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'Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians: Is coexistence possible in Israel?'
Two Israeli Slifka-Malkin Scholars from Brandeis University – one Palestinian and one Jewish – will discuss the program that brought them together to peacefully coexist in study.
Students Ashraf Hussien and Chen Arad will speak at the Walden Forum in the Wayland High School Auditorium on Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Their session, "Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians: Is co-existence possible in Israel, and is peace possible in the Greater Middle East," will cover how they were selected and their general impressions of life at Brandeis and at home. They will also cover the issues of the times and their general perspectives as an Arab and a Jew growing up in Israel and living side by side at a time of unsettling discord. What was life like growing up in Israel and what is at the heart of what is going on today? Is co-existence between Arabs and Jews in Israel possible? They will also share their thoughts on prospects for the possibility of peace with Israel and Palestine and in the greater Middle East.
The Slifka - Malkin Scholarship for Peace and Coexistence between Jews and Arabs in Israel is a unique scholarship program at Brandeis University. Overcoming the differences in the homeland seems to be a monumental task. Some believe an environment of constant conflict and lack of tolerance have combined to create dangerous behavioral attitudes in the youth on both sides. This is believed to be undermining the chances of ever having a peaceful resolution to the conflict within Israel, let alone in the greater region.
|Ashraf Hussien
Hussein is a second year BA/MA student double majoring in economics and business, and minoring in peace and conflict studies. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at Brandeis International Business School. He did a summer internship at Highfields Capital Management, an investment management firm in Boston. Previously, he worked at the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development in Herzliya and at the Jerusalem Interest Free Micro-Finance Fund in Jerusalem. He was a finalist in the Annual Stock Pitch Challenge, Hassenfeld Fellow, finalist in the Global Markets Assets Management Competition in New York, and vice president in the Global Markets Investment Club. In the future, he aspires to return to Israel after gaining a few years of work experience in the U.S. and work in the finance sector. He dreams of facilitating cooperation between Arabs, especially Palestinians, and Israelis, though business.
|Chen Arad
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TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that Avodart, a drug used to treat an enlarged prostate gland, may help slow the progression of early stage prostate cancer, reducing the need for aggressive treatment in some men.
Prostate cancer can grow and spread slowly, which is why some men are urged to engage in so-called watchful waiting when the cancer is first diagnosed. Avodart (dutasteride) may help such men feel comfortable with surveillance as opposed to radical treatment, the researchers noted.
"The concept of active surveillance is gaining traction in most parts of the world," said study author Dr. Neil E. Fleshner, head of the division of urology at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. Still, some men are uncomfortable with doing nothing in the face of a cancer diagnosis, he said. "By using this drug, we can improve the proportion of men who remain committed to the surveillance."
The findings are published online Jan. 25 in The Lancet.
According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute, one out of every six men in the United States will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime. But because many of those cancers are low-grade, most will die of something else.
Avodart belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. These drugs work by interfering with the effects of certain male hormones on the prostate. In the three-year study, prostate cancer progressed in 38 percent of 144 men with early prostate cancer who were treated with Avodart and 48 percent of the 145 men who received a placebo.
Men seem less anxious about the cancer diagnosis when they are doing something more proactive, Fleshner said. "The drug augments active surveillance and avoids most of the side effects associated with surgery and radiation," he said. Prostate removal surgery and/or radiation can lead to impotence and incontinence, he said.
The medication does have side effects, however, including reversible breast enlargement and tenderness and some sexual dysfunction.
"We know that we are over-treating prostate cancer," said Dr. Louis Potters, chairman of radiation medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Manhasset, N.Y.
"In the U.S., patients have a tendency to hear the word 'cancer,' and want to treat it right away," he said. "In these men with early prostate cancer, we can now say, 'Let's put you on this medication, and see what happens over the next couple of months.'"
However, some experts have concerns about 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that men who take these drugs to treat enlarged prostate glands may be at increased risk for high-grade prostate cancer.
Dr. Ryan Terlecki, an assistant professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., said this may dampen enthusiasm for use of the drug to treat cancer.
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Above you'll see a comparison of our three main bodies for the Fall 2013 season. While they're all a Hart Schaffner Marx suit, you'll see they each encompass a different set of values. Differences in the shoulders, waist suppression, and length are the most obvious visual cues, but there is more to fit than meets the eye.
The Chicago body, shown far left, is an easy-fitting suit for the man looking for comfort and longevity. While traditional in fit, the styling of the garment reflects the change in times with subtle updates. The lapel width, gorge height, and jacket length have all been carefully considered, ensuring a look that won't look dated after a couple seasons of wear.
The New York body, shown center, carries a fair amount of updates, all done quite discriminately, but without a hint of garishness. A higher armhole & slimmer sleeve highlight the increase in waist suppression, while the slightly shorter length and narrower shoulder are contemporary without being fashion forward. Its made for the man who is always on time, and this suit speaks to that.
The Los Angeles model, shown far right, challenges the notions of how a Hart Schaffner Marx suit ought to look and fit. Following current fashion trends, the LA is a full inch and a half shorter than its Chicago predecessor, and its body-contouring lines are far more physical in nature than the New York. Unlike other slim cut and fashion suits, the LA is constructed with the same quality and know-how of what one would expect from a traditional tailor, except this is nothing you'd ever expect to find from a traditional maker.
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Despite Americans' growing girth and an increase in obesity-related diseases, cholesterol levels among adults in the United States have taken a turn downward, even in those who aren't taking cholesterol-lowering medications such as statins, according to an analysis of national health surveys released Tuesday.
That review, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and involving more than 10,000 Americans, found a 5 percent drop in total cholesterol levels from 1988 to 2010, when the latest survey was conducted. The surveys involved in-person interviews, physical exams, and screening blood tests.
Levels of the bad kind of cholesterol, known as LDL, dropped even more — by about 10 percent — from an average blood measurement of 129 milligrams per deciliter to 116 milligrams per deciliter, according to the study that appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. HDL cholesterol levels rose by about 5 percent, another piece of good news because high HDL levels are associated with a lower risk of heart disease.
Having an LDL measurement under 100 milligrams per deciliter is considered optimal. Current recommendations call for taking statins or other drugs when LDL levels reach at least 130 milligrams per deciliter, to lower the likelihood of heart disease in those at increased risk because of factors such as a family history or high blood pressure. Patients without risk factors are advised to start taking statins when their LDL reaches 160 milligrams per deciliter.
The study authors suspect that a sharp increase in statin use over the past two decades accounts for some of the improvement in cholesterol levels, with nearly 16 percent of Americans reporting in the most recent surveys that they take a cholesterol-lowering medication, compared with 3 percent in the earlier surveys.
But the data also indicate that adults who weren't on statins or other drugs experienced a 7 percent decrease in LDL levels, with a corresponding increase in HDL. "I think it's fair to say there's something beyond drugs at work here," said study coauthor Dr. Brian Kit, a medical epidemiologist at the National Center for Health Statistics.
American children have also experienced an improvement in cholesterol levels, according to an August study that Kit also coauthored, and few children are taking drugs to lower cholesterol levels.
While the survey analysis wasn't designed to pinpoint reasons for the trend, Kit and his colleagues speculated that a nationwide decline in smoking and consumption of trans fats — once prevalent in margarine and baked goods — may have contributed to some improvements because smoking and trans fats have a negative impact on cholesterol levels.
Other lifestyle factors such as increased physical activity, weight loss, and a decrease in saturated fat intake probably didn't play a major role because Americans haven't made significant changes in those behaviors.
"Perhaps we're eating more whole-grains rich in soluble fiber, which improve cholesterol levels," said Joan Salge Blake, a registered dietitian at Boston University's Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. The food industry began adding more whole grains to breakfast cereals and other processed foods after the government began recommending in 2005 that Americans get half their starches from whole grains.
The latest analysis didn't examine whether Americans were actually consuming more whole grains, but Kit said it would be an interesting area for further research.
It's also unclear, Kit said, whether the rosier cholesterol measurements are translating into improved heart health.
Government data from health surveys indicate that the prevalence of heart disease has remained steady from 1999 to 2010 for women and middle-aged men. For men older than 75, heart disease rates have edged up from 39 percent to 45 percent over that time period.
The percentage of Americans dying from heart disease and strokes, however, significantly decreased over the same period, but that could be because of better drugs to treat these conditions, rather than improved cholesterol levels.
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'The winter may be peak season for coughs and colds but there is no point in taking antibiotics to shift them', The Independent reports. Its story comes from a large trial looking at whether a commonly used antibiotic, amoxicillin, can relieve symptoms of acute lower respiratory tract infections such as coughs and bronchitis.
The study found that antibiotics didn't shorten the time people had symptoms for, nor did they reduce the severity of respiratory symptoms. This is unsurprising as the majority of coughs and cases of bronchitis are thought to be caused by viral, not bacterial, infection – and antibiotics are useless against viral infections.
If anything, as the Daily Mail points out, antibiotics may be doing more harm than good in these types of infection, as they carry a small risk of side effects such as nausea and rash.
This large, well-designed trial provides firm evidence that taking antibiotics for self-limiting conditions, such as the cough or bronchitis, has little benefit, even for older people.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from a number of institutions in Europe including the University of Southampton and Cardiff University in the UK. It was funded by the European Commission, UK National Institute for Health Research, Barcelona Ciber de Enfermadades Respiratorias, and Research Foundation Flanders.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
The media reported the story accurately, though The Independent's use of the term "coughs and colds" was a little misleading. The study looked at the use of antibiotics for all lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), commonly known as chest infections. A cold usually only affects the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat), although some viruses can affect both the upper and lower airways.
What kind of research was this?
This was an international randomised placebo controlled trial (RCT) that aimed to look at both the benefits and harms of giving people amoxicillin for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), one of the most common acute (short-term) illnesses seen by GPs.
LRTIs are those that affect the windpipe and the lungs (upper infections affect the nose and throat). Symptoms may include cough, fever, fatigue and general sense of feeling unwell. LRTIs may be caused by viruses (such as those known to be associated with the cold, including rhinoviruses) or bacteria.
The researchers point out that most patients with LRTIs receive antibiotics, partly because they worry about the symptoms and also because some doctors may give antibiotics as a precaution to try to prevent complications, such as pneumonia (a more severe type of lung infection), even if there is uncertainty of a bacterial infection being present.The researchers argue that prescribing antibiotics in this way is costly and is one of the main causes of antibiotic resistance.
In 2009, a systematic review of the use of antibiotics for acute bronchitis showed moderate benefits and no significant short-term harm, so the debate about their use for LRTIs has continued, with little data from placebo controlled trials, say the researchers.
Most doctors tend to prescribe antibiotics for older patients who also have other illnesses (as they are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of infection), but their role for healthier older people with coughs is unclear.
What did the research involve?
Between 2007 and 2010, researchers recruited patients attached to primary care practices in 12 countries; Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Wales.
Eligible patients were aged 18 or over and had seen their doctor for the first time with either an acute cough (one which had lasted 28 days or less) or an illness in which cough was the main symptom but which the doctor thought due to an LRTI.
Patients who had been diagnosed with pneumonia were excluded, as were patients whose cough was found to be caused by conditions other than infection (such as a clot on the lung or allergy), or who had been prescribed antibiotics in the previous month. Patients were also excluded if they couldn't provide informed consent, were pregnant, allergic to penicillin, or had immune system deficiencies.
Using computer-generated random numbers, the researchers randomly assigned participants to one of two groups. The first group were given amoxicillin (dosage 1g three times a day for seven days) and the second a placebo drug (dummy treatment), identical to amoxicillin in appearance, taste and texture, for the same period. Neither patients nor the doctors involved knew which participants were allocated to which group (double-blinded).
The researchers wanted to see whether taking antibiotics affected the duration of symptoms that were described as "moderately bad" or worse (see description of symptom scale below). They also looked at whether antibiotics had any effect on the severity of symptoms in days two to four, or on the development of new or worsening symptoms, such as:
- a return visit to the doctor with worsening symptoms
- new symptoms or signs
- illness requiring hospital admission
The patients' doctors recorded the severity of symptoms at baseline and rated them as:
- no problem
- mild problem
- moderate problem
- severe problem
The patients were asked to complete a daily symptom diary for the duration of the illness, recording the severity of cough, phlegm, shortness of breath, wheeze, blocked or runny nose, chest pain, muscle aches, headaches, disturbed sleep, general feeling of being unwell, fever and interference with normal activities. Symptoms were scored on a scale of 0 to 6, with 0 being "no problem" and 6 "as bad as it could be".
Patients also recorded non-respiratory symptoms such as diarrhoea, skin rash and vomiting. The symptom diary used in the research is considered reliable.
Researchers telephoned participants after three days to offer support and answer any questions about completion of the diary. If the diary was not returned after four weeks, they collected information about symptom duration and severity with either a short questionnaire or a telephone call.
The patients' doctors registered all contacts with patients for four weeks after the initial consultation including referral to hospital and out-of-hours contacts.
Using patients' diaries, the researchers analysed the results using standard statistical methods. They also completed a separate analysis of patients aged 60 or over and for patients aged 70 or older.
What were the basic results?
The study had 3,108 patients agree to take part, though 1,047 were ineligible, mostly because they refused to be randomly assigned to an antibiotic or placebo. After exclusions, 2,061 patients were randomly assigned to one of the two groups:
- 1,038 to the amoxicillin group
- 1,023 to the placebo group
The researchers found:
- There was no significant difference between the amoxicillin and placebo groups in how long "moderately bad" or worse symptoms lasted (hazard ratio 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.96 to 1.18).
- There was no significant difference between the two groups in the average severity of symptoms (1.69 with placebo versus 1.62 with amoxicillin, difference –0.07 [95% CI 0.15 to 0.007]).
- New or worsening symptoms were significantly less common in the amoxicillin group than in the placebo group (162 [15.9%] of 1,021 patients versus 194 [19.3%] of 1,006, p=0.043, number needed to treat 30).
- Cases of nausea, rash, or diarrhoea were significantly more common in the amoxicillin group than in the placebo group (28.7% versus 24%, number needed to harm 21, 95% CI 11 to 174), and one case of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) was noted with amoxicillin.
- Two patients in the placebo group and one in the amoxicillin group needed to be admitted to hospital.
- No-one died.
- There was no evidence of any benefit for amoxicillin in patients aged 60 years or older (n=595) or in those aged 70 or over (n=266).
How did the researchers interpret the results?
If pneumonia and other complications are not suspected, amoxicillin has little benefit for acute lower respiratory tract infections overall or for patients aged 60 or over, and has a slight risk of side effects, they say.
Any mild short-term benefits of antibiotic treatment should be balanced against the risk of side effects and in the long term of fostering antibiotic resistance.
This large international trial provides convincing evidence that for most patients with an uncomplicated, acute cough where pneumonia is not suspected, antibiotics do not shorten how long symptoms last or their severity.
Antibiotics did reduce the risk of new or worsening symptoms. However, as the researchers point out, 30 people needed to be treated with amoxicillin to prevent just one case of new or worsening symptoms. This is called the 'number needed to treat' and is a useful way for researchers to compare the effectiveness of treatments.
This 'number needed to treat' of 30 has to be balanced against the increased rate of side effects. In this study, the 'number needed to harm' was 21. The fact that the number need to harm is lower than the number needed to treat means that more people would get side effects from the treatment than might be helped by it. However, the severity and duration of these side effects has to be weighed up against the symptoms that are being eased.
Even if there was a more favourable trade-off between number needed to treat and the number needed to harm, doctors, health policymakers, and even us ordinary punters, have to consider the wider (and growing) problem of antibiotic resistance. Every time we use an antibiotic to treat a trivial, self-limiting condition, such as a bacterial chest infection, we increase the risk of that antibiotic subsequently failing to treat a life-threatening condition such as bacterial meningitis. However, as the authors point out, the results may not apply to older people with other serious illnesses or weakened immune systems, where antibiotic treatment could be warranted.
There are a few limitations in this study that are worth noting, including :
- About a third of patients recruited chose not to be randomly assigned, so did not take part in the study. This could lead to "recruitment bias", although the researchers say there is no evidence of this.
- Only one type of antibiotic was used in the trial. It is possible that other types might be more effective, although this is unlikely and some others may also have more side-effects.
- The small number of patients aged 70 or over (266) may mean the study did not have the power to detect any benefit for antibiotics in this group.
- Poor adherence may have affected the results, although more than 90% of patients in both groups reported taking the study drugs by day five.
Analysis by Bazian
Edited by NHS Website
Links to the headlines
Antibiotics 'ineffective for coughs'
BBC News, 19 December 2012
Widely prescribed antibiotic amoxicillin is useless at treating coughs and may be harmful
Daily Mail, 18 December 2012
Links to the science
Little P, Stuart B, Moore M, et al.
Amoxicillin for acute lower-respiratory-tract infection in primary care when pneumonia is not suspected: a 12-country, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Published online December 19 2012


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Ukraine separatists free hostages from seized building
A standoff among pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine moves into its third day as the central government in Kiev warns it could use force to restore order. Video provided by Reuters Newslook
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities warned that they will use force by Friday to clear out several government buildings seized by pro-Russia separatists in the east of the country as the United States blamed Moscow for stirring up the unrest.
Armed pro-Russia separatists released 56 hostages taken overnight Wednesday in the eastern city of Luhansk after a government move to shore up Ukraine's territorial integrity as Russian troops loom on the border.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the standoff in Luhansk and the two neighboring Russian-leaning regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv must be resolved within the next two days.
"I want to repeat that there are two options: political settlement through negotiations and the use of force," Avakov said. "We are ready for both options."
Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States will push for tougher economic sanctions if Russia refuses to end its attempt to cause insurrection in Ukraine.
Tuesday, Kerry said Russia was attempting an "illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilize a sovereign state and create a contrived crisis with paid operatives across an international boundary." Ukraine fears Russia will use the unrest as a pretext for an invasion as it did in the Ukrainian province of Crimea, which is in Russian military hands.
On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused the United States of using international organizations as a means of "exacerbating tensions surrounding Ukraine."
"The daily activity of Russian troops on national territory does not threaten the security of the U.S. or other member states of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)," the Russian statement said. "Attempts to accuse Russia of a buildup of troops are unfounded."
About 1,000 separatists held the Luhansk branch of the State Security Service after seizing it Sunday. They released 51 hostages Wednesday and five more four hours later, according to the State Security Service, which handled negotiations. It is unclear whether there are more hostages in the occupied building.
Since Sunday, other groups took over several administrative buildings in eastern cities, including Donetsk, close to the Russian border. The groups demand that the eastern regions hold referendums on joining Russia and have asked Russian officials to send troops in to support a vote.
Negotiations continue over two buildings in Luhansk and Donetsk that remain under control of separatists.
Some say they are disappointed by the lack of more decisive action on the part of police, saying they are not doing enough.
"I understand that police and government have to act appropriately as to not give Russia a cause to send in troops," said Viktoria Melnyk of Luhansk. "But these events hit really hard on the nerves of people here. It is not normal to let a bunch of armed guys seize buildings and hold them for days."
In response to the escalation in the east, Ukraine's government adopted a law increasing punishment for crimes against Ukraine's integrity. Those accused of "separatism" can get up to 15 years in prison, or life imprisonment if their actions result in casualties.
"The law is really useful in the current situation although it seems like they should've adopted something like this earlier," Melnyk said. "The separatist movements didn't start this Sunday; in the east, they were going on for weeks."
The State Security Service arrested Maria Koleda, 23, who allegedly encouraged pro-Russian movements and organized street clashes in the southern cities of Ukraine.
Serhiy Tyhipko, a lawmaker associated with the previous Ukrainian government who is now in opposition, said he was able to enter the seized building in Luhansk on Tuesday night, and he said there were no hostages inside. He urged Kiev to take note of the protesters' demands.
"The authorities are not listening to the southeast. People are putting forward certain demands, but nobody hears (them)," Tyhipko was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
All the cities affected by the uprisings are in Ukraine's industrial heartland in the east, which has a large population of ethnic Russians and strong economic and cultural ties to Russia. Many residents are suspicious of the government that took power in February after ousting pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanykovych, whose forces shot down more than 80 protesters in demonstrations in Kiev.
Overnight, speakers at a gathering in front of the building in Luhansk condemned the government in Kiev and renewed demands to be allowed to hold a referendum on declaring autonomy for their region. That demand is similar to one that preceded Crimea's annexation by Russia.
Up to 40,000 Russian troops are massed along the Ukrainian border, according to NATO.
Those occupying the building issued a video statement warning that any attempt to storm the place would be met with force. In the video, posted by Ukrainian media, a masked man identified the occupiers as Ukrainian veterans of the Soviet war in Afghanistan and warned the authorities against trying to retake the building. "Welcome to hell, then!" he said.
Parliamentary deputies were able to enter and leave the building unhindered.
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Short Takes: Financial Advisor Background Checks, Fiduciary Duty, and more
2. Jason Zwieg thinks the idea of making investment advisors bear a fiduciary duty to their clients is worth considering.
3. Thicken My Wallet makes a convincing case that investors of average means have little choice but to become DIY investors because, on average, they can't get access to competent financial advisors.
4. Rob Carrick argues that predictions of rising interest rates haven't been bad predictions, but rather that their timing was off. As someone who makes no financial bets on interest rate predictions, I can see this logic from my detached point of view, but for someone who made financial moves designed to exploit rising interest rates, there is little difference between bad predictions and bad timing: both mean lost money.
5. Canadian Mortgage Trends gives some insight into the incentives lenders offer to mortgage brokers to stick customers with above-market interest rates.
6. Larry Swedroe aims his sound reasoning at the "sell in May" strategy explaining that it has no historical supporting evidence. He then goes on to show the techniques that can be used to manufacture false evidence to support the strategy.
7. Canadian Financial DIY makes the case that the standard discount broker comparison charts should take into account currency-conversion spreads and whether the brokerage allows US dollars in RRSPs.
8. Potato has some fun with the assertion that immigration will prevent housing prices from dropping with his argument that immigrants are not stupid.
9. Larry MacDonald has 8 tips for reducing rebalancing costs. This is an excellent list, but I'm not a fan of point number 5. As I've argued before, I think that rebalancing should be driven by prices rather than the calendar.
10. Big Cajun Man reviews the video Madoff and the Scamming of America.
11. Million Dollar Journey explains the use of put options to protect your portfolio.
13. Ellen Roseman has some customer complaints about another of Bell's attempts to increase the size of the bills they charge their customers.
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Thanks for the mention Michael. I have to agree with you on the prediction front. There's an old investor rationalization that goes something like "I wasn't wrong. I was early." A few people (David Rosenberg and Gary Shilling come to mind) did get it right by recommending buying treasuries based on deflationary predictions. The conventionally wise called them crazy.ReplyDelete
Enjoy the weekend!
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The fact that these people are allowed to NOT act as a fiduciary is (to me) a scandal.
If all they do is sell to earn commissions, or spend time to earn fees, then what's the point? Why would anyone in his right mind take financial advice from a non-fiduciary?
Oh yes. They have no choice. Fiduciaries are not readily available.
Thanks for the link, also a good set of articles all around this week for getting people to think about their advisors...ReplyDelete
Thanks for the mention enjoy your weekend on the links.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the link. Enjoy the weekend.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the link Michael! More on the advisor checking to come...ReplyDelete
Hi Michael, thanks for the mention. I only wish the brokers would all fall into line with Qestrade and RBC to allow USD within registered accounts to remove one more source of complication and cost.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the mention Michael!ReplyDelete
A lot of posts on financial advisers this past week! Why does anyone, rich or poor, need an adviser when the passive indexing approach lets one get better returns on average (according to studies) for about the same amount of time and energy (or less) as dealing with an adviser?ReplyDelete
@Larry: Good question. My guess is a combination of ignorance and fear.ReplyDelete


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Not so long ago, Ed Medina was studying in the library of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., when he noticed a peculiar package on a nearby table. It appeared at first to be the pieces of a abandoned essay, but when Mr. Medina peered more closely, he saw two lines of thick black printing: "Please Read!!! Do Not Discard."
"I was mostly suspicious," Medina explained later. "Like, is this for real? But the concept was too intriguing for me to ignore it completely."
As it turned out, that package was a novella – some 11 pages in length, each page split into two columns – typed up by a guy named Mike Heppner, who lived hundreds of miles away, in Belmont, Mass.
In 2002, Mr. Heppner was catapulted into the limelight when his debut novel, "Egg's Code," was nominated by both The Washington Post and Publisher's Weekly as one of the best books of the year. A second novel, "Pike's Folly," also fared well – Esquire magazine gushed over it – and Heppner seemed poised for a successful literary career.
But by 2007, Heppner, who now teaches at Emerson College in Boston, was having trouble placing his work, and his output had slowed to a trickle of short stories. "I was frustrated," he remembers. "No one was biting anymore. I felt out of the scene. I wondered for a while there if I should just give up."
Part of the problem, he knew, was the shrinking demand for literary fiction. Sales across the country were slumping, independent bookstores were shuttering, and most publishers had not yet discovered how to best reach a Web audience. Still, Heppner had been a writer for 15 years, "and if you've been doing something for 15 years," he says with a laugh, "it's hard to stop."
Eventually, he finished "Man Talking," a first-person novella. The themes were simple and ageless: Why do we tell each other stories? And what do those stories mean?
Heppner thought about shipping the book off to publishers, but he worried that it might not be marketable. "It was a fairly substantial amount of work that I had put in – maybe eight months in all," he estimates. "I thought, 'Might as well put it up online.' Readers could get it for free, and at the same time, I might get a little bit of attention."
Some 4,000 readers did eventually click through the site, and Heppner garnered some blog buzz, enough to get him thinking big. A few months afterward, Heppner contacted his friend Jen Hyde, the founder of Brooklyn's Small Anchor Press.
The idea was relatively simple: Publish a limited-edition run of a second novella, "Talking Man," which was loosely related to "Man Talking." Then release a third novella, "Man," to random locations across the United States, with the help of a network of friends and acquaintances.
Heppner, in other words, hoped to explore three avenues of distribution: online, with "Man Talking"; through a small press, with "Talking Man"; and haphazardly, with "Man."
"I was very curious about how stories get into the world," he says. "Man Talking," and "Man," for instance, are both largely concerned with matters of communication – among peers, family members, friends, and strangers. "What is the relationship between readers and writers, and consumers and producers?" he adds. "I wanted the way I presented these novellas to be another layer of commentary."
Ms. Hyde was enthusiastic. "I was fascinated," she says. "It became this great experiment. With 'Man,' we said, 'Let's send these out into the world, and let's have absolutely no expectations for it,' which is kind of awesome, when you think about it, because it's something Mike's worked on, and something close and personal. And by virtue of making these copies, you're almost giving it no monetary value."
In the end, Hyde and Heppner settled on 500 copies of "Man" and sent stacks out scattershot to college campuses, coffee shops, gyms, offices, and airports. Each edition was bundled with a one-page cover letter, which informed readers of the "Man" project and asked that readers send comments and questions to Heppner. (The book has never been distributed to bookstores, and Heppner says he has no plans to release it that way.)
"You hold in your hands a copy of 'Man,' the third in a series of four novellas," the letter read. "Please do one of the following: (a) read it, (b) leave it where you found it, or (c) give it to a friend."
Among the recipients of "Man" was Gina Hoch-Stall, a student of dance and psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. "I found the story quite touching," Ms. Hoch-Stall wrote to Heppner. "As a choreographer I am often trying to use gestures, memories, and intimate details to bring people into my dances; I feel like this is what made 'Man' successful."
Meanwhile, Heppner and Hyde had released "Man Talking" in September, to a good deal of acclaim. ("Talking Man" will be released this month in a trade edition.) A fourth installment, "Talking," is planned for a March release, although Heppner is keeping mum on the plot and distribution details. He will say only that he's "extremely excited."
"I've learned that no one is ever going to say thank you," Heppner says of the writing life. "You have to do what you want to do, and you'll get compensation or you won't. It's worth doing, or it's not."
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Is this a Palin thread?
i love adv, esp jo momma, in fact, i rarely bother with much else there except road warriors and a little old school and regional action. i don't like motorcycles that much and love the "fluff" that many seem to disdain.
i posted a thread about needing to move my bike to manhattan and within an hour i had an offer of a trailer and ride from someone i didn't know. only place that will happen.
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Still a good place to put them again..
Photo editing is fun, mabey I should place them in AVD site lol
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When recently stranded in Omaha, 1300 miles away from home, the first site I posted on for help was Adv. Second site was here. Although my help came from within this site, I knew I had to reach out to the Adv community because that's all I have ever seen them do was care. The real underlying group in both that site and this one are like family.
If you @#!$% around in JM, push the envelope and get banned, well, you may have just been asking for it. Just how it is. I don't think it warrants a rant here, IMO. Better things to do.
Maybe you can be a mod for a week. Like a police ride along program. Then see how mush BS there is to sift through.
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Did you even look at the thread that i am questioning?
Did you even look at what i was refering to in question?
I have see since 02 JM go through changes most for the worse and there is much more worse (more graphically pictorial)posts (images) that are tollerated by the mods of JM in the threasds like toxic britteny and other "toxic" threads. If you read my orginal post... i was not trying to push any limits... others have gone way farther then anything i have posted in multiple threads..
I have assisted on an fine arts forum before in thread monitering a number years ago so you insult is a waste of my time.. thing about dealing with what is art and what is trash/porn... i give it up to all the mods but i do think they do discriminate at times in inapporate ways be cause of the over welming amout of BS on Advrider now because of the JM area. the first coulpe years of ADV JM area was not that bad.
I have also found the lacking of professialism now by admin (though i feel they might just be extremely busy) in replying to my email (complaint/ contesting) to them atthe Admin email off the main page to lacking in how the site use to be run.
It might be time that ADV rider require membership which could pay the voluteer staff of mods for there time and putting up with the BS or cleaning the JM area up.. or have some more of a due process to if it is to be a free site with minimal rules to certain sections.
ADVrider i though was about motorcycling (adventures and info) not soft-core porn that is why the thread with the most posts and hits is.
I guess Doc Frazer was right about ADVrider... he is not an adventure rider... i guess neither am I.
I didn't see the thread in question.
Did you post nipples, yes or no.
If yes you get a time out.
So did you or did you not post a video / photo with nipples?
Post it here so we can decide for ourselves.
Jo Momma is stoopid


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This one is always a crux issue, because it's the sure-fire way to make yourself look like a twit online. Please realize that this section is not meant as a license to poke fun at other people's spelling/writing. Fact is, no one is perfect, and writing is something most people struggle with. We can be verbose when speaking, but trying to translate from brain to fingers is always a tough skill.
Why is this important? Because, nothing, absolutely nothing, is as damaging to persuasion as a bonehead typo or misspelled word. You can write something akin to the Gettysburg Address in a post, and if you keep putting
in your posts, it will lose all of it's impact. Yes, it happens. But everyone is better served if you take a few moments before you hit that submit button and look over what you've written.
If you struggle with spelling, I'd suggest nabbing Firefox 2.0, with it's absolutely beautiful spell-checker. If you use IE, look up a spelling plug-in, like the one on the Google Toolbar. I don't think anyone expects people to spell things like verisimilitude correctly in one shot, but taking the time to check what you've written is just courtesy. It's not a lost art, and it's something that will assist you later in life. For those younger members, let me give a piece of advice: Poor Spelling will hinder you in your adult life. It will. You will not get away from writing. Even if you don't excel at spelling, learn to use a spell checker. Otherwise, people like me will circumvent you in this world, and it's a tough place to be.
Now on to the actual content. Because having everything spelled correctly doesn't help if you don't make any sense. Here's a few common sense points:
First... there is a time and place for most responses. Obviously, follow the Netiquette guide. Don't flame back and forth. You don't win, you can't win, and the rest of us don't want to see it. If you're a passionate person, just get in the habit of taking a few minutes between your response and your post.
Here's what I do... because I can get my ire up now and again. If it's something charged, or something that annoyed me, I write my post and hit preview. Then, I go do something else. It might be browse the forum (in another window) or I might play a quick game of FreeCell. But I've waited to post. I come back, re-read my post, and if I still feel passionate about it, I'll hit submit. If not, I'll scale it back. If you're in doubt that content might be acceptable, it's probably not. If you have a question, why not ask a mod? They're a helpful bunch (well, except Mike
... just kidding Mike... unless I'm not...).
Now as for responses, there's a time and a place for things. Generally, responses like ":D" and that's it aren't helpful. Sometimes, there's a place for those, like a good joke or a funny statement. However, they don't add anything. And in a community, it's always better to add something than it is to add nothing.
There's no clearcut rule here... in a MOC page, a compliment helps. But constructive feedback is always a plus. And that is something that's hard to do if you don't understand it. Basically, there is a break between destructive and constructive criticism... and there's non-criticism.
Constructive criticism doesn't mean it's only good things. It's about identifying something and giving ways to improve it. If someone posts a MOC with a lot of guns, you can post "I think the overall arrangement for the guns detracts from the build. Have you thought about cutting the number in half, and using some antennas and dishes to set off the ship more?" That is constructive criticism. Another example would be suggesting a different part for a component or element.
Destructive criticism is posting just to tear something down. Honestly, there's a place for this too, but it's more in opinion threads, not when people are asking for feedback. I can post that I hate anything spewed from the vile mind of Michael Crichton, and that's somewhat destructive, but it's for the point of discussion (seriously, he's an awful author). But I can't go into the MOC forum and post "your model sucks and you should stop trying to build anything with LEGO except the stock model." All I've done is try to hurt someone, and there's no place for that. I deserve all the trout whacking that'd come with such a post.
Non-criticism is something that, like tiny laughs and the like, don't really add anything. When I've built, as much as I appreciate the compliments like "that's a nice build" or "beautiful," I look for the advice far more. Seeing Turkguy or other expert MOC'ers come along and give me advice is what I post for, and that's the meat. There's a place for it, but if that's all you post, you might get more response if you try something meaningful. I'll take one criticism over a dozen pats on the back. Maybe it's just me, but I think serious builders would agree.
Another point when you're writing is to avoid netspeak and anything associated with "1337." Trust me when I say you'll win no friends from such activities. Another thing on this topic is to avoid abbreviations that aren't common. Things like "r u" and the like may have just saved you one-third of a second, but they drive people like me up a wall. Take the time to write what you mean and you'll find you get more quality responses and feedback.
Lastly, form your idea before you post. If you can't articulate what you want to say to yourself, you probably shouldn't put it on the forum quite yet. Sure, it's great to get involved, but if you leave everyone scratching their heads over a post, something won't fit.
Response Etiquette
The last thing to cover would be response etiquette. Here's the crux of a response: you don't want the former material to over-shadow what you have to say. Generally, you want to cut out things that don't pertain to your response. In this post for example, you don't want to quote the eleventy pages of my ranting if the only thing you're looking to respond to is:
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Rocko is certifiably insane and should probably be forced to carry a sign to warn the rest of us.
On that same token, you should break up thoughts between quotes. It's easy to use the tags in question... "quote" opens it and a "/quote" will close it.
This is idea one
This is response one
This is idea two
This is response two
It simply makes a post easier to read, which means more people will understand, and more people will respond in turn.
Another thing to keep in mind with replying to a thread is to avoid nested replies... what I mean is:
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Someone who doesn't like trout wrote:
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Rocko wrote:
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Rocko sleeps in Unicorn PJs
For the record, it's a Unicorn One-see
I think I just threw up in my mouth
It was me!
Bender is great, oh Bender is great... Bender Bender Bender Bender Bender is great
Sure, it could be a very funny exchange, but honestly, we can scroll up and see the discussion... it's in that thread. Putting more than one or two levels into a reply only detracts from what you have to add. It makes a large post when a small one would do, and in most cases, people will just scroll on past because we've already seen it.
So, that's about the guide. It's long and kind of scary, but hopefully, it helps someone out in trying to find your place amongst the heads in the jars.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (December 2, 2008) - Drivers at all three levels of competition for Penske Racing have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments this racing this season. Five Penske Racing drivers spanning stock car, open-wheel and sports car competition have been named to the 2008 All-America Auto Racing Team following voting conducted by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA).
Both Team Penske IndyCar Series veteran driver Helio Castroneves and Penske Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Justin Allgaier earned First Team All-America honors after championship-caliber seasons in 2008.
Castroneves produced two victories, four pole positions and 15 top-five finishes in 18 races this season and the popular Brazilian nearly claimed the IndyCar Series championship, finishing just a few points behind eventual series champ Scott Dixon.
Allgaier claimed the ARCA RE/MAX Series stock car championship after scoring six wins, including three straight victories to end the season in a dramatic title run. Allgaier joined Penske Racing as a development driver in September and the 22-year-old American rising star made four NASCAR Nationwide Series starts for the team at the end of the 2008 season. Allgaier will return to Nationwide Series competition for Penske Racing in 2009.
Both Castroneves and Allgaier are eligible to win the prestigious Jerry Titus award as the All-America Team's Driver of the Year. The award, given annually in remembrance of Titus - the late racer and journalist, will be presented to one of the 17 members of the First Team at the annual AARWBA Banquet in January.
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The "lather, rinse, repeat" process is a standard staple in most everyone's daily routine. But sometimes this basic shampoo-conditioner combo isn't enough to keep strands shiny and soft. In the same way your skin must be nourished to remain clear and glowy, your hair needs to be nurtured to look its best as well. After researching acne fighting foods a little while ago, I got to thinking about applying this idea to your tresses too. I came up with a healthy (and delicious) list of 10 foods that will help you achieve happy, healthy, heavenly hair. Incorporate these eats into your daily diet and get ready to say goodbye to dull, drab strands…
- Fruits and dark green veggies. It should be no surprise that this section of the food pyramid made the cut. Fruits and veggies are one of the best things you can incorporate into your diet for overall health. In terms of your hair, leafy green vegetables like spinach and broccoli are an excellent source of vitamins and they provide you with iron and calcium. Fruits high in vitamin C and A help your body to produce sebum. (Sebum is an oily substance in your hair follicles that acts as a natural conditioner.) Strawberries, oranges and grapefruits are the best vitamin booster fruits for hair.
- Foods with omega-3 fatty acids. If you're having déjà vu, you may be remembering this category in my Tuesday Ten list for healthy skin. Omega-3 fatty acids are a powerhouse when it comes to giving you a good glow. Munch on flaxseeds and walnuts to add some serious shine to your hair, and choose fish like salmon, mackerel, sardines, and herring to amp up your omega intake as well.
- Foods that produce beta-carotene. Carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, asparagus and pumpkin are all foods that convert beta-carotene to vitamin A during digestion. (Amazing what the body can do, isn't it?) Vitamin A not only nourishes your hair and skin, it also prevents dandruff. Carrots in particular are great for promoting a healthy scalp, which is essential for keeping your hair soft and supple. (I've been told that healthy hair starts at the scalp.)
- Beans. Legumes like kidney beans and lentils provide growth-boosting proteins that will increase the thickness and length of your hair. Beans also have iron, zinc, and biotin, which prevent hair breakage. Researching some healthy fall soups to cook up is a great way to incorporate beans into your diet.
- Foods rich in cysteine. This amino acid is known to give your body a healthy detox and promote hair growth by actually increasing the thickness of each individual strand. This miracle worker can be found in poultry, eggs, red peppers, garlic, onions, Brussels spouts, yogurt, oatmeal, and broccoli. Yum!
- Nuts. Brazil nuts, which are one of the best sources of selenium, have minerals that keep your scalp and hair healthy. Walnuts, cashews, pecans, and almonds fall under this healthy hair category as well. They all have zinc, which can help prevent hair shedding. Keep these snacks around for mid-day munchies…and watch your hair go nuts (in a good way).
- Whole grains. This category is another heavy hitter when it comes to providing your body with a daily dose of zinc and iron. Whole wheat bread and healthy, fortified cereals also give your body B vitamins, which promote happy strands by boosting your red blood cell count. Red blood cells will carry oxygen to the living portion of hair strands and therefore increase your hair's growth rate. (Crazy what you can learn online these days. To see my sources, check the fine print at the bottom of this post.)
- Oysters. This shellfish regulates the production of androgens, a hormone that, when levels are low, is associated with hair loss…so eat up! Oysters also contain our friend zinc, a powerful antioxidant that supports the growth of strong, think hair. Indulge in a couple oysters with a little squeeze of lemon and a dollop of hot sauce for a delicious hors d'oeuvres snack that will give you sleek, shiny strands. How luxurious…
- Low fat dairy. Calcium is a very important mineral for hair growth and it can be found in low fat dairy products. Options like skim milk and yogurt not only contain this mineral, they also contain whey and casein, two major protein sources. Kick your calcium and vitamin C levels up a notch by mixing fresh cut strawberries into a cup of Greek yogurt.
- Foods that contain silica. Including foods rich in silica into your diet can help make your hair stronger and more durable. Some healthy options for this category include bananas, oats, and raisins–the perfect combination to top off your Overnight Oats with, if you ask me.
You might notice that most of these healthy hair staples overlap with foods on my acne fighting foods list. That's because they essentially have the same glow-enhancing properties that make both your skin and your hair happy campers. They're also great go-to items to include on your grocery list. Plus they are easy to incorporate into delicious recipes. Healthy skin, healthy hair, and a healthy lifestyle are all huge priorities in my life. So for me, eating these heavenly hair foods is certainly a must.
Which healthy hair food is your favorite? Personally, I'm excited to try my newfound silica-rich oatmeal recipe. If you have a healthy hair recipe, share it in the comments below.
XO Lauren
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Sources: Huffington Post, US News, Web MD, eHow, Livestrong


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According to constructivism, "it is necessary to find (or "construct") a mathematical object to prove that it exists". There are several formulas to calculate $\pi$, such as:
so I take it $\pi$ exists according to constructivism.
According to finitism, which is a form of constructivism, "a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps."
Where does that leave irrational numbers, such as $\pi$? Do they simply not exist according to finitism? How does one reason about the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, if one is working within a finitistic/ultrafinitistic framework?


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The "acacia" honey dipper is part of the collection of "Objets-Bijoux". "acacia" is the result of research carried out by its designer, Miriam Mirri, into the sweet world of honey. Her studies led her to design an object suitable for use with all of the different kinds of honey on the market. "acacia" captures and serves the honey thanks to its unusual shape, which comprises a spoon and a facetted ball. During the design stage, Miriam Mirri was inspired by the structure of the honeycomb, evident in the hexagons on the ball.
Italian designer, she was born in Bologna. She lives and works in Milan where since 2010 her office is based. She graduated from the Scuola Superiore Disegno Anatomico and studied design and communication at the Università del Progetto. Then, she moved to London, where she worked as designer at the Branson-Coates Architecture Office. She collaborated with several design companies both in Italy and abroad where she developed graphics and publishing projects, besides industrial products for important italian companies. She has settled in Milan since 1993; she worked with Stefano Giovannoni until 1999. In 2000 she began her freelance designer activity; she designed houseware, pets accessories, day and night objects, watches, complements and furniture collaborating among others, with Alessi, MandarinaDuck, Henkel, Seiko, Häagen-Dazs, Bysteel, Meritalia, Bassetti, Gruppo Coin, Euro3Plast, UnitedPets. In the 2006 she wins with the project-team the prize "Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation". She took part in national and international exhibitions such as Triennale Design Museum in various editions; The New Italian Design, Triennale di Milano; D come Design. La mano la mente il cuore. Some of her works are included in the International Design Yearbook 2005. She has held design-workshop at the Università del Progetto and at the Domus Academy in Milan and presented her works at some design master course.


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SS(4) NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual SS(4) NAME ss -- SCSI scanner driver SYNOPSIS ss* at scsibus? target ? lun ? DESCRIPTION The ss driver provides support for SCSI bus based document scanners. FILES /dev/ssu SCSI bus scanner unit u /dev/nssu SCSI bus scanner unit u - no rewind. /dev/enssu SCSI bus scanner unit u - ioctl(2) operations only. SEE ALSO scsi(4), uk(4) AUTHORS Kenneth Stailey, Joachim Koenig BUGS Only a limited number of HP Scanjet and Mustek scanners are supported. Other scanners can probably be accessed using the SCSI uk(4) driver instead. NetBSD 5.0_RC4 March 11, 2004 NetBSD 5.0_RC4
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FCV: Final Race Weekend until September
After a 2 week absence to allow the volunteers to recharge following a very successful Provincial Track Championships, the Forest City Velodrome will be featuring our Cadets and Juniors this Saturday night in race action. In addition Elite and Masters will be filling out the event.
The riders are competing in a Demonstration Madison, Sprint tournament, Miss & out as well as the Team Sprint action. All of these events are in preparation for the Track Nationals in Bromont in 3 weeks.
Saturday June 16th, Racing begins at 7pm, adult admission is $10.00, seniors $5.00 with Kids always "FREE".
Additional News: We still have a few spots open for Youth 14 - 17 in our Track 1 Introductory session this Saturday June 16th at 3pm. Register your child today to experience the thrill of being part of Canada's resurgence in Track Cycling. email: firstname.lastname@example.com
This will be the last race of the summer, with the heavy road schedule, we will be back racing in September.
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rwolo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 108 diseños de 37 diseñadores freelance.
Pulsar Circuits Inc.
Pulsar Circuits is manufacturer of bare printed circuit boards.
Brand Name: Pulsar Circuits, Pulsar or "PCI"
Contract circuit assembly, OEM, military, LED lighting, Telecom
The winning design will be used for company letterhead, website, business cards, invoices etc... as well a placed on every circuit board we manufacture for our clients. We would like a clean professional looking logo that may or may not includes variations of our old logo. We're open to looking at both new designs/concepts as well as freshened up variations of the old one.
* Should have either: Pulsar Circuits, Pulsar or PCI somewhere in the concept. Attempts using the same graphic with all 3 different names is needed (see below)
* Company colors are royal blue but, would consider seeing other shades of blue or other colors.
* The logo being printed on the circuit boards themselves is VERY small ... would have to be less than 0.150"X0.150" and still legible. Again variations of the graphic with the 3 different names would be good to see as probably the one graphic with "PCI" would be used on the boards themselves.
* The final logo would have to be able to be printed in 1 color (manufacturing reasons) so something that has gradients and fades would be hard to print on the boards.
* The rest of the uses for this logo are standard printing so colors and anything else goes.
I've held this contest in the past (Oct 2008) ... we used the logo briefly but a restructuring has required a name change thus the new logo.
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To commemorate the centennial of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, I re-shot George Lawrence's landmark photograph, "San Francisco in Ruins."


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2001 4x4 of the YearPosted in Project Vehicles on February 1, 2001
This is it. Its our chance to show that our skills include more than just modifying, building, and driving older rigs to the limits of human ability (or intelligence). We can also test and evaluate the new 4x4s that have sprung from the imaginations of the big-time vehicle manufacturers like no one else in the business. Not only do we test the vehicles you care about, but we do it in a way that applies to how they will be used in the real world of multipurpose vehicles and not just the soccer-mom delivery wagon. For the 19th consecutive year were bringing you the latest and greatest of whats out there. Lots of manufacturers want in, but heres the deal.
In order for a vehicle to be eligible for our test it must be an all-new vehicle or at least have major changes that would make it perform differently than its predecessors. It must also be a 4x4 with a two-speed transfer case and be available at least by January 15, and at least 2,500 vehicles must be offered for sale in the model year. That means no stuff thats funkier than Lenny Kravitz. This year seven vehicles met the criteria: the Chevrolet Silverado LT 2500HD Extended Cab, the Ford Explorer Sport Trac, the Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat, the GMC Sierra 2500HD Extended Cab, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, the Mitsubishi Montero Limited, and the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab SC.
So who won? How did your favorite do? If youre one of those people who run downstairs in the middle of the night on Christmas eve to open their presents, turn to the back of the article and find out. Otherwise, read through and have some fun trying to figure it out for yourself. For behind-the-scenes video, click the filmstrip icon below the Chevy Silverado photo to the right.


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Zendaya Joins the COVERGIRL Squad!/
I think Zendaya is one of the most beautiful, young, freshest faces out there today; I was thrilled to hear that she has partnered with COVERGIRL as the newest face of the brand. Zendaya made the announcement on her Instagram page today.
Her first TV commercial will air during this years GRAMMYs and will feature a new line up of COVERGIRL products including Plumpify Mascara by LashBlast Pro, truNAKED Eyeshadow Palette and Liners, and Oh Sugar Lip Balm.
"I am so honored to join the company of a roster as celebrated and diverse as COVERGIRLs" says Zendaya. "I can't wait to share some of my own beauty tips with fans, and work alongside COVERGIRL to continue empowering girls and women to celebrate their individuality."


text: The Theological School of Patmos was founded by the deacon Makarios Kalogeras in 1713 and is situated on the hillside directly above the Cave of the Apocalypse. The school was a spiritual legacy of St. Christodoulos of Patmos who included it in his original plans for Patmos island. Emperor Alexios I issued the deed of title in which he mentions "an abode of learning where local disciples will gather."


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The above game is the second in a series created by video game designer Pippin Barr as part of an ongoing collaboration with MAI. This game requires Adobe Flash Player.
More Abramovic Method Games from Pippin Barr
Pippin Barr is a video game maker and critic who lives and works in Malta. His games address everything from airplane safety instructions to contemporary art. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and teaches prototyping and game design at the University of Malta. Pippin also writes a blog of game and game design criticism and his book, How to Play a Video Game, introduces the uninitiated and culturally curious to the world of video games. His website can be found here.


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|Energy savings of up to 30%. Additional savings can be obtained in combination with ActiLume Wireless.
|Offers an easy-to-apply solution, especially for existing non-electronic (EM) lighting systems.
|Wireless sensor can be mounted in various places and offers maximum flexibility. The actuator is designed for any wiring system.
Smart timer extends the delay time by 5% if movement is detected shortly after switch-off, assuming that the area is still in use but there is very little movement.
The ceiling sensor has a retractable shield that can be used to shield off areas, e.g. corridors adjacent to the area in which OccuSwitch Wireless is operating.
There is considerable freedom in terms of where to mount the OccuSwitch Wireless actuator to minimize installation cost and time.
OccuSwitch Wireless is designed for use in open-plan offices, schools and similar applications, including toilets, storage rooms, etc.
The ceiling sensor is optimized for mounting heights between 2.5 and 4 meters, the corridor, corner and wall sensors for heights between 2.1 and 2.5 meters