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Etm, an acronym for "Event and Task Manager," is a very useful calendar and planning tool. However, it is a bit cumbersome to learn and far less convenient to use than alternatives.It has an intuitive task-entry format, once you learn its plain text shorthand. Etm stores events, tasks and other user-generated notes and data in text files. You can create, modify and view entries using two primary methods.
The command line option is more suited to users with a flare for Unix-style applications on the Linux desktop. Most other users no doubt will find the cross-platform PyQT-based GUI a more workable option.
This GUI method is not the point-and-click approach provided by simple calendar and To-Do list apps, though. It involves pressing keyboard combinations and entering text in a second window using shortcut notations that display in the main calendar view when saved.
The latest version, dubbed "The Second Generation," is Etm_qt-2.3.2, released on Feb. 3. It is a project associated with economics professor Daniel Graham at Duke University.
Interesting Concept
Etm is not a calendar or day planner tool for casual users. Its usefulness far exceeds the convenience available in Google Calendar or the event planner apps typically bundled in various Linux distro repositories.
The trade-off involves spending considerable time learning the cheat sheet entry shortcuts provided with the documentation. The flexibility Etm offers, however, easily can make up for the needed learning curve if you have a full schedule of events and planning items to track and schedule.
For example, you can display items grouped by year, month, day, week number, quarter, context, keyword, location, user, file or task priority. The display shows the number of items and time totals broken down by group headings. You also can see a list of busy and free times.
Perhaps two of the most essential features are Etm's ability to set alarms for events, and its ability to set repeating reminders for both events and tasks in a variety of ways.
Getting It
Besides the somewhat arcane event-entry process, actually installing Etm can be a bit of a challenge. This project is available only in archived formats — zip and tar.gz. The installation process requires manual commands in a terminal window, even to execute the easy-install option.
You can install Etm using one of three methods. The first involves Python installation using PIP. You probably will first have to download the collection of Python tools specified in the directions. This approach clearly is not for the uninitiated, as it involves a series of compiling commands.
The second approach is the easy-install method. This is a simpler way to go. It involves opening a terminal window and issuing the command: sudo easy_install -U etm_qt. This method worked well for me — but it was not without some missteps along the way.
The third installation routine involves downloading and running the setup.py package. I found this method required too many steps along the way.
Why Use It?
Even after succeeding at the very user-unfriendly installation process, learning to use the abbreviated text-entry interface presents another user challenge. This process is not difficult, but it is format-specific. Once you learn it, though, creating and editing entries in Etm becomes much more intuitive.
The features this calendar and event planner project provides could be far superior to whatever you are using now. The emphasis here is on giving yourself a better event management tool.
Some of my favorites features in Etm are the ability to color code monthly calendar dates to reflect scheduled time and Etm's flexible, ledger-style reports of time spent, suitable for client billing. I also like its ability to run regular expression searches and filters by title, context, keyword or project. Plus, Etm keeps a record of task completion dates.
Two more killer features are very must-have. The Date Calculator computes the number of days between two dates, or the date that results from adding a number of days to a date. The other is the Goto links to related files and URLs with hot keys.
Task Terminator
Etm is designed around the notion that it is easier to get things done if you can better manage the process. That "Getting Things Done" notion is actually an action management method bearing the same name as a book by David Allen.
Given the complete compilation of all the pieces to projects and tasks, the user's mind can efficiently perform the task instead of getting bogged down in remembering all the details. Etm's process approach addresses the three phases of good event management.
It focuses on a short-cut method of using text entries to store and organize the planning stage. It displays only the essential information needed for a scheduled task to facilitate the action step. The software makes it easy to check on the status of all project items for a successful review phase.
Rubric Rules
My only concern with using the software is having to really study the abbreviated plain language entry process. It is more like shorthand than plain text. I extracted these examples from the instruction guide that accompanies the archived download of Etm.
For example, here is the format for entering a simple task:
– pay bills @s Oct 25
This is how you enter a task group in which the individual jobs must be finished in @q (queue) order. In this case, the project is building a tree house for the kids:
+ tree house
@j pickup lumber and paint &q 1
@j cut pieces &q 2
@j assemble &q 3
@j paint &q 4
Using It
Linux app developers who insist on requiring command line execution to start a program have an elitist attitude that hinders the adoption of the Linux OS for mainstream use. As good as Etm is in managing events for the user, it is a perfect example of how some applications can convince new users that Linux is not easy to use.
You start Etm using this command: etm_qt [arguments] in a terminal window. You can skip the arguments if you want the program to use settings from the configuration file ~/.etm/etm.cfg .
To create a new item, click on the new item button or press Control-N. This opens an edit window for the entry. Then type the "coded" not-so-plain-text entry. When done, click the Save Icon or press Control-S to save your entry and choose a file from the dialog.
Etm offers several views besides this current-day display. Other calendar views are folder, next, now, tag and week.
Use the week view to find a free period and then double-click on the desired date and time. The editor will open with the date and time you selected already entered.
To create a new action from any GUI display, either click on the new action button or press Control-T to create a new action timer.
Bottom Line
Etm carries out its designed purpose well. However, learning to use its event entry structure keyboard shortcuts in the GUI can be challenging. Etm is not available as an easy-to-install distro package. This adds to the sometimes frustrating process of manually installing it.
If your workflow needs demand a flexible, top-notch application to organize, schedule and track your projects, though, Etm could be a very good solution. Just do not try it out on a mission-critical task before learning how to use it.


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Gunshots Fired Near J.Lo's Music Video Set
ET was on the set Jennifer Lopez's music video shoot in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida today when gunfire was reported in the vicinity.
Lopez and her crew were filming at the southernmost end of Ft. Lauderdale Beach parking lot when shots were allegedly fired at the northernmost point of the area.
Florida police responded to a call regarding the incident. The gunshots were not related to the production of her music video, which is for her latest single "Live It Up" with Pitbull.
Officers attempted to investigate the incident; however, there was no evidence of a shooting, no known witnesses, no injuries, and no further information is available.
VIDEO: ET Flashback '93: Jennifer Lopez
The FLPD captain overseeing the security for the video shoot confirmed that Lopez was secured inside her vehicle at the time of the reported incident.
ET was on the set of Lopez's music video for "Live It Up" for a behind-the-scenes look at the video and an exclusive interview with the singer for ET's "J.Lo Week," which begins May 13.

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Tetra Pak targets 20pc recycling rate by 2020
Jeddah, May 7, 2012
Tetra Pak, a leader in food processing and packaging solutions, plans to take the carton recycling rate in Arabia to 20 per cent by 2020 from the current 3 per cent, said a top official.
Tetra Pak Arabia Environment Manager, Mohamed Angawi was addressing the importance of sustainable packaging solutions at a gathering of Arab beverage producers from across the region in Jeddah.
"Tetra Pak's concept of protection encompasses the protection of the environment. Our main goals relating to sustainability include the desire to reduce the carbon footprint across the value chain, develop a greater portfolio of sustainable products and increase recycling in Arabia," said Angawi.
"We aim to ensure that the environment remains strategically important for the food packaging industry in the Arabian region."
In his presentation, Angawi emphasised on a growing global trend that showed consumers prefer products that can be recycled. Environmental and energy factors have been found to be the most important aspects to shape the future of beverage packaging, and that this was compounded by consumer concerns on the environment.
"Tetra Pak has always had a policy to focus on the sustainability aspect of packaging solutions. The fact that customers are now thinking, acting and buying green, further motivates us to provide beverage manufacturers with innovative sustainable solutions such as recyclable caps made from sugar cane," Angawi added.
"Tetra Pak aims to accelerate green product innovation to develop greener packages that offer the convenience and quality of traditional packaging at a competitive cost," he concluded. – TradeArabia News Service


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[187 U.S. 315, 316] This action was brought in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, by defendant in error, against one Peyton D. Vinson, as principal, and plaintiff in error as surety, on certain bonds, to recover the sum of $530.06. One of the bonds was in the penal sum of $25,000, for the faithful performance of the covenants and conditions of a contract entered into by said Vinson with the District of Columbia. It was covenanted in the bond that Vinson would 'promptly make payments to all persons supplying him with labor or materials in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract.' And it was alleged in the declaration that Lewis E. Smoot furnished said Vinson certain materials, which were used by the latter in the completion of the work under the contract, of the value $599.73, of which amount only $206.95 was paid, leaving a balance of $392.78 due.
The other bond was for the penal sum of $6,000, with like covenants and conditions. The declaration alleged that said Smoot furnished materials of the value of $143.28 to Vinson, which were used in the performance of the latter's contract with the District of Columbia, and that said amount was not paid, though demanded. And recovery of said amounts due was prayed against Vinson and the plaintiff in error, amounting to [187 U.S. 315, 317] the sum of $530.06. The declaration was accompanied by an affidavit made by Smoot under the requirements of rule 73 of the court, hereinafter set out. The affidavit was very full and circumstantial, and virtually repeated the declaration.
The plaintiff in error filed pleas to the declaration, in which it alleged that neither it nor Vinson owed the sums of money demanded, or any part of either, 'in the manner and form as the said United States above complained.' And also pleaded that neither it nor Vinson had broken the conditions, or any of them, on said bonds 'in the manner and form as the said United States had above complained.'
The plaintiff in error on March 14, 1902, filed the following affidavit of defense:
On the 18th of March the defendant in error filed a motion 'for judgment, under the 73d rule, for failure of the defendant to file with his plea a sufficieht affidavit of defense,'
Upon hearing, the motion was granted and judgment entered as prayed for in the declaration. The judgment was affirmed by the court of appeals, and the case was then brought here.
The 73d rule is as follows:
Mr. L. H. Poole for plaintiff in error.
Mr. Crandal Mackey for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice McKenna delivered the opinion of the court:
The principal assignments of error are reducible to these contentions : (1) The court had no power to enact the rule; (2) that the rule was invalid, in that it deprived defendants of due process of law and the right of trial by jury, in contravention of the Constitution of the United States and 'the mode of proof of trial' prescribed by Revised Statutes, 861 et seq. 1
The rule was formerly number 75 and has existed a long time. The court of appeals of the District has sustained its validity in a number of cases. This court also sustained its validity in Smoot v. Rittenhouse [27 Wash. L. Rep. 741] decided January 10, 1876
The case is questioned as authority because, it is said, that 'if this court upheld a rule of such important character and doubtful validity it would give the grounds of its decision.' But the objection assumes that the court had doubts. The better inference is that the court regarded the grounds of challenge to the validity of the rule as without foundation. And its validity was challenged and necessarily passed on, which disposes of contention that the decision was based on another point.
2. There is but one element in this contention,-the right of a jury trial. In passing upon it we do not think it necessary to follow the details of counsel's elaborate argument. In Smoot v. Rittenhouse [27 Wash. L. Rep. 741] the validity of the rule was sustained, as [187 U.S. 315, 320] well as the power of the court to make it. If it were true that the rule deprived the plaintiff in error of the right of trial by jury, we should pronounce it void without reference to cases. But it does not do so. It prescribes the means of making an issue. The issue made as prescribed, the right of trial by jury accrues. The purpose of the rule is to preserve the court from frivolous defenses, and to defeat attempts to use formal pleading as means to delay the recovery of just demands.
Certainly a salutary purpose, and hardly less essential to justice than the ultimate means of trial. And the case at bar illustrates this. It certainly does not seem unreasonable to charge one who has become responsible for the performance of an act by another with knowledge of that act or with means of ascertaining it, so as to state a defense within the liberal interpretation of the rule declared by the court of appeals.
As early as 1879 the supreme court of the District recited the history of the rule, and explained its purpose. 'It is a rule,' the court said, 'to prevent vexatious delays in the maturing of a judgment where there is no defense. . . . Now, what does the rule mean, this being its office? It is couched in very plain language. It says the defendant shall set out his grounds of defense, and swear to them. It does not mean a defense in all its details of incident and fact, but the foundation of the defense. That is all. Those grounds ought not to be vague and indefinite. They should have significance and meaning, and should express the idea of defense upon the ground to which they are addressed. It was never contemplated that this rule required a party to follow his case through all the lights and shadows of the evidence in it. That would be to hold it essential that he should try his case in his plea.' National Metropolitan Bank v. Hitz, MacArth. & M. 198.
This interpretation was affirmed in Cropley v. Vogeler, 2 App. D. C. 28; see also 2 App. D. C. 340; Gleason v. Hoeke, 5 App. D. C. 1, 12 App. D. C. 161; Bailey v. District of Columbia, 4 App. D. C. 356.
And the facts stated in the affidavit of defense will be accepted as true. Strauss v. Hensey, 7 App. D. C. 289, 36 L. R. A. 92.
It would seem a logical result of the argument of plaintiff [187 U.S. 315, 321] in error that there was a constitutional right to old forms of procedure, and yet it seems to be conceded that Congress has power to change them, even to the enactment of rule 73. The concession of that power destroys the argument based on the Constitution, and whether Congress exercised the power directly or delegated it to the supreme court of the district of Columbia can make no difference. And that such power had been delegated to the supreme court of the District was virtually decided in Smoot v. Rittenhouse, 27 Wash. L. Rep. 741.
3. It is urged that the causes of action set out in the declaration 'are not within the purview of the rule.' By 'purview of the rule' is meant, as counsel explains, the spirit of the rule, and that, it is urged, intends only 'money demands, pure and simple,' not contracts of suretyship or conditional obligations. It is, however, conceded that the causes of action are within the letter of the rule, and we are not disposed to make exceptions based on disputable considerations of its spirit against the interpretation of the court, which has administered the rule for many years.
4. Plaintiff in error asserts the sufficiency of its affidavit, and asserts the insufficiency of that of defendant in error. In support of the latter assertion, it is claimed, 'copies of the bonds in suit and of the contracts between the District and Vinson should have been filed.' We may adopt the reply of the court of appeals of a like claim in that court. That learned court said:
The affidavit of plaintiff in error was not sufficient. The rule requires the affidavit, not only to deny the right of the plaintiff, but to state also in precise and distinct terms the grounds of defense, 'which must be such as would, if true, be sufficient to defeat the plaintiff's claim in whole or in part.' See cases cited above.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment is affirmed.
[ Footnote 1 ] U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 661.
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by Rachel Marsden | January 30, 2013 12:04 am
PARIS — A bipartisan group of senators has just lit a soggy fuse under the immigration debate. The statement of principles tabled by four senators from each party is such an impotent byproduct of compromise that calling it bipartisan is redundant. This manifesto of mediocrity fails to address the biggest immigration problems facing America — starting with the question of "Why?"
Does anyone ever ask WHY there are so many illegal immigrants in America? While it's understandable that foreign citizens want to come to America for the great opportunities, why do so many of them insist on doing it illegally? Maybe — and I speak from personal experience — it's because the system has become so complex that only a highly paid immigration lawyer or consultant can navigate it. Why isn't there anything in this new proposal (or anywhere else) acknowledging that one of the reasons why people circumvent proper procedure and instead take their chances by overstaying a visitor's visa or jumping the border is because doing things legally is cost-prohibitive and far too complex? What should be just a process has grown into an entire industry.
I have immigrated to both the U.S. and France. In moving to America as a professional with a job offer in hand (and later in renewing my status), I almost broke the bank on legal and processing fees. At one point, I felt as if I was working just to pay my immigration costs. In France, it was a snap to do all the paperwork myself, and the cost of the initial application and subsequent renewals is reasonable.
Here's the French rationale: If we make the process easy and inexpensive, then almost everyone will willingly do things legally. The entire application process for immigration to France takes place at your local police detachment, which is part of the Interior Ministry (the French equivalent of the Department of Homeland Security). Therefore, there isn't a good excuse for someone to neglect to immigrate legally — unless you're a criminal who has a natural aversion to police detachments.
France certainly has its own immigration problems, but they're tied primarily to official policy being too lenient, as well as to France being at the behest of the immigration policies of other eurozone countries.
The regularization of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. should start with the simplification and streamlining of a ridiculously bloated bureaucratic maze that serves no purpose beyond acting as a life-support system for immigration lawyers. Then you'll see who's really a criminal and who simply doesn't have the resources to afford the costly and complex paperwork.
Various other countries have begun to realize that immigration reform is significant in shaping the sort of country you want. So it's a mystery why the new Senate proposal recommends clearing family reunification immigration backlogs or facilitating an unskilled worker program when it should be focused on building America's competitive advantage.
In this highly competitive economic climate, why would America want to import immigrants whose sole qualification is being related to other people already in America? Why focus on filling low-skill jobs that teenagers could be doing to pay for their college education instead of tweeting and Facebooking all day?
Here's another idea the Senate committee might want to consider before foisting another masterpiece of uselessness on the American people:
Countries such as Canada, Russia and France require language testing for immigrants. Canada requires it for both skilled and unskilled immigrant workers. France demands that immigrating foreign spouses learn French before even arriving, and that immigrant professionals and skilled workers take French language and culture classes for up to 400 hours upon arrival. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's government proposed a new bill earlier this month mandating that all migrants with the exception of highly skilled professionals be required to pass basic Russian language, civics and history tests. Medvedev's rationale is that not being properly integrated "leads to conflicts and crimes."
I don't know why requiring these basic standards should be so controversial or outrageous. How arrogant or oblivious would you have to be to wash up on the shores of a country in which you can't communicate and have nothing significant to contribute and not expect to become a burden on those around you?
According to Russia's RT News, Medvedev went further in saying that the focus needs to be on luring skilled professionals and building a "civil workforce." He responded to accusations of "discrimination" by saying that "it's absolutely normal. Such a practice exists in the majority of foreign countries. At least in countries that care about their future."
Can the practitioners of aggressive compromise in this bipartisan committee honestly say that their limp offering is in their nation's best interests?
(Rachel Marsden is a columnist, political strategist and former Fox News host based in Paris. She appears frequently on TV and in publications in the U.S. and abroad. Her website can be found at: http://www.rachelmarsden.com[1].)
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text: Blink and you'll miss it. The Guy Fawkes mask flashes on the screen only for a brief instant, but it's there. Twice. The iconic mug first entered pop culture in the graphic novel V for Vendetta, but has since been re-appropriated by hacker collective Anonymous as well as Occupy Wall Street protesters. That iconic mask, however, is now shorthand for hacker—and the enemy. Anonymous has gained attention in the past few years for its protests and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against big business and Scientology. For many, the group has tinges of political activism, using their computer skills and savvy for "good". The way that Anonymous stands for causes seems to impressed V for Vendetta's creators. After the mask appeared at last year's Occupy Wall Street protest, V for Vendetta's writer Alan Moore said, "When you've got a sea of V masks, I suppose it makes the protesters appear to be almost a single organism—this "99%" we hear so much about. That in itself is formidable. I can see why the protesters have taken to it." The irony of ironies is that the rights to the mask are actually owned by Warner Bros. So for every mask legally sold, Warner Bros. gets a kickback. However, the mask is being recast in a different light in Call of Duty: Black Ops II's promotional campaign. A series of documentary style clips tackle different elements of technology and warfare; in two of them, the Guy Fawkes mask appears on screen. In a clip titled "Synopsis", Oliver North talks about his nightmare scenario, and when he says, "The enemy could be anywhere, and it could be anyone," an individual wearing a Guy Fawkes appears on screen. I don't worry about the guy who wants to hijack a plane," North continues. "I worry about the guy who wants to hijack all the planes." In another clip, titled "When the Enemy Steals the Keys," the Guy Fawkes mask pops up again. The footage is slightly different—it's tighter, more of a close-up. "You know, if there are guys out there who are smart enough to hack into our banks and people's personal information, then certainly, eventually, there's gonna be someone who's smart enough to hack into our aircraft," drone pilot Major Hercules Christopher says in the clip. "If you can hack a bank, you can hack a drone." The moment the pilot says "gonna be someone who's smart enough", the Guy Fawkes mask once again appears on screen, seeming to insinuate indirectly that Anonymous members are going to be smart enough to hack drones—or even want to. Once again, the Guy Fawkes mask is cast as the enemy. With in the past few years, the Guy Fawkes mask has become inseparable from Anonymous, and, in turn, from hackers. Not all hackers are good. Not all are bad. And for a group like Anonymous, free flowing and ill defined, it's difficult to pin down who is a member and who isn't. Anonymous is more of a concept than a card-carrying group per se. Yet, that group—that idea—is now being dragged through the mud via comments directly and indirectly aimed at the Guy Fawkes mask. Those who wear the mask are the enemy. Those who wear the mask are hackers. Oliver North is right: the enemy could be anyone. It could be me. It could be you. It could even be the folks on TV, trying to sell you a video game. http://kotaku.com/5906880/how-call-of-duty-is-making-anonymous-the-enemy


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The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit official checks issued in the bank's name and using a fictitious routing number of 570010101 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a lottery scam.
Counterfeit items are similar to the authentic checks but can be identified by the following characteristics: counterfeit items display a fictitious account number of 001302520010001, include an incorrect Issuer name of "Travelers Express Company, Inc.," and show the Drawer as "Webster Bank, M.A." vs. Webster Bank, N.A.
Items presented to date have been payable in the amount of $1,950, use a 7-digit check serial number beginning with the series 212, and have been dated 10/19/06.
Due to the volume and constant variation of counterfeit official items drawn on Webster Bank, N.A., approving officials should verify the authenticity of any such check directly with Webster Bank, N.A.
Correspondence accompanying the checks may contain the letterhead of "Fidelity Assets Inc., 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 275, Akron, OH 44310" and be signed by Anthony Preston, Prize Director. Recipients are informed of their winning status and instructed to contact claims agents Brad Tines or Hillary Wilkens by telephone at 1-306-880-0588.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Webster Bank, N.A.'s official checks, please contact Denise Walker, VP/Financial Investigations Unit, 145 Bank Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, by telephone at (860) 612-5657, by fax at (860) 612-5664, or via email at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
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YANGON — Dozens of journalists staged a rare demonstration this morning (Jan 7) in Myanmar's biggest city to protest a jail term given to a reporter who was working on a story about corruption.
YANGON — Dozens of journalists staged a rare demonstration this morning (Jan 7) in Myanmar's biggest city to protest a jail term given to a reporter who was working on a story about corruption.
Wearing black T-shirts with slogans saying, "We don't want threat on Press Freedom", and carrying banners that read, "Right to Information is life of democracy", nearly 60 reporters marched down a busy downtown Yangon street decrying the three-month prison sentence given to Ma Khine from the Daily Eleven newspaper.
She was convicted by a court in eastern Kayah state last month of trespassing, using abusive language and defamation.
Journalists have gained new freedoms under the reformist government of President Thein Sein, who since taking office in 2011 has abolished most censorship and allowed the publication of privately owned daily newspapers for the first time in almost five decades.
Previously, reporters here worked under some of the tightest restrictions in the world, subject to routine state surveillance, phone taps and censorship for all publications.
Still, even under recent reforms, some publications have been sued for defamation, including by government agencies. Ma Khine is the first journalist under Mr Thein Sein's government to be given a prison sentence.
Ma Khine was sued by a lawyer after she visited her house for an interview for a story about corruption. The lawyer was annoyed by her questioning and asked her to leave and later filed a lawsuit, according to Mr Wai Phyo, chief editor of the Daily Eleven.
"The judge could have imposed a fine but deliberately gave the prison sentence not only to threaten the reporter but to threaten press freedom," he said.
Mr Myint Kyaw, the general secretary of Myanmar Journalist Network, helped organise the protest march "because we do not want the imprisonment of a journalist to become a precedent".
Local and international media and watchdog organisations such as the World Association of Newspapers, Committee to Protest Journalists and Reporters Without Borders issued statements strongly condemning the prison sentence. AP
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Today I want to share with you one of my absolute favourite fun folds for making cards. It's called an easel fold. Every time I've given an easel card to a friend or family member they are always received with such awe and amazement – when really, it's such an easy card to make!
So, I chose to use Mi Amor for these cards because Valentine's Day is right around the corner. It's sort of fun to go all out and make an extra special, handmade card to show the ones you love just how special they are!
As the photos show above – this fun fold will allow your cards to sit on display in a propped up position so that not only does your card front show, but also some of your inside embellishments and any greeting or message you choose to write below your embellishments!
To create these cards you'll want to start by cutting a standard card base. If you want a portrait (vertical) card you'll cut your cardstock to measure 4-1/4″ X 11″. Just as you would normally do when creating a portrait card you'll score at 5-1/2″, but you will also score at 2-1/2″. If you want a landscape (horizontal) card you'll cut your cardstock to measure 5-1/2″ X 8-1/2″. Just as you would normally do when creating a landscape card, you'll score at 4-1/4″, but you will also score at 2″.
If you're a visual person (much like myself) take a peek at the diagram below:
As you'll notice on diagram you'll need to put some Tape Runner on the bottom pannel on your card-front. Whether you chose to do a horizontal card or a vertical card you'll end up with a card front that measures 4-1/4″ X 5-1/2″. You'll need to take a piece of coordinating cardstock (I used either white or red for mine) and cut it to those dimensions. That panel will get adhered to your card-front by only the adhesive on the bottom panel. Leaving the top adhesive-free allows for the card to fold open!
You're not going to believe this – but that's it! The construction of your fun fold card is done. Now all you have to do is design and decorate your card front as well as choose a sticker (or a few!) to adhere to the inside of the card. This step is important because this sticker (or embellishment, if you prefer) is what will hold the card front up.
Here are a few that I came up with using Mi Amor:
When they are closed up they look like a regular card – but it isn't until the recipient opens the card that they realize it's fun and different.
To create these cards I used:
- 12″X12″ White Solid Cardstock
- 12″X12″ Cranberry Solid Cardstock
- Mi Amor 12″X12″ Paper Pack
- Mi Amor Stickers
- 12-Inch Trimmer
- Multi-Purpose Tool
- Multi-Purpose Scissors
- The Tape Runner
- Foam Squares
I really hope you enjoy this fun project and that you give easel cards a try!
Thanks for taking a peek at the blog today – check back again soon :)
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Leading an entire hive of xenomorphs, the Queen is the focus for which all of the other castes revolve. She has
a superior intellect and her size is vastly larger than the standard Warriors, with a smaller pair of extra arms
protruding from her chest and a larger head crest fanning from the back of her skull.
While more than capable of taking on almost any foe in close combat, the Queen tends to leave that to the lesser
xenomorphs. Instead, she will most often be found at the heart of the hive, attached to a massive sac, laying the
vast clutches of eggs containing the Facehuggers, the small aliens that propagate the species. Unable to move,
the Queen must rely primarily on her royal guards for protection should she be attacked, however, the egg sac
can be painfully detached should she need to escape or be forced to engage her foes directly.
Queens have massively thick, crown-like head plates that they can withdraw their faces into for protection. This
large carapace makes her appear ungainly and off balance, as it is disproportional to the rest of her body. This
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Oh, Chris Perez. Back in May, when the Indians really were in first place, Perez called out Cleveland fans for their lack of support at the gate. Oddly, he also tends to puke on the mound on occasion. And yesterday, in Oakland, a tipster named Mark says Perez was getting heckled by an A's fan during batting practice, which led to Perez becoming the real-life Kenny Powers.
We don't know what was said to cause Perez to walk over and confront the fan. But once Perez got there, the fan greeted him and another Indians player with, "Fuck you and fuck you." This is how the conversation went from there:
Fan: "Blow some more saves, bro. Blow some more saves. Both of you. You and guy ... blow some more saves."
Perez: "I got more saves than your whole fucking team does, so why don't you go look at those stats, you fucker."
Fan: "Oh, what's the standings? Oh, we're ahead of you."
Perez: "I don't give a fuck. I don't give a fuck."
Fan (to security): "He's swearing. I'm not."
Perez: "What's my salary this year?"
Fan: "What's your salary? Who gives a shit? How many blown saves you got?"
Perez: "Four. Was I an All-Star again? Was I an All-Star again?"
Fan (to some other Indians player): "Hey, who the hell are you? Who the hell are you? I don't even know who you are."
Perez: "Was I an All-Star again, you piece of shit? Go back to your fucking [inaudible]."
Fan (to someone else): "Go back to whatever Triple-A team you are. You're all scrubs. You play for the Indians."
Perez asks security to remove the fan.
Fan: "Oh, get me out of here?"
Perez (waving good bye to fan): "Have a nice day."
Fan: "Have I said a swear word?"
Perez (walking away): "Get your dick out of your mouth."
Fan: "I haven't ... Oh. Really? Really? Hey. Did you hear that?
Other fan: "I did."
Fan: "Did you hear that? You're classless, bro. Get a haircut. You're garbage. You are garbage. You're garbage. Way to come over here and show yourself. Way to prove yourself, garbage man."
Other fan: "Hey, gimme a high-five. They gave each other high-fives."


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Fraternity Suspended For Whitest MLK "Black Out" Party Ever
College is a time for exposure to different cultures, tastes, points of view. It's a great opportunity to put yourself in another's shoes. Let's go back to college now, and try to understand where Arizona State's Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter was coming from when it threw this "MLK Black Party."
A representative for Arizona State University said school officials have suspended Tau Kappa Epsilon's chapter operations while they investigate an unregistered Greek event that has many on campus offended.
Pictures from the event, coined "MLK Black Party" by the group, show members and guests dressed in basketball jerseys, flashing gang signs and even drinking from watermelon cups...
A spokesman from the local chapter, who would only identify himself as Cole, would not comment on the party or investigation. Rather, he told CBS 5 News to contact the national organization for TKE.
Damn, Cole, this is hard times, brah. How can people so badly misconstrue your frat's efforts to really think themselves into the lives of African-Americans? Oh wait, maybe it had to do with all these Instagrams.
The surreal thing is, the Tekes' performance of blackness is so absurdly whut? that it almost looks like a conscious performance of really dumb white kids cluelessly performing blackness.
Not that their tragicomic bungle dulls the insult to blacks. "There should be a zero tolerance policy for racism at ASU, period," one local African-American activist told the Phoenix New Times—which noted that the TKE house at ASU rival University of Arizona was suspended in 2012.
A representative for the national TKE organization told KPHO that shit was gonna get real as a result of the party. "They obviously need to be checked on what they're doing, how they're acting and how they're presenting themselves," he said... before un-ironically and unfortunately adding: "Not only as a fraternity of brothers, but as people."


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The economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa region is mixed. Most of the region's oil-exporting countries are growing at healthy rates while the oil importers face subdued economic prospects, the IMF says in its latest assessment.
The IMF's Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia released November 11 in Dubai, projects growth in the Middle East and North Africa region at 5.1 percent in 2012, up from 3.3 percent in 2011.
Owing to higher oil prices and production, the region's oil-exporting countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen—are forecast to expand by 6.6 percent in 2012 before moderating in 2013.
But faced with a difficult external environment, growth among the region's oil importers—Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, and Tunisia—will register just above 2 percent in 2012. In the Arab countries in transition, continued domestic disruptions are also holding back growth.
"The biggest challenge facing governments in the Arab countries in transition is how to manage the rising expectations of populations that are becoming increasingly impatient to see a transition dividend at a time when there are threats to near-term macroeconomic stability and the margin for policy maneuver is limited," Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, told a press conference in Dubai.
Oil exporters' economies are buoyant
The region's oil-exporting countries are expected to post solid growth in 2012, largely on account of Libya's better-than-expected post-conflict recovery. In the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, growth remains robust, supported by expansionary fiscal policies and accommodative monetary conditions, but is expected to slow from 7½ percent in 2011 to 3¾ percent in 2013 as oil production reaches a plateau.
The price of oil is expected to remain above $100 per barrel in 2012–13. As a result, the oil exporters' combined current account surplus is anticipated to remain near its historic high of about $400 billion in 2012. This has helped governments to respond to growing social demands by increasing expenditure on wages and salaries, which rose dramatically in most oil exporters in recent years.
Although many of the oil exporters have accumulated reserves to withstand short-run oil price volatility, a sustained drop in oil prices resulting from a further slowdown in global economic activity remains a risk to guard against. For example, a 10 percent drop in oil prices would bring down the oil exporters' combined current surplus by about $150 billion. Stepped-up spending has increased the vulnerability to oil price declines in case of further deterioration in the global economy.
"Looking ahead, the main issue facing Middle East oil exporters is how to take advantage of their current positive position to strengthen their resilience against oil price declines and diversify their economies to boost private-sector job creation," Ahmed said. "Fiscal policy could gradually shift to bolstering national savings, and countries could ease the pace of government spending, especially on expenditures that are hard to reverse, like public-sector hiring," he added.
Oil importers remain under strain
The tepid growth witnessed in 2011 in the region's oil-importing countries persists. A moderate economic recovery is expected in 2013, but is subject to heightened downside risks. For the Arab countries in transition, ongoing political transitions also weigh on growth. With uncertainty over the medium-term policy agendas in many countries, investors are holding back.
At the same time, international food and fuel prices have continued to rise, and economic activity in trading partners—most notably in Europe, with which many oil importers have important economic links—has deteriorated. In addition, tourism arrivals are recovering only slowly from the large decline in 2011, and foreign direct investment inflows remain subdued.
As a result, oil-importing countries continue to face an economic slowdown in 2012, with growth of about 2 percent. For 2013, a recovery to about 3¼ percent growth is foreseen—a rate far below what is required to address chronic and growing unemployment.
Stabilization and growth
In response to social demands and rising food and fuel prices, governments in the Arab countries in transition have significantly expanded spending on subsidies. Budget revenues have also fallen, with the consequence that fiscal balances have deteriorated.
With average public debt at more than 70 percent of GDP, fiscal vulnerabilities are high, and any significant fiscal slippages, slower-than-projected growth, or higher interest rates could put debt on an unsustainable path. At the same time, external current account deficits have widened from already high levels. Together with weak capital inflows, these have resulted in a sharp decline in official international reserves.
Stronger growth is urgently needed to spur job creation and provide the population with tangible benefits. To that end, it is important that governments in the Arab countries in transition embark on policies to restore macroeconomic sustainability and structural reforms aimed at improving competitiveness.
"With fiscal pressures continuing to build, there is a growing urgency to act on macroeconomic stabilization. But it is equally important that both stabilization measures and the design of structural reforms are done in a way that minimizes adverse impacts on the poor and vulnerable," Ahmed stressed. This effort, he added, clearly lies with the countries themselves and will need to be supported by the international community through finance, technical support, and better access to export markets.


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* More of my pics in my Flickr set.
* Coverage by the Los Angeles Times.
* More L.A. pics at Son Mis Locuras and her Flickr set.
* Angie Eats Peace protested in Redlands.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Prop 8 Protest Pictorial
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great photos!ReplyDelete
I didn't protest today because we had hurricanes! I haven't been able to see if others were successful but I'm going to check the news today. I hope it wasn't a complete wash-out. But your photos are amazing. Funny how one side's signs are much more creative and make more sense than the other's....ReplyDelete
I proudly protested in Boston with thousands of others, despite the rain and the wind. I stood next to a couple holding a sign that said "we've been together for 45 years, but married for only 6 months." I stood next to a man who told me he has 4 sons, 2 are gay and 2 are straight - he hugged me for a long time when he said "yeah, we're a funny family" and I replied "no, you're a family" (and you know that I hate strangers touching me, so that's a prime example of the power of love!)ReplyDelete
Great pictures - I'll try to upload some of the ones that I took in Boston.
Clever signs.ReplyDelete
I'm so sad for CA and the US that Prop 8 passed. Sigh.
WONDERFUL PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
This is probably my favorite post of yours ever.ReplyDelete
I'm LOVING the signs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2008 at 9:56 AM
One of my favorites invoked Liza Minnelli.ReplyDelete
I love these photos and I love all of those signs.ReplyDelete
Wow. Wow. We're watching this unfold here in New York... feeling somewhat helpless. This is one of the best pictorials I've seen yet. You've captured a lot of great scenes... the signs are so amazingly powerful. Lots of great ones but my fave has to be the one that says, "Fine, cut your own hair!" Ha! Nothing like a little humor to help make a really awful situation a little lighter.ReplyDelete
Great job!
:) Robin
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I was so bummed I didn't go. Stupid sickness and stupid medicine that's been knocking me out. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and are a great reminder of what the fight is truly about...it's love and equality.ReplyDelete
These are fantastic photos! I wasn't able to protest yesterday, but I did last weekend at Saddleback Church. Photos on my blog.ReplyDelete
Yes, we can!
Weezer- Your photographs are becoming *amazing* -- I can really see the improvement, and you weren't bad before! You'll have to share some tips with me sometime.ReplyDelete
Oh, and I loved the subject, too. Some of the signs were very witty. It feels great to see people come together and fight for these rights.
photos were amazing.ReplyDelete
OMG, I LOVED the sign that said "Fine!!! Cut your own hair!" Great signs with pithy, smart, funny slogans that make all kinds of sense. Lots of signs that also made me want to cry. Thanks for posting these and your continued, vocal support of such an important moment in our history.ReplyDelete
Love the photos.ReplyDelete
I was too distracted by the beautiful weather and people wearing shorts to fully comprehend all your pictures. But they were excellent. I especially liked the chicken.ReplyDelete
These photos are amazing. I could have looked at a hundred more of them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Those are really, really great pictures. The signs are great. Some of them are horrific.ReplyDelete
Excellent work. Keep it up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Some of those signs had me in stiches!!ReplyDelete
Awesome photos!ReplyDelete
Holy shit, those are great pictures!ReplyDelete
Love your blog. This is the best post yet; amazing pictures. My bf in San Diego is keeping me updated as I carry on with grad school in WV. I am also trying to do my part by keeping my classmates aware of this horribly unnecessary situation. Thank you for doing your part.ReplyDelete
Great photos! And I'm not trying to trivialize it all, but that "fine, cut your own hair" sign is really, really funny. :o)ReplyDelete
I didn't but I would have. Let me know when there is another one so I can try to go. Great pictures. Great cause.ReplyDelete
I think my grandma is going to disown me after our "discussions" about this issue. She went so far as to call ME stupid. Wow.
oh man, I teared up at my desk about 3/4 way through. Great pictures, I felt like I was there :)ReplyDelete
my favorite is "fine! cut your own damn hair."ReplyDelete
these pictures are amazing. i hope all of these protests bring some truth to the situation and wake some idiots up.ReplyDelete
Absolutely AWESOME post!!!!ReplyDelete
Just now getting around to commenting, but I saw this when you posted and teared up. I wish I could have been at one of the protests, and I'm so glad that people like you WERE there.ReplyDelete
Wonderful and varied pix! Here is a link to some of the better ones I took at the same rally.ReplyDelete
Awesome post, it looks like an amazing turnout.ReplyDelete
I protested in Redlands, I have a few pictures in my blog.
awesome photo recap!ReplyDelete
Thank you Monkey. Thank you.ReplyDelete
My mom said to me the other day, "To hell with this Prop 8. As far as your father and I are concerned, when you say you're married, you're married."
And my father said: "That's right, son. And maybe HE'LL watch football with me."
I love my parents.


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I've been asked by my overlords to compile a large list of resources and links for WoW players. The internet is just too damn large. There's new blogs starting everyday and sites being abandoned or taken down almost weekly. It's a little bit much even for me.
So I'm requesting reinforcements!
Blogs. These are typically sorted by class. But I know there's a few that write about more than one class. For example, although Restokin closely identifies with druids of the resto and balance variety, there's some advice on other classes. The stipulation though is that the blog must continue to be active and predominantly about WoW. Last updated 2011 doesn't count. I won't care if there's stuff about the occasional League of Legends frustrations but it's meant to be list of WoW resources. Even non-class specific stuff for gold and transmog would be welcome as I don't know much about those either.
Strategy sites. Sites like Learn 2 Raid, Icy Veins, and Tankspot would fit nicely here. I'm sure there's others out there.
Podcasts. I don't listen to any podcasts at all. I've never gotten used to that medium. I like being able to read, scan, and skim. Can't really do that with podcasts and I find that I have to listen to a bunch of stuff I have no interest in (such as hunter changes) before we get to the good stuff (raid and healing). However, if you have any favourites, please send them my way.
General news. This one's more or less locked down. MMO Champion, WoWHead news, and Curse are the big ones.
Others. Character development tools are cool (WoW Reforge, Ask Mr Robot). General recruiting sites or forums. Guild tools. Basically anything that's WoW related that might not fit other sections. I can create a second category for them.
Anyway, I'd greatly appreciate any resources you can provide. Feel free to comment below or email me as well.


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Company Overview
About Vanity Fur
|Related Categories
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|Parent Company
|JA Mobility LLC
|Jean Marie Arellano, Founder & CEO
|Corporate Address
12495 Limonite, #1023
Eastvale, CA 91752
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Business Overview
|Franchising Since
|2021 (2 years)
|# of employees at HQ
|Where seeking
This company is offering new franchisees in the following US states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming
|# of Units
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Financial Requirements & Ongoing Fees
Here's what you can expect to spend to start the business and what ongoing fees the franchisor charges throughout the life of the business.
Initial Franchise Fee
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What you need to know: Found in Item 5 of the FDD, this may be a flat fee, or may vary based on territory size, experience, or other factors.The franchise fee is an up-front (one-time) cost that a new franchisee pays to the franchisor. This fee is usually due at the signing of the franchise agreement and covers the right to use the franchisor's trademarks, name, and related business systems.
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What you need to know: Most franchisors require franchisees to pay an ongoing royalty fee, which is detailed in Item 6 of the FDD. This fee is typically a percentage of weekly or monthly gross sales, but may also be a flat weekly, monthly, or annual fee.
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What you need to know: This may also be called advertising fee, marketing fee, brand fund fee, and more, but the basic purpose is the same-- to support promotion of the brand systemwide. As with the royalty fee, it is detailed in Item 6 of the FDD, and can be a percentage of weekly or monthly gross sales or a weekly, monthly, or annual fee.
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Training & Support Offered
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Online Support
Security & Safety Procedures
Field Operations
Proprietary Software
Franchisee Intranet Platform
|Marketing Support
Social Media
Website Development
Email Marketing
Loyalty Program/App
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|Is absentee ownership allowed?
Can this franchise be run from home/mobile unit?
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What you need to know: Territory size may be based on factors such as radius, population size, zip codes, and more. Details can be found in Item 12 of the FDD.
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Innkeepers Cook for the Joy of Feeding Their Guests and Sharing Their Unique Hospitality.
Not all Innkeepers come to this way of life as great cooks, but most of us have a love of feeding people. Many of our Innkeepers serve Special Event meals for holidays and they cater events in their Inns and for locals who live around their property. For this reason, we'll be sharing recipes that aren't limited just to breakfast fare.
Each season we'll change the recipes on this page to give you a sample of the recipes in our Association cookbook, INNspiring Ideas for Fabulous Foods. We invite you to print them and experiment on your own. Then, when you visit a BBAA property, ask the Innkeeper to sell you a cookbook.Recipes:


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text: Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. The study appears in the online version of the journal The Oncologist. Oral bisphosphonates are currently taken by some 3 million women in the United States for the prevention or treatment of osteoporosis. In addition, intravenous bisphosphonates are given to thousands of cancer patients each year to control the spread of bone cancer and prevent excess calcium (hypercalcemia) from accumulating in the blood. Bisphosphonates work by binding to calcium in the bone and inhibiting osteoclasts, bone cells that break down the bone's mineral structure. "These drugs have been widely used for years and are generally considered safe and effective," said study leader Athanasios I. Zavras, DMD, MS, DMSc, associate professor of Dentistry and Epidemiology and Director of the Division of Oral Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. "But the popular literature and blogs are filled with stories of patients on prolonged bisphosphonate therapy who were trying to control osteoporosis or hypercalcemia only to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw." Osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ, often leads to painful and hard-to-treat bone lesions, which can eventually lead to loss of the entire jaw. Among people taking bisphosphonates, ONJ tends to occur in those with dental disease or those who undergo invasive dental procedures. There are no reliable figures on the incidence of ONJ in patients taking oral bisphosphonates. Estimates range from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 100,000 patients for each year of exposure to the medication, according to the American College of Rheumatology. ONJ is more common among cancer patients taking the intravenous form of the drug, affecting about 5 to 10 percent of these individuals, noted Dr. Zavras. Studies have suggested that genetic factors play a major role in predisposing patients to ONJ. Delving deeper into this question, Dr. Zavras and his colleagues performed genome-wide analyses of 30 patients who were taking bisphosphonates and had developed ONJ and compared them with several bisphosphonate users who were disease free. The researchers found that patients who had a small variation in the RBMS3 gene were 5.8 times more likely to develop ONJ than those without the variation. The study also identified small variations in two other genes, IGFBP7 and ABCC4, that may contribute to ONJ risk. "Our ultimate goal is to develop a pharmacogenetic test that personalizes risk assessment for ONJ, a test that you could give to people before they start to use bisphosphonates," said Dr. Zavras. "Those who are positive for this genetic variation would select some other treatment, while those who are negative could take these medications with little fear of developing ONJ." "At the moment, many women discontinue or avoid treatment for serious osteoporosis because they are afraid of losing their jaw bones," added Dr. Zavras. "There even are reports of dentists who have refused to perform certain invasive procedures in patients taking bisphosphonates. So there is a great need for a pharmacogenetic screening test to determine which patients are really at risk for ONJ." The current study looked only at Caucasians. Further studies are needed to determine whether the RBMS3 gene variation is seen in other racial groups, according to the researchers.


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BOSTON -- July 2, 2012 -- Joslin Diabetes Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have entered into a collaboration between the two institutions to provide specialty care for people with diabetes, a significant and growing public health issue.
Under the agreement just signed, Joslin physicians provide medical management of patients hospitalized at BIDMC. Specialists from Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC, who are also party to the agreement, will continue to be preferred providers for Joslin patients needing specialty care.
"Diabetes is an enormous and growing public health issue, which is why our relationship with Joslin is so important to our patients and community," said BIDMC President and CEO Kevin Tabb, MD. "Working together, we are committed to providing the best diabetes care management in the country."
"Our partnership with BIDMC is a wonderful example of our "Joslin Inside" program, in that it provides BIDMC patients care from Joslin specialists who have the broadest and deepest experience with diabetes and diabetes-related complications," says Joslin President & CEO John L. Brooks III. "We value this relationship and look forward to demonstrating its clinical value, as well as how we can collaboratively reduce costs while improving outcomes."
The agreement means clinicians from BIDMC and Joslin will work together to ensure appropriate medical and surgical consultations and to establish benchmarks for quality improvement. The agreement also calls for further enhancements of the electronic medical record system that links inpatient and outpatient records for joint BIDMC-Joslin patients.
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Platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of the rare artists who has achieved critical and commercial success while earning the respect and support of those who inspired him. A native of Compton, California, Lamar originally rapped as K. Dot and released a series of mixtapes under that name. Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (2003), issued when he was only 16 years old, caught the attention of Top Dawg Entertainment and led to a long-term association that helped raise the rapper's profile. Training Day (2005) and C4 (2009) also preceded his decision to go by his birth name. The latter was issued the same year he became part of Black Hippy -- beside fellow Top Dawg artists Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and ScHoolboy Q -- a group whose members, for the most part, appeared on one another's mixtapes and albums. Overly Dedicated (2010) was the first Kendrick Lamar mixtape and fared well enough to enter Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart that October. His first official album, Section.80 (2011), was released as a digital download the following year and entered the Billboard 200 at number 113.
By that point in his career, Lamar's reputation had been strengthened through guest appearances on dozens of tracks, and he had the support of veteran West Coast stars as well. During a 2011 concert, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Game dubbed him "The New King of the West Coast," a notion Dre endorsed more significantly by signing Lamar to the Aftermath label. Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D City was released in October 2012 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Three of its singles -- "Swimming Pools (Drank)," "Poetic Justice," and "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" -- reached the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart, with each one enjoying lengthy stays on playlists of urban U.S. radio stations. More significantly, the album showcased Lamar as an exceptional storyteller capable of making compelling concept albums. When the nominees for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, Lamar was listed in seven categories, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. He won none of the awards. Rather than rest, Lamar remained active during 2013-2014, with touring as well as appearances on tracks by the likes of Tame Impala, YG, and fellow Top Dawg affiliate SZA.
Early in 2015, he announced that his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly, was due in March with tracks featuring Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Thundercat, and George Clinton. A technical accident caused the digital album to be released eight days early, but it immediately earned rave reviews and topped the Billboard 200 with sales of 325,000 copies within its first week. It made numerous best-of lists at the end of the year, and earned five Grammy Awards in early 2016. In March, Lamar released untitled unmastered., an eight-track album consisting of demos he'd recorded around the time of To Pimp a Butterfly.


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Callus induction and plant regeneration of Ulex europaeus
Ingrid Ramírez*1 · Fernando Dorta1 · Álvaro Cuadros-Inostroza2 · Hugo Peña-Cortés1
Técnica Federico Santa María, Centro de Biotecnología "D. Alkalay L.",
Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Valparaíso, Chile
*Corresponding author: email@example.com
Keywords: antioxidants, callus induction, Fabaceae, gorse, plant regeneration, Ulex europaeus.
A callus induction and plant regeneration protocol was developed from leaf and thorn explants for the plant Ulex europaeus. Explants were incubated on 2% sucrose half-strength Murashige and Skoog Medium (MS) with various combinations of plant growth regulators and antioxidants. The best frequency of callus and shoot formation was obtained with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) 1 mg/l x kinetin (Kin) 0.2 mg/l (DK Medium; callus induction) and zeatin (Z) 1 mg/l (DK medium; shoot induction). Both media were supplemented with ascorbic acid 200 mg/l to prevent browning and death of the explants. The regenerated shoots transferred to rooting medium (half-strength MS Medium, 2% sucrose) showed rapid growth and development of roots (100%). Rooted plantlets were successfully transferred to soil in pots containing a 3:1 mixture of soil and vermiculite.
Ulex europaeus (common gorse) is a plant of the Fabaceae-Pea family native to Western Europe and North Africa (Clements et al. 2001). Gorse is a perennial evergreen, leguminous, dense spiny shrub that can grow up to 7 m high (0.6-2 m on average) (Clements et al. 2001; Rees and Hill, 2001). In its region of origin, it is a non-aggressive invader of disturbed areas that is recognized as useful for wildlife protection, soil stabilization (nitrogen-fixer) and revegetation and is also used as an ornamental plant (Clements et al. 2001).
Gorse is an invasive weed in many countries around the world, mainly in Chile, Australia, Hawaii and New Zealand (Clements et al. 2001; Rees and Hill, 2001; Leary et al. 2006). It invades dry and disturbed areas such as beaches, cleared timber lands, and overgrazed pastures (Rees and Hill, 2001; Leary et al. 2006). Gorse spreads readily forming dense impenetrable thickets, difficult to control once established (Rees and Hill, 2001; Leary et al. 2006).
U. europaeus produces biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOC) that make the plant particularly flammable (Boissard et al. 2001). That makes this shrub, in addition to rapid production of biomass and ability to fix nitrogen, a useful energy crop on derelict land (Lawson, 1987; Buddenhagen et al. 2009). In New Zealand for example, 4-5 years-old stands have shown biomass accumulation rates approaching 15t ha-1 yr-1 with nitrogen fixation rates of 100-200 kg ha-1 yr-1 (Magesan et al. 2012). However, the control of the invasiveness of wild environments still remains a problem (Buddenhagen et al. 2009).
Plant cell and tissue culture is a potentially useful technique for micropropagation and improvement of plants with biotechnological purposes (Verpoorte et al. 2002; Debnath et al. 2006). Traditional methods like vegetative reproduction or seeds germination have been mainly employed to multiplicate gorse (Clements et al. 2001). Searching the literature, no information was found describing regeneration system or micropropagation through tissue culture. Thus, this study describes the first successful in vitro regeneration system of U. europaeus, including plant rooting and transferring to soil pots for further development and growth in the greenhouse.
Seed germination
Seeds of U. europaeus were collected from a wild population in Colaco, Chile. Because of the seed coat's hardness, seeds were soaked in concentrated sulphuric acid for two hours and then rinsed with distilled water to improve the rate of germination (Sixtus et al. 2003). Surface sterilization was carried out with ethanol 70% for 30 sec followed by 10% commercial bleach for 10 min and then rinsed thrice with sterile distilled water. Seeds were subsequently placed in sterile vessels containing Murashige and Skoog Medium (MS medium; Murashige and Skoog, 1962) supplemented with 2% sucrose and 0.8% agar and maintained in a growth chamber at 18-22ºC with fluorescent light (cool-white light; 200 µmol m-2 s-1) and 16 hrs light and 8 hrs dark photoperiod until germination.
In vitro plant growth
Germinated seeds were transferred to vessels containing one of the following media: MS medium supplemented with 1% or 2% sucrose or half-strength MS medium supplemented with 1% or 2% sucrose. All cultures were maintained in a growth chamber at similar conditions as those used for germination. The growth and rooting obtained were evaluated (see Results and Discussion) to select the media used for the preparation of the explants for the callus induction and regeneration assays.
Callus induction
Leaf and thorn explants, from 4-6 weeks old plants, were placed on half-strength MS medium supplemented with 2% sucrose and 0.8% agar in Petri plates. Two combinations of plant growth regulators were used for callus induction: α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) 5 mg/l x benzyladenine (BA) 0.1 mg/l (NBA Medium) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) 1 mg/l x kinetin (Kin) 0.2 mg/l (DK Medium). The plant hormone combinations were tested either alone or supplemented with the following antioxidants: ascorbic acid 200 mg/l, citric acid 100 mg/l, PVPP 0.5% (w/v) or PVPP 2% (w/v).
Fifteen explants were tested in each Petri dish. Five replicates were used per every type of callus induction media and each experiment was repeated twice.
The Petri dishes were maintained ten days in a growth chamber at 22ºC with fluorescent light (cool-white light; 200 µmol m-2 s-1) and 16 hrs light and 8 hrs dark photoperiod. Callus production was evaluated weekly for every type of media. The frequency of explants with viable callus (percentage) was recorded at three and seven weeks.
Shoot formation and plant regeneration
After ten days in the medium for callus induction the explants were transferred to Petri plates containing half-strength MS medium supplemented with 2% sucrose, 0.8% agar and one of the following combinations of plant hormones for shoot induction: zeatin riboside (ZR) 2 mg/l x gibberellic acid (GA3) 0.02 mg/l x α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) 0.02 mg/l (ZR Medium; explants from medium NBA) or zeatin (Z) 1 mg/l (Z Medium; explants from DK medium). The media were used either alone or supplemented with the same antioxidants used for each explant in the induction of callus (ascorbic acid 200 mg/l, citric acid 100 mg/l, PVPP 0.5% (w/v) or PVPP 2% (w/v)). All the explants were maintained in a growth chamber at similar conditions as those used for callus induction. Until the excision of the shoots, the media were changed every 10 days. Shoot formation was monitored weekly until seven weeks.
The generated shoots (5-10 mm) were excised and individually transferred to sterile vessels with half-strength MS medium supplemented with 2% sucrose for rooting. Rooted plants were transferred to pots containing 3:1 mixture of soil and vermiculite for further acclimation and growth in the greenhouse (16 hrs photoperiod, 16-24ºC and 80-90% humidity).
Statistical analysis
Data were imported into R environment software (http://www.r-project.org) in order to carry out statistical analysis. The following approach was used to determine significant differences between the different treatments and their control. Firstly, a one-way ANOVA was performed to identify significant differences among the treatment-control groups (p < 0.05). Secondly, if the previous test was significant, then Tukey's honesty significance differences method was applied to compare simultaneously the means of every treatment against the control group and establish their significance (p < 0.05). Letters (a, b, c, d) were used to indicate statistic differences between means. All data were presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Seed germination and growth of plants
In order to maximize germination of U. europaeus, seeds were scarificated with sulphuric acid for two hours before sterilization and incubation in MS medium. With this treatment, germination rates at two weeks (60-65%, Figure 1a) similar to those described by Sixtus et al. 2003 were obtained.
Because of the lack of previous protocols on in vitro growth of U. europaeus in the literature, it was decided to test four different media for plants to obtain the best conditions to grow, propagate and root the germinated plants (see Materials and Methods). The best results were obtained with media containing sucrose 2% (Figure 1b-c). Among them, phenotypes were obtained that are more similar to those obtained for plants grown in soil with the medium with half-strength MS salts. The plants show the typical small leaves and thorns (Figure 1c). Based on that, it was decided to grow and propagate the gorse plants in this medium to obtain the explants required for the regeneration assays.
Callus induction
Initially calli development was tested using leaf and thorn explants obtained from the plants propagated in vitro and two combinations of auxin and cytokinin as described in Materials and Methods: NBA medium and DK medium. Calli were observed from the second week of culture on for the two media tested without differences based on the type of explant used. However, the percentage of viable explants with callus at seven weeks was less than ten percent for both media (NBA → ZR media: 3.0 ± 4.8, DK → Z media: 9.0 ± 7.4). There was a high percentage of explants (with or without callus) that became brown and finally died (NBA → ZR media: 82.0 ± 7.9, DK → Z media: 72.0 ± 6.3).
In plant cell tissue culture, explant browning and subsequent death is a major problem in the initiation of cultures of woody plants and is generally attributed to phenolic compounds (Anthony et al. 2004). However, it has been found that antioxidants are able to reduce the browning and death rates, increasing the percentages of regeneration of woody plants (Dan, 2008). In an effort to improve the U. europaeus callus induction process, the effect of adding antioxidants to the callus/shoot media was tested in this research (see Materials and Methods). Creamy yellow soft smooth calli without signs of browning were obtained in all the media with antioxidants tested (data not shown). A notorious browning and/or death of the calli could only be observed for the control media. Figure 1d-e shows the results obtained in media supplemented with ascorbic acid. Within the two media with this antioxidant, the best callus yields per explant were obtained in the DK medium.
Figure 2 summarizes the results obtained with ascorbic acid, citric acid or PVPP. Calli were developed in all media combinations; however viable explants with callus (percentage) varied significantly (p < 0.05) depending on the combination used. DK medium was more responsive to the presence of antioxidants for callus growth than NBA media. The highest callus frequency (40.0%; p < 0.05) was obtained with DK medium combined with ascorbic acid. Significant frequency increases also were obtained for citric acid (25.3%) and PVPP 0.5% (18.7%) compared to the control. For the DK medium, the addition of antioxidants also prevented the death of developed callus. As seen in Figure 2a-b, in the DK medium without antioxidants a decrease in the viable explants with callus from 25% to 10% between the third and seventh week of culture was observed. On the other hand, callus induction was less than 10% for all NBA medium combinations and a significant increase was only observed with ascorbic acid.
Shoot formation and plant regeneration
As described in Materials and Methods, after ten days in the callus induction media all the explants were transferred to the shoot induction media supplemented with antioxidants. All the media tested showed production of shoots (Figure 2c), the number of shoots being slightly higher for the Z medium combinations: 3.3-11.3% compared to 2.0-4.7% for ZR media. No clear differences were observed in the frequency of shoots obtained with the different types of explants (data not shown) and antioxidants tested (Figure 2c). Only PVPP 0.5% showed a significant increase shoot frequency (11.3%) compared to the control of Z medium alone (3.3%, Figure 2c).
When the appearance of the obtained shoots was analyzed, the explants from the Z media combined with ascorbic acid showed healthy and faster growing shoots (Figure 1f-g). Many of these explants also showed multiple shoots per callus (Figure 1f). Based on these results and those obtained for the production of calli, it was decided to perform the following rooting and acclimation tests only with the shoots obtained from DK → Z media supplemented with ascorbic acid 200 mg/l.
Rooting and acclimation
In the seventh week of culture, 5-10 mm long shoots were separated from the leaf and thorn derived calli and transferred to rooting medium (half-strength MS medium supplemented with 2% sucrose). After 4 weeks, 100% of the plants survived and rooted (Figure 1h). Whole plantlets were transferred to pots (see Materials and Methods) and grown until maturity under greenhouse conditions. The plants showed high survival rates (over 80%, data not shown), grew successfully into normal mature plants (Figure 1i) and set flowers and seeds.
In summary, this study presents the first report of a regeneration protocol for Ulex europaea. DK → Z media mixed with ascorbic acid showed to be the most effective combination in producing calli and shoot regeneration. The complete protocol until transfer of rooted plants to soil takes approximately 12 weeks. Further refinement of the protocol could be conducive to achieving increased efficiency and reduce times involved.
It has been described that gorse produces biogenic VOC that mainly include terpenes as isoprene, α-pinene, camphene, β-pinene, limonene, trans-ocimene (Boissard et al. 2001). This regeneration system provides an effective tool to establish diverse strategies which might potentiate the biotechnological use of this plant. The generating capacity of plant material by using the described regeneration protocol will facilitate the isolation and characterization of regulatory components of important metabolic pathways in order to improve the production of desired molecules. The identification of such components could provide new instruments for implementing innovative strategies to increase for instance terpenoid yield or change terpenoid distribution for desired properties such as enhanced flavour, fragrance, colour (Roberts, 2007) or chemical composition for use in bioenergy production (Carroll and Somerville, 2009). It could also provide an environmentally friendly, renewable and alternative supply for secondary metabolite production, for example volatiles with high-value for the pharmaceutical industry (Predieri and Rapparini, 2007; Roberts, 2007).
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