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Yeah. As if the body of your dreams really could be purchased in three installments of $29.99 ... plus shipping and handling.
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Well, according to the reviews we've found, maybe it could. To our amazement, enough people out there have made the call, bought the fitness equipment and gave it a fair shot that they feel compelled to share which wacky devices are worth putting down the cookie dough. Their glowing feedback has us almost thinking, "Hey, maybe some of those fat-blasting fitness thingamajigs aren't completely bogus after all. Maybe they just look funny."
And P.S., while our enthusiasm is growing, we must confess, we're still wondering who named some of these things (you'll see what we mean).
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Love the ab wheel!
by Mollysunshine Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 01:38AM Report as inappropriate
The Kangroo shoe thing looks like they could be fun. Some wacky stuff here for sure but might actually try one. Probably not the shoes though dont want to spend that much
by Alana_Danes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 06:08AM Report as inappropriate
by Monique3 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 08:34AM Report as inappropriate
Some sound real cool!
by Only1KimmieD Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:56PM Report as inappropriate
Some wacky info!
by Ydabney Monday, January 7, 2013 at 01:11PM Report as inappropriate
This article helps a lot! I agree that basic workouts/working out can really get the job done but if devices like this are more helpful for others then go for it. At least know you know which ones actually work and which ones are just about the hype of something new. There is no point in wasting your money!
by danny54f Friday, October 12, 2012 at 08:04AM Report as inappropriate
These are just so much!
by schien Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:47AM Report as inappropriate
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by Nicole2814 Monday, May 21, 2012 at 08:03PM Report as inappropriate
i stick to work out videos and 3lb (pink) weights
by AmandaAmanda Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 09:27PM Report as inappropriate
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I have been saying this for many years: free software must not be associated with an ideology or political party. Doing that would:
- be an utter falsity;
- damage our ability to advocate.
I am not the only one with this opinion! As you may know, we'll have elections in Italy next Sunday and Monday, and the Italian Association for Free Software is now promoting two remarkable initiatives.
The first is aimed at voters: they are asked to sign an online petition. Voters are asked to declare they will vote for candidates who declare that they will promote free software.
The second is aimed at candidates, who are asked to sign a document. By signing this document they commit themselves to promote and vote laws that, among other things, 1) will bind the civil service to free software and open formats, and 2) declare practices that limit citizens' freedoms (such as the infamous Trusted Computing) as illegitimate.
A list of the parties that have at least one candidate signing the document is available, along with the parties that don't have any.
This is an initiative that every national free software association should replicate when their election time comes!
A few references about Trusted Computing
To get a glance of what "Trusted Computing" means and why you should care about it, you can read from the following resources:
- What's Wrong With Copy Protection (look for "trusted computing" in the page)
- Trusted computing: Users unable to override
- Trusted computing: Loss of anonymity
Standards not software
In examining similar initiatives where I live, we concluded that advocating a requirement to use free software was not a good policy. There are too many examples of government needs where there is no free software application that does what you need.
That creates a bad "slippery slope" situation: you can't have a blanket ban against using proprietary software (because in some cases it would be totally impractical, and result in enormous taxpayer expense), so you have to add "weasel words" that let an organization escape the requirement. And in practice, they'll manage to escape it for everything (e.g. "we have to use word because Open Office doesn't support..." [some arcane feature]).
Also, it's quite easy to argue that such a rule is "anti-competitive", using exactly the same arguments that have been used (for example) against Microsoft (e.g. you certainly don't want laws that require you to use a particular proprietary software, do you?).
And besides, it doesn't matter. I am not materially harmed because some government employee uses MS Word to write their documents.
What harms me is not being able to read the documents because they are in some proprietary format. And that is a MUCH stronger case.
So it's better to focus on open standards: standard, well-documented file formats that put free software and proprietary software on an even footing.
Of course, in general, given such an even-footing, free software will win in the marketplace anyway, because it can offer as much or more value for less cost. More importantly, free software users will not be discriminated against, whether the world at large uses the same software or not.
Proprietary software companies know this of course, so they'll try to fight such an initiative, but you've given them a much harder target if they have to justify storing public records in proprietary file formats.
Conflicting statements
Whilst I agree with the sentiment - but perhaps not the action - it seems you have a conflict here.
I have been saying this for many years: free software must not be associated with an ideology or political party.
and the title "Free software is not politics".
Both indicate that free software should not be a political issue, yet the actions you support and advocate..
This is an initiative that every national free software association should replicate when their election time comes!
..are saying that free software should be political.
Whilst I would love to see governments using only free software, it's very difficult to legislate that without creating bigger issues. What I would want to see was leglisation which demanded that government:
- did not exclude those of us who choose to use free software
- did not insist that those who communicate with it do so using proprietary platforms (e.g. websites insisting on I.E.)
- properly consider free software as part of any software procurement process.
Aside from that, I agree with Terry that government use of open standards[1] should definitely be under legislation.
[1] Although these days that might not mean an ISO approved standard!
Actually, a lot of ISO standards aren't fully "open", as I discovered when I tried to get the STEP documentation, so that's not necessarily a surprise.
"politics" / "not politics"
I noticed the conflict too. But I think what Marco is trying to say is that supporting free software shouldn't become a partisan issue.
Certainly, it's true that there's a danger if one party tries to "own" free software advocacy. It creates a risk that the other party (or parties) will feel it has to fight free software, which we don't want.
Thanks for your replies, I think I need to clarify my point a bit.
Free software is for people. And people are people, no matter what their faith or their political inclination is. Therefore, I strongly believe that FS is not tightly bound to any ideology.
For this reason, I don't expect that a single political party has the duty to advocate free software. I'd rather like a number of politicians from different parties to promote laws in favour of free software. One of the aforementioned petitions works exactly that way: it aims at politicians, no matter what their party is.
Believe it or not, not only I found people that stated an equation between free software and communism; they went further saying that promoting FS I was also promoting the ideas behind it, that is: I was promotimg communism. They decided I am a communist.
Feel free to be what you are, but don't let this become a wall between you and anybody else that, in the end, is doing the same thing you do: promoting free software.

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Pat Hurst, an LPGA Tour player and the 1989 NCAA Division I women's championship medalist while at San Jose State, will be inducted into the California Golf Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach.
Maddy Schaefer and Felicia Lee set pool records in leading No. 2 Stanford (6-1) to a 165-135 Pac-12 women's swimming and diving win over No. 12 UCLA.
Schaefer (St. Francis High) finished the 50-yard freestyle in 22.27 seconds at the Avery Aquatic Center, followed by teammates Julia Ama (23.57) and Alex Whitford (23.62). With a 52.99 in the 100 backstroke, Lee broke her own pool record she set in 2012. Lee and Schaefer also helped Stanford win the 200 medley relay to start the meet.
South Bay native AJ Allmendinger had his third place taken away when Michael Shank Racing's No. 60 Ford Riley was stripped of its finish in last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona (Fla.) for a rules violation.
The car was driven by Allmendinger, Ozz Negri, John Pew, Marcos Ambrose and Justin Wilson.
Grand-Am Road Racing also stripped the team of $35,000 in prize money. It discovered mechanical adjustments to the car's engine, which resulted in "performance levels outside the documented maximums."
Michael Atchoo ran a 3:58.7 split over 1,600 to anchor Stanford in the relay. Tyler Stutzman, Spencer Chase and Luke Lefebure completed the relay team.
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It's your last chance to make the year count. Your options are wide open, but if you're in a mind to ring in the new year with rock, pop or R&B, here are my picks for your best alternatives.
Primus: It's always a wacky good time whenever vocalist-bassist Les Claypool takes the stage, with any of his numerous musical projects. It's also usually a mind-blowing evening of rock, which can range in flavor from avant-garde to jam to alternative to progressive. And, oh, yes, there will be bass -- performed by one of the true modern masters. The best time to see Claypool, of course, is when he's fronting Primus, the Bay Area band that has produced so much memorable music over the years. The band is currently on its so-called 3D Tour, which sounds both intriguing and frightening.
Details: 9 p.m. Dec. 30-31; Warfield, 982 Market St., San Francisco; $49.50-$95; www.axs.com.
Erykah Badu: The Grammy-winning R&B star is always a powerful presence onstage. She remains best known for her first three albums, all of which have been certified at platinum or better, but she's continued to release interesting and successful records throughout her career. Her latest outing was "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)," which was released in 2010 and reached as high as No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Details: 9 p.m. Dec. 31; Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland; $59.50-$75; www.ticketmaster.com.
Furthur: It just wouldn't feel like New Year's Eve around these parts without a heaping helping of Grateful Dead music. That's exactly what you'll get if you attend the three-night New Year's Eve run by Dead spinoff act Furthur. The band features original Deadheads Bob Weir and Phil Lesh and is a real hit with fans -- at least those fans looking for elongated jams, epic guitar solos and an ever-changing set list.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29-31; Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St., San Francisco; $55-$85; www.ticketmaster.com.
Dawes: The L.A. act, featuring brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, has charmed fans and critics alike with its two albums, 2009's "North Hills" and 2011's "Nothing Is Wrong." The Goldsmiths and their fellow players describe Dawes as simply an "American rock 'n' roll band," yet it's also one that borrows from the worlds of folk and soul.
Recommended for fans of Wilco, Blitzen Trapper, Buffalo Springfield and The Head and the Heart. Oh, by the way, the ticket price for New Year's Eve includes an open bar -- so secure your designated driver now.
Details: 8 p.m. Dec. 30; $27.50-$30; 9 p.m. Dec. 31; $95 or $110 for two-day ticket; Independent, 628 Divisadero St., San Francisco; www.apeconcerts.com.
Buckethead: You really can't go wrong with a guy who wears a KFC chicken bucket on his head. Now that's entertainment! Toss in the fact that he's a sensational guitarist, who once stood beside Axl Rose in Guns N' Roses, and you're really talking about a good option for New Year's Eve.
How will Buckethead decide to ring in the New Year? Your guess for a set list is as good as ours. He's covered so much ground, from ambient and avant-garde to funk and plain old rock, that the options seem endless.
Trust, however, that there will be plenty of guitar solos.
Details: 9 p.m. Dec. 31; Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell St., San Francisco; $50; www.slimspresents.com.
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CES Grows In Size, but Headcount Uncertain
By Ian Sherr and Don Clark
The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up its activities Friday by issuing a press release covering the highlights. As expected, this CES was physically the largest ever.
Companies and other participants occupied 1.92 million square feet of exhibit space, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. That's 37 football fields worth of booths, event halls and other areas taken over by the show. The previous record, the CEA said, was 1.86 million net square feet, set last year.
CES also saw a growth in the number of countries contributing attendees. This year, the association counted more than 35,000 people from 170 countries outside the U.S. Last year, attendees came from 99 nations.
But the association was a bit vague about whether there was growth in another key category: the number of people who attended the show.
Last year, the CEA's audited tally came to 156,153 attendees, another all-time record. Before the 2013 show CEA chief Gary Shapiro said the company had a range of attendance it wanted to be in, and "we are at the top of it."
Late Friday, however, CES officials said only that attendance was "more than 150,000."
The lack of a more precise number–at least until the audited figures the association typically issues in late spring–may fuel further worries that CES has lost some momentum.
Those concerns were heightened last year when Microsoft announced it had decided to end its sizable presence at the show–and its 12-year run of commanding the opening night keynote speech–first by Bill Gates and later by Steve Ballmer.
Attendees continued to debate the show's relevance this year. There was plenty of action in fields such as mobile chips, auto electronics and fitness gear, and so-called 4K TVs provided plenty of spectacular images at the booths of the big Asian electronics companies.
But those TVs cost $25,000 or more. There was little really surprising that offered much short-term impact on a broad consumer audience.
Certainly, CES has rebounded strongly from the dark days following the 2008 recession, when stilled construction cranes and empty blackjack tables created an atmosphere that was downright depressing.
But another record seems iffy. Cabbies and restaurant employees were mixed on whether attendance was up or down, likely indicating something in the middle. Some exhibit hallways were packed, some empty.
One restaurant worker on Friday said that business had only been unusually high for two days, one of which was the "media" day during which thousands of press people roamed the halls of the casinos, bouncing from announcement to announcement.
By Friday morning, the action–which last year attracted 6,000 reporters–was very quiet in major portions of the convention center, including the pressroom.
But there was nothing but enthusiasm issuing from the show's organizers. "If you are a player in technology, you were at the 2013 CES," said Karen Chupka, senior vice president of the International CES and corporate business strategy.


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In an effort to reward LSU students for attendance at LSU athletic events, the LSU Athletic Department in conjunction with the LSU Student Government developed a priority point plan to be utilized in the event of high demand situations for LSU athletic events.
Student priority points are accumulated by attending LSU Athletic events via the student ticketing procedures specified by the LSU Ticket Office.
This system will be used to prioritize student ticket requests for football postseason events and away football games, but will also have the ability to expand to possibly include priority purchases for concerts on campus, ticket discounts, etc.
Priority Points accumulated during the 2014-15 athletic year will be used to determine priority for 2015 away-game football student tickets. Priority Points accumulated during the 2015-16 athletics year will be used to determine priority for 2015 football postseason student tickets and 2016 away-game football student tickets.
Students can view their Student Priority Point total by logging in to their online student ticket account at www.LSUsports.net/studenttickets, clicking on "My Account", and then clicking "View My Priority Points."
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Priority Points will be uploaded the Monday immediately following the football game during the fall and the first full week of the month during the spring. All disputes must be made by the Friday immediately following the football game during the fall and by the Friday of the second full week of the month in the spring.
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11/14/15 – Arkansas
11/28/15 – Texas A&M
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9/25/15 – Syracuse
10/10/15 – South Carolina
11/7/15 – Alabama
11/21/15 – Ole Miss
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Friday, Sep 11 vs. Purdue
Thursday, Sep 17 vs. Georgia
Women's Basketball
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Monday, Feb 1 vs. Auburn
Men's Basketball
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Friday, Feb 19 vs. Auburn
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9/13/14 – UL-Monroe
9/20/14 – Mississippi St.
9/27/14 – New Mexico St.
10/18/14 – Kentucky
10/25/14 – Ole Miss
11/8/14 – Alabama
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10/4/14 – Auburn
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Missing Chackbay man found in Oklahoma
Published: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 3:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 12:08 p.m.
Authorities said they have found a 54-year-old Chackbay man who had been missing since Monday evening.
Daniel Lajaunie, 54, of 116 Palmetto Lane, was found in Oklahoma today, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Deputies were able to make contact with Lajaunie, but the Sheriff's Office said further details were not immediately available.
Lajaunie was last seen around 8 p.m. at his son's home, also on Palmetto Lane, authorities said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retired four-star Gen. David Petraeus has stepped down as CIA director because of an extramarital affair.
Officials say the affair was discovered during an FBI investigation. It's unclear what the FBI was investigating or when it became aware of the affair.
The resignation is a shocking end to a public career of the best-known general of the post 9/11 wars. Petraeus had been mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate. Even after today's scandal, his service was widely praised in statements from lawmakers of both parties.
Petraeus told CIA employees in a statement that he had met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday and asked to be allowed to resign. On Friday, the president accepted. Obama called him "one of the outstanding general officers of his generation."
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In Malaysia, Protecting IP Fosters Economic Growth
Protecting IP to Foster Economic Growth in Malaysia
07.23.13 | By Jay Taylor
This week, negotiators conclude the 18th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in Malaysia. The agreement, which includes Malaysia and 11 other nations, not only provides the United States with an entrée into the Asia Pacific region, but also opens new markets for all participating countries. But for this agreement to be beneficial globally, it must include strong intellectual property protections.
As an innovation-based economy, protecting intellectual property (IP) is a key to the United States' global economic success. Unfortunately, some perpetuate a misconception that lowering IP protection standards will give a country an economic boost. In reality, however, strong IP protections benefit all participating countries. In fact, a report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation indicated that strengthening intellectual property protections resulted in an influx of foreign direct investment and trade in high technology products, and also resulted in increased levels of research and development and innovation in developed and developing countries alike which ultimately will benefits patients.
Studies have found that every one percent increase in the level of intellectual property protection in an economy, as measured by the Patent Rights Index, results in an average of a 0.7 percent increase in the domestic level of R&D. For a country like Malaysia, this means there is significant opportunity for growth, especially when the country is looking to foster its own biotechnology sector.
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LIVERMORE -- Lurline Moore may have left the small town behind when she moved to Livermore from a tiny hamlet near Eureka, where folks left their doors unlocked and supper was a neighborly affair. But the sense of community she grew up with never left her.
For the past 31 years, she and her husband, Randy, have steered the Livermore Community Thanksgiving Dinner, serving traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie to the area's indigent, housebound and just plain lonely. It's a gargantuan labor of love, requiring hundreds of volunteers (and 1,000 pounds of turkey), but, somehow, it all comes together.
"It's like putting on a dinner for your family," Lurline Moore said. "Just a really big family."
Each year, the Moores and their volunteer army welcome 1,500 people to the Bothwell Arts Center for feasting and camaraderie. The group delivers hundreds more dinners to shut-ins and the elderly, and shuttles veterans -- many of them wheelchair-bound -- from the Livermore Veterans Hospital to join in the festivities. The Moores also have initiated a food drive, delivering groceries to the needy on Thanksgiving Day.
"I get more from it than I give," Lurline Moore said. "It's very fulfilling. ... My ancestors came over on the Mayflower. It's just in my blood."
The idea spawned in 1981, when a few friends with no family in the area -- a minister, a sheriff's deputy and an Alameda County firefighter named Bob Moore (no relation to Randy and Lurline) -- celebrated Thanksgiving together and brainstormed for ideas to feed the area's poor. The dinner among friends grew into an all-inclusive community event; the Moores got involved the following year and soon took over the reins from Bob Moore, enlisting family, soliciting food from local restaurants, handing out fliers, and going door-to-door to summon resources.
They've kept the event open to all comers, free of any particular faith or political view.
"We wanted to see everyone who needed dinner, not just the poor," Lurline Moore said. "It was for everybody with nowhere to go on Thanksgiving."
Longtime volunteer Don Pitt, who mans the kitchen, got his first invitation more than 20 years ago, and he has been back every year since.
"I praise (the Moores) every time they do this," he said. "If it wasn't for them, half these people wouldn't even know what a true Thanksgiving dinner is."
Recreating the feel of a home-cooked meal around the family dinner table, settings are prepared with fine china, real silverware and cloth napkins. Volunteers from the Lawrence Livermore Lab, entire families, college students, Boy and Girl Scouts and 4-H members bus tables, fill drinks, wash pots and pans, and sit down to eat and talk with those who arrive alone. Volunteer or visitor, everyone is treated the same.
"I love it for the companionship that's there," Pitt said. "Nobody makes one person feel out of place. It's a total family; you are welcome, no matter who you are."
Volunteer Helene Renaud has spent the past dozen years collecting food from restaurants and local businesses in advance of the event. On Thanksgiving morning, she and her husband, Jack, deliver pies and desserts to the Veterans Hospital. While each volunteer has an area of expertise, the Moores, she said, oversee the "beehive" that makes it go.
"They're pretty much everything," Renaud said. "It's a lot of work for them. ... They pull everything together."
Preparations begin the day after Thanksgiving for the following year; the Moores begin recruiting the 300 or so volunteers needed for the task in August. No volunteers are turned away, and about half of them come back every year.
"It's really hard work, but it's fun, believe it or not," Lurline Moore said. "It's hard to describe the feeling. It's like being in love with the city."
It takes a village to put the production together. Shari's Restaurant donates the pies; Weinerschnitzel the onions. Costco sends leftovers. The Livermore Area Recreation and Parks Department provides vans and drivers to pick up the disabled.
Cattlemens restaurant bakes sweet potatoes, and the local chapter of the Henchmen Motorcycle Club brings trucks full of rolls and French bread. Volunteers cook the turkeys at home.
Charles "Chef Grizzly" Adams, the event's executive chef, for the past 23 years has given up having Thanksgiving with his own family to be with his "adopted family."
"The Moore family is a godsend," he said. "What they've done for this community is absolutely astonishing. I'm proud to say that I know them."
A Navy veteran used to cooking for large groups, Adams does the prep work at Livermore's Veterans Memorial Hall, peeling potatoes and sweet potatoes, and making salads and stuffing. Close to a ton of food will leave his kitchen by the end of the day.
Randy and Lurline Moore, he said, are the reason for what he does.
"These folks are absolutely the real deal when it comes to service," Adams said. "The heart is the Moore family; we're the blood that circulates around."
The Moores' son, Brandon, 29, runs the Bothwell kitchen and has shown interest in taking over the entire operation. Randy and Lurline Moore, both retired, are considering finding someone to pass the torch to -- but the feeling they get from helping, Lurline Moore said, keeps them coming back.
"I love the friendship -- the fellowship of watching the community come together," she said. "It's what I live for."
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184. Follow him at Twitter.com/jet_bang.
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Claim to fame: For 31 years, Lurline and Randy Moore have headed the Livermore Community Thanksgiving Dinner, open to anyone without family or friends to spend the holiday. Last year, the Moores and more than 250 volunteers served 1,800 people, at the Bothwell Arts Center and through home deliveries.
Quote: "There's nothing stronger that the heart of a volunteer, and that's what we have at our dinner." -- Lurline Moore
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Members of the ADR at the St. Jude Children's Reserch Hospital Fundraiser
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The New England Law | Boston Alternative Dispute Resolution Organization is a student organization committed to advancing opportunities for students to learn alternative dispute resolution skills such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration skills though student competitions and greater interaction with the practicing bar. The organization is dedicated to promoting ADR awareness and providing training and career opportunities to young lawyers. The organization endeavors to provide New England Law students who are interested in careers in ADR with contacts, resources, and career opportunities, and to help students planning careers in litigation or transactional law more fully understand the role that alternative dispute resolution will play in their field of practice.
Board Members 2015-2016
President: Ben Anderson '16
Vice President & Evening Liasion: Brendan Sharkey '17
Treasurer & Director of Communications: Vinieta Lawrence '16
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February 25, 2010
Guest speaker Joshua Jacks visited New England Law | Boston to speak to students about mediation and arbitration. Joshua Jacks has been a mediator since 1981 and has mediated for and administered mediation programs around Boston since that time, including the Cambridge Dispute Settlement Center, the Childrens Hearings Project, Tri-CAP Homelessness Prevention program, and Medicare Beneficiary–Provider Quality of Care mediation program. He is currently director of Metropolitan Mediation Services, a Greater Boston community mediation program. He has also trained extensively and has taught for the UMass Boston's Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution since 1986. He was also member of the Cambridge Rent Control Board for many years. Mr. Jack's workshop included a talk on the distinctions between mediation and arbitration.
February 19, 2010
New England Law | Boston's ADR raised $1,200 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during a fundraiser held at Greatest Bar in Boston's North End.
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The last completed book we are likely to get from Maurice Sendak remembers a man he often insisted was the real genius of the family, his brother Jack.
Sendak died last May at age 83 after years of health problems, but had managed to finish "My Brother's Book," published this month. Admirers of "Where the Wild Things Are" and other Sendak stories will recognize its themes of danger, flight and fantasy captured in a dreamy-scary swirl that demonstrates Sendak's debt to William Blake.
Brothers Guy and Jack are blasted apart by a fiery star, Jack to "continents of ice" and Guy into the "lair of a bear" that attempts to choke Guy and devour him. Guy enrages the bear by asking him a riddle and is flung upon a "couch of flowers/in an ice-ribbed underworld." Inside a greenish curtain of blossoms, he spies the nose of Jack and bites it to make sure he has found him. "And Jack slept safe/Enfolded in his brother's arms/And Guy whispered 'Good night/And you will dream of me.' "
Tony Kushner, a close friend, says that Sendak spoke often of his brother, who died in 1995, and longed to see him again. The brothers had worked on art projects since they were kids, and Maurice illustrated two children's books by Jack. "My Brother's Book" is based on Shakespeare's "A Winter's Tale," a bittersweet story of loss and reunion.
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Dr. David Bernhardt specializes in primary care sports medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics and fellowship trained in primary care sports medicine. He is a team physician for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department. In this role, he provides medical coverage for Badger men's basketball, cross country and track, as well as women's volleyball, crew, cross country and track. His special interests include medical and muscoleskeletal problems in athletes along with obesity and sports medicine.
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PALO ALTO -- Despite a continuing slide in sales and profit, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) on Wednesday posted second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations for the second quarter in a row.
The venerable but troubled Palo Alto company said it earned a profit of a little more than $1 billion on sales of $27.6 billion, which amounted to earnings of 55 cents a share. That was a step back from the same period a year ago when its profit was $1.6 billion on sales of nearly $31 billion. It also was the fourth quarter in a row where sales and profit were down from a year earlier.
However, as was the case in its first quarter, HP's latest earnings beat the projection of most analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, who had expected 44 cents a share on sales of $28 billion.
"I must say that I'm encouraged with where we are," CEO Meg Whitman said during a conference call with analysts. "We've made significant progress. ... You can feel the turnaround taking hold at HP." However, she added that "we have a long way to go."
HP reported its earnings after the market's official close, when its shares rose 12 cents -- or less than 1 percent -- to $21.23. In after-hours trading, its stock price jumped another $2.86, or nearly 14 percent.
Despite a rebound in HP's stock price this year, the company's sagging shares, sluggish sales and slumping profit over the past couple of years have deeply concerned many investors.
Some critics contend it offers too many products. The company sells everything from networking switches, routers and servers to data storage devices, calculators and software. HP also recently introduced a tablet and is developing a smartphone, after having little luck selling a phone a few years ago.
Yet much of its revenue comes from sales of personal computers -- which are fast losing favor with the public -- and from printers, a business that also is under pressure as consumers rely less on printed documents. In a recent note to their clients, Deutsche Bank analysts cautioned that all of HP's major business lines "continue to face structural decline," adding ominously, "we do not see a 'quick fix' for any of these issues."
Many investors also have been dismayed by some of the businesses HP has bought.
After spending $11 billion for British software company Autonomy in 2011, HP recently wrote off about $8.8 billion worth of Autonomy's value, saying it was misled about the company's worth. The tech giant also has written off $8 billion for its 2008 purchase of Electronic Data Systems and nearly $1 billion for its 2010 acquisition of Palm.
Under fire for these missteps, HP Chairman Ray Lane in April relinquished his post, which has been temporarily given to Ralph Whitworth, an activist hedge fund manager. Lane has remained a director, but two other HP board members -- John Hammergren and G. Kennedy Thompson -- announced their resignations in the shake-up.
Whitman, who became CEO in 2011, has been trying to revitalize HP by trimming expenses -- in part by laying off 29,000 employees -- and reordering its priorities.
So far, "she has done a solid job of presenting a clear vision for HP," Brean Capital analysts concluded in a recent note, adding, "our industry checks are starting to see pockets of change in culture at HP -- which we believe can serve the company well going forward."
But International Strategy & Investment Group analyst Brian Marshall recently cautioned that "HP's rebuilding will take many years." And Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research warned that "either Meg Whitman improves company performance over the next 12-18 months or the board (or activists) will break up the company."
Contact Steve Johnson at 408-920-5043. Follow him at Twitter.com/steveatmercnews.


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A stylish Shiba Inu named after Patrick Swayze's character in Point Break is teaching humans a thing or two about looking presentable biped.
With a little technical assistance from his poop-scoopers Dave Fung and Yena Kim, Bodhi dispenses free fashion knowledge on his Tumblr blog, Menswear Dog.
According to the website's About Page, the clotheshorse canine is as serious as a hug attack when it comes to looking fresh, but he always makes time to enjoy his other interests: "Never washing his selvage denim, lurking around Soho for someone to notice his steez, and sniffing fine a$$ bitches."


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After Obama Win, Will Companies Follow Through on Layoff Threats?
By Leslie Kwoh and Rachel Emma Silverman
In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, top executives from several companies sent email blasts to employees, warning that an Obama victory could lead to layoffs and other business problems.
"If any new taxes are levied on me, or my company, as our current President plans, I will have no choice but to reduce the size of this company," wrote David Siegel, CEO of Florida-based Westgate Resorts, according to CNN. "Rather than grow this company I will be forced to cut back. This means fewer jobs, less benefits and certainly less opportunity for everyone."
Siegel isn't the only one who hinted that an Obama win would spell doom for businesses and potentially workers, though other executives were more circumspect.
Dave Robertson, president of Koch Industries – run by brothers David and Charles Koch, who have given millions to conservative causes – sent a mailing to 45,000 employees of subsidiary Georgia-Pacific alluding to "consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation and other ills," the Daily News reported. And Wynn Resorts, headed by CEO Steve Wynn, sent a "Voter Guide" to 12,000 employees, saying that preferred candidates "support policies that help promote a friendly business and living environment to Wynn Resorts," the Huffington Post reported.
After the president's decisive win on Tuesday, do workers at those firms have cause for worry?
So far, management isn't saying much. Siegel did not respond to a request for comment (though he told Bloomberg Businessweek on Wednesday that he had just raised employee pay) and other executives like Saddle Creek Corp. president Cliff Otto and Rite-Hite owner and chairman Mike White –who also warned workers of the consequences of an Obama win–declined to comment through company spokespeople. (Read Otto's letter here; read White's letter here.)
Scott D. Farmer, CEO of Cintas, which provides uniforms and other corporate services, sent a memo to employees in October suggesting that election results could lead to higher taxes and more regulation. A Cintas spokeswoman declined to comment on the company's or Farmer's reaction to the election.
Lacks Enterprises CEO Richard Lacks and ASG Software Solutions CEO Arthur Allen, who both sent emails to employees in support of Republican challenger Mitt Romney – without mentioning him by name – also did not respond to requests for comment. In his letter, Allen said an Obama re-election would most likely mean ASG gets acquired or lose its independence otherwise, eventually leading to downsizing.
The emails, while not illegal, have raised eyebrows among employment lawyers and others.
Deborah Weinstein, an employment lawyer at The Weinstein Firm, a Philadelphia employment law firm advising businesses and a lecturer on employment law at Wharton, attributes the trend of executive email blasts to the 2010 "Citizens United" Supreme Court case, which "opened the door much wider to employers attempting to influence their employees' political attitudes."
However, she says that federal law may not allow employers to intimidate voters by threatening consequences if employees fail to vote a certain way, and some state laws expressly prohibit such activities.
"The law in that area is not cut and dry," she says. That means that employers should be cautious if they attempt to use scare tactics to spur employees to vote their way, she adds.


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Bioamber produces bio-based 1,4-butanediol on industrial scale
28.03.2012 - Bioamber Inc. is one step closer to the environmental summit. The company's goal is to establish sustainable, "green" chemistry on an industrial scale.
The French/US enterprise has now scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology for converting biologically produced succinic acid into 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), tetrahydrofuran (THF) and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). These bulk chemicals are needed for making polyesters, polyurethanes, spandex and biodegradable plastics. The global addressable market for these products exceeds $4bn, according to BioAmber, with an annual market for 1,4-BDO alone of 1.3m tons. Bio-succinate has being produced since 2010 near Reims in a huge 350,000L fermenter from corn. Other production sites are planned for Canada (Sarnia, Ontario) and Thailand. According to Chief Technology Officer Jim Millis, Bioamber "is developing an integrated plant engineering design that combines the production of bio-succinic acid and bio-based 1,4-BDO on a single site". So far bio-succinate comes from Bioamber S.A.S's factory in France (Banzancourt/Pomacle). The endeavour to refine succinate into 1,4-BDO was undertaken together with DuPont (USA) which is one of the world's leading commercial catalyst suppliers. After successfully having established industrial C4-chemistry based on renewable resources, Bioamber is in the process of producing a C6-molecule (adipic acid), also in a sustainable manner. However, industrial production is not anticipated to start before 2015.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/business/2012-01/bioamber-produces-bio-based-14-butanediol-on-industrial-scale.html


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Sony is giving gamers their first look at the PlayStation 4 -- and it's a rectangular black box, just like all the previous PlayStations.
With that non-surprise out of the way, the Japanese company is also providing glimpses of the games it hopes will elevate the PS4 to the top of holiday wish lists.
Upcoming releases include steampunk thriller "The Order: 1866" and fantasy "The Dark Sorceror." Sony also showed new footage from previously announced games like superhero adventure "InFamous: Second Son," racing simulator "Drive Club" and shooter "Killzone: Shadow Fall."
Shu Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, says there are more than 30 PS4 games in development.
Sony Corp. unveiled the PS4 Monday evening at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's annual trade show.
Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One.
The company focused on how cloud computing will make games for its next-generation Xbox One console more immersive during its Monday presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's annual trade show. Microsoft announced last week that the successor to the Xbox 360 must be connected to the Internet every 24 hours to operate, and the system would ideally always be online.
Microsoft revealed the console, which it has billed as an "all-in-one" entertainment solution for living rooms, will be released in November and cost $499.
The company debuted the console earlier this year at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. The initial reactions to the device have been mixed.
Electronic Arts debuted the mech-heavy multiplayer shooter "Titanfall," the first game from Respawn Entertainment, which was founded by "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" creators Vince Zampella and Jason West.
EA also showed off a demo of "Need for Speed," and a clip of the movie inspired by the game. It's successful sports titles, "Madden" and "FIFA" were introduced by famous names like the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving and singer Drake, an avowed soccer fan.
Microsoft didn't address concerns at Monday's event over connectivity, used games and privacy issues with the Xbox One, which will feature a new version of its camera-based Kinect sensor.
In a blog post on Microsoft's site Thursday ahead of E3, the company outlined more details about the console, including restrictions on how previously played or used games could be shared and how frequently the Xbox One must be online.
Microsoft Corp. kicked off Monday's presentation by revealing the Xbox 360 is getting a makeover with a design inspired by the Xbox One.Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's vice president of marketing and strategy, said the updated Xbox 360 is "smaller, sleeker and as quiet as ever." He added it would be available beginning Monday.
The company boasted that hundreds of new games are still coming to Xbox 360, which was originally released eight years ago as the high-definition successor to the Xbox.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has outsold rivals like the Wii and PlayStation 3 from Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. for the past two years. It has sold more than 76 million Xbox 360 units.


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Mac Lethal's Original 11:11 SIGNED CD is now on sale
Extremely Rare and EXCLUSIVE. The Original 11:11 Sessions CD, now at the new low price of $11.99. Each CD comes personally SIGNED by Mac Lethal!
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Mac Lethal has decided to part ways with Rhymesayers Entertainment. We wish both of them the best of luck. We're all homies in the industry shitstorm. Check out a piece of the history of this chapter of Mac's career, the original version of "11:11" before it's gone forever.
The original version of Mac Lethal's "11:11" contains 15 unique tracks that did not appear on the final version of his album released on RSE. In Mac's own words, "While I am very proud of the version of 11:11 that came out in 2007, I have wanted the world to listen to this version for some time now. All of these songs were written in 2004. Death, humor, sensualism. 11:11's original draft."
1. Absolutely Nowhere
2. Shotgun
3. Hammered In
4. Bloom
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6. In My Dreams
7. Bareknuckle Chris
8. Oak Tree
9. Baby Powder (w/ Joe Good)
10. The Original Make-out Bandit
11. The Sketchbook
12. Halo
13. Tummy
14. Epilogue
15. Vanish
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Although the last 3 songs are the strongest, I think my favorite shit on there is when he goes off on The Sketchbook (everything after the poker verse). I really like Hammered In too.
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This album has 5 or 6 songs that i listen to almost daily. If you take the best of this and the best of 11:11, you have an amazing amazing amazing album as a whole.
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no no NO!
leave the album the way it is!
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ive listened to this cd so much i cant stand it anymore, i cant.
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DUBLIN -- After the De La Salle High football team won its 21st consecutive North Coast Section title Saturday night, coach Bob Ladouceur confirmed he'd be stepping down either after this season or next.
The Spartans (13-0) routed James Logan 52-7 in a rainy Division I title game at Dublin High. They pushed their unbeaten streak against Northern California competition to 235 games against a Colts team that was having one of its best seasons ever.
The De La Salle defense forced six turnovers, and junior quarterback Chris Williams completed 9 of 12 passes for 148 yards and four touchdowns against the Colts (12-2).
"When you play tough teams you have to have good balance," said Ladouceur, who has now won 28 NCS titles as the Spartans' coach. "I thought Williams threw the ball really well, and we also used play action well."
Senior Andrew Buckley, who was the winning pitcher when the Spartans won the NCS Division I baseball title in the spring, caught two touchdown passes and also had one of the Spartans' four interceptions on the night.
"The coaches got us fired up, and we came out fired up from the beginning of the game all the way through the end of the game," Buckley said. "It was a good offensive night, a good defensive night."
Tiapepe Vitale led the Spartans' running game with 104 yards and a TD.
Tight end Austin Hooper caught two first-half scores, including a 3-yard TD after Logan had cut the deficit to 14-7 about 7 minutes before halftime.
De La Salle led 21-7 at halftime, then piled it on in the third quarter.
Northwestern-bound Warren Miles Long had 122 rushing yards against a De La Salle defense that had allowed just one team (Pittsburg) to rush for more than 100 yards all season. He scored Logan's only touchdown on a 38-yard run.
"It's tough to get a running game going, they're fast an physical," Logan coach George Zuber said. "We thought we were going to be able to pass the ball and the rain didn't cooperate. No one's run on them all year, but in this mess (passing) wasn't the best scenario."
Now the Spartans will try to continue their decades-long dominance over the Northern half of the state against another highly regarded team. De La Salle, which won its 24th consecutive game dating back to last season, will learn Sunday which team it'll face in the inaugural Northern California regional games.
After winning the last three Open Division state bowl games, the Spartans are expected to receive a spot in the NorCal Open game. They'll likely face Folsom this weekend. That winner would then play the Southern California Open Division regional champion in the Dec. 14-15 state bowl games in Carson.
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Psy 6409, Pro Seminar in Consulting Psychology
Psy 7465, 7466 2nd Year Research Project
Org 8990 - Dissertation Research Seminar
Org 6170 - Qualitative and Survey Research Methods
Psy 8412 - Social Psychology of Organizations
Psy 7437 - Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Organizational Psychology
Organizational consulting psychology, career assessment and counseling, coaching, ethical issues and the practice of consulting and industrial-organizational psychology, occupational mental health, work dysfunctions
Representative Articles
Lowman, R.L. (in press, 2011), Editorial: Guidelines for case study submissions to Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. 61, 277 - 279.
Lowman, R.L. (2010), Carl F. Frost (1914-2009). The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 13, 60-67.
Lowman, R.L. (in press, 2010). Leading the 21st century college and university: Managing multiple missions and conflicts of interest in higher education. The Psychologist-Manager Journal.
Lowman, R.L. & Ng, Y-M. (2010). Interest, ability and personality characteristics of two samples of employed realistic males: Implications for management and assessment. The Psychologist-Manager Journal 13, 147-163.
Lowman, R.L. (2009). Policies and guidelines for special issues and special sections in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 61, 277 -279.
Representative Books
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (2006). The ethical practice of psychology in organizations (2nd Ed.). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association & Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (2002). Handbook of organizational consulting psychology. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lowman, R.L. (Ed.) (1998). The ethical practice of psychology in organizations. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association & Society of I-O Psychology.
Lowman, R.L., & Resnick, R.J. (Eds.) (1994). The mental health professional's guide to managed mental health care. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Lowman, R. L. (1993). Counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Lowman, R.L. (1991). The clinical practice of career assessment: Interests, abilities & personality. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Representative Chapters:
Representative Chapters
Lefkowitz, J., & Lowman, R.L. (2010). Ethics of employee selection. In J.L.Farr, & N. Tippins (Eds.), Handbook of employee selection (pp. 571-590). New York: Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis).
Lowman, R.L., & Richardson, L.M. (2008). Assessment of psychopathology. In B. Bolton (Ed.): Handbook of measurement and evaluation in rehabilitation - 4th Edition (pp. 175-207). Austin, TX: pro-ed.
Lowman, R.L. (2007). Executive coaching: The road to Dodoville needs paving with more than good assumptions. In R.R. Kilburg & R.C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching. Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 73-78). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Representative Articles:
Lowman, R.L. (in press). Risking your job: On striving to be an ethical leader in difficult organizational circumstances In W. B. Johnson & G.P. Koocher (Eds.), Casebook on ethically challenging work settings in mental health and the behavioral sciences. New York: Oxford University Press.
Academic History and Background
PhD, Michigan State University, 1979
Licensed Psychologist, State of California
Service Award, Society of Consulting Psychology, 2009
Richard Kilburg Service Award, Society of Psychologists in Management, 2002
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology), 2006; Division 13 (Society of Consulting Psychology), 1997; and Division 14 (Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology), 2001.
Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Assessment Psychology, Inc
Past President, Society of Psychologists in Management
Past President, Society of Consulting Pschology
Professional Practice and Community Service
Clinical Psychology Internship; Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, 1977-1978
Past APA Council Member, American Psychological Association
Research Domain Leader, Society of Consulting Psychology
Executive Committee, Society of Consulting Psychology
Past President, Society of Consulting Psychology, Society of Psychologists in Management
Past Board Member, United Way
Team Leader, I-MERIT, San Diego
Past Head, International Arts Festival


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The new home jersey Nike has created for Celtic has those famous white and green hoops.
A design features 1888-2013 (the year Celtic was founded), a special 125th anniversary Celtic team badge and a championship star surrounding the embroidered team badge.
The hoop (stripe) design honors Celtic's history. Celtic's jersey usually has seven hoops but this year it features nine hoops honoring the record nine consecutive Scottish league titles Celtic won between 1965 and 1974 - a record that has never been beaten.
New fabric and design lets the jersey move and manage moisture effectively and efficiently. Weave lets air constantly flow through the jersey.
Nike logo at front along with a screened sponsor design. Celtic is screened at the back collar.
100% recycled polyester.
La nueva camiseta oficial de local que Nike ha creado para celebrar el 125 aniversario del Celtic viene con los famosos aros (franjas) blancos y verdes. Viene con la fecha 1888-2013 y estrella de campeón alrededor del escudo bordado del club. Su diseño rin


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France builds pre-industrial plant for White Biotech
Toulouse – Three French research clusters have earmarked EUR20 million to build a pre-industrial demonstration plant in the area of white biotechnology. The new facility, will test the feasibility of industrial production of 2nd generation biofuels, chemical intermediates, biopolymers and biomaterials. It is run by a consortium of 15 companies – including Total, L'Oréal, Michelin, Veolia, Sofiprotéol Roquette and Syral, 3 donors (Aba, Seventure, Sofinnova) and 2 Pôles de Compétitivité. The demonstration plant is part of the Toulouse-based Laboratory for Biological Systems and Process Engineering (LISBP), in which 270 researchers from the Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), the Institute for Applied Sciences (INSA) and the Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) will work together. An additional EUR3.5 million have been earmarked for the Synthacs project, that aims at biologically production of methionine, an amino acid for the synthesis of animal food.


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Imogene DeTilla, 89 of Arroyo Grande, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013. She was a longtime
resident of Pismo Beach having moved from Taft.
She is survived by two daughters, Janis Striklin (Darrell) and Judy Couch (John) numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Imogene was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Kenneth and by a grandson, Johnny.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 15th at the Arroyo Grande Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Cavalier King Charles Rescue, c/o Susan VanLuchene,
19212 Biddle Dr., Irvine, CA 92612.
Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel in Grover Beach.
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Why Meds in Development?
Potential Medicines in the Biopharmaceutical Pipeline
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PhRMA explores the potential medicines in the biopharmaceutical pipeline on a regular basis through our Medicines in Development reports and other related efforts. Simply put, the pipeline is the foundation of PhRMA member companies.
But what do the numbers really tell us? For example, later this week we will be unveiling a new report on the number of medicines in development for blood cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma. The ongoing research reflected in this report will represent hope. Hope that progress can be made, that patients can be cured.
We know that many of these potential compounds will not make it through the testing and clinical trial phases. That is how medical science works. And that is ok. Because we keep trying. We look for the compounds and pathways that might lead us to the next new medicine. That medicine might be deemed a breakthrough. Or it might be an improvement on existing therapies – the next step in progressive innovation.
A great illustration of the realities of drug discovery and development is a report we issued last fall showing that between 1998 and 2011, 101 potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease failed to reach patients. In the same time period, three medicines were approved to treat symptoms of the disease. This 34 to 1 ratio of setbacks to successes reflects the unbelievable difficulty of developing new medicines for complex diseases such as Alzheimer's.
Earlier this year, we supported a report by the Analysis Group which revealed that there are more than 5,000 new medicines in the pipeline globally. Of these projects in various phases of clinical development, 70 percent are potential first-in-class medicines.
Will they all make it through the drug development process and be approved for patient use? No, of course not. Far from it. But there is great value in knowing the vast efforts underway to tackle disease and bring new solutions to patients. Check out our Innovation Hub for more information on the discovery process.


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Hi @ all
I installed the PMS on my ubuntu 8.10.
unfortunaltly it doesn't find my PS3
Ok no player is installed but can this be the reason for not connecting to the PS3 - don't think so.
what did I do wrong?
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[main] TRACE 09:57:25.805 Starting Java PS3 Media Server v1.03
[main] TRACE 09:57:25.838 by shagrath / 2008
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Good things come in threes, especially when the first two are food and wine.
The third annual Beaver Creek Food & Wine Weekend returns Thursday through Sunday, featuring top visiting and local chefs, interactive cooking demonstrations, wine and spirits seminars and gourmet wine pairing dinners.
Festival attendees can split time between carving powder and swirling cabernet, while chefs will be busy throughout the weekend prepping for events, including the highly anticipated Grand Tasting finale on Saturday night.
"Anytime you work with a different chef, you have an exchange," said Daniel Joly, executive chef and owner of Mirabelle Restaurant at the base of Beaver Creek. "Someone might do something different than I do, and it's a true education for everyone when you mingle with a bunch of talent in the same room like that."
Joly described the festival weekend as a learning process — a time to pick up new techniques and cultivate culinary relationships.
"The reward is that melting pot," Joly said. "It's an excuse to get everybody together and create that good energy, to have a drink and chit chat about everything and nothing."
Best chefs of the West and beyond
This year's visiting chef talent includes Gavin Kaysen, Tim Love, Alex Seidel, Naomi Pomeroy and Fabio Viviani, along with notable mixologist Alex Ott. The kickoff event on Thursday will give guests a chance to meet and mingle with visiting and local chefs at the Meet the Chefs Reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
Beaver Creek chefs and restaurants will host events with the visiting chefs, including at the Snowshoe and Gourmet Lunch on Friday, with "Top Chef" contestant Viviani and Grouse Mountain Grill's Executive Chef David Gutowski. Lunch and Learn — Beer Pairing Edition will be at Mirabelle also on Friday, with Food & Wine Best New Chef Naomi Pomeroy and Joly, who is a Stella Artois brand ambassador.
"Stella is big about trying to educate people about beer," Joly said. "In Belgium, we look at beer very much the same way as French people look at wine — where there's a tradition behind the wine — the same as in Belgium with beer."
Returning guest chef and Texas grill master Tim Love and Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Executive Chef Christian Apetz will continue the Friday fun with a Rocky Mountain luau Apres-Tiki party at the base of the mountain from 3 to 6 p.m.
"This is a new one that Food & Wine came up with this year," Apetz said. "There will be fire throwers and a luau dancer, and Tom Love and I will be cooking on the back of McCoy's on the deck."
"One of the best parts of coming to Beaver Creek is working with the local chefs," Love said. "They are so talented and probably the friendliest and most accommodating crews of chefs I work with the entire year. So, I look forward to not only making great food but hopefully some sick tracks on the mountain as well."
Love will roast a whole pig and a whole lamb, with accompaniments and sides to go along. "I love roasting whole animals," Love said.
Attendees will nosh on ham sandwiches with candied pineapple, as well as huli huli chicken wings and chicken feet.
"My team and I are trying to get in some kind of large Hawaiian fish to go along with the theme," Apetz said. "Like a hammerhead, mako, giant swordfish or sail fish. I will be butchering it out there and grilling it over an open fire as well."
McCoy's is known for its lively afternoon apres crowd, and Apetz said the event will highlight good food and culinary camaraderie.
"It's always fun to cook with Tim Love — he is just a fun guy to be around," Apetz said. "We speak the same language, with my love of the South and his love of barbecue."
Spotlight on Beaver Creek
Friday evening multi-course events include dinner at Allie's Cabin with executive chef Kirk Weems and guest chef Gavin Kaysen. At Splendido at the Chateau, executive chef-owner David Walford teams up with guest chef Alex Seidel, of Denver.
All taste buds turn toward Saturday's Grand Tasting event, but not before the Eat. Ski. Eat. gourmet lunch designed by guest chef Kaysen, and Apres-Ski Burgers, Beer & Bourbon in the Beaver Creek Plaza, hosted by some of the best grill chefs in Beaver Creek.
"This year, I think the festival has really taken hold and the word is out there," Apetz said. "Year after year, you can't just rewind the tape and push play; you have to come up with new and fun and creative events, otherwise you lose traction."
Joly said the festival definitely keeps improving with its diversity in talent and variety of events.
"I think for us, it's about showcasing what we do," Joly said. "And getting more of a spotlight on what the Beaver Creek restaurant scene is about."
Individual event ticket prices for the event range from $40 for apres-ski and seminar events to the exclusive Allie's Cabin dinner for $200, which includes a multi-course meal prepared by top culinary talent and paired with exquisite wines.
For complete details and information about the Beaver Creek Food & Wine Weekend, visit www.beaver creek.com/foodandwine.
"Year after year, you can't just rewind the tape and push play; you have to come up with new and fun and creative events, otherwise you lose traction."
Christian Apetz
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek executive chef


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Wittenberg introduced its new, on-line Pre-Orientation program in June, 2013. By accessing their MyWitt page through the WittLink portal, incoming students are given an introduction to academic life at Wittenberg, as well as the opportunity to provide course preferences that will enable the Office of the Registrar to build them a fall schedule that meets their needs and moves them toward graduation. Through this system, students can also complete their housing survey, take placement tests, complete their medical forms, and upload a picture for their Wittenberg ID, all at the student's convenience and wherever internet access is available. Through the Pre-Orientation Office, students and their families can call and arrange a campus tour, visit a residence hall room, or request to speak with an academic adviser. The Pre-Orientation process at Wittenberg is designed to ensure that all incoming students get the information and advice they need to make a successful start to their college careers.
New Student Orientation
New Student Days is an orientation program designed to introduce entering and transfer students to Wittenberg and assist them with their transition to college. New students, faculty advisers, resident advisers, and selected upper-class orientation assistants come together each day for a variety of activities. The program includes major presentations, small group discussions, the first meeting of the Wittenberg Seminars (WittSems) classes, individual conferences with faculty advisers, residence hall gatherings, and many social events.
Opening Convocation
At the beginning of the Fall Semester a special convocation is held to mark the official opening of Wittenberg for another academic year. Faculty members march in academic procession and academic promotions in rank and tenure are announced. Student Senate is introduced by the Dean of Students. The following officers process with the Presidential Party: Senior Class President carries the Torch, Senate President carries the Witt Banner, Senate Vice President carries the Lutherstadt Banner and Senate Treasurer carries the ELCA Banner.
Autumn brings Homecoming, a time for celebration and the return of alumni to campus. Class reunions, fraternity and sorority open houses, and other activities are available. The focal point is the football game, with the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen, who are chosen in a campus-wide election.
Family Weekend
Fall Family Weekend provides an opportunity for all students' families to share in the life and tradition of Wittenberg. During this weekend, the Parents Association meets, and athletic and other events are scheduled.
The idea for an international exposition was conceived in 1974. Crossroads stresses the interconnectedness of world communities and the interdependence of nations and cultures. Traditionally, Crossroads occurs during the Homecoming festivities and includes food from the many cultures represented on campus.
Charter Day
Wittenberg commemorates its founding March 11, for on that day in 1845 the State of Ohio granted its charter. However, Wittenberg's official founding date is recognized as October 18, 1842, when the English Lutheran Synod of Ohio called the school into being. Ezra Keller was its founder and first president.
Agora, first sponsored in 1974 by the staff of Sounds (then the campus literary magazine) and members of the Wittenberg College Honor Society, occurs on Family Weekend when the campus becomes a busy marketplace for creativity. Groups and individuals display their creative talents in a variety of ways for the enrichment and enjoyment of others, particularly families and fellow students.
Greek Week
Greek Week is a week-long activity held in the fall designed to build unity among fraternity and sorority chapters. In the spirit of friendly competition, teams participate in a variety of events including lawn and street games, pool games, a lip sync contest and a community service project.
Honors Convocation
In the spring, most honor societies recognize scholarship, service, and leadership by tapping new members. Members of these societies are honored at a formal program. Among those recognized are the recipients of the following honors:
Presidential Scholars
Named for each of Wittenberg's former presidents, Presidential Scholars are recognized each year. They are members of the junior class who have maintained the highest academic standing in their class through the preceding five semesters at Wittenberg.
M. Alice Geiger Award
Instituted in 1974 at the time of the 100th anniversary of women at Wittenberg, the award recognizes a senior woman for a specific, outstanding contribution to the area of the performing or literary arts, athletics, extracurricular leadership, new programming, special academic pursuit, or special representation. The student's contribution may have been made at any time during her college career. Any student or faculty member may submit a nomination.
John F. Mitchell Award
Named for the first valedictorian at Wittenberg and instituted in 1979, the award recognizes a senior man who represents the liberal arts tradition: a highly respected good student and positive force in academic, cultural, and social aspects on the campus. He exemplifies open-mindedness, understanding, reliability, and a wide range of interests. Any student or faculty member may submit a nomination.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Award
This award, instituted in 1981, recognizes two outstanding African American seniors, a man and a woman, who have been positive examples to members of the black community and the university during their college careers. Consideration is given to those students who have pursued a challenging course of study, exhibited upstanding character in and outside the classroom, displayed leadership, good citizenship, and an orientation toward service to others, and exhibited a positive attitude toward higher education in general and an interest in furthering the ideal of equality at Wittenberg.
Broadwell Chinn Award
Named for Broadwell Chinn, documented as one of the first African American students to attend Wittenberg in the 1870s, this award was given for the first time in 1981 to recognize the African American junior with the highest grade-point average.
Global Awareness Award
The Global Awareness Award, instituted in 1992, recognizes a senior who has contributed to greater global awareness within the Wittenberg University community.
Heimtraut Dietrich Award
Established in 1981 in remembrance of Heimtraut Dietrich, who served Wittenberg as an administrator and teacher through her commitment to excellence and caring for others attributes, which found their source of strength in her steadfast Christian faith. It is presented to the student who best exemplifies the dedication to serve and assist others through a commitment of faith.
Lillian C. Franklin Diversity Award
Established in 2009 in recognition of Dr. Lillian Franklin, who served Wittenberg as a professor of languages. The award is granted each year to honor a student and a faculty/staff member who have made outstanding contributions in promoting and furthering our goal of rich diversity in the Wittenberg community. Candidates must uphold the tradition of diversity embodied by the award's namesake, demonstrate high standards of personal integrity, commitment to the education of the whole person, global vision and leadership.
Omicron Delta Kappa Teaching Excellence Award
Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society, presents this award to a faculty member who has been teaching for at least two, but no more than five, years at Wittenberg. The award was first presented in 1977. Students, faculty, and staff may make nominations. Final selection is made by Omicron Delta Kappa according to these criteria: excellence in classroom teaching, favorable student/teacher rapport, contributions to the department and Wittenberg, and professional recognition.
Alma Mater
This is the highest honor bestowed upon a woman at Wittenberg. Students, faculty and staff may nominate a junior woman. A special screening committee selects five nominations for final consideration. A campus-wide election determines which nominee is selected to represent Wittenberg. The Alma Mater must possess depth of character and show consistent leadership, service, and concern for the college community.
Alma Lux
This is the highest honor bestowed upon a male at Wittenberg. Students, faculty and staff may nominate a junior male. A special screening committee selects five nominations for final consideration. A campus-wide election determines which nominee is selected to represent Wittenberg. The Alma Lux must possess depth of character and show consistent leadership, service, and concern for the college community. This award was instituted in 2003.
Distinguished Teaching Award
Students, alumni, faculty, or staff members may nominate candidates for this award, which was first presented in 1961. The professor honored is one who "has a capacity for reaching a high level of success in leading students to knowledge and understanding of the subject taught and in transmitting something of the teacher's own enthusiasm and inspiration." The recipient is presented with a citation and a $2,000 honorarium by the Alumni Association.
Commencement Weekend
Planned by and involving a variety of graduating seniors and the pastors, Baccalaureate is held in Weaver Chapel on the Friday before Commencement. A special reception is held for graduating seniors and their parents afterwards. Also on Friday a special luncheon is held for senior members of the honor societies. Each senior is invited to bring a favorite faculty member. Parents also frequently attend and the Distinguished Teacher of the Year usually gives an address. Traditionally, Commencement exercises take place in Commencement Hollow next to Carnegie Hall.
Weaver Chapel Services
Worship opportunities throughout the academic year include Sunday morning service in the Chapel and Sunday evening contemporary worship service in Ness auditorium led by the pastors; Sunday night Roman Catholic Mass, led by a local priest; and chapel services on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, with student-led music and speakers from faculty, staff, students, and others. Also during the semester are special services in which many musical organizations participate, including Reformation Service, Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas, and Baccalaureate. Information is available on the web at /administration/chapel.html.
Wittenberg Spirit:
Red & White
The class of 1889 suggested and adopted cardinal and cream as Wittenberg's colors, but in the early 1900s, pennants and banners deviated from the traditional colors to become red and white, today recognized by the NCAA and other organizations as Wittenberg's official colors.
Wittenberg's athletic teams have not always been known as the Tigers. The term "Tigers of the West" was first used on September 29, 1921, as a headline over a picture of the football team. Until the early 1940s, references were made to the "Fighting Lutherans" and the "Cardinal and Cream." Early in the 1940s the term "Tigers" was used frequently, and in 1945-46 John Norris, an art student, created a cartoon with Atom, the Wittenberg Tiger, as a symbol of the spirit of Wittenberg athletics. Atom later became Ezry and enjoyed many years of popularity as a regular Torch cartoon. A Tiger mascot, appearing in costume at athletic events, is chosen each year.
Victory Bell
In 1936, in an effort to further school spirit, a Victory Bell was housed in the cupola of Myers Hall. The bell was rung after each Tiger victory until it cracked in 1961. In 1965-66 the residents of Myers Hall purchased another bell, thus resuming the announcement of Tiger victories. The bell is now located in the stadium. The Sesquicentennial Bell, a gift from the Classes of 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, now hangs in the Myers Hall cupola. It rings as seniors proceed into Graduation Hollow for Commencement as well as after the ceremony.


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Isla Grande De Chiloé Travel Guide
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Chiloé is South America's largest island, 112 miles (180km) long and 31 miles (50km) wide. It is a wild and beautiful place but one of Chile's poorest areas with most of the populace scratching a living out of farming or fishing. It has rich folkloric traditions and a wealth of mythology that has contributed to Chilean literature, involving trolls, sea monsters and ghost ships. Another mark of the Chilote culture is the distinctive craftwork that is produced, especially those made from wool.
Featuring a characteristic type of architecture, the forested countryside is scattered with more than 150 wooden churches from two centuries ago, the estuaries are lined with quaint palafitos (stilted houses) and the small towns feature wooden shingled buildings. Most of the Chilotes live within sight of the sea and picturesque scenes of colourful wooden boats are commonly visible through the rain and mist. Seafood is a common part of daily life and the freshest daily catch is always available at local restaurants and markets.
Renowned for its damp weather, Chiloé balances wild natural beauty with the warmth of its people and their culture. As it is still largely an unknown destination, the adventurous traveller can discover an untouched part of Chile that is special in a different way, especially in the main town Castro, or in the wonderful national park on the pacific coast, Parque Nacional Chiloé.
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The Simple Truth Investors Often Ignore
What's the No. 1 sign that an investment is riskier than it sounds?
MICHAEL KITCES: The No. 1 sign that an investment is riskier than it sounds is remarkably straightforward: when it offers a return that is materially higher than the returns of other investments with comparable risk.
The idea that risk and return go hand in hand is fundamental to investing, yet ignored far too often by investors. This is especially true in the realm of fixed-income investing; beware anyone who comes to the table with a high-yielding "safe" investment. After all, if the investment was really that safe while providing above-average returns, wouldn't the company offering the investment keep it for themselves?
Remember that at the end of the day, most fixed-income investments actually represent a bond–a loan–from the borrower to the investor. When you invest in something paying 6%, it's because you've loaned money to a business that's going to be paying you 6% interest from their pockets. If the company had a way to borrow money for less, they would; when they don't, it's generally because they're too risky to get access to lower interest rates, compelling them to offer a higher one. That's the compensation for the risk being taken by the lender, but it also inherently means there is risk.
The bottom line: When it comes to fixed-income investing in particular, beware the "free lunch" investment that has low risk but high yields. As with most other free lunches, there are often a lot of strings attached. And if you're really looking for a high quality, safe, guaranteed return for your dollars, rather than plowing more money into a (risky) portfolio, look to pay down your mortgage or other debts instead.
Michael Kitces is a Partner and the Director of Research for Pinnacle Advisory Group, and publisher of the financial planning industry blog Nerd's Eye View. You can follow him on Twitter at @MichaelKitces, or connect with him on Google+.
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