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Hologic celebrates "Getting Back to Life" with the NovaSure® Video Contest to help remove the stigma and raise awareness about heavy periods, NovaSure offers $2000 grand prize
"Every day we hear stories from patients and doctors about how NovaSure changes lives," said Shacey Petrovic, Vice President of Global Marketing, Hologic. "But to reach the 10 million American women suffering with heavy periods, we are creating a national stage where real-life stories encourage women to self-identify so they talk to their physicians about how they can benefit from this highly effective, one-time, five minute solution."
The contest is open to the more than one million women who have chosen NovaSure to stop their periods from controlling their lives. Through the contest, Hologic invites patients who used to suffer from heavy periods to create a compelling video about how they were able to "get back to life" after having the NovaSure procedure. Winning videos will be used to inspire and educate women about heavy periods and the benefits of NovaSure.
The public will have the opportunity to vote on their favorite videos. The first place winner will earn the grand prize of $2000. Additionally, three runners up will each receive $1500 and a series of honorable mentions will each receive $1000.
Submissions will be accepted April 25 – May 29, 2011, and voting will be open to the public June 6 – June 26, 2011.
Further details about eligibility and contest rules can be found at www.NovaSureContest.com
Heavy menstrual bleeding affects 10 million women and often begins when they reach their 30s and 40s. For over ten years, doctors have been treating women who suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding with this safe, simple procedure, but for women who don't know that treatment solutions exist, it can be an embarrassing conversation to initiate.
Since 2001, over one million women have been treated with NovaSure to reduce or eliminate menstrual bleeding, without daily pills, hormones or an invasive hysterectomy. It is a one-time, five-minute procedure that can be done in the doctor's office, usually for the cost of a copay.
Hologic invites women to visit www.NovaSure.com to access real stories from real women and learn more about NovaSure and heavy menstrual bleeding. Women can also follow NovaSure's Twitter handle, @HeavyPeriods, and view patient and doctor testimonials on YouTube.
About NovaSure
NovaSure is a simple, one-time, five-minute procedure for heavy menstrual bleeding, or menorrhagia. Heavy menstrual bleeding affects one in five women and often begins when women reach their 30s and 40s. Since 2001, over one million women have been treated with NovaSure to reduce or eliminate menstrual bleeding, without hormones or an invasive hysterectomy. NovaSure is a procedure for premenopausal women with heavy periods due to benign causes who are finished childbearing.
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Hmm - funny b/c I took the Monorail just yesterday for grins (the #36 bus grates on me after a while). Seemed to run just fine.
What you have to remember is that it's a theme park ride and not a means of transportation - if it's not working it really isn't that big a deal because you can just walk the 5 or 6 blocks that it covers. Unless you really, really want to ride the monorail, in which case normal rules for waiting for theme park rides apply (slowness, disapointment, etc...)
God. That is horrible.
Right here in Seattle on Saturday we had the equivalent of the post-Katrina Superdome terror. When will FEMA get its act together?
The saddest part is those two children. It's terrible when anybody finds themselves stranded at Westlake Center with no help finding out how to get back to the Seattle Center (except an iPhone and the Metro Trip Planner). For that to happen to a child is beyond tragic. I don't think there is much hope they will ever be able to live normal lives, do you? They're like those child soldiers in Africa. Too much pain, too young, and you can't just get over an experience like that.
Tough break, Glenn. I know sorry doesn't cut it, but I still want to say how sorry I am that you had to go through all that. You hang in there, man.
In related news, Metro bus system still unsafe as the buses break down even more frequently.
Oh, wait, sorry, I forgot we have a double standard here.
The monorail's for tourists. It doesn't work very well because the people who use it don't stay around long enough to make it better.
i think glenn's point is that no one is MANAGING the monorail.
and that is a valid point.
nothing frustrates like baldfaced, unapologetic incompetency.
Sorry, Glenn. I put an ancient Irish curse on the monorail in December 2005. I would have given it second thoughts if I'd known that disappointing little kids would be part of the outcome, but I was pissed off at the time. And drunk.
I don't really get her point, either. It wasn't immediately clear to me she wasn't actually on the train when it happened (it would be frustrating to be stuck on a train in the middle of the route.. unless I had the day free, then it would be kinda fun), just annoyed that it happened at all.
I did enjoy her defensiveness about owning an iPhone, however.
#3, so good.
why did s/he even have to mention the iphone? there are other "tools of the trade" that can check the internet. ug!!!!!! the whole argument is discredited now. snore.
Those carping about the iPhone mention, don't you think it would've been confusing if Glenn had just written, "I used Metro Transits awesome Trip Planner," without any mention of how this was accomplished from the monorail waiting area?
Unless there's a mobile version I don't know about, the trip planner website is not exactly cell-phone friendly.
Funny. When the horrible, inefficient government (as represented by Metro) ran the monorail, it had very few problems.
It's only been since the wonderful, enlightened, and remarkably efficient private sector took over the monorail that these problems have happened.
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Last night, in the packed basement auditorium of Town Hall, New Yorker writer and author Elizabeth Kolbert gave a lecture that was both informative and disappointing. Informative because it was full of facts and charts and words you've never heard before - like ratiospectrophotometer; disappointing because Kolbert, unlike in her much-heralded series on global warming in the New Yorker, "The Climate of Man", seemed intent on bombarding the crowd with facts (including a lengthy history of climatology) without any narrative to link them together. I left convinced that global warming was both real and human-caused, but I already believed that going inas did, I assume, the rest of the earth-tone-clad Seattle audience. What Kolbert didn't tell me was what all her complex graphs and charts mean for actual peopleor, more importantly, what I could do about what she described as "this inexorable process that we have set in motion." Which is too bad, because her New Yorker series - all three parts of which can be found here, here and here - was great.


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My DD has a tiny piece of glass stuck in the bottom of her foot. I'm trying to get it out with tweezers but it's so deep and odd-shaped. I can scrape one side of it above the surface but can't grab onto it with the tweezers, it pushes it back in when I try. It doesn't seem to hurt her until I touch it. Any advice before I call the doc?
Glass stuck in foot-any removal tricks?
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I really can't be a lot of help and it sucks that it's in her foot where she has to walk on it. I know that car accident victims have to wait for glass to work it's way out on it's on over the course of time. It may be that is the only way for your DD. Could you maybe scrape it with a credit card to see if that will grab and pull it out? Will she even let you mess with it that much?
What about tape? Maybe it will stick to the glass enough to pull it out when you pull the tape off?
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Aha! I'll try tape, thanks!
I tried a credit card before the tweezers but it was too thick. This thing is as small as a pin head. I'm having a really hard time holding her still on my own, she jerks and pushes it back in as soon as I make any progress.
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So far, these pacifiers have gone unused. I bought a 3 pack of Tommy Tippee pacifiers and she hates pacifiers. I haven't bothered to try to find a brand that she likes because I just nurse her instead.
I also bought a pack of Tommy Tippee bottles that are still unopened because I've been nursing exclusively. I'm not going back to work anytime soon, so I don't know if I'll ever use them. The hospital gave me about 10 bottles, and I can always use those if I want to pump. (On that note, SO glad I didn't buy a pump. Again, I'm not working, and besides that, I learned to manually express at 2 weeks because when one of my nipples was sore, I didn't let baby nurse on that side, but was engorged so I had to get the milk out. I can use that method if I need a bottle.) When she starts drinking other things, I plan to use a sippy cup instead of bottle...we'll see.
I have 2 sleep sacks that I tried to use, but my baby doesn't like being swaddled. She doesn't like being constrained, she likes her little arms and legs free.
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|Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom - Achievement Guide
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There are 41 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
|Master of the Majin (10 points)
|Give the Majin more than 500 orders
This may or may not come along while playing through the game, as it depends on how often you are using the Majin. You can quickly get this done by holding and rapidly pressing then , switching between the two. The Majin doesn't actually have to carry out these orders
|Majin Healer (10 points)
|Feed the Majin over 10 Blue Fruit
Blue Fruit is a way to heal the Majin. You will find these scattered throughout the world. They look like blue flowers and have sparkles floating around them. Pick one up when nearby, and then hold and to feed it to the Majin. The Majin must have lower than maximum health in order to feed it. You can have a maximum of 5 Blue Fruits at once, which is displayed by your health bar. You might get this while going through the game normally, but it's a good idea to speed it up and any time you have 5, use one when the Majin's health is down. These will respawn eventually, but it's not worth it to wait around.
|Ultimate Health (30 points)
|The Majin's "health" ability rises to maximum
There are a total of 9 Stamina Fruits you must feed the Majin to get his health to maximum. There are only 9 total. They are green and have a glow to them. Follow the collectible's guide below to make sure you get them all.
|Ultimate Strength (30 points)
|The Majin's "strength" ability rises to maximum
There are a total of 9 Strength Fruits you must feed the Majin to get his strength to maximum. There are only 9 total. They are red and have a glow to them. Follow the collectible's guide below to make sure you get them all.
|Dark Hunter (20 points)
|Defeat over 100 enemies
See "One of a Kind" achievement description.
|One of a Kind (40 points)
|Defeat over 500 enemies
This will come along with natural play of the game. You will be killing many enemies to gain levels to reach maximum, and will be killing many more than this.
|Trap Master (10 points)
|Defeat over 30 enemies with traps
There are a few things considered a trap. A trap is using something in the environment you can use to kill enemies.
Here is a listing of some of the areas:
-The first trap is a wall in the castle near the start of the game. Push it over to kill roughly 6 enemies.
-Potrachi Altar: There is a trap that is a giant boulder. Kill the 3 enemies nearby by having Majin at the boulder, then running down the stairs with enemies chasing behind you. Have Majin push the boulder, as you jump to a nearby safe ledge. It is a good idea to knock the achievement out here, so keep running back to a close save point and choosing to change your outfit, but just back out instead. Now run back and everything should be respawned. Continue this without doing anything else until you get the achievement.
Graveyard: There are many enemies and a bunch of pillars you can push down on them. This area might be a little tricky, but you may be able to kill around 4 enemies.
Kanay valley: Another rock trap that will kill 5 enemies.
Ebilya Earth Furnace: There's a boulder in this area which will kill 6 enemies. There are other areas where you can do these, but you should have just gotten the achievement out of the way.
There are not many places in the game that will allow you to use traps, so this achievement is technically missable.
|Treasure Hunter (30 points)
|Open all Treasure Chests
There are roughly 100 chests that you will have to open. There are 3 types of chests:
|Immortal Man (10 points)
|Have the Majin revive you 3 times.
There are two main ways that you can die in this game. One is if the Majin's health is depleted, the other is if you have no health and the Majin has no way of getting to you. So with that said, you must lose all of your health and the Majin must be able to reach and revive you. You will likely get this through normal play of the game.
|Chatterbox (10 points)
|Talk to the Majin 100 times.
Go close to the Majin and press to talk to him. This cannot be done during combat. Just keep rapidly pressing the button until you get the achievement. This is not something you would normally get while playing the game.
|Majin Bodyguard (10 points)
|Help the Majin out when he's in trouble 10 times.
See "Majin Knight" achievement description.
|Majin Knight (20 points)
|Help the Majin out when he's in trouble 30 times.
You'll know the Majin is in trouble when he has something injuring him and he cannot act. He will yell for help and ask for your assistance. There are two types of enemies that will put him in this condition
|One Enthralled by Darkness (10 points)
|Become "haunted by darkness" 10 times.
When you are prompted to move your right and left rapidly, it means you are in this condition. There are a few ways this will happen. The most common is the floating enemies whose arms look like whips. When they hit you, this count and you will get this through normal progression of the game. Also, sometimes the Darkness Archers will shoot you with Arrows of Darkness which count. Later on there are Darkness Puddles which you can just walk in over and over, but it would be hard not to have this achievement by the time you get to them.
|Headlong Rush (10 points)
|Attack shielded enemies 100 times.
You will encounter many enemies holding shields in this game. For this to count, you must actually have them block your attack. Once you hit the shield during a block, just keep pressing and get as many as you can in.
|Sneak Master (10 points)
|Defeat 50 enemies with sneak attacks
Enemies are not always alerted to your existence right away. You will be taught in game how to use sneak attacks. You must crouch with and press on an enemy whom is unaware of you. This will result in an instant kill. They are aware if their eyes are red. Yellow means they are alert and you should back away. At first this can be very frustrating as enemies seem to always turn around at the last second or have very hard to read movements. So instead, sprint towards them with and right as you close in, do the sneak attack. They'll likely be turning in your direction, and may even be facing you, but as long as the eyes are not red you will get the kill.
|Combination Master (10 points)
|Defeat 300 enemies with combination attacks
A combination attack can be performed when an enemy is in a dazed type of status. This includes all elemental attacks from the Majin as well as when you see the enemy with the black drops moving out of the body. An easy way to get these is to have the Majin attack an enemy and knock them to the ground The second time he knocks the enemy down, you need to run over and attack until the prompt shows up. You should get this by the end of the game. If not you will get it while grinding kills for experience at near the very end of the game (see "Brave One" achievement description for more details).
|Finish Master (10 points)
|Defeat more than 50 enemies with finish attacks
There are 4 other achievements related to finish attacks, which result in 40 kills alone. You will get this while playing through the game. If you are still having issues, see "Brave One" achievement description.
|Battle Master (20 points)
|Defeat 5 or more enemies at once using a finish or combination attack
This is very unlikely going to happen through normal progression of the game. You will need more than 5 enemies around in order to get this achievement, because you will usually an enemy or two as you're building your combo meter. The absolute best area to get this in is extremely late in the game in Arkela Castle - Hall, and only after backtracking. So when you get to this area, continue on until you are done with the Grand Staircase area. Make an extra save just in case. Now you may travel back to that area where there are 6 enemies standing stationary. Bring the Majin into the hallway with the save point, and have him wait there. Now run over and grab the attention of the enemies, and bring them to the hallway. If they don't lunge at you, they'll stay there and not be able to get in the hallway. Now go behind the Majin and command him to do a Lightning Attack. Run in and you should easily be able to get this achievement, specifically if your Friendship level is high. If not, you will get it while raising your maximum levels. See "Brave One" achievement description for more info.
|Cosplay Maniac (10 points)
|Get 3 full costume sets
See "Costplay Master" achievement description.
|Cosplay Master (20 points)
|Get all costumes
There are a total of 8 costumes for your Hero and 3 for the Majin (counting with what you start with). The Hero's outfits are in 3 pieces: head, body, and arm. You get mostly all of them from chests scattered throughout the world. The Majin only has a few, and they are only found very late into the game and are one piece only which does not give any boost of any kind. Different stats are associated with the various pieces, and can be mixed in any combination. You will also earn a couple pieces for collecting the Memory Shards.
|Brave One (60 points)
|Raise Friendship level and Tepeu's level to max
Raise Friendship level and Tepeu's level to max
Secret Achievements
|Majin Rescued (10 points)
|Save the Majin
Story related, can't be missed.
|Escape from the Dark Castle (10 points)
|Escape from the Dark Castle
Story related, can't be missed.
|Caprakan Defeated (20 points)
|Defeat Caprakan
Story related, can't be missed.
|B'alam Defeated (30 points)
|Defeat B'alam
Story related, can't be missed.
|Tlaloc Defeated (30 points)
|Defeat Tlaloc
Story related, can't be missed.
|Ixtab Defeated (50 points)
|Defeat Ixtab
Story related, can't be missed.
|King of the Darkness Defeated (80 points)
|Defeat the "Creator of All Darkness"
Story related, can't be missed.
|Peace in Qumarkaj (100 points)
|Go to the true ending
To get the true ending, you must collect all memory shards in the game. There are a total of 35 in the world and they can only be collected at night. It takes 15 real life minutes for the game to cycle night and day times. Every outside area has a memory shard except for the boss areas, there is none in the castle.
|Wind Majin (10 points)
|The Majin acquires "wind" ability
Story related, can't be missed.
|Lightning Majin (10 points)
|The Majin acquires "lightning" ability
Story related, can't be missed.
|Flame Majin (10 points)
|The Majin acquires "flame" ability
Story related, can't be missed.
|Purifying Majin (10 points)
|The Majin acquires "purification" ability
Story related, can't be missed.
|Ultimate Wind Power (30 points)
|The Majin's "wind" ability rises to maximum
See "Ultimate Purification Power" achievement description.
|Ultimate Flame Power (30 points)
|The Majin's "flame" ability rises to maximum
See "Ultimate Purification Power" achievement description.
|Ultimate Lightning Power (30 points)
|The Majin's "lightning" ability rises to maximum
See "Ultimate Purification Power" achievement description.
|Ultimate Purification Power (30 points)
|The Majin's "purification" ability rises to maximum
To get the powers to raise to it's maximum level, you must feed the Majin the fruits which are infused with these elements. There are 3 total for every power, making that 12 you must collect. You will only be seeing them once you get those powers, so don't worry if they seem rare.
|Wind God (30 points)
|Defeat over 10 enemies with a wind finish attack
See "Purification God" achievement description.
|Flame God (30 points)
|Defeat over 10 enemies with a flame finish attack
See "Purification God" achievement description.
|Lightning God (30 points)
|Defeat over 10 enemies with a lightning finish attack
See "Purification God" achievement description.
|Purification God (30 points)
|Defeat over 10 enemies with a purification finish attack
The elemental finish moves work the same way as regular finish attacks. You must charge up your combo by doing combination attacks, and then when the bar is full and sparkling, you must trigger the attack in time. For it to be one of the elemental finishes, you must have first used a power and trigger it on an enemy still in that specific status. You will not have all of these powers right away, but you will eventually get them all. Check the various descriptions below for each.
Flame God: To use the flame power, hold and press . Enemies caught in this fire will stand still and burn. If you are caught on fire, it will not hurt you and you can then attack with your weapon which will catch anything you hit on fire.
Lightning God: To use the lightning power, hold and press . This power will stun all enemies around the Majin, as well as charge your weapon for a lightning attack as long as you are also close.
Purification God: To use the wind power, hold and press . This will put anything caught in the breath of the Majin into a crystallized state. You will instantly get a combination attack for all enemies in this form, even if you haven't hit them.
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Even with Nobel, Gore Not Likely to Enter Race
Winning the Nobel Peace Prize boosts Al Gore's standing among political activists. Still he says he won't run for president. In fact, he would have a great deal to overcome if he did, chiefly the $80 million war chest amassed by Democratic frontrunner Sen. Hillary Clinton.
As NPR's Washington Editor Ron Elving told NPR's Steve Inskeep, he believes that winning the Nobel will do little to ease the calls for Gore to enter the 2008 race.
"The people who already wanted him to run for president are going to demand that he run for president," Elving said.
But Gore isn't likely to answer that demand, Elving said.
"Under the current circumstances, with Hillary Clinton lapping the field, and with her $80 million ahead of him, and Barack Obama $80 million ahead of him, this would not be the time."
Still, Elving said he believes that Gore has decided that he has one last chance for the presidency in his political future. "And he did not want to spend that one more good run at it running against Hillary Clinton. That would divide the Clinton base, the Clinton organization, the Clinton money sources. It didn't make sense."
Instead, Elving said, Gore will likely use his recent accolades as another tool to ensure that climate change is part of the conversation in the 2008 election campaign. And that development would likely help the Democratic candidate.
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Dr. Richard Matner, former Director of Technology Transfer at RPCI, and Dr. Michael Zwick, CEO, AndroBioSys present a case study on a successful company which was spun off from RPCI. Technology transfer is also discussed in general.
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Posted: 04/25/2014 - Tigers Big Man Chooses Crimson Tide Over Troy, UAB & Mississippi St.
Posted: 04/23/2014 - SIAC Tournament: Tuskegee Downs Benedict 6-2
Posted: 04/22/2014 - Houston Academy Captures 1A-3A Girls' Tennis Title
Posted: 04/21/2014 - Baseball Teams Named For 2014 All-Star Sports Week
Posted: 04/18/2014 - Matches will resume at the Dothan Pro Classic Saturday morning. Friday matches are cancelled.
Posted: 04/18/2014 - McCoy Resigns from Daleville Coaching Duties
Posted: 04/17/2014 - North South Squads named for All-Star Basketball
Posted: 04/16/2014 - Dallas County's William Lee, Sylacauga's Shakayla Thomas Named Mr. & Ms. Basketball.
Posted: 04/16/2014 - Regional Tournaments to Be Split Over Two Weeks to Accommodate New 7-Classification Format.
Posted: 04/14/2014 - Dothan's Stansell, Chelsea's Boaz-Jeffords are top Bryant-Jordan winner for 2014
Posted: 04/12/2014 - Northview baseball downs top two 4A teams on Saturday
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Updated: 04/01/2014 - Ashford Academy Senior Signs Bowling Scholarship
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Updated: 09/08/2009 - An Afghan official now says as many as 82 people were killed in a German-ordered air strike involving U.S. jets in northern Afghanistan.
Updated: 09/08/2009 - An Afghan official now says as many as 82 people were killed in a German-ordered air strike involving U.S. jets in northern Afghanistan.
Updated: 09/08/2009 - A federal judge has thrown out an environmental review of the Army's plan to increase its training at a site in southeast Colorado.
Posted: 09/08/2009 - Four American soldiers have died from roadside bombs in what the military calls the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Iraq in weeks.
Posted: 09/08/2009 - The U.S. military says four American service members have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Updated: 09/08/2009 - The military says 27-year-old Sgt. Randy M. Haney of Orlando, Fla., died Sunday in Nangarhar.
Updated: 08/30/2009 - Thousands of troops were honored in a homecoming parade in downtown Colorado Springs Saturday morning.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - Another wave of Fort Carson soldiers are finally home after being gone for more than 12 months.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes, 18, died Thursday, August 27 in Afghanistan when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device. Wildes was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson.
Posted: 08/28/2009 - As the nation gears up for another flu season and a potential H1N1 outbreak, it's places like Fort Carson, who deal with their own population, who plan to be well prepared.
Updated: 08/28/2009 - Close to 300 soldiers will walk through the doors of the Fort Carson Special Events Center Friday.
Updated: 08/27/2009 - A Colorado Springs native has joined the ranks of those who've earned one of the Army's top honors after volunteering for an extended mission in what's becoming increasingly dangerous territory.
Updated: 08/27/2009 - More details expected on the Black Hawk helicopter crash on Mount Massive.
Updated: 08/26/2009 - Southern Colorado families are counting down the days, and the soldiers keep coming. The homecoming is a long loved custom, but it was official for one battalion Tuesday afternoon.
Posted: 08/25/2009 - Two of the Pakistani Taliban's top commanders are confirming the network has selected a new chief after Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA airstrike earlier this month.
Posted: 08/25/2009 - Afghan officials say more than 40 people are dead, and dozens more have been wounded, in an attack carried out with five car bombs that went off at the same time in the southern city of Kandahar.
Posted: 08/24/2009 - Three NATO troops, including an American soldier, are the latest to die in attacks in southern Afghanistan.
Posted: 08/24/2009 - Some changes are coming in the way the government handles terrorism interrogations.
Posted: 08/25/2009 - A soldier's widow grieves for the husband she lost and for the father her little girl will never get to know. Sergeant Matthew Ingram was killed in action on Friday in Afghanistan.
Updated: 08/24/2009 - 225 soldiers walked through the doors of the Fort Carson Special Events Center Monday morning.
Posted: 08/24/2009 - Troops from Fort Carson will be welcomed home from war with a parade in downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday.
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Posted: 08/24/2009 - Hundreds of soldiers have made their official arrivals at Fort Carson, over the past few weeks. That has brought some new energy and business to area retailers.
Posted: 08/21/2009 - Construction of a long-awaited veterans hospital in the Denver suburb of Aurora will formally get under way Saturday with a groundbreaking ceremony.
Posted: 08/21/2009 - An Army major general who has lost two sons -- one of them to suicide -- says the military needs to do more to reduce the stigma of mental illness.
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When you research Jesus and the stories attached to him. Then look back through time even further, you begin to find some very interesting things.
Jesus like figures can be found within Egyptian (the oldest most important Egyptian god, who predates Jesus), Greek, Roman, Hindu, and other pantheons of Gods whose lives bear striking similarities.
My opinion and I stress that this is my opinion. The story of Jesus was created by the Church from stories that predated their time. Plagiarised in other words.
Through the use of fear tactics (you will go to Hell), the Church can control a large part of the population and has done so since the beginning. It does a wonderful job at doing so. It is typical of the light and dark, day and night, good and evil scenario.
I have met so many Christians that judge others so harshly. Did God not give us free will? If he gave us free will, why would he punish us? This punishment way of thinking was instilled in us by the Church, this is a social creation that reflects directly on what society classes as being good or bad.
God is apparently all knowing and is within everything..! Then why does he need money?
I believe that an energy flows through everyone and everything, throughout the Universe. Call it God or whatever you like, but it is not a man sitting on a cloud waiting to pass judgment.
I believe that Jesus was the biggest and most elaborate story/hoax ever told.


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It's spelled "Khan" in both instances, and often "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!" in the second.
As part of that select class of Americans with enough wealth to personally dispense research grants, by whatever review process deemed appropriate, why doesn't Andy put his $ where his mouth is?
Thank you Jason. I've corrected the post.
As I said on slashdot, Andy is mostly wrong. He fails to comprehend the chief barriers are funding and marketing, and has the non-biochem way of seeing things as binary or gate controlled, when biochemical and genetic systems are multi-path and constantly changing - even counts are impacted by the time used to count and the method of counting impacting the system.
Tell him to open up his checkbook and make sure the parts he does grok (marketing and distribution) work as well as they can. But fund some basic research which is where we're dying.
Grove seems to have the impression that the scientific process should be like the hacker ethic, and that's where he is wrong. We have over 400 years of steady progress making use of the scientific method, whereas unrestrained marketing of inappropriate technologies is largely what has gotten us into the substantial environmental mess we're in today.
I'm a supporter of amateur biological experimentation, however I have no money to fund it...
I dislike his use of the term 'cultural revolution.'
BODIED @ Khaaaaaaaaan
For some thoughts about why this might not be such a good idea, see The White Plague by Frank Herbert.
Inherently more dangerous?
I used to "program" computers to explode with disks (Army, combat field engineer) that made them into shrapnel.
Most of the people doing bioengineering are just making mice that glow when they have cancer or things like that.
It depends upon what you mean by danger - although I guess the mice might keep you up at night ...
Sure you did, Will.
This guy who I read about this weekend is sort of doing this--a former radio engineer who got cancer, then set about trying to figure out if radio waves could destroy cancer cells. Turns out they can...
Oh Will...
@11 - sorry, it was part of my job. My faves were 3.5 inch floppies, since the hard shell is easier, but you can always just put a device on top of the main chip that is heat-triggered.
But I love glow mice - they make for fun party animals.
i was under the impression that since the the biotech industry explosion, applicable science was actually where most of the funding has been going these days, and investigators doing basic research were the ones scraping for cash. but maybe that's swinging back in the other direction now. well in any case, it's all interconnected, and you can't have applied research without the basic research to push it along.
one issue with "big pharma" that may be holding back progress is that they don't put a lot of funding into their own research, istead waiting for smaller companies to do the dirty work, then they swoop in, buy them out, and fire everyone [yeah i'm looking at you, pfizer!]. over time, this has a crippling effect on the industry.
but ultimately i don't think the "danger" is the issue [come on, really?], rather that basic lab equipment is waaaaay expensive [ever buy a centrifuge before?], as are the reagents, etc etc e t c... it's all about the benjamins.
It's not just expensive, it needs a lot of power to run it. Lab space has massive energy requirements.
Agreed that cost is a major factor. By looking around, and finding out where I can cut corners--using chelex resin rather than PCI or a Qiagen kit to purify DNA, for example--things can be made affordable. Besides, just like with the HCC, a group could buy and share some surplus equipment.
As far as the danger, I am really not sure. Unlike computers, living things are able to make unlimited copies of themselves--a small mistake can be amplified and spread pretty easily. At my day job I'm careful to bleach genetic material and GMO's. Things like ethidium bromine (used to see DNA) are, without a doubt, powerful carcinogens. Still, I'm game if the lawyers are. ;p
And you can always use the built-in incinerators at any biochem lab.
I added GFP to an ornamental tropical fish species in a guy's garage once. I cloned and cut the vector in a lab, but the actual injections were all done with borrowed and donated equipment right there in his garage/small-scale hatchery.
That said, for the reasons you list and others, I think that Grove comes across as majorly naive on this.
I'm a bit dismayed by his casual dismissal of research that doesn't ferret out disease as being, essentially, less worthwhile or conducted by the scientifically lazy. It'd be pretty hard to cure certain neurological diseases (to pick an example based on the conference he was speaking at) if there wasn't core research going on just to understand how the damn brain works in the first place. Bejesus, does every human activity now have to get turned into something that involves a "business plan"? Blech. Please, computer scientists of the world, not everything has to be modeled on your view of how things should work.
Stay! Or go! But do it because it is your decision.
If the research conditions here aren't good, one can always explore other countries, other universities. A global warming physicist friend of mine just left NASA for Paris.
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Many Kentucky residents were deeply skeptical of Obamacare, but the Bluegrass State is now touted as an ACA success story. It has experienced a dramatic decline in uninsured thanks to its state-run exchange and Medicaid expansion. However, healthcare reform efforts are at risk in Kentucky.
This brief summary to explains where Kentucky has been in terms of public health and insured rates, and how the Affordable Care Act and current politics may shape the future of these important quality-of-life measures.
Kentucky health ratings
When it comes to public health, Kentucky faces some challenges. The state has received low rankings from various evaluations in recent years.
The Commonwealth Fund's 2015 Scorecard on State Health System Performance ranks Kentucky 40nd, down two from 2014 and the same 40th ranking that it received back in 2009. The evaluation compares more than 40 measures to arrive at an overall health score for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky's scorecard to see its performance on specific measures.
Kentucky also ranks among the bottom 10 percent of states in America's Health Rankings, which are compiled by the United Health Foundation. Kentucky was ranked 47th out of the 50 states in 2014, down from 45th in 2013. The Bluegrass state ranked last in four measures: cancer deaths, children in poverty, poor mental health days and preventable hospitalizations. Its ranking was positively impacted by low rates of violent crime and binge drinking, as well as a relatively low disparity in health status among adults with and without a high school education.
You can find additional public health indicators in the 2015 edition of the Trust for America's Health report. See Key Health Data About Kentucky. Focus on a particular area of the state with county-by-county health rankings for Kentucky from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Kentucky and the Affordable Care Act
In 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, Kentucky's two Republican senators voted "no." Kentucky's current senators remain firmly opposed to the ACA. Mitch McConnell was re-elected to the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election and took over as majority leader in January 2015. Shortly after his re-election, McConnell joined House Speaker John Boehner in vowing to continue efforts to repeal the ACA. Former Sen. Jim Bunning was replaced by Sen.Rand Paul, who says he would not have voted for the ACA and is in favor of seeing the law repealed.
Kentucky's representatives in the House split their votes on the ACA along party lines, with two yes votes and four no votes.
At the state level, Gov. Steve Beshear's support of the ACA has repeatedly drawn national attention, with even President Obama making note of it during his 2014 State of the Union address. Beshear used an executive order to establish Kentucky's state-run health insurance marketplace, Kynect.
Kynect is viewed as a model for state-run marketplaces. Beshear also fully supported Medicaid expansion, calling it the "single most important decision" for improving the health of Kentucky residents.
However, on Nov. 3, 2015, Kentucky elected Republican Matt Bevin to be the state's next governor. Strongly against Obamacare, Bevin promises to dismantle Kynect and transition the state to Healthcare.gov when he takes office. He also says he will repeal Medicaid expansion as it currently exists and pursue a Section 1115 waiver allowing Kentucky to design its own version of Medicaid expansion and repeal the existing expansion.
How has Obamacare helped Kentucky?
Kentucky made the headline of Gallup's findings about nation's uninsured rate after the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate went into effect. Kentucky saw the nation's second largest drop, going from an uninsured rate of 20.4 percent in 2013 to 9.8 percent by the end of 2014. Only Arkansas, with an 11.1 percentage point decrease, experienced a greater decline in its uninsured population.
Following the second Obamacare open enrollment period, Kentucky held position as the state with the second-largest reduction in its uninsured population. The state's uninsured rate fell 11.4 percentage points from 2013 to 9 percent by June 2015 – a 55.8 percent reduction. As of June 2015, the average uninsured rate among states that both expanded Medicaid and formed a state-run exchange was 8.9 percent with an average reduction of 44 percent.
Kentucky enrollment in qualified health plans
Nearly 83,000 Kentucky residents signed up for qualified health plans (QHPs) during the 2014 open enrollment period. That's 27.4 percent of the estimated eligible market of 302,000 people. For comparison, Vermont led the nation with a sign-up rate of 85.2 percent of its eligible residents, and the national average of 28 percent.
By the end of the 2015 open enrollment period, 106,330 people had enrolled in QHPs through Kentucky's state health insurance exchange. An additional 3,047 were enrolled during the state's special enrollment period, which ran from March 2 to April 30.
However, some individuals cancelled their coverage or failed to make their first premium payments. By June 30, 2015, there were 88,904 people enrolled in private health insurance plans through Kynect – 69.8 percent of them were receiving premium tax credits and 38.1 percent were enrolled in silver plans with cost-sharing reductions.
Kynect made a big push to enroll Kentucky's remaining uninsured during 2016 open enrollment with community outreach focused on 18 counties where the uninsured rates are highest. Forty-three percent of the state's 285,000 uninsured are eligible for Medicaid under Kentucky's expanded eligibility guidelines.
The Kentucky Health Cooperative announced its closure at the end of 2015, which means it will not offer 2016 coverage through Kentucky's state-run exchange. However, the Kynect added three more carriers offering 2016 health plans, bringing the total to seven – when the exchange launched for 2014, it only had three carriers:
- Aetna – new for 2016
- Anthem BCBS
- Bluegrass Family Health – new for 2016
- CareSource Kentucky
- Humana
- Wellcare Health Plans
- Kentucky Health Cooperative
- UnitedHealthcare – new for 2016
Not all carriers offer health plans in all counties. Given Kentucky's shifting market, consumers are encouraged to shop around and compare plans rather than automatically renew their existing coverage
Kentucky Medicaid/CHIP
In addition to implementing a state-run health insurance exchange, Kentucky expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Under the expansion, Kentucky residents with household income up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($16,105 a year for one person or $32,913 for a family of four) are eligible for Medicaid.
About 358,000 Kentucky residents were deemed eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the ACA's initial open enrollment period.
From 2013 to August 2015, Kentucky Medicaid enrollment increased 87 percent, the biggest change nationwide. Nevada saw the second-biggest change with a 73 percent increase. Enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP continues throughout the year, which means this number is constantly changing.
Visit the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services website for information about the state Medicaid program and the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (KCHIP).
Does Kentucky have a high-risk pool?
Before the ACA reformed the individual health insurance market, pre-existing conditions were a barrier to obtaining coverage in nearly all states, including Kentucky. Medical histories were scrutinized during the application process, and people who didn't meet the health eligibility guidelines were unable to purchase private coverage. Kentucky Access was established in 2001 to offer coverage to people who were not able to get policies in the individual market because of pre-existing conditions.
Under the ACA, all new health insurance policies became guaranteed issue starting on January 1, 2014. This aspect of reform largely eliminated the need for high risk pools, and Kentucky Access notified their members that the plan would cease operations at the end of 2013. Insureds were able to transition to private coverage through Kynect instead.
Other ACA reform provisions
The ACA established a federal loan program to encourage the creation of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs), which are nonprofit, consumer-run health insurance companies. Through the program, 24 CO-OPs were set up as of January 2014, including the Kentucky Health Care Cooperative. However, 12 of them, including Kentucky's, have folded.
Medicare enrollment in the Bluegrass State
Kentucky Medicare enrollment reached 857,316 people, about 19.4 percent of the state's population. Nationwide, 17 percent of the population is enrolled in Medicare.
Kentucky has the highest percentage of Medicare recipients listed as disabled: 28 percent. The other 72 percent qualify for Medicare based on age alone. Medicare pays about $9,634 per Kentucky enrollee each year, and the state ranks 24th in terms of overall spending with $7.2 billion annually.
Kentuckians who want additional benefits beyond those offered through original Medicare can opt for a Medicare Advantage plan instead, and 26 percent of Kentucky beneficiaries selected Medicare Advantage in 2015. Nationally, 32 percent of Medicare beneficiaries choose a Medicare Advantage plan over traditional Medicare coverage.
Medicare Part D plans provide a way for Medicare recipients to gain stand-alone prescription drug coverage. About 53 percent of Kentucky's Medicare recipients enroll in a Medicare Part D plan, compared with 43 percent nationwide.
Kentucky's state-based reform legislation
Here's what's happening legislatively in Kentucky with healthcare reform at the state level:


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The state finance director says 3,000 non-violent Alabama prison inmates will have to be released if the Legislature adopts the General Fund budget proposed by Gov. Robert Bentley.
Finance Director David Perry told a joint meeting of the House and Senate judiciary committees that the cuts required in the governor's budget will force a reduction in the number of prison inmates.
Perry made the dire pronouncement Wednesday as members of the two judiciary committees were discussing a package of bills supported by Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb that are aimed at reforming Alabama's sentencing procedures and reducing the number of prison inmates.
Perry told committee members that releasing prisoners because of sentencing reform would be "more responsible" than letting them go because of budget cuts.


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Dare to be different!
We care too much what other people think of us. From grade school to the workforce many feel this added pressure to be the best, look the best and perform the best.
I have been thinking about this since earlier when a woman wrote on my blog that she didn't want to wear shorts because of a scar on her knee. I wrote her back and said you wear those shorts and you be proud and feel beautiful. A friend of mine commented on the heat today and he said he wishes he felt comfortable enough to take off his shirt and go swimming. I told him to take off his shirt and go swimming...forget what other people think.
Easy for me to say...considering everything I wear is designer, I won't go out in 'dressed down clothes' and I too care way too much about my appearance. I say forget it! We need to think more of ourselves.....less of what others think and be happy.
In fact I use to be all worried about my blogs because people at work would often tease me about them. So I would sit back and think what could I write that I won't get laughed at by my co-workers........then.......I said forget what they think and did my own thing.
People will always judge.....so I say beat to your own drum, do your own thing and make yourself happy first!
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This icefall is part of the glacier Folgefonna.
You can see a picture from 1910, of the same glacier here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fylkesarkiv/3613023001/in/set-72157619452763979/
What do you call those plants growing at the bottom of the rocks? In Alaska we have a form of Alder tree that pioneers the landscape as the glacier retreats. They are very difficult to hike through.
Probably the pioneering tree species here are grey alder, birch, or some kind of salix sp, probably a combination of all three.
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Serve as a member of the Demco executive team, leading the Software Solutions segment of the business. Ultimately responsible for Demco software revenue growth and profitability. This role is responsible for setting strategic direction for Demco's library software solutions. The Managing Director will guide and set vision and direction for product development, software engineering, technical support, UI / UX and go-to-market. This leader will have P&L responsibility for the software portion of Demco's business, including complying with company financial and reporting requirements. In addition, leadership best practices will be expected to engage, grow, and develop co-workers across the geographic locations and functional areas. Will embed a culture of innovation and assure development of products/services that continue to meet the short and long term needs of our customers. Will guide the acquisition of new customers and retention of current customers.
Qualified candidates are required to have a 4- year college relevant
degree with MBA preferred. Must have significant leadership experience with full P&L ownership with strong sales and marketing background and a track record of growth and leading multi-functional teams during periods of transition. Must also have proven post-start-up experience in a software business with demonstrated experience of launching and commercializing new products and services dealing with software/technology. Proven ability to develop financial plans, re-engineer processes, manage & develop new processes, financial plan is also required as well as proven ability to anticipate market, customer and business needs. Also must be able to travel an estimated 60%.
Material Handler
Provides material handling in a manner that meets company standards for safety, security, and productivity. Efficiently picks orders from high rise for shipment. Assembles orders for shipment. Ensures that orders picked are accurate and free of damage following company guidelines. Supports efforts of other department personnel by fulfilling supplies at the pack line and various work. Replenishes products from the warehouse into the primary pick area in a timely and accurate manner. Rotates product in bins and keep shelves picker-friendly. Completes any documentation or computer transactions to track product and work flow. Complies with OSHA and other appropriate standards. This position requires the use of powered material handling equipment.
High school education or equivalent is required.×ÿ Computer, tablet, and/or data entry experience is a plus, preferably in the Demco environment.×ÿ Must be able to lift 70 lbs., carry 50 lbs., and stand for 6-8 hours per day.×ÿ Typical day requires use of foot and hand controls repetitively.×ÿ Ideal candidates will have a strong work ethic, and an excellent attendance and safety record.×ÿ Must be comfortable working in high places and be able to work overtime.
Product Manager - (Equipment/Technology Line)
The Product Manager is responsible for driving sales growth
through the development of an innovative customer-driven portfolio of products.
Key responsibilities and capabilities for success in the role include:
Also requires strong problem solving and analytical skills; the ability to work independently and exercise sound business judgment; organize workloads to meet deadlines; and foster a team environment. This position is also responsible for participating in the training and development of the Assistant Product Manager.
Qualified candidates are required to have a 4- year college degree or equivalent work experience along with 3-5 years of experience in product management and merchandising, direct mail preferred. Successful candidates must have a technology background with the ability to understand tech trends, a strong ability to multi-task, be a self-motivated learner, and have high attention to detail.
Software Solution Consultant
Drives revenue growth through delivery of software solution subject matter expertise, and matching of Demco solutions with customer needs. In partnership with Account Development Managers and Inside Sales Representatives, identifies opportunities for Demco solutions to address customer needs. Pursues penetration of software solution into current Demco accounts, and serves as the solution SME during the sales process. Also collaborates with Library Engagement marketing team to position software solution in the market, to drive inquiries and new customer acquisition. In addition, the position provides post-sales support as needed to ensure adoption and customer satisfaction. Contact with customers is estimated to be approximately 75% phone and 25% travel.
Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelors degree in a relevant subject (business, marketing, sales) or equivalent experience. A minimum of 3-5 years of solution sales experience focused on software solutions is needed. Experience utilizing CRM software required. Library/Education sales experience preferred. Maturity, enthusiasm, a professional demeanor and the ability to effectively communicate are vital for this position.
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How Do Opioids Work on the Brain and Body? continued...
When they're taken as prescribed, opioids and other painkillers manage pain quite effectively. They can improve quality of life for people with chronic pain. In fact, using opioids for the short-term or under a doctor's cautious supervision rarely leads to addiction or dependence. However, when used long-term, opioids may lead to drug abuse with physical dependence and/or addiction. Opioids can also be life threatening in an overdose. When they are taken with substances that depress the central nervous system -- including alcohol, barbiturates, or benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), or diazepam (Valium) -- there is a greatly increased risk of respiratory depression, even death.
Opioids can induce a euphoric feeling that's usually mild. However, opioids such as OxyContin are sometimes inappropriately snorted or injected to increase the euphoric effects.
How Do CNS Depressants Work on the Brain and Body?
Benzodiazepines depress the central nervous system (CNS). They are used by millions in the U.S. to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, including insomnia. These CNS depressants affect the brain neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). GABA works by decreasing brain activity, which results in a drowsy or calming effect.
Barbiturates, including amobarbital (Amytal), pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal), and secobarbital (Seconal), are also CNS depressants. They are commonly used for anesthesia and are prescribed to treat seizures. At one time, they were also commonly used to treat insomnia or anxiety on a short-term basis, but because of their dangers in overdosing, they have largely been replaced for those purposes by benzodiazepines.
Taking CNS depressants for a few days to a few weeks may help you feel calm and sleepy. After a while, however, you may need larger doses to get the same calm and sleepy feeling. In addition, using CNS depressants with alcohol can slow down your heart and breathing and lead to death.
After taking CNS depressants for a long period of time, stopping suddenly can have life-threatening consequences such as withdrawal seizures.
How Do Stimulants Work on the Brain and Body?
Stimulants give your body a fast jumpstart, causing a great increase in alertness, energy, and attention. Stimulants increase heart rate, blood sugar, and blood pressure, constrict blood vessels, and open the pathways of the respiratory system.


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This Friday, 29 May sees the tenth International ME Conference put on by UK research charity Invest in ME (IiME) in London. The day-long conference will include 220 participants from 17 countries and will be attended by researchers, clinicians and patients.
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Hey, I am trying to back up Need for speed carbon.... I successfully extract the ss using getss.exe but get 10 Challages is this ok? Also when i merge the game.iso and ss.bin files with SS Merger 1.6 i only get a 1kb game.dvd file made is this right? Or should it be a bigger file?
Also I Made my ISO File using wxripper and i have hitachi drive with Xtreme v2.3 Stealth 8in1 Firmware.
I was also getting CRC Errors with exripper but followed this Guide to changing layout and now dont get errors...
I just wanna check everything ok before i burn dont want any cousters lol.
Thanks For All Your Help
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A block of mass m=2.0 kg is compressed onto a spring of springconstant k=1960 N/m for a distance of 0.1 meters.
If the surface is frictionless and level, what is the maximumspeed of the block after it is released?
Also, if the coefficient of friction is 0.30, what is thedistance the block slides before stopping after it isreleased?


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If I try to create a bootable USB stick by using
dd to copy an ISO file to it, it usually works on PC but it won't appear in the boot menu of my Macbook. Is there an easy way to generate a bootable USB stick from an ISO file so that it would boot on a Mac?
If I try to create a bootable USB stick by using
Here's the steps for Ubuntu taken from here.
Boot Ubuntu Hardy from USB drive step by step:
It's only specially-prepared "hybrid" ISOs that you can dd straight to a USB stick. The older method was to have an ISO for burning to CDs, and a different kind of disk image that got dd'd to a USB stick. My distro (Arch Linux) is just now transitioning over to using hybrid ISOs.
Also, I'm assuming this isn't a general question about how to create a bootable USB key. The questioner specifically asks about Macs. I don't know how often that will be possible. I've made bootable USB keys that work fine in all my non-Mac computers, but when I try to boot my Intel Mac Mini from it, here's what happens. I have reFit installed on the Mac Mini's main drive, this will show a graphic at bootup which shows all the available drives or CDs I might boot from. I think it also shows the USB if that's plugged in. However, it's not possible to boot from the USB. I get a message saying that my Mac can't boot from an external USB drive, only from Firewire drives.
I don't know if it's possible to work around this with this hardware. From the link another answer provides, it looks like other Mac hardware does permit booting from USB drives.
Unetbootin is really simple to use.


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Black Rob takes it back to Brooklyn with this collab alongside Duck Down's Sean Price and Tek of Smif N Wessun.
Free teams with Tek of Smif N Wessun and Young Chris of Young Gunz for these two cuts. Sounds like Beanie's getting called out on the "Otis" joint. LISTEN: Freeway – "Two Kings" (feat. Tek) LISTEN: Freeway – "Otis Freestyle" (feat. Young Chris)
Some Brownsville, Brooklyn posse action here for the latest installment of Rock's Monsta Mondays. LISTEN: Rock – "You Will Respect Me" (feat. Tek, Smoothe Da Hustla, Gat Murdah) Rock – "You Will Respect Me" (feat. Tek, Smoothe Da Hustla, Gat Murdah)
Another one from Tek's 24K Smoke, dropping this summer. Produced by GSUS187, shot and edited directed by Jonathan Henderson. That's not Akon on the hook.
Smif-N-Wessun is one of the most beloved underground acts of the past decade. "Dah Shinin'" is still on heavy rotation in this listener's stereo, as it is for many of you readers. Their most recent "Reloaded" was more than worthy, but it's only natural that the duo of Tek and Steele would try their hand with solo [cont.]
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Sometimes it's easy to forget about San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, a likable man with a quiet demeanor and a sense of humor as dry as sandpaper. If you aren't quite looking for it, you might miss one of his jokes. If you aren't trying to listen, you might miss what he says since his deep voice, at times, doesn't raise past a mumble.
No one will confuse him with the gregarious Ozzie Guillen or the meticulous Buck Showalter, but regardless, Bochy has had success. In 16 seasons, Bochy has managed a division winner five times, an admirable achievement considering most of his managing career was spent with the cost-conscious San Diego Padres.
Yet entering this National League Championship Series, Bochy may be the most under-the-radar manager still in the playoffs.
There is, of course, the New York Yankees' Joe Girardi, who gets skewered constantly for his use of his bullpen. The Texas Rangers' Ron Washington carries the much-publicized burden of a failed drug test this offseason that almost cost him his job. The Philadelphia Phillies' Charlie Manuel is a World Series winner with a country bumpkin sensibility. And then there's Bochy, the forgotten manager.
If there's anything remarkable about Bochy's managing skills it is that he is fairly predictable. To predict just what Bochy may be thinking in the NLCS it would be helpful to look at some of his most important decisions in San Francisco's NLDS against the Atlanta Braves and how those decisions affect what the Giants might do against Philadelphia.
Leaves Barry Zito off the roster
Bochy's decision regarding Zito was the hottest topic entering the playoffs. Zito had basically pitched his way out of the postseason rotation by allowing four runs in three innings against the Padres during the final weekend of the season. But in Zito, Bochy had a player with postseason experience, which was something rookie Madison Bumgarner lacked.
Yet Bumgarner's hot finish (1.13 ERA in September), forced Bochy's hand. Again, it appears likely that Bumgarner, who allowed two runs in six innings against the Braves in Game 4, will join the NLCS rotation instead of Zito. What's more interesting is that Bochy told reporters in San Francisco on Wednesday that Bumgarner is "penciled in" to start Game 4, meaning it's likely Game 1 starter Tim Lincecum won't start three times in the series. Remember, Lincecum has never started on short rest in his career.
Uses Santiago Casilla in the seventh and eighth innings of Game 4
It's quite amazing that in all but two of his 16 years as manager, Bochy has never had a closer controversy. From 1995-2006 Bochy's closer was Trevor Hoffman, with the exception of 2003 when Hoffman was recovering from shoulder surgery. In Bochy's first season in San Francisco in 2007, Brad Hennessey was the team's leader in saves, but since then Brian Wilson has been the undisputed closer.
In short, Bochy likes to keep his bullpen in roles. Entering the playoffs, Sergio Romo was Wilson's setup man, but two shaky appearances against Atlanta (three runs allowed in two-thirds of an inning) forced Bochy to turn to Casilla in the seventh inning of Game 4. Casilla pitched a perfect inning.
"They told me right away I was going to pitch the eighth," Casilla said.
Casilla recorded two outs, and gave up a Brian McCann single, in the eighth before the Giants turned to lefty Javier Lopez.
Casilla's impressive turn in Game 4, and Bochy's decision to let him pitch the eighth inning, makes it likely that he's become the team's new setup man -- at least for the moment. Expect to see more of Romo in the seventh and Casilla in the eighth.
Names Aaron Rowand to the roster instead of Jose Guillen
Even if Jose Guillen had been completely healthy and not bothered by a bulging disk in his back, it's quite possible that Bochy would still have chosen to include Rowand on the roster. In Rowand, Bochy had a more versatile player who could pinch-run and play all three outfield positions. But in the NLDS, Rowand's only purpose was as a late-inning pinch hitter. Bochy did not need Rowand's versatility. In late-inning defensive situations, Bochy turned to Nate Schierholtz.
For that reason, it's possible that Bochy this time may use Guillen, who has had success against several Phillies pitchers, albeit in small sample sizes. Guillen is a combined 21-for-48 against Jose Contreras, Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, J.C. Romero and Ryan Madson. Though he's still likely to start the outfield rotation of Pat Burrell, Andres Torres and Cody Ross, Bochy could use Guillen as a late-inning pinch hitter, as he did with Rowand.
Replaces Pablo Sandoval with Mike Fontenot
Pablo Sandoval's collapse this year has been stunning. Predicted to be on the verge of stardom, Sandoval instead slumped to a .738 OPS after posting a .943 mark in his first full season in 2009. Though Sandoval's fielding at third improved from his rookie season (1.5 UZR/150 this season compared to minus-5.4 last season), he's still a liability. And if Sandoval isn't hitting or fielding, then he's not of much use.
In Game 2 of the NLDS, Sandoval made a critical eighth-inning error, which at the time allowed Atlanta to tie the game at 4. Atlanta eventually won the game in extra innings. Faced with a slumping Sandoval at the plate and on the field, Bochy benched Sandoval and used Fontenot in his place for Games 3 and 4.
Bochy told reporters in San Francisco this week that Sandoval will be on the team's NLCS roster, but that he hadn't determined a role for him. Expect Fontenot to get at least a few starts at third base, though it's likely Sandoval will start against Hamels, whom Sandoval has had success against (3-for-9 with a home run).
Uses Javier Lopez as his primary lefty
Though Jeremy Affeldt is the higher-paid player, Bochy turned to midseason acquisition Javier Lopez as his primary lefty out of the bullpen. Twice in the NLDS, Lopez struck out Braves superstar rookie Jason Heyward in late-inning situations; Affeldt did not pitch at all in the series.
With the Phillies having so many lefties in the lineup, expect to see a heavy dose of both Lopez and Affeldt. But in key situations, the Giants are likely to turn to Lopez. Against Lopez, Phillies batters are hitting just .148 with a .493 OPS. Against Affeldt, the Phillies are hitting a robust .281 with a .958 OPS.
Jorge Arangure Jr. is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine.


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Definition of oxtail in English:
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Well, it did have to happen:)
It seems to me that Primate Labs has selected a strange combination of tests and combine them using an arithmetic mean method that does not give reliable results. I wish you would talk more about some of the individual scores rather than the composite.
Which of the 4 Geekbench sections do you think has most relevance to a smart phone and also if the same is true for tablets.
Some of the tests seem reasonable but other choices seem strange. How are the 4 sections weighted when they are combined? 50% of the integer result is based on compress/decompress. Does a smartphone really do a lot of encrypt/decrypting? Lua instead of Java?
How do the memory read and write tests differ from the stream copy?
Geekbench combines 4 benchmark sections some way to generate a composite number.
1. Integer: encrypt/decrypt, text compress/decompress, image compress/decompress, Lua script to compute prime numbers
2. Floating point: Mandelbrot, DOT product, LU decomposition, Lucas-Lehmer prime number test , Sharpen and Blur Image
3. memory performance: sequential memory read, write, system malloc()/free(), memset(), memcpy()
4. stream performance: computes copy(a[I]=b[I]), computes scale a(i) = q * b(i), computes add a(i) = b(i) + c(i), and computes triad a(i) = b(i) + q * c(i).
How much faster is Clovertrail plux vs Clovertrail ??
Current benchmarks has NVidia's Tegra 4 at 3x faster than clovertrail...
How much faster is Clovertrail plux vs Clovertrail ??
the + has a higher turbo boost (2 V 1.8). The real difference is the GPU, much better on the +.
"How much faster is Clovertrail plux vs Clovertrail ?? Current benchmarks has NVidia's Tegra 4 at 3x faster than clovertrail.."
[However, this year's flagship smartphones from HTC, Samsung, and Sony aren't using the Tegra 4 and we all know Apple won't be using anything but its own custom chips for the next iPhone. That's practically the entire handset market. Even for tablets, we have yet to see any big Tegra 4 design wins, though they may arrive later this year. The shift toward smaller, more affordable slates, may account for the seemingly lackluster interest in a high-end and more expensive chip like the Tegra 4.]
From CNET
[Tegra 4 had zero non-reference design wins announced at launch.]
From Charlie at SemiAccurate who said that Nvidia has a pattern of big promises followed by substantially lessor performance...
"Come on Wallis, put your balls on the line, what will Clovertrail+ score?:)"
[You do a half-azzzed comparison to older hardware, get called on it, and now you want to talk smack. Pretty funny. Ask me a reasonable question and I'll answer it. I don't blame you for being upset over the end of the ARM era. It has to be a massive disappointment. Deal with it. You really thought ARM was going to continue to sit on top with the "just good enough" attitude, failing fabrication, insufficient R&D, and the limited funding that the fabless concept insures? ]
You think you're going to get mileage off a chart with the Atom Z2480? LOL
The Z2580 supports four times as much storage, double the cores/threads, keeps a 2GHz boost clock, doubles the maximum RAM, improves the camera imaging sensor and capabilities, and adds support for Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
My bad...I had taken the "monk" on his word and considered him as an unbiased geek. Looks like he is just a basher posing as a geek...!
Come on Wallis, put your balls on the line, what will Clovertrail+ score?:)
Notice Khitchdee is dead, getanid lost his fire and this guy's posts get more and more bizarre. Funny stuff.
tbrm: Coming from "the" benchmark guy, that's really cool. However, I couldn't find the data at the URL you provided. Can you provide more details?
My bad...I had taken the "monk" on his word and considered him as an unbiased geek. Looks like he is just a basher posing as a geek...!
My post headline was true. The A15 has been beaten (for now) and the Intel SoC has the highest clock (but not the highest performance).
As for unbiased, perhaps not, but I am not totally in the ARM camp, I just don't agree with Wallis and others regarding Intel's potential in the App processor space. Much of what is written about the ARM/Intel 'battle' is missing some of the story. As an example, all this 'hype' about the App processor in the Galaxy S4 missed the big win for Intel - it's got the baseband for the S4 international version.
You'll need to scroll down to find the Intel chip, or search for Atom or Intel within your browser ;)


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Resident Evil 6 pre-order bonus maps detailed
Check out the Mercenaries mode maps you can score by putting your Resident Evil 6 pre-order in through specific retailers.
As detailed on Capcom Unity, Amazon, best Buy and Gamestop all carry different maps as pre-order bonuses.
- The Catacombs – Gamestop
There are more than just enemies lurking in these catacombs. Be weary of booby traps ready to ensnare you around every corner! Are your reflexes quick enough to avoid them?
- High Seas Fortress – Amazon.com
An expansive stage that takes you from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the hangars inside. Engage in intense shoot-outs on the deck, but hone your martial arts skills inside the narrow confines of the hangers.
- Rail Yard – Best Buy
A multi-level stage in the steel and concrete confines of a railroad yard. Enemies are lurking everywhere, from inside the trains to the roof of the yard. You'll have to stay on the move to stay alive.
Presumably these maps will be available for purchases as DLC once Resident Evil 6 launches in October, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Mercenaries Mode is a co-operative horde-style multiplayer mode.
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Retrovirus & Opportunistic Infections (cont.)
While much was learned about strategic CD4-guided therapy from the above studies, many patients still decide to stop treatment for a variety of reasons. Another study of treatment interruption in those who never had low CD4 cells and wanted to stop treatment was reported. This study, ACTG 5170 followed these subjects while off treatment. They found that when therapy was discontinued, viral loads went up and CD4 cells went down, but most people remained quite healthy and tolerated the interruption. The primary endpoint of this study was the CD4 count of less than 250 cells/uL or progression to a CDC category B or C diagnosis, or death, or the need to restart therapy. These patients were highly selected to have high CD4 cells in the past and to never have had a high viral load. They were followed over time and found that the majority of them were able to safely stay off therapy or when they reinitiated, they did well. There were some interesting events that occurred related to coronary artery disease in three individuals, the clinical significance and relationship between this study and those events remains unknown.
Results from ACTG 5201 were presented at this meeting, a small open-label study to determine whether patients virologically suppressed on combination therapy can be maintained on a single ritonavir (RTV)-boosted protease inhibitor (PI). The rational for this would be to reduce the pill burden and potentially the toxicities associated with NRTIs. This trial enrolled individuals who were on stable antiretroviral therapy with a viral load persistently less than 50 copies/mL. These individuals were put on two NRTIs with ATV/RTV, and once confirmed to have a viral load less than 50 copies/mL; they stopped the NRTIs and continued ATV/RTV alone. Although there was no control group that remained on combination therapy, 34 individuals were followed on ATV/RTV for 24 weeks with 91 percent maintaining viral suppression, with the lower 90 percent confidence interval being 85 percent, which is as good as or better than what was predicted if combination therapy were continued. Three individuals experienced virologic failure in this study: 2 of whom had undetectable levels of ATV at the time of viral rebound, one of which resuppressed on RTV-boosted ATV alone. There was no PI resistance noted. Although this is a very small study, it may lead to larger controlled trials in the future as it was consistent with previous results published last year looking at maintenance therapy with lopinavir/ritonavir .


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I've just frustratingly spend a couple of hours looking for some way to paste multiple items recently copied in one go. I.e copy a line, copy another line, copy a link, then 'PASTE ALL'
I've tried
- pastie
- glipper
- clipit
- diodon
- xlip
- xsel
… and nothing will do it.
This seems like a really simple thing. How can I achieve that, maybe through a Python script or something?
I'm using 32bit Ubuntu 12.04