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Lab Investigated by PETA Bites the Dust
First, Professional Laboratory Research Services shut its doors just days after PETA released the findings of our disturbing undercover investigation there. Now, Covance's horrendous Vienna, Va., laboratory, which PETA investigated five years ago, is closing up shop.
During PETA's 11-month investigation at Covance, our investigator documented that workers struck, choked, and screamed obscenities at frightened and "uncooperative" monkeys. Monkeys suffered from rectal prolapses as a result of constant stress and diarrhea, and baby monkeys' noses bled daily because workers shoved hard tubes up their nostrils to pump experimental chemicals and drugs into their stomachs. As a result of PETA's investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cited and fined Covance for serious violations of the Animal Welfare Act.
PETA has actually been battling this laboratory for nearly two decades. I remember participating in a protest outside the facility back when Covance was known as Hazleton Research Labs, a name made famous by the book The Hot Zone, which was about the Ebola outbreak among monkeys at the now-defunct Hazleton laboratory just a few miles away in Reston, Va.
In addition to closing the hellhole in Vienna, Covance has also scrapped plans to build a massive facility in Prince William County, Va., meaning that thousands of animals will be spared years of loneliness, misery, and pain. Pop the champagne corks, folks! And let's hope that this trend involving the shuttering of animal laboratories continues into 2011.
Written by Alisa Mullins
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This is just too heartbreaking to watch and see the suffering of these poor animals all for what?? i have gone cruelty free and all my products are free from animal testing and ingredients. Gives me some comfort that i am making a change in stop buy products tested on animals. I now hope and pray that more can be done to stop companies using animal testing. And people to really understand what is going on inside these companies. What part of the human race are these people from doing these horrific things to these defenceless animals what action has been taken that they never work with animals or people again.
I am sickened by this. I knew things were bad, but this is much worse than bad. Its horrific. Please send me future updates in the name of the poor animals who can't help themselves.
I am from Evansville Indiana and there is a Covance clinical site downtown and I really hope this is not going on there. There has to be some law that says some government person that has a sole has to be in the building at all times monitoring what goes on. This is wrong on SO many levels. There are more humane ways of testing these drugs. I understand that without these testings we would not have the cures for many diseases but forcing them down the throats of helpless animals is not the way to do it. When they do testing on humanes they treat them like royality, why can't the animals get this same treatment? Please PETA, send someone to the Evansville site to be sure this is not going on in my town!
These people are mentally ill and our taxes are paying for it!! Send congress bazillions of letters, all of them are responsible for deregulations. These animals cannot defend themselves. God will take care of this evil. Trust me.
PETA, you are my reason to believe that humanity still can be saved… Thank you so much for the efforts you do! I always get inspired by you! I try and fight for animal's welfare, but I still don't do that much for animals… Thank you VERY much for all the wonderful things you do!
Monkeys usualy have such vibrant personalitys but to see them so scares is so sad. The people who do animal testing are seiriosly sick and have to be stopped. This is not fair on the animals who could have had such good lives if they were not stuffed into cages ans killed.
Dear God – This ones shut down but what about others. Words cannot describe how any human could do this to our primates or any other living creature. Why don't we test prisoners in jail for life and on death row – that may cut down in horrific crime in our country. The animals don't deserve any of this but the jailbirds do!!!
I am seriously crying right now…..please stop now, let´s help us, they're animal like us, we're animal human and they're animal no human.Equal Rights now!!
Please help shut down Covance in Chandler, AZ. I am horrified, disgusted, and devastated by the cruelty these "test" animals endure. Thank you, PETA, for your dedication to animals.
I would like to know if any charges were brought against the technicians who purposely abused these animals. Will they be allowed to work with animals in the future? People who are abusive dont change. They were willing participants and chose to be cruel.
I am seriously crying right now, I feel so bad for the monkeys, keep sending me stuff to sign, I am signing everything and I am glad to see the result
Keep up the good work, without PETA investigations animals would never have a chance. This is why I support PETA and other organizations, For the love of the animals.
Please stop them in Arizona. Not in my backyard or anyone else's for that matter. How awful this is. Those poor animals and those sick bastards that need to be locked up in their place.
God bless you peta and everyone who has helped put an end to this. this vid brought me to tears. my heart is broken. i will no longer wear a cosmetic brand that has been tested on animals. no longer buy cleaning suplise tested on animals. these people that inflict pain on animals will meet there doom in front of God.
I'm here in Brazil translating this shocking issue to my friends who seems not to believe this Animal AUSCHWITZ is real. God bless you for spreading the news.
Nothing will pass by unnoticeable. The justice will be served in time. You laboratory workers have lost respect for life.You are sadistic perverts finding pleasure in torturing and killing animals. One day you will carry the burden of suffering,pain and loneliness the same way you treat animals. God is watching you. You have no right to call yourself a human!
Those poor babies 🙁 the lab workers are cruel idiots
Thank you, Ingrid, and all those working with you to stop the incredible cruelty to animals in this world!!!! You are truly wonderful people ♥
Well Done PETA.i just found that very hard to watch,wondered what will happen to these poor babies now.wonder where they go from now,I just dont no how people can do this.its like a toture chamber.
Yes! Victory!
SUCH GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU!!! Where will the monkeys be going now?
Please, stop that horror!
AMEN, thank god, such tragedies occur at these facilities, they all need to be shut down as soon as possible, I know it takes a long time, but it needs to be done by more oganizations than just PETA. But good job guys.
i couldn't watch this.it's so horrible, i'm crying right now. do they not have a heart?
Thank you PETA, it is such a pain to live in this world and have to see this kind of things, the horror that lives suffered each day, animal lives as value as people lives but this news help me to keep the faith.
i feel like a coward for not being able to watch this.. it's so hard.
It took everything in me to bear watching the video showing this horrific animal abuse. To the undercover investigator(s): Thank you and bless you for your strength to endure witnessing this abuse first hand, clearly for a considerable time. My heart bleeds for the animals victimized at this facility, and all others operating in this manner. The closing of Covance in Vienna is literally, eliminating a hell on earth for innocent creatures subjected to this torture beyond their control. Congratulations in your success PETA. Let's bring them all down.
Thank God for PETA i couldn't watch that video it was cruel and disgusting! Some people are heartless…
Shane- Covance does product and drug testing (and still do at their other faciilties). To learn more, please visit: http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-experimentation/Animals-Used-for-Experimentation-Factsheets.aspx
anne sw- PETA has contacted Covance to ask the whereabouts of the animals but have not heard back. The animals surrendered by PLRS have been moved to local animal shelters and other foster situations, and rehoming efforts are underway.
Oh, my God ; YES ! I have no words for this … but I still hope that every human being that worked in that labratory dies like all those cute, fluffy, beautiful animals. God, please keep up the great work ! I love you.
As an advanced species, there is no reason why we still need to be testing on animals. Does anyone know the specifics of what and why they were testing on these primates?
Hi, what will happen to the monkeys in this lab – also I was very active in the PLRS shutdown – what happened to the dogs and cats rescued from this facility? Anyone know? Thanks
just wanted to know what happened to all those animals at the lab. i hope that their remaining lives are some place nice
I love you PETA
I am mostly overwhelmed with joy that more of us are aware and actually involved in making progress for animals who are suffering all around the world. It breaks my heart daily as I continue to read literature and watch graphic videos but without those I would have never ever known about the hidden walls of animal cruelty. That is how I became a vegetarian 6 months ago and I am slowly transitioning into becoming a vegan. I feel good knowing that I am making a difference in helping to decrease animal suffering. WAY TO GO PEOPLE LET'S CONTINUE MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES WHO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE WOOHOO. TUJUANA
This is ridiculous! Animals are equals to, the mistreatment, neglect and malicious behavious makes me sick. People can be so twisted. This makes me so angry and sad.
As my cat Lilly lays on my lap and purs, I just can't comprehend how humans can do these thing to these beautifull creatures. Every beat of my heart is for my dog and cats. It's just plain evil.
Seeing this, I can feel the color draining from my entire face. I am sickened that human beings can do this…I am so glad that PETA is making people and consumers aware of these atrocities. My entire family, including my ten year old son have made a commitment this week to only purchase cruelty free products. people like this literally make me sick to my stomach
I think these types of laboratories and other place that treat animals with disrespect need to be shut down permanently. The people who do cruel actions like in the video they need to be put in jail for sometime.
I often wonder what kind of person could work in such a place. It just makes me physically and emotionally ill to know that these kind of places exist. Thank you and god bless you for all of the work that you do.
if there is a university near you that uses animals in labs, organize a protest! we should teach compassion not cruelty. right here in CT both Uconn and Yale have money labs.
I was so shaken up watching the video of the Covance Laboratory. The sheer terror and pain for these primates broke my heart and made me hug my little dog a bit longer. Thank you to the PETA TEAM for ending this. I hope you keep it up and put more out of business. The best punishment would be to treat the researchers and others we saw in the video to the same treatment the primates had to endure.
So…. what did they do with the animals, after closing the lab ? did PETA save them ???


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Tips for Racing Wisely - Page 4
Pacing Races of Under an Hour
In short races, you'll be pushing hard from the very start to get your personal best effort. In fact, a 2006 study at the University of New Hampshire showed that subjects ran their fastest 5K times by starting faster than their overall race pace, and recommended running the first mile at a pace 3 percent to 6 percent faster than the targeted average. You can do the math to figure out your own pace, or know that you can start shorter races a little faster than you intend to go on.
Although the name "sprint" seems ironic for a race that typically lasts around an hour, in a sprint-distance triathlon, you'll be going very hard almost the whole time. The run, 5K or less, is short enough that it requires little finesse. It's going to be intense the whole time, so holding back too much on the bike is not going to make it any better.
Pacing Marathons and Half Marathons
To run a time goal in your long-distance race on the road, the best way to get to the finish line as quickly as possible is to run evenly at the maximum pace you can sustain. Any pace changes should deviate as little as possible from the target average pace. In the first half, ask yourself, "Should I slow down?" In the second, ask yourself, "Can I speed up?"
A 2008 Runner's World article on pace teams by John Hanc contains this great quote from experienced pace team leader Starshine Blackford: "We're going to run these first 10 miles with our heads, the second 10 miles with our legs, and the last six miles with our hearts. So during this first 10, run smart, run conservatively, run controlled." The same advice applies to half marathons: control the beginning by employing your rational mind—the one that wrote the race plan and knows the appropriate pace to maintain. Then rely on your physical and, eventually, mental and emotional strength to get you through.
Starting at an appropriately slow pace allows you to ease into the effort, instead of jacking your heart rate and plowing through your glycogen supply.
It's also likely that crowds at the start of bigger races will force you into a slow start, which is a good thing. Avoid any effort to bank time or to correct a slowdown by suddenly speeding up. Instead, focus on maintaining even effort. Marathons and half marathons are long races. There will be enough time for you to dissociate—for your mind to wander, even to chat with fellow racers.
Periodically, however, cycle your attention through your intention, goals, form, and breath. Focusing on this early in the race can help you avoid a slow slip off of your goals. In trail races, the terrain may affect your average pace, meaning you can go a little faster on the flat, open sections, and must necessarily slow for footing or traffic on the more technical parts. Some hills in trail races are best walked, as it gives you a physical and mental break while keeping you moving forward— sometimes faster than you can run. If you know your course will require some walking, be sure to practice it in training. I've passed another athlete walking in a trail marathon and heard him wonder out loud, "How are you walking so fast?!?" The answer: first, because I have practiced every weekend while hiking with my husband and our dog, and second, because I am walking on purpose, as part of my race plan, instead of by necessity, after having paced the early miles incorrectly.
Do not let yourself get pulled off your plan by what those around you are doing. Anyone who passes you in the first half is fair game to catch later. Note their distinguishing features—clothing, accessories, hairstyle—because you will likely see them again. In fact, if you aren't being passed, but instead are flying by others in the first miles, question whether you are going too fast.
Conversely, anyone you pass in the second half of a long race is likely passed for good. If you can control yourself in the first half, you'll be flying past the competition in the second. Don't let them tempt you to slow down. Instead, take new sustaining force in from every person you pass.

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"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. "
Airbus Corporate Jet
Airbus followed Boeing into the prepackaged "bizliner" market in 1997. That's when it announced the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ), a then $35 million executive version of its A319 airliner. At first, ACJ sales were sluggish, while Boeing initially did well with its 737 airliner variant. Today, Boeing has sold more than 100 of its Boeing Business Jets (BBJs). But in recent years, the ACJ has sold well, too, with more than 80 ordered, 20 of them last year alone.
Most of these sales have been to customers in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific regions, but in 2006, Airbus established a beachhead in Miami to market the ACJ more aggressively in North America. It also added a second U.S. authorized completion center-Gore Design in San Antonio, Texas-to finish the aircraft's custom interiors. Airbus had previously designated Landmark Aviation's Associated Air Center in Dallas as an authorized service and completion center. (In Europe, the interiors are completed by Airbus; Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland; and Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany.)
Still, despite all the renewed emphasis on North America, there are only three ACJ operators in the U.S., and only one of them-an aircraft charter and management company called ADI-has any significant experience with the airplane. The Pontiac, Mich.-based outfit uses the airplane primarily for corporate and sports team charters. Its 2001 ACJ has accumulated approximately 5,000 hours of flight time.
The A319 ACJ is one of four aircraft in Airbus' A320 family. (The others are the A318, A320 and A321.) Worldwide, there are more than 2,600 A320 family aircraft flying, mostly for the airlines. Some 800 are based in the United States with airlines that include Frontier, Jet Blue, Northwest, United and US Airways. Airbus claims that more than 25,000 pilots are qualified to fly the airplane and that the fleet has accumulated 40 million flight hours and enjoys a dispatch rate of 99.6 percent.
The airframer has designated four worldwide service centers for the ACJ: Basel; Dallas; Doha, Qatar; and São Paulo, Brazil. The company also supports the jet through its global airliner network of technical, training and parts centers in China, France, Germany, Singapore and the U.S. and 140 field offices worldwide. So if a problem does pop up on a trip, help isn't far off.
"Airbus support is readily at hand no matter where we travel in the world," said Brad Bruce, ADI's director of business development.
That isn't to say that every place that services an airliner can handle an Airbus. Its fly-by-wire (FBW) systems and digital architecture are substantially different from what you'll find on the Boeing or older out-of-production aircraft from British Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas or other companies. FBW replaces certain mechanical systems, coupling electronic flight controls with digital computers.
Pilots make control inputs through the sidesticks, other cockpit controls or autopilot. Those inputs are then calibrated and transmitted to a series of servos that power the aircraft's control systems and surfaces and make it turn, climb or descend.
FBW first emerged on French Mirage and American F-16 fighters during the late 1960s. Through subsequent decades of commercial adaptation, it has proven to be a precise, reliable and robust method of flight control. Dassault Falcon Jet incorporated it into its new Falcon 7X long-range business jet.
Other aspects of ACJ maintenance bear mentioning. Most business jets require that certain parts and major assemblies be inspected and/or replaced at fixed intervals, which are usually defined in terms of flight hours, flight cycles (one takeoff and one landing) or time (months or years). With airliners, more of these parts do not have to be replaced unless they are actually worn or wearing out. This type of maintenance is called "on condition" and a fair amount of it can be done on the ACJ. The ACJ also allows operators to use a highly "progressive" maintenance schedule, according to ADI's Bruce. "It enables us to do a fair amount of maintenance on nights and weekends without having to take the airplane out of service for big blocks of time," he said.
Bruce considers this kind of flexibility essential because most ACJ operators don't have a comparable backup airplane. "It allows us to use it for scheduled shuttle operations," he explained.
Maintenance aside, most customers buy the ACJ because of its cabin size, and it is there that the airplane unquestionably delivers.
The A319 ACJ fuselage measures 111 feet long, or six inches longer than a BBJ. The passenger compartment is 78 feet long and up to 12 feet 1 inch wide and offers 7 feet 4 inches of headroom. By way of comparison, the cabin on a Gulfstream G550 is 50 feet 1 inch long and on a Bombardier Global Express it measures 48 feet 4 inches. The ACJ cabin is nearly twice as wide as those of a Gulfstream G450 or a Falcon 900EX. However, all of those airplanes are slightly faster than the ACJ, which typically cruises at 460 knots.
The ACJ's impressive cabin dimensions translate into 850 square feet of floor space and 5,900 cubic feet of volume-more than ample space for any designer to run amok. Showers, master suites, media rooms with humongous plasma screens, gourmet galleys-if you can think of it, it probably will fit. (I haven't seen a bowling alley in one of these yet, but I'm sure that day is coming.) For the A319 ACJ, $55 million buys you the basic airframe and a no-frills 18-seat cabin. Anything more comes down to a question of how long you want to wait for it and how much you want to spend.
Typically, ACJ cabins are outfitted to seat 18 to 50 passengers. The baggage hold is cavernous and accessible through two giant belly doors that swing open and up. A built-in airstair allows the aircraft to be used even at airports that lack appropriate ground-handling equipment. Optional auxiliary belly tanks can increase full fuel capacity from 6,300 to 10,740 gallons, allowing the ACJ to carry 18 passengers 6,100 nautical miles without refueling.
At a maximum takeoff weight (mtow) of 166,447 pounds, however, the airplane does have runway and ramp limitations. Balanced field length (at mtow) is 6,750 feet and stopping at maximum landing weight consumes 3,950 feet. Ramps must be hearty enough to support this heft and girth (most are).
Like BBJ owners, buyers of the ACJ will find that the unwelcome mat has been laid out at a handful of general aviation airports, including those at Sun Valley, Idaho, and Teterboro, N.J. However, politics aside, under most conditions ACJs can use the same airports that host Gulfstreams, Globals and even some smaller craft.
And Gulfstreams and Globals are the next market that Airbus may chase with the ACJ. In 2005, the company announced a smaller version, the $45 million A318 Elite, which will seat 14 to 18 passengers and have a range of 3,800 nautical miles (4,100 with one auxiliary tank). On the other end of the spectrum, a larger ACJ, the $65 million A320 Prestige, can be configured to seat 18 to 80 passengers and offers up to 1,100 square feet of cabin floor space.
Airbus' myriad product choices and new North American focus may mean more ACJs will be coming to the market soon. For now, though, most sales are still A319-based ACJs and Bruce thinks the demand will only grow. "We frequently get calls from people trying to buy or sublet the airplane from us," he said.
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Chicago to Host U.S. World League Matches
ANAHEIM, Calif. (April 26, 2007) - Top international men's volleyball is coming this summer to the U.S. Olympic Committee's 2016 Applicant City!
USA Volleyball has announced that Chicago, which the USOC recently named the U.S. Applicant City for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will host FIVB World League matches between the United States and Italy on Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m. CT and Saturday, June 16 at 5 p.m. CT.
The matches will be held at the Convocation Center on the campus of Chicago State University, one of the venues used in Chicago's proposal to become the host of the 2016 Summer Games.
"We are pleased to be bringing Chicago a preview of the kind of men's volleyball it will see if it is chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games," said USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal. "Chicago is a great sports city and we hope to see plenty of fans at the Convocation Center."
Ticket information will be available soon.
The U.S. Men's National Team has ties to Chicago as Team Captain Tom Hoff grew up in Park Ridge, Ill., about 15 miles north of Chicago, and outside hitter Sean Rooney grew up in Wheaton, Ill., a suburb 25 miles west of Chicago.
ESPNU, USA Volleyball's broadcast partner, will show all the matches played in the United States on a tape-delayed basis. It will also broadcast the World League Finals. Commentary will be provided by 1984 Olympic volleyball gold medalist Chris Marlowe and by two-time Olympian Kevin Barnett, who is from Naperville, Ill.
The Italian Men's National Volleyball Team, ranked No. 2 in the world, has won the FIVB World League title eight times since 1990. However it has not won a medal since 2003, when it finished third. It finished sixth in 2006.
The United States and Italy will be joined in Pool B by France and Japan.
Team USA will face France in its opening World League matches on May 26-27 in Portland, Ore. The following weekend it will play Japan on June 1-2 in Green Bay, Wis.
The U.S. Men will play six straight weekends of World League tournaments from May 25-June 30. The World League finals are set for July 11-15 in Katowice, Poland. Only the pool winner is guaranteed to advance to the finals.
The U.S. World League home matches are presented by GL7, the Official Sports Drink of USA Volleyball.
The USA Volleyball FIVB World League web site is at www.usavolleyball.org/national/wl07.asp.
The FIVB World League Web Site is at www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2007.


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Stiga Master Series Hammer Lite Indoor Table Tennis Racket
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The Stiga® Master Series Hammer Lite Indoor Table Tennis Racket incorporates several industry-leading technologies into one single racket, allowing enthusiasts to take his or her game to the next level. The 7-ply blade utilizes extremely lightweight balsa material to help increase speed and reaction time. ACS technology provides maximum elasticity with outstanding control. This racket dominates in all aspects of performance.
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Indian Fry Bread
Recipe courtesy of Wooden Knife Company
- The Best Of
Many Native Americans have a recipe for Fry Bread. This one listed is not ours. We have perfected our own and we hold ingredients that make[ ours special. One of those is tinpsula. This is a food widely used by many Native Indian tribes, and was one of the primary foods used by the plains Indians. Although tinpsula makes our bread different, there is much more than that that goes into our processes of Fry Bread.]
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- Oil, for frying
Put flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well, add warm water and stir until dough begins to ball up. On a lightly floured surface knead dough. Do not over-work the dough. After working dough, place in a bowl and refrigerate for 1/2 to 1 hour.
Heat oil to 350 degrees in a frying pan or kettle. Lightly flour surface and pat and roll out baseball size pieces of dough. Cut hole in middle with a knife (so the dough will fry flat) to 1/4-inch thickness and place in oil and cook until golden brown and flip over and cook opposite side until same golden brown. Dough is done in about 3 minutes depending on oil temperature and thickness of dough.
After fry bread is done top with favorite topping or, chile and cheese first, then cover with lettuce and tomatoes, onions, green chile and you have an Indian Taco.
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Monster!In full: I'd sum it up with this: the real problem with most large road marathons is the finish; they mollycoddle you and ply you with drinks before and during the race, but at the end there are so many people that they really must get you away from the finish as fast as they can, unless you've actually collapsed. Trouble is this is really the only time where you really need a bit of care.The Loch Ness Marathon, on the other hand, is just the right size to be able to lay on a big tent with hot soup, hot food, chairs, tables and drinks where you can warm up and savour the moment with other runners. Brilliant.The whole thing feels like it's been organised by someone who actually knows just what it's like running a marathon, and that's quite unusual. Will most certainly be back.Date of review: October 7, 2012
In short: Wonderful day out and hard to imagine a more gloriously scenic routeIn full: Quite a tough course which is perhaps 25-30 minutes slower (for leading runners) than a flat road race. I don't really see why that should bring down the overall score though - life would be sad if all we had were flat road races for mile split obsessives.Despite that, I do think this is a good beginner's race; the phasing of starts (slower runners start first) means there's plenty of company, and there looked to me to be lots of relative beginners.Really good organisation at the start, with good value refreshments. Same at the finish, with an unusually nice medal and a t-shirt which seems to have disappointed the regulars but doesn't really bother me. Good thorough job on the marshalling too, and plentiful water and gels en route.But the key feature is that wonderful course - forests, dramatic high hills, views to the sea. Just glorious.Date of review: June 11, 2011
In short: A real favouriteIn full: Organisationally, this is great - parking right by the start/finish, toilets, showers and drinks, and a couple of delightful pubs nearby for afterwards. The course was scrupulously well marked throughout with arrows, chalk markers and a few descriptions on signs.Excellent marshalling too - marshals on all the main turns and road crossings, and drinks stations frequently.My only comment would be that the web site is a bit terse about it and the results are a bit slow to get posted - I like to see these same day.The course is fairly tough if you're a flat road runner but not excessively so. It's a tough narrow start with a couple of stiles to negotiate followed by a hill, then some long gentle downhill stretches where you can really fly. A couple of short sharp climbs, and a tougher long climb up to the summit at 9 miles; there's then a shallow but long climb towards 12 before hurtling down to the finish. The surface is nice too - fairly firm, with just a few sections of loose stone; managed it fine in race flats and certainly no real need for trail shoes.An excellent race - one to look forward to.Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: Best race of the yearIn full: My fourth GBR and another real cracker, helped by cool but largely dry weather as well as the usual clockwork organisation, nice country pubs and wonderful camaraderie between teams.It's a tough race as ever, with a few challenges in marking races in dense woodland peopled by stroppy locals, but we also had a complete beginner on our team this year and he loved it too.Never quite sure why "PB potential" is one of the criteria of a good race, but aside from that this gets full marks.Date of review: May 20, 2008
In short: OK, but give me a small club-organised race any day.In full: If you like the idea of waving your hands in unison in a mass warmup, you'll love this.Expensive entry - most club 10Ks are under £10, without all that sponsorship and free advertising on the BBC.Organisation was OK but saw a few people being impeded by pedestrians on the final straight. Still, the start pens were good, and well done to the first-aiders who were straight on the scene with a casualty near the finish before I'd even had time to get help - hope he's OK.OK course - some narrow points and tight turns which were awkward even without big crowds around me.And they're a bit slow getting the results up on the site.Fundamentally, if you like this kind of thing is fun, you really need to join a club.Date of review: July 15, 2007
In short: A race, an adventure, a road trip and a pub crawl all in oneIn full: This is not just my favourite race of the year, it's far more than that.For starters, it's an organisational triumph; basically 22 consecutive races over one weekend.Plenty of camaraderie as the convoy of cars and vans supporting the 30-ish teams progresses around.Needs some preparation and well thought-out support from your team to get everyone to their races and pick them up again. Courses are marked out, but it's sensible (and mandatory) to take your map - google earth has made it much easier to learn your route.An unforgettable team experience.Date of review: May 24, 2007
In short: Good venue, great course and settingIn full: Very good venue, with parking, showers etc.Fairly quick course, although with a few hills and a fairly congested start - maybe a minute or two off a pb.Slightly shambolic prizegiving at the end with confused results, which was a little surprising for a Surrey Championship race.Some idyllic pubs for afterwards.Date of review: June 5, 2006
In short: Fast, big, well organised, scenic - your only worry is early Feb weatherIn full: My second time doing this one.Well organised big race (2,500 or so) through traffic-free flat country roads.Only caveats are:1. It's a fair walk from the town centre, so don't leave it too late2. The start in past years has been congested, and it isn't helped by the fact that a lot of latecomers enter the start area from the front so have to just stand in the sub-1:25 area.These are minor points though, and all in all an excellent race.Date of review: February 12, 2006
In short: Unforgettable experienceIn full: In a team of 10, you run 20 stages all the way around the outside of greater London over a weekend starting and finishing in Kingston. This passes through some surprisingly glorious scenery, a few tough hills, and a lot of delightful pubs.This essentially amounts to 20 consecutive races (each from 8 miles to half marathons) starting 90 minutes apart from 20 different starting points, which sounds like a logistical impossibility. Nevertheless, aided by good marking, excellent maps, the enthusiasm and experience of the organisers, and a convoy of cars and minibuses, it all works like clockwork.An amazing race, with the added bonus of seeing Sonia O'Sullivan taking the final stage in some style. Get a team together, or join an existing one, and don't miss out.Date of review: May 23, 2005
In short: A new concept in running - orienteering without the mapIn full: This is a glorious (although extremely tough) race over staggering scenery, with easy access, good parking, changing, excellent drinks/biscuits, a nice medal and a good t-shirt.However, all of this was negated by the almost complete lack of course indicators, and the A4 map provided was nowhere near detailed enough. I and the rest of the front runners took a huge (2-3 mile) detour and then struggled through the field to make up the lost time. Another 3 turns were complete guesswork, and at 2 I simply stopped to let people behind me catch up to debate about which way was next.Added to this were marshalls 3 or 4 miles off in their estimates of remaining distance, and not much help crossing roads. In poorer weather conditions this could have been a real nightmare.I don't like to criticise the volunteers who organise these events too much, but they need a marker at every turn - relying on local runners to figure it out is just not good enough.Date of review: May 1, 2005
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African intellectual property law, practice and policies. This weblog provides news, information and comment on IP law, practice and business deals right across Africa. Ce blog propose des actualités, informations, et commentaires sur la législation et la pratique en matière de propriété intellectuelle et de droit des contrats d'affaires en Afrique. For some insight into the origins of this blog click here.
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For a conference on IP, it is rather strange that apparently there is no one to speak for people who actually own IP, at least in the private sector.
- 14 February 2013 at 12:54
Counterfeiting is a massive problem in Africa, affecting the lives of 100s of millions. Not a single track dedicated to combating it.
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No Valentine's surprise for law firms - their voice is non existent amongst the speakers. It is not balanced enough to be promoted as a truly African IP Forum.
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Following in the footsteps of Justin Bieber and every guest on Maury, Michael Jordan has been asked to take a paternity test. According to TMZ, Jordan has been sued by a woman claiming the athlete is the father of her 16-year-old son.Awards Season: Which gown was best?Pamela Smith filed on Feb. 6 in Fulton County, Ga., claiming her son Grant Pierce Jay Jordan Reynolds, who also goes by Taj, is the result of a sexual tryst with Jordan in 1995. At the time of the alleged affair, Jordan was married to Juanita Vanoy, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. He's currently engaged to model Yvette Preito, with a wedding scheduled for April.Smith has requested full custody, child support and that Jordan pay for her son's medical expenses. She also wants the judge to make the parentage official, by changing Taj's legal last name to Jordan.Which shows have worn out their welcome? Vote now!In April, Taj posted a video on YouTube in which he declared Jordan was his father. Watch the video below.
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Topic: Testing Views that Presume a Controller
I'm sorry to ask so many questions but I feel Test::Rails is a valuable firewall against breakage, but the methodology and documentation is hard to find. Here's the current dilemma:
I have a view that lists affiliates. Each is rendered by a partial. There is an administrative and a user view. The view, then interrogates the controller to ask for the action_name, which clues it in to what it's supposed to render, especially on Ajax searches.
Using Test::Rails to test this view, I don't have a controller. Is there some best practice for this?
By the way, I'd like to write all this stuff down and post it if I can collect enough information. I think rcov, autotest and Test::Rails are great but people aren't making the kind of use of them they might if there were more nuts and bolts information available.


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Please check out the new 'Books' page on the blog. This contains a listing of unit histories, biographies, personal accounts and general histories pertaining to Irish involvement in the American Civil War. Some of the books have also been linked to online versions for ease of reference. This is the first of a number of resources to become available on the blog, and it will be updated and added to on a regular basis. I hope it is of use!
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Falconer Prepares For May 21 School Budget Vote
FALCONER-The only thing the Falconer Central School District needs in order to enact its 2013-14 budget is the approval of registered community voters.
On Tuesday, the board of education presented the proposed budget, which has been approved by the board, before faculty and administrative staff in the high school media center.
The new budget shows a total estimation of $21,647,772, an slight increase over last year's $21,114,476. This was accomplished through a proposed tax levy increase, which utilizes a portion of the allowance available for teacher retirement services to provide approximately $230,000 in additional taxes, as well as a state aid increase of approximately $400,000.
According to Steve Penhollow, district superintendent, this aid "increase" is deceiving, as it is really only a decrease of the state-imposed gap elimination adjustment.
"We continue to try to meet all of the needs of our increased academic challenges with significantly less funds," he said. "I know our local legislators have fought very hard for our counties, and we have seen some progress in those areas. But when you look at Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties, unequal distribution of moneys is still a big concern for our rural districts."
Over the past five years, the district has lost more than $6 million in state aid courtesy of the gap elimination adjustment, set at $1.1 million for the 2013-14 school year. Brent Agett, district clerk and business manager for the district, said that over the course of the first two years of reduced aid, the federal government provided approximately $1.1 million to help offset costs. But the district has seen no such funding for the past three years.
"We're happy the state came up with at least some additional funding from what they had taken back from us, but it's still disheartening that they haven't fulfilled their obligation that they started in 2007-08," said Agett. "Even the maintenance of those funds would have gone a long way, but (the GEA) has forced us to utilize a lot of fund balance. So we just hope for more money, as every district in this area (does)."
Agett also reported that the district saw a decrease in the amount to be returned to the county in the amount of $6,691 for three erroneous assessments in the towns of Ellicott and Ellington.
In other business, the Falconer board will have two open seats to be voted on in the upcoming board elections, a five-year term seat and a one-year term seat. The seats are being sought by two candidates, and the candidate with the most votes will receive the five-year term.
Voting for both the districts' proposed budget and board elections will take place on May 21.


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Registration for Winter Storytime series ~ Age 2
Category: Kids
Register for 2 year old storytime classes starting at 9:30 AM in the Children's Room. Phone-in registration accepted starting at 10 AM.
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The child must be the correct age for the class by January 15th.
Classes start the week of January 22, 2013.
Please call the information desk with any questions, 203-594-5002.


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Testbed and Methods
For our performance tests of Palit GeForce 9800GTX+ graphics cards we used the following testbed:
- Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor (3.0GHz, FSB 333MHz x 9);
- Asus P5Q Pro (Intel P45 chipset) for ATI Radeon HD graphics cards;
- Asus P5N32-E SLI mainboard (Nvidia nForce 680i SLI chipset) for Nvidia GeForce graphics cards;
- Corsair TWIN2X2048-8500C5 (2x1GB, 1066MHz, 5-5-5-15, 2T);
- Maxtor MaXLine III 7B250S0 HDD (250GB, Serial ATA-150, 16MB buffer);
- Enermax Galaxy DXX EGX1000EWL 1000W power supply;
- Dell 3007WFP monitor (30", 2560x1600@60Hz max display resolution);
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit;
- ATI Catalyst 8.11 for ATI Radeon HD
- Nvidia GeForce 180.48 WHQL for Nvidia GeForce
According to our testing methodology, the drivers were set up to provide the highest possible quality of texture filtering and to minimize the effect of software optimizations used by default by both: AMD/ATI and Nvidia. Also, to ensure maximum image quality, we enabled transparent texture filtering. As a result, our ATI and Nvidia driver settings looked as follows:
ATI Catalyst:
- Catalyst A.I.: Standard
- Mipmap Detail Level: High Quality
- High Quality AF: On
- Wait for vertical refresh: Always Off
- Enable Adaptive Anti-Aliasing: On/Quality
- Method: Multi-sampling
- Temporal Anti-Aliasing: Off
- Other settings: default
Nvidia ForceWare:
- Texture filtering - Quality: High quality
- Texture filtering - Trilinear optimization: Off
- Texture filtering – Anisotropic sample optimization: Off
- Vertical sync: Force off
- Antialiasing - Gamma correction: On
- Antialiasing - Transparency: Multisampling
- Other settings: default
For our tests we used the following games and synthetic benchmarks:
First-Person 3D Shooters
- Bioshock
- Call of Juarez
- Call of Duty 4
- Crysis
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Third-Person 3D Shooters
- Dead Space
- Tomb Raider: Legend
- Hellgate: London
- Mass Effect
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
- Spore
- World in Conflict
Synthetic Benchmarks
- Futuremark 3DMark06
- Futuremark 3DMark Vantage
We selected the highest possible level of detail in each game using standard tools provided by the game itself from the gaming menu. The games configuration files weren't modified in any way, because the user doesn't have to know how to do it. The only exception was Enemy Territory: Quake Wars game where we disabled the built-in fps rate limitation locked at 30fps. Games supporting DirectX 10 were tested in this particular mode.
Besides both Palit GeForce 9800GTX+ cards we have also included the following graphics accelerators to participate in our test session:
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 (RV770, 750/750/3600MHz, 800sp, 40tmu, 16rbe, 256-bit, 512MB GDDR5)
- ATI Radeon HD 4850 (RV770, 625/625/2000MHz, 800sp, 40tmu, 16rbe, 256-bit, 512MB GDDR3)
- Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT (G92, 600/1500/1800MHz, 112sp, 28(56)tmu, 16rbe, 256-bit, 512MB GDDR3)
We used the most widely spread resolutions: 1280x1024, 1680x1050 and 1920x1200. Everywhere, where it was possible without disabling the HDR/Shader Model 3.0/Shader Model 4.0, we ran the tests with enabled MSAA 4x antialiasing and anisotropic filtering 16x. These were our default settings in all tests except 3DMark. We enabled them from the game's menu. If this was not possible, we forced them using the appropriate driver settings of ATI Catalyst and Nvidia ForceWare drivers. As we have already said, we didn't modify the games configurations files.
Performance was measured with the games' own tools and the original demos were recorded if possible. Otherwise, the performance was measured manually with Fraps utility version 2.9.6. In the latter case we ran the test several time and took the average number for the performance charts. We measured not only the average speed, but also the minimum speed of the cards where possible.


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Fromm Players at Harvard: two concerts of new works 2.28 and 3.1 freePosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: Boston, composition, contemporary, contemporary music, electronic music, new music, world premiere
Fromm Players at Harvard with ENSEMBLE DAL NIENTE
Friday and Saturday, February 28 and March 1
8:00 pm
John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Harvard University campus, Cambridge, MA (GPS: 1 Oxford St)
The natural | The artificial
Carola Bauckholt Vollmond, unter null
Evan Johnson: die bewegung der augen
Erin Gee: Mouthpiece: Segment of the 4th Letter
Rick Burkhardt: Alban
Wolf Edwards: the road from Mutlaa to Basra (1991) (World Premiere)
Marianthi Papalexandri Yarn (US Premiere)
Aaron Einbond: Without Words
Hans Tutschku: Still Air (World Premiere)
Ming Tsao: Mozart Adagio from the Oboe Quartet in F., K.370/368b / The Book of Virtual Transcriptions (US Premiere)
Enno Poppe: Salz
The concerts are free and open to the public. No tickets are required.
Free parking in the Broadway garage, corner of Felton and Broadway, opposite Broadway Market in Cambridge.
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About the Author: Ryan Cherlin serves as a Senior Program Assistant at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
President Obama said, "There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from one another; and to seek common ground." From March 29-31, Global Pulse 2010 will bring together socially-engaged individuals and organizations from around the world in an effort to listen, and learn, from one another. Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, Education, and Health and Human Services, this three-day online collaboration event seeks to engage the international community.
The goal of the event is to connect participants who are champions for the same social issues to build new or strengthen existing relationships, as well as inform U.S. foreign assistance and diplomatic strategies based on major thematic areas and ideas that come to light during the event. Global Pulse 2010 will feature international leaders from government, private industry, and civil society organizations. The themes for Global Pulse 2010 feature 10 critical global challenges within the fields of science and technology, economic opportunity, and human development.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, said, "To meet our collective challenges, we must take advantage of new technologies that allow us to engage in dialogue with individuals and communities from around the globe." Watch Administrator Shah speak about what he hopes to get out of the conference here.
The U.S. government hopes motivated individuals will join this global conversation, and online ideas are turned into real action.
Registration is free, and participants can join from any computer with Internet access. Registration for Global Pulse 2010 opened March 1, 2010. To register for the event, please visit the official Global Pulse 2010 website.
To learn more about Global Pulse 2010, click here.
Kissel in Washington, DC writes:
I am so glad to see something like this happening. It is rare to hear about an event such as this that engages more than just the political leaders and more than just a few countries.
I only wish that this was advertised more and will last more than a couple days. Having this set up as an event makes it sound like it is a one time thing when in reality international communication like this needs to be constant.
Gloria G. in Canada writes:
Every time I read the venomous attacks on The White House Facebook page against President Obama and the current administration, as well as anyone remotely considered as 'liberal', I shudder at the thought that these people ("We're Taking Back America!") might be involved in any secessionist machinations. Recent media labels of "seditionist" attached to the rages of the Beck-Palin duo, give me pause to think that American MSM is not only concerned, but also very watchful on the increasingly ubiquitous diatribes against "non-whites" in the U.S. The recent Arizona Spectacle (my term) says this 'shotgun' hatred is a very real thing, and seemingly spreading unchecked on the Internet and various social media sites.
I remembered meeting an Easterner this past year, quite obviously 'hiding out' in Canada, while conducting his 'business' from a university library. He would rant on about how there were clandestine plans afoot to annex British Columbia to the Northwest States (Washington and Oregon, specifically); how we "local yokels" would never see it coming! They were random, uninvited attacks that began unexpectedly one day, while I was quietly engaged in library research. I did my best to ignore him, but he kept blurting out inanities, continually saying he'd take me to coffee and let me "in on what's going on." I was to tell him what was going on with the policing in Vancouver, and gave me his e-mail address to let him know "if something should happen (!)" every time he (supposedly) flew back to New York to take care of business. After months of hearing his rantings, and despite distancing myself physically as much as I could, I finally had had enough of his attacks on Canadians, especially, and called him out, flat out telling him to leave me alone: "I'm not interested in anything you have to say. You're a crazy person!" I still see him occasionally, but do not acknowledge his presence; he seems to have gotten the message and leaves me alone now.
But after the personal attacks from commenters and posters on the White House Facebook pages over the past few weeks--my FB account was compromised, photos stolen, a 'shadow' account in my name set up, comments and posts on both the WH page and other Pages to which I subscribe on FB deleted almost immediately after they're entered--my antennae are now acutely honed to anything untoward emanating from these political "crazies".
Since sedition is a term I've never heard within the current American political rhetoric, I've been browsing the Web recently for edification. Today I discovered The Occidental Quarterly Online, a pseudo-journal for the "Whites†of America. Not unsurprisingly, the hatred against the Other is couched in an academic legitimacy attempt. A search on this site under "secession" came up with some very frightening articles, but one in particular stood out: "Secession is a Bad Idea for Whites" (September 3, 2009 http://www.toqonline.com/2009/09/secession-is-a-bad-idea-for-whites/ accessed April 24, 2010; 1808h PST), because the same wording used by the author is what I've been seeing in posts and comments on the White House page. Not until the last few paragraphs is the true thesis revealed: a specific attack on Hispanics and Jews:
"It took just 30 years, from 1970 to 2000, for the Hispanic population of the United States to grow from an estimated 9.6 million to an estimated 35.3 million. This is an increase of more 856,666 Hispanics a year, a mark of how free, easy and safe their increase is (census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic/hispanic.html).
Early America offered slim pickings for Jews, except in the slave trade. There were an estimated 1,243 to 3,000 in the United States in 1790. When Whites finished the difficult, dangerous work of settlement, the Jewish population suddenly leapt from 230,000 to 280,000 in 1880 to 1,508,000 to 2,349,754 in 1910. This was just three years before they took control of the United States banking system with their Federal Reserve system jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop1.html).
None of these millions of newcomers paid their share of the cost of developing a high technological civilization in North America. None had built any roads, laid any railroad tracks, or built any bridges, dams or tall sky scrapers [sic].
We Whites have helped non-whites dispossess us by giving our habitat away for free, after developing it at such cost. If we keep doing this, we will be extinct.
We must stop helping non-whites dispossess us. We must stop running away. We must stop giving free habitat to those who seek to dispossess us. We must take back our land."
As Canadian neighbours, we can only commiserate with the American people as we observe the unfolding of their troubling times, all the while continuing vigilant that such hateful perspectives never find footholds in Canada.


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3 Everyday Things That Drain Your Brain
You probably don't notice, but these mundane experiences can throw your mental muscles for a loop.
Thanks! You're on our list.
And about to get a whole lot healthier.
Some people like to travel by train because it combines the slowness of a car with the cramped public exposure of an airplane.
Dennis Miller
I think my pilot was a little inexperienced. We were sitting on the runway, and he said, "OK, folks, we're gonna be taking off in a just few—whoa! Here we go."
Kevin Nealon
"I can't wait until your vacation is over." —Everyone following you on Instagram
A man knocked on my door and asked for a donation toward the local swimming pool. So I gave him a glass of water.
Comedian Greg Davies
Just found the worst page in the entire dictionary. What I saw was disgraceful, disgusting, dishonest, and disingenuous.
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My cat just walked up to the paper shredder and said, "Teach me everything you know."
"Just because you can't dance doesn't mean you shouldn't dance." —Alcohol
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My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned 60 and that's the law.
—Jerry Seinfeld
Q: What do you call an Amish guy with his hand in a horse's mouth?
A: A mechanic.
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Never Meditated Before? Try Starting Your Morning with These Mindfulness Exercises
Mindfulness means living intentionally and attentively in the present moment. If your mornings are usually hectic, practicing these short mindfulness exercises from the book 'A Mindful Morning: Start Each Day with a Clear Mind and Open Heart' can help reduce stress, promote relaxation, and change the course of your whole day.


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Topic: date printing...the "ruby way"
I came up with this.
def pretty_date(date)
return date unless date.is_a?(Time)
return date.strftime("%B %d, %Y") unless Time.now.year == date.year
date.strftime("%B %d")
Basically, if the date is THIS year, I don't show the year. Otherwise, I show the year.
Does this look pretty clean? I'm not having any issues I just want to see if I can learn something. :-)


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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Getting Good News From the Headlines
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Just read the headlines and it's easy to see why the markets are back at five-year highs, according to Jim Cramer.
He told "Mad Money" viewers Monday that to find out why the markets keep rallying, they need only to read the front page of their newspapers.
Cramer said investors should, of course, always approach investing with at least a hint of worry. But today's markets are moving based on real economic demand, so much so the Federal Reserve may soon have to take notice and begin rolling back its stimulus.
So what are some of the things going right with our economy? Cramer pointed out a front-page story indicating the Republicans in the U.S. Congress may finally be willing to play ball with the Democrats and actually get some work done for a change. That's certainty positive.
Then there's a similar headline about a possible compromise on immigration reform. Wouldn't that be a boon for the U.S housing market if 11 million people could stop worrying about being thrown out of the country?
Other headlines continue to point to America's new oil and gas boom, which has not only put our country on the road to energy independence but also created tens of thousands of jobs in the process. Meanwhile, still other news stories point to a return of the retail investor to the markets -- more positive news.
At the individual company level, Cramer praised Hess (HES) for taking his advice and splitting itself up to bring out shareholder value. That stock soared 6% today. He said Transocean (RIG) announced similar plans.
All of these headlines add up to real reasons for being positive, said Cramer. Investors need to start taking notice.
Executive Decision
In the "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer spoke with Dr. Phillip Frost, chairman and CEO of Opko Health (OPK) , a speculative biotech name that's rallied 55% since Cramer last spoke with Frost just three months ago.
Frost provided an update on the company's new vitamin D formulation for the treatment of renal disease. He said Opko's new formulation will address some four million patients, which represents a $12 billion market opportunity for the company because there are currently no adequate treatments for the disease. Additionally, Frost noted the market in Japan is almost as large.
When asked how Opko discovered the new formulation, Frost indicated it was one of many successful acquisitions his company has made over the years. He also cited Claros, an acquisition completed in October 2011, as another such highly lucrative deal. Okpo has also partnered with several larger drug makers and will share in the revenue on drugs developed through their combined efforts.


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I grew up in a family were speaking your truth was not always easy or safe. Many of my patients have shared with me how they "learned" to stuff their emotions early on in their lives and many of these same people shared a similar and unfortunate history of immune dysfunction and chronic illness. It turns out that choosing to take the time to release emotions is good medicine for both mind, Body and Spirit. And if you are looking for a safe place to do your "release work" look no further than your pen and paper.
It turns out that taking as little as 30 minutes a day to write about emotional topics for four consecutive days helped to raise the immune-boosting lymphocyte count in chronically ill patients and this powerful study published in the peer reviewed journal Psychosomatic Medicine. This study may help to illustrate how holding toxic emotions inside our selves can breed disease. Another study from Santa Clara University also encourages the practice of opening up and creating safe places to share, to create friendships and relationships that can help keep our communication lines open and healthy. Researchers have found that when study participants chose to keep secrets or unhealthily hold onto embarrassing or painful personal experiences, rather than create safe places to share, they experienced more colds, higher levels of fatigue, and more frequency of aches and pains.
We have a wonderful opportunity to heal our lives. Through prayer, meditation, massage therapy, by writing in our journals, and by creating healthy and honest relationships personally and professionally, we can heal and release harmful memories, feelings, sadness, and disappointment, as well as foster wholeness and freedom in our lives. Take the time to notice where you may be holding onto toxic feelings, look how you may have created draining coping mechanisms that keep you from being light and free to live the way your desire. Also take the time to relax, such as by retreating to a Human Touch massage chair or Perfect Chair®, which can really help you channel your emotions in a positive way.
You are here to shine your essential perfection in and as you. Today you can choose to realize and express your brilliance by making the commitment to honest reflection and by embracing all of your wonderfulness. Celebrate the opportunity to open, to share and release, and live your life well.


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Deep Focus: A Dramatic Manhattan Apartment
ELLE DECOR: What is it about the Puck Building that appealed to you?
JARED KUSHNER: It's an iconic building with a rich history and a beautiful, landmarked facade. The interiors combine raw industrial elements and gorgeous architectural details with one-of-a-kind scale. This is the smallest of six penthouses, and it's 4,895 square feet.
IVANKA TRUMP: The building has such a presence in SoHo. I love the arched windows and slightly mischievous Puck sculptures on the exterior. But it wasn't until I met Jared that I began to understand the building's important role in shaping the culture of New York City, with its connections to publishing and the arts.
In the living room of a penthouse in Manhattan's Puck Building, a pair of Art Deco settees flank an Edward Wormley cocktail table; the sofa in the background is by Jason Miller, the daybed is by Poul Kjaerholm, and the cocktail table is by Guy de Jong. A print by Jean-Michel Basquiat hangs above the fireplace, the painting is by Damien Hirst, and the silk rug is by ABC Carpet & Home.
ED: What were the principles behind the renovation?
JK: Our goal was to moderate a conversation between an industrial structure and the highest level of luxury. We tried not to be conformist and to design and custom-fabricate every single detail. My standard throughout was, "What would I do if this were my own home?"
ED: Who do you imagine the buyers of these penthouses will be?
JK: Connoisseurs, collectors, and those with a youthful exuberance. People who live in SoHo want to be close to the energy, culture, and eccentricities of New York's most charming neighborhoods.
A Lindsey Adelman chandelier and a painting by George Condo in the foyer; the cast-iron columns are original to the building, and the flooring is of honed Venatino and Bardiglio marbles.
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Old Gringo was founded on a single goal: creating western footwear that combined the best materials with the skills of exceptional craftsmen. Women's Old Gringo Boots are handmade following an incredible 110-step process. To meet the rigorous demands of their designs, Old Gringo produces and tans its own leathers, developing exclusive textures, colors, and finishes. The Tino cowgirl boot features a distressed brown leather foot under a matching 10" leather shaft. All-over floral cutouts with tan leather inlays. Sanded leather sole. 2 1/2" cowboy boot heel. Single stitched welt. Snip toe profile. Imported.
Please note, boots will come shipped to you slightly crumpled. You may notice that the toes of the boots, even with the weight of your feet, will be turned upwards - more so than standard cowboy boots. Not to worry. This is part of the finishing process and vintage character of these boots. When you slip your feet into them, they'll feel like you've had them for years.