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US companies that sold Iraq chemical weapons
List of US businesses that sold weapons to Saddam Hussein:
U.S. corporations involved: A - nuclear K - chemical B - biological R - rockets (missiles)
1) Honeywell (R,K)
2) Spektra Physics (K)
3) Semetex (R)
4) TI Coating (A,K)
6) Sperry Corp. (R,K)
7) Tektronix (R,A)
8) Rockwell )(K)
9) Leybold Vacuum Systems (A)
10) Finnigan-MAT-US (A)
11) Hewlett Packard (A.R,K)
12) Dupont (A)
13) Eastman Kodak (R)
14) American Type Culture Collection (B) (The American company that provided the most biological materials to Iraq in the 1980s was American Type Culture Collection of Maryland and Virginia, which
made 70 shipments of the anthrax and other pathogenic agents
15) Alcolac International (C) Alcolac International, a Baltimore chemical manufacturer already linked to the illegal shipment of chemicals to Iran, shipped large quantities of thiodiglycol (used to make mustard gas) as well as other chemical and biological ingredients, according to a 1989 story in The New York Times.
16) Consarc (A)
17) Carl Zeis -U.Ss (K)
18) Cerberus (LTD) (A)
19) Electronic Assiciates (R)
20) International Computer Systems
21) Bechtel (K)
22) EZ Logic Data Systems,Inc. (R)
23) Canberra Industries Inc. (A)
24) Axel Electronics Inc. (A)
25)Nu Kraft Mercantile Corp. of Brooklyn (affiliated with the United Steel and Strip Corporation) also supplied Iraq with huge amounts of thiodiglycol [mustard gass], the Times reported.
26)Mouse Master, Lilburn, GA
27)Sullaire Corp., Charlotte, NC
28)Pure Aire, Charlotte, NC
29)Posi Seal, Inc., N. Stonington, CT
30)Union Carbide, Danbury, CT
31)Evapco, Taneytown, MD
32)Gorman-Rupp, Mansfield, OH
Additionally to these 24 companies based in the US, are nearly 50
subsidiaries of foreign enterprises whose arms co-operation with Iraq seems to have been operated from the US. In addition, Ministries for
defense, energy, trade, and agriculture, as well as the foremost U.S.
nuclear weapons laboratories at Lawrence Livermore. Los Alamos, and
Sandia, are designated as suppliers for the Iraqi arms programs for A,
B, and C-weapons as well as for rockets.
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Chemical and Biological Agents Sold to Iraq by the United States:
Anthrax (Bacillus Anthracis)
VX nerve gas
West Nile fever germs
Botulism (Clostridium Botulinum)
Histoplasma Capsulatam (attacks lungs, brain, spinal cord, and heart)
Germs similar to Tuberculosis and Pneumonia
Brucella Melitensis (damages major organs)
Clostridium Perfringens (highly toxic bacteria causes gas gangrene)
Pralidoxine (can be reverse engineered to create nerve gas)
Bubonic plague
E coli (Escherichia coli)
Clostridium tetani (highly toxigenic substance)
Thiodiglycol (used to make mustard gas)
United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
'US Chemical and Biological Warfare-Related Dual-Use Exports to Iraq'. 1992.
Between January 1985 and August 2, 1990, the executive branch of our government approved 771 different export licences for sale of dual-use technology to Iraq, including $1.5 billion worth of biological agents and high-tech equipment. I think that is a devastating record.
-Donald Riegle Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
June 19, 1925 - The Geneva Protocol officially outlawed chemical warfare. The US did not ratify until 1974.
The United States, under the successive administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, authorized the sale to Iraq of numerous items that had both military and civilian applications, including poisonous chemicals and deadly biological viruses, such as anthrax and bubonic plague, VX nerve gas, West Nile fever germs, botulism, as well as germs similar to tuberculosis and pneumonia. Other bacteria sold included brucella melitensis, which damages major organs, and clostridium perfringens, which causes gas gangrene. - right up until August 2, 1990.
February 1982 - Ronald Reagan removed Iraq from the State Department terrorism list, despite heated objections from Congress.
December 1982 - US resumed conventional military sales to Saddam Husseins Iraq.
In 1983, the Reagan administration approved the sale of 60 Hughes helicopters to Iraq in 1983 for civilian use. However, as Mark Phythian pointed out, these aircraft could be weaponised within hours of delivery. Then US Secretary of State George Schultz and commerce secretary George Baldridge also lobbied for the delivery of Bell helicopters equipped for crop spraying. It is believed that US-supplied choppers were used in the 1988 chemical attack on the Kurdish village of Halabja, which killed 5000 people.
First on Hussein's shopping list was helicopters -- he bought 60 Hughes helicopters and trainers with little notice. However, a second order of 10 twin-engine Bell "Huey" helicopters, like those used to carry combat troops in Vietnam, prompted congressional opposition in August, 1983... Nonetheless, the sale was approved. (Los Angeles Times, 13 February 1991)
November 1, 1983 - Senior State Department official, Jonathan T. Howe, told Secretary of State George P. Shultz that intelligence reports showed that Iraqi troops were resorting to "almost daily use of Chemical Weapons" against the Iranians.
November 8, 1983 - Iran asked for a United Nations Security Council investigation into Iraqs use of chemical warfare.
November 10, 1983 - US Department of State released a report disclosing that Iraq used tear gas and skin irritants against Iran as long ago as July 1982" and used lethal chemical weapons on the order of Saddam Hussein during battles in the Mandali area. The report also stated that Iraq, used a chemical agent with lethal effects against Iranian forces invading Iraq at Haj Umran and more recently against Kurdish insurgents.
November 26, 1983 - Ronald Reagan issued National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 114
concerning U.S. policy toward the Iraq. The directive calls for heightened regional military cooperation to defend oil facilities. It states, "Because of the real and psychological impact of a curtailment in the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf on the international economic system, we must assure our readiness to deal promptly with actions aimed at disrupting that traffic [of oil]."
December 20, 1983 - Special presidential envoy Donald Rumsfeld met with Saddam Hussein and delivered a hand-written offer of a normalization of U.S.-Iraqi relations. Although Rumsfeld said during a September 21, 2002 CNN interview, "In that visit, I cautioned him about the use of chemical weapons, as a matter of fact, and discussed a host of other things. Official transcripts of the meeting prove otherwise. Rumsfeld never even mentioned chemical or biological weapons to Saddam.
By the end of 1983, US$402 million in agriculture department loan guarantees for Iraq were approved. In 1984, this increased to $503 million and reached $1.1 billion in 1988. Between 1983 and 1990, CCC loan guarantees freed up more than $5 billion. Some $2 billion in bad loans, plus interest, ended up having to be covered by US taxpayers.
June, 1984 - Vice President Bush telephoned the president of the Export-Import Bank and personally helped persuaded him to approve $500 million in loan guarantees so Iraq can build an oil pipeline. (There was concern that Hussein would not repay loans; Export-Import Bank loan guarantees grew from $35 million in 1985 to $267 million by 1990).
February 1984 - An Iraqi military spokesman acknowledged chemical warfare use by issuing a warning to Iran, "The invaders should know that for every harmful insect, there is an insecticide capable of annihilating it . . . and Iraq possesses this annihilation insecticide."
March 5, 1984 - US State Department stated that available evidence indicates that Iraq has used lethal chemical weapons.
March 23, 1984 - Iran accused Iraq of poisoning 600 of its soldiers with mustard gas and Tabun nerve gas.
March 24, 1984 - Rumsfeld was again in Baghdad to meet with Husseins foreign minister Tariq Aziz. On the day of his visit, United Press International reported from the United Nations: Mustard gas laced with a nerve agent has been used on Iranian soldiers in the 43-month Persian Gulf War between Iran and Iraq, a team of U.N. experts has concluded...
March 29, 1984, New York Times, reporting on the aftermath of Rumsfeld's talks in Baghdad, stated that US officials had pronounced themselves satisfied with relations between Iraq and the US and suggest that normal diplomatic ties have been restored in all but name.
March 30, 1984 - New York Times reported that US intelligence officials had what they believe to be incontrovertible evidence that Iraq has used nerve gas in its war with Iran and has almost finished extensive sites for mass producing the lethal chemical warfare agent.
In 1984, according to The LA Times, the State Department, in the name of increased American penetration of the extremely competitive civilian aircraft market, pushed through the sale of 45 Bell 214ST helicopters to Iraq. The helicopters, worth some $200 million, were originally designed for military purposes. The New York Times later reported that Saddam transferred many, if not all [of these helicopters] to his military. (Los Angeles Times, 13 February 1991)
November 26, 1984 - the US and Iraq officially restored diplomatic relations.
April 1985 - US shipped biological/chemical materials to the Iraqi Ministry of Health.
June 1985 - US shipped biological/chemical materials to the Department of Microbiology at Baghdad University.
March/April 1986 - US shipped biological/chemical weapons to Officers' City, a military complex in Baghdad.
May 2, 1986 - Two batches of bacillus anthracis (the micro-organism that causes anthrax) were shipped from the US to the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education, along with two batches of the bacterium clostridium botulinum, the agent that causes deadly botulism poisoning.
December 15, 1986 - According to Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, the CIA began to secretly supply Iraq with intelligence in 1984 that was used to calibrate mustard gas attacks on Iranian troops. Beginning in early 1985, the CIA provided Iraq with data from sensitive US satellite reconnaissance photographs to assist Iraqi bombing raids. (Washington Post, 15 December 1986).
February, 1987 - Vice President Bush telephones the new president of the Export-Import Bank and successfully lobbies for Iraq to receive $200 million in new loan guarantees from the federal agency.
March 2, 1987 - Vice President Bush meets with Iraqi ambassador Nizar Hamdoon and tells him that two requests by Iraq for sensitive dual-use American technology had been approved, despite objections from the Defense Department.
August 31, 1987 - One batch each of salmonella and E coli were shipped from the US to the Iraqi State Company for Drug Industries.
Late 1987 - The US State Department reported the Iraqi air force began using chemical agents against Kurdish resistance forces in northern Iraq.
March 16, 1988 - Saddam Hussein orders the gassing of the Kurdish village of Halabjah - at least 5,000 men, women, and children died.
Just four months later, Washington stood by as the US giant Bechtel corporation won the contract to build a huge petrochemical plant that would give the Hussein regime the capacity to generate chemical weapons.
July 11, 1988 - Another shipment of biological/chemical materials went from the US to the Iraq Atomic Energy Commission.
July 19, 1988 - Iraq's chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish villages.
In 1988, Saddams forces attacked Kurdish civilians with poisonous gas from Iraqi helicopters and planes. U.S. intelligence sources told The LA Times in 1991, they believe that the American-built helicopters were among those dropping the deadly bombs. In response to the gassing, sweeping sanctions were unanimously passed by the US Senate (Sept.8) that would have denied Iraq access to most US technology. The measure was killed by the Reagan administration. (Los Angeles Times, 13 February 1991)
August 19/20, 1988 - Official cease-fire in the Iran-Iraq War was signed.
September 8, 1988 - The US Senate passed the Prevention of Genocide Act, which would have imposed sanctions on the Hussein regime. Immediately, the Reagan administration announced its opposition to the bill, calling it prematureand promptly vetoed it. The White House used its influence to stall the bill in the House of Representatives. When Congress did eventually pass the bill, the White House did not implement it.
December 1988 - The US Department of Commerce issued licences to Dow Chemical to sell $1.5 million of dual-use pesticides to Iraq.
October 2, 1989 - US President George Bush senior signed the top-secret National Security Decision 26, which declared: Normal relations between the US and Iraq would serve our long-term interests and promote stability in both the Gulf and the Middle East. The US should propose economic and political incentives for Iraq to moderate its behavior and increase our influence with Iraq... We should pursue, and seek to facilitate, opportunities for US firms to participate in the reconstruction of the Iraqi economy.
November 1989 - US shipped biological materials to the Department of Biology at the University of Basrah.
November 8, 1989 - Bush senior approved $1 billion in loan guarantees for Iraq in 1990 despite concerns by the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve about a growing scandal involving Iraq and the Agriculture credits.
From July 18 to August 1, 1990, President Bush's administration approved $4.8 million in advanced technology sales to the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Military Industrialization.
April 19,1990 - White House National Security Council thwarts efforts by Commerce Department to curb the flow of U.S. technology to Iraq.
July 9, 1990 - April Glaspie, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, assures officials in Baghdad that the Bush Administration is still trying to obtain the release of the second $500 million of the $1 billion approved in November.
July 25, 1990 (one week before the Iraqi invaded Kuwait) - U.S. ambassador to Baghdad, April Glaspie, met with Hussein and assured him that President Bush "wanted better and deeper relations."
August 1, 1990 - $695,000 worth of advanced data transmission devices were approved by the US.
August 2, 1990 - Husseins troops roll into Kuwait. Then, and only then, did the US Agricultural Department officially suspend loan guarantees to Iraq.
August, 1990 - Donald Rumsfeld, appearing on an ABC news special, made his first public statement denouncing Iraqs use or possession of chemical weapons.
In 1992, a US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs learned that the US Commerce Department had deleted references to military end-use from information it sent to Congress about 68 export licences, worth more than $1 billion.
A 1995 affidavit by former National Security Agency official Howard Teicher, obtained by the Washington Post, claimed that the U.S. "actively supported the Iraqi war effort by supplying the Iraqis with billions of dollars of credits, by providing military intelligence and advice to the Iraqis, and by closely monitoring third country arms sales to Iraq to make sure Iraq had the military weaponry required."
January 26, 1998 - Donald Rumsfeld signed on to an open letter to President Clinton, calling on him to eliminate the threat posed by Saddam. It urged Clinton to provide the leadership necessary to save ourselves and the world from the scourge of Saddam and the weapons of mass destruction that he refuses to relinquish.
August 17, 2002 - New York Times reported that, according to senior military officers with direct knowledge of the program, even though senior officials of the Reagan administration publicly condemned Iraq's employment of mustard gas, sarin, VX and other poisonous agents President Reagan, vice president George Bush and senior national security aides never withdrew their support for the highly classified program in which more than 60 officers of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) were secretly providing detailed information on Iranian deployments, tactical planning for battles, plans for air strikes and bomb-damage assessments for Iraq. (New York Times, 17 August 2002).
Above information is available through the National Security Archives at George Washington University (www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/index.htm). Extensive notes and complete online versions of every official US document used or cited above are available through the websites National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 82. Edited by Joyce Battle, February 25, 2003. All official US documents were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and published in1995.
Additional information was acquired from the following newspapers:
New York Times, August 17, 2002
Washington Post, December 15, 1986
Washington Post, December 30, 2002
Los Angeles Times, February 13, 1991
Los Angeles Times, February 23, 1992
Sunday Herald, September 8, 2002
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Also the company I used to work for -> Nortel Networks sold Bin Laden his wireless network.
Apparently wireless commmunication is one of the only methods of communication available in Afghanistan.
Oh and Nortel is a Canadian company based in Brampton Ontario.
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Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak to Acquire Scitex Digital Printing
Expands Participation in Fast-Growing Digital Commercial Printing Industry
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and DAYTON, OH, Nov. 25—Eastman Kodak Company [NYSE: EK] today announced that it has agreed to acquire the assets of Scitex Digital Printing, the world leader in high-speed, variable data inkjet printing systems, from Scitex Corporation Ltd. [Nasdaq: SCIX]. Through this acquisition, Kodak will accelerate its participation in the growing, $30 billion industry for digital commercial printing equipment, part of the broader $385 billion infoimaging industry.
Under the terms of the agreement, Kodak will acquire the assets of Scitex Digital Printing from the parent company for $250 million in cash. After taking into account $10 million expected to be acquired at closing, Kodak will pay a net cash price of approximately $240 million. Kodak expects to fund the acquisition from available cash with no incremental borrowing.
Kodak anticipates Scitex Digital Printing's operations to add approximately $190 million in revenue in its first full year as a wholly owned Kodak subsidiary. Kodak also expects the acquisition to be slightly dilutive in the first full year and to add to earnings thereafter.
The president and CEO of Scitex Corporation and Scitex Digital Printing, Nachum "Homi" Shamir, is expected to join Kodak, along with other key managers of Scitex Digital Printing. Shamir will report to James Langley, President, Commercial Printing, and Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company.
Based in Dayton, Ohio, Scitex Digital Printing is the leading supplier of high-speed, continuous inkjet printing systems, primarily serving the commercial and transactional printing sectors. Scitex Digital Printing's award-winning products include the monochrome, spot and full-color VersaMark page printing systems and the Dijit family of narrow-format printers. Customers use these systems to print utility bills, banking and credit card statements, direct mail marketing materials, as well as invoices, financial statements and other transactional documents. The company employs 733 people and had reported sales of $157 million in 2002. Reported sales revenues through the third quarter of 2003 were $128 million with operating income of $12 million.
"We are moving decisively to implement our growth strategy by expanding into a range of commercial digital businesses," said Daniel A. Carp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. "One part of that strategy is to acquire in a disciplined manner companies and technologies that complement our existing businesses, capabilities and assets. The acquisition of Scitex Digital Printing is a prime example of how we intend to build upon inkjet technology developed on our own to build business in growing market segments.
"This is the first of several actions Kodak will take to expand our participation in the digital commercial printing industry," Carp continued.
Scitex Digital Printing expands Kodak's capabilities in digital commercial printing and complements Kodak's existing businesses-including Encad, Inc., a leading maker of wide-format inkjet printers; the Kodak Polychrome Graphics joint venture, the leading supplier of plates and other products to the graphic arts industry; and the NexPress Solutions, LLC joint venture, a leading supplier of digital color presses.
With its NexPress joint venture, Kodak is well represented in the on-demand, high-quality color printing segment, based upon electrophotography technology. The acquisition of Scitex will provide Kodak with additional capabilities in the transactional printing and direct mail sectors.
Additionally, Scitex Digital Printing provides Kodak another path to commercialize its proprietary inkjet technology. Kodak intends to incorporate its unique inkjet technology, workflow solutions and color science into future Scitex Digital Printing systems to broaden the range of applications that these machines can fulfill.
"We plan on combining Kodak's proprietary inkjet technology with Scitex Digital Printing's proven printing platform to create a low-cost system that will deliver very high print quality at extremely high speeds," said Kodak's Langley. "This will open new opportunities for us and provide customers with faster, better and less costly solutions for their variable data printing needs."
Variable data printing-which produces materials customized to individual recipients-is the growth segment of the commercial printing industry, with a compound annual growth rate of approximately 10 - 15 percent, according to CAP Ventures, a leading market research firm. Additionally, Scitex Digital Printing is the leader in high-speed variable data printing and remains committed to the transactional and commercial printing industry, where there is a rapidly growing demand for economical, high-speed, full-color variable data printing.
Scitex's Shamir said, "This sale furthers the objectives of Scitex Digital Printing, a company with a rich tradition and leadership in technology innovation and high-speed digital printing. Kodak represents the high-quality partner we have been seeking. We are very excited to be associated with the world-recognized and highly respected Eastman Kodak Company. We believe that, together, we can truly maximize the potential that exists for these two companies and transform the traditional model of printing into digital printing. I am extremely pleased for Scitex Digital Printing and especially for its worldwide customers and dedicated workforce."
Through the acquisition, Kodak will have the industry-leading patent portfolio for continuous inkjet printing technology, which will provide the company with greater ability to innovate in the inkjet industry.
The agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Closing will occur as soon as all required approvals have been obtained.
Dan Carp, Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak Company, will host a conference call on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 to discuss the acquisition. Antonio Perez, Kodak's President and Chief Operating Officer, Bob Brust, Kodak's Chief Financial Officer, James Langley and Homi Shamir of Scitex Digital Printing, will join Mr. Carp on the call.
The conference call will take place on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. ET. All interested parties are invited to participate by calling (719) 457-2641, access code 772720. There is no need to pre-register for the call. The call will also be recorded and available for replay by 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will be active until Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The replay number is (719) 457-0820, access code 772720.
For those listening via webcast, please access our Kodak.com Investor webpage at:
About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in infoimaging, a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and flat-panel displays), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images). With sales of $12.8 billion in 2002, the company comprises several businesses: Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services; Commercial Printing, offering on-demand color printing and networking publishing systems; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Display & Components, which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers optics and imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Digital & Film Imaging Systems, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services.
About Scitex Digital Printing
Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. is a world leader in ultra-high-speed digital printing solutions with over 9,000 system installations worldwide and in a variety of applications ranging from addressing, personalization and variable messaging, to direct mail and bill and statement printing. The company's products include the VersaMark® high-resolution page printing systems and the Dijit® range of narrow format printers. Scitex Digital Printing is a wholly owned subsidiary of Scitex Corporation, Ltd. Scitex shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol SCIX. For more information, please visit our web site at www.scitexdpi.com.
The VersaMark family of printing systems from Scitex Digital Printing is built on four basic principles: high-speed, upgrade options, color options (both spot and full color) and low cost of operation. With the highest print speed of any digital printing technology and the lowest cost per impression of any digital color solution, VersaMark systems deliver real value to customers every day. The VersaMark family of printers offers customers a range of 18 different product options with a range of capabilities that include monochrome, spot color and full color output.
Certain statements in this press release may be forward looking in nature, or "forward-looking statements" as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For example, references to Scitex Digital Printing's projected revenue and impact on the Company's earnings are forward-looking statements.
Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of Nov. 25, 2003, and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to a number of risk factors, including the successful:
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to the following additional risk factors:
Any forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors.

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A Sligo woman who worked with a special Olympics basketball team and helped refurbish a rehabilitation centre in Thailand was presented with the Gaisce Gold Award by President Michael D. Higgins.
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The company has secured a revolving credit line with Goldman Sachs leading the deal and Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, and Silicon Valley Bank also participating, according to a CNBC report.
Square will be getting access to about $200 million through this new deal, according to CNBC's sources.
"Securing access to low-cost capital always makes financial sense, even for a well-capitalized company like Square," said the company to CNBC.
To date, Square has raised a total of $241 million in equity-based venture capital. Its most recent and fourth round happened in September 2012, when it took a $100 million debt round from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and the like.
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Republican Rep. Connie Mack officially announced Monday night that he will run for the Senate seat held by Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, making him the fifth major candidate in the primary race. Mr. Mack's aides had previously said he would run.
Mr. Mack enters the race in Florida, the nation's largest swing state, with the advantages of already holding federal office and a nice standing in the polls. He remains statistically tied with Mr. Nelson, according a survey by Quinnipiac University and handily leads his primary rivals with 32% support. He faces former Sen. George LeMieux, former army officer Mike McCalister, businessman Craig Miller, and former GOP state House leader Adam Hasner, each of which polled under 10% in the survey.
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FHFA suit stops short of going nuclear, ignores the biggest flaw in securitization/REMICs – failure to properly convey the notes….instead, FHFA sez loans were xferred properly to trust, to prevent 100% taxation 4 failure 2 comply w/ IRC's REMIC requirements. Cute…I worry that this is an attempt to fix / limit total bank exposure by getting uncontested ruling that REMIC provisions were followed…
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FHFA Sues 17 Firms to Recover Losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Washington, DC — The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions, certain of their officers and various unaffiliated lead underwriters. The suits allege violations of federal securities laws and common law in the sale of residential private-label mortgage-backed securities (PLS) to the Enterprises.
Complaints have been filed against the following lead defendants, in alphabetical order:
FHFA Filings in PLS Cases, September 2, 2011:
- Ally Financial Inc. f/k/a GMAC, LLC
- Bank of America Corporation
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The ibis Wuerzburg city hotel is located on the outskirts of the city within view of the Main river. WIFI access is available in all of the 110 comfortable rooms as well as the hotel's public areas. You can also surf free of charge using the iPoint in the lobby. Reception is open 24/7, as is our snacks and drinks service. We serve a generous breakfast between 4am and 12 noon and you can enjoy a relaxing drink in our lounge bar. Public parking spaces are available directly outside the hotel.
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Both the breakfast room and some guest rooms enjoy gorgeous views of the River Main and the Marienberg fortress. With these wonderful views your day really will get off to a great start.
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Alert reader Rich Spidle sent me a link to THIS PAGE featuring a selection of Japanese "Sonosheets" from the late 1960s-early 1970s! What's a sonosheet?
They're "cheap, flexible phonograph records printed on thin sheets of vinyl. Widely available from a variety of publishers, the most popular sonosheets featured theme music from TV anime, manga and tokusatsu, and they often came packaged inside booklets featuring colorful artwork."
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Down the Amazon.com sales tax rabbit hole
I bought a book for my Kindle yesterday, determined that I would keep trying to live up to the promise I made myself after the Points Summer Book Club. ("Make time to do some long-form reading that is not work-related every week.")
Amazon sent me an email confirmation with my bill, and I was surprised to see the following:
Total before tax: $12.99
Tax Collected: $1.07
Grand Total: $14.06
Tax collected? What gives?
Research commenced. I checked the dallasnews.com archives to refresh my memory on the state's dispute with the online retailer and was reminded that after Rick Perry vetoed the online sales tax bill in the regular session, the Legislature slid some similar language into the school finance bill in the special section. Amazon floated a proposal to create 5,000 jobs in Texas in exchange for a sales tax moratorium. That didn't fly. So the rule clarifying which online retailers must charge sales taxes in Texas, including Amazon, will take effect.
So was that why I was charged sales tax? No. The rule doesn't go into effect until Jan. 1.
I then turned to Amazon.com for help. It took awhile to navigate their maze of a website for answers, but eventually I stumbled into my "Eureka!" moment.
I found the "Sales Tax on Items Purchased from Select Amazon Merchants" section. And I made my way through this explanation:
In order to offer you the widest selection and the most convenient shopping experience, Amazon.com has teamed with many other merchants. Your order may contain items from one or more of these online merchants. Each of these online merchants may have different sales tax collection obligations, depending upon their business policies and the location of their operations. For sales within the U.S., Amazon.com calculates sales taxes on the merchants' behalf in accordance with their instructions. These instructions vary depending on the tax laws in each state.
The following is a partial list of merchants selling items at Amazon.com which may be included in your order, and the states in which they charge sales tax.
Amazon.com LLC: KS, KY, ND, NY and WA
Amazon Digital Services, Inc.: KS, KY, ND, NY and WA
Electronic Arts, Inc.: All States except for AK, ID, ME, MS, ND, NM, SD, VT, WV, and WY*
Magazine Express, Inc.: AL and WA
New York Times, Inc.: AL, DC, KY, and NY*
Synapse Services, Inc.: WA only
Hachette Digital, Inc.: AL, AZ, CO, CT, DC, HI, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI and WY*
Harper Collins Publishers, LLC: All States*
Penguin Group (USA) Inc: All States*
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales, Inc.: All states other than AK, DE, MT, NH, and OR*
Macmillan: AZ, CO, CT, DC, HI, IN, KY, ME, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI and WY*
Dow Jones & Company, Inc: AZ, CT, DC, HI, ID, KY, NC, SD, and TX*
Zondervan Corporation LLC: CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NV, OH, PA, SC, TX and WA*
For sales outside the U.S., the publishers determine the tax to be included in the price.
The following is a partial list of merchants selling items at Amazon.com which may be included in your order, and the countries in which they determine sales tax:
HarperCollins Publishers: Canada and Australia
HarperCollins Publishing: Canada and Australia
Hachette Book Group: Canada
Macmillan: Canada
Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc: Canada
* Kindle books, subscriptions and active content titles sold by various publishers are subject to sales tax based on the publisher's tax reporting obligations and the taxability of digital books in those regions. As a result, sales tax for Kindle books sold by the publisher may differ from the sales tax to which you've been accustomed for Kindle products.
My Kindle book was actually sold by the publisher, Macmillan. And it's on the list.
Hours later, mystery solved. But still not much clarity. Even though Texas' law goes into effect Jan. 1, I don't expect Amazon to abide by it; they're fighting it here just as they are in many other states that have passed similar rules. The issue remains a big mess, and even though I can't say I'm excited about having to pay sales tax when I make my numerous purchases on Amazon.com, it may be time for Congress to step in.


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NEW DELHI/KOCHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday stepped in to bring the warring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala together to defuse the Mullaperiyar dam crisis and their officials are expected to meet to thrash out a solution.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy met the Prime Minister seeking his intervention for an early solution, a day after the confrontation between the two neighbouring states escalated. AIADMK MPs also met Singh and sought his intervention.


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There is nothing I can say that can make this wonderful story any more wonderful. It is about circles and orbs, and the mystery of why there are so many of them in the universe. If you can read this story and not come away happy, you are made of stone and in your eye sockets are dodecahedrons.
A sample:
On a more down-to-earth level, eyeballs live up to their name by being as round as marbles, and, like Jonathan Swift's ditty about fleas upon fleas, those soulful orbs are inscribed with circular irises that in turn are pierced by circular pupils. Or think of the curved human breast and its bull's-eye areola and nipple.
Our eggs and those of many other species are not egg-shaped at all but spherical, and when you see human eggs under a microscope they look like tranquil suns with Kandinsky coronas behind them. Raindrops start life in the clouds not with the pear-shaped contours of a cartoon teardrop, but as liquid globes, aggregates of water molecules that have condensed around specks of dust or salt and then mutually clung themselves into the rounded path of least resistance. Only as the raindrops fall do they lose their symmetry, their bottoms often flattening out while their tops stay rounded, a shape some have likened to a hamburger bun.


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The Pros:Extremely fast web-browsing. Very clean interface. Very fast startup time.
The Cons:Can't switch between custom search engines as quickly as Firefox or IE. Location bar isn't as intelligent as Firefox awesome bar. No "copy link name" feature.
Google Chrome is a web-browser from Google released on September 2nd, 2008. There are three main areas on which Google intends to improve the browsing experience compared to its more entrenched counterparts: security, anonymity, performance.
Extremely fast web-browsing
Very clean interface
Very fast startup time
Multi-threaded application architecture
Includes "Task Manager" utility to see what web pages/plugins/tabs are using what resources
Integrated search box into the location bar
No clutter on the screen, very open and clean
has incognito mode which does not save any cookies
Drag and drop of tabs into new or existing windows is well done
Seemless transition from Firefox with importing
Autocomplete in the omnibar without using arrow keys
different themes available
Adapted best to Google Applications
getting faster
Has an "awesome bar" like Firefox
Does better than IE, Safari on the Acid3 compliance test (passes both Acid2 and Acid1)
extension support (as of Chrome 4 - beta released December 09, officially released January 2010)
Includes some Safari-esque UI niceities like resizable input boxes
bookmark sync (added in 4.0)
available for Linux and OSX too (Chrome 4 - beta released December 09, officially released January 2010)
You can assign keyboard shortcuts to your custom search engines to quickly search using the omnibar
Useful tick-marks show up in scrollbar when searching a large web page
another great alternative to Internet Explorer - escalates the Browser Wars, puts it further into the domain of the mainstream
Ported onto linux--name changed to Chromium--which is just as fast and responsive as the windows client
Does as well as Safari on Acid 3 and Acid 2 compliance tests
Tab Syncing (Open tabs get synced across devices where signed in)
Chrome for Android
Can't switch between custom search engines as quickly as Firefox or IE
Location bar isn't as intelligent as Firefox awesome bar
No "copy link name" feature
updates are pushed automatically, unannounced
No "/" for searching in a page
Installation is a little weird
No print frame feature
Security Flaws prevalent
Dragging a window into a new window is slow with a low power GPU
not avaliable on Linux
Not available on Mac
Doesn't render XML/RSS pages very well - FF, Safari, IE are all better
Window placement is wonky with Win-split revolution
High CPU load
installs Google Update, which runs constantly in the background, spyware like
Fonts aren't as nice as Safari
updates are few and far between
Privacy concerns over usage tracking
Can't add or find favorites as easily as I Explorer.
Unstable even after extensive beta-testing, high resource load, memory leaks, crashes
themes and extension pool suck in comparison to Firefox so far
No F11 full-screen mode
lots of themes are hideous
It is hard to load new pages because there are no buttons
Virtually no security(its like safari on windows{no explanation needed})
Well, Google pushed a new beta update. Very stealth - all the sudden one really annoying bug was just fixed. Only getting nicer... now if only there were extensions...
Edit: Oh, 0.3.154.9 was out for this long already? Hmmm...
It's quite buggy software, on my girlfriends PC she has a tough time getting scroll to work consistently, and it seems to render slower than Firefox. For me, it's an amazing browser, but on a second screen with a different resolution it will maximize to the original screen resolution and I also find it to be way too simplistic compared to the much more mature Firefox. Hopefully this wakes Mozilla up.
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This program includes all food and grocery products from food drives, purchases, and donations from manufacturers and supermarkets. This is the heart of the Foodbank – where millions of pounds of food are sorted, boxed, and delivered to 400 Partner Agencies and Programs.
The Foodbank is a Commonwealth of Virginia contractor for the distribution of USDA commodities to designated agencies. This source of food includes quality meats, canned and packaged fruits and vegetables, rice, beans, pasta and peanut butter.
This is an initiative to collect prepared and perishable food from 150 area grocery stores, restaurants, caterers and discount retailers to distribute immediately to those who are hungry. Last year, the Foodbank collected more than 5.5 million pounds through this program. For more information, please contact Leonna Benson.
This system of distribution provides food to our neediest communities, while coordinating with our partner agencies and other social service organizations to determine delivery locations. During this past fiscal year, this program provided 902,544 pounds of food to individuals who either could not travel to an agency or their local agency was at capacity. For more information, please contact Laura Dawson.
Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, SNAP is the cornerstone of the Nation's nutrition safety net and an investment in our future. The SNAP program offers the opportunity for improved nutrition and progress toward economic self-sufficiency for participants. We urge individuals and families to take advantage of this program. It has been created to offer supplemental support for those who are struggling; the working poor, the unemployed, single parents, and the disabled. With even small amounts of SNAP aid, individuals then require less help from the Foodbank, so we can then serve more people. Every dollar spent on food from SNAP creates $1.84 of economic activity, employing people in agriculture, manufacturing, and retail. For more information about SNAP, or to invite our Government Programs Coordinator to your agency, please contact: Cathy Davis.
This national after-school program was created by Feeding America™ and is administered locally by your Foodbank. It is a place where children ages 4 through 18 can go to receive free, nutritious evening meals in a safe, supportive environment. Sites operate in convenient locations in low-income neighborhoods where participating children can walk or bicycle to after school. In this past fiscal year 2013, we served almost 236,000 nutritionally balanced meals and over 61,500 snacks to 2,400 youths at 24 different sites through this program.
This national program distributes nutritious food to children at the end of the school day, before weekends, and/or school breaks. Students are identified by school personnel as being food insecure by a variety of criteria. More than 87,000 children in the Foodbank's area are eligible to receive free or reduced-price school breakfasts and lunches – a reliable indicator that hunger and food insecurity regularly threaten their respective lives. At present, the Foodbank serves 49 elementary schools in our area, including the Eastern Shore. During this past fiscal year 2013, we distributed over 260,000 meals (more than 52,000 bags) through this program.
The Foodbank promotes community gardens, a terrific source of vitamins and an alternative to processed foods. The Foodbank works with individuals and groups to plan, plant, care for and harvest a garden that is shared by everyone who participates. Additionally, the Foodbank began a Nutrition Education Program that was conducted at 2 Boys & Girls Clubs' Summer Feeding Programs in Exmore and Virginia Beach. The Program goal is to educate children about nutrition and empower them to make healthy food choices. Through weekly hour long workshops full of hands on activities, they learn how to plant and tend a garden, how plants grow, the food groups, why we need vitamins and minerals, composting, weeding, how to sprout seeds, and how to make smoothies. They also have plant part taste tests and a variety of guest speakers. With assistance from corporate partners and supporters like, Bank of America, Onancock Building Supply, Bundick Well and Pump, Hill Sand and Gravel, Inc., Parksley Livestock Supply, and Thomas Gardens, it is to our excitement to announce the addition of a community garden located at our Eastern Shore Branch.
Local gardeners and farmers are encouraged to plant an extra row of produce and contribute that part of their harvest to the Foodbank and its member agencies.
The Foodbank clothes bank distributes vouchers to purchase new shoes. Our branch location on the Eastern Shore also operates a thrift store to meet the needs of the area's struggling residents and to generate modest income for the Foodbank.
• The Foodbank is also part of Feeding America, a nationwide network of similar food banks. Thus, the Foodbank can tap a vast pool of expertise. • In 1992, Feeding America forged an agreement with the American Red Cross. Regional food banks stage food relief in natural disasters in cooperation with the American Red Cross. The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia has provided emergency food relief to victims of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the Midwest Floods in 1993, Hurricane Floyd in 1999, Hurricane Isabel in 2003, as well as to victims of other domestic disasters.• The agency relations department is available to answer questions and offer support and technical assistance. Various resource materials are also available for loan. These materials give guidance and information on many topics, including how to organize a food pantry, sample menus, safe food handling, legislative issues, nutrition, local, state and national statistics, and much more.
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- San Diego Zoo
Plants: Species
Ice Cream Bean Tree, Guaba Inga vera
FAMILY: FABACEAE (Bean Family)
Ice cream bean trees Inga vera get their English name from their "beans," which are actually legume pods full of sweet, white, frothy pulp, tasting something like a cross between cotton candy and ice cream. Long a popular snack in the tropical Americas where they grow naturally, the easy-to-crack pods are known there as pacays or guamas. They've even made history: Pedro Pizarro reported that the Inca emperor Atahualpa sent him a basketful of guamas as a gift.
Besides providng snacks, the trees are also used as shade for coffee and cacao, and for timber. They're even used as an astringent and diuretic in folk medicine. You'll see one of the Zoo's larger ice cream bean trees behind the back wall of the meerkat enclosure west of the African Kopje exhibit.


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For the Union Dead
by Robert Lowell
Analysis: Allusions
When poets refer to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Historical References
- Colonel Shaw: A colonel of the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the 54th Infantry from Massachusetts, the first all-black infantry.
- He was killed, along with many of his men, in the Second Battle at Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina in 1863. (21 and after)
- Negro infantry: Refers to the 54th Infantry from Massachusetts, the first all-black infantry that fought for the Union in the American Civil War. (22 and after)
- St. Gaudens': Augustus Saint-Gaudens was an American sculptor who created the Robert Gould Shaw memorial in 1897. (23)
- William James: An American philosopher. He gave the memorial dedication for the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial. (28)
- Hiroshima: A Japanese city. In 1945, during World War II, The United States Army dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, devastating the city and killing over a hundred thousand of its residents. (56)


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Happy 70th Birthday H.R. Giger!
Kurt Russel poses as "Stuntman Mike" in this promotional still for Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof", one half of 2007's "Grindhouse". "Legion", in theaters tomorrow, is directed by Scott Stewart, whose resume boasts uncredited effects work on the double feature. "Legion" is Stewart's directorial debut, which hits US theaters tomorrow. Synopsis after the jump.
Tentatively riding the line between guilty pleasure and solid thriller, 1997's "The Devil's Advocate" stars Keanu Reeves as a southern lawyer with a heart of gold who must stand strong in the wake of being offered an eternity of life's dark pleasures. In the shot above, the Devil (played by the deliciously hammy Al Pacino), reveals his grand vision to rule the world. Also featuring a very nude performance from Charlize Theron, and Keanu Reeves sporting a magically disappearing southern accent. Director Taylor Hackford was nominated for an Oscar 5 years later for directing the Ray Charles bio-pic "Ray". To see another Hackford-directed thriller, check out 1995's "Dolores Claiborne".
Marina de Van's 2002 French body-horror masterpiece "In My Skin" deals with a woman who tries to claim dominion over her own body after a freak accident leaves her scarred. de Van wrote, directed and starred in the story of a woman who strives for control by habitually biting, tearing and cutting away her own flesh. Despite appearances, the director insists that she was not making a film about self-mutilation as a practice nor was the gender of her protagonist chosen to convey any social commentary.
"Ricky" (Shiloh Fernandez) stares down the abyss in this still from 2008's "Deadgirl". In the film, a group of adolescent males find a zombie girl tied up in an abandoned insane asylum, and quickly let their baser desires take over. The controversial film will be the subject of this week's Podcast discussion, which will be recorded tonight. Expect to hear the episode by mid week.
Nunsploitation is not where you would think to go when looking for reflection on the plight of women through history. 1974's "Flavia the Heretic", directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi, is full-up with exploitative imagery including one truly offensive horse castration. What you might not expect is that it is also laden with ideas about the institutional control and ritualized savagery directed at women in medieval societies; much of it spawned and promoted by organized religion. The above image is part of a sequence where sister Flavia's convent is opened to the members of the Tarantula cult, whose influence transforms the nunnery into a sodomite circus.
Directed by veteran porn guru Paul Norman, the 1995 Clint Howard horror opus "Ice Cream Man" ranks as one of my all-time favorites, though my enjoyment of the picture has absolutely nothing to do with quality. It's cheap, it's stupid, it features a skinny kid in a pathetically obvious fat suit -- in other words, it's beyond fantastic. Howard stars as the titular killer, a deranged mental patient who frequently murders his customers and stashes their mutilated body parts inside his ice cream truck.
Aaron Eckhart butches it up in Jonathan Liebesman's "Battle: Los Angeles", currently set for a February 2011 release. The film centers on a marine platoon which is charged with taking on an alien invasion in Los Angeles, and also stars Michelle Rodriguez and Bridget Moynahan. Liebesman's previous genre credits include "Darkness Falls" (2003) and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (2006).
Today's the day folks, when the 2009 British horror comedy "Lesbian Vampire Killers" gets released on DVD in the US. If you have to ask what the film is about, your powers of deduction are seriously compromised. Above, feast your eyes on the saucy teaser poster for the film, which went a long way toward spreading buzz on the internet during the run-up to its UK theatrical release.
Concept art of a "Necromorph" from EA's upcoming "Dead Space 2" for the XBOX 360 and PS3. The survival horror sequel is currently set for a March 31st, 2010 release date.


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TSA Northwave/Bern Comp
TSA & Onboardsnowboarding.com have teamed up for a second time to give you the chance of winning some gear from Northwave & Bern. Prizes up for grab are…
- First prize is a pair of Northwave Freedom boots and a Bern Baker Winter Helmet.
- Second prize is a pair of Northwave Freedom boots.
- Third prize is a Bern Baker Winter helmet.
All you have to do is answer the following question…
In which year did Northwave hit the market with their snowboard boot collection?


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Watermelon Quencher
Lauren Purcell, deputy editor at SELF and coauthor of Cocktail Parties, Straight Up!, shares her refereshingly delicious recipe. Bonus: Watermelon is filled with the cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene. Bottoms up!
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition per serving
2 ounces fresh watermelon juice
1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake 10 to 15 times to chill. Pour, with ice, into a glass rimmed with a mixture of half sugar, half salt. Extra credit: Tint the sugar-salt mix with a couple of drops of red food coloring.
Photographer: Bill Boch/FoodPix/Getty images
KEYWORDS: 8 Items Or Less, Alcohol, Beverage, Cocktail/dinner Party, Drink, fruit, gluten-free, Lemon Juice, Lemons, no-cook, Summer, Vegetarian, Vodka, Watermelon Juice


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(also known as LLETZ (Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone)
LEEP is the treatment of choice for women with persistent mild, moderate, or severe dysplasia of the cervix (see colposcopy section). A wire loop that cuts and cauterizes tissue is used to scoop out the area of the cervix that contains abnormal cells. LEEP procedures are performed in our office using local anesthesia. Complications such as infection, bleeding, and damage to the cervix are possible, but occur at a very low rate. Cure rates are generally in the 85 to 90% range, depending on the size of the abnormal area and the type of dysplasia present. In addition to treating dysplasia, LEEP is used for diagnostic purposes if the problem area can't be seen on colposcopy.
No special preparation is needed. 400-600 mg of ibuprofen around one hour prior to the procedure will alleviate cramping. Do not fast. Do not schedule the procedure when you are menstruating.
After you are brought to the examination room, you will be asked to undress from the waist down. The LEEP machine uses electrocautery, so a pad will be applied to your leg to "ground you" and prevent any shock during the procedure. This is a safety device, and the LEEP machine will not even turn on unless the pad has been properly applied. If the pad were to come off, the machine automatically turns off, ensuring that there is no chance of you experiencing any electrical shock. A non-metal speculum is placed in the vagina, and acetic acid (vinegar) is placed on the cervix to enhance visualization. This will feel cold and wet and smell like vinegar, but otherwise has no effects. The physician will then look at your cervix using the colposcope in order to get a magnified view so that she can see the area with abnormal cells. Local anesthesia will be injected into the cervix in order to numb the area. When the local is injected, some women are aware of a momentary pinch or cramp, but some women feel nothing. The local anesthesia also contains a small amount of epinephrine to constrict cervical blood vessels and eliminate bleeding (this is the same solution that the dentist uses in your mouth). Some women experience a racing heart, ringing in the ears, or a metallic taste in the mouth. If you experience any of these symptoms, it is nothing to be concerned about and will pass in a few minutes, but let your doctor know what you are experiencing.
Once your cervix is completely numb, a wire loop is used to scoop out the abnormal tissue. During this part of the procedure, you will hear two noises: the LEEP machine making a soft buzzing sound and a smoke evacuator making a vacuum-like sound (the cautery produces a small amount of smoke and it must be sucked away during the procedure so we can see your cervix clearly). You will not feel any pain but may be aware of slight pressure or warmth. Once the LEEP is completed, the doctor will apply Monsels paste (a mustard-like medication) to the cervix to prevent any bleeding.
No stitches are needed, and the tissue heals beautifully within a few weeks. The specimen is sent to a pathologist for evaluation to determine if all the abnormal tissue has been removed.
The entire procedure takes approximately 15 minutes.
Most women feel fine immediately after the procedure and can return to their daily routine. Some women feel lightheaded. If that is the case, tell your doctor and she will have you rest in the procedure room until the feeling passes. Some women experience cramping, but it is unusual for the cramping to be severe. Some bleeding is expected, but it is usually minimal. You may use a pad. The medication applied to your cervix is called Monsels paste and looks like dark mustard or peanut butter. It may come out at a day or two after the procedure and is sometimes blood-tinged or dark and crusty.
Refrain from intercourse for two weeks. Refrain from high impact exercise for at least 2-3 days.
The tissue is sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to be evaluated by the pathologist. Results take approximately one week. Your doctor will call you as soon as results are received. If you have not heard in one week, please contact us. Your doctor will tell you when to have a follow-up Pap smear .
How long does colposcopy with LEEP take?
The procedure usually takes 10-15 minutes.
What if I am bleeding at the time of the procedure?
This procedure should be done when you are not menstruating. If you are having continuous bleeding or spotting (non-menstrual), check with your doctor about the best time to have your colposcopy.
What if I have a tendency to pass out?
Some women do get light-headed or pass out during any gynecologic procedure. If this is the case, please be sure to EAT PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL. Inform your doctor that you have a tendency to faint. If, during the procedure, you feel light-headed, nauseated, or ill, tell your doctor immediately.
Can I have a friend or relative accompany me?
Yes, you may have one visitor. No children are allowed in the procedure room.
I am worried about the pain. Can I have anesthesia or sedation for the procedure?
The cervix is completely numbed and it is unusual for women to be aware of any significant pain. Most women report that the LEEP procedure was actually easier than their colposcopy and biopsy. Having said that, some women prefer to feel nothing and we are happy to have our in-office anesthesia team provide sedation. This must be scheduled in advance, so please speak to your doctor or the scheduler if you are interested in this option.
How much bleeding is too much?
Bleeding after a LEEP is usually minimal. If you are experiencing a heavy menstrual-like flow or bright red bleeding that is soaking a pad, call immediately. A crusty, thick, slightly bloody discharge is normal and is no cause for concern.
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A Great and Noble Nation
Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:52 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:52 a.m.
After reading the letter of Emmet A. Starks ["We Have Lost a Nation," Nov. 18], I felt a vast mixture of emotions — mainly disgust, outrage, pity and incredulity. Our nation is and will remain a great and noble global institution.
We have a president who has implemented several big initiatives to put America on par with every other first-world country, notably abortion rights and universal health care, and it will by no means in any realm of logic send us in a downward spiral of dire impoverishment.
At the very least, our president will no longer be in office in four years. At that point, perhaps Mr. Starks will realize that without progression, we stagnate and decay is imminent. I hope he can then support America as she is instead of spitting on her image in a changing world.
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Grand Junction drops out of state rankings
Updated: 10/01/2012 - The last time that the Grand Junction Tigers weren't ranked in the state's top ten was October 18th, 2010.
Updated: 10/01/2012 - The last time that the Grand Junction Tigers weren't ranked in the state's top ten was October 18th, 2010.
Updated: 09/28/2012 - Here is a recap of all week 5 prep football games on the Western Slope.
Updated: 09/27/2012 - Fruita Monument versus No. 8 Grand Junction highlights week five of prep football.
Updated: 09/25/2012 - Week 5's rankings for prep football have Palisade at #2 (3A), GJ at #8 (5A).
Updated: 09/21/2012 - Full recap of local high school football on the Friday Night Football Blitz.
Posted: 09/20/2012 - The second ranked Bulldogs have allowed 20 points in their first three games of the fall.
Updated: 09/19/2012 - For the third time in his high school career, Palisade's Kyler Smith is going to the 4A State Golf Tournament.
Updated: 09/19/2012 - The regular season is winding down for prep softball, and the race for the 5A title in the SWL is going to be down to the wire.
Updated: 09/18/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs are right where they want to be.
Updated: 09/14/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs gave the home crowd a cheer-worthy performance in their homecoming volleyball match.
Updated: 09/11/2012 - Palisade is preparing for homecoming this week, but you'd be crazy to that top-ranked Rifle isn't crossing their minds already.
Updated: 09/11/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs kept their unblemished league record in tact with a win over Rifle.
Updated: 09/11/2012 - The tops of the week three prep football had a new look.
Updated: 09/07/2012 - We saw a top-ranked team upset by a #5, and GJ returned to its dominant manner in week 2.
Updated: 09/05/2012 - Jim Davis agrees: week one of the high school football season was quite entertaining.
Updated: 09/05/2012 - Palisade and Grand Junction both recorded big wins on Wednesday as league play for both teams is starting this fall.
Updated: 09/04/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs are off to a 2-0 start to the 2012 fall season.
Updated: 08/31/2012 - The Central Warriors looked to be down for the count in their season opener against Palisade on Thursday.
Updated: 08/30/2012 - Greg Wentzel of The Team, 1340 AM, talks about Week 1 of the high school football season.
Updated: 08/29/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs didn't just put a tally under the win column after their contest against Eagle Valley on Tuesday.
Updated: 08/23/2012 - Palisade's Luke McLean is returning to the gridiron this fall in hopes of repeating his incredible 2011 season.
Updated: 08/22/2012 - Jim Davis of The Team, 1340 AM stops by to preview the 2012 season in the SWL and a bit of the WSL.
Posted: 08/20/2012 - The Palisade Bulldogs ranked highest of the Grand Valley bunch in the Denver Post HS Football preseason poll.
Updated: 08/09/2012 - Mike Krueger is back to work this fall not only preparing Palisade's sporting events, but also diagramming a new method for classifying Colorado high schools.
Updated: 08/07/2012 - Before he entered his college years, Palisade-graduate Kameron Pfaff wanted the priviledge of calling himself a member of a State Championship team


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An alliance of residents and local groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for failing to uphold the Clean Air Act in Fairbanks.
According to lawsuit documents, the group, which is working under the banner of Citizens for Clean Air, is suing for the Environmental Protection Agency to take action against the State of Alaska for not filing an "implementation plan to combat persistent violations of air quality standards for fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) in the Fairbanks North Star Borough", which members of the group say is putting local residents in danger of worsening health.
"Other communities in the nation have made progress to improve their air quality and make their cities healthy places to live," said Lou Brown, a Co-Coordinator of Citizens for Clean Air, on their website. "State of Alaska officials, by contrast, have done almost nothing to address the severe and dangerous air quality—with the EPA complicit in their inaction. The failure to act is hurting the health and welfare of children and families."
Under the Clean Air Act, enacted in 1970, states are required to adopt and enact plans to reduce the amount of known elements that harm air quality and to ensure that air quality standards are met. The EPA is tasked with enforcing air quality standards and plans created when states or regions do not meet the minimal standard.
The lawsuit claims that the state of Alaska was required to "develop and submit to the EPA a state implementation plan" by December 2012 to improve the air quality in and around Fairbanks, but has failed to do so. The EPA, in turn, has failed to enforce the deadline and issue an official finding that would give the state a firm two-year deadline.
"We have to ask the Borough, our State, and EPA to do better," said Pamela K. Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics. "It is time for urgent and responsible action."
Despite recent debate over woodstove emissions and the controversial Aurora coal-powered plant, state officials have not implemented a new plan of action in over three years, according to the group. They are hoping the lawsuit, which also names EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Regional Administrator of Region 10 Dennis McLerran, will get the ball rolling for Fairbanks residents to finally have cleaner air.
"Heavy smoke chronically inundates a group of area neighborhoods so consistently that it has been nicknamed 'the Rectangle of Death'," said Dr. Jeanne Olson, a North Pole veterinarian. "We are not asking for special treatment. We are merely insisting that our government follows the law established to protect our citizens from poisons in the air we need to breathe."
The offices of McCarthy and McLerran were not available for comment, and ACAT says they have not received a response since submitting the lawsuit on April 24.


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Winning over critics and fans alike, James Acaster has earned himself a reputation as one of the most hotly tipped acts of 2012. Effortlessly confident, James's appreciation for the whimsy and detail of everyday life are a breath of fresh air. His laid back style, playful wit and appetite for the unconventional make for an evening of mirth and hilarity, and a night in his company is a treat to behold.
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From TOM JABER, HMC Artistic Director and Conductor
Hello HOUSTON!!!...
...And, thank you for your interest in the HOUSTON MASTERWORKS CHORUS!!!
We will commence our 2015-16 Season with a short, informal retreat at Houston's First Presbyterian Church (5300 Main Street) on Friday evening, August 21st, 7-9 PM and Saturday morning, August 22nd, 9-Noon in their lovely Choir Room.
We rehearse each Monday evening from then on...except designated national holidays, etc. in the Choir Room of the First Presbyterian Church in Houston from 7-9 PM. The first Monday evening rehearsal is August 24th!!!
Our fall concert is on November 2nd at 7:30 in the stunningly beautiful Sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church in Houston. We will present two choral/orchestral masterpieces: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), by Johannes Brahms, and Hymn of Praise (Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang") By Felix Mendelssohn.
We then sing our annual Christmas Concert at the magnificent Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (1111 St. Joseph Parkway) in downtown Houston on Monday evening, December 14th at 7 PM. We will offer a variety of carols selected from the four suites of Robert Russell Bennett's beloved Many Moods of Christmas, excerpts from Anders Öhrwall's Gaudete and Choruses from Handel's Messiah (performed as a Sing Along!) with a guest chamber orchestra comprised of many of Houston's very finest orchestral musicians.
Our Spring Concert Date and Location are Currently TBA. This program will be conducted by the outstanding young conductor, Marlon Chen. The program includes: Stabat Mater by Gioacchino Rossini and Credo by Estonian master composer Arvo Pärt.
To close the season, we will offer a Pre-Italy Tour concert presentation of the repertoire that will be sung in the Vatican and in Florence with Grammy Award winning conductor, and former HMC Music Director Craig Hella Johnson. We are thrilled to be taking this HMC FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR. (If you have interest in taking the tour, all information is available on the HMC website.) The date and performance locations of the pre-Tour concerts in Austin and Houston will be announced later this fall.
Please consider joining us!
Call or write directly to me at the email addresses below for auditions. I am eager to hear and meet you and to (hopefully) welcome you to join in singing with us!
And, of course, please feel free to share this information with your musical friends who might have an interest in singing with us.
Tom Jaber
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Rice University's Shepherd School of Music
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Edmunds.com European contributor Alistair Weaver is on location in Zurich this week for the launch of the Audi Q3 and came up with some interesting news. According to Weaver, quattro GmbH boss Stefan Reil revealed that while the decision whether or not to produce the quattro Concept decision has yet to be made, the final outcome is expected to be known
Behold, the Audi quattro Concept. Ever since Audi showed the thing at the Paris Auto Show last fall everyone from fans to journalists to Audi's own staff have been hopeful that the Audi board of directors would green light the thing
Inside Line's European editor Alistair Weaver attended the first British wave of the Audi A6 launch event in Italy recently and, while there, had a chance to sit down with Audi Group design chief Wolfgang Egger. The conversation touched on several future product topics. Here's a quick rundown.
The next-generation A2 that has
When we were on location in California to drive the Audi quattro Concept last month, we'd heard the iconic Sport quattro they'd had on hand wasn't running quite right. Only a few journalists had a chance to compare
One of the most surprising things about the Audi quattro Concept for those of us at Fourtitude is just how many readers emailed us with conspiracy theories about the car's engine placement. As no engine shots were out there following the car's debut in Paris and subsequent showing in LA, some thought Audi may have pulled a fast one "saying it was longitudinal
What you see above is called the Audi T-tron? What's a T-tron? Answer: T-tron is a (photoshop) styling exercise by Theophilus Chin whereby he's applied the greenhouse of a production Audi TT to the body of Audi's quattro Concept.
The result is interesting in that it shows the similarity of the quattro's design to other e-tron models. When we first spied the 3/4 above we thought the car might
As we put the finishing wraps on our Audi quattro test drive content this week, we've uploaded five more videos of the car for your enjoyment. They're all linked below, along with direct links to our three-part story and a link to our wallpaper post from yesterday. Enjoy.
Driven: Audi quattro Concept PART 1
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We're often reluctant to use the word "exclusive" because there are just so many websites out there covering the same things. And even though we know we're not the only journalists to drive the Audi quattro concept out in Malibu last week we're still proud to present these exclusive shots of the car in wallpaper form. We know they're exclusive because we shot them and the conditions out on our shoot location
We've spent the day today in Malibu, California today driving and photographing the Audi quattro Concept. While we'd hoped to file a report by day's end we decided to change our schedule around a bit and follow the car to a late afternoon shoot on the Pacific Coast Highway. On top of that FTP uploads aren't working from our hotel
British car magazine AutoCar has driven the Audi quattro Concept in California and filed a report along with original photos of the car. As many know, the quattro Concept has been pulled off Audi's LA Auto Show stand and was spotted last week at a Malibu gas station by a Jalopnik reader. The car is being driven by a small group of journalists and AutoCar was lucky enough to get behind the wheel last week.


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After 2 years from my last post
Hmm.. its been almost 2 years since i last blogged. lots of things happened around me, from a happy role change in my career, to things that turned my life upside down, my dad was diagnosed for oral cancer in late 2011, and the sudden demise of him on ~2,15am 31st of March 2012 (I still miss him!!). which i almost lost focus on blogging and .net community activities.
And here i'am trying to come back!.
As for last 2 years i've been focusing on iOS development, VSTO, MVC, ASP.Net 4, WPF and OpenXml mainly. hope i could share my experience on these stuff in my future posts.


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Looking for an adventure? Take a trip to one of these great towns for mountain biking. We'll see you soon, Bend, OR. [USA Today]
A new study shows that chicken nuggets from two major fast-food chains contain only 40 to 50 percent meat. Eek. [KSL.com]
It's pumpkin season! Try one of these 13 totally doable decorating ideas. [Popsugar Living]
Cute nail polish alert: Gwen Stefani will launch a collection with OPI. The seven shades include one inspired by her signature red lip. [People]
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a cross between a donut and a muffin. We can only hope it's headed stateside. [Grub Street]
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his own now than then, insipid as they usually are.
Azure is a big deal in the sense that it takes a shot at truly monopolizing
general computing. Windows Azure talks to the cloud as an attached device
and content providers need not worry how that is done. Most of the computer
users (say buyers) in the world do no really care how things are hooked up.
They just want stuff to work as they expect. One thing that they currently
expect is to see something that looks like a Windows GUI on their view
screen. The content providers who feed on these users really only care
about getting their e-business, advertising hits and clicks, and such like.
Now consider the advent of Azure wherein Mr. Softee says to the users, "It
just works!" and it does, with Windows Azure connecting to the MS Cloud
where all the suppliers have placed their content with no more worries about
hackers and such fooling about with their websites. Big Brother Bill (nee
Steve) has all the keys to the many kingdoms and keeps strict order.
Presumably the old internet will run in parallel for a long while, but
eventually the commercial content will all be in the cloud along with as
many amateurs as care to participate. The rest of the world, probably using
Linux by then, will continue to fuss about, but will have been seriously
marginalized like a bunch of ham radio operators in a cell phone world.
I think that Redmond has just pushed their considerable bankroll into the
middle and declared "All in!".
Can clouds compete? Will the client OS play a role in whose cloud is rated
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Lina has been a 'contact' of mine on Flickr for years now, and although this still means we've never actually been in contact, I've been an ardent follower of her photography. Why I haven't featured her work sooner on here is beyond me – but it might relate to the rather explicit content of a lot of her pictures.
In any case, Lina's photography is raw, exciting and spontaneous – three things she seems to manipulate perfectly in every shot.


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In addition to first-year courses, students must successfully complete the courses listed below prior to graduation:
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- Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Students must complete this requirement before enrolling in their final semester.
Before the start of registration for any semester, the appropriate associate dean shall publish a list that identifies all of the courses that will be offered during that semester that will satisfy the legal ethics requirement and the upper-level skills course requirement.
Students who enter prior to the fall of 2010 must also successfully complete the following courses prior to graduation:
- Business Associations (4 hours)
- Federal Taxation (4 hours)
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'The Washington DC Area Somaliland Community Is Dismayed At The Reckless And Illegal Actions Taken By Rayale Administration'
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July 28, 2007
The Washington DC area Somaliland community is dismayed at the reckless and illegal actions taken by Rayale Administration for arresting the entire leadership of the Qaran Political Party in Somaliland. This act is a blatant and intolerable abuse of power.
The leadership of Qaran Party has done nothing more than declare their intent to participate in the political process of the country. Article 23 (3) of the Somaliland Constitution clearly states: "All citizens shall have the right to form, in accordance with the law, political, educational, cultural, social, occupational or employees' associations".
The Rayale Administration has been engaged in a deliberate campaign to suppress individual rights of the citizens and political dissent; the media is harassed and jailed repeatedly for exercising their right to inform the public, traditional leaders have been arrested without due process, and students have been arrested for holding demonstrations to express their voice. In addition, this Administration created illegal entity called "Security Committee", which has the power to arrest anyone without Court order and that allows it to circumvent the legal system.
We demand that Rayale's Administration release these men unconditionally and immediately. We warn the government about the risk of unrest and potential violence that might arise from this action. We place the responsibility of any consequence squarely on the shoulders of the government. Lastly, we call on the people to strongly denounce the actions of the government and defend their rights.
Xaashi Ismail Aden
Washington DC Somaliland Community
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