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I began to study the bottlenose dolphins in the IRL in 1974 in cooperation with SeaWorld. Money for dolphin studies is always in short supply and one of the easiest (and smelly!) ways to learn about them is to pick up the animals that are found dead on the beaches. They are also called stranded or beached dolphins. Dolphins die from many kinds of natural diseases but some as a result of human activities (entanglement in nets, for example). I picked up dead dolphins in south Florida from my base at the University of Miami and SeaWorld collected dead dolphins from the IRL from its base in Orlando. SeaWorld also rescued live stranded dolphins and manatees for rehabilitation. Since dolphins were protected by federal law in 1972, we all worked under permits issued to us by the U.S. government. We would weigh and measure each dead dolphin and perform a necropsy (a dolphin autopsy) to collect tissue samples, parasites and stomach contents. When we were done, we cleaned the skull and collected the teeth. In our studies of dolphins, biology is very important to know how old the dolphin is. A dolphin is born with one set of teeth (20-25 in each of 4 rows in the bottlenose dolphin) that continue to grow a little bit each year. The growth is not in the top (or crown) of the tooth but in the root. The part of the tooth that is in the jaw beneath the gum.
We can tell how old a dolphin is by cutting a thin section from the root of the tooth and looking at it under a microscope. We use a saw with a diamond blade to cut the tooth. The pulp cavity (the inside of the root of the tooth) fills in a little bit each year as the dolphin gets older. This is like the growth of a tree except that the tree grows on the outside. And, just like counting the growth layers in a tree we can count the growth layers in a dolphin's tooth. Other scientists have told us that a dolphin gets one growth layer each year. From this information we can tell how long dolphins live and calculate the "average" life span. Using the dolphins' ages and other data collected from the necropsy we can calculate growth rates and determine when they become sexually mature.
However, studying dead dolphins doesn't tell us everything we need to know about dolphin biology. We have to study live dolphins too. The federal law that protected dolphins also allowed people to collect some alive for public display in oceanariums and for research. In order to be sure that too many dolphins weren't collected, the government had to learn about the dolphins first and the Indian River Lagoon was one place where people collected dolphins for public display and research.
In 1979 the National Marine Fisheries Service issued a research contract to the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. The Institute subcontracted with me and with SeaWorld to study the bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon. The government wanted to know if the dolphins spent their entire lives in the IRL and they wanted us to test a method known as freeze-branding to mark individual dolphins. Freeze-branding is used to mark many different animals, including cattle. It is a cold process compared with the hot brands often used on cattle. We use a branding "iron" made from brass and cool it in liquid nitrogen. The process briefly freezes the animal's skin and kills the cells that make pigment. The end result is a white mark in the shape of the branding "iron".
We started in August 1979 near Titusville and caught 25 dolphins in two weeks. The dolphins were surrounded with a long net let out from the back of a fast boat. When the dolphins were surrounded we gradually closed the net until we could place the animals in canvas stretchers and lift them aboard the boat. We were careful to avoid setting our nets around dolphin herds that contained calves. Sometimes the dolphins escaped before we could close the net and sometimes they went under it. Only rarely did they jump over the net.
Once onboard our research boat each dolphin was weighed, measured and given a physical examination by SeaWorld veterinarians. The veterinarians collected blood samples and pulled a tooth (after the dolphin's jaw was anesthetized). The last thing we did was to freeze-brand each dolphin on both sides of the dorsal fin and on both sides of the base of the dorsal fin. The whole process took 20-30 minutes per dolphin and then they were back in the water.
We marked an additional 50 dolphins in 1980 and then recaptured some branded dolphins in 1981 for a close-up look at the brands. Catching and releasing the dolphins was fast-paced but over in a relatively small amount of time. The bulk of the time in the field was spent looking for branded dolphins. We used a field crew of 2-3 people and collected dolphin observations throughout the year as long as the weather was good. In the first three months of the study in 1979 we made over 400 dolphin herd sightings.


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and while runners visit local vendors. Race start time is set for 9 a.m.
Proceeds from the event will support the work of the Young People's Theatre, a performing arts
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I am a common lover of most gaming devices, and open to trying new things, or entertaining myself in new ways. I do love me some nostalgic gaming as well. My usual preferences for gaming are that it be on PC, Xbox 360, or even the occasional handheld device. Strangely enough, I can bear to be a fan of both the Call of Duty series and Halo series, as well as Medal of Honor games and Battlefield ones as well. I do enjoy reviewing and blogging on gaming and game culture, and frequently do as you can see. I've been a subscriber since issue 82 or 83, which was the Resident Evil 3 one I believe... I've subscribed across three different addresses thus far, been a blogger of note many times over, and even been featured in the newsletter once or twice! My average review score is roughly stable at a respectable 8.5 across the board.
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Upcoming Blog: "Looking Out for the Little Guy- How Indie Devs Hold the Future in their Hands"
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Herded Blogs of Note and/or Reviews:
VVVVVV Game ReviewGame of Thrones Review (Requested by Atlus)Revisiting Portal 2 BlogThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim- Dawnguard DLC ReviewThe Playfire Perspective BlogEndless Space Game ReviewCommunity Blogger RecognitionTony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Game ReviewDarksiders II Game ReviewUnconventional Warfare BlogAssassin's Creed III Game ReviewCall of Duty: Black Ops- Declassified Game ReviewComparing the Call of Duty Stories: Past and Present- Newsletter Far Cry 3 Game ReviewAnalyzing Upcoming Releases BlogDead Space 3 Game Review
Crysis 3 Game Review
10 Games that Have Defined this Generation of Gaming Blog
Tomb Raider Review
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July 8th-July 23rd 2012With JayWrighterJames
Games that I am Anticipating:
FortniteLost Planet 3Grand Theft Auto VResident Evil: RevelationsSplinter Cell: Blacklist
Watch Dogs
Remember Me
Dragon's Crown
Rayman Legends
Anomaly 2
Killer is Dead
Beyond: Two Souls
Broken Age
Batman: Arkham Origins
Total War: Rome II
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2013 1000 Club:
Anarchy ReignsAliens: Colonial Marines
Crysis 3
Dead Space 3
Other Years:
2012 1000 Club: (24 total)2011 1000 Club: (15 total)2010 1000 Club: (21 total)2009 1000 Club: (18 total)2008 1000 Club: (37 total)2007 1000 Club: (34 total)2006 1000 Club: (22 total)2005 1000 Club: (9 total)
1000's Not Earned in Year Released: (est. 76 total)
(Arcade games I've 100%ed Not Included)
Games I'm Currently Working on 100%ing (Not all for Current Year):
Resident Evil 6 (1455/1500)Dishonored (1280/1420)Need for Speed: Most Wanted (1050/1280) *More DLC ComingDevil May Cry (1150/1250)Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (1180/1310)
Tomb Raider (970/1000)
Metro 2033 (1190/1240)
Black Ops 2 (1425/1500)
Bioshock Infinite (850/1000)
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (1000/1250)
Gears of War: Judgment (950/1250)
Gray Matter (825/1000)
Gears of War (1140/1250)
Gears of War 2 (1530/1750)
Gears of War 3 (1305/2000)
Injustice: Gods Among Us (540/1000)
Dead Island: Riptide (570/1000)
Defiance (470/1000)
Metro: Last Light (390/1110)
Some Issues:
1) Apparently all of the Halo CE Anniversary Guides have been deleted or gone missing somehow, because mine, along with all others, have disappeared. Mine was a comprehensive skulls and terminals location too. Dang. And how to get them...
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NOTE: Gamertags in my sidebar are ones I use for recreational gaming, and not my 1000 or 100% runs. I don't add people on those profiles because I'm usually trying to focus on beating a game, not having parties. so add the ones showna nd don't badger me about others.
NOTE: My 1000 Clubs are all earned in the year the game released. Games I've 100%ed since are ina different category. I've also deleted the titles for previous years, because they take up unnecessary space.
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Months after the worldwide release, the Nexus 4 is still in short supply in nearly every market around the globe. If you're in Australia or Spain (and reading this on Tuesday) you might have a shot at grabbing the world's most elusive Android phone. The local editions of the Play Store are currently showing the Nexus 4 in stock in both 8GB and 16GB flavors.
The last time that the Nexus 4 was available in both these countries, the supply dwindled almost immediately - according to commenters, Spanish supplies were depleted in an eye-popping ten minutes. If you're reading this in las horas de la madrugada in Europe or early arvo down under, you'd better hurry and get your order in as soon as possible.


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Brent crude ends down as US fuel stocks rise
NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures edged lower in thin, choppy trading on Friday, pressured by data showing U.S. fuel stockpiles rose sharply and crude stocks fell less than expected last week, as traders awaited news on fresh U.S. budget talks that might avert looming tax hikes and spending cuts.
Brent February crude fell 18 cents, or 0.16 percent, to settle at $110.62 a barrel, having traded from $109.83 to $111.38.
For the week, Brent rose $1.65, or 1.5 percent.
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Changes to the rules governing workplace tribunals have been announced by the Government — including a plan to charge fees as a way of encouraging the use of mediation and early resolutions.
Since the Government announced its intention to start charging fees in 2011, the Ministry of Justice has now published the results of its consultation and it proposes that from summer 2013 claimants will be charged fees ranging from £160 to issue a straightforward claim to £950 to run a hearing of a more complex case.
The Government-funded Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) will continue to provide a free dispute resolution service, with tribunals serving as a last resort for the more complex cases.
Although the claimant will in most cases be expected to pay any fees in advance of raising a claim, many claimants on low incomes will be exempt from the fees and the tribunal will have the power to order the unsuccessful party to reimburse the fees to the successful party.
In addition, Mr Justice Underhill has published the findings of his review of Employment Tribunal Rules.
His key recommendations include:
Norman Lamb, the employment relations minister, said: "Mr Justice Underhill has made a number of sensible, well thought of recommendations which we will consider".
Meanwhile, figures from Acas show that more employers and employees are accessing help earlier to avoid employment tribunals.
Demand for Acas' early dispute resolution service, Pre-Claim Conciliation (PCC), rose by a third (34%) in 2011/12 — with Acas dealing with 6,000 more cases than the previous year. Pre-Claim Conciliation was launched in April 2009 and aims to resolve workplace problems before they result in a costly and stressful employment tribunal claim.
Annual statistics from the Employment Tribunal Service show that there were 186,300 employment tribunal cases last year, a reduction on the previous year. The most prominent claims include unfair dismissal, breach of contract and unauthorised deduction of wages. It reports that there were also a large number of claims in respect of redundancy pay and failure to consult properly in a redundancy situation.


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On an average Wednesday night in Auburn I was enjoying myself at Quixotes, having a couple drinks, talking with friends and dancing.
Unfortunately my night was ruined when someone from the security personnel had to pull the guy I was dancing with away from me and tell him the following: "If you are going to dance with him, keep some space. There have been complaints."
I had been previously misguided in thinking that Quixotes was a safe place for gays and lesbians in Auburn. Quixotes staff allows heterosexual and lesbian people to dance however they please, but sadly this privilege is not extended to gay men.
I must be careful not to place all of the blame on Quixotes staff members because, as he said, his actions were based on the complaints of individuals within the bar. This is reminiscent of the kinds of policies that disenfranchised African-Americans before 1964.
It is the year 2012 and equal rights are still not afforded to all people in this country. Regardless of one's individual stance on gay rights, they still do not have the right to impose their beliefs on another. I understand that customers with individual bigotries are still economically beneficial to Quixote's, but I, and many other Americans, would have appreciated it if the staff of the bar had stood with us. It is a large establishment affording the complainers the opportunity to move where they could not see me dancing if they pleased. It is my hope that this letter reaches the humanity inside of each read er allowing them to identify discrimination and the impact it has on its victims.
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Soon, superhuman games for genetically enhanced humans
London, July 20 (ANI): Superhuman athletes created by gene therapy and biomechanical engineering will one day need their own Olympics, scientists have predicted.
Performance-enhancing technologies will advance to a level where they will not only extend human limits - but demand a events all of their own, similar to the Formula One version of car racing.
"For each one there will be a new sport - power running and power swimming and power climbing," the Daily Mail quoted Professor Hugh Herr of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as telling Nature.
"Just like the invention of the bicycle led to the sport of cycling. What we'll see is the emergence of all kinds of new sports," Herr said.
Mechanical prosthetics will become much more proficient than the 'cheetah-style' legs used by amputees including Oscar Pistorius from South Africa.
Prof Herr's lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is currently working on a bionic running leg.
"Stepping decades into the future, I think one day the field will produce a bionic limb that's so sophisticated it truly emulates biological limb function," the biomechanical engineer said.
"That technology will be the Olympic sanctioned limb. Without any such human-like constraints the Paralympics limb will become the basis of this human-machine sport like race car driving," Herr said.
According to researchers, if all the restrictions were lifted science could push human performance to new extremes - although drugs are not the only answer.
Some say enhancers have become so prevalent that the only solution is to allow anything - as long as it is safe.
But surgery and, ultimately, technological augmentations could also help athletes towards the podium.
Baseball pitchers who have undergone surgery to replace a damaged elbow ligament with tissue from a hamstring or forearm tendon claim that they can now throw harder after the two-year rehabilitation process.
Dr Andy Miah, a bioethecist at West of Scotland University in Ayr, sees potential in more imaginative surgical enhancement.
"Consider using skin grafts to increase webbing between fingers and toes to improve swimming capacity," he said.
"These kinds of tweaks to our biology are likely ways people would try to gain an edge over others," he said.
Advances in gene therapy could eventually make it possible for any athlete to enhance their DNA.
In experiments aimed at treating muscular dystrophy in the elderly researchers at Pennsylvania University introduced a gene to cause over-expression of the growth hormone IGF1 in mice.
The treatment boosted muscle strength of young adult mice by 14 percent - earning the rodents the nickname 'mighty mice.'
Another frontier is nanotechnology with researchers already experimenting with blood supplements based on oxygen-carrying particles for use in emergency situations.
"There is a lot of discussion about the possibility of biologically infused nanodevices that could perpetually maintain certain thresholds of performance," Dr Miah said. (ANI)
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I just noticed my Facebook page has hit 100 likes. I've been keeping an eye on it over the last couple of weeks waiting to see if I can hit the mammoth heights of 100 and now I'm there. Thanks to everyone involved…
While I was at OOW2010 my sister Julie was diagnosed with skin cancer. Just after I got back to the UK some scans revealed it had spread to a number of places including her brain and stomach. She started a course of treatment and we were all hopeful, but we knew the odds were stacked against her. On Saturday 9th April she died at the age of 48.
When Julie was 11 a boy at school was annoying her. She took a swing at him, missed and punched the guy standing next to him. The guy she accidentally punched was called Mark. He became her boyfriend, then later her husband and now, after 37 years of being together, her widower.
I mentioned in a previous post that I was planning another customer services rant and here it comes.
A few weeks ago I decided to buy a new server from SCAN Computers. Let me start by saying I've used SCAN lots of times in the past for components and they've always been great. That's one of the reasons I decided to use them for a pre-built system. I picked the relevant configuration (2x Xeon quad, 24G RAM, 6 Hard drives etc.) and paid my cash. What followed left me with a rather bad taste in my mouth…
So it's just short of 2 months down the line, lots of phone calls and a refund for a missing disk still outstanding…
I would like to mention the server itself is awesome and the individuals I dealt with in customer service were nice enough, but the whole process has aged me. When you are sitting in the SCAN phone queue the hold music tells you that you're a valued customer and SCAN are transparent and aim to provided the best customer experience possible. I think not…
Would I recommend them? From a kit perspective they are cool. You can choose the components you want (within reason) and it has been put together and cabled well. Unfortunately, the kit is only part of the issue. The whole experience has been really poor…
The subject of parental participation in kids clubs came up in conversation today and it reminded me of the 90-9-1 rule and a recent post about the usage of Twitter.
I've been involved in a number of clubs and classes since University, and in recent years I've been witness to the clubs that kids of my friends and family attend. In most cases, they follow a similar pattern. There are a very small number of highly motivated people who keep the club functioning. A slightly larger number of people who hang around in the periphery, stepping in from time to time to help out, but shying away from any formal commitment. Finally you have the vast majority of people who do nothing but drop off their kids and let them get on with it.
Sound familiar?
I'm sure you've seen a similar pattern yourself in clubs, online communities and even in companies you've worked for.
Followers of the blog will know I'm a big fan of UltraEdit. I have a multi-platform unlimited upgrades license, so I run it on Linux, Mac and occasionally on a Windows VM.
I noticed today that version 188.8.131.52 was released for Mac and Linux about a month ago. Not sure how I missed that on the update notices. The changes for Mac are not that big because it was already at version 2.x, but the Linux version had been hanging around the 1.x for some time now and was missing a lot of functionality compared to the Mac version. This latest release is a pretty big catch-up for the Linux version and it now contains pretty much all of the functionality I use on a regular basis.
Both the Mac and Linux versions are still lagging behind the Windows version in terms of total functionality, but who cares about Windows…
I have two big customer service rants coming. This one is related to Virgin Media and the next one will be about SCAN. I'll hold back on the second one while I wait to see if they do the right thing.
I had Virgin Media installed on 9th March and I am completely happy with the cable broadband service, but they were unable to take on my phone line because of capacity issues. That resulted in a complete mess over the billing of my service because of the way Virgin Media process discounts on bundles. I contacted customer services and after a lot of messing about the billing situation was resolved to my satisfaction.
A few weeks later I was notified of my first bill and it was completely wrong. I got in touch with customer services and after a very long time the issue seemed to be resolved AGAIN, but I was told I would be contacted by midday the same day for confirmation by a manager. It is now 6 days later and I've not received a call. In that time I've been phoning trying to get it resolved.
I've just got off the phone and I've been assured it is sorted now, but I know it will all be a steaming pile of poo next month when the bill is sorted again.
Each person I've talked to has been fine, but the whole process and the systems involved are terrible. It stinks. In no way can this be called good customer services. It is a complete nightmare.
Sometimes bad customer service is because the people answering the phones are morons. Sometimes it is because the procedures and systems they are working with are idiotic. It comes to something when the person on the other end of the phone is unable to tell you how much you will be charged because the systems they are using are so convoluted with a variety of possible discounts that may or may not be applied…
So in conclusion, Virgin Media customer services is a festering pile of donkey crap…
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you will know I fell down the stairs last night. My office is upstairs and I often put mail on the stairs to remind me to take it up. I also have a habit of walking around the house with the lights off in the evening. These two factors combined beautifully yesterday and resulted in me launching myself down the stairs with a couple of empty mugs in my hands. The initial assessment was left knee and right elbow were sore and I had some small cuts on my hands and arms from the shattered mugs in my hands. As the adrenaline wore off I noticed more cuts and various bits of my body started to ache.
Everything is OK this morning. My left knee still feels a bit dodgy, but all the cuts were so fine they are barely noticeable now. Apart from that, it's just an all-over body ache similar to minor whiplash. Fun, fun, fun…
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you will know I fell down the stairs last night. My office is upstairs and I often put mail on the stairs to remind me to take it up. I also have a habit of walking around the house with the lights off in the evening. These two factors combined beautifully yesterday and resulted in me launching myself down the stairs with a couple of empty mugs in my hands. The initial assessment was left knee and right elbow were sore and I had some small cuts on my hands and arms from the shattered mugs in my hands. As the adrenaline wore off I noticed more cuts and various bits of my body started to ache.
Everything is OK this morning. My left knee still feels a bit dodgy, but all the cuts were so fine they are barely noticeable now. Apart from that, it's just an all-over body ache similar to minor whiplash. Fun, fun, fun…
After suffering for far too long with poor ADSL performance, I finally ditched my TalkTalk ADSL service and replaced it with cable from Virgin Media. A couple of years ago I was getting 8Mb on my ADSL line. In recent times I've been struggling to hit 2Mb. The breaking point came when one of my former colleagues sent me a picture of his speedtest.net result showing a 30Mb service on a day when I was struggling to get connected.
I went for the cheapest service Virgin Media offer. I'm paying for 10Mb and I'm actually getting 10Mb (who'da thunk it). I figured that things have been so slow recently, 10Mb would feel rapid and sure enough it does. No doubt in a few weeks I'll be bitching about it and want to upgrade… :)
The change over left me with one little issue. My Virgin router is down stairs, but my wired network is upstairs. That problem was solved today when a man in a van dropped off a present from Amazon in the form off a Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti™ Dual Band Ethernet Converter. I plugged that into my switch upstairs and Bob's your uncle, I now have a bridged network.
The MacBook Pro and iPad have once again been relegated to scrapyard side of my desk and I'm back to using my main desktop. Aaahhhh Linux…


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OpSail Plein-Air Event and Art Sale
OpSail2012: July 6th 9th
Painting dates: July 6th 8th
Show Dates: July 8th August 11th
Locations: Downtown New London (Bank Street, State Street) and New London Piers.
Thank you for your interest in THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE's OpSail Plein-Air Event and Art Sale 2012. This event will run from July 6th 8th, 2012, coinciding with OpSail 2012 CT and Sailfest. You can readily access many inspiring painting locations in downtown New London or within walking distance of the city. Additional painting locations are located within a short drive.
OpSail and SailFest 2012 Participants in this event will have their work judged by:
Russ Kramer: President of the American Society of Marine Artists
Grant W. Westerson: President of the Connecticut Marine Trade Association
Captain Joe Vojvodich: Commander. USCG. Sector Long Island Sound
Cash prizes will be awarded ($500/first place, $250/second place, $100/third place). Additionally, we are pleased to announce a very special and prestigious prize: one work created during this competition will be awarded the cover on the 2013 Connecticut Boater's Guide!
OpSail 2012, a national celebration, will begin in April in New Orleans and will include ports of call in Norfolk, Baltimore, New York and Boston before it's grand finale in Connecticut. Many tall ships and their sailing cadets from nations all around the world will converge in the Thames River Harbor for an extravaganza that will commemorate the Bicentennial Anniversary of the War of 1812. This war was fought from the Great Lakes to the mouth of the Mississippi, including battles in Stonington and Essex, CT. Additionally, the Thames River played a role, as naval heroes and privateers were trapped on the river between New London and Groton.
The public is invited to welcome our international visitors, see the Parade of Sail, visit tall ships and to enjoy food festivals, entertainment, live music, family activities, sailing races and spectacular fireworks. With both the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy participating, and the Coast Guard's tall ship Eagle leading the parade, it will be a festive and patriotic event.
The chairman of this year's OpSail event is John S. Johnson, a proud local business owner with a long history of maritime interest and involvement. Mr. Johnson is proprietor of downtown New London's only Maritime Art Gallery, THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE, the host of this plein-air competition.
The Connecticut Boater's Guide, produced by The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), is the standard reference for up-to-date laws, regulations, safety tips and information of interest for the boating public. This pocket-sized guide is mandated by law and over 96,000 copies will be distributed throughout Connecticut's marinas, town halls, libraries, boating classes and boat shows. This guide will also be available online.
Info for PLEIN AIR PARTICIPANTS:
As you all know, this is the weekend of OpSail/Sailfest. Painting dates will be all three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 6,7,8). It is suggested that you come into downtown early Thursday or Friday morning. We will be at the gallery at 9am both days, and I would suggest arriving Thursday to sign in and drop off your work. You may also leave your plein air painting materials in the gallery, if it makes things more convenient for you.
For those of you who plan to come in Friday, again arrive at 9am if possible, sign in, drop off your work, and find a place to park before the streets close down. The streets will start being closed around noon. The parking garage is located on water street, there are a few parking lots in the downtown area, yet look out for parking signs. Lots such as Family Dollar (Ocean ave) and Bennie Dover Jack Middle School (36 Waller St) are about 10 minute walks from downtown. These are personal suggestions. Friday there are no major traffic concerns, Saturday is when OpSail begins and Bus Services will be in affect. If you are in need of the Bus Service on Saturday or Sunday, July 7th/8th, buses will leave these locations at 1pm. Ocean State Job Lot, Crystal Mall, Conn College and New London High School. Drop offs will be at Fort Trumble, Union Station and State Pier. If you need anymore details on this OR Amtrak, please go onto the OpSail web site.
Parking Details:
Attention artists: Downtown parking will be available throughout the morning. We highly recommend dropping off your work early. If arriving before noon, you should be able to find a parking spot in the garage located at 160 Water Street, or at one of the nearby commuter lots located throughout downtown. Please keep an eye out for parking signs. We are seeking special permission to park for the Plein Air event, and will contact you if we get confirmation from the city. If arriving later than noon, downtown streets will be closed. Bus services will depart at 1 pm from Ocean State Job Lot, Conn. College, Crystal Mall and New London High School. Drop-off locations are Fort Trumble, Union Station (suggested for artists; closest to gallery) and State Pier.
Painting Locations:
We encourage you to stroll around downtown and find a spot that interests you. The Custom House Pier is right down the road from THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE. If you take a right onto Bank Street Conn, it is very easy to get to. As previously mentioned, the earlier you get down here, the better of a spot you will get. THE GALLERY will provide signs for those of you painting on ground level. We suggest you place the small sign on the back of your easel. (We will provide tape.) As of this writing three roof top locations are available. Roofs one and two can each accommodate two artists: two women at 243 A Bank Street, and two men at 88 Bank Street. The third is located at 13 Golden Street and can accommodate one artist. First come first served! Katie will be available to answer questions and assist throughout the weekend. She will ensure that every artist has her cell phone number.
Please keep in mind the judges for the event! One is president of CMTA, USCG Captain and president of ASMA. We are sure most of you are considering painting the tall ships, though you do not necessarily need to paint this subject matter.
The ships will not arrive till Saturday at 10am. It is suggested that you use Friday as an open day to paint anything downtown that interests you. Again, we suggest that if you choose to paint the tall ships, make this your Saturday and Sunday project.
Ship arrivals
List of ships sailing into New London:
City Pier:
New Horizons
State Pier:
USS Carter Hall
Morro Bay
Custom House:
(4) YP 108's
Fort Trumbull:
A. J. Meerwald
Appledore V
Cisne Branco
Competition Rules
All paintings judged in the competition must be done on location during the competition. No photography may be used in the process. No sales can be conducted at artist easels during the entire three day event and all sales will be handled through Katie Fogg (Gallery Manager). Any submission of people or pets must incorporate life jackets in order to be considered for the 2013 Boater's Guide Cover Contest.
Note: if someone approaches you to purchase your work please let us know and we'll find a way to handle the transaction on the spot so you don't lose that sale. THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE will collect a 35% commission on all work sold during this event/exhibition.
Cash prizes will be awarded for competition winners.
Show Date: Sunday July 8th
Painting Drop off time:
4pm - please prepare artwork to be framed, wired and ready to hang
(We suggest you leave your site around 3pm to walk to gallery and prepare piece(s) to be hung)
Opening Reception:
6pm-8pm Food wine and good conversation!
Judging will take place at 5pm. The "Brick" Gallery will be closed from 5-6 for judging.
6:30 pm: Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette will announce the winner for CT Boater's Guide 2013.
7:30 pm: Russ Kramer, Grant W. Westerson, and Captain Joe Vojvodich will be announcing the winners for Cash Prizes!!!
Participating Artists:
Kirk Larsen
Laura Levine
Patricia Foster
Bernard C McTigue
Jennifer Holmes
Randie Kahrl
Jay Babina
John Caggiano
Bruce Wood
Jaqueline White
Jeanne O'Brien
Dianne Gorrick
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9:38 p.m. | Updated General Growth Properties confirmed receiving a proposal from Fairholme and Pershing in a statement Monday evening.
8:44 p.m. | Updated The largest shareholder and the largest unsecured creditor in General Growth Properties are planning to team up and invest about $3.93 billion in the bankrupt mall operator as part of the company's plan to emerge from bankruptcy in partnership with Brookfield Asset Management, people briefed on the matter told DealBook.
The proposal by Fairholme Capital Management, General Growth's largest unsecured creditor, and Pershing Square Capital Management, its largest shareholder, is meant to address some of the major criticisms of the company's reorganization proposal, including questions of whether it could pay off unsecured creditors in full and in cash, with interest.
If it is approved, the new plan would help bolster General Growth's emergence plan, one that would keep it independent. The mall operator has been fending off an unsolicited $10 billion takeover offer from a major rival, Simon Property Group.
One of the key aims of the Fairholme-Pershing proposal is to ensure that General Growth will be able to pay off its roughly $7 billion in unsecured debt in cash, as opposed to a combination of cash and stock. Simon's offer has the tentative backing of General Growth's unsecured creditors committee in part because it would do just that.
Under the terms of the plan, Fairholme and Pershing would together acquire 380 million new shares in the newly reorganized General Growth Properties, valued at $10 a share, these people said. Fairholme would buy about 72 percent of the shares and Pershing Square the balance.
Fairholme and Pershing would also invest $62.5 million each as part of a rights offering for General Growth Opportunities, a spin-off from General Growth that would hold its more troubled assets.
Brookfield, which is meant to be the other main financial sponsor of General Growth's plan, is expected to arrange a $1.5 billion loan. That is in addition to the $2.63 billion that Brookfield is expected to invest in General Growth, giving it a 30 percent stake in General Growth Properties and a 7 percent stake in General Growth Opportunities.
General Growth's board met on Monday afternoon to discuss the proposal, these people said. An announcement about the proposal is expected as soon as Monday night.
Fairholme and Pershing met with Brookfield representatives on Friday to begin discussing the proposal, this person said. William A. Ackman, Pershing's head and an architect of General Growth's emergence plan, resigned from the company's board to carry out negotiations.
Last week, the federal judge overseeing General Growth's bankruptcy case granted the company four more months of exclusivity to pursue its reorganization plan. The decision keeps the mall operator in the driver's seat of the bankruptcy exit process, since Simon — which had sought an extension of no more than 45 days — and other prospective bidders must submit their proposals through an auction process.
News of the Fairholme-Pershing plan was first reported by Bloomberg News.
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Narrowing Spreads For Illiquid ETFs
Traders Magazine Online News, May 3, 2012
In some cases, aggregation can be the key, especially in ETFs that track tricky asset classes that force arbitrageurs to take on risk. Allowing counterparties to cut back on their own risk means they will likely be able to provide a better price.
In a fixed-income name or a commodity name or an international name, where the underlying index is closed, instead of getting one principal trader to take on 3 million shares of risk, I can get three to agree to take on 1 million shares of risk each, McOrmond said. Generally, this tightens the spreads for our clients.
The only way to ensure tighter spreads is through competition. All ETFs go through an incubation process where spreads start out more than a dollar wide and eventually come down over time. If the fund is something a lot of people want to trade, spreads will come down quickly. If its more of a niche product, the process will take longer.
Alan Alpers, portfolio manager for Niemann Capital Management, a Scotts Valley, Calif.-based shop with $572.5 million in assets, said many market makers post wide spreads because they cant be bothered to closely follow funds that rarely trade. Convincing them there is a live order out there, however, can lead to price improvement.
Once you wake them up, they tighten up the spreads a fair amount, and you end up getting reasonable prices on most things, Alpers said.
Niemann often works with WallachBeth to ensure it gets better prices than the quoted market. Alpers said he appreciates the anonymity of going through another firm, and getting a two-sided picture of bids and offers.
Though the firm primarily invests in ETFs, less than 5 percent of the funds it uses are difficult to trade. Niemann also tends to avoid the most illiquid names, screening out ETFs that trade fewer than 25,000 shares a day.
The buysides hesitancy to use ETFs that are lightly traded can cause difficulties for issuers. Investors wont trade funds unless they have a certain amount of volume, but funds cant get volume until investors decide to trade them.
That same problem can be reflected in spreads. If spreads are wide, it scares away investors, and the resulting lack of liquidity continues to encourage wide spreads.
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Paul Weisbruch, vice president of ETF/options sales and trading at Street One Financial, said a wide spread creates the perception that a fund isnt liquideven if hidden liquidity is available. That means the potential price impact for the investor is exaggerated.
You bring it up on your trading screen, and to see it with a dollar-wide spread, it gives you great pause in using the vehicle, Weisbruch said.
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The thyroid gland is located at the base of the neck, in front of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (tube that connects the mouth with the stomach). The thyroid produces thyroid hormone, which helps to regulate many body functions. In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid is overactive and produces more thyroid hormone than the body needs. Women are more likely than men to have hyperthyroidism, and it affects younger persons more than elderly persons. The July 6, 2005, issue of JAMA includes an article about hyperthyroidism and the long-term effects of radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism.
More than 70% of cases of hyperthyroidism are related to Graves disease, an autoimmune disorder in which the body produces antibodies to its own tissues. These antibodies cause the thyroid to make too much thyroid hormone. Some persons with Graves disease develop an eye condition called exophthalmos, in which the eyes begin to protrude because of swelling of tissues behind the eye. This is usually mild. Smoking cigarettes greatly increases the risk of a more severe eye problem among persons with Graves disease. Other medical problems that can cause hyperthyroidism are toxic nodular goiter (areas of the thyroid enlarge and make too much thyroid hormone), subacute thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid), exposure to iodine in medications or x-ray dyes, and postpartum thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid after a pregnancy).
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Treatment of hyperthyroidism depends on the cause. Graves disease may be treated with medications known as antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine, or surgery to remove the thyroid gland.
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Purdue researcher wins award for top young innovators
August 24, 2011
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Alexandra Boltasseva, a Purdue University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named one of the world's top young innovators by Technology Review magazine.
The TR35 award recipients, selected by the editors of Technology Review, will be honored Oct. 18 and 19 during the emtech MIT 2011 conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The TR35 recognizes 35 of the world's top innovators under the age of 35 in energy, medicine, computing, communications, nanotechnology and other emerging fields.
Award recipients will be profiled in the September/October issue of Technology Review, and profiles also are online at http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/
"Technology innovation is key to driving growth and progress in the areas of research, medicine, business and economics," said Jason Pontin, editor-in-chief and publisher of Technology Review. "This year's group of TR35 recipients is driving the next wave of transformative technology and making an impact on the way we live, work and interact. We look forward to profiling and working with these technology leaders each year and watching their continued advancement in their respective fields."
Boltasseva's research includes work into a new class of "plasmonic metamaterials" as potential building blocks for advanced optical technologies, including ultrapowerful microscopes and computers, improved solar cells, artificial atoms and a possible invisibility cloak. The new materials could make possible "nanophotonic" devices for numerous applications.
She was nominated for the award by Andrew M. Weiner, Purdue's Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
"I am happy to nominate Dr. Boltasseva for her outstanding contributions to the fields of nanophotonics and plasmonics," he said. "Her work on metallic optical waveguides and novel plasmonic materials are highly visible and open new prospects for radical miniaturization of integrated optics devices and for novel nanoscale optical technologies."
Researchers have tested some of the new materials and demonstrated their optical properties in work based at the Birck Nanotechnology Center in Purdue's Discovery Park.
Plasmonic metamaterials are promising for various advances, including advanced sensors and a possible "hyperlens" that could make optical microscopes 10 times more powerful and able to see objects as small as DNA.
"I feel very humbled, especially because this work is not so close to commercialization as work in some other areas," Boltasseva said. "It was a very nice surprise because it's a sign that our area is not thought of as blue-sky research. It's of interest to the research community and the general public."
She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1999 and 2000, respectively, and a doctorate in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 2004.
Boltasseva specializes in nanotechnology, nanophotonics, nanofabrication, plasmonics, metamaterials, integrated optics and sensing. She has received the Young Elite-Researcher Award from the Danish Councils for Independent Research in Denmark and the SAOT Young Researcher Award in Advanced Optical Technologies from the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Boltasseva came to Purdue in 2008, serving a dual appointment at the Technical University of Denmark. She is a member of the Optical Society of America, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Society for Optical Engineers, and the American Materials Research Society.
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Abbott Bad on Abbottabad
Like every ambitious Texas GOPer, Abbott was at last weekend's Republican Party of Texas Convention in Dallas. At one point, the topic of conversation turned to Operation Neptune Spear, the mission deep in Pakistan ordered by President Barack Obama, in which bin Laden was killed. Wayne Slater at the Dallas Morning News caught this little gem from the attorney general's speech, about the raid on (and you can't make this up) Abbottabad:
Abbott dismissed President Obama's record on terrorism, saying the president issued "an order that any president would have given. It was the Navy Seals who took out Osama bin Laden."Any president? Oh, really?
Funny, because when President George W. Bush had a prime opportunity to find bin Laden in late 2001, as he was hiding out in Tora Bora in Afghanistan, he punted. Rather than committing a major infantry deployment, Bush instead sent in 48 U.S. Special Forces Troops. This was against intelligence community advice, and has long been seen as a pivotal misstep that allowed bin Laden to escape into Pakistan, where he spent the next few years of his life in seemingly state-sponsored seclusion and security.
And Bush's response? In March, 2012, he said about the man who was supposedly global public enemy number one, "I don't know. I don't really think about him very much. I'm not that concerned." As Media Matters notes, there have been utterly misguided attempts to give him a pass on this statement and, with hindsight, it was patently clear that he was much more interested in the buildup to the war on Iraq.
Moreover, as Time reported in 2011, Tora Bora was not the labyrinthine underground fortress of popular myth, but a bunch of pretty simple caves. Compare the difficulty of that task to sending a kill squad into a supposedly friendly nation.
As for the idea that this was a simple decision, that completely ignores the complex web that is South Asian politics, and the real concern that the US strike could have sent India-Pakistani relations into a nuclear-tipped death spiral.
So where was Abbott when all this was happening? Well, in 2002 (the time of Bush's famous statement) he had just resigned from the Texas Supreme Court to run for attorney general. And how did he first land on the state's highest court? He was appointed to the post in 1995 by then-Gov. George W. Bush.


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Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security.
MORNING MESSAGE: Time To "Take Back the American Dream"
OurFuture.org's Richard Eskow: "The President's new progressive moves aren't enough, and they're still watered down with unproductive and unpopular rightwing notions. But they are a move in the right direction. He deserves some credit for that. The progressive movement does too. So what's next? … We need an independent movement to push for better (and more popular) policies. It should be centered around the kinds of positions reflected in the Contract for the American Dream – positions that end Wall Street recklessness, end two expensive and unproductive wars, create jobs, encourage growth, and rebuild the middle class … That still leaves a lot of questions unanswered: How should this independent movement be organized? How much of its efforts should be 'inside the Beltway' and how much should focus on the rest of the country? … Those questions and others are the reason why we're gathering next week in Washington for the 'Take Back the American Dream' conference to have a series of in-depth conversations."
Senate Lacks Votes For Jobs Bill
Dem Sen. Dick Durbin says votes not in hand to pass American Jobs Act reports WLS-AM in Chicago.
VP Biden says, "we're willing to negotiate with them – if they have a better way to put more cops in the street…" reports Politico.
No evidence that Obama's policies are the cause of the weak recovery, notes NYT's Paul Krugman: "The [Republican] answer, repeated again and again, is that businesses are afraid to expand and create jobs because they fear costly regulations and higher taxes … there's no evidence supporting this claim and a lot of evidence showing that it's false … Extended periods of 'jobless recovery' after recessions have been the rule for the past two decades. Indeed, private-sector job growth since the 2007-2009 recession has been better than it was after the 2001 recession."
Latest House GOP appropriations bill loaded with ridiculous cuts, risking shutdown in November. AP: "…House Republicans on Thursday unveiled plans to cut federal money for job training, heating subsidies and grants to better-performing schools … seeks to block implementation of President Barack Obama's signature health care law, cut off federal funds for National Public Radio and Planned Parenthood, and reduce eligibility for grants for low-income college students. Democrats and tea party Republicans opposed the bill, blocking it from advancing through even the easy initial steps of the appropriations process on Capitol Hill. Instead … the $153 billion measure is instead expected to be wrapped into a larger omnibus spending bill this fall or winter that would fund the day-to-day operating budgets…"
State pension funds improving, undercutting claims from deficit hysterics and anti-union forces. W. Post: "The assets for the nation's 100-largest public-employee pensions systems rose more than 1 percent during the second quarter, to $2.8 trillion … pension fund managers saw the report as good news. They said it underscores their view that though some pensions systems face dire funding problems, most should be able to recover without consuming large chunks of taxpayer money or gutting promised benefits to government workers."
Conservatives Concede Government Can Mandate Health Coverage
Conservative lawyers challenging "ObamaCare" concede that government-mandated "MediCare" is constitutional. NYT: "Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, one judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the majority in a 2-to-1 decision in June upholding the law, said the difference between the concededly proper approach and the disputed one was not enough to strike down a major piece of legislation. 'Requiring insurance today and requiring it at a future point of sale amount to policy differences in degree, not kind, and not the sort of policy differences removed from the political branches,' Judge Sutton wrote. Other judges have acknowledged the distinction but found it legally significant."
"Clarence Thomas Should Be Investigated For Nondisclosure, Democratic Lawmakers Say," reports HuffPost.
Banks Seek To Fleece Customers, Blame Reform
Some banks trying to pass debit card reform costs onto consumers. NYT: "Bank of America's debit fee is steeper than most of its competitors', reflecting the broader challenges the bank is facing after the financial crisis … Citibank is one of the few that said it would not introduce a charge for debit card use … Still, the bank has made it more difficult to qualify for free checking, among other moves."
Dem Sen. Dick Durbin challenges BofA's claim that Dodd-Frank law left it no choice. The Hill: "The bank, the largest in the nation by assets, blamed its decision on the so-called Durbin Amendment, a provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law put into place by Democrats in 2010 that set limits on the fees banks could charge retailers for swiping their debit cards … [Durbin] said the bank just wants to protect robust profit margins … 'It's overt, unfair and I hope their customers have the final say.'"
Failed CEOs still winning enormous severance packages. NYT: "Several years ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission turned a brighter spotlight on severance deals by requiring companies to disclose the values of the contracts in regulatory filings. More recently, the Dodd-Frank financial reforms required that public companies include 'say on pay' votes for shareholders to express opinions about compensation — including a separate vote for golden parachutes initiated by a merger or sale. Yet so far, few investors have gone to battle. Only 38 of the largest 3,000 companies had their executive pay plans voted down, according to Institutional Shareholder Services. Even then, the votes are nonbinding."
Chu Takes Responsibility
Energy Sec. Chu takes responsibility for Solyndra decisions. W. Post: "Chu spokesman Damien La Vera said in a statement that the secretary approved the restructuring agreement for Solyndra because it gave the company 'the best possible chance to succeed in a very competitive marketplace and put the company in a better position to repay the loan.' Also Thursday, a law enforcement official confirmed that the criminal probe of Solyndra is focused on whether the company and its officers misrepresented the firm's finances to the government."
"Chu's message has been clear … he wanted to break through red tape" reports Politico.
Deadline to approve additional clean energy loan guarantees is today reports Politico.
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Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Roy Brown, continued to grapple over the pace of energy development, whether taxes are too high and if Montana can weather the economic downturn as they met in their first one-on-one debate. Meeting Tuesday in Brown's home city of Billings, the pair resumed their clash over Schweitzer's claim that energy development is on the rise. Brown, a former independent oil company owner, said oil production in Montana has fallen in recent months by 14 percent. But Schweitzer said that despite the drop, oil production is up 40 percent since he took office. He pointed to increased coal production as evidence his salesmanship of the state's natural resources is paying off. "It takes people to go out and find businesses that will invest in Montana. I've done that. You have not," Schweitzer said. They also argued over the economy, with Brown saying the crisis on Wall Street is about to hit Montana hard. He said massive budget increases under Schweitzer could leave the state in a fiscal bind. "We are faced with a very difficult situation," Brown said. "Unemployment is going through the roof right now and we have the largest unemployment in the state of Montana since July 2001." Schweitzer countered that he expects the state's next budget to include a $1 billion surplus. Schweitzer later challenged Brown's plan to cut the state budget to offset an elimination of the business equipment tax and property tax reductions. The governor asked Brown to specify what programs would be eliminated or receive less funding under his administration. Brown said he "would not cut programs that are for taxpayers," but did not identify specific areas for possible reductions. He rejected Schweitzer's contention that local governments would feel the pinch from tax reductions, saying the cuts would allow companies to invest more in their businesses. That money "goes right into the economy and grows and expands many times and ultimately increases revenues," Brown said. On other subjects, the two agreed that the right to carry concealed weapons should extend to the state's college campuses, and that the state worker's compensation fund should not be invested in the stock market. Regarding the livestock disease brucellosis, Schweitzer promoted his plan to enact a separate set of regulations for managing the disease around Yellowstone National Park. The area around the park is considered the last reservoir of the disease in the United States. Brown said that proposal would mean abandoning many ranchers. He said resources should instead be directed at eliminating the disease in bison. Left out of Tuesday's debate was Stan Jones, the Libertarian candidate for governor. Jones was not invited by the event's sponsors the Billings Gazette and Montana State University-Billings after participating in three prior debates. Jones advocates the elimination of gun laws, the privatization of schools and the replacement of paper currency with gold and silver coins. He said his absence Tuesday allowed the "status quo" to prevail. "Unless you have a governor willing to take extreme positions, this country's going to go down the tubes," he said after the event. The candidates have agreed to one more debate before the Nov. 4 election on Oct. 24 in Great Falls. Jones said he expects to participate.


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Rosemont, IL – Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement (THR) surgery were identified in a new study published in the September 2010 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). While the rate of thromboembolism has been significantly reduced through medication, understanding the risk factors could further reduce the likelihood of patients developing this potentially fatal complication.
Two of the most common manifestations of a thromboembolism include:
* Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), in which the blood clot forms in a deep vein, commonly in the thigh or calf; and
* Pulmonary embolism (PE), in which the blood clot breaks free and travels through the veins.
Any surgery often carries the risk of a thromboembolism, especially orthopaedic surgery involving the lower extremities, like the hip or knee. Because of this risk, THR patients are usually treated with medications designed to prevent it from occurring. Despite that, this study found that approximately 1 percent of patients who took the medication still suffered a DVT or PE within 90 days of surgery.
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Experience the best of Sonoma and sample fine wines from wineries throughout the valley, nibble on scrumptious food pairings prepared by local chefs and restaurants, listen to local musicians and peruse art from local artists.
Whether you plan to drink or be a designated driver, the 22nd annual Savor Sonoma Valley Wine Festival 2012 has much to offer. A Weekend Pass costs $65 per person and $20 for designated drivers.
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SIFI: Whether In or Out, Start Preparing Now |
As regulators put a broader spotlight on measures designed to help avoid and mitigate risk to the global financial system from the failure of a systemically important financial institution (SIFI), companies need to be preparing for the coming change. They need to know whether they are going to be SIFI-eligible, and, if so, or even if they are simply near-SIFI status, they need to pay attention as regulators begin to clarify how they will implement the Dodd-Frank Act. How will they measure up in terms of infrastructure and capital? Can they meet the need for the living wills regime, credit-exposure reports, and stress testing requirements? Do they have sufficient capital buffers to meet the emergent SIFI standards? None of these are trivial questions, nor can they be addressed and answered quickly.
This whitepaper defines the purview of SIFI and examines the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act's explicit mandate to protect the U.S. financial system from systemic risk.
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