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Change is slow for wireless customers: Roseman
When Wind Mobile decided not to bid for wireless spectrum, many people felt the Big Three couldn't be dislodged. But market watchers are optimistic.
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Can we create more competition in Canada's wireless market?
In a $9 million advertising campaign financed by taxpayers, the government says it's working to promote more choice, lower prices and better service.
Hopes were raised and then dashed last year when Verizon Communications, a big U.S. phone company, called off its plans to come to Canada.
Last week, Canada's fourth largest wireless carrier, Wind Mobile, pulled out of an auction to buy wireless spectrum, just hours before the bidding began.
"It is business as usual at Wind – we do need more spectrum so I am not happy we had to withdraw," CEO Tony Lacavera said on Twitter about the decision to retreat.
Wind can't challenge the Big Three (Rogers, Bell and Telus) unless it can buy more spectrum. But its current backer, Amsterdam-based Vimpelcom, seems unhappy with Ottawa's inconsistent foreign ownership rules.
Two other competitors, Public Mobile and Mobilicity, failed to thrive after winning spectrum at a previous auction in 2008. Public is being sold to Telus and Mobilicity is under creditor protection.
Videotron (owned by Quebecor) could be the next dragon slayer in mobile. But nothing will be known until the spectrum auction ends. (Greg O'Brien, editor of a telecom newsletter, is holding a Twitter pool to guess the date.)
I talked to two respected analysts about the state of competition. Both were optimistic about the wireless market, despite publicized setbacks.
Iain Grant, CEO of the SeaBoard Group in Montreal, says there has been good news for telecom customers since 2008.
"Prices have fallen. Service levels have improved. Network technologies have been upgraded. Artifacts of a constipated marketplace, like system access fees and lengthy contracts, have been removed," he says in a report last month, The Quest to Drive Consumer Benefit.
As well, two previous auction winners, Videotron in Quebec and EastLink in Nova Scotia, are strong and vibrant, "keeping the incumbent operators from slipping back into their old revenue-maximizing ways."
Low wireless phone adoption remains an issue in Canada, says Grant, calling it an embarrassment.
The wireless penetration rate has grown to 81 per cent of the population (from 68 per cent before 2009), but still lags that of most other countries. Only Africa has a rate lower than Canada's.
The Asia-Pacific wireless penetration rate is 89 per cent. The U.S. rate is 102 per cent. And the European rate is 126 per cent.
Lower wireless penetration equates to lower national income, he says. SeaBoard's research suggests it costs Canadians as much as $8,500 a year – or $21,250 a year for average families.
Mark Goldberg has a telecom consulting firm in Thornhill, Ont. In his blog, Telecom Trends, he calls Canada's communications policy Calvinball – referring to a game, introduced in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, in which the rules keep changing.
In 2006, a federal telecom policy review panel said the industry was moving so fast that it needed a review every five years.
"We're really overdue for some deep thinking," he said in an interview. "Do we have the right policies? Do we have the right legislative framework?"
Canada has two laws, one for telecommunications and one for broadcasting, a separation that may not serve us well today, he says. Moreover, both were passed in the early 1990s, predating Web browsers, YouTube and Netflix.
While pressing for an urgent review, Goldberg thinks the wireless market is more competitive than many people recognize with a wide range of devices and price plans. Customers can play off one provider against another to get lower-priced deals.
Also, customers are no longer locked into three-year contracts, thanks to the CRTC wireless code adopted Dec. 1, 2013. They can pay off the balance on their subsidized devices any time, but they pay higher monthly fees since their payments are spread over two years.
I think the Harper government ads should put be on hold until Canadians get a clear signal that the competition policy is working. Stay tuned to hear which players will expand and try to challenge the Big Three.
Ellen Roseman writes about personal finance and consumer issues. You can reach her at email@example.com or www.ellenroseman.com
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To get this error I do:
1. Open DrPython
2. Click "python" icon
3. Type 'print "hello"'
I'm on windows XP SP2, using Python 2.3.2
Fatal Python error: PyThreadState_Get: no current thread
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate
it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more
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:) I'll need some more info:
1. What version of wxPython are you running?
2. What version of drpython is this on?
3. Do you have any plugins installed? If so, which ones?
4. Does the status bar say "running python interpreter?"
5. Can you get this error typing "Moose on the Loose"?
6. If you start the interpreter, and wait 10 seconds, then
type, does the error still occur?
(I am unable to reproduce the bug myself on initial run
[windows xp])
Dagur Páll Ammendrup
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1. Version 184.108.40.206.u
2. Version 3.5.8
3. None
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
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Well, running on wxPython 126.96.36.199u, on Python 2.2, and 2.3,
I cannot reproduce this.
Any chance upgrading from 184.108.40.206 to 188.8.131.52 works? How
about the non unicode version?
Aside from that, I am quite befuddled.
DrPython (the core program) does not explicitly use threads.
It looks like something is going horribly wrong with the
interpreter process.
Try this:
1. bring up task manager
2. Try running the interpreter
3. Check to see if an additional python process has been
Dagur Páll Ammendrup
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I upgraded to 188.8.131.52 (non-unicode) and now everything works
fine. Thanks!
Daniel Pozmanter
Daniel Pozmanter
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Cool beans. Guess it was just a wxPython bug then.

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Is anyone else really tired? I can't seem to keep my eyes open. I don't remember the fatigue setting in so fast with my previous pregnancys. This is only week 5!
Anyone else really tired
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It seems to come and go in waves with me....like right now. I seriously can't stop yawning. LOL! Hey...at least we all now have a good reason to take a nap without getting a bunch of flack from people. LOL!
Thomas 3-9-06 ~ Hunter 9-7-07 ~ Amelia Rose (born sleeping) March 2011 ~ rainbow baby edd 4-2013
Im exhausted....out of this world tired....my 12 hour shifts are almost impossible....not to mention I'm getting no house work done...i hope it passes soon!!!
Charley 6/3/11, Angel A 7/4/12, RAINBOW Rosalie 3/21/13, Angel JJ 9/24/13, Angel 3 7/6/14 <3 Cautiously expecting June, 2015
Melissa (30) <3 Hubby (31)
Dx PCOS and high prolactin - ttc since 2010
RAINBOW arrived Sept 2013!
Can't sleep but I am always sooooo tired. Like I have NO energy!
Melissa---I also am a teacher BUT we had to go back Thursday and our first day with students will be Tuesday. While an April baby is awesome as far as timing for delivery...this early pregnancy tiredness is kicking my butt getting ready to go back!!!
Mandy (33) DH (44) 5/10/08 DSS(16), MC (5/14/9@6 wks), Baby Boy(4/7/11@18 wks) 5 MC Evie Catherine 3/19/13 MC(12/31/13@6wks)
IVF#1 July = BFP w/1 egg
Me too! I don't know if I'll be able to totally give up caffeine with this one... So far I've been completely dependent on my daily iced coffee to survive the afternoon... Tired, hungry, a little nausea. Not fun, but hoping these are all good signs :) I don't remember this all kicking in so soon when I was pregnant with DS!
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juanita Thursday 19 June 2008 10.18am
If there are any SE1'ers feeling sociable on Sat evening, please drop into the Woolpack pub. I will be in the beer garden celebrating my birthday. All are welcome!
jackie rokotnitz Thursday 19 June 2008 12.53pm
Happy Birthday...but I'm still on the beach, back on Tuesday.
Plum Friday 20 June 2008 9.29am
Mr P has agreed to mind the Plumlets so I will be there about 8.30. x
Birdie Monday 23 June 2008 4.13pm
A belated Happy Birthday, Juanita!
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Jade Babcock brings passion -- brings it with fierceness and a smile and a force ... whether it is on a soccer field or alone in a movie theater.
She brings it.
The senior forward from Midland is off to an exciting start, and she and her UTEP teammates will need all that when they face two-time NCAA Tournament team Utah State on Friday night at University Field.
Babcock was instrumental in UTEP getting off to a 2-0 start, scoring a goal in the win over Utah Valley and dropping off a nice assist in the win over Nebraska-Omaha. More than that, though, Babcock has been a force. She has blazing speed, sprinter speed, and she is constantly breaking away -- taking nine shots in those two games, six of those shots on goal.
"Jade is one of the best athletes ever to come through our program," UTEP coach Kevin Cross said. "Last weekend was the best weekend of games she has had. She has come a long way ... from someone who was a great athlete, but not fit, to someone who is now a great athlete and fit and strong. I'm really proud of her. To see someone grow like she has is very satisfying."
The Jade Babcock journey has been a special one.
"Growing up, I was a tomboy and I just loved to run," she said, breaking into one of her frequent smiles. "I was in track and field when I was little. My friend Nick, who lived three houses down, told me I should play soccer. Like I said, I was a tomboy and I used to play football with him. He taught me how to kick a soccer ball. He told me never to kick it with my toe or the coach would yell at me."
Soon soccer superseded track and she gave a verbal commitment to Kansas. But UTEP was so much closer to home and home is an important part of Babcock's journey.
"I just liked it here," she said. "My parents (Stacy and Barry Babcock) come every weekend. I really liked Coach Cross. He's very consistent and very persistent (laughter). I loved the girls. And I really like this city. It's a big city with a small town feel and it's just beautiful in its own way."
Babcock had a good first three years, but neither she nor Cross felt she came close to reaching her potential.
"My early years my attitude toward soccer was just very poor," she said. "My work ethic was also poor. Last spring, I just told myself I could have four years of terrible or I could go to work -- work hard all spring, work hard all summer, work hard all fall. I could work my mind and my body. Those are equally important.
"I just knew I wouldn't be here at this point without key people," she said. "To not reach my full potential would be a slap in the face to them. The biggest inspiration has been my parents. They have made so many sacrifices and have just gone above and beyond the call of even a parent. I've been blessed as an athlete. When I'm older, I just want to look back and say I gave it all I had."
She is certainly off to that kind of start. Babcock is majoring in health promotions with a minor in nutrition. She will graduate in May and hopes to get her master's degree in nutrition. But, for the moment, she is immersed -- passionately immersed -- in her final season of soccer.
Fellow senior teammate and roommate Tori Martyn laughed and said, "Jade is the nicest, sweetest, most generous person. She is also a clean-freak. She probably vacuums two or three times a day.
"She loves going to movies and sometimes she will go alone. I was back home in Canada and she called and said she went to see "Les Miserables," and she was the only one in the movie, just bawling her eyes out."
Babcock brings that passion with her ... taking it everywhere she goes ... from soccer field to movie theater to life.
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Sketches cut after dress rehearsal: President Obama cold open, where the president (Fred Armisen) talks about the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's killing and his critic's dismissal of the event; various holograms of dead people perform songs; 'We're Just Friends' shorts (rerun from Sofia Vergara/One Direction); acting coach (Kristin Wiig) teaches students the perfect way to awaken from slumber; DJ Supersoak (Jason Sudeikis) and Lil' Blaster (Nasim Pedrad) showcase more wacky events at the Arbor Day edition of the Underground Festival; Aziz (Nasim Pedrad) attempts to buy a jacket from an annoyed merchant (Taran Killam); and on Weekend Update, a man (Bobby Moynihan) attempts metamorphosis into the Incredible Hulk.
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New Auburn Union schools administrative post proposal sparks concerns
By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
A proposal to create a new Auburn Union School District administrative post is under fire by critics questioning the cost and the need. Under a proposal introduced to the district board at its meeting last week, the Auburn elementary school district would create a new "coordinator of special education" management position. The indicated annual salary range is $62,948 to $76,584, not including health and other benefits. The proposal drew criticism before the meeting from retired special education teacher Mary Cleary, who questioned the addition of another administrator. "Before adding yet another administrator, the AUSD board needs to think about the needs of their students and the teachers who work in classrooms that lack basic supplies," Cleary said. "Auburn is a very small district and doesn't need more managers that don't work directly with children." District Superintendent Michele Schuetz said Tuesday that the special education coordinator post is a job the district used to have and would provide coordination for many of the new programs now being taken on. The district, which has a total enrollment of 2,119 students, currently has 243 eligible for special education programs and 23 more pending. In addition, 30 students are in Placer County-administered special-education programs. Schuetz said the district would be able to afford creating the new post if an existing staff member is hired and the position the existing staff member has isn't "backfilled." The cost increase under that scenario would be $8,800 in the first year, she said. The coordinator would work directly under another special-education administrator, District Director of Special Education and Student Services Julie Kehoe. The board took no action and there was no vote on what was a recommendation for a new job description, Schuetz said. The proposed post would coordinate and monitor the district's special education and student services programs, according to a job description presented at last Wednesday's board meeting. Among the duties accompanying the position would be monitoring special education laws and regulations, assisting in coordinating staff training, assisting with budgeting, assisting with hearings and mediations with families, and assisting with special education staff meetings. Becky Klug, a parent of students in the neighboring Placer Hills School District, also questioned the need for a new administrator with the Auburn district. Klug said she was "astounded" when she learned of the proposal, when Placer Hills has reduced the number of administrators and cut programs in response to reduced budgets. "As I remember, they (Auburn Union) closed a school, gave up libraries, laid off staff, increased class size, begged the electorate to pass a parcel tax, and continue to cry 'poor' at every turn," Klug said.


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"left out in the cold" really!!!! how about simple f@*king accounting fraud!!!!
All this hoopla and outrage over rigging the LiBor 5 or 10 basis points is really missing the elephant in the room.
The "Prime Rate" is really much more relevant to the U.S. during the past 50 years. Until more recently the Libor is not even in the picture in U.S. consumer credit. Most credit cards and consumer loans are/were more tied to the "prime rate" which was defined as the "the rate the banks charged to the banks' most credit worthy customers, such as the AAA companies". Since the late 1980's the banks have been systematically rigging the prime rate by gradually increasing it over time so that it is now almost 300 basis points (3%) over the real "prime rate", i.e., what the banks really charged AAA companies such as Exxon and Johnson and Johnson. This is the banks way of picking everyone's pocket without permission to the extend of billions and billions of dollars every year. It is the biggest fraud in America.
Our government and the Federal Reserve actually are part of this scheme in that they redefined the definition of "Prime Rate" in the official publications rather than stopping the banks from doing this. You can check this out just by looking at the old publications from the Federal Reserve Interest Rate Series vs. the current ones.
Even attempts to correct this thru the legal system has been unsuccessful as the banks seem to have influence over the courts also (see Lum vs. Bank of America, et al). If nothing else, the banks can outspend any legal challenger.


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Originally Posted by MattKing
You obviously have never had a power failure last for several days .
Or had a freezer compressor fail on you (discovered unfortunately days later).
Melted ice cream is really messy stuff.
Wait, isn't ice cream sold in sealed plastic tubs?
Gear: Broken Minolta SRT-101 with MC Rokkor 50mm f1.7 | Canon EOS 500 with 50mm f1.8 II, 75-300mm f4-5.6, 24mm f2.8.
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Wait, isn't ice cream sold in sealed plastic tubs?
Some - but most is sold here in cardboard impregnated with wax:
Photography is a complex and fluid medium, and its many factors are not applied in simple sequence. Rather, the process may be likened to the art of the juggler in keeping many balls in the air at one time!
Ansel Adams, from the introduction to The Negative - The New Ansel Adams Photography Series / Book 2
I've had trouble with mold and mildew on slides stored in metal slide cases and negatives in Printfile sleeves that were stored for a number of years without proper climate control in eastern Kansas. I suspect the Philippines is more humid than Kansas so kept frozen probably isn't a bad idea. Perhaps, even just refrigerated would keep the humidity under control.
If you have the space in your freezer and don't need it for film or food, then why not use it?
Originally Posted by Bob Carnie
Any walk through any high school which has the Principal walls will know that the schools had cyan vampires overseeing them.
That's so true.... either that or everyone was wearing rose-colored glasses back then.
It is claimed though, that dye stability has been significantly increased in recent times.
If you are the big tree, we are the small axe
I've got relatives from the Philippines, and was there last year.
The climate is very humid and the temperature must be averaging 24ºC, that was in July/Aug.
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I believe, according to my own experience, that freezing post processed, color negatives that have been vacuum sealed, can extend their usable life for generations and perhaps as long as BW negatives when thus stored.
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Vacuum sealing doesn't seem a bad idea, at least it protects the film of the high humidity. Which is the main concern here. I left my OM1 in the bag for a few days, and bam, fungus growth.
It's desirable to have the lowest temp, possible, but below 20ºC, there should be no problem. There's a very interesting book in this matter, written by Henry Wilhelm. Though it dates 20 years ago.
As an example, both of us share an album with prints from the same event (family wedding) in 1990, ours, stored in temperate mediterranean climate are fine. Theirs are faded, in an advanced state.
I've got the luck of having an old house in a mountain climate, the room where my dad's old photos are stored is a natural refrigerator half of the year. His chromes, negs & prints from the 70s-80s are perfect, most are agfachromes; except some that have been incorrectly processed I guess.
I would be interested in knowing a bit more about this claim , as I think that would be a bogus claim, and would need some sort of background info that supports it.
Originally Posted by holmburgers
That's so true.... either that or everyone was wearing rose-colored glasses back then.
It is claimed though, that dye stability has been significantly increased in recent times.
I have nothing really to back up my bogus claim, other than that technology progresses and I've heard references to improved color stability from Ron Mowrey and seen it referred to in other places. It has been claimed... that's all I'll say.
Here, this might shed some light on things...
People have been know to change their tune as time goes on, I do have Wilhelms book right beside me,
I have just seen a lot of examples over the last 20 years of work degenerating to a cyan pulpy mess, or as you described rose tinted glasses.
Recently I scanned a few thousand slides/prints from a family's shoebox and slide carousel,, funny the kodachromes held up pretty well, the ectachromes had major stability issues, the colour prints had major problems and the black and white prints and negs were in very good shape.
If this was a one time thing in our business I would not be concerned , but it is a time and time again issue, I really cannot believe anyone saying that the colour dyes are more stable, when I have practical samples that to prove otherwise.
I think your work Chris in carbon and gum processes is going to be very worthy and for those with archives of colour work I would suggest opening up some of the work and make sure with a loupe nothing funny is going on.
Originally Posted by holmburgers
I have nothing really to back up my bogus claim, other than that technology progresses and I've heard references to improved color stability from Ron Mowrey and seen it referred to in other places. It has been claimed... that's all I'll say.
Here, this might shed some light on things...


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Dragonsdoom's roots started as a hardcore gamer; playing hundreds of hours of Counter-strike, Baulder's Gate and Sim-style games for years. Even as he played such games, he was fascinated with the concept of 'Level Editors', creating many small levels for such games as Sim City, Age of Empires and Stronghold. He eventually experimented with further design concepts such as GUI style mods in Age of Empires. After a time, he decided to become a developer himself, to be more than a consumer amongst the horde and give back to the community. He learned true 3d level design by starting on the Source engine, and is currently learning how to do do every aspect of game development in the hopes of starting his own indie company with some college pals.
Posted by Dragonsdoom on Mar 22nd, 2010
Gah, this topic is irritating me. I need to find the time to write a paper on this.
Long story short: I don't think games are art.
Of course, this is a super controversial idea due to the vague meaning of the word art and the people trying to find new ways to apply it. Urinals, or the act of presenting a urinal at an art showing, should have nothing to do with the Mona Lisa, for instance.
But if games are not art, what are they? I have an idea of what I consider games to be, and I plan to expound on it.
-The Provoked Dragonsdoom


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Another brutal loss for the Green Bay Packers, this time at the hands of the Carolina Panthers. Five more thoughts on the game, including kudos for Tom Clements.
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A review of the NFL's performance-based compensation fund provides insights into which Packers are out-playing their contracts and which Packers are not.
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Rodgers Says Corey Linsley Deserves Pro Bowl Consideration
Green Bay Packers rookie center Corey Linsley in the Pro Bowl? Isn't going to happen, but Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers says it should.
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Corey Linsley is Probably Keeping That Starting Job
The Green Bay Packers will get J.C. Tretter back off injured reserve soon, but he likely won't reclaim his starting job. That belongs to Corey Linsley.
Oct 11th
They're Praying for Corey Linsley
The Seattle Seahawks big, bad defense is worried about Green Bay Packers rookie center Corey Linsley. So much so that they're praying for him. We're sure he's appreciative.
Sep 3rd
J.C. Tretter is Injured… Again
Green Bay Packers center J.C. Tretter has a knee injury and it doesn't sound good. Corey Linsley will get the nod in the middle for now. Uh oh.
Aug 24th
J.C. Tretter Isn't Cutting It
Is J.C. Tretter the Green Bay Packers latest mistake at the center position? So far in camp, it looks that way. Good thing it's still early.
Jul 31st
2014 Packers Training Camp Battles: Center
The Green Bay Packers offensive line is set for 2014. Well, except for the center position, where two guys will battle it out to snap the ball to Aaron Rodgers.
Jul 21st
Corey Linsley is Under Contract
The Green Bay Packers have signed fifth-round draft pick and maybe their new starting center Corey Linsley. Here's his deal and what we've learned.
May 15th
2014 NFL Draft: The Book on Corey Linsley
The Green Bay Packers might just have selected their new center in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. That guy is Ohio State's Corey Linsley.
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1. Re: Use queries to run client taskEx_Brit Nov 2, 2013 8:13 AM (in response to moep)
Moved to ePO for better support.
2. Re: Use queries to run client taskLaszlo G Nov 4, 2013 2:57 AM (in response to moep)
Hi moep, if your current ePO server is a 4.6 then you can export all task assignments and import them into the new server.
If youwant to do this you'll have to export all the system tree structure (including computers if you have tasks assigned to individual computers) to the new server so the tasks asignments match the new system tree
3. Re: Use queries to run client taskmoep Nov 4, 2013 3:23 AM (in response to Laszlo G)
Hi Laszlo
Thanks for your answer. I already considered that option.
Unfortunately the export from ePO 4.6 can be imported only server with the same OS.
On the other hand ePO 5.0.1 requires Win 2008 x64 or newer... so there's know way to beside installing a new server.
I just discovered the "Product Deployment" in my console.
I'll check out if that could be the solution I'm looking for
regards Chris
4. Re: Use queries to run client taskmoep Nov 6, 2013 4:28 AM (in response to moep)
Product Deployment seems to work for me so far.
Policies can be assigned with the Policy Assignement rules
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11. Have you ever been flashed? Yeah, Veronica's always showing me her boobs
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Affordable, expeditious and one of the most unique dining experiences I've ever enjoyed. This Cafe is one of the dining areas of St. Paul's, but don't mistake this for the finer dining room nearby. You get your food from the Cafe and find a table nearby. Yes, the rambunctious school children with their box lunches can make finding places to sit difficult whilst school is in session, but the...more


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Bob Kramer 7" Carbon Steel Santoku Knife by Zwilling J.A. Henckels®
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- Bob Kramer is one of the few Master Bladesmiths in the world specializing in kitchen cutlery
- We worked with the master himself and renowned knife maker Zwilling J.A. Henckels for this exquisite line of carbon steel knives made by artisans in Seki City, the Japanese knife-making capital since the 13th century
- Made using a carbon-steel formulation called 52100 for remarkable strength and unmatched edge retention
- Carbon steel is the first metal formulated to hold the razor-sharp, consistent edge required by modern chefs
- Heat-treated to a hardness of 61 Rockwell, so it comes sharp, stays sharp and is easy to maintain
- Blade is sharpened to 15° on each side of the 50/50 edge with the traditional three-step hand-honed edge
- Features a brass bolster for support
- Comfortable African blackwood handle mirrors the shape of your palm
- The full tang of the blade is tapered to Bob's precise specifications
- Triple-riveted for strength and control
- Signature brass decorative center pin is handcrafted by Bob himself
- The blade will develop the beautiful blue-gray patina prized by professional chefs. This knife is easy to care for—just keep it clean and dry for a lifetime of unparalleled performance
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1. Bob Kramer 7 inch Carbon Steel Santoku by Zwilling JA Henckels made in Germany: This a great knife but be aware that it has a Carbon Steel Blade and requires maintenance to create a patina and prevent rust. The blade keeps a very sharp edge longer.
2. Bob Kramer 7 inch Santoku knife by Shun made in Japan: This the knife I chose. I tried both at Sur La Table which is where I bought it. This Shun Bob Kramer knife is meticulously crafted by 150 expert artisans to achieve the precise heft, balance and shape of Bob Kramer's original design. The 3mm steel blade is composed of an SG2 core (64-66HRC) clad with true pattern-welded nickel and Damascus stainless steel for a beautiful, razor-sharp and lasting edge. The Handle is the same on both versions and is Gently rounded and richly grained red and black Pakkawood handle is crafted in Bob's signature contoured shape, and mirrors the curve of the palm for a wonderfully natural hand-feel. It was a financial stretch as I'm Irish and Swedish. This knife and the one above are worth there weight in gold. The Shun cost $40 more then the carbon steel but was well worth the cost to me. The Blade is a work of art and there is no patina maintenance required
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What are the differences between the Zwilling and Shun versions of Bob Kramer's Santoku knives?
The Bob Kramer Shun knife is consists of a 3mm steel blade that is composed of an SG2 core (64-66HRC) clad with true pattern-welded nickel and Damascus stainless steel for a beautiful, razor-sharp and lasting edge.
The Bob Kramer Carbon Steel knife is formulated from a type of straight carbon steel called 52100 —the exact type used by Bob in his own shop —and heat-treated to a hardness of 61 Rockwell. That means this knife has the ability to take an extremely sharp edge, to hold that edge under all sorts of use and abuse, and remain easy to sharpen. The full tang of the blade is tapered to Bob's precise specifications, and the blade is sharpened to 15° on each side of the 50/50 edge with the traditional three-step hand-honed edge.
The Carbon Steel is susceptible to oxidation, which means it needs to be hand washed and completely dried after every use to avoid rust. It will also develop a discoloration after time. This is known as patina and is actually a desired effect for the carbon steel blade as it not only protects the blade, but it creates a one of a kind heirloon piece.


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Everything about my experience with Wrayband was top notch! The reviews I read on Wrayband were accurate in that they are a real crowd pleaser. We had mixed ages from 30 - 80 and everyone was asking - "where did you find the band?"! I worked with Dan Wray on logistics and he was extremely responsive and accomodating. The keyboard player was not available and they brought in a great replacement along with another vocalists. Vocals across the board were quite good and Big Al was out in the crowd livening up the party at every turn. I would use this band again in a heartbeat. Still days later family and friends are saying the band made the party.- Laura W
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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to blood samples and more particularly relates to a combination of materials used in drawing a blood sample.
2. Background of the Invention
Many medical procedures call for analysis of a patient's blood and various reports have appeared disclosing devices and procedures for drawing blood samples and preparing them for storage, transportation or analysis. The one common feature of all reports on blood sampling is the attention paid to protecting against any contact between the patient's blood and the phlebotomist.
The equipment needed for blood sampling varies according to the analytical procedure for which the sample is intended. For example, some tests require only a single drop of blood while others require milliliter quantities divided into several portions. Some require anticoagulants, others require procoagulants. All require aseptic conditions during sampling and accordingly, employ various items to protect against infection and contact between the patient's blood and the phlebotomist. Thus, in modern medical practice, the skin puncture site must be sterilized prior to puncture and the puncture site aseptically covered after sampling. To avoid contact with the sample, disposable gloves are routinely worn by the phlebotomist.
Blood sampling has traditionally been performed by initially locating the necessary equipment, generally supplied in various packages by different suppliers, then arranging the individual items in a convenient and easily reached order prior to sampling. This operation has the obvious disadvantage of inefficiency compounded by the danger of beginning the blood draw without an essential component at hand. There is a definite need in the art of blood sampling for overcoming the above disadvantages of piecemeal gathering of the essential tools. It is toward fulfillment of this need that the present invention is directed.
A kit of materials for drawing a blood sample includes means for sterilizing a patient's skin, means for penetrating the patient's skin, holding means for containing the sample taken and packaging means for all of the components.
The kit may also contain any other component needed for the intended purpose of the kit. Thus, other components may be a fabric, such as gauze, for removing the sterilant after the sterilizing step or for covering the puncture wound after the sample is drawn. Other optional components of the kit are disposable gloves, a support for the holding means after the sample is taken, securing means to maintain the fabric in place over the puncture wound, and a tourniquet to promote blood flow.
A preferred skin penetrating means is a needle or a lancet and a preferred holding means is a tube or vial. The preferred sterilizing means is a gauze containing a disinfectant, such as alcohol or antibacterial, and the preferred securing means is an adhesive tape.
Thus, the invention provides an array of conventional blood sampling components combined in a single convenient package which obviates the necessity and inefficiency of prior locating and arranging of all components that will be needed.
The FIGURE illustrates a typical package of blood sampling components arranged in kit form.
While this invention is satisfied by embodiments in many different forms, there will herein be described in detail preferred embodiments of the invention, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as exemplary of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the embodiments illustrated and described. The scope of the invention will be measured by the appended claims and their equivalents.
The kit of the invention contemplates a package of components for drawing a blood sample. Without intending any limitation thereof, preferred kits are directed toward blood sampling from an adult patient, a juvenile patient, a neonatal patient and a diabetic patient.
A first component of the kit of the invention for taking a blood sample is a means for sterilizing the patient's skin in the area of intended puncture. A typical and conventional sterilizing means is a piece of fabric commonly referred to as a gauze. The gauze preferably has a sterilant occluded therein and optionally may be attached to a grasping portion. A preferred sterilant is alcohol, although other sterilpnts such as antibacterial agents may be used. Exemplary of suitable antibacterials are the bisbiguanides, of which chlorhexidine is the best known member. The chlorhexidine may preferably be provided as a soluble salt in aqueous or alcoholic solution.
The skin penetrating means for initiation of blood flow may be a conventional lancet or may be any of a variety of conventional devices which includes a needle. The needle may be single or double ended and may be of any gauge, preferably 21 or 23 gauge. It preferably has a safety sleeve thereover, may be attached to a needle hub, and preferably is used with a conventional tube holder. The needle may also be part of a conventional syringe assembly including barrel and plunger. Also, as known in the art, the penetrating means may be part of a conventional blood collection set in which a penetrating needle having a grasping means, such as wings, is connected via a hub and tubing to a delivery needle for puncture of a septum of an evacuated tube.
The holding means of the kit may be any type of container for receiving the sample, such as, for example, a syringe barrel. Preferred holding means are conventional tubes or vials having a closed end and an open end. Such tubes may have an internal volume of 100 ul to 10 ml. Smaller tubes are generally used with a lancet for collection of very small quantities of blood by gravity flow. Representative of such tubes are Microtainer™ brand tubes supplied by Becton, Dickinson and Company.
The tube of the kit may also be an evacuated tube in which the open end is covered by a puncturable septum or stopper, such as Vacutainer™ brand tubes supplied by Becton Dickinson and Co. Evacuated tubes are generally used with a conventional tube holder and blood collection set for collection of multiple larger blood samples, and may contain any of a variety of conventional blood analysis additives, such as anticoagulants, blood clotting agents and serum separating gels. Preferred anticoagulants are citrate and ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid (EDTA). A preferred blood coagulant is a siliceous particle.
The holding means may also be a test strip in which the sample is allowed to flow directly onto a glass or plastic strip containing reagents for analysis, such as by immunoassay. A preferred test strip is a conventional blood meter strip containing hexokinase for glucose determination.
When a patient's skin is punctured in order to take a blood sample, the puncture wound is usually covered to stanch bleeding and protect the wound during healing. Accordingly, the kit of the invention may include an additional gauze to cover the wound and a means, such as adhesive, to affix the covering gauze over the wound.
In accordance with current medical practice, the kit preferably includes a disposable glove to avoid any contact between the phlebotomist and the sample. To promote blood flow, the kit may also include a tourniquet.
All components of the kit may be supplied in a packaging means, such as a compartmentalized plastic enclosure, preferably with a hermetically sealable cover so that the contents of the kit can be sterilized and sealed for storage.
Without being limited thereby, the FIGURE illustrates a typical package design for a kit of the invention contemplated for analysis of multiple samples as used, for example, in an adult blood test kit. Package 10 has outside frame 12 and integrally molded compartment separators 14 continuous therewith. Compartment 16 contains one or more gauze pads 18, at least one of which contains alcohol Compartment 20 contains a conventional blood collection set which includes a skin penetrating needle 22 and a delivery needle 23 both surrounded by a safety sleeve 24. Penetrating needle 22, preferably 21 gauge, is affixed to a housing 25 having wings 26 for gripping during needle insertion. A tubing 27 connects housing 25 with delivery needle 23, preferably 23 gauge, via a hub 28. Compartment 29 contains a conventional tube holder 30 therein Holder 30 has threads 31 for receiving needle hub 28. Compartment 32 contains one or more evacuated tubes 34 having septums 36 over open ends 38. Compartment 40 contains adhesive 42. Compartment 44 contains tourniquet 46. Compartment 50 contains a glove 52. While not shown in the drawing, the invention contemplates a hermetically sealed cover over the package. It will be apparent to one skilled in the packaging and molding arts that other designs having differently shaped compartments for different kit components can readily be envisioned. Thus, for example, evacuated tube 34 of the drawing may instead be a gravity actuated microtube and compartment 20 may contain a lancet instead of the blood collection set illustrated.
The package of the kit may be of any suitable plastic. Without wishing to be limited thereby, preferred plastics, suitable for molding, are thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and copolymers thereof.
The test kits below were constructed for the indicated purpose and contain the following components in a plastic package.
I Neonatal Kit
a) alcohol gauze swab
b) plain gauze
c) lancet
d) gravity actuated micro blood collection tube
e) disposable gloves
II Pediatric Kit
a) alcohol gauze swab
b) plain gauze
c) 21 gauge double-ended needle with hub
d) tube holder
e) evacuated blood collection tube with anticoagulant
f) evacuated blood collection tube with clotting activator and serum separating gel
g) tourniquet
h) disposable gloves
III Adult Kit
a) alcohol gauze swab
b) plain gauze
c) evacuated blood collection tube with anticoagulant
d) evacuated blood collection tube with clotting activator and serum separating gel
e) blood collection set
f) tube holder
g) disposable gloves
h) tourniquet
i) adhesive strip
IV Diabetic Home Use Kit
a) alcohol gauze swab
b) plain gauze
c) lancet
d) adhesive strip
e) blood glucose meter strip
f) disposable gloves
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FBI expected to award $1 billion contract to help collect data on people, Privacy advocate says it's the first step toward a "surveillance society", FBI says it's needed to help track terrorists and other criminals, Palm prints and optical eye scans likely to become more common.
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia (Kelli Arena and Carol Cratty, CNN) -- The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.
But it's an issue that raises major privacy concerns -- what one civil liberties expert says should concern all Americans.
The bureau is expected to announce in coming days the awarding of a $1 billion, 10-year contract to help create the database that will compile an array of biometric information -- from palm prints to eye scans.
Kimberly Del Greco, the FBI's Biometric Services section chief, said adding to the database is "important to protect the borders to keep the terrorists out, protect our citizens, our neighbors, our children so they can have good jobs, and have a safe country to live in."
[If it were about stopping terrorists, then they would SECURE OUR BORDERS AND ENFORCE OUR IMMIGRATION LAWS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS!]
But it's unnerving to privacy experts.
"It's the beginning of the surveillance society where you can be tracked anywhere, any time and all your movements, and eventually all your activities will be tracked and noted and correlated," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Technology and Liberty Project.
The FBI already has 55 million sets of fingerprints on file. In coming years, the bureau wants to compare palm prints, scars and tattoos, iris eye patterns, and facial shapes. The idea is to combine various pieces of biometric information to positively identify a potential suspect.
A lot will depend on how quickly technology is perfected, according to Thomas Bush, the FBI official in charge of the Clarksburg , West Virginia , facility where the FBI houses its current fingerprint database. Watch what the FBI hopes to gain »
"Fingerprints will still be the big player," Bush, assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division, told CNN.
But he added, "Whatever the biometric that comes down the road, we need to be able to plug that in and play."
First up, he said, are palm prints. The FBI has already begun collecting images and hopes to soon use these as an additional means of making identifications. Countries that are already using such images find 20 percent of their positive matches come from latent palm prints left at crime scenes, the FBI's Bush said.
The FBI has also started collecting mug shots and pictures of scars and tattoos. These images are being stored for now as the technology is fine-tuned. All of the FBI's biometric data is stored on computers 30-feet underground in the Clarksburg facility.
In addition, the FBI could soon start comparing people's eyes -- specifically the iris, or the colored part of an eye -- as part of its new biometrics program called Next Generation Identification.
Nearby, at West Virginia University 's Center for Identification Technology Research, researchers are already testing some of these technologies that will ultimately be used by the FBI.
"The best increase in accuracy will come from fusing different biometrics together," said Bojan Cukic, the co-director of the center.
But while law enforcement officials are excited about the possibilities of these new technologies, privacy advocates are upset the FBI will be collecting so much personal information.
"People who don't think mistakes are going to be made I don't think fly enough," said Steinhardt.
He said thousands of mistakes have been made with the use of the so-called no-fly lists at airports -- and that giving law enforcement widespread data collection techniques should cause major privacy alarms.
"There are real consequences to people," Steinhardt said.
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You don't have to be a criminal or a terrorist to be checked against the database. More than 55 percent of the checks the FBI runs involve criminal background checks for people applying for sensitive jobs in government or jobs working with vulnerable people such as children and the elderly, according to the FBI.
The FBI says it hasn't been saving the fingerprints for those checks, but that may change. The FBI plans a so-called "rap-back" service in which an employer could ask the FBI to keep the prints for an employee on file and let the employer know if the person ever has a brush with the law. The FBI says it will first have to clear hurdles with state privacy laws, and people would have to sign waivers allowing their information to be kept.
Critics say people are being forced to give up too much personal information. But Lawrence Hornak, the co-director of the research center at West Virginia University , said it could actually enhance people's privacy.
"It allows you to project your identity as being you," said Hornak. "And it allows people to avoid identity theft, things of that nature." Watch Hornak describe why he thinks it's a "privacy enhancer" »
There remains the question of how reliable these new biometric technologies will be. A 2006 German study looking at facial recognition in a crowded train station found successful matches could be made 60 percent of the time during the day. But when lighting conditions worsened at night, the results shrank to a success rate of 10 to 20 percent.
As work on these technologies continues, researchers are quick to admit what's proven to be the most accurate so far. "Iris technology is perceived today, together with fingerprints, to be the most accurate," said Cukic.
But in the future all kinds of methods may be employed. Some researchers are looking at the way people walk as a possible additional means of identification.
The FBI says it will protect all this personal data and only collect information on criminals and those seeking sensitive jobs.
The ACLU's Steinhardt doesn't believe it will stop there.
"This had started out being a program to track or identify criminals," he said. "Now we're talking about large swaths of the population -- workers, volunteers in youth programs. Eventually, it's going to be everybody."
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