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Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a diagnostic examination that involves the acquisition of physiologic images based on the detection of subatomic particles. These particles are emitted from a radioactive substance given to the patient. The subsequent views of the human body are used to evaluate function.
PET Scans use a technology that is completely different from either the CT Scan (X-Ray), or the MRI. P.E.T. stands for Positron Emission Tomography – and once again, as it images your body's soft tissues – it sends back images that tell the physician how certain clusters of cells may – or may not – be behaving. The procedure does require the injection of a radio isotope in a sugar solution, and while the injection may be only momentarily uncomfortable – the scan itself is quite unremarkable.
PET scans are used most often to detect cancer and to examine the effects of cancer therapy by characterizing biochemical changes in the cancer. These scans are performed on the whole body. PET scans of the heart can be used to determine blood flow to the heart muscle and help evaluate signs of coronary artery disease. Combined with a myocardial metabolism study, PET scans differentiate non-functioning heart muscle from heart muscle that would benefit from a procedure, such as angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery, which would re-establish adequate blood flow. PET scans of the brain are used to evaluate patients who have memory disorders of an undetermined cause; who have suspected or proven brain tumors; or who have seizure disorders that are not responsive to medical therapy, and therefore, are candidates for surgery.
PET is usually done on an outpatient basis. Your doctor will give you detailed instructions on how to prepare for your examination. You should wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes. You should not eat for four hours before the scan. You will be encouraged to drink water. Your doctor will instruct you regarding the use of medications before the test.
Note: Diabetic patients should discuss specific diet guidelines to control glucose levels during the day of the test.
You will be taken to an examination room that houses the PET scanner, which has a hole in the middle and looks like a large, doughnut. Within this machine are multiple rings of detectors that record the emission of energy from the radioactive substance in your body. While lying on a cushioned examination table, you will be moved into the hole of the machine. The images are displayed on the monitor of a nearby computer, which is similar in appearance to the personal computer you may have in your home.
Before the examination begins, a radioactive substance is produced in a machine called a cyclotron and attached, or tagged, to a natural body compound, most commonly glucose, but sometimes water or ammonia. This process is called radiolabeling. Once this attached substance is administered to the patient, the radioactivity localizes in the appropriate areas of the body and is detected by the PET scanner.
Different colors or degrees of brightness on a PET image represent different levels of tissue or organ function. For example, because healthy tissue uses glucose for energy, it accumulates some of the radiolabled glucose, which will show up on the PET images. However, cancerous tissue, which uses more glucose than normal tissue, will absorb more of the substance and appear brighter than normal tissue on the PET images.
Scientifically speaking, the radioactive substance decay leads to the ejection of positive particles called positrons. A positron travels about one to two millimeters before colliding with an electron. The collision results in a conversion from mass to energy, resulting in the emission of two gamma rays heading off in exact opposite directions. Special crystals, called photomultiplier-scintillator detectors, within the PET scanner detect the gamma rays. The scanner's special camera records the millions of gamma rays being emitted, and a connected computer uses the information and complicated mathematical formulas, called algorithms, to map an image of the area where the radioactive substance has accumulated.
A technologist will take you into a special PET examination room. You will lie down on an examination table and be given the radioactive substance as an intravenous injection (although, in some cases, it will be given through an existing intravenous line). It will then take approximately 30 to 60 minutes for the substance to travel through your body and be absorbed by the tissue under study. During this time, you will be asked to rest quietly in a partially darkened room and to avoid significant movement or talking, which may alter the localization of the administered substance. After that time, scanning begins. This takes an additional 30 to 45 minutes.
Some patients, specifically those with heart disease, may undergo a stress test in which PET scans are obtained while they are at rest, then after undergoing the administration of a pharmaceutical to alter the blood flow to the heart.
Usually, there are no restrictions on daily routine after the test, although you should drink plenty of fluids to flush the radioactive substance from your body.
The administration of the radioactive substance will feel like a slight pinprick if given by intravenous injection. You will then be made as comfortable as possible on the examination table before you are positioned in the PET scanner for the test. You will be asked to remain still for the duration of the examination. You will not feel anything related to the radioactivity of the substance in your body.
Patients undergo PET because their referring physician has recommended it. A radiologist who has specialized training in PET will interpret the images and forward a report to your referring physician. It usually takes one to three days to interpret, report, and deliver the results.


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To set your preferences in the Store, follow these steps:
Pikkaðu eða smelltu á Netverslun á upphafsskjánum til að opna Windows-netverslunina.
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Settings.(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Settings.)
Tap or click Preferences.
Choose a preference to turn on or off:
Make it easier to find apps in my preferred languages — Shows only apps that support the preferred languages for your PC when you browse the Store. The supported languages for an app are listed in the Details section of an app's description page. You can change your preferred languages in the Region & language setting. For more info, see Add a language or keyboard.
Make it easier to find apps that include accessibility features — Shows only apps that meet accessibility requirements (determined by the publisher) when you search or browse the Store.
Recommend apps for me — Show app recommendations in the Picks for you list.
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Bought the Saiga 12 from a Gunco member back in Feb or March, and finally got the chance to take her out for a spin. Started with a Promag 10 round mag. Pull bolt back to feed one into the chamber, release bolt, and crunch, the round jams into the trunnion just below the barrel. Pull mag, discard damaged shell, insert mag again, rack it and it jams again!!!!! Damnit!!!!! So, I switch to the factory 5 rounder. It feeds somewhat reluctantly. I fire all 5 rounds, but twice I had to manually push the trigger back forward to reset it. Then I load a few more shells into the 5 round mag to let my buddy give it a try, and he gets one shot off before the Bolt Hold Open locks the bolt all the way rearward, and will not release for anything. WTF!?!?!?!?! I was sorely disappointed in the performance of this particular firearm.
Still not sure what the issue with the Promag is, as everything appears the same as the factory 5 rounder as far as shell angle, locking lugs, etc.... Like I said though, even with the factory mag it didn't feel very smooth when feeding that first round. Planning to take the Promag back & get my money back for one thing. Still it doesn't feel like it's feeding correctly from the factory mag.
Operating the bolt manually the trigger sets every time, so I'm not sure where to start on that end. I guess I'll try to watch it with the cover off while I have someone rack the bolt, so see if there is something I'm missing.
I had read Chipmechanics post about the BHO on his getting jammed, and mine did the exact same thing. When I finally got it freed up, I pulled it out, and re-installed it, and couldn't seem to get the spring to stay in position. Anyone have any good pics of how the spring sits, so I can make sure it was in correctly?? I know it worked fine holding the bolt open when operated prior to firing the gun.
And by the way, I have built approximately 9 AK's (That work just great.)so I'm not a total dumb@$$, but I do need some help on this one, please.


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There are a few times during the year when fishing moving waters is better than other times. It may surprise some, but now happens to be one of those good times.
Rivers and streams are running low, water temperatures are starting to warm and fish are hungry after a winter on a limited food supply. Which means, notes Mickey Anderson, fly fisherman and an owner in Fish Tech Outfitters, "This is a prime time to fish. Along with low water and warmer days, we've had some really good hatches... and some great fishing.''
Hatches refer to edible bugs coming to life that fish like. Midges hatched all winter, but blue-wing olive hatches are just beginning and should go into May.
Well schooled fishermen match fly patterns with hatches in their attempt to fool fish into bitting. Also, because of the low snow fall this winter, access to popular streams is easier. And, with little snow on the ground, there is less melting so there's a better chance of streams and rivers running steady and clear all day.
In another month, what snow there is in the high country will melt and make moving-water fishing difficult. And it may be sometime in June before popular rivers quiet down enough to fish comfortably.
Now, however, even the most novice of stream anglers stands a good chance at catching fish using the most basic of fishing methods.
Fishing the Weber River
As noted, popular rivers, such as the Logan, Provo, Weber and Virgin, will likely be running higher and faster in another month. Until then, stream fishing will be good; some even say it will be as good as it can get.
Also, rainbow and cutthroat trout will start spawning soon, which means they will be moving to spawning beds, which oftentimes are tributaries to larger water. Browns, notorious egg raiders, will not be far off.
Fly fishing can be as simple or as technical as the individual chooses to make it. And, it's a fact that more and more fishermen, interested in the competition of the catch and in testing their talents and not their taste buds, are jumping in somewhere along the fly fishing skill levels.
For those who prefer still-water fishing, ice is coming off early this spring on many of the popularlakes and reservoirs, which in some cases is more than a month earlier than normal. Strawberry, for example, is loosing its ice. There are areas along the banks where open water extends out more than 100 yards.
Early reports are that fishing has been excellent. Two anglers in float tubes reported catching and releasing 30 fish using black Marabou jigs. Another reported catching a seven-pound cutthroat. Another reported catching several very nice fish on flies, one over 22 inches, within a few hours.
Ice-off fishing typically lasts only a short time. During those times larger fish move closer to shore where food is more plentiful. Moving-water fishing will remain good until the runoffs begin in earnest.
Fly fisherman taking on the Weber River
Report on popular rivers:
Weber River—Entire river is clear and fishing has been good. When water is clear spring fishing is excellent. Good flies are hares ear, prince nymphs, pleasant tails, scuds, sow bugs and midges.
Provo River—Good fish on the lower section above I-15. Midge imitations work well in the early afternoon. Good fishing is also reported on the middle section using small dark patterns.
Green River—Using double rigs with fish imitation on one line and scud, shrimp or imitation salmon eggs on the second. Fishing has been good.
Ogden River—Because of a heavier snow pack, water is running higher and more turbid.


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The legalization of gay marriage in North Dakota is approaching
December 30, 2013 - Andrea Johnson
What's the difference between Utah's constitutional ban against gay marriage and North Dakota's? Nothing, and that very likely means gay marriage will be legal in this state far sooner than most people expect.
Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that Utah's ban on gay marriage violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. Last week, the 10th Circuit Court in Denver turned down Utah's request for an emergency stay that would have put a halt to gay marriage in that state. Utah now plans to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Utah's constitutional amendment, passed in 2004, reads: "Marriage consists of the legal union between a man and a woman. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent legal effect." North Dakota's constitutional amendment, passed by voters the same year, is identical to Utah's.
The Supreme Court has already ruled last summer that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. Under that ruling, gay couples who live in states where gay marriage is legal are entitled to receive federal benefits. The Utah case ought to give the Supremes a chance to finish the job and make gay marriage legal across the whole of the United States.
Perhaps legislators will decide to be sensible and pass uniform marriage laws so that anyone who is married in one state is also married in another. That should apply equally to first cousin couples, gay couples and couples of varying ages.
Gay marriage is now legal in Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, New York, Washington, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey, Hawaii, Illinois, New Mexico, and Utah. It is illegal in other states.
Article Comments(80)
Jan-13-14 11:30 PM
Husband and wives????
Apparently anatomy in marrige makes no differance now..
Really sick and perverted.. every one of them...
Jan-08-14 8:49 AM
....and for the Williston paper, there were quite a few comments.
Jan-08-14 8:48 AM
(this is cutoff part) """And loving your neighbor as yourself is the only way to truly be fulfilled.
Mark Ziegler
Jan-06-14 12:27 PM
The Supreme Court has issued a stay in the Utah case. It will probably end up being heard by the whole Supreme Court.
Jan-05-14 7:14 PM
What do you call the Bill of Rights?
Jan-05-14 1:31 PM
the constitution doesnt give people rights it is there to govern the goverment. and as long as it doesnt cost the taxpayer ANY MONEY. just go be as q u e e r as one wants to be, but it has already cost the taxpayer money just wasting time on it,
Jan-05-14 12:44 AM
Like it or not, it will be defined as marriage under the law and they will refer to each other as husbands and wives. Anything other than marriage will be considered a violation if the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
Jan-04-14 11:41 PM
gay unions, yes; gay marriage--physically impossible. It has nothing to do with religion-only anatomy.
Jan-04-14 10:32 PM
Yes, life is messy. There are thousands of gay couples raising kids who want to be legally married and have no desire to be cured. So, do we make laws based on the way people actually live or based on how religious people wish people live? Frankly, There is a large part of me that would be happiest with a very traditional, well ordered society with no gay marriage. I was raised Catholic. But, just as I have no doubt that my mandatory counseling idea will never come to pass and would be far too hard to enforce, I also know that gay marriage is inevitable and denying it is both unfair and unrealistic.
Jan-04-14 7:06 PM
Andrea, so you supported the mandated 12 month counseling before a divorce would be final. How would you expect to get an unwilling partner in for that counseling? Life if messy, learn to live with it.
Jan-04-14 5:29 PM
coming to a church near you....a judge ruling that they are 'hate' organizations....that they foster prejudice. Unless they get on board with New Age think and do what the government wants.
Come Together
Jan-04-14 1:04 PM
willgarr Jan-02-14 4:32 PM p orno grafic
Is that how YOU view gay marriage???????
Jan-04-14 8:17 AM
Andrea if you made the laws half the people would be counselors and the other half would be in counseling.
Jan-03-14 5:01 PM
Probably not. I think the state has a legitimate interest in promoting stable marriages and giving preferred status to married couples with the tax code.
Jan-03-14 4:55 PM
....but would you get 'marriage' out of the tax code?
Jan-03-14 4:30 PM
If I made the laws, I would make it both harder to get married and harder to get divorced. To get married, I'd require that couples undergo a few sessions of counseling with the counselor of their choice, religious or secular, that covered each person's position on such things as financial planning, child rearing, conflict management and other matters of import such as who will clean the kitchen, make supper and mow the lawn. Before a couple with children were permitted to get a divorce, I would also require marriage counseling and a one or two year mandated waiting period before the divorce could be finalized. I'd waive those requirements in the case of domestic violence, abuse, adultery or a felony conviction. But I'd allow gay marriage and polygamy (under the same conditions as everyone else.) It seems to me that good, stable, long lasting marriages ought to be promoted. Occasionally my more authoritarian side conflicts with my more libertarian impulses. But I don't rule the world.
Jan-03-14 3:19 PM
So why do you wish to expand failure?
Jan-03-14 2:52 PM
Andrea's "Think of all the new branches of family law and tax code ... "
'some say' that the tax code has become onerous, and has become an extension of welfare...has become more of a 'welfare code' than a 'tax code'.
maybe we could get marriage out of the tax code, get a flat tax? after all, 'fairness' is what our left does want...and a flat tax would take us there.
Jan-03-14 1:39 PM
Wow. I leave this thread for a few days and when I come back, it's jumped the tracks faster than a train going through Casselton.
Jan-03-14 1:04 PM
PJ, marriage has been trampled, and nearly destroyed. You libs are winning the war. But for hundreds of years, long before our country came into fruition; marriage was between a man and a woman. Because there are aberrations in nature as Andrea touts, doe not mean we abolish the norms.
Jan-03-14 12:46 PM
I, too, hear that is what 'they say'.....
Jan-03-14 10:47 AM
It is a proven fact that homophobic men have latent homosexual tendencies. Whereas men who have no problems with gays do not. What can we infer with this about many posters here? Can we infer that they are closet gays themselves in denial?
Jan-03-14 10:37 AM
"""The Catholic Church teaches that gays should be celibate, as should all unmarried heterosexuals. Still, that's probably easier said than done for most people."""
that said, 'some say' the same about pedophiles....so should we be more accepting of that because they cannot 'control' themselves? Maybe why the Church was so 'accepting' of pedophile priests? They did not want to judge?
Jan-03-14 10:29 AM
Allz I know is that Obama will tell us 'You can keep your Church if you like it'....
Come Together
Jan-02-14 3:34 PM
When liberals cannot find another source they head out to Hollywood looking for Wisdom..
Remember when they tried the celebrity game shows about 15 years ago and they had to quit becasue they found out how REALLY stupid many of these celebrities really are????
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Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that more than one-third of adults in the country are obese, and that obesity is related to heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer.
In order to curb obesity in children, organizations such as Let's Move and the National Football League has started programs that recommend children to play for at least one hour a day.
Even fast-food restaurants, which some people blame for the rise in obesity in the U.S., have made changes to their menus and offer fresh fruit as a substitute for French fries and other side orders.
The Park City Museum is also spreading the word of health with its new exhibit "Eat Well, Play Well" that opens today, Feb. 2, and runs through Sunday, April 28.
The 400-square-foot exhibit originated in the Oregon Museum of Science and industry in Portland, and was made possible by a Science Education Partnership Award and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the National Center for Research Resources, which is a component of the National Institutes of Health.
"It is comprised of six interactive stations that encourage healthy living and the science of healthy food choices," said Courtney Titus, the Park City Museum's curator of collections and exhibits. "It is designed to help children and adults discover the many fun and interesting ways to stay active."
The stations are Balancing Act, Calories In, Calories Out, Be Flexible, Healthy Choices and Eat Rainbow.
"Balancing Act tackles the issue of having good physical balance and why that's important for everyone of all ages," Titus said. "The station allows people to see how long they can hold their balance, and if it's not so great, the station teaches about some of the ways — walking, Tai Chi and such — that people can develop good balance."
Calories In, Calories Out examines how many calories are in different snacks and how long it will take to burn them off.
"This area includes a choice panel and an arm crank that allows the participant get a feel of how much work that takes to get rid of the calories that are in a bunch of strawberries to a bunch of chocolate candy bars with peanuts," Titus said. "It also tells us that calories aren't bad things, but are necessary, however, it's about finding a healthy balance of how much was intake and how much we burn off."
When patrons work the Be Flexible display, they will revisit the sit-and-reach test they did in their physical education classes, Titus said.
"It tells you why flexibility is good, especially when you get older and you can compare yourself with others," she said.
The tile-puzzle game in the Sizing Up station gets people thinking about the amounts of food in a healthy serving size by comparing them to the size of every-day objects such as a CD, a computer mouse and a deck of cards.
"With the super-deluxe meals found at fast-food restaurants, people have lost a sense of what a real serving is," Titus said. "They think it's a lot more than what the sizes should be.
The Healthy Choices station is an interactive computer game where people can choose different methods of going to the store or running errands, and at the end, they can see where they can make healthy improvements and the last station is the Eat a Rainbow puzzle.
"That is designed for younger children to play with, but also helps parents teach their kids to eat a well-rounded meal," Titus said. "The color of the food matches the color of a rainbow. For example, apples and strawberries are in the red. Grapefruit, carrots and squash are in the yellow/orange area. Broccoli and avocados are in the green area and blueberries are in the blue/purple area."
The puzzle shows kids that they need to try to eat every color.
"Parents can use away from the exhibit because they can tell their kids they need to eat more of the red foods or blue foods," Titus explained.
One of the reasons it's on display at the museum is because Park City is such an active place.
"People enjoy their outdoors here," Titus said.
Another reason is because it is bilingual, said Sandra Morrison, the museum's executive director.
"We have partnered with Holy Cross Ministries and participate in an after-school program with our Hispanic community," she said. "So this is a fun way to bring them into the museum."
Finally, the museum was interested in the exhibit because it features a lot of hands-on opportunities.
"Last year, we had our Park City Pets exhibit that had all those interactive stations for the kids," Morrison said. "We realized we get a lot of kids in the museum because after people go skiing, they'll bring their children to the museum. So, we looked for another exhibit that had a lot of interactives to keep the kids busy, so the parents could explore the rest of the museum."
That's not to say the "Eat Well, Play Well" exhibit is just for kids, Titus said.
"Adults can really enjoy it as well," she said. "When the staff was installing the exhibit, we would challenge each other with balancing competitions. So, if you're an adult, there's no reason to be shy about trying all of these things out."
The Park City Museum, 528 Main St., will display the "Eat Well, Play Well" exhibit from Saturday, Feb.2, through Sunday, April 28. The exhibit is free with museum admission. In addition, the museum will offer two free days, Feb. 5, and April 16, where the exhibit will be open to the public for free. For more information, visit www.parkcityhistory.org .


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By Tom Dobbins, Jr.
November 21, 2011 — One of my favorite spots in the city is on the banks of the Hudson River — approximately 5 blocks west of where Wall Street has been being occupied. There, you'll find New York City's memorial to the Irish famine that lasted from 1845 to 1852 – a tragedy that began with a blighted potato crop and was exacerbated by political inaction.
One-third of the people living in Ireland at that time – one half million – died of starvation, and another third – of whom I am a living descendent – emigrated in a great diaspora to any ports that would welcome them all over the world. The memorial is beautiful: a rugged half-acre of cantilevered landscape thickly planted with native Irish flora and plants growing in fallow fields, along with the remains of an authentic, famine-era Irish cottage. Accounts of historical and contemporary sentiments about worldwide hunger are etched in the base of glass and broadcast from an audio installation. While raising awareness about an event that happened long ago, the space also encourages visitors to address the causes of hunger world-wide.
Hunger has been in my thoughts a lot lately, primarily because for the past week I have been participating in the "Food Stamp Challenge," a campaign sponsored by "Fighting Poverty with Faith" – and of which Catholic Charities is a partnering organization. The goal for participants in the Challenge is to live for one week on the benefit given to those on Food Stamps – approximately $31.50 per week, or $4.50 a day. Here in New York City, that money doesn't go very far.
My meals for the week consisted mostly of oatmeal, brown rice, frozen vegetables and on-sale chunk light tuna. Except for a Saturday night treat of a 10-piece McNugget, I pretty much stuck to the challenge, winding up with just under $5 left over week's end.
The experience reminded me of when I visited Tanzania with Catholic Relief Services last September, and lived off a diet of white rice and sauerkraut. It would have been obscene to complain about the food I was given after witnessing the food assistance work done by Catholic Relief Services in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa.
The Food Stamp Challenge comes at a time of great challenge to our nation and its moral commitment to feed the hungry. The Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is working on a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion dollars; the day that this deficit reduction plan is due is – ironically – the day before Thanksgiving. Many are concerned that food stamp assistance might be a target for massive funding cuts.
The U.S. Bishops and Catholic Relief Services are both now advocating with Congress and the Administration to ensure that hunger-related assistance is not compromised in the deficit-reduction debate.
For Christians, feeding the hungry is not some peripheral "nice thing" that we should do if we've got the time – it's literally part of our "final exam" that Jesus told us about on the Sermon on the Mount, along with clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger and caring for the ill. In fact, Pope
Benedict XVI went so far as to say: "liberation from the yoke of hunger is the first concrete manifestation of the right to life, which – despite its having been solemnly proclaimed – is often very far from being fulfilled effectively."
It's up to us to ensure that what has been solemnly proclaimed is effectively fulfilled. While the rest of the world's attention is focused on the 99% fighting the alleged evils of the top 1%, with the 53% somewhere in the middle, let's be sure that our attention is focused on the 15% of Americans who live below the poverty level (and the much larger percentage of our impoverished brothers and sisters in the rest of the world).
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Ricoh partners with United Tranzactions (UTA) to provide an online electronic check payment option for customers paying their Ricoh invoices. UTA provides an electronic payment gateway that is used to initiate electronic check payments between a customer's financial institution and Ricoh.
UTA is affiliated with the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), which is the primary governing body for electronic payment processing between financial institutions.
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Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) allows the customer the opportunity to submit via on-line a payment from their bank account. EFT transactions are batched through the Federal Reserve nightly. Settlement is usually two to three business days. The remittance will be classified as an ACH credit to Ricoh's bank account (debit from customer's bank account) once the payment is transferred.
No. Currently, the option to schedule recurring payment transactions is not available.
Once you complete the online registration process, UTA will securely store your company contact information, bank routing number, and bank account number to process an electronic payment transaction to Ricoh. After your first transaction this information is ready for you, making subsequent payments quick and easy
To initiate online bill payments, interested customers will need to complete a Customer Registration form. The form can be accessed by clicking the "First Time Users Click Here" link on the Pay Your Invoice web page. Here is a list of the information elements required to get started:
Payment batches are processed by UTA daily. Depending on the day and time the payment is keyed, it could take 48 to 72 hours for the payment to be posted to a customer's account.
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This collection of photos comes from the West African country of Niger. With 80 percent of this country consisting of Sahara Desert, the people of Niger have adapted to survive in this harsh climate where temperatures remain around 120º F for much of the year.
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Omar Kelly trying to be an Optimist - LMAO
Omar, I am proud you tried. But truth be told, I lost all respect for you years ago when you said Soliai was a liability on this team and should be cut ("I know lineman. He will never make it in the NFL." [paraphrased]). What do you think now Omar? Should we cut Paul Soliai, big number 96? LOL
And yet, even in the midst of enumerating the positives and an optimistic outlook, you still write pessimistically. In the very first of the ten, you talk about the offensive "weaponry." You ended the first entry with "if everyone stays healthy." Nice and Positive! LOL
The next 3 entries were shockingly optimistic. Good Job Omar!
Then we get to the Quarterback entry number 5. Instead of saying we may have one of the deepest QB stables in the NFL, you say "if he [Tannehill] is not good enough" at least we have Matt Moore. LOL Positive - Optimistic!
6 through 8 were okay - pretty positive. Then, we get to number 9: Jeff Ireland. Really? That was an Optimistic Entry???
Omar, Omar, Omar! 4 to 5 of your Optimistic Points start from a root assumption of negativity. I imagine you would tell your kids in a very positive way [the following is a dramatization for effect]: "Okay Junior, your mom went to the toy store to buy you a shiny new bike. You will love it. It has 18 speeds, chrome and cool neon pinstripes. Let's just hope mom doesn't have an accident on her way home." LOL
That is how you write Omar. You are so damaged, so negative - such a defeatist.
This is preseason (training camp). It is the start of a BRAND NEW DAY. All of you sports writers should [at least] focus on the possibilities and the future success of our team. Throw in a concern here or there, but stay positive. If I were a casual fan, I would hate to read South Florida articles about the Dolphins. They all read defeatist, negative. They read as if we have no chance at a winning football team. You guys hurt the local vendors. You hurt ticket sales. You hurt me! Stop it!!!
Miami will win 10-11 games (minimum) this year. Now that is a positive statement... Learn and Assimilate!
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Omar is a conceited child. He read a book once, and it made him a know-it-all.
Ah Mitch, my Phins Fan brother: You have been inundated with such ugly blasts of insipid negativity, that when you read an article that starts out as an attempt to appease the optimistic of us, you can't see from where Omar writes.
And, I agree. Had I never read any other Omar Kelly article, I would be pleased to read that one. It, on the surface, seems positive. But with Omar, you have to read between his twisted negative lines.
And truthfully, is anyone disappointed with the talent level Ireland has amassed these last 2.5 years. If so, you are clouded by the Big Tuna (Parcells) era Ireland, where he brought in players for an NFL style of football that doesn't win anymore - 4 yards and a cloud of dust. I don't blame Ireland - That was on Bill baby!
You honor me with you kind words. Thank you! I will continue to blast a positive spin into the Phin's Fan Nation!
Not nearly damning enough if you ask me. I'd love to go through and read your old blogs over the years to see how you've dealt with this terrible team, but, I'm afraid it might make me vomit. Just read Any Kent's articles. They are completely without objectivity and full of sunshine. That seems to be what you want to hear.
Marc, are you even a Dolphins' fan?
I have watched virtually every game since 1979. I missed a few preseason games. I know pain. I know what it is like to have my hopes dashed at the end, in the middle and at the beginning of the season. I REALLY know as bleed aqua and orange.
You need to let go of that pain at the start of each season. You need to see the job the front office has done to bring in quality players to augment a solid group of core players. This is one of the best all around roster of talent we have ever assembled. I wish Dan Marino had this defense. We will never see another Danno here. He was a once in a generation talent. But, we do have a quality stable of QBs. Let's let it unfold before we criticize every miniscule aspect of every player and every play. We have an entire season to dissect the individual plays and players. I trust this group of coaches. I trust Philbin. He knows how to build a winner. Trust in it! We will be a winner - sooner than later!
I was born in 78 and been a fan my entire life. I watch every game, meaningless preseason or not. What I know is that this team has STUNK for over a decade now and I refuse to hop on the cheery bandwagon each year when they make promises they can't keep. I will watch it unfold; like every year, and, I'm sure, just like the last several years we'll have a new promise of future hope. Truth is, I've seen NOTHING from Tannehill to suggest that he can lead this team anywhere. I don't have the patience to wait until he's mature when there are other QB's that have been selected on Ireland's watch that have made the playoffs as rookies. I don't enjoy your same sentiment. I don't believe it before I see it, and there's absolutely nothing to suggest that it will get better anytime soon.
Maybe, you and Omar should get married. If you can't follow the dots - I get it. Keep the faith dude. I will see you in Orlando for that Steak Dinner early next year, okay?
when thousands of people read your stuff, fans, they can be over optimistic. Hes just being a realist.
Who put their foot down and said Solia was the real deal? Very few did.Hes no Haloti Ngata. He may be a top nt, but hes not a play maker.
All this defeatist whining coming from of all people, bitchindave....
J Burke - this IS the time to be overly optimistic, to be hopeful. We can temper our enthusiasm if and when we don't perform.
I knew Soliai was the real deal from day one. I told Omar that back in 2009 when he was 'bitchin' to get rid of him.
Yes J Burke. The Dolphins fan base has gotten into an ugly habit of screaming "the sky is falling." When in reality, a tweak here and there is all that is needed.
After the first preseason game, we (the fan base - not me) all wanted to dump Tannehill. Isn't it obvious to everyone besides me that he is miles better than Henne, and can flat-out sling it in comparison to Matt Moore, and outrun him as well. So, why can't we just trust this coaching staff a little to get Tannehill ready for the season... not every play is indicative of his long term skill and play. In the AFC East, besides Brady, who would you rather have? No one. Tannehill will be fine.
We all need to calmate and trust that this coaching staff will get the best out of these players...
Gotta say, I think Omar's pretty fair. He's a realist, which is more than I can say for me. This time of the year always has me with the rose colored glasses on sayin, "I think this is the year we can make the playoffs." And my wife reminds me that's what I said last year and every year before that for the last 14 years we've been married. I do appreciate Omar's commentary and his camp reports give me a good flavor of what's happening in practice. I do think when the team turns around Omar will give them their due.
Wanna talk about a negative POS? Don't even get me started on James Walker!
Hey, Mad dolphan!
Just wanted to say it is refreshing to hear someone be postive about the upcoming season.I cant help but think of how many players who if they went to another team could single handly change the make up of a team.Case in point the db for the eagles I believe His name is Carey.He said basicially there was NO .D..IN EAGLES.Meaning because the defensive players had a negative attitude about the defense that is how everyone precieve it.Everyone has the right to feel what ever they feel about the team.I get that.But my point would be WHY not be postive.The good book tells us...As A Man thinketh in His Heart so is he.To me I could say well there are 31 lossers every year only 1.winner.And that is true. What if we decide to be optimistic that we could win 9 games this year ?Does that make one a Moron?Well it does to most that I see post on so many different sights.As for me I was born loving the dolphins!So because I love the team I will chose to be postive about that which I love .Like my wife!lol...One more thought.I would never thought I could find anything I liked about any other team in the Nfl till i watched hard knocks.Then i saw what is was I truly loved about the game.Its just like life!In it you will run a cross so many hurt and negative people.And rarely you will run into postive people.Guess what....Its the postive people who always win out.Why?Because faith is never defended!If you cant be postive then why not find another team?There are 31 others?
Omar is still butt hurt about Culpepper being a total failure. He should write about girls high school soccer.
Show some class Dude. All of these articals from sport writers are educated guesses. I'm sure you've been wrong in your opinion about someone at some point in your career. Chill out.
I just want it to be clear Omar has been Mr Negative on RT. So watch how he. trys to hide. it when he plays well He is not a fan, he,makes. a living ripping on them and thinks he is a expert because,he watches them practice. He is a clown ask KB. They laughed at him onNFL. radio and said wow,he is an angry man. He must be a closet Joe thiesman fan!
Mark, I get from where you are coming... as Dolphins Fans we have all been traumatized by this drought of a quality team in a once proud football city. My son is 17 yo. Except for the Pennington year, he has never seen a decent team. It is painful for me to watch as I grew up in an era where it was an oddity for Miami not to be in the post season.
I like to read Omar's camp updates as well. But, I also know that his "flavor" is tempered by his disappointments as well. My point is that Omar doesn't see things the way I see them or the way coach sees them. He is always looking for the missed plays and mistakes instead of the plays that show improvement day by day. I was in camp one year and he writes that Paul Soliai should not make the team. I watched that same camp and thought oh crap, what a stud. He will be in the middle of our defense for years to come.
My criticism of Omar is actually my criticism of all passive fans, radio personalities, and print journalists and bloggers alike. In South Florida, we have become a pack of ravenous vipers ready to pounce on everyone and everything if we don't see 'perfection' right now..
This talent on this team is better in every aspect just about, than the team we had last year. And, the team we had last year was two 40-something yard field goals from 9-7. Kevin Coyle had our defenders in the right places last year to possibly pick-off an additional 17 passes which means if we hold onto say another 8-10 interceptions, we probably win another game (or 2) - which means we would have made the playoffs. If we have better talent than that team, why would I believe we would take a step back? Stone hands Smith is gone. We have more speed and the core of our interior defense is intact. We got rid of two slow LBs and replaced them with two young fast proven LBs. We stole a CB from Atlanta that will make the secondary sound. We drafted the biggest weakness last year a companion pass rusher to Cameron Wake. That is just the defense. Why aren't you jumping for pure joy? WE have not had a defense this sound in 25 years - and I have watched every single game. So, I'm certain we have something special this year.
Let's give the coaches a chance to do their prep work, evaluations... and player development, but on Sunday in 3 weeks this version of the Miami Dolphins will come to play and the NFL better watch-out!
Jerry, aren't you a regular caller on Phinsradio,net? I think I heard you last night. You always have a smart, well informed perspective. Thank you for the kind words. Praise from you is an honor!
I remember reading some philosopher from the far east (i think) a few years back. He said, and I paraphrase: "We all create our own environment. Argue for your limitations and sure enough they are yours." It always stuck with me. If you talk like a loser, then you are a loser... it made sense to me.
I love your faith brother!!!
Russ, Russ, Russ - I have never been more chilled! I think you miss the point man. I have been wrong hundreds of times. BUT, I have never trashed my team before the first game of the season. I have never screamed that front-office personnel should be fired.
We need to change the attitudes of the negative South Florida fan base one reader (or one caller) at a time.
15 Years ago we were civil in print and on the call-in shows. When I listen to callers now... It is bile spewing from a ravenous dog half the time. I like constructive discourse. Let's get back to that!
Harsh, but funny!
I will say his last article on Player Development was pretty good. He seemed like he was back from a leg being snapped in half. :)


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General Vice-Chair: Karl Rupp, Technische Universitat Wie / Argonne National Laboratory
Program Chair: Rhonda Phillips, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Program Vice Chair: Will Thacker, Winthrop University
Paper submission due: January 18, 2013
Notification of acceptance: February 8, 2013
Revised manuscript due: March 11, 2013
Symposium: April 7--10, 2013
The 2013 Spring Simulation Multiconference will feature the 21st High Performance Computing Symposium (HPC 2013), devoted to the impact of high performance computing and communications on computer simulations.
Advances in multicore and many-core architectures, networking, high end computers, large data stores, and middleware capabilities are ushering in a new era of high performance parallel and distributed simulations. Along with these new capabilities come new challenges in computing and system modeling. The goal of HPC 2013 is to encourage innovation in high performance computing and communication technologies and to promote synergistic advances in modeling methodologies and simulation. It will promote the exchange of ideas and information between universities, industry, and national laboratories about new developments in system modeling, high performance computing and communication, and scientific computing and simulation.
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- Very large room (16m2).
- 2min walk from Central Park,
- 5min walk from the 2subways to west and east Manhattan.
- 3 stops(15min) from Times Square.I am friendly & busy:)
The Space
- Wifi available
- Very large room with work desk and chair
- Full size modern kitchen and bathroom
- 50meters from Central Park
- Chinese restaurants, pizzerias, delis, supermarkets all 2 minutes away
Guest Access
- Guest has access to full use of kitchen, bathroom and living room with smart TV (netflix, amazon tv, youtube tv)
Interaction with Guests
- I am friendly, I like warm and educated people.
- I like international life, that's why I live in NYC basically
- I may explain about the city and where to go and how to do if the guest is visiting NYC for the first time
The Neighborhood
- Central park steps away
- The Museum Mile, which is on the 5th Avenue starts from the corner of the block of the apartment. Museum Mile has 6 grand museums including Metropolitan and Guggenheim Museum within 1 mile
- Restaurants, Dunkin Donut, supermarket all 2 minutes away
- Basketball courts 2 minutes away
Getting around
- 6 and 3 trains (which take to Downtown in 15 minutes) are both 5 minutes walk
- Taxi to Downtown is $15
Other Things to Note
- Neighborhood is quiet and safe
- You may cook your own dishes
- Being clean and tidy
- No pets
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We enjoyed our stay in New York very much. Our host was very friendly.
It was nice we had wifi in the appartment and it was nearby the subway and bus.
The appartement would be much icer if it was cleaned, specially the kitchen.
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Saygin is a very open minded and polite peorson.Communication was very good. We felt welcome. The only thing we did not know that he also rents another room. Saygin than sleeps on the couch in the living room.So we had to share the bathroom with five people. The bathroom was not very clean and we ran out of toilet paper. There is no possibility to cook or to prepare breakfast. It was not offered from the host. You only rent a room. For two person we only had one pillow. The apartment is uptown . If You want to go to Brooklyn, which is worth to see, It'll take you an hour to go there. To stay for 2 nights was ok.
The apartment looked bigger on the picture. There were also more guests in the house and because of that, our host slept in the living room, which was an unexpected, one time even embarrassing surprise in the beginning when I wanted to make breakfast in the living room, where the kitchen is.
The kitchen is, for people that like to cook, not a pleasant place. Dishes are left on the countertop, sink and stove. The bathroomfloor where the shower is, was so dirty
that I cleaned it up myself before I used it.
The whole situation gave me the feeling that I had returned to my college years where we as students made a mess of our house and couldn't care less.
Saygin is a very kind man but the price he's asking per night ($ 72,-) to sleep there, is far too much.
Staying with Saygin felt like visiting an old friend as he is extremely welcoming and friendly. The communication with him prior to my arrival was flawless. The room and the bed were very nice and clean. The apartment is well connected to public transportation which makes it possible to be anywhere on the east or west sides very quickly.
In summary: I highly recommend this place for visitors to NYC who want a convenient place from where to explore the city and need a nice place to crash after.
Saygin ist ein netter Vermieter, und wir hatten schöne Tage in NY.
Trotzdem möchten wir einige Anmerkungen machen, damit die Erwartungen an die Unterkunft nicht zu hoch geschraubt werden. Der Ausdruck "Great Apt" könnte zu Missverständnissen führen.
Unser Zimmer hatte eine Größe von 10 m², wobei 2 m² mit Pappkartonstapel (notdürftig mit Tüchern abgedeckt) zugestellt waren.
Es werden 2 Zimmer separat vermietet, wobei die Zimmer nicht abschließbar sind.
Die Küchenzeile, die zur Mitbenutzung freigegeben wird, war fettig und schmutzig und zeitweise von Küchenschaben bewohnt.
Saygin ist Super nett ! Die Lage ist allerdings nicht so gut wie beschrieben.. Das Zimmer war sauber , Bett frisch bezogen und Handtücher vorhanden .Saygin stand einen gerne mit Rat und Tat zur Seite . WLAN vorhanden !
The apartment is located in one of the most 'folk neighborhoods of New York City' near Harmem and Central Park. It's very near to subway which quickly brings you into Midtown. Saygin is extraordinary person, kind, funny, and very helpful and he is very open mind. Thank you very much.
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14 Jun 2012 - 14 Jun 2012The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Showcase Programme is designed to support stakeholder driven projects that aim at innovation in policy development, technology application, social mobilisation and partnership building for sustainability. The programme, as one of the pillars of the Second Phase of APFED (APFED II), promotes local initiatives in the field by responding to the needs of �innovation� emphasized in the first phase of APFED. The APFED Showcase Programme provided opportunities for various actors (CSOs, NGOs, companies) in the region to highlight creative ideas, technologies and practices, aiming to facilitate their widespread application in Asia-Pacific. The Programme also complements other APFED Action Platform mechanisms such as multi-stakeholder interactive channels (Policy Dialogue) and sustainable development initiatives (Knowledge Initiative) as described in the APFED I Final Report.
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Mother Debi Jackson's speech about her transgender child goes viral
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City mother's speech defending her transgender child has gone viral.
Debi Jackson spoke on the Plaza two months ago at the Listen to your Mother show. The show has women tell five minute stories about motherhood. The stories can be about anything: divorce, funny or serious stories. Anything goes.
Jackson shared a story about her daughter.
"I really just expected that over the next year maybe we would get 5 or 6 hundred people who had an interest in our story and want to share it," Jackson said, "Share it with their family members and friends, something like that. I never expected it to go anywhere beyond that or bigger than that."
The Huffington Post wrote an article about her speech today, and it went viral.
"I had a message from a friend that said, 'Hey, did you know you are on the Huffington Post?' I had no idea. When I went to see it, I went to look at the YouTube page," Jackson said, "It had gone from a hundred video views to several thousand, just like that, in a matter of hours."
Jackson's daughter is 7-years-old. She transitioned from male to female when she was 4-years-old.
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The video also got additional help from singer Ricky Martin. He tweeted out a link to the story this morning.
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Jackson is a huge Ricky Martin fan, and she said he's her hero.
"He's living such an authentic life and celebrating diversity himself that for him to recognize our story is just mind blowing," Jackson said, "He said that I'm an extraordinary mom and told people to listen and watch. And he followed me."
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Display, Keyboard, Apollo Guidance Computer
The Display Keyboard (DSKY), designed by the Raytheon Corporation, was the method by which Apollo astronauts communicated with the computers on board the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. A command module had two DSKYs: one on the main control panel and one in the lower navigation bay. The lunar module had one, identical DSKY. The interface consisted of a simple numerical keyboard, a row of status lights, and a set of lighted numerical indicators. Astronauts instructed the computer by keying in numerical codes in a "verb - noun" sequence.
This specimen is one of several transferred from NASA to the Museum at the end of the Apollo program. It is not known whether it was installed in a flown spacecraft.
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Not gonna lie, I had a question on a few of those whistles there at the end...
Why did we hang onto 2 timeouts with 40+ seconds left when Fred is very good at setting up plays out of timeouts?
EDIT: BTW This isn't me saying Fred is a terrible coach I was just confused?
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**** it. On to Baylor *******.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
We just played a really stupid last 1:25. Ejim particularly just letting Forte take the ball from him as he stands straight up and down and then fouling him instead of forcing him into a very tough shot.
Then Clyburn instead of actually helping double Smart on his game winner just passed him off to Niang and watched the rest of the play.
Can't win on the road until we clear up plays like these.
What a circus. I saw NC State play last night and man do I miss Bobby Lutz. He has his way with the refs.
I hate losing. That is all. 'night folks.
bull ****
i'm ******* ******
that's all i got right now
I would like to hear from the Babb haters that think he needs to come off the bench.
I think all that needs to be said is WTF just happened?
Late game heroics again but I still liked the way the team played for about 38 minutes. A lot better than last week.
Travis Ford is a complete ******.
think these "refs" had a rough day of work at Footlocker earlier today and were taking it out on the Cyclones
Seems like I've watched that game a hundred times over the last 20 years.
That rug really tied the room together, did it not dude?
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Refs did everything they could to win the game for OSU. OSU is going to **** their pants when they come to Ames.
"The greatest risk in life is not taking one"
We are terrible at late game situations, but its hard to be good when you're getting ****ed by the refs.
refs have sucked all year. ******. just took 2 shots of whiskey and now my wife is mad. AHHH i hate this sometimes
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