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MoreThe region of Košice and its environs is situated in the east of Slovakia. Its core is the L-shaped Košická kotlina basin. This fertile and densely populated basin is surrounded by mountain ranges, which offer excellent possibilities of hiking and recreation.
MoreThe region of Bratislava is situated in the south-west of Slovakia and its southern part stretches along the Danube, follows the Slovak-Hungarian border while its western extreme traces the Morava river and simultaneously the Slovak-Austrian border.
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Dennis Dixon: Philadelphia Eagles' QB jobs up for grabs
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Published: Feb. 18, 2013 at 03:47 p.m.
One of the reasons the Seattle Seahawks are among the NFL's most fascinating teams is coach Pete Carroll's vision of constant competition. Russell Wilson is a prime example, overtaking favorite Matt Flynn and veteran incumbent Tarvaris Jackson in last summer's quarterback derby.
The early signs suggests new coach Chip Kelly plans to preach that same gospel of competition for roster spots and starting jobs. Former Oregon star Dennis Dixon, signed last week, already has been given the impression that the Week 1 quarterback job is up for grabs.
"From my understanding, the job is open," Dixon said in a conference call Monday. "It's going to be a very competitive nature around here. It's pretty much open. May the best man win."
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Translated, that means lenders will have to work harder to compete for customers, making mortgages and other types of loans easier to get. That could help offset some of the pain if loan rates continue to drift upward, as many experts expect.
In shopping for a loan, the consumer will be freer to emphasize the best deal, rather than merely hoping that someone -- anyone -- will approve an application. The FICO survey found that 36% of lenders expect the loan approval rate to increase. Only 15% think it will decrease, the lowest for that pessimistic view that the survey has ever registered.
"This is the first time since we initiated the survey in 2010 that expectations for the growth of credit demand did not exceed expectations for the growth of credit supply," says Dr. Andrew Jennings, chief analytics officer at FICO and head of FICO Labs, the firm's research arm. "This shows the strength of the U.S. economic recovery and is in sharp contrast to what we see in Europe."
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Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. ( SLXP ) posted second quarter 2013 earnings of 68 cents per share, above the year-ago earnings of 56 cents. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense, the company reported second quarter earnings of 76 cents per share, up 33.3% from the year-ago quarter but below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 85 cents.
Second quarter revenues increased 30.1% to $235.4 million and surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $227 million.
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Key product Xifaxan (rifaximin) posted sales of $150.6 million, up 29% from the year-ago period. Growth was driven by Xifaxan 550 mg, which gained FDA approval in Mar 2010 for hepatic encephalopathy. Strong formulary coverage and encouraging data should help drive Xifaxan 550 sales further.
Salix is working on the development of a next generation rifaximin - rifaximin soluble solid dispersion (SSD). A phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study was initiated in Jun 2013 for the prevention of complications of early decompensated liver cirrhosis.
Salix is also looking to develop an extended intestinal release (EIR) version of rifaximin for Crohn's disease. Patient enrolment in two phase III studies is expected to commence in the second half of the year.
Salix's purgatives, MoviPrep and OsmoPrep, generated revenues of $20.8 million, flat from the year-ago period. Apriso delivered sales of $39.2 million, up 80% from the year-ago period. Apriso scrips increased 45% during the quarter.
Salix' sales force is promoting Relistor for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients with advanced illness who are receiving palliative care, when response to laxative therapy has not been sufficient. Relistor scrips increased 48% from the prior-year quarter with sales coming in at $8.5 million.
Salix is also promoting Solesta to physicians as an option to treat fecal incontinence in adult patients who have failed conservative therapy. Solesta sales were $1.5 million in the reported quarter. The company launched Fulyzaq during the quarter. Deflux sales were $5.9 million.
While research and development expenses increased 66.2% to $45.2 million during the quarter, Salix recorded a 23% increase in selling, general and administrative expenses which came in at $80.3 million. The increase in SG&A spend reflected higher personnel costs and increased marketing expenses related to new products and higher legal costs.
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Salix is conducting a re-treatment study, TARGET 3, with Xifaxan 550 mg for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diarrhea. The company had received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA for its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xifaxan 550 in Mar 2011. With the TARGET 3 study commencing in Feb 2012, Salix could gain approval for the IBS indication in mid-2014.
The delay in Xifaxan 550 mg's approval for the IBS diarrhea indication is disappointing for Salix. Xifaxan is the company's primary growth driver.
The timely approval of Xifaxan 550 mg for the IBS diarrhea indication would have been a major boost for the company -- the IBS diarrhea indication represents significant commercial opportunity.
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Salix is looking to seek FDA approval for budesonide foam for the treatment of active mild to moderate ulcerative proctitis or proctosigmoiditis by year end.
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Salix changed certain aspects of its guidance for 2013. While the company expects Apriso sales to be stronger than originally expected, Fulyzaq and Solesta sales are expected to lag original expectations. Overall revenue guidance remained unchanged at $920 million. However, the company now expects earnings of $3.20 per share, below the earlier guidance of $3.37 per share reflecting lower gross margins and a higher share count. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is currently $3.42 per share, well above the new guidance.
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Third quarter 2013 earnings are expected to be about 84 cents per share on product revenues of $238 million. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate is much higher at 92 cents per share.
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Salix' second quarter results were mixed with the company beating on revenues and missing on earnings. While Apriso's performance was strong, Xifaxan revenues were slightly soft on a sequential basis. Meanwhile, Solesta's performance is disappointing - Salix expects sales to pick up in the second half of 2014.
Salix currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). We expect investor focus to remain on updates on Relistor and data from TARGET-3 (due later this year/early next year).
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I REALLY, REALLY HATE to share these photos here (well, the family ones at least) because they seriously suck. The family one's aren't sharp and I picked poor locations, and the colour is SO bad!!! But since Amber's comments on my set with the mom/daughter, I have been trying SO hard to figure out how to get skin tone right. I'm using one of those skin tone charts and selecting colour somewhere on their face (cheek or forehead usually, not sure if that's the best spot?) to see if it's right and/or what needs changing. And I can't seem to get it right!!! They all look so yellow, or so red to me, and nothing seems right. Clearly my monitor's calibration is not quite right, and I'm just not used to what I'm seeing.
Can someone tell me what the colour in these looks like to them? Am I at ALL on the right track? Sooooooooo freakin' frustrated with my photography and my editing skills right now.
4. (This guy is DH's best friend, and I swear, in all the time I've known him, this is about the biggest smile he ever gives.)
5. This and the next one are the only ones I really like, but still not sure about colour.
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I think you're being way too hard on yourself. I am no expert but I think these look overall really great. I do see some yellow in their skin in #s 1, 5, and 6, and the wood bridge/walkway is very yellow in 1-2 compared to #3, but I think relates to the sun glow in #1 and the large amount of yellow leaves in #2.
But if these were mine I'd love them! I love the sharpness. And the setting/bokeh in the last two are so pretty.
I like this set better than the mother and daughter set.
#1 love the setting I feel like it does not compete with the picture like it does in #2 I think the only thing I would change is mom looks a little underexposed (but my screen is way off so idk) and moms hand bothers me.
#2 The backround hill is really beautiful but the wires lead my eye to the backround rather than the family. Also this may just be something that I notice but when I am shooting people I tell them to open the hands so they don't look like the fingers are chopped.
#3 nice shot but woulda liked it more with the backs to the bridge like in #1
#4 great light, great shot u can't help how everyone smiles
#5 LOVE IT! beautiful great job!
#6 LOVE IT! My favorite of the set!
We all have those days but I think that is what makes it all more deserving in the end that we EARNED it. We read and looked at threads and dreaded that first shoot and did all those freebees to learn but then when you see a shot where you just GOT IT it makes it that much better! I can't even tell you how many free shoots I did before I started charging and even now I have a far way to go but I am learning thru every person I shoot.
Also, if u throwout ur camera please tell me where U live first lol jk
Tracey you are being way too hard on yourself. These look really nice to me. I'm sure they will love them.
That said, I can completely relate to that feeling of frustration when it seems like it just isn't working. That's part of the reason I haven't been picking up my camera as much (the other is time). I just felt like I wasn't improving and, if anything, seemed to be getting worse results. You are definitely constantly improving though and these are lovely.
Tracy, the color on these look SO much better than the ones of just Mom and Daughter. You're doing something right. If the color looks off to you, it could be your calibration. Really...they look great. Can't comment on focus at this size, but they look fine to me.
I don't think these are bad at all. A couple of things could make them a little better.
#1. Dad is tucked behind daughter too much. Would have been better to have daughter right in the crook of his arm. I realize he couldn't then be touching his son, but that would probably have looked okay.
#2. We have 2 different photos going here. The spontaneous not looking photo, and the traditional photo. The image would be much stronger if it were just one of those things.
#3. This would have been improved if they were simply standing closer together. Really just the boy on the right. The gap there makes the photo feel uneven.
#4. No problems here. Nice photo. I think it's a nice smile. My DH is the same way. It looks genuine and not forced which is perfect. The white in the corner of his eye may be too white. Did you brighten that? I'd scale it back some.
#5. The color on this is fine. It's a touch bright which makes the reds out of whack, but the ratio between colors is fine.
#6. I just love this photo. The composition is so nice and cozy.
So, there is a lot of yellow in the background, which I don't mind at all, but if you did it could be fixed. This is usually because the background is often in full sun while our subjects are in shade....so, two different colors of light. The only way to fix this is with masks.
Thank you SO much for the helpful feedback and encouragement, ladies! You just have no idea how frustrated I've been!! I'm really glad these come across better than I thought they did, and especially glad that the colour is good, given the hours I've spent on it!
Thank you for the CC on the shots themselves, Tia and Amber. That will help me moving forward. This is the first real 'family shoot' I've tried, and I was not entirely sure how to get them all to pose together, plus I was not assertive enough when things didn't look quite right.
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You have no idea how many times I set people up and look thru the lens and it was not quite what I was going for. I just say lets try this and if I don't like it I say ''nope I lied were going to try it this way.'' It's just a nice way to put it
Just a quick update, I freaked out today, after my hours of work earlier in the week, to discover I had somehow corrupted one of the images I'd struggled with the most. I re-edited and ended up doing a composite, got a much nicer result for #2 (I think), which Amber pointed out was two different styles of photos in one. I'm so glad! I think the colour, etc. looks good in this one too? Hope so! I'm quite happy with it, and happier overall with all of these, thanks to the great encouragement and huge help I've received with feedback on colour and everything! Thank you!!
New composite for #2:
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I think you did a great job! I am not the best at CC'ing but I Love them all! #5 is my favorite. I love the mountains in the background in #2 but the power lines are a little distracting to me, maybe if you take some at that location next time take them like #3 stand where you stood there! But great job! Love them! Don't throw your camera and computer out! keep up the good work!
You got some awesome feedback! I'm sorry I didn't chime in earlier. These are all lovely photos, and I'm sure you're going to have LOTS more people asking you to take their portraits after seeing these. I love the new composite. I think it looks wonderful!


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I have about 400 of my .45 ACP reloads that obviously were not belled sufficiently in the case processing phase. What resulted is a run that has the slight silver crescent, or shaved lead around the case mouth. This has affected headspace and many if not all, will not completely seat in the chamber, resulting in an out of batter condition, followed by the subsequent failure to fire. I have two options, there may be more. 1. Sit down and run my fingernail around each bullet and test in the removed barrel of my .45. 2. Reseat the bullet a few thousands and hope to shear the balance of the crescent as the bullet is seated. While I am confident of option one, it will take a while. What are your thoughts?
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Have done the same thing. My fix for 50 rounds was small sharp bladed knife, blade at 90 degree to case, right at case mouth. Lay round on smooth surface, press blade against bullet, roll cartridge. And to remind self not to do it again.
What we have here is... failure- to communicate.
I have taken a case and cut the mouth into a 4 toothed hole saw kind of arrangement. Slide it over the bullet and shave it til it reaches the case mouth.
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Those Republicans certainly don't take defeat graciously, do they? What they seem to have failed to understand, perhaps not unreasonably after eight years of "my way or the highway," is that the American people soundly rejected the Republican Party.
If you look at a map prepared by the NYTimes, to which Hal Brown referred some weeks ago in this column:
you will see that there was a massive shift towards the Democratic side throughout most of the US. I didn't count the counties that went more for Obama than they did for Kerry four years ago, but I don't think it's outrageous to say that shift occurred in close to 90 percent of the country.
The Republicans are ignoring that dramatic shift and are bent on conducting business as usual. I think Obama is challenging them with the Holder nomination, basically daring them to continue politics as usual. The American people, regardless of what Many people say here, are not passive, they are active in wanting change. How many small donors contributed to Obama's campaign? This may have been the first time in history when an election was "bought" by the voters. Obama will have his Holder in due course.
Similarly, a majority of the current Senate voted in favor of moving forward with a bailout plan for the auto industry, but the measure failed because it did not achieve the 60 votes needed to effect cloture. My main beef with the Democrats is that after receiving that 52-35 vote in favor of a procedural move towards passage they simply rolled over and played dead. I'd have gone forward with the measure and screamed my head off when the Republicans started filibustering. The United States is not in the mood to let this minority send our country further into ruin.
I'll point out to the Republicans that the election of 2008 was their notice that there is handwriting on the wall, and that Daniel could be viewed as being prophetic of that party when he said:
And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE (literally a "monetary toll"), God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; TEKEL (literally a "tokenary weight"), you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting; PERES (literally a "division" or "portion"), your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.


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by sheppie on Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:32 PM
So I am on the urgent list here in Canada and saw the Gastro dr in June. It was done this am. But question.........no biopsy. That is what I was scheduled for. It was too late to enquire as I was out of it and he was onto the next patient. I just remember the nurse saying "oh you didn't get a biopsy today". HUH???? So the CT scan 1st picks up a IPMN with great certainty and the size 7mm. Then a MRI done 6 months later picks up a fatty lesion that is 1.5 cms. Now the EUS picks up a 4mm lesion on the pancreas that the dr says "is unlikely to be cancer, but that we must monitor closely".
I am sooooooooooooooo confused. Does this mean that he is absolutely sure that it is not cancer but cannpt put into writing for libel suits etc........? My appt with him in mid Dec and I will never get in before hand. So I sit and stew...again.
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Uefa await report following Liverpool racism claims
Pictures emerged after the game of a number of fans among the 20,000-strong crowd in the Philip II Arena allegedly directing 'monkey noises' at the two black players who featured for Roy Hodgson's team, youth team winger David Amoo and David Ngog, whose two goals settled the match. European football's governing body has confirmed that it is aware of the claims, but on Friday night it was waiting to assess reports from both the Uefa delegate at the game and the referee, the Italian Antonio Damato, before taking any action against FK Rabotnicki. Related ArticlesRoy Hodgson hails David NgogFK Rabotnicki 0 Liverpool 2Jovanovic: I was right to snub RealReality strikes for HodgsonT?z: Torres should join CitySpain basks in golden age of conquestA spokesman for Uefa said: 'We are aware of the matter but we are waiting for the reports from the delegate and the referee.' Once Uefa have assessed the reports, a disciplinary case could be opened against FK Rabotnicki. Though the chants were not audible in all parts of the stadium unlike the sustained abuse directed at the Greek international Sotirios Kyrgiakos for his nationality - and were certainly not widespread, Macedonian football has experienced problems with racism before. Emile Heskey, Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell were subjected to abuse during an England international in Skopje in 2003.
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August 20, 2014
My Father and 'Mockingbird'
It started out as a mother trying to help her daughter's first year of high school begin on a smooth note.
When I noticed our local, historic Fargo Theater was going to be showing "To Kill a Mockingbird" last week, I put it on my "to do list," knowing my middle daughter had been assigned the book for summer reading by her future English teacher, and that the movie, though old and severely outdated, might help the story come alive even more for her.
And, well, it wasn't completely altruistic. I like stories too, and am especially fond of classics. I also am intrigued by Harper Lee and her one and only published work.
I was excited as we grabbed our buttered popcorn and headed to the front of the theater, which was filling in quickly, the movie about to begin. As the black and white film played, I did a quick Facebook update, noting our Thursday night adventure. And my mom responded right away:
"Your dad's favorite book! Wow, I would have loved being there."
How had I forgotten? But I had. In the midst of thinking about my daughter's English class project, it had slipped past me that Dad had chosen this book, among all those he'd read in his study of literature, as his very favorite.
I was so grateful for the reminder, because suddenly I was watching the film not just through my own eyes but through Dad's. What were the elements of the story he most liked, I wondered? What drew him so close to this story? For the rest of our time at the theater, I felt Dad nearby, and during part of it, tears even began flowing there in the dark as I connected with the spirit of this man who was such a big and beautiful part of my life.
It's his birthday month, and also the month of his and my mother's wedding anniversary, August 21.
So I can't help but have Dad on the brain anyway, and then this story...and seeing it there with my daughter...it just sealed the deal.
I thought of how I'd grown up on a reservation, and how the color of one's skin seemed so insignificant to my parents. Why would they have settled there otherwise?
And I thought of story and how much story moved my father, and how much story has always moved me. His respect for story was so strong that it couldn't help but spill into the lives of his two little girls, who listened with awe as he shared bedtime tales about one-eyed monsters and the dinosaurs who used to visit his childhood home in New Rockford, N.D.
It wasn't until after the movie that I shared with my daughter how the story had been her Grandpa Beauclair's favorite. "I was actually thinking about that," she said. "Atticus reminded me of Grandpa."
It's not an exact match but there is some resemblance. The black hair, the glasses, to be sure.
The intellect. The ability to overlook the things that separate us physically to get at the heart of a person.
The way he drew his kids near.
In my childhood years, I was a little like Scout -- always the little sister, always seeking adventure, always curious, and hopefully standing up for justice, just because it seemed the right thing to do.
Yes, the story has many parallels with my life, and in the remembering, my sister reminded me about a book we'd given Dad a while back for Christmas. She then sent Mom on a hunt for the book, and as Mom tells it, it didn't take long for her to find it in a prominent place in their home. "I think Dad led me straight to it," she said.
So we're reading, watching, remembering how much our father and husband loved story and the characters that bring it to life, and the powerful forces of human nature -- the quest for what's good, right and just despite all of our and the world's imperfections -- that have always and hopefully always will motivate us to create a better existence for all.
I'm still learning from my Dad and about my Dad, and I'm finding this happening most of all through appreciating all the more the things that moved his heart.
I can honestly say I haven't lost Dad at all. He's as close as ever through these things, and I love him all the more because of it.
And last but not least, to my mother on the day before her special day of remembering a long and fruitful marriage: Happy Anniversary!
Q4U: What are your associations with this story, or others that connect you to a loved one in your life?
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- Bob Light said...
Beautiful, Roxane! Thanks so much for sharing your gratitude for life with others. And for sharing your faith with me. Much appreciated! God bless you and your family, my friend.
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I keep seeing what look like kegs with the tops cut out while searching for info. Are these used as the boilers for full boil recipes?
They are called Keggles
Boil kettles, HLT, and some use them for direct fire MLT's. A LOT cheaper then buying an actual 15.5 SS pot.
Is the HLT a mash tun?
Where are full kegs even found? Even at the local stores the largest I have seen is a half keg. Will the wort boil over on a 1/2 keg?
HLT = Hot Liquor Tank, that is used to heat up the water going into the MLT=Mash Lauter Tun. There is a lot of talk about how to acquire kegs. To be completely legal you should buy the keg from somewhere like Sabco etc. Others "find" kegs at junk yards or other places.
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Best place is a local scrapyard, for me it's a recycling center. Some breweries will sell the old decommisioned (aka damaged) kegs to the scrapyard, where you can pick them up for 25-35 bucks. Some are not in good shape and may have holes and/or dents, but you can usually find a couple that just need to be beaten back into shape. Add a weldless ball valve kit and you've got a nice 15 gallon SS kettle for cheap.
So will a 15 gallon keg fit on a stand that comes with a turkey frier (already have a turkey frier, hoping the burner would work)?
I am now confused on what a half keg is? I always get kegs from Total Wine near my home and what I always get is the largest they have which is called a half keg. For a party we normally get Miller lite and the half keg comes to $150 including the deposit so when we turn the shell back in the beer normally costs about $100. Is this "half keg" that I am referring to the 15.5 gallon keg that is needed?


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