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7 Top News Events
Kevin Allocca of TV Newser recently posted this on the last day of 2009.
President Barack Obama's Inauguration
On January 20th, President Barack Obama was sworn in to office as the 44th President of the United States. The event was accompanied by massive coverage from the cable and broadcast networks. Nielsen reported that 37,793,008 total viewers watched the ceremony.
ABC and NBC each drew around 10 million viewers and
CNN drew 7 million.
Hudson River Crash
In January, viewers tuned in for coverage of a plane crash in the Hudson river. Fox News had the most
viewers of the cable networks, which together averaged nearly 5 million viewers as the story broke. That night, over 27 million viewers watched the evening news broadcasts.
Obama's First Address to Congress
Nielsen reported that a huge 52,373,000 viewers watched President Obama's first address to a joint session of congress back in February.
33.6 million watched on the broadcast networks (10.5M on CBS). Fox and CNN split the top spot on
The Death of Michael Jackson
The cable networks combined for nearly 8.5 million total viewers during primetime the night news broke that Michael Jackson had died.21.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the broadcast networks' Jackson (and Farrah Fawcett) specials.
Nielsen reported that 31.1 million later watched Jackson's memorial service across 17 networks. 8.9 million watched on the cable nets.
Sen. Edward Kennedy's Funeral
Over 5 million viewers watched Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral services on the cable networks in late August, with many more watching on the broadcast networks.
In the preceding days, news of his passing and the subsequent specials and memorials consumed the networks.
Two Words: Balloon Boy
It was a rollercoaster of emotions watching that balloon float through the air with the belief that a young boy was trapped inside. That sure took a turn. But before we knew it was a hoax, nearly 5 million viewers watched on Fox, CNN, and MSNBC.
Shooting at Fort Hood
On November 5th, reports spread of a shooting at Fort Hood, a story that quickly dominated news coverage. The cable networks went wall-to-wall and the broadcast networks broke into regular programming.
Between 3-7pmET, CNN, FNC, and MSNBC together averaged 4.5 million viewers. Fox lead the ratings with their coverage and Bill O'Reilly averaged 5 million viewers that evening.
A few days later, a memorial service was held. Over 3 million tuned in on the cable nets, and more watched the president's remarks on the broadcast networks.
Seven Reasons to Love "7"
1. Seven is a tool to improve the quality of your life. It is a way to define time, synthesize ideas, and keep your mind performing at top speed in an era of distractions by focusing on seven essential things.
2. Seven is culturally significant. It pops up everywhere: structuring our world in ways so fundamental, we only notice them when we pause to look. Across the ages and across cultures, the number has acquired a huge scientific, psychological, and religious significance.
3. Seven is intriguing. Why, out of hundreds of recipes in a cookbook, do people return to the same seven, over and over? Why, when asked to choose a number between 1 and 10, do such a large majority choose seven? Why does it take seven rounds of shuffling to obtain a fully mixed deck of cards?
4. Seven is influential. You'll learn how the number seven shapes our thinking, our choices, and even our relationships.
5. Seven is practical. Throughout this book are Top 7 lists covering the best ways to get someone's attention, to build your personal brand, and to put yourself in the path of prosperity and good luck.
6. Seven is memorable. The author, who has been a top editor at several national magazines, will keep you fascinated from beginning to end.
7. Seven is wise. You'll hear stories about the meaning of seven from Mehmet Oz, Sally Quinn, Liz Smith, Christina Ricci, and many others.


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Think wheelchairs are just for people? These dogs, pigs, rabbits, and other animals prove otherwise.
Dogs of all shapes and sizes have been fitted with wheels that give them free rein to run, play, sniff, and lick.
And canines aren't the only critters to be fitted with assistive devices - provided by rescue charities like Pets with Disabilities, and wheelchair manufacturers like Doggon' Wheels, Eddie's Wheels, and K-9 Cart Company East.
Credit: Eddie's Wheels
Pigs in a blanket? How about pigs on wheels? Bacon, a 150-pound pot-bellied pig used his wheels after being paralyzed by a spinal condition.
A Yorkshire Terrier named Hope shows off her uni-wheel attached to a doggie vest in Longmont, Colorado. Hope is missing one limb and is able to walk with the wheel attachment.
Credit: Rick Wilking/Reuters
Stroker, a Great Dane with champion bloodlines, belongs to NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. After having surgery for a spinal cord disease, the Great Dane was fitted with a cart to speed up his rehabilitation.
Stroker was named after fictional race car driver Stroker Ace, played by Burt Reynolds in the 1983 movie by the same name.
Credit: K-9 Cart Company East
This Border Collie, Kiri, got her chair after being hit by a car when she was five. She seems to enjoy her mobility - but the same can't be said for the sheep she sometimes chases.
Credit: CBS
Some chickens wind up on the dinner table. This lucky fellow from New York got a nest-shaped wheelchair after being hobbled by a broken leg.
Llyr, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, has a spinal cord disease. When he's not using his wheelchair, he can sometimes be found getting swimming therapy at a rehab center.
Born without front legs, little Ruby Roo was fitted with this custom cart.
Spin the lamb was unable to walk due to a spinal cord injury. From 12 days until she was 18 months old (and 160 pounds), she used a wheelchair. Here she is at 7 months old, playing Willa, a Chi-weiner born without front legs.
Kandu and Footloose, Chihuahuas from Colorado, were born without front legs. When winter comes, they trade their wheels for skis.
Credit: Pets with Disabilities
Even little animals are sometimes fitted with wheels - including this guinea pig, Silvietta, who lives at a shelter in Italy.
Credit: Doggon' Wheels
Ernie was adopted just hours before his scheduled euthanasia. The little Samoyed lost his ability to use his back legs in a car accident but has been all smiles since he getting his wheelchair.
Ben is an alpaca from Hillsdale, N.Y. He's gone now, but he lived with his wheels for almost seven years after being paralyzed by a parasitic disease.
Bobbi was born with cerebellar hypoplasia, a brain disorder that causes spasticity. His owner thought a headrest-equipped wheelchair might allow Bobbi to get around. She was right.
Patty got her chair after suffering a spinal injury.
Frankie visits nursing homes and schools as a therapy dog and even stars in his own children's book series. He became paralyzed after experiencing a spinal disc problem.
Rocky Perl is one German Shepherd who likes to hang with the horses.
This cute bunny got a wheelchair following a spinal fracture.
Here's Topaz frolicking in the ocean. He got the cart after being diagnosed with a paralyzing neurological disorder.
Tuzik hails from St. Petersburg, Russia. He was brought to the U.S. after being struck by a car. Here's a video of his arrival in the U.S.
Cute little London was born with a congenital brain disorder that made it hard for her to walk.
Meet Rabbit Roo. She got a wheelchair after breaking her back.
Here's Duke, "co-founder" of the rescue charity Pets With Disabilities. When he was six months old, a spinal cord injury had people talking euthanasia. But his owner decided to get him a wheelchair instead.
Duke toured the country in his wheels, inspiring dog-lovers of all ages, leading to more rescues and adoptions.
Willa and Webster, sibling Chi-weiners born without front legs, tussle over a stick.
Here's Boomer, a paralyzed German Shepherd, hiking in the Canadian Rockies.
Joe, a Border Collie, can herd sheep with the help of his wheelchair. He got it after a herniated disc left him paralyzed.
Annie was found living under a porch, still nursing her puppies despite being paralyzed. Euthanasia was considered, but the white shepherd was fitted with a wheelchair instead.
With the help of her wheels, Dottie, a Dalmatian who was paralyzed by a herniated spinal disc, can run on the beach.
Pugs are prone to disabling spinal problems - and are a big user of doggie wheelchairs.
Dixie got her chair after a car hit her, shattering her legs.

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It's no more a Freelander than the LR3 is a Discovery, but the LR2 is nonetheless ready to go as the new entry Landie. We've been waiting for this day ever since we concluded the last Freelander was a cocked-up, overpriced mess. We're hoping this one, built on Ford's C1/P1 platform — like the Volvo S40, Mazda3 and European Focus — will do for the 'lander what the LR3 did for the 'scovery. Of course, addressing the last model's most obvious shortcoming is a new, transverse-mounted 3.2-liter inline six, producing 230 hp, that also shows up in the Volvo S80 (share those parts, PAG!). It's linked to a new shiftable six-speed autobox with the CommandShift option introduced in the LR3 (and spreading to the Range Rover this year). There's also more head and legroom, a monocoque body structure and a range of off-roading tech borrowed from its larger siblings. No word on price, but figure somewhere in the thirties. Click through for more pics.
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Apple's Online Store Is Down, Sending Customer Anticipation Up
Apple took down its online store Thursday evening, which has often been a sign that the company is ready with new products.
The company is expected to have a separate in-person event later this month for the launch of a smaller iPad tablet, so it's unlikely to be that. Apple has already announced the iPhone 5 and an update to the full iPod line. But, with the holiday season ready to kick off, it could be a time for the company to make some last-minute changes to its Mac line, as well.
Also, Friday marks the anniversary of Steve Jobs' death a year ago.
Typically, store outages only last a couple of hours, given that Apple does so much volume via its Web site.
In the meantime, Apple's store can serve as a language tutor for anyone who wants to know how to say "We'll be back soon" in a whole bunch of different languages.
Looks like Apple used this brief outage not to add new product to its store, but to post a text and video remembrance of its late co-founder. You'll find the video on Apple's Web site and the letter from CEO Tim Cook below.
A message from Tim Cook, Apple's CEO.
Steve's passing one year ago today was a sad and difficult time for all of us. I hope that today everyone will reflect on his extraordinary life and the many ways he made the world a better place.
One of the greatest gifts Steve gave to the world is Apple. No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself. Our values originated from Steve and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple. We share the great privilege and responsibility of carrying his legacy into the future.
I'm incredibly proud of the work we are doing, delivering products that our customers love and dreaming up new ones that will delight them down the road. It's a wonderful tribute to Steve's memory and everything he stood for.
– Tim


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Trailer FrenzyA special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving.
Here's the first trailer from the big name comedy Neighborhood Watch. Which follows a bunch of Dads on the neighborhood watch, who wind up fighting aliens. And yet, where are the aliens, Ben Stiller? Where are they?
The official synopsis certainly promises aliens: "Suburban dads form a neighborhood watch group to get time away from their families, only to discover a plot to destroy Earth."
So far, the whole thing seems like a much less funny Attack The Block, but we haven't seen everything yet! The flick stars Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, and Vince Vaughn. Look for it in theaters on July 27th.


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Fernandez excels in first All-Star experience
MIAMI -- Jose Fernandez both faced and joined elite talent with his perfect inning of relief for the National League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game.
By fanning MLB home run leader Chris Davis and former American League Most Valuable Player Award winner Dustin Pedroia, Fernandez joined Hall of Famers Dwight Gooden and Bob Feller as the only hurlers younger than 21 to record two or more strikeouts in an All-Star Game.
Fernandez also got Triple Crown winner and former Marlin Miguel Cabrera to pop out in foul territory, clocking in at 98 mph on three fastballs to the Tigers slugger.
"I know they can hit the ball," Fernandez said. "I was just trying to make good pitches and not overdo stuff."
The 20-year-old rookie impressed on baseball's biggest stage outside of October, blazing through the heart of the AL order and showcasing the talent that has made him one of the sport's best young arms.
But for those who spend nearly every day with Fernandez, the Cuban-born pitcher's performance at Citi Field was nothing new.
"That doesn't surprise me, the kind of stuff he has," left fielder Juan Pierre said. "I know he was probably extra hyped. Probably hit 97, 98 maybe on the gun."
Marlins manager Mike Redmond added: "His stuff was just nasty. I haven't gotten a chance to watch him much on TV, because I get to watch him in person, but his stuff on TV was pretty nasty."
While he did not get the chance to meet his favorite player, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, Fernandez was thrilled to mingle with baseball's best. He said interacting with Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, Phillies southpaw Cliff Lee and Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano were highlights.
"Meeting all those guys was incredible in person," Fernandez said. "I think I learned a lot from it. Being around them and talking to them and stuff was very nice."
While Fernandez enjoyed the time he spent among the All-Stars, the person he was happiest to share his experience with was his mother.
"She was enjoying it," Fernandez said. "We stayed in the same room talking until 2 or 3 in the morning every day. It was just incredible. Incredible."
Now that he has enjoyed one All-Star weekend, Fernandez said he would love to go back again in future seasons. But he views potential future selections as more than individual prizes.
"I would love to do it every year," Fernandez said. "If I'm making the All-Star Game, then I'm playing good for my team and that's the most important part."
Should Fernandez ever earn the opportunity to start an All-Star Game, he would view the honor as simply an added bonus.
"That would be amazing to start an All-Star Game," Fernandez said. "God knows if that's going to happen. Just being there is amazing."


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GOP chief of staff resigns amid federal probe
Camillo used firm at center of inquiry
HARTFORD -- The chief of staff for House Republicans abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon amid an apparent corruption investigation that brought federal agents to the Capitol complex for the second consecutive day.
George Gallo, former state GOP chairman, quit his $148,000 position the day after federal investigators looking into printing contracts in the House Republican minority served subpoenas to the caucus' offices.
Gallo admitted he is a "person of interest" in the second campaign scandal to rock the Capitol in the last two years.
This time, it apparently involves contracts with an out-of-state consultant and printer over a lucrative lock on running House direct-mail campaigns that brought the company about $2 million over the last six years.
The probe apparently involves a Florida-based political contractor called Direct Mail Systems Inc. dating back about six years.
The Clearwater firm handled strategy and postage for dozens of House Republicans, who traditionally depend on bulk mailings to reach voters in their districts, which have about 24,000 residents. The firm appears in more than 500 Republican House campaign documents on file with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
The company returned about $26,000 in recent years to House Republicans for overpayments, according to State Elections Enforcement Commission records.
The figure includes more than $4,000 to Rep. Fred Camillo, R-Greenwich; $300 to House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk; and $1,518.72 after the 2008 election campaign of Rep. DebraLee Hovey, R-Monroe, who announced Wednesday she would not seek re-election this year.
Camillo on Thursday said he returned the money to the Citizens Election Fund, the publicly funded election system, in which House members raise thresholds of $5,000 in $100 contributions to trigger $27,000 in funding.
The refunds, he said, were for mailings that did not go out.
Federal agents returned to the Legislative Office Building for a noontime meeting Thursday with General Assembly leaders to set parameters for seizing computer equipment at a time when lawmakers are in their first month of the 13-week session.
The investigation was first reported by Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie.
Thomas Carson, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly, declined comment. Direct Mail Systems' officials, including CEO Michael Milligan, did not return a request for comment.
Cafero said his 53-member caucus is cooperating fully with the probe.
"Yesterday the FBI came to the LOB to interview various members of our caucus relating to an inquiry into campaign vendor mailings," Cafero said in a statement released late Thursday afternoon, following a closed-door staff meeting.
"In addition, subpoenas were served on the House Republican Office, the House Republican Campaign Committee and the Office of Legislative Management," Cafero said. "Federal officials have also asked that we refrain from divulging details of the investigation to the public and press, to the extent that we become aware of them."
Cafero quoted Gallo, 45, of East Hampton, as saying he was a person of interest in the investigation.
"As such, he indicated that he did not want to cause unwarranted distractions to the caucus that would take away from their legislative duties," Cafero said. "For that reason, and for personal family considerations, he tendered his resignation and it was accepted, effective at midnight tonight."
The arrival of FBI agents in the Capitol complex comes two years after the federal probe into corruption in the former congressional campaign of Christopher G. Donovan, of Meriden, the former speaker of the House.
Although he was never implicated, Donovan's finance director and campaign manager are serving federal prison terms after accepting money from Waterbury smoke shop owners who wanted to influence pending legislation in 2012.
During that investigation, Cafero was the target of an attempted sting involving campaign cash that he turned down.
In 2004, amid an impeachment investigation, John G. Rowland resigned as governor and later pleaded guilty to corruption charges, including the acceptance of $90,000 in luxury air flights from Key Air of Oxford, which received million-dollar tax breaks under his administration.
In another example of pay-to-play uncovered by the FBI, a New Britain-based contractor that installed improvements on Rowland's summer cottage at Bantam Lake, won a $56-million no-bid state contract to built a youth detention facility.
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Story of the day : i was coming back from class. i opened the door, entered the house and was met by this remark :
"Eee, what an ugly blog name. I don't want to read your blog ever again!"
Yes, it doesn't sound so groovy. So why the name change?
The previous name was conceived during my *coughcough*innocent*coughcough* years, and now it sounds a bit, err, vain?
|*im a shy person~
So even if i die, someone else could continue writing this blog and this message and people won't know the difference. We are just one link in the whole chain of truth. If we break, thousands of people will be waiting to replace us.
And that is why Reflective Perspectives will become anonymous. The previous author might have died already, you never know.
Besides, my father said : "media is about familiarity. It takes time for people to get used to a presenter/author/newsman, but when they become familiar they'll eventually like it."
So forgive me for the address. But let's hope that the message doesn't become as long and as hard to remember.


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The State–of-the-Art Clean Technologies (SOACT) for Steelmaking Handbook (2nd Edition). Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate, 2010..
"Sustainable production and consumption of energy: Developments since the 1992 Rio Summit." Environmental Law Reporter 33 (2002). LBNL-50961..
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George Patton: Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
Americans have never shirked their responsibilities, and we're not going to shy away from the sting of battle now. This is our character, we fight for freedom! For if we ever stop fighting for freedom we will surely lose it. There are obviously many in the world who would gladly take our freedom from us, either directly through force or covertly at the rate of 3% per year.
Surely it would behoove us to develop our strategy before entering the "battlefield," of politics would it not? Strategy is important not only in politics and war, but in all games and all complex endeavors. A good pilot, for example, plans his flight and has flown it in his mind before even taking off. While the flight itself never goes according to plan, having the plan gives you focus to return to path as you are forced to take deviations along the way. The destination is the goal, the strategy is the way in which you plan to reach your destination.
Chinese General Commander and Strategist Sun Tzu wrote much in his Masterwork The Art of War about strategy. "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." He went on to say, "Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
Sun Tzu said that you must know yourself and your enemy to ensure victory, so who and what is our "enemy?" The enemy is the power structure that unjustly controls the money power of the United States. The Constitution requires that the power to Coin money remain in the hands of the people, yet when the Federal Reserve Act was passed in 1913 the few members present turned over the money power of Congress to private interests. Victory then, is to implement Freedom's Vision which will return the money power to the people and will remove special interest control over our political system. That's the destination.
And what is their strategy and their tactics? For starters, they use money created from nothing and backed only by taxpayer future earnings to buy influence from all over and especially from politicians. This has become so out-of-control that these special interests have the audacity to write their own laws and then simply hand them over to their political lap dogs who pass them without any real debate and many times without even reading them. This is NOT the way our system is supposed to work and it has led to a debt based money system that is in its terminal phases.
These money brokers are practiced at "divide and conquer." They use their paid-for politicians and other groups to bring in divisive issues designed to create internal strife that diverts people's attention from the destination.
Another time honored tradition of these special interests is buy both sides of an issue. They literally sponsor both sides so that they are assured to have the winning sides' favor. They are the ones who can afford to do this, it is a business and profit decision for them, their special interest does not have to align with the interests of our nation and the people in it, for unlike real people, legal entities have no conscious and no guiding morale principles. Providing those guiding principles to entities granted the privilege to exist is one of the very fundamental functions of government, yet that function has been co-opted by the very money generating capability which government surrendered in 1913!
Yet another tactic of special interests is to use their money creating power to literally buy, own, and control the media which is so vital at shaping opinions and disseminating information, good or bad, right or wrong.
And finally, the greatest tactic of all is to discredit those who simply point to the facts! Despite the history and events being clear as day, they obscure their trail, they confuse by turning the simple into the complex. Then they turn into a joke the "conspiracy nuts" who point out the realities such as the meeting that occurred in the year 1910 on Jekyll Island in which the foundation for the PRIVATE yet "Federal" in name reserve system was established. Since that time debts have grown and are now rising at exponential rates, the U.S. Treasury instead of issuing money, borrows it from them and we must pay them interest on the "deficit!" It's absurd, but we are paying private people for the right to use the money system that belongs to us.
Who are the ones that are nuts? Who was responsible for indebting our nation far beyond any hope to repay? Who are the ones who have PLANTED their own people inside of OUR government, the very "money experts" who have allowed this situation to transpire and claim to have all the answers for the future yet had not an inkling of prior knowledge of what has already transpired?
Is there anyone left in America who does not see this? Their tactics are stale and they have been exposed. They hide behind "free speech" because that's in the Constitution, yet they stole the power to Coin money subverting the checks and balances designed into the Constitution.
That's the game they play! We know the enemy! The enemy are the ones hiding behind those special interest entities and yes, the Swarms and Freedom's Vision are headed in their direction in order to reestablish the rule of law. They will label us destroyers of business and they will claim that the system will collapse without them and their "special" talents there to guide our economy. The opposite, is of course, true! It is they and their debts that hinder business and the very future of the United States. We believe in corporations and the importance of capital to concentrate. We believe that the way for that to best occur is to assert the rule of law and to cleanse and clear out the leverage that truly threatens our well being.
Sun Tsu, "If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him." Did we just accomplish that? Boy, I hope so. No, we are not afraid.
And now that we know our enemy and we know their tactics, what is our strategy? Well, as Sun Tzu said, "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
The key Swarm tactic is one of placing mass on target. Instead of everyone contacting their own representatives asking for support, we all contact one representative at a time. This has proven to be quite effective when large numbers can be brought to bear.
This brings us to the first of three key battle strategies:
1. When possible, attack with overwhelming force. This is what General Schwarzkopf did prior to invading Iraq, a very successful strategy. In terms of the Swarm, this means building a critical mass of Swarm members BEFORE we go political so that we overwhelm Swarm targets in order to win their support. The best way to win their support is for them to see the massive Swarm coming and thus decide to support Freedom's Vision instead of face the wrath of the voters and citizens of the United States who are otherwise going to DEMAND that their representatives do that which is moral and JUST.Now let's talk about DEFENSE and the difference between an organization and a movement.
In this regard, we will be spending a fair amount of time using the Swarm to build the Swarm before we set off to accomplish implementation of Freedom's Vision. Do not confuse this time with weakness, you must understand the importance of scale, we need everyone focused on growing the size of the Swarms.
As the Swarms grow in size, it will be possible to split the Swarm into groups, targeting several people for their support at a time.
2. Once scale is achieved, attack weak points of their defenses in order to break through defenses and then encircle the pockets of strength, isolating them.
For the Swarms this means beginning with the states who have been hit hardest by the debt backed economic policies that have wreaked havoc upon them. It means finding political allies who are potential supporters of Freedom's Vision - those who believe in State Chartered banks, those who consider themselves to be conservative monetarily, and those who champion the cause of freedom and understand the debt and how it got there. Those will be the supporters. We build enough of them that we encircle and isolate those who live entirely on special interest debt backed money.
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
3. A war is won through many small battles. Just as a journey of a thousand miles begins one step at a time, so too does war. It is important to achieve small victories, especially in the beginning and to keep the momentum going once we have begun. In this way we keep building morale and empowering the Swarm. As the Swarm begins to realize that it is truly they who hold ALL the cards, that it is THEY who are the People in "We the People," and that it is we who hold our nation's destiny in our own hands, then we will again become a nation "of the people, by the people, and for the people" instead of a country by the special interest for the special interest.
An organization has leaders who head the organization. Let's say 20 people all sitting in a room, making decisions for the rest of say 20,000 followers. With this structure, it is easy to label the activities of the 20 in the room as "Conspiring" to __________. This structure is vulnerable to attack, because the head can be easily identified and removed, and/ or the lines of communication to the followers can be cut.
Now imagine 200,000 people or more, all working towards the same goal. Now it's not as easy to call it a conspiracy, it becomes a movement. A movement has no head. It has founders who started the movement, but if the founders or current leaders are removed, then new ones pop up. That's a movement, and that's what we are creating.
The same thing goes for lines of communication. We need to have more than one. Take it down, it simply pops up again over there. That's defense.
Place a label on us? What label is that? Left, Right, Radical, Anti-American, Terrorists? They can try, but any such label will NOT stick! A simple reminder of how, why, and who brought us to this destination will quickly refocus attention where it rightly and justly belongs. We are American Citizens, we will not tolerate such nonsense, we will call it what it is and we will work to remove from power those who attack American Citizens with such mislabeling. Attempting to do so will only stir up the Hive!
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Scallop boat capsizes off Provincetown
The search for a missing fisherman, whose 42-foot scallop boat sank off the coast of Cape Cod Sunday morning, has been suspended until Monday.
Coast Guard and police officials said the vessel Twinlights capsized at about 11:30 a.m. and completely submerged after becoming entangled in fishing gear about two miles north of Provincetown, off of Race Point.
"He had a scallop dredge out the back and that got hooked up on the lobster gear that was on the bottom. And he came around while he was trying to right himself and clear himself of the gear, and the boat capsized," said Beau Gribbin, owner of the Glutton, a lobster and scallop boat out of Provincetown.
Gribbin and crewmen aboard the Glutton were able to rescue the first mate, a man said to be from Provincetown.
"He was borderline hypothermic. We stripped him down and put him in the shower and warmed him up, gave him some dry clothes," said Gribbin.
The name of the missing fisherman was not officially released, but the Twinlights' captain is Jean Frottier,
"He (the rescued crew member) fished with that fellow for the last seven years, so it's almost like a father to him. So it was definitely setting in by the time we got to dock," said Gribbin.
The Coast Guard sent a rescue helicopter and two cutters to the scene, while state police sent several divers to search for the captain.
"It's important that we've directed the launch of these multiple units to search for the fisherman." said Petty Officer 1st Class Clinton Dotson.
After searching the area for several hours, divers were unsuccessful and planned to resume the search Monday morning.


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Sophomore Nathan Bloomfield fired an impressive round of 81 on the par 72 Challenge Course at White Deer Golf Course to lead the team. Junior Shane Rhodes shot an 86, while sophomore Ian Burke shot an 88 and junior James Burgess posted 91 to round out the team score. Sophomore Martin Dawson posted his second 96 in as many weeks to keep all players under the century mark.
"We are practicing well and playing consistently," said Exton after the match, "and I'm hopeful our players will see how that translates to success. It's not always easy balancing the dual roles of a student-athlete," he added, "but these players are committed to the University in every way."
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Retail Ready Packaging Market: Overview
Retail industry is one of the pillars of global economy and significantly contributes the economic development and growth of the nation. To adjust with constant demands and shifts in the retail industry, manufacturers are consistently concentrating on retail ready packaging that is mainly used to pack consumer goods. Retail packaging is very important for both manufacturers and sellers as it helps in allows effective brand advertising and promotion along with optimizing shelf space and stock products in the shops. Retail ready packaging refers to the packing of retail goods that can be directly put on the shelf or the selling aisle without needing to unpack the inner contents.
Small or minimalism is a common factor that is associated with this market. Smaller retail shops, smaller family units buying retail goods, smaller printing runs, and low costs of supply chains are some of the factors that are likely to surge the growth of the global retail ready packaging market. Easy transportation, recyclability, and reusability are also some of the factors supplementingthe demand of the global retail ready packaging. In addition to this, changing preferences in terms of lifestyle and a gradual shift in purchasing power of the consumers are expected to boost the retail ready packaging market. On the flip side, strict government regulations on packaging goods is projected to be one of the chief restraining element in the development of global retail ready packaging market. However, it is expected that fierce competition in terms of selling price in the retail industry will compel manufacturers to cut down packaging cost. This, will in turn affect the growth of the retail ready packaging market in the emerging economies in the years ahead.
Retail is one of the pillars of the world economy and contributes significantly to the growth and economic development of the nation. To adapt the dynamic shifts in retail sectors, manufacturers are constantly focusing on the important aspect of retail ready packaging. Retail ready packaging is primarily used to package consumer products. Retail ready packaging not only enables sellers to optimize the shelf space, showcase and stock products but also helps manufacturers in effective brand and promotional communication to the end use consumers. Retail ready packaging can be easily identified in the clear print on the packaging, which enables the shopkeeper to find the product quickly. Moreover, easy navigation for shoppers Apart from the material that is used for producing the retail ready packaging can be recycled, and the material usage is less.
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The growth in the retail-ready packaging is primarily attributed to the growing need for convenience in handling and storage. Low space utilization, better product handling capabilities, faster replenishments provided by retail ready packaging to manufacturers as well as sellers is anticipated to drive further demand of retail ready packaging market. Moreover, to differentiate in the highly competitive retail sectors manufacturers are focusing retail ready packaging. Better product visibility, better brand and promotional communication offered by retail ready packaging are helping manufacturers to differentiate the goods manufacturers which in turn propelling the need and demand of retail ready packaging. Easy transportation, reusability, recyclability are some of the factors contributing to the growing demand of the retail ready packaging.
Furthermore, changing lifestyle preferences and shift in purchasing behaviour is anticipated to drive the retail ready packaging market. On the other hand, stringent government regulations in packaging are expected to be the major restraining factor for the growth of retail ready packaging. The intense price competitiveness in retail sectors is forcing manufacture to minimize the packaging cost in turn affecting the growth of retail ready packaging, especially in emerging markets.
Retail ready packaging market: Market Segmentation
The global retail ready packaging market is segmented into five parts based on the type, material, end-user, and geography.
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- Corrugated boxes
- Corrugated displays
- Folding cartoons
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- Others( metal/glass structures)
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- Polyvinyl Chloride
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Based on the end-user the global Retail ready packaging market is segmented into:
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Regarding geography, the global retail ready packaging market has been divided into five key regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East & Africa. The global retail ready packaging market is expected to register healthy CAGR during the forecast period. North America is experiencing the rapid increase in the production capacity of the particular product. Also, the demand for the product in the particular region is very high for the significant growth rate of retail industry in US and Canada. Asia Pacific is also expected to witness steady growth during the forecast period primarily attributed to the growth of food & beverages, especially in China and India. The Europe market is projected to register healthy growth for the early adoption by the marketers.
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Northrop Grumman Corp.'s decision to buy rather than lease its new corporate headquarters in Northern Virginia wasn't based primarily on that old real estate axiom "location, location, location."According to today's Wall Street Journal, it was more likely "accounting, accounting, accounting."
After several months of secrecy, the giant defense contractor Northrop Grumman this month picked a building in Fairview Park, a neighborhood of office buildings in Falls Church, Va., to relocate some 300 employees from the Los Angeles-area offices where the company was founded in 1939.
Maura Webber Sadovi, writing in the Wall Street Journal column "Deal of the Week," reports that the property appealed to Northrop because of its proximity to the Pentagon. But it also didn't hurt that the state and local governments put together an incentive package of grants and infrastructure improvements worth at least $16 million.
Northrop reportedly will pay the building's current owner, ING Office Fund, at least $78.6 million in cash for the 14-story building. ING bought the property from Verizon Communications Inc. for $105 million in 2007.
Northrop Vice President of Finance Gaston Kent is quoted in the column as saying, "Buying made sense, anyway; it just made more sense in light of the rules."
Gaston was referring to a proposed accounting rule change.
Under current accounting practices, most companies show the cost of leasing their real estate as an expense but not as a liability, according to the Journal story. Under new proposed standards that could take effect in 2013, companies would be required to show leases as liabilities.
And that has some companies concerned that would reduce their borrowing capacity, Sadovi wrote.
The Real Estate Roundtable trade group is concerned that the regulation would "put more pressure on companies to sign shorter leases and reduce building owners' ability to obtain long-term leases that are often key to their financing strategies," according to the story.
Northrop Grumman, of Los Angeles, ranks No. 2 on Washington Technology's 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal contractors.
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A little bit of natural science news here today that is worth noting. The offshore population of killer whales just happens to prey on the shark population. This is unexpected because the other better studied populations work on either salmon or marine mammals. In fact it had been thought that large sharks lacked significant predators and this shows just the opposite.
It is not what anyone would have first guessed, but the present study underway has provided the evidence. Thus our outer Orcas do target sharks and possibly that is the mainstay of their diet.
I am always surprised how small the predator population actually is, particularly when neither the Orca nor their prey are on any human dinner list. Perhaps the prey population is naturally small for other reasons.
Orcas, not sharks, the dominant predator off
Island coast
By Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – Sun, 4 Sep, 2011
Ford, a research scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, was aboard a boat north of Haida Gwaii but just south of Alaska, studying the feeding habits of a little-known group of offshore killer whales.
The mammals were hyperventilating, arching their backs and diving deep.
On the hydrophone, Ford could hear their excited songs.
Minutes passed and then a chunk of tissue -- about 250 grams in size and later proven to be part of a liver -- floated to the surface, coming to rest in a slick of oil.
More and more tissue and oil soon appeared, covering an area of ocean in a sheen hundreds of metres in size and flattening the water's ripples.
Ford and a colleague collected samples, which were later analyzed at DFO's Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo,
. British Columbia
The tests confirmed Ford's long-held hypothesis: the offshore orcas weren't eating salmon or sea lions. They were chowing down on sharks, specifically sleeper sharks.
The sleeper shark is one of 14 shark species found in B.C. waters. Blackish brown or slate green in colour, the shark can grow to 4.3 metres in length.
"It was one of the top days in my 30-plus-year career studying wild killer whales," said Ford, of watching the feeding frenzy. "It was the culmination of many years of speculation, debate, you know, pondering about what it is that these animals feed on.
"It was really gratifying to see that this piece of the jig-saw puzzle finally fell into place."
The May 2008 incident was published in a recent issue of Aquatic Biology and included as an exhibit at the Cohen Commission, the inquiry examining the causes of the 2009 collapse of the
sockeye run. Fraser River
The incident and the subsequent paper have provided researchers with a few more details about offshore orcas, a population almost entirely unknown to scientists.
Three groups — residents, transients and offshore orcas — make up B.C.'s killer whale population, but the last of the three was first identified off the B.C. coast only in the late 1980s.
Ford said about 300 to 500 whales make up the population, which travels from
California to the Aleutian
Island in . Alaska
The orcas, he added, look different than their resident and transient cousins: their fins' shapes appear to be different and their body sizes, smaller.
He said the mammals travel in groups of as many as 100.
Congregating mainly on the edge of the continental shelf, the orcas rarely and unpredictably venture into the waters between
Island and the mainland, so little is known about them and
encounters are opportunistic, added Ford.
While resident killer whales feed on salmon and other fish and transient orcas focus almost exclusively on marine mammals, the diets of offshore killer whales have stumped researchers.
They began to hypothesize that the whales were targeting sharks after they observed worn-down teeth on some stranded offshore orcas, said Ford.
A photograph published in a newspaper in the early 1940s also showed worn-down teeth on the mammals.
Ford thinks orcas are targeting sharks because their livers are rich in fatty oils and energy.
"We believe that for killer whales generally that they are going after the most profitable prey, which tend to be the bigger kinds of body sizes and the highest oil content," he said.
One year after the May 2008 incident, a colleague of Ford's observed another, similar feeding frenzy in
. Prince
William Sound, Alaska
On that occasion, offshore killer whales fed on about seven sharks over some three hours.
Just in the past few weeks, a researcher contracted by DFO witnessed orcas eating sharks about 80 kilometres off the southwest coast of
Vancouver Island.
Brian Gisborne, a retired commercial fisherman who also runs a water-taxi business, said he watched between 17 and 19 orcas attack and eat what's believed to be blue sharks.
Blue sharks are about three metres in length and are a indigo blue on their backs.
Gisborne said at least one of the sharks was nearly two metres long.
"They'd (the orcas) go on over ... swimming around through lots of sharks, and then every so often I guess they'd finally get hungry.
"Somebody would grab one and the whole family would come together and they'd tear it all up and different ones would get pieces of it. As best as I could tell that what was going on."
Gisborne said he took samples so Ford should soon be able to tell what type of sharks became dinner.
With genetic work still to be done, there's little chance research work on the offshore orcas will come to an end any time soon.
Several remote, acoustic-monitoring sites are moored below the ocean's surface off B.C.'s coast, and Ford said researchers hope to get a better understanding of where the mammals congregate.
Once they know that, he added, researchers will have a better chance of finding them and learning about their diets.
"We feel like we've still got to learn much more about their diet throughout the year.
"It's going to take a long time. And we're just hoping that we'll have more opportunities as we get to better understand where these whales tend to be.
"These are long-lived animals, so is our study," said Ford.


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This took place during the Presidents Tournament at AUB, it's the second one they host. American University of Dubai (AUD) and the American University of Beirut (AUB) were playing, and apparently things got messy with a red card.
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Cape officers involved in shooting cleared by SAO
An internal investigation has cleared two Cape Coral police officers in the June shooting of Mark Alan Chernin, officials reported Wednesday.
In the early morning hours of June 24, Officers Andrew Miller and Matthew Mills were among those who responded to a report of an armed man walking in the 2200 block of Southeast 15th Street. Officers received calls that the man, later identified as Chernin, had fired shots and was still armed with a rifle.
Officers set up a perimeter and located Chernin. He was holding a Ruger .223 rifle, had a .40 caliber pistol in his waistband and a .45 caliber pistol on a leg holster.
Miller and Mills attempted a dialogue with Chernin and ordered him to drop the guns. He reportedly refused and began to raise the rifle in the direction of the officers.
Mills and Miller fired at Chernin, striking him. He died on scene from his injuries.
As is standard, an investigation into the shooting ensued. The State Attorney's Office concluded that the shooting was justified.
"Based upon the investigative reports provided and the applicable law, I am convinced that the actions of the officers involved in this incident were a legally justifiable use of deadly force, in the defense of themselves or others," State Attorney Stephen B. Russell said. "Therefore, my office will not be filing any criminal charges in this matter."
A subsequent internal investigation by the Cape Coral Police Department's Professional Standards Bureau concluded that the shooting was within policy.
Miller and Mills have returned to full duty.
"The facts of the investigation showed that the actions taken by our officers that night were absolutely necessary and completely driven by Mr. Chernin's decision to threaten them with a rifle," interim Chief of Police Bart Connelly said. "I am extremely proud of all of our officers, including Officers Mills and Miller, who placed themselves in harm's way, by advancing toward an armed individual, to protect our citizens. They responded in a competent and professional manner to an incident in which one shot had already been fired and although the outcome was unfortunate, they performed admirably."
"Out of respect for the Chernin family, on behalf of the Cape Coral Police Department, I offer my condolences for their loss," he said.
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We often wonder what motivates some people to live the life style that they live. Some people are loner types, some people are shop-a- holics, some people are party people, some people are sports people, some people live their life talking politics, some people live in servitude to causes like world peace, some people fight for human rights, some people are like Gandi, or Mother Teresa. It all depends what a person finds to be his or her personal Treasure in life. So what brings me to the movie SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET?
I had purchased it some months ago. Everytime I watched the movie I would fall alseep. It took me a long time to finally see it through. The movie Seven years in Tibet is about Brad Pitt as a young mountain climber from Switzerland who wants to climb the HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS during the Germany and Europe Wars involving Hitler.
His young wife is pregnant when he leaves under great fanfare of news reporters due to the political overtones of Germany and its goals. She is quite upset and he brushes off her anxiety with his own frustration.
A news reporter asked his "very" pregnant wife when is the baby due during a press conference and she states, "About the time my husband will reach the summit." He looks hard at her and then boards the train after some tense words.
He ends up battling the mountain in a rather immature way. He injures himself and does not tell his fellow climbers. This lack of team work nearly cost his teammate his life because there was a slide and and Brad Pitt's character, could barely hold the "line" (rope) because of the severe pain in his leg that he had to use to stablize himself while trying to pull his fellow climber to safety.
He was threatened with being put off the climb if he chose to not inform the team of any further injuries. Injuries could affect the lives of others. He realizes that the climb took so long that he could not make it back in time for the birth of his son.
He and his climbing buddies wind up being arrested by the English Army because the Himalaya's are supposedly "land that belongs to England." Since England was in war with Germany and the climb was German based…oh, well, the arrest.
Brad Pitt's character tries to escape numerous times. He begins to take on a humorous appearance to the other detainees. Around this time however his wife mails him a letter and informs him to sign a devorice paper.
She also informs him that she is going to marry someone that he knows. The most heart breaking statement that his wife makes in her letter is that she informed his child that he died while trying to make the climb.
After reading this letter Brad Pitt's character attempts to escape from the prison camp again. He tries to climb painful barbed wire and then just thrusts himself into it. It ends up in solitary confinement afterwards.
The other climbers ask his assistance to escape in a sensible way. They make it. However, Brad Pitt's character leaves the group and heads off on his own. After a series of events he runs into the original leader of the Himalaya climb who had escaped the prison camp along with him.
They set off together and end up in Tibet. The original leader of the climb meets a woman in Tibet and they get married. Brad Pitt's character meets with the boy…teenager Dalilama and befriends him. Their friendship is endearing and enduring. Brad Pitt's character builds a movie threater for the Dalilama.
What ensures is that Brad Pitt's character has a life changing exprience and it alters his future drastically. Tibet's independance is threatened by another super power in the world. The Dalilama and his people attempt to protect themselves, and Bradd Pitt's character has to move on. He does not want to leave his friend.
He has turned his relationship almost into a "father-son" relationship. However the young Dalilama clearly sets him straight. He lets him address the truth of his own son in Switzerland and give him the strength to go home.
As a gift he give Brad Pitt's character a music box that plays the sweetest delicate little song. The ending of the movie closes with his son listening to the music box, and then the two of them climbing the mountains together.
It was such a touching movie. Brad Pitt played a head strong young man, who had to come to terms with his own selfishness and then open himself to experience redemption.
So now looking at his current life style with Angolina Jolie….I wonder. Is Brad Pitt a person whose true heart is toward servitude and healing wounds? Does he truly love those six children in such a deep way that he is willing to give up all for them? I think so.
His heart felt portrayal of a man that walked in clouded ignorance and comes to realize his wrongs and attempts to right them was very touching. I cry every time I see the very end of the movie. How often in our own lives do we wish we could right some wrong we have done to someone? How often have we wished for a second or third chance in life?
How beautiful it is when we do actually get a second chance to right a wrong that we have done. To see him with his son…to realize what is important in life….those are the things depicted in the movie SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET will give a little insight into Brad Pitt.
Most actors read their scripts and decide if it is good for them or not. This was a touching movie and I believe we could see the love and concern with which Mr. Pitt played his role. Go out and rent this movie.
It will do your heart and soul good. Very little action…but a great deal of love and understanding.
Congratulations Jolie-Pitt family, on the birth of your twins.


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So I have a 1992 Dodge Dakota with a Mopar 3.9L Magnum SEFI engine. The engine is built up a bit it has .030 over bore heads and block were decked a little .010 if i recall, its got forged Kieth black pistons, OEM forged connecting rods, OEM nodular iron crank, it has a cam regrind in it, roller rockers, upgraded throttle body, headers, and a mopar performance PCM it put down 197rwhp and 235ft-lbs on a chassis dyno.
The truck runs good and with its weight is good for high 14 second in the 1/4 mile if it hooks up good. I've always been disappointed with the tunability of the ecu but never really got into the standalone stuff and have for some time mulled over trying to convert it over to a ford EEC setup specially with the support with QH and BE. Especially considering I have 2 fords both with quarterhorese chips and am getting pretty familiar but am still learning to proficiently tune them. I've got some ford parts laying around that I was thinking could be used to convert over to an EEC MAF setup on my mopar. I have several ford MAFs hanging around, spare GSALI and CCAQE ECUs, enigine and chassis wire harnesses, misc sensors, etc... Obviously I think the later model v6 mustang ECU would be the best to use as it doesn't have the lame DIS module the supercoupe does.
Trying to think through the whole thing in my head... Sensor wise i would think to swap to the applicable ford sensors across the board with the exception of the mopar TPS which is still a 0-5v sensors just the same, i would need an adapter for the idle air control valve i think, but that doesn't seem to crazy especially considering the variety of styles of these for fords including remote mounted ones. I do have access to a bridge port mill and 3' bentchtop lathe so i can make some parts I was thinking basically to make a custom distributor body, basically mopar distributor dimensions at the block and then the top matching a ford synchronizer and then modifying a shaft for that. Mounting a crank sensor and tone ring also shouldnt be super difficult but properly aligning the tone marks to the sensor may be tricky... The Dakota uses a a return fuel system with an on rail regulator, the injectors are compatible with Ford Bosch ones its a very common upgrade to mustang 19# 4 hole injectors.
Its probably not a super easy thing to do but I think its pretty reasonably do able... I always get confused with the different firing order and cylinder number of the engines here... I know you can change the injector firing order so I can make that match the mopar firing order that seems pretty straight forward but I'm not really sure what to do with the coil pack...
I'm not immediately in a position to start this project yet but figure id throw this out there to the experts for thoughts... Am I crazy? is this doable? is there something I might be missing?


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I am not allowed to reveal the source of this new twist on corned beef
but I assure you that the person who swore me to secrecy is a gourmet cook.
- 1/2 jar of blackberry jam
- 1/2 jar of apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons of Grey Poupon Country Dijon Mustard
- if your corned beef is very large than adjust these ingedients accordingly
- Boil Corned Beef for 2 1/2 hours
- let cool and slice and place in a roaster
- mix jams and mustard in a bowl
- brush mixture in between slices and on top of corned beef
- pour one quarter cup water around edges of the inside of the roaster and around corned beef (or more water for a larger corned beef)
- cover and cook for 1/2 hour -or more till tender
- uncover and cook till golden
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Since he was first elected to the Santa Ana City Council in 1986, Mayor Miguel Pulido has been a major force in the renaissance and economic revitalization of the City. He is currently serving his eleventh term as Mayor and has proven to be a leader, not only within the community, but regionally and nationally. Mayor Pulido has focused his efforts on improving the quality of life for all Santa Ana residents. During his tenure, the City has experienced a 58 percent reduction in crime, an increase in home values, a rise in the number of business licenses, an enhancement of the economic opportunities for the private sector, an overall revitalization of the City's infrastructure and an expansion in social and culture venues.
Under Mayor Pulido's leadership, the City of Santa Ana has benefited from a tremendous growth in economic opportunities. As a result of his advocacy efforts, the City of Santa Ana was designated an Enterprise Zone by the State of California in 1993 to promote business growth and job generation by offering state tax credits and highly valuable incentives to businesses. To date, nearly 35,000 hiring tax credits have been awarded to Santa Ana firms. Mayor Pulido has also taken a lead role in facilitating business opportunities in the global economy. In 1999, he spearheaded the Orange County International Trade Center Advisory Council's efforts to develop a strategy to assist local businesses' expansion into international trade. In 2001, Mayor Pulido established the International Business Center and negotiated with President Fox to open Mexico's first international trade center in Santa Ana. He was also appointed by the President to serve on the Federal Inter-Governmental Policy Advisory Committee on Trade, where he provides advice to the United States Trade Ambassador.
Mayor Pulido has been a major champion of the arts and culture movement. He formed the Mayor's Task Force on Arts and Culture which has been instrumental in the development of the Artists Village in downtown Santa Ana, which includes theatres, galleries, and performance venues. Placing an emphasis on education, Mayor Pulido brought in California State University Fullerton's graduate arts program and facilitated the relocation of the Orange County High School of the Arts into Santa Ana. Furthermore, Mayor Pulido led the City's effort to locate the Discovery Science Center in the city's Museum District and he has worked aggressively on the $10 million expansion of Bowers Museum. The Mayor serves on the Bowers Museum President's Advisory Council and was part of the negotiating team on the agreement with the British Museum to establish the first-ever permanent exhibit of the British Museum outside of London.
During the Mayor's tenure, the City has also seen the rebirth of our community spirit while maintaining a strong commitment to our historical heritage. The City has experienced a phenomenal population growth in the last two decades (more than 70%); as a result, 60 neighborhood associations have been formed to reflect a strong community presence. The partnerships that Mayor Pulido and the Council have fostered between these groups and City Hall have resulted in greater participation by Santa Ana residents in government issues and an increased quality of life in their neighborhoods.
More importantly, Mayor Pulido secured Federal Empowerment Zone status for some of the City's most disadvantaged neighborhoods, delivering federal funds to build capital, increase employment and to provide needed services to these residents. Mayor Pulido was appointed to serve on the State of California Workforce Investment Board to further employment opportunities, and job services for our residents. He was also appointed by both Governor Davis and Governor Schwarzenegger to serve on the State Teacher's Retirement Board.
One of the greatest accomplishments during Mayor Pulido's term has been the significant decrease in crime. The City has experienced a 64 percent decrease in crime over the last decade and is at its lowest rate since 1963. Santa Ana is the safest city among the 50 most populated cities in the United States, and the Santa Ana Police Department has gained national recognition for its leadership on community-oriented policing. Mayor Pulido has focused on recruiting and retaining a highly skilled police force and led the City's efforts that resulted in the construction of a new state-of-the-art police facility in 1997. As part of his public safety commitment, the Mayor is a strong advocate of after-school programs such as Project Pride and has sought to improve our City parks and recreation programs by leveraging State and Federal grant opportunities.
Mayor Pulido represents Santa Ana on state and regional issues such as transportation and has served on the Orange County Transportation Authority since 1997 where he is a leader in promoting local street and road improvements and advocating for transit alternatives. He also currently serves on the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), which is responsible for air pollution control and clean air standards to protect public health. In 2003 Governor Davis and Governor Schwarzenegger appointed the Mayor to the California State Teacher's Retirement System Board. Other leadership positions include his recent appointment as the Chair of the Energy Committee within the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a national organization dedicated to advocating public policy initiatives and funding programs to benefit cities. He is also a board member of the Fullerton Community Bank, Great Park Corporation, Pacific Symphony, Discovery Science Center, the UCI Foundation, and the Bowers Museum President's Advisory Council.
Mayor Miguel Pulido was born in Mexico City in 1956. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Fullerton. He and his wife, Laura, are the proud parents of two sons, Miguel Robert and David Andrew; and a daughter Isabel Soledad.


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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
On-line version ISSN 2078-5135
Print version ISSN 0256-9574
SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.99 n.12 Pretoria Dec. 2009
Molecular medicine for clinicians
Jonathan Peter
UCT Lung Infection and Immunity Unit
Edited by B Mendelow, M Ramsay, N Chetty. Pp. x+516. Illustrated. Wits University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-86814-465-5
Recently, a third-year medical student asked me: 'Are CRP and PCR the same?' She was no doubt struggling to integrate the new information that her introduction to the medical wards had exposed her to. Today, the routine practice of clinical medicine and the world of molecular biology have become inextricably linked. Since the 1990s there has been an explosion in the molecular sciences.
Molecular Medicine for Clinicians, written by experts from the University of the Witwatersrand, working in diverse biological science fields, gives an excellent overview of modern molecular biology applicable to basic cellular mechanisms, pathology, diagnosis and therapy. The chapters are well-structured, the text is easy to read and there are particularly good end-of-chapter summaries emphasising core knowledge. Diagrams are imaginative, easy to understand and complementary to the text. Some chapters give both detailed explanations of important current molecular techniques, e.g. polymerase chain reaction (PCR), while others give disease-specific examples of where and how these techniques are employed for diagnosis and therapy. The six keynote essays are particular highlights, placing molecular medicine into the context of the 21st century; they give readers historical context, discuss controversial ethical issues, illustrate the wider biological and evolutionary understanding that molecular techniques offer, and illustrate the future of targeted molecular and personalised therapy that the 'extraordinary potentials of the current biological sciences become available for the better treatment of our patients.
There are only minor criticisms; there could have been a greater emphasis placed on where and how to access molecular medicine information not only from a basic science perspective (this is covered briefly in the bioinformatics chapter) but from a clinical perspective by referencing summaries and reviews; a few sections on how to interpret, integrate and apply molecular science research and techniques to patients at the bedside, particularly in resource-limited settings, would have been useful; the index lacked adequate detail and consequently easily looking up different topics proved difficult this might be refined in future editions.
Molecular Medicine for Clinicians is an excellent book serving as an essential introduction for anyone aspiring to be a 21st century clinician.
1. Weatherall DJ. Clin Med 2009; 9: 104-107. [ Links ]


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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I've joined the Facebook cult
Yesterday morning, I gave up the good fight and became one of the last living humans to join Facebook.
You can visit me here (well, that's assuming you're a Facebook user as well, which is always what annoyed me most about it – the fact that you have to "join" to see anything, which means half the time I click some random link on Twitter, I'm taunted by a message saying, "don't you wish you could see this? Too bad you're not cool."
So I guess I'm cool now.
When I decided last winter that I wanted to start blogging and using Twitter, I researched neurotically. I read countless books and spent months lurking online to get a feel for what worked. I made lists and charts and probably prompted my poor agent to wonder how the hell I ever manage to get any books written.
With Facebook, I tried a different approach. I just dove in.
I had some hand-holding from blogger/author Sierra Godfrey (who was kind enough to respond to my comments about Facebook on her blog by emailing me to explain how she uses the tool) and from social media guru Kristen Lamb (whose terrific post about Facebook fan pages is what prompted me to finally click "join the cult" yesterday).
I'll admit, I always thought of Facebook less as a marketing tool and more as that thing everyone from my mother-in-law to my high school boyfriend uses to keep in touch. But I suppose that's the point, isn't it? Those people read, and so do their friends, and their friends, and their friends. Facebook is just one more way to connect with all of them and eventually say, "by the way, I wrote some smutty novels – maybe you'd like to buy one next August?"
So I drank the KoolAid, shaved my head, and now I'm part of Facebook. I'm still in that idiot phase where I don't know what I'm doing and probably just spammed all my mother's friends with jokes about vibrators.
But I did manage to master one important Facebook feature. Apparently I'll be posting my own pornography at some point. I clicked the box, so someone's just going to show up here with a video camera, right?
So do you use Facebook? Are there any tips you can offer a newbie user? Anything you can see that I'm already screwing up? Please share in the comments.
I'll be waiting for that camera crew to arrive.
29 comments :
- Angela Perry said...
Just wait until you update your marital status. Invariably, everyone waits for years to link their significant others' page to theirs. When you finally do, you'll be deluged with people congratulating you on "finally" getting married.
- August 24, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- Daisy Harris said...
Oh man! Now I'll feel compelled to start using my Facebook page. Gah!
Bt seriously, congrats. Happy FB day!
- August 24, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Unknown said...
The most important things you should learn about on Facebook are the settings...account and privacy settings in particular. You control who can comment, who can see certain things and how you receive information. Don't want to see everyone's Farmville updates? You can block that.
Take control of the settings and check back often for changes. FB adds applications that open up your information from time to time, so you don't want to get caught exposed. Tee hee...
- August 24, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Alexa O said...
I LOVE facebook.
Like blogging or tweeting, it takes a little practice to do it well, and there are plenty of people who can't seem to understand that their breakfast menu is not an interesting news item.
However, when you get the hang of how to write a fun status update (which I assume will take you about ten minutes, tops), and you have friends who are also good at it, facebook becomes a really fun social place.
I'm a mom and a writer, so my in-person social life is limited. Facebook keeps me sane when otherwise I'd only have my baby and the fictional characters in my head to talk to!
- August 24, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Steph Schmidt said...
Privacy settings are your new best friend. Best part are all the how-to guides a google away that even feature screen caps.
The other thing you might want to look into setting up is a fan page so future fans can like a page and not flood your wall with their randomness by friending you.
- August 24, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- K.A. Krantz said...
Did you want us to glom on to your personal account or is there a "business" page? The former requires us to be "friends" [who wouldn't want to go hiking with you to discover hairy moons, clingy peanut-butter, or vagrant undies?], the latter let us "like" you [for the masses with commitment issues...oh ,and you get to have secret people help you manage your public persona when said masses overwhelm you].
Details & distinctions can be found in http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=904
- August 24, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Danica Avet said...
My advice is to block all invitations to play games. If you get a lot of friends/fans (which you will cause you're like all perky and cute and stuff), you'll be swarmed by notifications that someone wants you to help them find a cow or don't you want to go beat up some mobsters? (or something like that)
I like Facebook because like you say, everyone is on it. I don't like Facebook for that same reason (said as Stephanie, not Danica).
- August 24, 2010 at 8:28 AM
- Southpaw said...
Dear me, we've lost another one... I wonder if your posts will change trying to lure the rest of us in.
- August 24, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Katt said...
privacy settings... can't be said too many times. go there, make sure the world doesn't have any info you don't want to share.
and I agree with the games. if you hit the x to block, it will ask you if you want to block the game or the friend - so that works well.
- August 24, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Liz Reinhardt said...
I went to a FB tutorial given by Jayne Ann Krentz and the ladies who run her computer world, since she hates doing it and is a very powerful, scary, brilliant lady who realized she needed other people to do what she hates. Their main FB advice was to have a fan page where people "like" you instead of "friend" you. "Like" is a no-permission thing, they just click and get to see what you have up. "Friend" means you have to okay each request individually and your page can then show what your other friends post. I know another commenter put up a link to the explanation, but Krentz's people (haha, I love saying that) told us to go the fanpage route for book publicity.
By the way, my I've seen you linked through FB on other peoples' posts! Very cool!
- August 24, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Anne R. Allen said...
I'm on Facebook--I joined mostly to get family/friend photos and follow local bands--but I hate and fear it.
It's more Big Brotherish than Orwell ever dreamed of. No matter how much you try to control your privacy settings, they can't control enough. Somebody snaps a photo of you stuffing a cupcake in your mouth at a party and that's what comes up on a Google search of your name the next day. You are bombarded daily with suggestions to "friend" your sociopathic ex. Plus you are handing your identity over to the corporate advertising world and saying "prey on me."
So I'm very grateful to Elizabeth's comment here about Jayne Ann Krentz. I'd say she's a lady who knows a thing or two about building a successful career.
On the other hand, I have "friended" a few of my favorite authors who seem to use it well--Jennifer Weiner has fun and informative stuff and I enjoy the illusion that we're "friends", I guess.
But I MUCH prefer Twitter. It's the difference between breezing through a cocktail party and moving into the Big Brother house.
- August 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- Lynda Elkin said...
I've been reposting your blog on my facebook page. I'm SO excited you've joined. Now I can send people to your page! Hip Hip Hooray!
- August 24, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Jessica Lemmon said...
GROUPS! This helps me keep a status update private from some peeps if I so choose, i.e., those aforementioned "vibrator jokes" you sent to your mom's friend (LOL, by the way...) - well if you click on the little lock and exclude "Mother's Friends" then you can avoid any embarrassment.
Of course, I keep thinking I'll use this handy feature, but more often than not just post something mediocre and non-offensive and move on in my merry way.
- August 24, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Elizabeth Flora Ross said...
I have a real love/hate relationship going w/FB. But I can't stay away. I have both a personal profile and a professional fan page. I prefer to keep them separate for multiple reasons. Just have fun with it. It does offer a lot of great features.
- August 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Melissa Gill said...
I joined Facebook, but it makes me nauseous everytime I open it. I look at these people and think, who is that old fart, oh, that's the guy I went to prom with. Gross, I really wanted to forget that.
Or I get invited to be part of the "choir club from class of 19.." I mean, I did that geekfest back in the day. Why do you want to drag me back into it now.
It's a joy!
- August 24, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
Morgan, LOL, since I set my marital status as "married" right off the bat, I'm hopeful I won't have a need to change it!
Daisy, we must friend each other then! Wow, I'm kind of disgusted with myself for using friend as a verb.
Jeannie, is there something in particular I should keep private? When I signed up, I didn't fill in any info that I wouldn't want public. Am I missing something? Is there something in particular that would open me up to a lot of spam or creepy people?
Alexa, I just wrote my first update. It was not interesting, sorry. So if I'm understanding right, I write periodic little updates and then people can comment on them? But how do people know I've written updates? I'm not expecting people to hang out checking my page all the time or anything. (See what I mean about being clueless?)
SM Schmidt, I'm definitely planning to do the fan page, but according to that post I linked to from Kristen Lamb, it makes sense to do it after you've gotten your feet wet and made some friends on a regular Facebook page. That seems to make sense, though I worry I've now set myself up to have to maintain TWO Facebook sites (which could be a pain). Thoughts?
KAK, like I just mentioned above, I was going with the theory that it might be easier to launch a fan site if I started with a personal one (though frankly, they'd be pretty much the same thing in my case, right?) Hmmm...now I'm second-guessing and wondering if I should have just started with the fan thing, but it just seemed so snobbish to show up and start right off demanding people "like" me instead of making the effort to make "friends." Or am I understanding wrong? Educate me!
Danica, I've heard about this game thing. Is there a way to just block them from the start, or do I have to watch something and hit "block" every time something pops up?
Holly, I promise not to lure! I'll admit to being a bit of a Twitter evangelist, but I don't sense I'll be feeling that way about Facebook.
Katt, you guys are starting to make me nervous with all this talk about privacy. I didn't plug in any info I wouldn't want public, but am I missing something? Kinda scared now.
elizabethrheinhardt, hmmm...as I mentioned in a couple earlier comments, I was thinking a regular Facebook page was a good starting point and less snobbish than the fan thing, but now I'm wondering if I should have just started with the fan dealie. Is it possible to switch if I change my mind?
Anne, I agree Twitter seems a lot more like my kind of tool, though I'm admittedly still pretty ignorant about Facebook.
Lynda, cool, thanks! So how does that work, exactly? Will people still go to my blog or will they go to my Facebook page? Cuz I've gotta say, I probably won't be saying many clever things on my Facebook page. Most updates will still be with Twitter and the blog. Facebook will be my lowest priority (sorry, Facebook).
Jessica, I'll have to check out the "groups" thing, thanks for the tip!
Keep 'em coming guys, this is great! I really appreciate the help!
- August 24, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
Whoops, looks like I simu-posted with a couple people there!
Elizabeth, you'll have to educate me on maintaining the two (though honestly, I can't say there's much distinction between the personal me and the writer me).
Melissa, I've been kinda amazed to see so many of my old classmates out there (though I get annoyed when they only post pictures of their kids instead of having any pictures of what THEY look like now).
Thanks for reading, guys!
- August 24, 2010 at 11:45 AM
- Sheri said...
Stay away from Farmville! It's an addictive time suck!
- August 24, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Jen J. Danna said...
You did it... you drank the Kool-Aid! ;)
I'm with you on avoiding Facebook as long as humanly possible. I need another social media platform like I need a hole in the head, and I'm planning my own website before I head for Facebook. Yes, I know, I'll likely have to break down and do it at some point... but not yet.
So if you post something fun on Facebook, make sure you post it here too for those of us (losers?) that won't be able to access it otherwise!
- August 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Martina Boone said...
Tawna, yay! I JUST joined FB a week or so ago, too. I'll have to find you :) Now we're both a part of the dark side!
- August 24, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Sierra Godfrey said...
Congrats Tawna.
I'm not a fan of Fan pages. I think you did it right with this account as is. Fan pages, to me, seem like you're up on a pedestal asking people to like you. And in my experience, it isn't as easy to interact with people from that pedestal.
And thanks for the shout out, dahling!
- August 24, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Liz Reinhardt said...
I have heard that the switch (of people you've accumulated) from personal to fan is huge trouble and FB stomps and kicks about it! But I think you should do it however you want to! All of the authors I follow have 'fan' pages, but they post a lot and talk to 'fans' all the time. I'm sure they probably also have real pages for family and friends. Well, I'm totally hitting you up as a friend first! If you change to 'fan', I'll do that later!
- August 24, 2010 at 1:29 PM
I'm a total Twitter Luddite so take this with as much salt as you like, but I think fb is more... personal? Most people I know use it to connect with friends and family and old school mates, stalk exes, etc. You'd be amazed to find out what most people you know think you will find intersting about thier daily routine - they are often quite wrong.
Most professional people I've "friended" or "liked" tend to put up short thoughts that wouldn't necessarily make good or long enough blog posts, which is cool bc it can start an interesting dialogue... or devolve into "OMG! me, 2!"
Definitely block the games. My mom and cousins are INSANE with their games and those updates used to be all I saw - highly irritating.
- August 24, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- lora96 said...
I joined fb when my master's cohort was winding down so we could all keep in touch.
It has been amazing for me. Students from my first class "friended" me and I chatted with a couple of them (big 8th graders now). An acquaintance I used to give a ride home in high school friended me and I burst into tears. When I was in college I heard he killed himself. He survived the attempted suicide, has a daughter and a job and all is well.
Plus you will get to see more pictures of random people's babies than you EVER wanted too. Your friends will "comment on" or "like" someone's baby pics and there they are on your page. :)
Have fun.
- August 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- Claire Dawn said...
I'd ove to be your friend, but then, you'd be subjected to my randomness. Of course, I wonder if my randomness even compares to yours.
I also didn't join FB til everybody I knew had been on it forever. It's fantab for me, because I live in a different hemisphere from most of my friends. Plus it's where all the foreigners in my area organise their get-togethers.
Learn the ropes. Just learn them. They're not meant for anythign naughty ;)
- August 24, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Ricky Bush said...
Yeah, it took me awhile to wade into the facebook pool. Still dragging my feet with twitter. But, I finally gave up on LPs and bought my first CD player when it all became necessary, so I guess I'll follow the herd--eventually.
See ya--
Ricky B
- August 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM
- Bren said...
I've really been enjoying your blog, Tawna. You have a great sense of humour. I was compelled to comment by your hilarious "show my sex in my profile" comment. I laughed so hard.
Glad you're on Facebook. I'll be sure to send more people your way. Thanks for the follow on Twitter. :)
Happy Facebooking.
- August 25, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
Sheri, I've never been much of a game player, so I think I'm safe from Farmville!
Jen, so far, I'm not posting much on Facebook, so you aren't missing anything interesting.
Marisa, did they teach you the secret handshake yet?
Sierra, I'm glad to hear your take on the fan page thing as someone who's already been doing Facebook for awhile. That was sort of how I felt about it, but wasn't sure I was right since I've never used it before.
elizabethrheinhardt, I've been talking to a couple authors who've done it (or who know someone who has) and it sounds fairly do-able, so we'll see. I probably won't attempt the fan page until I have book covers anyway, so it could be awhile.
Bonnie, thanks for the tips on the games! I'm a huge fan of Twitter, and it's actually quite personal if you're using it right. A lot of people don't use it that way though :)
lora96, oh, wow -- I'm so glad your high school acquaintance turned out to be OK. Talk about happy ending!
Claire Dawn, randomness is my favorite! Tell me about these ropes. Are they smooth?
Ricky, LOL, you don't want to know how long it took me to give up my tapes for CDs and then to switch from CD to iPod. A looooong time!
Brenda, thanks so much! Yeah, that "show my sex in my profile" window really did throw me for a loop at first :)
Thanks for reading, guys!
- August 26, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- AlleyPat said...
LOL some of us just "do it". i'm always amused when something asks me my "sex", Im thinking, why are they asking about sex when what they want to know is my GENDER>??>?
- September 2, 2010 at 1:22 PM