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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands—ArubaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 08/17
February, 15 2008
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On February 8, 2008, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands—Aruba.1
Aruba—pursuing open, market-friendly policies—continues to do well as one of the most developed islands in the Caribbean. Currently, the economy is on the rebound helped by a recovery in tourism, on which the economy is heavily dependent. A decline in tourist arrivals led to a slowdown in real GDP growth to 0.6 percent in 2006, but the deceleration proved to be temporary, and arrivals picked up again in the last quarter of 2006. The rebound in tourism continued in 2007, while activity in the construction and utility sectors was also robust.
Inflation has accelerated owing to one-off supply shocks. After broadly following changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for several years, inflation in Aruba almost tripled from 2.5 percent year-on-year in December 2006 to 7.3 percent in October 2007. The acceleration is largely due to the introduction of a turnover tax in January 2007, which is estimated to have contributed 3 percentage points to CPI inflation in 2007.
There are signs that the labor market is tightening amid a further expansion of the tourist sector. The unemployment rate is estimated to have dropped from 6.9 percent in 2000 to 3.8 percent at present. Wage pressures have been contained, however, by a large inflow of low-skilled migrant workers. This influx has helped Aruba maintain its international competitiveness.
Following the rebound in tourism, the deficit in the non-oil current account balance has begun to narrow again, coming in at 6 percent of GDP in the year ending in June 2007. The deficit had widened sharply to over 13 percent of GDP in 2006, as a result of declining tourism revenue, increasing workers' remittances, and strong investment activity. Capital inflows have increased sharply as a result of increased investment activity. Foreign direct investment inflows more than doubled in 2006, reaching 13½ percent of GDP, though preliminary estimates indicate a slowdown in inflows in the first half of 2007.
The authorities have tightened macroeconomic policies to stem the rise in public debt and maintain a sufficient level of foreign exchange reserves. After a jump to an unusually large fiscal deficit (including losses of the general health insurance, AZV) of 8½ percent of GDP in 2004, the deficit narrowed to 2½ percent of GDP in 2006. The 2007 central government budget envisioned a further decline to 1½ percent of GDP but, because of renewed financial problems at the AZV, staff estimates a fiscal deficit of 2 percent of GDP in 2007. The monetary authorities have tightened credit ceilings and reserve requirements of commercial banks, contributing to a slowdown in the growth of real money balances.
Staff estimates real GDP to have expanded by about 2 percent in 2007 and to continue at this pace in 2008. The recovery in the tourist sector, together with continued robust investment, stands to be a key engine of growth in the near term. Average inflation is projected to ease from slightly more than 6 percent in 2007 to just below 4 percent in 2008 as the impact of the one-off supply shocks gradually dissipates. The deficit in the non-oil current account is projected to decline to about 8 percent of GDP in 2007 and 6¾ percent of GDP in 2008. The main risks to the outlook are a more pronounced and protracted slowdown in the U.S. economy and a further increase in oil prices. It is also possible that the full impact on inflation of the turnover tax will take longer to materialize, which, together with further increases in the oil price and signs of tightness in the labor market, could provide additional impetus to inflation.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the authorities' promotion of an open economy and continued pursuit of market-friendly policies, which have fostered economic growth and stability. Directors noted that the outlook remains broadly favorable, although, given the heavy dependence on tourism and increasing public debt, the economy remains vulnerable to external shocks. Reducing this vulnerability will hinge on maintaining sustainable public finances and boosting economic growth.
Directors considered that, in the near term, maintaining macroeconomic stability will require further fiscal consolidation and an appropriately tight monetary policy. In order to meet this objective, they recommended prompt action to address the renewed financial problems of the general health insurance and, if needed, offsetting savings in current expenditure.
Directors supported the authorities' intention to keep monetary policy on hold until there are clear signs that inflationary pressures are abating. They welcomed plans to eliminate the credit ceilings and gradually increase the use of indirect monetary instruments.
Directors agreed that the peg of the florin to the U.S. dollar has served Aruba well and provides an effective nominal anchor. They considered the current exchange rate to be at a competitive level. Directors urged the authorities to eliminate the tax on foreign exchange transactions, which detracts from the investment climate and constitutes an unapproved exchange restriction under Article VIII of the Fund's Articles of Agreement.
Directors welcomed the authorities' plan for medium-term fiscal consolidation, and noted that additional measures to lower the growth of personnel costs and strengthen spending controls over goods and services would help achieve this objective. They observed that encouraging progress has been made in reforming the civil service pension fund, and underscored the importance of ensuring the financial soundness of the universal pay-as-you-go pension system in the face of rapid population ageing.
Directors welcomed improvements in Aruba's policy frameworks and public institutions, and encouraged the authorities to strengthen them further, including by advancing plans for increasing fiscal discipline through changing the budget law, improving fiscal management, and enhancing the fiscal framework. Recognizing that, in practice, the central bank enjoys a high degree of operational independence, Directors, nonetheless, viewed that formally establishing this principle in the central bank law would safeguard against undue interference. They noted that improving Aruba's statistical base would support more effective policymaking.
Directors looked forward to the development of a sustainable growth strategy and further improvements in the environment for private investment and diversification. In this regard, they welcomed recent tax reforms, and underscored the value of further simplification and greater reliance on indirect taxes.
Directors considered the financial system to be generally sound. They noted that the large exposure of commercial banks to the tourist sector warrants continued supervisory vigilance, and recommended that the central bank consider employing stress tests to gain additional insight in the banking sector's capacity to withstand large shocks.


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This native European woodland plant appears in many guises, some dwarf and others very tall, with flowers in shades of pink and red. The Excelsior group is a particularly fine strain, producing flower spikes with large trumpets in clear colours. These blooms are attractive to bees. It's a popular biennial for shaded places that self-seeds readily. Seedlings can be transplanted if they're in the way. It's handsome and easy if watered well in dry weather, and looks spectacular at the back of a border. If your soil is dry and free-draining, incorporate plenty of organic matter into the soil before planting and surround with a thick mulch in spring.
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Digitalis
Species: purpurea
Cultivar: Excelsior group
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Pink
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun, Partial shade, Shade
Soil: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Acidic, Moist
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 150cm
Spread: 45cm
Time to plant seeds: February to April
The family name for this plant is shown above as 'Scrophulariaceae'. The RHS state that Digitalis comes from the 'Plantaginaceae' family. My slightly wider research using the Kew Plant List indicates RHS is correct. You might want to amend this page?

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It's amazing to think it's already been ten years since the book's release. I remember scouting Susanka's former home in St. Paul, a great example of the not-so-big concept, for a national magazine as she was in the midst of writing the book. She and her colleagues at the Minneapolis firm Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners (now SALA Architects) had long been pushing the idea that small design was responsible and beautiful. The message just hadn't reached a sizable audience. So much has happened since the book was published, however, I can't believe it's only been ten years. Building small and smart has become such an important part of the national design dialogue.
Living in the Twin Cities may be skewing the way a lot of us see things. Such was the case for Susanka. She recalls a seminar at the Science Museum of Minnesota some time before the book came out. She and architect Dale Mulfinger expected a few dozen attendees and 350 showed up. "People in Minneapolis and St. Paul have always had an interest in making their homes better and in quality over quantity," she says. She then points to an American Institute of Architects national convention panel discussion when she and Minneapolis architect Rosemary McMonigal spoke about their clients. She remembers how "the other architects asked us, 'What planet are you guys from?' Large numbers of people seeking residential architectural services was unheard of elsewhere." It was very evident, she says, that the Twin Cities was an "extraordinary cutting-edge marketplace for residential architecture."
The market's influence on Susanka's book, and on the book's subsequent success, made it clear that she should include one more Minnesota home in the tenth anniversary edition. Designed by SALA Architects' Eric Odor and John Abbott, the home west of Buffalo "has all the characteristics I describe in not-so-big-house spaces—mixing formal and informal functions, connecting rooms so that you can see from place to place."
Although Susanka now lives in North Carolina, she still makes it back to Minnesota two to four times a year. She speaks to groups, sees friends, and stays up on the architectural scene, including projects such as the one near Buffalo. "I really can't tell you how far ahead of the game Minnesota is compared with other places," she says. "The funny thing is that many people in Minnesota don't realize it."
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Church Halts Talks Over Female Bishop
- By Alexandra Odynova
- Nov. 17 2009 00:00
The Russian Orthodox Church could sever ties with the Evangelical Church in Germany, which represents some 24 million Protestants, after the German church elected a woman as its leader.
Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion has condemned the election and pulled out of a Berlin meeting meant to celebrate 50 years of dialogue between the Orthodox church and the Evangelical Church in Germany, known as the EKD.
The EKD elected Margot Kässmann, a 51-year-old bishop and divorcee with four daughters, as its first female leader late last month.
"It's unacceptable for us according to church traditions. We can't recognize a woman as the head of a church," said Priest Georgy Zavershinsky, spokesman for the Moscow Patriarchate's department for external church relations.
Zavershinsky said this was the first time that such a problem had arisen in the Orthodox church's interdenominational relations.
"But this doesn't mean that the dialogue will be completely closed. But it should be changed into a new form," Zavershinsky told The Moscow Times, without elaborating.
Hilarion, however, told reporters last week that the Orthodox church could not maintain a dialog with a church headed by a woman. Kässmann was elected to a six-year term.
EKD spokesman Reinhard Mawick said the Russian church had not directly informed his church about Hilarion's discontent.
"We learned about it from the Russian press and were very surprised. It happens after so many years of relations between the churches," Mawick said by telephone Monday.
The EKD, which unites more than 20 Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany, has sent a letter to Orthodox Patriarch Kirill expressing "surprise and great incomprehension" over Hilarion's comments.
"Until now, differing points of view on the service of women in the Christian church didn't cause any difficulties in interchurch relations on the bilateral and multilateral level," the letter said.
The Russian church has not replied to the letter, said Johann Schneider, an expert on Orthodox relations in the EKD.
The German and Russian churches were to meet in Berlin on Nov. 30.
Schneider, however, said he doubted that the Russians would completely sever ties.
"I don't think it will become a complete and official interruption of relations between the churches. It's not something new. Hilarion is very pointed man and has given similar comments before," Schneider said.
He defended Kässmannan's election and noted that "she has no episcopal function."
"She acts as representative of the church in public relations," he said.
Hilarion succeeded Kirill as head of the Moscow Patriarchate's department of external church relations in March, after the election of Kirill as the patriarch in two months earlier.
Konstantin Bendas, a senior official with the Russian Union of Christians of Evangelical Faith, said the Russian Orthodox Church's reaction to Kässmannan's election was understandable.
"Over the past decade, our relations with the Protestant churches have become colder because Russian evangelists are more conservative and are against the liberalism that is happening in Western churches," Bendas said.


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Silver Spring Stage presents Superior Donuts by Tracy Letts, directed by Stenise Reaves and produced by Lennie Magida, funny and moving story of a decrepit donut shop in Chicago that explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship when the owner hires a young African-American as his only employee. Superior Donuts will perform weekends through March 15, 2014.
Award-winning writer and actor Tracy Letts grew up in Oklahoma, but made Chicago his home when he was 20. Prior to Superior Donuts, he explored the dark and comic side of his native stage, most notably in August: Osage County. In 2008, he set out to write what he called "a love letter" to Chicago. He said, "I wanted to explore my current home. I'm a Chicagoan. I love my city...I was interested in exploring what my city means to me." Though set in the Windy City, Letts still writes vivid characters facing life-changing experiences with humor and humanity. In Superior Donuts, he delves into a man who came of age during the Vietnam era. He called them "romantics, and like most romantics, reality did some damage to them." He juxtaposes generations with Arthur, the aged survivor, and Franco, the young survivor. ""It's about that clash between those two guys," Letts says, "not just because they're of different races, not just because they're of different generations, but because of a different impulse centered very deep in them, about hopefulness versus hopelessness." Letts tempers this struggle with sprinkles of romance and a filling of genuine comedy.
Arthur (Nick Torres), an aging hippie and the proprietor of a rundown doughnut shop in Chicago's Uptown district, is having trouble holding his life together. After the shop is vandalized, a young African-American man named Franco (Donta Hensley) talks his way into a job and into the life of the neighborhood haunt, bringing hope along with a troubled history. Members of the community, including cops (Jill Goodrich, Joe Lewis), a neighboring video store owner (William Cassidy), and even a local homeless woman (Shelley Rochester), move in and out of the shop, supporting its owner and eating his wares. Slowly it becomes clear that things are more complicated than they seem and the entire community must make difficult decisions and pull together to forge a new future. The cast also features Greg Garcia, Neal Cohen and Joel Beaven.
Silver Spring Stage is located in the Woodmoor Shopping Center, lower level (next to the CVS) at Colesville Road and University Boulevard. Tickets can be purchased at www.ssstage.org. Information is also available by calling (301) 593-6036.
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PERRIS -- Eastern Municipal Water District's Board of Directors today officially moved the District into Stage 3a of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan.
This marks the first time EMWD – which serves Menifee and surrounding areas – has moved to Stage 3. The move comes as California is in the midst of a historic drought that has depleted reservoirs, groundwater basins and resulted in record-low allocations from the State Water Project.
Stage 3a of EMWD's Water Shortage Contingency Plan eliminates variances to fill swimming pools and establish new landscaping. It also eliminates variances for leaks that are not repaired within 48 hours.
EMWD has previously granted variances for establishing landscaping or filling swimming pools by offering a temporary increase in the customer's Tier 2 allocation in EMWD's allocation-based rate stricture. Under the new regulations, customers can still use the necessary water but will likely go over their water budget, resulting in a higher price point.
California Gov. Jerry Brown issued a drought declaration on Jan. 17 following several years of record-low rain and snow. EMWD moved into Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan in April, asking customers for a voluntary 20 percent reduction in usage, including reducing outdoor irrigation by one day per week.
To comply with the State Water Resources Control Board's recent call to action, EMWD is asking its customers to reduce their outdoor irrigation. EMWD's Water Use Regulations also require customers to water during nighttime hours and eliminate runoff.
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Customers who are identified as having wasted water will receive a warning letter from EMWD. Following one warning letter, fines will be instituted, starting at $25 for residential customers and $100 for commercial customers.
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I am having some trouble with figuring out how I should structure my program. I will first describe the general description of my program and then go into the things I have tried and the issues I have run into. I am not developing a game but rather a suite of computerized tests to test human vision. I am writing the program in VB.Net but converting between .Net languages is relativity trivial so if your going to post some code don't go out of your way to post it as VB if your better with C#. Even examples in other languages would be appreciated. I know the post is a little long but I want to be as clear as possible about the issues I am having. Thanks in advance!
Design: The program lunches a "Main Menu" VB.Net form that has lots of options to select different types of test and configure different options for the tests. When the user clicks the RunTest button for a specific test a TestObject representing that test is created. The TestObject constructor creates a StimulusDisplayObject(SDO) which is derived from the SlimDX RenderForm class. The job of the SDO class is to manage the SlimDX device object and render the different stimuli to the screen. It contains a list of StimulusObjects(SO) which are essentially just a DX surface that was loaded from an .bmp image and some location information that to tell the SDO class where to draw the surface on the screen. After the SDO is created the TestObject.BeginTest() method is called that is just a loop that presents a number of trials to the observer. The loop creates some SO objects and adds them to the list of SO objects of the SDO class to be displayed.
Problems: Because the stimuli I preset for the tests is fairly static and I usually only had to change the image that was displayed to the screen once every sec or two at the most, I did not have the scene rendering continually at as high of an FPS as possible. I simply had a SDO.RenderScene() that would get called from the TestObject whenever something need to be changed on the screen. This worked pretty well until I tried to handle DeviceLostExceptions and similar issues I arise from when the user ALT-TABs, CTRL-ALT-Delete, Covers the window (when in windowed mode), etc..) I have not found an effective way to handle these types of errors without having the scene continually rendering.
So I decided to try rewriting the SDO class to use SlimDXs MessagePump.Run() functionality to render the scene constantly, however this causes exceptions because The MessagePump.Run() conflicts with the MessagePump of the "Main Menu" Form (At least I think that is what this error message means: "Additional information: Starting a second message loop on a single thread is not a valid operation."). I decided to try creating the SDO object in a new thread but then I can't communicate between the the TestObject and the SDO Object to add/remove/change the SO objects. I am not 100% sure that creating a multithreaded application is the best approach because I have read that DX and Threading leads to programing nightmares but I don't see any other solutions. I think I need to learn to use some kind of thread synchronization but I am very very new to threading and I want to make sure I am not heading down a road that is doomed to fail before I invest a long period of time learning to synchronized threads. If creating a multithreaded application is the best choice is there any DX/SlimDX threading issues I should be aware of? Any examples of simple SlimDX threaded programs that synchronize data across threads? Thanks for taking the time to read this post and I will extremely grateful to any advice you can give.
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If you want to render continuously though, that's also viable. The idea is that you *replace* the Application.Run() method with MessagePump.Run(). You can run as many forms as you want on the same message loop. MessagePump.Run() internally hooks the application "Idle" event and constantly calls your provided callback whenever there are no window messages in the queue. You can put your rendering code inside that loop, and then you can add objects to be rendered to some shared list whenever you need to run one of your tests.
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There's nothing inherently wrong with only rendering when you need to. The reason games do it is because there are typical objects animating and camera movement constantly, so the changes have to be rendered anyway. If you give more information on what was going wrong with device lost scenarios, it might be a better approach to try to fix those and continue going the way you were before.
If you want to render continuously though, that's also viable. The idea is that you *replace* the Application.Run() method with MessagePump.Run(). You can run as many forms as you want on the same message loop. MessagePump.Run() internally hooks the application "Idle" event and constantly calls your provided callback whenever there are no window messages in the queue. You can put your rendering code inside that loop, and then you can add objects to be rendered to some shared list whenever you need to run one of your tests.
Thanks for the help Mike. I am working on rewritting some of the code now. I was haveing trouble trying to handle the DeviceLostExceptions when not rendering on demand. I tried to have some render code that looked something like:
[source lang="vb"]Sub RenderScene() ...Some Code Try device.present() Catch e as devLostEx DevLost = true recover() RenderScene() End TryEnd SubSub recover() While DevLost Try device.testCoop Catch DevLostEx 'Do nothing Catch DevNotReset ...Dispose defult pool stuff device.reset() recreate defult pool stuff DevLost = false End Try End WhileEnd Sub[/source]
That was with MDX9 not SlimDX. It just seemed to hang and never recover. I am not sure why. Anyway I have got a SlimDX basic class rendering contiually and handleing device lost exceptions fine. I am running it in its own thread and am just using synclock to protect data when I pass new objects to the display. I think the code would be a little slow if I need to render really fast because I synclock most of the SlimDX code but I don't think it will be a big issue for me. I am however running in to some trouble. I can't find a SlimDX replacment for the MDX9 Surface.FromImage() method. Also someone said that the DeviceEx class as some better features for passing data between threads so should I be using that class? Thanks for any help you can provide.


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UK considering banning cars from school zones
The Institute for European Environmental Policy in the UK is looking into banning cars from school zones, not to protect students from being hit by a car, but instead to get kids to walk more. Like here in the US, British children are packing on the pounds, and a more sedentary lifestyle is a contributing factor. Parents are averaging an additional 27 miles per year carting their kids to school than they did back in 1982, and Brits of all ages average 20 less miles per year walking than in the 70s.
Perhaps the biggest single reason the British are walking less is that only 19% of all UK households are without a car, compared to 41% in the 70s. Automakers pay big bucks to replace heavier materials with aluminum or carbon fiber to lose less than two stones, but researchers at the IEEP say that walking an extra hour per week will save 28lbs of fat over the course of a decade. One would think the Brits wouldn't have an issue with obesity, what with the price of gasoline on the island, folks have to work their asses off just to afford fuel.
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We all knew wine was good for you, but now it turns out to be a complete lifesaver. Here's how to protect yourself with wine. The next time you're out on a first date, or your next occasion interviewing a roommate, employee, or mail-order spouse, make sure to give them a glass of wine. As them to swirl it carefully, sniff deeply, and then tell you what they smell. They may demure, and appear uncomfortable to be put on the spot, but put them at ease, and tell them you are deeply interested in what they might smell in the wine.
If they can't come up with anything good, or if they even admit they can't smell anything, then run like hell. Because they're probably a psychopath.
Yes, that's right. According to research results released last week, most psychopaths have an impaired sense of smell.
Sure, you could do the same trick with a rotten egg, but who carries one of them around all the time? No, wine is most certainly the best psychopath detector, and it has calming effects, which minimizes the danger of getting hacked to pieces with a machete on the first date, having your tongue stapled to the desk when the job interview goes bad, or waking up 15 years into the marriage and realizing you're married to an insane person.
Of course, we all know that psychopaths have the ability to be extremely charming, and can easily pull the wool over people's eyes. Which is where the corked wine comes in. Yes, you finally have a good use for that TCA-tainted wine that smells like wet cardboard. When you need an extra-special, utterly-failproof test for psychopaths, just pour them some corked wine and see what they say. If they can't smell anything, they're probably a psychopath. If they try to bluff their way through describing alluring aromas while making sustained eye-contact over the rim of the glass? Call. The. Police. I recommend having 911 queued up on your speed-dial for moments like this.
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Widely praised for its student-friendly style and exceptional artwork and pedagogy, Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain is a leading undergraduate textbook on the biology of the brain and the systems that underlie behavior. This edition provides increased coverage of taste and smell, circadian rhythms, brain development, and developmental disorders and includes new information on molecular mechanisms and functional brain imaging. Path of Discovery boxes, written by leading researchers, highlight major current discoveries. In addition, readers will be able to assess their knowledge of neuroanatomy with the Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy, which includes a perforated self-testing workbook. This edition's robust ancillary package includes a bound-in student CD-ROM, an Instructor's Resource CD-ROM, a Connection Website, and LiveAdvise: Neuroscience online student tutoring.
Table of Contents
|p. vii
|User's Guide
|p. xiii
|p. xviii
|Path of Discovery Authors
|p. xix
|p. 1
|Neuroscience: Past, Present, and Future
|p. 3
|p. 4
|The Origins of Neuroscience
|p. 4
|Neuroscience Today
|p. 13
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 20
|Neurons and Glia
|p. 23
|p. 24
|The Neuron Doctrine
|p. 24
|The Prototypical Neuron
|p. 28
|Classifying Neurons
|p. 45
|p. 46
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 48
|The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
|p. 51
|p. 52
|The Cast of Chemicals
|p. 53
|The Movement of Ions
|p. 59
|The Ionic Basis of the Resting Membrane Potential
|p. 61
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 71
|The Action Potential
|p. 75
|p. 76
|Properties of the Action Potential
|p. 76
|The Action Potential, in Theory
|p. 80
|The Action Potential, in Reality
|p. 82
|Action Potential Conduction
|p. 93
|Action Potentials, Axons, and Dendrites
|p. 97
|Divergence and Convergence in Neurotransmitter Systems
|p. 164
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 164
|The Structure of the Nervous System
|p. 167
|p. 168
|Gross Organization of the Mammalian Nervous System
|p. 168
|Understanding CNS Structure Through Development
|p. 178
|A Guide to the Cerebral Cortex
|p. 195
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 199
|An Illustrated Guide to Human Neuroanatomy
|p. 205
|Sensory and Motor Systems
|p. 249
|The Chemical Senses
|p. 251
|p. 252
|p. 252
|p. 263
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 98
|Synaptic Transmission
|p. 101
|p. 102
|Types of Synapses
|p. 103
|Principles of Chemical Synaptic Transmission
|p. 111
|Principles of Synaptic Integration
|p. 122
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 130
|Neurotransmitter Systems
|p. 133
|p. 134
|Studying Neurotransmitter Systems
|p. 135
|Neurotransmitter Chemistry
|p. 141
|Transmitter-Gated Channels
|p. 152
|G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and Effectors
|p. 157
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 274
|The Eye
|p. 277
|p. 278
|Properties of Light
|p. 279
|The Structure of the Eye
|p. 280
|Image Formation by the Eye
|p. 283
|Microscopic Anatomy of the Retina
|p. 288
|p. 292
|Retinal Output
|p. 300
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 306
|The Central Visual System
|p. 309
|p. 310
|The Retinofugal Projection
|p. 310
|The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
|p. 315
|Anatomy of the Striate Cortex
|p. 318
|Physiology of the Striate Cortex
|p. 324
|Beyond Striate Cortex
|p. 333
|From Single Neurons to Perception
|p. 337
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 340
|The Auditory and Vestibular Systems
|p. 343
|p. 344
|The Nature of Sound
|p. 344
|The Structure of the Auditory System
|p. 347
|The Middle Ear
|p. 348
|The Inner Ear
|p. 351
|Central Auditory Processes
|p. 363
|Encoding Sound Intensity and Frequency
|p. 365
|Mechanisms of Sound Localization
|p. 368
|Auditory Cortex
|p. 372
|The Vestibular System
|p. 376
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 384
|The Somatic Sensory System
|p. 387
|p. 388
|p. 388
|p. 408
|p. 418
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 421
|Spinal Control of Movement
|p. 423
|p. 424
|The Somatic Motor System
|p. 424
|The Lower Motor Neuron
|p. 426
|Excitation-Contraction Coupling
|p. 432
|Spinal Control of Motor Units
|p. 437
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 449
|Brain Control of Movement
|p. 451
|p. 452
|Descending Spinal Tracts
|p. 453
|The Planning of Movement by the Cerebral Cortex
|p. 459
|The Basal Ganglia
|p. 464
|The Initiation of Movement by Primary Motor Cortex
|p. 468
|The Cerebellum
|p. 472
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 477
|The Brain and Behavior
|p. 479
|Chemical Control of the Brain and Behavior
|p. 481
|p. 482
|The Secretory Hypothalamus
|p. 484
|The Autonomic Nervous System
|p. 490
|The Diffuse Modulatory Systems of the Brain
|p. 498
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 507
|p. 509
|p. 510
|The Hypothalamus, Homeostasis, and Motivated Behavior
|p. 510
|The Long-Term Regulation of Feeding Behavior
|p. 511
|The Short-Term Regulation of Feeding Behavior
|p. 519
|Why Do We Eat?
|p. 522
|Other Motivated Behaviors
|p. 527
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 530
|Sex and the Brain
|p. 533
|p. 534
|Sex and Gender
|p. 534
|The Hormonal Control of Sex
|p. 537
|The Neural Basis of Sexual Behaviors
|p. 541
|Why and How Male and Female Brains Differ
|p. 546
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 560
|Brain Mechanisms of Emotion
|p. 563
|p. 564
|What is Emotion?
|p. 564
|The Limbic System Concept
|p. 568
|The Amygdala and Associated Brain Circuits
|p. 572
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 582
|Brain Rhythms and Sleep
|p. 585
|p. 586
|The Electroencephalogram
|p. 586
|p. 594
|Circadian Rhythms
|p. 607
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 615
|p. 617
|p. 618
|The Discovery of Specialized Language Areas in the Brain
|p. 618
|Types of Aphasia
|p. 621
|Asymmetrical Language Processing in the Cerebral Hemispheres
|p. 628
|Language Studies using Brain Stimulation and Brain Imaging
|p. 632
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 641
|p. 643
|p. 644
|Physiological Effects of Attention
|p. 649
|How is Attention Directed?
|p. 656
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 658
|Mental Illness
|p. 661
|p. 662
|Mental Illness and the Brain
|p. 662
|Anxiety Disorders
|p. 665
|Affective Disorders
|p. 673
|p. 679
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 684
|The Changing Brain
|p. 687
|Wiring the Brain
|p. 689
|p. 690
|The Genesis of Neurons
|p. 691
|The Genesis of Connections
|p. 697
|The Elimination of Cells and Synapses
|p. 704
|Activity-Dependent Synaptic Rearrangement
|p. 708
|Elementary Mechanisms of Cortical Synaptic Plasticity
|p. 716
|Why Critical Periods End
|p. 720
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 722
|Memory Systems
|p. 725
|p. 726
|Types of Memory and Amnesia
|p. 726
|The Search for the Engram
|p. 731
|The Temporal Lobes and Declarative Memory
|p. 738
|The Striatum and Procedural Memory
|p. 751
|The Neocortex and Working Memory
|p. 754
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 758
|Molecular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory
|p. 761
|p. 762
|Procedural Learning
|p. 763
|Simple Systems: Invertebrate Models of Learning
|p. 765
|Vertebrate Models of Learning
|p. 772
|The Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
|p. 787
|Concluding Remarks
|p. 792
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I was wondering if it is possible to block everyone from a specific City (namely the city of Flower Mound, in Texas) from accessing my website. If that's a no-go, how about blocking all of Texas?
Edit - the reason why. There is a competitor company that is based in Flower Mound. I want them to think my website is down/offline. cough dirty..i know
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Not much surprises Paul Shishis of Oshawa, Ontario. However, on April 10, 2014 he was amazed to see a strange long, grey UFO dart across the daytime sky over Scarborough at approximately 11:42 a.m.
Shishis said he was facing southward at the time to block the direct rays of the sun. See the video above and if you miss this object, he suggested that you freeze the clip at 16 seconds.
He also captured a photo that shows not only the long, grey object but also other anomalies. They are included along with this article.
There were two other UFO sightings reports within the Province of Ontario across the Internet in April. It is unfortunate that there is not just one place for all such reports as it is easy to miss some of them. Here they are up to April 21. More April reports will be posted at a later date.
Hamilton sighting
On April l9 at about 10:28 p.m., five people were watching the space station travel across the sky over Hamilton, Ontario on the mountain when something unusual was seen. According to a UFO Info report, it notes that on this clear night, a woman, her husband, their son-in-law, daughter and a friend of their daughter "all saw this UFO after my daughter pointed it out in the sky," the woman noted adding, "It was visible for about 15 to 20 seconds before it quickly vanished from the sky."
She also wrote that the object was "too high and way too fast to say for sure" what it was but it was not :the space station… cause we monitor that fairly closely and had already seen in the (west-northwestern) sky just 12 minutes before this."
Grimsby triangle
Hovering lights on a triangle-shaped craft were seen over Grimsby on April 21 at approximately 1:16 a.m. According to a Mutual UFO Network report, the witness was on the phone late that Monday night when "a set of three LED looking lights" were caught in his "peripheral vision."
He then looked to his left and saw the lights that were "hovering in the air for almost a minute. Halfway through, the color changed from blue to red. Then from red, it turned to burgundy. Finally, it went from burgundy to the same color as the sky."
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Former 'Everybody Hates Chris' Actress Imani Hakim Stars In Lifetime's Gabrielle Douglas Biopic
I remember hearing about this!
We all loved the sitcom 'Everybody Hates Chris.' The show was loosely-based off of comedian Chris Rock's life and it was hilarious. If you remember, Chris (played by Tyler James Williams) had a younger sister, Tonya (played by Imani Hakim) and Imani is all grown up now. The 20 year-old will star in Lifetime's Gabrielle Douglas biopic, 'The Gabby Douglas Story' (working title).
Imani will portray Gabby as a teenager and a young adult. The cast also includes Sydney Mikayla who will portray Douglas during her childhood, Peabody Award-winning actress Regina King as her mother and Golden Globe® and Emmy®-winner S. Epatha Merkerson as her grandmother.
I am pretty excited about this because I love me some Regina King, hunni, and I'm looking forward to Imani's performace in this movie. She's all grown up now and I hope this is her break out film; I'm sure she's going to bring it.
Gabby Douglas was the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion. She was also the first American gymnast to win gold in the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.
"The Gabby Douglas Story" is set to premiere Saturday, February 1 at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime.


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Gunna have a lengthy (over a minute, maybe two) stop-motion in the same vein as my test, in about two weeks. Got almost 40s already, and it's been kicking my ass. Tedious work, but it's so cool...
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Monroe County's professional website design and operation will include a map navigation capability and a parcel number querying application with which users of the website (i.e. citizens and businesses) can easily access land parcel and ownership information. Laura Henry, the County's GIS Coordinator, affirms that Monroe County chose Sidwell based on the company's "...experience and quality of product," and believes one primary benefit of their new website will be its ability to"... allow taxpayers to visually see property lines and look up general information from the comfort of their own home or office." As far as any administrative efficiency that the courthouse may realize from the availability of this data on the web, Ms. Henry asserts that "We expect to see a decrease in traffic in and out of the office especially from our appraiser and real estate agent clientele. Hopefully, we will see an increase in the need for printed maps from the office, thus generating more income but allowing "lookers" to be able to look."
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2007 Article IV Consultation with PakistanPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 07/143
December 20, 2007
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On December 17, 2007, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2007 Article IV consultation with Pakistan.1
Pakistan has experienced a remarkable turnaround in its economic performance since 2001/02. Sound macroeconomic management and wide-ranging structural reforms have contributed to high real GDP growth, a reduction in the debt burden, and an improved business climate. Adherence to pro-poor policies has helped lower poverty rates. Increasingly, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and portfolio flows have become an important source of external financing.
Economic developments during the fiscal year ending in June 2007 remained favorable. Real GDP growth increased to 7 percent, with a recovery in agriculture and a strong performance of large-scale manufacturing and services; the debt ratio continued to decline; and the international reserves position strengthened further. The disinflation process, however, slowed somewhat, with average inflation persisting near 8 percent.
Strong capital inflows boosted the overall balance of payments, but the current account deficit widened for the third consecutive year. The growth of exports and private transfers slowed, offsetting a significant decline in import growth. As a result, the current account deficit reached 4.9 percent of GDP (US$7 billion) in 2006/07. A surge in FDI flows and portfolio inflows resulted in a record-high surplus in the financial account. Overall, gross official reserves increased by US$3.5 billion, to US$14.3 billion by end-June 2007. The rupee continued to fluctuate within a narrow band against the U.S. dollar, and the real effective exchange rate remained broadly stable.
Although lending to the government by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ceased in 2006/07, reserve money and broad money grew by about 20 percent, driven by the accumulation of international reserves and lending to commercial banks for subsidized credit to the textile industry. The SBP was able to offload some of its holdings of treasury bills to the commercial banks for the first time in four years. The corresponding pickup in commercial banks' credit to government offset a deceleration in credit to the private sector to 17 percent, from 23 percent a year earlier.
The fiscal stance was kept broadly unchanged in 2006/07, with the fiscal deficit (excluding grants) estimated at 4.3 percent of GDP, the same as in 2005/06. Current expenditure overruns were fully offset by a strong performance of revenues (especially nontax) and underspending on investment projects. The deficit was financed in roughly equal shares from external and domestic sources. The public debt ratio declined by an additional 3 percentage points to about 55 percent of GDP.
Progress on privatization and other structural reforms was mixed. Privatization stalled after the Supreme Court annulled the sale of Pakistan Steel Mills in June 2006, but placements of Global Depository Receipts went ahead as planned. Electricity tariffs were adjusted by 10 percent in February 2007, unlocking World Bank loans and preparing the ground for greater private participation in electricity generation. In the financial sector, the regulations regarding broker financing of share trades were strengthened. The authorities have also been working on their second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which is expected to be completed by the spring of 2008.
The authorities' economic program for 2007/08 envisages real GDP growth of 7.2 percent. The budget deficit target has been set at 4 percent of GDP, below last year's outcome, and in its July Monetary Policy Statement the SBP announced tighter monetary conditions to slow broad money growth to 13.7 percent by the end of 2007/08.
The economy has shown considerable resilience to recent domestic political uncertainties and the turbulence in international capital markets, with provisional data for activity in large-scale manufacturing showing continued strong growth in the first quarter of 2007/08. Owing mainly to the increase in food prices, the 12-month rate of inflation was 8.7 percent in November. The stock market has recovered from losses suffered in early November. However, the spread for Pakistani international bonds over 10-year U.S. Treasuries as measured by the J.P. Morgan Emerging Markets Bonds Index Global was 400 basis points as of December 14, compared with 214 basis points at end-June.
Preliminary balance of payments information provided by the SBP for July-October 2007 suggests that the current account deficit narrowed relative to the same period of last year, with export growth recovering and remittances showing a strong increase. Net international reserves fell by US$1 billion since end-June 2007, to US$13.3 billion as of December 14, with the decline concentrated in November owing to large oil and debt payments and some portfolio outflows. The fiscal position deteriorated in the first quarter of 2007/08 relative to the same period of 2006/07, due mainly to strong growth of development spending and higher than envisaged interest payments and energy subsidies. During July-September 2007, domestic financing of the government was provided mainly by commercial banks, but starting in October SBP's financing of the government increased markedly as commercial banks reduced their demand for treasury bills.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors welcomed that Pakistan's economy continued to perform strongly in 2006/07. Real GDP growth increased, the international reserve position strengthened, and debt ratios declined. The favorable economic performance and structural reforms to improve the business climate have spurred capital inflows in recent years. At the same time, Directors noted that inflation remains relatively high, the external current account deficit has widened, and Pakistan's external financing needs remain large. Continued vigilance is required to reduce vulnerabilities and maintain investor confidence in light of recent political uncertainties and developments in the global credit markets.
Looking ahead, Directors considered Pakistan's main challenge to be the maintenance of high growth while lowering inflation and reducing the external current account deficit to a more sustainable level. This will require continued tight fiscal and monetary policies. In this regard, Directors encouraged the authorities to strengthen the fiscal program for 2007/08 to complement monetary tightening, particularly by reducing energy subsidies and capital spending.
Directors welcomed the tightening of the monetary stance since mid-2007. They regretted the re-emergence of central bank financing of the budget, and stressed the need to adjust the interest rates in treasury bill auctions as needed in order to ensure that the government's 2007/08 domestic borrowing requirement is fully met through the commercial banks or nonbank institutions. Many Directors called for greater exchange rate flexibility, to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy and better absorb external shocks, while some Directors felt that exchange rate stability is important at this juncture to maintain investor confidence.
Looking beyond 2007/08, Directors stressed that further fiscal consolidation will be required to reduce inflation and the external current account deficit while lessening pressures on real interest rates. In this regard, they noted the low ratio of tax revenue to GDP, and recommended to press ahead with reforms to increase revenue so that it can reduce the fiscal deficit while boosting spending on infrastructure and poverty alleviation. Directors called for a broadening of the tax base, including through expanding taxation of the agricultural and services sectors and reducing tax exemptions. They also supported the use of public-private partnerships in infrastructure development, but cautioned that any contingent liabilities should be fully identified and incorporated in the budget.
Directors agreed that the real effective exchange rate is broadly in line with Pakistan's economic fundamentals. They underscored that fiscal adjustment accompanied by higher levels of investment and vigorous implementation of structural reforms constitute the main avenues to improve external competitiveness. Directors welcomed the central bank's intention to gradually shift direct provision of foreign exchange to oil importers to the inter-bank foreign exchange market, with a view to fostering a market-determined exchange rate.
Directors encouraged the authorities to vigorously implement structural reforms in order to sustain growth and poverty reduction. They underscored the need to modernize the energy sector's regulatory and tariff framework and revive the privatization process. It will also be important to reduce subsidized central bank credit to certain sectors and disengage the central bank from development financing, to further deepen domestic financial markets and enhance the efficiency of financial intermediation, and to move forward with plans to shift from the use of short-term government financing instruments to long-term securities. Directors urged action to strengthen public financial management. They also encouraged the authorities to resist pressures to reinstate ad hoc tariff and nontariff barriers, and to press ahead with their plans for further trade liberalization.
Directors welcomed the recent enactment of regulations governing legislation to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. They underscored the need to obtain parliamentary approval of such legislation, make the Financial Monitoring Unit fully operational, and clarify related reporting and accountability issues.


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I am migrating a packet sniffing project from a Dell PowerEdge R410 (with dual Broadcom 1Gb integrated NICs) to a Dell PowerEdge R620 (with quad Intel 1521 i350-series 1Gb daughterboard NICs). I am running the exact same code on the same OS (Debian Squeeze) on both systems. I'm experiencing a problem on the R620 where libpcap is able to retrieve all packets from the Intel NIC, but our software cannot get them from libpcap callback quickly enough and are dropped. The R410 does not report any dropped packets in this same scenarkio. Is it possible that there is a NIC driver setting or flag that could cause such behavior on the Intel NIC? Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem and have any insights on how to go about fixing it?
Also, as a sanity check test, I downloaded and used Tim Carsten's example sniffex.c program (http://www.tcpdump.org/pcap.html) and ran it on both machines. The R410 did not lose packets, but the R620 did.


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9News Story on Bicyclists angry about Black Hawk's pedal prohibition
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Strike back...Overturn the recent high stakes gambling amendment
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Oregon fans can look at Charles Nelson's film and see that they are getting a rare talent.
He just has "it."
And, of course, he has speed that can't be taught.
The guys in charge of ranking prep prospects have listed him as a three-star athlete.
That means that think he is good, but maybe not great.
And there are probably a few variables that led to that ranking. For starters, he tore an ACL in 2012. And then there is the fact that he is 5-9.
If he were 6-foot, and his knee hadn't prevented him from doing more at camps over the summer, that star ranking probably would have been more in the four-to-five range.
"A lot of people, after last year, kind of backed away and didn't have much to say," Charles Nelson Sr. said Monday night when discussing his son's injury. "He dropped off the radar. But going through that, having surgery, I know him and everyone that knows him knows that it literally killed him to watch people run around and play while he could only sit and watch."
Of course, Nelson did not sit and watch long.
He attacked rehab.
Following last year's National Signing Day, he came to the News-Journal offices with a smile on his face to talk about this year's signing day.
He was the featured athlete in our "who is next" piece.
And he was confident that he would be back and better than ever.
It was easy to be skeptical though. Knee injuries can be hard to recover from, but Nelson showed up in his team's Kickoff Classic against St. Augustine looking faster than ever.
And from there, it was on.
He was a spectacular player on offense, defense and special teams in 2013.
A few weeks ago, while speaking to Seabreeze coach Marc Beach he compared Nelson to former New Smyrna Beach receiver James Clark.
At the heart of the comparison was the idea that, like Clark, who eventually signed with Ohio State, Nelson's recruitment would gain steam.
Beach was right about that, but I felt that there was more to the comparison.
Yes, like Clark, Nelson's recruitment did pick up steam.
But also like Clark, Nelson just comes off as a winner. He is the type of player that you want on your team, and, like Clark, he has the feel of an athlete that, if for some reason things don't work out on the field for him, he will be just fine off the field.
He is not a problem child.
He is a winner.
So, Oregon fans, that is your worst-case scenario – you just gained a commitment from a kid that will come in, not give you any problems and be successful, at least, in life.
But the upside of what he might be able to do on the field, in that offense, is brilliant.
It just seems like a great fit for Nelson and a can't lose for the Ducks.


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Summary:Kitarou is a youkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his left eye, but his hair usually covers the empty socket. He fights for peace between humans and youkai, which generally involves protecting the former from the wiles of the latter. More
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Pre-orders of BioWare's anticipated sequel Mass Effect 2 have shipped from Amazon.com according to confirmation e-mails sent out earlier today.
Austinites who didn't pre-order from an online retailer may still do so at local GameStops which will be keeping their doors open late for midnight releases across the country Monday night.
GameStop has confirmed that today, Saturday the 23rd, is the final day pre-orders are available meaning the window of opportunity for gamers to obtain the exclusive Terminus armor set and M-490 Blackstorm heavy weapon is closing.
Game Crazy will also be hosting a midnight release at the Pflugerville store, located off Wells Branch Parkway at I-35, the Red River at 41st, and the Cedar Park store. The pre-order gift is the Infernus armor set which was also available through Amazon.
Gamers looking for exclusive pre-order content who miss out on getting their pre-order in should still contact game stores after today. It is common for retailers to give out extra redemption codes at midnight releases if not enough pre-orders were sold locally.
Mass Effect 2 has received extremely positive reviews garnering a 98 overall from metacritic.com, the database which averages ratings from industry publications and websites. The official release date is set for January 26, 2010.
Releasing alongside Mass Effect 2 will be the much anticipated PS3 only title MAG. The online game throws gamers into the fire as they partake in online team battles with up to 256 simultaneous fellow gamers.


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Only Newt Gingrich Can Decipher the Subtle Anti-Obama Message of Bill Clinton's DNC Speech
It went right over our heads!
Most people who watched Clinton's Democratic National Convention speech saw what seemed to be a pretty ringing endorsement of the current president. Of course, most people are not Newt Gingrich, who explained that the address was "eerily anti-Obama, if you just listen to the subtext" on CNN's State of the Union today. "You can take his speech, spin it not very much and it's actually a condemnation of the fact that Obama learned nothing … out of the 2010 elections," he added. "What it does is actually shrink Obama. I mean, you have a real president, and then you have this guy who is a pretender." And then you have this other guy who is in desperate need of attention.


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Jan 21, 2013 8:15 AM
If you're looking for the quintessential black leather jacket, but don't have the big bucks to spend on a real one, then this BDG Vegan Leather Bomber Jacket ($69 on sale) is the perfect answer. The jacket is super comfortable, has deep pockets, and is just as warm as a real leather jacket. Plus, it has a built-in hood that you can zip off if you feel like classing it up a little bit and ditching the hoodlum look for the night. Either way, at only $69 (it used to be $99), this jacket is quite the steal and perfect for people who want to appear to be vegan but can't stand that pesky giving-up-meat thing.
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BOSTON — No one could ever tell how much Courtney Lee was struggling by looking at his face. The veteran two-guard was invariably the same every day during his year and a half with the Boston Celtics: always smiling, typically optimistic and outwardly confident, even in the midst of the most challenging stretch of his career. Lee was back Wednesday to...
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The Memphis Grizzlies have a lot of returning players that are playing the roles they currently fill strong enough. However, one person that needs to step it up a bit is Courtney Lee. Courtney Lee during his time with the Boston Celtics. Lee joined the team in the middle of last season when he was traded away from the Boston Celtics. By giving up Jerryd Bayless, the Grizzlies...
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New Grizzlies guard Courtney Lee made a solid debut in Memphis against the San Antonio Spurs. The former Boston Celtic knocked down his first shot (a 3 pointer) before finishing with 12 points in the teams dramatic fourth quarter comeback that ultimately fell short in overtime. After the game, he talked about coming to Memphis and being on a team that competes hard every night. ...
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News hit last night shortly before tip-off against the Oklahoma City Thunder that Celtics guard Courtney Lee has been traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Jerryd Bayless. Despite only playing for Boston for a season and a half, Courtney Lee was one of the longest tenured Celtics on the 2013-14 team and had formed a tight knit bond with his teammates who made up this new young core...
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Courtney Lee has left the Celtics, but doesn't leave without a positive send-off. Lee, who will be officially traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, sends grateful words in a pleasant message to the Celtics and their fanbase. The former Western Kentucky Hllltopper spent two of his five years in the NBA with the Celtics. Check out Lee's words here or below.
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For golfers 18 years old and younger, the Friends of Children Junior Classic gives the youth in our community a chance to join fun. Registration includes green fees, pro clinic, lunch and prizes. Each registered youth will also receive $50 in Nike Bucks to use at the onsite Nike Youth Mobile Pro Shop.
Participants can choose whether to compete in the birdie flight [9 holes] or eagle flight [18 holes].
All players will compete as four-person teams in a captain's choice format for fun and prizes.
To register, please complete an entry form and return it to:
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The MLB Power rankings for Week 2 are out and right now no one is doing things better in the majors than the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brew Crew have the league's best record at 10-3 and are a perfect 6-0 on the road so far in 2014, yet experts are saying they aren't for real. The Dodgers, Tigers and Yankees may be big names that experts will find reason to put ahead of teams like Milwaukee, but the power rankings are all about right now, and right now it's the Brewers world!
According to a Sportsline report on April 15 Milwaukee has a big series vs the Cardinals this week, a team they have struggled with in the past. Yet even after dropping the first game of the series, the Brewers and their fans are still excited that 2014 could have big results as the team is off to their best start in 27 years.
Milwaukee may not finish the season at No. 1 in the power rankings, but they are on top of the rock right now. Right behind the Brew Crew are the Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers and Oakland A's.
The 2014 World Series favorite LA Dodgers are off to a 9-4 start and are sitting on top of the NL West division one game ahead of the San Francisco Giants and three games ahead of the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers have the talent to go all the way in 2014, but it will depend if they can keep the inner peace in the locker room. Don Mattingly runs a tight ship and should have no problems if the team keeps up its great play.
On the disappointing side of the early power rankings are the Arizona Diamondbacks. After a promising end to the 2013 season, the D-backs were picked by many experts to make some noise in the NL West in 2014. However after a 4-12 start, the Diamondbacks are already 6.5 games out of first place and in danger of falling way behind the pack. It is still a long season, but Kirk Gibson will have to fire up the troops if Arizona is going to compete in 2014.
Here is a look at my current power rankings as of April 15. The Brewers are taking no prisoners so far, but can they keep it up?
MLB Power Rankings
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Atlanta Braves
- LA Dodgers
- Oakland A's
- Detroit Tigers
- New York Yankees
- Washington Nationals
- St. Louis Cardinals
- San Francisco Giants
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Seattle Mariners
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Colorado Rockies
- Baltimore Orioles
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Boston Red Sox
- Texas Rangers
- Cleveland Indians
- Kansas City Royals
- Chicago White Sox
- NY Mets
- Los Angeles Angels
- Minnesota Twins
- Cincinnati Reds
- Houston Astros
- Philadelphia Phillies
- San Diego Padres
- Miami Marlins
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Chicago Cubs
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1998 Toyota Raum 1.5 FE from Australia and New Zealand
Well designed vehicle for your bux
Nothing, just general wear and tear. Brake pads and bulbs.
Cambelt was recently done.
General Comments:
Best part of this car is that it's a hatchback, but it feels like an SUV when you sit inside due to the high seating position and lots of space.
Very fuel efficient, fun to drive and robust. After all it's a Corolla engine.
Keeps up very well with NZ roads.
Due to the sliding door, it's very convenient for city use, easy to park and easy to get kids in and out.
We only paid 3000 bux for it, but it offers lot of car for what we paid for. The engine feels like it'll do another million km with no struggle.
Still drives as if it's done 50k.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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Investigators have arrested two men being sought in connection to a gang crackdown in Garden City.
On Wednesday, officers arrested Bernabed Gramajo and Joey Terrazas. The search is ongoing for Joaquin Ceniceros and Victor Guzman.
Monday, June 10, 2013
A 21-month investigation of local criminal street gang activity concluded with the arrest of 30 individuals, and the service of four search warrants.
The operation began in October 2011, when the Garden City Police Department investigated the report of a home invasion at 2615 N. Main Street #4A, which resulted in an aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. Several individuals involved were identified as members of a local criminal street gang. It concluded on June 5 with the service of search warrants at three residences located in Garden City and at a location in Finney County.
gathering evidence of crimes involving suspected gang activity in Garden City.
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