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Bentley University Tries to Make Business and Liberal Arts Pay Off
Colleges are in the cross hairs of a debate over the relative value of a liberal arts education versus a business degree. But Gloria Cordes Larson, the president of Bentley University in Waltham, Mass., says students don't need to choose just one path.
"It's not about pitting lifelong learning skills against professional skills," says Ms. Larson, a former lawyer and economic policy adviser at the state and federal levels, who took the helm at Bentley in 2007. "A college degree should reflect both."
Ms. Larson says liberal arts schools are losing out not because they teach literature and philosophy, but because they're not doing enough to prepare students for the working world.
All of Bentley's 4,200 undergraduates complete a set of general business courses, such as marketing and global strategy, and then select a major in subjects ranging from finance to philosophy. About 20% of business students double-major with a liberal studies program.
Combining business and liberal-arts instruction has paid off. Last year, 81% of Bentley graduates were employed six months out of school—earning a median $50,000 a year—and another 15% were in graduate school.
Ms. Larson, 63 years old, spoke with The Wall Street Journal about why millennials—people born between 1981 and the early 2000s—aren't so bad and how to make humanities majors more businesslike. Edited excerpts:
WSJ: Millennials are criticized for being entitled and unprepared for the workplace. Why are you enthusiastic about the current generation of college students?
Ms. Larson: I think they're fabulous. [They] think about the triple bottom line—people, planet, profit—and that's never been true of a generation. We used to separate civic from professional.
Having said that, I think part of the bad rap is accurate. Millennials have grown up in a society in which all children are perfect, all children get a prize.
WSJ: How do you integrate business and liberal arts instruction?
Ms. Larson: Right now we're looking at four [undergraduate] courses that blend a liberal arts course that's thematically related to a business course. They include Capital Markets and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1945, [taught by] an amazing historian and a finance [professor]. Another example is Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, and Problems of Philosophy. That's exactly what philosophy is supposed to be about, the gray areas.
WSJ: Since one major goal of a university is to prepare students for careers, how much say do employers get in your curriculum?
Ms. Larson: We work all the time with our corporate partners to get the curriculum right. The first year I was here, EY LLP (formerly Ernst & Young) gave us more than $500,000 to merge accounting and finance for freshmen and sophomores. That's how it's practiced in the real world, and [students need] to think right out of the gate in this integrative way.
[Banco] Santander [SA] gave us $420,000 to send students to study abroad. They want our kids to have that global perspective.
Are we going to do everything a company wants us to do? No. But a lot of times they have really good ideas.
WSJ: Bentley prides itself on teaching ethics and sustainability. How do you make those vague concepts real to students?
Ms. Larson: We promote service learning—you get an extra credit [for work] you're doing for a nonprofit that relates to what you're studying in the classroom.
Also, a number of kids double major in accounting and ethics and social responsibility. I get goose bumps saying that, having been on audit committees in a post-Sarbanes Oxley world. [The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act addresses corporate accounting standards.]
WSJ: Bentley's adjunct faculty recently voted not to unionize, bucking a trend at some other colleges. Why didn't the Bentley administration support unionization?
Ms. Larson: The adjuncts have filed an appeal [in the wake of the government shutdown]; they're worried not all ballots were counted. That's in the hands of the [National Labor Relations Board].
We have a tightknit culture, and sometimes unions have a way of separating that; you're a part of [the union], not part of the overarching group.
Those who would like to unionize feel like that'll help make [adjunct teaching] a more complete career path; that's particularly true on the liberal arts side, but it's far less true on the business side. We have a number of business adjuncts who work for companies and don't want to be part of a union.
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Don't sell. Shorts will try to take your shares because they need to cover.
Remember, although not stellar the earnings were ok.
The question is- Is the situation improving? The answer to that is a resounding YES.
Invest forward, not based on history, as there's nothing anyone can do to change history.
The highest volume is @ $51 one year ago. If you shorted at $51, you are still making money. However, things will change if it goes above $51 and then funds will be forced to take a look and close positions. The risk/reward is favor reward if we hold here. We have a chance to go above $51 if we hold, if we sell, the worst case is that they short more and weak hands shake out, it drops to $42 but you don't know if it will drop, if you sell, there is a chance that you will never be able to buy back at $42, even if it drops to $42, you only lose $3 per share if you hold, do the math!
Normally I would agree with you here, but the timing of the new weekly options occurring the day before ER was suspicious and reeks of crookery, and leads me to believe we go lower/sideways until March OpEx on 3/15.
Come 3/18 though, assuming there isn't a market meltdown, it should be safe to go "all in" while the squeeze takes place. Any pressure via short hedging with calls (gobbled up 40 or below) should be released.
I hope I'm wrong here for all you longs, but the game is crooked, you gotta play by the rules.
DON'T SELL!! This sqeeze will hurt and I wouldn't be surprised if this stock touches $50 today
reality, why do you say that the "situation is improving"? to me the sales numbers were surprising bad. i expected to see deck's usually 20+% rev growth, especially since the yoy comparison was to last winter. i think some things are improving (the sanuk and teva sales increases were good, for example), but the overall rev numbers were really surprising to me.
Park, the situation is getting so much worse that the stock has gone up 12%. Are you happy now? You have to look at the big picture: a steady (if not strong) brand, a clean balance sheet, a compelling (at least attractive) valuation, a product that will go away but cannot be replicated (imitators are plenty, which by itself is an affirmation of UGG's brand strength). Why do you have to sell at $45 unless you really need the money now? Sit tight, longs, we will hit $60 when the next few quarters show the market an improving margin!
Sentiment: Strong Buy
I'm perfectly fine with that. Shorts can moan all they want, I can sit and hold forever if I want.


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allergy shots what are your thoughts
i have found by eating for my blood type which i should not have wheat or milk products and when i ate for my blood type my sinus troubles went away, consipation also. and i have found when we eat food that we are not to have that it is the root cause of getting allergys from our enviorment. and it also helped me lose weight for i also found i was allergic to pork and it made me swell up. when on a diet for another condition no pork and i lost a lot of inches and dress sizes but at the dr's i only lost 3 lbs, how could this be but at a retreat they had a cook out and i ate 2 pork hot dogs and by the time i got home my angles were so swollen that answered my question and also my bipolar straighten out i did not have the extreme swings anymore.. good eating..smile
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I had allergy shots from age 18 to 24-- my allergies are better then they used to be but not gone and like today when counts are high I popped an allegra D at 0700 :( (me I am not a pill person but sometimes I just need to get through the day before I empty the tissue box
At 9 this is the issue....60% of what you are allergic to will change between age 12-21 generally later for boys earlier for girls so my thought is this I'd wait until my kid went through puberty (1 year after onset) and then re allergy test and let them make the decision with me...its a big commeiment for so so results..
I got them for over a year and then got pregnant so decided to stop. The amount that I had didn't make any difference either way.
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I used to work as an allergy nurse. I mixed the vials of allergens thst were injected, did the allergy testing and gave the injections. I will be very honest in saying that I think it's a bunch of crock. People would get the injections for years and when I retested them, in hopes that they were better, they were just as allergic as they were years before.
they ask me too, i told them, no, i wanted to see if the meds works he is on now... plus, not all of it does not cover insurance, for a 6 months supply of shots, it would be 100 bucks, with insurance, not bad, still, i am trying clarinex first


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BEIJING, CHINA - The dramatic rise of Christianity in China is straining the resources of churches there to meet the spiritual needs of the people.
Some Chinese Christian leaders believe that theological training and education have not kept pace with the church's rapid growth.
It's Friday morning just after 10. The streets and sidewalks are chock full of people still trying to get to work. Beijing's famous Tiananmen Square is already filled with tens of thousands of visitors.
A few blocks from the square, in the backroom of a popular store, a small group of new Christian believers is learning to thrive economically in the new China.
They are listening and taking notes on how to manage their finances from a Biblical perspective.
"This is so important for us. We are developing fast as a nation, our economy is growing and we need to know how to handle these changes." one student explained. "We need to know how to handle our money, how to handle the things we own. We can only do that using the Bible as our guide."
But this group is fortunate. Across the country, Chinese Christians are facing a dire shortage of trained pastors, elders and lay leaders.
In his first television interview as leader of one of the most influential religious organizations here in China, Gao Feng worries that Christianity is growing too fast in his country.
"We cannot catch up with the growth of the quantity of the believers," he said. "That is a very big challenge."
A challenge that's especially acute in the countryside, where 70 percent of China's Christians live.
"Churches in the countryside are growing so fast yet they cannot afford to send a pastor for training to the city, it is too expensive. So we try to help them by sponsoring their education but even after they graduate from seminary, they go back to the countryside where they often serve in their churches without pay," Rev. Yu Xinli, Senior Pastor of Chaoyang Church said.
There are dozens of seminaries throughout China tasked with training and equipping the next generation of leaders. Last year, Dallas Theological Seminary began offering master's level web-based courses for Chinese seminarians.
"We have students in Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Ukraine, Malaysia, Australia, the United States and Canada all taking these course in Mandarin," Mark Bailey, president of Dallas Theological Seminary, explained. "[They include] how to prepare sermons, how to live a Godly life, how to council a families, how to deal with conflict resolution, church leadership, lay education training."
Shortages in Christian books have hit house churches hard especially in the countryside, where Christians seldom have access to government-printed religious materials, including Bibles.
But reverend Xinli says China's economic miracle has enticed pastoral candidates to seek job opportunities elsewhere.
"Every year we lose about 10 percent of our candidates. They leave for other jobs," the pastor said. The rest stay knowing that this is part of their calling. But we have got to do more to keep those pastors from leaving. We have to provide them good housing, good medical care [and] good insurance."
The shortages are only going to get worse.
According to government figures, there are an estimated 20 million protestant Christians and between 12 to 15 million Catholics. And those numbers don't take into account the growth of the Chinese house church movement, home to an estimated 100 million "unofficial" Christians.
"And so the need is so incredible," Bailey said. "There are so few workers here and so many people."
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Wishing you had the power, ability, and above all the cultural approval to kill or torture someone who offends their religious sensibilities. Catholics definitely have fatwa envy, after being denied the violence of the Inquisition
Bill Donohue and the Catholic League showed grade-A fatwa envy when they issued death threats and howled for the expulsion of a Florida college student who took a cracker out of a church to show his friend.
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A reason why the iPhone display may stay at 3.5"
0. phoneArena 31 Oct 2011, 19:58 posted on
Many complain that the iPhone display needs to get bigger, but there is a very specific Steve Jobsian reason why the display is 3.5 inches, and it's a reason why the phone may stay that way...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
31. earle.evans (Posts: 27; Member since: 07 Mar 2010)
What is the possibility that due to the size of the phone overall, the placement of palm restricts the distance the thumb can travel? Thus, a phone that is not just larger in screen, but in size overall could conceivably limit how far your thumb could come over the top.
147. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Perfectly agree, unless you are the "I'm just asking for my phone to fall and crack" crowd that walks while balancing a larger phone on your fingers to allow extra thumb reach.
5. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
An example on a baby thumb is for iPhone and adult thumb is for Galaxy S II.
6. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
1)this news is old.. quit slouching!! lol
2) even on the "mock up" the circles are not the same. They are about the same radius from edge to screen, but top to bottom they are obviously difffent with the iphone having the LARGER radius.
This was done by someone with a personal preference, not a point to prove.
10. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
I am beginning to wonder why I continue to come to this site for an unbiased approach to mobile phone journalism.
19. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
It's old news, but something we hadn't posted here before, and it adds an interesting element to the argument. It's definitely the kind of detail that Jobs would push for.
Of course, no one in the comments seems to understand the term "average", because we just keep seeing the same "well MY thumb is long enough for a 4.3" screen, so obviously EVERYONE must be the same as ME."
24. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Not at all, but who holds their phone at the very base of their thumb? When I hold my phone it rests on my fingers, allowing my thumb to reach the full extent of the screen.
27. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
yeah, i covered this below.
148. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Actually the drawing is spot on.
Because the SGSII is wider. When gripping the phone, usually your fingers are on the far edge of the device, and your palm curls around the other end. Your thumb can't curl as easy around a wider device. Therefore, your thumb doesn't have as much room to freely rotate as much as a less-wide device allows.
Unless you attempt balancing the device on your finger tips, thus increasing thumb rotation and reach. This is hardly practical when walking.
7. iankellogg (Posts: 155; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Hey man, it isn't big enough unless you can get two hands on it.
20. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I can't believe it took this long to get that kind of comment. I had to be so careful while writing to not use awkward phrasing.
28. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
thats what she said :)
46. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Everytime there is a discussion on size there is bound to be a remixfa comment thats what she said : ). I would like to meet this woman who says all these things.
47. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you dont know taco's mom?
54. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
We should all hold tacos mom in high esteem for dealing with such a vocal son
63. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
im sure she locks him in the basement while he watches blue elf porn.
69. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Hey there is nothing wrong with elf porn:)
86. squallz506 (banned) (Posts: 1075; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
+10 bajillion OMGROFLMAO
91. NVPMOTHAF (Posts: 78; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
That's the funniest thing I've read thus far
8. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
The problem with the mockup above, is that it assumes you place your phone at the base of your thumb. I have a 4.3" screen, and can reach every corner of the screen without problem. Did the author even attempt to validate the mockup at all?
23. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Have you done the full work needed to disprove this? It's AVERAGE hand size, so just your hand and the way you hold it isn't enough. People with smaller hands need to hold the entire phone deeper into the palm, which means closer to having your thumb at the side of the phone. Those of us with bigger hands, or better dexterity can hold the phone more on our fingers, and therefore will be able to reach a larger area of the screen.
37. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
And so because some guy drew a mockup, I have to actually do work to disprove it? A little detective work and an UNBIASED approach is all I'm asking for. Instead we get another biased point of view (as evidenced by the inaccurate mockup) that shouldn't have made it past a journalist's edit.
42. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
You have no responsibility until the moment you decide it's necessary to call BS on it. At that point, you need a better argument than just "it works for me".
I felt this was worth posting, because regardless of if the specifics are completely accurate, it is a good illustration of the types of details that often drove the design decisions from Steve Jobs' point of view. So, if it turns out to be true, it provides an interesting insight into why Apple designed it's products as it has, and why it hasn't changed that design.
62. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Initially I gave my perspective, yes. But the second point remains.. the mockup is inaccurate and biased.
66. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
The mockup may be inaccurate, but that doesn't prove bias, and it also doesn't prove that the idea behind the mockup is incorrect either.
72. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Nor does it prove it is correct, and the fact that it is most assuredly an inaccurate mockup certainly doesn't lend credence to it. Correct or not, if the next i*hone comes out with the same screen size, many people will view it as a big let down.
77. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
And I disagree, the very fact that it's inaccurate proves the mockup is biased.
161. jazzman11 (Posts: 2; Member since: 01 Nov 2011)
It works for me :) and that's all I need to know
41. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
just out of curiosity.. what is "average"? average male? average female? average combined? and what is that "average"measurement.
Just going by the last few polls here where the large majority in one poll said that the screen was the biggest issue to be fixed, and then in another poll voted the large screen android phones the next likely purpose by nearly 90% says that the "average" hand its quite fine with a 4+ inch screen.
That last poll had what.. 4000-5000 votes in it before it closed? Thats more than most national political surveys by far and well more than the average poll quoted by PA or other sites. So as far as validity from the sample size goes, it was quite valid. So thumb swipe size or not, screen size is more important than "1 handing" it all the time.
Just as a validation, medically I use a "large" surgical glove.. which is pretty average for a male to use. Ive seen more "XL" gloves pulled for males than "Medium" gloves.. so its a fair assumption to say that the "large" glove size is the male adult average.
Most of us know that I use a Tmobile Vibrant 3g as my main phone. Holding it in my hand right now, i can make a comfortable swiping motion from the home button, across to the far side bezel, and up to where the reciever speaker is. Concidering I can "Swype" comfortably one handed, Id say thats a pretty fair screen size for me. This would be my ideal comfort 1 handed phone at 4 inches (technically, whatever the phone diagonal spec is since i can 1 hand most all of it) My max screen size that i KNOW im comfortable one handing is 4.3 with the current phone configurations. The Tmobile Hercules 4.52inch is definitely stretching it for me for any type of one handed use.. thats a guaranteed 2 hander for me..
So just off of my own assessments, off of the polls that have been on PA and elsewhere, and life experience, I would have to say that the 4 inch screen size is going to be most people's "sweet spot" between size and function.
The trick is also not the screen size itself but the size of the actual phone. The SGS1 as a reference, if it were all screen it would be around 5 inches and i could still one hand 85% of it. The 3.5 screen on the iphone is small because they lack the technology to increase the screen size without losing the "retina" moniker, not because of "thumb size".
Knowing SJ's reputation, he was more held back by the possibility of losing 1 PPI in pixel density more than he was about keeping the same size phone and increasing the screen size.
43. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
I would assume "average" means average human hand, meaning male and female. I'd also assume that any poll we've run didn't have many females voting in it, which would push our average hand size bigger.
48. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
still doesnt answer the question on what exactly IS the average hand. its a very vague notion.
53. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
"The average length of an adult male hand is 189 mm, while the average length of an adult female hand is 172 mm. The average hand breadth for adult males and females is 84 and 74 mm respectively.[7]"
From wikipedia.. which isnt the greatest of sources.. but it should be OK for this type of thing.
I just measured my hand.. its 183mm, so technically, im ever so slightly below average for a male. (man i feel emasculated now!)
59. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
out of curiosity, did you read my entire blurb or just "taco" it and read the first few lines? you didnt make mention of any of the other points i brought up. :)
65. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
As I said in other comments, I wouldn't put too much stock in polls run by tech websites, because they tend to be overrun with men, who have larger hands on average, and not so many ladies.
68. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
lol.. so thats a no? :(
74. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I read it but didnt feel the need to. Address the things i agreed with
101. Ivan6479 (Posts: 249; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
For a writer that isn't trying to be bias you sure are assuming quite allot and you know what they say about people that like to assume.
49. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
That was a survey done based on convience so its not valif. It needs to be stratified for the results to be accurate
56. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
its just as accurate as a phone number generator randomly calling people.
There is no basis other than "you dont like what you hear" to say all the people voting had one OS preference or another. I would give a slight advantage to android obviously since it sells more.. but even if you go off of current market stats which has Apple at around 20% of the world market (so say 20% of the voters were iOS users).. that still means that half of the iOS users that voted intend to dump iOS for android since less than 10% of those polled said they would take the i4s over the other choices.
60. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Im just saying the only people who answered the poll where phone enthusiats because their on pa. Therefore everyone who took that survey wast a random set of people which you need for a good survey. Its like going to a car site and asking do you like stick shift. Those responses wont reflect the genereal population. There is different types of surveys cluster statrified convience and so on. Convience is the least accurate so take it at face value. Dont read to much into to it.
67. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
no, i totally get your point, and your right. But even giving the thing a wide margin of error and a few DoF, its still beyond anything that a group of "android" only people could do at that sample size. If we were talking a hundred or 3, I'd say dump it.. but at multiple thousands from random hits all around the world, its going to have an accuracy to it.. obviously not pinpoint, but an accuracy none the less.
That poll wasnt just made up of the 20-50 people that populate the boards.. it was made up of anyone and everyone that stumbled on the site from around the world. We are jaded to think we are the majority when in truth the silent majority over rules us like crazy... like 70 to 1. (3500 poll respondents vs 50 assumed ACTIVE board members)
71. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
I agree there is some accuracy to the polls thats not what i am saying but its certaintly not 100% accurate. If you really want a good survey it takes alot of work. And multiple questions too. Not just one question you post on a phone site. Thats certiantly not conclusive.
9. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Interesting article, and I have thought about this myself. From a strictly user-centered design perspective, the obsessive side of Steve Jobs would be right on this one. Products should be created in a manner that affords ease of use, and a key affordance of a touch-screen device is that the user be able to touch any spot on the screen with his/her available finger.
Of course, personal preference trumps logic in many circumstances. While the smaller screen size is technically the efficient way to go, many users would and do sacrifice some ease of use in exchange for a better experience in videos, browsing, and games. Personally, my hand works well with 3.7" - 4.0" phones. I watch very few videos on it, but I do pass some time playing games and browsing once in a while. I wouldn't want to step down to a 3.5" screen at this point, but I am interested enough in ease of use to not go into the 4.3" range (at this point, things might change when that's all that manufacturers offer).
25. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Personal preference trumps logic when there is available choice. Apple isn't going to offer choice, so it has to aim for what will appeal to the majority of people.
90. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
I wouldn't disagree with that. I think Apple will compromise between what it feels to be the most efficient (about 3.5") and what it feels will satisfy consumer's objectives (media, games) to give a solution for the masses. I don't see it being bigger than 4", as that would be difficult to justify from a usability standpoint (using the logic from your article), and I don't see it being less than 3.7", as that would potentially reduce the marketability of the product. I put my money on 3.9"-ish.
11. handsomehwang (Posts: 6; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
who cares if it's not the same size semi circle. a quarter of the semi circle on the iphone's semi circle isn't even on the screen. honestly though i have an iphone and it's still impossible to type with just one hand without holding it in an unnatural way. 3.5 seems fine although 4 would have been better.
14. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Try swype.. allows one-handed typing on a larger screen without sacrificing speed or accuracy. Of course, not an option on iOS.
21. handsomehwang (Posts: 6; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
i have had an android phone. i know what swype is. you still have to hold it towards the bottom if you want to swype or tap away.
12. Luuthian (Posts: 246; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
This is a ridiculous fear IMO. I've been using a 4" Focus for a year now and never once have I felt I needed a second hand to casually use the device. That mock up is deceptive at best, as no one holds their phone the same way, nor are all hands the same size. I know my hands aren't anywhere near as large as some, but 4" hasn't even phased me.
I can see this beginning to form a concern on 4.5" sets, but 4" to 4.3" are fine, with 4" being the sweet spot IMO.
The smaller screen is one of the few places where I think Apple is falling behind on their device, especially because the handheld has become so gaming centric. There's also the fact Apple is still using outdated LCD tech. Yes it has plenty of pixels... So does AMOLED, which many are moving on to. If I'm paying a premium for my phone, you'd figure I'd be getting premium tech. Instead you get some nice old fragile glass.
26. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
As I've said above, this is your personal preference. Apple limits its models, so it has to aim for what most people will be comfortable with.
18. alecgale (Posts: 55; Member since: 29 Jun 2011)
i used to have an Ipod touch which is 3.7" and the keyboard on that was too small i would never get an iphone at its current size
149. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Slight correction: the iPod Touch (and iPhone) have never had a screen size other than 3.5".
29. Leodrade (Posts: 87; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
if the photo represents a the real size of both phones and the green arc represents the real measure a regular thumb can reach, either i have enormous thumbs or the photos are completely wrong
33. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Of course, if the screen dimensions were increased without a corresponding increase in Pixels Per Inch, the famed "Retina" trademark would be put in jeopardy as well. Maybe this too could be a motivation for maintaining 3.5?
99. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Yeah, it probably was a consideration. If I were a manufacturer using a specific resolution on a specific screen size, I'd wait until I could increase the screen size while maintaining the same aspect ratio and a multiple of the resolution I had before. That consistency with the aspect ratio and resolution would be a key factor in making it easier for developers to update and release apps.
39. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Steve Jobs is a very smart man. He knows consumers don't know what they want and need to be taught.
44. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
thanks taco..
you just called yourself an idiot... and every other iphone user. you just said that YOU were too dumb to know what YOU want and you need some billionaire stranger to DECIDE FOR YOU what YOU need to think is IMPORTANT.
omg.. true'er words have never been spoken.. lolololololl
55. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Apple products have been popular for a reason, and most say that reason is the design. Steve didn't design the products, but he had final say on what things were made and how, so ultimately many design choices were his choice. It's hard to push Taco's comment to cover everyone, but it does cover quite a few people.
58. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
sorry, but any ADULT that agrees that a man.. a complete stranger.. knows better than what that person knows, as far as what they want (unless there was an extenuating circumstance like mental retardation), is a complete idiot. PERIOD.
I have very intelligent friends that chose iOS for very specific reasons. They dont fall into that category... but everyone that taco is lumping with him, obviously does.
70. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
If you don't agree that any man can know better what someone else will want, then we might as well destroy the entire design field as a whole, because that's their job. Many people can't articulate why they do or don't like something, so we train designers to figure it out and create things that we like


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Veggie and Potatoes Galore - Grilled Asparagus and New Potatoes
Spring is in the air. Flowers are blooming and plants are growing. This also means that some of our most favorite veggies are in season - like asparagus. I love asparagus. It's a very versatile food. The following recipe for grilled asparagus and new potatoes mixes my family's love for spuds and greens. It also gave us a great excuse to bring out the grill. Here's how to make it:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
6 small red potatoes (about 3/4 lb), unpeeled, quartered
1 lb fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
- Heat gas or charcoal grill. In large shallow bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of the oil, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the lemon-pepper seasoning. Add potatoes; toss to coat. Place in grill basket.
- Place grill basket on grill over medium heat Cook 15 minutes, shaking grill basket occasionally to turn and mix potatoes.
- Meanwhile, place asparagus spears in same shallow bowl. Add remaining tablespoon oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning; toss to coat.
- Add asparagus to potatoes in grill basket. Cook about 10 minutes longer or until potatoes and asparagus are tender, shaking basket occasionally to turn and mix vegetables.
Moms, what would you serve along with this flavorful side?
Yummy......... I would serve some kind of chicken or steak with it... yummy... :O)
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Yummy......... I would serve some kind of chicken or steak with it... yummy... :O)
Great idea.
This looks delicious. I would never think to put the lemon pepper seasoning on this, but I will try it.
looks good. I might grill some pork chops to go along with it.
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This year I made a resolution for healthier living and have been successful so far. Overcame a lot of bad habits compared to where I started. But I'm going on a cruise with a group of friends next month. From what I've been told it's going to be an around the clock buffet. I'm planning on using the gym but don't know how to deal with all of the food. I'm not going to be on the alcoholic drinks package and figure I can enjoy dinner that way. Breakfast and lunch are a free for all though. Any ideas for what my best options would be so I don't gain 15 by the end of the week.
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Does Function Follow Organizational Form? Evidence from the Lending Practices of Large and Small Banks
Allen N. Berger
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business; Wharton Financial Institutions Center; European Banking Center
Nathan H. Miller
U.S. Department of Justice
Mitchell A. Petersen
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Raghuram G. Rajan
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; International Monetary Fund (IMF); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Jeremy C. Stein
Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
January 2002
NBER Working Paper No. w8752
Theories based on incomplete contracting suggest that small organizations may do better than large organizations in activities that require the processing of soft information. We explore this idea in the context of bank lending to small firms, an activity that is typically thought of as relying heavily on soft information. We find that large banks are less willing than small banks to lend to informationally 'difficult' credits, such as firms that do not keep formal financial records. Moreover, controlling for the endogeneity of bank-firm matching, large banks lend at a greater distance, interact more impersonally with their borrowers, have shorter and less exclusive relationships, and do not alleviate credit constraints as effectively. All of this is consistent with small banks being better able to collect and act on soft information than large banks.
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Tours of the Loire Valley:
Loire Valley Time Travel offers one and two day tours of the beautiful Loire Valley in a classic 1953 Citroën Traction Avant. When you are in the Loire Valley take a trip in Célestine and explore some of the lesser known parts of the "Garden of France".
Tourist Offices:
Tourist Office of Tours. Situated opposite the Tours train and bus stations. Tourist information for the Touraine and Loire Valley as well as for the city of Tours.
Les Limornières. Alex and Nicole Crawford welcome you to their 19th century family holiday farm cottages arranged around south facing courtyard garden, dining barn, and indoor and outdoor games. Surrounded by Loire Valley countryside, woods and fields yet only 3km from historic le Grand Pressigny.
Le château de La-Celle-Guénand. A real 15th century chateau offering bed and breakfast and gite accommodation in a quiet Touraine village.
Château Valcreuse A 19th Century château near la Roche Posay. Elegant and quiet with a wonderfully hospitable atmosphere.
La Confiance. Sue and Chris would like to welcome you to La Confiance at Champ d'oeuf, their delightful Chambre d'hote and self catering Gite in the South Loire region of France, in the Brenne Natural Parc.
l'Image. Set on the Marketplace in Preuilly sur Claise. A lovely family run establishment with a really good restaurant and four spotlessly clean bedrooms.
Domaine de la Tortinière: A fairytale Neo-renaissance family run chateau hotel set in magnificent grounds on the outskirts of Tours.
La Maison Jules: The thoroughly delightful Alexandra runs a luxury B&B in a fully restored grand town house in the centre of Tours. The bathrooms are huge! Easy walking distance from Tours station, even with luggage.
Fluent English is spoken in all these accommodation establishments.
Dining Tips -
- Lunch or dinner? We recommend eating out at lunchtime rather than dinner. It will be better value and a more authentic experience. During the week lunch is strictly 12.00 - 14.00 and dinner 19.00 - 22.00. Restaurants will be closed between services. Note that many restaurants are closed Sunday evenings and all day Monday.
- Menu? We recommend going with the set menu of the day. It will be what's fresh, what the chef wants to prepare that day and most people will have it. Set fixed price daily changing limited choice menus such as are standard at lunchtime here will be called either le menu or la formule. La carte is the term for the full menu if you want to choose à la carte.
- Wine? The house wines in all of the establishments listed below are good quality and value. Order them by the picher (250ml or 500ml, which in French is vingt-cinq centilitres or cinqante centilitres) or sometimes by the glass. If you want sparkling wine please choose a local wine such as a Vouvray or Montlouis rather than champagne. The local wine will be better quality and cheaper. Restaurants are not BYO.
- Aperitif? You are quite likely to be asked if you want an aperitif at the beginning of the meal. Most local diners don't at lunchtime, but some do in the evening. The most popular aperitif is kir (a fruit liqueur in white wine) or kir royal (a fruit liqueur in sparkling wine). Traditionally the liqueur is cassis (blackcurrant) but other flavours (peach/pêche, raspberry/framboise) are now popular and you will be asked what you want.
- Bread and water? Bread and tap water will be put on the table without you asking. The tap water is excellent, so there is no need to order bottled water.
- Coffee? If you want a coffee other than an espresso at the end of the meal you need to be precise when you order. Un café = an espresso in a small cup; un café allongé = an espresso with added hot water (no milk) in a cup; un café grand crême = an espresso with added milk (can be hot or cold, depending on the establishment) or un café au lait = an espresso with added hot milk in a cup; un café noisette = an espresso with a dash of cold milk in a small cup. The terms latte and americano will probably not be understood, and they won't be able to do filter coffee. Many places don't do cappucino. Coffee is served after the meal, not with dessert. Everywhere will have decaf and a selection of teas.
- Juices and sodas? All juices, including orange, will be processed, not freshly squeezed. We recommend locally produced apple juice if the establishment has it (small scale production, often organic). The range of sodas will be limited. Establishments will have Coke Zero or Coke Lite but not both. Schweppes is tonic water and agrum' is Schweppes citrus flavoured soda. Dry ginger ale is completely unknown. Lemonade is fizzy and not terribly lemony. If you want a still lemon drink ask for a citron pressé.
- Cheese? Cheese is served before dessert, but not all restaurants offer it.
- The Bill/Check? The wait staff will not bring the bill unless you ask for it. Normal practice is not to ask for the bill but simply get up and go to the check out when you want to pay and leave.
- Cutlery? At many restaurants you use the same cutlery for starter, main and cheese at lunchtime. Simply put them on the table when you finish each course. If you don't the waiter will.
- Condiments? Salt and pepper may or may not be on the table. It's rare for local diners to use them. They will often use mustard though if it is there.
- Reservations? Are appreciated but can be made as late as a few hours before you intend to dine.
- Which Restaurant? More or less any. You would have to be unlucky to get a truly bad meal in the Touraine Loire Valley, even if the restaurant looks unpromising from the outside. Most restaurants use fresh local produce and rely on local trade. Below are our recommendations, in no particular order.
Hotel Restaurant de l'Image.
Place des Halles, 37290 Preuilly sur Claise. tel 02 47 94 50 07
Traditional Tourangelle cuisine, often using home grown vegetables. Relaxed and friendly service, the staff speak English. Budget between €12 and €20 for lunch, and €20 - €40 for the dinner menu.
Restaurant la Promenade
11 Rue Savoureulx, Le Petit Pressigny. tel 02 47 94 93 52
Our local Michelin Starred restaurant. A special place for a special night out, with friendly and unintimidating service. Plan on spending at least €40 per person, plus wine. English spoken.
La Gerbe d'Or
22 rue Balzac, 37600 Loches. tel 02 47 91 67 63
Stylish but very affordable restaurant in the town of Loches. The weekday lunchtime 3 course set menu is €14.90 (no choices), including a glass of wine. English spoken, friendly professional service. Reservations recommended for market days (Wednesday), weekends and holidays.
Le Val Joli
18 route départmentale 952, 37210 Vouvray. Tel: 02 47 52 70 18.
Uninspiring exterior but the food and value is good. Lunchtime 3 course set menu €14.90.
Hotel Restaurant de la Gare Montrichard
20 Avenue de la gare, 41400 Montrichard. Tel: 02 54 32 04 36.
A real workmans café, with impressive self service buffet starter, generous traditional 'homestyle' main (daily changing limited choice), excellent cheese board and dessert trolley. The lunchtime 4 course set menu is €13.50. No need to reserve.
La Claise
4 Avenue Léon Berthier, 37290 Preuilly sur Claise. Tel: 02 47 92 08 50.
The chef had a Michelin star at his previous establishment, and this restaurant is extremely popular amongst locals and visitors alike. The lunchtime 3 course set menu is €12 (no choices, includes red wine). Reservations essential.
Auberge de la Source
2 Place du 8 mai, 37600 Saint Flovier. Tel: 02 47 94 72 24.
A workmans café that is a cut above. The food is traditional but with a creative edge that makes it a little bit more special. The lunchtime 3 course set menu is €11.90.
Coté Cour
19 rue Balzac, 37190 Azay le Rideau. Tel: 02 47 45 30 36.
A small restaurant with a limited choice set menu situated right by the gates of the chateau in Azay le Rideau. The food is delicious and creative, always seasonal and made from fresh local produce. The welcome is relaxed and friendly. English is spoken. Lunchtime 3 courses €23.
Loire des Lys
1 rue du Vaussouvin, 37190 Valleres. Tel: 02 47 45 41 19.
Situated on the side of the road, not in a village, between Azay le Rideau and Villandry. The food is a fusion of French and oriental, creative, interesting and very tasty. Fresh produce from a local organic farm is used. Whoever chooses the background music has excellent taste! Service is slow, partly because everything is freshly prepared. Lunchtime 3 course set menu €16.
Le Clos aux Roses (warning - website has music which starts automatically)
2 rue du lavoir, 37310 Chédigny. Tel: 02 47 92 20 29.
Situated in the middle of a truly picturesque village with climbing roses on every house, the restaurant is in a beautifully restored old building with a wisteria covered terrace. The chef rarely repeats herself, so every visit is different, and always excellent. The lunchtime 3 course set menu is €15 + wine + coffee.
Chez Madeleine
22 boulevard Carnot, 41700 Cour-Cheverny. Tel: 02 54 46 23 82.
In a spacious modern building with offstreet parking, this restaurant is exceptionally good value. Stylishly presented dishes with a twist on local traditions. The weekday lunchtime 3 course formule is €16. Budget €40-€50 for two people if you have the formule, wine and coffee.
La Vieille Auberge
34 route Nationale, 41700 Cour-Cheverny. Tel: 02 54 79 80 08.
In the heart of the village and slightly tricky to get to because of the one way system through the centre. We are amused that the building looks older now in terms of architectural style than it did 50 years ago (check out the collection of photos of the exterior, which show the building being progressively oldified). Despite its touristiquely quaint appearance this is a genuine workers' restaurant, with generous simple traditional food. Weekday set menu €13.
Le Relais d'Azay sur Indre
1-3 route du Val d'Indrois, 37310 Azay sur Indre. Tel: 02 47 92 77 16.
Friendly atmosphere and simple food. Sit outside under the linden trees if you can. Although a genuine French relais (truck stop) style restaurant which provides good inexpensive meals to workers and those travelling through it has become a firm favourite with the local anglophones. The weekday set menu is €14 and includes wine.
La Pierre de Bois
Route Principale, 41120 Sambin. Tel: 02 54 33 29 45
Another really genuine workers' restaurant, with a buffet of salads for starters and another for desserts. Serving simple, generous, traditional food from a modern building set in a parade of shops on the main road through town. Often packed with workmen having lunch and the carpark full of white vans (always a good sign). 3 course lunchtime formule €16 (includes wine).
Public Transport:
filvert. The subsidised bus network for the Touraine, based in Tours. All single journey fares for the general public are €2.
SNCF. The French national rail company will bring you to the Touraine from Paris in an hour.


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Cretan Paradox
The Cretan Paradox is attributed to the Cretan poet Epimenides [
]. Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." This statement, because it was uttered by a Cretan, is true if and only if it is false.
(But see below...)
Interestingly, St. Paul makes reference to this paradox, in a way that shows he knew of it but may not have understood it: He says of Cretans that "even one of their own prophets has said, 'Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.' This testimony is true." But the context [
] suggests that he took it seriously as a denunciation of Cretans.
On the other hand, [
] notwithstanding, it could be argued that St. Paul was using a hyperbole to make his point. Paul is exaggerating to express his strong objection to the actions of the Cretans obstructing Titus' mission. Some Bible scholars contend that Paul wrote the words with a wry sense of humor. In any case, from the context of the whole paragraph [
] it's clear that he's angry about what the Cretans are doing.
, dating back to the 6th century BCE, is the earliest known (attempt at formulating a) mathematical paradox.
The caveat is necessary because under some analyses the statement is not paradoxical. The Wikipedia entry
distinguishes between the "Liar Paradox" ("Everything I tell you is a lie," or, more simply, "This statement is false," which is genuinely paradoxical) and the Epimenides statement.
But this is a quibble that, I feel, misses the point. The Epimenides statement was clearly an attempt, however flawed, to exhibit a logical antinomy. (It was not in any case intended as a sociological observation on Cretan culture.)
Mathematically, it is interesting to analyze why the Epimenides statement fails as an antinomy but the more directly self-referential Liar statement succeeds. (For one analysis, see
, but note that that page treats the terms "Epimenides Paradox" and "Liar Paradox" as interchangeable.) But in the historical view, it is more interesting to note that twenty-six centuries ago, careful thinkers were already aware of, and exploring, the limits and limitations of their language and their methods of reasoning.
Here's an example of why the Epimenides statement "All Cretans are liars" is not paradoxical, but merely contingent. Suppose there are 10 Cretans in the world, one of them being Epimenides. By saying "All Cretans are liars" Epimenides presumably means that all 10 Cretans are liars, i.e that all 10 of the Cretans that exist in the world always make false statements. Could Epimenides be a liar? Yes, simply if one of the other Cretans doesn't always lie. Then Epimendes statement is simply a false statement, as you would expect from a liar.
Not quite. One can hardly accept it as validly constructed, since (as noted below) it would be self-contradictory if there was only one Cretan.
Epimenides can't be a truth-teller, because they can only make true statements. "All Cretans are liars" implies "Epimenides is a liar", so if "All Cretans are liars" is true then so is "Epimenides is a liar", which is a contradiction, hence Epimenides can't be a truth-teller.
However, if Epimenides was the only Cretan, then "All Cretans are liars" is a paradox, since it boils down to "I am a liar".
liar: one that tells lies,
one that tells lies and only lies. You can say "I am a liar", and be telling the truth, because a liar is not prohibited from telling the truth. A paradox would be "Everything Cretans say is a lie".
Mr. Spock once demonstrated that this can be a
. He used it to incapacitate Norman the android.
A Cretan saying, "All Cretans are liars," is
a paradox. "All Cretans are liars," does
mean "Every statement uttered by a Cretan is a lie." It implies that Cretans have a greater proclivity to lie than non-Cretans. But it doesn't even come close to implying that it is impossible for a Cretan to make a truthful statement.
"This statement is false," is a genuine paradox...or a half-truth.
Perhaps Epimenides should have said "all Cretans speak only untruths".
It seems what he really wrote (at least, according to
) translates better to "Cretans, always liars".
Even in that form, it is still true that (A) being a liar, even always, doesn't preclude uttering the occasional true statement & (B) the author is implying, especially in the context of the poem, that he himself is excluded. It seems dubious to borrow Epimenides clearly unparadoxical expression to explore this issue. Naming it after him is doubly dubious.
The denial of Absolute Truth is in its self proof of Absolute Truth. Good one for the Religious defenders. - Pat
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THAT'S AMORE . . . Monday night, the full moon was in my eye, like a big pizza pie, and it was amore. Yes, I certainly felt the love as two new Italian restaurants opened on Maui.
Saltimbocca opened last Friday to the public for lunch and dinner in the former Waterfront location in Maalaea Harbor Shops. The chef is Mirko Inglese from Puglia, Italy, and he's already wowed me with scallops and jumbo prawns set on a bed of parmesan cream; rustic beet barlotto; cannelini bean soup; and veal saltimbocca with prosciutto and sage, white wine, roasted potatoes and ratatouille.
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"Mealtimes are always a big event in Italy, where everyone is invited; the more the merrier," Jim continues. "It's what we at Saltimbocca strive to create for our guests: authentic food that transcends the plate and the palate to foster a warm and friendly experience for all."
Matteo's Osteria opened on the full moon Monday in what was to be the Bin 69 location at Wailea Town Center. It now serves lunch and dinner.
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"It's a tasting restaurant," says owner-chef Matteo Mistura, who hails from the Liguria region of Italy. Many of you know him as former Ferraro's chef at the Four Seasons, along with another Wailea restaurant bearing his name, before he took a hiatus in his native country.
"We have a lot of small plates, antipastini," he says. "For people to understand, it's tapas. We also have a selection of big plates and a few entrees."
While I haven't tried it yet, I hear he's wowing diners with muscoli ripieni (stuffed mussels), a popular dish in Cinqua Terre; arugula pasta with Kauai shrimp in puttanesca sauce; and isolana, a baked fish encrusted with potatoes, served with tomatoes and olives and lemon-scented bread crumbs. You may BYOB until the liquor license is approved. Wailea Wine in the same shops sells Montefalco Rosa from Umbria and Feudi De San Gregorio that owner Ed Mikesh says will pair well with Matteo's cuisine.
Whatever happened the old Waterfront gang, anyway? Mike Oura turned up as a server at Matteo's, for starters. So did Bobby Cambra, as a chef.
Former Waterfront partner Gary Smith is now the general manager at Humuhumunukunukuapua'a restaurant at Grand Wailea. For Christmas Day, Smith and his team will serve coriander-roasted duck with cassoulet of parsnip and lobster with accompaniments.
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Imagine, a student-operated eatery that serves lunch only is one of two restaurants in the state to be given this prestigious award.
"We will reopen next semester on Friday, Jan. 24, with an American-themed menu," says Chef-Instructor Juli Umetsu. "Menus rotate, and our new schedule and reservations will be posted on our website at www.mauiculinaryacademy.com by January 10."
Mama's Fish House also won the Open Table Diners Choice Award as the No. 2 restaurant in the U.S. for 2013. KGMB News reported it, featuring owners Floyd and Doris Christenson. To put this win into perspective, the French Laundry came in at No. 9. Congrats!
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Sushi chefs Ivan Bersamin and Tom Kamijo will team to make their legendary specialty rolls from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. each evening. Back by popular demand will be their sushi Moriawase with California roll, tuna, yellowtail, shrimp, eel and salmon roe with miso soup; rainbow rolls and sugar cane spider rolls. Raku will also pour top-shelf sake from Snow Maiden to Divine Droplets. Call 875-5888.
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COLUMBIA — Republican Gov. Nikki Haley raised $950,000 over the past three months for her re-election campaign next year, while her expected Democratic opponent, Vincent Sheheen, raised $565,000, according to the campaigns.
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Haley now has $3.2 million in her campaign account to spend, while Sheheen has more than $1 million in the bank.
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Sheheen, a state senator from Camden who announced his run for governor in April, actually raised more money than Haley in the second quarter, though his fundraising dropped off slightly in the third quarter. Haley passed him in the third quarter with her own re-election kickoff in August that included a rally and fundraiser with fellow Republican Govs. Rick Perry of Texas, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Scott Walker of Wisconsin.
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Figure 1. Frontal view of chest shows hyperlucent left hemithorax with loss of lung markings, shift of mediastinum to the right, and multiloculated bullous lesions in the collapsed lower lung.
Figure 2. After chest tube insertion, computed tomographic scan of the chest reveals full expansion of the left lung and variable-sized emphysematous bullae in the lingular and superior segment of the left lower lobe.
Figure 3. Operative photograph shows multiple emphysematous bullae in the lingular and superior segment of left lower lobe using a video-assisted thoracoscope.
Figure 4. Microscopic examination revealed several emphysematous bullae as a result of distension and rupture of alveoli (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×64).
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare condition in the pediatric population.1 Apical pulmonary blebs are the most common cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children.2 Other causes include cystic fibrosis, Marfan syndrome, bronchial asthma, congenital lung cysts, pyogenic pulmonary infections, and pulmonary tuberculosis.2,3 Rarely, cystic adenomatoid malformation or Ewing sarcoma may induce spontaneous pneumothorax in children.4,5 Primary bullous emphysema has seldom been reported as a cause of spontaneous pneumothorax in children.
Historically, the terms bulla, bleb, and cyst have been used interchangeably, which has often led to confusion. More precisely, bullae are spaces greater than 1 cm in diameter distal to the terminal bronchioles associated with pulmonary tissue destruction; blebs are localized collections of air between the layers of the visceral pleura; and cysts are lined by recognizable bronchial epithelium or by a fibrous wall.6 Furthermore, patients with bullae can be divided into 2 groups: (1) those with structurally normal lung parenchyma in addition to bullae, who account for 20% of cases and are amenable to good surgical results; and (2) those with abnormal parenchyma who are usually refractory to surgical interventions.7 Despite various mechanisms suggested for bullous emphysema, the pathogenesis of bullous formation remains unknown.7
The most common presenting symptoms of spontaneous pneumothorax are cough, chest pain, and breathlessness. The chest radiograph of spontaneous pneumothorax should be carefully examined for evidence of pulmonary blebs, which are most commonly seen in the apex of an upper lobe. Computed tomography of the chest is often recommended in the preoperative evaluation of primary spontaneous pneumothorax; however, surgery is indicated owing to the risk of recurrence.
The guidelines for the appropriate management of the spontaneous pneumothorax in older children or early adolescence is similar to adults. The initial treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax depends on the size of pneumothorax and the underlying lung parenchymal abnormalities. Observation is often sufficient if the pneumothorax is less than 15% of the hemithorax and there is no related tension. Thoracotomies may become necessary when an underlying cause is found.8 Bullectomy can be performed by traditional thoracotomy or using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.9 Good results with minimal morbidity and mortality can usually be expected using this technique.
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i like them,even if the other of you don't It's dissapointing that the release date is so late..
KD would suit better in Adidas than Nike. They should do a trade with D.Rose
These are pretty dope!
That Nike sign looks misplaced.
This is the best looking colorway i've seen yet..
so the only reason yall hating is kux deyr not $200 smh
Cheapest looking among active PE sneakers. No wonder they retail much less than that on LBJ's, KB 'sand of course, AJ's. Even CP3's are better looking and pricier than KDs.
not feelin them
KD at Nike is perfectly fine. D-Rose just needs a new designer. That boy is too good to waste his career in hot booty trash looking shoes. Even if they do perform well.
KD wanted his shoes to be affordable to the public, that's why they retail for so much less. Educate yourself
i feel like they look bad here just because he wears size 2908673
Me either, I'm sketchy on them. I'll have to see some other colorways in them.
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As many as 50% of women who are significantly bothered by urinary incontinence (UI) do not discuss their symptoms with a clinician, according to Maria Canter, MD, M , FACOG, Urogynecology & Pelvic Surgery Center, yet treatment can offer relief to most of them.
UI covers a spectrum that occurs at any age, although more commonly in women over age 40. A patient may experience:
Some neurological and chronic conditions may include UI; imaging may also reveal a spinal abnormality that contributes. "However, most urge urinary incontinence is idiopathic," Dr. Canter noted, but said not to minimize the range of morbidities, including anxiety and other psychological effects.
If a woman experiences incontinence and is emptying completely (ultrasound or a catheter can determine if unsure), PCPs have several options. They include diet modification, training the bladder to increase the length of time before voiding, and other behavioral interventions. Pelvic floor physical therapists also can be consulted.
The next step may be medication. Anticholinergics relax the smooth muscle of the bladder. The new beta-agonist mirabegron (Myrbetriq®) received FDA approval in 2012.
If these medications do not work or have side effects, if the woman cannot fully void, or if more complex medical conditions or pelvic floor surgery are involved, a referral to a urogynologist may be indicated. Treatments include InterStim®, Botox, and sling surgery.
The sacral neuromodulation device InterStim intercepts miscommunication between the brain and bladder and is effective in about 70% of cases. The patient "testdrives" an external device for five days; if improvement is at least 50%, it is implanted in an outpatient procedure.
Patients with UI not associated with retention may benefit from Botox injected in the bladder every 6 to 9 months; however, Dr. Canter noted a higher risk of urinary retention.
Vaginal slings can treat urinary stress incontinence and are 60–90% effective. She distinguished between these slings and the transvaginal mesh used for pelvic organ relapse that were the target of an FDA warning in 2011.
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This week is definetly harder! Dont stress the amount of strength reps though just do them AS YOU CAN during the day:)
Food challenge- this week you should pick a calorie amount to stick to. There are tons of calculators online to help you pick a healthy amount to lose weight including my fitness pal. No one should eat under 1200 calories and those of us nursing should eat no lower than 1500 but most sites say 1800. For everyday you don't go over your calorie amount you complete the challenge. Report that daily Monday through Friday. MUST DO EACH DAY TO GET THE POUND ADVANTAGE
Workout challenge- this week you will be focusing on strength! Each day do 50 lower body excersizes (squats, lunges, deadlifts, etc), 50 upper body excersizes (biceps, triceps, etc), and 50 ab excersizes. REPORT ALL 150 REPS EACH DAY TO GET THE POUND ADVANTAGE
I forgot to add that planks count. 4 ,30 second planks will count for reps:)


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"We're reading these images through time and connecting the dots. In real time, we're taking the entire data set and compressing it into XY space where we only have the signal. That's a pretty heavy computational process, but it keeps up with the instrument.
At the end of the run, you don't have to process the data and wait — you can start the next run while you're porting the data off to the informatics.
"It's a tower, with graphic processing chips used in the gaming industry, incredibly inexpensive and phenomenally compute intensive. We can do it for a relatively reasonable amount of money, but it's a significant part of the cost of the box."
In reference to the bioinformatics alignment engine Lombardi said, "We'll source this — an informatics tower that at today's costs is $150,000. It's a 10-multiprocessor Linux Cluster Blade that has field programmable gate arrays that can take 30 billion bases and align them to a reference sequence in less than 24 hours."
Lombardi and Kristen Stoops, the company's head of bioinformatics business development, are evaluating potential informatics collaborators. "We're going open source with the image processing software and the informatics... Then we'll be working with partners to figure out who are the best partners to source this. The Broad Institute isn't going to buy this, but the academic health centers will." --K.D.
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