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In a 1969 issue of the Journal of Political Economy, Wallace Oates published an important paper in the field of urban public finance – 'The Effects of Property Taxes and Local Public Spending on Property Values: An Empirical Study of Tax Capitalization and the Tiebout Hypothesis'.
The paper was the first quantitative test of Charles Tiebout's now celebrated 1956 paper entitled 'A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures'.
As described by Professor Oates, in the Tiebout world:
…the consumer shops among different communities offering varying packages of local public services and selects as a residence the community which offers the tax-expenditure program best suited to his tastes.
In common parlance, we often speak of this dynamic as households "voting with their feet" for the community that best suits their preferences. Additional depth is provided:
…In terms of the Tiebout model, we can conceive of a utility maximizing consumer who weighs the benefits stemming from the program of local public services against the cost of his tax liability and chooses as a residence that locality which provides him with the greatest surplus of benefits over costs.
His hypothesis is:
If consumers, in their choice of locality of residence, do consider the available program of public services, we would expect to find that, other things being equal (including tax rates), gross rents (actual or imputed) and therefore property values would be higher in a community the more attractive its package of public goods.
To test this relationship, Oates gathered data on a handful of New Jersey "residential" communities within close proximity of New York City. His aim was to determine, other things being equal, the relationship between property values and local property taxes and expenditures. Given that all things are never equal, his dataset includes various quality controls for homes in a given town and the distance from each town to the major employment center.
Effective tax rates are used instead of nominal tax rates because it's generally a more representative gauge of a property owner's tax liability.
Oates suggests that by far the largest single item in local public budgets…is primary and secondary education, but given that he was unable to find a direct measure of education quality, he includes data on expenditure per pupil. He suggests that although this is by no means a perfect variable for my purposes…there is some reason to expect that…the quality of local school systems should vary directly with expenditure per pupil.
Some years later, in a book written in his honor, Oates admitted that he "never set out to test the Tiebout model," and that he "had assembled a small body of fiscal data on 52 New Jersey municipalities…as an exercise to learn how to do multiple regression analysis."
This is quite fitting as this dataset was also created to teach introductory regression modeling to the students of an advanced spatial analysis class at the University of Pennsylvania.
It recreates Oates' dataset using data from 2011 compiled from the State of New Jersey, the National Center for Education Statistics and the US Census. Data is included for 550 of the 565 towns and cities listed by the state (look out for outliers in the data).
Included are average home prices, effective tax rates, and two measures of education provision. Like the Oates dataset, this one has a variable for expenditure per pupil but it also has a direct measure of school quality – the student/teacher ratio. Additional controls are also included.
The data is in shapefile format, which is a map file specifically for use with the ArcGIS (Geographic Information System) software package. One of the seven accompanying files that makes up the shapefile is a '.dbf' file which can be opened in Excel and converted for use in any standard statistical package.
The variable list can be found below as well as in the shapefile metadata.
The data which can be downloaded here is free to distribute as long as the below citation is used:
Ken Steif (2013). A Recreation of Wallace Oates' Tiebout Capitalization Dataset in New Jersey, 2011.
Ken Steif is a Doctoral Candidate in the Graduate Group of the City & Regional Planning Program at the University of Pennsylvania. You can follow him on Twitter @KenSteif
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Vampire Diaries Is Up for Five People's Choice Awards Nominations: Do You Know Which Ones?
Get your voting fingers poised and ready for action, fang lovers! Vampire Diaries is up for five 2013 People's Choice Awards nominations.
Not only are Nina Dobrev (Elena), Ian Somerhalder (Damon) and Paul Wesley (Stefan) in the running for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor and Actress, but the show is also up for Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show. How do you like dem blood suckers?!
The real kicker, though, is that the TVD Family is on the brink of being named Favorite TV Fan Following — and we know you're all more fanatical than those Tru-bies, Gleeks or Oncers. But, if you start to question whether or not we'll win this thing, just remember that last year Nina was the first ever actress to get nominated (and to win!) thanks to fan write-ins.
That fact alone should be motivation for voting over, and over, and over again, until your little fan fingers bleed and attract a nearby vamp. Now that might be the only thing that could top our fave show nabbing all five statues.
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More trade unions in Swaziland have said they will boycott this year's undemocratic national election in the kingdom.
The National Association of Public Service and Allied Workers Union (NAPSAWU) reaffirmed its stance of not participating during its congress on Wednesday (6 March 2013).
Outgoing Secretary General, Vincent Dlamini, said NAPSAWU was a member of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA), which had already declared it would boycott. He said NAPSAWU would be bound by TUCOSWA's resolution.
Meanwhile, representatives from other unions, who were invited to address the congress, also supported the boycott, the Times of Swaziland reported.
President of the Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union, Bheki Mamba, said his union would also not take part in the elections, unless political parties, which are banned from the election, were allowed to take part.
Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) member, Mpumi Dlamini, said students would not participate in the elections because they were not pleased with policies taken by the government.
Swaziland United Democratic Front (SUDF) Coordinator, Wandile Dludlu, also said the front was against the elections.
The Swaziland Solidarity Network and the Communist Party of Swaziland have both already declared they will encourage people to boycott the election, which is due to be held sometime in 2013, at a date to be set by King Mswati III, who rules Swaziland as sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch.
Elections in Swaziland are meaningless.
There are two chambers of parliament, the House of Assembly and the Senate. Of the 65 members of the House, 10 are chosen by King Mswati and 55 are elected by the people.
In the Senate, King Mswati chooses 20 of the 30 places. The other 10 are chosen by members of the House of Assembly. None are elected by the people.
King Mswati is in complete control of his kingdom. In October 2012, the House of Assembly passed a vote of no-confidence in the Prime Minister and cabinet.
In such circumstances the constitution requires the monarch to sack the government (he has no discretion in the matter), but King Mswati ignored this and put pressure on the House to re-run the vote, this time ensuring that it did not have the required majority to pass. Members of the House did as they were told and the government continued in office.


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Im not a directions guy. So when my battery was dying after a couple hours I was concerned. I then remembered about battery memory and decided to follow the directions. After cycling the battery properly it now has doubled my use time. Guess it pays to follow directions. I still would like a larger battery with the laptop. Get off the greediness, charge a little more and give people a better battery to start. Then you wont have complaints. Customers first, profits follow.
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(665-S6084) Worst battery ever! I own 2 LTs by other manuf. with standard batteries. One gets 3-4 times the life; the older model gets more than 2 hrs. With luck, Toshiba, lasts just under 2 hrs. before getting re-charge message. I tried all the charging tricks, all the way up, don't go too far down, shut down unneeded programs, everything and nothing helps. My brother has a lower model but he purchased the extended life battery which did the trick so he doesn't have the same problems. I bought a more expensive model, payed more and when I sit beside him I am embarased by the additional expense. I guess the only solution is to buy the extended life battery!
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Battery last on power conserving setting for about one year only. This is my second battery having the computer for only two yrs. Only used for college.
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i got this laptop battery 1 week ago..it has a good battery at first but after 2 weeks my battery wear out for 5 percent. I don't use is that much now since i have a tablet. Don't high your hopes on this battery because it's cheap..DONT CHOOSE THIS!
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Purchased this battery to replace the one that came with the laptop, that quit holding a charge. I read online on the Toshiba site how to extend the life of the battery and followed it. The battery quit holding charge in a matter of just a few months. Horrible quality.
Decent Battery
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We do not use this laptop as much as the average user. It lasted us over 2 years. Recommend getting better battery if used a lot and keeping laptop for a long time.
This isn't the one it comes with.
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The battery that the L655 laptops originally come with is a 48wh, 6 cell battery. A lot of people's complaints are based on the poor battery life they got with this original battery, not the one represented here. My original battery gave me 3.5- 4hrs of life so maybe others were using high settings and had a lot of programs on start up to only get 2. My issue was that after a little over a year the battery began failing and needed replacement, (otherwise i would have given more stars). This one seems to be even better in terms of life.
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Use the eco mode. Increases your battery time by 2 to 3 fold.
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Gilbert & Sullivan's hilarious and tuneful 1881 spoof of Oscar Wilde and the Pre-Raphaelite movement is presented with complete music and dialog by the Ohio Light Opera. Patience was the sixth of the 14 Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations. It played for 850 performances, moving to the Savoy Theatre, where it was hailed as the first theatrical production to be lit entirely by electric light.
"Such a jewel of perfection as 'Patience' deserves a perfect jewel of a performance. This is it! I saw a production last summer, and it was sheer delight. I am most pleased to have an audio souvenir of such a pleasant evening in the theater... Julie Wright Costa was formerly a principal soprano at OLO and is now a true contralto, taking on the great female character roles. She creates a Lady Jane of epic proportions, rotund of voice. She has a magical way with the text, and she's a mean wrestler challenging an imposing double bass in her aria... OLO Music Director Michael Borowitz keeps the musical magic in the pit rollicking along-not a sign of fatigue or ennui from the young orchestra." -American Record GuideNotes & Reviews:
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Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club, North London's most prolific and underrated band, released their fourth album in five years on February 4th through Vagrant Records. This album looks to break exciting new ground yet again for a band that are effortlessly diversifying and innovating at an astonishing rate.
"I feel like we've found the balance between making it interesting and intelligent, but also not highbrow or elitist," says Jack Steadman, noting the band specifically took longer to craft this album. He wrote the record while traveling through India, Turkey and Tokyo as well as the UK and the Netherlands; you can really hear the influence of all the different cultures and their native genres among the beautifully crafted songs on this hugely ambitious record.
The album was produced by Jack in the band's studio in London, making it their most personal record to date. There was always purpose from the beginning to bring everything together for this album, to tell a story from the first track through to the finale with everything interconnecting as a complete body of work. "The whole creation process was a really honest one. Jack's not afraid of us saying a part or lyric doesn't work so we were able to all be very involved at every level'" says guitarist Jamie MacColl. They called in Mark Rankin (in top form having recently mixed QOTSA "Like Clockwork" and AlunaGeorge "Body Music") to help record and mix the album. The album also features familiar vocal contribution from Lucy Rose as well as impressive newcomer Rae Morris.
The straightforward guitar patterns have gone out the window and in their place a juxtaposition of tough, offbeat rhythms with shimmering keys, techno blips as well as Bollywood movie samples over exotic instruments like the marimba (played by drummer and percussionist Suren de Saram). It is a record that is almost impossible to categorize and without doubt a defining record for a band that are not even halfway through their twenties.
A snapshot of Bombay Bicycle Club's history throws up even more unexpected revelations of a band who have quietly become one of the most successful young British bands of their generation. They released their first album "I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose" in 2008 and shortly afterwards won the NME New Band Award beating The XX and Mumford & Sons. They followed this up midway through 2010 with Flaws, which was nominated for an Ivor Novello. Their most recent album, "A Different Kind Of Fix'" was released in August 2011 and like its predecessors, went gold seeing the band's fan base increase exponentially, culminating in various major main stage festival slots including the Reading and Leeds Festival and a sold out Alexandra Palace headline show.
The first single from the new album, "Carry Me'" is available to purchase/download today (http://smarturl.it/carryme) and is a monumental fists in the air dance anthem that is probably the band's most daring, explosive and exciting departure yet from their previous work. The band collaborated with award-winning creative company Powster to deliver a world first interactive music video premiere on www.carryme.tv. You can also stream the audio in it's entirety here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHv74-9tfYE The innovative video reflects the album artwork, paying homage to the great Eadweard Muybridge, known for his pioneering work with stop-motion photography; this echoes the theme of "continuity" which the album is subtly based around; essentially it is a series of beautiful melodies built around clever loops, all in one giant loop. Viewers are able to control the band's actions throughout, essentially making them the director while the band perform in time to the music.
What does this all mean? "I think in terms of the album, there's a romantic side of it," says Jack. "There's a relationship that always seems like it's in the lurch and ending, but it prevails nonetheless." A metaphor for the band? "I hope not!" says Jamie. "I do think it ties into our lack of cynicism, though. More than on any of our other albums, there is a feeling of hopefulness."


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From the article: PCOS Symptoms and Signs
Getting a diagnosis of PCOS can be difficult. Some women are diagnosed early in their teens, while others are not even aware they have PCOS until they try to get pregnant. Symptoms like irregular periods, abnormal hair growth and acne also vary from woman to woman. So I ask, what symptoms led to your PCOS diagnosis?
I hope I have PCOS
- I'm 17 years of age and last year I was diagnosed with Pcos, my life has been very hard because I developed It very early I was eating healthy, drinking only water no soda and exersising 4 times a week and i wasnt losing weight the only thing that was happening was that I would gain 10 more pounds a year I was scared and Depressed , and It took several years and doctors to figure it out. The worst part was when I went to this one doctor who was trying to tell me that i was fat and that i needed to exercise even though i was telling him that I was having only 3 periods a year and I have a healthy diet. A couple years after that a different doctor put me on metformin and prometrium to treat my pcos so far the prometrium is working but the metformin is not. My doctor is still testing me becuase he feels that I have another problem so hopefully I dont and that I need different medicine all I want is for my problems to be solved so I can continue my life without worrying what else I have.
- —Guest Kori
- I went to my doctor after my periods had stopped for roughly 4-5 months. I was 27 and had been regular with menstruation since the age of 12. I had gained a few stone over a couple of years but put it down to lifestyle, and was still in pretty good shape. Blood tests were performed and the results came back with extremely high levels of testosterone, everything else was normal. Because of this I was given an ultrasound which showed follicles on my ovaries, and I was given a clinical diagnosis of PCOS. I was then referred to an endocrinologist and prescribed Metformin, which is a medication used to treat Type 2 Diabetes, insulin resistance and PCOS. This gave me severe stomach upsets and I was switched to the slow release version (SR) which has been fine. I have lost a stone and a half in 7 months and my periods have started again, although they aren't very regular yet. Since diagnosis, I find occasional hairs under my chin and have been put on the pill to remedy this.
- —Guest London Girl
- I found out I had PCOS when I was 26. I've always had irregular periods. So, I didn't think anything was abnormal when I went over a year without having one. I was diagnosed with PCOS when my ob/gyn did an ultrasound and confirmed the ovarian cysts. I have hair on my chin, chest, and stomach. I have acne. Also I carry most of my weight in my abdomen. About a month ago, after once again not having periods, the doctor I am seeing now put me on a special diet. I eat fish, no meat (because of the hormones), veggies, fruit, grains, and greek yogurt. I have lost 23 pounds (need to lose about 200 all together). My period started after about a week without meat or processed foods.
- —Guest terri
after 14 years...just being diagnosed
- I started my period when I was 11 years old. I grew up as the big girl in class. I always had slight facial hair...and to me normal periods were having one for 2 to 3 weeks then not having one for about 3 months or so. When I was 20 I got pregnant and at 20 weeks my body through myself into labor and my son was still born. Now I am 24 almost 25 and my boyfriend and I got pregnant recently...I miscarried and went through alot of tests. After living my whole life thinking I was normal my world crumbled. I was told I have PCOS and need to see a specialist. That happened a week ago so I am still trying to cope and understand whats going on. I guess its just one of those things you have to take one day at a time.
- —Guest Ashley Marie
Just Diagonized
- Hello everyone, i am diogonised with PCOS today. I am 23 and had few regular periods a year. have hair growth on abdomen. I went to see doctor when i didnt had periods for 5 months. He recommended Ultra Sound which showed that both my ovaries are enlarged and have minute cysts on pheriphery. Im depresses
- —Guest Ann
- I've always been skinny. When I was 14 I had my period during 2 months , probably more. This is what caused me to go to the doctor and after an echo I was told that I had PCOS. I was extremely skinny by then. I usually have periods that are irregular and last more than a week. Acne that never completely clears up, some body hair where it shouldn't be and skin darkening specially on my buttocks. My skin also turned incredibly dry when i was in my 20's, I always felt very very tired and slept way too much. I am currently using the pill .
- —Guest Skinny
Do I really have it?
- I'm overweight (have been all my life) and my periods have always been on the heavy side and not quite regular. When I began experiencing slight PMS as a teen (mild mood swings), my doctor told me I have PCOS. However, I dont have any other symptoms - no insulin resistence, no skin velvetization, no excess body hair, no thinning hair, no acne, no period pain - nothing! She put me on birth control, which has totally regulated my periods. Since starting it, however, my blood pressure has been higher than usual (normally it is very low, currently it is 'borderline'). I am not convinced that I have PCOS and I think I should stop taking my birth control pills since it is known that they can cause high blood pressure, but I am scared to just stop. My doctor wants to keep me on the birth control and add a blood pressure medication - did I menton that I am only 28? I am too young for high blood pressure! While I am definately chubby, I exercise regularly and eat a moderate diet. Advice?
- —Guest Jennifer
Mom Diagnosed- Verified by Doctor
- I developed early and got my period when I was 10. I was skipping a lot of periods- sometimes 4 or 5 months at a time. I had acne and had tried everything to get rid of it. I also had an abundance of hair and was having trouble with keeping weight in my abdominal region, even though I was thin everywhere else. My doctor had tested me for Hypothyroidism and Lupus, both tests which were negative. My mom read an article in a magazine about PCOS and said that it sounded like my symptoms. I had an ultrasound of my ovaries, and sure enough I had an abundance of tiny cysts on them, along with a positive result in my glucose-fasting test. I was put on birth control and Metformin. The birth control has made my periods regular, however I suffer from severe PMDD. I stopped taking the Metformin because I couldn't remember to take it regularly. I have found success in keeping most of my weight off by avoiding carbs and eating a high protein diet. I still have very bad sugar mood swings however.
- —Guest Alex
something i didnt want to hear
- It took me a long time before anyone knew why i was having irregular periods and not loosing any weight. Every doctor said maybe pcos but then no till about the age of 21 finally a smart doc came around and actually said it was true. The one thing that was on my mind more then anything can i have babies? he said it is a possibility if i do the diet and work the weight of so that my body can become regular. though its hard i am dedicated to working on this and not letting it control my life and in the future hopefully i will be able to get pregnant when the time is right
- —Guest debra
- I told my Dr that I had some weird symptoms like facial hair, dark skin patches, thinning hair and pelvic pain so he did a ultrasound to check for PCOS. He later called to tell me the blood and ultrasound results show everything looks normal. He did mention however that 1 ovarty is slighty larger than another, but otherwise I'm fine. I'm still not convinced that I don't have PCOS. Too many of my symptoms match PCOS.
- —Guest lisa
Cannot handle another diagnosis
- I am 28 and I have had alopicia my whole life, worn a wig since I was 4. I started going to the gyni when I was 18 and went onto the pill and later on went onto the Mirana loop as I suffered from terrible period pain. I used to go to the gyni anually and at the age of 24 I started developing cysts on my ovaries and I was diagnosed with endometriosis. After my third op in 3 years they found out that I had two uterises (didulphicuteris). I was advised to go off the pill and have been off now for over a year. My periods are regular, I am not over weight, I have never suffered from spot or acne, headaces or any of the other symptoms of PCOS. I went to the gyni for a check up to find out my endometriosis is clear, but now I have been diagnosed with PCOS.Every diagnosis that I have received has been blamed on stress! I bought a book on it and have put myself on a Low Gi, High Fibre, low sugar diet. I am getting married in October and all I want is a family.
- —Guest Jules
"I'm not crazy after all"
- LMP started at 10-1/2 years old. Experienced what was considered PMS 2 years later (nausea, vomiting, chills, terrible cramps), all of which kept me out of school a day or 2 prior to getting my period. At age 18, those symptoms subsided, but then started with migraines and acne (having the clearest skin as a teenager). My acne calmed down for a few years (between ages 24-27), and migraines associated with my period let up by age 30. Acne returned with a vengeance at age 30 (being cystic) on face/chest/back, hair growth changed, melasma on face/legs, muscle cramps, severe weight LOSS, severe mood issues with anxiety/depression, and actually being diagnosed as bipolar at age 35! I was blown off by multiple specialists between ages 35-39. After much research on my own for years, asked my OB/Gyn to do TVS and check hormone levels summer 2009. RESULTS: Ovaries normal; hormone levels not. PCOS finally diagnosed! Prescribed Yaz and spironolactone; feeling hopeful for a normal life at age 40!
- —Guest Stacey L.
- I got diagnosed in 2007 after a miscarriage. Its Been 3 years Since then and I'm still having nno luck. I've tried clomid but it didn't work. So my husband had some testing and well he has a low sperm count so its that much harder for us. All I do is cry and wonder when it will be our turn. So does anyone know if its okay to be on birth control while having pcos? I actually have my periods every month...sometimes twice and month. I Have the black patches of skin and the weight gain. I've gained 60 -70 lbd in 3 years.
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Lifelong issues with PCOS
- I started having irregular periods when I was only 13. Instead of sparse periods, mine were heavy and lasted forever - sometimes months at a time! At 15, my mom finally took me to the doctor. I had a D&C first (like an abortion without the fetus) to see if that would clear out the excess endometrial lining, but it didn't work. So, I started birth control. This regulated my periods. Yay! However, later in life, I found that the pill greatly dampened my libido, so I stopped using it. During my first marriage (age 29), we tried to conceive and were unsuccessful. That's when I was diagnosed with PCOS. My doctor believed that losing weight (I was about 200 lbs. at the time) would help. I lost 30 pounds and kept trying to conceive, without luck. Now, at age 35, I'm in my second marriage and hoping to try for children in another year. My periods are now regular and I'm on a diet and exercise program to get down to my goal weight. If this doesn't work, I will try Metformin. Wish me luck! :)
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- I got married in September 2007 . And we wanted children, so we started trying right on out honeymoon. But my period showed up two days after my wedding. So much for honeymoon baby..... but I just figured we would try later the next month... growing up, my periods were always about every 35 - 40 days. That was normal for me, or so I thought. I went to four obgyns before one of them finally figured out my problem. My first one said i was IR and put me on meds... i didn't care for her, then i changed docs. This doc told me i was IR too, but said that we would try Clomid and see what happens. Blood test and ultrasounds came back with normal results. My symptoms were: excessive facial hair, skin tags (went from one to oodles) irregular cycles, obesity, thinning hair,brown patches of skin, and just not feeling well. I was diagnosed with pcos in October 09 after two years of ttc. now i am on meds, and monitor my Insulin levels every so often. I will have children when the time is right.
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Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 16, 2013
Ambiq Micro, a leader in ultra-low power integrated circuits, today announced the appointment of Eric Smith as Vice President of Operations and Mike Salas as Vice President of Marketing. The addition of these two highly experienced executives brings a wealth of semiconductor industry expertise to this high growth semiconductor startup. Both executives have joined the company effective immediately and they will report to Chief Executive Officer and President Mark Foley.
"Both Eric and Mike share our vision for explosive growth in low-power semiconductor chips that will drive a diverse spectrum of connected devices. Eric and Mike are welcome additions to our management team and I look forward to working with each of them," said Mark Foley.
Immediately prior to joining Ambiq Micro, Eric was Vice President of Operations at Javelin Semiconductor, now acquired by Avago Technologies and Mike was the Vice President and General Manager of the Microcontroller Division at Silicon Labs.
About Ambiq Micro
Ambiq Micro, a fabless semiconductor company located in Austin, Texas, develops products that redefine the meaning of ultra-low power integrated circuits. The company's proprietary SPOT™ design platform dramatically reduces energy consumed in standard CMOS chip designs freeing product designers to expand the features and functions incorporated in their products while exceeding battery life requirements. Ambiq Micro's products change the design and use of energy critical products used in consumer, industrial, automotive and medical applications. Go to http://www.ambiqmicro.com for additional information about the company, technology and its products.


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Happy Birthday Neill
Hey Neill,
I notice that you didn't put down your age on the registration form. :-)
Happy Birthday!
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Yes, Happy Birthday to you! Hope you've had a wonderful day!
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Thanks guys (and girls).
Modesty forbids but do your maths, born in 48!
Had a very casual day at a retirement village working and spent a relaxing night with the wife and the youngest grandchild. When you have so many birthdays, then they have less meaning as they seem to come around every 6 months or so.
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Happy Birthday!
2010 - 1948... take up the two...
< counts on fingers... counts on toes too...>
I don't have enough digits to figure out how old you are - but congratulations!
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Thanks Archena,
this forum is always full of pleasant surprises. Such a great source of caring people.
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Random thought but I have been really looking into CM Punk and I noticed even though CM Punk has a unique look, and is a great wrestler he really isn't his own person. CM Punk not only stole () the GTS from KENTA and a few other moves. He balantally ripped off Daniel Bryan's gimmick of being the Best in the World back in his Ring of Honor days. My question to you guys is do you consider CM Punk almost a copycat wrestler?
To me in a way I do consider him somewhat of a copycat as he is basically a combination of other wrestlers gimmicks and personality such as KENTA's move-set, Daniel Bryan's old gimmick?
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Sabai Technology has received notification that StrongVPN made a change to their OpenVPN setup which affects Sabai Technology customers. Users that are already connected to a server should not see any issues or have need to make any immediate changes to their setup. However, users changing their connection settings or downloading a new OpenVPN configuration will notice that they no longer receive a zip file, but a single .ovpn file.
This change actually makes connecting to your Sabai VPN Router easier than ever before. Rather than downloading, locating and unzipping your OpenVPN configuration, users can now directly upload the file provided by StrongVPN.
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iPhone to get cheaper, better voice control, better MobileMe -- but nano a no go?
The New York Times is weighing in on the previous rumors published by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal saying Apple may working on less expensive device with better voice control and MobileMe, but not an iPhone nano.
Apple's engineers are currently focused on finishing the next version of the iPhone, which is likely to be similar in size to the current iPhone 4, said one of the people. The person said Apple was not planning to introduce a smaller iPhone any time soon. Analysts expect the new iPhone to be ready this summer.
Another person who is in direct contact with Apple also said that the company would not make a smaller iPhone at this time, in part because a smaller device would not necessarily be much cheaper to manufacture and because it would be more difficult to operate.
More important, a phone with a smaller screen would force many developers to rewrite their apps, which Apple wants to avoid, the person said.
An Apple executive reportedly also said it wouldn't make sense to expand the iPhone family at this time, other than continuing the practice of dropping the price of the previous year's model (like the $49 iPhone 3GS still available on AT&T). And that N97 code name reportedly for the iPhone nano? Yeah, the NYT says that was for the Verizon iPhone.
The voice commands (possibly leveraging Siri artificial intelligence?) sound especially interesting as the article suggests they'll be robust enough to replace virtual keyboards for some uses. Likewise, a more "versatile", perhaps cheaper version of MobileMe could finally allow the iPhone to lose its iTunes tether.
Google's Android platform has system-wide voice control and access to ever-growing, predominantly free Google services, so Apple will likely need to address that with iPhone 5 and iOS 5.
Anyone sad iPhone nano may not be a done deal? And does better voice control and MobileMe lessen the sting?
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iPhone to get cheaper, better voice control, better MobileMe -- but nano a no go?
I'm happy with the size of the currant iPhone, I would love to get the new keyboard from iOS 4.3 with Siri integration, and also mobile me could be wireless syncing. I hope mobile me becomes free, I mean yah google makes all of their serves free.
Yes they do, I forgot about that haha google takes all your info and sells it to companies and that's how they make money off the ads.
I guess this depends on definition of "Free". Do you pay for Google services? No, therefore they are indeed free for you. Are the services monetized in any way? Yes, someone pay for the adds and info, but not the users. In truth, nothing is really free, but if we follow this reasoning, we might as well abolish the word "free" from the dictionary.
Improved, systemwide voice commands would be nice, but there needs to be a faster way to invoke them - the immediacy of voice is lost when it takes 2 seconds for the device to be ready for input.
Mobile Me for free? It would be nice but I think it may be a tiered product, many functions with the "free" but there will be ads and then a pay service with more functions and hopefully no ads.
I think a less expensive phone in the Apple family would be nice, with less features or something but to add something to the line up to market against the less expensive Androids, BB's, W7's and webOS's.
Voice control is one of those things that sounds all cool and futuristic, but isn't really very useful. First, you need a quiet environment and nobody around so you don't look ridiculous. Second, even the best recognition gets it wrong enough times to make it frustrating. It's much like handwriting recognition: amazing tech, but usually more trouble than it's worth.
I use it for two things only:
1) When driving. Even autodialing favorites on the iPhone is too cumbersome to do while driving. One of the only things I miss about my blackberry.
2) When exercising. When running, riding a bike, or otherwise sweaty, I usually find less disruptive to say "Play Playlist X" then to swipe and push through the iPod app. Of course, sweat seems to be kryptonite to Apple headphones, so there is a problem there, too :)
MobileMe has potential, for wireless syncing, but it would have to be incremental. Imagine doing a full sync over wireless. Also, it has to compete with the well established Dropbox and Google Docs for document storage. Do I want yet another cloud storage account to fragment my online files?
I've never once use voice control on any of my iPhones. The cam scrap that idea IMO. just give me mobile me for free and I'm happy... Almost. I also need a
4 inch screen, notifications re worked an a refreshed OS. like totally refreshed. If bot I by the HP Touch pad and pre3. That is all.
I don't understand what's with everyone saying they want a 4"+ screen. Anything over 4" is horrible. I remember my friend got a Dell phone that was MASSIVE and she looked pretty stupid with that thing next to her ear. She had to put it in her purse because it wouldn't fit in her pocket. Not at all functional. Not going to happen. I will ditch my iPhone if it gets any bigger than it is now.
As for voice control... It's a feature I could live without.
Revised notifications = hell yes! And I'm really hoping they waited this long for a reason.
4 inch should be the maximum size on the ifone. Notifications needs to be alot better. No need for ifone nano cuz they alredy sell the previous gen ifone at a deep discount. I know alot of people bought the gs aftr the ifone 4 came out!
Me: Siri, find the nearest gas station.
Siri: Turn right ahead.
Me: Siri, get me tickets to see Unknown.
Siri: Is that a movie?
Me: Yes
Siri: Available times are 2:30, 4:00, and 5:30.
Me: I'll take 5:30.
Siri: Is the Grand Palace ok?
Me: Yes.
Siri: How about dinner reservations afterward?
Me: That sounds good. I'd like Saffron at 8.
Siri: Reservation for 2 people?
Me: Yes.
Siri: Good for you. I have your movie tickets, confirmation number in your e-mail. I have your dinner reservation, confirmation number also in your e-mail. Turn left here for your gas station.
I can see that it would be harder to operate with a smaller screen, especially with texting. There could be a iPhone nano prototype, but it doesn't mean that it'll be put into production. While some people may want different types of iPhones like how there's different types of Android phones it may not be in Apple's best interest for that, then the iPhone may suffer from the fragmentation that Android suffers from and Apple has no intention of doing that.
I actually like voice control. It works well and is quite useful at times.
It could get better though (preferably system wide)
You want REAL voice control?? Open text and read. Reply....blah, blah, blah. Send. That's voice command. To call what we have voice command is an insult to real voice command. It gets it wrong MOST of the time, and by the time you do it 2-3 times, it would have been faster to just open the phone and do it yourself. They could make the screen 4", just loose the home button. Don't know why it is there anyway. Starting to make the phone look old. We have the power button, and since Apple is "King of the Swipe" they could work a different way of getting into the phone. But, not sure what that would do to all the apps.
I want better voice commands, that's the only thing my dad's android has my iPhone beat at. I could care less about an iPhone nano. The current voice command setup is weak and since I just broke down and bought the iPhone 4 instead of waiting for them to finally release the iPhone 5 I REALLY hope that all of that will come with the iOS 5 which I can get on my current phone.


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NASA administrator Charles Bolden credits astronaut Alan Shepard's first flight with inspiring his career in aviation.
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Edmonton, AB-- The National Lacrosse League has announced that Mark Matthews from the Edmonton Rush has won the Moe's Southwest Grill Rookie of the Year award for the 2013 NLL season.
Matthews ranked first among rookies and fifth in the league with a team-high 38 goals, third-most by an NLL rookie in history, while scoring in all 16 games played this season. Edmonton's first overall pick of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft led all rookies, finished second on the Rush and 15th in the league with 69 points (38+31). Matthews was also third among rookies with 31 assists and ninth with 47 loose balls in 2013.
"It has been a great year and an honor to play with the players we have," Matthews said.
"To win an award like this reflects a lot on the players I played with and I am happy to be mentioned with some of the great players to win this award."
The Oshawa, Ontario native, who played collegiately at the University of Denver, won three Rookie of the Month, one Offensive Player of the Week, two Rookie of the Week awards and was named to the 2013 NLL All-Rookie Team. Matthews becomes the first player in Edmonton's franchise history to win the Rookie of the Year award.
"Mark made an immediate impact," said Rush general manager and head coach Derek Keenan.
"He led our team in goals and it's not often a rookie accomplishes that. I think the scary part for the rest of the league is that he is going to get better as he grows and matures with his teammates and continues to learn more about playing at the highest level."
The 2013 NLL Season Awards are determined by a vote of the league's Board of Governors, General Managers and Head Coaches.
The announcement of Season Awards continues on Thursday with the Most Valuable Player award presented by Reebok.
The East Division champion and defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks take on the West Division Champion Washington Stealth in the 2013 NLL Championship Game, presented by Reebok, on Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET at Langley Events Centre, live exclusively on CBS Sports Network.
Rush 2014 season tickets are now on sale and available by calling the Rush Office at 780 732-RUSH.
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Are you looking for quality software solutions that are also cost effective? Open source technologies might be your best ally.
Adapting to an open source environment at the onset can be a difficult task. However, with help from a reputed solutions provider such as Asahi, the implementation can be done smoothly. There are plenty of advantages in leveraging open source technology, starting from a one-time investment to cost and time saving.
PHP is a preferred open source programming language for developers all over the world. Asahi Technologies builds personalized web applications, B2C, B2B and e-commerce solutions and offers custom web development services powered by PHP.
Asahi Technologies leverages widely used open source frameworks to develop a variety of web applications for our customers. These include rapid development PHP frameworks such as CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Symfony, Yii, Zend and Python frameworks such as Django, and PERL based Mojolicious. We also build social networks using tools such as Elgg, liferay, and PHPFox.
An open source web framework, Ruby on Rails, is optimized for increased productivity in development. Enhanced by a vibrant group of more than 2100 developers, the web framework has been successful in shrinking the time required for web application programming. As a result, RoR is widely adopted for building stable software applications.
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Terragon develops and commercializes innovative technologies and practices needed to enable habitats to treat their waste locally and safely in order to recover valuable resources to be reused at the site where waste is generated. Terragon researches and engineers highly innovative waste treatment systems which anyone can operate safely, economically and without special ...
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My review of the HMC40 will appear in December DV Magazine.
For the price point, I am very impressed with this camera. The combination of the efficient AVCCAM (Panasonic's implementation of AVCHD) and small form factor makes it an excellent entry-level camera or even as a B camera to the HMC150.
While more expensive, also look at the JVC HM100.
There is debate over whether AVCHD is superior to the XDCAM EX codec of the HM100. I like the control layout of the HM100 better. But HMC40 is also $1000 less expensive (presuming you purchase the $500 XLR block for the HMC40-- otherwise your savings is $1500).
Either camera is superior to the tape-based HDV you are currently shooting.
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About FDA
FY 2001 ODE Annual Report - Part 1 — Advances in Patient Care
Cardiac Pacing To Treat Heart Failure
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|Last year the Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) approved and cleared thousands of devices used to diagnose and treat a wide variety of medical conditions. For a complete listing of newly approved devices, please see Part 2 — INDUSTRY INFORMATION under "Original PMA/HDE Approvals for Fiscal Year 2001." The Premarket Approval Application (PMA) approval website describing recently approved devices with patient information is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/ DeviceApprovalsandClearances/default.htm. Below we highlight several medical devices approved or cleared during this past fiscal year that we believe will have a major impact on patient care.
CARDIAC PACING TO TREAT HEART FAILURE - The InSync® Biventricular Cardiac Pacing System including the InSync® Model 8040 Pulse Generator and leads (Attain™ LV Model 2187 and CS Model 2188), Medtronic, Inc., is used to relieve some of the symptoms associated with moderate to severe heart failure in patients who also have an electrical disturbance in the heart that causes the ventricles not to contract at the same time and are not likely to improve with additional drug therapy. Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot adequately pump blood around the body and may result in shortness of breath or fatigue during exertion. The InSync system consists of the Model 8040 Pulse Generator (which contains a battery and electronic circuitry) connected to three leads (insulated wires) that deliver electrical impulses to stimulate the heart. One lead is placed in an upper heart chamber (right atrium) and the two other leads are placed one in each of the ventricles. The Attain™ LV Model 2187 and CS Model 2188 are specially designed to be positioned within the heart's venous anatomy via the coronary sinus to achieve left ventricular pacing. The therapeutic effect is achieved by simultaneously stimulating the right and left ventricles. The InSync Pacing System is the first pulse generator approved for the treatment of heart failure.
PEDIATRIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR - The Heartstream FR2 AED with Attenuated Defibrillation Pads, Agilent Technologies, Inc. Heartstream Operation, is the first automatic external defibrillator cleared for use in children less than 8 years of age. It is used in infants and children as a life saving therapy if they suffer sudden death due to ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. The Heartstream FR2 AED will be used in the public arena by trained first responder lay people. The device is a system composed of the FR2 pediatric pads and the defibrillator. The FR2 pads use a component (attenuator) in the connector that automatically absorbs energy from the electrical shock coming out of the AED. This results in delivery of a lower-energy shock that is directed at infants and small children. The reduced dose is 50 Joules instead of the standard 150 Joules usually delivered to adults. The availability of this technology may provide earlier recognition and treatment of ventricular fibrillation, which could in turn improve pediatric cardiac arrest survival rates. These patients can now receive a level of care equivalent to that of adults. Agilent Technologies Inc. will be performing an extensive post-market study to evaluate the use of the device.
EMBOLIZATION PROTECTION DEVICE — The PercuSurge Guardwire Plus, PercuSurge, Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., a division of Medtronic AVE, is an embolic protection system that is used during interventional cardiology procedures. The device is intended for use on patients who have previously had coronary bypass surgery and whose bypass vein graft has become blocked. These blockages require treatment such as insertion of a stent during angioplasty, which opens up a narrowed vessel. The PercuSurge device consists of a balloon catheter and aspiration catheter. The device is used during these procedures to collect and remove debris created by the interventional treatment thereby preventing blood clots from traveling into the blood stream. The debris--small blood clots, cholesterol crystals, and other particles--may cause serious problems, such as heart attack, if it is swept down the vein graft into the heart.
CABLE-FREE ENDOSCOPY — The Given Diagnostic Imaging System, Given Imaging Ltd., is a wireless, cable-free endoscopic imaging device that obtains video pictures from within the small intestine. The major component of the device is a 2.6cm x 1.1cm disposable capsule which contains a miniature metal oxide semiconductor imager, light emitting diode illuminators, and a transmitter with antenna. The capsule is ingested by a patient, traverses the small intestine with the aid of the natural peristaltic activity of the intestinal muscles, and is excreted intact through the rectum. The patient may continue his or her regular ambulatory activities while the capsule is moving through the body. During its passage through the gastrointestinal tract, the camera acquires and transmits images by way of radiofrequency to receiving antennas, which are attached to the patient's torso. The images are then transferred to a data storage component worn on a belt pack. They are later downloaded and viewed on a computer workstation for interpretation by a physician trained in endoscopy. This device is intended to be used as an adjunctive diagnostic tool in the detection of small bowel mucosal abnormalities.
INTRAGASTRIC IMPLANT FOR MORBID OBESITY — The LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System, BioEnterics Corporation, is a surgically implanted device that includes a silicone elastomer band, access port and kink-resistant tubing. The system is intended for the treatment of severe obesity and is used to induce weight loss by limiting food consumption (restrictive rather than malabsorption). The silicone elastomer band is placed around the stomach to create a restricted opening, (stoma), and a small gastric pouch to limit food consumption and induce early satiety (feeling of fullness). The inner surface of the band is inflatable and connected by the kink-resistant tubing to the access port (a remote injection site). The access port allows non-surgical, percutaneous adjustments (through the surface of the skin) to the stoma diameter. Use of the Lap-Band System is an alternative to conservative weight-reduction alternatives, such as supervised diet, exercise and behavior modification programs and to other surgical options (gastric bypass and vertical banded gastroplasty). Use of this device may result in weight loss in severely obese patients.
GLUCOSE MONITORING WRIST WATCH — The GlucoWatch® Automatic Glucose Biographer from Cygnus, Inc., is the first glucose monitoring device that doesn't puncture the skin. Adult diabetics wear the device like a watch where a slight electric current pulls glucose through the skin. Glucose levels are automatically read and recorded every 20 minutes for up to 12 hours. Alarms warn users when high, low, or rapidly declining glucose levels occur. Readings are stored so that users can retrieve them at any time. Patients can better manage their diabetes because they receive information about patterns in their glucose levels. GlucoWatch® results may be similar to finger-stick test results taken at the same time, although some readings will differ significantly from finger-stick tests. GlucoWatch® does not replace finger-stick testing and is not for diabetics below the age of 18.
MEDICAL DEVICES WITH SHARPS INJURY PREVENTION FEATURES — These medical devices are designed with anti-stick characteristics to aid in the prevention of needlestick injuries. They may incorporate components such as retractable, shielded, blunted, or recessed needles. Other safety devices may include needleless systems such as pre-pierced septa and blunt cannulae and valved connectors (reflux valves). Examples of medical devices now available with a sharps injury prevention feature include: IV administration sets and accessories; piston syringes; hypodermic single lumen needles; IV catheters; blood collection devices; needleless access devices/systems; and vial adapters. Desirable characteristics may include: the device is needleless, the safety feature is an integral part of the device, the device preferably works passively, the user can easily tell if the feature is activated, the feature cannot be deactivated and remains protective through disposal, the device performs reliably, is easy to use and practical, and the device is safe and effective for patient care. A number of States recognize the importance of safety device use and have implemented regulations related to the use of these types of devices. During this fiscal year, General Hospital Devices Branch (GHDB) reviewed a total of 34 medical devices with sharps injury prevention features including 22 shielded needles, 8 needleless devices, and 4 retractable devices.
PERIODONTAL PRODUCT — The Emdogain, Biora, Inc., is a reformulation of a previously approved product that allows a change from the two-vial administration system to an easily applied gel-filled syringe application. Emdogain is approved to treat intrabony periodontal defects and as a topical application to exposed root surfaces where there is moderate to severe periodontal disease. Periodontal disease occurs in many adults and many surgical procedures are performed to treat this disease caused by accumulation of bacteria. The periodontal disease process can affect the gums (gingiva) and the bone that supports the teeth. This Biora product attempts to treat the disease process through a biological approach. This product contains amelogenin that is thought to have an important function in the creation of teeth and their support. Emdogain gel is used with periodontal surgery and leaves a resorbable protein matrix on the root surface. The new formulation allows the dentist to apply the gel without mixing and therefore decreases the time the patient must be in the dental chair.
HEPATITIS TESTS — The AMPLICOR™ and COBAS AMPLICOR™ Hepatitis C Virus tests, manufactured by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., are the first tests approved by FDA for direct detection of hepatitis C virus RNA using nucleic acid amplification. These tests provide highly accurate results for detecting the virus and can establish whether the disease is active and requires treatment.
IMPLANTABLE MIDDLE EAR HEARING DEVICE — The Direct, Soundtec, Inc., is a surgically implanted hearing device intended to help adults with moderate to severe nerve hearing loss. The implanted portion of the device is a tiny magnet that is attached to one of the middle ear bones. It converts sound to mechanical energy that is directly transferred to the middle ear very much the way normal sound does. The brain interprets the vibrations as sound. This device is different from another implantable middle ear hearing device in that it is minimally invasive. The surgeon goes through the ear canal to place the implant in the middle ear. There are no external incisions. This device is an alternative to traditional hearing aids. Adults who choose this device should have already tried traditional hearing aids and not been satisfied with them.
IMPLANT TO TREAT GLAUCOMA — The AquaFlow Collagen Glaucoma Drainage Device, Staar Surgical Company, is used to treat open-angle glaucoma, a condition in which the intraocular pressure is abnormally high. If left untreated, glaucoma can cause blindness. The device is a small cylinder made of collagen. Implanted in the eye, it helps lower the pressure by absorbing excess fluid. The device is designed to maintain a space under the sclera (the white part of the eye). Once placed there, it swells as it absorbs fluid in the eye. This reduces pressure within the eyeball. Later, the device begins to slowly dissolve until it is completely absorbed within 6-9 months. It is the first device that has been approved for use when excess intraocular pressure cannot be completely controlled with medications. Previously cleared glaucoma devices are used only after medications and trabeculectomy surgery has failed. In addition to reducing intraocular pressure, it may allow patients to reduce the number of glaucoma medications they need to control their intraocular pressure.
WOUND AND BURN DRESSING — The OrCel™, Ortec International, is a bilayered cellular matrix in which normal human allogeneic skin cells (epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts) are cultured in two separate layers into a Type I bovine collagen sponge and serves as an absorbable biocompatible matrix that provides a favorable environment for host cell migration. When OrCel™ is applied to a wound, it serves as a protective wound dressing and provides a favorable environment for the body's cells to grow and secrete various growth factors at the wound site that in turn aid in wound healing. Under the HDE program, OrCel™ is indicated for use in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa after surgery to correct the "mitten" hand deformities through hand reconstruction. OrCel™ also received PMA approval for use in closure of split thickness donor site wounds in burn patients. During the autografting procedure, OrCel™ is placed on donor sites to cover the donor site wounds. As healing of donor site wounds in burn patients occurs, it is expected that OrCel™ will dissolve and the patients' own skin cells will replace the OrCel™ cells, creating a new intact skin surface.
SKIN, WOUND AND BURN DRESSING— The DERMAGRAFT®, Advanced Tissue Sciences, is a cryopreserved human fibroblast-derived dermal substitute; it is composed of fibroblasts, extracellular matrix, and a bioabsorbable scaffold. It aides the closure of diabetic ulcers of greater than six weeks duration which extend through the dermis, but without tendon, muscle, joint capsule or bone exposure. DERMAGRAFT® should be used in conjunction with standard wound care regimens and in patients that have adequate blood supply to the involved foot.
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After a lengthy hiatus, American Jews, especially younger ones, are again focusing on Israel as a top priority.
"During the last seven to eight years, American Jews thought that Israel's worst problems were over and turned their attention to domestic communal problems," said Kenneth Jacobson, director of international affairs for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
A similar attitude has prevailed on Capitol Hill. "It used to be that senators and congressmen were familiar with Israel's problems and had visited there," Jacobson said. "That largely changed with the new Congress elected in 1994 and coincided with the end of the Cold War and a sharp upturn in the Israeli economy."
Newly elected Prime Minister Ariel Sharon seems aware of the need to reinvigorate his country's relationships with these two key constituencies. During his recent trip to the United States, he made a point of mending ties with Congress and emphasizing the importance of American Jewry.
"Both Prime Ministers Binyamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak relied more on their personal relationships with the White House. In a sense, Sharon seems to be returning to an older Israeli policy," Jacobson commented during a recent visit to Los Angeles.
Jacobson, who also serves as ADL's assistant national director, has written extensively on Israel and the Middle East in a number of books and major newspapers.
Despite a perception among many Jews that the American media are biased against Israel, Jacobson noted that a survey of editorials in 50 leading newspapers showed the majority to be pro-Israel.
Similarly, polls conducted by ADL and other organizations found strong sympathy for Israel and little for the Arabs.
"We cannot be complacent, but there certainly is no groundswell against Israel, either in Congress or among the general public," Jacobson said.
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Vatican Library: Sounds of rustling pages turn to clanging scaffolds
By Carol Glatz
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Emergency reconstruction on the Vatican Library has meant the hushed tones of rustling book leaves and scholars scribbling notes have been replaced with clanging scaffolding, pounding workmen, and the now-permitted banter and laughter of library staff.
The sounds of silence will continue to be drowned out by the buzz of busy workers until massive renovation on one wing of the 16th-century building is completed in 2010.
The library's dedicated staffers said they "feel strange and out of place" without the 20,000-25,000 researchers and scholars who normally visit every year, said Ambrogio Piazzoni, vice prefect of the library.
"Books are living things and if no one is here to read them, well, the library becomes a cemetery, a morgue; it's no longer a library," he told
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The research world was up in arms last year when the library gave notice that severe structural weaknesses would force the more than 500-year-old institution to close its building to public access from July 2007 to September 2010.
But the library has since kick-started a number of initiatives with the aim of continuing to serve and keep in touch with scholars worldwide.
Staff have completely revamped the library's Web site, for example, improving the format and organization of the online catalogue of the library's immense collections.
Interested readers can also sign up for a free online newsletter that gives updates and pictures of the renovation and alerts readers to the library's latest initiatives, Piazzoni said.
The new site at www.vaticanlibrary.va is still a work in progress, he warned, which means many features are still not up and running.
The new Web site and newsletter are important ways the library is trying to "be seen, talked to, and have contact with the scholars" who have been shut out of the stacks, he said.
Scholars can still request photographic and microfilm reproductions of the library's collection of precious manuscripts and ancient and modern volumes.
Soon researchers will be able to fill out their request forms directly online which, the vice prefect said, should save scholars time and prevent any errors or delays since the library staff will no longer have to decipher and rewrite shipping addresses.
Every year, the library receives requests to provide between 300,000 and 400,000 photographic or microfilm reproductions, and that number has increased since the library's closure last year, Piazzoni said.
Renovations have forced staff in charge of reproductions and restoration out of their usual workspaces and laboratory. Now their large high-tech equipment is crammed into the library's public reading and consultation rooms.
Different eras are starkly juxtaposed as staff peer onto 21st-century plasma computer screens in Renaissance rooms lined with frescoes and aged tomes.
Piazzoni said new technology and the digitalization of ancient texts have helped make precious materials available and consultable to more people around the world. They also help the library continue to preserve these often-fragile treasures.
"The real problem is finding a just balance between use or consumption and preservation," he said.
The 75,000 priceless manuscripts in the Vatican's collections are best protected when they are kept in a cool, dark, somewhat dry environment. But, Piazzoni said, every time a parchment has to be consulted it is exposed to the light and "the hot humid oven" of the reader's body.
"Even if I'm very careful, I am still adding a bit of wear and tear just by opening up the manuscript," he said.
Permanently vaulting the ancient texts would impede scholarly research since studying a photograph or digital copy provides only half the story. Many things can be discovered and learned by carefully touching and even smelling the original parchments, he said.
A balance has been found, he said, by letting a scholar work off high-quality reproductions for the majority of his or her studies, thereby cutting down time handling the originals.
Created by Pope Nicholas V in the 15th century, the Vatican Library belongs to the pope. Books can only leave the premises with explicit papal permission through the Vatican's Secretary of State.
Though Pope Benedict XVI visited the library last June during a special audience with staff members, he has not made any requests to take out any of its books, Piazzoni said.
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"We aren't inviting people to tell us how great we are and to pat ourselves on the back," he said. Instead, he said, he hopes the congress will reveal how the library has helped research and where there is room for improvement.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Fairytale of New York
I've said that I don't know why he killed himself but the truth is I do. He never told me so but I know he thought that if life isn't a fairy tale then what's the point? Sometimes on the edges of tall buildings I can feel it too, the difference is I dream of flying and not of falling. If I close my eyes and let the whirlwinds touch me it can all seem so very real, and that's when I have to open them again. I've never wanted anything other than to be alive in all this beauty, I just need to be reminded of that sometimes.
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a fairy tale has a unique and different meaning to everyone. just because it doesnt have a happy ending doesnt mean that there werent happy times.ReplyDelete
keep dreaming avy.
Ah the sweet nostalgia of NYC. I miss it. Love these photos!ReplyDelete
Haunting and chilling yet there's sense of calmness in the air despite how painful the memories are.. very bitter sweet almost. Great post.ReplyDelete
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I like the outlook of flying. I've had a pretty tough few weeks where I have felt extremely depressed. I guess that's because I expected life to be a fairytale also.ReplyDelete
Great photos, oh how I wish I was in NY!ReplyDelete
Aw New York, it has been too long. And life is no fairytale, but it's much, much better. It's real, and you can make it your own. Oh goodness, I sound way too cheesy right now.ReplyDelete
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Well now, if we never needed to be reminded than we wouldn't have much to write about, would we? ;)ReplyDelete
This is a wonderful stream of words, Avy. As always.
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Your posts really fly high !!!ReplyDelete
There's not a hair's-breadth difference between flying from a tall building and falling from it. Still, I admire the dance of your words as you write about that tiny place between the present and fairytale dreams.ReplyDelete
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I think we all have to be reminded of that sometimes... Live truly can be beautiful :)ReplyDelete
Life is flying. That's what makes it so scary.ReplyDelete
You CAN fly. Not off of buildings, but in other ways. Life is beautiful, even if it hurts sometimes. But gorgeous things like rainbows and ice cream and the sounds of many languages in a single city make it worth it.ReplyDelete
May the force be with you.
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Men's Wearhouse moved Monday to pin Jos. A. Bank Clothiers in a corner with a hostile $1.6 billion bid for its smaller rival.
With the offer of $57.50 cash for each of Hampstead-based Bank's outstanding shares, Men's Wearhouse is bypassing the retailer's management to appeal directly to shareholders.
The so-called hostile takeover bid is the latest volley in the war to control a merger that analysts now see as all but inevitable.
"There are investors that want to see this deal get done and will hold management to the fire one way or another; that's the bottom line," said Steven C. Isberg, associate professor of finance at the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business. "What this is going to come down to is which management team is going to be left standing at the end of the deal."
Analysts anticipate the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 men's apparel retailers eventually will merge because such a deal would create a stronger chain better able to compete with department stores.
Isberg and others said they wouldn't be surprised if Bank comes back with a hostile offer of its own.
"It would not be inconceivable for Jos. A. Bank to do the same thing and have dueling bids," he said.
The latest offer from Houston-based Men's Wearhouse tops its previous $55 per share offer by $60 million. Men's Wearhouse gave Bank's shareholders until March 28 to "tender" their shares for the cash offer.
Bank said its board will review Monday's bid and make a recommendation to shareholders by Jan. 17.
In the meantime, "the company's stockholders are advised to take no action on the tender offer," Bank said in a statement.
The company had no further comment.
Bank's board of directors voted to reject Men's Weahouse's previous offer in late December, saying it undervalued the company. Bank started all the merger action with an unsolicited $2.3 billion offer for its larger rival late this past summer. Men's Wearhouse spurned that offer for the same reason before turning the tables on Bank.
"We believe that our $57.50 per share proposal to acquire Jos. A. Bank is compelling and provides substantial value and immediate liquidity to Jos. A. Bank shareholders," Doug Ewert, president and CEO of Men's Wearhouse, said in a statement. "Although we have made clear our strong preference to work collaboratively with Jos. A. Bank to realize the benefits of this transaction, we are committed to this combination and, accordingly, we are taking our offer directly to shareholders."
Bank's stock surged $2.46 a share to close $56.87 each Monday.
Bank took steps Friday to protect itself from an anticipated hostile takeover, altering the "poison pill" provision in its shareholder rights plan to make it more expensive for Men's Wearhouse to buy the company. Once a shareholder acquires more than 10 percent of Bank shares — rather than the previous threshold of 20 percent — a significant number of shares would be issued, increasing the purchase price.
Men's Wearhouse "has chosen to appeal directly to shareholders with this improved offer, with the hope that they will pressure [Bank] to revoke the poison pill that was recently altered to trigger at 10 percent," Richard E. Jaffe, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co., said in a report issued Monday.
While analysts believe a merger between the two makes sense, a back-and-forth bidding war that drives up the price could lead to diminishing returns for the winner.
"The problem is, the more and more they pay, the more this competition ramps up the price, the more pressure they are under to generate a return once the deal is done," Isberg said. "If there's not a plan for revenue enhancement, it's a question of whether they will be able to justify a higher purchase price."
Anthony Michael Sabino, business law professor at St. John's University's Peter J. Tobin College of Business, said a competing hostile bid is one of a number of scenarios that could play out.
"Shareholders are all about the money," he said. "They will no doubt reject this first bid and demand more. And they will push until they get a price they want."


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|What is an EPC
The Energy Performance Certificate
As a requirement of the housing act 2004, it is now a legal requirement that, that an EPC be ordered prior to placing a home on the market for sale. Also from 1st October 2008 all rental properties must have an EPC.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Email and Internet service has been down for many state government workers in the Capitol, including Gov. Terry Branstad.
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