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A low ankle-brachial pressure index (an ABPI value <0.90) is considered predictive of cardiovascular disease, and is widely thought to increase morbidity and mortality in the elderly. However, good nutrition is beneficial both for the health and the ability to resist and recover from the disease.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between the ankle-brachial pressure index and the nutritional status of the elderly in a city of Kochi prefecture, Japan.
This was a cross-sectional study in which a total of 100 elderly people, both males and females, were screened for ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI), nutritional status (through the use of the short form of the mini nutritional assessment), activities of daily living, lifestyle, gait speed (10MWT), postural stability (OLST), and functional mobility (TUg).
About 67% of the participants were found to have a normal nutritional status, 27% were at risk of malnutrition, and six percent were classified as malnourished. The mean ABPI of the participants was 1.08±0.10, and three participants had an ABPI lower than 0.90. The ABPI was statistically higher in well nourished participants compared with those at risk of malnutrition or the malnourished. The mean ABPI was significantly higher in non-smokers compared with former smokers. The ABPI was found to correlate negatively with gait speed and with TUg score.
Well-nourished elderly had a higher normal ankle-brachial pressure index as compared with the malnourished elderly. This study provides supportive evidence for the necessity of adequate nutrition for elderly people.
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Muzembo, B.A., Nagano, Y., Dumavibhat, N. et al. Ankle-brachial pressure index and mini nutritional assessment in community-dwelling elderly people. J Nutr Health Aging 17, 370–376 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-012-0412-6
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Abdullah bin Hussein next lead the Trans-Jordan, first as leader of the Emirate created in 1923, and later as King. In 1930 he appointed John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986) to establish the Desert Patrol. From 1939 until 1956 Glubb served as commander of the Arab Legion, the name given to the Jordanian army at the time. It was under his able leadership that the Legion fought against Israeli forces during their "War of Independence".
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Let's talk about anxiety. Do you experience symptoms of Anxiety?
Throughout my career I have come to understand that indicators of anxiety are common in a world where we are consistently concerned with productivity, validation, and gratification.
Anxiety and its symptoms can stem from a variety of contributors. While specific fears and phobias are recognized, I think that it would be worthwhile to discuss the construct of general anxiety throughout this writing.
What do you mean general anxiety?
Well firstly, generalized anxiety can be understood as a mental illness through the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5). However, I personally find it important to steer focus away from pathology or diagnosis, but instead to focus on the feelings and symptoms of anxiety that are coming from within.
In order to begin to comprehend anxiety, it is important to distinguish between general feelings of worry and symptoms of anxiety. General feelings of worry can also manifest into anxiety over time.
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Tracking these thoughts can serve as an aid into further understanding our anxiety as well as the individual triggers that cause it. It would be worth understanding that the concept of overthinking is a function that as a highly cognitive process.
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Art is a way to bring yourself out of these complex and overwhelming thoughts. More specifically, different art mediums are helpful in the easing of different symptomologies. Working with mediums that provide more of a sensory input can provide insight in regards to emotional states and ease with cognitive blockages.
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That site is Geoguessr.com, and I first heard about it from Robert Harrell on Ben Slavic's blog. It's a game in which you are dropped on a random street that could be anywhere in the world usingGoogle Streetview, and you win points by plotting your location on the map. The closer you are, the more points you earn.
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Hey all right this was a pretty enjoyable little flick. The VHS look and cropping felt unnaturally added but it was well done overall. Audio editing was pretty good, some choppy stuff here or there but nothing terrible. Movie was less painful and dare I say I enjoyed it.
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I really wanted to enjoy this edit as it has been on my radar for some time. TM dropped this one for quite awhile and I was quite happy when he messaged me to let me know he was back at it... TM achieved what he was going for but there were a couple of flaws in it's execution IMO...
I loved the premise of the old VHS and the "PLAY" coming up when you start it and the "TRACKING" issue midway through were nice touches. The picture grain showing wearing of the tape worked for me (although the grain filter made it was very dark in some parts - added some creep effect)... The premise was cool and all and all I enjoyed the edit...
What didn't work for me was the crop of the film - now don't get me wrong I realize it was part of the whole presentation but I felt (once again IMO) that many of the scenes were cropped so much so that people talking/images were cut out of the scene or only showing half their face almost making it a distraction at times.
The audio editing played well as adding the old Nightmare music was a great touch... where TM inserted it worked and gave a creepier 80's Freddy vibe... I dug it... BUT... It was far too loud and overpowering during some scenes so much so that it was hard to make out what people were saying...
The overall edit of the flick was decent enough and played out like a classic 80's horror movie that had been watched multiple times over and showed it... but there was a bit of character developement that was lost in the cuts and if I hadn't of seen the original I would've been like "who is this person?" cause the scene with them kinda just came out of nowhere... I like how it began starting with the flashback scene... and the edits/cuts were clean and seamless to me...
I know this review seems harsh and I did enjoy it more than it appears reading this back but there are a couple of areas for improvement as I see it...
I would recommend this edit as a nice companion piece to the remake for an alternate viewing experience... and I like I said in the beginning TM for the most part I believe achieved EXACTLY what he was going for and I tip my hat to a job well done.... Keep em' coming TM Productions!


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it was sharply scaling back its visa services in Russia after Moscow cut the number of its diplomatic staff in retaliation over new U.S. sanctions.
The U.S. embassy in Russia said in a statement it was suspending all non-immigrant visa operations across Russia on Aug. 23 and that they would resume on Sept. 1 "on a greatly reduced scale."
The move means Russian citizens wanting to visit the United States for tourism will have to travel to Moscow and will no longer be able to use local U.S. consulates outside the Russian capital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, reacting to new sanctions imposed by the U.S. Congress, has ordered Washington to cut its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia by 755 people by Sept. 1.
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I cannot, by any stretch of my rather vivid imagination, envisage the dilemma faced by Justice Fraser over whether or not he should recuse himself. Whatever he decides he is clearly establishing a precedent for future Group Litigation Order trials where the claim is spread over several trials. The most relevant point is that in this case there are to be 4 trials set out at the beginning of the process and agreed by both parties in a particular sequence so that the decisions from the preceding trials can be taken into account when determining the next. That by definition requires a biased approach.
Major discussion points arising from yesterday include the fact that the decision to proceed with the recusal application was taken at board level by POL as well as the fact that POL will not ask for the Common Issues trial to be rerun but will ask for the Horizon trial to be started afresh under a new judge if one is appointed.
A common phrase running through the recusal application hearing yesterday was:
"Whether the fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the facts, would conclude …."
I am merely an observer, I think I am fair minded but POL would certainly not agree with that. Informed? Well I have kept up to date with what has been presented in court thanks to the efforts of the redoubtable journalist Nick Wallis but I am no legal eagle and I think the adjective 'informed' has more to do with legal prowess than information gathering.
However, apply the same phrase to the board members of POL and consider the action they have taken. Let us assume they are fair minded people, and that they can readily rely on being well informed by one of the most expensive QCs in the country, Lord Grabiner who surely attended the Board meeting to advise them of the facts that they should consider.
The POL board have come to a completely different conclusion than I have.
- Judge Fraser has not made any decision on the Horizon trial.
- The decision of the first trial stands (subject to appeal)
- Therefore there has been no opportunity for any alleged Bias to have any effect on what has transpired in court so far.
- Overwhelming evidence has been produced in the Horizon trial to indicate to ANY fair minded individual that Horizon has errors in it and that they have caused subpostmaster losses in the past.
- In any rerun of the trial the same evidence will be produced. A recusal has no effect.
- As a former subpostmaster, a campaigner for the claimants and someone who has seen at first hand the effect of Horizon errors and the way Post Office Ltd deal with them as well as apparently one of the very few people who have studied the transcript of the Misra trial in depth, I can say with some conviction that POL are going to lose not only the Horizon trial but the Breach and Causation trial that will follow. There can be NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER about the outcome REGARDLESS OF WHICH JUDGE HEARS THE TRIALS. Bias can have no effect and it would be particulary unjust and unusual if ANY Judge in the land on contemplating the behaviour of POL as a company and of its witnesses would not come to the same conclusions that Justice Fraser may or may not have reached already.
The POL Board of course do not have the insight into these matters that I have because they have made no attempt to find out for themselves but relied on advice and information from the very people who got them into this mess in the first place and whose incompetence is on display every day the trial sits.
I could also say that about the POL Legal team as well. I can't imagine what is going on in the background there because they have the same problem in that they are reliant on the incompetence of POL to provide them with the evidence they need to win the case (they can look but they won't find any)
So I have no idea why they chose to go down the recusal route although I have speculated about it. Justice Fraser as an incredible decision to make but I think in the long run whatever he chooses to do will have no impact on the outcome at all.
What the POL board though will have to do now is to explain to the likes of me in Freedom of Information requests, the Government Minister in charge although she sounds as if she is totally out of her depth (a here today and gone tomorrow politician), the media, the interested select committees and sooner or later the National Audit Office and the Police where exactly all the money is coming from to pay for this extravagant and now totally unnecessary trial. If they for one minute think interest in this is going to wane then think again.
When this is all over and the claimants have won, it is safe to say that the reputations of many if not all of the PO Board members who have elected to continue pursuing this lost cause using presumably public funds will be damaged beyond repair. Idiots all.


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So this morning there was a knock at the door. It was loud and insistent and I was fully prepared to throw some how-dare-you-beat-on-my-door-this-early-in-the-morning-how-did-you-know-I-wasn't-still-sleeping shade on whoever was at the door. Normally I don't answer the door if I'm home alone and not expecting anybody, but Billy was on a conference call in the dining room, so I felt it was safe to answer. As I approached the front door, I could see the back end of a police car through the window. When I actually made it to the door, I saw a uniformed police officer (apparently policemen in my county are just awesome looking, because every one I have encountered has been so cute--the firemen too), peering through the side window. So I opened the door and he asked if everything was OK. There was an open 911 call from our house and he wanted to make sure we where cool. Turned out that Billy had dialed 911 by accident when he was conferencing in to a call, and the 911 call was never disconnected. It also turned out that I answered the door and talked to Mr. Cute Policeman in a purple tee-shirt and pink floral panties. I couldn't even muster a feeling of embarrassment, because 1. It hadn't occurred to me that I didn't have on pants until he was long gone and 2. I'm sure I wasn't the first person he had ever seen answer the door in their undies on a 911 call and 3. This was also not the first time a man knocked on my door and had the pleasure of finding out what kind of underwear I was wearing--read about that here.
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To address the growing problem of people being overdiagnosed and overtreated for cancer, a group of scientists convened by the National Cancer Institute and chaired by a UC San Francisco breast cancer expert is proposing a major update of the way the nation approaches diseases now classified as "cancer."
The "Viewpoint" article will be published online Monday, July 29, in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
When cancer screening programs were widely initiated three decades ago, medical knowledge of the disease was more simplistic. The intent was to detect cancer at its earliest stages to reduce illness and mortality, but in fact early diagnosis has not led to a proportional decline in serious disease and death, the scientists write in the JAMA commentary.
Instead, screening programs are identifying not only malignant cancers, but also slow-growing, low-risk lesions, and sweeping them into the same treatment process. As a result, patients are being diagnosed and treated for forms of cancer that might never actually harm them - a phenomenon that's been termed overdiagnosis, which translates to "too much medicine."
Now, with the advancement of scientific understanding of the biology of cancer, the authors say it is time for significant changes in practice and policy.
"By recognizing that cancer is not one disease, but a number of different diseases, we can individualize our treatment based on biology and avoid overtreatment," said panel chair Laura J. Esserman, MD, MBA, director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. "The goal going forward is to personalize screening strategies, and focus screening policies on the conditions that are most likely to result in aggressive illness and death."
The authors recommend creation of a new classification for tumors that are indolent (unlikely to cause patients harm). For example, ductal carcinoma of the breast -- currently considered the earliest form of breast cancer -- would no longer be called cancer. The authors also call for the formation of registries for lesions with low potential for malignancy, and for a multidisciplinary approach across pathology, imaging, surgery and other medical specialties "to revise the taxonomy of lesions now called cancer."
The key, they say, is to improve screening strategies to avoid overtreating tumors that would not be lethal, or that would not even have come to medical attention.
"Although our understanding of the biology of cancer has changed dramatically, perceptions on the part of the public, and among many physicians, have not yet changed," Esserman said. "Cancer is still widely perceived as a diagnosis with lethal consequences if left untreated."
The JAMA article is comprised of recommendations from a working group formed last year during a meeting convened by the National Cancer Institute. The group was charged with developing a strategy to improve current approaches to cancer screening and prevention.
The commentary was co-written by Ian M. Thompson, MD, professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; and Brian Reid, MD, PhD, director of the Seattle Barrett's Esophagus Program and member of the Human Biology Division at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
The three authors served as chairs of the NCI working group.
Overdiagnosis is occurring across many medical conditions, but is particularly common in breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate, thyroid cancer and melanoma, said the authors.
They cite DCIS, or ductal carcinoma of the breast, and Barrett's esophagus as illustrations of how the detection and surgical removal of what have been called precancerous lesions have failed to lead to lower rates of invasive cancer.
By contrast, the authors said, colon and cervical cancer serve as examples of "effective screening programs in which early detection and removal of precancerous lesions have reduced incidence as well as late-stage disease."
Cancer screening should have three important missions, the authors write: To detect disease that would ultimately harm the patient; to uncover tumors that benefit from intervention; and to detect disease that is more likely to be cured or better treated when spotted early.
Optimal screening frequency depends on a cancer's growth rate. If a cancer is fast growing, screening is less likely to be effective. "If a cancer is slow growing but progressive, with a long latency and a precancerous lesion, screening is ideal and less frequent screening (eg.10 years for colonoscopy) may be effective," the authors said.
The recommendations include:
- Recognize that screening will identify indolent cancers.
- Change terminology and omit the word "cancer" from premalignant/indolent conditions;
- Convene a multidisciplinary body to revise the current taxonomy of cancer and to create reclassification criteria for indolent conditions;
- Create observational registries for lesions with low potential for malignancy - generate the data to provide patients and their doctors "with confidence to select less invasive interventions;"
- Develop, validate and adopt molecular diagnostic tools that identify indolent or low-risk lesions;
- Mitigate overdiagnosis: appropriately reduce frequency of screening exams while focusing on high-risk populations, and raise the threshold for patients being recalled for re-testing and biopsy.
"Although no physician has the intention to overtreat or overdiagnose cancer, screening and patient awareness have increased the chance of identifying a spectrum of cancers, some of which are not life threatening," the authors wrote. "The ultimate goal is to preferentially detect consequential cancer while avoiding detection of inconsequential disease."
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It all started on a Saturday evening whereby my friend Kabi and I decided to meet up in Oakland, CA. so that we could walk at Redwood Park then head out to Lake Mertitt later on since it has an alluring scenery and I also thought it would be safer to end our walk there just in case. I had even told her I would bring my work flash light with me just to make us feel more secure by checking our surrounding. 🔦
Before we finally met at around 5 p.m, she called me to give me a heads -up that we will only manage to walk at either Red Woods, or Lake Merritt since she was going to dinner with her mate. 🍽🍺
Normally, I usually like following the precise plan that I always target for, so that I don't feel like I'm wasting time. Of late though I have started to grasp the idea of going with the flow. 💃🏼
As soon as I gave her the option to choose, we finally agreed that we would walk at Lake Merritt. Since it's by luck to get a good parking at around the Lake Merritt area, we met at one focal point, ordered a lyft 🚘 type of public transportation and headed there straight away.
Arghhhh!!!! it was a lil chilly 🌤 by the time we got there and I didn't carry any sweater of mine, for I was assuming it would be magically warm ☀ like at my home in Antioch,CA.
At first when we started walking, I honestly didn't think that we would walk all around because we were trying to also keep time, ⌚ so that my friend wouldn't be late to head back to her boo and get ready for her other plans.
As soon as we started walking in a moderate pace, we saw a group of guys plus ladies on our left side and it seemed like they were coupled up. 💑 💑 💑 My eyes couldn't help, but realize that I might have known two of the guys since they looked so familiar.
Due to my natural personality, I was so tempted to go introduce myself to them just to feed my curiosity about those 2 gentlemen, 👨❤👨 but I opted out not too.
Kabi then asked me a question as we continued picking our pace, " Shiro, would you have gone to say a hi to them?" I then replied to her, yes 👍🏽 of course!,but would approach it in a different way since they had their " ladies " with them and I wouldn't like to rub anyone in the wrong way.
After walking a quarter mile away, I knew God ⭐ would do something magnificent for me. I happened to spot a couple of my guy friends from a distance and when they saw me, they got excited too.
When we approached each other, we gave each other big hugs, 👧🏽👧🏽 introduced myself to the few others that I didn't know and finally initiated a conversation with my friends, so that they could get to know each other more; moreover, for her to feel comfortable.
Since we found them hanging outside at Victor's RV trailer, we were tempted to join their company for a while. They even offered us beer, showed us the trailer inside and out, 🚛 had the chance to take a few pictures, and also had fun dancing a long the African music that they were blasting.
I was even asked by one friend of mine: do you know what's the name of what Victor is sitting on? I said no. He then told me it's called the " pussy seat ", for its curved like one. 😎
It was so tempting for Kabi and I to stick over there and chill with the guys since it was already a relaxing place to be; furthermore, it was warm ☀ inside the trailer. After a while, we gained courage and discipline and told our fellow friends we had to continue with our journey then we would return afterwards. I felt like I lied to them about going back since we were not quite sure yet.
After marching for a while, we passed by a caucasian woman who was running hurriedly headed towards the direction to where we came from. We therefore halted, watched her and noticed another african american man glanced at her too. As we started giving each other the suspicious type of face with each other including the gentleman, we then asked ourselves, " should we run too? " 😆😆
We laughed it off when I said that she must have been chased by a demon. ⚡⚡
We didn't become terrified since there were a majority of people who were exercising there like that particular woman.
We only walked a few steps ahead when I saw two young ladies 👭 who were sitting down on the steps facing the lake and both of them looked busy jotting down something on their note books.
Since I'm thrilled to expand my curiosity of writing, 📕 I asked Kabi if she would permit me to strike up a conversation with one of the ladies. When she gave me the go – ahead, I thus went and tapped on the lady's shoulder who was closer to me and commenced a conversation with her.
After getting to know her a lil better, she then asked me if I could spare 5 minutes ⏰ of my time to her,so that she could ask me a few questions. I told her yes! definitely, but I alerted her that my friend was around the corner waiting for me.
Since Kabi was in a position that she could be seen, I waved at her 🖐🏽and asked her if she would like to join us. It was really amazing hearing about Lauren's background since she moved to Oakland,CA. by faith after she finished her internship an year ago in Berkley,CA.
It got to a point where Kabi and Lauren found that they had a little in common since they are both quite new bees to the Bay Area. 🛬 🚝 🎢
After exchanging phone numbers 📲 and websites, 💻 Kabi and I continued our wandering walk.
By this time we were almost halfway the lake when we saw a picture at a corner that striked us due to the written words were in Swahili meaning I love you.
If Kabi hadn't striked a conversation with the older caucasian man 🚶that was there, we would have never known that the homeless man survived from a brutal attack that occurred to him in Oakland,CA. We were thankful that he had survived it and that's why that poster was among the rest, for his close friends had thought he had passed away.
When we had reached our half way point, I noticed 1 guy 👱🏾 and 2 ladies 👭 who had worn Ankara types of t- shirts and since they wore a print that we could both relate too, I almost approached them just to get to know them, but I think honestly the cigarette that they were all holding on their hands scared me; furthermore, it was getting colder and darker quickly.
As soon as we passed them, the same guy that we were trying to avoid, 😁 oops! called us out and he asked us politely what was so funny.😄 Kabi and I gave each other the bizarre look and headed towards him, for he was also approaching us.
As we were introducing ourselves to each other, he told us his name was Bobo originally from the country of Mozambique. 🇲🇿 He was still inquisitive to know what we were laughing about, and as he flirted with us quite a bit, he told us that he needed people like us in his life, for he noticed and heard our joyous laughter from a distance.
That was a sweet gesture from him. Finally, we honestly told him and the other two ladies about what we had come across about the lady that we thought she was being chased by an unseen force. ⚡⚡
We chatted for quite a while and after he insisted on exchanging numbers 📲 with me, we left shortly after.
It was stunning to see the lake while walking, for we saw people just relaxing on the grass while they all did different activities like listening to music, eating 🍔🍟& drinking,🍻 practicing yoga, reading, 📒writing, 🖊 sleeping, lifting light weights, 🏋🏼riding bicycles, 🚴🏽🚴🏽 or just gazing at the lake while they had deep thoughts about their lives.
When we were close to the finishing point, my body started having goosebumps due to the chilly weather. As soon as we saw a road sign 🚥 that led us to where we had initially left our car, we almost continued walking towards that way until I had a quick thought of asking Kabi to call her man, so that we know if he had already arrived at home or not.
After they talked to each other, 📱he told her that he was at the lake too and we definitely knew where exactly he was.
It was around 8 p.m. 🕗 when we got back to Victors RV trailer and said a hi to everyone who was there before and whom joined later on.
I hurriedly entered inside since the heater was on, used the restroom, continued drinking my H2O, had a conversation with my friends, and right before we left to go towards our home destination, Sam whose a friend of mine had lifted me up, carried me all the way and almost threatened in a joking manner to throw me into the lake. 😁
As soon as we were dropped off 🚗 at the house at around 9 p.m., Kabi insisted if I could chill with her and Rickson, for the initial plans had changed and they had to pick up a lady from San Frandisco Airport in aporoximately 1 hour from then.
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A swarm of yugs detached themselves from the distant jumble of rocks, the low sun flashing bloddily on the tips of their javelins. Feriously they set upon the humans, who did not run or even try to defend themselves. -- pg 214, The Winnitok Tales: The Hunt for the Eye of Ogin by Patrick Doud (ARC)
"That reminds me of this quote I recently heard. Hold on...let me look..." Owen paused and I could hear him clicking at his laptop. "Here it is. 'Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.' By some guy named Max Ehrmann. I think it's supposed to mean that even though things suck right now, it's all going to be okay in the end." -- pg 129, Tangled by Carolyn Mackler
I drew a chalky Principal Baloney and a wrinkled-elephanty Mrs. Tusk in the windows. Then I wrote all sorts of funny words all over the playground, like POP-TART and CHICKEN NOODLE and HORRIBLE and GRADE 4 FARM. -- pg 68-69, Noonie's Masterpiece by Lisa Railsback


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This research focuses on the formation of an African Easterly Wave (AEW) and a mesoscale convective system that developed over Northern Africa in 2000. Specifically, the pre-development period of Hurricane Alberto that initially formed over the Ethiopian Highlands (EH) region is studied in conjunction with this AEW disturbance. Based on EUMETSAT IR satellite imagery and ECMWF 0.5o observational model (EOM) analysis data, we identified four convective genesis periods and three lysis periods. Based on the EOM analysis of the pre-Alberto system, we found that moisture and vertical velocity played a major role in the generation and maintenance of the convective cycles associated with the pre-Alberto system as it traveled westward across Northern Africa. Initially, orographic effects induce vertical velocity and moisture, and as the Alberto system travels westward these parameters are governed more by environmental factors. The NCAR Regional Climate Model was used to run the control case and several sensitivity simulations. We found that the EH is important for focusing and organizing AEW features by producing a consistent stationary wave mode, generating lee side vorticity, and initially providing sufficient vertical moisture flux for convection. PBL effects over the EH cause the initial convection in response to diurnal diabetic heating. As this convection propagates downstream, it merges with the orographically generated mesovortex on the lee of the EH and a MCC results. PBL effects and moisture availability are important for propagating and maintaining AEW disturbances as they travel to the west and supporting sufficient moisture by allowing for surface moisture fluxes to affect these systems and aid in convective development. The AEW is slightly modulated by orography downstream from the EH region. Both the EH region and the PBL effects are essential in the proper development and propagation of the AEW and its subsequent disturbances.


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London, April 10, 2018 – Harris Williams & Co. Ltd, a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces the strategic investment in The Access Group, one of the UK's leading providers of business management software to mid-market companies, from Hg alongside existing investor, TA Associates (TA), at an enterprise value of approximately £1 billion. Harris Williams & Co. served as the advisor to The Access Group's Management.
"Chris and the team from The Access Group have continued to deliver exceptional growth with a focus on providing mission-critical solutions to their highly loyal and growing customer base," said Thierry Monjauze, a managing director in Harris Williams & Co.'s Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group. "They have delivered strong organic growth, made 11 acquisitions, entered three new verticals and expanded to more than 12,700 UK customers. With the sector expertise and resources of both Hg and TA, we look forward to even greater things from Chris and the rest of the team."
The Access Group is a leading provider of fully integrated business management software targeting UK mid-market organisations. It provides a suite of industry-specific software applications for Hospitality, Recruitment, Health & Social Care, Manufacturing & Distribution, Education and Not-for-Profit sectors, underpinned with horizontal software applications for Finance, HR and Payroll solutions. The Access Group is one of the top five fastest growing UK software developers. More than 12,700 UK businesses and not-for-profit organisations rely on the products and services provided by The Access Group to improve their performance, profitability and drive growth. A continued focus on creating leading-edge software and a commitment to excellence for customers and employees has also placed the company among the UK's top technology employers.
Hg is a sector expert private equity investor, supporting management teams to grow industry champions. Deeply resourced sector teams focus on specific sub-sectors and investment themes to identify companies occupying an established position within a niche, and which have the potential to grow faster than their market, create employment and become the leader in their industry. Hg's dedicated portfolio management team provides practical support to management teams to help them realise their growth ambitions. Hg invests in expanding segments of the TMT, Services and Industrials sectors across Western Europe. Based in London and Munich, Hg manages c. £9 billion for some of the world's leading institutional and private investors.
TA is one of the largest and most experienced global growth private equity firms. Focused on five target industries – technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services – TA invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in nearly 500 companies around the world. Investing as either a majority or minority investor, TA employs a long-term approach, utilising its strategic resources to help management teams build lasting value in growth companies. TA has raised $24 billion in capital since its founding in 1968, and is investing out of current funds of $7.25 billion. The firm's more than 80 investment professionals are based in Boston, Menlo Park, London, Mumbai and Hong Kong.
Harris Williams & Co. (www.harriswilliams.com), a subsidiary of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC), is a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide. The firm has deep industry knowledge, global transaction expertise and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Harris Williams & Co. provides sell-side and acquisition advisory, restructuring advisory, board advisory, private placements and capital markets advisory services.
Harris Williams & Co.'s TMT Group advises leading private and public companies, entrepreneurs, private equity firms and venture capital firms on mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising transactions worldwide. The TMT Group has deep domain expertise in the Software/SaaS, Internet & Digital Media and IT Services' segments, with particular emphasis on specific verticals including education, energy technology, fintech, membership management, public sector and supply chain/logistics and has a dedicated healthcare technology (HCIT) practice. Across verticals it also advises technology services and networking solutions businesses. For more information on the TMT Group and its recent transactions, visit the TMT Group'ssection of the Harris Williams & Co. website.
Investment banking services are provided by Harris Williams LLC, a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA and SIPC, and Harris Williams & Co. Ltd, which is a private limited company incorporated under English law with its registered office at 5th Floor, 6 St. Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AE, UK, registered with the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales (registration number 07078852). Harris Williams & Co. Ltd is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Harris Williams & Co. is a trade name under which Harris Williams LLC and Harris Williams & Co. Ltd conduct business.
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Wow is all we can say about this stunning place, La Muralla Roja. And what an incredible location for a pre-wedding shoot with film photographer CHYMO & MORE! While a bit different than our usual engagement or portrait session featured here on Wedding Sparrow, what we love about this session is the graphic, architectural sense. Ting and Frank enjoyed one of Southern Spain's most prominent spot for images they'll never forget (from their three day wedding in Spain, no less!)...
From CHYMO & MORE Photography: "Part of Ting & Frank's 3-day pre-wedding shoot in Andalucia, South Spain, they chose this magical signature location as their last stop. La Muralla Roja (in Spanish: the red wall) is an architecture sits on the cliffs at the southeast corner of Spain. Designed as, surprisingly, an apartment, is really an art formation heavily inspired by Arabic fortresses, mixing the style of Mediterranean casbah.
Ting & Frank gave me the complete freedom create a story. What we wanted to express through this series of photo was, "what are the odds that we meet?". This place gives me so much inspiration. Its shape, color, how it interacts with the sun. Visually exciting every moment throughout the day.
Everything is a surprise: one second you're here, next second you're in another complex just by turning around the corner. Mysterious staircases leads you towards different directions. I might see you from afar, and the next moment we might meet completely unexpected. Meeting someone is such a miracle, so does falling in love. I find this unexpectedly romantic."
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The brawl was on Channel 4 digital arm E4 in the early hours of 17 June. Ofcom upheld 55 complaints, with some viewers so distressed they also called police.
Complaints ranged from concern over the violence to the effect on housemates.
The "intensity and repetition of verbal and physical violence exceeded viewers' expectations", Ofcom said.
"Some viewers felt this was not only offensive and distressing to watch, but that it exploited certain housemates," Ofcom said.
Security guards stepped in and the live TV pictures from the house were cut for an hour following a violent confrontation between Emma, Victor, Jason and Nadia.
But Ofcom criticised Channel 4 for allowing fight to go on for 20 minutes before the guards intervened.
The watchdog also criticised Channel 4's decision to continue showing viewers' text messages on screen during the brawl.
But Ofcom did not uphold 190 complaints from viewers who complained about the Channel 4 edition of Big Brother the following evening, which showed edited footage of the fight.
In its ruling, Ofcom said: "We acknowledge the concerns of the viewers of Big Brother Live on E4... who saw a potentially dangerous situation develop and who had no way of predicting the outcome of the situation.
"While accepting that security men may have been positioned, the production team's eventual intervention appeared to be too late, particularly since the confrontation had turned physical."
In a statement, Channel 4 said lively competition and confrontation were "part of the appeal of a game show like Big Brother".
'Under control'
"Very occasionally, during live streaming of Big Brother on E4 we have to make difficult judgements about what makes acceptable viewing," the channel said.
"Although feelings were clearly running very high on 17 June, the argument primarily involved pushing and shouting.
"The producers at the Elstree studio were very confident that the situation in the house was under their control and that all the Big Brother competitors were safe."
Producers kept the fight on air until it had died down "to reassure viewers that the outcome was not as bad as they might otherwise have imagined", it added.
'Soft porn'
Ofcom did not uphold complaints from 83 viewers who were concerned about how the fight affected the well-being of the contestants and Emma's subsequent eviction.
A further 240 complaints were received by Ofcom about various other issues in Big Brother 5, none of which were upheld.
They included complaints that nudity equated to "soft porn" and a "racist term" was used to describe Victor in a viewer's text message.
Other viewers complained about Michelle and Stuart's "sex" under the table as well as offensive language and aggressive behaviour.


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Speaking of things to plan for: we're about a month away from Leif & Thorn Strip #1000!
First thing I want to do is a Celebratory Art Showcase. Draw some fanart in honor of the milestone — it can be your favorite characters from the strip, it can be your own OCs slapping them on the back and saying congratulations, anything you like — and send it in. (sailorptah at gmail dot com, or PM me a link using Deviantart/Twitter/Instagram/whatever!)
Anyone who's insecure about their art skills: don't let that stop you. This isn't a talent contest or a critique session. The only thing that matters is that you like the comic and want to celebrate it.
Second plan is a Favorite Character Contest. Thus the super-long new poll under the comment section of these strips.
Check as many favorite characters as you want, and hit "vote"! I'll close the poll when Strip #1000 is posted, and draw some cool stuff based on the winners. (And then, obviously, we repeat the whole process when strip #2000 comes around, and start making graphs.)
Thorn: Do you . . . know what the government's plans for you are?
Kale: I won't kill anyone for them, if that's what you mean . . .
I could do disaster response. Or healing. Or . . . lots of things. . . . but, um, I don't think anyone trusts me enough to start planning anything too specific yet.
Woman in Black: Am I going to have to intercept him again before the bracelets finally come off?
Acai: You know I can't do micro-level planning that far in the future. I didn't know you would have to intercept him today until all the probabilities lined up last week.
WiB: I wish it was memorable when I interfere with these things. Then I could have stories about my own interference to use as a blueprint.
Acai: Trust me, you don't. The lack of blueprint is what leaves you the wiggle room to avoid a timeline-shredding paradox.


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The rambling diary of an ordinary slightly quirky dodgy artist in the rolling hills of the English Welsh borders, telling the tale of the life of the common man in an uncommon way and also explaining many things about science and the world. Zombies, Monsters and strange mechanical things included by request. Plus some bad Poetry
Monday, 19 November 2012
A picture can tell the story of a thousand words and a seagull
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I love the picture, there seems to be a lot going on there! A picture is certainly worth a thousand words :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Indeed it is although I still have to decide what the thousand words are.Delete
I noticed a Dalek on the right. I have it on good authority that THE DALEKS ARE COMING! (but keep it under your hat for now, it's supposed to be a secret)ReplyDeleteReplies
Those DALEKS keep coming back, you have to admire the plucky determination to manage that. After all they have been destroyed loads now and each time they manage it looking better each time. I remember the days when they looked like a failed IKEA project with egg boxes glued in the side.Delete
Sorry. not the right side the left side. It would be the right hand side if you were looking at it from the back, but then you wouldn't be able to see it properly and then... oh my.... I am an idiot.ReplyDeleteReplies
Its OK Mr H it is an old DALEK trick, confuse the enemy, make then think they are on the other side so they are not noticed as they spin about like fairground bumper cars shouting exterminate exterminate exterminate EXTERMINATTTTEEEEEEE as fairground bumper cars do sometimes. No hang on that's the kids driving the bumper cars.Delete


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This past weekend my wife (Promise Tangeman-Wurzell) and I had the chance to go be with the McRae Family. Many of you know of the McRae's because of their 6 year old daughter Kate who is battling against an aggressive brain tumor. If you aren't clued in on Kate's situation check out her website at www.prayforkate.com. Kate's parents, Aaron and Holly, have become good friends of ours as they moved to Arizona last year to be on staff with us here at Cornerstone. We quickly grew to love the McRae family and our hearts break with them as they plead with God for the total healing of their daughter, Kate.
We were able to hang with them most of the day Saturday for a photoshoot of their family and we had the most amazing time. I'm amazed when we get the chance to be with the McRae's by the way they continue to process this together as a family. Saturday was a day full of laughter, fun, ice cream, photos, going on secret spy missions with the 3 kids (Olivia, Kate and Will), Will showing his awareness to his fashion on multiple occasions, etc… We finished the day with some Olive Garden at their house, an American Idol contest (where we all judged the performers and sent them to Hollywood) and some heavy talks about their sweet girl Kate. I have to say, personally, Saturday was a day of true Christ-filled community. It was the kind of day Promise and I needed really bad. This family truly is one of the best families we know and we're so honored to be in their lives in the midst of all that's in front of them.
Today, sweet Kate has just checked back in to the hospital for her 6th and most intense round of chemotherapy treatment. The treatment, as I understand it, is so intense that they'll need to be in the hospital anywhere from 4-6 weeks. They'll be taking her system down to a place where they can reintroduce good stem cells that they harvested months ago and the hope is to reset the body with positive, healthy, cancer free cells! It will be one of the longest stays in the hospital since her brain surgery last July and they will all need huge prayer and huge encouragement during this time.
I write this to remind us all not to forget about Kate and the McRae family. They desperately need our prayers. Kate desperately needs the miraculous healing that Jesus can bring to her body. I want to ask you to take these pictures from my blog and do something with them as they begin this treatment. These pictures were taken this past weekend and Kate looked AMAZING, she has a stunning beauty and joy about her young life. Their family is a great looking bunch too (not to mention that Patrick their GoldenDoodle is the coolest dog on planet earth).
Here's what I'm going to ask you to do:
I want to rally another movement of prayer for Kate and the McRae Family. Would you consider taking these photos and doing one or all of the following:
*Blog: Take the pictures here on my blog and use them in a blog post asking your network of people to Pray for Kate and the McRae Family. Let people know they can follow along by sending them and linking stuff on your blog post to http://prayforkate.com :: In the post please ask people to post a blog/twitter/facebook with one of these pictures to invite their network of people to PRAY!
*Twitter: Send out a Twitter post to you networks telling people to pray for #katemcrae as she goes through intense treatment. Send your readers to http://prayforkate.com for updates and attach one of the photos in your Twitter update. Also, ask people to RT (retweet)!
*Facebook: Send out a Facebook update and post one of the photos in your update. Remind people to pray for this family and for Kate. Please tell them to share the photo and a link to http://prayforkate.com on through facebook and ask their networks to do the same
I am confident that this kind of viral blitz is an amazing way to use your online network, however big or small, as a tool to connect people for something worthy. I think people want to be invited in to pray for a girl like Kate and a family like the McRae's. I think God loves it when we come to Him rallying for each other and trusting Him.
Thanks in advance for loving the McRae's whether you know them personally or not. It means the world to them in this really tough season. Okay, it's your turn to make this thing happen. Let's light up the Social Network platforms moving people to pray, yet again, for Kate McRae!!


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During a few rainy days I put these benches together from wood I sorted out of my firewood pile. Clear with bark of each side, I hated to burn clear wood, they where rough hemlock 2 by 8's. In my mind I could see a campfire with friends enjoying the view of the mountains. Only trouble is several people came by and wanted to buy one. Quess I can't sit on all four at the same time anyway. But if any of you want to stop by I will make some more, I have a nice park area with a creek running through it Free camping too.
Thanks for looking and the invitation is open.
-- Brian - Hazelton, British Columbia
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#1 posted 05-02-2014 12:28 AM
Great view—Great job. NICE BENCHES—"Bench-Master"!
I suppose that now I need to get a passport to come though!
-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR
#2 posted 05-02-2014 12:28 AM
Beautiful benches, beautiful scenery
-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#3 posted 05-02-2014 12:35 AM
Nice benches, great view… I may come and never leave. :-)
-- Jeff NJ
#4 posted 05-02-2014 02:15 AM
Great benches, wonderful view to sit in and see also
They look like they will hold me with my pockets full of saw dust
-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.
#5 posted 05-02-2014 03:32 AM
Great benches and the view is fantastic. It'll be hard to kick me out of there if I ever come by. Thanks for sharing.
#6 posted 05-02-2014 04:20 AM
How close to Chilliwack? I have a son that lives there and I come up from time to time. Would love to see the benches in person. Good work.
-- "When we build, let us think we build forever." John Ruskin
#7 posted 05-02-2014 11:09 AM
Great benches and view.
-- Steve-- http://www.urbanexteriors.biz
#8 posted 05-02-2014 11:46 AM
I could live on those benches with that background. Holy cow that is beautiful.
-- Brian in Wantagh, NY
#9 posted 05-02-2014 06:22 PM
To be honest, I just clicked on here just for the view, and what a great one at that! Those are some sturdy, well made benches you made there. Now I have to build that teardrop trailer I got plans for and take you up on that offer of free camping!
#10 posted 05-02-2014 09:59 PM
Beautiful benches.
#11 posted 05-03-2014 02:23 AM
For those from the southern 48, this is one place you can stop at on your way to Alaska. My first job in BC was at Smithers and Hazelton was in my territory. Exceptional beauty! The benches are well crafted.
-- Author of POWER CARVING BOOTS & SHOES - Schiffer Publishing. Available online or your favourite bookstore.
#12 posted 05-05-2014 12:56 AM
Wow, nice view! I got the same one….or very similar. Nice benches, btw.
-- Tree, wood, and box lover from Pennsylvania
#13 posted 05-08-2014 10:46 PM
Very nice benches, Brian!! You can be very proud of them and so will the people that use them in the park!!
-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!! Variety is the Spice of Life!!
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Building a streamlined recumbent myself really appeals to me. Until that time, I occupy myself with investigating all sorts of materials that could be used for building a fairing and with looking around for other people's ideas for streamlining. Surfing around on the internet, I regularly come across striking designs such as this "Velerique". This one was built in about 1978 by Erik Abergen of Belgium and was sold with or without streamlining. The Velerique achieved 34.9 mph (approximately 50 km/hour) in the English HPV championships in 1982. With a few adaptations, I should be able to make a Velerique fairing for my Optima Rhino.
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'Eastern Ukrainians aren't seeking separation, they're expressing their will'
RT:The region of Lugansk says it will now ask for UN recognition. Do you see any chance of that?
Kanwal Sibal: I don't think that will happen, but I heard that people who held the referendum are saying that they still remain part of Ukraine. While it is self-determination at the moment, evidently they are not thinking of a separate state. Therefore, there is no occasion for them to go to the United Nations – if this is the basis of the referendum, that will be premature. And certainly in the UN there is no chance of getting approval of this because the US, the Europeans and many others will not approve this and there is no question of approval by the Security Council. But the people in eastern Ukraine have made a very strong point that they don't recognize the legitimacy of the Kiev government and an equal right to express their democratic feelings, as those who were agitating in Kiev a few weeks earlier, and that their wishes must be taken into account and that May 25 elections won't be legitimate as it will not incorporate the eastern part of Ukraine in the election process.
I think they have been wise at the moment, not declaring that the referendum means that they are going to separate from Ukraine. Unless of course diplomacy works and they are able to find a solution by changing the constitution and [carrying out] reforms of the system which recognize the legitimate and autonomous rights of the eastern Ukrainians, they can always use this referendum as a handle to prove that the vast majority of the eastern Ukraine are not in favor.
RT:The Donetsk and Lugansk regions have voted for the right to self-determination. Is this likely to change anything for them?
KS: I think they have clearly sent a powerful message not only within Ukraine but also to Europe and the world in general that there is a huge internal problem in Ukraine and the rights of the eastern Ukrainians are not being adequately protected and recognized by the central government in Kiev on which there seems to be very little pressure of the US and the EU to find a solution through dialogue.
The Geneva process has created the basis for some kind of a dialogue but there is a temptation by the Kiev government to use force against the eastern Ukrainians. That is not going to resolve anything and it will be a huge pity for the Ukrainians, for the region, for the world, if the situation in Ukraine descends into some kind of a civil war. It will be extremely painful for Russia.
RT:Kiev and its Western backers say this referendum is illegal. Is this a statement based on law or politics, do you think?
KS: I think they have no reason to say whether it is legal or illegal because people in the eastern Ukraine are not seeking their approval. They are expressing their political wishes in eastern Ukraine and they have a right to do so. This is an internal process, they are not asking for international recognition, so I can't see why the Europeans or the Americans should make a pronouncement on what is happening internally. In fact, their reference should be directed toward promoting the internal dialogue in Ukraine. As I said earlier, the rights of the eastern Ukrainians are not adequately recognized and protected, and there is some kind of autonomy given to them. That is the only way to find a solution short of a civil war. I'm afraid the Western countries, the US and the EU, are still trying to play geopolitical games and the aim is somehow to keep the whole of Ukraine outside of the Russian sphere of interest and bring it into the Western sphere of influence, which is a recipe for continuing tensions and conflict. They should have avoided it. After all, Europe prides itself on being a continent of peace, and there we see the revival of a Cold War atmosphere and Cold War tactics and geopolitical play, which is extremely painful to the rest of the world.
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text: BUSINESS Decker seen as Yahoo's straight shooter 5:00 AM PDT 6/26/2007 by Paul Bond , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Empty In June 2000, as the tech bubble was deflating, Susan Decker left her job as one of the nation's most successful Wall Street analysts to join Yahoo Inc. as its new CFO. Yahoo shares were in free fall and, rather suddenly, the effectiveness of online advertising was in doubt and entire business models lacked credibility.Decker's response was to publicly acknowledge those dim realities.That sort of honesty in the face of adversity was refreshing at the time and helped to solidify Decker's reputation as a straight shooter, observers say. Inside Yahoo, she was applying that candor with rigor, insisting that sales targets were set so realistically that even overperformance was avoided."If you were significantly over your targets, you were called in to explain yourself," said one former Yahoo executive speaking on condition of anonymity. "After the bust, she knew that investors needed to have faith in the numbers and to know there was a predictable business model. She wanted predictability to show the maturing of the Internet as an industry."This month, seven years after joining the company, Decker, 44, was named president of Yahoo. Terry Semel, the former Warner Bros. co-chief who became Yahoo CEO a year after Decker joined the company, has resigned to focus on the role of nonexecutive chairman; co-founder Jerry Yang is the new CEO. Many observers presume that Decker is on deck for Yahoo's top spot after Yang, a 38-year-old self-made billionaire, steps aside.While Yang has been a public face for Yahoo since its inception a dozen years ago, Decker, who declined to be interviewed for this story, is more mysterious for many. However, various sources mentioned Decker's assertiveness as a key attribute, with one industry observer saying he has heard her being referred to as the "alpha" in the new pairing at Yahoo's top. And with her Wall Street background, many believe she could mesh well with Yang, who has a more laid-back style and is a "legend" in Silicon Valley circles. "She knows how Wall Street's mentality works since she used to be an analyst herself," said Hal Vogel, president of Vogel Capital Management and a longtime media and entertainment analyst. "That will help in her new leadership position."Current and former colleagues and industry sources also say the married mother of three and Harvard Business School graduate is smart and honest."It's going to be a boring article because you won't find anyone to say anything bad about her," one former high-ranking Yahoo executive quipped.That executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Decker was one of those rare CFOs who trusted executives enough not to nitpick their budgets.The executive tells how, during a budget meeting with Decker, Yang, Semel, Yahoo co-founder David Filo and others about a new project he was working on, Decker pulled him aside. "She told me, 'You just do the best job you can and don't think about the P&L. When companies were creating computers, they didn't know the exact business model, but they knew there was a market and they seized the opportunity.' How many CFOs have that attitude? How rare is it that a CFO has that level of understanding and creativity?"Decker was a 14-year veteran of Wall Street firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Institutional Investor magazine rated her a top analyst for 10 straight years. When Yahoo recruited her, she was global director of equity research at DLJ and before that was a research analyst covering 30 media, publishing and advertising stocks, including Yahoo.Her disciplined financial approach has caught the eye of none other than Warren Buffett, and the world's most famous investor this year named her to the board of directors of his Berkshire Hathaway.Some pundits even speculate that Buffett, 76, could be sizing up Decker as his replacement. In his recent letter to shareholders, he wrote, "I intend to hire a younger man or woman with the potential to manage a very large portfolio who we hope will succeed me as Berkshire's chief investment officer when the need for someone to do that arises."When he named Decker to the board, he said that she scored very high on his four criteria, which are "owner-oriented, business-savvy, interested and truly independent."Decker also is a director at Intel and Costco and was a Pixar board member until the Walt Disney Co. bought the animation studio.Decker's achievements at Yahoo include clearing the way for a $3 billion stock-repurchase plan, negotiating Yahoo's big push into China by way of an equity stake in Alibaba.com and developing partnerships with eBay and 150 U.S. newspapers. And she has been well compensated for her efforts.In 2005, Fortune magazine named her one the highest-paid female executives in corporate America, ahead of such CEOs as Patricia Russo of what was then Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent), Meg Whitman of eBay and former Hewlett-Packard head Carly Fiorina.Evidence of Decker's ability to get along with others abounds. One former executive, who preferred his name not be used, said that "even during budget meetings, when people were fretting over this and that, she'd look at the big picture and say, 'Wait, can't we just move these numbers from here to there and it will mean the same thing?' She was just so reasonable."Plus, she has a fun side, said Craig Forman, who was general manager of media and information at Yahoo and now is an executive with EarthLink.During one meeting to acknowledge longtime employees, "there was a powerful, purple motorcycle involved," Forman recalled."The bike was displayed in the headquarters building, and everyone was wondering who'd win the award," he said. "To introduce the award, this person with a black leather jacket, helmet and dark glasses — looking a lot like Electra or some other action hero — drives onstage and gets off the bike, and it's Sue. It was surprising, but she looked great."Decker, Forman said, "views her strong quality as judgment, and right behind that she most values credibility."Like everyone else interviewed, Forman is impressed with her brain power. "For people able to match wits with her, with an equal amount of energy, she's a very good business partner. For people who can't, it's a struggle," he said.Yahoo shareholders are hopeful that Decker's intelligence and impeccable reputation will help Yang turn Yahoo around. The company's shares have been depressed for three years, and Google has overtaken it as the world's most trusted, and profitable, search engine. Some observers are skeptical, though, that the duo of Decker and Yang will bring much change to Yahoo, with many still looking for a new vision for the company.One Wall Street source suggested that the team's tenure might not be very different from Semel's. The source noted that on the conference call after the management shake-up, the two used the terms "vision" and "energize," but they did not say anything specific as to how they would change the culture at Yahoo. "The question that will come up almost certainly is whether Yang has a vision," that person said, "and whether he is willing or capable of putting his vision into her brain and not vice versa."The source added that "the Street's not going to give either of them a long leash. One seriously should question if this change in leadership brings any new initiative."And, added one former colleague, "If there's a downside to Sue, it's her lack of operational experience."Kathy Sharpe, CEO of interactive marketing agency Sharpe Partners, also said Yahoo lacks a specific vision and that Decker and Yang need to decide whether their company is a search engine or a portal."It should be a portal," she said. "Look at how AOL has regenerated itself. The consumer experience there is very high. But you can't fight Google and serve up your own content as well."Sharpe said Yahoo's home page runs behind MySpace in terms of unique audience of 18- to 30-year-olds. "That's significant, because that's the demo advertisers like," she said. "The Yahoo brand just isn't hip and cool anymore. Nobody brags about having a Yahoo page like they do with Facebook or MySpace. They missed that whole social networking thing, and they'll have to rethink that."A Yahoo spokeswoman responded, though, that the company's Flickr, del.icio.us, Yahoo Answers, Yahoo 360, Yahoo Video, MyBlogLog, Jumpcut and Bix products, with a combined 129 million users, makes Yahoo the biggest social network on the Internet.Decker, Sharpe said, "is straightforward about Yahoo's finances, and she's never deviated from that, but she's not as clear in explaining the direction Yahoo needs to go to right its ship. She'll never be the Steve Jobs of Yahoo. That would be the antithesis of Sue. You won't see her in a TV commercial."Alex Woodson in New York contributed to this report. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Paul Bond firstname.lastname@example.com @thr AP email@example.com @thr