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1. The debates, as a whole. The numbers consistently showed a victory for the president in Monday's final debate. And it may well have given Obama a point or two swing in the ultra-tight race, which could actually be significant. But did Romney do enough to avoid losing all of the gains he made when Obama slept through the first debate? Without a doubt. Advantage: Romney.
2. The politics of racial polarization, Part 1. Mitt Romney, accordiing to the latest Washington Post/ABC poll, has a 23-point lead among white voters. Contrast that with last time around, when polls around this time gave McCain a 7-point advantage. McCain ended up winning the white vote by 12 points over Obama, validating theories that many white voters don't admit heir antipathy to Obama on racial grounds, to pollsters or anyone else, but vote that way. So what's the real spread this time? 25 to 30 points? Meanwhile, Obama has a lead among black voters generaly acknowledged to be greater than 90-10, and a lead among Latino voters that recent polls place at around 75-25. Ultimately, this hyperpolarized scenario is a loser for the Republicans. But not, perhaps, in two weeks. The huge advantage among white voters is enormous for Romney, and gives him a path to victory, particularly if he can maintain it in swing states, which is far from clear. Advantage: Romney.
3: The money. Capping what has been an excellent October for Romney after the Obama DDD (Denver Debate Debacle), the challenger outraised Obama by some $21 million in the first two weeks of the month. While the Obama campaign is unlikely to run out of money — both sides are now officially rolling in it, having raised close to a billion dollars apiece — the fundraising edge was a symbol of the increased enthusiasm that the Republican challenger is enjoying. Advantage: Romney.
4. The electoral map: It is what it is. Despite the aforementioned enthusiasm, the numbers still don't look that good for Team Romney. Closely watched poll-analyzer Nate Silver, who authors the New York Times' excellent 538 blog, actually sees Obama's chances of winning higher than ever, at 73 percent as the week came to a close. The fact is that Obama clings to a lead by almost all accounts in Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan, and that is almost an insurmountable firewall for the challenger. Also, whether from the final debate or for other reasons, Romney's "mittmentum" seemed to have slowed or even reversed nationwide by midweek according to the tracking polls. Advantage: Obama.
5. The Economy. The GDP grew at 2 percent in the third quarter, we found out Friday. It was a report with something for everyone. Obama supporters pointed to the indication that the recovery is stable and durable. Romney supporters said the report was fresh evidence that things just aren't improving fast enough. But it's hard to put a negative spin on basically positive news. Advantage: Obama.
1. Missionary stew in Dubuque. H.L. Mencken, the Sage of Baltimore, once remarked on the subject of political pandering: "If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner." Rience Priebus just promised Iowans another tasty pastoral banquet in 2016. The head of the Republican National Committee said Thursday he would do all he could to preserve Iowa's first-in-the-nation primary status in 2016. Of course both parties in this squeaker are eying Iowa's paltry six electoral votes with undisguised lust. But why should Iowa play an enormous role in determining the presidency? The fiction that Iowa is representative of the country at large is just that, fiction. And not only do they not deserve to be the deciders, they do a terrible job of it, with an arcane caucus system that, in 2012, gave Mitt Romney a crucial and, as it turns out, incorrect victory and claim of "momentum." While disadvantaging everyone else, Advantage: Iowa.
2. The politics of racial polarization, Part 2. On Thursday, Republican Colin Powell endorsed President Obama, citing his leadership on health care, on the economy, and in foreign affairs. Romney campaign co-chairman John Sununu said he thought there was another reason Powell made the endorsement — the President's race. Friday morning, he retreated from that observation, but the bell was not unrung. It was another through-the-looking-glass moment in a campaign that's been full of them — is there no depth we will not reach? (I found real irony in that one of the most surreal things I saw at the Republican Convention in Tampa was Sununu as one of the party's two principal speakers at a Spanish-language press conference for Hispanic media. Is that really as close as Republicans could come to someone who could speak to Latino issues in Spanish?) The question of how Sununu's race-baiting on Powell will play is an interesting one. While Sununu's comments will surely please the ultraright "base," they will equally irritate the Democratic base. The cynical calculation is that it was backlash-proof because black voters are already massively motivated. But it had to hurt with white voters who admire Powell and actually listened to what he said in his endorsement. Advantage: Obama.
3. Rape and God, redux. Indiana Tea-Party senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock added to the week's surreal landscape — not to mention joining the GOP's honor roll of man-splainin' white guys who know all about how women's bodies work, and how rape fits into God's wonderful and mysterious plans for us. Romney refused to answer questions about Mourdock, also refusing to pull the ad in which he personally endorsed Mourdock, which started running a day before Mourdock's controversial statement that even when a pregnancy is the result of a rape, it's God's will. While Mourdock says he has no doubt he has gained support since the statement, it can't play well nationally and comes at a particularly terrible juncture, as the GOP seemed to be making strides to narrow or eliminate Obama's advantage among women. And the same establishment Republicans Mourdock scorned when he beat Richard Lugar in the primary were forced to come to his defense. You feel for John Cornyn, who's running the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. He can't keep throwing Senate candidates over the side, so he had to hold his nose and be supportive. Advantage: Obama.
4. The Donald. Speaking of the surreal, here was Donald Trump again, doing goofy things. This time it was his $5 million offer Wednesday for Obama's college transcripts and passport. Huh? Obama had the last and best word: "This all dates back to when we were growing up together in Kenya," he told Letterman. Advantage: Obama.
5. Just don't talk about it, maybe no one will notice. Quick, what's the major issue neither candidate will come close to addressing? Okay, besides gun control? Right — climate change. The title of Al Gore's polemic on the subject, "An Inconvenient Truth," comes to mind. Whether they think it's a bunch of junk-science hooey or it's one of the most urgent policy issues we face — and there aren't many more options than those two — don't the candidates owe the American people something better than the ostrich act we've seen on the subject so far? Yes. Will they get it? No. Advantage: Nobody.


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Thursday, September 26, 2013
41 comments
Fan of all the green in number 2. Those pants are tight.
This style is So blunt… Too much maybe?
Xoxo! Cory
Really cool pants !!! Love fisrt booties too!
Kisses from
please!!! who is this cooool couple? thank you! :)
Outstanding prints, just marvelous
Nice pics!
Love that third shot, but also the fourth!
HA! that's the same pattern as the wallpaper in my parents bedroom! :)
You can definitely tell this is Paris as opposed to Milan just by their expressions and body language. They seem a bit more self conscious than their Italian counterparts.
Love that last shot. Talk about behind the scenes! Hope that assistant/intern is being well compensated cause he's going to have super sore arms the next day!
I love the last photo, it is nice to see photographers at work!
that first look is gorgeous. love the earthy, autumn tones
kw ladies in navy
I love the last picture with the makeshift backdrop! I love how your photos sometimes have a great sense of humor!
His eyes! (in photo 4). So expressive. I am drawn into this photo.
Wow those green leather pants are unique!
Grate pics as usual
Love the green pants!
Uh, I'm not a fan of these looks. Seem too slap dash to me, but I do appreciate the couple in the first photo, she is great.
Fourth photo is beautiful…that guy is so handsome.
All very cool.
If the woman in the second photo had better posture, she'd be working that look & it would look terrific.
Awesome photos!
Love that last photo, so insightful!
Very nice pics. Great day.
Love the behind the scenes action in the last shot. It just shows how much effort it takes sometimes to get a great shot.
Am I the only one that cannot understand what's going on this year? I mean,this season seems to me the fair of "I dress up randomly"…
Nice capture of a hard-working photographer's assistant.
The guy in the black with the girl in the rust dress, he looks sooo much like a young JP Gaultier? n'est pas ?
I'm a little fascinated with my own reaction to the first picture with the Jean-Paul Gaultier lookalike in all black: all-black looks so out-of-date.
that man in the fourth picture is amazing!
I love this for not being too Fashiony but still Quality. Everyone looks chill, comfortable yet stylish. Signature Dries Van Noten characteristics.
A buzz cut and a black crew neck: so simple, so chic.
Props to the backdrop holder and the person who took photo of him! :)
Carven, Dries Van Noten, some astonishing shots. Wow.
Can you please tell me the names of the couple in the first picture?
Love the last picture!
I also shot him but his face! He's cute!
now i'm just wondering who's standing in front of the back drop and what s/he is wearing.
I love the first couple. they are very sexy. I have seen them before certs, but still. I like them.
Is it just me, or are attendees of Dries Van Noten shows more likely than going to look Cool?

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Friday, December 28, 2007
What happens here is reminiscent of the ratchet effect of Regulatory Economics: in a principal-agent problem where a regulating principal tries to figure out the cost structure of the regulated agent. Any information that the agent provides is valuable to the principal only when revealed for the first time only, and it is irreversible. Thus agents try to extract some rent from principals in exchange of this information.
Going back to female breasts, it appears from the Times article that the women in question are participating willingly and knowingly in this game. They are in for the money, the glamor or whatever else. The article also relates how they are attracted by stars and seek them from their own will. The article also relates that some others find this "circus" very troubling, that it is degrading women, that this is not what the female emancipation was all about. Thus it should be prohibited.
Let us get back to Economics. Laws or constitutions typically protect you from sexual harassment. This is typically an inalienable right. Now what if you were willing to give this right up against money? You do this knowingly, after weighing the pros and the cons. Why would you not be allowed to sell this right? This is exactly the question that Kaushik Basu has asked. His response is that there are circumstances where this right should not be sold: while a worker may prefer a job with sexual harassment when given the choice, she may prefer even more an environment where sexual harassment is not possible because the wage would only slightly lower, but higher than a wage without sexual harassment (when it is a choice). It is really an argument about how the fact that there is an option reduces the value of the option. Al Roth concurs on an other dimension: some activities are so repugnant to others that they should be banned. I would prefer them to be discouraged, say, by having dwarf tossing events pay a special fee. Or gambling, horse meat, and obscene words. Or prostitutes.
We have now drifted all the way to prostitution: if both parties to a transaction are willing parties, why should this transaction be prohibited? (note the "if"). Is it that because such transactions have adverse impacts elsewhere? I may imagine it could render marriages less stable (or the opposite...), it could project a certain image on other women, etc. But I think we need to think really hard before prohibiting a transaction. In particular, we need to think beyond the projection of our own values onto others. We need to think rather in Coasian terms: if I want to engage in prostitution, then I should compensate those hurt by this in such a way that we find a Pareto improvement: everyone is better off.
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- Independent Accountant said...
What does "hurt" mean? Anyone can say he was "hurt" by an act that offends him. I am sure millions of people are "hurt" by others taking drugs. Should someone who uses cocaine have to compensate anyone offended by it? How much? If 10 million Americans are "hurt" by an act of prostitution, need the prostitute and his/her customer compensate the "injured" parties say, $1 each? This is nonsense. I don't see any "tort" here.
I remember the Terry Schiavo (TS)fiasco in Florida. Jeb Bush said TS's death would demean (is that a synomym for hurt?) us all and intervenied to keep her alive. I said nonsense. Let Jeb and those similarly offended take up a collection and pay Mike Schiavo to have him surrender his right as TS's next of kin. Would they pay? Of course not. I see no externalities the state should be interested in in prostitution. You have nothing here.
- December 28, 2007 at 8:12 PM
I am not sure "independent accountant" applies Pareto Optimality appropriately in his example.
The status quo is no transaction. I want to rent a prostitute in such a way that everyone is better off. Thus I pay the prostitute, and I pay anyone that is offended by this single transaction. If I still think it is worthwhile, the transaction happens and everyone is happier.
In the Terry Schiavo case, the debate was about what the status quo was, hence it was not clear who should pay whom. That is what courts are for.
- December 29, 2007 at 5:37 AM
- Bruce Webb said...
Prostitution is perhaps the classic case of imperfect information distorting a market transaction. What degree of coercion exists? A prostitute may be forced into the trade by direct coercion, i.e. the classic pimp/whore model. Or the coercion might be more indirect, if you have an economic system where worker productivity is not rewarded by an appropriate share of the product, then prostituting the daughters could well be seen as a method of societal taxation. It is really a market transaction is wealthy employers suppress wages to the point that their workers' daughters willingly or not submit to sex?
I don't see any realistic way to establish Pareto optimums here. You can try to control for some of the externalities but not all, even in the most regulated environment, say Amsterdam, sex with strangers whether for pay or not may be masks for other types of self-abuse. Like to drink or do drugs? not really a morning person? have some psychological issues that could really benefit from treatment? Well then get a job where typically employers will discount for that. Like cocktailing. Or at an extreme cocktending.
But these kind of markets don't clear in any a priori predictable way. In each case you would have to reduce the analysis to the particular transaction. I can reasonably predict the outcome of any cash transaction of anyone I know that might enter into said transaction, because I operate in a limited known environment. Which doesn't mean I can walk into a bar in LA and understand the background of the market transaction of the act of prostitution even though the outlines of the deal are clear as day. Some things are just not amenable to a textbook approach.
- December 29, 2007 at 12:06 PM
I agree prostitution is a market where free will may not abound. But assuming that there is no coercion (as the original post assumes), I think the argument that a Pareto Optimum can be attained is valid. I suppose the Economic Logician was writing about prostitution markets that are more open, like in the Netherlands.
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Google's vow of silence is hurting stockJune 25, 2012: 12:59 PM ET
Google (GOOG) prides itself on not being "evil." But is it just a tiny bit evil to keep shareholders in the dark about why CEO Larry Page is missing some key events this month and next?
Page was not present at the company's shareholder meeting last week. Google chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt said it was because Page had lost his voice. Schmidt added that Page will not attend this week's developer-focused I/O conference and will also not take part in Google's second quarter earnings call with analysts in July.
That kind of cryptic announcement can make tech investors nervous. Apple set a dangerous precedent, disclosing very little detail about Steve Jobs' health battles and only informing the public after the fact (in August 2004) that Jobs had undergone surgery following a cancer diagnosis. Although Apple has continued to thrive following Steve Jobs' death last October, investors worried for years about Jobs' health and succession plans -- while the company stayed fairly silent on those points.
Google's stock has lagged the broader market and tech rivals Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) this year. Shares are down 13% in 2012. Heck, Google has even fared worse than Yahoo (YHOO), a company that has been a turnaround story for a decade and is now on its 7th CEO since 2001.
Now, there is absolutely nothing to suggest that Page is suffering from a serious illness. But wouldn't it behoove the company to learn from the mistakes that Apple made and more directly address the situation? A spokesperson from Google simply said that Page has lost his voice and "can't do any public speaking engagements for the time being" and that Page "will, of course, continue to run the company and he will be involved in all the strategic business decisions we make.">
Once can only hope. Page is not just a garden variety CEO who can easily be replaced. He is one of the company's co-founders -- and along with fellow co-founder Sergey Brin and Schmidt, Page has voting control of the company.
Shareholders even agreed to further concentration of power among the Page/Brin/Schmidt troika last week by approving Google's unconventional stock split. So if there is any reason why Page can't function as CEO for an extended stretch, Google owes its shareholders an explanation.
"The news about Page is surprising and unusual. Not being able to speak for four weeks or so would seem to be significant," said Scott Kessler, an equity analyst with S&P Capital IQ in New York. "It just adds more layers to a story that's already complicated for the stock."
That's a good point. Even if Page was physically capable of shouting from the rooftops about how "super excited" he was about all of Google's new initiatives at I/O this week, there are still many other risks facing Google that help explain why the stock has been a dud this year.
First and foremost, Google may be making headlines for all the wrong reasons for the next few years. Google has quickly become the favorite target of regulators around the world for allegedly anticompetitive practices. Google circa 2012 is to the DOJ and EU what Microsoft was in the mid-1990s.
Related: Google ordered to mend its ways fast or face antitrust action
Google is also not immune from Europe's financial woes. In fact, the weakness of the euro currency and concerns about online ad spending slowing could hurt its second-quarter results.
Clayton Moran, an analyst with The Benchmark Company in Delray Beach, Fla., estimates that Google generates between 35% to 40% of its revenues from Europe. So it could be doubly hit by weaker demand in Europe as well as from the conversion of European revenue into stronger dollars for financial reporting purposes.
"Google is an advertising company, and it is feeling the effects of a global macroeconomic slowdown," Moran said.
Moran added that he's not sure that Google will unveil anything at I/O that will really excite investors. He's expecting Google to announce a cloud services platform similar to that of Amazon.com (AMZN). But Moran said that will not be a "needle mover," and noted that cloud services is now a highly competitive area. Microsoft is also a player in this field.
There is also a lot of chatter about how Google may introduce a low-priced tablet this week. That would not be a huge shock, especially since Google now owns smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. But Kessler said it's the purchase of Motorola that actually makes him most nervous about the stock going forward.
Related: Has Google's Android peaked?
While some analysts raved about how Google was acquiring a treasure trove of patents, Kessler is not confident the deal will pan out. There are legitimate questions about how Google will handle owning a maker of devices running on its Android mobile system that competes with Android partners like Samsung and HTC.
"The Motorola Mobility acquisition will add another large new business and make Google even more complex," Kessler said. "It will be interesting to see how Google presents the Motorola results in its earnings and if it will give any indications about the future of the hardware business."
But perhaps the biggest challenge facing Google is the question of how lucrative mobile advertising can really be. Both Kessler and Moran said that the cool reception to Facebook's (FB) initial public offering is a clear sign that investors are skeptical about the ability of any big tech company to generate significant profits from mobile search and display ads. It's worth noting too that much of Google's stock slide this year has taken place since Facebook's mid-May debut.
Mobile worries surrounding Facebook have "contributed to the overall decline in sentiment surrounding Google," Moran said. Kessler added that investors are "increasingly focusing on the notion of mobile monetization," thanks to Facebook.
Plus, there are still many questions about Google's overall social strategy. Google+ doesn't look like it will supplant Facebook anytime soon.
So unless Google can silence the doubters during its conference call -- a task that may fall to Schmidt or Brin if Page remains silent himself -- then Google may be dead money for a while, even though it appears to be a cheap stock.
Shares are now trading for just 13 times 2012 forecasts. That is extremely reasonable for a company whose profits are expected to increase by 20% this year. But the big caveat is that these estimates might be too high. Moran thinks Google's earnings per share will miss consensus forecasts this quarter because of the Europe mess. And consensus estimates for this quarter, the full year and 2013 have ticked lower over the past month.
That's not a good sign for a tech company. Momentum is supposed to be positive, not negative.
"Google may seem well-positioned in search and there is still a lot of growth there. But Google should have a lower earnings multiple because of the many overhangs in other parts of the business," Kessler said.


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Supporting laser science
If the laser in your laboratory is not working, your first port of call (after the instruction manual!) will be someone like Harald Ellmann, whose fascination with practical problem-solving led to a career in technical support.
I first heard the phrase "a physicist can do anything" when I was pondering my options after I finished secondary school. But even after I finally decided to embark on a degree in physics, I could not have imagined how true this would be. In my case, although I started out wanting to be a scientist, physics has instead led me to a career that involves helping scientists solve problems, as the service manager of a medium-sized laser firm, Toptica Photonics.
My undergraduate studies took place at the Ludwig-Maxmilians-UniversitŠt in Munich, Germany, during the early 1990s, but I did my diploma thesis externally at Sweden's Stockholm University. As a member of the new laser-cooling project there, my task was to set up an experiment almost from scratch. One important aspect of this work was to build inexpensive diode lasers and the electronics needed to control them. One year into the project it dawned on me that I had not done any real science yet. By then, my aspiration was to be a scientist, and I therefore decided to take the next step by doing a PhD in the same research group. In the years that followed, however, I discovered that instead of being attracted to problems of fundamental physics, I was more keen on overcoming the technical hurdles that prevented the experiments from working.
After I finished my PhD, I had to decide what to do next. Fortunately, I came across an advertisement from Toptica, which was looking for a physicist to be its service manager. The company was certainly not unknown to me; in fact, by the time my research colleagues and I had finished our first reliable diode-laser systems in the late 1990s, we received flyers from a start-up firm named "TuiLaser" (which eventually became Toptica) advertising almost the same lasers that we had just built. Thus, the job requirements were an almost perfect match with my skills, and after seven years in Sweden I returned to Munich.
Troubleshooting for physicists
When Toptica began trading in the mid-1990s, its core market consisted of government institutes like the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics or the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt that were involved in the rapidly evolving field of experimental quantum optics. Since then, the product portfolio has expanded from diode lasers to fibre lasers and optical-storage testers, which are devices used to check the reproduction quality of Blu-ray discs at mass-production sites. The customer base has broadened too: in addition to institutes and universities, it now also spans a steadily growing range of industrial partners, with applications in materials processing, microscopy and optical-storage technology.
Despite this, the scientific market still represents the core of Toptica's business. One consequence of this is that the firm is following an "open" approach to laser design, meaning that its customers have nearly unrestricted access to the inner workings of their lasers, so that they can adapt their devices to their individual needs. As a result, most of my working time is dedicated to direct technical support: in other words, if someone's laser is not working, then I am one of the people they call. In addition to helping troubleshoot products, in quite a few cases I also act as an application advisor – offering suggestions on, for example, schemes for active frequency stabilization. Here it is certainly helpful to be able to tap into the vast pool of knowledge within Toptica: about 25% of my 85 colleagues have a PhD, predominantly in physics, and more than 50% of all employees have an academic background in either physics or engineering.
The other important side of my job as "service manager" is to establish customer service as a distinct entity within the company. In a nutshell, this means I am working on introducing structure and scalability into the firm's service processes so that we are prepared for the ongoing growth of the company. We have, for example, implemented a monitoring system that allows us to keep track of repairs, so we always know the status and the history of each product. This enables us to analyse our records and detect sys_tematic problems, and thus provide valuable feedback to product management and R&D. The next step will be to implement a ticket system that also keeps track of communications with individual customers. This is something that will become really import_ant as soon as the number of support employees exceeds the current head count of two
This kind of structural, long-term work requires a certain amount of attention and "focus", but my day-to-day work most often involves the exact opposite: namely, I need to react rather than act. There is a constant influx of service requests and at times my colleague and I have to juggle 10 or more of these without dropping a single one. Unlike in science, where one usually concentrates on a certain problem for an extended period of time, in my role things tend to get blurry rather than focused. Finding the time to write this article, for example, required a combination of time management and luck: I happened to encounter a relatively quiet phase when my attention was not being pulled in different – and often diametrically opposite – directions.
Working in a mid-sized hi-tech company is a big challenge for those of us involved in support because the firm's products are diverse and the cycle for innovations is short. In order to stay ahead of the curve commercially, the firm is constantly developing, marketing and selling new products. At Toptica, many of the products are customized, so we need to bring ourselves up to date all the time. This means that very often I am confronted with problems I have not heard of before; in fact, there have even been a few occasions when customers have called asking for help with a product that I did not know even existed!
In addition to these technical challenges, my work requires patience, communication skills and empathy. It is important to remain aware of the fact that behind each technical issue there is also a real person with a problem. Working in support also means that most often one is confronted with weaknesses and flaws in products rather than strengths, and at times it can be hard to shoulder the collective responsibility for, say, a faulty laser. On the other hand, it is immensely rewarding to be able to quickly help a student who has become stuck in the middle of an important experiment. So, ultimately, I do contribute to scientific progress – just in a rather more subtle way than I had originally imagined.
About the author
Harald Ellmann is the service manager for Toptica Photonics in Graefelfing, Germany.
This article originally appeared in the May 2010 issue of Physics World.
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Kara B, Nebraska
- 6/23/2017
About Me
By day, I'm a middle-school teacher. By night, a family-loving Disney vacation obsessed planner who loves to share with others my passion for Walt Disney World in the hopes that other families will find the magic we have found. In fact, I am known by friends as the Disney Geek – the lady who always wants to serve up tips and ideas of how to make visits to Walt Disney World special and magical.
About My Family
My husband and I have three sons who have grown up experiencing Walt Disney World as a toddler, child, tween, teen and adult and have enjoyed visiting at any age. All of us LOVE leaving our busy schedules behind and escaping to a place where wishes come true!
About My Disney Experience
Over the years, I have received countless phone calls and e-mails from friends and friends of friends asking for my assistance in planning their magical getaways. I'm only too happy to help! In fact, I often think that I don't have a major sports team that I cheer for and follow because Walt Disney World is my home team. I know the stats and players and am ready to host the "pre-game show."


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Send your best shots of Delaware anglers to the Division of Fish and Wildlife's Fishing Photo ContestOct. 15 deadline for submissions approaching
DOVER (Sept. 25, 2013) – With summer over and fall fishing weather upon us, there's still plenty of time to take great photos of anglers enjoying the outdoors and submit them to the Division of Fish and Wildlife's 2013 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest before the Oct. 15 deadline. The winning photo will be featured on the cover or inside the 2014 Delaware Fishing Guide to be published in early 2014.
A judging panel comprised of DNREC staff will be looking for photos that best portray this year's contest theme, "Conservationists Enjoying the Outdoors." Judges also will look at technical criteria including resolution, clarity and composition.
"After the success of last year's contest, we are hoping that once again photographers from all over the state will share their best images with us, so we can share them with the fishing public," said Division of Fish and Wildlife Director David Saveikis. "This year we look forward to photos that catch the conservation actions of anglers as they enjoy our great outdoors."
The contest is open to Delaware residents of all ages, with a maximum of three entries per person. To be eligible, photographs must have been taken in Delaware. Portrait orientation is preferred; landscape photos, if chosen among contest winners, may be cropped for presentation.
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The Division's 2013 Hunting Photo Contest will accept entries from Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 to Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, with similar guidelines.
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As catastrophes go, the flood of oil in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) ranks right up there. Today I'm going to look at the effects of the 6-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. Back on May 6, I published Oil Production In the GOM—What's At Stake? This is a follow-up based on new developments since then.
Let me repeat this graph from the earlier article with my original caption.
GOM past and projected oil production from the Mineral Management Service (MMS), with a committed scenario and a "full potential" scenario fantasy (striped bars). Red stars mark years when hurricanes affected production. 2009 production was significantly understated (EIA data) in this May, 2009 MMS report, partly because there were no significant weather-related disruptions.
Energy consultants Wood Mackenzie released a study of the effects of the drilling moratorium on future GOM production. They found that—
- Around 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) would be deferred from 2011 to later years. This is around four percent of our total deepwater GoM production estimate for 2011 of 1.875 million boe/d.
- Looking farther out, tightened drilling safety regulations and longer permitting timeframes will result in slowed drilling activity, impacting timeframes in all phases of exploration, appraisal and development. These delays could defer over 350,000 boe/d (almost 19%) of deepwater GoM production in 2015 and 2016.
[Technical note: boe/d = barrels of oil equivalent per day, and "equivalent" means that natural gas has been included in that number using the standard energy conversions (BTUs, or whatever).]
These Wood Mackenzie estimates on postponed production affect the MMS "committed" scenario. The alert reader will note that I called the MMS "full potential" scenario a fantasy in my original article. With the drilling moratorium in effect, and heavy regulation of deepwater drilling coming down the pike, my conclusion about the "full potential" scenario is now a certainty. Intangibles only reinforce this finding, to wit—
- If tightened regulation and new drilling practices cause longer drill times, both exploration and development well costs will increase causing operators to re-evaluate project economics. Since development drilling costs can be up to 70% of total capex, the impact on overall project economics could be detrimental to the extent that it challenges the commerciality of a number of projects, both large and small.
- Higher exploration costs in frontier areas of the Gulf of Mexico - which are already economically marginal - could dampen the exploration community's appetite for these areas, which form a vital part of the long-term production prospects in the region.
Crude oil production in the Gulf makes up anywhere from 25% (in a bad year) to 30% (in a good year) of total U.S. production. Lost oil production must be replaced, all other things being equal, with imports. Domestic oil production has fallen further and further behind our oil consumption since 1970.
Producing oil domestically is certainly better than importing it, but regarding "energy independence" and similar nonsense, that ship has sailed. When people say "Drill, Baby, Drill," you should wonder what drugs they're on (and where you can get some, depending on what kind of person you are).
The longer term outlook for the global oil supply is pretty bleak, so the GOM deepwater drilling moratorium and increased regulation thereafter are just a few more (smallish) factors affecting Our Oil Future. In the short-term, I doubt the moratorium will be extended beyond 6 months because it is damaging the economies of Louisiana and southeastern Texas far more than the oil spill itself (at least so far). In fact, the exploratory or appraisal drilling pause may not even last 6 months.
As far as price goes, the moratorium will have little effect, and will very likely be overwhelmed by global economic factors which will reduce world oil demand. Take a look at The Next Oil Price Shock (which I may revise in the near future).
The oil spill is a great environmental tragedy. From an oil supply point of view, this tragedy offers us some Good News and some Bad News.
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Americans will have to take a serious look at their disastrous decades-long dependency on unfriendly foreign drug dealers oil suppliers.
Americans will have to take a serious look at their disastrous decades-long dependency on unfriendly foreign drug dealers oil suppliers.


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Back in the 1980's available computers were not powerful enough to process acoustic data in real time. However, with the increased power available since the mid 90's, it is now possible to develop software that will detect and classify sounds in real time on affordable PC's.
As computers become ever more powerful, we have been able to develop more sophisticated detectors for more and more species, increasing the range of frequencies we can work at and the number of channels of data that can be processed. Now that we no longer hunger for more processing power, the trend in affordable computing has been for smaller and lower power devices. Indeed, most of us carry a mobile phone containing a processor that is more than capable of carrying out serious amounts of real-time data processing. Much of my current research therefore involves the development of detection systems that can run on low power devices mounted on moored buoys and autonomous vehicles such as submarine gliders. As well as the challenge of making useful detections on a limited power budget, we are also addressing the problem of how to interpret this type of data: for instance, if I hear 10,000 echolocation clicks from my glider, how many animals are there ?
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Lady Gaga Helps Lisa Get Her Groove Back on 'The Simpsons' Season Finale
Lady Gaga hopped aboard the Gaga Express to help Lisa Simpson get her groove back on last night's (May 20) season finale of 'The Simpsons.' Little Lisa was voted the least popular student at the assembly, which moves her to tears. Gaga, whose mission in life is to lift spirits, senses Lisa is in distress, so she heads for Springfield. She also wore nearly 20 outfits during the episode. We tried to keep track of her attire, too.
Things get worse for Lisa, as she is busted for anonymously posting that she is a "truth teller" on the fourth grade message board, The Daily Fourth Gradian.
Gaga and her fabulous freighter stop in Springfield for a show. Homer wants to take Lisa, who calls her frown a "straight line of indignation," to the gig. Gaga proclaims that she wants everyone to love themselves. She senses that someone doesn't love themselves and it's Lisa. Mother Monster can read minds.
She heads over to Evergreen Terrace and encounters Ned Flanders, who says one of the second best line of the ep: "I haven't seen so much skin since shedding season on a snake farm" and tells Gaga that the Bible said the devil would be attractive.
To cheer Lisa up, Gaga assembles a flash mob, calling her "an untattooed little miracle." Gaga confirms she won't be leaving until she restores Lisa's sense of hope. The effort is futile.
Bart shows up to introduce Gaga to her biggest threat: Baby GooGoo, which is Maggie, wearing platforms and pacifier pasties. Gaga then smooches matriarch Marge over cookies and milk.
Gaga arrives at a park, where Lisa is being bullied, in her Grammy egg, with those carrying it chanting, "There is no over the top." That's when Lisa explodes, snarling the best line of the ep: "I denounce thee for positing a world where social acceptance and walking on heels are easy."
Gaga cries her diamond tears and bolts. She calls Springfield her "Waterloo," when Lisa chases her down after Homer has a talk with her, restoring her confidence in a warped way. Lisa says, "You allowed me inappropriately focus eight years of rage and rejection on you. It was like a great sneeze. I am smart, nice tolerant, funny, but not mean funny and never forget a birthday." That was the third best quote of the night.
Lisa has to sing in order to be a monster, so she does 'Lisa Simpson Superstar.' It's a cute ode to the things she likes, with an assist from the Mother Monster.
When the much-maligned Moe asks Gaga to help boost his self-esteem, she states, matter-of-factly, "I'm not that good."
Season over!
We valiantly tried to keep track of all of Gaga's outfits. Here's what we came up with!
The blue hummingbird dress; the Grammy statue dress; the fire-shooting Bra; the green train conductor/military style outfit; the Gaga robe with a "G" emblem; the Gaga hoodie and jeans (her "incognito outfit, which has her name in flashing neon lights on the back); the meat dress; the midriff-baring coat and skirt; the blue jumpsuit; the 'Big Finish' dress, with those words sewed on the front; the shredded blue and white dress; the dance rehearsal outfit, where she tells her dancers not to drink soda and get gassy; and the dominatrix suit, which was designed with crosses and which she wore to meet the Pope.
Gaga doesn't tone it down for the Pontiff.
Big props to Gaga for letting the writers have fun with her persona, for letting them riff on her a bit and for taking part in a highly entertaining episode.
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vitamin B12, a substance having hematopoietic activity found in liver, fish meal, eggs, and other natural sources, or produced from cultures of Streptomyces griseus; it combines with intrinsic factor for absorption and is needed for erythrocyte maturation. Absence of intrinsic factor leads to malabsorption of cyanocobalamin and results in pernicious anemia. Called also extrinsic factor. See also vitamin.
cyanocobalamin Co-57 a radiopharmaceutical used in the schilling test for the diagnosis of pernicious anemia.
A complex of cyanide and cobalamin, as in vitamin B12, in which a cyanide group has filled the sixth coordinate position of the cobalt atom.
cyanocobalamin/cy·a·no·co·bal·a·min/ (-ko-bal´ah-min) a cobalamin in which the substituent is a cyanide ion; it is the form of vitamin B12 first isolated and, although an artifact, is used to denote the vitamin; preparations are used to treat vitamin-associated deficiencies, particularly pernicious anemia and other megaloblastic anemias.
cyanocobalamin(sī′ə-nō′kō-băl′ə-mĭn, sī-ăn′ō-)
See vitamin B12.
Etymology: Gk, kyanos + Ger, kobald, mine goblin
a red crystalline, water-soluble substance that is the common pharmaceutic form of vitamin B12. It is involved in the metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates; normal blood formation; and neural function. It is the first substance containing cobalt found to be vital to life. It cannot be produced synthetically but can be obtained from cultures of Streptomyces griseus. Rich dietary sources are liver, kidney, meats, fish, and dairy products. Deficiency can be caused by the absence of intrinsic factor (produced in the stomach), which is necessary for the absorption of cyanocobalamin from the GI tract. Deficiency can also occur in persons whose diet is strictly vegetarian, thereby excluding meat and dairy sources of the nutrient. Symptoms of deficiency include nervousness, neuritis, numbness and tingling in the hands and feet, poor muscular coordination, and menstrual disturbances. Cyanocobalamin (via injection) is used in the prophylaxis and treatment of pernicious anemia, tropical and nontropical sprue, and other macrocytic and megaloblastic anemias. It is relatively nontoxic, even when administered in amounts greater than those recommended for therapeutic purposes. Also called antipernicious anemia factor, vitamin B12, extrinsic factor. See also intrinsic factor, pernicious anemia.
vitamin B12A water-soluble vitamin of animal origin required for DNA synthesis. It is a glycoprotein produced and secreted by the gastric parietal cells, and is absorbed from the GI tract bound to intrinsic factor; the body stores up to one years' worth of vitamin B12 in the liver, kidneys and heart. Rapid cell turnover (e.g., growth spurts in children, malignancy) require increased amounts of vitamin B12. Vegans, who ingest no protein of animal origin, are at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency.
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cyanocobalaminVitamin B12 A water soluble B vitamin, central to proper CNS function, and carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. See Vitamin B12.
A complex of cyanide and cobalamin, as in vitamin B12.
cyanocobalaminVitamin B12. This vitamin is necessary for the normal metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins, for blood cell formation and for nerve function. It is used in the treatment of PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA and SPRUE. Brand names are Cytacon and Cytamen.
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A complex of cyanide and cobalamin, as in vitamin B12.
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Q. Can a food rich in vitamin B12 will help for his depression or vitamin B12 pills are always required? Hi all…..having one question related to my friends depression and its relation to vitamin B12, as a medicine given to him by his Doctor. Can a food rich in vitamin B12 will help for his depression or vitamin B12 pills are always required?
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced the closing of a new $125 million revolving credit facility that matures in March 2018. This unsecured credit facility can be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
"We are pleased to receive this unsecured credit facility at a very attractive interest rate in a deal from a strong group of lenders led by JP Morgan and others including Bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank and Union Bank," said Jean Hu, senior vice president and chief financial officer, QLogic. "While we have no immediate plans to draw upon the facility, this is an opportune time to add a revolving credit facility to our capital structure, which provides us further financial flexibility to support our long-term corporate objectives."
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More detailed information on these and additional factors which could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and the company's operating and financial results are described in the company's Forms 10-K, 10-Q and other reports filed, or to be filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company urges all interested parties to read these reports to gain a better understanding of the business and other risks that the company faces. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and the company does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Roberto Cavalli has obtained his sophisticated touch to fashion through his elegant men's and women's clothing designs – a trait that has been transitioned into his fragrance line. Roberto Cavalli perfume, Tiger Oud and Oud al Qsar are all perfectly concealed in an oval glass bottle, crowned with a gold clasp.
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Sevilla – the capital city
Distance from Cartajima: 120 km
Most famous icon is the Giralda, the Moorish minaret which now forms part of the Catholic cathedral, one of the three biggest in the world. Contains a grandiose memorial to Columbus whose bones may or may not be there. It's a mystery! Sevilla is famous for its sombre Easter celebrations, closely followed by its exuberant Feria. Plethora of interesting historical bits – the Jewish Quarter, the Torre del Oro which at one time was a counting house for all the gold coming in from the New World, and much more. And tapas! Fabulous and fun – a tapa crawl is better than a restaurant for lunch. Sevilla is an expensive destination so, if you get an early start from Cartajima, you will have plenty of time to see the sights and get back home in time for dinner.
Cadiz – the oldest Spanish city
Distance from Cartajima: 120 km
The oldest continuously occupied city in Spain (some say in Europe), founded by the Phoenicians, occupied by Romans, Moors, Visigoths and the place where Drake singed the King of Spain's beard. Wonderful archaelogical museum, the best fish restaurant I have ever eaten at – El Faro (enter at the bar side rather than the restaurant – much more fun), a maze of beautiful plazas and narrow streets. Globally infamous Carnaval – don't go without a costume! One of my favourite cities as it is not touristy – everybody heads for nearby Sevilla.
Jerez – home of sherry
Distance from Cartajima: 100 km
A fun city with a well-evolved cafe culture. The usual Andalucian historic monuments dating from Roman, Moorish, etc. Many bodegas to visit where you can learn about, and sample the results of, the solera method for producing the sherry wines. If you are into horses, you must see the dancing horses show.
Malaga – founded by the Phoenicians
Distance from Cartajima: 90 km
A much overlooked city. Even we who live here, dismiss it as a bureaucratic centre and an airport. But it is more than that and has much to offer the discerning traveller. Wikipedia sums it up: "The archaeological remains and monuments from the Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Christian eras make the historic center of the city an "open museum", displaying its rich history of more than 3,000 years." Quite right. Smart, modern Malaga centres on Calle Larios off which spider alleys with amazing tapa bars – another excellent reason to linger a while. Picasso was born here and now there is a museum to him in a beautiful old building. I'm not into necrotourism, but, the English Cemetary with some famous old bones was built in the 19th century as protestant bodies were not allowed to be buried in consecrated ground but had to buried on the beach at night during low time, upright, and looking at the sea. Apparently.
Cordoba – ornament of the world
Distance from Cartajima: 160 km. 9 am train from Ronda and 5 pm train back home. Great day out!
The brightest star in the Andalucian firmament. The magnificent mosque (some insist that it is a cathedral now) created by the Moors is a must-visit. Cordoba is a poignant reminder that there, for a short while, the three main religions of the book lived in harmony. The Casa de Sefarad, the Jewish museum, tells the other side of the story. The famous flower-filled patios. The Roman bridge and Moorish waterwheels that the Queen said gave her a headache and had them stopped. She had just conquered Spain for the Christians so perhaps it was understandable. Wonderful city. But very hot in summer as my friend, Penny, can attest.
Granada – the Alhambra
Distance from Cartajima: 170 km. Good train service from Ronda giving you time to see the sights and get back home for dinner.
Granada is synonymous with the Alhambra. Not just a palace but magnificent gardens, incredible plasterwork, an amazing statement, and the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain. Don't miss the beautiful stroll down the Paseo de los Chinos to the Moorish quarter, the Albaicin. And don't forget that reservations are necessary – can be made online via Ticketmaster.es


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WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops launched a text messaging campaign June 21 to provide a new way for people to join the national campaign for religious freedom.
Catholics and supporters of religious freedom from all other faiths around the nation now can send the text message "Freedom" to 377377 to join the movement. Texters can then receive information regularly on how to help protect religious freedom worldwide.
"Across America, our right to live out our faith is being threatened — from Washington's forcing Catholic institutions to provide services that contradict their beliefs, to state governments' prohibiting religious charities from serving the most vulnerable," said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, the chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty. "We encourage all supporters around the country to text the simple, meaningful word 'Freedom' (for English) or 'Libertad' (for Spanish) to 377377 to join the movement."
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Other than to smear a potential Republican presidential nominee (which is, of course, the point), I fail to understand why this is a news story at this time.
I suppose it could be a cautionary tale to illustrate that, if you're the "other woman," you shouldn't be surprised when your husband later decides to trade up.
Or it could just be to demonstrate to the Secretary of State how a self-respecting woman responds when her husband is catting around.


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Trying to Make a Living: Doing What's Best for You When You Are HIV Positive
HIV is a common denominator in many people's professional lives. How HIV affects your decision to continue working should play out individually. Many of the people I spoke to talked about how important it has been to keep in mind both the benefits and deficits of having a career.
"Having a job is an important part of my self-esteem. For many people, working is a connection to the larger society. It also gives me something to do and lets me forget about the HIV, or at least not keep it center stage all the time,"stated Todd, a 28-year-old HIV-positive gay, white male.
Rick, a Latino with AIDS, told me how important it was for him to leave work. The stress he faced made him ill. He said "I didn't know if my sickness was brought on by work or not, but I really don't need that kind of negativity in my life anyway. I stopped working because I felt it was the best way to take care of myself. If I had a less stressful job, would I have made the same decision? I don't know. That doesn't mean collecting entitlements and benefits is easy. I've got my case manager to help me, but it gets scary. I depend on the Division of AIDS Services, and it's not always dependable."
These kinds of questions may be similar to ones you have about being HIV-positive and working. A career is the foundation for economic security for most people. Private investments, private insurance or disability plans provide an economic security blanket to many people. Todd talked about how difficult it was for him to continue working when he got sick, but he continued to work because the economic security he received was very important to him. "I knew that if I got really sick, I'd have to quit for a while or even leave the work force. I choose to work now even when I don't feel well, because it makes me feel good to have an income and be doing something."
"I miss the accountability, or the sense of connection to my income, that working provided" said John, a HIV-positive man who worked as a laborer. "I worked and I got paid, but now I have to wait for Social Security. I get the checks, but there's little change in my income. I used to get a good job once in a while, and that would give me some extra money. Now I always get the same amount of money, and it's hard to make it last."
Some HIV-positive individuals leave their career to work for AIDS service organizations. One individual I talked to did this in order to help others adjust to their new lifestyle. He felt it was important to have a job with a full schedule that would involve him with other people, but it had to be something in which he believed. He worried that he would become isolated without work duties that involved him with others. He also enjoys the structure provided by working. Initially, he began volunteering, but missed the responsibility and commitment working provided. Five years ago, he was hired by an AIDS service organization and found that it met his needs and desires.
However, another individual followed a similar path and found that it was not as rewarding as his previous career. He felt ill-prepared to deal with some of the social problems experienced by the agency's clientele. He also did not feel that working for an AIDS service organization helped him deal with his own feelings about being HIV-positive. He had hoped to find a way to help him better understand how he felt about his HIV diagnosis, but instead he spent most of his time helping others focus on their problems.
Stress caused by fear of sickness, anxiety and anger (as well as illness) can turn even the most supportive work atmosphere into a place of dread. Todd related that "Even when I was well, sometimes I felt worse off about working, because I worried it was a waste. But when I wasn't working, I missed working, because I don't know how to relax. Either way I'm going to be stressed out by being HIV-positive."
Todd believes it's important for people to seek professional help to deal with stress -- HIV-related or not. "Friends of mine were convinced that my problems were deeply rooted in some shame or anger about being HIV-positive. Really, I just need a therapist to talk to."
One of the professionals I interviewed was terrified that her HIV status might be disclosed. She worked in a highly competitive office, and was afraid people would find out she was HIV-positive and begin to treat her differently. She feared the stigma of HIV, and didn't want to fight it. For her, the stress of disclosure was more difficult than coping with the illness. She had a very supportive family, but feared disclosure, because she did not want to deal with the way it would be used against her. She described her work environment as "combative" and said employees used any personal information they could against each other.
Ms. Marla Hassner, an attorney with Gay Men's Health Crisis Legal Services Department (in New York City), reminded me during an interview that there is no uniform method for people who are HIV-positive to deal with issues concerning work or preparation for a medical disability leave. If you are considering leaving the workforce early, she recommended that you seek advice from organizations like GMHC's Legal Services, in order to make informed decisions.
It is important to know your company's policies about sick leave, absenteeism, short-term disability and long-term disability, according to Ms. Hassner. These policies should be detailed in the employee handbook. Information about sick leave and disability options should be in the summary plan description of the insurance benefits offered by your employer. She emphasized the importance of being informed about how to protect your employee benefits. GMHC offers a monthly seminar titled "Your Rights & Responsibilities as an Employee with HIV," every first Tuesday of the month at 129 West 20th Street, Room 2C, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Some of the questions I posed to people about working were tied directly to how they felt about their HIV-positive status. I asked if they thought about how long they might consider working, and most replied, "As long as I remain healthy." Work continues to provide many people with a constructive way to deal with living with HIV. It is also often an important part of one's identity and lifestyle.
Ben Geboe, C.S.W. works at the recently opened Housing Works Adult Day Treatment Center for People With AIDS and HIV. He is a clinical supervisor.


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New chill whistles through US-Russia relations
Even before the Snowden affair, US-Russian relations were in trouble. The interaction and body language between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland in June was astoundingly tense.
After a meeting on the sidelines of the summit, the two men sat on stage for a few snapshots, silent and sullen, until they made an effort for the rolling cameras, said a few words and forced a smile or two.
Despite efforts to reset the relationship at the start of the first Obama administration, and make progress on some dossiers, the US and Russia remained far apart on issues like missile defence and nuclear arsenal reductions.
Despite acknowledged differences, they worked together on Iran and North Korea and other global issues. But they clashed very openly on Syria.
Since the war in Syria started in March 2011, Russia's support for President Bashar al-Assad and America's backing of the rebels has reawakened the worst of the Cold War dynamic between the two powers and given Moscow a proxy battleground to spite the West.
The return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency in May 2012 solidified that trend.
The White House had already been mulling whether to go ahead with the Obama-Putin summit or not. With no progress on any of the issues at stake, there would be nothing to announce after the talks, no deliverables - so why hold a meeting at the presidential level?
While Mr Putin seemed keen on the prestige of having such a meeting on his home turf, he was offering nothing in return - except another blow to the relationship.
Russia's decision to grant whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum - and the timing of the move - infuriated Washington. It became impossible for the White House to justify the summit, especially to a domestic US audience.
Mr Obama has been criticised for being too soft on Russia. He was excoriated by Republicans last year when he was caught on an open microphone telling Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to ask Mr Putin for more space, and saying that he would have more flexibility after his re-election.
Even the New York Times chimed in on 6 August, calling on the White House to cancel the summit.
"There is no reason for Mr Obama to attend unless Mr Putin provides solid assurances that he is prepared to address contentious issues in a substantive and constructive way. Otherwise, what's the point?"
The decision to cancel the summit is a very rare diplomatic snub but the White House made it a very public one too.
When Mr Putin cancelled his visit to the US in May 2012, the White House went through all sorts of linguistic contortions to downplay the importance of his absence, insisting it was not a snub in an effort not to cause further upheaval in the relationship.
But there were no diplomatic niceties or talk about scheduling conflict to explain why the September meeting in Moscow was being cancelled. A stop in Sweden instead was immediately announced.
But during the Cold War, the US continued to talk to the Soviet Union even at the worst times. And so now too, the talks will continue, just not at the presidential level.
On Friday, the US secretaries of state and defence John Kerry and Chuck Hagel will meet their Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu for previously scheduled talks in Washington.
From Mr Snowden, and the reduction of nuclear arsenals, to Iran and human rights, the agenda is heavy and the onus will be on the ministers to make some progress or at least keep the relationship somewhat on track.
The only issue where there could be a tangible outcome, if the two sides want it, is on the nuclear warheads, where talks for the reduction of the active stockpile have stalled.
The biggest victim of continued fallout between Russia and the US will be Syria.
The Obama administration still believes in a political solution to the conflict, and none can be reached without Moscow. But even when they talk, Moscow and Washington are nowhere near a common vision about how to end the conflict.
In 2009 when then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov with a button symbolising the reset in the relationship, a translation error meant the word used in Russian actually meant ''overload''.
Four-and-a-half years later, overload now seems to be the accurate word to describe the state of US-Russian relations.


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I am often told that pointing out the serious shortcomings of government-funded school vouchers and the relative superiority of education tax credits is a case of "making the perfect the enemy of the good."
It's isn't.
That is a misapplication of Voltaire's famous aphorism. What the aphorism exhorts is that we not pursue an unattainable perfection when a good alternative is within reach. Education tax credits are not only attainable, they are usually easier to obtain than vouchers. Consider a recent example: Pennsylvania's state House has voted 190 to 7 to expand its existing EITC tax credit program while the state Senate has been deadlocked for weeks looking for the bare minimum of votes to pass a voucher bill.
On top of that, it is dubious to cast vouchers as "the good" when they will expand the scope of compulsion of taxpayers to funding many new types of schooling to which they might well object, impose heavy new regulations on private schools (homogenizing the available "choices"), and more pervasively curtail direct payment by consumers in favor of third party government payment.
Even those who may not be fully convinced that vouchers are inferior should pause before trying to enact them in states that already have education tax credit programs with good growth prospects. Why make the dubious the enemy of the pretty darned good?


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With conference/training rooms to accommodate both large and small groups, the company has strategically leveraged advanced technology and multimedia platforms to create a beautiful, yet extremely functional meeting and work environment. Wallick & Volk also makes this space available to our valued business partners within the local community.
Collaboration, education and training are values that we at Wallick & Volk strive to embody each and every day. That is a big reason why Wallick & Volk was recently named one of the "Best Places to Work" by the Phoenix Business Journal. As a family-owned mortgage company since 1932, we remain committed to providing a culture that encourages and enables our employees to learn, thrive and excel. We think this new facility perfectly supports that commitment.


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Sunday, December 5, 2010
Karuizawa Vintage 1992
Review by Nonjatta contributor - Dramtastic:
Karuizawa Vintage 1992. Cask number 6978. 62.8 percent alcohol.
Nose: Some florals, apricot, sherry, golden syrup, vanilla, oak and the ubiquitous varnish. It is balanced from the get go.
Palate: Sweet. You can drink this neat, though it still has loads of punch. In no particular order, it has: florals, oak, sherry, stone fruits, raisins, currants and smoke. Again, very well balanced. With water, the cherry blossoms shine through.
Finish: Long and luscious, with mint, creamy nuts and lovely, trailing smoke and tobacco flavours.
General comment: I have been enjoying this whisky for a long time now and it's taken me a while to review it here on Nonjatta. I have always called it the great all-rounder. There is something in it for everyone. A truly excellent Karuizawa that lives up to the hype.
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Thought it might be appropriate to clarify my comment about silly money. Clearly for one, what constitutes silly is always in the 'eye' of purchaser. But mainly I was referring to the second hand market ie this is a very good whisky at auction for under Euro100 so you don't necessarily have to spend 8 times the price to get yourself an excellent Karuizawa IMO(unless you want to).
- December 5, 2010 at 7:19 PM
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Hibbert's postgame language during news conference could force NBA punishment
INDIANAPOLIS – Roy Hibbert used a gay slur in one answer and a curse to refer to the media in another during his news conference following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, putting himself in line for being disciplined by the NBA.
Hibbert ended a response to a question about his defense on LeBron James with "no homo." Hibbert had drawn a key charge on James in Indiana's 91-77 victory over Miami on Saturday and lamented not providing enough help to teammate Paul George on James in Game 3.
Hibbert was later asked why he finished so low in voting for Defensive Player of the Year, telling reporters that it was "because y'all (expletive) don't watch us play throughout the year, to tell you the truth."
The center added that he didn't care if he got fined.


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If you're looking for MaxModels, look no
further...you're here! MaxModels is
C&H update - Many thanks to everyone who has expressed interest in the kits I bought from C&H. Unfortunately, the reality at this time is that I'm over extended time wise. Life has gotten away from me, as it seems to happen from time to time to one man bands! I really do appreciate the interest, and I encourage you to keep in touch with me as it does keep me motivated to get these kits back on the market. But I can't tell you when they will be available again. All I can say now is that I really hope to be able to get back involved with the TAV-8B and the A-1E and get them out before the end of the year, maybe, hopefully sooner, but I just don't know.
Why the change? Well, MaxModels, while it seemed like a good idea a couple of years ago, actually caused a couple of problems, including the confusion with Max Decals, which won't be a problem anymore.
The name change was also prompted by a big new change here. I've arranged with John Carlton of C&H Aerominiatures to start purchasing the molds and masters for his conversion sets. I'm very excited about this as his sets are all great sets and very well regarded. John was looking for an opportunity to work his way out of the business, and I was looking for a way to get deeper into it. A mutual friend made the introduction, and here we are. I've got four sets now, the TAV-8B, F-101A/C, RF-101C and the A-1E.
I'll be changing the branding of my bases and any future resin products to the ghi models brand. The Dying Sun decals, since they are already printed, will stay MaxModels, but any future decals will be under the ghi models brand as well.
So, if you're looking for MaxModels stuff, you're in the right place, and if you've been directed here from the C&H site, you're in the right place too!
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Also, please note that MaxModels is not affiliated with or part of Maxdecals. Joe Maxwell is the very nice fellow behind Maxdecals, and pointed out to me that there could be some confusion between our two enterprises. Being that Joe started his business well before I did, I consider it very kind that he didn't ask or insist that I change my business name.
BUT, if you are looking for Maxdecals, you'll need to visit their website - Maxdecals


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Denbighammer wrote:I think most people are pretty hostile towards the move. However, the lack of specifics means that there is actually very little, except the initial act of leaving the Boleyn, for people to get worked up about.
The club are playing an absolute blinder, they know that if people start kicking off about specific aspects of the new ground they can just turn around and say "how do you know? No details have been released yet and all concerns will be addressed during the 'consultation' period blah, blah, blah". There is nothing concrete to actually protest against as far as I can see.
Still stands ^^ and unfortunately the club will turn round one day and say "this is what we're doing" and when people (finally) have a look and don't like what they see the club will say "you should have spoken up before". The fact that we had no idea what was being proposed until that point will be conveniently forgotten in a wave of spin and bull****. Shame.


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