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From the author dubbed "a literary Lolita" by Vanity Fair comes the perfect portrait of a young actress caught in a downward spiral of self-destruction. Edgy and funny at the same time, Thin Skin provides a realistic glimpse into the dark and inviting world of fame from the writer who penned Namedropper when she was just twenty-one.
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The site used to be called Companies & Properties. Now from InfoMine is a vastly updated, expanded, and easier to use replacement called IntelligenceMine. It is not, but could be called Intelligent Mine, Mining Intelligence, or How-to-Find-Out-Everything-You-Ever-Wanted-to-Know-about-Mines & Properties. (more…)
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IntelligenceMine: New & Better Mining Information
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, Mining history, People, tagged companies and properties, hanakuh, InfoMine, intelligencemine, mining intelligence, nyrstar, rgc, Tahoe Resources on December 16, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Sustainable Mining: Escobal, Guatemala
Posted in About the news, consulting, environmental, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, mining, People, tagged don gray, escobal, flor de maria gonzales, geocimsa, Guatemala, nutrition, ron clayton, sergio aycinena, Tahoe Resources on December 10, 2014 | 3 Comments »
I am in Guatemala and at the Tahoe Resources Escobal Silver Mine. I have previously noted that I and my daughter are the engineers who designed and now give advice on the operation of the filter-pressed tailings stack. Much credit must also go to Flor de Maria Gonzalez and Sergio Aycinena of Geosimsa who are the engineers of record in Guatemala. We have worked closely with them these past four years and both have proven sound partners. Particularly Flor who as a young woman has made her mark by her excellence in a male-dominated Guatemalan mining environment. (more…)
California and BC PE. Tahoe Resources and Escobal.
Posted in About the news, blogs, brandy, British Columbia, California, consulting, feasibilty studies, Investing & Finance, mining, Mining history, opera, Tailings, tagged andy fourie, bafokeng, deathof klinghoffer, escobal, mt polley, my polley, opera, P/E, professional registration, Tahoe Resources on November 6, 2014 | 3 Comments »
Here is information I received as a comment on a recent blog posting:
California is an anomaly from the perspective that it is only one of 5 or 6 states or territories that do not recognize mining as an engineering discipline; along with Guam, Hawaii, Delaware and a couple of others. The need for being registered is driven primarily by the State Boards. There are several places in the industry where signatures are required: on 10K reports for certification of reserves. This requires a "qualified person" and since there are 20 states that don't recognize geologists as a profession, then the role may be defined as engineering in some cases. There are a plethora of state and federal mining permits requiring a PE signature. Underground seals must be constructed and signed off by a PE. Roof Control and Ventilation plans and many environmental permits require signatures. As I said, California is one of the exceptions and I really don't understand why mining is ignored when mining was at the core of the state's formation. I will say that the lack of recognition by the State has caused some confusion regarding liability and accountability.
Escobal Mine, Guatemala Under Attack
Posted in About the news, brandy, consulting, Human relations and mining, Latin America, tagged amnesty international, escobal, Goldcorp, guatemals, mine, obama care, Tahoe Resources, terrorist on May 3, 2013 | 3 Comments »
If you read this blog, you will know that in the past four or so years, I have visited the Marlin and Escobal Mines in Guatemala many times. (Do a search with these key words in the box at top-right to get all I have written about these visits.) (more…)
Terrorism in San Rafael Las Flores. Escobal Mine, Guatemala Attacked.
Posted in About the news, Human relations and mining, Latin America, tagged escobal, Guatemala, mine, san rafaeil las flores, Tahoe Resources, terrorist on January 17, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Brief news reports and an announcement by Tahoe Resources indicate that three were killed in an attack on the Escobal Mine in Guatemala. The local Spanish-language newspaper, El Metropolitano, has a front-page headline "Terrorism in San Rafael Las Flores." San Rafael Las Flores is the local town where most locals working on the mine live. (more…)
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Posted in About the news, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, mining, tagged escobal, Tahoe Resources, totalmining on September 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Totalmining at this link has a new e-book that you can download on the 9 Most Controversial Mining Companies. Here is the list: (more…)
Ernst & Young on 2012-2013 Mining Risks
Posted in About the news, Africa, Investing & Finance, Latin America, tagged ANC, Bolivia, ernst, Guatemala, nationalization, South Africa, Tahoe Resources, young on July 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
That venerable firm, Ernst & Young have just issued their latest, Business Risks Facing Mining and Metal 2012-2013. It is worth looking at their site at this link and downloading the report's Executive Summary. To whet your appetite, here is the number one risk they write about, namely Resource Nationalism: (more…)


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The latest in the Laptop Hunters series. Speed, portability and battery life leads them to a Dell
"With just $1700 to spend and a little help from Mom, Lauren finds her perfect laptop—a portable and speedy Dell with a battery life for long law-school lectures."
"With just $1700 to spend and a little help from Mom, Lauren finds her perfect laptop—a portable and speedy Dell with a battery life for long law-school lectures."
A pal of mine just pinged a few fellow softies asking if we could held identify the architecture wallpapers form the RC of Windows 7. He already had #1 above as the Space Needle in Seattle and #5 as Selfridges in Birmingham but the others remained a mystery.
He'd hit on a Clayton soft spot here – I love challenges likes this and if it's investigation, I'm a budding detective. #2 is pretty was covered in the E7 blog post on wallpapers recently and as it's from Will Austin of Seattle I'm comfortable saying that it and #4 are both of the Experience Music Project in Seattle – the distinctive work of Frank Gehry.
#3 and #6 took about 20 minutes of web sleuthing on but I think #3 is Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, and #6 is Melbourne City Link Gateway.
Can anyone confirm/deny? Do a win a prize? :)
Possibly my favourite new feature in Windows 7 is Play To in Windows Media Player. If you have a number of PC's in your house running 7, this lets you redirect music from one machine to another. Perfect for scaring the shit out of unsuspecting family members but also quite handy for piping music around Chez Clayton.
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Thanks to some friendly folks at Dell UK I had the chance to play with an Adamo over the weekend and I promised to post my thoughts so here goes…
What I'm Looking For
It's important to point out what I'm looking for in a laptop before we begin as the PC market offers a wide a varied choice to suit your needs – be that a gamer wanting a mobile powerhouse or a high end portable from the likes of Sony to an inexpensive netbook such as the Samsung NC10. I'm looking for a machine that is light, has SSD storage (for heat and power reasons), a good screen, a good keyboard, at least two USB ports, WiFi and LAN (the latter for network transfers of large files), relatively lightweight and stylish. To meet those needs right now I run a Sony Vaio TZ which has been superseded by the Vaio TT. This machine has served me extremely well though the keyboard has been replaced twice as it loses it's lettering and the screen replaced once. The screen is due another replacement as it gets far too easily bruised due to poor damping by Sony IMHO. So….will the Adamo fit the bill given it has many of these characteristics?
First Impressions
They count for a lot and I actually asked for a weekend loan of the Adamo as I was so impressed with the brief 30 minutes I spent with an Adamo when visiting Dell UK – especially the build quality and finish of the machine. It's actually not as light as I'd like but has a reassuring heft that is lacking in machines like the Toshiba R500. Being hewn from a single piece of aluminium (like a MacBook Pro) it has a very solid case with zero flex. The detailing is excellent with those pesky Intel and Microsoft stickers replaced by laser etched logos on the underside. The pearl model I had on loan also has the etched exterior which looks impressive, though I'd personally buy the darker Onyx unit as it's more subtle.
I was very keen to install Windows 7 on this 64 bit machine but unfortunately it wasn't possible as I didn't want to screw up one of Dell's review machines. I expect Windows 7 will install and run beautifully on this kit given my experience with the new OS on a range of other hardware. However, this did give me the chance to see the deep customisation that Dell has added to Vista – much of which is impressive as I didn't know Vista was so skinnable by an OEM. The start menu looks terrific though other windows less so and the Dell dock on the desktop is a strange and unnecessary (in my view) imitation of the Apple dock. Also disappointing was the number of preinstalled apps with McAfee greeting me with all kinds of system tray pop-ups within a short while of use. They're pretty easy to uninstall though and I hope Dell offers the option of not having them at all. On a more positive note, the performance of the OS was impressive.
The Adamo meets most of my criteria – with a 128GB SSD, 4GB or RAM, great screen, 3 USB ports (1 eSATA), LAN, WiFi with G support and even a Display Port. Before we get to that though, lets talk about the industrial design. I have waxed on about the beauty of Jonathan Ive's Mac's before on this blog and frankly, I think Dell has them matched with this machine. The engineering is stunning and the detailing more so. Details like cutouts on the back of the machine, which I assume are for ventilation – are beautifully done. The underside of the machine is as good to look at as the lid, shorn of the ridiculous array of stickers we have come accustomed to in the PC world. The microphone on the machine is a finely pierced series of dots to the left of the keyboard and power is indicated with a small white light on the back of the unit – again in a very subtle way. The music control keys seemed slightly out of place as did the Mac like eject key on the keyboard but those aside, it's a truly impressive piece of work that will draw many admirers in the coffee shop or team meeting. The detailing on previously ignored elements such as the hinge and underside really sets it apart. Though the industrial design has been carried over to the power supply it felt like a bit of an afterthought so I expect they'll work on that as part of the package. Speaking of package, the whole thing comes in a hermetically sealed plastic case which is quite impressive though probably not great for it's recycle credentials. As someone who pays a lot of attention to the industrial design I was very impressed and look forward to seeing an Onyx unit as I suspect it'll be even more stunning.
Size and weight wise, it's a little heavier than I'd like at 1.81 kg but I'd forego that concern for the quality of the build. It feels like a hunk of metal and that's because it is. Despite that, it comes in a significantly thinner than a Lenovo X301 and even thinner than a MacBook Air at it's thinnest point. As an admirer of industrial design the Air's tapered edges give it an odd look in my opinion and I much prefer the squared off look of the Adamo which is closer to a MacBook Pro in it's styling.
The kit inside the is what you'd expect from this unit though suitably impressive. 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB 800MHz DDR3 memory, 128GB SSD and a mobile broadband slot (though the model I had didn't seem to have the 3G module). I didn't have long enough time or chance to install all the software I would typically use to give an honest assessment of performance but I'm confident it would adequately meet my needs. That bespoke industrial design though means there are no user accessible parts such as extra battery, memory or indeed a built in DVD. A matched in design DVD/BluRay drive is available though and to be honest, I'd be more than happy with that as I load most stuff off the network or USB these days.
The screen was very impressive – bright and clear though not quite as edge to edge as you may expect it was on a par with the excellent screen on my Vaio and beat the Lenovo X301 I sat it next to. It was quite reflective in bright light but I rarely work in such conditions so not a problem for me. The screen supports 720p and output is via display port and hidden in the top of the screen is a 1.3 megapixel camera.
The trackpad was solid and easy to use and though I initially hated trackpads over "nipples" I've come to like them and this is as good as any I have used. I prefer it's flat keys to the odd raised ones on the Lenovo's.
The keyboard – this was a part of the unit that I was most interested to see for a numbers of reasons. It's backlit like the MacBook Pro and something I have longed for on my Vaio. I use my PC a lot on dark airplanes, at conferences and tend to enjoy working in dark areas hence my interest. On that count, the Adamo shines – literally. I was also interested to see the font on the keyboard which is very Porsche-esque and may be something of an acquired taste. Someone also pointed out to me that the letters are in the centre of the keys rather than left justified which frankly I'd never noticed on a keyboard before but take a look at yours – I bet they're on the left. This could take a little getting used to but I pseudo touch type so it's far from a deal breaker. That can't be said of the keys in terms of spacing and flex though. Given the keyboard is the main point of input for most people this is an area that needs special attention – which is what I gave it. The keyboard is very flat in profile and though each key is slightly scalloped I think a castled key (like most desktop keyboards or Lenovo style) would have been a much better choice. Even better than that would have been a chiclet style keyboard that most Vaio's now use and MacBook's also use. The chiclet is a great, great keyboard that makes it very easy to judge one key from another and it has very little flex. For me, the Adamo suffered on both of these points. The keyboard flexed a little too much and the keys were hard to delineate between. I hasten to add that I am VERY picky about the keyboard so this may be a minor issue for many people. For me it would make me think long and hard before committing to the Adamo.
In summary, Dell has done a stunning job with the Adamo in my opinion. They have upped the ante for Sony for sure and have all but matched Apple's industrial design with this kit. If someone put an Onyx unit in front of me now, running Windows 7 I would find it very hard not to take it from them – by this I mean parting with my own hard earned cash (£2500 of it) – to take the unit home. The only concern I would have, and it's a big one, is that keyboard and whether it'd drive me mad over time. If they changed it to a chiclet I would be buying this thing tomorrow and having to do some explaining back at Chez Clayton.
If you're A PC and you want high quality design with a 64bit OS and head turning looks – this is the machine go for I think – even over a Vaio Z. For me…I'm left in a quandary as to what will succeed my Vaio TZ.
Now Zune is going after Apple where it hurts most right now – in the wallet. the Zune pass is sadly not available for my imported Zune but it if was I'd be using it. $15 a month for as much music as you like.
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Mubarak Warns of Mideast 'Chaos' If Israel Wipes out Arafat
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said that there will be chaos in the Middle East if Israel eliminates Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
In an interview published Friday by the Lebanese daily As-Safir, Mubarak said, "If they (the Israelis) make the mistake of killing Arafat, it would be a crime against the Palestinian people but also against the people of Israel," Mubarak told the newspaper.
"Several leaders will emerge and each one of them will attempt to increase his popularity by carrying out anti-Israeli violence inside and outside" the Jewish state, he added.
If Arafat was wiped out "there would be chaos and they (the Israelis) should be aware that as a result the situation would be dangerous," Mubarak said.
He also called on the United States and the European Union to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for a "return to the negotiating table."
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Friday that Sharon had told him personally over phone that Israeli wanted to get rid of Arafat.
Mubarak's statement came also as his foreign minister Ahmad Maher said he failed in a peace mission to Israel, during which he met with Sharon, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer.
He also met with Arafat – Albawaba.com
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- Woman Settler Killed in West Bank; Mubarak Warns of ''Chaos''; EU Endorses French Proposal for Mideast Peace
- Mubarak: Disappearance of Arafat Would Lead to Chaos; Powell Calls Arafat to Choose Between "Terror and Peace"
- Mubarak Proposes To Host Arafat-Sharon Summit; Sharon Asked Mubarak to Set Up Secret Meeting With Saudi Crown Prince
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Why Libya's Militants Are Kidnapping Diplomats – And Why We Can't Give In
- By Mohamed EljarhMohamed Eljarh is a writer for Foreign Policy's Democracy Lab and a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East. Follow him on Twitter at @Eljarh.
At least nine Libyan soldiers were killed in the early hours of Friday morning, and dozens injured, after clashes broke out between Ansar al Sharia militants and other Islamist militants. In addition, three Libyan soldiers were killed Tuesday morning, and two others injured, after a suicide bomber blew up his car at the entrance of an army brigade headquarters in the city of Benghazi. Meanwhile, the Jordanian ambassador to Libya and a senior Tunisian diplomat are still being held by extremist groups weeks after being abducted from the capital Tripoli. The wave of kidnappings targeting diplomatic missions is yet another extremely worrying development in post-revolution Libya. The incident involving the Jordanian ambassador started two weeks ago, when gunmen ambushed his vehicle, wounded his driver, and abducted him. A few days later, a senior Tunisian diplomat was also taken from his residence in Tripoli.
In return for releasing the diplomats, the kidnappers demanded the release of Libyan extremists held in Jordan and Tunisia. The authorities seem unable to cope with the situation at hand, despite earlier promises to upgrade security arrangements for diplomatic missions in Libya. The problem may well have something to do with a tendency within the government to downplay the threat from jihadist groups linked to the local al Qaeda franchise. After attacks on various diplomatic missions in Libya over the last two years, including those of countries such as the United States, France, Egypt, Sweden, and Tunisia, these latest incidents show a new trend in the tactics used by jihadist groups in Libya. The influence of extremist groups in Libya is likely to increase significantly over the coming years if the current state of insecurity and political turmoil continues unresolved.
Over the last few weeks, the government has stated repeatedly that the diplomats are alive and in good health — conclusions apparently based on contacts with the kidnappers. However, remarks from former government officials, including former Minister of Interior Fawzi Abdulaal, seem to highlight a very worrying reality in post-revolution Libya. Abdulaal said that the country has been infiltrated by al Qaeda-linked groups, and that many sympathizers with extremists groups now hold prominent government offices, especially in the defense and security sectors. Infiltration of the government could help explain its manifest inability to address the issue of rebuilding the national army and police forces. This is raising fears among Libya's friends in the West who have pledged to train thousands of soldiers and security personnel to help the country establish a strong and modern army and police force.
Over the past two years, extremist groups have conducted an assassination campaign that has targeted army and security officers, activists, judges, journalists, and even children. Now the militants are targeting countries that helped the Libyan people during their struggle to overthrow the Gaddafi regime. The tactics used by these groups are evolving rapidly, and the fragmented authorities seem to be unable to face up to these groups alone. This appears unlikely to change in the near future, given the current reports.
The international community must step up their efforts and rethink their strategy of engagement with Libyan partners. On Tuesday, Giovanni Pinto, the Italian border police chief, warned that help provided to Libya could potentially have negative effects. It is crucial that western help and assistance to the Libyan government should be carefully considered to ensure that it does not end up in the wrong hands. In addition, the international community should develop realistic strategies to counter the activities of the groups, which are attempting to derail Libya's democratic transition and oppose democratic values in the country.
But there's another point that needs to be made here: Libyan authorities and their international partners must start working on political solutions to many of the country's woes rather than relying solely on technical assistance, as has been the case in the last two years. Extremist groups are exploiting the political turmoil in the country to further their extremist ideology. It is this political uncertainty that allows the militants to execute their plans in Libya.
The Libyan militant group Ansar al Sharia issued a statement this week stating that democracy is kufr, or "disbelief," and thus contradicts Islamic teachings. Ansar al Sharia prevented the Constituent Assembly elections from taking place in the city of Derna earlier this year by bombing some polling places, thus shutting all of them down. It is crucial to prevent terrorists using these kidnappings to obtain concessions or the satisfaction of their demands. It is also the future of Libya's democracy that is being held hostage here.
Mohamed Eljarh is the Libya blogger for Transitions. Read the rest of his blog posts here.
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The first season of The Next Generation on Blu-ray will be released on Tuesday, and will sell for $78.86 on Amazon.
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The Comic Con trailer for Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray is now available for all fans to see.
The first season of The Next Generation on Blu-ray will be released on Tuesday, and will sell for $78.86 on Amazon.
Mike and Denise Okuda recently answered fan questions regarding the forthcoming Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray release.
The couple covered a wide range of topics, including their Comic-Con panel this week (which took place earlier today), the cinematic screenings of The Next Generation (Where No One Has Gone Before and Datalore), commentaries, extended editions and lost footage, repairing errors, the possibility of Deep Space Nine in HD and the Okuda's thoughts on just what Star Trek means to them.
For those waiting for the Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Next Generation beginning next month, news has emerged that one of the classic episodes from Season Two may be released as an extended cut.
According to a tweet by Melissa Snodgrass, the episode in question has twenty extra minutes than was seen in the original broadcast.
Fans waiting to see how much they would have to lay out for the Season One Blu-ray release of Star Trek: The Next Generation may finally have an answer.
The first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Blu-ray will be released on July 24th.
German fans waiting for the international release of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation in Blu-ray will be getting their DVDs a bit sooner than they thought.
Earlier, it was announced that the UK release would be on July 23, with the North American release to follow soon afterwards. The German release was originally thought to be on August 9th.
For Star Trek fans eager to get their hands on Star Trek: The Next Generation in Blu-Ray, a release date for the first season has been announced.
This release date is for the UK version of the Blu-ray release, but it's expected that the North American release date will occur around the same time frame.
For Mike and Denise Okuda, remastering Star Trek: The Next Generation means respecting the original work by those who first created the series.
Some fans might think that having Star Trek: The Next Generation remastered means that any mistakes will be fixed this time around. But according to Mike Okuda, that is not necessary so.
For fans waiting for next week's release of Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level sampler, some film clips are available for viewing now.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level will include the pilot episode, Encounter at Farpoint, as well as Sins of the Father (S3) and The Inner Light (S5).
The two clips may be seen at StarTrek.com.
Marina Sirtis may not be a technology geek, but she liked what she saw when introduced to the Blu-ray version of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
"I'm a total Luddite, not good with any technology at all," she said. "I was not prepared to be impressed when I went to CBS to see what they were doing with the Blu-ray, but it was amazing."
Just in time for its twenty-fifth anniversary, Star Trek: The Next Generation will be released in high-def Blu-ray.
For fans of The Next Generation, 2012 will be a good year, with the release of the first season towards the end of the year. But fans will get a taste of what to expect with a sampler to be released January 21, 2012.
Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation will soon be able to see the series on Blu-ray beginning next year.
The Blu-ray release will begin in January of 2012 with a sampler including the pilot and several popular episodes.
For those who delayed buying some of the Star Trek movies on Blu-ray or the Remastered original series season sets, two sales from Best Buy and Amazon.com may be of interest.
Best Buy has five Trek movies on sale, all in the Blu-ray format. Included are Star Trek XI (3 disk version), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and Star Trek: First Contact.
Some Star Trek fans found that their authorization code for a digital copy of Star Trek XI didn't work.
Star Trek fans who purchased Star Trek XI in either Blu-ray or DVD format received an authorization code to allow them to download a digital copy of the movie to their iTunes library, but then ran into a snag when trying to obtain their copy of the movie.
Several new clips from the forthcoming Star Trek XI DVD/Blu-ray release have been released.
The first new clip features part of the Simon Pegg segment of the "Casting" featurette. J.J. Abrams and First Assistant Director Tommy Gormley (a native of Scotland) spoke about Pegg's Scottish accent in the short clip.
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The two clips can be seen here.
Blockbuster has provided more details about their Star Trek XI Blu-ray and DVD midnight release party.
As reported by TrekToday a few days ago, twenty North American Blockbuster stores will be open at midnight, November 16, for fans eager to get their hands on the latest Star Trek movie release.
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Doctors routinely ask that men come back to ensure effectiveness, but many don't, study finds
MONDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of men who get vasectomies don't return for follow-up tests that make sure the procedure is working, new research suggests.
Those who don't go back, and therefore risk an unwanted pregnancy, are more likely to be smokers, not highly educated and the fathers of four or more children, the study found.
The findings show the need for better communication between doctors and vasectomy patients, especially those at higher risk of not following up, said study co-author Yefim Sheynkin, an associate professor of urology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Overall, vasectomy is a "pretty darned good" form of birth control, said Dr. John K. Amory, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington Medical School "It's about 99 percent effective."
In rare cases, a vasectomy fails. In those cases, sperm can make it into semen and impregnate a woman.
To make sure that any remaining sperm has cleared out of the vas deferens tubes, doctors routinely ask patients to provide a semen sample about three months after the vasectomy procedure, Amory said.
Total clearance usually takes 20 to 30 ejaculations, he said, noting sperm can stay alive for weeks.
"We want to see a sperm count of zero after three months," he said. "There are millions and millions of sperm. If only 1 percent of them are alive, that's still a lot."
Amory said about half of men fail to return for the follow-up test, and the new study confirms that number.
The researchers, who report their findings in the December issue of Contraception, examined the medical records of 214 vasectomy patients to see what role sociodemographic factors might play in follow-up.
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has announced Alan Cumming will return as host of the 2012 Britannia Awards presented by BBC AMERICA on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
This marks the fourth time Alan Cumming will host the prestigious award show. In addition, The Britannia Awards have announced that Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, and Josh Gad will be among those presenting awards at this year's show. For the first time ever, the Britannia Awards will be broadcast on BBC AMERICA, airing in primetime November 11, 2012 at 8pm ET as a two-hour special, preceded by the Britannia Awards Pre-show Special at 7:30pm ET.
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Great ideas for you and your family this weekend, Friday - Sunday, May 9th - 11th, 2014:
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Our Point Pet of the Week is Malika, and she has been hoping for a
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Sure you could get the special mama in your life some flowers, chocolates, or that piece of jewelry she's been dropping hints about for weeks...but what about the stuff moms REALLY want but can't ask for?
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Their family dog was lost during hurricane Sandy. It's a sad story, with an incredible twist at the end.
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The Point Pet of the Week is one of many 'Sato' dogs abandoned on beaches in Puerto Rico and now in need of forever homes.
Liz and I were so proud to be a part of the 2nd Annual Meatball Gala last week, with proceeds going to Project Graduation in Wall.
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Fun for you and your family in Monmouth and Ocean Counties this weekend, April 25 - 27, 2014:
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$839M inmate medical complex dedicated in Calif.
STOCKTON, Calif. California prison officials dedicated an $839 million inmate medical complex Tuesday even as they face a new round of court-imposed mandates that are complicating efforts to run one of the nation's largest penal systems.
On Monday, a health threat posed by a potentially lethal airborne fungus prompted a federal judge to order as many as 3,250 inmates transferred immediately from two Central Valley prisons. That ruling followed another last week that ordered the state to release an additional 10,000 inmates statewide by the end of the year.
The developments revolve around a long-running court battle over the level of health care delivered to California inmates, which federal judges maintain still does not meet constitutional standards, despite billions of taxpayer dollars spent to improve conditions.
Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard scoffed at that assessment as he dedicated the California Correctional Health Care Facility in Stockton, saying it probably is the nation's most state-of-the-art prison medical facility: "Is that deliberate indifference?" he asked the crowd, referring to the language of the federal judges.
Beard told the assembled employees and dignitaries that the judges are not taking into account all the improvements the state has made since a special judicial panel first ordered it to trim prison crowding in 2009 as the best way to improve conditions for sick and mentally ill inmates. The state plans to make the same argument to the U.S. Supreme Court later this year as it appeals the three-judge panel's ruling, with the new Stockton facility a prime example of strides it has made.
"It makes our case that we think we are providing a constitutional level of care today," Beard said in an interview before the dedication. "I realize there is a difference of opinion on that."
Indeed, the three judges accuse Gov. Jerry Brown's administration of trying to circumvent their repeated orders that the state reduce prison crowding. They are threatening to cite the Democratic governor for contempt if he does not immediately begin complying, but the administration plans to seek a stay that would postpone their early release order.
The prison system's years of delays in protecting inmates from the fungal infection known as valley fever is further evidence that the state cannot be trusted to properly care for inmates without federal supervision, U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson wrote in his order Monday.
Henderson, of San Francisco, is one of the three judges. He separately ordered the state to begin transferring inmates out of Avenal and Pleasant Valley state prisons within seven days if they are particularly vulnerable to valley fever, and gave the state 90 days to complete the transfers. He left it to corrections officials to determine where the inmates should go.
The two prisons are about 10 miles apart and 175 miles southeast of San Francisco, in the San Joaquin Valley.
The fungal infection originates in the valley's soil. About half of the infections produce no symptoms, while most of the rest can produce mild to severe flu-like symptoms. In a few cases, the infection can spread from the lungs to the brain, bones, skin or eyes, causing blindness, skin abscesses, lung failure and occasionally death.


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For the final challenge, Click Trick, we were to use Adobe Photoshop or Acrobat (free trial was available!)
Using a digital image of the source text, paint over the text, obscuring lines until the remaining poem emerges. We had a short tutorial by PoMoSco's Jenni Baker, video shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T__RD1aDsPY
It took me awhile to figure out how it worked (never used Photoshop before…) with multiple rewinds of the video, but I was able to do it. I then made one modification using old standby program, Paint, to show that there were actually two pages to the text, not just one.
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The source text is from the poem, Van Gogh's Starry Night over the Rhone. from Lupercalia, The John B Newlove award chapbook by Sean Moreland, a Bywords Publication, 2008 http://www.bywords.ca/ http://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/ocn387771948
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Intra Gastric Balloon is a very simple procedure wherein a soft, expandable balloon made of pliable silicone material is inserted in its smallest, deflated form.
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If anything I'm hoping that maybe the subtitle will cause people to google Captain+America+Winter+Soldier.
If that takes them to Amazon or some site offering the material, they get it and read it then it's good for the industry as well. No different than hearing about Hunger Games and people seeking that book out. Sales of that went up. Comics should treat more movie titles as ways for general audiences to easily backtrack to the source just as people do for DaVinci Code, Potter, Twilight or Hunger Games.
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Pakistan also have shown flexibility by promoting Shahid Afridi to the openers slot against Australia and the dashing all-rounder will have a role to play if Pakistan are going to do the double this year.
Kamran Akmal is not one to wait for a loose delivery to get going and Pakistan's batting lineup is one of the best in the world with Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf to follow the openers.
The talented Umar Akmal and Rana Naved's hitting down the order means that Pakistan has class as well as depth in the batting.
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Olesky malpractice case declared a mistrial
A Collier County judge declared a mistrial this afternoon in the wrongful death lawsuit of Immokalee civic leader Ann Olesky, filed by her family against two local physicians and a physician's assistant.
Visiting Circuit Judge Dwight Geiger said the jury was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case against defendants Dr. Dennis Stapleton, a cardiothoracic surgeon who performed mitral and aortic valve replacement surgery on Olesky, and Dr. Jane Silverstein, a cardiologist who was filling in for Olesky's regular physician at Naples Community Hospital, now Downtown Naples Hospital.
The hospital wasn't named in the lawsuit. A third defendant is Joseph Deily, a physician's assistant to Stapleton.
The plaintiff's attorney has argued during a two-month trial that the defendants failed to detect Olesky took a turn for the worse and failed to order tests that would have detected bleeding in the sac around the heart, which led to it being squeezed and causing cardiac arrest. \
The defense has said Olesky suffered from a coronary artery affliction several days after the surgery, and that it couldn't have been detected or treated.
Before the judge sent the jury back to consider a deadlock late Tuesday afternoon, the forewoman told the judge the panel deadlocked Monday but agreed to sleep on it and try to reach a verdict Tuesday.
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As Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival took the Stanley Cup handoff from Jamal Mayers in Boston, his joy and curiosity were audibly evident.
"Oh my God! How heavy is it? Oh my God!" Rozsival said as he grabbed and hoisted the Cup for the first time in his NHL career. Rozsival smiled at the recollection.
"I felt like a little kid," he said before prepping for the Blackhawks' final preseason game on Saturday. "You tell yourself it may never happen. I'm 35 years old. You don't know how long you'll play. It was a bit of a relief, actually."
That relief has now turned into motivation.
Rozsival wrapped up his 13th NHL season by winning the trophy that eluded him the previous twelve. He'd played so many games and sustained some tough injuries along the way. But when the Cup celebrations were over and Rozsival had an opportunity to re-sign with the Blackhawks this season, there was no doubt he would return to try and win it again.
"It would be hard for me, especially after this year and this experience, and as much fun as I had playing hockey, to say, 'I'm done.' It actually made it easier to make this decision and start preparing for another (season)," Rozsival said. "I'm hoping it's going to happen again. It's going to be hard work – it's a tougher season, a shorter summer and the Olympics – but that's the way it is."
[BLACKHAWKS: Kyle Beach headed overseas]
Rozsival entered 2012-13 on a one-year deal with the Blackhawks. He wasn't an every-day defenseman – he and Sheldon Brookbank subbed in and out as that sixth defenseman. But it worked. Roszival was a consistent and veteran presence along the blue line, had a solid postseason, and was a good example for the 22-year-old Nick Leddy.
"He was awesome," Leddy said. "Getting to play with him was definitely a real treat. And watching him play, a guy like me can learn a lot."
As much as Rozsival felt like a kid again when he held that Cup, his body reminds him that he no longer is. He's like any other NHL player who's logged a lot of minutes and games: he's had his injuries, the latest being to his left knee. He stayed out of scrimmages at Notre Dame before playing in two preseason games. With that in mind, Rozsival sees this season playing out like the last one regarding playing time. And since it's to keep him healthy, that's fine.
"So far, so good. It's fine," Rozsival said. "Obviously there are a few things I have to watch for, but I've been playing like that for a couple years. I don't expect any problems. Everyone knows about it, and (the Blackhawks) are going to help me out with it."
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There was no doubt Rozsival would return if given the opportunity. He's part of one of the deepest defenses in the NHL. He still loves the game, still can't imagine walking away from it just yet. That Cup may have been a little heavier than he thought it would be. But Rozsival would love nothing more than to lift it again.
"This is going to be tough. But the motivation, the whole group still has it," he said. "Everyone's working hard and preparing. That's the goal again. We're going to try to do the same thing again."


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I chatted with a potter recently about entering an upcoming show that I thought would be good for her. She surprised me when she laughingly confessed that the previous year she had skipped that opportunity because she was afraid that she would have no time to re-stock her pottery when she sold out at the show held two weeks earlier.In my twenty one years of selling my art for a living, I have stumbled near or into many pitfalls known to beginning businesses......and I have a seasoned amount of "Things Not To Do" stories. It doesn't stop at one thing of course. Rather it's more like a Folder on my computer with numerous categories inside.
One of these Folders in my brain refers to the artist beginning to participate in art shows. I won't go into the little mistakes that I initially made with seemingly small things that became huge as the event wore on such as forgetting the sunscreen, weights for the tents, business cards or bottled water. Those fall under the heading of "That won't happen again."But I will focus on that Folder that I discovered every artist has when contemplating a series of shows regardless of what he creates. And that is the concern of "If I enter this show and sell out, I won't have enough for the show in 3 weeks" syndrome. Looking back it's actually funny only in the context of how much angst and brain power it caused in looking at all the possibilities such an event would cause. But when an artist first comes across the need to make a plan of the upcoming show season, it wreaks havoc with one's logistical skills. And, as it always turns out, unnecessarily. It is a rare artist or craftsman who is left with nothing to sell at the next show after hitting a bonanza at the current one. The typical range of emotions runs the whole gamut during the course of the show from mentally calculating the bank deposit to the stark realization (or conclusion) that you may not make expenses. And somewhere in the back of this artist's mind are the words from a seasoned show artist to "Not worry about selling everything in your booth." Ouch. My potter friend was rueful about her beginning naivety and now enters the shows that she can accommodate based strictly on business factors. She learned that the old adage "Never count your chickens before they hatch" has nothing to do with lack of optimism, it has everything to do with reality and missed opportunities while waiting for just one batch to hatch. The beginning artist often quits after just one or two shows because the expectations fell short of the reality. But there is NO golden rule for success at every art show or festival you enter. There are definite rules that will enhance your chances of success, but every show is a learning experience. And each time you participate and file away the experience, and learn positively from it, you enhance the chance that you might, indeed, sell all your art in your booth and not have enough for the next show! To learn more about selling your art, visit us at www.ArtCareereExperts.com . Next marketing class June 18 at Jerry's in Raleigh!http://www.jerrysartevents.com/keyoartcainm.htmlTo learn more about what we do, visit us at www.OnRoadArtists.com
The dew on the grass was wet, the morning almost chilly, but Saturday, May 7 was our scheduled "Paint in the Garden" START (www.startart.com) class and we had a dozen people coming in at 10:00 am to learn or re-experience painting "Plein air" or from life outside at our studio. Right on cue, the sun peeped over the trees and scattered light across the garden flowers and roses. Students ranging from 12 to 72 gathered in the studio and we started a day that for most, was a first! They were all painting scenes, not from photographs, but from the actual subjects themselves!
My artist husband, Stephen Filarsky,( www.smfilarsky.com) specializes in this form of painting. He has quite a following among his collectors as he is an avid "plein air" painter and thinks nothing of stopping, flipping out his Julien easel and whisking off an oil painting or two on our travels. So we were sharing our tips and techniques on that beautiful day to encourage the participants to discover the joy of the art zone. That place where you are lost for a short while in creating art. Your art. And perhaps in doing so, changing your life forever.It takes a little organization to pull off oil palettes, brushes, solvent, chairs, tables, easels and individual locations for a dozen people. Our thanks to START director, Christina Harles for participating and loaning some much needed easels for the outdoor class!So what happened at this painting party and why were they there? Several of the participants were there because they were painting an oil painting for their mothers for Mothers Day! Another brought her mother after purchasing a gift certificate. The two youngest were there with participating parents who were encouraging their offspring to enjoy art. Several were experienced artists who needed the discipline of a workshop to "make" them get out and paint!
Steve first demonstrated a quick method for getting the basic shapes and colors and after watching a few minutes, the particpants returned to their selected areas and started. That was the hardest part for most. Starting! Our 10:00-noon class ended with a lunch break and a sharing of Steve's favorite painting beverage for loosening up adult painters-Mimosas. Those staying for the second half of the day brought their lunches. All were relaxed, enjoying the day, the moment, the scenery and the experience! Our 1:00-3:00 class began when everyone moved to new locations and started again. We shared not just the scenery but the dogs, the goats, the ponies and the old cat!Painting outside while looking at a subject is a unique way for all artists to re-examine just what a rose or a trellis or the colors in their selected vignettes REALLY look like! None who do this will ever see their subjects again in the same light. For a few, their paintings at this class were their very first paintings and a whole new world has been opened to them! Some are coming back the next Saturday to do it all over again in watercolor. http://www.portraitsnc.com/lessons/Painting-Rose-Garden-Watercolor-I.htmlAll experienced that Total Art Experience. That relaxed, peaceful feeling that only comes from the complete immersion, for whatever length of time, in the enjoyable process of creating of art! To learn more about the classes we teach visit us at: www.Artstudentacademy.com.To learn more about selling your art, visit us at www.ArtCareereExperts.com .To learn more about what we do, visit us at www.OnRoadArtists.com
Hello there blog friends!Come out for a great cause! Robert King is selling his "Alien in Love" series.Please join us at Lilly's Pizza for First Friday, May 5th for a gathering of friends, beverages and Great Pizza 6pm-10pm.Each painting is for sale ranging from $400 - $824.Please contact Robert or Lisa King at 919-758-5383 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to make a donation and/or purchase one of his paintings in this series.Paintings will be on display through the end of June.See you there!
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First post - cityscape concept painting
Hello everyone. Finally decided to post after visiting here for some time. Here is a concept painting of mine that I've been working on and off for a little more than 2 weeks. It's been some time since I worked on a project this scale with a tablet. Working resolution was 4000x2250 in Photoshop 7. I'm still adjusting to the tablet and finding my own style and process. Criticism and suggestions for the future are welcome. Thanks for looking.
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Great looking rendering. My only concern is the highlight you've got around the edge of the tower. I'd almost try to break it up a little bit. It almost looks too uniform. I'd have some breaks in it to show some architectural details in front of it for depth. Also with the rows of barrack housing you've got to the left of the illustration, I might make the ones closer to us a little bit longer visually just to exaggerate the depth & perspective a bit.
Beyond those little nitpicks I think the painting overall rocks & works!
January 6th, 2005 #3
looks like sunrise to me
January 8th, 2005 #4
What an orderly city. I like the dramatic lighting you've used.
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January 9th, 2005 #5
Y'know what? It looks kinda dead to me. Kinda screams for some foreground object a third of the way in from the left to turn it from an abandoned city with the lighs on into a real place where somebody lives. The typical thing would be some kind of flying thing as a silhouette.
And how about varying the lights in the buildings? Turn some more off, make the patterns of off and on more random, and maybe have some be a different colour. They also all seem to be the same exact colour, unless I'm mistaken. To show that they're receding into the distance better, you might want to desatturate them gradually. Try colour picking those lights with the wand (contiguity off) and then maybe on another layer, with the same selection, do circular gradient fill with a slightly warmer colour at the outside, and a cooler one at the centre, which should be on the horizon line. Make the colour range more extreme than you want, then play with the opacity of the layer to see how you go.
Once you've done that, you'll probably want to desatturate the city as it moves back as well - the central detail should be a lot more grey and paler to show atmosphere. There's a bit of a cliff-type thing just below the central city bit which is blacker than just about anything else in the picture. Knock that back a bit, as it's jumping out a little.
And how about some smoke or steam coming out of some of the chimneys or something to add life?


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