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Losing A Voice Of Peace
Joel DeSpain remembers Nick Hockings.
Madison Police spokesman – and former WISC news reporter – Joel DeSpain alerted us this week to the death last November of Nick Hockings. The death meant something to Joel, and it means something to us.
Nick Hockings was a member of the Ojibwe tribe of Native Americans. He was an Ojibwe artist and a cultural educator. Most of all he was a voice of peace. DeSpain met Hockings in the late '80s when he covered the unrest over Native American spearfishing in Lac du Flambeau. Those were ugly, nasty times and the racial slurs hurled at Hockings were some of the worst. Through it all Hockings endured with dignity and grace and a remarkable peacefulness that moved DeSpain as he told his stories. Hockings was above all a teacher and believer that Native ways were a path to world peace and understanding. He was a proud man with a deep conviction for justice and human rights. He won DeSpain's respect, and ours as well. We mourn his loss.
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Located in the very heart of the nation's foremost track scene, Soka University's initial focus is recruiting the caliber of student athletes capable of competing with the nation's finest competitors. By training in one of the world's finest environments for the sport, in a climate enabling year-round outdoor training, we provide a setting that will enable our student-athletes to reach their personal and team goals as intercollegiate students.
The weather is also favorable for serious year-round training. In the summer, the temperature only occasionally rises above mid-80 degrees with relatively mild humidity. In the winter, temperatures remain mild, with highs in the upper 60's and low 70's.
The Track and Field teams focus on relationships and teamwork. Not only do we strive for each athlete to reach their potential, but also to build lasting relationships during their time here. These relationships are the foundation of our success because everyone wants to do well for each other and not just individually.
Aside from training, the student athletes will have the opportunity to compete in some of the nation's most prestigious competitions each week. The schedule is chosen to facilitate the best possible competitions and exposure to various high caliber athletes and teams. With hundreds of the world's finest athletes training and competing in Southern California year-round, student-athletes will line up next to world-class athletes several times per year.
Soka University student-athletes also have the opportunity to compete in various size meets and invitationals in an attempt to provide as many diverse competitive opportunities as possible.
The Track and Field Complex is one of the few in the entire nation devoted exclusively to the sport; a European style set-up designed to maximize training efforts and competitive excellence. Spectator views, wind direction and a multitude of factors were all considered as part of the design of the facility, and it ranks among the finest in the region and the country.


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Topic: Dynamic CSS & Performance.
I have a need to one fairly large chunk of dynamic CSS. I'm aware there are various variations on the same separate controller/route system out there but from my understand of rails they're taking the fairly massive performance hit of an entire new rails process just to generate a CSS sheet.
I'm tempted to just dump it in the layout head but I'd like to keep it in a separate file if possible while being part of the same request so it's got access to instance variables etc. Isn't there some way with routes alone of getting Erb processed in a .css? The other option I guess is to move to edge rails where .xyz.erb is supported but I'd rather not for something that's going production in a few months.


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Hi, I am new to Ruby on rails. I have some tutorials to start with. What is the basic requirement to learn Ruby on Rails. I dont have any knowledge of Ruby language. I just know C, C++ and HTML. Do I have to learn Ruby language first before learning Ruby on Rails? Do I have to learn MYSQL too? Your response would be highly appreciated.


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Debates of May 5th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #48 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was nations.
- The Environment
- Sudan
- Asian Heritage Month
- Projet Jeunesse Saint-Michel
- Canadian Rangers
- The Love Boat
- Permanent Joint Board on Defence
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries
- Senior Citizens
- Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada
- Status of Women
- Public Service
- Centre for International Governance Innovation
- Special Olympics Winter Sports
- Taxation
- Sponsorship Program
- Gasoline Prices
- Iraq
- VIA Rail
- Government Appointments
- Canada Health Infoway
- Gasoline Prices
- Taxation
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Public Safety
- Pay Equity
- Child Poverty
- Air Canada
- Foreign Affairs
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Public Works and Government Services
- Trade
- Health
- Public Service
- Grain Transportation
- Business of the House
- Government Response to Petitions
- Mathieu Da Costa Day Act
- Committees of the House
- Statements by Members
- Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 76
- Motions for Papers
- Budget Implementation Act, 2004
- First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act
- Budget Implementation Act, 2004
- Workplace Psychological Harassment Prevention Act
- Criminal Code
- The Income Tax Act
2 p.m.
The Speaker
As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing O Canada, and we will be led by the hon. member for Edmonton North.
[Editor's Note: Members sang the national anthem]
The Environment
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Charles Caccia Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, researchers at Harvard University and the American Public Health Association report that smog and carbon dioxide are affecting respiratory health.
In less than 20 years the rate of childhood asthma in Canada has risen from 2.5% to 11.2%. In the case of adults, 14% of Canadians are diagnosed with asthma.
The high concentration of carbon dioxide can affect asthma in several ways. Research shows that cities are under a dome of carbon dioxide created by the burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal and natural gas. Carbon dioxide does not disperse. It reaches high concentration and alters the climate of cities underneath, thus affecting human health.
Christine Rogers, of the Harvard School of Public Health, refers to asthmatic children as being hit "with a powerful one-two punch: exposure to the worst air quality problems and allergen exposure arising from global warming". Kyoto opponents may want to reflect on these findings.
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Mr. Speaker, just a few days ago I met with people who had just returned from Sudan. In gruesome detail they documented the killing of children, the mass execution of civilians, systematic rape, wholesale destruction of villages and the displacement of thousands of people.
Yesterday the United Nations compounded months of inaction by allowing the election of Sudan to its commission on human rights. One country walked out of that charade in disgust. Canada sat there silently.
It is not too late for Canada to save its reputation and, more important, to possibly save lives.
I have requested, in a motion before our committee on human rights, that our government announce it will immediately dispatch to Sudan a monitoring team, including MPs, to join other countries in an international effort to possibly stem the tide of this genocide.
The question now is not why did Canada not act yesterday, but will the Government of Canada act today?
Asian Heritage Month
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Sophia Leung Vancouver Kingsway, BC
Mr. Speaker, the strength of diversity has become the strength of our country. We now celebrate our diversity on many occasions. May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada.
In December 2001, a motion was introduced by Senator Vivienne Poy and passed by the Senate of Canada. Throughout the month of May we will celebrate and honour the heritage of Canadians of Asian descent.
Asian Canadians have made and are making a huge contribution to every aspect of Canadian life, in arts and culture, in science, in medicine, in business, in education and in politics.
It is my hope that through Asian Heritage Month activities, members of all communities across Canada will continue to develop a deeper insight into Asian cultures and a greater appreciation for our rich multicultural heritage and for one another.
Projet Jeunesse Saint-Michel
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Gilbert Barrette Témiscamingue, QC
Mr. Speaker, this past April 24 and 25, a spaghetti festival was held to raise funds for Project Jeunesse Saint-Michel in Rouyn-Noranda.
In a friendly competition with my provincial counterpart, Daniel Bernard, more than 6,000 servings of spaghetti were sold with the help of 154 volunteers.
My thanks to all the volunteers and all those who attended over the two days of the fundraiser in support of this youth organization.
Canadian Rangers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Nancy Karetak-Lindell Nunavut, NU
Mr. Speaker, in early April, 15 Canadian Rangers and 9 members of the Canadian Forces journeyed through the north to reinforce Canadian sovereignty. This was the longest sovereignty patrol of its kind ever conducted by the Canadian Forces.
The group travelled to Canadian Forces Station Alert, which is the northernmost outpost in Canada on Ellesmere Island, placing three cairns along the way and both the Canadian flag and the Canadian Ranger flag was flown.
The 1,300 kilometre trek started in Resolute on the south coast of Cornwallis Island. Travelling across Devon Island, with some of the harshest terrain, the team endured long snowmobile rides while contending with severe ice, weather conditions, injuries and damage to their equipment.
I applaud the efforts and the daily courage exhibited by those Nunavummiut and Canadian Forces personnel as they made their way to CFS Alert.
The Love Boat
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Deborah Grey Edmonton North, AB
Mr. Speaker, on this day in history, May 5, 1986, the TV series The Love Boat docked for the very last time, but it seems the Liberal government is working on its sequel.
Let us see. Well, we certainly have the pleasure boat. Canada Steamship Lines is riding high, collecting a reported $161 million of taxpayer money.
Prime minister, Captain Stubing, is making Canadians seasick with his toing and froing about when to call the election.
Meanwhile, the always friendly ship's crew is busying handing out freebies to Liberal passengers on the Earnscliffe deck.
And health minister, Doc Bricker, with all that hair, might just be more charming than effective. From day to day his health care policies range all the way from port to starboard.
Oh look, it is time for a $100 million sponsorship break.
And now we are back. All aboard. Our good ship Liberal lollipop seems headed for rough electoral waters.
Whoa. It looks like the member from Hamilton is our first woman overboard. Was she pushed by the captain? Surely not. Anchors away.
It seems this Liberal love boat has run aground on fantasy island.
Permanent Joint Board on Defence
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate our colleague from Whitby—Ajax on her appointment as the new chair of the Canadian section on the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board of Defence.
Created by Canada and the United States in 1940, the Permanent Joint Board on Defence is a senior advisory body on continental defence. It is composed of military and diplomatic representatives from both nations. For 64 years, the Permanent Joint Board on Defence has served as a strategic level institution charged with considering issues affecting the defence of the northern half of the western hemisphere.
Our colleague from Whitby—Ajax was first elected to Parliament in 1997. She has served on the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs and is currently the chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
I invite all my colleagues in the House of Commons to join me in congratulating our colleague from Whitby—Ajax on her new and additional responsibilities.
Université de Sherbrooke
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Serge Cardin Sherbrooke, QC
Mr. Speaker, on a spring morning fifty years ago, on May 4, 1954, the tree of knowledge took root in Sherbrooke, with the opening of the Université de Sherbrooke. This, the first francophone university in an outlying region of Quebec, was born from the daring and vision of its founders and has since met the academic needs of tens of thousands of students from Quebec and other parts of the world.
Yesterday, I attended the 50th anniversary gala, which celebrated 50 examples of brave and innovative actions, each of which has opened up new perspectives, new fields of action, and new approaches, and has broadened our horizons.
As it has expanded, the Université de Sherbrooke has acquired an international reputation, not only for the quality of its programs but also for the people-friendly campus its 100,000 or so graduates have been able to enjoy.
The Université de Sherbrooke is an excellent example of what can be accomplished if one dares take the first step. Once again, my wishes for a happy 50th birthday to the Université de Sherbrooke, one of the jewels of the Eastern Townships.
Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Eleni Bakopanos Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, on May 3, I had the pleasure of attending FuturTex 2004, the ninth annual conference of the Textiles Human Resources Council, with my colleague, the hon. Minister of Health, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Official Languages. Textile and apparel industries are a strong presence in a number of ridings, including mine, Ahuntsic, and that of the hon. member for Papineau—Saint-Denis.
I congratulate the organizers for their successful event.
The Canadian apparel and textile industries are a vital part of the Canadian economy and our government remains dedicated to the support of these industries.
We will continue to build on the $60 million measures announced in February by our colleague, the hon. Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec.
These measures will assist the Canadian apparel and textile industries in promoting their competitiveness as well as ensuring that they continue to excel in an increasing global marketplace.
I look forward to further collaboration with this industry as do other colleagues in the House, and our government.
Senior Citizens
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Carol Skelton Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK
Mr. Speaker, across Canada there are seniors who are struggling to meet the rising costs of basics. Groceries, housing, taxes and general necessities are quickly eroding their limited budgets.
Canada's seniors do not expect the government to keep them in the lap of luxury, but they are expecting to be kept out of poverty.
The Liberal government has been quick to reward its friends, hands out bonuses to almost everyone and wastes money at every turn.
Let us ensure our seniors can live out their lives in dignity within a safe and friendly Canada that they worked to develop. They did not work for a Canada whose social programs are scaled back at the very same time as their income.
How long does the Liberal government expect our seniors to continue doing more and more with less and less?
Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Yvon Charbonneau Anjou—Rivière-Des-Prairies, QC
Mr. Speaker, Emergency Preparedness Week runs from May 2 to May 8, 2004. Under the theme "Prepare now!", Canadians can learn how the Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments to promote national awareness to emergency preparedness and to the need to be prepared for any emergency.
If we have learned anything over the last few years, it is to expect the unexpected. To mark this important week, events and activities across the country will stress the importance of being prepared and of increasing our overall level of civil preparedness.
This week also provides an opportunity to find out about the progress made to ensure that Canada is an even safer place. All levels of government are increasing their ability to deal with emergencies and their effectiveness in this regard.
I encourage all Canadians to take time during Emergency Preparedness Week to learn what they can do to prepare themselves for a possible emergency.
Status of Women
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal attempt to deny the problems confronting Canadian women as it charts its course to corporate Nirvana keeps running aground on the rocks of real life issues.
Ignoring Canada's glaring gender inequality in the Liberal throne speech and budget ran into more rough water today when the pay equity task force called for a complete change from the government's laissez-faire approach that has left women's wages stagnating 30% behind men's.
Unions and women's advocates have called for proactive laws for decades, but the Liberals have refused, just as they have refused action on growing economic inequality that has been today cited by campaign 2000 as the root cause of our outrageous child poverty levels and poverty of families headed by women on their own. Equally disturbing was the report just released by the National Council of Welfare entitled, "Income for Living?"
Women in Canada are being left behind on the shore because this government and its corporate friends want low wages, no benefits and high profits, keeping women's priorities off their agenda.
Public Service
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Diane Bourgeois Terrebonne—Blainville, QC
Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, Canadian Heritage dismissed one of its employees, Edith Gendron, who had just become the president of a sovereignist group in the Outaouais called "Le Québec, un pays".
This measure by the federal government squarely violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, considering there was nothing wrong with the work performed by Ms. Gendron. Moreover, as a federal public servant, she has political rights recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada.
It is also strange and ironic, to say the least, that one of the members of the committee that made the decision to dismiss Ms. Gendron is none other than Guylain Thorne, a well-known Liberal and former chief of staff of the member for Bourassa.
By refusing to get involved, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, who is also a Quebecker, becomes an accomplice in the taking of a partisan, undemocratic and totally discriminatory measure. Such are the true Liberal values.
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Statements By Members
May 5th, 2004 / 2:15 p.m.
Andrew Telegdi Kitchener—Waterloo, ON
Mr. Speaker, yesterday evening Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn announced a joint $2.5 million donation to the Centre for International Governance Innovation in my riding of Kitchener--Waterloo.
Louise and Michael are former software engineers at Research in Motion who worked on developing the BlackBerry. Over the past four years they have given more than $30 million to worthy organizations, including a children's museum, a nature reserve, the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, the Theatre & Company in Kitchener, and the Canadian War Museum.
This latest donation to CIGI will make a real difference to all of humanity by supporting research on strengthening and reforming the United Nations.
To this end, Paul Heinbecker, Canada's former ambassador to the UN, is studying if multilateral organizations such as the G-20 can help the UN displace unilateralism and war as a way of resolving conflict.
On behalf of the people of Kitchener--Waterloo and all Canadians, I want to thank Michael and Louise for their generosity in support of this important work.
This is what Canada is all about.


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This week Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of mobile phones admitted that its offence on the market of mobile video gaming has failed by announcing that it would close down its N-Gage store, which was specifically designed to sell games for Nokia phones and provide community-related services.
Nokia Closes the N-Gage Store
"As mobile gaming evolves and begins to encompass social gaming, we want to offer one store front with an even broader portfolio of games – games for everyone. It's much more convenient to have one place to get all your mobile games, and this is what Ovi Store provides. The N-Gage.com site will remain in operation throughout 2010, with the exception of the N-Gage Store which will remain open until the end of September 2010," an official statement from Nokia reads.
The news about the closure of the store is hardly surprising in general since the company has not released a single new gaming-oriented mobile phone for about four years now, which means that the company did not see significant opportunities in marketing of special-purpose cell phones, and it was hard to imagine that N-Gage store would co-exist with Ovi application store launched in May 2009.
It becomes even more evident that Nokia is moving away from N-Gage platform as the company will stop pre-installing N-gage application onto future devices.
"We will continue to sell devices with N-Gage application pre-installed for some time, however we will no longer ship new devices with the application pre-installed. Games will be available through the Ovi Store," Nokia said.
But what went so terribly wrong that Nokia, the company that managed to capture the lion's share of mobile phone market, failed to become any significant player on the market of handheld game consoles? Perhaps, Nokia just wanted too much from its N-Gage project? And why Ovi store is better than N-Gage store?
N-Gage Phones-Consoles: A Recap
Nokia introduced its first N-Gage phone back in 2003 and its attempt to enter the market of portable game consoles was not really a success. Better to say, it was a disappointment both for the company and for the industry in general. However, the engine was started and Nokia had no other choice, but to continue developing infrastructure with the same console due to simple philosophy of the console market: more consoles at the hands of end-users means more game developers interesting in creating titles and with more titles available, the console becomes more appealing for gamers.
Cancellation of even a not that successful game console project and starting a new one, even with ideal technology inside, would be much more complicated as customers would never believe a company who decided to cease support for the lineup moths after its introduction. So, N-Gage with all of its issues stayed on the market and evolved into much more appealing N-Gage QD that lacked certain issues, had improved design and lower pricing at the cost of lacking certain functionality, such as MP3 player and radio.
When Nokia designed the N-Gage QD, the main task was to shrink the sizes, improve ergonomics, get better visual design and make the new N-Gage substantially cheaper to manufacture and sell. Perhaps, this was a major mistake of Nokia – the N-Gage QD was released in mid-2004, but it faced competition from Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable consoles in 2005 and could offer just two benefits: lower price and ability to make phone calls. Games designed for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP were of much higher quality and when a gamer wants to play, she/he buys something for gaming…
Another effort Nokia had to take was to make sure that the infrastructure for the console was developing: the world's largest maker of cell phones had to support developers of games and even fund them only to have as many quality titles as possible on the market. Fortunately, N-Gage was sold not only as a cell phone via cell network operators, but as a game gadget by computer game stores, who also carried a wide choice of games designed for the console.
At the end, the N-Gage has made it to the market of handheld consoles. It was not really successful with 3 million devices sold by 2007, however, back in 2003 – 2004 Nokia hardly considered N-Gage only as a gaming device, but was probably more interested in making it much-much bigger…
N-Gage – The Failed Universal Entertainment Device?
As noted, the Nokia N-Gage QD was not positioned as a telephone with game capabilities, but rather as a console with phone capabilities. At first sight, this is an insignificant difference, but if we analyze a bit, we'll see just how important the N-Gage project was for Nokia.
One of the main things behind the N-Gage project was not only ability to sell games and receive royalties from game makers, but to promote the brand-name Nokia among the young gamers. Obviously, the most active gamers are youth between 10 and 18 years old, those, who tend to follow certain lifestyle, fashion and rapidly adopt a new technology that truly has potential (or, at least, has ad campaign capable of convincing people that it does). In case of success of the first N-Gage, Nokia would get renowned among gamers as a maker of cool and stylish entertainment devices (console, digital music player) and fashionable mobile phones. Needless to say that such a crowd would be very loyal to Nokia going forward. But initial lukewarm welcome the original N-Gage faced forced Nokia not to improve the device, but to cut-down its features to lower the price, which was another major mistake made by the phone giant.
It is known that once a product is adopted by a broad audience, the brand behind it gets valuable and fashionable. There are hundreds of millions of Apple iPod personal digital media players and tens of millions Apple iPhone phones sold worldwide mainly because both devices are parts of today's fashion and once a customer obtains iPhone or iPod, he or she starts to eye Macintosh computers, Apple TV and so on. As a result, Apple is one a few profitable computer companies amid the global economic slump.
With the N-Gage project, Nokia wanted not only to enter a new video game business, but to turn the N-Gage into a part of the lifestyle. Just imagine, it is 2004 or 2005 and one simple gadget can make phone calls, access the Internet, playback music, play video games and impress everyone with generally rich features and uncommon design. That could be a breakthrough! However, with due to tepid acceptance of the first-generation N-Gage, Nokia had to scrap the possible plan to provide an all-in-one entertainment device to the market, lower the manufacturing cost and concentrate on the video game market alone. This still made sense: after using N-Gage for gaming for years, gamers would become very loyal to Nokia phones in general.
After three and a half years of unsuccessful attempts to become a significant maker of game consoles, Nokia gave up and announced in 2007 that it would open up N-Gage games to its advanced smartphones since consumers, according to Nokia, wanted to have advanced games everywhere. Did Nokia learn the mistakes it made with N-Gage by then? Looks like not completely. But there was another company who knew exactly what to do to make a popular phone…
One Size Fits All – Now a Part of the Strategy
Mobile phones were originally aimed at active people with high income, but as the technologies evolved, makers of cell phones started to position different families of their devices for different types of consumers. As a result, nowadays there are mobile phones with focus on business applications, photography, multimedia playback, fashion and style, luxury and so on.
But is it possible to create a device that would do it all? For Nokia, the answer was (up until the recent future) an almost a clear "no". However, for Apple, which is originally a computer company, the answer has always been a clear "yes". Maybe Apple understood that creation of a successful lineup of phones was much harder than designing a one ultimate model. Or maybe Apple wanted to make a phone for everyone. The result is clear: the iPhone and its successors are used by very different people all around the world. It may not be the best phone for business applications, photography, multimedia playback, etc., but it is undeniably the most popular smartphone model available today. Moreover, even though Apple has never positioned its iPhone for gamers, many developers now seriously consider games designed specifically for iPhones.
The success of Apple iPhone (even though its global market share is still negligible) has probably taught a lesson to traditional market leaders that one size can fit all. Nokia's new business phones are equipped with high-quality cameras and audio processors, whereas multimedia phones gain hardware QWERTY keyboard.
Yet another logical step in the direction of "one size fits all" is establishment of a universal software store from where consumers could obtain whatever software they wish to have. The Ovi store is exactly what is needed and N-Gage store does not make any sense now that Nokia does not ship consoles.
The N-Gage Lesson
Now that Nokia announced that it would pull the plug on all N-Gage-related services by the end of 2010, it is clear that the N-Gage project is dead. Nokia and the whole industry have probably learnt a lesson and we will hardly see any devices that will repeat Nokia's mistakes.
From many points of view, N-Gage was a very visionary product. The next-generation portable game consoles from Nintendo and Sony are likely to gain 3G/3.5G connectivity along with Wi-Fi and voice communication capabilities. However, those products will feature state-of-the-art hardware that will be there to provide ultimate experience, but not to enable the most affordable one. The next-generation handheld consoles will also be sold below cost and their developers will make money on selling games, not hardware.
Rather unenthusiastic acceptance of Nokia's Comes with Music program as well as the failure of N-Gage clearly shows that Nokia still has to learn how to sell content. In fact, it is crucial for Nokia to develop a successful strategy for content as in the future distribution of software, music, video, electronic books and other possible types of content will be tremendously important.
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Jenny Benzie, the head sommelier and CEO of Pour Sip Savor in Palm Beach, knows a thing or two about wine tastings. We asked her to share her knowledge so you can get the most out of your next tasting.
PBI.com: What's the step-by-step process of tasting a wine?
Benzie: First, you have to look at the wine—assess the color itself, see how it varies from the middle of the glass to the edge when you tilt the glass, along with the depth of the color. Next, you need to swirl the wine in the glass and pay attention to the thickness of the wine and how quickly it may sheet your glass. There are a lot of clues that you can deduce just by eyeballing your wine first.
Next, you have to smell the wine. You are looking for a F.E.W. things in the wine. F being Fruity: Name at least three fruits. Start with a broader category then narrow it down. Tropical, citrus, tree, exotic, berries, etc. Next is E for Earth: Anything that comes from the earth is fair game here including flowers, trees, shrubs, dirt, soil, minerality. W stands for Wood: Does it smell like it came from a lumberyard or is there no presence of oak?
Keep these F.E.W. things in mind as you taste. Let the wine roll over your tongue. Does it confirm what you assessed on the nose? Are there other things that you taste? The other things to assess on the palate are acidity (does it make your mouth water on the sides?), alcohol (does it burn in your chest?), tannin (the mouth puckering sensation commonly found in red wines) and how long the taste lingers in your mouth.
You are assessing the wine based on the grape variety and the region that it comes from. All in all, the entire process will take you less than a minute. The more you practice, the more you know.
|The Château Baccarat wine tasting glasses are designed to allow tasters to pick up delicate aromas and subtleties.
Do you have any tips for getting the most out of a wine tasting?
Concentrate. Think about what it is that you smell and taste. There are so many household items that we smell everyday that could be present in wine: lemon dish soap, rose petal, fresh-cut grass, berry tart, green apple, even grandmother's attic!
What are some wine tasting faux pas?
Don't wear white! It's embarrassing when you use the spit bucket and it splashes back on your crisp white linen pants. Don't hog the table—other people want to taste. This gives you a moment to step back, analyze your wine and think about what you're tasting, then come back for more. Don't wear perfume, then no one can smell the wine.
How can one ready one's palate for a wine tasting?
Brush your teeth way before the event, not just when you walk out the door! Wine tasting should be fun, but like any hobby you need to spend some time 'studying' it in order to improve and impress your friends. Don't let wine be intimidating. At the end of the day, it's a farm product that comes from the earth and it is meant to nourish your mind, body and soul.


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African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF): is an independent, capacity-building institution established on February 9, 1991 with current mandate to build capacity in the core public sector, in interface areas with the private sector and civil society, in training and research institutions and in regional organizations in sub-Saharan Africa
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Capacity Development: identified capacity development as a key development priority, supporting the growing international consensus of country capacities to manage their own affairs are vital to public sector performance and sustainable development.
Capacity Collective: is an initiative by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). The "Capacity Collective" stands for a group of around 30 participants from practitioner, donor and academic institutions brought together by IDS in Sussex, UK from 25-27 September 2007. The aim of the workshop was to explore some of the key challenges facing capacity development for knowledge generation, sharing and application, and to identify ways of addressing these both theoretically and practically.
Capacity Development Resource Centre – World Bank Institute: provides an overview of case studies, lessons learned, 'how to' approaches, and good practices pertaining to capacity development. It also includes links to international and local capacity development agencies and other knowledge sources including working papers, recent books, strategy notes, and diagnostics.
Capacity.org: is a quarterly journal on capacity development that connects practitioners to ongoing policy debates, and shares good practice and insights on cutting edge topics. Started six years ago by the European Centre for Development Policy Management, Capacity.Org is now jointly published as an expanded web and print magazine by ECDPM, SNV Netherlands and UNDP.
Development Gateway Site on Capacity Development: provides a knowledge networking tool for facilitating the exchange of information on capacity development principles, best practices and lessons from experience. Key issues include among others: donor practices; fragile states; leadership; brain drain and capacity development for HIV/AIDS.
ELDIS: aims to share the best in development, policy, practice and research. The website provides more than 24,000 summarised documents from over 4,500 development organisations - all available free to download.
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM): in a world where countries and regions must cooperate to address urgent problems – climate change, conflict, food security, health and education – ECDPM helps countries in Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) build effective partnerships that will tackle these and other development challenges.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Capacity Building Portal: this Portal contributes to achieving FAO's vision to strengthen the national capacities of its member states to achieve their goals in food security and agricultural development.
Global Development Network: works with developing country researchers and policy research institutes to support the generation and sharing of world-class policy-relevant research on development, helping to strengthen capacity in the process.
Impact Alliance: is a global action network that brings together a diverse group of member organizations and individuals that are looking to share, learn and collaborate on capacity development. The Impact Alliance provides an online space for partners to exchange ideas and knowledge and to access information.
Intrac - Praxis: aims to enable civil society organizations to become more effective through the increased generation of, access to and exchange of innovative and contextually appropriate approaches to organizational capacity building.
Joint Donors' Competence Development Network (Train4Dev): is an open forum for donor agencies with overall objective to promote improved aid effectiveness for poverty reduction through enhanced co-operation in the field of competence development and training.
Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD): promotes CD in partner countries and at the international level. It acts as a repository of knowledge to serve practitioners and as a promoter, knowledge manager and broker for CD. Particular emphasis is given to its leading role as a facilitator for exchange between donors, practitioners and partners from the South.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC): DAC is the principal body through which the OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV): is active in 32 countries within five regions to allow for the effective exchange of expertise and the emergence of regional communities of professionals. As a capacity builder, SNV works with clients and partners to tackle specific issues on a regional/country/local level.
The Power of How: initiative is a process of dialogue and evidence sharing on the mechanics, modalities and strategies of investing more effectively in capacity development, particularly at the local level and with a focus on the Asia region. This is a UNDP and SNV capacity development initiative.
UNAIDS Technical Support Facilities: UNAIDS has established five "Technical Support Facilities" across the world that together cover over 60 countries. The Technical Support Facilities help match countries technical assistance needs with solutions of the most well suited technical assistance in the form of individuals and/or companies.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Capacity Building: the aim of capacity-building is to create sustainable technical and institutional capacity so that countries can formulate and enforce effective competition law and policy. UNCTAD´s capacity building work is firmly based on its long experience of analytical research on competition policy issues and as called for in the UN set.
United Nations Development Group: is an instrument for UN reform, created by the Secretary General in 1997, to improve the effectiveness of UN development at the country level. The UNDG brings together the operational agencies working on development. The Group is chaired by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the Secretary General.
World Bank Capacity Development Resource Center: provides an overview of the literature, case studies, lessons learned, and good practices pertaining to capacity development. It also includes links to international and local capacity development agencies and other knowledge resources.
World Bank Institute (WBI): is the capacity development arm of the World Bank, and helps countries share and apply global and local knowledge to meet development challenges. WBI's capacity development programs are designed to build skills among groups of individuals involved in performing tasks, and also to strengthen the organizations in which they work, and the sociopolitical environment in which they operate.
World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Cooperation: the objective is to help build the necessary institutions and to train officials. The subjects covered deal both with trade policies and with effective negotiation.


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Hi Norma,Congrats on the BS! Adjust (with the collar) the bottom of the turntable so it is 3/4" - 1" above the stainless steel shelf. Preheat 15-20 minutes on low- medium heat and then take a reading on the hearth stone and the top stone. I've found that a little longer, lower pre-heat will get the upper stone hotter than hearth stone (as long as you are using 1/8" washers under the hearth stone). I've been launching at about 825F to 850F (IR stone temp) with excellent results. I was simply amazed at how the bottom of the pie doesn't burn with the spacers, as I was constantly checking the bottom as I would with my grill set-up. I did Chau's deflector and it worked like a charm. I'm soooo happy to leave my grill to just grilling. I'm somewhat new to the forum, but have read many of your "grillin'"posts. Looking forward to what you think of the BS. Take care!Jim
Norma,You inner shield is not positioned correctly, it needs to be pushed back a bit farther! Make sure it is in the three slots (rear and both sides). You should not be able so see the aluminum cap as I can see from from your picture, it should sit just above and inside the opening, but below the probe part of the thermometer. Also, stand back and look to see if it is level before putting on the top dome. I think that you have it caught on the probe of the thermometer or the front lip of the opening. Take care!Jim
Nice job Norma. Looks like a successful first bake!
Norma, I don't know what type of peel you use - I use mostly wooden ones that I made myself and a super peel. Before you start heating, you might want to put your peel in the BS and see how deep it will go. If the front of the peel is slightly curved, the outer edges of the front of the peel will likely hit the heat shield in the back before the middle of the peel gets to the very rear of the stone. It startled me the first time, but now I am used to it, and I have reshaped my other peels to get more of a curve at the front.
Looking Good Norma!
I'm completely jealous
Mine comes next week. But I'll be on a cruise. So Pizza in about 11-12 days for me! Norma, your pizzas look freaking awesome!
How did you enjoy the Taste Norma ?? threy look amazing
those look awesome Norma!
Norma your pies look fantastic. And, might I say, your granddaughter is beautiful, you must be very proud of her. Congrats on the new BS!!!jon
Jon,Thanks so much! I was going to try you tiger lily pizza today, but all of the buds bloomed. I am proud of my granddaughter and thanks for saying she is beautiful. My granddaughter and great-granddaughter are now living with me. I have to get used to having a small child around again. Norma
Try just the petals. Snap a few off and taste test them. They have a mild floral bitterness that I found quite pleasant. Not as bitter as many bitter greens I like. And yes, I have the 2 granddaughters across the street, 4 & 8, and when they were toddlers I watched them like a hawk because our house is far from child proof anymore, and working in a critical care children's hospital made me even more watchful jon


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I am reasonably pleased with the general capabilities of FormsCentral, but some relatively minor enhancements would go a long way to improving functionality and delivering greater end-user value. Here are some suggestions:
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2) Logical Data Validation - The system should be enhanced so a form author could build conditions for logical data inacuracies to be flagged before the form is submitted. Examples: Field "A" must be less than field "B", Field "C" is required if Field "D" is not null, Field "D" must be null if Field "E" is not null.
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Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama brought the long political struggle over the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy to a close Wednesday, signing legislation that will bring an end of the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the armed forces.
The president signed the bill repealing the 17-year-old law in front an jubilant crowd of supporters at the Department of Interior. Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, were among those in attendance.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen also was present for the occasion.
The repeal "will strengthen our national security and uphold (America's) ideals," Obama said. "No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie."
"I believe this is the right thing to do for our military," he added. "It's the right thing to do, period."
This is a moment "more than two centuries in the making," the president said. Over the course of U.S. history, "gay Americans fought just as hard (and) gave just as much to protect" the country as anyone else. "We are a nation that believes all men and women are created equal."
Passage of the repeal was a major political victory for Obama and congressional Democrats. Obama promised to repeal the ban during the 2008 presidential election.
The crowd chanted "Yes we can" as Obama was introduced before the bill signing -- a reference to Obama's campaign slogan.
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay Democrat, called the bill's passage "the biggest single thing" in terms of the progress of gay rights in the United States.
"To see the president today put ink to paper and sign this into law, its been a tremendous day," said Air Force Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach. "He made a promise to me a year-and-a-half ago. He looked me in the eye and said, 'I'm going to get this done.'"
Air Force veteran Jeff Cadavona said Wednesday's signing was a long time coming.
"When I was in the military in the '60s -- that hammer over you for being openly gay," he said. "If they found you out, they'd kick you right out."
The change won't be immediate, however. The White House has noted that the repeal may take several months to implement.
The Pentagon has an 87-page implementation plan for the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." Over the next several weeks, military officials need to examine and rewrite a series of policies, regulations and directives related to the current law.
Once that potentially lengthy process is complete, Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Mullen each will have to certify that the repeal can move ahead without negatively affecting unit cohesion and military readiness.
After the certification, another 60 days will need to pass before the repeal is officially enacted.
Obama said that he has spoken to every one of the military service chiefs, and that they have all promised to enact the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy "swiftly and efficiently."
"We are not going to be dragging our feet to get this done," he promised.
Even after the repeal, gay and lesbian service members will not have every right and privilege accorded to heterosexual members of the military, largely because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
A Pentagon study released this month concluded that allowing openly gay or lesbian troops to serve in the military would have little lasting impact on the U.S. forces.
"Those people are soldiers or sailors or Marines first," said Korea War veteran Lee Holl. "They do what they're told, just like the rest of us did.
Opposition to the change was much stronger in Army and Marine combat units than in the military as a whole.
More than 14,000 military members have been discharged because of "don't ask, don't tell" since it was enacted in 1993.
Why would they even have to ask a soldier if he was homosexual?? I dont understand that! this is like a non issue, because the Government surely shouldnt be ASKING in the first place!! those who are in the closset can stay there, those who are not surely arent any more a danger.
Tell me...when you go to the bank...do you ask the person serving you what sexuality they are???
Why should someone whose gay not do military service? is their any particular thing that a hetrosexual soldier can do...that a gay one cant?? I mean....Really??
I'd love to know why this means anything at all.
...ohh and being "uncomfortable" around gays doesnt count. Your not paid to be comfortable around everyone you work with in any environment.
This is BS. Women and men are kept seperate in most housing situations during combat to prevent sexual misconduct. So why in the hell would we now distract military officals with needing to figure out what to do to prevent misconduct between same sexes? This is retarded. I mean it is simply not a distraction our military needs.
This is one of those things where Obama thinks he is doing some great service for the American people, but is really just pissing off a vast majority of the population.
This is going to destroy unit cohesion and troop morale especially in the combat arms units. Notice how the article simply says "Opposition to the change was much stronger in Army and Marine combat units than in the military as a whole," but doesn't actually give any quotes from that opposition? That's a nice bit of unbiased journalism there.
The big misconception about "don't ask, don't tell" is that it banned gay people from serving in the military. It didn't. That ban had already been in place for decades, DADT simply provided a loophole that allowed homosexuals to serve. Basically saying, "your sexual orientation is your business, so just don't bring it up and we'll allow you to serve."
DADT basically opened the door for gays to serve in the military and most likely a complete lifting of the ban was the ultimate goal of the policy. Of those 14,000 troops who have been discharged, I can name at least 2 heterosexual women who simply used the policy as a quick and easy way to get honorably discharged from the Army. They were in my unit in Ft. Hood, TX and they weren't lesbians, but they were willing to say that they were just so they could get discharged. So, I have a hard time believing that a big chunk of those 14,000 discharges weren't heterosexuals willing to claim that they were gay just to get released from service.
Also, notice how this article never bothers to mention that DADT was a Clinton policy? Even though it mentions that the law is 17 years old and was enacted in 1993, it never bothers to name Bill Clinton as the President who signed it into law.
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OTTAWA, Canada — Growing numbers of credit unions and financial institutions have experimented in social technologies, but few have incorporated them into long-term social business plans that strategically engage their members and employees. According to Charlene Li, social media and technologies expert and Tuesday's general session speaker at World Council of Credit Unions' 2013 World Credit Union Conference, a successful social business strategy requires more than just the latest technologies.
"It's really about how you form a relationship. Credit unions have a very special relationship with their members that is very unique and heartfelt in their communities," said Li, founder of Altimeter Group and best-selling author of Groundswell and Open Leadership. "You see people in your branches, online, on your websites and on mobile phones. Soon you will see these people on your social media channels as well."
With today's global social media penetration at more than 50% and growing across every demographic, credit unions have an opportunity to reach and form relationships with their entire member base. Li said organizations must create a social strategy that connects back to their business goals, or they are destined to fail.
"If you don't know why you're using these, you should probably stop and really sit back and think, 'What is it I'm doing with my credit union? Why do I have these technologies? How do they tie back to our business goals?'" Li said.
Before any organization begins strategizing a social media plan, they must embark on what Li calls a "journey" through consecutive phases starting with planning. By laying a foundation for the future, credit unions can evolve to reach convergence — when their social efforts align with their business objectives. Li recommended credit unions start by defining and prioritizing their top three-to-four long-term business goals over the next couple years, then decide how social media can help achieve them.
"Tools and technologies will come and go. Your strategy has to stand the test of time," Li said.
The day continued with breakout sessions on payment systems, limiting regulatory burdens and consumer trends. A special breakout session on building the credit union brand featured global participants from a workshop organized by and held at World Council's headquarters in May. Presenters shared their experiences and workshop results on credit union strategies to reach Gen Y through social media. The highly attended session drew approximately 400 participants, 50 of whom were without seats — including Charlene Li.
Attendees have been sharing what they are learning throughout the conference on Twitter using the conference hashtag (#WCUC2013). Some highlights from yesterday's general session included:
More than 180 attendees spent the evening visiting one of seven credit unions throughout Ottawa. The sold-out tours included visits to Alterna Savings and Credit Union Ltd., Buduchnist Credit Union Ltd., Caisse populaire Rideau-Vision d'Ottawa, Frontline Financial Credit Union, Meridian Credit Union, Ottawa Women's Credit Union and Your Credit Union.
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Treatment of tricuspid valve stenosis with percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (program ID: 265279)
Oliver Möller
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Specialized in: pediatrics, pediatric pulmonology, neonatology
In order to provide the most effective treatment of pediatric diseases, we cooperate closely with other departments of Eichsfeld Klinikum. Pediatric physicians and specialists in narrow areas often treat a patient together. Thus, for example, a child, who requires a surgery, is treated by a specialist and then is collectively observed through daily visits to the surgeon and pediatrician.
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- measurement of arterial blood pressure
- electrocardiogram
- holter monitoring (24h)
- transesophageal echocardiography
- cardiac catheterization
- preoperative care
- percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
- symptomatic treatment
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Emeril's Mulligatawny Soup
- 4 tablespoons ghee or clarified butter
- 1 1/2 pounds diced boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons garam masala
- 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 cups small diced onions
- 1/2 cup small diced carrots
- 1/2 cup small diced celery
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 2 cups peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples
- 1 cup peeled and diced Yukon gold potatoes
- 1 cup peeled and diced sweet potatoes
- 1 cup dried red lentils
- 6 cups chicken or beef stock
- 3/4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup diced zucchini
- 3/4 cup diced yellow squash
- 1 cup tightly packed baby spinach
- 1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 3 cups steamed white basmati rice
- 1/2 cup toasted, finely ground cashews
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Set a 4 or 5-quart saucepan over medium heat and add the ghee. While the ghee is heating, season the chicken with the garam masala and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. Once the ghee is hot, add the chicken and cook, turning often, until golden brown and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside to cool.
While the chicken is cooling, add the onions, carrots and celery to the hot pan and saute until lightly caramelized, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and apples to the pan and saute until the apples are caramelized, about 7 to 8 minutes. Add the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and lentils to the pan, along with 4 cups of the chicken stock. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook the soup until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the reserved chicken, the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, the pepper, remaining 2 cups of chicken stock, zucchini, squash, spinach, coconut milk, and tomatoes. Continue to cook the soup at a simmer until the lentils and chicken are both tender, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Remove from the heat and stir in the cider vinegar. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. To serve the soup, place 1/4 cup of the rice in a warmed bowl, and pour 8 ounces of the soup over the rice, garnish with a tablespoon of the cashews, and 2 teaspoons of the cilantro.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
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August 3, 2009 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Special Funding 5 (Breastfeeding)
SUBJECT 2: Local Agency Plan (LAP)
SUBJECT 3: New WIC Food and Focus Training Materials
SUBJECT 4: Update on MOWINS Reports
SUBJECT 5: Crystal Reports
SUBJECT 6: Nutrition Education Opportunity
Special Funding 5 (Breastfeeding): For FY2010 each local WIC provider has been given extra funds to send agency staff to a mandatory breastfeeding training that will be offered later in the year. These extra funds will be available to your agency through Special Funding (Grant) 5. Information on the training sites and who is required to attend the training has not yet been released. Since you need to allocate these funds into specific funding categories in your Local Agency Plan (LAP), it is recommended that you allocate all these funds to personnel. After more information is provided about the training, you may reallocate funds by using the WIC-9 to the other funding categories as needed. If you have questions, please contact your District TA team.
Local Agency Plan (LAP): The FFY 2010 Local Agency Plan (LAP) Caseload, Cost-Per-Participant and Special Funding amounts have been updated by the WIC state office and the online LAP is ready for entry. It is located at: WICLWP - Forms. If you have problems accessing the LAP you may need to call the ITSD Help Desk to have your password reset. To enter data to your LAP for FFY2010 select the agency # from the dropdown list and click on "Access Current WIC LAP" in the lower right of the page. The LAP contains data that you entered for the previous year, so you will need to verify and revise this data for FFY 2010. The FFY2010 LAP is to be submitted by Monday, August 31, 2009.
If you have any questions, you may contact Betty Cassidy at 800-392-8209 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
New WIC: Food and Focus Training Materials: Many of the new food package training materials have been posted to the WIC website at: Food Packages. The medical documentation form is still under development. Please check back frequently as additional materials will be posted. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact D'Anne Ward at 1-800-392-8209 or email email@example.com.
Update on MOWINS Reports: We know how important reports are to local agencies; they are important to State staff also. We continue to have weekly meetings with CSC Covansys, the MOWINS implementation contractor, to have MOWINS reports ready for local agencies to use as soon as possible. This is our highest priority. We are working to have a firm time frame for release of MOWINS reports. As soon as we have it, we will let you know.
If you have questions, contact Mark Davis at email@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
Crystal Reports: Several requests have been received for instructions to access Crystal Reports. These instructions are located on the Local WIC Provider web page.
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Nutrition Education Opportunity: WIC Registered Dietitians, Nutritionists, Registered Nurses, Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, and other Public Health Professionals who serve preconceptual, pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women will want to take advantage of this two-day National Maternal Nutrition Intensive Course, shown by video stream on September 9 - 10, 2009 in Jefferson City. This year's continuing education program focuses on the improvement of maternal and infant health through the delivery of risk-appropriate high-quality nutrition services. This training is presented by the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health, Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of WIC and Nutrition Services, Nutrition Training Institute; and sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and the Human Services and Food and Nutrition Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Attached is the registration form for this course. Please complete the form and return it to Michelle Nienhuis. If further information is needed, please contact Michelle Nienhuis at email@example.com.
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How to Avoid Skin Cancer - Page 2
"Currently one in 55 Americans will develop melanoma. and melanoma is eight times more likely in young women than it was back in the 1970s," he says. "The survival from melanoma depends on how early it is caught, with deeper melanomas having a higher chance of spreading and causing death."
The good news is that survival rates have improved in recent decades: in 1996, 92 percent of melanoma patients survived long-term, whereas the survival rate of melanoma was only 49 percent from 1950 to 1954.
The bad news?
"One person dies from melanoma every hour in the U.S.," says Dr. Brewer.
Luckily for those of us who need our outdoors fix, skin cancer is preventable—we just have to vigilantly use precautions. Dr. Brewer suggests running earlier or later in the day to avoid peak sun exposure, as well as wearing hats, training in shaded areas when possible and applying sunscreen.
"Apply a sunscreen 30 minutes prior to an event or run with an spf of 50 to 75, higher if possible, which will provide good coverage for a number of hours," he says.
He also notes that the most common locations for skin cancer are the nose and ears, since they are most exposed, even under hats, and we often forget to put sunscreen on, for instance, the tops of our ears. "Usually these [areas] are affected by basal or squamous cell carcinoma," says Dr. Brewer. "Melanoma can occur anywhere on the body, even areas protected by the sun."
Sunscreen has found itself at the center of an academic and scientific controversy in recent years, as multiple studies claim to have produced evidence that certain chemical ingredients of standard sunscreen, such as phenylbenzimidazole, can produce a reaction when exposed to the sun that damages DNA—a precursor to cancer. While chemical-free sunscreen, offered by Burt's Bees and other companies, is an option for runners who are concerned about the risks, Dr. Brewer says there is scant evidence to support the claim that chemical-free sunscreen is safer. "Although there have been recent attacks on sunscreens, sunscreens continue to be one of the safest and most effective ways of protecting yourself from one of the most common carcinogens known to man—ultraviolet radiation."


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Frequently Asked
Sometimes you need an answer right away. While we love to hear from you, and are happy to answer any question you might have, we've compiled this list of our most frequently asked questions so you can get your answer sooner than later.
Where can I find more information about visiting the National Parks in Utah?
Utah is a great place to visit the great outdoors, whether in National Parks, Recreation Areas, State Parks, or wilderness areas. You can find more information about State and National parks on our site, on the US Park Service site, or on the Utah State Parks site.
What events will be happening when I am in town?
Visit Salt Lake is partners with NowPlayingUtah.com, a comprehensive calendar of events for things that are happening in Salt Lake and across Utah. You can do a simple search for Salt Lake events here or visit NowPlayingUtah.com to browse what's going on.
Can I float in the Great Salt Lake? Where?
Antelope Island State Park is a short drive to the North on I-15. There you will find improved beaches and showers at Bridger Bay. The lake is so salty that you will float like a cork!
Can you provide me with a list of dining and activities in Salt Lake?
Our website has a very useful array of search tools to help you plan your stay in Salt Lake. Use the links on the left to search for Things to Do and Resatuarants. The convenient search tools allow you to limit your search by area (use "Downtown" to keep results limited to near the Salt Palace Convention Center) or by cuisine or activity.
What will the weather be like when I am in Salt Lake?
Salt Lake has four distinct seasons, with weather that varies widely across those seasons. Check out the overview of the weather in Salt Lake for more details.
When does the ski season start/end?
The ski season typically starts in November, with the Ski Salt Lake resorts usually open for Thanksgiving weekend. Conditions normally permit skiing into mid-April, with unusually snowy years providing opportunities for skiing into July.
I would like to see a Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance. When can I do that? Do I need tickets?
There are generally two opportunities per week to see and hear the choir. Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings. Please visit the choir website for locations, times, and special performances.
What is your public transportation system like? Can I get to and from where I need to go using only public transportation?
Salt Lake's public transportation system is run by the Utah Transit Authority. They provide Ski Bus service (typically begins in mid-December and ends early April), Trax light-rail, Front runner commuter rail, and regular bus service along the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake and the areas to the north and south). For bus routes and specific transportation questions, visit www.rideuta.com


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What is the range (in dB) of the EQ knobs on the Para Acoustic D.I.
Also, I would like to inquire about the position of the Invert button. Would the position of the button for in-phase be in (pressed in) or out (protruding out)?
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions and keep making great products.


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Topic: ActiveRecord class find method returning very weird results
I have this problem with one of my controllers that is driving me absolutely bonkers. On the rendered page, I want to see all ingredients that I have inventory for. I am getting extraneous ingredients which I should not be seeing, as well as some ingredients that are missing. I have an Ingredient class, IngredientInventory class, and this code is in the RecipesController:
@all_ingredients = Ingredient.find(:all, :conditions => [ "company_id in (0, ?)", session[:company_id]], :order => "name")
@all_ingredients.each do |ing|
inventory = IngredientInventory.find(:first, :conditions => [ "ingredient_id = ? and company_id in (0, ?)", ing.id, session[:company_id]])
@all_ingredients.delete ing if !inventory
I'm using 1.16 with Mongrel, and the queries printed in the log all seem correct. If I change the find to find_by_sql("select * from ingredients inner join ingredient_inventories on (ingredients.id = ingredient_inventories.ingredient_id), it works. I have double- and triple-checked the records in the database.
I'm hoping somebody can post some clues, because this is driving me nuts! I'm thinking AR might be doing something funky behind the scenes, but I don't know what, or how or why...


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Dow, S&P 500 Strengthen After Obama Speaks; Nasdaq Dips on Apple
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose today, rebounding after President Barack Obama spoke to top business leaders and made a YouTube push to pass his budget proposal. A big drop in Apple (AAPL) shares dragged down the Nasdaq.
China's new leadership spoke of supportive measures for the Chinese economy, helping stocks worldwide. Earlier in the day, all three indices were trading in the red.
Obama addressed the Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs, about White House budget plans. He indicated to Republicans that he would refuse to let the tax-and-spending fight in the "fiscal cliff" talks to block raising the debt ceiling in early 2013. "I will not play that game," he said.
Prior to Obama's speech, Stephen Guilfoyle, U.S. economist at Meridian Equity Partners, had said that "when this president speaks, traders tend to sell while he's speaking. The market swoons, and when he's done, the market buys back their shares."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 83 points, or 0.64%, to 13,034. The blue-chip index, which has risen in four of the past six days, began the session up more than 6% in 2012.
Breadth was positive, with winners outnumbering losers 22 to seven. Top gainers included Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) , Travelers (TRV) , Bank of America (BAC) and Caterpillar (CAT) .
Travelers shares jumped 4.9% after the provider of property-casualty insurance said it intends to resume repurchases of its common shares. The company also said its preliminary estimate of net losses relating to Storm Sandy is about $650 million.
Walt Disney (DIS) shares gained 0.6% as the entertainment giant and Netflix (NFLX) agreed on Tuesday to a movie-licensing deal . Netflix shares slid 3.8%.
The top decliners included Intel (INTC) and IBM (IBM) .
The S&P 500 added 2 points, or 0.16%, to 1,409. The Nasdaq was off by 23 points, or 0.77%, at 2,974, as Apple shares tumbled 6.4% on reports of a margin hike at one clearing firm and concerns over component supplies falling next year.
The strongest sectors in the broad market were financials, energy, transportation and conglomerates. The weaker sectors were consumer-cyclicals and technology.
Volumes totaled 4.15 billion shares on the New York Stock Exchange and 1.79 billion shares on the Nasdaq. Advancers edged past decliners by a ratio to 1.1-to-1 on the Big Board. Losers beat winners by a 1.3-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
"The fiscal cliff is serious, but it is merely a symptom of a greater underlying economic quagmire," said Jeffrey Sica, manager of SICA Wealth Management. "The economy has failed to achieve sustainable growth to support this year's stock appreciation. The uncertainty created by this quagmire will create anxious investors, and anxious investors eventually become sellers."
Before the market open, Automatic Data Processing's employment report showed an addition of 118,000 jobs in the U.S. in November, less than a downwardly revised 157,000 in October as Hurricane Sandy "wreaked havoc" on the job market, slicing an estimated 86,000 jobs from payrolls, the report said.


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Family of missing man asks for public's help
Middle school kids solve a murder mystery
HOUGHTON – Kids solving murder mysteries. Outside of an episode of "Scooby-Doo," the two don't really seem to go together. But the sixth, seventh and eighth grade students of the Houghton Middle School will be putting their sleuthing skills to the test when two productions run this weekend.
The sixth graders will be putting on "No Body to Murder" and the seventh graders will be performing "10 Little Chipmunks."
Doing two plays instead of just one came about three years when director David Crawley realized there were a lot of students who wanted to be involved.
"I had to give out understudy roles to all the female parts in the seventh and eight grade play," Crawley said. "I had 27 girls try out for ten parts."
About 45 students all together are involved in both plays both on and off the stage.
"No Body to Murder" tells the story of Billie Body, who mysteriously drops dead after word gets out of an escaped murderer on the loose. Secrets are revealed amongst those who knew Billie and a surprise ending is in store for the audience.
"10 Little Chipmunks" features Thaddeus Thornbury, a greedy man who has spent his life selling chipmunks to the national forest. His family all want his money, but Thaddeus' will stipulates that his fortune will go only to the last surviving heir. But the catch is that after he dies, the last surviving member only has 50 hours to claim the money. As a result, bodies start dropping.
Eighth grade student Ben Lilleskov plays Thaddeus, whom he describes as mean, greedy old man.
Lilleskov has been in other plays at the school and auditioned for this one because he likes doing it.
"It's fun," he said.
And despite it being one of the more difficult aspects of theater, he said he has enjoyed learning his lines the most.
Lilleskov has been practicing for the play three or four days a week and enjoys the rehearsal the part, but doesn't find auditioning nerve-wracking.
Also performing in the play Shea Donnelly and Kaitlyn McKay, who play a mother and daughter.
"My character is a hippy and crazy," McKay said.
The hardest part for Donnelly so far has been learning her lines, she said.
"The funnest part, though, is when you know all your lines and can have fun with it."
Director David Crawley said he wanted to do a murder mystery because he feels those kinds of plays are better written.
He also feels that plays for kids don't often take advantage of a child's true acting ability.
"There are thousands of plays for kids and the majority of them are based on the idea that kids can't act so they just give them a bunch of stupid things to say. I?refuse to do that,"?Crawley said.
In fact, Crawley found the play that he did last year was performed by adults at a community theater.
"I?didn't come to do high school plays or middle school plays. I?came to do theater," he said.
Crawley said he's read through stacks of plays but won't choose until he finds one that actually gives kids a chance to act.
"I?just want to challenge the kids," he said. "They appreciate being challenged."
So far the kids have been enjoying being in the play.
Auditions for the play began in December with rehearsals starting after Christmas break. Crawley gave them their scripts so they could work on their lines before they started rehearing.
While Crawley just does the plays at the school (he's not a teacher there), his favorite part of doing them is seeing the kids progress.
He also wants to stress that the shows are not just for the parents of the kids in the plays.
"This is for anybody that enjoys theater, not just the families" he said. "This is something that people will enjoy coming to see."
Tickets are currently available and are $4 for students and seniors and $6 for the public. Performances are Friday, Saturday and Sunday.


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"If you fly 200 hours a year, you will save 20 business days a year. And that's not including productivity on the plane. "
Bombardier's Learjet 85
This year, Bombardier will launch one of the most ambitious flight-test programs in business aviation history. The Learjet 85 is scheduled to enter service next year and as many as five conforming aircraft could make their first flights in the coming months.
The 85 will be the first mostly composite aircraft certified under the stringent requirements of Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and breaks ground on several fronts: creating a new category of business jet between midsize and super-midsize; featuring a Euro-style cabin that draws heavily from the luxury automobile industry; utilizing composites for the fuselage and wings; and stitching together a complex global supply chain that must function perfectly for the company to bring the aircraft to market on time and within its performance and weight targets.
This is the biggest thing to come out of Wichita since Beech Aircraft Corporation launched the ill-fated, futuristic composite Beech Starship in the 1980s. The manufacturer produced only 53 copies of that airplane at a total development cost thought to be close to $1 billion. Bombardier expects a far different result for the 85 and has put risk mitigation front-and-center in the program.
The 85 plows a new market niche. Bombardier claims it will have 19 percent more cabin volume than its closest competitor. Indeed, for a midsize, the 85's cabin is already capacious: 24 feet, nine inches long; six feet, one inch wide; and six feet tall, yielding 665 cubic feet of passenger space and 130 cubic feet of luggage stowage, including three large cabin closets with a combined 30 cubic feet of storage.
Several configurations will be available, including eight single executive seats in a double-club layout or six single seats and a three-place divan. The single seats are pitched at 30 inches and recline into full-berthing positions. (A maximum of four can be berthed at any one time.) The highly contoured single seats feature armrests that retract into the seat backs that can give plus-sized passengers bigger seat-bottom cushions. Seat pedestal stowage drawers that open into the aircraft aisle are significantly easier for passengers to access while seated. They are big enough to hold a laptop computer. The divan and the berthing seats reflect the 85's 3,000-nautical-mile transcontinental/transatlantic range (with four passengers).
The overall cabin design is bold, even daring, for a midsize corporate jet, with splashes of aluminized interior surfaces, wild-patterned carpet, glossy black piano wood accents and cabinets, flowing oval and curved shapes and hand-stitched white leather seats that look as if they came from a new Bentley Continental. Bombardier enlisted Design Q, the UK consultancy best known for automotive styling work on supercars such as Aston Martin, Ferrari and Maserati; the firm also works on mega-yachts and VIP and luxury airline interiors for a variety of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Design Q previously collaborated with Bombardier on the design of the Vision flight deck for the Global XRS that made its debut in 2007.
Designers worked hard to create a spacious-feeling cabin. Rather than running the sidewall ledges down the entire length of both sides of the cabin, the sidewall basically starts and stops next to the seats. Stowage nooks big enough to hold briefcases are molded into the sidewalls, as are cabin controls, ledge space and sidewall table stowage.
Leaving the space open between the seats not only creates a more open and airy look; it yields more legroom. Similarly, oval-shaped units containing gaspers, reading lights and drop-down oxygen masks protrude from the cabin ceiling over individual seats rather than running the full length of the ceiling.
This longer-legged, $18.25 million Learjet also features a full galley and an aft cabin lavatory with a vacuum toilet system. Like several other contemporary cabin designs, the 85 will feature larger cabin windows, 12 by 16 inches each, and more monolithic, streamlined headliners and sidewalls. Bombardier has tapped Lufthansa Technik to provide the cabin-management system; Rockwell Collins for a three-screen Pro Line Fusion avionics system with advanced capabilities including synthetic vision; and Pratt & Whitney Canada for new PW307B engines (6,100 pounds of thrust each). Maximum speed is Mach 0.82 and the aircraft is designed to operate comfortably from 5,000-foot-long runways.
Using composites as opposed to metal eliminates much, but not all, of the aircraft's substructure, saving weight while increasing available cabin volume. The 85's wings will use composite skins and spars and metal ribs, similar to the design of the Bombardier C Series regional jet that is currently under development. The metal ribs are better able to absorb loads on the inboard section of the wing and manage tolerances more efficiently. The 85's cabin is one-third larger than the smaller Learjet 60XR's, yet slightly smaller than that in a true super-midsize.
While the 85 will weigh one-third more than the 60, it will need only 20 percent more thrust, fly 500 more miles on a load of fuel and have a slightly higher top cruise speed–all while offering better specific fuel consumption. Bombardier is relying on its composites plant in Querétaro, Mexico, to fabricate the structure. Final assembly is to take place in Wichita. Bombardier development and production teams are working together to validate the aircraft's manufacture in Wichita; Montreal; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Querétaro. Throughout Bombardier, approximately 1,250 employees are dedicated to the Learjet 85 program.
Taking weight variability, cost and uncertainty out of the manufacture of composite structures can be a tricky business, as many aircraft companies including Boeing have discovered. Bombardier has designed a process it believes solves the problem. Digital engineering drawings of the composite plies are projected onto the mold. This allows precise placement of each ply and layer of composite material and should aid in weight control. Bombardier is now focusing on getting the process down to where it is repeatable at the correct production volume. While drawing heavily on company resources for the Learjet 85, Bombardier is still relying on 41 "major" suppliers for the aircraft and is using a collection of 63 test rigs at these companies to ensure that all of the aircraft's components work properly when installed.
Bombardier has carefully thought out this airplane, which could very well help rejuvenate its languishing Learjet brand. It definitely will be one of the most innovative and exciting airplanes to come out of Wichita in a long time.
What vendor has Bombardier contracted to supply the aircraft electrical and generation systems and components for the Lear 85?
Is more than one tire manufacturer being certified to supply tires for the Lear 85?
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Chicago to host 2013 USAT National Championships
Coming off a tremendous 2012 National Championships, USA Taekwondo is excited to bring the 2013 National Championships to the city of Chicago. The 2013 Nationals will take place July 3-9 at McCormick Place.
"Chicago is thrilled to host USA Taekwondo's National Championships at McCormick Place in 2013," said Sam Stark, executive director of the Chicago Sports Commission. "We look forward to welcoming the USAT athletes competing in this prestigious event and giving Chicagoans and visiting spectators the opportunity to see the highest level of Taekwondo competition."
"USA Taekwondo is excited to be bringing our 2013 National Championships to a world-class city like Chicago. The Chicago Sports Commission put together an excellent bid that will allow us to return to Chicago for the first time since 1994", said USA Taekwondo CEO Eric Parthen. "Chicago and the McCormick Place, one of the premier convention centers in North America, will provide an excellent backdrop for USA Taekwondo's athletes of all ages to showcase their best. In addition, when not competing, Chicago will provide plenty of opportunities to enjoy the endless attractions that the largest and most visited city in the Midwest has to offer."
More information on the 2013 USA Taekwondo National Championships will be posted on the USA Taekwondo Events Page when it becomes available.