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A 3-D carbon nanotube mesh enables rat spinal tissue sections to reconnect in culture.
Maps Show Animal Disease Hotspots
July 6, 2012|
Researchers survey global incidence of 56 zoonotic diseases to identify the hardest hit countries.
Covering the life sciences inside and out
July 6, 2012|
Researchers survey global incidence of 56 zoonotic diseases to identify the hardest hit countries.
July 2, 2012|
Scientists find that declining DNA methylation in mouse neurons may cause age-related memory deficits.
June 27, 2012|
Researchers elucidate how a first heart attack sets the stage for later heart trouble by boosting inflammatory cell development.
June 25, 2012|
A newly recognized chemical factor in the brain, called neuritin, regulates plasticity and may play a role in depression.
June 25, 2012|
Researchers should scour historic medical archives to discover knowledge that could inform today's biomedical research and clinical practice.
June 21, 2012|
The second of the two controversial bird flu papers is published in Science, revealing that just five mutations can render the virus transmissible between ferrets.
June 21, 2012|
Some of the interesting stories researchers were discussing at this year's American Society of Microbiology meeting in San Francisco.
June 20, 2012|
An Amgen executive refutes accusations that the company published misleading results of its mid-90s clinical trial testing an anemia drug.
June 8, 2012|
New computational modeling suggests pre-existing HIV drug resistance mutations may contribute more to drug failure than previously thought.
June 4, 2012|
African justice systems must change to help curb HIV and tuberculosis transmission in prisons.


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Only works with Posts. Not Pages or custom post types. That limits its usefulness.
It didn't need a separate link in the dashboard menu. Would have been better to put a link to share a draft next to the post titles.
I've tried the plugin on my Blog to give a friend access to a long report I wrote. It had 1100 Words and after I used this plugin the half text disappeared. Only the recover feature made it possible to get my post back. A better alternative ist Share Drafts Publicy which is also available in the wordpress plugin directory.
It's simple and useful, I like very much this plugin.
Really nice handy plugin.
Need improvement in UI and I hope it will support CPT as well in the future.
If for some reason you are stuck without a development server, this plugin can save a lot of headache.
I have been using this plugin for about 8 months. It is really functional. However, there is one fluke thing which I find a bit annoying. That is when one shares a draft. That is the version of the content that anyone with that link will see. So, if the author goes in and updates the content. They have to re-share the draft and then circulate the new link. This gets old if the draft is being worked on while it is also being reviewed by several people.
Most authors don't wanna deal with the admin panel. This really helps!
This is invaluable when working with multiple authors, especially if the others don't like to use the admin panel.
The functionality of this plugin is great. The ability to time-limit the preview is definitely going to be useful to some people.
The UI of the plugin could use some work. It's currently buried in a submenu of the Posts menu. From there, you have to choose a draft from a drop-down list. It seems to me that putting the UI on the post's screen would be better, as that's where people are when they're editing that post they want to share with someone else.
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Dangis drown Lord Shiva for rains
Gujarat Global News Network, Saputara Dang is known for its rains besides tribal culture and herbal medicines. And to make of its monsoon season, Gujarat Tourism is organizing monsoon festival for last some years. Hundreds of tourists throng Saputara to enjoy beauty of monsoon. But this year, Dangs, neighbouring Maharshtra has not received rains till […]Read More →
Govt. not interested in taking Narmada water to Kutch: Gohil
Gujarat Global News Network, Gandhinagar Congress MLA and national spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil has said that due to criminal negligence of Gujarat govt, millions of Cusec water of Narmada flows into the Sea while people of Saurashtra, Kutch and north Gujarat have to run around for water. While participating in discussion on Narmada Development, Irrigation and […]Read More →
Kohli appointed Governor of Gujarat
Gujarat Global News Network, Gandhinagar O P Kohli, former Delhi BJP President has been appointed as the new Governor of Gujarat. He was a Rajya Sabha member from 1994-2000 and was a teacher in Delhi University. It may be recalled that former Governor of the state Kamla Beniwal was transferred to Mizoram 10 days back. […]Read More →
Additional water supply for 2325 villages
Gujarat Global News Network, Botad Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today made an appeal to the people to use water according to the need with utmost thrift. She was speaking on the occasion of dedicating Navada Pumping Station and Navada-Budhel Pipeline near Barvala in Botad, The Navada Pumping Station and Navda-Budhel Pipeline are constructed […]Read More →


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Kim Kardashian in Designer Jeans
Kim Kardashian in Citizens of Humanity
Kim Kardsahian was spotted out with sister Kourtney in Soho, New York. It looks like they were checking up on their new Dash boutique location. Kim was wearing a pair of Citizens of Humanity Slick Skinny Leggings in Dark Ivy. She was also spotted wearing the jeans before in Paris.
This is actually one of my favorite looks from Kim. I think she just looks so simply put together. But I do think it is a bit matchy with the scarf being in the same tone as the jeans, but I do like that it brings out the green of them. Click here to purchase these jeans at RevolveClothing for $165.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in R13
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was spotted out in New York with boyfriend Jason Statham. Boy that is such a long name to type. She was wearing a pair of jeans by R13 for the day out. I really like Rosie's look here. I think models have such great off-duty style. They get the best of both worlds, extreme glamour and the laid-back ease of regular life.
We don't spot too many celebrities out in this brand. I wonder why? I think the only other person that was seen in these was Kim Kardashian. I think they have really great washes and styles, very vintage inspired. Have any of you readers tried out R13 yet? Click here to purchase these jeans at LaGarconne for $310.
Top 7 Denim Trends for Fall
1. Cargos
Cargos have been gaining popularity this summer and will continue to be a trend through this fall. It started with the J Brand Houlihan cargo but almost ever designer is releasing their own take on it. With so many different options you can be sure to find a pair that is flattering to your figure. For tips on how to wear them, check out Lorna's post on how to wear them or read the Wiki on some of the best styles.
2. Denim leggings
Denim leggings started gaining popularity last fall and are still a trend that's going strong. This will still be a popular trend for upcoming fall and winter. Denim leggings are great because you can wear them in a variety of different ways, tucking them into boots or wearing them with tunics and flats. Plus, they're typically made from stretchy material and are super soft. Check out the Wiki for some popular options.
3. Printed Denim
Brands like MiH and J Brand have collaborated with designers to release special edition printed collections. Prints range from tribal inspired, to abstract or to the really daring, leopard print, like those from Sass & Bide. If you're on the more daring side, these are certainly a fun addition to your wardrobe.
4. Waxed Denim
Waxed denim is quickly finding popularity with celebrities. Like the cargo pant, almost every brand has debuted this sleek look. Waxed denim is a great alternative to another popular trend this season, leather pants. It's great because it is less expensive and also more breathable. Plus, options even come in a variety of different styles, like skinny or even cargo! Check out Jonathan's blog on Waxed denim.
5. Wide Leg Denim
It's time to give your skinnies a break! Wide leg denim is starting to make a come back and tons of celebrities have been spotted out wearing it. One of the perks of this trend is that it is universally flattering. Wide leg jeans look great with heels or flats or can be dressed up with a fun 70s style that is popular right now.
6. Studded Denim
Studs are everywhere! From shorts to vests to jeans. Studs have been a popular addition to jeans for a couple of seasons. This trend is still a popular one and will continue to be one for fall. Studs are great because they add some toughness to your everyday look. Brands like Current/Elliott make a variety of different studded styles or if you're feeling really adventurous, try Robin's jeans.
7. Patchwork Denim
Patchwork denim was a popular trend on the runway (Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2010) and has made its way down to the mass market. Brands like Jet Jeans and Elizabeth and James each have extremely wearable patchwork styles. They look great contrasted with heels or a nice shirt.
Kourtney Kardashian in 7 For All Mankind Dojo Jeans
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian were spotted out in New York City preparing to shoot the first day of their new spinoff Reality TV show. Kourtney was wearing 7 For All Mankind Dojo jeans in Daring Cleo.
I love how fall is here and there are more celebs wearing bellbottoms, flares and bootcuts again! These 7 For All Mankind jeans on Kourtney are seriously cute! Buy these jeans at 7 For All Mankind for $189.


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The Bank of Japan takes some assertive steps to end its long-running deflation issue, setting a...
The Bank of Japan takes some assertive steps to end its long-running deflation issue, setting a 2% inflation target and starting open-ended purchases of ¥2T/month in government bonds and ¥10T/month in T-bills starting in January 2014. The yen sinks, with a dollar buying ¥89.8 from an earlier ¥89.4.
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They have been easing since 1989, when their Housing Bubble Popped. Now their stock market is down 88% from 1989. Easing to protect the Old Debt and Asset Prices does not do the trick. They need to take the pain and make money more expensive. That is what the whole world needs.
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Third Trimester 1stTrimester 2ndTrimester
61 days to go...
Your baby today
Your baby's hand coordination continues to improve as her brain is better able to make sense of the feedback it receives. The eyes will often open but only for short periods at a time, reducing the chance of a stray finger coming too close.
By this stage, your baby is the length she'll be at birth, but she's still very thin and needs to gain fat and muscle.
At this stage of pregnancy, your baby's muscle mass and fat are continuing to increase. Her skin is now thicker and less translucent, and begins to look pink rather than red as the underlying blood vessels are overlaid with more flesh. Growth hormone is being produced by your baby's pituitary gland but before she's actually born this does not influence her growth. Instead insulin and insulin-like growth factors are key. As your baby's skeleton is now close to its final size, her overall length is established. Your baby is still, however, very skinny.
A sonographer can make a good estimate of your baby's weight from an ultrasound scan but her final birthweight will very much depend on when she is born. She'll continue to grow throughout the pregnancy, although in the last few weeks growth is mainly due to fat deposits rather than to muscle mass.
If you're trying to guess how heavy your baby will be at birth, the latest research indicates that the size of your baby has a lot to do with "imprinted" genes. These are genes that are marked as having come from the father, which promote the baby's growth, or the mother, which are growth limiting and attempt to preserve her resources.
Focus On... Twins
Dressing your babies
Twins look adorable when they're dressed alike, so you may be buying-and certainly will be given-lots of sets of matching clothing. But it's much easier to tell identical twins apart when they're dressed differently. It also helps everyone relate to them as individuals, which is good for their development.
Also keep practicalities in mind: every time one of your twins gets dirty, are you going to change them both? You may find it pays to be flexible: if there are only two clean onesies, then that is what they'll have to wear, regardless of style or color match. Newborns don't care what they wear, but if you get in the habit of dressing them the same, they may become conscious of it in the toddler years and get distressed if they're wearing something different.
How you dress your babies is your decision, but you could:
- Dress your babies in matching outfits but different colors, or the same colors but different styles.
- Only dress them identically on certain occasions, for instance for a family photograph or special occasion.
- Give any identical outfits you receive to one twin. The next batch of identical outfits goes to the other twin.
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Excerpted from Pregnancy Day by Day.
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Blockbuster Sale Attacked by Disney, Universal, Landlords
Blockbuster Inc.'s proposed sale benefits a group of lenders at the expense of all other creditors, said objectors including Walt Disney Co., Universal Studios, Yahoo! Inc., the U.S. Trustee's office, landlords and a committee of unsecured creditors.
The objections, filed yesterday, set up a fight over how the cash-strapped movie-rental chain should end its bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in New York, in an order today, adjourned a hearing that was scheduled for tomorrow to consider a motion to sell the Dallas-based company to a group including Monarch Alternative Capital LP. He rescheduled the hearing for March 10.
Because Blockbuster filed bankruptcy with a partially outlined reorganization and then became administratively insolvent, the dispute was inevitable, said Steven Wilamowsky, a Bingham McCutchen LLP partner who isn't involved in the case.
"If parties come in expecting a crash landing, they negotiate with those expectations in mind," Wilamowsky said. "'If they come in with a negotiated plan, they think they'll get paid in full and continue to ship."
Because Chapter 11 isn't intended for companies that are administratively insolvent, judges must resolve such conflicts, he said.
Blockbuster, attempting to reorganize in Chapter 11 since September, should liquidate under Chapter 7 because it can't pay the costs of its own bankruptcy, said the Office of the U.S. Trustee, an arm of the Justice Department that oversees bankruptcies.
Creditors' Arguments
Unsecured creditors, business partner Yahoo and landlords also objected to Blockbuster's plan to sell itself under an offer from lenders.
"This court should not permit the Monarch group to abuse the Chapter 11 process," unsecured creditors wrote, saying that lenders who stepped in with a $125 million loan to fund operations used a "roll-up" provision to pay themselves back for pre-bankruptcy debt and get fees and expense reimbursement.
The lenders saddled other creditors with "massive accrued and unpaid administrative claims in excess of $250 million," the creditors claimed.
The "illusory" loan induced landlords, studios and other creditors to keep supplying Blockbuster with goods, and the sale process will let the lenders walk away unscathed leaving "restructuring carnage" behind as the company can't cover administrative expenses, the unsecured creditor said.
Blockbuster is proposing an auction using as a baseline the $290 million "stalking horse" bid from Monarch, Owl Creek Asset Management LP, Stonehill Capital Management LLC, and Varde Partners Inc.
Cobalt Video Holdco
The stalking horse group, called Cobalt Video Holdco LLC, holds more than half of Blockbuster's $630 million debt in 11.75 percent senior secured notes. It made no commitment to continue the business. A provision in the agreement gives Cobalt the right to compel a conversion of the Chapter 11 reorganization case to liquidation under Chapter 7.
Walt Disney, with a $9.2 million claim for merchandise shipped to Blockbuster after its September filing, said a sale may still be the best way to maximize assets. The current proposal is unfair, it said.
Disney "remains hopeful that the debtors' sale process yields results favorable for all constituents," the company's lawyers wrote. "Disney objects, however, to the secured lender apparently having dictated sale terms beneficial to itself and detrimental to the debtors' estates."
No True Financing
Disney said there is no true post-bankruptcy financing, or "debtor-in-possession" loan, because the lenders, who are pre-bankruptcy secured noteholders, never advanced any new cash after the Chapter 11 filing. All there is, Disney says, is $125 million in pre-bankruptcy notes that were transformed through the so-called rollup.
Lifland also will consider a motion by Summit Entertainment LLC, which wants to be paid $9.4 million for goods supplied after bankruptcy. Summit wants the case converted to a liquidation if the judge won't allow it to reclaim its unsold goods.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment LLC, owed $6.4 million for movies including "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," said Blockbuster accepted its shipments post-bankruptcy without intending to pay for them.
Blockbuster admits that the studios as business partners are the "lifeblood of their business," Universal said in court papers.
Fox Documents
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC asked the court to protect its collateral. It filed documents outlining its arguments under seal.
Administrative expenses incurred in the bankruptcy through Feb. 24 will be frozen, according to court papers. Those beginning on Feb. 25 will be paid only if provided for in a sale budget. The sale contract also requires the court to bar creditors from taking any action to collect on a claim before June 21.
Blockbuster said in court filings that there is a possibility it won't be able to pay all suppliers for goods provided after the Chapter 11 filing.
The company began reorganization in September with 5,600 stores, including 3,300 in the U.S. and the rest abroad. Among the U.S. stores, 3,000 were owned. The rest are franchised. About 200 stores closed before the bankruptcy.
The petition listed assets of $1.02 billion against debt of $1.47 billion. Blockbuster estimated it owes $57 million in accounts payable in addition to the secured and subordinated notes.
The case is In re Blockbuster, 10-14997, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


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I'm looking at a corporate web site (theServer.theDomain.com) having an address that is correctly resolved if I simply type the subdomain by itself:
ping theServer
But if I try to reach that web site in a browser...
...it fails with a 404 not found. HTTP access succeeds only if I enter the FQDN. The first thing that comes to mind is IIS 7 configuration. Perhaps a proper change there would allow simply the subdomain to be accepted (suggestions?). But besides a potential ambiguous name (a conflict with the same subdomain in another domain root) what other problems might I encounter to get the result I'm looking for? For example, perhaps a gateway is configured to route HTTP traffic as if it is external traffic. In that case, a subdomain alone would never work.
I'm looking for a checklist of items to consider to make this work. This is only for use within the corporate intranet.


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Tel: (34) 96 3350300Fax: (34) 96 3350311
Check-in after 16:00h
Check-out until 12:00h
Welcome to my Valencia!
My name is Juan and I am the sports expert at the TRYP Valencia Oceanic. This route is my favourite, the one I would do if it were my first visit to Valencia. It is my favourite bike route.
If I had a bit of free time during my stay in Valencia, I wouldn't hesitate in renting a bike (ask reception) and spend a great day out.
The route starts near the hotel; you only have to go up to the bridge of Ágora, go past it and on the left there is a cycle lane heading towards the beach of Pinedo. Before long, you will reach the beach and soon you will ride through the El Saler Natural Park where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the dunes and vegetation. Cross the Devesa and you will reach El Saler lake and a little further along is Gola de Pujol, where you can see the Albufera de Valencia from the viewpoint.
The route takes about an hour and a half.


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There are lots of married men in the world who wish they could have missed their own stag dos.
Sure, there are a few rave-loving animals who loved the spiked drinks, gruesome strippers, being chained to lamp posts and having endless paintball pellets fired at their crotches; but let's face it, for every one of those guys there are half a dozen party poopers who didn't think it was all that much fun.
The difficulty, of course, is trying to find the right calibre of excuse to miss the carnage - an excuse that plausibly gets the groom out of the line of fire without earning him a lifelong reputation for shirking.
And nobody in history has come up with a better line than Southampton star Adam Lallana. Not for him the invention of dead grandparent, faking a bout of dysentery, or dreaming up a last-minute call from NASA to fly to the International Space Station.
No siree. Lallana was so desperate to avoid the traditional torments that he went to the trouble of playing himself into the England squad for the World Cup.
A drastic measure, to be sure, and it remains possible that there were other reasons for his decision to play as well as he possibly could throughout the 2013-14 season. But the fact remains that while his 10 best friends jetted off to Miami to get blitzed, Lallana is back home drinking bottled water and eating steamed broccoli to keep himself trim for England duty in Brazil.
Showing exquisite generosity, the 26-year-old still picked up the £50,000 tab for the trip, despite the fact that he was missing it himself. And what a trip it was: a week-long extravaganza in the Florida metropolis, with first-class travel, five-star hotels, $30 cocktails and, ahem, the aforementioned ladies of ill repute.
The midfielder even went to the trouble of staying in regular touch with his pals via mobile phone and Skype, pretending that he was devastated not to be there as they drank years of their lives away on South Beach.
A friend of Lallana's gave the story to The Sun:
"They hit a wild pool party on Saturday daytime and then went to a strip club in the evening. It was all just a huge laugh and the boys kept speaking to Adam on the phone and over Skype.
"Obviously he is gutted he isn't there with them all but he knows that he has to be on top form for Brazil and he's going to give it his all.
"Most of the lads that went have known him all his life and they've always supported him — so he wanted to give something back to them."
That last phrase is the key here, we feel: give something back to them, without getting humiliated, placed into tabloid front page jeopardy, or picking up an ACL injury while trying to down a football boot full of strawberry daiquiri.
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Uncle Sam a tougher customer for small businesses
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 4:36 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 4:36 p.m.
NEW YORK — Uncle Sam isn't as easy a customer to land as he used to be.
Small businesses spend more on federal contracts
Small business owners are spending more time and money to get federal contracts, but they're also making fewer bids to get those contracts.
Those are some of the findings of a survey of small business owners released Wednesday by American Express. The survey, which questioned 684 owners, found that it's getting more expensive to bid on a contract, and that a drop in government contracting dollars has contributed to a decline in the number of bids that small businesses make. As a result, companies are getting less of their revenue from federal contracts.
The survey was taken in February and March, and asked owners about their contracting activity in 2012. So it doesn't reflect the decline in federal contracting expected to result from federal budget cuts that took effect on March 1. Those cuts are likely to further reduce bidding by small businesses.
The survey found that small businesses spent an average of $128,628 in time and money seeking federal contracts in 2012, up 49 percent from $86,124 in 2010.
The largest companies in the survey, those with 50 or more employees, spent $257,098 seeking contracting opportunities in 2012, well above the $37,172 that businesses with fewer than 10 employees spent. That's not surprising given that larger firms have more workers to devote to the bidding process, which can include product research and development along with formulating and writing bid proposals. And they have more people to execute the contracts.
The industries in which companies spent the most on bidding were construction, where the average outlay was $172,058, and information services companies, which spent an average $169,948.
Women owners are making a bigger investment in bidding than they did a few years ago. The survey found that in 2012, women-owned businesses invested $112,112 toward contracting opportunities, 82 percent of the $137,040 that firms owned by men spent. In 2009, women-owned firms invested 76 percent of the amount of money that their male counterparts put toward bidding.
The number of bids that contractors have submitted has fallen sharply since 2007. The survey found that between 2010 and 2012, companies made an average 5.5 bids on contracts on which they would be the primary contractor, and 3.6 bids where they would be the subcontractor. That's down from an average 19.5 bids as primary contractors, and 7.9 as subcontractors from 2007-09.
Over that time, the amount of money that the government spent on contracts also fell. After spending $540.9 billion on contracts in the 2008 fiscal year, the government spent less each year through fiscal 2012, when it spent $517 billion.
The slower pace of bidding might be a factor in the higher success rate that bidders have been having on primary contracts; with fewer bids, there's less competition. Owners said their bids were successful 55 percent of the time, on average, up from 41 percent three years earlier. The subcontracting success rate was 86 percent, down slightly from 90 percent in 2007-09.
The drop in bidding is likely behind a drop in the percentage of revenue that companies get from contracting. Between 2009 and 2012, the amount of revenue that companies attributed to contracts dropped to 19 percent from 38 percent. Companies have been making up that shortfall by turning to other customers including state and local governments, non-profits and individual customers.
First-time contractors are winning that initial contract faster than their counterparts did in the past. In 2012, it took companies two years and 4.7 unsuccessful bids to score that first contract. Just a year earlier, contractors said it took them 16 months and 4.4 unsuccessful bids.
That might also be a function of the shrinking number of federal contracting dollars. Companies that have been contracting for 10 years or more say it took them 2.9 years and 5.6 unsuccessful bids before they landed their first deal with the government.
Even before $85 billion in federal budget cuts went into effect this spring, small business owners who contract with the government were finding that the cost of going after federal contracts had spiked. On average, small businesses spent more than $128,000 in labor costs and other expenses in 2012 to pursue government contracts, according to a survey by American Express. That's up 49 percent from 2010.
Now that many of the budget cuts are in place, it's become even harder and more expensive for small businesses to compete for contracts, which they often count on to generate a significant portion of their revenue.
Ken Anderson usually goes to 20 or more trade shows a year to meet with hundreds of Department of Defense employees who are interested in buying the technology made by his company, Universal Synaptics. But federal agencies' travel budgets were slashed in the so-called sequestration cuts that took effect March 1, so many of the shows were canceled. Now Anderson is spending more time and money flying to meetings at government facilities. Instead of going to one show, he has to make as many as 10 trips.
"One might be in Warner Robbins, Ga.; Cherry Point, N.C.; Patuxent River, Md., or Jacksonville, Fla.," says Anderson, vice president of business development at Universal Synaptics, which makes diagnostic equipment for military aircraft. "Instead of one trip to a show in Atlanta, now I've got to go all over the place."
Anderson says the extra trips he's making aren't guaranteed to result in a new contract for his Roy, Utah-based company. Meanwhile, his travel costs are up between 25 percent and 30 percent this year.
"You spend more time and money and energy in your business development and the process takes longer," he says. "As a taxpayer I say, this is really fantastic. But as a business owner, I say, this is tough and I have to figure out a way through it."
The cost of bidding on a federal contract can exceed 3 percent of the total amount of the contract, according to the House Small Business Committee. So on a contract worth $100,000, a business might spend more than $3,000 during the bidding process. Companies seeking federal contracts typically lay out costs for travel, product development and writing up proposals. That's money spent up front, with no guarantee that a bid will be successful.
The extra trips that Shep Brown and his staffers are making to meet with defense employees translate into an enormous time and monetary expense, says Brown, CEO of Howell Instruments, a Fort Worth, Texas, maker of testing and monitoring equipment for airplanes. They too used to attend trade shows where they could meet with a lot of people at once.
"It takes a month to do what I did in three days," says Brown, "Our manpower costs go up 200 percent."
The Small Business Administration, the government agency that advocates for small companies in other parts of the government, said it had anticipated that small businesses would get fewer contracts and fewer contract dollars because of the budget cuts.
"From the beginning, we have been clear that sequestration would have severe impacts across the government and for small business," says Emily Cain, a spokeswoman for the SBA. "We know that the economic uncertainty created by sequestration prevents small businesses from moving forward and pursuing new orders or opportunities to expand."
Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., the chair of the House Small Business Committee, declined to comment for this story.
The Commerce Department's report Wednesday on second-quarter economic growth might offer some hope to small businesses. The report said federal spending fell only 1.5 percent between April and June, compared with an 8.4 percent drop in the first three months of the year. If spending stabilizes, contracts might be easier to get.
In the meantime, though, small businesses that rely on federal contracts for revenue continue to spend more time and money to get and keep business with the government. And there's another hurdle: contracts are taking longer to be approved, forcing them to look elsewhere for revenue.
"The time that it takes from submitting a bid or a proposal to the award is strung out," says Bob Mander, owner of Ryan & Co., a company that writes technical documents for the government and nonprofit organizations. His Washington, D.C.-based business submitted a bid to the General Services Administration more than three months ago and he's still waiting to hear the status of the bid.
"They're not as far along as they should be at this point," he says.
In the past, federal agencies usually set a date for a decision in which a company would be awarded a contract, Mander said. But the GSA keeps pushing back the award date, and now it's not expected until the end of September. A spokeswoman for the GSA, Mafara Hobson, said the complaint wasn't related to the budget cuts.
While Mander waits, he's seeking more business from non-government customers, including advocacy groups that represent health care and real estate interests.
Small businesses that partner with companies that work directly with the government also are contending with longer wait times and a drop in revenue.
Dulles Case Center has been busy the past few months working on bids with the federal contractors that it partners with. The government has been seeking price quotes on the carrying cases that the Dulles, Va., company manufactures for weapons, radios, computers, medical equipment and other items. Owner Donna Kulesza hasn't heard anything beyond those requests.
"We've been doing three times as many quotes as we would in any given month," she says. "But we're seeing a lack of activity."
That means Dulles is doing work but not getting paid — the government doesn't pay for the work a company does when it puts a bid together.
"The lack of revenue hurts from the orders not being awarded yet," Kulesza says. She was forced to lay off one of her employees in April.
Active Care, a company that provides disease management services, is a subcontractor to federal employee benefit programs, getting under 30 percent of its revenue from the government. The contracts it has agreed to work under were approved before the budget cuts took effect. But the government isn't releasing the money to fund the contracts, which include Active Care's diabetes management services.
"We've been given an indication of an indefinite hold," says Michael Jones, chief strategy officer of the Orem, Utah-based firm.
Jones talks to the company that's the prime contractor each week, but there's no sign that the money will forthcoming. It's a big contrast with his experience doing business with the government in past years.
"We were able to move through the process quickly," Jones says.
If the delay looks like it's going to extend another six to 12 months, Active Care will need to look to other customers, including state and municipal governments, to replace the federal contract revenue that it's losing.
Right now, Jones is in wait-and-see mode.
"We have several opportunities, but most are dependent on the outcome of these programs. It's a bit of domino effect," he says.
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Any outright gift (cash or securities), matching company gift, payment on a pledge or new multi-year pledge made to the School of Nursing between July 1, 2016, and December 31, 2017, will count toward the Reunion class giving total and participation rate. The total amount of a multi-year pledge counts in the overall class total. For example, if you pledge $2,500 per year for five years, the total pledge of $12,500 will be counted in your class Reunion gift total. Also, planned gifts (e.g., documented bequests) count for the Classes of 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971, 1966 and all Quinqs.
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Jake Gyllenhaal Finds It Onstage as He Goes
Jake Gyllenhaal is happy to finally have a day job.
"Being onstage pretty much every night, sometimes twice a day, is a wonderful consistency that I haven't really been used to," the 31-year-old actor said of his off-Broadway play, "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet," which was just extended through late December at the Laura Pels Theatre.
In the play by Nick Payne, Mr. Gyllenhaal, making his New York stage debut, plays Terry, a drifter who drops in on his brother's family and develops a friendship with his niece, Anna (Annie Funke). Terry scrutinizes the family's destructive effects on Anna, whose mother (Michelle Gomez) is consumed by her work and whose father (Brían F. O'Byrne) is obsessed with environmental activism. All the while, water slowly seeps onto the stage, eventually submerging actors' feet and ankles.
Mr. Gyllenhaal, who has also been garnering strong reviews for his role as an LAPD officer in the new film "End of Watch," spoke with the Journal recently about his first month onstage, shifting his craft from film to theater, and trying not to get waterlogged.
How has the first month of your first New York stage show gone?
I feel like every night it's not only been a lesson creatively for me, but somehow, some way, just in my life. It's an interaction with an audience which always has a different personality every night, so there are the nights where you get lots of laughter, and there are nights where there's nothing. It becomes a lot less about reactions than really trying to tell the story as truthfully as possible. As a film actor, that's not always your job. Your job is to help the director and give him or her the best possible performance and interpretation, so that they can then tell the story. But in terms of a live performance, it's up to you and the rest of your cast to tell that story every night.
How else have you found that the play differs from being on a movie set?
On a film I think it's all about preparation because game day is every day and you only have an instant within which to communicate something specific. Maybe not an instant necessarily, but definitely a shorter period of time. Whereas developing a character in a play, you have three or four months where you're exploring new ideas. I never just stick in and say, "that's just the way it's going to be."
How are you holding up physically? Onstage you're hauling furniture and walking in water.
[Laughs] I don't really think about that. Just given the experience I've had, even preparing for "End of Watch" and the police officers—the hours that they spend, the work that they do. My job just seems absurd, and the work and the time I put into it always seems a pittance in comparison. I try to feel great every night and I honestly feel blessed. Four hundred and fifty people actually fill up that auditorium every night to come see our show. All of us have been sick at one point or another, and we actually end up turning out better performances when we're more tired or our bodies are physically pressed.
There's a lot of profanity in "End of Watch" and in the play. Do you find yourself dropping more curse words in your personal life?
I have found that at times. Sometimes, weirdly, particularly when you're doing a play, people say a line that sounds like a line you said in a play, and your response will be strangely similar, or the rhythm will be. I've done a lot of interviews recently and sometimes in those interviews, someone will use the same type of phrasing, or words that are connected in the same way that another character speaks to me in the play, and because I do it every night, so often, I'll throw in some curse words by mistake.


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In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by human papillomavirus vaccine (the active ingredient contained in Gardasil). In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law & Society
Curriculum Vitae:
Kitty Calavita is Chancellor's Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine. Much of her work examines the interplay of political, ideological, and economic factors in the implementation of immigration law, the treatment of white-collar crime, and, most recently, prisoners' rights. In all of these cases, she explores what they can tell us about relations of power and state processes. Her books include Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the INS (1992); Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Industry (1997); Immigrants at the Margins: Law, Race, and Exclusion in Southern Europe (2005); Invitation to Law & Society: An Introduction to the Study of Real law (2010; 2nd edition, 2016); Appealing to Justice: Prisoner Grievances, Rights, and Carceral Logic (2015).
Selected Publications
- Calavita, Kitty, "Rorschach Tests, Pluralism, and Hopes for the Future: A Response to the Responses." Law and Social Inquiry 39: 234-241 (2014).
- Calavita, Kitty and Valerie Jenness, "Inside the Pyramid of Disputes: Naming Problems and Filing Grievances in California Prisons." Social Problems 60: 50-80 (2013).
- Calavita, Kitty, "Immigration, Law, and Marginalization in a Global Economy: Notes from Spain," Law and Society Review, Vol. 32: 529-566.
- Calavita, Kitty, "The Paradoxes of Race, Class, Identity and 'Passing': Enforcing the Chinese Exclusion Acts, 1882-1910," Law and Social Inquiry, Vol. 25: 1-40.
- Calavita, Kitty, Immigrants at the Margins: Law, Race, and Exclusion in Southern Europe. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Calavita, Kitty, Henry Pontell, and Robert Tillman, Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the S&L Crisis (University of California Press), 1997.
- Calavita, Kitty, "The New Politics of Immigration: 'Balanced Budget Conservatism' and Prop 187," Social Problems, Volume 43, 1996.
- Calavita, Kitty and Henry Pontell, "The State and White-Collar Crime: Saving the Savings and Loans, Law and Society Review, Volume 28, 1994.
- Calavita, Kitty, Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration and the INS (Routledge, Chapman and Hall, 1992).
- Calavita, Kitty, "Employer Sanctions Violations: Toward a Dialectical Model of White-Collar Crime," Law and Society Review, Volume 24, 1990.
- Calavita, Kitty and Henry Pontell, "'Heads I Win, Tails You Lose': Deregulation, Crime and Crisis in the Savings and Loan Industry," Crime and Delinquency, Volume 36, Number 3, July, 1990.
- Calavita, Kitty, "The Contradictions of Immigration Lawmaking: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986," Law and Policy, Volume 11, Number 1 (1989).
- Calavita, Kitty, "Worker Safety, Law, and Social Change: The Italian Case," Law and Society Review, Volume 20, Number 2, 1986.
- Calavita, Kitty, U.S. Immigration Law and the Control of Labor, 1820-1924. London: Academic Press 1984.


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Grammie Bea's Old Fashioned Cinnamon Rolls
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 20 mins
These aren't a breakfast roll, but rather a DELICIOUS treat, and one that I often enjoyed when I was young. My grandmother always made her own pie crust, and she would always make extra, so we could have these yummy treats. This is great for using the extra dough you have from your homemade pie crusts instead of throwing it away. Today I usually use the 9" pre-made unroll and bake pie crusts, because it's quick and easy. You can sprinkle on finely chopped nuts of your choice before rolling up if you like. Walnuts and pecans are my favorite. This is my idea of a comfort dessert :) They were always made with lots of love in my house. I hope you will enjoy them as much as my family! The serving size here is for 2 pre-made 9" pie crusts.
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- 2 (9 inch) pie crusts, unroll and bake (I use Kroger brand) or 2 (9 inch) pie crusts, homemade and rolled out
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Let the pie crust sit out for 1/2 hours if using the unroll and bake crusts, so they get soft enough to roll up without the crust cracking. (Make homemade pie crust if you are making your own. Roll out thin, just as you would to make a pie crust).
- Melt butter in the microwave for 20 seconds, and brush onto top of pie crusts.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar together and sprinkle on top of the butter.
- Roll up crust dough jelly roll style, making into a long log. Crimp the edge of the pie crust so it holds together. (See picture).
- Using a sharp knife cut dough into 3/4" pieces, and place cinnamon side down on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes until a light golden brown. Take out of oven and let cool for a few minutes, then take off sheet, so they don't stick, and let cool.
- Store in plastic container or Zip-Lock baggie, that is if you have any left!
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I made this as a quick breakfast pastry because I was short on time and had a pie crust in the house. "Squish" the roll tightly to keep the sugar from falling out and grease the pan well. These are not as soft as regular cinnamon rolls - they end up more like a flaky cookie (like a palmier).
I gave this recipe 5 stars. I used to make cinnamon just like this when I was a teenager. I don't remember where I got the idea to do this but I did. Everyone loved them. I was just thinking about these the other day. Thanks for posting a awesome recipe! Christine (internetnut)
I glazed these with Cinnamon Bun Icing, and they came out so good. I added some cinnamon to the icing just to send it over the top, and it did!!! Everyone loved these and went back for more! I did try a couple without the icing, and they were awesome as is too! Thanks!


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Young People and Antipsychotics for ADHD
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Pesticides Linked to ADHD, Study Says
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- There's evidence -- but not proof -- of a link between a commonly used household pesticide and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens, according to a new study. Specifically, researchRead Full Article
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By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Eye training or other vision therapies will not treat dyslexia in children, say researchers who found normal vision among most children with the learning disability. The findings confirm what eye doctors have known for a longRead Full Article
CDC: 1 in 10 Children Diagnosed With ADHD
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- One in 10 children and teens has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new government report. That number has remained relatively steady since 2007, according to government estiRead Full Article
ADHD Tied to Eating Disorder Risk in Kids, Teens
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased risk of a certain type of eating disorder, according to a new study. The eating disorder is called loss of control eating syndrome (LOC-ES). AsRead Full Article
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By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) need to squirm to learn, a small study suggests. Constantly shifting in their desks, tapping their feet, swinging their legs and other fidgety behaviors playRead Full Article
Higher Altitude States Have Fewer Kids With ADHD
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The thin air of America's higher-elevation regions may reduce the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. Researchers reported that the occurrence of ADHD decreases substantially aRead Full Article
Young Parents, Doubled ADHD Risk for Child?
April 6, 2015 -- Children born to teenage parents have a higher risk of getting ADHD, a large study suggests. The researchers looked at info on more than 50,000 people in Finland. They found that having one parent younger than 20 raised the risk for childhood ADHD by about 50%. Children born to twoRead Full Article
Prenatal Pollutant Exposure May Cause Kids Trouble
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to common air pollutants before birth may make children more likely to have the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other thinking and behavioral problems, a small new study suggeRead Full Article


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I love that weddings come in all shapes and sizes. Bride and groom, groom and groom, bride and bride, life partner and life partner. The law may not recognise same-sex marriage, but I do and indeed celebrate all weddings and do so in a unique, candid, and some might say vintage style of photography. Having been a bride myself I get the highs and lows, the stress and the awesomeness of the event. I'll use my experience of shooting an eclectic mix of weddings over the last few years to help make your day truly special.
Loved up
My loved up shoots are built to capture & represent who you are today. They are not blue denim jeans and crisp white t-shirts, leaning against trees with cheesy smiles. I don't smooth your skin or thin you out making you into something you're not. These are about capturing the big and little picture or your life right now.
Loved up shoots aren't just for couples or lovers either, they are designed for every and anyone; from a grandmother in her home with her beloved cat, to a big family living a crazy life day to day.
Eszter & Michael Destination wedding in New York City
A barber shops 'clean, close shave', a roof top apartment, Central park, Brooklyn Bridge to the utter genuine excitement these two had about the fact they were about to marry their best friend. Oh man, this wedding show cases how awesome a wedding can be.
The Ferg family Loved-up
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Montana and Mitch, Home Wedding
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Meg & Nick's urban Fitzroy Wedding
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Tory & Beau home-grown vintage farm wedding
This was the type of wedding I'd love to be a guest at! One of the happiest couples I have ever captured. Not even the ceremony's 200km wind (well, felt it like) took the smile off their faces. Words from Tory about the day The location- "My parents property, where we got married, has seen a
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Everything was just perfect, the weather, the dress, the place, the laughs, the girls, the boys, the randomness, the fun, the music, the words, the love…… All just perfect! Thank you so much for choosing me to document your beautiful and awesome day. Here are some of my favourite moments from your big day, all
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Unit 13 Training Videos: Part 2 – Game Types
Zipper Interactive has posted the second installment of its Training Video series for Unit 13, which lands on the PS Store Friday, March 9 for Vita. The video, called Game Types, introduces the viewer to various mission types and provides advice on how to best approach them while going over basic mission rules and tactical strategies for each objective.The shooter is out in the US.
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Skip to comments.Another Woman Dies of Hormonal Contraceptive in Switzerland
Posted on 12/23/2009 3:42:51 PM PST by wagglebee
BASEL, Switzerland, December 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) The Swiss Federation of Service to Patients (Patientenstellen der Schweiz) has called for a ban on a particular type of contraceptive pill after it was linked to the death last month of a 17-year-old German girl who died in a Swiss hospital.
The girl, who died at the University Hospital of Basel, was taking a pill that includes drospirenone, a synthetic progestin, which is a compound included in newer brands, such as Yaz, Yasmin, and Yasminelle.
This has been the third grave incident reported in Switzerland this year involving such contraceptives. In each case, the women suffered pulmonary embolisms. In May, one ended up severely disabled after a three-month coma, and in September another woman died.
As no study has proven that the side-effects caused by these contraceptives are not worse than in the case of other pills, they should be banned, stated Erika Ziltener, President of the Federation, reports 24 Heures.
Swissmedic, the country's medical regulatory body, insists that the product need not be taken off the shelves, however, indicating that all contraceptive pills carry risks. We conducted tests on this subject this fall, they said, according to 24 Heures. It was clear that drospirenone does not increase health risks. There is no reason to remove these products from the market.
Over 100 lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. against Bayer Pharmaceuticals, who manufactures the pills, alleging that the company has overstated the benefits of the drugs, downplayed the side-effects, and failed to conduct proper research before releasing them onto the market.
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A secular minded man would say (if he was honest):
But we don't care if girls of women die. We just want them to be sterile so we can use them without any hint of decency or responsibility.
We can be pretty sure that the Death Cultists in the FDA, Planned Parenthood, the Media, and elsewhere are covering up a lot more instances of this happening.
One less pensioner, one less consumer of medical services.
The state wins.
And a secular minded woman would say: "I'll take my chances, I want to be free just like guys to have casual sex without consequences with whoever I want, whenever I want, and be just as irresponsible as the guys are."
Saw an ambulance-chaser commercial just this evening about this family of contraceptives. I predict it's off the shelves soon.
Without birth control pills more women would die of childbirth etc. My grandmother was 36 had been married twenty years, had ten kids, and died. That just wears the body out. My great grandmother died after having eight kids. My great grandfather then married again and had eight more kids. I think birth control pills within marriage are a blessing, not a sin.
Many women who take the pill are married and just do not want a baby right now, or do not want ten or twelve babies. And also they do not approve of abortion. So they take the pill.
Isn't this one of those fun pills that promises young girls freedom
from menses?
Sounds wonderful if you are utterly uninformed about biology
and how the human body was designed by God Almighty with
perfection and purpose!
Honestly, if you read my post, does it really sound like I'm talking about MARRIED women? Given the post I'm replying to and the context? C'mon.
I believe so, though I'm pretty sure the opportunity to be a slut is the biggest draw.
How about a humble aspirin held tightly between the knees? Sex is not a sporting event.
They like to use women as guinea pigs for BC medications.
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"Without birth control pills more women would die of childbirth etc."
And how often does that happen today in the first world? Not very often at all. Child birth is ALWAYS somewhat dangerous and is not rendered less dangerous by the pill. Also, how many women die from blot clouts caused by the pill? How damaging is all that extra estrogen in the world to baby boys? Estrogen in the environment is the only pollutant that leftist environmentalists are NOT ALLOWED to complain about.
"My grandmother was 36 had been married twenty years, had ten kids, and died. That just wears the body out."
That's more of a myth than anything else - especially in the first world.
"My great grandmother died after having eight kids."
And yet there are women who had twice as many children and lived to be quite old.
"My great grandfather then married again and had eight more kids."
Good for him.
"I think birth control pills within marriage are a blessing, not a sin."
God thinks differently and He decides what is and is not a blessing.
A woman is only fertile for 4 days out of the month (the trick is figuring out which 4!). Natural family planning (NFP) is a lot safer than any of the chemicals they'd like girls to use...
Check out www.onemoresoul.com for some good info on NFP
Not necessarily. Most of the girls I know who are on birth control got on it for the purpose of regulating their periods/PMS symptoms. The contraceptive effect is only a side benefit. Yaz is the brand that offers relief from sever PMS symptoms... as far as I know, it doesn't alter the frequency of periods. I think the one you're thinking of is Seasonique (4 periods/year). It's interesting, though, that they're pushing the 'fewer periods' aspect of birth control now... for the longest time hormonal BC was pushed on everyone who was any kind of irregular to try and 'fix' them.
In any case, it's actually fairly rare for more promiscuous younguns to use the pill as their only method of birth control... does nothing for the diseases.
There is no difference because the pill is an aborficant. I have never and would never use a hormone like that becuase I know what the reasearch says it does to a woman's body. It is not worth it and now they say that there is a possiblity of a DNA change in offspring from it's use!
Yep and if you hold to it religiously it will work.
Pills are just objects. No object is a sin. The misanthropy that pervades and is destroying our children, our neighbors, our culture and our nation is a sin.
July 29th 2005 The WHO in geneva declared that Oral Contraception is a Group One carcinogen causing Agent... Think Cigarettes...
USA Women are the Number one consumer of the PILL
USA has the highest incidences of breast cancer
Think There is a Link??
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Finansbank Seen as Target for QNB Seeking Top Turkey Bank
Finansbank AS, owned by National Bank of Greece SA, will probably be a target for Qatar National Bank SAQ as the Middle East's biggest lender studies buying one of Turkey's top 10 banks, analysts said. The share surged.
"QNB wants a controlling stake in Turkey and there's no other bank than Finansbank at the moment where it could get that," Ovunc Gursoy, analyst at Yapi Kredi Yatirim Menkul Degerler, a broker owned by Italy's UniCredit SpA, said by telephone from Istanbul yesterday. "NBG could sell a majority stake due to its capital needs."
Qatar National is expanding outside the Gulf to widen its margins, agreeing to pay $1.97 billion for a majority stake in the Egyptian unit of France's Societe Generale SA this month. Greek banks face shortfalls in capital after sustaining losses on their holdings of government bonds in the country's debt swap, the biggest sovereign restructuring in history.
Finansbank, Turkey's eighth-biggest bank, surged as much as 11 percent in Istanbul, the most since Dec. 5. The shares, 0.2 percent of which are traded on the exchange, rose 7.2 percent to
3.57 liras at the close, valuing Finansbank at 9.6 billion liras ($5.4 billion). The price to book ratio, used by potential buyers as a guide to a company's worth, is 1.36 compared with an average 1.62 for Turkey's listed banks.
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QNB wants a presence in Turkey and may target stakes in its major banks, Ramzi Mari, the group's chief financial officer, said on Dec. 13. NBG might sell a minority stake in Finansbank to help strengthen its capital position, chief executive officer Apostolos Tamvakakis said in April.
National Bank's investor relations department in Athens declined to comment on any plan to sell Finansbank in an e-mailed response to questions.
Foreign lenders are seeking to boost their presence in Turkey with acquisitions and licenses, attracted by rising profit and growth in loans. Net income across the industry expanded 17 percent annually to 17.1 billion liras in the first nine months. Loans increased 14 percent to 787 billion liras in the year to Dec. 7, banking regulator data showed.
Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and Japan's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsibushi UFJ Ltd. are in the late stages of their license applications, the industry regulator in Ankara said last week. Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA bought a 25 percent stake in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, the largest bank by market value, for $5.8 billion last year.
'Good Offer'
"Finansbank is a lender QNB would be interested in," Cagdas Dogan, analyst at TEB Investment, part-owned by France's BNP Paribas SA, said in a phone interview. "It looks like the owners would think about selling in the event of a good offer. QNB would use the situation to pull the price down and buy a majority stake."
OAO Sberbank, Russia's biggest lender, defeated QNB in a bid for Turkey's Denizbank AS in June, paying owner Dexia SA
6.47 billion liras. Denizbank is ranked 10th among Turkish banks in terms of its assets, according to data from the Banks' Association of Turkey.
Dubai-based Emirates NBD PJSC, which agreed to buy the Egyptian unit of France's BNP Paribas SA for $500 million yesterday, is another Middle East-based bank expressing an interest in Turkey.
"If the right assets were to come up, yes, we would be looking at Turkey as well," Kevin Flannery, Emirates NBD's general manager for international business, said by telephone yesterday.


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I have been named Beer Coordinator for the grocery store where I am employed. The want me to increase knowledge about our beer selection, do tastings and food pairings, work with vendors to ensure we...
A good interactive site.
Thought this was cute.
Thanks Banjo
Any suggestions for where to buy beer in NYC for a good selection? Bar and brewery visits I got covered but need packaged help. Thanks guys.
saw this glass.
I am proud to be a part of the longest running thread on the internet. You should see the look on peoples' faces when they ask what thread and I say Nevermind!
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I am once again in St. Augustine. As usual, I took a night to sample beers at a few places.
First was the let down trip out to Mile Marker Brewing near the Outlet Mall. I didn't find out until...
Mile Marker Brewery has closed in St.Augustine.
Middle Ages Brewery celebrated their 19th anniversary in the park across the street from the brewery today. It rained hard cutting the celebration short. Here is a pic of me with the owner Marc.
I miss the good old days. I don't post as much but I keep checking in.
I had Moose Drool several years ago. I thought it to be an outstanding brown.
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We had another sampling session. Here is a link to the beer lineup.
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Paramount Baptist plans 'Beach Party'
Paramount Baptist Church will have its annual "Beach Party" night from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday at John Stiff Memorial Park.
The free event, which is open to the public, features beach volleyball, tennis, swimming at Southwest Pool and a horseshoe tournament.
Participants are asked to bring their own food.
For more information about the church, please visit www.paramount.org.
Comanche Trail has guest speaker
Chadd Schroeder will be the guest speaker at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Comanche Trail Church of Christ, 2700 S.E. 34th Ave. Schroeder is a missionary to Guadalajara, Mexico.
There will be a covered dish luncheon following the second service. The afternoon service will be at 12:30, featuring congregational signing and songs by Praise 4 Him.
Polk Street UMC to have orientation
Polk Street United Methodist Church will have orientation sessions for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 and 28 in the Social Hall of the church, 1401 S. Polk St.
Fall classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Each session will run for two hours. Call (806) 374-2891 for more information.
Central Baptist sets dedication service
Central Baptist Church will have a special dedication service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 1601 S.W. 58th Ave. The building will be dedicated to the Lord, and people will be recognized for contributions.
Due to the special service, the usual morning Bible Study and Sunday School classes will be canceled.
Children's Church classes and Junior Church will begin at 10:30 a.m. to coincide with the service.
A clean, comfortable nursery will be provided and transportation is available. Call (806) 372-1464.
New Hope Baptist slates celebration
The members of the New Hope Baptist Church will have a Retirement Gala and Celebration for the Rev. David Hill Sr. at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Heritage Room of the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St.
Rev. Hill is in his 50th year of service and has been pastor at the church for 48 years.
Cost is $35 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Ella Shead at (806) 373-1396 or Nadine Mitchell at (806) 373-9597.
Church has opening for child care worker
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