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Nvidia Adds Stereo 3D Vision to Notebooks
by Anton Shilov
Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday announced that shortly notebook manufacturers will be able to install 120Hz panels onto their machines to enable stereoscopic 3D vision technology, providing never before seen gaming experience on laptops. Asustek Computer, Clevo and MicroStar International will be the first companies to offer a stereo 3D vision mobile PC.
Nvidia 3D Vision requires 120Hz display along with shutter glasses that open and close special shutters sixty times a second to create three dimensional effect. Nvidia has worked closely with display manufacturers, including CPT, LG, CMO, and Samsung, to bring state-of-the-art 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panels to notebook platforms.
It is questionable whether notebooks actually need stereoscopic 3D capability: notebooks do not feature truly large screens and displays with extreme refresh rates consume rather high amount of energy. Furthermore, notebooks are not usually used by hardcore gamers of movie fans, both would prefer to have a high-end desktop system, whereas road warriors would hardly value stereo 3d movies or video games.
Nevertheless, there are many notebook vendors working on stereoscopic 3D-enabled mobile computers. Nvidia 3D Vision notebooks will include the 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panel and bundle 3D Vision active-shutter glasses.
"We are extremely excited about bringing the first Nvidia 3D Vision notebook to market. Nvidia and Asus have a passion for gaming and cutting-edge technology, and this is another example of how great companies working together can deliver awesome new platforms to our combined customers," said PC Wang, corporate vice president and general manager of notebook business unit at system business group at Asus.
Asustek Computer plans to release its G51J 3D laptop already in early December with Clevo and MicroStar International to follow in 2010.
"We look forward to bringing NVIDIA 3D Vision-capable notebooks to the market. The era of 3D is upon us, and immersive 3D gaming and movie watching is indeed an exciting proposition," said Stephen Chien, worldwide sales and marketing vice president at Clevo.
"Nvidia 3D Vision is the best 3D technology available today. We are excited about developing new MSI notebooks that offer this awesome technology and bring 3D gaming and movies to the masses," said Vincent Sung, vice president of notebook engineering team at MSI.
Acer Group is also preparing a stereo 3D laptop, but it is rumoured not to be compatible with Nvidia's 3D Vision tech. Besides, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Sony are also interested in stereo 3D-capable mobile computers.
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Sesame Street "Camping Show" Chris and Elmo are excited to be camping in the woods! They unpack their camping supplies and take out two sleeping bags and two canteens. One sleeping bag and canteen for each of them. Next, they take out four hotdogs and marshmallows. D
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Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
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Women's Issues: How Helping Women Will Change the World
Husband-and-wife team Kristof and WuDunn with their son Gregory, then age one, in Tiananmen Square in 1993
Ben Affleck: I'm the amateur here, so I'll try not to embarrass myself doing this interview. Let me start by asking: What was the impetus for writing your new book, Half the Sky?
Sheryl WuDunn: It started when we were in China after Tiananmen Square [for The New York Times]. It was terrible—students were protesting and there was a military crackdown and several hundred people were killed. But the following year, we went around the countryside and started thinking we had been covering the wrong story. In the villages of China, we saw things like female infanticide. We discovered that, due to the policy [that every couple could have only one child], there were 30 million missing girls in China at that time. And we realized the prejudice against girls wasn't just in China, but in Korea, all of Asia, India, Pakistan and Cambodia.
Nicholas Kristof: The gender inequity was utterly pervasive and extraordinarily unjust. It seemed to us the modern analog of slavery—today it is the paramount moral challenge that society faces.
Affleck: I've read that societies with women in charge are more successful. Is that true?
Kristof: The evidence has really been growing that if you start economic empowerment efforts with men, often the result is that they buy a lot of beer. When you direct the same efforts at women, the likely result is that their kids get educated.
Affleck: One of the things in your book that I find difficult to understand is the extent to which women perpetrate violence against other women. Why aren't women more protective of one another?
Kristof: There's a perception that men are the culprits of the terrible things done to women. Often they are, but there is no worse oppressor to women and girls in much of the world than the mother-in-law.
WuDunn: It's frustrating to be looking in, and to say, "How come they don't get it?" But it's the rules of their culture.
Kristof: There's sometimes a tendency to think there's nothing we can do about these [issues], but there is. China used to be just about the worst place in the world to be born female. Sheryl's grandmother had her feet bound, but these days no one has their feet bound, and women really are the dynamos behind the economic industrialization of China.
Affleck: It's pretty impressive [that] you guys seem to get along well, work well together, the whole thing.
Kristof: The truth is that if you can raise kids, coming up with a book together is much easier. A book doesn't play one of you against the other. A book doesn't look at you with really sad eyes. If you can figure out the tough issues with child rearing, then a book is a piece of cake.
Affleck: In writing the book, was there a story that was particularly painful or moving to either of you?
WuDunn: Some of the most memorable stories are inspiring. One is the story of a woman [in Africa] who was considered the dog of her family. Her younger brother would bring his homework home and she would do it for him. He would take tests and do horribly. Then the family discovered it was the sister who was doing the homework, and so they let her learn. Now she is in the U.S. getting her Ph.D. Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. If you give opportunity to women, there's no telling where they can go.


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Note: This web page is only an archive. This assessment was eliminated effective with the 2010-11 school year.
The North Carolina End-of-Course Test for Geometry is used to sample a student's knowledge of concepts as specified in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Geometry (Content Standards) and to provide a global estimate of the student's mastery of the course material in Geometry. The end-of-course test must be administered during the last week (block schedule or summer school) or the last two weeks (traditional schedule) of the instructional period.
Test Information 2003 SCS (pdf, 16kb)
Information about the test including percent of questions for each goal and other details
Required Formulas 2003 SCS (pdf, 12kb)
Explanation of the formulas student need to know and understand
Sample Test Items 2003 SCS (Expanded Set)
Sample items for students and teachers (2003 SCS)
Sample Test Items 2003 SCS
Sample items for students and teachers (2003 SCS)
Test Information Sheet 1998 SCS (pdf, 125kb)
Information about the test including what is tested, how the test was developed, and how scores are reported
Test Information Sheet (pdf, 125kb)
Information about the test including what is tested, how the test was developed, and how scores are reported
Sample Test Items 1998 SCS
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- Note:: Sample items on the NCDPI Web site may be brailled by local school systems. If Braille creation is not possible at the local level, then specific sample item groups may be ordered by local testing staff from TOPS using the TNN Order System. Brailled sample items ordered from TOPS will not ship with answers. Note: Allow 45 days for a Braille sample item order to be filled.
Test Resources
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Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Linear models include both regression and analysis of variance which are some of the most commonly applied statistical methods. Simple ANOVA uses fixed effects. A variation is random effects models where variance components are estimated. General linear models with fixed and random components. Illustrations and excercises with real data are integrated into the course.
Learning outcome
In the course we look upon sensory data and longitudinal medical data as the main applications and as illustrations of the general models.These models and the theory connected to them have a wide range of other applications as well. After completing the course you should master the use of mixed linear models for these applications and be able to generalize to other cases.
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
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Recommended previous knowledge
STK1100 – Probability and statistical modelling, STK1110 – Statistical methods and data analysis 1, STK2120 – Statistical Methods and Data Analysis 2 (discontinued), STK3100 – Introduction to generalized linear models.
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with STK4070 – Linear models, random components and general linear models (discontinued)
For information about the potential partial overlap with other courses, contact the Department.
3 hours lectures/exercises per week.
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What form the exam will take will be announced by the teaching staff within October 15th for the autumn semester and March 15th for the spring semester.
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Examination support material
Permitted aids at the exam if written: Approved calculator.
Oral exam: No aids permitted.
Information about approved calculators (Norwegian only)
Language of examination
Subjects taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English.
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
This subject offers new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. Deferred examinations for students who due to illness or other valid reason of absence were unable to sit for their final exams will be arranged at the same time. (These valid reasons has to be documented within given deadlines.)
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Maritime Transportation: The Role of U.S Ships and Mariners
Transcript of Hearing
Opening Statements
The Subcommittee is meeting today to review the current state of the U.S. maritime sector and examine the importance of U.S.-flagged vessels and American mariners to our economy and national security.
The U.S. maritime industry currently employs more than 260,000 Americans providing nearly $29 billion in annual wages. There are more than 40,000 commercial vessels currently flying the American flag. The vast majority of these vessels are engaged in domestic commerce, moving over 100 million passengers and $400 billion worth of goods between ports in the U.S. on an annual basis. Each year, the U.S. maritime industry accounts for over $100 billion in economic output.
Beyond the important contributions to our economy, a healthy maritime industry is vital to our national security. Throughout our history, the Navy has relied on U.S.-flag commercial vessels crewed by American Merchant Mariners to carry troops, weapons, and supplies to the battlefield. During Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, U.S.-flag commercial vessels transported 63 percent of all military cargos moved to Afghanistan and Iraq. Since we cannot rely on foreign vessels and crews to provide for our national security, it is critical that we maintain a robust fleet of U.S.-flagged vessels, a large cadre of skilled American mariners, and a strong shipyard industrial base.
Unfortunately, over the last 35 years, the number of U.S.-flagged vessels sailing in the international trade has dropped from 850 to less than 100. In the same period, we have lost over 300 shipyards and thousands of jobs for American mariners.
To make matters worse, the President has sent Congress a budget that proposes to restructure the highly successful Food for Peace program. Since 1954, the Food for Peace program has provided agricultural commodities grown by U.S. farmers and transported by U.S. mariners on U.S.-flagged vessels to those threatened by starvation throughout the world. The President's restructuring of Food for Peace will eliminate a vital program for our farmers, put U.S. mariners out of work, and undermine our national security by cutting the domestic sealift capacity on which our military depends. I hope my colleagues will join me in rejecting this misguided proposal.
We are joined today by the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. I thank him for coming. As he is keenly aware, the Maritime Administration has faced very valid criticism in recent years over its handling of Jones Act waivers and enforcement of our cargo preference laws. I hope the new leadership that will be taking over at both the Department and MARAD in the coming months takes seriously their mission to promote and protect the U.S. maritime industry.
I hope to see a renewed commitment to programs like Title XI that help to grow jobs, expand our economy, and maintain critical shipyard industrial capacity. I also hope the new leadership at MARAD and DOT will work closely with industry to reduce Jones Act waivers. Finally, I hope they will stand up when other federal agencies seek to flaunt our cargo preference laws and use the authority Congress gave them to stop them in their tracks.
If we want to grow our economy and remain a world power capable of defending ourselves and our allies, we must work together to strengthen and preserve our maritime industry. I thank the witnesses for appearing today and look forward to working with them to accomplish this important goal.
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The Honorable John Porcari, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation | Written Testimony
General William M. Fraser, III, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command | Written Testimony
Mr. Fred Harris, CEO, NASSCO; on behalf of Shipbuilders Council of America | Written Testimony
Joseph H. Pyne, Chairman and CEO, Kirby Corporation; on behalf of American Maritime Partnership | Written Testimony
Mr. Augustin Tellez, Executive Vice President, Seafarers International Union | Written Testimony
Mr. Mike Jewell, President, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association | Written Testimony


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Visit the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality website or call 602.771.3950 (Phoenix) or 520.628.5651 (Tucson).
Yes. It is not required that you have the renewal notice. Your current (or expired) registration document can be used.
When ownership of the vehicle is in more than one name, the "Or, And, And/Or" box on the title application determines which signatures will be required to sell the vehicle or for other actions.
This ownership is a joint tenancy, with an expressed intent that either of the owners has full authority to transfer ownership of the vehicle, license plates and/or fees, or to record loan information. The owners' names will appear on the title as in this example: JOHN DOE OR JOE ROSS.
To transfer ownership of the vehicle, license plates and/or fees, or to record loan information, the signature of either party will be accepted. Both signatures are not required. If this legal status is chosen, all owners involved must sign in the Legal Status section.
This ownership is a tenancy in common. The owners' names will appear on the title as in this example: JOHN DOE AND JOE ROSS.
To transfer ownership of the vehicle, license plates and/or fees, or to record loan information, the signatures of both parties will be required. In the event of the death of either party, the interest of the deceased party must be handled by probate action, or by completing a Non-probate Affidavit.
This ownership is a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. The owners' names will appear on the title as in this example: JOHN DOE AND/OR JOE ROSS.
To transfer ownership of the vehicle, license plates and/or fees, or to record loan information, the signatures of both parties will be required, if both are living. Upon proof of death, the survivor may sign alone.
Requirements vary depending on your specific circumstances. Contact us for details.
When an Arizona title is lost, mutilated or becomes illegible, you, the owner of record, may apply for a duplicate title. Owner name, legal status, lienholder and vehicle information must remain the same. Only the address and/or vehicle location address may be changed.
You must complete a Title and Registration Application, check the appropriate box at the top of the form. Only one owner's signature is required, regardless of the number of owners or legal status.
You may submit the application at any authorized third-party office or by mail to MD 555M, Motor Vehicle Division, P.O. Box 2100, Phoenix AZ 85001.
The fee is $4. Photo identification may be required for walk-in customers.
The mutilated or illegible title must be surrendered at the time of application, when available; it is not necessary for the owner to sign-off the back of the title.
When the record shows a lien, the duplicate title will be sent to the lienholder of record, unless you present a lien clearance or power of attorney from the first lienholder of record and there are no other liens present on the vehicle record.
This may be completed at an MVD or Authorized Third Party office. One form of identification is required, and you must have the license plate and/or vehicle identification number. A $5 fee will be charged (plus postage and handling if applicable). To transact by mail, send the plate application, with a check or money order for $5, plus postage and handling listed on the form, and the replacement will be sent by mail.
You may apply for a duplicate vehicle registration online or at any MVD or authorized third-party office. When you apply online, you can print the registration from your home printer.
You may apply for a tab replacement online or at any MVD or authorized third-party office. When you apply online, you will be mailed a replacement registration with a tab attached.
If you visit an office, a photo identification may be requested. If your registration has been lost or stolen and you have reason to believe someone else is using it, the incident should be reported to your local police department.
If you do not have the license plate, submit a Plate Refund request online. As the seller, you must sign off the back of the title and have your signature notarized. Give the title to your insurance company so they can apply for a salvage title; or if you have sold it to a salvage yard, you must apply for the salvage title and give it to the salvage yard. Complete a Sold Notice online or on the back of the vehicle registration and mail it to the address indicated.
If last registered within five years, provide the license plate and/or vehicle identification number and pay applicable fees. In most cases, a Registration Penalty Fee Waiver Request can be completed to waive the penalties if the vehicle has not been operated on any public roadway in Arizona. If your vehicle has not been registered within the last five years, additional procedures may be required. Contact us to discuss any additional requirements.
If you bought the vehicle from a licensed dealer, the dealer will give you a Temporary Registration Plate that allows you to operate the vehicle for any purpose. If you purchased the vehicle from a private sale, you may obtain a Restricted Use 3-Day Permit which is valid only for the purposes of vehicle inspection, emission testing, repairs needed to comply with inspection or emission rules, or to otherwise complete the registration process. The Restricted Use 3-Day Permit can be obtained online at EZ Permit or at any MVD or authorized third-party office. To operate the vehicle for any other purpose, you must first complete the registration process. No more than three Restricted Use 3-Day Permits can be issued to any vehicle in a 12 month period.
First visit any MVD or authorized third-party office to obtain a vehicle inspection. The additional steps needed to then complete the process vary with each situation. At the time of the inspection, we will provide you with a list of the specific actions and documentation required.
Use the same procedure as a title transfer. Pay a $4 title fee and an $8 registration fee, if the vehicle is currently registered. If there is a lien on the vehicle that has not been paid off, written permission from the lienholder/lender will be required to add or delete a name.
To add or delete a name on your registration you must change your title. See the question above.
Complete a title application (including the lien information), submit with the most current title, pay a $4 title fee and obtain a lien release from the lienholder/lender (if applicable) with
This could be the result of money due to MVD, no insurance on file, or other issues. It is important that you verify that the vehicle identification number (VIN) on your vehicle matches the VIN identified on your registration and insurance documents. If the VIN on your insurance document does not match, ask your insurance company to resubmit the information using the correct VIN. You may use the online Insurance Verification to electronically check whether MVD has received notification of your most recent active insurance policy number. Contact us for more information specific to your record.
A 30-Day General Use Registration is issued when you do not qualify for a permanent registration or other types of temporary permits. Only one 30-Day permit is allowed per vehicle within any 12-month period. The permit is available online or may be purchased at any MVD or authorized third-party office. The fee is $15.
An Arizona resident who does not have complete documentation for issuance of a title or registration may apply for a 90-day registration. This registration allows operation of the vehicle while obtaining additional documentation. It may be purchased at any MVD or Authorized Third Party provider. The fee is $15. When complete documentation is submitted, vehicle license taxes will be calculated, for the full year, back to the date of issuance of the 90-day registration.
You can purchase a 90-Day Nonresident Registration for $15 from the MVD or any authorized third-party office.You will be required to show your out-of-state identification and the dealer invoice or assigned title.
Only if you meet the privacy requirements in federal and state law for obtaining a Motor Vehicle Record. See the next question.
A Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) is the computer printout of a driving or vehicle record. The manner in which driver license or motor vehicle record information may be released is regulated by the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act (or DPPA), 18 USC 2721-2725 and Title 28, Chapter 2, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
The DPPA requires you to have a "permissible use" for requesting and receiving an MVD record which contains personal identifying information (e.g., a person's driver license photograph/image, social security number, driver license number, name, address and medical/disability information). The Motor Vehicle Record Request form lists those permissible uses.
If eligible, you can obtain and print a copy of a record online. You may also obtain a copy by completing a Motor Vehicle Record Request form and submitting $3 for an uncertified record (three-year for driving record) or $5 for a certified record (five-year for driving record) by mail or at any MVD or authorized third-party office. Your signature on the form must be notarized, or witnessed by an MVD agent.
Watercraft registration is the responsibility of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Please check their website for forms and information on watercraft registration; boating rules and regulations, boating education and more.
Report an Arizona resident for not being in compliance with Arizona registration laws by any of the following methods. Please provide: plate number, state, make, model, address where vehicle was seen and name of owner (if known). Your information will remain anonymous.
You can report a violator online, by phone at 800.657.4322, by fax at 480.632.1845 or by mail at this address:
Enforcement Services
Arizona Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 2100
Phoenix, AZ 85001
Effective October 28, 2018, the permanent disability placard no longer has an expiration date and re-certification is not required to issue a replacement. The placard will be valid as long as the recipient qualifies. Temporary disability placards are valid for six months at which time a new certification must be completed by an authorized physician.
If you require a permanent disability placard replacement, you may apply online (https://servicearizona.com/webapp/placard/search?execution=e1s1 ). There is no fee to replace a disability placard. See our Plates and Placards section for more information.
You are not required to notify us. The other state should automatically send us notification. Until that is completed, you may receive notices from us regarding registration renewal and insurance verification.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department provides this information.
Arizona law in Title 28, Article 16 provides this information. If you have specific questions, contact the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A moped is a bicycle or human-powered vehicle (with pedals) with a 50 cc or less helper motor, a 1.5 hp or less braking power and a rated maximum top speed of 25 mph (on a flat surface with less than a one per cent grade). Any class of driver license can be used to operate a moped. A moped must be registered, but a vehicle title is not issued. Emissions testing is not required. Vehicle liability insurance is required.
A motor-driven cycle is a motorcycle is originally manufactured to exceed 20 mph, is rated at 5 hp or less and has no more than three wheels in contact with the ground. This definition includes motor scooters rated at 5 hp or less. A motorcycle license or endorsement is needed to operate any motor-driven cycle. A motor-driven cycle must be both titled and registered. Emissions testing is not required. Vehicle liability insurance is required.
For purposes of this response, the term 5 hp generally refers to a motor with 49 cc to 80 cc displacement.
Any law enforcement officer or authorized third-party provider can provide an inspection on a vehicle abandoned on private property.
Yes, but effective January 1, 2009, state law requires that "ARIZONA" (or "AZ" in the case of a small-size plate) at the top of Arizona license plates not be covered or otherwise obscured. Any license plate frame, holder or cover that prevents the license plate from being clearly legible, is in violation of the law.
Please see our Statistics page for vehicle or driver statistical data.
You can see how much you paid in vehicle registration fees for last year, including your vehicle license tax, by using the Vehicle Fee Recap online service. You can view your record and print it. This is a free service. Note: This recap is provided for information only. If you are using it for tax purposes, consult your tax adviser.
If the vehicle is registered only in the name of a trust, company or other organization, you will need the federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) or the MVD system-generated number assigned to that organization, in order to perform any online transaction (e.g., plate refund, duplicate registration). If you are personally listed on the registration, in addition to the organization, then you may be able to also use your driver license / ID card number.
The PSF is a fee required to be collected by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division pursuant to Laws 2018, Chapter 265, HB2166. See A.R.S. 28-2007 Section 3 for more information (https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/laws/0265.pdf).
The PSF is $32.00 for each initial registration, registration renewal and all Arizona title transfers. This also includes permanent trailer title transactions.
If a vehicle is eligible for a multi-year registration, the fee will be collected for each registration year as follows.
A qualifying owner or vehicle with one of the following will be assessed a zero fee:
An owner with one of the following will be assessed a zero fee. The extent of the assessed amount is ½ or partial, depending on the number of owners. Those who qualify are listed as follows:
The PSF Fee may change. The law requires the ADOT Director to annually review and determine the fee each fiscal year, based upon the Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol budget for each fiscal year.
The PSF is collected for initial registration, registration renewals and all Arizona title transfers. This also includes permanent trailer title transfers.
The Arizona Ombudsman – Citizens Aide helps you resolve ongoing issues with State Agencies.
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other nondiscrimination laws and authorities, ADOT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. Persons that require a reasonable accommodation based on language or disability should contact ADOT's Civil Rights Office at email@example.com. Requests should be made as early as possible to ensure the State has an opportunity to address the accommodation.
De acuerdo con el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés) y otras normas y leyes antidiscriminatorias, el Departamento de Transporte de Arizona (ADOT) no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, edad o discapacidad. Las personas que requieran asistencia (dentro de lo razonable) ya sea por el idioma o discapacidad deben ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de Derechos Civiles de ADOT en firstname.lastname@example.com. Las solicitudes deben hacerse lo más antes posible para asegurar que el Estado tenga la oportunidad de hacer los arreglos necesarios.
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HIV infection has always been associated with changes in weight and body shape. In the early 1980s when this infection was new and did not yet have an official name, in parts of southern Africa it was called "slim disease" because of the dramatic impact it had on people's weight and appearance. There are many reasons untreated HIV infection can have such an effect, including the following:
Once on potent anti-HIV therapy (commonly called ART or HAART), weight gain usually occurs. In some people, at least initially, some of the increased weight is mostly fat, so ART may be fingered as a potential cause of this problem. However, in the time before ART was available, doctors who studied weight changes in HIV-positive people noticed that with intensive feeding (and treatment of underlying infections) weight gain was possible, but the increased weight seemed to be mostly fat. Perhaps this was due to underlying hormonal dysfunction caused by HIV -- insufficient testosterone and/or growth hormone -- or inflammation caused by the chronic nature of HIV infection.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, when potent ART first became available, patients and doctors noticed a strange collection of signs and symptoms involving changes in body shape and facial appearance. These changes seemed to be caused by the loss of the fatty layer just under the skin (subcutaneous fat) and particularly affected the following parts of the body:
The loss of fat is called lipoatrophy.
Some patients also developed deposits of fat in the belly, and in women, in the breasts. Less often, fat was deposited around the shoulders and neck -- commonly referred to as a "buffalo hump." The increase in fat in some parts of the body is called lipohypertrophy. The changes in body shape, in particular the loss of fat, were linked to exposure to the following nukes (nucleoside analogues):
In the present era, the nukes commonly used as part of the initial therapy for HIV are as follows:
These drugs do not cause loss of fat in the face or other parts of the body. Indeed, studies have found that there is even a small increase in subcutaneous fat when abacavir or tenofovir is used in place of d4T or AZT.
The changes we have described are physical. However, inside the body there are also metabolic changes revealed by blood tests -- increased levels of fatty substances such as bad cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides, as well as increased levels of blood sugar and the hormone insulin. This hormone is produced by the pancreas gland and helps move sugar from the blood into cells. However, over time, cells may gradually become less sensitive to insulin and may need ever-increasing amounts of this hormone to help control blood sugar -- a process called insulin resistance. If left untreated, insulin resistance can become serious, leading to the development of type 2 diabetes.
Doctors in this city have reported an unusual and rare finding -- an apparently harmless but disfiguring condition called cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) on the heads of four HIV-positive men. In CVG, the skin on the head becomes raised in parts and depressed in others, forming ridges and furrows. What appears to be unique about the San Francisco report is that CVG has not been previously reported in HIV-positive people. All of the men had longstanding HIV infection, as well as the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome prior to the development of CVG. Generally, the cause of CGV in adults is unknown, though some doctors suspect disturbances in hormones may play a role.
Key points:
These patients had used many different HIV drugs from different classes, as would likely be typical of people who were treated over many years. Doctors noted that all patients had been exposed to thymidine analogues, a group of nukes linked to the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome:
All four men had signs of facial lipodystrophy and enlarged bellies. Two had deposits of fat around their shoulders and neck.
After the development of CGV, two patients used testosterone replacement therapy for up to two years and a third patient used growth hormone for less than a year. No other use of anabolic steroids was disclosed by patients.
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Fire officials believe they are getting a handle on a wildfire that threatened homes in San Bernardino County while firefighters worked to push back flames in sweltering heat.
Cal Fire spokesman Bill Peters tells the Sun newspaper (http://bit.ly/18lIts5) a lot of the heavy fire is out Friday night, but many hot spots remain. No structural damage or injuries have been reported.
Earlier aerial shots on KCAL-TV showed flames burning up hillsides toward large homes in the community of Mentone northwest of Yucaipa.
Water-dropping helicopters made passes over flames ripping through dry chaparral and across grass fields. At least 350 acres of brush burned in the blaze that broke out around 2 p.m.
Dozens of homes in the Olive Trail area near Highway 38 were evacuated.
Temperatures topped out at 106 degrees in the area as much of California broils under a massive heat wave.


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State police say NL officers justified in May shooting
New London — State police have determined that New London police were justified in their use of deadly force during a shooting incident in May, during which a despondent man displayed and pointed a gun at police in an effort to commit suicide.
New London police shot a city man, Kevin Kenny, outside of his apartment at 1110 Ocean Avenue the night of May 28. State police said Kenny had called New London police and reported that a woman had been shot outside of his apartment, providing police with a description of the suspect that was a description of Kenny himself.
Upon arrival, officers were confronted by Kenny, who told police that he was the person they were looking for. Officers ordered Kenny to show his hands, at which time Kenny showed a gun and pointed it at the officers; New London police fired at Kenny, wounding him.
State police Major Crime Detectives investigated and forwarded the case to New London County State's Attorney Michael L. Regan for review. In a press release issued Thursday, state police said Regan concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was appropriate because New London police reasonably believed that the use of deadly physical force was necessary to defend themselves from the imminent use of deadly force by Kenny.
During the investigation, Kenny admitted he had been depressed recently and fabricated the scenario in an attempt to get police to shoot and kill him, state police said.
State police said Thursday that the investigation is closed.
A second investigation, into a police shooting on Aug. 24, is still ongoing. In that incident, New London police shot a man who allegedly stole and then crashed a refrigerated truck.
Police have said Curtis Cunningham, of New Haven, stole a truck from outside a liquor store on Montauk Avenue and then crashed as he took a sharp left turn onto Jefferson Avenue. An officer who was taking a complaint from a citizen at the CVS Pharmacy spotted the truck as it made the turn and radioed in to dispatch that the truck had crashed.
When officers approached, Cunningham was standing up in the cab of the truck. Police ordered Cunningham to show his hands, state police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said previously, and Cunningham failed to comply. Cunningham then made an "overt movement," Vance said, at which point officers fired.
State police said they did not recover a gun from the scene.
State: City must rehire officer fired for using excessive force
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quote:Originally posted by scholarette:We figured that with dogs, they behave opposite of what their names imply.
quote: You name a dog Loki and then are surprised that he makes trouble?
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport:His answer was, "That's what you get for naming them Anne and Gilbert."
quote: I'll be honest the most boring part of the entire AOGG saga is her schtick as a teacher teaching all those Pringle girls.


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The Lafourche Parish Council held the first of three budget hearings during Tuesday's regularly scheduled meeting and received little input.
The Lafourche Parish Council held the first of three budget hearings during Tuesday's regularly scheduled meeting and received little input.
The first two meetings are a simple reading of the budget and allowing for members of the public to make comments. The council will review the rest of the budget, including the general fund, at the second budget hearing at 5 p.m. today at the Mathews Government Complex.
The council will make amendments and complete the budget during its Nov. 26 meeting.
During Tuesday's meeting, Laura Badeaux, president of the Lafourche Commission on Women, asked the council to renew the commission's $25,000 annually allocation, which is included in the proposed budget.
Badeaux said the commission has a good history of taking its allocated money and matching it with more money through local and state partnerships.
Eugene Dial, chairman of the Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter Advisory Board, requested the parish increase the amount of money budgeted for the shelter's spay and neuter program. In 2013, the parish gave $41,000 to the program through a supplemental appropriation but only budgeted $30,000 for the coming year.
The 2014 budget includes a raise proposal for parish employees and spending 9.4 percent more. Parish revenues are up more than 17 percent through the first nine months of 2013.
The $68 million operations and maintenance budget also includes $9.3 million for construction projects.
The budget has already come under fire from the Parish Council. Some members are upset about the pay raises and elimination of the legislative audit office.
All civil service pay grades are slated to increase by 4 percent. Pay grades do not guarantee hikes in salary, but if someone is below the new minimum threshold his or her salary would be adjusted.
But the budget proposes about a 25 percent raise in the information technology manager's salary, a more than 14 percent increase in the community service director's paycheck and more than 9 percent pay for the human resources director.
Several councilmen have expressed displeasure that legislative auditor Tommy Lasseigne and his clerk have been left out of the proposed budget.
Parish President Charlotte Randolph deleted the auditor's office because of her hostility toward Lasseigne, who ran twice against her for parish president, some councilmen said.
But Randolph said that when Lasseigne's position was created in April 2012, it was budgeted for only one year. The administration mistakenly added the position again in the 2013 budget, she added.
The auditor's position and subsequently Lasseigne's hiring have been hot topics at council meetings.
Lasseigne's opponents claim the former councilman helps divide the council and administration, while others said he hasn't lived up to expectations.
However, some councilmen believe Lasseigne serves as a check to Randolph's decisions.
The proposed $6.6 million for wages makes up more than two-thirds of the $9.1 million general fund budget and would be up more than 30 percent from 2011.
Included in the $9.3 million set aside for construction are $5.6 million for Road Sales Tax District A projects, $1.5 million road and drainage sales tax money for the construction of a bulkhead along Industrial Park Road in Larose and $2.2 million that will roll over.
Including prior earmarked projects, the multi-year construction budget that includes future projects is $47.4 million.
Council members have already expressed the desire to make amendments to the construction budget. Councilman Daniel Lorraine said he plans to set aside money to renovate the Old Galliano Annex.
Last year the council passed 26 amendments to the budget.
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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... More About Birds and Animals...
A very large branch broke from one of the old maple trees in our yard during the storm on Saturday night. We didn't know it until Sunday. Today, a neighbor came over to help saw it up. He was packing up his saw and getting ready to leave when he noticed this snake curled up in a hollow section of log.
I don't think it's a timber rattler. I think it might be a rat snake.
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August 5, 2013
This month, Basho will be at Meetups and other events all over the world – presenting on all things Riak and distributed systems. Here are some of the highlights of where we'll be in August:
Boston Meetup: Tonight, David Bishop (Lead Systems Administrator at Synacor) will discuss his experience using Riak Enterprise to power a cross-datacenter video metadata product behind some of the biggest ISP's portals in the business.
DC Meetup: This Meetup will be focused on using different technologies to power mobile apps. It will feature case studies from Rovio and Zope Corporation. This event will take place on August 8th and you can register here.
Los Angeles Meetup: Learn about the new features and updates available with Riak 1.4, including eventually consistent counters. You can register for this August 13th event here.
Berlin Meetup: This eBay Meetup will feature two speakers, including Basho Chief Architect Andy Gross. Andy will speak about the resurgence in interest in both theoretical and applied distributed systems, explore new areas of promising research, and provide practical advice for dealing with systems in our new distributed world. You can register for this August 15th event here.
PuppetConf: Basho will be attending PuppetConf in San Francisco from August 22-23. Come visit our booth and meet our Director of Community, Mark Phillips and our Solutions Engineer, Pavan Venkatesh. Bring any Riak questions and get some great swag.
This is just a few of the events we'll be at throughout August. For a complete list, check out the Events Page.


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Just a stone's throw from the sights of Washington, DC, the Virginia side of the Potomac River has its own treasures to behold. No matter what brings you to Arlington, VA, our hotel's services, including free shuttle service to the airport and friendly staff, helps make your trip great and stress-free.
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GSA Tenant Agencies: Challenges and Opportunities in Reducing Costs of Leased Space
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Official Hearing Transcript
This is a hearing of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA)
July 30, 2014
First let me thank Commissioner Dong and our agency witnesses for being here today. Together your agencies occupy over half of GSA's expiring leased inventory.
Today's hearing is the second step in our committee's GSA Leasing Initiative to save taxpayer dollars through right sizing federal real estate. Step one was our July 15 roundtable where GSA agreed to partner with our committee to improve office utilization, lock in low rental rates, and help agencies protect their employees from shrinking budgets.
The purpose of today's hearing is threefold: to set expectations for what it will take to approve agency leases; to learn what challenges agencies face to shrink their footprint and use long-term leases to get the best prices; and to learn how Congress can help GSA and the agencies achieve this goal.
I believe we have a unique opportunity to work together and save a tremendous amount of taxpayer money. We have the same objective. The President wants to save money through real estate and so does Congress. And it's not just me who sees this opportunity. Private sector tenants are taking advantage of the market and negotiating good long-term leases that cut their costs.
So, what are these conditions? Inventory turnover, low interest rates, and a buyer's market. Let's take a closer look at these conditions. Inventory turnover: almost 100 million square feet of GSA leases expire in five years. That is half of GSA's leased inventory. It is also the size of 32 of the new World Trade Center buildings in New York. Low interest rates: financing costs are near historic lows. Literally billions of dollars of cheap and abundant capital are sitting on the sidelines waiting to help reshape the government's leased inventory. A buyer's market: vacancy rates are high and rental rates are low in almost every market GSA has a presence.
So what is the key to realizing this potential? Long-term leases of 10 years or more. Why is the length of the lease so important? At the most basic level, a longer lease lowers risk, lowers finance costs, and provides certainty for the landlord who can then offer lower rents. GSA pays a 20% premium for short-term leases of three years or less compared to longer leases.
But long-term leases do much more than lower rental rates. They allow the government and the building owner to spread out the upfront costs of moving or reconfiguring space to accommodate more people. You can't do this with short-term leases. Comparing three recent examples of GSA leases, one three-year lease has a high rent and no concessions, while the two longer leases have lower rents and significant concessions. Unfortunately, a significant amount of GSA leases are for three years or less and that number is growing every year. There is clearly room for improving those numbers and saving taxpayer dollars.
I also believe this is a win-win opportunity for everyone involved. Agencies can get new office space that better meets their needs, lowers their rent, and allows them to protect their staff from budget cuts. The taxpayer gets significant savings, which the President and the Committee want.
In order to get these types of good deals, planning must start well in advance. In particular, prospectus level leases require significant time to develop and execute. Tenant agencies need to embrace the President's savings goals and run competitive procurements to replace their leases.
Today, I hope to hear how GSA and its tenant agencies are going to replace 100 million square feet of expiring space with long-term deals that improve utilization rates and lower costs. That is a lot of leases, and today's market opportunity is not going to last forever.
What are the challenges or obstacles that prevent agencies from moving or reducing their real estate footprint? As chairman of the Subcommittee, I am open to suggestions to simplify and speed up the leasing process so that taxpayers can benefit from this opportunity.
This Congress we have already saved a billion dollars by simply reducing the size of prospectus level lease replacements by up to 20%. Given the large number of expiring leases the opportunity for additional savings is even larger. For example, if the agencies before us today lower their lease replacement costs by 10% through a combination of space reductions and good long-term rates, we can save $3 billion dollars over the next 10 years.
That is a goal worth achieving, and I look forward to working with all of you to get it done.
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Motorola scores double announcement with budget phone range
Motorola has hit the budget phone market hard this morning (May 13th) with two announcements about phones in its budget smartphone range that are likely to really shake up the market and give the company a competitive advantage.
As expected, the firm announced the presence of a new sequel to its popular cheaper device, the Motorola Moto G, when it lifted the lid at last on the Motorola Moto E.
It is the move that we all knew was going to happen for the past few weeks, and the rumours that have been doing the rounds for the past few weeks regarding specs and design appear to have all been spot on.
The phone will launch with a 4.3-inch, 960 x 540 256ppi display, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, 1GB of RAM, 1980mAh battery and Android 4.4 KitKat.
It is a move that could see Motorola gain a real advantage in the market for cheaper smartphones, as it will allow the company to bring a device that retains its low price, while also managing to pack some of the strongest specs available at that end of the market.
As well as this, the company is now also looking to upgrade the Motorola Moto G, giving it a new feature that is rarely ever seen on phones that come in at that end of the market – 4G connectivity.
The updated version of the Motorola Moto G will pack most of the same specs as the existing model when it comes to market, but with a few little tweaks that really could make it one of the most desirable cheaper phones on the market at the moment.
As well as 4G connectivity, the company has added a micro SD slot to the new version of the device, which should make it better and more attractive than ever before, encouraging more people to trade in their phones.


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2Jl\\i7. Servin9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community far Over 50 Years yj(\$. 1'9SAJ&mHvBH,8T0'I,0AI- S0C,£™ <X>L.. o. 4321f EXCH VOL. 52 NO. 32 'AUGUST 8,1974-AB 20 ® JERUSALEM (WNS) — Israel ,has refused to | release convicted terrorists: in exchange for Egyptian jg permission to Continue Israel's search for missing g bodies in the Sinai, according to the newspaper g Maariv. The newspaper quoted Prof. David Meisler, the father of a missing soldier, who said this was ex¬ plained to him by the army officer in charge ofythe search activities. However, Maariv added that several dozen terrorists who were members of terrorist organizations put did not participate in terrorist acts and an Egyptian intelligence officer had been turned over to the Egyptians in return for the continued search for bodies in a secret deal. However, Israel has refused to exchange terrorists who actually committed terrorist acts. . ^ NEW YORK (WNS) i- Dr. Bernard E. Olsen, national director of Interreligious Affairs for the National Conference of Christians and Jews, believes that another holocaust is possible. "The Jews, in the Middle East are afraid:another holocaust will take place right there," he said in an interview over New York's WEVD radio. Dr. Olson said so far Israel has had to make all the concessions. Dr. Olson, considered this country's foremost Christian authority on Christian - Jewish relations, said that anti - Semitism is a continuing problem in the U.S. although anti - Semites now camouflage their prejudices by "criticism of Zionism or what they may call Zionist policies." He said that "you can tell that it's .anti - Semitic by examining their statements in detail." DETROIT (WNS) — Persons who say they won't vote for Sander Leyin'in his quest,for the pej^flcjf tic nomination for Governor of Michigan because he is a Jew have been supporting his opponent Jerry Cavanagh. Cavanagh has been publicly ignoring the § anti - Semitic remarks about Levin, a former State jjj Senator and former chairman of the Michigan | Democratic Committee. But he has been attacking g them in private comments to staff members and'? newsmen. I Inadequate Nursing Homes And Jewish Organizations For Lack Of Concern NEW YORK, (JTA) - There are an estimated 5,000 Jewish patients in proprietary nursing homes in the New York metropolitan area which were severely criticized last week by the American Jewish Congress as in¬ stitutions "where concern is absent, care is inadequate and dignity disregarded." The agency charged "negligence" by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and urged a broadly based citizens' campaign to demand higher ; standards and stricter enforcement procedures to overcome "the neglect and abuse that characterize nursing home care" in the private, profit - making homes. In a 40 - page report, the AJ Congress- said that despite federal expenditures of more than $3 billion an¬ nually on institutional and i$?r^jjajkJor.. the"j»ged, "tens of thousands of nur¬ sing home patients suffer from indifferent treatment and disregard of their human needs. The medical services, they receive are perfunctory, the nursing care minimal, the personal attention often non - existent." The study also found that citizens groups were "indifferent" and government agencies "almost lackadaisical in their supervision, despite their heavy financial in¬ volvement." Martin Hochbaum, staff urbanologist of the agency, prepared the study, based on information from govern¬ ment • reports, books, monographs, interviews with nursing home patients , and staff, and an analysis of reports on Medicare - cer¬ tified facilities prepared by government inspection teams. The report said the study was limited to proprietary homes listed as "skilled nursing facilities" for the elderly who need in *' &:*!&& Fears Of Hew Mideast War Intensified By Yitzhak Shargil TEL AVIV,; (JTA) - Fears of a new Middle East war were intensified in Israel on July 30, Former Foreign Minister Abba Eban added his voice to those here who have warned that another war could break out before the end of the year. Defense Minister Shimon Peres told the Knesset that the rate at which the Soviet advisors and technicians * were arriving in Syria had speeded up, but there was no proof that they were man¬ ning the sophisticated new weapons the Soviet Union has been giving Syria. Meanwhile, the Israeli Defense Force began speeding up work on its fortifications along the Syrian, Egyptian and even Jordanian lines. Eban, speaking at a memorial for the late Health Minister Israel Barzilai, said in the next six months there will either be - a further im¬ provement in Israeli-Arab relations or another war. He said Israel cannot stand on the status quo following the disengagement agreements. Peres told the Knesset that the Soviet Union was also supplying the terrorist organizations with arms and equipment. He said other East European countries as well as Syria, Libya and Iraq were also providing the terrorists with weapons presumably with the knowlodge of the Soviet Union. The fear of an out¬ break of a new war centers on Israeli intelligence reports that Syria is plan¬ ning another attack coupled with the heavy Soviet military build-up of that country. At the same time, the Israelis have been pointing to Syria's failure to begin rebuilding and repopulabng the Kuneitra area on the Golan Heights and the slow-down of Egyptian efforts to return the Suez Canal area to normal civilian life. Israelis have stressed that a return to normalization of the two areas as provided in the disengagement agreements would be proof of Arab willingness to reach a Mideast settlement. Another cause of concern 'in Israel was the arrival of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia in Cairo for a nine-day visit to Egypt. The main purpose of his visit was reportedly to discuss .with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat how Saudi oil wealth and diplomatic leverage can be combined with Egyptian military strength in support of the Arab cause against Israel. Sadat is expected to seek Faisal's support in his attempt to reconcile King Hussein of Jordan with the Palestinian terrorists. Meanwhile in Lebanon, terrorists and members of the right-wing and Christian Phalangist Party have been fighting with machine guns and rockets in a suburb of,. Beirut. Two terrorists and a civilian were reported killed and 10 people were injured July 29. Lebanese Premier Takiedditrftl-Solh postponed an official visit to Libya in an effort to calm the situation. The Phalarigists see Lebanon's future as being linked with Western Europe, > while the terrorists, who include Christians as well as Moslems, support Pan - Arabism and socialism. The warnings of a new war began picking up in intensity here on July 29 when Gen. (CONTINUED ON PAGE IS) Members Of Scout Troop 126 On Canoe Trek In Wilderness After careful planning and preparation, the mem¬ bers of Boy Scout Troop 126 set out on a 10 day holiday and survival experience. Matt Grober, their voyageur, preceded the group to Northern Wisconsin to assist in preparation. The trip included a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, HI., sightseeing in Mackinaw City, Mich., a stop at Hartwick Pines State Park, Mich., in addition to the six - day survival trek in the wilderness. The trop left on August 1 and will return on August ll. Members of the Troop shown above left to right are , Gary Lichtenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Lichtenstein, Murry Marshal, scoutmaster, Scott Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gordon, Ronald Grober, Committee Chairman and Barry Starr, son of Dr. and Mrs. Harold Starr; Not pictured is Matt Grober, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Grober. patient medical care on a daily basis. Such homes receive government funds through Medicare and Medicaid and are regulated by HEW and state agencies. Nursing homes with a heavy concentration of Jewish patients were the primary focus of the study, the AJ Congress reported. The number of Jewish patients in such homes was based on a report in the Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, in¬ dicating that there were 14,183 beds in the proprietary homes and that 33 percent of the patients were Jewish. Data on the total number of New York Jewish patients in all types of nursing homes were not available. The report said that while one of nine American Jews is now over 65 and that in 20 years the ratio will be one out of 6, "the Jewish com¬ munity seems to share in the general lack of concern with the nursing home situation. Jewish organizations, except those directly involved in nursing home programs or In other services for the ill and aged, have paid little or no attention to the problem." Naomi Levine, AJ Congress executive director, urged civic and religious groups to join forces for reform by putting pressure on government agencies, "on the medical fraternity and on the operators of proprietary homes them¬ selves." She said conditions . in nursing homes both in New York "and throughout the country" needed reform. Adopt Amendment Opposing Foreign Aid To Any Country Denying Emigration Rights WASHINGTON, (JTA) — Rep. Jonathan Bingham (D.NY) announced Aug. 1 that the House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted his amendment to the Ad¬ ministration's proposed Foreign Assistance Act for the fiscal year of 1975 to put the Congress on record as opposing American aid to any country which denies its citizens the right to emigrate. In the first day of considering amendments to the act, the committee adopted the Bingham amendment, which, he said, was stimulated primarily by the tragic plight of 4800 Syrian Jews who have not been allowed to leave that country. "These Syrian Jews' have been subjected to ar¬ bitrary arrest and harassment and have' been denied the most basic human rights and liberties including the right to emigrate and escape oppression," Bingham said. /"My amendment expressed the sense of Congress that United States aid should not be provided to such nations which deny their citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate," Bingham, who has long supported the Jackson - Mills - Vanik legislation denying most favored nation status and trade credits to the Soviet Union until it permits free emigration, noted that his amendment was the first significant extension of this principle to other nations. The amendment was in¬ cluded in the section of the bill which authorizes $2.8 billion in foreign aid, in¬ cluding almost $1 billion for nations of the Middle East. Rabbi Joseph Harari, director of the Committee for Rescue of Syrian Jews, told the JTA in New York that two weeks ago, in preparation for the presentation of Bingham's amendment, his committee members sent telegrams to every Senator and Congressman urging the adoption of the policy ad¬ vanced by the Bingham amendment. "We urge vou (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16) M* \
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text: Q. IF YOU VOTE IN ELECTIONS OR SIGN ONLINE PETITIONS, ARE YOU MAKING A DIFFERENCE OR WASTING YOUR TIME? Are you an effective political activist, or an impotent "feel-good" slacktivist? You may be fighting for the right cause, but are you fighting in the right way? Have you challenged "The Man", or played right into his hands? A1. CAMPAIGNING AND VOTING IN ELECTIONS "The United States government and its NATO puppets have been killing Muslim men, women and children for a decade in the name of bringing them democracy. But … Continued


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Fidelity Investments proved that an 800-pound gorilla gets to sit "anywhere it wants" Thursday when the company announced a new suite of sector-oriented exchange-traded funds — squatting squarely in the territory of low costs, essentially ensuring that investors will benefit from a cost-cutting war as the industry's big apes slug it out.
Fidelity launched 10 new passive sector exchange-traded funds — they started trading at 9:30 a.m. — each with a total expense ratio of 0.12% and available commission-free through the company's brokerage platforms. The expense level represents roughly an 80% discount off the average ETF in the space, and the costs are 0.02 points below Vanguard's offerings tracking essentially the same indexes.
"These companies are embarking on a pretty ugly price war," said industry consultant Geoff Bobroff of East Greenwich, R.I. "For investors, this has the potential to be a pretty glorious time, because once prices have dropped, there's really no way for the companies to bring them back."
While Fidelity has been slow to enter the ETF space, Thursday's announcement changed all that.
"Fidelity is not just seeking entry into the ETF business, but is clearly seeking market share from the get-go in the sector ETF sleeve" of the business, says Jim Lowell, editor of the Fidelity Investor newsletter.
Industry watchers note that Fidelity has played this game before, and with great success. Years ago, Fidelity engaged in a price war with Dreyfus in the money-market fund space, each waiving fees to create the highest yield possible, hoping to capture market share even if the business model was showing minimal if any profits as a result.
Fidelity could engage in that kind of war because its core revenues were not particularly tied to the money-market business.
Fast forward about two decades and Fidelity — in part because it was late to get into the ETF business — is not particularly dependent on the revenue it gets from index funds or ETFs. By comparison, Vanguard's fortunes are much more tied to those segments.
Thus, Fidelity can come in and cut costs without crushing its profit margins under the weight of the incentives; the company less positioned to survive that fight with its profit margins staying healthy would be Vanguard.
Either way, anyone who buys, trades or considers ETFs benefits from a better cost structure.
No one seems to think that Fidelity's move puts prices at absolute rock-bottom; there's still some room for future price cutting.
Exchange-traded funds are mutual funds built to trade moment-by-moment like stocks. With low costs, tax advantages and ease of trading, ETFs — most of which track a stock or bond index — have racked up roughly $1.6 trillion in assets, or about 10% of all assets now held in funds.
Fidelity's 10 new ETFs are all based on MSCI sector indexes; the firm has hired another ETF giant in BlackRock to act as sub-adviser for the funds; in siding with Fidelity, BlackRock — which also runs the iShares ETFs — helps apply the pressure to Vanguard. Fidelity and BlackRock had already collaborated on ETF development; earlier this year, they increased the number of BlackRock funds available to Fidelity brokerage clients on a commission-free basis to 65; they also have acknowledged working to develop asset-allocation products that, when opened, will carry the Fidelity brand.
Fidelity also plans to create five actively managed bond ETFs, which will be run by its own fixed-income team.
But the real story could be in what happens next. About a week ago, Vanguard announced changes to its fund structure: It will effectively allow investors to choose an ETF share class of existing funds, without commissions. This will make it possible for ETFs to become a bigger presence in retirement plans, as long as investors there are willing to forgo the minute-by-minute trading features.
Also see: Will fund industry follow Vanguard's latest moves?
Because Vanguard holds a patent on the structure that allows a fund company to simply make an ETF as an additional share class of an existing mutual fund, other firms have been working to get around the roadblocks, and the Securities and Exchange Commission seems inclined to move out of the way and leave the big gorillas to fight over.
"If you look at the 401(k), investors are starting to save more and are getting more educated and using more tools and better-refined strategies," says Ram Subramaniam, president of Fidelity Brokerage. He says investors want the advantages of ETFs, and aren't terribly worried about the intraday trading and liquidity. "They can get ETFs now if their 401(k) has a self-directed brokerage window, but I think it's safe to say the entire industry is looking to see what it can do in this space," he says.
One thing Fidelity's move may slow down is the emergence of more actively managed ETFs; while plenty of firms are looking at turning traditional funds into ETFs, the low costs and the potential for a price war could bring that activity to a stop until firms are sure they can adopt an active ETF structure and still make money.
Says Bobroff: "You can waive expenses to attract assets; companies have shown that it works. But I don't believe that if you come to market with a 10 basis-point ETF (expenses of 0.10%) that you can ever increase those costs. So fund companies have to be very careful with their long-term strategies right now. But, in the meantime, this will get interesting and good for retail investors."


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By: Naty Barak- Netafim Chief Sustainability Officer A couple of weeks ago, I traveled to Abuja, Nigeria to attend the 2014 Grow Africa Investment Forum. This was an exciting opportunity to visit this colorful, diverse nation in the midst a challenging period in its development. However, the focus was on sustainable food production to meet the ever increasing needs of the African continent. Grow Africa, formed in 2011by the African Union Commission (AUC), the NEPAD Agency and the World Economic … Full article click here >>
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