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LIBOR and Penn State Scandals — More than just
Coincidental Negative Thought Structure™
There are a few conclusions society can draw about how both these very 'different in theory' scandals have more than a few similar puzzle pieces that make up their 'big pictures'.
• 'Cartel' Mentality. Like all outed conspiracies, there has been a concerted effort to minimize the damage by "sacrificing the damaged 'player' to protect the 'game'" so to speak. But here are some very poignant similarities in both cases that show these scandals come from the same frames of mind, or 'Negative Thought Structure™', that perpetuates this very abusive behavior.
In both cases the powers that be circled the wagons, and everything to protect the 'Programs' themselves was done. This abuse was an exception and not the rule, supposedly.
In the LIBOR case, base borrowing permeates every aspect of our lives, and affects all of us in one way or another. Supposedly, these financial companies, if not directly involved, knew the true nature of this abuse, but would never let on that they know about it and would plea 'Plausible Deniability' if asked.
It is very sad to say – and it's evident by the Evidence and Judgement handed down by the NCAA Monday July 23rd, that same Negative Thought Structure™ is what infected the entire Penn State Program – and permeates many "Holier Than Thou" institutions, organized religions, corporate cultures – the Abuse of Power at its core. And this 'molestation pattern' exposed at Penn State, it is very sad to say again, is just the tip of a much bigger iceberg underlying many of these aforementioned examples.
A better analogy than 'Tip of the Iceberg' is 'Just One Tentacle of a much Bigger Seamonster' – a Vampire Squid, if you will. But like a hit song that gets played to death, Matt Taibbi uses in his analogy of the banking system that even he is now sick of hearing about.
• Oblivious to Wrongdoing. If you listen to Sandusky's uncensored interview with Bob Costas, Sandusky projects a trivialization of his actions by famously calling it 'Horseplay'. He also projects an air of invincibility regarding his place as a "sacred cow' of Penn State Football. When you listen to Dennis Kelleher, who has a track record of working with the perpetrators of the LIBOR scandal, he sums up the same "air of 'Untouchability'" that these 16 bank reps have regarding their 'Horseplay' with their lending rates.
• Isolation from the 'Real World'. It has only recently come to my attention that Happy Valley is incredibly isolated in the state of Pennsylvania – hard to get to and out from. It is easy to see how the the PSU hierarchy, literally being 'The Only Game in Town', would think that normal rules really don't apply to them.
It doesn't have to be pointed out how this mindset applies to the 'Too Big to Fail' banking establishment, their self-perception and how they exist in this world and within their similar bubble.
• Bizarre Love Notes. Sandusky wrote to his victims, the LIBOR perpetrators wrote to each other, but both expressed very odd affections toward each other, further evidence of the insulated, delusional behavior they were involved in perpetrating.
• Second Mile+Adjustable Rate Bait=Complete Disregard for their Victims. The initial connection might be a bit of a stretch, but Sandusky is a founding member of Second Mile, a place where many troubled kids found 'mentorship' and guidance. In retrospect we now know Sandusky used this admirable charity as his own personal "feeding ground" for his victims. This is much like Florida Congressional Representative Foley being on the committee of missing and exploited children… putting the foxes in charge of the hen-house happens more often than not in our society.
The LIBOR correlation is offering 'too good to be true' adjustable rates to those people who could least afford it. This does put a measure of responsibility on those who accept these conditions, but now we are learning that the small kabal in charge of these rates were and are manipulating them and making the adjustments at their own whims for the most selfish of reasons ( as the LIBOR "love note" emails reveal ) show that this whole thing could be just a ploy to suck victims into the system for harvest, like Sandusky did with his select choices of his "Charity".
The Banksters are much less victim selective, of course – but again, the victims in both cases turn out to be part of modern society's most vulnerable people.
I'm sure there's more – in both cases, we only have what mostly mainstream media has reported. But the conclusion drawn is that molestation exists on many levels in our society. Of course, sexual molestation is the most shocking.
But the same mindset sits behind what is being done to all of us with this LIBOR scandal.
We should be just as outraged as we would be if it were our own child, approached by any adult with Sandusky's 'Horseplay' in mind.
Let's hope that a similar punishment and judgement will be handed down to the perpetrators of the LIBOR scandal, as the NCAA has done with its judgement handed down on Penn State.


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Woman poses as book salesman, steals money from elderly
Authorities search for Ashley Chiasson
Police across two states are searching for a woman who they said posed as a door-to-door salesman and stole money from elderly victims.
Signs are posted that say no loitering, soliciting or trespassing, but Sallisaw police said it didn't stop Ashley Chiasson, of Oregon, from going door-to-door through an apartment complex and stealing money from the elderly.
"She said, 'I'm finishing the last year of college, and I'm selling books. They're going to help me pay for my last year of college," said witness Donnie Ales.
Once inside the home, Ales said the woman asked to use his restroom, and then stole money from his apartment.
"My elderly neighbor around on the back, Ms. Ruby, she had $55 to live the rest of the month on, and this girl got into her purse and got her $55," Ales said.
"When you reach your golden years, you deserve respect and not to be taken advantage of," said Sallisaw Police Chief Shaloa Edwards.
Springdale police believe Chiasson is also responsible for similar incidents in the city.

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Declining incidence of imported malaria in the Netherlands, 2000-2007Archived
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Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomized trialArchived
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Artemisinin resistance: the clock is tickingArchived
Artemisinin resistance in falciparum malaria has emerged in western Cambodia exactly where chloroquine resistance arose 50 years ago. Similarly to the resistance to chloroquine that spread to Africa, the experts are wondering whether artemisinin resistance will spread as widely. In such a case the consequences would be disastrous.
Case Report: Imported Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in a French Tourist Returning from ThailandArchived
The authors describe a case of imported Plasmodium knowlesi infection in a French tourist acquired in Thailand. The patient had spent a three month beach holiday on the west coast of Thailand including a one month stay on the Island of Ko Payam.
Severe Imported Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, France 1996-2003Archived
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Scientific advances – Intravenous artesunate for severe Malaria in Travelers, EuropeArchived
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Expert opinion: Is screening for malaria necessary among asymptomatic refugees and immigrants coming from endemic countries?Archived
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Severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a tertiary care hospital in Sabah, Malaysian BorneoArchived
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Read more in Slate about gun control.
President Obama issued 23 executive orders on Wednesday aimed at reducing gun violence. The simplest of them was "Nominate an ATF director." An acting director is currently running the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; it has not had a director for six years. Why does the same agency oversee cigarettes, beer, and semi-automatic weapons?
It all goes back to taxes. When the federal government first moved to regulate firearms during the bloody gangland era, it faced an obstacle: The Supreme Court of the early 1930s took a restrictive view of federal power and had already struck down a series of public welfare laws. To avoid a similar defeat on gun control, President Roosevelt taxed weapons rather than banning them altogether. The Constitution grants the federal government broad taxation powers, and the court had largely permitted federal regulation in the guise of taxation. The National Firearms Act of 1934 slapped a $200 tax—more than $2,000 in 2013 dollars—on transactions involving machine guns or short-barreled rifles, doubling the price of heavy weapons. The FBI had little experience in tax collection, so responsibility for enforcing the law initially fell to the Miscellaneous Tax Unit in the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Eight years later, after passage of another significant gun control law, those duties were transferred to the Alcohol Tax Unit.
Why the Alcohol Tax Unit? Because it knew how to deal with bad guys. Alcohol manufacturers and distributors haven't always willingly paid excise taxes—see, for example, the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794—so federal tax collectors had to know how to handle themselves in a scrape. The agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit in the 1930s were exceptionally tough. Before the 21st Amendment passed, the unit's predecessor enforced Prohibition. Known as the "T-men," because they were part of the Treasury Department, the agents were famous for their gunfighting prowess. (Popular Mechanics referred to them as "trigger men.") The most renowned T-man was Eliot Ness, whose band of "untouchables" undermined Al Capone's illegal brewing operations. Since the people who had flouted alcohol laws were the same folks trading in machine guns, it made sense to send the T-men after them.
Congress has never been entirely comfortable with our system for regulating and collecting taxes on guns and vices. The agencies responsible have repeatedly split, merged, changed names, and moved among administrative departments. Still, alcohol, tobacco, and firearms have stuck together for more than 70 years, which seems to reflect the complicated relationship Americans have with all three of them.
Having a single government bureau dedicated to spirits, smoking, and guns may have consequences, though. Many observers believe the bureau's super-specialization opens it up to regulatory capture, the ability of industry or special interest groups to dictate policy to a government agency.
The National Rifle Association, for all its anti-ATF rhetoric, wants to keep the bureau intact. Shortly after his 1980 election, President Reagan moved to eliminate the ATF and give the Secret Service responsibility for enforcing federal gun control laws. The NRA opposed the move on strategic grounds. They believed it would be easier to demonize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms than the widely respected Secret Service. The gun-rights organization has repeatedly riled up its membership against the bureau. In 1995, for example, the NRA executive vice president caused a major stir when he referred to federal agents as "jack-booted thugs" in a fundraising letter. When Wayne LaPierre apologized, he noted that he was only referring to certain ATF agents.
Got a question about today's news? Ask the Explainer.
Explainer thanks Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law, author of Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right To Bear Arms in America.


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My favorite wool gear is a product called Woolpower. It's made with Ullfrotte Original, a material two thirds fine Merino wool and one third synthetic fiber, giving the product ultimate strength. It's also knit with a distinctive terry loop stitching, which gives it the best overall insulating capability. However, the layering system that this wool garment company has developed is why I started buying up their new wool products in the first place. It's not just one bulky sweater but a series of layered clothing that can be added or removed to stop you from sweating and becoming chilled.
The best part of any of the newer wool products coming out now is that even though wool generally doesn't smell bad due to its "self-cleaning" abilities, these newer wool products on the market now can be washed in warm water without shrinking. That's darn incredible. I absolutely love it.
Wool underwear is also in fashion. If you're questioning that outdoor skivvies have nothing to do with fashion, or ability to keep you cozy, think back to the union suit. That red cotton one-piece with a trap door was in vogue for years. Recently, however, what's replacing cotton undies is wool (or a second option equally as good is polypropylene or what was once known as polyester). A common theme now is a two-layered system, having Polypropylene material for the inside layer and wool as the outside layer; the outside fabric having a greater affinity for body moisture then the inside layer, which in turn pulls the sweat away from your body and lets it evaporate. The after affect is that you won't suffer from chills after building up a sweat and then stopping your workout. Odor still isn't a problem with the Polypropylene being because the new fabrics being used have silver or gold compounds incorporated in the fibers which discourage bacteria from growing.
Of course, I'm not a total wool snob. Good wool clothing can also be compared to good fleece, especially when used as a second layer under a wind/waterproof jacket. Fleece technology has greatly improved since its inception. It's softer, compresses down to a smaller size (remember those Cookie Monster jackets) and has greater insulation and weight ratio. I prefer the shag look. It's a terrible choice for in-door carpets but for a fleece this texture has a low density but lots of room to capture air for insulation. There was a trend not long ago that pushed fleecy fabrics that shed wind and rain. They worked but your sweat had a hard time escaping and most of the time you put on a waterproof outer layer to rebel wind and rain anyway. Now more people are buying up fleeces that repel moisture from the inside, even if they lack good protection from the wind and rain. A hard-shell fleece fabric used to make a soft-shell outer garment is the key here. Of course, if money is an issue (it always is), you still could wear your grandmother's knitted wool sweater instead and tell your friends you're going retro.


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[WARNING: The following story contains major spoilers from Sunday's The Walking Dead and the graphic novels which inspired it. Read at your own risk.]
It's the moment many Walking Dead fans have been waiting for.
Walking Dead Postmortem: Which new character holds the key to the group's future?
In the AMC drama's Season 2 finale, Michonne, a fan-favorite character from the comic books that inspired the show, finally made her debut. She came to aid of Andrea (Laurie Holden), who, after getting separated from her group, seemed to be sitting duck for a hungry walker. But Michonne, using her trademark sword, swiftly dispatched the zombie and saved Andrea. So who was under the hood?
During Sunday's Talking Dead, executive producers Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara announced that Danai Gurira will play Michonne in Season 3. "We will be dealing with her personality and her back story and all that kind of stuff in Season 3, but this isn't going to be a watered-down Michonne," Kirkman tells TVGuide.com. "This is definitely going to be the character that people have been clamoring to see in the show and we are very excited to deliver that character."
Walking Dead boss on how the show's latest death changes everything
In the comics, Michonne came across the group while at the prison, a location that was also featured in the closing moments of the Season 2 finale. In the comics, Michonne was also involved in the Governor's story line. (David Morrissey will play the Governor in Season 3.)
Gurira recently co-starred on HBO's Treme as the girlfriend of Delmond (Rob Brown). Her other credits include The Visitor, Lie to Me and Law & Order.
What do you think of Michonne's casting?


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It's no Clint Eastwood + Invisible Obama, but Democratic National Convention organizers are apologizing for their own strange gaffe last week: During a carefully orchestrated tribute to veterans -- 50 were honored onstage -- the video onscreen behind them included an image of Soviet-era Russian warships.
The gaffe was "due to vendor error" -- but one Navy vet accused Dems of being out of touch with veterans: "Is the Democratic Party that far removed that they can't check up on a simple picture?"
I was elected to lead, not to read!
Congresswoman Gabby Giffords almost died when Jared Loughner opened fire on her at a rally in January 2011.
But on Thursday, it was her remarkable recovery that took center stage -- watch as she brings down the house at the DNC with the Pledge of Allegiance.
No gaffes from VP Joe Biden, so it's on to President Obama, who accepted the Democratic Party's nomination Thursday night in a speech much more heavy on policy and specifics than his convention rhetoric of 2008. Here are the Cliff's Notes.
The policy checkmarks:
The GOP-directed zingers:
And the requisite humble brags:
Obama ended by circling back to his 2008 message of hope, though he projected it onto voters for the occasion: "As I stand here tonight, I have never been more hopeful about America. ... I'm hopeful because of you."
Slate economics writer Matt Yglesias put it best: "This is the speech you give when you think you're winning and just want to avoid screwing up."
Fact-checking to come, as usual.
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Awww, besties at long last.
But really -- ol' Bill Clinton more than surpassed the length of his legendary 1988 DNC speech, dropping venerable one-liners along the way, and the Dems ate it up:
President Obama was smart to get on that stage before the Dems flipped on him and nominated Bill.
The Romney camp, naturally, was dismissive: "President Clinton's speech brought the disappointment and failure of President Obama's time in office clearly into focus."
UPDATE: According to FactCheck.org, Clinton's speech, with few exceptions, checked out:
The worst we could fault him for was a suggestion that President Obama's Affordable Care Act was responsible for bringing down the rate of increase in health care spending, when the fact is that the law's main provisions have yet to take effect.
Clinton said that "for the last two years, health care costs have been under 4 percent in both years for the first time in 50 years." That's true, as reported by the journal Health Affairs in January of this year. But Clinton went too far when he added: "So let me ask you something. Are we better off because President Obama fought for health care reform? You bet we are."
Actually, the major provisions of the 2010 law — the individual mandate, federal subsidies to help Americans buy insurance, and big reductions in the growth of Medicare spending — haven't yet taken effect. Experts mainly blame the lousy economy for the slowdown in health care spending.
Michelle's speech -- and her dress! -- were lovely as always, but the scene-stealer of the DNC's opening night was the late Ted Kennedy.
The Dems' video tribute to the Lion of the Senate included footage of Kennedy skewering Romney in their 1994 U.S. Senate debate:
Romney: "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country."
Kennedy: "I am pro-choice, my opponent is multiple choice."
Kennedy, in a speech shown later: "Now he's for family leave, now it looks like he's for a minimum wage, now he's for education reform, and if we give him two more weeks he may even vote for me."
RNC Chair Reince Preibus immediately tweeted that the decision to resurrect Kennedy was "classless."
But The Washington Post's Ezra Klein called BS in a tweet of his own: "I, for one, am shocked that Democrats would inject politics into a video about politician Ted Kennedy during a political convention."
What say you? Was the Dems' use of a dead Kennedy in poor taste or totally legit?
NBC News' Andrew Rafferty spotted this protester -- who pretty much speaks for everyone, Democrats and Republicans alike -- outside the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, two whole days before the convention gets under way.


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Glasgow 0 Leinster 6
A penalty in each half from Ian Madigan handed European champions Leinster a narrow win over hosts Glasgow in the RaboDirect PRO12.
The Irish outfit have been heavily hit by call-ups for the autumn internationals but were nevertheless able to register a low-scoring victory over the Warriors, who came into the game on a six-game winning streak.
Fly-half Madigan found the posts in the fifth minute and again in the 49th to claim the only points of the night.
Unlike his opposite number, Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend had the luxury of having the majority of his players available following previous international withdrawals.
Only Henry Pyrgos made the trip to Aberdeen to play for Scotland against Tonga, whilst the Warriors were also missing Fijian Niko Matawalu.
The visitors were missing a sizeable number of their squad, by contrast, but could call on Sean O'Brien for a first appearance of the season at number eight
The visitors that took an early lead after just five minutes, Madigan converting a penalty with a swift kick from 40 yards to calm any nerves the depleted European champions may have had.
Ten minutes later Glasgow found themselves defending for their lives on their own try line during a spell of play in which Leinster went through the phases. The move failed to result in points, however, as a fumble by Madigan following a robust tackle by Josh Strauss drained the momentum out of the attack.
Leinster's dominance caused only frustration for the Warriors, leading to Tom Ryder entering the sin-bin after a lack of discipline in the ruck after twenty-four minutes.
However, Madigan missed with the subsequent kick, ushering in a period where neither side managed to put together anything of real note.
Against expectation, the teams reached half-time without further addition to the score.
Despite pressure from Glasgow early in the second half it was Leinster who scored next as Madigan converted a routine penalty as rain started to fall eight minutes into the half.
With Warriors captain Chris Fusaro in the sin bin for preventing release of the ball, Glasgow still had the chance to cut the deficit with a Peter Horne penalty from the halfway line.
The chance, in increasingly difficult weather conditions as drizzle became downpour, was missed.
Just before the hour mark Horne had the chance to redeem himself but his second penalty attempt was a genuine miskick, failing to get above head height.
Substitute Scott Wight, who replaced Ruaridh Jackson at fly-half, had no luck when he lined up another penalty for the home side after 63 minutes and his fluffed attempt could not get Glasgow's first points of the night.
Glasgow were to rue these missed penalty chances, and despite playing the remainder of the game in Leinster's half, the European champions held on for the win.


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Ann Arbor startup creates wireless hardware chip that could revolutionize the 'Internet of things'
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
"In the same way that the web has democratized sharing data, sharing info, it's now starting to bleed into real world projects," co-founder Sally Carson said.
"That's the 'Internet of things,' and that's really interesting and really exciting for me."
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The Pinoccio device is an improvement on the Arduino, a revolutionary hardware chip that allowed coders to write programs for electronic devices on a pre-formatted chip.
Programming hardware, devices that run electric components, used to require intense technical knowledge and a soldering iron. When the Arduino was released in 2005, it opened up some doors, but still left other barriers to would-be programmers.
"One of the first projects I tried was building a motion-activated jack-o-lantern for Halloween to scare kids when they came by my porch," Carson said.
"So I had a motion sensor and a buzzer plugged into my Arduino chip and when it sensed a change in infrared light, then the sensor would tell the chip 'something changed' and the code in the chip says when that happens 'buzzer make noise.' It was a great little toy, but the problem was it had to be plugged into my computer for power."
The problem of being tethered to the computer as a power source is solved with Pinoccio's built in lithium ion battery that Carson says can last for weeks or months if the chip primarily is in its passive "sleep" mode.
Each Pinoccio device also is equipped with a wireless radio that can talk to other Pinoccios, and Wi-Fi "shields" that allow them to connect to the Internet are available. That connection allows the chips to both upload real-time data to the Internet as well as be programmed remotely to accomplish tasks.
"A lot of the people interested in this right now want to use this platform to do their own home automation projects," Carson said.
"For example, I always ride my bike to work and sometimes when I'm halfway into town I can't remember whether I left my garage open or not, so I'll ride all the way back to check. If I had a Pinoccio hooked up with a sensor to know if the door is open or not I could go to a web page and see what the sensor reading was."
Conversely, if Carson had a Wi-Fi enabled Pinoccio with her, it could sense when she enters or leaves the Wi-Fi range of her house and tell a second Pinoccio attached to the garage door opener to open or close the door for her.
Carson and Jennings started an indiegogo campaign to fund the first mass produced batch of Pinoccio chips and already have raised nearly $30,000 of their $60,000 goal with about a month to go. The company has picked up interest from Wired and Make magazines as well as the blog on adafruit.com, an industry leader in supplying hardware gizmos and gadgets.
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"If they had a bunch of Pinoccios with little microphones attached, they could program them to recognize different frequencies and record it," she said.
"The data could then be wirelessly uploaded and used to get a better idea of the movement patterns of different species."
The device currently is being targeted to early adaptors and those with extensive programming experience who are able to take advantage of the chip's capabilities.
Carson said she hopes the open source nature of the community will lead to sharing of these codes that will make it possible (eventually) for novices to attempt their own programming projects.
" I will also be working on writing a bunch of tutorials that will go on the site to help people who would have no idea what to do after unpacking the box," she said.
"That's really important to me because I'm more like that, I'm still new to this world. I've been interested in it for seven years but I haven't found that there's an easy entry point to start working with the stuff. I want to make it accessible for beginners or teachers to use in a classroom teaching basic programming."
While they currently have lined up manufacturing partners across North America for various pieces of the chip, Carson and Jennings hope to raise enough capital through their indiegogo campaign to begin producing the chips on their own.
"The revenue model is to sell it for more than it costs to make, which is nice," Carson said.
"Coming from the web industry you're often working on products where you say, 'how are we going to make money off of this?' This is old school commerce. It's refreshing."
Check out Pinoccio's indiegogo campaign video:
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Steve Bean
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 8:55 p.m.
Nice video, Sally and Eric. Good luck!
Sally Carson
Fri, Jan 18, 2013 : 4:50 p.m.
Thanks Steve! :)
Andy T
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 7:50 p.m.
I hang out from time to time out at Maker Works here in town. I bet the 'Go Tech' group over there would LOVE to get a demo of these. I know I would. They'd probably have some great potential/example uses.
Andy T
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 10:19 p.m.
Awesome. I hope I get to see them too. They sound really interesting.
Sally Carson
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 8:20 p.m.
Hey Andy! I'm in touch with the Go Tech folks now, trying to make it out for a presentation some time in the Spring. Hope to see you there!
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 4:30 p.m.
I'm thinking of a great application of this module to use in collision avoidance in commercial/personal UAV's. Near remote/wireless, real-time sensing would create many jobs and get a multi billion dollar industry off the runway...not to mention get the FAA off it's duff!
Sally Carson
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 6:11 p.m.
Major — super cool! I have to say, one of the most gratifying aspects of working on Pinoccio is hearing all of the incredible ideas that people have about what they'd like to build on the platform.
Nicholas Urfe
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 3:27 p.m.
I wish them luck. The ecosystems around the competition - Arduino and RasPi - are very active. For wireless, the XBee is very capable and established. There are lots of short range radio boards from China.
Nicholas Urfe
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 3:18 p.m.
"It was a great little toy, but the problem was it [ arduino ] had to be plugged into my computer for power." Actually, you can run an arduino off a common 9 volt battery. Or a wallwart. Or any other 6-20v DC volt battery source. Or 5v into the usb socket. A flawed premise is a bad example to use when making a business case.
Sally Carson
Fri, Jan 18, 2013 : 4:50 p.m.
For a deeper discussion around Pinoccio's initial pricing, check out our blog post: http://pinocc.io/blog/open-source-hardware/a-cheaper-pinoccio-board/ Chris Anderson has been very helpful as we've been building the business. I highly recommend "Makers" for anyone who's getting into building an Open Source hardware business!
Steve Bean
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 8:50 p.m.
Nicholas, Existing solutions have a support system because they're *existing* solutions. To your business case point, Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson (in his book Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, available here: http://www.aadl.org/catalog/record/1416088) encourages startups to price their products with higher future production volume and supply chain costs in mind. I wonder if the initial price takes that into account.
Sally Carson
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 6:09 p.m.
Hey Nicholas, this is Sally from Pinoccio. You bring up some great points! The "hack-o-lantern" was a project that I took on simply to learn the Arduino platform. It was a pretty simple project, and served its purpose. But, point well taken about messaging! :)
Nicholas Urfe
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 4:35 p.m.
Most arduinos have a popular size socket for power. The 9v battery was just an example - plenty of alternatives. The arduino is power hungry, but could have been put to sleep in this app (that is a bit advanced), making even a 9v battery reasonably viable. The other thing that is critical is a support ecosystem, which existing solutions have. If you do a web search on powering an arduino via battery, you'll get a massive number of solutions. I would be remiss to point out that the pumpkin example does not need an arduino at all. People are constantly getting beat up on the internet for using an arduino where it isn't necessary. In this case, it is complete overkill. Just a sensor (typically PIR) and a buzzer, either directly connected or via a relay or single transistor (the difference is a $20-$30 arduino vs. less than a dollar). Still, it is perfectly fine to use an arduino in a temporary installation like this. You have it up for a week, or whatever, and then repurpose the arduino for something else. I'm not trying to beat them up over this, but it is critical that they have a really strong story to tell. You often only get one chance to sell your story. It is critical that you can succinctly and accurately position against the competition, and you need to be fairly expert in your competition.
Ben Freed
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 3:48 p.m.
Nicholas, You make a valid point. If you solder a battery cap onto the arduino you can run it off of a battery. Sally said her problems were twofold, one was a lack of technical expertise, and the second was that the 9 volt battery would only last for a few hours.
Jamie Pitts
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 2:24 p.m.
This thing is awesome. The big obstacle for a hobbyist connecting little sensors and other devices together at home is: how do they communicate. This gizmo helps us do new kinds of home automation. I'll be putting in some support for the Pinoccio project.
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 1:32 p.m.
Actually it isn't a "hardware chip", it's a small printed circuit board with some hardware chips on it. It's a "module".
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 1:20 p.m.
I don't get it.... Can you write another article and explain simply what the invention is supposed to do?
Ben Freed
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 9:13 p.m.
Steve, If you'll notice in the video, the programmers can switch the code so that the chip changes the color of the LED light from Green to Blue to Red. Not sure if there's a major difference between "programming" and "operating," if there is please feel free to elaborate! Ben
Steve Bean
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 8:56 p.m.
Ben, I don't get the impression from the video that it can be "programmed wirelessly", but rather operated wirelessly.
Ben Freed
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 1:28 p.m.
G-Man, The chip is designed to be programmed wirelessly and either work as a "brain" inside an electronic device or as a sensor that can relay information back to a central hub (again, wirelessly). I'm sorry if that was unclear fromt he article.
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 11:25 a.m.
Best of Luck!
Sally Carson
Thu, Jan 17, 2013 : 6:06 p.m.
Thanks Barzoom! :)


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Part One of Serious Grass DVD looks at Andrew Atkinson's dairy farm in Lancashire. Concentrating particularly on the silage harvest, but also the rest of the year's tasks, what really makes this farm different is the way classic tractors and machinery are used on a regular basis.
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Decisions, decisions
Continued to break down the looming roster decisions with manager Cito Gaston today and he provided a little more insight into what he's thinking at this point. Of course, with five weeks left, anything and everything is subject to change. That injury bug doesn't care about the plans.
As for the bullpen, which I find a more interesting race this spring than the rotation, Gaston said that his four lefties — B.J. Ryan, Scott Downs, Brian Tallet and Jesse Carlson — are all considered "locks" at this point. He added that some pitchers will have to beat out Jeremy Accardo for a job, so he's the front-runner among the righties. Everyone else? Time to show something.
Last week, GM J.P. Ricciardi said he could see a scenario in which Travis Snider started the season at Triple-A. Today, Cito said Snider would have to play "real bad" not to be on the Jays' Opening Day roster. As for the bench, which probably won't have room for all of Kevin Millar, Jose Bautista, John McDonald and Joe Inglett, Cito said he has a tough decision ahead.
Someone made a comment on one of my stories recently about the fact that I always say there are only two openings in the rotation, when it's been reported elsewhere that there are three jobs up for grabs. My reason for continuing to say that there are only a pair of vacancies?
"I would think there's two spots. That's what I think. Two spots open. I think Purcey pitched well enough to be one of the three guys that we have right now — unless he absolutely pitches himself off the club."
Thanks, Cito.
So that's Doc Halladay, Jesse Litsch, Purcey, and a pair of front-runners in Casey Janssen and Scott Richmond. Behind them, Toronto will take a good, hard look at prospects Brett Cecil, Brad Mills and Ricky Romero. Other candidates include Matt Clement, Brian Burress, Ken Takahashi, Mike Maroth and … I think I got 'em all.
One team insider told me the prospects might be ahead of Clement and the others on the depth chart at the moment. It's also more likely that Janssen and Richmond make the club, barring injury or poor showings, and the Jays ease the youngsters into the rotation as the season moves along. Moving Janssen to the 'pen during the year to clear a spot for another starter is also a possibility.
Got some stories to write. Later…
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All 4 of those guys are effective against righties and lefties.
4 does seem like alot though.
Whats the deal with Brandon League, why is he not a lock?
I would say Brandon League will make the team, but they just can't call him a lock because whenever the team vocalizes expectations of him, bad things happen; and he disappoints. Like the year he was supposed to be the 8th inning guy and came to camp with a bad shoulder from surfing.
Bullpen probably looks like this: Ryan, Downs, Tallet, Carlson, Accardo, League, Wolfe. I think Frasor probobly gets traded for a bag of balls type of minor league player before April.
I find it hard to believe that League wouldn't be a lock for the pen, especially with his showing last year after Cito took over. Perhaps they are holding off saying he's got the job so he feels he needs to work harder to make the team.
As for the starting rotation, i'm very interested to see if Litsch can step up and be a quality number two guy. I realize with Marcum and McGowan out, he becomes the next logical choice, and he did look pretty impressive at the end of last year when he was called back up with extra velocity on his fastball, but i've never considered him a top of the rotation pitcher. Any thoughts?
I think Cito just forgot to mention League, who went 1.42 era after the break. I think if Accardo is healthy then both Accardo and League are there. With a healthier Ryan, we should be very strong in the late innings with these 3.
The only reason League goes to AAA is if the plan is to trade Ryan at the trade deadline and position League as the closer. It would then make sense to send him down and give him experience as closer.
I expect Wolfe, Fraser, Camp and others are all in a fight for the last slot. I didn't understand why we even resigned Camp, they were getting to him big time late in the year once they all got film on his sinker, so I mark him gone along with his brand new 750k us contract.
I really like what Cito said about Snider. It looks to me that Cito is making the decision about which players to keep, not JP and that is the best news of the year so far.
JP is going to look awful foolish if Cito goes with Millar over Bautista, cause that's the two I think the last bench job is between. My take is Bautista, Millar is done in my opinion. Both Inglet and Macdonald are proven commodities so I expect we keep both of them.
I'm still hoping Clement comes through, if he's healthy he could be a lot better option than Richmond. Of all the young guns, Rickie Romero is the only real one unless one of these reclamation projects show more than expected.
Cecil needs more stretching out and as good as Mills was last year, I think he needs some time in AAA.
It is a luxury though to have 3 top flight left handed prospects (Cecil, Mills & Romero), 4 including Purcey.
gs – I agree with Camp, but I'd add Frasor to the list, i read that his deal isn't guaranteed but given the economy I don't think they'll be able to dump his $1mil+ salary on anyone.
I think the 7th-8th inning would be better for League than the minors if you want to groom him for the 9th, the closing mentality is something that come from high stress situations and truth is 7th-8th in Toronto, New York, Boston and elsewhere is likely more stressful than the 9th in Vegas.
I also agree on Bautista over Milar but not because Milar is done (20hr's last year tells me otherwise); Bautista is the better athlete and can play more positions. While Johnny Mac can play 3rd it's best that he doesn't.
I agree Cecil needs more stretching but I think he's with the Jays by the end of the year at least in the 'pen ala David Price with the Rays last year. And Mills definitely needs time, but I think those are the only prospects. Purcey is a major leaguer now, it only stands to be seen how good a major leaguer he is, and if Romero isn't in the rotation at some point this year, I don't think he's ever going to make it, I think he's spent way to long in the minors to be considered a top flight prospect.
I think Romero will be fine, he has the ability to play he just has to put it all together. He definatly isn't a top flight prospect he lost that a little while ago. He has been passed by Cecil and Mills. But you look at his minor league stats, when he has been healthy he has put up decent numbers. The Jays have invested alot in this guy and he will recieve every oppourtunity possible this year to succeed.
What has taken Romero so long is his ability to throw stikes in stead of walks. For a while he was walking a guy every 2 innings. However, that appeared to start changing at the end of last season, so I'm hoping he finally figured it out. If he has, I expect good things from him, because he has good stuff, he just needs to get it accross the plate.


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Marlins walk off behind Baker to top Dodgers
RBI double in the ninth wins game after Fernandez's sharp outing
MIAMI -- On a team still making its share of youthful mistakes, veteran Jeff Baker provided the elusive hit that enabled the Marlins to celebrate a 5-4 walk-off win over the Dodgers on Sunday at Marlins Park.
After Miami surrendered the lead in the top of the ninth, Baker lifted the game-winning, two-out RBI double off the wall in right field off reliever Jamey Wright, sending the Marlins into a wild celebration.
"Our team is resilient," Baker said. "Guys battle. Guys come out of it, and come back in. We were up, we were down today, and we ended up walking off with a big series win."
The walk-off was Miami's second of the season, with the other coming on April 18 when Giancarlo Stanton belted a ninth-inning grand slam.
Stanton again was a hero on Sunday, connecting on two home runs, driving in three runs.
"The thing is you've got enough veteran guys in here who have been in the battles," Baker said. "They go out there and grind and compete. The great thing is our young players are really, really talented."
On Saturday night, the Marlins squandered numerous late-inning chances, and lost 9-7 in 11 innings. Instead of getting down, Miami rallied on Sunday to improve to 14-5 at Marlins Park.
"We had a tough loss last night," manager Mike Redmond said. "The beauty of this team is what we've talked about, and that's turning the page.
"I don't know if there is a recipe to play in this ballpark, but there is a comfort level. It has taken a couple of years to kind of settle into this ballpark. I love our at-bats, our approach. We have so much confidence in this ballpark with our fans. Today, you could feel the energy."
Redmond and the players spoke about the environment in the series finale. A big crowd provided a boost and both teams kept competing until Baker's double fell to the ground in deep right field.
Baker delivered on Sunday what the team couldn't manufacture on Saturday, a two-out hit with the game on the line.
Even the decisive hit came with high drama.
Baker's drive sent Yasiel Puig to the wall in deep right field. The Dodgers right fielder crashed into the wall attempting to make the catch, and the ball fell. It was scored an RBI double, as Adeiny Hechavarria scored the winning run.
Hechavarria led off the inning with a single, and he moved to second on Donovan Solano's sacrifice bunt.
Until the ninth inning, the Marlins' offense was highlighted by three home runs, with Christian Yelich also adding a solo shot.
Ahead 4-3 in the ninth, A.J. Ramos got the chance to close because Steve Cishek had worked three straight games.
Ramos got into trouble by issuing a leadoff walk to pinch-hitter Chone Figgins. He scored on Andre Ethier's double to right on a play in which Stanton made a stumbling dive attempt. Ramos was boosted in the inning by an instant replay overturn that led to the second out. Puig was intentionally walked, and Hanley Ramirez slapped a grounder up the middle that was knocked down at short by Hechavarria, who flipped to Baker at second.
Second-base umpire Dale Scott ruled Puig safe, and the Marlins challenged. After a review of one minute and 46 seconds, the play was overturned. The inning ended when Adrian Gonzalez grounded to second.
Hechavarria's diving play may have been a game-saver.
"He's one of the best I've played with at shortstop," Baker said. "He makes some unbelievable plays at clutch moments and clutch times. That saved the game for us."
Before the late-inning heroics by Baker and Hechavarria, Jose Fernandez was in line to win heading into the ninth inning.
Fernandez allowed three runs, with two earned, in seven innings. He struck out 10 and ran his pitch count up to a career-high 114. The 21-year-old had never thrown more than 109, which he did twice previously.
"I gave it everything I have," Fernandez said. "Everybody knows the Dodgers are one of the best teams in the league. That's why they get paid the way they get paid. We're just trying to go out there and do our best. I was trying to give my chance to win."
Four walks also hurt Fernandez, because two of them ended up scoring.
"We made him throw pitches in the third, but the next two innings for him were clean," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We couldn't keep him on the ropes. That's what happens with this kind of guy. They bear down and make you swing the bats. Facing that kind of guy, you just want your guy to keep you in the game and that's what happened today."
Stephen Fife, called up from Triple-A Albuquerque to make the start, gave the Dodgers' six-plus innings, allowing four runs, which all came on home runs.
The Marlins improve to 16-15 on the season, with the Mets coming to Miami for the first of three games on Monday.
"It's impressive. I'm excited," Fernandez said. "We're playing baseball. Even yesterday, we lost, but we're playing the game the right way. That's the only thing I care about. I know my teammates want the same thing. We're giving 100 percent every day and we're making the fans happy. That's what it's all about. I'm really excited to be a part of this team."


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RED SOX: Orioles beat Boston again
BOSTON -- Koji Uehara had been perfect for the Red Sox. That all ended on his first pitch to Adam Jones.
Chris Davis hit his sixth homer and Jones drove in two runs, including a tiebreaking double off Uehara, to lead the Baltimore Orioles over Boston 3-2 on Thursday night.
The Orioles broke a 2-all tie on Jones' RBI double in the seventh inning. Manny Machado had a two-out single off reliever Clayton Mortensen (0-1) before Andrew Miller walked Nick Markakis. Jones then lined Uehara's first pitch into the left-field corner.
Red Sox manager John Farrell thought the inning started to fall apart with Miller's walk.
"That's the life of a situational left-hander. He's pressed into action right away," Farrell said. "As effective and consistent as Koji's been, we made a move there and unfortunately it didn't work out."
Before the hit, Uehara hadn't allowed a baserunner in three innings of relief this season.
Davis and Jones extended their torrid starts for the Orioles, who took two of three in Boston. The pair has combined for 30 of Baltimore's 85 hits.
"He had a big night for us, had some big hits when we needed them," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said about Jones, who is 18 for 39 this season (.462).
Boston fill-in starter Alfredo Aceves pitched five innings, allowing two runs and six hits while walking three and striking out four. He took the spot of John Lackey, placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday after straining his right biceps in his previous start.
"Right now he's on the line to make the next start," Farrell said.
Dustin Pedroia and Mike Napoli had consecutive RBI singles for the Red Sox, who dropped a series for the first time after taking two of three on the road from both the New York Yankees and Toronto.
Baltimore improved to 1-3 in one-run games after going 29-9 last season.
The teams played on a chilly evening with a game-time temperature of 45 degrees and Fenway Park only about two-thirds full a night after a record sellout streak ended. The paid attendance was 27,704, the smallest crowd at Fenway since April 16, 2003.
Brian Matusz (1-0) struck out the only two batters he faced and got the win. Jim Johnson pitched the ninth in a light rain for his fourth save.
Baltimore starter Chris Tillman lasted 5 1-3 innings, giving up two runs and six hits. He walked two and struck out five.
It was an unusual start to the work day for Tillman. Showalter said the right-hander and fellow pitcher Miguel Gonzalez were in a very minor accident when the taxi they were riding in was tapped from behind en route to the ballpark.
Davis homered on a 3-0 pitch into the bleachers behind Boston's bullpen to push Baltimore ahead 1-0 in the second.
Boston jumped in front 2-1 in the third on the run-scoring singles by Pedroia and Napoli.
But the Orioles tied it against Aceves in the fifth when Jones had a two-out RBI single after Machado reached on a bunt single and advanced to second when he was running on the pitch on Markakis' bouncer to third.
Red Sox right-hander Alex Wilson made his major league debut, working a scoreless ninth with a walk.
NOTES: Farrell said he talked a bit with closer Joel Hanrahan "about going forward." The right-hander gave up five runs and only got two outs in the ninth inning of Wednesday's 8-5 loss. "He's our closer," Farrell said. ... Showalter is one who thinks Fenway's dugouts are a bit small. He said before the game that he let the four other starting pitchers go into the clubhouse to watch the later part of Wednesday's game to open some room for others to sit. ... Red Sox DH David Ortiz, who missed all of spring training with a sore right Achilles, went 2 for 3 with two singles, an RBI and scored a run in first rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday. "We feel 20 or so (at-bats) are needed and then we'll reassess," Farrell said. ... There was an unusual 3-5-3 play when the left-handed batting Davis hit into a shift and the ball caromed off 1B Napoli over to 3B Will Middlebrooks, who was shifted to the right side. He then threw back to Napoli. ... Boston's Felix Doubront (0-0) is slated to face Alex Cobb (1-0) in the opener of a four-game series against Tampa Bay on Friday at Fenway.


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Digital Painting by Josephine R. Unglaub.
Surreal and sad but also quite powerful. To me this conveys a deep narrative of struggle, transformation and liberation. Love it.
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The back of nude woman's body, possibly a mannequin, with birds and feathers replacing her hands, sunk in or attached to a base…and the structure outside the window? It appears to be a church with the rose window missing. What does all this mean? What does the visual metaphor of hands as birds (or feathers) suggest? In English there is the expression, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush…But I am not certain that elucidates this picture any.
"If my hands were birds…" — wonderful line for my next poem. I remain mystified, but quite pleasantly so. Thank you!
Also thank you for your continued support of Wagblog and my new Arteveryday365.com one.
Hallo Josephine,
First of all, I like your paintings, they are so weird and amazing. Secondly, I love them… oh, hold on… Anyhow, I wanted to ask you, would it be alright if I used one (read a few) with my new poem/s, stories etc.? I will, of course, put a big fat caption on it with your name inside.
Mary Matshine
Chapeau! Josephine…another masterpiece
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Like this a lot.! Very intriguing!!
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Wow, how unique and beautiful. I don't know what digital means, perhaps why the bed does not reflect the weight of the body standing upon it?
I just shared with Aishwarya (Eclipsed Words) about my meeting Karen in 2005, and am amazed that you've shared a 'body' poser in this art picture. That was Karen's job at the local University…however she would never be nude, and wore a body suit (leotard) when the class did those types of pictures. So far this has been a very enjoyable Sunday. Thank you.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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'NCIS' Spinoff Revives Buddy Cop Genre
If any series has a shot at single-handedly reviving the buddy cop genre, it's "NCIS: Los Angeles."
A spinoff of the durable "NCIS," the newcomer is a hit that ranks as one of the fall season's top-rated shows. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J, who star as slick federal agents, understand that their on-screen chemistry is a big part of the L.A. version's appeal.
Their off-screen charm isn't shabby, either.
When O'Donnell is quizzed about what his co-star's stage name (he was born James Todd Smith) stands for, he doesn't hesitate: "Ladies Love Cool James," O'Donnell shoots back.
"Ah, got ya! My man, Chris," actor-rapper LL Cool J said, smiling.
Ask the pair if their wardrobe on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (9 p.m. EST Tuesday, CBS) will approach the trendsetting fashions of Crockett and Tubbs on the uber buddy cop show of the 1980s, "Miami Vice," and they're off and running.
"You never know. If we go undercover in a club and gotta shake it up a little, and Chris has to put his Flavor Flav clock on, I'm sure he'll do it," LL Cool J said. "They have a clock ready for him."
"When is Flav coming on the show?" O'Donnell said, responding in kind. "Every time his (LL Cool J's) phone rings, I say, 'Seriously, man, is that Hammer?' It's so funny, because the names I throw out are from 15 years ago."
Men bonding as they fight crime is a TV staple, but one that was eclipsed in recent years as ensemble series, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and its spinoffs, dominated. On "NCIS," the quietly authoritative Mark Harmon rules his colorful subordinates.
(Other buddy crime shows, like freshman "White Collar," fail to meet the mandatory genre requirement of two men of equal law-enforcement status.)
The "NCIS" spinoff, which features Oscar-winning actress Linda Hunt, needed to go in a different direction from the original, said executive producer Shane Brennan. Until he saw O'Donnell and LL Cool J as undercover special agents G. Callen and Sam Hanna, however, he wasn't sure if the pairing would work - and it did, immediately, he said.
LL Cool J offers a theory why.
"I think Chris and I, we complement each other in many ways," he said. "Forget the obvious visual differences; culturally, we're so different, him being from the northern Chicago suburbs, me being from Queens, N.Y.," he said. "It's a cosmopolitan city, Midwestern kind of guy coming together on this show, so we see things so differently because of that."
"The hybrid vision, so to speak, is really cool," he added.
O'Donnell frames the contrast differently.
"Todd is one of the great optimists of our time. I tend to be a little more pessimistic. It's a great combo," he said - and one he hopes will prove memorable.
The genre has produced "great teams along the way," O'Donnell said, and he's hoping his partnership with LL Cool J is counted as one.


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Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana seroprevalence in HIV-positive, HIV-negative and clinically healthy volunteers in Gauteng, South Africa
Anastasia N. TratarisI, II; Lorraine ArntzenI; Jennifer RossouwI; John FreanI, II; Allan KarstaedtIII
INational Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
IIUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
IIIChris Hani Baragwanth Hospital, Bertsham, South Africa
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Bartonella is a genus of opportunistic, Gram-negative bacilli transmitted from animals to human hosts. Bartonellae are newly emerging pathogens that can cause a variety of clinical manifestations in both immunocompromised and healthy persons.
The aims were to determine the IgG and IgM seroprevalences of Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals using an immunofluorescence assay (IFA).
A total of 382 HIV-positive outpatients of the Chris Hani Baragwanth HIV-clinic, 382 retrospective residual samples from HIV-negative antenatal patients, and 42 clinically healthy volunteers were tested using a commercially available IFA kit to determine the prevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies to B. henselae and B. quintana.
The IgM and IgG seroprevalences for the HIV-positive patients were 14% (53/382) and 32% (121/382), respectively, compared to 18% for both IgM (62/342) and IgG (63/342) in the HIV-negative antenatal patients. Similarly, the prevalence for IgM was 17% (7/42) and IgG was 19% (8/42) for the clinically healthy volunteers.
HIV-positivity appears to be a significant risk factor for Bartonella infection, compared with healthy subjects. Although IFAs have a high sensitivity for Bartonella antibody detection, they have various limitations including cross-reactivity with other closely-related human pathogens.
Correspondence to: ]]>
Anastasia Trataris
Centre for Emergingand Zoonotic Diseases
Special Bacterial Pathogens Reference Laboratory
Email: email@example.com
Note: Proceedings of the Conference of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance 'One Health' held at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, July 2011.]]>


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The lobby of the 420 W 42nd Street building
The view of the Hudson River from the master bedroom of the apartment 26F of 420 W 42nd Street
From New York Times
October 21, 2001 *Real Estate *
Theater Below 42nd Street Rental Tower Stage Stars, and Stripes *
The project's own developer, Daniel Brodsky, calls it "a risky little building." Its own architect, Hugh Hardy, said, "If you strip off the stripes, it's a traditional, conventional apartment building." One neighbor, Mr. Hardy added, said it "looked like the architect had spilled cappuccino over the plans, and it got built by mistake."
It is the new 41-story apartment building at 420 West 42nd Street, a black and white horizontally striped tower (actually, cream and purplish black). The rental office opened the week before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Two weeks after the attacks, Mr. Brodsky was glum; aside from some "prerentals" during construction, not much was happening.
But things had picked up by last week. The $90 million project, which will include a 499-seat Off Broadway theater on the first three floors, is now attracting tenants albeit at the low end of the range that Mr. Brodsky and his partners, Quinlan & Field, had projected. Apartments are priced at $1,995 a month for a large alcove studio, $2,495 for a smallish one-bedroom and $3,595 for the two-bedrooms. Mr. Brodsky said the rents equal about $46 a square foot annually (the measure that the real estate industry applies); the plans called for $47 to $52.
Right now, the developers are signing leases only up to the 26th floor. When they get a certificate of occupancy for the top 15 floors, they will be able to offer all 264 apartments, many of which have wide views of the Hudson. As of last Wednesday, about a third of the apartments currently available had been spoken for.
The apartment tower is part of a plan to add seven Off Broadway theaters to the street: Playwrights Horizons is constructing a $24 million theater complex next door, at 416 West 42nd Street. (The theater sold its air rights to make the tower possible.) The Brodsky Organization and Quinlan & Field are reconstructing five more theaters nearby, with a total of 600 seats. And finally, there is the 499-seat theater, as yet unnamed, within the new building, built by the Brodsky group and owned and fitted out by the Shubert Organization, scheduled to open next April. This week, Julio Peterson, a spokesman for Shubert, said the shell was almost finished.
The theater interior is also being designed by Mr. Hardy, who is not bothered by what he describes as neighborhood criticism of his building, which has been nicknamed "the zebra." The tower, he said, "is intended to be a building of special character I don't want to say legendary character. But the Chrysler Building is at the other end of the street, and the patterning and decoration here is meant to have its own pizazz and reflect the energy of 42nd Street."
Mr. Brodsky agrees. "It's not your traditional building that's meant to blend into the surroundings," he said. "Hugh Hardy felt and we agree that you build contextual buildings in a place where there is a context. Here, there is 42nd Street." *
420 West 42nd Street rental apartment building.
The view on 420 West 42nd Street from the Hudson River.
The 420 West 42nd Street and The McGraw-Hill Building
The lobby of the 420 W 42nd Street building
The view of the Hudson River from the master bedroom of the apartment 26F of 420 W 42nd Street
Wow! *The pics show how far along construction is on the Westin in Times Square! *I had no idea they were almost done with the exterior.
Anywhoo, when was 420 built? *It looks like a product of the mid to late 90's.
The building was just recently finished. The top floors are not occupied yet.
Do you have anymore pics of the west side that you can post?
I like it...
So technically, it was a product of the late 90's.
When they get a certificate of occupancy for the top 15 floors, they will be able to offer all 264 apartments ; I didn't know there were certificates...
It's nice... certainly better than that new hotel on the second picture, to the right of McGrawHill. I'm not talking about the Westin of course. I mean the hotel with a big pale, blind wall.
What's that ?
That's Hilton Times Square Hotel. I like the top of the building, it is certainly very colorful (see the picture below). The 42nd Street entrance is, of course, pure Hollywood. The big blind wall facing West overlooks the lot that belongs to Milstein, 11 Times Square. Eventually, there might be a tower erected on the site, currently occupied by a parking lot (see the picture below). This lot is across the street from the site of the future New York Times Tower.
I hope the tower you're mentioning gets built.The Bush Tower at 130W 42nd has blind walls as well, but the expected adjacent towers never materialized.
The parking lot is near the future site of the NYTimes Tower, isn't it ?
And another building was projected on top of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. The neighbourhood might look very different different in a few years.
Floors 22-40 - B Line --- 2 Bedroom
The northeast view of midtown Manhattan from the living room of B-line 2-bedroom apartment at420 W 42nd. January 2002.
The southeast view from the bedroom of B-line 2-bedroom apartment at 420 W 42nd Street apartment building on 20 January 2002.
Floors 22-40 - F line --- 2 Bedroom
The view on AOL Time Warner Center from the 2-bedroom F-line apartment at 420 W 42nd Street. January 2002.
The worst offense committed by this building, even given the ugliness of the tower portion, is that miserable, solid blank wall base facing Dyer Ave. as well as on W. 41 St.
Did the architect take a retard pill just before working on this project or what?
[QUOTE=antinimby;183063]The worst offense committed by this building, even given the ugliness of the tower portion, is that miserable, solid blank wall base facing Dyer Ave. as well as on W. 41 St.
Little effort was wasted here, for sure... But it's good enough for the location: There is hardly any pedestrian traffic on 41st btw 9th and Dyer, or on Dyer btw 41st and 42nd - these arteries are just ramps for the Lincoln Tunnel.
The walls are there to fight the fumes.


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Equity markets are closed today but futures are trading and the bond market is open - must keep that debt flowing after all. The futures rose sharply on this morning's March Employment Situation Report, below is a 30 minute view of DOW futures on the left and 5 minute S&P on the right:
The dollar is rising on this report, while bonds are dropping like a stone and are right back on support at the large neckline.
The headline number came in with an increase of 162,000 and the rate remained steady at 9.7%. Let's start with Econoday's take:
Census hiring was not as strong as expected but private payrolls were healthy, posting a third consecutive gain. Nonfarm payroll employment in March rebounded 162,000, following a revised 14,000 decline in February and revised rise of 14,000 for January. The March gain came in below analysts' forecast for a 200,000 jump in employment. Importantly, the February and January revisions were up a net 62,000, inclusive of moving January from negative to positive territory.
While the headline payroll number was disappointing, the detail was positive. Private payrolls (which discount Census hiring and other government changes) jumped 123,000 in March, following an 8,000 rise in February and a 16,000 gain in January.
More specifically, Census hiring was up 48,000 in March, meaning that ex-Census, payroll jobs were up 114,000 for the month.
Sector detail was encouraging. Goods-producing jobs rebounded 41,000 after a 47,000 drop in February. Manufacturing employment was up 17,000, following a 6,000 boost in February. Notably, construction jobs rose 15,000 after a 59,000 drop the month before. This was the first gain in construction since June 2007. Mining advanced 8,000 in the latest month.
Private service-providing employment jumped 82,000 in March, following a 55,000 gain the month before. Temp jobs were up 40,000, following a 37,000 rise in February. Health care jumped 37,000 in March while leisure & hospitality gained 22,000. Retail trade increased 15,000 in March as wholesale trade was up 9,000. On the negative side, financial activities fell 21,000 in March.
On a year-ago basis, payroll jobs improved to minus 1.8 percent in March from minus 2.4 percent in February.
The big negative in the March report was for average hourly earnings. Wage inflation in March fell to a 0.1 percent decline from a 0.2 percent gain the month before. The consensus had expected a 0.2 percent advance. The average workweek (traditional series for production and nonsupervisory workers) improved to 33.3 hours in March from 33.1 the previous month. For all workers, the average workweek edged up to 34.0 hours from 33.9 hours in February.
From the household survey, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.7 percent in February and matched expectations.
Overall, today's report net was close to expectations. Stock futures rose somewhat and Treasuries rates firmed on the news.
It's quite noticeable how they are skipping over anything even remotely negative. Let's start with the fact that the economy needs to generate a quarter million new jobs each month just to keep up with population growth. Now let's look at some aspects they didn't cover, below is the full report:
Employment March
Only four paragraphs in we learn, "The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) increased by 414,000 over the month to 6.5 million. In March, 44.1 percent of unemployed persons were jobless for 27 weeks or more."
In one month the long term unemployed increased 414,000! How bad is that 27 week figure and how does it compare to say, oh, the post WWII era? How about this:
Just another cycle, same as the others, right?
Okay, here is where you read the human part of what's happening at the margins.
The number of persons working part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) increased to 9.1 million in March. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.)Now let's head to the alternate data table where we find the numbers that most closely relate to numbers how they used to be tracked:
About 2.3 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force in March, compared with 2.1 million a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 1.0 million discouraged workers in March, up by 309,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.3 million persons marginally attached to the labor force had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.
Here we find that U6 is still running in the 17% range. The unadjusted data showed a slight decrease while the seasonally adjusted data increased.
Remember, positive numbers do not mean the trend of job losses has stopped. We must create more jobs than the population is growing. Below is the latest chart of the Employment Population Ratio. Clearly we have a long way to go to get anywhere near where we were. How does the economy do that when it is saturated with debt?
Our manufacturing employment is so decimated that despite doubling our population, we now employ the same number of people in manufacturing than we did in 1942.
Yes, we are efficient at manufacturing, but we are importing from the rest of the world instead of exporting. Place the blame for that where you may, but the ability to create real and meaningful jobs here boils down to a return to the fundamentals on building an economy based upon the rule of law.
Below is the ShadowStats.com chart John Williams produced. His way of measuring shows nearly 22% unemployment.
Want to see how the rule of law, or lack thereof, can destroy jobs? Look no further than the recent "healthcare"/Insurance Industry Bail Out Act. Verizon just announced it is taking nearly a billion dollar charge, and the companies writing down earnings continue to mount. Here's a quote and chart from the Wall Street Journal:
Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday it expects to record a one-time noncash charge of $970 million in the first quarter, to account for the anticipated impact of the recently enacted U.S. health-care overhaul.
The telecommunication company, which disclosed the charge in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, is the latest company to take a charge to account for increased costs related to changes that will come from the health-care law. Specifically, the overhaul prevents companies from deducting tax-free subsidies it receives from the federal government for providing retirees with prescription-drug benefits.
Hey, want to create jobs by ramming massive amounts of debt into the economy? Okay, then when the economy "improves" and interest rates rise then you must pay the price for carrying that debt. There is no free lunch and rates are headed higher on this report. Pay me now or pay me later, you cannot fool Mother Nature.
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