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By Susan Hodges
Carolyn Keefe has pointed out the importance of getting
your information from authoritative sources. In addition, we also need
to develop the ability to assess the validity and meaning of studies
and information even when they are published in respected journals.
In the Summer 2002 Citizens for Midwifery News
we mentioned publicity about a study using Washington State birth
statistics that purported to show that babies born at home are more
likely to die than if they are born in the hospital. At the time we
could only guess about flaws in the methodology.
The study was published in the August 2002 issue of the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology:
"Outcomes of Planned Home Births in Washington State: 1989-1996" by
Pang, Heffelfinger, Huang, Benedetti & Weiss. You can read a press
release by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG) on their website: Home Births Double Risk of Newborn Death. For a copy of the original article, click on "August Issue of
Obstetrics & Gynecology" in the text; those words link to a PDF
file of the paper.
Now CfM and several other organizations and individuals
have critiqued the studies (see end of article for links). This study
provides a good example of the necessity for reading original papers,
and not just accepting what is said in news coverage. It is also
necessary to read any "scientific"Â paper critically, because
medical and scientific journals do sometimes publish papers of dubious
When I finally got my hands on a copy of the Pang
study, I read it with pencil in hand to note all my questions. I kept
in mind what I know about home birth, and especially aspects of home
birth about which the researchers (all of whom are medical doctors)
were likely to be ignorant and which might affect the data and
conclusions. I looked for statements that were based on assumptions,
rather than data, and I questioned the assumptions. More difficult, but
also important, is looking for what is NOT included in the study. It is
more important to ask the questions than to answer them; asking
questions will help you think about the study and what it actually
shows and doesn't show.
Here are some of the kinds of questions one can ask when reading this type of paper:
This study on Washington State home births has many
flaws and problems, many of which become obvious when read critically
(i.e., questioning everything). Without going into great detail, here
is an example. The title reads: "Outcomes of Planned Home Births in
Washington State: 1989-1996," but the authors write in the Materials
and Methods section that "Because Washington State birth certificates
do not identify which home births were planned, we defined planned home
births." This sentence alerts us to the fact that the authors were
using inadequate data, and we had better look very carefully at the
assumptions they used to decide which home births were "planned."
Here is what they tell us they included:
We don't even have to go any further in the study to
be certain that at least some unplanned, unattended, even premature
births will have been incorrectly included in the cohort of "planned
home births." Any neonatal deaths, postpartum bleeding, need for
resuscitation for more than 30 minutes (all outcomes included in the
study) associated with these high risk births would be wrongly
attributed to the "planned home birth." Even the authors
acknowledge later in the paper that this is a problem that could skew
the results to make "planned home birth" appear more dangerous.
The authors chose to look primarily at neonatal deaths,
even though the rate is very low for healthy normal pregnant women
regardless of where they give birth. The study reports neonatal
mortality rates of 1.5/1000 (hospital) vs. 3.5/1000 (home). The study
offers no basis for knowing the magnitude of misclassifications of
births in the "planned home birth" category; it is possible that
eliminating wrongly classified births would diminish the difference to
the point of statistical insignificance.What about information
and data that are not included but should be? For example, there is no
mention made of unpreventable neonatal deaths, i.e., when the cause of
death was unrelated to the intended or actual site of birth (congenital
anomalies incompatible with life, for example). In addition, we cannot
know from this paper how many of the neonatal deaths occurred in the
unknown number of unplanned/unattended "home births" that were
wrongly included as "planned home births." Addressing another
outcome, the authors claim that women "intending a home delivery were
more likely to have prolonged labor." However, we know that there can
be substantial differences between home and hospital regarding when the
beginning of labor is counted, and that typical hospital protocols call
for interventions to speed or augment labor, so one might anticipate
that hospital births would be less likely to have "prolonged
labor," yet this is not discussed. In fact, medical interventions
that impact on outcomes for both mother and baby, such as episiotomy,
epidural and other drugs, induction, augmentation of labor, forceps,
vacuum extraction and c-section, are not even mentioned, let alone
discussed in relation to this study.
Finally, even if the findings of the study were
"true," not even the authors claim anything more than an
observation of an association in this set of data shaped by their
assumptions. In other words, this study in no way was designed to show,
and does not show, a causal relationship. The results cannot
legitimately be used to predict even the risk of neonatal death as a
result of planning a home birth. One should also note that while the
original study, with all its flaws, at least has a neutral title, the
ACOG press release overstates the study's findings with an
inflammatory and misleading headline, and fails to even mention the
shortcomings and limitations of the study.
These are just a few of the flaws that can be found by
simply reading the study with a critical eye. However, while the Pang
study provides a good exercise for critical reading, you do not have to
figure it all out for yourself! CfM has prepared two fliers, one with
the key criticisms of the study and the other quoting the authors'
own words, in the study, regarding its problems and limitations. In
addition excellent and thorough critiques can be found on-line (see
If this study comes up in your newspaper, or among
legislators, use these resources to show up the flaws of the study. The
CfM fliers in particular are designed with press and state officials in
On-Line critiques of the Washington State planned home birth study by Pang et al:
Citizens for Midwifery fact sheets cover the main points of criticism.
Henci Goer, author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, has written a critique "Homebirth: Is it really a safe option?" that is posted on ParentsPlace.com (where she is the Birth Guru). Click on "Birth Guru" under Ask The Expert, scroll down to "articles by subject."
MAWS (Midwives Association of Washington State) has written a response. Their statement includes a good list of references.
Faith Gibson has also written a detailed commentary and critique.
For an excellent and more thorough look at the topic of
home birth safety than the Pang et al. study, using much higher quality
and more detailed data, more births, and logistic regression analyses
to show interactions of risk factors, see Peter Schlenzka's
dissertation The Safety of Alternative Approaches to Childbirth - located toward the bottom of the page.
Reprinted from Citizens for Midwifery News, Fall 2002. Permission to reprint with attribution.


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Over the years, they have enjoyed several speakers from other churches, some with years of ministry experience and others just begining in ministry We have had many talented singers and groups from the community performing gospel music, as well as congregational hymns.
This year, Pastor Dr. Mike Farren will join us April 20, at 7 pm. Pastor Farren is an enthusiastic speaker from the First Baptist Church in Dove Creek, CO, where he has been ministering for the past seven years. The music for Wednesday will be provide by the First Baptist Chior, under the direction of Brett Martin of Dove Creek, CO.
Pastor Mike Wilcox will join us April 21 at 7 pm. Pastor Wilcox is a true country pastor. He has been minister at the First Baptist Church in Blanding since May, 2010. Music will be provided by Tim Krebs, a western gospel singer/song writer who plays the guitar.
For the Good Friday concert, they will be joined by the Mid Valley Quartet from Basalt, CO. They have enjoyed the quartet at San Juan Community Church for several years. This is a dynamic family of gospel singer song writers, with many years of experience performing.
The celebration concludes Sunday at a 7 a.m. sunrise service. Josh Baird will deliver the message.
Josh has been preaching at San Juan Community Church since May, 2010.
Music Director Ruth Stoltzfus will lead worship music.
All of the events are followed with a time of fellowship with refreshments. This is a great time to catch up with old friends or possibly get to know someone better.
Those who have attended the fellowship have enjoyed great visits and great food. They would like to invite everyone to join in.

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Great Advice from Neil Gaiman and Lisa Stewart
If you're in need of a shot of heady inspiration founded by timeless wisdom, Neil Gaimon delivers a truly captivating speech to the University of the 2012 Arts Class -and we get the tremendous benefit of hearing it, too.
The landscaping of business is changing, we know this. Much of what Neil has to offer are the guidelines I set for myself long ago. We're both rebels and our approach to life shows that. If you're a new grad or 20 years into your career, Neil Gaiman will help guide you with relevance from his world no matter where you are in your life map.
Listening to Neil was helpful to me and now -whether he likes this or not – he's my new secret mentor.


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Here at Total Recall, we deal in history. Partly because I love my video games, but also because as a graduate in the field I love my history as well. So it saddens me deeply when I see people involved in video games trying to mess with real, actual history.
Which leads me to something I read earlier today that I'd never known before, and which has really bummed me out: Koichi Sugiyama, one of the most accomplished and well-known video game composers in the business, likes to pretend some of Japan's most atrocious crimes during the Second World War never happened.
There are few things worse on this planet than historical revisionists. It's one thing to analyse events and argue their relevance or influence (as most historical study and debate usually entails), but it's another to try and pretend things that happened never actually happened, all in the name of a political agenda.
It's why, for example, people trying to claim the Holocaust is make-believe can be locked up in countries like Germany. Reckless historical revisionism can be, for a lot of people, some serious shit.
There's no doubting Sugiyama's achievements in video games. The guy's work composing the theme to Dragon Quest, for example, will forever mark him as a legend in the field. Actually, in all of Japan, as the catchy song has become one of the nation's most iconic tunes over the last 30 years. Anime fans will also have a lot of nice things to say about him for his work on the original Gatchaman.
But as this great piece on 1UP points out, there can come a point where a person's personal life, views and actions negatively impact our opinions of them as a content creator. An example used is Roman Polanski; a great filmmaker, no doubt, but a lot of people won't watch his movies because he had sex with a 13 year-old girl.
In this case, and for me, my tipping point comes alongside Sugiyama's views on history. In particular, Japan's conduct during both the Second Sino-Japanese war of 1937-45 and the Second World War.
Looking past the fact that Japan was invading other countries as an aggressive Imperial power, the nation's actions during both wars have long been condemned by veterans and historians alike, as they are punctuated by frequent acts of extreme cruelty.
Examples include the Nanking Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, in which an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 of the Chinese city's civilian population were butchered by Japanese troops over a six-week period. Another is the widespread use of "comfort women" by Imperial forces, a practice which saw tens of thousands of women across Asia seized by Japanese troops and forced into work in army brothels.
And that's before we even get to the more general, widespread abuses committed by Japanese troops against both civilian populations and captured enemy forces during the Second World War.
Now, war is a horrible thing. Awful acts are committed on all sides. The Allies, for example, didn't just bomb Japanese cities, they often firebombed them, levelling entire settlements and killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. There's also the matter of the United States detonating not one but two atomic bombs over cities predominantly occupied by innocent people.
But we're not here to argue over the acts of the war. Those were, well, acts of war, and have been dealt with one way or another since. As the Wu-Tang Clan so poignantly say, what's been done can't be undone, son. As awful as the Allied bombing campaign over Japan was, there has never been any doubt that it took place.
What Sugiyama and his fellow revisionists (or, to use a more correct term, negationists) are doing is something different. They think the scale of Japanese atrocities is simply a concoction of the West, that the years of testimony and research supporting the use of "comfort women" (something acknowledged by the Japanese government itself in 1993) is actually a collection of "fallacies, distortions, biases and factual errors". Some of his colleagues in negationist movements like the "Committee for Historical Facts" even believe the Rape of Nanking simply didn't take place.
These men, all of them politically conservative and many of them of an age to remember the war, can be found lightly scattered amongst Japanese politics. Shinzo Abe, for example, Prime Minister of Japan in 2006-07, held similar views. They are deeply committed to their beliefs, to the extent that on June 14, 2007, they took out a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post, in which they argued that the use of comfort women was "anything but the truth".
(This report even states Sugiyama initiated the whole thing).
This is not simply "revising" history. That happens all the time, as new research uncovers evidence that alters our accepted views on an event. This is "ignoring" history, putting your head in the sand. Trying to have something stricken from the record. Which is one of the worst things we, as human beings, can do.
I could say I understand what it's like to grow up being told your entire life you and your people were the "bad guys" in the Second World War, but that would be lying. As an Australian with family who served in both the Australian (some involved with the Japanese bombing of Darwin) and British armed forces, I've grown up with my nation's conscience - at least in this instance - being relatively clean. Having to face up to the acts committed by my ancestors or, in Sugiyama's case, peers (he was born in 1931), must be a great challenge.
History is, quite literally, our story. It can be both the catalogue of our actions as a species and a reflection of our interpretation of those events. I think it's one of the most important things on the planet, because it shapes who we are, how we view the world and how we relate to our friends and neighbours.
To purposefully attempt to deny indisputable events, then, really gets under my skin. And, as the 1UP piece highlights, has sadly coloured my views on Sugiyama's achievements as an artist. I don't think he's an asshole. I don't think he's a monster. By all accounts he's a really nice guy who has done a lot of great work for music and video games.
Nor am I saying his views effect the quality of his work. The Dragon Quest theme is catchy as all hell. What's being affected here is my ability (or lack thereof) to fully appreciate it with the knowledge he has some pretty messed up political views.
Which says as much about me as it does him; many of you probably won't give a shit! History is for books, and if you dig his music, then you dig his music, etc. But just as there will be people who won't play Fez because they don't like Phil Fish, or won't play a DICE game because it's published by EA, this crosses a particular line of mine. It's not like I won't ever play Dragon Quest ever again, but the next time I hear that iconic theme music, it just sadly won't be the same.


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I know. The picture looks like a mess. It is a mess. Please, don't let it discourage you from trying beets out. They make a grounding and colourful lunch. They are one of the most interesting cooking ingredients. Their unusual, caramelized flavour is drawn out by roasting.
Olive oil
(Lemon wedges)
Cut in wedges.
Mix everything.
Roast (with lemon wedges) in 225 C until soft.
Leaves chopped small
A squeeze of lemon
A drop of olive oil
(Black pepper)
Place in a pot .
Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
Add lemon, olive oil and salt.
Boil until the stalks are soft but firm.
If there is any water left, sieve it out (save, use in cooking).
Add some extra lemon juice, olive oil and pinch of black pepper if you like.
Serve with roasted beets, fresh yoghurt or sour cream as a side dish.
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Make Up For Ever's Aqua Cream colours come in 22 bold shades and are pigmented multi use pots of waterproofed goodness. Wow – a mouthful.
The Aqua creams are £16.95 each which put me off a little at first – I though they would be more at the £12 mark but like a sucker, I decided to buy 3 to try them out.
After all, these are waterproof and can be used on the eyes, cheeks and lips. As long as you don't choose some ridiculous colour, of course!
What can you tell about me from the 3 colours I picked out of the 22 on sale, I wonder?
I bought Intense 20 Blue, 9 Coral and 11 Gold (sorry if its actually called something else). I figured Coral would work on lips and cheeks, and gold can be used all over the shop.
These come in light weight plastic jars (was expecting glass). You get a medium amount – more than a gel liner though and of course its very pigmented.
The colours in close up:
Lovely! I love how they are really strong, pigmented colours – no messing about. These are quite soft once you scoop a bit out, but not too gooey (unlike the Flash colours that don't seem to set).
I tested out the blue and gold on my eye. It did indeed last rather well with no creasing and vibrant colour:
On my lips, the coral didn't fare too well. It brought out the dryness and flaky bits and even with some clear gloss on tip, the effect was not at all pretty even though the colour is:
Oh well. There aren't that many shades that I think are lip suitable in the range so perhaps the lips was not the priority.
Using the 3 colours on my face. Sorry about the bright cheeks – but seriously, its lovely on the cheeks even if it ain't too hot on the lips.
Would I buy more? Yes! But I am in no rush. Its a great product but I'm not compelled to buy a ton more for no good reason…unless I go on holiday. Then I'll buy a whole load of colours!
I bought all my MUFE from Guru Make Up Emporium – they're great!


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It should be noted that autumn and winter, when we researched this story, are not ideal times of year to conduct a tasting of this type. While many of the largest producers (those who supply chain grocery stores) will use whatever berries they can get to produce their jams, smaller-scale preserve makers tend to be more selective about their fruit. Hanover Homemades, for example, will only use one variety of strawberry to make their preserves, and that berry doesn't come into season until May. The amount of jam these companies can make in a season is limited, so some were sold out when contacted about this article.
For the purposes of this review, all jams and preserves were tasted at room temperature. No bread or other "vehicle" was used for tasting; jams and preserves were tasted from stainless steel spoons, and water was used to clean the palate between tastings. A jar was opened, stirred for a few seconds (where possible—some were too stiff to allow this), then tasted. About three minutes were allowed to elapse after palate-cleansing and before the next jam was tasted; no more than five preserves were tasted at one sitting.
The number of companies that make a strawberry or strawberry-based jam is almost overwhelming. A list of 134 producers was developed based on awareness and additional research, and companies were asked to send only strawberry or strawberry-based jams/preserves. Of those who complied with our request, most sent at least one jar of each type of strawberry or strawberry-based fruit spread they produce. In our travels during the time this article was being researched and written, several additional jars of strawberry or strawberry-based jams were purchased.
A total of 88 jams and preserves were evaluated. Many were good, but only those deemed most noteworthy of sending for are listed below, in alphabetical order. Jams or preserves are listed as categorized by the manufacturer, although some of the "jams" are clearly preserves, and vice versa. In some instances, manufacturers that make multiple strawberry or strawberry-based jams/preserves have only one product on our recommended list. When this occurs, it may be that other products were unavailable, or it may reflect the opinion that their other products weren't as special. Remember that it is always worth forming your own opinion of a food product!
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A sappy Valentine's Day song to my guildies: those current, those past, and those gone beyond the game, whether by choice or because they have moved on from this world.
VANILLA TWILIGHT... a raider's remix.
The heals hug round to kiss you
'Less I go LoS and miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of guild raiding
'Cause I'll pug 'round safe and soundly
But I'll miss your spells around me
I'd send a postcard to you, dears
'Cause I wish you were here
I'll watch the boss turn to goo
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes ten to go raid perfectly
The silence isn't so bad
'Til I look at my cursor and feel sad
'Cause the spaces between my grid frames
Are right where you fit perfectly
I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't raided in two days
'Cause cold nostalgia
Chills me to the bone
But drenched in a pixel twilight
I'll sit in Orgrimmar all night
Waist-deep in thought because
When I think of you I don't feel so alone
I don't feel so alone
I don't feel so alone
As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight
I'll think of you tonight
When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll get to raid and feel alive again
And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh, if my voice could reach
Back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear
Oh guildies, I wish you were here
/end sappy song :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
1 comment:
- Sakaki said...
:) cute
ps. grats on
Defender of a Shattered World O.O last I saw was just Nef.
- February 17, 2011 at 3:54 PM
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Michael Phelps is going to be a father.
The Olympic swimmer took to Instagram Wednesday to share the news that he and fiancée Nicole Johnson are expecting their first child, and they just found out they're going to have a baby boy.
"We found out 8weeks ago we were expecting," Phelps wrote beside a photo of him and the former Miss California USA 2010. "Today we're over 12 weeks and it looks like we're having a boy!!! #babymp #mp #lifeabouttochange #mpswim"
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Johnson also shared the same photo on her Instagram account, writing, "Today marks 12 weeks and 5 days of us having a little one and yesterday we learned we're having a BOY! We couldn't be happier!!"
The couple has dated on and off since 2007 and got engaged in February. Phelps announced the news over Instagram with the simple caption: "She said yes."
Meanwhile, his blossoming family is a positive turn for Phelps who has faced some controversy over the last several years. He was arrested for a DUI in September 2014, which was followed by a suspension from the USA swimming team and caused him to check into a rehab facility for treatment.
Now, a year later, he is maintaining his sobriety until after the 2016 Olympics in Rio and can't help but reflect on the "many positives" it's brought him.
"Before I even went to court, I said to myself that I'm not going to drink until after Rio -- if I ever drink again," he told reporters during the U.S. championships in San Antonio in August. "That was a decision I made for myself. I'm being honest with myself. Going into 2008 and 2012, I didn't do that. I didn't say I was going to take a year off from drinking and not have a drink."
After getting engaged and turning 30 in June, the athlete says "there are so many positives" to sobriety and he now has "a completely clear head."
"If I'm going to come back, I need to do this the right way," Phelps said. "I've got to put my body in the best physical shape I can possibly get it in."


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You walk into a rental store and steal a computer and now complain that the owner took a picture of you? That they lied to you and fooled you to fill out a false registration form to get your name and address, that you were having sex while it happened and were recorded. That you and your children were caught naked parading around on the house in front of the computer, oh and with the neighbors kids as well. That you often use your computer while being butt-naked and now feel violated. Give me a break! If you do NOT want to be recorded then do NOT steal computers. All I can say about this is the FTC is stupid if they actually believe this. Did the FTC not investigate this? This is a serious violation of abuse for a Government Agency not to get all the facts and to wildly make these claims. I see no testimony form the software vendor, I see no testimony from the rental stores, and I see no information other than the FTC assuming certain things. Where are the public hearings on this? Why don't you please get both sides of the story and properly inform the public. I formerly request you have the backbone to admit you have not fully investigated this and will properly do so. You need to hear from people that own these computers and not from people that are trying to steal them. Lynn


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Last week, I said that Razer's kind of insane Project Fiona gaming tablet is the future of PC gaming, which sounds a little crazy. I guess I should explain.
It's not that Fiona itself is literally the future of PC gaming — a tablet with a pair of joysticks bolted to the side is the PC equivalent of a reject from the Island of Dr Moreau. (Though I did have a grand time playing Fiona.) It's everything that Fiona represents.
"A couple of years ago we realised that the PC giants weren't innovating anymore. They kind of stopped," argues Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan. Surveying the PC landscape over the last couple of years, well, things were looking a little grim. I mean, the largest PC maker in the world tried to sell its PC business. The insane things, like the Dell Adamo and HP's Voodoo brand? Killed. There are a couple of exceptions, of course, even in PC gaming — we really loved Dell-owned Alienware's m11x micro gaming rig, for instance. But by and large it's been true. Why take the risk? Even the new-and-improved ultrabook onslaught from last week, which delivered some beautiful machines, clearly descend from the MacBook Air and spring from a hefty bankroll from Intel.
Then there's the Blade. Two years in development, it's Razer's first attempt at building a platform, and it goes against every rule of PCs, especially gaming PCs — except for its ludicrously expensive $US2800 price tag. There's just one model. You can't configure it. It's not a thick, angular box that defies every principle of aerodynamics. Machined out of aluminium, it's smooth, round and sturdy. It actually feels a lot like a unibody MacBook Pro, down to the lid scoop. But it has the first ever laptop keyboard with zero ghosting and a multitouch glass trackpad that's also a screen. (Have you ever watched K-pop on your trackpad? I have.)
So, Razer is building crazy things. Actively. Tan says that besides the three products we've seen this year — the Switchblade, Blade and Fiona — they've "had maybe 10 different products we've never shown that have gone all the way to completion." But the real difference between Razer and the other PC makers that Tan is slogging? Details. "We've had products pulled two days before launch... I've seen guys cry, but at the end of the day it's about perfection." Razer is ultimately built around details — weird, aggro, perpetually adolescent, neon, EXTREME details, but details nonetheless.
And when Tan complains, exasperated that some piece-of-shit manufacturer in China wouldn't make his USB ports green unless he ordered a million of them, you feel his pain, in no small part because of the way he speaks. The Singapore-born Tan has a curiously studied and smooth blend of accents — it's hard not to believe every word he says, or at least believe that he believes every word he says, no matter how grandiose. I could listen to him talk all day, about anything, really. Maybe genetics.
When no one would build the Blade for Razer, Tan bought an original design manufacturer (ODM). Nearly everything in the Blade that isn't commodity silicon is a custom part, according to Tan, because he didn't want to "go to a Taiwanese factory or Chinese factory and slap a logo on that. Everyone is doing that." He holds up the Blade's power supply, a slim black rectangle that almost looks like a brick of drugs, branded by the drug cartel/snake-worshipping cult that produced it, and wonders why other PC makers haven't designed their power supplies as wonderfully as his. (This detail, perhaps intentionally, begs comparison to another computer company with wonderfully designed power supplies that every PC maker looks to for design innovation and managed to take over the tech world.)
But for all of Tan's of vision, "bringing innovation back to gaming" and "pushing the envelope" and being synonymous with PC gaming itself, how is that a tiny company that's mostly known for building pricey peripherals for gaming's most notoriously pimpled and petulant set is going to make a scratch in, much less take over the PC world? Well, for one, Razer's not so tiny anymore. It just picked up $US50 million in venture capital, and I was shocked when Tan told me they have more than 400 employees now. And the hardware team has all the right buzzwords: They acquired the entire engineering team of OQO back in 2009. And they're bolstered by ex-Apple and ex-HP engineers, along with a bunch of other guys who designed and built Microsoft and Intel's Project Origami oh so long ago (which you see shades of in Fiona). So Razer might just be able to pull this caper off. Maybe.
What happens if it does? Well, I suspect PC makers won't be looking solely to Apple for "inspiration". Tan hopes they follow him, even. (That's a good thing, especially if they start caring again, to boot.) And I think Joel might just be even more right than he thought he was, that Razer's model might look a whole lot like the future of PCs, especially as it becomes an increasingly niche space — ironically because of the lack of hardware innovation.
They just need to ditch the snakes and black and neon. If you're going to take over the world, it's time to grow up guys.
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Machair habitat - Fiona Dix
What is it?
The Gaelic word 'machair' means an extensive, low-lying fertile plain. Found along the coast of north and west Scotland and western Ireland, machair is a type of grassland associated with calcareous sand (mainly made of shell) which has been blown inland from beaches and mobile dunes.
Strictly speaking, 'machair' refers to a flat sandy plain with dry and wet short-turf grasslands above impermeable rock. However, this term can also cover the beach, foredunes, dune slacks, fens, swamps, lochs and saltmarshes which together form a 'machair system'.
For many thousands of years, machair has had a close relationship with local communities who manage the land. In recent times, this has involved a mix of seasonal grazing (mainly by cattle) and low-input cropping of potatoes, oats and rye. This traditional management sustains superb displays of summer flowers across wide expanses.
Where is it found?
Machair is one of the rarest habitats in Europe, found only in the north and west of Scotland and Ireland. It is estimated that there are 25,000 hectares of machair worldwide, with 17,500 hectares in Scotland and the remainder in western Ireland. Almost half of the Scottish machair occurs in the Outer Hebrides, with the best and most extensive areas in the Uists, Barra and Tiree.
Why is it important?
Machair is the product of a unique blend of geography and the involvement of people and their grazing animals. It is so unusual that it is restricted to just a few areas in the British Isles.
Machair systems show a great complexity and diversity of habitats and plant communities. A few rare plants are restricted to machair systems including slender naiad (found with machair lochs) and the endemic marsh orchid known by its Latin name Dactylorhiza majalis scotica.
Notable insects of machair include the belted beauty moth, great yellow bumblebee and the northern colletes bee. Because of the variety of plants here, invertebrates abound, which, in turn, attract feeding and breeding birds. Two nationally scarce birds, the corncrake (which is globally threatened) and corn bunting are present in machair systems, while breeding wader populations of the Uists, Tiree and Coll are some of the most important in Europe and even further abroad.
Machair is a living, cultural landscape and much of its conservation value is dependent on the maintenance of the traditional crofting agriculture.
Is it threatened?
Machair is such a finely balanced habitat that it is at enormous risk from changes in farming practices and land use, particularly under- and overgrazing, sand and shingle extraction, and recreation. Earlier cutting of grass for silage rather than hay reduces seeding by flowering plants and destroys the nests of characteristic birds such as the corncrake. And social changes in crofting communities can have a massive impact on the farming methods applied.
The predation of breeding birds by introduced species, such as the hedgehog on the Uists, is also a big problem.
How are The Wildlife Trusts helping?
The Scottish Wildlife Trust manages several nature reserves containg machair habitat including Isle Ristol in the Summer Isles and the Isle of Eigg.
What can I do to help?
- Support the work of Scottish Wildlife Trust and become a member.


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Judging by the benchmarks, two GTX 650 Ti Boost cards in SLI can deliver some top notch results at 1080p. The cheapest GTX 650 Ti Boost sells for about €150-160, which means you should be able to get two for €310 plus shipping, of course. An HD 7950 costs €260, while the GTX 670 goes for €310. The GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI setup clearly outpaces the HD 7950, but then again the HD 7950 costs about €40-50 less.
The dilemma is whether there is any point in getting two weaker cards chained in SLI rather than a single, more powerful card. Unsurprisingly, most users will go for the latter option.
However, the addition of SLI on an affordable mid-range card might be a boon for gamers on a budget. It basically means that you can get a €150 card and upgrade your system down the road with a second card, probably at a much lower price. That's why the decision to include SLI on the Boost makes sense. In case you decide you need more performance after all, upgrading your rig a year from now with a second card should be easy. In contrast, getting a second €250-300 card is a bit more painful for the old credit card.
On the whole, SLI and CrossFire drivers work very well, much better than a few years ago. Driver profiles for new games are being constantly updated, so you shouldn't have any issues with upcoming titles. In other words, consumers should not avoid SLI or CrossFire. They are no longer reserved for ultra high end gaming rigs and with practically no driver issues they are a perfectly sound choice for the average gamer.


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It was just after midnight on January 19, 1862, when Confederate troops started towards the Union army camped near the Kentucky hamlet of Logan's Cross Roads. Rain, sleet and fog filled the night, creating conditions so miserable that a Union soldier later noted, "If we had known...[the Confederates had] turned out of their comfortable tents and dry blankets and for the next six weary hours were sloshing along in the mud and storm and darkness, we could have much enjoyed the contemplation of their physical and spiritual condition. It was always some comfort to the soldier on a night such as this to think that his enemy over there, was at least as cold and wretched as he himself was."
Yet both sides were ready to fight because they realized the strategic importance of Kentucky. Kentucky was the gateway to the Confederacy's strongholds in the interior South, especially in Tennessee, and so control of the state would profoundly affect the outcome of the Civil War. As Abraham Lincoln put it, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky."
Largely forgotten today, and overshadowed in its own time by battles at Shiloh and Fort Donelson, Mill Springs was the first significant Union victory of the Civil War. It proved crucial to Union control of Kentucky and the interior South and shaped later developments in the war. Mill Springs was important for another reason: it revealed the deep divisions that existed throughout the border states.
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The Screen Armor does make the screen easier to read because the usual grease from fingers does not stick to it the way it does to the the glass. Also, the annoying times when the iPhone won't recognize you are tapping it have stopped. The screen is more sensitive and accurate in tapping. Maybe it's just me.
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The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said Wednesday that it had found what it believed was the cause of an extended blackout that disabled vital cooling systems this week: the charred body of a rat The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, said that when its engineers looked inside a faulty switchboard, they found burn marks and the rodent's scorched body. The company said it appeared that the rat had somehow short-circuited the switchboard, possibly by gnawing on cables. The company, known as Tepco, has blamed problems with the switchboard for the power failure that began Monday, cutting off the flow of cooling water to four pools used to store more than 8,800 nuclear fuel rods. It took Tepco almost a day to restore cooling to the first of the affected pools, with cooling of the final pool resuming early Wednesday.
Tepco said it would have taken several days for temperatures in the pools to have risen above the safe level of 65 degrees Celsius, or 149 degrees Fahrenheit. Still, the blackout served as an uncomfortable reminder to many Japanese about the continuing vulnerability of the plant, which had a triple meltdown in March 2011 after a huge earthquake and tsunami knocked out cooling systems. It was the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Two years later, the Fukushima plant still relies on makeshift cooling systems, some of which were built as stopgap measures in the frantic weeks and months after the accident. The spent fuel pools have been a particular source of concern because they contain far more radioactive material than the three reactor cores that melted down two years ago, forcing the evacuation of 160,000 people.
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posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 5:12 am
A colleague brought up the interesting question of whether LPA is appropriate if one's indicators are completely orthogonal. If the comparisons of LCA to factor analysis with a categorical latent variable is apt, it seems like an excellent point.
Yet it seems from a mixture perspective like the mixing of different distributions need not ALWAYS yield correlations of observed variables in the overall data. In fact, I wonder if one relaxes local independence within classes, and indicators are positively correlated in some classes but negatively or not correlated in others, a situation of "global independence" but not local independence could arise.
Would the application of LPA necessarily entail observed correlations among indicators? Or does it simply entail the presumption of unobserved heterogeneity which may or may not give rise to observed indicator correlations?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 8:24 am
I think LPA is appropriate with indicators that are uncorrelated. Imagine a 2-class situation, where in each class you have uncorrelated variables. Imagine a scatter plot in 2 dimensions (2 variables: y, x). If the class-specific scatters showing uncorrelated y and x for the 2 classes are positioned side by side on the x axis at the same y axis value, then y and x would be uncorrelated in the mixture (the full sample).
LPA generalized to allowing within-class correlation could also be relevant for variables that are uncorrelated in the mixture. For example, one class can have a negative correlation and the other class a positive one, canceling out in the mixture.
Kelly Schmeelk
posted on Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 11:58 am
I am receiving a warning message when I run my LPA about my variables being constrained to be correlated @ 0 within class. I'd like to relax this constraint. What should I add to my syntax to do so?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 2:13 pm
See UG ex 7.22.
Kelly Schmeelk
posted on Monday, April 19, 2010 - 7:04 pm
Thanks so much. Now that I've tried this new syntax, the indicator means within latent class are outside the range of my items. This was not the case with my original syntax (which contained the inter-correlation constraint). Any idea why and also how I can fix this to use the means in a meaningful way?
Linda K. Muthen
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"It wasn't a great game for us but one thing we always try to do is outwork the other team and put the effort in as sometimes the ball bounces your way and at the end of today's game, the ball bounced our way and we equalized," said goalkeeper Tally Hall who recorded three saves in the match. "We're buzzing right now because the cards were stacked against us a little and we showed great character to come back and tie the game."
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The cards Hall referred to were mostly red and yellow as the Dynamo picked up three yellow cards in the match and Jermaine Taylor was issued a red card that left Houston with only 10 men for the final 30 minutes of the match. Despite the cold temperatues and Taylor's red card, the Dynamo showed their resilience on Saturday, and with all of the momentum in Toronto's favor, Dominic Kinnear's squad continued to push for the equalizer and found it with only seconds to go in the match.
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It will be a fairly long list of specific images I'm looking for, but since most of them should be based on the same character, once the initial character design is approved it should move pretty quickly from there.
- A character in the style of the Fallout Pip Boy/Vault Boy character. I'm not looking for a copy, or a copyright violation, just something in that general style. To me that style can be summarized by retro "1950's gee-whiz neato thumbs up yeah!" - Simple drawings, clean lines.
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Gluten-Free Mac & CheeseRecipe By: Eric Vellend
Since this recipe uses less cheese than traditional mac and cheese, it's best to use quality aged cheeses for maximum flavour.
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 1⁄2 cups diced butternut squash
- 2 cups skim or 1% milk
- 1 lb. dried gluten-free pasta, such as penne, macaroni or casarecce
- 1 cup grated cheddar, 3-year or older
- 3⁄4 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving
- 1⁄4 cup finely grated Pecorino Romano
- 1⁄4 cup low-fat sour cream
- Freshly ground pepper, for serving
Directions Yield: Serves 6
- In large pot, place onion, squash and milk over high heat. When it starts to simmer, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until squash is soft, 20 minutes. Purée in blender until smooth. Return to pot. Keep warm over low heat.
- In large pot of salted water, boil pasta according to instructions on package. Drain.
- While pasta is cooking, gradually whisk cheeses into squash sauce until melted and emulsified. Whisk in sour cream. Season with salt.
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$2.1 million loan will help fund expansion of one of Bolivia's biggest sesame seed exporters to benefit 2,200 small farmers in Santa Cruz region The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $2.1 million loan to finance the expansion of Alimentos Naturales LATCO International S.A., one of Bolivia 's largest sesame seed exporters, a project that is expected to benefit 2,200 small sesame farmers in the Santa Cruz region.
IDB closes $3.6 million syndicated loan to provide access to finance for smallholder farmers
July 05, 2011
As many as 10,000 small farmers in nine countries to benefit from IDB loan to FOPEPRO The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has closed a $3.6 million loan to provide access to finance for smallholder producer groups and farmers associations in nine Latin American countries through a loan to the "Fund for Small Rural Producers in Latin America" or "Fondo para los Pequeños Productores Rurales en América Latina (FOPEPRO)."
IDB releases its 2010 Development Effectiveness Report
March 23, 2011
Report evaluates Bank's efforts in measuring its development impact in Latin America and the Caribbean The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has made strides to boost transparency, accountability and enhance the development impact of its investments in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the new edition of the IDB's 2010 Development Effectiveness Overview.
Report Underlines Value of Private Investment in Securing Haiti's Growth
January 28, 2011
World Economic Forum launches new report: Private Sector Development in Haiti: Opportunities for Investment, Job Creation and Growth Haiti can achieve sustainable growth with the support of international private sector Businesses should consider investment opportunities in Haiti More information on the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011: http://www.weforum.org DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland– Haiti can achieve GDP growth of 6-8% over the next decade, if the right public polic
IDB launches business plan competition for tourism projects in the Caribbean
December 10, 2009
The Inter-American Development Bank will hold a business plan competition for Caribbean tourism projects involving low-income communities in their value chains. The contest, organized by the IDB's Opportunities for the Majority Initiative, is open to companies based in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
Latin America needs microeconomic reforms to expand its middle class, Bill Clinton says
June 13, 2006
Latin America should carry out microeconomic reforms to clear the path for more poor people to join the middle class, instead of locking itself in a debate over fiscal discipline and social spending, former U.S. president Bill Clinton said today. In a public dialogue with the president of the Inter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, Clinton also commented on current issues such as immigration, alternative energy sources, climate change and the fight against AIDS.
"Dead capital" in 12 Latin American countries worth $1.2 trillion, according to report
June 12, 2006
Dwellings, rural properties and businesses in the informal or "extralegal" sector of 12 Latin American countries are worth more than $1.2 trillion, according to a report presented today at a conference at the Inter-American Development Bank. IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno said the study on informality in Latin America and the Caribbean, together with other research on poverty conducted or sponsored by the Bank, will help guide a new development initiative, Building Opportunity for the Majority.


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Gothenburg, Sweden, 29 November 2013: SKF announced that Kent Viitanen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Group People & Business Excellence. He will report to Tom Johnstone, SKF President and CEO, and be a member of SKF Group Management.
He will start in this new position on January 1, 2014 replacing Eva Hansdotter, who will leave the SKF Group to take up the position as HR Director for Stena Rederi AB.
Kent Viitanen joined SKF in 1988 and is currently the Director for SKF's Renewable Energy business. He has held a number of global managerial positions mainly within manufacturing, as well the position of HR Director for the former SKF Industrial Division.
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As part of our image quality testing for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1, we've shot our resolution chart.
If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Panasonic 3D1 is capable of resolving up to around 18 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.
See a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them.
Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:
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Adobe announced today that it would be rolling a new video component into its Flash Video Player 9 that promises to bring higher-quality Flash videos to Internet users. H.264—a favorite codec of Apple, Blu-Ray, and HD DVD—will be added to the Flash Player, along with High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) for audio. The beefed-up Flash Player will also include hardware-accelerated, multi-core fullscreen video playback—a "must" for anyone who loves watching more than 5 minutes of video on their computer screens.
This means that, for those of you who are big YouTube, Revver, MySpace Video, Funny Or Die, etc. etc. etc. fans, video quality should be noticeably better after that H.264 goodness starts trickling its way through the web. Adobe says that it hopes the new Flash Player 9 will give the technology a broader reach for video consumers. This leaves one wondering when Adobe will add the "stops being slower than molasses" feature for Mac users. Just kidding. Sort of.
The latest beta of Flash Player 9 is available online on Adobe's website—remember, beware of betas!—with a final ship date of "September."


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The BioShock movie isn't happening. Blame the special effects, blame the water, blame Hollywood. Whatever. It's Dead.
That doesn't mean there aren't bands of eager filmmakers roaming the internet, making fan films and trailers, like the one right up there. Because there are.
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Today's thought is that management is like a "pivot table".
If you are smart, you do thinking, documents and data ONCE and then display and share the information in many different views.
- You may need to do a high level exec summary = you give the answer
- You need to do a high level summary to peers = you show the summed answers and the final answer
- You need to share with a working group/committee = you share the work book with only the important columns and totals shows to give confidence that you can work out the answer
- You need to prove you know how to work the answer = you share all hidden tabs, raw data and formulas
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There are going to be some serious changes, and whomever gets in the good graces of MH are likely going to be getting the better end of changes.
Military conquest by the MHs isn't really necessary to completely up end the world as they can simply give their preferred faction the knowledge to make better technology, and flood it with weapons like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Rolling_Block_rifle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XjlxwdHEEY and a large supply of high explosives and this would likely allow that faction to dominate the surface. The ability of the MHs to influence the course of the world is nigh unlimited.


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A conservative advocacy group, the Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) has failed, at least so far, in its attempt to silence the Maine Municipal Association (MMA).
And, from the MHPC, there's an "Orweillian" irony.
In a very readable decision, Judge Woodcock said claims that the MMA trampled on others' free speech by their speech "lack legal merit."
Moreover, through all the proceedings for this suit, the MHPC was unclear about how the MMA's campaign activities undermine free speech. As the judge put it, "the Plaintiffs are vague about the precise constitutional claims they are making."
Rather than silencing speech, the MHPC should try persuasion
Like other cases on "government speech," the judge ruled that people can counter the MMA's speech by their own arguments — more speech — and by trying to change the MMA's position by democratic mechanisms — elections, petitioning, and changing laws.
[T]he Plaintiffs have an abundance of other avenues to pursue the relief they seek. Many are political. At the local level, they may run their own slate of candidates, who—if elected—would then be empowered to change municipal policy. Alternatively, they may petition their municipalities to take a different stance—whether by asserting themselves within MMA's internal governance structures or by withdrawing from MMA.
Ultimately, instead of trying to silence the MMA, the MHPC should try to persuade their fellow citizens to support their views.
As Judge Woodcock wrote:
A core principle of our system of government is that more speech is better than less, and the Plaintiffs remain free to make their own voices louder and more persuasive in the marketplace of ideas.
One irony remains
There is an irony surrounding this case involving how the MHPC reported its loss in this lawsuit.
In its on-line newsletter, the article on the decision bears the headline, "Federal Judge: Maine Municipal Association's PAC Activities 'Orwellian."
But in fact the judge said just the opposite.
The section in the decision that uses the term "Orwellian" is on page 54. Here's how it reads:
There is also a certain Orwellian aspect to the vision of government sponsored speech drowning out the voices of ordinary citizens and in so doing assuring the continued sustenance and primacy of government itself. See GEORGE ORWELL, NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1949). But here the Plaintiffs have not made the case, if it could be made, that government speech so dominated the debate that the views of others, including the Plaintiffs, were eclipsed.
Note how the argument is structured. It says that the vision presented is one where the government drowns out "the voices of ordinary citizens" and keeps itself in control, but those bringing the case didn't show this happened.
That spectre of government control of political discourse, invoked by MHPC, didn't actually exist.
So what's ironic about a headline that proclaims "Federal Judge: Maine Municipal Association's PAC Activities 'Orwellian"?
Well, "Orwellian" typically refers to speech that actually means the opposite of its reality.
Common slogans in George Orwell's 1984 were "war is peace," "freedom is slavery," and "ignorance is strength." In the book, the Ministry of Truth spread lies, the Ministry of Love carried out intimidation and torture, the Ministry of Peace waged war and the Ministry of Plenty rationed goods.
Since the decision explicitly rejected MHPC's claim — saying "the Plaintiffs have not made the case, if it could be made" that the MMA controlled the field of political discourse — what's Orwellian is MHPC's claim that Judge Woodcock said the Maine Municipal Association's approach was "Orwellian."


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