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Samsung's attack on the enterprise starts now
As we pointed out to you last week, the Samsung Galaxy S III is the first of the manufacturers smartphones to have a SAFE (Samsung Approved For Enterprise) designation which will allow the phone will support 256-bit encryption, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Virtual Private Network and Mobile Device Management software and services. Samsung's own internal research shows that only 18% of corporations have a defined mobile strategy, 34% have some parts of a strategy in place while 42% are currently working on developing one. If the company's SAFE initiative can convince IT managers that Android can be secure and virus-free, the tech titan might be able to take on iOS and BlackBerry for enterprise users. In fact, according to the Financial Times, by the end of next year Android will be the most used mobile platform in the business sector.
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2. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
So they handed out the GS3 source code a while ago, and now they want to talk about security? You can't do both.
5. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
How does publishing the source code used on the GS III disqualify Sammy from claiming the GS III is a secure device? Publishing the source code is probably the best way to prove security. AES256 is a published specification. Are you claiming that AES256 is not secure?
9. Jay_F (Posts: 236; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
It just makes it that much more easy for a hacker to exploit the phone when you give him a map.
15. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
And if the map has no entry points? The reason encryption algorithms are published is to give peers in the encryption community a chance to poke holes in the algorithm. If the experts can't find a hole, there is less chance that a non-expert will find a hole.
8. bigdawg23 (Posts: 391; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Actually the way open source works is when an exploit is found, the community bands together to repair it quickly.
16. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Exactamently. A thumb up for you.
3. Vaidya (Posts: 11; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
Wp8 is going to eat enterprise market.
6. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Not if Apple and Google have anything to say about it. The Feds have a secure handset initiative underway that is headed by Boeing. Boeing is building a version of Android that will meet the requirements of the secure handset initiative.
10. bigdawg23 (Posts: 391; Member since: 25 May 2011)
Wow that's a good one. They have come along way but still a ways to go. Besides you still have Jelly Bean coming and who knows what that holds for Android.
11. Martine (Posts: 102; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
I'm sure Galaxy SIII sells more than all windows phone combined together including the coming windows phone 8 devices.
13. RoundBallmer (banned) (Posts: 43; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
Sales isn't related to enterprise you should be shame on yourself bring stupid
14. Immolate (Posts: 288; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
So Windows 8 Phone is going to improve upon the butt-ugly interface of its predecessors? I ask that question because people buy phones for a lot of reasons. If they don't find the interface interesting and appealing, they will seldom look much further.
I'm a big Windows fan dating back to Windows 386, but I have to tell you that I will never own a windows phone until the OS aesthetic is revamped into something that allows open-ended customization (like Android). This current monotone postage stamp approach is horrible: a look only a true believer could love. It makes me want to spit.
17. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
When was Windows 386 released?
19. tedkord (Posts: 5263; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
He means 80386 processors, mid to late 80s. That was around when Win 1.0 was out, IIRC.
20. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5954; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Ah! Windows with the tiled windows that is the genus of Steve's obsession with litigation as a means to market dominance.
4. matrix_neo (Posts: 321; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Every company has a right to do any kind of business as long it is not against the law. Samsung is one of them, they want to enter this kind of business. I hope tbey will be successful. We still can't say that it will fail or not, it's too early to judge. Other companies can do that also, it's how they will execute and implemented it.
7. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Nice One Samsung, I'm Proud of you Guys for providing+fulfilling the needs+wants of your customers, this is the reason why I have been sticking to Samsung, they really do care for their customers.
12. RoundBallmer (banned) (Posts: 43; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
Yawnn.. Samsung giving themselves a certification, isn't that stupid ?
22. plgladio (Posts: 313; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Every company have their own certification.
18. tedkord (Posts: 5263; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Samsung can't beat the enterprise. They've got phasers and photon torpedoes and deflector shields and stuff..
21. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5647; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
oh my gosh, i was thinking the same thing and i was about to make a pun myself. lol. xD
23. tedkord (Posts: 5263; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Hah! Outpunned.


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'Why Has He Fallen Short?'
The Promise: President Obama, Year One
Of course Barack Obama was too hot not to cool down. He was the one so many were waiting for—not only the first African-American president but also the nation's long-awaited liberator after eight years of Bush-Cheney, the golden-tongued evangelist who could at long last revive and sell the old liberal faith, the first American president in memory to speak to voters as if they might be thinking adults, the first national politician in years to electrify the young. He was even, of all implausible oddities, a contemporary politician- author who actually wrote his own books.
The Obama of Hope and Change was too tough an act for Obama, a mere chief executive, to follow. Only Hollywood might have the power to create a superhero who could fulfill the messianic dreams kindled by his presence and rhetoric, maintain the riveting drama of his unlikely ascent, and sustain the national mood of deliverance that greeted his victory. As soon as Inauguration Day turned to night, the real Obama was destined to depreciate like the shiny new luxury car that starts to lose its book value the moment it's driven off the lot.
But still: How did we get to the nadir so fast? The BP oil spill, for weeks a constant fixture on the country's television and computer screens, became a presidential quagmire even before Afghanistan could fulfill its manifest destiny to play that role. The 24/7 gushing crude was ready-made to serve as the Beltway's bipartisan metaphorical indicator for a presidency that was verging on disaster to some of Obama's natural supporters, let alone his many enemies. "I don't see how the president's position and popularity can survive the oil spill," wrote Peggy Noonan in The Wall Street Journal on Memorial Day weekend without apparent fear of contradiction.
Pressed by critics to push back against BP with visible anger and kick-ass authority, Obama chose to devote the first Oval Office address of his presidency to the crisis in the gulf—on June 15, nearly sixty days after the Deep- water Horizon rig had exploded. His tardy prescriptions were panned even by the liberal Matthews-Olbermann-Maddow bloc at MSNBC. To many progressives, Obama's too-cool handling of the disaster was a confirmation of a fatal character flaw—a professorial passivity that induced him to prematurely surrender the sacred "public option" in the health care debate and to keep too many of his predecessor's constitutional abridgements in place at home and at Gitmo. When, a day after his prime-time address, he jawboned BP into setting up a $20 billion escrow fund for the spill's victims, the Obama-hating tag team of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News and its Tea Party auxiliaries attacked him for not being passive enough. To them, the President's aggressive show of action was merely further confirmation that a rank incompetent and closet socialist (or is it National Socialist?) had illegitimately seized the White House to subvert America and the free-enterprise system.
Though the specifics may have differed from left to right, such was the political culture's consensus on Obama's presidency in June 2010: doomed. Even the near-universal praise that greeted his firing of the Afghanistan commander, General Stanley McChrystal, came with asterisks from both ends of the political spectrum. To many liberals, McChrystal's demise accomplished little but to prolong the inevitable catastrophe of a futile policy in Afghanistan. To hawks, cashiering McChrystal did nothing to alter their conviction that Obama was a weak-kneed commander in chief whose vow to start withdrawing troops in July 2011 was a timeline for defeat. They gave the President a bye on the McChrystal firing only because of their long-time crush on his irreproachable successor, General David Petraeus.
There was, however, one contradictory footnote to the many provisional Obama obituaries of late spring and early summer 2010. For all the President's travails, his approval rating, somewhere between 45 and 50 percent depending on the poll, still made him the most popular national politician in the country. By contrast, Congress's popularity was in Bernie Madoff territory, with Republicans even more despised than Democrats. Perhaps some of the Obama faithful had a take on his still-young presidency that, in defiance of (and perhaps ignorance of) the Beltway consensus, paralleled a report card cited by Jonathan Alter in The Promise, his account of Obama's first year in office:
PolitiFact.com, a database of the St. Petersburg Times that won a Pulitzer Prize for its fact-checking of the 2008 campaign, had catalogued 502 promises that Obama made during the campaign. At the one-year mark the totals showed that he had already kept 91 of them and made progress on another 285. The database's "Obameter" rated 14 promises as "broken" and 87 as "stalled." With promises ranging from "Remove more brush and vegetation that fuel wildfires" to "Establish a playoff system for college football," PolitiFact selected 25 as Obama's most significant. Of those, an impressive 20 were "kept" or "in the works."
Alter goes on to cite some of Obama's more substantive achievements. Despite continued violence and political stalemate in Iraq, he was on track to withdraw combat troops (however loosely defined) by his stated August 2010 deadline. He scrapped the F-22 fighter, ended Homeland Security pork in states where terrorist threats are minimal, attached strings to US military aid to Pakistan, and banned torture (if not "extraordinary rendition"). He pushed the Pentagon to abandon "don't ask, don't tell," expanded AmeriCorps, increased funding for national parks and forests, and "overperformed on education" (at least for those who buy into the reforms of Obama and his education secretary, Arne Duncan). And then there's the piece de resistance, the health care bill, which among other things will extend Medicaid to some 16 million relatively poor people. "He had won ugly—without a single Republican—but won all the same," writes Alter in his book's concluding paragraph. "Whatever happened next—however bad it got—Barack Obama was in the company of Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson now in terms of domestic achievement, a figure of history for reasons far beyond the color of his skin."
That achievement has since been joined by another legislative victory for Obama's domestic agenda, the enactment of what he has called "the toughest financial reform since the ones we created in the aftermath of the Great Depression." Never mind that the financial regulatory bill, like the health care bill, fell considerably short of many progressives' ambitions. (Not for nothing did the stocks of JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley rise more than 3 percent on June 25, once the bill emerged from the congressional reconciliation process.) A win is a win, and when you toss in the stimulus package at the inception of the Obama presidency, it is hard to deny the administration's record of accomplishment, however irksome some of the small print.
Alter, a native Chicagoan, a columnist for Newsweek, and a fixture on MSNBC, is a sympathetic observer of this president. His previous book—The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (2006)—was a celebration of the comparable passage in one of the three heroic presidencies (along with Lincoln's and Kennedy's) most frequently invoked by him and other Obama fans as the most pertinent historical antecedents. There has been some sniping from the left and right that The Promise is hagiography, as Alter's sunny accounting of Obama's achievements might suggest. But that's not the case. One may quibble with some of Alter's emphases, but his well-reported, judicious book is as mindful of Obama's failings as his successes and seems to be carrying water for no one in the White House or outside it. It's a credible guide to what's gone right, but also to what's gone wrong and what, we must hope, can be fixed.
Alter's reporting feels trustworthy not just because it's nuanced and persuasively sourced but also because it spares us any of those tinny slam-bam-pow recreated "scenes" that have become a plague in books of this genre in the Bob Woodward era. There are no huge revelations here, aside from an exceptionally complete and prescient account of Obama's first confrontation with McChrystal after the general's early acts of incipient subordination in the fall of 2009. But the many grace notes in The Promise are often telling, if not exactly scandalous. Lest anyone doubt that this president is a boy scout, Alter reports that the much clucked-over Reuters photo of him and Nicolas Sarkozy seemingly ogling the derriere of a seventeen-year-old Brazilian woman at the G-8 meeting in Italy was misleading (at least as far as Obama was concerned). "When the video came out," Alter writes, "it was clear that the president was merely turning to help an older woman down the steps."
Alter also provides some footnotes to the well-worn story of Obama's path to the White House. We get—in an actual footnote, as it happens—a new and credible reason why Al Gore, for all his distaste for the Clintons, remained neutral during the primaries: "He depended on the largesse of Clinton Global Initiative donors for his own climate change activities." We also learn that Obama's praise of Ronald Reagan for having "changed the trajectory of American politics" in a Nevada newspaper interview was not some idle riff but a calculated stunt to shake things up after his loss to Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire primary. He knew his reference to Reagan would be "like waving a red cape in front of the Clintons" and provoke an embarrassing overreaction—as indeed it did, in the form of over-the-top ads that were widely ridiculed. To the close Obama friend and confidant Marty Nesbitt, "this may have been the most brilliant move of the entire Obama campaign."
There is nothing in these pages to contradict the idea that Obama is the smartest guy in every room, hard as he works to avoid advertising that fact. He is in on the joke of his own outlandish success and the almost absurd run of good luck that has helped fuel it. He never ceases to remark how unlikely it is that a man named Barack Hussein Obama, the black grandson of Kenyan goatherds, "could run against the most potent political machine in a generation and become president of the United States." As Alter observes, FDR may have been a second-class intellect with a first-rate temperament, in the famous judgment of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., but Obama "came to office with both a first-class intellect and a first-class temperament."
To which one might respond: If he's so smart, and so sane, why has he fallen short of his spectacular potential so far? That shortfall is most conspicuously measured by his escalation of a war held hostage by the mercurial and corrupt Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai; a woefully inadequate record on job creation; and the widespread conviction that the White House tilts toward Wall Street over those who have suffered most in the Great Recession. Alter doesn't soft-pedal these criticisms. "Even by late 2009, when every major bank except Citigroup had paid back its TARP money," he writes, "the impression of a colossal injustice remained—that fabulously wealthy bankers would be made whole, but ordinary Americans would not."


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NEW YORK A move by SSAB Americas to increase published plate prices by another $50 per ton was met with mixed reactions from the market, with many taking a wait-and-see approach on whether a full $100-per-ton increase can be supported by existing plate demand.
The Lisle, Ill.-based subsidiary of Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB has raised prices for all new and existing non-contract orders set to ship the week of Dec. 30, according to a customer letter dated Nov. 19 (amm.com, Nov. 20). The increase applies to as-rolled carbon and high-strength, low-alloy plate; normalized plate; alloy plate, including quenched and tempered; cut-to-length plate; and hot-rolled coil greater than 72 inches wide, the company said.
Earlier this month, the plate producer followed competitors Nucor Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA Inc. in raising prices by a minimum of $50 per ton (amm.com, Nov. 9), meaning SSAB Americas combined increases total $100 per ton.
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- Someone should tell me (Dropped before the New York opening)
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- My Heart Stood Still
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Music by Richard Rodgers
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Book by Herbert Fields adapted from A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
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The story opened with a prologue, in which Martin (the Yankee) is visiting his former fiancée, Alice Carter, on the eve of his marriage to Fay Morgan. Discovering them together, Fay knocks Martin out with a champagne bottle; while he is unconscious, Martin dreams he is back in Camelot in the days of King Arthur. He falls in love with Demoiselle Alisande Le Carteloise (a.k.a. Sandy), "a damosel who's as dumbas'ell - but sweet". Dubbed "Sir Boss", he is in put in charge to industrializing the country. Working on a percentage basis, Sir Boss creates a one-man revolution by introducing telephones, advertising and radio to the astonished Knights of the Round Table. The King's evil sister Morgana Le Fay (a non-singing role in the original production), has Alisande Kidnapped, but Sir Boss rescues her just before awakening. Back in the present day, he realizes it is Alice not Fay, whom he really loves.
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Sparky – the Barn Owl
Sparky was born at the Owl Centre in 2001, to Pedro and Moon, our breeding pair of Barn
It was realised early in 2001 that our beautiful male Barn Owl 'Georgie' was becoming rather too old for daily 'Meet the Birds' displays. His eyesight was failing and it was impossible for him to carry on being the 'flagship' bird of the Trust. Our work is centred very much on habitat conservation, which began with trying the save the Barn Owl. Therefore, it was felt necessary to have a Barn Owl at 'Meet the Birds' where visitors could get close and appreciate the beauty of this bird. The decision was made to hand-rear a Barn Owl who we then named Sparky.
Sparky has turned out to be a very intelligent and amenable bird and is a great favourite of the visitors when he appears. He has appeared on several television programmes and has been interviewed on BBC Radio Cumbria!
Moss – European Eagle Owl
|Moss our European Eagle Owl was hatched at the World Owl Centre in 1992. She was hand-reared and soon became a member of our 'Meet the Birds' team. Moss is very much more docile than her half-sister Doolie. She is patient with the keepers and is happy to be handled and photographed. She is an excellent ambassador for her species. Moss is often heard calling from her aviary in the Owl Garden.
Mortimer – Common Buzzard
Mortimer came to the World Owl Centre in 1995, unwanted by her owners. She has behavioural problems due to being
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Mortimer has been imprinted on food rather than on a person so she screams for food whenever she sees someone. As she prefers food to humans she can be very unpredictable when handled as the keepers and volunteers know to their cost!
She is still very popular and forgiven before the scars have healed! Mortimer flies well and is a regular star at our 'Meet the Birds' displays.
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Baby Tawny Owls leave the nest very early before they can fly properly and often appear 'abandoned'. Information on what to do if you find a Tawny Owlet is on this website under Owl First Aid.
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|Tythe is also a member of our Education Team. She has the same mother and father as Sparky and was hatched at the Owl Centre. She is a very beautiful barn owl and our own super model. She will stamp her feet when she wants attention and seems to really enjoy being taken out to events. She has also been photographed many times and appeared on Blue Peter.
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- 0Feb 26, '13 by keya86tiffMy grades wasn't so good in highschool but my college gpa is now a 3.8 I finish all my general courses & working on my pre-reqs next semester do I still have a chance of getting into the program?
- 0Feb 26, '13 by keya86tiffNo because I didn't have good grades in highschool & most nursing school ask for you highschool transcript just wanting to follow other people & now it caught up to me in the long run! I wish I would of listened LOL but I will keep striving for a 4.0 in all my pre reqs
- 0Feb 27, '13 by StephalumpI don't think I've ever heard of a nursing program requesting high school transcripts unless you were entering straight out of high school?
- 0Feb 27, '13 by queseraseraI dropped out of high school, and I'm doing just fine. I just interviewed with my nursing school of choice (more of an info interview, not the actual application interview.) They said they didn't care as long as I had my GED and good college grades.
- 0Feb 27, '13 by DeBerhamI failed several classes in high school and was very close to not graduating (had to take summer courses between my junior and senior year). I went into the military, was given some discipline that was sorely needed, pulled my s*** together, went back to college and received good grades. I got into a bachelors of nursing program and am now working on my masters. I was young, foolish, made a LOT of mistakes, and if anyone asked me I would admit as much. The grades that you have earned in college should redeem whatever mistakes you made in high school. If your school asks you explain how you've changed since then and that your grades reflect that.
- 0Feb 27, '13 by keya86tiffGood I feel so much better...thanks everyone it had me scared I thought they looked at ur grades! I guess there are always second chances I just gotta keep my grades up & I will be just fine! Can't wait to apply 2014 I'm ready to get in its really stressful it's taking forever LOL good luck to everyone!
- 0Feb 27, '13 by MedChicaNo one cares what you did in high-school 6 months after graduating from it.
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Arizona's legislative session is nearing the end, with major education reform legislation pending. Most notable of these is the "Truth in Advertising" bill. Senate Bill 1286 will require the state Department of Education to assign letter grades to Arizona public schools based upon overall performance and academic gains over time. The proposal is modeled after similar reforms in Florida.
For many years, experts all over the country have been talking about reducing racial and ethnic gaps in student achievement. I am happy to say that at least one state has done something about it. Want to guess which one?
This chart shows the national average for white students (blue line), the national average for Hispanic students (black line), and the statewide average for Hispanic students in Florida (red line). Florida's Hispanic students went from being 25 points below the national average of white students in 1998 (approximately two and a half grade levels) to a mere six points below the national average of white students in 2009. In fact, if we see the same amount of improvement on the next National Assessment of Educational Progress exam, Florida's Hispanic students will tie the national reading average of white children in 2011. Florida's experience shows how to eliminate the achievement gap.
Here is the comparable chart for Arizona:
At the current pace of improvement over the past decade, Arizona Hispanic students would tie the nationwide average around 2090!
Fortunately, many in the Arizona Legislature seem serious about enacting far-reaching education reform. Florida has shown us there is no need for everyone reading this email to be long dead before Arizona finally closes its achievement gap.
Dr. Matthew Ladner is vice president of research for the Goldwater Institute.
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- Aug 28, 2013
Honda Researching Ways To Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities
Technology is in experimental phase, but considered promising
We're driving down the street. There's a minivan parked alongside the curb, obscuring the view of the sidewalk. We're oblivious to the fact we're moments away from tragedy.
The pedestrian steps out in front of the car. The brakes lock and the tires squeal.
Had this been an everyday scenario, the pedestrian might have joined the more than 4,400 pedestrians killed on U.S. roads annually. Instead, an experimental safety system developed by Honda alerts both the driver and pedestrian of the impending crisis.
Sufficiently warned, the car screeches to a stop before the crosswalk and the pedestrian recoils.
Honda demonstrated the vehicle-to-pedestrian warning system Wednesday in Detroit, touting it as one of numerous safety technologies the company is working on to decrease the number of deaths on American roads.
"We have a responsibility to share the road, and that includes with pedestrians," said Art St. Cyr, Honda vice president of product planning and logistics. " ... This is the next frontier for road safety."
The technology is in its infancy and not yet available to everyday drivers. But there are many companies studying such technology, as well as the federal government, and the Honda demonstration provided a glimpse at the not-too-distant future of advanced safety technology.
Here's how it works: The system uses a Dedicated Short Range Communications band already approved by the Federal Communications Commission and incorporates GPS functions. The pedestrian has an app on his phone that transmits his location. Together, the technologies can determine whether pedestrians are in danger of being struck by an oncoming car.
The system then flashes warnings on a dashboard-mounted screen to the driver and alerts the pedestrian via cell phone that a collision is imminent. It updates positions approximately 10 times per second.
Honda says it is better than similar radar-based systems because its technology does not require direct line of sight –- it can sense pedestrians that lurk behind obstructions, like parked cars.
There's one big caveat. Users must have the software installed. For pedestrians, that means having an app enabled on a properly-equipped cell phone.
The technology is nonetheless promising. Pedestrian deaths have been rising in recent years, even as the overall number of traffic fatalities has stayed near historic lows. In 2009, 4,109 pedestrians were killed in the U.S. In 2010, the number crept up to 4,280 and it increased further to 4,432 in 2011.
A massive vehicle-to-vehicle communications system experiment is underway at the University of Michigan, where researchers are testing 3,000 cars on the road in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area.
Honda's research in vehicle-to-pedestrian and vehicle-to-motorcycle communications systems are based on the same basic platform, "but take it one step further," says Richard Pham, senior product planner.
Honda showcased a similar experiment with motorcycles, demonstrating how the short-range communication system alerted a car beginning a right turn to the presence of a motorcycle obstructed by a large van.
A warning system flashed a picture of a motorcycle on a dash-mounted screen seconds before it came into view.
Experts say motorcycle-related death are rising. Approximately 5,000 motorcyclists died in 2012, according to Government Highway Safety Association projections, and they constitute 14.7 percent of all traffic fatalities.
"Vehicle communication technology is needed to realize a collision-free car," said Jim Keller, chief engineer and senior manager of Honda's automobile technology research. "It's this area that we believe the next big steps can be made."
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11 Sep 2006 3:11 am
OMG! I loved this fic! I love jealous!John and Clueless!Rodney and I loved the plot and the entire fic! Its just... wonderful and great! And I can't wait to read more of your stuff if its anything like this!
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hahahah! oh the super hero names are a hoot and the ending hot and hilarious. well done!
Poor John having to deal with oblivious!Rodney. Still jealous!John is always fun to watch :). I'm glad Rodney's finally caught on, even if it did take awhile and a *big* hint from John :). Laura.
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Hair Product Boy?! That is so perfect! Good story.
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That was... interesting... Very well done. I like Jealous!Sheppard fics. He's so cute when he's all indignant, and trying to deny it.


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NY1 has learned that more errors were discovered on this year's high-stake state exams.
Twenty different mistakes were found in the translated math tests.
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There were errors in every language the state has tests translated into — Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole and Russian — as well as four errors in Braille versions.
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There was also a question on the fourth grade math test with two correct answers, and a scoring guide error that required sixth grade English exams be re-scored.
In contrast, last year there were no errors in any of the test versions. In 2010 there was just one error, in a Spanish language version of the sixth-grade math test.
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Song of the Day – Jony James Band, "Still Love You"
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Today we return to Duke's Bohemian Grove Bar aka DBGB (253 Allen St, all ages, no cover) for one more Bills & Bands gathering, as the team takes on Miami (1pm) and the mighty Jony James Band takes the stage for two sets as soon as the game ends (around 4pm). As with each week, the game will be shown on a 100″ HDTV with half-off hot wings, beef on weck and pizzas, and we'll have another raffle for the Family Justice Center of Erie County between sets from the band.
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Inside this wonderful museum is a maze of marvelous treasures from Iceland's remarkable past!
Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum is the former home and workshop of the sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982) who designed and mostly constructed this building himself.
Arbaer is an open air museum with more than 20 buildings which form a town square, a village and a farm. Most of the buildings have been relocated from central Reykjavik.
In 2001 archaeological remains were excavated in Aðalstræti, which turned out to be the oldest relics of human habitation in Reykjavík!
The pool features an outdoor pool, outdoor and indoor children's pools, outdoor paddling pool, two water slides, three "hot pots", sauna and steam bath.
Laugardalslaug is the city's largest pool with extensive facilities, located in Laugardalur Valley. Its facilities include a 50m outdoor pool, outdoor children's pool and paddling pool, two waterslides, numerous "hot pots", a steam bath, gym and mini golf course.
A little treasure in the heart of Reykjavík, where visitors can enjoy a relaxing but also adventurous quick getaway from city life.
The temporary shows at the museum tend toward the progressive and experimental, emphasizing works from established contemporary artists.
Marvel at some of Iceland's most precious literary treasures at the Culture House in Reykjavík
The museum's varied exhibitions show the development of the Icelandic fish industry and coast culture through the years.
Grafarvogslaug is a pool complex in the Reykjavík suburb of Grafarvogur. It features both outdoor and indoor pools, outdoor children's pool and paddling pool, two water slides, three "hot pots" and a steam bath.
For those who are passionate about paintings and other works of art, the National Gallery of Iceland has a wealth of valuable artworks on display, with various exhibitions by both foreign and Icelandic artists.
Devoted to modern art, both Icelandic and international. Permanent exhibition of works by Johannes S. Kjarval, one of Iceland's most beloved painters.
The National Museum of Iceland is a modern and progressive museum, providing a comprehensive picture of the past 1,200 years of Iceland's cultural history.
Árbæjarlaug has an outdoor pool, indoor children's pool, outdoor paddling pool, water slide and fountains for children, three "hot pots", steam bath and sauna
Kópavogur thermal pool is one of the largest aquatic centres in Iceland. It has a 50m outdoor pool, two indoor pools, seven "hot pots", a steam bath and three water slides.


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Prof. Stefan Helmreich
Fall 2006
This course examines relationships among technology, culture, and politics in a variety of social and historical settings ranging from 19th century factories to 21st century techno dance floors, from colonial Melanesia to capitalist Massachusetts. We will be interested in whether technology has produced a better world, and for whom.
Archived versions:
Helmreich, Stefan. 21A.340J Technology and Culture, Fall 2006. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/anthropology/21a-340j-technology-and-culture-fall-2006 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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Toy run benefitting Ennis youth to begin Dec. 14
By 12/01/2008 09:26:00
The Ellis County Press
MIDLOTHIAN – The annual Gryphons Motorcycle Club toy run parade will begin Saturday, Dec. 14 in downtown Midlothian with proceeds benefitting the Golden Circle Activity Center in Ennis.
Entry fees for the toy run parade are $5 per person and a new toy for ages three to 13. Canned goods are also accepted for parade entry.
Toys will be presented at noon by Santa Claus himself to children from the Ellis County Department of Human Services.
Aside from the parade, live music will begin from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. by Back to Blue, door prizes, food and refreshments will be served free of charge.
For more information about the toy run, call 972-938-2737 or 972-923-9155.


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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) took a pie in the face. The restaurant chain's share price fell more than 5% afterhours after earnings missed the company's own forecast and revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates.
The earnings disappointment overshadowed a 17% dividend hike, and news that the company expanded its share repurchase program by 7.5 million shares to 48.5 million shares. Cheesecake Factory now plans to spend as much as $125 million buying back stock by the end of the year.
At $39.50, the shares fell $2.40 or 5.7% after the closing bell. Through Wednesday's close at $41.90, the stock has risen 28% since the start of the year.
It's been a rough week for rstaurant stocks, starting Monday when McDonald's (MCD) released disappointing results. disapponted. Last week, Raymond James analyst Bryan Elliott unveiled last week an increasingly cautious stance on the wider restaurant industry citing rising evidence of a deterioration inspending in restaurants over the past four to six weeks. Elliott wrote:
With roughly 160 namesake restaurants and 15 Grand Lux Cafes, Cheesecake Factory has outperformed rivals by using its broad menu and upscale decor to shield its profit margin and improve customer traffic.
The company still expects to open as many as ten new restaurants during the current fiscal year, including a new namesake restaurant in the Middle East.
Nevertheless, its Grand Lux chain hasn't been as initially expected, leading to some closures. Also, cutbacks in consumer spending and slow real-estate development amid a sluggish economic recovery have limited the company's ability to open new restaurants quickly.
During the porevious quarter, Cheesecake Factory earned $28.6 million, or 52 cents a share, compared with $28.4 million, or 52 cents a share, a year ago. Excluding charges, earnings were 54 cents a share, compared to 51 cents a share last year, adjusted for proceeds from a variable life insurance contract.
In April, the company in April had said it expected per-share earnings between 55 cents and 57 cents.
Revenue rose 3.4% to $470.1 million, while same-store sales inched up 0.8%. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected $473.4 million.
Panera Bread Co. (PNRA) became the latest restaurant stock to disappoint Wall Street this earnings season, falling more than 5% in after-hours market action.
At $172.20, the shares fell $9.81, or 5.4%.
Late Tuesday, the sandwich shop chain reported second-quarter earnings excluding items of $1.74 per share, up from $1.50 a share in the year-earlier period. Revenue increased to $589 million from $531 million a year ago.
Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of $1.77 a share on $596 million in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
Last week, Raymond James analyst Bryan Elliott unveiled an increasingly cautious stance on the wider restaurant industry citing rising evidence that spending in restaurants hsa weakened over the past four to six weeks.
Earlier this week, fast-food giant McDonald's (MCD) surprised investors by reporting slower-than-expected earnings per share growth and shrinking profit margins. U.S. same-store missed expectations. And CEO Don Thomson warned that results for the rest of 2013 are likely to remain a challenge.
But earlier today, Wendy's (WEN) rose more than 8% to close at $7.23 after posting better than expected earnings.
McDonald's (MCD) isn't the only restaurant stock on a downward slide today.
Worried by the fast food giant's disappointing earnings report that the U.S. economy has stalled, investors took a bite out of restaurant stocks during morning market action, with the Dow Jones U.S. Restaurant and Bar index falling 1.2%.
McDonald's led the downhill charge, falling 2.7% to $97.58. The company surprised investors by reporting slower-than-expected earnings per share growth and shrinking profit margins. U.S. same-store missed expectations. And CEO Don Thomson warned that results for the rest of 2013 are likely to remain a challenge.
Shares of Burger King (BKW) fell 1.6% to $19.40, followed by a 1.4% drop by Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). Ruth Hospitality Group (RUTH) declined 1.5%% to $12.45. And Brinker International (EAT) fell 0.95% to $39.46
McDonald's was a surprise. As the WSJ 's Ahead of the Tape column pointed out Monday morning, "it's tough to bet against McDonald's" given its past ability to gain market share and tame costs, not to mention the stock's dividend yield.
But Raymond James analyst Bryan Elliott unveiled last week an increasingly cautious stance on the wider restaurant industry citing rising evidence of a deterioration inspending in restaurants over the past four to six weeks. Elliott wrote:
This sales deterioration follows a period of stable, slightly positive growth that was in place for most of the past year (outside of the weather-induced noisy 1Q13). The combination of deteriorating comp trends coupled with the group's extended valuations has created a more negative near-term risk/reward ratio, in our view. We thus suggest investors reduce some of their exposure to restaurant stocks at this time.
Elliott also downgraded the following stocks:
Robert W. Baird's David Tarantino has a note out today about the firm's November restaurant survey, which showed modest comparative sale improvement month-over-month, and he maintained outperform ratings on Panera Bread (PNRA), Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Chuy's Holdings (CHUY), Yum Brands (YUM), Ignite Restaurant Group (IRG) and McDonald's (MCD).
Tarantino writes that last month's data points to slightly improved trends for demand; while restaurants face some difficult comparison in the coming months related to weather, he writes that "we think most chains are on track to reach estimates and believe that the underlying demand trend (ex-weather) can remain healthy into 2013."
Here are highlights of the data:
Overall, 29 chains (51% of sales-weighted sample) noted better trends in November than in October, while 15 chains (34%) indicated slower comps.
The sequential improvement from October was driven largely by better performance for casual dining (comps up 1.5%+ after down slightly in October), directionally consistent with the rebound seen for the Knapp-Track benchmark (November +0.7% after October -0.9%). We were not overly surprised to see casual dining rebound, given our view that trends in recent months were dampened by some transitory factors (election cycle, Olympics).
Fast-casual comps were near +6-7%, remaining healthy and near- to modestly better than the strong level seen in October.
The majority of chains (53%) indicated that comps were roughly consistent throughout the month.
However, Tarantino notes that the coming months could be difficult for restaurants, as they face average comp deceleration of 50-100 basis points, given weather benefits in 2011.
Nonetheless, the 2013 outlook is bright: On a combined basis, the restaurants surveyed are expecting comps to grow2.5% to 3.0% for the year. This includes average pricing of just under 2%, as restaurants are planning to pass cost pressures onto consumers—despite this, margins are still projected to be largely flat year-over-year.
On average, survey respondents are planning slightly more pricing in 2013 (relative to 2012) to offset cost pressures; restaurant-level margins are projected roughly flat versus 2012 figures.
"Outside of [the weather] issue, our proprietary traffic model suggests underlying trends can hold up well (assuming possible tax hikes are isolated on the highest-income consumers), supporting the earnings growth outlook for companies that possess visible top-line drivers," he concludes.
Goldman Sachs surveyed 2,000 people about restaurants in May and June, and researched recent restaurant marketing trends. Here are some of the things they found:
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In The Valley is a three song EP by Great Cynics, it came out on February 28th and features three songs that the band had previously recorded acoustically before they changed their name from Cynics to Great Cynics. With a full band the songs sound totally different, but still hold the same kind of sound. 'In The Valley' doesn't last too long, it's not really a short song, it's just that song that's so good it seems like it's over not long after it's started. It has a great showing of both vocalists too which I'm a big fan of. '14 Coleman St' might be my favorite song on here, it's a song I can listen to a hundred times and not get tired of hearing it. 'You're Alright' is the longest one on here, you can really hear the acoustic undertone still in the song but it's much fuller here. There's a lot of energy in this one, but it cuts it down at just the right point. Any Great Cynics fan will need to get their hands on this, and if you're just getting into the band this is a pretty place to start. Three great songs by one great band.
1. In The Valley
2. 14 Coleman St
3. You're Alright
Get it from Kind of Like Records HERE


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Wright with Nature
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unitarian Meeting House is a historical landmark, Madison icon and the spiritual home to thousands since it first opened its doors in 1951. So when the First Unitarian Society of Madison outgrew the space, an expansion project was sure to involve more than simply doubling the church's size. Fortunately, what could have been a disatrous undertaking produced a model in green design that echoes Wright's vision and has energized the congregation.
When the First Unitarian Society of Madison decided to expand its home, the idea was to do more than simply add square footage. Yes, a 450-seat auditorium would be an improvement from the original space that fit 280 people shoulder to shoulder, and community areas and classrooms could give the congregation places to connect and learn outside of Sunday services.
But the expansion project was also an opportunity to put the church's core values of equality, social justice and environmentalism into practice, says parish minister, the Rev. Michael Schuler.
That meant hiring union labor and working with firms that believe in fair compensation for their employees. It also translated into erecting a building using as many recycled, local and green materials and practices as possible, and that would have a minimal impact on the environment.
Of course, many of these elements come with a higher price tag. But Schuler was happy to find a congregation open to—and in some cases demanding—them being part of the project.
The addition was hardly a quick undertaking: the Unitarian Meeting House took ten years to expand. But the pace—plus lots of discussion and a good deal of transparency—helped ensure nearly the entire 1,500-member congregation was on board throughout the $1.9 million project.
Inspired Design
Frank Lloyd Wright's Unitarian Meeting House is lauded for its unique triangular shape and prow in place of a traditional steeple, not to mention a masterful use of limestone, copper and glass. On the National Register of Historic Places since 1973, the building is considered a must-see for fans of Wright architecture.
Needless to say, the mere idea of making changes to the building can quickly spark controversy. The Kubala Washatko Architects of Cedarburg was chosen for the expansion project, as the firm had experience working on green, religious and historic buildings. Early on, they established a peer-review panel with several Wright experts from around the country. As experts and skeptics were able to air their concerns and ideas for improvement, many fell into support for the expansion. "It could have easily gotten extremely contentious," says project architect Vince Micha. "But we opened ourselves up to scrutiny in front of the congregation."
The architects were committed to creating an addition harmonious with Wright's original design while not trying to be an exact replica of it. They envisioned a twenty-first century counterpart, "but it had to have echoes of the old building—its colors, textures, proportion," Micha says.
In place of Wright's limestone, the architects and builder J. H. Findorff & Son used board-form concrete with a light stain. Other hallmarks of the new space are pine—including special wood harvested in a Menominee reservation—open steel struts and a red wall behind the pulpit made with a hand-applied Venetian plaster technique.
Visitors enter the original Meeting House—which remains a popular spot for weddings, funerals, other special events and smaller services—through a low hallway that opens into the spacious auditorium. Walking into the new building and seeing the expansive, light-filled auditorium is a similar experience. The size of the addition is deceiving, as it's built into the side of a hill so as not to compete for attention with the historic structure.
"We did not want it in any way to overwhelm or overpower the building," Micha says. "The original prow is always dominant, the tallest point on campus."
The new building's gentle curved shape is a departure from the angular grid system Wright employed. Yet the arc, which houses the auditorium, classrooms, community spaces and more, symbolically and reverentially generates from the site of the Meeting House's historic pulpit.
"That was the quietest, simplest gesture," Micha says.
Green Behind the Scenes
For its myriad environmentally conscious features, the church's addition was awarded gold LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, certification.
The building's location on a hill made methods of dealing with storm water a priority. A highly absorbent sedum roof, rain gardens and infiltration strips in the parking lots prevent water from running off-site and onto neighboring land.
The church receives much of its heating and cooling from an energy-efficient geothermal system, which relies on the earth's constant underground temperature of fifty-five degrees to help bring warmth into the building in the winter and remove it in the summer.
By making the decision to withstand a little heat in the summer—understanding that on the few extremely hot and muggy Sundays of the year the building won't feel as cool as usual—the church was able to cut the size of its HVAC equipment by seventy-five percent. But a natural ventillation system makes the most of air flow, drawing it at low points in the building and directing it across the sanctuary with fans. "Not only does it bring in fresh air, it brings it past the people," says Sam Lawrence, a church member and senior pre-construction manager at Findorff.
Additionally, natural light illuminates ninety-five percent of the new building. Besides being more energy efficient than artificial lights, it creates a pleasant atmosphere. "We've all been in windowless rooms and we know how that feels—it's awful," Micha says. "You feel more connected to nature this way."
Using recycled and locally sourced materials was a crucial component of building green—and one aesthetically in line with the Meeting House's origins.
"It's very much a creation of Wisconsin and the upper Midwest," Schuler says of the addition. "It gives it that organic feel that Frank Lloyd Wright did so well."
But Schuler doesn't anticipate enthusiasm about green design stopping at the building's doors. "We also want it to be a teaching tool," he says, "so anyone can understand sustainable design and use it in their businesses, churches and homes."
New Connections
To keep costs down when the original Meeting House was being constructed, members of the congregation—men and women alike who were dubbed "The Stonehaulers"—helped carry in limestone from a quarry thirty miles away, as well as perform other construction work.
Likewise, the spirit of volunteerism played an integral role in the First Unitarian Society's most recent construction project. Members helped with tasks ranging from planting trees and landscaping to chipping mortar off stone so pieces could be reused.
And personal ties to the new wing have only continued since the building opened, says church administrator Susan Koenig.
"People walk into the building and they start to smile," she says. "People we haven't seen regularly are back now."
The congregation is drawn not only to the building, but also to one another once they're inside. "Wherever you are you can see other parts of the building," she says. "You're always connected. People want to be in this space."
But perhaps the best connections take place after Sunday services. The church's longstanding tradition of coffee and fellowship is enhanced in the new open spaces, says Dave Weber, a member who served as the liaison between the congregation and the building and design teams.
"It's almost like a bazaar," he says. "The commons just fills up. There's a lot more social interaction. It's hard to describe but it feels like there's more energy."
"The problem we have now is the parking lot doesn't clear out for the next service," Koenig adds. T
o Koenig, as impressive as the new building itself is the fact that a project which could have torn the church apart actually did the opposite. It's built energy and momentum for the future.
"It has really moved us to a new place as a congregation," she says. "Our job now is to live up to it."
Katie Vaughn is associate editor at Madison Magazine.


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"It's not for nothing that trophoblasts are the early cells," says Azenabor. "They prevent any kind of infection that could threaten the fertilized egg. They produce toxic chemicals similar to those of macrophages."
About 10 percent of couples will experience infertility, (Dr. Jay) Mehta says. After age 30, a woman's eggs have declined in number and quality. "Also, the uterus is getting older, so it interferes with the proper (egg) implantation," he says. After one to two years of trying to get pregnant, a couple should seek medical care," he says.(Source: Twin Tiers Moms)
Leading advocate of surrogacy, Dr. Naina Patel of the Akanksha Fertility Clinic in Anand, contends that it is a positive service. "Infertility is a global problem and we have its global solution," she said.
Rapid progress in avoiding catastrophic inherited diseases -- boostedby research in genetic development that won the Nobel Prize for a NorthCarolina scientist last month -- is unfolding from a procedure calledpre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).(Source: press release).
Commonly, PGD is used to prevent children from being born with autism, Down's syndrome, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, Alzheimer's disease, and other disorders.(Source: Fertility ProRegistry.com).


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Monday, May 17, 2010 6:35 PM
Although children are often affected by the same ear, nose and throat conditions as adults, they often require special care to treat these complex conditions. Children are often more susceptible to ENT conditions and are commonly affected by chronic ear infections, tonsillitis, congenital defects, voice and speech disorders, sleep apnea and more. Our doctors are specially trained to diagnose and treat the unique conditions that affect children. We strive to provide the most effective treatment while taking into consideration the comfort of our patients and concerns of their parents.
Children and adults may suffer from disorders of the tonsils including recurrent infections and enlarged, obstructing tonsils. If medical therapy fails to adequately treat the problem, surgical removal of the tonsils is almost universally successful in curing the disorder. Our doctors employ the safest techniques to remove tonsils (and/or adenoids), and patients are routinely sent home the same day.
ENT specialists are uniquely able to diagnose and treat problems of the voice box or larynx. Hoarseness is a symptom that can be caused by a variety of disorders including vocal cord nodules, polyps, limited movement of the vocal cord, or acid reflux from the stomach. Fiberoptic visualization of the larynx is a noninvasive technique that allows for accurate diagnosis and guides proper treatment. Treatment may include medication, voice therapy or outpatient surgery using minimally invasive microsurgical technique.
There are many potential causes of neck masses including infection, congenital cysts, and tumors. Evaluation of a neck mass begins with a thorough history, complete examination of the head and neck region, and may include blood tests and/or radiologic evaluation such as ultrasound or CT scan. Therapy may require treatment with antibiotics in the case of infection. If indicated, our doctors will perform a fine needle biopsy in the office, a minimally invasive technique leading to rapid and accurate diagnosis. If surgery is indicated, our surgeons are trained in the latest techniques for safe removal of neck masses.
Thyroid disease is a common condition that occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce the proper amount of hormones needed by the body. Thyroid hormones help regulate the body's heart rate, temperature and metabolism. A malfunctioning gland may be producing too much or too little of these hormones for a number of different reasons, such as an autoimmune disease, exposure to radiation, reaction to medication or pregnancy.
Hyperthyroidism is an overproduction of thyroid hormones, while hypothyroidism is an underproduction. Although these are different conditions, both can lead to enlargement of the thyroid gland, heart problems and other complications. Treatment for thyroid conditions usually includes medication to increase or decrease hormone production, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid gland.
The thyroid gland is situated in the lower, central part of the neck, and produces thyroid hormone, which regulates metabolism. Thyroid nodules are common, and most often benign, but in some cases may be malignant. Evaluation of thyroid nodules begins with a complete examination of the head and neck region, and may include blood tests and/or radiologic imaging such as a thyroid sonogram. If indicated, our doctors will perform a fine needle biopsy in the office, a minimally invasive technique that can rapidly differentiate malignant thyroid tumors from benign nodules. If necessary, our surgeons are trained in the latest techniques for safe removal of thyroid lesions.