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This gearlist has been a work in progress for quite some time. Obviously I've tried different gear throughout the years I've been backpacking but my attention to detail matured to the next level when I started pursuing backpacking from the ultralight point of view. I put together a gear spreadsheet six months ago and have been tweaking it incessently since. I currently own the majority of the gear on this list but a handful of the items have yet to be purchased. Some of the weights I have listed are actual, some are manufacturer list. The feedback I am looking for can be of any type. However, I am particularly looking for some suggestions of safely shedding more ounces (pounds?). The list is quite thorough and leaves little room for reduction of items but thoughts from others who are "outside of my box of thought" will be nice. I apologize for the tacky text list.Clothing Gloves - polypropelene 1.80 Hat - Fleece 2.30 Hat - Mesh 2.60 Jacket - Montbell U.L. Thermawrap 10.20 Pants - Arc'Teryx Palisade Pant 10.00 Raingear - Marmot Precip (modified) 10.00 Shirt - Arc'Teryx Blaze Zip Long Sleeve 6.00 Shirt - Arc'Teryx Emissary Raglan Short Sleeve 7.00 Shoes - Montrail Vitesse 24.00 Socks - Merino wool (sleeping) 3.90 Socks - Lycra (walking) 1.00 Tights - Patagonia polypropelene 6.80 Underwear - polypropelene 4.00 Sub Total 89.60 oz.5.60 lbs.Sleeping Bivy - Montbell UL Bivy 6.30 Groundsheet - 3'x8' Tyvek 5.10 Shelter - Equinox poncho/tarp 8.30 Sleeping Bag - Montbell Super Stretch Down Hugger 29.00 Sleeping Pad - closed-cell foam 6.50 Stakes (titanium) and p-cord 3.50 Sub Total 58.70 oz.3.67 lbs.ServiceCompass - Suunto M-2 1.2Backpack - Granite Gear Virga (3200 cu. in.) 21.70 Headlamp - Petzl TikkaPlus 2.90 I.D. / cash / credit 1.00 Lighter / matches 1.00 Maps and guidbook pages 4.00 Toiletries / First Aid 2.50 Tool - Leatherman Micra 1.75 Towel 0.90 Stuff Sack (small) 0.70 Stuff Sack (medium) 0.80 Stuff Sack (large) 3.10 Sub Total 41.55 oz.2.60 lbs.Kitchen Water storage - two liter Platypus and drinking tube 3.50 Filter - Katadyn Hiker 12.30 Pot - Anti Gravity Gear 3 cup aluminum, cozy and handle 6.00 Spoon - Snowpeak titanium spork 0.60 Stove - aluminum can alcohol 0.50 Water storage - (2) 1 liter Gatorade 2.00 Windscreen 1.30 Sub Total 26.20 oz.1.64 lbs.Total 216.05 oz.13.50 lbs.
Raingear AND a poncho?? I'd suggest shedding the raingear and going with the poncho--or you could shed the bivy and get a bigger tarp. I think your Gatorade bottles are a little on the light side--I'd suggest platypus bladders instead, dropping the hyrdration tube as well. You shouldn't need more than 2 liters of capacity if you plan your routes well. You don't need a groundcloth as well as a bivy sack. Do you think you could divide up what is carried with what is worn? That would be of much assistance.
What time of year, and what location are you planning for? Are you committed to the water filter or is chemical treatment an option? You could save some weight there. What type of cooking do you do? You could save weight by not cooking or by using Esbit. My Light My Fire spork weighs 7 grams less then your spork :). I have some other ideas but I need my first question answered first.
Yes, after I had posted the list I realized I had left my raingear along with the poncho tarp. That was an oversight, for as of late I've been fighting within myself over the need for more rain protection or not. This gear list is being prepared as an overall use list but with a specfic focus on my summer 2007 go at the Pacific Northwest Trail. The trail involves much high country travel with constant possibility of rain/snow and many waterless sections. The water filter will be coming along with me. Much of the water on that trail needs no filtering whatsoever but when it does I simply don't want to drink chemically treated water. I am looking into some MYOG gravity filter options which are considerably lighter. I also still haven't settled on my tarp/bivy/groundcloth solution as of yet either. With a bivy sack, yes I could lose the groundsheet. With a larger tarp, yes I could lose the bivy. I'm in the field testing these options as we speak. I'm also considering a tarp/tent option with bug netting (as I live in N. Minnesota). I prefer to look at gear weight as a whole (FSO) so I'm not sure what practicality there is in a listing of worn and carried items (please enlighten me). However since requested, while hiking I wear from the ground up the shoes, lycra socks, pants, sometimes underwear and t shirt. I like the constant availability of a drinking tube so that will be staying in but replacing the Gatorade bottles with Platypus bags is a sure bet. Compressibl, light and lifetime guarantee - can't go wrong.With cooking I have no experience with a solid-fuel stove but will be trying it out in the near future. I like my beer can stoves but liquid fuel is bulky, awkward and the stove can tip easily. Esbit can be sent through the mail with my resupply boxes, seems to have good burn times/temps and is more compact (and lighter?) than alcohol and it's required carrying flask. How sturdy is the Light My Fire Spork? Will the little knife really cut through a piece of salami as they say? having a spoon/fork/knife option could be a real treat in the making-you-feel-at-home dept.
If you get rid of your rain gear (which I recommend), you might consider carrying one of those very small disposable ponchos that you can find at target for 79 cents. The reason being that you might want to have some raingear to move around camp in after you've set up your regular poncho as a tarp.
That is a good point, Andrew. I sure many ultralighters would scoff at a piece of gear used so little but when the time came it would be oh so nice to have.
Sam, my experience is in the Colorado Rockies, I have not yet had the pleasure of hiking in the Pacific Northwest. In the clothing section you could use a lighter windshirt. My Houdini weighs 3.9 oz and is hooded, which I really like. I think your Thermawrap jacket will be enough to make up for the loss of insulation in the Precip. I just started experimenting with the Smartwool Shadow's Hoody. The jury is still out, but so far so good. It's a long sleeve merino wool top with a hood, and thumb hole sleeves, and a zipper. It could replace your short and long sleeve tops, your gloves and possibly your fleece hat. The temperature range on my last outing was from 37 to 78 degrees F, and it performed very well. There is a risk in relying on one garment to do so much, however. You might lose over an once in socks. I use 2 pair of Smartwool ultralight cycling socks. They weigh 1.4 oz. I haven't needed heavier socks to sleep in. Like Andrew, I use one of those cheap disposable rain ponchos. I used it as my only rain gear on a week long trek last season, when it rained every day. It worked amazingly well. I don't do a lot of bush whacking so your mileage may vary. I had one Light My Fire (LMF) spork break, but I think it was a manufacturing defect. To be honest, I have pretty much ignored the knife. I have a real knife when I want to cut something. What drew me to it was the dedicated spoon and fork. I have a titanium spork and I like it, but I like the LMF spork better, and I can really feel the 7 gram difference in weight, he he :). There may be a couple of ounces to be lost in your pot. Are you eating out of your pot or just boiling water? Are you using lithium batteries in your headlamp? Photon lights are an even lighter weight alternative, but your headlamp puts out a lot of light. You've probably thought of this this but, do you have something waterproof to pack your sleeping bag in? Stuff sacks usually leak. I break out the toiletries and first aid on my list otherwise they become easy for me to ignore. I think you are carrying far less than I am. That may not be bad. Weight can also be dropped from your pack and sleeping bag, but you've got some great gear there, and you've obviously thought about it. I realize gear choices are very personal. You have obviously spent a lot of time and come up with a great list. There are are number of items where you are lighter than I am. I have learned from your list. I have no experience in the Pacific Northwest, so take my suggestions with a huge grain of salt. You may have also noticed, that I am biased toward wool.
Edited by ericnoble on 07/24/2006 13:42:07 MDT.
Eric, thanks for the thorough going-over of the list. Your comments are insightful and pertain specifically. The post made so far are precisely what I was hoping to receive through the forums. Below is a re-hash of your message in which I commented on some of the things. I didn't touch on everything but for the sake of discussion here are some of my thoughts. The trail I'm particularly focusing this list for is the Pacific Northwest Trail ( http://pnt. org ). There are at least a dozen sections of the trail that are literal bushwhacks and due to this I have to keep some of my outer gear rugged. I've had my Marmot Precip for a few years and it was off my packing list for some time but it is back on now due to concerns of mine that a poncho wouldn't cut it for a rainy bushwhack. For this reason I will probably be switching the poncho/tarp out for a more dedicated shelter tarp (no need for the hood). My clothing choices need to be honed and refined. I doubt I'll replace both my long sleeve and short sleeve for a single shirt because I simply like to hike in a t-shirt. That is the kind of bold move (when done with safety in mind) that shaves off pounds. I need to look into lithium batteries. I'm not sure what variety i have in there now. There are a number of lighter headlamp options that I will be looking into. Waterproofing. I forgot to put that solution on my list. I've always used garbage bags for a sleeping bag sack and whole pack waterproofer. I've researched trash compactor bags and would like to try that. My toiletries/first aid list weight is totally fabricated. I havne't weighed it so it's probably heavier. This is my 8 day kit. 2 non-adhesive8 3x3 / 2x272" duct tape8" x 2" moleskinointment8 ibuprofen8 vitamins2 antihistamine1 needlet.p.mod. toothbrushDr. Bronners
Your list reads well.
I am glad you posted your list. I need to do the same. I am happy to critique a list from time to time, it makes me re-examine my own list. Like I said before, you've got a great list and have obviously spent some time thinking about it. I went to your web site and enjoyed your trip report. You have some experience backing up your list. I carry the Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight .5 (90g). My toiletries are the same as yours with the addition of floss (5g), alcohol hand sanitizer (40g), sunblock (35g), and a Montbell trowel (40g). I've substituted an ounce of soap for an ounce of hand sanitizer because it does double duty as a fuel/fire starter, and uses less water than soap. Thanks for posting your list and for the trip report. Can't wait to hear about your Pacific Northwest Trail trip.
Thank you, Jeffrey. It has been the item of many hours of thought and research. Eric, I am looking at simply re-creating the adventure medical kit from items I already have around. Sunblock is one thing I certainly have to add to my list as well. I use it when Im outside but I havent been weighing it. You should take the time to put together an spreadsheet of your gear. It makes it easy to add and subtract weights and items. If you dont' know where to start, download one of the ones from the BPL gearlist contest. There are some excellent examples.
The spreadsheet is great advice. I've been doing it for a while now. I was referring to posting my list on the gear list forum as you have done. I've had a hard time getting below 10 lbs. Some fresh eyes would probably help. I will follow your good example soon.
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Interview with Gustav Schaefer (Tokio Hotel)
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rhea posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 18:35 PM
this interview is awesome! so nice and cute! gusti is talking so much..haha thank you!!!
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Aww, Gustav's so cute! :D
Corelia posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 18:46 PM
Great interview. A promising young drummer...hope to see great things from him in the future.
nicoletagenoveva posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 18:48 PM
WOW!thank you for this treasure!Gustav is a cute pie!love him!this is so rarely!he talks so little in any interview,so ,your video is a BIG surprise for us,TH fans!THANK YOU!
Chrissy posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 19:10 PM
WOW Finally, the odd interview with Gustav and all alone =)
Great interview
yvonne posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 19:26 PM
wow! thanks for this interview. it was so cool. love gustav :)
Deya posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 19:29 PM
Ah, Gustav is so cute <3
I love him a lot
Sharon posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 19:46 PM
Awhhh, finally an interview with only Gustav. I love it, thank you. <33
meg posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 20:45 PM
You can totally tell how passionate he is about music and what he does, and how much he loves it. Great interview.
JennyTHA posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 21:03 PM
Thank you so much for this interview!!!!
Sara posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 21:14 PM
Sheila posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 21:25 PM
I'm a huge fan of Gustav, he's a great drummer & has been the backbone of Tokio Hotel. It's nice to see him getting some attention (even if he's not the type to lap it up)...it's even nicer to hear him talk about the process of making music & the little technicalities that build up to what we enjoy.
& it's always hot to see a guy who knows his shit.
HiKatieB posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 21:41 PM
Thank you very much for this interview! The questions were all very interesting and in depth. I agree with Gustav- The cymbals sound great!
Drummer 7 posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 21:46 PM
That's my favorite drummer. One day I hope to just sit down with him and just talk about drums and bands and get to jam with him. On his Tama drum set with meinl cymbals YEAH!!! That would be amazing!!!!
forreal posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 22:20 PM
Excellent drummer is excellent.
Karencita posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 22:38 PM
This is such an awesome interview... Gustav is such a great guy and without any doubt, the best drummer ever :)
TallicaTHA posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 23:44 PM
Awesome interview, thanks for posting it!
Gustav was cute.It's ok to be shy D:
S posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 23:54 PM
Great interview! Gustav is an AWESOME drummer!
II posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 0:05 AM
Love the interview! Thanks. Now tell the truth, what'd you have to do to actually get Gustav to talk? Poor guy, he looked like he was sitting on an ant hill!
Maritza posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 0:12 AM
Thank you for this interview! It was awesome!
KenzaM posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 0:26 AM
We Love You Gustav!
P.S. Thanks for the interivew!
hannah posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 2:18 AM
omg! thanks for that great interview!! :)
Quill posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 2:32 AM
Wow!! I was thrilled when I heard about this!!! It's always great to hear from Gustav-- Thank you for this so much! I was wondering whether to thank you for the wonderful interview (great questions!) or just getting Gustav comfy enough to talk for 9 minutes despite being shy!!! Whoot! I'll thank you for both!
He's definitely my favorite drummer now and always. It's about the music with him and it really shows, he's so very talented and just... wow! He's the pulse and the band-- Tokio Hotel wouldn't be the same without him!
Again thank you so much!!!
This is a great interview!
CSM posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 2:40 AM
something so rare... It is nice to see Gustav steeping forward and allowing the public to "see" the person who puts the rhythm into the songs. :D
Thanks for publishing the vid. :)
Xander posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 3:20 AM
I'm so glad Gustav did this interview even though he hates them. It's refreshing to hear his thoughts on music and for him to be taken seriously as a musician. (And we're screaming for him, too!)
Mayra posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 3:30 AM
Ah! i just love this dude he is so cute and honest ... XD i love his shyness
Lexi K posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 6:26 AM
Thnak you so so much for this interview!!!!! I haven't even seen he hwole thing yet, but it's soooo amazing.
digga posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 11:35 AM
Oh Gustav, we're all screaming for you. :)
Thank you for the interview.
carmen posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 22:56 PM
GUSTAV! i frikin' love this interview! i love you Gustav! hopefully one day i can meet you! you are the BEST drummer ever! :D whenever i listen to tokio hotel i start to air drum just like you do! :D
liebe dich Gustav! :)
Steph posted on Mar 11, 2010 - 0:39 AM
Thanks for giving Gustav his own interview!!
Sharon2 posted on Mar 11, 2010 - 18:11 PM
Thank you so much for the awesome Gustav interview. You have made many Tokio Hotel fans very happy! Hopefully more people will listen to their music after seeing this interview.
SmolderingAshes posted on Mar 12, 2010 - 7:30 AM
Just awesome interview! Gustav is such a talented drummer and really seems like a nice, down-to-earth guy. Thank you for the interview! Love TH!
elderhausgirlz posted on Mar 15, 2010 - 2:44 AM
What a wonderful interview!! Thank you so much for your interest in Gustav and his musicianship. He so deserves it!!
Mikayla posted on Mar 22, 2010 - 2:55 AM
Yaaay! He finally had his own interview! :D
Fran posted on Apr 05, 2010 - 13:06 PM
Un buen bateria con muchisimo futuro por delante
David posted on Apr 13, 2010 - 15:49 PM
god thats boring
joey posted on May 04, 2010 - 17:18 PM
we want to see a drum video from gustav !!
che posted on May 05, 2010 - 17:40 PM
he should really talk more.
i hope he has more interviews alone. ^_^
thank you for this interview.really really great.
lovelovelove him. <3
Nicole posted on Jun 21, 2010 - 4:49 AM
ILeftMyHeartInTokio posted on Jun 26, 2010 - 6:46 AM
I think this is like, the most Gustav's spoken in like, the timespan of a month LMFAO.
Cuuuute, I love him.
PadmeTH posted on Sep 08, 2010 - 3:11 AM
Guss *_*
OWL posted on Oct 03, 2010 - 2:47 AM
AWW! The way he pouts in the end is just precious! I love Gustav!
TammyTK posted on Mar 15, 2011 - 21:49 PM
Ohw cute! :3
Madison posted on Oct 04, 2011 - 2:01 AM
Gustav... So many things I wanna say about you but I don't know what the limit is XD ut anyhoo....
I love your personality. You seem like a very likable guy and even though I'm not a drummer, I'd love to meet you one day. I love how passionate you are with your drumming... You're just an amazing guy and never forget that you play a special role in Tokio Hotel and you will never be forgotten.
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I am active duty 20 years 3 combat tours numerous overseas missions. Med Board. Va has had paperwork for initial 199 since JAN. I have done everything to be pro active. Backlogged is not a reason its a Excuse. Put on your big boy pants, stop catering to investors and politicians and FIGHT!!! We are hurting.
JLOGE. I agree about the waiver part but its too late. No one cared then when we needed bodies but now you want to disrespect people who died for you who came in on a waiver? Check yourself. Don't be cheap. If we were to be judgmental and recruited according to high moral values we wouldn't have a military. There are bad apples everywhere, where you work and where you live. Im sorry but I find your comments very narrow minded and take away from the miniscule amount of people in this country who are ACTUALY WILLING to put there butt on the line for a country that wants to drag there feet compensating them.


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(a) Consistency of provisions
This part does not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person subject to the provisions of this part from complying with, the laws of any State with respect to credit billing practices, except to the extent that those laws are inconsistent with any provision of this part, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. The Bureau is authorized to determine whether such inconsistencies exist. The Bureau may not determine that any State law is inconsistent with any provision of this part if the Bureau determines that such law gives greater protection to the consumer.
(b) Exemptions by Bureau from credit billing requirements
The Bureau shall by regulation exempt from the requirements of this part any class of credit transactions within any State if it determines that under the law of that State that class of transactions is subject to requirements substantially similar to those imposed under this part or that such law gives greater protection to the consumer, and that there is adequate provision for enforcement.
(c) Finance charge or other charge for credit for sales transactions involving cash discounts
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, any discount offered under section 1666f (b) of this title shall not be considered a finance charge or other charge for credit under the usury laws of any State or under the laws of any State relating to disclosure of information in connection with credit transactions, or relating to the types, amounts or rates of charges, or to any element or elements of charges permissible under such laws in connection with the extension or use of credit.
Source(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 173, formerly § 171, as added Pub. L. 93–495, title III, § 306,Oct. 28, 1974, 88 Stat. 1516; amended Pub. L. 94–222, § 3(d),Feb. 27, 1976, 90 Stat. 198; renumbered § 173,Pub. L. 111–24, title I, § 101(b)(1),May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1736; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, §§ 1087, 1100A(2),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2086, 2107.)
Pub L. 111–203, § 1100A(2), which directed the substitution of "Bureau" for "Board" wherever appearing in title I of Pub. L. 90–321, was executed to this section, which is section 173 of title I of Pub. L. 90–321. Section 1087 ofPub. L. 111–203, which directed the making of an identical amendment in title III of Pub. L. 93–495, which added this section to title I of Pub. L. 90–321, has not been executed.
2010—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(2), substituted "Bureau" for "Board" wherever appearing. See Codification note above.
1976—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–222added subsec. (c).
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Our Renew / Cancel Index predicts the network's decision on renewal or cancellation for scripted broadcast primetime shows by the end of the 2012-13 season in May, 2013. (includes results from September 17-October 14, 2012):
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10/18 Update: Animal Practice has been canceled.
Rookie sitcom Guys With Kids certain drew its share of predictions of doom from our commenters, but its first two weeks of ratings were at 80% and 89% of NBC's overall scripted average. Shows with those relative ratings would be renewed were the season to end today. It's third week rating was only 78% of NBC's scripted show average that week, right on the edge of the "toss up" range. Any more relative ratings declines and the show is more likely to be #bearchow than not.
Up All Night and Animal Practice are each certain to be canceled by the end of the season.
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I am implementing (trying) a front end posting system which shows taxonomy data in several dropdown select fields, each of the dropdowns is named by using the "name" $arg in wp_dropdown_categories.
<?php wp_dropdown_categories('taxonomy=location&hide_empty=0&orderby=name&order=asc&name=location') ?>
as you can see taxonomy is "location" and select name is "location".
I then add the variables for each of the taxonomy select dropdowns like so along with post_title, post_content etc:
$title = trim($_POST['wpuf_post_title']);
$content = trim($_POST['wpuf_post_content']);
$tags = wpuf_clean_tags($_POST['wpuf_post_tags']);
$customcategory = trim($_POST['customcategory']);
$cat = trim($_POST['cat']);
$location = trim($_POST['location']);
$sale_rental = trim($_POST['sale_rental']);
$price = trim($_POST['price']);
and finally i add the extra info into an array ready to be sent by wp_insert_post, im quite stuck on whether i am doing the right thing by adding tax_input into the array like below as this is what i seem to be understanding from codex that i need to do.
'tax-input' => array( $location,
so that it all ends up looking like this:
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'post_title' => $title,
'post_content' => $content,
'post_status' => $post_status,
'post_author' => $userdata->ID,
'post_category' => array($_POST['cat']),
'post_type' => $customcategory,
'tags_input' => $tags,
'tax_input' => array( $location,
$post_id = wp_insert_post($my_post);
however when i submitted the new post, all the standard post data (and also my custom post type) goes in ok, but the taxonomies do not, im obviously doing something wrong, but what?


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Payson defenders crowd around Carbon's Jordan Blanc in the paint as he looks for his teammates. Blanc led the Dinos with 19 points and made several baskets to help keep the game close down the stretch.
For the second time in three games, the game came down to the final seconds for the Carbon High boys basketball team. And for the second time in a week, the Dinos were left heartbroken from a last second 51-50 loss against Payson on Friday nigaht at the CHS gymnasium.
Region 12 leading Payson, ranked as high as third among class 3A teams by publications, had to battle back against a tough Carbon challenge to get the road victory.
Carbon took an early 15-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept a two point lead heading into the half.
But in the second half, Payson began to gain control of the game. With one minute left, Payson held a three point lead 49-46 before Carbon's Jordan Blanc made a layup to cut the lead down to one.
With the clock winding down, Payson played keep away from the Dinos before Derek Young fouled Payson's Tanner Newbold with 13 seconds left. Newbold hit both free throws to make it 51-48.
Carbon got the ball back with a chance to tie it with a three pointer. With time winding down Dakota Cisneros found Young down in the paint for another basket to make it 51-50. Unfortunately for the Dinos, the play took too much time off the clock as only .5 seconds remained. Payson threw the inbound pass high in the air, but Blanc intercepted the pass and heaved a half-court shot that went over the back of the backboard as the buzzer went off.
Carbon High head coach Jeff Cisneros said the team got the shot they were looking for, but too much time elapsed.
"We got what we wanted in that situation but it just took too long to develop," Cisneros said.
Cisneros said he was pleased with the improved effort the team showed against a tough Payson team.
"We've worked on defense all week long and it really showed tonight," he said.
Blanc led the Dinos with a team-high 19 points. Young finished with 12 points and Tanner Gagnon added 10.
Payson (13-4, 6-0 Region 12) was led behind 21 points from Clint Bateman. Newbold finished with 17 points for the Lions.
With their third consecutive loss, Carbon (9-7, 2-4 Region 12) now has some work left to do if they want to stay in contention to make the state tournament.
Carbon's remaining games start tonight as the team travels to Spanish Fork for region game at 7 p.m. After that they face off against Juab, North Sanpete and Delta to end the season.
Cisneros said the team must put the losses behind them as they play the final games on the schedule.
"Our season is now four games long," he explained after the game. "We need to keep up our effort defensively and continue improving our shooting going forward.
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The U.S. Postal Service is in a lurch after Congress wrapped up business until November without giving the USPS a break on a $5.5 billion retiree health benefits payment that's due tomorrow. Combined with an expected loss in the billions of dollars, the USPS could run out of money in October.
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The Department of Health and Human Services' Child Care and Development Fund is a state aid program that subsidizes child care expenses for low-income working families with children. The federal government largely leaves it to the states to provide oversight for the CCDF program, which HHS estimates loses more than 10 percent of its funding in improper payments.
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The House Republicans' release of its "Pledge to America" has been met with criticism from across the ideological spectrum. While excoriation from the left was inevitable, those who were hoping that the GOP would set out a detailed agenda for limiting government were also not satisfied.
Rising Welfare Costs
The Government Accountability Office released congressional testimony this week looking at Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. TANF, which replaced unrestricted welfare in 1996, has reduced welfare rolls and encouraged recipients to obtain work. Unfortunately, TANF's goals have been undermined.
Un-Stimulating Bureaucracy
An essay from economist Arnold Kling in the latest Cato Policy Report discusses what Kling calls the "knowledge-discrepancy problem." This occurs when knowledge is dispersed but power is concentrated, and it is particularly acute in government.
Canada's Private ATC Wins Award
Canada's private air traffic control system, Nav Canada, recently received its second "Eagle Award" from the International Air Transport Association. The Eagle Awards "honor air navigation service providers and airports for outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, cost efficiency, and continuous improvement."
Housing Regulator Has Doubts
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Edward DeMarco testified to the House Financial Services Committee this week on the state of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are currently under FHFA conservatorship.
High-Speed Rail Battle
Wisconsin has become a battleground over the Obama administration's plan to create a national system of high-speed rail. Of the $8 billion in HSR grants awarded to the states in the stimulus bill, $810 million of it went toward a high-speed route between Milwaukee and Madison.
Government Increasingly 'Free'
Most of the debate over extending the Bush tax cuts has focused on whether to extend slightly lower marginal rates for higher earners who already bear a huge burden. But at the other end of the income spectrum, a growing share of Americans don't pay income taxes. Indeed, the Bush tax cuts increased the share of U.S. households that pay no income tax.


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CANTON - A joint advisory committee, made up of 14 Canton Central School District and 14 Potsdam Central School District residents, is being created to explore the idea of merging the two neighboring school districts.
The 28-member panel will be comprised of various stakeholders so that different viewpoints are represented, ranging from high school students to senior citizens.
We tried to hit every stakeholder group and come up with a process thats as transparent as possible, said Canton School Superintendent William A. Gregroy.
The Canton Central Board of Education approved the committee format this week, and the Potsdam Board is scheduled to vote on the measure at its 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting.
The advisory group will work with consultants from Western New York Educational Services, a Buffalo-based group thats being paid $48,000 to perform the comprehensive study.
The community panel will meet six times for three hours, with sessions alternating between Canton and Potsdam. The first session is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Potsdam High School library. The consultants will facilitate the meetings.
Board members and school administration, faculty and staff, students and parents, and the public at large are invited as observers, Mr. Gregory said.
Potsdam School Superintendent Patrick A. Brady said there will be opportunities throughout the process for non-committee members to offer input.
Well be hearing from many different people, not just the committee, he said. Our goal is to be able to receive a variety of perspectives because this is such an important project that could potentially have a long-term impact on the school and community.
All prospective committee members must be residents of the school districts they are representing. Mr. Gregory and Mr. Brady met earlier this week with Roger Gorham, one of the consultants, to determine the make-up of the joint advisory committee and the selection process.
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BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- The fiery debate continues in Maine over whether the public has the right to know whose licensed to carry a concealed firearm.
Lawmakers in Augusta have been considering a bill that if passed, would permanently restrict public access to information on concealed weapons permit holders in Maine. The legislature started work on the bill in response to a strong backlash from gun owners in February. That's when the Bangor Daily News tried to get information on concealed weapons permit holders through a freedom of access request with police agencies around the state. The paper later withdrew the request after facing much public outcry.
The bill has now made it past one committee in Augusta. Gun owners say the want it passed to better protect their privacy. Others disagree saying the public should have the right to know whose licensed to carry a hidden gun.
"It's dangerous to other people," said Austen Jones of Bangor, "you shouldn't have an exact person..like a registry of who does and who doesn't but the information that there are concealed weapons should be available."
"They can feel any way they want. I think my right to privacy and anyone's right to privacy should outweigh their right to know," said Rick Lozier, who is the manager of Van Raymond's Outfitters in Brewer, "I mean, 'why is it such a big issue?'"
A recent poll from Pan Atlantic SMS Group shows a narrow gap between Mainers on the issue. 48.6 percent of those surveyed say they support keeping concealed weapons permit information open to the public. Another 46.4 percent said they do not.


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We've just been through a hiring cycle and one thing that struck me was the fact that interviewees that threw every buzz word on the planet at us tended to rate the lowest.
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ADAMS — James S. Jones stood shivering in the cold as firefighters worked at the scene of a spectacular blaze Saturday afternoon that extensively damaged his home and destroyed a next-door neighbor's house on Grange Avenue in downtown Adams.
The fire began about 1:40 p.m. at 24 Grange Ave., the home of Cynthia A. Smith, and quickly spread to the duplex at 22 Grange Ave., where Mr. Jones said he has lived for the past five years.
Mr. Jones and his wife, Michelle; a friend who was visiting with her two children; and the upstairs tenants, Jason J. Silsby, his girlfriend, Katrina M. Towne, and his daughter, Kealy-Marie G. Roach, 7, escaped from the duplex safely.
Mrs. Smith also escaped the fire but had to be taken by South Jeff Ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center in the city of Watertown, where she was being treated in the emergency room Saturday night. Her condition was not available.
"Her whole house was engulfed, and now it's gone," Mr. Jones said.
The blaze left five people homeless and Mrs. Smith's 90-year-old house a charred mess, with much of the exterior gone on one side. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but fire investigators combed what was Mrs. Smith's living room at the front of the dwelling.
Firefighters from the Adams, Adams Center, Belleville, Ellisburg, Henderson, Lorraine, Mannsville, Rodman, Smithville and town of Watertown departments and Jefferson County fire coordinators were called to the blaze, which took nearly three hours to bring under control. Firefighters planned to be at the scene for much of the night Saturday.
The flames from Mrs. Smith's single-family home spread so fast they "jumped" over a driveway and the 20 feet between the structures, said Jefferson County Deputy Fire Coordinator Robert D. Simpson.
Flames initially entered a stairwell in the duplex and spread quickly through the upstairs and into the attic, Mr. Simpson said.
Firefighters — hampered initially by power lines that fell to the ground — attacked the blaze as if it were "two fire incidents," with one engine company focusing on the duplex and the other on Mrs. Smith's house, Mr. Simpson said.
Mr. Jones said he was watching television in his living room when he looked out his front window to see what he thought at first was falling snow, but actually was dark gray smoke.
"I thought it was snowing really hard," Mr. Jones said. "I thought it was whiteout."
He said when he went outside to check it out, he realized what was going on. By that time, Mrs. Smith's house was completely engulfed and the fire already had spread to the duplex.
After getting his wife and visitors out safely, Mr. Jones said, he retrieved a 5-gallon bucket and started filling it with water from his bathtub to throw on the other house until a firefighter ordered him to stop.
Later, standing in a sky-blue hooded sweatshirt with temperatures that hovered around 15 degrees, a shivering Mr. Jones recounted his story to a friend who consoled him and brought him coffee. His wife and visitors were warming up in his pickup truck.
Lance A. Brown, who lives across the street at 23 Grange Ave., called 911 after Mrs. Smith came over to get help. Mr. Brown's wife, Denise E., said Mrs. Smith was gasping for air and worried about her cat.
"She kept saying, 'Oh, my God. Oh, my God, my cat, my cat,'" said Mrs. Brown, who tried to calm Mrs. Smith down and then helped her to a neighbor's house down the street.
The American Red Cross was called to help the fire victims. Mr. Jones said he figured he and his wife would stay with friends or relatives.
"I don't know how much is left. They won't let us down there," he said, adding that ironically, he and his wife had been discussing getting renters' insurance earlier in the day, before the fire began.
The duplex at 22 Grange Ave. is owned by Lisa Ann Levely, LaFargeville, according to the Jefferson County Real Property Tax Services website. It was unclear if the structure was insured.
As a precaution, firefighters asked National Grid to turn off power to customers in the area, said utility spokesman Patrick D. Stella. Electricity was restored about 45 minutes later to the 2,600 customers, Mr. Stella said.
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The Wingate by Wyndham Manhattan Midtown offers complimentary breakfast with hot items each day; newspapers are complimentary in the lobby. A fitness facility on site, open 24 hours a day. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. A complimentary business center is on site, and conference rooms are available for meetings.
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Where to Eat
A complimentary breakfast with hot items is provided each morning.
This hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options in the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants include:
International House Restaurant
Cosi Sandwich Shop
Del Pallaro Pizza and Pasta
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5 U.S. Code § 1505 - Hearings; adjudications; notice of determinations
Either the State or local officer or employee or the State or local agency employing him, or both, are entitled to appear with counsel at the hearing under section 1504 of this title, and be heard. After this hearing, the Merit Systems Protection Board shall—
(1) determine whether a violation of section 1502 of this title has occurred;
(2) determine whether the violation warrants the removal of the officer or employee from his office or employment; and
Source(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 405; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(6),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1225.)
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|July 19, 1940, ch. 640, § 4 "Sec. 12(b) (3d sentence, less 4th through 17th words, and 4th sentence)", 54 Stat. 768.
|June 11, 1960, Pub. L. 86–507, § 1(1), 74 Stat. 200.
Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
1978—Pub. L. 95–454substituted "Merit Systems Protection Board" for "Civil Service Commission".
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454effective 90 days after Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 ofPub. L. 95–454, set out as a note under section 1101 of this title.
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15 U.S. Code § 1311 - Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(a) The term "antitrust law" includes:
(1) Each provision of law defined as one of the antitrust laws by section 12 of this title; and
(b) The term "antitrust order" means any final order, decree, or judgment of any court of the United States, duly entered in any case or proceeding arising under any antitrust law;
(c) The term "antitrust investigation" means any inquiry conducted by any antitrust investigator for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in any antitrust violation or in any activities in preparation for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction, which, if consummated, may result in an antitrust violation;
(d) The term "antitrust violation" means any act or omission in violation of any antitrust law, any antitrust order or, with respect to the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994 [15 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.], any of the foreign antitrust laws;
(e) The term "antitrust investigator" means any attorney or investigator employed by the Department of Justice who is charged with the duty of enforcing or carrying into effect any antitrust law;
(f) The term "person" means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, including any person acting under color or authority of State law;
(g) The term "documentary material" includes the original or any copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, chart, or other document, and any product of discovery;
(h) The term "custodian" means the custodian or any deputy custodian designated under section 1313 (a) of this title;
(i) The term "product of discovery" includes without limitation the original or duplicate of any deposition, interrogatory, document, thing, result of the inspection of land or other property, examination, or admission obtained by any method of discovery in any judicial litigation or in any administrative litigation of an adversarial nature; any digest, analysis, selection, compilation, or any derivation thereof; and any index or manner of access thereto; and
(j) The term "agent" includes any person retained by the Department of Justice in connection with the enforcement of the antitrust laws.
Source(Pub. L. 87–664, § 2,Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 548; Pub. L. 94–435, title I, § 101,Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1383; Pub. L. 96–349, §§ 2(a), 7 (a)(1),Sept. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 1154, 1158; Pub. L. 103–438, § 3(e)(1)(A),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4598.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in opening phrase, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 87–664, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.
The International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 103–438, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4597, which is classified principally to chapter 88 (§ 6201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables.
1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–438, § 3(e)(1)(A)(i), substituted ", any" for "or any" and inserted before semicolon at end "or, with respect to the International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 1994, any of the foreign antitrust laws".
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 103–438, § 3(e)(1)(A)(ii), added subsec. (k).
1980—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96–349, § 2(a)(1), extended definition of "documentary material" to include any product of discovery.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 96–349, § 2(a)(2), substituted a semicolon for period at end.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96–349, § 2(a)(3), added subsec. (i).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 96–349, § 7(a)(1), added subsec. (j).
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–435, § 101(1), in par. (1) inserted "and" after semicolon preceding par. (2), struck out par. (2) which included the Federal Trade Commission Act in definition of antitrust law for purposes of this chapter, redesignated par. (3) as (2), struck out "(A)" before "any restraint", and struck out subpar. (B) which related to any unfair trade practice in or affecting interstate or foreign trade or commerce.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–435, § 101(2), inserted "or in any activities in preparation for a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or similar transaction, which if consummated, may result in an antitrust violation;" after "engaged in any antitrust violation".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94–435, § 101(3), included "any natural person" and "any person acting under color or authority of State law" in definition of "person".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 94–435, § 101(4), substituted "the custodian" for "the antitrust document custodian".
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–435, title I, § 106,Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1390, provided that: "The amendments to the Antitrust Civil Process Act [see section 1 ofPub. L. 87–664set out as a Short Title note under this section] and to section 1505 of title 18, United States Code, made by this title [title I of Pub. L. 94–435] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1976], except section 3(i)(8) of the Antitrust Civil Process Act [section 1312 (i)(8) of this title] (as amended by this Act) shall take effect on the later of (1) the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1976], or (2) October 1, 1976. Any such amendment which provides for the production of documentary material, answers to interrogatories, or oral testimony shall apply to any act or practice without regard to the date on which it occurred."
Short Title of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–349, § 1,Sept. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 1154, provided: "That this Act [amending sections 15, 15a, 15c, 16, 18, and 1311 to 1314 of this title, section 1905 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 1927 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 15, 16, and 18 of this title] may be cited as the 'Antitrust Procedural Improvements Act of 1980'."
Short Title
Pub. L. 87–664, § 1,Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 548, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1505 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] may be cited as the 'Antitrust Civil Process Act'."
Savings Provision
Pub. L. 87–664, § 7,Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 552, provided that: "Nothing contained in this Act [see Short Title note above] shall impair the authority of the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, or any antitrust investigator to (a) lay before any grand jury impaneled before any district court of the United States any evidence concerning any alleged antitrust violation, (b) invoke the power of any such court to compel the production of any evidence before any such grand jury, or (c) institute any proceeding for the enforcement of any order or process issued in execution of such power, or to punish disobedience of any such order of process by any person, including a natural person."
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1. Elizabeth and James Monroe Sunglasses ($225, available at Shopbop.com later this month)
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Interview: Rick Nash On The Rangers and Being in Switzerland
Written by and interview conducted by: Andrea Branca, Nicola Martinetti (heshootshescoores.com)
AMBRÌ – There are many NHL players currently playing in the swiss NLA, but New York Rangers' Rick Nash is for sure one of the most followed and anticipated. He already played for HC Davos in the 2004-2005 lockout, winning the swiss championship with his friend and teammate Joe Thornton, at that time captain of the Boston Bruins.
8 years later Rick Nash – 678 NHL games, 550 points all with the Columbus Blue Jackets and an olympic gold medal won in Vancouver in 2010 – came back to Davos to spent in Switzerland his "free time" due to another NHL lockout. Nash, after being at the center of a big trade move by New York that saw him becoming the missing piece in Rangers' pursuit to the Stanley Cup, couldn't make his debut as expected on October 12 in Los Angeles against the Kings. Instead, he's trying to help Davos in a disappointing season start: the team was able to get only 11 points in 13 games (in Switzerland a victory gives you 3 points); despite that, Rick Nash and Joe Thornton are leaving their marks (again) on the swiss league. In fact, Rangers' superstar scored 6 goals in 6 game, while the Captain of the San Jose Sharks is actually the top scorer of the team with 9 points in 10 games.
On October 13 Rick Nash was in Ambrì for the game between HC Ambrì Piotta and HC Davos; at the end of the game we had the amazing opportunity to talk with him for a couple of minutes: "Tonight we didn't play our best game, it's a tough lost. We absolutely need points, we are close to the last place, the situation where we are right now it's of course disappointing".
Rick Nash, do you think something changed in Davos since the last lockout?
"Well, obviously the players that I'm playing with have changed, but not much other then that. That's because I think we got a lot of things that we have to fix, we got to be a lot better".
How important was for you to know that also Joe Thornton was coming back to Davos?
"It's great! He's got family in Davos and we've become good friends over the years, so it was very important for me to know that he had the intention to play in Switzerland again during this NHL lockout".
Thinking about yourself, how much Rick Nash changed since the last lockout? Do you consider yourself a different player?
"No, not really, maybe I'm just older, that's it. Basically I'm the same player that already played in Switzerland a few years ago, I haven't changed much".
In Columbus you were the star and the face of the franchise… The next year you're going to play in New York, what is going to change for you?
"It's going to be fun to be with a team that as a good chance to make the playoffs and win the Stanley Cup. I love Columbus and I loved playing there but it was just time for my career to move on.
When you played in Lugano you got hurt. Someone from New York, maybe your teammates, called you to know if you were ok?
"Yes, sure. My teammates made sure I was ok… It wasn't that bad or that serious, fortunately I was able to get back on the ice missing only a few games".
What did the Rangers say when you told them that you were going to play in Davos? Did they try to change your mind?
"No, everyone in New York is happy for me and they support my decision to come here and play during the lockout".
The last time you played in the Madison Square Garden, the chant from the crowd was "We don wan't you!"…
"Now they have no choice, they must want me. I hope they will be happy to have me in the team, in New York there is a great fanbase. The fans at the MSG are great, I'll be very excited to play there".
Sooner or later you'll play in Columbus as an opponent… What do you expect from your former fans in that occasion?
"I was there for ten years and we've been through a lot, a lot of losses and only one playoff series… So, we'll see how they react. For me Columbus is my home now, a live there so hopefully they'll give me a nice reception".
You changed your gloves… You're not wearing your Rangers' glove anymore, this means that you think that the lockout will last the entire season?
"No… I mean, I don't know. The only reason I changed is for team color, that is blue and gold in Davos. The red and blue just didn't look good with the sweaters".
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Chinese Chat App Exposes Kids to Prostitutes
Today in international tech news: Surveys show that a Chinese messaging app is exposing children to prostitutes. Also: Venezuela asks for Twitter's help in the nation's crusade against black-market dollar exchange; Google China reportedly tried to purchase the "Chinese Yelp" back in 2007; Ericsson strikes a massive deal with China Mobile; Alibaba gives away smartphones to bolster m-commerce; and Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset division is OK'd by shareholders.
Nov 20, 2013 9:24 AM PT
China's massively popular WeChat messaging app has exposed school students to prostitutes through its "People Nearby" feature, which is sometimes used by prostitutes as a form of, shall we say, mobile advertising.
A survey among students, conducted in a handful of major Chinese cities, found that the kids had indeed come across prostitutes' accounts when firing up the People Nearby function, according to state television channel CCTV.
CCTV journalists said they reported six of the scandalous accounts to Tencent, the maker of WeChat, but that the accounts remained active when the program ran.
[Source: CCTV via Tech In Asia]
Venezuela Asks Twitter to Help Curb Black Market for Dollars
Having already asked Internet service providers to block websites publishing the black market exchange rate for dollars, Venezuela on Tuesday asked Twitter to block accounts that are linked to such websites.
Following the ISP block, some Twitter accounts have been shooting out links to alternative, thus-far-unblocked sites. The nation's telecommunications agency told Twitter that the company was enabling "a situation that is seriously damaging to the Venezuelan economy." Twitter had no immediate comment.
The black market rate for dollars is more than nine times higher than the official rate.
[Source: Reuters]
Ericsson Strikes Deal With China Mobile
Sweden-based telecommunications company Ericsson has reportedly inked a deal with China Mobile to deploy LTE TDD, a variant of the LTE standard currently used widely in China, in 15 Chinese provinces.
Ericsson will provide radio access network technology as well as Evolved Packet Core technology. Ericsson will also expand China Mobile's core networks.
The 15 provinces covered in the deal house 63 percent of China's population. China Mobile is the world's largest mobile operator.
[Source: The Register]
'Chinese Yelp' Turned Down Google China
Sometimes called the "Yelp of China," restaurant review platform Dianping reportedly turned down an acquisition offer from Google China in 2007.
The attempted acquisition, apparently announced for the first time at the recent TechCrunch/Technode event in Shanghai, was for less than US$100 million.
Google pulled its search engine from China in 2010. Nowadays, Baidu holds a 60-plus percent share of the search market -- although competitors are lurking.
[Source: TechCrunch]
Alibaba Giving Away Smartphones
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has launched an investment program that includes giving away smartphones.
In an effort to shore up the mobile market, e-tailers are being courted with data analysis tools; guides on how to set up online stores for mobile devices; and, yes, a free smartphone for every subscriber running Alibaba's mobile operating system.
So-called "m-commerce" is booming in China. For example, during the nation's annual online shopping orgy, held on November 11, about 21 percent of transactions were completed on mobile devices; in 2012, that number was just 5 percent.
[Source: Alizila via The Sinocism Newsletter]
Nokia Shareholders OK Microsoft Purchase
Nokia shareholders on Tuesday formally (and overwhelmingly) approved the sale of the company's handset business to Microsoft for a cool $7.2 billion.
Microsoft is expected to take control of the Finnish company's cellphone division -- which sold nearly 65 million phones in the third quarter of this year -- in early 2014.
[Source: The New York Times]


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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editor
Redesign during the early phase of Helper's infrastructure rebuilding has trimmed a few hundred thousand dollars from the cost, while other changes have added to the planned expense.
Nevertheless, the overall reduction in the massive project is around $240,000, according to Franson Civil Engineers, the firm overseeing the work.
Engineer Chad Brown told the city council last week that the cost of Area One east of Highway 6 was reduced by about $350,000 by redesign. However, change orders - some of them having to do with the city's river restoration plan - added about $180,000. The savings still net $170,000, Brown said.
Area Four, on the west side of the highway near Helper Junior High, showed a net reduction of about $70,000.
The river restoration work involves environmental protection and enhancement work intended to transform the Price River from a straight channel into a recreational centerpiece.
One such enhancement, an oil-water separator, involves extra construction. A deep concrete barrier, something like a dam, diverts the flowing water downward. Oil, being lighter, does not follow the water under the barrier. Meanwhile, sand particles get trapped at the bottom of the detour because they are heavier and tend to stay down.
The result is cleaner water, with some added maintenance expense for routine cleanout. The city stands to recoup the expense from potential environmental quality grants associated with the river improvements.
Additional savings are likely to happen in reconstruction at the Castle Gate subdivision, Brown said. Work done in that area several years ago has added about 20 to 25 years of life to the system, he explained.


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Central Mechanisms of Intervention for Low Back Pain
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Body-based interventions have consistently shown clinical effectiveness in patients with back pain. The primary objective for this study is to compare the effect of body-based interventions commonly used in the management of low back pain on behavioral and cortical measures of pain sensitivity and central sensitization of pain. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of the interventions or be in a control group. The central hypothesis for this proposal is that spinal manipulation, a specific form of body-based intervention, inhibits central sensitization of pain normalizing pain sensitivity more rapidly than other interventions. The completion of the proposed study will elucidate underpinning mechanisms of body-based interventions. Identification of these mechanisms will improve the clinical application and utilization of these interventions in the management of musculoskeletal pain conditions, especially back pain.
Low Back Pain
Other: Spinal Manipulation
Other: Spinal Mobilization
Other: Static Touch
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Central Mechanisms of Body Based Intervention for Musculoskeletal Low Back Pain
- Immediate change in temporal sensory summation [ Time Frame: 10 minutes post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]We will use both behavioral (ratings) and cortical (using fMRI) measures of temporal sensory summation.
- Change in temporal sensory summation [ Time Frame: 48 hours post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The change temporal sensory summation (determined using quantitative sensory testing and fMRI) will be calculated from pre-intervention to 48 hours post-intervention
- Change in Physical Impairment Index [ Time Frame: 48 hours post-intervention ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Physical Impairment Index is a group of tests including trunk and limb range of motion, muscle tenderness and abdominal muscle performance
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|February 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Spinal Manipulation
High-velocity manual technique applied to the pelvis with the participant in supine
Other: Spinal Manipulation
High velocity low amplitude joint-biased intervention
Other Name: SMT
Sham Comparator: Static Touch
Practitioner hands are placed on the lumbar spine with the participant in prone.
Other: Static Touch
The investigators maintains hand contact with both hands over the lumbar area of the participant
Active Comparator: Spinal Mobilization
Oscillation of the third lumbar level performed with the participant in prone
Other: Spinal Mobilization
Low velocity, large amplitude oscillating joint biased technique
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Detailed Description:
170 participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of the interventions or be in a control group. The investigators will use of a model of experimentally induced low back pain to investigate the effects of manipulative and body-based interventions in acute onset low back pain without some of the clinical confounds. The investigators will collect fMRI and psychophysical data about pain sensitivity before and after the induction of pain, and before and after interventions for that pain.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- aged 18 to 40 years
- able to read and understand spoken English
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous participation in a conditioning program specific to trunk extensors in the past 6 months
- Any report of back or leg pain in the past 3 months
- Any chronic medical conditions that may affect pain perception (e.g., diabetes, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, headaches), kidney dysfunction, muscle damage, or major psychiatric disorder
- History of previous injury including surgery to the lumbar spine, renal malfunction, cardiac condition, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, or liver dysfunction
- Consumption of any drugs (e.g., caffeine, alcohol, theophyline, tranquilizers, antidepressants) that may affect pain perception or hydration status from 24 hr. before participation until completion of the investigation
- Performance of any intervention for symptoms induced by exercise and before the termination of their participation or the protocol
- Recent illness
- Any contraindication to MRI e.g.: pacemakers, metal implants which are not MRI compatible (e.g. aneurysm clip), pregnancy and severe claustrophobia.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01406847
|Contact: Cally House
|Contact: Mark D Bishop, PhD
|United States, Florida
|University of Florida
|Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610-0154
|Principal Investigator: Mark D Bishop, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Jason G Craggs, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark D Bishop, PhD
|University of Florida
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|University of Florida
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01406847 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 26, 2011
|Last Updated:
|May 18, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of Florida:
Spinal Manipulation
Body-based intervention
Experimental pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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I do like the story of good guy Clapton coming in and calming what sounds like a rather frustrating recording session, though. If only he had the courage to have killed Yoko.
True, and if he inspired the guys in any way it was worth it. Listening to Clapton's work on its own though, reminds me of this.