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Bladder tumours are growths which arise from the lining of the bladder and usually present when they bleed leading to the patient seeking advice because of blood in the urine.
An intravenous Pyelogram (IVP) is an x-ray of the lining of the kidneys and bladder which is usually carried out to see if there is any possible source of bleeding from the kidneys and the ureters (tubes) which drain the urine into the bladder.
Ultrasounds are often done to check the solid part of the kidneys.
Occasionally a tumour may be small as to not be detected by these tests.
Although it is more common for tumours to develop in the bladder itself, the X-ray is necessary because the same type of skin lines the kidneys and ureters as lines the bladder.
In order to diagnose a bladder tumour it is necessary to have a cystoscopic examination of the bladder.
That is done by passing an endoscopic type instrument through the normal opening (urethra) and inspecting the surface lining of the bladder.
This may be done with a flexible instrument under local anaesthesia where the patient is wide awake and an anaesthetic jelly has been used to numb the urethra prior to insertion of the cystoscope. If a lesion is found then it will be necessary for the patient to return and have it removed under general anaesthetic (see below)
Alternatively, it may be carried out under general anaesthetic at which time the patient is completely asleep. A general anaesthetic cystoscopy is usually carried out with a rigid stainless steel instrument and is usually too uncomfortable to be carried out under local anaesthetic.
If a tumour has been detected it is necessary for the patient to undergo a general anaesthetic (G.A) for an instrument similar to the cystoscope to be inserted and for the tumour to be removed using that instrument. If the patient is already under G.A. then it will be done there and then.
The tumours generally have an appearance rather like a cauliflower or a sea anemone. They usually have a central stalk and several fronds.
Once the specimen has been removed it is sent to the Pathologist for examination under the microscope.
The Pathologist will identify the type of tumour which is generally called a Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) and this is a type of bladder cancer.
The Pathologist usually grades the tumour from 1-3. Grade 1 being more favourable than grade 3. In addition to that the Pathologist will stage the tumour. That is done by looking at the area at which the stalk is attached to the bladder to see if the tumour is growing into the wall of the bladder.
Staging is from 1 through to 4 with stage 1 being less serious than stage 4. Tumours are usually superficial (Stage 1-2).
In the majority of cases the patient is then put on a program of check cystoscopies.
That means that the patient undergoes a cystoscopy every few months in order to check upon the lining of the bladder to see that the original tumour has not recurred and that there has been no further development of new tumours.
If new tumours develop then they will be removed as previously outlined.
Occasionally a patient will be found to have multiple tumours and a number of recurrences. In these cases it is sometimes necessary to treat the patient with medications inserted into the bladder. Those medications are put through a catheter and it is necessary to leave them in place usually 1 or 2 hours before draining the fluid out and removing the catheter.
Anaesthetics are not required for those procedures which may be carried out weekly for 6 weeks.
If you require that treatment it will be fully discussed with you and further information given to you.


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Explore writings from the Civil War by those who lived it. Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War includes primary source documents — personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, regimental histories and photograph albums, legal treatises and children's books — that present readers with a rare chance to learn firsthand what life was like when the violent divide between north and south threatened to destroy the United States.
Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War covers all aspects of the period, including military history, diplomatic history, cultural history, legal history, Southern history, African American history, healthcare and medical history, the history of technology and more.
Summary: Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War documents the war that transformed America, ending slavery and unifying the nation around the principles of freedom. The collection examines the war and all its complexity — its causes and consequences, its battles and campaigns, its political and religious aspects, the experiences of its leaders and common soldiers, the home front and the military campground and more.
This digital archive includes a variety of primary source documents — personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, regimental histories and photograph albums, legal treatises and children's books — unveiling a time when friends were enemies and the United States were torn in half. Users can read about:
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Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War provides students, researchers and history buffs with unprecedented access to primary source documents not available through competitors or via the Internet
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- Tactics and Military Training
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- William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891)
- Robert E. Lee (1807-1870)
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Zhengzhou attractions are related to Zhengzhou's long history. As a famous historic and cultural city, Zhengzhou is one of the eight ancient capitals in China. The top three sightseeing spots are Mount Songshan, with its combination of culture and nature scenery; Henan National Museum, the teller of Chinese history; and Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin Kung fu.
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25 of the 64 teams were not in the field last year. There are no teams making a first-ever appearance in the tournament. Northern Iowa last was in the field in 1961 when they were called Iowa Teachers College. William & Mary is in the field for the first time since 1983 and Temple's last appearance was 1984.
Miami (Fla.) is in the field for the 29th consecutive year, extending its own record. Florida State is making its 24th straight appearance, second all time. Other long consecutive streaks include Clemson (15), LSU (13) and Cal State Fullerton (10).
Of the 281 Division I institutions which sponsor baseball, Tulane has the most Division I wins with 50. Twenty-four other teams won at least 40 Division I contests and all are in the field of 64.


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The University of Texas at Tyler will implement an iPad research project this fall that will assess the use of mobile-learning devices on student learning and engagement, UT Tyler President Rodney Mabry announced. "Anecdotal evidence and some research show that mobile devices improve students' engagement and learning. We want to collect solid data about this …
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UT Tyler to conduct iPad research project
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May 29 2012
UT Tyler names assistant director
Jessica Chiles has been named The University of Texas at Tyler's assistant director of admissions, effective June 1, Candice Lindsey, assistant vice president for enrollment management, marketing and customer relations, announced. As assistant director, her responsibilities will include UT Tyler recruitment coordination and management. "I and the entire UT Tyler admissions staff look forward to …
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May 07 2012
UT Tyler to offer Master of Accountancy
The University of Texas at Tyler will offer a new master of accountancy program this fall, Dr. Donna Dickerson, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced. The 30-credit hour program will provide students with the requisite accounting skills and knowledge for a professional career in accounting. It is designed to be flexible enough …
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Mar 15 2012
Graduate student earns top honors
Elle Harvell of Whitehouse, a history graduate student at The University of Texas at Tyler, was recognized at a professional conference for her outstanding research, Dr. Donna Dickerson, interim provost for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies, announced. Harvell received "Best Graduate Paper" honors at the Texas A&M History Graduate Conference, which was sponsored …
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Mar 07 2012
Greek week slated
The University of Texas at Tyler's sixth annual Greek Week is March 26 – 30. Since 2007, Greek Week has united the UT Tyler Greek community through friendly competition and fun-filled activities. This year's activities include car window painting, lip sync, "can castle" canned food drive, a campus service project, and more. For a complete …
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Feb 21 2012
UT Tyler, NASA collaborate
The University of Texas at Tyler will further collaborate with National Aeronautics and Space Administration Education by designing and delivering ongoing professional development activities that will enhance K-12 teaching and learning, Dr. Michael Odell, associate vice president for sponsored research and director of federal relations, announced. Joining a select group of high quality development providers …
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Feb 14 2012
Biology professor to raise funds for scholarship
Dr. Blake Bextine, an associate biology professor at UT Tyler, is participating in the 2012 Cowtown UltraMarathon to raise funds for a UT Tyler scholarship. An endurance athlete, Bextine will participate on Sunday, Feb. 26 in Fort Worth in support of the Dr. Darrell W. Pogue Memorial Scholarship, benefiting undergraduate biology students. "Darrell was my …
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Nursing programs ranked
The University of Texas at Tyler's online graduate and doctoral nursing programs have received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Linda Klotz, College of Nursing and Health Sciences dean, announced. Out of 458 institutions surveyed, the publication ranks UT Tyler in the top three in Teaching Practices and Student Engagement. This ranking …
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Some Of What We Do
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Together with McLaurin Baptist Church in Grande Prairie, we have partnered with a church in Rwanda. The church is in the Butare area, in the south east of the country. It is a regional church, with a number of smaller churches under its leadership. All of these churches are in a rural area. Our partnership is facilitated through CBM (Canadian Baptist Ministries), and is officially called STEP (Serving, Training, Energizing Partnerships).
This picture shows the roof of the new church building. We had the privilege of being there for the first service under this new roof. Our partnership does much more than just help build a church - it encourages the people there to continue in their struggle towards political stability, education, medical help, and economic development. All of these elements are critically important for the future of Rwanda.
The church there also runs a school with over 400 children, most of whom are orphans. Each of these children is a beautiful gift from God, made in His image. It is exciting to see that our support is making a significant difference in the lives of these children. The church in Butare is also making a big difference in their whole community, as they have a number of outreach programs to those living with HIV/AIDS, and to vulnerable children. Many have come to know Christ through the loving ministries to the poor and hurting.
The next mission trip to Rwanda will be in 2017.
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Bistro Sabor opens in downtown Napa
The downtown Napa dining scene has a new entrant starting this evening.
The space on First Street occupied by First Squeeze for years has been renovated and will re-open tonight as Bistro Sabor.
Bistro Sabor, which is being run by Ariel Ceja of Ceja Vineyards, will serve up "Latino street food" and a sign at the restaurant invites passers by to come in and get "tacos and saké."
In March, Ceja told the Napa Valley Register the restaurant would serve up "fast casual" food with menu items ranging from $6 – $12 and including both lighter and heavier fare.
The restaurant is doing a 'soft' opening tonight, Saturday and Sunday with dinner service starting at 6pm each day. Normal hours of operation are expected to start on June 16th.
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Health officials are warning parents about the dangers of owning "pocket pets." According to the CDC, in the past few months, hamsters, mice and other small rodents kept as pets have sickened up to 30 people in at least 10 states with dangerous multi-drug resistant bacteria. Dr. Mom takes a look at the problem.


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Formula DRIFT deepens commitment to making competition the most exciting in motor sports by enacting more changes to the Sporting Regulations.
The changes that have been made are in the following areas:
- Pro Championship and Qualifying points structure
- Pro Championship license retention
- Protests in competition
- Qualifying format and criteria points allocation
- General judging criteria for Qualifying and Head-to-Head competition
- Use of replays in competition
"We are excited to start off our eleventh season with the motif of, "Dawn of a New Decade," and with that comes changes to the competition that we feel will enhance the show by making it more thrilling, while keeping the flow consistent and in-line with what we consider to be the most electrifying motor sport on the planet," says Ryan Sage, Vice President and Co-Founder of Formula DRIFT.
A full and comprehensive list of the changes in their entirety can be found http://www.formulad.com/blog/2014/fd-news/formula-drift-makes-sweeping-c....
The 2014 Formula DRIFT season will begin with Round 1: Streets of Long Beach on April 4-5. For more information visit: www.formuladrift.com and find Formula DRIFT on Instagram @formulad, Facebook www.facebook.com/formuladrift and Twitter @FormulaD.


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Chemical composition -- Copper oxide.
Color -- Intense red, brownish red, or purplish red.
Optics -- R.I 2.85.
Durability -- Hardness 3.5-4. Brittle.
Crystal structure -- Cubic.
Specific Gravity -- 6.0-6.1 (very dense).
Sources -- Tiny crystals of cuprite are found worldwide, but the only source of large stones (yielding finished stones up to 300 carats) is Onganja, Namibia.
The rarity, deep red color, and high R.I. make cuprite a very desirable collector stone, found in only a few collections.


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Makes 4 servings.
- 4 large, firm Anjou pears (2 pounds), with stems
- 8 cubes (about 1 oz. each) Ilchester® White Stilton cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water
Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut pears in half lengthwise. Remove any seeds. Place pears, cut side down, on metal baking sheet; bake 20 minutes. Turn pears over and bake another 20 minutes. Turn pears again, and bake 10 minutes longer. Pears should be golden brown and soft. Remove from oven and let cool 15 minutes.
Take the 8 cubes of Ilchester® White Stilton cheese and, using your hands or a large spoon, make 8 quenelles or oval shapes. Set aside. In heavy small saucepan, combine honey and water. Bring just to a boil, stirring until honey is dissolved. Lower heat to a simmer and cook 10 minutes until syrup thickens to about 1/2 cup. Let cool 10 minutes.
Place two warm or room temperature pear halves on each plate with cut side up. Place a cheese quenelle on each. Spoon 2 tablespoons warm honey syrup over pears. Serve immediately.


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Bristol-Myers Squibb says that it is now willing to pay $62 per share to take over the 83.4% of ImClone Systems it doesn't already own. This price values ImClone at $4.7 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb reports that it will commence a cash tender offer at this price.
Bristol-Myers Squibb opened bidding for ImClone on June 31 with $60 per share. The offer was met by a resounding no from ImClone's board. In fact, Carl Icahn, chairman of ImClone's board, disclosed that there was another bidder, who remains unnamed, offering $70 per share.
ImClone has been trading over $60 since Bristol-Myers Squibb first reported its intent to buy ImClone. ImClones' shares shot up from $46.44 to almost reach $64 in the first day of trading after this offer. It opened today at $63.11.
Bristol-Myers Squibb intends to file with the SEC a preliminary consent solicitation statement relating to the solicitation of written consents from ImClone stockholders to remove all existing members of ImClone's board of directors and replace them with five nominees proposed by Bristol-Myers, says chairman and CEO, James M. Cornelius. "Bristol-Myers is taking this action to ensure that ImClone's board of directors does not prevent the ImClone stockholders from having a direct voice in the process by refusing to satisfy the conditions to our offer," he notes in a letter to Icahn.
Cornelius in his letter also expressed his interest in the company and concerns over the delays in approval from ImClone's side. "Nearly two months have elapsed since we made our initial offer, and it has been nearly two weeks since your disclosure that an unnamed bidder had submitted a conditional preliminary proposal to acquire ImClone," Cornelius wrote. "These delays, combined with ImClone's lack of transparency, have created a protracted period of uncertainty among your stockholders, employees, and other constituents which could hurt the intrinsic value of ImClone's assets."
"Our all-cash offer represents an approximately 48% premium to the average share price of the company's common stock during the three-month period ended on July 30th, the last trading day prior to our initial offer," he continued.
"Our tender offer will be subject to certain customary conditions, including ImClone's preferred stock purchase rights not being applicable to the tender offer and the proposed second-step merger and the agreement of ImClone's board of directors to amend the existing stockholder agreement between Bristol-Myers Squibb and ImClone to eliminate its proportional voting requirement in connection with the election or removal of ImClone's directors. Our offer is not subject to due diligence or financing."
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Kevin Canty, 43, has been charged with second-degree murder and criminal use of a firearm for plugging his wife, Jessica Mera, 40, with 10 bullets while their 4-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son watched on Saturday morning at his home in Ozone Park.
Canty expressed remorse during his confession, but said the murder was prompted by his wife's infidelity, according to the Daily News.
The Post is reporting that Canty kept firing even after his wife was down and that the children ran to a deli and screamed, "Daddy shot Mommy." Neighbors said they heard a woman yelling, "No, no, no."
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Wanda Sykes Movies and Career Information
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Wanda Sykes is an American writer, comedian, actress, and voice artist. She earned the 1999 Emmy Award for her writing on The Chris Rock Show. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is well known for her role as Barbara Baran on The New Adventures of Old Christine and for her appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. In November 2009, The Wanda Sykes Show, her own late-night talkshow, premiered on Fox, airing Saturday nights, until it was cancelled in April 2010. Sykes has also had a successful career in film, appearing in Monster-in-Law, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Evan Almighty, and License to Wed, and voiced characters in Over the Hedge, Barnyard, Brother Bear 2, Rio, and Ice Age: Continental Drift.
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Internet Explorer has a feature that replaces text entered in the address bar based upon a registry setting. For example, its possible to type in 'kb q198279' (without the quotes), and have IE generate the URL to display the knowledge base article Q198279. It does this by replacing 'kb' with another string containing a placeholder for the remaining arguments. This feature saves typing URLs and reduces the number of pages visited to get the results you're after. BTW Firefox and Maxthon have this functionality built into their user interface.
SearchURL.reg contains settings that will allow easier searching of the websites listed below. Click the link, then either choose to save the file to disk (you should do this so that you can review it) or choose to run it from this location. If your organisation blocks the download of .reg files, then use this link (copy the text and paste it into a .reg file). If you review SearchURL.reg, you'll easily recognise the syntax all be able to create your own abbreviations for your favourites sites.
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Because this new URL does not accept article ID's in the old format (with a leading Q), I'm continuing to use the old URL as this works with or without a leading Q.
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While executive recruiter Lori Greenberg and her husband were on vacation in Ecuador and the Hamptons, strangers were in their four-bedroom townhouse in upscale Park Slope, Brooklyn.
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After five years of slow growth, preowned-market sales volume headed into negative territory last year. Aviation data service JetNet reports fewer retail transactions were conducted in 2015 than in 2014, the first such decrease since 2009. Last year, 2,458 preowned business jets were sold, says JetNet, versus 2,569 in 2014—a 4.3 percent decline.
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Fractional providers are refreshing their fleets, taking delivery of new models in the industry's first major upgrade wave since the 2008 economic downturn.
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Our airliner was on final approach to New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport when a flight attendant decided to grab a mic and start warbling Willie Nelson's country-western ballad "Crazy." Not Nelson's own smooth-as-pudding rendition of the song or the plaintive Patsy Cline version, but rather a caterwauling, off-pitch, screeching interpretation that, as the airplane descended, probably had most of the cats in North Jersey looking to the night sky with alarm.
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Two of Paris's historical museums, the Musée Rodin and the Musée de l'Homme, have recently reopened after major makeovers.
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Dan Drohan serves as chairman and CEO of Solairus Aviation, an aircraft-management and charter company he founded in 2008, just as the Great Recession began. Despite that bad timing, the firm has prospered and now has more than 100 aircraft in its managed fleet.
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Earth Day began on April 22, 1970 and started the modern environmental movement. One of the main focuses of Earth Day is the loss of species and was a factor in the initiation of the Endangered Species Act. There are several situations that affect this such as loss of habitat and invasive species.
Wisconsin has a diverse landscape that includes hardwood forests, prairie, a complex river system and it is bordered by Lake Superior on the north and Lake Michigan on the east. Thus affording a diverse population of species, some rare.
The Karner blue butterfly feeds on lupine that grows in the dry areas of Wisconsin. The Kirtland's warbler is listed on the endangered species list and is now breeding in Wisconsin's young jack forests. The leafhopper has only been seen four times in the Wisconsin prairies since 1994.
In many situations these populations are threatened due to the increased human population of the state. The growing cities encroach on the wild habitat splintering the areas into islands of habitable areas for the wild population.
Invasive species have threatened the native animals causing a reduction in their population. Fire restrictions have also played a part in the natural order. It is an essential role in the health of the environment.
Wisconsin is a key area in the well-being of the environment and with the help of the state agencies the wild animal inhabitants are carefully monitored. Milwaukee area residents can volunteer in many of these programs.


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Application to Pay Filing Fees in Installments modified 10/28/2006
Federal Bankruptcy Rule 1006 allows for filing fees to be paid in installments. This procedure explains how to file an application to pay filing fees in installments using the electronic case filing system (ECF).
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By W. Blake Gray
"Spring Snow" is a pretty good nickname for a sake because it sounds not just delicate and natural, but outright freaky when you think about it. Snowing in springtime? You don't see that often.
Same for its sake namesake -- although in this case, blame not Mother Nature, but the US government.
Akitabare "Shunsetsu" ("spring snow") Nama Honjozo is highly unusual because it combines a class of sake we often see in the U.S. -- nama -- with one that we don't, honjozo.
Honjozo sakes are basically the same quality as junmai sakes, because at least 30 percent of the outer part of the rice is polished away. They're very popular in Japan. But because of US tax law on imported sake, they're uncommon here.
"Junmai" means "pure rice": nothing but rice, water and koji mold goes into a junmai sake.
For honjozos, brewer's alcohol may be added during the process. Usually this is done to create a lighter, less intense, more subdued style. Think about the difference between Italian Pinot Grigio and Alsatian Pinot Gris. The honjozo is more like the Pinot Grigio -- crisp, light-bodied, meant for food, at the sacrifice of some aromatic and flavor intensity. Yet there are plenty of mild dishes in Japanese cuisine that a richly flavored sake (or a full-bodied, super-aromatic Pinot Gris) would overpower.
Honjozo sakes are big in Japan partly because of their food friendliness, and partly because their easy quaffability makes it easy to drink quickly enough to get shitfaced. Japanese don't drink halfway.
However, while honjozo sakes are generally the same price or cheaper than junmais in Japan, in the US they are significantly more expensive. The US government taxes them at a higher rate because alcohol is added, so they drop into the same category as fortified wines like Port.
That, and the fact that junmai has the better connotation in the US of being "pure," has kept honjozo sakes from making any headway in this market.
This honjozo is an oddity because it's also "nama," which means unpasteurized. It doesn't taste like any other sake I've had on these shores. More on that in a moment.
The brewery, based in Akita prefecture in chilly northern Honshu on the Japan Sea side, claims to be bound by tradition. The company's junmai label proclaims "koshiki junzukuri" -- the old way. And the brewery claims to have been using some of the same tools for the past century (In case you're wondering, the US Air Force didn't bother flying that far north.)
And yet, Akitabare's sake lineup is pretty innovative. The daiginjo is bottle-aged for two years, which is almost heresy in an industry focused on freshness. And then there's this sake, which -- because it's nama -- is most definitely "drink now."
Before that spring snow melts.
Tasting Notes:
The aroma is complex, with notes of cream, mustard powder, orange rind, oyster shell, melon and shrimp. But it doesn't prepare you for what you're about to taste. Neither does the mouthfeel, which is a big plus: it's tight and creamy at the same time, with a taut center and a long taut finish.
What I taste from this is melon, and plenty of it -- the characteristic of a nama, but definitely not a characteristic of most honjozos. I also taste notes of cream and oyster shell. It's a little pungent and never fattens up. That's a good thing -- it's very food-friendly.
Food Pairing:
I had it with Chinese delivery food -- sliced fish sauteed with bok choy, spinach with garlic and vegetable chow mein -- and it was excellent.
Overall Score: around 9
How Much?: $20
This wine is available for purchase on the Internet.
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For the longest time I've wanted a garment rack but not a standard one, one that has a vintage industrial feel. My boyfriend and I are planning to make one so we can design it exactly how we please. Since both of our schedules have been ridiculously busy this Summer we haven't had the time to do so, meanwhile my closet gets bigger by the day making it almost impossible to find anything. I cleaned it up and gave into buying a temporary rack until we have the time to make our dream one. I'm so excited by how it looks and love the idea of rotating pretty little frocks that are currently inspiring me.
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Having years of experience under my belt in the shopping department I have grown to be a pretty good bargain hunter. Over the weekend I scored my best piece yet only because I was up for a challenge. I walked into Jeremey's (one of my all time favorite stores) and was instantly drawn to a beautiful pink, soft leather-ed, ruffled bag whose gold closure glistened with the name Valentino printed along it. I was confused as to why this beauty was left behind during the weekend blow out sale, soon to realize that it was a bit beat up and needed some definite TLC. One handle was broken, a metal piece was missing and a portion needed to be reattached, but all of these things were minor in my mind and there was no way I was going to leave it behind, especially when I would be saving a whopping $2425! I brought it to my step dad and within a few hours he had fixed it leaving me with my new favorite possession.


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Happy Friday kittens! Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I've been so busy prepping for fashion week I have barely had time to breath. Today's makeup is a soft smokey plum with a little bronze accent.
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Brewer Science to Showcase Advances in Material Platforms that Extend Lithography at SPIE Advanced Lithography
Brewer Science: 'Control the Light. Change the World.'
February 19, 2014 – Brewer Science will share its latest cutting-edge advancements in lithography technology, materials, and process solutions at SPIE Advanced Lithography, 23 – 27 February 2014. SPIE, the conference's sponsor, is the international society for optics and photonics. Brewer Science will showcase new platforms that stem from the company's unique understanding that when you control the light, you can change the world. As a Corporate Member of SPIE since 2004, Brewer Science is proud to support SPIE's commitment to advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light.
Brewer Science has developed cutting-edge materials and processes for controlling light during photolithography processes for over three decades. Advances in the company's materials including ARC® anti-reflective coatings have helped make electronics smaller, faster, and more affordable.
Douglas Guerrero, Brewer Science Senior Technologist, will join a panel of industry experts who will share their insight on the topic "Extending the end of CMOS through nanotechnology" Monday, 24 February at 6:00 PM.
Join Brewer Science at SPIE Advanced Lithography to learn about these advanced lithography technologies:
Streamlined etch integration with a unique neutral layer (NL) for self-assembled block copolymers (BCPs)
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For the woman who would rather have Jimmy Choos on her feet than any other shoe (even if that's a pipe dream), the Jimmy Choo eau de parfum is sure to be her signature scent. Rich and luxurious, with notes of tiger orchid, Indonesian patchouli, green leaves, and toffee, it lingers sensually on the skin for hours without being overwhelming. This prettily packaged gift set includes eau de parfum, body lotion, and shower gel.21 Jan, 2013 in Body
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This video segment explores how hurricanes are tracked and monitored. The segment is part of the NASA SCIFiles program, which features the Tree House Detectives, a group of young students who work together to solve everyday problems. In this segment, one of the detectives visits a team of hurricane hunters and rides along on a mission. The detective learns that the data gathered by these hunters are used to locate the center of the hurricane and to monitor the hurricane's strength. The hurricane hunters also discuss tropical storms and the five categories of hurricanes.
Hurricane Hunters: The Work of Weather Reconnaissance
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Other video learning clips in this series:
Learning About Clouds and How They Are Formed
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Miley Cyrus is slowly becoming the next pop princess and she is taking her global tour "Bangerz" on the road kicking it off in style on Valentine's Day. First stop is Vancouver, and rumor has it she has some big names in store for her tour wardrobe.
According to reports the tour will feature costumes designs from some big designers names that include Marc Jacobs, Jeremy Scott and iconic costumer Bob Mackie.
Her tour is definitely going to turn heads she also has a great opening acts Sky Ferreira and Icona Pop all set to join her on the North American leg of the tour.
Miley has also created collectible merch for the "Bangerz" tour in which she plans on giving away during the show for free.
Currently Cyrus is the star of Jacobs' Spring 2014 ad campaign she also wore Marc Jacobs to both the Met Ball as well as the Fashion Group International's Night of Stars. Miley also posed nude for one of Jacobs' 'Love the Skin Your In' t-shirts.
The pop princess on the rise even credits Jacobs with her fashion-y new image stating "He kind of brought me into fashion like when I was 16, that was when I started being around him and just learning from him."


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Before I got married, I never thought much about celebrating Christmas in a major way. Having lived life as a bachelorette until the ripe age of 51, I threw a few ornaments in a vaguely festive basket and called it a day. I didn't realize that I was really in a "resting mode" –waiting for the time I would inherit Christmas from Sheila.
Sheila was my husband's first wife. She was married to Wilson for 40 years and she had a definite thing for the holidays. She spent hours scouring specialty shops for the perfect ornaments and other Christmas decorations, and she bought them with gusto. Sheila lived and traveled the world with Wilson and found a way to appreciate each culture with a keepsake ornament—or ten. By the time she died of a brain tumor in 2003, she had amassed so many ornaments that several industrial-sized boxes were filled to the brim with her holiday haul.
Enter the former 50+ bachelorette, now the brand new wife. Faced with duplicating Sheila's full-out celebration of the season, I panicked. Sheila didn't just have one tree, she had four. There was a "cooking tree" that depicted her expertise in the kitchen and Wilson's love of wine and food. There were two outside trees to be simply decorated with shiny silver balls, then the breath-taking living room tree that she spent three days decorating, and another three taking down. Add to that countless holiday-themed stuffed animals, angel statues and other accessories.
During my first Christmas as the second wife, I began opening the boxes that Wilson let languish for the first year of his new life as a widower. It was like entering a world I would never know. Wrapped carefully in tissues, the ornaments were an archeological dig into a life filled with celebrations and adventures. There were delicate paper fish from Japan, about 15 Celtic crosses from Ireland and wafer-thin brass disks or stars with commemorative messages to celebrate a certain Christmas event.
And of course, there was her family. A female child figure celebrated her daughter, Kate. Kate, who I have seen twice, is now an adult, living in Manchester, Connecticut. A little boy figure featured the name "Jamie" on the side. James, their son, died tragically in 2002.
Perhaps, the most poignant to me were the Christmas decorations that she hadn't had the chance to use. I found two unopened boxes tucked away in a drawer in the hallway chest. One contained an ornament of a flying woman with the word "chef" on her side. The figure carries all of her tools (pots, pans, and cookbook and a basket of eggs) on her arm. The other box held an ornament of a male who was labeled "wine expert." He holds a wine bottle, cork and glass and a book for his wine notes. It was obviously an affectionate nod to her relationship with her husband.
During my first Christmas with Wilson, I was intimidated and it showed. A gigantic green olive ornament from Saks purchased in the 50's (and cherished) slipped through my hands and made a sickeningly tinny sound as it crashed into a thousand pieces on our wooden floor and the fragile paper fish crumpled under my clumsy grasp. I began to hear Sheila chiding me about my lack of artistry and her concern about the safety of her beloved holiday treasures. Somehow, I muddled through, slightly resentful that nothing of me was in the celebration. It felt strange to hang someone else's memories on the tree—and I felt sad that these ornaments were so loved by someone no longer able to enjoy and reminisce over them. I wanted my own style and my own imprint in my new role as Christmas tree caretaker.
However, as the years have gone on—something changed for me. Opening the boxes this year, I felt an odd stirring. The tiny crosses, meant to be placed on the upper branches, evoked memories of the Christmas before when Wilson and I played Bing Crosby and drank egg nog as we decorated. Out came the ornament that celebrated the memory of Wilson and Sheila's beloved cat, Bathsheba, who, I was told, could shimmy up a tree like a squirrel and who caught her fair share of prey. Here was the animated squirrel ornament with the flashing lights that Sheila couldn't live without. Underneath that was the tiny replica of the Seattle ferry boat they discovered on a rainy day near Pikes market. Also unwrapped: a Santa-clad alligator that my husband and I found in New Orleans, some whimsical fairy dolls we bought at a winery in Paso Robles and a brand new Santa Claus festooned with ribbons and bells purchased this year in Shenandoah Valley. Somehow, I began to learn that Christmas and our memories held enough room for all of us.
And, although I still feel Sheila's presence at Christmas, she no longer chides me. In fact, I count on her to remind me to enjoy the season—to take my time and not rush the holiday. To rejoice in loved ones and not to forget what we left behind. Call me weird, but sometimes, the Ghost of Christmas Past is a friendly one—and I give her a lot of credit for this wonderful inheritance of celebration.
Ann Schmidt-Fogarty lives in Vacaville with her husband, Wilson, numerous pets and countless ways to celebrate Christmas.


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The beautiful German Shepherd holds the number 2 spot on AKC's list of most popular dog breeds in the United States. His even temperament and loyalty to family attracts many people, but you have to be careful when bringing one home.
The German Shepherd was developed into the breed we know today in the early twentieth century for herding, police, and military work. His loyalty to those closest to him, high energy, and need for a job make him an ideal candidate for such work. German Shepherds have also been greatly used as guide dogs and search and rescue dogs. He is highly trainable, and can accomplish nearly any task you give him, but training must start early and be consistent throughout his life. Socialization is very important for all dogs, but if you are going to own a big, powerful breed like a German Shepherd, it is especially important that he is socialized properly and that you have control over him.
One thing you need to give thought to when considering a German Shepherd is his size. He is typically between 22 and 26 inches tall and can weigh anywhere between 60 and 140 pounds. If you live in an apartment or small house and decide to get a German Shepherd, know that he can adapt to city life, but he must have plenty of exercise, as much as 2 or more hours a day. He seems to have boundless energy, and if he is not exercised properly, he may develop destructive behaviors out of boredom.
The German Shepherd is self confident, yet even tempered. He is very loyal and affectionate with his family and friends, but can be reserved with strangers. He is very intelligent and easily trainable. He is good with children and typically good with other animals, but his natural herding instinct may become a problem if his need for a job is not satisfied. Do not allow him to nip at the heels of anyone or anything, even at a young age, if you do not plan on practicing herding with him because without correction he will think this is acceptable behavior, and he could unintentionally hurt someone or another animal.
Always be sure to do your homework when looking for a breeder because German Shepherds are prone to several diseases that are sometimes hereditary. Some diseases to watch out for in German Shepherds are Bloat, Epilepsy, Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, Hip and Elbow Dysplasia, and Panostetis. Make sure that if you are purchasing a German Shepherd from a breeder that you know the lines of the puppy you are purchasing and his risk, if any, of contracting any of these conditions.
So who should own a German Shepherd? If you are looking for a lazy dog who does not require much training or exercise, this is not the dog for you, but if you are looking for an active, loyal, even tempered dog, and have the time and willingness to provide for the needs of this powerful breed, then the German Shepherd will make an excellent pet for you for many years.


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Many people purchase alternatives to cow's milk such as rice milk, almond milk, cashew milk, or coconut milk for various health reasons, which you can find out more about here. Aside from being a healthy choice, it's also an affordable one. The usual price of 1 qt. of rice, almond, cashew, or coconut milk is generally over $1.60, if not significantly more. I've found that for around that same price I can make a whole gallon!
Here's some of my tasty recipe ideas.
Ultimate Milk Recipe
- 1 cup raw almonds (may substitute rice, cashews, raw coconut, or any mixture of these to preference)
- 1 quart water (for coconut milk only recipe, use 3 cups water and soak previous, for rice milk use hot water)
- 1-2 Tbs. raw honey or agave nectar (Find out more about sweeteners here!)
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbs. safflower oil (optional, I like to use a bit less than 1 Tbs., great with almond and cashew milk)
- 1 tsp. vanilla (optional, great in rice milk for flavor)
1. For almonds place in boiling water for 1 min. then strain, let cool before removing skins. (other ingredients will not require boiling)
2. Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth. (About 3 min.)
3. Strain if desired. (Use cheesecloth or sieve.)
Pulp may be baked in bread, dehydrated as flour, mixed in a smoothie, or cooked in eggs for extra fiber.
Note: To make rice milk smoother you can cook the rice with part of the water before blending, 2 cups of water to 1 cup rice.
Recommendations: try almond-coconut, almond-cashew, or get creative and add sesame to one of the recipes. Coconut also blends with almond, rice, and cashew recipes very nicely.
Also some people like to add protein or multivitamin powder for extra nutrients, however, depending on your diet you may already receive sufficient nutrition from other sources.
Buy your ingredients locally:
Check out Colorado Spring's local Sunflower Farmers Market (1730 Dublin Boulevard, 719.590.8890) for great prices on your ingredients.
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It's Valentine's Day. Go over the top. Pull out all the stops. Go crazy. It's the one of the day of the year when you can be ultra-romantic and extremely corny with your sweetie and nobody will tease you for it.
One place that you can do this is Fleming's Steakhouse. If you are a steak lover, you will be in heaven. You will make your Valentine very happy and cupid might send his arrow through your heart as you nosh on the best Porterhouse you have ever tasted. For three nights during Valentine's Day weekend, on February 12th, 13th and 14th, Fleming's is offering a special Valentine sharing menu. You may choose from a saucy Glazed Porterhouse priced at 98 dollars or the Blue Cheese Crusted Filet Mignon and Lobster En Fuego priced at 89 dollars, both portioned for two people. Both selections are served with potatoe, vegetables and salads. To round out the meal try a very special dessert of Red Velvet cake and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries at 9.95 for two.
In addition to this very delightful menu, a 25 dollar gift card will be presented to the table to be used for future dining by March 31, 2010.
Call 860-676-WINE or visit Fleming's at 44 South Main Street to make your reservations today.


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3 star hotel Geniesserhotel Messnerwirt
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The hotel Messnerwirt, 1,080 meters above sea level, is located in the centre of Oberolang in Pustertal. The free shuttle bus to the ski slopes of Plan de Corones stops outside the hotel every 20 minutes.
This 3-star hotel, excellent value for money, features spacious rooms, furnished in classical style, with LCD televisions with satellite channels, private balcony and free Wi-Fi. Every morning a rich breakfast buffet awaits you, with sweet and savory dishes, while at lunch and dinner, the restaurant will prepare traditional Tyrolean dishes. The spa has a turkish bath and sauna, both free for guests. There are also a solarium, a Jacuzzi and massage rooms where you can relax. During the winter you can store your skis and boots free of charge in a heated storage. On summer days you can use the barbecue facilities in the hotel garden, furnished with tables, chairs and beds. Lovers of cycling will appreciate the new trail for mountain bikes of Pustertal, which is nearby the hotel, which also has a room where bicycles can be repaired. Free outdoor parking, a garage on request and free of charge, and a deposit for bicycles and motorcycles complete the comprehensive range of services offered.
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I have a VMWare Server 2.0 installation. I have a USB hard drive plugged into the host and the USB device attached to a VM. I would like to be able to boot from one of the partitions on my USB drive. Is this possible? From the bit of poking around I've done it looks like the BIOS doesn't support USB drives?
you would had better results searching for it on Google...
here it is:
but you can upgrade to the new ESXi Server (free for developing environment) and that will boot from USB devices, all you need to do is follow this trick.
Rather than trying to boot directly from the USB drive, could you create a VHD on the USB drive and configure the VM boot off of that? If you did things this way, the VM would have no knowledge that it's actually running off of a USB stick.
You'd probably have to be careful with unplugging the USB stick, but I'd think this should be possible. I'm doing something similar with eSATA drives and it's worked like a charm so far...(running stable for about two months now).
BTW: This is the reason why I switched to Virtualbox for desktop virtualization. This feature, RDP (mstsc/MS Terminal Services Client) access to the VM and Seamless mode.


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What would have happened if William Shakespeare had written Star Wars? Ian Doescher attempts to answer this question in his trilogy of plays written in the style of Shakespeare that recount the classic adventures of Star Wars (Episodes IV, V, and VI). The titles alone--Verily, a New Hope, The Empire Striketh Back, and The Jedi Doth Return--provide an accurate idea of the merriment to be found within these tomes, which are anything but hefty. In fact, they read quickly and easily, as Doescher's verse feels natural and flows almost as well as the Bard's. It helps, perhaps, that the story of Star Wars is replete with Shakespearean themes, as Doescher notes in the afterword to Verily, a New Hope. The afterwords to each volume are a pleasant surprise: they are short and insightful, well worth reading as a complement to the text and as food for further thought about both Star Wars and the works of Shakespeare. These books will definitely please Star Wars fans because of Doescher's faithfulness to George Lucas's films and are likely to please Shakespeare enthusiasts because of Doescher's fluid use of iambic pentameter, Shakespearean language, and a healthy sprinkling of nods to some of the Bard's most famous lines, with a Star Wars twist, of course. Adding to the Shakespearean feel, the layout of the text is presented in the style of a typical Shakespearean play, divided into acts and scenes, the lines numbered, the stage directions in italics and character names in all caps. Unlike a Shakespeare, these plays are illustrated, and Nicolas Delort's charming pen and ink drawings only add to the fun of the text. These books are a delightful diversion, well worth the little time it takes to read them.
Other Literary Mash-Ups: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (Doescher mentions this as an inspiration for William Shakespeare's Star Wars), Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Horses by Ben H. Winters


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10 Questions About Investing in Stocks That Every Beginner Asks
Stephanie Taylor Christensen
Can't tell your EPS from your IPO? This quick guide to stock market investing will set a few things straight.
Curious about investing in the stock market but still confused by its strange terms and conflicting headlines and advice? Here's the straight talk on 10 common questions novice investors usually ask.
1. Is there factual evidence that I'll make money buying stocks?
According to
Standard & Poor's data
, total annualized return of stocks from 1926 through 2013 was 9.9%. With the potential for those returns, however, comes greater risk. Despite all the expert advice you'll no doubt come across when researching specific stocks, there are no guarantees as to how a stock will perform; the broader market is impacted by so many forces that are uncontrollable and unpredictable -- including consumer emotion, political events, and natural disasters. That said, long-term historical market performance data demonstrates the potential benefit of investing in stocks. This is particularly true for long-term investors who can minimize their exposure to market volatility and avoid buying based on emotion and reacting to market downturns in a panic.
2. What are the most important indicators of a stock's health?
All publicly traded companies issue quarterly earnings reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You can find a few key pieces of data in the reports to evaluate a stock's health:
Earnings per share (EPS):
Ratio of total earnings divided by the total investor shares. You can compare stocks with this number.
Price/Earnings ratio (P/E):
What customers are paying for a dollar of the company's earnings. According to
, the long-term average number has been about 15. A stock with a high P/E might mean that the future looks bright -- but it will have to work harder to maintain the performance. A low P/E might mean that a price increase is on the way -- or that a company is in trouble.
ratio (P/B):
When you're evaluating a few stocks in the same category (like tech or finance), this ratio can indicate what shareholders are willing to pay compared to the company's reported value. Generally, a value of less than 1.0 could indicate that the price is trading lower than the actual value of the company, signaling an opportunity to buy low (though it may also mean the company is struggling). Because P/B varies greatly by industry, this metric is a gauge most appropriate for comparing "apples to apples" stocks.
Though some figures can be more telling than others when evaluating a stock's health, your assessment can't be isolated to one or two metrics; the appropriate stock picks for your portfolio rest largely on your objective. If you seek high returns and can absorb high risk, stocks poised to increase significantly over a short time period will appeal. If you are looking for less risk and moderate growth, stick to stocks whose price ranges over the past 52 weeks have been steadier. Conduct independent research and form your own educated opinions: Do you think the company/product will be in demand 10 years from now, and do you believe in the company's strategy in relation to the competition? Scour the annual reports of the stocks you're considering buying to learn more about what the stock's past performance entailed, growth strategy, and how much debt it carries.
3. Where can I find analyst research and recommendations on a particular company's stock?
In addition to your own research and metrics, seek out the opinions of analysts who cover the stock to understand more about its industry, and what the experts think will happen to the stock and why. Analyst research can be found online through several reputable, independent sources like
Zacks Investment Research
, and
Yahoo Finance
If you intend to trade through a major brokerage firm, most provide customer access to analyst recommendations free of charge. As for an analyst's record for picking winners,
Zacks "All-Star" Analyst Portfolio
provides insight as to which analyst recommendations proved most profitable for investors in the year prior.
4. What is a dividend?
Not all companies pay dividends, which is a portion of the company's profits paid to investors -- typically on a quarterly basis -- per share, and whether they do or don't doesn't indicate the health of the company. That said, dividends are essentially an extra incentive that a company uses to entice investors to become shareholders. Though some investors use dividends as a long-term strategy, a higher dividend yield isn't necessarily favorable, because there may be little room for more growth. Instead of looking for high dividends, you might consider dividend stocks in sectors with room for growth as the economy improves, like health care and technology.
5. If I hear about an upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO), how can I buy into it?
Not all IPO shares are open for purchase by the masses; many are reserved for large-scale investors only. If the sale is open to the public, look at the "Underwriting" section in a company's SEC registration (published at the SEC's
database) to find the names of the financial institutions involved in an IPO. Then, look for a broker (or a discount brokerage firm) who is affiliated with that financial institution.
6. I always hear about investors shorting a stock. What does that mean?
Investors short stocks when the stock's current trading price is thought to be overvalued. In the shorting process, the investor essentially "borrows" the stock from a brokerage house and sells to another buyer. If the stock price goes lower, the investor who shorted the stock profits from the difference in the buy/sell prices, after repaying whatever is owed to the brokerage house (also called trading on margin). To short a stock, you must trade through a broker using a margin account, which lends you more money to trade than you actually have in the account, at a fixed interest rate. Shorting stocks is an aggressive investment strategy; you must replace the lost money in the margin account quickly if your bet proves incorrect. On the contrary, "longing a stock" means buying and holding a stock for an undetermined amount of time.
7. What are the differences between preferred and common stocks?
Common stocks are ownership interests in a publicly traded business; owners of those interests are shareholders. If a stock's price increases from the price a shareholder purchased it for, he or she benefits. Preferred stocks, on the other hand, are a longer-term form of fixed-income investing. The company pays dividends to preferred stockholders at regular intervals, which can be fixed or floating. That said, the preferred stockholder doesn't instantly benefit if a stock's price increases, like a common shareholder would. If a company becomes insolvent, preferred stockholders are entitled to whatever assets are left to distribute after the other debt holders are paid; common stockholders are essentially last in line for repayment if a company goes bankrupt, and may not recoup any value from their lost shares.
8. What is a decent return for non-professional investors?
Over the past 100 years, the stock market has realized close to an average 10% rate of return. Adjusted for inflation, that means stocks could potentially double the value of your money in just over ten years at their average long-term return rate. Keep in mind, however, that figure doesn't mean you are actually earning 10% per year on your money. Further, real expected rate of return is a topic that is frequently debated (and disagreed upon) among financial professionals. Conservatively, you might assume an expected rate of return closer to the 7-8% range.
9. Should I invest in a hedge fund?
Because many hedge funds purchase financial products that are not regulated by the SEC, it can be difficult to establish a real value for the products and maintain liquidity (according to
the New York Stock Exchange
). That said, investing in hedge funds isn't an appropriate move for the novice investor. Additionally, they are an option only for those meeting the financial criteria required to become an "accredited investor," defined by a net worth that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase (not including primary residence), or an income of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years (or joint income with spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years).
10. What is an ETF -- and should I buy one?
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) combine the flexibility of a stock with the low costs of a mutual fund, but unlike a managed mutual fund, most ETFs trade on stock indices. As such, their price is constantly changing, and you can buy and sell them at any time, based on the current price. (When you own a mutual fund, you can only buy/sell at the end of day, at the closing price). Because there are many types of ETFs, it's critical that you understand the ETF's goal, and how it fits into your financial objectives. If you're rolling over an IRA or investing a large sum of money, for example, an ETF may be a good investment option; if your portfolio is smaller, a mutual fund is probably a smarter bet.
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how important is the presence of a good stylist
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this is a perfect example,
how important is the presence of a good stylist
at online boutiques.
the other necessity should be: pretty models…
but unfortunately many boutiques hire highly unattractive girls.
i assume their concept is that
the 'average looking models' attract average buyers.
but it is so not true!!
everybody wants to see beautiful women,
only they can sell clothes.
i very often can't post something i like,
because the model perfectly ruined it,
or they were styled horribly.
my favorite models (and stylist) are at 'forward by revolve',
here at '80s purple', at 'oaknyc', at 'net-a-porter' (of course),
at 'revolve clothing', at 'shopbop'.
and 'asos' has beautiful girls too.


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Michael Franti and Grace Potter join Green Mountain Coffee to
raise the volume on Fair Trade
Exclusive performances by Franti and Potter to headline month-long awareness campaign
This October, acclaimed musicians Michael Franti and Grace Potter have joined with Green Mountain Coffee® to spread the word about fair trade. Fair trade provides a fair price to coffee farmers for their beans, resulting in high-quality coffee and a higher quality of life in coffee-growing communities. Through exclusive live performances on Green Mountain Coffee's Facebook page(http://www.facebook.com/GreenMountainCoffee), Franti and Potter will share how small choices — like the coffee we drink — can help drive big change.
"Fair trade means that, by doing something as simple as buying Fair Trade Certified coffee, we become directly involved in the lives of farmers by helping them improve education, health and the environment within their communities," said Michael Franti. "Green Mountain Coffee has been a leading force in the fair trade movement and this partnership is an incredible opportunity for us to share the fair trade message by bringing people together with great music and great coffee."
"Partnering with Green Mountain Coffee is a great way for us to reach a larger audience about the positive impact people can have by supporting fair trade," said Grace Potter. "There's no better time than now for people to make the switch and look for the Fair Trade Certified label on the products they buy. It seems like a small thing, but together, we can make a difference in the quality of life for farmers around the world."
Both musicians will give exclusive live performances in October, in honor of Fair Trade Month:
October 8 at 9:00 p.m. PST/midnight EST — Michael Franti and Spearhead's last concert of their U.S. tour from the Greek Theatre at Berkeley, CA will be live webcast exclusively on Green Mountain Coffee's Facebook page.
Michael Franti talks about Fair Trade
October 20 at 7:00 p.m. PST/10:00 p.m. EST — Grace Potter and the Nocturnals will perform an exclusive concert dedicated to fair trade, streamed live on Green Mountain Coffee's Facebook page.
Grace Potter talks about Fair Trade
"This October, Green Mountain Coffee is celebrating Fair Trade Month in a big way, to reach as many coffee drinkers as possible," said Derek Archambault, Senior Brand Manager for Green Mountain Coffee. "Music can be a powerful way to share a message, and through partnering with Michael and Grace, we hope to inspire people that the choices we make about what's in our cup can help improve the lives of coffee farmers around the world."
For more than a decade, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) has been a leader in the fair trade movement, and its purchases of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee have delivered millions of dollars in education, healthcare, and other infrastructure improvements to coffee-growing communities. Green Mountain Coffee — part of GMCR's family of brands — offers the largest selection of Fair Trade Certified coffees in the United States. Green Mountain Coffee's Fair Trade Certified coffee is available through specialty and mass retailers, grocery, club and convenience stores, offices, quick-serve restaurants and online.
Learn more about the benefits of fair trade and Green Mountain Coffee's efforts on the brand's Facebook page. For more information about Green Mountain Coffee's Fair Trade Certified coffees, visit www.GreenMountainCoffee.com.
About Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
As a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR) is recognized for its award-winning coffees, innovative Keurig® Single-Cup brewing technology, and socially responsible business practices. GMCR supports local and global communities by offsetting 100 percent of its direct greenhouse gas emissions, investing in sustainably-grown coffee, and allocating at least five percent of its pre-tax profits to socially and environmentally responsible initiatives.
Read more about the flavor of Green Mountain Coffee in this Examiner's last October's review!


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James Eden has joined Moraine Park Technical College as the executive dean of manufacturing, trades and apprenticeship.
His new role encompasses responsibility for all of the programs and activities in manufacturing, trades and apprenticeship at Moraine Park's campuses in Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac and West Bend, including the Applied Manufacturing Technology Center at the West Bend campus.
Eden earned an associate degree in auto mechanics from Western Wisconsin Technical College in La Crosse and worked as a repair technician for 12 years, including three years as an owner/operator of an automotive repair business.
In 1988, he became an automotive instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) where he progressed to
mid-level manager then campus manager.
"The experiences have given me a chance to see all facets of technical college operations in Wisconsin," said Eden. "I'm pleased to have joined Moraine Park Technical College, which has excellent manufacturing, trades and apprenticeship programs, state-of-the-art facilities and equipment and a strong desire to meet the needs of both students and the businesses in our district."
He also holds a bachelor of science degree in vocational, technical and adult education from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and a master of business administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University where he is a second-year doctoral student in the Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service program.
Eden has served on the Port Washington/Saukville School District Board since 1998 and was elected vice president in 2000. He is chairman of the Negotiations and Personnel committees and serves on the Finance and Building Grounds subcommittees.
For more information about Moraine Park and its programs, visit www.morainepark.edu.
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Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Breaks Scott Kelby's Monopod
"Hey Aaron Rodgers, you owe me $250!" That's what Photoshop guru and photographer Scott Kelby was saying — with tongue planted firmly in cheek — after the Green Bay Packers quarterback crashed into Kelby on the sidelines of Sunday's NFC Championship game and broke his Gitzo monopod.
And then I see it—-the bottom half of my monopod is gone!! Ripped off at the stem. So I'm right in front of Rodgers, and I yell, "Hey…..Rodgers….you broke my monopod!" And he looks at me, and I guess he sees my Bears earmuffs, and says "Too bad, Bears fan!" And I said "Hey, you're buying me a new Monopod!" And he looks at me says, "Yeah, right." and I'm all "Yeah, we'll just see pretty boy." (from Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider.)
While the incident with Rodgers did happen — the Packers QB was sprinting for the end zone in the first quarter when he slid into Kelby on the sidelines — the above conversation is, of course, fictitious. Though's Kelby's monopod snapped in half, his more expensive gear — Nikkor 400mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8, and Nikon D3 — got muddied but survived.
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Researchers using the supercomputing resources at the National Institute for Computational Sciences are investigating a way to recommend sources for users at university libraries. The result would be similar to the "recommender system" at Amazon.com which prioritizes descriptive information based on social behavior.
nics News
NICS Project Aims to Piece Together Pathology Puzzle
As disease progresses over space and time in the body, high-resolution imaging can capture the changes taking place down to the sub-cellular level; meanwhile, huge sets of hereditary (genomic) information hold clues about the dynamics of illness. Comparing certain characteristics in the images with genomic and clinical data may be key in predicting disease progression and in targeting new treatments. The current work of a research team at UT's National Institute for Computational Sciences revolves around making those very connections.
Supercomputing Research Studies if Marine Crustacean Enzyme Can Be Used in Biofuels
Tiny, wood-boring marine crustaceans with a funny name and a penchant for collectively attacking piers and dining on driftwood, ships, boats, and docks have made a big splash in the science news media lately. These creatures, called Gribbles, have as their recent claim to fame a novel biomass-degrading enzyme in their guts that is of keen interest to the biofuels research and engineering communities.
Supercomputing Research Shows Black Holes Impact Galaxies
Using supercomputing resources provided by the National Institute for Computational Sciences, a research team has made discoveries using computer modeling and simulations that have overturned longstanding, widely held beliefs about black holes.
Supercomputer Research to Revolutionize Tornado Prediction
During peak tornado season, researchers using supercomputers at the National Institute for Computational Sciences are working to revolutionize the ability to anticipate tornadoes by explaining why some storms generate tornadoes and others don't. They are also developing advanced techniques for analyzing data to discover how the twisters move in both space and time.
Supercomputer Research Investigates Roles of Proteins in Disease
Proteins can play either pernicious or positive roles in the dynamics of disease. Some proteins that anchor to cell membranes promote the development of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), while some proteins thwart the growth of cancer, for example.
NICS Study Reveals How to Control Plasma
A study led by Predrag Krstic at National Institute of Computational Sciences has uncovered how the behavior of plasma—the extremely hot gases of nuclear fusion—can be controlled with ultra-thin lithium films on graphite walls lining thermonuclear magnetic fusion devices.
Professor Uses Supercomputing Power to Peer into Protein Translation
Gilchrist, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is using the power of supercomputers at the National Institute of Computational Sciences (NICS) to help advance our quantitative understanding of the costs and errors associated with protein translation.
Students Explore Artistic Video Vision in New NICS Class
A group of UT students put the use of aesthetics and artistic flair to the test in delivering scientific messages as part of a pilot project class. The students developed videos about the work of researchers associated with the National Institute for Computational Sciences (NICS) through the guidance from Art Professor Norman Magden and NICS communicator Christal Yost. To read more about the class, visit NICS website.
UT's Nautilus Supercomputer Upgraded
Nautilus, the supercomputer at the heart of UT's Remote Data Analysis and Visualization Center, has recently been upgraded. Researchers all over the United States use the supercomputer for visualizing and analyzing data sets in ways that are not possible on smaller systems.


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I am selling my Monique Lhuillier Forever wedding dress from the Spring 2013 collection. It is a magnificent dress! I really felt like a model in it. The dress is a size 2 with alterations to the hem and bust only but can be let out if you wish. I am selling it for $2,600 (I paid $6,000). It has been dry cleaned at one of the best dry cleaners in NYC (J. Scheer & Co.).
Please message me if you are interested and would like to see more photos. ONLY Paypal payment accepted.
Final Sale. No refunds or returns.
- Label Size: 2
- Street Size: 4
- Bust: 33
- Waist: 26
- Hips: 35
- Height with Shoes: 5 ft 8 in
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- Silhouette: Trumpet
- Material: Tulle
- Neckline: Strapless
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|"Um, I can tell you're lying": Linguistic markers of deception versus truth-telling in speech
|Joanne Arciuli
|University of Sydney
|David Mallard
|Charles Sturt University
|Gina Villar
|University of Sydney
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|Lying is a deliberate attempt to transmit messages that mislead others. Analysis of language behaviors holds great promise as an objective method of detecting deception. The current study reports on the frequency of use and acoustic nature of "um" and "like" during laboratory-elicited lying versus truth-telling. Results obtained using a within-participants false opinion paradigm showed that instances of "um" occur less frequently and are of shorter duration during lying compared to truth-telling. There were no significant differences in relation to "like." These findings contribute to our understanding of the linguistic markers of deception behavior. They also assist in our understanding of the role of "um" in communication more generally. Our results suggest that "um" may not be accurately conceptualized as a filled pause/hesitation or speech disfluency/error whose increased usage coincides with increased cognitive load or increased arousal during lying. It may instead carry a lexical status similar to interjections and form an important part of authentic, effortless communication, which is somewhat lacking during lying.
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Dora, C; Burckhardt, K; Székely, G; Rousson, V; Hodler, J; Gerber, C (2008). A computerized analysis-by-synthesis algorithm improves precision of linear wear measurements in total hip replacements. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 26(8):1121-1126.
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Precision is important if small polyethylene wear rates are to be detected early and in small sample sizes. Using an automatic, computerized algorithm relying on a synthetic X-ray generated from a computer-assisted design (CAD) model of the implant may significantly improve precision of linear wear measurements. We compared this method to provide improved in vivo precision compared to the widely used Hip Analysis Suite software (version 22.214.171.124). Two anterior-posterior pelvic X-rays were taken on the same day of 18 total hip implants, and wear was measured by three observers using the two methods. Expected real wear was zero and defined as a reference value. Two sources of variability were estimated: one due to the instrument, and one due to different operators. A Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was used for statistical comparisons. The overall precision (instrument variability and multioperator variability) given a 95% precision limit was significantly higher (p < 0.001) using the proposed method (+/-0.15 mm) when compared to the Hip Analysis Suite (+/-0.84 mm). Due to the availability of the full CAD data of the implant and to further automation of the measuring process, the newly proposed method provided improved precision in measuring polyethylene wear.
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