropshire, England. Could this cave be a Holy Grail site? Did the Knights Templar really meet here, in secret?


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An essential part of every baby's care is diapering. A child is usually toilet-trained around 3 years old. Until then, diapers are used to collect urine and bowel movements. A baby uses about 6 to 10 diapers each day. This adds up to about 2,000 to 3,000 diapers each year. With so many diaper changes, you may want to know how to make this task quicker and easier.
Generally, you can choose either cloth or disposable diapers. Each type has advantages and disadvantages. There is no clear answer as to which is best. You need to decide what works best for your baby and family. Many families choose to use some of both. Listed below are some of the pros and cons of each type of diaper.
Cloth diapers
Disposable diapers
As a new parent, it's normal to feel awkward trying to diaper a squirming baby. It can be frustrating not knowing how to hold the baby or where to place the diaper the first few times. However, it doesn't take long to get comfortable changing a diaper, and most parents get plenty of practice.
Here are the basic steps in diaper changing:
Use a changing table or pad placed at waist height. This prevents bending and back strain.
Have all diapers, wipes, and other items within reach. Never leave a baby unattended, even for a brief moment.
Use a washable or disposable mat on the changing table to lay the baby down on.
Open a clean diaper and set it aside.
Undo the tabs or pins of the dirty diaper. Hold the baby's legs in one hand and pull the front of the diaper down with the other hand.
If there is a bowel movement in the diaper, use the front of the diaper to wipe most of the mess toward the back of the diaper. Never wipe from back to front as this may lead to urinary tract infection.
With the dirty diaper pressed flat under the baby, use a wipe or damp washcloth to gently wash the baby's diaper area. Be sure to work from front to back.
Lift the baby's legs, slide the dirty diaper out, and set it away from the baby.
Place the back of the clean diaper under the baby and pull the front up between the baby's legs.
Secure the adhesive tabs or carefully pin the diaper corners snugly together. You should be able to place at least 2 fingers between the diaper and your baby's belly. If using safety pins, direct the pin away from the baby's belly, toward the sides. Always put one hand under the diaper when pinning so you don't poke the baby with the pin by mistake. If you use cloth diapers with Velcro, you won't need safety pins.
Place the dirty diaper in a container near the changing table to save steps. A lid that opens with a foot pedal is a plus. (It's a good idea to dump solid bowel movements in the toilet before placing the diaper in the can. This helps reduce the odor and helps the environment.)
This may sound very technical. But it doesn't take long to change a diaper once you have done it several times. Some special tips to remember when changing a diaper include:
Keep a baby boy's penis covered at all times. A free stream of urine can go through the air over the changing table and onto the floor, or into your face or the baby's face.
With messy bowel movements, hold the baby's legs carefully to prevent feet from kicking into the diaper.
Some diaper changes may require clothing changes if the diaper has leaked. A bath may also be needed if some of the bowel movement gets on the baby's back or legs.
Try talking or singing during diaper changes as a distraction. Older babies can hold a special toy that is only used at diaper time.
Diaper sizes and shapes vary depending on the brand. Your baby may fit a certain brand for many months, then suddenly start leaking. Try a different brand if the one you are using isn't working.
Call your healthcare provider for any rash that causes concern. Call your baby's provider if :
Any big blisters or sores (more than 1 inch across) develop
The rash has not improved in 3 days
The rash becomes solid, bright red, raw, or bleeds
Pimples, blisters, boils, sores, or crusts develop
The rash interferes with sleep
The rash spreads beyond the diaper area
Your child is fussy or irritable
Your child has a fever
Most babies will get a diaper rash at some time, whether they are in cloth or disposable diapers. Their bottoms are often in contact with moisture, bacteria, and ammonia, and there is rubbing from the diaper. Babies and toddlers are at risk as long as they are wearing diapers. Rashes are much easier to prevent than to cure. Many rashes can be treated by doing the following:
Change diapers often. The most important thing is to keep the area dry and clean. Check the diapers often, every hour if your baby has a rash, and change them as needed.
Clean baby's skin gently. Frequent and vigorous washing with soap can strip the baby's tender skin of the natural protective barrier. Wash gently but thoroughly, including the skin folds. Don't use diaper wipes if your child has a rash, as they can burn and increase the irritation. You can sit the baby in a basin or tub of lukewarm water for several minutes with each diaper change. This helps clean and may also be comforting. You can also pour warm water from a pitcher or use a squirt bottle. Don't use any soap normally. But if there is stool that is hard to remove, then a very mild soap is OK. Wash gently and rinse well. Baby oil on a cotton ball can also be used.
Pat dry or leave diapers off for a while. Let the skin air dry, or pat very gently with a very soft cloth. Fasten diapers loosely and don't use airtight rubber pants. If you use disposable diapers, it can help to punch holes in them to let air in.
Protect your baby's skin. Petroleum jelly provides a good protective coating, even on sore, reddened skin, and is easily cleaned. A number of other ointments are available. See what works for your baby and what your baby's healthcare provider recommends. Be very careful with all powders. Be sure the baby does not breathe them in. Don't use talcum powder because of the risk of pneumonia. Powders may retain moisture and hold it close to the baby's skin. This makes the rash worse. Ask your child's healthcare provider before using diaper powder or home remedies such as cornstarch. In general, these are not recommended.
To help prevent diaper rash, change diapers as soon as they are soiled. Make sure to remove urine and stool from your baby's skin with gentle cleaning.
Babies wet their diapers several times a day. The number of wet diapers is a helpful sign of how much fluid the baby is taking in. It's sometimes hard to tell when a disposable diaper is wet. But a baby should have at least 7 wet diapers each day. Fewer wet diapers can mean the baby may not be taking in enough fluid.
Normally, a baby's urine is clear and yellow-tinged. Changes in the odor and color may mean there is a problem. Dark yellow or even pinkish color urine may mean the baby is not getting enough fluid.
Call your baby's healthcare provider if you have concerns about the amount of color or odor of your baby's urine.
The first bowel movements of a newborn are called meconium. Meconium is sticky and dark brown to greenish-black in color. The baby may have several meconium and transitional bowel movements before this substance is completely gone from the baby's system. Then bowel movements are loose and yellow.
Breastfed babies usually have frequent bowel movements at first, sometimes with every feeding, and even some in-between. These bowel movements are often loose, yellow, and seedy. Formula-fed babies have thicker bowel movements that are more formed and light brown.
Occasionally, babies become constipated. This rarely happens in breastfed babies. Firm or formed, hard stools that occur only once a day or less than once a day, may mean a baby is constipated. A baby may strain or fuss with constipation. However, all young babies will strain and grunt when having a bowel movement. That's because the muscles of the rectum and anus are not yet coordinated enough to fully relax as stool passes through. If you think your baby is constipated, contact your baby's healthcare provider.
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As the Air Resources Board meets this week, they'll be facing a deadline – how to implement a cap-and-trade program that is a pivotal part of a 2006 climate law, called AB32.
The program will offer financial incentives for power plants and other major polluters to cut emissions, setting up the largest U.S. carbon trading market as a way to enforce a gradually tightening cap on emissions.
AB32 has a Jan. 1, 2011 deadline for devising and enacting details on how it would work.
Nothing like a little procrastination.
Under the new California rules, regulators would enforce limits on heat-trapping gas emissions beginning in 2012, eventually including 85 percent of the state's worst polluters.
Ninety percent of the allowances would be free in the first years of the program to give industry time to upgrade to cleaner equipment or account for increased future costs.
Over time, as the cap gets lower and fewer allowances are available, costs would rise.
"The idea is to incentivize clean technology over fossil fuels by putting a price on carbon," said Jon Costantino, an attorney in Sacramento, who formerly served as the climate change planning manager at the Air Resources Board.
Up to 8 percent of companies' emissions reductions can also be fulfilled by buying so-called carbon offsets -- credits for forestry or other projects that reduce greenhouse gases.
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association, said California has to ensure the cap-and-trade program gets linked with other states and countries that plan to do the same thing, so that the market broadens and becomes more robust.
"California can't do it alone, we won't help fix climate change alone," Reheis-Boyd said. "If we're the only ones doing cap-and-trade, it will be a huge competitive disadvantage for California when compared to other states, and a huge competitive disadvantage globally."
California wants its greenhouse gas emissions reduced to 1990 levels by 2020.


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February 10, 2010 – Today, we're unveiling the second in our series of lists documenting the online world's Most Influential People in HR and its subsets. This list, the Top 25 Most Influential Online Recruiters picks up where the First Top 25 list left off. That list, you might recall, surveyed the Top 25 Online Influencers in all of HR.
Once again, we've partnered with Traackr, the Boston based online reputation discovery tool, to develop the list. Traackr is a fantastic way to identify the most widely seen and read individuals in a variety of niches. Their expertise is the discovery and ranking of people in very specific niches. Traackr uses a combination of spidering, processing and analytics to develop its lists.
In order to really quantify the dimensions of online influence, Traackr measures three key variables:
- Reach: A measure of the audience size (number of eyeballs) for each individual. Traffic.
- Relevance: The degree to which content associated with the individual matches a cloud of keywords prepared for the analysis
- Resonance: The number of mentions, inbound links and participation found for each individual.
The process is amazing. Given a starter list of key words, Traackr spiders the web based on searches for those search terms. That massive pile of data is then sorted and sifted in Traackr's analytic sandbox. Links, references, content, name duplication are all identified, assessed and reexamined. Ultimately, after a number of spider-analyze-spider iterations, the list starts to take shape.
Jason Buss is doing some amazing things at the The Talent Buzz. His blog is a constant and useful flow of commentary and information designed for the HR/Recruiting community. It's no accident that he is the top ranked person on our list of the Top 25 Online Influencers in Recruiting. (You ought to subscribe to his rss feed.)
Recently, he published:
These lists cover the universe that exists entirely within the walls of Twitter. He estimates that there are over 10,000 recruiters who are active in some way on twitter. These lists are a nice complement to our project which takes a broader look at the online recruiting coral reef. We used Jason's lists as one reference and validation point in the search-analyze-search process.
There is always a question of validation. In the first iteration of the process (The Most Influential People in HR List), the validation point was the discovery of novelty. Of the 25 people on the list, only 17 were known to the review board. For this Top 25 Recruiters list, we validated with a list of five names that probably ought to be on the list.
Interestingly, the first draft of the list (after two weeks of data processing) didn't have Shally on it. It's hard to imagine a list of influential people in online Recruiting that doesn't include Shally Steckerl. After some review, we discovered that Shally was not particularly active (up to normal standards) towards the end of the year. We had to broaden the window and redo the analysis to make sure the list included his work.
We learned something really interesting about the world of online Recruiting. It's very "present tense". The online world is a "what have you done for me lately" environment that demands the attention span of a twitter addict. If you don't stay current, you fall off the edge of consciousness.
As we continue this experiment in the measurement of online influence, we're continuing to learn. The Shally example suggests that influence might have two components: current immediate influence and long term impact. The long term is a measure of quality that is harder to measure.
The list we present today is like any contemporary hits list. The positions are not inevitable, they are just the positions this month. It's a rapidly changing world out there and it's likely that many of these names will not be on the 2011 version of the list.
Here are some interesting statistics.
- While the list is fairly US-centric, about 25% of the influencers are international.
- About 50% of the influencers are working recruiters
- About 50% work in vendors or other institutions that support the recruiting industry.
- 30% are women
- 100% have a blog
- 40% have more than one blog
- On average, an influencer has seven different presences in social media (LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs etc)
- 100% of the Influencers have LinkedIn accounts
- 96% are on Twitter.
- 88% are on Facebook
We'd love to get your feedback on the list and the meaning of online influence.


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This Dawn framing camera (FC) image of Vesta shows many craters of different sizes and states of preservation on Vesta's surface. In the top of the image there are four large, very degraded craters that have diameters of around 5 kilometers (3 miles). On account of their very degraded state these craters are probably some of the oldest craters in the image. There are many younger, much fresher craters that are generally less than 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) in diameter. There are also many linear features in this image. A number of grooves and ridges run diagonally across the image, from the top left to bottom right. And more feint, smaller scale grooves run in the opposite direction, from the top right to bottom left.
This image is located in Vesta's Pinaria quadrangle, in Vesta's southern hemisphere. NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image with its framing camera on March 16, 2012. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter. The distance to the surface of Vesta is 272 kilometers (169 miles) and the image has a resolution of about 25 meters (82 feet) per pixel. This image was acquired during the LAMO (low-altitude mapping orbit) phase of the mission.
The Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington D.C. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. The Dawn framing cameras have been developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, with significant contributions by DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The framing camera project is funded by the Max Planck Society, DLR, and NASA/JPL.
More information about Dawn is online at http://www.nasa.gov/dawn and http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov.


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For the enforcement and the tight control of security and the flow of traffic within and given network or between networks, the firewall is one very important piece of software and also hardware that is entrusted with these functions. An understanding of how the firewall is able to achieve its functions through the capabilities a firewall is able to provide. These are the capabilities which determine the type of firewall to be sourced to meet a certain and specific set of security needs.
Most of the firewalls will work through the packet filtering method which is one of the most effective methods of implementing security for the network through validation of data packets. The validation of the data packets is usually based on a number of factors which are the destination and the source internet protocol (IP) addresses, protocol, type of service, the source and the destination ports and port numbers, the differentiate services code point, the time range and a host of other parameters associated with the internet protocol header. These criteria are usually tested and matched for all individual packets so as to guarantee or deny these packets. This packet filtering comes about or rather is implemented through the use access control lists (ACL) which are found on switches and routers. The ACl has the advantage of being very fast when coupled with the application specific integrated circuit. Having seen these features of the packet filtering firewalls, the most obvious strong point for this type of firewall is that it is most common and can be found in about every component of the network. The packet filtering firewall is found in switches and routers as mentioned earlier, the wireless access points, the virtual private network aggregators are other devices on the network which use this type of firewall. The downside with the packet filtering firewall is that it is static and has been exploited by hackers who channel suspicious traffic through the TCP 80 port which grants unobstructed access.
The proxy firewalls also called the application firewalls work on a more complex model which can be explained by the Open System interconnection (OSI). This model seeks to explain the transmission of information from one computer to another application on a second computer. The information is passed through layers to make sure security is not compromised. The information according to the OSI model is passed through seven different layers starting with the application layer (7th layer) which is usually the interface in the form of programs used on the computer. The next layer is the presentation layer which is the translator between systems and converts the application layer information to a format acceptable to various different systems. Encryption is done in this layer.
The session layer is the fifth and manages service requests between computers. The transport layer provides reliable ordering and communication of data by preparing the data for delivery to the network
The next type of firewall is the reverse proxy firewall which will work in a similar manner to the application firewall. The difference lies in that the reverse proxy firewalls are deployed for the servers and not clients as in the case of application servers. The effectiveness of this firewall lies in the reverse proxy understanding how the application behaves and the intelligence to do away with problems like the buffer overflow.
A last form of firewall is the packet inspection firewall which takes care of session information and is even able to perform deep packet inspection to enforce compliance and scan for viruses all the time making sure that operation speed is superb.
These are the basic types of firewalls and which are chosen dependent on security needs and on to which many features have been added by different security vendors to make them better adapted for use.


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Next time you're prompted to update the Java software on your computer, pay attention or you might become a Yahoo user without realizing it.
The search company has cut a deal with Oracle to promote Yahoo search alongside future updates to Oracle's Java technology, which runs on most PCs. Starting this month, when people are prompted to update to the next version of Java, they'll be asked if they want to make Yahoo their default search engine on Chrome and Internet Explorer.
The box to reply in the affirmative will be checked by default, the Wall Street Journal reported, so those not paying attention might find themselves using Yahoo search even if they didn't mean to.
CEO Marissa Mayer announced the deal at Yahoo's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. It's the latest partnership the search company has signed to promote its services.
In December, Yahoo replaced Google as the default search service in Mozilla's Firefox browser. That deal has been profitable, Mayer said Wednesday, without giving details.
Yahoo is also said to be angling to become the default search in Apple's Safari browser, when Apple's deal with Google expires this year.
The deals are intended to grow Yahoo's meager share of the search market. At the end of April, Google led the pack with 64 percent of desktop search traffic in the U.S., followed by Microsoft with 20 percent and Yahoo with less than 13 percent, according to comScore.
Java runs on billions of PCs worldwide, including 90 percent of PCs in the U.S. The deal with Oracle is for three years, Mayer said.
Yahoo is also working to integrate its search product with third-party apps, through a software development kit released earlier this year. Last week, Yahoo said its search service had been integrated into TouchPal, the default keyboard app on some Android smartphones.


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…if what Dr. Jim Wilson, announced via press release instead of the more standard academic publication, is true.
"A Young Daughter of the Picts" attributed to Jacques le Moyne de Morgues, circa 1585.
Dr. Wilson indicates that he, in conjunction with Scotland's DNA, an ancestry testing company that he is affiliated with, a new SNP, S530 has been discovered and it is a Pict marker. He says that this marker is evidence that the Picts are living among us today and can be identified genetically. As proof, he offers that 10% of the 1000 Scottish men tested carry this marker, while it is found in only .8% of English men and about 3% of the men in Northern Ireland. Dr. Wilson indicates that this marker is 10 times more prevalent in men with Scottish grandfathers than men with English grandfathers. You can read the articles in "The Scotsman" and "The Telegraph and the press release by Scotland's DNA here."
The Picts were Scotland's earliest known people. It's unknown what the Picts called themselves, but the Roman's gave them the name Picts, meaning "painted ones." They were Celts, but their early history in the British Isles is unclear. By the time they entered recorded history, they were in Scotland, north of the Forth and Clyde, beyond the stronghold of the Roman empire with whom they fought bitterly on their borders. Their kingdoms in about 800 and 900 CE are shown on the map below.
Eventually, in about the 1100s, and rather gradually, the Picts disappeared from the records as a separate people, having assimilated as fully Gaelic Scots, their Pictish heritage forgotten, into the mainstream of the British Isles, along with other Celts, Angles, Saxons and Vikings.
Dr. Wilson says that S530, the newly discovered Pictish marker parallels the Pictish locations, in Fife, Perthshire, Tayside and the Northeast and around Moray Firth coastlands.
Normally, this kind of an announcement would be met with an extremely positive reaction in the genetic genealogy community, but in this case, not so much. It seems that Dr. Wilson along with Britain's DNA and Scotland's DNA have been involved in some less than reputable actions recently, and one has to wonder if this is legitimate.
By legitimate, I mean whether, if provided with the same data and opportunities, another independent academic researcher could reproduce the same results and if unbiased, would come to the same conclusions. This, of course, is part of the purpose of peer review during the academic publication process. This isn't the first time this has happened, either. For more information about these companies, their issues, their scientific announcements via the media and resulting scuttlebutt, check the following links.
Be sure to read the comments by Debbie Kennett on the link above, and the article below, on Debbie's blog.
I checked the Scotland's DNA website, and fully expected to find a new "Pict" test, but it's not there yet. Unless I'm terribly off the mark, I'm betting it will be soon, which might have something to do with circumventing the academic publication process, aside from the minor details of peer review and accuracy. Academic publication takes about 18 months to write the paper and shepherd it through the peer review process. Not trivial, and there is no "big splash" so to speak about an academic paper appearing in a little known scientific journal. Much bigger splash this way and one can offer a product immediately, no waiting. The problem is that science isn't a "trust me" type of field and this type of science-in-the-media announcement with no documentation flies against all of the safeguards built into the scientific publication process.
So, you just might be a Pict if Jim Wilson is correct and you carry S530….but until an academic paper is published, there is no way to know for sure unless of course, you're into "trust me."
However, if you're dying to know, and can't wait, I have a hint for you, this SNP was discovered earlier this year, at Family Tree DNA. It's also called SNP L1335, and is equivalent to S530. Kind of sheds a different light on the big announcement doesn't it. If you need to know, and you're a haplogroup R1b male, just order this SNP for $39 from Family Tree DNA and you'll know if you carry this marker, or not. However, until Dr. Wilson publishes a paper and makes his data available for review, you won't know if you are a Pict or just another L1335 Scottish male.
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Los Angeles District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Ghalib was taken into custody immediately after being sentenced Friday.
He pleaded no contest last month to leaving the scene of an accident that injured a man who was trying to serve him with a restraining order. The order was sought by Spears' father and was eventually granted.
The process server has sued Ghalib, a paparazzo. That case is still pending.
Robison says Ghalib was also ordered to serve three years of formal probation and perform 45 days of roadside cleanup duty.
The 37-year-old was facing up to a year in county jail.


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By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
This is a summer of leatherback sea turtle sightings by local fishermen. Capt. Dick Smith of the charter fishing boat Patriot Too has seen quite a few of these large sea turtles in Vineyard waters.
"During the summer, the jellyfish come through Nantucket and Vineyard sounds," Mr. Smith said. "Leatherback sea turtles are usually out there on the Gulf Stream, but their diet is jellyfish, so they are here."
Earlier in July, the captain said, he saw quite a few sea turtles almost daily.
On Tuesday morning, he saw a leatherback off Cedar Tree Neck at about 10 a.m. while doing a fishing charter. On Wednesday, he saw a dead leatherback sea turtle afloat off the North Shore.
His charter boat business works out of Falmouth but Island waters are his fishing grounds.
Mr. Smith said business is off compared to past years. The season started strong in June, he said, but slowed down early in July. "It started picking up this past week," he said.
Rising fuel prices have had an impact on his business and the choices customers make. He raised the cost of a 4-hour trip $5 for adults, from $35 to $40, to cover additional fuel costs.
"We left the fee for children at $25 and we've gotten a lot of happy parents because of it," Mr. Smith said.
As for fishing, Mr. Smith said it is a good season on the water.
Capt. Charlie Ashmun of the charter fishing boat Cay Lee fishes out of Edgartown. The boat is a Fortier 26 with one diesel. Mr. Ashmun has owned the boat for two years and he is happy with the boat's fuel efficiency. "It is great on fuel," he said.
Still, the rising cost of diesel fuel has caused him to raise his half-day rate $50 from $500 to $550.
"I know of a lot of guys that are charging $750, and some guys are only doing 6-hour full-day trips," he said.
After spending around $250 for 50 gallons of fuel to top off his tank, Mr. Ashmun said, he is constantly looking for ways to economize.
"I try and match my fishing trips with the currents," he said. He confers with his Eldredge Tide Book to check those currents.
Of fishing, Captain Ashmun said, "With striped bass you really have to work at it. You got to work, but it is fun." Bluefishing is easier, more reliable, he said.
He adds: "The bonito are here. We lost one right next to the boat the other day."
Capt. John Potter of the 40-foot party fishing boat Skipper, out of Oak Bluffs, has an interesting charter next week. He is taking Paul Caruso, a senior fisheries biologist with the state Division of Marine Fisheries, out on one of his usual trips on Tuesday.
Mr. Caruso, accompanied by other fisheries experts, will measure and count fish. They are going to bring weight scales and notebooks and pay attention to the landings of black sea bass, fluke and scup.
"They will talk to passengers and get a perspective on what is going on out here. This kind of work is good for Nantucket Sound," Captain Potter said.
Massachusetts anglers spend a lot of money. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released their 2006 national survey on fishing, hunting and recreation associated with wildlife.
Massachusetts recreational anglers were busy two years ago. According to the survey, a half million recreational anglers spent more than $769 million in the state.
Fluke and Striped Bass Quota
The commercial season for fluke is about to close. "It will definitely be closed within the next week," said Micah Dean, a fisheries analyst for the state Division of Marine Fisheries.
As of Wednesday, the state reports on its Web site, 82.9 per cent of the fluke quota of 615,218 pounds or 510,082 pounds has been harvested.
Mr. Dean said data reflected on the Web site, the quota, is actually not up to date, as there is a lag between the time that the fish are landed and the numbers turned in to the state. Vineyard consumers who like to buy the fish as the catch of the day should buy it now before the fishery closes.
Menemsha is an important hub for fluke landings. The fish is landed almost daily, except for days when the fishery is closed. A small fleet of fishing boats go out and harvest the fish. They don't have to go far. Vineyard Sound and its many shoals are the best places to land fluke.
The recreational season for fluke continues.
Meanwhile, the commercial striped bass season is moving ahead at a slow pace. With the first two weeks of the landings reported, fishermen have harvested 242,870 pounds, or 21.9 per cent of the 1,107,828 pound quota. Typically, the striped bass season should last well into August.


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Andrew Bacevich's Letter to Paul Wolfowitz at Harper's has been generating significant attention. Bachevich reminds us that Wolfowitz was a protégé of nuclear strategist Albert Wohlstetter, who believed states should act to prevent war, not just react to aggression. At one point, Bacevich writes
So even conceding a hat tip to Albert Wohlstetter, the Bush Doctrine was largely your handiwork. The urgency of invading Iraq stemmed from the need to validate that doctrine before the window of opportunity closed. What made it necessary to act immediately was not Saddam's purported WMD program. It was not his nearly nonexistent links to Al Qaeda. It was certainly not the way he abused his own people. No, what drove events was the imperative of claiming for the United States prerogatives allowed no other nation.
… to unshackle American power. Saddam Hussein's demise would serve as an object lesson for all: Here's what we can do. Here's what we will do.
In other words … Iraq: the demonstrator model war.
For more on the relationship between Wolfowitz and Wohlstetter, read Anthony David's 2007 American Prospect piece The Apprentice. Also, see what may be Wolfowitz's last extensive interview in 2003 in Vanity Fair.


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The United States Supports the Arms Trade Treaty
Secretary of State
The United States looks forward to working with our international partners at the upcoming conference from March 18-28 to reach consensus on an Arms Trade Treaty that advances global security and respects national sovereignty and the legitimate arms trade. We supported and actively participated in negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty held at the United Nations in July 2012. Those negotiations made considerable progress, but ended before a treaty could be concluded. Accordingly, the United States supported a UN General Assembly resolution December 24, 2012 to convene the conference this month to build on those efforts.
The United States is steadfast in its commitment to achieve a strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty that helps address the adverse effects of the international arms trade on global peace and stability. An effective treaty that recognizes that each nation must tailor and enforce its own national export and import control mechanisms can generate the participation of a broad majority of states, help stem the illicit flow of conventional arms across international borders, and have important humanitarian benefits.
The United States could only be party to an Arms Trade Treaty that addresses international transfers of conventional arms solely and does not impose any new requirements on the U.S. domestic trade in firearms or on U.S. exporters. We will not support any treaty that would be inconsistent with U.S. law and the rights of American citizens under our Constitution, including the Second Amendment.
While the international arms trade affects every country, over one hundred states today do not have a system for control of international conventional arms transfers. We support a treaty that will bring all countries closer to existing international best practices, which we already observe, while preserving national decisions to transfer conventional arms responsibly. The international conventional arms trade is, and will continue to be, a legitimate commercial activity. But responsible nations should have in place control systems that will help reduce the risk that a transfer of conventional arms will be used to carry out the world's worst crimes, including those involving terrorism, and serious human rights violations.
I wish the conference well and hope that we can reach consensus on a treaty that improves global security, advances our humanitarian goals, and enhances U.S. national security by encouraging all nations to establish meaningful systems and standards for regulating international arms transfers and ensuring respect for international law.


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The owner spent alot of time (20 minutes or more) explaining the problems with my car. I was very impressed with his patience and willingness to give up his time to help me understand my options. I have taken my car there for 5 years and have always appreciated his up front, honest dealings coupled with his exhaustive knowledge of cars and PA inspection regulations. I cannot recommend this shop enough!Mark H.
They really treat people with respect. Can't find a better repair center in the area.Pat S.
Quality work, fast service, and affordable as well. My go-to mechanic. They have never overcharged me or failed to fix a problem the first time.Robert S.
The employees at WSAC have saved me more than once in the 16 years I have been using them for my families' five cars. They are the most honest people I have ever found. I have referred dozens of friends to them. if you need honest, reasonably priced car service this is the place.Jack J.
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Entering 2012, following up is Chinese New Year. This year is most popular year of Chinese, Dragon Year.
Looking back the market last year, DIY PC became smaller due to light users who just need internet surfing or use easy apps, moved to Notebook, tablet or Smart Phone.
Even though, Desktp still has good performance, better audio/video, and upgradability.
For office or students, its more suitable for word processing and Online Game.
Desktop PC is still the highest C/P option for larger size monitor and making long time usage more comfortable.
This is windwithme annual entry PC sharing.
Last year, I shared AMD first. This year, I go for Intel first.
Sandy Bridge CPU launched cheaper Pentium and Celeron series.
H61 MB price is lower than H55 due to MB makers tough competition.
LGA 1155 CPU plus MB can save much money. Maybe this is the price strength caused by smaller DIY market.
CPU Processor
Inte Celeron G530, just launched last Sep.
2.4GHz, 32nm, 2MB L3 cache, D2 Revision
Physical 2 Cores without Hyper-Threading supports max 2 threading, called 2C/2T.
Price is around 47USD.
Product manual, original cooler, Intel Celeron G530 CPU
Even its Celeron naming, Sandy Bridge G530 performance is not bad.
LGA 1155 Pentium L3 cache is 3MB. This is the main difference of Intel new generation CPU.
Currently, Intel most popular integrated video output chipset is H61 for entry or Z68 for high end.
There are many H61 models in the market. You can find plenty features and specs.
I pick H61 mid-range GIGABYTE H61M-S2PV. Its around 70USD.
GIGABYTE H61M-S2PV main feature is Ultra Durable 4.
Glass Fabric PCB technology, anti-surge ICs, Physical dual BIOS,
ICs with up to 3 times the ESD resistance levels, 100% solid caps and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs
Even though there are lower price H61 models, I prefer to have PCI and DVI on board.
DDR3 price is lower and lower. 2GBx2 is only for tight budget users.
Windows7 64-bit is getting more popular, 4GBx2 becomes mainstream spec.
I use CORSAIR xms3 4GBX2 dual channel version. 1600 version price is a little bit higher.
CORSAIR is international well-known brand and its stability test procedure is very strict. The price is acceptable range.
This model price is around 50USD.
Celeron G530 with H61 only support DDR3 1066. Its still slower than entry DDR3 1333.
If you use higher frequency DDR3, you can enhance CL in 1066 to rise the bandwidth.
For budget concern or no heatsink requirement, you can just pick entry DDR3 1333.


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Flush-mountable infrared LED
The T-MIDLED® enables remote control functionality to be incorporated in a lower profile thanks to the first flush-mountable infrared LED. The compact side-looking T-shaped MIDLED offers impressively high radiant intensity and protrudes only fractions of millimeters from the board. An infrared transmitter can therefore be integrated in extra-thin smartphones or tablet computers
- High Power (55mW) Infrared LED
- Halfangle (+-25°)
- 940nm emitter
- Low profile component
- Sidelooker
- Data transmission
- Remote Control


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After years of being conditioned by Gordon Ramsay's profanity-laden rants that fresh is always better than frozen, it comes as a bit of a shock that a reality TV chef's wisdom about food doesn't hold true when it comes to assisted reproductive technology. Anyway, according to a new study regarding IVF treatments, frozen embryos are more likely to result in healthier pregnancies and healthier babies, than fresh embryos.
The research—conducted at Aberdeen University and published in the Fertility Sterility journal—evaluated 37,000 implantation pregnancies and found that when frozen embryos were used there was a "30 per cent lower risk of bleeding during pregnancy, 30 to 40 per cent less chance of the baby being born underweight, 20 per cent smaller risk of it being born preterm and 20 per cent less likelihood of it dying shortly after birth," compared to pregnancies resulting from fresh embryos.
Researchers had a few theories as to why frozen embryos garner better results, the first having to do with the toll that the fertility treatment takes on a woman's body. When fresh embryos are implanted shortly after harvesting the eggs, a woman's lining may not have fully recovered from the invasive procedure. And the drugs used to stimulate egg production could still be circulating in her body, which could be harmful to the pregnancy.
Additionally, only the healthiest embryos survive the freezing and thawing process. A hardier embryo could result in a hardier infant.
Image via Sam72/Shutterstock
Frozen embryos better for IVF treatment [Telegraph]


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Bristol Palin has released a new public service announcement for the Candie's Foundation, in which she talks about how hard it is to raise a kid if your family isn't as famous as hers. At least she's honest?
In the thirty-second spot, Palin's all dressed up in pearls and a Chanel-esque jacket. She looks less like a teen mom and more like a late-twenties professional woman, which is maybe part of the point. Because, as Bristol points out, she has lots of advantages — a "famous family" and all the "opportunities" that come with it (represented by footage of Bristol getting made up for a shoot, much like this one). Without these, says Bristol, "it wouldn't be pretty" — rather, her life as a teen mom would take place in a barren living room, with her baby squalling on the floor.
It's a bit of an odd message — teen pregnancy is okay as long as you come from a prominent political family, but not if you're poor. Of course, it's true that having a baby has been a lot easier for Bristol than it is for teens with less disposable income and family support. And in a way it's nice to see her acknowledge her privilege. But still, it's a bit odd that Candie's chose to have Bristol compare less fortunate teens' motherhood experiences to her own.
On the other hand, there's one way Bristol's unlucky — in a way, doing PSAs and appearing on television is an opportunity, and in another way it's a burden. The lives of teen moms without Palin-level notoriety may not be "pretty," but at least they're private.
The Candie's Foundation To Debut New Public Service Campaign Featuring Bristol Palin [Magic Bullet Media]


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Closer to Home, Inc.
7608 Aubrey Ridge Court, Fairview, TN 37062
Phone: (615) 319-9751
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Closer to Home's goal is provide for and enrich the lives of people in community who fall upon hard times.
It purpose - enabling help to once again become productive members of community.
Closer to Home's calling is raise funds from events, sponsorships and donations in order to supply provisions at food, shelter, clothing and education for needy families, individuals and children who come to our attention via third party references.
In August of 2000, Grammy nominated award winner Michele Pillar formed Closer to Home. Since many artists have donated their talents to raise funds for Closer to Home, including Michael McDonald, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, JoDee Messina, Wynonna, Phil Vassar, Allen Shamblin, and many others.
Corporate Sponsors such as Keller Williams, Bridgestone, Capitol Bank and AIM Health Care Services have given generously help hundreds of people in Williamson and surrounding counties.
Closer to Home is a 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Corporation.
"We are blessed with a strong foundation of volunteer Board Members who together represent over fifty years experience with not-for-profit organizations. We run smoothly and quickly to assist help often within twenty-four hours. Closer to Home is simple neighbor helping neighbor effort," states Michele Pillar, Closer to Home President.
Closer to Home is managed by five member Board of Directors. Operation and overhead expenses are approximately $300 per month and the Director of Gifting is paid a modest salary for the daily processing of referral requests.
Most distributions are given anonymously to maintain the dignity of helped.
Referrals are submitted to Closer to Home via public servants such as social workers, police officers, caseworkers, educators and other individuals who are in a position to evaluate people in need. Closer to Home helps those who need immediate assistance and may be too proud to ask for help.
"I am very excited to serving on Board for Closer to Home. I've watched it carefully the years and respect all aspects of it."-- Beth Ingram, Chairman the Board of Closer To Home.