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One of the recent nice findings are merchandising like t-shirts. Pretty cool that is actually exists, although you won't find it anywhere (It's that rare!)
[Thanks, Philips CD-i Zone; >> Hi Alan, good to see you're still around!]


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Holiday Inn Express Phuket Patong Beach Central, Patong
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- Patong Beach (6-minute walk)
- Bangla Road (8-minute walk)
- Jungceylon Shopping Center (9-minute walk)
- Karon Beach (3.9 mi / 6.2 km)
- Phuket Fantasea (4 mi / 6.4 km)
- Kamala Beach (4.1 mi / 6.6 km)
- Surin Beach (5.4 mi / 8.7 km)
- Kata Beach (5.5 mi / 8.9 km)
- Kata Noi Beach (6.5 mi / 10.4 km)
- Bang Tao Beach (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)
Getting around
- Phuket (HKT-Phuket Intl.) - 58 min drive
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 277 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is noon
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free self parking
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- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Golfing nearby
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 441
- Conference space size (meters) - 41
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- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 7
- Year Built - 2012
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- Designated smoking areas
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- English
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- Shower only
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- 32-inch TV
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- IPod docking station
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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DiningThe Great Room - Onsite bar.
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
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Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 900 per vehicle (one-way)
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Very nice hotel close to the beach, but very noisy from the road because I stayed the 1 building.
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It was a great stay. Everything is close by. Safe and very friendly staff
The room was ok clean and well furnished. The wifi was working well. The reciption was not good at all. They have a help youself policy so you have to do anything yourself you have to get your lugaage to the room. The breakfast was ok not wooow but ok. They have a lundary room. The location is great 5-10 min walk to bangala road and every thing around you.
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UNEP launches Young Environmental Journalist Award for Africa
Are you a young journalist with a passion for the environment? If so, then the United Nations wants to hear from you!
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is launching a major new award - the Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa.
Radio, television, print and online journalists aged 25 to 35 years from any African nation are encouraged to apply. Applications from female journalists are particularly welcome.
The award is made possible through funding support from the Government of the United States of America. The prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to the USA, where the winner will follow a specially-designed "green itinerary", interacting with leading environmental projects, green economy projects, scientists and public figures.
Journalists entering the award may submit one radio, television, print or online report (in English or French) on an environmental issue. Written articles must not exceed 3000 words and radio or television reports should be no longer than six minutes.
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Journalists should apply via the award website www.unep.org/yeja before 31st December 2010. Please visit the website for all terms and conditions.
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Every time you brake, enormous forces and temperatures of up to 900ºC come into play, asking the ultimate question of materials and assembly. BMW brake discs are asbestos free and have a high proportion of graphite, aiding heat resistance and shape retention.
Correct adjustment of the brakes to your BMW bodywork, chassis and engine and above all, ABS, is equally important so that the brakes continue to function perfectly. When you depress the brake pedal, the brake cable transfers the momentum. Using hydraulic pressure, the pistons then press the brake linings against the brake discs from either side. If a fully laden BMW brakes all-out from a speed of 130 km/h, in extreme cases the brakes may have to absorb up to 1,770 h.p. of energy.
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I have a non-mathematician friend who is interested in re-learning algebra. I am more than happy to help, but I am in no position to judge what is a good introductory text --- only to identify when a text is a very bad one.
My friend is interested in starting from "basics" --- he's comfortable with order-of-operations, minus-times-minus-is-plus, and positive integer exponents. He's shaky with negative exponents, logarithms, and roots.
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Chemistry Week at the University of Costa Rica Sergio Musmanni | added on May 22, 2011 | Costa Rica A seminar on renewable energy and biofuels, recycling technologies and resource efficiency, water pollution prevention and treatment, carbon footprint and climate change. The 5th seminar will be assigned to an international guest speaker on a subject within sustainability issues.
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the U.S. and the world, and was a well-established medicine until it was federally criminalized in 1937. A majority of Americans believe marijuana should be legally regulated.
Roughly 750,000 people are arrested for marijuana each year, the vast majority of them for simple possession, with racial minorities over-represented.
Approximately 750,000 people were arrested for marijuana law violations in 2012 according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report – comprising about half (48 percent) of all drug arrests in the United States; that's one marijuana arrest every 42 seconds. A decade ago, marijuana arrests comprised just 44 percent of all drug arrests. Approximately 42 percent of all drug arrests nationwide are for marijuana possession. Of total arrests for marijuana law violations, more than 87 percent were for simple possession, not sale or manufacture. There are more arrests for marijuana possession every year than for all violent crimes combined.
A marijuana arrest is no small matter. Most people are handcuffed, placed in a police car, taken to a police station, fingerprinted and photographed, held in jail for 24 hours or more, and then arraigned before a judge. The arrest creates a permanent criminal record that can easily be found on the internet by employers, landlords, schools, credit agencies and banks. The collateral sanctions of a marijuana possession arrest can include loss of employment, financial aid, housing and child custody.
The criminalization of marijuana in the early 20th century was not based on any scientific assessment of its risks – but rather racial prejudice and politics. The first anti-marijuana laws, in the Midwest and the Southwest during the 1910s and 20s, were directed at Mexican migrants and Mexican Americans. Artists and performers – especially black jazz musicians – were common targets. Today, Latino and black communities are still subject to wildly disproportionate marijuana enforcement practices, even though these groups are no more likely than whites to use or sell marijuana.
According to a 2012 ACLU report, Black people are 3.7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people despite comparable usage rates. Furthermore, in counties with the worst disparities, Blacks were as much as 30 times more likely to be arrested.
States spent an estimated $3.61 billion enforcing marijuana possession laws in 2010 alone. New York and California combined spent over $1 billion according to the ACLU report.[1]
Most marijuana users never use any other illicit drug.
Marijuana is the most popular and easily accessible illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less accessible drugs such as heroin, cocaine and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug and the vast majority of those who do try another drug never become addicted or go on to have associated problems. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a so-called gateway drug. New evidence suggests that marijuana can function as an "exit drug" helping people reduce or eliminate their use of more harmful drugs by easing withdrawal symptoms.[2]
Increasing admissions for treatment are a reflection of the criminal justice system's predominant role, rather than increasing rates of clinical dependence.
A landmark, Congressionally-mandated Institute of Medicine study found that fewer than 10 percent of those who try marijuana ever meet the clinical criteria for dependence, while 32 percent of tobacco users and 15 percent of alcohol users do. As a result of treatment-instead-of-incarceration policies implemented over the past two decades to stem the skyrocketing U.S. prison population, marijuana treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system rose from 48 percent in 1992 to 52 percent in 2011. Just 45 percent of people who enter marijuana treatment meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for marijuana dependence. More than a third hadn't used marijuana in the 30 days prior to admission for treatment. Many people are "discovered" due to the smell of marijuana and forced to choose between jail and treatment. Treatment providers support drug courts because they ensure a steady stream of clients. Even with this increase in court-mandated marijuana treatment, only 1.1% of marijuana users 12 and older in 2011 went to treatment for it. Twice as many people were arrested for simple marijuana possession that year than entered treatment for marijuana dependence (750,000 vs. 333,578).[3]
Marijuana potency is not related to risk of dependence or health impacts.
Although marijuana potency has reportedly increased in recent decades, this is largely due to prohibition. When access to a particular substance is sporadic, risky and limited, both consumers and producers are incentivized to use or sell higher potency material. We saw a similar trend during alcohol prohibition, when beer and cider were largely replaced by spirits and hard liquor, which was easier and more profitable to transport. When access is regulated and controlled, like in medical marijuana states, we see a wider variety of potencies, including marijuana with virtually no traces of psychoactive THC but high in cannabidiol (CBD), which is highly therapeutic but not psychoactive.
In any case, potency is not related to risks of dependence or health impacts. THC is virtually non-toxic to healthy cells or organs, and is incapable of causing a fatal overdose. Currently, doctors may legally prescribe Marinol, an FDA-approved pill that contains 100 percent THC – but, critically, lacks other therapeutic, non-psychoactive compounds found in marijuana. The Food and Drug Administration found THC to be safe and effective for the treatment of nausea, vomiting and wasting diseases. When consumers encounter strong varieties of marijuana, they adjust their use accordingly and smoke less.[4]
Marijuana can be good for mental health.
Many opponents of medical marijuana make much of the purported link between marijuana use and mental illness. But there is simply no compelling evidence to support the claim that marijuana is a causal risk factor for developing a psychiatric disorder in otherwise healthy individuals. Most tellingly, population-level rates of schizophrenia or other psychiatric illnesses have remained flat even when marijuana use rates have increased. Emerging evidence indicates that patients who have tried marijuana may show significant improvements in symptoms and clinical outcomes (such as lower mortality rates and better cognitive functioning ) compared with those who have not. In fact, some of the unique chemicals in marijuana, such as cannabidiol (CBD), seem to have anti-psychotic properties. Researchers are investigating marijuana as a possible source of future schizophrenia treatments; until it is legalized, however, this research is significantly impeded.
Rates of mental illness have remained stable in light of changes in marijuana consumption levels. For example, when marijuana use rates have increased, there have been no increases in schizophrenia diagnoses. We do see these types of correlations, however for other behaviors that are connected. For example, rates of diabetes in the U.S. have increased as obesity rates have increased. This is not to say, however, that there is no relationship between psychoactive substances and mental functioning. Some effects of marijuana use can include feelings of panic, anxiety and paranoia. Such experiences can be frightening, but the effects are temporary.
Some psychoactive substances have been shown to improve mental health functioning and some do not. Recent research at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands concluded that the endocannabinoid system is responsible for making chemicals that combat mental health conditions such as depression. Stimulating the endocannbinoid system via the use of cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant might hold promise as a treatment for depressions and other mental health conditions. Part of the reason that is it so difficult to detangle psychoactive substance use from mental health is age of onset. For most people, symptoms of mental disturbance occur in the late teens and early 20's. While it is impossible to predict who will develop a mental disturbance, there seem to be some ties to genetics and to behavioral cues in early childhood. Those who have risk factors, such as a family history of mental health issues, should be cautious in their exposure to all substances that have any intoxicating effects. Unfortunately, in adolescence, teens are more likely to experiment with intoxicants and less likely to be open with their parents about their drug use and/or any symptoms of mental disturbance they may be experiencing. As a result, drug and alcohol use has usually already started by the time symptoms of mental illness become noticeable. This is why we see so many studies that confirm that most people diagnosed with severe mental illness have had a history of alcohol and drug use. The alcohol and drug use was not the cause of the mental illness, but rather a behavior that coincides with the undetected development of mental health symptoms. In fact, research suggests that those with mental illness might be self-medicating with marijuana. One study demonstrated that psychotic symptoms predict later use of marijuana, suggesting that people might turn to the plant for help rather than become ill after use.
These findings have been replicated by myriad other studies, including a new study conducted by Harvard University researchers, which found that marijuana "is unlikely to be the cause of illness," even in people who may be genetically predisposed to schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders. The researchers concluded, "In summary, we conclude that cannabis does not cause psychosis by itself. In genetically vulnerable individuals, while cannabis may modify the illness onset, severity and outcome, there is no evidence from this study that it can cause the psychosis."
Encouraging an open dialogue with adolescents about their drug use and paying attention to their behavior during the teen years are better prevention tools toward the future development of mental illness than to simply blame marijuana.[5]
Marijuana can be protective against the formation of cancer.
Several longitudinal studies have established that even long-term marijuana smoking is not associated with elevated cancer risk, including tobacco-related cancers or with colorectal, lung, melanoma, prostate, breast or cervix. A 2009 population-based case-control study found that moderate marijuana smoking over a 20-year period was associated with reduced risk of head and neck cancer. And a five-year-long population-based case-control study found even long-term heavy marijuana smoking was not associated with lung cancer or upper aerodigestive tract cancers.[5] In fact, some of the chemicals in marijuana, such as THC and especially CBD, have been found to induce tumor cell death and show potential as effective tools in treating cancer. Scientists who have conducted this type of research, such as UCLA's Donald Tashkin, hypothesize that the anti-oxidant properties of cannabis might override any cancer causing chemicals found in marijuana smoke, therefore protecting the body against the impact of smoking. Newer research indicates that marijuana has anti-cancer properties and could one day unlock new cancer treatments.
Moreover, marijuana smoking is not associated with any other permanent lung harms, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), emphysema or reduced lung function – even after years of frequent use. [6]
Marijuana has been proven helpful for treating the symptoms of a variety of medical conditions. The body's endocannabinoid system may explain why.
For many seriously ill people, medical marijuana is the only medicine that relieves their pain and suffering, or treats symptoms of their medical condition, without debilitating side effects.
Marijuana's medicinal benefits are incontrovertible, now proven by decades of peer-reviewed, controlled studies published in highly respected medical journals. Marijuana has been shown to alleviate symptoms of wide range of debilitating medical conditions including cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), epilepsy, Crohn's Disease, and glaucoma, and is often an effective alternative to narcotic painkillers.
Evidence of marijuana's efficacy in treating severe and intractable pain is particularly impressive. Researchers at the University of California conducted a decade of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials on the medical utility of inhaled marijuana, concluding that marijuana should be a "first line treatment" for patients with painful neuropathy, who often do not respond to other available treatments.
Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. Marijuana has also been shown to help with mental health conditions, particularly PTSD. In 2013, both Maine and Oregon added PTSD to the list of conditions that qualifies for medical marijuana. A synthetic capsule is available by prescription, but it is not as effective as smoked marijuana for many patients.
Our bodies contain a regulatory framework called the endocannabinoid system. This system is responsible for maintaining balance or homeostasis in the body. Some scientists theorize that a deficiency in the endocannabinoid system may contribute to certain diseases, such as Crohn's disease, which may explain why the introduction of phyto-cannabinoids (from the marijuana plant) help alleviate the symptoms of these conditions.
Although an overwhelming majority of Americans support medical marijuana, the federal government continues to impede state medical marijuana laws. Marijuana prohibition has also thwarted research within the United States to uncover the best and most effective uses for marijuana as a medicine, making efforts to reform medical marijuana laws particularly difficult. Learn more about medical marijuana.[7]
Rates of marijuana use among young people tend to DECREASE when a state adopts medical marijuana.
A common concern raised by people opposed to removing marijuana from the illicit market is the impact on teen marijuana use. Several recent reports have examined that question and found that, in the majority of medical marijuana states, youth used decreased after the medical marijuana law was passed. This has been attributed to a diminishing of the "forbidden fruit" effect, and decreased access as marijuana moved from the streets to inside licensed dispensaries.
A recent study sought to determine the effect of medical marijuana laws on adolescent marijuana use. The authors concluded, "Our results are not consistent with the hypothesis that the legalization of medical marijuana caused an increase in the use of marijuana and other substances among high school students. In fact, estimates from our preferred specification are small, consistently negative, and are never statistically distinguishable from zero. Using the 95 percent confidence interval around these estimates suggests that the impact of legalizing medical marijuana on the probability of marijuana use in the past 30 days is no larger than 0.8 percentage points, and the impact of legalization on the probability of frequent marijuana use in the past 30 days is no larger than 0.7 percentage points.
In addition to the impact on youth use, the decriminalization of marijuana has not been found to have an impact on adult use. A study conducted by the Institute of Medicine concluded, "In sum, there is little evidence that decriminalization of marijuana use necessarily leads to a substantial increase in marijuana use."[8]
Marijuana does not cause long-term cognitive impairment in adult users.
The short-term effects of marijuana include immediate, temporary changes in thoughts, perceptions and information processing. The cognitive process most clearly affected by marijuana is short-term memory. In laboratory studies, subjects under the influence of marijuana have no trouble remembering things they learned previously. However, they temporarily display diminished capacity to learn and recall new information. This diminishment only lasts for the duration of the intoxication. There is no convincing evidence that heavy long-term marijuana use permanently impairs memory or other cognitive functions. A recent, large-scale, longitudinal study of adult marijuana users corroborates earlier findings that marijuana produces no long-term negative effects on cognition, stating, "The adverse impacts of cannabis use on cognitive functions either appear to be related to pre-existing factors or are reversible . . . even after potentially extended periods of use." However, it is not recommended that adolescents use marijuana unless under the care of a physician, as some research suggests potentially negative cognitive effects for adolescents who use marijuana.[9]
There is no compelling evidence that marijuana contributes substantially to traffic accidents and fatalities.
At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performance – changes that could impair driving ability. However, in actual driving studies, marijuana produces little or no car-handling impairment – consistently less than produced by moderate doses of alcohol and many legal medications. In contrast to alcohol, which tends to increase risky driving practices, marijuana tends to make subjects more cautious. Surveys of fatally injured drivers show that when THC is detected in the blood, alcohol is almost always detected as well. For some individuals, marijuana may play a role in bad driving, yet the overall rate of highway accidents appears not to be significantly affected by marijuana's widespread use in society. Frequent marijuana consumers, moreover, appear to develop a tolerance to marijuana's impairing effects. Furthermore, as a result of marijuana's criminalization, harm reduction options that exist for alcohol consumption – such as designated driver education, alternate transportation from drinking establishments, and easily accessible information about how alcohol dosage effects one's physical and mental functioning – are not available for marijuana use. If marijuana were legally controlled and regulated, public education about using marijuana safely could be provided. Finally, available evidence indicates that medical marijuana laws do not increase – and in fact may decrease – traffic fatalities.[10]


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While continuing to feed almost 200,000 people displaced by fighting in northern Sri Lanka, WFP has now started providing cooked meals to the thousands of Sri Lankans who are reaching the town of Omanthai from the conflict zone.
COLOMBO – The cooked meals are being provided at the government screening point in Omanthai, through which internally displaced persons (IDPs) pass before being transferred to temporary transit centres in the Vavuniya and Jaffna districts.
"For many, this will be the first hot meal they have had in days or perhaps much longer," said Adnan Khan, WFP Representative in Sri Lanka, adding that a new wave of more than 3,000 people reached Omanthai overnight.
Northern Sri Lanka
White arrows show movement of IDPs away from conflict zone. Click map to enlarge.
The IDP population is expected to increase rapidly as the Sri Lankan security forces advance into the small strip of land on the northeast coast where an estimated 50,000 people have been caught up in the fighting.
Prepositioned food stocks
WFP is dispatching mixed food commodities to Omanthai from prepositioned stocks at its Vavuniya logistics hub. The expansion of humanitarian assistance is a part of WFP's ongoing efforts to assist the Government of Sri Lanka in providing needed food to tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting in northern Sri Lanka.
The government and WFP's local NGO partner, Sevelanka, are responsible for cooking and distributing food at Omanthai. The International Organization for Migration with support from UNICEF is responsible for providing water for drinking and cooking.
WFP is currently feeding almost 200,000 IDPs in northern Sri Lanka. They are located in some 24 government-controlled temporary transit centres and villages in Vavuniya, Jaffna, Mannar and Trincomalee districts.
Increased hostilities
Increased hostilities in the conflict zone over the last month have restricted the amount of food and other humanitarian assistance that could be sent to the conflict zone. No major shipment of food has reached the conflict zone since 1 April. Smaller quantities of food have reached the conflict zone with the support of the government and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Since 12 May, with the support of the government and ICRC, three attempts to deliver food by ship, including a 500 metric ton shipment, enough to feed 50,000 people for 20 days, have been unsuccessful because the security situation on the ground has prevented offloading.
In light of the growing humanitarian needs, WFP is appealing to its donors for an additional US$41.5 million to meet the rapidly increasing needs of internally displaced Sri Lankans.


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ACA boosts 'shared decision-making'
Medicine, today, is supposed to be "patient-centered."
But sometimes the patients feel a little off balance.
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What can they do when everyone seems to be trying to push aggressive, expensive treatments on them? One solution — or a partial solution — is known as shared decision making, in which patients are given specific tools, such as easy-to-understand videos laying out the pros and cons of treatment choices, to help them make decisions along with their doctors.
The idea has been around for several years and is now getting a boost from a few state legislatures and the federal health care reform law. At least three multimillion-dollar grants have been awarded through the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, which was created by the health care law, to test and expand shared decision-making models. The innovation grants are for just under $20 million — and are forecast to save more than $130 million within three years.
Experts on patient decision making say it's about time.
Treatment decisions are complicated. Cost information is elusive. And all sorts of levers built into the health care system and its payment methods, subtle or overt, push doctors toward more aggressive, more costly, more high-tech, more invasive procedures, even if they aren't necessarily better or safer than a slower or simpler approach.
The old model was "doctors know best"; patients were given little information about their diagnosis, let alone treatment options. Then patients started to get more room to make their own decisions — but they didn't always have the tools to do that, said Peter Ubel, a professor at Duke University and the author of "Critical Decisions," a new book on the topic.
People typically aren't very good at understanding statistics, measuring risks or even visualizing how they will adapt to certain treatments, Ubel said.
And doctors aren't necessarily skilled communicators who can present all the relevant information without bias, conscious or unconscious.
Experts who have studied how people make decisions have learned that doctors are more likely to talk about why to undergo a procedure, such as back surgery, than why not.
Then there's the money. Patients are now required to put more "skin in the game" as "consumer-directed health care" and higher deductibles push more costs onto them. But it's hard to get information about the costs, let alone match it up to the whirl of treatment choices.
That's where the new model of shared decision making comes in.
Patients — or the employers of patients paying for health care — "aren't stupid," said James Weinstein, CEO and president of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system and a pioneer in shared decision making, particularly in his own field of spine surgery. "They want to have good information about their health care decisions — good information, independent of any bias," he said.
Once they have that, many patients choose more conservative approaches — not because care is being rationed or controlled, but because it just makes sense.
"They often choose the less expensive options," said Weinstein, who is heading up the biggest of the Innovation Center shared decision-making trials, involving 16 medical centers that treat millions of patients nationwide.


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I'm on the same coilovers. If you're already maxed out on the coilover adjustment and want to go any lower, you can also remove the lower two locking rings. it will give you another 1/2" of drop. You can also make some different upper mounts for the rears to keep from bottoming out that will also give you about another 1/2 to 3/4" drop. I can send you a picture of what I made if you want.


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The auditorium at Bluffton High School was filled with feelings of anticipation and excitement as the second annual Mr. Bobcat competition started.
A group of 10 seniors competed against each other Saturday night in front of about 200 people to win the coveted title of "Mr. Bobcat" and become the representative of the Bluffton High School student body.
Senior Andrew Cannell won among the group of talented young men.
Mr. Bobcat is produced by the Bluffton High School Student Council and all the money raised is used to pay for prom, which is May 19. The event raised more than $1,200.
The boys competed in front these judges: Mark Dievendorf, principal of Bluffton High School; Mayor Lisa Sulka; Shelley Snyder, a member of the Bluffton High School Booster Club; Dave Johnson, a faculty member at Bluffton High; and Laura Bush, a member of the Beaufort County Board of Education.
Throughout the competition, the boys completed different acts and were judged based on their performance and style in each of the following categories; formal wear, casual wear, talent, spirit wear and their ability to answer both a serious question and a humorous question.
"To be able to see these young men showcase their talents, skills, and personalities is a blessing," Johnson said. "I just loved being a part of it."
The Mr. Bobcat hopefuls also did some judging of their own and selected Mr. Congeniality of the contest, Barry Tretheway. The second runner-up was Joshua Dooley, and first runner-up was Corey Stoner.
At the end of the night, even though all of the guys had exhibited great spirit and dedication, only one man won the title.
Cannell was crowned.
Cannell is a middle school youth group leader, an Eagle Scout, and a teacher cadet. He plans to go to college and obtain a degree in ministry and education with hopes to become a full-time youth minister.
"It was really fun," Cannell said. "I had a blast hanging out with the other contestants. I'm just lucky that God was watching out for me."
Students Rebecca Maietta and Katelyn Martin contributed to this report.


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By Steve Holland and Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House asked the U.S. Congress for $3.7 billion in emergency spending on Tuesday to address a cross-border surge of children from Central America that is taxing public resources and causing a political headache for President Barack Obama.
It was Obama's most substantive response to date as he struggles to gain control of a humanitarian crisis along the Texas border with Mexico. The money would both pay to care for the children and accelerate a return to their home countries.
The funding move will test Obama's ability to negotiate effectively with Republican lawmakers who have blocked much of his agenda ahead of a November election when they hope to capture the U.S. Senate.
Obama has vowed to swiftly return to their home countries the tens of thousands of children under 18 who have flocked to the United States in recent months. Many who flee are escaping extreme poverty, gangs and drug violence.
He risks the wrath of Latino allies in the United States who are looking to him to act on his own to loosen, not strengthen, immigration rules.
Seeking to make the request more politically acceptable to lawmakers, the White House added $615 million in urgently needed money to help fight summer wildfires that have been raging in western states.
This brought the total funding request to $4.315 billion, a figure that some Republicans might find difficult to swallow without budget cuts elsewhere.
Due to leave on a Democratic Party fundraising trip to Colorado and Texas, Obama has offered to meet while in Texas with the border state's Republican governor, Rick Perry, who has criticized Obama's refusal to visit the border.
White House officials who briefed reporters said the largest portion, $1.8 billion, would go to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department to provide appropriate care for the children while in U.S. custody.
Without this money, "HHS will be unable to address the influx of children by securing sufficient shelter capacity with the number of children held at Border Patrol stations continuing to increase, for longer periods of time," the White House said.
Another $1.1 billion would go to the U.S. Homeland Security Department to pay for transporting the children, expanding investigations of immigrant smugglers and pay for the detention and removal of undocumented adults traveling with children.
In addition, $433 million would go toward stepping up border enforcement, including an increase in air surveillance. The U.S. Justice Department would receive $64 million to hire about 40 additional immigration judges to reduce the backlog of cases that is slowing the process of deportation.
Finally, $300 million would go to the State Department to pay for repatriating and reintegrating migrants back into their home countries and "help the governments in the region better control their borders," the White House said.
(Additional reporting by Mark Felsenthal and Jeff Mason)


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Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Easy - SRC
Welcome to another monthly installment of the Secret Recipe Club, where the members select and make any recipe they like from an assigned blog, then blog about it. My assigned blog this month is Tami's Kitchen Table Talk. Although Tami posts main course recipes, she also has seriously decadent desserts, and I was quite happy to check out a few ... ya know, for scientific research.
|Needed an excuse to try out these dip cups.
So I made a couple of Tami's desserts. Then just couldn't choose which one I liked better. I loved both. So the tie-breaker had to be the photos. That turned out to be much easier. The Cheesecake-filled chocolate covered strawberries came out
Tami's recipe is so simple there wasn't any need for quantities. But as long as I made a couple of small changes I tossed measurements in, no extra charge. Tami used a ready-to-eat cheesecake filling. I had some whipped cream cheese leftover from a bagel brunch, so a little powdered sugar plus lemon juice whisked in created a nice clone.
Somehow I managed to blip over the part about first dipping the strawbs in melted chocolate, so that step was omitted. But the end result is so pretty that I think I'll make the same mistake next time I have a hankerin' for these babies. Thank you, Tami!
Cheesecake Filled Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Easy - Secret Recipe Club
adapted from Tami's Kitchen Table Talk
Yield: 10 filled strawberries
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbl. fresh lemon juice
10 large strawberries, rinsed and dried well
Melting chocolate
Place a sheet of wax paper on a plate (something I forgot to do), then place the strawberries on top of the wax paper. Cut the tops off the strawberries. Carefully scoop out some of the center with a grapefruit knife, avoiding nicking the sides or the cutting all the way through. Eat the centers. Set the tops aside in case you want to pop them back on later. Then discard them when you change your mind. Set the strawberries aside; those you'll need later.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice.
Clip a small corner from a plastic sandwich bag and push a star tip through from the inside. Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the bag. Holding the bag closed, pipe the mixture into each strawberry. You don't really need the tip, but the strawberries look a lot prettier topped with swirled filling.
|Note the window reflected in the spoon. No photoshopping, BTW.
Nuke the melting chocolate for a minute. Stir, then repeat the nuking every 30 seconds until the chocolate is completely melted.
|Really should have done this over waxed paper. Oh, well.
Spoon the melted chocolate into a fresh bag with a tiny corner snipped off. Squiggle the chocolate over the strawberries. Pop the berries into the fridge to set the chocolate up to a couple of hours.
Disclaimer - because this recipe is part of an online cooking group, the linked recipes below might not be kosher.


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Spring 2013 Research Colloquium Series
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Sandra Kuebler: Linguistic Annotation
Catapult Center Workshops: Basic Skills in the Digital Humanities
Friday, April 12, 2013, 10:00am
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17th Annual Cultural Studies Conference
Sonic Interventions: The Listening Practices of Cultural Studies
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 9:00am
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Fourth Annual Conference on Contemporary Italian Cinema
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Michigan State's offensive coordinator has left East Lansing for New Orleans.
The Saints have announced that Dan Roushar, formerly offensive coordinator at Michigan State, has been hired as running backs coach in New Orleans.
"The New Orleans Saints and Michigan State are built on similar models, with a focus on character and people," Roushar said in a statement, via our friends at CFT. "New Orleans has won a Super Bowl, and over the last five years, the Saints have been one of the winningest organizations in the NFL. I've had an opportunity to work for Mark Dantonio – in my opinion, the best college football coach in America – for the last eight years, including the last six seasons at Michigan State. Now, I have an opportunity to work for arguably the best coach in the NFL, in Sean Payton. Professionally, this is an opportunity I simply couldn't pass up. Now as a running backs coach, I have the chance to learn the interworking of the NFL."
In New Orleans, Roushar will work with perhaps the deepest group of running backs in the league, with Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram and Chris Ivory.
The Saints have also announced that Bret Ingalls has been moved from running backs coach to offensive line coach.


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Implicit sharing and storing objects as value is very reasonable for basic data as QStrings, but there are reasonable doubts regarding Placemarks and other GeoData. There are some possibilities:
To find out which is the wisest I try to look at every single class: (please add your thoughts here)
It is possible to group these things in two groups:
I'm not sure to which of the groups the geometry classes belongs.
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Aromatherapy Ear Rub
3 drops lavender
3 drops tea tree
6 drops Roman chamomile
1 ounce carrier oil
Rub around the ear and down the side of the neck. Apply one drop to a piece of cotton and place in the ear after application of the Herbal Ear Oil (below). For children use half this dilution (6 drops total of essential oil in 1 ounce carrier).
Garlic is antibacterial, eases the pain and inflammation of a simple ear infection, and is the remedy of choice for the fungal infection called "swimmer's ear," a condition that typically creates lots of itching.
Herbal Ear Oil
1/2 ounce each:
garlic-infused oil
calendula-infused oil
mullein blossom-infused oil
Use olive oil as the carrier for this infusion. Warm the oil before dropping it into the ear. Heat a spoon under hot water, dry it and drop the oil into the warm spoon; now draw the drops back into the dropper and place two drops in each ear.
For eye problems such as sties or inflammation, use a compress soaked in anti-inflammatory hydrosols such as lavender, chamomile or rose water, a popular eyewash in the Middle East. If hydrosols are not available, tea bags of chamomile or regular black tea provide a quick compress. Steep them in warm water for a few minutes, place a tea bag over each eye and cover with a cloth.


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As on so many of Vermont's less traveled roads, a surprising number of people live back in the hollow.
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BERLIN – One Berlin juvenile was arrested and two other suspects remain at large this week after mugging another man in the area of Flower and Bay streets last Thursday.
Shortly after 5 p.m. last Thursday, Berlin Police were dispatched to the east Berlin area for a reported assault that had just occurred. The investigation revealed a 19-year-old male victim had been approached by three males, knocked to the ground, assaulted and robbed of $28 from his wallet.
The victim provided police with descriptions of his attackers, including a young, black male wearing a black, green and white hooded sweatshirt; a young, black male wearing a gray coat with fur around the hood; and a black male, 20 years old or older with a full beard.
Officers were able to locate the second suspect, identified as a juvenile from Berlin. He was charged with robbery, second-degree assault and theft under $100. However, the arrested juvenile refused to identify either of the other two suspects. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Berlin Police Department at 410-641-1333.
Juvenile Arrested For Pot
BERLIN – A juvenile from Snow Hill was arrested on marijuana possession charges last week after getting pulled over for speeding in Berlin.
Around 1 p.m. last Thursday, Berlin Police officers were conducting routine traffic patrol in the area of Broad Street and Esham Avenue when they clocked a vehicle going 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was identified as a 17-year-old juvenile from Snow Hill. The juvenile was issued a traffic citation for speeding a later consented to a search of his vehicle.
During the search, police discovered a tin foil smoking device containing burnt marijuana residue in the storage pocket of the driver's side door. The juvenile was then arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia and was released to the custody of his parents.
Another Juvenile With Pot
BERLIN – Another juvenile was arrested in Berlin on marijuana possession charges last Saturday after throwing his stash on the ground and fleeing police.
Shortly before 4 p.m. last Saturday, a Berlin Police officer was on routine patrol in the Flower Street area when one of two men walking down the sidewalk yelled at the officer. The officer stopped his patrol vehicle to speak to the two young men when one of the individuals threw a plastic bag on the ground nearby and fled on foot.
The plastic bag was recovered and found to contain a small amount of marijuana. The juvenile suspect was apprehended a short time later and arrested for possession of marijuana. He was released to his parents pending the disposition of his case, which was turned over to juvenile services.
Fine, Restitution In Theft Case
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City woman arrested on theft charges in September for breaking into and stealing property from her neighbor's vacant condo pleaded guilty this week in District Court to theft under $500 and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, all of which was suspended in favor of fines and restitution to the victim.
On Sept. 5, OCPD officers responded to an apartment on 25th Street for a reported burglary. When they arrived, police spoke to the victim, who said he had lived at the unit all summer before leaving for a while in September. When he returned to his apartment with his mother to retrieve the rest of his belongings, he found the unit in disarray with spray paint on the walls and several items missing, including a laptop computer, a stereo, a laser disc player, a 35 mm camera and other items.
The witness said he went out on the back porch of the unit to call police on his cell phone when he noticed a fishing rod on a neighbor's porch he believed was his. Suspecting the neighbor might be involved with the thefts, police went next door to question the occupant, identified as Maria Carhballo, 19, of Ocean City. Carhballo reportedly invited the officers in, and when they questioned her about the fishing rod, she claimed she did not know who it belonged to.
When asked if there was anything else in her apartment that didn't belong to her, Carhballo allegedly pointed under a bed and revealed the fishing pole that had been on the porch and a tackle box. Carhballo reportedly told police the vacant unit had been entered by someone else and provided a name and description of the unknown suspect. She was later arrested and charged with second-degree burglary and felony theft over $500.
At Carhballo's preliminary hearing in October, a discussion arose about whether or not the burglarized unit was considered a storehouse or a dwelling because the charges hinged on how the residence was classified. If it was determined to be a storehouse, meaning it was vacant at the time and merely held the stolen items, the primary charge would be second-degree burglary. If it was proven the unit was occupied at the time, felony theft charges could be applied.
After some discussion, it was determined the unit was indeed still occupied because it had been lived in recently and there was still food and such in the refrigerator. Therefore, Judge Daniel Mumford dismissed the second-degree burglary charge against Carhballo and found probable cause to move forward with the felony theft charge.
Back in court this week, Carhballo pleaded guilty to theft under $500 and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, all of which was suspended. She was also fined $500 and ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution to the victim.
Probation, Fine For Pot Bust
SNOW HILL – An Ocean Pines man arrested in November on marijuana possession charges pleaded guilty last week in District Court to possession of paraphernalia and was placed on probation for a year and fined $200.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, Berlin Police on routine traffic patrol in the Flower Street area observed a vehicle traveling west on Bay Street with Maryland tags on the back, but no front license plate. The officers initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Joseph Robert Brunetto, 19, of Ocean Pines. When the officers came in contact with Brunetto, they detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana.
During a search of the vehicle, officers located a glass-smoking device with burnt marijuana residue in the glove compartment. Brunetto was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Last week, he pleaded guilty to the paraphernalia possession charge and was placed on probation for a year and fined $200.
Stet Docket For Pharmacy Theft
SNOW HILL – A Pasadena man who turned himself in to Berlin Police in December after being identified as the suspect of a robbery at the Rite Aid a day earlier had the charges against him placed on the stet, or inactive, docket last week in District Court.
Around 2 p.m. on Dec. 13, Berlin Police were dispatched to the Rite Aid on Old Ocean City Blvd. for a reported theft that had just occurred. The investigation revealed a male suspect entered the store and concealed a large number of high value items on his person. He then fled the store in a blue Mitsubishi SUV. At the time, store employees estimated the value of the stolen goods at around $600.
Employees were also able to provide police with a vehicle tag number for the getaway car and police were able to contact the owner of the vehicle, who said a family member was using it. Police were then able to contact the family member, later identified as Michael Paul Beverly, 24, of Pasadena, who admitted stealing the goods from Rite Aid in Berlin.
Beverly told police he had returned to his home in Pasadena, but agreed to return to Berlin the next day, Dec. 14, to return the stolen goods. An application for charges and an arrest warrant were prepared and Beverly returned to the Berlin police station the next day as planned.
He was placed under arrest and charged with theft over $500. Last week in District Court, Beverly had the charges against him placed on the stet, or inactive, docket.
Wallet Thief Sent
Back To Delaware
OCEAN CITY – A Georgetown, Del. man arrested on theft charges in Ocean City in December after allegedly swiping a wallet from a hotel cleaning cart had the charges against him here put in the stet docket this week and was extradited to Delaware to face charges there.
On Dec. 27, OCPD officers were dispatched to the Fenwick Inn for a reported theft. The officer interviewed a witness who said she observed a male suspect take an employee's wallet from a cleaning cart and go into his room. The witness said the suspect, later identified as Christopher Altoe, 27, of Georgetown, Del., take the wallet from the car, put it in his waistband and go into room 708.
The officers then went to room 708 and interviewed Altoe, who, at first, denied any involvement with the theft. When the officers told Altoe they merely wanted to get the wallet back to its rightful owner, he hesitated briefly before telling them it was in the bathroom. Altoe told police he had stashed the wallet in the ceiling, and they discovered it when they removed a ceiling panel in the bathroom.
The witness was then brought over and positively identified Altoe as the man who had taken the wallet from the cleaning cart. He was arrested and charged with theft under $500. It was later learned Altoe was wanted on a fugitive warrant from Delaware for an unrelated case. This week in District Court in Ocean City, the theft charges against Altoe from December were placed on the stet, or inactive, docket, and he was extradited to Delaware to face charges there.
Sheriff Warns Of Charity Scam
BERLIN – The Worcester County Sheriff's Office this week is warning the public of an ongoing scam in which suspects are falsely identifying themselves as representatives of the Sheriff's Department in order to collect donations.
Recently, it has been brought to the attention of the sheriff's office that there have been people identifying themselves as representatives of the department calling businesses and other individuals asking for donations for yearbooks, publications, etc. Most are not representatives of the sheriff's office, rather they are running scams to obtain money under false pretenses.
According to Chief Deputy Doug Dods, in order to avoid becoming a victim of the scams, individuals should ask for literature from the organization and a phone number they can call back after reviewing the printed material. Potential victims should then call the sheriff's office or the agency the scammers claim to represent in order to confirm their association.
Dods reiterated there are legitimate fundraising efforts going on all year round, but unfortunately, there are those individuals who will take advantage of the good will of the people of Worcester County for their own personal gain.
Illegal Ducks
OCEAN CITY – Three local men last week were charged with exceeding the daily bag limit of scaup ducks in the Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area.
Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) last Friday charged three men: Kenneth C. Jones, 37, of Salisbury, John O. Wade, 38, of Parsonsburg, and Jonathan D. Hamilton, 41, of Delmar, with exceeding the daily bag limit of scaup ducks after they were found with 10 in their possession. The daily bag limit for scaup ducks is two per person per day from Jan. 2 through Jan. 24. NRP officers seized six ducks as evidence during the incident. The three are scheduled to appear in Worcester County District Court on March 6.
Knights Honor OCPD Officer
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Knights of Columbus last week held their annual awards ceremony honoring many in the community including OCPD Pfc. Aaron Morgan as Officer of the Year.
Morgan's award was one on many handed out by the local Knights of Columbus chapter during their annual ceremony last Wednesday. Thomas Parker was named Firefighter of the Year; Sidney Wooten was named EMT of the Year; and Kelly McLaughlin of Most Blessed Sacrament was named Teacher of the Year.
For such a young officer, Morgan has had an impressive career in law enforcement and his history in police work shows his dedication to protecting and servicing his community. Before joining the OCPD, Morgan worked as a patrolman for the Kennywood Amusement Park in Pennsylvania and was an intern with the Alleghany County Police Department in Pa.
After spending one year as a seasonal officer in Ocean City, Morgan joined the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department where he was assigned to a specialized patrol unit that included auto theft and high-risk patrol. He returned to the OCPD as a full time officer in 2006 and has since been promoted to Pfc., becoming a member of the traffic safety unit and a field training officer. He is currently assigned to the patrol division.


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Morenci Area Chamber of Commerce members learned Thursday of a new business that might come to Morenci and heard a report of the Chambers' goals for the year.
A new flower shop is tentatively planned for downtown Morenci, with an opening in September at the latest.
Chamber president Brad Frederick reviewed previous discussions, noting that the purchase of additional "Welcome to Morenci" signs would remain the group's focus for the year. Fund-raising activities would focus on three events: the golf outing, the Labor Day bridge walk and selling ads on the community-wide garage sale maps.
Kathy Knoblauch spoke to Chamber members about the continuing renovation of a building she and her husband, Mark, own in downtown Morenci. The former Knoblauch grocery store building has remained unoccupied for several years and the windows were boarded over until earlier this year.
Renovation is a slow process, she said, and she urged people to have patience with the effort. She reminded Chamber members of an earlier offer to help paint the front exterior of the building.
Morenci mayor Doug Erskin was introduced to Chamber members. Erskin praised the current city council as a responsible group and said he expects to see good things happen in the city.
Chamber member Choyce Quigley suggested that the group create a Morenci basket of donated items for the Toledo-based WLMB Christian television station fund-raising auction. The Chamber will donate $50 of Morenci Money to the basket, which the winning bidder must spend at the businesses of Chamber members.
School superintendent Kyle Griffith reminded members of the informational meeting about the bond proposal scheduled Thursday night at the middle school library.
A reminder was also given for members to donate items for the Morenci Education Foundation auction.
At the April meeting, members are expected to select a bid for maintenance of the Chamber's website.


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The vine is one of the three products that make up the so-called "Mediterranean triad" (vine, wheat and olive tree).
Although vines had existed in the Peninsula for centuries, it was the Romans who promoted and even protected the crops, and the tradition became deeply rooted in many parts of Spain. This is what happened in the district of Vinalopó, where vines have existed and been grown for centuries. The ancient tradition in this area includes wine production and fresh consumption. Dessert grapes protected by the Uvas de Vinalopó Designation of Origin are packed directly on the vines, harvested, and then they remain inside the package until they are prepared to be sold. The fact that the grapes grow with the protection of a paper bag means they take longer to ripen and they are protected from external agents. Thanks to this, the grapes have a finer skin. This practice has been taking place since 1919. The Designation of Origin covers grapes grown in the towns of Agost, Aspe, Hondón de los Frailes, Hondón de las Nieves, Monforte del Cid, Novelda and La Romana, in the province of Alicante.
- 産品の種類: Fruit
- シーズン: From the end of September to the end of December.
- 産地: The production area is situated in the central-eastern part of Alicante, and includes the towns of Agost, Aspe, Hondón de los Frailes, Hondón de las Nieves, Monforte del Cid, Novelda and La Romana.
- お勧めの飲み物: The grapes, which are eaten for dessert, are great with almost any type of wine, but go perfectly with sweet wines such as Muscatel, Pedro Ximénez or Malvasía.
- 種類: There are two grape varieties that are grown with the packing process:
- Ideal: with a large bunch, a particular yellow colour and a slight muscatel flavour
- Aledo: harvested later on and typically pale white, with a neutral sweet flavour. As it is harvested later on, it is the variety people eat on New Year's Eve.
- Energy: Low
- Cholesterol: 0
- 注意: High sugar content.


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Khloe Kardashian warned her sister Kim that her marriage to basketball star Kris Humphries was doomed before the socialite exchanged vows with the New Jersey Nets player.
Khloe, who is married to former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom, admits she liked Humphries, but hated the idea of him and her sister as a couple.
In a taped interview with chat show host Ellen DeGeneres, which airs on U.S. TV on Wednesday, Khloe says, "I like Kris as a person. I just did not like them together… I was the only one to tell her. I don't know why no one else told her that.
"She got mad at me. I like being honest. You'll get mad. You'll get over it. You're my sister there is nothing you can do. You're stuck with me."
Khloe also tells DeGeneres she likes the idea of her sister dating family friend Kanye West, but refuses to confirm reports they are in a relationship.
She adds, "We've known Kanye forever. He's been a great family friend. I love Kanye. I don't know what happens with Kim. I love Kanye. I think they're cute together.
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(I have a novia earring, which is pretty absurdly good WHM epeen for those of you that weren't aware. But at the end of the day, Noble's Tunic is like ALL a WHM needs).
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What In Neptune's World?: What Is It?
By Terry Siegel Posted Mar 14, 2004 07:00 PM Pomacanthus Publications, Inc.
Guess the mystery coral!
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Welcome to What in Neptune's World - a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner. You're invited to discuss this column with fellow reefkeepers in Reefs.org's General Reef Discussion Forum.
This month, we have a mystery coral seeking identification. The answer will be announced the General Discussion Forum the first week of the following month. In the meanwhile, feel free to discuss the possibilities with other hobbyists.


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On the cusp of 2013, I've invited 11 of the greater Houston area's top minds to write about something they believe, but cannot prove. A new entry in the 11 for '13 series will be published each morning during the holidays.
Today's mini essay comes from Dr. Todd Rosengart, chair of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine…
Although I can't prove it, I am fairly certain that the next five years will witness cures for genetic diseases, the regeneration of healthy new organs from diseased ones, and even exciting new (gene therapy) treatments for cancer. I know, you've heard it before, but I really believe this time is different.
The field of gene therapy crossed a monumental threshold just this past month – after two decades of false starts – in the first commercial approval of a gene therapy "drug". This approval by the European Union of a single dose treatment for a rare but lethal hereditary disorder portends a new era of like cures by gene transfer.
In our own laboratory and others around the world, we appear astonishingly to have been able to convert tissue scarred by a heart attack back into functioning heart muscle, by "simply" injecting three genes into the scar tissue. If fully validated, such cellular reprogramming could offer an important alternative to the transplants and devices now needed for advanced disease of the heart and other organs.
Finally, I believe real advances against cancer can be seen in rapidly growing understandings of the genetic basis of cancer, coupled with accelerating capabilities to decode individuals' genetic maps (at facilities such as the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center here in Houston). Conceivably, new molecular therapies channeling this knowledge will soon bypass the naïveté of once toxic cancer treatments.
So, why this optimism after decades of languishing medical science? The answer is that medical innovation has not been languishing; it has been growing exponentially – doubling again and again until we are now benefiting from a critical mass of understanding. As "Moore's Law" predicted the repeated doubling of computing power, even producing the voice recognition products unthinkable only a few years ago, a "Moore's Law" of biotechnology will allow bona fide cures of once challenging diseases.
The hyperbolic trajectory of (cardiac) stem cell innovation is but one example of this pace. First mentioned as early as 1963 (by scientists at the Texas Medical Center), the first clinical trial involving cardiac stem cell treatment did not occur until almost forty years later. Less than a decade after that, the creation of stem cells was reported in 2006 (winning Yamanaka the Noble Prize only six years later), and only five years later came the first report of mature cell reprogramming (the biologic "alchemy" that is the basis of our heart muscle regeneration).
I think you get it – we're learning and inventing biotechnology more and more quickly, each discovery building on the next. So, although I can't prove it, I think we will see cures for many killer diseases sooner than we ever could have imagined.
To see other 11 for '13 entries, click here. And you can click here see entries from the 11 for '11 series that I published a year ago, and here for the 11 for '12 series.


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Harley-Davidson unveiled its Livewire project two years ago almost to the day. While the all-electric concept with only ~60 miles of range was lacking compared to other models already available today, it showed that one of the most iconic motorcycle company, which is also obviously entrenched in internal combustion engines, is at least looking at other powertrain technologies.
At the time, Harley-Davidson made it clear that Livewire was only a concept (and good-looking one – see pictures below), but now the company confirms that it plans to bring its first electric bike to market "within the next five years"
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September 19, 2007
By Paul Feinberg
Mark Leets ('96) is the new principal/chief financial officer of VMG Partners. Leets has held the CFO title for nearly-six years at The Firm, arguably the most prominent entertainment management company in Hollywood, and will now join The Firm's board of directors. Founded in 2005 by David Baram, president of The Firm, and Robert Schult, a member of UCLA Anderson's Board of Visitors (among others) VMG Partners will maintain a strategic partnership with The Firm.
The Firm is best known for the high-profile talent they manage, including rock bands Korn and Linkin Park, rapper Snoop Dogg, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz and director Martin Scorcese. Somewhat less publicized is the company's consumer brand development, though the two realms compliment each other perfectly.
"It was in about 2000 when Puma (the athletic shoe and apparel company) came to us to see if our clients would wear their products," Leets said. "We went to Korn to see if they would wear Puma gear on tour and in their videos. The band bought into it, they were looking for something to set them apart. Puma stock shot up and we took a check."
Not all of The Firm's brand-building deals involved Firm clients. In 2001, the company bought the PONY brand. According to Leets, at the time PONY was a dead brand - no one was even making PONY shoes. The Firm licensed the shoe manufacturing to an outside agent and set about marketing the company. As it happened, then 'NSYNC member Justin Timberlake was looking for a way to shed his "boy band" persona and wanted to be taken more seriously. And in some circles, "seriously" could mean the then-throwback look of PONY-gear. "In eighteen months, we saw the company go from zero to 50 million dollars in revenue," Leets said. "And it proved that we could market and build brands not just with Firm clients. We got along well with the whole (entertainment) community." PONY was sold by The Firm two years later for three times what they paid for it.
As executives at a major entertainment management company, Leets (and Baram) were already in the business of bundling people and products together. A film project, for example, might include putting together the right actors and director. It also could include putting the right (read: Firm clients) on the soundtrack album or on the accompanying video game. It was not a stretch, Leets said, to place the right product, like a sneaker, on the right client or into the right project. "The whole concept was to do brand building with the artists," Leets said. He also points out that the needs of the client weigh in as well. "When we had (then Firm client) Kelly Clarkson's tour sponsored by Vitamin Water, there were other beverage companies offering more money. But Kelly's image worked better with Vitamin Water than it did with some other soft drinks and the relationship was mutually beneficial to her and to the water company.
"So, Dave and I said, 'Well, this is great. We initiated the PONY deal and we made money on it. We put all this effort into this thing and sold it, but what we need to do is be able to do this on a much larger scale,'" Leets explained. "And private equity firms started coming to The Firm asking us to co-invest with them because they wanted our marketing help." The feeling at The Firm was that they should be the investor and the owner, not a private equity firm. So, the pair began seeking out experienced private equity experts who had built up and sold consumer brands.
When they met Mike Mauze, a private equity expert with a successful track record building brands, they decided to form a new partnership, which eventually became VMG. Essentially, the partnership married the marketing experience of Leets and Baram with a group who had contacts at large, strategic corporations who might someday acquire the consumer brands VMG was building. That group included Anderson BOV member Bob Schult, who said of Leets, "Private equity requires a broad set of talents in problem solving, leadership skills, a strong background in marketing strategy, and financial acumen," Schult said. "Not many people can check all the boxes. Mark can and is a great asset to VMG Equity Partners."
VMG is particular about the type of companies they are seeking. "Whenever [we] look at buying a company, the first question we ask is 'Who's going to buy this in five years?" Leets said. "If it's Vitamin Water, I just want to know 'Is Coca-Cola going to buy this in five years, yes or no?'" (Coca-Cola bought Vitamin Water for 4.2 billion dollars.)
"And that's the point. You find these companies and you use the entertainment marketing to build them up, to quickly turbo-charge their sales, their brand and equity. That process leads you to taking a brand at 50 million in sales to 150 million in sales or 200 million in sales in five years and now the big companies are interested in buying it."
Leets began his post-MBA career as an investment banker at SG Cowan in their entertainment media practice. He then went to work for Merrill Lynch in their global media group. When Leets' boss from SG Cowan moved to The Firm, Leets joined him there.
At VMG his primary responsibility is to source and find highly-branded consumer products with a large-cache; companies in the lower middle-market. ("Lower middle-market translates to companies with revenue of 10 to 100 million) He is looking for companies where entertainment marketing would potentially make a difference.
Leets believes that the entertainment platform can only "be used so many times." The key is to find the eight or so companies where said platform can really make a difference. That difference is what Leets and VMG add to the equation. "What do most private equity firms bring to the table? Money. Or maybe they can help you a little operationally or with staffing. We can do that with guys like Bob Schult, too. Bob has unbelievable operating experience. But we also bring this platform that nobody else brings with them. Companies want us to buy them, because we bring such a value add to their company."
The so-called platform is more complex than just knowing a few stars and getting them to wear a certain brand of shoes or clothing. Leets and company have access to writers and directors who can use a product in a television series or movie. They have inside information about what projects are being made and can match a product to the right project well in advance of its release or even prior to production commencing. These marketing avenues may be keys to building a brand in an ever-changing landscape. "Traditional marketing no longer works," Leets said. "TIVO killed it. On the other hand, it's amazing how much time people spend at (gossip web site) TMZ."
"People want real stuff. They want authenticity. They don't want to be sold to. What we're doing is creating a scripted reality for them," he said.


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