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Luxury carmakers chase the young, female and frugal
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Luxury carmakers in India are moving downmarket and shifting production of smaller and cheaper cars to local plants to cut costs, broadening their target market to include young, female and middle-class drivers to boost lacklustre performance.
In an effort to raise stuttering sales that far lag emerging Asian rival China, the German big three of Mercedes-Benz, Audi AG(NSUG.DE) and BMW AG(BMWG.DE) want to win buyers outside the ultra-rich with locally-made hatchbacks and smaller cars.
"This is a real year of offensive," said Eberhard Kern, managing director of Daimler AG's(DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz brand, for which sales dropped nearly one-third in the financial year just ended. He expects the rollout of its hatchback A-Class and a diesel version of its B-class model to help spur double-digit sales growth this year.
After two decades of economic boom, the sight of a sleek Lamborghini or polished Bentley outside Mumbai or Delhi's flashiest hotels or most exclusive nightclubs is not uncommon.
Yet annual sales of luxury cars stand at just over 20,000 vehicles, or about 1 percent of the total car market, compared with around 7 percent in China.
Tapping into India's love for compact vehicles - which account for around 75 percent of all car sales - is no guaranteed fix for the German firms, whose luxury hatchbacks will face competition from far cheaper mid-market offerings made by competitors including Toyota Motor Corp and Volkswagen AG(VOWG_p.DE) in a highly cost-sensitive market.
"What the (manufacturers) are trying to do is lower the prices and create a much more marketable population. That trend is going to continue," said Abdul Majeed, automotive leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers India.
"In India you have to demonstrate a value-for-money proposition ... but 'How can I make sure that the BMW stands a class apart from the other products?' will be the challenge for the (manufacturers)," Majeed told Reuters.
Luxury car sales fell an annual 14 percent in the financial year that ended in March, as India's lowest economic growth in a decade brought years of rising demand to an end.
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Overall car sales fell for the first time in 10 years in 2012, and now to attract customers who are affluent but lack the vast resources of the super-rich, Mercedes and its rivals are introducing lower-priced models, more of which than ever before will be built in India.
Mercedes, which has built cars in India since 1995, is doubling assembly capacity at its plant in Pune to 20,000 cars annually this year, and will bring its A-Class small cars to the country in the next three months. It is also introducing guaranteed resale prices across its range, and adding cars like its GL-Class to its local plant this year.
Kern said he does not think local assembly will put off buyers, "because the Mercedes-Benz quality everywhere in the world is the same". Mercedes will add more models to its local production line in 2014, Kern added.
The range offered by Mercedes in India starts with the B-Class from around $40,000. The A-Class starts in Germany at around $27,000. No details of the local price of the A-Class were available.
Audi, owned by Volkswagen, and BMW are following similar scripts. The UK-based luxury Jaguar Land Rover unit of Tata Motors Ltd(TAMO.NS), which saw sales in India double last year, is even mulling full production, using local parts, in the country.
In 2014, over 90 percent of the vehicles Audi sells in India will be made there, up from around 80 percent now, as it adds the Q3 compact SUV to its Indian assembly line where the A4, A6, Q5 and Q7 are already being built.
"We will look at which of our global models will allow us in India an even higher and faster scaling up of our production capabilities," Michael Perschke, managing director of Audi India, told Reuters.
Cars built from imported kits, known as complete knock-down (CKD) production, avoid high import taxes on ready-to-drive models such as the top-end Audi R8 Spyder, which costs around $320,000 in India and will continue to be shipped in from overseas plants and sold alongside "Made in India" vehicles.
No details of the cost of the upcoming Indian-made cars were available.
In his February budget, the finance minister raised the import duty on luxury cars to 100 percent from 75 percent, making local production even more attractive.
None of the German luxury trio sold more than 7,500 cars in the financial year just ended, when Mercedes fell to third place behind BMW and Audi in a market it used to dominate.
Stuttgart-based Mercedes-Benz, which entered India in 1994, expects the total luxury sales to rise to 280,000 annually by 2020, or 4 percent of the total forecast car market. The company believes it must break into new markets to secure that business.
"There is a different growing segment below the 30 lakh (3 million rupees) threshold, where we are not in the game right now," said Kern. "There the game starts for us in the next three months."
The A-Class will be India's "first luxury hatchback" according to Kern, and will be launched alongside a diesel version of its B-Class model, a fuel that powers 90 percent of the cars Mercedes now sells in India.
Both those smaller models will be prime candidates for local assembly in 2014, further lowering their cost, while the company is also considering the CLA-Class compact for an Indian entry, Kern said.
BMW, the country's biggest luxury carmaker by sales, began making its Mini small car in India last week, and will add the 1 series hatchback to its production line in Chennai this year.
Mercedes has introduced guaranteed resale values on its new cars in India, increased financing options and made its branding more youth-oriented, including a competition for Indians aged 18-25 to race its cars internationally, in a bid to broaden the range of customers coming into its showrooms.
"The current segment of customers is a CEO or the owner of the business," said Amar Sheth, director of Shaman Wheels, a Mercedes dealership in Mumbai. "With the new generation cars coming in, it will be totally different. It might be his son, or his wife... (or) people between 20 and 30 years old."
(Additional reporting by Aradhana Aravindan; Editing by Tony Munroe and Daniel Magnowski)
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Safety 101 - Lesson 3
For many years the terms "safety" and "risk management" have been inappropriately used interchangeably in the fire service. Risk management is a multi-step decision making process used to: identify and analyze the potentials for loss evaluate...
For many years the terms "safety" and "risk management" have been inappropriately used interchangeably in the fire service. Risk management is a multi-step decision making process used to:
- identify and analyze the potentials for loss
- evaluate alternatives to manage these loss potentials using risk control and risk financing techniques
- selecting an appropriate technique or multiple techniques to use to manage risk
- implementing the technique(s) selected, and
- monitoring the implemented technique to assure it is working as intended.
Safety, as we learned in an earlier "Lesson" is:
- the condition or state of being safe, freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury or loss.
- Incapable of doing harm, no longer dangerous, in secure care or custody.
When we compare the two approaches we quickly see they are not the same, but safety is indeed a component of risk management.
As noted above, the second element of risk management involves the development of risk control and risk financing alternatives to deal with identified loss potentials. Risk Control features are the most similar aspect to safety that one will find in this process. Risk control, or "safety" is achieved in one of five ways.
- Risk Avoidance - Probably the easiest way to not have an injury or accident is to not be involved in the activity or avoid the risk. You may think this is impossible in our business of fighting fires and rescuing people. However, as an example, many firefighters are injured in fighting fires inside abandoned buildings, or injuried in vehicle accidents responding to non-emergency type calls (e.g. standby for another station) at emergency speed. There are many injuries and deaths recorded in these avoidable incidents. Therefore standard operating guidelines that promote avoiding practices with no apparent "gain" may make a world of sense.
- Loss Prevention - This is probably the most noted method of safety that the emergency service community has in place. Loss prevention includes such practices as inspections, taking deteriorating equipment or equipment in disrepair out of service, monitoring actions at the emergency scene, conducting safety training, etc. Loss prevention is a pro-active practice that keeps firefighters and equipment safe.
- Loss Reduction - This method is one we practice on a regular basis and probably don't realize it. For example, we know that firefighters routinely enter hostile environments, and if unprotected they will get hurt, so we provide such equipment as helmets, gloves, thermal hoods, boots, bunker pants and bunker coats, that will reduce loss if the fire fighter is "felled" during an incident. Similarly, fire apparatus now have enclosed seating compartments and seat belts for personnel to ride to the incident. Unfortunately, even with closed cabs, we still hear of firefighters not wearing seat belts and being ejected from vehicles or falling from vehicles. Again, where is the personal accountability and officer supervision to eliminate these unnecessary accidents and injuries?
- Segregation of Exposures - While a little more difficult to comprehend and apply in the emergency service world, there are two great examples. First, by sending all equipment on a same street routing to an incident, there is opportunity for the units to all be caught in traffic, or as has happened in the past to be involved in collisions. By routing apparatus in multiple directions, this loss potential can be avoided. Secondly, by placing multiple firefighters on a single ladder instead of placing two ladders to effect rescue or ventilation, you increase the risk of accident and injury.
- Contractual Transfer - In the business world, this is a common technique to transfer risk and responsibility for injury to contractors or subcontractors providing the job. It is much less frequently applied in the emergency services. However, when hiring contractors to perform work at fire department facilities, making sure they have appropriate safety programs in place for their personnel is important, so your organization is not held responsible if one of the contractor's employees is hurt or worse on your site. A similar concept deals with accident and sickness and/or workers compensation coverage of firefighters when responding to mutual aid calls. Property and casualty coverage falls into the same category. It is important for you to know if your coverages are transportable when you leave for another community, or whether that community is now responsible for your protection if you are injured. State laws and mutual aid agreements are generally used to detail this type of information.
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Lighthouse Baptist Church to have 5th annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor
July 25, 2013
The Lighthouse Baptist Church at Sixth and Chapel streets will have its fifth annual Neighbor Helping Neighbor free giveaway from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Items can be donated for Neighbor Helping Neighbor beginning at 8 a.m. today and continuing through the start of the event.
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IE8 ? We're still having to use IE6 in some areas, because of the way it works with some softwares.
I thought it was on WSUS under the new catagory of Internet Explorer 8 liked IE7 is? As for us, no move yet, have some hardware that doesn't like it such as the BCM Phone System didn't like IE8 on the laptop the other day (Then again it doesn't like Java newer than about 4 years ago!)
I saw the IE8 dynamic installer in WSUS today so it is there, just under a seporate product like IE7 as john said above.
IE8?! Haven't even thought about moving up to 7 yet, after having bad experiences with it on my machine.
IE8 dynamic installer if you enable the category and sync the server nothing comes down. IE8 hasn't been released to general WSUS usage yet as it doesn't come down in any supported categories XP/2003/2008. Well as far as I can tell.I saw the IE8 dynamic installer in WSUS today so it is there, just under a seporate product like IE7 as john said above.
July 2009 apparently
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I've installed it on a few machines to test, but I'm waiting for my WU server to get it before I roll it out to everyone. That will give me time to play with the GPO settings.
Tried out on a few machines here. No problems at all including SIMS is fine with it. At this stage it doesn't confer enough advantages to rush to roll it out to all but compared to some previous upgrades it seems a smooth process.
I've started to deploy it on new images and so far so good. Just make sure you configure the new available policies first and deployment should go smoothly.
I've disabled the Favourites bar by GPO in IE8 so it looks pretty much like IE7. I think users changing from IE7 to IE8 shouldn't have any significant problems. IE6 to IE8 however would be a big change.
I've also included IE8 in the latest Logistix Post XP SP3 Pack May 2009. Microsoft haven't released IE8 to WSUS as yet, however from memory, IE7 became available by enabling Update Rollups in WSUS. I suspect this'll be the same for IE8 too.
When you install IE8, the updated template can be found in C:\Windows\InfI don't suppose you have the IE8 .adm file do you? ABout to start searching but if you have a link it would save some time.
You can copy this to your server or alternatively, install IE8 on Windows Server.
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It is a the real deal, a proper ADM file. You can overwrite the existing ADM on your server. This makes it compatible with IE6, IE7 and IE8.
Anyone tried accessing the RMMC from IE8 yet?
What does IE8 offer over IE7 anyway?
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Your little boy racer will love this fun bedroom mat, featuring cars as they drive along a road.
Bright and cheerful, it'll lend his room a splash of colour, and will look great next to his bed. It's durable too, with an anti-slip backing, so he could even drive his own toy cars along the printed street!
For a co-ordinated bedroom, team it with the matching duvet cover set (see item number 4C4UG) and pop-up laundry basket (4C64Y).
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Your little one will adore this sweet, heart print bedroom mat. With a printed heart pattern on a pink backdrop, it's pretty, girly and practical.
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Super soft and extra absorbant barrier mats. Made from hardwearing and long lasting nylon, with a non-slip backing. Hardworking mat that traps dirt and soaks up moisture. Machine washable. Made in the UK. Available in a range of designs. 'Mud and Dirt, Stop Right There'.
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Malia Hand-tufted Wool Rug in 4 size options
The Malia rug gives a bold contemporary twist to classic floral style with its large-scale flower design in a choice of vivid red or blue.
The hand-tufted wool offers luxurious softness underfoot and the choice of 4 size options means you can be sure of a great fit:
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Chinese Wool Runner – 67 x 210cm
This luxurious wool runner offers traditional style teamed with sumptuous softness – perfect for busy homes.
The deep pile is decadently soft and is available in 4 colour schemes – beige, blue, green and rose – so that you can easily match your ideal rug with your décor. With a length of 210cm, this will make a beautiful feature in your hall.
This design is also available in a rectangular rug (see item number SG912) and circular rug (SG927).
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- Luxurious deep wool pile
- Dimensions: 67 x 210cm
- Professional clean only
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Rugs in high-traffic areas of your home take a lot of impact from mucky shoes and muddy pets so this machine washable rug is ideal for when the inevitable happens.
The rug features a large-scale carved floral design that works with both contemporary and traditional décor. Available in a choice of bright colours including ivory, green, mauve and red it's perfect for cheering up darker spaces.
It comes in a choice of three sizes:
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Little boys love big machines - and they don't get much bigger than a digger!
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For a co-ordinating bedroom set a matching pop-up laundry basket (see item number 4C66A) and duvet cover set (4C4UJ) are available separately.
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Bordeaux Shaggy Rug - 120 x 170 cm
Looking as good as it feels, the Bordeaux shaggy rug makes a striking focal point for your room, as well as giving you a warm surface beneath your feet.
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Lay a little luxury on your floor with this genuine wool sheepskin rug - the super-soft surface is a haven for bare feet.
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"A Vice Worth Having!"Hollywood Heat is a Physical Pinball Table designed by John Trudeau with art by Larry Day. It was released by Premier in 1986.The game itself is a blatant attempt to invoke Miami Vice; the backbox translite features a white-suited Crockett wannabe posing next to a red Corvette with two bikini-clad women, underneath the "Hollywood Heat" logo done in the Vice typeface. The table itself is more interesting, with a translucent red spiral and a miniature playfield nestled among neon flamingos, palm trees, and pastel-colored eighties pop art. A set of chutes sends the ball in various unorthodox directions, while the "Hot Shots" jump ramp allows players to quickly return to the upper mini-playfield.As with other Premier pinballs of the period, the rules are not overly complex, making it suited for intermediate players looking for a fun, straightforward game. It's considered an overlooked jewel by those who managed to get past the silly theme, and is regarded as one of Premier's better games. Steve Ritchie has called it one of his favorite games of all time.
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COVENTRY ŌĆö Full-day kindergarten may be a possibility in Coventry as Governor Lincoln Chafee signed legislation earlier this week allowing state aid to be provided to those Rhode Island cities and towns that have not implemented the day-long program starting in 2017.
COVENTRYŌĆö First of its kind in the state, the Rhode Island ChildrenŌĆÖs Golf Course in Coventry is youth development alternative six-hole golf course that educates children with core life values while also teaching them the fundamentals of golf.
The golf course is partnered with the national First Tee organization that introduces the game of golf and its values to young people. Their mission is to impact the lives of children by providing educational programs that builds moral character, encourage life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the sport.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN ŌĆö Zoning questions arose during TuesdayŌĆÖs planning boardŌĆÖs hearing for potential construction of residential units on the Larchwood Inn property located on Main Street. In 1994, the town changed the propertyŌĆÖs zoning to RN Limited (Residential Neighborhood Limited) and added conditions and stipulations under Appendix B, but Attorney William Landry who represented property owner Roland Fiore, asserted that later zoning changes overrode the propertyŌĆÖs 1994 stipulations and that the town council and zoning board could approve the project.
NARRAGANSETT ŌĆō The Narragansett Historic District Commission has taken up fierce opposition to some recently proposed property changes in the area of Kentara Green.
David DiClemente, the new owner of the home located at 65 Gibson Ave., and who was absent from the meeting, has proposed a two-lot minor subdivision of the property in order to build a two to three car garage with an apartment above the structure and separate from the existing single family home, essentially creating two single family homes on one residential lot.
KINGSTON ŌĆō Five URI students recently created a tool that may make airplane travel safer and more cost effective for everyone.
Christopher Clark of Narragansett, Kyle DellaGrotta of Cranston, Lawrence Higgins of Portsmouth, David Powers of Cumberland, and Ronald Wheeler of Aurora, Ohio, were one of three 2014 winners of the national Federal Aviation AdministrationŌĆÖs (FAA) annual design competition. The contest seeks participants who can offer improvements in airport operations, and the teamŌĆÖs invention did just that.
A couple of weeks ago, a piece of Hollywood history was placed on the auction block by a local prominent auctioneer and sold to the highest bidder in front of a large crowd at Varnum Armory that was eager to claim it at the right price.
However, Hollywood has now come calling for that particular piece and is willing to take the matter to court.
A former East Greenwich School Committee member ŌĆō and current candidate for a seat ŌĆō is in trouble with the law for operating a motor vehicle while having a suspended license.
Paul Martin, 71, of 57 Brookside Drive, was cited for the infraction by East Greenwich police on June 27 following a minor motor vehicle accident that occurred on Division Street that morning.
EXETERŌĆöOn the night of Nov. 22, 2013, Jo-Ann Gershkoff was given news which no mother ever wants to hear; her son Nicholas was killed in a drunk driving accident. Now, the mother of three is seeking action from the state and the venue which served Nicholas and his friends, all underage, alcohol last fall.
On Monday evening, Gershkoff informed the Exeter Town Council that the Cornerstone Pub at 273 Nooseneck Hill Road, Exeter, is currently the subject of an investigation from the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation regarding its alcohol service to minors.
EXETERŌĆöAt its regular meeting on Monday evening, the Exeter Town Council addressed concern from residents about break-ins which have occurred in recent months. Councilman Robert Johnson asked that residents who suspect a break-in should contact the Rhode Island State Police, but emphasized on Wednesday that the issue is not ŌĆśout of control.ŌĆÖ
ŌĆ£There have been four events in the past year on Widow Sweets Road,ŌĆØ said Johnson. ŌĆ£I am trying to confirm with the state police what information they have, but there was a rumor it was a Verizon guy, or a guy imitating a Verizon guy.ŌĆØ
NORTH KINGSTOWNŌĆöAs the slideshow flipped through memories captured in faded photographs, the North Kingstown choir whispered stories from a nostalgic past, when in 1975 they traveled to Romania to sing songs and experience life outside of the confines of Post Road and Route 102.


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If there is one primary factor you need to keep in mind when looking for red wine, it's the body type of that wine. The body type refers to the tannin structure of the wine, its alcohol content, and how the wine feels in the mouth when you drink it. The three body types are light, medium, and full.
Light-Bodied – this type of red wine has a few tannins present on it and has a "lighter" flavor. It's also usually low in alcohol content. Among the three types, it's the easiest to pair with food. Pinot Noir is a good example of a light-bodied red, along with some varieties of Merlot.
Medium-Bodied – obviously, medium-bodied red wines are a bit weightier than light-bodied reds. They contain a little bit more tannin and alcohol and has a lot more texture or feel in the tongue when you drink it. Most varieties of Merlot are considered to be medium-bodied, as well as Chianti, some types of Shiraz, and some Cabernet varieties.


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St. Anthony East Neighborhood Small Area Plan
Public Review
The St. Anthony East Neighborhood Small Area Plan is now available for a 45 day public comment period prior to the commencement of the City's formal plan approval process through the Planning Commission and City Council. The comment period will extend from Monday, June 30 until Wednesday, August 13, 2014. All comments received during the public comment period will be incorporated in the public record and taken into consideration in editing the final draft of the plan.
The draft plan for public review is available below, in the Draft Plan section. Hard copies will also be available for review at City planning offices and the Pierre Bottineau Library.
In order to ensure they are included in the public record, written comments should be submitted to Haila Maze, via email or regular mail, at the contact information provided below.
Draft Plan
Project Overview
The St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association (SAENA) has recently completed a planning process to provide guidance for the future of the neighborhood. The neighborhood organization has retained the services of the Biko Associates consultant firm to assist with plan development. The planning process was initiated in mid-2013 and was completed in early 2014. A draft plan is now available for review:
For additional information and documents, visit the SAENA neighborhood website.
City Contact
Haila Maze, AICP, Principal City Planner
Minneapolis Department of Community Planning & Economic Development Planning Division
105 5th Avenue South, Room 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612-673-2098; Fax: 612-673-2728
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Big Pharma Shamelessly Shills Dangerous Bone Drugs You Don't Need
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If you feel like everyone is warning you about your bones and imminent osteoporosis, you are right. Boniva, an osteoporosis drug which actress Sally Field says helps women "stop losing and start reversing" bone, is one of the top 20 most advertised drugs. Bone drug Evista was personally promoted by former FDA deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs under George W. Bush, Scott Gottlieb. And "novel" bone drug Prolia, also called a Frankendrug, received a Best New Drug award this week at the 2010 Scrip Awards ceremony.
While most of the world is now aware of the risks of osteoporosis, the problem with the bone drugs is: they may not work and women may not need them.
According to National Public Radio, Merck hired a company to whip up fears of "osteopenia," the risk of getting osteoporosis, to get women to take Fosamax, the first bisphosphonate bone drug launched 15 year ago. The hired guns creating the faux "Bone Measurement Institute," planted bone scan machines in medical offices and pushing the Bone Mass Measurement Act which made scans Medicare-reimbursable. By the end of the 1990s the "disease" of osteopenia had increased seven fold according to the Associated Press.
Even the term osteopenia, created by World Health Organization, was co-opted. It was never meant to be "a disease in itself to be treated," says Dartmouth Medical School professor Anna Tosteson who attended the WHO meeting, and the osteopenia diagnostic criteria were decided arbitrarily because the scientists were tired and wanted to adjourn.
Like Merck's Vioxx, Merck's Fosamax was launched ahead of schedule and its side effects -- esophageal erosion, bleeding, inflammation and perforation (why patients have sit or stand for an hour after a dose) -- only emerged when the drug was reimbur$able. In fact, Merck was forced to send out Dear Doctor letters months after Fosamax' 1995 approval and the FDA threatened to revoke approval altogether until Merck's head of research at the time, Edward M. Scolnick, convinced it to simply add a warning.
At the same time the clinical picture of bisphosphonates (Roche and GSK's Boniva and Procter & Gamble's Actonel followed) worsened.
It turned out the same mechanism that stops bone loss, suppression of the body's bone remodeling action, can cause bones to become brittle and at risk of breaking because they are not renewed. Since 2006, so many medical journal articles have chronicled spontaneous breaks of thigh and other bones on bisphosphonates, the FDA ordered a fracture warning to appear on the drugs' labels in October. Over a dozen women report their bones breaking while taking bisphosphonates on the drug rating site askapatient.com.
And there are other morbid perks with bisphosphonates.
Dentists and oral surgeons discovered that after simple office procedures patients' jaw bones would not heal but become necrotic and die. Whether Merck hid the jaw bone data, as some dentists claim, or didn't know because only two, three-year Fosamax studies were conducted, many dentists refuse work on bisphosphonate patients and an FDA-mandated jaw bone death warning went on the label. (Some Merck doctors blamed the jaw bone death on "bad oral hygiene.")
Intractable pain and atrial fibrillation, chronically irregular heartbeat, were reported with the bisphosphonates in medical journals and the FDA reported 23 US esophageal cancers and 27 in Europe and Japan in 2008. (Why does FDA put esophageal, fracture and jaw bone warnings on a drug also linked to cancers rather than simply withdraw it?)
But even as the FDA warned about bisphosphonate fractures last month, full page color ads in the New York Times offered women a new bone option: Evista, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) similar to the breast cancer drug Tamoxifen.
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The World's Most Active Twitter Cities
Posted on August 15th 2012
The Olympic Games might have set records for tweets, as well as sports. But when it comes to the cities most active on Twitter, London only ranks in third place.
As the microblogging site continues its rapid growth around the globe, a new study by Semiocast shows the most Twitter-addicted cities – and countries. There are some surprising results, with the Indonesian city of Jakarta in first place. Tokyo comes second, with the first American city, New York, only in fifth place.
This marks a major change from 2010, when North America dominated the social network. While the United States still has the highest number of accounts by far (140 million), other countries are catching up fast.
The research firm analyzed the location of an impressive 10.6 billion public tweets in June 2012. They looked at the countries that had seen the strongest growth in account numbers, as well as how "active" they were on the network.
Although growth in Japan is slowing, it has some of the most engaged users in the world, posting much more often than average. Japanese is the second most widely used language on Twitter. It's one of the few countries where Twitter challenges Facebook in terms of user numbers.
The United States continues to gain more users, with six cities in the top 20. These include Chicago and Los Angeles in 8th and 9th place, as well as Miami, Atlanta and Houston. Surprisingly, San Francisco, where the company is based, does not make the list.
The network's popularity is soaring in Brazil, where user numbers grew from 33.3 million to 41.2 million in just six months. Another area for growth is the Middle East. Since Twitter introduced support for right-to-left languages, Arabic use has soared, and it's now the sixth most popular language. Saudi Arabia has seen a 93 per cent rise in user numbers since January, while its capital, Riyadh, is tenth on the list of Twitter-addicted cities.
Of course there are some shortcoming to this research. Even though Twitter allows users to post their GPS location, very few actually do. Semiocast relied on analyzing user profiles, time zones and languages to determine where they were based.
It also doesn't look at the number of Twitter users compared ot population size. Another analysis found that the UK had the highest penetration, with an impressive 39 per cent using the site. Latin American countries also have a high percentage of users, with Chile, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina all in top ten. This is supported by research by ComScore, which suggests Latin American populations are the most "socially engaged" in the world.
It's interesting to compare the top cities with data from 2010, (from the Twitter tool, twitter.grader.com) This named London the most active city. But the top ten was dominated by North American cities, with Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Boston completing the top five cities.
Since then, Twitter has dramatically extended its reach, increasing its support to 33 languages. It's now a far more diverse, multicultural and multilingual site that it was just three years ago. The proportion of tweets in English has dropped from two-thirds in 2009 to just 39 per cent this year. As more of the world catches the Twitter bug, it looks as if this trend will continue.


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Food Allergies Tied to Impaired Growth in Kids
SUNDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Food allergies appear to affect children's growth, a new study suggests.
This could be due to the fact that the treatment for food allergies is strict avoidance of foods that trigger a reaction, the researchers said.
The study of 245 children with food allergies found that they were smaller than other children. It also found that children with more than two food allergies were smaller than those with one or two food allergies.
The investigators looked at the body mass index (BMI) -- a measurement that takes height and weight into account -- of food-allergic children and compared it to BMIs of both healthy children and those with two other conditions known to affect growth.
"A greater number of food allergies translates into a greater number of dietary restrictions," study author Dr. Brian Vickery, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) news release.
He and his colleagues also found that children with a milk allergy were smaller than those with other types of food allergies.
The study was scheduled for presentation Sunday at the annual meeting of the AAAAI in San Antonio, Texas. The data and conclusions of research presented at medical meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
"The relationships uncovered between food-allergic children, particularly those with more than two and those suffering from milk allergy, and the examined growth markers stress the need for nutritional assessment and intervention to ensure that food allergies do not contribute to any growth delay," AAAAI president and study author Dr. A. Wesley Burks said in the news release.
While the study found a connection between food allergies and lower BMI in children, it did not establish a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Originally posted 05/04/2011 09:30AM
Chelsea Clinton isn't ready to have children just yet, but it is on the radar.
The former president's daughter, 31, and her husband Marc Mezvinsky came out to support a pro-gay-marriage event in New York on Tuesday – and in the midst of talking about families, she dropped a hint about expanding her own.
"As a New Yorker who not that long ago got married in New York to her best friend … I certainly believe that all of my friends should have the right, as Marc and I did, to marry their best friend," Clinton said.
Originally posted 02/10/2011 12:40PM
Further putting rumors of a rift to rest, visibly happy couple Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky – holding hands and swaying to music – had several reasons to be all smiles Wednesday night.
First off, her father, former President Bill Clinton, was an honoree at an all-star evening to mark the 25th anniversary of the anthem to fight AIDS, "That's What Friends Are For."
The amfAR gala, which helped kick off New York Fashion Week, also marked a sweet reunion for Chelsea and Marc, after he had been skiing in Wyoming. At the benefit, held at the Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, the investment banker, 33, danced with his wife, 30, who is pursuing a Ph.D. at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service.
Along with the entire crowd – who included Julianna Margulies, Richard Gere, Harry Belafonte, Iman and Rosie O'Donnell – Bill Clinton marveled at the still-pitch-perfect voice of Dionne Warwick, 70. Also on-hand to belt out solos from the stage: Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and Sir Elton John.
Originally posted 02/02/2011 05:30PM
Chelsea Clinton's marriage to Marc Mezvinsky is just fine, thank you very much.
Despite reports suggesting that there may be trouble between the couple, who got married last summer in Rhinebeck, N.Y., a friend of the family tells PEOPLE, "The happy couple are happy."
Adds the friend: "Any report suggesting there is trouble in the marriage is absolutely false."
Mezvinsky, 33, an investment banker who had been working for the Manhattan financial firm G3 Capital, recently left his job. What he plans to do next is not known, but in the meantime he is taking advantage of his time off to ski in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Originally posted 09/04/2010 05:00PM
Love was in the air during Venus Williams's US Open match Friday night in New York. And when Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky weren't taking in Williams's win over Mandy Minella of Luxembourg in straight sets, they were kissing and giggling – like newlyweds should!
Just married in July, Clinton and Mezvinsky are recently back from their honeymoon in an undisclosed locale.
Originally posted 08/04/2010 08:30AM
Where did Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky learn the Dancing with the Stars-like moves they displayed on their wedding day? They had some professional help.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a pro dancer on DWTS, choreographed the couple's first dance, PEOPLE reports in this week's issue.
Clinton, 30, and her groom, 32, made a big splash at their July 31 reception with a sultry first dance.
"It was an amazing, funny, unexpected dance," a friend of the bride's tells PEOPLE. "Bill and Hillary seemed to love it."
Originally posted 08/02/2010 12:00PM
Chelsea Clinton walked down the aisle in a Vera Wang dream dress – and later changed into a Grecian-inspired gown for the reception, where the new bride and her groom, Marc Mezvinsky, charmed everyone on the dance floor.
"They were amazing," one wedding guest told Women's Wear Daily. "It was like watching Dancing with the Stars. They definitely took lessons."
Guests at the Astor Courts also enjoyed a menu of farm-fresh salad, risotto, beef short ribs and grilled fish, plus toasts by the mother and father of the bride.
Originally posted 07/31/2010 07:30PM
Break out the champagne! Chelsea Clinton is a married woman.
Surrounded by 400 friends, and her parents Bill and Hillary (who wore Oscar de la Renta), the former First Daughter, 30, wed her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, 32, in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Saturday. She wore a dress designed by Vera Wang, a family friend, who was also in attendance.
Shortly after the ceremony, President Clinton and Secretary of State Clinton released a statement. "Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends. We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family. On behalf of the newlyweds, we want to give special thanks to the people of Rhinebeck for welcoming us and to everyone for their well-wishes on this special day."
Originally posted 07/31/2010 08:30AM
Chelsea Clinton could have chosen just about any town for her Saturday wedding to investment banker Marc Mevinsky – but since she chose Rhinebeck, N.Y., the small town north of Manhattan is suddenly in the spotlight.
Here are five fun facts about the town where the former First Daughter will become a bride.
This Isn't the Town's First Brush with Fame
Rhinebeck, N.Y., is the birthplace of Emma Roberts, daughter of actor Eric Roberts – and niece of Eat Pray Love star Julia Roberts. Emma was born on February 10, 1991, in Northern Dutchess Hospital. Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was also born here in 1973. And singer Natalie Merchant also has a place nearby.
Originally posted 07/30/2010 09:00PM
The town of Rhinebeck, N.Y., is abuzz with preparations and news outlets are clamoring for details, but what's really going on when it comes to the Saturday wedding of former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton and fiancé Marc Mezvinsky?
PEOPLE tracked down some of the juiciest rumors and burning questions:
1. Could it really be costing $5 million?
Not even close. Sources close to the bride's parents, who are paying for the wedding, cast recent tabloid "guesstimates" of a wedding budget between $3 million to $5 million as so grossly fabricated they are unworthy of comment. One longtime family friend said the wedding is not exceeding six figures – so in the hundreds-of-thousands dollar range, not millions.
Originally posted 07/30/2010 03:05PM
Here comes the father of the bride.
A day before his daughter's wedding, Bill Clinton arrived in Rhinebeck, N.Y., where the nuptials will reportedly take place Saturday, and was spotted grabbing lunch at a local restaurant.
The former president, 63, greeted fans after dining in a private room at Gigi's, Mid Hudson News reports.
Other members of the family are expected to arrive later, according to the local paper.
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I just bought this tonight because of the reviews here on MUA. I was shopping at walmart and noticed this bottle was only $15. I really really like it. On my skin it smells sweet, warm and feminine without being overly sweet. It kind of reminds me of an amber scent, but it's not too strong. And I do not smell fruit at all, let alone rotten fruit(WTF?) I've had it on so far for 3 hours and I can still smell it. For this price, I will definitly buy again!
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Can Can is presented as offensively as any celebrity perfume: in an easy-to-hold bottle tinged with hot pink, packaged in a black and pink jacket featuring Paris Hilton lifting up her bright red skirts on three out of four sides of the box. The fragrance, though, is quite nice: marketable enough for teenagers but with a muted quality that could appeal to those who would otherwise know better. It has a sweet, sugary candyfloss base accompanied by white flowers, but what makes Can Can interesting is the strong powdery accord that fits well with the generic schoolgirl scents. It is marketed to look like Moulin Rouge or something, but it isnt the least bit edgy: it is simply a girly uplifting scent to wear in the daytime, when you need a break from the cluttered handbag aromas of the working woman. Sometimes, you just want to go to the mall.
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Can Can does not smell like any of the following: Pink Sugar, Flowerbomb or any of Britney's fragrances. I have owned my bottle of Can Can for over two years and it has proven to be a wearable, happy perfume in my versatile collection. Can Can is softly sweet, never sugary sweet. The soft floral notes combine effortlessly with delicate nuances of musk and amber to create an almost powdery, unassuming skin scent that has impressive sillage and lasting power. To compare Can Can to Pink Sugar is really absurd. Can Can simply does not pack the synthetic, sugary punch of Pink Sugar. Nothing about Can Can smells "cheap" or "too much." I find it quite pleasant for day wear. It is also quite nice as a bedtime scent.
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First off- I'm reviewing the pink packaging perfume solid stick. I got this at first in a swap, used it almost all up and just ordered two more because it really is a delightful, sweet gourmand fragrance. I even feel silly reviewing this because it's PH and I do not go for celebrity perfumes or PH anything, but I tried my luck on the swap because I read good reviews of it and it's true, it's great! I don't know what the sprays are like, but the solid binds to the skin and has good lasting power. Very feminine and happy. I tend to use mostly unisex scents and woodsy/spicy scents, but this is so nice for summer or when I'm in a girly mood. And the surprising thing is that it's not a simple one-note perfume, the top note is candy-ish but it has weight and more going on than that on the palette. Go figure! :)
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I wore this for about a year before switching to Viva La Juicy (because it was new) but I'm considering buying another bottle because I miss it! It smells so nice. I'm really sensitive to strong fragrances and this is good for me. I still have the rollerball and use it in emergencies (: Oh and the bottle is precious (: It's pricey, but most good fragrances are. But, they last so long that it's worth it to smell hot! :D
I love the bottle, but the scent leaves a lot to be desired. All I can say is that it smelled like gross rotten tangerines on me. Rotten fruit is not attractive to me, my boyfriend hated it too. I can see how younger girls might like it, but I like a little more of a real perfume scent. This just smells cheap and not well thought out.
This perfume is good, great even, I really like it! It smells very sweet like candy with a hint of musk. The only thing is, it smells VERY similar to Britney Spears Fantasy, which I already own and love, but don't need two of!
While I'm generally a huge fan of sweet, girly, food scents, this one just didn't really do it for me. It generally smells like burnt sugar to me, and some days I feel that it smells incredibly tacky. I've also found that a little goes a long way for this perfume, and it's vital that I put on an amount that is just right (which in my case is two pumps) or else it'll give me a headache. A warning in advance though, most people either love or hate this scent, and I've actually come across quite a few people who absolutely can't stomach it, so you might want to skip this perfume altogether unless you want to risk driving away your fellow counterparts. That being said, with it's kind of staying power and price, it is definitely a value for money, and the scent can be rather enjoyable when applied in appropriate amounts. I'll still pick Viva La Juicy over this anyday.
I love this scent. Finally, a more matured scent from Paris. The original PH was okay, Heiress was very sweet. Can Can is amazing. I love wearing this one out to dinner, drinks or other nighttime activities. I don't think I have ever gotten sick of smelling it, where as with the original PH I wanted to scrub myself if I could smell it the day after. As far as packaging goes, the look of the bottle is nice, a bit plain, and the lettering and feather on my bottle has worn off.. but otherwise, a part of my regular rotation.
I love this scent! I got this is in a gift swap for Christmas, wore it to work the following Monday and was complimented so many times. The scent lasted all day and was pretty strong at first but toned down as the day wore.The fragrance is sweet and innocent smelling. I like the packaging it is simple but elegant. Paris nailed it this time. I don't care who's name is on it if I like , I like it!
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I think they are trying to get too much mileage out of each episode. Carroll went running after T-Dog subdued the 2 walkers. I didn't even know she died until I watched The Talking Dead after show. Then we are to assume the walker Rick kills with the full tummy had a full belly from eating Lori? Again, I didn't know that until the after show. The item Rick picked up where Lori was killed was the bullet Carl used to finish his mom.
Then, Rick doesn't give Lori the time of day in season 3, she dies and he goes postal (sorry mail carriers
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I haven't read the comic series and don't notice the similarities, but really wonder who is on the phone. My guess, and it's only a guess is, when the alarm sounded it triggered an automated phone message to some police station or military installation. Either way the end of episode 5 is one of the most interesting.
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The year 2011 was an interesting year for many northern and central European countries, as the weather was more than unpredictable in the spring and summer. However, in most countries, the climatic conditions thankfully settled down in the late summer and fall. The result of this slightly difficult year of weather in France was a set of surprisingly small yields, but overall, these yields were of a higher quality than those harvested in certain previous years. A fantastic set of wines was also made in Italy and Spain, and the Rioja wines - when released - are set to be very good indeed. Austria also had superb year in 2011, with almost fifty percent more grapes being grown and used for their distinctive Gruner Veltliner wines than in the year before. Possibly the European country which had the finest 2011, though, was Portugal, with wineries in the Douro region claiming this year to be one of the best in decades for the production of Port wine, and the bright, young Vinho Verdes wines. In the New World, the Pacific Northwest saw some of the best weather of 2011, and Washington State and Oregon reportedly had a highly successful year, especially for the cultivation of high quality red wine grapes. Chile and Argentina had a relatively cool year, which certainly helped retain the character of many of their key grape varietals, and should make for some exciting drinking. South Africa had especially good weather for their white wine grape varietals, particularly Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, and many South African wineries are reporting 2011 as one of their best years in recent memory.
Merlot is one of those grape varietals which produces wines loved by almost everybody. Single variety Merlot wines tend to be balanced, medium bodied and full of rich and juicy fruit flavors wherever they are produced, which is almost in every wine producing country across the globe. Their wide appeal is partly due to the fact that Merlot, unlike other dark blue grape varietals, have a thinner skin carrying a lower tannin content. This allows wineries to produce wines which are packed full of fruit-forward flavors, and yet have a softer, fleshier and more rounded character making them highly drinkable and easy to pair with a wide variety of foods. As one of the 'Bordeaux varieties', Merlot is used in the production of some of the world's finest and most expensive wines, but is reliable enough and of a high enough quality as a grape to produce a wide range of wines affordable for all.
When it comes to New World wine regions, it is widely agreed that many of the finest wines are grown and produced in California. The long stretches of coastline and the valleys and mountainsides which come off them are ideal areas for vine cultivation, and for over a century now, wineries have found a perfect home in the hot, dry state, with many of the wines produced here going on to reach world class status. The state is greatly helped by the brisk oceanic winds which cool the otherwise hot and dry vineyards, which hold mineral rich soils covering vast areas and featuring many established wineries. The state is split into four main regions, the largest by far being the central valley which stretches over three hundred miles in length.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
The Central Coast of California is a hugely important wine producing region, which makes an impressive amount of wine each year. As with many of the Californian wine regions, Central Coast benefits hugely from the hot Californian sunshine, and the superb soil types which typify the area. Central Coast itself is an impressive stretch of land, covering over two hundred and fifty miles of Pacific coastline, within which there are over 90,000 acres of vineyards. The region mainly cultivates French and Italian grape varietals, used for the production of both red and white wines of high quality and superb character. The wineries of Central Coast are dedicated to experimentation and innovation in viticulture, and as such, the region is home to many of the New World's most interesting and enticing wines.


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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has signed a contract extension, the club have announced.
The 33-year-old, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, put pen to paper on his new deal at the club's Melwood training ground this morning.
Gerrard told www.liverpoolfc.tv: "I think everyone knows what it means to me."
"I've been here that long and so to extend, it's a big day for me and I'm really happy for myself and my family. It's great news."
"It lets me know the club thinks an awful lot of me and want me here."
"I'm glad it's all done and it's happened at the right time before the season, so I can just focus on playing as well as I can."
Managing Director Ian Ayre said the club and the player would review the contract situation in 2015, but was confident the new deal would secure the midfielder's services "until the end of his career".
He said on www.liverpoolfc.tv: "It's fantastic for everyone: club, Steven and the fans."
"In this day and age, it's rather unique to find a local player who has given his whole career to his club."
"We're pleased today to add an extension to his existing agreement and that keeps him here until the end of his career."
Gerrard made his first-team debut in 1998 and has now racked up 630 appearances for the club, scoring 159 goals, and winning the 2005 Champions League, the 2001 UEFA Cup, two FA Cups and three League Cup crowns.


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Shakina's ONE WOMAN SHOW Extends Through 5/2 at Sophie's
Two additional performances of ONE WOMAN SHOW have been added to Shakina's limited engagement at Sophie's, New York's newest midtown cabaret venue. Extending the sold-out run, new shows have been added May 1st at 10:30pm and May 2nd at 11pm.
A story of surviving the 90s and creating a new life in a new millennium, ONE WOMAN SHOW recounts the exploits and misadventures that led to Shakina's gender transition. Featuring original songs by Joe Iconis (THE BLACK SUITS, BLOODSONG OF LOVE), Julianne Wick Davis (SOUTHERN COMFORT), Sam Salmond, Joel Waggoner, and Nikko Benson. Jeremy Robin Lyons music directs, with Mike Rosengarten (guitar), Joseph Wallace (bass),and Jeff Roberts (drums) in the band.
ONE WOMAN SHOW plays Sophie's (318 West 53rd Street between 8th and 9th avenues on May 1st at 10:30pm, May 2nd at 11pm. There is a $15 cover charge and a two-drink minimum. Tickets are available at http://Shakina.BrownPaperTickets.com.
Shakina Nayfack is a transgender performer and director. Her high profile gender confirmation campaign "KickStartHer" has been seen in the Daily News, Gothamist, Logo's New Now Next blog, VICE magazine, and onHuffington Post Live. She recently launched Musical Theatre Factory (MTF), an NYC-based cooperative dedicated to helping artists develop and present new work. Currently in development: JUNK: A Rock Opera (with the Swedish pop band Brainpool), THE DISAPPEARING MAN (a folk opera by Jahn Sood), and THE CRAFT - the Musical (an adaptation of the 90s teen-witch classic). Other producing/directing highlights include BASHIR LAZHAR (US Premiere, Barrington Stage Company), Celebrating the Music of William Finn (Merkin Hall), Rebecca Naomi Jones' American Songbook (Lincoln Center), Ashkon Davaran: Here In the Dark (The Cutting Room),Freilich and Benson Split the Keys (NYMF), and Ridiculously Talented (hosted by William Finn) at 54 Below. Alumna, Drama League Directors Project. Member, SDC. www.ShakinaNayfack.com @shakeenz


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I was ate up by bed bugs there on 8-12-12 and will never stay there again..
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My husband and his soccer team stayed at this comfort in on 7/28/2012 as they were playing in a local tournament. During the night, bed bugs were found in one of the rooms, 212. This caused a middle of the night search of the remaining players room. Bed bugs were also found in another player room, 239. The player that was in that room was found with bed bugs on his body with no less than 40 bugs on his pillow when he turned it over. Bugs were then found in the drawers and crawling on the upholst
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How do I finish the Sword of the Stranger quest? I've finished Act 1, I'm now in Caldeum, but the Achievement says I still have to finish this quest to finish all the quests in Act 1!
I preferred D2's quest system - at least it to0ld you what you still had to do for each quest, even if it's just asking Charsi to imbue an itme!
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It's probably just a bugged achievement. Some people have had issues with the lorebooks not being counted even though the book is in their logs, and I've had a couple achievements that popped up and said "you earned <achieve>", then I went back later and no longer had it. Probably something to do with all the server maintenance they've been doing.
I'd just go back after you finish the game then get all the little bits you missed, or the game claims you missed. You can specifically do whatever quest you want, then logout and do a different quest, etc. Also, certain achieves will require multiple runs anyways, for example, getting all the random events for a certain area.
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The No Child Left Behind legislation mandates that all children receive adequate education, to include the gifted (Gallagher 2004). Any school district that receives Federal funding must ensure that programs are nondiscriminatory. This has resulted in problems with inequities in the identification and serving of gifted students. Despite positive goals of this act, it has resulted in consequences such as the gap between majority/minority and low/high income students' school achievement. Race has been an issue that has shaped the education of gifted students. Schools in 50 states were graded in a paper sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trust and Education Week (covers elementary and secondary education) on factors such as programs for gifted students and equality, and only five states earned a grade of A or A-: Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, North Carolina, and West Virginia. Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Texas were rated with a grade of D and all others received either a B or C grade. The racial makeup of students in gifted education programs showed that in many states there were a small percentage of blacks in these programs while there were a large percentage of blacks in special education programs ("News" 1997).
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Referring to the show's host, a listener from Leesburg, Va., wrote, "I was surprised that throughout the entire interview, neither Tess Vigeland nor Ms. Dodson touched on what would seem to me a rather crucial point - that these 'Ordinary Americans' are stealing from the companies who employ them.I would not describe the actions of the sympathetic managers as "moral" or "virtuous." I see it as more pragmatic. On the other hand I do feel that it is immoral to expect someone to work full time and work hard, but pay them less than a living wage. I know that the Capitalist system we live with allows it, but I still think it stinks. I have no doubt at all that if Congress were to abolish the minimum wage in this country, companies would find people who would work hard for $4.00 an hour and no benefits. People are desperate.
"The examples Ms. Dodson gave . . . are acts of theft from the companies, yet they are described as if somehow moral and virtuous.
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