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posted on Saturday, November 23, 2002 - 2:49 pm
In a LGM with four time points, the time scores were fixed at 0 and 1 for time points t1 and t2, while they were freely estimated for t3 and t4. I want to test if the change in the true score of the outcome from t3 to t4 was statistically significant given the slope factor S was statistically significant. Delta method was applied for this test.
Suppose, change in true score of the outcome from t3 to t4 is: f=(I+St4)-(I+St3)=S(t4-t3), thus:
D={(t4-t3) S S}
V={Var(S) Cov(S,t4) Cov(S,t3),
Cov(S,t4) Var(t4) Cov(t4,t3),
Cov(S,t3), Cov(t4,t3), Var(t3)}
The asymptotic variance of f can be estimated as: Var(f)=DVD'
Where D is a vector of the partial derivatives of f with respect to S, t4, and t3; D' is the transposition of D; and V is a variances/covarinaces matrix in which the diagonal elements are the Mplus estimated variances, while the off-diagonal elements are the Mplus estimated covariance of S, t4, and t3.
The LGM was re-run with the time scores set as: 0, *, *, and 1 for t1, t2, t3, and t4 so that the slope factor S would reflect the change in the overall period (i.e., from t1 to t4). The estimated change from t3 to t4 (i.e., S(t4-t3)) from the two models were almost identical. However, its variance estimated from the Delta method was quite different. Is anything wrong in the Delta method I described above? Your help will be appreciated.
posted on Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 6:12 am
Looks like you are using the Delta method correctly in principle, except you should have D = {(t4-t3) S -S}, right?
When you instead use 0, *, *, 1, I assume you are doing the Delta method on S(1-t3), where t3 is the new time score, right?
posted on Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 11:49 am
Thank you so much for your prompt reply.
Yes, D={(t4-t3)S -S} and S(1-t3) was used when time scores were 0,*,*,1. In addition, var(t4)=0, cov(t4,t3)=0 and cov(t4,S)=0 because t4=1.
The following were the results from the two models:
When time scores were 0,1,*,*:
f=(t4-t3)=-0.151, se(f)=0.094.
When time scores were 0,*,*,1:
f=(t4-t3)=-0.151, se(f)=0.098.
I am wondering why the estimated values of se(f)were not identical while the values of f were?
posted on Sunday, November 24, 2002 - 12:39 pm
Perhaps this is simply due to rounding errors in your Delta method computations. How many digits do you work with here?
posted on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 10:42 am
Number of decimal places does make a difference.
I did a test for the model with time scores 0 * * 1. I found:
1) With 3 decimal places using the estimates from Mplus output:
2) With 4 decimal places using the estimates from the results of RUNALL Utility with the original sample only. However, cov(S,t2) was not availble in the RUNALL results, thus its stimate was from Mplus output.
posted on Monday, November 25, 2002 - 2:01 pm
Makes sense.
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Three hotly contested campaigns for San Francisco supervisor seats remain horse races ahead of Election Day.
Two out candidates seeking board seats have received jolts of momentum in recent weeks, though, increasing their chances of being victorious.
Gay journalist Joel Engardio, running for the open District 7 seat west of Twin Peaks, received a surprise endorsement from the San Francisco Chronicle in his race. He is touting the paper's backing on door hangers at every house in the district.
None of the better-known candidates in the race - Norman Yee, president of the city's school board, former Port Commissioner Francis "FX" Crowley, and Board of Appeals President Mike Garcia - has been able to break out as a clear frontrunner. The outcome is likely to come down to the city's instant voter runoff system, giving Engardio a chance to eke out a victory and become the first out person elected to a supervisor seat from a district on the city's west side.
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The contest for the District 5 seat, held by incumbent Supervisor Christina Olague, continues to be upended following her vote to reinstate Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. Appointed to succeed Mirkarimi, a former supervisor, earlier this year, Olague is running to become the first out bisexual to be elected supervisor.
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The latest hit against Olague comes after a number of progressive leaders, such as former Mayor Art Agnos and District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim, have rallied to her defense. They recently gathered on the steps of City Hall to tout her candidacy.
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With a number of strong challengers in the race, such as London Breed, executive director of the African American Art and Culture Complex, and City College Board of Trustees President John Rizzo, the contest for the Haight and Western Addition-based district is considered a toss up to be decided based on ranked choice voting.
As he fights for re-election in District 1, Supervisor Eric Mar could become the first incumbent to lose his seat in more than a decade. His opponent, David Lee, has hammered Mar as being out of touch with the needs of the Richmond district.
Money has been flooding into all three of the supervisor races. As of Tuesday more than $1.1 million had been spent on the District 1 race, with the bulk of the funds ($705,207) going toward electing Lee.
In District 7 the Ethics Commission this week raised the campaign spending limits for Engardio, Garcia and Crowley to $350,000, and raised the amount for Yee to $370,000. Total spending in the race is expected to exceed $1.5 million.
The limit for candidates receiving public matching funds in District 5 - Olague, Davis, Rizzo and Thea Selby, a Lower Haight neighborhood activist - stood at $310,000 as of this week due to the money being spent on behalf of Breed's campaign surpassing that amount.
"I think what we are seeing is really disturbing in the 11th hour this huge influx of cash from really wealthy downtown interests that are having a big impact on the races," said Tom Temprano, the vice president of external affairs for the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club.
The District 3 supervisor race, where Board President David Chiu is running against three little known opponents - Marc Bruno, Joseph Butler, and Wilma Pang- for the North Beach centered seat has not drawn much notice this year. Nonetheless, Chiu raised more than $240,000 since January. And last month he reported having $123,815 in his campaign coffers.
Gay District 9 Supervisor David Campos is running unopposed for a second term representing the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods. He is on track to have spent more than $110,000 this year, despite facing no opposition for his seat.
In the adjacent District 11, Supervisor John Avalos is also running unopposed. He had raised nearly $60,000 as of late last month for his bid.
With Campos, Avalos, and Chiu (should he win) all termed out of office in 2016, the three are seen as possible candidates to run for the state Assembly seat now held by Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), who will be termed out of office himself in 2014.
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Unlike championship rival Alabama, the team doctor for Notre Dame football, Dr. James Moriarity, told ABC News he does not rule out the "occasional use" of the controversial painkiller Toradol on game days to treat Fighting Irish players if "medically indicated."
By contrast, Alabama team doctor Dr. James Robinson said he has "never used it" on Crimson Tide players and will not use it during the BCS National Championship Game today.
"I've actually been against it the whole time," Robinson told ABC News over the weekend in Miami, where the BCS game will be played. "It's something we've never done."
Monday's game takes place amid a growing controversy in college and professional sports over the use of painkillers on players in general, and of Toradol specifically because of the possible increased risks cited on its label of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and internal bleeding.
LIST: Which Top 25 College Football Teams Inject Players With Controversial Painkiller?
Toradol was developed for use in hospitals for the short-term treatment of post-operative pain but over the last decade has found its way into team training rooms in major sports.
"It's a good pain medication," Robinson, the Alabama team doctor, said. "So post-operatively, and after an acute injury before we get them to surgery, things like that, we've used the medication... But we don't use it as a preventative medicine if you will."
Prior to the ABC News interviews with the two doctors over the weekend, college officials at Notre Dame and Alabama had refused to answer questions about whether its football players were given the powerful painkiller on game days.
An ABC News investigation found the generic version of Toradol is still being used in college and professional football programs across the country even as many team doctors have stopped using it because of concerns about the various risks.
INVESTIGATION: Ex-USC Player Says Painkiller Injections Caused Heart Attack
Robinson said the use of such painkillers goes against his philosophy.
"If they're too injured, they're too hurt to play, we don't let them play," he told ABC News.
Notre Dame's Moriarity said he only administers the oral version of the painkiller and has not used Toradol injections "most of this year."
Moriarity denied using Toradol to give injured players an edge but said the painkiller is used on game days. "When else would you use it?" he said.
"We have used it for people in pain from certain circumstances," he said. Moriarty would not elaborate on specifics but said, "I don't think you could say it allowed them to play when they couldn't otherwise."
Moriarity said Notre Dame asks, "Are they fit to play?"
The ABC News report on Toradol focused on a former USC lineman, Armond Armstead, who claims in a lawsuit that a season-long series of Toradol injections by the team doctor resulted in a heart attack he suffered following the 2010 season.
The USC team doctor, Dr. James Tibone, told ABC News he continues to use Toradol injections on game day for injured players but said such shots did not involve any risk.
"These are healthy people," he told ABC News.
The NCAA does not regulate or keep track of the use of painkillers or Toradol, unlike professional sports leagues. NCAA officials have declined to comment on the ABC News reports.
READ: Sports Doc Says Game Time Painkiller Not Worth the Risk
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Maybe the patient doesn't put his brain in until June.
Love your blog, it's a hoot!
He hasn't got a brain to put in!
Good point. I'll order an MRI to see if he does.
what I'd like to know is where they store them in the off-season?
Oh they keep them down near Antarctica during the off-season - we have all our cruises over the New Year period.
Then they tow them back up to Alaska in time for the tourist season there. Sometimes they stop off in New Zealand for maintenance on the way.
No point having two sets of glaciers doing the rounds.
Maybe since we are in a recession they will put the sun away early this year and go ahead and bring out the glaciers.
Wow,must be a big storage room for all those glaciers.....
Maybe he is waiting for the Titanic reinactment?
Is it any wonder that some folks still don't get global warming, or wouldn't mind tearing up Katmai? Suppose they'd think that they could install a tram-way up the north face of Denali?
I think what he meant is that the ships don't visit the glaciers up close until later in the season because of all the calving when it's warmer. Often the areas near the glaciers will be too full of ice for the ship to get close until it cools down a bit.
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An appeals court in May ruled the fire department must subject itself to court supervision for five years to ensure it doesn't discriminate against blacks and Hispanics in its hiring practices. The three-judge panel had removed the District Court judge from the case for trial purposes but left him in charge of the remedial process.
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The Women's Fund of Southwest Florida is working with our region's Human Trafficking Task Force and Florida Gulf Coast University to coordinate the work of law, order and victim support associated with modern slavery. We have every reason to be proud of the stand our human trafficking agencies and organizations have taken over the years to combat this crime and support the victims. But, because this crime does not respect local, state, national or international boundaries, it is important to establish a regional resource center to better position our region's Human Trafficking Task Force to coordinate investigation and prosecution of the criminals and support of the victims. Plus, essential data tracking of all cases in our region will be analyzed and interpreted to empower our region's professionals to reduce the incidents of one of the greatest human rights challenges of the century.
The victims of this crime suffer unimaginable consequences. Women and girls have unwanted pregnancies, contract HIV-Aids, become drug addicted, endure physical and psychological violence, and sometimes die. The resources to treat victims are scarce, with treatment and support needed on a long term basis. Restored physical and mental health is rare and the rate of victims returning to their captors is high. This makes human trafficking a significant public health issue. We must work to dry up the supply (pimps) and demand (johns) to keep our most vulnerable men, women and children out of this criminal system.
We can no longer ignore this problem in our communities. Women and girls are being sexually exploited, transported and enslaved against their will every day. The recent horrifying news that almost half the pimps arrested in the nation-wide Operation Cross County focused on the sexual exploitation of children are from Florida should shock us all into action. Some of the pimps were found hiding out in Southwest Florida. We applaud Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and leaders in the Florida legislature for passing tougher laws to make penalties much harsher and provide safe harbor for victims. Pimps (men and women) and "Dear johns" must be prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law. So "Dear john", be a real man and think twice before you set out to buy sex from a girl.
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Further, these cell-penetrating peptides, or CPPs, can facilitate the cellular transfer of various molecular cargoes, from small chemical molecules to nano-sized particles and large fragments of DNA. Because of this ability, CPPs hold great potential as in vitro and in vivo delivery vehicles for use in research and for the targeted delivery of therapeutics to individual cells.
But exactly how cell-penetrating peptides — and particularly the HIV TAT peptide — accomplish these tasks has so far been a mystery.
"The HIV TAT peptide is special. People discovered that one can attach almost anything to this peptide and it could drag it across the cell," said Gerard Wong, a professor of bioengineering and of chemistry and biochemistry at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. "So there are obvious beneficial drug-delivery and biotechnology applications."
In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, UCLA Engineering researchers, including Wong and bioengineering professors Timothy Deming and Daniel Kamei, identify how HIV TAT peptides can have multiple interactions with the cell membrane, the actin cytoskeleton and specific cell-surface receptors to produce multiple pathways of translocation under different conditions.
Moreover, because the researchers now understand how cell-penetrating peptides work, they say it is possible to formulate a general recipe for reprograming normal peptides into CPPs.
"Prior to this, people didn't really know how it all worked, but we found that the HIV TAT peptide is really kind of like a Swiss Army Knife molecule, in that it can interact very strongly with membranes, as well as with the cytoskeletons of cells," said Wong, the study's lead author. "The second part wasn't well appreciated by the field."
In addition to the membrane activity, researchers discovered that the HIV TAT peptide also creates its own binding site out of the membrane. This means the peptide can actually go through the membrane and induce the cytoskeleton directly to have an endocytotic event.
"We found that there are two channels of activity," Wong said. "Because of the peculiar sequence of HIV TAT, it's very good at being able to interact with membranes. Further, with the high-density packing of charged amino acids in the peptide, it can also interact very strongly with the cell's cytoskeleton, as well as its receptors."
In addition, the researchers noticed that small cargoes can be transferred directly, while cargoes larger than a few nanometers needed to be anchored to the membrane by the TAT peptide.
Deming, who specializes in synthetic methods, prepared the polypeptide samples for use in the experiments. Kamei, an expert in cellular trafficking, performed cell-based endocytosis experiments using inhibitor drugs and confocal microscopy to identify dominant mechanisms of endocytosis.
"This research is exciting because cell-penetrating peptides have been used in the area of drug delivery for some time," Kamei said. "Gaining any additional understanding of these delivery agents will help in future drug-carrier designs."
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You may remember that Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy was reported to have had a little bit of trouble during a trip to Cincinnati during December. As embarrassing as that incident was, Kennedy may have been able to live it down in the college sports-crazed South if he could have just stayed out of the news. His Rebels have stumbled their way to a 12-9 record overall (3-4 in the SEC) and even managed to pull off a huge win over Kentucky.
However, Kennedy has continued to stay in the news with several more incidents related to the original case:
- First, Kennedy filed a counter-suit against the Cincinnati cab driver. This seems like an entirely reasonable defense strategy even if I hate that it is used so much.
- In a related ridiculous, but not unexpected, decision, Kennedy's trial was postponed until after the Rebels' season ends. Seriously, is there any other vocation where people can have the legal system bent so much just to suit their personal schedule? Jack Bauer doesn't even get this kind of leeway.
- Then, Kennedy's wife filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati cab driver claiming that the case was affecting her husband's sex drive causing her considerable distress (outside of the fact that she is living in Oxford, Mississippi).
- Finally, yesterday the police video immediately following the original incident surfaced. Let's just say it's not Kennedy's finest moment.
While this isn't quite the comedy goldmine that Mike Cooper and Carl Monday produced (quite possibly the finest moment in Ohio history), it has some moments that will follow Kennedy into opposing arenas for the rest of his career.
I'm here for the Big East/SEC challenge. I'm playing Louisville and Rick Pitino tomorrow. I was the UC head coach. I am going to be on national television. If I'm not standing there at 9 p.m. tomorrow, this is an international altercation.
While that itself is enough to make the video worth a watch, the officer's response to Kennedy's pleas for lenience because of his "celebrity" makes him worth of commendation.
You think we've never arrested somebody that's made national media? We deal with the Bengals all the time.
Well done, sir. Well done.


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Amy L. VanDyke, an associate of the law firm Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC, was elected to the Spring Lake Township Planning Board.
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Trivalent Group announced the six selection committee members who will determine the recipients for Compassion IT, a philanthropic initiative that will provide $30,000 in technology equipment and support to Michigan nonprofits. The seventh spot is reserved for a public vote of the top five nonprofit organizations starting Nov. 15 (www.TGCompassionIT.com). The six committee members are: Candace Dugan, Warner Norcross & Judd; Judi Sullivan, Community Bankers of Michigan; Quincy Williams, School of Public, Nonprofit & Health Administration, Grand Valley State University; Larry Andrus, Trivalent Group; Bjorn Bylsma, Trivalent Group; and Phil Catlett, Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan.
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The important thing is that you get one.It's kinda just a fun lil game to add to disc golf. Basically you get a bag tag & keep it on your bag. We have #'s 1-300 I believe. The idea is that if you have say #250 & you see someone else who has # 1 you can challenge them to a bag tag round where if you beat them you get to take their tag...Just something to do instead of always playin for $$$


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Miley Cyrus partied Friday at The Underground, but the 21-year-old "Wrecking Ball" singer wasn't even the most famous person at the club that night. That honor goes to LeBron James.
The NBA mega-star – in town to face the Bulls at the United Center Sunday -- made an appearance at Y-Bar and then hit The Underground with Miami Heat teammate Chris Bosh. Cyrus headed to The Underground after performing Friday at Allstate Arena. She was joined by opening act, Icona Pop, who was spotted earlier that night at Nellcote and Drumbar in the Raffaello Hotel.
Rounding out the star-studded night at Underground was Larenz Tate ("Rescue Me"). The Chicago native is scheduled to appear Saturday at Lumen.
James is expected to attend former Cleveland Cavs teammate Zydrunas Ilgauskas' jersey retirement ceremony Saturday in Cleveland before returning to Chicago for Sunday's game. Cyrus will perform Sunday in Milwaukee.
Judging by past tweets, it appears James is somewhat of a Cyrus fan. He complimented her twerking last year, tweeting "She gettin it!!!" And after her American Music Awards performance in November, James gave Cyrus another compliment via Twitter, this time with a side of constructive criticism: "Miley Cyrus has a great voice! Can sing for real. Just turn down the shananigans a lil and she winning!"
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Alternative Dispute Resolution In Probate - A Pilot Project of the 3rd District Court, Utah
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Parties to probate disputes are required to participate in mediation or other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process (Rule 4-510.05 of the Rules of Judicial Administration). Because probate procedure differs from usual civil procedure, the Third District Court has adapted some of the ADR rules to probate cases.
All probate disputes that are not resolved by the law and motion judge are automatically referred by the court to the ADR program at the time the case is referred to a judge for trial. By default, the form of ADR is mediation but parties may agree to substitute nonbinding arbitration or binding arbitration.
The fees of the mediator are to be paid in advance. If a Personal Representative, Trustee, Guardian or Conservator with liquid assets is a party, the estate or trust will pay the mediator's fees. Otherwise, the earliest petitioner in the matter(s) referred to mediation will pay but is entitled to reimbursement from the estate or trust. Ultimate responsibility for reimbursing the mediator's fees is reserved for the court to determine absent agreement of the parties. If any party cannot afford mediator fees or there is a compelling reason, they may petition the court for a waiver of all or part of the fees. If such waiver is granted, the party shall contact the ADR Director who will appoint a pro bono mediator.
Discovery may proceed during mediation proceedings (URCADR Rule 101(f)). ADR is expected to be completed within 60 days from the date of the automatic referral. If the parties agree to a different date, notice of the new date should be filed with the court.
Upon completion of ADR, the plaintiff is required to notify the court of the outcome on a form provided by the court to mediators. This is required for purposes of both case management and tracking the results of mediation. All parties should understand that to give an agreement the force of a judgment, a motion must be made and a judgment entered by the assigned judge.
The "plaintiff" in probate proceedings is presumed to be the earliest petitioner in the matter(s) referred to mediation and may have duties under Rule 4-510.05 and Rule 26. A motion to designate another party as "plaintiff" should be brought before the assigned judge.
To assist parties in choosing a mediator, the court maintains a roster of mediators for probate disputes. The entire roster of mediators can be found at Court Roster.
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Whether it is video rendering, massive image editing, or hardcore gaming, laptops are inevitably going to heat up quickly and require some intense fan spinning action. Sometimes, that doesn't even help. Your MacBook feels like an oven anyways. Cooler Master is known for their computer peripherals and accessories, and their NotePal Ergo 360 Laptop Cooler is here to potentially save the day. Designed to keep your laptop cooler than usual during highly-intensive operation, the Ergo 360 does the job with a couple of interesting twists. The 360 in its name highlights the fact that you can spin your laptop 360 degrees while it is on the cooler and hidden underneath is a tablet holder as well. All of these unique features are begging for Gadgetmac's seal of approval. Check out the full review after the cut to see our final verdict.Read More


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Lenovo Vaults to Third in Smartphone Race
Lenovo Group is the new third wheel in the smartphone market virtually dominated by the duopoly of Apple and Samsung Electronics
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The Chinese PC maker, which has been selling smartphones outside of China since 2012, became the world's third-largest smartphone maker by shipments in the third quarter, overtaking South Korea's LG Electronics, according to data from Gartner released Thursday. Lenovo overtook Hewlett- Packard Co. as the world's biggest PC maker earlier this year.
Lenovo, which earlier this year launched its high-end K900 smartphone, saw its shipments jump 84.5% from a year earlier to 12.9 million units in the three months ended Sept. 30, giving it a market share of 5.1%, up from 4.1% a year earlier. In overall mobile phones, Lenovo also moved up in the rankings to No. 7.
Earlier this month, Lenovo reported that its profit in the latest quarter jumped 36% from a year earlier to $219.7 million. The company's gains come from its strength in China, the world's largest smartphone market. But competition is fierce thanks to a few unknown players vying for consumers.
"Lenovo continues to rely heavily on its home market, which represents more than 95% of its overall mobile phone sales. This could limit its growth after 2014 when the Chinese market is expected to decelerate," said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner.
While Lenovo sells a range of smartphones at various price points, overall average selling prices are edging lower as companies like Xiaomi Inc. and Yulong, also known as Coolpad, muscle in with high-spec phones at half the price of iPhones and Galaxy phones. In China, Lenovo ranks second in terms of smartphone shipments with 13% of the market, behind Samsung's 21% share, according to Canalys.
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Meanwhile, Samsung's global market share in smartphones was unchanged in the quarter, Gartner said, but it widened its lead over Apple following the launch of its newest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 3.
Gartner said Samsung shipped 80.4 million smartphones in the quarter, giving it a market share of 32.1% in the third quarter. Apple sold 30.3 million smartphones, but its share of the market fell to 12.1% from 14.3%.
"While the arrival of the new iPhones 5S and 5C had a positive impact on overall sales, such impact could have been greater had they (Apple) not started shipping late in the quarter. While we saw some inventory built up for the iPhone 5C, there was good demand for iPhone 5S with stock out in many markets," Mr. Gupta said.
LG, which launched its LG G Flex phone last month, sold 12.1 million smartphones in the third quarter, giving it a market share of 4.8%, up from 4.1% a year earlier.
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Homemade Apple Chips
Well, the holidays are over and what a whirlwind it was. And so much fun. My brothers and their families came to visit and I did a ton of cooking for that, including an enormous batch of chicken ragu, which I smartly froze ahead of time. That was a timesaver. I made big pork loins stuffed with one of my favorite stuffings. I also made Jamie's Peanut Butter Parfaits which were a big hit. We decorated Oreo cookies and I made Cranberry Upside Down Cake. It was all a lot of fun.
I also got to reveal something that I had kept a bit of a secret all year. I started a knitting blog last spring but did not talk about it at all here because I couldn't let my family know about it. In March, I started a big project to knit something for every person in my family by Christmas. I ended up knitting 17 projects for everyone. What a thrill it was to finally present them to everyone during their visit. It was hours of knitting and thousands of stitches and lots of tinking, but a whole lot of love knitted into every item.
We also gave our annual Christmas Eve party at which I give out a homemade goodie at the end of the evening. This year, it was homemade apple chips, which are a fairly healthy thing to snack on and I thought might be nice for everyone during the holidays. I made them the day before the party with the help of my youngest son. We had three ovens going, baking seven pans at one time. After several hours of this, I wondered if I was crazy. But 12 hours later, the last batch was done. You, however, won't be making such large quantites so don't worry. They are very easy.
These apple chips are made by simply slicing apples very thinly on a mandoline, dusting with a little brown sugar and cinnamon and baking very slowly in a low oven for two hours, flipped the slices once after an hour. They end up becoming these nicely dehydrated, crispy sweet apple chips that delicious to eat. You will love them.
These really must be done on a mandoline. I have a heavy duty one by de Buyer that is amazing. I slice potatoes, zucchini, onions, just all kinds of food on that thing. It not only slices food far more thinly than I could by hand, but it does it perfectly uniformly and very quickly. I can zip through a pile of potatoes in no time. If you don't want to invest in one that is that expensive, there are all kinds of cheaper plastic ones that are made now that you can even get a Bed Bath and Beyond. There are many models on Amazon. Even OXO makes a neat little handheld one. A mandoline is really the way to go.
After I made the apple chips, I bagged them in cute little packages I had made up. I did the labels myself on my printer with Epson Self-Adhesive Sheets and designed the labels in Pages on my Mac. So easy. The bags were one pound glassine bags that I ordered at Nashville Wraps. I printed the top labels on card stock, cut them the width of the bags and then just folded them over and stapled them onto the bags. The two fonts I used were Pharmacy and Liorah.
Happy 2012 and I look forward to a great year of cooking with you!
Homemade Apple Chips
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this makes about 25 chips
1 large Granny Smith apple
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (please do not use wax paper).
Using a mandoline, slice the apples as thinly as you can. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon in a shallow bowl and dip the apple slices lightly in the mixture, just lightly coating them. Lay the slices on the baking sheets, about 12 slices per sheet. Bake for 1 hour. Remove one pan at a time and flip the apple slices over with tongs. When you return pans to oven, also rotate them - put the one that was on the top rack on the bottom. Bake for one more hour. Remove pans from oven. Apple slices will start to harden up pretty quickly. Remove with tongs.
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I don't watch "60 Minutes" much these days. And I'm not quite sure why. It's still among the best of the TV news and information shows. Maybe it's because Mike Wallace is no longer turning the Captains of Industry into quivering asshats with his in-your-face style of journalism. But I'm going to watch Sunday as Andy Rooney — who has been a regular on the program since 1978 — gives what might well be his final commentary at the end of the program.
I like Rooney because he is a world-class curmudgeon who is not afraid to be politically incorrect.
But I admire Rooney because he is a great writer. In a world of Tweets and e-mails, in the long run we're going to miss people who can write. Trust me on this one.
Here's an online article about Rooney in Forbes, "On Sunday: a few final moments with Andy Rooney:"
On the broadcast they call it "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney."
They might better have called it "A Few Choice Words From Andy Rooney."
Rooney, despite his decades as a "60 Minutes" fixture, is a writer, not a talking head. Words, not vamping for the camera, have been his stock-in-trade since his first "60 Minutes" essay in 1978, just as words were for more than 30 years before that.
But on Sunday's edition of "60 Minutes," Rooney will have a few last words. The broadcast will mark his final commentary in his longtime role as weekly pundit. CBS says it will be his 1097th for the program. Tick, tick, tick, tick ….
News that he is stepping down was released abruptly earlier this week. Even so, it wasn't much of a surprise. Rooney is 92 and surely recognizes this truth: Words may last forever, but not the person who crafts them.
Rooney has been a champion of words on TV ever since he joined CBS in 1949 as a writer for the red-hot "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts." Within a few years he was also writing for CBS News public-affairs shows such as "The Twentieth Century" and "Calendar."
A World War II veteran who reported for the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, he came from an ink-on-dead-trees brand of journalism that he never renounced. (During his CBS career, he had a syndicated newspaper column and published 16 books.)
So it was logical that he would join "60 Minutes" with its inception in 1968. After all, the legendary creator of "60 Minutes," Don Hewitt, is well remembered for insisting that, even on the visual medium of TV, the words should come first and the pictures follow. A decade later, Rooney was 59. At an age when many people might be pondering retirement, he took his seat before the camera to deliver his first "60 Minutes" essay.
Beetle-browed and rumpled, he wasn't telegenic by traditional standards. Nobody minded, or even noticed. Viewers listened to his words and he caught on.
In one of his 16 books, Rooney opined about the craft of writing. He wrote — and I'm paraphrasing here since I gave the book away several years ago — that writers should wear T-Shirts that proclaimed Writer across the front in bold letters. The point: writers should take pride in what they do because it isn't easy. Even though others believe it is.
So Sunday let's celebrate the long and distinguished career of a writer.
And while we're at it, it might be helpful to take some of his advice about writing: Keep in mind that you're more interested in what you have to say than anyone else.
I'll try to remember that.
Have a great weekend.


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I went traditional for Thanksgiving this year with a Pumpkin Pie. Of course, it was not all that traditional since it was completely eggless and dairy-free. Plus it tasted blissfully good and it was cruelty-free and it rounded out Thanksgiving at my house quite nicely, thank you.
I used tofu as an egg substitute in my pumpkin pie and it created a texture that was supremely silky. Trust me, once you try this vegan pumpkin pie, you'll never want to go back to the unhealthy one you were used to.
I'm just going to get on with the recipe now. For a great variation on a pumpkin dessert, be sure to check out my Pumpkin Cheesecake.
Enjoy, all!
Pumpkin Pie
- For the crust:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (try to use unbleached)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp vegan "butter" or margarine
- 4 tbsp transfat-free shortening (or vanaspati)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Ice-cold water
- For the filling:
- 1 15- ounce can of pumpkin puree
- 1 12- oz package silken tofu
- 3/4 cup vanilla soymilk
- 3/4 cup sugar + 2 tbsp molasses (just use dark brown sugar if you don't have molasses)
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Make the crust:
- Mix the flour, sugar and salt. Then, using a fork, cut the butter and shortening into the flour mixture until you have balls of fat no larger than peas.
- Drizzle ice-cold water over the flour, 1 tbsp at a time, stirring with the fork, until the dough starts to come together. Once it holds together, turn it onto a lightly floured platform, shape into a disc, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- To roll the pie dough, remove it from the plastic wrap and roll into a disc large enough to fit over a 9-inch pie plate with some overhang. Transfer the dough to the pie plate and crimp the edges to make a decorative border. The easiest way to do this, if you're not used to it, is to take a fork and press all around the edge in a decorative pattern.
- Now you need to blind bake the crust. What this means is baking the crust without the filling. But placing a crust by itself in the oven causes it to shrink, so take a piece of aluminum foil and smooth it over the crust, making sure you push it against the sides and bottom of the crust. Let a little bit of foil hang over the edge so the edge will not brown too fast.
- Now fill the crust with uncooked rice or uncooked beans (these act as weights to keep your crust in place), making sure you fill all the way to the top. I have a box of rice that I use again and again to blind-bake crusts-- after I am done, I just store it until I need it the next time. Do not cook the rice or beans that you use to blind bake.
- Place the pie pan, rice or beans and all, into a 400-degree preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and carefully lift off the foil and the weights. Now pierce the crust all over with a fork and return it to the oven for 5 more minutes until it is lightly golden-brown.
- Remove.
- Make the filling:
- Whisk all the filling ingredients together in a large bowl or in a food processor (the way I did it).
- Pour the pie filling into a warm crust and bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 45-50 minutes or until the filling is set but slightly quavery. Remove the pie to a rack and cool completely before serving.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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LEGO / Re: Recent Acquisitions« on: February 23, 2013, 05:28 AM »
Snagged the Series 3 Planet/Mini-Kit/Mini-Fig sets on Thursday, didn't realize they were shipping...
Ack! Those have already hit?! We just got our first glimpse of them a couple weeks ago at TF, so I'm surprised to hear they're already in stores. Remind me, how many are in the new Wave 3? Just 3 again?