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the caricature Fu Man Chu original 60's version of Mandarin was expected. Was the only serious route possible.
The character has evolved like others over the decades. It may be that the Chinese co-financing is to blame for us getting a Mandarin in name only. They may have had a clause saying that in no form will a Chinese man be the serious bad guy. Shame really cause The Mandarin deserved to be taken seriously and the notion that Killian was also actually Mandarin, while working within the movie, is just weak.
Handling the Mandarin the way they did was all the writers' idea; it had nothing to do with any 'political correctness' sensitivity.
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Always leave some food on your plate - even if only 1 bite. It will help you un-learn that you need to clean your plate - like your mother always told you to !!
When I started SP, besides having a mental attitude that this time I was going to be able to get to my goal, I started measuring and weighing everything. I also used a smaller plate than the large dinner plate we always used.492496289267319237
I don't remember where I first saw or heard this quote but I thought that it really makes sense. Start today by leaving at least one bite on your plate every time you eat. Learn to recognize when you begin to feel full then STOP eating. It takes your brain much longer than your stomach to realize that you're full.
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You're ignoring that Star Trek, particularly in its later forms, tells us that a Third World War (which nearly destroyed humanity), and first contact with aliens caused the people of Earth to re-evaluate their goals and they joined together to improve themselves and society.
If the first two world wars didn't do it, what makes you think a third one would? Is it the old saying, "Three time's the charm"? Then I can understand where you are coming from as far as how Star Trek Universe comes into being, but again, reality does paint a different picture.
WWI and WWII did not affect every country in the same way nor equally. For example, in the USA...there was no combat here. Sure the people served in Europe and Asia and elsewhere. But, there was no actual damage done EVERYWHERE on the planet. If THAT were to happen...and the devastation literally covered the entire planet...we'd probably HAVE to ban together to help fix it.
For example...I live right next to NYC, therefore what happened on 9/11 was a bigger deal for me and the people who live in the vicinity. Did it affect the whole country? Yes, but not as much as it affected the people who were IN the building, like my cousin...or me who could look out my window and literally SEE it.
If the Star Trek's version of WWIII is actually devastation to EVERYONE and not just a cluster of people, yeah I think it could change how people think.
And contact with aliens? We would finally realize how freakin' small we are compared to the rest of the universe.
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ABSTRACT: We investigated the prevalence and the clinical association of high titer of antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (hGADAb) among unselected patients with inflammatory/autoimmune disorders of the nervous system. By indirect immunofluorescence examination of samples from 1435 patients, we identified 7 cases (0.48%) with hGADAb. Although stiff-person plus syndrome was the commonest clinical accompaniment, most of the patients presented with a combination of different symptoms, including psychiatric disturbances and intestinal motility disorders. Diagnosis delay and chronic evolution were common findings. In two cases persistently high values of hGADAb over the years were observed. The rarity and the phenotype heterogeneity of hGADAb clinical association should not discourage clinicians from antibody screening, at least in selected cases, as an early immunotherapy can change the otherwise chronic progression of this complex disorder spectrum.Journal of neuroimmunology 10/2010; 227(1-2):175-7. DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.07.011 · 2.47 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The clinical and EEG data of a 49-year-old man with myoclonic and generalized tonic-clonic seizures resulting from early childhood encephalitis are described. He experienced no tonic-clonic seizure for 10 years before brief exposure first to 60 mg/day duloxetine and then to 20mg/day paroxetine for depressive symptoms. These drugs were separately prescribed at a 9-month interval, and after beginning each drug, the patient experienced tonic-clonic seizures of worsening intensity and myoclonus of increasing frequency. Clinical features correlated with subcontinuous, generalized spike-wave discharges on the EEG. Discontinuation of antidepressant treatment resulted in rapid disappearance of clinical and electrophysiological manifestations of myoclonic status. We suggest care must be taken when using serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as these drugs pose the risk of complications in the specific population of people with myoclonic seizures.Epilepsy & Behavior 05/2009; 14(4):681-3. DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.01.018 · 2.26 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Limbic encephalitis (LE) is a neurological syndrome that may present in association with cancer, infection, or as an isolate clinical condition often accompanying autoimmune disorders. Here we have characterized the clinical and laboratory features of two patients presenting with subacute onset, and chronic evolution, of anterograde amnesia and drug-resistant epilepsy associated with thyroid autoimmunity and in absence of tumoral pathology despite long follow-up. Antibodies against onconeural antigens, voltage gated potassium channel and glutamate receptors, which may accompany paraneoplastic as well as non-paraneoplastic LE, were negative. However, biochemical studies showed high titers, and sustained intrathecal synthesis, of antibodies directed against neuronal glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD). In one patient, plasma exchange determined a dramatic improvement of the neurological deficits along with the decrease of autoantibodies.Journal of Neuroimmunology 07/2008; 199(1-2):155-9. DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.05.015 · 2.47 Impact Factor
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Nikon Coolpix P7100 : Left The P7100 did well in performance tests. It was able to start up and grab a shot in about 1.6 seconds, required a 0.9-second wait time between photos, and recorded a mere 0.1 second on shutter lag tests.
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Apparently, electricity and engineering programs in colleges aren't the draw for students they once were. That's why Cal-ISO hopes to foster an interest in the field through some innovative programs at their new Folsom facility. "We also have plans to work closely with Folsom High School and Folsom Lake College, in providing opportunities to further educate our local students engineering and high-tech fields," said Stephanie McCorkle, Cal-ISO's communications director. The new facility will also have an "operator-in-training" program. "In our field, we need a lot of well-educated, highly skilled individuals. Well, there's a shortage of such individuals," said Stephen Berberich, vice president of the corporate services. The operator-in-training program, he explained, is a yearlong technical certification process that they want to offer to local students. "Not only to work with us," he said, "but elsewhere as well. In short, we do want to help people to find better jobs." To learn more about Cal-ISO, visit caiso.com.


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sotheby's is out way response, dus appointed third point chosing this path. sotheby's had a solid 2013 and 2014 off to a strong start. that the actions are particularly unfortunate given the efforts that sotheby's made to reach an agreement with mr. loeb including an offer to put him on the board with roles on three board committees. that sotheby's striking back at this latest plan from dan loeb. back to our debate now. we've tallied results. josh, you won the debate on best buy. [ applause ] a final trade first? >> pepsi. >> anadarko. >> i like carter, ci. >> josh? >> dfa going higher. that does it for us. "power lunch" begins right now. all right. welcome to "power lunch," everybody. i'm sue herera here and tyler is on my old stomping grounds out in southern california. we'll get to ty in a second. first, a big day for the fed
chief janet yellen. before the senate banking committee since taking over from bernanrernankn bernanke. what are we hearing? >> close to the script on the path ahead for monetary policy. act one, sue, is going to be the idea the fed is going to be tapering. act two, interest rates kept low a very long time to come. yellen made a bit more of the weather than in the past. the idea is the weather is something hurting the economy now, sue. however, she made, maybe, a bit more of it than in the past. finally, it would take a significant change in the outlook to alter the fed's plans to reduce or taper the amount of monthly bond purchases bringing it down to zero by year end. as for raising rates, suggesting, a long way off and the fed is looking into other data in addition to the unemployment rate. >> the employment rate is not sufficient statistic to measure the health of the labor market.
additional 5% an unusually high fraction of our labor force is working part time, for economic reasons, which means they're unable to get full time work, but want it. as we go to a fuller consideration of how is the labor market performing, we need to take all of those things into account. >> fed has a problem, because its poebls statement says 6.5% is unemployment rate. threshold considering rate hikes, 6.6% now. yet the fed considers the labor market to be weak in the absence of inflation, believes lower rates are needed. on another issue, yellen asked about bitcoin saying the banks it regulates in general, not involved with the virtual currency but asked congress to take a look. >> the fed doesn't have authority with respect to bitcoin but it would be appropriate, i think, for congress to ask questions about what the right legal structure
would be. >> take away on monetary policy is still on. the new fed chair has every intention of keeping rates low. sue? stay with us. we're going to rick san telltel. how did the senate bid do? >> this was an a. i almost could have given it ap a-plus but didn't. a solid a. tell you, the met tricrix are g. $28 but, seven-year, like yesterday, the one side the issued market. bid to cover, 2.72, best since november of '12. it really took out the $2.56, a ten auction average. where it gets good. 41.1 on incorrect. exactly the ten auction average. directs were 24.6. we brought back the 7 years in march of '09. this is the highest direct since that time.
dealers only took 34.3% of the auction. it's in investors' hands. solid takedown and it represents some nervousness regarding the economy or maybe it's a weathered notion, or maybe they watched janet yellen today. >> i think it could be all of those things, and, steve, also, the tensions in ukraine. the tensions in venezuela, the tensions globally around the world. >> i stopped looking at numbers. i follow rick's grades now. >> the grades? yeah. >> i can't remember three as in a row and i think -- >> you know what? you're right, steve. >> i think that's bad for the economy and it raises a question out there, this split. stocks seem cool, sanguine, chip chilled with what's going on but mot the bond market. he's not going to be happy about the economy, kevin o'leary, until the ten year is at 3%. i don't like kevin, i think he's mean on television, but he's a
smart guy. there's something to that. unless the bond market, i won't feel comfort with it. >> that echoes, the comments by jim cramer this morning saying i can't figure out the bond market and wasn't afraid to say that. basically saying the ten year should be at or below, just below the 3% level. it's telling us something that stocks are not, to steve's point. >> well, tell you what, i totally disagree with jim cramer on that one but i think a bigger notion now is, if the bond market were at 3%, i think would be because of strong data. i think we've gone through kind of the taper move in may, june and july. i think right now it really is nervousness about equities in general. and i wish we had the shark tank crew in that chamber today asking some better questions. >> well, that would be interesting, to say the least. >> i would support that. >> thank you so much. steve, thank you. ricky, see new a little bit. meantime, the big news
today. several big name activists embroiled in the news. we broke it here on cnbc with scott wapner. dominic chu is following the action. a lot yorn plate. >> we'll try to get through it all. early think morning, third point nominating three people to the board of auction house sotheby's. third point founder and ceo dan loeb, synonymous name with them, restructuring wilson and luxury jeweler in paris. third point the biggest slayerholder with a 9% stake and loeb and wilson directors at yahoo! a are toer third point activist target. developing now, sotheby's responded to loeb saying they are disappointed that third point has taken this course of action. at the same time, activists investor nelson peltz turning up the heat on pepsi coe telling cnbc he's spoken with several pepsi shareholders and positive
reaction to split up the business. his firm will take the case to every major pepsico shareholder in the coming weeks and, of course, we can't forget about carl icahn, right? he still wants ebay to split off its paypal payment unit, making his case to the company and shareholders. in the latest, ebay chairman is sending another letter in this chain of letters saying that carl icahn's statements are false and misleading. sotheby's, pepsico, ebay, will all continue to be a focus for investors. now, we send it off to tyler, off in southern california. back over to you, tyler. >> dominic, thank you. here at l.a. live outside the nokia theater where some 3,000 ceos worldwide representing 100 countries have gathered for the young presidents' organization's annual meeting here. it's really a conclave of people who are on the front lines of the economy. this group represents some 15 million employees globally.
some 6 trillion in annual revenues. they're very interested in what janet yellen has been talking about. in fact, in a recent survey of their optimism, they cited the fact that the u.s. central banks and central banks in europe and elsewhere around the globe are being relatively easy and keeping interest rates low. that's why they're optimism now stands at a two-year high. we're talking to be a lot of them. we'll have one of them in just about a half hour's time, or less than that, magic johnson. of magic johnson enterprises. a fascinating business story. i got a chance to sit down with him yesterday. he is fun and larger than life but has an amazing business story to tell. we'll share it with you in a little while. meantime, out to phil lebeau in chicago. check in with him on a couple of stories most notably and primarily tesla's plan, phil, to take over the auto business. >> well, they'd love that, but they're a long ways from there. they're planning to build a huge gig georgia factory cranking ot
battery packs and cells to power 500,000 vehicles. the race is on when it comes to where that gig georgia factory -- where it will -- get to that. willwhere it will be located. four states are finalized. arizona, nevada, new mexico and texas. we'll see soon which gets the location. tesla raising 1.6 billion through convertible notes. that will go towards funding the gig georgia factory. switch from tesla to general motors, which is now under an investigation from the national highway traffic safety administration. looking into how gm handled the recall of 1.3 million ignition keys. remember, those ignition key, faulty key, all the way back to 2003, linked with 13 deaths. gm could be hit with a major fine. more lawsuits. today gm issued a statement saying we deeply regret the events that led to the recall and this investigation as our detailed chronology indicates we intend to fully cooperate with nhtsa and welcome the opportunity to have the agency have a full understanding of the
facts. talk about snag will get a lot of attention. six-year auto loans. get used to the six-year auto loan. 33% of the loans this month according to jd power, for bizzer who have taken out six-year loans on pace for a record high for any one month. car buyers or doing to seek lower monthly payments. with vehicles costing more, spread out the payments. brings it down every month a little bit. >> that is the appeal of those longer term loans. let me turn you, terrupting. american aline ending bereavement fares. why is this a dumb p.r. move? >> people look at this, no compassion for people who need to fly somewhere for a funeral at the last minute? keep in mind, however, doug parker, the ceo of american did not have the a bereavement policy when running us airways.
other airlines don't have them as well. depends which airline you go with. it does not look good in terms of p.r. right now. at the end of the day, ever say i never flew us airways because they don't have bereavement fares? looks bad not. long term, not about impact. sunny in california now. they hope it stays this way for the weekend's oscars, but rain ask forecast here. not much, but, boy, do they need. in toronto, not rain, a snow squall caused a 100-car pileup in toronto this morning. they're still trying to clean it up out there. 100 cars colliding in toronto today. when we come back, i'm going to introduce you, not that he needs introduction, to one of the most interesting business people in america, magic johnson. we'll be back here outside the nokia theater at the young presidents organization's annual
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welcome back to "power lunch." coca-cola's investment in green mountain coffee roasters is official.
we know the actual numbers beyond the broader $1.25 billion investment for the 10% stake. green mountain issued 16.7 million shares of stocks purchase price $74.98 a share. a 7% discount to the closing price on the deal the day it was announced. green mountain shares currently trading around $113, $114 today. the paper gain for coca-cola, quick and dirty mathwise, $115 per share. on 16.7 million shares. 651 million dollar paper profits. change there, and green mountain said they would do a meaningful share purchase program to help minimize the dilutive effects of are this new share issuance. as for coca-cola, you see the stock trading there. sue, the officialness of this deal now today official. back to you. >> all right. thank, dom. did you know we're turning 25? as we celebrate cnbc's 25th anniversary, looking ahead to what the next 25 years will
bring. so when politics, how will the digital revolution shape how campaigns and elections are run and spun? good to have you in studio. you're looking at what the next 25 look like, right? >> exactly. look at this tv screen behind me. another set of those 30-second attack ads. what? had enough? don't want to see anymore? 25 years from now, about entire new generation of voters will feel that way, accelerating changes in campaigns that have already begun. >> their entire experience of content, consumption, what they want to believe in, how they want to decide what to vote has everything to do with two processes, very, very unlike plopping down in front of the boob tube on the couch. first, search. going out and figuring out what information you want, consuming it. second is social. that's the opportunity to look at something your friend shared with you rather than what c nbc
or abc or cnn wants to put in front of you, or for that matter, a candidate paying for an advertisement. >> reporter: the internet is where we'll take political polls, which are still struggling to catch people on cell phones. what about other political rituals? >> people expect the convenience of being able to register to vote on devices like this. by 2039, we may be voting on them, too. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> reporter: even those on the cutting edge can't see us doing away with gathering elected officials in places like this, to debate and make laws. >> there's going to continue to be value and also a perception of value in people coming together, putting their phones down and talking through an iss issue. i think my personal view is that part of the reason there has been such disfunction in washington is that legislators have to spend so much time raising money they're not spending time having a drink together, getting to know each
other and finding common ground. >> reporter: given how the american public loathes both political parties, the big question is, is there a third party that's going to crop up? >> absolutely. >> the track record is not positive in that regard. ross perot tried it. didn't work out. >> thanks. we'll see more of you on other shows on cnbc. out to sunny l.a. with a magic with ty. >> it's sunny now, sue. back live in l.a. add l.a. live, the nokia theater where thousands of young ceos think of this is a davos for the under 50 set. really shts t really, the future of business is here at the young presidents organization. president bill clinton about to address the crowd, moments ago. last night i got a special chance to speak with magic johnson about his incredible road to business success. i started with a question about about honor from cnbc. he was surprised. >> you know, magic, i don't know whether you knew this but cnbc is putting together the 25 most
influential business people of the past 25 years for our 25th anniversa anniversary. a list of 200. you were on it. >> oh, wow. >> we just cut to the final 100. you were on it. >> man. >> david stern got cut. what do you think? >> wow. >> is that a good call? >> well -- i love what david did for the nba. no question. he actually turned the whole league around, and i wouldn't say that it was a good cut. i love david. i wouldn't have had the platform that i did without him. i think he understood larry and i had just came in to the league to shine light on the celtics and lakers, when larry came in, took us to another level. when i was on my rookie -- my rookie season, when i was in the finals against the 76ers, it was tape delay. he brought the finals to prime time.
the money these guys make, they owe a lot of credit to david stern for that. >> an aunt tra prat nuer and globalized the sport where the way it hadn't been from the dream team on. talk about why you're on that list. largely because of what you've done in developing businesses. most especially in inner city areas. why was that an imperative to you, and let me ask a kind of -- i don't want this to come out the wrong way. are there opportunities in the inner cities that aren't there in other areas, because if you do something good and big, there's a little less competition there? >> you said it right. i think for me it was focusing on the urban consumer, the urban market. there was a high demand there, and when you think abouts lan l disposable income, but they demanded quality services coming in to their communities. so i was able to bring those services after showing big boxes
and big retailers they can drive our ride, and that they could be successful in urban america, and i have to say that at that time peter greuel was running sony. so the magic johnson theaters, but howard schultz really changed it for me, and with starbucks and when we made that deal -- >> brought a lot of starbucks into areas where there hadn't been starbucks. >> yes. and minorities love starbucks, too, like everybody else. willing to pay, just like everybody else. >> so who taught you the most about business in your career? who did you learn the most from? howard schultz? dr. bus or -- >> i would have to say dr. bus first. earl gray is a black enterprise, but the one guy who really taught me branding and really understanding bottom line and bill to suit and all of that type of thing, howard. customer service and making your business about the customer. he was able to really teach me a
lot, but dr. bus was the one who started me. >> let me ask you two questions that are topical this week. one, jason collins. broke a barrier this week. >> right, and -- >> and just recently the governor of arizona vetoed a law that would have, in many people's eyes, have been a setback to the gay and transgender community. how do you feel about those two events this week? as a businessman? >> yes. jason collins, it was great. great for the brooklyn nets. great for jason, because he just wants to play basketball. if a guy can help you win games, and he is a big body who can rebound, set great screens. he's smart. going to stanford, of course. so i think that was a great move for the nba and for jason, and for gays. then when you think about what the governor did, that was the right thing to do, veto that bill. here you've got all of these incredible people who just want
to dine like everybody else, want to go to hotels like everybody else. we should treat everybody equally, no matter race, religion -- and so they would have been, i think, the state would the have been in trouble, because the super bowl was coming, and i'm sure other events was coming and people would have pulled out if that would have happened in arizona. i just don't like that either. >> magic johnson, thank you very much. great to be with you. >> you, too. >> see you on the final 25? >> i hope so. we'll see if he's on the final 25. final concluding thoughts about magic, here to speak to the wpo, although not a member. his business interests go beyond those magic johnson theaters that you may be familiar with. he had lots of starbucks, which he ultimately sold back to howard and the starbucks company. his real estate interests, food service interests move far and wide. he has hotels in austin, hoboken
and elsewhere and real estate holdings. magic the man, he is a huge, huge man, but what stands out about him is as big as he is, and he is big, he has an even bigger personality. and finally, there are two guys that i've met in my life who wore the most beautiful suits i've ever seen. one was magic. one was his mentor, howard. dominic chu, back to you. >> great. i got watch my suits now, of course. check out catamaran shares, tyler. shares sinking after benefit management says the profit outlook falls below wall street expectations trading ten times it's normal volume nap stock is down big, sue, you can see there. back to you. >> always natally dressed. thank you. and prime and punishment, a multimillion dar fraud and a brazen murder plan. on the cates case. >> a con man locked in this cell
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who put him there. andrea day has more on the story. andrea? >> reporter: joseph romano spent hours locked up in his cell burning with rage. it's here where he hatched a plan to kill. the details, straight out of a hollywood movie. a convicted swindler living large behind bars. >> i pay someone do my laundry. i get three different com serious. >> reporter: but joseph is hellbent on revenge. >> needs to be stopped. >> reporter: the grisly scheme to kill and deckacapitate a prosecutors. >> wants both their heads, formaldehyde. wants it done. >> reporter: the story begins in 2001 when joseph romano orchestrates a collectible coin scheme. he sets up a boiler room operation in new york to hawk the goods. u.s. attorney -- >> he would contact primarily elderly people and entice them to buy coins at greatly
exaggerated rates. >> reporter: but in 2008, the scheme comes crashing down. romano is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. he's ultimately released on bail, but even a looming sentence doesn't stop him. he sets up another coin business. this time with a close friend. a guy named david americaovik. investigators get wind and he's thrown back in jail for violating parole. he's later convicted, and finally sentenced to 15 years behind bars. but romano is desperate to get even. with the people who put him in jail, and who forced him to turn osier $7 million from his coin fraud. his targets, a federal judge, about assistant district attorney and a slew of others. here in lockup he looks to inmate pals for help finding a hitman. a jailhouse snitch tips off investigators, and agents begin watching and listening in to
romano's every move. that's romano in the white t-shirt inside a holding cell and talking with a snitch about his plan to kill judge bianco and the prosecutor. >> [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: the snip satch say has a man on the outside that it wake a hit. romano makes the call but has no idea the man he's about to hire is really an under cover agent posing as a professional hitman named bobby russo. >> at this first meeting it was pretty clear romano wanted to hurt somebody but didn't bring up the judge and the prosecutor just yet. instead, this third person. almost as a way of testing the undercover agent or the person that he thought was going to be his hitman. >> reporter: he tells russo to beat up a long island mechanic he used to do business with.
>> i have one [ inaudible ] -- >> okay. >> reporter: the fed set up an elaborate scheme. even staging this photo of the mechanic lying on the ground to show ra mann poach and romano takes the bait. >> i'm in my cell. i'm [ bleep ] dancing around, singing and stuff and just laughing my [ bleep ] off thinking about that. >> that's when the discussion turned to actually killing and torturing the prosecutor and the federal judge that were involved ins underlying case. >> reporter: he tells him to green light the hit and prosecutor. he meets with russo. >> do a little bonus in, when he gets out. you hold ton it until he gets out. [ laughter ] >> he's a sick. >> okay. >> reporter: they meet at this parking lot and hands over the first payment. >> $9,900 there.
want to count it. >> reporter: investigators have all the evidence they need to charge romano with two counts of conspiring to murder a government employee. they arrest him in his cell and romano questions to this sadistic plot. inside merkovik's home they found payment. he pleads guilty to one count to murder a government employee and is sentenced to 24 years in prison. romano could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. according to investigators, even after he confessed and was riding in the car with the fbi, romano kept ranting and raving. an agent said, why don't you just let it go? romano said, "i'll never let it go." back to you. >> andrea, thank you very much. dramatic stuff. let's go to the ten-year note and look at the yield.
we had our third a auction in a row according to rick santelli and the yield on the ten-year hasn't budged. you're up to date after strong demand on the seven year. meantime, the bond market followout from detroit's bankruptcy and puerto rico the financial crisis is catching the eye of the sec. bob pisani is with the sec's dan gallagher in a first on cnbc interview down at the nyse. bob? >> and nyse commissioners rarely appear on our air. dan does. thanks for joining us. before i ask about the bond market. news here. a british man charged with breaking into the computer servers of the federal reserve. the federal reserve. is our financial system safe from hacking like this? >> look, hacking is a constant threat, bob, and something we have to be completely vigilant about at the federal government. the sec, we're taking actions constantly to address these issues. i wish we could say it's 100%
safe, it takes that constant effort. >> some kind of securities fraud involved -- >> in connection with securities, something that happened at a registrar, obviously, jurisdiction. not for this one you're talking about. >> issues with puerto rican and detroit debt. you're concerned be a the corporate municipal debt market. why are you worried and why is the sec? >> plenary authority over these markets. us or nobody for the most part and they're huge. $11 million on the corporate side. total retail participants. >> don't they have enough information? >> not nf information. investors education teeshls. there's a new link, they put up today to read about fixed income but not enough price transparency. bob, all the trading for corporate bonds and muni bonds used to happen here before world war ii. >> more disploeclosures on fees?
>> absolutely. it's a focus and something i've called on for years and my colleagues, are interested. >> we think the way the market structure is the markets are way to complicated. 50 different ways, 50 different trading venues out there. is the market structure too complicated, too many trading venues? >> i don't know if there's too many but the markets are too complicated. too much confusion about. investors don't understand the structure. for the sec, the importance, seen as looking at it, engaging in holistic review and address our rulemaking. >> you invented this? >> we did. >> the market structure exists because the sec invent eed currt system. >> it's something congress is looking at and has to be on the table at the holistic review. >> you think there will be changes? >> i do. >> hold you to that. a lot of people would like to see them. our viewers as well. dan gallagher, sec commissioner. by the way, @dangallagher, the
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welcome back top live at the ypo global edge. the largest gathering for the young presidents organization which thousands of ceo, literally 3,000 on the front lines of the economy congregated. here discussing the future of our planet and the global economy. the growth of manufacturing in the u.s. is a hot topic here. is it a myth? are those jobs coming back? phillip cusid. close enough? >> that's right. >> of the company bamco and daniel levins ceo of cane millwork. good to you have both here. you not only don't believe, phil, that manufacturing jobs are coming back to the united states in a big way, but that to the extent we have caulked abta their return, it is, a, a myth and, b a marketing ploy on the part of some of the companies doing it? >> right. definitely a myth 100%. patently false. the number, jobs aren't coming
back. i think an estimate around 20,000 jobs in the last few years compared to the 160 million jobs in the u.s. have actually maybe trickled in. a small anecdotal thing. the reality, those jobs are gone forever. the old jobs. new jobs are coming around because of the global economy and 2 billion people out there. >> on net losing, still bleeding manufacturing jobs. >> yes. >> dan, how do you react to that? >> yeah. >> and to phillip's allegation that in some cases companies are using the fact that they're adding domestic manufacturing jobs as a marketing tool to make customers feel good about them? >> absolutely. there's no doubt we've lost a tremendous number of manufacturing jobs. those the old manufacturings. what we did in this country, failed to recognize the importance of manufacturing to america. that's not political. it's common sense. we need to identify how to bring them back but how to create new jobs in the new era of
manufacturing. >> what kind of jobs are you talking about? new manufacturing jobs as opposed to old tool and dye stuff? >> right. look at what's happening. innovation is key. tuesday the president announced a major hub in chicago for manufacturing for innovation, for sharing of ideas and designs. for bettering manufacturing process. i'm not one to be an apologist for the president, but on this point i very much agree. this is not the government writing a check they can't cash. nearly 70% of that investment is private sector. $250 million going into innovation, into educating new people, going into taking us into that new era, which is service and ingenuity is the model. >> phillip, if you were king of the world, just say, and you were charged with the idea of trying to bring back manufacturing jobs to the united states as a path for people who may not have the highest education, a path to the middle class from people in lower income strata, what would you do, suggest? >> it may about but above my pay
grade, but i would say, if you look from the perspective of generating manufacturing jobs, you're looking at 9 wrong thing. our politicians steer us towards manufacturing jobs. durable goods, manufacturing, makes us 3% of employee es in the united states. why feck ocus on the 3% and ign the other 97% of be jo jobs. we have the wrong conversation. focusing on the 3% when 97% of the jobs is where the growth has been and will be for the next ten years. >> what are the manufacturing jobs we can invest in profitably in this country, and help employment and help people go to work? >> i think, you know, manufacturing, you've got to flip it on its head and say manufacturing isn't the old way, we'll give you what we have when we have it. manufacturing has to be in the future a service business. if you come to rochelle, illinois, you come to cane millwork, a manufacturing plan designed to deliver exactly what
the customer wants. highly skilled, using innovation to make ourselves efficient and delivering to the customer what they want when they want it. you can't get from from a slow boat in china 0 tope a restaurant. every day losing money. >> the companies i've spoken to, yes, we've brought back, kin ex toy, brought them back. now 100. now 15 in the plant because so much is robotics, right? >> that's the thing, tesla, for example. they've got a plant right here in los angeles. the thing is, it's mostly robotics. when jobs come back, it's machine-based, not lakbor jobs. they stay overseas. >> we have to leave it there. sue, back to you. >> great conversation. thank you, ty. we just hit a new record high on the s&p. we'll talk about that when e were um come back. plus u.s. new home sales surging to a 5.5 year high in
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♪ we asked you in or yahoo! finance.com question of the day, american airlines dropping bereavement fares. should other airlines follow its lead? the percentage. yes. everyone should play by the same rules. 12% of you, no, airlines should have compassion. 52% of you, and 36% of you say, all last-minute fares are unfairly too high to begin with. we also got a tweet fro from @tliveman saying, worst company in america award. american airlines for dropping
bereavement fares. thanks for tweeting us. continue to do so. we'd love to hear from you. let's see what's coming up on "street signs." hi, mandy. >> hey there, sue. three big headlines. apple, tesla and dom on the show with a list of buy dos and don'ts. what's that? a list of companies to watch and those not to watch and the tire indicat indicator. what's that? tire prices el itting us more than we know what's going on. it's the tire indicator. all those things and lots more, guys. join us top of the hour in about ten minutes' time. >> see you as two, mandy. power house time. in beautiful portland, oregon. brian is with us. welcome. nice to have you here. >> hi, sue. thanks for having me. >> start with market stats. year to date in portland, average sales price is $355,000.
>> yes. >> median sales price, just under $300,000. look at the first listing. 5079 sunset drive. a three story, two bedroom, two bath home lifted for $365,000. 1800 square feet. $5,000 in taxes. looks craftman-like. >> it is's a lot of dual income buyers love to move into the home and not responsible for the single family's maintenance and upkeep. close to parks and transportation. work from home and have a little space. >> considered entry level in that area? about? >> that is an entry level house, yeah. >> great. second listing. 4031 southwest alice street. four bedrooms, three bathrooms, listed for $365,000 looks like a newer craftsman?
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getting you up to date on the markets. an interesting close. dow jones industrial average up 71 points with a gain of just under half a percent. s&p 500 number on a closing basis to watch, 1848.38, above that. up half a percent on the s&p. nasdaq at a 14-year high, up 29 points, biggest winner on the day in terms of the indices up 2/3%. sales force up 3.5 to 3 plus gain for coal and peabody energy up as well. ty, come home. can't have a snowbird as a co-anchor. come on back to the snow, baby! >> it is awfully nice to be able to walk around in a jacket, sit out at night. i'll end where we began. the overall tone of optimism here.
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My ONLY question...
I'm about halfway through, about to achieve "The Bleeding Effect" immediately after you exit the animus and have the scene with Altair/Maria... and my only question is, as I don't usually enjoy spoilers... I unfortunately learned of Desmond eventually stabbing another character. I know who, but DO I GET TO STAB SHAUN?
No, seriously.
This guy is a grade A douche bag and I want nothing more than to stab him right now. Thus far, it's the only way I could think to improve this game.
You stab lucy at the end of brotherhood. I unfortunately found that spoiler too.
Shame about the spoiler, I luckily didn't hear about it, so it shocked me.
But I agree with you're assessment of Shaun... God I really do wanna kill him, so bloody annoying!
Maybe we'll get to ice the annoying twat in ACIII, I believe he may still be one of the NPC's in it.
What are you guys talking about. One of my favorite things in this game was annoying him before I go into the animus. No matter how many times he told me to go away, I just came back to bug him. I ffelt like he wanted to kill me, not the other way around.
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ICAMDATA‐2008: 6th International Conference on Molecular Data and Their Applications
Front Matter for Volume 11251125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/v1125.frontmatterView Description Hide Description
Progress of Atomic and Molecular Physics for Chinese Scientific Data Community1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141698View Description Hide Description
We will report some progress of Atomic and Molecular Physics in China, especially for national needs such as astrophysics, energy, environment and medical physics research programs etc.. Various theoretical activities and experimental activities have been initiated by Chinese Research Association of Atomic and Molecular Data. For example, in order to manage huge sets of energy levels for atoms (atomic ions) required in our national energy and astrophysical research programs, we focus a manageable set of physical parameters in multichannel quantum defect theory (MQDT) based on which the huge atomic energy levels can be reproduced without missing any one. We also elucidate the physical meanings of such MQDT physical parameters which are related to scattering matrices of electron‐ion collisions. Huge sets of collision data can also be managed. The scenario can also be extended to molecular data required in our national environmental research programs. In order to provide benchmark examinations of atomic and molecular data, we also report some progresses of atomic and molecular experimental measurements such as electron scattering experiments, storage ring experiments, laser spectroscopy and molecular beam experiments etc.. In order to pursue precise measurements in physics, there are also some attempts to set up atomic experiments by laser cooling techniques. Some atomic interference experiments are also reported.
Forbidden and Unexpected atomic transitions1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141693View Description Hide Description
This paper includes a discussion and classification of what is generally referred to as "'Forbidden lines"' in atomic physics. Historical and important examples are reviewed, in light of their challenge to computations and remaining disagreements between experiment and theory. We also review some recent results on what could be labeled the third generation of unexpected transitions, induced by hyperfine quenching.
Universal Representation of the H‐like Spectral Line Shapes1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141696View Description Hide Description
A universal approach for the calculation of Rydberg atom line shapes in plasmas is developed. It is based on analytical formulas for the intensity distribution in radiation transitions between highly excited atomic states with large values of principal quantum numbers n, with and on the Frequency Fluctuation Model (FFM) to account of electron and ion thermal motion effects. The theory allows to describe a transition from the static to the impact broadening domains for every hydrogen spectral line. A new approach to extremely fast line shape calculations with account of charged particle dynamic effect was proposed. The approach is based on the close analogy between the static‐impact broadening transition in the spectral line shape theory and the Doppler‐Lorentz broadening in the Dicke narrowing effect theory. The precision of the new approach was tested by the comparison of hydrogen‐alpha and beta line shapes calculations with the FFM results. The excellent agreement was discovered, the computer time decreased two orders of magnitudes as compared with the FFM.
High Resolution Studies of Electron Attachment to Molecules1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141697View Description Hide Description
In this paper, we survey recent progress in studies of anion formation via (dissociative) electron attachment (DEA) to simple molecules, as measured with the laser photoelectron attachment (LPA) method at high resolution. The limiting threshold behavior of the cross sections is elucidated for s‐wave and p‐wave attachment. Cusps at onsets for vibrational excitation (VE), due to interaction of the DEA channnel with the VE channel, are clearly detected, and vibrational Feshbach resonances just below vibrational onsets are observed for molecules with sufficiently strong long‐range attraction between the electron and the molecule. From the LPA anion yields, absolute DEA cross sections (energy range typically ) are determined with reference to rate coefficients for thermal electron attachment at the appropriate gas temperature (normally ). The experimental data are compared with theoretical cross sections, calculated within the framework of an R‐matrix or an Effective Range theory approach.
Recent Progress in Electron Impact Experiments in Hefei1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141699View Description Hide Description
Using a new‐built high‐resolution multichannel (e,2 e) spectrometer and a fast high‐resolution electron energy loss spectrometer, the electron momentum spectra for some molecules and the electron energy loss spectra for noble atoms were measured at an impact energy of 2500 eV. Then the orbital assignments and the spin‐orbit interactions for the outer valence molecular orbitals, as well as the dynamic behaviors for the valence excitation process of noble atoms, were investigated. In addition, the recent experiment on 1‐butene shows that electron momentum spectroscopy is feasible to determine the Boltzmann‐weighted abundances and thus to predict the relative stability for different conformers.
Atomic Structure and Dynamics in Debye Plasmas1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141700View Description Hide Description
Atomic structure and dynamics in Debye plasmas are investigated by a series of methods including the classical, semi‐classical and quantum‐mechanical ones. It's found that both the binding energies and number of bound states are reduced, and the wave functions become broaden due to the plasma screening interactions. Taking into account the Coulomb screening on the energy levels, wave functions and interactions, we have studied the photo processes, electron‐impact processes and heavy particle collisions in a large plasma screening conditions. Our works demonstrated that the screening effect is important in the Debye plasmas, which should be considered in the simulation and diagnostics of plasmas.
Atomic and Molecular Data in Astrophysics1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141701View Description Hide Description
Five distinct astronomical phenomena for which atomic and molecular processes play a crucial role in their interpretation will be reviewed. Cosmology has become a precision science in which advances in instrumentation must be matched by improvements in the quality of atomic and molecular data if the full value of the observations is to be realized. Recent studies will be summarized. Molecular anions have been detected in molecular clouds and circumstellar shells and their formation and destruction processes will be discussed. As an example of the range of processes important in astrophysics, recent applications of charge exchange of multiply charged ions as a source of X‐rays will be described.
Some Progress of Study on Laboratory Astrophysics in China1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141702View Description Hide Description
Some latest progress of the laboratory astrophysics in China are reviewed, particularly of those related to the atomic physics. This paper will address the problems related to the data needs in the area of analysis of modelling spectra emitted by laser facilities in laboratory as well as astrophysical plasmas. The atomic data required for some important unsolved problems in stellar spectroscopy are presented as well.
Astronomical Spectroscopy: Calibration Sources for the Near Infrared1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141703View Description Hide Description
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) operates a multitude of telescopes and instruments at its La Silla Paranal Observatory in Chile. The most powerful ones are the four 8‐m telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). ESO is currently studying an Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) with a diameter of the primary mirror of 42 m. This telescope will make use of various techniques of adaptive optics (AO) to counter the perturbing effect of Earth's atmosphere. Due to the wavelength dependent performance of AO the European ELT (E‐ELT) will be most powerful in the near‐infrared (IR) domain. A collaboration of ESO and the US Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has successfully established wavelength standards in the emission spectrum of Th‐Ar hollow cathode lamps for high resolution spectroscopy. This has been a major advancement for near‐IR astronomy, which has traditionally relied on atmospheric features for wavelength calibration. ESO and NIST report on joint efforts to identify and establish the best sources for wavelength calibration for the 2nd generation of VLT instrument and for the E‐ELT. To this end we are studying the near‐IR spectra of various elements. With the focus of astronomy moving toward IR wavelengths the astronomical community will have a need for a large amount of atomic and molecular data in order to perform the scientific analysis of their data. It will be essential that the long‐standing and fruitful collaboration between astrophysics and the atomic and molecular physics community continues in the future.
Spectroscopy Of Highly Charged Tungsten Relevant To Fusion Plasmas1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141684View Description Hide Description
The radiation emitted from highly charged tungsten ions has been measured at the Berlin Electron Beam Ion trap using high‐resolution x‐ray and EUV spectrometers. Highly charged tungsten ions ranging from Pm‐like to N‐like have been produced and excited in EBIT. The line emission originating from electric and magnetic dipole transitions is studied in a wide wavelength range from 0.12 to 80 nm. The results of our measurements are compared with predicted transition wavelengths from atomic structure calculations and observations at the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak. Here we focus on the quasi‐continuum emission around 5 nm from tungsten ions with an open 4 d shell (In‐like to Rb‐like ) and the L‐shell spectra of ions with configurations close to Ne‐like one.
Simulations of the edge plasma: the role of atomic, molecular and surface physics1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141685View Description Hide Description
Atomic, molecular and surface physics plays an important role in simulations of the edge plasma in present day tokamaks, and in the predictive simulations of new devices. The edge plasma—in this context, the Scrape‐Off Layer (SOL), the Private Flux Region (PFR) and core region close to the separatrix (or Last Closed Flux Surface, LCFS)—provides the boundary conditions for the main plasma, and is the region where much of the power and all of the particle exhaust occurs. It is also the region where the plasma interacts with solid surfaces, puffed gases and gas arising from recycling. The results of plasma edge simulations can depend strongly on the availability and quality of the atomic, molecular and surface data (the peak plasma temperature at the divertor was found to vary by a factor of five dependent on the choice of atomic physics data in a recent sensitivity analysis). The current material choice for ITER with Plasma Facing Components (PFCs) consisting of C, Be and W also presents challenges, both in the availability of the necessary data for W, and in the plethora of charge states for W. Another challenge presented by the material choice is the likely presence of mixed materials formed by the migration of material from one surface to another. These introduce effects like alloying and preferential sputtering as well as new (much longer) time‐scales in the problem.
Efforts to incorporate a bundled charge state model within one of the present edge simulation codes, SOLPS, will be described, as well as efforts to address some of the questions raised by mixed materials. Some issues related to data consistency and traceability within the context of the European effort on Integrated Tokamak Modelling will also be addressed.
H/D Recombination on Graphite and Tungsten: Collisional Data Relevant to Astrochemistry and Plasma‐wall Interaction for Fusion1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141686View Description Hide Description
The work reports an extensive molecular dynamics study aimed at determining collisional quantities relevant to the Eley‐Rideal ricombibation reaction of H/D atoms on graphite and tungsten surfaces. The subthermal and thermal collisional energy range (up to 4 eV) was explored, while the surface temperatures are those typically met in the interstellar media and in fusion plasma components, and respectively.
Balance of ionization and recombination of carbon ions in high density peripheral plasmas of the JT‐60 U tokamak1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141687View Description Hide Description
In high density and low temperature peripheral plasmas of JT‐60 U, i.e. detached divertor plasmas, C III and C IV lines were observed by a visible and VUV spectrometers in order to investigate dominant radiators, radiation power and particle balance between the radiators. An emission peak was found between the inner strike and the X‐point. With increasing electron density, the emission peak moved to the X‐point with a constant electron temperature of In the case the emission peak was located on the X‐point, the dominant radiators in the emission peak were and which contributed 30% and 60% to the total radiative power. It was found that was produced by the ionization of and the volume recombination of at a similar rates. However, the loss flux of was lower by two orders of magnitude than the production flux, indicating that another loss mechanism such as transport loss around the X‐point was significant.
Numerical Simulation on Laser Fusion in China1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141688View Description Hide Description
Numerical simulation is a powerful tool to get insight into the physics of laser fusion. Much effort has been devoted to develop the numerical simulation code series named LARED in China. The code series LARED are composed of six parts and enable us to have the simulation capability for the key processes in laser fusion. In recent years, a number of numerical simulations using LARED have been carried out and the simulation is checked by experiments done at the laser facility SG‐II and SG‐III prototype. In the present talk, some details of LARED code series will be introduced, and some simulation results, especially recent work on the opacities, will be shown.
Investigations Of Electron Attachment To Nitro‐Compounds Towards Explosives1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141689View Description Hide Description
Electron attachment to gas phase nitrobenzene, all three isomers of mononitrotoluene and 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene is studied by means of two crossed electron‐molecular beam experiments. We point out the formation of long‐lived metastable parent anions and the most abundant anions produced via dissociative electron attachment (DEA). The experimental results are supported by quantum‐chemical calculations, to determine the electronic configuration of selected molecular orbitals or the electrostatic potential mapped on an isosurface of the total electron density to find preferential sites of electron attachment.
Modeling Etching Plasmas: Needs and Challenges in Atomic and Molecular Data1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141690View Description Hide Description
This paper reviews works of the team to characterize and model chlorine high‐density plasmas. The model allows in particular determining the pressure‐dependence of the concentration of neutral and charged species. Comparison of this model to experimental measurements achieved in high‐density surface‐wave‐produced plasmas shows an excellent agreement for the neutral atomic and molecular species. As far as charged species are concerned, the model reproduces well experiments for atomic chlorine ions and electrons, but some discrepancy occurs for molecular positive ions and negative ions at low pressure. The cause of this discrepancy remains to be clarified but might result from an underestimation of the creation rates of and The model seems promising for predicting the ion density in a recently installed ICP reactor.
New Interfaces for the Plasimo Framework1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141691View Description Hide Description
The Plasimo code (http://www.plasimo.phys.tue.nl) is a multi‐physics code for simulating a variety of plasma sources with various degrees of departures from equilibrium, electromagnetic field configurations, flow regimes and geometries. Plasimo's species data requirements are discussed from a developer's point of view. A detailed description is given of the implementation of cross section‐averaging and the way a collisional‐radiative model can be set up for arbitrary plasma gases. Some comments will be made concerning the recent work regarding the standardisation (using an XML representation) of input data that has been initiated during recent installments of the ICAMDATA conference. We will discuss possible future directions of the Plasimo project in the light of these developments and discuss the future role of such technologies like Schema, AJAX, Web Services and related web technologies.
Modeling and Data Needs of Atmospheric Pressure Gas Plasma and Biomaterial Interaction1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141692View Description Hide Description
Non‐thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas have received considerable attention recently. One promising application of non‐thermal plasma devices appears to be biomaterial and biomedical treatment. Various biological and medical effects of non‐thermal plasmas have been observed by a variety of investigators, including bacteria sterilization, cell apoptosis, and blood coagulation, among others. The mechanisms of the plasma‐biomaterial interaction are however only poorly understood. A central scientific challenge is therefore how to answer the question: "What plasma‐generated agents are responsible for the observed biological effects?" Our modeling efforts are motivated by this question. In this paper, we review our modeling results of the plasma needle discharge. Then, we address data needs for further modeling and understanding of plasma‐biomaterial interaction
Atomic, Molecular and Plasma‐Surface Interaction Data for Fusion Energy Research1125(2009); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3141694View Description Hide Description
Research on fusion energy requires a large amount of data in order to predict the behaviour of complex plasma devices. As plasma systems are updated and new machines are designed, data are required for a variety of different materials over a wide range of plasma conditions. The Atomic and Molecular Data Unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency works to coordinate multinational efforts to establish databases for this fusion research effort.


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When NYC Hit Rock Bottom, Two Men Found A Simple Solution
Back in 1975, New York Senator Jacob Javits and Newsweek magazine editor-in-chief Osborn Elliot had a simple yet stunning idea. Because the city was so strapped for funding, why not go to the source itself—and ask locals to step up and improve their neighborhoods on their own? From that humble idea, The Citizens Committee for New York City (CCNYC) was founded, and it has become one of America's oldest and most successful micro-funding organizations.


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Mürren is one of the original ski resorts, developed by Brits in the '20s, remaining a favourite nowadays. There isn't a great range of skiing for all abilities, but 2 things draw people back every time. First is the stupendous scenery that provides views into Germany, France and Italy. Second are the black runs down from the Schilthorn and great off-piste at Blumental, which many advanced skiers find worth the journey alone. If you want more varied skiing you can slide across the Lauterbrunnen Valley. This provides access to the Wengen and Grindelwald slopes, which largely please the intermediate audience. This is best done in the week, as queues build up at the weekend. Add a small-but-stunning village, picture-postcard chalets and no cars and you have one of the great Alpine spots.
There isn't much to Mürren in terms of nightlife, but what there is really hots up at the weekend. During the day the non-skier might find themselves with a lack of activities. The mountain restaurants won't be winning many awards any time soon, but the hotel restaurants are more than adequate.
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The snow continues to fall across much of Switzerland as another winter storm swept over the Swiss Alps on Thursday 26th November. Gstaad (0/110cm) and Les Diablerets (50/110cm) both saw snowfall of around 50cm overnight, with more snow reported to fall throughout the day. Powder conditions were on offer in both resorts, however, poor visibility due to low lying cloud limited the number of lifts operating on Thursday.
The snow is likely to continue across many resorts over the weekend. This will give way to period of settled weather next week, with temperatures set to rise above freezing for the first time in a week. Low temperatures in the evening should see that the snow hangs around for a little while yet, as well as providing good snowmaking conditions.
On the back of the recent snowfall we will see many resorts opening over the coming weekend. This includes Andermatt, Arosa, Davos, Grindelwald, Lenzerheide, Leysin/Les Mosses, Murren, Samnaun, Verbier and Wengen. All resort opening date are were correct as of Thursday 26th November and are subject to change at any time.
Thursday's snow is set to clear through the Alps from the west, lingering longest in the Austrian Alps, where a further 10cm is possible during the day. A mostly sunny Friday is then forecast, accompanied by temperatures well below freezing at all levels. Another snow front is then set to move into the Alps on Saturday, although it is looking likely to be less potent than initially expected. Snowfall totals are therefore likely to be much more modest, with between 10-25cm forecast for most resorts in the Alps. Sunshine and settled weather finally looks to be returning in time for the new week, with sunny skies and milder temperatures (above freezing at most levels during the day) expected. Little snowmelt is likely however owing to cold overnight temperatures, short days and weak sunshine.
Very similar weather is forecast for the Pyrenees, although less snow is forecast to fall over the weekend, with only 10cm likely at our featured resorts. Slightly higher temperatures are also forecast next week, with daytime peaks of around 7C expected at mid-mountain level.
Heavy snow is forecast for Bulgaria on Friday, dropping as much as 30cm on our featured resorts. More settled weather is then expected next week, with a slow rise in temperature looking likely as the week progresses.
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Death, gender and ethnicity in modern Britain
David Field, Jenny Hockey and Neil Small
Death has often been represented as the 'great leveller' who returns both monarch and beggar to a common dust. As such this image has been used both to diminish the political zeal of those who would reform earthly inequalities (Illich 1977) as well as to undermine the power and status of those who assume positions of authority. This volume demonstrates that while the image of death as the great leveller may have powerful political and religious overtones, it is a far from accurate representation. Worldly inequalities are in no way levelled at the time of death but persist, permeating every aspect of death and dying. The timing, place, manner and social implications of an individual's death are shaped by their social position in the society. Age, ethnicity, gender, social class and sexuality all profoundly affect the ways people experience death, dying and bereavement. Such forms of social differentiation should not be seen as fixed elements of a reified 'society' which bear down upon us in life and in death (West and Zimmerman 1991) for they are produced precisely through the ways in which we live our lives and encounter our deaths. Rather than being unaffected by them, differences and diversity in the manner and social implications of dying are both constituted by and constitutive of such social identities. This volume takes gender and ethnicity as its areas of interest but many of the chapters reveal the ways in which these are themselves cross-cut by other forms of social identity and social differentiation such as age and social class.
The ways in which a society deals with death reveal a great deal about that society, especially about the ways in which


text: twinsxtwoThreads: 4Posts: 20Author: Emily Flowers Apr 14, 2007 #1Has anyone read Examsmanship and the Liberal Arts by William Perry? If so, could you help me to understand the differences between 'to cow' and 'to bull' and what the qualities are of both, if any. I know what the story defines them as but I'm having a hard time understanding it and/or comprehending them. :-) This is what I'm getting from it: Students who cow, believe blindly in the facts that they are told without any knowledge or conclusion drawn from that fact. Therefore, one would be robbing them self of his education and soul. Students who bull, are only discussing the limitations and frames of reference which would affect the conclusions or generalizations, but do not supply any proof of such conclusions. Can you please expand from this?Thanks!!