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The new Simrad IS20 multifunction instrument series provides unsurpassed performance and ease of use.
The new Simrad IS20 multifunction instrument. Designed for both power and sail boats, the range comprises six meticulously-developed and engineered instruments
Designed for both power and sail boats, the range comprises six meticulously-developed and engineered instruments – two digital and four analogue heads – which can be simply installed and integrated on any vessel via Simrad's NMEA 2000®-based SimNet data-sharing network.
At the forefront of the series, the IS20 GRAPHIC provides real-time graphical representation of instrument data, enabling boaters to easily visualise the incredibly accurate information from Simrad sensors. Also offering the flexibility to quickly toggle between display styles, it is the perfect universal performance instrument.
The IS20 COMBI provides a wealth of information and is ideal as a standalone system or as the first step into the world of state-of-the-art electronics. With the ability to be remotely controlled from an IS20 GRAPHIC, it can be used as a second instrument station, offering a variety of digital data combinations including speed, depth, temperature, trip log and passage time.
Despite the innovation in new digital instruments, the compass, rudder angle, tack and wind direction are still best presented on analogue instruments.
The IS20 COMPASS provides a precise 360° readout; the IS20 RUDDER provides a precise readout of rudder angle (and includes the rudder angle sensor); the IS20 TACK provides a magnified view of the wind angle; while the IS20 WIND has a highly-advanced Kalman filter that ensures superior accuracy and fast reaction time.
Featuring four-button interfaces for simple operation, easy-to-read needle pointers and selectable dusk/night backlighting, all IS20 analogue instruments also have integral LCD screens to ensure data can never be misread, regardless of conditions.
There is also an extensive range of active and passive transducers for the IS20 system, offering highly-accurate measurements and excellent reliability.
The new Simrad IS20 instrument series will be on display as part of Navico's exhibit at this month's Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.
Further information:
Navico Australia – (02) 9936 1000 or visit: www.simrad-yachting.com


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Screen brightness TOO DARK!!![ Edited ]
07-10-2010 05:10 PM - edited 07-10-2010 05:11 PM
I've got an HP EliteBook. The screen brightness is TOO DARK!
Yes, I've tried function + f11, I've tried f11 + up arrow, I've looked at the control panel display settings. Nothing works.
Any ideas, anyone? My Toshiba has MUCH BETTER brightness. I hate this HP. Help!
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What model laptop are you using?
Are you on battery? Look under the Power Options in the Control Panel.
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
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Re: Screen brightness TOO DARK!!!
The model is an "EliteBook" and I am plugged in, not using batter. I did look for a solution in the Display category in the Control Panel, but found no solution there. I will look for Power Options in the Control Panel.
Re: Screen brightness TOO DARK!!!
I checked into Power Options, but there was no solution there, either. I suspect that the screen on this laptop simply has very poor display capabilities.


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He's one of world's leading F1 racing stars, has properties and holiday homes scattered far and wide, and lives something of a dream jet set lifestyle. But Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber insists that home isn't the French Riviera, nor luxurious Dubai, or even his native New South Wales... instead, it's the sleepy Buckinghamshire hollow of Aston Clinton.
It's just as well Webber is so settled in his home life, as the 35-year-old is gearing up for an exciting end to the F1 campaign, given that he is locked in a four-way battle for second place in the Drivers' Championship behind runaway leader and Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel.
But away from the track, Webber - who lists Alain Prost as his ultimate F1 hero - is anything but the chisel-jawed adrenalin-fuelled driver we've come to respect. After all, the leafy charm of Aston Clinton is a world away from the tyre smoke of the pit lane.
Indeed, Mark has taken to life in Blighty so readily that he's even taken ownership of a good old-fashioned British pub – The Stag Inn in Mentmore, which he oversees with his partner Ann. Sadly, for the regulars, the champagne passed around on the winners' podium rarely makes it back to the drinking hole, which has been transformed from a sparse run-down dive over the past two years.
As for the place he calls home, the traditional 'Rookery House', set in 10 acres, comes complete with an elegant driveway, sculptured gardens, and multiple references inside to a passion for sport. There are endless trophies and awards, but also autobiographies and mementos relating to the great names in other sports.
So given his love for Buckinghamshire and its ideal location for your everyday F1 racing driver, should Mark expect to see a clutch of other names from the starting grid descend on the neighbourhood?
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I thought that with all the time I've spent writing about the advantages of TracFone and Net10, there might be some people that decide they want to switch from one to the other, or from a different carrier to one of those two. So I thought I'd write a post with a few tips on how to do that best.
I recently ported a number from TracFone service to Net10. I was very nervous that something would get messed up and my number would get lost, but it actually went very smoothly. In my case, I went from a TracFone GSM phone to a Net10 GSM phone, and the underlying carrier on each phone was AT&T, so that certainly made my port an easy one. But I was very pleased that it was done in less than an hour.
One important thing to point out before I go any further, though, is that minutes and service days are NOT transferrable between these two brands. So if you have a lot of minutes and/or days of service left on your current phone, I'd advise you to use up those minutes with your current service before switching to another provider.
Once you are ready to make the switch, though, here are few basic tips to help you out:
- As I alluded to above, a port will go most smoothly if the underlying carrier is the same for the old and the new phone (i.e. your old phone has an AT&T SIM card, and so does the new one). Switching from GSM to CDMA, or vice versa, will take a little longer (perhaps a couple of days).
- Don't activate your new phone until you are ready to port. Porting to a phone that's already active will make the process more complicated.
- In my experience it's best to use TracFone's or Net10's website to initiate the port. If necessary, you can call Tech Support once the port is initiated, but in most cases it will go through without a problem.
- My friend Jim, who is as knowledgeable about TracFone and Net10 as anyone I know, has put together a step-by-step tutorial, complete with screen shots of the steps, for porting to TracFone. His tutorial is actually designed for the purpose of porting an inactive TracFone number to a new TracFone, which is another discussion for another time. But the basics are the same whether you are porting to TracFone or Net10, from one of those two companies or another provider entirely. Here's a link to Jim's tutorial:
I hope you've found these tips helpful in case you need to port your number or are considering a switch to TracFone or Net10. If you have any suggestions or questions on this article, please share them in the comments section. Thanks!


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Dr Momme Andresen (of Agfa) who discovered the developing agent p-Aminophenol and frormulated Rodinal published a one shot developer in the german publication "Agfa Photo-Handbuch" in the very early 1900's and while it's close it isn't Rodinal as it uses p-Aminophenol Hydrochloride. Agafa publications of the same era stress it uses the free base. This is a bit complex to make at home and wasn't then commercially available.
Modern Rodinal from Agfa contains a surfactant with anti-oxidant/anti-foggant properties, (these are in a 1930's German Patent). In addition the Agfa Rodinal made from the mid 1960's also contains Potassium Bromide.
There will be differences in how the early Andresen p-Amininohenol hydrochoride one shot developer your using works and Calbe's current RO9 and also Agfa's later new version sold now as adolux etc. Those differences may be subtle and harder to spot with many of todays emulsions, keeping properties may be quite different as well.
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For some reason I show up on the PS3 cod ghosts multiplayer leaderboard as UNRANKED, even after I have played a multiplayer game and I click on lobby leaderboard it does not show my gamertag.
I have played 3days of multiplayer. This problem just occurred. I use to show up on the leaderboard.
Now all it shows is UNRANKED in yellow.
However in extinction leaderboard I show up on the leaderboard.
Any help please?
Hello realjoker,
Thanks for posting!
When was the last time you were able to properly view your ranking in the leaderboards? Have you possibly joined any type of that seemed odd, or have you been invited/accepted game invites from random players.
ATVI Support
The last time I saw my gamer tag on the leaderboard was one week ago. I have not played call of duty for a week. I just recently came back on it and the first thing I did was check my stats on the leaderboard and all it says was, UNRANKED in the colour yellow. At this time I have not played or joined a game.
I did not accept any game invite and I have not been in a weird lobby.
Is there a fix to this problem or what. How can the developers not see that some players are showing up as UNRANKED on the leaderboard.


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Palms Villa Green Room
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HOME from HOME to make you welcome, relaxed with every comfort and tasty food freshly cooked at home. This is a family run business and we take great pride in looking after our guest that says with us.
Our Villa and Home is to a very high standard and we guarantee the cleanliness, comfort and your privacy for your stay. We are a up market Villa and believe that small can also be the best.
You can now book the full Villa for your group to be the only guest staying and using the private facilities. Maximum persons we can accommodate is 10 persons. We now have 3 rooms you can book individually, with different property ID via holiday lettings. This ID is for the ground floor pool view Room ONLY.
We have Double Family Red Room on first floor and 3rd Blue Room for two adults or signal person all with different property IDs.
Palms Villa luxury built house on 2007 located in Kadirana, near the Colombo international airport and the popular beach resort of Negombo.
Palms Villa has set one prices with no high, low seasons, or increase during school holiday, as Sri Lanka is an All Year Round Destination; the price includes breakfast and fresh local produce used in our menus available for Lunch or Dinner.
This property reference is only for the ground floor room which over look the swimming pool. Access via double patio doors with table and chairs to sit and relax. The bedrooms has en-suite bathrooms with Hot & Cold Water, A/C, Ceiling fan, Slim line TV to watch DVD or play music CD, Tea & Coffee making facilities, Hair Dryer, All towels, pool towels, bed linen, comfortable double beds, universal plug points in room, shower gel and hand soap are all provided. This room is also suitable for limited mobility persons. A extra bed can be used for small children if required.
General area for your use and comfort is our lounge with 3D Home Theatre and surrounds sounds, complete office room with Telephone, internet, Wi-Fi, computer, printer, scanner, English Satellite TV, Book and DVD library, Wii games, board games, outdoor dining areas and BBQ.
The gardens are well laid out with off road parking via electric gates, secure environment, can also be used by children for football and other sports. The fun Swimming pool is only 1.5 meters at the deepest end. We do have blow up life jackets and pool toys. Jacuzzi Hot Tub, Power Plate Pro5 exercise machine, Pool table, children's toys, skateboards, bicycles., sun beds and parasol.
Palms Villa is on a B&B basis but full meals can be provided by Uk Chef. Menus are available, we do not allow any cooking in rooms or eating take away food in rooms, but if you do want to bring food from outside as long as its eaten in the dining area or gardens we do not have any problems with this and can assist with supplying plates and cutlery for a small charge. Tea and coffee facilities are available in rooms.
Parents or children with special Dietary needs catered for, vegetarians, milk, dairy and pet allergy person have stayed with us, just fill in our info sheet and return to us.
Arrival and departures are flexible, but if you arrive early morning or leave late at night there will be extra charge please check with us. Normal time for checking in is 15.00 hours and check out is 12 mid day
Airport collection from Colombo International Airport that is only 10 minutes drive.
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|3 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 En suites
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|Nearest airport: Colombo International Airport 10 km, Nearest railway: Kurana 4 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Pets welcome, Yes, smoking allowed
Features and Facilities
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, Internet access, DVD player, Staffed property
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, Telephone, Fax machine, Pool or snooker table, Games room, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
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|King Beds (1), Dining seats for 14, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Wheelchair users
The Western Province region
NEGOMBO is the nearest large town to Colombo International Airport which is 10 minute drive away. Its on the western coast of Sri Lanka and has a consistent all year round climate.
This is the best place to base your holiday and from here, you can travel to The Cultural Triangle which takes in Anuradhapura (The Lost City of Sri Lanka) until it was discovered by the British in the 19th Century, Polonnaruwa the Old Capital of Sri Lanka in 1017 AD to Sigiriya The Rock Fortress built in 477 AD.
Kandy and the hill country (Little England) the elephant orphanage, white water rafting,or back to the coast for whale and dolphin watching or sun bathing and shopping.
The Climate in Negombo is the best in the country without major climate changes throughout the year.
Making Negombo Sri Lanka a all year destination for holiday makers
If you like the beach then Negombo is the best it has a wide golden sandy beach that goes on for kilometres. You can sit in the local restaurant, bars, and watch the sunset.
There are plenty of shops, religious places temples and churches to visit.
Waters sports such as Scuba Diving, kite surfing, water skiing lots more (if you have never tried and want to give it a go there are plenty of places that do quick course)
There are Ayurveda spas are all around or just relax on the gorgeous beach.
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SECAUCUS, N.J. -- We knew this draft would provide some surprises.
We never thought the surprises would start so soon.
After the Pirates opened the draft by picking UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole, as expected, the Mariners followed by choosing University of Virginia left-hander Danny Hultzen with the second pick.
Hultzen wasn't a pick out of the blue. The Pirates went to the final weekend before deciding between Cole and Hultzen at No. 1.
But in every pre-draft scenario discussed among officials at the draft, the pitching-rich, offense-poor Mariners were going to take Rice University third baseman Anthony Rendon.
"Completely unexpected," Hultzen told MLB Network after the pick was made.
The Diamondbacks followed by taking UCLA right-hander Trevor Bauer, also as expected.
Rendon went to the Nationals, with the sixth pick.
At that point, the six players expected to go 1-6 had gone 1-6. In that sense, the draft was going as expected.
But who knew the Mariners would pass on Rendon and take Hultzen?
Other first-round thoughts:
-- The Orioles took high school pitcher Dylan Bundy, who some scouts considered the most talented pitcher in the entire draft.
-- As recently as Sunday, the Royals were expected to stay away from local high school product Bubba Starling, not because they didn't like him but because he has a football scholarship to Nebraska and they weren't convinced he wanted to sign. Eventually, the Royals took Starling, in part because their preferred picks were taken before they drafted. The Royals loved Bundy, and would have liked the college pitchers, too, but with Mike Moustakas on a fast track to the big leagues, they didn't want a college third baseman (Rendon). Kent Babb, a writer for the Kansas City Star, wrote on Twitter that Starling told him two months ago that "it would make it very difficult to go to Nebraska if the Royals picked him." The pressure is now on the Royals to come up with the money to sign him, but it's a good bet that they will.
-- Two picks after Nebraska's next quarterback went to the Royals, Oklahoma's next quarterback went seventh overall when the Diamondbacks used their second first-round pick on Archie Bradley. Bradley is also well-regarded, enough so that there was talk before the draft that the Orioles would take him with the fourth pick.
-- Starling and Bradley are the type of athletes that baseball needs, and also the type of athletes that teams often need to go "above-slot" to sign. With that in mind, I asked commissioner Bud Selig if he worried that the hard-slotting system that he advocates would make it harder to attract the best athletes. Not surprisingly, he insisted that it wouldn't.
-- UCLA became just the second school to have two of the first three picks. Arizona State did it in 1978, with Bob Horner going first overall to the Braves and Hubie Brooks going two picks later to the Mets. Cole is the first UCLA player to go first overall in the June draft. Chris Chambliss went first overall in the January draft, back when there was a January draft.
-- Bundy and Bradley didn't go to school together, but they have worked out together for years. In an interview on MLB Network, Bundy said they were "pretty much brothers."
-- Mets pick Brandon Nimmo is from Wyoming, which made him the first first-round pick ever out of a Wyoming high school. He was only the 13th player ever taken out of a Wyoming high school. The only previous pick in the first 10 rounds was Michael Beaver, taken by the Phillies in the sixth round in 1966. Neither Beaver nor any of the other 11 has played in the big leagues. Thirteen Wyoming-born players have played in the big leagues. Mike Lansing, who had the most at-bats of anyone born in Wyoming, went to Wichita State and was drafted out of college.
-- As advertised, this was a pitcher-heavy draft. The first four picks were all pitchers, for the first time ever. But it also points up another general problem baseball has right now, which is that there aren't enough good young hitters in the game right now. It's one of the reasons that offense is down in the big leagues, and it's one of the things scouts covering the minor leagues talk about.
-- Baseball has improved the visibility of the draft in recent years, almost all for the better. But it probably wasn't a great idea for one of the MLB Network guys to walk to the front of the media section and yell to the fans sitting behind that they should applaud every pick: "Even if it's fake, it looks good on TV."
-- Baseball keeps trying to get more players to attend the draft, but the only player in attendance who was drafted Monday was Larry Greene, a high school outfielder from Georgia who went to the Phillies in the sandwich round (39th overall). Some players are still playing, others are advised by agents not to attend, but Greene was thrilled he made the trip from Nashville, Ga. He said his father and mother convinced him to come. "She got what she wanted," he said. One of the few players to attend the draft in the past was Mike Trout, who was taken 25th overall by the Angels in 2009 and has since become one of the hottest prospects in the game.
-- Sign of the times? A couple of hours after they were both drafted by the Diamondbacks, Bradley (@ArchieBradley7) sent a public Twitter message to Bauer (@BauerOutage): "hit me up man we need to talk lol."
-- Because the Yankees signed Rafael Soriano as a free agent, they didn't have a first-round pick, and didn't pick at all until the sandwich round (51st pick, for losing Javier Vazquez). They took Dante Bichette Jr., the son of the ex-big leaguer. And according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, that's appropriate because Dante Sr. and Yankee manager Joe Girardi were close when they played for the Rockies. Girardi has a son named Dante, and Bichette's youngest son is named Joseph.
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Nice and quiet style resort apartment, full furnished .The apartment facilities got what you need such as Pool, Salon, Coffee shop, 7-11 mini mart. It great place for short-long stay , couple vacation and business leisure.
The location of apartment is on main road Asoke-Dindeang , Rama IX and close to city centre easy to get taxi 24hr.
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5-10mins: Phra Ram 9 Hospital, Phra Ram9 MRT station, Central Mall , Fortune IT Mall , Train Link to Direct Airport(Airport Link)
25-30mins: Suvarnnabhumi airport By Taxi or Train
Chatuchak Weekend Market : 35 mins By MRT ( Pha Ram 9)
Pratunam Market : 15-30mins By taxi ( depend on Jam)
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RCA, Ratchada Road : 5-10 Mins By Taxi
Sukhumvit 11 ( Q bar, Bed supper club, Levels club) 10 mins By Taxi after 9 pm.
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Mini Streamers
How small can you tie a streamer and still call it a streamer? The folks on the streamers@ mailing list decided to challenge themselves to a swap of streamers no larger than a size 12. The results were move interesting.
In January of 2003, the members of the New England Streamers list were discussing Gaelic Supreme streamer hooks. Specifically their Rangely Streamer hooks and soon the topic wandered over to their mini-streamer hooks. The discussion stressed that mini-streamers were practical in that they can imitate fry patterns. One member (Deryn) mentioned the possibility of a mini-streamer swap. There was enough interest in the swap by the other members and I volunteered to host it. The criteria was simple; the swap was open for any streamers or bucktails tied on size 12 hooks or smaller. After a few delays by the participants and myself, the swapped flies were exchanged and back in the participant's hands six months later.
- Clyde Watson
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I've fished small flies a lot on most of the water I fish is small streams and stillwater big flies just scare the fins off.Little clousers and Whistler little to no flash (size # 8-10) work great try them.Remember let the fur and feathers fly.
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how effective would AA bucktail beauty the milkweed fly and the woods special be in northern new england early spring, the warmer months, morning or evening , in rivers or ponds?
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Try some tiny featherwings on these small hooks. Use Whiting Hen hackles, they have a slim profile and good feather density. I tie them down to #14. An all white feather wing for a Black Ghost or Dr. Oatman works real well. Greys and grizzly hackles will expand your list of possible patterns. Easy to tie, very attractive and surprisingly useful.
I have been tying an
I have been tying and fishing "Micro Streamers" for years. I tye Wooley Buggers down to size 18 on 2x or 3x hooks when I can get them. They are very succesfull in winter trout fishing and early spring. I usually tye them with a few strands of silver crystal flash in the tail,
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Veiled Glimmer Fly tied by Rob Nicewonger. Is the body composed of twisted antron and pearl flash?
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We don't sell flies... or anything for that matter. You will have to tie them yourself.
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I am interested in ordering some of your mini streamers. Do you sell the trout flies you display on this website? How do I order?


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ReSCo: A Middleware Component for Reliable Service Composition in Pervasive Systems
Service composition schemes create high-level application services by combining several basic services. Service composition schemes for dynamic, open systems, such as those found in pervasive environments, must be cognizant of the possibility of failures and attacks. In open systems, it is seldom feasible to guarantee the reliability of each node prior to access; however, there may be several possible ways to compose the same high-level service, each having a different (Though Possibly Overlapping) set of nodes that can satisfy the composition.
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Is the Swine Flu Really a National Emergency?October 30th, 2009
As you most likely already know, on October 24th, President Obama declared the swine flu a national emergency. Despite how frightening this sounds, the reasoning behind the declaration is not what most people are likely to think.
Swine flu has been a hot topic since last spring and was predicted to spread during this year's flu season. Although the prediction is holding true and it seems that more people than normal are sick right now, the swine flu is still not the deadly pandemic that the media warned us about over the summer, and this is not what President Obama's emergency declaration was meant to suggest.
The Reason Behind the Declaration
According to the official statement released by the White House, the intention behind the declaration of swine flu as a national emergency is to lessen restrictions on health care facilities and government run health insurance programs. This is expected to minimize the possibility of health care facilities being overwhelmed and sick people being denied treatment as a result.
In this news release from the Associated Press, Dr. Peter Hotez, a microbiology professor and chairman at George Washington University, is quoted as saying "I think the term emergency declaration sounds more dramatic than it really is. … It's largely an administrative move that's more preemptive …" Despite this, the thought of a national emergency is probably causing a lot of people to panic even though the swine flu isn't any more dangerous now than it was prior to the President's announcement.
CBS News Tells a Much Different Story
CBS News conducted a three month investigation on swine flu and concluded that the majority of people who've been diagnosed without being tested probably never had the swine flu and may not have even had the flu at all. Based on this, the prevalence of the swine flu is likely to have been overstated. In fact, CBS asked 50 states for their statistics on lab confirmed cases of swine flu, and to the surprise of many, the vast majority of test results were negative, even for the seasonal flu.
Back in July, the CDC stopped counting individual cases of swine flu and hastily advised that all states stop testing. According to the CDC, since the swine flu was already recognized as a pandemic, this would save resources. However, the CDC has since advised that people who were diagnosed without being tested should be vaccinated due to the uncertainty. Apparently, the CDC is more concerned about conserving resources than the welfare of the people who've developed natural immunity to the swine flu and will be risking their health with a potentially dangerous vaccination that they have no need for. Fortunately, it seems that some doctors' offices have been continuing to test despite the CDC's recommendation.
According to this old 60 Minutes episode, the 1976 swine flu outbreak was surrounded by quite a bit of misleading propaganda. Perhaps we're facing more of the same.
The Best Defense Against Swine Flu is Still Being Neglected
Despite the safety concerns regarding the swine flu vaccine and the fact that many health care professionals are refusing to take it themselves, it's still being perceived as the best defense.
What most people already know but are apparently unwilling to embrace is that they have a much lower risk of catching any type of flu if they're healthy and have a strong immune system. By today's standards, it doesn't take much for the average person to assume that they're healthier than they really are, and some people would rather accept the risks associated with vaccination than make an effort to get more sleep, reduce their stress, and eat healthier food. Ironically, these are things that we should all be doing anyway to promote optimal health and live better lives.
I'm probably tempting fate by saying this, but many of the people around me have already been sick this fall and I haven't even had so much as a sniffle. I didn't catch any of the common illnesses being passed around last year either and can't remember the last time that I did. This is despite my history with chronic fatigue syndrome which is closely associated with immune deficiency. I certainly don't think that I'm invincible to the swine flu or any other illness, but I know that the odds are strongly in my favor. I'd much rather error on the side of trusting my immune system and healthy lifestyle habits than expose myself to the unnatural and potentially dangerous ingredients of a vaccination.
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Now that the swine flu has been declared as a national emergency, it will undoubtedly have more people thinking about vaccination. In addition, it seems that a lot of children are catching the swine flu, at least where I live, and I'm sure this is a significant concern for many parents. Before you choose to have yourself or your family vaccinated, learn about the risks and weigh them against the benefits so that you can make an informed decision. You can start by visiting the National Vaccine Information Center, which is an excellent resource. In addition, Dr. Mercola has written extensively about this topic and has an entire section of his website dedicated to swine flu articles.
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David Carroll leads the Center's initiative on developing standards and best practices in international election observation and has managed or participated in more than 50 Carter Center projects to strengthen democracy and electoral processes.
Dr. Carroll joined The Carter Center in 1991 as assistant director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program and since 2003 has directed the Democracy Program. He received his Ph.D. in international relations from the University of South Carolina, has published articles and book chapters on development and democratization, and has taught at Georgia State University and the University of the South.
Alden Mahler Levine
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Alden Mahler Levine joined the Democracy Program in May of 2013 to support the Center's ongoing project in Tunisia. Prior to coming to the Carter Center, Alden spent six years as a researcher and beat assignment editor at the CNN International Desk. She holds a BA in International Relations from Carleton College and a master's in Political Science from Emory University. Alden's thesis at Emory involved building a new dataset to examine the relationship between written commitments to gender equality and the representation of women in government. While a graduate student, she held a Metascholar Initiative Fellowship on the digital programs team in the Emory library system. Between her two degrees, Alden spent two and a half years teaching English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jordan.
Amanda Woomer
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Amanda Woomer currently works on the program's Mining Governance project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Amanda joined the Carter Center in early 2014, working in both Atlanta and the field as a Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant and then as an Interim Program Manager. Prior to joining the Center, Amanda was an Education & Research Intern for the Wildlife Connection in Tanzania. She has also worked as a Knowledge Manager in the for-profit sector. Amanda earned her BS in International Affairs & French from Georgia Tech and her MA in Anthropology from Georgia State. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in International Conflict Management at Kennesaw State University and has conducted research on intercultural competency and conflict-sensitivity in NGO programming.
Avery Davis-Roberts
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Avery Davis-Roberts manages the Center's Democratic Election Standards Project, which seeks to develop the criteria by which observers assess a democratic process. She has worked on Carter Center election observation missions in Asia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East. She gained her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.
Brett Lacy
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Brett Lacy has worked on election observation and democratic governance projects since 1999 in more than a dozen countries. Before returning to The Carter Center in 2010, she managed civil society, political party, conflict mitigation, media, women's participation, and legislative-strengthening programs for the National Democratic Institute in West Africa. She has also worked with International Foundation for Electoral Systems, International IDEA, and the International Organization for Migration to contribute to the development of standards for the participation of refugees and internally displaced persons in post-conflict elections.
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Connie Moon Sehat focuses on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) projects in the Democracy Program, including the "Open ELMO" Initiative. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley in Art History and her Ph.D. in History at Rice University, specializing in democratic education and technological culture across Cold War Germany. Dr. Sehat brings various digital experience to her work, such as developing software for a Lockheed Martin/NASA International Space Station project. She addresses the intersections of technology and social scientific research as a digital humanist and digital strategist, previously at George Mason and Emory universities. Dr. Sehat joined The Carter Center in 2013.
Daniel Bruce
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Daniel Bruce supports the implementation of the Democracy Program's election observation mission in Tunisia. He formerly provided assistance for the development and operations of ELMO, the Carter Center's data collection platform for election monitoring. Before joining the center, Mr. Bruce worked as an intern for USAID Bureau for Africa in the Office of Sustainable Development and as a Supplemental Instructor for Microeconomics at Georgia State University. He is a recent graduate from Georgia State University where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Economics and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. His professional and academic interests include the relationship between political institutions and economic growth as well as the impacts of technological innovation in international development.
Dottie Hunt
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Dottie Hunt works on the ELMO project within the Democracy program. Ms. Hunt previously worked at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Library's User Experience department. She is pursuing additional graduate studies in the field of Human and Computer Interaction (HCI). Her research interest includes the intersection of data visualization and user interaction. Ms. Hunt holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Music degree, both from Wesleyan College.
Elijiah Lewien
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Elijiah Lewien joined The Carter Center-Atlanta office in 2013 and currently works on the ELMO project. He previously focused on the Democratic Election Standards (DES) and Nepal projects. Elijiah came to Atlanta after working for The Carter Center on the peace process and constitution drafting and monitoring mission in Nepal as a long-term observer (LTO) and research coordinator and in Kenya as an LTO. Elijiah also has experience working on several missions for the National Democratic Institute, OSCE-ODIHR, and IFES in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. As a Fulbright scholar, he studied the constitution drafting process in Nepal and wider political transition processes in South Asia. Elijiah graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the great University of Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Plachta
Senior Program Associate
Elizabeth Plachta works on the program's Democratic Election Standards project and related elections-focused efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Elizabeth has been with the Center since 2010 and has supported election observation missions in Libya, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Sudan. Prior to joining the Carter Center, Elizabeth was a consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, where her work included assisting with programming efforts on prison reform in Southern Sudan, supporting a counter-piracy program in Kenya, and participating in prison and security sector assessment missions in Southern Sudan and Ghana. While in law school, Elizabeth focused primarily on international and human rights law and was involved in international law practica on women's rights in Tanzania, rule of law in Liberia, and international criminal tribunals. Elizabeth earned a joint BS in International Affairs and Spanish from Georgia Tech and her JD from Washington and Lee University, School of Law.
Erika Lee
Program Assistant
Erika Lee joined The Carter Center in 2010 and currently offers logistical and administrative support to the Democracy Program's projects as a Program Assistant. Before 2014, she devoted most of her time to administrative and logistical support for The Carter Center's Human Rights House and Governance projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Human Rights Defenders Initiative. Erika has her BA in History and Classical Culture and her master's in Nonprofit Organizations with a focus on arts administration both of which she received from the University of Georgia.
Erin Crysler
Associate Director
Erin Crysler currently manages the Human Rights House and Mining Governance projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She joined The Carter Center as an intern in 2007. As an assistant program coordinator, she worked on the 2008 election observation mission in Ghana and a capacity building initiative for African Union election observers. Prior to joining the Center, she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin focused on secondary education, gender equality and AIDS awareness. Erin earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Georgia and her Master of Science in International Affairs from Georgia Tech.
Jonathan Stonestreet
Associate Director
Jonathan Stonestreet joined The Carter Center in September 2014. Previously, Jonathan was the Senior Election Adviser with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in Warsaw, Poland. From 1997 to 2003, he worked on democracy and human rights issues as part of the OSCE's field mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has also worked as an election consultant in various countries including Albania, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
Jonathan earned his bachelor's degree in Government and Philosophy from the College of William and Mary in 1987 and a master's diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance from Deusto University in Bilbao, Spain in 1996.
Kelly Lugbill
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Kelly Lugbill began working at The Carter Center in April 2014. She currently works on the Center's Human Rights House and Mining Governance projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She also volunteers as a translator for UNICEF's office in Kinshasa, DRC. Prior to joining TCC, Kelly worked at the Project on Middle East Democracy in Washington, D.C., where she primarily focused on Tunisia's democratic transition. She received her Bachelor of Arts in French and History from the University of Virginia.
Sarah K. Johnson
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Sarah K. Johnson manages democratic governance and election observation activities for the Carter Center, and has had a principle focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for over a decade. Prior to joining the Center, she implemented political party programming in Morocco and the oPt, and conducted campaign strategy and survey research in the US, Middle East and Europe. She has professional experience in political party building, communications, women's political participation, and public opinion research. Ms. Johnson served as a resident country director for the MENA division of the International Republican Institute, a senior analyst for Greenberg Quinlin Rosner and a White House Intern. Ms. Johnson holds a Master of Science degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a master's degree in European sciences from the Humboldt and Frei universities in Berlin, Germany. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Travis Linger
Program Associate
Travis Linger began working at The Carter Center in 2014 and currently works on the Myanmar project. Originally from Buckhannon, West Virginia, Travis has been involved with various non-profits in Denver and Seattle including Outdoor Youth Connections and International Rescue Committee. In 2011 he worked for a nonviolence education center in northern India while also teaching English and math to Tibetan refugees. The following year Travis spent his honeymoon working with Karenni refugees along the Thai-Burma border. Travis earned a bachelor's degree in History from Shepherd University and a master's degree in International Studies from the University of Denver.
Tynesha Green
Program Assistant
Tynesha Green has been the Democracy Program's program assistant since 1997 and provides logistical and administrative support to the program and its election missions. She has served on Carter Center missions to Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Mozambique, Guyana, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya.
She attended the University of California at Riverside, where she majored in economics with a minor in administrative studies. Ms. Green previously worked at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the asset disposition department.


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The Waring Commercial Hi-Power Variable-Speed Food Blender ranked lowest of all the high–wattage, high-priced blenders tested. Yes, it breaks down tough leafy greens incorporating them into a silky smoothie, but margaritas came out watery and separated. You will also have to give this blender a good scrub, by hand that is, because tomato sauce slightly stained the jar.
Manufacturer's Warranty: Two years on parts, Limited three on motor
Reviewed: July 2013
Price When Reviewed: $449.00
- Exceptional at making smoothies
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1. Several paper manufacturers' datasheets show the Omega system (based on Kodak cc units) will not achieve a G5 contrast without additional filtration. Wouldn't adding magenta into the light path be equivalent to adjusting cc filter packs in the old days of color printing? Of course, the amount added to reach maximum effective magenta light may only be 50 units from the second filter.
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3. As I have measured it, with MGIV I get around G4.25 in Dektol 1:2, which would be sufficient 90% of the time. I know that I can use different dilutions, longer developer times, or specialized developers but I thought the additional magenta filter would be the easiest to incorporate.
If the unsharp masking technique becomes a routine practice for me, this seemed to be the best long-term solution. Nothing else would change, only the added option to crank-it-up-to-11 when needed.
I've had the head completely apart for a thorough cleaning; so replacing the filter isn't difficult. The current filters are intact, clean, and the mechanisms work smoothly. With a B&H cost of $68.99 with shipping for a new filter, I don't plan to move quickly on this project. Maybe I can find a used color head to cannibalize.


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An expert in his field of specialty. As a healthcare provider, I of course inquired about Dr. Lospinoso prior to seeing him. Everyone I spoke to referenced his skill and abilities.
I found Dr. Lospinuso to be exceptionally competent and professional. I liked his no-nonsense approach and wry sense of humor and his explanation of what was wrong with my back. He gave me the what, why and how of the operation, and what my recovery would be like...and he was right on the mark. For those who have never visited his office, he likes to use the paper on the examination table to write what he intends to do and draw how he will do it. I still have my drawings!! I highly recommend him.
I was diagnosed with cervical spine degeneration with myelopathy, hyperreflexia, clonus -and the list goes on. I badly needed spinal decompression on multiple levels in the front(C4-C7) and multiple levels in the back (C4-C7 and T1). Dr Lospinuso explained everything to me in detail, what it entailed, the risks, the objective to stop the degeneration process, and possible benefits of the surgeries I needed.First surgery 7/10 - everything went just as it was explained to me - my rewards were no more clonus, no hyperreflexia, and much more fluid walking.Second surgery 9/18 - YES 6 days ago. Everything went again as it was explained to me. I feel even better than I expected and my walking is completely without pain. As time goes on I am expecting even more improvement in my hands and arms since I am only starting my road to recovery.Dr Lospinuso and I got along great, his surgical assistant, Sharon, was extremely helpful and his surgical team just can't be any better. I am extremely blessed and greatful.
The Good: Excellent surgeon, maybe the best in NJ, and he knows it.The Bad: Not a friendly man by any means. Minimal social skills.The Ugly: He has a severe God complex to the highest power (very arrogant)He is a straight shooter and does not mince or waste words. He also does not have much patience when it comes to repeating himself or his ideas (concepts). If you can get past that, his work is top notch
Fewer than 30 percent of spine surgery patients get back to where they were. Dr. L never explained this to me.
Dr. Lospinuso operated on my back two times over the years and my husband's one time. All operations were extremely sucessful. If it weren't for Dr. Lospinuso my husband and myself would have had a horrible quality of life. We are both great and my back is not even an issue. I blew out my lower discs for a third time and instead of operating, he sent me for physical therapy which was very sucessful. He said he could always operate if need be but lets try physical therapy because he thought it would work this time. The previous two times were more severe and required an operation. I have nothing bad to say, only good! Bedside manner was great!E.Dabkowski
Male 26yr, anterior posterior lumbar disc fusion L5-S1 Oct,2010. Some poeple rate low for his bed side manner but Dr. Lospinuso is a straight the point guy and does not BS you! He'll tell you how it is and what he thinks. Great guy. After 6 months full recovery, One complication but it was explained prior to surgery (RE). No pain at all! Back to work, running, biking etc. I am young so well see how the rest of my years play out!
Dr. Lospinuso is caring, competent, and talented doctor. I was so thankful that someone told me about him, because they referred me to the best ortho doctor in NJ. He operated on me in December, 2008, and seven weeks later I feel great. I would absolutely recommend him for any back issues.


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Sugarcane Production Research
1a.Objectives (from AD-416):
Develop sugarcane clones with high-yielding disease-resistance potential for evaluation of sugar production.
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Sugarcane seedlings will be produced from high-yielding disease-resistant parental clones with wide adaptation. Superior clones with high vigor, growth and freedom from diseases will be selected and established in yield trials to identify superior clones.
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Fifty CP-clones were shipped to AZUCARERA NACIONAL, S. A., in Panama for yield and disease evaluation.


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Politics Counts
Foreign Policy
Remember to vote students: Life is just like school, (trust us) and if you vote for dems, we'll make sure everyone always gets an A from now on. Those Tea Partiers only want to give you a debt free future of opportunities for achievement; we will guarantee life gives you an A.
Why, what a surprise! Is he running out of knowledgeable adults who don't believe his crap and lies any longer and finally see him for the incapable fraud he really has been all along? So now he'll resort back to the unaware and the young again. Maybe he'll cart them to two or three voting polls too, just so he can ensure his victory. What's it going to take to put a stop to this pretender?
I for one, am a young voter and will vote for a democratic candidate and support President Obama.
The other party is trying to undo change, frighten people with lies and has nothing positive to offer.
Keep Obama's ideas away from my children.
Keep Obama's words away from my children.
Keep Obama's books away from my children.
Keep Obama's jingles away from my children.
I want my children to grow up in a free society and not as servants and slaves to Obama and Obama's debt.
In the USA when we realize we've made a huge mistake, it is better to undo change.
Since you are a young voter, you probably are not familiar with the pleasant lifestyle of being a USA citizen who enjoys the fruits and bounty of living in peace and with prosperity. Obama mangled what should have been a peace dividend into a tax on prosperity.
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.
BHO couldn't pick a better venue for his BS. UW Madison ranks right up there with Berkeley and the U. of Moscow.
6:29 U. of Moscow? You forgot that Russia is not that leftist anymore? Stupid comment really!
In place of leadership, we get charades. What will the eternal campaigner do for the kiddee vote -foam skateboards props instead of pillars? Perhaps free weed and some stimulus money for condoms, a discount on college loans, uniforms for the street smart, nice little rainbow emblemed stickers for their bikes? how about a CD with a read aloud of the Communist Manifesto by their favorite cartoon character?
How about getting instead Obama, out of the way of business, stop stealing their profits and scaring them so that they might risk hiring these kids Moms and Dads, that they can then afford to raise their own children right instead of being stolen mind and soul by the government village.org as part of some future civilian army? What a loser we have in the voters who elected this man who seek to tear apart all the good that was this nation.
It is ESSENTIAL that young voters remain active, because our Involvement doesn't end with Obama's election. GET OUT AND VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
Joshua's generation-
that whole "leaving our children with debt" is baloney.. Nobody has done more in recent years than Obama, and the children will be just fine. IF we'd tax the wealthy like they did in the Clinton years, the deficit will go DOWN.. Keep social security intact, and you'll be doing something for the children!. Provide incentives for college tuition, and you'll be doing something for your children. Saying yes to positive programs is better for the children, than saying NO to everything. Let go of your slogans, and FYI children should be able to hear what a President is saying.
The young voters are for change and against those who want to neutralize the hope for a fair and decent country.
The young are not that selfish. We are more likely to respond to reasonable thoughtful policies like the ones presented by Mr. Obama than the politics of fear and bitterness of the republicans and extremists of the right.
You must be a very old dead and embittered soul. To try to mock the young with the insulting stereotypes you wrote in your comments and call it the "kiddee vote".
You are truly an embarrassment.
I'm a liberal Democrat in Madison,WI and I will be voting. I like Obama's policies. He told us exactly what he was going to do when he was on the campaign trail.
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