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In our live pre-game show before last night's Spurs vs. Hawks game, Michael and Jeff brought in special guest Lang Whitaker, executive editor of SLAM Magazine, to help preview the game.
The Hawks were coming into the game on a 3-game winning stream while the Spurs had dropped the last three games.
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Urgent meeting of Argentine economic team as US dollar jumps 10% to 8.75 Pesos
President Cristina Fernandez called an urgent meeting on Wednesday evening of her economic team following a day of hectic trading in the currency exchange market which had the US dollar climb to 8.75 Pesos in the parallel market, expanding the gap with the official rate to almost 70%.
Attending the meeting were Economy minister Hernan Lorenzino, Deputy Minister, Axel Kicillof and the president of the Central bank Mercedes Marcó del Pont.
The 8.75 Pesos to the dollar of Wednesday represented a 10% increase in the value of the US currency in the parallel market and is attributed to the decision by the Tax revenue office, Afip to increase to 20% (from 15%) the extraordinary levy on travel, tickets and shopping overseas.
The previous week according to Buenos Aires City currency traders the Central bank would intervene at certain points to steer the value of the dollar avoiding peaks in the parallel market, however this week the bank has been absent.
Since the beginning of the year the US dollar in Argentina in the so called marginal market has soared 29% and the Central bank has lost over 2.2 billion dollars in international reserves which now stand at 41.1 billion dollars.
The current policy called the 'dollar clamp' and first implemented over two years ago is geared to ensure the Treasury and the central bank sufficient dollars since Argentina still has no access to the global voluntary money market because of its pending litigations with bondholders from the 2001/02 massive default.
For that reason it must work on its two surpluses: trade and budget. Policy to implement the first is well known by the complaints from trade partners. The second is out of control with a huge deficit that keeps fuelling inflation forcing savers to look for refuge in other strong currencies.
This week's 20% levy on purchases overseas follows the first one of 15% first applied by the government of Cristina Fernandez on 3 September 2012. At the time the official dollar rate was 4.65 Pesos and the 'tourist dollar' the climbed to 5.34 Pesos with a gap of 19% with the parallel market that was then trading in the range of 6.37 Pesos for the greenback.

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Author Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz (Dr Evidente); St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines (Drs Evidente and Natividad and Ms Mayo); Institut für Humangenetik der JLU Giessen, Giessen, Germany (Drs Nolte, Niemann, and Müller); and Western Visayas State University Medical Center, Iloilo City, Philippines (Dr Advincula).
X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) or "lubag" is an X-linked recessive disorder that afflicts Filipino men, and rarely, women. Genetic confirmation is performed through haplotyping or detection of disease-specific changes in the DYT3 gene.
To describe the phenotypes and molecular data of 8 symptomatic female patients with XDP from 5 kindreds.
Case series.
The average age of onset of symptoms was 52 years (range, 26-75 years). Six of 8 patients had parkinsonism, whereas only 1 had dystonia. The initial symptom was focal tremor or parkinsonism in 4, chorea in 3, and focal dystonia (cervical) in 1. Seven of 8 patients had slow or no progression of their symptoms and required no treatment. The patient with disabling parkinsonism was responsive to carbidopa/levodopa. Seven were heterozygous for the XDP haplotype, whereas 1 was homozygous.
The phenotypes of female patients with XDP may include parkinsonism, dystonia, myoclonus, tremor, and chorea. The dystonia, if present, is mild and usually nonprogressive. Similar to men with XDP, parkinsonism is a frequent symptom in women. In contrast to men, affected women have a more benign phenotype, older age of onset, and milder course. Extreme X-inactivation mosaic may be a cause of symptoms in women with XDP, but a homozygously affected woman has also been observed.
X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP) is an adult-onset dystonia syndrome that afflicts Filipino men.1,2 In the local dialect, XDP is referred to as "lubag," meaning "twisted." The dystonia usually starts focally and becomes generalized or multifocal after the first 5 years in most patients.3 Frequently, parkinsonism is encountered as the initial symptom even before the onset of dystonia.1,4 Patients with XDP who present with predominant parkinsonism (with minor or late-onset dystonia) tend to have a more benign course.
Linkage analyses have assigned the disease locus (DYT3) in XDP to the proximal long arm of the X chromosome,5 and studies6,7 of allelic association have delineated this locus within Xq13.1. A disease-specific haplotype was established that spanned approximately 300 kb between DXS10016 and DXS559.8 This haplotype and the recently identified mutations in the disease gene, a multiple transcript system,9 facilitate the molecular diagnosis of the disorder. Since XDP is an X-linked recessive disorder, almost all affected individuals are men and inherit the disease from their unaffected mothers. Three reports, however, point to the occasional occurrence of XDP in women.3,10,11 We describe the phenotypic presentations of XDP in 8 women from 5 families and discuss the possible molecular mechanisms.
The phenotypes of the 8 female patients with XDP are summarized in Table 1. These symptomatic women are all relatives of genetically confirmed male patients with XDP previously seen by the investigators. All possible female relatives of men with XDP are routinely examined by one of the investigators (V.G.H.E.) and genetically tested. The 8 women in this report are the only women with symptoms or abnormal neurological findings, since most female relatives of male patients with XDP are healthy or asymptomatic.1,3 The average age of onset of symptoms for the 8 women was 52 years (range, 26-75 years). All patients had a family history of XDP in male relatives and hailed from the Panay Islands in the Philippines. Six of 8 patients had parkinsonism, whereas only 1 had dystonia. The initial symptom was focal tremor or parkinsonism in 4, chorea in 3, and dystonia (retrocollis with head tremor) in 1. Seven of 8 patients were not significantly bothered by their symptoms and did not require or want any treatment. Only 1 woman (patient 4) was treated symptomatically; her parkinsonism was responsive to levodopa, with no drug-induced dyskinesias after 1 year of therapy. Aside from the extrapyramidal symptoms, the neurological examination in all 8 patients was otherwise unremarkable. No patient had any other identifiable secondary cause for her dystonia, parkinsonism, or chorea. None had a family history of idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD). The 3 patients with chorea had no history of Huntington disease in their individual families.
The XDP-specific alleles have been observed at loci DXS8030 and DXS8101 in all patients with XDP tested to date. Recently, the disease gene DYT3, a multiple transcript system, was identified.9 The disease-specific single nucleotide-change 3 (DSC3) has been postulated to contribute to XDP. Patients with XDP carry an allele of 244 base pairs (bp) at DXS8030 and an allele of 271 bp at DXS8101. Locus DXS559 is a distal flanking marker of the XDP critical region.7 Most XDP patients carry an allele of 242 bp at this locus. Allele ranges in controls are 236 to 250 bp at DXS8030, 247 to 271 bp at DXS8101, and 224 to 252 bp at DXS559.
The haplotypes detected in the 8 women are given in Table 2. The XDP-specific alleles of 244, 271, and 242 bp were detected at DXS8030, DXS8101, and DXS559, respectively, whereas the normal allele sizes are specified in Table 2. The findings are consistent with heterozygosity in 7 of 8 patients for the XDP-specific haplotype. Since the disease-specific haplotype was detected in both chromosomes in patient 7, we also tested for the presence of DSC3 in DYT3. As expected, the patient was also homozygous for this mutation. Within the 5 families, 17 women tested positive for either the XDP haplotype or DSC3 in DYT3; 9 (53%) were either symptomatic or had abnormal neurological examination results and 8 (47%) were normal.
Patients 5, 6, and 7 had chorea and were therefore also tested for an expansion at the Huntington locus in the short arm of chromosome 4. For all 3 patients, a Huntington-specific CAG expansion was excluded.
Although more than 500 symptomatic men with XDP have been studied to date, reports on symptomatic female patients with XDP are scarce.3,10,11 Our series represents the largest number of affected female patients with XDP described so far. Of the 8 women we describe, only 1 had dystonia, which was focal and nondisabling. The others presented with various phenotypes, including tremor, myoclonus, parkinsonism, and chorea. The average age of onset for our female patients with XDP (52 years) is much older than that reported in men (39 years).3 Although the oldest age of onset of XDP reported in men is 64 years,3 our 2 oldest female patients had onset at the age of 75 years.
The phenomenology of XDP (particularly in men) was initially thought to consist mainly of dystonia of varying degrees, with parkinsonism being rare or late in onset.3 These earlier descriptions, however, lacked correlation with genetic information. Recently, with advances in genetic testing, the XDP phenotype was expanded to include myoclonus, chorea, focal tremor, pure parkinsonism, myorhythmia, and chorea-ballism.1 This current study shows that such phenotypic variability in XDP also applies to affected women. Dystonia, thought to be the hallmark of XDP in men, is relatively uncommon in women and, if present, remains mild, focal, or nondisabling.
Just as parkinsonism was almost universally noted in male patients with XDP,1 6 of the 8 women we describe exhibited parkinsonism. Typically, parkinsonism is an early feature in male patients with XDP1 and often precedes the onset of dystonia. It may improve with levodopa in the early stages but becomes less responsive or unresponsive as dystonia sets in and progresses. So far, patient 4 has not developed dystonia and has remained responsive to levodopa. Given that PD is relatively common in elderly people, the diagnosis of PD cannot be excluded in levodopa-responsive, parkinsonian, elderly patients with XDP, especially if the dystonia is minimal or absent.
Patient 5 was previously described in the report of 2 women with XDP by Waters et al.11 We include her in our series to show that her chorea has progressed slowly and now affects the upper limbs and facial region more prominently than before. Despite being generalized, her chorea remains mild and nondisabling (and, thus, untreated) 15 years after onset. Her older sister (not examined) reportedly has not had progression of her mild, intermittent left arm and leg dystonia since onset 14 years ago. Patient 7 in our series has had 2 years of nonprogressive, mild monolimbic chorea. In general, symptomatic women with XDP tend to have a more benign course and a milder phenotype. Of the 8 patients we describe, only 1 was sufficiently disabled to require medications.
Neuropathological data on XDP are scarce. Waters et al12 reported a patchy, mosaic pattern of neuronal loss and astrocytosis in the caudate and lateral putamen in a male XDP patient with generalized dystonia and parkinsonism. More recently, the patchy striatal gliosis in XDP was noted to exhibit dorsal-to-ventral, rostral-to-caudal, and medial-to-lateral gradients.13 Furthermore, gliotic changes were also observed in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticularis. Thus, the striatal and extrastriatal pathologic features in XDP may account for the phenotypic heterogeneity in both men and women.
Genetic molecular analyses of 7 of the 8 women we describe show that they are heterozygotes for the XDP-specific haplotype (ie, they carry both a wild-type and a mutated allele at DYT3). Since XDP is an X-linked recessive disorder, the symptoms in these women described can be due to an extreme X-inactivation mosaic, with the mutated X active in a significant number of neurons of the basal ganglia. Discrete symptoms in women carriers of X-linked recessive genes are not uncommon and have been ascribed to nonrandom X inactivation. One impressive example is a family with X-linked recessive Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease described by Hodes et al.14 Interestingly, the affected woman (patient 7) was homozygous for the disease-specific haplotype and carried the mutation DSC3 in DYT3 on both chromosomes. Molecularly, she is thus comparable to affected men who also have disturbed DYT3 function.
In summary, female carriers of the XDP haplotype or DYT3 mutation can present with a movement disorder, including parkinsonism, tremor, chorea, dystonia, or myoclonus. Compared with male patients with XDP, affected women tend to have a more benign phenotype, older age of onset, and milder course. Dystonia, if present, remains mild, nonprogressive, and nondisabling. Similar to men, female patients with XDP often present with parkinsonism, which can be levodopa responsive. Extreme X-inactivation mosaic may be a cause of symptoms in women with XDP, but a homozygously affected woman has also been observed.
Correspondence: Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente, MD, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: February 24, 2004.
Author Contributions:Study concept and design: Evidente and Natividad. Acquisition of data: Evidente, Nolte, Advincula, Mayo, and Müller. Analysis and interpretation of data: Evidente, Nolte, and Niemann. Drafting of the manuscript: Evidente and Niemann. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Evidente, Nolte, Niemann, Advincula, Mayo, Natividad, and Müller. Obtained funding: Evidente, Natividad, and Müller. Administrative, technical, and material support: Evidente, Advincula, Mayo, Natividad, and Müller. Study supervision: Evidente and Müller.
Funding/Support: This study was funded by the Mayo Clinic Foundation and St Luke's Medical Center (Philippines). Dr Müller was supported by grant Mu668/6-3 from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany.
Acknowledgment: We thank Petra Happel and Christel Nohl for excellent technical assistance.
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I am 84 years old, a retired captain of the Coast Guard and a veteran of the Korean War. I have my share of decorations and ribbons, and I am outraged.
Some may attribute this tragedy to "collateral damage" or an accident of war, but the fact remains that those 298 people on board had no issues to be settled.
Is anyone concerned about flying, either domestically or internationally? I am.
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SALEM, N.J. -- A major drug distribution ring that allegedly shipped West Coast narcotics to sellers in New Jersey and Delaware was broken up by authorities on Thursday, resulting in 18 arrests and the seizure of about $30,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana.
According to officials, 13 of those arrests occurred in Salem County, the result of several early morning raids spearheaded by the Salem County Prosecutor's Office.
Three arrests -- including the suspected ringleader -- were made in Delaware, while a man and woman were also apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Inglewood, California.
Salem County Chief of Detectives Ralph Padilla said that the East Coast search warrants were coordinated and executed simultaneously at about 5 a.m. Thursday morning. The California arrests were made just hours later.
"The ability of such a large number of law enforcement agencies participating in a sensitive investigation such as this one speaks volumes about the professionalism of the New Jersey and Delaware Law Enforcement Community," Padilla said.
Over fourteen ounces of cocaine, over sixty grams of marijuana, $26,328 dollars in cash, three shotguns and one handgun were seized from the three locations, police said.
Police would not say how the drugs were being shipped across the country, or where the sources in California were being supplied from.
In addition three vehicles valued at $50,000 were seized. Police believe the money allegedly utilized to purchase these vehicles was derived from proceeds of criminal activity and used in the organization's criminal enterprise.
It was the culmination of a six-month investigation of local and federal agents that led to the Newark, Del. home of alleged crime boss James Carney, Jr.
Carney, 28, is confined to a wheelchair as a result of injuries that he received in a prior shooting, police said, and was identified early on in the investigation.
Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan explained that the focus of the investigation was not only to remove Carney, but to dismantle the organization's entire hierarchy and the source of its cocaine supply.
"This was a complex investigation which involved the use of multiple investigative techniques," Lenahan said. "The investigation culminated this morning with the execution of the search warrants."


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In 1847 George Lipscomb in his "The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham" lists the following monumental inscriptions from the Parish Church at Bierton:
"On a mural tablet of veined marble on the south side, within the rails:
Here lyeth the Body of Frances Howse the wife of John Temple Howse Gent. who departed this life May ye 4th 1752 in the 53d year of her age.
Requiescat in Pace
Near the last described, is a mural monument with a recess, and kneeling therein, at a desk covered with a green carpet fringed, are a male and female in black gowns (the latter with a hood), and books open before them. Behind the man, four sons; behind the woman, three daughters, similarly habited, with large quilled ruffs. Above their heads, on a black marble;
Blessed are the dead that lie in the Lorde
Rev.14 & 14
below the effigies, in white marble, under the recess, are figures of six infants, in cradles with pillows under their heads, and a little coverlet over each: five with their heads towards the east, and one in the contrary position. On a black tablet below:
This monument was erected and sett up Anno Domini 1621 at the proper coste and charges of Cæcily Bosse widdowe, late wife of Mr Samuel Bosse of Byrton in the county of Bucks Gent. deceased; who died ye 21. of December Anno Domini 1616 & lyeth buried. Cujus animæ propitietur Deus.
He had by ye said Cæcily 9 sonnes and 4 daughters.
Under this place entombed here doth lye
his bodie subject to mortalitie
the Heaven his soule his corps ye earth
retayne, untill ye same our Saviour raise againe.
Arms: Arg. on a bend cotized S. four lioncels passant gardant crowned, impaling Arg. a lion passant S.
On each side, the respective impalements of the same coat.
Within the rails, on a lozenge:
On slabs:
Here lyeth ye Body of Mr William Hill, who departed this life June ye 18th 1723 aged 58 years.
Alice Hill the Daughter of Mr William Hill and Elizabeth his wife of this Parish who departed this life the 16th of May 1711, in ye 24th year of her age.
Dear friends lament for me no more
I am not lost but gone before
So as I am so must you be
Therefore prepare to follow me.
Here lyeth the Body of Mrs Elizabeth Hill ye wife of Mr William Hill & daughter of Mr. John Olife of Vuing who departed this life in ye 56th year of her age.
Here lieth ye Body of John Temple late of East-Marsh in ye Parish of Kimble, Gent. who departed this life ye 30th of September 1696: ætatis suæ 63.
Cujus animæ propitietur Deus. Amen
Here also interred the Body of Anne his wife who died Relict of John Wadern of Soulden in Oxfordshire Esq. Feby ye 14, 1750 aged 82 years.
On another:
Here lieth the Body of Dame Frances Wintour widdow who departed this life the 24th of February 1695-6.
Cujus animæ propitietur Deus.
Here also is interred the Body of Ann Tourner who departed this life June ye 9th 1735 in the 87th year of her age. She was the widow of John Tourner Gent. of Easbourn in ye county of Sussex who departed this life in 1713.
She was a true Mother of ye Orphans
A sincere Friend to the Poor
And an exemplary Pattern of all Virtues.
Requiescat in Pace.
Here lyeth the Body of John Howse Gent. of this Parish who departed this life ye 12th of Novr Anno Domini 1701. And at his left hand lieth the body of Mrs Martha Howse his wife who died the 21st of September Anno Domini 1701.
Let them rest in peace. Amen
Here lyeth the Body of Elizabeth Coveate widow who departed this life Octr ye 28, 1738 aged 82 years.
On a slab in the pavement:
James Hoare died Jany 29, 1747 aged 45.
On oval tablets of marble affixed to the s.w. pillar under the tower:
Sacred to the memory of Jane, the wife of Timothy Shaw, Vicar of this parish. She died Nov. 15th 1782, aged 73.
He also, after a constant residence of more than 34 years, departed this life sept. 17th 1786, aged 72.
JANE, daughter of Timothy and Jane Shaw, died Dec. 27th 1785, aged 38.
In the pavement:
Jane Shaw, 1782. Jane Shaw, 1785. Tim. Shaw, 1786.
In the north transept:
Here lye the bodies of Samuel and Jane Gurney. Samuel departed this life June 30th 1713: Jane departed Feb. 24th 1687.
In the nave:
In memory of Robert Stratfold, late of Potsgrove, in the county of Bedford, son of Richard and Hannah Stratfold, late of Burcott, in this parish.
He died June 30th 1774, in the 64th year of his age.
Here lieth the body of Rachael, the wife of Mr Wm. Stratfold of Burcott, in this parish, who died Oct. the 29th 1754, aged 40 years.
On a small stone:
On an oval mural tablet, on the south side:
Sacred to the memory of Anna, the wife of William Hughes, who died March 23rd 1793, aged 56.
Also of Anna, daughter of the above William and Anna Hughes, who died Nov. 21st 1765, in her infancy.
Also of the above William Hughes, who died Dec. 17th 1799, aged 75.
The Rev. WILLIAM HUGHES, A.M. Rector of Bradenham and Pitchcott, Co. Bucks, died 16 March 1832, aged 69. Also
FRANCES VERE, his wife, Feb. 4th 1837.
In the pavement:
On a small mural tablet, near the west end:
Near this place lies William Minshull of Ailesbury, Bucks, Gent. He died March 15th 1741, aged 76.
In the pavement:
In memory of Henry Peter John Dagnall, Esq. late of his Majesty's Civil Service in the Island of Ceylon, who died 6th of October 1834, in the 51st year of his age.
William Allen, late of Hoxton, in the county of Middlesex, Gent. who died at Aylesbury on the 1st of June 1837, in the 64th year of his age."
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Riley Quinn was a loveable, big kid at heart. Married to his devoted and supportive wife Lily, all Riley ever wanted was to finish off his first novel and make enough money from it to take his waitress wife away from the financially stricken life they lived in. But, although they didn't have much and that Lily was the main breadwinner, their lives were filled with love and laughter and it was enough to sustain them through the tough times.
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When Riley arrived at the Portman estate, he quickly discovered that Godfrey was on his literal deathbed. But, before Godfrey could pass on, he offered Riley an extraordinary challenge. Through answering a series of complicated riddles, a path would eventually lead him to a mystical wish shop where one wish per customer would be granted. But, if Riley was willing to take on the challenge, he was allowed to discuss it with no one – nor receive any help from anyone. It was imperative he do it alone. If he broke that vow, the journey for the wish shop would be over and he would be cursed with eternal bad luck.
At first Riley was going to turn the offer down but quickly realized that it was too important of an opportunity to pass up on. He accepted the offer and was presented with a supernatural compact that would lead him through the magical and mysterious journey. That very journey would lead him away from his quiet life and into a world of the unknown which was filled with stress, confusion and great turmoil. It would take him away from his familiar surroundings and across the globe and into the heather covered hills of Scotland. And as Riley bumbled his way through each riddle, the next would prove to be much more difficult, as would the journey itself.
As this was happening, Riley's forced silence from his wife Lily caused her to believe that his actions were conducive of someone having an affair. Riley's hands were tied from being able to explain himself and as his journey continued, the strain and inevitable demise of the marriage that meant so much to him was proving imminent. He was lodged between a rock and a hard place because from the moment he took on the mysterious mission, he knew that there was no turning back. In order to save his marriage, as well as his life, he knew that he had no other choice but to struggle his way through the incredible journey. He was now a Wishfinder and had no alternative but to see it through. It was now a race against time to find a way to succeed before he lost the only thing in his life that ever meant anything to him – his beloved Lily.


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With tear-filled eyes, Oprah Winfrey announces the end of an era; on September 9th, 2011, the Oprah Winfrey show will end.
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Still, it will be a little weird to know that Oprah will no longer be trotting around interviewing people and making dreams come true for unsuspecting, humble people.
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Members of Airport Armed Police Battalion arrested an imam of a mosque run by the Civil Aviation authorities along with 18 gold bars, weighing 1.800 kg, and 18,240 US dollars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here early Saturday.
The arrested was identified as Aslam Sheikh, imam of Civil Aviation Tower Mosque.
Al-Amin, assistant superintendent of police said Aslam landed at the airport from a Turkey Airways flight from Kairo at about 4:45 am.
Police challenged him at the concourse hall of the airport when he went there after the end of his arrival formalities.
Later they found 18 gold bars and 18,240 US dollars after searching his body.
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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth: A Survey of Selected MENA Countries
S. Nuri Erbas
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Middle East and Central Asia Department
Frank Nothaft
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January 2002
IMF Working Paper No. P/02/17
This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will serve both the redistributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies. The current state of housing and mortgage markets in selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia) is examined. The study evaluates Turkey and Mexico as middle-income comparator countries. Historical experience of the United States is also described. Simulations based on U.S. parameters provide some guide to the effects on economic growth of alleviating housing shortages by improving access to mortgage financing.
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Programming note: Watch Matt Schaub's introductory press conference with the Raiders STREAMING LIVE at 3 p.m.
UPDATE (1:45 p.m. on Friday) -- The Raiders officially announced they have acquired Matt Schaub from the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2014 draft pick.
Multiple NFL sources confirmed to CSN Bay Area Friday morning that the Raiders will trade for Houston quarterback Matt Schaub. The transaction is pending a physical.
Multiple national reports indicate it will be a sixth-round pick in this year's draft.
It's a bold move made possible by caverns of salary cap space. Schaub will earn a $10 million base salary in 2014, with a $14.5 million cap hit on a contract that runs through 2016. Few teams were capable or willing on such salary, especially considering the Texans planned to release Schaub for cap relief.
With $27.024 million in cap space as of Friday morning, general manager Reggie McKenzie pulled the trigger without fear.
Schaub could've been acquired far cheaper on the open market, but the Raiders eliminated competition on the open market by acquiring him in trade. The Cleveland Browns reportedly wanted Schaub and they too have money to spare.
In doing so, they got their man. While the Raiders considered all free-agent veteran quarterbacks, the team preferred Schaub above all others. Free agent Josh Freeman was also heavily considered, but the Texans passer was seen to be the smart choice.
Schaub has been a consistent producer until last season, when a terrible stretch got him benched. He had 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, including four returned for touchdowns in consecutive games.
The 32-year old has been exceeded 4,000 passing yards in three of the previous four seasons. He's also completed 64 percent of his passes with an 89.8 passer rating in 10 seasons.
Schaub is expected to be a stopgap solution while the Raiders groom a young quarterback of the future. The Raiders hope he brings stability to the position and the offense by proving last season an aberration.


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What kind of Inquiry for the banks?
Harry McGee
The Moriarty Tribunal, so the rumour goes, is due to issue its second report soon after 12 years in existence.
I have long been a critic of its Tribunal. I believe that the biblical costs of the Tribunal are grotesque – hundreds of millions of euro – when compared to the matters of urgent and public importance they were inquiring into.
The fee structure put in place for barristers was unjustifiable. It's like a taxi meter that was switched on 12 years ago and has not stopped running ever since, clocking up €2,500 a day foe everypassenger. Even junior barristers, straight out of law school, who were taken on as researchers at the start (at very generous daily fees) became wealthy enough to not have any of the financial worries their contemporaries had. The lead lawyer at Moriarty, John Coughlan, billed for 304 days last year, which suggest that he was working at least one day nearly every weekend and some bank holidays and sacrificed most, if not all, holiday time. His fees for the year amounted to €750,000.
It's obvious that Tribunals of Inquiry, for all their thoroughness and powers of compellability, are cumbersome and unwieldy. It's also insance that they are completely lawyer focused with no forenisic accountants, detectives, or other specialists on the books.
The biggest winners turn out not to be Joe Public but lawyers. The events that give rise to controversy are often so distant in memory that they are no longer of urgent public importance: rather they assume some historical significance, often little else. Haughey was dead by the time the Tribunal reported on him. Looking back on it now we learned that he took a lot of money (which was corrupt in itself) but as far as I can recall the Tribunal never identified a specific corrupt act that he did in return.
Granted, Denis O'Brien, Michael Lowry, Dermot Desmond, and others, affected by Moriarty are very much still around. And this second report – reportedly very hard hitting – may have implications and a real impact that other reports did not have. We will have to wait and see. Even if it does, it's my firm belief that the ends can nevery justify the grotesque expense of the means.
Leo Varadkar of Fine Gael made a very good point about the banks when I was talking to him yesterday.
His quote:
"Fianna Fail always say we are were we are. It's also important to know how we got here. It's a lot more than a bunch of bankers and builders getting together under Fianna Fail. With all due respect, it's much more complex than
I agree. Wholly. The problem is, how can it be done.
Abbeylara was so retrograde. I think it was an over-ambitious, if well-meaning, inquiry for an Oireachtas Committee. But the Supreme Court batted it down severely, and seriously restricted the powers of the committee system to conduct inquiries. No adverse findings of fact could be made against third parties who weren't members of the Oireachtas. That's clippled wings territory.
I'm not sure if that finding can be address by legislation or if a referendum is required. I am convinced that it needs to be addressed. We need a fast-track comprehensive inquiry with full powers of compellability. We only need to look at the parliamentary inquiries in the UK or the Congressional inquiries in the US if we are looking for templates.
The Government needs to get a move on and get it going. There was too much circumspection from Brian Cowen last week. We need decisions and we need decisions now.
Focal Scoir: Oonagh Smith's documentary for Prime Time Investigates was aired last night. It was another amazingly good piece of work from this very strong series – Barry O'Kelly went deep inside the world of petty and street crime last week and Paul Maguire's investigation of social welfare fraud was also superb. Top marks.
UPDATE: I wrote an oped piece on inquireis for this morning's print edition. You can read it here if you wish.


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It seems like the league's worst 2011 team is becoming the feel-good story of 2012; Kevin Armstrong, who writes for the Jets, has a great article on Andrew Luck, maybe the most complimentary I've seen on the Colts's QB.
Luck is a 6-4, 234-pound rookie capable of throwing from all angles with uncommon touch. Already able to identify his progressions and reads, he is way ahead of the normal learning curve, completing 54% of his passes and notching seven touchdowns for the 2-2 Colts.
Luck, the top pick in April's draft, has elicited comparisons after five games that place him in the game's pantheon.
Honestly, if there's a team to lose against this year (and still feel okay about it), it's Indianapolis. No hope last year, a rookie leader, a coach guiding the team through inspiration … you know the drill. Let's hope for a good game tomorrow … or that Andrew Luck has another blue shell up his sleeve.


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on cake with lemon and places i've been
happy start to the week.
how are you this fine monday?
it's rainy and wet here.
but even still,
i think the week
should turn out
a good one.
my weekend was nice.
i walked a lot
i sipped tea,
chatted with friends
and i ate little lemon cakes
made of rice.
i popped in and out of shops
cheese in one had
flowers in the other.
i drank hot cocoa
with peppermint schnapps
and i skated
on round ponds covered in ice.
i thought of a trip i'm planning.
one that will take me
from london to hong kong
via train.
with stops in germany
and mongolia and russia too.
and i thought of how i can't wait
to see st. petersburg
for the very first time.
it got me to thinking
of places i've been.
countries i've visited,
cities i've fallen for.
i've reminisced about my
first trip to london.
and how the lovely and quaint,
stole my heart.
i've thought of the alleys behind
it all in tokyo.
how they really are
just skinny streets and how
the perfectly japanese places to eat,
are hidden there.
the barbeques and sushi spots
and the hole-in-the-wall neighbourhood places.
i thought about
how i love visiting the tsukji fish market.
my early morning eyes, sleepy.
my excitement, silly and childlike.
my travel companions
tired because i
insist we visit
2 maybe 3 times each trip.
i remembered my first
ride underground there.
my eyes watery
when i recognized that i had
just realized my very first dream.
a feeling indescribable really.
the realization of dreams that is.
amazing and emotional
and extraordinary all wrapped
up in a few short seconds.
i thought about
a favorite breakfast spot in beijing.
one that's nestled
behind the busy streets.
stuck in the meandering alleys
of a hutong.
pinched between two
old and steady courtyard homes.
i thought of the day
i first slipped my
toes into the south pacific.
i couldn't believe the warmth.
and i couldn't believe
that a jelly fish
thought it right to sting me just then.
i thought of the
beautiful blue skies and waters
of jamaica.
and how they serve
jerk sausage for breakfast there.
that's heaven to me.
plates of fruit
cups of coffee
and links of jerk sausage.
i remember the ceiling fans in my room there
bands running from one
to the next, moving just enough
to keep the momentum going.
i thought of the transport
in places away from home.
the scooters in bermuda
the tuktuks in thailand
and the golf carts
on small islands
on the caribbean side of mexico.
i thought of the first time i saw
a turtle in the wild.
he dragged himself
along a sandy beach in hawaii.
dust moving behind him.
and i thought of my excitement
when i saw that they make
ice-cream by hand in mexico.
i walked around this weekend
thinking like this.
it was nice.
it was relaxing and exciting together.
i've been fortunate enough to have
been many places in my relatively short time,
i'll tell you a little more
about them sometime soon.
but for now
i'm dreaming of sunnier days.
ones when your clothes hang on the line.
and ones when the chill from mojitos
cool your summery hands.
i'll be around this week.
so let's chat again soon.
xox, n.
and few other things!
a herriott grace update: 2010.01.31: 5pm est.
if you are not on our list
and you would like to be, go here.
plus, eeeep!!
there's a surprise in our midst,
here's a little hint.
i'm working on
my next recipe download.
and i think you're really going to like it.
i'm so truly excited to share it with you.
(if you missed my first, it's here)
+ this recipe looks great.
i'd like new cutlery and either will do: one and two.
and jackson, johnston and roe
plaid shorts for spring.
yes please.


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Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?Wulfraed Dec 2, 2012 11:08 PM (in response to illini56)
With the release of the HD and HD+, I'd expect both the Color and Tablet to be in their waning days -- probably limited to stock-on-hand and a small supply for warranty (more likely, future replacements under warranty might be refurbished units).
The LCD models don't compete with the e-Ink, so the Simple Touch models should stay on the market until the next e-Ink design is released, but having FOUR color LCD models, all with different feature levels, seems untenable from a marketing stand-point (these are not automobiles <G>)
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?JinSC Dec 3, 2012 5:13 AM (in response to Wulfraed)
This is a sad day. I love my NC. My wife got it for my birthday two years ago. My only complaints are that it won't run Hulu+ and that the NIght screen could be darker. Otherwise, I'm happy with it. I'm thinking about an HD, but I'm having trouble parting with my NC. For their first ereader, I think B&N did a good job. Long live the NC!
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?Wulfraed Dec 3, 2012 8:25 AM (in response to JinSC)Heh. The Nook Color was their first /color/ (ie; LCD) model... But it was NOT their first ereader. That title goes to what is now called the "First Edition" which uses an e-Ink display and a small touch panel LCD for input controls. That model was discontinued when the Simple Touch e-Ink models came out; hence my suspicion the Color and Tablet may be on the endangered species list.
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?JinSC Dec 3, 2012 9:40 AM (in response to Wulfraed)
I stand corrected...Yes, I meant to say full touch screen model. Thanks!
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?BFCoughlin Dec 4, 2012 5:00 PM (in response to JinSC)
I love my NC. I'll have had it 2 years in March. I did buy the HD+ because I've been wanting a larger tablet and it was about half the price of the equivalent iPad with hardware that's as good. I'm not interested in games or tons of apps--just something for web browsing away from my desktop and reading. And it's a great device. But the NC is a perfect size for curling up and reading. My husband (who has zero interest in the Internet) is absolutely happy with his NC. I do wish there weren't this push to develop something ostensibly bigger and better every year. Sometimes what there is is good enough.
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?Science_man Dec 5, 2012 6:42 AM (in response to BFCoughlin)
Did not realize they stopped selling the NC, NT this week. I purchased a Nook Color when they had the $20 gift card thing cyber week. Makes sense they were trying to clear their stock out. It'll be a good gift for one of my kid. Purchased the HD+ with the $20 gift card deal yesterday for me
For those that missed it, Sears will be selling the 16 GB HD+ this weekend for $249 (I think the sale starts the 8th of December) !!
Re: Nook Color not offered for sale on B&N website?BruceMcF Dec 5, 2012 10:45 AM (in response to illini56)
illini56 wrote:
Well, my second new NC bit the dust in less than 2 years. Still under warranty so I will get a replacement, however, I could not find the price of a new NC on B&N website. Does this mean B&N has stopped making and selling the NC? If so, will B&N be able to continue to honor the warranty? Should I bother purchasing the 2 year warranty (neither my NC1 nor NC2 even made it to 1 year and both were brand new)?
Yes, they confirmed when the HD/HD+ was introduced that they would not be producing any more Nook Colors.
The fact that they have taken the Nook Color off the website doesn't mean they are all out ~ they could all be in stores, whether B&N stores or Black Friday deals, and might pop up again once unsold merchandise has come back. There is a term in the warranty where they can refund the price, which they'd use if (and normally only if) the product is no longer available to replace a broken NC still under warranty.
They did not make any such announcement regarding the Nook Tablet 16G and 8G ~ but it would not be surprising if they allowed the NT16G to sell out and only made new NT's in the 8G variety.


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• Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality of the cancers of the female genital tract. The signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are either nonexistent or nonspecific. Women who are to undergo exploratory laparotomy without a definite diagnosis should have ovarian cancer considered as part of the differential diagnosis. Therefore, it is important that each surgeon know the current concepts of surgery for ovarian cancer. Documenting true extent of disease in those cases with limited ovarian cancer prevents the need for reexploration before adjuvant therapy. In those cases of disseminated disease, an attempt at tumor reduction should be undertaken, as reduction of tumor aggregates to less than 1.6 cm in greatest diameter improves prognosis. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for ovarian cancer. Optimal initial surgery prevents the need for reexploration.
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Say What?! Study Shows Having a Dog Can Actually Prevent AsthmaJessica Cohen
When my son was first diagnosed with asthma several years ago, one of the first questions we ever got at any doctor's office was about whether we had any smokers in the house (no), carpeting in his bedroom (yes), or any pets (no). I never really wondered much about the questions, I just answered them routinely as asked.
Whether or not to get a pet has been a repeated discussion in our house throughout the years since, and frankly we are still in that debate. The new research showing how household dogs protect against asthma and infection in children is not helping the one in the family who is on the side of not getting a pet right now. And that would be me.
There are about 39.5 million people in the United States who have been diagnosed with asthma in their lifetimes, including 10.5 million children, according to the CDC. The growing rationale behind these alarming rates is that we are too darn clean now with our antibacterial everything. They call it the Hygiene Hypothesis. Other theories include asthma that is triggered by allergies, while others rely on an immune system response, or even parasites.
It's a conundrum, you know. To be clean or not to be clean — that is the question!
It has been known that children's risk for developing allergies and asthma is lower for children who are exposed in early infancy to a dog in the household, but until now we did not know why. As it turns out, the gut bacteria (known as microbes) in children from homes where dogs are permitted both indoors and outdoors differ from those in homes without dogs. The exposure to dust in the homes with dogs somehow changes the gut in a way that reduces the immune system's reactions to common allergens and reducing asthmatic reactions.
Other studies have shown that antibiotic use in infancy is linked to higher asthma rates in children, as is acetaminophen use. However, that could be a chicken and egg scenario, whereas asthmatic children needed more medications, or it may be that the medications also played with the developing gut bacteria.
I have written several times before about probiotics and how important it is to maintain good gut health for a variety of ailments. The more I have learned, the more I believe that improving gut health is an important strategy for maintaining health and protecting the body against infection, reaction and disease. If a dog in the home can reshape gut bacteria to make it more resistant to respiratory reactions, does it not perhaps confirm that all of the antibacterial products we use maybe have done more harm than good? It certainly makes me wonder.
Regardless of what medical answers for asthma will come down the road, if you want a child who does not have asthmatic reactions, you may want to consider getting (or keeping) a dog.
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Poll: Twins in your family tree?
Do you ever find yourself seeing double?
There's been a peak in twin births, particularly in the US. A report by the National Center for Health Statistics indicates that the twin birth rate rose 76% since 1980, and in 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the US was a twin.
In the past, we've written about twins, and the MyHeritage family even has its own set of twins!
With the celebration of National Siblings Day yesterday, we want to know how many of you have twins in your family history. Let us know!
Twins: Same but different
What does it feel like to have someone look like you? If one gets hurt, does the other feel it? Do twins share their own language?
When I was younger and met a set of twins, I often thought about those things.
Biologically, of course, twins share a uterus in pregnancy, and share an egg (if identical) or are two separate eggs (if fraternal or non-identical). Brazil has the highest rate of twins worldwide.
My family contains many sets of twins, and although only 2% of pregnancies result in twins, it's not out of the realm of possibility that I could have twins, or my children could.
There were several sets of twins at my school, and MyHeritage also has twin brothers working here together (see photo above).
We've all heard stories of how twins can take advantage of their looks, either by taking exams or driving tests for each other or tricking their girlfriend or boyfriend. But I wonder what it must be like growing up as a twin.


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