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Breakingviews: LabCorp fails the M&A test
Antony Currie and Robert Cyran explain why the bloodwork firm's $6.1 bln deal for Covance has questionable strategic rationale – and why it's overpaying by some $700 mln.
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Baby Shower Sneak PeekTuesday, February 02, 2016
Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have had a great start to this week. I had a packed weekend full of fun with my very best friends which is a rare and special treat for me. We had a wonderful baby shower for my bff on Sunday and Saturday was all about preparing for it with my other two bffs who flew in just for this special occasion. We were lucky enough to get glammed up for the event by the very talented Valerie and also have fantastic photog, Jen, capture the day for us. I promise to have more pictures for you later (cannot wait to see Jen!) along with more details of the day, but here are a few snippets of the fête!
Hanging floral wreaths are my new jam! I'll be sharing a DIY on this very soon! It was super easy and made such an impact in the decor of the shower.
Lauren and David have not found out the gender of the baby and are keeping it a surprise to themselves along with the rest of us. We thought it would be fun to have people guess what the gender of the baby will be just as a fun activity to do at the shower.
Valerie is a genius. That's all I need to say about her. She gave me tips on what makeup to use and pretty much made my very dull & splotchy skin look flawless!
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STAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITH – A horrible, nearly unwatchable movie as George Lucas made it, made into something watchable as this fan-edit, subtitled DARK FORCE RISING, put together by Kerr. More information, and a full cutlist is available at fanedit.org. You may even find a way to watch it yourself […]Read more →


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Varsity Math
Varsity Math is a local initiative to promote math pride in AP students at Northbrook High School, a public school in Houston, TX serving 2700 students, 90% of whom are from underserved demographic groups. Through the use of student funds, kids get t-shirts, patches, stickers, sunglasses, and an end of the year party. For a brief period of time, a line of Varsity Math accessories and clothing were made available for sale. Some time in the future the opportunity to purchase those items will come up again.
At the moment, you can sponsor the program through the Silver and Gold Sponsorship options. Not all students are able to cover the costs associated with Varsity Math (no student is ever told they can't participate due to an inability to pay), and 100% of money contributed by sponsorships will have an impact on the classroom experience for students.
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Santa Paula -
TONIGHT , Monday, October 2 - at 6:30pm at the Santa Paula City Council meeting, the City Manager of Santa Paula will provide an update of the permit application submitted to Ventura County Planning from companies currently under arraignment by the Ventura County District Attorney - Santa Clara Waste Water and Green Compass - both were involved in the 2014 explosion that led to toxic plumes and injured firefighters.
For details and to RSVP for tonights meeting CLICK HERE.
HERE is the Determination of Application Completeness from Ventura County dated Sept. 20, 2017.
Santa Paula Times article March 22, 2017 - another employee pleads guilty.
LA Times: 37 treated after bizarre explosion. Nov. 19, 2014.
KTLA investigation into explosion continues - Nov. 19, 2014.
Santa Paula Times, 7 arrested in connection with explosion, Aug. 14, 2015.


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When you're young, nothing is more fun than throwing stuff at each other and making one almighty mess. For that matter, its pretty fun when you're old too, it's just that we become too concerned about the mess or putting our backs out!Last week, my two 'younglings', had the time of their lives on entering what has to be the best soft play area in the UK: a large barn full of straw and not much else (daughter pictured on right). Specifically set up for when the rain comes and visitors can no longer run around the fantastical wood called Puzzlewood (Herefordshire), it soon became their favourite activity.
They entered into the spirit of it with the greatest abandon and zeal you could imagine, laughing and giggling like kids only do when fully let loose. They charged in with two other friends they'd met at the YHA hostel we were staying at (more on that in the next post) and came out with the most impish gleam in their eyes and straw in their hair (in fact, everywhere, literally, yes, even there).
This post is for week 138 of The Gallery, subject: Youth. I thought this picture summed up the essence of youth – freedom, abandon, and having a laugh by making a big mess. I'll post some more photos from that trip (and this barn fight) in my next post and tell you all about how wonderful YHA hostels are for budget family rural get-aways.


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Strong Dollar and Foreign Home Sales
- The U.S. dollar has become mighty once again. It has strengthened against most foreign currencies. That permits Americans to buy foreign products at cheaper prices and to travel abroad with fewer dollars. However in the opposite direction, the strong dollar means foreigners will face higher prices on American-made goods and will buy less of them, including real estate. There will be fewer foreign tourists in the U.S. as well in 2015.
- Not too long ago, $1 could be converted for 100 Japanese Yen or 70 euro cents. Today, $1 gets a lot more: 120 Yens or 83 euro cents. Similar trends against other currencies can be observed. The reason is that the global economy is no longer growing. The only bright spot is the U.S., where GDP and job growth rates have been accelerating of late. This disparity in the growth rates has made the dollar become measurably stronger.
- The table below shows what foreigners paid for U.S. real estate last year and what they are facing today given the stronger dollar. For Canadians, they are seeing 22 percent higher prices for a typical U.S. home after conversion. For Russians, prices are higher by 122 percent. Venezuela's currency rate is fixed by the government but not available for transaction. On the black market it is estimated that U.S. home prices to have risen by 195 percent.
- REALTORS® experienced 35 percent growth in sales of U.S. real estate to foreigners in the most recently measured period (March 2013 to March 2014 versus comparable one year prior period). Such a growth rate is unlikely for this year given the strength of the U.S. dollar. Russians and Venezuelans in particular are hard pressed. Professional hockey players in Russia are very envious of Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, not because of his talent per se, but because he is getting paid in dollars and not in rubles.


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Oftentimes, season tickets for sports organizations feature the team's best current players. Or former players. Or coaches.
The University of Colorado chose a different, more impactful approach.
Wanting to connect with their fanbase, the school in Boulder, Colorado, struck a partnership with Children's Hospital Colorado. The school created an art contest among patients and 25 drawings were submitted, according to a release. Of them, six were chosen to be printed on season ticket packets mailed to fans last week.
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"We are so appreciative of the opportunity for our patients to engage with CU Athletics in this way," said Christy Dobson, Director of Corporate and Community Relations at Children's Hospital Colorado. "The kids had a wonderful time creating their designs and the winners are so proud to have their art in front of thousands of CU fans."
According to the release, Colorado will highlight the patients whose artwork was selected, which will further a great gesture surrounding a college football staple.
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Professional Summary
- 7 years of progressive experience as an OBIEE Developer and Information Technology professional with prime focus on Research, Analysis, Design, Development, and Testing under Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse Design and Client-Server environment.
- Expert in supporting and implementing projects using software development life cycle (SDLC), capability maturity model (CMM), and rational unified process (RUP) methodologies.
- Extensive experience as a Data Architect in Data Warehouse Research, Analysis, Design, Implementation and Testing.
- Excellent work experience in relational and dimensional, conceptual, logical and physical data modeling in both OLTP and OLAP systems using ERwin tool.
- In-depth knowledge of analysis, design, development and testing of data warehousing projects and concepts.
- Experience in architecting the data flow including data modeling. Expert in Dimensional and Relational Data Modeling Schemas like Ralph Kimball's practices in designing Star Schema.
- Utilized Informatica to integrate data within the data models and implemented transformations (join, router, lookup and filter).
- Solid ERwin experience in modeling data and its requirements, analysis and design in projects.
- Strong hands-on experience in Oracle RDBMS, Oracle Warehouse Builder, Informatica, Oracle Data Integrator and OBIEE reporting. Proficient in Oracle 8i/10g/11i .
- Expert in developing repositories and modeling metadata in the Oracle BI Administrator Tool layers (physical, business model and mapping, presentation).
- Highly experienced in designing and implementing Oracle Business Intelligence web catalog objects - dashboards, pages, answers, multiple subject areas and front end designs.
- Excellent experience in Oracle Business Applications and Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics v.7.9.6 like Supply Chain and Financial Applications.
- Experience in UNIX scripting. Developed PL/SQL packages and coding which involved complex transformations.
- Experience with handling huge quantity of data and high end transaction based application databases.
- Experienced in analyzing the data quality of the system. Excellent in performing tuning activities for improved efficiency of the database.
- Extensive experience in performing quality assurance testing, unit and system testing of the applications end to end.
- Proficient knowledge in domains like Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods Products and Customers Support and Relations.
- Hands on experience in leading teams and managing projects based on onshore-offshore locations.
- Efficiently managed time constraints and project deadlines.
- Well-organized and accomplished requirements in a dynamically changing environment.
Education Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Science
OBIEE Apps, OBIEE 10.x, Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics v.7.9.6, Informatica, Oracle BI Publisher, SQL Server, Oracle 8i/9i/10g/11g/11i, Teradata v7, MS Access, MYSQL, MS Visio, MS Project, Erwin 4.0, SQL*Plus, TOAD, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, UNIX, Linux, HTML, XML and JavaScript.
Projects Summary:
Confidential,Cincinnati, Ohio 10/2008 - Present
OBIEE Lead Developer
Confidential, is a premier consumer Products Company specialized in manufacturing household and healthcare products. In order to execute the reporting requirements in group sales and clinical products, the company had multiple manufacturing facilities and bulk products with specific contents and formulations. The project requires the ability to generate ad-hoc, canned, and pre-defined reports based on the defined product and manufacturing details.
Oracle BI (10.1.3.4), Oracle Business Intelligence Analytics v.7.9.6, Oracle BI Applications, HP-UX 11.0, Windows 2003 server, Oracle 10g/11g/11i, Oracle BI Publisher, Toad.
- Interacted with business analyst and clients to understand reporting requirements and developed the reports as per the need of the business unit.
- Developed and configured the repository which involved building the Physical, Business Model and Mapping, and Presentation Layer using the Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool.
- Extensively configured physical and logical joins using the join manager in Oracle Business Intelligence Administration tool.
- Designed logical tables, dimensions, columns, and logical keys for the manufacturing facilities types and consumer products contents and formulations.
- Created logical column aggregations such as summation of the products ingredients concentration and volatile organic compound percentage %VOC using complex calculations, inbuilt functions and expressions.
- Created dimension hierarchies and level based measures to support drill down feature to categorize the consumer products based on household, healthcare, and beauty.
- Created groups in the repository and added users to the groups and granted privileges explicitly through group inheritance.
- Configured metadata objects such as subject area, table, column, configured web catalog objects such as dashboard, pages, folders and reports like Total Number of Sold Products of a specific brand.
- Worked with dynamic and session variables using initialization block to implement a dynamically changing and updated reports.
- Knowledge in cache purging strategies using Oracle BI event-polling table.
- Implemented both column filter prompts and image prompts based on the consumer product categories (Household, Healthcare and Beauty) that are used in the dashboards.
- Sliced and diced data using filters and used pivot tables and charts for better presentation of most saleable product of the company.
- Experienced in Oracle E-Business Suite (Supply Chain, Customer Relationship and Financial Management).
- Customized the prebuilt supply chain and order management processes using the Oracle BI Applications.
- With Oracle BI Supply Chain App, improved the Inventory, Supplier and Sourcing Performance of the client by a better analysis on the business.
- Customized and maintained the supplier tax information and profiles using Oracle BI Financial Apps.
- Developed different kinds of reports like Financial Reports and Ad-hoc queries using Oracle Answers and assigned them to application specific dashboards such as Total Number of Manufactured Products in a given time frame.
- Implemented time comparison and calculation measures in the business model using time series function for product manufactured and expiration dates.
- Maintained effectiveness in creating the dashboards by appropriately including guided navigational links and drilldowns.
- Setup the visibility of dashboards to employees with respect to their responsibilities by departments.
- Administered permissions and privileges for Dashboard visibility and modifications to users based on their groups or responsibilities.
- Configured iBots using OBIEE Delivers to alert the management and sales teams such as management team receives an alert at a specific time when the inventory goes down the normal quantities of product inventories.
- Performed repository testing and validation before exposing business models in the Presentation Layer.
- Involved in unit, integration testing and user training of the generated reports using OBIEE.
- Participated in User Acceptance Testing.
Confidential,Basking Ridge, NJ 04/2007 09/2008
OBIEE and Data Warehouse Developer
Confidential,is the largest provider of local and long distance telephone services in the United States. The project data needs to be managed to support Business Executives in taking quick decisions with respect to the sales and business objectives. The goal is to extract data stored in different databases such as Oracle and SQL Server and to load into the data warehouse repository. The repositories should be built with interactive reports in Oracle. The reports are to be generated in Oracle BI in order to process the queries based on the departments and their responsibilities in the company like Sales and Customer Support Deparment.
Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle BI (10.1.3.2), Oracle E-Business Suite (Customer Relationship Management), Oracle BI Publisher, Informatica Power Center 7.1.4, Oracle 9i, Erwin 4.0, Toad, MS SQL Server, Hyperion Performance Suite 8.3.2
- Hosted and participated in various sessions with Business Analysts and Business Executives in requirement categorization, clarifying business rules and creating a requirement or problem matrix to confirm requirement completeness leading to a comprehensive business model using star schemas.
- Created Informatica mappings for initial load and daily updates. Developed several mappings to load data from multiple sources to data warehouse.
- Architected and implemented change data capture and materialized views.
- Extensively used mapping parameters, mapping variables and parameter files.
- Scheduled workflows and session tasks comprising of different mappings in order to load data into target database and to fine-tune ETL mappings and sessions.
- Responsible to tune ETL procedures and star schemas to optimize load and query performance.
- Extensively involved in performance tuning of the Informatica Mappings/Sessions by increasing the caching size and overriding the existing SQL.
- Worked with Oracle Data Integrator in setup and configuration developments with complex data integration.
- Used multi user development environment (MUDE) to work on objects from the same repository.
- Worked on merging repository in order to facilitate multi-user development environment.
- Extensively used Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool for customizing and modifying the physical, business and presentation layers of the metadata repository.
- Created groups in the repository and added users in the groups and granted privileges explicitly through group inheritance.
- Worked with Oracle Business Application. Modified and customized the pre-built applications based on client's requirements.
- Created and customized intelligence dashboards in Oracle Business Intelligence to suit the client's requirements.
- Specified aggregate levels for each source and created dimension sources for each level of aggregates like average of Customer Support Resolved Issues. Created and modeled aggregates using aggregate persistence to avoid bottlenecks in the Data Warehouse.
- Configured logical layer, created logical tables/dimensions, columns, created logical joins/keys, set levels to support drill-down such as Total Cost of Services Installed (yearly, monthly, weekly).
- Used Oracle BI (10.1.3.2) for generating Sales and Installation reports which is needed by the Sales Department.
- Implemented filter prompts based on the Service Types (Wireless Phone, TV, Internet, Phone)
- Designed Sales and Services Time Reports with respect to the development and management database.
- Generated various Oracle BI Reports like which service is mostly installed at a given period.
- Developed different kinds of reports like pivot charts, pie charts, tables using global and local filters
- Modeled time series and slowly changing dimension data in Oracle BI.
- Maintained effectiveness in creating the dashboards by appropriately including guided navigational links and drilldowns. Setup the visibility of dashboards for sales and services to employees with respect to their responsibilities.
- Created iBots and Delivers to send Alert messages such as an alert to Customer Support agents when the consumer calls exceeded the threshold queuing time.
- Improved financial performance by analyzing detailed transactional-level data using the Oracle Financial Analytics.
- Used the Security Settings in Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool to set up groups, access privileges and query privileges.
- Implemented data-level and object-level security using Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool and Presentation Service.
- Tested the results with the project requirements.
- Provided training for the end-users based on the employee's accesses, departments, and requirements.
Confidential,New York, NY 12/2005 03/2007
Sr. Data Modeler
Confidential,is a leading financial management and advisory company, providing financial advice and investment banking services. The project involves developing a data warehouse and analyzing the data. The finance data should be merged from different databases into the data warehouse.
ERwin 4.0, Informatica Power Center 7.0/6.2 (Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, Source Analyzer, Mapping Designer, Repository Manager, Transformations), SQL Server 2000(Query Analyzer, DTS, TSQL), Oracle 9i/8i, PL/SQL, SQL* Loader, TOAD, Business Objects 6.0, Sun Solaris 2.7.
- Gathered required data and analyzed the business process requirements.
- Analyzed the finance data for identifying data sets, source data, source meta data, data definitions and data formats. The data source is from Oracle and MS SQL Server.
- Created logical and physical data models and metadata to support the requirements
- Designed the ER diagrams, logical model (relationship, cardinality, attributes, and, candidate keys) and physical database (capacity planning, object creation and aggregate strategies) for Oracle based on business requirements using ERwin.
- Prepared the data dictionary and metadata of the data elements.
- Processed the logical data models of all source systems for data quality analysis.
- Developed and designed data marts extensively using star schema.
- Moved mapping and sessions from development to production environment.
- Created schema objects like indexes, views, and sequences.
- Created and monitored tasks, workflows and worklets using Workflow Manager and Workflow Monitor.
- Tuned mappings for improved performance.
- Rectified database input data errors.
- Tuned performance of Informatica sessions for large data files by increasing block size, data cache size and sequenced buffer length.
- Automated load run on Informatica sessions through UNIX Corn, PL/SQL scripts.
- Implemented pre and post-session scripts using Informatica.
- Wrote SQL Scripts and PL/SQL Scripts to extract data from database and developed stored procedures.
- Managed access permissions for Business Objects Reports to specific departments such as Loan Financing Department.
- Worked as Team Leader in Data Modeling.
- Facilitated testing and implementation of the project with the clients.
- Provided extensive training to the clients within the business processes and needs.


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Party conference season is, I always think, a bit like freshers' week at university. A new term (Parliamentary), lectures (talks in the conference hall), tutorials (fringe events) and a vibrant social life with silly drinking games (of course the latter doesn't happen at Conference and the hotel bars are a bit more expensive than the Student Union bar). As well as an opportunity to enthuse Party members and introduce new policies, it offers charities and other policy wonks the chance to mix more freely with the political classes.
This year Mothers' Union is attending all three party conferences, and the Labour Party kicked off the season this year.
In the build up to the next election, Labour introduced a number of new policies. On Sunday, Tristram Hunt MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education, announced Labour plans to revive SureStart, increase free childcare to 25 hours per week for 3 and 4 year olds of working parents, introduce childcare support at schools from 8am to 6pm, and require all teachers to be qualified. In her speech on equalities, Gloria De Piero, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, announced that the Labour Party would ensure the public sector monitored the race, gender, disability and socio-economic status of their staff in an effort to tackle discrimination and disadvantage.
On Monday, Jim Murphy MP, Shadow Secretary for International Development, announced that Labour would put human rights at the heart of international development, provide funding for the International Labour Organisation, help prevent migrant workers from being exploited in Qatar in the build up to the World Cup 2022 and put universal health coverage at the heart of the world's development ambitions.
And today, Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Home Secretary, announced that a Labour Government would bring in a new law on violence against women and girls, which would provide new powers to tackle female genital mutilation, tackle economic and labour exploitation across the world, introduce compulsory sex and relationship education into schools, and bring in new laws and a commissioner on domestic and sexual abuse, and fund a national network of refuges.
I had a couple of useful meetings during the week. I met with Sharon Hodgson MP to talk about our upcoming participation in 16 Days of Activism Against Gender violence and our concerns about the need for greater prevention work; the difficult funding and commissioning environment facing services that support victims and survivors of gender-based violence; and the need for resourcing perpetrator programmes. I also met with Jack Palmer from the Church of England and Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to discuss the policy priorities of Mothers' Union, and the Church.
Fringe events proved stimulating and thought provoking. LabourList hosted 'Dads' Army', along with the Royal College of Midwives, Barnardo's and Working With Men, where the panel spoke about the importance of treating dads as dads in their own right, not just partners of a mother after having given birth; the impact of fatherlessness on children's lives; and the importance of giving fathers decent paternity leave and pay. Women's Aid hosted a fantastic event on 'Can survivors of domestic violence count on Labour?' We heard from a survivor about her experience; from Polly Neate of Women's Aid about the challenges the women's sector is facing in terms of funding cuts and the need for coercive control to be better understood and criminalised; and from Vera Baird QC, who is drafting th Bill for the Labour Party on violence against women and girls.
In all, this year's Labour Party Conference has been far more instructive than those following their defeat in the 2010 General Election. The moto throughout the conference was "When we win the General Election in 2015…" and this is perhaps is what has given impetus for some more clearly articulated policies.


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BELTWAY GUNRUNNERSWND Exclusive
'Fast and Furious' investigated for violating international law
'This administration seems to obviously encourage trafficking of weapons'
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., says the Obama administration's Fast and Furious gun trafficking operation could have violated international arms trafficking agreements and that criminal charges are a possibility.
Answering a question from firearms and Second Amendment analyst David Codrea during a conference call, Issa said his House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating both issues.
"Understand, it's hard to get the Justice Department to prosecute the Justice Department, so we're not at the point where we get that kind of enforcement," Issa said.
"This is part of where I think this administration has the most to learn. The Bush administration supported the Second Amendment strongly and supported strong prosecution of those who trafficked in weapons," Issa said.
"But this administration seems to obviously encourage trafficking of weapons in the case of Fast and Furious and then it's been very reluctant to have any prosecution as we already have sworn testimony that this was a problem with the U. S. attorney. [He] never seemed to see a case that had enough evidence to prosecute," he said.
Issa believes that on the issue of the weapon that is reported to have disappeared from the U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry murder scene, there could be a point when FBI Director Robert Mueller is forced to testify.
"The weapon that disappeared from the scene says that people were panicking and that somebody probably did something wrong at the scene. But let's understand that there were a number of events like that and we do want to have the director and others answer it," Issa said.
Listen to an interview with Issa:
"Certainly when Gabby Giffords was shot and a federal judge was assassinated, this is a time in which everybody down there on the inside was panicking that these could be Fast and Furious weapons," Issa said.
"They should have asked … why wasn't this program reversed sooner? We don't have answers for that," he added..
"You're a little incredulous to believe that so many people at the top didn't, shouldn't have known, that they didn't know, was it more than an accident," Issa said. "Had they said, 'Please don't read me into the program'? To get that you have to go up through everybody who was read into the program to find out at what point it stopped and why."
With reports of guns being smuggled to Central America and the DEA admitting a role in the operation, there are concerns that Fast and Furious is merely a fragment of a wider operation.
That's a question Issa is taking seriously.
"We're following every lead. … Just as Solyndra isn't about one loan, this is not about one sale or one group of sales," Issa explained.
"It's about a pattern of indifference towards the rules that have been established on how you view operations that include deadly weapons," he said..
"Every single agent we've ever talked to has said you don't let guns walk. In this case, that administration took an active hand in deliberately letting guns walk, so you're (to Firearms and National Security writer Mike Vanderboegh) absolutely right. We're looking and saying, 'Who are the management?' Who are the higher ups that did this?'" Issa added.
Issa turned his attention to former Acting ATF Director Ken Melson.
"Ken Melson has certainly been complicit, but complicit without a lot of knowledge… When he knew it all he said it made him sick to his stomach," Issa said.
"Having him under oath, we're now going through and finding equivalent people to say, 'You started this, how is it that you didn't know enough to stop it. And if you did know enough, why didn't you stop it?'" he said.
Issa admits that neither he nor his committee has authority beyond issuing subpoenas. However, he says that a special prosecutor has broader authority to act, a development he supports.
"I would like to see that. We were very happy to see the U. S. attorney's office in Phoenix relieved of these prosecutions so that we can have somebody not tarnished by actually creating the problem they're charged with prosecuting," Issa explained.
"Yes, we would like to have a true special prosecutor on this, particularly when it's obvious that if [Attorney General] Eric Holder didn't know, it's obvious that he didn't want to know or because he wasn't doing his job. That creates a clear pattern of we'd like to know who did know and why they didn't brief the attorney general," Issa stated.
Issa said he would like to wrap up the investigation by the end of the year, but if legislation is required, the process may take longer.
He added that cooperation from the White House would help.
Issa and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley asked the White House to formally turn over "all records" relating to three White House officials.
Issa said the cooperation isn't there.
"We're still anticipating that, but because we know that there was correspondence that led to additional talk, we want to have a full understanding of what was told and what wasn't told," Issa explained.
"We're much more interested in just getting an honest answer than trying to make a point that there was some kind of communication that should have caused this plan to be shortcut by the White House," he said.
"To a certain extent we want to be reasonable as long as we get answers. If we don't get them (answers), then we have to go through each individual under oath, and I think the White House understands that. So, we're expecting this week to be the week we get answers or go to the next level," Issa added.
Issa said that at present, there is no evidence that former U. S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke ever briefed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
"Janet Napolitano admits that once Brian Terry was killed, she was read in. Now we're trying to figure out who before that in her department knew," Issa said.
Issa said Napolitano has some issues of her own.
"It's one of the interesting things about the secretary is that she seems to know everything and be running everything unless something goes wrong. It's been one of our problems as you know that she's been investigated for her key political appointees," Issa stated.
"This is an organization where 'Freedom of Information' is an oxymoron," Issa observed.
Issa also agreed with one of the questioners that Fast and Furious made no sense as a law enforcement operation. However, he's hesitant to say that there were other motives behind the operation.
"The conspiracy floated out there constantly is that this was a back door way to get an assault weapons ban back in place. Here's what seems to be easy to understand," Issa explained.
"That administration wanted to show that guns in Mexico predominantly came from the U.S. My problem is that whether under the conspiracy or simply wanting to show that they couldn't get the same information by simply cooperating with the Mexican government," Issa added. "Show us the serial numbers, we'll count off how many came from the U. S. versus how many didn't."
Issa has not set a date for the next set of Fast and Furious hearings.


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It's hard not to like Christina Martin. Her new album establishes new directions in her music and her career. We've only heard the title track from the album so-far, but there is a renewed energy that years of work and experience will pay off with her fifth album release.
She has built a new team going forward. Krista Keough is her Manager for Canada, Tom Kemp with The Feldman Agency now handles her bookings in Canada and she is hoping to increase her exposure with new publicists in Canada and Europe. It is an expensive undertaking for her and partner Dale Murray.
Her CD launch takes place February 19th at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton followed by an appearance at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax on February 21st. Then she tackles Europe again in March and is taking a full band with her. We caught up with Christina while she prepared for the tours ahead at her home. You can her partner, Dale Murray have worked hard to develop a strategy for this release.
There is more to come in the days ahead. New videos are being released in the near future on the making of the album. She's launched a slick new website designed by Mat Dunlap and a line of clothing with "cozy" t-shirts designed by Geordan Moore. This is the complete package Christina Martin ready for the biggest launch yet. Don't miss a chance to see her when she roots/folk and rocks your town!
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Hello all and welcome to my newly started digital download blog :)
Firstly I'll explain a little about myself. My name is Elaine Hughes, originally I am from Wales but moved to Cornwall around 10 years ago to live with my fiance and we now have a lively 5 year old son. :) I am a stay at home mum and I love to paint and draw in my spare time. At the beginning of the year I began to sell Aceo cards( Art card editions and originals - which are basicly minature TCG size paintings ) on E-bay as a side venture, both for my enjoyment of making them and of course a little extra income. From there my work was spotted by a lady named Merrigan Bee who suggested I could try turning my work into line art for digital downloads... and so here I am. :)
My site is small for now, but hopefully will grow and to start us off I'm offering a freebie image :) This is one for you Christmas crafters out there, there's not long to go now :)
|Freebie download - Christmas stocking kitty
To download this image, click on it for a large version then right click and "save image" :)
To give you an idea of the images for sale on my website, here are a few examples:
Within the next week or so, I will be updating with some more Christmas images.
To give you an idea of the images for sale on my website, here are a few examples:
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|Little Pirate - 99p
Within the next week or so, I will be updating with some more Christmas images.
Thank you all for viewing my blog, click the button on the sidebar to visit and view my selection of downloads to purchase. Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions and hope to see you all again soon.
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Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 will shortly upload on the official site. Check and download Bihar Police SI syllabus, exam date & admit card from the Central Selection Board of Constable site csbc.bih.nic.in
Hello Friends, You have submitted an application form to get one seat out of 1717 Sub Inspector ( Daroga) vacancy. After completion of the application form of Bihar SI Vacancy 2018 by Bihar Police Recruitment Board.You all applied candidates are looking for Bihar Police SI Exam Date & Admit Card information. You are at the right place to know about exam date & admit card name wise details. I am very excited to inform you that Bihar Police Recruitment is going to publish an admit card for 1717 police Sub Inspector ( Daroga) posts. As it might be expected that Bihar Police SI Admit card 2017 will soon available to download on the board website.Candidates will be able to download their Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 in the coming month by entering an application/registration number and password. According to official notification, the Bihar Police SI Exam date has not yet Confirmed by the board. The exam date of Bihar Police Sub Inspector post will shortly release on the official website or through the newspaper.
Bihar Police Admit Card 2017
Central Selection Board of Constable is recruitment body of Bihar Police. Few month ago CSBC had published recruitment notification of 1717 Sub Inspector vacancy. The huge number of students across Bihar State had applied online for this Bihar Daroga jobs 2017. Now those all are searching for Bihar Police Exam Date & Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 on the internet. The candidates who are looking for exam date & admit card of Bihar Police Vacancy 2017. Those candidates are hereby informing that Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) has yet confirmed the exam date & availability of admit card. It is expected that CSBC will publish Bihar Police Hall Ticket 2017 shorty on the Bihar Police Recruitment Board website csbc.bih.nic.in. Candidates who have submitted the application form on or before the last date they can download their Bihar Police Call Letter 2017 from the official site by using an application number and date of birth/password.
Update: This is to inform you all the Bihar Police Admit Card name wise for Sub Inspector is going to available by the end of this month. You can download their Bihar Police Daroga admit card with district wise from the board site.
Bihar Police Constable Admit Card 2017
Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 will shortly available on the official website by Central Selection Board of Constable. We assume that candidates will be able to download their exam hall ticket in the upcoming month. Candidates who will download Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 which will be the duplicate. Before entering the exam hall candidates check all important details such as Centre, venue address, post applied for, date and time for examination, GD and interview shall be intimated in the respective Call Letter.In the examination hall as well as at the time of the interview, the call letter along with a photocopy of the candidate's photo identity should be submitted to the invigilator for verification.
Latest Update: The Bihar Police Admit Card is going to available on CSBC Website. Students can download www.csbc.bih.nic.in admit card in the last week of December month.For more detailed information visit recruitment portal.
Bihar Police Written Test Syllabus/Pattern
Bihar Police Constable Full Syllabus in Hindi & Eng
According to Bihar Police, Recruitment Board applied candidates selection will be done on the basis of written exam, PST (Physical Standard Test), PET ( Physical Efficiency Test), Medical and Merit list. The Bihar Police SI Exam will conduct objective type.
Bihar Police Answer Key & Result Link
Bihar Police Physical Measurement test for Daroga Vacancy 2017:
For General Category Candidates: 165 CM
For OBC Category Candidates: 160 CM
For Reserve Category candidates like SC/ST: 160 CM
Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) Details.
Organization Name: CSBC
State Name: Bihar
Exam Name: Bihar Police Constable
Exam Date: Update Soon
Information Category: Exam Date, Admit Card, Syllabus
official website: csbc.bih.nic.in
Contact Address: Shri Sai Tara Complex, I.A.S. Colony, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Patna – 801 503 (Bihar)
Official Notification Released by Bihar Police Recruitment Board
Procedure to download Bihar Police SI Admit Card 2017 through online mode:
- First of all visit Official website: csbc.bih.nic.in
- After landing on the official website home page"
- Search for admit card section on home page"
- Click on Daroga Admit Card link"
- The Bihar Police Sub Inspector Admit Card will open on next window"
- Download and print out for future reference
Download Bihar Police Admit Card 2017 ( Available Now)
Note: Due to heavy load on the official website. The Central Selection Board of Constable website is temporary down. Candidates continue to check the official website to download admit card.
How can check Bihar Police Constable Application Status:
Bihar Police Constable Application Status can be check by entering registration number and password. But here is bad news for your guys.Two days ago department has removed the link of Online Application Status for the post of Constable in Bihar Police.
Bihar Police Admit Card 2017
Central Selection Board of Constable (CSBC) will publish an admit card for SI exam. The Candidates who are going to appear in Sub Inspector Exam at the various exam centers across Bihar State. Those Students can download Bihar Police Admit Card from the official website as well as this website by entering registration/application number and date of birth. The Admit Card will available before 10 days from the date of examination. After download admit card check all important details like name of students, father name, exam centers, roll number, roll code etc on it.
For more information about Bihar Police Hall Ticket/ Admit Card/ Call Letter, Candidates can visit Central Selection Board of Constable website that is csbc.bih.nic.in


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Getting carried away with sex can sometimes be one of the best things. You lose yourself in the moment and just fuck as hard and fast as you can, and when it is over you lie there feeling exhausted while still grinning like an idiot over the passionate fucking you've just had.
Sometimes though you might have someone saying that they like it rough and be left wondering what exactly rough means to them. Here on Escort Ireland we take a look at what rough sex could mean, and just what might be taking things a little too far.
The problem with this question is that rough sex is pretty hard to define. What one person might see as rough, another might see as a little bit of fun that could be taken further. However, when someone says they want rough sex, what should you expect?
The most basic part of rough sex is that the partner is assertive. They want someone who is able to take control of the situation, to make sex go the way they want it to go. Being confident and knowing exactly what you want is a great way to start, as then they will know that you are in control and they can follow your lead. You should also not be afraid to tell them what you want, whether it is a blowjob or to take them from behind while you press them against the wall.
For many, rough sex can be something as simple as that, but others like to have the higher speed and more forceful thrusting while they are at it. They love the feeling of being dominated without it being degrading, and that seems to be what rough sex is to many. Of course, some feel that leaving marks is a part of rough sex, such as bruises, but for the majority of people it seems that leaving a mark of any kind is off limits.
Of course, if you are unsure the first thing you need to do is actually ask the person asking for rough sex what it is they want. Do they simply want you telling them what to do, or do they find the idea of you picking them up and throwing them on the bed so that you can fuck them to be the biggest turn on of them all?
The best of rough sex
If you have got a partner interested in rough sex and find you're having trouble thinking of something fresh to do other than ordering them around and fucking them hard, it can be hard to come up with something different. Well, we might have a few suggestions to keep you going.
One of the hottest things that a man has ever done to me is pick me up and throw me onto the bed. It might sound like a simple thing, but the feeling of those arms holding on to you tight before they put you on the bed is a big turn on, and when you do get to the bed you are left with no uncertainty in your mind of what they want to do. The best thing is that doing this makes men feel great, as they get to show off a little before you get down to fucking.
Another simple move to make is to physically put them in the position you want them in. If the hot and sexy woman before you is sitting up and you want her lying on her back for you, pulling her down towards you is a great way to do it. Just make sure you are careful and don't physically hurt them, as they can be a huge turn off.
Should your partner be fine with things getting a little bit physical and a little bit of pain involved, try biting. It could be gently biting their lip before you kiss them passionately, or nibbling on their neck and their erect nipples. Keep it gentle unless they beg for more, and even then don't take it too far in case you really hurt them.
Your hands are a great tool to use during rough sex. You can use them to pin her own and hold her hips while you fuck her, or you could put your fingers in her hair to keep her in place while she uses her hot and wet mouth on your cock. Another great thing to do, especially if you are simply sticking to the hard and fast thrusts, is to put your hand over her mouth to keep her quiet. It means she can be as loud as she wants, which is a huge turn on.
Taking it too far
Of course, as with anything in the bedroom we can take it that little bit too far. With rough sex it is harder to figure out just what "too far" is, as one person might think that biting is more domination and not rough sex.
For some it is as simple as this: they want it to be hot and passionate, as though you cannot hold yourself back or wait to fuck them, but you won't hurt them. They don't want to be bruised, they don't want to bleed, and they definitely don't want to be scarred by what is happening.
If you do find that you have gone too far, you will usually be told by your partner. You can talk about what happened and you will learn where the line is, which will make it so much easier to stick to the stuff they love in the future. Otherwise you should keep experimenting and ask for what they want. The more they beg the hotter it can be.
Are you a fan of rough sex or do you like to keep things simple in the bedroom? Let us know in the comment box below, or tell us what rough sex means to you on the Escort Ireland forum.
Lara Mills
Since then she has gained a fine reputation with her blogs on sex advice, sexual health and amusing news stories from around the globe. She is also a campaigner for the rights of sex workers from all over the world.
In her spare time, Lara keeps herself active by going running, and is something of a film buff. She also loves to go travelling.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Olympia Candy Kitchen
The Olympia Candy Kitchen. Dave Zollinger Photo.
No trip through Goshen on the Lincoln Highway would be complete without stopping for a visit at the Olympia Candy Kitchen.
The Olympia is truly a Goshen institution. My wife, son, and I spend lots of time there. It's our favorite place to eat. I can remember visiting the Olympia with my parents when I was young, and my parents tell stories about hanging out there as teenagers back before World War 2!
"Coca-Cola" sign on the north side of the Olympia. Dave Zollinger Photo.
In continuous operation by the same family since 1912, the Olympia offers good food, old fashioned soda fountain treats, and delicious home made candy. Everything about the Olympia today is just like it was when I was a kid, over 40 years ago. This is no retro-diner. This is the real thing. Visiting the Olympia is like stepping back in time.
Part of the candy counter as it appears today. Dave Zollinger photo.
Interior view of the Olympia, date unknown. The display case shown at the lower right of the photo is still in use today.
Photo property of Kathy Andersen, Olympia Candy Kitchen. Used by permission.
Scan of an old postcard from the collection of the Goshen Historical Society. Caption reads: "Interurban Station east side Main St. looking south from Clinton St. Goshen Ind." The date is unknown, however it shows the building before the Olympia opened at corner location in 1912.
Similar view to the one shown in the postcard above, as it appears today (Winter 2008). Dave Zollinger photo.
The Olympia is located at 136 N. Main Street in Goshen. It's right along the route of the Lincoln Highway, across from the Elkhart County Courthouse.
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Labels: Candy, Indiana, Lincoln Highway, Restaurant
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- September 9, 2013 at 11:14 AM
best candy ever! anyone up for a "green river"?
- January 20, 2016 at 3:21 PM
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Should the "s" be pronounced at the end of "plus" in this (positive) construction?
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Should the "s" be pronounced at the end of "plus" in this (positive) construction?
The example voice pronounces it before "les gens" but not elsewhere. Which is correct?
This question relates to:
French lesson "Plus... plus..., moins... moins... = the more...the more..., the less...the less... (comparisons with phrases)"
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Bonjour Aaron,
The general rule is that s at the end of the French word plus is pronounced when it's positive, and not when it's negative. So,
J'ai plus de temps = I have more time = s is pronounced.
Je n'ai plus de temps = I don't have any more time = s is silent.
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Rebonjour Aaron,
Sorry about that. In certain expressions, including plus __ plus ___ and de plus en plus, pronouncing the s at the end of the plus is optional. (Unless of course there's a required liaison, as in de plus en plus.)
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Saturday was a very busy day for us the youngest had a recital and most of you know this is the first time Jody has seen any of his kids perform (well he saw Eden cheer a couple of times) but had never had to witness me turn into stage mom in all my stressed out glory. Prison took not only alot of his time but took alot of time away from the kids. Thats another blog post though (if you are interested in reading the blog I did while he was in prison go here).
Anyway I have known my husband pretty much all my life we met when we were 13 and I had an instant crush on him…so our relationship and my love has went through several different changes. And has grown and changed, never lessened. It may not be as passionate or chaotic as it has been. We are older and more mature, and in turn more comfortable, he has seen me at my best and my worst…but before I get to carried away.
I was freaking out which was causing Lily to freak out about her make up, when I got voted out of the mascara, then got booted from make up duty for a mommy time out….It gave me the opportunity to watch the bond between my husband and our youngest grow as she trusted him near her eye more than me….and made me realize that middle aged, parenting life can still be sexy and that when I thought my love for this man couldn't get any deeper it just did


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Our winter has been the coldest (or 2nd coldest, depending on which set of statistics you view) however, it has been a very testing time for businesses. Heavy snow has meant that staff could not get into work and deliveries could not be made. The end result has been that businesses are reviewing their business continuity plans. Most have a BCP in place, but extended periods of snow were not always included.
The revised plans should include actions to be taken when access to workplaces is impossible and of course dealing with problems associated with staff where they have managed to get to work but then cannot leave.
Some businesses are considering putting in food stores of tins and other long life stores as well as bottled water and toilet rolls etc.
In addition, stocks of rock salt will be topped up to ensure pathways are kept clear.
Businesses in areas that were subject to power outages which lasted for several days are looking at generators and other emergency power options as well as bottled gas for heating.
2012/2013 winter may be a one off and we may not see another winter like that for another fifty years but then again we may have one next year. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Remember BCM (Business Continuity Management) is part of ISO27001 (Information Security Management) due to be reissued as ISO27001:2013 later this year.
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Lieutenant General Leonard Muriuki Ngondi was born in Central Kenya on 29th September 1959. He was commissioned in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) as a Second Lieutenant of the Infantry Corps 20 years later in 1979.
Lieutenant General Ngondi was appointed the Army Commander by the President and Commander in Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces on 17 April 2015. Prior to his appointment, Lieutenant General Ngondi was the Force Commander, United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) from December 2012 to February 2015. Lieutenant General Ngondi previously held command appointments in the KDF which included General Officer Commanding (GOC) Western Command, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Eastern Command, 2 Brigade Commander,4th Brigade Commander and Commanding Officer 3rd Kenya Rifles.
In addition to Command positions, Lieutenant General Ngondi served as a Deputy Commandant Defence Staff College, Commandant School of Infantry and staff appointments in different capacities at the Brigade and Army Headquarters.
In the International arena, Lieutenant General Ngondi also served as the Commanding Officer Kenya Battalion in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in 2000 and as a Company Commander with the Kenyan Contingent in the United Nations Transition and Assistance Mission/Group (UNTAG), Namibia, 1989-90.
Lieutenant General Ngondi is a graduate of the National Defence College and Defence Staff College, Kenyas' highest military institutions of higher learning. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Human and Social Studies from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Diploma in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
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Perfect hair is now achievable at Sabio Hair & Beauty!! A revolution in hair care treatment that delivers great smooth manageable hair for 2 1/2 to 3 months.
Our blowdry System, also known as the "Brazilian" or "permanent" blow dry is an intensive conditioning treatment that removes frizz, maximises shine, whilst boosting its condition and nourishing the hair leaving your hair feeling smooth and sleek!
Our System is based on nano-molecular cashmere keratin particles infused with amino acids and a series of hand-selected vitamins and essential oils. It rejuvenates and smoothes hair, resulting in healthy, silky, frizz free hair and infinite natural style.
It also serves to hydrate your hair and embed a protective shield against toxic environmental elements. Our System has been designed to suit different hair types and colours and is especially beneficial for damaged hair.
This system is the safest and market leading keratin treatment and is used in many top Salons
The Nanokeratin System was created with intensive research into different hair types. We have created products to suit the client's needs.
The Nanokeratin System Smoothing/Enhancing Therapy is 100% effective in rejuvenating damaged hair.
Biomimetics takes inspiration from nature, its models, systems and processes in order to solve human problems. "Biomimetics" consists of the word fragments "biology" and "mimicry" (imitation). Thus, the close observation of nature and subsequent realization of the conclusions in technical applications is the basic idea behind biomimicry. The essential ingredients protect and replenish the protein within the hair thus mimicing the hair's natural composition to move biomimetics to the next generation.
Natural hair is untreated hair, so has not had colour added to it. Coloured hair needs treating differently as it requires certain pigments to keep the colour shining and fresh. Sensitized hair is one that has previously had many products to it whether it be colour or a previous straightening treatment. It becomes frizzy and dry from ongoing chemical treatments, needing a lot of condition and care.
Nanokeratin System can be applied to hair that has undergone any type of chemical treatment including straightening procedures – simply select product series appropriate for hair type.
The Nanokeratin System is designed to work with your hairs natural texture so the result depends on your hair type. If you have unruly, frizzy hair, you will see a massive reduction in frizz and curls. If your hair is naturally straight, it will appear shinier and smoother. All hair types will gain strength and be more manageable.
The Nanokeratin System treatment time varies depending on the length and type of hair. It can take approximately 60 minutes for short hair and 120 minutes for longer hair.
If hair reverts back to its original form over the four days immediately following the treatment, use a blow dryer or a Titanium Flat Iron to ensure effectiveness of the treatment.
If colouring your hair, aim to do so before having the Nanokeratin System treatment performed. If this is not possible, wait at least two weeks until after the treatment to colour hair. (TIP: Using our Colour Preserving Mask will help to lock the colour in, keeping it nourished and vibrant.)
It is recommended that you continue to use the Nanokeratin System home care products to achieve the best results. All of our products are SLS and Paraben free and have been designed purposefully to give you the best from your treatment.
For the four days post Nanokeratin System treatment aim to follow these guidelines:
Do not get hair wet (shower, pool or sea). If hair gets wet within the first four days post treatment, Re-straighten with a Titanium Flat Iron.
Do not use any hair care products including hair spray, gel and mousse.
Do not tie hair up.
You will see when the results start to fade out but it is approximately 3-6 months depending on the hair type.
Trim hair following the Nanokeratin System treatment in order to remove split ends and enjoy your silky smooth hair.


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A growing body of evidence suggests that 15 to 20% of headaches may be caused by problems occurring in the neck.
Most headache sufferers and some doctors are unaware of the high incidence of neck related headaches—it is definitely something worth thinking about!
The upper part of the neck has a nerve supply capable of creating head pain (with or without obvious neck pain and restriction). Problems with the jaw can also cause similar symptoms which may require physiotherapy.
Any of the following points could suggest that the neck may be causing or contributing to headaches:
- Headache which persists after a doctor has checked for other causes
- Headache which always feels worse on the same side of the head
- Pain which radiates from the back to the front of the head
- Headache with dizziness
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Convert Biomass into Syngas Fast: No Extra Carbon Needed
A technological breakthrough from the University of Minnesota lab of Lanny Schmidt takes sugar water, soy oil, or biodiesel and converts it directly to Syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide). Dubbed "reactive flash volatilization process", this technology is fast, small, and has the potential of being carbon neutral.
The design consists of first atomizing droplets of the fuel (sugar water or soy oil in this case). Then these small droplets hit a porous ceramic catalyst disk that is heated to over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. Because the droplets are small, and the catalyst so very hot, they do not have a chance to burn and are converted into their theoretical maximal yield of hydrogen.
"The secret is ultrafast flash volatilization [vaporization]," said Schmidt. "It happens here because we vaporize the fuel and mix it with oxygen before it sees the catalyst so it doesn't burn to char. This is potentially 100 times faster than what is currently available to make syngas and hydrogen."
The heating of the porous catalyst is what you could call the only 'primer' in the system, once going it doesn't need more heating. Theoretically you could use the fuel produced from previous runs to heat the disk initially, thus a carbon neutral system- no fossil fuel required.
"It's a way to take cheap, worthless biomass and turn it into useful fuels and chemicals," says Schmidt. "Potentially, the biomass could be used cooking oil or even products from cow manure, yard clippings, cornstalks or trees. It's better than bringing oil from Saudi Arabia to fuel your gas station."
The researchers used clean and refined products for their test; sugar water and soy oil. It is not clear how easy it will be to convert this technology to 'dirty' sources of fuel, such as wood chips or bio-waste that have more then just the reactants needed. The idea being tossed around is that because the temperature is so hot, you don't need to do the expensive and time consuming process of extracting the sugar (or oil) from the cellulose structure- instead the heat vaporizes the cellulose and the reaction can take place immediately, thus the incredibly fast production of fuels from waste products. A new chore for the kids- cleaning out the reactor catalyst.
But some fuels will be trickier then others, the sugar water experiment made me think of other natural sources of more refined sugar: I wonder how much maple syrup it would take to fuel a house for a year with this device? I think I'll plant a couple of sugar maples this winter. Photo credit of device to Patrick O'Leary::UMN News