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AMERICAN CRUISERS OF WORLD WAR II: A Pictorial Encyclopedia, by Steve Ewing. In World War II, 74 U.S. Navy Cruisers and Battle Cruisers fought in at least one battle against the forces of German or Japan. This book records the story of all 74, providing an accurate historical summary of each ship's war record. The book is well documented with b/w photos of each ship, many of the pictures being of battle damage. The American cruisers of WWII were beautifully designed vessels, and their crews were instilled with pride. This book commemorates the ships and the crews. Softcover, 140 pages, b/w photos.
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Nepenthe is a restaurant just south of Big Sur. It's in a little forested area that also has a gift shop and a cafe. The views of the ocean and coast are beautiful, and the building is one of my very favorites. It's not large, but it's wonderfully situated on a high cliff above the ocean, and is constructed of wood and glass. I tried to get a photo of the interior but the contrast between the bright outdoors and the inside was too great - perhaps if I was better with my camera. There is an old-time hippy vibe here, and I love it. It feels right.
Nepenthe was a potion used in ancient Greece to cause forgetfulness of pain or sorrow.
From a Nepenthe info sheet -
"Nepenthe's terrace was once graced with a beautiful old oak tree. It used to be the first thing you saw coming up the ramp through the gardens. It framed the view of the south coast beyond, and made you feel as though the restaurant and its surroundings were one.
An overzealous gardner and too much watering conspired to send the oak tree to an untimely demise.
Sculptor Edmund Kara came to the rescue with his version of the Phoenix Bird, Nepenthe's standard. He found the tree at the bottom of the Mule Canyon creek, and sculpted the bird in one piece, adding legs of bronze.
Aloe Vera were planted around the base adding a touch of fire. On Chinese New Year in 1976, the bird came to land on the base of the old oak tree, where is has roosted ever since."
People gather on the outdoor patio for drinks and appetizers while waiting for tables. It's a warm and friendly place, and while I waited for a seat at the bar I saw many people meeting up with friends.
I met two women while eating lunch at the bar. They were from Newport Beach and were taking a "girl" trip to San Francisco. They were dressed in perfect outfits and heels - a sharp contrast to my camping clothes (jeans, sweatshirt and flipflops). They ordered margaritas and a basket of fries, and man did I want to steal some of those fries! They both downed second margaritas but wait - who's driving their car on this twisty narrow highway? Two margaritas and I would be on the floor. After a delicious beet salad and latte lunch, I drove north again and passed through Santa Cruz on my way to San Francisco and the Bay Bridge.
The Santa Cruz Beach
The Santa Cruz Pier, at the end of which is part of a sunken ship that is full of pelicans.

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Wow! There are days like this one when I am very happy to subscribe to so many e-newsletters (the content below is from Infact Canada, a great organization that does lots to support breastfeeding mothers, which is why I left in place the "donate now" button…). Congratulations to Emma Donoghue for her novel and her … Continue reading "Mother-child Themed Novel Nominated for Man Booker Prize"
Month: October 2010
Thank you for nursing in public + advice to men
I stumbled across these cards this morning and I think they are fantastic. The two ladies at the head of this blog about kindness dig for beautiful and simple expressions of love, respect and kindness. Looking at the images and reading the poems they post is enough to make you feel like a better person. … Continue reading "Thank you for nursing in public + advice to men"
Hooray for nursing moms!
"Hooray for nursing moms!" is one of the numerous comments I received after Reuters, the news agency, published an article + video + entrepreneurial journal about Momzelle on their website. It made me think: merely by existing and by catering exclusively to nursing mothers, Momzelle promotes breastfeeding. This is one of the greatest feelings ever: … Continue reading "Hooray for nursing moms!"


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- Project URL: www.thebodyguardmusical.com
- Client: The Bodyguard the Musical/Dewynters
- Role: Filming, Editing, Graphics, Production
- Delivery: Online
The Bodyguard, based on the smash hit film which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, is now playing in London's West End starring Heather Headley & Lloyd Owen.
Antony has been involved right from the very start and has produced the promotional video material featured on the internet, social media and on broadcast TV, most notably on BBC Breakfast. Antony's work on this project has attracted well over 200,000 hits on youtube – www.youtube.com/TheBodyguardMusical
In early September 2012, the cast and production team began the final stage of the production, the rehearsals. Antony was asked to visit the studios every week to record a series of pieces to maintain the public excitement about the project.
During the following weeks, Antony produced a number videos including interviews with key members of the production company and cast.
THE BODYGUARD is a new musical playing in London. Making her West End debut, Tony and Grammy award-winning Heather Headley (The Lion King on Broadway, Aida on Broadway) stars as Rachel Marron, with Lloyd Owen (BBC's Monarch of the Glen) as Frank Farmer. This breathtaking romantic thriller features a whole host of irresistible classics, including One Moment in Time, I Wanna Dance with Somebody and, of course, the legendary I Will Always Love You.
Based on the Warner Bros. film written by the acclaimed, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill, The Empire Strikes Back), with a book by Drama Desk Award-nominated Alexander Dinelaris, this extraordinary new production of THE BODYGUARD is directed by the award-winning Thea Sharrock (Sunshine Boys, Equus, The Misanthrope).


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Hey-vereyone! I am back to my website, my baby, with some ramblings to share with you all! I hope you enjoy the news I have for you, as well as a surprise that I will share at the end!
Art (Personal)
Today, at the eighth grade breakfast, I was recognized as being one of the very best artists in the entirety of my school! This means a lot to both me and my mom because she was hoping I would get this award since the moment I started middle school.
Speaking of Middle School...(Personal)
Only 6 more days left! This is so exciting considering it is my last year until high school! All of my friends are going to the same high school and are taking a lot of the same classes ('cept for me, computer programming and yearbook FTW!) so we're going to have a BLAST!
My Birthday! (Personal + News)
My birthday is tomorrow and I am going to try to do something special! You should watch out because it will be available then, and POSSIBLY only then! Hopefully it will be something really cool!
New Traditions! (News)
You may hove noticed me doing some new things in this blog entry, which I will hopefully continue regularly! I am doing titles to paragraphs and sections, and labeling the tags that apply! I am also going to start another tradition in which I end on three pictures I've drawn.


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Draghi's Winding Road to Rate Hike Leads to Successor's Door
(Bloomberg) -- Mario Draghi put the European Central Bank on the road to raising interest rates, though he may never get the chance to complete the journey himself.
Sixteen months before his crisis-marked tenure at the central bank draws to a close, the president has shifted the ECB back toward the old norm of using borrowing costs as the main policy tool. For much of the past four years, bond-buying has been the flagship measure for reviving inflation and the economy after Draghi found that even negative rates couldn't do the job alone.
The Governing Council used its June meeting to announce that asset purchases will be phased out by the end of December, signaling the euro zone has the economic momentum to put the tool back on the shelf. But it was a pledge to keep interest rates at current record lows "at least through the summer of 2019" that caught investors by surprise, striking down market expectations that borrowing costs might rise as soon as the first half of next year.
That knocked the euro lower. At the same time, the ECB managed to avoid a repeat of the taper tantrum -- a surge in bond yields -- that accompanied the U.S. Federal Reserve's first mention of tapering of its own program in 2013.
"This was the most dovish normalization I could have expected," said Karsten Junius, an economist at Bank J Safra Sarasin in Zurich.
The End of an Era
ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday that the bond-purchase program "worked, which is why we're ending it." Separately, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said there's an "ongoing economic boom" in Germany.
Speaking in Vienna, Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said the ECB can declare it's already reached its inflation goal, but the task now is to secure "this success permanently" and the full policy normalization will take "significant time."
Responding to ECB's decision, some economists pushed back their expectations for the first rate increase. Deutsche Bank now sees lift-off in September instead of June 2019. HSBC predicts it will happen at Draghi's last meeting as president in October "meaning his successor won't need to raise rates at their first meeting."
Draghi has never lifted borrowing costs as ECB chief. If he manages to do so before his eight-year term ends next October, he'd be moving much faster than the Fed, which waited 14 months for its first hike after completing tapering in 2014.
If he doesn't, the burden of tightening policy for the first time since 2011 -- a pre-recession increase under Jean-Claude Trichet that Draghi reversed as soon as he took office -- would fall to the next head. The current frontrunner in a Bloomberg survey is Weidmann, a longstanding critic of ultra-loose policy.
"All eyes will be on Draghi's successor, and the likely pressure on the next ECB president to raise rates multiple times in 2020," Marchel Alexandrovich, senior European economist at Jefferies in London, said in a note to clients. "For now, however, this is someone else's problem, and Draghi is focusing minds only on the year ahead."
What Our Economists Say"In all likelihood, December will see the ECB buy its last bond. It would take a major shock to change that outlook."
-- Jamie Murray and David Powell, Bloomberg Economics. Click for their EURO-AREA INSIGHT
The ECB is occupying the middle ground as global central-bank policies diverge. Only a day earlier, the Fed raised U.S. interest rates for the second time this year and signaled a faster pace of tightening. The People's Bank of China chose not follow with its own tightening though, as its economy shows signs of slowing, and the Bank of Japan on Friday maintained its stimulus while downgrading its assessment of inflation.
Draghi stressed the risks ahead, saying that while slower euro-area growth is probably temporary, trade protectionism and potential heightened market volatility need monitoring. He referred to an "increase in uncertainty" multiple times and the ECB cut its 2018 forecast.
"Rate guidance is now the ECB's key policy tool," said Nick Kounis, an economist at ABN Amro in Amsterdam. "If risks to the outlook rise, the ECB is likely to effectively ease monetary policy by signaling an even longer period before its first rate hike, rather than resuming quantitative easing."
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WP8 Global Project coordination and Management
Lead participant: World Health Organization
This WP will focus on integrating the activities of OPTIMALVAC in the global context of malaria vaccine development, mainly through the already existing Malaria Vaccine Funder's Group (MVFG). WHO/IVR has a key role in the global coordination of the activities linked to the development of the malaria vaccines in the global context of malaria control and/or eradication. WHO/IVR, in close collaboration with the other funders, is responsible to manage the MVFG by organising the activities and by setting the rules and procedures, and by issuing opinions and recommendations.
In the context of OPTIMALVAC, WHO/IVR will specifically ensure that the harmonisation of immuno-assays will take place in order to have accurate and reliable decision criteria for comparison of the different vaccine candidates. The effort of harmonisation will also be critical in developing tools to assess the progress of the different projects of malaria vaccine.
The key activities will include:
OPTIMALVAC global coordinator will also participate in all the operation of the secretariat of the MVFG under WHO responsibility, such as implementation of the process for the global portfolio management, and all activities necessary to set-up a pro-active, re-active and flexible secretariat of the MVFG, to foster and strengthen the cooperation with the different partners.
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A reader's journal sharing the insights of various authors and my take on a variety of topics, most often philosophy, religion & spirituality, politics, history, economics, and works of literature. Come to think of it, diet and health, too!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Jack Rakove on the Constitution
This brief piece by Stanford historian Jack Ravoke is a great 4th of July piece, even if its talking about the Constitution and not the Declaration (the former is more important than the latter in my mind). Great recommendations for reading this most important document.
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This time last week, we were between back-to-back open houses because of the paper's mistake. Saturday we had 4 lookers as a result of the incorrect newspaper ad, none seemed very interested. Sunday brought 4 more lookers, from web listings, who were much more interested.
One guy wanted to make an offer that day. He didn't quite understand the process. He said he was pre-approved for a VA loan. A couple came back Monday for another look. Their agent told us to expect an offer, but they changed their minds. We officially rejected the VA offer Tuesday.
Wednesday morning a lady looked at the house after seeing my Craigslist ad. She returned Thursday and made an offer. We countered and she accepted. She is the new Vice Provost at UI and moved to Moscow 6 months ago. We have an agreement to sign and get to the title company before an inspection Tuesday.
This may be John's last week at UI!


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Just Sayin
Sometimes I have something I want to share - a link, a snippet, a screengrab, whatever - but I don't particularly want to write a whole long post about it. Just a few bullet-points.
- I've seldom written about "The Wire" here because its the type of show that attracts obsessive fans, many of whom create blogs devoted exclusively to excavating its recesses, and I can't possibly hope to match that focus. In other words, there are already plenty of great blogs about "The Wire" out there, if you're interested.
Kevin Lee is a current hot topic in the filmblogosphere. He creates video pieces to critique films, narrating his arguments over instructive clips. Its possibly the best format for film criticism, and anybody whos ever taken a Film Studies course will be more than familiar with the technique. Lee is a good critic, and his pieces are generally more likely to spur somebody to want to see a film than not, but Youtube have removed all of his - several hundred - posts from that site on the grounds of copyright infringement, based on a complaint by and unnamed party. I'm sure that the videos will reappear elsewhere, but for the moment, This is a link to a series of video critiques Lee was involved in which dissect the opening credits of each Season of "The Wire", discussing visual motifs, soundtrack choices, and thematic pointers intelligently and concisely. They are great stuff and worth a look for any fan of the show.
- This Julian Lennon - yes, that Julian Lennon - video was directed by, wait for it: Sam Peckinpah- yes, that Sam Peckinpah. Its not even any good, really, as 80s in-the-studio videos go. Paycheck gig, I think, but interesting purely for his involvement:
- This is the kind of thing that usually goes in a GolGolGolGol post, but I can't save it. The best demonstration I've yet seen of just how fast football is at the highest level. One second play is at the halfway line, six seconds later the ball is in the back of the net and the away end is going mental. The fact that its all captured on a mobile phone or camcorder just adds to the verisimilitude. Ronaldo, for all that I dislike his personality, is an incredible talent on his day:
- The sub-genre of the British Crime film having splintered into sub-sub-genres (the Guy Ritchie-esque geezer caper, the Danny Dyer wannabe wishfulfillment flick, the nostalgic "hoods were of a better class in the old days" period gangster film etc) we only get a half-decent one every five years or so. But Nicolas Winding Refn is one of Europe's most interesting directors, his track record in the crime genre is peerless, and Tom Hardy looks to have finally found a role worthy of his undoubted talent:
- 2009 will be a year in which films by both Michael Mann and Terence Malick are released. There will undoubtedly be a "Public Enemies" trailer soon, but Malick is a harder sell, commercially speaking. "Tree of Life", nonetheless, sounds fascinating:
- The picture at the top? Claudia Cardinale. Just because.


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The following information is compiled by Credit Bureau of Columbia based on information on file at the Boone County Recorder of Deeds office. Listed are the borrower, amount, lender and address when available.
Bethel Ridge L.P.; $200,000City of ColumbiaLot 1 Bethel Ridge Plat 1
Parker, Kimberly; $35,395City of ColumbiaLot 6 Fyfer�s northern addition
Samuel, Kevin and Melissa; $10,000Commerce BankLot 124 Country Club Meadows Plat 4
Schweikert, Kelly A.; $7,000Commerce BankLot 14 Sunrise Estates subdivision
Larkin, Bobby G. and Peggy S.; $84,000Commerce BankS25, T50, R14
Cornell, Lisa M. and Scott W.; $172,000Commerce BankLot 679 Auburn Hills Plat 4
Morris, Roger and Roberta; $18,585Commerce BankS3, T46, R13
Maledy, Teresa and Scott; $215,000Commerce BankLot 3 Block 2 Grasslands addition Stage 1
Zhang, Cuihua and Harris, Marvin K.; $170,000Commercial BankLot 118 Quail Creek Plat 2
Rothermich, Wendy; $75,780Coral Mortgage GroupLot 5 Clinkscales subdivision
Duffus, Gerald R. and Linda L.; $25,001Countrywide BankLot 152 West Pointe Plat 1
Sapp, Kelsey L.; $90,824Countrywide BankLot 30 Mark Todd subdivision
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Pham, Phuc Quang and Do, Thantam Thi; $91,400Countrywide BankLot 13 Oakland Springs Plat 1
Reed, James and Mike; $260,000Countrywide BankLot 41 Eastland Hills Estate Plat 1
Herndon, Ellen J.; $83,725Countrywide BankLot 15 Block A Bateman Place
Craven, Richard E. and Woods, Ruth; $150,000Countrywide BankLot 324 Katy Lake Estates Plat 3-C
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Cornett, C. Bruce and Mary Jo; $147,350First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot 33b Country Club Villas Lot 33
Willshire, Bruce W. and Donna; $254,800First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot 5 Harpers Pointe
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Pheffer, Paul and Stephani; $293,500First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot 144 The Pines
Bailey, Michael and Elizabeth; $123,300First National Bank & Trust Co.Lot 36 Townsquare subdivision Plat 1
Robinson, Jody and Jennifer; $100,000First National Bank & Trust Co.S16, T51, R13
Fussner, William R.; $126,800First National Bank & Trust CoLot 641 Eastport Village Plat 6
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Nortel, Qualcomm and Orange have successfully completed UMTS and HSDPA calls in the 900 MHz band. W-CDMA in the 900 MHz band is a cost effective way to deliver nationwide high-speed wireless coverage. It achieves a 60 percent reduction in cell sites required to serve rural areas and delivers improved Quality of Service in urban areas by enhancing in-building penetration by 25 percent. The category 6 HSDPA calls, using the 16 QAM Modulation and reaching 3.6Mbps data rate, were completed using Nortel's commercial infrastructure technologies, mobile handsets based on Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem MSM6280 chipset solution and Orange's 900 MHz spectrum.
"UMTS in the 900 MHz band is a complementary solution to existing 3G services that will enable Orange to provide high speed wireless Internet to both rural and urban areas of France, thereby enabling us to deliver a true nationwide UMTS/HSDPA service," said Vivek Badrinath, executive vice president, products, technology and innovation, Orange Group.
Nortel's innovations in spectral efficiency are the key enablers to liberate spectrum in the 900 MHz band, providing wireless operators with the capability to deploy W-CDMA in that band. The implementation of UMTS 900 is compatible with widely deployed Node B hardware for simplified integration. Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem solutions for HSDPA were the first in the world to be commercially available, and data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps are supported by the company's HSDPA portfolio.


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|Wall painting detail in Alcazar, Cordoba
Could Cordoba possibly live up to my romantic ideal? A cancelled flight that lost us a whole 24 hours was not an auspicious start, and arriving anywhere just too late for lunch is unacceptably bad planning. Instead of feeding our stomaches, we were forced to feast on the more cerebral glories of this former Roman capital of Hispania Ulterior and, 8 centuries later, Moorish Al Andalus. The dry 30C heat of Andalucia was welcome with the prospect of winter in London looming. We dropped our bags at the welcoming Hospes Palacio del Bailio Hotel and went to explore.
|Cuesta del Bailio, Cordoba
Cordoba has beauty around almost every corner. White-washed or yellow ochre painted houses adorned with tumbling bougainvillaea or heavily-scented jasmine; cool, shaded courtyards; gardens; fountains; narrow winding lanes and the sudden reveal of a church, mosque or synagogue. Moorish, Christian, Roman and Visigoth sit companionably alongside, and sometimes inside, one another. Apart from the pleasures of simply wandering, there are a few unmissables.
|Mezquita, Cordoba
La Mezquita is astonishing. Visigoth, Moorish and Christian architecture come together to breathtaking effect. Get there between 08.30 and 09.15 to see it at its atmospheric best. At 10.00 the tour groups arrive and admission charges come in.
|Alcazar Gardens, Cordoba
The Alcazar is an impressive meandering fortress. There's a surprisingly stark peaceful chapel with some beautiful mosaics and there are wonderful Moorish gardens.
|Palace of the Marqueses de Viana
The Palace of the Marqueses de Viana is a 15th century mansion with 12 strongly Moorish-influenced gardens. Lovingly cared for, it's a great place to escape the traffic. On the subject of traffic, the car is king here even on the narrowest lanes, so be prepared to duck into doorways at a moment's notice.
|The Almodovar Gate area, Cordoba
La Juderia area is close to La Mezquita. It's a maze of narrow lanes, but then most of Cordoba is like that. It can begin to feel quite claustrophobic, especially when you come upon a tour group. If you want to escape these clusters of folk who cling together like limpets, leave La Juderia at The Almodovar Gate, pass the statue to Seneca, and you'll come upon my favourite place in Cordoba.
Between the Medieval wall that enclosed the Jewish Quarter and a row of modest yet covetable residences you'll find a series of cisterns and runnels lined with Oleander. It's a haven of peace and tranquility that few tourists seem to find. It's also that rare thing in Cordoba, a street where cars are not allowed.
Nearby stands the Roman Bridge …
|Roman Bridge, Cordoba
The Roman Bridge forms part of Via Augusta and dates back to the 1st Century BC. It's an impressive sight spanning the wide Guadaquivir river alongside a bird sanctuary.
|Date palm, Cordoba
What about the food? This is Spain, it's got to be good, right? Well, I have to say we didn't fare too well. After some digging, we found a Mercado in Plaza Correderia. Now, I have a theory that a town's food market is a good indicator of its restaurant scene and we found nothing to excite in either. The ancient menu posted by the door is not something that attracts me either. The fact that three restaurants on our short list had closed down would indicate a less than thriving dining out culture. That said, the Bodegas Campos bar and restaurant at Calle de los Lineros 32, owned by the Campos wine company, is pretty good.
Tapas seems to be more appreciated in Cordoba and there are plenty of tapas bars that have been around for many years. Casa El Pisto at Plaza San Miguel is a traditional place, popular and reliable. One interesting development is a gastro market which opened this Spring. Mercado Victoria is housed in the restored Casteta de Circulo, a wrought-iron pavillion on tree-lined Paseo de la Victoria. Its focused stalls are working hard to attract a mixed crowd. Buy a plate of freshly carved Bellota from one stall or some freshly fried fish from another. Pick up a glass of wine or a beer, find a space to suit you and people-watch while you eat. It's a mixed bag but it's lively and fun already.
On to Malaga...
|Market stall, Malaga
Malaga is only 50 minutes by fast train from Cordoba, but a world away. Its market doesn't disappoint and it's not difficult to find a good restaurant. We spent only a short time in Malaga on this trip but dinner at Refectorium at Calle Cervantes 8 managed to be old school and delicious (no website but there's a new, sleeker El Refectorium at Paseo de la Sierra 36). The port area of Malaga has been beautifully revived and the City has it's soaring Cathedral and the simply wonderful Museo Picasso. I'm sure I'll be back to explore the new Museo Carmen Thyssen and more.
|Malagan fruits
It was in Malaga that we finally felt inspired to shop - Malaga raisins, semi-dried figs and almonds, of course.
Did I leave Cordoba with my romatic ideals intact? My advice is to visit Cordoba to feed the soul, but Malaga to feed the stomach.


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OK, so you know how I say I'm not bragging about the awards I get? And if I were bragging, I'd show you a picture of my awards? Well, here's a picture of my Klawe award!
It's really hard to get a good picture of it, being all transparent and reflective. (Who wants to see my mug reflected in this beautiful award?)
It turns out that the award presented to me at the awards ceremony had two errors--and they weren't misspellings of my name (shock!). The original misspelled Kathleen W. Klawe's name (as "Kathlene"), and was apparently for "Outstanding Qualities in Graduate Mentoring" (as opposed to "Outstanding Qualities of Teaching Large Classes"). Oops.
It's taken a month to get a replacement, but it's all good now. In fact, they're letting me keep the original, incorrect award ("Use them as bookends" the nice lady at the Faculty of Science told me. LOL!) Nah. Maybe if I win another award, then I'll use them as bookends.
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I have been staying on top of the most recent news with respect to the collapse of the factory in Bangladesh, and I've been thinking a lot about globalisation lately because I'm reading a terrible book about it called "The World Is Flat". So far over five hundred people have been killed in the disaster is South Asia. This is truly a watershed moment in the history of labour. People are talking about this sad story and throwing blame around all over the place. I think it's great that a discussion is taking place, but I'm concerned that people are participating without understanding a lot of the basics about economics and just how important they are to world issues.
This post will be straightforward. I will outline the basic driving factors that create a situation where exploitation is so widespread. I will then describe the tools that are used by various actors to meet their economic targets. Lastly, I will take a case study that highlights the factors, the tools, and finally the effects of the so-called "race to the bottom".
The race to the bottom is all about two driving factors: higher profits and lower cost. This drive to make the most money is an economic imperative because virtually all companies are owned by shareholders. By virtue of taking on financial risk through stocks, shareholders expect greater and greater rewards. This economic imperative results in disaster frequently, especially since in some jurisdictions it is illegal for management at a company to make decisions that will cost shareholders. Often these decisions would include cutting pollution or ending exploitative practices. The economic imperatives are important, but the cultural one is just as significant. The idea that we drive for more and more profit for the sake of it is highly problematic, especially when paydays come at a great expense for the planet and for billions of people around the globe.
There are numerous tools that have assisted in the ability of corporations to make outrageous profits. I'll mention each and try to tie them together.
Free trade has left a significant mark on economies. By reducing the barriers (tariffs or bans) that either protect entire economies or sectors within them, it has allowed the comparatively strong to push its way around. Much like vulnerable individuals need to be protected from abuse, vulnerable communities, organisations, and economies also need that protection.
Outsourcing is a direct result of free trade. Taking down barriers has allowed companies the latitude to relocate exceptionally easily in search of greater and greater profits. Free trade allows capital to move freely, but not individuals. Investments (like capital through stocks) and assets (like factories) can cross national boundaries, but labour is infrequently given the same freedom. Companies have moved their centres of production to locales where labour is ridiculously inexpensive, notably Bangladesh, Mexico, and Indonesia.
Deregulation amplifies the affects of free trade and outsourcing. Companies that relocate to poor nations benefit not only from the cheap cost of labour; they also reap the reward of minimal or non-existent laws regarding unionisation, workplace safety, and working hours, among other critical problems.
Corporatism is the last large piece of this puzzle. This ideology of creating larger more powerful businesses is highly problematic in and of itself. However, the erosion of the state as a broker of fairness only exacerbates the problem. Corporations are not and never have been democracies. It's virtually impossible to imagine them becoming democratic. Money talks, and in fact it shouts. Only the stakeholders in the company have a real say (directly or indirectly) in the affairs of the organisation. This is why alternative models like worker co-operatives are so important.
The effects of all these policies is simple at first glance. The common criticism is that it depresses wages. As much as I agree with this as a basic macroeconomic complaint, I'd like to note that it's much deeper. These policies, taken as a whole, are responsible for the nearly wholesale dismantling of private sector unions, the erosion of workers rights, the lengthening of the work week, the loss in benefits, and other "privileges" or "entitlements" that the western labour movement spent decades building. These of course do not compare to the disastrous working conditions in the developing world, but they are similar in shape.
Let's use the case in Bangladesh as a measuring stick. On 24 April a factory collapsed in the city of Savar that has up until this point killed more than five hundred people. While the causes of the collapse my likely never be disclosed, the reality is that free trade, outsourcing, deregulation, and corporatism lead directly to these types of situations where profits are pursued over safety. In the time since the collapse, Loblaws has taken significant heat for its hand in manufacturing there, though they are merely one of dozens of companies with contracts at the plant.
While the controversy rages on, Loblaws turned a messy public relations situation into a golden opportunity to differentiate itself from its competitors. Immediately following the disaster Loblaws was singled out as a retailer that purchased goods from the factory. Cries for boycotts emerged nearly instantaneously. The Pope spoke out against the abuse of cheap labour in the developing world. The case that Loblaws has effectively made thus far is rather simple: they don't know what's going on in the factories, but they perform audits to make sure that minimum safety requirements are met. The chances that Loblaws did in fact know what was going on are remarkably low. The chains of command these day are long and complicated. It is highly unlikely that anyone from Loblaws ever even read an audit about it as it was likely contracted and subcontracted.
Corporate Social Responsibility entails that businesses be accountable to the communities invested in the company, not just their shareholders. It's a corporate buzzword that, in reality, holds little water. The idea is wonderful, but it effectively leads to co-optation, where businesses pay copious lip service to a cause but in effect do virtually nothing. It's important to remember that the point of Corporate Social Responsibility is merely to protect the public image of the brand in order to make more money. Loblaws has done this by pledging a small sum of money to those immediately affected and talking up the notion that regulations will change.
One of my students asked me last week if slavery still exists. I told her it is an open question, something hotly debated by academics, journalists, and businesspeople alike. It is evident that it still exists, though the degree to which it does is unquantifiable. I come down on the side that slavery is widespread, but that its new form makes it look much less exploitative and a lot more like offering hope and social mobility. It's a shame that it takes a tragedy of this calibre to force even small action.


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We went to the downtown festival last night. Chunguita wasn't sure she wanted to go, but I told her that we would hold hands the entire time and leave as soon as she was tired.
She did pretty well. She needed me to get the candy from some of the more scary characters, whiches, vampires, and monsters. One monster scared her so badly that she wanted to run away but settled for hiding behind me.
Pulguito did very well. He loves his monkey costume. He wasn't afraid of anything. He walked the entire time, and he carried his basket right up to everyone and held it out for candy.
On the way home, I tried to get everyone to wait until we got home to have candy. Robert just doesn't seem to understand that if the rules don't apply to him, he can't enforce them with the kids. He sat in the front seat and ate the chocolate out of Chunguita's basket. Of course she knew what he was doing, and of course, she wanted some too.


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She's growing so fast.
I miss her.
One day she isn't going to let me kiss her tummy and cheeks and rub my face into her. One day she will shove me away impatiently and exclaim she is too old for this. But for now, I am going to enjoy her baby skin and her little chuckles when I nuzzle her cheeks and tummy. Then I'll have to wait for Grandchildren to do it again!


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The cousin of Queen Elizabeth has come out to the public as the first gay member of the British royal family.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 53, introduced his family and close friends to his partner, James Coyle, who he met while skiing in the Swiss resort of Verbier last March.
"Being a Mountbatten was never the problem, it was the generation into which I was born," he told The Mail.
"When I was growing up, it was known as 'the love that dare not speak its name', but what's amazing now is how far we have all come in terms of acceptance."
The 53-year-old who has three children with his ex-wife Penelope Thompson, said his former partner was aware of his sexuality prior to their wedding and was pleased the Lord had finally embraced his lifestyle.
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In May Prince William became the first member of the British royal family to be interviewed by a gay publication when he met with Attitude magazine and talked about bullying.
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Buying a house is a huge and important decision it is among the toughest ones that we have to make in our lifetime. While most people do very well in the quest for buying the best house, a little assistance is always welcome. In order to find a perfect home for yourself and family, you might want to start by finding the best area, place, and location. And, the neighborhood of Benicia in California is one great place to consider.
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Various homes for sale in Benicia CA are mostly traditional, multi-storied and single family homes on large plots of land; some houses of this community are located in new subdivisions. Several condos and townhouses are enlisted in the real estate markets a well while a few of these premium properties are located throughout the city.
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The bottom line is that though there may be many homes for sale in Benicia CA, only very few would be what you really want and getting such a place is a challenge that you ought to take on with no fear. So, keep doing your research before finalizing a buying decision!
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REO homes for sale are probably a term that not many people are familiar with but are homes that are real estate owned homes. This type of home is often associated with bank foreclosures. They are often offered for sale at a rate that is highly competitive. They are often offered to potential buyers in hopes of recouping most of the investment that the bank made on the property. These homes for sale usually involve a property where there is a default on an existing outstanding mortgage. The potential buyer may be able to get the property well below the current market price but it depends on the circumstances.
This type of home are sometimes sold at auction and when this is the case, the bank currently holding the title is mainly interested in just recouping any remaining interest made in the original mortgage. At the auction, the starting bid also includes any costs that are associated with the foreclosure. After announcing the time and date of the auction to the general public, any investor who meets the credit qualification can place a bid on the REO homes for sale.
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These homes do not have to be sold by the bank. For qualified potential buyers many financial institutions keep a listing of these foreclosed REO homes and will off them to you for direct sale. For anyone wanting to purchase REO homes for sale it is a good idea to talk with a bank about any current properties currently held in foreclosure. Some businesses also monitor foreclosure proceedings and will provide this information to land speculators who are interested in their real estate holding increasing. These services are provided in exchange for a percentage of the final purchase price or for a fixed fee.
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Listing your home For Sale by Owner can be a great alternative to selling your home through a realtor. Although trying to sell your own home without the assistant of a realtor can be both challenging and frustrating at times, in the long run it can save you a lot of money. For Sale by Owner or FSBO homes require the homeowner do their homework and research prior to listing the home for sale.
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It is important that homeowners realize the amount of work involved in selling their home For Sale by Owner. Although you will need to do the work by yourself, there is no need to despair. Many people believe that when it comes to the paperwork aspect of selling a home, they need a realtor to help them out. However, this is simply not true. Instead, when selling your home on your own, you will need a good lawyer that has experience with real estate.
A lawyer will be able to assist you and help fill out all necessary paperwork needed to sell the home. The lawyer is there to make sure that everything is properly and legally taken care of. When looking for a qualified lawyer, be sure to ask for referrals you're your family and friends who can give you a name of a good lawyer. You can also check with the Better Business Bureau to make sure the lawyer you choose does not have any complaints against them.
Research is a key element to listing your home For Sale by Owner. The Internet is an excellent place to begin your research. The Internet is loaded with just about any topic you can think of about selling your home. So be sure to take the time and do some reading for attempting to sell your own home. There are a lot of websites that can offer assistance when trying to sell your house FSBO. You can easily list your home for sale on the Internet. And although this may cost you an additional fee, think of it as a great way to advertise your home to potential home buyers. If you can market your home on the Internet for a small fee and it sells, it will be well worth the small amount of money you spent. The more exposure your home gets the more potential it will have for selling.
Many people will try and discourage you from selling your home on your own. Many believe that your will not be able to successfully sell your home. Why? Because many people do not make the effort needed to sell the home. Yes, it may be a lot easier to sell your home with a realtor, but it will also cost you a lot more money.
Now that you have done the research and made the decision to sell your home FSBO, you are probably wondering where you should go now. Begin by making sure the home is up to par before listing it. Make any necessary repairs to the home before placing the house on the market. You want buyers to see the full potential of the home.
Be sure that you are listing your home for a fair market price. If you list your home too high, it will sit on the market for a long time. However, if you list your home for too little, you will end up losing a lot of money. Research other homes in your area to see what they have recently sold for or are currently listed for.
A great way to get interested buyers is through an open house. It is important that the first couple of open houses may only draw people who are inquisitive about the home. Neighbors and friends way want to come through the home to see what it looks like. Therefore, it is important to understand that you may need to host several open houses before getting a potential buyer. Most serious home buyers will be pre-approved before they begin their home search. However, there are some prospective buyers that are truly interested in purchases your home, but are not pre-approved. Therefore, when hosting an open house, it might be wise to have a lender on hand who can help with getting a serious buyer approved for a loan. This will help to speed up the process of selling your home FSBO.
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Description: Photograph from the Alumni Awards Banquet, Friday, October 27, 1978, at the Silver Eagle Suite, University Union, North Texas State University. Seen in the photograph are the winners of the 1978 Distinguished Teaching Awards. From left: Dr. Ernest Clifton, Department of English; Dr. Kendall Cochran, Department of Economics; Dr. Ruth Kurth, College of Education; Dr. Glen Taylor, College of Business Administration; and Myrl Harriss, accepting for Beulah Harris, Department of Physical Education, awarded posthumously.
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Everyone. Hope it was a good year. Things we are happy for this year- our family, friends , school, kitties (pearl and sapphire), being healthy, lots of cooking, outdoor fun (lacrosse, field hockey, hiking, biking, swimming), launching our new kale product and all the support. We love to share and thank you for enjoying. Here are some picture of 2014 highlights! Lyla and Emily


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Ironically, I was going to prepare a post for today about how you should always be prepared for anything. I was going to go into the basics of planning ahead, because life happens all around us.
Well, then life happened to me.
I'm writing this post on a borrowed iPad while sitting next to my grandma's bed in the hospice. I didn't take my own advice and plan ahead for this. While I did have a few weeks of posts scheduled before this, I didn't have anything for this week.
Learn from my error.
Once we're a little more settled here, I will be preparing for emergencies like this. How? I could do things like save drafts of posts that can be posted at any time during the year. This could be anything from horror stories from roommate experiences past, to tips for studying and writing papers. I could also keep notes with me for simple posts that can be done of hone go. And, of course, I could always make sure I have a few weeks of posts scheduled ahead of time to make sure things like this don't happen again.
So keep checking in for more posts. Soon I will be talking more about organizing, scheduling, and planning. I am researching a series on effective study and writing habits. Also, I hope to start up my Roommate Horrors series. Stay tuned for the Tale of Too Much Protein, Where is my Freakin Cheese, and Why I Was Allergic to My Own Kitchen. These stories are all based either on my own personal experiences in university, or stories from my friends' time at school.
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I. Pentari, H. S. Ginis, G. Kounis, N. Tsiklis, D. Tsatsaronis, I. G. Pallikaris; Ablation Rate of Corneal Stroma as a Function of Hydration at 193nm and 213nm. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009;50(13):588.
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The ablation rate of corneal tissue depends primarily on the fluence of the laser and corneal hydration. These factors may affect the accuracy of refractive corrections as changes in corneal hydration affect the ablation rate and therefore the amount of tissue removed in photorefractive keratectomy. It was the purpose of the current experimental study to compare the effect of corneal hydration on the ablation rate between a SSL (Pulzar Z1 laser system) of 213 nm wavelength and an EL (Allegretto WaveLight) of 193 nm wavelength in porcine corneas.
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Fresh porcine eyeballs were obtained from a local abattoir. The corneas were excised from the eyes within 24h post mortem. Each cornea used in the study had no visible epithelial defects. The epithelium was removed with a blunt spatula. Corneal buttons, 8mm in diameter, were excised with a trephine (BARRON-Radial vacuum trephine) from the centers of the corneas and rinsed with balanced salt solution (BSS). Following, the corneas were situated to laser room conditions (Temperature, Humidity) in order to gradually dehydrate. Ablation was performed at different hydration states with both lasers in order to establish the ablation rate-hydration relationship. A total of thirteen porcine corneas were exposed to the ArF Excimer laser and a total of twelve porcine corneas were exposed to the Nd:YAG 5th Harmonic CustomVis laser. The disks received ablation equivalent to the ablation of 100microns at a circular zone having a diameter of 7mm. Before and after ablation of each experimental button, each disk was weighted and subsequently dried in order to calculate its dry mass and therefore hydration during ablation. The hydration ranged from 66% to 80% w/w. The ablated mass was calculated by a simple subtraction of the button's mass before and after ablation.
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Normalized ablated mass exhibited a positive linear correlation with corneal hydration for both laser wavelengths. The corresponding normalised dry mass, which seems to be more important determinant of refractive outcome than hydrated mass, exhibited a negative linear correlation with hydration with similar slopes for the two lasers tested.The slope was -0.0651% per unit change hydration (R2 =0.85) for the 193 nm exhibited and -0.0568% per unit change hydration (R2 =0.83) for the 213 nm.
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Results of this study revealed similar behavior in the dependence of ablation rate from the hydration of cornea at the 193 and 213-nm laser wavelengths. Although the hydration changes due to exposure to air for the duration of preparation for ablation seems to be of minimal importance similar care should be taken for both laser platforms.
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Welcome to the web pages of the BDA Paediatric specialist group.
The Paediatric group membership is made up of BDA members who are Paediatric Dietitians and who work within a paediatric setting.
The BDA Paediatric specialist group aims are to:
- provide a communication network for paediatric dietitians;
- act as an information resource for dietitians and other health professionals;
- promote paediatric dietetic education at undergraduate and post graduate levels.
The Paediatric group has a limited supply of funds supported by a voted-in committee. The group works within the rules of a committee belonging to the BDA.
To join the BDA Paediatric specialist group, see the Joining a Specialist Group page.
The sub-groups of the Paediatric Group are a collective of Paediatric Dietitians who work within the recognised specialisms as follows:
- Autism
- Paediatric Nephrology - previously known as PRING
- Paediatric Oncology - previously known as PODIG
- Neonatal
All members of the sub-groups must be members of the BDA and the Paediatric Group with the exception of our colleagues working in the Republic of Ireland. They must be members of the Irish Dietetic Association and make a financial contribution when attending study days. Unfortunately non-BDA members may not become members of organising or management committees.
Each sub group has all privileges of being members of the Paediatric Group, but must comply with any operational procedures currently in place.
Constitution – each subgroup must complete a subgroup constitution which will be copied to the BDA office.
Website – each subgroup may produce and have pages on the website. They must liaise through the Paediatric Group website co-ordinator.
Finances – should the sub-groups require any funding to support resource development of any nature then they should apply using the grant application form prior to the February committee meeting. The Paediatric Group committee can then review the allocation of the next financial year's funds.
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The band is nominated for Best Rock Video ("Young and Menace"). For tonight's VMAs appearance, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley and Patrick Stump brought out their llama friends, which have also appeared in some of Fall Out Boy's recent music videos.
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Strategizing is for Prom Queens
By Egotist / / I hear the word "strategy" thrown on just about everything. Like rhinestones on a South-Texas-prom-queen's dress, "strategy" is too often a cheap and easy bedazzle on everything from PowerPoint slides, to someone's superfluous commentary in a meeting that is already running too long with too many attendees. Anymore, in my day-to-day, Strategy is quite the loose little buzzword. Often, it is a noun, as in "brand strategy" or "I am a strategist." Sometimes it is an adjective, as in "strategic vision" or "strategic insights." Also, as an adverb, such as "strategically developed" or "strategically placed." And let's not forget it as a verb, as in "strategize" (which for the record, makes me want to punch the speaker in the nose every time I hear it). And that isn't to say that I don't use the word often myself. But I used to accept the word at what I believed was its face value — a sense of something great and purposeful. A sense that when I heard "strategy" — I knew we were talking about the key to winning whatever was at stake, the secret sauce critical to achieving the mission. I knew we'd be talking about something tangible, and most importantly — something actionable. (Strategy is, by definition, a military term that, in a nutshell, means using your brains and your guts to not only stack the odds in your favor, but empower you to make the right decisions when confronted with any obstacle.) Now, given the bedazzling trend, I've made it my personal charge to pay much closer attention when the word "strategy" is presented. Analyzing it quietly in my head, from every angle. Challenging my own application of it constantly. Because the real disturbing trend, is not that the word gets overused, but rather that the very concept of strategy has become a crutch. A well disguised excuse NOT to act. An exercise in lengthy requirements-gathering to plan for problems and scenarios that don't yet exist. A perceived need to create a long list of tasks for what should happen in the future, when instead we should be driving for real feedback via iterative launches in the present. I see terms like "strategic goals" and "strategic vision" plastered across PowerPoint slides, and the actual bullet points associated with most of these goals and visions, amount to little more than minute tactics positioned as passive options to explore. Presented in the context of "we are working on," or "working toward," or "think there is great opportunity within this area." And with that lack of conviction, certainty, drive — fucking nothing can be won. It's all a lot of bling with very little bang. So here is what I'm really driving at — let's all of us in the industry be more thoughtful with strategy. That when creating, executing, presenting or thinking about strategy in any context, let's be critical of ourselves, of our interpretation of strategy and when/how/why it matters or is applied. As an example, do we sometimes create formality where it isn't warranted — like laboring over a "social media strategy," when maybe all we really need is to just be social? Or when our strategy feels like it is a moving target, and people struggle with how to articulate it — should we check our premises? Are there assumptions at play that have been driving a weak, obtuse strategy? And if the goals are ill-defined, then no amount of "strategic planning" is going to get us anywhere, even if we wrap that anemic goal in a shiny label called "strategic vision." Diamonds are a girl's best friend for a reason — because they have real value. The real, lasts-for-a-100-years-and-cut-glass kind of value. Fortunately, making sure your strategy has actual value is really pretty simple — just ask yourself, is your strategy something your team can: • Articulate without a slide in front of them? • Apply in any given situation? • Execute against to deliver desired results? • Feel empowered and confident in so doing? This piece is cross-posted from The BRAT Blog from The Aha Method — a company that coaches teams around a better working dynamic.


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At Avalanche Geeks we are lucky to work with two of the best partners in the backcountry ski industry Haglofs Clothing and Dynastar skis.
Haglofs is one of the biggest names in Outdoor clothing manufacture in Scandinavia, they have been making outstanding outdoor equipment for over 100 years and we are very proud to be associated with them.
Haglofs are committed to making the best kit in the market and we have worked with them in the development of a number of products taking the design from a piece of paper in the office in Sweden through the prototype stages in the mountains to the final shop product.
Haglofs make every piece of clothing and rucksacks (including ABS packs) you will need for your back country adventure. You can find the full range at Haglofs.se have a look at the Free ski and Rando ranges.
Born in the shadow of Mont Blanc Dynastar have been producing top flight skis for more than 50 years. We are very proud to be supported by a company known for its innovative design and high quality product.
Bruce and Mike are both skiing on the award winning Cham series. We have a total of 3 years skiing on the Cham 97 High Mountain and love it, the versatility and ease with which these skis is incredible, making even the most difficult snow feel effortless. 25% lighter than the standard Cham 97 but with the same progressive 5 point side cut the ski feels solid on the hard pack and steeps. The rocker and pin tail allows for effortless turning in powder and difficult snow. With a wood core and vertical sidewalls not only do these skis rock, they last as well.
We will be skiing on Dynastar Mythic and the Legend X106 this season. You can find the whole range at Dynastar.
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How to add Thousand Separator with numbers in Excel? Process to include Thousand Separator with numbers in Excel cells
We often use Excel with large numbers associated in the process. For the viewers the large numbers might get a bit hard to read, that's why many of us use Thousand Separator to make it easy for the readers to read. The Thousand Separator is a process to put a comma before the thousandth digit. In this tutorial, we will learn the process to use Thousand Separator in Microsoft Excel 2010 cells.
Steps to include Thousand Separator with number in the Excel cells
To do the process we need to work on a computer which has Microsoft Excel installed in it. Follow the following steps to add Thousand Separator with numbers in Microsoft Excel:
Step 1: Select the entire range of cells which contains the numbers.
Step 2: Right Click on the selected range.
Step 3: From the appeared menu, Click on Format Cells option.
Step 4: Select the Number tab from the appeared box.
Step 5: Select the Numbers option from the category box at selected tab.
Step 6: Tick on the check-box of Use 1000 Separator
Step 7: If you do not want to see any decimal points in the digits of those particular cells, Type down a Zero in the box beside Decimal Points section.
Step 8: Click on OK button from the format cells box.
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If you want to keep the decimal points and the digits after it, you can leave the Decimal points section as it is.
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