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By Anne Tergesen
How generous is your employer's 401(k) plan?
It's an important question – and one that not many employees know the answer to.
According to BrightScope, a research company that rates nearly 50,000 employer-sponsored 401(k) retirement plans, the 30 most generous employers in the country contributed an average of $31,000 to each employee's 401(k) account last year. In contrast, the average employer contributed a mere $4,184 per employee.
The scale of these companies' contributions is particularly striking when you consider that the maximum that employees can contribute to their own accounts is currently $17,500 a year — $23,000 for those aged 50 and over.
"Generosity is an important means for companies to recruit and retain top employees," says Brooks Herman, head of data and research at BrightScope.
When assessing 401(k) plans' generosity, BrightScope tallies up the dollar amount each company contributes, on average, per employee in matching contributions and profit sharing. It gives companies extra points for allowing employees to fully vest in these contributions immediately upon enrolling in a plan.
Not surprisingly, the top 30 firms include several medical groups and law and consulting firms. (Click here for a PDF of the full list.) In these industries, salaries are high. As a result, so are the amounts employees tend to contribute to their 401(k) accounts. This, in turn, obligates employers to make hefty matching contributions. These industries also tend to sponsor generous profit-sharing programs, says Herman.
The ten most generous employers are:
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
- North American Partners in Anesthesia LLP
- Oregon Anesthesiology Group P.C.
- Frontier Refining & Marketing Inc.
- O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Zeta Associates
- Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Anesthesia Service Medical Group, Inc.
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP
- Bryan Cave LLP
Among plans on the top 30 list, the average account balance is almost $500,000. That's five times the $99,061 average for plans in BrightScope's database.
Of course, corporate generosity isn't the only measure of a 401(k) plan's quality. When assigning an overall rating of one (the worst) to 100 (the best), BrightScope looks at over 200 different data points, says Herman. Other important factors to consider include the plan's average account balance, participation rates, and fees, which—when high–significantly reduce investment returns and balances.
According to a report released by Brightscope last month, the top overall 401(k) plans in 2013 included a retirement plan for National Football League players and two aimed at airline pilots; pharmaceuticals and energy, two other high-paying industries, also feature prominently. Here are the top 10 (click here for a PDF of the top 30):
- NFL Player Second Career Savings Plan
- The Savings Plan of Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Southwest Airlines /quotes/zigman/241463/delayed /quotes/nls/luv LUV Pilots' Retirement Savings Plan
- Wellington Retirement and Pension Plan
- United Airlines /quotes/zigman/617037/delayed /quotes/nls/ual UAL Pilot Directed Account Plan
- Amgen /quotes/zigman/19815/delayed /quotes/nls/amgn AMGN Retirement Savings Plan
- Novartis Corp. /quotes/zigman/278066/realtime CH:NOVN Investment Savings Plan
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. /quotes/zigman/220498/delayed /quotes/nls/bmy BMY Savings and Investment Program
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group Retirement Plan
- Anadarko /quotes/zigman/217978/delayed /quotes/nls/apc APC Employee Savings Plan
To look up a current or prospective employer's 401(k) plan rating, go to www.brightscope.com and type the employer's name into the search box.
When weighing overall compensation, keep in mind that the 401(k) plan is only one piece of the pie. Aside from salary, benefits, and 401(k) plan generosity, take into account perks including stock-option grants, Herman adds.
Also in Encore:
It's too easy to take money from IRAs
Supreme Court takes case on 401(k) suits
Anne Tergesen covers retirement for The Wall Street Journal. Follow her on Twitter @AnneTergesen.


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What's Brewing in St. Louis
The St. Louis beer scene has evolved from its Budweiser roots and now centers on atmospheric pubs that brew their own beer for patrons and, sometimes, local retailers.
The Schlafly Tap Room
St. Louis's first brewpub, which opened in 1991, has a traditional pub atmosphere: Classic dishes like bratwurst on a bun and beer cheese soup are served in a dark, noisy, and sometimes smoky environment. What to Drink The six year-round brews are predominantly ales, and seasonal drinks like the winter Belgian Triple (a rich, fruity golden ale) tend to dry up quickly. Extras Live pop/rock/alternative music Friday and Saturday nights and blues on Sunday nights with no cover; a patio. 2100 Locust St., 314/241-2337, schlafly.com.
Schlafly Bottleworks
Bottleworks has won over hipsters thanks to farmers markets in the parking lot, screenings of the Three Stooges and Strange Brew—a series of cult films like Slapshot—and a vegan- and vegetarian-friendly menu (the pistachio ravioli is a favorite). What to Drink The amber, mildly hoppy pale ale and the full-bodied oatmeal stout, a caramel malt and roasted barley blend. Extras Live folk and bluegrass bands Thursday through Saturday with no cover; a patio with a fire pit—staff will build a fire for you. 7260 Southwest Ave., Maplewood, 314/241-2337, schlafly.com.
Wm. D. Alandale's Brewing Company
Located in the subdued suburb of Kirkwood, Alandale's tends to be less crowded, and its patrons tend to be a bit older. Large windows overlook the historic downtown—handy for people-watching. What to Drink The beer list is a fairly even split between lagers and ales. Chocolate lovers must try the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake served with the oatmeal stout ale—heaven. Extras Live music on the weekends with a $5 cover; a patio. Happy Hour 3:30 p.m.–7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.–1:30 a.m. Monday–Friday, $2.50 pints. 105 E. Jefferson Ave., 314/966-2739, alandalebrewing.com.
Morgan Street Brewery
Morgan has a smaller beer selection but the most diverse decors: an intimate martini lounge, a dance floor with a DJ, and an upper back patio where you can tuck into a burger while watching the sun set over the city skyline. Morgan is in Laclede's Landing—an area crowded with bars and clubs—and gets jam-packed on weekends. What to Drink Sample the Irish stout, which tastes of fairly bitter coffee and chocolate, or the lightly flavored honey wheat lager from North America's youngest master brewer, Marc Gottfried, promoted at age 22. Extras patio.721 North Second St., 314/231-9970, morganstreetbrewery.com, closed Mon.
Square One Brewery
The owners of Square One, in the historic Lafayette Square neighborhood, jazzed up its 19th-century brownstone with earth tones and an elegant slate and hardwood bar that stocks a range of brews, predominantly ales. What to Drink Experiment with the Bavarian Weizen, which has an unexpected pairing of banana and cloves, or bottles of the Winter Ale, a festive combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, and almond. Happy Hour 4 p.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Friday, $3.25 pints. Extras A patio. 1727 Park Ave., 314/231-2537, squareonebrewery.com.

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Last updated: February 26, 2012
Researchers Can Apply Now for Access to GAIN Data
Researchers Can Apply Now for Access to GAIN Data
June 2007
The Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) is now accepting applications from researchers who want access to the rich trove of data that its genome-wide association studies of common diseases will begin generating within the next few months.
GAIN is a public-private partnership formed to support efforts to find genetic factors influencing risks for common, complex conditions. The partnership, which was launched by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) in February 2006, currently involves the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Pfizer, Inc., of New York City, Affymetrix, Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., and the FNIH, as well as Perlegen Sciences, Inc., of Mountain View, Calif., Abbott, of Abbott Park, Ill., and the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
After a competitive, peer-reviewed process, GAIN announced in October 2006 the selection of six studies for genome-wide association (GWA) genotyping: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov], psoriasis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and type 1 diabetes.
Data from the ADHD study are expected to be deposited in the GAIN database by the end of June. Data from the other five GAIN studies will be rolled out over the next six months as they become available. The GAIN database resides within the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), which includes results from numerous GWA studies in addition to the GAIN data. The National Library of Medicine's National Center for Biotechnology Information operates dbGaP.
"We are optimistic that making these data readily available to qualified researchers will accelerate efforts to understand the genetic risk factors for these common and serious illnesses," said Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Director for Population Genomics at the National Human Genome Research Institute, which is leading the NIH effort for GAIN. "We believe this research will open the door to finding more effective and individualized strategies for diagnosing, treating and, ultimately, preventing these disorders."
For researchers who want to view GAIN data , dbGaP offers two levels of access. The first is open-access, which means the data are available without restriction, and the second is controlled-access, which requires preauthorization for the individual researcher seeking to view. The open-access section allows users to view study documents, such as protocols and summaries of genotype and phenotype data. The controlled-access portion of the database allows approved researchers to download individual-level genotype and phenotype data from which the study participants? personal identifiers, such as names, have been removed.
Although personally identifying information is removed for those who volunteered to participate in GWA studies, concern remains that it may someday be possible to identify someone based on their genetic profile; only researchers agreeing not to identify individuals in the database will be given access to the data.
Researchers may request access to GAIN's individual-level data by going to dbGaP - Genotype and Phenotype [view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]. The principal investigator and the signing official at each researcher's institution must co-sign a request for data access, which contains a data user certification. To complete this step, both the principal investigator and signing official must have current accounts or apply for accounts with NIH eRA Commons, which is the online system used to apply for NIH grants. The request will be reviewed by an NIH Data Access Committee at the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. On average, approval of these requests is anticipated to take 2 to 3 weeks.
For more detailed information on the data request process, go to Genotype and Phenotype Data Now Available from the NCBI dbGaP Database [dbgap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] .
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xbay wrote:It makes sense. There's no room for McFadden, Fargas, Jordan, and Rhodes. All four could carry the ball 20+ times a game. I think Jordan is next to leave. They should just keep a two-man rotation at RB. Fargas and McFadden would be just fine. Especially with a guy like JaMarcus at QB who is very mobile and will move out of the pocket from time to time.
And Michael Bush... I'm sure Jordan will be cut at some point before next year, and that will allow them to keep McFadden/Fargas sharing carries and to give a chance to Michael Bush.
The running game will be fine. Is the rest of their offense what doesn't look as promising.


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Where can I find a list of slow carb food. Thanks
I'm assuming you mean "low" carb here. First, a little background on carbohydrates…
Carbohydrates are either considered "simple" or "complex". Complex carbs come from plants and are foods such as grains, breads, pastas, beans and vegetables. Simple carbs are basic sugars such as candy, table sugar, soft drinks, etc. Fruits and fruit juices are in this category as well due to the natural sugars they contain. The difference is that fruit and fruit juices have many other beneficial nutrients carried in them that are not found in candy, table sugar, soft drinks, etc. The best choice for carbs are vegetables and whole grain complex carbs, as well as fruits and 100% fruit juices.
Reduced carbohydrate intake as a way of controlling weight became very popular in the 1970's with release of the Atkins Diet, and had a resurgence in the early 2000s, thus starting the "low-carb diet craze". Though these diets began to wane in popularity a few years later, they are still a relatively popular option for weight loss. Low-carb diets provide lists of foods based on their carbohydrate content. Generally, the premise was to reduce as much as possible, or even eliminate, simple carbs and refined grain carbs as well, thereby reducing calories and resulting in weight loss. A simple internet search on low-carb diets will provide you with more lists of low-carb foods than you can imagine.
Keep in mind, while it is a good idea to curb the intake of sugary, non-nutritive simple and refined carbs often spelled out in these diets, one must be careful to note that certain fruits and vegetables unjustly end up on the "reduce" or "avoid" list many times too. Bottom line is that fruits and vegetables are carbs, however, they are nutritive carbs with many health benefits. Also, it isn't advisable to eliminate entire groups of foods from the diet, rather change your proportions. Government guidelines suggest that nearly 1/2 of what you eat should be fruits and and vegetables (including beans). So, supersize your fruits and veggies and make good choices from each food group.
On another note, all carbohydrate is broken down into glucose (sugar) in the body during digestion, and its absorption affects blood sugar levels. If you are watching carbohydrate intake to help control blood sugar or manage diabetes, it might be helpful to check out the American Diabetes Association's website, www.diabetes.org for information on carbohydrate counting and meal planning.


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Sept. 16, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Two days after a heart-breaking overtime loss to Salve Regina University, MIT found itself on the winning side of its double-overtime game against Simmons College on Thursday. With 9:08 remaining in the second overtime period the Engineers (2-3) were awarded a penalty corner. Noelle Kanaga took the penalty corner, sending her pass to Deanna Lentz. Lentz returned the ball to Kanaga, who crossed it to Cheryl Texin who flicked it into the top left corner of the cage.
"Our defense played really well, which gave us a chance to win," said head coach Cheryl Silva. Amanda Smith had an unbelievable goal line defensive save and goalkeepers Alexa Herman and Safia Chettih combined for Tech's first shutout of the season. As has been the case for most of the season, Herman started the game and Chettih entered in the second half. Chettih had an incredible performance, collecting eight saves before leaving with five minutes left in regulation due to an injury. After she became injured but before she could be substituted, Chettih made one last amazing stop. Faced with a one-on-one situation, she picked herself off the ground, got into position and redirected the shot to preserve the deadlock. Herman then re-entered the game, finishing with three saves.
The next game for MIT will be Tuesday, Sept. 21 when it hosts Nichols College.


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SAUDI ARABIA. With fast evolving technological advancements which have trapped us and had a definite impact on many aspects of our everyday lives, people have become less dependent on traditional means used in promoting awareness on issues related to the economic, social, educational, medical, and other fields.
We all have now come to realize the importance of written, audio, and visual media and the great role it plays in making information available for all age groups across different societies. However, the extent to which technological advances are involved in communication and public awareness campaigns is quite small when compared to their huge potential.
For most of us, the uptake of state-of-the-art smart devices consistently ranks as a top priority, given that such e-application supporting gadgets are becoming increasingly widespread in our societies.
Unfortunately, the use of these applications in the Arab world has been mostly confined to entertainment-related domains, and no serious efforts have been made to optimize technologies in awareness-raising programs that serve the human infrastructure in societies.
On the other hand, smartphone softwares can be adapted by the companies working in the field, making them an optimal environment for formulating applications targeted to diverse age groups and able to function as a more efficient, changeable substitute for conventional means used in public awareness campaigns.
What's more, these applications are characterized by being user-friendly and cost-effective, given the incredible role and impact these techniques play in advancing awareness among a wide range of people.
Bearing these features in mind, companies and organizations are prompted to conduct community awareness programs while keeping pace with current and emerging technology trends and taking into consideration the changing needs of the present generation.
As smartphones are riding a wave of popularity and application development companies are quickly spreading in the region, there should be no room for lame excuses for not taking the initiative and starting electronic public awareness campaigns


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Toronto based illustrator Jessica Fortner creates 3D scenes using a variety of materials, and photographs them to create a final illustration. Complete with their own story lines, her sculptures are at once repulsive and grotesque, charming and endearing, and are fabricated out of polymer clay (Super Sculpey).
Here's the background behind The Gold Horned Hexapede Bear, pictured above:
"The Gold Horned Hexapede bear roams the Arctic in search of her long lost love. Hexa is the last of her kind, her breed having been killed off by man. Hexa is the giant of the arctic tundra. In her mouth see carries the man that killed her partner, half eaten and still alive. He stares out from the beast's mouth motionless and starved."


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"This episode features our pre-season adventures from California to Colorado. Follow us as we get ready for the season training, skating and celebrating Halloween in sunny San Diego, to riding park, pipe and powder in Breckenridge. Long trampoline sessions at Woodward, cooking and composting our food, Christmas shopping and throwing a benefit concert kept us busy on and off the hill. We raised $900 towards organic cafeteria food for the kids at our "One Life" signature session at High Cascade June 15-22. Heres a link to sign up if you are interested, we are hosting session 1: www.highcascade.com/dates-prices/dates-prices-2011.html. Thank you Keep-a-Breast, My Little Footprint, and Protect our Winters for your contribution and support!
Special thanks to Musicians Cindy Santini, Kellen Malloy, and DJ Cream Abdul Jabber for their amazing performances and generosity!
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The Nike Dual Fusion Trainer is engineered with the modern athlete in mind. The upper features mesh for breathability and thin layers of TPU for added support while you train. The midsole features Dual Fusion technology for stability and comfort. A durable rubber outsole provides protection and traction for all types of surfaces.
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|Flyfishing, the Liberal Art I
Professor of Political Science David Hadley welcomed students to his freshman tutorial, "Flyfishing: The Liberal Art." For most of the students Saturday's flycasting lesson on the Wabash mall and in Little Giant Stadium was their first experience with flyfishing. The group leaves for the trout streams of Montana Sunday morning for a weeklong immersion in the sport, art, and literature of flyfishing in the American West.


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When i saw Anu's Carrot Kheer, i instantly started craving for it. To make it worse (or better, i should say! :)), it had almonds in it and i had to have it immediately. It was so easy too.
Am glad i didn't wait to make it. It was super yummy! I pretty much stuck to the recipe except that i increased the quantity of almonds and reduced the milk to get thicker and creamier texture.I used blanched almonds.
Carrots - 2
Milk - 1 cup
Blanched Almonds - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 2 spoons
Method :
Soak almonds in milk (just enough to cover them) for about 15 minutes . Wash carrots, peel and pressure cook. Let it cool. Add carrots, almonds, sugar, milk (I used boiled and chilled milk) in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve chilled. Cardamom is optional. My first son doesn't like cardamom, so i didn't add it. I liked the colour of this kheer so much, so didn't want to add any nuts or raisins to it either. I added only 2 spoons of sugar as both me and my husband don't like it, if it is too sweet. Pls. adjust the quantity of sugar as per your taste.


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The company released a statement that reads in part: "Given the circumstances of the last two weeks, after careful consideration and analysis, the company has determined that he is no longer the right representative for its advertising. Accenture said that it wishes only the best for Tiger Woods and his family."
Gillette announced earlier this weekend they were phasing Woods out of its ad campaigns. Nike, on the other hand, is standing by their multimillion-dollar man.


text: Hi Mark and list Mark Hahn wrote: > > http://www.cray.com/Products/CX1/Product/Specifications.aspx > claims 1600W, 92% efficient. their pages don't give much info on the > engineering of the blades, though. given that you have to add ipmi > as an option card, it looks pretty close to commodity parts to me. Note that for the fully populated enclosure the power supplies are dual, i.e. 2* 1600W = 3200W. See my posting: http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2008-September/023176.html 3200W makes sense if you have 64 Xeon cores inside, and matches also RGB's precise guesstimate of 3kW. (It is always prudent to have any computer marketing blurb distilled and deconstructed by a bona fide physicist.) Indeed, the Cray CX1 promotional materials don't say much about which value Cray added to the hardware, and not to the software either, for that matter. It looks like just as a nicely packed set of blade servers, of which there are so many others out there. The article/interview on HPC Wire has several interesting points raised by Cray's senior VP of sales and marketing: For instance: ** Number 1) "It's designed to run on standard 110 volt office power, and doesn't require additional cooling. It can sit under your desk, right where you work." Questions: 110V, but how many Amperes? Does a typical office electrical installation support this? ( I can't avoid a grin :) ) As for the cooling requirements, please see RGB's humorous but very sharp and to the point posting. ** ** Number 2) "Second, we've tried to lower the bar in terms of the talent required to deploy one of these at a customer site. In terms of infrastructure, the CX1 will just drop into a standard office environment. The operating system and tools will be very familiar to Linux or Windows users," Questions (same RGB asked): What environmental conditions should such an office have? 1.5ton A/C? 4kW capable wiring? Beer keg refrigerator? How many air vent and drip holes on the walls, ceiling and windows? Somebody already commented about: "we've tried to lower the bar in terms of the talent required to deploy one of these at a customer site" However, my feeling is that teaching 101 courses in Unix/Linux proficiency (directory tree, command redirection, etc), Unix programming environment (make, etc), and Unix tools (vi or emacs, sed, awk, basic shell scripting, etc), for science and engineering students would increase the "talent required" at a much lower cost and with much higher benefits than buying Windows deskside supercomputers. Who would need a Windows based HPC then? To entice the freshmen students, RGB could give a few cool special lectures about Turing machines, cellular automata, etc, on these 101 classes. This would pay off much better than teaching C and C++ (say, with Visual Studio) to freshmen, would give them a background to use Unix/Linux machines effectively, and would prepare them to go beyond Matlab and Windows. Programming languages could be 201 or higher level courses. ** *** Number 3) "Finally, the CX1 starts at just $25,000, with fully configured systems reaching the $80,000 range. The system is very affordable in terms of both the initial capital investment and the lowered total cost of ownership customers will see from ease of management and standard office power and cooling requirements." Questions: How many blades and cores come in the $25k configuration? (I will answer: One blade, just like a dual-socked quad-core workstation that you can buy for $5k or less.) How "affordable" an investment you need to make install it in your office? (See RGB's posting for the answers.) ** **** Number 4) "We believe that there are many workstation users today who are used to working in a Windows environment and find the thought of moving to a more powerful platform like an HPC cluster and the challenge of learning a new operating system daunting. By offering an operating system that they are familiar with, we believe the barriers to adoption are significantly lowered. " Comments The system seems to be a regular cluster, nicely packed, and perhaps with an easy setup procedure. The main attraction is that it can run Windows, for those who are afraid of Linux. Other attractions are the nice looking enclosure and the brand name, that make it an object of desire. *** The problem with unsubstantiated statements like these on the HPC Wire interview is that they catch the attention of decision makers (Deans, department heads, as someone mentioned here), and you may have a hard time to distill and deconstruct them. Unless the decision maker has a background or a very good guts felling for computers and the underlying physics/engineering, the shiny brochures, the movies, and the big brand names can really make a dent. I had to write a long explanation, going down to details very similar to those RGB raised here (but not with the same sharp humor), to justify buying a cluster as opposed to a "turnkey" solution akin to this "deskside supercomputer" just two weeks ago. I went through the same arguments that RGB used here: environmental issues (power, A/C, floor space), TCO, sys admin and maintenance, pros and cons of COTS vs. proprietary HW and SW, etc. I won, but now I'll probably have to "dejavu it all over again", when people here learn about the CX1. If my boss was not knowledgeable in Physics and computing, I would have to invite RGB to come here to give my boss a briefing. And to recommend buying a beer keg refrigerator along with a cluster, of course. 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Dick Morris appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show last night to explain his badly mistaken prediction that Mitt Romney would win a landslide victory over President Obama, another in a long line of bad Morris calls. At the end of the segment, O'Reilly asked, "how badly does this hurt your franchise?"
Morris responded by asking who else has "gotten the President of the United States elected?" Answering his own question, he cited David Axelrod, Karl Rove, Pat Caddell, and James Carville.
But Morris' assistance to Bill Clinton isn't why his "franchise" is probably secure. It's secure because there's generally a market for credentialed folks who, with sufficient self-assurance, tell people what they want to hear.
STEVE adds: Amen, Brother Paul. I've been thinking for a while of writing a critique of Fox News's promotion of charlatans like Morris. He's not the only one, unfortunately. We deserve better from "our" news network.


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Corbin Colby is killin' it shooting hoops alone on the basketball court while cutie Cole Claire sits on the bench getting a bird's eye view of the baller's HUGE bulge bouncing around in his shorts. When Colby's ball rolls out of bounds towards the twink, he starts fantasizing about the balls in Corbin's shorts hanging under his chin. Luckily, we get to crawl inside Cole's cock filled imagination and it is down right dirty!!!! The pretty boy is on his knees worshipping Colby's colossal cock, sucking like his life depends on it. This IS Claire's fantasy so, naturally Corbin takes REAL good care of the kid's rock hard rod as well. Full up on dick, Colby turns the taut twink around and tongue punches his tight pink pucker as he pulls the boy's plump cheeks apart to taste the sweet center. Our cocky jock fucks Claire's fanny with his fingers, warming him up to take his baseball bat sized boner. Colby teases the twink with the tip, then slides his super sized schlong all the way in. His big, thick bareback bone pummels Claire's hole as the cock cam catches all the ass annihilation from underneath. Colby's girthy groin isn't his only gift, the jock's ass is a beautiful muscle bubble that'll make your mouth water. He uses his thick meaty ass to propel his perfect piece deep towards Cole's sweet spot, hitting the kid hard in every position and pummeling his prostate. Cole takes his hand off his own hard hog for a bit and just enjoys the fucking. When he gets back on it he can't contain his cum-splosion any longer and lets the juice loose as he screams out "give it to me." Colby gazes down at his satisfied guy and gears up to give him a good glazing. He pulls out and splashes seed on top of the twink's tight tummy. Both boy's run their fingers through the sticky job well done. Then, Corbin feeds some sultry spunk to Claire. Our baller goes in for a final kiss, tasting both of their spunk on Cole's salty, sweet tongue.
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The Journey to MYP at SOS-HGIC
Rationale for transition to MYP
SOS-HGIC is committed to becoming a school that offers the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) for the two years prior to the IB Diploma Programme (DP) that we have offered since 1993. There are two related reasons for doing this:
- To allow us to focus on providing to our students the best possible preparation for the DP and beyond
- To create a coherent four-year academic education for our students with one consistent educational philosophy
The school needs to go through a process of candidacy and then authorisation in order to offer the MYP. Our application for candidacy will be lodged early in 2018, teaching will begin in August 2018, and full authorisation will coincide with our first cohort of students emerging from the programme in 2020. Read more
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Dear Friends,
I hope our website provides an effective window into the life of SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College (SOS-HGIC). Through this medium, we would like to communicate who we are and what we do to prospective parents and all who wish to learn about our school.
SOS-HGIC provides a holistic and transformational education. The outcome of the education we provide tells the full story and serves as good evidence of its effectiveness. The foundations of the education process in SOS-HGIC is provided by the school's motto: "Knowledge in the Service of Africa" and guides the acquisition of knowledge and the necessary skills to be good enquirers, risk takers, and team players who communicate effectively and who generate innovative ideas and solutions to the plethora of challenges confronting our continent today. The knowledge gained by learners in school is put to use in the community, through our Creativity Action Service programme, while new knowledge is acquired in the process. Students put a lot of thinking into planning and executing their actions which develops in them critical thinking and problem solving skills useful in their future lives. In all their actions, they are guided by the principles of fairness, consider each action carefully and are always mindful of its consequences. Read More


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Täsch is also the transfer point for travellers to Zermatt: Guests park their automobiles in the garages and take the shuttle train to car-free Zermatt. The village is on a level area of the valley floor at 1,449 m. In summer, alpinists set off on high-alpine tours into the Mischabel group. In winter, cross-country skiers circle the 15 km trail.
Täsch has around 1,200 residents and is a little more than five kilometres from Zermatt. The attractions are hiking in the mountains and a great golf course. In winter, Täsch is the cross-country skiing centre for the region.


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The Craniata, or craniates, include all animals having a skull (or cranium, hence their name), be it cartilaginous or bony. A skull is a box of hard tissues which encloses the brain, olfactory organs, eyes, and internal ear. Craniates comprise all fishes - including such jawless fishes as hagfishes and lampreys - amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including us. The earliest known undisputed craniates are jawless fishes which lived 480 millions years ago. Their evolutionary history took place first in the sea, then in fresh waters. Some craniates, the tetrapods or four-legged vertebrates, became terrestrial and arose about 370 millions years ago from fish ancestors. Now, the majority of the craniate species are represented by one group of fish, the actinopterygians, and the tetrapods. Other craniate groups (jawless fishes, sharks and chimeras, the coelacanth, lungfishes) are considerably depauperate, by comparison with their past diversity.
The Craniata fall into two major clades, the Hyperotreti, or hagfishes, and the Vertebrata. Since the early nineteenth Century, and until recently, the hagfishes were regarded as the sister-group of lampreys (Hyperoartia). The two groups were gathered into the clade Cyclostomi. However, lampreys share with jawed vertebrates, or Gnathostomata, a large number of morphological and physiological characteristics that occur neither in hagfishes, nor in non-craniate chordates (cephalochordates and tunicates). There is, therefore, a rather broad consensus over the theory that hagfishes are the sister-group of the Vertebrata (lampreys and gnathostomes).


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Back in 2009, the Republic of Ireland missed out on a World Cup invitation courtesy of a Thierry Henry handball. That didn't go over very well.
You know what did go over well? Armenian Valeri Aleksanyan's cheeky own-goal in the 42nd minute of today's Euro qualifying match, for it helped kept the Republic alive in its quest to participate for the Intracontinental Title next year.
Since they finished second in their group, they'll be among eight sides vying next month for four remaining slots. Now for the downside: A second yellow card and injury means they might be without top forwards Kevin Doyle and Robbie Keane for qualifying.
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So your sweetheart wants to go out on the town for Valentine's Day? Dinner can be pricey and reservations hard to get. How about cocktails, small bites and entertainment till the wee hours of the morning? Can this be found in Glendale? Absolutely. Here's a guide to the burgeoning Glendale night life scene and to some tried-and-true spots.
Instead of splurging on an expensive dinner, why not start the night by sharing the outstanding Taco Tasting platter at Frida in the Americana at Brand. During happy hour, it's only $10 for five juicy, meaty tacos and all the chips and house-made salsa you can eat. Wash them down with their $6 margarita in a big Mexican glass.
Next, a film at one of the nearby theaters might be nice or perhaps hand-holding and window-shopping. Afterward, stroll over to the Famous Craft Cocktail Lounge at 154 S. Brand Blvd., right across from the Americana. Housed in the historic Huntley-Evans building, former site of the Famous department store, this new incarnation of the Famous is warm and woody like the wide assortment of premium bourbons, whiskeys and liqueurs available for sipping or mixing.
This is the kind of place where they make an Old Fashioned the right way — with muddled artisan cherries, small-batch bitters, exquisite ice cubes and an orange-zest-rubbed rim. You'll feel like you've gone to the latest downtown L.A. hot spot (and you'll pay the same prices). Trust the bartenders here. They mix vintage cocktail know-how with fresh artistic trends. Food options are in constant flux, so it's the luck of the draw, and live music is possible but not probable. You come to the Famous for cocktails and conversation, upscale style. Weekday happy hour prices ($2 off) hold till 8 p.m., and the doors close at 2 a.m.
If you're hankering for some live music, walk around the corner to Left Coast Wine Bar at 117 E. Harvard. Most nights from 8 to midnight, local musicians share their talents and bare their souls in the upstairs loft. Valentine's Day features Karl Marsh on the jazz saxophone. Admission is free and wine is recommended.
Maybe cocktails and wine aren't your thing. Beer, cider and vintage soda pop connoisseurs will want to check out the newest addition to the Glendale craft-brew scene. The Glendale Tap, at 4227 San Fernando Road, is off the beaten path but worth the hunt. Made to look like a fishing-lodge-meets-race-car-garage, Glendale Tap has all the comforts of a dive bar but none of the grime. An eclectic collection of 50 microbrews, including the spicy Ballast Point Smokescreen with Jalapeno, are on tap and served in pints or 8-ounce trial sizes, typically $6 and $4. Helpful bartenders will pour smaller free samples of anything you like in an attempt to find the perfect brew for you and your sweetheart. You won't find a romantic booth for two here, but bar stools are comfy and bar mates friendly. The rest of the seats flank two large pool tables (free of charge) where players happily wait their turn.
Food items, like empanadas and soft pretzels, are brought into the Tap from Timmy Nolan's Tavern in Burbank, owner Steve Skorupa's other establishment, but if your stomach is seriously growling, walk across the street to Victoria's Tacos. I talked about Victoria's in another review, but it's worth mentioning again because a) it's open till 2 a.m. on weekends and b) it's got the kind of delicious, gigantic burritos you want in the middle of the night.
Still not ready to call it a night? Then check out C Plus 24 hour Craft Coffee at 1302B S. Brand, close to the Los Feliz border. They never close, so the pour-over brews never stop flowing and the punk rock never stops playing. Choose from a variety of coffee roasters, such as Plow & Gun, Handsome and Groundwork. Plus they serve teas and $4 sandwiches like the turkey, cheddar and kale construct called C-Bird's T-Bird.
There's free WiFi at C Plus, so you and your honey can Instagram photos of your night on the town before heading home.
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How many defensive linemen with question marks does it take to fill out a four-man front?
With Everson Griffen already in the fold, and potentially competing for playing time, Minnesota drafted Christian Ballard, who was dumb enough to fail a drug test during the biggest job interview of his life. That's the important thing to consider here. Not that he was caught smoking, you'd be naïve to think the League doesn't have others. But Ballard showed up to the Combine and tested positive.
There are also questions about his drive and his consistent play. The 6-foot-4, 283 pound defensive tackle ran a 40-yard dash time (4.75) that was seven hundreds of a second slower than Kyle Rudolph's. Physically, Ballard has all of the tools to be an explosive defensive lineman on the inside, or a stout run-stuffing defensive end with some quickness.
It's between the ears that's concerning.
That's why Minnesota got such a good value in the fourth round. That's why no one picked Ballard in the first 100-plus picks.
Scouting reports on Ballard say he takes plays off and didn't have as big of an impact as he could have had.
The Vikings' brass said after the draft that Ballard had a second-round grade on their board. They must have seen past the potential character concerns and desire-to-play issues.
What they did see was a defensive tackle to throw into the mix while Kevin Williams sits out the first four games of the season. They saw a defensive tackle from a respected Iowa program that can stop the run, and rush the passer. He'll be right there at defensive tackle with Letroy Guion — who showed flashes in 2010 — and Fred Evans. And pending free agency, others could be added, or Jimmy Kennedy could return.
Both Leslie Frazier and Rick Spielman liked the versatility Ballard offered, being able to play both defensive tackle positions or defensive end — basically anywhere on the line that Jared Allen isn't playing.
I'd like to see Ballard get some time at defensive end on sure-bet running downs and move inside on passing downs. And if he puts on some weight and shows consistency, there's no doubt he can be a long-term starter at defensive tackle. Weirdly enough, Kevin Williams isn't getting any younger.
Although it does seem like yesterday the Vikings botched their pick and still ended up with the Oklahoma State product.
Ballard is one more enigma along the defensive line amidst a very confusing offseason. Minnesota has Jared Allen at one defensive end spot. The rest is up in the air.
Pat Williams may never wear a Vikings' uniform again. And if he does, it won't be until week five. His Williams-Wall counterpart will also have to sit the first four games.
Pending the result of the NFL's current lockout, Ray Edwards may or may not be the Vikings' other defensive end. So immediately, Guion, Evans and Ballard will be expected to play in the Williamses absence.
If Edwards does leave as a free agent, Brian Robison and Griffen could compete to replace him. Ballard could see time at that end position too.
That's where Ballard fits in at this point — he's the ultimate backup plan for a complete unknown for the Vikings. He can play anywhere, and that's reassuring when Minnesota's whole plan can change at the drop of a dime.
The key will be if he can develop into more than just a situational player. At this point, he will be a backup. Minnesota might prefer a bigger body to play next to Kevin Williams.
But is it that farfetched, especially if Edwards bolts, to expect Ballard to serve as a physical base defensive end and platoon the position with Robison, who himself has yet to shake the stigma that he's just a "role player."
Everything could change — Griffen could make a big leap, Robison could show he can play the run and get to the passer and Ballard could do the same. Or all three of them could all just be average players, as each was picked in the fourth round.
At least Minnesota added a guy with the potential upside of Ballard to the conversation, even as late as the fourth-round. He could be a starter if the chips fall a certain way.
Three-fourths of the line is less than solid about the line at this point, but we all know, Ballard is far from polished either.


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Krauthammer Revives Misleading Claim That Obama Will Raise Taxes On 50% Of "Small Business" Income
Research ››› ››› REMINGTON SHEPARD
In his Washington Post column, Charles Krauthammer claimed that an increase in the marginal tax rate for those making over $250,000 would affect half the income made by small businesses. However, experts have said that business income on individual tax returns does not necessarily reflect what most consider small businesses, but includes such enterprises as law partnerships and real estate investments.
Krauthammer: Obama's Tax Proposal Will Affect 50% Of "Small Business" Income
Krauthammer: "[R]oughly Half The Income Of Small Businesses (i.e., Those Filing Individual Returns) ... Would Be Hit" By Obama's Proposed Tax Increase. In his September 22 Washington Post column, Krauthammer wrote:
Now that he's president, Obama has actually gone and done it. He's just proposed a $1.5 trillion tsunami of tax hikes featuring a "Buffett rule" that, although as yet deliberately still fuzzy, clearly includes raising capital gains taxes.
He also insists again upon raising marginal rates on "millionaire" couples making $250,000 or more. But roughly half the income of small businesses (i.e., those filing individual returns) would be hit by this tax increase. Therefore, if we are to believe Obama's own logic that his proposed business tax credits would increase hiring, then surely this tax hike will reduce small-business hiring. [The Washington Post, 9/22/11]
However, Experts Have Said Taxpayers With Business Income Are Not Necessarily "Small" Businesses
Former Bush Economist: Many Businesses In The Top Tax Brackets "Are Hardly Small." A September 17, 2010, Washington Post article stated, "Alan Viard, an economist in the Bush White House who is now at the American Enterprise Institute, agreed that many firms represented in the top tax brackets are hardly small." From the Post:
Alan Viard, an economist in the Bush White House who is now at the American Enterprise Institute, agreed that many firms represented in the top tax brackets are hardly small. Economically, that doesn't matter, he said: Obama would still be raising taxes on a significant source of jobs and economic activity.
Politically, however, it's a very different matter to raise taxes on a Wall Street hedge fund than it is to tax your neighborhood dry cleaner. Which is why Republicans continually define pass-through entities of all sizes as small businesses, a position Viard called a "fallacy."
"How can it be that 3 percent of owners are accounting for 50 percent of small business income? Those firms they're owning can't be all that small," Viard said. "And that's true. They're very large." [The Washington Post, 9/17/10]
Tax Policy Center: "We Don't Know How Many Of These Businesses Are Really Small." Discussing the proposed repeal of the Bush tax cuts in an August 5, 2010, blog post, Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center (TPC) stated that 2.5 percent of taxpayers who report business income on their individual tax returns would pay higher rates,adding that "we don't know how many of these businesses are really small":
Most small businesses report their income on individual tax returns, either on Schedule C (for self-employment or sole proprietorships), Schedule E (for S corporations) or schedule F (for farms). We don't know how many of these businesses are really small, but next year about 36 million taxpayers will report income from these sources on their 1040s. Only about 900,000, or 2.5 percent, would pay higher rates if the Bush tax cuts were allowed to expire for those in the top brackets. However, that relative handful of business owners will report $400 billion, or almost 44 percent of all the business income included in individual returns.
The TPC post further noted that "[a] half million top-bracket filers will report net positive business income averaging more than $700,000. These are the people -- not the mom-and-pop business owners -- who would be hit by the expiration of the top bracket tax cuts. Who are they? Many are doctors, lawyers, and investors. Others are very successful entrepreneurs who may own a chain of grocery stores or dry cleaners, or a lot of real estate. Do they fit your image of a small business owner? That, I suppose, is in the eye of the beholder." [Tax Policy Center, 8/5/10]
CBPP: Much "Business Income" Does Not Go To "What Most Americans Think Of When They Hear The Term 'Small Business.' " In an August 3, 2010, post, Chuck Marr and Gillian Brunet of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) wrote that extending the Bush tax cuts for high-income taxpayers "would do little for small business because only the top 3 percent of people with any business income, let alone income from a small business, would benefit." The post further stated that "large amounts of 'business income' go to concerns like large corporate law practices, accounting firms, and wealthy people who invest in financial and real estate partnerships. These are not what most Americans think of when they hear the term 'small business.' " Also from the post:
Those who claim that raising the top rates would seriously harm small businesses also tend to rely on an extremely broad definition of "small business." Because the IRS does not publish specific, satisfactory data on the taxes that small businesses pay, analysts are left to examine various sources of business income that individuals receive. Some analysts define any taxpayer who shows any business income on a tax return -- including passive income that very wealthy investors secure -- as a small business. Defining small businesses in this manner greatly overstates the actual number of small businesses, particularly among households with very high incomes.
For example, most Americans would not describe the nation's wealthiest 400 individuals, some of whom are billionaires, as small businesses. Yet the "Top 400" individuals have a great deal of money to invest and consequently receive significant business income -- which means that they qualify as "small business owners" under the broad definition of the term. The 400 highest-earning taxpayers received nearly $17 billion in S corporation and partnership income in 2007 (the most recent year for which we have these data) -- an average of $83 million each, according to the IRS. In addition to the wealthiest 400 taxpayers, the following types of individuals are commonly included in the definition of "small business" used in tax debates:
- partners in very large corporate law firms,
- partners in lucrative medical practices, and
- Wall Street bond traders who receive multi-million dollar bonuses and invest some of their income in investment partnerships.
The commonly used definition of "small business" also includes many wealthy executives of the nation's largest corporations and financial institutions, who are considered "small business owners" if they rent out their vacation homes. [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 8/3/10]
PolitiFact: "It's Impossible To Know How Many Of These High Earners Are What Most People Think Of As Small Business Owners." PolitiFact stated on July 27, 2010:
The U.S. Treasury Department found in 2007 that many of the wealthiest tax filers report some type of non-wage income, such as income from a sole proprietorship, a partnership or an S corporation. (An S corporation is simply a corporation that chooses to pass corporate income, losses, deductions and credit through to their shareholders for federal tax purposes.) The Treasury Department estimated that 75 percent of tax payers in the top bracket reported this type of income.
Does this mean that all those wealthy taxpayers were small business owners? Probably not. This kind of income could be reported from anyone who earned money from a source other than a regular job, such as consulting or public speaking. It could also be reported by those who make most of their income from partnerships, such as law firms and medical practices. And it could include investors who have little involvement in the day-to-day operations of a company.
It's impossible to know how many of these high earners are what most people think of as small business owners. One indication, however, might be if these wealthy taxpayers reported that most of their income was from this business-type income. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center analyzed IRS data in March 2009, looking to see how many wealthy tax filers could say that half of their income or more came from business income. The center found that, among the wealthiest filers -- the top 1 percent -- only 25 percent earned more than half their income from business-type income. The percentages for non-wage income were even smaller among taxpayers earning less. (Editor's note: After we initially published this item, the Tax Policy Center released a new analysis looking at business income by tax bracket. They found that in the top bracket, only 32.5 percent earned more than half their income that way.)
In conclusion, do many wealthy tax payers report types of business income that might be from owning a small business? Sure. But it's impossible to tell how many meet the definition of what most of us think of when we think of small business owners. [PolitiFact, 7/27/10]
JCT: "These Figures For Net Positive Business Income Do Not Imply That All Of The Income Is From Entities That Might Be Considered 'Small.' " A July 12, 2010, analysis of Obama's FY2011 Budget Proposals -- which called for similar tax increases for those making more than $250,000 -- by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) stated that "three percent of all taxpayers with net positive business income" would see higher taxes under Obama's plan, adding that "[t]hese figures for net positive business income do not imply that all of the income is from entities that might be considered 'small.' ":
The proposal provides tax relief to a large percentage of taxpayers, which will provide incentives for these taxpayers to work, to save, and to invest and, thereby, will have a positive effect on the long-term health of the economy. The proposal also results in increased marginal tax rates on upper income taxpayers (as is provided for by the present-law sunset of EGTRRA), which will correspondingly reduce incentives for these taxpayers to work, to save, and to invest. Opponents of this latter aspect of the proposal often note that many small businesses, and a large fraction of small business income, will be adversely impacted by an increase in the top two tax rates. The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that in 2011 just under 750,000 taxpayers with net positive business income (three percent of all taxpayers with net positive business income) will have marginal rates of 36 or 39.6 percent under the President's proposal, and that 50 percent of the approximately $1 trillion of aggregate net positive business income will be reported on returns that have a marginal rate of 36 or 39.6 percent. These figures for net positive business income do not imply that all of the income is from entities that might be considered "small." For example, in 2005, 12,862 S corporations and 6,658 partnerships had receipts of more than $50 million. [Joint Committee on Taxation, 7/14/10]
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Janis Mullaney Joins NHGRI as Executive Officer
Janis Mullaney Joins NHGRI as Executive Officer
When Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), went looking for a successful, senior manager to serve as the institute's executive officer, one name kept coming up again and again: Janis Mullaney. There was only one problem: she had retired from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) three years earlier, taking an early out while still in her early 50s.
Fortunately, she hadn't gone far. She still had an NIH badge and a red parking pass, for she was working as the senior advisor for Public-Private Partnerships at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), which kept some of its offices in the William H. Natcher Conference Center, Building 45.
"I didn't plan on coming back to government; I retired and was doing my public-private partnerships," Ms. Mullaney said, "but when Dr. Collins called and selected me for the position, that was that."
So, in January 2008, Ms. Mullaney re-entered government employment to become the executive officer of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the 27 institutes and centers at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. The executive officer oversees virtually every management function of an institute, from budget and the administrative offices to information technology and human relations. As a senior leader of the institute, the executive officer maintains the organization's infrastructure so research can proceed.
"I am so happy to have someone with Janis's vast NIH experience take on this important leadership role at the genome institute," Dr. Collins said. "NHGRI frequently works in collaboration with other institutes and centers and research teams around the world. For the last three years, in particular, and all through her career, Janis has been deeply involved in creating collaborations and making it possible to conduct the highest quality research. That skill will serve us well as the genome field continues to expand dramatically."
As FNIH's senior advisor for public-private partnerships, Ms.Mullaney played a key role in developing collaborations between institutes with a disease-centric mission and interested outside organizations and funders. For example, she led FNIH's activities in National Cancer Institute (NCI) projects supported by $10 million from the Avon Foundation, including giving grants for clinical investigations in prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment. She also helped organize two projects for the National Institute of Mental Health, the largest of which invested $8 million from Bristol Myers Squibb in schizophrenia research.
"Janis has been a key figure in the foundation's success — from the earliest day — even before joining our staff," said Amy McGuire Porter, executive director of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. "We know that returning to NIH to work for Francis and the NHGRI is the fulfillment of her own career dream. And, although we miss her, we know she will work wonders on NHGRI's behalf."
"As satisfying as the work was with the foundation," Ms. Mullaney said, "I had a desire to come back to NIH and help. NHGRI is hot, and leading cutting edge stuff. At FNIH, genomics kept coming up over and over again in the public-private partnerships for lots of the institutes and centers. Many of them are doing genome research and that was very exciting."
Ms. Mullaney has a reputation for getting things done. "Janis is an experienced administrator who brings not only knowledge of the NIH to bear, but also the human touch in all her interpersonal dealings," said Colleen Barros, NIH Deputy Director for Management.
Indeed, Ms. Mullaney is well-known for her affable, collegial style. Many even describe her as nice. But one senior NIH manager cautioned that she can be tough: "She's certainly nice, but she's persistent and pushes to get things done. She does not take no for an answer." Ms. Mullaney just smiles in response to such comments, saying "I'm not a conservative administrator. I like to figure out how to get things done and push the envelope."
Says NHGRI Deputy Director Alan Guttmacher, M.D.: "Janis is a wonderful addition to NHGRI's leadership. We will benefit not only from her broad experience at NIH and FNIH but also from her instinctive ability to tackle challenges, whether scientific or administrative, as opportunities. We will all really enjoy working with her."
Ms. Mullaney had an impact on NHGRI long before she arrived. When the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research was being created in the early 1990s, then human relations chief Mary Glynn suddenly found herself confronted with the need to create numerous position descriptions (PDs) for all the people to populate the various staff positions. Instead of reinventing the wheel, Ms. Glynn called around to intramural administrators to collect PDs that she could use as a model. The biggest batch came from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, where Ms. Mullaney had human relations within her domain. "That gave me a huge jumpstart," Ms. Glynn said. "And Janis even called me back to make sure I got them and to see if I had any questions. That was impressive since many other people did not even respond at all."
With a B.S. in Business Management and an Executive M.B.A., both from the University of Maryland, Ms. Mullaney has been in federal service since 1971 when she joined the then Bureau of Drugs of the Food and Drug Administration, reaching the rank of administrative officer for information systems when she left 10 years later. A promotion enticed her to NIH as administrative officer for clinical programs at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, where she stayed for five years. In 1986, she became the head administrative officer for basic research in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and was briefly the administrative officer for the entire National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders.
For the next decade, from 1989 to 1999, Ms. Mullaney moved from NIH's Bethesda campus to Research Triangle Park, N.C., where she took over as chief of the Administrative Management Branch and principal advisor to the scientific director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Her team supported a staff of more than 800 employees with a budget exceeding $100 million.
But Ms. Mullaney did not stay settled. In the summer of 1999, she moved back to the Bethesda campus to work for Michael Gottesman, M.D., as the Intramural Management Liaison Director where she led numerous teams to improve support systems across NIH for the Office of Intramural Research.
Another promotion moved her to NCI from September 2000 to October 2004, where she became the Associate Director for Management and later the Acting Deputy Director for Management for the largest institute on campus. She provided direct leadership to a staff of some 500 in the Office of Management, which provided support to some 4,000 staff in seven divisions and four centers, both extramural and intramural. NCI's Office of Management included all of the functional areas of administrative offices, human resource management, grants management, research contracts management, procurement, management information systems and computer services, financial data and budget execution, management analysis, strategic technical review, space and facilities management.
Not all of her management experience has been in government, however. For 20 years, Ms.Mullaney and her husband, David, ran two pet stores in the Rockville and Olney area. They sold them both in 1990 when they moved to North Carolina. Mr. Mullaney retired in 2004 after dabbling in a few private ventures after closing the pet stores, including earning a patent on novelty clothing that could wave a flag on a hat for a favorite sports team. Now he pursues his favorite hobby — fishing — in his 19-foot Carolina skiff were they have a home in Southport, N.C., on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Oak Island.
Although the Mullaneys have no children, Janis knows all about big, noisy families like NHGRI. Born in Washington, D.C, and raised in Annandale, Va., she is the third oldest of eight children, five girls and three boys. Her mother was a substance abuse counselor and her father was in sales. Most of her siblings still live in the Washington metropolitan area.


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1. How many years is Mariah Carey older than Nick Cannon?
2. How many years is Halle Berry older than Gabriel Aubry?
3. How many years is Linda Hogan older than Charley Hill?
4. How old is Joan Collins? And how old is Percy Gibson?
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5. How many years is Melanie Griffith older than Antonio Banderas?
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5. What does Al Galang have that Hayden Kho doesn't have? What can Al Galang do that Hayden couldn't? How old is Vicki and how old is Al Galang? (Clue: He is much younger than Hayden, of course!)
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6. How old is Vicki Belo, how old is what's-his-name (Edward Mendez) and why is he in the picture so soon! Somebody's being naughty and I can tell it's not Cristalle. Speaking of Cristalle, how come men as young as she fall for the mother instead of her?
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I'm not being ageist here. Just showing that cougars are having hmmm. more fun?
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Visiting Baltimore without seeing the Inner Harbor is like touring New York City and skipping Manhattan. The harbor and surrounding area are home to a good number of the city's most popular sites: the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Camden Yards, M&T Bank Stadium, the American Visionary Arts Museum, and The Maryland Science Center.
The neighborhoods themselves are fun to explore. Historic
Federal Hill, just south of the Inner Harbor, is home to some of the oldest houses in the city. Fells Point and Canton, farther east, are lively waterfront communities. Mount Vernon and Charles Village have wide avenues lined with grand old row houses that were once home to Baltimore's wealthiest residents. Farther north are Roland Park (Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. contributed to its planning), Guilford, Homeland, and Mt. Washington, all leafy, residential neighborhoods with cottages, large Victorian houses, and redbrick Colonials. It's easy to tour the Inner Harbor and neighborhoods such as Mount Vernon, Federal Hill, Charles Village, and Fells Point on foot. To travel between areas or farther out, however, the light rail or a car is more efficient. Most of the Inner Harbor's parking is in nearby garages, though meters can be found along Key Highway. In other neighborhoods, you can generally find meters and two-hour free parking on the street.
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As the vacation time winds up, here are a few shots that represent the relaxation of the holiday time here at Haus Weaver-Bergh:
Me, wearing a Honeycowl that was gifted to my Secret Santa recipient at work before any decent photos were obtained, and Chinaski, looking deceptively tolerant and peaceful.
Max and Chris. Max really is this peaceful. They were like this for hours.
Just a few of the calculations for a pattern I finished while on vacation. I need to design some hats and shawls and stuff... why do I gravitate toward women's sweaters???
Another Honeycowl, this one in some of my handspun Merino/Tencel singles. This was gifted to my sister, who will hopefully send a modeled photo. These fast projects have a way of disappearing before documentation... I actually make a lot of things that I never talk about here.
Thanks for all the lovely compliments on the Minimalist Cardigan, and my mom, and the Baby Surprise Jacket. Northwest Airlines was kinder to us on our Grand Rapids MI to Boston trip... only a 1.5 hour delay! Hooray?
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Reflections of Happy Holidays
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2 comments:
- craftivore said...
Wait, do you have two white cats or one cat with two names? I love the photo of the sleeping duo, I'm sure there must have been purring. I love look of hanspun, one of these days I'll have to learn how to spin. ps. I'm having a blogiversary contest.
- January 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Salty Miss Jill said...
Lovely photos.
Is your kitty a Turkish Van?
So handsome...
and happy 2009!
- January 11, 2009 at 10:18 AM
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plaque(redirected from pleural p)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.
1. any patch or flat area.
2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion with a diameter equal to or greater than 1.0 cm (0.5 cm according to some authorities); see also papule.
3. dental plaque.
atheromatous plaque fibrous plaque.
dental plaque a dense, nonmineralized, highly organized biofilm of microbes, organic and inorganic material derived from the saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, and bacterial byproducts. It plays an important etiologic role in the development of dental caries and periodontal and gingival diseases; calcified plaque forms dental calculus.
fibrous plaque the lesion of atherosclerosis, a white to yellow area within the wall of an artery that causes the intimal surface to bulge into the lumen; it is composed of lipid, cell debris, smooth muscle cells, collagen, and, in older persons, calcium. Called also atheromatous plaque.
Hollenhorst p's atheromatous emboli containing cholesterol crystals in the retinal arterioles.
pleural p's opaque white plaques on the parietal pleura, visible radiographically in cases of asbestosis.
senile p's microscopic lesions composed of fragmented axon terminals and dendrites surrounding a core of amyloid seen in the cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease.
1. A patch or small differentiated area on a body surface (for example, skin, mucosa, or arterial endothelium) or on the cut surface of an organ such as the brain; in skin, a circumscribed, elevated, superficial, and solid area exceeding 1 cm in diameter.
2. An area of clearing in a flat confluent growth of bacteria or tissue cells, such as that caused by the lytic action of bacteriophage in an agar plate culture of bacteria, by the cytopathic effect of certain animal viruses in a sheet of cultured tissue cells, or by antibody (hemolysin) produced by lymphocytes cultured in the presence of erythrocytes and to which complement has been added.
3. A sharply defined zone of demyelination characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
[Fr. a plate]
1. any patch or flat area.
2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion.
attachment plaques small regions of increased density along the sarcolemma of skeletal muscles to which myofilaments seem to attach.
bacterial plaque , dental plaque a soft thin film of food debris, mucin, and dead epithelial cells on the teeth, providing the medium for bacterial growth. It contains calcium, phosphorus, and other salts, polysaccharides, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, and plays a role in the development of caries, dental calculus, and periodontal and gingival diseases.
fibrous plaque the lesion of atherosclerosis, a pearly white area within an artery that causes the intimal surface to bulge into the lumen; it is composed of lipid, cell debris, smooth muscle cells, collagen, and, in older persons, calcium.
Hollenhorst plaques atheromatous emboli containing cholesterol crystals in the retinal arterioles, a sign of impending serious cardiovascular disease.
senile plaques microscopic argyrophilic masses composed of fragmented axon terminals and dendrites surrounding a core of amyloid, seen in small amounts in the cerebral cortex of healthy elderly people and in larger amounts in those with Alzheimer's disease.
1. A scaly patch on a body part, especially the skin.
2. A biofilm of bacteria in a matrix of polysaccharides and other substances on the surface of a tooth or teeth.
a. A deposit of fatty material on the inner lining of an arterial wall, characteristic of atherosclerosis.
b. The material that such a deposit is composed of.
4. A deposit consisting mainly of beta-amyloid and degenerating nerve tissue, found in the brain tissue of people with Alzheimer's disease.
5. A sharply defined zone of demyelination in the central nervous system characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
6. A clear, often round patch of lysed cells in an otherwise opaque layer of a bacteria or cell culture.
Etymology: Fr, plate
1 a flat, often raised patch on the skin or any other organ of the body.
2 a patch of atherosclerosis.
3 also called bacterial plaque, a usually thin film on the teeth. It is made up of mucin and colloidal material found in saliva and often secondarily invaded by bacteria.
An early lesion of atherosclerosis which may be found in persons of any age in large vessels.
A soft sticky substance on teeth composed of bacteria and saliva; an indurated soft mass of polysaccharides and bacteria—e.g., Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus mutans.
A flat, solid, elevated, ≥ 1.0-cm-diameter skin nodule formed either by extension or coalescence of papules of lichen amyloidosis, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen planus, or psoriasis; a "plaque" stage occurs in certain skin tumours (e.g., the second stage of Kaposi sarcoma), and evolving mycosis fungoides.
Molecular biology
A clear area on a lawn of bacterial cells caused by the lysis of infected cells by a phage.
Shadow plaques—one of multiple, irregularly shaped and sharply demarcated lesions (focal demyelinisation) in the gray and white matter in the brain of patients with multiple sclerosis.
plaqueCardiology An early lesion of ASHD found in persons of any age in larger vessels Dentistry A soft sticky substance on teeth composed of bacteria and saliva; an indurated gob of polysaccharides and bacteria–eg, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus mutans. See Periodontitis Dermatology A flat, solid, elevated ≥ 1. 0 cm in diameter skin nodule formed either by extension or coalescence of papules of lichen amyloidosis, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen planus, psoriasis; a 'plaque' stage occurs in certain skin tumors–eg, the 2nd stages of KS, mycosis fungoides Neurology 'Shadow plaques' Multiple, irregularly shaped, and sharply demarcated lesions–focal demyelinization in the gray and white matter in the brain of Pts with MS. Asymmetric unit membrane plaque, Atherosclerotic plaque, Complicated plaque, Fibrous plaque, Multiple sclerosis, Parietal pleural plaque, Senile plaque, Shadow plaque, Soldier's plaque
1. A patch or small, differentiated area on a body surface (e.g., skin, mucosa, or arterial endothelium) or on the cut surface of an organ such as the brain.
2. An area of clearing in a flat, confluent growth of bacteria or tissue cells.
3. A sharply defined zone of demyelination characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
4. See: dental plaque
[Fr. a plate]
1. An area of ATHEROMA found in the inner lining of arteries in the disease of ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
2. A sticky mixture of food debris, saliva and bacteria that persists around the necks of uncleaned teeth and is the main cause of tooth decay.
- a clear area in a 'lawn' of bacterial growth, in which the bacteria have undergone LYSIS due to BACTERIOPHAGE infection. The number of plaque-forming units in a given volume applied to the lawn can be used to calculate viral numbers in a suspension.
- a layer that forms on the surface of a tooth, composed of bacteria in an organic matrix (see BIOFILM). As the layer thickens, anaerobic respiration of the bacteria produces acids which dissolve the tooth enamel.
Patches of scar tissue that form where the layer of yelin covering the nerve fibers is destroyed by the multiple sclerosis disease process.
plaquezone of demyelination along nerve fibre, characteristic of multiple sclerosis or other demyelinating diseases
plaque, placque (plak)
1. See: dental plaque
2. Patch or small, differentiated area on body surface (e.g., skin, mucosa, or arterial endothelium) or on cut surface of an organ.
3. An area of clearing in a flat, confluent growth of bacteria or tissue cells.
[Fr. a plate]
plaque (dental) (plak),
n 1. in dentistry, a biofilm noted in the oral cavity. It consists of salivary proteins, microorganisms, and other byproducts of the microorganism. A type of intercellular matrix is also present. It forms on the oral cavity surface after the formation of the salivary pellicle using selective attachment factors. It is a factor in initiation and continuation of dental caries and periodontal disease. Older terms:
mucin plaque, bacterial plaque. 2. deposits of cholesterol in the arteries, possibly causing disease.
mucin plaque, bacterial plaque. 2. deposits of cholesterol in the arteries, possibly causing disease.
plaque, cocci in
n.pl the gram-positive microorganisms occurring in early-developing plaque that are later replaced with filaments as the plaque matures.
plaque, epithelium-associated,
n the loosely attached subgingival plaque found in the epithelium of the periodontal pocket that consists of gram-negative microorganisms and white blood cells.
plaque, fissure,
n a plaque that develops in the pit and fissures of a tooth.
plaque, pigmented dental,
n a colored plaque that is not related to the development of gingivitis and is often found in oral cavities that are almost plaque free. The plaque may be colonized by pigment-producing bacteria. The condition may be controlled by diligent plaque removal, but reoccurrence is possible. Also called
black line stain.
black line stain.
plaque, subgingival,
n a thick, noncalcified mass of plaque situated inferior to the gingival margin. It may or may not be attached to the epithelium or tooth and may cover subgingival calculus. It cannot be removed with flow of saliva or water. It can calcify with minerals from the lamina propria's blood vessels and become subgingival calculus.
plaque, supragingival
n a thick, noncalcified mass of plaque superior to the gingival margin. It cannot be removed with flow of saliva or water. It may or may not cover supragingival calculus. It may appear on any surface in the oral cavity. It can calcify from salivary minerals and become supragingival calculus. It can be stained with disclosing solutions. See also disclosing solution.
plaque, tooth-surface-attached,
n a type of subgingival plaque that uses selective attachment factors and is located in the subgingival area. This type of plaque is implicated in the formation of caries of the root and eventual breakdown of the root (resorption).
1. any patch or flat area.
2. a clear area of cell lysis caused by viral replication on a cell monolayer.
amniotic plaque
small, 1 to 2 inch diameter, poxlike lesion on the inside of the amnion. Constant on the bovine amnion during the middle trimester and causes no problems.
annular plaque
seen in equine lupus erythematosus panniculitis.
plaque assay
a method of quantifying the number of infectious units by inoculating serial dilutions of a viral suspension on a cell culture monolayer, overlaying with a medium containing agarose and after several days incubation, counting the number of plaques formed; recorded as plaque forming units/ml.
atheromatous plaque
a deposit of predominantly fatty material in the lining of blood vessels occurring in atherosclerosis.
bacterial plaque, dental plaque
a mass adhering to the enamel surface of a tooth, composed of a mixed colony of bacteria in an intercellular matrix of bacterial and salivary polymers and remnants of epithelial cells and leukocytes. It may cause caries, dental calculi and periodontal disease.
cutaneous plaque
an elevated, solid structure without a necrotic center, up to 1 to 2 inch diameter with an unbroken surface.
drug plaque
cutaneous, subcutaneous or subconjunctival deposits formed as a result of injection of some drugs, particularly repository steroid preparations. May be unsightly and a cause of conjunctivitis.
ear plaque
see ear plaque.
eosinophilic plaque
see eosinophilic plaque.
plaque-forming cells
see plaque assay (above).
plaque-forming count
the number of plaques formed in the plaque assay.
senile plaque
described in the brain of old dogs.
siderotic plaque
nodules observed as dry, yellow encrustations on the splenic capsule of old dogs.


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When the all-new electric Cadillac ELR goes on sale in early 2014, the now traditional paddle shifters will take on a completely new meaning, according to the luxury car maker.
Unlike the typical performance vehicles where the steering wheel-mounted devices allow drivers to upshift and downshift the transmission, the paddle shifters equipped on Cadillac's first EV will allow the driver to temporarily regenerate energy and store it as electricity in the battery pack for later use.
To engage the technology, called Regen on Demand, the driver simply takes his or her foot off the accelerator and pulls back on either the left or right steering-wheel paddle to begin regenerating electricity.
Cadillac says the Regen on Demand technology provides vehicle deceleration that is more than what a typical vehicle experiences while coasting, providing control and dynamic performance characteristics similar to downshifting in a manual-transmission vehicle.
To disengage Regen on Demand, the driver simply needs to release the paddle-shifters. During regenerative braking, the system converts a vehicle's momentum to electrical power and stores the energy in the T-shaped battery pack located along the centerline of the Cadillac ELR, between the front and rear wheels.
Using only the energy stored in the battery, the ELR is expected to have an electric range of about 35 miles (56 km) with 295 lb-ft of instant torque (400 Nm). Total recharging time for the Cadillac luxury EV is expected to be about 4.5 hours.
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Nutella-Filled Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Quirky, cute, sometimes controversial, always delicious recipes from Jessie Oleson.
I'm tempted to deem these the perfect lunchbox treat for back-to-schoolers, but really they're the ideal mid-day pick me up for anyone.
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- Yield:24-30
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:1 hour
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- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 jar (13 ounces) Nutella (you may not use the whole thing)
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter; once fluffy, add the sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks and vanilla extract. Gradually stir in the flour mixture, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl with each addition.
Pull a piece of dough, about 2 tablespoons, from the bowl. Form a 2-inch flat (but fairly thick) circle by hand. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the filling on top of this dough-pancake. Close the dough over the filling to form a soft dome, making sure dough is covering the filling on all sides, and pinch the top to seal the cookie (it might resemble the top of a Hershey's Kiss; you can also flatten it with your hand, but make sure that the top of the cookie is sealed!).
Place cookies on the prepared sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 14-18 minutes, or until golden. Let cool on the pans. If desired, garnish with confectioners' sugar.
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