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InDesign FX is a collection of self-contained effects projects designed to be completed in ten minutes or less. Taught by expert Mike Rankin, the series explores every aspect of InDesign's graphic effects capabilities through real-world examples, all without relying on Photoshop or Illustrator. The intent is to reveal the quick, practical, and sometimes surprising application of InDesign effects to creative projects.
Knockout Group is a command that lets you target where blending modes are honored in InDesign. Usually, you can use it to make group members ignore each other's blending modes, so they act as if they were all set to the normal blending mode and knock each other out. But an interesting thing happens when you apply Knockout Group when some group members have been made invisible by a combination of a Paper fill and the blending mode Multiply. These objects knock a hole right through the group to reveal what's underneath. You can use this idea to simulate holes in a surface, like I did with this slice of cheese here in my NO CHEESY FX sign.
So let's make that a piece of Swiss cheese. I'll go to a new page, I'll press the F key on my keyboard to get my Frame tool and I'll drag out to create my slice of cheese. I'll go to my Swatches panel and target the fill and I actually have a cheese colored swatch to apply here. Then I'll press the L key on my keyboard to get my Ellipse tool and I'll click and drag to start making the holes in my cheese. I am going to make a few of them. I don't have to actually stay within the boundaries of the square. I can go outside of it and the whole idea will still work just as well.
Yeah, that looks like enough. Now I'll Shift+Click to select all of them and in the Effects panel, I'll change the blending mode from Normal to Multiply. I'll Shift+click on my cheese to select everything, group it, and now I'll apply Knockout Group and now all the holes are knocked out of the cheese shape and I can see that background underneath. And the neat thing is they stay independent objects.
So if I double-click into the group and select one of the holes, I can move it around if I didn't like where it was to begin with. Let's make another hole. Here I have an arrow and I'd like to have it fly through a shape of some material with some thickness. So I need to show the edge of that material inside the hole. I'll press the F key to get my Frame tool and I'll click and drag to draw a rectangle. I'll fill it with a color. I'll just say black. I'll press the L key to get my Ellipse tool to draw my hole shape and I'll also fill that with black, but a lighter tint of it.
This is going to be that inner edge of the hole. So I'll make it say 50% black. Now I want to get a copy of this, so I'll switch to my Selection tool and I'll Option+Shift+Drag or Alt+Shift+Drag to the left to make an exact copy of this ellipse. I am going to fill it with Paper and set it to Multiply in the Effects panel. That makes it disappear temporarily. I am going to cut it and I want to paste it into this first ellipse shape, to make it really seem like it's the edge of some kind of material.
So I'll select the ellipse and choose Edit > Paste Into. I still don't see anything and I won't until I actually apply the Knockout Group command. So I'll select both the rectangle and the ellipse, group them, and with the group targeted, apply Knockout Group. Now I can see the arrow through the hole, but I'd like to also see this part of the arrow in front of the rectangle, so it really looks like it's come through the hole, and for that I am going to need an extra copy of both the hole and the arrow.
I'll double click into the group to select this ellipse. I'll copy it and choose Edit > Paste in Place or Command+Shift+Option+V or Ctrl+Shift+Alt+V, and in the Swatches panel, I'll change the fill from 50% black to None. I'll click on the arrow, copy it, click on that new ellipse that I just created, and choose Edit > Paste Into. Now I just have to resize the ellipse to show the rest of the arrow and deselect, and now it looks like I have a hole in a material with some thickness and an object that's flying through it.
It's easy to create holes in a surface with paper filled shapes set to Multiply, grouped with a larger object and then apply Knockout Group to the whole thing. If all you want to make is some Swiss cheese, then that's all you need, but if you want to give the material some thickness, create a second copy of the whole shape and paste the Paper- filled shape into that one.
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John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper
copy attributed to George Perfect Harding, after Unknown artist
sepia and wash, early 19th century
13 3/4 in. x 10 5/8 in. (349 mm x 270 mm)
Given by Harold Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon, 1925
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At the April Planning Board Meeting in Red Bank, the JBJ Soul Kitchen, founded by Dorothea Bongiovi (wife of pop-rock musician Jon Bon Jovi) received instant, unanimous approval for its plans to open a permanent community-based eatery, which will provide a meal for anybody who walks in – whether he/she can pay or not. The plans had been filed by her mega-star philanthropist husband's non-profit organization, the JBJ Soul Foundation.
Bongiovi, in partnership with Zeet Peabody, received approval to open in a 1050 square foot space at 207 Monmouth Street, a building that formerly was an auto repair shop. Soul Kitchen will be a pay-what-you-can restaurant serving approximately 26 to 30 people. A $10 donation to pay for a meal is suggested, but if a person doesn't have the money, he/she can work it off in the kitchen.
The Soul Kitchen started in January 2010 with a staggered schedule at St. Anthony's of Padua and Lunch Break in Red Bank. With the Planning Board's approval, construction will start shortly on the space to add a kitchen, dining room, appropriate lighting and exterior signage. Plans also call for improvements to the sidewalk and driveway, which will be redone in gray stone, not pavement according to attorney Michael Monroe.
According to Dorothea Bongiovi, Soul Kitchen should be up and operating some time in September.
Her vision is to see the eatery as a job training center and a community center. In the front, there will be an organic garden providing food for the restaurant. And her vision isn't just local – it's global. Bongiovi want to build the Red Bank kitchen as a template for community activists to open JBJ Soul Kitchens around the country and abroad. The restaurant is based on community restaurants that have appeared in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado.
Bongiovi has worked with her partner, Zeet Peabody, for the last two years holding Soul Kitchen Sunday Suppers at both St. Anthony's and Lunch Break. Peabody comes from a restaurant background as former restaurateur and chef at the renowned Bistro Zeeto in Atlantic Highlands. He eventually became a personal chef and restaurant consultant and has been advising Bongiovi on this project, about which she feels very strongly. According to Bongiovi, people need to feel that they have a place to go – a place where people ask how you are. It's about fellowship and it's empowering for people to know they've earned their meal just like everyone else.
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The Arabs nations blame Israel for anything that happens in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told his Irish counterpart during a meeting in Brussels on Monday, adding that there are many other power struggles in the region which could have resulted in the operation.
"The Arabs have a tendency to blame Israel for anything that happens in the Middle East," the Israeli FM said, adding that the region "has many internal struggles within groups and states which are not as democratic as Israel is."
During the meeting between Lieberman and Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin, the Israeli FM was asked about the use of fraudulent Irish passports in the by the suspected assassins of Hamas strongman Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
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Lessons in Obama illogic.
There is an old Jewish joke about the thief who was a long-time member of the congregation. Once Sabbath, after the sermon, this fellow approaches the rabbi and tells him excitedly: "Rabbi, I love your sermons. In fact, I have all your books and all your tapes. I enjoy them thoroughly."
The rabbi humbly acknowledges the praise and is about to walk away when the fellow adds an afterthought.
"All your silver, too."
Something like this applies to the current administration, which admires us and helps us to the point where we are almost flat broke. Much more of this adulation will leave us with nothing but our pedestal. Along with the cash we seem to be losing plenty of other valuable resources: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Another way to put it is the current crop of Democrats will neither allow us to pursue happiness nor to escape from it.
There is a rule by which to judge the long-term impact of bad periods of governmental leadership at any level. It is this: are they merely pouring junk into the vessels or are they damaging the vessels themselves? If the basic institutions built for our protection endure, we can survive episodes of mismanagement. We have tolerated excessive taxes in this country, over ninety percent of the highest incomes at one point, we have seen concerns of environment and species preservation used as bludgeons against private enterprise, we have watched as nuclear power was demonized by rank superstition, but we have emerged largely intact because our constitutional pillars firm up the superstructure. When the checks and balances themselves are cashed and embezzled, then we are in real trouble, bereft of our protective systems.
Now the Obama administration and its defenders have targeted a key bulwark of democratic society, an indispensable prerequisite for debates of policy and politics at any level. Namely, logic. It seems clear that there is a revolution against the inflexible bonds of logic. An effort is being made to convince us that logic is an illusion of sorts and a superior intellect will identify counterintuitive conclusions.
The most prominent example has been the health-care debate. How do we stop higher costs? Simple, by insuring more people. How do we get better care? Simple, by insuring more people. How do we prevent the system from overloading by having too much responsibility? Simple, by insuring more people. But isn't adding people a way of adding cost? No, because we assume the people we add are those who will pay more than they need. But doesn't a bigger system make delivery of care suffer? Not if some central authority determines access. But isn't this gargantuan setup going to be unwieldy and likely to collapse? No, size is less of an impediment to order than the chaos inherent in allowing individuals to determine their own fates.
No business that had to report to stockholders and no employee who had to report to bosses would be allowed to proceed on such premises in matters affecting thousands of dollars. Yet nationally we are being guided by such assumptions in structuring the lives of 300 million people and the expenditure of many trillions.
But to me some of the smaller applications of patent illogic are more telling. The big issues are easier to shroud in wooly fluff; the distortions in simple realms are more obvious. A classic scenario emerged the other day. It seems that immediately upon the passing of the health-care bill, clinics and hospitals began to be overrun by patients expecting free services. None of these citizens across the country were aware that the entitlements established by the bill do not appear until 2014.
So whose fault is this ignorance? Obviously the bill's backers who oversold it to naïve people, promising pie in the sky; right? Wrong, conclude the pundits. It is the fault of those who opposed the bill too hysterically, comparing it to socialism: this led the poor folks into thinking it really was socialism and they lined up to cash in. HUH?
A few weeks before that we had the survey by Public Policy Polling showing Fox News was the most trusted outlet in media. Obviously people believe other networks to be skewed to the left and Fox News to be fair and balanced as per their slogan? Wrong, concludes the president of the polling outfit: "A generation ago you would have expected Americans to place their trust in the most neutral and unbiased conveyors of news. But the media landscape has really changed, and now they're turning more to the outlets that tell them what they want to hear?" Get it? They explain Fox is most trusted because it is least trustworthy.
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BALTIMORE, MD (6/19/15) A new partnership between MECU of Baltimore, Inc. and Royal Farms will mean MECU members and Royal Farms employees can now save time and money.
The new partnership agreement between MECU, the largest credit union headquartered in Baltimore City, and Royal Farms will make all Royal Farms ATMs completely free to MECU members.
The partnership will also make Royal Farms a Select Employee Group (SEG) of MECU, enabling Royal Farms employees to take advantage of MECU's low-cost checking accounts, car loans, mortgages, and other services.
"We are excited to be providing our members with yet another service to make access to our financial services easier, and to be extending MECU membership and benefits to the family of Royal Farms employees," says John Hamilton, Interim CEO at MECU.
The new partnership adds more than 160 surcharge-free ATMs to the thousands of surcharge-free ATMs already available to MECU members nationwide. Royal Farms ATMs are conveniently located in areas where MECU members live or work, and along many routes to popular vacation spots.
The partnership also means Royal Farms can now offer MECU membership as a free employee benefit. Since MECU tends to offer lower rates on loans and lower cost checking accounts than many other financial institutions, Royal Farms employees have the opportunity to save money by joining MECU. This benefit will also extend to the families of Royal Farms employees, who will be eligible to join MECU after the employee joins.
Founded in 1936, MECU is the largest credit union headquartered in Baltimore City. MECU has more than 110,000 members and assets of $1.2 billion. MECU offers a wide array of financial services and has 11 offices throughout Baltimore City and Baltimore County. MECU belongs to an ATM network of thousands of nationwide surcharge-free ATMs and is part of the Co-Op Shared Branch Network. The Co-Op Shared Branch Network allows members to conduct business at over 4,000 branches of other credit unions around the country.
Royal Farms is a Baltimore-based, family-owned convenience store chain that opened its first store in 1959. Today, the company has become a regional powerhouse and currently has over 160 stores located in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and the Virginia Eastern Shore and Tidewater area with plans to continue expanding throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, building about 10 stores per year. The company employs thousands of people throughout the area.
Royal Farms is known for its fresh, never-frozen "World-Famous" fried Chicken and hand-breaded Western Fries as well as Fresh Arabica coffees and exotic varieties including 100% Colombian, Rainforest Certified Gourmet, Dark Roast, French Vanilla, and seasonal favorites.
Royal Farms' fresh, "built to order" deli menu has been undergoing major changes, including a new line of quality deli meats, a new selection of artisan breads, and higher quality produce and toppings. The company also offers Surcharge-free ATMs, grocery items, plus competitively-priced fuel.
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On May 17, 2015, the Baltimore Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women hosted their spring fundraiser "Gourmet Men of Distinction" at Martin's West. MECU of Baltimore Inc. was well represented by its Chairman of the Board, Herman Williams Jr. and its Interim CEO, John M. Hamilton.
Business and community leaders from the Baltimore area prepared their signature dishes to share with the members of the Baltimore Chapter. Chairman Williams prepared his crab soup, while Interim CEO Hamilton baked a variety of rum cakes to entice the guests.
The event raised funds for advocacy programs for young women in the community including "girls in gang violence", HIV/AIDS Awareness and professional mentoring.
MECU is a member-owned not-for-profit financial cooperative committed to providing its members with high quality financial services, and outstanding service to our communities, through sound management and innovation for almost 80 years. It represents over 106,000 members, with assets of $1.2 billion.
In observance of Independence Day, All MECU branches and offices will be closed on Saturday, July 4th 2015, and will re-open during regularly scheduled hours on Monday, July 6th. Online Banking, Mobile Banking and ATM services will still be available during this period.


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"My job is to stand on the side on the hill, clap my hands and be supportive," Kildow said. "And that's what I'm going to do, as I've always done. I'm just a little closer now than in the past few years."
Kildow knew his daughter was capable of this type of season, where she flirted with Maier's record mark of 2,000 points.
Well, maybe not exactly like this, but a memorable season with everything coming together.
She even predicted it — in a way.
When Vonn was in third grade, she wrote an essay in which she proclaimed she was going to be an elite skier and win more Olympic gold medals than anybody else.
"She didn't say more World Cup races, because she didn't know about that," Kildow said. "She's a goal-oriented individual. She always has been. It's great to see her performing like this."
As for a possible name change for next season, Vonn quashed that notion, electing to stick with Vonn. It just felt right.
"Vonn is who I am. I've had the name for a while now," she said. "It's just a feeling I have. I think it would be weird for me to change it back. I'm a different person now than I was then. It's just a part of who I am now."
By any name, Vonn has been hard to beat.
She won an American record fourth World Cup crown this season, wrestling the title away from friend and chief rival Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany.
Even more, she placed second in the giant slalom standings, the best finish of her career and the event she's been working hard to improve.
"In general, Lindsey has always been amazing," Mancuso said. "But to pick it up in the GS, that was really impressive."
As longtime adversaries, Mancuso and Vonn have always maintained a very competitive relationship. This season, it changed as Mancuso provided a shoulder for Vonn when she went through the separation from her husband.
"Jules and I are getting along really well — the other girls on the team as well," Vonn said. "They're cheering for me in the finish and I'm cheering for them. It's never really happened that way for me.
"I feel like this is a new start. I feel like I have the same enthusiasm now as I did when I was a young kid. I've found a lot of peace on the slopes and I've really enjoyed it."
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Increasingly terrified that police were "on their way to my house any minute,'' Hinton got out of bed at 11 p.m. Sunday night, dressed and cleaned the ashes from the fire. His wife unwittingly held the bag as he poured the ashes in. He had told her he needed to clean up the yard before a landscaper came over the next day to give him an estimate. He left his house late Sunday night and dumped the bag of ashes in a ditch near some railroad tracks in Rex.
Hinton went on to detail his growing paranoia as police and the FBI targeted him as a prime suspect, how he came to believe he had "gotten away with it,'' even as he was convicted of arson and insurance fraud for setting fire to his home in 1995 and filing an insurance claim. Hinton insisted yesterday that the fire -- for which he was sent to prison until 2003 -- was an accident.
"I'm coming clean on this here sin,'' Hinton told DeKalb County Detective Raymond Ice. "I did not burn down my house.''
Calling himself a "coward,'' Hinton claimed he finally confessed to his father in a jail visit last month.
Last week, his attorney, B.J. Bernstein, called DeKalb County authorities and requested a meeting with Hinton, indicating he had something to tell them. ABC News' Law & Justice Unit was invited to witness the meeting.
DeKalb County Deputy Chief Assistant Attorney Don Geary said that no deals were offered to Hinton in order to obtain a confession.
Melendi's disappearance unnerved Atlanta and tore through her hometown Miami community. One writer compared her to Persephone, the mythic Greek maiden who was picking flowers one day when the earth opened up and swallowed her into Hades' underworld. Only Zeus and the all-seeing Sun noticed.
Melendi seemed poised on the brink of a promising life. President of her junior and senior classes at Southwest High School, she was captain of her debate team for three years, arguing cases at the Dade County Mock Trials Competition. She graduated cum laude in the National Honor Society.
Her life's plans were as complete as they were specific. She turned down Georgetown in favor of Atlanta's Emory University, which promised her $15,000 annually for all four years of school, and majored in Spanish and political science.
Melendi would graduate, she'd tell her family, attend law school and then join the Navy. From there, she was aiming for a life in Washington politics and eventually a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
She'd fallen for the Capitol on a senior class trip where she had addressed Congress as a student representative. She'd spoken before a body of student delegates at the General Assembly of the United Nations, and in college she'd worked for the Carter Foundation -- the first freshman to win a paid internship to former President Jimmy Carter's nonprofit organization.
At a street-naming ceremony for Melendi in Miami, her debate coach, Angel Menendez, called her plans "dreams ... based on a lifetime of preparation."
The softball job was just a moneymaker.
She'd learned to aim high at home. Her father, Luis, fled communist Cuba in 1961 with his parents. He met her mother, Yvonne, in 1970, and the couple married and bore two children, Shannon and her sister Monique, who turned 14 the month her sister vanished.
Luis Melendi became an award-winning photographer and opened his own portrait studio, rising with his success into the upper strata of Miami's Cuban community.


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Shot on location in Alaska with author Margaret Feinberg, this six session DVD curriculum is designed for small groups. The kit includes three DVDs (six 15 minute sessions), one 88 page leader's guide, 6 workbooks, and an Organic God hardcover book.
In our ever-changing world, simplicity is a craving. What if we could simplify our lives starting with our faith? Imagine what it would look like to have an organic relationship with God, one that is stripped of all pollutants, additives, and other distractions that can cloud this ultimate relationship. The Organic God removes the unhealthy fillers and purifies our relationship with the God of the Scriptures.
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What really makes this study so powerful is that Margaret helps women look past the busyness and distractions of life that can cloud our relationship with God and helps us imagine how our view of God can change if we cast aside all the things that get in the way, and truly experience Gods big-hearted love His abundant kindness His surprising talkativeness and His outrageous generosity.
Our team knew that the best place to shoot the series would be near her home in Alaska. So we flew into Juneau and actually kayaked to a beautiful glacier to film Margarets powerful message of an organic relationship with God. The study is filled with real life stories from Margaret as well as women who have experienced what Margaret is talking about. As your women go through the study, they will find thought-provoking questions that challenge them to dig deeper into the scriptures to know God more.
The study includes 3 DVD's, a Leader's Guide, 6 Workbooks, and a copy of the Organic God book.
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Samantha Krieger5 Stars Out Of 5May 26, 2009Samantha KriegerEven in our Christian culture, we have a tendency to not see God for who he is- essential and pure. We forget his beauty and the adjectives described in His word that make Him who He is. In The Organic God Kit, Margaret Feinberg invites you to know this "Organic God" for all that he is. The name in itself, Organic God is an interesting one, but dont look too hard for the meaning. It simply means knowing God for who he truly iswithout all the additives or pollutants that often distort his awesomeness. Gods Big-Hearted Love is an adjective Margaret taught on in Session 2 that stood out the most to me. God, as our heavenly father, is deeply in love with us. However, many of us carry experiences with our earthly fathers that have polluted our view of God. The real-life story produced in this section was powerful as a mid-aged woman describes her relationship with her earthly father and the impact it has had on her relationship with God. The way to truly know God and what makes His heart beat is to know Him in the Scriptures. All of us have had a bruised heart some time or another, as Margaret describes, but we all have the opportunity to heal from that and run towards a relationship with Christ.This DVD Bible study is filmed right on location near the glaciers, streams, forests, and mountains in Alaska. I have to admit that my heart was longing to be where Margaret was teaching from- it was longing to get out of the bustling city and into raw, organic nature! And it was incredibly refreshing to hear her teach in that setting. The Leader's Guide and corresponding workbooks complete the DVD study. It is in the written material, where you and your group will go more in depth and will be able to dive deeper into the topics Margaret addresses. The video will be the perfect catalyst for the content, allowing for life-changing discussion among your group.Discover for yourself what the Organic God is all about.


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As part of our ongoing commitment to keep your costs in line, Humana Pharmacy Solutions monitors the launch of generic medications and recognizes the value they bring to cost management. Here are some commonly used medications that will have generics available in 2011 and 2012.
This past March, Xalatan (glaucoma) was offered in a generic version. Looking ahead in 2011, in June Levaquin (antibiotic), in October Zyprexa (antipsychotic), and in November Lipitor (cholesterol) will be offered in generic form.
In 2012, you can look forward to a wide range of new generics. Here are the brand-name drugs and the months in which their generic versions will likely be available. March—Avapro (hypertension), Lexapro (depression), Viagra (impotence), and Seroquel (antipsychotic). May—Plavix (antiplatelet). August—Singulair (asthma), and Actos (diabetes). September—Diovan (hypertension).
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Pinellas County Mulls Budget Cuts
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Pinellas County leaders reviewed a list of proposed budget cuts this morning. But with only weeks before the final budget must be sent to the Property Appraiserâs office, County Commissioners realized after the meeting they must make time to meet again to review the proposed cuts.
County Administrator Steve Spratt and his staff prepared a report on all of their proposed cuts to get down to the 7% rollback of last yearâs budget, based on the mandated cuts approved by the legislature and Governor Crist earlier this month.
Most of the cuts presented received little dissent from the Commission â except for one budget line that would remove funding for the Countyâs DNA testing Lab. County Administrator Spratt said this would be one program that the Board would reconsider Cutting (roll tape#1 o.q.âI know it doesâ)
Commissioner Ken Welch said even though the program runs at a slight deficit, he had to
second Sprattâs sentiments (roll tape#2 o.q.âI think itâd be well worth itâ)
Commissioner Karen Seel said she also favored the program, but said she wanted to get quantifiable numbers to determine how effective the program is in reducing the jail time of wrongly convicted suspects (roll tape#3 o.q.âover the long termâ)
And following up that suggestion, Seel wondered whether judges would be able to pick up potentially increased caseloads as a result of such testing.
But Commissioner Susan Latvala said Pinellas County judges have already indicated that they could contend with more cases. And she said it was somewhat dubious what statistics could be provided to indicate that DNA testing is worth keeping (roll tape#4 oq.. very much the right thing to doâ)
As she reviewed the proposed cuts, Commissioner Latvala expressed frustration about making incremental cuts in so many departments, vs. eliminating them outright. She said she fears that such reductions will reduce the quality of services the County provides(roll tape#5 o.q.âdissastifiedâ)
Commissioners also discussed possibly cutting down on early voting polling sites. They also said that they were going to have to reduce their dues for being involved in associations like the Tampa Bay Estuary and the Florida Association of Counties
Commissioner Bob Stewart said that it was obviously important to make the necessary budget cuts, but he said the County should also look at ways of raising revenues as well -
County leaders have discussed such âenhancementsâ as upping the entrance fee to Fort DeSoto Park (roll tape#6 o.q.â in servicesâ) Commissioners agreed that they need to have another meeting prior to the County submitting their budget to the Property appraiser. They may add a workshop to their next regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting, scheduled in 2 weeks, on July 10th.comments powered by Disqus


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Grrrrowl…. There's a Fierce Fashion Forecast
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I'll Have What She's Having: Anne Fontaine and Audrey Tautou
"French chic at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Coco Before Chanel'Anne Fontaine and Audrey Tautou – "Coco Before Chanel" Los Angeles PremiereThe fashion would have to be amazing. Anything with Chanel in the title must be genius.But what's more genius and relevant to updating your look is the very simple and understated glamour of director Anne Fontaine and star Audrey Tautou worn at the Los Angeles premier of "Coco Before Chanel". Both woman have mastered basic black that is anything but boring in a timeless style that is gorgeous on a woman of any age.While every wannabe fashionista has been having sleepless nights as what she should wear for Fashion Week, some know that it's the easiest to be simple, smart, and chic. Style that comes naturally to the wearer is always the most covetable.Let's take the unmatched suit of Anne Fontaine. We love the structured menswear shoulders and subtle texture of her double breasted jacket. Worn in contrast over voluminous pants that drape to a tapered ankle. Add an untucked soft menswear crisp white shirt. Simple sandals and delicate earrings add the right touch of femininity to her elegant menswear look.Audrey Tautou can wear her shaped little black dress to the office or a premiere– that is exactly what makes this classic knee-length style an investment piece that you can wear for seasons to come. A gorgeous clutch bag, skinny belt, and round-toed pumps are super classic and stylish, but the moxie comes from the delicate feather worn in her pixie haircut.When it comes to style that endures time, simple, well-cut classics will always look right.>> Watch my video about How to Accessorize a Black DressHere are some more styles that fit the bill on basic black French Chic:"Published on September 10, 2009
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Don't Give Shopping the Cold Shoulder in Iceland…Fashion insider Jenia Molnar certainly has a background in top designer fashion. But Jenia also has the secret talent of being a global black belt for finding the best shopping of every kind wherever her travels take her, Iceland included. Check the distance on a map, consider a trip, but do read… The Ultimate Reykjavik Shopping Guide, with online Icelandic shopping links too!While shopping might not be the first reason you booked a plane ticket to Iceland – perhaps it's to traverse lunar-like volcanic landscapes, be mesmerized by endless waterfalls, soak in steamy geothermal pools or merely renew your charter membership in the Bjork fan club – there is plenty getting and spending to be done here. If the price of a good dinner at Fish Market hasn't eaten up all your kronur, the city center of Reykjavik lets you scratch that shopping itch with fun, elegant and/or quirky clothes and accessories. As an added bonus, the picturesque streets are great for strolling and there is always a coffee bar a few steps ahead to keep energy levels up.Published on August 13, 2009
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Yosemite Nature Notes – Episode 14 – Horsetail Fall Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow that resembles Yosemite's historic "Firefall."
Want a New Cardiovascular System?
By John Mauldin
March 1, 2011
This week's Outside the Box is again a little unusual. Some of you will think, "There goes Mauldin again, dreaming of a brave new world of biotech." Except this time the brave new world is here. My friend Pat Cox of Breakthrough Technology Alert has written a piece for me on what he and I think is potentially one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last few decades. Normally I don't mention specific companies, but in this case we can't talk about the breakthrough without mentioning the company. Disclosure: I own a small number of shares I bought over a year ago. This is one of a number of companies I am buying as part of my biotech holdings for the very long term. This is not investment advice and you should not replicate my holdings as each individual situation is very different. Always consult your investment professional and read all disclosures below.
Second, Pat gave what I thought was one of the better speeches I have heard in years last summer in Vancouver, and it is still relevant today. It is also one of the best and funniest PowerPoint presentations I have even seen. I was in awe with the creativity. It is about Schumpeter, creative destruction, and why the future is going to be full of dramatic changes. I really urge you to take the 35 minutes or so and listen to the speech and watch the PowerPoint. This is something that will really give you an education. Here's the link. It is on my website. If you are not a member, you will have to enter your email address.
Now, I know the sales promotion is over the top, typical of investment letters, and not my style at all; it is just what investment newsletter publishers do. But that does not take away from my respect for Pat and the quality of his work. He is one of my real "go to" guys for biotech and all new technology.
As part of the agreement with Pat's publisher to allow me to use this piece, I offer this link to a way to subscribe to his letter. If you want to subscribe to Pat's newsletter you can click on this link and get a significant discount (over 50%), for my readers only, available through March 15. I consider Pat one of the really must-read writers on new technology. His record speaks for itself. And the promo has an old date in it they couldn't change – the real date is March 15.
Your hoping to live a lot longer analyst,
John Mauldin, Editor
Outside the Box
Want a New Cardiovascular System?
Seven weeks ago, on January 3, the father of stem cell medicine made an announcement that will be remembered forever by historians. Dr. Michael West, CEO of BioTime Inc., launched a subsidiary, ReCyte Therapeutics, to commercialize endothelial stem cell therapies to reverse senescence in the cardiovascular and immune systems – the number one killer in the developed world. This newly launched enterprise will have a profound impact on our government and economy as well as our own expectations regarding investment, retirement and lifespans.
West's announcement elicited the same response that other similarly historic medical breakthroughs have in the past. For the most part, it has been ignored.
Category: Science, Think Tank
This is a visualization of the 1236 exoplanet candidates observed by Kepler. As you can see, the vast majority of these planets orbit their stars at a distance less than Earth. This is likely due to the relatively short observation period – it is highly probable that many more planets will be found as the…Read More
The mind-blowing answer comes from a theory describing the birth of the universe in the first instant of time. The universe has long captivated us with its immense scales of distance and time. How far does it stretch? Where does it end… and what lies beyond its star fields… and streams of galaxies extending as…Read More
Given all of the interest in AG these days, perhaps we should look at something that might lead to some extreme scarcity: Honey Bees.
Or more specifically, the decreasing number of them. Daily Infographic has today's digital delight: This monstrous graphic looks at the mystery of the Honeybee die offs:
This is the first 10% of it:
full graphic after the jump
Category: Digital Media, Science
FULL CREDIT goes to Michael Marantz for his brilliant original:
AND OF COURSE to Carl Sagan. I made an entire page of credits and forgot to cite The Pale Blue Dot. Total brain fart on my part. I miss the man dearly.
I got frustrated with NASA and made this video. NASA is the most fascinating, adventurous, epic institution ever devised by human beings, and their media sucks. Seriously. None of their brilliant scientists appear to know how to connect with the social media crowd, which is now more important than ever. In fact, NASA is an institution whose funding directly depends on how the public views them.
In all of their brilliance, NASA seems to have forgotten to share their hopes and dreams in a way the public can relate to, leaving one of humanity's grandest projects with terrible PR and massive funding cuts. I have a lot of ideas for a NASA marketing campaign, but I doubt they'd pay me even minimum wage to work for them. I literally have an MSWord document entitled NASAideas.doc full of ideas waiting to share. I thought maybe, just maybe someone might be able to work their magic for me on that. But the primary point of this post is to vent my frustration with NASA. Sure, they've fallen victim to budget cuts but I honestly think cutting media will seal NASA's own fate. Unless they can find a way to relate to the general public, support for their projects will always be minimal, and their funding will follow suit. A social media department would easily pay for itself in government grants because it could rekindle the public interest in the space program.
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Flames Retain Lowry, Lose McGill
Kent Wilson
April 26 2011 12:39PM
According to our own Pat Steinberg via Twitter, the Flames have decided to renew the contract of assistant coach Dave Lowry, but walk away from Ryan McGill. The latter joins recently ousted coaches Jamie McLennan and Rob Cookson as the franchise continues to make minor tweaks behind the bench.
Flames Forwards Quantitative Analysis - Top 6
Kent Wilson
April 26 2011 10:41AM
The Lambert grades are in, so it's time to get out the graphing calculators and slide rulers and jump head first into the esoteric world of advanced stats once again. This time, I'll be taking a look at the Flames top-six forward group. Well...sort of, since a lot of guys jumped in and out of the top-six as the season progressed. I had to make some decisions as to who to concentrate on, so a couple of guys may look out of place here *cough*Stajan*cough*. Don't worry though - we'll get to everyone in good time.
Playoff Random Thoughts - April 25th
Kent Wilson
April 25 2011 10:35AM
Some thoughts on the post-season thus far as well as continued Flames coverage here on FN.
Flames in review: The Big Guns
Robert Cleave
April 24 2011 10:39AM
In our last installment, we perused the Flames' outshooting numbers as a team at even strength when the score was tied, as well as examining Miikka Kiprusoff's work during that game state. Today, it's time to look at the primary skaters on the club.
REPORT CARD DAY: Forwards
Ryan Lambert
April 22 2011 05:47PM
Now obviously it would be at least semi-reasonable to throw a blanket over everything with something like a D+ grade for everyone, and I'd probably get very little in the way of argument from anyone who watched this team for 82 games. It wasn't, to put it lightly, a pretty season.
But not EVERYONE had a bad year. No, no, it's true. Not everyone did. Odd though that may seem. So now, let's go through the forwards to make sure each and every performance is given its due, good OR bad (almost entirely bad).
(Please note that all players are listed alphabetically, and that each had to have played 33 games, or 40 percent of the season, to get what I consider a fair grade, relative to expectations. Except in the case of goaltenders and players traded to the team, in which case they're all getting a grade because I don't care.)


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Phase II study of CHOP-GR therapy in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
ABSTRACT We investigated a fixed scheme of combination chemotherapy protocol including CHOP, granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and rituximab (CHOP-GR) for patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in a phase II clinical trial. Forty-four patients were registered: 21 patients <61 years of age in the low or low-intermediate International Prognostic Index (IPI) risk group and 23 patients between 61 and 70 years of age in any IPI risk group. The patients underwent two courses of CHOP chemotherapy followed by four courses of CHOP-GR, including subcutaneous G-CSF on days 11-14 and rituximab on day 15. An additional two courses of weekly rituximab were administered. Of the assessable 43 patients, complete remission occurred in 39 (91 %), partial remission in one (2 %), and progressive disease in three (7 %). In the median 53-month observation period in alive patients, the 5-year overall survival rate of the 43 patients was 77 % and the 5-year progression-free survival rate was 69 % with a subsequent plateau. There were nine deaths in the 43 patients, all of which were attributable to lymphoma progression. The most frequent adverse events were leukocytopenia (98 %), neutropenia (94 %), lymphocytopenia (91 %), and alopecia (83 %). CHOP-GR is a safe and effective therapy for patients with untreated DLBCL.
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Article: Phase I study of Rituximab-CHOP regimen in combination with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in patients with follicular lymphoma.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, and it is used to treat B-cell lymphomas. Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) is considered one of the mechanisms through which rituximab exerts its effects. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) enhances the cytotoxicity of neutrophils through ADCC, and it can be speculated that a combination of rituximab and G-CSF may augment the treatment efficacy of rituximab. We administered rituximab with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone) treatment with G-CSF to 15 patients with follicular lymphoma, and we investigated the safety and efficacy of this regimen. We investigated ADCC activity in neutrophils and the expression of cell surface antigens including Fcgamma receptor type I [FcgammaRI (CD64)] on neutrophils to determine the optimal dose of G-CSF. Adverse reactions occurred in 14 of 15 patients and consisted mainly of grade 3/4 hematological toxicity. The response rate was 100%, with complete remission in 12 patients (80%) and partial remission in 3 patients (20%). At 14 months, the median length of the observation period, 2 of 12 patients had relapsed. G-CSF administration increased both FcgammaRI expression and ADCC activity. There were no significant differences in the levels of FcgammaRI expression or ADCC activity between the 2 microg/kg G-CSF and 5 microg/kg G-CSF groups, indicating that the optimal dose of G-CSF was 2 microg/kg. We conclude that the combination of rituximab-CHOP and G-CSF is well tolerated. We plan to carry out a randomized trial to compare efficacy between rituximab-CHOP treatment and treatment with a combination of rituximab-CHOP and G-CSF.Clinical Cancer Research 07/2004; 10(12 Pt 1):4077-82. DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-03-0658 · 8.19 Impact Factor
Article: Report of an International Workshop to Standardize Response Criteria for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Standardized guidelines for response assessment are needed to ensure comparability among clinical trials in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). To achieve this, two meetings were convened among United States and international lymphoma experts representing medical hematology/oncology, radiology, radiation oncology, and pathology to review currently used response definitions and to develop a uniform set of criteria for assessing response in clinical trials. The criteria that were developed include anatomic definitions of response, with normal lymph node size after treatment of 1.5 cm in the longest transverse diameter by computer-assisted tomography scan. A designation of complete response/unconfirmed was adopted to include patients with a greater than 75% reduction in tumor size after therapy but with a residual mass, to include patients-especially those with large-cell NHL-who may not have residual disease. Single-photon emission computed tomography gallium scans are encouraged as a valuable adjunct to assessment of patients with large-cell NHL, but such scans require appropriate expertise. Flow cytometric, cytogenetic, and molecular studies are not currently included in response definitions. Response rates may be the most important objective in phase II trials where the activity of a new agent is important and may provide support for approval by regulatory agencies. However, the goals of most phase III trials are to identify therapies that will prolong the progression-free survival, if not the overall survival, of the treated patients. We hope that these guidelines will serve to improve communication among investigators and comparability among clinical trials until clinically relevant laboratory and imaging studies are identified and become more widely available.Journal of Clinical Oncology 05/1999; 17(4):1244. · 17.88 Impact Factor
Article: Prognostic significance of maximum tumour (bulk) diameter in young patients with good-prognosis diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma treated with CHOP-like chemotherapy with or without rituximab: an exploratory analysis of the MabThera International Trial Group (MInT) study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The definition and role of bulky disease in young patients (ie, aged 18-60 years) with good-prognosis diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), who have been treated with CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone)-like chemotherapy with or without rituximab, remain controversial. We aimed to assess the effect of maximum tumour diameter (MTD) in these patients. Patients from the MInT (Mabthera International Trial Group) study were eligible. We analysed event-free (EFS) and overall survival (OS) after CHOP-like chemotherapy with or without rituximab, according to MTD, by Martingale residual analyses and Cox regression models. Radiotherapy was given to sites of primary bulky disease according to national standards, and to primary extranodal disease at physician discretion. The primary endpoint was EFS and the secondary endpoint was OS. Analyses were by intention to treat. Of the 824 patients enrolled in the MInT study, the informed-consent form of one patient was missing, leaving 823 patients evaluable for intention-to-treat analysis. Data on MTD of involved sites were available for 802 patients. Martingale residual analysis showed an adverse prognostic effect of MTD on EFS and OS, which increased linearly. In a multivariable analysis with MTD as a linear regression variable, the effect of MTD was significant after CHOP-like treatment alone for EFS (hazard ratio 1.090 [95% CI 1.051-1.130], p < 0.0001) and OS (1.119 [1.057-1.184], p = 0.0001), and after CHOP-like treatment and rituximab for OS (1.089 [1.003-1.183], p = 0.043), but not for EFS (1.044 [0.991-1.099], p=0.103). For CHOP-like treatment alone, 3-year EFS ranged from 78.2% (MTD < 5.0 cm, 95% CI 68.3-85.4) to 41.3% (MTD > or = 10.0 cm, 31.8-50.4). For CHOP-like treatment and rituximab, 3-year EFS ranged from 83.2% (MTD < 5.0 cm, 72.8-89.9) to 72.7% (MTD > or = 10.0 cm, 63.8-79.7). With CHOP-like treatment alone, 3-year OS decreased from 92.9% (MTD < 5.0 cm, 84.9-96.8) to 73.5% (MTD > or = 10.0 cm, 63.9-81.0); for CHOP-like treatment and rituximab, 3-year OS decreased from 98.0% (MTD < 5.0 cm, 92.2-99.5) to 85.2% (MTD > or = 10.0 cm, 77.0-90.6). For CHOP-like treatment, any cut-off point between 5.0 cm and 10.0 cm separated two populations with a significant EFS difference (p < 0.0001 for all log-rank tests) and OS difference (p < or = 0.003 for all log-rank tests). For CHOP-like treatment and rituximab, only a cut-off point of 10.0 cm separated two populations with a significant EFS difference (log-rank p = 0.047), but any cut-off point of 6.0 cm or more separated two populations with a significant OS difference (log-rank p values 0.0009-0.037). Rituximab decreased, but did not eliminate the adverse prognostic effect of MTD in young patients with good-prognosis DLBCL. Due to the linear prognostic effect of MTD on outcome, arbitrary cut-off points for bulky disease can be set between 5.0 cm and 10.0 cm, depending on clinical considerations. Based on this study, a cut-off point of 10.0 cm might be a suitable margin in the rituximab era to delineate those patients with bulky disease.The Lancet Oncology 05/2008; 9(5):435-44. DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70078-0 · 24.73 Impact Factor


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"I wonder why you can always read a doctor's bill and you can never read his prescription".
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"Quick Recovery" is a concept which any person looks forward to anytime his/her body is in ill health. This simple concept entails recuperating from the attacking illness in the short time possible with minimal utilization of medical costs involved even and with no other body complications so that the person may carry on with his/her daily activities and schedule normally.
Sadly though, there are some illnesses where by health providers and clinician pronounce that they are incurable but can be managed. Of course the costs of management are hefty; you will agree that if a condition is incurable, then its management entails a lifetime commitment. Something which is not affordable by everybody and thus poses enormous challenges, pressures, financial burden and threats of discontinue with one's normal activities.
"Be careful when reading health books; you may die of a misprint".
– Mark Twain
Some conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis and MS plaques and other body paralyzing conditions of the Central Nervous System (CNS) such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Epilepsy, and Stroke as well as other illnesses such as Lupus, Sjogren's syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Lyme disease, Myasthenia, Sarcoidosis etc which may be costly to treat and manage because the costs of medication might not be affordable and the duration of management might be lengthy or a lifetime thus posing financial hardships to even patients who might have an insurance cover. During such instances, the patients will need support from family, friends or well-wishers to finance the treatment expenses.
Some patients may opt to go for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) especially in cases whereby the condition they are so much seeking treatment of is incurable and only costly management seems the only solution offered by conventional medicine. This also implies the use of additional costs which will also strain such a patient.
The government might be tasked in alleviating the pain and financial strain such individuals undergo because it's their constitutional right to access quality health care and medication at affordable costs, but that's not always how things go especially with the numerous bureaucratic government worldwide.
And certainly it was not a smooth sail for the previous owners of this website too in their fight for affordable treatment and medication for some serious diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.
Provincial health care plans in Canada are all in a bind, because costs of pharmaceuticals are rising far faster than their revenues or inflation. This website was formerly used for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Islanders to campaign for coverage in provincial budgets. Now this site is re-developing into a general white paper on the balance of individual and societal perspectives. More to be added in the future.
Currently the website is being rebuilt and will feature content about management of Multiple Sclerosis, Ms Plaques and other related diseases of the Central Nervous System as well as diseases which result due to the autoimmune nature of the body, such as lupus or Sjogren's syndrome.


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India's Adani Group has invited banks to pitch for a global bond issue which could raise around 1.5 billion Australian dollars ($1.6 billion) to fund its Australian operations, a person familiar with the matter said.
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India's Adani Group plans to spend as much as $6 billion in Australia over the next three years to develop coal mines and related infrastructure and is interested in buying a majority stake in a gas company at home as the conglomerate gears up to expand operations.
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Stopping Stoning-Through Thought and Action
On May 13th, 2012, a Sudanese court announced the penalty of stoning to death against a woman on a charge of zina (adultery). Intisar Sharif Abdalla was sentenced after an 'admission of guilt' instigated by repeated brutal beatings and other acts of torture by her brother, who brought forward the case. Her co-accused remains un-convicted.
Intisar was convicted and sentenced to be stoned at her first hearing without legal representation, and had initially denied the charges. The sentence came in accordance with Article 146 of the Sudanese Criminal Act.
This decision demonstrates the inhumane and brutal sanctioning of death as a punishment for sexual relations outside of marriage. Furthermore, it calls into question the very legal institutions and frameworks applied, especially as in this case the admission of guilt was made under severe duress.
Fortunately the sentence was appealed, and upon appeal was not implemented! How did this happen?
A group of Sudanese activists launched a campaign to stop the implementation of the stoning sentence, and to delete the article prescribing stoning from the Sudanese Criminal Act. This campaign targeted many levels - international, regional, national and the general public. A group of lawyers, led by the Mutawinat organization, also came together to provide legal aid to Intisar. Many events were held all over the world, and one of the major events took place in London on 6 June 2012, organized by Amnesty International, REDRESS, The African Center for Justice and Peace Studies, and Sudan Change Now movement in London, UK titled Stop Stoning in Sudan Now!
One of the tools used in reaching out to the general public was Facebook. The anti-stoning campaign ran discussions about the case and the issue on social media. But I found what many of the Sudanese youth were writing deeply upsetting! Several of them said that the sentence was in line with the Islamic Hodood (fixed punishments for serious crimes) and should be carried out. And most of them were referring to a tradition/hadith on stoning a woman called "Al-Ghamedia."
This made me start thinking about stoning, and its relation to Islam. How could stoning be a fundamental principle if this story showed reluctance? I noticed also that there is no verse in the Quran that says anything about stoning, and that the verses on doubling and halving of sentences are inconsistent with the practice of stoning.
I am not finished yet with my questions and research, and I will never stop questioning because I firmly believe that Islam has come - the same like other religions - to spread peace, mercy and love. So stoning can never be an Islamic thing!
Tarig Mustafa Ali, Gender and Peace Program Manager, NCA Sudan
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- Iraq: Don't Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds
- Urgent Action: Free Maryam Shafi'pour!
- URGENT: Maldives: Sex without Consent is always Rape
Relevant Resources
- Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Sudan's Revised Penal Code: A Mixed Picture For Women
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, mission statement for Sudan
- Afghanistan: Their lives on the line: Women human rights defenders under attack in Afghanistan


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A memorial Mass for Ione Nibler is planned for Friday, May 31, 2013, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Walla Walla, with a reception following in The Parish Hall. All are welcome to join in the Mass celebration of Ione's life.
Ione's family would like to thank the caring staff at Wheatland Village Retirement Center as well as the caregivers of Walla Walla Community Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ione's name to Walla Walla Community Hospice, Girl Scouts of America or a charity of the donor's choice through the Herring Funeral Home. Friends and family are invited to sign the online guest book at www.herringgroseclose.com.
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VIVUS' Spedra Gets EU Approval - Analyst Blog
VIVUS Inc.
) recently announced that the European Commission (EC) has
cleared its drug, Spedra, phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5)
inhibitor, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) in the
EU. The approval did not come as a surprise as, in Apr 2013, the
European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal
Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended the approval of the
The approval came on the basis of promising data from three phase III trials REVIVE, REVIVE-Diabetes and REVIVE-RP and a year-long safety study. Investors reacted positively to the news.
We note that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug under the trade name Stendra for ED in April last year. VIVUS is looking for partners in the US and EU to market the drug.
We note that a few days back VIVUS announced encouraging data from a multi-center, placebo-controlled study (TA-501) evaluating the efficacy of Stendra in men suffering from ED.
The study enrolled 440 patients with mild-to-severe ED with or without diabetes. Data from the study revealed that on an average Stendra was effective after 10 minutes and 12 minutes of taking the 200 mg and 100 mg formulation of the drug, respectively.
According to the company, ED therapies recorded combined sales of over $5.5 billion in 2012. The ED market is expected to grow further in the coming years.
Currently approved PDE5 inhibitors including Pfizer Inc. 's ( PFE ) Viagra and Eli Lilly and Company 's ( LLY ) Cialis are recommended for ingestion one to two hours prior to sexual activity or daily. We believe Stendra's fast action could help the drug gain share once launched. Additionally, it will also help VIVUS to secure a lucrative partnership deal for Stendra in the US and EU.
VIVUS, currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Companies that currently look attractive include Salix Pharmaceuticals ( SLXP ) with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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The MX100T from Aim-TTi (Aim Thurlby Thandar) is a 315W precision laboratory power supply's three outputs can each provide 0 to 35 V at 0 to 3 A. Range switching extends the capabilities so that outputs can be set to 16 V/6 A or 70 V/1.5 A for maximum versatility; where higher power is needed from one output, internal switching circuitry enables up to 210 W arranged as either 35 V/6 A or 70 V/3 A.
All outputs are fully isolated and independent but voltage tracking can be selected to make two or even three outputs track a single voltage control. The isolated tracking capability is useful for creating tracking voltages to different ground points, tracking voltages of opposite polarity, or series and parallel connection of outputs.
Triple output lab power supply offers paralleling & tracking – [Link]
Dilshan Jayakody writes:
Workshop Organizer is light-weight, cross platform inventory controller for home-workshops. This application is specifically design to manage electronic/electrical components at home-workshops, but it can use to manage other areas of workshop including tools, machinery and mechanical components, etc.
To store data, this application use SQLite database system and all the necessary runtime libraries for SQLite is available with the "Workshop Organizer" package. User may not need to download or install separate SQLite database system to use this application. Workshop Organizer default SQLite database consist with more than 600 reference data including list of manufacturers and types.
Workshop Organizer – inventory controller for home-workshops – [Link]
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Dave Jones from the Electronics Engineering Video Blog shows us what tools he recommends for a starter electronics lab. He makes a few surprisingly inexpensive recommendations for multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, bench power supplies, soldering stations, and many other tools and supplies. I, for one, am taking very careful notes on this excellent video since I'm moving from basic to more advanced electronics design. [via]
How-To: Set Up An Electronics Lab – [Link]
This project shows us how to convert an old pc power supply to a power supply able to power your projects with high current. [via]
250W Lab Power Supply – [Link]
You need a water bottle to keep your soldering station sponge wet. I made a great soldering station water bottle from, you guessed it, a plastic water bottle. This is no big revelation but it is easy to do and works well. Just drill a small hole in the cap from your next bottled water. Go ahead and drink the precious water first, bottled water is expensive so don't waste that precious fluid on your soldering sponge. Refill the bottle with tap water and you are good to go.
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The Web site shows an archive of personal accounts that are divided into eight circumstances such as "bullying," "violence," "personal debts" and "sickness." Under each category are the stories of people who have experience in those fields and their solutions to life issues.
The site shows more than 200 entries so far. It also shows survival techniques broken into seven categories that include changing circumstances, a job or residence and learning about legal protections available to those in debt.
"Why don't we help people find ways to solve their issues instead of telling them not to die," said Okita. "Emphasizing the importance of life may not really help someone when that person will have to face a debt collector the next morning."
Okita realizes this may not be a panacea for suicides. He also knows what may have worked for one person does not necessarily apply to another. "But by showing as many examples as possible, people can choose a solution they like," said Okita whose goal is to cut the current number of suicide by 25 percent in 18 months.
The Web site now has more than 100,000 visitors a day. Although Okita finds this number "encouraging," he feels his work is not over yet.
"Many people do not know there are alternatives to death," said Okita. "If our site can make them think a moment, it then could delay their action by one day. You never know what difference that one day can make."
"People may have a different view on life when they wake up next morning. They may be able to shift their focus from dying to living."


text: Media ComScore top 50 sites July 2012: Instagram rocks, Tumblr passes MySpace, Sun Microsystems rises from the dead August 24, 2012 8:57 AM John Koetsier 0 If you're not reaching, engaging, and monetizing customers on mobile, you're likely losing them to someone else. Register now for the 8th annual MobileBeat, July 13-14, where the best and brightest will be exploring the latest strategies and tactics in the mobile space. ComScore released its July 2012 Top 50 web properties in the U.S. report yesterday, and it has a few surprises. Old people are big on the web, apparently, as AARP web properties jumped 21 percent, Sun Microsystems has risen from the dead, and MySpace continues its slow drop to oblivion as Tumblr elbows its way above yesterday's social network. But the biggest jump belongs to Instagram. The Facebook acquisition and continued execution by the Instagram team translated to 38 percent growth in the month of July. Instagram.com is now the 56th most popular site in the U.S., with 22.7 million unique visitors, up from 16.5 million in June. And that's all with a website that contains almost no content besides a blog and developer support, unless you come in via the app or a social network to see an Instagrammed picture directly. One big surprise in the top gainers: Sun Microsystems. Apparently it grew 32 percent from 7.7 million to 10.2 million visitors, despite being dead, and sun.com redirecting to Oracle's website. This is a headscratcher — Sun has been a popular website in the past, but why it is gaining now, and how ComScore is finding this are big question marks. I asked ComScore for more information, and this is what Andrew Lipsman, the company's VP of industry analysis, told me: Sun Microsystems is the web property, and it would include a number of other sites for products that Sun owns. There may have been a software update this month that drove traffic to something under the Sun umbrella. Tumblr continues to win as it surged past MySpace as the 43rd most popular site in the U.S., and the top slots are held down by the big boys: Google with 190 million uniques, Microsoft with 168 million, Yahoo with 162 million, and Facebook with 160 million. The next big move is probably Facebook surging past Yahoo and Microsoft sites. Here's the top gainers graph: Above: ComScore top 10 gaining websites July 2012 And the top sites overall: Above: ComScore July 2012: top websites in the US photo credit: gogoloopie via photo pin cc Hat tip: MarketingLand VB's research team is studying mobile user acquisition... Chime in here, and we'll share the results.


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IRS and Partners alert
Low- and Moderate-Income Workers of Significant Tax Benefit
Alaska residents received $93.5 million last year
Anchorage – The Internal Revenue Service wants to raise awareness about a tax credit that could mean thousands of dollars to working families in Alaska.
The IRS is partnering with state and local government officials and community partners for today's 7th annual EITC Awareness Day, a nationwide effort to increase public awareness about the Earned Income Tax Credit and free tax preparation sites.
Last year, around 47,306 families in Alaska received approximately $93.5 million in EITC with an average amount of $1,978. In the Alaska Borough alone, some 18,795 families received approximately $38 million in EITC, with an average amount of $2,032. For the Fairbanks North Star Borough 6,486 tax returns claimed EITC, which brought $13 million back into the community, with an average amount of $2,101 per return.
"About a third of the people eligible for EITC changes every year, probably because they get a job or lose one, have a child or change their marital status," said IRS spokesman David Tucker II. "This changing population of people who are eligible is why it's so important to raise new awareness every year."
People who work and earn less than $50,270 from wages, self-employment or farming may be eligible for EITC and free help preparing their tax return.
Although an estimated four out of five eligible workers and families get the credit, one in five still miss out, either because they don't claim it when filing, or don't file a tax return. This is money that can make a difference. Nationally last year, the credit returned close to $62 billion to more than 27 million workers.
The credit can mean up to $475 in EITC for people without children, and up to $5,891 for those with three or more qualifying children. EITC varies by income, family size and filing status. People can see if they qualify by visiting IRS.gov and answering a few questions using the EITC Assistant [1].
To get the EITC, workers must file a tax return, even if they are not required to file, and specifically claim the credit. Those eligible for the EITC have free options to file a tax return to claim the credit:
Free File on IRS.gov [2] Free brand-name tax software walks people through a question and answer format to help them prepare their returns and claim every credit and deduction for which they are eligible. The program also allows people to file electronically for free, using Free File Fillable Forms [3], which are online versions of our paper forms designed for taxpayers comfortable preparing their own returns.
Free tax preparation sites [4] EITC-eligible workers can seek free tax preparation [5] at thousands of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) sites. To locate the nearest site, taxpayers can search www.IRS.gov [6] or call the IRS at 800-906-9887. Taxpayers can also find VITA/TCE sites by calling their community's 211 or 311 line for local services.
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers [7] EITC-eligible workers can seek free assistance in IRS locations across the country. Locations are listed online at www.IRS.gov [6]. Hours and services offered vary by location and should be checked before visiting.
More information on EITC and detailed eligibility rules are available at www.irs.gov/eitc [8]. IRS partners should also visit EITC Central at www.eitc.irs.gov [9] for helpful resources.
EITC is for workers whose income does not exceed the following limits:
$45,060 ($50,270 married filing jointly ) with three or more qualifying children
$41,952 ($47,162 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children
$36,920 ($42,130 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child
$13,980 ($19,190 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children
Investment income must be $3,200 or less. And, children must meet certain relationship
and residency requirements to be a qualifying child.
EITC can make life a little easier. The maximum credit is:
$5,891 with three or more qualifying children
$5,236 with two qualifying children
$3,169 with one qualifying child
$475 with no qualifying children
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Drama of the week Joseon X-Files - Secret Book (2010)
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