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Time To End Black History Month?
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Should Black History Month fade into history? End Black History Month? Claims that Black History Month is outdated are gaining a new potency, as schools diversify their curricula and President Barack Obama's ...
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#1 Feb 12, 2009
Yes Lord, I am sick of hearing about people who be dead adn gone and really didn't do much anyhow. TIme for us all to lay this race crap aside and just let each other live in peace.
#3 Feb 12, 2009
It is called Atlanta
Go visit and bring your shoe polish. They will never know
United States
#4 Feb 12, 2009
You are so wrong the people that are dead and gone have contributed so much to the history of African Americans or Americans period. They should be honored in each and every way.
I do not celebrate Black History month in February becasue to me it is plan silly when I know I am black so I celebrate it each and every day. I do not need a month, the shortest, to celebrate th econtribution of our people.
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#5 Feb 12, 2009
And the black man will pass with him, as the world will become one color, not really black, not really white. LOLOLOLOLOLOL Yikes!
Wasnt there already a thread out there with the same title???
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#6 Feb 12, 2009
yes...get rid of it!
Since: Oct 07
#7 Feb 12, 2009
When Black History month began it was at a time when you NEVER heard about African American history except for Black people people being slaves in the US. It has evolved into a tradition with new features being added each year for people to learn about. For example I'm a big baseball fan and the MLB Network feature a segment about the Negro Leagues this month. Lots of people don't know much about the Negro Leagues; this is something the MLB Network station wouldn't feature in July or August. Yeah, it's called Black History but it's STILL American History. And I'm sorry; when it comes to history lessons in this country, it's always features about white people until someone speaks up and says, "Hey, remember us?"
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#8 Feb 12, 2009
where is "White History Month?
#9 Feb 12, 2009
I am so sick of this. I do not believe for one iota that Americans are racist. Where are the race riots. I like black people, always have. I hate prejudice people. Americans of all colors, religions, genders work together. That is what I have seen. Black History Month needs to be abolished. Get it out of our schools. Martin Luther King Holiday, STAYS! Celebrate MLK. I love the good foods of our Black Culture. Celebrate the Foods and History of our Great Black Americans leading up to MLK Day. But a whole month? No get rid of it. Or I will demand a WHOLE MONTH OF WHITE HISTORY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND PLASTERED ALL OVER TC AND NEWSPAPER. WHITE HISTORY MONTH! How does that grab you?
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#10 Feb 12, 2009
We already have a thread for this same title. Why is people making re-run threads. No we shouldn't end black history month. If you want to go that route, we should burn up all the history books in school, get rid of St.Patrick Day, Pulaski Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian American history, and every single ethnic/race celebration in this country.
#11 Feb 12, 2009
Get over it! We are Americans first. ABOLISH BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Since: Oct 07
#12 Feb 12, 2009
The other 11 months stupid. Don't you pay attention???
#14 Feb 12, 2009
Yes End Racism, End Blck History Month
#15 Feb 12, 2009
blck kids learn white american and european history in history class EVERDAY of the year. Yo dont need white history month you have it everyday. really black history month is needed and shall stay. in school all we ever learned about black history was that blacks were slaves. but blacks history in this country is MUCH deeper than that, we helped build this nation and everyone should learn about it. nothing wrong with a month dedicated to it. black children need to learn there history in school and at home. yes black history month is here to stay. And rightfully so.
#16 Feb 12, 2009
You sir are a racist, you are so blinded by your hate of everything not black it blinds you
#17 Feb 12, 2009
Just thought I'd ax a question. Is it pronounced black history mumf??
#18 Feb 12, 2009
okay then if that happens lets do away with St.Patricks day, ocktoberfest, italian american parade. lets just get rid of all those days so people cant express there love for there heritage. yes we are americans but we are a melting pot of clutures and there is nothing wrong with people celebrating it.
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#20 Feb 12, 2009
They have to read about History, Doper, it just so happens that it was white people who made American History. When Blacks make American History we teach it in school. We are Amercans first. Quit pitting races against each other. Americans First.
#21 Feb 12, 2009
here is how you spell it "youreabigot" there you go.
Since: Oct 07
#22 Feb 12, 2009
Why am I racist? Because I'm interested in Black History? Are you kidding me? I don't hate anything but I'm interested in learning about what a few Black people have done in this country. I really hate to be blunt but white people don't understand becuase they're the majority and take stuff for granted, if it were the other way around you'd understand.
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While creating a webi report against a universe created using Infocube/Bex query (basically SAP data source) get a error message -
A database error occured. The database error text is: A runtime exception has occured. (License key check failed. Check that you are licensed to access SAP data sources). (WIS 10901).
Any clues whether this is a license issue or something else?
Did you install SAP Integration Kit?
Yes, the integration kit is installed. creating webi report from Infoview works fine. When I try to crete from rich client it throws the error.
which version of the BOBJ software have you installed on your server? Are you using the rich web intelligence client to build your report?
Yes, am using rich client to create the webi report. BOBJ version XI 3.1 enterprise.
Does your connection in the Universe test ok on the server if you are on Win? Did you install the Java Connector properly?
George Pertea wrote:
> Does your connection in the Universe test ok on the server if you are on Win? Did you install the Java Connector properly?
I am having the same problem. I checked and double checked everything, including deleting and recreating the Universe and the Connection. No improvement. On a whim, I deleted the hierarchy from the query on which the Universe was based, and recreated the Universe on the query without the hierarchy. The problem went away.
Now, the question is, why do I get the WIS 10901 error when a hierarchy is present in the query/Universe?
make sure that you are using valid licenses keycodes for the SAP Integration Kit and also check their expiry date.
Can anyone please update how to change license for SAP integration KIT?
You can add license keys for SAP Integration Kit via License Manager tool. Here is the path
Start->Program Files -> Crystal Reports 2008 -> License Manager.
Here you will have to select SAP Integration kit from the drop down list.
Dont forget to restart Webi and Crystal Report Servers once you apply new license keys.
Hope this helps
see note 1388246
hi all
I am having the same problem
I created an Universe using query in SAP BW
I can use this Universe to do the report by Web Intelligence
but, when I use this Universe to create a Query by Query as a Web service, I get a following error :
" getDocumentInformation exception (Error: WIS 10901)
A database error occurred. The database error text is: A runtime exception has occurred (License key check failed. Check that you are licensed to access SAP data source). (WIS 10901)"
Please help me solve the problem
In my case it is working for Web Intelligence Rich client and giving license related error for Web Intelligence InfoView.
Found same error when i try to publish "Query As a Web Service" after creating query. Not able to see preview of results.
Any suggestions.
Ravi Kumar Garre
Edited by: Ravi Kumar Garre on Jul 12, 2010 7:05 AM
Hi Ravi,
In my case the license keys got expired.so we have upadated the bo professional enterprise license key in CMC.But now i am facing the same problem as you mentioned.But before expiring the key ,every thing is perfect.
Can you suggest the solution.
Be sure to have a valid license code, in some situations you may need more than one license code in order to activate additional features
Similar error Results using Rich Client Tool. Crystal and QaaWS both connect and retrieve data successfully from the BW based Universe.
Any resolution found to this error?
Hi Bob,
Make sure your connection(ODBC or whatever it is) is the same on your local machine as it is on your BO server. Rich Client is using this whereas Crystal and QaaWS are using the one from the server. That may be the issue.
We had this error too.
Make shure that you use correct licence key for the BO integration Kit Installation. On your local machine as well as on Bo-Server.
Explained in Note 1388246.
Bertil Cochlovius
Steps to solve this issue.
1. Start > Programs> Crystal Reports 2008> License Manager
2. Select " BusinessObjects Integration kit for SAP" from Product list.
3. Add valid license key, click ok.
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COLLEGE STATION — Texas State thought it received the break it needed to work its way back into Tuesday night's game at Texas A&M.
When Cameron Friess' single ricocheted off the dirt and over the head of Aggies first baseman Cole Lankford to plate two runs in the fifth inning, the visitors cut its deficit to three.
Even with a fortuitous bounce, the Bobcats fizzled when they had a chance to seize or keep momentum in a 9-2 loss to Texas A&M inside Blue Bell Park.
"We had some opportunities early to score some runs and weren't able to drive anybody in," Texas State head coach Ty Harrington said. "It would have got some momentum in our dugout early and we weren't able to do it. They did a good job of swinging the bat. That's about it. They scored. We couldn't drive anybody in early."
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"His fastball command was good," Harrington said of Ray. "His breaker command got better as the game went on. It wasn't particularly great early. When he had to make big pitches, he did and he used his breaker most of the time to get out of it."
What happened in the first inning was a sign of things to come for the Bobcats. Harrington's team stranded 11 runners and went 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position against Texas A&M.
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I dont hold this in same light as I do the KC incident. This was a bad accident that could have happened to me many, many times over the years. Does he deserve to punished?/ Of course. But I dont wish him any ill will.
this is a pretty amazing story of love and forgiveness. as most of you know, Josh Brent and Jerry Brown are on the Cowboys. Brent was apparently driving drunk, got into an accident and Brown died. They were best friends and Brown was living in Bren't apartment at the time of the accident. the story is below
The family and friends of former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown had stayed out of the public eye for the most part since the Saturday morning car accident that took Brown's life and put the driver, Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent, in jail on intoxication manslaughter charges. That changed Monday, and the results were captivating. On Tuesday, Brent attended Brown's funeral at Dallas' Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, where team chaplain Tony Evans serves as pastor. He did so with Brown's family because Brown's family is capable of stunning gestures of love and forgiveness.
[Related: Chilling details emerge in accident that killed Cowboys' Jerry Brown]
Released on $500,000 bond on Sunday, Brent visited the team facility on Monday, was checked out by trainers, and spoke to head coach Jason Garrett, who said that Brent was "very distraught." The entire Cowboys organization also attended the service.
"What we want to do as an organization, as players, as coaches and this entire organization is let him know he should feel supported everywhere he turns," Garrett said of Brent on Monday. "That's what we want to express to him. It's a very challenging situation for him. He and Jerry are best friends. They have known each other since college. They were very close in college, very close since they've been here together, and it's a really, really difficult situation for him. We want to make him feel that there are people around him who can help him get through this thing day by day."
Stacey Jackson, Brown's mother, accelerated that generosity of spirit to an entirely new level. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sent his own plane so that Brown's family could arrive in Dallas for the service, and Jackson asked that Brent meet the family at the airport, ride with her to the service, and sit with the family while Brown was remembered.
"I was upset, but I realized that our youth today are young and stupid, and we were all once that age, and we've all done things we're not proud of," Jackson said on Monday's "Piers Morgan Tonight" show on CNN. "I realized that everyone thinks they're invincible, and everyone thinks, 'it's not going to happen to me.' I know Josh Brent, and he's been part of our family since Jerry went to the University of Illinois -- all I can do is to pray for him and his family. I know [Brent] is hurting just as much as we are, because [he] and Jerry were like brothers."
According to Jerry Jones, Jackson "wanted to be right with Josh and to express in every way she could how much they loved him and thought of him, and didn't want to have him grieve for his loss as a friend without being included in their family."
Brent arrives at the memorial service embracing an unidentified person. (AP)
"It's so tragic when you think about that they were best friends," Jones said on a local radio station, when recalling Brent's feelings about Brown joining the Cowboys. "Josh was elated when Jerry came on the team because they were such good friends and teammates in college. Josh, of course, was on the regular team and consequently had a place to live. Jerry was on the practice squad and there's quite a difference in the economics that they make, so Jerry was living with Josh on Josh's generosity. Those guys were on the way to their house when this accident happened. It's so, so tragic for everybody involved."
[Related: 'Volcanic' explosion between Jerry Jones, Cowboys player]
Nobody is excusing what Brent did, and we don't know all the details just yet. What is remarkable about the story so far is how willing those closest to Jerry Brown are to forgive, and to open their hearts to Josh Brent when many others would not. From a human perspective, and leaving everything else out of the picture for the moment, it's fairly amazing.
I dont hold this in same light as I do the KC incident. This was a bad accident that could have happened to me many, many times over the years. Does he deserve to punished?/ Of course. But I dont wish him any ill will.
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It was all heart-warming and shit until I read this repeat offender, gigantic piece of trash left his supposed "best friend" sitting in a burning car. The mother is distraught and its understandable she can view this as an accident, but if the witness account is true then fck this guy. I also want to know if he injured others in his earlier drunk driving.
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away. ~Elvis
If he didnt figure it out on his own, his lawyer told him to make damn sure he cultivates the deceased's family. It makes a huge difference at sentencing; the difference between a NOK asking the judge for leniency and the NOK demanding harsh punishment
New revelation in the case. Brent was going over 100mph when they wrecked, he's fuked:
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He'll be a great addition to the prison football team.
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SIKESTON - Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a multi-county area job fair from noon until 5 p.m. March 12 at the Clinton Building.
CHARLESTON -- FOCUS Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Leah Caton, of the Sikeston branch facility, to assistant vice president.
Caton joined FOCUS Bank in November of 2001 as a teller. Caton is an active member of the Sikeston community and proudly supports many clubs and organizations.
SIKESTON -- The Small Business Development Center of Southeast Missouri State University will be conducting counseling sessions for area small business persons and individuals planning business ventures.
The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. March 11 at the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce, One Industrial Drive. Call 573-
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The counseling sessions (approximately one hour) are free of charge to persons taking advantage of the service.
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) represents a "Partnership for Economic Development" between Southeast Missouri State University, the U.S. Small Business Administration, local financial institutions, area utility companies and Southeast Missouri municipalities. The goal of the SBDC is to stimulate diversity and growth in the small business sector of the economy by assisting new and existing businesses to become more productive and more profitable.
Dennis Bible, married to former East Prairie resident Jennifer Bible, was recently recognized by AmerenUE. The City of Ladue, where Bible is the director of Public Works, received a letter thanking Bible for his help and support, saying he stands out among his peers in other municipalities.
Bible's spouse is the daughter of Mrs. Leo Allen of East Prairie and the late Leo Allen.
JEFFERSON CITY -- Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas C. Dorr announced the appointment of Morris Westfall as the Missouri State Director for USDA Rural Development.
"Morris Westfall brings a keen understanding of the economic, housing, business and infrastructure needs of the state's rural communities," Dorr said. "He has a distinguished and lengthy record of service to Missouri residents."
A resident of Halfway, Westfall served for more than a decade in the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives. He also served for 12 years as the State Executive Director of USDA's Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service. Westfall has been involved with the family farm for more than four decades. He received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Cott Corporation, the world's largest retailer brand beverage company, which has a Sikeston, Mo. plant, recently announced the introduction of Fortifido-brand fortified water for dogs. The product was made to capitalize on the growing trends in the $40 billion pet industry.
In the past 50 years, Cott has developed an extensive beverage business spanning 60 countries and reaching almost $2 billion in sales with most of the major retailers around the world.
Driving an innovation pipeline has recently become a core strategy for the company, as Cott endeavors to diversify channels, markets, and portfolio beyond carbonated soft drinks. Entrance into the $40 billion pet industry represents an important diversification move, which leverages existing core beverage production and distribution assets.
"Dogs are more than just pets, they are part of the family and owners want to make the same healthy choices for their pets as they make for their kids or other loved ones," said Dave Vautrin, vice president of marketing and innovation for Cott.
"Cott expects to develop this new category together with current and new retail partners." Vautrin added, "Our retail partners and our team at Cott are confident the concept has 'legs.'"
After nearly 18 months of research and development with top veterinarians and food scientists, combined with extensive qualitative and quantitative testing with both dogs and owners, Cott has blended its beverage experience with new science and performance to create the first major entrant into this category. Fortifido Water for Dogs comes in four functional varieties available in both 1-liter and 2-liter sizes.
For more information about Fortifido Fortified Water for Dogs, please call Cott Corporation at 888-260-3776.


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Adding/Removing Columns
To add a new column to the data displayed, hover over the right-hand side of the header row of one of the columns until you see a down arrow. Click on the arrow and from the menu that appears, choose Columns. A sub-menu will appear listing all the fields it's possible to display for this area of the database. Put a tick in the relevant box(es) for any columns you want to display and remove the tick for any you don't want to see, as shown below:
Rearranging Columns
To change the order of the columns displayed click on the header row of the column you want to move and, with the left mouse button held down, drag it to the boundary between the two columns where you want it to appear. When it's where you want it to be release the left mouse button to drop the column into place. The screenshot below shows the Industry column being moved so that it appears next to the Name column instead of the Town column:
Resizing Columns
To resize a column click on the boundary line on the right-hand side of the header row and drag it to your desired width.
Sorting Columns
You can sort columns in ascending or descending order. To do this click on the header row of the column you want to sort. Workbooks will alternate between sorting in ascending or descending order. Text columns will be sorted alphabetically and number/date columns will be sorted numerically.
Grouping Columns
It can be useful to group similar types of data together for ease of navigation. To do this hover over the header row of the column you want to group by until you see a down arrow. Click on the arrow and from the menu that appears, choose Group By This Field. Workbooks will automatically group the data in the column for you. Below are two screenshots of the same list of organisations first shown alphabetically by name, then shown grouped by industry.
To remove grouping, click on the header row of any of the columns and remove the tick from the Show in Groups box.


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Round three in Indian Wells
Roger defeated wild card Denis Kudla 6-4, 6-1 in the second round in Indian Wells. Roger felt a bit sick, but not as bad to be thrown off his game.
"I'm always relieved and happy when I am able to find my way into a tournament, see where you're at," Roger commented. "It's a good start for me. I didn't know Kudla very much, or at all really, so it was a good win for me. I'm looking forward to what's next."
Roger celebrated a clear victory after winning 79 percent of his first serve points and dominating the match from an early stage. He will now play Milos Raonic for the first time - both players have won two singles titles on the tour this year so far. "I am looking forward to that match," Roger said. "He's a good player and up and coming. Sometimes it can help and sometimes it cannot help to have never played a guy before."
So good to see you compete in full flow again.
Your magical game is a treat for our eyes.
Good luck in the third round.
Wish you all the best !
Feel better!!! Best of luck and I'll be cheering for you as always! :)
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The World is too Much with Us
by William Wordsworth
The World is too Much with Us Summary
The speaker complains that "the world" is too overwhelming for us to appreciate it. We're so concerned about time and money that we use up all our energy. People want to accumulate stuff, so they see nothing in Nature that they can "own." According to the speaker, we've sold our souls.
We should be able to appreciate beautiful events like the moon shining over the ocean and the blowing of strong winds, but it's like we're on a different wavelength from Nature. We're kind of like, "Eh."
The speaker would rather be a pagan who worships an outdated religion so that when he gazes out on the ocean (as he's doing now), he might feel less sad. If he were a pagan, he'd see wild mythological gods like Proteus, who can take many shapes, and Triton, who looks like a mer-man.


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Volume 6, Issue 1, January 1979
On optimizing the xeromammographic image6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594634View Description Hide Description
This work undertakes a detailed systems‐based analysis of the xeromammographic process starting from basic considerations. Both the edge enhancement and wide‐recording latitude, the two principal characteristics of xeroradiography, are shown to bear an intimate relationship to the electric‐field distribution. Criteria and methods are formulated for optimizing xeromammographic image quality and a procedure is developed for calculating the white gap. Densitometric curves are derived for both positive‐ and negative‐mode xeroradiography and found to be in excellent agreement with experiment. The question of image linearity is examined carefully and a threshold value for the electrostatic contrast is established, which sets a natural criterion for the application of Fourier analysis. Furthermore, it is shown that, in xeromammography with its inherently low‐contrast structures, an optimal exposure exists which optimizes simultaneously all low‐contrast edges. This last finding, coupled with experimental results, suggests immediately the possibility of an automatic exposure termination in xeromammography. Beam hardening is also investigated and it is shown that increased filtration combined with a lower bias potential leads to substantial dose reduction without significant loss of image quality. The paper concludes with a discussion of scattered radiation and how it affects xeromammographic image quality.
Computer generation of dose distributions for a fast‐neutron therapy beam6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594646View Description Hide Description
A system has been developed for the computer generation of dose distributions for the MANTA‐NRL fast‐neutron radiotherapy beam. This program is based on scatter–air ratio (SAR) techniques. A method has been developed to unfold the effect of the neutron‐beam profile in the derivation of SARs so that the SARs obtained are those which would be derived if the beam profile were flat. Tables of zero‐area tissue–air ratios and SARs are presented. Comparisons of calculated and measured dose distributions are shown. An empirical correction to the usual SAR methods was required to obtain agreement between calculated and measured dose distributions at source‐to‐skin distances (SSD) which are different from the SSD at which the SAR are derived.
Correction factors for neutron dose changes caused by inhomogeneities6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594547View Description Hide Description
A technique is presented for calculating correction factors for neutron dose changes caused by inhomogeneities. The technique is particularly applicable to geometries in which the inhomogeneity lies adjacent to, but not on, a direct path from the radiation source to the point of dosimetric interest; it yields results accurate to a few percent. Best results are obtained for inhomogeneities located at shallow depths.
Measurement of the effect of inhomogeneities and compensating bolus in clinical pion beams6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594548View Description Hide Description
Measurements of the effects of Teflon and air inhomogeneities on the ionization distributions of clinical negative‐pion beams have been made at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility. Inhomogeneity location and pion‐beam energy vary the effect of multiple coulomb scattering on the dose distribution lying in the penumbra of the inhomogeneity. CH2 bolus adequately corrects for the effects of these inhomogeneities. Bolus misalignment less than 0.5 cm does not seem critical because of large multiple coulomb scattering of the pionbeam. However, this and secondary particles emitted from pion stars prevent the pionbeam from being precisely shaped with sharp edges, as demonstrated by measurements under a patient bolus.
High‐LET pion dose contours under the LAMPF biomedical channel by plastic track detector scanning6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594635View Description Hide Description
Cellulose‐nitrate plastic track detectors have been tested as high spatial‐resolution dosimeters at the Biomedical Channel of the Clinton P. Anderson Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory during pilot clinical trials with negative pi mesons(pions). Six plots of dose contours are presented. Reliable macrodosimetry with track detectors would in principle require detectorcalibration for the particular conditions of geometry and beam parameters in every case but it is interesting that absolute dose values, estimated from data taken with a quite different calibration geometry, were within 20% of agreement with dose values obtained by electronic dosimetry methods. The track detectors measure only the high linear energy transfer (LET) components produced by the pion beam; it is these components which are of special interest in the negative‐pion therapy program. Plastic track detectors appear to have many favorable properties for piondosimetry.
H and D curves of screen–film systems: factors affecting their dependence on x‐ray energy6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594549View Description Hide Description
The sensitometric properties of radiographic screen–film systems are investigated with regard to their dependence on x‐ray energy. Sensitometric measurements and a heuristic model for density formation are used to show that variation in the relative amount of light emitted by front and back screens may be the most important factor influencing the change in system H and D curves with x‐ray energy.
Characterization of Clinac‐18 electron‐beam energy using a magnetic analysis method6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594550View Description Hide Description
Clinac‐18 electron‐beam energies and spectral energy distributions were measured by a magnetic analysis method to verify results obtained by the standard range method. A comparison of these measurements with nominal energies quoted by the manufacturer indicates that electron‐beam energies measured by both methods are in agreement with the manufacturer's specifications to ±0.6 MeV. Spectral energy distribution of the electron beam was measured to be approximately 1 MeV (FWHM) at all energies.
Specific γ‐ray constant and exposure rate constant of 192Ir6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594551View Description Hide Description
Calculated values of the 192Ir specific γ‐ray constant Γ, range from the low value of 3.948 R cm2h−1mCi−1 recommended in NCRP No. 41 to a high of 4.89 R cm2h−1mCi−1. Measured values of Γ range only from 4.85 to 5.0 R cm2h−1mCi−1. Discrepancies in reported calculated values exist because the isotope decay scheme and other nuclear spectroscopy data pertinent to these calculations were not well known. Using the 28 γ rays and relative intensities from the most recent Evaluated Nuclear Structure Data File (ENSDF), Γ is calculated to be 4.62±0.05 R cm2h−1mCi−1 and the exposure rate constant Γδ is 4.69±0.05 R cm2h−1mCi−1. These new calculations are presented and previously reported values of Γ and Γδ are reviewed.
Isolated iodine images using spatial‐frequency encoding6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594636View Description Hide Description
A system has been implemented for imaging subtle amounts of iodine. Using a grating,information is encoded representing the transmission on either side of the iodine K edge. The information is decoded by filtering and processing the signal on a drum scanner. Experimental results are shown using a thyroid phantom and a rat. This system can be used in a number of studies including hepatography, the radiographicvisualization of the liver.
Disturbing diffraction phenomena observed in roentgen diagnostic practice6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594552View Description Hide Description
The use of aluminum attenuation‐equalizing filters in diagnostic radiology may lead to the introduction of intensity blotches inside and outside the image area on the x‐ray film. These blotches are shown to be Laué diffraction spots; the effect can be minimized by selecting filter material with grain size less than about 10−3 mm3.
An interesting form of high‐energy gamma‐ray–detector interaction and its effect on spectral peak centroid determination6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594637View Description Hide Description
The pulse‐height continuum produced in a radiation detector following the interaction of photons by pair‐production is discussed. The event when one annihilation photon escapes from the detector without interaction while the other escapes after one Compton scattering interaction produces a characteristic component in the pulse‐height spectrum. The significance of this component in influencing the accurate determination of the centroid of the double‐escape peak is examined and shown to be negligibly small.
Empirical equation for tissue‐maximum ratios/scatter‐maximum ratios for indirectly ionizing radiotherapy beams6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594553View Description Hide Description
A six‐parameter equation has been fitted to the tissue‐maximum ratio/scatter maximum ration (TMR/SMR) tables for 60Co, 4‐, 6‐, and 10‐MV photon beams as well as the 35‐MeV d→Be neutron beam. The empirical equation has been shown to fit the 60Co tissue–air ratio/scatter–air ratio (TAR/SAR) data equally well. The TMR/SMR model was developed from a three‐parameter equation designed to eliminate the graphical extrapolation of zero‐field size TARs.
Technique for evaluating radiation beam and image slice parameters of CT scanners6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594554View Description Hide Description
A technique is described for determining in a single scan three important CT scan parameters: beam localizer accuracy, image slice width, and radiation beam width.
Extraction of information from CT scans at different energies6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594555View Description Hide Description
The image displayed in computed tomography is a scaled representation of attenuation coefficients within the patient's body. A number of authors have presented methods by which additional information (such as electron density, effective atomic number, and extrapolated attenuation coefficients for therapy applications) can be extracted from CT scans carried out at different energies. In the present paper, the dual‐energy method described by Rutherford has been used to produce complete images of effective atomic number and electron density of a known phantom (the AAPM phantom) in order to investigate the usefulness of applying this method to current commercial scanners.
Letter on hyperthermia phantom6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594522View Description Hide Description
Letter on paper by Schneiders and Bushong6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594523View Description Hide Description
Response to letter by Israel6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594556View Description Hide Description
International Neutron Dosimetry Intercomparison6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594557View Description Hide Description
Production of X Rays—Applications to Medical Radiography, by Y. Duriez, M. P. Siedband, and A. F. Jacobson6(1979); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.594558View Description Hide Description


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I'm looking for portfolios and recommendations of amazing Flash
Developer/Designers who have a great sense of aesthetic and can
produce amazing GUIs with slick transitional animations for an
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The ideal candidate will be in NYC as it will require face-to-face
meetings in our Manhattan studio though your day-to-day work will be
in your own space.
Please send me your portfolio or recommendations to others who you
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Attitash Mountain Resort Bartlett NH Discount Tickets are available at the Bartlett Inn and is located just 2 minutes up the road to the Bartlett Inn on Rte 302 (2 miles). Attitash Mountain Resort offers summer activities including: Waterslides, Splash Pool for smaller kids, Alpine Slide, Mountain Coaster, Bunghee Trampoline, Rock Climbing Wall, Scenic Chair Lift Rides, Extreme Mountain biking and the new AirBag Jump.
Airbag Jump – Want to fly like a stuntman!?
Check out the Video on Attitash Website: http://www.attitash.com/airbag-jump.html
NEW! Designed to give you a soft landing, and similar to what you may see in the movies, feel the rush of making a free-fall jump from as high as a four-story building into a 60-by-60 foot airbag.
Ride Restrictions: Under 48" restricted to lower platform jump only.**
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Lanes of I-75 South reopened after semi jackknifes near Western Hills Viaduct
No injuries reported
UPDATED 3:31 PM EDT Jul 04, 2013
A jackknifed semi caused some traffic delays on southbound I-75 near the Western Hills Viaduct exit on Thursday.
The incident happened on Southbound I-75 at exit 2 B, Harrison Avenue around 10:30 a.m.
The right lanes were closed while the scene was cleared. All lanes were reopened by 12:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported.


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Research Assistant (Plant Transformation Specialist/Lab Manager)
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Kansas State University
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Research Assistant; Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Harold Trick's laboratory. Experience in plant cell culture, aseptic techniques, and plant genetic transformation of crop plants (e.g. wheat and soybean) are essential. MS degree required, in biological sciences or related field. Full announcement available at: http://www.plantpath.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=485. Application review begins 22 November 2013.
When applying for this position, please mention you saw this ad in the APS Postdoc Exchange.


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Sade new CD, joins Legend tour
New York—As a follow up to the platinum-selling "Soldier Of Love," which spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard album chart and garnered a well-deserved Grammy, Sade is back with "The Ultimate Collection" to be released on May 3. In addition to classic Sade songs, the must-have, two-disc album will include three new, never-before heard songs including "Moon & The Sky" (featuring Jay-Z). Here for the first time, fans can find all of their favorite Sade classics from their most iconic albums including songs from the Best Of collection and the greatest hits off of Lover's Rock and Soldier Of Love. The track listing for The Ultimate Collection will be revealed shortly. Sade also announced today, the second leg of their ultimate summer tour kicking off on June 16th, marking their highly anticipated return to the world stage in 10 years. SADE


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You Need Friends For Start Up Success
If you are going to do a start up, get someone else to join you. You stand more chance of succeeding with a co-founder than you do on your own.
At least so says U.S. "super" angel Ron Conway, speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt and reported by The Next Web.
According to Mr. Conway, of start ups that make it to $25m, only 16% of them had a sole founder. That success rate drops to just 11% for companies in the $500m+ bracket.
Regardless, there's a lot to be said for not having to go it alone. In fact, it appears that your $25 or $500 million exit may in fact rely on it.
The Next Web: Startups with Co-founders rather than a single founder more likely to succeed


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Planes: Fire and Rescue is roughly twice as good as its predecessor, Planes, which was so story- and laugh-starved it would have given direct-to-video a bad name. Yes, there was nowhere to go but up.
The sequel's story is about something — Dusty the racing plane learns to be a S.E.A.T., a single-engine aerial tanker, a firefighting plane. For very young children, it offers animated suspense and lovely and exciting animated aerial footage of planes and helicopters fighting forest fires in the American West.
The characters are, to a one, stiffs. But bringing in Ed Harris (as a no-nonsense trainer/helicopter), Hal Holbrook (voicing an ancient firetruck) and Wes Studi (a Native American Sikorsky Sky Crane chopper) classes things up.
And adults will catch the increased supply of one-liners, which will zoom right over the heads of kids, especially in the scene set in a planes and cars honky-tonk.
"She left me for a hybrid," a pickup moans to the bartender. "I didn't even hear 'em coming!"
The story, such as it is, has Dusty (voiced by Dane Cook) discover that his antique gearbox has nearly given out, so he can't race anymore. When, in his grief, he causes a terrible fire at the Propwash Junction Airfield, he realizes at least he can train to be a firefighter and help aging firetruck Mayday (Holbrook) keep the field from closing. Dusty flies off to Piston Peak to train with the team suppressing fires in a national park.
There's more of a Thomas the Tank Engine feel to this sequel, with planes and firetrucks and bulldozers doing the righteous work of dousing pretty convincing animated blazes.
The conflict comes from the ambitious park superintendent (John Michael Higgins), the profanity is all motor-related ("Oh, Chevy." "SHUT the hangar door!"), and the pickup lines in the aforementioned honky-tonk are real zingers.
Disney put more of a Pixar imprint on this than the first Planes, with familiar voices such as John Ratzenberger, Fred Willard and Patrick Warburton fleshing out the cast.
A couple of flight sequences take us over majestic deserts and amber waves of grain — beautiful animated scenery. Other than that, there's not much to this. But then, you get the impression from all the Cars and Planes movies that box office and video rentals are not why Disney made them. Come Christmas season, that much will be obvious.
Directed by Roberts Gannaway. PG (action and some peril). 83 mins. In wide release.


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Anselm and Helge Ostertag released Kaivai through their company Pfifficus Spiele in 2005 to generally good remarks – except for the size of the box that the game came in. Apparently gamers would tuck a blanket inside, then tape the box closed with them inside in order to save money getting it home.
Well, those days are now over as the Ostertags have released a new, smaller version of Kaivai that will be available at Spiel 2010 in addition to being currently available on the publisher's website. Here's a game description for those coming to the title for the first time:
More than a thousand years ago the Polynesians began to colonize the Pacific Ocean. Kaivai (Water Eater) was the name they gave to the navigators who guided them across huge tracts of empty sea. The navigators' secret wisdom was based on observing natural phenomena, from the stars to the shape of the crest of a wave. It was accumulated over centuries and passed down orally. Learning the skill of reading the ocean was reserved for only the most worthy kin.
In the scattered world of Polynesian islands, the players take part in exploration to discover new homelands for their people. Fish must be caught to exchange for shell-money or glory. Shell-money is used to pay for the building of huts on the island-villages, to gain more glory at the end of the game. Shell-money decreases in value each round, so wealth is short-lived and money should be invested as quickly as possible. Only the player who skilfully navigates through the dynamically growing islands, who is clever in managing fluctuating resources and who knows how to use the favour of the fisherman's god, will gain enough glory to be initiated into the secret wisdom of the Kaivai.
Description written by W. Eric Martin and used with permission of BoardgameNews.com
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Anselm Ostertag, Helge Ostertag
Year: 2010
Players: 3 - 4
Time: 90 - 180 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 1,600 grams (estimated)


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Music Purchase Log: July 2008
Albums I purchased in July 2008:
- Audition, The – Champion
- Beck – Modern Guilt
- Burning Airlines – Mission: Control!
- City and Colour – Bring Me Your Love
- Dodos, The – Visiter
- Halifax – The Inevitability of a Strange World
- Hopesfall – Magnetic North
- It Dies Today – Sirens
- Jose Gonzalez – Veneer
Wachovia Loses $9 Billion in Second Quarter of 2008
Wachovia, the United State's fourth largest bank, reported nearly a $9 billion loss in the second quarter of 2008, representing a $4.20 loss per share. Excluding a one-time, $6.1 billion charge related to "declining market valuations" (as is commonly done) reduces the loss to $1.27 per share, but this is still behind the $0.78 loss predicted by analysts. The first half of 2008 contained the first back-to-back quarter losses in 20 years for Wachovia, which may make it an attractive purchase for larger companies.
Insurance Reorganization
I recently dealt with a large (50%) auto insurance premium increase as a result of an accident (which was my fault). I'm frustrated with making insurance payments for years and years without asking for a penny, and then when I actually need the insurance company to do what I pay them for, they penalize me. I understand the need to establish benefits for good drivers, but ~$1,000 in claims over four years must qualify me for the lowest risk category – unless they're including a $0 group, which would seem almost dishonest. (If there's a zero risk group, then they wouldn't need insurance.)
The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS and Texas Polygamists
First, a couple of quick questions to ask yourself, just to prime the discussion:
- How is the Texas compound (recently raided) related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or "Mormon Church") based in Salt Lake City?
- To which religious organization do members of the polygamous group belong?
Take your time here and actually figure out what you know (and don't know) off the top of your head.
If you aren't sure how to answer, you aren't alone. And if you are sure, you might want to double-check. According to a press release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, these same questions received the following response when posed to 1,000 U.S. adults (91% of whom had heard or read stories surrounding the religious compound):
Music Purchase Log: June 2008
Albums I purchased in June 2008:
- Against Me! – As the Eternal Cowboy
- Air – Moon Safari; Pocket Symphony
- Cave In – Antenna (BUST!)
- Decemberists, The – Castaways and Cutouts
- Denison Witmer – Are You a Dreamer?
- Fear Before the March of Flames – The Always Open Mouth
- Hot Snakes – Audit in Progress
- mewithoutYou – Brother, Sister
- Receiving End of Sirens, The – Between the Heart and the Synapse
How to Teach a Cafeteria Cashier a Lesson
Speaking of George Carlin, I just ate in my office cafeteria for the first time. Noticing a sign listing the "maximum price" for the salad bar as $7.99, I loaded up a large container with salad and two smaller containers with sides. The checkout lady tried to charge me nearly $16, however, informing me it all had to be in one container. "I don't want the two smaller containers, then," I told her – and she promptly threw the extra food in the trash and rang me up again for just $8.
Certificate of Deposit vs High-Yield Savings Account
I'm at it again. I've compared the high-yield savings account to numerous things, and the certificate of deposit is the latest investment vehicle to catch my eye. I received an ad in the mail from Discover, who is currently touting some of the best CD rates out there (according to bankrate.com), at least starting at the 2-year mark. With the recent plummet of interest rates (e.g., my "high-yield" savings account with Apple Bank dropped from 5.27% last year to just over 2% last month, and then recovered slightly to 2.71% right now), I find the idea of a locked-in rate being more attractive.
There Will Be Movies that Go Nowhere
I don't really keep up with the movie scene. I despise the Grammys, can't remember the last time I went to the theater, and rarely watch television. I am, however, a relatively new convert to Netflix (which has continued to impress me both in customer service and value) – and, combined with the screening magic of ClearPlay, I have been slowly catching up on what I've missed.
One of my most recent rentals was There Will Be Blood, based on a strong recommendation from my brother (and just about everyone else, it seems). After watching it with some friends, however, the reviews were not positive across the board. My outlook was probably the most forgiving (spoiler warning):
Music Purchase Log: May 2008
I purchased the following albums in May 2008:
- American Me – Heat
- Belle & Sebastian – The Boy with the Arab Strap and The Life Pursuit
- Chariot, The – The Fiance
- Cross My Heart – Temporary Contemporary
- Death Cab for Cutie – Narrow Stairs
- Good Riddance – Split EP
- My American Heart – Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather
- Protest the Hero – Fortress
- Thrice – The Alchemy Index: Vols III & IV: Air & Earth
Dear World: You're Wrong About How to Judge Between Candidates
I received an email with an attached article by Will Manly entitled, "Dear Barack: You're wrong about small towns; Thinking it was witty and written reasonably well – and also knowing I had some friends/family who would enjoy it – I forwarded it on. I did attach a note, however, saying the article didn't reflect my thoughts on the issue exactly. Here's why:
I agree with much of what the author wrote concerning basic "why democrats' approach to government is wrong" stuff, but I think he fell victim to a common phenomenon in political writing: moving too quickly into the "why the opposition candidate is a bad person" area. Case in point, consider the hubbub about Obama not having his hand on his heart during the Pledge. Now, if he was fundamentally against putting his hand on his heart for some reason, or even if he just had a habit of not doing it, I think it'd deserve more attention. As it is… well, let me get back to the issue at hand.
0% APR Introductory Offer Credit Cards and Repaying Loans
I have a few thousand dollars left of student loans, and I was hit with an idea recently to avoid paying further interest. (The interest rate is very low, but 0% is lower.) It goes like this:
- Open a credit card account with a 0% APR introductory offer for balance transfers.
- Pay off my student loan with an existing credit card.
- Transfer the balance from my existing credit card to the new card.
- Enjoy paying off the loan interest free.
There are some potential downsides, of course:
- Opening a new credit card can be dangerous if you aren't frugal.
- Applying for a credit card results in a credit check, which can negatively affect your credit score.
Keeping Up with Music
I love music. (Consider it my alcohol, drugs, gambling, cheating, stealing, adrenaline, anger and lying all rolled into one addiction.) My passion, however, is hampered by the inability to keep up with all of the musicians I like.
For example, Death Cab for Cutie has a new album coming out tomorrow. I happened to find out about it while researching allofmp3 alternatives for a friend, but it was merely by chance. I could have run across a blurb saying the band had broken up and I wouldn't have known the difference. This doesn't mean I enjoy their music any less, mind you – I just can't keep up.
Daily Recommended Intake of Protein
It's always interested me there is no percentage listed next to the protein value on Nutrition Facts labels. The values of other items, such as "Total Fat" or "Total Carb," are listed based on an assumed caloric intake – usually 2,000 calories, or so. When it comes to protein, however, there is nothing. Even obvious percentages (e.g., corresponding to 0g protein in bottled water) are omitted.
While waiting for a smoothie at Smoothie King the other day, though, I examined the back of a random protein bar and saw a percentage value was present. Curious, I checked the protein powder tubs and saw it was also listed there. "That makes sense." I thought. "They're selling a product based on its protein content."
Music Purchase Log: April 2008
Albums I purchased in April 2008:
- Jeff Hanson – Son
- Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath
- Sufjan Stevens – Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State
- Tokyo Rose – New American Saint
It was relatively slow, but I needed the extra time to dedicate to the awesomeness of the Mars Volta album.
Follow-up to Analysis of 2007 Football All-Americans
Last month I published an article both presenting and analyzing a set of data concerning the recruitment of the 2007 NCAA Division I All-Americans back when they were coming out of high school.1 The analysis included tables and graphs displaying things such as the distribution of star ratings by position. It did not, however, accomplish one of its aims – to see if the star ratings attributed by scouting websites Rivals.com and Scout.com accurately predicted success (or, at least how well they did compared to each other). This failure was largely due to the claimed "unavailability" information on the distribution of star rankings given out in an average class. In other words, because I didn't know what percentage of a class was made up of 4-star recruits, I couldn't tell if the number of 4-star recruits in the All-American class was too many, too few, or about what I'd expect.


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The rapidly growing use of Tablets by Enterprise users is making it imperative they get anywhere any device access to all applications. Anytime is implicit.
Many Businesses are unprepared with such sudden rise in on-demand access by unconventional devices.
Access to Business applications had been in some form tied down to desktops/laptop hardware and operating system on them.
Application access and user side applications need to be decoupled from hardware of users and be centrally hosted. For example the desktop is Virtual and is provisioned to user from the (Private) Cloud. Equally well for tablets.
Virtualization will help in desktops being delivered consistently across users (tablet and desktop) and will make access far more secure than the traditional desktop methods. The transformation may have to be accelerated for many Enterprise deployments without disruption and uncompromised experience with settings or device itself.
The technology itself has quite evolved with examples like Cisco CIUS, a Enterprise Tablet and RIM Blackberry having a Citrix Receiver for Playbook Tablet.
Our approach is an accelerator. We are helping customers go thru such transformation in a manner that is not only smooth but extremely effective.


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'Somehow I was never told that rhubarb was good for me, so I grew up loving it. I loved its beautiful rose-pink colour, its sharp and surprising flavour, and the way I could trail a spoonful of proper custard through my bowl of rhubarb and admire the patterns I made.'
– Stephanie Alexander, on Rhubarb, The Cook's Companion
My best friend at the time was a lass named Sandra (which was pronounced sAHn-druh by her Cockney family... yes, do please say it out aloud: sAHn-druh). Anyhoo, Sandra's mother grew gooseberries and rhubarb in her Berry Street cottage garden, and often served roast beef with peas, gravy and Yorkshire pudding, followed by chocolate blancmange which was served in pretty glass dishes. And sometimes she'd make stewed rhubarb too. These things seemed quite exotic to this ten year old's taste buds, which were, understandably, more accustomed to the Magyar palacsinta and paprikás csirke.
Sandra and I would often stand on the path and snap rhubarb stalks fresh from the flourishing crowns in the garden (discarding the poisonous leaves, of course). Then we'd munch and crunch on the sweet/sour rhubarb sticks until we'd managed to extract all of the tart juice. We loved to eat freshly picked goodies in this way. I remember one day Sandra's mum had to pop out to do some shopping and we were supposed to be minding Sandra's little brother, who turned out to be 'a right little perisher' and he shoved a tiny Cuisenaire rod far up inside his left nostril. I swear we were only out in the back garden briefly, picking gooseberries, if memory serves me right. And boy, didn't we get a 'right telling off' when Sandra's mum got home to a screaming toddler with a snotty blood nose. But then that's another story.
Several decades later, rhubarb is still a favourite and, while I haven't managed to grow it successfully for several seasons now (I always seem to kill it with too much kindness, or fertiliser!), I love to cook with it and have several rhubarb recipes for pudding, crumble, ice cream and jam in my repertoire that I would like to share with you in the fullness of time. This one, however, is just a little more special and tastes so exquisite, dear readers, that I could barely wait to publish my post. I've created the recipe based on a dessert enjoyed at Lark Hill Winery. It will sit beautifully as a sweet on your Christmas table, or served as a stunning finish to any meal.
A couple of points to note with my recipe: *. I had on hand some nectar-like cumquat-infused brandy that was leftover from my brandied cumquats and feel this added a lovely depth of flavour to the Sabayon. Incidentally, you can substitute fruit juice for the alcohol, if you wish. I also had Redbelly blood oranges in the fridge, thanks to my citrus grower friend, Len Mancini. Similarly, I think the blood orange zest added a unique flavour to the poached rhubarb, but you can use plain orange zest with excellent results, too.
For the stewed rhubarb:
500g rhubarb stalks, washed, chopped into 2-3cm lengths
100g light muscovado (or light brown) sugar
250mls water
zest of one blood* orange, finely chopped
1 vanilla bean, scraped
For the Sabayon:
4 free range egg yolks
2 tablespoons vanilla-infused caster sugar
25mls brandy that has been infused with cumquats* (or perhaps use some Grand Marnier, Madeira, or sherry)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
To serve:
4 tablespoons crushed Amaretti biscuits per serve
Combine the water, sugar, the vanilla bean with half its scrapings, and blood orange zest in a saucepan, and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the pieces of rhubarb, lower the heat and poach gently until the rhubarb is soft. Do please take care not to let the rhubarb over cook, as you don't want mush for this dish. Set aside and allow to cool.
Meanwhile crush the Amaretti biscuits to crumb stage with a mortar and pestle. Or place them into a freezer bag and pound gently with a rolling pin. Set aside until you are ready to serve.
To make the Sabayon, combine the egg yolks, caster sugar and remaining vanilla bean paste in a stainless steel (or copper) bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, preferably with the base of the bowl not touching the water. Add the brandy (fruit juice, sherry or other liquid), whisking constantly for ten minutes or more, until the mixture thickens to a pale, light but thick and fluffy consistency. Take care not to let it boil or scramble. You will know when it's ready, as it will leave a ribbon trail when you lift the whisk out of the bowl.
To assemble the desserts, spoon a small amount of the poached rhubarb with the syrup into the base of your serving dishes or wide brimmed stemware. Sprinkle a layer of crushed amaretti biscuits over the top of the rhubarb and then a 'dollop' of the warm Sabayon (meaning 1-2 tablespoons). Finish with a sprinkle of muscovado or brown sugar over the top and serve immediately. Serves 4.
Note, the rhubarb can be poached ahead of time and tastes just as good the following day. The Sabayon must be fresh.


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Urgent: Boehner cancels all afternoon events due to medical issue
Per Pergram-Capitol Hill
I am told he's fine. He has historically had back problems and had some substantial surgery about five years ago.
He will not appear at the Anne Frank tree dedication nor a meeting he was believed to have with House Intelligence Commitee members.
From Boehner spokesman Mike Steel: The Speaker is having a minor, unscheduled medical procedure related to recurring back problems.
Chad Pergram
FOX News
Senior Producer for Capitol Hill


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Weekly Global Update for August 21, 2014
Walt D. Custer
Industry Conditions
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July sales were just released for Taiwan listed companies, many of which manufacture in China:
Presumably the low July electronic equipment demand was due to delayed orders in anticipation of new models, as by contrast, most component categories saw increases.
The Asia/Pacific leading indicator forecasts near term growth (Chart 12).
Thanks to our colleague Ed Henderson here is the "global economy" section of his 17 page August Henderson Electronic Market Forecast. For details on Ed's monthly forecast see www.hendersonventures.com
The global manufacturing industry has achieved only sluggish growth since the 2010 subsidies have worn off. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) perked up during the second half of 2013, only to subside during the first half of 2014. The July reading of 52.5 was marginally lower than the 52.6 posting in June. Unsurprisingly, there was a wide range of results. Among the 27 countries tracked by J.P. Morgan/Markit the Czech Republic came in with the highest measure of factory activity in July. Unexpectedly, the U.S. posted the second-strongest reading of 57.1. China managed only a continuation of weak factory growth as indicated by a 51.7 index. The Eurozone traveled the same trajectory largely because France weighed on the results. French manufacturing activity continued to contract as evidenced by a 47.8 pace in July.
Only a sprinkling of economic statistics has been published thus far for the second quarter. Most notably, the US chalked up a 4.0% annualized gain between the first and the second quarter. Much of the progress can be traced to a rebound from the revised 2.1% retreat posted for the first quarter. South Korea and Taiwan turned in gains of 2.4% and 5.9%, respectively, as their exports rebounded along with the revival of the Chinese economy. China's second-quarter gain came in at 8.2%, the strongest advance since the third quarter of 2012.
See Charts 14 & 15 as reference for the following sections.
Thus far only two West European countries have reported second-quarter results. The United Kingdom was up 3.2% and, surprisingly, Spain was ahead by 2.4%. That said, generally weaker PMI readings for the Continent are expected to be a harbinger of sluggish Eurozone results. The European economies continue to be retarded by deleveraging at financial institutions. That is, stricter lending rules in the wake of the financial crisis have constrained bank lending. And given that European corporations depend on bank lending to a much greater extent than their U.S. counterparts, which have greater reliance on bond markets, corporate liquidity has suffered. That is particularly true of small companies which might otherwise help pump up economic results. However, with the more forceful help from the European Central Bank (ECB), West European GDP is predicted to accelerate from a meager 0.1% gain in 2013 to 1.4% in 2014. Stronger gains are predicted for 2015 and 2016, but they will not reach 2.0% during the forecast period.
The recent slowdown in global economic activity can be partially traced to a strategic shift in Chinese economic policy. The country has begun to wean itself from an outsized dependence on investment for its GDP flywheel. Increasing excess manufacturing capacity, along with higher vacancy rates in residential housing, have exposed the country to a potential investment bubble. Consequently, liquidity has been squeezed in the commercial, industrial and real estate investment sectors by monetary authorities. Policy makers are now encouraging consumer spending as the engine of growth. The ongoing transition has resulted in slower economic gains for a country previously accustomed to double-digit rates of growth. And although second-quarter GDP growth came in at an annualized rate of 8.2%, expansion rates are expected to be in the 7.5-8.0% range during the next few years.
Although our forecast calls for an increasing economic rate of gains through 2016, the journey may prove to be quite bumpy. Wars in the Middle East and Africa are already impacting oil production and, therefore, energy prices. Moreover, the Ukrainian standoff between Kiev and Moscow has the potential of sapping European economic health if sanctions against Russia are elevated or a major war breaks out. And while Islamic radicals are capturing territory in Iraq, Syria and, now, Lebanon, the squeeze on oil supplies is far less threatening than they would have been several years ago because US output has expanded greatly. But the picture could change quickly if production in Nigeria and/or Venezuela is significantly constricted. Economic risks notwithstanding, world economic growth is predicted to accelerate from a 2.5% rate in 2013 to 3.8% in 2016.
The Eurostat data for June were just released:
Chart 26 summarizes 2Q'14/2Q'13 growth of the European electronic supply chain.
Statements of fact and or opinions expressed in MarketEYE by its contributors are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not imply an opinion of the officers or the representatives of TTI, Inc.
Walt Custer is an industry analyst focused on the global electronics industry. Prior to forming Custer Consulting Group he was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Morton Electronic Materials, a global supplier of specialty chemicals and process equipment for the PCB industry.
Custer has been a member of the IPC trade organization since 1975 where he received both the President's and the Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Awards. He is currently a member of the IPC Executive Market & Technology Steering Committee. Custer is also a Director of the EIPC European PCB trade organization.
He authors regular "Market Outlook" columns for Global SMT & Packaging magazine, the Journal of the HKPCA and the TTI MarketEYE website.


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Commentary: Wireless Can Put Competition On Speed Dial
But only if the FCC keeps up the pressure on the Baby Bells
James Wilson is the kind of guy who makes Federal Communications Commission Chairman William E. Kennard's day. When the House committee lawyer and his wife bought a house in Washington three months ago, they bypassed local phone giant Bell Atlantic Corp. and went completely wireless. They make all their calls via a Sprint PCS wireless phone. At $50 a month for 500 minutes, they pay about the same as they did before they cut the cord. "We decided to take a leap of faith, and it worked," he says.
The Wilsons are blazing a path toward an appealing future, according to Kennard. But it's probably further away than he would like. More than three years since the 1996 Telecommunications Act passed, Kennard says market forces are emerging to challenge the Bells' control over connections to the home. "Wireless will break the back of the Bell monopoly in residential local markets," says Kennard. What's more, he says, as wireless competes with the Bells' voice services, phone startups and new cable-modem services are providing competition for high-speed Internet access. NorthPoint Communications, for example, is offering services that turn copper phone wires into high-speed digital subscriber lines, or DSL.
WORK IN PROGRESS. What Kennard is championing is something of a Third Way. It's the idea that wireless and DSL are bringing competition to residential telecom services. First, the FCC had hoped that new rivals could enter the Bells' local-phone market by leasing lines at a discount. That has been slow going. More promising is AT&T's effort to offer local phone calling and broadband data connections via cable-TV pipes. But even that won't deliver widespread benefits to consumers for years.
Give Kennard credit for embracing the power of the free market to boost competition. He helped champion wireless auctions that brought in new carriers, drove prices lower, and attracted new customers in droves. There are about 69 million subscribers today, compared with 24.5 million four years ago, according to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Assn. With at least three competitors in almost every market, Kennard argues, wireless is becoming a legitimate alternative to traditional phone service.
If only. For all its growth, wireless is still largely a complementary service. In a Yankee Group Research survey of 3,300 wireless phone users, only 2% said they use it as their only phone--a number that will rise to a modest 6% in two years. "I don't think there's a near-term risk that wireless will take more than a very tiny percentage of voice traffic," says Douglas G. Smith, CEO of wireless carrier Omnipoint Corp. in Bethesda, Md.
To make wireless a credible rival to the wired phone, the FCC must change rules that favor the Bells. For example, most people in the U.S. pay for all incoming wireless calls. That discourages consumers from using their phones. Under a proposed policy, they would pay for outbound only. The FCC should also continue to urge the industry to move faster in installing systems that let users switch their wireline phone numbers to a wireless phone. The FCC has set a Nov. 24, 2001 deadline.
UNFAIR EDGE. The outlook for imminent competition in the residential market for high-speed Net access is brighter. Now, the Bells require their rivals to buy a second phone line to the customer's home to deliver DSL service, while they themselves deliver DSL over existing local phone lines. Clearly, this is an unfair advantage. "If you want to catch a bus, you can catch an existing bus or wait for a new bus to be built," says Dhruv Khanna, general counsel of DSL startup Covad Communications. On Nov. 18, the FCC will vote on the issue and likely put both sides on equal footing. The upstarts normally pay $20 a month for the second line, but they would have to pay only $2 a month for an existing one. And they wouldn't have to wait for a month or so while a second line is installed.
Regulators can't rely on market forces alone to break down barriers. They have to help level the playing field for fledgling rivals, just as the FCC and courts forced AT&T to open up its lines to startup MCI years ago. Without that help, consumers will be waiting a long time for greater choice.


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Breastfeeding for Beginners
There are many good reasons to breastfeed, starting with the nutritional value of breast milk, which is really the only food a baby needs for six months. Human milk is full of living cells, antibodies, growth hormones and anti-infective properties. By putting only human milk into your baby's immature digestive system you greatly reduce its chances of getting sick (diarrhea and ear infections), allergies and certain diseases, including asthma and diabetes. Mother's own milk is designed not just for nutrition, but as an infant support system as it provides the antibodies, the growth hormones, the fatty acids needed for growth and development. It also helps a baby with its single most important goal: learning to breathe. Because a new baby's tummy is tiny (on Day One, an infant's stomach is the size of a small marble; on Day Ten, it's the size of a ping-pong ball), it needs to fill up frequently. Mother's first milk, colostrum, is produced in small amounts and is very concentrated and sticky, which is important as it keeps a baby from overfeeding and spitting up or aspirating.
Getting Started
Babies usually start to feed within the first 60 minutes of life, so the moment immediately after birth is actually a good time to start nursing. If your baby is a healthy full-term infant, ask the nurse, midwife or doctor to leave you and your baby undisturbed until it has its first breastfeed. This means delaying weighing and medications, including eye drops.
Keep your baby on your belly, skin-to-skin (a baby's natural habitat.) It will start making movements towards your breast all by itself. Let your baby latch or attach itself to the breast. It will literally seek your breast out and move toward it through sense of smell.
If you have received medications during labor, your baby may be sleepy and not ready to feed. You may need to help position the baby at the breast, but be patient and let it latch by itself. Babies approach the breast like we approach an ice cream cone, with lips and mouth, and nobody wants to be pushed into their ice cream. Still not latching? Keep your baby skin to skin and hand-express your milk onto your finger. Put it into your baby's mouth. It will eventually figure out what to do.
Moving Forward
Babies nurse 8-12 times every 24 hours during the first months of life, making and your breastfeeding baby a unique dyad. Your baby nurses and empties your breast, which signals the breast to fill back up with milk for the next round of feeding. As an added bonus, every time baby nurses your body releases oxytocin, the "love hormone," which causes you and baby to relax and get sleepy - a good reason to get comfortable nursing lying down.
There are numerous ways to hold your baby, but the principles are the same
- Have the baby's body rolled up snuggly against you. There should be no gaps between you and the baby and it shouldn't need to turn its head to face your breast.
- Align your nipple with it nose.
- Let its chin and lower lip sink into the puffy underside of the breast
- Keep the head tilted back, while avoiding putting your fingers or hand on directly on it.
Other positions to try include:
- Tucking your baby under your arm (The Football Hold)
- Having your baby face down on your breast (The Australian Hold )
- Letting your baby's head and neck fall back onto your wrist and forearm (The Cradle Hold)
- Holding your baby's body across your tummy (The Cross Cradle Hold)
Common Problems and Solutions:
Low Milk Production and Mastitis
The most important way to keep your body producing plenty of milk is to frequently empty the breast. If the baby is having trouble doing this, then hand express or pump. It is critical that your start this process early within the first few hours after birth. This will also keep your breasts from becoming engorged which can lead to mastitis (inflammation of the breast tissue). If engorgement occurs, apply cold packs such as bags of frozen peas - twenty minutes on, twenty minutes off - and keep working to get the milk out. A low milk supply can occur if the milk stays in your breasts. During the first two weeks your breasts are in the market research phase. This is when they are determining how much milk to make for your baby or babies (most women can exclusively nurse twins and triplets if they establish a good supply early on).
Nipple Pain
Once it's well established, breastfeeding should be comfortable and pain-free, however nipple pain is sometimes a problem. A shallow latch is the most common cause of pain. Allowing the baby to latch herself soon after birth significantly decreases nipple soreness or pain. Make sure that your baby's head is tilted back and it attaches to the breast asymmetrically. The nipple is not the bull's eye, in fact babies do not have to have a nipple to latch on (do not worry if you have 'flat' nipples), they just need a breast - the nipple is the 'straw' that the milk comes through. And if she pinches it with a shallow latch it hurts and it makes it harder for her to get the milk.
Sometimes mothers are told that babies are allergic to their milk. This condition, while valid, is also extremely rare. Other breastfeeding issues, including oversupply of milk or tongue-tie sometimes mimic allergy symptoms. You probably will not need to eliminate certain foods from your diet, however women that drink a lot of cow's milk (a quart or more a day) sometimes have gassy, uncomfortable babies. If you are concerned about any problems with breastfeeding, contact a board certified lactation consultant, IBCLC.
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