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State Senator David Carlucci is an Independent Democrat whose district includes the Rockland County side of the Tappan Zee Bridge. "We have one of the nation's largest infrastructure projects being built right behind us, right in the Hudson Valley," says Carlucci. "And we can have a beautiful, shiny bridge, but if we can't afford to cross it, it'll be devastating to our economy here in the Hudson Valley." Large Crane Arrives To Help New NY Bridge Project As Toll Question Remains By Allison Dunne • Oct 7, 2014 WAMC, Allison Dunne New York state officials, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, welcomed the one of the world's largest floating cranes to the construction site of the replacement Tappan Zee Bridge Monday. At the same time, the governor's opponent in the November election called for details on the new bridge's expected tolls. Congressional Corner With Sean Patrick Maloney By Alan Chartock • Sep 30, 2014 Listen Listening... / 9:09 New York's bid to use clean water funds to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge was rejected by the EPA. In today's Congressional Corner, New York representative Sean Patrick Maloney tells WAMC's Alan Chartock he thinks that was a mistake. Groups Urge No Vote On Tappan Zee Bridge Loan By Karen Dewitt • Jul 14, 2014 Environmentalists are urging a key review board to vote no on a request from the Cuomo Administration to help finance the rebuilding of a major Thruway bridge with a fund designed for municipal clean water projects. Governor Cuomo's administration wants to use money from a revolving loan fund, designed to help local governments keep their sewer and water treatment systems up to date and their drinking water clean, to instead help pay for the massive Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. 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Be a fool to sell in the next year or two.
will hold for Alzheimer, Epilepsy and Parkinson approvals, the retire. You guys can make or lose pennies trading it.
need to say authorized not outstanding
so it will be listed NSDAQ. well planned Dr.
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will need to be corrected it should read authorized not outstanding
Authorized will be 100,000 issued only 30-40 million.
I think I will stick with the company facts and continue to buy..
every 64 seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimers and patients are performing 400% better than Standard of Care medicine ! This is a trillion dollar drug !
Shorty did not mention that at all. I wonder why lol.
all the warrants were bought and went 90% higher. This article is trash and stock will move much higher, Too many good factual things happening, I am in no rush.
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GAO urges taking the next step, but complexity of systems makes it a challenge
Civilian, military and intelligence agencies have been cooperating for two years to bring their information security policies into line with each other, and the Government Accountability Office says in a new report that it is time to move beyond the basics.
"The harmonization effort has the potential to reduce duplication of effort and allow more effective implementation of information security controls across interconnected systems," GAO wrote in its report on harmonizing IT security guidance. But, "to fully realize the benefits of the harmonized guidance, additional work remains to implement it."
The Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative Interagency Working Group was formed in April 2009 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to produce a unified information security framework, with NIST taking the lead and publishing guidance.
Three publications have been issued, but recertification of Defense Department IT systems to new common standards could take up to three years after new guidelines are released, and final development of guidelines still is a year or more off. The intelligence community estimated that implementing change in its IT systems could take three to five years from the time standards and guidance are in place. For some difficult-to-service systems, such as satellites, the current standards implemented could remain unchanged throughout their operational lives.
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The task force's flexible, informal process has worked well so far, but might not be adequate for the future, GAO concluded. "Whle the task force's approach to managing the harmonization effort may not have hindered development to date, plans for future publications have slipped, in part because of the challenges of coordinating such a cross-agency effort."
GAO recommended that the task force adopt a more formal approach to the collaboration.
There has been a long-standing divide in oversight of government IT systems. The Federal Information Security Management Act sets general requirements, but it does not apply to systems designated as national security systems. Generally, the Office of Management and Budget develops policies and guidance and oversees FISMA compliance, and NIST is responsible for developing the technical standards.
The Committee on National Security Systems sets the policy for national systems. DOD has largely exempted itself from FISMA for non-national security systems by establishing its own Information Assurance Framework, which includes more stringent standards than FISMA.
"The variances in guidance were sufficient to cause several unintended and undesirable consequences for the federal community," GAO wrote. "For example, both DOD and NIST had catalogs of information security controls that covered similar areas but had different formats and structures."
This complicated oversight because the security of federal information systems could not easily be assessed and compared. And reciprocity, the mutual agreement among enterprises to accept each other's security assessments, was hampered because of apparent differences in interpreting risk levels. Because agencies were not confident in other agencies' certification and accreditation results, recertification and reaccreditation of systems sometimes has been required when not necessary.
The task force grew out of efforts beginning in 2006 to harmonize policies and requirements in DOD and the intelligence community. NIST was an information participant and was formally included in 2009 to lead the working group when its scope was broadened to include civilian non-national security systems covered under FISMA.
"This harmonized security guidance is expected to result in less duplication of effort and more effective implementation of controls across multiple interconnected systems," GAO said.
To date, the task force has completed three documents, which are revisions of existing NIST Special Publications:
Two more publications are planned. SP 800-39, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Organization, Mission and Information Systems View, is scheduled for publication in January, while SP 800-30, Revision 1, Guide for Conducting Risk Assessment, will appear in February.
Two additional publications are under consideration, a Guide for Information System Security Engineering, which could be released in September 2011, and a Guide for Software Application Security which could be released in November 2011.
Because it has no authority over national security systems, NIST issues the guidance and CNSS authorizes its use in national security systems.
Remaining differences between guidance in the two communities include such areas as system categorization, selection of security controls, and program management controls. Officials at NIST and CNSS told GAO that some differences could be addressed in the future but that some might remain because of the special nature of national security systems.
CNSS and NIST agreed with GAO that going forward the task force should complete plans to identify future areas for harmonization efforts and consider how key collaborative practices, such as documenting roles and responsibilities, needs, resources, and monitoring and reporting mechanisms, could help the effort.
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Interestingly, bariatric surgery in thesepatients normalized slightly elevated preoperative thyrotropinlevels.2Screening for CS, including a 1-mg dexamethasonesuppression test, in 150 obese patients identified CS in 9%(14 patients), whereas elevated levels of 24-hour urinary freecortisol were recorded in 24% (37 patients).3Similarly, theobserved prevalence rates of CS in patients with type 2 diabetesmellitus vary and range from 0% to 9%,4underscoring that thecons surpass the pros for screening for CS at present.5Biochemicalevaluation should take into account the limitations of assaysincluding heterophil antibodies.6In obese patients with type 2diabetes mellitus without clinical features of CS, ruling inhypercortisolismwasassessedbyvarioustestsshowingthefollowingspecificities:late-nightsalivarycortisolof70%,24-hoururinaryfreecortisol of 90%, and 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test of72%.7In our patient,8initial early-morning serum cortisol was15.7 mg/dL (433 nmol/L), in line with findings in the literature onsilent corticotroph pituitary adenomas (343 6 112 nmol/L) andsignificantlylowerthanserumcortisolvaluesinmacro-ACTHomas(790 nmol/L) or micro-ACTHomas (653 nmol/L).9DisclosureDr Koch has received consulting fees from Corcept and Ipsen.Christian A. KochJackson, Mississippi1. Koch CA. Endocrine hypertension: what is new? Rev Port Endocrinol Diabetes.2012;7(2):52-61.2. Jankovic D, Wolf P, Anderwald CH, et al. Prevalence of endocrine disorders inmorbidly obese patients and the effects of bariatric surgery on endocrine andmetabolic parameters. Obes Surg. 2012;22(1):62-69.3. Tiryakioglu O, Ugurlu S, Yalin S, et al. Screening for Cushing's syndrome in obesepatients. Clin (Sao Paulo). 2010;65(1):9-13.4. Krarup T, Hagen C. Do patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have an increasedprevalence of Cushing's syndrome? Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2012;28(3):219-227.5. Tabarin A, Perez P. Pros and cons of screening for occult Cushing syndrome. NatRev Endocrinol. 2011;7(8):445-455.6. Melcescu E, Ng KK, Grebe SK, et al. False positive ACTH caused by heterophilantibody in an obese patient considered for possible Cushing's syndrome. EndocrRev. 2011;32(3):3-60.7. Ellis E, Chin PK, Hunt PJ, et al. Is late-night salivary cortisol a better screening testfor possible cortisol excess than standard screening tests in obese patients with type 2diabetes? N Z Med J. 2012;125(1353):47-58.8. Melcescu E, Gannon AW, Parent AD, et al. Silent or subclinical corticotrophpituitary macroadenoma transforming into Cushing disease: 11-year follow-up.Neurosurgery. 2013;72(1):E144-E146.9. Raverot G, Wierinchx A, Jouanneau E, et al. Clinical, hormonal and molecularcharacterization of pituitary ACTH adenomas without (silent corticotrophadenomas) and with Cushing's disease. Eur J Endocrinol. 2010;163(1):35-43.10.1227/01.neu.0000429857.19524.60Intracranial Aneurysms With Small Basal OutpouchingTo the Editor:IfoundthearticlebyParketal1very interesting. We know thatprocedure-related ruptures are one of the most significantcomplications of coiling, and very small aneurysms are foundto be associated with a higher risk of rupture. This study showedthat the basal outpouching was identified as the rupture point in31% of the aneurysm cases with basal outpouchings, andendovascular coiling carried high risk of intraprocedural rebleed-ing in this group of patients.However, I have some comments regarding to this article. First ofall,demonstrationofthisbasaloutpouchingisveryimportantfromthefirst angiographic evaluation of the patient. When I reviewed thearticle, I saw that the basal outpouching was evaluated based on 3-dimensional reconstruction digital subtraction angiographic imagesandcomputedtomographyangiographyin80%and20%ofthecases,respectively. I could not find any information about which of these 2techniquesissuperiorintermsofdemonstratingbasaloutpouching.Itis obvious that this information is reliable only in surgical cases if youcompare the preoperative angiographic findings with operativefindings. But this information about the superiority of the imagingtechnique,stilldebated,willgiveusastartingpointforinvestigationsinpatients with ruptured aneurysms in planning further management.One of the comments given in the article had emphasized theimportance of the high-quality imaging by rotational angiography.My second comment about this article is related to the planningteam.Ideally,the managementstrategy fortheruptured aneurysmswasbasedontheapplicationanddecisionofbothmicrosurgicalandendovascular teams. In the planning the approach, catheterangiography is seen to be more feasible and suitable for bothgroups, but the decision regarding the approach depends on thepoweroftheteamandtheiroperationalanddiagnosticfacilitiessuchasangiographicandmicrosurgicalunits,beingfamiliarwithavarietyofcoilandclipapplications,andtheexperienceoftheteam.Itmeansthatthisarticlewillgivesomemorecluesabouttheriskofthecoilingprocedure to the endovascular team if the hospital has equallyexperienced both microsurgical and endovascular teams. On theother hand, microvascular surgeons will become more confidentwhen they are recommending surgery to their patients. But allaround the world, because of the lack of the experienced microvas-cularsurgeons,itwouldnot affectthe planningofthemanagementof the treatment in most hospitals. 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My company, Lucas Dealership Group, owned and operated 30 new-car dealerships between 1960 and 2000, including six Saturn stores. GM wanted to purchase them back, and it was willing to pay a goodwill/blue-sky premium. GM knew Saturn dealerships were profitable and had faith in the future of the product....
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Buy-sell transactions surged last year, sending dealership values higher, especially for luxury brands....
Porsche may close a few U.S. dealerships
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A handful of U.S. markets still have too many Porsche dealerships, Porsche Cars North America COO Joe Lawrence said, and the company may use its right of first refusal to close stores. But given Porsche's sales growth and the valuations of its dealerships, consolidation in those markets will be difficult....
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Expect automakers to exercise their right of first refusal on dealership buy-sell deals more often....
George Soros' Wall Street fund shops for dealership groups
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Wall Street fund Soros Fund Management wants to partner in, invest in or outright buy a large auto dealership group, according to four sources familiar with the situation. Two representatives of Soros Fund Management are at the NADA convention in San Francisco this weekend to research the industry and explore opportunities, sources say....
Buy-sells skyrocket, in dollars and deals
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This year's buy-sell market is on track to be the most active since 2004, in both number of deals and total dollars, two newly released reports say....
Bad feelings in Billings over deal veto
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GM nixed the sale of a Chevrolet store in Montana to former NADA Chairman Bill Underriner. The tale behind that deal - what happened before and after -- shows how the right-of-first-refusal option can sour relations between dealers -- and between dealers and the factory....
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Car dealer Rick Hendrick has a message for auto retailers looking to sell their family business: He's still buying....
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Dealership consolidation is expected to accelerate as Warren Buffett's entry into automotive retailing attracts more buyers, observers said....
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A Look Back at Old Cast Now That History Channel Planning Remake
Former Co-Stars React to Valerie Harper's Terminal Diagnosis
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Career Retrospective
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This is a listing of gem and mineral related shows and events in Asheville, NC and the Southeastern USA in general, including activities sponsored by S.A.M.S. and the Colburn Earth Science Museum. If you know of any shows or events which you feel should be listed here, please contact email@example.com with the information.
Open Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM
(828) 254-7162
COLBURN EARTH SCIENCE MUSEUM 2 S. PACK SQUARE AT PACK PLACE ASHEVILLE , NC 28801 * 828/254-7162 phone * 828/ 257-4505 fax *
Colburn Saturday Events & After School Clubs
Members, join us for our after school clubs starting September 11th! Members receive a discount on all classes and FREE ADMISSION to our Super Saturday events! Email email@example.com for registration or questions.
Amber Fischer
Director of Education
Colburn Earth Science Museum
Visitor services
•We are always looking for someone to help provide visitors with scavenger hunts and check people into our museum (which may also include learning how to use the register).
•Tour guide (many requests have been made by visitors. Must have some background in geology and a familiarity with our exhibits).
Behind the Scenes
•Office help (faxing, calculating, copying, writing membership cards and laminating).
•Inventory and organizing our materials (gift shop and educational).
•Possible curating work with our Board of Directors (must have a geology background).
If you would like to do any of these tasks, please email me back at email@example.com with your name, availability, which task(s) in which you would like to participate and which day(s). I will start setting up some intro volunteer training days which will happen on a Monday, when we are closed to the public. Thank you all again for your interest. This should be a fantastic summer!
Amber Fischer
Director of Educational Services
OCTOBER 2-4, 2015, Dallas, NC
37th Annual Gaston Gem & Mineral Show
Hours: Fri & Sat, 9am - 6pm - Sunday 9am - 5pm
Gaston County Park
1303 Dallas Cherryville Hwy, Dallas NC. 28034 (HWY 279)
or GPS 120 Leisure Lane, Dallas, NC 28034
From North, 321 south, exit at Dallas and turn right, it is on the left.
From South, 321 north and take the 2nd exit to "Cherryville". Go over 321 and drive 1/2 mile on left.
FREE ADMITTANCE and FREE PARKING
Minerals and Fossils from around the world.
Cutting material, Quality Gemstones, Wire wrapping, settings, Geodes, Jewelry, etc.
SLUICE - A real working sluice, $3 & $5 sand buckets; perfect for children and adults. Amethyst, Quartz Crystals, Faceted Stones mixed at random in buckets; you must might get that special stone or treasure!
Hourly Raffles for Prizes, not just a jewelry show, FUN FOR ALL
Additional information on the show can be directed toward this years Show Chairman, Rick P. at 704-915-8366
Website: http://gastongemclub.weebly.com/our-show.html
October 9, 10, & 11, 2015, Huntsville, AL
47th Annual Gem, Jewelry, & Mineral Show
Huntsville Gem & Mineral Society - Huntsville, AL
Fri: 10AM to 6 PM;
Sat:10 AM to 6 PM; Sun: Noon to 5 PM
Jaycees Community Building - 2180 Airport Rd.. Huntsville, AL
Located west of Memorial Pkwy & east of Leeman Ferry Rd.
North of Airport Rd. Turn North at Jaycee Dr @ the traffic light.
17 Dealers with Minerals, Gems, Jewelry, & Fossils
Display Cases, Demonstrations, & Hourly Doorprizes
Mining Flume, Fluorescent Room, & Gem Dig for Children
$3.00 donation at the door, children under 5 - Free.
Show Chairman:
Tony Smith - tsmith[]rc-incorporated.com
Website http://www.huntsvillegms.org
October 16-18, 2015, Knoxville, TN
25th Annual Gem & Mineral Show
Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society
Fri. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun. 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, Knoxville, TN
Admission: $5 per person per day ORr 3 day pass for $8 per person
Children under 12 admitted FREE
The Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show will have many vendors that offer great products including a wide variety of jewelry; rare fossil and mineral specimens; meteorites; gems of all colors shapes & sizes; lapidary & jewelry equipment; and much more.
For more nformation, contact Beth Willis beth.willis2[]gmail.com
October 31-November 1, 2015, Plant City, Florida
56th Annual Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club Annual Show: Hot Rocks, Cool Gems, Fabulous Jewelry
Saturday, October 31: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, November 1: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Strawberry Festival Expo Hall, 2301 W. Oak Avenue, Plant City, FL 33563
Admission: Adults, $5; Youth and students with ID, $4; Children under 12 free (with parent)
Exhibits & displays featuring jewelry, fossils, minerals, cutting material, gemstones, decorator items.
Demonstrations including wire wrapping, cabochon cutting, gem trees
Dealers featuring minerals, faceting rough, lapidary rough, supplies, fossils, jewelry, beads, beading supplies, decorator items.
Silent auction, door prizes.
For a discount coupon, please visit our website.
Website: www.tampabayrockclub.com
November 7-8, 2015, Melbourne, FL
Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society 42nd Annual Parade of Gems
Saturday, November 7 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, November 8 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Featuring: Gemstones, Minerals, Jewelry, Fossils, Beads, Slabs, Books, Tools, Findings, Pearls, Live Demonstrations, Children's Activities, Silent Auction, Door Prizes, Local Artisans, National Vendors, Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Displays Contact.Show Chairman: Bill Harr Email: william.h.harr[]gmail.com
Location: Mebourne Auditorium, 625 East Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL
November 13-15, 2015, Gray. TN
3rd Annual Show; Kingsport Gems & Minerals Society; Gray Fossil Site, Natural History Museum Annex; East Tennessee State University, 1212 Suncrest Dr.; Fri 10 – 6, Sat 10 – 6, Sun 12- 5; Admission $3 for show only – Additional Admission for Museum; Entrance and Parking for show only is behind the Annex, Entrance for Museum and Show use Main Entrance; Contact Robert Morgan, 181 Harmony Acres Drive East, Jonesborough, TN37659, (423) 956-9486, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
November 13-15, 2015, Melbourne, FL
The 26th Magnolia State Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Jewelry Show
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society
Friday November 13, 10:00 - 6:00
Saturday November 14, 10:00 - 6:00
Sunday November 15, 10:00 - 5:00
Jackson County Fairgrounds, 2902 Shortcut Rd., Pascagoula, MS
gems; minerals; fossils; jewelry; and much more. Two gold/silversmiths doing repairs, several demonstrators doing flintknappping; gold panning; faceting; cutting and polishing stones; beading; and chain making. Meals and snacks available. Several educational exhibits.
Admission is $3.00 for adults, children 12 & under are free with adult.
3 day ticket available for $5.00
Contact Bill La Rue, 228 229 8781, wildbill2736[]gmail.com for information.
The society website is www.mgcgms.org
November 20-22, 2015, Columbia, SC
The Columbia, SC Gem & Mineral Society will hold its
47th Annual Gem, Mineral, & Jewelry Show
Fri. Nov. 20, 10:00 - 6:00;
Sat. Nov. 21, 10:00 - 6:00;
Sun. Nov. 22, 12:00 - 5:00
Jamil Temple
206 Jamil Rd.
Columbia, SC 29210
Jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver, & tools for sale
Geodes sold & cut
Club member's rock collections on exhibit & lapidary demonstrations.
Lots of fun for the whole family.
South Carolina amethyst on display.
$5.00 for adults, children sixteen & under are free with adult.
All military & their dependents are free.
803-736-9317 ashrader[]mindspring.com
Club website: www.cgams.org
November 21-22, 2015, West Palm Beach, Florida
Always held the weekend before Thanksgiving
49th annual gem, mineral, jewelry, bead and fossil show
Gem & Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches
Saturday (Nov. 21st) 9am-6pm, Sunday (Nov. 22nd) 10am-5pm.
South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center East, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach Florida 33411.
Over 80 dealers, Door prizes, hourly prize drawings, Scholarship Fund raffle, Fossil Dig, Gem Mining, Geode Cracking, Displays, Demonstrations, Speakers
Admission $9, children under 12 free. Visit website for $2 off coupon. 2 day admission $12. Free Parking
Show chairman, Jeff Slutzky 561-585-2080
email: show[]gemandmineral.cc
November 28-30, 2014, Roanoke, VA
Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem Society, in Roanoke, VA, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Our annual club show is the Fri-Sun after Thanksgiving at the Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA. Expected admission for all three days is $4.
November 28, 29 & 30, 2014, Mobile, AL
Mobile Rock and Gem Society Annual Gem, Jewelry, Fossil and Mineral Show
Abba Shrine, 7701 Hitt Road, Mobile, Alabama
Friday Nov. 28 – 2PM until 7PM
Saturday Nov. 29 – 9AM until 6PM
Sunday Nov. 30 – 10AM until 5PM
Admission: $5 Door prize ticket w/each paid admission
12 and under FREE with adult admission
$1 off coupon available at www.mobileorckandgem.com
Show Chairperson: Jim Patterson (251) 510-8528
December 4, 5 & 6, 2015, Marietta, GA
Please note show date and location changed this year due to renovation of Civic Center.
30th Annual Gem Mineral and Jewelry Show
Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society
Friday 10 to 6, Saturday 10 to 6, Sunday 10 to 5
Show location this year only. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Rd.,
SW, Marietta, GA 30008-4440
We have over 35 of the top dealers attending this year making for great shopping just in time for the holidays. There will be one of a kind Rare Mineral Specimens and Rock and Mineral Exhibits. A large amount of Jewelry making equipment and finished Jewelry. Hourly Door Prizes, Special drawings for the Kids and free mineral ID classes on Fri. & Sat. Over 1000 Geodes and Grab bags.
For more info go to cobbcountymineral.org or find us on Face Book at Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society Annual Gem and Mineral Show
Dec 4-6, 2015, Montgomery, Alabama
The 45th Annual Montgomery Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
Montgomery Gem & Mineral Society
Garrett Coliseum
1555 Federal Drive
Montgomery, Alabama
Show Times:
Friday, December 4: 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday, December 5: 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday, December 6: 11 AM - 5 PM
Admission: $2/Adults or $3 for weekend pass
Free/18 & Under with student ID and 1 paid adult ticket.
Free Parking.
Free door prize ticket with each paid adult admission.
Dealers will have beads, crystals, geodes, rough, cabochons, gem stones, finished jewelry, tools, supplies and mineral & fossil specimens. Club members will display their individual collections and will give demonstrations on gem and rock cutting, faceting, cabochon making, and knapping. $1 Wheel of Fortune.
Web Site: http://www.montgomerygemandmineralsociety.com/#!annual-gem-show
NOTE: The show starts on Friday and is always held the first full weekend (Saturday & Sunday) in December. The 2018 show would start on Nov 30th.
December 12-13, 2015, Franklin, TN Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, Fossil Show & Sale Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society Sat: 9AM to 6PM; Sun: 10AM to 5PM Williamson County AgExpoPark, 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN 37064. Exit I-65 at exit #61 (20 miles south of Nashville) and turn east onto Peytonsville Road. Drive 1/4 mile and turn left onto Long Lane and then right into AgExpoPark's parking lot. Classes, Speakers, Exhibits, Demonstrations, Silent Auction, Hourly Door Prizes, Grand Prize, and OVER 30 DEALERS. $1 Wheel of Fortune. Beads, crystals, geodes, lapidary & faceting rough, slabs, cabochons, gem stones, finished jewelry, native american jewelry, tools, supplies, mineral & fossil specimens, and stone carvings.Admission $4 (2-Day Pass $6.00), students 18 and under $1, children under 12 free with adult. Show contacts: John Stanley, Show Chair (615) 763-5704, or Steve Henegar, Dealer Chair email: email@example.com http://www.MTGMS.org/show.htm
December 12-13, 2015, Franklin, TN
2nd weekend each December
Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, Fossil Show & Sale
Mid-Tennessee Gem & Mineral Society
Sat: 9AM to 6PM; Sun: 10AM to 5PM
Williamson County AgExpoPark,
4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN 37064
Exit I-65 at exit #61 (20 miles south of Nashville) and turn east onto Peytonsville Road.
Drive 1/3 mile and turn left onto Long Lane and then right into AgExpoPark's parking lot.
Demonstrations, exhibits, silent auction, hourly door prizes, grand prize, and over 30 dealers.
$1 Wheel of Fortune. Beads, crystals, geodes, lapidary & faceting rough, slabs, cabochons, gem stones, finished jewelry, native american jewelry, tools, supplies, mineral & fossil specimens, and stone carvings.
Admission $4 (2-Day Pass $6.00), students 18 and under $1, children under 12 free with adult.
For additional information and maps visit www.MTGMS.org.
Show contacts: John Stanley, Show Chair, (615) 763-5704 or Steve Henegar, Dealer Chair,
Email contact: show[]MTGMS.org
January 8-10, 2016, Largo Fl.
The Pinellas Geological Society
40th Annual Gem. Jewelry and Mineral Show
Friday, January 8, 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, January 9, 10 AM-5 PM
Sunday, January10, noon - 5 PM.
Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo, FL .
The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. sponsors four Gem, Jewelry and Mineral workshops each year. Two are held at Wildacres Retreat, near Little Switzerland in North Carolina, and two at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts near the small town of Young Harris in northeast Georgia. Both facilities offer double accommodations with a private bath. A small number of private rooms with private baths are available. William Holland School of Lapidary Arts also has a few RV sites. In most instances your room and all meals are included in your tuition costs.
A broad range of courses related to the jewelry & lapidary arts are taught by qualified instructors from throughout the Federation. All instructors are volunteers who are not paid for the highly skilled and professional experience that they bring to the workshops.
The workshops are equipped for common lapidary activities such as cabochon cutting, faceting, and silversmithing. Additional equipment is brought in when new or special courses are taught.
For more info please visit:
Here are some photos taken at local events:
Illustration with text from LIVING FOSSILS by Anne L. Parker. Used by permission of Dr. James P. Parker.
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Monday, Oct 5, 2015 7:30 pm The sounds of Spain swirl through the air as the percussive beat of the flamenco dancer's feet punctuate the music. The ascension of the mythological Firebird is accompanied by the staccato rhythms of tap dancing. And the dreamscape of sultry Arabian Nights combine both forms of percussive dance to create a new experience for this classic work. The concert begins with the orchestra performing Roberto Sierra's Fandangos performed with flamenco dancers from Clinard Dance Theatre. The first half continues with tap dance virtuoso Cartier Williams joining the orchestra for a fresh take on Stravinsky's The Firebird: Suite, and all of the dancers unite for a joyful encore on Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade showcases the orchestra as this epic evening of percussive dance and music concludes as it started, with the beautiful sounds of the orchestra. Sierra Fandangos Stravinsky Excerpt from The Firebird: Suite Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Mei-Ann Chen, conductor Cartier Williams, tap master Clinard Dance Theatre Click here for more information!
Thursday, October 8, 7:15 PM The Cheats Steep Theatre 1115 W. Berwyn, Chicago, IL, 60640 | directions Enjoy complimentary wine and beer with members of The Cheats' production team, and learn about the process of bringing a brand new play from page, to page, to page, and finally to stage. After watching the world premiere of Hamish Linklater's newest play from some of the best seats in Steep's intimate theatre, join the play's cast for a post-show discussion and reception. ABOUT THE SHOW: It's the end of October, 2012: John and Anne have two children and a good marriage - they have sex, drive hybrids, and have cut out sugar. But John has been spying on the neighbors, frankly, for a while now, and at 9 a.m, Halloween morning, the neighbors have come for a visit. The Cheats: a play about your marriage, and how it can get f*cked when you forget to lock the front door. Event begins at 7:15 PM Show begins at 8:00 PM Tickets $20.00 Use code THTH at steeptheatre.com, or call 773-649-3186. Click here for more information!
Wednesday, December 30th – 7pm TICKETS ARE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH. NO EXCEPTIONS. Live Nation and Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced that Emmy and Writers Guild Award-winning writer John Oliver will return to stand-up comedy at The Chicago Theatre on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 7:00PM. From 2006 to 2013, Oliver was a correspondent and guest host on the multi-award winning The Daily Show with John Stewart. He first gained recognition as a cutting-edge political stand up comic in the UK, with a string of television appearances and sold-out solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival. His HBO show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, presents a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events. After receiving the Breakout Award at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2007, Oliver went on to write and star in his first hour-long Comedy Central stand up special titled John Oliver: Terrifying Timesin 2008. As a result of its success, John has now hosted four seasons of his own stand-up series for Comedy Central, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show. Oliver has also appeared as a regular guest on the sitcom Community, as the voice of Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs movie and its sequel The Smurfs 2, and recently appeared on The Simpsons as Marge and Homer's next-door neighbor, Booth Wilkes-John. Click here for more information!
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Music from the Anne Boleyn Song Book – Sep. 25th, 2015
We present a concert of Franco-Flemish Latin motets and chansons by Josquin and his contemporaries from a book once in the possession of a young lady-in-waiting to a French princess named Anne Boleyn, with contemporary basse dances from France for lute.
Prophetiae Sibyllarum – Oct. 30th, 2015
Orlando Lassus's weird and wonderful music sets texts written in the voice of Graeco-Roman prophecies of the birth of the Messiah; with lute Fantasias by Lassus's contemporary Melchior Neusidler.
Songs of Solomon – Nov. 27, 2015
Hebrew Sacred Music for three to five voices by Salamone Rossi and some of his innovative sonatas for two violins and chitarrone with Christopher Verrette and Patricia Ahern.
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What ever happened to chasing returns?
Powered by strong gains in both the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Russell 2000, the 7,857 U.S. diversified-stock funds, with $3.9 trillion in assets, climbed 5.29% in the third quarter, pushing their 12-month gains to 25.5%. The strong equity performance more than doubled the 2.48% quarterly returns of general bond funds, and tripled their 8.33% gain over the previous year.
But investors kept pouring money into bond funds, despite middling returns. During August, bond funds took in $32.4 billion, giving them 12 straight months of inflows, while their equity counterparts lost $13.5 billion during the same period, which made 16 consecutive months of outflows. In September alone, the $278 billion Pimco Total Return fund (PTTAX) attracted $2.8 billion in new money, according to Morningstar.
Even such fixed-income stars as Pimco's Bill Gross and BlackRock's Larry Fink have taken note of stocks' relative value in light of bonds' currently tiny yields. Still, a large number of investors don't want to give up the security of steady income, however small, for the uncertainty that still surrounds stocks. "It's hard to see what will change this trend until interest rates turn higher," says Kevin McDevitt, editorial director at Morningstar.
Ben Bernanke's third round of quantitative easing proved to be at least a temporary charm, as just about every asset class rose in value during the third quarter. In some cases, previously dragging stocks were revived: Precious-metal funds soared 22.39%, natural resources climbed 8.54%, and riskier investments like India funds posted double-digit gains. Within the fixed-income group, high-yield funds rose 4.29%, as the central bank vowed to buy billions more in mortgage securities each month. More generally, large companies beat small, value topped growth, and foreign beat domestic. The only big mistake an investor could make? Leveraged bearish stock-exchange-traded funds, which dropped 10.63% for the quarter and 36.28% for the trailing year.
The safety and stability of fixed-income funds still are tough for equity funds to overcome Stuart Goldenberg for Barron's
COMMODITY-RELATED FUNDS were saved by the Federal Reserve's easing. The big quarterly gains posted by funds investing in precious-metal stocks substantially eliminated previous losses, leaving them down just 1.99% for the previous year. Funds investing in commodity-based precious metals were up 15.65% for the third quarter. The $68 billion SPDR Gold Trust GLD 1.5851200293201393% SPDR Gold Trust U.S.: NYSE Arca 110.87 1.73 1.5851200293201393% /Date(1444424400019-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6839385 AFTER HOURS 110.75 -0.12 -0.10823486966717778% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1067878 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (GLD) rose 11%, making it the top performer among the 25 largest mutual funds.
The Dynamic Gold & Precious Metals fund (DWGOX), up 27.7% in the period though flat for the past 12 months, prospered by investing in mining companies that enjoyed a steady recovery during the past quarter. One particularly rich strike was Australia's Papillon Resources (PIR.Australia), which reported good results at a project in Mali, says Robert Cohen, portfolio manager of the $44 million fund.
The $3.1 billion First Eagle Gold fund (SGGDX), whose 18.71% third-quarter return left it flat for the trailing year, has about a fifth of its portfolio in the commodity, but otherwise concentrates on high-quality miners, including Canada's Goldcorp (GG) and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM), and West Africa-focused Randgold Resources (GOLD). First Eagle portfolio manager Rachel Benepe concedes that several miners experienced "hiccups" in the past year or so, and benefited as management teams offered more realistic guidance and improved their execution.
Energy also made a U-turn in the quarter. After falling 17.5% in the second quarter because of the slowdown in demand from Europe and Asia, the price of oil vaulted 8.5% higher in the third, as rising tensions in the Middle East fixed investors' attention on supply. Commodity energy funds were up 8.21% but down 0.39% for the past year.
Will Riley, manager of the $122 million Guinness Atkinson Global Energy fund (GAGEX), a top-performer, says the snapback in oil prices helped Canadian exploration and production companies, such as Suncor su -0.6659656501927795% Suncor Energy Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD28.34 -0.19 -0.6659656501927795% /Date(1444424578916-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4708676 AFTER HOURS USD28.35 0.01 0.035285815102328866% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 109498 P/E Ratio 30.41751636792959 Market Cap 53727748583.0919 Dividend Yield 3.1371178784212668% Rev. per Employee 2453360 More quote details and news » (SU) and Canadian Natural Resources CNQ 0.242914979757085% Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD24.76 0.06 0.242914979757085% /Date(1444424591095-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7909599 AFTER HOURS USD24.8626 0.1026 0.41437802907915994% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3834 P/E Ratio 17.314685314685313 Market Cap 35206556183.3661 Dividend Yield 2.838448062478437% Rev. per Employee 2031080 More quote details and news » (CNQ), their U.S. counterparts like Hess hes -1.0548186031644557% Hess Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD61.91 -0.66 -1.0548186031644557% /Date(1444424553998-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3044066 AFTER HOURS USD61.91 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15005 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 17961219843.1219 Dividend Yield 1.6152479405588758% Rev. per Employee 2823650 More quote details and news » (HES) and Marathon Oil MRO -2.923686818632309% Marathon Oil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD19.59 -0.59 -2.923686818632309% /Date(1444424442599-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14098927 AFTER HOURS USD19.55 -0.04 -0.20418580908626852% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69031 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 13665593457.3929 Dividend Yield 4.287901990811639% Rev. per Employee 2513510 More quote details and news » (MRO), as well as overseas rivals such as Afren (AFR.United Kingdom) and Dragon Oil (DGO: United Kingdom). Riley's fund gained 11.47% for the quarter and 17.97% for the year.
OVERALL, LARGE-CAP GROWTH led all diversified equity funds, rising 6.28% during the quarter to bring 12-month returns to 27.19%. The $676 million Thornburg Core Growth fund (THCGX), up 10. 59% in the third period and 43.36% over the trailing 12 months, credits its outperformance to opportunistic buying when stocks sagged in the second quarter. That allowed it to add a number of high-quality stocks, particularly in technology, at bargain-basement prices, says portfolio manager Gregg Dunn.
Good plays included Fusion-io (FIO), Aruba Networks (ARUN), and Urban Outfitters urbn -0.7313195548489666% Urban Outfitters Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD31.22 -0.23 -0.7313195548489666% /Date(1444424400316-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1284782 AFTER HOURS USD31 -0.22 -0.7046764894298526% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19335 P/E Ratio 18.473372781065088 Market Cap 3898101767.68951 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 142999 More quote details and news » (URBN). They helped Dunn beat the S&P 500's 6.35% quarterly gain, something the average diversified fund did not do.
Mid-cap value funds gained 5.42% in the quarter and 28.01% over the past 12 months, topping their growth counterpart, which climbed 4.52% and 24.15%, respectively.
Small-caps posted similar results. The growth variety climbed 5.25% in the period, while value rose 5%. Growth was up 29.05% and value 28.90% for the one-year period. The $65 million Schneider Small Cap Value fund (SCMVX), up 7.79% for the quarter and 47.17% for the trailing year, scored with regional and community banks, such as Alabama-based Regions Financial rf -1.83585313174946% Regions Financial Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD9.09 -0.17 -1.83585313174946% /Date(1444424502344-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11193904 AFTER HOURS USD9.07 -0.02 -0.22002200220022003% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 35096 P/E Ratio 12.625 Market Cap 12268638960.4737 Dividend Yield 2.6402640264026402% Rev. per Employee 227880 More quote details and news » (RF), up 75% year-to-date. Portfolio manager Arnold C. Schneider also credits big stakes in home builders such as Meritage Homes MTH 0.15071590052750566% Meritage Homes Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD39.87 0.06 0.15071590052750566% /Date(1444424670073-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 377213 AFTER HOURS USD39.87 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3030 P/E Ratio 12.944805194805195 Market Cap 1578904436.52328 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1833270 More quote details and news » (MTH), up 78% so far this year.
HARD-HIT OVERSEAS MARKETS enjoyed the third quarter. World equity funds increased 6.63%, bringing one-year gains to 16.52%. Aside from India's surprising turnaround, the funds at the heart of the world's worries, European funds, rose 8.77% for the quarter and 19.38% for the past year.
Long-suffering Japan funds delivered the worst performance, falling 0.55% for the quarter and 0.51% for the trailing year.
Almost anywhere but Tokyo, it was a great quarter for stocks. But fixed-income funds took in an estimated $3.1 billion in the first week of the fourth quarter; equity funds saw $2.8 billion leave. Given bonds' tiny yields, someone's leaving money on the table.
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Quite often as I exit the Rotterdam Central station, I see the Manhattan Hotel right in front of me and I can't help wonder how it is like to enjoy a night there. There is something about the grandeur of the building, the stylish people in the lounge, and the glass entrance.
For my girlfriend's 25th birthday who shares the love of the better things in life every now and then; I decided to gift her a night at the Presidential Suite of the Manhattan Hotel. An excellent and recommendable investment to all couples out there.
We were treated with smiles upon entering the hotel and all was arranged quickly. We took the elevator up to the 11th floor and walked through the purple hallway to room 1112. One of the best moments is when you enter the room and are overwhelmed by the size of it all. So big you don't even have to get down to the gym for your routine joggings. It took us time to comprehend where we were. It's all in the details, the cookies, kiwis, chocolates and much more waiting for you, only to be surprised by room service with a special welcoming gift. The "illy" coffee machine is brilliant, makes you feel like a barista in Milan. Good jazz cd's with 3 different sound systems fill the room with even more ambiance. Half of the suite is windows providing direct sunlight and a great horizon seeing as far as the city Delft.
I have not sat on anything that's not comfortable from blue couches to leather office chairs. In the shower, we particularly liked the Zenology shower products that have a great smell. The telephone next to the toilet was funny.
The best thing is the bed, period. The matrass is so comfortable, it makes you look forward coming back home from your night out.
Breakfast was the icing on the cake, a buffet of English & French breakfast in addition to fruits, cereals and juices. A piece of smoked salmon on a toast with fruits is definitely a good way to start your day. Staff "Marije" was alert to our needs, refilling our cups with thee or coffee and bringing new cutlery.
All in all a very positive stay for the both of us, one that will be cherished forever.
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Brown Butter Cherry CobblerBy Jennifer McHenry on July 9, 2015Cobblers, crisps, and crumbles are a great way to enjoy your favorite fruits while keeping things simple. After baking those Cherry Cheesecake Bars recently, I still had plenty of cherries just begging to be made into something delicious. I thought to keep things simple with a dessert I could whip up quickly and with minimal mess. This amazingly easy, rustic […]Read more
Toffee Pecan Brown Butter Crumb CakeBy Jennifer McHenry on April 30, 2015My weakness for brown butter anything is well documented here at BoB. That rich, nutty flavor is tough to beat. It's such a simple way to add a flavor boost to baked goods! For this simple cake, I took my love of brown butter and added in some more great flavors. There's cinnamon in both the cake and the crumb […]Read more
Spiced Oat Scones with Brown Butter GlazeBy Jennifer McHenry on December 22, 2014One of my favorite things to do on Christmas morning is make a breakfast treat for us to enjoy. Granted, I sometimes wimp out after an evening of Christmas Eve festivities, but there's really no excuse when there are simple scones to be made! Besides the amazing taste, the beauty of these scones is really their simplicity. At first glance, […]Read more


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In 2014, we directed you to the 3ie database of impact evaluations. Here is another - the American Economic Association's registry for RCTs - one (...
Call for expressions of interest: Under-evaluated areas of CGIAR research
SPIA had invited EoIs for ex post impact assessments (epIAs) of under-evaluated areas of CGIAR research, including irrigation & water management, livestock, agroforestry, biodiversity, policy and social sciences, and natural resource management (NRM). 26 EoIs were received on August 7th 2015, and a sub-set were be invited in September 2015 to submit full proposals. More details in this call document and on the activity page.
Open position at CIMMYT
CIMMYT is looking for a Gender and Development Specialist, applications close September 14 2015. Such a specialist will undertake applied research on gender issues in sustainable intensification of wheat and maize-based farming systems, and contribute to strengthening the institutional capacity for integrating gender in wheat- and maize research-for-development. Please see CIMMYT website for more information.
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The evaluation report on CGIAR irrigation and water management research IAs, and associated Impact Brief (#49) is now available. Briefs based on two studies documenting the impact of improved maize varieties on household well-being and overall rural poverty in Ethiopia, and the impact of improved common bean varieties on field-level yields, costs of production, and household farm incomes in Rwanda and Uganda are now out.
The underlying studies are related to work on adoption of 20 food crops across 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, data for which was collected as a part of the Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA) project. DIIVA publications include the Impact Brief No. 42, and the Synthesis Report. We also recommend the Impact Brief on impacts of legumes research in the CGIAR (#44) and synthesis report.
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The EASST Collaborative is inviting researchers living in East Africa to submit research designs focused on the rigorous evaluation of a social or economic development program implemented in the region. Researchers must be based in Ethiopia,...
Significant publications of ex post impact assessments (epIAs), both commissioned by SPIA and CGIAR Centers and CRPs showcasing a range of methodological approaches and impacts.
ex post Impact Assessments (ex post IAs) of research activities of the CGIAR mapped geographically, with filters for System Level Outcomes (SLOs) and types of research activities. View the map
Strengthening Impact Assessment in the CGIAR (SIAC)
SIAC is a major new initiative from SPIA funded by DFID, the Gates Foundation, and ISPC with a budget of US$ 12 million over 2013-2016 for a range of activities. The key objectives of SIAC are:
- Methods: Develop, pilot and verify innovate methods for collection and assembly of diffusion data
- Outcomes: Institutionalize the collection of diffusion data needed to conduct critical CGIAR impact evaluations
- Impacts: Assess the full range of impacts from CGIAR research
- Building a community of practice: Support the development of communities of practice for ex post impact assessment within the CGIAR and between the CGIAR and the development community more broadly
Diffusion and Impacts of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA)
There are three major components to this outcomes and impact study which is supported by a 3-year, US$3 million grant from the Gates Foundation.
- To describe investments in and uptake of crop genetic improvement in priority country-by-commodity combinations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
- To verify and gain a deeper understanding about the adoption and diffusion of new varieties in a nationally representative setting of selected priority countries and food crops in SSA
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The Washington Post: Aliyev's actions deserve condemnation
August 14, 2014 - 16:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - When an autocrat who is intolerant of dissent begins to see spies and traitors around, it is a good time to be alert. Now is such a moment in Azerbaijan, an article in The Washington Post says.
The regime of President Ilham Aliyev has imprisoned one of the country's most outspoken advocates for human rights, Leyla Yunus, and her husband, Arif, a historian. The charges: treason, fraud, tax evasion and illegal business activities.
Ms. Yunus is director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy in Baku, a human rights organization, and, in addition to her work defending political prisoners, she has been at the forefront of attempts to bridge the country's long hostility with Armenia over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. She organized exchanges and confidence-building efforts between Azeri and Armenian intellectuals, and this apparently provided the pretext for the absurd charge of espionage. The government had refused to officially register her institute, making it more vulnerable to the kind of arbitrary and capricious prosecution that is underway, the article says.
"Ms. Yunus and her husband were blocked at the Baku airport on April 28 and prevented from leaving the country. Their passports were confiscated. They were repeatedly interrogated but defiantly refused to cooperate until their passports are returned along with their freedom. On July 30, Ms. Yunus was detained on her way to a conference. Her husband was also charged and put under house arrest. But he, too, was jailed on Aug 5 when on the way to deliver a food parcel to her in prison," the article notes.
It goes on to remind that for years, Ms. Yunus has spoken out loudly about human rights abuses in Azerbaijan.
"Another human rights activist, Rasul Jafarov, was also arrested recently, and dozens of others have been detained for political reasons in recent months," the article says.
"Aliyev may think he is being clever by silencing critics while a crisis in Ukraine has distracted world attention. But that's what is different from Soviet times. It is no longer possible to hide such uncivilized behavior. The arrests have drawn wide protests from human rights groups and other nongovernmental organizations," it says.
Ms. Yunus wrote an open letter from her jail cell, referring to "jackals of the regime" and declaring: "You could not withstand our words. You responded with violence."
"It is beyond comprehension how Mr. Aliyev can carry out such repression at a time when Azerbaijan is chair of the committee of ministers of the Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights organization. Mr. Aliyev clearly craves respect abroad. But his actions deserve condemnation. Leyla and Arif Yunus should be freed immediately. If they are not, perhaps the Council of Europe should ask how long it can tolerate a chairmanship by a nation that does not respect even the basic tenets of human rights and rule of law," the article concludes.
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In line with MALDEF's longstanding tradition of civil rights and advocacy before our nation's highest court, we have launched this website as a resource on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination.
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The county-by-county comparison within the United States may be even more disturbing, he said.
Black men have the lowest life expectancy in the United States, at 70 years, the study found, and Asian-American women have the highest, at 85.7 years. White women live an average of about 81 years.
Women in five counties in Mississippi had the lowest average life span, below 74.5 years -- lower than women in Honduras or El Salvador.
Five Mississippi counties also ranked poorly for men. With a life expectancy of less than 67 years, men there had the lowest life expectancy in the United States and fell behind Brazil and the Philippines.
"A life expectancy of 65.9 for males in one county in the U.S. places that population's longevity prospects in the context of parts of sub-Saharan Africa," Olshansky said.
On the flip side, women living in Collier County, Fla., have more to look forward to. The report found that women there live an average of 86 years, longer than in France, Switzerland or Spain.
Men in Virginia's Fairfax County have the longest life expectancy in the United States, at 81.1 years, higher than in Japan or Australia.
Sometimes great disparities live almost literally right next door to each other. The average life expectancy in Yuma, Ariz., has increased 8.5 years for men since 1987, but in neighboring La Paz County, people can expect to live one year less than they did 20 years ago.
"Disparities have long been known to occur because of variation in education and behavioral risk factors, which are also mediated by race," Olshansky explained.
Reducing tobacco use, especially among women, along with lowering obesity and blood pressure rates, would go a long way toward solving the problem, according to the report's authors.
In fact, if these three factors plus blood sugar levels were better controlled, they said, life expectancy would increase about five years for women and four y
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The LUMA™ Chang App by Eyemaginations, Inc, helps eye care professionals to explain cataract surgery and refractive IOL options and to provide realistic expectations. With easy-to-understand videos, vision simulations, and closed captions, LUMA Chang is perfect in the reception area to engage and educate waiting patients, and can be used throughout the practice to clearly explain complex topics.
LUMA Chang is one in a series of LUMA apps from Eyemaginations and includes seven videos created in collaboration with Dr. David F. Chang to explain cataract surgery and lens options. Download the other LUMA apps for a complete collection of educational content. The LUMA apps are free to all Eyemaginations LUMA clients.
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Minnesota Wild - Page 5
Wild Continue Winning Ways Against Carolina
Wild Special Teams Key Win Over Panthers
Wild Streak Snapped At Six Tuesday Night
Dubnyk Holds Slim Lead, Wild Hot Streak Continues
Wild Go Three For Three In Canada With Win Over Canucks Sunday
Wild Sneak Past Flames Thursday Night In Calgary
Wild Season Essentially On The Line Thursday In Calgary
With a win tonight, the Wild would be just five points out of a playoff spot. With a loss they would be out by nine. With a few teams to jump in the standings it's still a bit of a longshot for Minnesota to make the playoffs, but a win Thursday would certainly give them a big confidence boost.


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A portrait of George Henry Hoyt, a resident of Leavenworth, Kansas. He served as Kansas Attorney General from 1867 to 1869. During the Civil War, he was Captain of Company K, Seventh Kansas Volunteer Cavalry and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Fifteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry.
Date: Between 1865 and 1869
Item Number: 211286
Call Number: B Hoyt, George *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211286
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Attorney General
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 15th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Military - Wars - Civil War - Kansas Units - US Volunteers - 7th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Hoyt, George Henry
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861-1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Photographs