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Apple Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows are two of the most widely used desktop operating systems. Apple's Mac OS X is more commonly known as just simply: "OS X" and is derived from FreeBSD - it is now being customised and developed by Apple for their own line of PCs, often referred to as "Macs." Windows is developed by Microsoft for any PC (including Apple's). For a comparison between Macs and other PCs, visit Mac vs PC.
OS X and Windows both have a long line of releases in their history. The X in OS X stands for 10, signifying the 10th major release of the Mac operating system. Within the Mac OS X line-up, there have been incremental sub-versions named after felines. Windows began with 1.0, following the numeric system until 3.1, after that Version NT 3.51, NT 4 and Windows 2000 for the enterprise and Windows 95,98 and Millenium Edition for personal uses. Both lines merged again starting from desktop oriented Version Windows XP, followed by Windows Vista, which was followed by Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 (current). Besides there are server-releases named Windows 2003 and 2008, 2012 for enterprise and Windows Home Server 2011 for personal use.
The percentage of the market held by either OS is unclear. According to one source, Windows has a market share of 91.8% compared to OS X with 7.3% [1].
Also, sales numbers do not necessarily reflect actual usage levels of various operating systems. Most new PCs are purchased with Windows installed, but users may opt to change or upgrade to a different OS. Additionally, some argue that Apple computers have a longer lifespan, which could mean that sales of Apple computers do not accurately reflect their current usage levels compared to Windows computers. However, the market share based on web usage in 2015 is about 91% for Windows compared to 7.4% for OS X. [2]
Bundled Software[edit]
"Awesome out of the box" - Mac touts the software that comes bundled with their computers.
|Software Type
|Mac OS X
|Web Browser
|Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer
|Photo Editing
|Photo Viewer/Paint
|Word Editing
|iWork (Pages)
|Word 2016 (paid)
|Spreadsheet software
|iWork (Numbers)
|Excel 2016 (paid)
|Presentation software
|iWork (Keynote)
|PowerPoint 2016 (paid)
|Scripting Software
|AppleScript, Automator, Shell Scripting, Ruby / Python / Perl
|Powershell, VBScript, Batch Scripting, JavaScript
|Media Player
|iTunes / QuickTime Player
|Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Groove Music (Windows 10), Videos (Windows 8)
|Photo Management
|Movie Production
|Windows Movie Maker
|Music Production
|Development Tools
|None by default
|PDF Viewer
|Reader (Windows 8.1), Microsoft Edge (Windows 10)
|Windows Calendar (deprecated)
|DVD Authoring
|iDVD (deprecated)
|Windows DVD Maker (in Premium editions)
|WYSIWYG Website Authoring
|iWeb (paid)
|None by default
|iChat / Messages ,Skype,
|Skype (Windows 8.1 and later)
Available Software[edit]
There are far more software titles available for Windows. However there are generally strong applications available for both platforms for virtually any software area. One exception is gaming software, which is much more prevalent on Windows. OS X tends to have stronger offerings in Music and Video production.
|Mac OS X
|Adobe CS3
|Microsoft Office
|3ds Max
|Blender 3D
|Cinema 4D
|Final Cut
|SoftImage XSI
In order for software to significantly modify Mac OS X, you have to type in your password... A Mac gets much of this out-of-the-box protection from its open source UNIX heritage. The most critical components of Mac OS X are open for review by a worldwide community of security experts.—Apple Inc. , Get a Mac
Apple touts this feature as an advantage over (pre-Vista) Windows: "On a Windows PC, software (both good and evil) can change the system without your even knowing about it." The latest version of Mac OS X added sandboxing to improve protection against malware and trojans, but it cannot protect against malware that a user installs.
Windows Vista recently started to focus more on security by implementing a stricter user-permission policy (called User Account Control, or UAC), but many users feel that the strict policy is more annoying than useful, resulting in some of these users disabling the feature altogether. Windows 7 has partially reduced those policies attempting to blend security with acceptable Windows user experience.
Windows' large market share has made it a target for hackers creating viruses and other malicious software. Some counts place the number of Windows/MS-DOS viruses at over 50,000. It is critical that Windows users diligently run anti-virus programs and keep them up to date.
Infection of Macs running OS X is also common, but there has rarely been a large-scale infection of computers running OS X (but the same goes for OpenBSD, FreeBSD, AIX, HP_UX and Linux et al). The same security measures that secures Mac OS X applies to these operating systems - due to OS X's core security being inherited from unix.
Both Macs and Windows have patches and/or updates provided online by Apple and Microsoft, respectively.
Through one simple button-click change in the System Preferences this can be on or off, to differing degrees. Ever since the release of Mac OS X 10.1 on September 25, 2001 as a 'free update' to version 10.0, Macs can download these automatically or the [owner or administrator] user has the option of accepting these downloads or not: "New software is available for your computer. If you're not ready to install now, you can use the Software Update preference to check for updates later."
In Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, the user has the option of turning automatic Windows updates on or off. Most major Windows applications install their own update programs which periodically check to see if the particular application is up to date.
People who prefer Mac claim the following:
It just works... all the hardware and software just works, and works well together.—Apple Inc. , http://www.apple.com/getamac/
That's because a Mac offers absolutely flawless integration of hardware and software. Only with a Mac do you get a system built by the same people who make the OS, the applications, and the computer itself.—Apple Inc. , http://www.apple.com/getamac/works.html
Mac users who have Windows in their past tend to agree on a simple point: The Macintosh operating system and its custom-tailored hardware make for a far more reliable, less trouble-prone environment than Windows. It's difficult to put a price tag on that advantage, but it's the advantage that I find the most compelling.—Scot Finnie , Ding! Mac vs. PC cost analysis, Round II
Independent testing by Consumers Union ConsumerReports.org rated customer tech support highest among OSs - and reduced interferences resulting from 3rd party software conflicts - probably since Apple controls both hardware and software in out-of-the-box purchases raising the quality expectations and user experiences.
"Customer complaints & Issues"—Apple Defects , Apple Defects
New MacBook Pro 15" user had to deal with 7 replacements within 2 months—"The Unofficial Apple Weblog" , Apple's Dwindling Quality
3rd Post- "helped a little bit, but not much... seriously i never thought id want to go back to windows, but its happening!"—Mac Forums , Apple OS X slowing down more than a Windows XP machine
Apple suffers under defects just as many times as other companies due [do] but are given a pass when other companies pay dearly for them. Since it is seen as "cream of the crop" despite not having the best in any category.—CNET Don Reisinger , Is Apple the Only company that can do no wrong?
Operating system upgrades[edit]
Latest upgrades: Yosemite 64 bit - Free upgrade from Snow Leopard (10.6.8), or later. Released 2014
Mavericks 64 bit - Free from App Store. Released 2013
Mountain Lion 64 bit - $19.99 download from App Store. Released 2012
Lion 64 bit - $29.99 download from App Store or ordered on a USB stick. Released 2011
SnowLeopard 64 bit - $29 - Upgrade is done in place and typically takes about 45 minutes. Released 2009
SnowLeopard has brought widespread improvements to the Apple computing platform. It is capable of running as a fully 64 bit operating system on computers which support this. Grand Central Dispatch is available to applications for better use of multiple processor cores and OpenCL allows applications to utilize the power of graphic processors for uses outside of graphics. SnowLeopard is also approximately 7GB smaller than Leopard. Several tweaks have also been made to the interface.
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit $119.99 - Upgrade from Vista requires no full install, no backup, however it is (unofficially) recommended to perform a clean install because an in-place upgrade leaves a lot to be desired in terms of stability compared to a clean install. This also applies to Mac OS X.
Windows 7 had many of the same kinds of upgrades over it's predecessor as SnowLeopard did. The performance of Windows 7 was improved substantially as a direct response to consumer disappointment over performance issues of Windows Vista. Steve Ballmer confirmed that 'Windows 7 would be a refined version of Windows Vista' while speaking about Windows 7 on October 16, 2008. [3] There are many who believe that Windows Vista was released prematurely and Windows 7 should have been released as a service pack, rather than a new version of Windows for purchase.
Every other release of Windows is a refinement of the earlier based on kernel version numbers. For example Windows 2000 was 5.0 while Windows XP was 5.1. Vista was 6.0 and 7 was 6.1. Mac OS X has major revisions every few years with many changes under the hood, except for Snow Leopard, which was a "refinement" release. Mac OS X also has minor updates with bug fixes and added features. The version numbers are as follows, 10.x.y, where "x" is the major release and "y" is the minor release. Contrary to popular belief, 10 is NOT the major release number, it is simply part of the operating system's name, which is Mac OS X (a latin letter "10").
Backup / Restore[edit]
Mac OS X - TimeMachine - Automatically or manually backs up system as often as you chose as well as reverting the system back to a specific date and time of your choice. Also cloud based storage and backup services are avail for free as well as a paid upgrade for more storage.
Windows 7 - System Restore can restore the computer to an earlier state, and Backup can automatically backup your system
Windows 8 - File History automatically backs up important files
Disk Defragmentation[edit]
Mac OS X - Disk fragmentation may occur, but less frequently than before because of several improvements. [4]
Windows - Requires occasional defragmentation with XP or below. Vista and above have defragmentation set to run automatically out of the box.
While Mac OS X does have the benefit of faster startup and shutdown in many cases, as well as higher performance in many other areas, an article by CNET editor Dong Ngo suggests that graphics applications may run faster on Windows 7. [5]. This article describes a test in which benchmarking software was run on the same MacBook Pro both in pure (not virtual) Windows 7 and Mac OS X environments. According to Dong "Windows 7 noticeably outdoes Snow Leopard in the 3D image rendering benchmark." It is also noted on Call of Duty 4 that "Snow Leopard was always 5fps to 7fps slower than Windows 7."-Dong. The other areas of this test confirmed the better general performance of Mac OS X. His conclusion was that Windows 7 is the better choice for gamers. [6].
Many Linux users prefer Macs over PCs because of the Mac's UNIX architecture. There are many projects (Homebrew, MacPorts, and Fink) focused on compiling popular open source applications for Mac OS X that usually run on Linux.
The kernel of Mac OS X (Darwin, which is responsible for running applications, booting up the computer, and many many other behind the scenes things, and is based off of the BSD kernel), as well as components such as WebKit and CUPS are open source software. The user interface and applications bundled with the system are generally proprietary.
Comparing Apple to Microsoft is almost completely meaningless in this context, because Apple is a company in the hardware business that happens develop and bundle an insanely great—but non-free—OS with their hardware.—Raganwald , Apple is in the hardware business
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(January 27, 1933—June 11, 2013) Our sister Donna passed away unexpectedly after suffering a fatal brain injury in a fall at her home in Burlingame, California.
She was the first child born to Jessie Mae and Charles Allen "Pete" Wright, Sr. Upon graduating Stevensville High School, Class of 1951, in Stevensville, MT she attended Western Montana College in Dillon, Montana. After graduation, she began her first full-time, two-year teaching assignment in Sidney, Montana.
With Sidney in her rearview mirror, she moved to the Golden State of California. Donna attended San Francisco State University to obtain her four-year degree. Her first position was in Booneville, California. She later moved to other teaching assignments in the Bay Area. Her final teaching job was at the Burlingame School District.
As well as a Bachelors degree, Donna earned a Masters Degree in Special Education. She belonged to Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary international teacher's sorority and was beloved by her many students during her 40 plus years of teaching from which she retired in 1996.
Donna loved to travel to foreign places. She spent a year teaching in Mexico City and seeing the sights with her friend Nancy Brock. She then met another friend, Barbara Bamberry and they all traveled the world. They also traveled every summer to Donna's first home in Stevensville to share great times with family and friends at Creamery Picnic, parties in the Oval, August trips to Fathead Lake and the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Her last big trip was to England with her niece and nephew, Terry and Leo Wright. They flew to London, boarded the Queen Elizabeth II, and sailed around Scotland and England.
Donna was preceded her in death by her younger sister Delores, father Pete, and mother Jessie. She is survived by her brothers Don (Donna) of Visalia, CA, Charles "Chuck" (Colleen) and Dan both of Stevensville, MT; nieces Cathy (Dave) Hollandsworth of Portland, OR, Sheila of Missoula, MT, Terry of McKinney, TX, and Sheri (Adriane) Hernandez of Visalia, CA; nephews Brian (Kristen) of Sunnyvale, CA, Mark (Georgiann) of Kuna, ID and Leo of Draper, UT; great nieces and nephews: Corey, Elizabeth, Rachel, Mitchell, Sidney, Erick, Chase, Jasmine, Tierney, Keaton, Delaney, Eli, and Emmy.
The Burial will be Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM in Maple Wood Cemetery, Stevensville, MT, at which time a short prayer service, officiated by Fr. Mike Smith, will be held and her ashes interred next to her mother Jessie. A gathering is to follow at Charles and Colleen Wright's, 3769 Eastside Hwy, Stevensville, MT.
Donations may be made in Donna's name to Saint Mary's Mission, PO Box 211, Stevensville, MT 59870.
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We are pleased to announce this year's keynote speaker, Robin Stacey, Professor of History at the University of Washington. Opening with an address by Professor Stacey that investigates the intersection of law and literature through the example of thirteenth-century Welsh law books, the conference invites students to discuss the social and cultural aspects of law in the Middle Ages.
In an effort to better understand how people conceived of and used codes of behavior and judicial recourse in their communities, this conference explores ways that law was identified, upheld, challenged, idealized, and reinvented in a period of great legal diversity and innovation.
In keeping with the Program's aim to promote interdisciplinary exchange among medievalists, we encourage proposals from a variety of chronologies, geographies, and disciplines. Topics could include, but are of course not limited to:
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Leonardo was fascinated by the atmosphere and by its effects on the colors and distinctness of distant objects. Though other artists had already begun to create some of these effects in their work, Leonardo was the first to make careful measurements and suggest rules for applying them realistically in painting. He called the subject
aerial perspective
In morning light Leonardo observed that distant objects such as mountains look bluer and less distinct than nearby mountains. He also noted that the more distant the mountain, the more its color approached that of the surrounding atmosphere.
His experiments suggested that to correctly color objects at different distances, artists should do as follows: Paint the nearest one its true color. Paint the one behind proportionately bluer, and the one behind that bluer still.
In this computer generated scene, the colors have been made the same for nearby and distant objects as if there were no atmospheric effects.
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ROLEX, REF. 5512, SUBMARINER POINTED CROWN GUARDS, METER FIRST GIFTED TO ISSER HAREL, DIRECTOR OF THE MOSSAD FROM 1952-1963. Rolex, Submariner, Ref. 5512, No. 578451. Made circa 1959. Fine and historically important, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m, stainless steel divers wristwatch, the back engraved with the emblem of the State of Israel, Mossad motto and name Isser Harel in Hebrew.
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Twinlock winding crown protected by the crown guard. D. Black with luminous round, baton and triangular steel indexes, outer minute track. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1530, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed, case with date code for the third quarter of 1960. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
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This fi ne example of a Rolex Ref. 5512 with pointed crown-guard and rare exclamation dial watch was owned by one of the most powerful men in Israel in the 1950s and 60s and dates from his time as Director of the Mossad. The specially engraved back has the motto of the Mossad in Hebrew around the Israeli State emblem and Isser Harels name in Hebrew. Isser Harel (1912-2003) Was a key figure in Israel during the second half of the 20th century and involved in several very significant events. After the creation of Israel in 1948, Harel founded and became the fi rst Director of Israels internal security agency Shin Bet. He became the Director of the Mossad a year after it was created in 1951, remaining until 1963. As chief of two of the nation's three intelligence agencies, Harel wielded considerable power in Israel's fi rst 15 years. In his capacity as Mossad Director he oversaw the daring and audacious abduction and secret transportation to Israel of holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann for crimes against humanity and the Jewish people; Eichmann was executed in Israel in 1962. Isser Harel was also responsible for the intelligence coup which cemented the Mossad's reputation with Western intelligence agencies. In March 1956, at the Communist Patys 20th Congress, Stalins successor Nikita Kruschev had brutally denounced his predecessors cult of personality in the closing speech of the Congress. U.S. Intelligence agencies had word of this but were unable to get hold of a copy of this so-called Secret Speech. However, some copies had been distibuted to a few Eastern-bloc countries and a Jewish journalist in Poland got hold of a copy and delivered it to the Israeli embassy in Warsaw, who sent photocopies to Harel in Tel-Aviv. Harel shared the speech with his counterparts in other Western intelligence offi ces, and most notably counterintelligence spymaster James Jesus Angleton of the American C.I.A.
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text: August 12, 2013 Hosted by the Old Exchange and the Charleston Maritime Center, the inaugural Charleston Pirate Festival was held Sunday at the Maritime Center. The event, which was free to the public, featured appearances by Blackbeard, Anne Bonney and Mary Read, who stopped plundering long enough to pose for a few photos. A number of stations were set up, offering attendees the chance to peruse collections of pirate artwork and artifacts, including weapons, Colonial food and more. Another feature of the festival was history presentations on pirating and storytelling presentations about various plunderers. Photos by Marie Rodriguez.


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Chester P. McCarty Jr., 74, Graystone Court, Roaring Spring, formerly of Alexandria, died unexpectedly Sunday at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh.
He was born in Barree, Huntingdon County, son of the late Chester P. and Madeline (Shultz) McCarty. He married Phyllis H. Curry on June 27, 1959, at Alexandria United Methodist Church, the Rev. Edmund Minnick officiating.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Wendy L. Spayd of Alexandria; three grandchildren: Brandon M. Spayd of State College and Lindsey N. and Samantha R. Spayd, both of Alexandria; a great-grandchild, Braylon M. Spayd of Alexandria; two sisters: Naomi M. (McCarty) Ross and husband, Marshall, of Alexandria and Helen C. McCarty of Petersburg; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Ellen (McCarty) Henrie.
Chester attended the Juniata Valley public schools in Alexandria. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard 104th Armored Cavalry Regiment for eight years. He was employed by Bonney Forge Corp., retiring in 2000 after 38 years of service. He was a member of the Crever Memorial United Methodist Church, Petersburg, and the Martinsburg Sportsmen's Association and a former member of the Alexandria Sportsman's Club.
Chester loved cooking for family and friends and was well known for his hot peppers. He was an avid NASCAR fan, especially of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jr. He enjoyed hunting and taking fishing trips to Alaska, Erie and New York. He also enjoyed woodworking and making quality furniture in his workshop. He especially enjoyed following his grandchildren's sporting events and spending time with his Shih Tzu, Bubba.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 9 until the 10 a.m. funeral service Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at John B. Brown Funeral Home, 417 Washington St., Huntingdon, Pastor Luvania Renninger officiating. Interment will be at Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in remembrance of Chester may be made to the Huntingdon County Humane Society, 11371 School House Hollow Road, Huntingdon, PA 16652.


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Mediterranean Diet
Lose weight by eating food rich in flavor.Top Rated Diet Shakes of 2016
No one is perfect, and neither are most diets. Doctors, nutritionists and even consumers always have something critical to say about the trendiest diets on the scene. But there is one diet that has remained untouched. The Mediterranean Diet is championed throughout the diet industry.
The idea is nothing new. In fact, the Mediterranean Diet dates back centuries. Studies have shown benefits of weight loss and reduced likelihood to develop heart disease.
The most important aspect of this "diet," is that it's a model for how to eat healthy, lifelong. Foods rich in essential fats and nutrients are at the cornerstone of any healthy diet. It just so happens that the eating style of the Mediterranean Diet includes such habits, as it includes food like fish, nuts, and olive oil.
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- Studies show that the diet is great for promoting heart health.
- Allows for moderate alcohol consumption
Subjects who followed the diet for 5 years in a trial saw a 30 percent decrease in the development of cardiac disease such as stroke and heart attacks.
This diet has been proven to aid in issues like fertility, Alzheimer's, longevity, lower cholesterol, and diabetes. This was revealed in a New England Journal of Medicine in 2013.
The diet does not require branded food. All items can be found in the grocery store.
The diet is not a program, it's a lifestyle that can be easily sustained long term.
- May not be great for anyone allergic to shellfish.
- Weight Loss will only occur if the dieter watches their portion intake. Simply eating this way will not cause weight loss.
The Mediterranean Diet is a plan created from the lifestyle of those who live surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Each country puts their own cultural spin on the diet, while the foundation is inherently the same.
The Mediterranean Diet focuses on eating fresh fruits and vegetable, whole grains, nuts, and healthy fats that contain essential omega-3s. Those are often found from sources like fish, olive oil, and avocado. Wine is an acceptable element in this diet, as long as it's limited to one serving a day. Foods like beef, dairy, red meat, and especially processed foods are limited and nearly avoided in this plan.
Examples of meals may include nut-crusted baked fish, baked salmon with couscous, green salad with goat cheese, walnuts, and dried fruit. These are just basic ideas of the flavorful recipes you can eat on the Mediterranean Diet.
The Mediterranean Diet even comes with its own version of the Food Pyramid to help dieters balance their meals. The pyramid breaks down foods that should be eaten daily, weekly and monthly. Unlike the Food Pyramid that we're all familiar with, the Mediterranean Diet's has a recommendation for exercise.EXERCISE
Exercise is a part of the Mediterranean Food Pyramid.CONCLUSION
The studies speaks for their selves, the Mediterranean Diet is a very healthy style of eating. The types of foods recommended in this diet are rich in heart healthy ingredients and could help one live a healthy lifestyle. Many of the items like olive oil, nuts, and avocados are very high calorie foods and dieters need to pay attention to their portions. This diet is more of a lifestyle, not a weight loss plan. The results from eating this way could have lifelong effects that will yield a very positive outcome later in life. Not to mention, the foods are delicious and among the tastiest found on earth.Common Misspellings
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best diet ever food is great i lost 46 pounds
Just eating Mediterranean-style will not lead to weight loss for those who are overweight. For weight loss, you need a mechanism for reducing caloric intake. Three books that do this are 1) The Advanced Mediterranean Diet (by me), 2) The Sonoma Diet by Dr. Connie Gutterson, and 3) YOU - on a Diet, by Roizen and Oz (not recommended for men).
Mike makes a good point. Its not about how fast the weight is lost, but what comprises the weight. If a product ever claims that you can, say, lose 30 pounds in 2 weeks, you gotta put up the red flag. If you do happen to lose that much, most of it will be water and muscle, not body fat. A healthy weight loss is 1 - 2 lbs a week.
Please don't yell. Or be an idiot: you can lose a healthy amount and achieve a healthy equilibrium on this diet. Losing more than a healthy amount -- as in, losing the *most possible weight* in a month -- is unhealthy and therefore undesirable.
I agree, the Food Pyramid from the Mediterranean diet was a total eye opener in terms of what foods we should be eating, and a girl has to love that wine is included. I also am now addicted to hummus. Does anyone have any recipes they could share?
If you have already made your way through the recipes on the Mediterranean Diet's website, I just discovered recipes here on diets in review, might have some fresh ideas for you to try out.
I have had great success with my husband on the mediterranean diet. We enjoy checking out recipes for dinner. The revised pyramid has also been great for our learning, makes more sense to me then the standard pyramid.
I love the mediterranean diet. With my strong like for fish, hummus and don't forget about the wine, this doesn't ever feel like a diet, but more a fabulous lifestlye. Anyhone else have as much luck?
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A new study suggests that the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti was spread by United Nations peacekeepers.
In the strongest argument yet, scientists say a peacekeeping force from Nepal brought the cholera strain that killed thousands.
The disease has killed more than 5,500 people and sickened more than 363,000 others since it was discovered in October, according to the Haitian government.
Cholera is caused by a bacteria that produces severe diarrhea and is contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.
The disease has spread to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where more than 36 deaths have been reported since November.
The report points to bad sanitation at the U.N. base near the town of Mirebalais, which led to the contamination of the Haitian waterways.
"Our findings strongly suggest that contamination of the Artibonite and one of its tributaries downstream from a military camp triggered the epidemic," researchers said in the report.
Their findings are published in the July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study also criticizes the U.N. for initially refusing to investigate the outbreak's origin.
The panel's report was ordered by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as anti-U.N. protests spread in Haiti and mounting circumstantial evidence pointed to the troops.
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Appears to be Easing
Aid Group Helps Contain Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Cholera Deaths in Haiti Magnify Need for Clean Water
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San Jose, CA 95113
The Tech is located in the heart of downtown San Jose at the corner of Park Avenue and Market Street, near Interstate 280 and Highway 87. Our mango and azure building is hard to miss!
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- 2nd and San Carlos Garage (280 S. 2nd St.): Weekday and weekend validation for a $5 flat rate.
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The Tech is conveniently located next to VTA stops for both the light rail and the bus.
The Tech is less than a 20-minute walk from the San Jose Diridon Station (65 Cahill St.).
Amtrak's Capitol Corridor rail system connects with a number of transit networks to make car-free travel easy.
From the Fremont BART station, take the VTA Express Bus 181 and disembark at Almaden Avenue and San Fernando. The museum is a short walk from there.
For visitors coming from the Central Valley, The Tech is a short walk from the ACE rail station.
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Arrive during the final hour before closing and receive a discounted rate on a general admission ticket.
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Present your convention badge at the ticket desk and you can receive a discounted price of $26 for one adult combo ticket (galleries plus one educational IMAX film). Combo tickets for children, students and seniors may be purchased for $17. You may also get $3 off a general admission ticket for adults or $2 off for children, students and seniors.
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Take a breather at The Tech Cafe, which features breakfast burritos, burgers and fries, pasta, hot and cold sandwiches, salads, soups and a menu just for kids. Members get a 10% discount. The cafe, presented by Lunch with Tony, opens at 10 a.m. Closing times vary. View menu.
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Books, games, T-shirts, toys, science kits and collectibles fill the displays at the most unique gift shop in downtown San Jose. Members get a 10% discount.
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There is parking for vehicles with disabled parking permits on South Market Street, near the main entrance of The Tech.
There are wheelchair-accessible restrooms on each level. A family restroom is located on the ground level.
Wheelchairs may be checked out at the Information Desk. Please bring ID.
An elevator is located near the escalators.
The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater
There are four spaces for wheelchairs with four adjacent companion/semi-ambulatory seats. We cannot guarantee that parties will be seated together. A staff member will escort visitors to these seats from the elevator. If you need assistance, please notify IMAX staff at least 20 minutes before showtime. Printed scripts for select IMAX films are available. Please ask an usher.
The Jet Pack Simulator exhibit in the Exploration Gallery (Lower Level) has modified, difficult or no access to people using wheelchairs. The Shake Platform (Lower Level) makes rapid, jarring movements. Please secure wheelchair brakes before the earthquake simulation begins.
How can we help?
Please call The Tech before your visit at 1-408-294-8324 if you have special requirements. During the school year, weekday mornings are usually quite busy. You may wish to plan your visit for a weekday afternoon or weekend morning if you wish to avoid crowds or need extra time or assistance with the exhibits.
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|The famous tree growing in the Ta Prohm temple ruins in Cambodia is Tetrameles nudiflora
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Tetrameles is a genus of flowering plants in the family Tetramelaceae with one species, Tetrameles nudiflora, a large deciduous tree found across southern Asia from India through southeast Asia, Malesia, and into northern Australia. It is called chundul (চুন্দুল) in Bengali and diya labu (දිය ලබු) in Sinhala.
Robert Brown described Tetrameles nudiflora in 1844, from material collected in Java.[1] Its species name is derived from the Ancient Greek tetra "four" and melos "part", and refers to the flower having four sepals. The species name is from the Latin nudiflora "bare flowers".[2] It is the only species in its genus Tetrameles.[3] It and Octomeles sumatrana are the only two species in the family Tetramelaceae. They were previously classified in the Datiscaceae but found genetically to not form a natural clade with the other members of that family.[4]
Tetrameles nudiflora grows as a large tree to 20 m (70 ft) high with a spread of 10 m (35 ft).[2] The trunk is buttressed,[3] and the bark is shiny brown. The tree often contains large hollows in the trunk or branches. It is deciduous, bare of leaves between October and December in Australia.[1]
Many specimens have grown to immense proportions of height and width. In Vietnam, a number of fine specimens are shown to visitors in Cat Tien National Park – one within walking distance of the park headquarters.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Tetrameles nudiflora is found from India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and into the Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland (Australia).[3]
In India, these trees can be found in particularly large numbers in the Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Kerala.
Uses and cultivation[edit]
Its large size means that Tetrameles nudiflora is suited to parks and large spaces rather than private gardens.[2] In Myanmar, an old, around 200-foot-tall one can be found in Yangon, at the University of Yangon campus.
Despite its timber being soft, it is used in New Guinea to make canoes.[2]
- ^ a b Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Tetrameles". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d Elliot, Rodger W.; Jones, David L.; Blake, Trevor (2010). Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Volume 9 – Sp-Z. Port Melbourne: Lothian Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-7344-0974-4.
- ^ a b c "Tetrameles". Flora of China.
- ^ "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)" (PDF). Taxon. 60 (1): 122–38. 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). Tetrameles nudiflora. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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NEWARK — Former Newark Police Officer Darious Smith had just been convicted of plotting with colleagues to steal cash, narcotics and weapons from drug dealers. But the expression on his face today didn't tell the story of a man now staring at a possible 10-year prison sentence.
"God is great," the 41-year-old said with a smile outside the Newark courtroom, his parents and attorney at his side.
The jury found Smith guilty of conspiracy to commit official misconduct, official misconduct and theft. But because it also found the amount he took was less than $200, Smith may avoid prison altogether. He was also acquitted of four lesser charges.
The most serious count of second-degree conspiracy may get bumped down to third-degree, which carries a prison term of up to five years, but also the presumption of non-incarceration for first-time offenders. If the conviction remains second-degree, Smith, who has no prior criminal record, faces up to 10 years in prison.
The veteran officer, who has been suspended since he was indicted in 2004, also would have been immediately handcuffed and taken into custody. But Superior Court Judge Peter Ryan allowed Smith to walk out of the courtroom with bail continued. State Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Vazquez, who prosecuted the case, did not object.
Addressing the court after jurors filed out, Ryan called it a "legal impossibility that (Smith) be found guilty of conspiracy in the second-degree. He has to be found guilty in the third-degree." The judge set June 15 for attorneys to file briefs in support of their positions.
Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, said its appellate section in the Division of Criminal Justice is reviewing the issue but the second-degree conspiracy count may survive intact. Smith's lawyer, Raymond Beam Jr., also said he will seek a new trial but did not provide an explanation. Sentencing is set for July 13.
Smith's case was part of a larger investigation by the state and Newark police that covered 2002 to 2004 and yielded similar allegations of corruption against a half-dozen city officers.
The jury forewoman read the verdict just before 4 p.m., after more than two days of deliberations in a trial that stretched three weeks. Smith, clad in a gray suit with matching pink shirt and tie, was acquitted of four lesser counts of tampering with public records and falsifying records, for allegations he lied on his police reports. The charges stem from two incidents in 2003 and two in 2004, in which the Attorney General's Office alleged Smith stole from and extorted drug dealers.
Five witnesses who testified for the state accused Smith of stealing cash from drug dealers, planting drugs and guns on them and making false arrests.
One of the witnesses was Lawrence Furlow, Smith's former partner on the force who faces identical criminal charges. The state has tried Furlow twice, both times ending in hung juries. His third trial is scheduled for next week, but will likely be pushed back.
Beam told jurors the witnesses, including Furlow and Dudley, should not be trusted because they were either corrupt cops or drug dealers who cut deals with the state to testify against his client. Furlow backed out of a deal he had brokered with the state.
Outside the courtroom, Beam said he was disappointed with the guilty verdict but noted that it showed jurors "didn't believe some of the state's case. So they compromised."
But Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa said the verdict sent a clear message.
"This police officer betrayed the honor of his uniform and badge by using both to commit crimes," he said in a statement.
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Nutter was expected to announce the formation of the Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity on Tuesday.
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The veteran, platinum-selling rock band will play the nightclub on Nov. 20, with Boston-based alt-rock band Lansdowne opening the show.
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The meeting represented the passion this community has for its kids. Many of us feel that parks for our families are more important than weeds. This is only partly about soccer fields. The big picture is much more. Baseball fields, soccer fields, open space: land we can use, this is what is at stake.
We are asking for the right to give our kids a place to play. Let me help Mr. Tanksley with some of the facts he didn't quite get straight.
The meeting only got raucous when the HHA Board would not allow the membership to exercise its right to participate in the meeting. I have never heard of an annual meeting that did not allow input from the floor. What is an annual meeting for if not to allow dialogue and input from the membership? For many years now, the Board has said it represents the membership, but it has never asked the membership its opinion on ball fields in the valley. In fact, it has blocked the polling of its membership and has never allowed a vote on the subject.
Play fields in our community are in short supply. Why would Northshore kids go to outside communities as was suggested? Our Sammamish Valley has a much higher concentration of golf facilities than it does ball fields. There is nothing wrong with golf courses, but try and take the family down there to throw the Frisbee one afternoon. An aerial photograph shown at the meeting was proof that this so-called high concentration of soccer fields just doesn't exist.
The photo also graphically showed that mining is the primary use of our farm lands in the Sammamish Valley. Some call it turf farming, but you can imagine how much of our soil goes with each scalping (excuse me, harvest of grass). Ball fields would have a much lower impact on the soil in the valley.
Mr. Tanksley mentions that farmers are hesitant to invest because of long-term uncertainty. Believe me, if they could farm the land profitably, they would farm it. He also talks about growing vegetables, as if the Valley is some sort of bread basket feeding our families.
The facts are that there are more flowers grown in our valley than food. The facts are that our country sends millions of tons of food each year to other countries because we grow more food than we can possibly eat. Just last week, the U. S. Government announced a plan to give aid in the form of surplus wheat to Russia to help in their time of famine.
Another fallacy that was propagated by the HHA Board is the availability of other land. They mentioned the "Field of Dreams" land. They didn't mention this was a small piece of property with wetlands issues. It was also a piece of land that wouldn't grow grass. Where should fields go? Where grass grows! And in the community where it is needed.
In one sentence, Mr. Tanksley suggests "spreading the fields into outlying communities;" in another he condemns driving "across country during rush hour" to get to a practice or game. Which way do you want it?
Mr. Tanksley credits the board with a calm and levelheaded manner. Hardly! The HHA president and vice president got into a shoving match over who got to shout his commentary at the membership. Another time the president angrily shouted at the dues-paying membership, "If you don't like it, start your own group."
IT IS our group! Interesting that Mr. Tanksley gives all the credit to the board, but doesn't mention that he is on it.
The big picture that should be addressed is what is best for our kids, families, and community. Ball fields and open space, or weed fields? You choose: the opportunity to have quality community property in an area ideally suited for it and desperately needing it.
Woodinville isn't getting smaller; it isn't staying the same. We may not have another opportunity like this to serve our kids so well. The HHA Board hasn't mentioned that a good section of the land proposed is already zoned residential and will have houses on it if we don't secure it for the whole community.
We absolutely need to protect our valley and the growth of our kids. These ball fields do both. If in years to come we need food worse than we need ball fields, then we can plow it under.
If our kids don't have a positive and healthy means of recreation, what message are we sending them? Are weeds and idealism more important than our second graders in ponytails running around second base, more important than our fifth graders learning teamwork and cooperation while strengthening their young bodies?
Let's get to the bottom line: it's about kids!
Dennis Gunnell, HHA member


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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — Central Michigan University capped the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational with a 62-45 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the consolation game Sunday at Texas-El Paso.
CMU outrebounded Pine Bluff, 50-34, and took a 17-5 lead to start the game against 1-11 Pine Bluff.
Olivier Mbaigoto grabbed 13 rebounds and John Simons 10 for the Chippewas, while Kyle Randall scored 12 points and was named to the all-tournament team.
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A man who barricaded himself inside a Colleton County home overnight and fired at deputies was taken into custody Friday, the Colleton County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies and SWAT team members surrounded the house on Rum Gully Goad in Islandton around 3:50 p.m. Thursday to serve an order of detention to a Jerome Brand, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Amye Stivender said.
Brand pulled a rifle on deputies and threatened to shoot them, a release said. A standoff between the man and law enforcement lasted about 12 hours. Called to assist were Charleston County Sheriff's Office, Colleton County Fire Rescue, and the Department of Natural Resources.
While Brand was holed up, he fired a round that struck a Charleston County armored tactical vehicle, deputies said.
Brand was arrested around 4 a.m. Friday. He was transported to a hospital for a mental evaluation, Stivender said.
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So long as the powers-that-be in college football choose the BCS over a playoff system, I don't see why the schools in contention for a spot in the national title game are not allowed to lawyer-up, have their day in court, and present their best arguments and evidence before a panel of impartial jurists as to why they feel they deserve a shot at the big game and a chance to collect all that championship money at stake.
Where's the due process for schools who will never get an opportunity to play for the national title under the BCS because of the conference they play in? See Utah last year, TCU and Boise St. this year.
Where's the accountability for those responsible for the BCS? Who made the decision to put Oklahoma in the title game last year ahead of Texas? Let's have it out, publicly, and allow the schools to make their case. And then let's identify the decision-makers and make them justify their decisions.
The BCS is a subjective way to choose a national champion. Because it is subjective, the opportunity to be heard should be standard. Without it, the BCS kings and queens will rule on!
Through five weeks, three of the Kansas City Chiefs home games have been televised in the Los Angeles market: Week 2 against the Raiders, Week 4 against the Giants, and now, Week 5 against the Cowboys. WTF is going on here? Is this part of the NFL's plan to get us to buy DirectTV so that we can get the NFL Network? It's fucking horse shit.
I can't quite figure out how 13 of the Covers experts are on the Padres for this afternoon's game, and 0 are on the Nationals. I know the Nationals are terrible, and even worse on the road, but with a lefty pitching for them today, and with the Padres batting less than .200 at home against lefties all year, I am a bit surprised to see such a one-sided pick today.
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JUPITER, FL (October 13, 2008) – Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College presents consumer advocate Ann Brown on Friday, October 17 at 1 p.m. in the AD Auditorium, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter. Brown is the past chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, an independent federal regulatory agency whose primary mission is to ensure that consumer products are safe to use and will not cause injuries or death.
Brown was a consumer advocate for 20 years before she was sworn in as chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on March 10, 1994. She was nominated by President Clinton, confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a commissioner and served as the seventh chairman of the CPSC until November 2001.
As chairman, Brown's goal was to keep families - and especially children - safe. She frequently cited the equal responsibility of consumers, industry and the CPSC in promoting safety. Brown's actions on behalf of children have earned widespread recognition, including the American Academy of Pediatrics' Excellence in Public Service Award in 2000, and the National Safe Kids Campaign's Champion of Safe Kids Award.
This presentation is part of the Wilkes Honors College Named Scholar Recognition Ceremony. The 2008-2009 Wilkes Honors College Named Scholars will be present at this event and will receive certificates of recognition.
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Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 26,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses strategically located along 150 miles of Florida's southeastern coastline. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts nine colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the Barry Kaye College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.


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i have a list of things i wish i never found out about and this is one of them LOLIt would be so much easier if the vegetable oils weren't unhealthy
Funny thing ... I used to eat mayonnaise quite often but after turning "primal", I completely forgot about it! I know you could use some special olive oil (not the extra virgin, but the light refined one with much less flavor) or mac nut oil, in which case I suspect a strong flavor bias. Personally, I don't bother. I haven't thought about it until I read your post!!
i have a list of things i wish i never found out about and this is one of them LOLIt would be so much easier if the vegetable oils weren't unhealthy
I've always eaten it just occasionally, but I do like it every now and then. That goes well with making it myself, as you can just make a smaller portion. But all recipes seem to call for PUFA-rich oils. Hopefully I can manage the coconut/olive blend in a tasty way eventually.
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Very dependent on the other ingredients for taste obviously... I put too much or too little of something because it had a tang to it. Or, maybe because the egg had been sitting out for a few days before I finally got around to making mayo.
Mct oil could be worth a shot, but I've never seen it in stores here. I did a search, but the online stores that do have it charge an absurd price for it.
The NOW brand is pretty cheap, if you're just looking for a tasteless oil. I'm not really a fan of the BP guy but I do feel slightly better energy effects from his MCT brand -- but it's almost twice as much.
This was around 37 dollars for a bottle. That is sadly more than I can afford for it.
Importing from the US will have added taxes and customs and it would end up being too expensive as well.
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Couturier clothing like this was custom-made for each individual client from the finest materials, and was out of most women's reach. However, couture influenced the silhouette and style of more affordable fashions and emulated aspects of it. The prevalent 1930s style, pioneered by couturiere Madeleine Vionnet, was the bias cut. Bias cutting (where fabric is cut diagonally to the grain of the fabric) created garments that skimmed over the body's curves. The 1930s silhouette is therefore slinky and close-fitting, and was accessorised with bolero jackets or short capes as seen here. The line was simple and uncluttered and few accessories were worn.
We usually associate Chanel's name with her practical classic suits, which first appeared in about 1917. She also created extravagant evening wear such as this sequinned dress and cape. The combination of glistening black sequins and scarlet satin panels is very dramatic. The rows of overlapping 'fish-scale' sequins emphasise the supple, falling lines of the outfit. The short, semi-circular cape has a scarlet satin lining.


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Don and Wendy Lange got the wine bug while living and working in Santa Barbara, where Don pursued his career as a successful musician. Don is quite the renaissance man, graduating from the University of Iowa's Writer Workshop with a Master of Fine Arts degree and pursuing a career as a songwriter/recording artist. He won a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and recorded three albums before falling in love with winemaking.
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Don and wife Wendy explored the entire west coast, looking for the right spot. In pursuing possible places, they first flew into Eugene, then drove south. "We got to know the state that way, but it didn't take us long to realize that Northern Oregon was Pinot Noir country," Wendy said. At last on the right track, they headed into the Dundee Hills, found 30 acres on its southeastern edge, and never looked back.
From the outset, Lange recognized the potential of Pinot Gris and the winery built a reputation early on for excellent examples of the varietal. Crafting small lots of Pinot Noir further enhanced that stature. In any given vintage they offer as many as 10 separate bottlings, both individual vineyard designates and selected blends.
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Since the introduction of AMD's Vision branding and marketing efforts, we've seen the company incrementally update almost all of its logos. It appears that AMD has decided that it's high time to update their CrossFireX logo. We first noticed this change on an FM2 motherboard that we looked at recently.
CrossFireX was first introduced back in 2005 with the launch of the Phenom based Spider high-end desktop platform back in late 2007. At the time it offered consumer the ability to run four graphics cards in parallel. This was an interesting improvement over the original CrossFire (note the lack of an X) which only allowed two graphics cards to run in parallel.
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'We Won't Be Forced Out!': Philadelphia Occupation Plans to Stay for the Long Haul
Philadelphia -- Common Terry was in a buoyant mood as he marched along Market Street Saturday afternoon along with a couple hundred activists who, following a rally outside the Liberty Bell pavilion, headed over to Philadelphia's ornate City Hall to join the thousand or so occupiers camped out there.
"We've been occupying places for a long time," said the laid off part-time teacher from Oakland, California. "University administration buildings, parks in Berkeley, nuclear plants. And now we're occupying the centers of cities!"
Terry, who says he has been shuttling back and forth between the occupations in Philadelphia and New York, said he had purchased a one-month $60 Trailpass on Greyhound and was planning to attend a number of other occupation sites around the country.
The movement is clearly growing in size, and impact.
"This is cool. It's a good thing they're doing. Living democracy in action," said two tourists outside the Constitution Center, as demonstrators marched past carrying signs saying "Hands of my Security and Medicare!" and "Tax the Rich!" and chanting "Banks got bailouts! We got sold out!"
A second couple, Christie and Billy Leetch, down from Boston, said they were happy to see the occupation happening in Philadelphia. "The one in Boston was violently attacked by the police a few days ago," said Christie. "It was really disgusting, watching them arresting peacefully demonstrating veterans."
"I agree with the message, and with the civil unrest," said her husband. "It's the only way to effect change without picking up guns."
While the demonstration at Independence Mall was underway, a phalanx of Philadelphia Police, mounted on bikes and wearing jackets that said "Police Strike Force," waited in a line along the 6th Street Boundary, looking ready to roll out and bang heads. It was a strikingly aggressive image juxtaposed to the completely peaceful crowd assembled across the street from them, and seemed wholly inappropriate. The crowd ignored the biker cops.
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I'll consider it and comment on the points made.
I know. I can DO that in kokyu tanden ho, tenchinage, shionage, and so on -- just not nearly as consistently yet as I might like,
You know... Erick... you took at shot at me below about "seminars". You may not realize it, but I only do seminars IF I feel like them. And only on a whimsical basis. I don't teach. You do. You don't know what you're talking about and that's in regard to basics. If I were you, from now on I wouldn't mention George Ledyard or Dennis Hooker or whomever... you need to stop the personal stuff and start thinking. Perhaps what you "DO" in "kokyu tanden ho, tenchinage, shihonage", etc., is simply wrong. It sounds like it is, to me. You need to do more than "consider" Inaba's remarks... you need to cut back and go into think and research mode. And you need to think about the welfare of the people that you're "teaching".
hence the motivation to explore these issues so intently by other means ... You may be free to wander the country at need for seminars -- some of us are not.
You may get some admiration because you wear a hakama, Erick, but the personal shots are fairly absurd. And hey... if you think a "teacher" who obviously doesn't understand kokyu-power going to move me with personal opinion, you need to re-read my remarks about the "existing hierarchy". I don't care.
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A Study in Infants to Test Two Preparations (Freeze-dried or Liquid) of the Rotavirus Vaccine (HRV Vaccine).
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The aim of this this study is to evaluate the lot-to-lot consistency of the liquid formulation of GSK Biologicals' HRV vaccine and to evaluate the liquid formulation compared to the lyophilised formulation of GSK Biologicals' HRV vaccine when administered concomitantly with a combination childhood vaccine.
Biological: 2-dose oral live attenuated G1P[8] human rotavirus vaccine
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Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
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|Study to Evaluate Clinical Consistency of the Liquid Formulation of GSK Biologicals' HRV Vaccine and to Evaluate Liquid Formulation Compared to Lyophilised Formulation of the HRV Vaccine Administered as a Two-dose Primary Vaccination.
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Demonstrate lot-to-lot consistency of HRV vaccine liquid formulation and non-inferiority of liquid formulation versus the lyophilised formulation of the HRV vaccine.
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- Assess lot-to-lot consistency in terms of reactogenicity and assess safety of HRV vaccines.
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Vesikari T et al. Immunogenicity and reactogenicity of liquid versus lyophilized formulation of Rotarix™ (rix4414) live-attenuated human rotavirus vaccine in Finland. Abstract presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), Graz, Austria, 13-17 May 2008.
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Vesikari T, Karvonen A, Bouckenooghe A, Suryakiran PV, Smolenov I, Han HH. Immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of the human rotavirus vaccine RIX4414 oral suspension (liquid formulation) in Finnish infants. Vaccine. 2011 Mar 3;29(11):2079-84. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.01.004. Epub 2011 Jan 14.
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TPC of San Antonio Breaks Ground, Finally
Ground has finally been broken on the resort that will house the new 36-hole TPC of San Antonio. The project got underway after an eight-year fight involving environmentalists and developers that saw the city of San Antonio, golfers and the future of the city's two PGA Tour events stuck in the middle.
The golf resort, which will feature a 1,000-room JW Marriott Resort, will be located north of downtown San Antonio on a 2,855-acre parcel owned by Forestar Real Estate, formerly Lumbermen's Investment Corp. Marriott will develop and manage the resort and retain PGA Tour Golf Course Properties to operate the golf facilities.
The construction work - on the underground sewage system - began June 1, a mere month ahead of a city-mandated deadline. A 29-year non-annexation agreement, which allows the operator of the resort to use its own tax proceeds to fund improvements on the property, would have expired at the start of this month if construction had not started. That deadline was approved in October, when the San Antonio City Council approved a six-month extension of the construction date.
The agreement also states that project developers must meet certain construction deadlines, wage guarantees and environmental safeguards. Forestar was given 18 months to complete construction after the July 1 start date.
Throughout the eight-year fight to build the resort, opponents have expressed concerns that the golf courses would endanger San Antonio's water source since they're partly over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone and would use precious - and often dwindling - water supplies.
"On behalf of [the environmental opponents] 'Save Our Aquifer,' the day this project began was a sad day for democracy and the people of San Antonio for generations to come, especially at a time when water is precious around world," said Amy Kastely, a pro bono attorney representing the group. "San Antonio will be known as a city willing to pollute one of the world's largest aquifers merely to have a playground for the rich."
Construction on the golf courses began in late June. Greg Norman, who has combined a World Golf Hall of Fame playing career with a thriving golf course design business, will design the second course at the TPC of San Antonio, with Sergio Garcia listed as co-designer.
Named as the architect for the other TPC of San Antonio course is Pete Dye, one of America's most recognized designers in. The most recent Tournament Players Club golf course he designed, the TPC of Louisiana, was named America's fourth best new upscale public course in Golf Digest's annual listings. Dye will get input from Texas-native Bruce Lietzke.
The first golf course (the Norman-Garcia track) will be called Cibolo Canyons PGA Golf Course and open in fall 2008, with the second 18 (the Dye-Lietzke collaboration) ready for play in the fall of 2009. PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and his staff, in public and private, have expressed aspirations that the San Antonio project will be another jewel in the Tour's necklace of luxury complexes strung from coast to coast. The Texas Open, contractually guaranteed to occupy the next prime schedule opening, knows its future is strongly linked with a move to the TPC layouts.
The course designed by Norman and Garcia will be carved out of the cedar, mesquite and cactus that populate the acreage. "I am excited about pooling the collective resources of Marriott, Forestar, Pete Dye and the TPC Network to create an unmatched resort destination," Norman said. "I am confident that this golf course will positively reflect on the rich history and distinct character of San Antonio."
The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is set for a March 2010 debut. The resort will be situated in Texas Hill Country in Cibolo Canyons, where streams and towering oak and cedar trees meet the hills. The elements of hacienda-style buildings, beautiful vistas and healing waters will serve as the inspiration in bringing the resort to life. In addition to TPC golf courses, the Hill Country resort will feature 138,000 square-feet of meeting space and a spa. The TPC San Antonio will be a private resort, with play limited to guests of the JW Marriott and club members.
Last fall, the San Antonio City Council agreed to ease construction deadlines and allow the developer to use Edwards Aquifer water for golf course irrigation. In late February 2007, due to some design changes caused by the revised site of the JW Marriott Hotel, work on the first golf course was delayed.
Project backers hoped the first golf course would be opened in time to host the 2008 Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour (now held at the Resort Course of the La Cantera Resort) and the AT&T Championship on the Champions Tour (now held at Oak Hills Country Club). With a two-year allowance for maturation needed to host a professional tournament, the PGA Tour's Texas Open might be able to move here by 2010.
Course backers believe that if San Antonio is ever going to be considered a major golf destination, the city needs have to have a PGA Tour course. Without such a venue, the region can't compete with Phoenix or Palm Springs or any other well-known golf destination.
Dan Pedrotti, president of Foresight Golf, which owns The Republic course in San Antonio, The Bandit in New Braunfels, Texas, and The Buckhorn in Comfort, Texas, welcomes the PGA. "The TPC course is nothing but good for golf in San Antonio," Pedrotti said. "It helps define San Antonio as the golf destination it already is. Only now it will be recognized on a national and even international level. We already get a lot of tourism from Mexico but I don't think we get as much credit nationally as we deserve."
Pedrotti's also confident visitors who get a glimpse of San Antonio while here on business return with their families. "There's no doubt in my mind that a lot of the tourist business we get is from people who have been here on business before," Pedrotti said. "They may come for business, but they see that San Antonio has something for everyone so they come back with the whole family on vacation."
A reported $300 million will be spent on the golf courses and hotel facilities, which have been in planning since 2001. The PGA of America withdrew from the project in summer 2004 due to protests by environmental groups opposing development on the sensitive aquifer recharge zone in northwest Bexar County, which supplies water to greater San Antonio and other areas of South and Southwest Texas. The PGA also cited its inability to come to an agreement with Lumbermen's (now Forestar) and the market's changing economic conditions.
In mid-December 2004, an environmental agreement involving Lumbermen's and a local water board was met with preliminary approval. To protect the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, the course will be underlain with the most protective system in the country. It involves combining a waterproof clay layer, a closed-loop irrigation system and water-monitoring stations to keep pollutants from entering the aquifer. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said, "The course and resort are going to be a top environmental project that you won't see anywhere in the state of Texas."
In contrast to the resort and its golf courses, the residential portion of the project has been going full speed ahead with about 500 of the 1,800 lots already sold to home developers. The Cibolo Canyons residential community will have homes ranging from the $200,000s to the million-dollar mark. An amenity center, currently under construction, will include a lazy river, lap pool, soccer field and community meeting areas.
Steve Habel is an Austin, Texas-based journalist. Since 1990, he has traveled around the globe covering news, business and sports assignments for various news bureaus, newspapers, magazines and websites. He also contributes to Business District magazine in Austin as managing editor and is the Texas football beat writer and a contributing editor for Horns Illustrated, the Austin-based magazine for University of Texas sports. Habel writes a weekly golf column for The River Cities Tribune in Marble Falls, Texas, and is a member of the Texas Golf Writers' Association.
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