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It's not another bicycle race Ryder Hesjedal needs, but a hug. He'll get both Sunday when the cycling star rides in his hometown Tour de Victoria.
It has been a difficult season for the 32-year-old. A year after becoming the first Canadian to win one of cycling's three Grand Tours, Hesjedal had to abandon his Giro d'Italia title defence in May after contracting a virus.
He was riding second in the Tour of Switzerland in June when he crashed and hit his head, forcing another withdrawal. A few weeks later, he broke a rib during a fall in the opening stage of the Tour de France and laboured to a disappointing 70th-place finish.
What success Hesjedal enjoyed this summer was as a support rider, a worker helping Garmin-Sharp teammates win in Utah and, last week, Alberta. Sunday, his competitive season ended with a gutsy third-place finish at the Grand Prix of Montreal.
The year was not what Hesjedal envisioned when he embarked ambitiously on the 2013 season.
"I wanted to keep pushing after the (2012) Giro and not get complacent and just take it easy," he said before flying home from Montreal. "Yeah, it's been hard. They're all hard but there have been lots of good moments, too. This sport by no means is easy. Usually things aren't good more than they are good."
Things were particularly not good in Italy and France for the rider whose victory a year ago was more improbable for a Canadian than, say, a small, scrawny kid from Victoria being named the National Basketball Association's most valuable player. Steve Nash, of course, did that twice.
Hesjedal thought he could, too.
He rode among the overall leaders in the opening week of this year's Giro. But by the time he withdrew after 12 of 21 stages, Hesjedal had slipped to 38th.
"There was a virus going around," he said. "For cyclists, you're pushing your body so hard that a typical cold or flu virus ... it just takes hold of your respiratory system. You get it in your nose and throat and lungs. It hurt a lot of guys and we made the decision to not continue and try to regroup for the rest of the season. It was definitely tough.
"I kept trying and indications were my form was good going into the Tour de France and then, obviously, breaking my rib on the first day wasn't the best scenario. Trying to push through all those setbacks in the previous couple of months definitely added up and I just wasn't at my normal level. I finished the Tour pretty destroyed.
"I'm feeling good now. There's nothing major (wrong) but sometimes you can't be in top form in this sport. There are so many guys pushing for that."
Several of those guys are on Hesjedal's US-based Garmin-Sharp team. Rohan Dennis, the Australian who won the inaugural Tour of Alberta, is only 23 years old. Irishman Dan Martin, who won the ninth stage of the Tour de France, is 27. American Andrew Talansky, whose impressive 10th-place finish in France was much like Hesjedal's seventh-place breakthrough there in 2010, is 24.
Hesjedal, who recently extended his contract with Garmin-Sharp through 2015, may not be designated the leader — the rider for whom all others on the team work — if he is selected for the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France or Vuelta a Espana next summer.
"Racers go and race and it's easy to see who's in good form," Hesjedal explained. "No team selects a leader for a race if they know someone else is stronger. Obviously, plans change. If someone's in a better position than you are, then you adapt. That's what being a professional is.
"If someone looks more capable, I'm the first one to support that. That's the job. You can't win a big bike race without the support of guys who are capable of winning as well."
Hesjedal won't ride hard enough to win the Tour de Victoria on Sunday, but he'll get more love than anyone.
Hesjedal and former Canadian national mountain bike team buddy Seamus McGrath founded the event three years ago because, according to McGrath, they thought it would be cool to get friends and Vancouver islanders together for a fun ride on a beautiful course where Hesjedal grew up. It has become a charity event, supporting the GoodLife Kids Foundation and Hesjedal's own charity, Ryders Cycling Society of Canada.
"It's pretty unique," McGrath, the ride director, said. "There aren't many sporting events anywhere in the world where you get to ride with a superstar. You can't go play pickup hockey with the Canucks, but that's what this is like with Ryder. He's totally accessible. When we started this, I thought 1,000 riders would be a dream. We could have 2,000 this year. Entries are pouring in."
Everywhere, cycling seems to be booming. In Canada, each stage of the Grand Tours is now on television. Events like the Tour of Alberta, Grand Prix this weekend in Montreal and Quebec City and even Superweek in B.C. attract many thousands of spectators.
And mass participation rides like the RBC GranFondo Whistler, which drew 4,000 riders earlier this month, get bigger by the year.
The sport appears to have emerged stronger and more popular from the shameful pro-cycling doping scandals characterized by the shattered myth of Lance Armstrong, whose taint Hesjedal escaped after the Canadian began his road racing career as a member of Armstrong's notorious Discovery Channel team in 2005.
The Tour de France, won in July by Briton Chris Froome, came and went this year without a single positive result from 622 doping tests conducted on riders before and during the event.
"Those questions are always going to be there," Hesjedal said of cheating. "They're part of the sport now. You don't have to look far (back) to find it. But there are so many good things to look at, too. The sport deserves to be able to move forward, and the people in the sport now are doing everything they can to do that.
"The sport is, by far, in the best place it has ever been."


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Makerspace in Portsmouth is the place for tinkerers & inventorsBy BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent
February 10. 2013 5:37PM
PORTSMOUTH -- ONCE A MONTH, people meet at Portsmouth's Makerspace to chop bikes.
Pink-flowered BMX frames are cut and welded together with pieces of racers, spare parts from mountain bikes and whatever else is available to create a recycled and restyled one-of-a kind ride.
"It's relaxing and invigorating," said Kittery resident Tim Yeaton, who on a recent day was learning to weld parts for a cargo bike, a combination wheelbarrow and bicycle. "You're solving puzzles."
But cargo bikes are just the start of the stuff people are designing and building at Port City Makerspace, a community workshop, with tools and space for wood workers, welders, small boat builders, electronic gadgeteers and people who just can't stop inventing things. Members pay $50 a month to use an extensive collection of tools and wide open work areas.
"It's like having a membership to a fitness club," said Gorham native Clint Crosbie, who launched Makerspace with longtime friends Zak Robinson and Ross Beane. "Just like you can't have all that exercise equipment at your house, you can't have this many tools."
Makerspaces - aka hackerspaces or makeitlabs - are all part of a broad movement that's been gaining steam in cities and towns, libraries, schools and college campuses across the country. Although they share a basic philosophy and structure, workshops are independent and driven by the unique interests and needs of their communities.
At Nashua's Makeitlab, members are working together on an electric motorcycle. Port City Makerspace members sign up to learn how to build a dinghy with Bill Thomas of Maine's WoodenBoat School.
Still, the community aspect plays a big part in all of makerspaces or makeitlabs.
"Some people join adult sports leagues, some people go to bars, but there wasn't a focus for people who like to make things," Crosbie said.
And Makerspace's founders are all about leaning, innovating and inventing.
"I love this stuff," said Robinson as he looked for pieces to add to the frame of the cargo bike taking shape in Makerspace's metal shop. "I go to work and dream up projects and say to myself, 'This just has to be done.'"
Robinson, an engineer at Shoals Marine Laboratory, and Crosbie, a before- and after-school instructor, have been pounding nails since they were kids.
"We always had access to tools," said Robinson, whose dad was a logger. "We fixed things because we couldn't afford to buy new things."
Crosbie's dad and grandfather were both machinists, which gave him a chance to understand the value of that trade and other types of practical knowledge. In high school, he decided to take up blacksmithing because he wanted to learn a dying skill.
"There's a lot of things we're not really doing any more because we don't need those skills to make money," he said. "But those skills are transferable skills."
And Makerspace is committed to transferring transferable skills to anyone who wants to learn. Different classes, presentations and events are always on the calendar.
Crosbie teaches a beginner's class in woodworking, and Robinson teaches introduction to metalworking, which filled up and sold out early this month.
"Welding is really sexy," Crosbie said. "You're wielding the power of Zeus and hellfire."
Makerspace members work closely with newcomers to make sure they know how to wield hellfire and power tools. Crosbie admitted it can be a little nerve-wracking to put a table saw or a torch in a beginner's hands, but Makerspace's priorities are safety, education and fun.
"If you're not safe, and you're not learning, then chances are you're not having any fun," he said.
Dan Bolan, a student at the University of New Hampshire who's new to Makerspace, gives the workshop teachers high marks.
"I met some of the guys, and I told them I had zero experience, but that didn't matter," said Bolan, as he filed down a piece of metal for the cargo bike. "These guys are really open and their teaching is so laid back, it's great."
Crosbie and Robinson run classes, but business members, friends and other experts also bring their skills and experience to the Makerspace table. Jesse Fox, a designer from Newmarket's Independent Fabrications, which builds custom-made bikes, comes every month to help with the bike chop shop.
Fox likes sharing what he knows about bike design, but he likes picking up new ideas and information.
"If you come here you learn just by looking around the room," Fox said. "That's what creates a community."
There's a fee for most classes, but Makerspace also hosts plenty of free events like the Hacker's Lounge, where people can brainstorm on how to hack or find new and unintended uses for all type of parts and products. And anyone with a broken coffee maker or problematic laptop can bring it to the monthly Repair Cafe, and Makerspace members will take their best shot at fixing it.
Makerspace has plans to grow and add new equipment and classes. An auto repair shop is a possibility, but Makerspace is open to exploring all new ideas. The goal is to do for design and production what the Internet did for publishing - open the door and give the skills and opportunities to anyone who wants them.
"It's about tools and technology," Crosbie said. "We're empowering people to deal with the world around them, as complicated as it is."


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Artists invited to Snowdown exhibit
Regional artists are invited to submit works for the Snowdown edition of the Lost Dog Art Spectacle. This years theme is Get Your Geek On. Bring your most awkward piece of art and share it with others. There is no fee to participate, but artists must be on the list to be included. Work is due Jan. 31. Reserve a space by email to email@example.com or call 759-8404.
Auditions set for summer theater series
Men and women between the ages of 18 and 60 are invited to audition for two summer Neil Simon productions, the musical Theyre Playing our Song and the comedy Plaza Suite. Auditions will be held Feb. 16; individual appointments will be from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and the dance call and callbacks will be from 4-5:30 p.m. Prepare a song (a cappella or with a CD) and a short comedic monologue no more than two minutes total. Performances for Theyre Playing our Song will be Thursdays and Saturdays from June 27 through Aug. 31; rehearsals will begin June 5. Performances of Plaza Suite are Fridays from July 5 through Aug. 30; rehearsals will begin June 12. All positions are paid.
Call Diane Panelli at 259-2606, ext. 19, to sign up for an audition time.
Durango artist to juror Farmington show
Durango artist Ann Smith will be the juror for the 27th annual Riverfest indoor art fair, which will be held May 24-26 in conjunction with the festival on the Animas River in Farmington.
The deadline for artist submissions is Feb. 28, and the entry fee is $25 for nonmembers of the Northwest New Mexico Arts Council ($20 for members). The art fair is open to all artists living in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The fair promotes original art in various mediums with all artists on site.
Pick up a prospectus at the Farmington Library, 2101 Farmington Ave., download from www.NWNMAC.org or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to NWNMAC, Attn: Riverfest Fine Arts and Crafts Fair, P.O. Box 2235, Farmington, NM 87499.
For more information, call Tim Gordon (505) 486-0403 or email email@example.com.
Learn square dancing at the Senior Center
Any and all are welcome to learn to square dance with The San Juan Square Dance Club. Couples and singles are invited to a beginners class from 6-7:30 p.m. today at the Durango La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 N. Main Ave. The first class is free.
For more information, call Louis or Judy Norton at 884-1338.
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A set of stubborn myths are driving the development of mobile experiences that frustrate more than delight. "Info snacking." "The distracted, rushed mobile user." Those behaviors don't always, or even usually, exist, yet too often we design solely for those contexts, creating mobile apps as lite versions of their desktop counterparts. Instead, mobile apps should almost always do MORE than their desktop counterparts. "Tapworthy" author Josh Clark explains the difficult craft of designing simple interfaces for complex mobile apps, sharing techniques for future-friendly mobile efforts and, along the way, debunking seven stubborn mobile myths.
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The St. Louis County Library Foundation is pleased to present acclaimed crime fiction author Alex Grecian for a discussion and signing of his latest thriller "The Black Country" on Thursday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at Library Headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from Barnes & Noble.
Scotland Yard's Murder Squad returns with an extraordinary new case by the author of the highly acclaimed historical thriller "The Yard."
The inhabitants of the British Midlands call it the "Black Country," and with good reason. Bad things can happen there. When three members of a prominent family disappear from the coal-mining village of Blackhampton in the Midlands – and a human eyeball is discovered in a bird's nest – the local constable sends for help from Scotland Yard's new Murder Squad.
Sir Edward Bradford sends Inspector Walter Day and Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith, fresh off the grisly murders of "The Yard," and they quickly realize they've stepped into something much more bizarre and complicated than they thought. The villagers have very intense, intertwined histories. Everybody bears a secret. Superstitions abound, especially a local legend about a monster that some of them claim they've seen. Added to that, a flu outbreak is killing off some of the inhabitants and the village itself is slowing sinking into the mines below it.
The policemen soon realize they, too, may be in over their heads, and not even the arrival of forensics pioneer Dr. Bernard Kingsley seems to help. In fact, the more the three of them investigate, the more they realize that they may never be allowed to leave.
After leaving a career in advertising, working on accounts that included Harley-Davidson and The Great American Smokeout, Alex Grecian returned to his first love: writing fiction. He created the long-running and critically acclaimed graphic novel series "Proof," which NPR named one of the best books of 2009. One of the "Proof" storylines is set in the 1800s and inspired Grecian's debut novel "The Yard," a critically-acclaimed, national bestseller.
Program sites are accessible. Upon two weeks notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Contact St. Louis County Library by phone 314-994-3300 or visit www.slcl.org.


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Storylines: Nationals Park is the outdoor setting for the Winter Classic and the teams' second meeting this season. The Hawks have won five of seven, including their last two. The Caps are 6-3-1 in their last 10 and are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers on Monday.
Trending: Hawks winger Patrick Sharp has two goals and four assists in his last five games, while teammate Patrick Kane has six goals and eight assists in his last nine games. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Caps in scoring with 12 goals and 26 assists.
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About a dozen children from the Oakland Beach Boys and Girls Club earned certificates of completion Friday from three Warwick Police Department officers, as the WPD educated them about self-defense tactics against strangers and predators through a program, radKids. The 10-hour program, which took place during the course of multiple days, also teaches the children about empowerment, including the importance of avoiding drugs and alcohol, anti-bullying, how to properly cross the street and safety around motor vehicles. Sandra Cain, 9, a student at Oakland Beach Elementary School, gets a high-five from Officer Steve Lombardi. "I learned a lot of skills and that if anybody put their hands on me it's not my fault and that I can tell someone," Sandra said. Also in the photo is Officer Gilda Fortier. Not pictured is Officer Jim Wenneman. (Warwick Beacon photo by Jessica A. Botelho)


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For some reason we don't have a general news thread, just weird news. Post news and get angry at other people having different opinions.
"Ako si Tsarli."
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well, it seems europe, or at least France, will intensify the vigilance over the weapon trafic and be more exigent with the terrorism prevention pollicy.
ah yeah, Paris yesterday was REALLY crowded.
How'd these guys get a rocket launcher?
And also that guy that correctly identified that these heavily armed men were carrying kalashnikovs. And thought they were police.
Also. French woman who works opposite me (wish she did not) - her response to that news. "Meh, it's Charlie Hebdo." "It's not a terror attack." "It's Charlie Hebdo, someone was gonna do it at some point."
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Also - more appropriate threa for me to spam. uehehheheh.
(actually I wonder if I should start other news thread now)
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that said good job, nobody lit a mosque on fire as retort here
Because that's how the whole terrorism incident sounds like: A person getting wasted because he made fun of someone.
Uh, regardless of that I think crazy and fanatic people still gonna kill people and do their thing.
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I'm gonna go clean the kitchen
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What people have to understand is that people's faith is very important to them. I am not excusing these men's actions which lead the death of many and themselves but I am simply saying that we must try and understand what drove them to their actions. At this point I'm finding it hard to tell weather the west is getting what it deserves for years of colonisation ect or that Islamist extremists are kicking back far to hard which causes more hate which will encourage more attacks.
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Imagine if someone insulted something you really cared about and how you would feel basically.
Yeah same but these people did. One problem is that a lot of people can't draw the line between satire and something to be insulted by. Part of me thinks that this was just something that may have tipped them over the edge.
I bought the next issue of Charlie Hebdo
~Keo Today at 11:17 PM
that's horrific, I want it
It's not really about feeling insulted by it, it's more that they were essentially carrying out vigilante justice from their point of view. A crime was committed and went unpunished in their eyes.
It sounds like a dumb distinction to make but essentially you aren't going to be able to "imagine" what it means or whatever, it's not something you can really empathize with if you are not slavishly devoted to a religion or ideology to the point where an insult is no longer an insult but rather a crime that needs to be judged.


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Be immersed in the Arctic as you voyage around Spitsbergen
The call of the Arctic has a particular allure – a promise of vast icy plains, untouched fjords and wildlife rarely seen anywhere else. This voyage captures the essence of the Arctic, taking you on an unforgettable trip around Spitsbergen, the largest island of Norway's Svalbard archipelago. It boasts a rich array of rocky coasts, glimmering fjords and glacial structures. As you circumnavigate the island, get up close with the wild beauty of the landscape; hike towering glaciers, explore remote coves and roam through flowering tundras. There's plenty of opportunity to spot iconic wildlife, with polar bears, Arctic foxes, walruses and many varieties of seabirds all living in Spitsbergen's vast wilderness. Take a breath of crisp northern air and let the endless winter wash over you.
Uncover the incredible landscape of Spitsbergen, from the quirky northernmost city of Longyearbyen and brilliantly blue glaciers like the '14th July Glacier', to stunning fjords and towering mountains and cliffs
There are few things as unique and memorable as experiencing bright sunlight in the middle of the night – try it for yourself with the 24 hours sunlit Spitsbergen
Scour sheets of ice and hopefully be rewarded with unforgettable sightings of the ruler of the Arctic – the Polar Bear
Endless sunlight brings with it endless wildlife-viewing opportunities – seek out elusive Arctic foxes, breaching whales, lounging masses of walruses, and enchanting seabirds dotted along the cliffs of Alkefjellet
Get even closer to this amazing environment with optional activities like snowshoeing, hiking, and gliding along pristine waters between icebergs in a sea kayak
As you'd expect, temperatures in the Arctic are very cold. A warm parka will be provided along with waterproof boots and unlimited hot drinks, but you should also bring base layers and lots of warm clothing. Please see the trip notes for further important information about what to bring.
Weather depending, you will be making regular excursions in a Zodiac boat to explore the local area and look for wildlife. It can get very cold and wet on the Zodiac, so make sure you are dressed appropriately and that you keep your camera safe and dry. Sturdy sea legs are needed as you make wet and dry landings from the boat, and on steep terrain, snow and other uneven surfaces. Some ships have a lot of stairs, so please hold on to the handrails if seas are rough.
The weather plays a pivotal part in this adventure and although there's an itinerary in place, there are no guarantees that you'll be able to do everything that is planned for. A level of flexibility and openness to embracing the unexpected are important in expedition travel, especially to such a remote area.
This trip takes places during the time of year that Spitsbergen enjoys 24-hour daylight. Just one of the benefits of this is that incredible wildlife can be seen at any time of the day – be prepared to be woken at any time so as to not miss out on exciting animal sightings.
Polar bears are one of the most incredible and appealing animals on the planet, but they are also powerful predators with little fear of humans. Therefore it's necessary to be aware of the guidelines surrounding any contact with Polar bears. Follow your leader's instructions and do not stray from your group – your leader carries equipment to protect you.
On this itinerary, you'll be travelling aboard the Ocean Nova.
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There are currently no scheduled departures on our Spitsbergen in Depth trip. If you are interested in other trips in the region visit one of the links below.
Arctic and Antarctic bookings have an increased deposit requirement of 20% of the full voyage cost (before any discount). The balance is due 120 days before departure.
If a booking is cancelled 120 days or more before departure - the cancellation fee is the full loss of the deposit paid.
If a booking is cancelled between 119 days and departure - the cancellation fee is 100% of the total price of the voyage.
Other fees may apply for air tickets and other arrangements booked in conjunction with a Polar voyage.
Kayaking is available to book on all Arctic voyages except on Icebreakers. Kayaking must be booked prior to departure and incurs an additional cost. Spaces are limited so please enquire at time of booking. Some previous, recent experience is essential. Snowshoeing and hiking is also offered on some itineraries. These activities are at no additional cost and do not need to be pre-booked. See the itinerary for Adventure options available on this voyage.
Your voyage is operated by our sister company, Quark Expeditions. All accommodation and transfer arrangements as listed in the itinerary are also operated by Quark Expeditions or their local representatives.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Stock futures pointed to a modest bounce at the open on Wednesday, with investors set to scrutinize comments by Federal Reserve members and the minutes from the central bank's most recent meeting.
Retailers are in the premarket spotlight with shares of Lowe's Cos., Target Corp. and Tiffany & Co. rising after quarterly results.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJM4 rose 67 points, or 0.4%, to 16,404, while those for the S&P 500 index US:SPM4 gained 7.2 points, or 0.4%, to 1,875.30. Futures for the Nasdaq-100 US:NDM4 added 12 points, or 0.3%, to 3,608.75.
Ahead of a clutch of Fed speakers, retail results are in the spotlight. On Tuesday, that sector helped drag the Dow industrials DJIA, -0.10% to a triple-digit loss, after disappointing earnings from TJX Cos. TJX, +0.84% and Staples Inc. US:SPLS among others. Target, Lowe's, Williams-Sonoma are stocks to watch
Ahead of Wall Street's open, home-improvement retailer Lowe's LOW, -0.06% reported first-quarter earnings of 61 cents on sales of $13.09 billion. Earnings came in ahead of analyst expectations by one penny a share, but sales missed an average estimate of $13.89 billion. Lowe's also lifted its per-share earnings view for 2015. Shares were last down nearly 1% in premarket.
Shares of Tiffany TIF, -0.27% rose 6.9% premarket, after the luxury-jewelry maker reported sales and earnings that beat estimates and lifted its outlook for fiscal 2015. Japan sales surged 20%.
Target TGT, +0.21% gained 0.4% premarket after the discount chain posted adjusted quarterly earnings of 70 cents a share, versus forecasts for 71 cents, on sales that roughly matched expectations. The report is getting particular scrutiny, given the retailer's weak performance over the past year. On Tuesday, the company replaced the president of its struggling Canadian business.
On the downside, PetSmart Inc. US:PETM was last down 8% premarket, after it reduced its outlook as it delivered its quarterly results.
Yellen, Dudley speeches, minutes ahead
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will deliver the commencement speech at Yankee Stadium for New York University students at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The Fed chief is part of a busy Fed lineup for Wednesday.
New York Fed President William Dudley, who is a voting member of the Fed policy committee, will hold a quarterly press briefing on regional labor markets and economic conditions at 11 a.m. Eastern Time.
Read: Dudley's speech may have given a preview of Fed minutes
Kansas City Fed President Esther George, who is not a voting member this year, will deliver a speech in Washington on the economy and banking at 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time. Voting-member Minneapolis Fed President Kocherlakota will speak on monetary policy and the economy at the Economic Club of Minnesota at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser added to Wall Street's Tuesday woes after he said the Fed may need to act sooner rather than later if the economy accelerates.
Investors will get a look at the minutes of the latest Fed meeting at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, which could reveal details of when, and by how much, interest rates will be raised. The Fed continued to taper at its April 30 meeting, saying activity had "picked up recently" after a winter slowdown.
In overseas markets, European stocks SXXP, +0.10% made small gains as investors kept an eye on key European Parliament elections and purchasing-manager index data due later in the week. U.K.stocks UKX, +0.48% fell for a third day and the British pound GBPUSD, +0.0913% jumped against the dollar after the release of minutes from the Bank of England's latest meeting that were viewed as hawkish.
Asian stocks posted moderate losses across the board, with the Nikkei 225 index NIK, -1.87% off 0.6% and the Bank of Japan leaving its monetary policy on hold at its latest meeting.
Gold for June delivery GCM4, +0.00% dipped, while oil for July delivery CLN4, +0.00% pared gains ahead of a report on U.S. supply data. Citigroup also raised its Brent oil forecasts for 2014 and 2015 on Wednesday.
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The safety of stimulant medications on the developing baby during pregnancy is unknown because pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials that study the effects of medication on them. The effects of medications used in pregnancy depend on many factors, such as:
Stimulant medications, such as amphetamines like Adderall or methylphenidates like Concerta, Ritalin LA and Metadate CD, are all considered "Category C" medications. This means that studies of animals exposed to these medications have shown a negative effect on their developing pups, but there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in humans to allow healthcare providers to make conclusions about the effects of these medications on human pregnancies. A Category C label also means that the benefits of using these medications during pregnancy may be acceptable despite its potential risks.
This is why it's important for all women to talk with their doctor if they are pregnant or are planning a pregnancy and are using any medications. Together you can weigh the risks and benefits of managing your ADHD with the potential risks of using the medication during pregnancy.
If you are thinking about getting pregnant, or are already pregnant and taking medication to treat your ADHD, here are some important questions to consider that you may wish to discuss further with your doctor:
Lists of safe medications during pregnancy
Many Internet websites post lists of medications that are safe to take during pregnancy. But for many of the medications listed, there is not enough known to determine their safety or risk for use during pregnancy. Don't make decisions about medication use during pregnancy based on lists you find online. Instead use the lists as a starting point to talk with your doctor. Don't stop or start taking any type of medication that you need without first talking with a healthcare provider. A conversation with a healthcare provider can help ensure that you are taking only what is necessary.
Accidental exposure
Sometimes women take medication before they realize that they are pregnant. When this happens, they may worry about the effects of the medication on their unborn baby. The first thing a woman who is pregnant or who is planning on becoming pregnant should do is talk with her healthcare provider. Some medications are harmful when taken during pregnancy, but others are unlikely to cause harm.
Non-medication treatments for ADHD
When discussing your ADHD treatment plan with your doctor you may wish to inquire about non-medication treatments for ADHD that might be suitable before or during pregnancy in addition to medication, or in lieu of medication. You may wish to discuss non-medication treatments with your doctor such as:
Further Information on pregnancy and medication:
Treating For Two is CDC's initiative to improve the health of women and babies by working to identify the safest treatment options for the management of common conditions before and during pregnancy.
MotherToBaby provides information, in English and Spanish, for women and healthcare providers on the risks and safety of taking medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding. To speak with an OTIS counselor, you can call 1-866-626-6847.
LactMed is a database of medications that women might be exposed to while breastfeeding. The database is hosted by the National Library of Medicine. It contains information about the medication, ways it might affect the mother or baby, and potential alternatives to consider.


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Your first encounter with a singing bard in any major inn or city will most certainly bring up talk of a famous Bards College for aspiring performers. Found in Solitude, the Bards College doesn't just accept anyone -- you'll need to prove yourself first before you are formerly inducted into the esteemed Bards College.
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The Bards-related miscellaneous tasks aren't full-fledged quests; more like favors. However, it pays to do them, as your Skills will benefit from the automatic increases you receive.
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Obama waits: A terror threat growsEDITORIAL
August 24. 2014 8:04PM
President Obama's response to the beheading of journalist James Foley was to get dressed, read some strong words, and return to the golf course. He is back from vacation today. Now what?
'From governments and peoples across the Middle East, there has to be a common effort to extract this cancer so that it does not spread,' Obama said last week, passing the buck. '...And we will continue to confront this hateful terrorism and replace it with a sense of hope and civility.' Confront it how? With what? When?We hope the President's delay in killing as many of our new enemy as possible stems from secret attempts to free remaining hostages. If not, we are projecting weakness by responding with words to people who communicate in deeds. Obama does politics the Chicago way - you hit him, he hits you harder. In foreign affairs, he is timid, and that has great costs.
Obama said the group that murdered Foley 'has no place in the 21st century.'
Then let's bomb the bastards back to the 7th. Every day we delay, they get stronger.


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Josh Cranston '12 on Sustainable Habits, Christian Ritual, and Creation Care
A prestigious Fulbright Scholarship offered Josh Cranston '12 the opportunity to spend the 2012-2013 academic year researching environmental sustainability at the University of Oslo in Norway. He attended classes toward a master's degree in culture, environment and sustainability at the Centre for Development and Environment. Though Cranston anticipated researching grey ecology and urban sustainability, his studies took a surprising theological turn. As he thought about ways of encouraging people to adopt more sustainable behaviors, he realized that more information isn't necessarily the answer. Instead, he considered the role habit plays in shaping behavior. Cranston believes we need to rehabituate ourselves to more sustainable behaviors, and that Christian rituals can shape how we relate to the Earth.
Cranston continues to work on his master's thesis through the University of Oslo in Norway remotely and anticipates completing it this year. He lives with his wife, Rachel (Zahniser '12) Zahniser-Cranston, in Wichita, Kansas, where he also works part-time as a gardener with a youth gardening program for at-risk teens.
He recently shared with us the thoughts behind his master's thesis (below).
"Despite all the information available to the public about the imminent dangers of climate change and the persistent efforts of environmental advocates, people have not changed their behavior and adopted more sustainable lifestyles. In short, though the problem looms large and people know about it, the Western world still largely operates as if it is business-as-usual."
MORE INFORMATION vs. CHARACTER FORMATION
"I contend that the problem is not so much a dearth of information, but an inadequate character formation, or in other words, we have certain habits of consumption, heating, cooling, etc. that the imposition of more intellectual knowledge cannot easily overcome. To have a habit is to have a different kind of knowledge, a knowledge seated in the body (rather than the mind) that is direct, immediate, and not necessarily cognitive."
"To counter the problem of unsustainable habits, therefore, requires much more than the mental gymnastics proposed by most environmental advocates; instead, it calls for new social practices that incorporate the body in different movements and rhythms and cultivate by means of repetition the kinds of virtuous dispositions (i.e. temperance, patience, justice) that can respond constructively to the problem of climate change."
Above: Josh and Rachel hiking in Norway.
"I also contend that the Christian church has the resources internal in its tradition to inculcate and sustain this kind of character of environmental virtue precisely because the church life integrally involves certain rituals, like baptism and Eucharist among others, that constitute particularly potent social practices. The space of Christian worship is a powerfully formative place, a liminal space where the church learns what it means to be the church, i.e. Christ's body, by practicing being the body of Christ."
"In particular, I believe that the practice of Eucharist has great import for Christianity and the environment, because it teaches the church in a very tangible manner that to be Christ's body requires attending to the lives and needs of others. In short, Eucharistic practice requires and creates church unity, and in this church unity the people of God learn that their actions and interactions have implications that multiply beyond the purview of the single individual.
This, in effect, is an ecological maxim: "You can never just do one thing" and the church stands well poised to appreciate and act on this environmental insight given that it learns just that every week at the communion table. Baptism too is riddled with environmental symbolism, for like the Eucharist it concerns the unity of the body, but achieves this in a ceremony that instructs us in the natural rhythms of life, death and rebirth. Christianity, thus, has some of the practical tools necessary to reform our environmentally destructive habits by reforming us into people of Christian (and by logical extension) virtue."
"I approach this topic through the lens of Aristotle and his philosophy of action in particular to better understand the original question of why people have not changed their behavior according to their knowledge. I also am indebted to the work of James K.A. Smith for his work on Christian education and Maurice Merleau-Ponty for his philosophy of perception that so prizes the primacy of the body."
"I can see two immediate environmentally relevant implications from the ritual of the Eucharist, beyond the significant fact that we celebrate each week with grains of the earth and fruits of the vine. First, learning to be a member in a body larger than one's self is exactly the kind of habit we need to combat climate change because behaving sustainably at base means thinking and acting altruistically, that is with others in mind. Second, in the Eucharist, we learn that we are what we eat; we become part of the Body of Christ just as we consume the Body of Christ. More precisely, what we eat incorporates us into it. Consumption entails formation, or incorporation. This Eucharistic logic, when applied to today's food culture reveals grotesque results: America's food, even a lot of the "organic" food, is the result of monocultural production techniques and mass industrial farming reliant on fossil fuels."


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Series leader to fly under radar at supercross round
HE LEADS the series but is unlikely to be the man most riders will be out to beat in tonight's Australian Supercross Championships round at Toowoomba Showgrounds.
Jay Marmont rides for Troy Carroll's Toowoomba-based Monster Energy Kawasaki team and holds a five-point lead at the top of the Pro Open standings ahead of Yamaha rider Daniel McCoy.
But the appearance of international motocross star Chad Reed for three rounds of the series has him as the rider a lot of competitors will be keen to beat.
Marmont is one of those guys hoping to relegate Reed down the finishing order, especially as he would love to build on his series lead before the final round in Newcastle next Saturday.
The series leader had to settle for second in the latest round at Phillip Island a fortnight ago but is keen to turn the tables on Reed, who rode in Australia for the first time in years during that round.
"Chad's an exceptional rider and he'll be hard to beat any weekend but it was the closest I've finished to Chad for a long time," Marmont said of finishing two seconds behind Reed at Phillip Island.
"If I can give him a run and try and take that start away from him and try and put a bit more pressure on him that would be good."
And given Marmont and his team spend about 12 weeks testing in Toowoomba, he was keen to do well at Toowoomba Showgrounds.


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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara Track and Field team spent their first weekend of spring break tearing it up in the Cal Poly Invitational at Cal Poly. The men's team recorded 141.5 points to top the home team, Cal Poly, which secured 135 points. They were followed by in by Fresno State's 77.5 third place and Cal State Bakersfield 25 point fourth. The women also blew away the competition scoring 98 points followed again by Cal Poly who ended with 79. Fresno managed a close third with 75 points while Cal St. bakersfield brought up fourth place with 39 points and Running Divas posted one point for fifth and last place.
Senior Gaucho Beidi Beer ran an 11 flat 100m dash for fourth place earning the Gaucho's four points in his category. Junior Jennifer Carey also placed fourth in the women's 100m dash with a 12.66 time gaining UCSB three of their total 98 points.
Gaucho's track truly showed what they were made of in the Men's 400m dash where Senior Ryan Martin, Junior Jimmy Martin, and Sophomore Winton Mguyen swept first, second, and third for a combined total of 22 points. Their times were 47.36, 48.54, and 49.44 respectively. The Women's team did almost equally as well in the 400m Dash as Junior Amanda Rodrigues ran a 57.73 for second place closely followed by sophomore teammate Camille Petty with 57.74. Senior Gaucho Lauren Kodama also placed in fourth with a 58.13 time to add to the women's accumulated event total of 9 points.
The 800m Run was close competition between Cal Poly and Santa Barbara but freshman Shyan Vaziri and Senior Rusty Parker landed both first and second place with times of 1:52.24 and 1:54.14 for a combined 14 points. They were followed by three Cal Poly athletes who just couldn't quite seem to catch up. Senior Justine Diaz took first place for the women in their 800m run with 2:11.27 for 8 points and yet another UCSB victory.
The Men's 1,500m run saw Juan Paredes pull through with a third place at a time of 3:51.93. Andrea Jacobs stole third for the women's event as well at a time of 4:34.18. Anthony Ortolan and Jeremy Acosta put blue and gold through the finish line at second and third place of the men's 5,000m race with times of 14.58.84 and 15:06.49 respectively while sophomore Danielle Moreno brought in 6 more Gaucho points with a 5,000m run first place in the women's division at a time of 17.23.76. Her closest follower was teammate Ali Palmer who took second with a time of 18:06.60. The women also placed fifth , sixth, and seventh (Bailey Miller, Megan Petkoic, and Jessica Chadwick) for an extra three points.
The Gauchos only saw more success in the hurdles divisions as three of of the five scoring positions of the men's 110m went to UC Santa Barbara Athletes. Sophomore Sean Johnson took first with a time of 14.86 followed in third and fourth by teammates Mikael Powers (15.11) and Derek Masterson (15.60) for a total of 13 points. Freshman Humberto Garcia brought the Men another three points with his 56.09 second place in the 400m hurdles. Senior Barbara Nwaba also represented the Gauchos in the women's 100m hurdles with a first place at 14.18 granting her team six more points. Teammates Cherise Dixon and Monae Dale brought another ten points with their 1:08.86 and 1:11.48 second and third places in the Women's 400m hurdles.
The Men's 3,000m steeplechase was almost solely dominated by UC Santa barbara athletes as they landed 17 point from a first place win by Senior Andrew Pilavjian who ran a 9:24.24 race. Third was awarded to Freshman Bryce Rause who ran a 9:30.49 and fourth and fifth to sophomores Austin Goodheart (9:41.74) and Kenneth Raedel (9:58:02).
The Men's 1x400m relay team (Walker, Vowels, Harvey, Beer) settled a 42.05 third place while the Women's 4x400m relay team (Petty, McMillion, Rodrigues, Nwaba) saw a 3:57.31 minute second place for 6 points.
UCSB held strong through the field events as well. Junior Mitchell Haag took first place in the Men's high jump with a jump of 2.00m. Andrew Curry brought in another 2.5 points with his fourth place Pole Vault mark of 4.55m and Derek Masterson had a second place long jump score of 6.68m which, combined with teammates Michael Powers and John Walsh 6.56 fourth place and 6.55 fifth place, earned a total of 6.5 points for the Gauchos. Joshua Kimbrough added another 6 points with his 13.34m Second place in triple jump. Arthur Dyson also threw in his two points from fifth place with a 13.17m jump.
The Women's team was steady throughout the field events as well. Barbara Nwaba took first in the high jump with a 1.8m score. Teammate Helena Montin added an extra point in fifth with a 1.7 jump. Junior Veronica Gines also placed top scores in the Women's long jump with 5.04m for second place.
Gaucho's continued to prosper in the field events as senior Alex Umstead placed first with a 17.13m shot put score closely followed by freshman teammate Kyke Strawn who took third with a 15.48m throw. Senior Julian Samson placed second in the Men's discuss throw at 46.30m while senior Chris Hamilton took second in his Hammer Throw event with a score of 54.48. Many points were earned in these events by the Women's team as well including the 6 earned by junior Irene Kujore who had a shot put score of 14.69 for second place. She also landed a solid lead in first place of the discuss throw with a score of 46.0m sharp. Her closest competitor reached only a 43.00m. Kujore's victories did not stop there. She also managed a very strong first place in the hammer throw putting up a 56.61m score. Second place lagged behind at 51.98m. Teammate Barbara Nwaba brought in another strong three points in the Javelin event with her 39.58 second place.
Overall, both the men's and women's Gaucho teams infused the Cal Poly invitational with an abundance of effort that was answered with exponential success. They stand to enter the upcoming Cal/Nevada Championship in Claremont, California with heads held high in attempt to continue their phenomenal streak.


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Use PCO Choice with large amounts of water to treat your yard, lawn and garden organically for effective control of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, flies, chiggers, no-see-ums, mites, moths, Japanese beetles, scorpions, carpet beetles, ants, mole crickets, termites, box elder bugs, silver fish, roaches, palmetto bugs, lice and numerous other non-beneficial insects. PCO Choice provides the ultimate in control of grubs when applied to turf areas such as sod farms or golf courses experiencing subterranean infestations resulting in damage to the sod.
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The Verge sits down with Sony's president and CEO for a chat.
(Skip forward 11 minutes for Hirai's opinions on gaming, the success of the PS Vita, and a small hint towards the Playstation 4.)
Focus more on the Vita and stop releasing TVs that nobody can afford.
very interesting interview, i got the feeling kaz was talking about the ps4 at times lol and for the first time ever im really interested in a sony phone, Xperia Z might be my new cell phone purchase.
Don't forget that you need to release the ps4 within six months after the x-box 720 or you will lose again.
PS4 should come in three years. Let the others have a head start, make your money back Sony. You wanted to give the public innovative hardware by putting a blu ray player in the PS3 and it bit you in the ass. Cheap is the way to go for consumers.
If they want to sell this 4k tv's please compare this tv to a regular 1080p tv's. Let us see the real difference and no shiny advertisment we can not understand.
PS the xperia Z will be my next phone:D Water resistent instant buy!


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Very warm, woody and dry, with a touch of sweetness as it develops. As I'm a sucker for dry woody scents, personally, I'd jump at it.
Not really sure that the profile fits with your tastes when I looked at your wardrobe and samples. Seems like a good price, so maybe you could sell it on for little or no loss if you don't like it?


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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fox's entertainment chief said Monday he wants to blow up the way television has done business for generations because it often doesn't work.
Kevin Reilly has taken a step in that direction by doing away with pilot season — the frantic period in the spring when broadcast networks make test episodes of dozens of potential new shows to put some on the fall schedule.
"Honestly, it's nothing short of a miracle that the talent is able to produce anything of quality in that environment," Reilly said.
Reilly said Fox has about 10 shows in various stages of development already, with episodes being written, and casting and shooting of episodes ready to go. One series well in the works is "Gotham," which will follow Batman as a boy until he first puts on a cape.
Fox's viewership is up 4 percent this year, but it is down among youthful viewers that represent its target audience, according to the Nielsen Co.
Some long-running shows such as "Glee" and "The X-Factor" are sharply down in ratings. But the success of the new shows "Sleepy Hollow" and "Master Chef Junior" has been a big help. Both already have been renewed for new seasons.
Traditional ratings are becoming increasingly meaningless, Reilly noted. The audience for "Sleepy Hollow" nearly doubles when time-shifted viewing is taken into account, he said. Fox is also finding that people who stream episodes on sites such as Hulu are often more attentive viewers.
Because of television's traditional calendar, creators often find themselves rushing to get series ready during the summer and sometimes aren't capable of making full 22-episode seasons, Reilly said.
"We want to have some maneuverability," he said. "We don't want to be bound by a premiere date and wind up having to change a wheel at 60 mph."
Veteran TV comedy producer Bill Lawrence, creator of "Scrubs," ''Spin City" and the upcoming Fox comedy "Surviving Jack," said that when the network picks up a pilot, suddenly producers have about two weeks to pull together a cast and staff for something they've spent two years making.
"The message to shake things up a little bit is great," Lawrence said.
Producers of "Sleepy Hollow" aren't waiting for the summer to get ready for a new season. They start shooting again in March, Reilly said.
The Fox executive is envious of flexibility at cable networks. FX found itself recasting the lead actor for "Sons of Anarchy" and reshooting much of its first episode. If it were broadcast television, the show never would have made it on the air, he said.
Fox has already said it is stretching television's calendar and will be premiering a miniseries revival of "24" in May to air into the summer.
Taking another page from cable, Reilly said the idea of shorter seasons make sense for many series, particularly dramas.
Speaking of some individual shows, Reilly said he expects "Bones" to be back next year.


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The NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a U.S. based financial services company which is best known for being the owner of the NASDAQ stock market. It is currently the largest and most actively traded electronic stock market in the U.S. with a daily share trading volume of over 2 billion for 3,200 listed companies. The company faces challenges due to the decline in new listings of traditional equities (i.e., company stocks), which is compounded by fierce competition from NYSE Euronext (NYX) in the mature U.S. equities market. Nasdaq currently makes about two-thirds of its revenue from the listing and transacting of equities. As such, the company is dependent on the overall health of the U.S. economy, in particular the information technology and financial services sectors.
The company is poised to leverage new opportunities in the increase of derivative finance instruments, as evidenced by its acquisition of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange—the third biggest derivatives player—in 2007. In addition, the company is staking much of its growth potential on its ability to continue expanding outside the mature U.S. markets, as key international markets are growing at a much faster rate.[1]
In Europe, NASDAQ exchanges in Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), and Iceland as NASDAQ OMX Nordic and exchanges in Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania) as NASDAQ OMX Baltic.[2] In addition, it operates NASDAQ OMX Europe, a marketplace for pan-European blue chip trading based in the United Kingdom, NASDAQ OMX Commodities, an offering for trading and clearing commodities based in Norway, and NASDAQ OMX Armenia.[2]
In March 2010, NASDAQ OMX announced the acquisition of Nord Pool ASA.[2] In January 2009, it acquired a 22% interest in European Multilateral Clearing Facility N.V. In May 2009, the Company sold its 25% stake in Orc Software AB.[2] In October 2009, it sold its interest in Carpenter Moore insurance agency business. In February 2010, the Company acquired Agora-X, an electronic communications network for institutional trading in over-the-counter (OTC) commodity contracts.[2]
Second Quarter 2010 Results[3]
NASDAQ OMX reported net income for the second quarter of 2010 of $96 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared with $61 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010, and $69 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009. Included in the second quarter of 2010 results are $16 million of charges related to the divestiture of businesses, expenses associated with severance, merger and strategic initiatives, and other non-recurring items. Non-GAAP EPS increased 21% over first quarter of 2010 results. Net revenues grew 8% over prior quarter to $390 million. Non-GAAP operating income improved to $183 million, up 15% from first quarter of 2010, while operating margins increased to 47%. During the quarter, NASDAQ completed $200 million of the original $300 million share repurchase program. NASDAQ's Board of Directors has authorized an additional $100 million for the program, bringing the total authorized amount to $400 million.
The Company's Market Services segment includes United States and European Transaction Services businesses, as well as the Company's Market data and Broker services businesses. The Company offers trading on multiple exchanges and facilities across several asset classes, including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange traded funds (ETFs). In the United States, it offers trading in equity securities, derivatives and ETFs on The NASDAQ Stock Market, The NASDAQ Options Market, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, NASDAQ OMX BX and NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange (NFX). The Company's transaction-based platforms in the United States provide market participants with the ability to access, process, display and integrate orders and quotes for cash equities, derivatives and ETFs.
In January 2009, NASDAQ OMX launched a second United States cash equities market, called NASDAQ OMX BX. With NASDAQ OMX BX, it offers a second quote within the United States equities marketplace. The Company's electronic United States transaction-based platform provides members with the ability to access, process, display and integrate orders and quotes in cash equities on The NASDAQ Stock Market and NASDAQ OMX BX. Market participants include market makers, broker-dealers, alternative trading systems (ATSs), and registered securities exchanges. These services are offered for NASDAQ-listed and non-NASDAQ-listed securities.
The Company's platform provides a display of the interest by market participants at the highest price a participant is willing to buy a security (best bid) and also the lowest price a participant is willing to sell that security (best offer); provides subscribers quotes, orders and total anonymous interest at every price level for exchange-listed securities and critical data for the opening cross, closing cross, halt cross, initial public offer (IPO) cross and the intraday cross, and provides anonymity to market participants, that is participants do not know the identity of the firm displaying the order unless that firm chooses to reveal its identity, which can contribute to improved pricing for securities by reducing the potential market impact that transactions by investors whose trading activity, if known, may influence others.
Through The FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting Facility (FINRA/NASDAQ TRF), it collects reports of trades executed by broker-dealers outside of its exchanges. The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF collects trade reports as a facility of FINRA. The FINRA/NASDAQ TRF also generates revenues by providing trade comparison to broker dealers by matching and locking-in the two parties to a trade that they have submitted to the FINRA/NASDAQ TRF for reporting and clearing. In addition to trade reporting and trade comparison services, it provides clearing firms with risk management services to assist them in monitoring their exposure to their correspondent brokers. In the United States, it also operates NFX which offers trading for currency futures and other financial futures. Most futures traded on NFX clear at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). In addition, NFX serves as the designated contract market for interest rate swap products that are cleared through International Derivatives Clearinghouse, LLC (IDCH).
The Company's Issuer Services segment includes its Global Listing Services and Global Index Group businesses. It offers capital raising solutions to companies worldwide. The Company operates a range of listing platforms to provide multiple global capital raising solutions for private and public companies. Its main listing markets are The NASDAQ Stock Market and the exchanges that consist of NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic. It offers a consolidated global listing application to companies on The NASDAQ Stock Market and the exchanges that consist of NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic, as well as NASDAQ Dubai. Its Global Listing Services business includes its United States Listings, European Listings and Corporate Services businesses. Companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market represent an array of industries, including healthcare, consumer products, telecommunication services, information technology, financial services, industrials and energy.
The NASDAQ Stock Market has three listing tiers: The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market and The NASDAQ Capital Market. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 2,852 companies listed securities on The NASDAQ Stock Market, with 1,310 listings on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, 1,062 on The NASDAQ Global Market and 480 on The NASDAQ Capital Market. The Company also offers listings on the exchanges that consist of NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic. As of December 31, 2009, a total of 797 companies listed securities on its Nordic and Baltic exchanges. The Company's Corporate Services business provides customer support services, products and programs to companies, including companies listed on its exchanges. The Company develops and licenses NASDAQ OMX branded indexes, associated derivatives and financial products as part of its Global Index Group. It also licenses cash-settled options, futures and options on futures on its indexes. During the year ended December 31, 2009, it launched eight new ETFs based on NASDAQ OMX indexes.
The Company is a technology solutions provider and partner to exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories. Its technology business is also the sales channel for its complete global offering to other marketplaces. The global offering includes trading, clearing, listings, corporate, market data and index services. The systems solutions, it offers support trading, clearing and settlement and information dissemination for many types of instruments, ranging from equities to complex derivative products. The solutions it offers can handle all classes of assets, including currencies, different types of interest-bearing securities, commodities and energy products. In Systems Integration, Operation and Support, it offers integration services. It also offers operation and support for the applications, systems platforms, networks and other components included in a turn-key information technology solution. It also offers advisory services.
In order to better compete with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Nasdaq offers trading products such as options and futures, which are collectively known as derivative instruments. Nasdaq has agreed to purchase the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in November 2007 for $625 million. That exchange currently ranks third in the options market. Hedge funds drive a significant demand for these types of products.
Investment banks and other financial institutions are creating their own private-label equity markets to trade privately owned companies; for example, Goldman Sachs Group (GS) has an offering called Tradeable Unregistered Equity (TRuE). An increase in such a trend could severely hurt Nasdaq's business for public stock offerings (unless the company decides to expand into this are as well).
Nasdaq is heavily dependent on the financial services and information technology industries. In the short term, negative forces such as the subprime lending crisis may drive transactions revenue for financial services as investors shed their holdings, in the longer term, fundamental economic downturns in either or both industries could negatively affect the company's listings and transactions business.
The American stock exchange market is highly competitive, while many international markets are much less developed. After its failed attempt to purchase the London Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market bought OMX and sold 20% of itself to Borse Dubai.[4] This comes at a time when its main competitor, the then-New York Stock Exchange merged with Euronext to form NYSE Euronext (NYX). This establishes a trend of major exchanges forming international alliances to increase the number of companies that they list as well as diversify the list of products and services that they offer to their customers. As the rate of increase in new company listings in United States stock markets slow down due to unfavorable corporate regulations (such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) in favor of international markets, creating partnerships with international firms is essential to future growth.
The Company competes with NYSE Euronext (NYX), BATS Exchange, Electronic Communications Network (ECNs), Deutsche Borse, the London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE), the Spanish Exchanges, SIX Swiss Exchange, the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Direct Edge ATS, Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange, NYSE ARCA, NYSE Amex, the Boston Options Exchange, Alternative Investment Market, Alternext, Entry Standard, Expandi Market, PLUS Markets plc, the Pink Sheets LLC and the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.
Both NYSE Euronext (NYX) and the Nasdaq are engaged in competition to expand their presence overseas as new listings in its core US market decrease. In addition, Nasdaq faces fierce competition from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME) as Nasdaq expands into its traditional market of options and futures.


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Our Mission
North Idaho College Dining Services is committed to providing fresh quality nutritious meals that reflect current culinary trends and cuisine from around the world. Dining Services is dedicated to enhancing the campus living and learning experience and complementing the academic mission of NIC by constantly striving to improve our offerings and service by providing each student, faculty,staff, and guest an exceptional experience, not just a meal!


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It pays to be a big man in the NBA, but being almost 7ft tall is not so helpful when trying to get in a Formula One car.
Serge Ibaka found that out as he visited McLaren at the Canadian Grand Prix, posting the footage on his Instagram feed. The 6ft 10in Toronto Raptors center was unable to even get his knees in the cockpit of the MCL33.
Ibaka was, however, able to study the steering wheel and posed for a picture with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
Alonso failed to finish at the Monaco Grand Prix last time out, so will be looking to replicate Ibaka and rebound in Canada.
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|Liverpool´s defensive improvement has hurt attack – Klopp
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|Pochettino: Dier´s Ramos tackle highlighted Spurs´ attitude
|Man City working on new deal for Sane – Guardiola
|Golden Knights sign RW Tuch to seven-year extension
|Bryant explains how Lakers could beat Warriors
|Finals hopefuls Isner, Fognini into Stockholm semis
|Browns trade running back Hyde to Jaguars
|Mourinho: I´d love to have Hazard at Manchester United
|Hamilton´s title chances enhanced by Vettel´s grid penalty
|Deja vu for Enisei as La Rochelle inflict another thrashing
|Five-star Jovic makes Bundesliga history
|Liverpool´s scoring slump no concern for cautious Klopp
|He´s the Special One - Sarri insists he is not on Mourinho´s level yet
|Second-half blitz guides Leicester to European success
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|Neymar return unlikely, but anything can happen – Valverde
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Welcome to the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology at Heidelberg University Hospital
At the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology, patients with hematologic or oncological diseases such as lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma, and acute leukemia receive optimal, state-of-the-art medical care.
Guided by our key principle, "healing through competence and cutting-edge research", we work continuously to make new therapies and drugs available to our patients as soon as possible. Our physicians and scientists are therefore actively and successfully involved in top-level international medical research on leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, often heading their research teams.
Our core expertise is in cell therapies using bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants. In 1983, a stem cell transplant unit was opened in the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology. Since 1997, we have been performing autologous stem cell transplants with cells taken from the patient as well as allogeneic transplants with cells from related or unrelated donors. We now perform more than 200 autologous and close to 100 allogeneic transplants annually. This makes us one of the largest stem cell transplant centers in Germany. Our many years of experience in this area allow us to determine the optimal treatment for each patient.
Our focus is on treating the following diseases:
- Leukemia (acute and chronic myeloid and lymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia).
- Lymphoma (e.g., Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma).
- Multiple myeloma.
- Other hematologic diseases, such as aplastic anemia, thrombocythemia, hemoglobinopathies, and hemolytic anemia.
Every year, our teams of specialists treat approximately 270 new leukemia patients, 210 lymphoma patients, and 280 new patients with multiple myeloma. The average length of stay is 12.5 days. Moreover, we offer many of our patients the opportunity to participate in our own clinical studies.
In addition to offering bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants, we also treat leukemia and cancer patients with chemotherapy and immunotherapy as well as with immune cell therapy.
We also work cooperatively with the departments of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ,) and with the National Center for Tumor Diseases in Heidelberg (NCT) to offer both classic radiation and new treatment forms such as radioimmunotherapy and tumor vaccination. We discuss all cases in a regular interdisciplinary conference in order to develop a customized treatment plan.
We have our own coordination unit that conducts the search for and harvesting of stem cells from related and unrelated donors. The team also conducts international donor searches in the "Collection Center", and we have been able to find suitable donors for almost all of our patients.
Other areas of activity are the morphological, immunological, and genetic diagnosis of leukemia and lymphoma in our special laboratory and individualized guidance for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma.
Our outstanding technical facilities include our own bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant unit with a total of ten beds for our transplant patients and the GMP laboratory, operated jointly with Cytonet. In this laboratory, bone marrow and blood stem cell products and immunocompetent cells are processed using what are known as "good manufacturing practice" (GMP) criteria.
Wishing you a quick recovery,
Professor Dr. Carsten Müller-Tidow
Medical Director of the Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Rheumatology at Heidelberg University Hospital


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A Misunderstood Heart
Here's a lie I heard once at a lumberyard: When picking out boards, you should always choose ones that have the heart – or pith – in them because that is the strongest part of the tree. Those boards will be the strongest.
Here's a second lie I heard at another lumberyard: Never pick boards with the heart in them because the board will surely split, ruining your project.
The truth is something else, of course.
When buying boards, particularly boards that will be ripped down, I always look for boards with the heart included. Not because it's the strongest part of the tree. That's malarky. The pith is the the twiggy center of the tree and will indeed split on you almost every time.
So why do I look for the heart? Two reasons.
1. Many woodworkers pass over these boards because they've been told to avoid them.
2. The best pure quartersawn material is always right next to the heart.
That quartersawn stock is the most stable cut. It is the straightest. And it is great for rails, stiles and other parts of your project that need dead-straight grain.
So I gobble up these pithy boards and rip the boards to the right and left of the pith. This gives me scads of stable lumber without having to pay a premium for quartersawn stock (which is usually rift and not purely quartersawn).
— Christopher Schwarz
P.S. Side note on the pith. Japanese carpenters actually do choose posts for temples that include the pith. How to they avoid the splitting? They saw a kerf into the post that breaches the heart and then pack the kerf with softwood, according to a book I read years ago on Japanese carpentry. Pretty clever.
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OAKLAND — The Oakland Raiders and Oakland A's have both agreed to short-term lease extensions that buy time for East Bay leaders trying to keep both teams in Oakland well into the future.
The joint city of Oakland-Alameda County board that operates the Coliseum complex approved Monday a two-year extension for the A's that will keep the team in Oakland through 2015 and a one-year extension with the Raiders through next football season.
The deals will require the A's to more than double their total payments from $800,000 last season to $1.75 million in each of the next two years, while the Raiders total rent will drop from more than $3 million this year to just under $1 million next year.
Both the A's and Raiders want new stadiums and view their continued sharing of the publicly-owned Coliseum as a stopgap measure. With the teams staying put for now, East Bay leaders are continuing with plans to redevelop the Coliseum complex as a privately-financed sports and entertainment center as well as a potential alternative stadium site for the A's near Jack London Square.
"The most important thing about this deal is that it opens the door to make a better long-term deal," said Oakland Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan, who also sits on the Coliseum board.
Although the board voted 7-1 to approve both deals, commissioners acknowledged that they had hoped to extract more concessions from the A's, who will continue to control valuable concessions rights at the Coliseum that grants them a share of proceeds from Raiders games.
Commissioners relented on their demands recently after Major League Baseball threatened to help the A's move to AT&T Park in San Francisco. City and county officials didn't want to get in a fight with the league, whose support it will need to keep the A's in Oakland.
"At the end of the day, it's not ideal, but it's progress," said Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, who is chairman of the Coliseum board. "The big thing is Major League Baseball supports this, and I think it's important to have (their) support for what we're doing with the A's for the moment and looking toward the future."
Board member Aaron Goodwin, who is also a sports agent, cast the lone dissenting vote. He said after the meeting that the board should have held out for a longer lease and more money from the A's. "I didn't think this deal was fair for the fans or the public, so I couldn't vote for it," he said.
The lease extensions offer little relief to city and county taxpayers who remain on the hook for renovations to the Coliseum made two decades ago to bring the Raiders back from Los Angeles. Debt service on those bonds will cost $14.6 million this year and at least $10 million a year through 2025.
By then, both teams might call a different city home. The A's still want to move to San Jose over the objections of the San Francisco Giants. The Raiders have said they want to stay, but are also considering a return to Los Angeles if the push to build a new football stadium in Oakland falters.
The lease deal bumps up the A's annual rent from $800,000 last season to $1.5 million over the next two seasons. The A's also agreed to pay a $250,000 fee for the rights to control concessions at the Coliseum.
Additionally, the team and the Coliseum board agreed to go to arbitration to settle a dispute over whether the A's can deduct rent money to offset a city parking tax. Since the tax, which pays for police and violence prevention programs, was first imposed at the Coliseum in 2009, the team has withheld more than $3 million in rent payments, Coliseum officials said.
The Raiders deal requires the team to pay a total of $925,000 for use of the stadium and the team's training complex — plus half the team's revenue from game day concessions, parking and club seating. The team's total rent had jumped from $525,000 to roughly $1.5 million two years ago, $2 million last season and $3 million this season.
The Coliseum authority agreed to the one-year reduction, citing that the Raiders did not derive substantial revenue from the Coliseum and was negotiating in good faith to stay in Oakland long-term, said Deena McClain, the authority's interim executive director. The Raiders declined to comment about the lease extension Monday.
Parking fees will be capped at $35 next season at Raiders games and the team will be allowed to play one "home" game abroad.
Additionally, the Raiders will be able to rent its training facility in Alameda for $525,000 even if it plays elsewhere in two seasons as long as the team is negotiating in good faith for a new stadium at the Coliseum complex.
The extensions won't become final until they are approved next month by the Oakland City Council and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.


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Photos of the Day: 2/5
Images from around teh globe.
An ice covered utility line blocks the path of a firetruck after a storm in Philadelphia. Icy conditions have knocked out power to more than 200,000 electric customers in southeastern Pennsylvania and prompted school and legislative delays. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A stray dog walks past the Olympic rings during the official flag raising ceremony before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Authorities have turned to a company to catch and kill the animals so they don't bother Sochi's new visitors. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman listens to a political speech in Independence square in central Kiev, Ukraine. The European Union's foreign policy chief is meeting with Ukraine's embattled president on Wednesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A windsurfer passes the Xanten Cathedral in Xanten, Germany. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Waves knock against the wreck of the Spanish cargo ship "Luno" that slammed into a jetty in choppy Atlantic Ocean waters and broke in two off southwestern France. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A worker clears the access path to the village church in the village of San Bernardino in the Swiss canton of Grisons, Switzerland. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A wildlife carer releases a grey headed flying fox in Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia. Each year thousands of native wildlife are rescued by volunteers when anti-bird netting thrown loosely over fruit trees entangles birds, bats, and reptiles. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A huge wave breaks over the railway line, in Dawlish, England where high tides and strong winds have created havoc in the Devonshire town, disrupting road and rail networks and damaging property. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Firefighters and emergency ministry employees watch burning tankers near Posdino in the Kirov region of Russia, northeast of Moscow. Thirty-two tankers were derailed and 12 of them burned. No casualties were reported. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Photos of the Day: 2/5
Waves knock against the wreck of the Spanish cargo ship "Luno" that slammed into a jetty in choppy Atlantic Ocean waters and broke in two off southwestern France. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


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So will you support Korto's new clothing collection...or not? If not, try not to drool over the funky designs Korto created for Season 5 of Project Runway at NY Fashion Week:
All of Korto's Project Runway designs
Season 5 Finale Show
Season 5 Finale Show
My random thought: As The King of Pop (re: Michael Jackson) expressed years ago, Korto's a true Liberian girl.
I couldn't resist posting this song but I had to add this song onto FG2BH regardless of the timing! Okay was I the only African female to have folks asking me what does "Naku Penda Piya-Naku TakaPiya-Mpenziwe" mean?