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In one of my previous posts about Interstitial Cystitis (IC), I listed many of the alternative medicine's/supplements available to help treat IC. One of those supplements was Serrapeptase. I'm sure many of you have not heard of a supplement called, Serratiopeptidase (Serrapeptase). That's because it is a proteolytic enzyme (digests proteins) derived from a certain strain of bacteria in the gut of the silk worm.
Research for Serrapeptase
Unfortunately since it isn't a very well known supplement, the research for it is very hard to find. If you do discover some research, the big lingering question is one of trust. Since most dietary supplements and herbs are not regulated by the FDA, the companies that sell them don't have to abide by the same rules of testing and researching that pharmaceutical companies do. Obviously, this poses a great threat to those of us suffering with an illness and looking for safe and effective alternative medicines. The only help we have from the FDA regarding dietary supplements and herbs is accountability. The FDA will monitor and hold the producers of a supplement responsible if their product turns out to have safety issues. Also, if the producer makes a claim that their supplement will help support (never cure or alleviate) a certain health condition, then that statement has to be backed by some sort of research.
How Did I Find Out About Serrapeptase?
I first heard the name mentioned on the Interstitial Cystitis Network (ICN) Facebook chat forum. Then I discovered it on a website touting that they know how to help ease the symptoms of IC with supplements. The website is called Even Better Now. It seems to be a credible company based in Arizona. Their main goal is to help introduce people to alternative medicine choices for certain health conditions. Apparently, the founder of the company also has/had IC. I've tried a lot of the supplements and herbs they recommend, not because this website told me to, but because I did my own research as well.
How Does Serrapeptase Work?
Serrapeptase can help reduce inflammation and pain in a manner that almost equals that of popular over the counter pain medications such as ibuprofen and aspirin. It does this by either dissolving the dead tissue that can get inflamed or preventing the production of the pain mechanisms coming from the inflamed area.
My Experience with Serrapeptase
Pertaining to the relief of my IC pain, I'm going to give Serrapeptase 3 out of 5 Chuck's.
Why? Well because it didn't always perform a miracle at relieving my bladder pressure and pain. It did reduce the symptoms and one time it actually took them away for the day. Since I'm treating Serrapeptase as a take as needed medicine, I take it only when my bladder pressure and pain become too much to handle. Another reason for the not so perfect rating is that I picked a brand that produced their Serrapeptase pills without enteric coating. Our stomach acids can break down the serrapeptase enzymes before they are able to enter the bloodstream through the intestines. Obviously this is a problem, so most manufacturers put a coating over their pills that doesn't break down in the acidic stomach juices but does break down in the more basic intestine juices. I am wary of enteric coating however, because sometimes the coating contains a chemical known as phthalate. Pthalates are put into plastics to make them more flexible and have a human health safety concern attached to them. However, there are some manufacturers who make Serrapeptase pills with an enteric coating that doesn't involve phthalates. So since I've been using the non enteric coated pills, which you can find here at iHerb.com, the relief I could have gotten from the Serrapeptase has been minimized, even though the amount of Serra enzymes in one of those pills far exceeded that of the enteric coated pills (more is not always better).
Since I just threw a bunch of information out at you I'm going to sum up my review on using Serrapeptase to help treat the symptoms of IC.
- I've got to mention this because it is always important. Make sure to ask your doctor if taking Serrapeptase is something you should be doing. That way you can at least get some kind of professional opinion.
- Buy Serrapeptase with enteric coating but buy from a manufacturer that doesn't use enteric coating with phthalates in it. Usually it will be listed under "other ingredients". I found this brand on iHerb.com that looks to be enteric coated without phthalates. I will write an updated post on it later to report any noticeable differences in pain relief.
- Try taking the pills on an empty stomach. Let's say at least 2 hours after a meal and maybe one hour before. I know this gets a little hard when your pain suddenly decides to rear its ugly head at random times.
- Don't take it on a daily basis. This same advice is not something someone with constant daily pain wants to hear, but I'm going to be cautious since the effectiveness and safety research is so fragmented and a little all over the place. So try taking it on an as needed basis and definitely not more than the recommended amount on the bottle.
By the way, if you would like to order some supplements from iHerb.com and you are a new costumer, use this referral code at checkout so you can get $5 off: FEX822
Does anyone else have experience with Serrapeptase? Feel free to leave a comment or a question.
For more information on the regulation of dietary supplements and on Serrapeptase see the following:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Alerts and Advisories

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Not my most favorite product but it does get the job done. I have really oily skin and I love the drying effect it does on my skin. And how soft it feels when I dry my face.
I'm more of a Clinque type user now though. I use this as back up when my Clinque stuff run out.
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this is the first cleansing cloth that i've tried and i love it. it removes the minimal make up that i do wear and leaves my skin feeling very clean. i have oily skin and after cleansing my skin feels tight and dry, but not over drying. i will continue to purchase these, i could care less for the name brand versions. once it gets the job done.
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After 4 years we are finally renovating the dated galley kitchen in our 1930's Cape Cod. We can't really add an addition as the lot isn't condusive to it (we sit very far back on our lot and have a tiny backyard). So we are going to remove one whole wall and remove part of another wall between the kitchen and the LR. We have a rather big LR, with the main living area and then a 'nook' as we call it, that is fairly unused. A piano and a bookshelf sit in this very under utilized space. My problem with the current kitchen are the dated cabinets, laminate surfaces and the old appliances. The major problem, though, is that the kitchen is very closed in. I want to open it up somewhat to the living space and entertaining is a complete nightmare because everyone congregates to my narrow, galley kitchen. So we'd like to replace cabinets, upgrade to granite, remove tile and refinish the hardwooods underneath to match the rest of the house, and knock out a wall creating - gasp - a peninsula. I want a place where my kiddos (2 and 3) can eat breakfast with me without them being in the sunroom where we have a table setup. Thoughts on this flow so far? It is from KD at Lowe's. I want to keep appliances/plumbing where they are to keep costs down. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 17:05
I would probably move the dishwasher over to the right of the sink so it is not in the prep area. |
- Posted by remodelfla (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 17:26
I wouldn't be thrilled with the frig being right across from teh range. Is there enough clearance that if you are cooking and someone wants something from the frig there won't be butt bumping? |
- Posted by herbflavor (My Page) on Fri, Feb 8, 13 at 17:32
can the back of the fridge wall be removed? that must be the alignment of the whole wall which I see you've taken partially out to push the peninsula run furthur over. but what you are left with is going to feel and look even worse because you "half improved" your layout. so remove fridge from there,put it where range is....place range up where dishwasher is,to the right of window. Place sink over on peninsula and make peninsula longer now without fridge/remaining wall in lower area. Basically a wider galley except the right side is a peninsula if that's the concept you want[the seating will be more substantial].Omit the wrap around up at the window-better to have each side with drawers you can access up at the top positions. Not totally clear exactly what you were talking about with wall removals/etc-maybe show that and the adjacent rooms in basic outline. Do you have any other layouts you were trying,like an L with island? this seems not the best,[yet] because it's half a U kitchen/kind of a peninsula,but not really big enough/and still reminiscent of the galley down at lower part. Do more surgery on your space! |
herb - VERY interesting suggestions. The reason the fridge mini wall isn't totally coming down/out is because that whole wall is load bearing. So my contractor had suggested keeping part of it intact (to hid the back of the fridge) and beaming across the wall that's coming out as a support. I am truthfully not sure if the whole wall can come out altogether. But of course I can ask how much can be removed. I meet with another KD tomorrow at a kitchens only place. I will see what they suggest. I asked about an island and didn't really think it was possible. BUT if that wall is gone....?? |
Herb.... Forgot to add - the room that is adjoining the kitchen is the LR. So the peninsula will be the area open to the LR. The room off the other doorway is our sunroom, where we have a table for everyday meals. Our formal DR is off the sunroom. It's used maybe 4x a year (now) but I hope that changes as the kids get older. |
- Posted by herbflavor (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 13 at 9:00
you should really outline the rooms in relation to each other---just draw the perimeters at least. That sounds unusual-dining room off sunroom?? |
- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 13 at 9:08
Moving utility lines a short distance (as in your kitchen area) are usually not that difficult or expensive. Get the best layout you can. |
If moving gas line is difficult or expensive (although I think debrak is right, it shouldn't be), maybe consider induction instead. Of course, that would require an electric line. |
- Posted by detroit_burb 6B (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 13 at 11:28
I understand what you are trying to do, moving plumbing/electric/gas will add significantly to a kitchen redo. Do you have an idea of your budget? consider the sacrilegious move of the sink 12" or so to the left (I know it won't be centered under the window) put the dishwasher directly to the right of the sink. This will separate dirty from prep, and give you more options on your range wall for functional base cabinets (read drawers, drawers, drawers. It will also make for nice sight lines when looking in to the kitchen from the doorways - you will see cabinets instead of a dishwasher. I have had a tiny kitchen before, and had 9 feet on the sink wall (you have 10.5). I had the sink slightly off center of the window. Nobody ever commented on it, and the house sold in middle of the winter in under 30 days in a very depressed market - it did not devalue my home. |
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Living in the Stone Age as I still am, I have a 25-inch Sony CRT TV with no cable, but a rooftop antenna which up until now, brought in stations just fine. One night, stations 2,4,7 & 9 refused to come in -- just lots of snow. The UHF stations came in just fine.
When I put on my VCR and use it as an antenna, the VHF stations come in perfectly as before, so I'm guessing the problem is with my rooftop antenna, not the TV set. I checked all the connections at the inside rotor control and to the outside and everything is connected as it should. The rotor has the antenna turning as it should also. I"m guessing that perhaps a wire or something from the actual VHF antenna arms itself may have come loose or worse, broken. Sound plausible? I checked with binoculars but couldn't see anything. It's 20 degrees out and my roof is covered with ice. Could it possibly be anything else or do I have to wait for warmer days to go up there and see if it's a broken wire? Suggestions? Thanks. |
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When I put on my VCR and use it as an antenna, the VHF stations come in perfectly as before, so I'm guessing the problem is with my rooftop antenna, not the TV set. I don't follow. What is serving as the antenna for the VCR? If nothing, then you shouldn't need an antenna for the TV. If there is an antenna (the antenna), then it points to a problem with the TV tuner, since obviously a good signal is getting to the tuner. What am I missing? The other thing you might be able to do now is to inspect the antenna cable where it enters the house (assuming it's not the attic, and maybe even then you could check from inside the attic. |
- Posted by rayfromalaska (My Page) on Thu, Jan 18, 07 at 0:08
You can test the cable in a couple of seconds. Just disconnect the antenna cable from the IN jack at the back of the VCR, and plug it directly to the TV. By doing this, you are bypassing the VCR. Did the problem happen one time, or is it still happening? Is it possible that it happened just when you rotated the antenna? You will have to get on top of the house when it's safe, and check the transformer's connections at the antenna. The transformer has two leads and wire terminals. The two terminals are connected to the antenna, and the other end of the transformer is connected to the 75 Ohm antenna cable. Make sure that those connections are clean and tight. WARNING: to be on the safe side, disconnect the antenna rotor from the electrical outlet before you get on the roof, and also don't get too close to the commercial power line. |
Sorry for the delay in responding, but I'm dealing with a houseful of sick kids. I tried hooking up the antenna cable directly to the TV and got the same "static/no picture" for VHF only as before, so I'm assuming it must be a connection problem with the antenna on the roof. The point of entry into the house is still intact (it's one continuous length of coax), so that leaves a connection from the VHF portion of my antenna as the probable culprit. Correct? Steve_O, I have no clue why the the VCR is functioning as an antenna, but it is. I have the aforementioned problem, yet when I turn the VCR on and put the TV in Video mode (using the VCR remote for switching channels) I get a great picture for VHF. I have the antenna coax line running into the VCR and then into the TV set. When it was working, I could tune in stations (even weak ones) with the antenna, depending on where I rotated it, whether or not the VCR was on. But even back then, if the antenna was at a less than optimal position for a VHF station, as long as the VCR was on and the TV in Video mode, I'd still get a great picture. I just assumed there was some sort of electronic antenna built into my VCR (Panasonic) or it was somehow using my house wiring as a giant antenna. Strange. Anyway, guess I'm going to have to wait until it thaws out a bit before I can inspect it up there unless anyone can think of anything else to try. Thanks for the help. |
- Posted by rayfromalaska (My Page) on Mon, Jan 22, 07 at 0:29
If you press the VIDEO/TV button on the VCR remote to link the TV to the VCR, then you can change the TV channels with the VCR. This is normal. Also, if you can then view the channels (controlled with the VCR), there is no reason why you cannot see the channels with the VRC turned off, because all the connections are fine. Try this: a. Turn the VCR and the TV on, but don't put a tape in the VCR. b. Turn the TV to whatever channel you used to synchronize both the VCR and TV, be it channel 3 or channel 4. c. Press the VCR remote's TV/VIDEO button to link the VCR to the TV. d. Change the TV channels using the VCR. Is the TV working fine now? If so, do the following first: 1. Press the TV/Video button on the VCR's remote to unlink the TV from the VCR. 2. Turn the VCR OFF. 3. Switch the TV channels with the TV's remote. If the TV is still having the same problem, then do the following: Set-up the channel list for the area where you live, by letting the TV to "auto-program" itself. The TV will automatically scan through all the channels in your area, and this may take several minutes. Then you will have to manually remove(with the TV remote), those channels that show static or the ones you don't want, and leave alone those that you want to watch. |
yes most VCR's have boosters in them that improve your reception. since you can get all your vhf and uhf stations when using the vcr just use it that way until you have time to go out on the roof when its warm and sunny. diggerb |
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HYPOTHETICAL tax question: say we have our losses (+/- 3-5%) are they a write-off? What proof is required? Do we save the carcass for the tax man
It depends on if you lose a calf you raised on the place which technically didn't "cost" you anything or if it was an animal you purchased. Loss write-offs are really touchy and it kinda depends on how ethical or un-ethical I should say you're willing to be. You really need to consult a tax person who in the know about farm taxes in particular. It never ceases to amaze me what some are willing to call a loss in the name of tax evasion! Not saying you would, just saying I've got some neighbors who "loose" cattle that they never owned and it gripes me to see them slipping through the cracks year after year driving new vehicles and buying tractors that cost more than my house while I drive a clunker and make do with what I have because I'm honest about it. Sorry for the rant........I just had to get up on a soapbox.
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What frost me is that there are so many taxes piled up on hard working folks that you can do right, bust your hump all year, avoid any serious bad luck and STILL have to drive a clunker and make do...
"It depends on if you lose a calf you raised on the place which technically didn't "cost" you anything" Wouldn't the cost of keeping the cow to carry the calf to term count as the input into that calf? Hay, feed, etc?
anvoj but the price to keep a cow a year is a undetermentable price..some rule benders would say it cost $1000 to keep there cow...but now if the calf is STOLEN after you know you have one and get a police report your a go in Missouri
I'm not talking about bending the rules, just saying- ok the going rate for hay in the area is however much and the number of days needed to feed in a given year are so many, plus a reckoning of grain and vet bills, etc. Even if you lowball it to be safe, it doesn't seem like $0 is reasonable. Or couldn't you just get a price from whatever calves are selling for in the area and claim an average price as your loss?
Your farm grows crops and cattle. You have expences, fencing, seeds, fertilizer, sale barn calves, whatever. You save receipts. You sell some grain, you market some beef, you sell a tractor. You save receipts. End of the year you add up what money came in and subtract what it cost you to run the farm. You pay taxes on what you earned. If you have losses, you might want to keep real good records. Wouldn't hurt to keep a daily log of farm activities, " May 23, That hard to handle cow, Maybell, had her calf way back in the cedars. It is a bull calf and sucking fine. May 24, saw Maybell today, no sign of her calf, must be sleeping under a cedar. May 25, found parts of the bull calf out of Maybell. Looks like the coyotes got him, crows finishing things up..... Areas with bovineTB, farmers have to account for "lost" cattle bacause without a TB test you can't sell cows to other areas and spread TB. Simply note which ones died. Easy to do with RFID. Not sure how you'd "lose" a cow, like just gone? Setting the value of a lost cow might matter if you had them insured, but that's an insurance matterr, not a tax problem.
Essentially, there are write-offs for cattle that you raised on your place in the wide, vast area of expenses, ie. feed, fence, depreciation, equipment, and etc... However, it still stands true of what haypoint says. "Keep receipts". I guess in theory there is a tax write-off to a losing a calf that was born on the place if you look at your overall income being lowered and your expenses not doing the same. In fact, they might even increase if you had to medicate the animal before the loss. Those meds and feed expenses for that particular animal are deductible. Taxes are a tricky deal and I think the Grand Ol' IRS leaves too many things in the gray area. (Not quite certain about an organization that has more rules in their tax code than the number of words printed in the Bible!)
CrashTestRanch I understand the accounting process for losses occurring before the profit is earned. For me what I have a problem with is charging a fire tax on land that does not have a structure. I cannot take a loss for the timber or the crop that is damaged or lost because the land still exists but I have to pay the fire tax on the land regardless. I have no problem paying a fire tax on my home and the supporting structures of the farm enterprise.
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ok, costs to calve are write-offs? costs to raise to market are write-offs? costs to bury animal write-off? (fuel/labor, etc) the actual animals "worth" is not? (we do not set the market prices, so this little tidbit really ticks me off) midget manufacturer makes a widget to completion, upon getting widget into shipping container, widget is damaged beyond repair and is scrapped. Manufacturer can only claim the write-off up to the point of shipping or anytime prior in the process, not for the completed widgets price, because said widget never made it to the end user as a completed transaction with monies received? agmantoo, I'm totally with you on the fire tax without compensation, that is pure BS in my book.
[QUOTE=CrashTestRanch midget manufacturer makes a widget to completion, upon getting widget into shipping container, widget is damaged beyond repair and is scrapped. Manufacturer can only claim the write-off up to the point of shipping or anytime prior in the process, not for the completed widgets price, because said widget never made it to the end user as a completed transaction with monies received? QUOTE] Your widget example is pretty well right on. And here's another happy little nugget for you; if you sell the damaged widget for scrap you must report the proceeds of that sale as income.
in illinois. it doesnt matter. you can not write off a calf unless it is bought then dies.. just like my pigs. if i have a litter of baby pigs. and half of them die.. to bad .. it is a lose to you. but if i buy a sow and she dies then its a write off. but only her. if she has babys and i loose half the litter. that is on me. and it doesnt matter about the fences and feed and everything else. you only get the expence of when you bought them,
thank you for supporting the small farmer.
Not to jump in.... but shagerman i have a quick question. I also live in Illinois and from what I understand the cost of my feeder calves cannot be considered an expense in the year they are purchased but rather in the year they are sold. Is that correct? This is our first year in which we are claiming farm status and want to make sure I understand a few things correctly. Thanks for the help and sorry for the highjack! Matt
You have to feed your cow whether or not she is going to calf or not. Income is the money you make on selling items - hay, grain, animals, etc. To offset your income, you write off things you purchased - aniamls, feed, fertilizer, seed, fence, etc. Having a calf born on your place and then dying isn't really a loss. Yes, the mother ate grain and hay to grow that calf inside her, and once born, you may have had to bottle feed it with milk replacer, etc. But you should be writing off any purchases you make anyway - feed, milk replacer, etc. Yes, you "lost" possible income - you might have sold that calf to someone for $200.00, but you can't claim it as a loss. At least in my book. I'd also say you can't claim an animal you buy as a loss either. (You can claim the purchase price of it as an expense for the year, but you can't turn around and say the cow I bought for $200.00 was worth $500.00 so I "lost" $300.00.) Dead animals are just part of farming. Expenses are items you have bought - things that you have a receipt for. Income are items you have sold - things you should have sold with a receipt.
Michael W. Smith in North-West Pennsylvania "Everything happens for a reason."
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The Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid is the first hybrid car to win a round of the Nürburgring Long Distance Championship. Works drivers Richard Lietz (... Read more


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Japanese sommeliers taste Wines of Chile in Kyoto and Tokyo
November 19, 2012
As the fourth largest importer of wine to Japan, Wines of Chile is committed to educating Japanese consumers about Chilean wine while enhancing the popularity of its products. Between October 2011 and September 2012, Chile's Japanese exports increased by more than 900,000 cases over the same time period in the previous year, indicating a steadily […]
Wines of Chile in Bangkok
October 19, 2012
Wines of Chile recently traveled to Bangkok, Thailand to meet with the directors and commercial managers of Asian ProChile offices. This activity coincided with a coordination meeting between all ProChile Asia departments. Wines of Chile's objectives and strategy in Asia were discussed, illustrating focus markets and investigating possible methods of collaboration to complement future promotional […]
Wines of Chile's largest online marketing campaign aimed at China
October 5, 2012
In a recent feature article, Financial Times magazine explored Chile's efforts to expand into China's wine market. As Wines of Chile's Managing Director Claudio Cilveti explains to the magazine, "China is a market that is just beginning to understand wine. The potential is great." This great potential presents an ideal opportunity for Chile's wine industry […]
Chilean Wine in Korea
April 10, 2012
korea-joongang-daily-2011octChilean wine is now first in volume and second in price in the Korean market. This article provides a remarkably in-depth look at different angles of the past, present and future of Chilean fine wine in the Korea. "Chilean Fine Wine Style," in Jorea JoongAng Daily.


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Things to do in New Lebanon
From classic must-see sights to insider hot spots and local haunts, there are countless things to do in New Lebanon. How do you decide? Start with our travel guide and get our favorite New Lebanon attractions and activities—shops, museums, parks, nightclubs, coffee shops, tours, and more.
Our international team of editors and writers handpick the best things to do in New Lebanon to help travelers discover authentic, local experiences. Whether a hidden boutique with handcrafted products, a popular local festival, a bakery with a cult following, or a picnic-worthy park, Travel + Leisure guides the way, providing information and inspiration. From beaches and bars to cultural attractions and up-and-coming neighborhoods, our list will help you make the most of your romantic getaway, family vacation, or trip with friends. Below find Travel + Leisure's top picks for what to do in New Lebanon.
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Diabetes Grand Rounds Speakers, 2008–09 Academic Year
June 2009
Richard E. Gilbert, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Toronto
"Targeting fibrosis: A new therapeutic strategy in diabetic cardio-renal disease"
(sponsors: Animal Models of Diabetes Complications Consortium and JDRF Center for the Study of Complications in Diabetes)
May 2009
Gokhan Hotamisligil, M.D., Ph.D. – Harvard School of Public Health
"Endoplasmic reticulum stress and inflammation in metabolic disease"
(sponsor: Michigan Diabetes Research Training Center)
April 2009
Ram K. Menon, M.D., M.B.B.S. – University of Michigan
"Non-traditional Targets of Growth Hormone Action"
(sponsor: Animal Models of Diabetes Complications Consortium )
February 2009
Patrick J. Hu, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Michigan
"Novel regulators of FoxO transcription factors"
(sponsor: Michigan Diabetes Research Training Center)
January 2009
Leslie S. Satin, Ph.D. – University of Michigan
"Fatty acid modulation of beta cell calcium signalling"
(sponsor: Brehm Center for Type 1 Diabetes Research)
December 2008
Manami Hara, D.D.S., Ph.D. – University of Chicago
"Role of pancreatic alpha-cells in islet formation and beta-cell proliferation"
(sponsor: Brehm Center)
Elizabeth J. Parks, Ph.D. – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
"Lipid metabolism leading to fatty liver: Triglyceride synthesis from dietary carbohydrate and fat"
(sponsor: MMOC)
Charles F. Burant, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Michigan, Michigan Metabolomics& Obesity Center and Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Amy E. Rothberg, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes
"Can dietary macronutrient be derived unambiguously in humans?"
(sponsor: MMOC)
October 2008
Domenico Accili, M.D. – Columbia University
"Forkhead proteins in insulin action"
(sponsor: MDRTC)
Vivian Fonseca, MD – Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
"Inflammation in Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes"
(sponsor: JDRF)


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Recent Comments:
PvP with Blizzard today {WoW}
Feb 26th 2010 12:47PM I want to cuddle the giant wind rider cub too!
Breakfast Topic: What non-combat pets do you want implemented? {WoW}
May 22nd 2009 12:35PM A Kobold..who says "You no take candle!" when you click it
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iPhone 3G at one million sold and counting, App Store hits 10 million downloads {Engadget}
Jul 14th 2008 12:35PM I can't wait till the lines die down and I can go get mine!
I enjoy the updates it helps me gauge when it's safe to walk back into an Apple store again.


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[756] Use of Elastic Stain in Identification of Venous Invasion in Polyps with Early Invasive Adenocarcinoma (pT1)
Anshu Trivedi, Saverio Ligato. Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Background: Venous invasion (VI) has been reported to be one of the significant predictors for distant metastases in colorectal carcinomas. Unfortunately the assessment of VI on routine hematoxylin eosin (H&E) stained slides is prone to subjectivity. To our knowledge no previous study has looked for VI by elastic stain on polyps with early invasive adenocarcinomas. The aim of our study was to evaluate VI in these lesions using elastic stain and correlate its presence with distant metastases and the clinical outcome.
Design: 15 cases of early invasive carcinoma (pT1) on polypectomy specimens were selected and reviewed by two pathologists for venous invasion. Based on previously described histological features suspicious for VI on H&E sections, such as protruding tongue sign (round-oval smooth-bordered protrusion of tumor into pericolic fat with visible adjacent artery) and unaccompanied artery sign (thick walled artery is visible adjacent to an oval shaped focus of tumor with no normal vein) (J Clin Pathol 2009; 62: 1021-1025), a representative tissue block was selected for Verhoff's Elastic stain. The follow up data for metastatic disease was obtained from medical records.
Results: H&E stain identified VI only in 3 cases (3/15=20%) while elastic stain identified VI in 7/15 cases(47 %). The median follow-up was 3 years. During this period 2/15 cases developed distant metastases. One of these two cases negative on H&E stain, showed VI on elastic stain. The other case did not show VI either on elastic or H&E stain.
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H&E stain | 3 | 12 |
Elastic stain | 7 | 8 |


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L+B: Osram claims 205 lm/W wall plug efficiency
With apologies for missing it earlier: Osram has hit 205 lm/W with a LED-based fluorescent tube replacement.
That is 215 lm/W without the custom 95% efficient mains power supply.
Inside, said the firm, are:
red leds
materials with maximum reflection – not sure what that means – and
"innovative" integrated optics
Output from 19W input is a credible is 3,900 lm of 3,000K light with 90 CRI – so no high colour temperatue poor CRI shortcuts here.
Osram bought together its central research department, optical semiconductor business, and lamp business, to make the prototype.
There isn't a photo, but you don't need one as it looks just like a fluorescent tube.


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1085 Washington Avenue Development Contributes to More Sustainable Neighborhood with Numerous Green Features Including a Green Roof Top Garden
Bronx, NY - New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero joined Bronx Pro Real Estate Management President Peter Magistro, today to celebrate the opening of 1085 Washington Avenue Apartments, a new 90-unit affordable housing development that features numerous elements that help the building and its residents contribute to a greener, more sustainable New York City. One of these elements is a 1,850-square-foot green roof top garden. Other distinguished in attendance included Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.'s Vice President and New York City Office Director Abby Jo Sigal, Banco Popular Regional Executive, Michele F. Imbasciani, and DreamYard's Co-Director Jason Duchin. DreamYard is the anchor tenant of 1085 Washington and the largest arts education provider in the Bronx reaching 8,500 K-12th grade students annually. Today's celebration also marks the opening of their Art Center. Creating affordable housing that utilizes green and environmentally friendly initiatives in communities across New York City is part of the City's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan to create jobs for New Yorkers today, implement a vision for long-term economic growth and build affordable, attractive neighborhoods.
1085 Washington Avenue is located in Morrisania, a neighborhood targeted by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's plan for New York City's 21st Century Neighborhoods for residential and economic development. In 2003, the NYC Council approved a re-zoning plan to change this predominantly manufacturing neighborhood into a special, mixed-use district permitting moderate-density housing as well as neighborhood retail and community facility uses. 1085 Washington Avenue, brings more than 200 new residents to the area, along with 9,513-square-feet of new commercial space contributing to the strategic revitalization of the Washington Avenue Corridor.
"With each new project, Bronx Pro strives to do something new and innovative. At 1085 Washington Avenue, we were able to meet the challenges of developing in an emerging residential neighborhood, significantly broaden our green initiatives as well as provide a new home for DreamYard, an education-based not-for-profit," said Peter Magistro, President, Bronx Pro Real Estate Management. "This building is a testament not only to Bronx Pro's commitment to developing quality affordable housing, but our commitment to the creation of new communities in the Bronx. We could not have completed this project without the support of partners like Enterprise, HPD, HDC and Banco Popular who have come to the table with innovative ideas and financial support that helped make 1085 Washington become a reality."
HDC provided a $13.6 million construction loan, $5.7 million in permanent financing and $4.95 million in subsidy. Through its Mixed Income Rental Program (MIRP), HPD provided $4.97 million. HDC estimated that work on 1085 Washington created 297 direct and indirect jobs.
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., the City's leading nonprofit provider of development capital and expertise for affordable housing, provided Bronx Pro with an Acquisition Loan equaling $3.4 million, $9.5 million in tax credit equity for this project and a $40,000 Green Communities Grant to help the building implement its green features. Through the Green Communities Program, Enterprise has created 4,000 green affordable homes in New York since 2004 and is working to green all affordable housing across the state.
"Bronx Pro has done a beautiful job of melding state-of-the-art housing with anchor tenant Dream Yard, a dynamic arts-based program that will enrich the lives of many children and thus adults in this neighborhood," said HPD Commissioner Cestero. "This integrated approach is also green in nature—the development's energy-efficient features contribute to furthering our shared objective of creating a sustainable New York City. The implementation of such innovative, forward-thinking strategies is emblematic of the City's commitment to spur short- and long-term economic opportunities and ensure that New York remains a vital, sustainable city into the future.
"I applaud Bronx Pro for recognizing and acting on the importance of energy efficiency in today's housing market," said Marc Jahr, President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation. "The Bronx has one of the highest asthma rates in the country and safe, clean and affordable housing is essential to creating stronger, healthier communities. 1085 Washington Avenue, is representative of the progress we are making in this regard, under Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace Plan. We are proud of the contribution we continue to make in creating a more affordable, sustainable New York City."
To date, under Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace plan to provide affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers by 2014, HPD and HDC have financed the development or preservation of 94,113 units of affordable housing in the five boroughs. Morrisania bridges Community Boards 2 and 3, where 8,618 homes have been built or preserved under the plan.
"Enterprise's is proud to have partnered with Bronx Pro Real Estate Management on a project that exemplifies our deep commitment to making sure that every New Yorker has a place to call home. As a result of our work here we have helped ensure that the residents of this building have a home that is environmentally responsible, energy efficient and healthy," said Abby Jo Sigal, Vice President and New York City Office Director, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. "Enterprise has created 4,000 green affordable homes in New York since 2004 and is working to green all affordable housing across the state. We are accomplishing this goal by expanding the availability of financial and technical resources for building green housing, promoting policies that encourage green building, and strengthening capacity for sustainable construction within New York's affordable housing community."
"We are proud to partner with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Housing Development Corporation, Enterprise, Peter Magistro and Bronx Pro Realty—and to provide the $13.7 million credit enhancement for the development of this wonderful affordable housing development," said Michele F. Imbasciani, Regional Executive from Banco Popular.
1085 Washington Green Features
1085 Washington Avenue includes several designed elements that contribute to a greener and more sustainable South Bronx. One of these features is a green roof created by Atom Cianfarani, founder of AtomsEco. AtomsEco is a green consultant firm that offers down-to-earth applications for greening urban homes as well as creates innovative eco-strategies for businesses wanting alternatives for their product or service. The 1085 Washington Avenue green roof measures 1,850-square-feet and features a certified natural habitat that contains a sustainable native organic garden, birdhouses and a solar powered birdbath. These amenities provide a safe haven for migrating or native birds, butterflies and bees that may be seeking sanctuary in the Bronx.
The roof was made with high recycled content and all American made materials. The recreational section includes a container garden built with only found materials such as old steel bathtubs and sinks merged with re-used structural beams. The garden's cedar fencing was reclaimed from a demolition site in Bensonhurst Brooklyn to emulate the surrounding city landscape.
To ensure energy efficiency, 1085 Washington Avenue has high efficiency boilers for heat and domestic hot water, bi-level public hall lighting with energy efficient light fixtures, occupancy sensors and Energy Star-rated appliances. There are solar thermal panels that pre-heat the building's domestic hot water supply before it enters the boiler that help reduce fuel costs. There area also photovoltaic panels that provide electricity to the public areas. The building features low-e wooden framed windows, an additional layer of rigid insulation in addition to low-flow showerheads, faucets and dual flush toilets that help conserve water.
Non-green features of 1085 Washington also include a two-story, light-drenched granite lobby featuring art created specifically for the project by the co-founder of Survivors Art Foundation, Candyce Brokaw. Survivors Art Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping trauma victims and victims of domestic abuse heal through the expression of art.
The anchor tenant for the building is DreamYard, an innovative not-for-profit that integrates art education into elementary, middle and high school curriculums. The organization is the largest arts education provider in the Bronx reaching 8,500 K-12th grade students annually. Today's celebration also marks the opening of their Art Center. The organization occupies 5,400 square feet in the 1085 Washington building, which includes its offices, classrooms and dance/performance space.
The Art Center is home to DreamYard's Out of School Programs, a series of pre-professional, artistic programs that guide Bronx middle and high school students towards a path of higher education. The Art Center is also home for DreamYard's professional development programs for school leaders, teachers and teaching artists.
"The DreamYard Art Center will give hope to those who are inspired to create. Our collaborating students and families are champions of creativity; they embrace education; they have the capacity to imagine and the bravery to express the deepest parts of their soul. BronxPro is a major inspiration in helping DreamYard launch this exciting new space," said Jason Duchin, Co-Director, DreamYard. "Our goal is to help our students to develop as complete human beings capable of leading empathetic and productive lives, and to empower them to grow and shape our democracy. On behalf of our artists, students, teachers, Board of Directors, staff and all those that move, shape and represent DreamYard, thank you BronxPro and all the partners that have helped make this building happen. Your tremendous support will bring our vision of the DreamYard Art Center to reality."
New York City's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan
The Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan is a comprehensive strategy to bring New York City through the current economic downturn as fast as possible. It focuses on three major areas: creating jobs for New Yorkers today, implementing a long-term vision for growing the city's economy, and building affordable, attractive neighborhoods in every borough. Taken together, the initiatives that the City has launched to achieve these goals will generate thousands of jobs and put New York City on a path to economic recovery and growth.
About Bronx Pro Real Estate Management
Bronx Pro Real Estate Management, Inc. is a neighborhood based firm incorporated in 1988 for the management of property portfolios in the Bronx. In 1998 the company expanded its business activities to include the development of quality low and moderate- income housing that is also sustainable. Bronx Pro, although a for profit firm, embraces a company mission to develop with a social conscience and a broad awareness of the greater needs of the neighborhoods in which it works.
To date, Bronx Pro has completed new construction and renovation projects through the Neighborhood Entrepreneur and New Foundations programs sponsored by the City of New York's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The company has completed more than $116 million of affordable housing projects and has approximately $52 million in various stages of development. Projects in development include the new construction and the renovation of multifamily buildings financed with City sponsored tax-exempt bonds, capital funds, loan programs and federal low income housing tax credits. Bronx Pro property portfolio consists of 27 multifamily apartment buildings containing 1164 residential units, of which 266 units are in the development stage, and 20 commercial units.
About Enterprise
Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For more than 25 years, Enterprise has introduced neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested more than $10 billion in equity, grants and loans to help build or preserve more than a quarter of a million affordable rental and for-sale homes to create vital communities. Enterprise is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org and www.enterprisecommunity.com to learn more about Enterprise's efforts to build communities and opportunity.
Enterprise New York has been working to revitalize low-income communities across New York City since 1987. In that time, Enterprise New York has housed nearly 100,000 men, women, and children, developed more nearly 30,000 affordable homes, and committed $2 billion in equity, grants, and loans to community development projects across the city.
About The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) provides a variety of financing programs for the creation and preservation of multi-family housing that meets the wide range of affordable housing needs of the City's economically diverse population. It is the nation's number one issuer the nation's top issuer of affordable housing bonds. In 2008, the Corporation issued more than $1.3 billion worth of bonds in the calendar year, including approximately $500 million in tax-exempt housing revenue bonds, enabling HDC to finance the construction and/or preservation of 7,371 apartments. HDC is implementing Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace Plan to build and preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers. The New Housing Marketplace Plan is the largest municipal affordable housing effort in the nation's history. For more information visit www.nychdc.com
About The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
HPD's mission is to promote quality housing and viable neighborhoods for New Yorkers. It is the nation's largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. Responsible for implementing Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace Plan to build and preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing, HPD also actively promotes the preservation of affordable housing through education, outreach, loan programs and enforcement of housing quality standards. For more information visit www.nyc.gov/hpd.
About Banco Popular
Banco Popular North America serves the needs of a diverse group of consumer & business customers across the U.S, delivering comprehensive financial services through its more than 100 branches in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois and California. The bank provides financing to small businesses within its markets, as well as mortgage and consumer lending, and insurance and investment products through Popular Insurance. Banco Popular North America is a subsidiary of Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP). For more information about Banco Popular North America, visit the company's Web site at www.bancopopular.com.
About DreamYard
DreamYard is the largest arts education provider in the Bronx and its programs reach 8,500 K-12th grade students each year during in-school and out-of-school hours. DreamYard impacts the social and intellectual growth of thousands of students through safe, positive and creatively challenging programs. It is our expectation that our students will be engaged citizens, life-long learners and the leaders and innovators of the 21st century. For more information, visit us at www.dreamyard.com.


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Templates are used as the blueprints for campaigns or as transactional emails. From the Communications tab, select Templates. Next, click "Create New".
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Fined Billions, Bank Approves Raise for Chief (Dealbook)
JPMorgan's board voted this week to increase Mr. Dimon's annual compensation for 2013, hashing out the pay package after a series of meetings that turned heated at times, according to several executives briefed on the matter. The raise — the details were not made public on Thursday — follows a move by the board last year to slash Mr. Dimon's compensation by half, to $11.5 million.
Meet Warren Buffett's Top Troubleshooter: Tracy Britt Cool (BusinessWeek)
When Warren Buffett bought half of a commercial real estate finance operation in 2009, he hired Tracy Britt Cool, a 25-year-old fresh out of business school, to keep tabs on the investment. Since then the company, now known as Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, has earned back most of the $217 million that his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/A) spent on the deal. Its success has also helped propel Cool's career…Along with Todd Combs, 43, and Ted Weschler, 52, who also were hired in the past four years, Cool is part of a triumvirate of aides Buffett calls the "Ts." Both men ran hedge funds before joining Berkshire, where they help oversee a stock portfolio valued at more than $100 billion…As an undergrad at Harvard, [Cool] coached students who joined a women's group she founded on how to write businesslike e-mails and behave on conference calls. "When I first met her I thought, 'Oh my gosh, this girl's scaring me. She's so professional,' " says Teresa Hsiao, a Harvard classmate. "Her idea of fun may not be what we consider fun, like looking at 10-Ks," the annual reports corporations file with securities regulators.
Legal Marijuana Businesses Should Have Access to Banks, Holder Says (NYT)
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Thursday that lawful marijuana businesses should have access to the American banking system and that the government would soon offer rules to help them gain it. The rules are not expected to give banks a green light to accept deposits and provide other services, but would tell prosecutors not to prioritize cases involving legal marijuana businesses that use banks.
New Masters Of The Art Universe (WSJ)
Hedge-fund managers, who play a vital but disruptive role in the broader financial markets, are increasingly throwing their weight around the art market: They are paying record sums to drive up values for their favorite artists, dumping artists who don't pay off and offsetting their heavy wagers on untested contemporary art by buying the reliable antiquity or two. Aggressive, efficient and armed with up-to-the-minute market intelligence supplied by well-paid art advisers, these collectors are shaking up the way business gets done in the genteel art world…All of this represents a major shift from a decade ago when only a handful of Wall Street investors such as Mr. Loeb and SAC Capital Advisors' Steven Cohen were even going to auctions, much less buying art. Now, dozens of hedge-fund managers are joining the fray, including newcomer Alan Howard, whose burgeoning collection includes a $43 million Monet. Nearly all are applying their day-job tactics to their art shopping, dealers say.
Marshmallow crispy and cookie dough Oreos are coming (LA Times)
Snackers, prepare yourselves for cookie dough Oreos and marshmallow crispy Oreos. The cookie dough variety looks like a regular Oreo with cookie dough-flavored filling. A cookie filled with cookie dough is kind of like a chicken stuffed with eggs… but we have high hopes for this one. And the marshmallow crispy flavor has a rice crispy treat on the bag. These are the golden Oreo cookies with a white filling. Oreos and rice crispy treats on their own make a good combo while snacking. If you put the two together, it could be genius. Both flavors are expected to launch Feb. 3, but will be available only for a limited time.
Did Soros Just Predict a China Crash? (Bloomberg)
Soros has his eye on China. In a Jan. 2 op-ed for Project Syndicate, Soros didn't say whether he's shorting China. But he did connect the dots in a way that can't make President Xi Jinping happy. To Soros, the main risk facing the world isn't the euro, the U.S. Congress or a Japanese asset bubble, but a Chinese debt disaster that's unfolding in plain sight. "There is an unresolved self-contradiction in China's current policies: restarting the furnaces also reignites exponential debt growth, which cannot be sustained for much longer than a couple of years," Soros wrote.
Investors Flee Developing Countries (WSJ)
The emerging-market slide reflects worries about outside forces—such as a shift in U.S. monetary policy, or China's efforts to reorient its economy—colliding with domestic political and economic tensions, unsettling investors at home and abroad. Turkey, for instance, has been rocked by a deepening political crisis tied to corruption allegations. South Africa's leadership has been under increasing fire for its failure to pull citizens out of poverty over the past two decades. Argentina's struggle to right its course since its 2002 currency crisis has sent inflation soaring and weakened its international credibility further.
Mergers Could Clog Flow of Junk Bonds (WSJ)
Sprint Corp has been pursuing a possible $31 billion purchase of T-Mobile US Inc., and Charter Communications Inc. has launched an unsolicited $37 billion bid for Time Warner Cable Inc. Both would-be buyers have credit ratings below investment grade and each could sell enough bonds to break Sprint's record $6.5 billion junk-bond sale, set last year. For years after the financial crisis, the thought of junk-bond-fueled megadeals would have been unthinkable, as Wall Street's merger machine struggled to shake off the rust of the financial crisis. But the $49 billion bond sale in September from Verizon Communications Inc., an investment-grade deal that was the largest corporate-bond offering on record, showed corporate executives and bankers alike that almost any sum is within reach. Now, many investors say Sprint and Charter would likely have little problem selling the new bonds, underscoring the hunger for income-generating investments at a time of uneven economic growth, low interest rates and easy central-bank policy.
Billionaire ups 'marriage bounty' on lesbian daughter (New Zealand Herald)
A Hong Kong billionaire who offered £40 million to the man who married his gay daughter has now suggested he may double his 'marriage bounty', local media has reported. Shipping magnate and property developer Cecil Chao Sze-tsung made global headlines in September 2012 when he offered a reward to the man who could persuade his daughter Gigi to marry him, despite the fact she had already entered into a civil partnership with her female partner of almost nine years, Sean Eav. Mr Chao told The Financial Times in January 2013 that "anyone who comes along to pursue Gigi, we will give them a moderately deluxe life." It has been reported that Mr Chao had intended to pass control of his business empire over to his daughter, but would consider handing it over to his two other sons if she does not marry. Now, the 77-year-old has reportedly told the Malaysian newspaper Nanyang Siang Pau that he would consider doubling the money offered to HK $1billion after his first offer attracted 20,000 unsuccessful responses.
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Dear Mr. Chao,
Just turn off the cash spigot, you fag!
We'll collect the HK$1BN, which is our customary fee.
Swing and a miss.
I wonder what Tracy Britt Cool and the lesbian daughter look like.
Tracy Britt Cool = Marissa Mayer + 30lbs (on a good day).
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Tracy Britt Cool dropped a 30lb baby this morning.
Tough but fair
40-80 mil pounds in HK = "moderately deluxe life"? I mean I knew that city was expensive, but that is insane! I would have thought that kind of dough would get you at least mildly deluxe!
a little too much dairy queen, mars chocolate and coke in her life?
If Oreo's aren't doing it for you this morning, then go over to Bloomberg and check out Matt's breakdown of the Libya-GS deal. It's my favorite kind of DB.
Footnotes, um's, meh's, high level valuation that get's you about 98% of the way there, "commenters" trying to correct Matt's methodology (please), but alas no Google spreadsheet. Nostalgic.
or a little too much Warren Buffet in her…
better face
Hong Kong is the goatse of the orient.
He's from Barbados you dumass
Dear Canada,
You seem to have accidentally left your weather here; please take it back.
Also, you seem to have left one of your pop stars here, but we may be detaining him for a bit before we return him – but trust us, we are definitely going to be sending him back at some point.
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I'm not going anywhere
Only in the United States could a Canadian kid driving an Italian car be arrested in a Cuban city.
What would you think about a Mayoral Swap ?
Warren – call me.
Idealy one that likes to sit in a hotel bathtub while a middle aged Japanese woman shits on him.
Thanks for the tip. I'll get my boys right on it.
You can only be a racist or a moron. Please choose one.
Motha Fuggn Genius
Well it sure isn't going to happen in Cuba, and I can't really think of any other Cuban cities not in the U.S.
No way. In between cracked-out rants he keeps lowering my taxes.
Also note that he entertains his underworld connections at the all night Steak Queen rather than North 44 (or whatever's fancy and pretentious these days), Baton Rouge, or even those overpriced poutine carts out front of City Hall to save taxpayer money.
I feel a Vogue centrefold coming on.
– Guy who would rather have embarrassing headlines than high taxes any day of the week
looks like Becky Quick, no? Do you think Warren actually hired her for her brains?
Did Goldman cut your chat off? You're in the wrong place, buddy.
I believe it's Cool Brittania, not Brittania Cool.
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Key features. There fixed it for you.
So she is chatting it up with the Cinnabun CEO, I expect she wants to expand that co
Is resolutely qualified to run Handbridge Cap
I'll stick with ERBB. Thanks though.
because she wouldn't fit in the cover ?
I know, I know. Her choice of shoes is atrocious.
'cept it's not DB, bitch.
I laughed at your comment, so I wanted to say "good job." I wish there was a faster way to do that, though.
'cept that drinking age is 21, not 19. looks like that lambo may be sitting in a garage for a couple 6 month stints.
It's the Leafs jersey that worries me.
Wrong. Clearly no handbridge necessary.
– Bieb's bodyguard #2
Can you have him here by Tomorrow?
Still agape at the notion of 'Canadian Underworld Connections'. What kind of mob could you have in Canada? Like the kid at Horton's extorting extra loonies from you for that 2nd shot of sugar in your coffee or something? Like some fat eskimo hooker up in some railroad camp on Hudson Bay saying she was going to sick her 25 year old son on you if you didn't pay pronto?
> So many questions.
Yet somehow I have to assume shes at least a Nebraska 7 or 8
– Guy whos never been to Nebraska but has heard the ladies there often resemble the livestock


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Just as with teen pregnancy, the government is aiming an educational campaign at older women. It's called "Conceivable?" and it reminds women to use contraception until menopause. This all sounds like another reason to show the vasectomy some more love. At least women in committed relationships not looking for children should be able to pass on the contraception burden to their partners!
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On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.
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QE policy no panacea for ailing U.S. economy
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by Xinhua Writer Jiang Xufeng
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- With the U.S. economy teetering at the
edge of recovery, economists said the quantitative easing (QE) monetary
policy was no panacea for bolstering the world's largest economy.
The U.S. economy hit a soft patch in the first quarter, expanding at an
anemic annual rate of 1.8 percent, which Federal Reserve Chairman Ben
Bernanke called "frustratingly slow."
Economists ruled out a double-dip recession risk, but held that such a
sluggish growth pace together with a stubbornly high unemployment rate
barely qualify as robust revival that is badly needed to shore up consumer
and business confidence.
The Fed announced Wednesday that the U.S. economy is expected to grow
between 2.7 to 2.9 percent this year, a downward revision from its April
forecast, which saw growth at 3.1 to 3.3 percent.
On the double-dip recession woes triggered by the recent weak economic
data released in the United States and other advanced economies, Justin
Yifu Lin, the World Bank's chief economist, told Xinhua in an interview
that a double-dip recession is unlikely to take hold in the near term, but
the slower economic growth pace of the advanced economies is in line with
the Bank's prediction, as they continue to grapple with fiscal
consolidation and a slack production capacity.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its prediction of U.S.
economic growth this year to 2.5 percent from its April forecast of 2.8
percent, and the U.S. economic growth pace in 2012 to 2.7 percent from its
April forecast of 2.9 percent in its updated World Economic Outlook report
released on June 17.
From the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2011, the U.S.
economy's growth rate averaged less than 1 percent a year, similar to
Japan in the period after its economic bubble burst, Lawrence Summers,
former U.S. Treasury Secretary, said earlier this month.
The recent data showed that U.S. economic growth is losing momentum, the
Harvard professor argued, cautioning that beyond the lack of jobs and
incomes, an economy producing below its potential for a prolonged period
sacrifices its future.
When the U.S. economy stalled last summer, the Fed in November rolled out
the second round of QE to purchase 600-billion-dollar long-term Treasury
securities, dubbed QE2, in a bid to keep medium- and long-term interest
rates low and facilitate business and household borrowing. The central
bank has spent more than 2 trillion dollars to boost the economy since the
financial crisis broke out in the fall of 2008.
The U.S. central bank has kept its key federal funds rate at a
historically ultra-low range of zero to 0.25 percent since the end of 2008
to keep the short-term borrowing cost low. But the unconventional QE2
monetary policy failed to jumpstart bank lending and the slackening
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Sun Tao, an economist at the Washington-based IMF, told Xinhua Wednesday
that the world's largest economy is continuing with the deleveraging in
the private and public sectors, which requires a higher saving rate, thus
reducing consumption and dampening investments.
Figures revealed that U.S. businesses had about 2 trillion dollars cash
sitting on their balance sheets but are unwilling to increase new
investment, and after-tax profits of large U.S. retail corporations
dropped 27.8 percent in the first quarter this year from the previous
quarter, a fresh sign of depressed consumer sentiment.
"It (QE2) doesn't seem to have a big effect on the U.S. economy, although
it has helped lower medium- and long-term Treasury interest rates,"
Michael Mussa, a former IMF chief economist, told Xinhua in an interview,
adding that it provided a boost to the U.S. stock market and had a modest
effect on the depreciation of the dollar.
However, the effect of QE2 on growth is hard to see at least so far, as
the housing sector has been going down, and "low interest rates at this
stage had very limited capacity to promote a dramatic recovery of the
housing," said Mussa, currently a senior fellow at the Washington-based
Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, Bernanke
Wednesday told reporters that some headwinds for the U.S. economic
recovery including the weakness in the financial sector and problems in
the housing industry may be "stronger and more persistent than we
Experts held that the ongoing housing price slide and a glut of
foreclosures are eroding consumer confidence and dampening new
construction activity, which might take several more years to rebound to
pre-crisis level, and QE2 and lower interest rates could not instill
confidence in consumers and business owners.
Analysts believed that the sharp backlash the QE2 has unleashed both at
home and abroad as well as the unsatisfactory effects of QE2 on boosting
the real economy might be factors that argue for putting an end to a new
round of the unconventional policy, although the policy helps make the
greenback further depreciate and gives U.S. exporters favorable
However, experts held that the Fed would maintain its existing policy of
reinvesting principal payments from its securities holdings, which is
considered another form of QE in a bid to stimulate the slackening economy
by injecting liquidity into the market.
The goal of the Fed's QE moves was mainly to maintain a low long-term
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Sun contended.
The nation should beef up infrastructure investments when the interest
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percent, and further promote tourism, education, and health services and
adopt new economic stimulus moves to bolster economic growth and avert a
"lost decade," argued Summers, who once served as top economic adviser to
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However, with bipartisan agreement on raising the nation's debt limit and
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His brow was bent, his eye was glazed; He raised his arm, and fiercely raised, And sternly shook his hand on high As doubting to return or fly . Taken from English Romantic poet Lord Byron's work of 1813, The Giaour: A Turkish Tale, these verses inspired the French Romantic painter Théodore Géricault to make this well-known watercolor. The dramatic story of an Arab Christian living as an infidel within his Muslim homeland tapped the vogue for Orientalism, which stemmed in part from Napoleon's recent campaigns in Egypt and Syria. Géricault's choice of subject matter was also affected by his passion for horses, which he often represented with great sensitivity. On a visit to England in 1820, Géricault learned the British style of watercolor painting, which emphasized translucent washes that allowed the white of the paper to shine through. After faintly sketching the giaour on the verso of this sheet, he used the translucency of the watercolor to render the Arabian stallion's shining coat and the dramatically lit sky and ground in this finished drawing. The lithograph made after the drawing less effectively expresses the Romantic sense of drama.


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Among the most popular toy stores in the city, Kiddy Land is a national chain with more than 80 locations throughout Japan. At this Harajuku flagship, the five-story building is packed with toys from around the world, including robots, Legos, Barbie dolls, stuffed animal cell phone stands, jeweled stickers, and Antquariums (ant aquariums). Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty and Keroppi appear on everything from chopsticks to school supplies, while other products are decorated with images of Disney princesses and superheroes like Spiderman. Surrounding the displays, a number of TV's show clips of programs in which such characters appear.
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Four United States-based companies of Astec Industries have hosted two senior executives of Tractors India (TIL) to work toward strengthening Astec's market position in India.
Visitors included Sumit Mazumder, vice chairman and managing director, and Somnath Bhattacharjee, president of material handling solutions equipment and project solutions business at TIL.
The guests visited the Telsmith factory in Mequon, Wisconsin, followed by a factory tour of Kolberg-Pioneer (KPI) in Yankton, South Dakota, and Johnson Crushers International (JCI) in Eugene, Oregon. The visitors also toured Astec and Heatec plants in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Discussions included new product review, expanded training, cooperative manufacturing and marketing initiatives.
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