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London, Edinburgh, Scottish Highlands
The ultimate private family tour of England and Scotland, this itinerary features inspiring cultural experiences that showcase the best of British history and legends; classic British experiences suitable for travelers of all ages; and time to relax at a family-friendly resort hotel in the beautiful Scottish countryside.
Begin in London, one of the great cities of the world and an endlessly fascinating destination for adults and children alike. During flexible private touring with your own Blue Badge guide and driver, experience London according to the interests of your family members. Some of our favorite family-friendly options include seeing the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London; touring awe-inspiring Westminster Abbey to learn about some of England's greatest monarchs, poets and scientists; coming face-to-face with mummies at the British Museum and dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History; visiting Harry Potter sites such as the London Zoo and Platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross Station; taking a ride on the London Eye for spectacular views over the city; seeing the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace; sampling sweets and treats galore in the food halls of Harrods; riding a double-decker bus; and browsing one of the best toy stores in the world. Upon request, enjoy classic London experiences such as a traditional afternoon tea at Claridge's and a theater performance in the West End. Also, enjoy a private excursion to Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, the Harry Potter Studios, Bath, Oxford or the Cotswolds.
Next, visit Edinburgh, the stunning capital of Scotland, for two nights in a legendary city hotel. During flexible touring with your private guide, explore the city according to your interests. Tour the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See iconic Edinburgh Castle and walk along the Royal Mile, the road leading from the castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Your guide will regale you with fascinating, and at times, spine-tingling, stories about the historic buildings lining the road. Adults and children alike will also enjoy exploring narrow closes (alleys) and stairways that branch off the Royal Mile to connect to different levels of the city. Other touring and leisure time options in Edinburgh include visiting the Royal Yacht Brittania, the Brass Rubbing Center, and Our Dynamic Earth. Also visit shops noted for Scottish products such as wool items and tweed. Depending on your family's interests, you may wish to visit the Royal Botanic Garden, the National Gallery, to tour the incredible architecture at the Scottish Parliament Building, or hike an extinct volcano for a panoramic overview of Edinburgh and the nearby Firth of Forth, a tidal bay connected to the North Sea.
Next, transfer to the Scottish Highlands with touring en route. Visit Stirling, a strategic town on the edge of the Highlands that played an important role in the battles for Scottish independence. Tour Stirling Castle, which perches on a rocky outcrop and has panoramic views of the surrounding landscapes. Also visit the National Wallace Monument, a landmark dedicated to one of Scotland's greatest heroes. Continue through the breathtaking scenery of Glen Coe, one of the most beautiful regions in the Highlands.
Stay two nights at Inverlochy Castle, set in private grounds at the base of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, just outside Fort William. One day, enjoy a private excursion through the Great Glen to Inverness, passing through classic Highlands scenery of narrow lochs and rugged mountains. Enjoy a cruise on Loch Ness, and perhaps scan the waters for Nessie, the elusive Loch Ness monster. Also visit the historic ruins of Urquhart Castle, one of the largest castles in Scotland, which sits on the shore of Loch Ness.
Next, transfer back through the Highlands, stopping at scenic spots and whisky distilleries en route. Stay two nights at Gleneagles, a family-friendly resort on 850 acres in the rolling hills of the Perthshire countryside. During leisure time, enjoy on-site activities such as golf, fishing, horseback riding, biking, quad bike riding, falconry, tennis and more. There's also a golf academy for younger players, as well as a kids club sure to inspire the little ones. One day, perhaps opt for a private excursion to nearby St. Andrews, a seaside university town and the birthplace of golf.
This tour can be fully customized to suit your family's interests and needs.
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THREE SCORE AND TEN is seven CDs in a ten by ten inch hardback book, with dust jacket containing 108 profusely illustrated, full colour pages with a narrative portrait of Topic from 1939 to the present day. Also included separately is a complete discography of every Topic release from 1939 to the newest releases in 2009.
There are 144 tracks that cover all aspects of Topic's recording history in 7 themed CDs with many rare tracks never before on CD. The extensive text gives a detailed recording and social history with profiles of the essential recordings, principle artists and key personages. The many hundreds of illustrations are a revelation in themselves, anchoring the whole project with photos of the artists, album sleeves, advertising leaflets, snapshots and memorabilia.
A quote from page 92 of Three Score and Ten sums it all up pretty nicely:
"From its first release in 1939 and it's origins in the Workers' Music Association through the folk revival to the present day Topic Records has always endeavoured to make classic and definitive recordings of traditional music available to the public; a catalogue of records to inform and inspire the listener." Since the 1950s, Topic has stood virtually alone in continuing to make recordings of traditional music and the tradition based music of the British Isles.
The aims and objects of the Workers' Music Association (as published in 1944) still stand as a fair description of the ambitions of Topic Records in 2009:
- To present to the people their rich musical inheritance
- To utilise fully the stimulating power of music to inspire people
- To stimulate the composition of music appropriate to our time
- To foster and further the art of music on the principle that true art can move the people
- to work for the betterment of society

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Attempting to keep the oceans back from the shoreline
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that the response to Hurricane Sandy will cost $42 billion. On Wednesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) claimed that his state needs nearly as much. On the same day, a group of climate researchers released calculations that indicate the world's oceans are rising 60 percent faster than the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change anticipated five years ago. Projecting how Greenland's ice will behave in a warming world or what will happen to the polar ice caps decades from now is difficult. But sea levels appear to be on track to rise by several feet over the next century, with every inch putting more Americans at risk. Sea-level researchers Robert Kopp and Benjamin Strauss estimate that a five-foot rise would produce Sandy-like floods in New York every 15 years, on average.
Protecting New York City, America's skyscraping metropolis, from the advancing ocean is likely to be one of this century's great infrastructure investments. Some work, such as constructing sea walls and retrofitting subway entrances, is already happening. Part of Cuomo's $42 billion request includes money to prepare for the next storm -- funding for waterproofing electrical infrastructure, retrofitting sewage treatment plants or floodproofing subway tunnels. The last is especially important; damage to the subway system was the biggest-ticket item in the state's cost estimates, topping out at $5 billion.
Ever-higher seas, though, probably require more ambitious planning. The cheapest item in certain areas might be raising building entrances or building up the land. Massive sea gates could block storm surges from entering upper New York Harbor, saving large swaths of the city. Other options for protecting the five boroughs include sinking old subway cars to create artificial reefs, building barrier islands and extending the shore where feasible. Cost-benefit calculations should begin immediately; the sea gates alone would cost something like $10 billion or more -- a bargain compared with the cost of another big flood.
But in some ways New York's challenge is relatively simple. Unlike many other areas of the country that will have to adapt to the varied and unpredictable effects of climate change, the city can have confidence that it faces a well-defined danger -- rising seas -- with effects that are possible to anticipate. Unlike less populated zones at risk of advancing water, it's obvious that spending billions to protect this population center is a worthwhile investment. And, unlike other places, local officials have already started thinking seriously about engineering their way out of danger. A 2011 survey found that only 13 percent of American municipalities had even completed climate risk assessments.
In the coming decades, localities up and down the Atlantic coast will have to wrestle with the question of which coastal areas are worth protecting -- by raising land, lengthening beaches, heightening homes or building sea walls to keep the water out -- and which aren't. Sea walls won't make sense everywhere; they are expensive, and they can harm crucial habitats that support America's coastal ecosystems and fisheries. The first thing federal and local officials can do is reverse policies that encourage more coastal development without properly accounting for sea-level risks. Another is planning ahead to a time when some land will inevitably be given up to the ocean.
For economic, recreational and aesthetic reasons, Americans have clustered on the shore. Even in stable climatic times, the coastline is dynamic, wetlands teeming with life, barrier islands shifting, all the while subject to big storms and associated floods. Increasingly, though, the climate will not be stable. Communities from lower Manhattan to the Delmarva Peninsula will have to confront that reality. Best to start now.
Editorial courtesy of The Washington Post.


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One of the two RV-related operating divisions within Glendale International Corp. recorded a slight improvement in sales during the first quarter ending Feb. 27, the company reported today (April 8).
The Oakville, Ontario-based manufacturer of RVs and electronics reported that sales from its Travelaire division located in Red Deer, Alberta, totaled $2.8 million, up from $2.4 million a year earlier. Net loss decreased to $565,000 from $950,000 a year ago.
"The increase in sales and the reduction in net loss at Travelaire in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 relates to the sale of work force accommodations, mobile-office units and well-site units for the natural resource and construction industries in Western Canada," the company explained.
"Travelaire has focused on the manufacture of these products to further diversify its manufacturing capabilities to include recreational vehicles, park models and commercial products. At the end of the fourth quarter of 2008 order backlog for production of commercial units was approximately two months, at the end of the first quarter of 2009 there were no further orders for production of commercial units at Travelaire."
As a result of the recent significant decline in the price of crude oil, the demand for commercial products in Western Canada is uncertain, the company continued.
Meanwhile, the company's Glendale RV division, located in Strathroy, Ontario, reported a net loss of $1.2 million for the quarter, compared to net loss of $195,000 for the first quarter of 2008. Sales were $1.4 million in the first quarter compared to $6.5 million in 2008.
The decrease in sales and profitability for the first quarter is the result of a combination of negative economic factors including fluctuations in currencies, fluctuations in the price of oil, availability of credit, and the negative conditions of the North American economy, the company stated.
With respect to the first quarter of 2009 CEO Edward Hanna indicated that "the loss during the quarter for the recreational vehicle segment was primarily the result of a significant decline in demand for our recreational vehicle and commercial products due to the unprecedented negative economic environment. We continue to rationalize costs across all divisions and are debt free with working capital of $15.5 million including cash of $4.7 million as at Feb. 27."
Overall, the corporation reported first-quarter sales of $19 million compared to $22.6 million for the first quarter of last year and a net loss for the period of $2.3 million compared to net loss of $1.1 million a year ago.


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Exploring the Thisness of That
On February 6 the artists and writers invited to participate in Show Tell/Tell Show, a half-day event co-sponsored by RISD's Academic Commons Program and the Writing Center, expanded on the notion of ekphrasis (from the Greek prefix ek, meaning "out of" and phrasis, meaning "speech" or "expression"). Rather than limiting the discussion to literature inspired by art and art inspired by literature, Literary Arts + Studies lecturer Sam Leader organized the event to focus on connections between various forms of visual arts, writing and music. In their attempt to clarify how artists bring out the "thisness of a that, or the thatness of a this" – as Leader said in quoting the late literary theorist Kenneth Burke – panelists also shed light on their own work and its relationship to the viewer.
Novelist and art critic Domenick Ammirati read from a novel in progress that references Giorgio Morandi, a painter whose work is known for its "objectness." The perception of Morandi's work by the protagonist in the novel (also an art critic) seems to have nothing to do with the paintings themselves and everything to do with his own frame of mind. The focus is on the frame and its effect on what is being observed.
Framing also plays a key role in the work of Painting Critic Patricia Treib, who says her paintings attempt to "loosen the viewer's layer of habitual knowledge" – to create in the viewer's eye a new reality that simultaneously presents multiple moments in time. Paintings like Armless Sleeve focus on the negative spaces in between objects, overturning the hierarchy of figure and ground.
In further exploring the idea of framing, Assistant Professor of Sculpture Taylor Baldwin 05 SC showed photographs of his individual sculptures but explained that it's the constellation of objects at any exhibition (along with the printed materials, the setup of the room, everything presented on site) that conveys his intended vision. It's "an immaterial notion that can't otherwise be embodied or perceived."
The entire panel – which also included artist Jonathan Ehrenberg and writers Erica Ehrenberg, Literary Arts + Studies Professor Mairéad Byrne and Sara Majka – was invited to hear readings by students in Leader's Wintersession course Ekphrasis and Its Reverse: Writing from Art, Art from Writing and to view their work at RISD's Benson Hall Gallery. As Treib noted, the exhibition provided viewers the opportunity to "meet the artists halfway and allow the art to mingle with their own consciousness and become something new."
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The number of Californians who remained without health insurance was cut in half after the Affordable Care Act enrollment period launched last October, according to findings of a survey released Thursday.
Researchers with the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that supports research on health care issues, found the number of uninsured Californians slipped from 22 to 11 percent during the first enrollment period. Medicare expansion as well as an aggressive outreach effort contributed to the decline, according to researchers. An estimated 5.5 million eligible Californians were uninsured.
Officials with Covered California, the state's health plan marketplace, said earlier this year that a total of 3 million state residents either signed up for health plans on the exchange or qualified for Medi-Cal from September to April 15.
Nationwide, more than 9 million fewer adults were uninsured.
Among the survey's other findings:
• The uninsured rate for the so called "young invincibles" ages 19 to 34 declined from 28 percent to 18 percent.
• More than half of adults with new coverage said their plan included all or some of the doctors they wanted.
• About 75 percent of those newly insured found it very or somewhat easy to find primary care physicians.
A survey firm for the Commonwealth Fund interviewed 4,425 adults by telephone from April to June this year.


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Roy Hodgson's men enjoyed a memorable night at Wembley and can now look up at just three teams in the list, with Spain remaining the top-ranked side while Germany and Argentina are unmoved in second and third respectively.
The latest rankings, which come on the back of the African Nations Cup, push Nigeria up 22 places to 30th following their tournament win, while runners-up Burkina Faso move from 82nd to 55th.
Ivory Coast's 12th-place is their best-ever ranking.
The Republic of Ireland rise two places to 39th while Scotland went up five spots to 64th after Gordon Strachan's opening-match win.
Wales moved 13 up to 68th after beating Austria, but Northern Ireland dropped out of the top-100 following their draw with Malta.


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With just two days until Kotaku's Japan Earthquake Relief fundraiser, two more companies have sent us silent auction items.
Chair Entertainment, makers of Infinity Blade and Shadow Complex, sent us autographed posters of Shadow Complex and Infinity Blade to include in the fundraiser's silent auction.
Onlive sent us three bundles to auction off:
1 - Onlive Game system and a 'golden ticket' (includes all games we have on the system as of 3/31/2011)
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The Coffee Break Collective exists to examine the world around us and to cultivate a community of people who want to do the same. We are a network of bloggers, podcasters, filmmakers, reviewers, thinkers, authors, and artists who believe that the unexamined life is not worth living.
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Grant_BSM necesitaba un nuevo diseño de tema de wordpress y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 29 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
Bet Smart Media Inc.
We are three founders based in Victoria, British Columbia who used 99Designs to generate a logo for our new company. We're now ready to take that logo and build a site around it. This website is for the corporate parent entity: Bet Smart Media Inc. The site will showcase our flagship product, Wagertrax, which is a suite of online sports wagering tools and software. Wagertrax will be offered primarily at its own website, Wagertrax.com. The Bet Smart Media site will be used to connect both up and downstream of the Wagertrax product ecosystem and serve as a point of interaction between the company and that ecosystem.
Our target audience archetype for the website are males in their late 20s through mid 30s. They are familiar with and use technology such as home entertainment systems, the latest mobile phones, and online social media such as forums, Facebook and Twitter. Just over half hold at least a college degree and just under half earn more than $75,000 per year in household income. They are avid sports fans who plan their social calendars around professional sports events. They likely dabble in online sports wagering to "make the games more interesting" more than to trying to turn a significant profit. Many of them have a proclivity towards the statistics involved in sports and like to track and theorize on what those statistics are telling them that may give them an "edge" against the sportsbooks (websites that take legal online bets). They tend to classify this whole suite of activities they're engaged in as entertainment, first and foremost, and are looking for community, camaraderie, entertainment and a thrill.
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* Design Colors that match or complement the colors in our logo
* Images used must be royalty free
* Icons and design elements that make the site feel unique
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Optimal Relaxation Technique for Laparotomies With Rocuronium Infusion Followed by Sugammadex Reversal (ProjectO5Rs)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01539044
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 27, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 7, 2015
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Muscle relaxation using rocuronium infusion with sugammadex reversal hypothetically provide better quality of muscle relaxation and rapid recovery from anaesthesia compared with intermittent bolus of rocuronium muscle relaxant which is reversed with neostigmine.
50 patients undergoing major laparotomy surgery with predicted surgical time of more than 90 minutes will be randomised into 2 treatment arms: CI-sugammadex & IB-Neostigmine.
After a bolus of rocuronium given during induction, patients in CI-Sugammadex arm will be started on rocuronium infusion immediately and rate adjusted according to the targeted PTC of 1-2. Patients randomised to IB-Neostigmine will be given boluses of rocuronium at reappearance of TOFC of 2.
At the end of the surgery, the subject will be reversed with either sugammadex or neostigmine at different depth of block, ie PTC 1-2 and TOFC 2 respectively.
Quality of intraoperative relaxation and effectiveness of reversal of the 2 technique, CI-Sugammadex and IB-Neostigmine will be compared with respect to:
Time to full reversal (T4/T1 [TOF] ratios ≥ 0.9) of neuromuscular blockade from:
- PTC 1-2 in CI-Sugammadex group
- TOFC ≥2 in IB-Neostigmine group
- Incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade (T4/T1 ratios < 0.9)
- Improved quality of intraoperative neuromuscular relaxation by maintaining profound neuromuscular blockade, as reflected by reduced incidence of intraoperative events and high VAS grading of relaxation quality by surgeon
|Condition or disease
|Underdosing of Skeletal Muscle Relaxants for Laparotomy Reversal of Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
|Drug: Neostigmine, atropine Drug: Sugammadex
|Phase 4
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|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|49 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Phase 4 Study of Optimal Relaxation With Rocuronium Infusion Followed by Rapid Reliable Reversal With Sugammadex: A Comparison With Conventional Practice
|Study Start Date :
|February 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2013
Active Comparator: IB-neostigmine
subject will be given intermittent bolus of rocuronium during the surgery and reversal of neostigmine at the end of surgery at TOF 2
Drug: Neostigmine, atropine
0.05 mg/KG NEOSTIGMINE AND 0.02 MG/ KG ATROPINE at TOF 2
Experimental: CI-Sugammadex
subject will be given continuous infusion of rocuronium and reversal of sugammadex at the end of surgery at PTC 1-2
Drug: Sugammadex
4 mg/kg sugammadex will be given stat at the end of surgery at PTC 1-2
Other Name: Bridion
- speed of reversal [ Time Frame: patient monitored till return of full muscle power usually within 30 mins ]Time from start of administration of reversal agent to recovery of the T4/T1 ratio to 0.9.
- Vital signs, i.e. heart rate and blood pressure [ Time Frame: first 24 hours of post op period ]pre-reversal, post-reversal, recovery and post-anesthetic visit
- intraoperative events [ Time Frame: throughout the operation averagely 3 hours ]events suggestive of inadequate paralysis during surgery, a composite incidents of movement, coughing, bucking, breathing against ventilator or surgeon complaining of tight abdomen
- incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]composite occurrence of clinical signs of residual muscle weakness like diplopia, ptosis, non sustained head lift, T4/T1 ratio less than 90%
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient aged 18 - 75 years old; ASA I - III;
- Elective or Semi-Emergency Laparotomy under general anaesthesia needed tracheal intubation and muscle relaxation;
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe renal impairment (CrCL < 30 ml/ min);
- Severe hepatic impairment;
- BMI > 30 kg m2;
- Known or suspected neuromuscular disorders;
- Allergies to narcotics, muscle relaxant, benzodiazepine or other medication used during general anesthesia;
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
- Patient where difficult intubation was anticipated during physical examination;
- Patient who is contraindicated to epidural analgesia;
- Patient on aminoglycoside antibiotics, anticonvulsants or magnesium, as it will interfere with the action of rocuronium;
- Female patient who were pregnant, breastfeeding, or of child bearing potential and not using adequate contraception;
- Patient with poor GCS and mental derangement who is unable to give consent.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01539044
|Hospital Sulatanah Aminah
|Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, 80100
|Principal Investigator:
|Dr Maria HS lee, MMed(Anaes)
|Clinical research Centre Johor, Malaysia
|Responsible Party:
|Maria Lee, Consultant Anaesthesiologist, principal investigator, Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01539044 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
NMRR-10-1323-7843 ( Registry Identifier: National Medical Research Register (NIH Malaysia) )
|First Posted:
|February 27, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 7, 2015
|Last Verified:
|August 2015
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Muscle Hypotonia
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Neuromuscular Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Muscarinic Antagonists
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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The Gerontology Research Unit, directed by Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD, takes a broad approach to the study of cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
One major focus of our work is early recognition of the prodromal phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementing illnesses (often referred to as MCI), and its differentiation from the changes of normal aging, since expected and foreseeable interventions are more likely to be able to preserve than restore nerve function.
Our group has a long track record in the area of cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease and related disorders., and has published on the clinical, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging markers that may help to push early recognition further back, to a stage that some now refer to as preMCI. The unit runs several longitudinal clinical studies, including focused studies of the prodromal phase of AD, the longitudinal cohort of the NIA-funded Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and a study of the predictors of progression in established Alzheimer's disease.
The group is also involved in a wide range of neuroimaging studies, including collaboration with the adjacent Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging on the development of new methods for characterizing subtle functional and structural changes in the brain, and developing semi-automated procedures to measure brain regions of interest to enable quantitative assessment of cross-sectional and longitudinal structural neuroimaging data.
We also are involved in efforts to locate genes that contribute to AD risk, including several different projects to collect, evaluate, and follow clinical samples for the study of AD genetics, and a new study to evaluate cognitively normal carriers of early-onset familial AD mutations to improve early recognition strategies.
Our investigators have ongoing collaborations with Mass General investigators in the Department of Neurology and the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, in the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging of the Department of Radiology, and with multiple groups at the Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital and institutions around the country.
Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD, Director and Associate Vice Chair for ResearchWilliam Falk, MD, Director, Geriatric Neurobehavioral Clinic Reisa Sperling, MD, MS, Director, Neuroimaging Research Bradford Dickerson, MD, MMSc, Co-Director, Neuroimaging Research Julianna Bates, PhD, Neuroimaging Research Maura Copeland, MD, Clinical ResearchLisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, Cognitive Science ResearchGad A. Marshall, MD, Clinical Trials Olivia Okereke, MD, MS, Clinical Research and Epidemiology Dorene M. Rentz, PsyD, Neuropsychology Research Deborah Zaitchik-Samet, PhD, Cognitive Science Research
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Memory and Aging Study: This study is investigating the differences between normal aging, mild memory problems and the onset of memory disorders like Alzheimer's disease (AD). Subjects with mild memory problems are followed over a number of years with videotaped interviews, neuroimaging tests and cognitive tests
Neuroimaging Studies: The GRU is involved in a wide range of neuroimaging studies, in addition to the neuroimaging collected for the Memory and Aging studies. These studies assess established and novel neuroimaging methods for their ability to track cognitive assessment, with a particular focus on early detection of AD or ongoing monitoring of disease progress. One study, conducted in collaboration with investigators at the Martinos Center is aimed at developing semi-automated procedures to measure "regions of interest" in the brain to enable quantitative assessment of cross-sectional and longitudinal structural neuroimaging data
Genetics Studies: The GRU is involved in several studies of genetics of Alzheimer's disease, including helping to recruit and evaluate families for the Consortium on Alzheimer's Genetics based here at Mass General and for the National Institute on Aging Genetics Initiative late-onset AD study (LOAD). We are also involved in ongoing following up and genetic analysis of the National Institute of Mental Health Genetics Initiative sample, which was recruited in the 1990s at Mass General and two other AD centers.
Predictor Study: This is a longitudinal study based at Columbia University in which patients with Alzheimer's disease are evaluated every six months. The goal is to help identify factors that predict the course of AD.
Nurses Health Study Cognitive Assessment Study: In collaboration with the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, also based at Mass General, members of our unit are involved in a pilot project to provide comprehensive assessments of selected subjects from this 30-year follow-up study. This project is expected to provide a wealth of information regarding the role of a wide variety of risk factors in the development of AD.
Drug Studies: Clinical trials are often available to patients. These studies look at different medications to assess their efficacy as treatments for cognitive and behavioral problems in AD.
Lens Study: This study is evaluating the accuracy of a novel diagnostic procedure involving collecting images of the lens of the eye using a special camera. The goal is to develop early detection methods for AD.
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Global Succinic Acid Market is Expected to Reach USD 836.2 Million by 2018: Transparency Market Research
04 Sep, 2013, 12:30 BST
ALBANY, New York, September 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Transparency Market Research has released a market report titled "Succinic Acid Market for 1,4-BDO, Resin, Coatings, Dyes & Inks, Pharmaceutical, Polyurethane, Food, Plasticizers, Cosmetics, Solvents & Lubricants and De-Icing Solutions Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," according to the report, global succinic acid market was valued at USD 240.3 million in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 836.2 million by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 19.4% from 2012 to 2018. Global succinic acid production is expected to cross 250 kilo tons by 2018.
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Increased demand for 1, 4 butanediol, plasticizers, polyurethane, and resins, coatings, dyes and inks has remained the major driving factor for this market. However, high prices of raw material and increasing environmental concerns are the major constraints for the market growth. Growing consumer demand for bio-based succinic acid and low production cost has positively impacted the growth of bio-based succinic acid resulting into strong investment in new projects. This is expected to result into increase in production capacity to fulfill the growing demand for succinic acid in near future. Emergence of bio-based succinic acid market is expected to offset impact of restraining factors such as environmental regulations, volatility in raw materials prices.
Resins, coatings, dyes and inks dominated the market and accounted for 20.8% of the total succinic acid consumption in 2011. With 13.0% share of total volume consumed in 2011, pharmaceutical industry was the second largest application segment for succinic acid. Succinic acid demand is primarily a function of growth in application industries such as paints & coatings, infrastructure, food, footwear, medical, cosmetics, and automotive. Bio-based succinic acid, which has significant potential as a platform chemical, particularly substituting maleic anhydride, is expected to provide huge market opportunity for the players in the market, with a number of companies already in pilot and demo-scale projects for bio-succinic acid production.
Europe dominated the global succinic acid market with a share of 33.6% in 2011 followed by North America and Asia-Pacific which together accounted for 58.8% of the total market. Asia Pacific is estimated to be the fastest growing market for succinic acid due to the rising demand from the most emerging economies such as China, India and Japan. Rapid growth of downstream industries in these countries is expected to drive succinic acid demand in Asia-Pacific.
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Lot # 19
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2800 N 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55411 / Phone: 612-302-9469
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Lot # 19
Lot Category: Commercial & Industrial > Commercial Supplies
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w.michaelshort necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 467 diseños de 100 diseñadores freelance.
New York Hand & Arm Center
The New York Hand & Arm Center is the premier orthopedic center in the United States and offers an array of patient services rivaling the best in the country. The logo is needed for the launch & implementation of our NATIONAL integrated communications strategy.
The group is made up of a number of specialty trained and experienced surgeons. The group has invested in state of the art diagnostic tools, including open and closed MRI scanners, Digital X-Ray, Nuclear Medicine, Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography (EMG) to ensure the proper, efficient diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries. The "multi-specialty" make up of the group allows the practice to ensure that the patient is treated by a surgeon with the particular skills necessary to insure the highest quality outcome.
The goal at the New York Hand & Arm Center is to provide patients with a friendly environment and quality health care from the moment they enter our center until they complete their journey back to a healthy and active life.
We are looking for a snazzy web 2.0 logo that conveys the themes mentioned above and below. We'll also be interested in working exclusively with the winner on additional & substantial design needs that our center needs going forward.
The logo will be recognized within the medical community following our extensive campaign and will surely be a treasure for the designer's portfolio/resume.
Both potential/current patients and referring physicians.
There aren't many specific requirements for this logo. It needs to both convey a professional feel as well as reflect the cutting edge health care services that we provide. There is no required color scheme or tagline. The launch of this center will also receive a great deal of publicity -- so it needs to be appealing to a wide audience. Potential patients are looking for the best quality care... we want them to see our logo and think, "wow, that's who I want to take care of me." It should convey a feeling of "the best of the best." People from all over the country will travel many miles to this center for treatment and the logo should reflect that sense of prominence and importance in the medical field.
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Recent intimations from MRDF (July 2008).
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Wales Rugby
Dan Lydiate plays down Six Nations hopes
ESPN Staff
January 20, 2013
Dan Lydiate was voted the best player in last year's Six Nations © PA Photos
Wales flanker Dan Lydiate has played down his chances of featuring in his side's defence of the Six Nations crown.
Lydiate, voted the best player in last season's championship, is currently battling back from a broken right ankle he suffered on RaboDirect PRO12 duty for the Dragons in September. Previous reports have suggested he could be back in action for the second half of the Six Nations but the blindside insists that is far from guaranteed.
"It all depends on how it goes over the next few weeks but I have not got a specific date," he told the Western Mail. "I had the screws taken out before Christmas and that helped a lot, it's coming on quite well. I desperately want to play but you don't want to take the field if you aren't right.
"It all depends on me. I'm not being forced to come back on a certain date. I have got to be careful because I'm not running properly yet. They have got me doing fast feet exercises and running up the stairs, I have not actually sprinted yet but it's starting to feel pretty good."
The 25-year-old missed Wales' disastrous end of year campaign and was not included in caretaker coach Rob Howley's Six Nations squad and his frustration has fuelled his rehabilitation.
"It's always hard when you are not involved," said Lydiate, who is confident his side can end a run of seven straight defeats. "We have got a title to defend and there's major pressure on us, but in a good way. In the past, when the pressure has been on the boys, they have risen to the challenge."
Wales kick off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on February 2.
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- If you are from somewhere other than AUS or SEA you are not permitted to play in this tournament.
- Games must be played under the
following lobby settings:
-Game mode: Strikeout
-Teams: Off
-Lives: 3
-Match Time: 8 minutes
-Damage: 100%
-Gadgets: Off
-Test Features: Off
-Test Maps: Off
-Map Set: 1v1
-Max Players: 2
-Map Choosing (This is found on the next page): Tournament Striking
- Omi
- Nut (cool guy)
- SkT
- Pomelo <3
- turtle
- Kylar Alice
- Sand_Witch
The 6th Season of OBS (Oceanic Brawl Series) is underway, with a lot of hype new changes to go with it! Each week we will host a competitive serious tournament for one region, and a casual fun tournament for the other.
In order to play in these tournaments make sure to join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/38Qnc9M, so as to get updates on when the tournament starts, as well as to find your matches and rooms!
This week we will be running a Random-Only Strikeout 1v1 tournament. See rules below.
General Rules
Stage Selection
Refer to the tournament striking format.
Legend Selection
Legends must be selected before stage selection takes place. Any changes to your legends are not permitted after the stage selection process has begun. Before any further game in the same set, the winner must decide their legends before the loser, who is free to change their legend before beginning the stage selection process.
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Black History Attractions
Virginia is home to the longest continuous experience of African-American culture and life in the United States.
African-American history in Virginia dates back to August 1619 when the first Africans were involuntarily brought to the shores of Historic Jamestowne.
The proud, rich heritage and struggle of the black experience in Virginia is something that visitors to Virginia can relive through sites, artifacts, events and museums across the state.
Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads | Central Virginia
Northern Virginia | Virginia Mountains
Southern Virginia | Blue Ridge Highlands | Heart of Appalachia
Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads
Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg
Begin your journey at Jamestown Settlement, where the gallery gives visitors a chance to see and hear the story of the first Africans who arrived in the new country.
Then, follow the scenic Colonial Parkway to Colonial Williamsburg. During February, special events are planned in recognition of Black History Month.
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Farther east in Newport News, tour The Newsome House Museum, which commemorates J. Thomas Newsome, one of the first African-American lawyers to argue before the Virginia Supreme Court. Learn about the heroics of African-American soldiers at the Virginia War Museum, and talk with a bucket maker about life as a freed black in colonial times at the Mariners' Museum.
A short drive east to Hampton takes you to Hampton University, founded in 1868 and one of the earliest established educational institutions for blacks in the USA. While on campus, visit the Emancipation Oak, believed to be the place where President Abraham Lincoln's famous proclamation was first read to Hampton slaves.
Enjoy an impressive collection of African and African-American fine art and artifacts at the Hampton University Museum, one of the oldest African-American museums in the country.
In the sanctuary of Hampton's Little England Chapel, the only known African-American missionary chapel in the state, see a short video and collection of photographs and materials that help explain the religious lives of post-Civil War blacks.
Nearby, the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe tells the story of "Freedom's Fort," the refuge for thousands of runaway slaves during the Civil War.
To learn about the first black U.S. aviators, visit the Virginia Air & Space Center end enjoy the photographic exhibit of Tuskegee Airmen.
In nearby Norfolk, visit West Point Cemetery to view the Black Soldiers Memorial, honoring Union veterans of the Civil War. At nearby Norfolk State University, the largest predominately black university in the nation, enjoy a display of slavery memorabilia at the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library.
In Portsmouth, take a walking tour past the Emanuel A.M.E. Church, furnished with benches hand cared by slaves. Stop by the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum. Here you can find memorabilia, photographs, books and journals of Portsmouth's African American heritage.
While in Chesapeake, Stop by the only visitor center in Virginia with an Afro-Union and Afro-Virginian repository theme, the J. J. Moore Visitor, Archives & Family Life Center.
Central Virginia
Richmond - The Birthplace of Black Capitalism
Richmond, trace the slave trade from Africa to Virginia and onward throughout the United States until 1860, take a walk along the Richmond Slave Trail.
The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar is the gateway to Civil War travel in the region. A National Historic Landmark and one-time heart of Confederate war production, the site offers an interactive exploration of the Civil War on both the local and national levels through the perspectives of Union, Confederate, and African American participants.
For special exhibits on African-American life during the Civil War, visit the ACWM - Museum of the Confederacy.
Discover one of the country's foremost African-American communities, Jackson Ward, known as "The Harlem of the South." While there, visit the Home of Maggie Walker, the first female bank president in America and see a newly unveiled bronze statue of Walker.. Also, visit the Black History Museum and Cultural Center.
The nearby Bill "Bojangles" Robinson statue recognizes the dancer best known for his tap dancing with child-star Shirley Temple.
A popular addition to Monument Avenue, considered to be one of the most beautiful boulevards in the world, is the statue of tennis star Arthur Ashe.
To view African art, travel to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Center at Virginia Union University. Wilder was the first elected African-American governor and currently serves as Richmond's mayor.
Farmville is the home of the Robert Russa Moton Museum, where a student strike in 1951 spurred the lawsuit of Brown v. The Board of Education case in 1954, a hallmark in the civil rights movement. Before you head that way, see the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial on Capitol Square in Richmond. It was erected in 2008 to honor the actions of 16 year-old Barbara Rose Johns of Robert Russa Moton High School.
To the south in Petersburg, the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Memorial commemorates independent Liberia's first president. Travel through The Triangle, Petersburg's African-American business center for more than a century.
Gillfield Baptist Church, with what is believed to be the oldest handwritten black church record book in America, opens its archives to interested visitors.
Listen and learn from costumed interpreters at the Petersburg National Battlefield and Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier about the slaves during the Civil War. Also, take a look at Pocahontas Island in the Appomattox River, a free African-American community in 1800.
About an hour's drive to Lynchburg, tour the House and Gardens of Anne Spencer, the noted Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights activist. Don't miss the special exhibits highlighting African-American involvement in the city's history at the Legacy Museum of African American History or the opportunity to take a Black History Walking Tour of the Old City Cemetery.
To the north in Charlottesville, take a tour of the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson and home to the Carter Woodson Institute, named for the "Father of Black History."
Learn about slave life at Monticello, Jefferson's home, along Mulberry Row. See Monticello through the lens of the Hemings Family, the best documented enslaved family in the United States, through special guided tours and the new exhibit, The Life of Sally Hemings. Nearby, at James Monroe's home, Highland, tour the restored slave quarters, and discover Monroe's views on slavery and his involvement in the establishment of Liberia 1817.
James Madison's home in Orange, Montpelier, is the site for archeological digs, primarily around the original home of Mount Pleasant, which was built by slaves in 1723. The slaves also cleared and cultivated the fields. Montpelier honors the lives of the enslaved through ongoing slavery interpretation and a new groundbreaking exhibition, The Mere Distinction of Colour.
Northern Virginia
Fredericksburg and Mount Vernon
In Fredericksburg, take one of two self-guided walking tours that leads past a slave auction block, or catch a black history exhibit at the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
Then, visit Historic Kenmore Plantation, the home of George Washington's sister, for a glimpse of African-American life at the house.
At George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, tour the Greenhouse slave quarters and the slave burial ground. Through household furnishings, art works, archaeological discoveries, documents, and interactive displays, Lives Bound Together demonstrates how closely intertwined the lives of the Washingtons were with those of the enslaved.
Farther north in Alexandria, visit the Freedom House Museum, Alexandria Black History Museum and African-American Heritage Park.
At the Museum at Gum Springs Historical Society in Fairfax County, see the community started by West Ford, a former slave of George Washington.
Journey along the African American History Tour of Alexandria. Stops include the Franklin & Armfield Slave office and the Stabler-Leadbetter Apothecary.
The Manassas Industrial School/Jeannie Dean Memorial has an information kiosk and a bronze model outlying the foundations of this historic site. Also, look for the African-American exhibits at the Manassas Museum.
Virginia Mountains
Located just outside of Covington, the Longdale Recreation Area was completed in 1940 and dedicated as the "Green Pastures Recreation Area," an NAACP-requested site for African-American use at that time. The dam, bath house, picnic shelter and two restroom facilities are original to the site.
In Roanoke, the gateway to the Shenandoah Valley, see displays of regional cultural items at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture, located in the city's first black public high school.
In Bedford, the Bedford Historic Meeting House still has its original side door, stair and gallery, once used by slaves for the religious and educational purposes in the decades following the Civil War.
Also, in Bedford, see the National D-Day Memorial, dedicated on June 6, 2001. Bedford was selected as the memorial site because the city lost more citizen-soldiers per capita on D-Day than any other city in the nation.
To the south of Smith Mountain Lake in Hardy, visit the reconstructed farmsite, where author, educator and presidential advisor Booker T. Washington spent his childhood.
Southern Virginia
Near the Virginia-North Carolina border in Clarksville, see one of the oldest remaining slave quarters in Virginia at Prestwould Plantation, where a large collection of slave writings and records remain.
Drive through Halifax along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail, a self-guided driving tour through Southside Virginia brings to life 41 historically significant sites and tells the poignant, and often explosive, story of civil rights in education in our country. Don't miss the L.E. Coleman African-American Museum!
To the north in Prince Edward County, visit Twin Lakes State Park, once the only Virginia state park for African Americans. Today, the park offers six miles of hiking and biking trails, picnic areas, campsites, a swimming beach and fresh-water fishing.
Representing more than 100 years on Martinsville's Fayette Street, the Fayette Area Historical Initiative African American Museum was created to collect, preserve and interpret the local African American experience. FAHI also displays images representative of black history on the national level.
Blue Ridge Highlands
Historic Christiansburg includes the Christiansburg Industrial Institute, a private primary school for African-Americans established in 1866 that was once supervised by Booker T. Washington. Visits to the Cambria Historic District, the Montgomery Museum and the Lewis Miller Regional Art Center are musts!
Heart of Appalachia
When you stop in Bristol, be sure to tour the Nyumba Ya Tausi-Peacock Museum, home to African artifacts and local black memorabilia, slave items and more.
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Christie: 'People will be held responsible'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday he is "outraged" by newly released documents linking a senior member of his staff to the closure of lanes on a major bridge in September — shutdowns that caused massive traffic jams and sparked allegations that the closures were the result of political retribution.
The Republican, a likely 2016 presidential candidate, denied personal knowledge of any plans to close the lanes and vowed that "people will be held responsible for their actions."
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"What I've seen today for the first time is unacceptable," Christie said in a written statement provided by his office Wednesday afternoon, the first comments the governor has made since the explosive documents emerged earlier in the day and prompted him to cancel a public event.
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"I am outraged and deeply saddened to learn that not only was I misled by a member of my staff, but this completely inappropriate and unsanctioned conduct was made without my knowledge. One thing is clear: this type of behavior is unacceptable and I will not tolerate it because the people of New Jersey deserve better. This behavior is not representative of me or my Administration in any way, and people will be held responsible for their actions."
Christie's office also announced an 11 a.m. press conference early Thursday morning.
Christie previously had denied his staff played a role in the lane closures and even mocked reporters for asking about the issue when it emerged months ago. He said a traffic study prompted the closure. But the emails tell a different story, potentially undercutting Christie's reputation as a truth-teller who doesn't play political games.
"Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee," Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly wrote in an email to Port Authority official David Wildstein, a Christie ally, on Aug. 13, 2013, according to The Record (N.J.) and other news outlets.
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"Got it," Wildstein replied. The following month, two of the town's lanes to the George Washington Bridge were closed, causing backups for a week that one local columnist described as a "disaster" that "quadruple[d] commuting time for some of the people who live closest to one of the nation's busiest bridges."
Emergency responders said the traffic delayed their responses to four different medical calls, the Record reported. One involved a 91-year-old woman who died after reaching the hospital, according to the Record, although officials did not directly attribute her death to the traffic.
The closures came ahead of the gubernatorial election at a time when Christie was looking to maximize his support from the rival party. He ultimately claimed endorsements from more than 60 elected Democrats in New Jersey. But Fort Lee's Democratic mayor, Mark Sokolich, did not endorse Christie for reelection, and some New Jersey Democrats have accused Christie supporters of retaliating with the lane closures.
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The longer — and higher — the scandal goes, the bigger a problem it could be for Christie's national ambitions. The emails underscore the reputation Christie, a former federal prosecutor, has in New Jersey as a bully who lashes out at enemies over slights — real or perceived.
"This is absolutely the lowest level of political venom you could possibly even make up," Sokolich said on CNN Wednesday. "I think he has to publicly address the folks that are specifically impacted by this, I think apologies need to be doled out and I think reforms have to be put in place to make sure this never ever happens again."
Christie's statement was vague about the number of aides he expects to discipline, and when. His staff did not immediately respond to requests for clarification. He referred only to having been "misled by a member of my staff" – apparently just one individual. He did not refer by name to Kelly.
At least one Christie confidant tied to the controversy appears shielded from immediate fallout: Bill Stepien, the governor's former campaign manager and newly appointed state party chairman, is expected to continue advising the Republican Governors Association in a senior role. Stepien joined the RGA as a top adviser after Christie became chairman of the organization late last year.
Stepien was included on several emails last fall referring to traffic turmoil in Fort Lee, including one in which he referred to the town's Democratic mayor as an "idiot." In the messages reported up to this point, he has not been linked to the actual decision to snarl traffic near the bridge.


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Famous people are just like you and me. They put on pants one leg at a time. Some of them love video games and enjoy mixing it up on Xbox Live. But the vast majority of them don't advertise their superstar online.
Though, some celebrities have such recognisable voices, that the moment they open their mouths, they show their hand.
Actor Jon Heder told Conan O'Brien in a recent interview that while playing Xbox Live, his identity was discovered during a match, and his fellow gamers began to "quiz" him.


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Web developers were given a green light Monday to start using HTML5.
Even though many are already using the still-unfinished language to code complicated web apps, the web's governing body made the transition official by announcing that HTML5 will be complete by 2014.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has extended the charter of the HTML Working Group (HTMLWG) — the group charged with creating HTML5 — and announced that HTML5 will move to last call status later this year. After a couple of years of rigorous testing, the spec should be finalized by the second quarter of 2014.
"Developers can use HTML5 now and we encourage them to do so," Ian Jacobs, head of W3C marketing, tells Webmonkey.
The web does not move at the pace of standards bodies, it moves at the pace of web browsers and innovative developers. No one, least of all the HTMLWG, expects the web to wait around for HTML5 to reach the official "recommended" status. Indeed developers are already using HTML5 and its related standards all over the web. HTML5 is here, even if it won't be official for a few more years.
2014 may seem like a ways off, but it's a much more promising timeline than 2022, which, despite never being an official date, is often cited as the one the W3C had originally targeted. Assuming the HTMLWG meets its goal, 2014 will mark the first official update for the HTML spec since HTML 4.01 was released in 1999.
HTML5 will give the web several new markup tags, like video and audio, the canvas element for animations and new semantic elements like header, article and aside, which give greater meaning to elements in webpages. Developers should note the 2014 date applies to the HTML5 spec only, not the associated APIs, like Geolocation or Web Workers, which are separate standards.
With a target date on the horizon, HTML5 is now entering the home stretch. Two years of testing still lie ahead, but the HTMLWG is already preparing to focus on the future — the next version of HTML.
The WHATWG, which consists of the browser makers that implement the HTML spec, recently declared its version of HTML to be a "living standard" and the group will no longer be versioning HTML (check out our guide to understand the difference between the HTMLWG and the WHATWG).
Jacobs says the W3C has no plans to follow the WHATWG's versionless path. "Many industries need stable versions [of the HTML spec]… they require stability in the standard and very high levels of interoperability." In other words, aiming for a moving target like the WHATWG's version of HTML isn't for everyone.
That means there may well one day be an HTML6, but for now the W3C is using the unofficial moniker "HTML.next."
However, while the spec itself may eventually expand again, Philippe Le Hegaret, the interaction domain leader of the W3C, says APIs are the future. "Not everything needs to be in the spec itself," Le Hegaret tells Webmonkey. APIs already encompass many features frequently labeled HTML5, such as the Geolocation API, offline storage API and the Web Workers API.
The advantage of APIs is that development can move at a faster pace and new technologies can be finalized individually, without waiting on other elements in the spec.
That's good news for the future of the web, since the pace of development is only accelerating. The web is no longer something on your PC, it's on your mobile device and it's starting to encroach on your living room.
Whether it's in the spec or separate APIs, both Jacobs and Le Hegaret believe that at least some of the features in future versions of HTML may well involve the collision of the web and television. Netflix, Sony and LG all recently joined the W3C and are interested in what will happen as more televisions begin to connect directly to the web.
Television on the web will likely bring a new set of requirements — possibly new tags, new APIs and a whole new platform looking to implement them. Le Hegaret says that there have already been proposals for features in HTML.next, though nothing is official just yet.
In the mean time, look for HTML5 to reach last call status later this year. From that point the only thing standing between HTML5 and the 2014 finish line are thousands of tests to ensure that HTML5 works everywhere it should.
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- Meet HTML, The Spec Formerly Known as HTML5
- Where on the Web Is HTML5?
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LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. – The appearance of three-time LPGA winner I.K. Kim during Thursday's practice round, skills clinic and opening ceremonies added to the anticipation of a new venue and the first round of the 2012 Special Olympics North America Golf Invitational Tournament played Friday at The Wigwam Resort. A field of 203 golfers from 19 programs representing the United States and Canada are competing in five levels of competition in the 13th annual tournament through Sunday. KPMG, The PGA of America, USGA and PGA Tour are presenting sponsors of the 2012 tournament.
On Friday, in the 18-hole individual stroke play competition (Level V), Scott Rohrer of York, S.C., shot an 83 on the par-72 Gold Course to lead the field. Scott was the record-making gold medalist at the 2010 Special Olympics National Golf Invitational Tournament when he shot the 18-hole and 54-hole individual stroke play record of 71-75-75—221 at the Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb.
To return to the home page for the 2012 Special Olympics North America Golf Invitational Tournament, click here.
Last year, he played in the Level III is Unified Sports team play 18-hole competition with his father, Jeff, winning the gold medal for the top men's division. Tyler Whitehurst of Dunedin, Fla., was the 18-hole individual stroke-play gold medalist in 2011 and currently is three shots behind Rohrer with an 86.
In the 9-hole individual stroke play competition (Level IV), Ian Swain of Manitoba, Canada, shot a 47 for a three-shot lead over John Stapleton of Elkridge, Md., and Danny Dasis of Butler, Ala., on the par-70 (36-34) Patriot Course. Swain, a Special Olympics competitor for 12 years, advanced to this tournament for the first time this year and shot par on five of his nine holes, a personal best record.
Swain is impressed by the course, saying, "It really tests your skills and choice in playing, do you be bold and just go for it? Or do you hold back?"
Two Nebraska teams lead the Unified Sports team play 9-hole and 18-hole competitions (Levels II & III) on the Gold Course. Kyle Bugge and Jake Hemelstrand (partner) of Bellevue, Neb., shot an 86 in the 18-hole Unified Sports team play competition (Level III). Jesse and Keith Pease (partner) of Sioux City, Iowa, are four shots back heading into Round 2.
The team of Brent Apo-Hruska and John Moen (partner) of Bellevue, Neb., shot a 40 in the 9-hole Unified Sports team play competition (Level II) on the Patriot Course. Two teams are four shots back – Zachary Fishburn and Kyle Coleman (partner) of San Mateo, Fla. and Chris and Terry Ringot (partner) of St. Louis, Mo.
The individual skills competition (Level I) tests competitors in six different shot-making skills and the highest score wins. After Round 1, two Maryland players are on top of the leaderboard with Shane Molovinsky of Rockville scoring 72 points and Stanley Frederick of Frederick scoring 67 points.
About the 2012 Special Olympics North America Golf Invitational Tournament
The 13th Annual Special Olympics North America Golf Invitational Tournament is being held Sept. 6-9, 2012, at The Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz. Special Olympics golf is part of the worldwide Special Olympics sports movement for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. More than 200 golfers representing 18 U.S. states and Canada are competing in one of five levels of competition at the tournament. Opening Ceremonies began the tournament on Thursday, with three competitive golf rounds played Friday through Sunday. Awards ceremonies for the golf competition will take place immediately following the final round on Sunday.
Special Olympics Golf allows athletes to grow in the game as they gain experience. Level I competition consists of an individual skills contest, where six golf skills are tested. Level II is Unified Sports alternate shot team play, where a Special Olympics athlete is paired with a golfer without intellectual disability for 9-hole competition. Level III is Unified Sports team play, pairing Special Olympics athletes and golfers without intellectual disabilities for an 18-hole competition. Levels IV and V are individual stroke play 9-hole and 18-hole competitions, respectively. Tournament rounds begin daily at 7:00 a.m., Sept. 7-9, with Levels II & IV being played on the Patriot Course and Levels III & V on the Gold Course.
The Special Olympics golf program began in 1988 with the assistance of The PGA of America and USGA. Since then, both associations contribute to the growth of the program with grassroots training, rules education, tournament administration and national program financial support. The PGA Tour also provides ongoing financial support to the program. PGA Tour player Padraig Harrington and LPGA Tour player I.K. Kim are Special Olympics ambassadors for golf. Currently, more than 19,000 Special Olympics athletes participate in golf training and competition within 49 U.S. Special Olympics programs. Worldwide, more than 50 countries offer Special Olympics golf programs.