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We offer FREE quotes on UK Billboards, get in touch today.
You can promote your business all around a chosen area through the use taxi and black cab marketing.
The factors that can impact the pricing of the taxi ads are the cycle length, size and location.
You will have to choose the length of time you would like the advert to run for and the location which the taxi is in.
We are a professional taxi advertising agency in Bedwlwyn who can buy taxi and black cab marketing to promote your business around your area.
The London Black Cab is a worldwide symbol of Britishness, although despite popular misconception, you'll find them all over the UK and not just in the capital. As commercialism has grown, more of these of taxis have evolved from plain black exteriors to bright and bold coloured taxis featuring brand messages and marketing.
These quirky, eye-catching and favoured icons make for a great way to advertise brands, products and services of all shapes and sizes to the general public across the country.
Advertising your brand, product or service on or in a taxi allows you to cover a large area; both in terms of geographical location and the mass audience that will be able to see and engage with your marketing.
Taxis are a key part of the transport mix in all major cities and towns and are designed to be easily seen so that they can be hailed quickly and easily. Black Cabs already stand out from other vehicles on the road, but a taxi wrapped in advertising stands out even further from those in a rank, queue or just traffic.
The term 'Taxi Advertising' primarily refers to 'wrapping' the exterior of a taxi in an advert, to change its appearance and make it the private transport equivalent of a driving billboard. The wrapping can take the form of just external advertising boards across the bonnet, doors or boot, or be a whole wrap that covers the car completely.
Normally made of vinyl, these are printed with your advert specially designed on them and then applied directly across the paintwork and cut to allow the doors, windows, mirrors and all functions to still work. When done correctly and creatively, the result is a bold and eye-catching ad that really makes the vehicle stand out amongst cabs to all of those who pass it out and about.
Taxi Advertising also includes the use of posters on the back of the seats and on walls inside the taxis, as well as in-cab digital screen marketing where these are fitted. Other options include the ability to directly send taxi users messages to their mobile devices in 4G-capability vehicles and branding receipts given by taxi drivers (although, of course, not everyone using a taxi will opt for a receipt).
In most cases, advertising within and upon a taxi can only happen for those fully registered with the relevant local authorities – so companies such as Uber and Lyft are exempt and do not allow such marketing opportunities.
There are many benefits to using local taxi fleets to advertise, and they can really bring to life your marketing messages.
It's a great value option, particularly when you allow our team to negotiate deals for the design, wrapping and placement; and one that will fit nicely into your existing marketing mix. It can complement or contrast with your existing advertising campaigns and if done creatively, can even contribute to it with fresh and unique messaging.
The adaptability of Taxi Advertising allows for a great range of options, meaning there's something to suit all budgets and tastes. Even the smallest of brands can enjoy a new advertising medium without breaking the bank!
Household names across the globe use taxi ads to promote their products and services, and when you can see the benefits of this out-of-home marketing medium, you'll want to too!
Mass Marketing
Taxis aren't the most popular form of transport, but they're seen everywhere – and even those who don't use them see them out and about. This allows your branding to be seen by tens of thousands of people daily without you paying per click-through, impression or per TV second. It's a marketing medium that achieves mass results but without the hefty cost!
A Black Cab's an icon, but in a queue or in traffic, it doesn't do much to stand out. A wrapped cab catches the eye and the cleverer the advertising, the longer it will linger. This means that consumers are more likely to choose a taxi with marketing on the side of it to travel in… and it can drive the streets even more with your message!
Premium spend method
Taxis are rarely cheap but are used by a wide variety of people. Those using taxis are often forking out for a premium spend that they wouldn't normally, so communicating branding to them while they're making purchasing decisions and are willing to spend money is a powerful time to communicate.
Key area presence
Taxis naturally target areas of high footfall – train and bus stations, busy commercial areas, bustling events and tourist hotspots. Even when returning from a fare, drivers will tend to take main roads and routes to allow them to be seen and, therefore, to pick up more passengers. This means that even where you may find your brand is priced out from advertising on traditional billboards in an area, taxis work as your placement!
Most local cabs don't often drive further afield than the local city or town area, and so you can select to only wrap taxis in areas relevant to you and your brand, or spread them out for a wider message. This allows your brand to best target your desired market and to differentiate your marketing messaging to different audiences where required.
Supporting local people
Taxi drivers have had it hard as of late, and with fierce competition in the sector and austerity taking hold, are more likely than ever to accept advertising on their vehicle/s as an additional income. You'll be benefitting their business finances as well as your own: win-win.
Many don't consider taxis when they think of extending their marketing mix creatively, but the opportunities are vast. The Billboard Advertising UK Team can help advise, negotiate, design and create a taxi campaign bespoke to you that's unlike any other – just give us a call!
As soon as we receive your enquiry our team will be able to offer you more information on our taxi advertising agency in Bedwlwyn LL20 7 as well as details on costs. Simply fill in the enquiry form to contact us today. Or look on our digital page https://www.billboardadvertising.org.uk/outdoor/digital/wrexham/bedwlwyn/ to see how this form of advertising can work for you.


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Religious Right Talk Show: Wombs of Women on Birth Control "Embedded With Dead Babies"
Right Wing Watch brings us what has to be one of the creepiest, most astoundingly insane right wing statements about contraception you will ever hear, from evangelical caveman and talk radio host Kevin Swanson, who informs his audience that scientists researching the wombs of women who use birth control pills (wombologists?) have discovered that these women have dozens, maybe hundreds, who knows, possibly thousands of little dead babies embedded in their wombs.
Generations Radio host Kevin Swanson, who last week delved memorably into feminist theory, tells us this week that "certain doctors and certain scientists" have researched the wombs of women on the pill and found "there are these little tiny fetuses, these little babies, that are embedded into the womb…Those wombs of women who have been on the birth control pill effectively have become graveyards for lots and lots of little babies."
Swanson: I'm beginning to get some evidence from certain doctors and certain scientists that have done research on women's wombs after they've gone through the surgery, and they've compared the wombs of women who were on the birth control pill to those who were not on the birth control pill. And they have found that with women who are on the birth control pill, there are these little tiny fetuses, these little babies, that are embedded into the womb. They're just like dead babies. They're on the inside of the womb. And these wombs of women who have been on the birth control pill effectively have become graveyards for lots and lots of little babies.
Peeples: We've actually heard on both sides of that. We're researching that and want to make sure we speak correctly to that in our second film. But we have medical advice on both sides of the table there, so we want to make sure that we communicate that properly.
Swanson: It would seem, and I realize that people are a little split on what are all the effects of the birth control pill, but it would seem that there's a tremendous risk in the use of it for the life of children.


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US defender Parkhurst signs with Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — American defender Michael Parkhurst is following Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley back to Major League Soccer, leaving Augsburg of the Bundesliga to sign with the Columbus Crew.
Augsburg said Monday that Parkhurst's contract, which ran until June 2015, was terminated by mutual consent. The Crew obtained the rights of MLS's 2007 Defender of the Year from New England for Columbus' first-round pick in Thursday's draft and allocation money.
Parkhurst has made 23 appearances for the U.S. national team, including eight last year, and hopes to earn a spot on the World Cup roster. He made just two appearances for Augsburg, entering in the 42nd minute against Mainz last Feb. 10 and starting six days later against Bayer Leverkusen.
The 29-year-old old also has played for New England (2005-08) and Denmark's Nordsjaelland (2008-13).


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text: 2011 Hunten Outdoors C35-40IR Camera Review - October 25, 2010 2011 Hunten Outdoors C35-40IR Camera is pictured on the right 2010 Hunten Outdoors C35-40IR 4mp IR Camera Review We will start this review with upfront report on the overall aspects of these cameras since they are all very similar. There are two IR models and two white flash (strobe) models with a 2 MP and a 4 MP version. We received these four cameras and put them through an initial inspection. We found the choice of color very pleasing along with the size. First we evaluated all seals of lens and door gaskets and we could not see any defects. Our first impression of the hinge assembly for the doors appeared to have plastic pins but later evaluation found them to actually to be made of metal. The internal assembly of switches, LCD, battery compartment all worked as designed. We inserted the C cells and went through the programming on all units and we had no glitches and all programmed very easy. The indicators on the front of the camera to indicate movement (walk test) are very weak and cannot be seen unless you are directly in front of the camera. This problem will hurt anyone who is using this feature to acquire proper aim and to determine the field of view of the PIR sensor. During the initial operational inspection, all cameras sensed and took pictures and did write to the card. One of the cameras would not accept a 2 gig Scan Disk SD card, but did take the Toshiba cards fine. Strap loops on the back of the camera are small and somewhat fragile. Any one trying to tighten the camera on an uneven surface may break this area if care is not taken. Video and still captures have a very nice 10 second delay, which is appealing to most folks. The large strobe on the white flash cameras should do a super job. The white flash cameras that actually function well have been in short supply in the market. The two main problems we have found with most of the white flash cameras tested so far this year is a weak flash and/or very poor picture quality. If these white flash cameras perform well in these two areas with the great delay settings we will definitely have a desirable product. The IR cameras have a great deal of competition but having the very nice delay times will narrow that down to the Scoutguard/Bushnell/Covert/WGI cameras. We started our testing in the trigger time lab and all cameras except one had an average of 1.15 seconds except for the 2 MP IR camera which gave us a 1.4 second average. We moved on to the flash range and the white flash cameras both gave us a 40 foot range with the 4 MP maybe giving us a few extra feet. This was a surprise because we felt the large flash unit would have created a much better flash range for a strobe flash. The indication we got from our personal observations while the flash went off was it was very bright and when we evaluated the pictures we felt that there may be a firmware timing issue that is keeping the processor from using all the available light. The next was the testing of the IR cameras flash range which both turned in a 40 foot range. The next test was the sensing distance at 76 degrees which all cameras would sense out to 50 feet. Using the day range and night range pictures for initial picture quality evaluation, all cameras turned in a some what weak color picture with a degree of fuzziness. The night IR pictures all had good black and white color but were not as sharp and clear as they should be. Both day and night range picture evaluations are looked at using a 200% zoom at the 8 plate. The degree of fuzziness will show up quickly and is expected at that level but not to that extent. There are other currently produced cameras that sell for less than a hundred dollars that far exceed these cameras picture quality but lack the great trigger and delay times that these cameras have. We feel the with an improvement on the picture quality to a much higher level, these cameras would be hard to beat in that market. The other area of focus is the flash ranges of both the strobe and IR flashes. We discussed the strobe issue above but the IR flash range should be better for the emitter count. Again there are other low cost cameras that perform somewhat better with arrays that have the same or less emitters. This could be a timing problem in the firmware or maybe the emitter power is a little to low because of battery drain considerations. Hardware/Firmware Update The original cameras have since been replaced with upgraded cameras and we could see a definite improvement in the white flash camera function where the IR cameras remained very much the same. These little cameras really like the strobe flash and produce pretty good night pictures. Of course the video is day time limited on the strobe cameras. The size and function will become an attraction to some looking for a sub $100 camera. The next generation is in the mill and those who have access to the one and only outlet so far will more than likely enjoy this little camera series. The MP rating and file size is a great thing to work with, especially if you choose to mail your favorites to a friend. We approached this review straight out of the pre production and now it has been brought to our attention that we have missed a couple of items that should have been mentioned. First off is the physical size of the cameras and all are 6.25X6.25X2 inches and they operate off 4 C sized batteries. The case color is a very nice dark green. This is a small camera and it maintains a respectable amount of features. The warranty is one year. We apologize for this over site. 12-06-2010 update: We got a total of 50 days of battery life out of this camera prior to it going dead. The camera has worked very well without any problems to bring it down. During the 50 days of battery life we collected 380 pictures and 20 videos. This review is closed. Trigger Tests (without flash 1.12 seconds) (with flash 1.13 seconds) Day Range Flash Range 4MP Sample Photos


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Vita Motus necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Of The Sun
I am starting a new upscale, hi-end conceptual cutting edge store called "Of The Sun".
This has very sentimental meaning to me because first off, i am a sun sign, secondly all living things thrive from the Sun. The Sun is a major life source. Do not take the "Sun" symbolism literally, Just giving you a background story of the name of the boutique. I recently took a trip around the world to find inspiration and vendors and artisans that i will be explore jewelry and accessories by artisans for the store. Imagine Opening Ceremony, OAK, Fred Segal's specialty store, but focusing on the environment, culture, markets and way of life from the different regions. Hi-end clothing. sleek. classy.
My targeted audience is the educated & progressive independent young adults that consider quality, esthetics and environment in their purchases.
Urbanites that maintain a love for both travel, nature and luxury.
Ages range of 25-34 the GENERATION X'ers whom can be described as well-educated generation who are resourceful, individualistic, self reliant and sceptical of authority. They will buy the cutting edge, most up to date coolest stuff there is in technology and fashion.
Unlike the Baby Boomers they are not interested in long-term careers, corporate loyalty or status symbols. But they do care for taste and originality.
35-44 the BABY BOOMERS. In their youth they were open-minded and rebellious but became more conservative in their 30's and 40's. Job status and social standing are important to this generation who tend to be optimistic, ambitious, and loyal, and believe that employment is for life. They created the concepts of "workaholic" and "superwoman". He or she turns to "alternative" "new age" way of life in their later adult lives. Still wants to be hip and cool.
Logo should be clean and able to stand by itself.
When people look at the store sign or logo, they should be drawn in wanting to come in and explore. They should not be scared away by a sense of anxiety or overwhelmed to come into the store because the logo looks like an Ed Hardy shirt. I need a splash page for my website, so i would want the logo and the name of the store on a black page and have it look inviting and classy.
i do not want to see fonts like papyrus and herculanlum.
Think SLEEK, CLEAN, SIMPLE, MOD, HI-CLASS with a bit of flair.
Blog that i like to look at for inspiration for my store:
I've also attached some mood boards / inspiration boards that i created myself.
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notes: blood orange, pink grapefruit, jasmine sambac and grandiflorum, chocolate, vanilla
After applying this perfume, the first thing I am struck with is the perfect blending of fruit acids and chocolate cream. I am not actually a person who likes to eat chocolate all that much, but when I do, I love it with orange or raspberry. Not once have I thought to seek out something similar for a personal fragrance for myself, but when it fell into my lap in the form of Cacao, I recognized it immediately: this is my soul dessert. To be honest, I'm much happier wearing it than eating it. I don't even think about it as a perfume; when I smell it on my skin, it betrays any desire I might have to retain ladylike composure and it just makes me want to giggle. Cacao offers up a direct line to the inner child in an impossibly sophisticated manner. I am able to converse with her while my feet are still firmly planted in adulthood. A really good perfume can do that, it is an emotional and psychological bridge to another time in your life.
One of the things that helps Cacao become such an outstanding gourmand is how the jasmine is used here. It brings a certain authenticity to the blend as well as provides a weighted center for the citrus and the chocolate, preventing it from becoming too sweet. I think of it as an olfactory see-saw that is suspended from movement. The natural jasmine stabilizes and grounds the perfume by adding a pinch of rich earthiness. It's much like attending a magic show as a child; you may sense that there is a logical explanation for the mind-numbingly cool things you are bearing witness to, but there's no need to think about it too much. All that's required of the wearer is to enjoy it, which is increasingly easy to do each time I dab it on. Cacao does not come across as complicated in the least, in fact, it would fall under the umbrella of "simple pleasures". Yet, I am certain that creating this seemingly facile, cheerful and satisfying composition was no mean feat. Naturals can be deceptive that way. Mandy seems to work her own personal brand of voodoo, and while I would never dare ask her secrets, I will always be there to enthusiastically devour the spoils. For Mandy Aftel, the Marie Laveau of natural perfumery, mystery abounds and sometimes, things are not quite what you think they are. They're better.
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[Aftelier Cacao is available at Aftelier.com in perfume and EDP concentrations, and samples are also available. My sample was provided by the perfumer]


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Task Force Member Presentations
Who teaches physics: The role of physics departments in educating high school physics teachers
by Theodore Hodapp
University of Maine Colloquium: September 21, 2012
High School Physics Teacher Preparation: PhysTEC and National Solutions
by Theodore Hodapp
Global Physics Department: July 18, 2012
The PhysTEC project: A perspective on what it takes to recruit and educate more physics teachers
by Monica Plisch
APS Meeting: April 1, 2012
Physics Teacher Education in Perspective: A Century of Constrained Evolution
by David E. Meltzer
AAPT Winter Meeting: February 6, 2012
Evaluation of Teachers-Or of Teaching? - for Improving Learning Outcomes
by David E. Meltzer
AAPT Winter Meeting: February 6, 2012
Implementing the recommendations of the Task Force
by Monica Plisch
AAPT Winter Meeting: February 6, 2012
How Well Do We Build the Foundation of Physics?
by David Haase
APS Meeting: April 4, 2011
National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics (T-TEP)
by Monica Plisch
SESAPS Meeting: October 21, 2010
National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics
by Monica Plisch
Noyce Program Annual Conference: July 8, 2010
PhysTEC Overview and Update
by Theodore Hodapp & Stamatis Vokos
APS Department Chairs Meeting: June 12, 2010
National Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics
by Theodore Hodapp
SMTI National Conference: June 10, 2010
Transforming the Preparation of Physics Teachers: A Call to Action
by Valerie K. Otero
APS March Meeting: March 15-19, 2010
Findings and Recommendations of the Task Force on Teacher Education in Physics
by Stamatis Vokos
PhysTEC Conference: February 12-13, 2010
Preparing Future Scientists and Engineers in High School: Where is the Physics?
by David Haase
Southeastern Section of the APS Annual Meeting: November 11-14, 2009
Preliminary Results
by Stamatis Vokos
APS Meeting: May 2-5, 2009


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Jon Heron
posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 9:02 am
having just read:
"Studying Multivariate Change Using Multilevel Models and Latent Curve Models"
MacCallum, Kim, Malarkey and Kiecolt-Glaser,
Multivariate Behavioural Research 1997, 32, 215-253.
I thought I might be able to gain a greater understanding of both disciplines by fitting a comparable(ish) model in MLwiN and Mplus.
My model is height measured at 5 equidistant, time points (from birth to 1 year) + I have no missing data.
I have two questions:
1) It seems to me that the latent factor created
in LGM bears no relationship at all to the fixed
and random effects of MLM, contrary to the
paper's claim that most models could be fitted
both ways. Is this true? This observation
comes partly from the fact that in LGM
I don't appear to be able to restrict higher
order age terms to having just a fixed effect.
2) In my MLM, there is a large random effect
of quadratic age and also a fixed effect of
cubic age whereas in the LGM I get silly
correlations and a dodgy residual covariance
matrix presumably due to the high correlation
between s and q.
I think perhaps that my confusion re (2)
stems from my ignorance re (1).
Please can anyone help?
Jon Heron
posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 9:05 am
I should clarify (2) by saying that i'm not fitting a cubic in LGM.
Merely that Mplus appears to be telling me
that anything higher than linear is no
good due to collinearity, whereas I have found a sig. cubic in MLM.
posted on Monday, October 04, 2004 - 3:14 pm
MLM and LCGM give the same results when setting up the models to be the same and using the same time scores. In Mplus LCGM you can fix the variance of any of your growth factors (any of the age terms) to zero. Often problems arise with models having quadratic terms if the time scores don't subtract the average time, i.e. use age-agebar and (age-agebar)^2, where agebar is the average age in the sample.
If this doesn't help, as a licensed user you can send your input, output and data - plus your MLwiN output - to
Jon Heron
posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 7:32 am
I think I'd better do that.
Jon Heron
posted on Thursday, October 07, 2004 - 3:03 am
I have realised (perhaps in error) that
the fixed and random effects from MLM
are effectively the same as the means and
variances of the growth factors. I don't
know why that didn't occur to me before.
The next step in my MLM would be to add
some level-2 covariates either fixed
or random. I assume that the 'equivalent'
in LCGM is to regress the growth factors
on these covariates but that here the results
will no longer be directly comparable?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 5:19 pm
You are correct in your first paragraph.
Adding level 2 covariates still gives equivalent results between MLM and LCGM.
Jon Heron
posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 2:27 am
So, if I knew how to do it, I could take
the multiple estimates obtained from regressing
the intercept, slope and quadratic factors
on my covariate, and combine them in such a
way to give me the single fixed-effect
estimate given by MLwiN?
I'm not asking how one might do that, but
it'd be good to know that that was the case.
many thanks (again!!)
posted on Thursday, October 14, 2004 - 11:38 am
I don't see that your situation would give a single fixed-effect estimate from MLwiN. If you have i, s, and q as growth factors and a single x, this x generates 3 fixed effects (the slopes) and that is what you find in MLwiN as well.
Jon Heron
posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 1:54 am
Oh dear, back to the drawing board
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, October 15, 2004 - 10:16 am
Why don't you send your MLwiN and Mplus outputs along with your data to
and we will show you how to set the MLwiN model up in Mplus.
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Halt on Salt Sparks Iodine Deficiency
Doctors say, "Cut back on the Salt…" But How Will We Obtain Our Iodine?October 2009
By William Davis, MD
Those who consume heavily salted foods suffer an increased incidence of certain cancers.1,2 In susceptible individuals, high sodium intake spikes blood pressure.
In response to the dangers of consuming excess salt, Americans are restricting their sodium intake. This has led to a risky unintended consequence.
Typical Western diets are low in iodine. When iodized table salt is reduced, people can easily become iodine insufficient or deficient.
Inadequate iodine not only impairs thyroid function, but is also linked to increased risks of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast disease, along with fatigue and weight gain.
Fortunately, iodine is such a low-cost element that more of it can be added to multi-nutrient formulas that health-conscious individuals take each day.
Widespread Iodine Use Eliminates Goiter Epidemic
Most Americans over 60 years old remember the days of goiters, the unsightly thyroid gland enlargement visible on the neck that was wildly rampant. As many as one-third of the inhabitants of some parts of the country were affected.
Goiters were not just unattractive. They sometimes reached grotesque proportions, compressing adjacent structures like the trachea, necessitating surgical removal. If a pregnant woman had goiter, she was at risk for delivering a mentally impaired child.
The connection between goiter and deficiency of the trace element iodine was confirmed when a family doctor conducted an experiment on schoolgirls in 1916. Despite objections from local residents, Dr. David Marine administered what we now recognize as a very large dose of iodine: 170-340 mg (170,000 -340,000 micrograms or mcg) sodium iodide per day for a period of 10 days, repeated every 6 months for 2.5 years. Of the 900 girls with normal thyroids who received iodine supplementation, virtually none developed goiters, compared to 28% of the control group not receiving iodine.3,4
Recognition of iodine's importance launched it into the realm of public health, felt to be too important an issue to leave to individuals, families, or physicians to remedy on their own. With no TV, radio, or internet, and much of the country rural or illiterate, how could the US ensure iodine intake nationwide? In 1924, the FDA introduced a voluntary program for adding iodine to table salt.5
From the 1950s to the 1970s, most Americans willingly complied by liberally shaking the salt shaker over anything and everything. Overt iodine deficiency largely became a thing of the past, and goiters became a rarity. By FDA guidelines, approximately one half teaspoon of iodized salt per day, or 3,000 mg (containing 1,150 mg sodium), provided the Recommended Daily Allowance of iodine of 150 mcg per day (the RDA is higher for pregnant or lactating women).6
Following the widespread application of the salt shaker was the recognition of the dangers of hypertension. Sodium from salt increased blood pressure and fluid retention in susceptible individuals.7 As a result, after goiter had been erased from the consciousness of most Americans, the public health message reversed and urged reduced use of salt. Salt use was demonized as the cardiovascular dangers of hypertension gained public recognition.
In the 21st century, many health-conscious people proudly declare their assiduous avoidance of salt, especially iodized table salt. Others have turned to alternative preparations, such as sea salt (containing very little iodine content), Kosher salt (containing no iodine), or potassium chloride-based salt substitutes (containing no iodine).
Iodine Has Been Forgotten
The public health message to limit salt use underlies a gradual and insidious return of iodine deficiency. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) assessment of Americans' health revealed a 50% reduction in iodine levels and a quadrupling of iodine deficiency in the period between 1971 and 1994. Twelve percent of the population surveyed from 1988 to 1994 were severely iodine deficient, judged by urinary levels of iodine.8 Women of childbearing age are at particular risk for iodine deficiency, with up to 36% evidencing low levels.9
Even goiters are staging a comeback. In my cardiology clinic, I now see about two or three patients with small to moderate goiters every day. So history repeats itself.
Your Iodized Salt Isn't So Iodized
If you rely on iodized salt for iodine, are you really meeting your body's iodine needs?
A recent detailed analysis of several brands of commercially available salt showed that, after opening, iodine is lost rapidly from the product. Once the container is exposed to air, iodine content is nearly gone within four weeks after opening (even faster under conditions of high humidity). The study suggests that, even among people who use the salt shaker frequently for cooking and food, daily iodine intake may be below the recommended daily intake.10
The majority of salt used in processed foods is not iodized. While dairy products and baked foods (bread and related products) were formerly substantial sources of iodine, the iodine content of these foods has dropped due to changing practices by dairy producers and bakers.10-12
There's no question that iodized salt worked to stop goiters during a time when the entire family liberally used salt, causing mothers to buy another canister every couple of months. But with modern efforts to reduce salt, a single canister can last 6 months or longer—completely devoid of iodine.
Does No Goiter Mean Perfect Thyroid Health?
How much iodine is necessary for ideal health? Over the years since iodine and thyroid disease have been connected, the absence of goiter has been used as the index of iodine adequacy. Goiter suggests inadequate iodine; no goiter means sufficient iodine. (Note: While most goiters suggest low iodine, other conditions can occasionally be at fault, such as the overactive thyroid of Graves' disease.)13
Twentieth century overuse of iodized salt led to complacency. Since iodized salts erase most goiters, medical professionals and the pubic mistakenly believed they knew what they needed about iodine. But does alleviating goiter also mean that thyroid function is optimized? If goiter represents the visible manifestation of hypothyroidism, is there an intake of iodine that can further improve thyroid function, even after goiter is reversed or suppressed?
The current RDA for iodine of 150 mcg per day for non-pregnant adults is indeed sufficient to prevent or reverse goiter. Iodine intake below the RDA over months to years leads to a thyroid gland that enlarges, or "hypertrophies," an attempt to overcompensate by growing larger and thus better able to extract the little iodine available from the blood. If iodine deficiency continues, production of thyroid hormones, T3 and T4, begins to suffer, and hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone levels) ensues. To counterbalance this, the pituitary gland produces higher levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH); TSH increases the production of T4—sometimes back to normal levels early on—and also stimulates thyroid growth.14
The Japanese provide some unique insights into higher intakes of iodine. Japanese consume a variety of foods from the ocean, including iodine-rich seaweeds like kelp and nori. Even foods grown in Japanese soil, such as fruits and vegetables, have iodine content several-fold higher than in most other parts of the world.15
Estimates of Japanese iodine intake vary widely, with values ranging from 378 mcg to as high as 13,800 mcg per day. The extraordinary range is partly due to the variable consumption of iodine-rich seaweeds.15-18 Because of the wide variation, Japanese researchers have argued that a "typical" Japanese intake of iodine is impossible to determine, though it is clearly several-fold higher than that of Americans.
Some authorities argue that greater iodine intake is responsible for the reduced incidence of fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, and thyroid disease in Japan.19 The evidence for a connection between iodine and fibrocystic breast disease is strongest.
Is the Japanese intake of iodine closer to "ideal"? If the RDA for iodine of 150 mcg yields some improvement of thyroid measures, would 300 mcg, 900 mcg, 10,000 mcg, or even 50,000 micrograms further improve thyroid function or overall health? There are proponents of very high doses of iodine with claims of extravagant results; however, the data have not yet been formally published. Unfortunately, studies examining these iodine doses have not yet been performed in the modern era using current methods. However, experiences
like those of the Japanese argue that the ideal dose of iodine is much greater than the current RDA in the United States.
Despite nearly 90 years of public health efforts, we are left with the impression that there are many stones yet unturned in the area of iodine and its role in health. The optimal dose of iodine for health appears to be among these unsolved mysteries


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Slavery: West Still Owes Apology
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, described slavery as an offence to human dignity and freedom and "the greatest cause of grief to God's spirit." His church profited immensely from this cruel trade in humans. "We, who are the heirs of the slave-owning and slave-trading nations of the past, have to face the fact that our historic prosperity was built in large part on this atrocity," he said.
Events to mark the 200-year anniversary of the day the British Parliament passed a law banning the trade of human beings were held around the world recently with reparations activists bemoaning the lack of an explicit apology from the former slave-trading nations.
In the U.K. where major events were held, there was no commitment by British prime minister Tony Blair and churches which profited from this inhuman and cruel trade to specific reparations aimed at compensating those who suffered from the trade.
A commemorative service was held at Westminster Abbey to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, Blair and religious leaders were among 2, 000 people who attended the service.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, described slavery as an offence to human dignity and freedom and "the greatest cause of grief to God's spirit." His church profited immensely from this cruel trade in humans. "We, who are the heirs of the slave-owning and slave-trading nations of the past, have to face the fact that our historic prosperity was built in large part on this atrocity," he said.
"Those who are the heirs of the communities ravaged by the slave trade know very well that much of their present suffering and struggling is the result of centuries of abuse," he added.
No official apology was made by the Queen, Blair and Church of England clergy. Instead, the commemorative service was at best held to glorify William Wilberforce who was a prime mover of the abolition of slave trade motion which led to an enactment on March 25, 1807.
The Slave Trade Act of March 1807 never stopped slavery but prohibited British ships from transporting slaves. African scholars say Wilberforce was not the only person who helped end slavery. It is worth noting that Britain did not abolish slavery in its territories until 1833. Blacks like Olaudah Equiano, a former slave, and thousands others signed petitions, marched, and lobbied against this transatlantic slave trade were critical contributors to the anti-slave trade movement.
They lay flowers on the memorial to William Wilberforce, who Europeans in their history text books say "led the abolition movement,� and then, of course to the lesser Innocent Victims' Memorial, in honor of all those affected by slavery. Lady Kate Davson, the great-great-great grand-daughter of William Wilberforce was also used strengthen the belief that the British cared and saved Black people from this evil human trade system.
Africans at home and abroad wanted Blair and the Queen to go a step further –make an official apology. Linda Ali, of the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel said Blair who had expressed "deep sorrow and regret" at Britain's role in the slave trade must go a step further. "I don't see what is so very difficult about apologizing for what is such a great crime against humanity," said Ali. Even Lady Davson said she too thought Blair should apologize. "Slavery is one of the largest pieces of our wounded history, our worldwide wounded history, and has to be confronted in order to get peace in our world."
The British prime minister did not speak at the service. "It is hard to believe that what would now be a crime against humanity was legal at the time," Blair said in an opinion piece on Britain's role in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade before the commemorations.
"Personally I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was –how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition – but also to express our deep sorrow that it ever happened, that it ever could have happened and to rejoice at the different and better times we live in today," Blair said.
Even though Blair admitted that Britain is richer in every way –in business, politics, sport, the arts and science because of the part played by the African and Caribbean communities, he remained adamant and never apologized.
Instead, he used the colorful language of racial equality and "the richness of our diversity� approach to tactically avoid the crucial apology which Africans at home and abroad so wanted.
But the African spirit remained unbowed despite the refusal by Blair to make an official apology. According to media reports, people across the Caribbean bowed their heads for a moment of silence to mark the end of the trans-Atlantic slave routes, which shaped the region's history.
In Jamaica, islanders held symbolic funeral rites in Kingston Harbor for African slaves who died during the perilous ocean crossing. In the Dominica, the cries of African slaves being led to cell blocks pierced the air as their lives were re-enacted.
Participants walked in chains to Roseau's Baraccoon building, where slaves were held before being auctioned off to plantation owners in the former French and British colony, and which now houses the City Council.
Media reports in Guyana say a tribute was held in the compound of parliament buildings where slaves were beaten and sometimes hanged. "We unite as a region and as a people, in a collective moment of reflection, as we remember one of the greatest tragedies in the history of humanity, which denied over 25 million Africans, for over 400 years, the basic human right of freedom, the right to self actualization and for so many, denial of even their basic right to life," said Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and chairman of the Caribbean Community.
Dr. John Sentamu, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England told the media that Britain was a country which once bought and sold slaves "as it did crops like onions or maize," and now had to make a formal apology. "A nation of this quality should have the sense of saying we are very sorry and we have to put the record straight," he said.
At the anti-racism conference that was held three years ago in Durban, South Africa, participants agreed that the depredation of the systems of slavery and colonialism had a degrading and debilitating impact on those who are Black. The African delegations in Durban noted with concern the lack of an explicit apology from the former slave-trading nations or any commitment to specific reparations aimed at compensating those who suffered from the trade.
However, despite the criticism, the debates in Durban broke new ground in the decade-long campaign by African countries and representatives of the African Diaspora to gain international recognition for the injustices perpetrated against them in the era of the slave trade.
The issue was not just one of righting an historical wrong, they argued, but also of addressing the lasting legacy of poverty and discrimination suffered over centuries by Africa and its descendants.
In the early 1990s, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) now the African Union, officially embraced the idea of making claims for atonement, including specific reparations, for slavery and colonialism.
Tsiko is The Black Star News' Southern Africa correspondent based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Paige Raque, 19, suffered head and pelvic injuries after falling 39 feet out a screened window of a downtown State College apartment in October. Police have ruled the fall an accident.
Authorities said in a statement that criminal complaints for the furnishing charges and related offenses were filed Tuesday, and that the eight defendants would receive summonses.
The investigation found "eight Penn State University students that furnished alcoholic beverages to minors who were attending a party" at the downtown apartment the same night of Raque's fall, police said in the statement.
Of the eight charged, five were younger than 21.
Last week, the university removed four cheerleaders from the squad for an unspecified violation of team rules. It was unclear whether any of the students charged Tuesday were cheerleaders, though four people with the names of the defendants were on a spring 2012 cheerleading roster along with Raque's.
In a statement, the university said that it was "dealing appropriately" with the students' status on their respective teams, and that the students face potential university sanctions after the school conducts its own review of the police report.
"We are still concerned for Paige's recovery," the university said. "This was a tragic and unfortunate accident that could have been avoided."
Raque returned home to Louisville, Ky., for her recovery. Her family has said Raque still suffers from nerve pain in her feet and struggles with toe movement but is doing well overall with cognitive and physical therapy.


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ADDING BOLDThe following information is probably why we use spearmint oil in Honey-B-Healthy.
I. **WINTERGREEN OIL, betula oil, sweet birch oil, teaberry oil. No. 5994, Merck Index.
A. Contains: Methyl salicylate; 2-Hydrxybenzoic acid methyl ester; C8H8O3. Mol. Wt. 152.14. (This is a natural source of aspirin!)
B. Present in leaves of Gaultheria procumbens L., Ericaceae; in the bark of Betula lenta L., Black Birch, and Betulaceae; mostly prepared by esterification of salicylic acid with methanol.
C. The product of commerce is about 99% pure.
D. Colorless, yellowish or reddish, oily liq; odor and taste of Gautheria. Mp -8.6� bp 220-224� d25/25 1.184. D of the natural ester is about 1.180. N20/D 1.535-1.538. Flash pt, closed cup: 210�F (99�C).
E. Slightly soluble In water; one gram in about 1500 ml.; soluble in chloroform, ether.
F. Misc with alcohol, glacial acetic acid. LD50 orally in rats: 887 mg/kg. P.M. Jenner et al., Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 2: 327 (1964).
G. Human toxicity: ingestion of relatively small amounts may cause severe poisoning and death (average lethal dose: 10 ml in children, 30ml in adults). 1. Symptoms of poisoning: nausea, vomiting, acidosis, pulmonary edema, pneumonia, convulsions, death. Cf. Clinical toxicology of Commercial Products, R. E. Gosselin et al., eds. (Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 4th ed. 1976), Section III, pp. 295-303.
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"20/20: Caught in the Act" Airs 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET;
"20/20" - Small Town Scandal Airs 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET
Behind every great video, there is a great story - and "20/20" has the tales behind the tapes. "20/20: Caught in the Act" airs FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Reports include:
Store Clerks Fighting Back: Internet video sites are loaded with surveillance camera scenes of armed robberies caught in the act. Some of those videos show clerks and even customers fighting back against the bad guys. It's a storyline as old as cops & robbers, and everyone loves a hero. But what are the real consequences when victims attack? Deborah Roberts digs into the aftermath of two dramatic and violent armed robberies.
Bank Robbers: John Berman looks at the most scary, clever, absurd and hilarious bank robbery videos, with insight and commentary from none other than a former bank robber.
TV Reporters: Television news reporters have their share of bleeps, bloopers and blunders� and when they're caught live on camera, they can change one's career and give the rest of us a big laugh. Chris Cuomo reports.
Colorado Killer: Travis Forbes claimed to be the last person to help Kenia Monge as she drunkenly stumbled away from a downtown nightclub. But his story unraveled when surveillance cameras showed him wheeling a sealed cooler into his workplace, putting on latex gloves, and turning off the security system. But it would take another terrifying attack months later before detectives could lock him away for good. Cuomo reports.
Cops Caught Drinking: Undercover detectives charge Hooters waitress Illysa Medina with serving alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person. But when she and her lawyer examine the restaurant's surveillance tapes, they notice something different - the cops themselves are caught drinking. Cuomo reports.
Airing on "20/20" at 10:00 p.m., ET:
Can the grief of losing a child be to blame for the uncharacteristic and shocking actions of a once prominent small town mayor and wife of the popular high school principal? Linda and Kevin Lusk were one of the most respected couples in Prosser, Washington, until the unimaginable happened: Linda was accused of sexting and having inappropriate physical contact with a 14-year-old high school student who also happened to be her daughter's ex-boyfriend. It became a small town scandal that spread like wildfire. After a police investigation was launched, followed by a media firestorm, the once golden couple was under siege. Linda admits that what started out as a maternal and nurturing relationship with the boy, nicknamed Bubba, turned terribly wrong after his friends dared him to make Ms. Lusk his
first conquest. But how much of the story was true, how much was a high school kid's boastful "kiss and tell," and was Linda's depression, stemming from her grief of losing her disabled 15-year-old son, really to blame? "20/20" is behind the scenes with the family at the center of the small town scandal as they deal with the aftermath of a lunchtime encounter.
For the first time, all the key players - Linda and Kevin and their daughter, Karlie, Bubba Frank and his mother, and others - tell their stories to "20/20." Chris Cuomo's exclusive report airs FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
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"Creative genius" assists already funny Hickenlooper with messaging
John Hickenlooper is a funny guy and so is the campaign strategist who has been helping the governor-elect, including with this inaugural invite gem:
Like me, I'm sure you're trying to work off those pesky holiday pounds and the last thing either of us should do is eat mouth-watering barbecue, craft beer, and chocolate covered doughnut holes rolled in Enstrom's toffee crumbles. We should probably just go to the freezer and thaw a delicious Lean Cuisine…
Lean Cuisine!
Ryan Johnson worked on Hickenlooper's campaign, helping with e-mails, video and website. His campaign co-workers call him a creative genius.
Now that the election is over and the inaugural winds up Tuesday, Johnson is joining Onsight Public Affairs, teaming up with the same campaign staffers who helped get Hickenlooper elected: Mike Melanson, Hollie Velasquez-Horvath and Ben Davis.


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DURHAM – How delivering the unexpected can deliver profits and employee loyalty will be discussed at the next meeting of the University of New Hampshire CEO Forum.
The event will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013. The program begins at 8 a.m. at the Derryfield Country Club in Manchester with coffee and networking, with a full breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Howard Brodsky, CEO and chairman of CCA Global Partners, is a pioneer of the cooperative business model. He has dedicated his career to helping entrepreneurs build successful businesses by providing the scale, resources, and innovation needed to compete in an evolving marketplace. CCA is comprised of 14 affiliated companies with aggregated sales of more than 10 billion.
Named the 2012 Business Leader of the Year by Business NH Magazine, Brodsky's most significant accomplishment was his induction into the Cooperative Hall of Fame, established by the National Cooperative Business Association to recognize individuals and companies who make unparalleled contributions in advancement of the principles of cooperation in the United States.
Initiated in 1997, the UNH CEO Forum is an outreach program of the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and the UNH Graduate School serving CEOs, presidents, and senior managers of companies in northern New England. The forum provides its members with opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with their peers in business and industry in an informal setting. The UNH CEO Forum is sponsored by the law firm of Pierce Atwood, Optima Bank and Trust, Sprague Operating Resources, Crystalvision, and Berry Dunn. For more information about the CEO Forum, visit http://www.unh-ceoforum.org/
Please register by April 4. To register or become a member of the UNH CEO Forum, call Barbara Draper at 603-862-1107, or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Liberty News
Liberty University yearbook to receive top honors
For the second year in a row, the Columbia Scholastic Press out of Columbia University has named the 2008 edition of Liberty University's "Selah" yearbook as one of the top collegiate yearbooks in the country. The 'I Am' edition was one of only nine collegiate books in the United States to receive this recognition.
An awards ceremony will be held in New York in March, where the "Selah" will receive the top honor of either a gold or a silver crown. (The 2007 "Selah" received a silver crown in March 2008.)
A limited number of the 2008 edition is still available. Click here for more information.
Production on the 2009 edition is under way and the release is scheduled for May 2009.


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A little over a year ago we did a blog post on some of the most beautiful calligraphy we've seen in a while, which was created by Molly of Plurabelle Calligraphy. You can imagine how thrilled we were when we found out Molly was coming out with a book, now available and called Modern Calligraphy.
Molly's publisher sent us a copy of her book, which is just as lovely as her calligraphy. The book is the perfect primer on how to master this fresh modern lettering style. It includes 20 DIY projects where you can apply your new talent.
We love how Molly's book breaks the calligraphy process down into simple steps so anyone can learn to create their own wedding invitations, thank you cards, gift tags, and more. She starts with an overview of the supplies—from paper to ink to pens—you will learn how to form letters, words, and then phrases by following Molly's clear step-by-step instructions, and by practicing with the provided templates.
You can purchase a copy of Modern Calligraphy here. Congratulations on your beautiful new book Molly!


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I must admit, I quite liked FS. The art wasn't the most incredible out there, but the writing kept drawing me on, and that crew have MacGyvered the ship from here to forever! And you kept coming up with new ways/means/needs to do it! On top of that, this recurring theme never really seemed to get old. I still want to know what's going to happen, and how long the ship can hold together. I hope things stabilize for you Tirdun, and please remember this wacky place you've created.
P.S. One thing was bugging me about the strip, there appears to be 3 destinct types of FTL, one per species. Two appear to be near instantaneous, and the humans appears substantially slower. Is this correct? If it is, aren't the humans at a significant disadvantage? How do they come by thier power/influence? And why aren't the 'triangle tunnels' used for more contiguous communication? (ie. a interworld internet) Or what have I missed?


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Tali - Treason part 1
Walkthrough - Tali - Treason part 1
To undertake this quest, you're going to have to speak with Tali once she's on board the Normandy. Tali can always be found on the fourth (bottom) floor of the Normandy, in the engineering wing of the powerful ship. When you find her, she'll be standing in front of a computer console. Engage her in conversation thereafter. You'll learn that Tali is in a bit of a stressful situation right now. She's learned that the Quarians (of which she is one) have accused her of treason. The Quarians float around in a Battlestar Galactica-like flotilla, and as a result of the charges, Tali will be forced to return to the flotilla to defend herself. Indeed, she insists that she doesn't even know what the charges are in the first place. If you want to help her, agree to do so. You can pick her brain about the nature of criminal charges amongst the Quarians (a lack of resources and manpower force exiling prisoners and convicted persons), and ultimately, she'll put the location of the flotilla into the Normandy's computer system, so that it can be found.
The flotilla, known as the Quarian Migrant Fleet, can currently be found in the Vallhallan Threshold. To get there, simply go about things as if you were going to any other location in the galaxy. Approach the Normandy's galaxy map and travel to the Vallhallan Threshold. Once there, you'll find the Migrant Fleet orbiting close to the Raheel-Leyya system's binary stars. Land there, and we'll go about our business. As the Normandy approaches the flotilla, Tali will communicate with the Quarians on board the ship you're about to dock on. They ask her for identification, and she recites what appears to be a Quarian saying, or a piece of Quarian poetry. Either way, it's good enough for them, and they allow the Normandy to dock.
Now remember -- Quarians live in those suits because of their heinously weak immune systems, which can be destroyed by even the weakest of alien microbes. As a result, Tali reports that the Normandy isn't a clean ship, and furthermore, Shepard and the third party member you choose to bring on board will be confined to a sealed spacesuit for the duration of their stay. When you land, you'll be greeted by a friend of Tali's, a Quarian by the name of Captain Kar'Danna. The captain informs Tali that she's being charged with treason for sending active Geth back to the fleet. Though Tali did indeed send Geth parts to her father as part of a research project, she denies that anything was active or functional. Nonetheless, the ruling parties of the flotilla see things otherwise. Until the trial takes place, Kar'Danna informs Tali that she's not to leave the ship she's currently on; a better fate, for the time being, than being arrested and incarcerated, which is what the captain's supposed to do.
When you regain control following this introductory cutscene on board the ship, you can move forward down the corridor. None of the Quarians here, including Captain Kar'Danna, will have anything else to say to you. So, move forward and head rightward through the door you encounter. At the end of this next corridor, you'll run into another Quarian familiar to Tali, a female named Shala'Raan. Shala'Raan and Tali go way back, and while Shala'Raan usually has quite a bit of power and would take place in such a trial, she's had to recuse herself, meaning Tali has no friends on the council that will decide her fate. Making matters worse, Tali has been stripped of her old ship surname, now being known as being from the Normandy. This works to her advantage in one specific way, however; as the captain of the ship Tali now hails from, Shepard is legally bound to represent Tali in the upcoming trial.
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Business conditions at architecture firms continue to improve. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reflects the approximate nine- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the December ABI score was 52.0, down from the mark of 53.2 in November. This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 59.4, down slightly from the 59.6 mark of the previous month.
"While it's not an across the board recovery, we are hearing a much more positive outlook in terms of demand for design services," said AIA Chief Economist, Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Hon. AIA. "Moving into 2013, we are expecting this trend to continue and conditions improve at a slow and steady rate. That said, we remain concerned that continued uncertainty over the outcomes of budget sequestration and the debt ceiling could impact further economic growth."
Key December ABI highlights:
- Regional averages: Midwest (55.7), Northeast (53.1), South (51.2), West (49.6)
- Sector index breakdown: commercial/industrial (53.4), mixed practice (53.0), institutional (50.9), multi-family residential (50.5)
- Project inquiries index: 59.4
The regional and sector categories are calculated as a 3-month moving average, whereas the index and inquiries are monthly numbers.


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Boss has been cancelled by Starz, according to an official statement from the network. Update: Deadline is reporting that there may be a two-hour movie in the works to wrap up the storyline. Official statement is below.
After much deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to not proceed with Boss. We remain proud of this award-winning show, its exceptional cast and writers, and are grateful to Kelsey Grammer, Farhad Safinia and our partners at Lionsgate TV.


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QUITO (Reuters) - The United States has canceled aid to Ecuador worth $32 million over the coming years after long-running disputes with the government of socialist President Rafael Correa, according to U.S. officials.
Correa, a U.S.-trained economist, has often been at odds with Washington since winning power in 2007. He accuses the U.S. government of trying to undermine him and this year Ecuador renounced U.S. trade benefits dating from the early 1990s.
According to a U.S. State Department spokesperson, Ecuador recently informed the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) it could not undertake new activities or extend existing ones without an accord governing bilateral assistance. This led to the U.S. decision to cancel the aid.
"Our planned $32 million in assistance programs for the coming years would have allowed us to partner with Ecuadoreans to achieve their own development goals in critical areas," said a letter dated December 12 from USAID to Ecuador seen by Reuters.
Ecuadorean government officials had no immediate comment.
The USAID letter said that in 60 years of working together, more than $800 million in development aid had helped hundreds of thousands of Ecuadoreans.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Quito said two years of negotiations failed to reach a new agreement.
"USAID had begun incurring significant costs for four recently launched projects (focused on environmental protection and civil society strengthening) which have been unable to proceed," the embassy spokesperson said.
"Their cancellation was the only fiscally prudent option."
Correa, a vocal member of a bloc of left-wing Latin American leaders, won re-election in a landslide early this year after generous state spending on infrastructure and health services.
He has irked investors with his anti-capitalist rhetoric, and this year he passed a controversial law creating a state media watchdog that critics denounced as a blow to free speech. Correa says it enshrines principles of balance.
In 2011, Ecuador expelled the U.S. ambassador to Quito after American diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks alleged that Correa's government had turned a blind eye to police corruption.
Last year, he threatened to expel USAID from the country, alleging that it was funding local groups that he said sought to undermine the region's "progressive" governments.
In May, Bolivia's socialist President Evo Morales expelled USAID in protest after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry referred to Latin America as Washington's "backyard."
Ties between Washington and Ecuador were strained again this year after Correa said he would consider offering asylum to the fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
Last year, Correa granted asylum to WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange, saying they were both victims of persecution. Assange is holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London.
Additional reporting by Ezra Fieser in Santo Domingo and David Adams in Miami; Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Kieran Murray and Christopher Wilson


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So, the Dail (lower house of parliament) debated the proposed changes to Irish copyright legislation yesterday (Tuesday). Over the last ten days, this has become a very significant debate. The Irish Times has published a number of articles: by Noel Whelan (a political journalist), Karlin Lillington (a technology journalist) and TJ McIntyre (academic and solicitor). I wrote about this legislation on Tuesday, and proposed four steps which I believed would improve the legislation.
Having watched most of, and read all of the transcript of the debate (and a lively Twitter stream on the #sopaireland tag), I'm pleasantly surprised to be able to say that all four points were touched upon at some stage (no credit to me – others made the points in various fora). On the other hand, none of the four were implemented, so there you go.
In the meantime, a well-drafted proposal for an alternative statutory instrument was issued by Catherine Murphy and Stephen Donnelly (with support from the above-mentioned TJ McIntyre and solicitor Simon McGarr. I would endorse their proposal, because it clearly meets the two substantive criteria from my original post (sunset clause and clear Scarlet safeguards), but more importantly because it would provide reassurance to users and intermediaries about the extent of the power while still allowing action to be taken where there is a demonstrable necessity for such. The key provision of the Donnelly/Murphy proposal is proposed section 40(5A)(e): 'An injunction under this subsection shall not be granted unless the court is satisfied that the injunction will distinguish adequately between infringing material and lawful content so that it will not lead to the blocking of lawful communications.' As well as what it obviously does in terms of over blocking, the use of 'satisfied' and 'adequately' would require a court to give proper consideration to the technological efficacy of a proposed action. There are other important procedural devices included in the proposal, such as the notification of the Data Protection Commissioner and the treatment of costs. It should be emphasised that recital 59 of Directive 2001/29 (which is the basis for this legislation) provides, in black and white, that 'the conditions and modalities relating to such injunctions should be left to the national law of the Member States.' I'll say that again. 'The conditions and modalities relating to such injunctions should be left to the national law of the Member States'.
Imagine my surprise, then, when the debate concluded with this comment of the Minister leading it. 'I will also defer to their legal advisers on this so that we can have a strategic conversation about how the future of the web operates in the State, but we are not changing the wording of the statutory instrument.' To me, this demonstrates exactly why the path of primary legislation should have been chosen, as it would have allowed for a proper consideration of alternative wordings. Indeed, one may reasonably assume that it had been decided before the debate began that not a word would be changed; sadly not unusual in contemporary parliamentary proceedings but a real shock to those drawn to this debate because of its subject matter and a disappointing result to what was shaping up to be a useful exchange of views on law and technology.
The debate itself did include a decent discussion of the issues (aside from cheap shots about keyboard warriors – yawn). I think the repetitional risks associated with hasty and overbroad legislation were well explained, and the impact of Court of Justice decisions was also recognised (although the argument that there is no need to legislate because the jurisprudence is clear didn't persuade me – there are pages and pages in statute which set out things that are already in the case law). And, by the standards of the debates on technology I have seen over the years, it was fairly well-informed.
I would like to point out that the discussion of the position of hosts was not as complete as it should be, though. It seemed to be suggested (on a number of occasions) that as long as a host was acting in accordance with notice and takedown (i.e. article 14 of the E-Commerce Directive), they would have nothing to fear. That's not the case, though. The key debate (including at European level) is about how the requirements for injunctions etc affect the protections for intermediaries of articles 12-14 E-Commerce Directive and article 5 of the Copyright Directive. In the Scarlet case, for example, the ISP should have been protected by article 12 (which is much stronger than article 14) and article 5 Copyright Directive, but this was under threat (much less after the decision). A host that doesn't abide by notice and takedown (or a service provider not within the terms of articles 12/13) runs a serious risk of being subject to liability in general, so the injunction is less relevant to them anyway – they have much bigger things to worry about. Oh, and there was a lot of confusion between notice and takedown and user codes of contact – they are actually different things and sites are not required to have the latter in order to benefit from the former. At all. In short, the claim that the injunction does not affect hosts is not proven in the slightest.
Aside from the above, I reiterate my call for the Copyright Review Committee to be consulted and the submissions received by the Department to be published (in accordance with the official policy on consultations* – their requirement, not mine). I can't see the harm it would do.
[* this is offline, but it was OK a couple of days ago; it's still showing up through a Google cache here]


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A certificate chain is a series of certificates issued by successive CA certificates, eventually ending in a root CA certificate.
Web browsers are preconfigured with a set of root CA certificates that the browser automatically trusts. Any certificates from elsewhere must come with a certificate chain to verify their validity.
When a certificate is first generated, it is a self-signed certificate. A self-signed certificate is one for which the issuer (signer) is the same as the subject (the entity whose public key is being authenticated by the certificate). When the owner sends a certificate signing request (CSR) to a CA, then imports the response, the self-signed certificate is replaced by a chain of certificates. At the bottom of the chain is the certificate (reply) issued by the CA authenticating the subject's public key. The next certificate in the chain is one that authenticates the CA's public key. Usually, this is a self-signed certificate (that is, a certificate from the CA authenticating its own public key) and the last certificate in the chain.
In other cases, the CA can return a chain of certificates. In this situation, the bottom certificate in the chain is the same (a certificate signed by the CA, authenticating the public key of the key entry), but the second certificate in the chain is a certificate signed by a different CA, authenticating the public key of the CA to which you sent the CSR. Then, the next certificate in the chain is a certificate authenticating the second CA's key, and so on, until a self-signed root certificate is reached. Each certificate in the chain (after the first) thus authenticates the public key of the signer of the previous certificate in the chain.


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Prince George's fast approaching first birthday will be a milestone that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will celebrate publicly and privately.
George will one day be king and an official picture is expected to be released to mark the royal toddler's anniversary on July 22.
Details of how William and Kate will celebrate their son's birthday have not been released but it is likely a party - complete with a cake - has been planned for their child.
Just like any other family, godparents, relatives and friends will bring presents for their newest member and well-wishers are also expected to send their good wishes and gifts.
During the past year the world has watched the young prince growing up, from his first public appearance the day after he was born, to his first royal tour when he eclipsed his parents and stole the hearts of royal fans in New Zealand and Australia.
George's uncle Prince Harry has described his nephew as looking like a "young Winston Churchill" who is walking and has big chubby cheeks.
The birth of George Alexander Louis, known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, was a global event with the world's media camped for days outside the private Lindo wing of St Mary's Hospital in central London.
Kate gave birth at 4.24pm on July 22 to a son weighing 8lbs 6oz, but the news was not announced to the waiting world until four hours later when members of the Royal Family spoke of their joy at the newest addition to their family.
The proud parents could not contain their happiness when they walked from the Lindo wing and showed the world their son the following day.
Within a few months a gurgling George, carried by his father, arrived for his christening at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace with the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, other senior royals and the Middletons sitting in the pews.
When the baby Prince made an appearance on his first official tour he was growing up quickly and appeared to take everything in his stride.
William and Kate took their son to New Zealand and Australia in April and he stole the limelight with his antics.
Scenes of George waving his arms in excitement when he was introduced to his bilby namesake - a rodent-like marsupial - captivated the hearts of royal fans.
Now on the eve of his first birthday the world will be eagerly watching to see how the future king develops.
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Powerful Protection Against Cellular AgingOctober 2012
By Michael Downey
Conclusive evidence now indicates that PQQ (pyrroloquinoline quinone) activates cell signaling pathways that have the potential to reverse cellular aging!1
PQQ has previously been shown to promote growth of new mitochondria within aging cells,1-3 up-regulate cellular metabolism,1,2 protect neurons,4-7 and repair DNA!1,8
These and other synergistic signaling effects have the combined ability to promote longevity at the critical subcellular level.
PQQ has been found in all plant species ever tested. Scientists have gone so far as to state that PQQ may be "vital to life."3
An Essential Anti-Aging Nutrient
Scientists have found that PQQ, a critical coenzyme, plays a leading role in boosting critical cell signaling mechanisms.3
These signaling pathways regulate a variety of physiological and molecular processes throughout the body10—processes that have an impact on key biomarkers of aging, such as mitochondrial function11-16 and cellular defense against oxidative stress.10
Through these effects, the cell signaling power of PQQ targets aging at both the cellular and subcellular levels.
New research confirm that humans can obtain these multiple benefits after even just short-term supplementation.17
A wealth of studies now confirm that PQQ's cell-signaling activity translates into substantial protection against degenerative and age-related conditions, such as mitochondrial dysfunction,1 heart degeneration,18-20 brain injury, and cognitive decline.21-40 As one example, research shows that 20 mg of PQQ daily may reverse age-related cognitive decline in aging humans!
Since PQQ cannot be synthesized by your body it is necessary to obtain PQQ from outside sources.24,41-43 Fortunately, compared to other plant compounds, PQQ has greater solubility and bioavailability. PQQ is water-soluble and therefore, more easily absorbed at low supplemental intakes.1,44,45
Let's take a look at the modes of action behind PQQ's multiple effects.
Cell Signaling Pathways
Early studies revealed that animals deprived of PQQ exhibit signs of accelerated aging in the form of elevated plasma glucose concentrations, impaired oxygen metabolism, stunted growth, compromised immunity, impaired reproductive capability, reduced numbers and survival rate of offspring, and a decrease in energy-producing mitochondria in their tissue. Reintroducing PQQ to their diet reversed these effects, increasing mitochondrial numbers and restoring systemic function.46-48
PQQ is now linked to favorable effects on cell development, metabolism, and mitochondrial biogenesis. It provides the potential to reverse cellular aging and age-related disease by:
- Stimulating spontaneous growth of new mitochondria within aging cells.1
- Regulating gene expression.3
- Promoting tumor cell death from apoptosis.49
- Supporting mitochondrial protection and repair.1
- Providing powerful antioxidant support to mitochondria and other body molecules—with up to 5,000 times the effect of other antioxidants,4 and protecting the brain's cells and neurotransmitter systems against neurotoxicity5,39,50 and amyloid-beta protein.36
The end result of PQQ's activity is subcellular anti-aging and enhanced longevity.
(For more on these beneficial pathways, see previous box titled, 'PQQ and Cell Signaling.')
Heart Benefits
PQQ's cell signaling activities produce measurable health improvements, especially cardio-protective and neuro-protective benefits.
For example, research with animals found that supplementation with PQQ decreased the size of the area of the heart injured by acute coronary artery blockage. This protective effect was found whether PQQ was given before or after the event—suggesting taking PQQ within the first hours following a cardiac event could deliver invaluable benefit to patients.18
Following up on this research, scientists then tested both PQQ and the common post-heart-attack treatment metoprolol (Lopressor®). They found that, while both reduced the size of the damaged area, there was a greater increase in mitochondrial energy-producing functions with PQQ.
And only PQQ lowered lipid peroxidation!
The study team concluded that "PQQ is superior to metoprolol in protecting mitochondria from ischemia/reperfusion oxidative damage."19
These same scientists found in later animal research, that "PQQ reduces oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell death" in cardiac muscle cells.20