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Compiling Scim-bridge and Related Packages from Source
Note: At this stage, these instructions are for GTK2 only. Fortunately, that covers a large number of programs available in Puppy. QT support will be added later, as will instructions for compiling in other Puppy versions.
Source files are available from:
http://mammouth.tuxfamily.org/slackware/ precompiled canna server
It is assumed here that you know how to compile packages from source. If you don't, instructions are available elsewhere.
If no special instructions are given, configure the package with the command:
It is recommended to make these packages into .pet packages, for ease of removal.
These compilation instructions apply to Puppy 2.17. They need changes in order to work in other versions of Puppy.
Download and unarchive scim-1.4.7.tar.gz
./configure --prefix=/usr
This installs scim to /usr rather than /usr/local, which then makes it easier to compile scim-bridge.
Download and unarchive scim-bridge-0.4.15.tar.gz
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-qt3-immodule --disable-qt4immodule
To activate scim-bridge as an input method, add to the file
/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules these two lines:
"scim-bridge" "SCIM Bridge Input Method" "" "" ""
Add these two lines to .xinitrc in your home directory. You'll need to be able to see invisible files to do this. (Click on the eye icon at the top of the window.)
export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
export QT_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"
These lines go near the top, just after the line that ends with PUPSTATE.
Because the QT immodules haven't been enabled, the second line will do absolutely nothing. However, it's already set up in case you should wish to add the QT immodules later on.
All you need to do now is restart the xserver, and scim should be ready to go. Open Abiword, Geany, or OpenOffice and the tray icon should appear.
At this point, all you have available is the standard English keyboard, or raw code for inputting unicode 4-character codes. To get more options, you need to add some keyboard tables.
Download and unarchive scim-tables-0.5.8.tar.gz
This needs no special configure option. The plain
command is all that's needed.
This option has three components: m17n-db, m17n-lib, and scim-m17n itself.
Download m17n-db-1.5.1.tar.gz, m17n-lib-1.5.1.tar.gz, scim-m17n-0.2.2.tar.gz
Compile m17n-db:
./configure --prefix=/usr --with-charmaps=/location/of/charmaps
*If you already have charmaps, perhaps in another distro on your system, you can copy the charmaps folder or symlink it to a suitable location. If you don't have them, a script will offer to download glibc (which contains the charmaps) for you, but be aware that it's a 17Mb download.
Compile m17n-lib:
./configure --prefix=/usr
Compile scim-m17n:
./configure --prefix=/usr
This has two components.
Download anthy-9100e.tar.gz and scim-anthy-1.2.6.tar.gz
Compile anthy libraries:
./configure --prefix=/usr
Compile scim-anthy:
no special options
./configure --prefix=/usr
Other Language Files
E.g. scim-canna, scim-hangul
These follow similar instructions to the ones given above.
Install scripts for scim-bridge .pet
If you are making Scim-bridge into a .pet package, you can create the two following scripts.
1. pinstall.sh (remember to make it executable)
cp /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules.bak
#add entry to gtk.immodules
echo '"/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/immodules/im-scim-bridge.so"' >> /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules
echo '"scim-bridge" "SCIM Bridge Input Method" "" "" ""' >> /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules
#add entry to .xinitrc, near beginning
sed -i -e 's/PUPSTATE/PUPSTATE\
export GTK_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"\
export QT_IM_MODULE="scim-bridge"/' ~/.xinitrc
2. puninstall.sh (likewise, it needs to be executable)
#remove entry from gtk.immodules
sed -i /scim-bridge/d /etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules
#remove entry from .xinitrc
sed -i '
/.*scim-bridge./ {
' ~/.xinitrc
This automates adding and removing the lines to/from the configuration files.


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RowaPhos should not be confused with natural materials, which are generally based on aluminium oxide, (zeolite) or even other iron based products which claim to be the same product from other manufacturers.
RowaPhos has the largest absorption ability of any phosphate product worldwide and will not leach back in to the water. This saves the need for immediate removal once the media is exhausted. The product is easy to use and will improve the water quality wherever Phosphate or Silicate is a problem.
It is of interest to Marine and Reef Aquariums where its unrivalled capabilities have shown it to be extremely beneficial in the control of nuisance algaes and the growth of hard corals.
Constant use of the product is recommended, as its abilities to control nuisance algae is a major benefit.
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We interrupt our normal flu pandemic reporting for this coverage of a less serious but still quality-of-life affecting topic: the new LED streetlights being tested by the city at 10 different locations across Capitol Hill.
Neighbor John writes:
Maybe you've posted about it, but the city recently installed l.e.d. streetlights along the 1100 block of 16th ave. e. (and some other spots, I've heard) to test them vs. the older sodium lights. On our block, neighbors are flipping out about how strange the newer lights are. The funny thing is that the city didn't let people know about the lights ahead of time. I learned about it from the guy in the truck installing them. Maybe you've heard more about what they're up to and what the benefits of the new lights might be.
I talked again to Mike Eagan, spokesperson for Seattle City & Light. He provided information when we came calling looking for details on another area where the city is testing these new streetlights on Capitol Hill at Aloha and 10th.
Here's what he told us then about the potential value of LED streetlights:
LEDs have the potential to lower energy use and maintenance costs, but we want to see how they work in the field before making any decisions. Our hope is that they will align closely with our overall conservation goals as captured in our Five Year Conservation Action Plan. However, any additional efforts to expand the LED project will depend on available budgets.
The city has more to say about the pluses of going LED in this press release. Here's the map of Capitol Hill locations that either already have the new lights or will get them soon.
So, back to neighbor John and some of people on 16th Ave who may be, as John put it, 'flipping out.' I decided against knocking on doors in the area — hopefully a 16th rep or two will chime in here in comments — but I did ask Eagan why there wasn't more notice and what his department was planning to do to gather feedback.
Eagan said the city did not flyer or send out mail notices of the tests but did issue a media release. "We want comments from the community," Eagan said, adding that a consultant is being hired by the Department of Energy who is helping to run this trial. "We're still working on the survey," Eagan said. "It will be available online and taken to the doors."
In the meantime, you can contact City Light customer service with any issues you'd like addressed in a shorter timeframe. That number is (206) 684-3000.
Eagan said the trial will continue for several weeks with a goal of delivering a final report to City Light brass by the end of July. You might notice different lighting at different locations as the city is testing bulbs from six different manufacturers.


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T.E. McMorrow began freelancing for The Star in 2009 before coming on staff full time at the end of 2011. He is a member of the Drama Desk in New York. His book, "The Nutcracker in Harlem," illustrated by James Ransome, was published in the fall of 2017 by the children's division of HarperCollins.
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This article was printed from mlb, originally published .
Read more news at: https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news
Fall Classic foes Miggy, Posey win Aaron Award
Now the question is whether they also will become the first pair of Hank Aaron Award winners to subsequently win their respective leagues' Most Valuable Player Award in the same year. Both players also are candidates for those trophies when the Baseball Writers' Association of America makes those announcements on Nov. 15.
Cabrera won the first Triple Crown since 1967, leading the American League with a .330 average, 44 homers and 139 RBIs. The Venezuela native became the first Latin-born winner of the Triple Crown. The seven-time All-Star topped the AL with 377 total bases, 84 extra-base hits and a .606 slugging percentage, while he was second with 109 runs scored and 205 hits, fourth with a .393 on-base percentage and seventh with 40 doubles.
"I'm very proud, my biggest day here in baseball," Cabrera said in accepting the trophy. "I want to say thank you to the people in Detroit, to [owner] Mr. [Mike] Ilitch to give me the opportunity and the chance to grow like a player, be here in the World Series, trying to play -- if God led me to play, gave me the chance to be here, I'm trying to go out there every game and do my job."
Posey led Major League Baseball with a .336 average, becoming the first National League catcher to win the batting title since Ernie Lombardi of the Boston Braves in 1942. The 25-year-old Florida State product led the Giants in homers (24), RBIs (103), doubles (39), walks (69), on-base percentage (.408) and slugging (.549).
"Wow. First of all, I'd like to thank the fans, the Hall of Fame panel, and Mr. Aaron voting for me," Posey said, as Aaron smiled. "I'm humbled that Hank Aaron knows who I am. Growing up in Georgia, he's a legend everywhere, but even more so there. It's just humbling. It's a great honor."
Fans voted for the award exclusively on MLB.com, joining a panel of voting Hall of Famers that included Aaron, Tony Gwynn, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan and Robin Yount. Those five legends combined for 15,890 hits, 1,643 home runs and 7,281 RBIs.
Established in 1999 to honor the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, the award is officially sanctioned by MLB and has grown in prestige and importance every year.
It was a most unique Aaron Award ceremony, as the winners were brought in one after another rather than the traditional pairing on the head table. The Tigers had taken batting practice first, so Cabrera received his award first. And immediately after he departed, Posey entered from a side door and received his award. Neither player accepted the usual post-ceremony questions, given the urgency of returning them to their pregame preparations.
"I congratulate Miguel Cabrera and Buster Posey on earning the 2012 Hank Aaron Awards as the most outstanding offensive players in each league," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "Miguel joined historic company this year by winning the game's first Triple Crown in 45 years, and Buster was a consistent force in returning to the field triumphantly this year. Most importantly, Miguel and Buster helped their clubs reach the World Series. I salute them on winning an award named in honor of a pillar of our game, my friend Hank Aaron."
"It is a real privilege to have my name on the award that recognizes the most outstanding offensive performer in each league," said Aaron, who was back at his customary presentation-ceremony seat after being forced to miss last year's while rehabbing after left knee replacement surgery. "I want to congratulate Miguel and Buster on their fantastic seasons and express my gratitude to the Hall of Famers and fans who helped select this year's winners."
Cabrera won his second consecutive AL batting crown, becoming the first Tigers player to lead the league in hitting in consecutive seasons since Hall of Famer Ty Cobb did so from 1917-19. Cabrera, who shifted from first base to third before the 2012 season, has now reached base safely in all 22 of his career postseason games with the Tigers entering Saturday's Game 3, passing the 18-game streak by Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg for the longest stretch in franchise history. Cabrera has eclipsed the 100-RBI mark in every full season of his Major League career.
Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who had arguably the best rookie season in baseball history, is expected to be Cabrera's prime competition for the AL MVP Award. Aaron said Cabrera "did everything you could possibly do. ... If anybody is the Most Valuable Player of his league, he certainly is.
"You know, when you win the Triple Crown, you are singled out as being one of the most important parts of a puzzle, maybe the most important part of your baseball team," Aaron said. "He led the league in runs batted in, home runs and batting average. That's not easy to do. I'm not taking anything away from the kid in Los Angeles, but to do those things [Cabrera] did and have the kind of year this young man had, it was just amazing."
A reporter told Aaron that some people today see the RBI as a less significant stat, and Aaron, the all-time RBI leader, snapped back immediately: "Who said that? It is a very important part. When I was playing, that was one thing I wanted to do. I felt like if I left runners on base in scoring position, then I wasn't doing my job. It is one of the most important parts of offense.
"I remember when I first got into the league, Jackie Robinson told me one thing: He said, 'The only way you're going to be important to your ballclub,' he said, 'if you leave home plate and you score or you leave home plate and you bat in runs, that means you have done something to help your ballclub win games.' I always felt that way."
Posey, the 2010 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner, played in just 45 games in '11 after sustaining a season-ending injury on May 25 of that season, and this Fall Classic continues his spectacular comeback. He ranked among NL leaders in on-base percentage (second), slugging percentage (fourth), RBIs (sixth), multihit games (52, tied for sixth), total bases (291, tied for seventh), hits (178, tied for eighth), doubles (tied for eighth) and walks (10th). Ryan Braun of the Brewers and Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates figure to be Posey's chief NL MVP Award competition.
"You know, last year when you got hurt, everybody was saying, 'Is he going to come back?'" Aaron told Posey during the ceremony. "And you came back not only winning the batting crown, but, I mean, hitting .300, but [also] leading your team to the World Series. I want to congratulate you for all you do. It's not easy when you squat behind the plate for nine innings and then go out and hit .300. Congratulations, Buster. Really, I think you had an outstanding season."
Past winners of the Aaron Award include Jose Bautista and Matt Kemp (2011), Bautista and Joey Votto ('10), Derek Jeter and Albert Pujols ('09), Aramis Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis ('08), Alex Rodriguez and Prince Fielder ('07), Jeter and Ryan Howard ('06), David Ortiz and Andruw Jones ('05), Manny Ramirez and Barry Bonds ('04), Rodriguez and Pujols ('03), Rodriguez and Bonds (2001-02), Carlos Delgado and Todd Helton ('00) and Manny Ramirez and Sammy Sosa (1999).
There have been three previous times when one of the Hank Aaron Award recipients was participating in that same World Series, but never both: Jeter in 2009, Manny Ramirez in '04 and Bonds in '02.
"Isn't that something?" Aaron said. "It just means these young men coming into baseball today are a little bit ahead of us 20 years ago."


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"Ambassador Yerxa brings extensive experience as a policymaker, diplomat, trade negotiator and international lawyer to his new role at the Monterey Institute," says President Sunder Ramaswamy. "Over the past 30 years he has been a key player in building and promoting the rules and institutions governing world trade. He will be a unique asset to the Institute and to our graduate students in trade and economic diplomacy, and international business."
Ambassador Yerxa joins the Institute's faculty after 11 years as deputy director-general at the WTO, where he worked to strengthen the organization by broadening its membership and enhancing its role in dispute settlement, monitoring and enforcement. Earlier in his career, he served as the United States Ambassador to GATT and was subsequently appointed by President Clinton to be the chief deputy U.S. trade representative in Washington. He was a leading figure in the effort to negotiate and secure Congressional approval of both the NAFTA agreement and the Uruguay Round/WTO agreement.
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After famous Conan O'Brien performed at his "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour 2010" at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium on April 22–23 he headed south down to San Joser. But on the way, he managed to put in a visit to Google's HQ in Mountain View. O.K. then.
Well, he was simply delighted with Google's Japanese-made Toto toilets. Check the YouTube.
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Skin cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the skin cells. In the U.S. alone, more than 2 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed in 2013 with nonmelanoma skin cancer, and more than 76, 000 are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society.
There are three main types of skin cancer, including:
|Basal cell carcinoma
|Basal cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 80 percent of all skin cancers. This highly treatable cancer starts in the basal cell layer of the epidermis (the top layer of skin) and grows very slowly. Basal cell carcinoma usually appears as a small, shiny bump or nodule on the skin - mainly those areas exposed to the sun, such as the head, neck, arms, hands, and face. It most commonly occurs among people with light-colored eyes, hair, and complexion.
|Squamous cell carcinoma
|Squamous cell carcinoma, although more aggressive than basal cell carcinoma, is highly treatable. It accounts for about 20 percent of all skin cancers. Squamous cell carcinoma may appear as nodules or red, scaly patches of skin, and may be found on sun-exposed areas, such as the face, ears, lips, and mouth. However, if left untreated, squamous cell carcinoma can spread to other parts of the body. This type of skin cancer is usually found in fair-skinned people.
|Malignant melanoma
|Malignant melanoma accounts for a small percentage of all skin cancers, but accounts for most deaths from skin cancer. Malignant melanoma starts in the melanocytes - cells that produce pigment in the skin. Malignant melanomas sometimes begin as an abnormal mole that then turns cancerous. This cancer may spread quickly. Malignant melanoma most often appears on fair-skinned men and women, but people with all skin types may be affected.
To help find melanoma early, it is important to examine your skin on a regular basis, and become familiar with moles, and other skin conditions, in order to better identify changes. Certain moles are at higher risk for changing into malignant melanoma. Moles that are present at birth (congenital nevi), and atypical moles (dyplastic nevi), have a greater chance of becoming malignant. Recognizing changes in moles, by following this ABCD Chart, is crucial in detecting malignant melanoma at its earliest stage. The warning signs are:
|Normal mole / melanoma
|When half of the mole does not match the other half
When the border (edges) of the mole are ragged or irregular
|When the color of the mole varies throughout
|If the mole's diameter is larger than a pencil's eraser
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Melanomas vary greatly in appearance. Some melanomas may show all of the ABCD characteristics, while others may show few or none. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
A risk factor is anything that may increase a person's chance of developing a disease. It may be an activity, such as smoking, diet, family history, or many other things. Different diseases, including cancers, have different risk factors.
Although these factors can increase a person's risk, they do not necessarily cause the disease. Some people with one or more risk factors never develop the disease, while others develop disease and have no known risk factors.
But, knowing your risk factors to any disease can help to guide you into the appropriate actions, including changing behaviors and being clinically monitored for the disease.
Skin cancer is more common in fair-skinned people, especially those with blond or red hair, who have light-colored eyes. Skin cancer is rare in children. However, no one is safe from skin cancer. Other risk factors include:
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) recommends the following steps to help reduce your risk of skin cancer:
The American Academy of Pediatrics approves of the use of sunscreen on infants younger than 6 months old only if adequate clothing and shade are not available. Parents should still try to avoid sun exposure and dress the infant in lightweight clothing that covers most surface areas of skin. However, parents also may apply a minimal amount of sunscreen to the infant's face and back of the hands.
Remember, sand and pavement reflect UV rays even under an umbrella. Snow is a particularly good reflector of UV rays.
Finding suspicious moles or skin cancer early is the key to treating skin cancer successfully. A skin self-exam is usually the first step in detecting skin cancer. The following suggested method of self-examination comes from the AAD:
(You will need a full-length mirror, a hand mirror, and a brightly lit room.)
Specific treatment for skin cancer will be determined by your doctor based on:
There are several kinds of treatments for skin cancer, including the following:
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Update 3: A.J. Clemente tweeted that he has been fired by KFYR-TV.
A.J. Clemente is a graduate of West Virginia who is used to the East Coast. This weekend he made his debut as an anchor for NBC's Bismarck, North Dakota affiliate, KFYR. As the station came back from commercial, Clemente can be seen saying, "Yeah, yeah. Fucking shit." Oops. Understandably, co-anchor Van Tieu was thrown off by Clemente's colorful first words and the worst intro to the local news ever now exists.
That couldn't have gone any worse!
— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 21, 2013
Sorry A.J.
UPDATE: His Twitter is already gone. Hopefully the station gives him a chance to redeem himself.
UPDATE 2: Here's the station's statement, via their Facebook page:
To all of you who are writing in…I want to apologize for an incident that occurred prior to our early newscast this evening, when one of our employees used profanity on the air.
He did not realize his microphone was on, but still, that's no excuse. WE train our reporters to always assume that any microphone is live at any time. Unfortunately, that was not enough in this case. WE can't take back what was said. The person involved has been suspended until we resolve the situation. All we can do at this point is ask for your forgiveness, and I can offer my personal assurance that I will do my best to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again under my watch.
Monica Hannan, KFYR-TV News Director
Take it easy on the guy, Monica. #saveaj [h/t @billvoth]
Previously: Canadian Anchorwoman's Sausage-Filled Freudian Slip
Previously: Why is this Canadian News Anchor Miming Fellatio on Air?


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Dec. 11, 2012 marked the four-year anniversary of when Bernard Madoff's multi-billion dollar heist was exposed. Fortunes were shattered and lives were lost. Yet, mis-reporting about the facts of Charles Ponzi versus Bernard Madoff is still widespread.
Take Madoff's extravagant investment scam, which is consistently mislabeled by the media. Calling the Immaculate Deception a "Ponzi Scheme" isn't just bad reporting—it's misleading. Ponzi's victims lost around $225 million dollars in today's money vs. around $18 billion or 80 times more in Madoff's Scheme. See a difference?
While it's true that Charles Ponzi was the originator of multi-level financial perversity, Madoff was the master. Therefore, classifying multi-billion dollar swindles as "Madoff schemes," and not something less, is good for humanity as well as journalism.
Here are other overlooked but major dissimilarities between Charles Ponzi and Bernard Madoff:
Madoff was an insider; Ponzi was not. As ex-c hairman of the NASDAQ and the CEO of top market making businesses at the time, Madoff was the ultimate Wall Street insider. This is a major contrast from Ponzi, who failed in his many attempts to become an insider.
Madoff was private about his scam; Ponzi was not. Whenever asked about his investment strategy, Madoff rebuffed inquiries saying his methods were "proprietary." In contrast, Ponzi was very public about his scam and even bought newspaper ads promoting it. There were even times when Ponzi arrived at his Boston office with crowds greeting him like a rock star!
Madoff targeted wealthy individuals; Ponzi did not. Madoff was private about his scam, preferring to target high net worth people and institutions and to use word of mouth via a tight network of financial intermediaries to gather money. In contrast, Ponzi took money from average people and just about anyone willing to give him a chance.
Madoff promised steady returns; Ponzi promised the sky. Charles Ponzi promised clients a 50% profit within 45 days, or 100% profit within 90 days. On the other hand, Madoff promised modest but steady returns through up and down markets.
Here's another nugget: Madoff's Scheme was worse than Ponzi's, not just because it was larger, but because it occurred right under the Securities and Exchange Commission's nose. On multiple occasions the SEC missed their chance to nab Madoff, even blatantly ignoring informants like Harry Markopolos. In contrast, Ponzi operated in a highly unregulated era, more than a decade before the SEC's formation in 1934.
In the tone of a cold blooded killer, Madoff himself even proclaimed, "In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules" along with "it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time."
You will also find the media politely referring to Madoff's throng of duped souls as "investors." I'm not so sure they were ever "investors" any more than buyers of lottery tickets are "investors." And if we continue calling them "investors", that means we have to begin calling slot machine degenerates and craps players "investors" too. Do you see how one bad teaspoon of inaccurate reporting causes a tidal wave of confusion?
The aftermath of the Madoff Scheme leaves a few questions.
How could the "smart money" be so dumb and have they learned their lesson?
Why hasn't the SEC taken the bold initiative to declare Dec. 11 as "National Madoff Scheme Day?" Do they not think it would be in the public's interest? Or is it because they embarrassingly never caught Madoff? (Remember: Bernie's sons turned him in.)
In the end, Madoff was found guilty in 2009 and sentenced to 150 years behind bars, which is a pretty good deal. In the Republic of Congo—for similar offenses—they rope you to a tree and come back for you in three months. And if you're dead when they return, that means you escaped.


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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
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Please search for existing tasks (also closed ones) before opening a new task.
Please make sure that you are using the latest Version of QCAD before posting a bug (menu Help > Check for Updates)
FS#868 - Option to save to dwt - drawing template.
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Despite budget woes in the park system, Washington still has one of the best lineups of state parks in the country.
From Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia River to Gardner Cave near the Idaho border, Washington celebrates the centennial of its parks this year.
The Legislature created the system on March 19, 1913, although the first parks weren't acquired until two years later.
Special events are planned throughout the year to observe Washington's 2013 centennial.
The Evergreen State has the Peace Arch at Blaine, designated winter snow play locations along Interstate 90 east of the Cascades, and marine camping parks throughout Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.
Following is a short list of the best of Washington's 117-plus state parks (named parks have camping, except where noted):
Greater Puget Sound
Deception Pass near Anacortes is the busiest park in the state, with its large campground and Whidbey Island water access. The highway bridge over the watery pass is still one of the state's engineering marvels.
Another distinctive architectural feature is the Peace Arch (no camping), the white monument at the Canadian border near Blaine. Nearby is much-loved Birch Bay. Just south of Bellingham, Larrabee became the first large park in the state system in 1915.
Fort Ebey near Oak Harbor is the anchor of a half-dozen parks on the scenic shores of Whidbey Island. Cama Beach has 31 waterfront camping cabins and two bungalows on Camano Island, while Blake Island off Seattle in Puget Sound is home of the long-running native history program by Argosy Cruises.
Dash Point on the King-Pierce county line offers woodsy camping at the edge of Tacoma, with the south end of Puget Sound a short walk from the campground.
Flaming Geyser, with its summer floating on the Green River near Black Diamond, has another of the state's environmental learning centers. Wallace Falls near Gold Bar plunges 265 feet.
Cape Disappointment, the jewel near Ilwaco where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean, has a dynamic landscape at the south end of the Long Beach Peninsula, two lighthouses and the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, a Maya Lin-designed Confluence Project.
Leadbetter Point (no camping) near Oysterville crowns the tip of the Long Beach Peninsula, which stretches 29 miles north of Cape Disappointment and whose shore is managed by the state as a seashore conservation area.
Grayland Beach near Westport has the most oceanfront campsites at any Oregon or Washington park. If you don't want to chance a night in a tent in the coastal breeze, book a yurt.
Station Camp (no camping) near Ilwaco is part of the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. It opened new interpretive trails and Columbia River viewing platforms in August.
Lewis and Clark is named for the explorers, though they did not visit this area near Toldeo. The park offers camping convenient to I-5, as well as a rare old-growth forest in Washington's western lowlands.
With so much federal land on the Olympic Peninsula, it leaves little room (or need) for state parks, but you can still camp at Sequim Bay near Sequim and on Hood Canal at Dosewallips near Brinnon and Potlatch near Hoodsport. The water at Belfair, near Belfair in the southern arm of Hood Canal, is the warmest saltwater swimming in the state.
Port Townsend has a pair of parks flanking its harbor, Fort Worden and Fort Flagler. Formerly part of the coastal defense network, both have group overnight learning centers. The state calls these environmental learning centers. They are available in 15 Washington parks.
The San Juan Islands have one of the state's most popular auto campgrounds, Moran on Orcas Island, but the islands shine brightest with their many marine parks that include Stuart Island, Sucia Island and Jones Island (the three biggest). Lime Kiln Point (no camping) on San Juan Island has a state park lighthouse.
Marine parks are also common in waters south of the San Juans, all the way down the Key Peninsula near Longbranch where Penrose Point and Joemma Beach have auto as well as Cascadia Marine Trail camps.
Washington's sprawling corner, bounded by Idaho and British Columbia, has some gems.
Foremost are the parks of the Grand Coulee, the dry channel carved out by the ice age floods. Water diverted from Lake Roosevelt keeps Steamboat Rock and Sun Lakes watery desert oases for campers and boaters. Dry Falls (no camping) has a view of what once was the biggest waterfall on earth. Bring your imagination. These parks are near Coulee City.
Mount Spokane near Spokane isbig (nearly 14,000 acres, 5,000 acres larger than Oregon's biggest state park), but it also has the full gamut of winter recreation, from downhill and cross-country skiing to snowmobiling.
And how could we forget Lake Chelan, the 55-mile long fiord-like lake with two with state parks (Lake Chelan and Twenty-Five Mile Creek) up the lake from Chelan.
Crawford (no camping) near Metaline has a limestone cavern (Gardner Cave).
During spring runoff, rainbow-draped Palouse Falls near Washtucna puts on one of the most impressive natural displays in the Northwest. The 198-foot plunge is stunning indeed and so is its canyon, which is way too big for today's waterfall but is a legacy from the ice age floods.
Ginkgo (no camping) at Vantage is named for petrified trees that have disappeared as natives in North America. Iron Horse near Cle Elum is an old railroad line, now converted to a 110-mile trail, including a 2 1/3-mile tunnel under Snoqualmie Pass. This corridor offers cross-country skiing in winter at Lake Easton. Washington's park system also has several other long-distance rail-trail conversions.
Steptoe Butte (no camping) near Colfax gives an elevated view of the Palouse hills; Yakima Sportsman offers camping in Yakima city limits for visitors to wine country; and Sacajawea (no camping) near Pasco has a Maya Lin-designed Confluence Project at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Columbia River
Maryhill and Doug's Beach (no camping) near Dallesport cater to wind- and kite surfers, though Maryhill's campground appeals to all. Columbia Hills, also at Dallesport, has some of the best spring wildflowers in the Northwest, plus ranger-guided tours to the famous petroglyph, She Who Watches.
The telescope at Goldendale Observatory (no camping) near Goldendale is used for public viewing, while Beacon Rock near North Bonneville, Battle Ground Lake near Battle Ground and Paradise Point near La Center all offer convenient camping getaways from Portland.
State parks app
Washington State Parks has a new app for smartphones.
The Pocket Ranger app is free and is available for Apple and Android devices.
The app includes information on more than 100 state parks, historic sites and campgrounds. It includes maps, directions and information on amenities.
You can search parks by location or activity. You can save the GPS maps before you head out; cell reception can be spotty in many state parks.
Other features include calendars, news, advisories, weather alerts and educational information. Get more information and download the app at pocketranger.com.
Washington park info
By phone: 866-320-9933 (Discover Pass), 360-902-8844 (info line), 888-226-7688 (camping reservations)
Online: parks.wa.gov
Discover Pass: Vehicles need a day ($10) or annual ($30) Discover Pass (vendor fees are extra); buy them where state hunting and fishing licenses are sold, or online at discoverpass.wa.gov; the pass may or may not be available in individual parks.


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Polycystic ovary syndrome (also called PCOS or Stein Leventhal syndrome) is the most common hormonal and reproductive problem affecting women of childbearing age. It's estimated that about 8 to 15 percent of women experience this disorder.
According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, PCOS is defined by the presence of any two of the following characteristics:
The exact cause of PCOS is unclear. It's common for sisters or a mother and daughter to have PCOS, but a definite genetic link hasn't been found.
PCOS results from a combination of several related factors. Many women with PCOS have insulin resistance, in which the body cannot use insulin efficiently. This leads to high circulating blood levels of insulin, called hyperinsulinemia. It's believed that hyperinsulinemia is related to increased androgen levels, as well as obesity and type 2 diabetes. In turn, obesity can increase insulin levels, causing worsening of PCOS.
Ovulation is a process in which a mature egg cell (also called an ovum), ready for fertilization by a sperm cell, is released from one of the ovaries (two female reproductive organs located in the pelvis). If the egg doesn't become fertilized as it travels down the fallopian tube on its way to the uterus, the endometrium (lining of the uterus) is shed and passes through the vagina (the passageway through which fluid passes out of the body during menstrual periods; also called the birth canal), in a process called menstruation.
With an ovulatory problem, the woman's reproductive system doesn't produce the proper amounts of hormones necessary to develop, mature, and release a healthy egg.
When the ovaries don't produce the hormones needed for ovulation and proper function of the menstrual cycle, the ovaries become enlarged and develop many small cysts which produce androgens.
Increased levels of androgens can also interfere with ovulation and normal menstrual cycles. Some women with polycystic ovaries have normal menstrual cycles.
The signs and symptoms of PCOS are related to hormonal imbalance, lack of ovulation, and insulin resistance and may include:
In addition, women with PCOS may be at increased risk for developing certain health problems. These may include:
The symptoms of PCOS may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your physician for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for PCOS may include:
Other tests may be used to identify problems related to PCOS and may include:
Specific treatment for PCOS will be determined by your physician based on:
Treatment for PCOS also depends on whether or not a woman wants to become pregnant.
For women who don't want to become pregnant, treatment is focused on correcting the abnormal hormone levels, weight reduction, and managing cosmetic concerns. Treatment may include:
For women who want to become pregnant, treatment is focused on weight reduction and promoting ovulation. Treatment may include:
Women sometimes struggle with the physical changes that occur with PCOS, such as weight gain, hair growth, and acne. In addition to diet and medications, cosmetic procedures such as electrolysis and laser hair removal can often help a woman feel better about her appearance.
Because of the possible long-term health risks for PCOS, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes, women with PCOS should consult their physician about appropriate treatment.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas House has honored a member who died last year by putting his name on the wooden ballot box he built for use in races for leadership positions.
The chamber unanimously adopted a resolution Monday bestowing the honor on the late Rep. Bob Bethell. The Alden Republican had served in the House since 1999 and died in a one-car accident while driving home after the 2012 legislative session ended.
Bethell, a Baptist minister and talented wood worker, made the ballot box because he thought leadership elections deserved something better than the shoe boxes previously used. He finished the project in 2004.
The box had been displayed in the office of the Legislative Administrative Services director. It's now in the care of the House sergeant at arms.


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PhpPeanuts is a framework for developing database-backed applications in PHP. Rather than building an application from the bottom up, you initially only build domain model classes in which you specify properties, relationships, and database table names in metadata. The framework dynamically scaffolds getters and setters, persistency, navigation over relations, and input and delete validation. The abstract user interface instantly offers a rich set of pages for searching, browsing, drilling down, editing and reporting over your domain model. From there on you extend and refine both the domain model and the user interface to make it what you want by defining specialization classes and overriding inherited methods.
Simple Groupware is a complete enterprise application offering email, calendaring, contacts, tasks, document management, synchronization with cell phones and Outlook, full-text search, and much more. Simple Groupware combines standards like RSS, iCalendar, vCard, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, CIFS, CSV, WebDAV, LDAP, and SyncML under one platform. Unlike other groupware software, Simple Groupware contains the programming language sgsML to enable the quick customization and creation of powerful Web applications.
ZK is a highly productive Java framework for building amazing enterprise Web and mobile applications. With event-driven components and an XUL-based markup language, developing is as simple as programming desktops and authoring HTML. Scripting languages include but are not limited to Java, JavaScript, Ruby, and Groovy.
With Plomino, you can create your own specific applications in your Plone site directly from the Plone Web interface without Plone development. You can create and design forms in WYSIWYG mode. You can easily embed charts or maps. You can create specific actions. You can adapt the application behaviour based on the user access rights and roles in a very granular way. You can import/export your application structure and/or your application data over HTTP between remote servers.
SCMS is an MVC based secure content management system. It is designed from the ground up to withstand common Web application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, session fixation/hijacking, and many others. It is designed for PHP 5.0-5.2.x and MySQL 4.1+, and it can optionally support PostgreSQL as a database backend.
BEdita is a Web development framework that comes with a full-featured content management system out of the box. BEdita 3 is a solid software environment, fully compatible and respectful of Web standards. The user interface has been developed in accordance with well-established rules in usability and ergonomics, but it is also practical and enjoyable. BEdita has been built upon CakePHP, the well known framework, from which it inherits the MVC design pattern. Moreover, a number of third party libraries and tools have been used, like JQuery, Smarty, and so on.
Prudence is a platform for creating scalable Web applications and network services using dynamic scripting languages and proven REST principles. Your application can support thin clients (HTML) and rich clients (AJAX), with anything in between. You can also create pure REST services with no user interaction. Languages supported are Python, Ruby, Groovy, Clojure, JavaScript, PHP, Succinct, Velocity, and anything else supported by the Scripturian project.
Kohana is a PHP 5 framework that uses the Model View Controller architectural pattern. It aims to be secure, lightweight, and easy to use. Although it reuses many common design patterns and concepts, there are some things that make Kohana stand out. It is community driven, uses strict PHP 5 OOP to provide visibility protection, automatic class loading, overloading, interfaces, abstracts, and singletons, and is extremely lightweight. Kohana has no dependencies on PECL extensions or PEAR libraries. Large, monolithic libraries are avoided in favor of optimized solutions.
A flexible cellular automaton editor.
An application to edit the INFO list chunk in a RIFF file.


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Servertec Internet Server is a small, fast, scalable, and easy to administer platform independent Application/Web server and servlet engine written entirely in Java. Features include a multi-threaded HTTP/1.1 Web engine, SSL, Servlet 2.2 engine, JSP 1.1, CGI, Server Side Includes (SSI), Server Side Scripting (iScript), session management, file caching, load balancing, fault-resistant clustering, virtual hosting, database connection pools, extended access/error/event logger, security realms, Access Control Lists (ACL), Web-based administration, and more.
oXygen is an XML editor that supports any XML document, and works with XML Schemas, DTDs, Relax NG schemas, and NRL Schemas. It has powerful transformation support that allows you to edit XSLT and XSL-FO documents and to obtain documents in the desired output format (such as HTML, PS, or PDF) with just one click. It also includes a complete Subversion client, support for flattening XML Schemata, an XML Schema instance generator, integration with the X-Hive/DB, MarkLogic and TigerLogic XML databases, editing actions on the diagram, and a rename refactoring action.
Quick Order is a realtime ordering system using Java Wireless HTTP Form. It uses J2ME libraries to submit forms to an HTTP server running PHP and MySQL. It can run on any embedded device that supports Java Wireless, including mobile phones and Palm systems. It is ideal for making orders in restaurants, point of sale (POS), etc. It supports English and Chinese Big 5 encoding.
A tool that indexes directories and files from your filesystem into Solr.
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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
Click here for a documentation of the DokuWiki formatting syntax that can be used in reports
Please search for existing tasks (also closed ones) before opening a new task.
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FS#288 - opening dwg file takes very long [improved]
Opened by Stefan (stefan) - Friday, 30 September 2011, 17:11 GMT+2
Last edited by Andrew (andrew) - Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 22:16 GMT+2
Opening a 4 MB dwg file results in no-response for about five minutes. Opening the same file with DraftSight takes less than five seconds.
Please send or attach dwg file for testing if possible.
May I send the file through e-Mail? It's kind of private, but not top secret.
Yes, sure: email@example.com
Thank you for your fast response, you should have got mail.
Performance has been improved a lot (approximately factor 5.5) with some simple fixes. Further improvements are possible but would require more effort for much smaller gains. This has been postponed for now.
Thank you very much, this already helps a lot!
Dear Andrew, this is also my problem, but the drawings are confidential... they are about 30 MB and I can't open them with QCad 3.1.2 ... are there typically issues QCad can't handle with? For example a high amount of layers or large dimensions of the drawing?
Thank you for some help. Julia
A 30MB DWG is likely at the limit of what QCAD can handle at this point, yes.


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All else being equal, why do some people choose a lump sum distribution while others opt for a systematic withdrawal?
It's an increasingly important question as worries grow over sustainable streams of income and the possibility of outliving ones assets.
The answer initially appears quite simple—plan design. But it quickly gets complicated from there.
As the Employee Benefit Research Institute notes, it's both a matter of national retirement policy and a key to understanding the potential role of plan design and education in influencing individual decision-making.
"Defined benefit plan rules or features result in very different annuitization rates in defined benefit plans," EBRI writes in its latest issue brief, titled Annuity and Lump-Sum Decisions in Defined Benefit Plans: The Role of Plan Rules. "In fact, the results show that the rate of annuitization varies directly with the degree to which plan rules restrict the ability to choose a partial or lump-sum distribution."
This study shows that annuitization rates vary significantly across these different plan types, which makes any attempt to combine the annuitization rates across these different plan types uninformative.
Combining all the plans across the years 2005 to 2010, workers who made their payout decision between ages 50 and 75 had minimum job tenure of five years, a minimum account balance of $5,000, and had an annuitization rate of 65.8%. But within this group of workers, those who had no plan restrictions on a lump-sum distribution had an annuitization rate of only 27.3%.
Not surprisingly, EBRI finds that in all the years studied, plans with no lump-sum distribution options have the highest annuitization rates, very close to 100 percent. Traditional defined benefit and cash balance plans with no restrictions on LSDs had the lowest annuitization rates.
In 2010, the annuitization rate for all plans combined was 65.5%, while for plans with no LSD option it was 98.8%, but the annuitization rate for defined benefit plans with no restrictions on LSDs was 44.3%, while for cash balance plans with no restrictions on lump-sum distribution s it was 22.3%.
For older workers across most plan types, annuitization rates increase steadily with account balance, but this is not the case for younger workers.
Annuitization rates also increase with tenure, but for younger workers (2050) with low tenure (less than 10 years), annuitization rates are very low. For older workers (5075), annuitization rates are higher even in cases of low tenure.
Annuitization rates are very low for those below age 40, the study concludes, but from that point onwards, annuitization rates increase for all types of plans. Annuitization rates appear to peak between 65 and 69, but then fall sharply.


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What does WC mean in Architecture?
This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand WC in the Academic & Science field in general and in the Architecture terminology in particular.
Water Closet
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- wc is a command in Unix-like operating systems. The program reads either standard input or a list of files and generates one or more of the following statistics: newline count, word count, and byte count. If a list of files is provided, both individual file and total statistics follow. Sample execution of wc: The first column is the count of newlines, meaning that the text file foo has 40 newlines while bar has 2294 newlines- resulting in a total of 2334 newlines. The second column indicates the number of words in each text file showing that there are 149 words in foo and 16638 words in bar- giving a total of 16787 words. The last column indicates the number of characters in each text file, meaning that the file foo has 947 characters while bar has 97724 characters- 98671 characters all in all. Newer versions of wc can differentiate between byte and character count. This difference arises with Unicode which includes multi-byte characters. The desired behaviour is selected with the -c or -m switch. GNU wc used to be part of the GNU textutils package; it is now part of GNU coreutils.
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The Oklahoma Christian University Music Department will present the 24th-annual Valentine Cabaret dinner theater Feb. 14-16.
This year's Cabaret theme is "Hooray for Love: Highlights from the Great American Songbook." Fourteen pieces written by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hart, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen and Burt Bacharach will be performed. Classics include "The Man I Love," "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)," and "If I Only Had A Brain."
The Cabaret will begin at 6 p.m. each night with its signature candlelight dinner in the McIntosh Conservatory in OC's Garvey Center. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. in the adjacent Adams Recital Hall.
The dinner menu features a tossed green salad, Chicken Cordon Bleu with a rice pilaf and grilled vegetable mélange. Triple chocolate cake and strawberry topped cheesecake will be served for dessert.
This is the first Cabaret since longtime Chorale director Dr. Ken Adams retired in 2012. The Adams Recital Hall is named for him and his wife Lindy in honor of their contributions to OC's Music Department over the past 40 years.
Chad Anderson will direct this year's Cabaret alongside Eric Grigg, music director and pianist, with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic's Larry Moore on bass. Anderson is a 1998 OC graduate and has directed nearly a dozen Homecoming musicals and Valentine Cabarets at his alma mater.
The Cabaret cast includes OC students Kirby Allen, Kalee Floyd, Hannah Faye Foster, Ryan Gonzales, Alyssa Jackson, Jabbarri Jones, Reece Kingcade, Stephanie Loyd, Rebecca Moran, Sarah Risley, Sean Steele, Lane Wheeler, Lauren Wheeler, Brian Wilcox, Moriah Willing and Tommy Winberry.
Tickets are $7 for the show and $20 for the dinner and the show. To purchase tickets or request more information, call (405) 425-5530 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.


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Natural rubber latex, a milky fluid found in rubber trees, has a contaminating protein in the rubber that causes allergic reactions, not with the rubber itself. Different types of gloves, condoms, balloons, rubber bands, erasers, and toys are made from natural rubber latex. Children have developed an allergy or sensitivity to latex. Reactions can be seen when products made from latex come in contact with the child's skin, mucous membranes in the mouth, genitals, bladder, or rectum, or the bloodstream (during surgery). Some children may also react when blowing up a rubber balloon or breathing in powder from the inside of latex gloves.
When a child with a latex allergy comes in contact with products that contain latex, they may experience the following symptoms:
In some cases, severe reactions ("anaphylactic shock") can occur in which the child may have problems breathing, experience chest tightness, or have swelling of his/her throat or tongue. Severe reactions require emergency treatment.
The symptoms of a latex allergy may resemble other medical conditions. Always consult your child's physician for a diagnosis.
Some children are more likely to become latex sensitive. These are children who have frequent exposure to latex from medical procedures, including:
Children who have allergies to certain foods may also have a latex allergy. Both the foods and the latex may have some of the same proteins. Commonly eaten foods which contain some of the same proteins as latex include the following:
Many items at home, in the community, and in the hospital are made from latex. These include, but are not limited to the following:
|Home and Community
|Balloons (excluding mylar)
Koosh balls, rubber balls
Pacifiers, bottle nipples, eye dropper bulbs
Condoms, diaphragms
Dental products (such as mouth guards)
Beach toys, art supplies
Rubber bands, Band-Aids, erasers, hand grips on racquets and bicycles
Wheelchair tires
Sport shoes and rubber clothing (such as raincoats)
Disposable diapers
Chux© (waterproof pads)
|Surgical and exam gloves
IV tubing injection sites
Adhesive tape
Electrode pads
Blood pressure cuffs
Any item that is light brown and can be stretched may contain latex. There are items that can be used in place of the items that contain latex. They are made from vinyl, plastic, or silicone.
Some hospitals are developing policies to create a latex-free environment that have significantly minimized your child's exposure to latex. Contact the hospital for more information.
Your child's caregivers include dentists, physical/occupational therapists, physicians and nurses, teachers, daycare providers and babysitters, and friends and family members.
Note: Avoiding latex products may decrease the chance of your child developing this allergy.
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Shurtape PC-622 Contractor Grade Duct Tape is a 12 mil thick premium-grade duct tape used for HVAC duct systems; the protection of window and door frames during stucco application; high-performance motorsports applications; silk screening; and heavy duty bundling, sealing, seaming and splicing. Shurtape PC 622 has high tensile strength, is conformable, and has excellent holding power. UL 723 listed. It is currently offered in 5 stock colors: black, red, silver-white and olive drab. PC 622 comes with Shurtape's Polyblended CO-EX technology with is a co-extrusion process which melds polyethylene, cloth and adhesive in a single, high-temperature step which results in a permanent, airtight bond (creates added strength which will not delaminate). Please note Shurtape's version of olive drab is very dark as displayed in the product photo. Made in the U.S.
Please note that tape rolls are NOT guaranteed to be splice-free. Tape rolls are typically cut to standard tape industry metric-cut sizes - or approx 5% narrower than the nominal size (i.e. 24mm per 1-inch of nominal width ordered).
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High blood pressure is twice as likely to strike a person with diabetes than a person without diabetes. Left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to increased risk for heart disease and stroke. In fact, a person with diabetes and high blood pressure is four times as likely to develop heart disease than someone who does not have either of the conditions. About 73 percent of adults with diabetes have blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/80 mm Hg or use prescription medications for hypertension.
Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls. Each time the heart beats, it is pumping blood into these arteries, resulting in the highest blood pressure when the heart contracts and is pumping the blood. High blood pressure, or hypertension, directly increases the risk of coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke (brain attack). With high blood pressure, the arteries may have an increased resistance against the flow of blood, causing the heart to pump harder to circulate the blood.
Two numbers are used to measure blood pressure. The higher number, the systolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart contracts and is pumping the blood through the body. The lower number, the diastolic pressure, refers to the pressure inside the artery when the heart is at rest and is filling with blood. Both the systolic and diastolic pressures are recorded as "mm Hg" (millimeters of mercury). This recording represents how high the mercury column is raised by the pressure of your blood.
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, high blood pressure for adults is defined as:
In an update of NHLBI guidelines for hypertension in 2003, a new blood pressure category was added called prehypertension:
The new NHLBI guidelines now define normal blood pressure as follows:
Often, persons with high blood pressure do not have noticeable symptoms. If the blood pressure is greatly elevated, an individual may experience the following. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
The symptoms of high blood pressure may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
The American Diabetes Association recommends the following to help prevent the onset of high blood pressure:
Specific treatment for high blood pressure will be determined by your doctor based on:
Aside from taking preventive measures such as exercise, a balanced diet, and eliminating smoking, treatment also may include medications prescribed by your doctor.
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QCAD - 2D CAD System.
Click here for a documentation of the DokuWiki formatting syntax that can be used in reports
Please search for existing tasks (also closed ones) before opening a new task.
Please make sure that you are using the latest Version of QCAD before posting a bug (menu Help > Check for Updates)
FS#355 - Remember function for dimension Option
Opened by Husky (Husky) - Wednesday, 02 November 2011, 08:55 GMT+2
I think it would be nice to have more flexibility for Prefix etc. option (not only the drop down with a given choice) and a remember function for all those fields like postfix and tolerance.
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a serious infection of the female reproductive organs. This includes the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. PID can cause scar tissue to form in the pelvis and fallopian tubes. This damage may result in infertility , a future tubal pregnancy , or chronic pelvic pain.
PID may be caused by a variety of bacteria. The most common bacteria that initiate PID are gonorrhea and chlamydia .
Risk Factors
PID is most common in women aged 15-24 years. Other factors that may increase your chance of PID include:
- Current or previous sexually-transmitted disease (STD)
- Multiple sex partners
- Sexual intercourse with a partner who has an STD
- Intercourse without the protection of a condom
- Having an intrauterine device (IUD) recently insterted for birth control
Women with PID do not always have symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they may include:
- Pain in the lower abdomen
- Vaginal discharge with a foul odor
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Nausea or vomiting
- Painful intercourse
- Painful urination
- Vaginal bleeding
Because symptoms are often subtle or nonexistent, PID can be difficult to diagnose. There are no specific tests for PID.
If PID is suspected, you will be asked about your symptoms, as well as your sexual history, partners, and birth control methods. A physical and pelvic exam will be done. The pelvic exam is key to making the diagnosis. Samples from the vagina or cervix may be taken to help diagnose the problem.
Tests may include:
- Cultures of the cervix to test for STDs
- Blood tests to check pregnancy status, and signs of infection
- Laparoscopy—insertion of a thin, lighted telescopic tube through a small incision in the abdomen to look at the reproductive organs
Imaging tests may be done with ultrasound or MRI scan .
The primary treatment for PID is antibiotics. More than 1 antibiotic may be prescribed to treat the problem. Finish the entire dose of each medication, even if your symptoms disappear during treatment.
You may be hospitalized if the diagnosis is uncertain, you do not improve, or your symptoms are severe. In the hospital, antibiotics can be given by IV. In certain situations, surgery may be required to remove infected or damaged tissue.
To help reduce your chance of PID:
- Use a latex condom each time you have sexual intercourse.
- Discuss birth control options with your doctor. Ask which methods may decrease your risk of PID.
- Seek immediate treatment for symptoms, such as unusual vaginal discharge or bleeding.
- Limit your number of sexual partners.
- Have regular screening tests for STDs.
If you are diagnosed with PID or another STD:
- Do not have sexual intercourse until after the treatment is complete, symptoms have resolved, and your sexual partner has been treated.
- Notify all sexual partners. They will also need to be treated.
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- Reviewer: Marcie Sidman, MD
- Review Date: 06/2016 -
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Mom may be onto something. We moved from New York to the Midwest when I was five, and I brought the elegant, long-empty, Lazzaroni tin with me. I remember lying on the floor of my bedroom in the big Ohio farmhouse, lifting the top from the red tin, inhaling, and trying to reassemble the flavor of these little treats from the aroma that still clung to the metal.
1 ½ c. sugar
¾ c. butter, melted
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract [I've been known to up the quantity by an extra 1/2 tsp...]
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ c. flour
3 T sliced almonds [that's sliced, not slivered, folks]
Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan. [I like to use a fluted pan with a removable bottom.]
Pour the melted butter into the sugar and blend. Beat in the eggs. Stir in the almond extract and vanilla. Add the salt and flour, and mix well.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with toasted almonds and 1T sugar for the garnish. Bake 30-40 minutes, until just golden on top. When the tart is baked through, a toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean.


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Eight teams rose to the occasion, to a bigger or lesser extent, on the final day of the Regular Season and claimed the last remaining tickets to the Last 16 of the EuroChallenge.
We break down the Tuesday night events that led to these nine contenders that are prolonging their run in the competition.
|Steven Burtt led the way for Tofas, as they edged out KRKA to qualify for the Last 16
All the omens were pointing to a very close to call encounter between KRKA Novo Mesto and Tofas SC Bursa on Tuesday and the two contenders did not disappoint.
Tofas, who were half a step ahead of their hosts throughout the direct clash for a spot in the Last 16 from Group A, stepped it up in the clutch.
The visitors used an 11-2 run midway through the fourth quarter to take a 10-point lead, 68-58, and withstood the KRKA charge the rest of the way to claim the second qualifying spot from the group with a 72-70 win.
Once again, point guard Steven Burtt was a real leader for Tofas with 20 points, seven assists and three steals.
Pinar Karsiyaka, who put on a show for their fans against bottom-of-the-table Michelin ETHA Engomi, 105-61, took first place in the group with a 5-1 record and Tofas claimed second at 4-2.
In Group B, Joensuun Kataja failed to snap Krasnye Krylia's undefeated run on the road but at least succeeded in losing by a small margin in Samara, 66-58.
It proved enough though as Keravnos Strovolou not only failed to take the big win they needed at CSU Asesoft Ploiesti, but slumped to a 90-87 defeat despite leading 48-37 at half-time.
Kataja owe a lot to Ploiesti's Vladimir Tica, one of the top performers of the day anywhere in the EuroChallenge, who derailed Keravnos's mission with his 30 points and seven rebounds.
The Finnish side took second place in the group with a 3-3 record behind the perfect Krasnye Krylia (6-0).
A similar scenario unfolded in Group C, with the first act involving the Södertälje Kings getting unceremoniously knocked out of the race for a top-two finish with a 90-56 defeat at unbeaten group leaders BK Ventspils.
The Norrköping Dolphins then had to avoid losing by more than nine points to Tampereen Pyrintö on the road, and managed to do just that.
The hosts took their biggest lead of the game, 47-37, just before the half-time buzzer but jubilation among the Finnish fans in the stands started diminishing as the Swedes came back to win the third quarter and level the scores at 61.
Propelled by the home crowd, Pyrintö found a second wind and re-built an eight-point gap, 84-76, with just 33 seconds left on the clock.
But this was as close as Pyrintö came to qualifying, as the Dolphins kept their calm from the charity stripe and made four consecutive free throws to limit the damage to a good-as-golden four-point loss, 84-80.
Norrköping's forward Anton Saks, with his 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor was instrumental in denying Pyrintö a spot in the next phase.
The Dolphins prevailed in the three-way tie with the Kings and Tampere at 2-4 and accompany perfect Ventspils (6-0) to the Last 16.
|Willie Deane had a game-high 17 points and eight rebounds to help Khimik qualify
In Group D, Khimik Yuzhne banged their fist on the table to end all hopes JDA Dijon Basket and Tartu University Rock had of qualifying, with a decisive 89-66 win over Gaz Metan Medias.
The Ukrainian side were simply unstoppable on Tuesday, leading the Romanians from start to finish behind excellent performances by a trio of players.
Willie Deane finished with 17 points and 8 assists, Artem Pustovyi contributed 12 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks and Suad Sehovic collected a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Khimik's victory rendered Dijon's 83-61 success over Tartu pointless, as the Yuzhne outfit prevailed over Medias in the tie at the top and both sides qualified with a 4-2 record.
Coach Nedeljko Asceric agreed to terms with Szolnoki Olaj on Monday evening and barely had time to learn his players' names before his new team's do-or-die clash in Group F against BC Timisoara on Tuesday.
Latvian forward Ernests Kalve introduced himself in the best possible way, as he came up with season-highs in points (32), rebounds (8) and assists (4) to carry the Hungarian side to a vital 77-71 victory.
Allowing for a poor second quarter, which Timisora won 29-15, Szolnoki were better throughout and deserved the win that allowed them to secure qualification to the Last 16.
Szolnoki finished in second place in the group with a 3-2 record behind the undefeated EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6-0), after the Germans denied Lami-Véd Körmend a shot at the second spot with a demoralising 90-67 win on the road.
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque and Tsmoki-Minsk delivered the goods on Tuesday and claimed the top two spots in Group G with authority.
The Belarusians had a tough mission but played outstanding defence against SLUC Nancy for 30 minutes to take a 48-35 lead over their hosts at the end of the third quarter.
Playing in front of over 5,000 home fans, Nancy attempted a comeback as time was running out but Minsk managed to hold on in the fourth and take a valuable 63-57 win to qualify as second in the group.
Ater Majok led the balanced Minsk offence with 11 points and Aliaksandr Kudrautsau chipped in with 10 points and six assists.
BCM had already booked their ticket for the Last 16 the week before and secured top spot in the group, as they breezed past Pizza Express Apollon, 88-64, at home.
Ludovic Vaty led the French charge with 24 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
|Telekom Baskets Bonn eased past Armia to book their spot in the Last 16
Telekom Baskets Bonn were in control of their own destiny and would qualify with a win on the road against Armia.
The Germans duly delivered by leading from start to finish and cruising to an 102-77 success, behind 21 points from Robert Vaden and 16 points from Kyle Weems.
Drama was in short supply in Georgia, but the clash in Belgium between Port of Antwerp Giants and Hapoel Unet Holon more than made up for it.
The hosts needed a win by 26 points or more to pry a qualifying spot away from the Israelis and led by five at half-time, but were definitely wide off the mark after the third quarter, as they fell behind 58-57.
Bryan Hopkins glanced at the clock as the two two teams headed back to the court for the final stanza and probably thought ten minutes was sufficient time to pull it off.
The American guard started hitting the one trey after the other and scored 24 points in that quarter alone, to guide his team to a comeback against all odds.
The Giants went up 92-71 on a Gregory Thondique dunk 15 seconds from the final buzzer but they missed two consecutive three-point shots while Hapoel managed to regain their lost composure and escaped with a 93-74 loss that tasted like the sweetest of victories.
Hopkins finished with 42 points and claimed Week 6 MVP honours as a small consolation, while Franklin Hassell picked up a double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds for Holon.
Bonn, Hapoel and Antwerp finished level with a 4-2 record with the Germans claiming top spot and the Israelis second in the three-way tie.


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Snails can overtake your aquarium, devouring aquatic plants, creating waste and mess while depleting nutrients. Had-A-Snail is a snail control product for freshwater aquariums with hard water conditions. Safe for fishes and plants when used as directed, a few drops of this potent substance will decimate annoying snail outbreaks, but won't kill snail eggs and is most effective when used on small snails (before they grow to large sizes).
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Sharp, Fritschner join First Methodist
The Rev. Christy Sharp and the Rev.
Annie Fritschner have joined the ministry staff at First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville at 204 6th Ave. W.
"We are very fortunate to have two individuals with the grace and talents of Christy and Annie joining our staff," Senior Pastor Dan Martin said. Bishop Larry Goodpaster has appointed Sharp as an associate pastor at First United Methodist Church. She comes to Hendersonville from Skyland United Methodist Church, where she served seven years as an associate pastor.
Sharp is a graduate of Davidson College and Duke Divinity School.
While at Davidson, she traveled to India, where she met Mother Teresa and worked in Mother Teresa's Home for the Destitute and Dying.
She is married to Otto Sharp, a veterinarian in Swannanoa. Together, they have three sons, Evan, Hunter and Eric.
Fritschner has joined the staff of the church as a minister of visitation.
She comes to Hendersonville from St. Phillip's Episcopal Church in Brevard, where she served for four years. She also served the Church of the Advocate Episcopal Church for the homeless in Asheville for 5� years. She has been an ordained deacon since 2002. Fritschner has a diverse professional background that includes nonprofit fundraising and teaching. She is an active writer and co-authored a book entitled "Daily Practices of God's People." Her ministry has been focused on outreach and has included travels to India, South Africa, Guatemala and Haiti.
She is married to Sam Fritschner, Hendersonville's city attorney. She has two stepchildren, Aaron who lives in Washington, D.C., and Hannah, who is pursuing a master's degree in Florence, Italy.
Adult forums set at First Congregational Wilbur is the founder of Integral Institute, a think-tank for studying integral theory.
Call 828-692-8630 or visit fcchendersonville.org for more information.
Bible study to focus on faith journeys
Grace Lutheran Church at the corner of 6th Avenue West and Blythe Street in Hendersonville, will offer a series of one-hour studies called "People of Faith" beginning at 9:45 a.m. Feb. 17.
This introductory Bible study series will explore the faith journeys of some of the most interesting people in the Bible, and make connections between their stories and each participant's personal experience. These sessions are great for those new to Bible study, or those looking for a fresh new view of the Bible and its main characters.
For many, the encounter with Scripture is limited to the excerpts that are read at worship services on Sunday mornings. Many people who consider themselves faithful Christians are biblically illiterate, unsure of how to engage Scripture.
Many also are unaware of the rich Lutheran insights that have been helpful in understanding the many ways that God engages his people through the Bible.
Through the faith-life of these biblical characters, participants will experience more fully the power of the Word.
The program is open to the public, and everyone is invited to join this study to deepen their faith. Call 828-693-4890 for more information.
Faith conference at Furman scheduled February 22-23
Furman University will host the Engaging Faith 2013 conference from 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 through 5 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman campus.
The annual conference welcomes speakers from diverse perspectives who encourage attendees in their spiritual journeys and challenge them to examine the intersections of faith, life and vocation.
The conference, "The Gifts of Imperfection and Inclusion," is sponsored by Furman's Office of the Chaplains, NEXUS Center, the South Carolina Society for Clinical Social Work, Town Magazine, the Greenville Journal, and the Greenville Hospital System.
The series is open to church members, laity, social workers, health-care professionals, ministers and other interested community members.
Speakers for the event are Bren� Brown and Yvette Flunder.
Brown (www.brenebrown.
com) is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.
Brown's research on shame and empathy led her to develop a concept she calls "Wholeheartedness."
Flunder is an acclaimed preacher, educator, conference speaker and singer who in 1991 founded the City of Refuge United Church of Christ, a thriving inner-city congregation in San Francisco uniting gospel and social ministries.
To register, visit engagingfaith. eventbrite.com, call 864-294-2133 or email susan.
firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
The First Congregational United Church of Christ at 1735 5th Ave. W. and White Pine Drive, Hendersonville, will host the following adult forums at 9:15 a.m.
Sundays in the Felix Building:
u Sunday: Kitty Herriot will present "The Baha'i Faith — Breathing New Life into the Age Old Vision of Peace on Earth." Herriot's world-embracing perspective evolved over 25 years living in seven countries, beginning as a Peace Corps volunteer in Peru with her husband, Andy.
u Feb. 10: Roger Smith will discuss religious poetry. Around Valentine's Day, our hearts turn to poetry, because it captures the breadth and depth of our relationships in ways prose cannot. Smith will guide students through a look at how poets have captured the essence of their (and our) spiritual relationships through their art.
u Feb. 17: Romella Hart O'Keefe and Joyce Burgiss will explain "Open Heart Meditation." Practiced by thousands of people around the world, Open Heart Meditation reminds us that the peace, calmness and happiness we so long for can be found within us.
u Feb. 24: Larry Anderson and Ed O'Keefe begin a threesession study of "The Thought and Writings of Ken Wilbur." The author of more than 20 books,
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Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, responded Friday to an SEC Inspector General report by saying an incident involving SEC staffers that left "unprotected" potentially sensitive market and business information "shows a frightening lapse of judgment by the SEC."
Neugebauer (left), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, voiced disappointment on Friday over details found in an SEC Inspector General report that computer security breaches had occurred in the agency's Division of Trading and Markets.
A Democratic Senate Banking Committee aide told AdvisorOne that "the Committee has begun its bipartisan due diligence, including a briefing with the SEC and the Interim Inspector General, and will continue to examine the situation."
Neugebauer was responding to a report by the SEC's Office of Inspector General recounting an investigation that began in January 2011 over alleged mismanagement of a computer security lab in the Division of Trading and Markets Automation Review Policy (ARP) program. The ARP lab, as it is known, is used to support the Division of Trading and Markets' Office of Market Continuity inspection program. That inspection program, known as the ARP program, inspects self-regulatory organizations, stock exchanges and clearing agency computer networks, the report states.
The original anonymous complaint, the report states, alleged that ARP lab staff and management "inappropriately allocated and spent significant budget dollars to purchase computer equipment for the lab without justification or planning; used unencrypted laptops during inspections, in violation of SEC information technology security policies; and inappropriately used SEC funds for training without filing proper training forms." The anonymous complaint also alleged "unprofessional behavior, ineffective management and misuse of unrestricted Internet access."
While no information was compromised, according to the report, which Neugebauer called "fortunate," he added that he was "very disappointed to learn about the cyber security problems at the SEC." He further said he "looked forward to working with the Inspector General and the SEC to ensure that similar lapses never happen again."
SEC spokesman John Nester told AdvisorOne in an email message that the SEC Inspector General found that "four staff members had used unencrypted laptop computers in violation of SEC policy. Although we found no evidence that data was compromised, the problem was fixed and the two staffers responsible for maintaining and configuring the equipment are no longer with the agency."


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Among recent enforcement actions on behalf of investors were the Labor Department's settlement for more than $43 million for Madoff victims; SEC charges against two Connecticut-based hedge fund managers and their firms for fraud, and against a Virgin Islands-based advisor, also for fraud; and a censure and fine by FINRA of a firm for numerous reporting failures.
Labor Department Recovers $43 Million for Madoff Victims
Workers and retirees whose employee benefit plans had invested in funds managed by Austin Capital Management may have been shocked to learn that those plans' investment losses were tied to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
However, they will receive some restitution in the form of a settlement reached by the Labor Department with Austin Capital Management Ltd. and its general partner, Austin Capital Management GP Corp. Under the terms of the settlement, $34,363,636 will be placed into a settlement fund for plan investors, which, together with an earlier settlement of $9,090,909 from Austin Capital's parent company, KeyCorp, will be distributed to the plans by an independent fiduciary selected by the department.
After an investigation by the Dallas regional office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Labor Department said Austin Capital violated ERISA by investing the assets of ERISA-covered plans with Madoff via the Rye Select Broad Market Prime Fund, offered by Tremont Partners and known as the "BMP Fund." The BMP Fund, in turn, was 100% invested with Madoff.
The funds invested in the BMP Fund were the Austin Safe Harbor ERISA Dedicated Fund, Safe Harbor Portable Alpha Offshore Fund One, Safe Harbor Portable Alpha Offshore Fund Two, Safe Harbor Offshore Fund, All Seasons Qualified Purchaser Fund, All Seasons Offshore Fund and the Balanced Offshore Fund.
The two settlements together total $43,454,545. In addition, Austin Capital Management is on the hook for a civil penalty of $4,345,455.
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Managers with Fraud
Two Connecticut-based hedge fund managers and their advisory firm were charged with fraud by the SEC for lying to investors. David Bryson and Bart Gutekunst, co-owners of New Stream Capital, are alleged to have secretly reorganized the fund's capital structure prior to its failure during the financial crisis. They changed the fund to give priority to its largest investor, Gottex Fund Management, in the event of the fund's liquidation, but continued to market the fund as if all investors were of equal standing.
Two others were charged: David Bryson's sister, Tara Bryson, former head of investor relations for the firm, and Richard Pereira, former chief financial officer. The firm's Cayman Islands affiliate was also charged; it allowed the managers to raise almost $50 million and sock away large fees while the fund's investors were left holding the bag when it went bankrupt.
The $750 million hedge fund was focused on illiquid investments in asset-based lending. In March 2008, Gottex threatened to pull its whole investment from the fund—almost $300 million. A few months before this, New Stream had restructured its fund, creating two new feeder funds that wiped out the preferential liquidation rights Gottex had held via the feeder fund through which it had invested. After Gottex's threat, however, Bryson and Gutekunst changed the capital structure to once again favor Gottex.
The pair did not disclose the change to investors, nor did they let anyone know—except privately, within the firm—that should Gottex decide to redeem its investments, the fund would "tank," in Bryson's opinion. Instead, investors were reassured as to redemption levels holding steady—when they were actually mounting—and were told nothing of liquidity problems.
In September of that year, however, the firm had to stop redemptions and cease raising new funds when redemption requests hit $545 million. It tried several times to restructure, but to no avail, and in March of 2011 it and its affiliates filed for bankruptcy.
Bryson, Gutekunst, and Pereira face a range of charges, in addition to the SEC seeking a variety of sanctions and relief that include injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest, and penalties. Tara Bryson has agreed to settle with the SEC, with the settlement awaiting court approval. SEC Charges Virgin Islands-Based Advisor With Defrauding Clients
James Tagliaferri was charged by the SEC with defrauding clients of his St. Thomas-based firm TAG Virgin Islands, and also faces criminal charges from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York over the same actions, after he withheld information on kickbacks he received and then used client funds in a Ponzi-type scheme.
Some time around 2007, according to the SEC, Tagliaferri abandoned an earlier strategy of investing TAG client funds primarily in conservative and liquid investments that included municipal bonds and blue chips. He turned instead to highly illiquid securities that included promissory notes issued by a few closely held private companies that turned out to be holding companies through which an individual and his family effected personal and business transactions. He also sank at least $40 million in client funds into the notes of International Equine Acquisitions Holdings, a private horse-racing company.
Using his discretionary authority over client accounts, Tagliaferri bought these securities in exchange for more than $3.35 million in cash and approximately 500,000 shares of stock of a microcap company. He never disclosed this arrangement to clients, despite its conflict of interest, and when promissory notes came due and clients wanted their money, he would use funds from other clients to pay them by investing their funds in microcap and other thinly traded public companies. He raised at least $80 million this way, so that he could pay the interest or principal due to other clients on some of the notes.
He also spelled out the scheme in e-mails he sent in April of 2010 to the individual behind the holding companies in which he had invested his clients' funds. The clients, of course, knew nothing of this. The SEC's investigation is continuing.
Lightspeed Trading Censured, Fined $200,000 by FINRA
FINRA censured and fined New York-based Lightspeed Trading $200,000 for failure to submit new order reports and route reports to the Order Audit Trail System (OATS). The firm neither admitted nor denied the findings, but consented to FINRA's actions; it will also be required to revise its WSPs regarding complete and accurate OATS reporting of the firm's orders routed to its affiliates.
Lightspeed's customer orders were directly placed into its affiliate's order routing, execution and technology platform, and data on these orders was reported to OATS immediately by other member firms. Lightspeed mistakenly believed, according to the findings, that reports were not required for orders routed to its affiliate. The firm's supervisory system, including WSPs, were built around this error. In addition, there were other failures in reporting and compliance.


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Cyberchase "Father's Day" It's the annual Father's Day Parade in Tikiville, and Creech's father, Max (Matthew Broderick), is this year's Cyberdad of the Year. Max was once a schoolmate of Hacker's - and continually bested Hacker in all of their endeavors. Hacker has decided it's time to get even and this time he's got a really clever plan. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "What's Bugging Ruff" Noel, Sammy and Jay are dispatched to Thompson Island where they learn about insects and their habitats while Harsha learns about powwows in New Mexico. D
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Arthur "Unfinished/D.W., Bossy Boots" Unfinished: Arthur is completely riveted by a book and can't wait to see how it ends. Butà oh no! The last few pages are missing! Now what? Will Arthur ever find out what happens to Dr. Gustavius Boles and Caleb Trimingham on their round-the-world balloon adventure? Or will Arthur have to make up his own ending? D.W., Bossy Boots: For D.W. D
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The Electric Company "Shrink, Shrank, Shrunk!" Manny has borrowed the Skeleckian Shrinkanator 3002, an invention with the power to shrink anything down to a very small size. When Marcus and Jessica accidentally get shrunk, The Electric Company has to get the Shrinkinator back from Manny to get them back to normal size! This becomes even more difficult when Manny shrinks himself and is nowhere to be found. D
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Nightly Business Report American companies added more workers than expected in September according to a closely-watched payrolls report. NBR's Susie Gharib speaks with one of the economists behind the report. The economy will be front and center at tonight's presidential debate. D
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Nature "Kilauea: Mountain of Fire" The mountain on Hawaii's Big Island is the world's most active volcano. The eruption that began in 1983 is ongoing, offering filmmaker Paul Atkins the chance to capture the cataclysmic meeting of 2000-degree lava and 75-degree ocean water.G
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NOVA "Trapped In An Elevator" More than 325 million people travel vertically by elevator daily in the United States. NOVA reveals the secret life of these machines and investigates personal stories of passengers who have been caught inside when the machinery fails. The program looks at the world's fastest elevator, maintenance in Manhattan skyscrapers, the Otis Test Tower and new computer controls.G
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New York's No. 1's feeling about "Twittah," are well-known.
In one famous rant against the 140-character social media service he postulated it should be banned.
Once you get past the headline aspect of Francesa's anti-Twitter screed, the WFAN host actually makes a few good points, namely how athletes are going to continue to get themselves into hot water for their tweets.
That said, Kobe Bryant's Twitter spree during the Lakers playoff loss to the Spurs over the weekend was too much for Francesa to bear.
What ensues is another classic must-hear rant from the New York radio institution, which began after he caught wind of the AP's Twitter feed being hacked on Tuesday morning and causing a momentary dip in the stock market.
As always, the best Francesa moments come when you least expect it.
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- JT is the eighth album by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in June 1977, the album contains hit singles such as "Handy Man", which was a Jimmy Jones cover, peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100 charts and "Your Smiling Face", which was peaked at number twenty, and it was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. This album also contains several Taylor classic songs such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon. At the 1978 Grammy Awards, Taylor won the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his chart-topping version of "Handy Man". JT itself was also nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. JT stands as Taylor's biggest selling career album with over 3.5 million copies sold in the United States alone.
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