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Lately, it seems like every decision made for this country counters what it really needs. Stable families, more jobs, and less talk about how big government and big spending will solve the rest of our problems is what's called for. I am tired of "popular" politicians. I am tired of wamsy-pansy policy that fails to address the real needs of our society, our communities and our individual lives. What I believe this community needs is a challenge. Let's seek the God of Israel together. Let's do it for our land, our families, and ourselves. Let's see the great restoration of the "Great Recession". That would be so awesome! Now I realize that God is not a "well-liked media subject", but I believe we can make Him one once again. Some American's have adopted an anything goes mentality. (I've been guilty in the past myself) After all if it isn't touching our personal lives, who cares right? Deep inside we know it isn't right to kill unborn babies or sleep with others of the same
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With a Tropical Storm warning and a Flash Flood Watch for the region through Friday, South Carolina has most certainly entered hurricane season.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the coastal region with Flash Flood watches inland. The NWS also warns of the increased potential for tornadoes through Friday as Andrea, the first named storm of the hurricane season takes aim at the east coast.
Mario Formisano, director of Dorchester County Emergency Management, says his department is very busy anticipating where problems might occur and its response.
"Our primary concern as of right now," he said Thursday morning, "is localized flooding. We are in a heightened state of readiness and monitoring the situation."
Formisano said Thursday morning that between midnight Thursday and early morning Friday is when they expect the greatest amount of impact. "This is definitely an event."
Formisano noted that there is always a "cone of error" in predicting paths of storms, which can be a wide as 120 miles.
"The low lying areas are of most concern," he said., and that conditions can change very quickly.
Formisano said the timing between rainfalls is key to flooding.
As of Thursday morning, Dorchester Road at Orangeburg Road was closed because of flooding, according to the SC Highway Patrol traffic information site.
Living in a region for which severe weather is part of the seasonal expectation can sometimes cause complacency. That's when it gets dangerous.
"You can't get caught up in 'it's just a tropical storm,'" he said.
Formisano expects a significant amount of rain and the possibility of isolated tornado activity. "Not your typical tornado activity like what happened over the last couple of days," he said.
Staying alert and respectful of the weather and being prepared are the best ways to protect yourself and your family.
Emergency Alerts
You can receive important lifesaving alerts no matter where you are – at home, school or work.
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) send free informational text messages to WEA-enabled cell phones within range of an imminent and dangerous local situation, severe weather event, or AMBER emergency.
You do not need to register to receive WEA notifications. You will automatically receive alerts if you have WEA-capable phone and your wireless carrier participates in the program.
Plan for risks
Local Emergency management offices can help identify the hazards in your area and outline the local plans and recommendations for each. Formisano recommends going to www.ready.gov, which is what they use, he said, to help prepare the public. The website offers clear and simple instruction for dealing with most any disaster possibly including:
All thunderstorms are dangerous. Lightning continues to be one of the top three storm-related killers in the United States.
Other associated dangers of thunderstorms include tornadoes, strong winds, hail and flash flooding. Flash flooding is responsible for more fatalities – more than 140 annually – than any other thunderstorm-associated hazard.
Before a Flood
Flood risk isn't just based on history; it's also based on a number of factors including rainfall, topography, flood-control measures, river-flow and tidal-surge data, and changes due to new construction and development.
To prepare for a flood, you should:
• Build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.
• Avoid building in a floodplain unless you elevate and reinforce your home.
• Elevate the furnace, water heater and electric panel in your home if you live in an area that has a high flood risk.
• Consider installing "check valves" to prevent floodwater from backing up into the drains of your home.
Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
Hurricanes pack a triple punch: high winds, soaking rain, and flying debris. They can cause storm surges to coastal areas, as well as create heavy rainfall, which in turn causes flooding hundreds of miles inland.
When hurricanes weaken into tropical storms, they generate rainfall and flooding that can be especially damaging since the rain collects in one place.
Heavy Rains - Several areas of the country are at heightened risk for flooding due to heavy rains. The Northwest is at high risk due to La Niña conditions, which include snowmelts and heavy rains. And the Northeast is at high risk due to heavy rains produced from Nor'easters. This excessive amount of rainfall can happen throughout the year, putting your property at risk.
Flash Floods - Flash floods are the #1 weather-related killer in the U.S. since they can roll boulders, tear out trees, and destroy buildings and bridges. A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low-lying areas in less than six hours, which is caused by intense rainfall from a thunderstorm or several thunderstorms. Flash floods can also occur from the collapse of a man-made structure or ice dam.
New Development - Construction and development can change the natural drainage and create brand new flood risks. That's because new buildings, parking lots, and roads mean less land to absorb excess precipitation from heavy rains, hurricanes, and tropical storms.
Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a flood hazard:
Flood Watch - Flooding is possible. Tune in to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio or television for information.
Flash Flood Watch - Flash flooding is possible. Be prepared to move to higher ground; listen to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio or television for information.
Flood Warning - Flooding is occurring or will occur soon; if advised to evacuate, do so immediately.
Flash Flood Warning - A flash flood is occurring; seek higher ground on foot immediately.
The following are important points to remember when driving in flood conditions:
• Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars causing loss of control and possible stalling.
• A foot of water will float many vehicles
• Two feet of rushing water can carry away most vehicles including sport utility vehicles (SUV's) and pick-ups.
• Do not attempt to drive through a flooded road. The depth of water is not always obvious. The roadbed may be washed out under the water, and you could be stranded or trapped.
• Do not drive around a barricade. Barricades are there for your protection. Turn around and go the other way.
• Do not try to take short cuts. They may be blocked. Stick to designated evacuation routes.
• Be especially cautious driving at night when it is harder to recognize flood dangers.
During a Flood
If a flood is likely in your area, you should:
• Listen to the radio or television for information.
• Be aware that flash flooding can occur. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move.
• Be aware of stream, drainage channels, canyons and other areas known to flood suddenly. Flash floods can occur in these areas with or without typical warnings such as rain clouds or heavy rain.
• If you must prepare to evacuate, you should do the following:
• Secure your home. If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture. Move essential items to an upper floor.
• Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so. Disconnect electrical appliances. Do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.
If you have to leave your home, remember these evacuation tips:
• Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.
• Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be swept away quickly.
• Do not camp or park your vehicle along streams, rivers or creeks, particularly during threatening conditions.
Tornadoes are nature's most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour.
Damage paths can be in excess of one mile wide and 50 miles long. Some tornadoes are clearly visible, while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds obscure others.
Occasionally, tornadoes develop so rapidly that little, if any, advance warning is possible. Before a tornado hits, the wind may die down and the air may become very still. A cloud of debris can mark the location of a tornado even if a funnel is not visible.
Tornadoes generally occur near the trailing edge of a thunderstorm. It is not uncommon to see clear, sunlit skies behind a tornado.
Before a Tornado
To begin preparing, you should build an emergency kit and make a family communications plan.
Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or to commercial radio or television newscasts for the latest information. In any emergency, always listen to the instructions given by local emergency management officials.
Be alert to changing weather conditions. Look for approaching storms.
Look for the following danger signs:
• Dark, often greenish sky
• Large hail
• A large, dark, low-lying cloud (particularly if rotating)
• Loud roar, similar to a freight train.
If you see approaching storms or any of the danger signs, be prepared to take shelter immediately.
Quick facts you should know about tornadoes:
• They may strike quickly, with little or no warning.
• They may appear nearly transparent until dust and debris are picked up or a cloud forms in the funnel.
• The average tornado moves southwest to Northeast, but tornadoes have been known to move in any direction.
• The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 mph, but may vary from stationary to 70 mph.
• Tornadoes can accompany tropical storms and hurricanes as they move onto land.
• Waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water.
• Peak tornado season in the southern states is March through May; in the northern states, it is late spring through early summer.
• Tornadoes are most likely to occur between 3 pm and 9 pm, but can occur at any time.
Familiarize yourself with these terms to help identify a tornado hazard:
Tornado Watch - Tornadoes are possible. Remain alert for approaching storms. Watch the sky and stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio or television for information.
Tornado Warning - A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. Take shelter immediately.
During a Tornado
If you are under a tornado warning, seek shelter immediately! Most injuries associated with high winds are from flying debris, so remember to protect your head.
If you are in:
A structure (e.g. residence, small building, school, nursing home, hospital, factory, shopping center, high-rise building)
Go to a pre-designated shelter area such as a safe room, basement, storm cellar, or the lowest building level. If there is no basement, go to the center of an interior room on the lowest level (closet, interior hallway) away from corners, windows, doors, and outside walls. Put as many walls as possible between you and the outside. Get under a sturdy table and use your arms to protect your head and neck.
In a high-rise building, go to a small interior room or hallway on the lowest floor possible.
Put on sturdy shoes.
Do not open windows.
A trailer or mobile home
Get out immediately and go to the lowest floor of a sturdy, nearby building or a storm shelter. Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes.
The outside with no shelter
Immediately get into a vehicle, buckle your seat belt and try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter.
If your vehicle is hit by flying debris while you are driving, pull over and park.
Stay in the car with the seat belt on. Put your head down below the windows; cover your head with your hands and a blanket, coat or other cushion if possible.
If you can safely get noticeably lower than the level of the roadway, leave your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands
Do not get under an overpass or bridge. You are safer in a low, flat location.
Never try to outrun a tornado in urban or congested areas in a car or truck. Instead, leave the vehicle immediately for safe shelter.
Watch out for flying debris. Flying debris from tornadoes causes most fatalities and injuries.
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Each week, the Moultrie News and Mount Pleasant Recreation Department will feature local cross country athletes participating in the department.
Addison Tallmadge, 8, and Heath Soho, 7, both run with the Mount Pleasant Track Club.
Question: If you could be anyone for a day, who would you be?
Addison Tallmadge: Maria Sharapova, because I love tennis.
Heath Soho: I would like to be a P-51 Mustang Fighter pilot.
Q: What is your favorite Mount Pleasant restaurant?
AT: Grimaldi's, they have awesome pizza.
HS: Longhorn Steakhouse.
Q: What is the best moment in your athletic career?
AT: Winning a tennis trophy from playing in a tournament.
HS: Winning the Kid's Summerville Triathlon.
Q: What is the best advice you have gotten from a coach?
AT: My tennis coach, coach Jack, says to always keep your eye on the ball and stay focused.
HS: Train hard and keep a positive attitude.
Q: What do you look forward to the most about being an adult?
AT: I look forward to being able to decide if I want to be a pediatrician or a marine biologist.
HS: Having a retirement party.
Q: What do you think are the most difficult and most fun aspects of track?
AT: Difficult: running far distance; fun: sprinting and speed running.
HS: Difficult: running up hills; fun: making new friends.
Q: What is your movie and TV show?
AT: Movie: "Teen Beach" and TV show: "Sam and Cat."
HS: "River Monsters."
Q: If you could have dinner with any three people who would you choose?
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Wilma Seyse, formerly of Martinsburg, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 18, with family and friends in Blacksburg, Va. Wilma's son, Bob Seyse, from Denver, Colo., was present and celebrated his 72nd birthday on the same day. Also present for the event was Wilma's 95-year-old sister, Mary Murphy, and her husband Bernard, from Hedgesville. In addition to those living in Virginia, family members traveled from New York, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.
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This year instead of trying to decorate all at once, I decided to attempt decorating in layers instead of trying to do it all at once. The tip worked well for me here at the Fan District's premier bed and breakfast. Thanksgiving weekend was warm, so I started with outside decorations, get them up wearing short-sleeves is the way to go!
This year may be the last year for this particular garland around our front door – lights are functioning a little quirky so I added some extra to make sure they would be bright all season. A natural wreath with a bright bow greets guests at the front gate and the garland and wreath at the front door reinforce my preference for slightly nontraditional colors: instead of red – use purple and fuschia, instead of green – use lime, and accent it all with bright gold and lights. Don't be afraid to experiment. Of course, we have candles in the windows – but the ones in our guest rooms' windows turn off at 9 PM so they don't disturb our guests.
This weekend, December 10 and 11, just happened to be the weekend of the Fan District Association of Richmond's 49th Annual Holiday House Tour. Most of the houses were within a short few blocks walk of the William Miller House and we are delighted that guests came from far and wide to enjoy this wonderful holiday tradition that is the sole fundraising event for neighborhood improvement projects. Guests from Easton MD visited tour homes for the third time. The record goes to a mother-daughter team who have been visiting the Fan for eight years now to check out the architecture, the individual interior design, and each homeowner's interpretation of holiday decorations.


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Karuna is a major evolution in the concept of beauty rituals, an innovative product line targeting specific skin concerns born from a combination of traditional Eastern wisdom and modern Western knowledge. Karuna's highly specialized ingredients are custom-blended with care and expertise to deliver specific results through innovative delivery systems. Karuna believes mask plus serum equals instant beauty results. Karuna is designed to bring compassion to your skin. Made from biodegradable wood pulp natural cloth that retains 50% more moisture than synthetic material, Karuna masks force pores to fully absorb nourishing ingredients that help create instant results, much more than a serum would alone.
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At the age of 10, Linda Wang and her family moved from Taiwan to the United States. Still, Linda grew up with Taiwanese culture playing an integral role in her daily life, particularly as she observed the customs and traditions practiced by her parents. Her mother's skin care regimen and the skin care routines of other Asian women deeply interested her throughout her life, and eventually, served as the inspiration for Wang to launch her own skin care collection, the Karuna Products line.
The Karuna Products range contains formulas that combine traditional eastern skin care techniques with western medical and scientific principles. The formulas contain ingredients that are used in traditional skin care remedies from Taiwan, China, India and other parts of Asia. These natural ingredients are combined to address skin care concerns that are common among western women, such as hyperpigmentation and acne. All of the Karuna Products are designed to create pampering rituals that greatly improve the health of the skin, allowing you to feel as if you've visited a luxury spa in New York, London or Tokyo.
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Karuna Brightening Treatment Mask is a cure for hyperpigmentation and the general dullness of the complexion that often comes with age. The formula contains grapefruit extract, which is rich in discoloration-fighting vitamin C. A blend of Asian herbs is used in the formula to gently exfoliate the skin, revealing more radiant, fresh tissue with every use. The no-rinse mask is formulated for all skin types.


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As the one year anniversary of the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 approaches, more technological advances have come through to prepare the country for possible future natural disasters. Of those interesting inventions is the home levitation system, strong enough to lift your home off the shaking grounds to keep the structure as unaffected as possible.
This system as been installed in 88 homes across Japan so far, and requires a powerful set of mechanism that can lift the entire weight of your home. When disaster strikes, the a sensor recognizes the ground's instability and turns on the compressor within 0.5 to 1 second, releasing enough air to force the home to rise. The greater the distance your home is off the ground, the better chance you and your building's structure is unaffected by the earthquake.
As your home stays in this levitation mode, an indoor value controls how your home floats so everything inside stays balanced. The home can also be lifted up to 3 centimeters, or approximately 1.2 inches, to decrease the impact of the shaking grounds. When the earthquake is over, the compressor is turned off and the home gently returns to its foundation.
Air Danshin System Inc., the creator of this blueprint, claims this airbag-type system is not only effective but costs 1/3 of other earthquake-proofing systems and needs little maintenance. The company hopes to continue installing this system to larger buildings, such as downtown offices and high-rise apartments, as they are potentially more dangerous and need efficient ways to keep the structures safe.
Even before the 2011 earthquake, Japanese researchers have been developing ways to keep buildings secure from natural disasters. In 2010, an elastic iron alloy was created as an alternative resource to make buildings more adaptable to shifting outdoor conditions. The alloy contains a shape-memory set of wires that architects would theoretically integrate into structures, making buildings flow with the earthquake's movements but maintaining the wall's shape by being stretchy enough to not fall apart.
In an event of a tsunami, a floating home system has been invented, using a similar system as the levitating home which lifts the house onto a bed of durable foam. When a flood occurs, the Float House is kept safe for up to 12 feet of water by essentially turning the home into a boat, with enough battery power to sustain electrical uses for up to three days.
While these innovations are cool and it's good to take extra precautions to prepare ourselves from natural disasters, we hope we'll never have to use the systems in real life. If you're curious as to what the Air Danshin levitating system looks like in action, check out the video of the developers testing on two live human below. Let's pray the man sitting to our right isn't too dizzy from all that shaking.
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Two men are being accused of stealing $65,000 worth of frozen chicken wings amid a high nationwide shortage of the appetizer.
Dewayne Patterson, 35 and Renaldo Jackson, 26, allegedly used forklift and a rental truck to steal several warehouse pallets of frozen wings from a storage facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to WSB-TV.
The two men were charged with one count of felony theft and released on bond.
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An Oak Creek restaurant, which was shut down earlier this week because of a cockroach infestation, has been allowed to reopen.
The Oak Creek Health Department told WISN 12 News that Prime Table Family Restaurant had its license reinstated and is now open.
The restaurant was shut down Tuesday after a customer complained of a cockroach in the food.
The Health Department suspended the restaurant's license and performed inspections all week.
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FDA announces that Plan B morning-after birth control may be sold over-the-counter to women and men aged 17 and younger. This follows a federal judge's decision in March 2009 that orders the agency to make the drug available to minors.
FDA schedules an internal meeting to discuss the next steps for handling device controversies within CDRH. Donna-Bea Tillman, director of the Office of Device Evaluation, sent an e-mail two weeks prior announcing an "all-hands meeting" to discuss the strategic direction of the device center. Two unnamed FDA officials say that such a broad meeting of ODE staff—including all scientists within the office—has not been held for years.
Changes in the code emphasize increased restrictions on promotional items and gifts. They also include clarified guidelines for conduct for entering into royalty arrangements and introduce parameters for providing products for educative purposes.
The collapse of Lehman Brothers puts thousands of people out of work worldwide. The investment bank is one of the first major casualties of the global credit crisis. Also in September, the securities firm Merrill Lynch agrees to sell itself to Bank of America and the government takes control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The economic downfall is partially attributed to subprime mortgages.
Norman Noble, Inc. expands facilities with major expansion of its Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing Operations.
In the United States, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rises to an all-time high of $4.11. Diesel costs $4.85 per gallon. The high prices are partially driven by growing demand in developing nations such as China and India.
The world's first airway transplant is performed at the Hospital Clinic at the University of Barcelona. Doctors replace a section of Claudia Castillo's windpipe using a donated organ that is partially grown from stem cells from Castillo's own bone marrow.
In the United States, cases of the Salmonella St. Paul strain are first reported. The outbreak is linked to tomatoes, Serrano and jalapeño peppers, and cilantro, which forces restaurants to remove many items from their menus. The strain sickens 1442 persons, two of whom die.
FDA announces that the contamination of blood thinner Heparin may have been intentional. The agency says that an active pharmaceutical ingredient was substituted in the drug during the manufacturing process in China, which led to more than 80 deaths. Some medical devices are also affected by the contamination.
Plastics One, Inc., medical component design and manufacturer with 60 years in business, announces the completion of a 15,000 sq. ft. addition, bringing the facility to 80.000 sq. ft.
IW MinVasive introduced thin-walled PTFE line polyimide and Pebax tubing
MD&DI starts to include in every issue an online table of contents, which features information about online exclusives, videos, and extended articles.
At the Henri-Mondor Hospital in France, Pascal Coler receives what is considered the world's first full face transplant. Toward the end of the year, the first face transplant in the United States is performed on Connie Culp at the Cleveland Clinic.
Professional baseball is turned on its head with the release of the Mitchell Report, a 409-page investigational report from former senator George Mitchell that details the use of illegal performance-enhancing substances by players. The report names 89 MLB players who have allegedly used steroids or drugs.
Five orthopedic companies settle with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that they may have paid kickbacks to surgeons in return for favoring their hip and knee implants. The five are Biomet, Johnson & Johnson's Depuy Orthopedics, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, and Zimmer. Four of the firms, excluding Stryker, pay a combined $311 million to settle the claims.
CDRH announces that two pathways for submitting electronic medical device reports (MDRs) are available: CeSub (low volume) and HL7 (high volume).
Apple announces the sale of the 100,000,000th iPod, making the iconic device the fastest-selling music player in history.
FDA unveils a site that shows the status of postapproval patient studies for certain recently approved medical devices.
Former FDA commissioner Lester Crawford is sentenced to three years of supervised probation and fined $90,000. He had previously pled guilty to conflict of interest and false reporting of information about stocks he owned in companies that he was in charge of regulating.
Eli Lilly debuts the first insulin pen with a memory chip. It features a digital display that allows patients to record and review their last 16 insulin doses.
FDA and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) sign an agreement to share information and expertise related to the review and use of FDA-regulated medical products. The partnership is part of FDA's ongoing drug and medical product safety initiatives.
President Bush signs an executive order that makes it harder for federal agencies to issue policy guidances. Critics say the guidances are back-door attempts to impose regulations.
FDA lifts its 14-year ban on silicone gel breast implants.
FDA approves the Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. It is the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer, genital warts, and precancerous genital lesions from certain strains of HPV, the human papillomavirus. The agency calls it a "major advancement" in protecting public health.
FDA and the CDC investigate reports of fungal keratitis infections in contact lens wearers, which leads to Bausch & Lomb's permanent removal of its ReNu with MoistureLoc products.
Surgeons in France perform the world's first face transplant, although not of a whole face. A 38-year-old woman severely disfigured by a dog attack receives a partial triangular graft, consisting of the chin, lips, and nose from a deceased female donor.
Avian influenza (H5N1) pandemic is considered a global threat. On September 29, 2005, David Nabarro, the newly appointed Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza, warns the world that an outbreak of avian influenza could kill 5 to 150 million people.
The Senate confirms Lester M. Crawford as FDA commissioner by a vote of 78–16 after a long delay due to controversy over a review of a morning-after contraceptive pill. Crawford resigns two months later amid accusations of a conflict of interest and false reporting of information about stocks he owned in food, beverage, and medical device companies.
Researchers in Michigan develop a robot with a sense of touch. They plan to use the device to perform remote breast examinations. Photo courtesy of Kurt Stepnitz, Michigan State University.
MD&DI names the top 10 technologies in medical devices based on reader polls.
Norman Noble, Inc. opens its 3rd facility which provides 120,000 sq. ft. of additional manufacturing space for medical implants and devices.
The medical device industry is well known for its technology, a central aspect that MD&DI covers in each and every issue. Less often noted are the many outstanding people without whom that technology would not exist. In this issue, MD&DI pays special tribute to 100 of these individuals.
David W. Feigal Jr., who has led the center since 1999; oversaw a major restructuring that included the implementation of user fees, more outreach to outside experts, and expanded educational programs for CDRH staff; steps down.
Lester Crawford, DVM, the current FDA deputy commissioner, becomes the agency's acting commissioner. Crawford has served as deputy commissioner since McClellan's appointment.
President Bush nominates FDA commissioner Mark B. McClellan, MD, PhD, to become the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
FDA amends its regulations and requires that the content of labeling be submitted to FDA electronically for new drug applications, abbreviated drug applications, certain biologics license applications, and annual reports.
President Bush signs the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. The act expands the Medicare benefit package to include coverage for outpatient prescription drugs, creates health savings accounts, and increases payments to Medicare HMOs. Image Caption: President Bush signs the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 at Constitution Hall in Washington DC.
The magazine introduces a redesign in 2003, as well as the first Guide to Outsourcing supplement in March.
Before drug-eluting stents (DES) were approved by FDA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services takes the unprecedented step of providing for their reimbursement. As a result, the reimbursement code for Cordis Corp.'s Cypher stent goes into effect the same day that FDA approves the product. Image caption: The Cypher stent is the first drug-eluting stent for patients with coronary heart disease.
America begins its war against Iraq by launching missiles and bombs. In an address to the nation, President Bush says, "American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger."
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spreads to more than two dozen countries after being reported in February. According to the World Health Organization, the outbreak sickened 8,098 people. Out of that group, 774 people died.
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over east Texas while making its landing descent. The disaster kills all seven astronauts. It marks the first time in American space flight history that there has been an accident on landing. The Columbia Accident Investigation Board concludes that that disaster was caused by a breach of the shuttle's heat shield during liftoff. Image Caption: The STS-107 crewmembers pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Image courtesy of NASA.
The Contak CD/Easytrak system receives FDA approval, becoming the first device approved to offer heart failure patients both an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Bluetooth wireless technology appears on the cover of MD&DI for the first time.
MD&DI gives readers an exclusive guide to microfabrication and how they can incorporate the trendy technique into manufacturing.
Letters contaminated with anthrax spores are sent to news media, Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (D–SD), and senator Patrick Leahy (D–VT). The anthrax attacks infect 22 people, killing five.
Terrorists hijack four planes in the largest attack on American soil.


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Anti-Semitism is used as a political tool in Venezuela, fostered by those at the highest levels in government. Pronouncements against Israel and Jews are made by the president, the foreign minister and other cabinet-level officials and parliamentary and government leaders and in the media. All are left unchallenged, and often aided and abetted by officials within the government regime.
The response by President Hugo Chavez in reaction to the most recent conflict in Gaza, when Israel launched airstrikes and sent in troops in an effort to stop Hamas from firing rockets at civilians, played out across all levels of society in Venezuela. Chavez and other government leaders issued a series inflammatory statements and took actions, including ending diplomatic relations with Israel and expelling the Israeli ambassador and other diplomatic staff from Venezuela.
This was followed by a barrage of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish statements by members of parliament, media commentators and dozens of rallies where anti-Israel expressions were commingled with raw anti-Semitism.
Holocaust imagery comparing Jews to Nazis appeared at anti-Israel rallies in Caracas and other major cities, and the Jewish community and its institutions were the targets of threats, harassment and intimidation.
Venezuela's Jewish community of approximately 15,000 has been subject to hateful rhetoric, intimidation, vandalism to their communal and personal property, as well as targets of boycott to their businesses, institutions and events. On January 31, during the Jewish Sabbath, a synagogue in Caracas was attacked. For five hours, violent anti-Semites ransacked and vandalized the most sacred space and objects of Jewish life, leaving behind graffiti that said "Get out," "Death to All," and "Damn Israel, Death."
Other anti-Semitic incidents included an attempted physical attack to a rabbi who escaped unharmed, a death threat to another rabbi, tear gas thrown into a synagogue, vandalism against synagogues and businesses owned by Jews, and threats of boycotting a production of "The Fiddler on the Roof."
Meanwhile, despite the ceasefire in Gaza, members of the Chavez regime continue to openly question Israel's right to exist while at the same time raising insidious questions about the loyalties of Venezuelan Jews. Those questions are echoed in the public comment sections of Web sites, where ordinary Venezuelans, under the veil of anonymity afforded by the Internet, express virulently anti-Semitic views and call for the expulsion of the country's Jews.
The plight of the Venezuelan Jewish community is nothing new. In recent years Chavez has openly questioned Israel's right to exist while developing close relations with the Iranian regime and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a Holocaust denier who has called for Israel to be "wiped off of the map." Chavez's rhetoric and actions have left the Jewish community feeling insecure and vulnerable.
Recent statements by officials of the Chavez government about their opposition to anti-Semitism in Venezuela lack credibility. Government officials continue to stoke anti-Semitism by comparing Israel's actions to the Nazi atrocities of the Holocaust. The perfunctory condemnations of the January 31 synagogue attack were made in the context of demonizing Israel and were filled with conspiracy theories. The foreign minister blamed the "Zionist Lobby," who he claimed controls the media and uses anti-Semitism to wage a campaign of "extortion" against the government. President Chavez's weak denunciation of the attack on the synagogue did not include any mention of anti-Semitism and was made almost in passing. Using a code word for those who oppose his regime, Chavez also suggested a conspiracy theory. He accused an unidentified group of so-called "Oligarchs" as the alleged perpetrators of the attack and claimed they also control the media.
In contrast to the anti-Semitism fostered by the Ch�vez regime and its supporters, following the synagogue desecration there has been an outpouring of support from non-Jewish Venezuelan citizens condemning the attack on the synagogue and anti-Semitism in Venezuela. A group of neighbors and grass-roots community organizers went to the synagogue to help the congregation paint over the anti-Semitic graffiti. Hundreds of non-Jewish students participated in a march organized by local Jewish students to denounce anti-Semitism in Venezuela. Mainstream newspapers that are not controlled by or sympathetic to the Ch�vez regime have also published articles and opinion pieces condemning the outburst and encouragement of anti-Semitism by the Venezuelan government. Ambassadors and diplomats representing many countries in Caracas have condemned the attack and diplomats from Canada, U.S. and France visited the synagogue and expressed their support for the Jewish community.
This report translates statements by Chavez and other government officials and analyzes how the recent conflict in Gaza has played out thousands of miles away in Venezuela, as well as the impact the government's actions have had on the Venezuelan Jewish community.
Slide Show: Images of Anti-Semitism in Venezuela
View/Download a PDF version of this report (2.32 MB)
ADL Condemns Violent Attack on Caracas Synagogue(1/31/09)
Decision By Venezuela And Bolivia To Cut Ties With Israel Is "Inflammatory And Offensive"(1/20/09)
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Yo he a wavy nigga .You just gonna let him take yo bitch like that ?
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Big Studio London zone 2 #K6
Vendégek száma4
Hálószobák száma1
Méret26 m²
Floor No.1
- Internet/WiFi
- Konyha
- Mosógép / szárítógép
- Törölköző
|Kilburn High Rd, NW6 4HS London, Egyesült Királyság
|Ingatlan típusa
|Ingatlan azonosító
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Floor: 1st Floor
Self-contained fully equipped kitchen with Fridge/Freezer, Microwave, Cooker/Oven, Vacuum Cleaner (communal use - hallway area), Cutlery and Kitchenware
Private bathroom with a soap and a roll of toilet paper
Double bed
Double sofa-bed
Washing machine (communal use - hallway area)
Fresh Bed Linen and Towels on ARRIVAL
Furniture: wardrobe, chairs, chest of drawers, dining table/coffee table TV
Entry door code
Central Heating
ADDITIONAL ITEMS (on request):
Iron and ironing board
Additional set of keys
Washing machine liquids and detergents
Children accessories
Parking and storage spaces
Wheelchair access
Airport transfers
Kilburn Park, zone 2, Bakerloo line, 7 min. walk
Kilburn High Road Overground Station, zone 2, Overground line from Watford Junction to Euston Station, 4 min. walk
Kilburn Tube Station, zone 2, Jubilee line, 15 min. walk
Brondesbury Overground Station, zone 2, Overground line from Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford Station, 11 min. walk
Local and Night Buses walking distance
Several Buses to Central London
Minicab (local taxi service) walking distance
Less than 30 min. from Central London (by underground)
• Check in time: from 2pm – 8pm.
• Late check in: After 8pm. Additional fee: £20.00. This fee is automatically added to the total bill, which you must pay in full on arrival.
• Early check in: before 2pm. Please let me know if you need to check in earlier as it is a subject to availability
• Checkout time: before 11 am.
• Smoking IS NOT permitted in the apartments or in any other area of the property.
• You can come with your pet. Additional fee: £30.00. Please inform us about it before the booking is confirmed.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|556 €
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|2200 €
|Ár >2 vendégre
|6 € /fő/éj extra
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El apartamento está realmente muy bien conectado por bus y metro y hay muchas opciones de supermercados para elegir.
El apartamento está en buenas condiciones y dotado adecuadamente pero algunos detalles han hecho que la estancia no fuera ideal: el televisor no captaba ninguna señal, la ventana estaba cerrada con llave y no podíamos abrirla para airearlo o para refrescarnos, las puertas del armario no estaban bien sujetas a la estructura y el tendedero estaba parcialmente roto. Decir que no reclamamos nada durante la estancia y que se trata más de comentarios de mejora de cara a futuros inquilinos.
Esta bien comunicado. Metro y autobuses cerca. Supermercados al lado.
Es pequeño , cuatro personas adultas no entran. Es para tres personas.
Solo tiene tres sillas.
appartamento poco accogliente ,divano letto scomodo per due persone ,solo tre sedie per quattro persone.....comodo comunque ai collegamenti pubblici per visitare la città e vicino a molti supermercati...nel complesso ci siamo trovati bene
Appartamento più adatto a 2 persone che a 4. Ha solo 3 sedie ed una volta aperto il divano letto lo spazio che rimane è poco.
Aspetti positivi vicinanza con le due fermate della metro e degli autobus e con i supermercati.
Cose da migliorare: aumentare almeno a 2 asciugamani a testa quelle a disposizione, una è davvero poco.
Piccolo problema nell'accoglienza perché noi aspettavamo sulla strada principale in realtà l'appartamento è sul retro.
In generale la zona è tranquilla e siamo stati bene
Our host was very nice, and explain everything we need. The studio was clean and we enjoyed our trip in London. I recommand it !
We had a lovely experience in London thanks to this apartment. It is close to the underground station and the bus stop that took us to the City of London. It is very clean and confortable except fot the sofa (ideal only for one person). In the neighborhood there are different supermarkets where you can find everything you need. The staff was kind and helped us to bring the luggages to the 2nd floor. We will definitely book again if we go to London in the future.
Unfortunately my experience was rather negative. The room was quite noisy and I was not aware of that. It was quite difficult to sleep. I can't recommend this room to my friends.
The flat has a very strong smell of mold/dirty pipes. We have communicated to the property owner on the very first day and after our 21 days stay no one has come to solve this problem. On top of this, the shower has an electronic water heating device inside it, which is very dangerous. My wife and myself had electric shocks twice. We had to stay 2 days without using the shower until the property owner has replaced the old device for a new one. I wouldn't recommend this flat unless it is your last resort.
A very good location, close to the subway station, and a very good value for money! The apartment is really small but perfect for a short journey. The owners are kind and helpful. I would definitely advise this apartment.
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LISBON - The city of Columbiana's petition to annex 86 acres from Fairfield Township is one step closer to being approved following Wednesday's public hearing hosted by Columbiana County commissioners.
The required hearing is the last step before commissioners can approve the application, which they intend to do after the annexation petition is checked by the county prosecutor's office to confirm it complies with the law.
The Metz Road property is owned by Columbiana and home to the city's well system and water treatment plant. Columbiana intends a major upgrade of the 80-year-old plant and wants the property in city limits before it begins the project.
"It's a multi-million dollar project and it's essential we control the property," said Municipal Attorney Dan Blasdell.
Columbiana intends to plow snow on the section of Metz Road leading to the water plant that will remain in the township after the annexation, and Blasdell said the city has also agreed to share road maintenance costs.
The only other property owner is the Columbiana County Port Authority, which owns the railroad line that runs through the property, and the Port Authority supports the annexation.
There was no one at the hearing who opposed the annexation, nor have commissioners received correspondence from anyone with objections.
In other action at the meeting, commissioners:
- Hired Scott Svab of Canal Fulton as the 2013 county apiary inspector for $1,000. Svab is charged with inspecting beehives maintained by beekeepers in the county.
- Agreed to lease the 117 acres of land at the County Farm property on County Home Road in Center Township to Roy D. Keir, a farmer who lives on Winona Road, for $9,000 per year, which represented the highest offer received, according to Commissioner Jim Hoppel.
The next commissioners' meeting is 9 a.m. Feb. 27.


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Graphic designer Chris Bilheimer has an impressive track record. In addition to working as REM's full-time artistic director, he created the cover art for Neutral Milk Hotel's indie classic, In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. He's also designed every Green Day album cover since 1997′s Nimrod. This year, he produced the grungy neon artwork for the punk rockers' latest trilogy, ¡Uno! ¡Dos! and ¡Tré!. From his new home in the music-obsessed Austin, Texas, Bilheimer talked about the inspiration for the aesthetic, and revealed the lo-fi, yet surprisingly contemporary process involved in its creation.
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Spring Creek rallies late against Jones Senior
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Published in Sports on March 21, 2013 1:47 PM
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President Barack Obama will spend some time in southeastern Wisconsin Thursday.
The president will visit the General Electric Engine Plant in Waukesha.
The White House says Obama, while in Wisconsin, will make good on a promise to act on his own to help the middle class by directing Vice President Joe Biden to lead a government-wide review of federal job-training programs. He's also asking Biden to work with government officials and others to help turn the job-training system into one that's driven more by employer needs.
Click here to watch live streaming video of the President's speech.
The trip follows his State of the Union address in which the president promised a review of federal job-training programs and vowed to work with top U.S. companies to help the long-term unemployed.
WISN 12 News political reporter Kent Wainscott spoke with the deputy White House press secretary and the executive director of Wisconsin's Republican Party about their take on the president's visit.
"At the General Electric plant, these are exactly the kinds of good, middle-class jobs that we want to continue to encourage businesses to keep creating in this country. So what the president wants to do is to make sure that we have workers all across the country that are trained with the skills necessary to get those kinds of jobs," White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
"His coming to Wisconsin is a good thing. Anytime we can promote the great things Gov. Walker is doing in our state to create more jobs is a positive for us. And really, we think it's a contrast of two leaders. It's Wisconsin versus Washington," said Joe Fadness of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Manufacturing jobs at the GE plant have grown 45 percent since 2010.
Walker said he plans to talk with Obama about the state's propane shortage during the president's visit.
The shortage is affecting not only propane dealers, but also residents struggling to heat their homes during our dangerously cold weather.
The governor earlier this week released $8.5 million to help low-income customers pay for propane and another $8 million in guaranteed loans to propane dealers to buy the gas.
Walker sent a letter to the president Wednesday about the propane issue.
The governor plans to greet the president when he arrives, but will not join him on his visit to Waukesha.
Walker said he needs to return to Madison for a meeting of the state jobs agency.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke isn't traveling to Waukesha to see Obama in person on Thursday, but she did speak with him by phone.
Burke's spokesman Joe Zepecki said the president called Burke on Wednesday morning. He said they discussed job creation strategies and the need to strengthen Wisconsin's middle class.
Zepecki said Burke shared concerns she's heard on the campaign trail, including the challenges faced by small businesses and trade policy.
Republicans have said Burke doesn't want to be seen with the president because a poll released Monday showed his approval rating had dropped to 44 percent in Wisconsin.
Zepecki said Burke is committed to a day of campaigning in western Wisconsin.


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Three women from the same family are accused of shoplifting from Walmart.
3 generations of women arrested for shoplifting
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I think that they are getting these guys some time to show their value in the big league. Gearing up for a trade.
But I agree, i believe Tatar will be up with the big boys next year. love what hes doing so far.
My intention is NOT to attack you here, but next year is now.
This move would make sense if we were the Blackhawks or Penguins where we don't need wins in a hurry. Moving Tatar down while keeping those other two sacks of s*** in the lineup makes us worse.
Tatar and his defensive struggles.....spare me.
DAN CLEARY CANNOT SKATE ANYMORE. How does that NOT make him a defensive liability?


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September, 1907
The wife of W.J. Ball, a Main Street saloon keeper, ran off with his partner. Ball held no anger toward his wayward spouse. "She has always been a good woman," he said between sobs.
Union Pacific ordered 100 gasoline motorcars for branch lines - possibly steam engines will service only the main lines.
Baseball manager Williams is going to Sacramento to see of he can't hire some good players. Attendance has been falling off due to dummy playing.
Famous sculptor August St. Gaudens is seriously ill in his New Hampshire home.
Cool and fair most of the month - unsettled at the end.
The Game Commission says a license is not needed for bears, just deer.
Colfax has a bank - its first.
Illinois makes half the whiskey in the country. Taxes paid are one fifteenth of the government budget for the year - $35,000,000.
The Scotts Flat School is idle -- no teacher. Miss Annie Bley taught there for a month but her time is up.
Commander Peary is ready for his polar trip.
One McNeill and an Edward Laurie inhabit cells in the city prison -- too much boozerine of the wrong brand.
Martin Salton, a New York tailor, was caught assaulting Annie Rogers, 19, and was beaten into insensibility by a mob that was attempting to hang him when police arrived.
Ed Granholm escaped injury when a young colt he was training stumbled and fell in town. Granholm is a bronco buster of unusual ability and is willing to tackle anything that comes along.
The last of the great fighting ships of pre-armor days, the frigate Portsmouth, makes a final voyage to the Jamestown Exposition before returning to the New Jersey Naval Reserve.
The Fire Board voted to get rid of the old hook-and-ladder truck at the Eagle Hose Company - it has little value.
Auburn Street residents complain about a herd of festive bovines, owner unknown, who have been trampling and eating gardens.
The old Chinese chairmender, often seen on the streets, was assaulted by a boy and now suffers from a deep gash over his eye.
At a meeting in Brest, of Japanese and American Naval officers, Rear Admiral Stockton said America would '...always remain faithful to the Japanese and be their friends.' A Japanese counterpart said, 'I do not know of any tension existing beneath the United States and Japan.'
Otto Suden and his son arrived here today from San Francisco in a large touring car. The trip from Sacramento took seven hours.
Colonel Hamilton Lewis, former congressman, says the greatest danger to America is Japan. He sees war ahead and not that far off.
The 2-week-old daughter of James Penrose died. This is the second child they've lost in two years.
A Graniteville fire kills the 3-year-old son of Mr. M. E. Reed.
The Labor Day picnic at Glenbrook Park includes automobile races.
Miss Julia Jackson Christian, granddaughter of Stonewall Jackson, married E. Preston, a North Carolina lawyer.
Work on the NCNG cutoff, near Shebley's Station, begins. It'll eliminate the need for costly trestles.
The Erie railroad has the greatest locomotive in the world, with 16 driving wheels, four cylinders and weighing 410,000 pounds. It's 80 feet long.
The city cart horse is 33 years old and should be put out to pasture.
Mrs. Mary Cahill was called home, passing away at U-Bet.
A four horse team ran away near Bridgeport. A Chinese man riding with Walter Kirkwood, the driver, was hurt.
Two famous American families join as Lt. U.S. Grant III married Edith Root, daughter of the secretary of state.
The Sacramento Bee's motorized railcar rolled into the NCNG yard with its load of papers but minus a driver. Agent Abbott came in later on a freight. He lost his balance near Buena Vista and fell off the car.
Dr. Scobee, shot last month by W.B. Sigourney, died. Cause of shooting is still unknown.
Mrs. Ronchi of Willow Valley mourns the loss of two porkers to thieves.
Everybody has baseball fever - the local team meets the Relays of Oakland and it should be a great game.
Fred Grant was arrested in Truckee for stealing a suitcase - he is a member of the a luggage-stealing gang working the rail lines.
Dr. Carl Jones, working as an intern in a San Francisco hospital, had a physical breakdown due to the amount of work required there.
Mining men visiting Camptonville had their motorcar break down. William Meek drove them to Nevada City in a buggy.
The railroad between Marysville and Downieville won't be built -- not enough stock floated.
A bridge in Quebec collapses -- 200 feared lost.
The Methodist Church predicts the overthrow of the saloon in the decade.
Well-known miner Charles Flynn was sent to Napa. He was found yesterday, naked as a jaybird, sitting in a sink. He fled to a nearby house, scaring the inhabitants with his nude appearance. He was finally roped to a wagon and brought to town.
Female attendants at the Iowa fair must not display décolletage nor have skirts more than four inches above the ground.


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SYCODE - OBJ Import for Solid Edge :
OBJ Import for Solid Edge is a Wavefront (.obj) file import add-in for Solid Edge®. This add-in gives Solid Edge the ability to import geometric data from OBJ files.
OBJ Import for Solid Edge reads polygon mesh data stored in OBJ files and imports it into Solid Edge. A polygon mesh in an OBJ file is comprised of a set of triangular and/or quad faces. OBJ Import for Solid Edge creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle/quad and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then OBJ Import for Solid Edge will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.
OBJ Import for Solid Edge is very easy to use. Once installed, it automatically loads itself into Solid Edge and adds a new submenu called "OBJ Import for Solid Edge" to the Solid Edge Applications menu containing these newly added commands.
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text: I have noticed that the rural and urban areas of our state don't see eye-to-eye when it comes to how public money is spent. Each side sees the other as mooching more than their fair share of tax dollars. For example, it bothers many people here to see their tax dollars go to support roads and public transit systems in urban areas. Those who live in urban areas may wonder why rural areas need tax dollars when there are more cows than people per square mile (I exaggerate). Both sides should stop and think about the benefits rural and urban areas bring to the whole state.


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Since many people seem to have questions regarding DivX/XviD playback since the December 2007 dash update, I have compiled this FAQ.
Here are some limitations on DivX/XviD playback:
· File Extensions: .avi, .divx
· Containers: AVI
· Video Profiles: MPEG-4 Part 2, Simple & Advanced Simple Profile
· Video Bitrate: 5 Mbps with resolutions of 1280 x 720 at 30fps.
· Audio Profiles: Dolby® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel, MP3
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions.
Link to official MS video FAQ
Q: How do I enable DivX playback on my 360?
A: You must have the Dec 07 dashboard update (2.0.6683.0) or newer, installed as well as the optional media playback download.
Q: My dashboard is updated, where do I find the optional media update?
A: When you attempt to play a DivX file for the first time, it will tell you that you need to download the support codec. It will automatically take you to the file if you select download now. You can also manually browse through the marketplace to find it, it is under "Game add-ons".
Q: I can find the media download, but it either wont let me download it, I get an error, or I must be online in order to play back my DivX files. Whats the deal?
A: This is a known issue, with a fairly simple work around. Microsoft has bundled this codec with the previous optional codecs, so if you have downloaded it before, it can cause problems. The download is tied to your console as well as your gamertag. Simply download it from another account on the same console, this enables it to be used by any other profile on the same console. If you don't have another profile, just create a new silver account and attempt to play a DivX file while that new account is signed in. You will be prompted to install the update. Once this is done, you no longer need to be logged into LIVE to use the DivX playback. You may delete that silver profile if you want after the codec is installed. The new (as of July '08) DRM licence transfer tool may remove the need to be logged into live to playback xvids as well.
Q: I must be signed in to my profile order to play back my DivX files. Whats the deal?
A: See above.
Q: I have a banned console, how can I get the codec installed?
A: While there are many ways to install the dashboard update on a banned console, there is currently no way to add DivX support in any way other than directly downloading/installing it from LIVE. You may have found a download somewhere on the net that says it is possible to install this manually by placing the files in the required folder on the 360 hdd. This is bogus and does not work, don't waste your time even trying. The codec is DRM locked as explained elsewhere in this FAQ.
Update: If you have a Jtag'd xbox running XBR or Freeboot, you can install/patch the media download to enable divx playback. The files are found @ \Content\0000000000000000\FFFE07DF\00000002\ on partition 3. Unlock these files with YarisSwap 0.3 or other similar tool and you will be able to play divx files again.
Q: That's #$%*&^@! Why can't I just download it from Xbox.com or transfer it from another hard drive?
A: The DivX codec is not free for commercial use, therefore Microsoft has to pay a licensing fee for each unique device that uses it. The only way to keep track of how many consoles require this codec is to tie it to the individual machine. It make sense from a business standpoint to not embed the codec in the dash update, which is why it prompts you to download the first time you you play a Divx file. If only 40% of consoles use this feature, why would MS want to pay the royalty for every machine out there.
If your console was banned from LIVE you have forfeited the right to obtain services from MS, free-to-end-user codecs included. A pain in the ass, maybe, a logical business move by MS, definitely. This will never be downloadable from xbox.com, in the same way that the ipod support (also licensed by MS for a fee per console) is not available for off console downloads.
Here is a quote from MS regarding the Ipod AAC codec.
The codec you download will be unique to your console, it will not accompany you, for instance, if you move your gamer profile to an Xbox 360 Memory Unit to play at a friend's house.
If you're using a friend's Xbox 360 console, Xbox LIVE Marketplace will allow you to download the AAC codec again. But if you've already downloaded it to your own console, the codec will not work on your friend's, as the codec is only valid the first time it's downloaded by a specific gamer profile.
Q: After installing the NXE dash, do I need to redownload the "Optional Media Update"?
A: The NXE requires you to redownload the codec, probably because it has been updated in some way.
Or it may be another effort by MS to punish people that are banned.
-You have your console all set up to play divx.
-Your console is banned.
-You had it set up properly, so you can still play divx even offline.
-You update to the NXE offline, either from a future game or hdd swap,' downloaded etc...
-Divx codec gets wiped.
If you value the ability to play Divx on your 360, and your console is banned, DO NOT upgrade to the NXE, or you will lose this ability. There is no workaround. (if you have an exploitable kernel, you can install the Jtag hack/XBR to re-enble this feature.)
Q: I managed to get everything installed, but I burnt some DivX files to a dvd, and I cannot play them. It just says Mixed Media Disc and will not let me select it. What gives?
A: You cannot launch the files from a disc when you are on the Xbox LIVE blade of the dash. You must go to the Media blade, and move down to the video button. From there select current disc, and you should see the files listed in the left hand pane. If using the NXE dash, just go to My Xbox and over to Video Library, or alternatively hit the guide button and move over to the Media blade.
Q: Is it possible to stream these files over a network?
A: Certainly. It can be streamed the same way as other media files, with MediaPlayer 11, Zune software, from Windows Home Server, or almost any UPnP media server (eg: Xbox1 running a current build of XBMC, UPnP/DLNA enabled NAS, UPnP pc server such as Twonkymedia or Tversity etc), or using Windows Media Connect 2. Microsoft has dropped support for Windows Media Connect, but it is still a viable option for streaming from your PC. Although it is not linked on their site any longer you can still download it HERE from MS servers. Samba shares do not work.
Q: You didn't say Windows Media Center, doesn't that work as well?
A: Unfortunately, DivX through MCE is currently not supported on the 360. Even though you have the appropriate codecs installed on your Vista/MCE pc, and you can see the thumbnail image of the video, it will not play. Update: with the public release of Windows 7 Beta, it is reported that VMC will now allow playback of XviD files on the 360 through the media center application.
Q: Other than over the network, how else can I play my movies? Can I play them from the 360 HDD?
A: The 360 will play them from a burned disc (data cd or data dvd), usb thumbdrive, or external usb harddrive (formatted FAT, FAT32, or HFS+)(NTFS formatted drives do not work, imagine that, an MS product that doesn't support their own file system. See MCE question above for more sad irony.) You cannot add them to the 360 harddrive and play them from there.
Q: I am trying to format my large external hdd to FAT32 but my Windows 2000/XP/Vista pc will not allow me to format it in FAT32 if it is bigger than 32 gig or attempts to then throws an error after a long time. Is there another way to format my large drive in FAT32?
A: Here is a handy command line app that works great for formatting within windows. Does the deed in seconds.
Q: I have managed to get it all working, and have watched a bunch of my videos but some of the older DivX files that I have encoded do not work. What exactly does the 360 support for DivX files?
A: The optional media support is actually for Mpeg-4 part 2 Simple and Advanced Simple Profile, the DivX file must be encoded with version 5.0 or higher as earlier versions were not based on this encoding profile.
Q: Some of my videos are subtitled with a separate .SRT, .SUB/IDX or .SSA file, but when I play them, the subs do not display. Aside from learning a foreign language, how can I tell what people are saying?
A: The 360 will not display the subtitles unless they are hard coded into the avi. There are applications available that will merge your subs with your video. AVI ReComp will add hard subs for you.
Q: How do I check my video files before hand to know if they will work or not?
A: A simple freeware application, that you can use to check your video files, is called "GSpot"
Q: Is there a simple way to convert my noncompliant divx files so that they will work on the 360?
A: AVI ReComp works great for this, and is very simple to use. This may take some time depending on the speed of your computer.
Q: Is there a max file size restriction, like there is on the PS3, of 2GB?
A: The maximum file size for an AVI, MPEG-4 Part 2, and H.264 file that can be played is 4 GB. 4GB is also the maximum size of any single file that you can store on a FAT32 USB hard drive. However, Windows Media Player 11 and the Zune software do support streaming WMV files greater than 4GB.
Q: When playing a vid with AC3 audio, the video seems to skip occasionally. How do I fix that?
A: This issue is being investigated in this thread. Check for details.
Q:How can I add thumbnails to individual avi's, cover art etc.. or screen grabs from the avi itself? All I see on the right hand pane is that faded film strip... and i know i've seen an image there before.......
A: Thumbs are only displayed when the media is being served/streamed by WMP11, the Zune software, or in Media Center. You do not get the thumbnail view if the media is on USB or streamed from a UPnP server like Windows Home Server. If you place a .jpg image with the same name as the video file, in the same folder, you can display a thumb over usb.
Q: This all seems like a real pain in the ass. My original Xbox plays any file I have through XBMC.
A: Then keep using your original Xbox as a media center. If you want to run XBMC on your 360, then quit whining about it and help the scene with fully cracking the 360.
Feel free to drop suggestions for additions to this FAQ, and I will update accordingly.
Edited by StrictPuppet, 24 January 2010 - 11:17 PM.


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MARTINSBURG - Martinsburg's quadrennial elections June 12 drew an unprecedented 19 candidates for seven seats on the City Council.
Led by mayoral candidate Michael Bochinski, a slate of seven candidates vied for every seat on the council, challenging the five incumbents remaining in the race.
At-large Councilman Rodney Woods and 5th Ward Councilwoman Betty Gunnoe decided not to seek re-election.
There also were seven other candidates running for at-large and ward seats.
With a voter turnout of 12.3 percent, incumbent George Karos defeated Bochinski by a margin of nearly 3-1 in the contest for mayor.
Karos, the 80-year-old owner of Patterson's Drug Store in downtown Martinsburg, served on City Council for 26 years as an at-large member before being elected mayor in 2000.
Incumbent Councilmen Gregg Wachtel, Dennis Etherington, Max Parkinson and Roger Lewis withstood challenges from Bochinski's slate and other candidates.
Former Councilman Donald Anderson was elected to Woods' at-large seat and newcomer Jason Baker was elected to fill Gunnoe's vacant seat in Ward 5.
Kevin Knowles won the race for the Ward 2 council seat, upsetting incumbent Richard Yauger. Yauger was unable to campaign due to an illness and passed away a couple days after the election.
- Staff writer John McVey can be reached at 304-263-3381, ext. 128, or email@example.com.


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UPDATE: Although Goetz is in fact a registered sex offender on lifetime supervision, he is not on active parole in the State of Nevada, South Lake Tahoe Police Department stated in a release Saturday morning. Goetz is permitted to travel into California to work and to seek employment in the Lake Tahoe area, police said. His attempts to obtain a business license through the City of South Lake Tahoe alone do not amount a parole violation or any other criminal violation, though Goetz must still adhere to several special conditions including staying away from areas or businesses which children frequent, and not accessing the Internet without permission, police stated. Goetz is not wanted by law enforcement officials. Goetz is currently in compliance the terms of his supervision. The information below has been updated to reflect this information.
South Lake Tahoe police believe a registered sex offender has been frequenting South Lake Tahoe and are encouraging the public to use caution.
Incline Village resident Wesley Goetz, 55, was convicted of three counts of felony lewdness with a child under 14 in 1998, according to previous news reports.
Goetz pleaded guilty to the charges, which stemmed from his alleged molestation of an 11-year-old girl, according to the reports.
"This month Wesley Goetz attempted to falsely obtain a business license from the City of South Lake Tahoe to become a photographer at children's birthday parties, a handyman and a traveling salesman," according to a statement from police. "He has also attempted to conduct an Internet-based business. The City of South Lake Tahoe has refused to permit Goetz a business license. Goetz has falsely claimed to SLTPD detectives that he has permission to be near children."
Investigators believe Goetz could reoffend, according to the statement.
Goetz is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
He has two vehicles registered to him, including a 1991 Ford Aerostar van bearing Nevada license plate number 805WXK and a 1995 Honda motorcycle bearing Nevada license plate number 177782, according to the statement.


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In Max Delbrück's words, "Any living cell carries with it the experience of a billion years of experimentation by its ancestors." This process of experimentation is reflected in the incredible complexity established by intracellular and intercellular networks. While a plethora of information has become available on the individual constituents building these networks, much less is known about their complex organization that results from modular interactions at different hierarchical levels.
To characterize existing systems and build novel ones, a new discipline, synthetic biology, has materialized at the interface between engineering and biology. While theoretical and practical developments that emerged over the past few decades catalyzed the establishment of this field, two recent advances in engineered gene networks brought an unprecedented expansion.
One of these, the "genetic toggle switch", a synthetic bistable gene regulatory network built from two repressors and two constitutive promoters arranged in a mutually inhibitory network, allow independent, transient stimuli to switch between its two possible stable states.
In the second system, known as the "repressilator", and comprising three transcriptional repressors that are not encountered together naturally, each repressor inhibits the transcription of the next one, establishing an oscillatory network among the three proteins. These landmark studies illustrated the possibility to build novel synthetic circuits that do not exist naturally, by using components that individually are encountered in separate biological contexts.
"We are trying to develop new parts and libraries of parts that others can use to drive the next stage of synthetic biology, and help implement industrial applications in biotechnology," says Thomas Ellis, Ph.D., lecturer in synthetic biology at the Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation and the Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London.
Dr. Ellis and colleagues are focusing on the budding yeast, an organism that is safe to work with, has been employed in biotechnology for thousands of years, and can easily be used worldwide. "The idea of switching from E. coli to yeast in synthetic biology brings us closer to realizable industrial outputs such as the production of high-value compounds," says Dr. Ellis.
While the current, general view of synthetic biology is that of modular parts being assembled to provide new functions and rewiring the cells, this promises to change. "At some point in the future, we will be at a stage where we want to build an entire eukaryotic genome from simple parts, and we need to have some sort of understanding of how these parts behave and how to put all of them together," explains Dr. Ellis.
A major effort in Dr. Ellis' lab focuses on engineering promoters from the bottom up, to achieve precise gene-expression outputs and controllable regulation. Previously, Dr. Ellis and colleagues used a constitutive budding yeast promoter to illustrate that existing parts can be re-engineered and rationally diversified to design new parts and provide novel functions.
The investigators generated a synthetic promoter library, and subsequently illustrated the possibility of rationally constructing transcription activator-like protein effectors that can bind wild-type and synthetic promoters, a fundamental milestone toward generating gene networks.
Many bioindustrial applications need the metabolic flux to be redirected to optimize the production of the products of interest. This has been typically accomplished by gene knockouts, an approach that often may lead to suboptimal metabolic cellular states.
"We showed that gene knockouts are not required but we can, instead, dynamically modulate the genes of interest in order to appropriately redirect the metabolic flux between different pathways," explains James J. Collins, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University.
Dr. Collins and colleagues created a genetic switchboard, a panel of RNA switches that enable the simultaneous and independent regulation of multiple genes within a cell. This approach relies on an RNA-based riboregulator system that post-trascriptionally controls bacterial gene expression. In this system, two distinct promoters control the transcription of two RNA species, a cis-repressed RNA and a transactivating RNA.
The cis-repressed RNA sequence is engineered in front of the mRNA ribosome-binding site. When the mRNA is transcribed and produced, this cis-repressed sequence forms a stem and loop structure with the ribosome-binding site, and prevents ribosome docking onto the mRNA, inhibiting protein synthesis.
"We have shown that we can get 96% to 98% repression inside bacteria by using this system," says Dr. Collins. A second switch can turn on the short, noncoding transactivating RNA that is designed to interact with the cis-repressed element, and this destabilizes the stem-and-loop structure, exposing the ribosome-binding site and enabling ribosome binding and protein synthesis.
"Because these are sequence-based elements, this approach affords an incredible flexibility for producing a large number of such systems, which can operate simultaneously and independently of each other inside the cell," explains Dr. Collins.
These synthetic devices are tightly regulated, allow fast response times, and their modularity facilitates the independent control of multiple genes. "These developments open a number of biotechnology applications in terms of opportunities to effectively rewire and reprogram cells, to dynamically modulate gene expression," explains Dr. Collins.
Using the same approach, investigators in Dr. Collins' lab recently produced a programmable synthetic RNA-based kill switch in bacteria, in which the riboregulator system was used to deliver signals that affect inner membrane permeability and outer membrane integrity to combinatorially lyse the cells.
This switch was highlighted in the President's Bioethics Commission report on synthetic biology. "This strategy is providing a much-needed safeguard for work with engineered organisms," emphasizes Dr. Collins.
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