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Four retailers who represent the largest purchasers of clothes produced in Bangladesh announced Monday that they have will help finance safety upgrades at apparel factories in the South Asia country after the collapse of a garment complex killed more than 1,000 workers.
The news comes as the death toll in the April 24 collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza near Dhaka rose to at least 1,127, according to officials.
In a statement from Sweden-based H&M and Inditex, the parent company of Zara, the retail giants urged others to join them. Within hours Britain's Primark Stores and Tesco as well as C&A of the Netherlands said they would also sign on to the legally binding agreement to "guarantee safe working conditions in the Bangladeshi garment industry."
H&M spokeswoman Helena Hermersson said the company's "strong presence in Bangladesh" gave it a unique opportunity to "contribute to the improvement of the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and contribute to the community's development."
H&M called the agreement a "pragmatic step," and said if other brands follow suit they could collectively cover all of the country's estimated 5,000 garment factories.
Karen Stinebrickner-Kaufman, executive director of the watchdog group SumOfUs.org praised H&M and Zara and expressed hope that "Gap and other brands follow their competitors' lead.
"Only legally binding programs that are accountable to workers themselves can guarantee that the clothes we buy aren't being made in death traps," she said.
The New York Times reports that the agreement:
"... calls for independent, rigorous factory safety inspections with public reports and mandatory repairs and renovations underwritten by Western retailers. A legally enforceable contract, it also calls for retailers to stop doing business with any factory that refuses to make necessary safety improvements, and for workers and their unions to have a substantial voice in factory safety."
The newspaper says two other companies — PVH, which makes clothes for Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Izod, as well as German retailer Tchibo — had agreed to sign last year.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh's cabinet on Monday approved changes to the labor laws that would make it easier for workers to form trade unions.
According to The Times:
"A top adviser to Bangladesh's prime minister, Gowher Rizvi, said the changes approved by the cabinet – which must still be approved by the country's Parliament – are part of a broader government effort to come into compliance with international labor standards and improve conditions for workers in an industry that is critical to the nation's economy.
'Worker safety and worker welfare have now been brought into the forefront,' Mr. Rizvi said in a telephone interview. He said that discussions on these changes predated the Rana Plaza collapse even as he agreed that the disaster had intensified the pressure for reforms."


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Frothy Coca-Cola and Banana Cake
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This cake, with its delightful meringue topping, is at least as good as it sounds. To make it, you will need an electric mixer, a sugar thermometer, and a cake pan approximately 10 inches in diameter. You will also need a small heavy-based saucepan because you are going to melt some sugar. Don't be scared by this it's easy.
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- 3 medium eggs
- 1/2 cup(s) light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup(s) Coca-Cola
- 1.25 cup(s) self-rising flour
- 1 cup(s) ground almonds
- A few drops of vanilla extract
- 3 large bananas, well mashed
- 5 tablespoon(s) butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
- 4 medium egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar
- 1/3 cup(s) Coca-Cola
- 1 cup(s) light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) light brown sugar, combined with above sugar
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease the cake pan or line it with parchment paper.
- To make the cake, beat the eggs, sugar, and Coca-Cola in a mixer set to high speed for 5 minutes. You want the mixture to be completely frothed up.
- Gently fold in the flour, almonds, and vanilla extract with a spatula. Then fold in the mashed banana, followed by the cooled melted butter. Transfer the mixture into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Remove from the pan and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- To make the meringue, beat the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the mixer, again at high speed, until whisked up into soft peaks. Leave the meringue in the mixer while you melt the sugar. To do this, add the Coca-Cola to the sugar in a small saucepan, then heat gently until the liquid reaches 240°F (or what is known as "soft ball stage"), stirring continuously. Do not perform any other kitchen activities while you are doing this it needs your undivided attention.
- Now turn the mixer back on, but this time on a slow setting. Slowly pour most of the melted sugar into the whisked egg whites.
- Now put the lid on the mixture and turn it up to full speed. After you have whisked the meringue for a minute or two, it should have the consistency of spreadable polystyrene (if such a thing existed!). Spread the meringue evenly over the cooled cake, pulling it into artful peaks.
- This cake is best eaten within a few hours of making it, but will keep for 24 hours in the fridge.
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Now, high levels of dangerous lead -- which accumulates in the body and can cause brain damage, kidney disease, and destroy your red blood cells -- have been discovered in 26 percent of homes tested. The disturbing results have given Pompano the damning distinction of being the first Broward city in a decade to violate federal lead regulations.
Officials and media sources have indicated that the lead surge is mainly the fault of old pipes, but I've learned it's really the result -- surprise, surprise -- of more incompetence and mismanagement in the city's public works department. The city pumped highly corrosive water from its plant for months, according to Broward County Health Department records. And while the public health is threatened, City Manager Bill Hargett is spinning deception, and Mayor Kay McGinn is reeling in confusion.
Beginning in April, a common test called the Langelier Index came up with negative numbers, meaning the water was corrosive, which causes it to strip protective coatings from pipes, leach lead, and carry it into homes. This went on for seven months, until November. The latest monthly report shows that officials may have finally found at least a stopgap solution for the problem: The Langelier Index finally came back positive -- though, at .04, just barely so.
I wondered why the health department allowed the city to pump corrosive water for so many months. Turns out there is no enforceable federal or state standard regarding water corrosiveness, which can usually be remedied by adding phosphates and other basic chemicals to the water supply.
"That is something the utility self-regulates," says Tom Mueller, the Broward County Health Department's top water regulator. "There is no standard per se. Pompano was not in violation per se, but [corrosive water] is something that manifests later [in elevated lead levels], as we're seeing here. It's an indication of a problem."
Oh, it's a problem, all right. The Environmental Protection Agency forced the city to send letters to every water customer earlier this month detailing the troubles and the general dangers of lead, and urging residents to let water run from the tap for 15 seconds to one minute before using it. Under federal law, Pompano now must submit a plan to regulators to fix the problem and test for lead every six months until the results are acceptable.
For Brad Canfield, it's personal. He owns a home in the upper-middle-class neighborhood of Boulevard Park Isles with water that was found to have 400 times the acceptable lead level. "When I go to Mexico, I don't drink the water because I know it could be harmful, but in Pompano Beach and the United States, we have an expectation of safe, drinkable water," the 46-year-old Canfield says. "It's a rip-off. They're sending me a water bill every month? They should be paying me, it seems like."
The city has paid quite a bit already, including $25 million for a new water treatment plant that has been one problem after another. For months, the plant has been operating at only about half its 10-million-gallon-a-day capacity and has been plagued by filtration problems. The water coming from it is known to be susceptible to corrosion, so the original design called for it to be mixed with the milder flows from an older plant. But Steven Scully, the former water plant superintendent, says blending was impossible due to major design deficiencies.
Unbelievably, the health department's Mueller thought the water was being properly blended all along. "That was my assumption," he said, adding that he would look into the matter.
Mueller has been playing a lot of catch-up lately. After New Times published an investigative report showing that officials covered up a lack of chlorination in Palm-Aire water and likely falsified official records [see "Don't Drink the Water," March 16], the health department cited the city, and the state Department of Environmental Protection began a criminal investigation. Some employees who tried to bring the problems to light -- including Scully -- were fired or demoted. This month, they are being deposed by state agents in the Broward State Attorney's Office.
The Pompano water lab, meanwhile, has virtually been shut down. State regulators, in late 2002, decertified the city facility due to numerous deficiencies and found more problems in their most recent visit in June, forcing the city to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars more on private firms to conduct water-quality tests.
Although countless people in Pompano have urged city commissioners to take action, a reluctant and often confused Mayor McGinn has taken none. Her favorite refrain has been, "The water is safe to drink," a dubious assertion at best considering ongoing chlorine problems in Palm-Aire and the abysmal condition of the city lab. Today, she simply can't say that anymore.
When I called the mayor and asked her what she was doing about the scandal, she said she was busy and hung up the phone. She usually avoids phone interviews by politely saying she'll call right back (and then doesn't), so I think her abrupt burst of rudeness is a sign she's feeling the pressure from citizens demanding answers. The Beachway/Fairway Civic Association, which is in her district, is distributing hundreds of pamphlets that criticize McGinn for not starting an internal investigation and urging her to fire City Manager Hargett, who has proven to be more menace than manager every step of the way, beginning with the cover-up.


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Health and Fitness: How many calories you really burn off in the gym
By Laura Williams
A recent survey found keen gym-goers are wildly overestimating their calorie-burn during exercise and gaining weight as a result.
According to the survey, four out of 10 burn between 300 and 500 calories per workout; a quarter only burn 200 to 300 calories, while 10 per cent burn just 100 to 200 calories.
And a shameful four per cent burn less than that.
In a bid to steer your workout ship past the rocks of over-eating, I've come up with a workout calorie guide to help you discover if you really are making a dent in those business lunches.
■ The highest calorie-burning workouts
Anything that's tough on the puff and high intensity is guaranteed to give you a high calorie-burn.
Spinning, circuit classes and interval training on the CV machines all burn many calories - think around 500 for a 45-minute session.
Aerobic sessions tend to burn a higher number of calories during the session itself than lifting weights but weight or resistance training will give you a higher excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (Epoc), also known as afterburn - the post-session hike in metabolic rate.
Outside the gym, football, rollerblading, skipping and tennis all rank pretty high on the calorie-burn scale. As will a DIY home circuit consisting of moves like burpees, shuttle runs, press ups, and umpteen squats and lunges.
At the lower end Pilates and yoga may be good for increasing core strength and flexibility but they won't do much for shrinking your waistline.
Try to do these only in addition to tougher workouts - supplement a tough week in the gym with a nice relaxing class at the weekend.
Forget wasting time on those machines that isolate muscles - the useless inner and outer thigh machines are far better replaced with a plié squat, the ab crunch machine is not a quarter as effective as the plank, while the leg curl machine is best replaced with a Swiss ball hamstring curl. The more muscles you have to use, the better.
Calorie-burn average of gym activities
■ 45 mins spinning class: 450 calories
■ 30 mins on treadmill: 300 calories
■ Six-mile run: 600 calories
■ 45 mins swimming: 400 calories
■ 90 mins Bikram yoga: 400 calories
■ 45 mins Pilates class: 250 calories
■ 45 mins circuit class: 450 calories
■ 45 mins aerobics: 400 calories
■ 30 minutes lifting weights: 250 calories
Biggest workout calorie blunders?
Overfuelling pre-workout - you really don't need that much to get through a workout.
If you're looking to lose weight, exercising on empty can be a good strategy, although it doesn't work for many as you can then be under-fuelled and unable to do as much.
A small cereal bar or a small banana are both good workout fuel. They're not too high in calories and the readily available sugar is just what your body needs to access quickly to see you through that class.
Also, overestimating how much you've burnt. Prone to grabbing a muffin after you've exercised?
Even if you ran hard for five miles, you've only just burnt off that muffin. Worse still, a gentler session such as a Zumba class will only burn off a small bowl of Special K. So watch your portions.
Don't think you can offset a workout against a night out either. Even if you've strategically planned a tough gym session for the day, you're probably not going to make too much of a dent in the 24-hour overall calorie intake through one workout alone. Be abstemious.
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Ah, the flawed 'more is better' principle to 'burn' more calories. Akin to crash dieting and the results are often the same. Oh, and how does digesting food relate to burning something in a par bomb? It doesn't. Calorie counting will hold you back from being truly fit and full of vitality. Nutrition is about physical subsistence, not deprivation and maths.
If you haven't worked out what fitness is about before you are 35, the chances are you never will.


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The arrogance and entitlement are not to be believed:
Hawaii, James. And there's an extra thousand for you if I make my tee time.
In a move that is rich in irony, President Obama this morning agreed to sign an emergency deficit reduction bill that does almost nothing to rein in spending and then jetted out to Hawaii to resume his vacation at an extra cost of more than $3 million to taxpayers.
The price tag is in addition to more than $4 million that is already being spent on the Obamas' Hawaii idyll, bringing the total cost of the excursion to well over $7 million.
The added cost was incurred because by the time the Obamas return from Hawaii – whenever that is – the president will have used Air Force One to travel to Honolulu and back twice.
A president earns his vacation, and if Honolulu is his hometown, so be it. But he knew he'd have to deal with these "fiscal cliff" negotiations, and he took off anyway. Only to have to return—and take off again.
Seven million dollars for the Obama family vacation. I don't think all the National Lampoon Vacation movies combined cost that much.
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Take one look at the office of atmospheric sciences professor Cliff Mass and you get the feeling he's a weather guy.
Colorful posters of wildflowers and the Olympic Peninsula decorate his walls. Childish drawings of rainbows and a "weather computer," a round cutout with a snowman in the center, add to the impression that this is a man who loves the sun and the rain alike.
As a result of his fascination with weather, Mass has enjoyed media attention, prestigious awards and participation in cutting edge projects.
Since his childhood in New York, Mass has been captivated by weather, especially big storms, thunderstorms and snowstorms. This passion led him to major in physics at Cornell University, where he also had the opportunity to work with well-known scientist Carl Sagan.
Mass then earned a doctoral degree in atmospheric sciences at the UW.
A Long Island native, Mass likes the variety of terrain in the Pacific Northwest.
"If I drive one hour, I can be in the snow; two hours, in the desert; in another two hours, the Pacific Ocean," said Mass, who has taught at the UW since 1981. However, his work extends beyond the classroom.
Mass has written or co-written more than 70 articles for professional journals, newsletters and CD-ROMs. He has held many leadership positions in his field, including president of the Puget Sound chapter of the American Meteorological Society and consulting editor of the Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather.
Mass also serves as the local weather guru and the UW's resident expert. He distributes information to local media, which often calls during severe weather to ask for predictions and explanations. Furthermore, he acts as the UW's very own weatherman. Every Friday on KOUW, he gives an "Atmospheric Sciences 101" lesson and a forecast.
Mass believes weather forecasting has been revolutionized by technological advances.
"Forecasting has gotten quite a bit better, although it's still not perfect," he affirmed.
The UW's forecasting system comprises several computers, which create 3-D models of the atmosphere and use these to make predictions. Using these computers, Mass and his colleagues successfully forecasted the Inauguration Day windstorm and Seattle's large snowstorm of 1996.
In the future, Mass believes humans will interpret and relay information, but computers will take over the forecasting aspect. Eventually, they may not only predict weather, but create what Mass calls an "environment prediction system," which monitors air quality, river flow, flooding and wild fires.
Right now, he focuses on specific projects as steps to his future goals.
"There are a lot of things to do," said Mass. "These things don't just happen."
He has worked on several projects that advance the collection, interpretation and practical application of data. For example, Mass and his colleagues decided to combine various observations from weather cameras and forecasts to improve transportation.
Their Web site, www.wsdot.wa.gov/Rweather/, shows different weather conditions in all areas of Washington state. It displays camera shots and overhead radar views at different highway locations, as well as construction notices, pass conditions and weather-related warnings.
On severe weather days, the Web sites may receive between 300,000 to 500,000 hits. In the future, Mass hopes to prove the correlation between heavy rain and traffic, then implement appropriate road signs that flash warnings such as, "Heavy rains ahead, slow down." He even envisions the convergence of cell phones and weather warnings.
"You can be driving around with your cell phone on, and it'll start beeping and tell you 'bad weather ahead,' 'slow down,' 'roads closed,'" Mass said.
He also maintains a ferry transportation Web site, which utilizes sensors attached to ferries to display wind direction and temperature.
In another project, Mass and his colleagues flew sensor-equipped planes into storms and clouds. The temperature sometimes dropped as low as negative 40 degrees, and the plane's windshield became covered in ice.
However, Mass was not scared; the meteorologists knew enough about severe weather to recognize how to get out of potentially dangerous situations.
Mass also helped guide the first unmanned aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean, which stands out in his mind as the most fun project of his career, and hinted at impressive possibilities for the future.
Mass also helped plan the route for the unmanned aircraft in 1998. Named Laima after the ancient Latvian goddess of good luck, the aircraft weighed 28.9 pounds and could travel up to 55 miles per hour. It carried data sensors, meteorological instruments and a global positioning system for navigation purposes.
Laima departed from Newfoundland en route to Scotland, a trip that would take 2,044 miles. Due to limited technology at the time, scientists lost contact with the aircraft for most of the trip. They were not sure when or even if the Laima would complete the journey successfully, as two prior attempts had failed.
Mass remembers sitting in his UW office when he received the phone call, informing him of Laima's successful venture. He still keeps a recording of the message.
Laima now sits in the Museum of Flight.
Ultimately, plans are underway for a new generation of unmanned planes to travel from Hawaii to the West Coast, a trip longer than the Atlantic crossing.
"Oh, I was pretty happy," Mass said.
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Esophageal Spasm
Topic Overview
What is esophageal spasm?
Esophageal spasms are irregular, uncoordinated, and sometimes powerful contractions of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Normally, contractions of the esophagus are coordinated, moving the food through the esophagus and into the stomach. Esophageal spasms can prevent food from reaching the stomach, leaving it stuck in the esophagus.
Esophageal spasms are uncommon. Often, symptoms that may suggest an esophageal spasm are the result of another condition such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or achalasia, a problem with the nervous system in which the muscles of the esophagus and the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) don't work properly. Anxiety or panic attacks can also cause similar symptoms.
What causes esophageal spasm?
The cause of esophageal spasm is unknown. Many doctors believe it results from a disruption of the nerve activity that coordinates the swallowing action of the esophagus. In some people, very hot or very cold foods may trigger an episode.
What are the symptoms?
Most people with this condition have chest pain that may spread outward to the arms, back, neck, or jaw. This pain can feel similar to a heart attack. If you have chest pain, you should be evaluated by a doctor as soon as possible to rule out or treat cardiac disease.
Other symptoms include difficulty or inability to swallow food or liquid, pain with swallowing, the feeling that food is caught in the center of the chest, and a burning sensation in the chest (heartburn).
How is esophageal spasm diagnosed?
Your doctor can often determine the cause of esophageal spasm from your medical history by asking you a series of questions. These include questions about what foods or liquids trigger symptoms, where it feels like food gets stuck, other symptoms or conditions you may have, and whether you are taking medicines for them.
The diagnosis can be confirmed with tests, including a barium swallow or endoscopy. These tests use X-rays or a small, lighted viewing instrument to examine the inside of the esophagus. Your doctor may also do esophagus testing, a set of tests used to check the condition and function of the esophagus. Tests measure acid levels in the esophagus as well as the strength and pattern of muscle contractions in the esophagus.
Other tests may be done to determine whether chest pain may be caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the abnormal backflow (reflux) of food, stomach acid, and other digestive juices from the stomach into the esophagus.
How is it treated?
Treatment for esophageal spasm includes treating other conditions that may make esophageal spasms worse, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is usually treated with changes to diet and lifestyle and medicines to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach. Spasms themselves may be treated directly with medicines such as nitrates and calcium channel blockers to relax the muscles of the esophagus, although these medicines are not always effective. Your doctor may also recommend certain types of antidepressant medicines. Even though you may not be depressed, they can help with the pain.
Treating anxiety with relaxation and controlled breathing exercises may also help to reduce symptoms.1
In rare cases, surgery is used to treat esophageal spasm. The surgeon cuts the muscles along the lower esophagus. This procedure is usually performed only in serious cases that do not respond to other therapies.
Other Places To Get Help
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Web Address: | www.acg.gi.org |
The American College of Gastroenterology is an organization of digestive disease specialists. The Web site contains information about common gastrointestinal problems. |
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Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
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This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. |
Related Information
- Fass R, Dickman R (2006). Noncardiac chest pain. In MM Wolfe et al., eds., Therapy of Digestive Disorders, 2nd ed., pp. 969–984. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
Other Works Consulted
- Kongara K, Soffer E (2003). Esophageal motility disorders and noncardiac chest pain. In SL Friedman et al., eds., Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Gastroenterology, 2nd ed., pp. 283–298. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Author | Monica Rhodes |
Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
Specialist Medical Reviewer | Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
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Official forum changes, real life names to be displayed {WoW}
Jul 6th 2010 2:32PM Why, yes it would be... under the CURRENT TOS. But, since Blizzard is the owner and modifier of the TOS, and you just sign off on it, I'm pretty sure the language is going to change.
Currently, if anyone posts real-life information about themselves or anyone else, in-game or on a forum, they can be banned.
I guarantee you that this aspect of the TOS and EULA will change as well.
The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day three {WoW}
Dec 31st 2009 1:50PM Happy New Year, Everyone!
The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day five {WoW}
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Breakfast Topic: They just don't get it... {WoW}
Oct 19th 2009 3:04PM I've always been a fan of Franklin Lloyd, the Engineering trainer in Undercity, as a nice nod to Frank Lloyd Wright the architect.
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Aug 25th 2009 2:57PM I'm also a little concerned about this. While I'd be happy to let others earn titles, I have to admit I don't want mine to go away. Does anyone know for sure how these new titles will be implemented, and if veterans will be able to keep theirs?
Breakfast Topic: What's your favorite raid boss? {WoW}
Jun 12th 2009 2:48PM Shadeprince, I'm fairly sure the Sartharion "Run away..." is a bug. He used to say something different.
"Run away, little girl, run away," was the sound used by the Big Bad Wolf in Opera when you were turned into Red Riding Hood.
That said, Sarth is pretty fun, but for what it's worth, Shade of Aran has my vote!
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Brazil wants a multi-role fighter to patrol the skies as much as monitor smugglers in the Amazon and guard the country's offshore oil rigs. But Brasilia also wants the multi-billion dollar contract to re-energize a long-dormant domestic defense industry through indigenous production and as much technology transfer as can be afforded, or, perhaps, allowed.
Given the USA's more restrictive technology transfer policies, Boeing should consider itself fortunate to remain in the competition, although the F/A-18E/F is certainly an acceptable aircraft for Brazil's requirements. Brazil's deep political, industrial and even cultural (the latter is my personal observation) links with France seem to give the Rafale the edge. Of course, if affordability becomes the overriding issue, Saab's very capable Gripen could surprise the competition.
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this is really bad, everything is being litigated now. When selections come down to being within 1% and other factors what do you do?
the stakes are so high, one company wins, the other goes out of business.
We're going to litigate the DoD and the gov. to death, i don't know what the answer is, maybe DoD just starts building all the systems themselves with gov employees and contract out small part
just don't know
So the Typhoon strikes out, again. Seems like every time it faces any real competition, the Typhoon crashes and burns. The notion that the UK may forgo the F-35B and opt, instead, for a navalized Typhoon is ludicrous, as the latter would wind up being more expensive and less effective. Indeed, I would say that the entire Typhoon program is an utter failture, both fiscally and militarily. As has been pointed out, a jobs program for EADS, a bail out for UK, German, Italian and Spanish defense industries…
I agree with you Stephen. It looks like Dassault will win. Another indication for that are the yesterday's news that French will collaborate with Brazil for the construction of the Nuclear Sub. So, again, it seems to me you are right, since technology transfer and offset work seem to be playing a major role in this competition.
Thanks for adding the detail about the Brazil-French nuke sub. France's Dassault also still owns a stake in Embraer, I believe, and supplied Mirage 2000s to the FAB. I've heard from Brazil, however, that the Mirage experience for the FAB has not been entirely positive for Dassault, and that could come back to haunt them in this competition. The Gripen could be more than a darkhorse.
The future fighter for FAB will be RAFALE. No one in MERCOSUR wants to be "encarcelate" with EEUU sencible tech nider EU, incluided England (because Malvinas war remembrance).
But apart of this, Brasil and Argentina thinks in the future aircraftcarrier and both countrys are pretty large with many ocean milles.
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You are quite obviously an American. How can you beleive that any military aircraft comp. is based on the performance of a product and not the politics…? Based on performance, the Typhoon would have not have lost to a warmed up F-15 in Korea, it was hardly surprising that Korea selected an American product when their goverment will pay for them with the US military "aid" they receive, is it?!
I think Gripen will win this one, more than capable for what they need and a lot cheaper than the rest!
Any one of the fighters mentioned would be acceptable choices. In this circle, there are no lemons. So even if the final selections are political choices – the Brazilian Air Force would not really be short-changed. I am surprised that the Boeing is still in the running – given the loops buyers will have to jump through to obtain weaponry from the US. The real differentiators in this class of fighters are avionics and weapons management. The Gripen selected by the SAAF has proved to be a capable, cost effective platform – well suited to the more rustic environments.
I'm surprised Boeing is still in the running too. Not because the Super Hornet doesn't match up well with the others, but because of the tech transfer requirements. All public indications so far are that the US government is supporting the bid, but we haven't heard what the congressional staffs think about it.
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In our first tutorial, we explained how to use Robot Framework with the famous Selenium Library.
Robot Framework (RF) includes many libraries : In the RF package you have 8 standards test libraries (builtin, OS, Screenshot, Telnet, Collection, String, Dialogs and Remote), and many external test libraries, like Selenium Autoit, eclipse, Watir and more.
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We suppose that you've read our first tutorial and you have configure your environment in consequences. So, now we could re-use the previous tests files for this tutorial. However, we will change some parameters and add functions, but we'll keep the previous tests.
So, we'll use the same files for this tutorial, but instead of making a Google search and click on selenium link, our new test scenario will take a list of words in parameter and put them in the Google text area in order to verify that our words appear in bold on the result page.
Now we can create a new test file, called : mySecondTest.txt
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To get value from your list you have to use this syntax :
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In this example, you get the second element of the list and this will log the words : WALLIX .
The file mySecondTest.txt :
*** Settings *** Documentation This is your second test Resource common.txt Resource google-search.txt *** Variables *** # List of searched words @{myWords} Selenium WALLIX robotframework *** Test Cases *** Go To Google Page [Documentation] Go to google home page Open Browser to Google Page # This our new test case : Test Google Result [Documentation] TestCase for test google Result Submit Loop Search @{myWords} [Teardown] Close Browser
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Just for reminder, the ressource file common.txt, will be like this :
*** Settings *** Documentation This ressource file contain common and globals variables Library SeleniumLibrary 25 localhost 5556 *** Variables *** ${browser} *chrome ${sel_speed} 0
(For your information, we have set the selenium default time out at 25, because sometimes, the network could be too slow and this example could fail)
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The loop and conditions are define in the google-search.txt ressource file.
We still use the older keywords. Our first test have to pass anyway!
*** Settings *** Documentation this ressource file contain spefic keywords for running ... Robotframework and Selenium Lib *** Variables *** ${google_url} http://www.google.fr/ *** Keywords *** Open Browser To Google Page Open Browser ${google_url} ${browser} Maximize Browser Window Set Selenium Speed ${sel_speed} Title Should Be Google Input Search [Arguments] ${search} Input Text lst-ib ${search} Submit Search Click Button btnG don't wait Click Selenium Link Click Link http://seleniumhq.org/ Selenium Blog Should Open Title Should Be Selenium - Web Browser Automation
We add to function in order to run our second test :
Go to google Home Page Go To ${google_url} Get Bold Text ${return} = Get Text css=em [Return] ${return}
In the second function, we use a variable to get the result of the keyword and return them. Later we'll have to use this result on our test. (This two keyword "go to" and "Get text" are define in the Selenium Library)
Then, we have the last function with the loop :
Here we pass the list in argument. The list must be the lastest parameter.
Example :
Example Function [Arguments] ${int} @{myList}
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All instruction in your loop should have in front of them "\" and two space between the backslash and the keyword.
Here we use the keyword : Run Keyword If . With this keyword you can make condition. Here you can traduce like that, if ${boldText} is not equal to ${myWord} then the test FAIL.
You can also use the keyword Exit For Loop instead of FAIL.
Now, you can write more complex test scenarios, with loops and conditions.
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Baseding to the a latest animal trial inside Journal of Biomedical Research, low doses of bisphenol A (BPA) could cause lower testosterone production. After two weeks of normal oral BPA administration, adult male rats were found to get significantly lower sperm counts than controls. The BPA also appeared to decrease the manufacturing of important sex hormones, for example FSH.

Rat models are usually not right transferrable to must effects BPA may have on human sperm production and sex hormone regulation. The url between oral BPA intake and reduced sperm fertility, serum testosterone, and FSH levels in rats won't occur on the same extent in individual men, even at proportionate doses. The complete mechanism connecting oral ingestion of BPA along with its influence in rats is not perfectly understood.

Usually there are some trials in animals that have previously led scientists astray, specially in pharmaceutical trials and disease studies. Regardless, this study may further public capacity BPA consumption by delivering another potential negative side effect from the chemical.

Low serum testosterone, one of the results of BPA utilization found inside rat models, is additionally commonly seen in adult male humans. Some sites approximate that nearly Fourty percent of middle-aged and older males experience low serum testosterone amounts.
Males experiencing persistent and true low testosterone levels (or "low T") or hypogonadism, testosterone procedure often helps return testosterone levels to normal. Inside the animal trial on BPA, however, testosterone therapy only adequately treated a portion of the rats' low serum testosterone and similar problems. BPA exposure might be a new area for urologists to research of males with low testosterone not giving answers to typical treatment should the link between case study translate to humans. Find additional info about erection problems and also other health related issues at http://www.malereproductivehealth.com
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Virgin Mobile to sell the Kyocera X-tc
The Kyocera X-tc is an unannounced phone that appeared on Virgin Mobile's web site. The X-tc is a slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard for messaging, and it costs around $100.
Virgin Mobile is on a roll lately, with the Virgin Mobile Shuttle released late last year and most recently the Helio Ocean 2. Now it appears it will also be offering this Kyocera X-tc, a slider handset with a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. Features include a 1.3-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, a speakerphone, a Web browser, and a media player with external control keys. It also has access to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The X-tc costs about $100.
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Today at 12pm i became the owner of a 2002 TDCi Ghia mondeo was pretty pleased until 10pm this evening my first problem arrives. The drivers door will not lock using the central locking , but will lock with the key. The little button to lock the door from the inside above the handle , will not push in on the drivers door but will on all the others.
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Do It Smarter: Those Cleanups You Hate
Our grandmas did these dirty jobs regularly; now we can hardly bear to face them once or twice a year. Here's how to get them over with, fast.
If your cupboards are painted or laminated, use a liquid all-purpose cleaner like Mr. Clean Multi-Surface Spray. Rinse with a soft cloth, and dry. For finished wood, de-film with a product that's specially made for that surface. Try Weiman Furniture Cleaner ($5.49), which beat five competitors in GH Research Institute tests.
Tip: Every few days, quick-wipe the cabinets nearest your stove with a damp cloth then you can postpone the big job even longer.
Grit your teeth, climb up the ladder, and try this one-two-three trick: Sweep an electrostatic duster along the blades to remove loose particles (Swiffer has a long-handled duster that makes the job easier; $8). Then work premoistened cleaning wipes (such as Pledge Multi Surface) over all sides. To get at stuck-on residue, use a scrub pad made for cleaning nonstick cookware.
Tip: Before you begin, spread an old sheet on the floor below the fan, so you don't end up with another mess.
Skip the shaky ladder. Instead, grab the Carrand SmartNozzle Deluxe Window Squeegee: a pivoting tool that's 71/2 feet long when assembled ($60 for three parts). Attach the Carrand to your garden hose and fill its canister with a glass cleaner, such as Windex now you're ready to spray, scrub, rinse, and squeegee.
Tip: Try not to work when the windows are exposed to direct sunlight: Fluids will dry before you can wipe them off, which is what causes streaking.
Fine blemishes can usually be buffed out with a paste wax that's sold at hardware stores (try SC Johnson Paste Wax). But if the marks go deeper, you'll need to apply a color treatment. Consider the Guardsman Furniture Touch-Up Pen Kit ($4.50 for three pens light, dark, and medium), which quickly camouflaged cuts in our tests. (GHRI also tried the old-fashioned rub-it-with-a-walnut trick: It may have worked for Grandma, but it didn't work for us.)
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Sponsorship Opportunities
NCSS invites you, a leading education supplier, to collaborate with us, and discover a truly unique opportunity for repeated exposure to thousands of educators. Stand out from the crowd! Sponsorship is your opportunity to gain additional visibility and exposure. Sponsor an event or service at the 94th NCSS Annual Conference. There are several opportunities to suit your needs and budget.
Sponsorship Benefits
The following benefits apply to all sponsorship opportunities. Please see the description of each sponsorship opportunity for more information.
• Title sponsorship listed as "Sponsored by (your company's name" in the Annual Conference Preview and Program
• Sign indicating company name and sponsorship placed at the event
• Four complimentary conference registrations
• Listing on the "Thank you Sponsors" signs located in the registration area
• Sponsor ribbons for company representatives
• Your logo and Web link to your website on the NCSS Conference web page
First Timer Scholarships
Help support participation among teachers in Louisiana and Mississippi in high-poverty or at-risk schools attending their first NCSS conference. You can select the teacher(s) to receive your company's scholarship(s), and you will be invited to meet the recipients. Your sponsorship covers conference registration and one-year membership in NCSS.
Fee: $300 toward one scholarship
Name Badge Holders
As the exclusive sponsor of name badge holders, your company's logo will be worn by all conference attendees, and your url would run on the lanyard. You can choose the color to complement your logo.
Social Media Photo Kiosk and Charging Station
Put your brand on one of the most popular spots in the exhibit hall. This combination photo booth/charging station allows attendees to snap branded photos and post them real-time to their Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and e-mail--all while they charge their mobile devices. Your custom artwork wraps both sides of the kiosk, and you get access to all data and photos posted. Posts are also posted to your Facebook page.
Fee: $4,000
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Your logo is featured prominently on the #ncss15 twitter monitor, showing real-time tweets by everyone using the #ncss15 hashtag during the conference. The monitor will be just outside the entrance to the exhibit hall and close to NCSS registration, ensuring that all attendees will see it. Sponsorship includes five tweets per day put out by NCSS.
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The digital phone charging kiosk features a 32" HD LED screen, dual speakers, 10 charging tips (covers all major phones and tablets), phone usage analytics and call-to-action messages for lead generation. Scrap the plastic vinyl wrap and go Green with digital signage branding. Use videos and slide shows on the 32" HD LED display to showcase your brand. The kiosk is designed to entice attendees to remain present while they are charging their devices. Advertisers can deliver their messages to captive audiences thru digital signage with the use of video, graphics, animations, slide shows, static images, text and sound.
Fee: $2500 per kiosk
Networking Lounge
Reach attendees as they meet colleagues and check email in the Networking Lounge in the exhibit hall. Sponsorship includes branding of the lounge, your logo on the computer screensaver and desktop background, and signage in and around the lounge.
Fee: $7,000
Advance Registration Packets
Each pre-registered 2015 attendee will receive an advance registration packet that includes name badge and additional key meeting information. Sponsors can provide a corporate or product insert in the registration packet.
Fee: $5,000 for exclusive sponsorship or $2,000 per piece
Exhibit Hall Coffee Stations
Sponsor a full morning of coffee or a single station in the exhibit hall. Signage will acknowledge the sponsorship and an adjacent magazine rack will allow sponsors to display their materials. Choose from among 3-4 stations.
Fee: $4,500 for full morning sponsorship or $1,500 per station
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact the NCSS Meetings Department at 301-588-1800 ext. 109 for details.


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To be a community contributor you'll need to be able to provide one or more stories per week of any length, but preferably about 250 to 500 words along with any relevant photos. If you think this sounds like fun and you live in the following areas; Rancho Cordova, Rosemont, Mather, Gold River or surrounding areas please contact Michelle Ventress, Editor.


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Spirit of America Award
In celebration of its 125th anniversary, United Way Worldwide recognized Procter & Gamble (P&G) with the 2012 Spirit of America award for philanthropy, volunteer efforts and community impact. Continue reading »
United Way USA, based in Alexandria, Virginia, is a non-profit organization that works with more than 1,200 local United Way offices throughout the country as well as offices in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in a coalition of charitable organizations to pool efforts in fundraising and support. The focus of United Way is identifying and resolving pressing community issues, as well as making measurable changes in the communities through partnerships with schools, government agencies, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions, community development corporations, voluntary and neighborhood associations, the faith community, and others. The issues United Way offices focus on are determined locally because of the diversity of the communities served. However, the main focus areas include education, income and health. Visit United Way in the United States
In celebration of its 125th anniversary, United Way Worldwide recognized Procter & Gamble (P&G) with the 2012 Spirit of America award for philanthropy, volunteer efforts and community impact. Continue reading »
United Way St. Thomas- St. John and the Department of Human Services celebrated Day of Caring by uniting the community in the effort end homelessness through Project Homeless Connect. Convening NGOs, the government sector, private companies, and individuals, this project brought together the community. Continue reading »
Established in 2008 by Lilly Endowment, the Global Resident Fellows Program was created to identify, engage and develop the next generation of worldwide United Way leaders. The program offers a year-long leadership development journey through various events and activities led by United Way Worldwide and external thought leaders including on-the-job cross-functional projects, cross-cultural awareness, action-learning projects, mentoring and discussions with United Way thought leaders around the world. Continue reading »
Heath Niemeyer has worked for United Way since 2007 and currently serves as the Director of Resource Development at United Way of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas. One of 26 United Way leaders representing 14 languages and ten countries, Heath is a recent graduate of the Global Resident Fellows Program, where he acknowledges that being exposed to and working with different cultures, approaches and points of view has helped strengthen his ability to address local priorities and programs. Continue reading »


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Historic LoDo: Donald Prothero, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Occidental College and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology, will offer a PowerPoint presentation and sign his new book Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future ($35.00 Indiana University Press). In his book, Prothero describes how major scientific ideas that are accepted by the entire scientific community (evolution, anthropogenic global warming, vaccination, the HIV cause of AIDS, and others) have been attacked with totally unscientific arguments and methods. He argues that science deniers pose a serious threat to society, as their attempts to subvert the truth have resulted in widespread scientific ignorance, increased risk of global catastrophes, and deaths due to the spread of diseases that could have been prevented.
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Colfax Avenue: Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the best-selling author of the hit books Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook, Vegan with a Vengeance, and many other titles. Her website, Post Punk Kitchen, is beloved by millions, and she has been named favorite cookbook author in VegNews for seven years running. Moskowitz will provide samples and discuss and sign her eagerly anticipated new cookbook Isa Does It: Amazingly Easy, Wildly Delicious Vegan Recipes for Every Day of the Week (Little, Brown).
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Volunteers needed to help on public lands
Mar 28, 2015
The website Get Outdoors Nevada has information on volunteer opportunities in Southern Nevada with the Bureau of Land Management, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service and the National Park Service. There are lots of ongoing openings, such as maintaining the cactus garden at Lake Mead's Bible Visitor Center or trail host in the Spring Mountains. And, during cooler weather, half-day and daylong events such as trail maintenance and cleanups.
You can find more information, and sign-up for a monthly newsletter with the listings, here. The national Volunteer.gov website is here.
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