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Celebrities and Diets
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
While I was thinking about what to have for lunch today, I started thinking about how much easier it would be if someone else was planning my healthy meals (like celebrities do), and all I had to do was show up to eat. We've all watched Oprah (and others) espouse their latest healthy diet and wondered, "Why can't I do that?" Well, Oprah has a personal chef, dietician and fitness coach. Most of the rest of us don't.
One of my hurdles is the meal planning. I love to cook, and I love to experiment with new recipes. When my kids were growing up, they referred to the nights that I tried a new recipe as "new night," and they didn't always mean it in a good way. I don't think it was because the food wasn't good, but they were kids and could be a little picky. OK, the food wasn't always that good, but you don't know if something works until you try it, right?
The thing is, some days I just get tired of planning what to eat. Today is one of those days. I was going to make a new smoothie recipe for lunch but didn't have enough spinach for it, so I had a low-calorie whole wheat bread peanut butter sandwich and a banana - not very exciting. If I had a personal chef, I'm sure my lunch would have been better. Yes, I'm whining. Then I realized, Oprah really hasn't been successful in changing her eating habits. She has been on the same roller coaster as the rest of us for years. Maybe the fact that I have to plan my meals myself and change my habits myself, without the help of a chef or trainer, will make me more successful on my quest to change my lifestyle than Oprah. No one can do it for me. I have to do it for myself. Tomorrow I'm going to have that smoothie.
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MIATIA1, unfortunately, I'm not that organized. I do try to keep a lot of basic ingredients for healthy meals in the house. I also have a lot of recipes saved on SP that I "go to." Yesterday was a tough day for me for some reason. I have a hard time switching up when I've envisioned how my day is going to go. I seemed to be really hungry yesterday. I'm doing the 5k challenge, so maybe the add'l exercise is making me hungry. BTW, I love the pic of where you live! I used to tell my kids we should move to a ranch in Montana, and they would just roll their eyes and say, "no way." We had a small horse farm when I was a teenager and had horses. I really miss that sometimes. We have a lot in common. I am 53 with three grown children. Our oldest son got married last April, and he and his wife are expecting their first baby any day now.
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When I started sparks I would sit done each week and make up a weekly menu. When I posted it I would put each meal that was satisfying into a food group, and make a copy of it on a index card then label it and put it into a card file. Since last year my file has grown quite large. Now when I want a meal I just decide what type of meat I want or ethnic type of food and go to my file. You can even change them up or remove items from the meal but the basic are still there with only having to tab once. It saves lots of time and then when I do have the time to get creative I make new menus. Not quite a personal cook but it does make it easier and who better than yourself knows what you like.
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When I was teaching full time, I would sometimes give writing assignments that initially the kids disliked. I would tell them to pick the topic and write about to see what they learned. Your post seems like that to me. You started out wishing for something and then as you wrote realized that wasn't what you needed and didn't need to achieve your goals... Learning through writing.
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Objective: The internet has been touted as a cost-effective method of providing valuable patient education and support resources. However, little is known of the level of internet interest in or access to web-based resources of most chronically ill populations generally, and pediatric populations in particular. Web-based patient resources could be especially applicable to the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population given the potential appeal of an anonymous forum for this group.
Methods: Tertiary-care clinic patients aged 8–18 years and diagnosed with IBD were surveyed by mail. χ2 and/or analysis of variance were used to compare demographic data from nonresponders and responders and for subgroup analyses.
Results: Of 162 eligible patients, 63 (38.9%) completed the survey. Responders did not differ significantly from nonresponders by age, sex, or distribution of disease. Overall, 98.4% of those surveyed had internet access, with 61.9% having access at school. Ninety-five percent had used the internet, while 91% expressed interest in visiting a pediatric IBD website for general IBD information (83%), for support (73%), to pose questions (78%) or read (73%) or respond (60%) to questions, or to chat with others (46%). Despite expressed interest, far fewer had ever used the internet as an IBD information (52.4%) or support (9.5%) resource. Similarly, although 15.8% anticipated visiting a pediatric IBD site weekly, only 1.5% had done so in the week of the survey.
Conclusions: Reported levels of interest in web-based patient resources are high among pediatric IBD patients, yet use may be infrequent.
Patient education is an integral part of health management because of the psychologic, medical, and economic benefits. Improved patient knowledge can reduce anxiety, increase treatment compliance, and facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment of disease complications (1–3).
Despite the current variations in depth, accuracy, and reliability of posted information, the internet's potential as a cost-effective patient education resource is widely recognized and partly realized (4–8). For the newly diagnosed or chronically ill, information and support sites can also help to educate, comfort, and empower (9–11). The convenience and anonymity provided by such electronic patient fora can be especially appealing for those with debilitating or socially stigmatizing conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Obtaining answers to questions concerning some facets of IBD, such as bowel symptoms or sexual functioning, can be especially awkward for younger IBD patients.
The demand for IBD-related information is real. Recent work suggests 66% of pediatric IBD patients and 95% of their parents want to know more about IBD (12). However, limitations of the clinical setting may not afford patients and their families the opportunity for in-depth discussion or timely support. The accessibility of web-based information may account for the internet being ranked as the second most preferred informational resource among a pediatric IBD population (12).
Interest expressed by the pediatric IBD population parallels the general increase in popularity of web-based health information. The limited data regarding the use of the internet health information resources among pediatric groups indicates that approximately one third to one half of both general and outpatient US adolescents have accessed health information online (13–15). Recent Canadian statistics indicate that 57% of households are estimated to use the internet to seek medical or health-related information (16).
In this study we address internet use among pediatric patients with IBD and in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of this group's interest in accessing various online patient support resources.
All patients aged 8 to 18 years with IBD attending the pediatric gastroenterology clinic at Children's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences Center, Hamilton, Ontario, were mailed a questionnaire addressing patient demographic characteristics, internet use, and interest in accessing various online resources relevant to the pediatric IBD patient. Patients who had not visited the clinic in the last 24 months or had not yet had their diagnosis verified through radiographic or endoscopic testing were excluded. Patients who did not respond to the initial mailing were sent a second copy of the questionnaire within 3 months. Descriptive statistics for both responders and nonresponders were collected, and analysis of variance or χ2 tests were used to compare these groups and for other subgroup analysis. The project received approval from the Hamilton Health Science Corporation/McMaster University Research Ethics Board.
Of 162 eligible patients, 104 (64.2%) had Crohn's disease (CD), while another 55 (33.9%) had ulcerative colitis (UC). Three (1.9%) had undifferentiated colitis at the time of analysis. The mean age of eligible patients was 14.6 ± 2.4 years, and 88 (54.3%) were male. Patients with CD were slightly older, on average, than those with UC, but this difference was not statistically significant. The ratio of patients with CD to UC in the sample (1.89) is similar to that found in other Canadian pediatric populations (2.11), while the female to male ratio (0.84) is higher than that reported in a central Canadian province (0.65) (17).
The 63 (38.2%) surveyed were generally representative of this pediatric IBD population. Although the differences were not statistically significant, there was a slightly greater proportion of males among those responding, and responders were an average of 6 months younger than nonresponders. The responding patients with UC were significantly younger than nonresponding patients. Respondents were from families that were more highly educated compared with the general population, as data from an earlier study of this group indicated that 71.7% of parents had at least some post–secondary institution education, compared with the provincial average of 48.9% (Table 1) (18).
A total of 62 patients (98.4%) reported having access to the internet, with 38 (60.3%) having access at school and at home, and 1 (1.6%) with access only at school. A total of 95.2% of respondents reported using the internet. Slightly more males (97.3%) than females (92.0%) reported using the internet at some time, but this difference was not statistically significant.
Sixty-two percent of the sample was currently using the internet weekly or daily, 12.9% did so monthly, and 24.2% rarely or never used the internet. Those with access at both home and school did not use the internet significantly more often than those with access at school only. Although there were no significant differences in current internet use by gender, there was a trend toward more males using the web on a daily basis than females (45.9% vs. 24%;P = 0.08), but less on a weekly basis (18.9% vs. 36%;P = 0.13). Eighty-nine percent reported using the web to search for general information, 57% had used real-time features such as chat rooms, and 78% had e-mail. There were no significant differences in the use of e-mail or chat features by sex. Respondents younger than 12 years tended to use interactive features (chat rooms, e-mail) less often than older patients but reported similar use of informational resources. Analysis by disease revealed that a greater proportion patients with CD than UC had e-mail (87.2% vs. 66.7%;P = 0.019), which may be attributable to the age difference between patients with CD and those with UC (Fig. 1).
More than half (52.4%) of respondents had sought information concerning their IBD. However, a relatively small percentage (14.3%) had ever visited an IBD organization's site, and even fewer (9.5%) had ever sought peer support for their IBD over the internet. There was a trend toward greater use of IBD resources among female respondents. Older respondents (age ≥ 15 years) made use of the internet, e-mail, and web-based IBD resources more than younger patients. Patients with UC indicated they would be more likely to access an IBD patient chat room than patients with CD(64.1 vs. 35.9;P = 0.046;Fig. 2).
The proportion of IBD patients reporting an interest in accessing patient information (90.5%) and support resources (73%) was much larger than the proportion actually accessing those resources. Specifically, a high proportion of patients reported an interest in accessing a pediatric IBD website for general IBD information (91.2%), reading others' coping experiences (80%), seeing others' questions (81%), posing personal questions (86%), or responding to questions (67%), and chatting with others (51%). A fifth anticipated visiting on a weekly basis, 34% monthly, 32% only when sick or to ask a question, and 15% rarely.
The need for timely, cost-effective patient information and support resources is a concern for both health-care providers and recipients. The internet can afford patients the opportunity to access and individualize disease-related information. For younger patients with IBD, this interactive medium can also overcome geographical hurdles, help to preserve privacy, and facilitate frank discussions of socially awkward topics.
Although studies indicate that computer-based patient education is effective and easy to use (2), there is a discrepancy between interest and use of web-based health-related information among pediatric patients with IBD. In our sample, there was near unanimous interest, but only half had ever used web-based patient resources. Another pediatric IBD population reported little reliance on this medium (7%), although it was cited as the second most preferred method of obtaining disease-related information (12).
Although our sample is relatively small, possibly biased in favor of internet users, and based on self-reported rather than observational data, our results echo other current research on web-based health-information resource use. Our results also mirror recent Statistics Canada data indicating that 90% of youth aged 15–19 years used the internet in the last 12 months, and that men and women had similar internet use rates (56% vs. 50%, respectively) (19). All of these findings point to similar internet use patterns among young users, with no sex bias.
Despite the high degree of internet use and the high degree of interest is making use of IBD web resources, only about half of interested respondents have ever followed though and used an IBD web resource. This striking gap points to a need for further research to more fully and qualitatively explore the reasons for the discrepancy in interest and actual use of web-based patient information. However, certain factors provide possible explanations for this discrepancy among pediatric IBD patients:
1. Relatively few of the many websites designed to furnish information and/or support to the patient with IBD are oriented specifically to the pediatric IBD population. This may be problematic in view of the particular clinical and psychosocial considerations of pediatric patients with IBD (20).
2. The proliferation of internet resources is a double-edged sword; while information resources abound, extracting specific information or addressing particular questions can be a tedious and daunting task. When information or support for the pediatric patient is buried within a site better suited to an adult population, it may also be dissuasive.
3. Surveys comparing adult patients with IBD in tertiary-care settings with those in internet settings indicate that internet populations can differ in their therapeutic preferences and motives (21). It may be most useful to approach the internet and traditional health information resources as complimentary resources fulfilling different informational and support needs. The assumption that an interactive medium can substitute for face-to-face interaction with peers or health-care providers, and vice versa, may be unrealistic.
4. A recent study of pediatric patients with IBD finds them to be well adjusted compared with those with symptoms of functional bowel syndrome (22). High interest but low current use may be caused by patients' infrequent need for support and information resources rather than a lack of awareness or access to the resources currently available. This last point is supported by our data indicating little recent use of information resources and emotional support resources among our population.
Although use may be sporadic, there can be little doubt that disease-related internet resources are used by a substantial proportion of the pediatric IBD population. Health-care providers in cooperation with community organizations may want to design patient-oriented websites that are more appropriate for younger patients' needs, easy to locate on the web, and that cater to the particular demands and requirements of internet populations, for when the need arises.
This article has been cited 5 time(s).
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Tax Talk,
Thanks to George Saenz for his helpful "Deductible
health insurance premiums" article.
I work for a small company that does not provide health insurance
benefits, so I purchased my own family health insurance with a $2,000
deductible. Our premiums are about $3,000 per year. In 2005 our
nonpremium medical expenses were less than $2,000, so our total
medical expenditures were a little less than $5,000, which just
happens to be 7.5 percent of our adjusted gross income (AGI). This
means we cannot deduct any of our insurance premiums for our 2005
As I understand it, employees of companies that provide health insurance
benefits are not taxed for those benefits, (i.e., the benefit is
not reported in their earnings).
This situation seems fundamentally flawed. Not only does my employer
not provide an insurance benefit, but I am taxed on the insurance
that I have to purchase as a result, while those who receive such
a benefit are not taxed for it! Can this be true? Am I missing something?
If the IRS does not tax employer-based health insurance premiums,
then why do they tax those of us who must pay for our own policies?
-- Ken
I don't make the rules; I just report on them. And it's not the
IRS that unfairly taxes you, it's the Congress that makes the rules
that the IRS administers. But the real issue should be with your
small employer that does not offer you any benefits for which Congress
has provided preferential tax treatment. If your employer would
just set up a simple premium-only cafeteria plan, for a few dollars
a year in administration costs you could save on taxes and so could
your employer.
Under a premium-only plan, or POP, you would defer
$3,000 of compensation that would allow your employer to purchase
the health insurance you currently have. The employer would save
the FICA tax of 7.65 percent on the $3,000 you contribute to the
POP and the same percentage on what other employees defer as well.
You would also save the 7.65 percent payroll tax, plus the income
tax on $3,000.
I suggest you talk to your boss and have him get with
his accountant to discuss how the company can keep the employees
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I'm trying to troubleshoot a program that seems to fail when saving files. Using ProcMon from SysInternals I was able to determine that it writes a log file somewhere, but right after it fails, it deletes it. So, it all happens in milliseconds and I can't get to see the file.
Is there anything for Windows that would allow me to see the actual data written to the files? I tried DiskMon but does not show data as well.
EDIT: The specifics of the program I am trying to work with is SAI (Easy Paint Tool), trying to troubleshoot some saving issues.


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All of the recipes that are posted on this site are ones that I think are delicious enough to be worth recommending. The resulting product needs to more then compensate for the time and effort that it takes to prepare the dish. Even so, I know that you are likely not going to run over to the kitchen and whip up every single recipe that I provide (every other recipe perhaps??) after you have finished reading it, and that not all recipes appeal to all people.
That being said, you must try this recipe. I don't mean that you need to change all of your plans and make it tonight. Bookmark it, print it out and stick it on the refrigerator, or write down a reminder if necessary; whatever you do, the next time that you plan to serve steaks, this is what you should make.
My husband, Eric, and I had this for dinner last night, and I can always tell when I have cooked up a winning recipe. Usually, when my dishes are in the "good" to "excellent" range, Eric describes them as being "pretty good," which isn't really the detailed critique that I hope for. If the recipe is truly outstanding, he'll say something more like "Wow! This is great!", and he'll say it three or four times throughout the meal. I think he said it five times last night, and he didn't share any of his steak with the dog either–two very big thumbs-up in our household! I knew that I liked this dish, but it always helps to get confirmation.
Although the spice rub on the steaks is full of flavor, what really makes this dish stand out is the sauce. If you just take a look at its list of ingredients, such as espresso powder, cloves, honey, and ancho chile powder, you can get an idea of how deeply rich and complex tasting it is. This Cuban-inspired sauce is unlike any other steak sauce that I have ever made, and I think that I could have just mopped it up with a piece of bread and called it a meal. Next time, I will definitely double the sauce recipe, although it takes very little time to put together if I want to make it again……..tonight. Here are just a few tips for these flavorful steaks:
- The beef can marinate in the spice rub for up to one day, chilled and covered.
- The sauce can be prepared up to two days in advance and cooled to room temperature and then chilled, covered.
- You can substitute regular chile powder for ancho-chile powder, instant coffee granules for espresso powder, and rib eye steaks or strip steaks for the tenderloin (roasting time may need to be adjusted). The spice rub and sauce would also go well with a pork loin or tenderloin.
- If you prefer your food to be a little less spicy, then I would recommend decreasing the amount of cayenne pepper by half for both the spice rub and the sauce.
Ancho-Spiced Steaks with Cuban Espresso Sauce
Serves 6
6 (1 1/2 inch thick) beef tenderloin steaks, 8 oz. each
Spice Rub
2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ancho chile powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, cut into tablespoons
Pat the steaks dry. Stir together the spices, sea salt, and pepper and rub the mixture over the tops and bottoms of the steaks. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours.
Make the sauce: In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the beef stock, onion, honey, brown sugar, chile powder, cloves, espresso powder, Worcestershire, cayenne, and sea salt. Simmer briskly, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is reduced to 1 cup, about 30 minutes. Whisk in the butter until incorporated, season with salt and pepper, and keep warm, covered, off heat.
Preheat the oven to 400F degrees and place the rack in the middle. Heat a grill pan over medium heat and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Grill steaks, turning once, until grill marks form, about 10 minutes. Transfer the steaks to a shallow, foil-lined baking pan and roast in the oven for 10 minutes (medium-rare) or until they reach desired degree of doneness. Remove the steaks from the oven and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes. Transfer steaks to plates, top with the sauce, and serve the remaining sauce on the side.


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'Man the boundaries, protect us, do your duty to our school!'
Notes by Michele L. Worley
Page editor Belinda Hobbs
U.S. hardcover edition: pages 589 - 607
U.K. hardcover edition: pages 474 - 488
? May
In which the Carrows are tied up,
Voldemort learns of both the
theft of the locket Horcrux
and Harry's arrival in
Ravenclaw Tower,
Snape takes a short break,
McGonagall rouses the castle,
and many alumni arrive to help defend Hogwarts from the Death Eaters.
Interesting facts and notes about the text of this chapter:
Slowly, they shuffled in around her, a savage beast that might wake at any
moment and attack them. Then one brave little first-year darted up to her
and prodded her backside with his big toe.
To me, this is a scene straight out of
Roald Dahl
(the film adaptation of Matilda for choice). I like it very much.
'Where do vanished objects go?'
Since Vanishing Spells
are part of the fifth year
Transfiguration curriculum,
it's not surprising that McGonagall could answer this easily.
We must alert the other Heads of House.
The Heads of Hufflepuff
(Pomona Sprout),
(Filius Flitwick), and
Slytherin (Horace Slughorn),
in other words. Slughorn was
reinstated as Head of Slytherin House at the end of the previous year.
From the tip burst three silver cats with spectacle markings around their
McGonagall is using what we
call the messenger spell -
using her Patronus to communicate. Notice that it is the same as her
Animagus form.
Find Peeves!
A good idea, since Peeves can
make himself immensely inconvenient to any opponent and probably cannot be
got rid of - and a distraction for the opposition during a duel is quite a
weapon in itself.
Haven't you been complaining about him for a quarter of a century?
So Filch has worked at Hogwarts for about 25 years. We know he can't have
been a student there, since he's a Squib
a tiny baby with a tuft of bright turquoise hair
A Metamorphmagus like his mother, then.
Characters introduced in this chapter:
(unnamed) Ravenclaw first-year
(unnamed) assorted Ravenclaws
Characters returning in this chapter:
Bell, Katie
Carrow, Alecto
Carrow, Amycus
Delacour, Fleur
Filch, Argus
Flitwick, Filius
Johnson, Angelina
Lovegood, Luna
Lupin, Remus
McGonagall, Minerva
Nagini (in Harry's vision)
Potter, Harry
Riddle, Tom
(as the Dark Lord, He Who Must Not Be Named, Voldemort, You-Know-Who)
(in Harry's vision)
Slughorn, Horace
Snape, Severus
Spinnet, Alicia
Sprout, Pomona
Weasley, Arthur
Weasley, Bill
Weasley, Fred
Weasley, George
Weasley, Ginny
Weasley, Molly
Weasley, Percy
Wood, Oliver
Characters mentioned in this chapter:
Dumbledore, Aberforth
Dumbledore, Albus
Lestrange, Bellatrix Black
Lupin, Teddy
Malfoy, Lucius
Malfoy, Narcissa
Ravenclaw, Rowena
Tonks, Andromeda Black
Tonks, Nymphadora
Settings and locations introduced or returning in this chapter:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Great Hall
Ravenclaw Tower, common room
Room of Requirement
Horcrux cave
(in Harry's vision)
Settings and locations mentioned in this chapter:
Hog's Head
Myrtle's bathroom
Tonks' house
Exceptional character moments:
Sprout, without fanfare, saying
that the defenders could at least delay
Voldemort even if they couldn't stop him.
Filch, complaining about students
being out of bed in the preliminaries of a shooting war.
Aberforth, having permitted
Percy to make contact with him and
trusting him enough to tip him off.
Percy, choosing sides
before it's too late.
Molly, trying to protect the only
one of her children whom she has a chance of ordering out of harm's way.
Ginny, trying to sneak off to the
battle while everyone is distracted by
binding/fastening magic
Crucio (as verb form Cruciate)
fire magic
flying magic
Levitation Charm
messenger spell (Patronus)
non-verbal spells
changing fire into a conjured snake
changing snake into knives
animating suit of armour and ordering it to attack
piertotum locomotor
Protean Charm (Dark Mark)
Protego (as Shield Charm)
Protego horribilis
Vanishing Spells
Links and Resources:
Death Eaters
Dumbledore's Army
Floo Network
Hogwarts Houses
items and devices
Cloak, Invisibility
Marauder's Map, the
pictures with moving subjects
Ministry of Magic
Order of the Phoenix
Devil's Snare
slang (bludgering)
Memorable lines:
'Couple of kids more or less, what's the difference?'
'Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice,' said
Professor McGonagall, who
had turned pale, 'a difference, in short, which you and your sister seem
unable to appreciate.'
'I see what Bellatrix meant,'
said Harry, the blood thundering
through his brain, 'you need to really mean it.'
'We teachers are rather good at magic, you know.'
'A little extra wisdom never goes amiss,
Potter, but I hardly think it
would be much use in this situation!'
'Now let's get upstairs and fight, or all the good
Death Eaters will be taken.'
Strictly British:
Immediately follows the preceding chapter, so still later on the same night
in May.
Filch has been at
Hogwarts for
"a quarter of a century".


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I was hoping that it would be possible to have the app downloaded from the Amazon Android app store, however it is not available there. I realize that it is available from the Google Android marketplace; however that does not recognize the Kindle Fire as an Android device, thus it will not allow me to download it on to my new Kindle Fire.
I know there hacks to get around this but they require either an emulated Android device or another droid. Neither in my case are feasible options, which I suppose would be the same case for many potential customers/users especially seeing as the Kindle Fire is the most popular tablet next to Apple iproducts.


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Fan of the Week: Jason Dodge
I confess that I am drawn to expensive and shiny things—like the Newton shoe, which I first saw at the 2010 Chicago Marathon Expo. I told myself I had to get serious about this running business before I paid that kind of money; my $50 Asics would serve me just fine and not set me back too much if they became lawn mowing shoes the following spring if I gave up on running the way most people do after they buy a treadmill. The next day Sammy Wanjiru defended his title to run 2:06 in hot conditions that dropped my one of my best friends at mile 25 with life-threatening heatstroke.
And yet it wasn't until November when that same friend went on to run the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, as I hobbled to strategic sighting points with his wife to see him run, that I thought about Newtons through my clenched teeth and sharp knee pain. I had only been running for 8 weeks, and I already had an injury that hurt to walk. Classic knee pain caused by poor running form and high ramp angled shoes. It wasn't too long before I was trying embarrassingly to run midfoot (in reality stabbing/toeing the ground improperly) in my $50 Asics that seriously started to research the Newton shoe.
I bought my first pair of Newtons less than a month later on November 26, 2010, and after 815+ miles still have them in my rotation of about a dozen pairs. My Asics did end up making great lawn mowing shoes, and I now consider myself serious about running. I can't say that I have been injury free, but I can say I have been highly injury resistant even after doubling my mileage from last year to just under 2500 miles this year. The Newton shoe, along with Running Form Friday videos, form drills, and strength training have helped to make me a better, more injury resistant, runner.
I pride myself on a pretty decent stride, but good running form is not something we achieve but rather something we struggle—to a greater or lesser extent—to maintain, from step to step, run to run, and from training cycle to training cycle.


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iTunes Could Tear Up the Fortune 500 Just on Its Own
Mike Schuster
According to a recent study by Asymco, Apple's iTunes Store would rank 130 in the Fortune 500 if it were a stand-alone company.
As analysts and investors continue to wonder whether present-day
(NASDAQ:AAPL) has what it takes to stem
(NASDAQ:GOOG) massive market share with its Android platform, one Cupertino division has proven to be a continued success year after year. So much so that its gross revenues would rank it 130th in the Fortune 500 if it were a stand-alone company.
According to a
recent study
by Asymco, iTunes revenue in 2013 is estimated to be $23.5 billion, giving it a growth of 34% year-over-year. To put that in perspective, Asymco's Horace Dediu stated that on a yearly basis, iTunes and the revenue from its software and services is "nearly half of Google's core business," which doesn't include Motorola and segments referred to as "Other."
And compared to other Fortune 500 companies, a stand-alone iTunes would rank between
(NYSE:AA), the world's third largest producer of aluminum, and the pharmaceutical company
Eli Lilly
(NYSE:LLY), and tie with energy company
Dediu attributes the solid growth to increases in app sales as reflected in both the expanding install base of iOS devices as well as the growing number of available third-party iOS apps.
Not everything under the iTunes banner is seeing gains, however. Dediu indicates that net sales of digital content -- which includes music, movies, TV shows, and books -- have remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013. And Apple's decision to make OS X Mavericks and iWork free downloads cost it roughly $350 million for the final quarter of 2013.
Nevertheless, iTunes' continued success is undeniable, making it an integral reason why Apple is sitting pretty at #6 in the Fortune 500.
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Sunday, July 27, 2014: "Go boldly where no man has gone" could sound a bit overly dramatic. But then this weekend was meant to bolster your courage… bring you out of the doldrums… give you faith and confidence in yourself and a happy send off.
Today the world could seem filled with endless possibilities. You sense that things are taking off… and they are… but there will still be challenges. And your response to these challenges will determine just how successful the take-off will be. Your current challenges are a temporary but significant tendency toward a hair-trigger temper, taking premature action and overcoming any illusions or delusions of grandeur.
Be your hero, but keep in mind that even superheroes have an ordinary human mild-mannered alter-ego that conceals whatever powers they possess.
Socialize and shine today, but be responsible, mild-mannered and willing to share the spotlight. Your mood will deepen this evening as you are fed by all the things that build stability in our life.
Today's Quote
"And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you"
Mariah Carey Lyrics
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Facing a 'perfect storm' in South Sudan
February 3, 2012 by The IRC
|Photo: Christopher Scott/IRC
Between 2007 and 2010, Sir John Holmes – then UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs – visited Southern Sudan three times as it struggled toward independence amid problems of conflict, lack of capacity and food insecurity. Last week he returned to the world's newest country with IRC-UK. In a piece published today in the Huffington Post he warns that South Sudan faces a 'perfect storm' of unresolved issues with Sudan, tribal clashes, growing violence along its northern border, and a new food crisis.
If the storm breaks, Holmes says, aid agencies will once again switch their programs away from development and back to emergency humanitarian relief. "Economic self-reliance, women's empowerment and civil society strengthening being fostered by careful programs from IRC and other NGOs, as well as the UN, may have to return to the back burner."
Holmes is now director of the Ditchley Foundation and a member of the IRC-UK's Board of Trustees.


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Kanchipuram Information
Kanchipuram, one of the seven sacred cities in India was the historical capital of the Pallavas. Apart from the Pallava rulers the Cholas, Vijayanagar Kings, the Muslims and finally the Britishers too ruled this part of Tamilnadu. Tamil language flourished here. It also became the seat of culture and religion for many centuries. This city is the centre of the fine and purely woven silk sarees. Tourists can see umpteen number of temples in Kanchipuram. The city is replete with a number of both salivate and vaishnavaite temples. The famous vaishnavaite temple here is Lord Varadharaja Perumal temples. It is also one of the 108 holiest vaishnavaite temples. It is also one of the (five elements of nature land, water, sky, fire, wind) five scared places of the saivites referring to five elements of nature.
Kanchipuram is ranked among the saptapuris or seven holy cities in ancient India, Kanchipuram is holy cities in ancient India, Kanchipuram is the only one south f Vindhyas. Lauded in Tamil literature, dotted by 1000 temples and home to learned scholars and saints, it was hailed as 'Nagareshu Kanchi' or the 'City of cities'. The capital of the Pallava kingdom and a vibrant centre of culture and trade for centuries, Kanchi controlled oil trade in the region. Every home had a nadumuttram or open courtyard where harvested rainwater was diverted into mills for oil extraction. The city's glorious weaving tradition of exquisite handwoven Kan jeevaram silks and cotton saris continues to this day in every street and alley.
Explore the Area
When a city has 1000 temples, it's important to know what to see. Kanchiuram is spread around two clusters Big Kanchi (Siva Kanchi), dominated by the Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple in the heart of town surrounded by 108 Shiva shrines, and Little Kanchi (Vishnu Kanchi) to the south-east that spreads around Varadaraja Perumal Temple Kanchi also bears traces of two older quarters Buddha Kanchi and Jain Kanchi, evident in the suburb of Tiruparuttikundram. Most shrines are located in and around the central quadrangle of Raja Street. 28km south is the temple town of Uthiramerur.
Kanchipuram Temples
Lord shiva is worshipped here in the form of Prithiv Lingam. Another famous shrine here 'Lord Ekambareswar' belonging to the saivite sect. The temples are a perfect example of the Dravidian architectural style. Other specialties of Kanchipuram are, this is the place where Adi Shakaracharya planted and developed his centre for religion i.e. the Kamakotipeetam and C.N. Annadurai the former chief Minister of the State, Tamilnadu.
The grand architecture of these ancient temples clearly indicates towards the South Indian style of temple architecture (Dravidian style). The temples of Kanchipuram were built by different dynasties, each enriching and refining the architecture further. The Pallava kings were great lovers of art, architecture and learning. Therefore, it was their reign, under which the first south Indian ancient stone temples were built at Mahabalipuram. The evolution of the south Indian style is clearly visible in the temples at Mahabalipuram. Later, the Cholas, Chalukyas and Vijayanagar rulers ruled Kanchi. All these kings also built many temples and thus taking forward the building activities started by the Pallava dynasty. The later kings built new temples and renovated the old ones. The ancient temples in Kancheepuram belong to the south Indian style of temple architecture. The city of Kancheepuram greets visitors with a cluster of temple shikharas (prominent roofs that surmount the sanctum sanctorum of the temples) and gopurams. There are many elaborately carved temple gateways also, belonging to the typical south Indian style of building temples. It is considered as one of the seven sacred cities of India, Kancheepuram has only 200 temples remaining out of the thousand ancient temples. There are about 650 stone inscriptions in Kancheepuram belonging to different dynasties and different periods. Kancheepuram temples represents the Pallava art, also reflect the creative maturity of Chola, Vijayanagara and Chalukya kings, who decorated these temples with great dexterity.
Kailasanatha Temple
The Kailasanatha temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is the oldest temple of Kanchi. It reflects the freshness and simplicity of the early Dravidian style of temple architecture and was built by the Pallava king Rajasimha. It can also be described as the worthy successor of the rock temples at Mahabalipuram, which were also built by the Pallava rulers. The bases of the pillars in the temples at Mahabalipuram have seated lions while at Kancheepuram the confident grimacing lions stand on their hind legs, as if ready to pounce on anyone trying to harm the temple. This temple was constructed in the late seventh century AD and Rajasimha's son added the front portion later. The eighth century remains of murals within the temple are an indication of the magnificence of the original temple. There are a number of small shrines within this temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvathi (Lord Shiva's consort) and their sons Ganesh and Murugan.
Sri Ekambaranathar Temple
Sri Ekambarabathar Temple is also dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is one of the largest temples in the city of Kancheepuram, and sprawls in an area of 12 hectares. The origin of this temple goes back to the time of the Pallavas and the Chola rulers extended it later. The great ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire, Krishnadevaraya, built its 59 meter high Gopuram or gateway and massive outer walls in the early 16th century. The highlight of this temple is its thousand pillared mandapam (hall).
Kamakshi Amman Temple
The impressive Kamakshi Amman Temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvatahi in the form of Kamakshi or the goddess of Love. The sanctum sanctorum of this temple can be reached by passing through a large mandapam (hall) with ornate pillars.
Devarajaswami Temple
The huge Devarajaswami temple, built by the rulers of the Vijayanagar kingdom is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, one of the principle Hindu Gods. The temple has an exquisitely sculpted pillared hall. It also has a similar marriage hall, commemorating the celestial wedding of Lord Vishnu with Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. One of the interesting features of this temple is that it has a huge chain carved out from a single piece of stone. The large tank of water within the precincts of the temple also contains a 10 meter high, immersed statue of Lord Vishnu. The water of this tank is drained out every 40 years, so that the statue may be seen.
Vaikuntha Perumal Temple
The Vaikuntha Perumal temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and was built shortly after the construction of the Kailasanatha temple. The covered passages inside the outer walls of this temple are supported by lion pillars, which are representative of the first phase in the architectural evolution of the grand thousand pillared mandapams built later within many of the south Indian temples. The Sculptures within the temple depict the history of the temple, with explanatory details in the then prevailing script. The main shrine dedicated to Lord Vishnu is on three different levels and contains the images of Lord Vishnu in standing, sitting and reclining postures.
Kanchipuram is hailed as textile city the place is both handloom as well as machine woven silks sarees. The sarees manufactured here are famous across the globe.
The important tourists spots here are as follows Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Mahabalipuram, Kishkintha, Uthiramerur, Queen's Land theme park, vedanthangal birds sanctuary and kalpakkam rector research centre.
Kanchipuram is surrounded by a land area of 4,433 square kilometers. As per the census taken in 2001, the population was 28, 77,468 then. The annual downpour is 1,159.8 millimetre. Regarding the climatic condition the temperature goes to a maximum of 36ºC and goes down to about 19ºC.


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Yes, outdoor fall soccer season has come and gone—but, spring season will be here before you know it! If you are a club soccer mom (or dad) in Central Ohio, it is likely that you will make at least few annual visits to Reynoldsburg's Civic Park for league play or perhaps for action in Reynoldsburg's Tomato Cup. What should well prepared soccer moms know about Civic Park?
Civic Park has a pretty convenient location as far as many soccer fields are concerned. The park is situated between busy Broad Street and Main Street in Reynoldsburg—making it easy to locate off the I-270 by-pass, putting it close to shopping should you need a last minute shin guard replacement or a pack of Gatorade, convenient to restaurants beyond diet blasting fast food fair, and close to a few Broad Street hotels—great for town visitors seeking to crash at the hotel for a break between games and team activities.
What about the restrooms, parking and concessions? The main restroom is small—but, is a fairly "modern" facility. There is not a baby changing table—so come prepared to be a quick change artist! During large tournaments and such, you can expect the usual, "no room for Mom and a potty training three year old sized Port-a-Potties" and perhaps a wait. Be warned that the park's play fields are fairly spread out and that the walk to the restrooms is quite a hike from the far fields! There is only one small paved lot for parking—the remaining parking is in designated areas on the edges of fields. These spaces get a bit muddy and rugged in the spring rains! Parent volunteers from the Reynoldsburg soccer club operate a concession stand during many Saturday game sessions and tournaments—but, again, it's quite a trek to the concession area from the fields.
What about entertainment for the non-soccer siblings? There is a small playground near the concession stand—and it gets quite crowded with big kids between matches. It is also a distance from many of the fields at the park. There is, however, a bicycle/tricycle/scooter/stroller friendly paved trail circling the entire perimeter of the park should a parent need to give a little sibling (or an older one!) a little break from the sidelines.
Anything you must see while you visit Civic Park? Just off the paved path, there are a number of "cut through" trails leading down to a small creek bed. There is a "wooded" trail following alongside the creek which is great for families seeking to step away from the soccer world for some down time. About five feet off the paved trail, down a cut through behind a large pile of brush, is one of the most amazing old trees in Central Ohio—you can read more about it at Mama's Corner of the World, a blog written daily by the author. If you are in Reynoldsburg, it is a must see.
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During the past week former six division champ Oscar De La Hoya has been making headlines. There have been rumors circulating about him returning to the ring to scratch the boxing itch he's developed since he last fought back in December of 2008. Let's hope that Oscar comes to his senses and decides to work on his golf game instead of getting back into the ring. Remember, he only sought to fight Manny Pacquiao because he thought he could take advantage of his size advantage and get the easy win.
The last time boxing fans saw Oscar in the ring he was taking a ceaseless pummeling from current WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao 52-3-2 (38) before he decided it was best for him not to come out for the ninth round. Shortly after the Pacquiao bout, De La Hoya smartly retired at age 35. During the fight with Pacquiao, Oscar looked like an empty package and a fighter who was completely finished. Granted, Pacquiao had a lot to do with how bad De La Hoya looked that night. But in reality Oscar hadn't really looked like an upper-tier fighter since the night he took apart Fernando Vargas back in 2002.
The other reason Oscar has been in the news is because he and his company (Golden Boy Promotions) are a major player in the hopefully forthcoming negotiations between his client, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquaio. Recently, Oscar has been asked if he believes Pacquiao-Mayweather will ever be made. And to that Oscar has said that he does in fact think that Manny and Floyd will fight in the not too distant future and finally give boxing fans the one fight they really want.
Oscar continued, "They are the best fighters out there and I feel they both really want this fight to happen. When the time comes, people will enjoy a tremendous fight because styles make fights."
Interestingly, while he was speaking about a possible Pacquiao-Mayweather bout, Oscar was asked if he had any regrets pertaining to his own successful boxing career. To which he said,
"I wouldn't change anything with my career or my life. Everything always happens for a reason. But if there was one fight that I could really change it would have to be the last three rounds when I boxed Felix Trinidad in 1999. For me, that was the biggest fight in non-heavyweight history at the time. And that fight was fairly easy for me but over the last three rounds I lost the fight. So if I could change anything from my career, it would have to be those last three rounds."
One can only imagine how frustrating it must be for Oscar thinking back to those last three rounds against Felix Trinidad back on September 18, 1999 which technically cost him the fight between the two undefeated welterweights. More on that in a moment. Let's be clear on one thing, regardless of what you think of Oscar De La Hoya the fighter, he conclusively beat Felix Trinidad when they fought. Obviously, great fighters, and De La Hoya wasn't one, don't run out the clock in a big spot in the signature fight of their career at the time. That said, De La Hoya was in complete control of the fight and won at least seven of the first nine rounds versus Trinidad. He was pot-shotting Tito at will. In fact Oscar never boxed so well in his career and was making Trinidad look like a novice.
Back to the scoring: After nine rounds it's 7-2 De La Hoya. Trinidad won the last three rounds of the fight, I doubt anyone disputes that. So if you give Trinidad the last three rounds, it's Oscar's fight 7-5 in rounds or 115-113 on points. And what most fail to mention about those last three rounds is, Trinidad wasn't beating De La Hoya all over the ring. In fact there really wasn't any meaningful exchanges during them. Yes, Felix was fighting more aggressively, but it's not like he landed anything of consequence. The main reason he won those rounds is because he was at least trying to make the fight during a nine minute span where no serious fighting was transpiring. Again, De La Hoya beat Trinidad 115-113 any way you look at it.
The big question is; why did De La Hoya shut it down and decide to run out the clock after the ninth round? And there's only two possible reasons why Oscar chose to do it. One, he was so comfortable in how much he was in command, that he listened to trainer Gil Clancy and decided to not give Trinidad a chance to catch him with a lottery punch and steal the fight. Or, somewhere along the line down the stretch Trinidad hurt him, only Oscar hid it well, but thought to himself, "damn, he almost put me away there and I don't wanna give him that chance again, so I'm going to fight defensively and not engage with him since I have the fight won."
To me, those are the only two plausible scenarios that were in play that night. The bottom line is Oscar De La Hoya clearly beat Felix Trinidad in their showdown. And the other undeniable truth is, great fighters finish strong and don't run out the clock. Oscar may have been a borderline outstanding fighter, and he did fight the best of his era when they were at or near their prime, but a great fighter he wasn't.
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Then DLH would've been KO'd for sure.
I'm sure all of us would like to have nine minutes to do over again from some area of our past. I know I would. Life doesnt work like that. Not until Seth Brundle finishes up that time travel machine. Maybe Oscar should just cut the BS and fight Trinidad again now. They have PPV for every other damn fight now anyway so whats the diff? They could push and shove at the press conferance and boom theres a fight. Felix isnt busy. I'm sure he could use a few bucks. Azumah Nelson and Jeff Fenech fought the third fight in their fifties or something like that. There's a sucker born every minute.
Wow! Pacquiao must have hit De La Hoya's head harder than previously thought.
I'm taking Oscar, better jab, better chin, better boxing skills an if he wouldn't have killed himself to fight Pacman a lot of you would be singing a different tune. I throw the Pacman fight out the window. Oscar looked like a machine in the Forbes fight. The jab was poppin and he didn't run out of gas. I've been watching a lot of Oscar's fights an I'm a born again fan. Oscar had heart and fought everybody relevent accept maybe Vernon Forrest. I'm a Tito fan too but I got Oscar hands being raised at the end of this one. Dueces
Come on Real Talk. Oscar looked good against Steve Forbes? Think of the Chris Rock bit now. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO! Forbes was two weight classes smaller than the Golden Boy. The snowball had more of a chance in Hell than Forbes had. Even though he didnt have the size or pop in his punch, Forbes still made Oscars pretty face a swollen mess. After watching that fight I knew that if Forbes could hit Oscar enough to bust him up than Pacquiao was gonna stop him. I was right.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
An hour full of joyful music happens at noon Friday with the return of the annual Advent Concert Series at Riverside Community Church.
This year's inaugural concert features a pair of accomplished keyboardists stretching their skills.
The series itself stretches in 2011 to four performances instead of the usual three. (See box for schedule.) Riverside is located at Fourth and State streets.
On Friday, a concert of short pieces will feature Riverside organist Diana Beterbide on piano and Susan Ticknor, a professional piano teacher, at the church organ.
Beterbide has been playing at Riverside for more than 10 years, and this will be the first performance on the organ for Ticknor, who moved to Hood River last summer from upstate New York, where she taught piano and played organ at local churches. Her mother was a professional organist.
"I've always been involved in Advent programs in the past," Ticknor said. "It's part of our mission and what we love to do -- to bring this beautiful liturgical and secular music to the audience to enjoy it in the holiday season."
"It's great to have this music here at Riverside because the piano and organ will be tuned to one another, and it makes it very satisfying to play as professionals together," Beterbide said.
The keyboard musicians will be just one part of the playbill. Also performing are a number of Beterbide's students:
Nicole Becerra will play the flute, John Wagoner and Onar Smith will perform a piano duet and Ticknor's daughter, Maddie, will perform a piano duo.
In addition, siblings Nathan, Micah, Hannah and Havilah Reimche-Vu will simultaneously play a piano piece.
Beterbide and Ticknor both have had another teacher on hand this week: Margaret Marshall, Beterbide's predecessor at Riverside and the founder of the Advent Series some 30 years ago.
"It's great; it's easier to listen than it is to perform the music, and we have such good musicians, so it's wonderful," Marshall said.
"It's just an important time of year; there's always beautiful music to be performed at Christmas time, and it's wonderful to have people want to perform," she said.
Beterbide said, "I'm looking forward to working with Susan. Playing piano and organ at the same time can be a challenge, and it is working out well. Two keyboards is different than any other combination of instruments you may have."
"It's hard being away from an organ. It's been great," said Ticknor, relishing the chance to perform on the renowned full-size Riverside organ.
Ticknor added, "With two keyboards the sonority is so different, and you're just trying to bring them together."
The Advent concerts are free and open to the public. They start at noon Fridays through Dec. 23.
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Hello all,
I need to raise a supplementary Invoice to customer for increase price, Please
confirm the procedure.
For ex. we had material selling to customer at Rs.90/pc but now the price was revised to 97/pc. So we need to raise a suppenlemantary invoice for the same.
You can use a Invoice correction request,document type RK with reference to the billing document with the incorrect values and later create the Credit/Debit memo as per the requirement.
For Supplementary Invoice you have to create order for same material and price should be increased price (97-90=7 Rs.)
With reference to Same Order You Have to Create Commercial Invoice (Billing Document) which is order related.
After creation of Commercial Invoice you have to create Excise Invoice wrt Commercial Invoice for the increased price you have to pay the excise duty also.
Hello Mr. Pankaj,
I understand your point however what I want is, an excise invoice to be created on the debit or credit memo so that it is with reference of the original invoice including all taxes(vat, cess, ecess...). This will help us to print this supplementry invoice on our company standard format as the original invoice.
So in that case will the same procedure help or we need to do some ammendment in that.
thanks for your help..
U can create Supplementary Invoice for Price Difference normally (e.g. 97-90=7) for 7 Rs u can create Excie invoice and pay the excise duties on Rs.7.
But for Debit Memo why u required Excise INvoice.???
Dear Robin
Just follow this procedure.
- Go to VK11, input the pricing condition type, maintain the revised price with the validity period on which the original invoices were generated. For example, if you have generated invoices in the period January'08 for which you need to raise a supplementary invoice, in VK11 also, you should maintain the validity period as 01-01-08 to 31-01-08
- Create a new Debit Note billing type in VOFA
- Maintain a seperate pricing procedure with condition type PDIF with other conditions as statistical but for this PDIF with Account Key as ERL. Of course, differential tax is also applicable in case of domestic sales and exempted in case of exports
- run T.Code VFRB, input all the datas and execute. In the main screen, click from top menubar "Settings -- Change" and ensure that the billing type flows in "DM". Save the changes. Click on "Retro billing"
- run T.Code VF24 for Invoice List
- Ensure that the pricing is changed with current price in VK11 without fail.
G. Lakshmipathi
Dear Lakshmipathi,
thanks for your reply, FYI I would like to tell you that I already tried using the retrobilling process. However, why I didnt liked that was because we can not take out the print for the debit or credit memos same as the original invoice. If you know then plz help me with that and I am ok with that.
Also if you can elaborate how the calculation is being done for the memos.
Dear Robin
Cant we make it more simple,
go to J1IH, select Additional Excise Tab, enter the doc no. for corresponding Excise Invoice and make the entries.
Create Invoice Correction ' RK', w.r.to Billing doc.
But u r very much concern with the output format for this then reverse the accounting doc., cancel Invoice and create new one which will pick a new price.
Hope this helps u.
Dear Robin,
There are two thing to be done.
1.Through J1IS supplimentory invoice has to be created with the reference of billing document for differential duty amount .And post through J1IV
2.Create debit memo request through VA01 ( Order type DR ) and issue a debit memo to customer.
I v the same issue.i need to generate supplimentary invoice..i v created invoice correction req (doc type - rk )with ref to billing doc.but cldnt able to generate the invoice which will be credit memo req...cld u plz help me out..i v maintain all possible entry in copy control..
Awaiting for your response.
Thanks n Regards


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Apartment building in Akademgorodok, 2006
Apartment building in Akademgorodok, 2006
One of the major settings of the book is the science town of Akademgorodok,
'Academy-ville', founded in 1958 in the woods outside the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. I made a research trip there in 2006, by which time the town had survived a decade and more of post-Soviet neglect. I still found glimpses, though, of its golden age in the 1960s. Not to mention a private ocean. These are extracts from my travel notes.
On the flight from Moscow to Novosibirsk, two middle-aged men in the row in front of us are drinking surreptitiously from flasks, getting over-emphatic and using the aisle for their conversation, but maintaining what Simmi (my translator) says is the ideal of Russian drunkenness, always a bit lit up but keeping your balance, breezing on, not wobbling, nowhere near (for example) throwing up. One's in neat dark clothes, pepper and salt hair, face like an elderly little boy, and that high colour which happens to some Russian men in middle age and looks a bit Irish; the other's bulkier, more bouffant, with assertive hands and an air of somehow stupid confidence, wearing cream clothes and cream slip-on shoes at the end of unexpectedly spindly legs. Makes me think of the actor who plays Grouty the prison kingpin in Porridge.
Somehow Mr Cream Shoes has managed to annoy a young man from further up the plane, who as we're just coming in to land comes & stands in his face in the aisle & clearly threatens him; at which Mr Cream unhelpfully laughs. Altercation in aisle; steward separating them; sudden appearance from rear of plane of decisive moustached 20-something bloke - flight marshal? soldier? somebody trained, anyway - who grips the young man's arms in the air over his head from behind, bends him backwards, and frogmarches him swiftly away. It's the same posture the Militsiya use when we see them hustling the boy off across the concrete after we land. Throughout, Mr Cream and Mr Naughty Boy continue to throw in provocative remarks, barracked in their turn by a remonstrating old lady one row further forward. I suppose the whole thing is not much different from pissed Englishmen disrupting a flight to Ibiza, only there's something unfamiliar-feeling in the unrowdy boozing, the matter-of-fact force of the response to the situation, the sense of things being ordinarily a little out of control.
We skirted Novosibirsk on a ring road. Wonderful moment early on, driving in dawn light across flat open land tilted slightly downward to a horizon spiked with metal radio towers rising straight out of the red glow of the rising sun. Then lots of avenues with trams, factories, etc - low density sprawl going on and on, till we crossed the dam over the river Ob. Seagulls on the chainlink fence. And then the industrial scatter continued - massive sluices, more factories, hillsides given to apartments - without stopping, to Akademgorodok, which clearly isn't a separate oasis now , if it ever was. The trees got denser, that was all. And arriving at the hotel - 8 storeys of raw yellow-grey brick, retrofitted with varnished Russian-ranchero woodwork - I was primarily disappointed. I felt as if I'd hoodwinked myself into enthusiasm over crud.
But the eye adjusts. Went for a 3-hr walk with Simmi, to stay awake in the face of jetlag, and saw a lot more low-grade messy architecture, but also first inklings of how this had been found a beautiful place, a much loved place, more than just an extension of the Novosibirsk sprawl.
Trees have grown back in along the avenues, so the lines of apartment buildings on, e.g., Morskoi Prospekt, don't declare themselves, don't form a streetscape the way they did in the 1960s photographs of the new town. These blocks - I think at the top end of apartment quality in the housing caste system, and therefore for scientists who didn't qualify for the rare cottages - are maroon and yellow now, with balconies that have been pretty much but not universally boxed-in in varnished wood planking to give a kind of overhanging semi-Arabic look; each balcony now a little wooden greenhouse, or storage space stuffed with cardboard boxes. They might glow very cosily in winter. Wide roads, with far more traffic now than in the past: the hurtling, bashed, spectacularly dirty little buses, underlying colour cream, but also a caste system of cars, with Ladas and old Gaz'es at the bottom, and then newer and more Western-looking models of Russian car, then at the top Toyotas and the occasional VW. Not the BMWs Simmi says crowd New-Russian Moscow. Footpaths, back from the roads, often losing their asphalt into potholes or a mosaic of cracked grey; but a resemblance, because of the proportions of the spaces, to a leafy American suburb. Houses/apartments under trees; paths; wide road; mirror image of the same on the other side. A version, strangely, of the same kind of civilisation; a similar outline with different content.
We walked up Ilich St - hotel, shops, cinema, post office - crossed Morskoi to the Dom Uchonykh [House of Scientists] - concrete pillared modernist cultural centre, with bare foyer with wall of unused enamelled notice boards for the French Club, Spanish Club, Philately Club, etc, and clubby 'restaurant' clearly intended more for occasions toasting and dancing than for walk-in-off-the-street eating (but was anywhere for that? this is all 'special distribution channels', after all) - and galleried 2-storey space with greenery, fish-tanks, internal woodwork, double-height windows, with meeting rooms opening off. Ugly-comfy Soviet sofas. Presumably here was the gallery space that showed the avant-garde paintings (amateur park-railing pretty landscapes now, for sale). An oasis in winter, a Siberian vivarium, with scientific fauna and ferns.
But really started to be delighted when we walked up Zolotaya Dolina St, i.e. into the renamed 'Golden Valley' itself, a downward-sloping crease in this forested bluffland above the Ob; and the sun shone in a blue Siberian sky as we entered the privileged zone of the cottages, in their (usually) overgrown gardens. As buildings, they themselves were no better executed. In fact, when you looked closely, they were boxes made of the same concrete panels as the apartment buildings, with the same clumsy cement seams, only with wooden gables and roofs on top, and lean-to conservatories with French doors. But Siberian grasshoppers were whirring underfoot, and a very kindly version of Siberian nature enveloped you: a feathery knee-high or thigh-high mix of ferns and bracken and nettles and flowers down below - some like hollyhocks, some like foxgloves, some like long-stemmed dandelion bushes, some like dogroses, some as blue as cornflowers - and clover, and seeded grasses: a whole ungardened ground-level ecosystem, fresh and green and washed clean by the rain and warmed by the sun and with a mingled warm smell of earthy growth. And above, the other half of the invariable mix of Akademgorodok, trees always tall and slender, silver birches and pines with paper-white or ruddy-barked narrow trunks in dense groves of slender verticals, rising to a canopy of (sometimes) dark-green needles and (mostly) silver-green little leaves in profuse, delicate hanging tresses (think of the way willows hang). It was deeply peaceful walking up Voevodskii back around to the beginning of the line of Institutes on Tereshkova. Under the canopy you don't have the fen-like sense of the sky's enormity. It's a sky of leaves you get, full of dappled light and swishing movement in breezes. Only from my room on the 7th floor of the hotel do I see above the canopy. Here I'm on a level with the treetops, and the sky if 180 degrees of the world again, and I can see than an ocean of trees all roughly equal in height fills this whole wide, wide valley of the Ob; a floor of leaves only broken by the big lumps of industry here and there on the horizon.
This is the Russian wood, or a locally delicate and delightful Siberian version of it, that I saw 19th C painters learning how to see & celebrate in place of pastiches of picturesque Italy, in that very good exhibition of Russian landscape art I saw at the National Gallery in London a couple of years ago. It seems to me that this is also the archetypal Russian wood of fairytales, skazki. You can see this most strongly in the extraordinarily beautiful tract of untouched woodland between Science Prospekt and University Prospekt, where the path along which workers at umpteen Institutes could commute to the 'living zone' leads through groves so quiet, so removed from concrete panelling, that it's hard to believe you're in any kind of a town. It's a kilometre or so of perfect beauty, lit slantingly by tender evening light when we walk along it with Professor F on Sunday. Not quite right, I think, to think of the woodland as making up for the roughness and clumsiness of the buildings. Necessary to think of them as forming a compound truth about the place, a compound experience: silver birches and glowing ferns, and the Presidium of the Siberian Division of the Academy of Sciences built from crumbly grey strata of flat little concrete rectangles, ridged for minimal decorative texture, somewhere between mud bricks and breezeblocks; the courses wandering appreciably, if you look at them close up. The path leading to work, and work happening (in the Computer Centre for instance) in bare prison-like corridors, dimly lit by walls of glass bricks at the ends, stone composite underfoot like polished flattened sandwiches of the bilious little chips of marble in graveyards, and phlegm-coloured paint up to head height, and bare wood office doors, and wiring looping along in bundles. Ad hoc ugliness: improvised click-together monumentally-vast humanly-indifferent zero-craft termite-mound architecture. (Watch out, potentially a cheaply biological metaphor for collectivism there, but it isn't the collectivism I'm trying to catch, it's the sense of buildings generated without reference to human bodies.) And this, the combination of forest beauty and crap concrete, being the physical embodiment of Akademgorodok's intellectual freedom. Its freedom by Soviet standards anyway.
Morskoi Prospekt bends down in a convex curve over the bluff so there's no actual distant prospect to be seen of the toy ocean the Ob dam has made, and there probably wasn't a view forty years ago either when there were fewer trees. Over the two-lane highway to Berdsk, where a man is slumped over a little plastic table next to the kvass [soft drink made from fermented bread] wagon he's staffing, and down a winding forest path to a wire-boxed footbridge over a railway which turns out to be the Turk-Sib line of 1930s agitprop fame, and down terraced and railed concrete steps with a bit of annuniciatory seaside pizzazz to them. And out the pines at the foot of the stairs, there's the beach; sudden sand with stones not shells in it, not surprising since all the sand came here by railroad car from some sandpit somewhere. Plus many bottle-caps. Sign-post offering Police, Administration, Café and Toilets. Beach occupies the innermost bit of the deep bay, bite-shaped, on this side of the Ob Sea. Dam's out of sight beyond the point to the right, which is good for the illusion, and on the left the low green rim of the bluff stretches a few kilometres away to another point at about ten o'clock as you look out from the beach. With, inevitably, something heavy-industrial on the point sporting one of those very tall tapered chimneys coloured barber's-shop red and white. (All this industrial metastasis makes me wonder how directly the equation of heavy industry with progress can have affected people's perceptions, whether it was really possible here in the 1960s to feel a satisfied sense that things were going well, going according to plan, going in the direction of happiness, because the green Siberian horizon was being broken in all quadrants by chimneys, because the pylons were on the march?) But between ten o'clock and say two o'clock, a pretty convincing sea horizon, with the remote far side out of sight, and a couple of sandbank islands where the trees stand like stiff haircuts. Battered white pleasure boats passing, and the odd fishing-boat, and distant dinghy sails. Waves break on the shore leaving a line of shingle ejecta. They're windblown waves of course, translucent organic green-grey in this greyish Sunday morning light, like a weak algae jelly. Not salty, naturally, and not too cold. This is another of the places, like the top of the hotel, where you get free of trees and see the big Siberian sky. Puffball clouds and grey sheets of down, visibly moving this way. Hardly anybody on the beach yet - a burly round guy sunbathing while his skinny son runs about, and an older woman taking a dip in a red hat. There are red cylindrical buoys about 50 metres out to show the end of the pemissible bathing area. The sun comes out and the water warms to bluey-green glassiness. There are little shelters on legs for changing in. This is beautifully expressive of the 'Promethean' strand in Marxism that Kolakowski talks about: Man seizing godlike powers over Nature. Also geared beautifully to Soviet possibilities: we can't offer any choice in the colour of your swimsuit, and it may not fit too well, but hey, we can run you up the ocean itself, no problem.
Wood, Wall
Science Prospekt
Pocket Ocean Panorama
The Ob Sea in the 1960s


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Claude Speed
|Claude Speed
|[[Appearance::Grand Theft Auto 2]]
|Full Name
|Claude Speed
|Place of Birth
|Anywhere City
|[[American|American]][[Nationality::American| ]]
|Main Affiliations
Zaibatsu Corporation
Russian Mafia
Hare Krishna
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|played by Scott Maslen
- For other characters, see Claude (disambiguation).
Claude Speed is the protagonist in Grand Theft Auto 2. He started his career as a simple thug, however he was soon hired by the major gangs that controlled Anywhere City. Claude secretly worked with all of them and in the end managed to kill all of their leaders, effectively becoming the true leader of the city's crime.
GTA 2 movie rendition
Little history is known about the character from GTA 2; however, DMA Design had previously released a promotional movie for the game, which was also compiled into the opening cinematic of the game, depicting a live-action rendition of Claude Speed committing several criminal acts, similar in all Grand Theft Auto games. In the movie, Claude is seen performing jobs for several crime bosses, before being shot to death by an assassin sent by the Zaibatsu Corporation, whose van and merchandise were previously stolen by Claude.
The movie's version of Claude shares a few physical appearances with the Claude in the GTA III Era games, including his black jacket (made of cloth in GTA 2 and leather in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), t-shirt (white color in GTA 2 and black in GTA III, GTA San Andreas), long pants (black color in GTA 2 and dark khaki in GTA III, GTA San Andreas) and slicked hair. The movie version, however, was also depicted speaking and displaying an array of emotions, a characteristic not seen in either the GTA III or the GTA San Andreas versions. Claude may also bear some resemblance to Elvis Presley, as when he walks into the Elvis impersonators in the game, they will occasionally shout, "Hey man, it's the King!" and "I told you he was alive!"
Claude Speed is an extremely rude character and apparently has no regret of the crimes he accomplishes. He will work for anyone who will give him the needed money and will be ready to fight even the Army to pursue his goals. He was seen in more than one occasion laughing once he successfully gained what he wanted and is particulary ferocious in killing people, and he was once seen spitting over the body of a person he killed. He also worked for various gangs at the same time, angering all of them but in the end he managed to kill all of their leaders, putting an end to their rule over the city. He is known to have used drugs and cigars and knows how to use a variety of weapons, from simple pistols to even rocket launchers.
In-game Naming
In GTA 2, Claude Speed's in-game name is simply given as a myriad of nicknames from nine bosses of seven gangs:
- "Gecko" by all three heads of The Zaibatsu Corporation (Trey Welsh, Red Valdez and Uno Carb)
- "Jumbo" by Elmo, head of the Loonies
- "Kosai" by Johnny Zoo, head of the Yakuza
- "Rooster" by Billy Bob Bean, head of the Rednecks
- "THC-303" by Dr. LaBrat, head of the Scientists
- "Comrade" by Jerkov, head of the Russian Mafia
- "Grasshopper" by Sunbeam, head of the Hare Krishna
Murders Committed by Speed
- Claude Speed is the only GTA protagonist to smoke cigarettes, besides Tommy Vercetti (although the latter can only be seen smoking through a certain cheat code). Additionally, he possesses an ability to burp or fart on command.
- There is speculation that Claude Speed also is Claude from Grand Theft Auto III, but there is a lot to separate the two.
- However, Rockstar created an online Facebook quiz called 'What Grand Theft Auto character are you?' made of 16 questions and a combination of certain answers would result in the character Claude which Rockstar mistakenly or intentionally named Claude Speed, suggesting that this could be an official confirmation of them being the same characters.
- At the end of the GTA 2 movie, Claude is killed when he is shot 3 times by a Zaibatsu assassin as he tries to open a car. It is unknown if this is canonical to the game, however.


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Click here for a brief orientation video to walk you through the upcoming conference.
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will host the 2010 OSEP Leadership Mega Conference on August 2-5, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. The theme for this year's conference is Collaboration to Achieve Success from Cradle to Career.
This new conference is a union of the three previously OSEP-sponsored conferences – the National Parent Center Conference, the National Early Childhood Conference, and the OSEP Leadership Conference.
Click on the following links to view each strand's final agenda:
Measuring Child and Family Outcomes - ECO Pre-Conference Meeting (Word document, PDF)
Strand 1 - Parents (Word document, PDF)
Strand 2 - Early Childhood (Word document, PDF)
Strand 3 - Collaborative Leadership (Word document, PDF)
Strand 4 - State Directors (Word document, PDF)
The conference has several pre-sessions and is composed of four strands:
The Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs), the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), parents, and educators who work with families will participate in sessions that address topics such as: collaborating with State agencies, technology and accessibility, transition, disproportionality, mental health, reaching underserved parents, and center management issues.
Strand 2 – Early Childhood (Monday, August 2nd)
The Early Childhood strand will provide critical information for the administration and implementation of State Part C and 619 Programs for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities and their families. The topics to be discussed include: an update on the Part C regulations, the status of child and family outcomes, the best practices for young children with autism, and a list of strategies for meaningful family engagement and collaborative planning for State early learning systems. The Monday morning agenda will be shared with Strand 1 (Parents) participants.
Collaborative Leadership is an important component of our work. All three conference strands will meet together for sessions that will include: a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and a cross-departmental panel presentation by several Assistant Secretaries and other distinguished leaders from the Department. There will also be sessions on other important topics such as: the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Part B to C transition, the National Education Technology Plan, Longitudinal Data Systems, and Universal Design for Learning.
Strand 4 – State Directors of Special Education (Thursday, August 5th and the afternoon of Tuesday, August 3)
State Directors of Special Education will participate in informative sessions that address topics such as: college-and career-ready standards; collaboration between the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and the business community to expand employment opportunities for students with disabilities; English learners with disabilities; and the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
Additional information about the conference will be posted as it becomes available—please check back for updates!
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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Tynan, Paul (Philip)
Tynan, Paul (Philip), trumpeter, composer, educator; b. Fort Erie, ON, Canada, 7 February 1975. His parents are Paul Philip Tynan Sr. and Elizabeth Ann Sheehy. At the age of 5 his family moved to Houston, TX.
In 1987 he began to study the trumpet with Kevin Henderson. His father passed away in 1989, and the family relocated to Buffalo, NY. During 1989-1993 he studied trumpet with Gerry Soffer of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1993 Paul moved to Potsdam, NY to attend the Crane School of Music on a performance scholarship. During this time he studied classical trumpet with Dr. John Ellis, and Dr. Gordon Mathie and began his love affair with jazz.
Under the tutelage of Bret Zvacek, Paul performed in various big bands and combos in the Northern New York/ South Eastern Ontario area, most notable, the Greg Runion's Big Band in Kingston, ON. During 1996-97 Paul moved to Pitea, Sweden and studied harmony with Han Hjortek and trumpet with Tim Hagans, and Urban Agnas. Upon his return to the United States in the summer of 1997 Paul attended the Lake Placid "looking Ahead in Jazz" seminar led by Bob Brookmeyer. In 1997-98 Paul directed the Clarkson University Big Band. He returned to Postdam and completed a BM in Music Education and a BM in Performance with a minor in jazz studies in 1998. Paul began work on a MM in jazz studies from the University of North Texas in 1998 where he served as a Graduate teaching fellow in improvisation and big band.
While in Denton, TX, Paul performed with The University of North Texas's One O'clock Lab Band (99-01) as a featured soloist, studied trumpet with Jay Saunders, Mike Stinel; Composition with Neil Slater, Paris Rutherford, and became a very busy freelance musician in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. In 2000, Paul's writing and playing ability gained him a recording contract with NohJoh music, won two Down Beat Student Music awards (Jazz Instrumental Group Winner, and Jazz Instrumental Soloist Winner), and landed him a spot in Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead Residency program at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.. Paul completed a MM in jazz studies in 2001.
In 2001 he accepted a position at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia teaching Trumpet, Arranging/Composition, and directing the student Big Band. During the summer of 2002 Paul attended the Banff International Jazz Workshop, and lived in Brooklyn, NY with the help of a Canada Council Grant.
Paul is very active as a trumpeter and composer. He has performed and/or recorded with, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Brookmeyer, The Dallas Jazz Orchestra, The Maritime Jazz Orchestra, Michael Brecker, Dan Hearle, Norah Jones, Mike Murley, Django Bates, and Chris Potter among others. He has also performed at various venues and festivals (Knitting Factory, The Rex, Atlantic Jazz Festival, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, others).
He is married Elizabeth Buck (now Tynan).
Simple (1997); NJPT (2000); Freedom and Jealousy (2002)
As sideperson:
The Crane School Of Music Wind Ensemble: The Crane Wind Ensemble Live (1994); 103.3 the EDGE: TV Themes (1996); Rysying Tyde: Walking on Water (1997);
Robert Lindquist: Robert Lindquist (1998); UNT Jazz Repertory Ensemble: Dallas Doings (1999); Pat Roberts: Still Unfolding (1999); UNT Two O' Clock Lab Band: Translucent Two (1999);
UNT Two O' Clock Lab Band: Tribute to Benny Carter (2000); Dallas Jazz Orchestra: Un-Numbered in Front (2000); Tuxedo Junction: Up in Harlem on Saturday Night (2000);
UNT One O' Clock Lab Band: Kenny Wheeler and the One O'Clock Lab Band (2000), Lab 2000 (2000), Lab 2001 (2001)
Unissued recordings:
About 20 unissued tapes of performances from ca. 1998 on, with Jim Black, Chris Potter, Kenny Wheeler, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Owen Howard, Rob Scheps, Dave Young, Neil Swainson, Bobby Selvaggio, Gene Smith, and others.
Radio and television broadcasts:
CBC (National Broad Cast) Atlantic Jazz Festival 2002: Maritime Jazz Orchestra w/ Rene Rosnes, and Terry Clarke;
CBC (National Broad Cast) Atlantic Jazz Festival 2002: Skip Beckwith's Brazil NS. w/ Doug Riley;
KNTU-FM 2001 One O' Clock Lab Band w/ Michael and Randy Brecker; KNTU-FM 2001 One O' Clock Lab Band w/ Byron Stripling;
KNTU-FM 2000 One O' Clock Lab Band w/ Kenny Wheeler
"St. FX News" Article, Jazz Bulletin, The News Letter of Jazz Canada (IAJE)
"The Rest," Big Band Composition. Published by UNC Jazz Press
"The Eipper" Big Band Composition. Published by UNC Jazz Press
ITG Journal June2002 Review of "Freedom and Jealousy"
ITG Journal March 2001 Review of "NJPT"
http://www.jazzreview.com/cdreview.cfm?ID=3334 (Long Review)
http://www.maxwellrecords.com/cadencereview2.html (Long Review)
Contact information:
902-867-3675 (St. FXU in Antigonish, NS)