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landing stage at yarmouth, iowby rod johnson
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- One of several landing stages for small boats, near to the harbour, on the north coast of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England.
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- All content © Copyright 2000 - 2016 Rod Johnson - All rights reserved Hello, I'm a self-taught fine art photographer based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. I've been capturing photographic images for over 50 years, using a wide range of equipment from the most basic manual camera to the lates ...


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When Boca Raton resident Michelle Rubin's autistic son, Scott, turned 18 three years ago, she began researching options for him once he graduated high school. "It dawned on me that I was going to have to start looking around for what was out there for him when he left the school district, and I quickly discovered that there wasn't really anything," she says.
Disgruntled with her findings, Michelle founded the nonprofit Autism After 21 in October 2011 with the goal of imbuing adults on the autism spectrum with practical life skills for independent living.
Though the infant organization is still in the development stages, it is already making an impact. In April, it hosted a public symposium at Florida Atlantic University focused on school transition issues and is coordinating a second one for the fall that will cover employment topics. Michelle has been reaching out to employers in the community, asking to train adults with autism, and is looking to offer daytime programs at Autism After 21.
"We would develop a center where you could get continued job training, have a job coach, some recreation opportunities and also ongoing therapies [such as] social speech groups, music therapy and technology training," she says.
By providing those on the autism spectrum with the necessary tools to succeed, young adults like Scott can share their unique gifts with the world. "He has had a tremendous impact on so many people," Michelle says. "My other two boys would not be the wonderful, empathetic men that they are without him."


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A host of harpists, a flurry of flutes, and a gaggle of guitars - it's ensembles day at Music For Youth's National Festival, and they're all performing at the Recital Hall in Birmingham. Take a look at how they got on...
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The Barber Duo on stage in the Recital Hall during Music For Youth's National Festival in Birmingham. Photo credit: Katja Ogrin
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Miller named finalist for 2012 "Doc" Counsilman Science Award
The U.S. Olympic Committee recently announced that USA Taekwondo High Performance Director Meredith Miller has been named one of three finalists for the 2012 "Doc" Counsilman Science Award. Miller was named the 2012 "Doc" Counsilman Science Award winner for Taekwondo for her efforts with a 2012 Dartfish Olympic scouting project. The USOC has narrowed the pool of Counsilman Science Award winners from each sport to three finalists, with the winner to be announced at the USOC Coach of the Year Awards Dinner on Friday, June 21, in Colorado Springs, Colo.


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I agree about a collection of videos - I recall many from 70's UK BBC programme Top of the Pops. With A Little Luck was lame (great tune) but Helen Wheels was excellent.
Saw in Glasgow in 75 and BOTR album cover used as moving bckadrop to song - cool to see that again as well.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (58 votes).
In short: The hot weather and the snakes and ladderesque loop made it an absolute killer!In full: Arrows pointing to the start would have been handy but we muddled through. The course was much more challenging this year owing to "police concerns" which made it more scenic but the loop 3/4s of the way up the hill to Ryde which took us back to the foot of the hill in Brading was a destroyer. Might I suggest putting the loop somewhwere else next year, anywhere but where it was please. The marshalls and the drink and sponge station staff were brilliant, the local support non-existantDate of review: May 12, 2008
In short: IoW Marathon 2008 - Hot! Hot! Hot!In full: Thoroughly enjoyed the run. A couple of cruel loops towards the end, let's just say they were character building! Parts of the course change were better than before, for example - keeping off the main road towards Arreton was nice, but I'm sure we encountered more hills going that way! Last year I bowed out at Godshill, this year I managed a 3h 57m finish. Marshals were excellent, water stops were plenty. Can we bring the start time forward to 9am? Slightly cooler and maybe less traffic? Thanks to Ryde Harriers.Date of review: May 12, 2008
In short: IoW Marathon 2008 - Hot and very hilly!!!!In full: A very well organised run over some serious hills that never stop! An 11am start on a scorching day made it even harder. This was brilliantly marshalled and very friendly. The change of course and the loop back up that hill at 20-23 was very cruel as was seeing the winning banner and then having to run another loop around the streets! Great fun but way too hot for a marathon!Date of review: May 12, 2008
In short: Up, down, up, down - if only I was as quick as a rollercoaster!In full: A very challenging, hilly 10M race on a cold blustery day. Course was good with clear signs and sound marshalling (although not the most vocal or encouraging). Some issues at times with impatient car drivers not heeding caution signs on a narrow roads, but then again not helped by a number of runners crossing the roads to cut corners at inopportune moments. Was disappointed to not receive a medal at end but have subsequently found out that the suppliers let Ryde Harriers down on the day and they will ensure that those who did not get medal will receive one in the post (just email the club to give them your details). In the end I completed the course within 50 secs of my PB and strangely enough found the last and biggest hill the easiest of the lot, don't figure.Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: OuchIn full: The second time I've done this 10 miler and by god does it hurt, there are three big hills and lots of small ones that make pacing a nightmare. Its reasonably well organised but they did seem to be caught out by the numbers even thought was a Hants Road Race League Fixture. However I really do like this race, and as Blackers says its a real day out and I got another PB this year, weird!Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: A great run along the hilly roads of the north-east Isle of Wight.In full: This part of the Isle of Wight is particularly hilly and the race undulates from start to finish. However, the scenery is pleasant, its well marshalled and traffic this year didn't seem to be such a problem. 2 water stations and plenty of support along the way was a great help. I'll be doing this again next year but helps that the start is only 400m from my house!Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: Watch out! The downhills will hurt more than the up!In full: I love this race. The sight of what must have been over 200 runners swelling the passenger list on the 09:15 fastcat from southsea instilled an atmosphere that lasted through the day until the same crowds disembarked at 2:30 in the pm. I think the crowds took Ryde Harriers a bit by surprise as there were more than a few hand written numbers, but they seemed to cope with the swolen ranks fine. I did hear of some impatient motorists as the race went on, but the drivers we met (nearer the sharp end) were fine.Those down hills hurt though!Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: Bloody hills.....3 big buggersIn full: Very Challenging, but rewarding........except no medal (poss due to running out, which is inexcusable if thats the case).Field was very spread out, but i guess the main field was made up of league runners, so this is to be expected.Overall not the worst race i have done, but on the otherhand its a mile away from being the best.Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: Train for hills and you'll be fine.In full: The category ratings I've given make this race out to be worse than it is. In truth, it is never going to be a great big spectacular race, but it is a really good race. There's a good mix of runners and the course runs through some picturesque parts of the Isle of Wight. I would definitely do it again.Date of review: February 4, 2008
In short: Great race but too many hills on the I.O.WDate of review: February 4, 2008
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Pre-season Hoopla for the Lady Choctaws
The American Southwest Conference pre-season poll released October 19th picks the MC Lady Choctaws basketball team to finish second in the ASC East Division. The Lady Choctaws posted a 19-7 record last season, including a 14-6 mark in the ASC. Will the Lady Choctaws live up to the hype? Come to A.E. Wood Coliseum to find out.
Lady Choctaws volleyball Coach Peter Cosmiano posted his 200th career victory with a tournament win in September. In 2009, Cosmiano coached the Lady Choctaws to their first-ever appearance in the ASC tournament, where they finished third in the ASC East. The Lady Choctaws were still on the court when Coach Cosmiano left early during a tournament in Georgia this fall, but he had a good excuse. His wife was giving birth to the couple's second child.
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A street on the MC campus has been christened Dick Hitt Drive in honor of the outstanding MC athlete, legendary coach, and top-notch sports administrator. Hitt was a four-sport letterman at MC in the 1920s who went on to coach at his alma mater, as well as at Mississippi State University, the University of Wyoming, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Tennessee. Hitt also served as manager of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium from 1961 until 1974. The MC graduate passed away in 1986 at the age of 80.
Dick Hitt Drive intersects with Capitol Street in front of the university's A.E. Wood Coliseum. MC leaders joined Hitt's family and friends to dedicate the street on September 11th.
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Whether he's kicking for the Choctaw soccer team or the football team, sophomore Chris Campbell is a winner either way. A midfielder in his second season with the men's soccer team, Campbell has also put his feet to good use as the kicker for the Choctaws football squad, nailing two field goals by mid-season.
Play Ball!
Mississippi College's Lady Choctaws softball team is looking forward to a strong 2011 season after earning a trip to post-season regional NCAA play last spring. The Choctaws wrapped up the 2010 regular season with a 29-11 mark and a fourth place finish in the American Southwest Conference East Division. The MC squad is coached by former Mississippi State player Brooke O'Hair, now in her fifth season as head coach for the Lady Choctaws. With expectations high, fans are ready to shout, "Play ball!"


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BPU To Begin Spring Flushing
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Water Division has announced that spring flushing of water mains will begin Saturday night and continue throughout the BPU water system through Thursday, May 9, weather-permitting.
The spring flushing is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Saturday in the village of Falconer, and take place all Saturday night into Sunday until the entire village of Falconer is flushed. Crews then will move into the northeast section of Jamestown – near JCC and Lutheran Social Services – at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Flushing will proceed throughout the rest of the BPU water system nightly from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays, until the process is finished. Once the village of Falconer is flushed, no flushing will take place on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the rest of the process, which normally takes two weeks.
Specific flushing locations will be posted daily on the BPU website at www.jamestownbpu.com where customers can view actual maps showing the location of flushing that night.
In addition, locations will be posted on Facebook and Twitter, in The Post-Journal, on the Time Warner Weather Channel crawl and on radio stations SE93, WJTN, WHUG, WKSN, 106.9-FM and WRFA-FM. Flushing each night is weather permitting.
Customers who are unsure about their flushing location schedules may call BPU Communications at 661-1680. Customers who reach voicemail when they call the number are requested to leave their flushing addresses and telephone numbers so that the BPU may call them back as soon as possible with their flushing dates.
Water customers are advised to pay attention to flushing announcements for their neighborhoods. If the flushing is taking place in the vicinity of your home, even if it is not on your specific street, you may experience discolored water. Be careful before drawing water into your hot water systems (heating, clothes washer or dishwasher) by running the water in your bathtub for a few moments to see if the water is clear.
If home plumbing isn't used between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. on the night a home is scheduled for flushing, a resident may not experience any discolored water.
"BPU water mains are flushed twice a year," said Becky Robbins, BPU Communications coordinator. "BPU employees open hydrants systematically, one at a time, allowing water to run full force, flushing out sediments and minerals that have settled in pipes."
The flushing process not only cleans the pipes, but also allows the utility to achieve greater flows through its mains. Flushing also provides BPU employees with the opportunity to inspect valves and hydrants to keep them in good working condition for fire protection.
The alternative to flushing is adding rust-inhibiting chemicals to the water, according to Robbins, which the utility has made a conscious effort not to do.
"Adding chemicals to our water supply could affect the taste and feel of our water," continued Robbins. "Using such chemicals also would increase water distribution costs."
The BPU Customer Service Office, located at 92 Steele St., is open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. For further information, contact Robbins at 661-1680.


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Sales of discrete graphics cards for desktop personal computers grew slightly sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, a recent study from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has found. However, average selling prices (ASPs) dropped, as a consequence, market value declined both sequentially and annually. One positive thing about the market behavior is that unit sales stabilized and further drops are unlikely.
Jon Peddie Research reports that the market for graphics add-in boards (AIBs) demonstrated some much-needed firmness in Q2 2009 in terms of unit sales, adding more evidence that demand has bottomed and a recovery is in the offing. The quarter saw 16.81 million graphics cards shipped, up 3.0% sequentially and down 15% year-over-year (YoY), the latter figure presenting a substantially more moderate drop than the previous two quarters. Unfortunately, the market value dropped 4% to $2.598 billion sequentially and 28% annually.
The reason for the decline of graphics cards makers' revenues is rather sharp drop of demand towards performance-class products and the increase in popularity of mainstream-class and value-class graphics boards. In Q2 both ATI, graphics business unit of Advanced Micro Devices, and Nvidia Corp. reduced pricing of their ATI Radeon HD 4870 and GeForce GTX 260 while introducing replacement products. The demand, however, followed the discounted products, which caused drops in revenues. Moreover, the segment of mainstream graphics boards got further boost with Radeon HD 4770/4850/4830 and a lot of customers decided to actually spend on those graphics boards, a very good sign.
Rather surprisingly, demand for enthusiast-oriented graphics cards was down only slightly and the professional segment even grew. It should be noted that sales of enthusiast, workstation and value graphics boards has been relatively stable since Q4 2008, which is generally logical: customers who can afford buying advanced graphics just continue to do so, whereas the low-end segment just hit the bottom and started to pick up slightly, according to the data by Jon Peddie Research.
Obviously, the sales drop of performance-mainstream graphics cards caused a decline in ASPs to $154 per card. The prices are still not as low as back in Q1 2008, when both performance and mainstream market segments were down.
JPR reports that attractive products across all market segments as well as aggressive pricing helped ATI to increase its market share from 31% in Q1 2009 to 35% in Q2 2009, while Nvidia's share declined to 64%. This is especially notable amid stable demand towards graphics boards and, according to the data by JPR, was mostly caused by increased sales in enthusiast, mainstream and value segments. Sales of performance graphics cards dropped substantially for both ATI and Nvidia.
The Q2 2009 edition of Jon Peddie's Market AIB Report is available now in both electronic and hard copy editions. The report provides an in-depth look at the PC graphics market and includes unit shipment and segment market share data, and trend analysis.
The annual subscription price for Jon Peddie's AIB report is $6000 including four quarterly issues, and single issues are available for $2000.


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IF we win I can post only until Wednesday's game. We're leaving for Akron/Canton (YAY!) to see our offspring. IF we sweep the Angels I will have to pass the magic keyboard to one of you guys.


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""My model for business is the Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other's kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other, and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team." "
Bizav and Obama: Time for a Reality Check
If I had to sum up the benefits of business jets in just one word, I might pick "convenience." According to Wikipedia, "convenient procedures, products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility, save resources (such as time, effort and energy) and decrease frustration."
That's exactly what our magazine has long argued: that for companies that can afford them, business jets are well worth considering because they can provide better accessibility to more places and save effort, energy and especially time. Other bizjet advocates have been saying the same thing for years.
This is also what President Obama said in an interview on February 20.
So how did the industry respond? A press release from the National Business Aviation Association said, "An assertion was offered by the White House that the only reason American companies use business aircraft is because 'it's extremely convenient and they can afford it.'" This, said the NBAA, is "dismissive," "a misrepresentation" and "a caricature of business aviation that is at odds with reality."
First, Obama never used the word "only"—the NBAA added that, apparently for effect. Second, the president's statement is true.
So why is the industry upset? Undoubtedly because the president also suggested, as he has on previous occasions, that it's time to talk about extending the depreciation period for tax purposes for many business jets from five years to seven. These buyers "don't need an extra tax break, especially at a time when we're trying to reduce the deficit," Obama said. "Something's gotta give."
Mind you, the President recently signed a bill that extended through 2013 (and 2014, in some cases) a rule that allows bizjet buyers to write off more than half their purchase cost during the first year. In the February 20 interview, also, he said, "We want to give more tax breaks to all the aviation companies in Kansas, so that they are hiring here and producing here." But for bizav leaders, that statement and the extension of bonus depreciation apparently weren't enough to outweigh the comment about extending depreciation periods for buyers, which according to them, seemingly suggested that the president was advocating some sort of aviation industry apocalypse.
Helicopter Association International president Matt Zuccaro, for example, called the President's comment "unbelievable" and "seemingly aimed at ending general aviation." Zuccaro added that he had no problem with the President flying on Air Force One, but "is it too much to ask that private individuals and corporations also be allowed to realize the benefits of general aviation for their business activities?"
General Aviation Manufacturers Association CEO Pete Bunce responded similarly when White House spokesman Jay Carney noted that the tax proposal involved "difficult choices." Bunce called that statement "totally outrageous" and demanded an apology, adding: "It's completely offensive to refer to hard-working Americans [in the aviation industry who could lose their jobs] as 'difficult choices.' This Administration should stop the sound bites and political games."
As I've written previously, the President may indeed be playing a bit of a political game, based on the number of times he has mentioned corporate jets—a term the general public has come to associate with wealth and excess. But it seems to me that the bizav industry is playing a political game here, too—and it's the same one being played by leaders in virtually every other American industry, none of whom appear to believe their members should pay higher taxes, either. They all say that their businesses contribute greatly to the economy and that making them pay more would not be good for America, so the money needed to reduce the deficit and pay down the national debt should come from somewhere else.
Be that as it may, adding two years to the depreciation schedule for business-jet buyers wouldn't exactly make a huge difference in the nation's economy, but it probably also wouldn't hurt the industry nearly as much as its leaders suggest. BJT columnist Jeff Wieand, a member of the NBAA's Tax Committee, doesn't believe this change would have a significant impact on jet sales, nor for that matter, does he see bonus depreciation as a major factor in boosting sales. As he noted in our pages two years ago, bonus depreciation doesn't apply to used aircraft and it doesn't help the U.S. aviation industry when it is applied to the purchase of the many new business airplanes that are manufactured outside the U.S. Moreover, it merely accelerates a tax benefit rather than creates a new one; it is of value only to companies that are already doing well and have profits to shelter; and it could actually lead to higher aircraft prices.
Meanwhile, as economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman pointed out last July, corporations already have plenty of cash they're not using. As such, he wrote, claims "that a corporate tax holiday would create jobs, or that ending the tax break for corporate jets would destroy jobs, are nonsense."
So maybe we should all take a deep breath and relax. Corporate jets represent a valuable business tool. And if Congress tinkers with the depreciation rules for new-jet purchases, that tool will still be available and the bizav industry will not die, all suggestions to the contrary notwithstanding. The business aviation associations have a case to make, but they could make it better and more credibly if they toned down the rhetoric.
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Jeff Burger's opinion piece ["Bizav and Obama: Time for a Reality Check," June/July 2013] is correct in noting that business aviation is a critical tool for thousands of companies. Unfortunately, President Obama and his spokespeople have often made statements—in major speeches, press conferences and other appearances—that seem dismissive about the importance of business aviation and reflect misperceptions about the industry. The fact is, business aviation is one of the nation's "good news" stories: the industry supports 1.2 million jobs, strengthens America's balance of trade, helps companies of all sizes compete and succeed in a global marketplace and provides a transportation lifeline that bolsters the economies of communities and towns nationwide. The entrepreneurs and companies using business aviation can be, and want to be, part of America's economic recovery. Given the President's repeated emphasis on the importance of an economic rebound, it's curious that he would advance what most people I talk to consider a disparaging view of this essential industry.
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The $100 flat fee is problematic. On a Gulfstream that operates for $5,000 an hour it is peanuts, but what about a single-engine turboprop operating at $600 an hour? Moreover, [to avoid the fee] we will fly VFR and cause more headaches or collisions because we are not in the system. The fee will, without a doubt, depreciate safety.
Also, who collects it? Who accounts for it? Do we need a new department with millions of dollars in personnel to wrestle with it? The government will spend more than it takes in. We already have the fairest, simplest system going in the fuel taxes we pay—if the plane goes farther or is bigger it burns more fuel and contributes more to the government coffers. Your article asked, "Is anyone really going to get out of the game or even cut back on flying because the price tag on a trip increased by $100?" The answer is yes.
David L. Metzler, President, Carlisle Carrier Corp.
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lets face the facts, there are two types of fools that voted for this clown - his entertainment friends who make tons of money but don't share it with anyone ( execpt to buy access) and those that live on the govenment tit. His firends with corporate jets excuse his comments because they don't use them for business, and the rest of the fools dont have a job so the element of time is only a concept they neither can understand or appreicate. You will note he and his fmaily dont mind using private aircraft to the tune of millions of dollars for their vacations... we need to send this two faced coward back to whereever it was that he was really born, before he finishes the job of destroying this country.
Regardless of your desire to promote business/general aviation, your political affiliation or your feelings on taxes and rates - the reality is SIFL calculations are a tremendous loophole for wealthy individuals that fly privately. Focusing on bonus depreciation is a bit of false argument for both sides. SIFL and other similar charge-back benefits written into the IRS code (and FAA regs)is a great place to start for common sense reform.
Clearly Jeff Burger voted for Obama. Why doesn't he or others like him, bring to question the exorbitant cost that we as tax payers are paying for his travels around the country and world. If he (and his family) would tone down their ridiculous travel behavior, we could save billion$ and get our economy back on track by allowing the people that really pay for this way of life in a free enterprise to use their planes as the tools they are and grow their businesses...thereby creating jobs. Maybe the president should look elsewhere when it comes to cutting back...like entitlements!!!
I for one hope that people that read Jeff Burger's article take offense to it as I have and stop any support to Business Jet Traveler.
I finally had some hope when business aviation leaders got some backbone to call out this fraud of a president for who he is. But, there's always the ass-kissers like Mr. Burger who contort themselves to apologize for the worst president in my lifetime. Obama is an utter failure as a leader, a divider who plays one group against another. The economy continues to languish under his lack of leadership, mainly because he has pitted the so-called "have-nots" against the "haves". Problem is, whether you like it or not, the haves create the jobs for the have-nots. Fools like Johnny Rotten think the wealthy need to "pay their fair share" but the reality is that if the money goes to the government in more taxes, there's less to spend on hiring. Obama has successfully demonized the rich, but it's really none of my damn business if someone got wealthy by hard work and ingenuity. We should learn from them, not find ways to punish them. When Americans finally quit putting out their palms for a hand-out and quit seeing Obama and his ilk as their sugar daddies, we might finally bring this country back to prominence. Right now, we're spiraling toward a historic has-been.
Mr Burger is obviously another shameful Obama supporter. Like every other alleged journalist in this country, Obama keeps getting a pass. He is never asked tough questions, or even challenged about the things he says. There is never a follow up question to clarify what he is really saying.
To quote Jay Carney....you've got to be kidding....He's the biggest two faced liar on the planet.
Make no mistake, Obama is destroying our nation, our jobs, and he wants to destroy this industry. You are naive if you think other wise.
Mr Burger if business aviation goes away so will your job. Wake up.
By the way Johnny Rotten, There is nothing in the tax code that says you can't pay more if you want to. Why do you think wealthy people have accountants? It's to find tax savings to make it possible to purchase corporate aircraft. This is also helps them save more of their money, and not give it away to a wasteful government.
Sounds like some of these comments are coming from some bitter losers ("send this two faced coward back to whereever it was that he was really born"). I completely agree with Jeff Burger's article. I work for a private jet manufacturer and I respect what President Obama has said about owners needing to have these tax breaks reduced for their private jets and other luxury items like yachts. The President has not attacked the operaters or those involved in the industry. Times have gotten tough and are going to remain this way as long as the corporations continue to sit on profits instead of investing, they can afford to have these breaks reduced.
I think all that the article said was that changing the depreciation schedule for business aircraft from five years to seven years would not be the end of the world for our industry.
I am a finance professional who has owned turbine aircraft and is looking to buy another jet. I know this topic. From your bio it is clear, Mr Berger, you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to the numbers on taxes and aircraft. You are NOT a pilot, you do NOT own an airplane, you are NOT an accountant and you do NOT have a finance background. How do unqualified people like you justify writing article like this? BTW: if you or Krugman understood the basics, you would know that the corporate cash is offshore and the cost of repatriation is keeping it there. In the meantime, it will de easy for me to do a quick delete of any BJT email that I get with your name near it.
Thankfully I wasn't the only one that felt Mr. Burger's article was severely slanted to the Left. Take away AF-One and let's see who starts crying the loudest.
Just like with my guns, you can pry our corporate aircraft from my cold, dead hands.
Nick, Dan, Jeff...you all are so ignorant. Obama is calling out the wealthy and I surely don't have a problem with it. The crime he suggests extending the depreciation from 5 years to 7...Oh the humanity! As a corporate pilot working for the "1%", they don't need any more tax incentives. If these aircraft are such vital tools for their business, they'll still use them. You know they will.
The businesses that are run well, have a need and are very profitable are the only companies that buy airplanes.
Always have and always will.
Very wealthy people who have an large "artesian well" cash flow and like the convenience of private flying are the only individuals that buy airplanes.
Always have and always will.
All the rest if just noise. Like it or The GA market is slowly getting better under this president. Who cares whos in charge? The economy is getting better.
Darren, you are too ignorant to realize you proved my point. You have no problem with Obama calling out the wealthy because you're not one of them. You're a useful idiot in the class warfare game that Obama plays. BTW, I am by no means wealthy, but I have flown and managed aircraft for those who are. Some are jerks, but most are hard-working folks who found success. I'm thankful for the wealthy -- they help put food on my table.
Here's the irony, Darren. You're a pilot for the "1%" -- and you don't even get it that you have a job because of them. And I'll bet you have managed your career by looking for better opportunities where you can make more money. Yet, according to Obama, rich people who want to keep the money they earn are "greedy", but those like you who would want more money for their work are somehow honorable.
Yes, ken, wealthy people with that "artesian well" of cash can buy airplanes, but what makes you think they won't choose to forego that airplane purchase for something else when they are either squeezed by taxes or feel the sting of the bad image politicians have foisted on business aircraft ownership. Rich people still have to make buying decisions at some level and an aircraft can often be something that is purchased on the margin. It's not a 5-yr vs. 7-yr depreciation schedule. The president's philosophy and political methods go beyond the minutiae of aircraft financing. And here's the kicker -- when the rich guy finally dumps his aircraft, who loses their jobs? Then, of course, they're the jerk for cutting the jobs...
The problem with the argument put forth by Mr. Burger is that it is not addressing the real problem. Weather or not we should tax the rich should not be the point. If you are a lefty, stick it to them is your mantra. If you are a righty, how dare you take more of mine. This class warfare will always be used by politicians. The argument really should be, what can we cut from government in order to make the current amount of taxes we all pay cover the bills and reduce the debt. If I over spent and over debted myself, I cant go to my neighbor next door and demand more money because I cant control myself??
What makes me think they won't forgo the airplane purchase?
I have many years of experience in selling corporate airplanes, both jet and propeller. Wealthy people who have been exposed to the benefits of private airplanes will always have one... IF their cash flow is comfortable. Period. If I could afford it, so would I. It is truly is the best way to travel.
It will serve us best to get past the political emotion, stop the name calling and make benefit oriented arguments for airplane ownership and GA growth.
Jeff, it's not so much the content of the President's repeated attacks on our industry, as it is the intent behind them. And from 40,000 feet, that intent becomes pretty obvious. This Administration wants to demonize those who use business aviation, and by association our entire industry, as a political gambit to support their larger "Change" strategy. This is not this is not a one-off, chance comment, but rather part of an orchestrated campaign to keep the President's electoral base mobilized, supporting and working on behalf of his agenda.
Early in 2012 the President's reelection campaign conducted market research to determine what issues and specific terms would energize voters, help rally them to his message – and to get him re-elected. They found that "private jets" and corporate jets" were among the best at prompting a visceral Pro Obama/anti-business "Republican" response. Do they really care one whit about the business aviation depreciation schedule or the health of our industry? Hardly. The President is simply using corporate aviation as a straw man to continue fomenting class warfare, and keep his base focused on perceived unfairness.
Why change the depreciation schedule only for business aircraft, a schedule that has been in place for all capital equipment purchases for almost 3 decades? Why define this long-accepted accounting convention as an "unfair loophole?" For political gain, plain and simple. It's certainly not for revenue – the impact on the deficit of such a change would be less than a footnote to a foot note in the nation's budget.
From 40,000 feet, when viewed in conjunction with the again-proposed user fees and continued verbal attacks, we see just one more tactic in this Administration's two-term attempt to effect "Change" and consolidate power by fomenting class warfare.
Congress is divided enough – we don't need a President working to divide further the rest of the country.
You nailed it. Admittedly, I probably got bogged down into discussing the details of the "straw man." Guess I was just trying to point out the inconsistencies of those who buy into Obama's rhetoric. There's a larger strategy here, one that is historically un-American and, frankly, dangerous. History repeats itself and every form of -ism (communism, fascism, socialism, etc.) can only advance through division and class envy. The irony is that, in every case, the political class that whips up the rhetoric are the ones who most abuse what they demonize. In this case, our messianic leader sees no hypocrisy in his bashing the "corporate elite flying around in their jets" while he heads out in Air Force One on another golf outing. Maybe enough of the useful idiots will see the light someday but, in the meantime, we'll have to suffer through four more years of this mistake(One Big A$$ Mistake America)
Jeff Burger calmly and lucidly presented an opinion that is counter to the prevailing one in aviation, but widespread among those who support the President. Don't shoot the messenger--salute him (as do I) for having the courage to go rogue. Informed debate is at the heart of this country. More PR damage was done to business aviation by the three Detroit clowns who flew their separate Gulfstreams to beg Congress for auto industry bailouts than by Obama's bully pulpit.
Thank you Jeff (and Business Jet Traveler) for having the courage and the intelligence to say what I have been thinking the last few weeks. You are absolutely correct in questioning the trade associations' response to Obama's comments describing why corporations use business aircraft. It is convenient and if you can afford to use it you should--and promote and justify that use--as the trade associations have done for the industry for so long. The negative image so many people have of business aviation will only be reinforced if we don't stand up for our industry and articulate the real reasons that it works so well.
Bureaucracy begets Bureaucracy, and the initiation of User Fee's will only lead to more and more of it.
Is $100 per flight going to be an issue for anyone or any operation that can afford to operate a turbine aircraft? Obviously no. But let's look at the other side of this coin. That $100 per flight has to be billed. It has to be collected. It has to be tracked. That alone will cost more than $100 per flight. The "cost" of collecting this fee will far exceed the revenue produced. The result will be higher and higher fee's, until the revenue finally outstrips the cost.
But there is another side of this that is never mentioned, and that is safety. While corporate jet's will fly in the flight levels, and therefore be subjected to having to use ATC and be subjected to the fee, the turbo prop or light jet owner/pilot can opt to fly below FL180, and therefore not be subjected to the mandatory filing of an IFR flight plan. This opens two scenario's that DECREASE safety.
The first is to fly in adverse weather, or scud run. Certainly more dangerous than filing an IFR flight plan and using the system, but if on a shorter flight, where the weather isn't perfect, there will be the financial encouragement to save the hundred bucks and go VFR. This is not as safe, I don't care what anyone says.
The second is to fly further than comfortable, to avoid two medium length flights when one long flight may suffice. This causes yet another unsafe condition. Fuel requirements might be stretched, and if a missed approach is followed by the need to go to another airport, while legally the fuel is to be there, it could easily cause reserves to be stretched where they wouldn't have been before. Also, pilot fatigue will be an issue. Yet another safety issue inserted into the system because of user fees.
IF (and I capitalized that on purpose) the FAA needs more funding from general aviation, there is a system already in place to accommodate that, and will not add one iota to the cost of collection. Increase the aviation fuel tax. It is as simple as that.
We don't need another huge department of government. We just need better management.
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NEW ULM – The Minnesota Comprehensive Achievement (MCA) test scores released Monday were described by Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Casselius as "a snapshot in time that tells us how our students are doing in mastering our state standards."
What they might not be is a good basis for comparison to past achievement in the classroom. Big changes in the tests and testing procedures make it hard to compare to past years' results to measure progress.
"We're setting the gauge back to the start," said District 88 Superintendent Jeff Bertrang on Monday.
This past year was the first year students took a new, more rigorous reading test, one that is geared more to career- and college-ready standards. The more challenging test is certain to drop state scores on the average in comparison to previous years.
Another change would affect the math test, which most students take online. In 2012, students were allowed to log in and take the test up to three times, and have their highest score count. In 2013, the state went back to giving students just one shot at the test.
Casselius cautioned against judging progress on the basis of one year's ups or downs. Long-term trends over several years matter, and Minnesota continues to be a national leader in ACT test scores by students preparing to enter college.
Bertrang said District 88 officials are just starting to delve into the data to see how different subpopulations of students fared in the test. Such groups as special education students, students learning English, minority students and students in the free and reduced-price lunch programs may have different outcomes, and District 88 educators want to be sure they are meeting their needs.
Bertrang said it was encouraging that New Ulm students finished above the state average in math, reading and science, but the district's Professional Learning Communities will be taking a close look at the results to see where strides are being made, and where the district needs to be heading.


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TDK Corp., has developed its first single-chip solid-state drives that combine TDK GBDriver RS3 controller with NAND type flash memory in a single package. The eSSD-series drives offer relatively low capacities and while fully support Serial ATA-300 interface, are designed for various embedded applications.
The new TDK eSSD product line provides a storage capacity of 1GB to 4GB in a 17mm*17mm 208-ball BGA package. The internal flash memory is of the high-endurance single-level cell (SLC) type. Combined with the powerful error correction capability of the GBDriver RS3, the power interruption tolerance algorithm, data randomizer, and auto refresh function result in an SSD with high reliability and long life span, according to TDK. Data security of TDK eSSD has also been enhanced, with an automated encryption function using AES 128-bit encryption.
Compared to a existing configuration with separate flash memory and SSD controller, both mounting footprint and cost are significantly reduced, making it ideal for SSD device integration in to various equipment such as office devices, factory automation tools, banking terminals, medical and measuring instruments and so on.
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Gary McDonald's goal on the stroke of half-time helped Morecambe beat Rochdale 1-0 in their FA Cup first-round replay at Spotland.
Tuesday night's result set up a trip to League One Coventry for Jim Bentley's Shrimps.
A dire first half short on incident ended well for the visitors as they snatched the lead two minutes before the break.
Rochdale defender Rhys Bennett was off the pitch receiving treatment following a bang to the head when Izak Reid whipped in a cross.
Lewis Alessandra made the most of the defender's absence, sending a powerful header goalward and, though goalkeeper Josh Lillis was able to parry, he did so into the path of McDonald - who slotted the simplest of finishes home from five yards.
Andrew Fleming should have doubled the lead moments into the second half when he rose unchallenged to meet Alessandra's centre and sent his effort over.
The closest Rochdale came to scoring was a miscued cross from Dele Adebola, Morecambe stopper Barry Roche backpedalling to protect his goal.


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Council rejects Walmart plan
There will be no Walmart on North Hill as proposed along 21st Avenue Northwest.
The Minot City Council voted 7-6 with one abstention to approve the zoning and annexation, but that fell one vote short of the necessary majority to pass the ordinances.
Several residents dead set against a Walmart in their neighborhood asked the council to reject the store.
"We are not opposed to growth on North Hill," said neighbor Mark Brown with North Hill Residents for Smart Growth. "What we are opposed to is any business that will introduce 40,000 to 50,000 cars to our two-lane roads in our neighborhood."
Brady Busselman, civil engineer for Wal-Mart, said the store would draw 10,000 vehicles a day. City engineer Lance Meyer said most of the traffic is expected to use the U.S. Highway 83 Bypass rather than residential streets, although neighbors disagreed and cited the traffic as a primary reason for opposing the store.
Neighbors also were concerned about security. Brown cited the 1,100 police calls in two years to the south Walmart. He also voiced concern about safety issues at the intersection of 21st Avenue and the Highway 83 Bypass once a traffic signal is installed in conjunction with the Walmart construction.
"The city is in a position where we can develop North Hill smartly," he said. "We simply believe we live in a great neighborhood and we should develop smartly."
Attorney Dick Olson, representing the neighborhood group, outlined resident concerns about inadequate capacity on 21st Street to handle the traffic, the spot annexation that creates an island and the lack of land dedication for a future interchange at 21st Street and the bypass.
"This is not the right location," he said, indicating that smaller commercial development, such as banks and restaurants, are more suited to property that is next to single-family homes.
The only neighborhood support came from Dennis Smetana, who noted the economic benefit to the city and to the charitable causes that Walmart supports.
"I am appreciative of them considering building on North Hill, no matter where they go, but this is a prime location," Smetana said.
Voting for the Walmart annexation and rezoning on second and final reading of the ordinances were council members Mark Jantzer, Blake Krabseth, Dave Lehner, Kevin Connole, Larry Frey, Jim Hatlelid and Lisa Olson. Olson attended by conference call. Voting against were Scott Knudsvig, Milt Miller, Amy Moen, Tom Seymour, George Withus and Dean Frantsvog. Bob Miller, a Walmart employee, abstained.
The council had approved the Walmart project 8-5 on the first reading of the ordinances at its June meeting. Changing their votes on second reading to reject the ordinances were Seymour and Knudsvig. Hesitating slightly before casting his vote, Jantzer switched from opposition to support.
In other business, the council also rejected a residential and commercial development at the city's north entrance at Broadway and the Highway 83 Bypass. Developers brought forward their project despite a planning commission decision to put it on hold.
The council voted 5-9 to deny a variance that would have allowed a higher density than allowed under both the current zoning ordinance and a new zoning ordinance yet to take effect.
J2 Ventures International of San Diego, Calif., proposes a five-story building with retail on the ground floor and 132 residential units above. The number of units exceed the 40 that would be allowed under the existing ordinance's density restrictions and 67 units under the new ordinance.
The council also rejected bids on two proposed downtown parking structures. Bids came in more than twice as high as anticipated.
The city plans to re-advertise for bids on Friday. However, the advertisement will be for slightly smaller structures. Initially, the developer planned to reduce each of the 249-stall parking structures by 37 spaces as part of eliminating some expensive excavation and support structures. A second look at the redesign, though, has led the developer to propose a reduction of only 24 spaces per structure, leaving 450 parking spots compared to the current 257 spots.
The parking structures will accommodate public parking as well as parking for new residential complexes proposed as part of downtown's Imagine Minot development.
The council did not act on a recommendation of the Community Development Committee for distribution of Community Facilities sales tax dollars to the Minot YMCA, Minot Curling Club, Minot Commission on Aging, Bishop Ryan Catholic School and the Minot Park District for Hammond Park, Maysa Arena expansion and softball fields. Due to missed publication of public hearings, the city postponed action until a special meeting July 22 at 4:15 in City Hall.
Shane Goettle, the city's legislative lobbyist with Odney, presented a wrap-up on the session, which should bring more than $14 million in energy-related funding to Minot during the next two years. In addition, the city could get $25 million for airport improvements. The Legislature also approved $61 million for buyouts and engineering for a flood protection project and $14 million for the Northwest Area Water Supply project.


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Olbermann, as well as MSNBC executives, was a vocal critic of the $1 million donation by Fox News' parent News Corp. to the Republican Governor's Association earlier this year, saying at the time, "We now have another million reasons Fox News is the Republican news channel."
1. MSNBC is not a news organization
2. His show is a 60 minute ad for Democrats every night
3. Who gives a shit if he gives money, it isn't as if he is an unbiased news anchor. Everyone knows where he stands.


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Josh Johnson is retiring from baseball, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com.
According to Venezuelan reporter Efraín Zavarce, the Angels are close to a multi-year deal with Luis Valbuena.
T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com notes that the Rangers remain interested in Mike Napoli.
According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Mark Trumbo is getting a three-year, $37.5 million deal from the Orioles.
Rangers signed RHP Tyson Ross to a one-year, $6 million contract.
Marlins acquired RHP Dan Straily from the Reds for RHPs Luis Castillo and Austin Brice and OF Isaiah White.
Brewers signed RHP Neftali Feliz to a one-year, $5.35 million contract.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman said the team will go to an arbitration hearing with Dellin Betances.
Phillies signed OF Michael Saunders to a one-year, $9 million contract with an $11 million club option for 2018.
According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, free agent Jason Hammel was "in talks with the Mariners" when he switched agents in late December.
Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to the 2017 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA.


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Lights All Night pulsates Fair Park with stars of the strobe and a slew of flamboyantly costumed fans
Gabriella Zepeda, all decked out in her top hat, platform boots, black garters, red bustier and lighted hula hoop, thoughtfully encapsulated the appeal of Lights All Night in three sentences: "I like the fact that the artists and the festival goers are treated with such respect," said the 20-year-old from Dallas. "Other music festivals they treat you like animals when you walk in the gate. Here you are a person when you walk in the gate."
That unconditional attention to individuality, the freedom to merge flamboyant costumes with throbbing dance beats, is at the heart of the third annual electronic music festival. The totally homegrown Lights All Night opened Saturday at Fair Park for the first of three DJ-filled nights. Four stages showcasing stars of the strobe such as Tiësto, Zedd, Bassnectar, Avicii, Nervo, Calvin Harris, Ghostland Observatory, Play N Skillz, Krewella, Axwell and many more packed in the mostly college-age fans who braved 30-degree chills to worship the pulsating rush.
Sasquatch boots were quite popular, as were tutus and lighted grid sunglasses. Spandex, bunny ears, bandanas, long johns, fishnet stockings and bow-tie hairbands were also spotted. But I got a glance of two new ones: One guy wore a multi-colored, beaded surgical mask, while another sported a leather jacket as he sucked on a pacifier tied to a blue ribbon.
Evan Andrews, who drove from Houston with pals Kaci Balloun, 23, Skylar McMellian, 21, and Jessica McDonald, 21, played it safe sartorially. He wore his hoodie and jeans. No muss, no fuss.
"The costumes are up to the ladies," said the 23-year-old. "That's not my thing."
But Manny Reveles, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, was fearless. He donned a hot pink curly wig and day-glo green double-hoop earrings. His party included sister Linda Reveles, 30, also from Los Angeles; Jennifer Marquez, 24, from Dallas; and friends Heather Crandall, 19, and Hanna Taylor, 21, both from Colorado. Taylor was celebrating her birthday at the shindig. When I asked her and Crandall who they came to see, they sang in unison: "We are here for Bassnectar!"
Local founders Scott Osburn and Hank Keller of Highland Entertainment are expecting 50,000 people to this year's Lights All Night. The two-day 2011 installment drew 30,000 electronic music enthusiasts to the Dallas Convention Center. Lights All Night will be going global, with an Australian version of the festival to happen in either 2013 or 2014. But it won't ever stray from its Dallas roots.


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Continuing my coverage of the annual [2010 System Storage Technical University], I gave three sessions, some twice to accommodate the size of the rooms. The first was the ["Storage for a Green Data Center"] I covered in my previous post. This post covers the other two.
- IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center version 4.1 Overview
In conferences like these, there are two types of product-level presentations. An "Overview" explains how products work today to those who are not familiar with it. An "Update" explains what's new in this version of the product for those who are already familiar with previous releases. This session was an Overview of [Tivoli Storage Productivity Center], plus some information of IBM's Storage Enterprise Resource Planner [SERP] from IBM's acquisition of NovusCG.
I was one of the original lead architects of Productivity Center many years ago, and was able to share many personal experiences about its evolution in development and in the field at client facilities. Analysts have repeatedly rated IBM Productivity Center as one of the top Storage Resource Management (SRM) tools available in the marketplace.
I would like to thank my colleague Harley Puckett for his assistance in putting the finishing touches on this presentation. This was my best attended session of the week, indicating there is a lot of interest in this product in particular, and managing a heterogeneous mix of storage devices in general. To hear a quick video introduction, see Harley Puckett's presentation at the [IBM Virtual Briefing Center].
- Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) Overview
Can you believe I have been doing ILM since 1986? I was the lead architect for DFSMS which provides ILM support for z/OS mainframes. In 2003-2005, I spent 18 months in the field performing ILM assessments for clients, and now there are dozens of IBM practitioners in Global Services and Lab Services that do this full time. This is a topic I cover frequently at the IBM Executive Briefing Center [EBC], because it addresses several top business challenges:
- Reducing costs and simplifying management
- Improving efficiency of personnel and application workloads
- Managing risks and regulatory compliance
IBM has a solution based on five "entry points". The advantage of this approach is that it allows our consultants to craft the right solution to meet the specific requirements of each client situation. These entry points are:
- Enterprise Content Management [ECM]
- Tiered Information Infrastructure - we don't limit ourselves to just "Tiered Storage" as storage is only part of a complete[information infrastructure] of servers,networks and storage
- Storage Optimization and Virtualization - including virtual disk, virtual tape and virtual file solutions
- Process Enhancement and Automation - an important part of ILM are the policies and procedures, such as IT Infrastructure Library [ITIL] best practices
- Archive and Retention - space management and data retention solutions for email, database and file systems
When I presented ILM last year, I did not get many attendees. This time I had more, perhaps because of the recent announcement of ILM and HSM support in IBM SONAS and our April announcement of IBM DS8700 Easy Tier has renewed interest in this area.
I have safely returned back to Tucson, but have still a lot of notes of the other sessions I attended, so will cover them this week.


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Jolson and Pinky have a new baby, a lil boy, (note blue flowers on nest) to
welcome into SL. Come by an see what he is. Come on, aren't you curious?
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This is "Brownie", he's staging a sit down... lol. Yanno cuz we work them
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We'd like to introduce you to our babies - Petunia, Porky, Pinky and Perky.
Yesssss they are pigs, breedable (or pet) ones and they are absolutely
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By Dr Tomislav Meštrović, MD, PhD
Gene expression in cells and tissues of every complex organism is precisely controlled and largely dependent on different conditions (such as development, changes in the environment, diseases or drugs). Various cells and organ systems within such organism (including humans) contain different gene expression profiles, thus proper understanding of regulatory mechanisms involved in such expression represents one of the key issues in genomic medicine.
Non-coding RNA molecules have a role in plethora of regulatory events – from controlling the number of copies in bacterial division to X-chromosome inactivation in mammals. Recent analyses of the human and animal genomes have shown that most of RNA transcripts do not code for proteins (i.e. they are messenger RNAs or mRNAs), but are instead noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs).
MicroRNAs (or miRNAs) comprise a novel class of small, non-coding endogenous RNAs that regulate gene expression by directing their target mRNAs for degradation or translational repression. Their discovery added a new dimension to the understanding of complex gene regulatory networks in humans and animals alike.
MicroRNA (miRNA) was initially discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans by Victor Ambros' laboratory in 1993 while studying the gene lin-14. At the same time, Gary Ravkun identified the first miRNA target gene. Those two groundbreaking discoveries identified a novel mechanism of posttranscriptional gene regulation.
However, the importance of miRNA was realized seven years later when Ravukon and Horvitz laboratories identified a second miRNA in the same model nematode species (named let-7), and when another class of short RNA (siRNA) involved in the process of RNA interference was discovered. Only then it became obvious that short non-coding RNA molecule identified in 1993 was part of a much bigger phenomenon.
Since then, an increasing number of miRNAs have been recognized in mammals. In humans alone over 700 miRNAs have been identified and fully sequenced, and the estimated number of miRNA genes in a human genome is more than one thousand. Based on computer models, miRNAs in humans have a direct influence on at least 30% of the genes in the whole genome.
miRNAs represent small RNA molecules encoded in the genomes of plants and animals. These highly conserved 22 nucleotides long RNA sequences regulate the expression of genes by binding to the 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTR) of specific mRNAs. A growing body of evidence shows that miRNAs are one of the key players in cell differentiation and growth, mobility and apoptosis (programmed cell death).
Differentiating miRNAs from other classes of small RNAs that are present in the cell is often cumbersome – particularly the distinction from endogenous small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). The most significant distinction between miRNAs and siRNAs is whether they silence their own expression. Almost all siRNAs (regardless of their viral or other origin) silence the same locus from which they were derived. On the other hand, most miRNAs do not silence their own loci, but other genes instead.
miRNAs regulate diverse aspects of development and physiology, thus understanding its biological role is proving more and more important. Analysis of miRNA expression may provide valuable information, as dysregulation of its function can lead to human diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, liver conditions and immune dysfunction.
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High-ranking representatives of the governments of Afghanistan and the United States attended the final awards ceremony of the International Jessup Moot Court Competition today at the Kabul Appellate Court. Five student teams from Kabul, Al Biruni, Balkh, Nangarhar, and Herat universities came together at the USAID-funded event to compete for the chance to represent Afghanistan at an international competition to be held in Washington, DC.
Attending the awards ceremony, U.S. Ambassador Hans G. Klemm, Coordinating Director for Rule of Law and Law Enforcement, met with students and provided closing remarks. Referencing a famous Dari proverb, Ambassador Klemm emphasized that, "without struggle, no goal can be attained," and he encouraged the students to continue to strive to improve themselves and all of Afghanistan.
Other guests in attendance included, Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mohammad Baburi, and Deputy Chief Judge of the Kabul Appellate Court Amer Kamawi. U.S. Embassy officials and academics served as judges. The officials recognized the dedication and hard work of the students and presented them with certificates of achievement. The event culminated with the team from Kabul University being announced the winner.
"This is an essential and productive program. It is a golden opportunity for Afghan students to share their legal knowledge with students from around the world," stated Deputy Chief Judge Kamawi. He expressed gratitude to USAID for striving to "strengthen the rule of law so that Afghanistan could move closer toward peace and stability."
In late March, this championship team will compete with top student teams from around the world in the international competition in Washington, DC. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world's largest and most prestigious moot court competition with teams from more than 500 law schools and 80 different countries. Last year, Afghanistan's team was awarded the "Spirit of the Jessup Award," a recognition devoted to the team that best exemplifies the spirit of camaraderie, academic excellence, competitiveness, and the appreciation of fellow competitors.
USAID's Rule of Law Stabilization Program -- Formal Component is designed to develop the human and institutional capacity of the justice sector, increase the public's access to justice, particularly women, and promote the public's demand for a robust rule of law environment in Afghanistan.


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Missing the bean bags so the children were disappointed.
By Granny777
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I bought this for the grandchildren to play at our Christmas gathering but when we opened it there were no bean bags to toss and it was just the frame which was such a disappointment. The package also looked like it had been opened and taped back, not the package part it was mailed in though, just the inner package looked like it had been opened and taped back. I am wondering if this was a return that someone kept the bean bags and returned only the frame. Disappointed. All the other toys were so wonderful.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Merchant response: Oh no Granny777, please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com, this definitely should have included the bean bags to play the game with!
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Great idea but poor quality
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This is a great concept-- small enough and light enough that a 4 to 8 year old can carry it and set it up. But the quality of construction is very poor. During the course of one hour of intermittent play, the cardboard backboard disconnected from the frame and had to be reinserted. Also, the pieces of the wooden frame fell apart and had to be reassembled more than once. I was supervising my two small children in playing with this toy throughout the time that they used it. They were not being rough with it. It is just a disappointingly poorly made toy (which is very unusual for Educational Insights).
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I was recently in the simulator helping out with some training, and I had an epiphany of sorts. You may have noticed when you read the FARs that in all too many instances is the phrase (or something similar) "will be evaluated by the Administrator, or his designee."
In short, this means that the head cheese of the FAA is supposed to personally evaluate or test just about everything in the aviation universe. To do so would be a monumental and impossible task, even if the Administrator did nothing else. So, by law, the Administrator can have designees do the work. That way, the Administrator can spend his or her time Administrating.
I've explained in previous posts how some of this works with regard to check airmen/-women/-persons at the airlines. I have the honor, privilege, and responsibility of fulfilling this role as a line check airman at my company.
What struck me this week was the level of respect and integrity that this process really does engender. On my first day in the sim, I was flying as a captain for a first officer who was undergoing some training in the right seat. The sim instructor was a friend of mine who is quite a bit junior to both of us. The session went well, and when necessary, Joe asked to see the FO re-fly a maneuver that could have been done better the first time. He did, and when the session was over we all went our separate ways.
The next day, Joe was working with two very senior (and in this case, much older) captains who were being brought back to the training department after having flown the line for awhile. One of them was also being qualified for the first time in our 700/900 variant, and he was wrapping up his training by being officially qualified in the right seat. He won't fly the line in that capacity—he won't fly the line in the left seat of the 700/900 either—but he needed to be qualified nonetheless.
I happened to be in the break room with all of them, shooting the breeze and talking shop while waiting for my own session to start. What struck me was the way the tone of the conversation changed when one of the "students" asked a question about the lesson plan for the day. All three of them immediately fell into a very professional mode and demeanor, and Joe was accorded the same respect and decorum that the Administrator himself would have garnered.
Here were two fellows who had at least 10 years of seniority—one had close to 20—on Joe's time at the company. They were older. Out on the line—heck, it had happened just a few minutes before—Joe would have been the subject of some good-natured kidding and ribbing as an FO or as the baby chick in the henhouse. But at the drop of a hat, when the talk turned serious, he was recognized as the man in charge. He had the ability and the authority to stop the training process in its tracks if necessary or if warranted by poor performance. In my own sim session the day before, he could have grounded me, even though the event had nothing to do with me.
I've seen this kind of thing a thousand times in the past, but I never really appreciated it as I was watching it happen. For some reason, it caught my attention this time. I left the room before they had finished their discussion, but I didn't need to be there to see how it would end. And I knew that once in the box, all three would be professional, cordial, and respectful of one another.
This sort of interaction goes on every day, and it is a testament to the success of the system that allows—forces—the FAA to place a great deal of authority and autonomy in the hands of its field representatives.
Pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, doctors, and dozens of others treat their burdens and responsibilities with great care, and exercise the extreme limits of their duties with restraint and when circumstances require. They don't do it because they have an axe to grind or a seniority number to gain or vendetta to exact. In fact, in cases where two people simply can't get along, they will often agree to seek another evaluator to avoid allegations of a conflict of interest.
This system works, and we should all be grateful that it does.—By Chip Wright


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Right off the bat I felt like I was in a good groove. I was running by myself, fueled by my favorite songs. I couldn't get over how good my body felt and how peaceful my mind was. Having been training in 100+ temperatures with insane humidity levels it was such a welcome relief to be running in the conditions I was. As I hit each mile marker I tried to remember what it was like the first time I hit that distance. 2 miles was at South Shore park and I promised myself I'd run as long as Meredith did, at the end we both were so excited we couldn't stop screaming. We had run 2 whole miles without stopping! I recalled running 3 miles around Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis and how happy I was when I finally saw Sae and Maggie around the corner waiting for me as I finished my run. I kept this up at each mile marker, and naturally there were tears. I couldn't believe how far I had come and how great it felt for me to have set such a lofty goal. I never questioned throughout the entire course if I was going to finish. I felt great and all the training had paid off. I can't possibly put words to that feeling.
I paced myself incredibly well. Regardless of the ideal times I had in my head my number one goal was to finish so I wanted to make sure I had enough gas to last all 13.1 miles. Around mile 8 I could see my friend Nicole off in the distance. I picked up the pace a little bit to catch up with her. She and my coach Annie were the reasons I had even known about Team Challenge. I was so excited to be able to see her on the course and thank her for the feeling that was blowing my mind. I had to stop at the bathroom though and lost her a little bit. (There were some nervous runner tummy issues - maybe TMI but it's the truth.) I picked up my pace a little bit and caught up with here. We walked together for a little bit - and I couldn't have imagined a better way to spend my first and only walk break along the course. We immediately started crying (because that's what we do) and had a breakdown/hug right in the middle of the course.
After we hit mile 10 I decided to go back out on my own and pick up the pace for the 5k that was left! Around mile 11 I ran into Noah one of our mentors. I was starting to hurt and it was probably the first time I was feeling like I was ready for the damn thing to be over. Seeing Noah in his blaze orange headband and shoes come around the corner was like he was placed there just for me! He kept telling me how happy I looked and what a big smile I had on my face. At that point I felt so excited that I was so close to the finish line I couldn't stop smiling. Shortly after Coach Darrell met up with us and we all ran together for a while. They kept talking about how good it looked like I felt. I was so happy to hear how apparent it was that I was enjoying myself. I WAS ENJOYING MYSELF while running 13.1 miles. My mind was officially blown. Noah had turned back to find Nicole and right after he left us Coach Annie met up with Darrell and I. The happiness I felt at that moment was more than I can possibly begin to describe. I was going to cross the finish line of my first marathon with the two coaches who had helped me get there. You can see the finish line of this course far before you're actually there (like almost a half mile before you're there). Had I been alone I think this would have gotten to me. Instead, Darrell and Annie kept telling me how proud they were, how amazing it was that I had come so far. Seriously I felt like I was running on clouds.
As we got closer to the finish line there was a stop sign about 50 yards before the official finish line. Darrell asked me if I had enough gas to sprint out that last little bit. To cross the finish line in a full stride and put this half to bed. We got to the stop sign and the 3 of us kicked it into high gear. As we got closer to the finish line and I could hear the crowd cheering Annie turned to me and said, "This is all for you!" Darrell (knowing my crying tendencies at this point) also asked me one other thing, "Please wait to cry until you pass the photographer. Smile the smile you've had since I started running with you, keep that on your face til you get past him. Then you can breakdown." And smile I did. I crossed that finish line with a HUGE smile on my face. One of the biggest smiles I've ever had on my face. And as soon as I got past that photographer, I cried. I cried while I hugged Annie and she told me some of the nicest things I could imagine hearing at the end of that race. I cried while Darrell hugged me and told me how proud he was. I cried when I got my medal, when I hugged our team manager and when I called my mom. Then Nicole crossed the finish line and I cried some more. I was overwhelmed with what I had just accomplished and so pleased with myself.
I knew my body was going to hurt. I knew no matter how much water I drank or stretching I did, my body would eventually hurt. But at that finish line party I danced, I laughed, and I soaked up as much as I could. There would be plenty of time for the hurt, but for now I had accomplished one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) goals I had ever set for myself and I couldn't even feel the pain.


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