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Why Is Our Life Expectancy Shorter Than in Other Developed Countries?
Reprinted from Too Much: An online weekly on excess and inequality
To protect our health, we've learned to have our 'vital signs' taken. But no visit to a doctor's office can tell us the vital signs that determine where on earth people can expect to live the longest lives.
Let's talk life expectancy.
The stats first. They tell a clear story: Americans now live shorter lives than men and women in most of the rest of the developed world. And that gap is growing.
Back in 1990, shouts a new study published last week in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association, the United States ranked just 20th on life expectancy among the world's 34 industrial nations. The United States now ranks 27th — despite spending much more on health care than any other nation.
Americans, notes an editorial the journal ran to accompany the study, are losing ground globally "by every" health measure.
Why such poor performance? Media reports on last week's new State of U.S. Health study hit all the usual suspects: poor diet, poor access to affordable health care, poor personal health habits, and just plain poverty.
In the Wall Street Journal, for instance, a chief wellness officer in Ohio opinedthat if Americans exercised more and ate and smoked less, the United States would surely start moving up in the global health rankings.
But many epidemiologists — scientists who study health outcomes — have their doubts. They point out that the United States ranked as one of the world's healthiest nations in the 1950s, a time when Americans smoked heavily, ate a diet that would horrify any 21st-century nutritionist, and hardly ever exercised.
Poor Americans, then as now, had chronic problems accessing health care. But poverty, epidemiologists note, can't explain why fully insured middle-income Americans today have significantly worse health outcomes than their middle-income counterparts in other rich nations.
The University of Washington's Dr. Stephen Bezruchka has been tracking these outcomes since the 1990s. The new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Bezruchka told Too Much last week, should worry Americans at all income levels.
"Even if we are rich, college-educated, white-skinned, and practice all the right health behaviors," he notes, "similar people in other rich nations will live longer."
A dozen years ago, Bezruchka published in Newsweek the first mass-mediacommentary, at least in the United States, to challenge the conventional take on poor U.S. global health rankings.
To really understand America's poor health standing globally, epidemiologists like Bezruchka posit, we need to look at "the social determinants of health," those social and economic realities that define our daily lives.
None of these determinants matter more, these researchers contend, than the level of a society's economic inequality, the divide between the affluent and everyone else. Over 170 studies worldwide have so far linked income inequality to health outcomes. The more unequal a society, the studies show, the more unhealthy most everyone in it — and not the poor alone.
Just how does inequality translate into unhealthy outcomes? Growing numbers of researchers place the blame on stress. The more inequality in a society, the more stress on a daily level. Chronic stress, over time, wears down our immune systems and leaves us more vulnerable to disease.
This same stress drives people to seek relief in unhealthy habits. They may do drugs or smoke — or eat more "comfort foods" packed with sugar and fat.
Inequality has an equally potent impact on policy decisions around health.
"A substantial proportion of our adult health," as Stephen Bezruchka explained last week, gets programmed in the early years of a child's life. Given this reality, guaranteeing every child the best possible supports in the early years ought to be priority number one for any society committed to better health for all.
But unequal nations do precious little of this guaranteeing. The nations with thehighest ranking for child well-being turn out to be the nations with the most equal distributions of income.
Can the United States change course on health? Will Americans in the future be able to look forward to living lives as long as people in other developed nations?
Japan may offer the most encouraging precedent. In the middle of the 20th century, Japan ranked as a deeply unequal and unhealthy nation. But since the 1950s Japan has become a much more equal society, one of the world's most equal, and, on life expectancy, Japan now ranks number one globally.
The United States, over the same span of time, has gone in the exact opposite direction. We have become the world's most unequal major nation, with health outcomes among the developed world's worst.
So how do we start a turnaround? Most Americans, Stephen Bezruchka notes, already understand the concept of "vital signs."
"We can sense these vital signs tell us something significant about our individual health," he notes, "every time we step on a scale at the doctor's office or feel a blood pressure cuff tighten."
But societies have "vital signs," too, with none more important to health than our level of inequality. We need to start recognizing these broader "vital signs." If we do, Bezruchka believes, we can make a difference.
"Dying so much younger than we should," he sums up, "can be changed."


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Thom Hartmann: The Memo That Started a Corporate Heist of Our Government
Narrated by Thom Hartmann, and produced and directed by Donald Goldmacher and Frances Causey, Heist: Who Stole the American Dream in Broad Daylight? is a comprehensive dissection of the evolution of corporate control over the federal government. Stephen Holden of the New York Times wrote that Heist "has the virtue of taking the long view of a crisis that recent films like Inside Job and Too Big to Fail have only sketchily explored. It makes a strong case that government regulation of business is essential for democracy to flourish."
Mark Karlin: What attracted you to narrating the documentary, Heist, which details the increasing corporate control of our national governance over the past half century?
Thom Hartmann: It was such an extraordinary summary of how bad things are and how we got here, that I was very excited to do it.
Mark Karlin: To me there's an interesting irony to the title of the film:Heist: Who Stole the American Dream in Broad Daylight? Progressives come from a position of assuming that oligarchs and white-firsters have stolen the American dream of a Constitution that guarantees (with its amendments) equality and equality of opportunity to all citizens. The likes of Pat Buchanan and the majority of the Republican Party believe that pluralism has stolen the American Dream from the original white patriarchal founding fathers, with the notion of this being a Christian nation to boot. Aren't these two irreconcilable notions of what the American Dream is?
Thom Hartmann: I think one of the big starting points for that conversation is defining the phrase "the American dream" itself. Ever since the Reagan revolution of the 1980s, a large number of Americans - particularly conservatives - have defined the American dream as "the opportunity to get really, really rich." But from the early days of the dirt farmers, through the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the assembly-line working class, the American dream instead has meant making a decent enough living to raise a family, buy a house, take an annual vacation and have a reasonable bit left over for retirement. Conservatives don't like to talk about this because essentially it's a description of a union job. But it really astounds me the number of conservatives who will call into my radio show and in a very casual, almost unconscious way refer to a vision of the American dream that is symbolized by Mitt Romney. It's like we've become a lottery mentality society, and it's really tragic.
Mark Karlin: You're an expert on what the framers of the Constitution thought about entrenched wealth and corporate power. Can you speak a bit to that?
Thom Hartmann: Many of the framers were not what we would call really wealthy people; some may have had a lot of land, but back in those days that didn't mean you were rich. There were conspicuously, mind bogglingly rich people living here at the time of the American Revolution; mansions and castles - literally castles - and local lands that operated in a feudal economy reminiscent of the Middle Ages in Europe. But none of those people were among the authors of the Constitution, and after the Revolutionary War, most of them either returned to England or fled to Canada.
So the framers were pretty wary, by and large, of the danger of aggregated political power that could derive from massive accumulations of wealth. And that's why you don't see any dynasties today left over from that era. The Rockefellers, Morgans, Carnegies and other great fortunes that have spanned centuries were almost, without exception, products of the Gilded Age when government was not so involved in economic and taxation systems that served to promote the interests of average people over those of the very, very wealthy.
Mark Karlin: Heist makes much of the infamous Lewis Powell memo as the founding document, the call to arms and strategic inspiration for the modern corporate dominance of the political debate in the US. We asked Donald Goldmacher about Powell's crucial memo. He responded:
Lewis Powell was a corporate attorney from Virginia who was asked by his friend at the US Chamber of Commerce to write a secret strategy memorandum for the chamber in 1971. Two months later, Richard Nixon nominated him to the Supreme Court of the United States, where he served a number of years. The memo became a rallying cry among corporate executives for how to reassert corporate dominance over the American economy and its government, which it had lost during the era of the New Deal. The memo openly stated that corporations should punish their political enemies and should seek political power through both the law and politics. It encouraged challenges to what it saw as left-wing activities by people such as Ralph Nader and US academics. By 1978, the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable defeated pro-labor law reforms through a filibuster by Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, which signaled the demise of organized labor as a significant opponent of organized money.
Do you have anything to add to that?
Thom Hartmann: Donald really knows his stuff, and this documentary is a testimonial to that. His response is a perfect summary of the uprising by the corporate oligarchs against our government and the middle class it helped create.
Mark Karlin: Playing the role of devil's advocate, despite the planned evolution of a pro-corporate majority on the Supreme Court, one of their most significant rulings in the past few years, Citizens United, was not able to buy them the 2012 presidential election. Was this a fluke, or are changing demographics starting to counterbalance, at least on some key occasions, the insidious influence of big money?
Thom Hartmann: I think it's both. First, the selection allowed them to calibrate their systems for future elections. I mean, when you think of what an incredibly bad candidate Mitt Romney was - a predatory banker who was born a millionaire and couldn't even pull decent approval ratings numbers in the state where he had been governor - what should shock and horrify all of us is that he was able to get, ironically, 47 percent of the vote. You have virtually every Republican member of the House of Representatives who voted for Paul Ryan's budget - which would have decimated the middle class, voucherized Medicare and dropped Mitt Romney's tax rate to zero - and enough of them, with billionaire support, were able to get elected but they held the House. I see these as very dangerous and, frankly, frightening trends. And not only will they be back, but it's already begun.
Look at this group of multi-millionaire and billionaire CEOs who, along with a few shill former politicians, have started this multi-million-dollar AstroTurf "fix the debt" group. We didn't see the end; we just saw the very beginning. Unless we amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people and that money is not speech, America will soon become a full-blown oligarchy.
Mark Karlin: In much of Europe, there is a long tradition of an activist leftist working class. In the United States, it has long been more complicated with the working class split into two political camps in the last few decades. Do you take heart from the recent efforts of some workers to strike at Walmart, the walkout of some fast-food workers in New York and the uprising in Wisconsin (as just three examples)? The Powell memo has led to a corporate strategy to divide the working class. Is this division beginning to crumble?
Thom Hartmann: To some extent, yes. But I don't see that as a result of any failure of their plan or their efforts. If anything, this is coming out of the success of their plan and their efforts. They've stolen so much of the wealth of the American middle class that the people are starting to freak out and fight back. And when you look at the web site of that CEO group I mentioned, with its big donate button and grassroots look and feel, you can see that they are not giving up. Instead, they're taking one of their most successful recent strategies - the tea party - and moving forward with efforts to convince middle-class Americans that their peers support these CEO and billionaire efforts.
Mark Karlin: Given the growth in global corporations, reinforced by international trade agreements favorable to businesses and not workers, isn't the pressure on national governments such as the US coming from, in some ways, a shadow corporate power base that transcends international boundaries?
Thom Hartmann: Yes, absolutely. For four generations conservatives have been hysterical about the loss of American sovereignty because of first the League of Nations and then the United Nations. But the real threat to American sovereignty comes from transnational corporations who have assembled themselves into transnational institutions like the World Trade Organization, and can now overturn laws passed by federal and state legislatures.
This is one of those areas where even the conservative base, the middle-American "Joe six-packs," know that transnational corporations and unfettered free trade are destructive to the interests of the United States. But you'll never hear a word of it in our corporate media, which is largely owned by those same transnational corporations.
Mark Karlin: Isn't this also true of Wall Street financial speculation? If Wall Street crashes due to its reckless speculation, than financial institutions around the world are impacted. Sovereignty over economic interests is in rapid decline, it would appear.
Thom Hartmann: Yes. And bank revenues and risks are now pretty much back to where they were in 2007. If something isn't done to reign these people in, get ready for a real national and international disaster, most likely followed by a world war.
Mark Karlin: Much of Heist focuses on Wall Street's "Get Out of Jail Free Card" in the collapse of the US and international economy a few years back. Recently, BP was assessed a record fine, but no executives will be charged or prosecuted. Is it safe to say that there are people who are "too big" to go to jail?
Thom Hartmann: Yes. While white America is just waking up to this, people of color have known for centuries that America has two criminal justice systems: one for the very, very rich, and another for everybody else. Increasingly, our stratification is breaking along the lines of class rather than color. And the bankster class is, for the moment, untouchable.
Mark Karlin: What is your reaction to the notion that the Heist of democracy for corporate and personal enrichment could not be carried out with a two-party duopoly. Even if one concedes differences between Democrats and Republicans on social issues, the social safety net and taxing the rich, the corporate dominance of the government appears firmly intact, doesn't it?
Thom Hartmann: Yes, but that's pretty much what Herbert Hoover thought when he was elected in 1928, and what The British East India Company thought in 1773. I don't think we've reached the point of no return; if anything, it looks to me like we are on the verge of a new great awakening. The possible tragedy is that it may - probably - will take a horrific crash to fully bring it about.

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The Newsroom Recap: The 112th Congress (Season 1, Episode 3)
It would be surprising to hear anyone argue that last night's episode of The Newsroom wasn't one of the most exciting hours of television drama in recent memory. From the very start, the episode, titled "The 112th Congress," threw out the format the first two episodes followed which put the show in danger of becoming a weekly procedural. Instead of leading up to one major newscast, Aaron Sorkin and co-writer Gideon Yago (yes, former MTV VJ) start at the end of the events and jump back and forth in time leading up the newscast that puts Will's future at ACN in jeopardy.
(Note: While it would be easy to compare the non-linear storytelling structure of "The 112th Congress" to Sorkin's Oscar-winning script for The Social Network, this would be a misjudgment. Social Network re-arranged chronological order to affect a Rashomon-like sense of doubt over conflicting stories; "Congress" instead uses it simply as a mechanism to build suspense.)
The episode opens with Will delivering a heartfelt apology to his viewers and the American electorate for negating his duties as a newsman for so long. He admits that his choice of news was driven more by ratings than by the information voters needed to be aware of. He makes a promise to begin acting in a way befitting of the responsibility that has been bestowed upon him and assures his viewers that he will no longer cover the "fluff" pieces he made a staple of his program for so long.
While his staff is smitten by this speech, it becomes quickly apparent that Will's 180 degree turn is not sitting well with the higher ups. The "present" in this episode is a very serious boardroom meeting between Charlie Skinner and Reese Lansing who we finally learn is not just a marketing suit but the president of Atlantis World Media, ACN's parent company. Sitting in the shadows of the meeting, and mute throughout most of it, is Leona Lansing (Jane Fonda), the CEO of AWM and Reese's mother. (The theme of nepotism is not directly addressed, but will likely make an appearance as the series progresses.)
As Reese spouts off the numerous ramifications of Will's newfound morality, we jump back to the newscasts and see Will begin hammering his guests with questions and not allowing any canned answers suffice. His biggest target is the Tea Party who he claims has co-opted the Republican party, of which he is a part. He views the Tea Party and their hyperbolic rhetoric as more detrimental than constructive when it comes to the national conversation.
We find out from Leona that two of the men Will has indicted are some of AWN's biggest supporters. We also learn that many of the people Will has attacked leading up to the November 2, 2010 election (for the 112th Congress) are some of AWN's most loyal "friends" in Washington. Leona tells Charlie that if Will doesn't back off the GOP and the Tea Party, that his tenure at ACN may quickly come to an end.
The episode is extremely fast-paced and intricate. Viewers without a solid knowledge of voting trends and national politics will likely have a difficult time understanding why Will finds himself in such hot water. In almost an afterthought by Charlie Skinner, though, we find out about Will's background which fleshes out his character and focuses him in a whole new light. We find out that he graduated college at 18. He graduated from law school at 21. He was a prosecutor for many years as well as a speechwriter before getting into broadcast journalism. Pretty much, he knows what he's talking about.
We also get a continuation of the Will/Mackenzie and Jim/Maggie relationships that will likely always be a secondary plot to the main theme of politics. Will has started dating every woman in New York, from a professional cheerleader to a brain surgeon, and parading them in front of Mackenzie. Maggie and Don's relationship continues to be incredibly dysfunctional, leaving Jim with a glimmer of hope for him and Maggie to connect. In fact, one of the most touching scenes is Jim helping Maggie through a panic attack on a rooftop patio.
Even though The Newsroom is becoming ridiculously one-sided politically, it continues to be an exciting and intelligent series.
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W ealthy and powerful Marcus St. John, the Marquis of Treymount, must recover a lost family heirloom that is in the possession of Miss Honoria Baker-Sneed. All he needs to do is convince her to relinquish his treasure for a reasonable sum. But when he meets Honoria, he's surprised to discover she is as headstrong as she is beautiful.
Two unlikely hearts . . .
Honoria is astounded when Marcus shows up on her doorstep and arrogantly demands a ring that is rightfully hers. She agrees to return the heirloom, but on one condition: He must sponsor her sister into society--an idea Marcus considers absolutely preposterous.
Only love can decide the outcome.
W hen a heated argument ensues, they find themselves in a compromising position and are forced to marry. What starts out as a marriage in name only soon becomes much more as Marcus realizes Honoria has stolen his heart. But can he prove to his wife that he is worthy of her love?
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Apple today released its first developer preview of Safari for OS X, saying it is following in the footsteps of other major browser makers -- all of whom provide early looks at their under-construction projects -- to give website designers and app creators a continuous sneak peek.
Labeled "Safari Technology Preview," the browser can be downloaded by anyone, not just Apple registered developers, and runs alongside the production-quality Safari on OS X. The preview will be updated via the Mac App Store every two weeks.
The Safari preview, Apple said, is a "more convenient and stable way" to run a developer-grade build than WebKit's nightly iterations. WebKit is the open-source project that feeds code to Safari, and like other browser "channels" -- such as Google's Chrome Canary or Mozilla's Firefox Nightly -- features daily updates.
Safari Technology Preview has a major advantage over WebKit's nightlies in that the former is signed by Apple. The means it supports iCloud, which Safari uses to synchronize bookmarks and opened tabs, making it easier to bounce between preview and production versions on one or more Apple devices.
Developers also get the latest additions to Web Inspector, Apple's tool for prototyping and debugging websites, in the preview.
Among the newest WebKit features in the initial preview were a faster JavaScript compiler and support for Content Security Policy Level 2, which protects Web apps from content injection vulnerabilities leveraged by cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
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Glengarry Glen Ross began previews Oct. 19. Upon closing, the drama, which was the first production of the current season to recoup its initial investment, will have played 92 performances.
Directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan (Proof, The Merchant of Venice, The Columnist), this limited run marked the 30th year anniversary of the play, which Mamet wrote in 1982. The cast is headed by Oscar winner Al Pacino with John C. McGinley, David Harbour, Richard Schiff, Jeremy Shamos, Bobby Cannavale and Murphy Guyer.
Here's how the modern classic is billed: "The stakes are high at a fly by night Chicago real estate office: 1st prize — a new Cadillac, 2nd prize — a set of steak knives, 3rd prize — you're fired!," according to production notes. "Glengarry Glen Ross slices to the core of the American dream and exposes the depths people will go to stay on top of the game. Mamet himself worked in a real estate office in Chicago in 1969 setting up appointments for salesmen, and the play is influenced by the cutthroat politics he encountered."
The play won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Read the fall Playbill magazine feature about Bobby Cannavale, who plays seductive Ricky Roma in the dark comedy.
Two-time Tony winner Pacino, who plays Shelly Levene, won his Tonys for The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (to say nothing of his Oscar for "Scent of a Woman"); McGinley, playing Dave Moss, starred in TV's "Scrubs"; Harbour, playing John Williamson, is a Tony Award nominee for the 2005 revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and appeared with Pacino in The Merchant of Venice (he's also a recurring character on TV's "The Newsroom"); Schiff, who won an Emmy Award for playing Toby Zeigler on the hit TV series "The West Wing," makes his Broadway debut playing George Aaronow; Shamos, a 2012 Tony nominee for Clybourne Park, plays James Lingk; Tony and Emmy nominee Cannavale (The Motherf**ker With the Hat, Mauritius, "Nurse Jackie") plays Richard "Ricky" Roma; and Guyer, who has been seen on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, South Pacific, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial and The Graduate, is detective Baylen.
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The creative team included set designer Eugene Lee (A Streetcar Named Desire, The Homecoming, Wicked), costume designer Jess Goldstein (Newsies, The Rivals, The Merchant of Venice) and lighting designer James F. Ingalls (The People in the Picture, The Elephant Man, 'night Mother).
Glengarry Glen Ross was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jam Theatricals, Luigi & Rose Caiola, Gutterman Chernoff, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Amy & Phil Mickelson, Patty Baker, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Ken Greiner, Meg Herman, Kathleen K. Johnson, Stephanie McClelland, Harvey Weinstein, James Fuld Jr./Kirmser Ponturo Fund, Kit Seidel/Myla Lerner, Will Trice, and GFour Productions.
Pacino starred in a film version of Glengarry. He earned an Academy Award nomination for playing the fierce Roma. The drama has had two earlier lives on Broadway (in 1984 and 2005).
The drama known for its rapid-fire dialogue and profane language was first produced on Broadway in 1984 under the direction of Gregory Mosher following London and Chicago runs. The drama was later adapted by Mamet for the 1992 film starring Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris and Kevin Spacey. (Pacino won his Best Actor Oscar in 1993, for "Scent of a Woman," in the same year he was nominated for the "Glengarry" film supporting role.)
Read about the original 1984 Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross, which was nominated for the Best Play Tony, in PlaybillVault.com.
Tickets for the revival are on sale at Telecharge.com and (212) 239-6200.
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Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples' Day, in the United States, holiday (originally October 12; since 1971 the second Monday in October) to commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492, in the New World. Columbus Day is celebrated on Monday, October 10, 2022. Although his explorations were financed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, Columbus was a native of Genoa, Italy, and over the years Italian Americans took up the cause of honoring his achievement. The 300th anniversary of his landing was celebrated in New York City in 1792 by the Society of St. Tammany, or Columbian Order, and the 400th anniversary, in 1892, by presidential proclamation nationwide. During the latter half of the 19th century, the day began to be celebrated in cities with large numbers of Italian Americans, and in 1937 it became a national holiday by presidential proclamation. The day came to be marked by parades, often including floats depicting the ships of Columbus, and by public ceremonies and festivities. By the quincentennial in 1992, the holiday was an occasion for discussing the European conquest of American Indians, and some people objected to celebrating the event and proposed alternatives, among them Indigenous Peoples' Day. The landing of Columbus also came to be commemorated in Spain and Italy. In many of the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas, the landing is observed as Día de la Raza ("Day of the Race" or "Day of the People"). Rather than celebrating Columbus's arrival in the New World, many observers of Día de la Raza celebrate the indigenous peoples of Latin America and the culture that developed over the centuries as their heritage melded with that of the Spanish explorers who followed Columbus. In some countries religious ceremonies are an important part of the observances.
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How many kilometers equal a mile?
Or better yet, an interstate sign states that your exit is 17 kilometers away. How many miles is that? Judging from your car's speedometer, how long will it take you to get there? If you weren't able to convert the distance and driving time in your head in, say, less than a minute, you may sympathize with the often-times frustrated drivers along Arizona's Interstate 19.
Since 1980, the signs along the 63-mile — or 100-kilometer — stretch of I-19 from Tucson to Nogales have been in metrics. They were a result of a federal experiment with metric conversion in the 1970s and '80s, and this stretch of highway just happened to be under construction at the time.
Although the U.S. government's drive to get Americans to think metric ran out of gas within the decade, the metric signs still lingered on the road south of Tucson — much to the dismay of imperial-unit-thinking drivers.
"There were many complaints when we replaced the original signs with the metric system," says Linda Ritter, public information officer with Arizona DOT (ADOT). "And we continue to receive complaints from motorists who are more familiar with miles than kilometers."
The most common grievances involve driver confusion. Although speed-limit signs have remained in miles-per-hour to be consistent with speedometers, the exit signs perplex drivers trying to gauge distances and the time it will take to reach destinations.
The cause for that confusion is about to change.
Last month, Arizona's transportation board approved $1.5 million to replace the signs. The funding is part of the federal stimulus package, which provides $521 million to the state for roads and bridges. Considered a "shovel-ready" project, it is being put out for bid this month.
A note to critics who see replacing the metric signs as frivolous stimulus spending: The conversion is not the main reason for new signs; it's just a happy byproduct.
After nearly 30 years of service life, the signs are old. Plus, they don't meet the new federal retroreflectivity requirements (see "Countdown to compliance," page 28). Because of this, I-19 sign replacement has become a priority for ADOT.
"We're obligated to replace these signs from a highway safety standpoint," says Ritter. "Since state statutes prohibit us from designing or building anything in metric, we are designing the project using the English system."
Distance markers, exit numbers, everything — including speed-limit and warning signs — will change. And everything from maps to GPS systems will have to change along with them.
Now local drivers will have a new learning curve: exit numbers.
"The exit numbers were determined in kilometers, so they'll be changing as we convert to miles. However, we'll put the older exit numbers on the signage for one year," Ritter says.


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On this Friday, September 20 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex covers a wide range of compelling topics with a full roster of dynamic guests. Rocky Anderson, the former mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, joins the show to talk about his disgust towards the NSA for spying on communications during the 2002 Winter Olympic games, calling it "the greatest scandal of the century." Alex welcomes American economist Dr. Paul Craig Roberts to the broadcast to examine the accelerating implosion of the U.S. economy. The Health Ranger Mike Adams also joins the transmission to discuss psychotropic drugs and the role they play in violent crimes. - Watch now
Friday: The Nightly News. A Nation In Turmoil VS. The Power of Grassroots Activism. Mark Blaxill of Anti Vaccine Group The Canary Party Joins Us On Tonights Broadcast.
Date: 09/21/2013
On The September 20, 2013 Broadcast Of The Infowars Nightly News, Lee Ann McAdoo Hosts & Gigi Ernetta Interviews Mark Blaxill of The Canary Party. News Covered: Obamacare Defunded. D.C. Navy Yard The E.L.F. evidence with David Hall. Congressman:Suicide Pills. Journalism Professor Hopes for Death of NRA Members' Children After Navy Yard Shooting. Less Than Half Of Americans Want Stricter Gun Laws. 5 Years After the Financial Crisis, The Big Banks Are Still Committing Massive Crimes. Outrage Forces Mayor to Kill Plan to Fly Chinese Flag at City Hall. - Watch now
Thursday: The Alex Jones Show. Was The D.C. Navy Yard Shooter Schizophrenic or Possibly Another Govt. Mind Control Victim? Dr. John Hall Joins Us In Studio To Help Untangle The Medical Murkiness.
Date: 09/19/2013
On the Thursday, September 19 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex breaks down the fed's decision to continue their "QE infinity" $85 billion a month bond-buying scheme, despite numerous financial analystspredicting this will spell certain economic doom. Alex also dissects Obama's ludicrous claim that raising the debt ceiling "does not increase our debt." On today's show, Alex welcomes Dr. John Hall, a medical doctor from San Antonio, and the author of A New Breed: Satellite Terrorism in America. Dr. Hall has treated numerous patients who, not unlike alleged Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis, complained about hearing voices in their heads. - Watch now
Thursday: The Nightly News. Confirmed - D.C. Navy Yard Shooter Was On Anti-Depressants. Plus, Google's Quest To Replace Mankind With Machines.
Date: 09/20/2013
On The September 19, 2013 Broadcast Of The Infowars Nightly News, Jakari Jackson Hosts & Interviews David Seaman Creator & Host of Rise Morning Show. News Covered: ALEX JONES WITH LATEST ON PHARMA PSYCHOPATHS. Matt Drudge and Alex Jones: 17-year Old Bloggers. MINDS to computers by 2045 and our bodies will be replaced by machines within 90 years, Google expert claims. FEMA Region 3 drill, Special Rports: ROTHSCHILD PARTY 1972 & Oathkeepers Harassment - Watch now


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Former CalPERS Chief Admits Accepting Bribes Stuffed In Paper Bags, Shoe Box In Guilty Plea
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The former head of the nation's largest pension fund admitted Friday that he took bribes, including hundreds of thousands of dollars stuffed in paper bags and a shoe box, and helped an associate collect millions in a fraudulent investment scheme.
Fred Buenrostro Jr. pleaded guilty in San Francisco federal court to fraud and bribery charges stemming from his time as chief executive of the California Public Employees' Retirement System from 2002 to 2008.
In his plea agreement, Buenrostro said that in exchange for his help Alfred Villalobos, a former CalPERS board member, took him on a trip around the world, gave him casino chips and paid for his wedding in Lake Tahoe, California.
Villalobos denied the allegations through his attorney Friday.
Buenrostro's statement was prompted by a yearslong investigation into the role of money-management firm middlemen, called placement agents, in helping clients win investment business from a California pension system that controls $300 billion.
CalPERS said the investigation has prompted it to take "aggressive steps to implement policies and reforms that strengthen accountability and ensure full transparency."
Buenrostro said in his plea that he started taking bribes in 2005 to use his influence with CalPERS to make investment decisions to help Villalobos' clients. He also said he gave Villalobos, a CalPERS board member in the mid-90s, access to confidential investment information.
The 64-year-old former executive said he forged letters allowing firms connected with Villalobos to collect a $14 million commissions on $3 billion pension fund investments. He said he started writing bogus investor disclosure letters after CalPERS legal and investment officials declined to authorize them.
Further, Buenrostro said after he left CalPERS and went to work for Villalobos that he accepted $50,000 to lie to federal investigators in 2010 about their relationship.
Buenrostro faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in January. In exchange for a lesser sentence, Buenrostro has agreed to cooperate with the continuing investigation of Villalobos, said Buenrostro lawyer William Portonova. "He got tired of lying," Portonova said. "He's ready to tell the truth."
Villalobos has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges and other related counts. His attorney, Bruce Funk, said his client denies the claims contained in Buenrostro's plea agreement. "If he's truthful, there is nothing he can say that will hurt Mr. Villalobos," Funk said.
Buenrostro and Villalobos, 70, also face two government lawsuits.
The state attorney general sued in 2010, saying Buenrostro and Villalobos, along with other former pension board and staff members, participated in kickback scheme.
At that time, the attorney general obtained a court order freezing assets of Villalobos and his company in an attempt to recover more than $40 million in commissions. Villalobos filed for bankruptcy later in 2010. His assets included 20 bank accounts, two Bentleys, two BMWs, a Hummer, art worth more than $2.7 million and 14 properties in California, Nevada and Hawaii. None of Buenrostro's assets were seized.
State attorney general spokesman Nick Pacilio said a trial is scheduled for Sept. 8 in San Francisco Superior Court.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has also filed a lawsuit in 2012, which is still pending.
In a related sanction, the state's campaign watchdog, the Fair Political Practices Commission, fined other executives and investment managers in 2011 for failing to report gifts that included food, wine and baseball and Rose Bowl tickets.
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Carmelo and La La Anthony Separated
Carmelo and La La Anthony Separated
Carmelo and La La Anthony are separated ... TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the couple tell us the actress and NBA superstar are now living separately. La La moved out of the family home last week and has her own place in NYC now.
We're told the couple's had ups and downs in the past, but the current NBA season has been extremely stressful on the marriage for several months. Carmelo's been plagued by trade talks ... with the Knicks looking to move him to another team.
Our sources say the split is still amicable. They were together just this past weekend at their 10-year-old son Kiyan's basketball game.
We're told La La and Carmelo have NO plans to uproot Kiyan from his friends and school in NY.
Problem is ... it seems likely Carmelo will have to leave town, because just last week Knicks President Phil Jackson said it was time for him to go.
Neither is talking divorce yet, just separation. The couple got married in 2010.


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Ethics committee investigating GOP Rep. Bachmann
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is continuing an investigation of Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota.
The committee announced on Friday it had received a referral from the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent investigative body, and said in a brief statement it would continue to look into Bachmann's case. The committee says it will announce its course of action in September and notes that an extension does not in itself indicate an ethics violation.
A lawyer for Bachmann had previously acknowledged the investigation by the OCE and said that Bachmann was cooperating. That probe is focused in part on her short-lived presidential bid.
Bachmann, a leader in the tea party movement, announced earlier this year she would not seek re-election.


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BALTIMORE – The North Carolina and Georgia State Conferences of the NAACP, in conjunction with the national NAACP, will hold press conference and a rally tomorrow to address the Georgia State Supreme Court's wrongful conviction of John McNeil, a Black business owner and former resident of Cobb County, Georgia.
In 2006, McNeil was sentenced to life in prison in the death of Brian Epp. Mr. McNeil was defending his family at his home from Mr. Epp, a trespasser on McNeil's property.
The case has taken on a racial dynamic as Mr. Epp was caucasian.
In calling for a reexamination of the case, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said, " Unfortunately, this court and prosecutor - who overruled local police to pursue this case – is more influenced by Georgia's legacy of racism than current law. This appears to be opportunism on the part of the prosecutor. I find it curious that no white man is serving time under similar circumstances in the state."
A pre-rally press conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Old Cobb County Courthouse Building at 30 Waddell Street in Marietta, Georgia. Speakers will include NAACP President Jealous, Rev. William Barber and Ed Dubose, the presidents of the Georgia and North Carolina NAACP chapters respectively, and Anita McNeil – wife of John McNeil.
McNeil shot Epp on the front lawn of McNeil's suburban Atlanta home following a verbal altercation. During the trial, McNeil testified that Epp charged him with what McNeil believed was a box cutter, and that he shot Epp in self defense after multiple warnings. Police confirm a weapon was found in Epp's pocket at the scene. The prosecution did not refute McNeil's claims that Epp was the aggressor in the encounter.
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, in her powerful dissent, concluded that "no rational trier of fact could have found the absence of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt."
Echoing Jealous' statement, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, said, "Chief Justice Sears' dissent should convince every person of goodwill that we are sentenced to a life of struggle to dismantle the racism deeply rooted in our criminal justice system. The Georgia Court's unjust verdict against John McNeil must be reconsidered. If it can happen to a successful businessman in Cobb County like him, it could happen to any of us."
"After reviewing the evidence in John McNeil's case, I am convinced Mr. McNeil's only crime is that he is black," said Ed Dubose. "We will fight for justice for John McNeil and his family until they are reunited."


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Irreducible complexity
Irreducible complexity describes any system which requires all of its parts in order to perform any function, even not its main or intended one, and where the removal or alteration of any part would prevent the system from performing any function whatsoever.
In the origins debate, the assertion that various organs of cells or animals are irreducibly complex is used to support the theory of Intelligent Design or Creationism. Proponents of Intelligent Design or Creationism argue that irreducible complexity is evidence of an intelligent agent:[1]
|"A system performing a given basic function is irreducibly complex if it includes a set of well-matched, mutually interacting, non-arbitrarily individuated parts such that each part in the set is indispensable to maintaining the system's basic, and therefore original, function. The set of these indispensable parts is known as the irreducible core of the system.
In Intelligent Design
Irreducible complexity has been used by astronomer Fred Hoyle and biochemistry professor Michael Behe to argue against the idea of evolution through natural selection. Hoyle compares the probability of all the parts of a cell coming together through natural forces to the probability of a cyclone in a hangar assembling all the parts of a Boeing 747 aircraft.
William Dembski wrote the following in an essay:
| In a 1996 review of Michael Behe's book Darwin's Black Box, James Shapiro, a molecular biologist at the University of Chicago, wrote: "There are no detailed Darwinian accounts for the evolution of any fundamental biochemical or cellular system, only a variety of wishful speculations. It is remarkable that Darwinism is accepted as a satisfactory explanation for such a vast subject -- evolution -- with so little rigorous examination of how well its basic theses work in illuminating specific instances of biological adaptation or diversity" (National Review, 16 September 1996).
Five years later cell biologist Franklin Harold wrote a book for Oxford University Press titled "The Way of the Cell." In virtually identical language, he writes: "There are presently no detailed Darwinian accounts of the evolution of any biochemical or cellular system, only a variety of wishful speculations." [2]
In addition, Michael Behe wrote the following:
|Molecular evolution is not based on scientific authority. There is no publication in the scientific literature—in prestigious journals, specialty journals, or book—that describes how molecular evolution of any real, complex, biochemical system either did occur or even might have occurred. There are assertions that such evolution occurred, but absolutely none are supported by pertinent experiments or calculations. Since no one knows molecular evolution by direct experience, and since there is no authority on which to base claims of knowledge, it can truly be said that—like the contention that the Eagles will win the Super Bowl this year—the assertion of Darwinian molecular evolution is merely bluster." - Michael J. Behe, Darwin's Black Box (New York: The Free Press, 1996), p. 186[3]
Intelligent design theorists agree with Charles Darwin that a biological system could not make a gradual transition via small successive steps, unless each step provided an advantage to the species.
Behe presents several examples of organs and cells which he says could not have evolved through natural forces alone due to their irreducible complexity.
Behe introduced and defined this term on page 9 of his work, Darwin's Black Box:
- Irreducible complexity is a "single system which is composed of several interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, and where the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning."
It is therefore a state of interacting components that could not function without all its parts. In particular, the term is used by proponents of intelligent design to argue that irreducibly complex biological systems cannot evolve. However Behe himself had to admit that the argument of irreducible complexity does not fully disprove evolution:
|However, commentary by Robert Pennock and others has made me realize that there is a weakness in that view of irreducible complexity. The current definition puts the focus on removing a part from an already-functioning system. Thus, seeking a counterexample to irreducible complexity, in Tower of Babel Pennock writes about a part in a sophisticated chronometer, whose origin is simply assumed, which breaks to give a system that he posits can nonetheless work in a simpler watch in a less demanding environment. The difficult task facing Darwinian evolution, however, would not be to remove parts from sophisticated pre-existing systems; it would be to bring together components to make a new system in the first place. Thus there is an asymmetry between my current definition of irreducible complexity and the task facing natural selection. I hope to repair this defect in future work.[4]
The most commonly used examples of irreducibly complex biological systems are the human compound eye, the blood clotting cascade, and the bacterial flagellum. Kenneth R. Miller describes hypothetical precursors to the flagellum's being used as ionic channels within bacteria, known as the Type III Secretory System.[5] However, Professor Behe counters that Miller's criticism of his work is flawed.[6] Critics, including biology professor John McDonald, have countered Behe's toy model, the mouse trap, used to illustrate the concept. McDonald produced examples of how he considered the mousetrap to be "easy to reduce", eventually to a single part.[7] However, Professor Behe disputes the criticism of John McDonald.[8]
See also
- ↑ William Dembski, No Free Lunch,(2001), p. 285. ISBN 0742512975
- ↑ http://www.designinference.com/documents/2002.07.kurzweil_reply.htm
- ↑ http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/ReferencesandNotes10.html#wp1033719
- ↑ Reply to My Critics: A Response to Reviews of Darwin's Black Box Michael Behe, 2001
- ↑ The Flagellum Unspun
- ↑ http://www.arn.org/docs/behe/mb_trueacidtest.htm
- ↑ http://www.arn.org/docs/behe/mb_mousetrapdefended.htm


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Nancy A. Speck, Ph.D.
John W. Eckman Professor in Medical Science II
Investigator, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute
Member, Abramson Cancer Center
Member, Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Co-Leader, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Abramson Cancer Center
Chair, Perelman School of Medicine Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Department: Cell and Developmental Biology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Cell and Developmental Biology
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-5013
Lab: 215-573-7508
Lab: 215-573-7508
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Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD, 1977.
Northwestern University, Evanston IL, 1983.
Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD, 1977.
Northwestern University, Evanston IL, 1983.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
Hematopoietic stem cells and leukemia using mouse models
Key Words
Hematopoietic stem cells, leukemia, core binding factors, transcription, small molecule inhibitors
Research Description
The work in my laboratory is centered on the core binding factor (Runx1-CBFβ) and its roles in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) formation and function. We study how HSCs form in the embryo, the step at which HSC formation is dependent on Runx1-CBFβ, the biochemical functions of Runx1-CBFβ, and how mutations in the genes encoding Runx1-CBFβ generate pre-leukemic stem cells. A more recent line of investigation is to determine the role of inflammatory signaling in HSC formation.
I. Hematopoietic stem cell formation in the embryo
A major focus of my laboratory is to understand how hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) form during normal embryonic development. HSCs and the earlier populations of committed progenitors differentiate from a small, transient population of endothelial cells referred to as "hemogenic endothelium". About 15 years ago we demonstrated that the transcription factor Runx1 was a specific marker of hemogenic endothelium, and that Runx1 is absolutely required for the formation of blood from hemogenic endothelium (North et al. Development, 1999). We helped settle an almost 100 year debate over whether hemogenic endothelium actually exists, and demonstrated that at least 95% of all adult HSCs are derived from hemogenic endothelium in the embryo (Chen et al. Nature 2009). Another important discovery was that hemogenic endothelium is functionally heterogeneous (Chen et al. Cell Stem Cell, 2011). We more recently discovered a role for sterile inflammatory signaling in HSC formation in the embryo (Li et al. Genes & Development, 2014), and are currently determining which inflammatory pathways are involved.
A transitional cell in HSC formation is the pre-HSC - an immature HSC that has recently differentiated from hemogenic endothelium and remains attached to the arterial wall, and has not yet colonized the fetal liver. The pre-HSC has the potential to become an HSC, but it cannot engraft an adult mouse. It is normally released into the embryonic circulation and matures into a fully functional adult HSC in the fetal liver. We are analyzing the gene expression and chromatin state transitions that underlay the stepwise transition from hemogenic endothelium to pre-HSC to HSC. The goals of this analysis are to identify stage-specific regulatory DNA elements (e.g. promoters and enhancers) that are active (or repressed) during HSC ontogeny, describe the combinatorial patterns associated with various functional DNA elements, and determine the relationship between chromatin state and gene expression through integrative analyses of RNA-Seq and histone modification ChIP-Seq data. We are also attempting to identify new cell surface markers of pre-HSCs.
II. Runx1 mutations in the pre-leukemic stem cell
Runx1 function is absolutely essential for the formation of HSCs in the embryo, but once HSCs colonize the fetal liver they are no longer exquisitely Runx1 dependent (Chen et al. Nature 2009, Tober et al. Development, 2013). However, HSCs containing loss of function (LOF) Runx1 mutations are not normal – they are preleukemic stem cells (pre-LSCs) that are targets for secondary mutations. LOF RUNX1 mutations are common in multiple hematopoietic malignancies including acute myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and in the preleukemic myelodysplastic syndrome.
We are examining the functional consequences of Runx1 LOF mutations, both at a cellular and molecular level. An important discovery was that ribosome biogenesis is decreased in Runx1 deficient HSCs, and that this results in resistance of HSCs to endogenous and genotoxic stress. Ribosome biogenesis in HSCs appears to be directly regulated by Runx1, as Runx1 occupies 80% of ribosome gene promoters and the rDNA gene. We are currently studying how secondary mutations cooperate with Runx1 LOF mutations to regulate ribosome biogenesis, and to contribute to leukemia progression.
Lab personnel
Chung-Tsai Lee, Lab Manager
Joanna Tober, Research Associate
Dana Bellissimo, Graduate Student
Yan Li, Research Associate
Amanda Yzaguirre, Graduate Student
Selected PublicationsCai X, Gao L, Teng L, Ge J. Oo ZM, Kumar AR, Gilliland DG, Mason PH, Tan K, Speck NA: Runx1 deficiency decreases ribosome biogenesis and confers stress resistance to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Cell Stem Cell 17(2): 165-177, August 2015.
Li Y, Esain V, Teng L, Xu J, Kwan W, Frost I, Yzaguirre AD, Cai X, Cortes M, Maijenburg MW, Tober J, Dzierzak E, Orkin SH, Tan K, North TE, Speck NA: Inflammatory signaling regulates embryonic hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell production. Genes & Development 28: 2597-612, Nov 2014.
Tober J, Yzaguirre AD, Piwarzyk E, Speck NA: Distinct temporal requirements for Runx1 in hematopoietic progenitors and stem cells. Development 140(18): 3765-76, Sep 2013.
Chen MJ, Li Y, De Obaldia ME, Yang Q, Yzaguirre AD, Yamada-Inagawa T, Vink CS, Bhandoola A. Dzierzak E. Speck NA: Erythroid/myeloid progenitors and hematopoietic stem cells originate from distinct populations of endothelial cells. Cell Stem Cell 9(6): 541-52, Dec 2011.
Chen M, Yokomizo T, Zeigler B, Speck NA: Runx1 is required for the endothelial to hematopoietic stem cell transition but not thereafter. Nature 457: 887-892 Feb 2009 Notes: Comments by Yoshomito and Yoder, Nature 457, 801-802; Nature Reports Stem Cells (January 19, 2009); Nature Reports Stem Cells (March 12, 2009); Jaffredo and Dieterlen-Lievre, Cell Stem Cell 4, 189-190.
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Psionic Hole [General]
You are anathema to psionic creatures and characters.
Con 15.
When a foe strikes you in melee combat, the foe immediately loses its psionic focus, if any. Also, if you are the target of a power, the manifester of the power must spend an additional number of power points equal to your Wisdom bonus, or the power fails (all the power points spent on the power are still lost). This extra cost does not count toward the maximum power points a manifester can spend on a single power.
You cannot take or use this feat if you have the ability to use powers (if you have a power point reserve or psi-like abilities).
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Gilead Sciences and Celgene Score Major Drug Wins
When biotech stocks become as big as some of the second-tier drug stocks, it represents billions of dollars worth of value when these move 5% or 10%. That is exactly what we are seeing on Monday in shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) and Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG). Positive drug news is the culprit on each.
Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG) is surging by 9% to $78.00, versus a 52-week high of $81.24. With a prior market cap of $30.2 billion, this is more than $3 billion of added market value. The news is that a late-stage trial showed that Abraxane significantly improved the lifespan of pancreatic cancer patients. The company did not offer a formal number, but this was for a combination therapy.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) is up more than 10% to $72.00, a new 52-week high, and we would note that the market cap was $49.2 billion before this news. The value add is close to $5 billion in additional market capitalization. The news behind the move is that a combination of its Hepatitis C therapies cured the virus in 100% of patients in a trial. This news was part of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases in Boston.
With the value being added to the market in these two stocks, the market is indicating the potential for a blockbuster drug status on each bit of news.
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Meet my new favorite pound cake. I have had this cake bookmarked for, oh, 100 years or so and while some recipes that I unearth from their 100-year queue are the kinds of disappointments that did not improve with age, this is of the opposite variety: Why did it take me so long to make this? Here, let me kick myself a few times.
I'd argue that it was fear. Pound cakes are of British origin, dating back nearly 300 years and their name came from the fact that original pound cakes contained one pound each of butter (four sticks), sugar (two cups), eggs (eight large) and flour (four cups), with no leaveners other than the air that was whipped into the batter. They tend to be a bit heavy and dense but it's hard to argue that this type is not for you when anything else is not a true pound cake.
When it becomes clear that a little erring from the pound cake doctrine is in order, one can go in a lot of directions. You can add leaveners. You can add baking powder or soda and orange, chocolate chunks, lemon, you name it. Or you can swap out one of those quarter-pounds of butter with cream cheese, tweak the other ingredients accordingly and end up with something that was nothing short of — if I do say so myself — impressive. And with a fresh strawberry sauce? Get thee to the kitchen right now and set to fixing one of these for yourself! You'll thank me.
One year ago: Caramel Walnut Upside Down Banana Cake
Two years ago: Lighter-Than-Air Chocolate Cake
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Adapted liberally from Staff Meals from Chanterelle
The cream cheese doesn't so much change the flavor profile but adds a bit more depth of flavor and an amazing crackly edge.
If you're baking this pound cake in advance, as opposed to the day you are serving it, a little basting will go a long way towards keep it (or any other pound cake) moist. You can use a simple syrup (one part sugar dissolved in an equal amount of water), up the water in it if you're concerned it will be too sweet and/or add a teaspoon of your flavoring of choice to it.
Serves (at least) 10
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces or 340 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 package (8 ounces or 225 grams) Philadelphia brand cream cheese*, at room temperature
3 cups (595 grams) granulated sugar
6 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract plus 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (original recipe calls for 2 teaspoons vanilla but I liked this mix better)
3 cups (375 grams) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly butter a 10-inch tube pan, then line the bottom with parchment paper. Alternately, you can use a 12-cup bundt pan, and simply butter and flour it.
Place the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add the sugar, increase the speed to high, and beat until light and airy, at least five minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the vanilla, almond, then the flour and salt all at once. Beat just until incorporated.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and shake lightly to even out the top. Bake until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean, 1 1/4 hours.
Place the pan on a cake rack and cool for 20 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan and let it cool completely. Serve at room temperature.
* Philadelphia cream cheese is often recommended for baking for consistency purposes, as in, bakers know this brand works, and because it contains less water than other brands.
Variations: I think this cake would be fantastic with a cup of chopped white chocolate stirred into the batter (an idea I got from this lovely lady) and/or some orange zest. Or grapefruit zest. Or whole raspberries, if you can find good ones in season. Or have fun with it. A good pound cake is infinitely adaptable, and I would like to try them all.
Smaller cakes: A bundt-volume cake often can be used to make two 8 1/2-by-4 1/4-by-2 1/2-inch loaf cakes, however (caveat!) I have not tested this recipe in loaf pans. I just wanted to throw that out there for those of you feeling adventurous, or interested in a reduced volume of cake.
Strawberry Coulis
Where has this been my whole life? I have spent — nay wasted — too much time making cooked fruit compotes for dessert when some fruits, like berries, will always taste better raw. I suspect you could swap any berry for the strawberry in this coulis, but you might have to bump up the sugar accordingly. And then share with me.
2 cups quartered hulled strawberries (about 12 ounces or 340 grams)
1/4 cup (60 ml) water
3 tablespoons (35 grams) sugar
1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
Combine strawberries, water, sugar and lemon juice in blender. Purée until very smooth, then press through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds. Cover and refrigerate until cold. Coulis can be prepared one day ahead.


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By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com March 15, 2010 A company called Infinite Power Solutions (IPS) has apparently developed a a range of "revolutionary" small, ultra-thin solid-state thin-film rechargeable batteries called THINERGY Micro-Energy Cells (MEC) that could potentially represent a viable solution to powering future soldier/warfighter hardware and technology, including weapons accessories and advanced electronic devices like wearable …Read More »
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Breaking News: Federal Lawsuit Claims Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) Violates RDMI (Alex Robinson of Robinson Armament) Patent
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com January 15, 2010 Updated on 1/16/10 On January 4th, 2010, DefenseReview published a quick piece on the new "leaked" Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) video. Well, something rather interesting has since occurred involving the ACR. According to RFC Express, a website covering "US Federal District Court, Recently Filed Cases", a company designated …Read More »
Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) "Leaked" Promotional Video Demonstrates Weapon in a 21st-Century Combat Environment: MagPul Masada Rifle/Carbine Finally Making it to Market?
By David Crane defrev (at) gmail (dot) com January 4, 2010 This is our first story of the new year (2010). DefenseReview has received a link to the "leaked" Remington ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) promotional/demo video (demonstration video) below that we presume Remington has actually released on purpose in calculated fashion (just a guess), pre-SHOT Show 2010. The video would …Read More »
MagPul Masada / Bushmaster ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle) Update
by David Crane [email protected] March 6, 2008 DefenseReview recently published an article about Bushmaster Firearms and MagPul Industries teaming to manufacture the MagPul Masada Adaptive Combat Weapons System (ACWS) a.k.a. MagPul Masada rifle / carbine, whereby Bushmaster manufactures the weapon as the Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) under licensing agreement. Well, the MagPul Masada rifle/carbine / Bushmaster ACR just… made …Read More »


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My current smartphone - a Nokia 808 PureView - its a camera, GPS, music player, and a phone all built in. Very sturdy and reliable too...
My favorite gadget? My iPad. It makes reading stuff -- books, magazines, newspapers, e-MAIL so much easier, and I do a lot of reading. It's lousy for writing, though. Somethings are better done on a conventional PC or laptop -- writing long pieces, spreadsheets, etc.
But for reading, my iPad is just wonderful.
Honestly, I don't have a favorite gadget. And seeing everybody else with their noses in their phones, I kind of like it that way! :)
My favorite gadget at the moment is my MacBook. Not really using anything else at the moment. Thats where all the work and play takes place for right now.
My favorite gadget is my raspberry pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/). I was able to make a cheap media player for less than $50.
Fav High Tech Gadget - IPHONE
In my pocket and used all day long
Fav low tech object - Splitting Axe
For exercise I split wood every morning. Gives me exercise for free and heats my home all winter for free.
My iphone is in my pocket when I'm chopping wood. ;)
If it's an electronic gadget, it would probably be my Kindle. I love being able to carry it in my bag or take it to the beach or camping and have a wide variety of books to choose from, depending on my mood.
For non-electronic/electrical, it would be my Swiss Army pocketknife. I have it on me all the time and it comes in handy in many different situations.
My Ipod Touch is my favorite gadget that I use everyday to check email, news, ect. I use a "dumb" phone in combination with my Ipod Touch to get the features that I would most want from an Iphone and save lots of money!
My favorite gadget is my GPS. I drive more safely because I don't have to look down at maps or printed Google directions. I set it to take the shortest route to save on gas. And I don't waste time and fuel driving around lost. I resisted buying one (as an unnecessary tech gadget) until I moved to a new town. Now I love the thing and use it on all but the most routine drives. Even on familiar longer journeys I still use it to remind me of upcoming interchanges and turns so that I don't accidently drive on by while thinking of something else (which I have been known to do in the past).
My new favorite gadget is the duck commander duck call. I know it's silly for a girl to love that, but it makes family walks to the pond exilerating!
The food processor: it purees, shreds, & slices, and you don't have to scrape the end result of the blade as with a blender.
I love my generic ipod shuffle. I need music when I'm exercising, and I love the fact I didn't need to pay Apple's crazy prices, and it works just as good!
Right now, my laptop is my favorite. We were able to get rid of cable and have saved tons of money. We watch our favorite shows on each network website and movies on Netflix. We have connected my laptop to our tv, so we can watch shows on the big screen.
My favorite gadget would be my laptop computer. I love surfing the web while watching television. I use it more than any other electronic device I own!
My favorite gadget for the summer is our Magic Bullet. It makes a mean smoothie in the hot weather, cleans up easily and will even chop nuts or things for salads. We've had our for a number of years and it is a family favorite!
My iPad is my favorite gadget by far. It's almost attached to me. Initially I hesitated to get one, thinking what would I do with it. Little did I know it would become my new addiction. If this one broke, I'd replace it the same day.
Maybe a bit old fashioned, but I like my iPod. It helps pass the time on the bus and gets me energized at work.
My favorite is the baby monitor, I love being able to take a look at my son without sneaking in a waking him up
I love my iPad, it's so easy to carry around when I don't feel like a bringing a laptop with me.
My all time favorite gadget is my pressure cooker! It can cook a great meal in less then an hour! It comes in handy especially when I dont feel like cooking being a stay at home mom, wife and mother my time is always very valuable! I can throw and quick meal in less then 10 minutes and start the timer when I come back the meals already done! Its a lifesaver!
It's a tie between my iphone & my ipad mini! If I had to choose just one, I guess it would be the iphone 5, because in addition to the basic uses of phone calls & text messages it takes AWESOME photos! Plus I can read on it and surf the web~ just wish the screen was a little bigger.
The ipad mini is also awesome ~ better for reading, web surfing & email because of the screen size. But the camera is not as good and of course it doesn't make calls or send texts.
My favorite gadget is my iPod. I like being able to bring a lot of music with me wherever I go. It's so nice to not have to depend on bad local radio or carrying around physical CDs anymore.
My favorite gadget is my smartphone like others - mine is the Samsung Note II. I don't know what I did before Smartphones, but now I am super organized and pulled together and I can look up facts/prices/comments quickly on the go.
I think my favorite "gadget" would have to be my DSLR. Don't know what I'd do without photography in my life!!
My favorite gadget is my Garmin Nuvi GPS.
My car got broken into in broad daylight at work and the theives got away with my Tomtom I had for many years a few years back.
For a Christmas present, my brother gave me a Garmin as a gift. I am so happy with it! It really does a great job with voice commands and taking you where you need to go. The functionality of finding a gas station, restaurants, or local tourist attractions keeps me finding new places even around my city. My boyfriend and I take it every time we travel... Indiana, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Iowa, Los Angeles -- hopefully many more to come!
I really don't know how I would get by without my iphone. My little pocket computer, phone, camera, MP3 player, gaming unit, GPS, miracle.
My favorite gadget is my laptop (and wifi). I can use it as entertainment, to learn, for work, and to keep in touch with family and friends. And it helps me save money by comparing prices easily and giving me access to coupon codes.
My Samsung Note II. Look what this gadget does for me - E-mail, social media, note taking, scanner, phone, my personal assistant, alarm boy, my banker, my gps, my health tracker, credit monitor, bill reminder and garage opener. Can your gadget do this ?
I have to honestly say that my iphone is my favorite gadget only because I can take it anywhere with me. I somehow wonder how I ever got by without it! How spoiled we become with technology lol
I'm loving my iPod touch. It's been great since my son was born for taking pictures and video of him to share with family on FaceBook in addition to playing music and podcasts.
I LOVE my ipad. I use it for work, news, play, games, and my daughter is learning to read by using the apps.
My favorite gadget at the moment is my new iPod nano. I'm not a huge technology person, but having a great jam list for when I'm running or being able to listen to NPR on my commute makes my day.
Definitely my iPad! Great for keeping up with blogs, email, social media, and reading books and magazines. It's hard to remember life before it.
By far my favorite is the ipad. It has streamlines and organized my life like no other device. I have all but given up on my laptop!
My absolute favorite is my kindle because I am a big reader and I can always use it to go online also
This is hard because I have several favorite gadgets that I use every day. If there were one particular item I just couldn't part with it'd be my iPod Touch. I'm old school and don't have an iPhone because I prefer my old faithful flip phone with actual buttons but I use my iPod for music and basically as a pocket organizer.
I dig my Macbook Pro that I'm writing on right now! I would be so lost without it! Bill paying, Facebooking, Tweeting, emailing, managing my budget, taking/sending pics to family--all done right here!
I'd say my smart phone... I use it for everything; shopping, work, navigation, keeping up with the news, entertainment, etc.
I love my BlackBerry Z10 smartphone!! The web browser is great. The OS is simple and I learned it really quickly. The typing experience is the best touch keyboard I've ever used. The feel of it is fantastic. The keyboard is superb. I've typed book reviews, blog entries, and of course, emails and text messages on it. The word predictors are so good; they really help make typing much faster and better.
My Fitbit One. It tracks not only my steps, but estimates calories burned, miles walked, stairs climbed and will even track my sleep
My husband won me a Kindle Touch that I absolutely love! I never would have bought one for myself, but I'm so glad the I have one now! The free classic books are the best!
iPhone 5: portable phone, email, weather, Audible books, itunes music, Kindle app, and 30 others in my pocket, with a clean UI and a superb screen.
My Chromebook. It's great for taking on vacation and for just flopping on the sofa in the evenings. I love having a keyboard so I can write easily--that's why I didn't get a tablet.
It's a low-tech gadget, but my pressure cooker makes it SO easy to make a big batch of beans and freeze part of them.
By far and away my Garmin Forerunner 10 watch. I'm a runner and this is one gadget I can no longer imagine living without.
My favorite gadget has to be my cellphone - a cheap Nokia push-button phone. Cellphones ten years ago were few and far between, but it's amazing how many of us use them and take them for granted now. Think about how you used your cellphone when your car broke down, when you had to call your Dad about that important question you thought up, or when you called your sister in Europe when she was travelling. Cellphones were the beginning of our major work on communication that continues to this day with technology and "smart" gadgets


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A new study by KU Leuven-iMinds researchers has uncovered that 145 of the Internet's 10,000 top websites track users without their knowledge or consent. The websites use hidden scripts to extract a device fingerprint from users' browsers. Device fingerprinting circumvents legal restrictions imposed on the use of cookies and ignores the Do Not Track HTTP header. The findings suggest that secret tracking is more widespread than previously thought.
Device fingerprinting, also known as browser fingerprinting, is the practice of collecting properties of PCs, smartphones and tablets to identify and track users. These properties include the screen size, the versions of installed software and plugins, and the list of installed fonts.
This is the first comprehensive effort to measure the prevalence of device fingerprinting on the Internet. The team of KU Leuven-iMinds researchers analysed the Internet's top 10,000 websites and discovered that 145 of them (almost 1.5%) use Flash-based fingerprinting. Some Flash objects included questionable techniques such as revealing a user's original IP address when visiting a website through a third party (a so-called proxy).
The study also found that 404 of the top 1 million sites use JavaScript-based fingerprinting, which allows sites to track non-Flash mobile phones and devices. The fingerprinting scripts were found to be probing a long list of fonts – sometimes up to 500 – by measuring the width and the height of secretly-printed strings on the page.
Do Not Track
The researchers identified a total of 16 new providers of device fingerprinting, only one of which had been identified in prior research. In another surprising finding, the researchers found that users are tracked by these device fingerprinting technologies even if they explicitly request not to be tracked by enabling the Do Not Track (DNT) HTTP header.
The researchers also evaluated Tor Browser and Firegloves, two privacy-enhancing tools offering fingerprinting resistance. New vulnerabilities – some of which give access to users' identity – were identified.
Device fingerprinting can be used for various security-related tasks, including fraud detection, protection against account hijacking and anti-bot and anti-scraping services. But it is also being used for analytics and marketing purposes via fingerprinting scripts hidden in advertising banners and web widgets.
To detect websites using device fingerprinting technologies, the researchers developed a tool called FPDetective. The tool crawls and analyses websites for suspicious scripts. This tool will be freely available at http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/~gacar/fpdetective/ for other researchers to use and build upon.


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Mrs. Mary Tully died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Dempsey, of 816 Dayton street at 11:15 o'clock p.m. Saturday of a complication of affections aged 70 years. She was a communicant of St. Mary's church, was a devout Catholic and her death has brought pain and sorrow in many relatives and friends. The remains will be conveyed tonight to Chicago where the funeral will take place Tuesday from St. Patrick's church with interment in the Mt. Olivet cemetery, Chicago.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Inquiring Into Which Mary
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It's a pleasant irony that the card that seemed to tell no story has inspired such a rich and full one.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thankfully, Wendy! Those names with their stories missing are so tantalizing!Delete
I cant wait to read on here one day in the future where that journey lead to...ReplyDelete
Will the real Mary Tully, please stand up? Don't we wish it was that easy?Replies
Oh, believe me, I would love to know more about this Mary. Actually, you've inspired me to insert a bit more about what I know of this Mary in another post. I do have some more documentation...I may as well share it!Delete
This is definitely a case of too many Mary's.ReplyDelete
I find this curious:
..just looking at Chicago, I see about 5 Mary's...Replies
I know it, Iggy. I'm sure there were more than even five. At least I have that limiting factor of looking for someone related to Patrick and John Tully's generation. Except for that missing other brother, it keeps the list somewhat restricted.Delete


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Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his older sister (Léa Seydoux) in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, twelve-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them. Every day, he takes the lift up to the opulent ski world above, stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley. He is able to keep their little family afloat with his small-time hustles and his sister is thankful for the money he brings in. But, when Simon partners with a crooked British seasonal worker, he begins to lose his boundaries, affecting his relationship with his sister and plummeting him into dangerous territory.
Starring Kacey Mottet Klein, Léa Seydoux, Martin Compston
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Romney to endorse Wehby in Oregon
Mitt Romney will endorse Monica Wehby Thursday in the Oregon GOP Senate primary.
"Dr. Wehby is the kind of leader Oregon needs — someone who has strong experience outside of government, who can bring trust and accountability back to Washington," the 2012 Republican nominee says in a forthcoming statement, shared first with POLITICO. "Dr. Wehby is putting forward a positive and conservative vision for her campaign that will make Oregonians proud."
National Republicans are enthusiastic about Wehby, a Portland pediatric neurosurgeon who they hope can put the blue state in play if 2014 becomes a wave election.
Before she can take on Sen. Jeff Merkley, the first-time candidate must defeat state Rep. Jason Conger in a May 20 primary. In the nomination fight, Wehby has a huge cash advantage, the backing of The Oregonian newspaper and has been running compelling TV ads. Democrats point to a recent internal poll for Merkley that showed her trailing the incumbent by 20 percentage points and running only neck and neck with Conger in the primary.
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This is the latest primary in which Romney has chosen to play. He's supporting Joni Ernst in a crowded GOP field for Iowa Senate. Earlier this week, he backed Neel Kashkari for California governor. Last week, he endorsed Tony Strickland for a House seat in the Golden State. And the Chamber has been running ads featuring Romney's support for Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) over a primary challenger.
Wehby was enthusiastic about getting Romney's backing, which she cited as evidence that her race is in play.
"He and I share in the belief that Washington, D.C., needs leaders who have excelled in fields other than politics — that the establishment of a permanent political class is not what our founders intended," she said in a statement.
( DRIVING THE DAY: Midterms enthusiasm gap favors GOP)
Fifteen sitting Republican senators have cut checks to Wehby's campaign: John Thune, Richard Burr, Orrin Hatch, Rob Portman, Johnny Isakson, Mitch McConnell, Bob Corker, Susan Collins, John Barrasso, Lisa Murkowski, John McCain, Kelly Ayotte, Tom Coburn, Lamar Alexander and Saxby Chambliss.
Also contributing to Wehby: former Sen. Jon Kyl, former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour, and GOP Reps. James Lankford of Oklahoma and Tom Price of Georgia.


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January 3, 2022
Be fearless.
Have the courage to take risks.
Go where there are no guarantees.
Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable.
The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain.
But it is on that road where your character is truly tested.
And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect nothing is and no one is --
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