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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Sunday with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to discuss developments in the Middle East peace process and economic cooperation between the two countries.
"We discussed the state of different arenas in the peace process, notably the Palestinian and Syrian arenas, along with regional and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation," Fischer told reporters.
Fischer said the two also discussed the growth of investments and trade between Egypt and Germany and said those topics would be at the center of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's state visit to Cairo in October.
Germany is the second largest exporter to Egypt and is the seventh largest importer of Egyptian goods.
Fischer arrived for his two-day visit Saturday, when he discussed with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa the partnership between Egypt and Europe.
After Egypt, Fischer will travel to Israel for talks with president Ezer Weizmann, Prime Minister Ehud Barak and foreign minister David Levy, and then to the Palestinian territories for a meeting with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat – CAIRO (AFP)
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The Denver Broncos named John Fox as their head coach Thursday, leaving the Raiders as the only team in the NFL without a head coach officially in place.
In contrast to the Broncos, who actually updated prospective candidates who went through the interview process through Twitter updates through new exec John Elway, the Raiders have made no public comment other than senior executive John Herrera's declaration that "We have begun the process."
The Raiders will not confirm whether that process has included an actual candidate for head coach, or if that candidate is Hue Jackson _ considered the heavy favorite to ascend to the position.
With no other NFL head coaching jobs available, owner Al Davis can wait as long as he wishes to actually name Jackson, given he is already under contract as offensive coordinator and is already in all likelihood the acting head coach.
This week Davis has been going through the process of staff evaluations, and there have been no changes on the team's coaching roster on its Web site.
A couple notes:
— According to an item in the San Diego Union-Tribune, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha is on the radar of the San Diego Chargers. Coach Norv Turner is a big Asomugha fan, lauding his skill level, work ethic and skill twice every year on conference calls with Bay Area media.
Should Asomugha (and other unrestricted free agents) sign elsewhere, the Raiders could be in line for compensatory selections in the 2012 draft. That would depend on how many free agents the Raiders actually lost, whether they signed any themselves, and if the same provisions are included in a new collective bargaining agreement.
— Stanford also got its head coach in line before the Raiders, and it's David Shaw, an assistant coach in Oakland from 1998-2001.
Shaw was Jon Gruden's offensive quality control coach in Philadelphia and joined him with the Raiders. He was also an assistant with the Baltimore Ravens from 2002 through 2005.
David Shaw was in the awkward position of working for the Raiders at the same time as his father, defensive coordinator Willie Shaw, when the elder Shaw was fired following the 1999 season.
— Wow. The South.
It might be time for Tennessee to get over Lane Kiffin, based on his Deadspin.com item.
No word on whether the Raiders will be dispatching anyone to represent the organization at "Shoot Lane Kiffin's Bobblehead Day."

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An author of an international housing affordability survey that lists Auckland as one of the most unaffordable cities in the world says he has never been more confident that the trend in New Zealand was about to change.
The ninth Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has found housing in New Zealand has become slightly more unaffordable in the last year, with median house prices now 5.3 times the median income (median multiple), up from 5.2.
All eight of New Zealand's property markets were "seriously" or "severely" unaffordable and London, New York and Los Angeles are all ranked more affordable than Auckland.
Hong Kong, China is the most unaffordable place to buy a house, with a median multiple of 13.5.
Christchurch-based co-author Hugh Pavletich said the Government was "now very strongly committed to doing what's necessary to start getting affordable housing built".
Pavletich said he had never been more confident something was being done about housing affordability since he started the annual Demographia survey in 2005.
However, Pavletich said the Government should have been "onto this issue" immediately after the 2008 election.
Housing affordability has now "gotten intolerable" and majority of New Zealanders want to see change, he said.
"This is the most confident I've been that there is actually going to be some change," he said.
Auckland continues to be the least affordable market, with a median multiple of 6.7, followed by Christchurch (6.6), Tauranga-Western Bay of Plenty (5.9), Wellington (5.4) and Dunedin (5.1) all severely unaffordable.
Palmerston North (4.4), Napier-Hastings (4.5) and Hamilton (4.7) are all ranked as seriously unaffordable.
Auckland is still more affordable than Australian cities Sydney (8.3) and Melbourne (7.5), but less affordable than Adelaide (6.5), Perth (5.9) and Brisbane (5.8).
Houses are now nearly 80 per cent more expensive than the historic affordability housing norm of 3 times the median income, which was last experienced in the 1990s.
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English, the Minister for Infrastructure, says the issue is "simple": "It costs too much and takes too long to build a house in New Zealand."
English, who wrote the introduction to the recent Demographia survey, said the Government was committed to addressing the findings by last year's Productivity Commission report on housing affordability.
He said the Government's focus was on "land supply, infrastructure provision, costs and delays due to regulatory processes and improve construction sector productivity".
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said the report was "proof that the housing market is broken and that major government action is needed".
"Under National and previous governments, home ownership has become an unaffordable dream for many Kiwi families but it doesn't need to be that way," she said.
"Kiwi families need a government that will act, rather than play the part of a disinterested bystander."
Turei said Green policies, including a capital gains tax, would "remove speculators from the housing market and give families a fair chance of buying a home at an affordable price".
The affordability report points to urban containment policies, especially urban growth boundaries, as being responsible for the rising price of housing relative to income.
"This inevitably leads to a reduced standard of living and increases poverty rates because the unnecessarily higher costs of housing leave households with less discretionary income to spend on other goods and services," the report says.
"The higher costs ripple into rental markets, tightening the budgets of lower income households, who already suffer from lower discretionary incomes."
Affordability around the world:
Housing market, median multiple
Hong Kong, China, 13.5
Sydney, Australia, 8.3
Melbourne, Australia, 7.5
Auckland, New Zealand, 6.7
Adelaide, Australia, 6.5
New York, US, 6.2
Los Angeles, US, 6.2
Perth, Australia, 5.9
Brisbane, Australia, 5.8
London, United Kingdom, 5.1
Dublin, Ireland, 3.6
Source: Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey
(Median multiple represents the median house price divided by the median income)


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SoulCalibur V is in stores today across the U.S., where players are a lot less likely to dress up as a whip-wielding Ivy or Ezio Auditore de Firenze than the special gamers inhabiting the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer.
Man, if I had to get dressed up as my favorite character every time a new fighting game came out I'd be a cross-dresser at best, a furry at worst. Hell, if they ever brought back the Bloody Roar series I'd be showing up outside Amazon.com at midnight dressed as a female bunny girl.
Luckily for everyone I do not live in the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer.
I still say I'd make a fine bunny.


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Move by Norway sovereign wealth fund to invest in renewables could have 'global impact'
Posted on 13 March 2014
The government of Norway will mandate the country's sovereign wealth fund to invest in renewable energyOslo, Norway: The government of Norway will mandate the country's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to invest in renewable energy, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced in Oslo today.
"We are thrilled that Norway is stepping forward to lead on renewable energy," says Nina Jensen, CEO of WWF-Norway. "If done at scale, this will have global impact and redefine how we use money consistent with commitments to limit climate change.
"We have long advocated that the fund invest up to 5% in infrastructure for renewable energy. This will require a change in the guidelines for the fund, similar to the mandate to investing in property that was granted in 2010.
"The pension fund is the largest state investor in the world. A solid renewable energy mandate will send a tremendously powerful signal and set the standard for other international investors."
Solberg promised that the government would create a renewable energy investment mandate with the same management requirements as other investments in the fund. Full details of the investment mandate will be delivered on April 4 by Norway's finance minister.
"The mandate should allow for direct investment in renewable infrastructure where a large scale of capital is urgently needed," says WWF financial analyst, Lars Erik Mangset. "We will be looking to see if the government award a mandate to allow up to 5% of the fund to be invested into renewable energy infrastructure and exactly how they extended the fund to invest in real estate."
WWF is running a global campaign, Seize Your Power, calling on financial institutions including major sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and multilateral development banks to significantly increase their funding of renewable energy and cut funding to fossil fuels as a key means of tackling climate change.
Det Skjer!, as the campaign is called in Norway, has seen WWF-Norway leading a coalition of thirteen organisations pushing for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund (Government Pension Fund Global) to invest directly in infrastructure, including renewable energy.
A significant push has also been made on the need to divest from highly polluting fossil fuels such as coal and tar-sands. WWF and partners called for an investment in renewable energy infrastructure last September, which was responded to by the prime minister saying the government would "consider" such a move.
In the past twelve months the World Bank, European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have all committed to virtually end coal investments. Norwegian private pension fund provider Storebrand has also divested from 29 coal and tar sands companies in the past year because of their obvious carbon exposure.
"It is rare that one government alone can bend the curve on climate change. Norway, through its sovereign wealth fund, can," says Samantha Smith, Leader, WWF's Global Climate & Energy Initiative. "WWF now looks to Norway's leaders to commit to renewable energy investment at a scale that will make a global difference. This will be their legacy, and we are watching."


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Live coverage of the L.A. Marathon on Sunday, March 9, including updates, photos, video and stories from the Los Angeles News Group.
What: >> 29th annual ASICS L.A. Marathon
When: >> Sunday, March 9, 2013
Starting times: >> Handcycles, 6:50 a.m.; wheelchairs, 6:55 a.m.; elite women, 7:10 a.m.; elite men and field, 7:27:41.
TV/Radio: >> Ch. 5, Fox Sports L.A. / 570-AM, 6 a.m.
Distance and route: >> 26 miles, 385 yards; Dodger Stadium to Pacific Ocean through L.A., West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and finishing at Ocean and California avenues in Santa Monica. It has an elevation decline of 430 feet and will navigate 36 streets.
Elite athletes: >> Reigning champion Erick Mose and second-place finisher Julius Keter, both from Kenya, return. Genet Getaneh of Ethiopia and Olena Burkovska of Ukraine are among the women's favorites. They will be racing for a purse of $110,000, with the top male and female finishers taking $25,000. An additional $50,000 will be awarded to the first finisher, male or female. The women will have a 17:41 head start.
Course records: >> It is the fourth year for the current course configuration and the fifth year going from Dodger Stadium to the ocean. A loop was changed for the 2011 race when Ethiopia's Markos Geneti ran an all-time L.A. Marathon record time of 2:06:35. Ethiopian Buzunesh Deba won the women's race in a course record 2:26:34 that year.
The others: >> The event has 25,000 runners and is sold out. Times of athletes can be monitored by text or e-mail by bib number. Additional information can be found at www.lamarathon.com.
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Hey Guys,
I am new to flash and web design, but I was wondering if someone could direct me into what I need to learn to develop this project.
This would be an example of what I am trying to accomplish:
I want to create a web application where people can create a toy:
- They will pick a body type from a menu.
- They will pick the hair from a menu.
- They will pick the lips from a menu.
- They will pick the shirt from a menu, etc.
This feature will all people to pull items like the one above from a menu and put them onto a canvas.
Using drag and drop.
They also should be able to change the colour of some menu items.
Very similar to this site:
I was thinking of using something simlar to this site: http://www.picassohead.com/create.html
Here is my question:
Can I do this in flash? Will I also need to learn Java? Would I be better off learning something else?
I am a quick learner and know some coding, and have even developed a couple of simple sites...
I just want guidance on where I should start and what I should be learning to create this application.


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Traveling with food allergies
Guest post by Missy Berggren
This post originally appeared here.
Traveling can be challenging with kids. It can be SUPER challenging when you are managing food allergies with children. The getting there part and the eating part. So far our trips have been fairly close to home (no airplane rides). I always need to be thinking ahead and planning:
1) How close is the nearest hospital and is that good enough?
2) Do I have enough emergency medication (multiple d
oses of epinephrine and Benadryl)? Is it expired?
3) How will we prepare, store and heat food that is safe for my child?
4) How can I stay positive and not let my child's food allergies become the focus of our vacation?
My typical plan of action
Our best experiences thus far have been to stay in either a condo/cabin with a full kitchen or a hotel with 1-2 mini-fridge(s) + a microwave in it. I've actually requested an extra mini-fridge before to have enough room for the food. I make food from home and bring it along if we'll only be away 2-3 days. For extended trips, I prefer a room/condo with full kitchen so I can prepare fresh food for all of the meals. I usually bring specialty foods from home that I may not be able to find in the stores (like our favorite allergy-friendly treats) and then stop at a grocery store at our destination and stock up on fresh fruits, veggies and meat.
I always need to think ahead when leaving the hotel to make sure I have snacks and food ready for whatever meal we may need to have while we are away. There is nothing worse than having a hungry little kid with no safe food in sight.
Flying with food allergies
This spring I'm preparing for my family to take our first airplane trip. Of course I'm nervous about it. I've heard plenty of both positive and negative stories about airline travel with food allergies. My first rule is that I won't travel on a plane with my daughter that serves peanuts. Delta, the major airline that flies in and out of Minneapolis, serves peanuts on their flights. They have protocol for helping with food allergies (I'm told) and will sometimes not serve peanuts to the rows immediately near the person with food allergies. That's just not good enough for me. I'm considering flying Sun Country, a mid-sized carrier that flies out of Minneapolis to many destinations. They don't serve nuts as snacks, and you can't buy them either. They actually have a peanut-butter substitute, called Sunbutter, as a snack option for purchase (it comes with crackers). I'm very impressed by this and would feel much safer on this airline. That said, you can't control what other passengers bring on a plane.
I've heard from other families that they will board early and wipe down the area the person will sit in – the trays, the arm rests, etc., before the child sits down to help prevent them picking up food allergens from the previous passengers. I'm used to carrying wipes with me where ever I go, and will definitely plan to do this. I've also heard of Plane Sheets to cover the entire seat for a safer surface. Of course the fear with flying is that a person with severe food allergies will have a severe anaphylaxis reaction in the air and there's no way to get them quickly to a hospital. At least on the ground you can summon an ambulance, which has oxygen, more epinephrine, blood pressure monitoring, etc. When you're trapped on a plane, you have limited resources and help in a severe situation. In addition to having a reaction based on touching something that someone else has touched with an allergen (like a seat cushion that may have food residue on it), there is always a fear that someone sitting nearby will eat something the person is allergic to and some of the food proteins may become airborne.
For example, my daughter is allergic to eggs. If eggs are served hot, there is typically steam that floats into the air. That steam has protein in it that can trigger a reaction if my daughter were to breathe it in. This has actually happened with my daughter before with eggs, so I speak from experience. With peanuts, in an airplane, there is a lot of dust in a bag of peanuts that may be released into the air when you open a package. It's not a big deal if someone in another room opens a bag of peanuts, or way at the end of a plane. But it is a big deal if hundreds of passengers are all opening bags of peanuts at about the same time and so many peanut particles are sent into the air – which is then basically trapped and recirculating in the cabin. I don't want my daughter in that situation – it is way too risky. Especially when someone's life is at risk.
In case of emergency
Carrying an EpiPen is important for people with severe food allergies. It can stop or slow a severe reaction. I've heard some people carry four or even six EpiPens on a plane to help them buy time in case a plane can't make an emergency landing. I definitely will plan to bring more than the two EpiPens we typically carry at all times. I'm not sure exactly how many to bring, though. The thing with epinephrine is that it is only meant as an interim measure before seeking medical attention. It can't completely treat an allergic reaction. When I gave my daughter an EpiPen Jr injection due to a severe reaction to shellfish last year, she was given another dose of Epi at the hospital and a round of steroids. The doctors then monitored her for many hours to be sure she was okay.
I want to make we do everything we can to minimize her risk on a plane and that we have everything possible with us to help her if there's a problem. (Can you feel my anxiety through the screen?)
Upcoming meeting on traveling with food allergies
The Food Allergy Support Group of MN is planning to cover the topic of Traveling with Food Allergies at the next meeting on March 16, 2014. I definitely plan to attend and hope to pick up some more tips for our next vacation. If you're local, please consider attending, too! I'd love to hear other tips or experiences any of you have in the comments.
You can find more of my food allergy posts, tips & recipes on my Food Allergy page. I'd also love to connect with you on my Marketing Mama Facebook page and Twitter. This post, and all posts on this blog, are written from my experiences as a parent of a child with food allergies. I am not a medical expert and encourage you to consult with a doctor on your personal medical situation.
Missy Berggren is a freelance writer. She blogs at http://marketingmama.com/ on parenting as a working mom, health (especially food allergies), family activities, cool products, her two children and marketing. She can also be found on Twitter.


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The Egyptian authorities have so far refused to allow US consular officials to meet with a US-Egyptian human rights activist who was arrested in Cairo Saturday, a US embassy spokesman said Sunday.
"We have requested to visit him since Saturday morning, but we have not been granted access yet," US embassy spokesman David Ballard told AFP. "We hope we will see him soon."
Ballard said a representative of Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a US citizen of Egyptian origin, contacted the US duty officer Saturday morning after he was arrested on charges of collaborating with foreign parties on projects to harm Egypt.
Asked if the case was of particular concern to the United States, Ballard replied: "We're always concerned when an American is arrested."
Following the arrest of an American abroad, the government that arrested him usually contacts the US authorities who then try to see the detainee and provide him with a list of lawyers and other information, he said.
But they do not represent the person legally, Ballard recalled.
Two colleagues at the Ibn Khaldun Center for Human Rights, which Ibrahim directs, were also arrested for questioning, but were released Saturday afternoon for having no connection to the charges against Ibrahim.
Ibrahim is also a professor of sociology at the American University in Cairo who is frequently interviewed by the foreign news media.
Human rights activists here denounced Ibrahim's arrest as part of a growing campaign of repression by the authorities against them and civil society in general.
Ibrahim faces 15 years in prison if found guilty of the charges, which include drafting reports on the internal situation in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and other Arab countries in exchange for money from abroad, the state security court prosecution added.
The prosecutors also accused Ibrahim of having "exploited the Ibn Khaldun Center to get into contact with a great number of countries and to foment internal problems that could threaten Egypt's stability."
The human rights activists said his trial would be "very damaging" for political life in Egypt.
He was being held for 15 days pending investigations into his case, the prosecutors said - CAIRO (AFP)
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Sen. Michael Crapo arrested on DUI in Virginia
Updated Dec. 24, 1:10 p.m. ET
Sen. Michael Crapo, R.-Idaho, was arrested in Virginia early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence, Alexandria, Va., police say.
Police spokesman Craig T. Fifer said an officer was on routine patrol when he saw Crapo's vehicle run a red light. It was stopped at Hume Avenue and Mount Vernon at 12:45 a.m. and he was alone at the time.
Crapo then underwent several field sobriety tests, which he failed, Fifer said in a statement. He was then taken into custody without incident. According to the Alexandria police, his blood alcohol level was 0.11; 0.08 is the legal limit in Virginia.
Police took Crapo to the Alexandria jail and he was released on $1,000 bond at about 5 a.m., Crapo's office said. He has a January 4 court date.
"I am deeply sorry for the actions that resulted in this circumstance," Crapo said Sunday night. "I made a mistake for which I apologize to my family, my Idaho constituents and any others who have put their trust in me. I accept total responsibility and will deal with whatever penalty comes my way in this matter. I will also undertake measures to ensure that this circumstance is never repeated."
Crapo, a Mormon who has been a bishop in the church for decades, has said before in interviews that he doesn't drink alcohol, consistent with his church's doctrine.


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We are all very fortunate indeed, because a donor who wishes to be known only grannyso @ yahoo. com (spaces added to thwart spammers) has scanned her collection of vintage postcards and greeting cards and is allowing me to share them. These are the real deal; there's been no digital enhancing, other than to remove the backgrounds so you can layer them if you'd like. The first of grannyso's images I'm going to share are three vintage post card backs. These would make wonderful backgrounds or, if layered and repeated, borders. The first one could also be used as a scrapbook journaling card, because it's more or less blank.
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#35 Troy Scribner
Year by Year Statistics 2012 2011 2010
2012: Started 14 games for the Pioneers, notching a .462 ERA in 87.1 innings pitched. He also was 24-97 at the plate with 11 RBI's. He led the team with 7 wins and 66 strikeouts on the season. He was named to the All-NEC Tournament, tossing a complete game in a NEC Tournament win over Central Connecticut - 2 ER, 9 K, 7 H.
2011...9-3 record with a .455 ERA…led the Pioneers in wins (9), strikeouts (46), and innings pitched (95)…Tied for first in NEC with 9 wins, 1st with 92.2 IP before NCAA Regionals..Pitched three straight complete games to record wins 4-6 of the season…Also pitched a 1 run complete game to defeat Long Island in recording his 9th and final win of the season on 5/20/11…Named to the All-NEC second team...Named to NEC All-Tournament Team - Complete game win in 10-1 game 1 victory over Long Island. won seven straight going into Clemson Regional...Named to New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star team.
2010: Named NEC Rookie of the Week 3/9 for 1.2 inning save over St. Bonaventure in collegiate debut...Pitched three innings for save in win over UCONN 3/20...Named NEC Pitcher of the Week for 8 inning effort in first collegiate win at LIU 4/11...Named NEC Pitcher and Rookie of the week for three-hit complete game shutout over Wagner 5/9...Named to All NEC Tournament Team
Personal: Troy Alex Scribner. Born 7/2/91. Family, parents David and Gail, brothers Evan and Miles - Evan plays in the San Diego Padres' system, drafted by Arizona out of CCSU in 2007. Major: Communications Technology. Favorite Team: Yankees. Favorite Athlete: Derek Jeter. Favorite Movie: Crash. Favorite TV Show: Tosh.0 Favorite Band: Foo Fighters.
Before SHU: Played four years baseball for coach Scott Werkhoven at Shepaug Valley High School, named first team All League and All State. Also played four years basketball and soccer.


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The name Lacey was chosen for the new post office application, presumably after O. C. Lacey, the local Justice of the Peace. Small settlements consolidated into Lacey in the 1950s. The city of Lacey was not officially incorporated until 1966. At the time, the main industries were cattle, milk, forest products, and retail. Lacey became a commuter town; in recent years, however, business developments, community groups, and population growth have led Lacey to develop into a city in its own right.
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Over the last few months, the Occupy movement has been holding an internal conversation about whether to employ "a diversity of tactics," a euphemism for actions, such as property destruction, that don't follow nonviolent principles. Those favoring diverse tactics argue they're nothing compared to the institutional violence of foreclosures, police crackdowns, and crushing inequality. Those arguing against them reply that such tactics fly in the face of the early goal of being a movement that embraced its goals—true democracy, nonviolence, equity—in its methods. They also point out that such actions alienate most of America, making it hard to claim the moral authority of being a movement of the 99 percent.
Within the second camp, another perspective is emerging: It's not enough to oppose violent tactics; occupiers should also focus on adding new ideas to the canon of nonviolent protest. An early example of this is called the + Brigades. Gracie Davie, an associate professor of history at Queens College-CUNY and a contributor to Waging Nonviolence, describes a meeting to plan the + Brigades, which debuted on the February 29th day of action:
"There were cross-dressing, rollicking games, buffoonery, strategizing and one thoroughly orange man. Andy Bichelbaum of The Yes Men presented a slide show that had the 40 of us transfixed with images of Civil Rights marchers, Chilean students paint-bombing police and Abbie Hoffman pretending to burn a puppy in a bid to set America's wartime conscience alight. Occupy organizers cheered as images of themselves appeared among those of others. Afterwards, the brainstorming began about how to drastically expand the movement's repertoire in the streets."
She offers a definition: "The + Brigades is a new and growing part of Occupy Wall Street intent on supplementing upcoming protest actions with life-affirming energy, color, dance, song and costumes."
During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
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For the last several weeks, the fecal-minded perpetrators have, according to Red Bull, been threatening to replace untainted cans in supermarkets with their own shadooby-stained recipe. But don't worry just yet. Marcus Nehrer of the Salzburg Public Prosecutor's office has asserted that "up to now there has only been a claim of contamination," but all supermarket inspections of the product have turned up fecal-free.
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The EPA has approved Missouri's change to state water quality standards rules to provide greater flexibility in the state's permit program.
LENEXA, KS, Jan. 28, 2013 -- EPA Region 7 has approved Missouri's change to state water quality standards rules to provide greater flexibility in Missouri's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources submitted rule changes to EPA on Dec. 11, 2012, for review and approval. The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to review the state's rule changes to determine if they comply with the law.
The state's regulations previously allowed no more than three years for a permittee, such as municipal sewage treatment plants and industrial facilities, to come into compliance with its NPDES permit. Due to the limits of current technology for controlling some pollutants, full compliance is not always possible within a three-year period. Missouri's new regulation now allows for a longer compliance period, in accordance with federal regulations.
"EPA appreciates Missouri's continuing efforts to protect and restore water quality," said Karl Brooks, EPA regional administrator. "Missouri facilities are developing new approaches and technologies that require some flexibility in the permit program, so this new rule will encourage both innovation and compliance."
As authorized by the Clean Water Act, the state-administered NPDES permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States. Point sources include pipes or man-made ditches. Individual homes that are connected to a municipal system, use a septic system, or do not have a surface discharge do not need an NPDES permit. However, industrial, municipal, and other facilities must obtain permits if their discharges go directly to surface waters.
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Last night was very special for Nini and very emotional for me. She graduated PreK singing "God Bless America" right in front of 200 or so people. And I stood there taking pictures and wiping my eyes. Boy, these milestones are coming at me so fast that it hurts.
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Pardon Dr. Ephraim Atwal for feeling good about life these days.
He still owns a house on St. Charles Avenue on the Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans, where he did his ophthalmology training and residency at Louisiana State University-affiliated hospitals.
In May, he married longtime girlfriend Jennifer Gabryszak – daughter of state Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak from Cheektowaga, where the couple grew up – and the Atwals are expecting their first child in November.
The 36-year-old doctor also recently got a new piece of very expensive equipment, the Catalys, which is making cataract surgery at Atwal Eye Care more rewarding for doctors and patients.
"I was surprised the first time I did it. I didn't expect much of difference, but I was blown away," Atwal said last week from the company headquarters and surgical hub on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga.
Atwal joined the family practice about two years ago. It was started by his father, Dr. Awal Atwal, in 1990. The two have performed more than 40,000 cataract procedures and have a staff of more than 70 medical professionals at sites in Williamsville, Kenmore, West Seneca, Hamburg and Cheektowaga.
What is a cataract?
A lens in your eye that's gone bad. If you live long enough, you're going to get a cataract.
What's the difference between conventional and laser cataract surgery?
Cataract surgery has been around since 600 to 800 B.C., so there's been a lot of variations around throughout the years. The bad lens is removed and it's replaced with an artificial lens. That artificial lens acts just like a lens on a camera. It focuses light so that you can see clearly.
I always tell my patients the cataract is a lot like a peanut M&M. You've got to make a little hole in the candy shell, then you've got to suck out the chocolate and the peanut, then you put a (foldable artificial) lens into the candy shell remnant. That little hole that's in that little shell is very specific. If you screw up that step, the whole surgery can go south from there. What the laser does is it has the ability to make that little circle perfect every single time.
The surgical form that the majority of the ophthalmologists currently are using has been around since the mid-1960s. It uses ultrasound technology similar to that used to scale teeth in a dental office. It breaks up the cataract in the eye and then it has a small bore needle attached to that same device that removes the cataract from the eye at the same time …
The laser is a two-step process. First we use a laser without ever entering into the eye, without using any blades. The laser breaks down the lens externally. It turns a rock-type lens into something really nice and soft, like a frozen bar of butter into soft warm butter that's been out for days. That allows us to just go in and suck it up.
We use the incisions the laser made and remove the lens, (then install an artificial lens). So it's longer, but when I say longer, a normal cataract surgery takes five or less minutes to do. Cataract surgery with a laser, total operating time, is about eight to nine minutes …
When you can soften the lens, you can reduce the amount of energy that impacts the eye. That's a tremendous advance in the surgery. It also has the ability to get rid of astigmatism, to change the way light enters the eye. It can do all the things that were surgeon dependent … with incredible accuracy.
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Because the laser is performing all of the breakdown techniques, the patient can expect a swifter and more predictable visual recovery after the surgery. Depending on how bad the cataract was initially, I have patients who say they see better when they're sitting up after the surgery. Most patients see much better the following day. Typically, full recovery takes about two weeks.
How much does one of these Catalys machines cost?
It's over a half-million dollars.
How does corrective laser eye surgery using LASIK technology work?
While cataract surgery is intraocular – we have to go inside of the eye – LASIK operates on the surface of the eye. In that thin little layer in front of the eye, the cornea, we make a thin, little flap using our laser to perform the LASIK. It's the same type of laser we use for our cataract surgery. The cataract surgery just took a lot more time to become sophisticated enough to work down into the eye. With LASIK, we can fix nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
What is the cost range for LASIK and Catalys procedures? Is any of the cost covered by insurance?
LASIK is $2,300 per eye. Some insurance plans offer special programs to their subscribers. Catalys will range anywhere from $1,495 to $3,195 additional, depending on the lens options, such as multifocal lenses. Insurance picks up the basic cost of the surgery. The cost out of pocket is due to the technology and laser equipment costs, and the lens costs.
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The college sports athlete who studies exercise has long been the butt of jokes but increasingly that view underestimates the commercial and academic value of exercise studies. Kevin Helliker reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Perform Better.
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|McConnellsburg, Pa.
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2009-10 Indoor: Part of the distance medley relay team that broke the UMBC record and earned silver in a time of 9:58.22 at the America East Championships... Finished 20th in the 1-mile run in a UMBC season-high time of 4:11.51 at the IC4A Championships… Finished second in the mile at the New York Armory… Set a UMBC season-best time in the 1,000-meter run (2:34.93) at the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games. Both UMBC season-best times were career-best times.
2009 Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 5,000-meter run at the America East Championships in a time of 15:13.64... Member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished fifth at the conference meet in 7:49.19.
2008-09 Indoor: Ran a season-best 1,000-meter run at the Lafeyette/Rider Winter Games in 2:30.85 and a season-best 1-mile run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in 4:19.87.
2008 Cross Country: Placed 73rd in the 8K run run in 25:46.10 at the Princeton Invitational… Finished 12th in the 8K run at the Towson Invitational… Placed 98th in the 8K run at the Navy Invitational… Began the season with a 20th-place finish at the Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals.
2008 Outdoor: Placed 13th in the 1500-meter run and was part of the third-place 4 x 400m relay team at the America East Championships... Finished fourth in 1500-meter run at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational... Was part of the eighth-place 4 x 1500m team at the Colonial Relays… Placed tenth in the 800-meter run at the Bucknell Team Challenge.
2007-08 Indoor: Was part of the seventh-place 4 x 800m relay team at the IC4A Championships… Finished seventh in the 1-mile run and was part of the first-place 4 x 800m relay team at the America East Championships…Was part of the eighth-place distance medley team at the Penn State National Invitational… Placed 18th in the one mile run at the Terrapin Invitational.
Background: A three-sport athlete at McConnellsburg High School, where he lettered in cross country, track and field and soccer… Captured the 2006 PIAA District 5 Cross Country Championship and also finished as the runner-up in the 1600-meter run at the PIAA Class AA Track Championships… Graduated from McConnellsburg as the Class of 2007 Valedictorian.
Personal: One of two children to Robert and Catherine Snyder… Father participated in cross country and track and field during college… Has a brother, Matthew, 12… Majoring in mechanical engineering and would like to become a marine and naval architect… Born Nov. 21, 1988.


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Yes really impressiv work.
This is so cool, well done!I would love to see some more information about wiring etc.
Hi There.I just got myself an Arduino due today and thought what better way to try it out then with your cool graphics Do you have a library ? or any code I can run. Possibly a circuit diagram if it's not to much trouble of course.You did a fantastic job on your project, well doneThanks BlackSnake


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Still waiting, but notice that waroo advertising is still going strong.....Quote:
I find it very interesting that Fo got banned but if you go to the facebook group 'say no to kiteforum' and take a browse through the members profiles you will find a number of people that belong to to it and who post and advertise on kiteforum like Shannon Best. I would think that this would be the biggest form of disrespect as it is directed completely at the efforts of you Toby and your website overall
Toby, still haven't seen a response to this however I have noticed that Best is still getting ad space after such a blatent show of disrespect. Curious as to how one is justified over the other. Perhaps the letters are in the mail....
So... you were not editted, censored, or anything of the sort. You basically didn't trust that your criticism would be accepted, so you "self-censored"? (or is that "chickened out"?) That's too bad.... I have not seen Toby make it a practice of censoring criticism. Quite the opposite. He has been pretty thick-skinned in his operation of this forum. Get real.KiteboardingTampaBay wrote:Surff-
I edited it to keep from getting banned on here and on FKSA.
I am not well liked by some of those in the industry, as I tend to point out things I see as bad for the sport.
"No need for moderators?" Please hurry and establish your web site! Let the lessons begin! (your lessons on the realities of running a free Internet web site without moderators..... lol.... good luck.)KiteboardingTampaBay wrote:I am looking forward to the day we have a nice website to share all this information with all of you, its good stuff! (any web guys wanna donate some time to a good cause?)
Rest assured, it will truly be "By Kiters, For Kiters" with no need for moderators.
Feel free to contact me if you have an existing association or would like to set one up in your area.
Steve Sadler (813) 389-3683
Director, Action Sports Foundation/ Kite-4-Life
Now that's a dyn-o-mite avatar......surfboy1968 wrote:Who is Fo
I would expect that would be the best reason for banning.... 'cause of other members bleating... i.e. otherwise it would just be singularly subjective decision making.... If enough people are complaining about a particular member's behavior... and the moderator approaches the person with requests for behavioral modification... and the person responds with rowdy, combative challenges with continued affronts.... with the result being exile.... that sounds like fair process to me....Kevin Salter wrote:Earlier in this thread some one made the point that none of us were defending Fo or his posts and opinions,,,,,,,,,,we were simply questioning if some one should be banned cos of other members bleating.


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MONDAY, Sept. 29, 2008 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients often turn to the Internet as a source of information and hope. But all too often, those hopes are betrayed by purveyors of so-called cancer "cures" that are anything but, experts say.
Earlier this month, five companies were charged with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures, and settlements were reached with six other companies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced. Products marketed by the companies included essiac teas and other herbal mixtures, laetrile, black salve (a corrosive ointment), and mushroom extracts.
"There is no credible scientific evidence that any of the products marketed by these companies can prevent, cure, or treat cancer of any kind," said Lydia Parnes, director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection, the Associated Press reported.
In June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to two dozen companies peddling everything from cure-all teas to tablets and tonics. And earlier this year, more than 100 manufacturers of such products were issued similar letters.
According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, black salves are one of the most dangerous of these fake cures. The products, which supposedly "draw out" the disease from under the skin, can actually burn the skin and cause scarring.
Which is not to say that none of these compounds has potential as cancer fighters. But consumers need to be careful.
"Many of these compounds touted as having beneficial effects have lots of lab research, but it's more selling hope in a jar based on preliminary lab research," said Sarah Wally, a nutritionist with the American Institute for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C. "That's not fair to the consumer, particularly consumers with cancer who have a really strong motivation to try anything that might offer hope."
Many of these so-called cures or preventive treatments won't actually cause harm (except to your wallet), but some can interact with regular, supervised medical treatment, Wally said.
"Antioxidants can actually interfere with chemotherapy and radiation treatment," she said. "Some people think, 'I'm just drinking juice.' But they might be drinking two gallons of juice a day of super-antioxidant juice compound, not thinking to discuss it with their doctor."
And, some consumers may actually forego lifesaving conventional treatments in favor of shams.
Here's some advice from the experts:
- "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," said Dr. Ted Gansler, director of medical content for the American Cancer Society. Beware of claims that one treatment will cure all types of cancer or more than one type of disease. Also be leery of language such as "scientific breakthrough," "miraculous cure," "secret ingredient" and "ancient remedy," as well as claims that a product is "natural" and therefore safe. And take note of claims that the product has limited availability and that the company needs advance payment.
- Find out if the product has ever been tested in humans. Laboratory and animal research is fine, but only as a starting point, not as a basis for recommending the therapy in humans, Wally said.
- "Be careful about the credentials of the people promoting the treatment," Gansler said. "The possibility that someone with no medical or scientific treatment is going to come up with a cure for cancer or other diseases is not very likely." Reliable sources of information include the American Cancer Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. (All have Web sites.)
- "Watch out for evidence that is only testimonial," Gansler said. "In some of the most notorious alternative clinics, people will be diagnosed with cancer who don't even have cancer and, later on, they're 'cured.' " The "patient" may actually believe he or she was cured.
- Be on the lookout for obvious factual errors. If someone says their "Stage 7" cancer has been cured, be leery. There is no "Stage 7" cancer.
- Wally advised: "Before you wholeheartedly jump into these things, you need to really sit down and have a discussion with your physician." This is especially true in an age when alternative and complementary medicines are gaining acceptance. It can be tricky distinguishing between something bogus and something that may have a benefit, Wally added.
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Star-studded concert raises money for Superstorm Sandy relief
New Jersey shore hero Bruce Springsteen is the opening act in a benefit concert to help neighbors in the New York metropolitan area hit hard by Superstorm Sandy.
Springsteen and his E Street Band began Wednesday's concert with a roar and call to arms in "Land of Hope and Dreams" and "Wrecking Ball."
Springsteen is among many artists with ties to the area scheduled to be onstage at Madison Square Garden for the concert, also featuring Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Alicia Keys and the Rolling Stones.
The sold-out show is being broadcast worldwide on television, in theaters, online and on radio.
From ticket sales alone, the concert already has raised more than $30 million to help Sandy victims in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The October storm left millions of people without heat or electricity for weeks.


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The coins clattered to the stone and Lucia looked around as if she expected somebody to notice. In fact, many people noticed the sound of coins hitting the ground in this poor neighborhood but none of the people were her wealthy soon-to-be husband. She had no trouble giving away the money but knew it must be done in relative secrecy lest her betrothed find out that she was giving away her dowry. Her mother had not approved and had begged her to think of her father–her recently passed father–but could not convince her. At least, not since that night at Agatha's tomb when she had been healed from her bloody problem. They had waited and prayed all night and Lucia's mother had finally been healed but Lucia had been the recipient of a vision at the same moment that foretold her soon coming martyrdom. Mom had been happy to be healed and Lucia had not let her know what she had learned. Instead, she proposed that she be allowed to give away her dowry to the poor as an act of alms giving. Of course, mom had resisted but Lucia won out. As she handed over the last of the coins, she breathed a sigh of relief–partly because she had maintained the secrecy and partly because she was glad to finally be rid of the bride money–after all, she had committed herself to a celibate life and had no desire to be a bride in this world.
Yet, as thing so often happen, her betrothed was quick to find out. He was a wealthy man and so he had much influence. Great influence in a city buys many eyes in various places and some of them had told him that they thought they had seen her in the streets giving away a large sum of money. He confronted her and asked to see the dowry set aside for him to gain when he finally married her. She knew she had been caught and so she admitted that she had given it away–knowing well that her martyrdom was likely to spring from this moment of opportunity. "If you don't replace it, I will betray your secret–that you are a Christian–to the magistrate. Maybe then you'll see some sense once you've given up these silly Christian fables." he yelled. She nodded because she knew he would and because she had come to accept it.
Lucia was arrested at her his insistence and dragged before magistrate Paschasius. This was during the time of the Diocletian persecutions and being Christian was akin to high treason. She was ordered to make a sacrifice upon the Roman altars and she refused. Paschasius was not surprised by any means–it seemed that the Christians were only all too willing to refuse and die if the other option was denying their Faith. "If you do not," said Paschasius, "then you'll be killed. Offer sacrifice and live." Paschasius wasn't surprised but he was confused–what could be so valuable as to forfeit your life–it didn't make any sense to him (it never does to the Empire).
"Here is my offering," Lucia began, "I offer myself to God, let God do with His offering as it pleases Him." Paschasius sat in shocked silence for a moment. Lucia's betrothed was dumbstruck by what he might call her lunacy but others might call her courage. Paschasius finally asked her why she would not like to keep her life and be married. He pointed out many of the desirable traits of her betrothed. Lucia let them know that she had committed herself to celibacy and was not interested in marriage.
At this, Paschasius saw an opportunity to wring a denial out of her. "Deny your faith," he said slickly, "or I'll turn you over to the brothel to be raped and become a prostitute." He gloated to himself and smiled what can only be called a smile of self-satisfaction. In this, he had revealed the Empire's great lust to control and dominate even if by evil means. He fully expected her to give in but this time he truly was surprised.
Lucia said: "No one's body is polluted so as to endanger the soul if it has not pleased the mind. If you were to lift my hand to your idol and so make me offer against my will, I would still be guiltless in the sight of the true God, who judges according to the will and knows all things. If now, against my will, you cause me to be polluted, a twofold purity will be gloriously imputed to me. You cannot bend my will to your purpose; whatever you do to my body, that cannot happen to me." Furious, Paschasius ordered her eyes gouged out and then to be martyred. The soldiers followed through and ended her life as a martyr.
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Apple will partner with Broadcom this year to make new Macs with faster WiFi connections, according to TNW.
The new WiFi chips aren't finished yet, but they are capable of speeds as high as 1.3Gbps, which is commonly referred to as "Gigabit WiFi."
This won't necessarily make your Internet speeds faster, but it is good for wireless technologies like AirPlay and swapping files between computers in your home.
Here's the technical explanation of the new WiFi chips from TNW:
802.11ac is often referred to as 5G WiFi, offering faster throughput, higher capacity, wider coverage and improved power efficiency. Products offering 802.11n connectivity (found in most consumer electronics) provide connections up to 450Mbps with three antennas, while 802.11ac equivalents start at 450Mbps for one antennae and are capable of almost tripling its predecessor with 1.3Gbps throughput via three antennas.