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EGM's announced its next cover for its next issue: Prototype 2.
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EGM to return in March
EGM will relaunch in the US in March, as you can see from this PR. The mag's new version includes "a special code included in each newsstand copy that upgrades each reader's access to the new weekly interactive version of the magazine. This enhanced version of the digital publication, called EGM[i]: The Digital Magazine contains […]
Hsu and Linn to helm new EGM
Dan Hsu and Demian Linn now back on board at the soon-to-return EGM, as you can see from this press release. The pair, which worked at the mag for many years before it was closed in January, have launched Bitmob in the meantime. They'll continue to run the site, apparently. "I am thrilled to see […]
EGM may be resurrected by December
Looks like EGM may be back by December, according to owner Steve Harris. According to a tweet by Harris: "Plans put in motion today for EGM to return on December 1…". That's good news for those who have lamented the loss of the magazine. Still, no one is sure exactly what Harris plans to do […]
Digital content key part of EGM relaunch, says Harris
Bit late on this. We were asleep. EGM founder Steve Harris has told Publishing Executive that EGM's relaunch will see digital content at its core. "First and foremost, we're planning to incorporate digital content within the magazine," he said. "This includes professionally-produced video, audio and other types of content. We're also going to make this […]
US mag EGM rises from the dead
Looks like former Ziff Davis mag EGM — allegedly killed in the recent 1UPocalypse — was only mostly dead, because its original founder, Steve Harris, was able to collect enough scraps to glue EGM back together again. Harris has entered into an agreement with former publisher Ziff Davis to purchase a plethora of EGM assets, […]
UGO boss on 1UP: "We really have largely left it alone"
After news broke yesterday of Ziff Davies quitting the industry for good, and 1UP being bought out by UGO amid a round of redundancies, J Moses, CEO of the UGO Entertainment told MTV that he feels the criticism of UGOs treatment of 1UP and its staff is unfounded. "We really have largely left it alone," […]
Ziff Davis quits, EGM closed, 1UP sold
It emerged last night that industry veteran Ziff Davis Media and Publishing has quit the business altogether, whilst magazine EGM has closed, and website 1UP sold has been to UGO. "The transaction allows us to pay down debt and shift our full focus to our core PCMag Digital Network business," Ziff Davis CEO Jason Young […]
Ziff may ditch EGM's print version
Ziff Davis has admitted it's "considering" canning the print version of EGM. Chief executive James Young, has told the New York Times that an online-only future for the mag is a possibility, but that the publisher "would not make a decision before the end of the year." Just do it. Print's rubbish. Thanks, Joystiq.
Watchmen: First shots
Tiscali's posted up the first screens of the upcoming Watchmen game, which look well and truly scanned from EGM. No matter, though, because they look good. Which is what counts. See for yourself. Thanks, RPS.
First Watchmen shots in new EGM
As you can see on 1UP, the latest issue of EGM's snagged the Watchmen reveal. The mag's out to subs now, so expect scans soon. It contains 20 screens and interviews with the Warner devs, so should be well worth a look. We'll give you the heads up when someone posts it.
20 new Resi Evil 5 screens in next EGM
The next issue of EGM's promising 20 new shots of Resident Evil 5 and an interview with producer Jun Takeuchi. Apparently the piece contains news a system to deal with co-op griefers, as in people who drop into your game purely to mess it up. More here.
Pre-E3 EGM Killzone 2 scans posted
Pro-Gamers.fr's published all the images from the EGM's E3 Killzone 2 cover article, as you can see here. Some good quality shots there, and they should easily be enough to raise the blood ahead of Sony's press conference in LA next week. Go see.
Latest EGM cover is Killzone 2
According to this US PlayStation blog post, subs issues of an EGM Killzone 2 cover are in the post now. "The cover story contains a lot of great Killzone 2 coverage, including background on where the franchise has taken us, new gameplay reveals, as well as information about the developer, Guerrilla Games," said associate producer […]
EGM scoops new Splatterhouse
The June issue of EGM's got a cover exclusive on a new Splatterhouse game, if you can believe that. See here. There are no details on that page apart from the fact it's being published by Namco. Surfer Girl reckons BottleRocket Entertainment (Rise of the Kasai) is developing the title. There's loads of other stuff […]
Dan "Shoe" Hsu resigns from EGM
According to Ziff VP Simon Cox's blog on 1UP, Dan "Shoe" Hsu will be leaving the company and his editorship of EGM on April 25 for "change in his life." "I wanted to inform everyone who was not in the edit meeting that Shoe will be leaving us as April 25th" said Cox. "Sam Kennedy […]
Ziff closes US Games for Windows mag, says EGM may be next
Ziff Davis has closed the official Games for Windows magazine in the US. Most of the publication's staff will be moved onto 1UP. The magazine has been running for the past 27 years, apparently, so if this isn't a sign of the times we don't know what is. Games for Windows recently got the print […]
Dead Rising 2 at western developer, says rumour
According to the latest edition of EGM, a Dead Rising 2 sequel is in the works. The Capcom zombie game was an Xbox 360 exclusive, and the second title is apparently bein handled by a US developer in the LA area. Completely uncorfirmed, this, but we'd be surprised if the game didn't appear at some […]
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Julieta has been designed by Lluís Clotet. The kitchen boxes in glass and stainless steel for the kitchen and the snail dish "Amélia" are a homage to the characters from the novels of the Spanish poet Foix. In this object the ambivalent detail, close to the designer's heart, is the relationship between the plain glass and the deformed lid.
Born in Barcelona in 1941. He receives the architecture degree in the "Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura" of Barcelona in 1965. In that school, he was a drawing teacher from 1977 to 1984. During the 95/96 and 96/97 courses he was a visiting professor in the P.F.C classroom and Projects I and II teacher in the 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00 courses. In 1964 he founds Studio Per in cooperation with the architects Pep Bonet, Cristian Cirici and Oscar Tusquets. With the latter, he collaborates in multiple projects until 1983. In 1984, he joins in partnership with Ignacio Paricio for the architectonic production until the year 2008. He is also a founding partner of the firm "B.D Ediciones de Diseño" There are collections of his work in the Modern Art Museum of New York (USA), in the Industrial Design Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (France), in the Architecture Museum in Frankfurt (Germany), in the Bonnafort Gallery in San Francisco (USA), in the New York World Gallery (USA), and in the Columbia University (USA).

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DailyDirt: The Ever-Growing Growth Of Data...
from the urls-we-dig-up deptThere are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future. Some folks will always predict doom and gloom, but we say, "The Sky Is Rising!" (loud and proud -- and again with sequel The Sky Is Rising 2). The advent of digital information has created an enormous wealth of data, and the amount of this digital awesomeness seems to be growing all the time. Here are just a few more examples of the amazing abundance of media that surrounds us.
- The Internet Archive has updated its Wayback Machine, indexing 5 petabytes of internet goodness, covering the web from 1996 to December 2012. That data is from over 240,000,000,000 URLs, and this virtual backup of the web doesn't even touch sites that have a login or a robot.txt file that blocks the Wayback Machine. [url]
- Sandvine's global internet phenomena report contains a prediction that US internet traffic may rise to over 700,000 exabytes per year by 2019. And if Netflix continues to do well (accounting for about double the amount of traffic as YouTube and crushing Amazon Video, Hulu and HBO Go), a lot of that traffic will be people watching streaming movies and TV shows (legitimately, too, not just using BitTorrent). [url]
- Every minute of the day, more and more data is generated. For example, 571 new websites per minute, 100K+ tweets per minute... gazillions of infographics and bazillions of random factoids. [url]
- Since the beginning of time until 2003, humans generated about 5 billion gigabytes of data... and now we generate that much every 2 days. And that rate is accelerating (but humans are not exclusively generating all that data). [url]
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ROCKLEDGE, FL - The Health First Foundation has awarded ten students healthcare scholarships out of 86 students from all over Brevard who applied for the scholarships. The scholarships included the J. Edward Field Memorial Scholarship, Dr. Fred Turner Memorial Scholarship, Vince Spezzano Memorial Scholarship, Genevieve Brombacher Scholarship, and the Health First Foundation Scholarships.
Recipients must reside in Brevard County and be graduated high school seniors with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. If this grade point average is maintained during their second year in college, the student is eligible to receive another $1,000 scholarship.
This year's scholarship winners included: John Pierce,Viera High School, received Dr. Fred Turner Memorial Scholarship; Hannah Smouse, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, received the J. Edward Field Memorial Scholarship; Hannah Prince, Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School, received the Vince Spezzano Memorial Scholarship; Jerome Curran, Merritt Island High School, received the Dr. Brian P. Gibbons Memorial Scholarship; and Rick Early, Brevard Community College, received the Genevieve Brombacher Scholarship.
Additionally, Health First Foundation Scholarships were awarded to Eric Beyer, Rockledge High School; Robert Lenoci, Palm Bay High School; Nicole Ocasio, Bayside High School; Sabrina Stackhouse, Melbourne High School; and Lisa Hoang, University of Florida.
Health First Foundation congratulates these scholarship recipients for their outstanding work and wishes them the best of luck in their hopes of becoming healthcare professionals.
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Top Five Ways to Store Ribbon With Ease
Ribbon feels like the sprinkles on the scrapbooking cake, beautifully topping off pages with a splash of color and texture. And as easy as this supply is to use, it's even easier to purchase, which means storage solutions are in order. Whether you have large spools or small, straight strands or scraps, we have answers that will keep your stunning collection neat and tidy.
1. Small Spools
Smaller drawer units with dividers (like this one from Target) work wonderfully when it comes to sorting and storing bitty ribbon spools. Simply separate your ribbon in a way that works for you (color, theme, manufacturer, etc.) and tuck them away until you're ready to play.
2. Larger Spools
Don't shy away from larger spools of ribbon just because they won't fit neatly in a drawer. Instead, cut a long strand of ribbon in half, knot it at the end, thread your spools and hang them on a hook where you can easily access them.
Tip: When selecting a hook to hang your spools from, look at one that rests slightly away from the wall, which will allow your spools to hang properly.
Tip: If you have more spools than will fit on a single hook, don't be afraid to hang several hooks or use a towel rack like this one from IKEA.
Bonus Idea
Do you have more horizontal wall space than vertical? Use a small ledge shelf to hold your larger spools.
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You're Hired! Now What? How to Position Yourself for Success in a New Job
You dotted your i's and crossed your t's through a mountain of application paperwork, sweated through multiple interviews, and waited anxiously for the phone to ring. Now, all your hard work has paid off and you've landed the job. Congratulations are definitely in order; you've made it through the most nerve-wracking part of job search process -- but you're not out of the woods yet.
According to career guru Michael Watkins, author of The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels, your first days on the job will likely set the course and the tone of your entire tenure in your new role. The way you relate to your co-workers and supervisors -- and how they perceive you -- during this vitally important period of introduction can profoundly impact your long-term career prospects.
Of course, nobody will expect you to function as well as your more experienced counterparts during your first few days and weeks on the job. With any position, there's a level of competency and efficiency that can only be achieved through the accumulation of on-the-job knowledge over time. For the most part, hospitality industry workplaces don't expect their new hires to be instant pros.
Still, well before you're handling your new job duties with the ease of an expert, you can still wow your new bosses and colleagues by sticking to a few easy-to-remember guidelines. Here are some simple but effective steps that will help you establish -- and maintain -- a great first impression from the very beginning.
Show Up On Time…Or Better Yet, Early!
Get things started on the right foot by arriving 10-15 minutes before your first shift is scheduled to begin. Try to predict any problems or circumstances that could conspire to make you late on your first day -- and deal with them well in advance. Consult the traffic report, do a test run on the public transportation route you plan to use, check and double-check your childcare arrangements, pick up your dry-cleaning the day before. There's no surer way to make your first impression a worst impression than showing up late.
Demonstrate Your Willingness to Work Hard.
Everyone describes themselves as hard workers during job interviews, but now that you've landed the job, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Show up early, stay late, contribute fully during your entire shift, transcend the boundaries of your job description to help out others who are overburdened, volunteer to take on extra tasks -- do whatever you can do to prove that you're willing to put your nose to the grindstone and pay your dues.
Play The Role Of An Anthropologist.
One of the trickiest things to get right in a new role is learning about and adapting to an unfamiliar organizational culture. In your first few days on the job, carefully observe your coworkers to find out more about the dress code, level of formality, team dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, unspoken traditions, and other intangible factors that could impact your success.
Balance Ambition with Genuine Warmth and Friendliness.
It may be tempting to do anything it takes to stand out from the crowd and make a good impression. But be careful not to alienate or exclude your colleagues and co-workers in the process. Remember, solo achievement isn't everything -- supervisors and managers also consider your skill as a team player when assessing your performance. Be sure to take the time to cultivate friendly connections with your fellow employees
Avoid Cliques, Gossip, and Office Politics.
As you begin to interact with your new co-workers in your first days on the job, you may find yourself being drawn into conversations that devolve quickly into rumors, scandals, and badmouthing. Although the prospect of getting the inside scoop can be sorely tempting, it's best to avoid on-the-job intrigue and drama. If one of your new co-workers bombards you with some unwelcome gossip, just nod, respond with a noncommittal remark, and remain neutral.
The prospect of starting a new job can be stressful -- but it's also the beginning of an exciting new phase of your professional life. You've already made it through the rigorous screening of the interview and selection process. Just take a few deep breaths, keep these guidelines in mind, and give it your all. Who knows just how far this opportunity may take you?
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And above all these things put on LOVE, which is the bond of perfectness
Peace and Grace,
"Unity in necessary things, liberty in doubtful things, love in all things" (In necessariis unitas (in essentials unity), in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas) --St. Augustine
I invite you to watch this video starting at minute 26 (rare clips of the late Ecumenical Patriarchs Athenagoras and Demetrius, champions of Church unity)
I also invite you to carefully read this paper by a much respected Greek Orthodox scholar.
So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is LOVE (I Corinthians 13:13).
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- First of all, you need to sign your posts on these talk pages. It's not like I can't figure out who you are, Arbible, so I don't know what you're playing at. There's an easy button you can push that signs your name and a timestamp, it's the second button from the right on your screen over every text box.
- Second of all, I may not be the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, but I can figure out the difference between one of something, and two of something. Christ, who is one Person, has two Natures and two Wills. If believing that makes me unpopular or gets me "banished from the empire", so be it: I've already been vindicated! So, when I see the infallible Ecumenical Councils dragged through the mud, Orthodox saints disparaged for standing up against heresy, and the teachings of heretics uplifted, the least I can do is register a protest.
- Third of all, I should inform you that throwing a litany of martyrs at me is not going to change my mind. I think that kind of emotionalism is extremely crass, and it is certainly no substitute for the Holy Spirit. --Matrona 11:18, 3 November 2005 (CST)


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Deputies and SWAT officers surrounded a Pico Rivera home Friday where a man armed with a knife apparently took his mother hostage and refused to come out for about an hour.
The incident began after a deputy-involved shooting that evolved into a standoff about 8:30 a.m. in the 8800 block of Slauson Avenue, just west of Rosemead Boulevard, Deputy Lillian Peck of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarter's Bureau said.
No one was hit by the gunfire and no injuries were reported.
Deputies set up a perimeter in case the suspect, Gilbert Ramirez, 51, fled, and paramedics stood by in case they were needed.
The suspect's mother, Annie Ramirez, was escorted from the home about an hour into the incident, several minutes before the suspect surrendered.
"I understood it was a peaceful surrender," Deputy Aura Sierra said.
Sierra was unaware of Annie Ramirez's condition after she was released from the house.
Sheriff's Internal Affairs Bureau and detectives will investigate what prompted the deputy to shoot at the barricaded man, officials said.
Attorneys with the Los Angeles Office of Independent Review responded to the standoff scene and will oversee all phases of the investigation, officials said.
Gilbert's cousin Ernesto Ramirez, who was at the scene, said he had never seen violence at the home.
"Once in awhile, my girlfriend, who is a home-care provider, and I will go to the house and let (Gilbert) sleep," Ernesto said. "He bathes and feeds (his mom)."
Ernesto Ramirez said Gilbert Ramirez had made various attempts to file reports with Pico Rivera deputies about a family dispute, but they gave him the runaround.
A man who wanted to remain anonymous said Gilbert Ramirez has been in-and-out of jail his whole life and tends to get into trouble, but he loves his mom.
"He would never hurt anyone," he said.
Gilbert Ramirez's friend, Andre Yates, had spoken with him and his mother Thursday and saw no signs of violence.
"They were fine yesterday, and he wasn't kooky," Yates said.
The home was the same one vandalized with spray paint Tuesday by Gilbert Ramirez. He said Tuesday he did the graffiti out of frustration with the Sheriff's Department's inaction after he reported his brother had threatened their mother.


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Boris Becker's most memorable Wimbledon moments – Stich agony
The Wimbledon 2013 draw was made today and set up some juicy potential match ups for the latter stages of the tournament, with Rafael Nadal and reigning champion Roger Federer likely to meet in the quarter-finals.
Andy Murray is the likely opponent for the winner of that clash, meanwhile Novak Djokovic will be relieved that he will not be meeting any other members of the 'big four' until the final.
Boris Becker is used to the big occasion at the All England Club and he is accustomed to heartbreak on Centre Court.
The latest in the series of Becker's ten most memorable Wimbledon moments was the day he appeared in his fourth consecutive final, but not against his biggest rival at the time, Swede Stefan Edberg.
Edberg was beaten over four sets in the semi-final by an up and coming German star in Michael Stich, which sparked a rivalry the media would bill as the ultimate clash of styles at the time.
Not necessarily in terms of style, Stich was a physical specimen and, much like Becker, had a huge serve, but in terms of personality.
Whether this was bothering the elder of the two Germans or not, Stich proved the cooler of the two and Becker's cries of frustration could be heard from afar.
A straight sets victory for Stich meant a second consecutive Wimbledon final disappointment for Becker and – a frustration that remains today.
See Boris Becker's previous memorable moment here and watch some of Becker's agony below…News Now - Sport News


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Newly updated for DSM-IV-TR, the DSM-IV-TR® Casebook facilitates the transition from the concepts and terminology of DSM-IV-TR to actual clinical situations by providing clinical vignettes for illustration and study. Carefully updated, it helps both students and clinicians visualize DSM-IV-TR disorders through the use of clinical vignettes. Each is followed by a discussion of the DSM-IV-TR differential diagnosis.
The DSM-IV-TR® Casebook is highly recommended for clinicians to help them develop a deeper comprehension of all diagnostic categories.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
The Science of Teaching Science
The goal of this series is to provide motivation, encouragement, a variety of models, and support for K-12 teachers who want to explore ways of changing how they teach science. Using video clips that take us into a broad range of classrooms, audiences are provided an opportunity to view how some teachers are approaching the teaching of science. Audiences are encouraged to reflect upon and discuss their own practices and changes they could make in their classrooms. The latest international study of science and mathematics education has found evidence of improvement in the U.S. schools, and this series aims to promote continued movement toward more authentic, engaging ways of teaching and learning.
Workshop 1 Preparing to Teach Science
Most K-8 teachers have not had many science and math courses and often feel as though they didn't get much out of the courses they did have. How can they be expected to teach science topics for meaningful understanding when they themselves are not sure they understand the topics? We'll look at a variety of strategies teachers use to learn as much as possible about a science topic before they teach it.
Workshop 2 Eliciting Students' Prior Knowledge
Why begin a lesson by eliciting students' prior knowledge? Because as many teachers know, it is essential to know what students believe at the outset in order to provide the instruction necessary to help them move toward a more scientific understanding. There are many ways of eliciting prior knowledge, including strategies such as concept mapping, pretests, and interpretation of a demonstration by students. This program will examine many of these strategies.
Workshop 3 Creating a Context for Learning: Observing Phenomena
In our videotapes of teachers in classrooms, we sometimes see a teacher open a science kit and ask students to start working on it without any framing or introduction. Students need time to assimilate a problem and make it their own. It helps if they can relate the problem to experiences in their everyday lives, and even better if they can formulate the questions. We will see video clips of teachers trying to incorporate student questioning into their lessons.
Workshop 4 Supporting Good Data Collection
One of the things that sets science activities apart from other endeavors is the care with which observations are made and data is recorded. If it is possible and relevant, a scientist will measure and quantify: How long did it take? How many are required?, etc. Children need support in collecting careful data. Thinking through the entire process in advance and making sure to provide the students with good tables and charts prepared for data collection can make the task much more manageable. We will look at ways to do this.
Workshop 5 Summarizing, Comparing, and Interpreting Results
Although students generally work together in small groups in hands-on science classes, there are times when all-class discussions are valuable. Summarizing, comparing, and interpreting often involves the whole class. We will see examples of teachers using both small group and whole class approaches to teaching science and discuss when each may be appropriate.
Workshop 6 Special Considerations
Hands-on science classes involve all the challenges of regular classrooms and add some additional ones besides. This program will focus on some of the things we must think about in teaching science:
Workshop 7 Specific Instructional Strategies
We will discuss problem-based learning as one way to approach science teaching in the context of student interests. The problems may range from finding particular information in the library to examining the effects of pollution on animal and plant life.
Workshop 8 Assessing Student Understanding
Embedded assessment means building assessment into the activities and classroom processes in an integral and natural manner. We will see teachers integrating many different forms of assessment into their lessons.
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Over in Monmouthshire, the parish of Portskuett held an early entry for the family. "The name, originally Porthis-Coed, signifies 'the port below the wood;' and, according to tradition, here was the port or landing-place for Venta Siluram, now Caerwent. A magnificent palace was built at this spot by Harold, son of Earl Godwin, who entertained Edward the Confessor within its walls; but shortly afterwards, Caradoc ab Grufydd, a Welsh chieftain, having a pique against Harold, razed the palace, and carried away the materials." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Caradog ap Gruffydd (died 1081) was a Prince of Gwent in south-east Wales, grandson of Rhydderch ab Iestyn (died 1033), king of Gwent and Morgannwg. Caradog ap Gruffydd was killed at the Battle of Mynydd Carn.
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by Dr. Larry Siegler
As our companions age, many will develop arthritis, a common degenerative joint
problem. Gradually you may notice that your feline friend no longer jumps up on
the counters or furniture as easily. Your dog may hesitate to jump in the car or
will climb stairs more slowly. You may notice your companion is stiff upon rising.
These are all signs of painful joints. Up to 25–30% of companion animals suffer
from osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is a chronic, slowly progressing condition that is caused by the
deterioration of the cartilage surrounding a joint. As this deterioration progresses,
the bony structures begin to rub against one another causing pain and discomfort.
Hip Dysplasia is a genetic disease that leads to joint deterioration and arthritis.
It is more common in large dog breeds. These and other degenerative joint disorders
involving cartilage and joint deterioration can be treated quite successfully with
a comprehensive treatment program developed for the animal.
There are many ways ways to treat arthritis and joint stiffness or soreness from
a "natural" approach. While NSAIDs (Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs) such
as Rimadyl, Deramaxx, EtoGesic and others are commonly prescribed for arthritis,
I prefer to reserve their use until after all other means have been exhausted and
the animal is still showing signs of suffering. NSAIDs can be damaging to the liver
and gastrointestinal system when taken over long periods of time and can have other
side effects as well. NSAIDs provide pain relief, but do nothing to help repair
damaged tissue and prevent further deterioration. Arthritis and joint pain can often
be controlled for years using diet, supplements, herbs and acupuncture, and many
animals may never need NSAIDs.
One of the best defenses and treatments for arthritis is a high quality Glucosamine/Chrondroitin
sulfate supplement. Glucosamine stimulates the production of glycosaminoglycans
(GAGs), important proteins found in cartilage, and proteoglycans, the water-holding
molecules that make up cartilage. Glucosamine has been shown not only to help with
pain, but also to rehabilitate damaged cartilage. These nutrient compounds may also
have anti-inflammatory activity within the joints. A typical dose would be at least
1000 mgs. per 50 lbs. of body weight daily, but this should be determined for your
companion's specific needs with your veterinarian. I often recommend that dogs be
started on a good joint supplement that includes Glucosamine by the time they are
8 or 9 for larger breeds, and 10 or 11 for smaller breeds, even when no symptoms
are present. Preventing joint deterioration can go a long way to easing the effects
of aging for your companion.
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MSM, (Methylsulfonylmethane), is another supplement used in the prevention
and treatment of arthritis. MSM is a naturally occurring sulfur compound found in
every cell of the body, which helps to maintain healthy connective tissue and membrane
flexibility. It can assist in reducing inflammation and swelling associated with
arthritis and other diseases or injuries.
View an assortment of products containing MSM
Diet is a key factor in the treatment of any chronic condition. Feeding
your companion a quality diet is the foundation of good health, and this is the
most important thing you can do for your dog or cat. Many animals with chronic conditions
such as arthritis have shown dramatic improvement on a raw food or home-prepared
diet. Please see our articles
What You Need to Know About Your Pet's Food and
All About Raw Food for more information on this important health topic.
Some people are not comfortable with feeding raw food. If this is true for you,
I recommend a combination of home-prepared cooked meals, a very high quality canned
food or dehydrated food, and the best quality kibble you can afford. If the
animal has food or environmental allergies, these must be addressed, as allergies
can contribute to inflammation and many degenerative health conditions.
Weight control is of utmost importance. An overweight animal will suffer
much more from arthritis pain and the disease process will be accelerated. Gentle
exercise is very helpful whether the animal is overweight or not. For dogs the ideal
exercise is swimming or using underwater treadmills. Dog "spas" and therapy pools
are becoming more common all over the country. See the website for the
Association of Canine Water Therapy for a practitioner and pool listing in your state.
Digestive Enzymes & Probiotics are essential. They aid the digestion and
assimilation of the nutrients in cooked and processed foods. Poor digestion and
leaky gut exacerbate and contribute to chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis,
allergies and degenerative conditions. Maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal
system will go a long way in preventing these complications. Good options here are
digestive enzymesand
Essential Fatty Acid Supplements (preferably one with fish oil) help
reduce inflammation and can be quite helpful in the treatment of joint problems.
In addition, essential fatty acids help maintain gastrointestinal health and aid
in the treatment of allergies. I often recommend giving a higher dose than recommended
on the label. If your companion develops loose stools, reduce the dosage a bit to
allow the system to adjust.
There are a variety of herbal remedies and supplements available to address
degenerative joint problems, which can be safely used in conjunction with Glucosamine
and other nutraceuticals. Keep in mind, however, that response to these or any remedies
will vary by individual. It is sometimes necessary to try one at a time until the
best option is found (giving the supplement or remedy a minimum of two weeks, and
preferably longer, to determine effectiveness).
Here are several good products offered by Only Natural
Pet Store
Chinese herbs can also be very beneficial in the treatment of joint disorders.
It is best to have the guidance of a veterinarian trained in Chinese Medicine to
select the proper remedy for your companion's specific condition.
See our assortment of Chinese Herbs
Adequan® is a polysulfated glycosaminoglycan similar to Glucosamine.
It is also a cartilage component similar to Glucosamine, but Adequan is derived
from the windpipe cartilage of cattle. Adequan has numerous beneficial effects including
the inhibition of harmful enzymes involved in joint cartilage destruction, stimulation
of cartilage repair, and increasing joint lubrication. Adequan is only available
by injection from a veterinarian.
Acupuncture can be extremely helpful for animals with arthritic conditions.
I have seen dramatic improvement in both dogs and cats with arthritis following
acupuncture and with regular treatments. For a list of practitioners in your area
see the American Holistic
Veterinary Medical Association Directory.
Chiropractic adjustments and massage can also be quite beneficial as an
animal will often contort their spine when trying to move in a way to minimize joint
pain. For a list of practitioners see the
American Veterinary
Chiropractic Association website, or the
Association of Animal Massage & Bodywork website.
Constitutional Homeopathy using single, high potency remedies has also
produced good results for some arthritis patients. For a list of practitioners
see the The Academy of Veterinary
Homeopathy website.
Additional supplements such as high-potency antioxidants are also commonly
recommended for the arthritis patient. The inflammatory reactions of arthritic
joints contributes to the oxidation activity of free radicals in the body, which
is very damaging to cells and can increase the risk of cancer.
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Whether you are a current Book Club member or are looking to start a Book Club of your own, this is the place to go for great book recommendations your club is sure to enjoy!
"When you sell a man a book you don't sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue – you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night – there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book."
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WASHINGTON — The number of people living in poverty in America rose by nearly 4 million to 43.6 million in 2009 — the largest figure in the 51 years for which poverty estimates are available — the Census Bureau said Thursday.
The bureau said in a statement that the official poverty rate was 14.3 percent, or 1 in 7 of Americans, the highest proportion of the population since 1994.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrew a total of $1,200 from an ATM at a supermarket near his New York City apartment the night before he was found lifeless in his bathroom with a syringe still in his left arm, sources told NBC News.
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It was the third consecutive annual increase, up from 39.8 million, or 13.2 percent, in 2008.
The bureau added that there were 8.8 million families living in poverty in 2009.
The poverty rate for under-18s rose from 19.0 percent in 2008 to 20.7 percent in 2009, but fewer people 65 and older were in poverty, with the percentage rate falling from 9.7 percent in 2008 to 8.9 percent in 2009.
The statistics cover President Barack Obama's first year in office, when unemployment climbed to 10 percent in the months after the financial meltdown.
In a statement, Obama said that "even before the recession hit, middle class incomes had been stagnant and the number of people living in poverty in America was unacceptably high, and today's numbers make it clear that our work is just beginning.
"Our task now," he added, "is to continue working together to improve our schools, build the skills of our workers, and invest in our nation's critical infrastructure."
The share of Americans without health coverage rose from 15.4 percent to 16.7 percent — or 50.7 million people — mostly because of the loss of employer-provided health insurance during the recession.
Congress passed a health overhaul this year to address rising numbers of the uninsured, but the main provisions will not take effect until 2014.
The median — or midpoint — household income was $49,777 in 2009, although the bureau said this was not "statistically different" from the 2008 median.
The report, called Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009, also found that:
- Among the working-age population, ages 18 to 65, poverty rose from 11.7 percent to 12.9 percent. That puts it at the highest since the 1960s, when the government launched a war on poverty that expanded the federal role in social welfare programs from education to health care.
- Poverty rose among all race and ethnic groups, but stood at higher levels for blacks and Hispanics. The number of Hispanics in poverty increased from 23.2 percent to 25.3 percent; for blacks it increased from 24.7 percent to 25.8 percent. The number of whites in poverty rose from 8.6 percent to 9.4 percent.
- Child poverty rose from 19 percent to 20.7 percent.
- The earnings of women who worked full time, year-round were 77 percent of that for corresponding men.
- The real median earnings of men who worked full time, year-round rose by 2.0 percent between 2008 and 2009, from $46,191 to $47,127. For women, the corresponding increase was 1.9 percent, from $35,609 to $36,278.
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The new figures come at a politically sensitive time, just weeks before the Nov. 2 congressional elections, when voters restive about high unemployment and the slow pace of economic improvement will decide whether to keep Democrats in power or turn to Republicans.
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The 14.3 percent poverty rate, which covers all ages, was a 16-year high but was lower than estimates of many demographers who were bracing for a record gain based on last year's skyrocketing unemployment. Many had predicted a range of 14.7 percent to 15 percent.
Analysts credited in part increases in Social Security payments in 2009 as well as federal expansions of unemployment insurance, which rose substantially in 2009 under the economic stimulus program.
With the additional unemployment benefits, workers were eligible for extensions that gave them up to 99 weeks of payments after a layoff.
Another likely factor was a record number of working mothers, who helped households by bringing home paychecks after the recession took the jobs of a disproportionately high number of men.Story: Many say poverty rate is a poor measure
"Given all the unemployment we saw, it's the government safety net that's keeping people above the poverty line," said Douglas Besharov, a University of Maryland public policy professor and former scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
In 2009, the poverty level stood at $21,954 for a family of four, based on an official government calculation that includes only cash income before tax deductions. It excludes capital gains or accumulated wealth, such as home ownership.
As a result, the official poverty rate takes into account the effects of some stimulus programs in 2009, such as unemployment benefits as well as jobs that were created or saved by government spending.
But it does not factor in noncash government aid such as tax credits and food stamps, which have surged to record levels in recent months. Experts say such noncash aid tends to have a larger effect on lowering child poverty.
Beginning next year, the government plans to publish new, supplemental poverty figures that are expected to show even higher numbers of people in poverty than previously known.
The figures will incorporate rising costs of medical care, transportation and child care, a change analysts believe will add to the ranks of both seniors and working-age people in poverty.
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TU Social Work Club collects items for Baskets for Babies
The Thomas University Social Work Club is currently accepting items for the Baskets for Babies program, which provides baby care items for infants in foster care through the Thomas County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS). The Social Work Club is an organization of social work majors which promotes the field of social work both on-campus and through community activities.
Social Work Club members are collecting nonperishable items, such as diapers, wipes, baby hygiene products, clothes up to size 24 months, bibs, blankets, crib sheets and baby toys. The items will be presented to DFCS personnel at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Campus Center on TU's Main Campus.
Thomas County DFCS assists at-risk families and links them to beneficial services. When an infant comes into foster care, DFCS must immediately purchase basic necessities for the child. Through Baskets for Babies, DFCS will have available supplies access to meet the needs of these infants.
For more information about Baskets for Babies or to donate items, contact Dr. Debra L. Gresham at email@example.com, (229) 226-1621 Ext. 1121 or Samantha Rutherford, BSW student, at (229) 224-5940.
Donors can also visit the TU Division of Social Work located on the second floor of Smith-Bonvillian Hall on TU's Main Campus.


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Virtual Patching Cheat Sheet
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Definition: Virtual Patching
- 4 Why Not Just Fix the Code?
- 5 Value of Virtual Patching
- 6 Virtual Patching Tools
- 7 A Virtual Patching Methodology
- 7.1 Preparation Phase
- 7.2 Identification Phase
- 7.3 Analysis Phase
- 7.4 Virtual Patch Creation Phase
- 7.4.1 Positive Security (Whitelist) Virtual Patches (Recommended Solution)
- 7.4.2 Negative Security (Blacklist) Virtual Patches
- 7.4.3 Which Method is Better for Virtual Patching – Positive or Negative Security?
- 7.4.4 Beware of Exploit-Specific Virtual Patches
- 7.5 Implementation/Testing Phase
- 7.6 Recovery/Follow-Up Phase
- 8 References
- 9 Authors and Primary Editors
The goal with this cheat Sheet is to present a concise virtual patching framework that organizations can follow to maximize the timely implementation of mitigation protections.
Definition: Virtual Patching
A security policy enforcement layer which prevents the exploitation of a known vulnerability.
The virtual patch works since the security enforcement layer analyzes transactions and intercepts attacks in transit, so malicious traffic never reaches the web application. The resulting impact of virtual patch is that, while the actual source code of the application itself has not been modified, the exploitation attempt does not succeed.
Why Not Just Fix the Code?
From a purely technical perspective, the number one remediation strategy would be for an organization to correct the identified vulnerability within the source code of the web application. This concept is universally agreed upon by both web application security experts and system owners. Unfortunately, in real world business situations, there arise many scenarios where updating the source code of a web application is not easy such as:
- Lack of resources (Devs are already allocated to other projects)
- 3rd Party Software
- Outsourced App Dev which would require a new contract
The important point is this - Code level fixes and Virtual Patching are NOT mutually exclusive. They are processes that are executed by different team (OWASP Builders/Devs vs. OWASP Defenders/OpSec) and can be run in tandem.
Value of Virtual Patching
The two main goals of Virtual Patching are:
- Time-to-Fix - Fixing application source code takes time. The main purpose of a virtual patch is to implement a mitigation for the identified vulnerability as soon as possible. The urgency of this response may be different: for example if the vulnerability was identified in-house through code reviews or penetration testing vs. finding a vulnerability as part of live incident response.
- Attack Surface Reduction - Focus on minimizing the attack vector. In some cases, such as missing positive security input validation, it is possible to achieve 100% attack surface reduction. In other cases, such with missing output encoding for XSS flaws, you may only be able to limit the exposures. Keep in mind - 50% reduction in 10 minutes is better than 100% reduction in 48 hrs.
Virtual Patching Tools
Notice that the definition above did not list any specific tool as there are a number of different options that may be used for virtual patching efforts sucha as:
- Intermediary devices such as a WAF or IPS
- Web server plugin such as ModSecurity
- Application layer filter such as ESAPI WAF
For example purposes, we will show virtual patching examples using the open source ModSecurity WAF tool.
A Virtual Patching Methodology
Virtual Patching, like most other security processes, is not something that should be approached haphazardly. Instead, a consistent, repeatable process should be followed that will provide the best chances of success. The following virtual patching workflow mimics the industry accepted practice for conducting IT Incident Response and consists of the following phases:
- Preparation
- Identification
- Analysis
- Virtual Patch Creation
- Implementation/Testing
- Recovery/Follow T Up.
Preparation Phase
The importance of properly utilizing the preparation phase with regards to virtual patching cannot be overstated. The idea is that you need to do a number of things to setup the virtual patching processes and framework prior to actually having to deal with an identified vulnerability, or worse yet, react to a live web application intrusion. The point is that during a live compromise is not the ideal time to be proposing installation of a web application firewall and the concept of a virtual patch. Tension is high during real incidents and time is of the essence, so lay the foundation of virtual patching when the waters are calm and get everything in place and ready to go when an incident does occur.
Here are a few critical items that should be addressed during the preparation phase:
- Ensure that you are signed up for on all vendor alert mail-lists for commercial software that you are using. This will ensure that you will be notified in the event that the vendor releases vulnerability information and patching data.
- Virtual Patching Pre-Authorization – Virtual Patches need to be implemented quickly so the normal governance processes and authorizations steps for standard software patches need to be expedited. Since virtual patches are not actually modifying source code, they do not require the same amount of regression testing as normal software patches. I have found that categorizing virtual patches in the same group as Anti-Virus updates or Network IDS signatures helps to speed up the authorization process and minimize extended testing phases.
- Deploy ModSecurity In Advance - As time is critical during incident response, it would be a poor time to have to get approvals to install new software. You can install ModSecurity in embedded mode on your Apache servers, or an Apache reverse proxy server. The advantage with this deployment is that you can create fixes for non-Apache back-end servers. Even if you do not use ModSecurity under normal circumstances, it is best to have it "on deck" ready to be enabled if need be.
- Increase Audit Logged – The standard Common Log Format (CLF) utilized by most web servers does not provide adequate data for conducting proper incident response. You need to have access to the following HTTP data:
- Request URI (including QUERY_STRING)
- Full Request Headers (including Cookies)
- Full Request Body (POST payload)
- Full Response Headers
- Full Response Body
Identification Phase
The Identification Phase occurs when an organization becomes aware of a vulnerability within their web application. There are generally two different methods of identifying vulnerabilities: Proactive and Reactive.
Proactive Identification
This occurs when an organization takes it upon themselves to assess their web security posture and conducts the following tasks:
- Vulnerability assessment (internal or external) and penetration tests
- Source code reviews
These tasks are extremely important for custom coded web applications as there would be external entity that has the same application code.
Reactive Identification
There are three main reactive methods for identifying vulnerabilities:
- Vendor contact (e.g. pre-warning) - Occurs when a vendor discloses a vulnerability for commercial web application software that you are using. Example is Microsoft's Active Protections Program (MAPP) - http://www.microsoft.com/security/msrc/collaboration/mapp.aspx
- Public disclosure - Public vulnerability disclosure for commercial/open source web application software that you are using. The threat level for public disclosure is increased as more people know about the vulnerability.
- Security incident – This is the most urgent situation as the attack is active. In these situations, remediation must be immediate.
Example Public Vulnerability
Let's take the following SQL Injection vulnerability as our example for the remainder of the article - http://www.osvdb.org/show/osvdb/88856
88856 : WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin for WordPress /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php reqID Parameter SQL Injection
Description: WordPress Shopping Cart Plugin for WordPress contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to carry out an SQL injection attack. The issue is due to the /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php script not properly sanitizing user-supplied input to the 'reqID' parameter. This may allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database, allowing for the manipulation or disclosure of arbitrary data.
Analysis Phase
Here are the recommended steps to start the analysis phase:
- Determine if the attack type category is suitable for virtual patching - virtual patching is ideally suited for injection-type flaws but may not provide an adequate level of attack surface reduction for other types such as authorization or access control flaws.
- Enter the vulnerability information into a bug tracking system for tracking purposes and metrics. Recommend you use ticketing systems you already use such as Jira or you may use a specialized tool such as ThreadFix - https://code.google.com/p/threadfix/.
- Verify the name of the vulnerability - This means that you need to have the proper CVE name/number identified by the vulnerability announcement, vulnerability scan, etc…
- Designate the impact level - It is always important to understand the level of criticality involved with a web vulnerability. Information leakages may not be treated in the same manner as an SQL Injection issue.
- Specify which versions of software are impacted - You need to identify what versions of software are listed so that you can determine if the version(s) you have installed are affected.
- List what configuration is required to trigger the problem - Some vulnerabilities may only manifest themselves under certain configuration settings.
- List Proof of Concept (PoS) exploit code or payloads used during attacks/testing - Many vulnerability announcements have accompanying exploit code that shows how to demonstrate the vulnerability. If this data is available, make sure to download it for analysis. This will be useful later on when both developing and testing the virtual patch.
Virtual Patch Creation Phase
The process of creating an accurate virtual patch is bound by two main tenants:
- No false positives - means do not ever block legitimate traffic under any circumstances.
- No false negatives - means do not ever miss attacks, even when the attacker intentionally tries to evade detection.
Positive Security (Whitelist) Virtual Patches (Recommended Solution)
Positive security model (whitelist) is a comprehensive security mechanism that provides an independent input validation envelope to an application. The model specifies the characteristics of valid input (character set, length, etc…) and denies anything that does not conform. By defining rules for every parameter in every page in the application the application is protected by an additional security envelop independent from its code.
Example Whitelist ModSecurity Virtual Patch
In order to create a whitelist virtual patch, you must be able to verify what the normal, expected input values are. If you have implemented proper audit logging as part of the Preparation Phase, then you should be able to review audit logs to identify the format of expected input types. In this case, the "reqID" parameter is supposed to only hold integer characters so we can use this virtual patch:
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php" "chain,id:1,phase:2,t:none,t:urlDecodeUni,t:lowercase,block,msg:'Input Validation Error for \'reqID\' parameter.',logdata:'%{args.reqid}'" SecRule ARGS:reqID "!@rx ^[0-9]+$"
This virtual patch will inspect the reqID parameter value on the specified page and prevent any characters other than integers as input.
Negative Security (Blacklist) Virtual Patches
A negative security model (blacklist) is based on a set of rules that detect specific known attacks rather than allow only valid traffic.
Example Blacklist ModSecurity Virtual Patch
Here is the example PoC code that was supplied by the public advisory - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119217/WordPress-Shopping-Cart-8.1.14-Shell-Upload-SQL-Injection.html:
http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php?reqID=1' or 1='1
Looking at the payload, we can see that the attacker is inserting a single quote character and then adding additional SQL query logic to the end. Based on this data, we could disallow the single quote character like this:
SecRule REQUEST_URI "@contains /wp-content/plugins/levelfourstorefront/scripts/administration/exportsubscribers.php" "chain,id:1,phase:2,t:none,t:urlDecodeUni,t:lowercase,block,msg:'Input Validation Error for \'reqID\' parameter.',logdata:'%{args.reqid}'" SecRule ARGS:reqID "@pm '"
Which Method is Better for Virtual Patching – Positive or Negative Security?
A virtual patch may employ either a positive or negative security model. Which one you decide to use depends on the situation and a few different considerations. For example, negative security rules can usually be implemented more quickly, however the possible evasions are more likely.
Positive security rules, only the other hand, provides better protection however it is often a manual process and thus is not scalable and difficult to maintain for large/dynamic sites. While manual positive security rules for an entire site may not be feasible, a positive security model can be selectively employed when a vulnerability alert identifies a specific location with a problem.
Beware of Exploit-Specific Virtual Patches
You want to resist the urge to take the easy road and quickly create an exploit-specific virtual patch. For instance, if an authorized penetration test identified an XSS vulnerability on a page and used the following attack payload in the report:
<script>alert('XSS Test')</script>
It would not be wise to implement a virtual patch that simply blocks that exact payload. While it may provide some immediate protection, its long term value is significantly decreased.
Implementation/Testing Phase
In order to accurately test out the newly created virtual patches, it may be necessary to use an application other than a web browser. Some useful tools are:
Testing Steps
- Implement virtual patches initially in a "Log Only" configuration to ensure that you do not block any normal user traffic.
- Use any of the following tools to manually test out the patch:
- Web browser
- Command line web clients such as Curl and Wget.
- Local Proxy Servers such as OWASP ZAP (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Zed_Attack_Proxy_Project).
- ModSecurity AuditViewer (http://www.jwall.org/web/audit/viewer.jsp) – which allows you to load a ModSecurity audit log file, manipulate it and then re-inject the data back into any web server.
- If the vulnerability was identified by a specific tool or assessment team - request a retest.
- If retesting fails due to evasions, then you must go back to the Analysis phase to identify how to better fix the issue.
Recovery/Follow-Up Phase
Although you may need to expedite the implementation of virtual patches, you should still track them in your normal Patch Management processes. This means that you should create proper change request tickets, etc… so that their existence and functionality is documented.
You should also have periodic re-assessments to verify if/when you can remove previous virtual patches if the web application code has been updated with the real source code fix. I have found that many people opt to keep virtual patches in place due to better identification/logging vs. application or db capabilities.
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Will the Real Voice of Small Business Please Stand Up?
By the time the polls close, the U. S. Chamber of Commerce will have spent an estimated $75 million on television ads and other "voter education" efforts aimed at defeating Democrats and giving Republicans control of the House and Senate. It's a record-setting expenditure: more than double what the Chamber spent in 2008 and more than any non-candidate has ever spent on an election.
The Chamber, which describes itself as "the voice of business," insists that its political activities serve the interests of American business in the broadest sense. The group claims to represent 3 million businesses and says that 96 percent of these are small, defined as having fewer than 100 employees. That's an impressive figure—one that the Chamber invariably touts in press releases and testimony, and relies on to lend considerable weight and legitimacy to its lobbying on Capitol Hill.
But it is a spurious claim. The Chamber arrives at this 3-million figure by counting all of the businesses that are members of state and local chambers. These local groups, however, are independent organizations. Many pay a few hundreds dollars a year to affiliate with the U. S. Chamber in order to take advantage of discounts and other programs. But they have no say over the national group's political activities, its lobbying or endorsements—and many, we are now learning, in fact disagree with its views.
The U. S. Chamber's actual membership is only about 300,000 businesses. And while small businesses are a prominent part of its public image, the Chamber's boardroom is dominated by large corporations. Its 125-member board includes representatives of just two local chambers and only a handful of small businesses. The rest comprise a veritable who's who of the country's most powerful corporations: Pfizer, Alcoa, JP Morgan Chase, and so on.
As skewed as its board is, the Chamber's budget is even more so. In 2008, one-third of the $147 million the group raised came from just 19 companies. (Exactly which companies is unknown. While U. S. law requires the Chamber to list amounts given on its annual tax return, it is not obligated to disclose their names.)
The U. S. Chamber is not the "voice of business." It is the voice of a few giant corporations, which use the Chamber to push their political agenda, all the while cloaking their self-interest behind an image of millions of small businesses.
The Chamber's real allegiance is obvious in its lobbying. Among its top priorities this year, the Chamber spent millions lobbying to weaken the health care bill and has now filed suit to block the law, even though 4 million small businesses stand to gain a sizable tax credit to offset the cost of providing health insurance to their employees. The Chamber's other top issue was the financial reform bill. There it did the bidding of big banks, whose recklessness has sunk countless small businesses and which, even now, continue to strangle the supply of credit on which entrepreneurs depend.
Over 90 percent of the television ads the Chamber ran during this election season attacked Democratic candidates and praised Republicans. The Chamber insists that its support for the GOP simply reflects the views of small business owners, who are naturally conservative and share with their larger rivals a hostility toward government.
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But an independent poll by American Express found that small business owners more or less mirror the population: 32 percent are registered as Democrats, 33 percent as Republicans, and the rest independent. I doubt that most see eliminating government as being in their self-interest. After all, government is essential to constraining the predatory power of bigness to ensure real competition.
Fortunately, the U. S. Chamber's long-held monopoly on speaking for American business may at long last be coming to an end. A growing number of small business owners are beginning to revolt, pulling back the curtain to reveal that the Chamber, like the Wizard of Oz, is not what it purports to be.
Two months ago, in a commentary for Business Week, I noted that a few local chambers in cities like San Antonio and New York were distancing themselves from the national Chamber. In the weeks since, that trickle of defections has grown into a stampede as local chambers in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and other states have disavowed the political attack ads that the U. S. Chamber has been broadcasting in their communities and publicly declared their independence from the group.
Meanwhile, newer chambers, like the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, which has 8,000 members, have not only declined to affiliate with the national group but have been among its most vocal critics. "They get the majority of their funding from big businesses. That's who drives their decisions," explains Executive Director Frank Knapp, noting that, unlike the U. S. Chamber, his group supported the health care bill and financial reform, and favors legislation to curb global warming.
Perhaps most encouraging of all has been the explosive growth of Independent Business Alliances and Local First groups, which are now active in over 130 cities and count more than 35,000 locally owned, independent businesses as members. These organizations are working to rebuild local economic systems in food, energy, retail and other sectors, and to make "locally owned" and "locally produced" something people seek out when they make purchasing decisions.
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When we recognize that money is simply credit, we can unleash it as a powerful tool for our communities.
As they mature, they are also becoming increasingly outspoken on public policy issues, sometimes even going head-to-head with the Chamber. "They are on the other side of the room every time we testify," explained Vicki Pozzebon, executive director of the Santa Fe Independent Business & Community Alliance, which is fighting to close a state tax loophole that benefits big corporations.
"The Chamber never takes the small business perspective. They are on a totally different track on almost all of issues that we care about," says Betsy Burton, owner of an independent bookstore in Salt Lake City and co-founder of Local First Utah, which has grown to a membership of over 3,000 local businesses and is working to change the direction of local and state economic development policy.
None of these upstarts have anything like the resources of the U. S. Chamber, but like scrappy startups in any industry they're growing fast by fulfilling an unmet need: providing a real voice for small business.
- How businesses are turning to their neighbors for funding.
- : Small business owners, often used as a prop by anti-tax lobbyists, say letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire is a good business decision.
- : The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's opposition to addressing climate change is making it very unpopular, even in corporate America.


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Consensus Report
Determining Core Capabilities in Chemical and Biological Defense Science and Technology (2012)Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review; while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy. Learn more on our expert consensus reports.
With the goal of providing world-class capabilities to allow the nation's armed forces to fight chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack, the U.S. Department of Defense's Chemical and Biological Defense Program must continuously evolve to keep up with the changing nature of conflict and rapid advances in science and technology. This report identifies the core capabilities that must be supported by the program, and identifies strategies for acquiring, developing, or maintaining capabilities to meet current and anticipated future needs.
Research, development, testing and evaluation for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program has largely been carried out in military departments. However, while key competencies and special facilities in military laboratories and test facilities remain important to the program, most of the expertise in the relevant science and engineering now lies outside the Department of Defense, the report finds. The work that is done largely by the military is not carried out in a way that allows its effectiveness to be evaluated usefully, and the transfer of commercial technology into Department of Defense laboratories is inefficient and expensive. Fundamental questions of how research, development, testing and evaluation programs should be organized, and how much chemical and biological defense research is really core to the Department of Defense, require rethinking.
Key Messages
- Chemical and biological threats are unpredictable, changing, and dependent on the nature of conflict, but the Chemical and Biological Defense Program has not adapted to these evolving needs. The U.S. simply cannot afford to deal with all threats on an individual basis, and there is no universal solution. The program will need to choose which problems to solve.
- The Chemical and Biological Defense Program's mission—"Provide global chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense capabilities in support of National Strategies"-- is too broadly stated. It allows a variety of interpretations, making it challenging to understand program priorities.
- There is no program-wide Chemical and Biological defense strategy, nor common characterization of the program elements among the participating organizations. Strategic priorities tend to change with changes in senior leadership. As a result efforts requiring sustained or long-term commitments are unable to deliver timely results, if at all.
- Little of the fundamental science required for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program lies primarily in the Department of Defense. The vast majority of the scientific research performed in the U.S. occurs in academic and industrial laboratories. However, the military laboratory community is not as strongly partnered with key external research institutions and programs as it could and should be.
- There is the potential to significantly improve chemical and biological defense capabilities using existing technology. However, despite the nation's superb biomedical research establishment and the explosive growth of the biological and biomedical science that is relevant to the Department of Defense and the public health community, relatively little of this broad competency has been applied to problems relevant to chemical and biological defense.
- Separation of science and technology performers from the end user is impeding their ability to meet the user's needs. Individuals in the military laboratories noted that understanding more fully the context of their work could assist science and technology personnel in developing operationally relevant productions, identifying variables or factors that would otherwise be overlooked.
- Broadly speaking, the capacity for test and evaluation to support the needs of the Chemical and Biological Defense Program exists with the Department of Defense. Test and evaluation is a core component of the program, and will be important to maintain within the Department of Defense at a high level of competency and responsiveness.
- Much of the current test and evaluation is based on unrealistic expectations of how material or equipment would actually be used. Furthermore, test and evaluation plans apparently are not subject to independent external review. These plans are created internally, and the committee observed little evidence of the use of external expertise to review testing plans.
- A requirements-driven science and technology process is not a good match for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program, and is inadequate for addressing the evolving and innovative nature of chemical and biological threats. Moreover, with the perceived goal of 100% protection, few products reach the field in a timely manner, especially in the medical countermeasures part of the program.
- Successful transition between the Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense and the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense offices requires a mutual agreement on appropriate transition points, encoded in multi-year program plans and budgets. There is no end-to-end authority for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program, which is particularly problematic for medical products. There is a risk that a transition gap between research and development and acquisition could result in the development of a project management "valley of death."
- The principal research, development, testing and evaluation military organizations associated with the Chemical and Biological Defense Program are benefitting from major facility investments that are planned to provide both capabilities and capacities to meet the anticipated needs of the program, Operating and maintaining these facilities, however, will place a burden on both the owning Service—principally the Army—and the program.
- All or part of the elements required for healthy research, development, testing and evaluation activities to ensure clarity of purpose, focus of investments, and coherence of management were missing at the organizations visited by the committee. Of special concern are strained relationships between the Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense and the laboratories, the new rotational policy for military commanders in the Army, and a trend toward increasing oversight of both technical work and operations at the facilities.
- All programs benefit from scientific peer review when done well, and these reviews keep the skills of scientists and engineers sharp. The Chemical and Biological Defense Program and its supporting laboratories would benefit from independent, periodic review at the programmatic and scientific levels. The Chemical and Biological Defense Program should also encourage and participate in institutional reviews.


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Direct from the age of black-and-white television, Reginald Rose's "12 Angry Men" has been redeployed to confront the issue of race relations.
This Pasadena Playhouse production, which opened Sunday under the direction of artistic director Sheldon Epps, has evenly cast African American and white actors as the dozen jurors who end up splitting here along racial lines.
If the result seems, well, a little too black and white for an era that, while hardly post-racial, has a bit too much gray for such a neatly polarized scheme, the play still has a way of ensnaring an audience's attention. Rose's heavily carpentered writing lets the nuts and bolts stick out, but it makes one of the linchpins of democracy — the right to a jury of one's peers — an engine of dramatic suspense.
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First presented on television in 1954, Rose's drama is best known from the 1957 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda as the dissenting juror in a murder trial who insists on deliberating despite the seemingly open-and-shut nature of the case.
The stage version has long been a crowd-pleaser, taking its place with "Inherit the Wind" in a category of drama that turns civics into gripping entertainment. The Roundabout Theatre Company production, which came to the Ahmanson Theatre in 2007, showed that the play still crackles when performed by actors willing to invest their creaky roles with gritty specificity.
That same level of acting isn't on display in Epps' attractively mounted revival. It's not that the performers aren't up to the job but that the production is focused on broader racial concerns. For the most part, the actors don't burrow deeply into their roles. Instead, stereotypes are allowed to collide into one another, bumper-car style, in a production that sacrifices granular psychology for generalized sociology.
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Ironically, the updated concept makes the play seem even more old-fashioned. The scenic design by Stephanie Kerley Schwartz lends the jury room the slickness of a boutique hotel, but many of the figures inhabiting the space, particularly those played by white actors, seem like relics from the Golden Age of television.
Their antique quality is thrown into relief by the nattily dressed Juror 8 (Jason George), the initial holdout in the guilty verdict who could very well be guest-starring on "Law & Order" along with Juror 2 (Jeff Williams), the shy and anxious egghead sporting cool intellectual glasses. Juror 10 (Bradford Tatum), the arrant bigot of the group, has tattoos that would be right at home today on Venice's Abbot Kinney Boulevard, but Juror Three (Gregory North), the bully with the explosive temper, could be appearing in the original broadcast along with Juror 7 (Barry Pearl) and Juror 4 (Robert Picardo).
The playbill sets the time as "Then … and Now," making clear that a decision hasn't been reached about the period. This type of fuzziness is commonplace in revivals of classics (if I had a nickel for every Shakespeare production vaguely signaling fascist Italy!), but the subject matter is too time sensitive for this kind of fudging.
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"12 Angry Men" was first presented on television the same year of Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court ruling declaring segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. Today an African American occupies the highest office of the land. The disease of racism has hardly been eradicated in the intervening years, but 2013 isn't 1954.
Questions about Epps' production kept distracting me from the drama. For example, why wasn't there other minority representation? The suggestion in the play is that the accused, a kid from "the slums," is Puerto Rican. If the jury is no longer 12 fuming white guys, why not some Latino or Asian or female jurors?
Perhaps because that might complicate a production that wants to make an unambiguous point about racial prejudice and the justice system. This revival of "12 Angry Men" was inspired in part by current events (such as the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin and the ensuing George Zimmerman trial) that routinely get the whole nation talking but often at cross-purposes. Epps wants to extend the public conversation, but I'm not sure that Rose's play is the ideal vehicle for such a noble intention.
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Except for the introduction of a few racial epithets, the text hasn't been radically altered, and there's only so much Epps can do directorially to raise contemporary concerns. What's more, his production doesn't take into account the fact that heterogeneous groups speak differently than homogeneous groups, particularly when it comes to the tinderbox of cultural differences. Not all the slurs and bellowing sentiments are credible in this new context.
Why didn't the Pasadena Playhouse, working perhaps in tandem with the development wing of a television network, commission a local writer to offer us a 21st century "12 Angry Men," a script that could more subtly engage the issues that Epps is right to want to communally address at this theater?
Artistically speaking, "12 Angry Men" is a relatively safe choice, guaranteed to appeal to theatergoers who appreciate comfortable familiarity and an edifying moral tone. Epps injects some risk by making his production about racial bias, but I wish he and his theater were more ambitious. The play is too blunt an instrument for a topic badly in need of more incisive dissection.
'12 Angry Men'
Where: The Pasadena Playhouse, 39 South El Molino Ave., Pasadena
When: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Ends Dec. 1.
Tickets: $38-$72
Contact: (626) 356-7529 or https://www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org
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To all C42 owners,
I would like to clarify the position on the supply of C42 spare parts from Red Aviation
Although we are still waiting for the CAA to lift our suspension after further delays, the latest being caused by CAA staff holidays, we are still able to supply the vast majority of the parts needed as these tend to be the service/wear & tear items that fall under the BMAA TIL058 see.....BMAA website for details
The rather inaccurate emails sent out by the CAA and BMAA last week incorrectly stated that all parts must be obtained from Comco-Ikarus directly. However this only applies for parts made specifically for a C42 and our approval suspension does not apply to standard/commercial items i.e. Brakes, tyres, batteries, engine parts, bolts, screws, fasteners, electrical parts etc., etc.
Also all parts including primary structure - struts, spars and the like, can be supplied for the lucky owners of C42 aircraft on an LAA permit, as even though these types can now be used for flight training, the CAA A8-1 approval does not apply to these aircraft.
Thanks to Ben Syson, the BMAA web site has now been amended to correct the original statement, but the CAA have not yet amended their communication to owners
I would be grateful if everyone who reads this post, could pass on this information to any C42 owners they may know, as not all owners visit this forum
Many thanks
Malcolm Stewart
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At the SAT, the idea of using videoconferencing in an artistic context goes back a long way. The first such event, entitled Rendez-vous... sur les bancs publics, was organized in 1999, with a live connection set up between one telepresence station in Montreal, in front of the Musée dart contemporain, and another in Quebec City, at the Place dYouville. Created by Luc Courchesne and Monique Savoie, this event invited pedestrians in the two cities to begin accidental conversations as part of a creative project designed to show the artistic possibilities of a technology which, in those days, was still mostly restricted to conference rooms.
After 1999, further research into telepresence was developed with the goal of simplifying long-distance communication by operating in both point-to-point (unicast) and multipoint modes. This research was part of the Open Territories [TOT] program. The first two phases of TOT culminated in the development of teleCHACHA, an open-source telepresence suite which enables high-quality, bi-directional video in real time over broadband networks. Standard DV cameras can be used to capture the audio and video signals, which are sent in duplex transmission mode with full-screen resolution (720 x 480) using the Digital Video Transport System (DVTS) protocol.
From these initial stages PropulseART was born. The project emphasizes three main lines of research:
- Telepresence
- 3-D Spatial Interaction
- Archival Storage for On-demand Rebroadcasting
Whereas the first experiments with a telepresence station had relied on widely available video chat software, such as iChat or Skype, that made it possible for different communities to link up with each other, PropulseART started from scratch. It sought to design more systematic tools that met the real needs of anyone who might need to rely on a user-friendly network that connects audiovisual, stage and information systems between cultural venues. This group would include artists, producers, event promoters, venue operators, audiences outside of the regular tour circuit for cultural events, community-based media groups, remote populations, and long-distance training organizations.


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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued an optimistic forecast for the Tunisian economy, predicting growth of more than six percent over the coming year. Nonetheless, the IMF stated, an even more impressive growth and job creation is possible if the Tunisian government further liberalized its economy.
In its report, the IMF urged the Tunisian to complement its ongoing trade liberalization with the European Union with comprehensive trade and price liberalization back home. This, the IMF said, should be done in conjunction with structural reforms.
In its report, the IMF noted that Tunisia began cutting tariffs against EU manufactured goods in 1996. However, trade restrictions remain high and progress in this area must be made achieving a free trade status with Europe, the IMF said.
The IMF emphasized the importance of Tunisia continuing to reduce its fiscal deficit, adding that more ambitious deficit reduction targets should be set in the future, considering the country's good short-term growth prospects. Tunisia has reported an average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent between 1996 and 2000.
The IMF also said structural reforms would help improve growth prospects and help reduce Tunisia's 15 percent unemployment rate. It commended the government for its plan to privatize 41 state enterprises over the coming year. — (Albawaba-MEBG)
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9:40pm Sunday, February 6 on Prime
Spare Parts
These days transplant surgery saves thousands of lives every year and almost everything can be replaced: your heart, your lungs, your liver, your eyes, even your hands and face. But in the beginning transplants didn't cure, they killed, because surgeons didn't understand that they were taking on one of the most efficient killing systems we know of – the human immune system. This episode traces the story of transplant surgery from a 19th-century neo-nazi to the latest miraculous life and limb-saving operations.


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Mindful Eating
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Jan Chozen Bays
Narrated By: Jan Chozen Bays
Publisher: Shambhala presented by BetterListen!
Date: January 2014
Duration: 6 hours 21 minutes
There have been many fad diets over the years, but few have put us in touch with the real root of our cravings. There's nothing bad about being hungry. We all need to eat. But often, through the many distractions of life, we develop unconscious habits that alienate us from the basic enjoyment of food—and leave us feeling empty, no matter how much we eat. Dr. Jan Bays here presents a new approach to food that puts us back in touch with our bodies and minds, liberating us from the things that falsely promise us fulfillment and re-teaching us the inherent joy of eating. Whether you are overweight, suffer from an eating disorder, or are just looking for a healthier way of life, Mindful Eating offers simple and remarkably effective tools that can make a real difference.
With numerous exercises and guided meditations, Bays demonstrates the essential benefits of mindfulness practice and teaches you to:
-Tune in to your body's natural wisdom about what, when, and how much to eat
-Become attentive to the tastes, smells, thoughts, and feelings that arise during a meal
-Identify your habits and patterns with food
-Develop a more compassionate attitude toward your struggles with eating
-And discover what you're really hungry for
Kimberly Martin