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Worry over 'starting the clock' a waste of time
During the spring of 2001, there was a strong feeling among some in the St. Louis organization that it wasn't wise to jump Albert Pujols to the big leagues after just one season in the Minors because it would "start the clock'" on the six years of playing time necessary to become a free agent.
In the final days of the spring, as the roster was being reduced to the season-opening 25-man limit, a veteran scout raised the question: Was it more important to win games in 2001 or '08?
During the spring of 2001, there was a strong feeling among some in the St. Louis organization that it wasn't wise to jump Albert Pujols to the big leagues after just one season in the Minors because it would "start the clock'" on the six years of playing time necessary to become a free agent.
In the final days of the spring, as the roster was being reduced to the season-opening 25-man limit, a veteran scout raised the question: Was it more important to win games in 2001 or '08?
The answer was easy: 2001.
Then, the man asked, why the debate? Pujols was the best pure hitter in the organization, and even if the lineup was pretty well set, the veteran scout was confident that Cardinals manager Tony La Russa would find a way to get Pujols' bat in the lineup.
La Russa endorsed the idea.
And nobody ever questioned the decision.
Pujols never did have a regular position that rookie season. He started at five positions -- 52 starts at third base, 38 in left field, 33 in right field, 31 at first base and two as the DH.
Oh, and he led the Cards with a .329 average, 37 home runs and 130 RBIs.
That "starting the clock" theory never was a factor.
Pujols was so good, that after his third year in the big leagues, the Cardinals signed him through 2011. He eventually become a free agent and signed with the Angels, but that wasn't until after his 11th big league season.
The point?
There is too much time wasted on worrying about "starting the clock" on a young player's potential free agency when constructing rosters. The decision should rely on a very simple question: Is the player among the best 25 to give his team a chance to win?
The bottom line is the game is in such a transient state that not many players even play six years in the big leagues with the organization that originally signed them.
There are 1,200 spots available on the 40-man winter rosters of the 30 Major League teams. Only 33 of the players on a current roster are still with the organization that originally signed them and have at least six years in the big leagues.
Five of those 33 players are with Philadelphia, and those multiyear deals have guaranteed $82 million this season alone to Ryan Howard ($25 million), Cole Hamels ($22.5 million), Chase Utley ($15 million), Jimmy Rollins ($11 million) and Carlos Ruiz ($8.5 million). That's more for five players than the entire 2013 Opening Day payroll of 12 teams.
Staying power
LaTroy Hawkins, who has signed with Colorado, Jason Giambi, returning to Cleveland, and Derek Jeter of the Yankees are set to join the 20-year-career club in 2014. Jeter has spent his entire career with the Yanks and will become one of only 16 players to have at least 20 years of big league service time with one team. Hawkins has been with 10 franchises and Giambi with four.
There have been 149 players who have appeared in 20 or more big league seasons, including current players Darren Oliver, who is a free agent, and Alex Rodriguez, who is fighting his suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement.
Nolan Ryan (1966-93) and Cap Anson (1871-97) hold the all-time record of 27 seasons in the big leagues. Brooks Robinson, with Baltimore, and Carl Yastrzemski, with Boston, have the record of 23 seasons with one team.
Moving on
Octavio Dotel has played for the most franchises, having been with 13 during his 15-year career. Signed out of his native Dominican Republic by the Mets, he debuted with them in 1999 and pitched in six games for Detroit last season. Dotel played for three teams in 2010 -- Pirates, Dodgers and Rockies. He also spent time with the Astros, A's, Yankees, Royals, Braves, White Sox, Blue Jays and Cardinals.
Ron Villone appeared with 12 teams in a 15-year career, Matt Stairs with 12 in 19 years and Mike Morgan 12 in 22 years, including Oakland, which selected him in the first round of the 1978 Draft and brought him directly from high school to the big leagues.
Among active players, Henry Blanco, who recently signed to return to Arizona, has played with 11 teams in 16 seasons. Hawkins and Jamey Wright have been with 10 franchises. Both signed this winter as free agents with teams they previously pitched for -- Hawkins with Colorado and Wright with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For Wright, getting the big league deal with the Dodgers is big. He signed as a non-roster player each of the past eight seasons, although he made the Opening Day roster all eight times.
Lots of nothing
Adam Dunn has appeared in more big league games (1,870) than any active player who has never played in the postseason. He ranks 22nd on the all-time list. Vernon Wells is second on the active list and 34th all-time with 1,731 games.
Dunn has played on a team with a winning record only twice -- the D-backs (82-80) in 2008 and the White Sox (85-77) in '12. Wells has been on two teams that finished in second place -- the Angels in 2011 and Blue Jays in '06. He was with the Yankees in 2013, when they failed to advance to the postseason for the second time in 10 years.
Ernie Banks holds the all-time record with 2,528 games played and never reaching the postseason. Luke Appling is second at 2,422. Banks and Appling spent their careers on the opposite sides of Chicago -- Banks with the Cubs and Appling with the White Sox.
Banks never played on a team that finished higher than fourth place until his final five seasons (1967-71), when the Cubs finished second twice and third three times. Appling played on only five teams with a winning record in his 20 seasons (1930-50), and never played for a team that finished higher than third in an eight-team league.
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has formalized a long standing relationship with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) a non-profit organization based in Horsham, Pa.
ISMP's mission, says founder and president Michael R. Cohen, is to educate the health care community and consumers. Medication errors are preventable mistakes that can happen in labeling, packaging, prescribing, dispensing, and communications when the medication is ordered. Causes include:
- Incomplete patient information, with the health care professional not knowing about allergies and other medications the patient is using
- Miscommunication between physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals. For example, drug orders can be communicated incorrectly because of poor handwriting
- Name confusion from drug names that look or sound alike
- Confusing drug labeling
- Identical or similar packaging for different doses
- Drug abbreviations that can be misinterpreted
As a part of its ongoing effort to fight these and other risks, CDER has entered into an agreement with ISMP to develop collaborative efforts to reduce preventable harm from medicines, and to more effectively reach consumers with information on how to use medicines safely.
Sharing Error Reports
FDA and ISMP each have well-established online pathways for the reporting of medication errors. Cohen says that ISMP hears from "front line practitioners" —like pharmacists, nurses and physicians—via its national Medication Errors Reporting Program . ISMP also has a medication error reporting program for consumers.
ISMP shares these reports with MedWatch, FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting system, which covers bad experiences with medical procedures and products that include drugs, devices, supplements and cosmetics.
Carol Holquist, director of FDA's Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis, says that ISMP's sharing of the detailed information from its national reporting system helps the agency get to the root cause of medication errors.
"We're trying to fix problems before someone gets hurt" says Holquist.
For example, FDA was getting reports last year of dosing confusion involving a new, less concentrated form of acetaminophen for infants. ISMP contacted the agency about reports it had also received, and this information helped form a more complete picture of the number of events.
FDA later issued a Drug Safety Communication advising consumers how to avoid confusion and dosing errors.
Expanding FDA's Reach
The collaboration is also designed to provide more informational and educational materials for both consumers and health care professionals. And the relationship will broaden FDA's ability to reach out to these groups when there are issues with product safety and effectiveness.
If there is a problem that arises from the way a medication is given to patients, , ISMP helps get the word out, Holquist says. For example, FDA learned that single-use insulin pens were being reused in hospitals. Even though the needles were being replaced, there was a risk of infection, she says. In situations like that, ISMP is able to reach specific audiences through their newsletters.
ISMP also has two web sites:www.ConsumerMedSafety.org: This site is designed to help consumers get involved in preventing medication errors. The extensive information here includes interactive features. For example, typing in the name of a medication will bring up information about side-effects, duplicative treatments and drug interactions. A free safety alert service, about medications patients or their family members are taking, also is available.
www.ismp.org: This site is designed more for health care professionals, with information that includes medication safety tools and resources, as well as educational and professional webinars and training programs.
Both ISMP web sites have lists of potential medication safety issues, such as the drugs most likely to be involved in harmful errors, medications with look-alike or sound-alike names, and error-prone abbreviations.
ISMP publishes four newsletters that are distributed electronically to consumers, industry and health care professionals and frequently presents educational programs. One of the newsletters, called "Safe Medicine shows consumers how to become active partners with their health care professionals in preventing medication errors.
Cynthia Fitzpatrick, project manager in FDA's Safe Use Initiative, says the partnership is already benefiting FDA by further extending its reach into all aspects of health care, including consumers and professionals. "It is so helpful for FDA to be able to access the front-line health care professionals so we can provide them with the most up-to-date information they can use for the care of their patients."
"And the partnership gives consumers more resources to help them protect themselves and their families from medication errors," she adds.
This article appears on FDA's Consumer Update page, which features the latest on all FDA-regulated products.

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A continuing education in optometry is a mandatory part of the profession. As one must be educated and pass state optometry exams to be licensed, all 50 states require continuing education credits for optometry license renewal. Continuing education is an important part of staying current with the latest developments and technologies in the field of optometry.
Optometry professionals have a number of resources available for continuing their education. Several colleges and universities offer courses and programs to adult students, both on-campus and online. These are designed specifically for those who work, so that they can take classes in evenings and on weekends.
Additionally, optometrists can attend seminars and workshops approved by organizations such as the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's (ARBO) Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE) which count as continuing education credits.
Some topics of study associated with to continuing education in optometry include:
- Contact Lenses
- Geriatric Optometry
- Health Information & Communication
- Neurophysiology
- Ocular Disease
- Physiological Optics
- Pediatric Optometry
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By Jeff Caplan, NBA.com
VIDEO: Play of the Day: Manu Ginobili muscles past Ray Allen and slams over Chris Bosh
SAN ANTONIO — If a year's worth of bottled-up anger, frustration and guilt could be flushed in a single play, Manu Ginobili accomplished it Sunday night with a powerful drive against Ray Allen, finished by a thunderous, mouth-agape, left-handed throw-down over Chris Bosh.
The AT&T Center erupted with such force that shockwaves were surely felt in Ginobili's native Argentina.
Earlier in the season, the 36-year-old Ginobili tried such a maneuver and strained a hamstring. Just a few weeks ago against Oklahoma City, he did it again and got blocked, badly, as he recalled it. His San Antonio Spurs teammates teased him.
"They actually made me promise that I wasn't going to try that again, and I said, 'Yes, I won't try that again,'" Ginobili said following the Spurs' Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat that clinched the franchise's fifth championship and fourth of the Big Three era. "But in the heat of the battle with the adrenaline pumping and the situation — really, I don't know what happened.
"I went hard and once I was in the air, I felt like I had a shot, and I tried. I think it helped me, and it helped the team too to get pumped up."
Watch the replay. Tim Duncan might never have smiled so big. He practically burst into laughter as his 38-year-old legs bounded down the floor, his giant hand giving Ginobili's head a playful I-can't-believe-what-I-just-saw push.
"It's so nice. It's hard to explain. I'm not skilled enough to explain properly how we feel," Ginobili said in the aftermath of his 19-point, four-rebound, four-assist effort in little more than 28 minutes. "Not only me, I'm pretty sure that Tony [Parker] and Tim [Duncan] and Pop [coach Gregg Popovich] feel the same way. Last year was a tough one for all of us. We felt like we had the trophy, that we were touching it, and it slipped away. It was a tough summer. We all felt guilty. We all felt that we let teammates down.
"But we work hard. We fought every game in the regular season trying to get better to have the same opportunity again. We got to this spot, and we didn't let it go."
A mess of turnovers stressed by mental and physical fatigue a year ago, Ginobili was a stabilizing force throughout this postseason. In the first round when the Spurs were caught off-guard by the Dallas Mavericks and taken to seven games, Ginobili was their best player.
Throughout the title run that then went through Portland, Oklahoma City and finally Miami, Popovich often called upon his super sixth man early in first quarters and sometimes started him in third quarters to either change momentum or sustain it. Popovich did both in Game 5.
Just three minutes, 19 seconds into Game 5, with the Heat off to an 8-0 start, Ginobili subbed in for Danny Green and immediately fed Duncan, who got to the free-throw line. A few minutes later, Ginobili drove and got fouled, completing a 3-point play. On the next possession, he drained a step-back 3-pointer, scoring six points in 21 seconds and getting the Spurs right back in the game after falling behind 22-6.
"He did a great job," point guard Tony Parker said.
If the NBA awarded its MVP trophy to the best player over the course of the entire playoffs and not solely for The Finals — like the NHL does with the Conn Smythe award — Ginobili would be high on the list.
He averaged only 25.5 minutes a game, but was tied for third on the team in scoring, with Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, at 14.3 points a game. His 4.1 assists per game were just behind Parker's 4.1, and he shot 39 percent from beyond the arc (41-for-105).
Ginobili, who a year ago questioned his ability to put his aches and pains behind him, sat at the dais Sunday night like a new man, proud, satisfied and a champion yet again.
"I'm at a real high right now," Ginobili said. "I feel so happy and lucky to be on this team."


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LONDON (Reuters) - British banks have paid out only a fraction of the 3 billion pounds ($4.85 billion) they set aside to compensate small firms mis-sold complex hedging products, drawing criticism from businesses and the financial watchdog.
The country's biggest banks have run into trouble with the regulator over the mis-selling of these products and they have also had to set aside more than 16 billion pounds ($26 billion) to compensate retail customers mis-sold loan insurance.
"Progress to this point has been slower than expected. Many customers have been waiting too long to find out if they were mis-sold, some for more than six months," the Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday.
The interest rate swaps were designed to protect smaller companies against rising interest rates but when rates fell, they had make large payouts running to tens of thousands of pounds.
The review of interest rate swap mis-selling, set up by the FCA, formally began in May after a pilot scheme. The regulator had said firms would be compensated within 6 to 12 months but the process is now expected to drag out for longer even though banks have taken on more than 2,800 staff to handle the cases.
The banks paid 1.5 million pounds in compensation in September with 22 offers being accepted by customers, the FCA said. This brings the total the banks have paid out to just 2 million pounds since the regulator ordered a review of nearly 30,000 cases last year.
The lack of progress has angered small businesses, many of which face crippling monthly repayments and hefty break-up fees to disentangle themselves from the arrangements.
"The fact that only 22 SMEs accepted offers last month shows the unacceptably slow performance of the banks providing satisfactory redress to those mis-sold," said Abhishek Sachdev, managing director of Vedanta Hedging, which advises companies on the products. "We are aware of some SMEs that have been waiting for 12 months since their review meeting with the bank."
Raj Bilakhia, a 59 year-old property investor from London, told Reuters he had been waiting to be paid for nearly a year after meeting with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) to discuss his case last November.
"It is painful. The process is too slow," he said. "As well as that, we cannot sell any of our properties. The price is right now where we could make a profit but we can't sell because these instruments give a penalty for breakage costs and the penalties are quite horrendous," he said.
RBS declined to comment on the specific case. The bank said it "remained committed to delivering outcomes for customers within the timelines set by the regulator."
The FCA expects the rate of progress to accelerate rapidly in the next few months. It said banks are aiming to send out more than 1,000 offers of compensation in October and that number will continue to increase each month.
The regulator has told banks it expects most customers to have been informed of a decision and to receive an initial compensation offer, if applicable, by the end of the year.
Much of the work so far has focused on determining whether borrowers were regarded as 'sophisticated' or not. Only 'non-sophisticated' companies can claim under the scheme.
The regulator regards a business as sophisticated if it has annual sales of more than 6.5 million pounds, assets worth more than 3.3 million pounds and more than 50 employees.
Data from the FCA showed differing rates of progress in dealing with cases at Britain's biggest four banks. Barclays (BARC.L) has reached the redress offer and acceptance stage for 159 sales, with 194 at HSBC (HSBA.L), 32 at Lloyds (LLOY.L) and 21 at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L).
The FCA data showed majority state-owned RBS to have more claims under review than Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC combined. RBS is assessing 9,713 cases, compared with 3,412 at Barclays, 3,315 at HSBC and 1,905 at Lloyds.
RBS has set aside 750 million pounds for compensation so far - far less than Barclays' 1.5 billion pounds, while Lloyds and HSBC have each set aside 400 million pounds.
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Robbed! City of God should have won
The "chicken run" sequence that opens Fernando Meirelles' City of God (Cidade de Deus) is almost worth the price of admission. It includes an amazing shot of the bird running under a moving van and out the side, between the wheels. You'll see it again at the end, after nearly two hours of flashbacks bring us back around to the same point in the story.
Based on true events, City of God is an American gangster movie of the 1930s rethought by Quentin Tarantino and set in Brazil with a young, mostly nonprofessional cast. City of God is a housing project where the Rio de Janeiro government sends the homeless to keep them from scaring the tourists on Copacabana Beach, 15 miles away.
The poorest of the poor manage to create and maintain a thriving drug business, and most of the people who run it are not yet out of their teens. In fact, most of them never will get out of their teens.
The tale begins in the 1960s with The Tender Trio– Shaggy, Clipper, and Goose– and their ambitious young apprentice, Li'l Dice, and his friend Benny. The robbery of a sex motel turns violent and brings heavy police attention to the boys' favela (slum). We don't learn everyone's fate right away, the way the story is told by Goose's little brother, Rocket, but we move on to the '70s.
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues), who has a passion for photography, bought his first camera at 16. He's still trying to lose his virginity. His friend Blacky is the top drug dealer in the hood, but not for long. Li'l Dice, now known as Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino da Hora), takes over everything but a small area ruled by Carrot (Matheus Nachtergaele), who is a friend of Benny's (Phelipe Haagensen). Benny acts as Li'l Ze's prime minister, calming the ruthless, trigger-happy teenager when he can. Li'l Ze is crazier than Cagney ever thought of being, but he earns respect by keeping City of God free of any crime he doesn't control.
Benny falls in love and announces he's leaving. His farewell party brings together all the favela's factions. When a legitimate job doesn't work out, Rocket flirts with crime but finds everyone too cool to rob. Among his near-victims is Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge), a heroic type who will eventually take sides when City of God is divided in all-out war between Li'l Ze and Carrot.
If you know how the real-life story turned out, you won't be too surprised by how it develops in the movie, but otherwise you'll be kept intrigued following all the twists and turns. It's a violent, shocking film, especially when pre-teens with guns are involved, but the narrative style keeps it more exhilarating than depressing.
I saw City of God and the already forgotten Biker Boyz a day apart. Both have an unwieldy number of characters, but City of God lets you know more about more of them, even some who are only around for a few minutes or who are played by different actors at different ages; and it does this without letting the pace flag. Each film would stand or fall on its own merits anyway, but seeing them close together heightens the contrast between them and underscores why City of God should have won the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award.


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Lots of eyes will be on Research In Motion Ltd. Tuesday, as the company convenes its annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando in an attempt to juice up some excitement about the troubled smartphone brand.
On Tuesday morning, RIM's new CEO Thorsten Heins will deliver the opening keynote for the event. While the company is not expected to detail launch dates for new devices, RIM has committed to handing out prototype devices featuring the company's new BlackBerry10 operating system – on which it has arguably banked its future.
Those prototypes are meant to give developers an early peak at the platform ahead of its planned launch later this year. Driving up interest now is crucial for RIM, as its new BB10 devices will likely come late in the year and perhaps directly against the iPhone 5 from Apple , which is widely expected to launch in the fall.
A more near-term threat is Samsung, which will be holding an event in London on Thursday to unveil its new Galaxy 3 line of smartphones. Apple and Samsung are now the undisputed kings of the smartphone market, accounting for about 55% of global units shipped, according to a break-down by RBC Capital Markets on Monday.
"In the ever competitive smartphone market, Nokia, RIM, Motorola, Sony, LG, and a slew of others are donating market share while Samsung and Apple continue to gain market share," RBC analyst Mark Sue wrote in a note, in which he downgraded his rating of RIM's shares to "speculative Risk" from "Above Average Risk." He added the worry that if RIM's share slips even further, its limited scale "can lead to shrinking [margins] and, in our worst case scenario, RIM may burn cash next year."
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Prior to a string of arrests, former Lions wide receiver Titus Young admitted to one of his old teammates he needed help.
Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch said he was on the same flight from Miami to Detroit as Young recently, and Young opened up about a mental issue he was dealing with, even showing him documents about the condition.
"He's aware of the situation that he's dealing with and he showed me a paper and we went over it and I looked over it, and I understand it," Tulloch told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "A lot of people laugh about it and ke-ke-ke about it, but it's real. He has head issues, and the Titus Young when he came in as a rookie and the Titus Young now is two different people.
"It's kind of like when you look at him, he's looking through you. It's different. You can tell there's something going on in his mind, in his head, and I hope that he can get help."
That something is amiss is obvious. Young remains in jail in California, after he was arraigned on eight counts of burglary and assaulting police officers. He pleaded not guilty to all of them. If convicted, he could face more than seven years in prison.
Tulloch said he sought assistance from the league on Young's behalf, though a league spokesman declined comment citing player privacy issues.
"He has a problem," Tulloch said of Young. "Ain't no question about it. . . .
"We had some long discussions and he showed me some things and I was like, 'All right.' The fact that before he didn't realize it, now he realizes it. He just needs help. Basically he's reaching out for help. He's asking questions and he wants to be cured. And it's tough when people laugh at him and think it's a joke. 'Oh, Titus did this.'
"Obviously, he's dealing with a mental issue that he needs help and people need to reach out and help him."
That his teammates are reaching out is a good sign, and the hope remains that Young gets the help he so clearly needs.


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Aly Hafiz Shabaan April 20, 2013 Islamic Understanding Institute Panama City, Florida Esam Alhadi, Interviewer and Translator for University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Edited by Jardee Transcription Also present, Richard Saltzburg Alhadi: Thank you, Dr. Ali. Shabaan: Hello. Alhadi: My name is Esam Alhadi, from the Univ ersity of Florida, Arab ic language, culture and literature program. This interview is being conducted with Dr. Aly Hafiz Shabaan at the Islamic Understanding Institute in Panama C ity. Today is Saturday, April 20, 2013. It is now 3:56 PM. Thank you one more time, Dr. Aly, for being with us. I would like to start by asking you to give us a quick preview of the early stages of your life before coming to America. Shabaan: I am Egyptian. I was born in Alexandr ia, Egypt. I graduated from the college of engineering at Alexandria University. I al so obtained my M.A. degree from the same university. I came to this country to do my Ph.D. in 1975. I joined North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. I obtai ned my Ph.D. in mechan ical engineering. I currently work with a company called Applied Research Associates. I do research in energy. Alhadi: This is a good introduction. Let me go b ack to the early phase of your life. Did you grow up in Alexandria? Shabaan: I grew up in Alexandria. Alhadi: I know that thos e who grow up in Alexandria tend not to leave it.
Shabaan: True. They compare Alexandrian people to fish that never like to leave water. Alhadi: I know this from my experiences in Cairo. People there be lieve Alexandrian people never like to leave. Let us now move on to your transition from North Carolina, where you did your Ph.D., to Florida. Why did this transition occur? Shabaan: I chose to come to NCSU because I wa s offered a scholarship to do my study there. After finishing my study, I joined Applied Rese arch Associates in Raleigh which receives most of its funding from the DOD [Departm ent of Defense]. This company won a contract with the air force research lab. The company asked me to start an energy research group here in Florida. I came dow n here to Panama City in November 1989. Alhadi: Now I want to ask you about your field of specialty and research activities and interest. Shabaan: My research work at Tyndall Air Force Base satellite laboratory research lab focused on developing new energy technologies for the deployed forces. The main focus was to reduce fuel consumption, using solar energy to power air-conditioning units and to make it more efficient. In general terms, it was all energy-efficiency-related, ranging from power generation to energy use equipment. Alhadi: You remained in Panama City from 1989 up to this day? Shabaan: That is correct. Alhadi: Did you have to move to other cities for work reasons? Shabaan: I am stationed here, but I ma ke work-related trips to other cities. Alhadi: Where did you go? Shabaan: I have been to so many places inside and outside America. For instance, I visited Europe many times. There I visited Sweden, Switzerland, and France. Here I might have been to all the states.
Alhadi: I didnt hear you mention any Arab country. Did you visit any country there? Shabaan: I dont have any work relationship with an Arab country. My work was all in the energy research field relating to the [U.S.] Air Force needs and had nothing to do with training or weapons. For this reason, it had no thing to do with the Ar ab countries. I left my work with Tyndall Air Force Base and m oved to the downtown premises. The scope of work became much wider than the work we were doing at the air force base. This was at the time when the idea of doing joint work with the [Persian] Gulf countries kicked in through an organization with the name of Mi ddle East and North Africa. They were planning to start a five-billi on-dollar renewable energy projec t in many countries. This included working in the fields of solar a nd wind energy. We started communicating with the government of Dubai about the possibility of working with them in a number of energy-related areas. Alhadi: How did they react? Shabaan: I wasnt fully involved in the initial negotiations, becau se it was all bus iness related. The whole process was spearheaded by a Pakist ani fellow, but I realized that there was generally an agreement to go forward with th e project. I believe there is a good chance for this work to go forward. I am also working with the USAID on a program to advance the use of renewable energy in developing c ountries. We gave them a number of ideas that could be implemented in Egypt, and we ar e still waiting to hear from them. One of these is a water desalination project by usi ng solar energy. We have also proposed using solar energy to dry agricultural products such as rice. This shows that we have been involved with a number of American organi zations that have work plans to be implemented in many foreign countries. Since I am originally from Egypt, it is easier for
me to do research that will end with a produc t that will eventually be manufactured and get used. Alhadi: As you said, energy work focuses mainly on study and research proj ects. I want to ask you, based on your closeness to the issues, if the status of energy research in the Arab countries is up-to-date. Shabaan: I had a very good opportunity to monitor the work they are doing in this field in Egypt when I participated in a conference in Cair o, Egypt, three years ago. There are many new universities that have recently been opened. The research papers that were presented in that conference reflected a very sophisticated standard. I was very happy to know about these research projects. The researchers are Egyptians and they are mostly Ph.D. students. It was a very good opportunity to get to know them and to see their work. Alhadi: Are there any new energy resear ch centers there as far as you know? Shabaan: I am not aware of any. However, the conference that I attended in Cairo was organized by the Arab Academy for Scienc e, Technology and Maritime Transport. I know they are doing very good work. However, I didnt have any opportunity to visit any other center. Alhadi: I believe you may be aware of whethe r the universities in Egypt and other Arab countries are technically and academically prep ared and qualified to conduct research in the energy field. Shabaan: I usually come across many papers in this field published in the Arab countries and we use them in our research. I believe they are doing very well in the research area. Alhadi: It is generally believed that energy research in the Arab universities focuses more on oil. What is the status of resear ch there in other energy areas?
Shabaan: I normally come across many papers deali ng with areas other than oil, such as solar and desalination. They are, indeed, doing rese arch in other energy fields. When I was in Egypt, I became aware of research in the PV [photovoltaic] area. This is an energy research field that Europe has started and the Egyptians have done some work in it. It is known as dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells. Many are doing differe nt research projects in engineering, science and chemis try, that are all energy related. Alhadi: I want to go back to your personal expe riences. You came to this country and obtained your Ph.D. degree in Raleigh, North Carolina. And you have been liv ing here since that time. What do you think America has given you, and in exchange, what have you given back to America? Shabaan: The first thing I got from America was a scholarship to do my Ph.D. It also gave me the opportunity to teach at the university one year after my arrival. I got all my study funded by the NSF [National Science Foundation]. They trusted me to lead the energy research effort at my current work place. It is a very positive experience for me. I know there is a lot of talk in the media a bout our Arab community, but the Americans appreciate any person when they know his real qualities and th e way he deals with things. Alhadi: You have been living here in Panama City since 1989. What do you think about the lifestyle here in this small town, compar ed to the other big cities you lived in? Shabaan: This town is not like Raleigh. Drivi ng here is very easy. Ra leigh has a number of cultural centers. We had a program in the uni versity called Friends of the College where artists and performers from all over the worl d came and performed. We had many events like that in Raleigh. This make s it different from Panama Cit y. This is a small town, and life here is much better for fam ilies than living in big cities.
Alhadi: I know that there are a reasonable numbe r of individuals of Arab descent living here in Panama City. Shabaan: This is also an area where you will notice the difference between this town and Raleigh. In Raleigh, there were a large number of people of Arab descent including professors and students. The commu nity here is closely connected. Alhadi: My question is still about the Arab co mmunity here. What contribution did the Arab community offer to the surrounding Panama City community? Shabaan: Technically speaking, there are many docto rs here who make their contribution to the health services in th e city. Some of them are well know n. In the business area, we also have people who have stores and they he lp by creating job o pportunities for local citizens. We also contributed to the pub lic service area by opening the IUI which includes the Avicenna clinic. The truth is th at the Arab community offers many services and contributions to the comm unity here in Panama City. Alhadi: How is the city and community r eacting to these services and contributions? Shabaan: We offer our services through the IU I in cooperation with the Gulf Coast State College. The reaction is very positive. Many people attend the lectures that we organize. We have been asked to offer a course in the college about Islam and the Arab world. Fifty students participated in this course. Following this course, the students came to visit the mosque to see how people beha ve, and also to know what we do here. Alhadi: You and all the other present colleagues live here with your families. I want to ask about the young Arab generation. How do they manage their relationships with American society and with the Arab community?
Shabaan: Most of the young Arabs graduated fr om the public schools and universities here. They have made friendships with Muslims a nd non-Muslims. I think this is a healthy relationship. They act like any other American young person but still maintain their Arab and Islamic traditions. Alhadi: Do you feel that there is a gap between the young Arab generation and the older generation? Shabaan: Yes, of course. Alhadi: Thank you very much, Dr. Aly. We are very happy with this interview. Shabaan: Thank you. [END OF INTERVIEW]


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He met with a total of five teammates in two different sessions at a couple of locations in Detroit.
"There's the talk, 'Well, why are you doing something to help owners and stuff while you're locked out?' But at the same time selfishly, I want to have my best season next year," Vanden Bosch told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, who recorded the first lockout workout story of the offseason.
Things will be a little different this year. Vanden Bosch worked out at two different facilities, and one of them was with a group of Detroit Red Wings. He said he didn't know if his defensive line could be the best in the league if they just started getting together in July.
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"Don't believe everything you read," whispers the gentleman in the tartan waistcoat. I am perusing the information panels at Arbroath Abbey, the medieval monastery associated with the most famous document in Scottish history. In April 1320 what became known as the Declaration of Arbroath was sent from here to Pope John XXII. Written (probably) by the Abbot, Bernard, on behalf of nobles who supported the excommunicated king, Robert the Bruce, the letter asserted Scotland's independence from the England of Edward II. It states: "It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."
These words stir the passions of Scottish patriots. They support the idea that the UK is a mere interval in the sovereign drama of Scottish history, one that may yet end if Scots were to vote Yes in the independence referendum on September 18. They are printed on tea towels that can be bought for £5.50 in the gift shop.
But the furtive employee of the Historic Scotland tourist agency, who insists on anonymity, explains to me that the declaration is more than a proto-nationalist edict. It is an exemplar of crafty diplomacy. "The Pope was the UN of his day," my whispering guide says. Scots nobles needed to appeal to him to be recognised as independent and Bruce wanted the excommunication lifted so he could end up in heaven.
"It was lobbying," the man says, adjusting his matching tartan tie. The letter is replete with classical and biblical references to appease the papal ego. It also appeals to the pontiff's sense of realism. Pope John sought to unite Christians for the Crusades. "It was blackmail," the guide adds. "The letter says we won't fight until we're sovereign."
The declaration also contains what was a novel caveat from the nobles, one that some historians believe represents a kernel of constitutional democracy. The original is in Latin, so let the tartan whisperer translate: "If the king is rubbish we'll chuck him out." The Scottish nobles' missive says that the monarch would be jettisoned if he did not protect their status. So much for the divine right of kings. This may have been only a monumental bluff but it influenced Thomas Jefferson, among others, according to my new friend.
Sovereignty. Freedom. Politicking. Democracy. Bluff. To think, there are people who believe that Scotland's independence campaign only began in earnest at Tuesday night's television debate.
The harbour sage
At Arbroath harbour, near where haddocks are hung and smoked on racks like medieval traitors, I chat to Bill Adam, owner of a local bed and breakfast. Stout and gruff with a faded thistle tattoo on his right forearm, Bill was born near Arbroath in 1951. After a childhood spent in foster and care homes, he escaped to London when he was 17.
Exile has never presented Scots with the existential angst that it gave the Irish. There is no Scottish equivalent of the fiery debate between WB Yeats and James Joyce on whether to stay or go, the embers of which continue to scorch Irish society. From James Boswell to Gordon Brown, Scots in London have often been successful. And these are only the ones you hear about.
When he arrived in the capital, Bill slept in doorways, picking up odd building jobs. After a few years he had made enough money to open a cafe on Drury Lane in the early 1970s, when Covent Garden was still a wholesale market. He used the profits from the cafe to open a nightclub, where he says Elizabeth Hurley once worked. There were ups and downs – failed ventures, bad property deals, the reluctance of wider culture to embrace garage music as the future of sound – but by the turn of the century he had made enough to buy his dream: the terraced house on Arbroath harbour that he and his wife had admired on many summer holidays in the town. Today it is Arbroath's best B&B.
I ask Bill about independence. "It's just so complicated," he sighs. He wants someone to tell him about the economic consequences of his vote.
What about identity, I ask? Should I take his homecoming as a sign of his nationalist sentiment? "I've never needed that identity," Bill says, recounting his rags-to-riches tale. "You don't need a country to give you your identity – understand that and you're already independent."
Remember this harbour sage, I tell myself. In this year of all years, it is worth minding that identity need not come from kin or country. It can, indeed should, come from within.
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In Case You've Got Money to Burn, a Masters Ticket Only Costs $4,500
The Masters -- a tradition unlike any other that comes with a price unlike any other.
The prestigious golf tournament is the most expensive ticket for any sporting event, checking in at $4,486 for a pass that you gets in for all four days of the competition.That means you'll find more green in the wallets of the fans than on the winner's jacket.
Much like stocking up on frozen waffles at a price club, it's better to buy your tickets in bulk for the Masters – the $4,486 is a better bargain than buying individual passes. That's because the average ticket price for Thursday is $1,786, while the average price for Friday is $1,215. On Saturday, the average is $1,397, while Sunday's is $1,226. We know you didn't take advanced algebra, so we'll do the math for you. That comes out to $5,624, almost $1,200 more than if you purchase the four-day package.
Heck, the cheapest ticket you can get to a practice round averages $403. And (in our best Allen Iverson voice) that's just practice.
The Masters, which tees off April 11, seems to have cast a spell over sports fans because tickets run even more than a little event called the Super Bowl. A ticket to the NFL's championship game comes to about $1,210. And with that you at least get a pregame bonanza and an elaborate halftime show. With the Masters, you get old men in silly hats constantly reminding you to "shhhh."
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The Los Angeles County Health Department shut down the Dumb Starbucks on Monday just as the man behind the faux coffee shop in Los Feliz revealed he was the host of a Comedy Central TV show.
The shop was closed for operating without a health permit, the department told The Times. A sign was posted on the front window of the store on Hillhurst Avenue on Monday evening, saying it was closed for violations.
Comedian Nathan Fielder held a tongue-in-cheek news conference outside the storefront in a strip mall, wearing a green apron adorned with the mock logo.
Dozens of people were still waiting in line for cups -- beverages were no longer being served -- as Fielder began speaking.
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IBeLeaf2 wrote:Aussie wrote:IBeLeaf2 wrote:I wasn't doing much wishful thinking, just trying to determine why my battery is doing so well compared to others who have lost bars.
Are the others you are comparing yourself to also in Maine? With an average high of 79 in July (highest month) I don't expect you would have any significant battery degradation issues, regardless of whether your battery is original or 'lizard' chemistry.
I don't recall a summer that hasn't had days in the 90's. Maine is a big state, Presque Isle still has 4' of snow on the ground, Kittery has daffodils up. But don't tell anyone it, isn't tourist season and the restaurants aren't open yet.
If it is true that heat is the only reason batteries degrade, than let's spread that fact around. I see too many posts about battery degradation and not enough indicating it is only heat related. I've had people say to me that they won't buy an EV because the "car/battery wears out to fast" and "they aren't suited for the Maine climate"
I've also read on My Nissan Leaf things like "never charge to 100%", "never leave it at 100%", "charge just before you need it, not when you are done using it", "quick chargers are bad for the battery" and other warnings. I do all of those bad things and still the battery is doing well.
Are we giving EV's a bad name? Or justifiably warning potential buyers to avoid the pitfalls.
Or perhaps there have been other upgrades to battery chemistry before the "lizard" that explain why I get away with breaking the rules. Although my car is not expose to temps over 100F, that is due to where I live not because I avoid them.
I understand we are more apt to hear about the problems than the positives. But if it is only heat that causes the problems let's say so and stop worrying potential EV buyers who live in the more habitable sections of the country.
There are other contributors who live in the cooler climes. Seems likely LeftieBiker could chime in here.
Days in the 90's are different to weeks where the lows are pushing the 80's. Yes there are many contributing factors to battery capacity degradation. Based on the evidence available it appears that by far and away the largest contributor is sustained high pack temperatures. All the factors you mentioned are also contributors. Where practical these factors can be avoided, but I for one am willing to charge to 100% as needed, to QC if required etc. I won't do it unnecessarily, but I also need my car to perform its function and am prepared to 'pay with Amp Hours' if that's part of the tradeoff.
There are plenty of leafs running around in the colder states, Canada, northern Europe etc on original chemistry with 11 and 12 bars. An easy way to look at this is to jump on autotrader and have a look at dash photos of what's for sale. Compare that to a lot of us down South looking down the barrel of lost bars on our second battery. Autotrader have plenty of 3-5 bar losers in Dallas (I keep my eye on the market).
There is a lot of misinformation out there (not just with EV's!). Best we can do is try and understand it, and counteract with facts.


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If you like soccer Crackerz, get Fifa 10 , man nothing like the video game experience of playing on a full squad. I haven't played fifa myself, but i've seen it in action and i've heard great things. If it compares to NHL, it'll be pretty addicting. I have an NHL club, and we always have games with 5 or 6 guys, and the more you play, the better the teamwork, its pretty awesome.
So you don't got an xbox rob?
yeah, i was really iffy on what system i was gonna buy. I got the xbox because most people i know tell me xbox live runs so much better than ps3's thing. But as soon as i get sign a teaching position for the 2010-11 school year, i am prolly gonna buy a PS3 as well (I want MLB the show and the blu-ray player).
I had one, actually two, both crapped out on me so i made the switch. The new Xbox's are supposed to be a lot better though. I found that PSN is not bad at all though there is a much larger community on xbox (could be a good or bad thing). But i've seen MLB the show and i've heard it is amazing....


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Colombia's refrigeration industry promoting green economyApr 2, 2013
Bogotá - Since 2010, Colombia has been taking steps to reduce the substances that harm the environment and deplete the ozone layer, which protects humanity from more than 90 percent of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
As of 1 January 2013, the initiative – done in partnership between the Government of Colombia and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – has resulted in the complete elimination in the use of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) in the manufacturing of refrigerators domestically. HCFCs contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer and cause global warming.
In fact, one tonne of CFC can warm the atmosphere 10,000 times more than one tonne of CO2.The project has already shown dramatic results.
The conversion of Colombia's four refrigeration manufacturing plants has led to the elimination of 56 tonnes of HCFCs and reduced annual CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes, a number equivalent to the emissions caused by 120,000 cars.
By gradually eliminating the use of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), Colombia is complying with its obligations under the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty calling for the elimination of ozone-destroying gases that was signed and ratified by 196 countries.
The impact of the initiative goes beyond Colombia's borders. The four manufacturing plants – Mabe Colombia, Haceb, Challenger and Indusel – in addition to serving the domestic market also export 30 percent of their products to countries in South America, including Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela and Central America. A widely used technology using cyclopentane – a flammable hydrocarbon – was chosen to replace HCFC because of their low global warming potential and long term cost effectiveness.
"With this type of projects Colombia can show that environmental issues are not a barrier to economic development," says Silvia Rucks, UNDP Country Director in Colombia. "In fact, they could help the private sector to become more productive and competitive."
"UNDP is proud to have partnered with the Government of Colombia and the private sector," added Suely Carvalho, Director of the Montreal Protocol Unit/Chemicals, UNDP. "As a result, the introduction of environment-friendly products has led to technological advances, better occupational practices, and consumers' bills being reduced."
Ozone layer deterioration was discovered during the 1970s when certain chemicals – called Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) – were released into the atmosphere.
ODS chemicals emanate from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment and the insulating foam inside water heaters and refrigerators, among others. ODS were also used up until a few years ago as aerosol propellants and to make foam mattresses.
In 1987, 196 countries adopted The Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer by controlling ODS consumption. It entered into force in 1994.
Colombia – which ratified the Protocol in 1993 – is committed to eliminating the consumption of ODS through intensive restructuring of many of its industries and through public media campaigns. The Government is working with customs and environmental authorities to control imports and is also training technicians to handle these substances as they recycle and dismantle old appliances.
Highlights of projects financed by UNDP's Multilateral Fund in Colombia:
• 6,800 technicians received certification in the management of ODS;
• 71,300 people sensitized about ODS and the work of the Ozone Technical Unit (OTU), which has contributed to eliminate the consumption of 2,023 tonnes of ODS;
• Technological conversion of the four manufacturing plants that produce all of Colombia's domestic refrigeration. This has triggered the elimination of 56 tonnes of ozone depletion potential and helped mitigate climate change by reducing 600,000 tonnes of CO2 annually (equivalent to taking close to 120,000 cars out of circulation).


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FULLERTON, Calif. - After scoring just two points in the first half, junior center Jenna Green scored 21 in the second leading the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team to a 73-71 conference victory over Cal State Fullerton Saturday afternoon at Titan Gym. The Gauchos overcame a 16-point deficit with 14:32 remaining in the game, their largest come-from-behind victory this season.
After dropping their Big West Conference opener for the first time since the 1988-89 season on Thursday at UC Riverside, the Gauchos improved to 5-8 overall and 1-1 in league play with the victory. The Titans, who had won two of three entering Saturday's contest, fell to 7-8 overall and 1-1 Big West with the loss.
Green made 7-of-18 shots from the floor after starting just 1-for-6 in the first 20 minutes and led three players in double figures for UCSB. She led the Gauchos in scoring for the fifth consecutive game and finished with a season-high 23 points, which is one off of her career mark. Junior guard Jessica Wilson finished 6-for-11 and tallied 14 points, while sophomore forward Whitney Warren made half of her eight shots and added 10. Freshman forward Jordan Franey chipped in with nine points in 21 minutes off the bench. Green and Wilson each hauled in a game-high eight rebounds in the win.
The Titans were led by sophomore center Toni Thomas, who shot 8-for-14 from the field for 20 points, while senior guard India McDaniel added 16, and senior forward Charlee Underwood tallied 14. Thomas, the Big West Conference's leading scorer, also grabbed seven rebounds - six of which came on the offensive end of the floor.
Cal State Fullerton, looking for its first win over UC Santa Barbara since 1995, raced out to an 8-0 lead in the first 3:15 capped off with a jumper from forward Ariel Adams. As they would do on several occasions Saturday, the Gauchos responded with an 11-2 run to take the lead following a three-pointer from sophomore guard LaShay Fears and a layup from Green. UCSB led by as many as five in the opening half, but the home team scored the last six points after tying it at 26-26 at the 1:39 mark, to take a 32-26 lead into the locker room.
The Titans opened the second half with an 11-1 spurt to build their largest lead of the game at 16, 34-27, with 16:13 to play after McDaniel sank a free-throw. After the Gauchos pulled to within 11, Fullerton answered with five straight points of their own to go back ahead, 48-32. From that point, UCSB took over following a jumper from Wilson and a steal and layup by freshman Ariana Gnekow. The Gauchos scored 11 of the next 13 points to cut the deficit to just five at 50-45 at the 10:13 mark.
Cal State Fullerton looked to have to stemmed the tide when they got back-to-back threes from Andrea Adams to take a double-digit lead once again, 56-45. UCSB responded with a 7-0 run capped off by a Green jumper in the paint to trail by just four, 56-52 with 6:51 on the clock. The Gauchos then claimed their first lead of the second half when Warren put back the rebound off of a Green miss roughly three minutes later.
Santa Barbara took a five-point lead once again following a bucket in the paint by Green, but Thomas answered with a layup and Underwood knocked down a pair of free throws to trim the Gaucho lead to just one.
Leading 72-71 with just three seconds to play, Green was fouled and made one of two free throws. Out of timeout, the Titans inbounded the ball under the Gauchos' basket and got the ball to Thomas at half court. Thomas took one dribble and fired, but her desperation three sailed left as time expired and Santa Barbara completed the comeback.
The Gauchos, who had made just 37-of-128 shots (28.9%) in their two previous contests, shot the ball much better against the Titans, making 25-of-57 shots from the floor, 43.9%. Fullerton shot just 36.1%, hitting 22-of-61 shots, although the Titans did make 23-of-26 attempts at the free-throw line. UCSB entered the game shooting just 67.5% at the stripe, but shot better than its season average, as well, hitting 20-of-28 shots. The Gauchos made 3-of-12 attempts from behind the three-point line.
Santa Barbara controlled the glass and held a 42-30 rebounding advantage, including several key offensive rebounds down the stretch. After recording a season-high 14 offensive boards in Thursday's loss against the Highlanders, the Gauchos eclipsed that mark Saturday, pulling down 18 against the Titans.
Turnovers were an issue for the Gauchos again, as UCSB turned the ball over a total of 31 times after giving it away a season-low 13 times at Riverside. The Titans finished with 24 miscues and held a 32-24 advantage in points off turnovers.
The Gauchos return to the Thunderdome for their conference home opener Thursday, Jan. 4 against defending co-champion Long Beach State at 7:00 p.m. UCSB will then entertain UC Irvine Saturday, Jan. 6 at 2:00 p.m.


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Every Monday, Société Générale Global Head of Economics Michala Marcussen puts together a list of the top questions her team is getting from clients.
Last week, a curious candidate for the chief concern on investors' minds rose to the top of the list: Will the U.K. exit the EU?
Marcussen writes (emphasis added):
A week of marketing in North America saw this question pop with surprising frequency. In our opinion, a UK EU exit would cause very substantial damage to the UK economy (around 50% of UK exports go to the EU, many foreign direct investments (FDI) to the UK are motivated at also by the EU membership and London's position as a financial centre relies on strong ties to EU).
Over the weekend, Labour leader Ed Miliband warned that a referendum was not in the UK's national interest. Michael Heseltine, a former Tory Minister and advisor to the current government on economic growth warned that "to commit to a referendum about a negotiation that hasn't begun, on a timescale you cannot predict, on an outcome that's unknown, where Britain's appeal as an inward investment would be the centre of the debate, seems to me an unnecessary gamble."
PM Cameron is expected to use his speech in the Netherlands on 22 January to announce that the UK will seize the opportunity of a major revamping of the EU Treaties to renegotiate its membership terms and put this to a referendum after 2015 (assuming PM Cameron wins the general election).
MARKET ISSUES: Even if the UK ultimately remains in the EU, which is our base case, uncertainty alone can exert significant damage. Investments will be the leading indicator to watch, and notably foreign investments to the UK.
AFP's Danny Kemp is reporting today that David Cameron's speech on the EU has been moved up to this Friday, January 18. Observers have been waiting for this speech for a long time, writes Kemp:
Months of uncertainty over the timing of his announcement on the EU -- dubbed simply "The Speech" in the British press -- fuelled claims that Cameron was wavering over his policies.
The speech was originally expected just before Christmas 2012, then Cameron said it would be in mid-January, and finally there were widespread reports it would take place on January 22.
But then it emerged that date clashed with the deeply symbolic reconciliation anniversary between EU big guns France and Germany, and -- with Cameron already short of friends in Brussels -- Downing Street changed again.
Cameron said earlier on Monday that the speech was "largely finished and ready to go."
Marcussen doesn't make any trading recommendations, but Cameron's speech Friday will be of interest to investors, nonetheless.
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If I lived in London, this is what I would be doing on March 17th:
Rod Page, Professor of Taxonomy at Glasgow University will be giving two talks in London about taxonomy on March 17th. These will be at the Natural History Museum and later at the British Library. Details as follows:
"Going digital: what's in it for taxonomy and taxonomists?"
Flett Theatre, NHM from 11-12.30, refreshments from 10.30.
"What's in a name: Taxonomy in Crisis"
British Library, 18-20.30.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - For six seniors, it was their last meet at Campus Pool and their last chance to go out on a high note at home. UCSB accomplished just that on Saturday afternoon, as the Gaucho men defeated Pacific 152.5-109.5, while the women took down Loyola Marymount 176-85 and Pacific 161-101.
The six seniors recognized were Tim Freeman, Andrew Latimer, Nic Grantham, Katie Tomkinson, Emma Hunt and Paige Bradley.
"It was a great day for our seniors," head coach Gregg Wilson said. "All of them have contributed a lot to our program and it was a great day for them."
It was also a great day for junior Andrea Ward who won three events in the meet. She started off with a victory in the 200 freestyle (1:52.98) and never looked back. She would also grab victories in the 50 freestyle (24.43) and the 500 free (5:05.33).
"Andrea swam very well for the women," Wilson said. "For the men, I thought Mickey Mowry swam very well in the 100 back."
In fact, Mowry took home a pair of victories including the 100 backstroke in a time of 52.15. Nearly edging out second-place finisher Randy Aakhus (52.30).
Mowry pulled off an even more stunning victory in the 100 butterfly. Almost a full body length behind in the last 25 meters he was able to track down University of Pacific's Dai Wilson. Coming into the wall he was able to out stretch his arms in the last stroke and win by roughly one-tenth of a second.
Four other Gauchos won multiple events in a meet where UCSB won nineteen out of twenty-eight events.
On the women's side junior captain Sophia Yamauchi placed first in both the breaststroke events. She won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:03.92. In a win of more than four seconds, she dominated the competition in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:17.51.
Another multiple event winner for the women was Allie Knight. She finished first in the 100 backstroke (57.94) as well as the 200 backstroke (2:05.50).
Andrew Barmann had a successful day in the pool winning the 500 freestyle (4:40.14) and the 200 freestyle (1:44.09). In addition to the pair of victories, he also set a career-best time in the 200 IM (2:00.06).
Andy Andres won the 200 IM in a time of 1:54.38, while also touching the wall first in the 100 breaststroke (58.69).
Other Gaucho winners on the day included Aakhus in the 200 butterfly (1:55.01), Chase Lemley in the 50 freestyle (21.49), Lucas Norman in the 100 freestyle (46.57) and Micaela Velasquez in the 1000 freestyle (10:46.44).
Senior Paige Bradley ended her final home meet as she anchored the victory leg of the 400 freestyle relay. Yamauchi, Ward, Kimmie Kreuzberger and Bradley finished the meet of strong in a winning time of 3:32.81.
"Everybody stepped up and met the challenge," Bradley said. "Everyone put their hearts out there in the pool and I can't appreciate my team enough."
UCSB has one more dual-meet ahead when they take on Cal Poly next Saturday Feb. 9 on the road.
"This meet definitely helps set momentum," Bradley said. "It's going to be their senior day so we need to make sure that we step it up even more than we did this weekend and I am confident we will do that."
UCSB swept Cal Poly earlier in the year and will look to continue that trend. The meet will be apart of the Blue-Green Rivalry. For more information, and to see the scores click here.


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VANCOUVER — The end came swiftly and suddenly for Mike Gillis, who was fired Tuesday as president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.
Gillis, 53, held the position for almost six years and the team enjoyed tremendous success under his leadership. However, the Canucks fell on hard times this season, especially during the second half, and were officially eliminated from the playoffs Monday in a 3-0 lacklustre loss to the Anaheim Ducks. They also had two brief and unsuccessful playoff appearances in the springs of 2012 and 2013 in which they won just one of nine games.
The announcement of Gillis's departure came in a press release from Canucks Sports and Entertainment just before noon.
"On behalf of my entire family, I would like to sincerely thank Mike Gillis for his hard work and the many contributions he made on and off the ice during his tenure," owner Francesco Aquilini said in the release. "The Vancouver Canucks had success under Mike's leadership, and we nearly reached our ultimate goal. But I believe we have reached a point where a change in leadership and new voice is needed."
Assistant GMs Laurence Gilman and Lorne Henning both survived the Gillis firing. Gilman was a Gillis hire while Henning was a holdover from the Dave Nonis regime. Aquilini has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Rogers Arena.
Rumours of a shakeup in Canucks management began early Tuesday morning with former captain Trevor Linden being mentioned as a candidate for team president even before the Gillis firing was made public. Linden was appearing on television at the time, promoting another of his fitness centres, and denied having spoken to the Aquilini family about a job with the team.
"I haven't and it's interesting," Linden told Global TV. "I think one of the things is when teams struggle, there's lots of speculation. For me, I've been rumoured to do a lot of things."
Linden, who turns 44 Friday and has been in private business since retiring as a player, did not close the door on a possible return to the NHL, especially in Vancouver. He is considered the front-runner to take over the hockey operations department.
"I've always said to people if the opportunity was right and the time was right, I'd have to seriously consider it," Linden explained. "I love the city. I came here when I was 18 years old, it's been my home. It means a lot to me. This province means a lot to me. I didn't want to play anywhere else. I'm not prepared to leave here. "
Another ex-Canuck captain, Markus Naslund, recently left his job as GM of MoDo of the Swedish Hockey League and he, too, said he had not been in communication with Canucks ownership.
"I have not had any contact with the Aquilinis," Naslund wrote in a text message.
Bob Nicholson, who just resigned from Hockey Canada last week, and one-time Tampa Bay and Calgary GM Jay Feaster were other names being tossed around in the immediate aftermath of the Gillis firing.
Feaster made no secret of his desire to return as an NHL general manager. He was dismissed by the Flames last December. He and Canucks head coach John Tortorella won a Stanley Cup together in 2004 with the Lightning.
"Certainly I want to manage again," Feaster told a Toronto radio station. "I've enjoyed every minute of my time as a GM. It's a difficult and demanding job. I certainly would relish the opportunity somewhere along the way to work with Torts."
The Canucks are currently in the process of renewing season tickets and Aquilini attempted to reach out to his paying customers in the Tuesday announcement. During Monday night's loss to the Ducks, fans began chanting "Fire Gillis!" midway through the third period and then began to vacate Rogers Arena well before the final buzzer.
"I also want to thank our fans for their support for the Vancouver Canucks through a difficult and frustrating season," Aquilini wrote. "We haven't met their expectations or ours. We are committed to bringing the Stanley Cup to Vancouver for our fans and we will continue to do everything possible to reach that goal."
Under Gillis's guidance, the team won five consecutive Northwest Division titles, two President's Trophies and reached the Stanley Cup final in 2011, losing in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins. Gillis was named NHL executive of the year for the 2010-11 season.
The following season, the Canucks won a second consecutive Presidents' Trophy but went out in five games to the eventual Cup champion L.A. Kings. Last season, shortened to 48 games by a lockout, the Canucks slipped to fourth in the Western Conference, 22nd on the power play and were bounced in four straight by the San Jose Sharks. Gillis sacked head coach Alain Vigneault and replaced him with Tortorella.
This season began well under Tortorella. the Canucks were 23-11-6 at the 40-game mark and sitting comfortably in a playoff position. That was followed by a 5-16-4 swoon, a rash of injuries to key players, an outage of offence and a drop down the standings that led to Monday's elimination of the team and Tuesday's dismissal of Gillis.


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Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Today was spent playing 'Memory', assembling puzzles, eating Christmas cookies and leftover Black Forest Trifle, tromping through the snow and sledding down hills, coming home for hot cocoa, and eating turkey leftovers for dinner.
We're really, really enjoying the holidays.
I've been taking a much-needed blogging break....but did manage to throw together a little video to wish readers happy holidays. Please stop by Simple Bites to receive holiday greetings from the whole family...
There's also been Classic Tourtière, a pretty Citrus Salad (which got picked up by both Glamour and Gourmet. !), and a lengthy, personal and much-loved recap of my holiday cookie swap.
Here's hoping your holiday was a special one.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Merry Christmas!
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2 comments:
- Jan @ Family Bites said...
Merry Christmas, Aimee. I'm so happy to hear that
you've been enjoying a break and your days have been filled with good fun and great food.
- Leesa said...
Bonjour Aimee,
I just love your assortment of cookies... I give cookies as gifts every year for friends/students and it's always appreciated - esp. here in France - where cookies are not really the tradition (except maybe in Alsace or close to Germany).
I made linzer cookies for the first time, too.. two different types of shortbread- one with a really nice lemon flavour- with nut meal and lemon zest- I got the recipes from JoyofBaking.com . They always have great recipes.... Take care, Leesa
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