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HACKENSACK — A Lodi man accused of plotting a string of attacks in December and January that terrorized the Bergen County Jewish community plead not guilty Monday, according to The Associated Press.
Nineteen-year-old Aakash Dalal is being held on $2.5 million bail for his alleged role in the firebombing of synagogues in Paramus and Rutherford in January, as well as anti-Semitic vandalism at temples in Hackensack and Maywood in December.
Another Lodi man, 19-year-old Anthony Graziano, is accused of actually attacking the two synagogues, but Dalal faces similar charges for planning the attacks and offering advice to Graziano in a series of graphic instant message conversations, which were released by authorities Friday.
"Mr. Dalal was the teacher, and Mr. Graziano was the student," Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli told NJ.com on Friday. "And Mr. Dalal would tell Mr. Graziano what he had to do, as you saw in one of the slides, to satisfy the requirement."
Dalal was described by authorities as a religious agnostic, and details of his background that emerged over the weekend suggest he had strong anti-religious views and an interest in politics.
Dalal was for a time enrolled as a student at Rutgers, though Molinelli said it is unclear whether he had been suspended or had withdrawn before his arrest, and he had been a member of the campus ground Young Americans for Liberty. His Facebook profile picture shows him posing with presidential candidate and Republican Congressman Ron Paul.
Dalal was also a contributor to the website Unelected.org, where his byline was listed as "Aakash D."
During his time at Lodi High School, Dalal was a member of the tennis team, and teammates told The Record the Indian-born teen openly criticized them for their religious beliefs.
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Dalal faces aggravated arson and conspiracy charges, as well as nine counts of criminal mischief and bias intimidation. Molinelli said he and Graziano each face as much as 80 years in prison. His case will go before a grand jury.
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- COOGER Arctic - The video provides the rationale for conducting controlled oil spill experiments in the Arctic by the Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research (COOGER) with international collaborators, to assess the environmental risk of oil spills, and to develop and validate improved remediation technologies.
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3 cloves garlic, diced
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½ cup fresh basil, chopped
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¼ cup Burgundy wine
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7 eggs
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HOUSTON - BJ Services Co. recently announced the expansion of its tubing and casing running operations to the Marcellus shale fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York, according to a news release. The expansion includes a facility now in Muncy.
BJ has carried out casing and tubing running services on behalf of nearly every shale play operator on a variety of horizontal and lateral wells in difficult terrain under severe winter weather conditions. One benefit to customers of dedicated casing and tubing running services, the news release said, is the enhanced assurance that the casing will be properly torqued, minimizing chances of later concerns about joint-to-joint integrity. The development improves customers' environmental stewardship as well as the longevity of the well.
BJ Services' tubular services group launched its Marcellus Shale expansion program in West Virginia in August 2008. Since that time, the group moved to a larger facility in Grafton, W.Va.
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The increased demand for casing and tubing running services in the region has led to the opening of new BJ Services bases to support tubular services operations. The base in Grafton, W.Va., houses a full complement of state-of-the-art casing and tubing running equipment and a workshop.
BJ recently opened a second base in Muncy to support operations in Pennsylvania and New York.
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At SourceMedia, our approach is simple: We listen to our clients, assist them in identifying and clarifying their goals and deliver outstanding integrated campaigns on their behalf. We like what we do and are excited about doing it. We are currently searching for a Senior Sales Manager position within our Investment Advisor Group (IAG). IAG's award winning brands include Financial Planning, On Wall Street and Bank Investment Consultant. These dynamic brands service the investment advisor community through a multi-media platform. IAG produces print, online, video, live custom events, conferences, virtual events, research, content marketing and a full host of custom solutions for our clients. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of sales experience, a strong background in digital media sales, a demonstrated track record of creating integrated campaigns and must be able to break new accounts. A background in lead generation solutions is a must and experience with a variety of products is essential (print, digital, on-line, video, etc.). This position reports to the publisher of Financial Planning. Daily responsibilities include building and managing client relationships, forecasting, budgeting and closing new business. Travel is required for industry events and client presentations. This position is northeast based. Bring your ideas, experience and passion. Applicants MUST include salary requirements to be considered. No relocation costs will be provided. No phone calls please. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V


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Passionate pleas from students and others Saturday put William R. Hite Jr. on the defensive just three months into his job as superintendent of the Philadelphia School District.
Hite got an earful during a two-hour public meeting over his recommendations to close or relocate 44 schools throughout the city.
"Our children are not for sale!" exclaimed Gail Clouden, 57, a community activist from West Philadelphia. "People are not for sale!"
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The basic principle of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act—that an opportunity for public participation fosters the fair and informed exercise of rulemaking authority—is undercut by various categorical exemptions in 5 U.S.C. § 553(a). More than 25 years' experience with rulemaking under the APA has shown some of these broad exemptions to be neither...
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The Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553 (1970), provides simple, flexible and efficient procedure for rulemaking, including publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register, opportunity for submission of written comments, and opportunity in the discretion of the agency for oral presentation. This notice-and-comment rulemaking procedure is...
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The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold a formal evidentiary hearing in connection with promulgation of certain types of rules of general applicability. Detailed findings of fact based solely on the record must accompany the regulations, and such findings are subject to judicial review on a substantial evidence test....
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Individuals and citizen organizations, often representing those without a direct economic or personal stake in the outcome, are increasingly seeking to participate in administrative hearings. Their concern is to protect interests and present views not otherwise adequately represented in the proceedings. Agencies are exposed to the views of their staffs, whose positions...
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Agencies of the Federal Government should strive to act on the basis of articulated policies and standards. Concerns of good government and efficient management support this general principle, as do the developing views of the Federal courts.
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In order to assure that Federal agencies will have the benefit of the information and opinion that can be supplied by persons whom regulations will affect, the Administrative Procedure Act requires that the public must have opportunity to participate in rulemaking proceedings. The procedures to assure this opportunity...
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Government agencies which conduct formal or informal rulemaking proceedings or cases of adjudication which directly fix the rights and obligations of private persons (hereafter referred to as "proceedings")[1] owe a special duty to the individuals affected and to the general public to manage their caseloads as efficiently as possible, to eliminate inordinate...
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Colo. health system wins 2008 Baldrige Award
Poudre Valley Health System, a private not-for-profit healthcare organization in northern Colorado, has won the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
The Baldrige Award is the nation's highest Presidential honor for organizational innovation and performance excellence. The Baldrige program is managed by the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in conjunction with the private sector. Named after Malcolm Baldrige, the 26th secretary of commerce, the award was established by Congress in 1987 to enhance the competitiveness and performance of U.S. businesses.
In announcing the 2008 recipients of the award, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez praised PVHS as a "role model" embodying the values of excellence and principled leadership.
"Quality, innovation and competitiveness are essential to maintaining America's global leadership," he said. He noted that PVHS has shown a continuing "commitment to employees, customers, partners and community."
PVHS provides healthcare services through two hospitals (Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., and the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo.) and a network of clinics and care facilities. The health system serves patients in northern Colorado, western Nebraska and southern Wyoming.
"This has been a 10-year journey," said Rulon Stacey, president and CEO of PVHS. "When other healthcare organizations have been content to simply 'do their budget' every year, this organization not only met its budget but looked at every process and determined to do everything better."
With annual revenues of $330.5 million, PVHS has been praised for maintaining competitive healthcare costs when compared to local competitors who have a similar patient base and to average healthcare costs in the Denver metropolitan area, which is the PVHS secondary service area.
In 2006, for instance, the average PVHS charge was $2,000 lower than its main competitor and $7,000 lower than the Denver metro rate.
PVHS has also been lauded for involving patients and the community in strategic planning, goal setting and improvement initiatives. For example, community, staff and stakeholder input was incorporated into the planning and building of the Medical Center of the Rockies. This included aspects such as the layout of the emergency rooms, views from patient rooms (with the majority facing the mountains), healing gardens, and family amenities such as showers and kitchens.
The health system also works with community leaders to identify and address specific health needs in the region. Among the community wellness, education and preventive health programs are ones for heart disease, prenatal issues, child safety and injury avoidance. PVHS reports that total community support surpassed $110 million - or greater than 25 percent of net patient revenue - in 2007.
"This is a system that has made a commitment to partnering with its physicians," said Bill Neff, MD, chief medical officer at PVHS. "That sounds like a simple thing, but there are a lot of systems that treat their physicians like competitors."
The 2008 Baldrige recipients were selected from a field of 85 applicants. All applicants were evaluated by an independent board of examiners in seven areas: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; process management; and results.
The evaluation process for each Baldrige recipient includes about 1,000 hours of review and an on-site visit by a team of examiners to clarify questions and verify information in the applications.


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SAGINAW, MI — One of two men shot in December at a West Side Saginaw home is headed to prison for his role in the incident.
Eulis D. Tolliver appeared before Saginaw County Circuit Judge Robert L. Kaczmarek on Monday, Sept. 23, and pleaded no contest to two felonies.
Tolliver, 27, pleaded to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony in a Dec. 15 incident inside DeLeon L. Rodgers' home at 916 N. Mason between Miller and West Holland.
Prosecutors and Tolliver agreed on a 18-month minimum sentence for the assault charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Before beginning that sentence, Tolliver first would serve the mandatory two years for the firearm charge, for which he'll receive about six months credit.
If Kaczmarek decides to hand down a minimum sentence either shorter or longer than the agreed-upon 18 months, then either party would have the ability to withdraw from the agreement.
Prosecutors in April charged Tolliver with assault with intent to murder or, in the alternative, the assault charge to which Tolliver pleaded or, in the alternative, felonious assault (or assault with a dangerous weapon) as well as three firearm offenses. In exchange for Tolliver's plea, prosecutors will drop the two other alternatives as well as two firearm offenses.
Prosecutors stated in court records that that Tolliver and Rodgers were dating sisters at the time of the December incident. Tolliver came to Rodgers' home that night, armed with a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun with a "high capacity magazine," "purportedly to make peace with (Rodgers) over a prior problem," prosecutors wrote.
Tolliver "convinced (Rodgers) to let him in the home, at which time (Tolliver) pulled out the pistol and pointed it at (Rodgers)," prosecutors wrote. "A struggle ensued, during which (Rodgers) was shot in the abdomen."
Rodgers then grabbed a .380-caliber pistol and "used it on (Tolliver) in self-defense, shooting (him) in the head," prosecutors wrote. Tolliver was shot in the eye, and both men were hospitalized.
Since the incident, prosecutors wrote, Rodgers has reported drive-by shootings by Tolliver, including a March 20 incident "which (Rodgers) claimed necessitated (him) again shooting at (Tolliver) in defense of (his) home and family."
Rodgers, 31, is serving jail time for discharging a firearm in a building in connection with that March 20 incident. If Kaczmarek agrees to Tolliver's agreement and hands down the 18-month sentence, then prosecutors will not pursue charges against Tolliver for the March 20 incident.
Tolliver's no contest plea means he does not contest that prosecutors' evidence would convict him. It's not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.
Tolliver's attorney, James Gust, said Tolliver pleaded no contest due to a lack of memory from intoxication.
A sentencing date was pending for Tolliver, who remains jailed on a $97,500 bond.


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Three local entities will divide more than $1 million in additional property tax revenue this year - all thanks to helium.
Last year was the first time Amarillo's helium plant sold crude helium to private buyers. The sales follow the Helium Privatization Act of 1996, which says all Amarillo helium reserves must be offered for sale by 2015.
Amarillo's plant near Interstate 40 stopped refining helium and greatly reduced its work force in 1998.
Crude helium was offered for sale twice in 2003: March and November. During that time, about $56 million worth of helium was sold, said Jim Childers of Potter-Randall Appraisal District.
Because the helium went to private owners instead of the government, it could be taxed by local entities, Childers said. The helium is considered inventory.
"It becomes a product that a private entity owns," he said.
And the tax from that property means big bucks for three taxing entities - especially Bushland Independent School District and Potter County.
An estimated $1.26 million in property taxes will come from the helium, said Robert Miller, Potter County tax assessor-collector.
"Yes, this is a lot of money," he said.
Bushland ISD stands to receive the most funds. With current tax rates and an appraised value of $56 million on the helium, the school district should get about $925,000, Miller said.
"I'm sure that's a lot of money to Bushland," Miller said.
Carol Autry, tax assessor-collector for Randall County, confirmed the $925,000 figure. Bushland has chosen to collect its property taxes through Randall instead of Potter, she said.
The money should definitely benefit BISD, Autry said.
"Anything we can do to help our schools," she said.
Bushland Superintendent John Lemons said since the district is already property-rich, a percentage of the money would certainly go back to the state in recapture.
But "any new revenue's outstanding," Lemons said.
Potter County should get about $333,000, and the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District should get $8,600, Miller said.
"These (figures) are estimated," he said. "That $56 million, it could be a little more, it could be a little less."
The entities haven't received the money yet; the county is still waiting for final appraisal documents, Miller said.
"It's coming through the process right now," he said.
The process is taking some time because this is the first time the helium has been appraised, Childers said.
"When it was federal, it was exempt," he said.
The appraisal district should complete these documents within one or two weeks, he said.
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Anyone who heard vocalist Abishek Raghuram's concert for Chennai Cultural Academy, would agree with the existence of 'genetic' factors (being the grandson of mridangam maestro Palghat Raghu) in excelling in the chosen field. Gifted with an in-depth intuition of musical phrases, reflective of excellence of carnatic music the vocalist gave a reposeful performance.
If his brisk and bright opening of saveri varnam (Sarasuda) of Venkatarama Iyer was rendered absorbingly, showcasing the musical phrases of the raga swaroopa, his rendition in raga kedaram (Thyagaraja Guru Aasreyae), an excellent composition of M D Ramanathan, with a clear grasp of its musical settings, reflected his earnestness to project its artistic excellence.
His next rendition in raga darbar, ( Mundu Venuga) of Thyagaraja, after a short alapana, which was rendered with verve and fullness. It had considerable musical merit, where Thyagaraja beseeches the protection of Rama, who is accompanied by Lakshmana.
When he began exploring raga varali, identifying the soothing cadences of the melody, focusing on the succinct bhava of the raga and rendered Karuna Elakanta of Thyagaraja, with verve and fullness ,the reverberating niraval at Paramathamudu Jeevatmudu, identifying the oneness of jeevathma and god, with considerable merit.
If only he avoids superfluous brigas and excessive swaras, which sometimes mars the aesthetic excellence of the kritis, his whole concert would reveal his musical prowess in probing the inner depth of the music, integrating into the texture of the composition..
Mysore Srikanth (violin) was good. A special mention should be made of the noted mirdangam artiste Thiruvarur Bhakthavatsalam and Vaikam Gopalakrishnan (ghatam), who extended elegant rhythmic support, with an appreciable grip and Kala pramanam'.
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The state House this week passed legislation that would significantly alter the courses students must take to receive a high school diploma. The bill has drawn mixed reactions from education experts, some of whom are worried about the effects on minority students.
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Kudrow must pay $1.6M
A California jury ordered Lisa Kudrow to pay her former manager $1.6 million in residuals from her work on "Friends."
The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury returned its verdict in a lawsuit filed by Scott Howard. He claimed he had an oral agreement with the actress and was owed a percentage of her earnings on the hit NBC sitcom.
Kudrow contended during the trial that she had already paid Howard more than $11 million before they parted ways in 2007.
City News Service says testimony during the trial indicated that Kudrow was earning more than $1 million per episode by the end of the show's run. Kudrow starred on "Friends" from 1994 to 2004.
Howard worked with Kudrow for 16 years, beginning in 1991.
'Dating Game' host Lange
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Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show "The Dating Game," died Tuesday at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81.
Lange suffered a heart attack, his wife Nancy said.
Though Lange had a successful career in radio, he is best known for his television role on ABC's "The Dating Game," which debuted in 1965 and on which he appeared for more than a decade, charming audiences with his mellifluous voice and wide, easygoing grin.
He also played host to many celebrity guests. Michael Jackson, Steve Martin and Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others, appeared as contestants.
Williams engaged
to Van Veen
"Girls" star Allison Williams is making a grown-up move.
She's engaged to marry boyfriend Ricky Van Veen. The 25-year-old Williams is the daughter of NBC news anchor Brian Williams.
Van Veen is a co-founder of the comedy website CollegeHumor.
"Girls," in its third season on HBO, has been a breakout role for the Yale University graduate. No word yet on a wedding date.
Lucas donates $25M
to Chicago school
Filmmaker George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson are donating $25 million to a prestigious private school on Chicago's South Side.
University of Chicago officials said the grant from George Lucas Family Foundation will pay for a new arts hall at the university's Laboratory Schools.
The 86,000-square-foot building will open in 2015 and will be named after Gordon Parks, a photographer, musician and social justice advocate.
Lucas said that art can "transform lives and communities" and says he hopes Parks' legacy will inspire future generations.
Paula Deen plans to open
restaurant near Dollywood
Paula Deen's comeback trail is leading her to the Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee.
The Savannah, Ga.-based celebrity cook said she's opening a new restaurant, Paula Deen's Kitchen, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. A hub for tourists visiting the Dollywood theme park and the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Pigeon Forge draws about 10 million vacationers a year.
Paula Deen Ventures, a new company launched to manage Deen's comeback after she acknowledged past use of racial slurs in a lawsuit last year, said it's pouring $20 million into the 20,000-square-foot restaurant.
Bernanke announces
plans to write memoir
Ben Bernanke, who stepped down in January after eight years as chairman of the Federal Reserve, is planning a memoir.
Bernanke said he will focus not just on the Fed's response to the 2008 financial crisis, but to the "Great Recession" that followed. He expects the book to take about a year to write and will likely meet with publishers within the next several weeks.
Negotiations will be handled by Washington lawyer Robert Barnett. He also represented Bernanke's predecessor at the Fed, Alan Greenspan.
Williams unveils
new green hat
Celebrity watchers thought Pharrell Williams' days as a mad hatter had come to an end.
The hat the producer, rapper and singer wore at the Grammy Awards was recently auctioned on eBay to support his charity. But Williams turned up at Hollywood events this week wearing a green version of his Smokey Bear hat.
Proceeds from the first hat will support Pharrell's From One Hand to Another charity. It provides arts and educational resources for children.
Williams will perform his hit "Happy" at the Academy Awards on Sunday.
Judge sentences Bynes
to 3 years of probation
Amanda Bynes pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving after she clipped a Los Angeles County sheriff's patrol car.
The actress was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of attending alcohol education classes.
Bynes was arrested in April of 2012 on suspicion of drunken driving after the cruiser was hit in West Hollywood.
The 27-year-old actress already is on probation for driving with a suspended license. She received psychiatric treatment in 2013 after authorities said she started a fire in the driveway of a Ventura County home.
Bynes also was ordered to get counseling after she allegedly threw a bong out of a Manhattan window in 2013.
Harris to star on Broadway
in Stoppard's 'Indians Ink'
Rosemary Harris has been lured back onto a New York stage for the upcoming revival of Tom Stoppard's "Indian Ink."
Harris will star in the romantic tale, with performances to begin Sept. 4 at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.
Harris won a Tony Award in 1967 for "The Lion in Winter" and earned an Oscar nomination for "Tom & Viv," but may be best known as Aunt May in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" films.
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Converging Interests explores the historic and contemporary cultures of travel in Southeast Asia, from Burma to the Philippines. The essays describe the converging paths--and categories--of traders, travelers, tourists, and pilgrims as they intersect with each other and as they inflect local communities and national economies.
Working from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, the authors examine urban traffic jams, go-go bars, and souvenir shops, as well as rural "animist" societies made famous--and often transformed--by colonial, ethnographic, and tourist interests. Others focus on the hybrid settlements that have evolved idiosyncratically as tourist centers. Together, they illuminate key dynamics operating in contemporary and historic Southeast Asia and the unforeseeable directions that all travel takes.


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Uruguay among the world's ten countries with highest inflation
Uruguay is ranked among the world's ten countries with the highest inflation, having climbed from position 15 to 10 last year, only surpassed in Latin America by Venezuela and Argentina. Last year Uruguay ended with an inflation of 8.52%, well above the 4% to 6% target, and according to Central bank officials "it remains the main challenge for the country's economic policy".
The concern is well founded when compared to inflation in 115 countries, since in the last few years Uruguay has been ranked 16 (2010); 8 (2011) and 15 (2012). This is particularly confusing since 'inflationary pressures come from the demand side, and Uruguay's economy has completed a decade of strong uninterrupted growth. In China for example with 7.3% growth in 2013, inflation was 2.5%.
In Latin America Venezuela leads with 56.2% as reported by President Nicolas Maduro who blamed the business community of speculation and involvement in an economic war against his regime".
Argentina follows with official Indec inflation in the last twelve months in the range of 11%, although the so called Congressional index, an average of private consultants, reached a 22 year record breaking of 3.8% in December and 28.38% in the twelve months of last year.
Behind Uruguay in fourth position comes Bolivia with 6.48%, which was higher than in 2012 (4.5%) and below the central bank's target of 7.5%. Brazil follows with 5.84%, which was in the range of target, 4.5% plus minus two percentage points. However it was well above what market analysts were expecting.
Paraguay which was the fastest growing economy in the region, 12.9% in 2013, experienced an inflation of 3.7%, while in Chile it reached 3%, half way between the target of 2% to 4%.
Finally along the Pacific, Peru registered an inflation of 2.86%; Ecuador, 2.7% and Colombia, 1.94%, the lowest inflation in a decade.
While this happens in Latin America, in the developing countries such as the European Union the challenge is beating deflation. In the Euro zone, still in ICU, inflation last year was 0.8%, below the European central bank target of 2%.
Meantime in the United States inflation in the last eleven months was 1.2%, while the Federal Reserve target stands at 2%.


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Samurai Stylist Suga Got a Wedge in with Dorothy, and Now He Clips Candy, Faye and Marie
Over the years Suga's philosophy has appealed to Bianca Jagger, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Jackie O, Gloria Vanderbilt, Cher and Princess Grace. A cut by the master in his salon at New York's ritzy Bergdorf Goodman department store costs $75. (When the IRS recently investigated Suga for not reporting tips, he archly advised the tax agency that he never accepts any. Even so, the IRS has socked him with a penalty notice. "I may pay," he says, "rather than fight.")
With his client loyalty, he can afford to. "When Suga cuts my hair," says Cheryl Tiegs, "I never worry." Concurs Faye Dunaway: "Suga to hair is like sushi to Japan—essential." Though he grooms models for Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Town & Country, Suga (pronounced Sue-gah) does not limit his ministrations to women. He grooms male models and last month gave Donny Osmond a body wave in his Detroit hotel suite before the singer's performance at the Republican convention.
He often travels for longtime customers. Every eight weeks or so he flies to the city where Hamill is performing in the Ice Capades and trims her wedge. When Marie Osmond calls from Provo, Utah, Suga hops on the next plane. He doesn't complain when he has to ride the service elevator on Park Avenue house calls. Nor did the 5'7" Suga (whose friends call him Yusuke) mind the indignity of standing on a box to cut the flowing tresses of Veruschka, the towering German model with a Russian name.
Suga was born in a Japanese colony near Peking. His mother ran a restaurant and his father, Isao, who died in an accident when Yusuke was 10 months old, was a photographer. With his mother, older sisters and brother, Suga moved to Gifu, Japan, where for 16 generations all the men in his family except his father had been Shinto priests. Food in postwar Japan was scarce, and Suga developed a taste for powdered milk from the States. "I admired anything American," he says. "The idea that somebody could have blue eyes fascinated me. I loved chocolate kisses and Bazooka bubblegum."
An artistic child, Suga became an actor at 10 in spite of his mother's disapproval. (By then the family had moved on to Tokyo.) "I had to take the train myself and go to the studio alone," he remembers. "I wanted to be famous and make a lot of money." While singing on the radio when he was 13, his showbiz career ended abruptly. "I had to sing in a commercial, and no one told me about voice changes. I quit in a panic."
After graduating from high school in 1962, Suga, whose older sister, Yasuko, worked as a hairdresser on movie sets, decided to learn the craft too. "Mother was very unhappy," he says. "She wanted me to do something white-collar." Instead he went to Tokyo's Yamano Beauty College and by the mid-1960s was honing his talents in a salon that catered to bar hostesses. "I also had to sweep the floor," he remembers.
Suga packed his electric rice steamer and emigrated to New York in 1965. There he camped temporarily in a small, leaky room in a Buddhist temple on Riverside Drive and quickly discovered that the best hairstylist in the city was Mr. Kenneth. Within 10 days he had wangled an interview at Kenneth's lavish East Side salon. "They kept bringing me model after model to do," he remembers. "I never even met Kenneth. Finally they said, 'Okay, you're hired.' I was in heaven." Three years later he struck out on his own. "We have a saying in Japan that if you sit on a rock for three years something may happen. So I stayed exactly three years," he explains mysteriously. (Asked about his complimentary copy of the new book, Kenneth replied stiffly, "It was very nice of Suga to send it along to me.")
Suga flies home to Japan twice a year to look over Studio V, the string of salons and boutiques he owns there with designer Hanae Mori's son, Kei. This summer Suga is shuttling between his Manhattan penthouse and Fire Island retreat. Why did he decide to write a book? "For the ego trip," he admits. "I've done only hairdressing in my life, and someday I'll have to stop—and then what'll I have to show for it? After all," he sighs, "hair grows."
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Another Child for Uma and Ethan
"The Golden Bowl" star Uma Thurman, 31, and her husband of five years, "Snow Falling on Cedars" star Ethan Hawke, 30, are fixing up the nursery again. "It's true," their spokesperson, Robert Garlock, confirmed to PEOPLE.com. "They are expecting a child in January." It will be the couple's second. Daughter Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke was born in 1998. Shortly before Maya arrived, reported PEOPLE, her parents-to-be bought a $1.25 million four-bedroom house a half-hour drive north of New York City. (They also have a Greenwich Village apartment.) "Uma will be a completely devoted mother," predicted her former acting coach and friend Cindia Huppeler, whose son is Thurman's godchild. Thurman was also perfectly suited to being a mom, claimed her "Pulp Fiction" costar, Samuel L. Jackson. "She's a very loving and giving person." After Maya's birth, Thurman told the Associated Press, "I think motherhood is sexy. I don't expect anyone else to, but for me it's one of the sexiest things I've ever done. By far."


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Are veterans still able to get health care?
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Is military health care impacted?
While Tricare coverage is not expected to be immediately affected, military hospitals and health and dental clinics could be limited to treating active-duty military, and only emergencies for other patients.
What happens to veterans receiving compensation for service- or combat-related wounds and injuries?
The Department of Veterans Affairs said the shutdown could stop distributing compensation and pension checks to more than 3.6 million veterans who rely on these benefits if the shutdown continues into late October.
Are other veterans' benefits impacted?
Pension, education and vocational rehabilitation payments will continue at least through late October, but the programs could be suspended if the shutdown continues longer.
Are active-duty military furloughed?
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Are active-duty military paid during the shutdown?
The House passed legislation that would appropriate money for active-duty and reserve paychecks regardless of the shutdown, but the bill must be passed by the Senate. If the shutdown continues into next week, payroll might not be processed in time for the Oct. 15 paychecks.
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Gorillas are divided into 2 recognised species and 4 sub species. The Western Gorilla comprises of the Western Lowland Gorilla and the Cross River Gorilla. The Eastern Gorilla comprises of the Mountain Gorilla and the Eastern Lowland Gorilla. It is being debated that the Bwindi Gorilla is a proposed third separate species of Gorilla.
The Virunga Volcanoes, a chain of eight volcanoes runs through a western section of the Great Rift Valley, forming part of the border between Uganda, Congo and Rwanda. These magnificent mountains and the nearby Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda are the last safe havens of the most endangered of the gorilla subspecies, the mountain gorilla. Only about 660 of these individuals remain.
Most of the gorillas reside on the slopes of the three dormant volcanoes in the upper region(Karisimbi, Mikeno, and Visoke),while the rest inhabit the other three dormant volcanoes in the lower region (Sabinyo, Mgahinga, and Muhavura). Apparently, the gorillas never climb above about 3,965 m (13,000 ft) and are rarely seen in the low area between the two groups of dormant volcanoes.
The gorillas also seem to avoid open meadow areas - they will rather go around a meadow than cross it. The gorillas are located most often in the Hagenia forests, in the bamboo forests (depending on the season), and now and then in the subalpine vegetation zone.
The gorilla population is fairly small and still on the decline. Currently, there are about 50,000 western lowland gorillas living in West Central Africa. This gorilla is also the type most often seen in zoos. The eastern lowland gorilla population, on the other hand, has dramatically declined in recent years.
In the 1960's an estimated 5,000-15,000 lived in the eastern Congolese rainforest. Today only about 2,500 remain in the wild, and only a few dozen can be spotted in the world's zoos. The mountain gorillas are the rarest of all and are on the brink of extinction.
Only about 600 mountain gorillas are left in the wild. Hunting and poaching reduced their numbers to about 250 by 1981, when the protection efforts of the late Dian Fossey and others brought the decline to a halt. Today, about 320 inhabit the Virunga Mountains and another 300 in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, but their long-term survival continues to be threatened by natural changes and disasters, hunters and poachers and the chronic political instability. None are found in captivity.
The gorilla is enormous! Mature males average around 400 pounds in the wild and the females around 200 pounds. Standing upright, males can sometimes measure up to six feet tall. The separate subspecies of gorilla differ slightly in appearance: Eastern gorillas tend to be darker in color, with longer hair, jaws and teeth. They also have shorter arms than their western gorilla relatives. The mountain gorilla has a robust build with long, muscular arms and short legs, a massive chest, and broad hands and feet with thick digits. Gorillas have large heads - especially males, who's sculls have a prominent crest. Adult males grow a crown of muscle and hair that makes the head look even longer. The fully grown adult male mountain gorilla is twice as large as the female.
The Head:
Gorillas have a unusually large head with a bulging forehead, a ridge on top, tiny ears, and small, dark-brown eyes. They have no tail. Adult gorillas have 32 teeth, with large molars for chewing food and large canines used for biting, The canines are especially large in the male gorillas. Gorillas each have a unique nose print.
Hands and Feet:
Gorillas' hands are very similar to humans'hands: they have five fingers, including an opposable thumb. Their feet have five toes, including an opposable big toe. Gorillas can grasp things with their hands as well as their feet.
Gorillas have senses very similar to the human being, including hearing, sight (colour vision), smell, taste, and touch.
Newborn gorillas are small, covered with thick black hair, and weigh about 2.3 kg (5 lbs). Until the age of 2, they must be cared for at all times. When they reach the age of 2, they are able to reach and chew on vines and branches. According to research, they develop almost twice as fast as human babies.
Male and female gorillas between the ages of about 3 and 6 are classed as juvenile. During this stage, both sexes have thick black hair and black skin. Both sexes of juveniles increase in size and weight at similar tempos for the first 6years. Around age 6 they are about 1.2 m (4 ft) tall and weigh about 68 kg (150 lbs).
Female gorillas mature at about age 6 and don't seem to grow taller, although they continue to gain weight gradually until they reach weights of 113-136 kg (250-300 lbs) at ages of 10 to 11 years. Males, on the other hand continue to grow both in size and weight past the age of 6. They only start maturing until they are about 10years old. Between the ages of about 6 and 10years, males maintain the black hair colour of their youth and are called 'blackbacks'.
As the male mountain gorilla mature, they develop a patch of grayish or silver-coloured hair on their backs. Hence, mature males are called silverbacks. Males do not grow in size or weight after maturity, but at typical heights of 1.5-1.8 m (5-6 ft) and weights of 204-227 kg (450-500 lbs), they are strikingly large animals. It is quite difficult to estimate the maximum life span of mountain gorillas in the wild, but it has been estimated at around 25 - 30 years.
The gestation period for gorillas is about nine months- the same as humans. Gorilla mothers with an infant is not capable of having another for up to 4 years. In addition,there is no evident breeding season, since births of baby gorillas take place throughout the year. However, many baby gorillas die in the first year of their life, and almosthalf of all gorillas die before reaching adulthood. This is due to factors such as mishaps and disease.
Gorillas are known to live in small family groups made up of altering numbers of males, females, infants, and juveniles. Each group is led by a dominant male gorilla. It is the dominant silverback's responsibility to protect his group and lead in the search for food.
Typically, the females stay with the family, while the males leave their groups at adolescence. As a result, mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers stick together in family groups. However, a different social structure is emerging among gorillas i.e. females leave their family and join other groups.
Another behavioural trait the gorillas display, is that they try to defend one another when faced with danger. The death of a one gorilla also has a tremendous effect on the others, especially when the dominant silverback dies the family group may be severely disrupted.
The group may split into two or more smaller groups. When a new silverback takes over a family group, he may kill all of the infants of the dead silverback. This is considered as an effective reproductive strategy since the new male conceives offspring that carry on his genes. In most harmonious groups, there is no clear evidence of infanticide.
Gorillas have strong attachments to members of their own group. Even when groups meet and mingle and then go their separate ways again, each gorilla tends to remain with its social group. Gorillas continually stroll through their habitat ranges of about 12 square miles, feeding and resting throughout the day. They build new nests each day at sunset, creating them of branches in a tree or of grasses on the ground.
A group's hierarchy, ritualized behavior and bluff charges between males prevents conflict among and between groups. Gorillas scream, grab foliage and stuff it in their mouths, stand erect on their hind legs, tear up and throw plants, drum on the chest with hands or fists, stamp their feet, strike the ground with the palms of their hands and gallop in a mock attack on all fours.
Communication is used to teach the young many skills in order for them to survive, and for other gorillas to communicate about food, distress, mating, etc. Gorillas communicate with each other through sound and body language. Many of their actions symbolises the hierarchy of the group. A silverback may make a 'threat gesture' by turning sideways to show how big he is or by 'yawning' to boast his large canine teeth.
Gorillas are known to make many sounds. Over 25 distinct sounds have been documented. Some of them include:
Gorillas are very intelligent and can learn tremendously complex tasks. Some gorillas have even been taught sign language by people and others have learned how to form simple sentences and communicate with people.
Gorillas knuckle-walk using both their legs and their long arms with the fingers rolled into the hand. Gorillas never walk using only their legs. They can climb trees, but do so very rarely. Gorillas cannot swim.
Mountain gorillas are primarily vegetarians. They eat various types of plants, including the roots and stems of some plants, the leaves and flowers of other plants, and even the bark of certain trees. They also eat the fruit of several types of trees and vines, wild celery, thistles, the tender shoots of bamboo plants, and certain vines in their entirety.
These plants seem to supply the gorillas with sufficient moisture. Therefore, water is not really necessary.Bamboo shoots are available only a few months of the year usually between August and December. The gorillas also eat the soft centers of the giant senecio trees, which can be found in the subalpine zone. Gallium vines, are also a favorite. Gorillas often take naps after eating a meal in the middle of the day. An average adult male eats more or less 50 pounds of food a day.
The only real enemies of gorillas are leopards and humans. Although, crocodiles are potentially dangerous to lowland gorillas. In western Africa, gorillas are frequently hunted for meat, but in eastern Africa they have been the victims of traps set for other animals like antelope. Poachers have also abolished entire family groups in their attempts to capture infant gorillas for zoos, while others have been killed to sell their heads and hands as trophies.
Life for mountain gorillas isn't all harmonious. They are endangered and threatened by civil war in the small area of Africa where they live. Many devoted scientists, park rangers, and other concerned people are working hard to protect mountain gorillas and their forests.
The two main areas to visit gorillas are Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga National Park. Gorilla tracking is strictly controlled to ensure that the gorillas do not get disturbed. Only 6 visitors are allowed each day. Visitors should book with a tour operator beforehand or directly with Uganda National Parks in Kampala. 3 months notice is recommended.
There are two gorilla groups available for viewing in Bwindi. Mubare Group consists of 16 members with 1 silverback and has been habituated since 1993. Habinyanya Group consists of 23 gorillas with 2 silverbacks and a third group consisting of 17 members and 2 silverbacks is currently being habituated and may be ready by 2002.
There is currently one group habituated to receive visitors. Known as The Tourist group (or Nyakagezi group) it consists of 9 members: 2 silverbacks, 3 adult females, 2 juveniles and 2 infants. A second group is currently being habituated and may be ready for visitors in 2002.
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Historically, Democratic Presidents (Carter, Clinton) have been much more pro-disclosure than Republican Presidents (Ford, Reagan, Bush, and Bush II). I would expect the Obama administration to be more like the Clinton and Carter FOIA model than that of the current administration.
Initially, I look for the Ashcroft memorandum to be stricken. This memorandum which came out in the Fall of 2001 said that any properly used FOIA exemption would be defended by the Justice Department. It superseded (without expressly stating that it did) the Reno memorandum of 1993 which said even if something could be withheld under a FOIA exemption, agencies should look to make discretionary disclosures of material as long as there was no foreseeable harm in government activities in releasing the material. For instance, privileged material in a document that could be withheld under FOIA exemption 5 should be looked at to see if the material could be released even though legally it could be withheld under FOIA exemption 5--the test was would the release do any foreseeable harm to the government. If the answer was no, the material went. Under current policy agencies don't have to ask, they just defend the withholding. Under the Obama administration I look for a similar foreseeable harm test to return.
I also look for an increased awareness in FOIA programs. FOIA Operations will get greatersupportt from those in charge of agencies. While money will be tight in the new administration, I look for investments in the use of new technology to streamline FOIA Operations making them more efficient and answerable to requesters. Additionally, I think the Department of Justice will provide more guidance in FOIA operations, both legally and procedurally.
Finally, I think agencies will overall be more pro-disclosure. I don't know how to quantify that idea, but I think there is a feeling in many FOIA Offices that they can't release information because the current administration doesn't want them to. I think this will slowly change and some agencies will release information they are now withholding. Again, I can't quantify it nor give specific examples.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
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With Tailwinds from Strong 2011 Revenues Novadaq Enters 2012 with Divestiture of Their Legacy Heart Laser Business, CMS Recognition of SPY Procedures, Nasdaq Listing And a Secondary Offering In February, NVDQ (formerly NDQ.TO) reported 4Q and FY 2011 earnings. Total revenues for 4Q2011 was $5MM—a 119% increase annually and a 19% increase sequentially NVDQ vastly exceeded their 4Q2011 guidance (75-100) for system sales with 130 new SPY or FIREFLY systems shipped out Entering 2012, 300 US hospitals are using NVDQ imaging systems Of the $5MM in 4Q2011 revenues, $2.4MM represented recurring revenues from repeat users of the SPY products. Recurring revenues has increased 67% percent annually Taken together, these data indicate that old customers are happy with the SPY/FIREFLY systems and continue to generate recurring revenues for the SPY procedural kits while new customers continue to be added on, requiring newly installed systems The company also indicated that its YE2011 cash and burn to be $9.6MM and $0.3MM, respectively Being fully focused on its imaging business, NVDQ was also able to divest out its legacy therapeutic (not imaging) product, CO2 Heart Laser, to a specialized cardiovascular hospital sales distributor called MAQUET Cardiovascularo NVDQ continues to consolidate their second partnership with LifeCell/KCIo The MAQUET deal extends the use of SPY in a newer, smaller, portable device (which is still 18-months to market) for the wound care market. Under the this agreement the KCI salesforce will call on: Wound clinics, burn wards, geriatric care centers, to implement the new SPY device to measure tissue perfusion and the extent of debridement in simple wounds aiding treatment decisions for individual patients, with the goal to shorten time to wound healing Hospital based vascular surgeons, to incorporate the use of the SPY Elite (with new software) when treating advanced wound care patients (e.g. diabetics ulceration) to measure the extent of perfusion of open wounds to guide amputation decisions Novadaq continued its positive news flow spree as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the SPY Vascular angiography had been granted a favorable outpatient reimbursement code, effective April 1, 2012o While the vast majority of SPY guided procedures are in-patient and surgical in nature, this recognition of SPY imaging as a standalone reimbursable procedure by the CMS bodes well for upcoming launches of the portable SPY system in wound care, the SPY Elite in vascular procedures and the PINPOINT device in minimally invasive surgeries— all of which are performed in out-patient settings On the heels of this positive earnings, divestiture, consolidation and reimbursement news, Novadaq was successful in securing a NASDAQ listing for itself. Novadaq shares began trading on the NASDAQ on Mar 1, under the ticker symbol "NVDQ." This successful US listing underscores the growing popularity and investor base of this company in the US At press-time, NVDQ is tapping its "eager" US investor base for a secondary offering through Piper Jaffray and Stifel Nicolaus WeiselAt the OneMedForum in San Francisco, in Jan 2012, CEO Dr. Arun Menawat indicated that in 2011 the revenue stream came from the use of SPY in breast, reconstructive and cardiovascular surgeries. In 2012, the mix is also going to include robotic surgeries (partnered with ISRG) and gastrointestinal surgeries (approved Oct 2011; partnered with LifeCell)NVDQ52 wk: $5.75-$7.75Apr 10: $6.25Mkt Cap: $203.82MMhttp://goo.gl/PknsH
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Authorities are investigating two armed robberies that happened within minutes of each other on Thursday night, and they said the same man is responsible for both robberies.
The first robbery happened around 9:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons convenience store on Storm Branch Road in Beech Island, according to a report by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. A store employee told officers she and another employee were closing the store when a white man wearing a blue Atlanta Braves hoodie, black gloves and a black ski mask entered the store.
The man reportedly had a handgun and made both female employees get behind the counter. He then made one employee empty the cash drawer into a purple Crown Royal bag.
The robber told the employees to stay behind the counter then fled on foot down Storm Branch Road toward North Augusta.
The second robbery happened at 9:50 p.m. at the Wawa Express on Jefferson Davis Highway in North Augusta, according to reports.
The victim told officers a man wearing a dark blue Braves hoodie, black pants, black and white shoes, a ski mask and gloves entered the store, pointed a gun at him and demanded "all the money," according to the report. The robber then fled the store with an unknown amount of money. He left in an unknown direction of travel.


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I'm one of those rare sugar cravers who always ate breakfast. It was my favorite meal of the day - now that I look back, it's obvious why! (100% grain&sugar&fruit breakfast, anyone?)
But it was a small breakfast - I tried to keep it at 150 calories! I first went to 21gm protein (3 eggs) because that's what Radiant Recovery (sugar addiction program) recommended and held there for a year or two, so that was my first gradual transition. Then 50g wasn't too hard, and I actually liked it so much I was afraid I'd be really upset when it was time to move down! Same thing moving to 65g (I needed that to kick the binges for good), but my fears turned out to be unfounded.
Anyway, there *are* a lot of people doing the LR who did have a hard time with the breakfast at first. Some needed to just make themselves do it, and it re-arranged their want/need all by itself. Some needed to start with just a little and work up over a few weeks. Everyone needs to work at it every day.
Eventually, I stopped needing 3 meals/day. I naturally started dropping lunch in November 2011, and haven't needed it since. Not trying to IF, just don't need to eat then. Whether you eat lunch or dinner, even from the start, is up to you, but breakfast is absolutely necessary to get the circadian things going that are needed. Distending the vagus nerve to trigger the hypothalamus, triggering gastric acid secretion later in the day, all that good stuff.
Just keep in mind that you're not likely to lose weight at first. Few women do. But if you have trouble with food cravings, constant hunger, sticking to the food that you'd prefer to nourish your body with, poor sleep, low energy, or a few other things, the leptin reset could be what you're missing to get the body to the point it can start to release what it doesn't need.