text:
Class :
Sketching the Human Figure • 151A08
Class Date :
January 26 - May 04
Meeting Times :
Mon 9am-noon
Class Location :
Room 200
Instructor :
Tom Tong
Class Size :
0 spaces remain
Price :
This class is currently unavailable.
Please contact the admin office at (808)532-8741 for more information.
Please contact the admin office at (808)532-8741 for more information.
About this Class:
Class / 14 sessions / $305 / Room 200 / Mon 9am-noon / Jan 26-May 4
No class Mar 16
Students learn how to capture shape, structure, and movement while drawing a live model, clothed and nude. Learn how to train your eye and hand to work in coordination, with either great detail or expressive quickness. Learn how to finish a sketch as a complete work of art, using pencil, charcoal, pastel, ink, or oil.
Need a parking pass? Buy one here!


text:
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city that gave the world Carmageddon has a new traffic jam to offer - and avoid.
OC TO DEFEND OFFENDER RULES AT STATE HIGH COURT: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Orange County district attorney's office will go to the California Supreme Court to defend local regulations banning sex offenders from parks and beaches.
CALABASAS (AP) - Detectives searched Justin Bieber's home looking for surveillance footage that might serve as evidence the pop star was involved in an egg-tossing vandalism case that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a neighbor's home, an official said Tuesday.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A committee led by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg appointed one of the Democrat's closest friends to a $128,000-a-year job on a board that has long been criticized as a plum position for termed-out lawmakers.
ROBBERS IN STOCKTON GOING AFTER COUGH SYRUP: STOCKTON (AP) - Stockton police say thieves are targeting pharmacies to get their hands on a codeine-based cough syrup used to make a potentially deadly party drink.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco city attorney and New York state attorney general have joined forces to investigate whether Monster Beverage Corp. is marketing its highly caffeinated drinks to children.
LIVINGSTON (AP) - A California chicken farm that reopened over the weekend after it was shut because of a cockroach infestation says it's "voluntarily and temporarily" suspending operations again.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A state lawmaker proposed Monday that California extend its requirement that gun buyers undergo background checks and register their weapons to anyone who assembles a firearm in their home.
PG&E has learned of an email and telephone scam targeting residents.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown's administration and attorneys representing inmates have failed to reach agreement on the best way to reduce overcrowding in California prisons, a panel of federal judges said Monday, leaving it the court to decide whether to grant the state more time.
SAN JOSE . (AP) - San Jose residents remained on high alert Monday as authorities search for a serial arsonist they believe is responsible for nearly a dozen fires in the city within a week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An alcohol counselor driving drunk at night struck a pedestrian and continued on for another 2 miles while the man was lodged in her windshield, a prosecutor said in an opening statement Monday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Octomom Nadya Suleman did porn films, boxed D-list celebrities, even endorsed birth control for dogs after giving birth in 2009 to eight babies after she received in vitro fertility treatments.
OAKLAND SETTLES WITH SUSPECT WOUNDED BY OFFICER: OAKLAND (AP) - A man who was shot by Oakland police after authorities say he robbed another man at gunpoint is set to receive a $125,000 settlement from the city.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles police have arrested a man who took off in a police cruiser after being stopped for possibly driving drunk.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego fire officials say parts of a legal marijuana grow went up in smoke in a weekend blaze.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - A state employee arrested on suspicion of bringing a loaded gun to the California secretary of state's office had been reprimanded for sending unsolicited messages to female co-workers, according to documents obtained Monday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Like pilgrims flocking to a holy shrine, they come from all over the world to pay homage, not to a deity but to something similar - the people they see on TV and in the movies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Negotiators working on a new contract for dockworkers at West Coast seaports, which handle about $1 trillion worth of cargo annually, have resolved a key dispute in their difficult talks, an association representing employers said Monday.
• MEASLES OUTBREAK THAT BEGAN AT DISNEYLAND GROWS TO 87 CASES: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A measles outbreak that originated at Disneyland has grown to 87 cases.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man described as paranoid shot and wounded a mental health worker Monday during a struggle at a Los Angeles-area clinic where he had sought help, but the employee was expected to survive, officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Kaiser Permanente nurses in California approved a new contract that boosts pay and improves patient care along with health and safety protections for nurses, a union official said Monday.
FRESNO (AP) - One in four household water wells in parts of California's Central Valley contains potentially harmful levels of uranium, a U.S. Geological Survey study said.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - State water officials say they may dam parts of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in an emergency measure to protect freshwater used by millions of Californians.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An 80-year-old Long Beach man was justified in killing a burglar who falsely claimed she was pregnant and asked him not to shoot, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said in declining to charge him.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (AP) - Police in South Lake Tahoe say a casino security guard was one of three men arrested on robbery and drug charges after a man who answered a Craigslist car-for-sale ad reported he was beaten and robbed of $30,000.
VICTORVILLE (AP) - A Southern California woman who killed a 2-year-old girl by giving her chili powder has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Forget password?
Remember Me
More than 4,000 guests packed the Agganis Arena in Boston today for Berklee's 2014
commencement. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was among those presented
honorary doctor of music degrees and gave the commencement address. Today's award comes
just after Page told Rolling Stone he's
ready to re-ignite his solo career. It's been 16 years since the release of an album
filled with original material from the mysterious guitarist - the 1998 Page/Plant LP
Walking Into Clarksdale, but
Page seems ready to get himself back into "playing shape."
Earlier today Page threw away the speech he had planned for the Berklee graduates and
instead decided to speak from the heart. "What a spirit there is here," Jimmy began.
"Music has so much power across so many avenues, to be in a position to do the thing
you're best at, which is making music, and bringing joy and pleasure to other people, it
can't be much better than that. I wish to pass that on to all of you. Congratulations with
your degrees and lots of success in the future."
Now that Page has finished his work on the Led Zeppelin remasters, Page is ready to focus on himself. "I'm an
unusual character in the music business. How many people do you speak with that say they
only have one solo album?" Jimmy told
Rolling Stone's Andy Greene. As hard as it is to
believe, Page doesn't usually spend all that much time with an axe in hand. "I play guitar
at least once a week, but now that the Zeppelin project is finished, I'll be playing daily
for the foreseeable future. I want to get myself back into playing shape. I'm a bit of a
perfectionist about these things," Page revealed.
The guitarist isn't at a lack for new songs, "I've got lots of material I've written on
acoustic guitar, lots and lots. And right now I need to get myself up to speed, and that
won't take too long. But I don't know what musicians I'd play with. I do have material and
a passion for it. I need to work towards it, and now I can without all the other side
issues going on," Jimmy said. Page isn't opposed to appearing on stage either, "At this
moment, it's safe to say that I haven't been playing gigs. I've been doing this Zeppelin
project, but now I intend to start getting to a point where I could play some gigs. But
what those gigs are going to be, I don't know yet. I have ideas of what I want to do, but
they're pretty complex. I would love to play live again. I love playing live. It's
wonderful." And we would love for the newly-crowned Doctor Page to play live again, so
let's do this!


text:
February 22, 2012
Pets for Life financia servicios de esterilización/castración en comunidades marginadas durante febrero
En celebración de World Spay Day (Día Mundial de Esterilización), el programa Pets for Life de The Humane Society of the United States anunció que trabajará con organizaciones locales para proporcionar $75.000 en servicios de esterilización/castración gratis para mascotas de comunidades marginadas.
February 21, 2012
Blended Families: Bringing a Canine Into Your Kitty Kingdom
With a little help from you, cats and dogs can live together in harmony.
February 21, 2012
Animal Advocates Gather at Indiana Capital to Lobby for Stronger Animal Fighting Legislation and Spay/Neuter Fund
The Humane Society of the United States hosted Humane Lobby Day 2012 at the statehouse in Indianapolis, bringing together animal advocates to meet with their elected officials and staff about legislation that will significantly impact animals.
February 17, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Brick Township, N.J. for Taking Action Against Pet Store's Alleged Cruelty
February 13, 2012
The HSUS Offers Reward in Linthicum, Md., Dog Abuse Case
The HSUS offers a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a Linthicum, Md., case of dog abandonment and possible dogfighting.
February 10, 2012
Animal Welfare Groups Urge Missouri Legislature to Repeal Burdensome Tax on Animal Shelters
The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA®, Best Friends Animal Society and other animal welfare organizations commend State Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, and 39 cosponsors for introducing legislation, H.B. 1654, to repeal a burdensome state tax on nonprofit animal shelters and rescue groups.
February 10, 2012
Hawaii's Humane Advocates Lobby for Animals at State Capitol
Animal advocates from across the state lobbied at the state Capitol in Honolulu to urge legislators to strengthen laws to prevent puppy mills and protect pets from inhumane traps and snares.
February 7, 2012
150 Dogs Rescued from North Carolina Puppy Mill
Stokes County Animal Control called in The Humane Society of the United States' Animal Rescue Team and other area organizations to help rescue more than 150 dogs from a Danbury, N.C., property.
February 6, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Forms New Dog Breeders Advisory and Resource Council
The Humane Society of the United States announced the newly formed Breeders Advisory and Resource Council which is composed of responsible dog breeders from across the country.
January 27, 2012
Pets for Life–A New Community Understanding
"Pets for Life–A New Community Understanding," a new report from The HSUS, shows how community outreach can lead to healthier pets and fewer pets in shelters.
January 18, 2012
New Jersey Governor Praised for Making Pet Protection Orders Law
The HSUS applauded New Jersey lawmakers for strengthening the state's protections for animals by authorizing courts to include animals in domestic violence restraining orders.
January 13, 2012
Stallone the Pit Bull: Still in Our Hearts
Stallone was rescued from a dogfighter, and although he didn't survive his injuries, his story continues to inspire YouTube viewers.
January 11, 2012
How to Keep Your Pets Safe When Severe Winter Weather Hits
Because evacuation shelters generally don't accept pets (except for service animals), you must plan ahead to make certain your family and pets will have a safe place to stay.
January 9, 2012
Reward Offered in Henderson County, Ky., Dog Abuse Case
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for abusing a dog found in Henderson County, Ky.
January 9, 2012
Approximately 150 Dogs Rescued from Hoarding
The HSUS' Animal Rescue Team has rescued approximately 150 mixed-breed dogs from an overcrowded property in Lucerne Valley, Calif.
January 5, 2012
Reward Offered in Michigan Dog Shooting
The HSUS is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of a dog in Standish, Mich.
December 30, 2011
White House Responds to Petition to Stop Puppy Mills
The Humane Society of the United States, the Humane Society Legislative Fund and the ASPCA® have announced that the White House has responded to a petition submitted by the organizations in November asking President Obama to crack down on puppy mills.
December 29, 2011
Animal Rescue Team Saves the Day, All Year Long
In 2011, The HSUS worked with law enforcement and local agencies to rescue 5,177 animals from neglect and cruelty situations, inhumane puppy mill breeding operations, and animal fighting rings.
December 22, 2011
The HSUS Offers Reward in Goose Creek, S.C., Dog Killing Case
The HSUS is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal bludgeoning of a family dog from a Goose Creek, S.C., residence.
December 21, 2011
The HSUS Offers Reward in Laurel, Miss., Dog Abandonment Case
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for abandoning and starving more than 20 dogs inside a Laurel, Miss., residence.
December 20, 2011
Our Top Pet Care Tips of 2011
What were the most popular pet tips in Pet of the Week during 2011? Read on to find out!
December 19, 2011
Sweet as Honey: With TLC from Casa Del Toro, Former Fighting Dogs Bloom
Neglected fight-bust dogs bloom under Casa Del Toro's care.
December 19, 2011
To Protect and Serve: HSVMA Names Dr. Lori Pasternak Direct Practitioner of the Year
Dr. Lori Pasternak's award-winning surgery-only clinic combines low fees with community services
December 9, 2011
Las Mascotas y Viajes Aéreos
¿Pensando viajar con su mascota por avión? Tome en cuenta los riesgos, y explore todas sus opciones antes de reservar el vuelo de su mascota.
December 7, 2011
Today Show Airs HSUS Investigation into Huge Internet Puppy Broker
NBC's Today Show unveiled an HSUS investigation into a huge Internet puppy broker that sold sick puppies nationwide.


text:
: Eklund:
Sabres shopping top pick?
View Single Post
Dr Quincy
Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 16,752
vCash: 500
Originally Posted by
I understand your point, but the sabres aren't just tanking by losing games. We've accumulated an unprecedented # of 1st rounders over a couple of years, and the vanek trade really is the key. It's another very high pick as well as buffalos. Whether it is this year or next we'll have most likely two top 5 picks in the same draft, on top of St. Louis possible 2 first rounders.
At some point you get sick of mediocrity and draft around 12th overall. I'd much rather trade away poms, vanek, miller, ott, Roy, Sekera, etc when you know that group is not going to take you to the promise land.
I absolutely don't disgree with any of that. The only thing I've disagreed with was someone saying it would be the dumbest thing in the world for Buffalo to trade away this pick. I'd absolutely explore options and see if someone would give an already established top line player for it.
Like you said, you have a ton of prospects and a ton of picks. Letting them come to a team with SOME established upper echelon players would let them become the best players they could.
Do you think Lucic, Marchand, Krug, Rask, etc would have developed like they did if there wasn't a Chara, a Bergeron, a Savard, etc on the team that they joined?
Remember back when Colorado broke in Drury and Hedjuk? I think they were both in the running for the Calder. Because the team had Sakic and Forsberg. Same with the way Detroit was always able to break in their young players.
When possible, and i fully unerstand it isn't always, THAT is how you build a team. Not amassing a bunch of teens and throwing them out there so you can suck for 2 years.
Dr Quincy
View Public Profile
Dr Quincy's albums
Find More Posts by Dr Quincy


text:
Another personal work. My goal for this year is to be able to go out from my comfort zone in digital painting. That is to paint hair, be able to paint a whole character (cause almost all of my digi paints are faces) and try not to make creepy looking artworks >_<
This is my first attempt to paint flowers like these. I also tried to paint hair O.O (took me how many hours but it was fun ^_^ )
All in all, the time I spent painting and figuring out how things work in terms of digital painting is definitely worth it! I'm happy =)
love this hair!Jul 17th, 2013 Reply
aaw thank youJul 17th, 2013 Reply
Soo cute..♥Jun 8th, 2013 Reply
aaaaw thanks NayuaJun 8th, 2013 Reply
kyuuuut poooo!!!
aaaaw salamat po =)May 16th, 2013 Reply
very beautifulApr 11th, 2013 Reply
aww thank you soo muchApr 11th, 2013 Reply
Very beautifully done :)Mar 6th, 2013 Reply
thank you so much =)Mar 7th, 2013 Reply
You're very welcome :)Mar 7th, 2013 Reply
love the way you draw eyes, hair, everything, so shiny yet soft at the same time, i adore your coloring!Feb 24th, 2013 Reply
awwww thank you so much =) i really appreciate itFeb 25th, 2013 Reply
amazing.............! great workFeb 8th, 2013 Reply
thank you so much =)Feb 9th, 2013 Reply
lovely and gorgeous workFeb 6th, 2013 Reply Subscriber
awww thank you so muchFeb 6th, 2013 Reply
softies, nicely done nik !
im looking forward your goal !
Get Sharp Nikk !
thank you so much miftake i'll do my best to achieve my goal ^_^Feb 6th, 2013 Reply
cuteFeb 6th, 2013 Reply
thanks rudireiFeb 6th, 2013 Reply


text:
Jesse Wine (born Chester, 1983) works mainly with ceramics and uses traditional techniques to explore process and chance.
BALTIC is open seven days a week from 10.00-18.00 except Tuesdays 10.30-18.00.
We offer many opportunities for schools and colleges, from group visits and artist-led sessions to work based placements within our Learning team.
Six is BALTIC's stunning rooftop restaurant brought to you by Fresh Element. Combining breathtaking panoramic views and great food, Six is open for lunch seven days a week and for dinner six days a week. Call: 0191 440 4948 to book or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Stay up to date with the latest announcements and news from BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
BALTIC is one of the most iconic buildings in the north east and offers a stylish and unique location for civil ceremonies, wedding breakfasts and receptions.
BALTIC's Learning Fund supports those most vulnerable to experience art, learn about it and participate in it. Your donation matters.
BALTIC's project space at BALTIC 39 is closed during Spring 2015 for building remedial work.
BALTIC SHOP is offering FREE P&P on all Jewellery and Accessories online this month. With British designers like Tatty Devine, And-Mary & Bill Skinner, there is something for everyone. Click here to find out more.
21 April 2015 / 13.00 - 17.30
This BxNU Symposium brings together artists, curators, academics and writers, to activate an enquiry into the interlocking possibilities of meaning making presented by the exhibition, Jason Rhoades Four Roads.
21 April 2015 / 19.00 - 21.00
A group of artists, writers and curators working with or at Northumbria University, will present Das Träumen within the Rhoades' installation The Creation Myth; a work described by Ingrid Schaffner in the exhibition publication as a "model of the artist's brain at work".
BALTIC Centre for
Contemporary Art
Gateshead Quays
South Shore Road
0191 478 1810
31-39 High Bridge
Newcastle Upon Tyne
0191 261 3830
Open Daily 10.00-18.00
Tue 10.30-18.00
Free Admission
Donations Welcome
View Location Map
Open Wed-Sun
Thu 12.00-20.00
Free Admission
View Location Map
© BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art | Design by Founded | Built by band-x Media
BALTIC Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust, incorporated in England and Wales,
company limited by guarantee, No: 3589539 | Registered Charity No: 1076251


text:
No horse in this race, but I'm always drawn to names that are blown up to see if its warranted. I have gone through the FDA document to try to understand all the fuss. It appears to me that part of the issue with the reaction is the hypothesis of the FDA reviewer that the results are "overstated" because of the use of the mineral oil in the placebo arm. So if we start there, what the FDA reviewer is saying is that the mineral oil some how inhibits the uptake of the statin. So I've done of search of all the literature on Simvastatin (most used statin in the trial) and I have found NOTHING in the medical literature or databases that states there is any interaction between the statin and mineral oil. There is also nothing in the label of any of the statins warning that mineral oil intake inhibits the uptake of the statin. So I find it very curious that the reviewer can make this statement when there is no evidence of any interaction between the two. So the question is, why would the reviewer come to this conclusion that the benefits are "overstated" because of the mineral oil and statin in the placebo arm if there is no evidence that mineral oil has any interaction with the statin drug class? I don't get that one bit. Hopefully, the docs on the panel address this, because as is, the data is pretty impressive.
Not only this if you look at the wording I saw once instance
where the reviewer talk about the effect of placebo she used the word
HIGHLY statistic significant. Whereas for vascepa although result
is highly stat sig in some area but reviewer did not put in the word 'highly'.
Also reviewer seems like anticipating what amarin is going to bring
in for discussion and shot down those 1st as a pre-em. Especially the
jelis trial. The while bd imo is like drafted by serveral lawyers and
doctors to counter whatever amarin are going to bring to the adcomm.
can you point me to where it says the simvastatin trials used mineral oil? you are talking about the COMBOS trial, right?


text:
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have announced the schedule of games that will be televised on the SEC Network during the first three weeks of the 2014 football season, including Kentucky's season opener and the Wildcats' SEC lidlifter.
Click here for the original story.
Welcome to SECTalk.com
|Welcome to SECTalk.com -- The Home of 6 Straight National Titles!
You are currently accessing our site as a guest which means you can't access all of our features such as social groups, sports betting, and many more. By joining our free community you will have access to all of these great features as well as to participating in our forums, contacting other members, and much more. Registration only takes a minute and SECTalk.com is absolutely free, so please join today!
If you have any problems registering or signing in, please contact us.
Latest Topics
Latest News
Top Bettors
Top High Fived
Two of First Three Football Games to be on SEC Network
Started by UKat, May 01 2014 10:14 AM
Posted 01 May 2014 - 10:14 AM
Posted 01 May 2014 - 01:21 PM
Lidlifter you say
Similar Topics
|Started By
|Last Post Info
2015 Orange & Blue Debut, presented by Sunniland, to air on SEC Network+
Started by gatoraus, Today, 04:11 PM In: The East → Florida Sports → Florida News
- 0 replies
- 22 views
Vols' Spring Coverage On SEC Network
Started by SECTalk.com, Today, 03:13 PM In: The East → Tennessee Sports → Tennessee News
- 0 replies
- 17 views
Auburn remembers football great Jimmy 'Red' Phillips
Started by Spunk, Yesterday, 05:01 PM In: The West → Auburn Sports → Auburn News
- 0 replies
- 53 views
Kentucky Football Open Practice Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Started by UKat, Yesterday, 03:11 PM In: The East → Kentucky Sports → Kentucky News
- 0 replies
- 36 views
Football's Pro Day to Air Live on SEC Network
Started by SECTalk.com, Yesterday, 01:03 PM In: The West → LSU Sports → LSU News
- 0 replies
- 43 views
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
En Español
Em Português
Other Languages
The NYT ran an AP article on the new long-term budget projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that began:
"The national debt is on pace to equal the annual size of the economy within a decade, levels that could provoke a European-style crisis unless policymakers take action on the federal deficit, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office."
This is not true. The CBO report did not warn of "a European-style crisis." The reason it did not is that a European style crisis does not make sense in the context of the United States. The United States can never be like Greece or Ireland for the simply reason that we print out own currency.
In the event that we actually ran up against serious constraints in credit markets the United States would have the option to have the Fed buy up its debt. Greece and Ireland do not have this option. This could create a risk of inflation, but there is not the risk of insolvency that euro zone governments face.
The economists at CBO know the difference between the United States and the euro zone countries, which is why they did not make the comparisons attributed to them in this article.
I always enjoy reading Ezra Klein's blog. He's an excellent writer and he does his homework. However, he really missed the story in his review of Inside Job (even though I do appreciate the favorable mention).
Ezra criticizes the movie for making the story one of corrupt economists blessing the evil doers of Wall Street:
"What's remarkable about the financial crisis isn't just how many people got it wrong, but how many people who got it wrong had an incentive to get it right. Journalists. Hedge funds. Independent investors. Academics. Regulators. Even traders, many of whom had most of their money tied up in their soon-to-be-worthless firms."
This is the right point, but I think Ezra takes it in the wrong direction. Certainly all of these people were not on the take in the same way as some of the film's heroes (i.e. former Federal Reserve Board Governor Frederick Mishkin who got paid six figures to write a report praising Iceland to the sky in 2006). However, it does not follow that they had incentive to "get it right."
Getting it right meant that you had to say that the honchos were wrong. You had to say that Martin Feldstein, Gregory Mankiw, Larry Summers, Alan Blinder, Ben Bernanke, and the Maestro, Alan Greenspan, were missing the largest asset bubble in the history of the world right in front of their eyes.
This would really put you on the firing line if you were an economist at the Fed, the IMF, or even an academic economist hoping to advance in the field. After all, you could be wrong, in which case you might as well spend the rest of your working career wearing a tin foil hat.
On the other hand, what is the cost of going along? It turns out that economists are a remarkably forgiving lot – not in respect to workers in workers in the United States or retirees in Greece – but certainly when it comes to each other. The mantra "who could have known?" has provided a pretty much blanket amnesty. Next to no one got fired and very few people even missed a scheduled promotion for missing the housing bubble; the collapse of which may wreck the economy for a decade. In fact, even Daniel Mudd and Richard Fuld, the men who bankrupted Fannie Mae and Lehman respectively, have both found their way back into very high-paying jobs in finance.
In short, there is a serious problem here of asymmetric risk. There is no doubt that saying there was a bubble posed serious dangers to the careers of those who stepped outside of the consensus established by the top thinkers in the profession. However, just going along with the mainstream view carried no risk whatsoever. There is no reason to believe that anything about this story has changed in the years since the crisis.
Perhaps Inside Job can be blamed for not fully exploring the subtleties of this process, but it was a movie, not a book, and there is a need to be entertaining as well as informative. So, I can agree that the movie did not fully explain the dynamics that allowed for such a dangerous bubble to grow right under the nose of so many intelligent people, but I think it still got the essentials of the story right.
Like Ezra, I qualify as a nerd. But the movie was not intended to provide the full story to the discerning nerd. It was intended to give the essentials to the masses, and on this score I give it high marks.
It must be very hard to get information over at Fox on 15th Street. They still do not seem to have heard of the housing bubble. The Post noted the weak sales in existing homes for May reported yesterday, as well as the drop in prices, and told readers:
"The housing market is still struggling to recover from a historic slump, according to industry data released Tuesday."
Of course it is not struggling to recover from a historic slump. It is correcting an unprecedented bubble. There run-up in nationwide house prices between 1996 and 2006 was a break with a hundred-year long trend over which nationwide house prices just kept even with the overall rate of inflation. Over this period, they outpaced the overall rate of inflation by more than 70 percent.
It was the collapse of this bubble that gave us the huge economic slump than the country now faces, but apparently the Post still hasn't heard about the bubble. House prices have to fall another 8 percent or so to get back to their trend level. Rather than expecting a rebound, we should be expecting a further decline.
In its top of the hour news segment NPR told listeners that there is little else that the Fed can do to boost the economy. This is very seriously wrong.
The Fed could do more quantitative easing, it could target a long-term interest rate, for example targeting a 2.5 percent 10-year government bond rate, or it could target a higher inflation rate (e.g. 3-4 percent). All of these measures would some impact in boosting the economy.
The Fed is choosing not to go this route because its open market committee apparently feels the potential benefits do not outweigh the risks, however it is simply wrong to say that additional options to boost the economy do not exist. The Fed has simply opted not to take them.
NPR's mis-reporting on this point is important because the decisions of the open market committee are in part political ones. They respond to the larger debate within the country. If people do not even know that the Fed has options that could spur growth and reduce unemployment then they will be less likely to try to pressure the Fed to pursue such options.
In discussing the Fed's QE2 program, the NYT tells us that things are much different today than they were a year ago.
"Last year prices were falling; this year, prices are increasing."
Well, sort of. Here's the overall CPI where there is in fact a small drop between April and June, although it is completely reversed by the July increase.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Of course, if we look at the core CPI which the Fed targets, there is no decline in prices at all in the summer of 2010. In fact, inflation looks pretty much exactly the same in the summer of 2011 as it did in the summer of 2010.
In other words, what explains the difference in the Fed's behavior is not any obvious difference in inflation or even the growth outlook. (Growth projections were if anything stronger in the summer of 2010 than at present.)
Rather, the most obvious explanation is a difference in politics. There is a growing push against any effort to stimulate the economy, which is noted in the article. It is this change in politics that seems to explain the end of quantitative easing, not any change in the economy.
This article includes a peculiar statement by Mark Zandi, of Moody's Analytics, which attributes the economy's weakness to a loss of confidence. It would have been useful to ask how he thought low confidence was hurting the economy. Consumer spending continues to be very high relative to income and investment in equipment and software is quite strong given the low capacity utilization rates, so it is not obvious what sector of the economy is being constrained by a lack of confidence.
The United States has to cut back spending on the Commerce Department or it will bankrupt the country. Okay, I have no evidence for this and it really doesn't make any sense. The Commerce Department's budget is about $10 billion a year, less than 0.3 percent of total spending, but this note is written in the spirit of Thomas Friedman.
Just as Thomas Friedman can tell readers that Social Security and Medicare are bankrupting the country with no evidence, in my blognote I get to blame the Commerce Department. The reality of course is that Social Security is fully funded by its own dedicated tax revenue through the year 2036, meaning the program on net imposes no burden on the government.
Under the law, if nothing is done to increase revenues SS will only pay about 80 percent of scheduled benefits in years after 2036. It is prohibited from spending any money beyond what it collects in taxes. The projected shortfall over the program's 75-year planning period is equal to 0.6 percent of GDP, about one-third of the increase in annual defense spending between 2000 and 2011. It is difficult to see how a program that can only spend what it takes in from taxes could bankrupt the country, but this is Thomas Friedmanland.
There is more of an issue with run-away Medicare costs, but everyone outside of Thomas Friedmanland knows that this is an issue of run-away health care costs. If the United States paid the same amount per person for our health care as people in Canada, Germany, or any other wealthy country we would be looking at huge budget surpluses, not deficits.
This means that if we fix the U.S. health care system, then there will be no Medicare or budget problem. On the other hand, if we fail to fix the system, health care costs will bankrupt the U.S. economy even if we eliminate Medicare and other public health care programs altogether. People know this outside of Thomas Friedmanland, but in Thomas Friedmanland, you get to just make things up.
The WSJ told readers:
"because the banking sector isn't large enough to hold more mortgages without expanding its deposit base, securitization markets are an integral part of any lending expansion."
The problem with this assertion is that one of the main reasons that the banking sector doesn't have a larger deposit base is that investors can buy government insured mortgage backed securities. If the government reduces or eliminates its role in this market, then investors will have to look for alternative places for their money, such as bank deposits. So, rather than filling an unavoidable gap in private financing in the mortgage market, the government is helping to create this gap.
The people who are betting trillions of dollars in financial markets have considerable confidence in the ability of the U.S. government to pays its debts, as demonstrated by the fact that the interest rate on 10-year Treasury bonds remain extraordinarily low. However a front page Washington Post article told readers that these actors are mistaken, actually the United States is, "a nation already mired in red ink."
Most newspapers would restrict such sweeping and unsupported assertions to the editorial pages, however the Washington Post has made debt reduction a crusade. It has little concern for standard journalistic practices in pressing this agenda.
That's what Washington Post readers must have been thinking when they saw Milbank's line:
"The truth is that there's not much more that government can do to boost jobs in the short term."
Since this is so obviously counter-factual and there is nothing in the article to support the statement, one must assume that this is the sort of truth that gets passed on in the family that is never supposed to be subjected to critical evaluation. Of course as a practical matter, there is an enormous amount that the government can do to create jobs.
The government can spend money. People work for money, meaning that government spending will create jobs. The government can also have more tax cuts or credits. If these tax breaks go to low and moderate income people, then they will spend money. This will create jobs. The Federal Reserve Board can deliberately raise the rate of inflation, thereby lowering real interest rates and reducing debt burdens. This will also lead to more spending and more jobs. The government could also push down the value of the dollar which will increase net exports. This will also create more jobs.
And, the government could provide incentives to employers to shorten workweeks as an alternative to layoffs. The German government has used this practice so successfully that its unemployment rate is lower today than it was at the start of the downturn, even though its growth has been slower than in the U.S. Furthermore, this path can actually be done at the state level by the governors who are the focus on this article.
So, there is a great deal that the government can do to boost jobs in the short-term, contrary to what Mr. Milbank's parents apparently told him when he was growing up.
Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, his latest being The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive. Read more about Dean. Archives
Home | Research Topics | Jobs/Internships | Contact | Log-in
1611 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20009 | 202-293-5380


text:
INSIDE THE NEST"To Travel Without Getting Lost"Poetry Editor Lea Graham
POETRYAt the Drive In VolcanoAimee Nezhukumatathil
POETRYCorpse FlowerAimee Nezhukumatathil
POETRYA Globe is Just an Asterisk and Every Home Should Have an AsteriskAimee Nezhukumatathil
POETRYKansas AnimaliaAimee Nezhukumatathil
Atticus Review is a weekly online journal that publishes stories, poems, electric literature, and other genre-busting words of wisdom and interactive whimsy.
©2011-2014 Atticus Review. All Rights Reserved. Website created by
Chaos To Clarity™
in collaboration with
Atticus Books.


text:
Help me choose the right sectional
Hi everyone from a long time lurker first time poster.
I'm looking for a sofa for my living room, which also servers as my theater room and lounging room and whatever else have you.
Room is about 5x6 meters (thats about 16x20 ft) and I wanna put a corner sectional which will see daily use for watching TV, entertaining guests, etc.
The walls are a very light cream (slight off-white) and I have an olive green accent wall on one wall (right of the sectional - there will be some shelving on that wall and I'm thinking 2 armchairs and a coffee table). There's also a bordeaux wall on which the TV will go in front of the sectional (you can see it in the corner of the pics).
The floors are solid oak, and the furniture in the room will be a darker brown essence, probably also oak. Also, and I'm going to get an area rug to go with the couch and whatever else furniture I'll end up with.
I think I've settled on two models, out of which I'd rather have the leather one (cuz I think it looks cool) and the GF would like the microfiber one as she feels it's more comfy.
If we go her way, I like the green color, as pictured, if we go my way then I'm stuck between cream, beige and brown.
So, advice? What would you do if you were in my place?
More precisely, since I'm 90% decided to go with the leather couch (afterall, this is my place and the GF has hers), which one would you choose? I think I would like the lighter colors, but I'm afraid it will get dirty soon with daily use... I especially am scared of indigo tint from jeans.
What's your experience with these?
I'll attach pics of the room, the "GF couch" (this one has the corner on the left and it needs to be on the right but you get the idea), the leather couch in Cream, as well as pictures of the swatches in Beige and Brown. The pics don't do the colors justice, but both the Beige and Cream are very light, one is slightly buttery and one slighty grey-ish. The brown isn't too dark either, and has sort of like lighter spots in places which I think might give it an interesting look. Also, this is leather dyed in depth. Price wise, the leather is 4x the microfiber and TBH it's quite pricey, but I'm partially looking at it as an investment, as I figure it will easily outlast the microfiber and if needed I can re-upholster it.
Oh and if you haven't figured it out by now, I'm trying to go for a modern look with a mix of classic wood and finishes... Hard to explain but I have it all in my brain; the couch needs to be modern tho :)
Thanks everyone for chipping in.
I really like the brown leather. It will definitely not show dirt like the light colors. It would look great against the cream walls and your accent walls. Just go light for your rug and it will be a nice contrast with the rug and break up the wood and the brown sofa.
You have a very cool place! I love the stairs!
One thing to remember, it is nearly impossible to keep pillows on leather. They slide off super easily. That is if you are using decorative pillows at all.
Keep us posted!
The microfiber sofa has the kind of pillows that always look like a mess. I have one like this and am constantly puffing them up and straightening them out.
The leather sofa is really modern and if you're sure you won't get tired of it too quickly is a nice option. Check out how it suits your build and decide how you're going to use it. We got a leather sofa for a den area. My husband thought it was comfortable but once it got home he found there was no way to lie down on ot because of the arms. I am considerably shorter than him and I found I was sliding out of the sofa when I tried to sit back. It was nice to sit on in short spurts, but not something I'd want to spend the night watching TV.
That brown leather is a beautiful rich color (added bonus that it won't show dirt). I have a new leather sectional in a lighter taupe and although it doesn't show any day-to-day dirt, I live in fear of ink! (BTW, so far the decorative pillows are staying put nicely - might it depend on the fabric of the pillows?)
You've got such a beautiful room, I think the cream or beige sofa would look spectacular with your paint colors. I'd take my chances with it. I'd ask the manufacturer about the leather finish and if it needs further protection. The brown might be okay, but it would be...well...brown.
The microfiber sofa cushions already look messy- like they have squished out and wouldn't stay put.
I too like the idea of the brown floors and couch, with a light rug to break it off. However I'm concerned that this particular model won't look nearly as good on brown as on the lighter colors.
I'll attach a photo of a similar model so you can see what I mean. I don't think it's the color itself, but the styling that makes it look a bit weird to my eyes. Is it just me, or does something about it seem... off?
Oh, and two more questions: the size is 310x260 cm (122x102 inches) do you think that's too big for the space?
And last, price wise we're talking around the $5k mark, do you think that's too much? Like I said before it does seem a bit steep to me, but I have no experience shopping for couches really :) However it is one of the more expensive ones from the one I've looked at, but seemed to be on par with other italian brands on leather...
As far as comfort goes, what I really like about this couch is that it has a system where the back support goes all the way to the back, and transforms the regular sitting area into a mini-chaise long, so to say. It's very comfy, for sure.
The couch does come in fabric as well (which is about a grand cheaper), but it seems to me the design kinda calls for leather? see below:
This post was edited by the13th on Sat, Aug 2, 14 at 5:18
I don't know...brown leather seems more traditional and with the contemporary style I think the lighter colors look better. But I guess I just don't really care for brown furniture, so that's my bias.
Does the leather come in any other colors you'd consider? Something unexpected? Orange? Blue? Green?


text:
Doctor insights on:
Ischemic White Matter Disease
I had a cat scan, showed chronic microvascular ischemic white matter disease. My doctor who ordered the CT looked at it and did not comment. Is MS or other auto immune system possible?
No: The study shows age and vascular change in white matter . This is usually a specific findind and is noy consistent with ms or autoimmine disease. ...Read moreGet help now ›
White Matter (Definition)
White matter is one of the two components of the central nervous system and consists of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from one region of the cerebrum to another and between the cerebrum and lower brain centers. White matter tissue of the freshly cut brain appears pinkish white to the naked eye because myelin is composed largely of lipid ...Read more
I recently had an MRI of the brain. The results where as follows mild atrophy and mild periventricular white matter ischemic small vessel disease. Wh?
Arteriosclerosis : You are taking hydrocodone, tramadol & Lyrica for nagging pain plus Ambien for sleep and Buspirone for anxiety. Combination is heavy stuff. Had migraine but not any more? Microvascular disease is the blockage of tiny vessels-arteriosclerosis. These can happen in heart & kidney as well. Check your lipid profile and possible use of statin. For headache & reevaluation of all your meds see neurologist. ...Read moreGet help now ›
What is chronic periventricular white matter microvascular ischemic disease?
Patchy insulation: Chronic means this process has been going on for years in the brain. White matter is the part of the brain where the "communication cables" are, and they are "white" because of myelin insulation. The ventricles are fluid-filled "shock absorber" spaces inside the brain. Ischemic means they have been deprived oxygen, microvascular means in tiny blood vessels. Mini-stroke strips off some insulation. ...Read moreGet help now ›
Mom is 79 brain CT scan: moderate cerebral volume loss, mild widening of the cortical sulci, mild white matter microvasc. Ischemic disease serious?
Depends: Most likely these are aging changes that have occurred with time. ...Read moreGet help now ›
Dad, 66, is affected with "chronic ischemic changes in periventri white matter" and "disprop prominence of ventri system c/p to cortical sulci" cure?
Chronic ischemia: What you are seeing on the mr are common aging changes seen on mr. As for a "cure" being available, not at the moment and likely years before any solution. ...Read moreGet help now ›
What is mild chronic ischemic changes in bilateral periventricular white matter?
Described often: Presume on mri, white matter lesions as noted, which are usually nonspecific, but can be associated with hypertension, diabetes, or high blood fats causing "hardening of the arteries" (aka, microvascular angiopathy). This pattern might be consistent with ms in some cases, so needs correlation for relevance. Not a description of stroke, but an indication for prevention of future stroke. ...Read moreGet help now ›
Mri report says morphology says in favour of smallt2 and flair hyperintensefoci in bilateral frontal white matter-? Ischemic/? Significant
Usually not: This is a very common finding on mris of the brain. Typically it is not significant. However, if you are experiencing neurological symptoms these foci may represent something more sinister and you should see your doctor. ...Read moreGet help now ›
Mild genaralized atrophy and chronic white matter ischemic changes in my mom report is it serious matter please tell me?
Maybe: Mild general atrophy can be seen on ct scans of people with or without symptoms. Chronic white matter ischemic changes can also be seen in symptomatic or asymptomatic people. Be sure your mom gets checked for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. These can cause ischemic changes. ...Read moreGet help now ›
Hi, there are few small foci of high signal in the white matter of both cerebral hemisphere non specific but likely ischemic.What does mean in MRI mr?
Review with Doctor: Usually a few small foci are of little concern, and merely mean that there is some small vessel disease, as occurs with high blood pressure, diabetes, or even with migraines. However, 26 is a pretty young age for age related changes, and should at least be viewed by your doctor. ...Read moreGet help now ›
MRA revealed mild ischemic white matter changes. I'm 28. What does that mean??
Why did you get it?: If the radiologist knew your age and still read the report in that way I think that is a little bit unusual. But, it kind of depends on the reason you had the MRI done in the first place. Typically, that type of a read would be more common for someone who had long-standing hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoker for many years and so forth. Do you have a copy of the report or the films ...Read moreGet help now ›
- Talk to a doctor live online for free
- Chronic microvascular ischemic white matter disease
- Small vessel ischemic white matter disease
- Chronic small vessel ischemic white matter disease
- White matter microvascular ischemic disease
- Deep white matter ischemic disease
- Mild chronic ischemic white matter disease
- Chronic microvascular ischemic white matter disease symptoms
- Moderate chronic white matter microvacular ischemic disease
- Talk to a neurologist online for free


text:
Rays' Grant Balfour aims to return to form03/27/15 The Heater
PORT CHARLOTTE — On a day the Rays pitched exclusively relievers, Grant Balfour found himself in unusual, yet comforting circumstances Thursday.
He took the mound in the third inning — something he hasn't done in a regular-season game since 2009 — and took pride in a 1-2-3 inning, just his second outing this spring as he works quickly to get back into rhythm.
The 37-year-old right-hander had a difficult 2014 season, then left the Rays for two weeks this spring to return home to Australia as his father, David, died at age 62 of cancer....
Rays: Cash catches up03/26/15 The Heater
Still has it
It has been fewer than five years since Rays manager Kevin Cash played in the majors, so it shouldn't be surprising that Cash (left) squatted behind home plate to warm up reliever Kirby Yates before the ninth inning of Thursday's game against the Yankees. "I was really good at that, warming up pitchers," joked Cash, 37, a catcher for all but five of his 246 major-league games from 2002-10. "It's the other things I wasn't good at."...
Chris Archer named Rays' opening day starter03/26/15 The Heater
PORT CHARLOTTE — It had been widely expected since it became clear RHP Alex Cobb would miss the start of the season with forearm tendinitis, and Rays manager Kevin Cash made it official Thursday: RHP Chris Archer will be the opening day starter.
"You don't want to take anything away from Cobb. It was his. He'd earned that," Cash said before Thursday's spring training game against the Yankees. "But we're extremely comfortable with having that guy now be 'Arch.' "...
Forsythe eager for early opportunity at second base03/26/15 Blog
Rays infielder Logan Forsythe can fill a number of part-time roles as needed, but he'll open the season getting most of the work at second base as Nick Franklin is likely out at least a month with an oblique injury.
"It's unfortunate what happened with Nick ... but it's exciting. It's an opportunity," said Forsythe, 28, who played 74 of his 110 games with the Rays last season at second.
Forsythe leads the Rays with three home runs in 25 spring at-bats -- he had six total in 301 at-bats last year -- and said he's feeling more comfortable in his second year in the organization after being acquired in January 2014 from the Padres....
LB Brandon Magee, waived by Bucs, heads to spring training03/25/15 Blog
Linebacker Brandon Magee, who had six tackles on special teams for the Bucs last season, is headed to spring training as a Red Sox prospect today after being waived by the team on Tuesday night.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity they gave me at the time. Right now, I'm focused on spring training," Magee said Wednesday morning as he drove to Fort Myers and the Red Sox minor-league complex....
Vince Kendrick, who scored first Bucs TD, dies at age 6303/24/15 Blog
Vince Kendrick, who played fullback for the Gators and scored the first touchdown in Bucs history in a 1976 preseason game, died Saturday morning at age 63 after a battle with cancer.
Mr. Kendrick, who was one of the Gators' first black football players and would later return to Gainesville as Florida's running backs coach, had a 1-yard touchdown run on Aug. 8, 1976, in a 10-6 preseason loss for the Bucs against the Green Bay Packers. He would play in only one regular-season game with the Bucs -- with a single carry for 3 yards in the franchise's first game, a 20-0 loss to Houston. He also had 71 rushing yards in 14 games with the Falcons in 1974....
Bucs get no compensatory picks, help others03/23/15 Blog
As expected, the Bucs were not awarded any compensatory draft picks from the NFL on Monday night after a free-agent spending spree last year that gave four other NFL teams compensatory picks for their losses.
Which stings the most? It has to be Cincinnati getting a third-round pick -- the 99th overall in the draft -- for defensive end Michael Johnson, who signed a huge deal with the Bucs, only to be cut after one disappointing season and $16 million. He's already signed back with the Bengals, who maximized the compensatory-pick game perhaps as well as you can....
Rays' healthy starters all to pitch on same day03/22/15 The Heater
DUNEDIN — Injuries have forced the Rays to shuffle their starting rotation to open the season, and the top three healthy options will all wind up pitching on the same day this Saturday.
It's not a shell game so much as coincidence, with likely opening-day starter Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi set to pitch in a minor-league game and Nathan Karns starting against the Red Sox....
Rays: Longoria in middle of unusual double play03/22/15Sports
A gem for Longoria
You see plenty of double plays scored 4-6-3 or 6-4-3, but a 4-5-3? With the Rays infield shifted to the right and former Rays C Dioner Navarro at the plate in the fourth inning Sunday, the club pulled off the 4-5-3. Navarro hit a grounder deep to second that Alexi Casilla fielded and threw to 3B Evan Longoria, who deftly tagged second and threw to first for the inning-ending double play. "It was impressive," manager Kevin Cash said. "We've already asked them to be out of position with the shift they were in, but that's how valuable Longo is. You can stick him anywhere on the field and he's going to be at the right spot at the right time and make the play. … Longo turned that like he's been a 10-year shortstop."...
Smoke? Lovie says Bucs not just looking at QBs03/22/15 Blog
It could simply be pre-draft misdirection to keep other teams guessing, but while it's widely presumed the Bucs will take former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston with the No. 1 pick in next month's draft, coach Lovie Smith said they're considering other positions for that pick.
"I can see why people would assume that we are going to take a quarerback," Smith told NFL Network's Steve Wyche in an interview from the NFL owners' meetings in Arizona that airs Monday. "There are two excellent quarterbacks that are available at the top. And when you get a chance to draft someone like that, most of the time, people do. But there are other good players in the draft also. I think it's a deep draft."...
No Tampa homecoming, as Selvie signs with Giants03/20/15 Blog
The Bucs' search for help at defensive end won't include former USF star George Selvie, who confirmed Friday morning that he's agreed to a one-year deal with the New York Giants.
Selvie, who had 10 sacks in 29 starts with the Cowboys in the last two seasons, wasn't anything expensive for New York -- per ESPN's Adam Schefter, it's just $1.4-million for one year, with only a $200,000 signing bonus. Selvie will be reunited with his former teammate at USF, Jason Pierre-Paul....
Bucs sign rookie punter Andy Wilder03/20/15 Blog
Adding another challenger to veteran Michael Koenen, the Bucs signed punter Andy Wilder on Thursday night, the Times' Rick Stroud reported.
Wilder, 24, played at Northern Arizona and was among Division I-AA's top five punters in 2012-13. Bucs special-teams coordinator Kevin O'Dea saw him last week at a free-agent combine for kicking specialists in Arizona last week, and he'll join Chase Tenpenny as rookie challengers to Koenen....
Bucs add ex-Cowboy Moore to boost secondary03/19/15Bucs
TAMPA — Nickel defensive back Sterling Moore is the newest of three Cowboys defensive players to sign with the Bucs in free agency. He also might be the most motivated to show Dallas it made a mistake in not bringing him back.
As a restricted free agent, the 25-year-old could have been kept by the Cowboys with a one-year, $1.54 million contract. They opted not to tender him, and after visiting the Bucs, Steelers and 49ers in the past week, Moore chose Tampa Bay, with a one-year "prove it" contract....
Cast off from Cowboys, Moore eager to prove himself with Bucs03/19/15 Blog
TAMPA -- Nickel defensive back Sterling Moore is the newest of three Cowboys defensive players to sign with the Bucs in free agency. He also might be the most motivated to show Dallas it made a mistake in not bringing him back.
As a restricted free agent, the 25-year-old Moore could have been kept by the Cowboys with a one-year, $1.54-million tender. They opted not to tender him, and after visiting the Bucs, Steelers and 49ers in the past week, he chose Tampa Bay, with a one-year "prove it" contract....
Bucs sign Cowboys' Sterling Moore as nickel cornerback03/19/15 Blog
After a quiet week in free agency, the Bucs have another new signing to announce, as Sterling Moore, a nickel defensive back who started seven games for the Cowboys last season, has signed a one-year deal with Tampa Bay.
Moore, 25, is the third player the Bucs have signed from the Dallas defense, joining linebacker Bruce Carter and defensive tackle Henry Melton. He had 46 tackles last year but was not tendered an offer as a restricted free agent, putting him on the open market....


text:
Bromley singer Pixie Lott says her new album felt like a gamble, because she has moved away from pop and dance tunes.
The 23-year-old singer, who grew up in Petts Wood and Bickley, is releasing her self-titled third album on Monday (August 4), which will showcase a more soulful sound from her chart hits, Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) and All About Tonight.
"I really set out to do this album. This is the album I've always wanted to make in the way it's very soulful," she said.
"It's my favourite style to sing and listen to. In the last album, I did veer away and do some dancey songs but I didn't want to do that with this one. I said to myself, I want to stick with this sound and make sure I stay true to it."
She added: "It might have been more than a risk than my last album but I'm pleased that I have done it."
Pixie, who studied at Italia Conti in Chislehurst until she was 11, admitted the record feels more grown-up than her previous offerings.
"It's a more mature sound. I wanted to make an album that was a fresh take on (soul) - still current and pop, but with a heavy influence of soul," she said. "I can't wait for people to hear it, because it's been a couple of years. It's exciting. It's been a long time coming."
The songstress said she has been influenced by her favourite soul stars.
"The singers I listen to the most include Otis Redding and Candi Staton - they're old-school singers but I think they're amazing," she said. "There's loads of amazing artists around at the moment - Bruno Mars has that vibe about him."
- OnBlackheath festival gets magic stage headlined by Dynamo
- McBusted caption competition: your funniest, silliest and most outrageous entries
- PICTURED: Madness go one step beyond to mow Blackheath ahead of festival
- Cheryl Baker gives her views on Eurovision, falling out and reuniting with Bucks Fizz bandmates
- Catford singer Ace Motif wants EP release to 'break stereotypes' of young black men


text:
BCPC welcomes EFSA's latest pesticide residues report
BCPC has welcomed EFSA's review on pesticide residues in EU foodstuffs. The Authority found that over 97% of samples were below Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs), with over 50% of samples having no residues at all. The Authority concluded that the presence of pesticide residues in food was unlikely to have a long-term effect on consumer health.
BCPC launches new Biotech Crops Info service
BCPC has launched a new three tier service, Biotech Crops Info.
This online service provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on globally available GM products, novel traits and genome editing.
Register now for free access until end May.
BCPC Congress 2015: Be an early bird
An early bird delegate rate for this year's BCPC Congress, which takes place at the Hilton Metropole, Brighton, UK on 6-7 October 2015, is running until 1 April.
The Manual of Biocontrol Agents fifth edition
Price £195.00
Special combination offer available when you buy the book and subscribe online - SAVE 30%
click here
For a copy of The Manual of Biocontrol Agents promotional brochure please click here
Stocks of the UK Pesticide Guide 2015 are now in.
To ensure that you have all the necessary information to hand for the 2015 spray season place your ORDER NOW
Welcome to BCPC
BCPC promotes the use of good science and technology in the understanding and application of effective and sustainable crop production.
The conference takes place on 14-15 April 2015 in Budapest.more


text:
NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Viewing 891–900 out of 3,029 events
from March 30, 2015 to April 25, 2026
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Brooklyn Nets Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym
at Al Oerter Recreation Center (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Similar to regular basketball but played in a wheelchair. Participants must be physically disabled and able to play in a sports wheelchair. There are available sportschairs for use at…
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Sports
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Master Story Tellers Exhbition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, and master story tellers, inspire nineteen children's book artists who create illustrations for…
Category: Art
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Get in shape with dance moves while using weights.
Category: Fitness
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Have fun turning discardee materials into usable works of art. Children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult. Wear clothes that can get messy.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Kids
Shape Up NYC: Glutes in Gear: Cardio & Toning
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Focus on your lower half in this belly-busting, booty shaping, two part class.
Category: Fitness
Dancing in Bryant Park
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
This social dance party features popular dance instructors plus an incredible band each week, and is hosted and produced by Talia Castro-Pozo.
Category: Dance, Free Summer Concerts
New York Rollin' Knicks Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym
at West Bronx Recreation Center, Bronx
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Wheelchair basketball is similar to regular basketball but is played in a wheelchair. Particpants must be physically disabled and able to play in a sports wheelchair.
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Sports
Shakespeare in the Park: The Tempest
at Delacorte Theater (in Central Park), Manhattan
8:00 p.m.
Academy Award nominee Sam Waterston (Newsroom, Law & Order, The Public's King Lear) returns in THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's classic about…
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater, Shakespeare in the Parks
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
at Heather Garden (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
Category: Fitness
Bryant Park Tai Chi
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Free classes for all ages and experience levels, provided by the CK Tai Chi Chuan Center.
Category: Fitness
Pages:< Prev1…87888990919293…303Next >
Related Information
- Get information on upcoming events directly in your inbox by signing up for our Email Newsletters.
- Know about an event that's not on the calendar? Send us a tip!
- Planning an event and considering hosting it in a park? Make sure to read our Planning an Event page.


text:
The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A STARNet Research Agenda South Texas Ambulatory Research Network April 8, 2010 History of the PCMH Model • 1960's-American Academy of Pediatrics • 1970's-IOM and WHO definitions of Primary Care – Health care that is • Accessible • Accountable • Coordinated • Continuous • Comprehensive Institute of Medicine Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) • Optimal health care in the US should be: – Safe – Effective – Patient-centered – Timely – Efficient – Equitable Chronic Care Model Joint Principles of the PCMH • Personal Physician • Health care team • Whole person orientation • Care that is coordinated/integrated • Quality and Safety • Enhanced access • Payment supporting the model Endorsed by ACP, AAFP, AAP, AOA March 2007 PCMH Joint Principles • Personal physician – – each patient has an ongoing relationship with a personal physician trained to provide first contact, continuous and comprehensive care. • Physician directed medical practice – – the personal physician leads a team of individuals at the practice level who collectively take responsibility for the ongoing care of patients. • Whole person orientation – – personal physician is responsible for providing for all the patient's health care needs or taking responsibility for appropriately arranging care with other qualified professionals. – includes care for all stages of life; acute care; chronic care; preventive services; and end of life care. PCMH Joint Principles • Care is coordinated and/or integrated – across all elements of the complex health care system • Quality and Safety – Care maximizes quality and insures patient safety • Enhanced Access – Email, interactive websites, open access scheduling • Supportive Reimbursement – Multiple models: enhanced FFS, FFS + monthly coordination fee, capitation, accountable health care organizations How Do We Get There? PCMH Building the Principles PCMH NCQA: What constitutes a PCMH? • NCQA PPC-PCMH – Access and communication – Patient tracking and registry – Care management – Patient self-management support – Electronic prescribing – Test tracking – Referral tracking – Performance reporting and improvement – Advanced electronic communication Content Overlap--Primary Care, CCM,PCMH Comprehensive First Contact Primary Care Self- Management Support Decision Support Clinical Patient-Centered Information Systems Medical Home Community Linkages Wagner CCM What's How Much What Evidence Included? Used? Functions? (Infrastructure) (Extent) (Implementation) NCQA PCMH Certification • Standard 1: Access & Communication • Standard 2: Patient Tracking & Registry • Standard 3: Care Management • Standard 4: Self-Management Support • Standard 5: Electronic Prescribing • Standard 6 & 7: Test & Referral Tracking • Standard 8: Performance & Feedback • Standard 9: Advanced electronic communication PPC-PCMH Content and Scoring Standard 1: Access and Communication Pt Standard 5: Electronic Prescribing Pts A. Has written standards for patient access and patient s A. Uses electronic system to write prescriptions 3 communication** B. Has electronic prescription writer with safety 3 B. Uses data to show it meets its standards for patient 4 checks access and communication** 5 C. Has electronic prescription writer with cost 2 checks 9 8 Standard 2: Patient Tracking and Registry Functions Pt Standard 6: Test Tracking Pts A. Uses data system for basic patient information s A. Tracks tests and identifies abnormal results 7 (mostly non-clinical data) systematically** B. Has clinical data system with clinical data in 2 B. Uses electronic systems to order and retrieve 6 searchable data fields tests and flag duplicate tests C. Uses the clinical data system 3 13 D. Uses paper or electronic-based charting tools to organize 3 Standard 7: Referral Tracking PT clinical information** A. Tracks referrals using paper-based or electronic 4 E. Uses data to identify important diagnoses and conditions 6 system** in practice** 4 4 F. Generates lists of patients and reminds patients and Standard 8: Performance Reporting and Improvement Pts clinicians of services needed (population 3 A. Measures clinical and/or service performance by management) physician or across the practice** 3 21 B. Survey of patients' care experience Standard 3: Care Management Pt C. Reports performance across the practice or by 3 A. Adopts and implements evidence-based guidelines for s physician ** 3 three conditions ** 3 D. Sets goals and takes action to improve B. Generates reminders about preventive services for performance 3 clinicians 4 E. Produces reports using standardized measures C. Uses non-physician staff to manage patient care F. Transmits reports with standardized measures 2 D. Conducts care management, including care plans, 3 electronically to external entities 1 assessing progress, addressing barriers 5 E. Coordinates care//follow-up for patients who receive 15 care in inpatient and outpatient facilities 5 Standard 9: Advanced Electronic Communications Pts 20 A. Availability of Interactive Website 1 B. Electronic Patient Identification 2 Standard 4: Patient Self-Management Support Pt C. Electronic Care Management Support 1 A. Assesses language preference and other s 4 B. communication barriers Actively supports patient self-management** 2 4 **Must Pass Elements 6 How PPC-PCMH Recognition Physician/practice Works • Self-assess, collect data using Web-based software • Submit documentation to NCQA when ready • May be asked to submit more data if needed NCQA • Evaluates and scores all applications • Checks licensure of physician • Audits a sample of applications • Posts Recognized physicians on web • Distributes list of Recognized physicians monthly to health plans and others • Physicians sent media kit, press releases, letter & certificate Myths about NCQA PCMH • Small practices can't qualify (>20% of qualified practices are solo physician sites/practices) • Passing (25 points) is too hard (practices do not have to submit tool until they score above passing) • Passing (25 points) is too easy (estimate fewer than 15% of practices could pass without making changes) • You have to have an EMR to pass (can get nearly 50 points without) Successful PCMH Demonstrations • North Carolina Medicaid Office • Geisinger Medical, Pennsylvania • Group Health of Puget Sound Benefits of the PCMH • Geisinger Health System Primary Care Sites – Nurse care coordinator – Personal care navigator – Interoperable EMR – Point-of-care Decision Support • Early outcomes (2 sites) – Hospitalization reduced 20% – Overall medical costs decreased 7% Benefits of the PCMH • North Carolina Medicaid – Small Independent private offices – Practice "Coaches" to assist with implementation, – Nurse care coordinators – Overall costs decreased by $118-130 Million • Mainly due to reduced ED and Hospitalization Benefit of PCMH • Group Health Puget Sound examples: – Smaller panel sizes – Longer visits – Secure email – Desktop medicine time – Increased team size and diversity – Pre-visit chart reviews – Pro-active outreach: pharmacy, ED f/u, promotion of group visits Benefits of the PCMH • Group Health – Decreased staff burnout – Improved patient satisfaction – Improved quality measures – 29% fewer ED visits – 11% fewer hospitalizations for ambulatory- care-sensitive conditions Challenges to the PCMH • Small practices • Targeting patients • Physician skills • Name • "Unfettered expectations" • If you build it, will they come? – Patients – Physicians Unanswered Questions • PCMH shown to improve some outcomes, primarily utilization, costs. – Finanical benefit to small offices? – Does it improve "patient-centeredness" – Does it improve clinical outcomes? • How much does it cost for a practice to become a PCMH? • What elements of a PCMH are essential to improving outcomes? • Others? Your Turn!
Pages to are hidden for
"The Patient-Centered Medical Home A STARNet Research Agenda"Please download to view full document


text:
About Teehan+Lax
Sign in / Sign up
A collection of our best stuff from teehanlax.com
Apple's Watch is for people without pants
I'm not talking about naked from the waist down, I'm referring to simply not having a place to put your phone. There are plenty of…
Geoff Teehan
Sep 10, 2014
1 min read
When in Roam
I won't suggest how to solve outrageous data roaming fees, but I can take two minutes to suggest how software could make it more obvious…
Geoff Teehan
May 1, 2014
1 min read
The State of In-Car UX
No matter the price or the brand, the interfaces that adorn today's vehicles are in a bad place. Thankfully, there's hope.
Geoff Teehan
Apr 9, 2014
10 min read
The Iceberg of Jobs-to-be-Done
How to design products around the job you're being hired for
Eric Portelance
Feb 26, 2014
5 min read
Zen and the Art of Insight Generation
Exploring the idea that there is something similar between uncovering insight in a contemplative practice and how insights reveal themselves in a creative setting.
Kyra Aylsworth
Feb 26, 2014
6 min read
How does this end?
Contemplating the end of your business
Jon Lax
Sep 27, 2013
2 min read
Enter the Hyperlapse
"What am I looking at?" I asked
It was a Wednesday morning and Peter Nitsch, the Director of our Labs group at Teehan+Lax was standing…
Jon Lax
Apr 10, 2013
6 min read
Old Dog, New Trick
Today we launched a new Teehan+Lax site. It's different in many ways and I'm excited to see how it evolves, but during the process of its…
Geoff Teehan
Mar 14, 2013
3 min read
Our Walking Dead (aka Image Spark)
In September of 2008, one of our designers, Greg Washington, began discussing a frustration he had.
Jon Lax
Dec 11, 2012
6 min read
No screen left behind: Creating a digital experience for multiple devices
When creating a web site for multiple screens and devices, many options need to be explored to determine how to create the best web…
Christina Truong
Nov 6, 2012
5 min read
How content strategy solves 3 project problems
By now most people working in the digital channel will have heard some of the buzz about content strategy.
Kim Lawless
Oct 30, 2012
4 min read
What's in a Job Title?
Every industry is going to have its own job titles and it's important that people within it understand what they mean.
Michael Lynch
Oct 30, 2012
4 min read
Designing With Code
With an increasingly complex array of platforms and screen resolutions, it's time to embrace the creative capabilities of HTML5 + CSS3 and make development part of the design process.
Jeremy Bell
Oct 30, 2012
5 min read
10 years of Teehan+Lax
10 years ago today (Oct 2, 2002), Geoff and I started this company.
Jon Lax
Oct 30, 2012
4 min read


text:
1987 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL 3.8 LITRE TURBO V6 2 OWNERS YEAR: 1987 MAKE: BUICK MODEL: GRAND NATIONAL BODY: HARD... More
1987 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL T-TYPE/W02 PKG 29,000 ORIGINAL MILES YEAR: 1987 MAKE: BUICK MODEL: GRAND NATIONAL... More
1970 Buick GS Stage 1, 455 #'s matching engine, orig. factory component orig. intake included, (not shown). Carb, exhaust manifolds, dist., correct 7 blade... More
This 1970 Buick Grand Sport Hard Top Coupe features a 455 V-8 8cyl Gasoline engine. It is equipped with a 3 Speed Automatic transmission.... More
Just in a rare 13K Mile Buick Grand National! This one will not last long so call today! More info coming soon!... More
A 455 ci V8 engine and TH400 3-speed automatic transmission power this excellent GSX clone. It features vinyl bucket seating, air conditioning, AM/FM radio... More
1970 BUICK GRAN SPORT - Highly Collectable / Very Desirable - Correct Sea Mist Green with Pearl White Interior and White Top and Coordinating Convertible Boot -... More
If you want a perfect, low-mile Grand National, they're out there but you'll pay a huge premium. However, if you're interested in owning and... More
1987 Buick Grand National Turbo Charged Intercooled ASTRO ROOF More pictures coming soon Extended warranty and shipping assistance Fees and Taxes: $399.00 Doc Fee on all Purchases.... More
1987 Buick Grand National Turbo Charged Intercooled ONLY 3,369 Miles HARD TOP Extended warranty and shipping assistance Fees and Taxes: $399.00 Doc Fee on all Purchases. Out... More
Ladies and Gentleman, this car has just neen dropped for the last and final time. We do not know what everyone has been waiting... More
1970 Buick Skylark GSX Tribute finished in Saturn yellow with black GSX stripe package and accented by a fantastic brown interior. It is powered... More
1970 Buick GSX ?The Velvet Hammer? This is the epitome of high power, high class muscle car mania. The Buick division... More
1970 Buick GS Coupe, True GS 350, Now Has 455 Stage I V-8 Big Block, Factory 4 Speed, Factory F&R Spoilers, Factory tach, PS,... More
1987 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL 3.8 LITRE TURBO V6 SOUTHERN CAR MULTIPLE TROPHY WINDOW YEAR: 1987 MAKE:... More


text:
fax: 212-849-2574
Liver Biology/Pathobiology
A polymorphism that delays fibrosis in hepatitis C promotes alternative splicing of AZIN1, reducing fibrogenesis†‡
Article first published online: 30 NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1002/hep.24608
Copyright © 2011 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 6, pages 2198–2207, December 2011
Additional Information
How to Cite
Paris, A. J., Snapir, Z., Christopherson, C. D., Kwok, S. Y., Lee, U. E., Ghiassi-Nejad, Z., Kocabayoglu, P., Sninsky, J. J., Llovet, J. M., Kahana, C. and Friedman, S. L. (2011), A polymorphism that delays fibrosis in hepatitis C promotes alternative splicing of AZIN1, reducing fibrogenesis. Hepatology, 54: 2198–2207. doi: 10.1002/hep.24608
- ‡
Potential conflict of interest: Dr. Friedman received grants from Celera. Drs. Kwok, Sninsky, and Christopherson own stocks in Celera.
- †
The work was supported by Celera (to S.L.F.) and National Institutes of Health grant RO1 DK56621 (to S.L.F.), the Israel Science Foundation (to C.K.), and by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (to P.K.). A.J.P. was supported by a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and an Alpha Omega Alpha Student Research Fellowship.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 30 NOV 2011
- Article first published online: 30 NOV 2011
- Accepted manuscript online: 11 AUG 2011 09:27AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 JUL 2011
- Manuscript Received: 7 SEP 2010
Among several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that correlate with fibrosis progression in chronic HCV, an SNP in the antizyme inhibitor (AzI) gene is most strongly associated with slow fibrosis progression. Our aim was to identify the mechanism(s) underlying this observation by exploring the impact of the AzI SNP on hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activity. Seven novel AZIN1 splice variants ("SV2-8") were cloned by polymerase chain reaction from the LX2 human HSC line. Expression of a minigene in LX2 containing the AZIN1 slow-fibrosis SNP yielded a 1.67-fold increase in AZIN1 splice variant 2 (AZIN1 SV2) messenger RNA (mRNA) (P = 0.05). In healthy human leukocytes, the SNP variant also correlated with significantly increased SV2 mRNA. Cells (293T) transfected with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) complementary to the exonic splicing chaperone SRp40 expressed 30% less SRp40 (P = 0.044) and 43% more AzI SV2 (P = 0.021) than control shRNA-expressing cells, mimicking the effect of the sequence variant. LX2 cells transfected with AZIN1 full-length complementary DNA expressed 35% less collagen I mRNA (P = 0.09) and 18% less α-smooth muscle actin mRNA (P = 0.09). Transient transfection of AZIN1 SV2 complementary DNA into LX2 cells reduced collagen I gene expression by 64% (P = 0.001) and α-smooth muscle actin by 43% (P = 0.005) compared to vector-transfected controls, paralleling changes in protein expression. Both AZIN1 and AZIN-SV2 mRNAs are detectable in normal human liver and reduced in HCV cirrhotic livers. The AZIN1-SV2 acts via a polyamine-independent pathway, as it neither interacts with antizyme nor affects the ability of AZIN1 lacking this variant to neutralize antizyme. Conclusion: An SNP variant in the AZIN1 gene leads to enhanced generation of a novel alternative splice form that modifies the fibrogenic potential of HSCs. (HEPATOLOGY 2011)


text:
I AM SPEECHLESS IN REGARDS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. ITS THE BEST IN THE WORLD! I HAVE ORDERED MORE THAN 4 TIMES AND IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER....Read More ->
I have purchased several items from here and the things I noticed that I don't receive from other companys is MJM takes care of their customers. I...Read More ->


text:
Hi there! I'm a not-so-normal girl living in Seattle, WA. I work for a software company as a writer of developer documentation, but my background is computer science and programming. In my spare time I enjoy console RPGs such as my obsession, Dragon Quest (or old school PC ones such as Ultima aka best games ever, or Sierra adventure classics), anime (duh!), sci fi, movies, my cats, and various other nerd things.
I created the Anime-Planet site many years ago, as a simple hub for a community. It has grown so much since then, and I'm proud to call myself its creator and admin. Please enjoy your stay here!
My anime list stats and uses:
Watched: as it should be used, this means I've seen the entire series.
Watching: Either am currently watching or plan on continuing at some point soon
Stalled: I mark things as stalled when I either can't continue (no more episodes available), or plan on finishing eventually - just not right now.
Dropped: I don't plan on finishing this anime.
7,592 total episodes
sothis says... hey Sia, I sent a note about this in one of your past recs awhile back but it might have gotten lost in your inbox :) when making recs can you write them as plain text, not all italics? The first thing i have to do when moderating is remove all-bold or all-italics if someone has added that to the entire text, so it will save me a manual step each time of un-italicizing your recs. thanks!
Although it is somewhat a traditional identifier for me, I will refrain from submitting with italics then, since you ask. I do wish to be helpful and not create more work for anyone. I wasn't certain your request to stop was still in effect, since I looked at my older recommendations and reviews and they are STILL showing with italics (no sign that you or the mods have removed anything) so I (apparently incorrectly) felt that the ban on italics use was no longer needed. As you can guess by my current submissions, I've been reluctant to give up my identity.
Oh wow, I never noticed it before! Thank you! :)
This website is just amazing! So much better than MAL for sure!
Hi sothis, I can't make or edit recommendations.
This question may not make much sense, so I will try to explain it as best as possible. :3 Is there any place on Anime-Planet where I can see the newest Anime that is added to this website? I know there is a section for newest anime arrivals for the year and upcoming anime for 2015, but that's not what I am talking about. :p
Do you understand? XD
Hello sothis! Thank you so much for creating this place, the anime-planet, for fans like me all over the world. I've just joined a week ago and I'm already in love with this site ♥_♥
By the way, I noticed you have rated 777 anime titles. Is that just a coincidence or you did that on purpose? I'm hoping it's the latter ^.^
If you liked or , you'd like the other because...


text:
Dispose of Oil Based Paint and Stain
Pop, a union painter for years, now long retired has decided its time to clean house. We got ride of 15 gallons of latext paint by adding a hardener to the paint and putting it in the trash. Our county no longer has recycling 'events' to dispose of the oil based stuff. I can not give it away...it ranges in age from 10 - 25 years old. Obviously it won't be used. I tried the paint hardener stuff in it but I'd have to spend a fortune to buy enough to harden a gallon. Any ideas on how I could get ride of this stuff?
Is it still usable? If so, Craigslist it.
If not, I would pour it in a thin layer onto newspapers and let it dry. Then dispose of the newspapers.
PS: All you need to do with lates is pour it in a thin layer onto newspaper (with a plastic drop cloth under it) and let it dry.
Wow! 15 gallons. I think I would check the yellow pages for hazardous waste disposal or call the county and ask them what they want you to do with it. Or get lots of cardboard and newspaper and do a little at a time for the next few months. :-( If any of it is old enough to have lead in it (pre 1978, I think), it is definitely hazardous waste.
open them up and pour in cat litter and let them sit open for a couple weeks
all that expensive hardner is is basicly cat litter.
the county does not do that anymore. No places in the immediate area to take it away. We bought the hardener on clearance at HD..it was pretty cheap. That took care of the 15 gallons or so of latex. Now I need to get ride of the oil based stuff.


text:
Starbucks Is Launching Its Own Media Company
The goal is to talk about "issues that matter to our nation."READ MORE »
The goal is to talk about "issues that matter to our nation."READ MORE »
To give his wife and kids his "dedicated time and attention."READ MORE »
The coffee giant says its "absolutely untrue" that CEO Howard Schultz gives Israel any of its profits.READ MORE »
"You've got some venti balls, my friend," says Stewart.READ MORE »
Is chocolate fondue and a nice glass of Pinot Grigio the future of coffee?READ MORE »
Just don't expect to have Riesling with your parmesan chicken skewers in New York — at least right away.READ MORE »
Howard Schultz writes an open letter requesting that customers leave firearms out of Starbucks.READ MORE »
Starbucks' CEO is asking everyone to stop walking around with guns at Starbucks.READ MORE »
The coffee chain's CEO once again voices support for diversity.READ MORE »
The standoff is over but the ideological war will get much bloodier.READ MORE »
Enough with the gimmicks, just run for president.READ MORE »
Feel free to spread your bonus ire beyond Wall Street.READ MORE »
Plus: Sandra Lee talks about her past, and Paul Liebrandt loves New York, all in our morning news roundup.READ MORE »
Howard Schultz is slightly less rich this year.READ MORE »
Plus: Mesa Grill's role in a forthcoming mystery novel, what Michael Huynh is up to, where Kid Rock eats barbecue, and more in our morning roundup of food news and gossip.READ MORE »
18 Women on What Contractions Really Feel Like
Every Will Ferrell Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
Good-bye to Pommes Frites, One of New York's Great Late-Night Institutions
Restaurant Calls Out Lying Yelper by Posting Surveillance Footage
Zayn Malik Gives His First Interview Post–One Direction, Breaks Even More Hearts
Rihanna's New Song Is Ratchet Heaven
Buildings Collapse in Flames After Blast Rocks East Village
The Life and Crimes of Robert Durst: A Timeline
The Walking Dead Spinoff Just Got a Really Stupid Name
11 Facts About Your Soul-Sucking Commute


text:
just the Answer - James Espey, The Last Drop Distillers
From heading up Bailey's in its formative years and chairman of Chivas Brothers, to launching Malibu, Piat d'Or and the Classic Malts range, James Espey has been one of the drinks industry's true innovators over the last 40 years. His latest venture, The Last Drop Distillers has taken him into the ultra-premium spirits industry. Alongside long-term partners Peter Fleck and Tom Jago he has already found a 50-year-old Scotch blend - enough for 1,347 bottles - and begun selling it. He talks to Chris Brook-Carter about his plans for the business, his fears for the spirits industry and why the recession is a good thing.
Get full access to all content, just $1 for 30 days
A Message From The Editor
just-drinks gives you the widest beverage market coverage.
Paid just-drinks members have unlimited access to all our exclusive content - including 15 years of archives.
I am so confident you will love complete access to our content that today I can offer you 30 days access for $1.
It's our best ever membership offer – just for you.
Olly Wehring, editor of just-drinks
Olly's offer to you
Risk-free, money-back guarantee
Most Popular
- Is A-B InBev/SABMiller 'Mega-Merger' Off?
- Sustainability: What Craft Teaches Multi-Nationals
- Scotch Whisky Top 20 Export Markets 2014
- Pernod takes positives from China Cognac bounce
- Ethiopia competition to remain "intense" - Diageo
- Heineken to cut jobs in global shake-up
- Bacardi bags a Bourbon with Angel's Envy buy
- Bacardi Brown-Forman here to stay
- Moet Hennessy sells Scotch Malt Whisky Society
- Carlsberg takes on Stella Artois in new campaign
Market research
- Global rum insights - market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends research
- ALDI 2015: Radically transforming Anglo Saxon grocery markets
- Heineken N.V. - Strategy and SWOT Report
- Global non-Scotch whiskies insights - market forecasts, product innovation and consumer trends research
- Champagne: Less Than Bubbly