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Pronounced: ahl-TRETT-uh-meen
Classification: Alkylating Agent
Altretamine exerts its anti-cancer affect by a process called alkylation. Alkylation damages the DNA of cells, which prevents them from dividing, and causes them to die. Since cancer cells divide faster and with less error-correcting than healthy cells, they are more sensitive to this damage. Altretamine is also metabolized into formaldehyde, which is cytotoxic (fatal) to most cells.
Altretamine is given in a pill form, multiple times per day, and should be taken after meals. The dose is based on your body size. If you miss a dose, you should talk to your doctor. If you vomit after a dose, talk to your doctor about whether or not to take another dose.
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of Altretamine. Talk to your doctor or nurse about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4 F), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
For more suggestions, read the Neutropenia Tip Sheet.
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion. Read the anemia tip sheet for more information.
Platelets help your blood clot, so when the platelet count is low you are at a higher risk of bleeding. Let your doctor or nurse know if you have any excess bruising or bleeding, including nose bleeds, bleeding gums or blood in your urine or stool. If the count becomes too low, you may receive a transfusion of platelets.
Read the thrombocytopenia tip sheet for more information.
Take anti-nausea medications as prescribed. If you continue to have nausea or vomiting, notify your doctor or nurse so they can help you manage this side effect. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms. Read the Nausea & Vomiting Tip Sheet for more suggestions.
Call your doctor or nurse if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Your oncology team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods that absorbs fluid and can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange and grapefruit sections, boiled potatoes, white rice and products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration. Read Low Fiber Diet for Diarrhea for more tips.
See OncoLink's section on fatigue for helpful tips on dealing with this side effect.
Peripheral neuropathy is a toxicity that affects the nerves. It causes a numbness or tingling feeling in the hands and feet, often in the pattern of a stocking or glove. This can get progressively worse with additional doses of the drug. In some people, the symptoms slowly resolve after the drug is stopped, but for some it never goes away completely. You should let your healthcare provider know if you experience numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, as they may need to change the doses of your medication. See OncoLink's section on peripheral neuropathy for tips on dealing with this side effect.
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Although calls to the New Zealander Restaurant and Pub on Webster Street have not been returned, there seems to be some effort to resurrect the establishment.
Conversations on the restaurant review site Yelp include a discussion about its possible return.
Mike T. of San Ramon says, "I'm currently in the process of working with the new owner on getting this place open. We are currently looking to refresh the restaurant, while keeping the same concept and same chef."
He notes that this effort could take a while: "We ask that you be patient with this change over as there have been paperwork bottlenecks, (especially with the liquor license), that need to get cleared up. Please visit the [restuarant's]website, which will be updated with further information, and we look forward to seeing all of you back when we reopen."
Well OK, mates, there's the latest. We'll hope to see the doors open sooner rather than later.
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May 5, 2006
Some basics of the VARIABLE block
From the "Edit" menu, choose Define Variables...
I clicked the "Create" button and created a variable called Jim1.
My choices are Logic, Number, or Text... I choose Number.
I drop a VARIABLE block onto the desktop... the configuration menu allows me to select Jim1 as my variable.
Then I drop in a MOVE block... I "wire" the Jim1 variable to feed into the Power port.
Most blocks have these drop-down wiring ports... left side is input, right side is output... using these, you can use the actual values from blocks (and your own defined variables) to feed values directly into other blocks...
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I'm starting to envision complex programs being littered with tons of 'wires'. It might bring new meaning to 'spaghetti code'. :)
- May 6, 2006, 2:28:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
It does sometimes get very confusing, but the editor tries to sort things out automatically, and does a reasonable job. There are also ways to force the wiring into more "manual" paths if you so desire. All in all, it's a nice trade-off, but some things do end up looking like spaghetti (particularly complex math... but, hey, at least you can do it).
Brian Davis
- May 6, 2006, 3:44:00 AM
Assuming the ability to have 'myBlocks' have input and output wires, I would think that 'complex maths' would be a perfect candidate for such things.
How complex do the included maths get anyway? (Maybe another topic suggestion...)
+ - ?
/ * ?
(in radians? in degrees?)
x^2 ?
x^y ?
SQRT(x) ?
>> << (bit shifting) ?
I'm sure there's some functions I'm forgetting, but that covers the basics of algebra, discrete mathematics, expodentials and trig.
And before you ask, yes, I've can see a use for every single one of those in various applications, most of them involving the distance sensor and the servo-rotation sensor.
- May 6, 2006, 6:29:00 AM
Here's an SQRT routine I wrote tonight in NBC. Use the SQRT macro to call it with contant or variable. Call it like SQRT(abc). Result is in sqrtResult. If you're concerned with multi-threading, use a mutex.
#define SQRT(X) mov sqrtValue, X \
subcall sqrt, sqrt_ret
// data segment
dseg segment
// return addresses
sqrt_ret sdword
sqrtPairs byte[] 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
sqrtPaircount sbyte
sqrtValue dword
sqrtResult dword
sqrtP dword
sqrtR dword
sqrtM dword
sqrtN dword
dseg ends
function: sqrt
return address: sqrt_ret
return value: sqrtResult
params: sqrtValue
thread sqrt
// if the input value is 0, we're done
set sqrtResult, 0
brtst EQ, sqrtDone, sqrtValue
// init the paircount array
mov sqrtPaircount, 0
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, 0, 0
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, 1, 0
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, 2, 0
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, 3, 0
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, 4, 0
brtst EQ, sqrtPairsOK, sqrtValue
mod sqrtN, sqrtValue, 100
// DEBUGLOGD('PairsLoop_sqrtValue:',sqrtValue)
// DEBUGLOGD('PairsLoop_sqrtN:',sqrtN)
replace sqrtPairs, sqrtPairs, sqrtPaircount, sqrtN
div sqrtValue, sqrtValue, 100
add sqrtPaircount, sqrtPaircount, 1
jmp sqrtPairsLoop
// get the leftmost pair
index sqrtP, sqrtPairs, sqrtPaircount
set sqrtResult, 1
// find the sqrt for the leftmost pair (1-9), if 0 we're not here!
mul sqrtN, sqrtResult, sqrtResult
brcmp GT, sqrtFirstOK, sqrtN, sqrtP
add sqrtResult, sqrtResult, 1
jmp sqrtFirstLoop
sub sqrtResult, sqrtResult, 1
// got the sqrt of the first pair in sqrtResult
mul sqrtN, sqrtResult, sqrtResult
sub sqrtM, sqrtP, sqrtN
// in loop we get 1 new digit in sqrtResult for each pair
sub sqrtPaircount, sqrtPaircount, 1
brtst LT, sqrtDone, sqrtPaircount
mul sqrtM, sqrtM, 100
index sqrtP, sqrtPairs, sqrtPaircount
add sqrtM, sqrtM, sqrtP
// find the next digit
set sqrtN, 1
mul sqrtR, sqrtResult, 20
add sqrtR, sqrtR, sqrtN
mul sqrtR, sqrtR, sqrtN
brcmp GT, sqrtDigitDone, sqrtR, sqrtM
add sqrtN, sqrtN, 1
jmp sqrtDigitLoop
sub sqrtN, sqrtN, 1
// got the next digit
// calculate the new value to continue with
mul sqrtR, sqrtResult, 20
add sqrtR, sqrtR, sqrtN
mul sqrtR, sqrtR, sqrtN
sub sqrtM, sqrtM, sqrtR
// add the new digit to the end of the result in sqrtResult
mul sqrtResult, sqrtResult, 10
add sqrtResult, sqrtResult, sqrtN
jmp sqrtBigLoop
subret sqrt_ret
- Sep 4, 2006, 7:59:00 PM
- JaJa Binks said...
If I have two sensor blocks of same type (say the light sensor block) connected sequentially. Does one block overwrite the intensity value of the other block if I am using the intensity output of both the block some time in the future ? Should I store the output of sensor in a variable ?
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Inside a house, filled with bodies, 'Edward' and 'Bella' are embracing.
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WWE RAW 10/29 Ratings Breakdown ~ The Deluxe Lounge
by, 11-01-2012 at 04:43 PM (4871 Views)
I know what you're thinking. How did RAW fair this week in the ratings? Did they continue to decline? They did climb in the ratings this time around? What did I wear for halloween? And how many girls call me on a regular basis?
Well, here are your answers. Better than the previous weeks but not by much. No. Yes. A wolf mask. And, more than you can imagine. Alright, that last one was a lie, but the others aren't. This time around, RAW received higher numbers than they've gotten over the last two months or so. Is this a good sign of things getting back to normal? Only time will tell. But until then -- time you FEED! YOU! MORE! numbers.
The October 29th WWE RAW with the fallout from Hell In a Cell did a 2.95 cable rating. For the most part, it appears things are slowly but surely returning to normal for the flagship show. Well, in terms of ratings, if anything else. It's still below average, but its definitely more acceptable than the previous weeks of 2.5s and 2.48s. It's also worth noting that this is the best rating RAW has gotten since the football season began. Take that however you feel. Anyways, let's take a look at what helped and hurt the show this week.
The opener with CM Punk and Mick Foley did a 3.21 quarter rating. How do you open up a show properly? Well, by having a heated verbal dispute between CM Punk and Mick Foley, of course. And what do we get from this verbal dispute? The announcement that we will be having a WWE Survivor Series traditional tag match involving Punk and Foley as team captains. Not just that, the teams will be announced at the end of the show. A strong opening in terms of viewership, perhaps the strongest of all three hour RAWs, and its rewarded by announcing the main event of the next PPV and the picks at the end of the show. Nice way to hook fans.
JTG vs. Ryback lost 432,000 viewers. Yet another bad sign for Ryback, and you know something -- this irritated me. First off, what sense does it make for Ryback to go from facing WWE champion CM Punk in the MAIN EVENT the night before to opening the show against a jobber named JTG. Huge step down! If Ryback is a main eventer, doesn't he need to face, oh I don't know, main eventers?? Get him away from jobbers. Secondly, the fact that Ryback is losing viewers is a clear indication that pushing him soon was a bad idea. It's exposed his flaws to a lot of the viewers and, based off of the statisics, they do not like what they see. His matches are predictable to the point that they've become misable and that needs to change. Hopefully things turn around for Ryback.
Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton plus Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young and Titus O'Neil gained 124,000 viewers. We got a nice little increase in viewership for the next two matches. Obviously, one would assume Orton was the magnet attracting the viewers back, but do not count out Wade Barrett or "Hell No" who have also shown in increases in their segments over the last month. Regardless of who was the main DRAW, an increase is never bad.
The segment with Vickie Guerrero and John Cena at 9pm gained 373,000 viewers for a 3.25 quarter rating. The usual time slot people tune in and, for the most part, things are shaping up good for RAW. The AJ Lee and John Cena "affair" is the focus for this slot. Personally, I think the storyline is stupid and couldn't care less about AJ and Cena making "whoopie" especially since Vickie Guerrero has done it before with other wrestlers: Marriage with Edge, affair with Big Show, and interest with Ziggler. I do have some interest in a Dolph Ziggler verses John Cena feud, though. Depending on how terrible this storyline gets, however, that might change very quickly.
Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston and a backstage segment with Vickie and AJ Lee lost 451,000 viewers. Pointless match between Antonio Cesaro and Kofi Kingston that did nothing for anyone. Do I have to repeat what happens when you don't do things with your champions? No? Okay, then I won't. I will say it is nice that AJ Lee is back to wrestling though. I can't say I'll miss her as General Manager -- she was more like a mall cop than anything else working under the real authorities, which is Vince McMahon and the Board.
Zack Ryder and Santino Marella vs. Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal plus Beth Phoenix vs. AJ lost 304,000 more viewers. This hurts me for two reasons. One, this included Beth Phoenix's last match before her hiatus from the company. Two, it also include 3MB who I will admit is a guilty pleasure of mine. Yes, I know they're a joke, but they're a FUNNY joke! Come on. Its a southern red neck, a scotsmen, and a punjabi prince trying to be a boy band and its terrible. You can't tell me that's not comedy gold! Also, its worth noting that for a month, all the segments that Zack Ryder and Santino Marella have been involved in lost viewers. Uh-oh.
Sheamus and Big Show's segment at 10pm did 324,000 viewers for a 2.94 quarter rating. This, so far, is the biggest growth in viewership for the top of the dreaded third hour. See what happens when you advertise stuff ahead of time, WWE? The segment wasn't even anything special. Sheamus comes out to ask for a rematch against Big Show. He talks about how he does not care about winning a belt but he loves to fight -- which asks the question why the hell is he even asking for a rematch to begin with -- and Show comes out to tell him he isn't worth his time. Sheamus picks up Big Show, because we have NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, and slams him with the White Noise. End segment.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes lost 189,000 viewers. Very good wrestling match between two very impressive tag teams. Too bad it did nothing for some of the viewers at home. I'm sure this was around the time fans got exhausted and tune out from the show, like usual. So we really can't blame the guys inside the ring on this one. Three hours is just too long for some fans.
The in-ring presentation with Susan G. Komen lost 143,000 viewers. Great gesture by WWE. Not something fans watch the show for, which explains why some tuned out.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Justin Gabriel gained 59,000 viewers. Looks like Justin Gabriel is becoming a regular fixture on RAW. On top of that, his match gained some viewers. Is this a sign of things to come? Let's see.
The final segment with Team Punk and Team Foley gained 708,000 viewers for a 3.26 overrun rating. This should surprise no one. The show was built around this segment and it was first thing advertised at the start. It gained the most viewrs and it had the highest rating of the entire show. I won't lie when I say I was kind of disappointed when the contestants were announced, but I still do have some reserves about it. Depending on what WWE does with it, I may end up salivating for it or completely skipping it. Only time will tell.
As usual, I leave you guys with the video of the week. This video takes a look at the pros and cons of the main event and what things WWE can do to make us excited for it. They only have two weeks to do it, and yes you read that correctly, so here is hoping things heat up:
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The Performance Measures project uses a balanced scorecard approach to evaluate the Exchange Network's past performance based on several sources of data, including customer satisfaction surveys and operational data. The goals of the Exchange Network Performance Measures Project are to:
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2010 Camaro
It seems my December '09 editorial has generated quite the number of emails recently. This is definitely a great thing and I'm glad to see so many are getting into the modern era muscle car. After all, we all have one thing in common-we want to see the Camaro stick around for years to come.
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I received my new, black 2SS six-speed back in June and the car gets faster and a little noisier as I break it in-so after spending over 45K Canadian, I am NOT gonna start spending more money to make it "faster." It's just my opinion but Chevy nailed the car out of the gate and she flies and sounds great. If I put a supercharger on her, I believe GM will void my warranty!
So here is the deal, Henry, these cars cost big bucks and have stringent warranties now, so underdrive pulleys and cold-air intakes might be OK, but go much deeper than exhaust and the small stuff and there goes that great warranty coverage. That is why I ain't screwing with a pretty amazing package out of the box! Cheers.
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Read your article and I hear you loud and clear. I've had my ride since July and it's still bone stock. It's got the LS3 and I've been looking at exhausts and CAIs but just haven't done anything to the car yet. I admit that I'm used to old style small-blocks (sold my Chevelle to buy this) so working on this is just a little intimidating for me. I'm on the Camaro5 website pretty much but would like to see more stuff in the magazines about the products available for this car. Especially some type of comparison shootouts, etc. Anyway, I love the magazine so see what you can do for us. My dream would be to drop an LS7 under the hood like the concept GM had at the Carlisle GM Nats this past spring!
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I am a longtime CHP subscriber and an avid Chevrolet nut. My toy is a 1968 Camaro RS with the original 327 (built pretty healthy 11:1, 64cc aluminum heads, 0.507/0.507 lift 0.244/0.244 duration, etc.) and a TCI Streetfighter TH350 with a Hughes 3,200-stall converter. But, this email isn't about me, it's about some of the members of my car club, the Northern Kentucky F Body Association (www.nkyfba.com).
We have several members with 2010 Camaros, and one of our members, Craig Newport, owns a local speed shop here in Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincy Speed. In the past few weeks the guys at Cincy Speed have been modding several new Camaros with many modifications, including a cam swap, cold-air intake, and a complete exhaust with long-tubes to x-pipe which already dyno'd 469 hp and 442 lb-ft to the wheels. Give him a call and let him know I sent you-I'm sure he'll be more than happy to send you pictures with their incredible results.
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Just a quick note to say thanks for the very well done December issue with the excellent story on the GM crate engines. I think this is the most comprehensive article I have seen providing all of the pertinent information pertaining to this new technology. This issue is definitely a keeper thanks to the well-documented information you guys provided. It even made me start thinking if I too should change out my old school 383 stroker with World Products Sportsman II heads and a host of Edelbrock speed parts for a late-model crate engine in my '65 Chevelle. I have upgraded my Chevelle with a Tremec five-speed and really enjoy the fun that the stick with overdrive brings to my driving experience. While I understand the power and torque that these new engines are able to generate there is nothing like firing up my Chevelle in the garage and having the entire house rattle. The new engines do not seem to have that wonderful sound that the older high-performance engines have. So I think I am going to stay with my old school small-block. Thanks again for the well-documented article, it was clearly insightful and thought provoking.
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The physics curriculum introduces students to concepts and methods that are fundamental throughout the sciences. It provides opportunities for first-hand experimental and theoretical investigations, together with the study of those basic principles that have led to profound scientific, philosophical, and technological developments. While many of our majors go on to graduate study, we have structured our programs to be sufficiently flexible that they also accommodate students wishing to study abroad, or to combine physics with other fields of study, including medicine and interdisciplinary programs in astrophysics, biophysics, chemical physics, computing, and engineering. These different options can be accommodated by selecting either the traditional or interdisciplinary major, which have somewhat different requirements. The interdisciplinary major has the noteworthy feature that it can be started in the sophomore year, but it is not designed for students interested in graduate study in physics.
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The astronomy curriculum centers on studying the phenomena of the extraterrestrial Universe and on understanding them in terms of the fundamental principles of physics. We offer a variety of courses that introduce students to the most recent developments in astrophysics. Students have the opportunity to perform observations with the Strawbridge Observatory's optical, solar, and radio telescopes and to participate in astronomical research in collaboration with a faculty advisor. Haverford's membership in the 0.9m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory also offers students the chance to travel to southern Arizona to obtain optical astronomical observations. Students frequently present their work at conferences, visit colleagues at other institutions, and/or visit a telescope facility such as Keck or the VLA. The upper level courses contain substantial project-based investigation and/or are substantially research-driven.
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SBA Wants To Give Small Businesses The World: Exporting Can Help U.S. Businesses Expand, Create Jobs
By: Cassius Butts, Regional Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration
In today's global economy, selling goods around the world can bring large rewards. It just makes good business sense to expand your prospective customer base to the more than 95 percent of the world's population outside our country whose demand for American goods is growing every day.
Small businesses now constitute 34 percent of total export dollars, and comprise approximately 97.8 percent of all exporters. At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) we provide counseling, training and financing to ensure that small businesses have the tools they need to tap into the global market—and we're seeing results. Since FY 2009, SBA has guaranteed 6,400 loans to small business exporters for over $3.3 billion and supported more than $6.3 billion in exports.
The SBA and other Federal partners are all working toward the goal, set by President Obama through the National Export Initiative, to double our exports by 2014. To help us reach that goal, the President recently signed trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama to expand export markets for American companies. Additionally, in his State of the Union, the President announced that we will do more by launching talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union. This National Export Initiative is a win-win, because access to more markets means more customers, more sales of U.S. goods and more jobs here at home.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, exports are vital to Florida's economy. In 2009, export-supported jobs linked to manufacturing accounted for an estimated 1.8 percent of Florida's total private-sector employment. One-seventh (14.2 percent) of all manufacturing workers in Florida depend on exports for their jobs. More impressive is the role that Florida's small businesses play in exports. A total of 39,643 companies exported from Florida locations in 2010. Of those, 38,077 (96 percent) were small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 employees. Furthermore, small and medium-sized firms generated over two-thirds (68 percent) of Florida's total exports of merchandise in 2010.
I'm proud of the work SBA's South Florida District Office has accomplished in working with our lenders to make capital available to fuel export entrepreneurship. In 2012, 79 loans totaling more than $53.5 million were approved specifically for creating and building export business in south Florida.
If you are a small business looking to export, U.S. Export Assistance Centers are a great resource. The mission of the Export Assistance Centers, which are staffed by professionals from SBA, Department of Commerce, the U.S. Export-Import Bank and other public and private organizations, is to provide the help that small businesses need to compete in today's global marketplace. South Florida is served by three centers located at: 5835 Blue Lagoon Dr. Ste. 203, Miami; 1850 Eller Drive, Ste 401, Fort Lauderdale; and 13805 58th Street N., Ste 1-200, Clearwater.
SBA has made it a priority to help small business exporters by providing a number of loan programs specifically designed to help develop or expand export activities. If you own or wish to start a small export business, the following SBA loans may be available to you:
- The Export Express Loan Program offers streamlined financing up to $500,000. It is the simplest export loan product offered by the SBA. Any business in operation at least one year that can demonstrate that the loan proceeds will support its export activity is eligible.
- The Export Working Capital Program offers financing up to $5 million as a credit enhancement. This program is delivered through SBA Senior International Credit Officers located in U.S. Export Assistance Centers.
- International Trade Loan Program offers loan financing for fixed assets and working capital to businesses that plan to start or continue exporting, or that have been adversely affected by competition from imports.
If you already export your goods or services around the world and have used a federal government program or assistance to get there, the SBA also has something for you. SBA and Visa have launched the "2013 Export Video Contest" that will offer current small business exporters the opportunity to educate other small businesses about the benefits of exporting and the government programs that can help. Winners can receive up to $10,000 in prize money from Visa. We're accepting entries through April 5, 2013. Visit challenge.gov for more information on eligibility and contest rules.
If you're ready to explore the possibilities and challenges of exporting, SBA and the federal government's trade promotion and export finance agencies are ready to help U.S. businesses meet the challenge. Whether your firm is new to exporting or in need of a refresher on the latest ideas and techniques, business.usa.gov/export provides need-to-know information for small businesses on how to meet the challenges of the world economy.
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The Justin Men's Black Cow Boot JB1104 is a great looking boot and built with the same quality that you have come to expect from Justin Boots. This sleek black boot features a 12" upper, Black Cow vamp, J12-medium round toe, single stiched welt, unit heel, cushion insole, and black runner utility outsole.
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Las Vegas has become the world's most popular holiday destination, with more visitors per year than any other city. That's quite an achievement for a city that's sprung from the Nevada desert and become a scarcely believable playground for all tastes.
Las Vegas hotels come in all shapes and sizes imaginable, from the Luxor pyramid, to the glitz of Caesar's Palace through to the decadent luxury that is the Wynn & the Encore at the end of the Strip.
While the city is marketed primarily as a place for adults, there's plenty for families to do as well. Most of the hotels in Las Vegas have catered in some ways for the underage, Excalibur has nightly jousting shows over dinner, Circus Circus has an indoor rollercoaster and amusement park & the MGM has a fantastic five pool complex complete with waterfalls & grottos.
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The most famous attraction in Vegas is gambling and there are countless enormous glittering casinos where you can spend hours hypnotised by card games and slot machines. This city also offers lots of great nightly entertainment, including comedy shows, live musical theatre, erotic dance clubs, variety shows and circus acts. Also, get a thrill on the rides, such as "The X-Scream" at the Stratosphere Hotel and "The Roller Coaster" at the New York New York Hotel. That's not all that Las Vegas has to offer though, you're only a short drive away from untouched desert with some of the best vistas in the States, Red Rock Canyon is less than an hour away, as is the world famous Hoover Dam, or the more adventurous could always book a helicopter ride and see the Grand Canyon.
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poohcarrot wrote:...and if I keep a condom in my wallet, I'll never have sex.
Depends if the wife knows about it.
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poohcarrot wrote:...and if I keep a condom in my wallet, I'll never have sex.
mystmoon wrote:Well, it always rains when I forget my umbrella, so I figure keeping it on me is a very efffective anti-rain charm
Mrs.Fowl is deathly sick. Artemis Fowl and his fairy friend Holly Short go back in time in their underwear to bring back an extinct lemur to use the brain fluid to save his mum. They accidentally bring back an old enemy whos an evil fairy. She exits the time stream earlier so she appears before they go back in time in the first place. It turns out the cause of the illness is the evil fairy, Opal Koboi possessing Mrs.Fowl and recreating the symptoms.
But if she was the cause, how did she get there in the first place without her first being sick so that they could go back in time to bring her back?
And they also bring young Artemis back to help, then wipe his mind. But he still remembers a bit about fairies, which is the only reason that he started exploiting them in the first book anyway.
chuffed wrote:My theory is the universe is screwed up because of belly button fluff.
why is it you only ever notice it's there when you're in the bath or down the pub?
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edited to addTonyblack wrote:Catch-up wrote:Who's Wee Dug wrote:I think it's the Year of the Second Inception Tony.
Just peeked at the CA site and that's what the new stamps say.
That's next year, right? What's this year?
cheery_j. wrote:So that's why we use those boring numbers on roundworld....
I sat down on a broken chair (which only creaked ominously, but didn't do anything else) at work yesterday. Seeing me jumping up again with a 'woaha' entertained the kids so much, I can easily imagine the hilarity had the chair collapsed.
KingCarrot wrote:cheery_j. wrote:
@Tony, do you know if Sir Terry ever visits Wincanton during this event?
Tonyblack wrote:KingCarrot wrote:cheery_j. wrote:
@Tony, do you know if Sir Terry ever visits Wincanton during this event?
Tonyblack wrote:Yes, he usually does as it's not too far from where he lives. He might not be there the whole weekend, but I'm pretty sure he tries to make it. When I went in 2006, we got a sneak preview of The Hogfather movie (or at least one episode of it). That was the time when I was using the urinal in the town hall and Terry came and used the one next to me. NOT the time to get into a conversation.
Tonyblack wrote:There was a signing event, so yes I did.
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It's definitely a challenge!
JEM is an American who has lived in Thailand for many years. (We are not using his full name or posting his picture at his request.)
He began to study Chinese in 1970, and he now works as a US Library of Congress Certified Braille Transcriber.
There is a profile of him at his website and it explains how he ended up there:
I watched persons who were blind and had come to my small town from all over the world to train with their new dogs.
I realized at a very young age that these persons were as normal as anybody else; they just couldn't see very well.
A series of chance occurrences in Thailand, drawing on this background, led me to work for the (blind) founder of the largest foundation for the blind in SE Asia … chances that only occur when you get up and go places.
|View from JEM's balcony.
Apartments in Thailand often have no kitchen as there is so much street-food available that many never bother to cook - I bought my own refrigerator but a couple of batches of cheese draining cuts into my available food space.
|View from JEM's hallway of the Buddhist Wat next door.
|Forest Wat in Ubon
Can you buy cheese in Thailand?
Pizza / mozzarella is now consumed in Thailand along with 'ham & cheese' sandwiches at my local 7-11 (one slice of ham and a slice of pale yellow process cheese). There is a big import tax on dairy products, but if you buy at the Makro in at least 1 kg (2.2 lb) quantities (Makro is the Dutch-based equivalent of Costco / Sam's) the price of Italian and Dutch/Danish cheeses is not so bad.
|A young girl's first day at the School for the Blind in Lampang, Thailand, taken in 2003.
|JEM's homemade Neufchatel
How did you get interested in making cheese?
Also, because of import duties, imported cheese in Thailand is very expensive and the local cheese, other than the industrial type, is very limited.
What are you making?
My cheese making is very limited, as I have no kitchen. I make a batch of cheese which I liken to Neufchatel from 6 liters (1 1/2 gal) of raw milk (which I pasteurize in two 3L (3Qt) batches ) then use mesophilic and flora danica cultures. After a few days draining, I press and let dry in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks. Then, I either eat it or give some to Thai friends.
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Do you have a press?
Very make-shift - just 2 small plastic ice buckets one with holes punched in the bottom and a 6 liter (1 1/2 gallons) water bottle about half-way filled with cement ... about 10 pounds or so.
Do you make anything else?
I use the mesophilic and flora danica cultures and the cheese result just depends upon how long I can keep it in the refrigerator before it gets eaten.
I was tasting my Fromage Blanc and I had this sensation that it tasted familiar but I couldn't place it - I later decided to give it some more flavor with some garlic powder (not garlic salt) made here in Thailand and some Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning which I bring back with me each USA trip. When I mixed that up and tasted it, it became obvious: it tasted just like Boursin with the exact same crumbly texture -- not smooth like cream cheese but that is probably from the guar gum anyway.
|JEM's yogurt
My favorite thing to make these days is sauerkraut -- never made it before in the USA but it comes out real good and healthy to boot.
Well, we'll save that for another article! Thanks, JEM.