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A subliminal moment in Mozambique's history in 1997 turned the country's economy on its head.
During that time, a vast portion of the country's income was being transferred to repay the country's debt, and even as one tranche was paid off, another loomed round the corner.
"When we came to the fifth rescheduling, in 1997, we realized that the debt was unsustainable - that is, that the reconstruction development plan could not be implemented with that debt, because about 75% of the resources should have gone towards debt servicing," said Luisa Diogo, who was the country's minister of financing and planning and then its prime minister between 2004-10.
"There was one debt that we were paying and another that was pending. So we decided to seek debt forgiveness," Diogo, who now chairs Barclays Bank Mozambique SA, told an audience at Chatham House in November.
"When we have a clear program and convictions and are defending a just cause, the partners end up by giving way. We wanted larger debt forgiveness than they were offering. We wanted the money to be used for education, health, water supply and roads. We had already shown, in HIPC-1 [heavily indebted poor countries], that our country was serious, with a serious and far-sighted leadership. We had the evidence in hand that we were serious, and our macro-economic indicators showed that."
Indeed, Mozambique's macroeconomic indicators are impressive. The country's growth rate has exceeded 5-7% over the past decade, and growth has exceeded 7% in each of the past two years alone, with another strong set of growth figures expected in 2013. The World Bank expects growth to average 8% per annum over the medium-term, thanks to a range of mega-projects under way.
The country's GDP grew 8.7% in the second quarter of 2013, following a weak 4.3% growth in the first quarter, due to extensive flooding of the Limpopo Valley in January.
Extractive industry, which is the fastest growing sector (33%), contributed 1.7 percentage points to GDP growth, according to the World Bank.
However, the government has lowered its real GDP growth rate projection of 8% in its Economic and Social Plan for 2013, to 7% in its latest Economic Climate and Outlook for Inflation publication.
The medium-term Action Plan for Reducing Poverty (PARP) for 2011-14 aims to reduce the poverty headcount ratio from 54.7% in 2009 to 42% in 2014 and to address infrastructure shortfalls.
Hydrocarbons are driving the country's impressive growth. Mozambique is set to see its first commercial crude shipment in 2014, and begin LNG exports by 2018, according to the oil companies operating in the country.
"Mozambique is likely to remain one of the most dynamic economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, in part thanks to the expected natural resource boom," said the International Monetary Fund.
Analysts believe the country has the potential to join the ranks of resource-rich countries, and emerge as a natural gas champions.
"A new generation of coal and natural gas projects is underway, which will likely support impressive growth rates in the years to come," said Victor Lopes, an analyst at Standard Chartered Bank.
Foreign direct investment, mainly the resources sector, has exceeded USD 1 billion in each of the past few years and will continue to inch higher as new projects come on line.
The Cahora Bassa dam is one of the largest hydropower installations in Africa, generating 2,075 megawatts (or 85% of the country's current energy production capacity), with much of this power exported regionally, the World Bank notes. The country's potential hydropower generation is estimated at 13,000 megawatts, with the capacity to produce 65,000 Gigawatt-hours per year of energy.
"This untapped resource has attracted significant foreign private sector interest in investing in several power mega-projects that could make Mozambique one of the largest power producers in the African continent," the bank said.
Mozambique's recently discovered natural gas resources in the Rovuma basin exceed 30 trillion cubic feet (comparable to Oman). Companies like South Africa's Sasol Petroleum, US-based Andarko Petroleum and Italian giant Eni have been joined by Chinese players to turn Mozambique into a natural gas powerhouse exporting to Asian countries.
Mozambique is already a major producer of aluminum, but its coal reserves could also transform the country into one of the world's largest coal exporters in the world.
The World Bank estimates that with more than 1,000 active prospecting and exploration licenses in mining and oil and gas, the country could generate as much as 10% of its GDP from resources sector, compared to current contribution of 5%.
But the country's economic miracle is threatened by a political standoff with the Renamo opposition guerrillas. Political violence has increased in the country, including kidnappings in capital Maputo and other cities.
"While a return to civil war is unlikely given Renamo's weak support and its limited human and financial resources, there is now localized conflict in the central part of the country. Tensions are high," said Standard Chartered Bank in a report. "Mozambican army troops are deployed in the Sofola region and have had sporadic confrontations with Renamo. Its leader, Afonso Dhlakama, has gone into hiding."
A general election in 2014 will keep the political temperature and uncertainty high.
"This uncertainty may deter some foreign investment; disruptions to exports cannot be ruled out if the violence escalates," said Standard Chartered.
Investors are also befuddled by the lack of transparency of the USD 850 million bond by a new company, which is buying tuna fishing boats and coastal patrol vessels and is guaranteed by the Mozambique government.
"[The IMF team has] advised that possible non-commercial activities associated with a recently established public sector company for tuna fishing (EMATUM), which issued an USD 850 million Eurobond in September, be included in the 2014 budget and transparently reflected in the fiscal accounts," said the IMF in its October 30 report on the country.
"Political noise will remain high in 2014," said Standard Chartered. "The ruling Frelimo party is likely to win the elections given its dominance of the political scene. However, there is uncertainty over who will be the next president, as Frelimo's leader, president [Armando] Guebuza, is currently serving his second and last term. There has also been negative press coverage linked to rising crime and security issues in the capital, Maputo. This could affect some sectors, such as tourism, although the impact on growth should be limited."
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BeschreibungThe International Law Commission's Articles, adopted in 2001, mark a major step in international law. They define when there has been a breach of international law and the consequences of such breaches. They show how international law now allows for categories of general public interest-- human rights, the environment, etc... Including a full introduction, the text of the Articles and commentary, plus a guide to the legislative history, a detailed index and table of cases, this volume will be an indispensable accompaniment to the ILC's work on this vital topic.
InhaltsverzeichnisPreface; Note on sources and style; List of abbreviations; Table of cases; Introduction; Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts: Part I. The Internationally Wrongful Act of a State: 1. General principles; 2. Attribution of conduct to a state; 3. Breach of an international obligation; 4. Responsibility of a state in connection with the act of another state; 5. Circumstances precluding wrongfulness; Part II. Content of the International Responsibility of a State: 6. General principles; 7. Reparation for injury; 8. Serious breaches of obligations under peremptory norms of general international law; Part III. The Implementation of the International Responsibility of a State: 9. Invocation of the responsibility of a state; 10. Countermeasures; Part IV. General Provisions; Appendix 1: drafting history; Appendix 2: Draft articles on state responsibility provisionally adopted by the International Law Commission on first reading (1996); Appendix 3: table of equivalent articles; Select bibliography; Index.
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I purchased a bulk packet of MBlettuce in 2013 and it lasted for the spring and fall plantings of '13 as well as the 1st half of 2014. Lettuce can be difficult in warm locals. When planted in direct sun, the heat tolerant characteristics of this variety don't appear to be very dominate. However, in the shade the MignBronz does the job. It's lettuce, which means it's going to bolt at some point. That has to be accepted. However, the seed germinates quickly, it doesn't have to be worked into the soil meaning its easy to companion plant and you can reseed it constantly in zone 8 up to December or later pending the harshness of that particular winter. I have to agree with the other reviewer from Texas; this is a great warm weather/Texas/southern variety. Currently it is mid June and the remaining seed I spread under my already established okra is doing superbly.
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Hardware sales increased the board and will jump up even more when the following week's charts are out, due to Black Friday. Overall week on week hardware sales are up 16 percent. However year-on-year sales are a different story. The 3DS is the only platform to be up, while overall sales are down 32 percent year-on-year.
Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is this week's top debut. The Xbox 360 version debuted at the top with sales of 6.21 million units. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number two with sales of 4.61 million units and the PC version debuted at number four with sales of 400,859 units.
Software milestones this week in the top 30: Halo 4 (X360) passed four million units sold; Assassin's Creed III (PS3) passed the two million mark; Just Dance 4 (Wii) passed the one million mark; and Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) passed the five million units sold.
Worldwide Hardware
Hardware home console sales week on week are up across the board. Xbox 360 sales are up 25,099 (8%) to 354,206 units sold. PlayStation 3 sales are up 27,169 (11%) to 276,693 units sold. The Wii sold 91,443 units, which is up 21,509 (31%).
Handheld sales are up across the board week on week. The 3DS sold 462,381 units, which is up 78,078 (20%) week on week. The PlayStation Vita is up 30,327 (51%) to 89,653 units sold. The DS is up 8,818 (14%) to 69,849 units sold. The PSP sold 33,957 units which is up 4,214 (10%) compared to last week. Total week on week sales are up 194,214 (16%) to 1,378,182.
The 3DS is the only platform to be up year-over-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 108,431 (-28%), the Wii is down 268,219 (-75%), and the Xbox 360 is down 157,829 (-31%). The PSP is down 115,883 (-77%), the DS is down 115,056 (-62%) and the 3DS is up 36,448 (9%). Year on year sales are down 639,317 (-32%).
The Xbox 360 has outsold the PlayStation 3 for the third time in 2012 and for the second week in a row. The Xbox 360 has a 49 percent market share; the PlayStation 3 has a 38 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all three home consoles are up.
3DS hardware remains well above its rival, the PlayStation Vita, outselling it by more than 5 to 1. The 3DS has outsold its predecessor, the DS, by nearly 7 to 1. The PlayStation Vita has nearly outsold its predecessor, the PSP, by nearly 3 to 1. The DS has a 67 percent market share this week for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 33 percent. The 3DS has an 84 percent market share for the next generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 16 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are up.
Worldwide Software
Four games debuted in the top 30 this week. Call of Duty: Black Ops II is this week's top debut. The Xbox 360 version debuted at the top with sales of 6.21 million units. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number two with sales of 4.61 million units and the PC version debuted at number four with sales of 400,859 units. The game launched in North America and Europe.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (3DS) debuted nine with sales of 175,158. The game launched in North America.
Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified (PSV) debuted at number 16 with sales of 118,615. The game launched in North America and Europe.
Lego The Lord of the Rings (X360) debuted at number 20 with sales of 81,600. The Wii version debuted at number 23 with sales of 74,400. The game launched in North America.
Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Halo 4 (X360) is at number three with sales of 752,500. Assassin's Creed III (PS3) is at number five with sales of 383,887.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) is at number six with sales of 232,641. Assassin's Creed III (X360) is at number seven with sales of 232,641. Just Dance 4 (Wii) is at number right with sales of 227,917. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 161,746.
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The biggest concern, and one which comes with varying degrees of layers, is the offensive line.
The Chargers have enjoyed continuity here, with the same five guys basically manning the position the past couple of seasons. But that could change in 2012 - and drastically.
First up is Pro Bowl left guard Kris Dielman. He's under contract but a series of concussions has him contemplating retirement. If he decides to quit, the Chargers would be void of not only their best blocker, but the man providing a strong sense of nastiness to the unit.
To Dielman's right, at center, is another Pro Bowler in Nick Hardwick. Free agency is calling for Hardwick, and he could listen. But he's also hearing his body revolting from the demands of playing in the NFL and he has doubts on whether to continue playing or not, too.
If he does decide to play, the Chargers will make a supreme effort to keep him. And it appears Hardwick is interested in continuing his career with the team that drafted him.
Left tackle Marcus McNeill has progressed nicely since a neck injury landed him on injured reserve last year. He has said he wants to return and the Chargers will certainly take him. But they are concerned about his health long-term, which is why they will likely retain free-agent backup, Jared Gaither. Gaither, though, is a free agent as well and could command a price well above what a backup might receive.
Wide receiver Vincent Jackson is another offensive player beeping on the radar. Jackson was the team's franchise player last year and could end up with that distinction again.
But Jackson, of course, is looking for a long-term deal. Whether the Chargers reward him with that after his third 1,000-yard season in four years remains to be seen. These two parties always seem to end up fussing and fighting over contracts, and they will probably draw it out again this year.
Bruising halfback Mike Tolbert is also a free agent, but the Chargers want him to return. His situation is worth watching as Chargers fans will recall the team once let Michael Turner slip away, a move it regretted.
Staying in the backfield, fullback Jacob Hester could also exit as a free agent. But the team likes his versatility - he morphed into a fullback after being drafted as a halfback - as he is a solid contributor on special teams, too.
Wide receiver Patrick Crayton is another player set for free agency. But the Chargers are believed ready to go younger and cheaper at his position as the No. 4 wideout.
And while Pro Bowl tight end Antonio Gates was able to fight off the pain in his foot to play most of the season, the Chargers have to be cognizant of his health. With backup Randy McMichael being a free agent, the Chargers will likely push to keep him as an insurance policy for Gates.
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"The thing he has which is just paramount to special teams is he's got great speed," coach Norv Turner told Chargers.com. "He's got great acceleration and he showed this year he's very competitive as a player. I would love to see him be a guy that evolves into a Pro Bowl special-teams player, but I do believe he's a guy that's going to be a very good player for us in the secondary and I'm anxious for him to take the next step."
--Quarterback Philip Rivers fell short in his bid to win the NFL Man of the Year Award. But the finalist was clear that with or without the award, NFL players have an obligation to their young fans.
"I see it as a responsibility," Rivers said. "I hear it debated a bunch about whether players are role models, but there's no doubt that we are. Kids look up to us. That's just a fact. There's a responsibility that comes with this job, especially when you're given a platform to help people. I want to help us win a championship, but your legacy is greater than that. There's more to being a professional athlete (than) what happens between the lines."
--KGTV, a San Diego television station, reported that outside linebacker Shaun Phillips was sued for allegedly throwing a champagne bottle that hit a bar patron in the head more than two years ago. It reported that a civil lawsuit has been filed against Phillips because former teammate Antonio Cromartie implicated him in a 2009 incident at Bar West in Pacific Beach. Another patron, Kam Saran, claims he was injured by a thrown champagne bottle.
--The team did avoid a hit to their front office with Jimmy Raye, the team's director of pro personnel, not getting the Bears' general manager position. If Raye would have left, it's possible the Chargers would have felt his departure with some of the team's scouts looking to join him in Chicago.
--NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at his state of the league address that the team isn't looking for teams to relocate to other cities - a long-time NFL belief. But if so, and expansion is considered, that could lessen the Chargers' changes of moving to Los Angeles. The team would like to get a new facility built in downtown San Diego. The league is loaning the 49ers $200 million to construct their proposed stadium in Santa Clara, just south of San Francisco.
"We're excited about getting a new stadium built in California," Goodell said. "I certainly hope that it'll lead to more stadiums in California." Goodell noted that the fresh labor agreement and inked TV contract extensions could serve as "a runway of 10 years," for more conducive to stadium projects. "We want to keep our teams where they are," Goodell said. "We believe that's healthier for the league in the long term."
QUOTE TO NOTE: "As soon as Monday morning hits, we're all 0-0 again and everybody's chasing the next championship." - QB Philip Rivers on the Chargers' fresh start once the New York Giants prevailed on Super Sunday.
While the team's attention soon turns to the personnel front, it does so with a full coaching staff.
Head coach Norv Turner is done tinkering with his staff, filling voids left by firings, retirements and guys moving on.
Linebackers coach Joe Barry was the last man added to a staff which needs to produce quickly with Turner on the hot seat.
Barry joins two other new faces: Ron Meeks, secondary; Steve Fairchild, offensive assistant.
--While the other Chargers' injuries should have them all ready for training camp, LG Kris Dielman (concussion) remains the biggest Charger under the medical microscope. Dielman is still working with doctors to be cleared to return to playing; he also has to decide if he wants to continue playing after a series of concussions.
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This is a discussion on anyone in the market for a new car? within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; IMHO owner = super gay...
IMHO owner = super gay
If the funds were unlimited, the best thing you could do is get a buch of your buddies together and pick the car up in person.
Then after he signs it over to you, pull it out on to the street and have a "hammer" party on the car!
The look on the guy's face would be priceless.
haha, that thing looks like a storm trooper from star wars. Notice how he didn't mention any engine mods at all. I think it would be funnier to take it out in the street and set fire to it though.
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Selling Out, Selling Cheap
A few days ago Strobist published an article about how it's harder for professional photographers to sell their wares online because of the burgeoning business of the royalty free stock photography market.
I have some sympathy for him, and I even feel slightly guilty because I received a cheque for over $120 from Shutterstock a while back from the sale of my photos and referrals. It's not much, but I haven't tried very hard to upload images there and it does ease the pain of being payed in US Dollars. The difference in Euro and Dollars must be killing European exporters, never mind that imported goods have to become more expensive in the United States.
The article is very convincing and compelling but it's up to each of us to decide for ourselves. Read the following posts by two bloggers before you make up your mind:
- Jason Dunsmore summarised some of the key ideas but he's obviously in favour of people selling their images whichever way they like.
- Chris Garret makes a great rebuttal on several points.
You have to decide what the difference is between your photograph and some kids $1 stock photo. If there is no difference who's fault is that? Not the kid and not the customer, that's for sure.
The commoditisation of industries happens all the time and I've covered the argument between the professional and amateur sites before. I'll even give away photos too. I'm glad whenever someone tells me they're using the image, there's nothing stopping them downloading them without so much as a nod in my direction. Did I mention I sell prints too through Deviant Art? More images will be uploaded there as I get the time to do so.
The real winners? They people running the stock photography sites.
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I have had a similar debate on the issue but in the end I came down to the conclusion that the RF market is also opening up a new market, not only changing the old one (though it is doing that). And I like that the RF market is closer to an "open-source" model in that it becomes accessible to everyone–including small non-profits, churches, etc.
And you're absolutely right, it's the site owners that are making a killing on this. It's a shame they pay such a low percentage to the photographers.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Back-to-school is one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year, and it's here. But one survey suggests parents' spending will be more frugal than last year.
Retail analyst Alison Paul at Deloitte says you may feel "a little under pressure" when back-to-school ads start in July, but "that's just the way it goes," especially with more and more schools starting in August.
Paul says Deloitte's annual back-to-school survey finds consumers more confident about the economy, but that doesn't translate to more willingness to spend. Parents plan to spend an average of $428 on back-to-school, down from about $600 last year.
Deloitte expanded its survey to include back-to-college spending this year, and found that's where the big spenders are. Parents of college students plan to spend an average of more than $900.
Paul says it could signal a shift in emphasis.
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Hi everyone! I'm new here and didn't get the chance to read very many posts so I hope this isn't a repeat question.....but......
The hot water in my kitchen sink hasn't ever been as hot as in the bathrooms. As of today though I have no hot water in my kitchen (sink, dishwasher) and adjoining laundry room (washing machine). Both of my bathrooms, which are on the far side of the house, have hot water. I checked the valves under the sink and they are both (hot and cold) on all the way.
I really don't want to call the nosy landlord unless I absolutely have to.....any ideas?
Thanks ahead of time :)
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my first thought is you have a failed cartridge in your faucet. Is the faucet a single handle? Can you tell the brand? Do have any water flowing out the hot side?
The faucet is a single handle. No water is leaking above or below the sink. Couldnt find a brand name.
Thanks for responding!
You didn't give your location. As so many taps seem affected now, is a frozen pipe a possibility? As for your kitchen, and being a rental, I would also suspect a failed cartidge on an inexpensive tap.
I live in GA so no possibility of a frozen pipe. The dishwasher is also affected so not sure that its just a problem with a faucet.
When you say you have no hot water, does that mean that
1. No water at all comes out
2. The water comes out cold
The water comes out cold only.
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Couldn't I just replace the faucet? It couldn't be too hard to do could it?
Well, a kitchen faucet is usually pretty easy to replace with a crescent wrench and some plumbers putty. Depending on your faucet, sink, and cabinet design, you may need specialized tools... but they are seldom absolutely necessary in a kitchen.
However, this may violate you renter's agreement. And if there is a subsequent leak causing water damage, you may be liable for $1,000s in repairs. Plus it's like giving the landlord free money, that's probably the worst part! ;)
Thanks for the advice. You are absolutely right. I never thought about the consequences of screwing something up.
Figured out the problem. The house has another water heater (electric) in the basement that feeds the bathrooms. So I called the landlord over to light the pilot light on the other (gas) heater....ha ha. Its ok though because he didn't know either.
Thanks for coming back and telling us the solution though... we hate to be left hanging. :thumbup:
We thought so too. He said someone must have put it in because the bathrooms are so far from the original one. Maybe it was taking too long for the water to get hot? Sounds a little spoiled but.....works for me! :)
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It has been a busy month here at How-To Geek and now it is time to take a look back at the ten hottest articles for July.
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Sure, you can hack Windows and install a custom theme if you really wanted to, or pay for a software package to do it for you. What you might not know is that you can use a silly trick to change the color of the taskbar with no added software—without changing your window color.
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European Union leaders reached agreement on the first ever cut in their common budget on Friday after 24 hours of talks, seeking to placate millions at home struggling through government cutbacks and recession.(ROUGH CUT – NO REPORTER NARRATION)
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The 100-year-old Delhi Gymkhana Club did not allow Bhutan's second-highest ranking Buddhist monk to dine in the club on Monday, as the spiritual leader was sporting sandals and traditional lama attire.
Tsugla Lopen Samten Dorji is the minister for education of the central monastic body in Bhutan.
Dorji was invited by a club member, Vandana Shah, a Mumbai-based lawyer, who was working on a book on Buddhism. Shah claimed the club staff was rude to the monk.
"In Bhutan, people bow before Dorji. Here, the club staff was discourteous to him. It amounts to humiliating the Kingdom of Bhutan, a time-tested friend," Shah said.
Less than two months ago, Bhutan's king had agreed to come as the chief guest for the 2013 Republic Day celebrations after the Sultan of Oman turned down the invitation.
Gymkhana secretary Col OP Malhotra (retd) said, "Anyone who comes to the club has to follow the dress code."
This episode is a throwback to the 1990s when the elite Calcutta Club turned away MF Husain for being barefoot, triggering a debate on whether exceptions should be made to the club's "colonial" traditions.
Dorji's aide Karma (who uses a single name) said the spiritual leader held no grouse against the club and respected its rules.
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[from Musicradar.com] Electro-Harmonix (EHX) is mostly famed for its creation of guitar FX including the Big Muff, HOG and Electric Mistress Flanger, to name but a few. EHX also manufactures vacuum tubes, which - along with every single pedal – are sent to the New York HQ for testing.
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I Just Had a Tummy Tuck May 8th 2013. Should I Cover the Scar, or Leave It Bare?
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Scar care after tummy tuck
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Pablo Prichard, MD
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Scar should be protected after abdominoplasty.
Scars turn out best when they are left alone after the operation. Avoidance of tension in trauma will allow mother nature to leave a good result.
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Richard Gere's first starring role since his Golden Globe-nominated turn in Arbitrage will be as a hedonistic philanthropist who ingratiates himself into the lives of a newlywed couple in order to re-create the life he once had. Andrew Renzi wrote and will direct Franny, which he developed through the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Production starts next month, and QED will launch international sales at Toronto. The film is being produced by Treehouse Pictures, which also did 2012's Arbitrage; that film became a VOD sensation — grossing a whopping $12 million in VOD as part of a $52 million total worldwide gross, and making that release strategy no longer feel like a consolation prize. Thomas B. Fore, Jason Michael Berman and Jay Schuminsky are producing Franny, with Shelley Browning, Michael Diamond, Ruth Mutch and John Friedberg exec producing. Renzi's credits include the shorts Karaoke! and The Fort, both of which premiered at Sundance. Gere is repped by WME and attorney Barry Hirsch. Renzi is with CAA, Washington Square Arts and attorney Linda Lichter.
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What a great, tour de force role for him! Very excited
script is BONKERS good, can't wait for this
Tom fore does it time and time again… Midas touch !
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Everything Jason Berman touches turns to GOLD!!!!!!!
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Microsoft's Xbox One Reveal Recapped in Rhyme
The show fell flat, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun with it.
Oh what, oh what, oh what would it be; Durango, Infinity, or just Xbox 3?
Microsoft let loose a name guessed by none; The system is called the Xbox One?
One, not three, not seven-two-oh; But One just because Microsoft made it so!
Clouds and apps and uber Kinected; Traditional gaming feels all but rejected.
The Xbox delivers all your favorite shows; How it all works? Well nobody knows.
Favorites, suggestions, and news in the Guide; Just pray that our porn habits we can still hide!
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One for Windows and one for hardware; The final makes sure that the first two play fair.
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By now idle hands they were clapping quite loud; They probably should skip all these shots of the crowd.
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EA showed Ignite and the future they'll make; The assets were real, but the gameplay was fake.
Fifteen, yes fifteen! Fifteen platform exclusives; Forget that Kinect just might be so obtrusive!
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Ryse is one, Quantum Break makes for two. That leaves six more exclusives all totally new.
A woman introduced a woman who introduced a director you'll know; Spielberg is to helm a serialized Halo!
On Xbox Football will be different not same; This partnership deal came off a bit lame.
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"A fee for used games!" the outrage grew loud; Self publishing indies will not be allowed?!
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Problem: on cold starts overnight (more frequently lately) my car needs to "warm up" for 3 - 10 minutes before it decides to shift gears. Using Tiptronics It will say it is in 2nd or 3rd gear when It's really stuck in 1st or 2nd. Sometimes it will even pretend its going to work but then "slip" back into the lower gear at around 6K rpm and I have to pull over and wait a little longer.
I need this car for my commute and don't have access to a lift or equipment so I'm not sure I could do the work myself, but maybe if I can guide a shop towards the problem this might be cheaper for me? As it is, no shop is willing to trouble-shoot, saying "the oil is burnt so your only option will be a remanufactured transmission, $4.5K" (Ouch)
This leads me to my next question. I bought the car at 80K miles and doubt prior owners did any real maintenance. And I had no idea about changing fluids, so lets pretend that the original fluid is still in the tranny at 115K miles. Is it "safe" to drain and replace the fluid? I've read conflicting information on that also, some saying it might ruin the thing, others saying you're only in danger after a powerflush.
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NEW YORK—The sudden change in the Senate's attitude toward the President's diplomatic appointees makes one wonder about what is happening.
It has always been taken for granted that the President had a right to assign representation abroad as he desired, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has not, as a rule, taken such a critical position on these appointments.
It may be well, however, to require every person appointed to a foreign diplomatic post to prove the seriousness of his purpose and his knowledge of that area to which he is being assigned. Improper questions should not be asked, but members of the Senate now may be recognizing more keenly than ever before the need for representatives to learn the language and to understand the country and people of their assignments.
Since more and more people are traveling by air every day, the accidents this week involving the two Capital Airlines planes are of interest to everyone.
It is rare that a thunderstorm causes the explosion of a plane in mid-air these days. In the early days of flying, there was much concern in traveling through a thunderstorm, but this has not been true in a long time.
The skidding of the other plane at the Charlestown, W. Va., Airport is not surprising to those who have landed there often and wondered how it was possible to prevent overrunning the runway. Landing on top of a mountain is a precarious business, but the skill of the pilot seems to have kept this week's accident there from being more serious than it was.
At last the voluntary hospitals in New York City have agreed to accept impartial arbitration of labor disputes, but they say that the arbitrator must be appointed by some highly placed non-elected official.
It must be complicating for Mayor Robert F. Wagner to have to talk to two groups separately, because the hospital authorities feel that if they meet with union representatives in the current hospital strike, they will be accepting what they consider illegal representation of their employees.
It is perfectly clear that if the law says voluntary hospital employees cannot be unionized, then union representation is illegal. But there must be some agreement on what kind of representation the hospital workers may have. This seems to be the difficulty now, for the voluntary hospitals do not seem willing to accept the suggested representation.
Some of the accepted improvements in the status of the employees would have come with better grace had they been put into effect long ago. I also feel that a more constant prodding of the city might have brought an improvement in its contribution, which now is reported to involve the granting of certain obvious benefits to the employees.
Let us hope that the strike stalemate which now exists will soon come to an end.


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Blogs Liberty and Power What Would Walt Think?Apr 3, 2011 10:47 pm
What Would Walt Think?
Would he approve of the endless stream of pro-nanny-state tax-funded television and other advertisements featuring scenes from Disney films? Given Disney's focus on individual responsibility perhaps he would have objected.
Then again, he may have viewed the current campaign as consistent with his own record as governmental propagandist. During World War II, in cooperation with the Department of Treasury, he produced two Donald Duck cartoons, including the New Spirit, which promoted the income tax to the masses.
This is from his testimony before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities in 1947:
Mr. DISNEY: Well, on the one for the Treasury on taxes, it was to let the people know that taxes were important in the war effort. As they explained to me, they had 13,000,000 new taxpayers, people who had never paid taxes, and they explained that it would be impossible to prosecute all those that were delinquent and they wanted to put this story before those people so they would get their taxes in early. I made the film and after the film had its run the Gallup poll organization polled the public and the findings were that 29 percent of the people admitted that it had influenced them in getting their taxes in early and giving them a picture of what taxes will do.
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Lawrence Brooks Hughes - 4/4/2011
If Walt were alive he would have much more to lament than the nanny-state use of his characters.
In particular, I think he would be appalled by all the "dirty" movies made by his company. It used to be implicit in the name "Disney" that a movie made by that company would be squeeky-clean. And, it was said 40 years ago, also, that "Disney's balance sheet is as clean as its movies," something else that went out the window under Walt's epigones.
C.J. Maloney - 4/3/2011
So he and Milton Friedman can lament their foolishness together in the afterworld...
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Hi to all,
First visit to the forum and suffering from a little anxiety over this issue. Hoping for a bit of sound advise from you guys.
I have been trail running for a lot of years, several ultras under my belt. I am 53 and really pleased that my daughter who is 28 loves to run with me. We are signed up for the Mont Blanc Marathon at the end of the month and have been getting some good mileage in. Now here is the rub. My wife bought me a Garmin 910 recently and I put it on my daughter, her heart rate is giving me concerns. She is booked in to the doctors but half the time they look at you gone out as though you've brought this upon yourself. We are not fast by any stretch of the imagination and are more than happy knocking 10 miles out off road hill work in 2 and a half hours. She can hold a conversation whilst running but her heart rate is constantly around 175/185 I have read a lot on the garmin and a lot of folks reckon the training zones are a bit out. I have never managed to get a run in under 5 which keeps telling me I am overreaching. Based on the info off the Garmin she is averaging 88% on her runs and does exceed her maximum heart rate on hills. This just doesn't reflect though as she is not excessively out of breath or otherwise distressed. She never has dizziness or anything like that either during or after a run. If I hadn't put the watch on her I'd never have known. Any comments would be appreciated.
It doesn't sound like you have anything to worry about.
I'm assuming the heart rate calculations you are using are probably based on the "220 minus your age" or similar. These are for guidance and don't apply for all (most?) people. As you've said "... does exceed her maximum heart rate", then the figure programmed into the watch cant be her maximum heart rate (as you can't exceed your max HR).
If you want to use the heart rate function, then she'll need to calibrate it with her maximum heart rate. Its worth googling this to get some proper info (or buying a book about HR training) but it involves stressing your body until you can't give any more effort and then taking the max heart rate reading at this point. From what you've said this is likely to be significantly higher than the 192 (i.e. 220 - 28) figure that I suspect you are using.
It's highly unlikely that there's any issue with your daughter but with the coverage of sudden deaths among the young and fit it's easy to be concerned and there's a whole world of anxiety to be had with a HRM if you haven't done the basics first. You MUST know your max HR - and your resting HR rate. You can then think about zones and %s. Standard estimates are really no use as a basis for training. For example I am 52 and my max is about 173 and resting 50, Mrs M is 48 and her max is about 190 and resting 65. There's max HR zones and HR reserve zones - all very confusing. Telling your average GP that your HR goes up to 185 while you run up a mountain isnt going to raise to many eyebrows providing you feel ok otherwise.
Your daughter's exercising heart rate sounds similar to mine. When I was 29 I would do a steady workout at 175-180ish and a tough one at 190-195ish.
Worth getting checked out but unlikely to be anything to worry about.
I seriously doubt you should be worried. Heart rate monitors aren't all that reliable at times and there are a lot of different factors in a work out.
Nothing wrong with getting a quick MOT at the Doc's and asking them for more advice on what you can do to measure it more accurately. Try and be quite matter of fact with the Doc as well, sometimes they aren't very pleased with sport injuries and I've never figured out why.
Maybe we annoy them?
The key fact is that she never feels distressed or dizzy. Leads me to believe the heart rate monitor is a bit squiffy.
I'd disagree with that. Decent HRMs are usually spot on and the 910xt definitely comes into the 'decent' category. More likely that the HRM is accurate but as the 220-minus-age formula isn't, your daughter naturally has a higher than average max heart rate...
i agree with others. To illustrate i am a male 39 and lots of my training is done in the 180s HR. last night I ran a 5 miler and my heart rate hit 200. I calculate my max heart rate as 204
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I seriously doubt you should be worried. Heart rate monitors aren't all that reliable at times and there are a lot of different factors in a work
Another dissenter. I do HR training with the 305 and it's accurate. I caught a virus a while ago which developed into viral myocarditis. I could tell immediately - shortness of breath, increased HR, chest pains etc.
If your daughter has no symptoms and is able to speak while exercising, then it's more a case of using a dodgy formula (as M...eldy said) rather than a dodgy HRM. If I used some of the formulae available, my max HR would come out in the 160s, when it is in fact 197.
If you have concerns, by all means see a GP, but at the same time, check out some of the more reputable HR training advice that's around - if you're going to use it, you'll need to calculate the actual max HR which can only be done by doing a road test - not by using the calculator!
GEt her to measure her real max HR- the calculators are rubbish. Don't see your GP, it won't help.(unless you have symptoms of an illness to discuss,they won't understand why you are there, or even worse, might tell her to stop!)
The bit people who repeat that formula forget to mention is the "fuzz" around that original best-fit line of HR vs age: it is that 95% of people fit anywhere inside 220 - age + or - 20 bpm ! That's far too imprecise to decide your exercise zones.
This Norwegian university slightly refined the formula, but the picture gives the idea of the fuzz. Your daughter could lie anywhere in that fuzz for her age and not contradict the basic rule of thumb, but as a practical guide it is only better than nothing at all.
My HR a band slipped a bit in my last race and reported 234bpm during mile 1. Might be worth making sure it's fitting correctly, I think they are accurate but like everything only if they are fitted correctly!
For reference, my max is 197.


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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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So when temps cooled down to 70 last evening, I started clipping in earnest. First off the spent daylilies had to go. Then I crawled around a couple of crabapple trees and did the best I could with rampant suckers. I also cleaned up brushy birch branches (lovely graceful trees but very very messy) and pulled down one really long (10') dead branch.
I was out early again this morning and I brought along a few friends for the hand pruners: loppers, reciprocating saw, circular saw and a shovel. Oh, I was into it now!
I clipped off the mass of spent stalks from 2 Johnson Blue geraniums, a rose yarrow, lots of hosta. Then I 'limbed up' the 11 tomato plants so nothing was touching the ground (then I top dressed them with TomatoTone and mulched heavily with grass clippings).
Enough with the pruners.
A couple weeks ago I cut down 1 and seriously trimmed back 2 rhodies in front. But I couldn't finish shaping one of them because a robin was sitting on eggs. Now the chicks have fledged, so between the loppers and the reciprocating saw that task is done.
Then I grabbed the shovel and headed for the golf course border and dug up a few more tree sprouts that wouldn't yield to hand pulling.
Finally, I used the circular saw to cut the long 4" thick dead birch branch into 12" lengths for starting fires this winter.
I got done about an hour ago just as the sun was starting to really beat down on the turnaround blacktop. *whew* It's so hot out there now I could roast a chicken on the driveway. (Note to self: investigate solar oven.)
Tomorrow I'll shove all this debris into my hatchback and take it to the county residential yard waste recycling center. It's kind of a pain that the center is only open 3 days a week, but honestly, I'd rather have that than no center at all.
Truth be told, ever since I found out I could take stuff there, I've really gone gardening into high gear. Before that I felt limited by the amount of debris I generated. Super thick stalks, woody material, noxious weeds, etc. didn't work in my compost. And I refused to start a nasty 'brush pile' like some neighbors do (and the vermin they attract). I usually had to pay someone at least once a year to take away piles of branches, etc. But now, thanks to my tax dollars at work, I compost as much as I can handle here at home and the rest gets made into county compost for the park system.
Win win, for sure. Well, there is a downside. There's usually something crawling around in the car. And it gets kinda dirty in there and every now and then I have to open the doors and the hatch and blow the thing out with the leaf blower. Ahh, true gardening is not for the squeamish! LOL
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Hah! Many's the time I've looked in the rear-view mirror, only to see some many-legged critter humping its way over the back seat toward me!ReplyDelete
Alison - as long as they don't start nagging like a backseat driver... LOLReplyDelete
Please feel free to come work over my mess of a yard/garden! I TOTALLY trust your judgement!! ;-)ReplyDelete
Jeph - I do the heavy labor here. In other gardens the only thing I lift is my pointin' finger - usually from a lawn chair. LOLReplyDelete
Snap - despite having several pairs of snips I never have a set to hand when I need them! Once you get the pruning bug its addictive isn't it! Hope you get a second flourish from your geraniums.ReplyDelete
Hello FRGirl! Good to see you here again. No, the Johnsons Blue does not rebloom. Once finished (over 2 months!) it just fills in with lush upright growth to replenish the roots for next Spring. Just as well, other plants demand that space for the rest of the season. Happy snipping. :-DReplyDelete
Kris,you are so organized and tidy you put me to shame!ReplyDelete
I remember reading a book by an English gardener and he said he always carried his 'secateurs' in his pocket when he went into the garden. He said the time for pruning is when the plant is in front of you and the pruners are in your hand, or something to that effect.
I have never forgotten that. I usually load up the garden cart attached to the mower with spray, pruners, garden shears, garden tie, and clippers when I plan to do some work. I hate running back and fort to get things.
Glenda - Organized? LOL I'm afraid I maybe have a touch of OCD. Or maybe it's my background in designing logical computer systems. Either way, if I'm not organized, I'm just not happy. And the more organized the gardens are, the easier it is to maintain and more time left over to make new gardens.ReplyDelete
I don't clip/prune/cleanup until there is enough to warrant getting everything out and dragging them along. But when the daylilies are done, those stalks just gotta go and watch out anything else that's blown or shaggy. And if I'm so organized, why do I spend so much time looking for stuff??? Ha! :-/
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